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HISTORY 


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DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


MISSOURI 


DAVIESS  COUNTY 

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JOHN  C.  LEOPARD  AND  BUEL  LEOPARD 


GENTRY  COUNTY 

BY 

R.  M.  McCAMMON  AND  MARY  McCAMMON  HILLMAN 


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PREFACE 


It  is  the  aim  of  the  editors  of  the  History  of  Daviess  County  to  present 
in  substantial  form  an  authentic  history  of  the  county  and  its  people,  to 
which  the  present  and  future  generations  may  refer  with  confidence  and 
satisfaction  as  the  years  come  and  go,  and  that  it  may  be  a  matter  of  pre- 
manent  record  for  all  time.  It  is  not  an  easy  matter  to  write  the  history 
of  such  a  county  as  Daviess.  Much  more  research  was  required  than  was 
anticipated  as  every  effort  has  been  made  to  secure  accuracy.  Many  events 
had  an  influence  in  shaping  the  destiny  of  this  county. 

The  chief  sources  of  material  were  the  county  records,  newspapers, 
reports  of  the  state  departments,  the  history  of  the  county  published  in 
1882,  "Early  Days  on  Grand  River  and  the  Mormon  War"  by  R.  J.  Britton, 
the  Memoirs  of  Major  J.  H.  McGee,  "Memories"  by  John  F.  Jordin,  and 
"Recollections"  by  H.  C.  McDougal. 

The  writers  have  made  requests  for  information  upon  various  subjects 
of  a  large  number  of  men  and  women,  almost  all  of  whom  have  responded 
willingly  and  promptly.  To  them  the  writers  feel  greatly  indebted  and 
while  it  is  impossible  to  mention  them  all,  this  must  not  be  taken  to  indicate 
a  lack  of  appreciation  of  their  efforts. 

Among  those  who  have  been  especially  painstaking  in  supplying  infor- 
n      mation  are  Mrs.  Mary  Cruzen,  Samuel  F.  Sperry,  Sr.,  George  W.  Williams, 
^   S.  W.  Brandom,  W.  C.  Gillihan,  C.  H.  Longfellow,  H.  J.  Hollis,  E.  A.  Martin, 
^    Mrs.  W.  W.  Ament,  Dr.  M.  A.  Smith,  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  McClasky. 
^  THE  EDITORS. 

^  Gallatin,  Mo.,  June  1,  1922. 


INDEX. 


Abarr,    Millege    Lester 884 

Adkisson,   W.    C 663 

Adams,    Edward     805 

Adams,    George    P 466 

Adams,    M.    E 72>2, 

Adams,    Willis    529 

Adkison,    Shannon     453 

Agee,    Carl   J 828 

Akes,   Emert    472 

Alexander,    Joshua    W 331 

Allen,    Charles    S 668 

Allen,    F.    T 669 

Allen,    John    Henry 647 

Allen,   S.   W 1002 

Allenbrand,    R.    J 541 

Allsup,   J.   W 400 

Ament,    W.    W 695 

Austin,   Fred   S 528 

Arnold,   W.   L 430 

Bacon,    Henry    G 727 

Bacon,   Jason    898 

Ball,   John    Lemuel 855 

Ball,    Robt.   J 901 

Ball,    Thomas    J 854 

Bare,   H.   W 470 

Barger,    Dr.   J.    N 921 

Barlow,    T.    C 987 

Barnes,    John    H 804 

Bartlett,    Oscar    A 724 

Bayless,    White    954 

Beauchamp,    Lemuel    553 

Beck,    H.   M 749 

Bell,    Amanda    M 953 

Bennett,   James    B 416 

Best,  Arthur    1023 

Bethel,    Eugene    L 604 

Birge,    Ed    E 837 

Birge,    James    760 

Bishop,    M.    V 738 

Black,    Edgar    887 

Black,    R.    M 983 

Blackburn,    D.    A 391 

Blackburn,    Frank    H 899 


Blackburn,    John    A 899 

Blackburn.  W.   E 386 

Blacklock,    Eben    E 621 

Blacklock,    Ebenezer    Edgar 615 

Blacklock,    L.    Bruce 622 

Blacklock,    William    L. 616 

Blair,    J.    S 983 

Blakely,  S.  W 418 

Boley,   Benjamin    810 

Bonham,    William    W 625 

Bowman,    Lewis    M 1035 

Brandom,    Silvester    W 576 

Bray,    William    E 915 

Brewer,    Enoch    W 645 

Brodrick,    Isaac    F 876 

Brown,    Cornelius    623 

Brown,   E.   G 703 

Brown,    J.    Forrest 417 

Brown,    John    N 348 

Brown,    Alarcus    M 488 

Brown,   N.   B 997 

Brown,    Rufus    Fayette 617 

Brown,   T.   T 991 

Brown,    Thomas    808 

Brown,    W.    P 958 

Brown,    W.    T 444 

Brown,    Walter    W 878 

Brown,    William    H 957 

Bruce,    Charles    A 743 

Burge,   W.    F 421 

Burkhart,    George    535 

Burtch,   Dr.   J.   A 759 

Burton,    HalHe    340 

Butler,   Granville    838 

Cain,    John    J 572 

Caldwell,    Joseph    M 904 

Campbell,    A.    B 517 

Campbell,    Dr.   James    Clyde 1007 

Campbell,    Dr.    Malcomb    Monroe...   593 

Canaday,   Andrew   W 881 

Canaday,    William    Calvin 785 

Caraway,    W.    T 933 

Carlow,  Peoples  Bank  of 417 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Carter,   Annie    Laurie    (Akin) 539 

Carter.    H.    F 532 

Carter.    Salathiel    592 

Carter.    W.    H 624 

Castor,   Grant    729 

Chamberlain,    C.    S 750 

Chambers,  Mrs.  James  A 753 

Chapman.    Henry    868 

Chapman.    R.    W 1019 

Chenoweth,    M.    W 502 

Childers,    J.    J. 818 

Chilton.    F 671 

Clagett.  Dr.   D.   M 696 

Clark,    S.   J 990 

Cline,  W.   G 600 

Colburn,    Byron    722 

Cole,    J.    0 732 

Cole,    Ramus    M 973 

Cole,    W.    L 610 

Collier,    D.    L 589 

Collier,    William    H 660 

Conrad,   Joseph    723 

Cook,    Frank    H 967 

Cook,    William    S 634 

Cooper,    L.    T 875 

Cooper,   Truman    586 

Cooper,   W.   T 451 

Coppersmith,  Dr.  A.  W 793 

Cornett,    R.    L 1037 

Cottrill.    David    Marshall 557 

Cottrill.    David    Alars .  hall 557 

Coulter,    Johnson    Wesley 489 

Courtier.    Devi^itt    C 1023 

Cousins,    O.    G 857 

Cox,    Joseph    M 423 

Cox,    Levi    P 454 

Cox,   Walter    432 

Crane.   William   Milton 883 

Creekmore,    Rev.    Grant 1027 

Creighton,   Sterling   Harrison 965 

Critten,   James    419 

Croy,    Amos    B 599 

Croy,    B.    E 373 

Croy,    E.    A 442 

Crowder,    Charles    Bruce 700 

Cruzen,    Nathaniel    G Zll 

Culver,    Elmer    L 480 

Cummings,    John    M 637 

Cunningham,    J.    H 649 


Dale,   Lawrence  T 848 

Dator.    William    E 643 

Davidson,   J.   E 488 

Davis.    D.    Harfield 387 

Day,    E.    B 927 

Day,    Joseph    Owen 631 

DeFord,    Alva    E 674 

DeFord,   Melvin    Ross 682 

Degginger,    J.    H 844 

Denny,    Lewis    W 522 

De   Vorss,  J.  William 436 

Dice,    George    E 977 

Dieter.    Thomas    J 829 

Dills.    Henry    P 551 

Doak,    Harry    A 391 

Doak,   Novia    447 

Doak,    Peter    P 390 

Dockery,   Alexander    M 352 

Dougan,     Don     C 783 

Dowell,   William    755 

Downning,    Charles    L 925 

Doyle,   John    R 494 

Dresbach,  J.   A 585 

Dresbach,    Samuel    H 579 

Drummond,  J.   B.,   Sr 420 

Drummond,    James    M 435 

Dudley,   Col.   Boyd 344 

Dudley,    Boyd,    Jr 344 

Dunavan,    Lewis    R 816 

Duncan,    Earl    Clifford 860 

Duncan,    Frank    W 858 

Duncan,    Harrison    M 781 

Dunnington,    J.    F 400 

Dunshee,    Harry    J 877 

Edwards,  Thomas  J 929 

Elder,   William   Carson 474 

Ellis,   John    M 1012 

EUis,   N.   G 1008 

Embree,    Charles 601 

Enyart,    James    E 536 

Ernst,    C.    E 424 

Ethel,   Willis  J 834 

Etter,   R.   L.,   Sr 367 

Evans,  Claude  M 641 

Evans,    James    J 820 

Evans,   William    B 882 

Everly,    C.    C 989 

Everly,    C.    H 389 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Everly,   Henry   H 1025 

Everly,    S.    H 754 

ENving,   George   D 958 

Farmers  and  Mechanics  Bank,  The.  571 

Faulkner,    James     R 756 

Fetters,     Enoch 625 

Feurt,    Homer 336 

Feurt,   W.   H 962 

Fields,  Clarence  Riley 1038 

Fields,    Victor    583 

Fisher,    Daniel    M 365 

Fitterer,    Enos    379 

Fitterer,    Frank    A 379 

Fitterer,    Oscar    L 380 

Flowers,    Dale    S 468 

Foley,  E.  M.,  Jr 704 

Folgate,   Chauncey    787 

Follett,    D.    H 629 

Fore,    Ted    508 

Francisco,   Cort    995 

Frost,    Thomas    L 702 

Fulton,    A.    J 683 

Galbreath,    John     765 

Gall,    Samuel    L 619 

Gallatin  Trust   Company,  The 1034 

Galpin,    Peter    693 

Gardner,  Dr.  P.  L 372 

Gartin,   Andrew   C 473 

Gartin,   Ray   S 812 

Gay,   George   R 928 

Gay,  James    864 

Gildow,    J.    Frank 744 

Giles,  F.   L 817 

Giles,   Oliver    655 

Gillespie,    J.    H 986 

Gillett,    F.   M 831 

Gillett,  John   R 936 

Glendenning,    Milton    523 

Goodbar,    George    C 383 

Goodwine,   Andrew   J 802 

Gould,  Will   S 768 

Grace,    John    W 537 

Grace,  O.   L 497 

Graham,    Amaziah    A 950 

Graham,   Dr.  James   B 987 

Grantham,    Herbert    C 1034 

Grantham,    Lincoln    0 801 


Graves.    P.    M 830 

Graves,   W.    P 605 

Green,    E.    P 515 

Green,    George    E 889 

Green,    Henry    H 939 

Green,   John    Francis 456 

Green,    M.    M 511 

Greenlee,    Claud    A 573 

Greenwell,    Alexander    512 

Greenwood,    E.    H 929 

Gregg,    Aaron     790 

Gregory,    James    M 569 

Griffeth,    C.    J 888 

Griffin,    W.    P 691 

Grissinger,  Guy  Forrest... 587 

Guerin,   James    431 

Guess,  John   H 505 

Gurthep,   J.    B 1018 

Hadley,    Larkin    Francis 520 

Hager,  John   T 780 

Hamilton,    T.    E 432 

Hamilton,    Wood    H 384 

Hamm,    Fred     652 

Hammer,    Charles    E 630 

Hammer,    Peter    833 

Handy,   W.    R % 449 

Harden,   William   S 595 

Harding,   Samuel    Oscar 494 

Hardinger,    Dr.    S.    L 996 

Hardwick,    John    R 642 

Hargis,  Dr.  Wm.  H 956 

Harlow,   E.  J 394 

Harlow,  J.  Sam 393 

Harman,   A.    M 740 

Harpster,    Ray    832 

Harrah,    Harley    J 1033 

Harris,   George   Dowe 917 

Harris,  George  W 863 

Harris,    Lewis    Allen 714 

Harrison,    Clifford    Melvin 656 

Hartsock,    W.    E 840 

Hathaway,  W.   E 734 

Hawthorne,    Lester    L 584 

Hays,    Charles    E 459 

Hays,  John   B 460 

Hedges,    Dr.    Frank 984 

Helms,   Everett   H 981 

Hemry,  Charles    368 


HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Henderson,   Mary   Ellen 880 

Henry.    Edmon     994 

Hess,    Charles    A 889 

Heyde,    Maxmilian    598 

Heyser,  Stanley   736 

Hill,  James    C 934 

Hinote,    J.    W 885 

Hise,    S.    R 542 

Hisel,    D.    E 982 

Holden,   Thomas   C 481 

Holmes,    Henry    909 

Hopkins,    Charles    E 787 

Hosman,    Leonard    M 376 

Houston,    George    B 412 

Houston,    W.    F 915 

Hoyt,    John    H 650 

Hudson,    Richard    800 

Hulet,    Lewis    C 515 

Humphrey,  T.  M 601 

Hundley,    John    A 479 

Hunter,    Jesse    T 464 

Hutcherson,   William   P 964 

James,    John    Thomas 1022 

Jameson,    Hiram    Ramsay 620 

Jameson,    Madison    Finley 851 

Jameson,   William   Alexander 644 

Jamesport,    Commercial    Bank    of...   426 
Jamesport,  Peoples  Ex.  Bank  of....   458 

Jarrett,    Samuel    A 960 

JefTeries,    Thomas    J 784 

Jenkins,    W.    E 931 

Jinkins,    Joseph    747 

Johnson,    G.    W 746 

Johnson,  James  A 821 

Johnson,    James    Franklin 442 

Johnson,   James    L 707 

Johnson,    H.    L 687 

Johnson,  V.  P 989 

Johnson,    W.    A 920 

Jolly,    Albert    Newton 659 

Jolly,    Frank    S 814 

Jolly,    Henry     C 646 

Jolly,    James    Perry 552 

Jones,  Jacob    825 

J  ones,   Standish    E 843 

Kaufman,    John    W 975 

Karrar,    Armand    483 


Keck,    E.    A 731 

Kelso,    Henry    C 717 

Kemp,    J.    H 720 

Kent,    Charles    H 839 

Kerfoot,   William   H 558 

Kerlin,   John    W 806 

Kerwin,  Thomas    798 

Kibler,    James    C 980 

Killam,    Sam   C 448 

Kingsborough,    Dimmon    D 477 

Kingsley,    C.    E 735 

Kirk,    Patrick    823 

Knauer,    Charles    L 350 

Knight,    Idella    640 

Knight,    M.    N 439 

Knight,    V.    E 910 

Koch,    George    B 457 

Koger,   John    Henry 1011 

Korn,    Charles    884 

Landes,    Daniel    445 

Landes,   F.   S 748 

Lankford,  E.  S 396 

Lankford,  E.  T 396 

Law,  M.  L 822 

Lawson,    Joseph    G 976 

Lay,   W.  T 923 

Lear,   Henry    1021 

Lee,   Wesley,   Jr 725 

Limpp,    Rufus    H 611 

Lindsey,   Charles  T 890 

Link,    W.    C 359 

Littlewood,    C.     E 563 

Litton,   J.    S 914 

Lively,  Ivo    W 426 

Lockwood,    E.    C 581 

Loest,    L.   C 636 

Long,    James    W 437 

Love,   Penn    922 

Lowrey,   Charles  N 943 

Lowrie,   D.   Luther 343 

Lyons,    H.    E 507 

McAllister,   M.    F 942 

McCammon,    Robt.    M 1031 

McCarty,    John    H 866 

McCaskey,   J.    B 679 

McCampbell,    Walter    E 524 

McClaskey,    John    W 446 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


McClure,    Elcania    763 

McClure,  Jonathan    856 

McClure,    W.    T 425 

McConkey,   Samuel    R 779 

McCoy,   Jesse   James 896 

McCoy,   John    R 461 

McCoy,  S.  D 574 

McCray,    Robert    D 872 

McCue,    J.    L 428 

McCue,    P.    S 458 

McCue,    R.    M 381 

McCullough,    Joseph    Lafayette 870 

McDaniel,   George   W 657 

McDaniel,   J.   W 992 

McDonald,   J.    B 942 

McElvain,   Joseph    338 

McElroy,    T.    H 799 

McGinnis,    Asa    Hardin 900 

McKenney,    Keeran    852 

McKnight,   James    W 827 

McMahan,    H.    C 443 

McMillen,    Albert    850 

McMillen,    J.    L 853 

McMillen,    Patrick    Henry 513 

Macy,     Perry     404 

Macy,    Seth    403 

Macy,    W.    C 392 

Mallory,    James    M 699 

Manion,    Edward   W 554 

Mann,    Alva 638 

Mann,    Clem    P 767 

Mann,    Moses    560 

Manring,    James    A 709 

Manring,    Jordan    William 711 

Marlow,    L.    C 433 

Martin,   T.   A 412 

Mathews,    Alonzo    1026 

Maupin,    R.    E 935 

Meadows,  J.    E 970 

Meadows,    Mary    Elizabeth    1009 

Meadows,    Oscar    P 1010 

Melton,    William    Ellis 549 

Mendenhall,    C.    C 578 

Mettle,    Oliver    0 360 

Miller,    A.    0 509 

Miller,    A.    W 751 

Miller,    Charles    B 1004 

Miller,    James    M 665 


Miller,   Martin   Van   Buren 544 

Milligan,    William    J 797 

Millman,    Isaac     684 

Millstead,    Hayden    946 

Minor,    Leland    F 979 

Mitchell,    George    William 548 

Miock,    George 673 

Monk,    Jesse    W 658 

Monroe,    Jonathan    S 506 

Moody,   Wade    D 940 

Mooney,   P.  A 966 

Moore,    E.    E 562 

Morris,   Theodore    F 664 

Morris,    Tmiothy     1015 

Morris,    W.    J 1014 

Morrison,    G.   M.    Dallas 791 

Morton,    Frank    612 

Mothersead,    Charles    H 465 

Moulten,    L.    T 1036 

Murphy,    Robert    493 

Murray,    G.    G 361 

Musselman,    John    342 

Nalle,    John     1025 

Naylor,   W.    E 419 

Neal,  Joab   P 789 

Needles,    Simpson  ,W 530 

Neth,    Albert     690 

Newcomb,    J.    E 594 

Newman,   A.  A 907 

Newman,    Jacob     846 

Nickerson,    James    H 969 

Nugent,  Dr.  J.  T 455 

O'Hare,    Hugh    Elwood 963 

O'Mara,    James    497 

O'Toole,    James    M 925 

Olsen,    George    A 698 

Osborn,    Henry    655 

Osborn,    W.    T 906 

Pangburn,    Marion    Edgar 937 

Pape,    Carsen    909 

Parks,    William    609 

Parman,    Orville    S 463 

Pate,    John    A 761 

Patterson,    M.    H 911 

Patrick,    Benedict    W 409 

Patton,    H.    E Z72, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Patton,  Isaac  Gentry 498 

