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Below is a family biography included in The History of Laclede 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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Judge Anderson McFall, a leading citizen of Union Township, Laclede Co., Mo., was born in Russell County, Ky., January 9, 1838, and is a son of Lindsay and Mary (Bradley) McFall, natives of Kentucky. Lindsay McFall was born in 1808, and has been a farmer all his life; he is now a resident of Russell County, Ky. Mrs. McFall died in 1879, the mother of nine children, six of whom are living, viz.: Sarah E. (wife of I. M. Wells, a farmer of Russell County, Ky.), William (also a farmer of Russell County), James (in Russell County, engaged in farming), Emmerson (in the same county), Susan E. (wife of James Snow, a farmer of Russell County) and Anderson. October 15, 1861, the latter enlisted in Company G, Twelfth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and served fifteen months as sergeant, participating in the battle of Mills Springs. He afterward enlisted in Company B, Ninety-fourth Kentucky Militia, of which company he was commissioned captain, and served until the close of the war, when he returned to his home in Russell County, Ky. October 17, 1869, he married Mary C. Oaks, daughter of John W. Oaks. She was born in Russell County December 1, 1854, and died February 15, 1883, the mother of the following children: Julia F., John L. and Sidney C. March 13, 1884, Mr. McFall married Sarah E. Sutton, who was born in Clay County, Ill., January 22, 1861, and is a daughter of Jesse and Nancy J. Sutton, the former of whom died in Clay County, and the mother subsequently married Joshua Robertson and moved to Laclede County, Mo. Mr. McFall has one child by the second marriage, Myrtle Etolia. In 1870 Mr. McFall removed to Laclede County, Mo., and settled in Union Township, which he has since made his home. In 1886 he was elected judge of the Western District of Laclede County by the Democratic party, and for eight years served as justice of the peace of Union Township. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is also a Mason and Knights Templar. He is one of the enterprising citizens of the county, and supports actively all laudable enterprises. Mrs. McFall is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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