Biographical Sketch of Clay L. Leslie, Greene County, Missouri,
Jackson Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Mr. Leslie is the son of A. H. and Sarah L. (Bailey) Leslie, and was
born in Roane county, Tenn., August 1st, 1843.  His father was born in
Kentucky in 1816, and came from Tennessee to Greene county, Missouri in
the spring of 1847.  He was engaged in farming, stock raising and mer-
chandising in this county until 1866.  He then removed to Marshfield 
and sold goods there for ten years, and then came back to Greene and
settled at Fair Grove, where he is now engaged in the same business.
Clay's mother was a daughter of William Bailey, Hawkins county, Tenn-
essee.  Her mother is still living, having reached the advanced age of
nearly one hundred.  Clay came with his parents to this county in 1847,
and has since made it his home, with the exception of selling goods
with his father at Marshfield from 1867 to 1875.  He is engaged in 
farming and stock trading, buying and shipping large numbers from 
Strafford.  During the war Mr. Leslie was in the Missouri State Militia
Company E, 72nd regiment, for eighteen months.  He was at the battle of
Springfield, when Gen. Marmaduke attacked the place, January 8th, 1863.
He was honorably discharged the following summer.  He was married in
April, 1864, to Eliza J., daughter of J. G. Wharton, formerly of Saline
now Lawrence County, Missouri.  They were blest with seven children, 
all sons, five of whom are now living.  Mr. Leslie is a member of 
A. F. & A. M., I.O.O.F., Knights of Pythias, Grange and Brothers of
Freedom, but is too far from the lodges to attend regularly.

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