Ray County, Missouri Biographies - William Artman (b. 1832) xx Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.626 WILLIAM ARTMAN William Artman was born in Ray county, Missouri, September 26, 1832. He attended the district schools of his father’s neighborhood, and worked on the homestead farm until he attained his majority, and then went to Bates county, Missouri, where he was engaged in farming for ten years. At the expiration of that time, he removed to Moniteau county, Missouri, and after living there three years, returned to his native county and has resided here continuously ever since. In 1861, while living in Bates county, Mr. Artman enlisted in company C, 2d Confederate Missouri volunteers, and was in the battles of Carthage, Wilson’s Creek and others. He was discharged in 1862, on account of physical disability for military service. Mr. Artman was married in this county, September 16, 1875, to Miss Letitia Vandeveer, a native of Baron county, Missouri. They have two children: Angeline and Louis. Mr. Artman is a good successful farmer, and a respected and valuable citizen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ronald D. Scott mailto:rscott120@hotmail.com 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 org 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 file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ xx