Biographical Sketch of Calvin T. Hull, Johnson County, Missouri, Montserrat Township >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** Calvin T. Hull, a prominent and prosperous stockman of Montserrat town- ship, was born in 1850 in Rockbridge county, Virginia, the son of Jacob and Nancy Hull. When C. T. Hull was nine years of age, he came to Missouri with his mother and in 1859 settled in Johnson county, where Mrs. Hull and an older son, Frank, purchased 160 acres of land and engaged in farming. Mr. Hull attended the public schools of Johnson county. He was reared on the farm and from earliest boyhood assisted with the work of the farm. When he attained maturity he began life for himself on the farm, engaging in stock raising. He is now the owner of a fine stock farm in Johnson county, a well watered place, comprising 270 acres, 80 of which are in bluegrass. C. T. Hull devotes almost his entire attention to the raising of cattle and hogs for the market. In 1878, C. T. Hull was united in marriage with Martha Reavis, the daugh- ter of John and Lorretta (Warren) Reavis. John Reavis was the son of James Reavis who came from Kentucky to Missouri in the early days. John and Loretta Reavis were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Mary box, Mrs. Anna Kreb, Mrs. Etta Adams, Mrs. Alice Hunter, and Mrs. Martha (Reavis) Hull, the wife of the subject of this review. The death of John Reavis occurred in 1910 and his widow now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. C. T. Hull. To C. T. and Martha (Reavis) Hull have been forn four children: Mrs. Cleo Hunt, Holden, Missouri; Mrs. Byrle Miller, Norborne, Missouri; Mrs. Goldie Dawson, Lone Elm, Kansas; and Annie Laurie, who resides at home with her parents. All four daughters attended school in Johnson county at the Dawson school house, which is located near their home and all are graduates of the Warrens- burg State Normal School. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hull are members of the Christian church. C. T. Hull has been a resident of Johnson county more than half a century and has seen the countless changes incidental to growth and improvement. He has ever been an earnest supporter and enthusiastic helper in all causes having for their object the better- ment of the community. He takes a keen interest in securing better schools, better churches, and better roads. Mr. Hull is one of the county's best and most highly respected citizens. ==================================================================== 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: <> Penny Harrell ====================================================================