Biographical Sketch of Richard M. Bugg, Washington County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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R. M. Bugg was born near Columbus, Ga., April 10, 1835.  His father,
Peter T. Bugg, was a native of the same State and a farmer by occupa-
tion.  The maiden name of his mother was Anna C. Ellis, also of 
Georgia.  There were eleven children in the family, Richard M. being
the tenth child and sixth son.  He was reared in his native State on
a farm, which vocation he followed until the firing of Sumter.  Alth-
ough no secessionist, he was among the first to respond to the call 
to take up arms in defense of the South.  He enlisted in the Second
Georgia Battalion, and participated in all the hard fought battles in
which his command was engaged, among others Gettysburg, Petersburg,
and the battles around Richmond.  He served with honor until the 
close of the war, and after the restoration of peace located in Wash-
ington County, Mo., September 18, 1865.  He subsequently became asso-
ciated with Mr. James Long in selling goods and in mining and smelting.
In 1878 Mr. Bugg severed his connection with Mr. Long, and his brother,
J. P. Bugg, became associated with him; they have since done a large
and satisfactory business and achieved a well earned reputation for 
fair dealing.  Mr. Bugg was married June 9, 1870, to Miss Annie W. Cole,
a native of Washington County, Mo., and a daughter of Capt. George B.
and Mary (Otes) Cole, natives, respectively, of Virginia and England.
George B. Cole's family of children are named: William G., George J.,
Philip S., John W., Susan S., Ellen D., Annie W. and Jennie T.  One
daughter, Mary C., is deceased.  Mrs. Bugg's father, Capt. George B.
Cole, was one of the early settlers of Washington County.  He was born
in Botetourt County, Va., October 17, 1805.  In 1829 he visited the
Upper Lead Mines, and located at Mineral Point, then in the territory
of Michigan, now Wisconsin, where he was married to Miss Mary Otes, May
15, 1831.  The result of this union was nine children. During the Black
Hawk War, Capt. Cole served as quartermaster under Col. Henry Dodge, 
and returned to Missouri in 1832.  In 1833 he commenced steamboating 
and met with such success that in 1834 he was interested in building
and running seven steamboats, in which business he continued with sat-
isfactory success until 1843.  Politically, he was a Democrat; he was
twice elected to the office of county judge, and represented Washington
County in the Legislature two terms. In 1885 death entered his dwelling
and deprived him of his wife, a woman whose worth endeared her to all 
her acquaintances.  Capt. Cole died December 7, 1886, and in his death
the community lost a good citizen, his children an affectionate father,
and the church a consistent member. 


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