HUDSON BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== HUDSON, Gilbert - b: 1833 Rush Twp, Champaign Co, OH source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 645 residence: Tebo Twp Gilbert Hudson was born June 13, 1833, in Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio, being the son of Shapley F. and Sarah (Cooper) Hudson. The former, a farmer and a stock raiser by occupation. was born April, 1805, and the latter, originally from New Jersey, October 15, 1807. They were married in 1832, and had seven children, of whom three daughters and a son are living. When a young man, Shapley Hudson went to Ohio, where he was engaged as foreman or overseer of the building of the Ohio canal for two years, being one of the first to make a trip upon that canal from Chillicothe to the terminus. Later, he was occupied in the construction of the National pike, and remained with the company until the completion of the road. Purchasing a tract of 300 acres of land in Champaign County, he gave his attention to agricultural pursuits for three years, sold his farm and moved to Auglaize County, same state. He resided upon a farm of 120 acres until 1856, when, going to Iowa, he leased a flouring mill, which he conducted until his death, April 10, 1862. Mrs. Hudson now resides in Hardin County, and though 76 years of age, is still strong and in good health. Our subject was married March 2, 1854, to Miss Margaretta A. Suder, of Hardin County. They have six children: Minerva, born December 4, 1854; William H., born November 6, 1856, and married Miss Lucy A. Hoover, of St. Clair County, July 17, 1875; Minda A., born February 25, 1858, married Cleveland Ballew, of this county, December 25, 1879; Dorinda A., born November 26, 1859; John Shapley, born August 15, 1861, and Nancy E. S., born December 3, 1863. Dorinda was married December 25, 1881, to Edward Spivey, of Henry County. He was at work as cager in the employ of the Osage Coal Company at Lewis Station, and in January, 1882, met with an accident by falling 126 feet. He survived but 96 hours, dying on the 8th inst. In 1865 Mr. Hudson, leaving Ohio, came to Missouri and purchased his present farm in 1866. He has 108 acres of fine bottom land, a part of which is within the corporation of Calhoun. He does considerable in the threshing business and has one of the Nichols & Sheppard's machines with a capacity of 600 bushels, and a Kinglan-Ferguson corn sheller. He is a member of the A. F. and A. M. fraternity. Politically he is a Democrat. Mrs. H. is connected with the Christian Church. ==================================================================== HUDSON, Richard - b: 1831 Boone Co, MO source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 787 residence: Bethlehem Twp Richard Hudson, farmer, section 24, is a native of Boone County, Missouri, and was born April 10, 1831, being the son of Richard Hudson, of North Carolina, who came to Boone County, Missouri, about 1824. His mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Harris, was a Kentuckian by birth. She was reared in that state and was there married. The family consisted of thirteen children, of whom Richard was the sixth. He was brought up in the county of his birth and there followed farming till 1853. Emigrating to California, for two years he was engaged in mining. Then he returned to Missouri and settled in Moniteau County, where, (and also on the edge of Cooper County) he was occupied in saw milling till 1858. In the spring of 1866 he came to Henry County, and in the spring of 1876 settled where he now resides. He has a well improved farm of 120 acres. In 1879 he resumed saw milling on Cedar Creek, Leesville Township, conducting that business till January, 1883. Mr. Hudson was married January 21, 1858, to Miss Margaret E. Simmons, of Cooper County, M. in. They have ten children living: Billie, Thomas R., Laura A., Boone, Kelley, Robert and Charlie, twins, Frank, Benton and Ethel G. Mr. H. is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In 1862 he enlisted in Company G, Second Missouri Regiment, Confederate State Militia, and served till 1864. ==================================================================== 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. ====================================================================