Patton.  J.  T 985 

Patton,    Jefferson    P 974 

Patton,    John    F 774 

Patton,    Joseph    Henry 653 

Patton,    William    A 842 

Payne,    Clinton    L 375 

Peniston,   Anthony    608 

Peniston,   George    H 414 

Peters,  Mrs.  Ida  M 721 

Pierce,    Benjamin     583 

Pierce,    Fred    L 402 

Pierce,   Lee   R 374 

Pipkin,    Dr.   Charles 930 

Place,    A.    J 339 

Pogue,    George    H 752 

Pogue,    W.    C 388 

Potter,    Charles    835 

Powell,    Lew    Wallace 912 

Powers,    Harvey    796 

Powers,  J.   Clark 795 

Preston,    John     504 

Price,    Aseph    Butler 545 

Prichard,    William    M 944 

Prior,    Crittenden    D 1028 

Pulsifer,    Joseph    R 824 

Quigley,    Silas    Edgar Ill 

Quisenberry,    P.   T 811 

Railsback,    Daniel    924 

Ralph,   W.   D 519 

Ramsbotton,    William    404 

Ray,    Charles    561 

Ray,    James    M 771 

Reed,    George    W ITh 

Reed,    J.    W 747 

Reed,    John    W 1000 

Reich,    J.    L 680 

Reid,   Adelbert   W 686 

Rhea,    George   W 730 

Rice,    D.     P 550 

Richardson,    Philip    874 

Ridinger,    G.    W 409 

Rigney,    T.    N 484 

Rizzi,    A     611 

Robertson,  James    565 

Robertson,    Wesley    L 672 

Robinson,   D.   H 1001 


Robinson,  J.  H 918 

Robinson,    O.    P 972 

Robison,   John    B 540 

Robison,    Lester   M 503 

Roper,    William    Terry 893 

Royston,   Mrs.   Ada   M 948 

Runyon,   Charles   Henry 588 

Runyan,   George   Sterling 534 

Rybolt,    Edward    E 998 

Sager,    George    A 580 

Sager,    W.    F 794 

Sale,    J.    M 865 

Sale,    Phillip    543 

Sampson,    W.    B 605 

Sanford,   Thomas   H 591 

Schwyhart,    M.    S 745 

Scott,   Charles    L 770 

Scott,    H.    C 397 

Scott,  J.   C 757 

Scott,    Roy    T 719 

Scrivner,   V.    H 438 

Sealey,    George    F 635 

Seller,   A.    F 363 

Semple,   Malcolm   Monroe 501 

Shakleford,    Dr.    Earl 949 

Shockley,  T.   R 440 

Shoemaker,    Everett    M 716 

Short,    Alexander 726 

Shrike,  John  J 614 

Sidens,    William   J 568 

Slagle,    W.    M 873 

Smith,    Asa    L 1015 

Smith,   Dr.   M.   A 356 

Smith,     Edgar    L 556 

Smith,    Frank    L 776 

Smith,    J.    J 590 

Smith,   James   D 469 

Smith,    Kimbro     971 

Smith,    W.    D 772 

Smith,    W.    Glen 354 

Snapp,   Delbert   D 607 

Snider,    J.    M 422 

Spaht,    Gustave    602 

Speers,    William    670 

Sperry,    Samuel    F 1016 

Spiers,    Amos 978 

Stapleton,   Robert   E 905 

Stapleton,    William    Peery 491 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Steininan,    Edward    826 

Stephens,   Arthur  M 366 

Stewart,    J.    R 892 

Stewart,    John    W 666 

Stith,    James     762 

Stout,   C.  J 358 

Stovall,   Hardin   N 951 

Strasser,   John    A 708 

Streeter,    Cyrus    678 

Stroup,    Silas    M 908 

Summa,    Earl    567 

Summa,    Ira    567 

Surface,    Samuel    R 677 

Sutton,  John   George 813 

Sweaney,   Boon    L 897 

Sweat,   J.    R 662 

Swisher,  C.   H 742 

Tate,    J.    H 349 

Temple,    W.    A 836 

Terry,   Anda    B 974 

Thomas,    Joseph    862 

Thomas,    William     803 

Thompson,    Dr.    A 895 

Thompson,   Dr.    R.   V HI 

Thompson,    W.    L 766 

Tibbs,    J.    L 739 

Todd,    Levi    472 

Tolbert,   J.   W 441 

Tolen,    Mark     415 

Townsend,    W.    P 408 

Trimm,    James    C 1029 

Trosper,    Milton     401 

Trosper,    William    B 688 

Tuggle,    Floyd    S 394 

Tunnell,    Clarence    E 632 

Turner,    Edwin    0 955 

Uhlig,    Paul    J 786 

Utz,  Alfred   E 1006 

Utz,  J.  J 815 

Utz,    William    L 1017 

Vandermark,    James    Edward 525 

Van   Hoozer,  Jonathan   W 527 

Vaughn,    James    628 

Wade,    Allen    F 1035 

Wade,    I.    L 410 


Wagers,    J.    T. 617 

Walker.   John    W 510 

Walp,    Henry    S 894 

Walls,    Boyd    E 993 

Waltemath,    John    A 496 

Waltemath,    Fred 809 

Ware,    B.    F 415 

Warren,    A.    H 429 

Washburn,    L.    E 807 

Waters,    Davis    E 952 

Watkins,  George  P 769 

Weldon,    J.    H 406 

Weldon,    William    G 758 

Wellman,    William    Z 741 

West,    Edward    F 689 

Wetzel,   Reuben    736 

Whaley,    M.    P 462 

Wharton,   David   Amos 861 

Wheatley,    Charles   T 627 

White,  Jerome   C 681 

Whitt,  O.  R 999 

Whitton,    Charles    R 782 

Whitton,   Rufus    848 

Wiglesworth,   Ovelman    713 

Wilder,    John    F 7:!,7 

Wiles,    Ralph    427 

Williams,    George    W 995 

Wilmore,    D.   C. . . .  ^. 597 

Wilson,   Samuel    72>2> 

Wood,    Mrs.    Ada 1003 

Wood,    R.    F 961 

Wooden,    M.    H 675 

Wooderson,    David    H 500 

Wooderson,     Frank 841 

Woodring,    R.    E 1020 

Woodruff,    Frank    A 369 

Wynne,    H.    S 991 

Yadon,    John    A 867 

Yates,   Benjamin   A 941 

Yates,    C.    G 750 

Yates,    M.    B 947 

Yeater,    H.    C • , 486 

Yoell,    E.    G 919 

Yost,   Cornelius    968 

Youtsey,  Archibald  S.,  Jr 398 

Youtsey,    Eben    Estes 398 

Youtsey,    O.    S .926 


PART  I. 


History  of  Daviess  Counhj. 


CHAPTER  I. 


EARLY  SETTLEMENT. 


TERRITORY  EMBRACING  DAVIESS  COUNTY— INDIAN  OCCUPATION— FIRST  SETTLERS- 
SETTLEMENT  OF  BENTON  TOWNSHIP— SETTLEMENT  IN  OTHER  TOWNSHIPS- 
NATIVITY  OF  PIONEER  SETTLERS—  CHARACTER  AND  NATIVITY  OF  LATER 
ARRIVALS         65-70 


CHAPTER  II. 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  COUNTY. 


PETITION  PRESENTED  IN  1836  BY  ALEXANDER  DONIPHAN— LOCATION  OF  COUNTY 
SEAT— TOWN  ORDERED  PI>ATTED  AND  SALE  OF  LOTS— REPORT  OF  COMMIS- 
SIONERS—EFFORT TO  REMOVE  COUNTY  SEAT  TO  CRAVENSVILLE— OTHER 
EFFORTS    TO    CHANGE    COUNTY    SEAT 71-74 


CHAPTER  III. 


COUNTY  BUILDINGS. 


COURT   HOUSE— JAIL— COUNTY    FARM    AND    BUILDINGS 75-81 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  IV. 


CITIES  AND  TOWNS. 


GALLATIN—  COFFEY—  WINSTON—  PATTONSBITRG  -  JAMESON—  CARLOW  —  LOCK 
SPRINGS— ALTAMONT— CIVIL  BEND  —  MILLPORT  —  ADAM-ONDI-AHMON  —  CRAV- 
ENSVILLE— PRAIRIE  CITT—CRITTENDEN— ECLIPSE— OLD  PATTONSBURG— VIC- 
TORIA—ALTA    VISTA— BANCROFT 82-90 


CHAPTER  V. 


MILITARY  HISTORY. 


BLACK   HAWK  WAR— HEATHERLY    WAR— MEXICAN   WAR— COL.    WICKHAM'S    MILITIA 
COMPANY,  COMPANY  A,   SECOND  MISSOURI  REGIMENT.  N.  G.  M 91-93 


CHAPTER  VI. 


THE  MORMONS  IN  DAVIESS  COUNTY. 


LYMAN  WIGHT  THE  FIRST  MORMON  TO  SETTLE  IN  DAVIESS  COUNTY— HEADQUAR- 
TERS AT  FAR  WEST— JOSEPH  SMITH,  JR.,  SELECTS  SITE  OF  STRAKE  IN 
DAVIESS  COUNTY— GROWTH  OF  TOWN— FIRST  MORMON  TROUBLE— LATER 
DEVELOPMENTS- THE  MORMON  WAR— MOBOLIZATION  OF  TROOPS— EXTERMIN- 
ATION ORDER— MAUN'S  MILL  MASSACRE— MORMONS  SURRENDERED  TO  MILITIA 
LEADERS  TAKEN  TO  INDEPENDENCE- SUBSEQUENT  TRIAI.— REMAINS  OF 
MORMON    OCCUPATION 94-101 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  VII. 


THE  CIVIL  WAR. 


SENTIMENT  DIVIDED  IN  DAVIESS  COUNTY— ACTIVITIES  OF  UNION  MEN  IN  1861— 
COMPANIES  ORGANIZED— HEADQUARTERS  ESTABLISHED  AT  GALLATIN— GUER- 
RILLA WARFARE— SKIRMISH  —  BOUNTY  OFFERED  TO  VOLUNTEERS  —  UNION 
SOLDIERS  FROM  DAVIESS  COUNTY— COMPANY  A— COMPANY  G— COMPANY  B— 
FORTY-THIRD  INFANTRY— SPECIAL  ORDER  NO.  6— CONFEDERATES— CIVIL  WAR 
INCIDENTS         . ia2-121 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


PIONEER  AND  MODERN  TRANSPORTATION. 


STAGE    LINES— FERRIES— NAVIGATION— ROADS— RAILROADS 122-132 


CHAPTER  IX. 


CHURCHES. 

PIONEER  MINISTERS— PIONEER  CHURCHES— CAMP  MEETING — CHURCH  SERVICES- 
CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH— CATHOI>IC  CHURCH— CHRISTIAN  CHURCH—  EVAN- 
GELICAL CHURCH  —  BAPTIST  CHURCH  —  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  — 
METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  SOUTH— PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH— SEVENTH  DAY  AD- 
VENTISTS 133-145 


CHAPTER  X. 


SCHOOLS. 


EARLY  DAY  SUBSCRIPTION  SCHOOLS— PIONEER  TEACHERS— FIRST  SCHOOL  HOUSE- 
LOCATION  OF  EARLY  SCHOOLS— TEACHER'S  INSTITUTES— HIGH  SCHOOLS— CON- 
SOLIDATED HIGH  SCHOOLS— APPROVED  RURAL  SCHOOLS— GRAND  RIVER  COL- 
LEGE—GRAND   RIVER   ACADEMY— GALLATIN   ACADEMY 146-153 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  XI. 


BENCH  AND  BAR. 


THREE  CIRCUIT  JUDGES  FROM  DAVIESS  COUNTY— FIRST  TERM  OF  CIRCUIT  COURT 
HELD  IN  1837— FIRST  BUSINESS  TRANSACTED— CHANGES  IN  JUDICIAL  CIRCUIT- 
CIRCUIT  JUDGES— LAWYERS  IN  1860— LAWYERS  WHO  CAME  AFTER  THE  CIVIL 
WAR— ATTORNEYS  IN  1882— PRESENT  DAY  ATTORNEYS— THE  TRIAL  OF  FRANK 
James 154-158 


CHAPTER  XII. 


THE  MEDICAL  PROFESSION. 


WM.  P.  THOMPSON  THE  FIRST  DOCTOR  IN  THE  GRaND  RIVER  COUNTRY— OTHER 
EARLY  DAY  DOCTORS— THE  LIFE  AND  PRACTICE  OF  PIONEER  DOCTORS— THE 
DAVIESS  COUNTY  MEDICAL  SOCIETY— THE  GRAND  RIVER  MEDICAL  ASSOCIA- 
TION  159-160 


CHAPTER  XIII. 


THE  PRESS. 


FIRST  PAPER  PUBLISHED  IN  THE  GRAND  RIVER  COUNTRY  IN  1843— FIRST  NEWS- 
PAPER PUBLISHED  IN  DAVIESS  COUNTY  IN  1853— EARLY  DAY  NEWSPAPERS 
AND  PUBLISHERS— ED.  HOWE  ENGAGED  IN  NEWSPAPER  WORK  HERE— LATER 
PUBLICATIONS— NEWSPAPERS  AT  GALLATIN,  WINSTON,  COFFEY,  LOCK- 
SPRINGS,  JAMESON,  ALTAMONT,  JAMESPORT,  PATTONSBURG  AND  OTHER 
PLACES 161-168 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  XIV. 


A  CHAPTER  OF  "FIRSTS.' 


169-172 


CHAPTER  XV. 


OFFICIALS. 


UNITED     STATES     OFFICIALS— STATE     OFFICIALS— DA^^ESS     COUNTY     REPRSENTA- 
TIVES— COUNTY   TREASURERS— PROBATE  JUDGES— COURT   OF   COMMON   PLEAS- 
RECORDERS  —  SHERIFFS  —  PROSECUTING        ATTORNEYS  —  CIRCUIT        CLERKS- 
COUNTY   CLERKS— COUNTY   JUDGES 173-179 


CHAPTER  XVI. 


THE  WORLD  WAR. 


BARLEY  ENTRANTS  FROM  DAVIESS  COUNTY— FIRST  REGISTRATION— DRAWING 
UNDER  THE  SELECTIVE  DRAFT— EXEMPTION  BOARD— FIRST  GROUP  OF  MEN 
CHOSEN— LEAVING  FOR  CAMP— KILLED  IN  ACTION— DIED  OF  DISEASE— 
WOUNDED— DAVIESS  COl^NTY  SOLDIERS— RETURN  OF  SOLDIERS— AUXILIARY 
WAR  WORK— LIBERTY  LOANS— UNITED  T\"AR  WORK  CAMPAIGN— THRIFT  STAMP 
CAMPAIGN— COUNCIL    OF    DEFENSE 180-194 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


AMERICAN  RED  CROSS. 


FIRST  APPEAL— DAVIESS  COUNTY  CHAPTER  ORGANIZED— BRANCH  CHAPTERS- 
GROWTH  IN  MEMBERSHIP— SCHOOL  AUXILIARY— RED  CROSS  WEEK— FIRST  AID 
CLASS— MEETING  OF  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE— WELCOME  HOME  ENTERTAIN- 
MENT—AWARDS FOR  SERVICE— PEACE   PROGRAM 195-199 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 


SOCIETIES  AND  LODGES. 


GRAND  ARMY  OF  THE  REPUBLIC— SONS  OP"  VETERANS— PATRONS  OF  HUSBANDRY- 
YOUNG  MENS  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION— IGNITED  CONFEDERATE  VETERANS— 
P.  E.  O.  SISTERHOOD— JAMESPORT  FORTNIGHTLY  CLUB— DAVIESS  COUNTY 
IMMIGRATION  SOCIETY— DAUGHTERS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION- THE  W. 
C.  T.  U.— MASONIC— EASTERN  STAR— KNIGHTS  OF  PYTHIAS— I.  O.  O.  F.— RE- 
BEKAHS— AMERICAN    LEGION 200-211 


PART  11. 


History  of  Gentry  County. 


