Biographical Sketch of O. B. Harwood, Johnson County, Missouri
Post Oak Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

O. B. HARWOOD,

farmer and stock-raiser, P.O. Burnett Station.  The subject of this
short sketch was born in St. Louis county, near St.  Louis, May 31,
1842.  Attending school a portion of the time, he remained at home till
the great civil war broke out, when he enlisted from the state of
Mississippi, in the confederate army, and served three years in a
company of artillery.  When the war closed he returned to his home, near
St. Louis.  The year 1867 was spent in Texas.  January 9, 1873, he was
united in marriage to Miss Mary L. Des Combes, daughter of Frederick Des
Combes.  The interesting family consists of three children: Mattie C.,
Rosa, and Charles H.  Mr. Harwood's father, William B., was a native of
Virginia.  His farm consists of 240 acres of excellent prairie land,
capable of sustaining immense crops of corn, wheat, and other grain.
Besides cultivating the soil, he raises sheep, cattle, horses, and
mules.  Mr.  Harwood is an intelligent, enterprising, and liberal-minded
farmer, ever ready to lend a willing hand to every project calculated to
build up the township and Johnson county.

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