Biographical Sketch of William Glynn, 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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William Glynn, farmer, and brother to Mrs. L. A. Moore, was born in 
Henry county, Tenn., March 24, 1859, and is the son of Michael and
Alice (Reynolds) Glynn, natives of County Galway, Ireland, where they
were married, and in 1849 immigrated to America.  The father worked on
the construction of the M. C. & S. C. Railroad through Tennessee, and
afterward moved to Illinois, thence to Iowa, and from there to St. 
Joseph, Mo., with the intention of buying land, but in 1871 he came on
to Laclede county, Mo., where he bought his present farm, consisting
of 160 acres.  He moved his family on this land in 1873, and is still
living there.  They have seventy-five acre under cultivation, and all
under fence, with good buildings, etc.  Mr. Glynn is the father of
four children:Mary, wife of the subject of this sketch; William, Thomas
and John.  The mother died September 22, 1882.  William Glynn was but 
fourteen years of age when he came to this country, and here he receiv-
ed his education.  He has worked hard to assist his father in clearing
his land, and is a bright young man.  He now owns the farm, and is now
directing his attention principally to the raising of wheat, at which
he has been quite successful.  He was married in October, 1888, to Miss
Mary Plunkett, a native of Rolla, Mo.  Mr. and Mrs. Glenn are members
of the Catholic Church.

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