CHAPTER  I. 


INTRODUCTORY. 


THE    AUTHOR'S    OBSERVATION    OF    SIXTY-FIVE    YEARS    IN    GENTRY    COUNTY— HIGH 

POINTS  OF  HISTORY— PROGRESS  OF  GENTRY  COUNTY— ADHERENCE  TO  FACTS— 

"HARKING    BACK" 213-214 


CHAPTER  II. 


TERRITORIAL  HISTORY. 


CLAIMED  BY  RIGHT  OF  DISCOVERY— INDIANS'  RIGHTS  SWEPT  ASIDE— LOUISIANA 
PURCHASE— TERRITORY  OF  MISSOURI  ORGANIZED- HOWARD  COUNTY  BSTAB- 
LISHED— "THE  MOTHER  OF  COUNTIES" -GENTRY  COUNTY  ORGANIZED  IN  1845— 
NAMED  IN  HONOR  OF  COLONEL  GENTRY— LOCATION 215-216 


CHAPTER  III. 


NATURAL  RESOURCES  AND  TOPOGRAPHY. 


WHAT  CONSTITUTES  NATURAL  RESOURCES— AVAILABLE  AND  POTENTIAL— MIN- 
ERAL SPRINGS— RAINFALL— PHYSICAL  FEATURES— SCENERY  AND  SOIL— "A 
LAND    OP    PROMISE."     217-218 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  IV. 


EARJ^Y  SETTLEMENTS. 


NONE    OF    THE    FIRST    SETTLERS    NOW    LIVING — CONQUEST    OF    THE    NINETEENTH 

•      CENTURY— "V^HHAT   THE   PIONEERS   BROUGHT— THEIR  AMBITIONS- SETTLEMENT 

BEGAN    IN    1834— FIRST     SETTLERS— OTHER     SETTLERS— FIRST     SCHOOL— FIRST 

POSTOFFICE— FIRST   WHITE   CHILD    BORN    IN   COUNTY— FIRST    CHURCH— EARLY 

PREACHERS 219-221 


CHAPTER  V. 


PIONEER  LIFE. 


REMINISCENT  AND  TRADITIONAL  —  THE  PIONEER'S  HOME  —  IMPLEMENTS  —  HIS 
TRIALS  AND  PRIVATIONS— SCARCITY  OF  NECESSITIES— BUILDING  THE  LOG 
CABIN— THE  CRUDE  FURNITURE— COMMUNITY  SPIRIT— PASTIMES— GAME  AND 
FISH— THE  BLACKSMITH— GRISTMILL  AND  TRADING  POST 222-228 


CHAPTER  VI. 


FIRST  COURTS. 


MET  IN  1845— OFFICERS  APPOINTED— BUSINESS  TRANSACTED— CREATED  SIX  MUNIC- 
IPAL TOWNSHIPS— FIRST  PETITION  FILED  IN  CIRCUT  COURT— EARLY  RECORDS 
—RECORD  BOOK   STILL   IN   EXISTENCE 229-234 


CHAPTER  VII. 


COUNTY  BUILDINGS. 


COURTHOUSE— JAIL— COUNTY   FARM   BUILDINGS 235-241 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  VIII. 


TOWNSHIPS. 


ATHENS— BOGLE— COOPER— HOWARD— JACKSON— HUGGINS— MILLER— WILSON.    242-259 

CHAPTER  IX. 


CITIES  AND  TOWNS. 


ALBANY— AT  FIRST  CALLED  ATHENS— LOCATION— FIRST  HOUSE— FIRST  BUSINESS 
AND  PROFESSIONAL  MEN— TOWN  INCORPORATED— FIRST  SCHOOLS  AND  OTHER 
INSTITUTIONS— NEWSPAPERS— CHRISTIAN  CHURCH— PRESBYTERIAN— METHO- 
DIST    EPISCOPAL— BAPTIST— LIBRARY 260-271 


CHAPTER  X. 


CITIES  AND  TOWNS— CONTINUED. 


STANBERRY— KING    CITY— GENTRYVILLE—McFALL— FORD    CITY— ALANTHUS— ISLAND 
CITY— DARLINGTON— BERLIN— GENTRY— EVONA— OTHER    TOWNS 272-281 


CHAPTER  XI. 


AGRICULTURE  AND  ALLIED  INDUSTRY. 


FAVORABLE  SOIL  AND  CLIMATE— DIVERSITY  OF  PRODUCTS— CORN  EXHIBITS— POUL- 
TRY SHOW— COMPARISON  OF  1902  CROP— LIVE  STOCK  AND  OTHER  PRODUCTS- 
DOMESTIC  ANIMALS— WORLD'S  FAIR  WINNERS— STOCK  BREEDERS— POULTRY 
EXPERTS— FINE  GRASSES  —  CALF  AND  PIG  SHOW  —  HORSES  —  "IF  GENTRY 
COUNTY  WERE  MY   NATIVE   LAND." 282-294 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  XII. 


CIVIL  WAR  PERIOD 


OPINIONS  DIVIDED— P0PI;LATI0N  MADE  UP  OF  NORTHERNERS  AND  SOUTHERNERS- 
DEVELOPMENT    RETARDED— FEDERAL    CONTROL    MAINTAINED 295-296 

CHAPTER  XIII. 


RAILROADS  AND  HIGHWAYS. 


AGITATION  FOR  RAILWAYS  BEGINS— FIRST  ROAD  IN  THE  COUNTY— THE  WABASH- 
LEON,  MOUNT  AYER  AND  SOUTHWESTERN— STATIONS  IN  THE  COUNTY— HIGH- 
WAYS—JEFFERSON   HIGHWAY— HARD   SURFACE   ROADS 296-298 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


SCHOOLS. 


PUBLIC  SCHOOLS— TEACHERS  INSTITUTE— HIGHER  STANDARDS— HEALTH  WORK  IN 
SCHOOLS  —  TEACHERS  ASSOCIATION  —  CONOLIDATION  —  PALMER  COLLEGE  — 
NORTHWEST  MISSOURI   COLLEGE— CENTRAL  CHRISTIAN   COLLEGE 299-305 

CHAPTER  XV. 


LODGES,  SOCIETIES  AND  CLUBS. 


MASONIC  LODGES— THE  EASTERN  STAR— INDEPENDENT  ORDER  OF  ODD  FELLOWS- 
WOMEN'S  CHRISTIAN  TEMPERANCE  UNION— CIVIC  CLUB— LADIES  LITERARY 
CLUB— DAUGHTERS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION- P.  E.  O.— CHAMBER  OF 
COMMERCE 306-312 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

CHAPTER  XVI. 


WORLD  WAR. 


GENTRY  COUNTY  RESPONDS— TWENTY-NINE  GOLD  STARS— A  LIST  OF  EX-SERVICE 
MEN  FROM  GENTRY  COUNTY— NECROLOGY— RED  CROSS  AND  OTHER  ORGANI- 
ZATIONS—BOND   SALES 313-325 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


COUNTY  OFFICERS. 


COUNTY  COURT  JUDGES— PROBATE  JUDGES— CLERK  OF  CIRCUIT  COURT— CLERKS 
OF  COUNTY  COURTS— CIRCUIT  AND  COUNTY  ATTORNEYS— SHERIFFS— COLLEC- 
TORS—ASSESSORS— TREASURERS— JUDGES  OF  THE  CIRCUIT  COURT— REPRE- 
SENTATIVES—COUNTY  SURVEYORS— SCHOOL  SUPERINTENDENTS— CORONERS- 
PUBLIC    ADMINISTRATORS '■ 326-330 


PART   III. 


Biographical. 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Albany   High   School   Building 213 

Alexander,    Joshua    W 331 

Allsup,   J.   W 400 

Austin,     Fred     S 528 

Bank  Building  Robbed  by  the  James 

Boys     128 

Bennett,    James    B 416 

Brandom,    Silvester  W 576 

Brown,    Mrs.    Elizabeth    A 488 

Brown,    Marcus    M 488 

Caldwell,    Joseph    M 904 

Carter,   Mr.  and   Mrs.   Salathiel 592 

Carter,    W.    H.   and    Grandson 624 

Court    House,    Daviess    County 65 

Court    House,    Gentry    County 213 

Culver,    Elmer    L 480 

Culver,    Mrs.    Mary    Olive 480 

Dale,    Lawrence    T 848 

Dockery,    Alexander    M 352 

Dudley,   Col.   Boyd 344 

Dunavan,    Lewis    R 816 

Dunavan,   Mrs.   Lewis   R 816 

Enyart,   James    E 536 

Ernst,    C.    E 424 

Foley,  E.  M.,  Jr 704 

Gallatin.   South   Side   Square 96 

Gay,    George    R 928 

Gay,  James  and  Anna  F 864 

Gillett,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John   R 936 

Gould,  Residence  of  Will  S 768 

Green,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.   F.  and  chil- 
dren         456 

Greenwell,    Alexander    512 

Griffeth,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  J 888 

Hadley,    Larkin    F 520 

Hadley,   Mrs.    Larkin    F 520 

Hamilton,    Wood    H 384 

Harpster,    Ray    832 

Harrison,    Clifford    M 656 

Hedges,    Dr.    Frank 984 

Henderson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  F...   880 

Hemry,   Charles    368 

High   School   Building,   Gallatin 96 

Hosman,    Leonard    M 376 

Hudson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard 800 


Hunter,  Jesse  T.  and   Family 464 

Jarrett,  Samuel  A  and  Almira 960 

Jefferies,    Thomas    J 784 

Johnson,  W.  A 920 

Jolly,   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jarhes  Perry...  552 

Kemp,    J.    H 720 

Killam,    Sam    C 448 

Knight,   Residence   of   Idella 640 

Leopard,    John     C Frontispiece 

McCammon,    R.    M Frontispiece 

McClure,    Jonathan 856 

McClure,    Mrs.    Jonathan 856 

McCoy,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  J 896 

McCray,    Robert    D 872 

McDaniel,   J.   W 992 

McDaniel,    J.    W.    Mrs 992 

Macy,    W.    C 392 

Mann,    Moses    560 

Mettle,    Oliver    0 360 

Miller,    Martin    Van    Buren 544 

Milling  Company,  Daviess  County..  600 

Palmer    College    304 

Peniston,   Mr.  and   Mrs.   Anthony...  608 

Pogue,    George    H 752 

Powell,   Mr.   and   Mrs.   Lew  W^allace 

and    daughter    912 

Preston,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 504 

Prichard,  William  M.  and  Family...  944 

Robertson,    Wesley    L 672 

Shockley,   L.    L 440 

Stanberry    Public    School 212 

Stanberry,   South   Side   of   Park 304 

Stanberry,   View   of   First   Street....  112 

Todd.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Levi 472 

Townsend,   W.    P 408 

Transportation,    Early   Day 240 

Trosper,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  B...  688 

Yost,   Cornelius    968 

Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building,  Gallatin 192 

Waltemath,    John    A 496 

Waltemath,   Mrs.  John   .\ 496 

Waters,    Davis    E 952 

Waters,  Mrs.  Davis  E 952 

Waters,   Residence  of  Davis   E 952 

Wetzel,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reuben 736 


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PART  I. 


History  of  Daviess  Counhj, 


CHAPTER  I. 


EARLY  SETTLEMENT. 


TERRITORY  EMBRACING  DAVIESS  COUNTY- INDIAN  OCCUPATION— FIRST  SETTLERS- 
SETTLEMENT  OF  BENTON  TOWNSHIP— SETTLEMENT  IN  OTHER  TOWNSHIPS- 
NATIVITY  OF  PIONEER  SETTLERS—  CHARACTER  AND  NATIVITY  OF  LATER 
ARRIVALS. 

The  territory  now  embraced  in  Daviess  County  was  at  the  formation 
of  the  State  of  Missouri,  attached  to  the  county  of  St.  Charles,  which  in- 
cluded all  of  the  territory  lying  North  of  the  Missouri  River  as  well  as  some 
territory  south  of  the  river.  The  County  of  Howard  was  organized  by  the 
territorial  legislature  in  January,  1816,  and  the  present  Daviess  County  was 
attached  to  this  new  county.  In  1820  the  first  State  Legislature  organized 
the  County  of  Ray  which  embraced  that  part  of  the  State  lying  North  of 
the  Missouri  River  and  west  of  Grand  River. 

It  was  not  until  1830,  however,  that  the  first  white  man  settled  in 
what  is  now  Daviess  County.  This  territory  had  formerly  been  inhabited 
by  tribes  of  Sacs,  Foxes,  Pottawatomies  and  Musquakies  and  it  was  not 
until  1834  that  the  last  Indian  camp  disappeared.  Their  last  camp  was 
Auberry  Grove,  north  of  the  present  town  of  Jamesport.  It  is  said  that 
hunters  and  trappers  had  visited  this  section  of  the  country  as  early  as 
1826  but  no  homes  had  been  built  prior  to  1830. 

Probably  the  first  house  in  the  county  was  built  by  John  and  Mayberry 
Splawn,  who  came  to  the  county  in  Jan.,  1830.  The  cabin  was  erected  near 
the  present  site  of  the  Rock  Island  depot.  The  Splawns  soon  removed  east 
of  Gallatin  to  what  is  still  known  as  Splawn  Ridge.  The  third  cabin  was 
built  by  John  Tarwater.  The  Splawns,  Tarwaters  and  Stephen  Roberts 
came  in  January  a^d  February.     In  the  spring  James  Weldon,  Benedict 


66  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Weldon,  Humphrey  Best,  Daniel  Devaul  and  his  son,  James  R.,  John 
Stokes,  Christopher  Stone  and  his  sons,  James,  Hardin,  Robert  and  Wil- 
ham  and  John  Edward  followed. 

In  1831,  many  settlers  came  in.  The  following  settled  on  Honey  and 
Marrowbone  Creeks:  Josiah  and  Jesse  Morin,  Thomas  Edwards,  Lewis 
Linville,  Philip  Covington  and  Elisha  B.  Creekmore.  Not  far  away  lived 
Andrew  McHaney  and  Meriwether  T.  Green,  Jacob  S.  Rogers,  L.  Brook- 
shier,  William  Runnels,  Thomas  Auberry  and  William  Morgan  also  came 
in  1831.  Rogers  settled  below  the  mouth  of  Honey  Creek  and  had  a  ferry. 
The  others  of  those  last  named  settled  east  of  the  river  not  far  from  the 
Splawns,  Edwards  and  oth€rs. 

Robert  P.  Peniston,  Sr.,  and  his  son,  William  P.  came  to  the  county  in 
1831.  The  family  had  come  out  from  Kentucky  the  year  before  and  had 
settled  in  Ray  County.  Mr.  Peniston,  after  visiting  this  county,  was  so 
favorably  impressed  that  he  decided  to  locate  on  the  site  afterwards  known 
as  Millport.  The  rest  of  the  family  were  Robert  P.,  Jr.,  Thomas,  Francis 
and  Theodore.  From  1831  to  1833,  Benjamin  Sampson,  Elijah  Frost,  H. 
W.  Enyart,  Benjamin  Vasser,  William  Prewett,  Benjamin  Burns,  Wiley 
Cope  and  family,  Russell  and  Solomon  Frazier,  Jerry  Burns  and  John 
McCully  all  settled  in  what  later  became  Grindstone  Township,  now  Mar- 
ion and  Benton  Townships.     Adam  Black  located  in  Jamesport  Township. 

The  first  settlement  in  Benton  Township  was  in  1833.  Benjamin 
Sampson  came  from  Tennessee  and  settled  on  the  western  side  of  the 
township — about  a  mile  from  the  county  line.  Later  in  the  year  H.  W. 
Enyart  came,  locating  a  little  over  a  mile  from  Mr.  Sampson.  During  the 
winter  and  the  following  spring  Benjamin  and  Jerry  Burns,  John  McCul- 
ly, Charles  and  Isaac  Burns  and  John  Githens,  all  natives  of  Kentucky,  lo- 
cated in  the  township.  Mr.  Enyart  taught  the  first  school  and  built  the 
first  loom  used  in  the  township.  Liberty  and  later  St.  Joseph  were  the 
principal  trading  points  of  these  settlers. 

Colfax  Township  was  first  settled  by  Mormons  in  1836.  Practically 
nothing  is  known  of  settlements  made  there  prior  to  1840.  Probably  the 
first  settlers  after  the  Mormons  were  James,  Joseph  and  Edward  Wood, 
all  of  whom  came  from  Kentucky  in  1839.  Abner  Osborn,  from  Indiana, 
soon  followed.  Benjamin  Rowell,  from  New  York,  came  in  1840  and  lo- 
cated on  the  south  side  of  Marrowbone  Creek.  In  1841  John  Castor,  a 
soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  came  from  Ohio.  He  had  seven  sons,  who  also 
became  citizens  of  this  township.  Other  pioneers  in  this  locality  were 
the  Kelsos,  Rev.  Jeremiah  Lenhart,  Ira  Hulette,  Luther  Cole,  Jesse  Osborn, 
and  James  Drake,  all  of  whom  came  in  1841  and  1842.     Camden  was  the 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  67 

chief  trading  point  for  these  settlers,  with  Richmond  and  occasionally  Lib- 
erty receiving  a  share  of  the  trade. 

