Biographical Sketch of S. E. Darnell, Camden County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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S. E. Darnell, general merchant and postmaster at Climax Springs, Mo.,
was born in Ohio in 1844, and is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Logan)
Darnell, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively, the former's
birth occurring in 1820.  He moved from his native State to Ohio when
a boy, and in 1869 located in Camden county, Mo., where he was engaged
in carpentering and millwrighting.  His parents, Samuel and Hannah
(Tibbs) Darnell, were Virginians, and became early residents of Ohio,
where they spent the remainder of their days, the father being engaged
in carpentering and boat building.  The maternal grandparents, Moses 
and Jane (Brookhaw) Logan, were born in Ireland and Ohio, respectively.
The former crossed the ocean and settled in Ohio, where he was engaged 
in farming until his death.  S. E. Darnell, whose name heads this 
sketch, is one of seven children, six now living, whose names are as
follows: John, Anna (Lane), Richard, Caroline (Carter), Lewis Darnell
and S. E.  The latter spent his early life in his native State, and 
at the age of twenty-four embarked on the sea of life for himself, and
in 1882 moved to Camden county, Mo., and a year later to Climax Springs
where he established his present general mercantile business, which
stock is valued at about $2,000.  For the first six months he was in
partnership with George Blevins, but has since been sole proprietor, 
and has managed the business alone.  He is a Democrat in politics, and
since 1888 has been postmaster of the town.  In 1874 he wedded Miss 
Anna Griesel, who was born in Germany in 1856, and is a daughter of
George and Catherine (Leidheiser) Griesel, who were also Germans and 
came to America in 1861, settling in Camden county.  Their children are
as follows: Anna (Darnell), Adam, William, George, Louisa, Matilda,
Sophia, Antulp and Della.  Mr. and Mrs. Darnell are the parents of the
following children: Mr. and Mrs. Darnell are the parents of the follow-
ing children: Ardella, Emma, James, Cora and Everett.  Mr. Darnell is a
Mason.

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