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Title: History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Leopard, John C Hillman, Mary McCammon McCammon, Robert McMillen, 1842-1922
Subjects: Daviess County (Mo.) -- History Gentry County (Mo.) -- History
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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and became well-to-do. He served in the Civil War as a first lieu-tenant. He started in life without funds in a new country and succeededin his undertaking. He was a Republican and a member of the Methodistchurch and both he and his wife are now deceased and their remains areburied in Fairview Church Cemetery. To Samuel Jolly and wife were born the following children: Carlos,one died in infancy; Benjamin, Albert Newton and Mary, all of whom aredeceased, Benjamin, having died with measels while a soldier in the CivilWar; Sarah, married Lloyd Neil now deceased and she lives in Nebraska;H. C, a druggist in McFall; Mattie, married William Manring; and JamesPerry, the subject of this sketch. James Perry Jolly attended such schools as the pioneer times afforded.He was reared on his fathers farm and in early life assisted in its opera-tion. Early in life he bought land and began his independent career as afarmer and stockman. He bought more land later and is now the owner > m CO M enO rr
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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LID A1:Y TILDEN FOCNKAThOSB L HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 553 of a well improved farm of 340 acres. He had 500 acres but has givensome land to his children. For many years he successfully carried on gen-eral farming and stock raising and has also dealt extensively in cattle andhas fed large quanities of cattle for the market. He is now living on hishome place in Miller Township although practically retired. Mr. Jolly was married in 1872 to May Shaffer, a native of Ohio and adaughter of John and Charlotte (Munson) Shaffer, the former a native ofPennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. Mrs. Jolly was a private teacher be-fore her marriage. To Mr. and Mrs. Jolly have been born the followingchildren: Eunice, William, and Lulu, infants, all of whom are deceased;and Maude, married Bemo Robertson and lives in Gentry County; Anna,married Frank Tyler, lives in Miller Township; Frank, lives in GentryCounty; George, a farmer and stockman in Gentry County; Blanche, wasa

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