Ray County, Missouri Biographies - MOSES HENDERSON (b. 1836) Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p. 811 MOSES HENDERSON. This gentleman is a native of Kentucky, having been born in Mason county, that state, in the month of September, 1836. He came to Ray county, Missouri, in the winter of 1847, with his father, who bought a farm of some three hundred acres, about three miles west of Richmond. He was educated in the district schools of Missouri and his native state he farmed for a number of years in Ray county, and then, in 1865, going to Nebraska, engaged in the business of a cattle trader, in Richardson county, for the space of two years. Mr. Henderson was married in the spring of 1866, to Miss Meriles Frazier, at Lexington, having returned to Missouri for that purpose. They became the parents of two children, Ida and Amy, both still living. After his marriage Mr. Henderson returned at once to Nebraska, where he continued in the cattle trading business for some time. But, at length, he came back to Ray county, Missouri, and bought the farm upon which be has since lived. This farm, comprising one hundred and sixty acres of most excellent land, is one of the most desirable and most valuable of its size in the county. Mr.Henderson is a practical, successful farmer, and highly regarded as a neighbor, and a citizen of Crooked River township. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------