Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Oscar A. Pelton

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri,  published by Goodspeed, 1889;  Pgs. 933, 934  
Barton County Section

Oscar A. Pelton, of Barton County, Mo., was born in Chittenden County, Vt., 
in the town of Shelburne, on the 17th of February, 1832, being a son of Daniel 
and Lovina (Benson) Pelton, who were also born in that county, the former's 
birth occuring in 1805, and the latter's in 1802.  They were married in their 
native State, and, about 1835, moved to Syracuse, N. Y., where the father died 
in May, three years later, the mother's death occurring in Chicago, Ill., in 1874.
The paternal grandfather was born in Vermont, was a cooper by trade, and was 
killed, in 1805, by a falling tree.  Oscar A. Pelton is the eldest of two surviving  
members of a family of four children, and, after his father's death, returned
with his mother, to Vermont.  Here he remained, attending the district schools
and working at farm labor until nineteen years of age, when he went to Leyden, 
Cook County, Ill., and there made his home until September 18, 1861, at which date 
he enlisted in Company D, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, and remained in the service just
three years.  He participated in the battles of Williamsburg, Second Bull Run, 
Antietam, Gettysbury, Fredericksburg and the wilderness, after receiving his
discharge he returned to Cook County, Ill., and began peddling milk in Chicago,
continuing this occupation until 1870, whe he married Miss Helen Webster, who was
born in Geauga County, Ohio, November 3, 1840, a daughter of Andrew and Lorissa 
Webster, who were born in Canada and Massachusetts, respectively, the former's 
birth occurring in 1812.  To Mr. and Mrs. Pelton the following children have been 
born: Maud, born on the 23d of June, 1871, and is now deceased; Addie, born 
July 8, 1872; Bertha, born July 23, 1873; Grace, born August 6, 1874; Oscar, 
born March 15, 1879, and is now dead; Harry, born August 29, 1881 (deceased); 
and Helen, born January 26, 1884.  On the 11th of April, 1882, Mr. Pelton and 
family arrived in Barton County, Mo., where he soon after purchased 220 acres of 
land, and also had 320 acres in Oregon County.  He has since been actively engaged
in tilling the soil, and is considered one of the first farmers of the county. 
He is a Republican in his political views, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

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