Biographical Sketch of Samuel A. McCallister, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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Samuel A. McCallister, farmer and stock raiser, is a native of Franklin
County, Mo., and was born in 1840, at Washington.  He is the younger
child and only son of Samuel and Mary (Gross) McCallister, who had only
two children, this son and a daughter, Sarah A., wife of G. W. Arnhart.
Samuel A. McCallister was reared on the farm by his step-father, his 
own father having died when he was very young; his early education was
obtained at the common schools, but he acquired the greater part of his
knowledge by study at odd times.  He worked on a farm and at various
pursuits until 1859, when he went to Texas and joined the Rangers as a
guard against the Indians.  He returned to Missouri in 1865, and the
following year married Sarah J. Love.  Mrs. McCallister died in 1876,
the mother of six children, only three of whom are living: Edwin A.,
Virginia D. and Minnie M.  In 1879 Mr. McCallister married Samantha J.
Arnhart, who lived but a few months after her marriage.  In 1883 our
subject was united in marriage with Emma J. Harris, who is still living
and is the mother of one daughter, Ethel.  From a poor boy Mr. McCall-
ister has come to be one of the most prominent farmers in the county.
He owns 340 acres of land and a fine residence, all the result of his
industry.  He affiliates with the Republican party in politics, though
he is conservative.  He and his wife are consistent members of the 
Christian Church.

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