Biographical Sketch of Levi M. Fox, 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.
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Levi M. Fox, P. O. Odessa.  Son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Fox.  Was born
in Cook county, Tennessee, August 20, 1808.  When he was 19 years old,
about the year 1827, he came to this county and settled one mile south 
of Dover.  He was married October 31, 1833, to Miss Mary Nelson, of Lex-
ington.  He joined the state militia as a private to help drive the
Mormons out of the state, and helped to guard Jo Smith before he went to
Nauvoo, Illinois.  Mr. Fox owned a fine farm of 320 acres, south of Dover
splendidly improved, upn which he raised annually from 40 to 50 tons of
hemp.  He has reared a family of nine children, four boys and five girls,
all living and married, except one girl Margaret, who died at the age of
nine years: Francis M., Calvin R., William C., L. M., are the names of 
his sons.  His wife died in the old home, February 11, 1874 at the age 
of 63 years.  Since that event Mr. Fox has been living with his children.
At present he is at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, with his youngest son and
namesake, Levi Monroe, who was born June 25, 1852, and was married on
December 23, 1875 to Miss Corintha A. Tracy, by whom he has two children:
Willie L. and Lettie May.  He is a good citizen, teaching and farming.
His health was much shattered, and he went into the drug business in
Odessa.  Recently he has gone to the Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for the
benefit of his health.

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