Biographical Sketch of Wm. H. Engel, Johnson County, Missouri
Centerview Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

WM. H. ENGEL.

Among the prominent and intelligent, of those whose occupation is
farming, may be mentioned Mr. Engel.  He was born in Frederick county,
Md., in 1826.  His father and mother were originally from Pennsylvania,
and emigrated to Maryland in a very early day.  Wm. H. spent his youth
in a country store, then went on to a farm.  He received his primary
education at a common school.  He then went to Calvert college,
attending several terms, after which he entered the Ohio University, at
which place he pursued his studies one year, and then graduated at
Dickenson college, in June, 1851.  He then began his career as a teacher
of a select school, which he followed for a number of years.  In 1854,
he had the degree of B. A. conferred.  In 1854-5, he served as reading
clerk in the Maryland legislature, one year.  In 1857, he came to
Missouri, and soon after he purchased 250 acres of land, and erected a
large flour mill, and followed milling until the outbreak of the war.
He sold this, and in 1867, moved on to his present farm, and engaged in
farming, which he has followed ever since.  He has a neat and
comfortable residence, with ninety-five acres of choice land, all in
cultivation.  In 1860, he married Miss Virginia Owings, (daughter N. H.
Owings,) a most worthy and estimable lady.  They have four children;
Edward D., Ida V., Harry B. and Houdard.  In politics, Mr. E. is a
Democrat.  Mr. and Mrs. E. are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church.

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