Biographical Sketch of Thomas T. Puckett, 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 T. Puckett, firm of R. Puckett & Son, merchants; postoffice, May- view. Is the son of R. and Barbara Puckett, and was born in Shelby Co., Ky., September 21, 1846. His family came to Missouri and settled in Lexington, in 1850. He was educated at the Masonic College of said city. On October 22, 1867, he was united in marriage to Miss S. B. Wilson, of Frankfort, Ky., by whom he has seven children: Wilford, Oscar, Hugh, Forrest, Virgil, Lena and Abbie. In 1869, he and his father went to May- view and established the firm of R. Puckett & Son, general merchandising. They have a good run of customers and their business is gradually and steadily growing. Mr. Puckett was with Gen. Price in his last raid through the state. He was engaged in the battles of Westport, Mine Creek and Newtonia. Was captured at Gilflap's Ferry, taken to Rock Island, Illinois, where he was imprisoned for seven months. He is a leading member of the Christian church and stands high in the community, as an honorable Christian man. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================