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NAYLOR, Andrew
source: 1883 History
of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co., pg: 1119
--- ANDREW NAYLOR was born in Highland County, Ohio, November 19, 1852. His
father,. James H. Naylor, was a native of that county and was born in 1818. His
mother, formerly Jane Kincaid, came originally from the same state. They had
seven children, Andrew being the youngest. When seven years of age the family
moved to Brown County, Ohio, and lived there until 1867, when they settled in
Henry County, Missouri, near Windsor. From December, 1867, to the spring of
1868 he attended school at Clinton, Missouri. In 1868 he was engaged at the
trade of carriage painting, which he continued two years. Going to Butler,
Missouri, he worked at that trade till September, 1872, when he came to
Appleton City and clerked with different firms until January, 1883. He then
established himself in the grocery trade. Mr. Naylor was married January 18,
1878, to Miss Sarah B. Hodkins, of Ohio, a daughter of James Hodkins. They have
one child, Charles A. He is a member of the Masonic order.
NEAL, George
Alfred
source: 1883 History
of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co., pg: 1095
--- GEORGE ALFRED NEAL was born December 17, 1856. His grandfather, James Neal,
a native of Virginia emigrated to Kentucky at an early day. Moses W., the
father of George, was born in Kentucky, October 7, 1825. He married Miss
Lucretia A. King. He was for many years a popular hotel man in Kentucky. In
1858, he removed to Indiana. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the
Thirty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned first lieutenant
on the 31st of December, 1862. He fell mortally wounded at the battle of
Murfreesboro. The subject of this sketch is the oldest of three living
children. He commenced attending the public schools of Indiana, when five years
of age, and after his father's death he returned with his mother to Kentucky.
At the age of fifteen he entered Smithfield College and remained there until
twenty years old. He then entered the law office of Benjamin S. Robbins, and
read law under his instruction for one year, soon returning to Smithfield
College he resumed his legal studies in Louisville, Kentucky, until March,
1881, when he was admitted to the bar. In April of that year he came to
Osceola. He was married December 24, 1881, to Miss Lily Bell High, of
Louisville, Kentucky.
NESBIT, Scott
source: 1883 History
of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co., pg: 1094
--- SCOTT NESBIT was born in Mt. Jackson, Pennsylvania, November 25, 1846. He
received a common school education, and like many American boys with that
slight equipment started out to "paddle his own canoe" in the general
race. He first entered business as a dealer in Canada pine lumber until a high
protective duty being put on it virtually prohibited its importation. A few
months later he entered the dry goods business at Edenburg, Pennsylvania,
succeeding quite well until failing health compelled him to seek a different
climate. In 1870 he removed to St. Clair County, Missouri, and opened a stock
farm in Monegaw Township, continuing in that business until March, 1874. when
he removed to Osceola, Missouri, to take the position of assistant cashier, a
position he still occupies, in the St. Clair County Bank, of which he was one
of the original incorporators. He is the third son of John C. and Harriett
Nesbit, both of whom are still living in this county. The other brothers are
Charles W. Nesbit, a farmer of St. Clair County, who is well known, as one of
the most advanced breeders of thoroughbred stock in Southwest Missouri, and the
Hon. Frank C. Nesbit, who represented St. Clair County in the Missouri
Legislature in 1876, and was also the Hancock elector for his district in 1880,
and has for two terms held the position of secretary of the Missouri Senate.
Mr. Nesbit has a natural talent for the banking business, and is looked upon as
one of the best financiers in the state.