ENGLAND BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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ENGLAND, James - b: 1862 St. Louis, MO
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 597
residence: Clinton Twp

James England - Henry County is dotted with coal mines from east to west and 
from north to south. There are many men employed in this industry. Some of the 
owners have a number of mines in operation, others only a few, but wherever 
they are men are kept employed the year around, mining this needful fuel. James 
England operates two mines near Deepwater, Missouri, in Clinton township. He 
was born November 24, 1862, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of William England 
and Sarah (Eccles) England. William England was born in Nottinghamshire, 
England, in 1837 and in 1857 sailed from his native shores to the United States. 
From the Mississippi Valley he set out afoot to the western part of Wyoming. He 
spent eighteen months in that vast wild unexplored land. Then, after many 
exciting experiences with the Indians, and no shelter over his head but the stars, 
he made his return trip on foot again, locating in St. Louis, afterward moving to 
Bellville, Illinois, where he made his home until 1885, when he came to Henry 
County, Missouri, locating four miles east of Clinton. He made improvements on 
the land which he purchased, and developed the mine of coal, which is still being 
operated. He was married to Sarah Eccles in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a native 
of Staffordshire, England, born in 1840. Her parents emigrated to this country in 
1847, locating near Council Bluffs, Iowa, later moving to St. Louis. She passed 
away in 1889 and her husband in 1907. They had the following children: James, 
the subject of this sketch; William, Joseph, Edmund, Sarah Jane, Elizabeth Ann 
and Mary, all living on the old home farm except Mary, who departed this life in 
1904, being the wife of James H. Cheatham at the time of her death. James 
England received his education in Bellville, Illinois, and in company with his 
father had become interested in coal mining. After his marriage on June 28, 
1884, to Hannah Jervis, who was born May 1, 1863, in Derbyshire, England, the 
young couple came to Henry County and located near Deepwater, Missouri. They 
are the parents of four children: Mary, a teacher of the Powersville, Missouri, 
school. She graduated from the Deepwater High School, Warrensburg Normal and 
was a student of Missouri University. Miss England was superintendent of the 
Powersville school and favorably known by Uel Lamkin, editor and author of this 
history. William C. and Harry are assisting their father in the work of the coal 
mines; Lillian, wife of Earl Huey, makes her home in Deepwater, Missouri. Mr. 
England is the owner of 117 acres of well improved land which he farms in 
connection with his mining interests. He leases 200 acres of land for the mining 
operations, in which he has two coal mines, employing thirty men. Mr. England is 
an independent Republican in his politics. He is a member of the Knights of 
Pythias Lodge and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. 

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