The  first  settler  in  Grand  River  Township  was  Solomon  Tetherow, 
who  came  in  the  spring  of  1831.  There  is  some  doubt  as  to  whether 
Mr.  Tetherow  or  John  Splawn  built  the  first  cabin  in  the  county.  William 
Bowman,  the  first  sheriff  of  the  county,  came  a  few  weeks  afterwards. 
In  1833  John  Tarwater  and  his  wife,  Nancy  Tarwater,  located  in  this 
township,  but  had  lived  at  another  point  in  the  county  prior  to  that  time. 
John  Martin  and  his  wife  came  in  1833,  Adam  Black  in  1834,  John  Roland, 
Alfred  Coots  and  James  O'Dell  in  1835.  Richmond  and  Liberty  were  the 
chief  trading  points  of  these  settlers. 

1831  marks  the  first  settlement  in  what  is  now  Harrison  Township, 
Eli  Wilson  and  Benedict  Weldon  came  first,  both  from  Tennessee.  Nicholas 
and  Elijah  Trosper,  Thomas  Reed  and  Manuel  Martin,  all  Kentuckians, 
came  soon  afterwards.  Obediah  Ramsbottom,  another  of  the  pioneer  set- 
tlers of  this  township,  was  a  native  of  England. 

Jackson  Township  had  as  its  first  permanent  resident  Robert  P.  Pen- 
iston,  who  built  a  cabin  there  in  1833.  Daniel  Girdner,  John  Oxford  and 
Robert  McHaney  also  staked  out  claims  there.  All  of  these  settlers  were 
from  Kentucky.  The  first  loom  in  the  township  was  owned  by  Mrs.  John 
Oxford. 

Thomas  Auberry  was  the  first  settler  in  Jamesport  Township.  Prior 
to  his  coming  to  Daviess  County  in  1834,  he  had  been  a  resident  in  Ray 
County  and  had  laid  out  the  town  of  Richmond.  He  is  described  as  being 
"a  preacher,  doctor,  farmer,  horse-trader,  horse-racer,  surveyor," 
and  "could  play  at  cards  so  as  to  come  out  ahead  about  as  often  as 
his  opponent."  Settlers  came  slowly  to  this  section  of  the  county — they 
preferred  the  timber  to  the  prairie.  In  1837  and  1838  a  number  of  Vir- 
ginians came  in — James  Callison,  Richard  Hill,  John  McClung  and  Robert 
Miller.     Isaac  Jordin,  James  C.  Hill  and  others  came  within  a  short  tme. 

Jefferson  was  one  of  the  first  townships  to  attract  homeseekers. 
Anderson  Smith,  a  native  of  Tennessee,  and  his  wife  came  from  Clay 
County  in  1834.  Judge  Henderson  and  John  Owings,  came  the  same  year. 
During  the  next  two  years  John  Higgins,  Elijah  Armstrong  and  Wiley 
Cope,  all  from  Tennessee,  became  residents  of  the  township. 

William  M.  Prewett  and  John  Smith  were  the  first  settlers  in  Liberty 
Township.  They  came  in  the  spring  of  1834.  H.  W.  and  Elisha  Creek- 
more,  Tobias  Miller  and  T.  P.  Gilreath  came  a  few  months  later.  All 
but  John  Smith  were  Kentuckians,  although  several  of  them  resided  in 
other  counties  in  Missouri  before  coming  to  Daviess  County.  During  the 
first  two  years  the  settlers  had  to  go  to  Richmond  or  Liberty  to  have  their 


68  ,  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

grain  ground.    A  few  years  later  a  mill  was  built  on  the  border  of  DeKalb 
County  and  the  longer  journeys  were  no  longer  necessary. 

Lincoln  Township  was  settled  comparatively  late,  John  Williams, 
who  came  in  1837,  being  the  first  resident.  Mrs.  Sarah  Williams  soon  set- 
tled in  the  same  section.  Reuben  Macy  and  Thomas  Brown  followed  in 
1838.  All  came  from  Kentucky.  Peter  Bear,  a  native  of  Ohio,  came 
in  March,  1839,  and  John  Mikels,  a  native  of  Kentucky  but  for  a  time 
a  resident  of  Indiana,  come  the  same  month.  Other  pioneer  settlers 
were  William  and  Berg  Shirley,  from  Indiana,  Jacob  Brown,  from  Ohio, 
and  Joseph  Everly,  originally  from  Pennsylvania  but  more  recently  a  res- 
ident of  Indiana. 

David  and  James  Brown  came  to  this  county  in  1832  and  settled  in 
what  later  became  Marion  Township.  Ebenezer  Fields,  Thomas  Penning- 
ton and  a  few  others  came  in  1833.  Before  1838  Rebecca  Clevenger, 
David  Groomer,  Taylor  McCulley,  William  Roper  and  Elijah  Frost  had  be- 
come residents  of  the  township.  The  majority  of  these  settlers  came 
from  Kentucky.  Asa,  Ross  and  Henry  Vanover,  also  from  Kentucky,  came 
in  1838.  Mrs.  Rebecca  Clevenger  and  Mrs.  William  Roper  were  especially 
noted  for  their  skill  in  weaving. 

Many  of  the  early  settlers  of  Monroe  Township  have  already  been 
mentioned.  Hardin  Stone,  Samuel  McDow,  John  Stokes,  and  William 
Stone  came  in  1833.  The  next  year  Andrew  McHaney,  M.  Wilson,  T.  B. 
Blakely,  George  Hemry,  B.  Osborn,  Elijah  Foley,  William  Splawn  and 
others  arrived.  The  Stones  were  from  the  Carolinas,  McHaneys  from 
Virginia  and  the  Stokes  from  Kentucky. 

The  first  residents  of  Salem  Township  were  Jonathan  and  Alexander 
Liggett,  natives  of  Tennessee,  who  came  in  1837.  A  short  time  later 
Aurelius  Richardson,  A.  G.  Dergin  and  Matthew  Harboard  settled  in  the 
vicinity  of  where  Coffey  is  now  located.  John  Severe  came  in  1841  and 
built  a  water-mill  at  the  Rocky  Ford  on  Cypress  Creek. 

In  1833  James  McCreary  preempted  a  piece  of  land  in  what  is  now 
Sheridan  Township.  E.  Mann  and  several  others  whose  names  are  not 
known,  came  the  same  year,  Isaac  Splawn,  Benjamin  Rowell,  E.  Kelso, 
Charles  McGee,  Nathan  Marsh,  Anthony  Mullins,  E.  Hulett,  and  A.  Mc- 
Murtry  came  the  following  year.  In  1840  the  McMurtrys,  John,  Joseph, 
George  and  Samuel,  brothers  of  A.  McMurtry,  came  from  Tennessee. 
George  and  Reuben  Noah,  from  Ohio,  became  residents  the  same  year. 
Richard  Woodress,  Dr.  Samuel  Venable,  Thomas  Kries,  were  also  among 
the  1840  immigrants. 

The  first  settlement  in  Union  Township  was  made  in  1831.     In  1830  a 
hunting  party  from  Ray  County  made  up  of  John  Stone,  John  Stokes,  Dan- 


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iel  Devaul,  Wyman  Vanderpool,  Thomas  Linville  and  two  others,  had 
been  so  well  pleased  with  the  country  that  they  staked  out  claims  in  1831. 
The  Splawns,  Creekmores,  Penistons  and  others  came  in  1831,  1832,  and 
1833.  Millport  was  located  in  Union  Township,  and  as  a  trading  center 
tended  to  attract  residents  to  that  section  of  the  county.  The  location  of 
the  county  seat  in  Union  Township  also  tended  to  give  it  a  lead.  Other 
settlers  who  came  prior  to  1840  were  John  A.  Williams,  Thomas  W.  Jacobs, 
Thomas  Clingan,  William  C.  Atkinson,  Jacob  Stollings,  Lewis  J.  Dodd, 
Philip  Covington,  and  Marshall  K.  Howell. 

John  Williams,  a  native  of  North  Carolina  and  James  Munn,  of  Ken- 
tucky, settled  in  the  northern  part  of  Washington  Township  in  1836.  D. 
Nelson  Foster  and  his  wife  came  in  1838  from  Franklin  County,  Indiana, 
and  William  Taylor  from  Kentucky. 

A  glance  over  the  first  few  pages  of  this  chapter  shows  that  the  over- 
whelming majority  of  the  early  settlers  were  from  south  of  the  Ohio  River 
and  of  the  Mason  and  Dixon  line.  A  few  were  from  Indiana  and  Ohio, 
but  practically  none  were  from  New  England  or  the  Central  Atlantic  states. 
Upon  examining  the  sketches  of  pioneers  written  by  John  F.  Jordin  in 
his  "Memoirs,"  all  except  one  of  the  subjects  came  from  Kentucky,  Vir- 
ginia, Tennessee  and  North  Carolina.  The  McCues,  Prices,  Jordins,  Sur- 
ges, Gillilans,  Hills,  Drummonds  and  Callisons  were  from  Virginia;  the 
Blakelys,  Penistons  and  Ballingers  from  Kentucky,  the  Oxfords  from  North 
Carolina,  and  the  Dinsmores  from  Tennessee. 

At  a  later  date  the  character  of  the  population  became  more  cosmo- 
politan. In  the  history  of  the  county  published  in  1882,  sketches  of  395 
Daviess  County  citizens  are  given.  Classifying  them  according  to  the 
place  of  birth,  the  following  is  obtained. 

Missouri 79  or  20     % 

Virginia 74  or  18.98% 

Ohio 55  or  13.94% 

Illinois^ 40  or  10.12% 

Kentucky ....  33  or    8.36% 

Indiana 23  or    5.82% 

Foreign 19  or    4.89% 

Pennsylvania  16  or  4.05%> 
Tennessee.  .  .  .14  or  3.55% 
Maryland ....  10  or    2.53% 

Five  were  from  Vermont,  three  from  Wisconsin,  eight  from  North 
Carolina,  four  from  New  York,  four  from  Iowa,  one  each  from  Alabama, 


70  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Deleware,  Michigan,  Connecticut,  Massachusetts  and  Mississippi,  two  from 
New  Jersey.  Of  those  of  foreign  birth,  nine  were  from  England,  four  from 
Canada,  five  from  Germany,  four  from  Ireland,  and  one  from  Scotland. 
By  taking  the  same  group  and  eliminating  those  who  came  to  the 
county  after  1860  a  much  larger  percentage  is  found  to  have  come  from 
the  Southern  states.  Of  the  395,  only  192  came  to  the  county  before  that 
date  and  the  chart  then  stands: 

Virginia 55,  or  26.65% 

Kentucky 26,  or  13.52% 

Ohio 26,  or  13.52% 

Indiana 20,  or  10.41% 

Tennessee 11,  or     5.72% 

Missouri 17,  or     8.85% 

North  Carolina     9,  or     4.69% 
Pennsylvania  ...  3,  or  3.65% 

Illinois 7,  or  3.65% 

Maryland 6,  or  3.13% 

In  the  latter  group  nearly  54  per  cent  were  from  the  Southern  states 
as  against  37  per  cent  in  the  first  group.  In  neither  group  was  an  attempt 
made  to  separate  residents  from  Virginia  and  West  Virginia.  Most  of 
them  came  before  the  separation  of  West  Virginia,  and  the  biographies 
frequently  did  not  state  the  location  in  the  state  from  which  the  subject 
came.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  a  great  many  of  those  who  were  born 
in  Ohio  and  Indiana  were  of  Virginia  stock.  The  parents  came  from  Vir- 
ginia, stopped  in  one  of  these  states  for  a  number  of  years,  and  then  moved 
on  to  Missouri, 

While  the  395  used  as  a  study  was  only  a  small  part  of  the  population, 
it  is  probably  large  enough  to  be  fairly  representative  of  the  county.  A 
similar  study  now  would  probably  show  a  larger  percentage  born  in  Mis- 
souri, and  a  greater  number  born  in  the  adjoining  states  of  Illinois  and 
Iowa. 


CHAPTER  II. 


ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  COUNTY. 


PETITION  PRESENTED  IN  1836  BY  ALEXANDER  DONIPHAN— LOCATION  OF  COUNTY 
SEAT— TOWN  ORDERED  PLATTED  AND  SALE  OF  LOTS— REPORT  OF  COMMIS- 
SIONERS—EFFORT TO  REMOVE  COUNTY  SEAT  TO  CRAVENSVILLE— OTHER 
EFFORTS  TO  CHANGE  COUNTY  SEAT. 

On  Nov.  29,  1836,  Mr.  Alexander  W.  Doniphan,  then  representative 
from  Clay  County,  presented  to  the  House  of  Representatives  "the  petition 
of  sundry  inhabitants  of  the  territory  attached  to  the  County  of  Ray,  pray- 
ing the  organization  of  a  new  county,"  "and  also  a  petition  of  sundry  citi- 
zens of  the  same  place  and  for  the  same  purpose."  Upon  Mr.  Doniphan's 
motion,  the  petitions  were  referred  to  a  select  committee,  Messrs.  Doni- 
phan, Head  and  Nolan. 

On  Dec.  19th,  Mr.  Doniphan,  as  spokesman  of  the  committee,  reported 
a  bill  to  organize  the  counties  of  Caldwell  and  Daviess.  The  Journal  does 
not  give  the  original  bill,  but  only  change  was  made  in  the  form — an 
amendment  changing  the  boundry  line  of  Caldwell  County.  This  amend- 
ment was  proposed  by  Mr.  Blythe  of  Ray  County  and  adopted  on  Dec.  21st. 

On  Dec.  20th,  the  bill  was  reported  to  the  Senate,  and  on  Dec.  27th, 
the  Senate  reported  that  it  had  concurred  in  the  passage  of  the  bill.  On 
Dec.  29th,  the  committee  on  enrolled  bills  reported  that  this  act  with  others 
had  been  presented  to  the  Governor  for  his  signature.  .  The  bill  was  ap- 
proved by  Governor  Boggs  on  Dec.  29,  1836, 

Location  of  the  County  Seat.  —  The  act  creating  Daviess  and 
Caldwell  Counties  provided  that  a  commission  composed  of  Joseph  Baxter, 
of  Clay  County,  Cornelius  Gilliam  of  Clinton  County,  and  William  W. 
Mauzee  of  Ray  County,  to  select  a  seat  of  justice  for  each  of  the  new  coun- 
ties. They  were  to  meet  at  the  home  of  Francis  McGuire  in  Caldwell  county 
on  the  1st  Monday  in  April,  1837,  and  select  a  site  for  the  county  seat 
of  that  county,  proceeding  as  soon  as  possible  to  Daviess  County.  The 
citizens  north  of  the  river  and  those  on  the  south  desired  the  county  seat 
on  their  side  of  the  river.    The  south  side  won,  but  there  has  always  been 


72  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

a  feeling  among  the  people  north  of  the  river  that  the  seat  of  justice 
should  be  removed  to  some  point  further  north. 

Just  why  one  of  the  already  established  towns,  Millsport  or  Cravens- 
ville  was  not  selected  is  not  known.  A  site  was  chosen  and  the  name 
Gallatin  was  given  to  it.  The  town  was  ordered  to  be  platted  and  a  sale 
of  lots  to  take  place  Jan.  8,  1838.  Lots  might  be  bought  on  one  or  two 
years  credit  from  the  date  of  sale. 

It  was  not,  however,  until  Sept.  3,  1839,  that  the  report  of  the  com- 
missioners was  recorded,  and  then  they  had  to  be  hunted  up  by  the  county 
clerk,  Robert  Wilson.     Their  report  read  as  follows: 
To  The  Honorable  The  County  Court  of  Daviess  County: 

We,  Joseph  Baxter,  Cornelius  Gilliam  and  Jacob  Riffe,  being  duly  ap- 
pointed commissioners  to  select  and  locate  the  seat  of  justice  for  the 
County  of  Daviess,  respectfully  submit  the  following  report  to  your  Hon- 
orable Body,  After  being  duly  qualified,  we  proceeded  to  your  county  on 
the  11th  day  of  September,  1837,  and  succeeded  in  finding  the  center  of 
said  county,  and  after  a  minute  examination  of  the  county  for  several 
miles  around  said  center,  we  selected  and  made  the  location  of  said  seat  of 
justice  on  the  northwest  quarter  of  Section  No.  20,  in  Township  No.  59, 
of  Range  No.  27,  and  designated  the  place  by  setting  a  stake  in  the  presence 
of  a  number  of  your  citizens  on  the  13th  day  of  September,  1837,  and 
we  believe  that  said  location  is  the  most  eligible  that  can  be  made  within 
four  miles  of  the  center  of  your  county. 

Respectfully  yours, 

Joseph  Baxter, 
Jacob  Riff'e. 

Jacob  Riffe  had  been  appointed  to  take  the  place  of  William  Manzee 
who  was  "very  ill  and  likely  to  die." 

In  1840  a  petition  was  presented  to  the  county  court  signed  by  William 
Michael,  Joseph  Everly  and  others  asking  for  the  removal  of  the  county 
seat  to  Cravensville.  This  would  place  the  seat  of  justice  within  a  half 
mile  of  the  geographical  center  of  the  county.  Another  reason  given  for 
asking  for  the  removal  was  because  Gallatin  was  located  "in  that  part  of 
the  county  which  is  mostly  prairie  and  cannot  admit  so  dense  a  population 
as  the  parts  lying  west,  northwest,  north  and  east  of  the  center  of  the 
county,  with  the  elements  necessary  to  make  settlements."  According  to 
the  petitioners,  this  would  in  the  future  make  Gallatin  difficult  of  access 
to  the  future  population.  According  to  tradition,  Judge  M.  T.  Green  threw 
the  petition  to  the  floor  and  stamped  on  it,  93  names  were  signed  to  the 
petition.    At  that  time  there  were  280  taxable  inhabitants  in  the  county 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  73 

and  the  law  required  the  concurrence  of  three-fifths  of  the  taxpayers  in 
order  to  secure  removal.  Lacking  the  requisite  168  votes,  the  petition  was 
rejected. 

