Biographical Sketch of James H. Cather, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
**********************************************************************

James H. Cather, farmer and school teacher; P. O. Dover.  Was born in
West Virginia, Taylor county, November 20, 1849.  Lived there, attending
school when he became of the proper age, until 1866, when he came to 
this state, locating, first, in Knox county, where he attended school
one year; going from thence to Chariton county, and entering the Bruns-
wick seminary, which he also attended one year.  He then went to 
Lexington, then to Dover, where he attended school for five years. After
leaving school he engaged in teaching, which occupation he has alternated
with farming ever since, teaching during the winter, and cultivating his
farm during summer.  January 27, 1875 he was married to Miss Emma E.
Fulkerson, of this county, a native of Virginia.  Their union is blessed
with three children: Louiana, Ernest and Amanda.  Mr. Cather is living on
a well cultivated farm of 85 acres, which, with all the property he now
possesses he has acquired by his own unaided exertions.  He has always
taught in this county, and during the last three years has taught the 
school situated one mile east of Dover, which fact argues well with his
success as a teacher.  During the latter part of the war he was engaged
in teaming, between Webster and Beverly.  He is an active, energetic
business man; successful in whatever he undertakes; being so, probably,
because he engages in no enterprise without first carefully weighing the
reasons, pro and con, and subjecting them to the critical analysis of his
well balanced judgement.

====================================================================
     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 <mio@netins.net>
		      Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell <Incog3678@aol.com>

====================================================================