Farmer, West Grove, was born January 31, 1814, in Warren county, Tenn., and here grew to manhood, living with his parents, Alexander and Sarah, on the farm, and attending school. At the age of twenty, he moved to Morgan county, Ill., and a then to Jefferson county, Iowa, being one among the first settlers of that county, where he lived some fourteen years, then moved to Appanoose county for three years, and in June 1854, settled in Davis county, which. he has since made his home. He owns a fine farm of 378 acres, most of it under cultivation. He was married December 1, 1836, to Ellen Lanman, of Jefferson county. Mr. B. was elected to the legislature, 14th General Assembly, as a democrat, in 1871, by a good majority, and served with great credit. In 1853, he was ordained a minister in the Old School Baptist Church, and had charge of several Churches, as many as four at one time, and is a zealous worker in the cause of religion and temperance. In politics he is a democrat.