Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Rachel A. McClure, Jefferson County, MO

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Mrs. Rachel A. McClure and daughter, Alice M. Dunsford, of Vineland,
Jefferson Co., Mo., reside on a fine fruit farm of 120 acres, sixty of
which are cultivated.  They came to Jefferson County in June, 1879,
from Gallatin County, Ky., in which State both of the ladies were born.
Mrs. McClure's maiden name was Hughes, and her father was Cornelius D.
Hughes.  She married Dr. Virgil McClure, of Anderson County, Ky., and
they became the parents of one child, Alice M.  Alice was married to
the Hon. Gilderoy Wells Griffin, an attorney at Louisville, Ky., after-
ward United States Consul to Denmark, Samoan Islands, New Zealand,
Sydney, Australia.  One child blessed their union, Virgiline Griffin,
who is a girl of rare talents and a skilled violinist, also a composer
of music, although very young.  She inherits music from her mother, for
Alice is an expert in music.  Both Mrs. McClure and her daughter are 
literary, each having contributed extensively to newspapers and maga-
zines.  Mrs. Dunsford is the author of a book of poems, and has two 
books yet unpublished.  One of Mrs. McClure's latest poems was to her 
granddaughter, Virgiline, and bears marks of great talent and rare
culture.  Mrs. Dunsford is a widow for the second time, her last marr-
iage having been contracted with an English gentleman whose name is Mr.
Frederick Dunsford.  Mrs. McClure is a Universalist, as was also her
husband, the Doctor, who died in that faith.  Mrs. Dunsford affiliates
with the Christian Church.

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