Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--Dr. J. W. Mowell History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Page 601 Dr. J. W. Mowell is a successful practicing physician of Cross Timbers, Mo., and is a native of Indiana County, Penn., born in 1861. His father, George W. Mowell, was born in 1835, also in Indiana County, Penn., and was there reared to manhood and married, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth B. Smith. He was by trade a blacksmith, but has followed the occupation of farming the greater portion of his life, and is now residing in Benton County, Mo., whither he came in 1866. Here it was that Dr. J. W. Mowell received his common school education, which he supplemented by a course in the Warrensburg State Normal School. Later he taught five terms of school; was married in 1882, and soon moved to St. Louis. He began pursuing his medical studies while a resident of St. Louis, and was graduated from the Missouri Medical College in that city, in March, 1888. He then came to Cross Timbers, and began practicing with his brother-in-law, which he has continued successfully up to the present time, now being a member of the Hickory County Regular Medical Society. His wife was formerly Miss Katie Feaster, who was born in Benton County, Mo., and by her he has two little children: Shelley E. and Artie R. ==================================================================== 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: K. Snow ====================================================================