Trenton Twp. Grundy Co. Mo. 22 Aug 1870 Pg. 45 (printed pg. 387) Dwell # 322 Fam. # 326 SONGER Giles 52 M W Farmer born? " Nancy A. 51 F W Ky John R. 23 M W Mo Franklin 17 M W Albert 20 M W Missouri A. 15 F W Elizabeth 14 F W Lyman F 7 M W Now, as to the Grundy Co. Histories. In the Birdsall and Dean History of Grundy County, pg. 335, there is a bio of Giles Songer. "Giles Songer settled in Trenton township, Grundy county, in the year of 1846, and gave his attention to farming. He was a native of Indiana, and was born in Washington county, in that State, on the 25th of October, 1818, the son of Abram and Catherine Songer, both natives of Pennsylvania. When quite small his parents removed to Clay county, Illinois, where he grew up and received his education. On January 21st 1837, Mr. Songer was united in matrimony to Miss Nancy Childers. Miss Childers was a native of Lincoln county, Kentucky, and was born July 20, 1820. This union was blessed with thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters, eight of whom are still living. William, the eldest, was born January 13, 1838, and died April 10, 1869, leaving a wife and three children; Julia, born February 27, 1839, became the wife of Joseph Reeder, and died December 10, 1870 leaving her husband and six children to mourn her loss; Joseph W., born March 1, 1842, is a resident of Grundy county; Mary A. was born November 7, 1843, and is Mrs. William Luke; Thomas B., born October 25, 1845, died in the U. S. hospital at St. Louis, November 18, 1864, having served during the war in company A., Forty-fourth regiment of Missouri volunteer infantry; John B., born November 9, 1847, is still living in Grundy county; Albert G., born December 17, 1850, died February 10, 1871; Richard H., born September 19, 1851, died March 25, 1852; Franklin J., born February 27, 1853; Missouri A., born February 4, 1855; Elizabeth, born Febraury 11, 1857; Flora Belle, born July 6, 1859, and Lyman T., born October 25, 1862. Mrs Songer is still living. Mr. Songer became one of the prominent citizens of Grundy county, and served in several official capacities, having been elected county judge two or three terms. After a long life of usefulness, he died on the 13th of December, 1880, in the seventy-third year of his age". Pg. 338, same book. JOHN R. SONGER, Son of Giles and Nancy Songer, was born in Grundy county, Missouri, November 9, 1847. Farming has been his business since he has been old enough, and his life has been spent upon the same section of land he was born upon. Mr. Songer was united in marriage to Miss Nannie V. Shanklin, December 31, 1870. She was also a native of this county, born May 27, 1847. They have had four children: Carrie, born February 3, 1872; Fredrick W., born March 14, 1874; Homer, born March 28, 1876, died April 10, 1876; and Carl A., born February 3, 1878. Mr. Songer has a good farm and is one of the prosperous farmers of the township, and he and his wife are highly esteemed by their neighbors.