Past and present of Greene County Missouri; early and recent history and genealogical records of many of the representative citizens . ll heard with profound regret the news ofhis transition into a higher sphere of actimi, when he was still in the prime•of manhood. Mr. Dozier was born in Richmond. Kentucky, October 30. 1853, offine old Southern stock on both sides of the house. He was a son ofJohn and Nancy (Johnson) Dozier, the former a native of Virginia and thelatter a native of Madison county, Iventucky. There they spent their child-hood, later moving to near Richmond, Kentuck\-, where the
Past and present of Greene County Missouri; early and recent history and genealogical records of many of the representative citizens . ll heard with profound regret the news ofhis transition into a higher sphere of actimi, when he was still in the prime•of manhood. Mr. Dozier was born in Richmond. Kentucky, October 30. 1853, offine old Southern stock on both sides of the house. He was a son ofJohn and Nancy (Johnson) Dozier, the former a native of Virginia and thelatter a native of Madison county, Iventucky. There they spent their child-hood, later moving to near Richmond, Kentuck\-, where the father ownedand operated an extensive plantation, and owned a large number of slaves;he also engaged in merchandising and was a successful business man. Hefinally established the family home in Carroll county Missouri, and was atone time sheriff of that county and prominent in Democratic politics. Therethe death of our sul)jects mother occurred when he was about twelve years•of age. The father died in St. Louis in 1904. Their family consisted of?eleven childreji, four of whom are still living, namely: William Cassus. died. I). W. IKiZlIOR. DECEASED. GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI. 849 in infancy; Margaret is next to the eldest; Mary is living; Elizabeth Hollanddied in infancy; Eliza Andrew died in infancy; Nancy Jane, deceased; Melisa,deceased; Susan, deceased; George Ann, living; Duerrett White, of thismemoir; John, who is the youngest. Our subject had little opportunity to get an education, but later in lifehe made up for this deficiency by wide home reading and by contact withthe world. He was a fine type of the self-made man. When but a boy heturned his attention to electrical and steam engineering. He had the dis-tinction of starting the first threshing engine in Missouri, which was whilehe lived in Carroll county. He eventually became a superintendent anddesigner of power houses and superintended the building of some of thefinest electrical power houses in the United States
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