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Robert James McINTYRE, lumber merchant, was born in Bloomington, Ill.,
April 15, 1852, and is the son of Robert Newton and Hannah (DAVIS)
McINTYRE, who were natives of Ohio, the former of Springfield and the
latter of Higginsport. The father was a carpenter by profession, and
settled in Illinois in early times, enlisting from that State as a soldier in the Mexican War. He was a prominent man in public affairs, and was an active member in the birth of the Republican party in Bloomington. He died in Douglas County, Ill. His son, Robert J. McIntyre, was reared in Illinois and followed agricultural pursuits in that State until 1884, when, on account of ill health, he moved to Missouri and located in Lawrence County, where he purchased his present business, and which he has increased to double its original native proportions. While in Douglas County, Ill., he married Miss Nancy WILLISON, daughter of Egbert and Ruth WILLISON, natives of Maryland and New Jersey, respectively. Five children were the result of Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre's marriage: Hannah Ada, Isa Pearl, Artie Daisy, Elmer Dayton and Leslie. Mrs. McIntyre is a member of the Baptist Church.
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