Biographical Sketch of S. P. Sammons, Johnson County, Missouri, Warrensburg Township. >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** S. P. Sammons, a well known and successful farmer of Warrensburg town- ship and prominent horseman of Johnson county, is a son of an honored and respected pioneer. Mr. Sammons was born June 8, 1861 in Johnson county, a son of John Wilson and Calthe (Markham) Sammons, who came from Kentucky to Missouri as early as 1840. John Wilson Sammons was born and reared in the South and in Kentucky was united in marriage with Octavia Marsh, probably in the latter part of the year 1839, and immediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Sammons came West to make their home. To John Wilson and Octavia (Marsh) Sammons were born seven children, and of the entire family only one son is now living: John, who resides in Texas. The mother died in 1855. About 1856, the marriage of John wilson Sammons and Calthe Markham was solemnized in Johnson county, Missouri and to this union were born four children, all of whom are now living: Ella J., the widow of George T. Wilson, who is making her home with her brother S. P., the subject of this review, and of whom further mention will be made in this sketch; S. P., the subject of this biographical sketch; Beauregard, who married Mary Ray, and they reside eight miles southwest of Warrensburg, Missouri; and C. M., who married Ola Williams, and they reside ten miles north- east of Warrensburg, Missouri. For many years, John Wilson Sammons rented farm land and was engaged in general farming and stock raising in Johnson county. He first located near Columbus and then about 1870 rented the John Ramsey place, a farm of one hundred acres of land, located five miles northeast of Columbus, where the Sammons family lived for nearly twelve years and in 1882 moved to a farm located seven miles north of Holden. Three years later, the family were residing on a farm seven miles north of Windsor and on that place, remained two years, whence they moved to the country place just north of Warrens- burg, residing there six years and then moving to the farm located two miles west of Mount Moriah church, where they were located for six years, and then moved back to their former place. The last two farms had in the meantime been purchased by the sons of John Wilson Sammons. During the Civil War, Mr. Sammons was living on a farm north of Colum- bus. Several times he was captured by the Union soldiers, but he managed to obtain release each time. He died December 12, 1910. Mrs. Sammons the mother of S. P., had preceded her husband in death a few years. She died November 28, 1902. Both John Wilson and Mrs. Sammons held membership in the Christian church and they were both earnest and tireless church workers. Mr. Sammons cleared and improved many different farms in Johnson county. He was a good farmer and met with a fair degree of success as a breeder and raiser of fine stock. Personally, he and Mrs. Sammons were kind, hospitable, companionable people and throughout life they maintained a high social standing in this county. John Wilson Sammons was a representative chore farmer of Johnson county and with his death there passed away one of the most useful citizens who ever lived in this section of Missouri. In 1902, S. P. Sammons and Mrs. Ella J. (Sammons) Wilson purchased in partner- ship the Staley place, a farm of forty acres of land which lies one and a half miles north of Warrensburg, and there they are now residing. Mr. Sammons is unmarried and the husband of Mrs. Wilson has long been deceased. She manages the household for her brother and Mr. Sammons is engaged in general farming and breeding and raising thoroughbred Denmark saddle horses. In addition to his own farm, Mr. Sammons rents other land and for the past twelve or fifteen years he has made a specialty of Denmark registered saddle horses. Recently, he sold three horses which were bred at the R. A. Long farm. He has, at the time of this writing, in 1917, two other horses which were sired by "Forest King" of Sweetsprings, Missouri. S. P. Sammons is distinctively one of the leading horsemen of Johnson county and a citizen of much more than local repute. Every member of the Sammons family is a worthy and valued member of the Christian church. For seventy-seven years, the Sammons name has stood for all that constitutes rectitude and honor and the Sammons family have been potent factors in the upbuilding of the material prosperity of Johnson county. Their many sterling traits of character and their genuine worth have won for S. P. Sammons and his sister, Mrs. Wilson, the highest regard and esteem of their wide circle of acquaintances. ==================================================================== 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. 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