Born near Sullivan, Missouri, he attended public school and graduated from the Franklin County Mining School in 1838; nevertheless, he is remembered as "almost illiterate" with a taste for poker, bourbon, and tobacco.
He was born near Sullivan, Missouri. He attended public school. He graduated from the Franklin County Mining School in 1838. He is remembered as "almost illiterate" with a taste for poker. This was nevertheless. He is remembered as "almost illiterate" with a taste for bourbon. This was nevertheless. He is remembered as "almost illiterate" with a taste for tobacco. This was nevertheless.