WADDILL BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== WADDILL, Alexander N. - b: 1838 Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 599 residence: Windsor Twp Alexander N. Waddill was born in what is now Tebo Township, Henry County, Missouri, December 21, 1838, his parents being John S. and Sophia Waddill, nee Doak. They were both born near Jonesboro, in Washington County, Tennessee, the former on February 16, 1799, and their marriage occurred in that state January 6, 1831. To them were born four children - three sons and one daughter, and with the exception of one son, all are living: Samuel W. born December 5, 1831, died at Virginia City, Nevada, in 1878; Rebecca J., born March 13, 1835; Alexander N., as mentioned above, and James N., born May 1, 1843. In 1838 Mr. W. emigrated with his family to Henry County, Missouri, settling in Tebo Township, where he purchased something over 200 acres of land, and here they remained during life. Mrs. Waddill died June 27, 1843, and about four years thereafter, Mr. W. married Mary A. Pinkston, of this county. They had by this union four daughters and three sons, and of these, three daughters and two sons survive. Alexander N. received a good common schooling, which he supplemented by attending the seminary at Calhoun for one winter. In the spring of 1861 he took a trip to California, and in about eighteen months went to Nevada, where he remained for three years and a half. His father having died February 11, 1865, he returned home in the fall of the same year. In 1866 he purchased 100 acres of land on sections 25 and 26, with his residence on section 25, to which he subsequently added eighty-five acres. January 5, 1868, he married Miss Fannie Carter, of this county. They have three sons: Robert D., John C. and Alexander Thomas, and three daughters: Eliza J., Alice N. and May. Mr. Waddill is one of the thriving farmers of the county, and is quite an extensive stock raiser. In his political preferences he is Democratic. ==================================================================== 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. ====================================================================