Francis M. Veatch was one of the earliest settlers around Moundville. He purchased 97 acres near Moundville in 1867. In the 1870 census, he was age 31 and his wife was 24. By 1880, Francis Veatch was Moundville's Retail Druggist. He had been born in Illinois. His wife, Amanda, had been born in Kentucky. They had two sons and a daughter, Marion, age 8; John W., age 6; and Iva M., age 3. On October 24, 1888 F. M Veatch had an auction sale of his personal property. It was announced that his farm was for rent. Veatch was planning to move his family to property that he had just purchased near Sisson, a new town north of Sacramento, California, on the Oregon road, at the foot of Mount Shasta. He had a new home in Sisson and 160 acres outside of town.   Thanks to Norman Noel for sharing this photo that came out of the Thornton Bank collection.