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TED MOLYNEUX, book-keeper, Sergeant Milling Co., was born in London, Eng., Sept., 17, 1848. His father, Richard Molyneux, was a native of St. Albans, Eng., and was born in 1800, and died in Australia in 1862; his mother, Elizabeth (Seamen) Molyneux, was born near Rouen, France, in 1807, and died in London, Eng., in 1879. Their family consisted of seven children; viz., Elizabeth, June, Joseph, Sophia, Ted, and Francis. Mr. Molyneux remained in the city of London until he was eighteen years of age and acquired a fair education in the schools of the great metropolis. At fourteen he engaged as clerk for a wholesale foreign fruit house of that city. Immigrated to America in 1866, sailing from London on the Plymouth Rock in April of that year and landed at New York after a voyage of over seven weeks. He then engaged for two years as a sailor, then went to Ft. Clinch, Fla., and shortly after to southern part of state where he taught school. He then engaged in various occupations at Savannah, Ga.; Patterson, N. Y.; New York City and Halifax. He returned to England on the last successful trip of the City of Boston, which went down on her return voyage. He returned to America in the year following, and after traveling for a few months in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territory, Texas, and other Southern states, carne to Joplin in April, 1871. Shortly after coming here he engaged as book-keeper for Messrs. Moffet & Sergeant, then went to Colorado and New Mexico in the spring of 1876 and mined for a time, but returned to Joplin and commenced smelting for Moffet & Sergeant, who in the fall of that year sent him to Pittsburg, Kan., as foreman of their mines. He continued there three years, then came again to Joplin and did business for a time, and then went to Gunnison, Col., thence to Girard, Kan., worked in the Girard Bank, and then visited Springfield, Mo.; accepted present position in Jan., 1882. Mr. M. was married in Barton county, Mo., April 18, 1878, to Miss E. R. Rathburn, who was born in Ohio, June 10, 1860. They have two children: Joseph Henry, born Jan. 29, 1879, and Salome Maud, born July 10, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Molyneux have a comfortable home and are surrounded with a large circle of friends.