Barton County, Missouri Biographies-S. F. McGRATH History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Page 920 S. F. McGrath, constable and collector of Richland Township, was born in Jo Daviess County, Ill., in 1855, his parents being James and Jane (Hass) McGrath. S. F. McGrath came with his parents to Missouri in 1864, and located first in Lewis County, then in Cooper County, and in 1867 went to Johnson County, and purchased a farm, remaining there until he doubled his money on his farm, then sold out and resided nine years in Henry County. Since 1881 he has resided in Barton County on his present farm. On the 5th of November, 1884, he was married to Miss Louella Wheeler, who was born in Hamilton County, Ill., in 1864, and by her has two children: Ola and Roy. From 1882 to 1884 he served as constable under the first township organization, being elected to the office again in 1887 and 1889, which office he is ably filling at the present time. He is a Republican in his political views, and is a member of the Farmer's Alliance. In the spring of 1880 he went to Colorado, and after working there for some time returned home, where he has since remained. His father was born in Pennsylvania in 1819, and was married in Illinois. His father, Samuel McGrath, wa born in Ireland, and emigrated to America, locating in Pennsylvania. The maternal grandfather was of German descent, and is still living, aged eighty-seven years. Mrs. S. F. MCGrath is a daughter of Henry and Margie (Brennon) wheeler, who were born in Illinois in 1858 and 1840, respectively. They were married and farmed in Hamilton County until about 1873, when they came to Barton County, Mo., in which they own a good farm. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are Democrats in their political views. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Griffin Snow ====================================================================