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Henry R. Terrill, of the
firm of Terrill Brothers, which is composed o
Henry R. and Vincent C.
Terrill, is one of the well known and reliable retail
shoe establishments in the
city of Moberly and has an extensive patron
age. The Terrill Brothers
have been engaged in business here for
number of years
The Terrill family is one of
the old substantial pioneer families of~
Randolph County and the
various members of this family have been~
identified with the growth
and development of this county for considerably~
more than half a century.
Henry R. Terrill, the senior
member of the firm of Terrill Brothers,.'
is a native of Randolph
County and was born in Sugar Creek township,
Dec. 3, 1869. He is a son
of John R. and Ann (Roberts) Terrill. John
R. Terrill came to
Randolph County about 1854 when he was 18 years of
age, and entered
government land about two miles south of the present
city of Moberly and this
land is still owned by his descendants. Two
of his brothers, James and
Robert Green, served in the Confederate army
and both were killed.
James Terrill served with General Price and was
killed and Robert Green
was serving with General Morgan's command in
Kentucky when he was
killed.
John R. Terrill was a son
of William Terrill, who came to Randolph
County at the same time
that his son, John R., came and owned an
adjoining farm. He was a
native of Kentucky and was in that state on
a visit at the time of his
death. His remains were brought back to
Randolph County and
buried in Oakland cemetery. John R. Terrill, father
of Henry R., lived on the
same farm in Randolph County for 50 years.
He died in 1907. His wife
preceded him in death several years, having
died in 1875. Their
remains are both interred in Oakland cemetery.
Henry R. Terrill was
educated in the public schools and was grad-
uated from the Moberly
High School in 1890. He then entered the Mis-
souri University at
Columbia and was a student in that institution for
three years. after which he
was engaged in farming about one year.
He then, in partnership
with Joe W Mullen, purchased the shoe business
of Victor and Given in
Moberly. Later he sold his interest to Mr. Mullen
and engaged in farming for
about four years. The present firm of
Terrill Brothers was
organized and they engaged in the retail shoe busi-
ness which they have since
continued and this firm is now one of the
mercantile landmarks of
Moberly.
Henry R. Terrill was
married in 1896 to Goldena Mounce, a daughter
of A. M. and Martha
(Morrison) Mounce of Moberly. A history of the
Mounce family appears in
this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Terrill have
been born the following
children: John M., a graduate of the Moberly
High School and now an
.employee in the Terrill Brothers' store; Mar-
garet Ruth, also a graduate
of the Moberly High School, is bookkeeper
for Terrill Brothers' store;
Mary Emma, a student in the Missouri Uni-
versity; Robert, Dorothy
and Martha.
John M. Terrill, the eldest
son of Henry R., was a student in the
University of Missouri
when the United States entered the World War,
and in 1917 he enlisted in
the Officers' Training School at Camp Han-
cock, Ga., and was
attached to the 15th Company, 3rd Battalion, and
was stationed at Camp
Hancock until the armistice was signed. After
receiving his training he
was retained at Camp Hancock as a military
instructor and was in the
service about one year. He is a member of
the Theodore Bazan Post
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