Biographical Sketch of D. T. Lenox, Phelps County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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D. T. Lenox, farmer, stock dealer and raiser, and a native of Phelps
county, Mo., was born in 1847, being a son of David and Elizabeth 
(Brown) Lenox, who were natives of Kentucky, the former's birth occur-
ring in 1797.  He was ordained a minister of the Baptist Church in the
early part of his career, and throughout life was an influential and
highly respected citizen.  He died in 1863, at the age of sixty-six 
years, and his wife, who was born in 1801, died in 1868.  They were the
parents of twelve children, D. T. Lenox being the ninth of the family.
He remained with his parents until their respective deaths, and in 1867
was married to Miss Sarah Burkitt, a daughter of Wheeler and Catherine
Burkitt, by whom he became the father of six children: Bessie, Hamilton,
Catherine, Kenard and Isaac (twins), and Madge.  Mr. Lenox resides on
the old home farm, which was entered by his father about 1825, and 
which now consists of 700 acres of good land, with 400 acres in a fine
state of cultivation and well improved.  He ships from two to three car
loads of cattle annually, and two car loads of hogs, all of which are
raised on his farm.  His buildings are all in good condition, and he 
has a fine cattle barn, 60 x 80 feet.  He keeps from sixteen to twenty
mules to work his farm, and is a man of good business qualifications, 
as his success shows.  His farm is principally bottom land, located on
Dry Fork Creek.  In 1879 he was elected by the Democratic party of
Phelps county as collector, and served one term.  He is a member of the
I. O. O. F., and the Masonic fraternity.

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