In  locating  the  county  seat  all  the  requirements  of  the  law  were  not 
strictly  complied  with,  and  a  question  arising  as  to  the  legality  of  the  pro- 
ceedings, it  was  thought  best  to  secure  the  passage  of  a  legalizing  act  by 
the  Legislature.  The  request  for  this  act  was  referred  to  a  committee  of 
the  Senate.  It  is  evident  from  the  report  that  the  citizens  desiring  the 
removal  of  the  county  seat  had  not  been  idle.  The  report  of  the  com- 
mittee found  on  page  187  of  the  Journal  of  the  Senate,  1841,  is  as  follows: 

"Tuesday,  Jan.  12,  1841.  The  committee  on  the  judiciary  considered 
with  some  care  the  papers  and  evidence  of  witnesses  in  relation  to  the 
contest  about  the  county  seat  of  Daviess  County.  They  believe  that  the 
County  of  Daviess  has  a  good  title  to  the  tract  of  land  on  which  Gallatin, 
the  present  county  seat,  is  located,  but  that  there  have  been  some  inequal- 
ities in  the  location  of  the  county  seat,  particularly  in  the  fact  that  the 
title  papers  of  the  county  seat  not  having  been  submitted  to  and  approved 
by  the  circuit  court  of  the  county. 

"The  remonstrance  against  the  bill  to  legalize  the  county  seat  renders 
it  probable  that  a  majority  of  the  citizens  of  that  county  are  opposed  to 
Gallatin  being  continued  as  the  county  seat,  but  as  there  is  considerable 
contrariety  of  opinion  on  that  subject  and  as  lots  have  been  sold  and  con- 
tracts made  for  public  buildings  at  that  place,  the  committee  thinks  it 
best  to  legalize  the  present  county  seat  at  Gallatin  with  the  express  stipu- 
lation that  the  seat  of  justice  of  said  county  may  be  removed  at  any  time 
hereafter  by  the  citizens  of  said  county  under  the  general  law  if  the  re- 
quisite number  in  favor  of  adopting  such  a  course.  The  committee  there- 
fore report  back  the  bill  with  an  amendment." 

In  accordance  with  the  report  of  the  committee  the  legalizing  act  was 
passed  and  approved  by  the  Governor  in  Jan.  29,  1841.  The  act  empha- 
sized the  duty  of  the  county  court  to  order  an  election  for  the  removal  of 
the  county  seat  if  demanded  by  three-fifths  of  the  taxpayers. 

Another  attempt  to  remove  the  seat  of  justice  north  of  the  river  was 
made  in  the  winter  of  1865-66.  Cravensville  had  now  disappeared  but  it 
was  proposed  to  locate  a  new  town  nearer  the  geographical  center  of  the 
county  than  Gallatin.     The  effort  was  without  result. 

An  attempt  to  change  the  boundary  line  between  Caldwell  and  Daviess 
had  been  made  in????.  Mention  of  the  bill  is  made  in  the  Legislative 
Journals,  but  since  it  did  not  pass  the  changes  contemplated  are  not  knonw. 

In  1867  and  1868,  however,  Gallatin  citizens  were  suddenly  alarmed 
by  a  petition  presented  to  the  Legislature  by  the  residents  of  Hamilton. 


74  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Hamilton  is  on  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad  and  was  nearly  three 
times  the  size  of  Kingston,  the  county  seat  of  Caldwell  County.  But  Ham- 
ilton was  not  in  the  center  of  the  county,  so  the  citizens  undertook  to  put 
themselves  in  the  center  of  the  county.  The  petition  to  the  Legislature 
asked  that  Township  58  be  set  off  from  Daviess  County  and  added  to 
Caldwell  and  that  a  tract  of  land  six  miles  in  width  extending  the  whole 
length  of  the  south  side  of  Harrison  County  be  added  to  Daviess.  While 
putting  Hamilton  in  a  position  to  secure  the  county  seat,  it  meant  that  Gal- 
latin and  Bethany  would  be  within  three  or  four  miles  within  the  southern 
lines  of  their  counties.  A  letter  in  the  North  Missourian  of  Dec.  24,  1867, 
from  W.  T,  Foster,  of  Pilot  Grove,  Daviess  County,  stated  that  a  majority 
of  the  people  desired  the  change.  This  statement  was  at  least  open  to 
debate.  About  the  feeling  of  the  people  of  Gallatin  there  was  no  doubt. 
Captain  Ballinger  was  sent  to  Jefferson  City  to  protest  against  the  pass- 
age of  such  a  bill.  On  Jan.  28,  1868,  he  telegraphed  that  the  question  was 
"dead  and  buried"  by  the  Legislature. 

Since  that  time  no  attempt  has  been  made  to  change  the  county  line, 
nor  the  county  seat.  Until  after  the  building  of  the  new  courthouse  at 
Gallatin  there  was  always  a  feeling  that  there  was  still  a  chance  for  the 
seat  of  justice  being  removed  north  of  the  river  and  the  largest  number 
of  votes  cast  against  the  building  of  the  courthouse  was  found  in  the  north- 
ern townships. 


CHAPTER  III. 


COUNTY  BUILDINGS. 


COURT  HOUSE— JAII.— COUNTY  FARM  AND  BUILDINGS. 

Court  House. — Daviess  County's  first  court  house  was  a  private  resi- 
dence— the  home  of  EHsha  B.  Creekmore.  Here  both  the  county  and  cir- 
cuit courts  met.  At  the  march  term  of  the  county  court,  1838,  the  ques- 
tion of  the  erection  of  a  court  house  and  jail  was  discussed,  and  the  fol- 
lowing order  was  made: 

"It  is  hereby  ordered  by  the  court  that  Philip  Covington  be  and  is  here- 
by appointed  Superintendent  of  the  court  house  and  jail  which  is  to  be  built 
in  Gallatin,  and  that  he  draft  a  plan  of  said  building  and  report  to  this 
court  at  its  next  regular  term." 

On  March  26,  1838,  this  plan  was  presented  and  approved  and  an  ap- 
propriation of  $6,000  made  for  the  erection  of  the  building.  May  25,  1838, 
was  set  as  the  day  on  which  the  contract  for  the  building  would  be  let  to 
the  lowest  bidder.  The  order  further  provided  that  the  contractor  should 
be  bound  in  a  sufficient  bond  for  the  completion  of  the  building  within  three 
years,  and  that  one-third  of  the  payments  be  made  annually. 

Mr.  Creekmore's  home  being  outside  of  the  county  seat,  the  court,  in 
May,  1839,  ordered  that  court  from  that  time  on  should  be  held  in  Gallatin. 
Mr.  Creekmore  was  paid  $13  for  house  rent  for  circuit  court.  He  was 
treasurer  for  the  first  eighteen  months,  and  he  evidently  paid  no  attention 
to  the  court  order  that  business  was  to  be  transacted  at  the  county  seat,  for 
he  later  made  that  statement  that  for  the  first  half  of  his  term  of  service 
he  received  no  salary  and  that  he  was  finally  dismissed  because  he  persist- 
ed in  keeping  his  office  at  home  instead  of  in  Gallatin. 

Just  when  the  contract  for  the  court  house  was  let  is  not  known,  but 
at  the  March  term  of  the  county  court,  1839,  a  contract  with  Thomas  N. 
Aubrey,  Robert  P.  Peniston  and  William  P.  Peniston  was  rescinded,  and 
"Philip  Covington,  superintendent  of  said  courthouse  is  hereby  authorized 
to  give  up  the  bond  for  the  completion  of  said  building  to  the  said  con- 
tractors on  the  receipt  of  his  obligation  for  the  payment  thereof."     Evi- 


76  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

dently  Aubrey  and  the  Penistons  had  taken  no  steps  towards  carrying  the 
contract  into  execution. 

The  court  then  tried  two  men — Jacob  Stollings  and  W.  C.  Livcy. 
Their  plans  were  accepted  in  March,  1840.  The  specifications  provided 
that  the  foundation  was  to  be  three  feet  thick,  the  brick  wall  of  the  first 
story  to  be  18  inches  thick,  second  story  13  inches  thick ;  the  building  was 
to  be  four  square,  two  additional  windows  in  the  upper  story,  one  over  each 
door,  the  wall  and  the  roof  were  to  be  painted  Venetian  red,  doors  to  be 
painted  a  beech  yellow,  the  door  and  window  casings  and  sash  to  be  painted 
with  white  lead.  The  window  blinds  were  to  be  green  and  the  window 
frames  were  to  be  put  in  plain  and  arch  braces  and  mouldings  to  be  put  in 
afterwards.  The  contractor  was  to  be  put  under  bond  to  put  up  the  walls 
and  roof  in  one  year  and  the  remaining  part  in  two  years,  each  part  pay- 
able when  completed. 

In  writing  of  the  building  of  this  first  courthouse,  J.  F.  Jordin  says: 
"So  it  was  that  these  sturdy  old  pioneers  with  the  entire  revenue  amount- 
ing to  but  $286.44  started  boldly  to  build  a  $6000  courthouse  and  a  $400 
jail.  But  there  were  giants  in  those  days !  Men  who  were  in  the  habit 
of  doing  impossible  things,  men  with  civic  pride  who  realized  that  their 
lot  had  been  cast  in  a  land  rich  in  latent  natural  resources  and  with  brave 
hearts  and  willing  hands  they  approached  the  task  of  proving  themselves 
worthy  of  such  a  heritage.  *  *  *  *  Coonskins  were  current  money 
of  the  realm  and  at  50  cents  apiece  it  would  have  taken  12,800  coons  to  pay 
for  these  public  improvements." 

Work  was  begun  in  the  summer  of  1840.  The  enterprise  seems  to 
have  been  backed  financially  by  Benedict  Weldon.  Various  changes  were 
made  in  the  plans,  more  time  was  granted,  there  were  changes  in  contrac- 
tors, and  finally  on  May  1,  1843,  the  following  court  order  was  made: 

"Now  on  this  day  come  Joseph  L.  Nelson  and  prayed  the  court  to  re- 
ceive the  court  house  as  finished  (except  the  repairing  of  two  windows 
which  have  been  broken  since  the  completion,  one  bolt  on  each  of  the  out- 
side doors,  repairing  the  plastering  in  second  story  and  penciling  chim- 
neys) and  that  the  court  would  order  the  Superintendent  to  deliver  to  him 
the  said  Nelson  the  bonds  executed  to  the  county  by  Benedict  Weldon  for 
the  completion  of  said  house.  Whereupon  the  court  proceeded  to  examine 
the  house,  after  which  mature  deliberation  being  thereupon  had,  it  is 
ordered  that  the  house  be  received  as  finished  with  the  exceptions  above 
named;  that  Tobias  Miller,  the  superintendent,  deliver  up  to  said  Nelson 
the  bonds  of  Benedict  Weldon  aforesaid."  The  total  cost  of  the  court- 
house was  $8094.55     Its  dedication  went  uncelebrated.     A  writer  in  the 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  77 

Gallatin  Democrat  of  Oct.  8,  1908,  gives  the  following  description  of  the 
building: 

"The  old  courthouse  was  square,  probably  40x40,  no  record  existing 
of  its  exact  dimensions.  There  were  two  double  door  openings,  one  each 
on  the  west  and  south.  The  courtroom  took  up  the  entire  lower  floor.  The 
rostrum  was  on  the  north  side  built  high  so  that  the  feet  of  those  on  it 
were  above  the  eye  level  of  the  seated  spectators.  The  courtroom  was  fur- 
nished with  wooden  benches.  Here  it  was  that  James  S.  Rollins  and  R. 
M,  Stewart,  candidates  for  governor,  met  in  a  joint  debate  and  would  have 
pummeled  each  other  with  their  fists  but  for  the  prompt  intervention  of 
friends. 

"The  stairway  leading  to  the  second  floor  was  at  the  southwest  corner. 
There  were  four  rooms  upstairs,  one  too  small  for  practical  use  on  account 
of  th(e  stairs,  but  was  the  office  for  many  years  of  the  early  day  lawyers 
beginning  with  the  late  John  A.  Leopard.  The  probate  office  was  in  the 
northeast  room,  the  recorder's  in  the  northwest  and  the  sheriff's  in  the 
southeast." 

A  single  story,  two  room  structure  was  built  about  1858  just  east  of 
the  courthouse  and  in  it  the  circuit  clerk  and  recorded,  the  offices  being 
under  one  official  at  that  time,  and  county  clerk's  offices  were  established. 
There  were  no  vaults  in  the  offices  and  the  records  were  kept  in  desks  or 
racks  having  little  or  no  protection. 

A  wooden  tower  surrounded  by  a  balcony  and  ornamented  with  a  brass 
ball  the  size  of  a  washtub  topped  the  building.  On  gala  days  the  band 
occupied  the  balcony  and  the  tower  was  decorated  with  flags.  This  cupola 
was  a  constant  source  of  trouble.  It  would  leak.  As  early  as  1849  the 
court  paid  $85  to  have  it  guaranteed  waterproof  for  two  years  and  in  1870 
the  total  repairs  on  the  courthouse  amounted  to  $1500. 

As  early  as  1865  we  find  the  local  papers  complaining  of  the  condition 
of  the  courthouse.  The  old  building  grew  more  and  more  unsatisfactory 
and  in  1883  the  Frank  James  trial  was  held  in  a  building  owned  by  Judge 
Alexander  on  the  west  side  of  the  public  square  on  the  site  now  occupied 
by  the  Payne  Furniture  Company.  On  June  12,  Mr.  Lamkin,  of  the  Galla- 
tin Democrat,  had  published  this  statement:  "It  is  said  that  Governor 
Crittenden  and  Phelps,  General  Shelby  and  other  eminent  men  will  be  in 
Gallatin  to  attend  the  James  trial,  and  it  is  enough  to  make  every  citizen 
of  Daviess  County  blush  with  shame  to  be  compelled  to  point  to  this  miser- 
able abode  of  bats  and  owls  and  say  to  these  eminent  visitors,  "This  is  our 
courthouse."  After  the  trial  the  county  court  entered  into  negotiations  with 
Mr.  Alexander,  and  the  building  was  arranged  to  accommodate  the  circuit 


78  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

court  and  one  or  two  county  offices.  The  old  court  house  was  torn  down 
in  1886,  but  the  side  building  remained  for  several  more  years. 

In  1890  the  building  owned  by  Judge  Alexander  burned  and  the  Pro- 
bate records  were  destroyed.  The  present  building  on  the  same  site  was 
then  erected. 

Several  propositions  to  vote  bonds  for  a  new  courthouse  were  voted 
down.  In  1889  a  proposition  to  erect  a  $50,000  courthouse  was  rejected  by 
a  majority  against  of  223  votes.  In  March,  1902,  the  county  court,  on  the 
petition  of  the  required  number  of  taxpayers  ordered  an  election  to  be  held 
on  April  22,  on  the  question  of  erecting  a  new  courthouse  at  a  cost  of  not 
to  exceed  $75,000,  to  be  paid  for  in  bonds  payable  in  five  and  due  in  ten 
years,  to  be  paid  by  a  levy  of  not  to  exceed  25  cents  on  the  $100  valuation. 
A  very  light  vote  was  cast  and  the  vote  stood  1526  for  and  1118  against, 
but  since  a  two- thirds  majority  was  necessary,  the  proposition  was  lost. 

In  September  of  the  same  year,  a  petition  was  presented  to  the  court 
asking  for  a  vote  on  the  question  of  issuing  bonds  not  to  exceed  $70,000, 
bearing  4  per  cent  interest  and  maturing  in  five  years.  At  the  election 
on  Nov,  4,  the  vote  stood  1821  for  and  1054  against,  Washington,  James- 
port  and  Lock  Springs  precincts  having  a  majority  against. 

The  voters  having  twice  within  a  year  rejected  propositions  for  build- 
ing, the  county  court  felt  justified  in  making  a  contract  for  the  use  of  the 
Alexander  block  for  a  period  of  seven  years. 

The  question  was  still  kept  before  the  people  by  the  press,  and  in 
1905  petitions  were  again  circulated  for  another  submission  of  the  propo- 
sition. It  was  proposed  to  build  a  $75,000  courthouse,  to  be  paid  for  by  a 
special  tax  of  four  direct  levies  of  20  cents  each  rather  than  by  issuing 
bonds.  More  than  500  singned  the  petition  and  it  was  presented  to  the 
county  court  by  D.  H.  Davis.  Accordingly,  December  9th  was  set  as  the 
day  of  election.  Mass  meetings  were  held  all  over  the  county.  This  time 
the  vote  was  2299  for  and  803  against.  Only  four  townships  failed  to  give 
the  proposition  a  two-thirds  majority,  and  two  of  these  went  more  than 
two  to  one  against. 

An  advisory  committee  was  appointed  by  the  county  court  in  Febru- 
ary, 1906.  The  members  were  Frank  Ray,  W.  T.  Smith,  H.  R.  Hill,  R.  E. 
Maupin,  W.  C.  Pogue,  John  R.  Handy,  W.  P.  Minnick,  D.  H.  Davis,  W.  H. 
Kindig,  E.  G.  Brown,  J.  H.  Wise,  Grant  McCrary,  E.  M.  Foley  and  Moses 
Mann.  The  court  selected  as  a  building  committee  A.  M.  Dockery,  C.  M. 
Harrison,  J.  W.  Meade,  Boyd  Dudley  and  Weasley  L.  Robertson. 

