Biographical Sketch of William C. Mings, Wright 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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Col. William C. Mings, of Montgomery Township, Wright County, Mo., was
born in Madison County, Ky., on the Kentucky River, December 17, 1831,
son of George Wolfscale and Pollie (Kanatzar) Mings.  The paternal
grandfather was born in Charleston, S. C., April 10, 1754, and was one
of the pioneers of Kentucky.  He was married in North Carolina, and 
died in Illinois April 14, 1849.  He was a Revolutionary soldier; was 
at the battle of Brandywine, and received a pension from the Government
for services rendered.  The great-grandfather was born in Scotland, but
immigrated to America, and was with the colonial soldiers at Braddock's
defeat.  He had three sons: Joseph, Alexander and James.  George W.
Mings was born in Wayne County, Ky., July 16, 1806, grew to manhood in
Kentucky and Tennessee, was married in Madison County, Ky., and was by
trade a hatter, although he followed agricultural pursuits principally.
He immigrated to Illinois, then back to Kentucky, then to Missouri, 
afterward to Arkansas, but finally settled in Missouri in 1861.  He 
died at the residence of his son December 26, 1886.  He volunteered to
go to the Mexican War, but his company was not called.  His wife,
Pollie (Kanatzar) Mings, was born in Kentucky in May, 1810, and is 
still alive, and resides with her son.  They were the parents of eleven
children, four now living.  Col. William C. Mings went to Arkansas with
his father in 1849, and there attained his majority.  He cast his first
presidential vote for Gen. Winfield Scott, and was married December 21,
1854, to Miss Nancy A. Nell, who was born in Tennessee, March 7, 1832.
Her people came from North Carolina to Tennessee, and her grandfather
was a native of Ireland.  Col. W. C. Mings came to Missouri August 10,
1861, joined the Rangers, and afterward the Tenth Missouri Cavalry.  He
was a non commissioned officer, and rendered effective and valuable
service.  He was at one time a candidate for Congress in this district,
and previous to the War held several prominent offices in the State of
Arkansas.  He has held the office of commissioner, assessor, justice of
the peace, and has been postmaster at Mingsville, which was named after
him.  He served two terms of four years each as county surveyor and
eight years as notary public.  He has 235 acres of land, and his farm 
is well stocked.  He has five children living: Margaret E., George W.,
Joseph W., William R., John W., and James, who died at the age of four
years.  During the war Mr. Mings was elected colonel of a regiment 
then being organized, but refused to serve.

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