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Below is a family biography included in The History of Moniteau County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Miles Allee, judge of the probate court, is a native of Moniteau County, Mo., being born on the 7th of February, 1822. His parents, William and Nancy (Hill) Allee, were born in Kentucky and Virginia, respectively, and were married in the former State. In 1821 they came in covered wagons to Missouri, taking up a claim in the wild woods, about five miles northwest of the present site of California. They were among the first settlers of Moniteau County, and as soon as the land came into the market they entered a tract and erected thereon a little log cabin, in which they lived until better improvements could be made. The country was in a very wild state at this time, and the most of their trading was done at Pisgah. The father died in 1874, and the mother in 1846. They were the parents of eleven children, nine of whom are living: Miles, Buford, Preston P., Elizabeth, James V. (deceased), John L., Louisa (deceased), William D., Thomas E., Nicholas and Alvin P. Grandfather David Allee was a Baptist preacher, and was an early resident of Missouri. Miles Allee assisted his father on the farm until he became of age, and received his education in the little log school-house of early times. After attaining his majority he purchased a tract of land west of California, where he followed farming until 1865, when, in May of that year, he was appointed probate judge, and was elected to the office in 1866, which position he held until May, 1874, being clerk of the same office for two years. After an interval of four years he was again elected to the office, and has held it continuously up to the present time. He was a member of the county court from 1858 to 1865, and from that date until 1866 held the office of county treasurer. He is an influential citizen of the county, in fair circumstances, and is the owner of 217 acres of land, a portion of which constitutes a valuable farm about three miles from California. In 1843 he was married to Miss Mary A. Byler, a native of Tennessee, by whom he had a family of six children, four living: William B., Nancy J. (wife of Lashley Foster), Sarah M. (wife of G. L. Scott) and Mary C. (wife of William M. Hall); David F. and James M. are deceased. Mrs. Allee died July 16, 1868, and October 31, 1869, the Judge married Miss Eliza Hill, who bore one daughter, Viola. Judge and Mrs. Allee are members of the Baptist Church. He has two uncles by the name of Birdsong, who served in the War of 1812. The Hill family were also early residents of Moniteau County, in which they still have representatives.

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This family biography is one of 187 biographies included in The History of Moniteau County, Missouri published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Moniteau County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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