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CHRISTOPHER C.
MASTERS
Christopher
C. Masters, farmer, of Madison County, Mo., was
born in 1852, his parents being Andrew and Sarah (Hon) Masters.
The former was born I Bollinger County, Mo., and was of German
descent.
He and wife became the parents of eleven children, nine of whom
survive.
The mother died 1863, Christopher C. Masters was her tenth child.
He was left an orphan at an early age, and was forced to earn his
own living and live among strangers.
He educated himself after he became of age.
When twenty-seven he married Frances M. Black, who bore him three
children:
Armetia, Henry A. A. and Delia E.
Mrs. Masters is twenty-eight years of age, and a native of
Madison County.
Her father, who was of German descent, came to Missouri from
Tennessee, but both her parents died when she was quite small. She and
Mr. Masters have lived very happily together, and fully appreciate a
home of their own.
They located on their present farm in 1881.
It consists of sixty-three acres, and lies three miles west of
Marquand.
Mr. Masters is an industrious farmer, and in his political views
is a Republican.
He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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