POMEROY BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== POMEROY, W. B. - b: 1841 Georgetown, Brown Co, OH source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 591 residence: Windsor Twp W. B. Pomeroy, deceased, was born in Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, on the 7th day of February, 1841. His father was Don Pomeroy, a native of Vermont, and the maiden name of his mother was Annie Owens. The youth of W. B. was spent in his native county and in Hancock County, Illinois, on a farm. During the late war he served on the staff of General Belknap, and was with Sherman in his "march to the sea." In the spring of 1867 he came to Henry County, Missouri, and opened the first drug store in Windsor and became one of the leading and progressive citizens of the town. He was a staunch Republican, and in his religious preferences a consistent member of the Congregational Church. He married Miss Emma Glover, daughter of W. T. and Agnes Glover. Mr. Pomeroy departed this life November 29, 1879. ==================================================================== 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. ====================================================================