1882 History of
BIOGRAPHY
MULLINS, Berryman H., Linneus
& Lotus Creek Twp: 452
The old and recently deceased citizen whose
name heads this sketch will
be remembered by many as an old
settler of Liim county, having settled here as long
ago as 1811:. Berryman H. Mullins was a native of
At that primitive day, settlements were
sparse, and choice society was
the exception and not the rule.
Judge Moore, and the Beckets, James
Pendleton, and a few others had
settled in that neighborhood. Churches
there were none, and the schoolhouses, erected by the settlers, were of the
most primitive sort, built of logs, and seated with benches made of slabs with
the flat side up. Mr. Mullins and the rest of those early settlers battled with
the wilds till they made for themselves comfortable homes, supplied with all the of life in a new country. Here, then, Mr. Mullins made
his living, and he never moved from it during his life, and was married in
Kentucky when he was twenty-eight years old, to Miss
Mr. Mullins, though not a member of any
church, was a man of scrupulous morals and rigid integrity, and was everywhere
known as a worthy and upright citizen. Politically, he was formerly a Whig, but
at the dissolution of that party became a Republican, and ever since voted that
ticket.
Mr. Mullins died on his farm in his
eightieth year, on the twenty-sixth of November, 1881. Though dead in the
flesh, he is not dead in the hearts of his family and relatives, and in the
tender memories of his many friends.
MULLINS, A. W., Linneus
& Lotus Creek Twp: 453
This gentleman is the son
of Berryman H. and Susannah Jane Mullins, and was born in Kentuck}'
on the twelfth of April, 1835. He came to this State and county with his
father in 1844, and was reared on the old Mullins' homestead,
three miles from Linneus (see biography of B. H. Mullins).
He was educated wholly in this State, laying
the foundation in the common schools of Linn county
and completing his course at
Mr. Mullins at once began the practice in
Linneus, and though his legal business has steadily grown and enlarged,
frequently requiring his appearance in the State Supreme Court and in the
Federal courts, yet he has never moved his office from Linneus, preferring to
live and practice among those he has known from boyhood. He has tilled official
positions, both civil and military. In 1862 he was elected to represent Linn
county in the State legislature, and was again elected in 1866, having skipped
one term, making him altogether four years in that office. In 1865, between his
legislative terms, he was appointed county
treasurer to till the unexpired term of Hoyle, resigned. On the expiration of
his second term in the General Assembly, he was elected to the position of
county treasurer and served two years longer. He had enlisted as a private, in
the winter of 1862, in Col. McFerrin's regiment of First Missouri State
Militia, but was soon commissioned major of the same regiment by Governor
Gamble. He therefore had to obtain leave of absence from the military during
attendance at
Major Mullins belongs to no church or secret
order, and carries no insurance either on life or property, preferring to take
his own risks, financially, as well as otherwise. He owns fine property, mostly
in real estate, lying in Linn and adjoining counties. He is a successful
lawyer, and has so gained and retained the confidence of the people that his
business keeps him constantly engaged; and his knowledge of law is such that the
mere verbal opinion of few attorneys goes farther with the courts than that of
Major A. W. Mullins. Politically, Major Mullins is a staunch Republican,
and is recognized as one of the
leaders of that great party in his congressional district and in the State at
large; and though his party here is in the minority, few campaigns are planned
and executed, either in State or national affairs, without the personal
cooperation of Major Mullins.
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