Biographical Sketch of Victor B. Mesplay, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Victor B. Mesplay was born in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., September 4, 1814. He was the fifth in the family of ten children born to Brazil and Julia (St. James) Mesplay, the former a native of New Orleans and a farmer by occupation, and the latter born in Kaskaskia, Ill. Victor B. was reared a farmer and miner, and removed to Washington County, Mo., in 1822, settling where he now lives. He owns 170 acres of land, and devotes his attention to farming. He served as assessor of the county twenty-two times, and is thoroughly familiar with the history of his community, and remembers many interesting events in regard to the early settlement of the county. He married Miss Susan Neves on August 10, 1832. She was born in Kentucky, but came to Washington County with her parents in 1818. Mr. and Mrs. Mesplay have three children living: John B., Charles F. and Mary Rachel. Mr. Mesplay is an active man for his years, and commands the respect of all who know him. ==================================================================== 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 Harrell ====================================================================