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A Good Irfan Gene* Home lt;James Moses Overstreet, son of lt;Archabald and Malmda Overstreet, was born in Randolph Co., Missouri, Get. 13, 1832. He came with Ills paients to a farm north 1 of New Boston. Linn Co., at the lt;age of four years and spent the lt;remainder of his life in the same 1 community. His father was killed ; during the Civil War leaving him lt;the oldest son of five small child- ' ren to help his mother support I the home. Despite the handicaps : of his early life, he by his own efforts worked his way thru the Norman school at Kirksville, Mo., and aV o attended the University at Columbia, Mo. Later teaching , in the public schools. In 1882, he . married to Miss Victoria Logan , of Randolph Co. To this union one child was born, dying with its mother about or.e year later. In 1884, lie was married again to Miss Fannie Todd. To this union twelve children were born, four dying in infancy. Those living are Walter, Rice, Harry and Ira Overstreet, Mrs. Huida Thiele, Mrs. Retta Mattingby, Mrs. Faith McCollum and Mrs. Nellie Borron, all residing within a few miles ol his home. Besides rearing a large family of his own he took a homeless boy in 1920, Wm. Krawl, at the age of sftven years, who still resides at the home. For the past forty-two years lie has lived on the same farm about four and and or.e half miles north of New Boston, Mo.
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Browning Leader Record
Browning, Missouri, US
Thu, Jul 24, 1930
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