Sketch of Dr. William G. McElhiney, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Dr. William G. McElhiney and family, (at that time four in number) came
from Beriar, Hartford County, MD., in 1837.  He bought a farm and sett-
led on the Booneslick road, about five miles above St. Charles, where
he lived twenty years, and then removed to the city of St. Charles. The
doctor was born in Baltimore, November 15, 1798, and retains a remark-
able degree of mental and physical vigor for a man of his age.  He was
graduated in medicine at the University of Maryland, in Baltimore, and
was soon afterward appointed Brigade Surgeon by the Governor of the
State; he also held the same position in Missouri after his removal. He
was for many years a prominent leader of politics in his adopted State,
but of late has retired, in a measure, from the political arena.  He
was elected by the Democrats to represent St. Charles County in the 
Legislature, his opponent on the Whig ticket being Wilson Overall.  He
was one of the messengers that notified Franklin Pierce of his election
as President of the United States, and was a delegate to the Baltimore
Convention that nominated Breckinridge and Lane as candidates for Pres-
ident and Vice-President.  He has served as Curator of the State Uni-
veristy at Columbia, and was appointed by the Governor as one of the
commissioners to locate the State Insane Asylum.  The names of his 
children were: Martha M., Virginia, Cassandra, William H., James P.,
Missouri, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Henrietta, William J.,Mary Julia,
Robert H. and Emma.  Martha, Cassandra and Emma died young,and Virginia
died at the age of twelve years.  William H. was drowned. James P. is a
graduate of the Old School University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia,
and resides near Cottleville, where he is engaged in the practice of
medicine.  He married Edna Gaty.  Missouri married Thomas Gallaher, who
died in 1867, at Minneapolis, Minn., where his widow now resides.
Georgia married W. W. Orrick.  Florida married William H. Gallaher,
who died at Minneapolis two years ago, and she now resides in St. Char-
les.  Louisiana married Robert F. Luckett; they reside in St. Charles.
Henrietta married Lee Gaty, and lives in St. Charles.  Mary Julia was
married to Edward S. Lewis, son of Hon. Edward A. Lewis, the distin-
guished jurist, and died in Augusta, Kansas.  Robert H. graduated in
medicine at the Missouri Medical College, St. Louis, and is now prac-
ticing at New Melle, St. Charles County.	

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