CARLE BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== CARLE, George B. - b: 1840 Fayette Co, PA source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 551 residence: Windsor Twp George B. Carle, proprietor of a well improved farm of 126 acres in sections 4 and 5 of Windsor township, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1840, and is the son of Moses and Eliza (Bunker) Carle, who were parents of six children. Moses Carle was born and reared in Pennsylvania and after his marriage in Fayette County he moved to Ohio and lived in that State until 1872. He then made the long trip westward and settled in Henry County near Windsor, where he spent the remainder of his days in profitable farming and stock raising. He was born December 7, 1814, and died June 7, 1894. Of the six children born to Moses and Eliza Carle, George B. Carle is the eldest, the other being: Sarah, deceased; Minerva, who is keeping house for her brother on the home place; Mrs. Mary F. Neal, deceased; Bertha J., deceased; James A., a farmer near Clinton, Missouri. The late Mrs. Mary F. Neal left two children: Albert, who lives at New Carlisle, Ohio, and Harvey Neal, who is mayor of La Porte, Texas. Mrs. Eliza Carle was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1816, and departed this life January 29, 1899. The home place of the Carles was willed to the five surviving children upon the death of the father. It is now owned by the three survivors and has been under the management of George B. Carle for several years. The Carles are of Scotch- Irish descent on the paternal side and on the mother's side they are of Welsh ancestry. The Carle farm has recently been sold, May 30, 1918, and Mr. Carle and his sister are now living in Windsor, Missouri. ==================================================================== CARLE, Moses - b: 1814 Fayette Co, PA source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 560 residence: Windsor Moses Carle was born December 7, 1814, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where in youth he received a good education. His father, William Carle, a blacksmith and farmer by occupation, was born October 1, 1789, in New Jersey, while his mother, Sarah Dulaney, was born September 18, 1786, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. They were married in 1808, and to them were born five children, four sons and one daughter, but only two are living: Mary was born March 27, 1809; John, born December 27, 1811; Moses, born December 7, 1814; Thomas, born June 11, 1818, and Albert G., born April 20, 1822. William Carle emigrated with his parents in an early day from New Jersey, to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he was reared to manhood. His son, Moses, commenced life for himself at the age of twenty-one years. He was married January 4, 1838, to Miss Eliza Jane Bunker, of the same county as himself, and by this marriage there are six children, four daughters and two sons. In 1842, he removed to Ohio, and there bought 170 acres of land, remaining upon it for two years. At this time he sold his farm and located on property which he had purchased, embracing land and a saw mill. Three years after he disposed of that, and renting a farm, for several years was employed in farming. In 1865, he bought another estate in the same county, and making improvements lived upon it for six years, when he again sold out. In 1872, he came to Henry County, Missouri, at first buying forty acres, but from time to time he has added thereto until now he has 140 acres under good improvement. He, in connection with his son, G. B. Carle, is successful in his farming operations, and also in the stock industry, they raising fine blooded hogs of the Jersey breed. In 1849, Mr. Carle having received a commission as captain, organized a company intended for the Mexican War, but was never called into actual service. He was also the enrolling officer during the civil war of 1861, though never engaged as a soldier on account of age. Religiously he is a Methodist, and in politics a Democrat. George B. Carle, his eldest son, enlisted July 24, 1862, in Company K, Ninetieth Ohio Infantry Volunteers, Captain Morris Rowe commanding, as private, and served for three years in that capacity. He was regularly discharged June 20, 1865, at Camp Denison, Ohio. ==================================================================== CAMPBELL, R. L. - b: 1854 Lafayette Co, MO source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 663 residence: Shawnee R. L. Campbell, farmer and stock raiser, section 33, was born in Lafayette County, Missouri, December 12, 1854, and was the son of G. K. Campbell, a farmer by occupation and a native of Alabama, and one of the early settlers of Lafayette County. His father was James Campbell. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Louisa Walker, a native of Missouri. R. L. was reared to manhood on his father's farm, and was educated in the common schools, following farming and stock raising at his birthplace until 1880, when he came to Henry County. His farm contains 360 acres of well improved land. His residence was built in 1880 at a cost of $1,000. He has two good orchards on the farm, and is feeding sixty- two head of cattle and 100 head of hogs: February 12, 1880, Mr. Campbell married Miss Lydia Huff a daughter of Willis and Martha (Hocker) Huff. She was born in Henry County, Missouri, December 29, 1857. They have two children: Samuel K. and Warner Hocker. Mrs. C.'s father died October 21, 1865, and her mother, August 27, 1866. After their death she went to her Grandfather Hocker's, in Johnson County, where she grew up. ==================================================================== 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 the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================