Carroll County, Missouri Biography - Joseph S. Pence b. 1836 Source: Carrollton Newspaper: The Republican Volume XLVI 1914 (month and date unknown) JOSEPH S. PENCE Republican-Record Reader 40 Years; Joseph S. Pence, one of our most loyal and devoted friends and readers; Voted for John C. Fremont Born in Ohio in 1836, and came to Carroll County in 1869, where he has continued to make his home. This week we present to our readers a likeness of the familiar face of Squire Joseph S. Pence, of Eugene Township, who is known and respected as one of the best citizens within the borders of Carroll county. During his long life in this community, he has made friends with all our older people, and has the confidence of all. Joseph S. Pence was born in Adams county, Ohio, January 8, 1836, and here he grew to early manhood. He was reared to farm labor and has always been an industrious tiller of the soil. In the public schools he acquired a fair education and during his minority he assisted in the cultivation of the home farm and in various other ways contributed to the support of the family. Politically he has always been a Republican. He comes of a Republican stock, his father being an old line Henry Clay Whig, and in the organization of the republican party in 1856, he cast his first vote for John C. Freemont. The subject of this sketch is one of the few remaining veterans of the Civil War, whom now we see on the downward road few in number and feeble in strength. He was a member of Co. I 39th Ohio Volunteers, and served through the entire war. On June the 10th, 1858 he was married to Harriett Dryden, of Brown County, Ohio. They were the parents of 9 children, six of whom with his wife are living. He came to Missouri in 1869 and purchased a farm two miles east of Wakenda and after living there four years, he sold this place, and bought a number one 80 acre tract on the upland and there he lived twenty-five years, and sold that place and bought an improved property in Wakanda, where he now lives. Mr. Pence always took an active interest in politics and was elected several time Justice of Peace and a member of the township board and at the present time is notary public, and is engaged in the insurance business. Mr. Pence has been a Mason for many years, and is at present a member of Wakanda Lodge, No. 52, A.F.&A.M. of Carrollton. He is a splendid citizen, upon whim the shadow of reproach or suspicion has never been cast, and we trust that he may be spared for many years to come to his family, his friends, and the community in which he has resided so long. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lisa Smalley USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------