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Charles Leland Dalrymple

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Charles Leland Dalrymple

Birth
Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Death
6 Apr 1913 (aged 81)
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.1953918, Longitude: -93.2916701
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Biographical Sketch of Charles L. Dalrymple, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield
From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883.

This gentleman is the son of Allen S. and Eliza (Churchill) Dalrymple, and was born March 2, 1832, in Marion county, Tenn. He was educated at Knoxville and Chattanooga, and in 1849 he came to Springfield, Missouri. Shortly afterward he left Springfield for Santa Fe, New Mexico, where for two years he was agent for a transfer company. He then travelled about for some two years and then returned to Chattanooga, Tenn., where he lived until 1856. In 1857 he went to Memphis, where he remained until 1868. He was engaged in railroad construction work until 1860. April 29, 1863 he was appointed assistant U. S. Assessor for the eighth district of Tennessee, and held that office until 1866. He was then appointed U. S. cotton weigher, which position he retained until 1868, being also at the time tobacco inspector. July 21, 1868 he came to Springfield, and in the latter part of that year was made assistant U. S. assessor for the counties of Laclede, Dallas, Polk and Cedar, and held that office until 1871. In 1872 he was deputy circuit clerk of Polk county, and in 1873 came back to Springfield, where he was deputy county recorder for some time. In 1874-5 he was city recorder upon the Republican ticket, and was elected justice of the peace in 1874, and resigned in 1879. Mr. Dalrymple was married March 21, 1856, to Miss Martha J. Thurston. Their union was blest with three sons and four daughters. His father was born December 18, 1802, and is yet living. His mother was a native of Virginia, and died in 1856. They had but one child, Charles L.
Biographical Sketch of Charles L. Dalrymple, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield
From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883.

This gentleman is the son of Allen S. and Eliza (Churchill) Dalrymple, and was born March 2, 1832, in Marion county, Tenn. He was educated at Knoxville and Chattanooga, and in 1849 he came to Springfield, Missouri. Shortly afterward he left Springfield for Santa Fe, New Mexico, where for two years he was agent for a transfer company. He then travelled about for some two years and then returned to Chattanooga, Tenn., where he lived until 1856. In 1857 he went to Memphis, where he remained until 1868. He was engaged in railroad construction work until 1860. April 29, 1863 he was appointed assistant U. S. Assessor for the eighth district of Tennessee, and held that office until 1866. He was then appointed U. S. cotton weigher, which position he retained until 1868, being also at the time tobacco inspector. July 21, 1868 he came to Springfield, and in the latter part of that year was made assistant U. S. assessor for the counties of Laclede, Dallas, Polk and Cedar, and held that office until 1871. In 1872 he was deputy circuit clerk of Polk county, and in 1873 came back to Springfield, where he was deputy county recorder for some time. In 1874-5 he was city recorder upon the Republican ticket, and was elected justice of the peace in 1874, and resigned in 1879. Mr. Dalrymple was married March 21, 1856, to Miss Martha J. Thurston. Their union was blest with three sons and four daughters. His father was born December 18, 1802, and is yet living. His mother was a native of Virginia, and died in 1856. They had but one child, Charles L.


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