BILDERBACK BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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BILDERBACK, Thomas Jefferson - b: 1855 Laclede Co, MO
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 736
residence: Osage Twp

Thomas J. Bilderback - The "Walnut Grove Stock Farm," located in Osage 
township, is owned and operated by Mr. T. J. Bilderback, a progressive farmer who 
realizes the opportunities of raising and feeding cattle in this section. The ideal 
conditions of living within a corn-growing district where feed of the right sort 
is plentiful and easy access to the large city markets offers unusual advantages 
to the stockman. Mr. Bilderback was born in Laclede County, Missouri, May 7, 
1855, and is the son of Thomas B. and Sarah (Rimmers) Bilderback. Thomas 
Bilderback was born February 3, 1822, in Pennsylvania, the son of Daniel and 
Sarah (Castleman) Bilderback. His parents moved from Pennsylvania, to Ohio and 
from there to Illinois and to Laclede County, Missouri, in 1847. They were the 
first settlers in the vicinity when they settled, the closest neighbor being 
fifteen miles and the gristmill, twenty-five miles away. When the Civil War 
broke out Mr. Bilderback served in the Union Army for four years, and at its close 
returned to his farm in Laclede County and farmed until his death, May 19, 1894. 
Mrs. Sarah (Rimmers) Bilderback was born in November, 1825, a native of 
Tennessee. She died July 4, 1890 and was buried in Bilderback Cemetery, where 
her husband was later laid away. They were the parents of seven children: 
Elizabeth, deceased; Sarah J., deceased; Henry L., Judson, Stephen W., Thomas J., 
and Elzina. Thomas J. Bilderback was educated in Laclede County schools and 
previous to his coming to Henry County in 1885 he farmed there. In 1890 he 
purchased 120 acres and later added 200 more acres, making 320 acres that he is 
farming. A small two-room house was on the premises at the time he purchased 
it, which he replaced in 1894 by a seven-room home. He has two barns and a silo. 
The first barn used for his cattle is 40x100 feet with a silo. A car track conveys 
the ensilage from the silo to the feeding troughs. The second barn used for the 
horses is 60x80 feet. Mr. Bilderback ships three carloads of cattle and two 
carloads of hogs each year. On August 4, 1885, Thomas T. Bilderback and Nancy C. 
Stewart were united in marriage and have the following children: Earl C., married 
Clara Crabtree, Abbey, Canada; Pearl, wife of Claude Joplin, of Kansas City, 
Missouri; W. M., deceased; Ada, Katryne and Golson, at home. Mrs. Nancy Bilderback 
was born November 22, 1867, the daughter of Henry H. and Rebecca F. (Curd) 
Stewart, who were both born in Henry County, the former now living at Albion, 
Oklahoma, aged 76 years, and the latter died on December 5, 1876. They were the 
parents of the following: Ada, deceased; Nancy Katherine, wife of T. J. Bilderback; 
John H., Albion, Oklahoma; William, Deepwater, Missouri; Francis, Seattle, 
Washington. Henry H. Stewart was married the second time to Mrs. Lizzie 
(Rickett) Jackson, a widow, who bore him two sons: George, Romona, Oklahoma; 
and Earl, Albion, Oklahoma. The Walnut Grove Stock Farm is indeed a credit to the 
county and Mr. Bilderback and his family are valuable citizens.

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