Biographical Sketch of J. M. Angell, Texas County, Missouri >From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889. ********************************************************************** J. M. Angell, manager of the Cabool Roller Mills, was born in Coffee County, Tenn., and reared in Pottawatomie County, Kas., where in early manhood he took up milling. At ten years of age he became an appren- tice to that trade in a mill in Smith County, Tenn., and in 1869, or at the age of fourteen, he, in company with an elder brother, G. W. Angell, who is now a leading miller and citizen of Pottawatomie County, Kas., left their Tennessee home and sought for themselves a home in the Sunflower State. On their way J. M. took the small pox, and after arriving in Kansas went through a siege of that dread disease at St. Mary's. After recovering he completed a good schooling, and then carried on milling in St. Mary's, Kas., for about eight years. He then left that city with his brother, went to Wamego, Kas., where they erec- ted a fifty-barrel mill, which they carried on about eleven months, and then met with reverses in their business by a complete destruction of their mill by fire. J. M. then went to Clay Center, Kas., where he carried on a 150 barrel mill for two years, and then left this lucra- tive position to "go on the road" as traveling man and expert for leading milling and manufacturing houses. In this capacity he has worked for several years. During the time he has remodeled and built anew many of the important mills throughout Washington Territory, Wyoming Territory, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. His latest works have been at Mountain Grove and Cabool. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used 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 for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================