William McCall Sr

MCCALL, ROSE

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/18/2006 at 22:05:34

William McCall Sr, farmer, Sec 10, P O Moingona, was born in Rush county, Indiana, in 1829, and at the age of sixteen he accompanied his parents to Dallas county, he remained there until the spring of 1847, and then came to this county, settling near Boonesboro, resided at that place for six years and then located near Moingona, on Sec 18, and one year later moved to the present site of that town, he entered the land where Moingona is situated in 1853, in 1863 sold it for $25 per acre, improved a farm there, and in February 1864, moved on Sec 11, and June 29, 1869 went to Missouri, he returned to this county and in 1871 settled on his present farm of 200 acres, Mr McCall was married in 1853 to Miss Sarah Rose, a native of Ohio, they have two children: Charles H (born in 1854), and William W (born April 12, 1873) he has the only brick farm residence in the township, it was built in 1870, is a member of I O O F and A F and A M

1880 Boone Co History Book