Biographical Sketch of Hon. B. C. Jarrell, 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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Hon. B. C. Jarrell came to Laclede county, Mo., from his native county 
of Rockingham, N. C., in 1853, and located near Lebanon, and with his
brother, W. G. Jarrell, engaged in the manufacture of plug tobacco 
until the breaking out of the late Civil War, and in 1862 moved to the
place where he now lives.  He first made a purchase of forty acres of
land, but is now the owner of 200 acres, 120 acres in one tract and 80
acres in the other.  His birth occurred February 11, 1826, and he is a 
son of Jarrett and Eleanor (Lillian) Jarrell, who were of English line-
age and natives of North Carolina.  The father died in 1836 and the 
mother in 1830.  B. C. Jarrell was educated in Leaksville Academy, N.C.
and in the common schools of his native county.  Afterr coming west he
taught school in Kentucky for some time, and in April, 1849, was marr-
ied in Madison county, Tenn., to Lucy A. Lassiter, a native of North
Carolina, and the daughter of Matthew Lassiter, and their union was
blessed in the birth of five children: Salinda I.; William A., who 
married Catherine James; Mary A., wife of William T. James; Frank Lee
and Martha E.  Mr. Jarrell is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and
in his political views supports the principles of the Democratic party,
and has represented his county in the State Legislature.  He has also 
served as surveyor, and he and family are members of the Christian
Church, he being a deacon in the same.

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