John Friend
Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri
Biographies of Scott County, 1888
John Friend, a highly respected citizen and retired farmer of Scott County, Mo., is a native of the county, born in 1830. His grandfather, John Friend, came to Southeast Missouri about 1796, and accumulated considerable property. He was a very active man, and died at the age of eighty-six years, in 1863. He and wife had five children, who grew to maturity: Andrew, James, Jacob, Margaret, and Catherine. James and Catherine are still living, the former resides at Oran, and the latter in Scott County. Their mother was of German descent, a native of Pennsylvania, and died in 1840. Andrew Friend was the father of the subject of this sketch. He was born and reared in Southeast Missouri, and married Elizabeth Evans, also born and reared in the same district. He resided near his home place until 1854, when he removed his family to Ozark County, Mo., and remained until his death, in 1868. His wife died in 1854. Their children were John, Margaret, Elizabeth, James, Catherine, Isreal, Emily, Mary, Jane and Martha. Martha, Emily and John are living. Catherine was killed during the war while trying to protect her husband, who was a Union soldier. John lived with an older brother and grandfather, but worked for his parents until he reached his majority. In connection with farming he worked at the carpenter's trade until 1859, after which he turned his attention entirely to farming until 1861, when he enlisted in the army. After the war he was engaged in saw-milling, until 1867, when he began a contract with the Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad for building bridges and trestles, which, when he had completed, he acted as foreman of the track-laying force, until the road was completed in 1869. He was then engaged in saw-milling for several years, since which he engaged in farming. His wife, Nancy Snyder, is a daughter of Jacob and Malissa (Wiley) Snyder, natives of Germany and Kentucky, respectively. James Snyder was a stonemason, who came to Southeast Missouri from Kentucky and died soon after, leaving a wife and two children: James (now deceased) and Nancy. Mr. and Mrs. Friend have had three children: Virginia (deceased), James (deceased) and Nancy (the wife of Dr. W.E. Harris of Oran). Virginia was the wife of J.W. Clemson, now agent of the railroad at Oran. She left two children. In religious belief all the members of the family are Baptists.
Submitted by Connie Perkins
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