In  April,  1906,  architects  submitted  plans  to  the  county  court,  but  de- 
cision was  deferred  for  a  time.  The  plans  and  specifications  of  P.  H. 
Weathers  were  adopted,  and  in  August  the  contract  for  the  construction 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  79 

of  the  building  were  let  to  M.  T.  Lewman,  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  at  $69,- 
625.  Work  was  begun  early  in  November,  with  J.  W.  Alexander,  Superin- 
tendent of  construction,  and  M.  E.  Pangburn,  accountant.  In  April,  1907, 
the  foundation  was  pronounced  satisfactory.  The  cornerstone  of  the 
building  was  laid  on  May  24,  1907,  the  Masonic  lodge  having  charge  of 
the  ceremony.  On  Monday,  August  31,  1908,  the  court  formally  accepted 
the  courthouse  and  final  payment  was  made  to  the  Louisville  company. 

The  formal  dedication  took  place  Oct.  5th.  In  the  morning  the  corner- 
stone of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  was  laid,  the  Masons  having  charge.  In  the  after- 
noon the  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Judge  George  A.  McWilliams. 

Jail. — As  stated  in  the  account  of  the  courthouse,  Philip  Covington 
was  ordered  in  March  1838  to  draw  up  plans  for  a  jail.  The  plan  was  ac- 
cepted and  an  appropriation  of  $400  was  made  for  that  purpose.  The 
contract  was  awarded  to  John  B.  Comer  in  May,  1838,  and  a  year  was 
allowed  in  which  to  erect  the  building.  Mr.  Comer  was  unable  to  finish 
the  work  in  that  time  and  in  June  of  the  following  year  an  extension  of 
time  until  December  25  was  granted  him.  The  court  may  have  considered 
a  jail  to  be  of  more  immediate  importance  than  a  courthouse  as  three  years 
was  allowed  for  the  building  of  the  latter.  The  lack  of  a  good  jail  was 
presented  rather  forcibly  to  the  citizens  when  in  July,  1839  Mayberry 
Mitchell  presented  the  court  with  an  account  in  favor  of  certain  citizens 
of  Clay  County  for  guarding  Joseph  Smith  and  others.  The  bill  amounted 
to  $480.  Since  the  entire  revenue  derived  from  taxation  that  year  amout- 
ed  to  but  $460.30,  $125.45  of  which  was  delinquent,  the  dismay  of  the  court 
may  be  easily  imagined.  The  matter  was  laid  over  to  the  August  term, 
and  court  refused  to  allow  the  claim.  It  was  then  by  agreement  certified 
to  the  circuit  court  for  final  adjudication.  This  court  found  for  the  citi- 
zens of  Clay  County  and  in  Sept.,  1840,  the  court  ordered  the  claim  to  be 
paid. 

Again  John  B.  Comer  asked  for  an  additional  year  in  which  to  com- 
plete the  jail.  The  building  was  finally  ready  for  occupancy  in  March, 
1841.     The  jail  is  described  as  follows  in  Kost's  History  of  Daviess  County: 

"It  stood  on  the  next  block  north  of  the  public  square  in  Gallatin,  and 
was  made  of  hewn  timber  one  foot  square  and  notched  down  so  as  to  fit 
close.  It  was  double,  on  one  pin  within  another,  with  four  inches  of  space 
between  them.  This  space  was  filled  with  straight  poles  dropped  down 
from  the  top.  The  bottom  or  floor  was  also  double,  like  the  sides.  The 
inner  space  of  the  building  was  20  feet  square  and  the  height  of  the 
ceiling  was  also  20  feet.  The  only  entrance  was  through  a  trap-door  in 
the  center  of  the  ceiling." 

The  total  cost  of  this  prison  was  $560.     In  April,  1857,  the  court  ap- 


80  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

propriated  $4000  to  build  a  stone  jail  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  public 
square.  James  McFerran  was  appointed  to  superintendent  its  construc- 
tion. The  building  was  completed  Nov.  15,  1858,  and  cost  $7850.  In  June, 
1859,  a  kitchen  and  smokehouse  were  added  at  a  cost  of  $579.  This  jail 
burned  in  ????,  the  general  opinion  being  that  it  was  set  on  fire. 

In  1887,  it  was  decided  by  the  county  court  to  errect  a  new  jail,  $11,- 
000  of  the  county  funds  being  appropriated  for  that  purpose.  A.  M.  Irving 
was  appointed  commissioner,  and  submitted  plans  for  a  jail  and  sheriff's 
residence.  This  jail  has  been  used  ever  since.  Recently  a  survey  was 
made  by  W.  L.  Nelson,  representing  the  State  Board  of  Charities,  of  the 
jails  of  the  state.  He  described  thirty-two  as  being  below  a  descent  stand- 
ard as  to  ventilation,  sanitation,  size  or  security.  The  Daviess  County 
jail  was  among  the  32. 

County  Farm. — The  first  move  to  secure  a  permanent  home  for 
the  care  of  the  destitute  of  the  county  was  made  in  1864.  Prior  to  that 
time  the  care  of  the  poor  had  been  let  out  by  the  sheriff  to  the  lowest  bid- 
der. Occasionally  the  court  would  assume  the  responsibility  and  fix  the 
terms  for  their  support.  The  terms  ranged  all  the  way  from  $25  to  $100 
a  year,  paid  quarterly. 

At  the  December  term  of  the  county  court,  1864,  Andrew  Shriver  and 
Samuel  A.  Richardson  were  appointed  commissioners  to  select  a  site  for 
an  almshouse  and  to  report  in  January,  1865.  A  tax  of  one-sixth  of  one 
per  cent  on  all  subjects  of  taxation  was  ordered  to  defray  the  expense  of 
purchasing  the  farm  and  erecting  the  necessary  buildings. 

The  commissioners  reported  that  of  the  several  farms  offered,  what 
was  known  as  the  Ward  farm  seemed  to  them  the  best  suited  for  the  pur- 
pose and  recommended  its  purchase  at  $15  per  acre.  The  farm  of  160 
acres  was  purchased  at  that  price,  William  W.  Everly  acting  as  agent  for 
the  county.  The  following  terms  were  agreed  upon ;  one  half  cash,  $800 
within  two  months  and  $400  within  six  months,  with  ten  per  cent  interest 
upon  deferred  payments. 

This  farm  was  of  little  use  to  the  county.  No  buildings  were  put  up, 
and  after  a  few  years  it  was  sold  and  another  farm  selected. 

The  farm  of  John  Cooper  was  purchased  by  the  county  court  in  July, 
1873.    The  tract  included  100  acres  and  the  purchase  price  was  $2000. 

In  1914  an  examination  of  the  county  farm  disclosed  that  miserable 
conditions  obtained.  The  conditions,  when  reported,  created  a  demand 
for  a  decided  change.  A  petition  was  then  circulated  asking  for  a  special 
election  to  vote  on  the  question  of  erecting  a  modern  infirmary.  The  peti- 
tion was  signed  by  nearly  700  taxpayers.  The  court  accordingly  in  March 
1915  ordered  an  election  to  be  held  the  first  Tuesday  in  June.    The  propo- 


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sition  was  to  sell  the  present  farm  and  purchase  a  site  nearer  the  county 
seat.  A  special  tax  of  10  cents  on  the  $100  valuation  for  two  years  was 
ordered  to  pay  for  the  new  building.  This  proposition  was  rejected  by  the 
voters. 

Since  that  improvements  have  been  made  on  the  present  farm,  and 
while  conditions  are  far  from  ideal,  things  are  in  a  fair  condition. 

Not  all  of  the  poor  are  cared  for  at  the  county  farai.  A  number  are 
allowed  a  certain  amount  a  month,  while  other  needy  persons  are  given  oc- 
casional help. 

The  county  also  has  the  expense  of  a  number  in  the  various  state  in- 
stitutions. At  the  end  of  1920  the  county  had  supported  42  persons  in  state 
hospitals  and  assisted  47  not  in  state  hospitals.  The  total  amount  expended 
by  the  county  for  poor  persons  in  state  hospitals  was  $987.90,  while  the 
sum  expended  for  poor  persons  not  in  state  hospitals  was  $4864.18. 


CHAPTER  IV. 


CITIES  AND  TOWNS. 


GALLATIN  —  COFFEY  —  WINSTON  —  PATTONSBITRG  —  JAMESON  —  CARLOW  —  LOCK 
SPRINGS— ALTAMONT— CIVIL  BEND  —  MILLPORT  —  ADAM-ONDI-AHMON  —  CRAV- 
ENSVILLE— PRAIRIE  CITY— CRITTENDEN— ECLIPSE— OLD  PATTONSBURG— VIC- 
TORIA—ALTA  VISTA— BANCROFT. 

Gallatin. — The  events  connected  with  the  selection  of  the  site  for  the 
seat  of  justice  have  already  been  mentioned.  The  land  upon  which  the 
town  is  located  was  preempted  by  Philip  Covington.  Some  difficulty  later 
arose  over  the  title  and  it  was  not  until  1869  that  the  necessary  quit  claim 
deed  was  secured.  The  town  was  platted  in  December,  1837  and  the  first  lots 
were  sold  Jan.  8,  1858.  Main  and  Grand  streets  were  each  to  be  80  feet 
wide,  and  all  other  streets  60  feet  in  width.  Jacob  Stollings  built  the  first 
house  in  the  town — located  where  the  Etter  Dry  Goods  Company  now  has 
its  store.  At  about  the  same  time  George  W.  Worthington  put  up  a  build- 
ing for  a  dram  shop.  The  first  grocery  store  was  kept  by  John  A.  Williams. 
Thomas  W.  Jacobs  opened  a  dry  goods  store  and  Jesse  Adamson  a  grocery. 
Compton  and  Mann  a  general  store.  All  of  these  business  establishments 
were  started  before  June,  1838.  The  first  tavern  was  opened  by  Lewis  J. 
Dodd,  while  the  "Mansion  House"  was  opened  in  1844  by  Stollings  and  Peck. 

Gallatin  was  first  incorporated  in  1854,  the  trustees  being  Thomas  T. 
Frame,  Joseph  L.  Wilson,  Alfred  L.  Barnett,  George  W.  Brosius  and  Robert 
Wilson.  For  some  unknown  reason  no  other  trustees  were  elected  under 
this  charter.  On  Nov.  7,  1854,  Gallatin  was  again  incorporated.  Dr.  John 
Cravens,  Adam  Clemdenen,  James  Owings,  Henry  Whittington  and  Otis  B. 
Richardson  were  appointed  the  first  trustees.  By  1857  the  town  had  a  pop- 
ulation of  about  400  and  then  asked  for  incorporation  as  a  city.  The  Gen- 
eral Assembly  passed  the  necessary  act  and  it  was  approved  by  the  Gov- 
ernor Nov.  21,  1857.  The  first  election  of  Mayor  and  Council  was  held  in 
May,  1858  when  the  following  were  elected.  William  M.  Givens,  Mayor ;  J. 
H.  McGee,  S.  T.  Hill,  John  Ballinger  and  Henry  W.  Lile,  Council.     The 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  83 

Council  then  appointed  William  M.  Sheets,  Clerk,  William  T.  Osborn,  Treas- 
urer and  C.  A,  Witt,  Marshall  and  Collector. 

During  the  Civil  War  there  were  no  elections,  control  of  affairs  being 
largely  in  the  hands  of  the  militia.  In  Nov.,  1866,  upon  the  petition  of 
Joseph  of  McGee  and  a  hundred  and  one  other  residents  tax  payers,  the 
county  court  appointed  Joab  Woodruff,  Joseph  H.  McGee,  Samuel  A.  Rich- 
ardson, D.  L.  Kost  and  John  Ballinger,  Trustees  for  the  town  until  next 
election.  This  enabling  act  seemed  unsatisfactory  and  in  Sept.,  1868  a 
number  of  citizens  petitioned  W.  C.  Gillihan,  who  was  a  notary  public  to 
call  an  election  to  fill  all  vacancies  in  "ofhce  elective  under  the  charter  of 
said  city".  The  election  of  D.  Harfield  Davis  as  Mayor,  Jacob  Woodruff, 
Robert  H,  Grantham,  Benton  Miller  and  James  D.  Vance,  members  of  the 
council. 

A  new  charter  was  granted  Gallatin  in  1870  by  the  General  Assembly, 
and  the  first  election  under  it  was  held  the  first  Tuesday  of  April  1870,  and 
resulted  in  the  selection  of  D.  C.  McDougal,  Mayor,  Joel  H.  Brundidge, 
Thomas  J.  Grain,  A.  M.  Irving  and  Amos  Poe,  council. 

In  1877  an  attempt  was  made  to  have  Gallatin  become  a  city  of  the 
Fourth  Class,  but  the  proposition  was  defeated  by  a  vote  of  33  to  94.  The 
city  continued  to  operate  under  its  special  charter  until  1908  when  by  a 
vote  of  260  to  105  Gallatin  became  a  city  of  the  Fourth  Class. 

A  number  of  additions  have  been  made  to  the  original  town  site. 

In  1878  it  was  decided  to  macadamize  the  public  square.  The  work 
was  under  the  direction  of  Squire  Ewing.  Morley  and  Venable  were  given 
the  contract  for  the  south  side  at  $2.00  per  square  of  10  feet.  By  1882  the 
work  had  been  completed,  as  well  as  a  road  to  the  Rock  Island  depot.  It  is 
now  proposed  to  have  the  main  streets  paved.  In  1905  an  ordinance  was 
passed  providing  that  all  new  sidewalks  put  down  must  be  made  of  brick 
or  granetoid. 

In  1906  Governor  Dockery  purchased  a  tract  of  land  which  he  presented 
to  the  town  for  a  park.  Additional  land  was  purchased  and  Dockery  Park 
was  formally  dedicated  on  June  18,  1907.  For  many  years  the  Catholic 
church  had  owned  a  lot  in  Gallatin  near  the  park.  A  controversy  later 
arose  over  the  ownership  and  finally  in  1909  an  acre  adjoining  the  park 
was  exchanged  for  the  land  in  controversy.  In  the  same  year  Governor 
Dockery  added  two  more  acres  to  the  park. 

Since  1911  Gallatin  has  maintained  a  Chautauqua  which  is  managed 
by  a  group  of  citizens,  rather  than  by  a  Chautauqua  company. 

The  population  of  Gallatin  in  1890  was  1,489 ;  in  1900,  1,780 ;  in  1910, 
1,825 ;  and  in  1920  it  was  1,747. 

Jamesport. — The  story  of  the  founding  of  Jamesport  is  best  related 


84  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

in  the  words  of  one  of  the  founders,  Dr.  J.  T.  Allen,  who  in  1905  wrote  a 
series  of  articles  for  the  North  Missourian  entitled,  "Recollections  of  an 
Old  Settler." 

"James  Gillilan's  house  stood  near  where  the  school  house  now  stands, 
only  on  the  West  side  of  the  street.  Remember  that  there  was  nothing 
east  of  that  but  prairie.  I  built  my  office  in  his  yard  in  the  spring  of  1856. 
I  made  a  trip  to  Virginia  in  that  fall.  When  I  left  I  told  Mr.  Gillilan  to 
finish  my  office.  When  I  returned  it  was  nearly  Christmas,  but  Mr.  Gillilan 
had  not  done  a  thing  to  my  office.  When  I  asked  why,  he  said  he  thought 
I  would  want  to  go  to  one  of  the  new  towns,  which  had  been  laid  out  in  my 
absence.  I  was,  as  the  saying  goes,  knocked  clear  out  of  the  persimmon 
tree,  as  the  understanding  was  when  I  left  we  would  lay  out  a  town  where 
it  now  exists.  There  was  a  spritely  widow,  a  Mrs.  Murray,  who  had  laid 
out  a  town  three  miles  north  of  the  Jamesport-to-be,  and  she  called  it 
Edray.  If  any  doubts  this,  look  at  the  records  in  your  county  clerk's  office. 
Another  town  was  laid  out  by  Mr.  Smith  about  two  miles  east.  As  I  had 
devoted  a  great  deal  of  time  in  studying  the  law  about  how  to  lay  out 
towns,  I  found  that  Mr.  Smith,  although  he  had  advertised  sale  of  lots,  had 
violated  the  law  by  not  having  previously  recorded  the  plat  as  the  law  di- 
rects. So  I  scared  him  off  by  a  threat  of  the  law,  and  I  told  Mr.  Gillilan  I 
thought  we  could  beat  the  widow,  as  this  was  the  place  for  the  town.  So 
with  his  consent  I  platted  the  old  town  and  got  a  young  man  named  Solo- 
mon to  survey  it.  Not  being  accustomed  to  laying  out  towns,  I  made  the 
streets  too  narrow.  Mr.  Gillihan  gave  me  choice  of  a  half  block,  with  the 
privilege  to  select  where  I  wished.  I  selected  the  lots  where  the  old  Buz- 
zard bank  stood.  On  the  other  half  was  erected  the  first  hotel.  We  had 
a  public  sale  of  lots  and  did  well.  I  will  state  here  that  with  Mr.  Gillilan's 
consent  we  had  an  agreement  that  no  saloon  should  be  allowed  to  hold  any 
lot.  They  finally  beat  us  in  this.  *As  the  children  of  darkness  are  always 
wiser  in  their  generation  than  the  children  of  light.' 

"This  is  a  true  story  of  the  origin  of  Jamesport.  Mr.  Gillilan  and  my- 
self pondered  a  long  time  as  to  the  name  we  should  give  our  new  foundling, 
and  as  we  were  both  named  James,  we  concluded  to  call  it  for  ourselves." 

