Biographical Sketch of William H. Triplett, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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William H. Triplett was born in Monroe county, Tenn., June 15, 1836,
and is a son of James M. and Tircy (Freeman) Triplett, who were born
in the Carolinas.  In 1849 they located in Pope county, Ill., where
they farmed and reared their family, and where the father's death
occurred in the spring of 1886.  William H. Triplett grew to manhood
in Illinois, and was married in Pope county, September 25, 1856, to
Miss Mary Jane Hazel, born March 25, 1838 a daughter of Alfred M.
Hazel, both of whom were born in Illinois.  After his marriage he 
farmed in Pope and Johnson counties up to 1870, when in the fall of
that year, he located in Franklin county, Ark., and farmed three
years.  In the spring of 1874 he moved to Kansas, Cherokee county,
but in the fall of 1875 came to Webster county, Mo., where he purch-
ased the farm of 240 acres where he now resides, on which he has made
some valuable improvements.  He has given land to his children, and
now only has eighty acres, nearly all of which is under cultivation.
He has about thirty-three acres in orchard, and has a comfortable 
home and good out buildings.  He is a Republican in politics, and 
while a resident of Illinois served four years as constable.  He is a
Master Mason, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist
church, and are the parents of the following family: James A., born
February 1, 1858, is married and resides near his father; William T.,
born April 7, 1860, is also married and resides near his father;
Martha J., born June 6, 1862, is the wife of W. H. Newcomer; Della,
born May 8, 1865, is the wife of J. D. Melton; Mary L., born January
16, 1868; Grant, born October 27, 1870; Charles F., born May 3, 1874,
died September 7, 1878; Reuben W., born May 28, 1877; and Elsa Ann, 
born September 13, 1882.  In 1881 Mr. Triplett engaged in the grist
milling business, and owned a one-half interest and carried on the
mill for six years, but in 1887 exchanged his interest for another 
farm of eighty acres, fifty acres in cultivation, all in good condi-
tion, with eleven acres in young orchard.

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