Biographical Sketch of N. A. Shores, 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.
**********************************************************************

N. A. Shores, blacksmith, P. O. Dover.  Is a native of Illinois, born
in St. Clair county, September 24, 1848.  His father being dead, his
mother moved to Cumberland county, Illinois, when he was quite small.
He lived with his grandfather until he was nine years of age.  His
grandfather dying, he was thrown, at this early age upon the cold
charities of an unfeeling world, with no resources but his own unaided
exertions, to keep him from want and misery.  Being active and intell-
igent, and willing to work, he succeeded in maintaining himself 
comfortably, until the year 1862, when he enlisted as drummer boy in
the Sixty-first Illinois Infantry.  He, however, shouldered a musket,
and entered the ranks with the rest, participating in the following
battles, in which he carried himself with the bearing of a veteran:
Vicksburg, Fort Donelson, Little Rock, Helena, and other minor engage-
ments.  At the close of the war, he was mustered out, wearing the
shoulder straps of a first lieutenant, having by meritorious conduct,
risen from the post od drummer boy to that of the second in command of
a company.  Returning home, he worked with his uncle, at the blacksmith
trade, for a short time, after which he went to California, where he 
spent ten years, traveling about and engaging in various occupations.
In the summer of 1880, he returned to Higginsville, engaging in the
restaurant business, until fall, when he went to Dover, where he now 
resides, working at his trade.

====================================================================
     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 <mio@netins.net>
		      Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell <Incog3678@aol.com>

====================================================================