Biographical Sketch of C. H. Corser, Laclede County, Missouri >From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889. ********************************************************************** C. H. Corser, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Windsor County, Vt., July 8, 1823, being the son of William and Mary A. (Manuel) Corser. The father was born in Boscoin, N.H., but removed to Vermont when a young man, and there passed the remainder of his life. He was a farmer by occupation, and a soldier in the War of 1812. To his marriage were born eleven children, four now living. C. H. Corser was reared in Ver- mont, and there received his education. He began learning the iron moulder's trade when nine years of age, at Taftsville, Vt., where he worked for seven years. He then worked at his trade in South Boston, Mass.; Lowell, Mass.; Stockton, Cal.; West Pawlet, Vt., one of the largest factories in the United States; Rutland, Vt., and numerous other places. In 1849 he went to California, and remained in that State for three years, engaged in mining and working at his trade. In 1852 he returned to Lowell, Mass. and May 19, 1853, he was united in marriage to Miss Hattie L. Way, a native of New Hampshire. The fruits of this union are two children: Fred Augustus and Nettie Louise. In 1872 Mr. Corser and family moved to Laclede county, Mo., purchasing the farm where they now live, which consists of eighty acres, with seventy- five acres under improvement. Mr. Corser's attention is almost wholly taken up with the raising of live stock, especially Holstein and Short horn cattle. He also has a large orchard, with 300 bearing trees, and is one of the enterprising and intelligent citizens of the county. He is a member of the Agricultural Wheel. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================