Biographical Sketch of John W. McBurney, 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. ********************************************************************** John W. McBurney, farmer, post office Odessa, is a native of Guernsey County, Ohio, born in 1843. His boyhood was spent in Illinois. At the age of thirteen his parents moved to Iowa, where they remained until 1865, when they came to Missouri, and settled in this county on a farm. September 4, 1861, he enlisted in the U. S. army, 3rd Iowa Cavalry. Was in the battles of Kirksville, Moose's Mill, Helena, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Whitewater, Little Rock, Guntown, Tupelo, Indepen- dence, and Newtonia. Was honorably discharged July 26, 1865. In 1873, January 3rd, he was united in marriage to Miss Laura McNeal, of this county. They have three children, Bertha L., Margaret I., and Nanie W. Mr. McBurney is a member of the A. F. & A. M., and also of the Presbyterian Church, (O. S.) Mr. McBurney devotes considerable of his time and attention to the breeding of Norman horses, of which laudable enterprise he should have the cooperation of all who desire to see improvement in the stock of the county. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================