The  town  grew  slowly,  having  in  1870  only  about  120  inhabitants, 
with  the  building  of  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railroad,  now  a  part  of 
the  Rock  Island  system,  Jamesport  took  on  new  life.  The  first  train  came 
thru  the  town  on  June  25,  1871.  New  business  houses  began  to  be  built. 
A  grain  house  was  erected  by  Franklin  Collison  in  the  summer  of  that  year, 
Dunn  &  Miller  started  a  large  store  building  and  a  lumber  yard  established. 
In  1872  the  Jones  Mill  was  built.  Between  July  1,  1871  and  Jan.  1,  1872, 
forty  dwellings  and  ten  stores  were  built. 


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In  1872  a  petition  was  presented  to  the  county  clerk  asking  that  James- 
port  be  incorporated. 

Franklin  Callison,  Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen,  Maro  Thomas,  A.  B.  Barnes 
and  Isaiah  H.  Jones,  were  appointed  trustees. 

By  1875  the  population  had  increased  to  400.  In  that  year  the  board 
of  trustees  undertook  numerous  improvements,  sidewalks  and  street  cross- 
ings were  put  in. 

In  Jan.  22,  1881,  Jamesport  voted  to  become  a  city  of  the  fourth  class. 
The  vote  being  78  to  22.  Franklin  Callison  was  the  first  mayor  and  P.  H. 
Lilly,  J.  C.  Murray,  Horatio  Bunker  and  J.  H.  Berry  made  up  the  first 
board  of  aldermen. 

The  Commercial  Club  has  been  especially  active  in  the  improvement 
of  roads. 

Jamesport  has  one  of  the  prettiest  parks  in  this  section  of  the  state. 

Coffey. — Located  in  Salem  township  is  a  small  town  platted  under  the 
name  of  Salem  but  the  post-office  is  known  as  Coffey.  The  official  name  of 
the  town  is  now  seldom  used.  It  was  platted  in  1856,  and  the  plat  recorded 
July  29th  of  that  year.  In  an  account  of  the  life  of  William  Galbreath  the 
following  data  was  obtained:  "Uncle  Billy  Galbreath  came  to  Daviess 
County  in  Oct.,  1848,  and  settled  on  the  site  of  what  is  today  Coffeyburg.** 
***  He  gave  the  ground  on  which  Pennebakers  store  now  stands  to  Cole 
Brown  and  Frederick  Westpheling  in  the  early  Fifties,  provided  they 
would  establish  a  general  merchandise  store,  which  they  did,  ******  Uncle 
Billy  was  one  of  the  committee,  which  secured  the  crossing  of  the  old  state 
roads  from  Plattsburg  to  Trenton  and  Hamilton  to  Bethany  at  Coffeyburg 
and  the  store  located  at  the  crossroads  did  a  thriving  business."  The  first 
residence  was  built  by  Edwin  Mclntire.  William  Triplett  had  the  first 
blacksmith  shop  and  William  Gillispie  the  first  cabinet  shop.  The  town  be- 
gan to  get  daily  mails  in  1876. 

The  building  of  the  K.  C.  &  I.  Railroad  which  passes  through  the  town 
made  it  an  important  center  in  that  part  of  the  county.  The  population 
in  1920  was  367. 

Winston. — The  1882  history  makes  the  following  statements  regard- 
ing Winston:  "It  has  a  greater  extent  of  rich  farming  country  tributary 
to  it  than  any  town  in  the  county,  not  even  excepting  Gallatin,  and  if  a 
public  spirit  of  enterprise  is  exhibited  will  soon  rival  in  population  and 
wealth  the  seat  of  justice  of  Daviess." 

The  Chicago  and  Southwestern  railroad  was  completed  in  the  summer 
of  1871.  At  that  time  a  station  was  established  about  halfway  between 
Gallatin  and  Cameron.  This  station  was  at  first  called  Crofton.  The  land 
upon  which  the  town  was  built  was  owned  by  Mrs.  Susan  Ethington,  Fred- 


86  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

erick  Croft,  Jacob  Fleisher  and  Henry  Koons.  A  large  portion  of  the  site 
was  donated  to  the  railroad  company  for  railroad  and  town  purposes.  The 
railroad  conveyed  the  land  to  a  group  of  men  in  Gallatin  known  as  the  Gal- 
latin Company.  The  company  pushed  the  sale  of  lots.  The  town  then  be- 
came known  as  Winson  or  Winstonville.  The  postoffice  was  established  at 
this  point  in  Feb.,  1872,  and  F.  B.  Brown  was  the  first  postmaster.  There 
being  another  postoffice  in  the  state  called  Winson  the  postoffice  here  was 
called  Emporia.  Up  into  the  eighties  the  town  was  frequently  referred  to 
by  this  name. 

T.  J.  Jefferies  was  the  first  station  agent  and  the  first  store  was  open- 
ed by  Joseph  Swike  in  1871.  Henry  Koons  established  the  first  hotel.  The 
first  physician  was  Dr.  Wilson,  and  Dr.  D.  M.  Clagett  came  in  1874. 

The  town  was  incorporated  in  March,  1878,  and  T.  J.  Jefferies,  D.  M. 
Clagett,  Jonas  Potts,  John  T.  Taylor  and  Otho  Preston  were  the  first 
trustees. 

A  commercial  club  was  organzied  in  1906. 

The  town  has  a  population  of  339. 

Pattonsburg. — The  plat  of  Pattonsburg  is  filed  under  the  name  of  Elm 
Flat.  It  is  located  in  the  bottoms  of  Sampson  Creek  and  took  the  name 
from  the  number  of  elms  growing  there.  About  a  mile  and  a  half  north  of 
the  town  stood  old  Pattonsburg.  When  the  Chillicothe  and  Omaha  Railroad 
was  being  built  through  the  county  in  1871,  Benton  Township  subscribed 
$20,000.00  to  the  road,  said  road  to  run  through  the  old  town  of  Patton- 
burg.  But  instead  the  company  built  to  Big  Creek  and  there  stopped  for 
a  time.  Business  men  from  Pattonsburg  began  to  move  to  the  railroad  and 
soon  the  old  town  was  deserted.  The  new  town  grew  rapidly.  A  list  of 
business  references  in  1876  contains  the  following  names.  E.  H.  Tillery, 
proprietor  of  the  Valley  house,  Alex  Edson  proprietor  of  the  Forest  House. 

Elm  Flat  was  first  incorporated  Aug.  7,  1877,  but  an  error  had  been 
made  in  the  description  of  the  land.  On  Sept.  10th,  the  court  granted  the 
amended  petition. 

W.  G.  Weldon,  John  W.  Casebolt,  F.  E.  Venable,  Thomas  J.  Mattingly 
and  E.  B.  Christie  constituted  the  first  board  of  trustees. 

On  May  28,  1895,  the  business  section  was  almost  entirely  destroyed 
by  fire.  The  loss  was  estimated  at  more  than  $50,000.  New  buildings  were 
soon  put  up. 

In  1909  the  county  was  subjected  to  the  most  disastrous  flood  in  its 
history.  On  July  6th,  the  flood  began.  Big  and  Sampson  creeks  and  Grand 
river  rose  rapidly.  A  band  of  some  thirty  men  headed  by  Mayor  Maupin 
started  working  on  the  dike  near  Pattonsburg,  thinking  that  by  rip-rap- 
ping a  great  of  the  danger  could  be  averted.     Within  a  few  hours  the  town 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  87 

was  under  water  except  some  of  the  houses  in  Highland  addition.  The 
new  drainage  project  which  is  on  foot  in  that  section  of  the  county  will 
when  completed,  prevent  the  recurrence  of  a  like  disaster. 

The  population  is  1068.  The  town  has  always  had  a  group  of  business 
men  who  were  interested  in  good  roads  and  they  have  managed  to  secure 
the  location  of  a  number  of  trails  thru  Pattonsburg. 

The  citizens  have  recently  opened  a  country  club  house. 

Jameson. — The  St.  Louis,  Chillicothe  &  Omaha  Railroad  completed  its 
road  as  far  as  the  location  of  Jameson  in  June,  1871.  A  surveying  party 
from  Chillicothe  laid  out  a  town  at  this  point,  completing  the  work  on  June 
12,  1871.  Benjamin  G.  Kimball  was  appointed  as  agent  for  the  company 
and  on  the  following  Monday,  he  began  selling  lots  at  $100  each.  The  land 
upon  which  the  town  was  laid  out  was  entered  by  Charles  Cravens  on  Oct. 
2,  1854,  and  a  year  later  a  tract  adjoining  it  by  Ark  Briggs.  Henry  Briggs 
owned  the  land  at  the  time  the  town  was  laid  out.  At  first  the  postoffice 
was  known  as  Feurt  Summitt,  but  the  name  was  afterwards  changed  to 
Jameson. 

Herbert  D.  White  put  up  the  first  building,  a  small  frame  building  used 
for  a  grocery  and  restaurant.  The  store  building  of  a  Mr.  Threlkeld  and 
James  F.  Hamaker  were  erected  within  a  short  time.  Elijah  Hubbard  was 
in  charge  of  the  first  hotel.  J.  W.  Wanamaker,  a  blacksmith  and  wagon- 
maker,  soon  opened  a  shop  and  did  a  lively  business.  William  McCoy  start- 
ed a  livery  and  feed  stable.  The  first  drug  store  was  owned  by  Dr.  William 
Allen,  who  was  also  the  town's  first  physician.  The  first  lumber  yard  was 
owned  by  Leeper  &  Grappler. 

John  A.  Brown  was  the  first  postmaster,  but  was  soon  succeeded  by 
Dr.  Walker.  Squire  Scott,  one  of  the  justices  of  Grand  River  Township, 
held  the  first  court  in  Jameson.  The  railroad  books  show  that  24  cars  of 
grain  and  53  cars  of  stock  were  shipped  from  the  new  town  during  Oct. 
and  Nov.,  1871. 

On  Oct.  12,  1876,  Jameson  was  incorporated,  and  A.  0.  Siple,  W.  T. 
Stovall  ,J.  M.  Raley,  A.  Ingraham,  and  S.  F.  Howell  were  appointed  trustees. 

In  1882,  a  plot  of  ground  was  laid  off  for  a  public  park.  Here  has  been 
held  the  annual  event  of  greatest  social  importance  to  Jameson  and  the 
surrounding  community,  the  K.  P.  picnic,  held  each  year  on  Aug.  9th. 

The  population  of  Jameson  was  329  in  1920. 

Carlow,  an  incorporated  village  in  Jackson  Township,  is  a  station  of 
the  Wabash  Railroad.  The  town  has  several  stores  and  a  bank.  A  con- 
solidated school  has  recently  been  built  on  a  site  a  short  distance  north  of 
the  village. 

Lock  Springs  is  in  the  southeast  part   of   Jackson  Township  on  the 


88  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Wabash  railroad.    In  1890,  it  had  212  inhabitants ;  in  1900,  246 ;  in  1910, 
255;  and  in  1920,  288. 

Altamont  is  the  youngest  town  in  the  county.  In  the  early  nineties, 
the  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Railroad  built  an  extension  of  its  line  to  St.  Joseph.  Win- 
ston had  expected  that  the  division  point  would  be  at  that  place.  Instead 
the  junction  was  located  about  three  miles  nearer  Gallatin,  and  called  Alta- 
mont, meaning  "High  Mountain",  and  so  named  because  of  its  elevation  of 
1,002  feet  at  the  railroad  depot. 

All  of  the  members  of  the  present  town  board  are  women,  with  one 
exception.  It  is  the  first  town  of  the  county  to  elect  women  to  such  posi- 
tions.   The  population  in  1920  was  349. 

Civil  Bend  is  an  unincorporated  village  located  in  Marion  Township. 
It  was  laid  out  by  Gilbert  Canfield  in  1868.  The  first  business  house  was 
built  by  John  T.  Price,  and  N.  B.  Brown  was  another  of  the  early  merch- 
ants. In  1880  the  population  was  78.  With  the  coming  of  the  railroads, 
other  towns  located  along  the  railroad  prospered  at  the  expense  of  Civil 
Bend,  which  has  declined  in  population  and  business  importance  since  1880. 

Mill  Port  was  a  thriving  village  when  Daviess  county  was  organized 
in  1836.  At  that  time  the  settlers  on  Lick  Fork,  Honey  creek  and  Grind- 
stone creek  combined  and  managed  to  have  the  countj^  seat  located  south 
of  Grand  river.  This  marked  the  end  of  the  prosperous  career  of  the  first 
town  in  the  county.  Mill  Port  merchants  lost  no  time  in  removing  to  the 
county  seat,  where  they  were  among  the  first  merchants  of  the  new  town 
of  Gallatin.  In  the  fall  of  1838  Mill  Port  was  burned  by  the  Mormons  and 
no  attempt  was  made  to  rebuild  it. 

Adam-ondi-Ahmon. — Early  in  1837  Mormon  immigrants  began  to  flock 
into  Daviess  County.  They  settled  mainly  south  of  the  river.  At  the  time 
the  administrative  headquarters  of  the  Mormon  church  had  just  been 
estabhshed  at  Far  West  in  Caldwell  County.  In  April,  1838,  Joseph  Smith, 
Jr.,  had  one  of  his  famous  revelations  which  resulted  in  the  establishment 
of  a  Mormon  town  in  Daviess  County.  Following  the  vision  he  tells  in  his 
History  of  the  Church  how  in  May  of  that  year  he  came  up  Grand  river 
until  he  came  to  the  home  of  Lyman  Wight,  one  of  the  most  prominent  of 
his  followers.  Here  they  selected  a  town  site,  four  miles  south  and  one- 
half  mile  west  of  Gallatin.  This  place  had  been  called  Spring  Hill,  but 
by  order  of  the  prophet  it  was  now  named  Adam-ondi-Ahmon. 

'  Gravensville. — After  the  Mormons  were  driven  from  Adam-ondi- 
Ahmon,  a  new  town  was  established  on  the  same  site  by  Dr.  John  Crav- 
ens, who  had  come  from  Virginia  and  had  settled  in  Saline  County,  a  short 
time  before  the  outbreak  of  the  Mormon  trouble.  The  town  was  called 
Ctavensville.    For  a  number  of  years  Gravensville  contested  with  Gallatin 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  89 

for  the  county  seat.  At  one  time  93  of  the  280  taxpayers  of  the  county 
petitioned  to  have  Cravensville  made  the  seat  of  justice,  but  the  county 
court  rejected  the  proposal.  The  town  had  ten  or  twelve  dwelling  houses, 
several  stores  and  about  60  inhabitants. 

Prairie  City. — The  plat  of  Prairie  City,  located  in  the  northern  part 
of  the  county,  was  filed  by  J.  R.  Vancil  on  June  1,  1857.  As  late  as  1870 
the  village  had  an  assessed  valuation  of  $365,  but  at  that  time  it  had  prac- 
tically disappeared. 

Crittenden  was  located  in  the  southwestern  part  of  Lincoln  Town- 
ship. Stage  lines  passed  through  it  four  times  a  week.  In  1860  Joseph 
H.  Herndon  was  postmaster.  After  the  war  practically  nothing  was  heard 
of  the  village. 

Eclipse  had  practically  no  existence  except  on  paper.  The  plat  was 
recorded  Dec.  15,  1856  by  James  Blizzard. 

Old  Pattonsburg-  was  located  about  one  and  one-half  miles  north  of 
the  present  town  of  that  name.  About  1845  Matthew  Patton  built  on  Big 
Creek  the  first  water-mill  in  Benton  Township.  The  settlement  which 
sprang  up  near  the  mill  was  at  first  called  Patton  Mill,  but  was  later  chang- 
ed to  Pattonburg. 

In  1872  the  Wabash  Railroad  built  as  far  as  the  present  site  of  Pat- 
tonsburg, which  was  then  known  as  Elm  Flat.  The  business  men  soon  be- 
gan to  remove  to  the  Flats,  but  they  took  the  name  of  the  town  with  them. 
The  old  town  rapidly  disappeared,  and  is  now  a  cornfield. 

Victoria. — Jefferson  Township  furnished  sites  for  two  towns,  which 
are  now  extinct.  Victoria,  named  for  the  English  queen,  was  laid  out  in 
in  1855  by  John  Osborn,  and  was  located  less  than  a  mile  from  the  southern 
line  of  the  township  in  Section  32. 

When  the  Hannibal  and  St.  Joseph  railroad  was  built,  trade  was  di- 
verted to  Cameron  and  when  later  the  Rock  Island  was  built  thru  the 
country,  Victoria  was  again  overlooked  and  has  been  practically  extinct 
since  1880. 

Alta  Vista,  also  located  in  Jefferson  township,  was  laid  out  by  M.  D. 
Hines,  in  1856.  Mr.  Mines  conducted  the  first  store  located  in  the  new  town. 
Alta  Vista  had  the  distinction  of  giving  the  first  barbecue  in  the  county  on 
July  4,  1858.  Alta  Vista  has  also  disappeared,  the  name  remaining  only  to 
designate  the  neighborhood. 

Bancroft  was  situated  about  a  mile  from  the  Sullivan  County  line  in 
Lincoln  Township.  In  1859  John  Oram  and  Thomas  Mickels  each  gave  five 
acres  for  the  town  site.  The  first  merchant  was  Washington  Nichols  and 
Lon  Chaplin  had  the  first  blacksmith  shop.  This  town  enjoyed  a  greater 
prosperity  than  its  contemporaries.     About  1890  the  Omaha  and  Quincy 


90  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Railroad  was  built  through  the  county,  missing  Bancroft  by  about  a  mile. 
Oilman  was  built  at  that  distance  from  Bancroft.  From  that  time  on  the 
town  fought  a  losing  fight  and  has  now  ceased  to  exist. 


