OVERBEY BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== OVERBEY, John A. - b: 1853 Trigg Co, KY source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 639 residence: Urich, Bogard Twp John A. Overbey, a prominent newspaper man of western Missouri who is now editor and proprietor of the Urich "Herald," is a native Kentuckian. He was born in Trigg County in 1853, a son of Stephen N. and Margaret C. (Reed) Overbey. The father was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Company D, 8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry, and later served as captain of Company C, 17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry. He came to Henry County in October, 1867, and located three miles east of Urich in Henry County. He spent the remainder of his life in this vicinity and died April 10, 1913; his wife departed this life January 15, 1905. They were the parents of the following children: John A., the subject of this sketch; William W., Mineral Wells, Texas; Eugene R., died August 3, 1914; Mrs. Alvin C. Giltner, Creighton, Missouri; Robert A., Creighton, Missouri; and Mrs. Maggie Starkey, Sedalia, Missouri. John A. Overbey was reared amidst pioneer surroundings and received his education in the public schools. From boyhood days he was in a position to get a practical view of real life and by his natural inclination for close observation he laid the foundation for his future newspaper career. In 1889 he purchased the Urich "Chronicle" and published this paper for three years. Later he was interested in the banking business in Urich, and has also been interested in the insurance business. In 1913 he bought the Urich "Herald," which is one of the live newspapers of Henry County. A newspaper merely reflects the individuality and ability of the editor, and those who read the Urich "Herald" cannot help but be impressed by the ability of the man who published it. Mr. Overbey is thoroughly alive to every movement for the best interest of his town and county and for seventeen years he served as mayor of Urich. Mr. Overbey was united in marriage August 23, 1874, with Miss Serapta A. Redford of Henry County, a daughter of A. B. and Hannah Redford. To Mr. and Mrs. Overbey have been born the following children: Mrs. Van W. Hall, Urich, Missouri; William N., foreman of the "Herald" office; John A., Jr., Wooster, Massachusetts, in the employ of the United States Government as an inspector of army equipment; Dick R., born May 15, 1886, a sergeant in the United States Army with the 110th Ordinance Automobile Repair Company; Clinton S., born December 14, 1887, a second lieutenant in the United States Army, trained at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. Both Dick R. and Clinton S. are now in France with the Thirty-fifth Division. Dick R. first enlisted in July, 1916, with the Missouri National Guard and first trained at Nevada, Missouri as a member of the Sedalia Machine Gun Company. Clinton S. enlisted in May, 1917, and was called to service August 5, 1917. Mr. Overbey is one of the progressive citizens of Henry County and may justly be proud of his family. ==================================================================== OVERBEY, S. M. - b: 1831 Halifax Co, VA source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 694 residence: Bogard Twp S. M. Overbey, farmer and stock raiser, section 15, has in his possession a farm containing 200 acres of well improved land, upon which is a good house and orchard. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia, March 30, 1831. His father, Zachariah Overbey, a farmer by occupation, was a native of Virginia, as was also his mother, Elizabeth. S. M. was the second in a family of ten children. When he was about three years old his parents removed to Kentucky, where he grew up on a farm, obtaining a common school education. When twenty-one years of age he engaged in farming, and in 1862 he enlisted in Company D, Eighth Kentucky Cavalry, being discharged in 1863. In the fall of the same year he was commissioned captain of Company C, Seventeenth Kentucky Cavalry. He was mustered out in 1865, after having participated in several most important battles. After the war Mr. Overbey returned to Kentucky, where he followed farming until 1867, when he came to Henry County, Missouri. He has held the office of township trustee. September 30, 1852, he married Miss Margaret C. Reed, a Kentuckian by birth, born April 28, 1829. They have six children living: John A., William W., Eugene R., Robert A., Fannie E. and Maggie. They have lost five children. Mr. O. is a member of the M. E. 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