History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . lly engaged in farming and stock raisingfor many years until he retired from active farm life when he removed toKing City. Mr. Preston was married to Miss Josephine Quell, a daughter ofJoseph and Augusta (Schmidt) Quell. Joseph Quell was a native of Ger-many and in early life learned the trade of millwright in his native land,but after coming to America he was employed as a carpenter in connectionwith the coal mining industry of Pennsylvania. He served in the UnionArmy for a time during the Civil War and later came to Missouri and set-tled nea
History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . lly engaged in farming and stock raisingfor many years until he retired from active farm life when he removed toKing City. Mr. Preston was married to Miss Josephine Quell, a daughter ofJoseph and Augusta (Schmidt) Quell. Joseph Quell was a native of Ger-many and in early life learned the trade of millwright in his native land,but after coming to America he was employed as a carpenter in connectionwith the coal mining industry of Pennsylvania. He served in the UnionArmy for a time during the Civil War and later came to Missouri and set-tled near Keystone, Clinton County, and became very well-to-do, and wasthe owner of 280 acres of land. He was a Democrat, and he and his wifewere members of the Catholic church. To Mr. and Mrs. Preston have been born the following children:Esther Ann, married P. A. Miller, El Paso, Texas, where he is engaged inthe real estate and insurance business; J. W., who is owner of a farm of80 acres near King City, where he is engaged in farming and stock raising;. MR. AND MRS. JOHN PRESTON THE NEW YORKPUBLIC ^MRY ASTOK. LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS B . L HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 505 married Martha Esther Blacklock who is now deceased; Grace, marriedAustin Brown, a farmer and stock raiser near Ford City; Maud J., a studentin Palmer College, Albany, where she is specializing in music; AnnaAugusta, deceased; Joseph Henry, deceased; and George Cleo, deceased, Mr. Preston has seen much of the development of Gentry County fromthe pioneer days to the present time. When he came here there were norailroads and transportation was mostly carried on with ox teams and thetrip to St. Joseph was a long and tiresome one. He has been identified withmany of the progressive movements which had for their object the devel-opment and upbuilding of Gentry County. He was president of the Farm-ers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Gentry County for seven and Mrs. Preston are Republicans and member
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