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DANIEL PIXLEY, born in Indianapolis, Ind., March 12, 1837; came with his father, Plummer, to Howard county in 1843, and again in 1865. For a time he made his home in Kansas City, but took up his permanent home in Jasper county, Mo., in 1875. The subject of this sketch has been three times married; first in July, 1858, to Nancy Jones, who was born in Howard county. The names of the children are William H., Mary E., Perry J., George W., and Jennettie B. His first wife died Jan. 12, 1870. He was again married April 28, 1870, to Francis Teas, who was born Oct. 23, 1851; she had one child whose name was Daniel. The second wife of Mr. Pixley died in Jasper county Sept 9, 1879. The present wife is Pauline Wallace, who was born in Polk county, Iowa, June 17, 1857, and was married in the county where she was born and raised, January 4, 1880; the children are Lee F. and Hattie. Mr. Pixley has a good farm of eighty acres in Twin Grove township, two miles north of Smithfield; sixty acres in wheat the past season averaged twenty-eight bushels to the acre, and fifteen of corn averaged sixty-five to the acre. There is a good orchard of about ten acres of apple, peach, and pear trees, and some small fruit on the farm. Mr. Pixley is a member of the Odd Fellows. Formerly he was engaged in the lumber business, and has done something at mining; in fact, is interested at present in mining. Mr. Pixley is larger than the average man, and his constitutional characteristics indicate both good nature and great physical powers of work and endurance.