Biographical Sketch of William C. Ion, Washington County, Missouri

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

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William C. Ion is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Nicholson) Ion, both
of whom were born in England, the former in Dufton, in 1905 and the
latter at Knock, in 1807.  They both came to Washington County, Mo.,
when young, and here married in 1835, locating at what is now the 
Palmer Lead Mines.  Mr. Ion was a smelter of lead, and the unhealth-
fulness of this business caused his death in 1857; his wife died in 
1844.  Their family consisted of four children, two sons and two 
daughters.  The youngest was born in Washington County in 1844, and
after his parents' death made his home with Mrs. Nancy Bass, a widow,
with whom he lived until he was of age.  In 1862 he enlisted in the
home militia, and the following year joined the Eighth Provisional
Regiment.  In 1864 he enlisted in Company G, Second Missouri Volunteer
Cavalry, United States army; in all he served about two years.  After
the war he returned to the farm, where he now owns 397 acres, all of
which he has made by his own exertions.  He has made this county his
home for forty-four years, and is one of its prosperous and well re-
spected farmers.  In 1866 he was united in marriage to Mary O. Johnson
a native of Washington County, Mo., born in 1847.  Both are members of
the Missionary Baptist Church, and in his political views Mr. Ion is
a Democrat.

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