Ray County, Missouri Biographies - Septer P. ESREY (b. 1838) Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.810 SEPTER P. ESREY. Is a native of Illinois and was born in Edgar county, in the year 1838. His father immigrated to Ray county, Missouri, in 1840, and the son, Septer. was educated in the schools of the last named county. He chose and followed the occupation of his father, that of a farmer. His present farm is a portion of the one formerly owned by his father. He was first married in 1863, to Miss Mary Rosell, of Monroe county, Missouri. She became the mother of three children. Two of them, Sarah A. and Jonathan, are yet living. Mrs. Esrey died in 1868, and Mr. Esrey married a second time. The lady becoming his wife this time, was Miss Charlotte A. Jasper. She died in 1878, and subsequently, he again married. The last and present Mrs. Esrey was a widow lady, named Mrs. Mary F. Hill, of Ray county. Mr. Esrey owns a fine fertile farm comprising three hundred acres of the best land in Ray county, and has done much for that branch of industry in which he has spent his life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by County Coordinator 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 file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------