Biographical Sketch of Robert T. Littlejohn, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Robert T. Littlejohn, deceased.  The subject of the following sketch, one
of the pioneer settlers of Lafayette county, was born in Mason county,
Kentucky, October 8, 1812, and died November 10, 1877.  Was raised and
educated in his native county, where he also learned the blacksmith's
trade.  About the year 1830 he came to Lafayette county and entered the
employ of Mr. Jack Waddell, in which he remained until 1842, engaged 
first as overseer, afterwards as miller, for five years, and subsequently
in the capacity of blacksmith.  November 12, of same year, he married 
Miss Martha Payne, a native of Woodford county, Ky., and daughter of 
Thomas Payne, who moved to Lafayette county in 1841.  Fifteen children 
were born to them, thirteen of whom are now living, three sons and ten
daughters: Mrs. Nancy Roberts, Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes, Mrs. Caroline 
Clary, Mrs. James Willis, Mrs. Georgia A. Wilborn, Julia, Ida, Jenny,
Maggie, Mattie, William H., Thomas and Augustus.  In 1844 he purchased a
farm of 500 acres, situated twenty-two miles south of Lexington, where he 
resided until his death.

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