Biographical Sketch of James E. Thurmond, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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James E. Thurmond, of the firm of Thurmond & Son, merchants of Sulli-
van, Mo., is a native of Franklin County, Mo., born in 1852, and is the
seventh in the family of twelve children, two deceased, of Bennett and
Forlena (Calvert) Thurmond.  He was educated in the common schools of
Franklin County, and began doing for himself in the capacity of clerk
for his father.  He thus gained a good business education, and in 1884
his father admitted him as a partner in the present business.  They 
carry stock to the amount of $2,000 and theirs is one of the leading
business houses of the place.  Mr. Thurmond is a stanch Democrat in
political faith, and is an enterprising and thorough going young busi-
ness man; he is a member of the school committee of his district.

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