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A biography from the 1888 History Book of Adair County, Missouri, pages 941 & 942.
---George W. Begole was born in Washtenaw County, Mich., August 6, 1842, and was the son of William A. Begole, a native of New York, who came to Michigan when a young man, and there married Abigail Nowland, a native of Maryland, and who was the mother of our subject. Mr. Begole was one of the first settlers of Washtenaw County, commencing to live there when the country was a wilderness. He died upon the same place he entered on July 7, 1880. His wife died January 5, 1855. He was twice married, and by his first marriage had four sons and three daughters, all of whom are living with the exception of one son. D. W. was the youngest son, and grew to manhood in his native county, receiving a good education at the common schools and at Ypsilanti, Mich. After becoming of age he remained with his father about two years, but in the spring of 1866 came to Missouri, where he was married in Macon County , April 30, 1867 to Miss Lydia Stanford, a daughter of Michael Stanford. Mrs. Begole was born in Illinois, and reared in that State and in Missouri. They have seven children: Allie (a young lady), William A., John W., Charles M., George B., Minnie and Lester A. Mr. and Mrs. Begole are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and Mr. Begole is also a member of the Paulville Lodge, No. 319, A.F. & A.M. He has 214 acres of land all in one tract, and about 200 of prairie land under cultivation. He has a large farm residence of one and one-half stories, and good outbuildings, and an orchard of about 120 trees. Mr. Begole located on this place in the spring of 1866, and commenced improving it the same year.

A biography from the 1911 History of Adair County, Missouri, page 623.
---DAVIS W. BEGOLE was born in Chelsea, Michigan, August 6, 1842. His parents were William A. and Abigail (Nowland) Begole. He was married April 30, 1867, to Lydia Staniford, who died May 6, 1888. They had seven children: Alice, now the wife of T. E. Elmore, born April 18, 1868; William A., June 1, 1871; John W., July 3, 1874; Charlie, December 27, 1875; George D., May 29, 1877; Minnie, November 9, 1883, now the wife of John Elmore; Lester A., August 7, 1886. Mr. Begoles's second wife was Maxie B. Clemison, to whom he was married April 3, 1889. They have one child-Ray, born February 9, 1890.
---Mr. Begole was born and reared in Michigan. Coming to Adair County in 1866, he settled on a farm one mile west of Gibbs, which he still owns. In 1908 he leased his farm and retired from active farming, moving to Gibbs, where he now resides. He is president of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company, a position which he has held for the past ten years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and the Masonic fraternity.