Biographical Sketch of J. F. Utter, Greene County, Missouri, North Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Utter is a son of Joseph G. and Rebecca Utter, and was born in Morrow County, Ohio, April 1, 1858. He began braking upon the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad upon the 8th of September, 1881, and has been so employed ever since, with the exception of one month in the fall of 1882, when he took a "lay off" and made a pleasure trip West. He went to Deming, N. M., Chihuahua, Old Mexico, and San Fran- sico. He returned via Central Pacific R.R., stopping off at Reno, Nev., and Ogden, Utah. He then took the Union Pacific to Cheyenne, then to Denver, thence to Halstead, Kansas, and then to North Spring- field. He is a member of Lodge No. 113, I.O.O.F., at Granby, Mo., and North Star lodge, I.O.G.T. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================