Biographical Sketch of Asburn S. Mullenix, 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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Asburn S. Mullenix, postoffice Lexington, Mo., was born in Pendleton
District, South Carolina, April 21, 1808.  His parents, Joseph and
Sallie Mullenix, moved to Tennessee when he was three years old, and
there he was raised and educated.  He was raised on a farm, and has
followed that calling all his life.  December, 1842, he moved to this
county, where he has since lived, and owns 530 acres of land.  He took
no part in the war, but had two sons in the confederate army.  One of
them, Henry, died from disease contracted in camp.  He was married, 
the first time, in 1822, to Mrs. nancy Bratton, who lived only four
years thereafter, and died in 1826.  He again married in 1829, to Miss
Tirzah Dale, daughter of Rev. William Dale, of Tennessee.  He had 
three children by his first marriage and seven by his last.  Of those, 
six children, one son and five daughters, are now living.  He is a
member of the Baptist church in Lexington.  His wife belongs to the
same.  Before the war he served as justice of the peace for four years.
He expects to live in this county the rest of his life.

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