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1844 Ad from Green's St Louis Directory Image Credit:  Google Books About Moses (b.1808, d.1881) and Nathaniel Hixson Stout (b.1806, d.1...

Moses & Nathaniel H. Stout - St. Louis, Missouri

1844 Ad from Green's St Louis Directory
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Moses (b.1808, d.1881) and Nathaniel Hixson Stout (b.1806, d.1867) were brothers and plane makers based in St. Louis, Missouri. Both men were born in Cloverhill, New Jersey before moving to St Louis. Their business was located at No.96 Main (or First) Street. 

Moses was making planes in St. Louis as early as 1836 according to a city directory [1]. Its unclear when Nathaniel joined the business but they appear in an 1850 city directory as being in business but not any of the 1870s directories [2]. They evidently parted ways as Nathaniel was living in Tennessee by the time of the 1860 census. He died in 1867. Moses was retired when the 1870 census came around and was living in a home valued at $11,000. 


Sources

[1] https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16795coll7/id/3030/rec/2
[2] https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16795coll7/id/55444/rec/1
 

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