Below is a family biography included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. 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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Henry C. McElhany. One of the remarkable and distinguished characteristics of our Western civilization is the number and prominence of comparatively young men in professional, official and business life. Men who, in older sections and under other conditions, would be but entering on the threshold of active life, are here found in the full meridian of success and usefulness. Henry C. McElhany is one of these rising and successful young business men. He was born in Newton County, Mo., June 20, 1857, and is the youngest of a family of four sons born to William and Nancy (Lewis) McElhany. He was reared to mercantile pursuits, and was for some time associated with his brother, John T., previous to engaging in his present business. He keeps a fine stock of clothing and gents’ furnishing goods, and has a large and remunerative trade. April 1, 1880, he was married to Johanna Roberts, who was born in Newton County, and is a daughter of Joshua and Carilla (Armstrong) Roberts, the former of whom was born in North Carolina, but for thirty-seven years has been a resident of Newton County. The latter is a native of Barry County, Mo.
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This family biography is one of 220 biographies included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published in 1888.
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