Biographical Sketch of Richard C. Edmisson, 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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Richard C. Edmisson, merchant and farmer at Conway, Mo., was born in
Dallas county, of that state, September 24, 1854, and is a son of John
and Elizabeth (Wollard) Edmisson, both of whom were born in Tennessee.
They were married in Dallas county, Mo., in 1848, and resided on their 
farm in that county until the father was killed for his money, during 
the late war, by Northern bushwhackers.  He was an extensive farmer and
stock dealer, and was a leading member of the Baptist church.  They 
were the parents of eight children, five of whom are now living.  After
the father's death his widow married again, her second husband being
George Davidson, by whom she has two children.  He died in 1886, and 
she now resides on the old home farm with one of her children.  Richard
C. Edmisson grew to manhood on a farm in Dallas county, receiving a 
common school education, and in 1870 went to Texas, where he remained
five years, engaged in herding and trading in cattle.  He then returned
to Dallas county, Mo., and in 1879 was married to Miss Anna Pare, a
native of the county, by whom he became the father of one child, Edna.
In 1883 he came to Conway, and embarked in his present business, which
has netted him a handsome annual income, and in addition to this work
he is quite extensively engaged in stock raising, making the breeding
of mules a specialty.  He is a Royal Arch Mason, and in his political
views is a Democrat.

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