CAPT. W. FEELY
Is a son of John and Jane (Wilson) Feely, and was born January 2,
1827, in the State of Ohio. He left his native State when about eight
years old, living in Indiana two years, when he came to Missouri. He
lived in St. Louis two years, and then went to his father's, in Cole
county, Missouri, and from there the family moved to Cass county. He
was selling goods in Harrisonville when the war broke out. Casting his
lot with the Confederacy, he enlisted in the State Guards in 1861, and
afterwards in Price's army, Sixteenth Regiment, Company K (of which
he was captain), Trans-Mississippi Department. He served four years
in the army, and only when Lee surrendered, and the cause so dear to
his heart was hopeless, he laid down his arms and accepted the
situation, as all good soldiers do. At the battle of Lone Jack he
received a gunshot wound in the arm, which literally tore away the
muscles. He was in the battles of Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Jenkins'
Ferry, and Helena. He was married December 27, 1866, to Miss A. J.
Watkins [Amanda J. Watkins], of Cole county, and has been blessed
with four children, all of whom are now living – Laura, John Alexander,
D. Postlewait and Beulah. He is now selling general merchandise in
Wilton, Boone county, Missouri, and is also post-
master. He has been engaged in the mercantile business about thirtv-
two years, fifteen of them at his present home. In connection with his
store he has a steamboat landing, and does a general commission
business for the farmers in the country. He also ships about twenty--
five thousand railroad ties every year, making that business a specialty.
Source:
Title: History of Boone County, Missouri
Publication date: 1882
Collection: Missouriana Digital Text Collection; page 654
Additional information on Willis Feely can be found on the Missouri
State Park website. Trail Town Spotlight: Wilton
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