Biographical Sketch of R. S. Waddell Springfield, Greene County, MO >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Waddell is the son of Hon. John S. Waddell, and was born at Spring- field, Missouri, November 6, 1850. He was educated at Ann Arbor, Mich- igan, and returned to Springfield, where for two years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits as a clerk. In 1874 he went into the wholesale house of Keet, Rountree & Co., and has been with them ever since. He was married December 3, 1874, to Miss L. D. Shipman, of this city. They have two girls and one boy. Mr. Waddell is a member of the A. O. U. W. and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Church. He has been quite successful in business and is one of the substantial young men of the county. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================