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Lee H. Conditt, planter and stock raiser, of Bird Township, was born in Ohio County, Ky., in 1848, the fifth in a family of six, born to Jeduthan Lindley and Mary (Duke) Conditt, of Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively. The father was a cabinet workman and wagon-maker, and came to Jackson County in 1855, in Jefferson Township, then in 1856 came to Bird Township, where he bought a partly improved farm of 275 acres. He was very active in religious and educational interests, being the principal man in organizing the school district. His death occurred in 1863; he was a Methodist. His widow survived until 1878. There are living of the family William Henry (of Baxter County), Lorenzo M., and Lee, the subject of this sketch, who was educated in the district schools of Bird Township, Jackson County. He aided in clearing the home farm, and at the age of twenty commenced farming for himself. After his marriage, in 1883, he settled where he now resides, owning a good farm of 275 acres, with ninety acres under cultivation, having cleared forty acres himself; he also owns the original homestead. He raises corn, and on an average thirty-five acres of cotton a year, and good average cattle; he has now a high grade stallion, Morgan and Bashaw, a well-known trotter and good roadster, six years of age, said to be the best in the county. Our subject’s wife was Josephine A. Snider, daughter of Dr. Jacob and Mary (Davis) Snider, of Tennessee, who came to Dunklin County, Mo., where they now reside; they have two children: Annie Beatrice and Phamous Arlee. Mr. Conditt takes a great interest in school matters, being secretary of the school board for District 16, which includes also the Tuckerman District, three white schools and one colored. He is now serving his second term. He is a Democrat, and liberal in all public matters.