Came from England as a youth and settled in NW Missouri.

Fred came to this country at the age of 16 or 17. He came with the Harding family- John (Jack) and Tommie. He settled first around St. Joseph--started to farm in Eastern Kansas. The "Grasshopper year" they ate up crop, then worked on St. Joseph and Hannibal ?. Then worked on farm in Holt Co. for M??ston family where he met neighboring girl Adeline Gray [GREY]. Established their matrimonial domicile near the Missouri river and soon thereafter a fire destroyed all thier household goods. They later moved near Fillmore and owned a small farm NE of Fillmore near the Reo??? Eesinninger? farm. From there they moved to Hastings place about 1886. Lived there until about 1899 when she moved to Rosendale. From there she moved to farm about 7 miles NW of Morrill Kansas. From there moved to El Dorado, Kansas. There after several years to Savannah, MIssouri where both parents died and are buried.