SAMUEL N. GUTHRIE

(From the History of Callaway County Missouri, 1884, page 590.)
Transcribed by Kris Breid, 09 March 2005

SAMUEL N. GUTHRIE, farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Guthrie, a substantial farmer of this county, and one of the well respected citizens of Caldwell township, is a native of the county, born on the 8th of September, 1829, and was a son of Samuel T. Guthrie and wife, Sally Phillips, who were married on the 27th of December, 1821. They were both from Kentucky, the father born in Madison county in 1793, and the mother in Casey county in 1804.The former came to Callaway county in 1819, was married, and the year after their marriage they settled on the present site of the town of Guthrie. The father became a prominent citizen of this county, and died in the respect and esteem of all who knew him, on the 24th of April, 1872. He and his good wife were blessed with a large family of children, fourteen in number, and of these eight are still living.

Samuel N., one of their eight sons, and subject of the present sketch, engaged in farming for himself on reaching manhood, and having been brought up to habits of industry and to principles of honor and integrity by his worthy parents, he has naturally become a successful farmer and useful citizen. He raises annually about sixty-five or seventy acres of grain, and raises considerable stock, including cattle, hogs, sheep, and so forth. He has some very fine sheep, the raising of which he [is] now making a specialty.

Mr. Guthrie has been married twice. His first wife, whose maiden name was Ann S. Nichols, a daughter of Felix G. and Elizabeth A. Nichols, died on the 13th of June, 1869. She left three children: Finis W., now a resident of Los Angeles county, California; Samuel B., of this county; and Churchill P. Two, besides, are deceased: Felix E. and James E. On the 16th of May, 1871, Mr. Guthrie was married to his present wife, formerly Miss Lydia E. Mirts, of this county. There are two children by this union: Jessie M. and John W. Both Mr. and Mrs. G. are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, in which Mr. Guthrie has been an elder for many years.

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