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Biographies of Scott County, 1888 James B. Ancell, a substantial farmer residing on a fine hill-farm of 240 acres, near Kelso, Mo., was born in Kentucky, in 1813. He is the son of Henry and Nancy (Beesley) Ancell, who were born and reared in Virginia. Several years after his marriage Hanry Ancell removed his family in wagons to Kentucky, where he resided, working at the brick mason's trade, until his death, which occurred when the subject of this sketch was a small boy. Besides the latter, there were six children: Washington, Thornton, Pascal E., John, Henry and Harriet, all of whom are dead. James B. came to Southeast Missouri in 1830, from Todd County, Ky., and located on land which he entered from the Government, near his present home. He afterward entered the farm on which he now resides. Here his mother died in 1856. In 1859 he married Frances Adaline Clark, a native of Cape Girardeau County, born in 1825, and a daughter of John and Sarah Clark, natives of Kentucky, who came to Missouri before their marriage and located in Cape Girardeau County. After their marriage they still remained in Cape Girardeau County, and reared a large family, consisting of ten girls and one boy. The girls all lived to maturity and married. Mr. and Mrs. Ancell are the parents of five children: Emma (wife of Walter Goddard), Sarah M. (wife of S. McFerron), Mary J. (at home), James P. and Mattie J. (both also at home). Mr. Ancell, his wife and two children are devoted members of the Baptist Church. Emma belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. This site is a AHGP Project which is a volunteer genealogical organization dedicated to the free access of genealogical information. NOTE: If you run across a site thats charges a fee to view these pages, please let me know This is a free site. There is not a charge to view these pages. Return To -A- Biographies 
 
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