DOYLE BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== DOYLE, William M. - b: 1836 White Co, TN source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 785 residence: Bethlehem Twp William M. Doyle, section 4, one of the enterprising and energetic men of the county, was born in White County, Middle Tennessee, April 12, 1836. His father, James H., was from South Carolina, and died November 6, 1881. his mother is still living. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Fryer. Of ten children William was the fourth. One brother, Joseph A., is the former well known county clerk. The eldest, John W., is in Texas. Simon J. is in California. George W., Henry A. and Mary T. are still living in Tennessee. Young Doyle acquired a good education at the Union Hill Academy in Tennessee, and in 1856, when twenty. years of age, he came to Missouri in company with the Avery brothers. He engaged in teaching school in Henry County for some time, then returned to Tennessee, and in 1859 once more came to Missouri. He crossed the plains to California in company with W. A. Hastain and Mr. Avery with a drove of 109 head of cattle. He made about $700 in this enterprise and remained in California until the close of the war. While there he built toll bridges on Uba River. During the two last years he was in the silver mines of Nevada. In 1866 he returned to Clinton and gave his attention to the mercantile business with J. M. Avery for three years, and in that he started a branch store at Birmingham, where they laid out the town. In 1870 he removed to his farm, which he began to improve and to deal in stock, and he has since been handling stock quite extensively. He has taken some interest in breeding short horns and has a herd of twenty thoroughbreds. Within the past year Mr. Doyle purchased a brand of cattle in Texas, one herd of 900 cattle and 130 horses. He has a fine farm of 960 acres lying three miles east of Clinton, all of which is in a good state of improvement; 110 acres are set to apples. In the spring of 1875 he was chosen cashier of the Clinton National Bank. He filled that position for one summer, and in November following, together with W. H. Cock, engaged in the general commission business in St. Louis, remaining there but four months. In 1876 he lived in Bates County. In 1877 he again moved to his farm and has since resided there. May 9, 1867, Mr. Doyle was united by marriage to Miss Mary Walker, daughter of that old pioneer, Pleasant Walker. She was born in Shawnee Township May 1, 1849. They have five children living: Pleasant H., Bessie Adeline, Sadie Belle, George and Joseph. Harvey, the eldest, died when one year old. Mary died at the age of five, January 26, 1882, and James and William, twins, aged eighteen months, died about the same time as Mary, making three children buried within the year. Mrs. Doyle is connected with the Missionary Baptist Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity, having joined that order while in California. ==================================================================== 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. ====================================================================