DEPEW BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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DEPEW, Allen L. - b: 1851 Allen Co, IN
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 779
residence: Bogard Twp

Allen L. Depew, pioneer settler of Bogard township and a well informed and 
interesting citizen of Henry County, is a native of Indiana. He was born in Allen 
County May 16, 1851, and is the son of Hezekiah and Margaret Elizabeth (Essig) 
Depew, both natives of Ohio. They were married on January 25, 1844. Hezekiah 
Depew was the son of Isaac Depew, who was born in 1792, and his mother, 
Margaret Depew, was born in 1793. Hezekiah Depew came to Henry County for the 
purpose of making a home for his family in the latter fifties and located in 
Bogard township. He prospered in the county of his adoption and at the time of his 
death in 1859 he owned four hundred forty acres of land. The children born to 
Hezekiah and Margaret Depew were as follow: Mrs. Lovina Brooks, living in 
Canada; Allen L., of this review; Mrs. Elvira Jones, deceased; Mrs. Angeline Beach, 
deceased; Joseph, Bogard township; Andrew, deceased. A. L. Depew attended the 
subscription schools of the home neighborhood during his boyhood days and when 
times were hard during the Civil War he worked at any honest labor in order to 
assist the family. The nearest trading point was Sedalia. The Depew home was 
built of lumber hauled from Lexington. He lived at home with his mother until he 
was thirty years old and then began for himself, although he became a land owner 
when twenty-two years of age. Mr. Depew now owns four hundred twenty-three 
acres of excellent farm land in Bogard township. His home is located four and a 
half miles northeast of Urich and the improvements on the land consist of two 
sets of farm buildings. Mr. Depew is engaged in general farming and stock raising. 
February 14, 1882, A. L. Depew and, Nancy Ely were united in marriage. Nancy 
(Ely) Depew is the daughter of William and Bettie (Morgan) Ely, both natives of 
Kentucky who came to Henry County and settled on Honey Creek in the fifties. Mr. 
Ely owned about eight hundred acres of land in this county. William and Bettie Ely 
were parents of the following children: Mrs. Addie M. Young, Honey Creek 
township; Aaron B., address unknown; Mrs. Nancy Depew; Mrs. Mary L. Shideler, 
California; Mrs. Sarah C. Trent, Moberly, Missouri; William E., living in California; 
Reuben, Dalton, Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Depew have been born children as 
follow': Lillian Viola, deceased; Mary Belle, wife of Henry Woirhaye, Urich, 
Missouri; Jennie M., wife of Roy Kaiser, Grand Junction, Colorado; George Allen, 
on the home place; John Henry, Havre, Montana, now a private in the National 
Army; Emma Maud, deceased; Zonie Elizabeth, wife of Clarence Lear; Annie 
Louisa, wife of R. A. Hull, Grand Junction, Colorado; Aline Gustava, at home. Mr. 
Depew is an excellent citizen who is highly respected in his locality and he and 
the members of his family are considered to be among the best citizens of Henry 
County. 

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