BIGGS BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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BIGGS, Samuel - b: 1875 near Alberta, Bethlehem Twp, Henry Co, MO
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 670
residence: Clinton, Clinton Twp

Samuel Biggs, a well known stock dealer of Clinton, Missouri, is a native of Henry 
County. He was born near Alberta in Bethlehem township, October 8, 1875. He is a 
son of John and Elizabeth (Arnold) Biggs, both natives of Kentucky. the former 
born in Rockcastle County, September 5, 1833, and the latter born in Warren 
County, December 24, 1840, and now reside in Clinton, Missouri. John Biggs left 
his native State in 1849 and went to Illinois and in 1868 came to Missouri. John 
and Elizabeth (Arnold) Biggs were married in Illinois March 22, 1857, and the 
following children were born to them: Mary, now the wife of Allen Faith, Clinton, 
Missouri; John; Jane, now the wife of John Ellis, Versailles; Ed B., Montrose, 
Missouri; James and Charles, twins, died in infancy; Laura, now the wife of 
Decatur Jennings, Kansas City, Missouri; S. D., lives at Buffalo, Kansas; Samuel, 
the subject of this sketch, and Minnie, married Horace Houtes. Samuel Biggs was 
reared on a farm in Henry County and educated in the district schools. He engaged 
in farming, which he made his principal occupation until 1911, when he came to 
Clinton, and since that time has been engaged in buying and selling mules and 
cattle, and today is one of the extensive live stock dealers of the county. His 
operations are by no means confined to Henry County. He is one of the well known 
buyers of southwestern Missouri. Mr. Biggs was united in marriage April 21, 
1911, with Miss Oka McLane, a daughter of F. E. and Matilda F. (Wynn) McLane. The 
former was a native of Missouri and the latter of Indiana. The father died in 1909 
and the mother now resides at Windsor. They were the parents of the following 
children: Stella, married R. E. Stiff, Boise City, Idaho; Pearl, married Jack Oaks, 
Bates County, Missouri; Oka, the wife of Samuel Biggs, the subject of this sketch; 
Bert, Kansas City, Missouri; Roy, Hot Springs, Arkansas; Finis, Kansas City, 
Missouri; Grover, Benton County, Missouri; Ida, married Fred Gray, Calhoun, 
Missouri; May, married Joe Brodley, Pleasant Hill, Missouri; Ethel, married Grover 
Stone, Marshall, Missouri, and Ruby, Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Biggs 
reside at 811 East Ohio street and are among the leading people of Clinton.

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