RENICK, Strother - Lafayette Co, MO Biography ***** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and 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 presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the files submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ***** file submitted by: Kathy Gaines Source: History of Lafayette County, MO Publication Info: St Louis, Missouri Historical Company, 1881 page 483, 484 Clay Township RENICK, Strother p483 farmer and stock-raiser, P.O. Napoleon. The subject of this sketch is a native of Barren county, Kentucky; born near Glasgow, January 19, 1804. His boyhood was passed in his native country, where he was educated. At the age of sixteen years he came to this state and county, and in 1821 set- tled on the farm upon which he now resides. In 1824 he went to New Mexico, where he spent one yar and then returned. In 1829 he took the second trip to New Mexico and spent another year there-trading. he then returned to his farm and built the fine residence which he now occupies, comprised of a large frame building, containing nine comfortable and airy rooms, with wide halls between, and fitted up with all the appurenan -near, as the "Plum Orchard Farm." It is beautifully located on the divide between Sniabar Creek and the Missouri river; it contains 421 p484 acres all under cultivation. He has a fine, large orchard of 1,200 apple trees, and a smaller one of peaches, pears, etc. A fine grove of locust trees, planted by himself in 1830, ornament the lawn in front of the house. The outhouses, consisting of two barns, a double carriage house, ice-house, etc. are fine speciemns of architecture and complete in their appointments. During the past six months he has sold three farms, one of 245 acres, one of ninety-three acres, and one of forty acres, all well improved. Besides the home Mr. R. owns six others, all under cultivation, aggregating 800 or 900 acres of land. November 18, 1839, he was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca H Livesay, a native of Greenbriar county, Virginia. Mr. Renick has been a resident of this county for over half a century, he is a man of broad and liberal viuews, quick to discover the true inward- ness of any enterprise, either public or private, and ready to assist in the active prosecution of any which meets the approbation of his sound and well matured judgement.