Biographical Sketch of William H. Mizer, 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 H. Mizer, a prominent farmer of Laclede county, Mo., was born 
in Meigs county, Tenn., February 13, 1843, being a son of Michael and
Nancy (Hale) Mizer, and grandson of John and Betsey Mizer.  John Mizer
was born in Germany, and came to America while still unmarried, locat-
ing in Tennessee, where he married and reared a family of eight child-
ren, Michael being the oldest child.  The latter grew to maturity in
his native state, and in February, 1843, immigrated to Laclede county,
Mo., but eleven years later took up his abode in Gentry county, where
he remained about nine years, and died in 1863, at the age of 65 years,
having been an active worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church.  His
wife was also born in Meigs county, Tenn., and in November, 1884, died
at the home of her son, William, in her sixtieth year.  Six of her 
family of nine children are living, whose names are as follows: George
W., William H., Wesley W., Albert B., Lucinda (wife of R. C. Bolles) 
and Angeline.  Michael Mizer was first married to Betsey Swaford, by
whom he had ten children, all deceased.  William H. Mizer was educated
in the common schools, and was reared to maturity in his native county.
In October, 1866, he was married to Miss Mary Clinkinbard, a native of
Laclede county, Mo., born October 15, 1849, by whom he has the follow-
ing children: Elder J., Noah E., William L., Myrtle, Virgil, Luna,
Edna, Alice and Etna (who died at the age of three years).  On the 1st
of January, 1862, Mr. Mizer enlisted in the Fourteenth Regiment Miss-
ouri State Militia, and served until the close of the war, being a
participant in the battles of Prairie Grove, Pea Ridge, Neosho, and a
number of others of minor note.  After the war he located in Laclede
county, where he has since been engaged in farming, and owns 320 acres
of good land, with about 120 acres under cultivation, and is considered 
one of the successful farmers of Spring Hollow Township.  He is a Demo-
crat in politics, and has always taken an active interest in school
matters.  He is a member of the Christian Church, and his wife belongs
to the Baptist Church.  The latter's father, James M. Clinkinbard, was
born in Tennessee, and came to Laclede county, Mo., in 1844 or 1845,
locating near Lebanon on a farm.  He died March 20, 1863, in Arkansas
while serving in the Confederate army, but his widow is still living,
and is the wife of Martin D. Shipman, one of the old settlers of the
county.

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