McCULLUM BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== McCULLUM, William J. - b: 1845 Hardin Co, KY source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 685 residence: Fields Creek Twp William J. McCullum, farmer and stock raiser, section 2. The subject of this sketch was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, October 1, 1845, his parents being Macon and Jane (Miller) McCullum, Kentuckians by birth. William J. was the fifth of a family of seven children. When he was about four years old the family started from Kentucky to Iowa. The night after taking the boat at Louisville his father was missing, and no trace of him could ever be found. The supposition was that he was drowned. His mother and family continued there journey and settled in Iowa, where they remained two years, then moving to Scotland County, Missouri. There the subject of this sketch was reared and educated, and upon arriving at manhood he engaged in farming, which he has since followed. In 1874 he came to Henry County. His farm embraces 140 acres of good land, well improved and all in cultivation. Mr. McC. has always taken a great interest in educational matters. September 8, 1872, he was married to Miss T. Patterson, a native of Iowa. They have two children, Alva and Ida May. ==================================================================== 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. ====================================================================