Biographical Sketch of Thomas McChesney, 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. ********************************************************************** Thomas McChesney, P. O. Odessa, Missouri. Was born February 17, 1816, in Washington county, Virginia. His father, also Thomas McChesney, served in the War of 1812, and both of his grandfathers served in the revolu- tionary war under Gen. Campbell. Mr. McChesney came to this state in 1837 and entered land, and then returned to Virginia. August 13, 1840 he was married to Miss Mary E. King, daughter of Maj. William King. He then, in 1842, moved to this county, and the next year, 1843, settled upon his present homestead, and is one of the large land owners of the county. He has seven children; his oldest son died while in the confed- erate army. His grandmother was Susan Berry and his mother's name was Susan Sharpe, daughter of John Sharpe, a revolutionary soldier. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================