Biographical Sketch of Thomas Bilderback, Laclede County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Thomas Bilderback, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of
Union township, Laclede county, Mo., was born in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, February 3, 1822, and is a son of Daniel and Sarah 
(Castleman) Bilderback, natives respectively of Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania, the former born March 17, 1797 and the latter February 27, 1794.
The parents were married in Pennsylvania in December, 1817, and in
December, 1824, they moved to Licking county, Ohio.  They lived in Ohio
until 1834, when they went to Fountain County, Ind., remaining there 
until May, 1836, when they settled in St. Clair county, Ill.  Early in
the year 1837 they settled in Laclede county, Mo., where Daniel Bilder-
back died October 16, 1863, and his wife in November, 1865.  Both were
members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and the first sermon preach-
ed in the western part of Laclede county was at the residence of Daniel
Bilderback.  He devoted his whole life to the pursuit of farming and
stock raising, at which he was very successful.  In the early history
of the county he was associate judge for a number of years.  There were
ten children born to Daniel and Sarah Bilderback, of whom six are supp-
osed to be living, viz.: Margaret (wife of J.L. Rimmer, a farmer of 
Wayne county, Iowa, who is also engaged in the hotel business at Con-
fidence), Susan (the widow of Alva Benson, is living in Laclede county),
Hester (married S. S. Lowrence, and is now living in Hill county, Tex.),
Daniel (went to California in 1852), Henry C. (is a merchant and farmer
in Hill county, Tex.) and Elizabeth (became the wife of P. M. Stewart,
and it is not known whether she is living or not.)  Since his twenty-
first year Thomas Bilderback has been engaged in farming, and has been
very successful in his chosen occupation.  September 27, 1846, he 
married Sarah J. Rimmer, who was born in South Carolina, and is a 
daughter of John Rimmer, who came from Tennessee to Missouri about
1845.  Mrs. Bilderback died in Laclede county, July 4, 1880, a member 
of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years, and a loving wife and
mother.  Of their seven children, five are now living, viz.: Henry L.
(who married Sarah L. Cossey, is living near his father), Sarah J. (now
Mrs. Alexander S. Luallin, a prominent farmer of Laclede county was
September 9, 1851), Stephen W. (was born December 29, 1852), Thomas J.
(born May 7, 1855), Margaret E. (at home, was born January 19, 1862).
Those deceased were Mary E. (born July 28, 1848, died December 21, 
1869; she was the wife of A. S. Luallin).  The other child died in 
infancy.  During the late war Mr. Bilderback served six months in the
State Militia.  He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
for many years.  He is a Republican in politics, and is an enterprising
citizen of Union township.

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