RECTOR BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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RECTOR, William H. - b: 1875 Bogard Twp, Henry Co, MO
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 813
residence: Bogard Twp

William H. Rector - The northwestern part of Henry County was largely settled by 
people from Ohio who came to this county to found new homes after the close of 
the Civil War. The returned Union veterans, finding the best places usurped in 
their Eastern home localities by the stay-at-homes, looked to the westward and 
heeded Horace Greeley's advice to "Go West." They came in scores and hundreds to 
western Missouri. Such a man was the father of William H. Rector, large land 
owner and stockman of Bogard township. William H. Rector was born July 7, 
1875, in Bogard township, the son of Henry E. and Margaret (Clay) Rector. Henry 
Rector was born January 26, 1842, in Ohio and departed this life on April 8, 
1875. His remains were laid to rest in Grant Cemetery, Cass County, Missouri. He 
was reared to young manhood in Ohio and enlisted in an Ohio Regiment of 
Volunteers for service in the Union Army on August 8, 1861. He faithfully served 
the Union on the southern battlefields for three years and received an honorable 
discharge from the service. Not content to remain at home while the victory had 
not yet been attained by the North, he again enlisted and served until the close of 
the war. He attained to the rank of captain of his company. Captain Rector came 
to Henry County after the close of the war and purchased land here, where he 
remained engaged in peaceful agricultural pursuits until his death. To Henry and 
Margaret Clay Rector were born three children: Henry and an infant, deceased; and 
William H. Rector, of this review. The mother of these children was born in 
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1836, and she and Mr. Rector were married 
November 29, 1869, in Bogard township. She was the daughter of Henry Clay, a 
native of Pennsylvania, and early settler of Henry County. After the death of her 
first husband, Mrs. Rector married Leonard Elliot in 1884. Mr. Elliot died a few 
years later and the widow was then married on December 27, 1892, to Rev. Henry 
Willey. a United Brethren minister who passed away in 1914 at Urich, Missouri. 
Mrs. Margaret (Rector) Willey died on April 22, 1914. William H. Rector was 
reared to maturity in Bogard township, received his education in the district 
school of his neighborhood and learned to till the soil. Mr. Rector is owner of 525 
acres of well-improved land which he, with the assistance of his sons, is tilling. 
He has from forty to fifty sheep and many cattle grazing on his broad acres. On 
September 5, 1894, William H. Rector was united in marriage with Miss 
Catherine Gamlin, who was born February 22, 1870, at Shipman, Macoupin County, 
Illinois. She is the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Baker) Gamlin, natives of 
England and now reside in Montgomery County, Illinois. To John and Elizabeth 
Gamlin were born the following children: Mrs. Catherine Rector; John, Bogard 
township; William, Sweet Water, Nebraska; Matthew, Jacksonville, Illinois; 
Joseph, Raymond, Illinois; Walter and Leroy, deceased; Mrs. Mary Burke, deceased; 
Mrs. Virgie Gamlin, Nokamis, Illinois; and Mrs. Nellie Henry, Raymond, Illinois. 
Mrs. William Rector was partly reared in Pettis County and was educated in the 
district schools of that county. To William H. and Catherine Rector were born 
children as follow: John W., farming with his father, married Caroline Stewart; 
Walter E., Howard D., Mary E., Ida M., Paul F., Herbert Russell, and Ellen Lucille, all 
of whom are at home with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rector are useful citizens 
who are popular with their neighbors and friends and are industrious and 
enterprising. Mr. Rector is a Republican and he and Mrs. Rector are members of 
the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows 
of Blairstown. 

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