St. Clair County Obits

NAPOLEON JACKSON RING

Montrose Recorder, May 15 1914 - Napoleon Jackson Ring, was born October 22, 1847 in Forsyth county North Carolina, and died in Appleton City, Mo., May 9th, 1914 aged 66 years 6 months and 17 days. Boyhood was spent on a farm in his native state. During the Civil War he championed the cause of the south and entered the Confederate service in 1864 with Johnsons & Hoods 1st North Carolina Cavalry where he remained until the close of the war. After attending school at Kennersville North Carolina in 1865-66-67, he entered Lexington College for one year in 1868; he moved from North Carolina to Sweet Springs, Mo. in July 1869 at which place he was married on January 28th 1872 to Miss Bettie Williams, six children were born to this marriage five of which are living and are present, Addie now Mrs. R. A. Batchelor, Robert T. both living near Appleton City, Kate now Mrs. Herbert Kirk living near Ohio, Mo., Reuben of Montrose and Murrell the youngest still at home. The other girl Lottie Cecil having died in 1882, he is also survived by 10 grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers still living in North Carolina. Jack Ring has always been prominent in the affairs of the St. Clair Co., and was appointed County Assessor in 1897 to fill out the unexpired term of the late W. B. Nally, he was elected and served a term of County Assessor in the year 1898, giving universal satisfaction in the discharge of the duties of that office. He has been a resident of the County since 1878 having removed here from Saline County, Mo. has been living on his farm 5 miles east until very recently removed into this city. He was a man liked by all who knew him his best friends being those most intimately acquainted with him, in his death the County loses a worthy and upright citizen, his intimate acquaintances a kind friend, his children a devoted father and his wife an affectionate husband. Funeral services were held at the residence in Appleton City, May 11, at 1:30 p.m. conducted by E. Kirkpatrick pastor of the Baptist church. Interment was at the City cemetery, under the auspices of the Appleton City Lodge, No 412, A. F. & A. M. – Appleton City Journal