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Abram Souders, another successful farmer of Brush Creek Township, was born in Washington County, Ind., in 1844, and is the youngest of a family of seven children born to Benjamin and Nancy (Teauge) Souders. [For further particulars of parents see sketch of Hamilton Souders, whose sketch just precedes this.] Abram was left an orphan at an early age, and when nine years of age he came with his eldest brother to Gasconade County, where he has ever since lived. He received but very little education, and at the age of sixteen began for himself. At the age of twenty-two he married Miss Melvina, daughter of James and Elizabeth Morris, who were formerly from Washington County, Ind., where Mrs. Souders was born. To Mr. Souders and wife were born six children, viz.: Alice E., Mary C., Emily J., Charles E., Cora E. and Francis M. Mr. Souders has lived on his present farm of 114 acres, situated four miles northwest of Oak Hill, on Big Bourbois Creek, since his marriage, and can testify with pride to the fact that the most of his property was obtained by his own individual efforts. He is a farmer and thresher by occupation, and owned the first steam thresher in the vicinity. He threshed 30,000 bushels one season. He is a Republican in his political views, and his first presidential vote was for U. S. Grant.