Walter S. Mayo, one of the most successful farmers of
Brushy Mound township, Macoupin County, was born in Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Illinois, November 17, 1869, and is a son of Samuel T. and Elizabeth
A. (Palmer) Mayo.
Samuel T. Mayo was born November 24, 1818, in
Albermarle County, Virginia, and is a son of Lewis and Susanna (Price) Mayo.
He left his native State in 1835 for Kentucky, where he remained but a short
time. then came to Illinois, locating at Carrollton, in Greene County. In
1843, he came to Carlinville, Macoupin County, where he engaged in general
merchandising. He continued in this business successfully until 1851, then
sold out and engaged in the real estate business until 1882, which year
marked his retirement from active business duties, although he continued in
the management of his farming interests. He at one time owned about 2,200
acres of excellent farming property, all of which still remains in the
possession of the family. In 1845, Samuel T. Mayo was united in marriage
with Elizabeth A. Palmer, a sister of Ex-Governor John M. Palmer, and they
became the parents of the following children: Virginia, Florence, Elizabeth,
Louisa, Carrie, Samuel T. and Walter S. Religiously, the family is
Methodist. Mrs. Mayo died in 1899, at the age of 74 years. Mr. Mayo was a
Whig in politics during his early life, and has since been a Republican. He
still resides in Carlinville.
Walter S. Mayo, our subject, was
educated primarily in the public schools of Macoupin County, after which he
took a course of study in Blackburn University at Carlinville, from which he
was graduated in 1888. He has displayed superior business ability, and in
January, 1900, moved upon his present farm of 210 acres in section 1,
township 9, range 7. He devotes his attention to stock raising, principally
hogs, and in this particular line has attained unusual success.
On
January 24, 1896, Walter S. Mayo was united in marriage with Lola Belle
Yancey, a daughter of Judge A. N. Yancey, a record of whose life appears
elsewhere in this work. This union has been blessed with three children,
namely: Samuel T., Jr.; Walter S., Jr.; and Elizabeth L. Mr. Mayo is a
strong Democrat in politics, but has never sought office. He is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his wife is a member of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of Carlinville.
Extracted 2018 May 06 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 139-140.
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