Samuel B. La Force was reared & educated in Pike County, MO. He removed to Jasper County in 1843, locating near Carthage. He entered & bought large tracts of land, & managed a farm. In war times he was an ardent Unionist, & served as a guide for General Sigel before & during the battle of Carthage, 7/5/1861. Later he served in an Illinois regiment, & 2 of his sons also performed military service. In 1846 & again in 1848 he was elected to sheriff of Jasper County. In 1850 he was elected to the Sixteenth General Assembly, & in 1866 he was elected clerk of the circuit & county courts. He died in 1899.
Bio courtesy the book "Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History ..., Volume 3 edited by Howard Louis Conard"
Bio courtesy the book "Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History ..., Volume 3 edited by Howard Louis Conard"
Samuel B. La Force was reared & educated in Pike County, MO. He removed to Jasper County in 1843, locating near Carthage. He entered & bought large tracts of land, & managed a farm. In war times he was an ardent Unionist, & served as a guide for General Sigel before & during the battle of Carthage, 7/5/1861. Later he served in an Illinois regiment, & 2 of his sons also performed military service. In 1846 & again in 1848 he was elected to sheriff of Jasper County. In 1850 he was elected to the Sixteenth General Assembly, & in 1866 he was elected clerk of the circuit & county courts. He died in 1899.
Bio courtesy the book "Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History ..., Volume 3 edited by Howard Louis Conard"
Bio courtesy the book "Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History ..., Volume 3 edited by Howard Louis Conard"
Inscription
Married. Farmer. Sheriff. Representative. Clerk of Court. Soldier. Citizen. From Poverty. Integrity My Religion.
Gravesite Details
h/o Lucy Brown. I believe at one point he was at La Force cemetery & was later moved here.
Family Members
Spouse
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