Biographical Sketch of Joseph M. Handly, 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. ********************************************************************** Joseph M. Handly was born in Greenbrier county, Va., September 21, 1818, where he was raised on a farm and educated in a subscription school. In 1839, he came to Lafayette county, with his father's family and located in the southern part, about twenty miles south of Lexington, where his father, Robert Handly, entered 240 acres of land. At this early day the county was very sparcely settled and Indian trails were still to be seen. Mrs. Handly died September 8, 1843, and Mr. Handly, October 10, 1845. Both are buried in the "Scott" graveyard. After his father's death the property was divided between his brother John and himself. Mr. Handly owns at present 240 acres of land. April 14, 1847, he was married to Miss E. J. Brown, a native of Logan county, Kentucky. They have been the parents of nine children, six now living, viz.: Susan M., Louisa F., William E., Mary R., Eugene S., and Annie L. Postoffice address is Aullville. ==================================================================== 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 Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================