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S. E. Darnell, general merchant and postmaster at Climax Springs, Mo., was born in Ohio in 1844, and is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Logan) Darnell, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively, the former’s birth occurring in 1820. He moved from his native State to Ohio when a boy, and in 1869 located in Camden County, Mo., where he was engaged in carpentering and mill-wrighting. His parents, Samuel and Hannah (Tibbs) Darnell, were Virginians, and became early residents of Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their days, the father being engaged in carpentering and boat building. The maternal grandparents, Moses and Jane (Brookhaw) Logan, were born in Ireland and Ohio, respectively. The former crossed the ocean and settled in Ohio, where he was engaged in farming until his death. S. E. Darnell, whose name heads this sketch, is one of seven children, six now living, whose names are as follows: John, Anna (Lane), Richard, Caroline (Carter), Lewis Darnell and S. E. The latter spent his early life in his native State, and at the age of twenty-four embarked on the sea of life for himself, and in 1882 moved to Camden County, Mo., and a year later to Climax Springs, where he established his present general mercantile business, which stock is valued at about $2,000. For the first six months he was in partnership with George Blevins, but has since been sole proprietor, and has managed the business alone. He is a Democrat in politics, and since 1888 has been postmaster of the town. In 1874 he wedded Miss Anna Griesel, who was born in Germany in 1856, and is a daughter of George and Catherine (Leidheiser) Griesel, who were also Germans, and came to America in 1861, settling in Camden County. Their children are as follows: Anna (Darnell), Adam, William, George, Louisa, Matilda, Sophia, Antulp and Delia. Mr. and Mrs. Darnell are the parents of the following children: Ardella, Emma, James, Cora and Everett. Mr. Darnell is a Mason.