CHAPTER  V. 


MILITARY  HISTORY. 


BLACK   HAWK  "WAR— HEATHERLY   W^AR— MEXICAN   WAR— COL.    WICKHAM'S    MILITLV 
COMPANY,   COMPANY  A,    SECOND  MISSOURI   REGIMENT,   N.    G.    M. 

Black  Hawk  War. — Settlers  had  just  begun  to  come  into  what  is  now 
Daviess  County  when  all  of  North  Missouri  was  aroused  over  the  threaten- 
ed attack  of  Indians  under  Chief  Black  Hawk,  In  the  fall  of  1831,  many 
of  the  settlers  took  their  families  back  nearer  the  Missouri  River  where 
the  county  was  more  thickly  populated  and  better  protection  was  offered, 
in  case  of  attack  by  the  Indians.  It  is  said  that  Daniel  Devaul  when 
the  first  alarm  came  announced  his  intention  of  staying  and  seeing  the 
thing  through.  He  made  a  very  heavy  door  to  replace  the  thin  slab  one, 
and  cut  holes  through  which  to  shoot.  A  few  of  the  neighbors  decided  to 
stand  by  him  and  the  Devaul  cabin  was  arranged  to  withstand  the  seige. 
About  this  time  a  second  alarm  came,  conditions  seemed  much  more  terri- 
fying. Mr.  Devaul  and  his  two  friends  decided  not  to  risk  their  lives  any 
longer  and  followed  the  neighbors  to  a  place  of  safety.  Some  of  the  pio- 
neers who  did  not  leave  the  county  built  a  block  house  surrounded  by  pali- 
sades near  a  spring  on  the  old  John  Merritt  farm.  Scouts  were  sent  out 
and  every  one  was  ready  for  business  if  the  Indians  appeared.  But  there 
was  no  need  for  alarm  as  the  Indians  who  sometimes  visited  the  county 
were  very  peaceably  inclined. 

A  company  of  rangers  was  organized  in  Ray  County  by  Colonel  Skouts 
and  many  young  men  living  within  the  boundaries  of  the  present  Daviess 
County  joined  the  company.  Among  them  were  Hardin  Stone,  Theodore 
Peniston  and  Milford  Donaho.  Maj.  McGee  relates  this  incident  which 
occured  while  the  men  were  in  service : 

"It  was  while  scouting  at  the  head  waters  of  the  Chariton  river  that 
the  rangers  met  a  company  from  Howard  County  on  a  similar  warlike  mis- 
sion. During  the  meeting  the  question  of  markmanship  came  up  and  a 
shooting  match  was  arranged  between  the  two  companies.  A  Mr.  Josiah 
Davis  was  selected  by  the  Howard  County  boys  to  show  Daviess  County 
youngsters  how  to  handle  shooting  irons  while  the  gallant  hunter  and  rang- 
er Milford  Donaho  was  selected  as  the  Ray  and  Daviess  County  representa- 


92  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

tive  to  show  the  Howard  County  boys  that  while  they  could  hold  a  full 
hand  at  brag,  when  it  came  to  a  sharp  eye  and  a  steady  hand  the  rangers 
were  at  home  to  all  comers.  It  was  reported  a  close  match,  but  Mr.  Donaho 
was  declared  the  winner." 

The  Indian  War  was  soon  over  and  with  the  danger  removed  the  set- 
tlers soon  began  to  return  and  many  others  came  with  them. 

The  Heatherly  War. — What  is  usually  styled  the  "Heatherly  War"  is 
important  chiefly  because  of  the  excitement  it  created  in  the  northwestern 
counties.  A  family  by  the  name  of  Heatherly  lived  in  what  is  now  Grundy 
County  on  Medicine  river.  With  them  were  four  men,  Thomas,  Watkins, 
Hawkins  and  a  colored  man.  All  were  regarded  as  rather  desprate  charac- 
ters.. In  1836  they  were  organized  into  a  regular  horse-stealing  band,  and 
made  raids  wherever  there  was  any  chance  of  meeting  with  success.  In 
the  fall  of  that  year  they  took  horses  from  a  man  by  the  name  of  Dunbar 
and  his  companion.  Both  men  were  killed  trying  to  defend  their  property. 
The  character  of  the  Heatherly  gang  being  pretty  well  known,  they  were 
under  the  necessity  of  doing  something  to  divert  suspicion.  They  there- 
fore invented  the  story  that  the  Indians,  the  lowas  and  the  Sacs,  were  on 
the  warpath,  scalping  and  killing  and  burning  the  homes  of  the  settlers. 
Any  mention  of  an  attack  by  the  Indians  was  terrifying  to  the  settlers  and 
they  had  visions  of  whole  armies  of  savages  pouring  in  upon  them.  The 
inhabitants  at  Moore's  and  Thompson's  settlements  assembled.  Those  at 
Moore's  hastily  built  a  block  house.  The  militia  was  ordered  out  by  Gen- 
eral Thompson,  two  companies  were  ordered  out  from  Ray,  and  two  from 
Clay,  a  number  joining  from  Daviess  and  Livingston.  It  was  soon  learned 
that  it  was  a  false  alarm  and  the  settlers  determined  to  find  out  the  cause. 
It  was  soon  traced  to  the  Heatherly  gang,  who  had  stated  that  Indians  had 
been  murdering.  The  bodies  of  the  two  men  were  found  in  the  river.  De- 
tection being  practically  certain,  Hawkins,  one  of  the  gang,  turned  state's 
evidence.    The  gang  was  sent  to  the  penitentiary. 

The  Mexican  War. — The  exploits  of  the  Missouri  troops  in  the  Mexi- 
can War  are  too  well  known  to  need  repetition.  Daviess  County's  part  in  the 
struggle  is  harder  to  determine.  In  1846  a  volunteer  company  was  raised 
in  Ray  County  and  mustered  into  service  on  the  first  of  August.  This 
company,  Company  "G",  Battallion  of  Missouri  Mounted  Rifles,  was  com- 
manded by  Captain  Israel  R.  Hindley.  A  number  of  Daviess  County  men 
joined  this  company.  Captain  Hindley  was  killed  at  the  Battle  of  Mors, 
and  William  M.  Jacobs  then  became  captain.  This  company  was  a  part  of 
the  command  of  Colonel  Alexander  W.  Doniphan.  A  company  was  raised 
in  northern  part  of  Daviess  County,  and  in  Harrison  and  Gentry  Counties. 
This  group  became  Company  "H"  in  a  regiment  which  went  from  Jackson 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  93 

County.  Captain  Simons,  who  had  raised  the  company,  died  on  the  way  out 
and  Benjamin  Salmon,  of  Daviess  County,  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 
In  July,  in  a  fight  with  the  Apache  Indians  and  Mexicans,  Captain  Salmon 
was  severely  wounded.  After  the  battle  he  was  removed  to  a  hospital  at 
Toas  where  he  died  the  following  February.  Other  members  of  Company 
"H"  from  this  county  were  Nathaniel  H.  Blakley,  Granville  D.  Sego,  James 
A.  Robinson,  John  M.  Conkle,  Samuel  Gunter,  Henry  Johnson,  Jacob  Hoover 
and  Captain  Meredith  Morris. 

William  Y.  Slack  of  Livingston  County  organized  a  company  in  that 
county,  and  a  number  of  Daviess  countians  enlisted.  Among  them  were 
Captain  John  W.  Sheets,  Francis  Peniston,  Jack  Edwards,  Thomas  Latham, 
James  Wynne  and  John  B.  Comer. 

Major  S.  P.  Cox  was  a  member  of  Company  "D"  of  the  Oregon  Battal- 
ion. This  battalion  was  ordered  to  Mexico,  but  before  they  got  out  of 
reach  were  ordered  back  and  sent  to  Nebraska  to  keep  the  Indians  quiet. 
Stokes  and  English  (first  names  not  known,)  Thomas  B.  Lynch,  A.  T.  Pat- 
ton,  George  W.  Nickell,  J.  L.  Haynes,  W.  P.  Young  (Ohio),  and  Henry 
Akins  Roberts  (Illinois)  were  also  veterans  of  the  Mexican  War.  Stokes 
died  in  service.  There  were,  no  doubt,  many  others  from  Daviess  County 
or  who  at  some  time  have  lived  in  the  county  who  served  in  this  war. 

The  return  of  these  soldiers  was  not  allowed  to  pass  unnoticed  and 
the  homecoming  is  described  by  Major  McGee,  "The  citizens  to  honor  them 
had  a  great  barbecue.  Colonel  Doniphan,  their  commander,  was  invited  to 
be  present  and  deliver  the  speech  of  the  occasion.  The  ground  selected 
was  what  is  now  enclosed  in  Block  E,  McGee's  Addition  to  the  city  of  Gal- 
latin, all  the  ridge  east  of  town  being  then  heavily  timbered.  The  tables 
were  spread  on  the  top  of  the  hill.  The  trenches  for  roasting  the  meat 
were  dug  on  the  brow  of  the  hill  just  above  the  spring  now  owned  by  Will- 
iam Adams.  Colonel  Doniphan  was  present  and  talked  for  about  an  hour 
in  his  usual  style.     He  gave  the  boys  a  great  deal  of  credit." 

Col.  Wickham's  Militia,  Co.,  A,  2nd  Missouri  Regiment,  N.  G.  M. — 
About  1882,  Col.  J.  A.  Wickham  of  Gallatin  was  made  a  field  officer  of  the 
Second  Missouri  Regiment,  N.  G.  M.  Company  "A"  was  organized  in  Gal- 
latin, but  some  of  its  members  lived  in  other  parts  of  the  county.  The 
armory  was  over  Etter's  store.  A  list  of  the  officers  of  Company  "A"  was 
published  in  the  Gallatin  Democrat  of  May  27,  1882,  which  is  given  below: 

A.  M.  Irving,  Captain;  Frank  Clingan,  First  Lieutenant;  George  T. 
Crozier,  Second  Lieutenant. 

Non-commissoined  Officers:  William  Johnson,  First  Sergeant;  O.  A. 
Smalley,  Second  Sergeant,  C.  A.  Stout,  Third  Sergeant,  J.  A.  Selby,  Fourth 
Sergeant ;  George  H.  Smith,  Fifth  Sergeant. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


THE  MORMONS  IN  DAVIESS  COUNTY. 


LYMAN  WIGHT  THE  FIRST  MORMON  TO  SETTLE  IN  DAVIESS  COUNTY— HEADQUAR- 
TERS AT  FAR  WEST— JOSEPH  SMITH,  JR.,  SELECTS  SITE  OF  STRAKE  IN 
DAVIESS  COUNTY— GROWTH  OF  TOWN— FIRST  MORMON  TROUBLE— LATER 
DEVELOPMENTS— THE  MORMON  WAR— MOBOLIZATION  OF  TROOPS— EXTERMIN- 
ATION ORDER— MAUN' S  MILL  MASSACRE— MORMONS  SURRENDERED-  TO  MILITIA 
LEADERS  TAKEN  TO  INDEPENDENCE— SUBSEQUENT  TRIAL— REMAINS  OF 
MORMON   OCCUPATION. 

The  facts  included  in  this  chapter  are  taken  largely  from  "Early  Days 
on  Grand  River  and  the  Mormon  War,"  by  R,  J.  Britton,  who  has  made  a 
most  thorough  investigation  of  the  subject. 

The  first  Mormon  to  settle  in  Daviess  County  was  Lyman  Wight,  who 
came  in  1837.  He  had  left  Ohio,  hoping  to  be  allowed  to  live  in  peace,  and 
settled  first  in  Jackson  and  later  in  Ray  County.  Being  driven  from  both 
counties  he  came  to  Daviess  County. 

At  this  time  the  Mormons  had  just  located  their  administration  head- 
quarters at  Far  West,  in  Caldwell  County,  and  Joseph  Smith,  Jr.,  the  pro- 
phet began  to  select  various  places  in  the  neighboring  territory  as  stakes. 
On  May  18,  1838,  Joseph  Smith  Jr.,  and  others  traveled  north  to  the  mouth 
of  Honey  Creek,  and  the  next  morning  crossed  Grand  River  at  the  mouth 
of  Honey  Creek  and  Nelson's  Ferry,  and  followed  the  river  to  the  home  of 
Lyman  Wright.  Near  this  place  Smith  selected  the  site  of  the  city,  "which 
the  brethern  called  'Spring  Hill,'  but  by  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  it  was  named 
Adam-ondi-Ahmon,  because,  said  he,  it  is  the  place  where  Adam  shall  come 
to  visit  his  people,  or  the  ancient  of  days  shall  sit,  as  spoken  of  by  Daniel, 
the  prophet."     (Smith,  History  of  the  Church.) 

The  new  town  grew  rapidly,  soon  having  over  500  inhabitants,  a  good 
wagon  road  was  built  between  Adam-ondi-Ahmon  and  Far  West,  making 
communication  easy  between  the  two  points. 

A  number  of  Mormons  entered  land,  and  it  seemed  for  a  time  they  had 
indeed  reached  a  land  where  they  might  live  peacefully.     But  soon  friction 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  95 

arose  between  them  and  their  Gentile  neighbors.  The  Gentiles  grew  sus- 
picious of  the  Mormons  and  no  doubt  held  them  responsible  for  many 
acts  of  depredation  with  which  they  had  nothing  to  do.  A  secret  society 
called  the  Danites  was  organized  by  the  followers  of  Smith.  The  highest 
degree  in  this  order  was  that  of  "Destroying  Angel."  Whatever  the  real 
purpose  of  this  organization  may  have  been,  the  other  settlers  in  the  county 
believed  that  its  purpose  was  to  plunder  and  rob  those  who  were  not  be- 
lievers in  their  doctrine.     The  wrath  of  the  Gentiles  can  be  easily  imagined. 

The  first  outbreak  came  in  Aug.  6,  1838.  A  general  election  was  being 
held  in  Gallatin.  The  Missourians  attempted  to  keep  the  saints  from  vot- 
ing and  a  general  fight  followed.  One  man  was  stabbed,  and  about  twenty 
others  injured,  but  no  one  was  killed.  The  Missourians  were  victorious, 
and  the  saints  had  to  leave.  After  this,  according  to  the  phophet,  "The 
brethern  held  a  council  about  one-fourth  of  a  mile  out  of  town,  where  they 
saw  mobbing  recruits  coming  in,  in  small  parties  of  from  five  to  25  in  num- 
ber, armed  with  clubs,  pistols,  dirks,  knives,  and  some  guns,  cursing  and 
swearing.  The  brethern,  not  having  arms  thought  it  wisdom  to  return  to 
their  farms  collect  their  families,  and  hide  them  in  a  thicket  of  hazel  bush, 
which  they  did,  and  stood  sentry  around  them  through  the  night,  while  the 
women  and  children  lay  on  the  ground  in  the  rain." 

The  news  of  this  engagement  reached  Far  West  the  next  day,  it  being 
reported  that  several  of  the  saints  had  been  killed,  and  were  refused  burial 
by  the  Gentiles.  Accordingly  a  group  started  to  the  scene  of  hostilities. 
Thinking  that  Adam  Black,  then  a  justice  of  the  peace,  was  largely  respon- 
sible for  the  difficulty,  the  saints  called  on  him  and  secured  his  promise  not 
to  do  them  any  violence  so  long  as  he  was  not  molested. 

A  meeting  was  arranged  between  some  of  the  citizens  of  Mill  Port  and 
the  saints  of  Adam-ondi-Ahmon — Joseph  Morin,  John  Williams,  James 
B.  Turner  and  others  representing  the  Missourians ;  Lyman  Wight,  Vinson 
Knight,  John  Smith,  Reynolds  Gaboon  being  the  leaders  for  the  saints.  At 
this  meeting  each  agreed  to  preserve  the  oth^s'  rights,  and  that  neither 
would  uphold  wrongdoing,  and  that  all  offenders  would  be  dealt  with  ac- 
cording to  the  law. 

Shortly  after  this,  Aug.  10th,  affidavits  were  sworn  to  in  Ray  County 
by  William  P.  Peniston,  William  Bowman,  Wilson  McKinney  and  John 
Netherton,  stating  that  Adam  Black  had  been  intimidated  by  the  Mormons, 
and  that  their  leaders  intended  to  "intimidate  and  drive  from  the  county 
all  the  old  citizens,  and  possess  themselves  of  their  land,  or  force  such  as  do 
not  leave  to  come  into  their  measures  and  submit  to  their  dictation." 

On  Aug.  16th,  the  sheriff  of  Daviess  County,  accompanied  by  Judge 
Morin  called  upon  Joseph  Smith  Jr.,  at  Far  West  with  a  writ  to  take  him 


96  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

to  Daviess  County  for  trial  for  visiting  the  county  on  the  7th.  He  inform- 
ed the  sheriff  that  while  he  would  submit  to  the  laws  of  the  land,  he  wished 
to  be  tried  in  Caldwell  County  since  the  attitude  of  the  people  of  Daviess 
was  so  unfriendly.  The  sheriff  then  went  to  Richmond  to  see  Judge  King, 
and  returning  informed  the  prophet  that  he  was  not  in  his  jurisdiction  and 
that  he  could  not  act  in  Caldwell. 

On  Sept.  2nd,  Joseph  Smith  Jr.,  sent  for  General  David  R.  Atchison, 
who  was  in  command  of  a  division  of  the  State  Militia,  hoping  that  his 
presence  would  stop  the  citizens  of  Daviess  preparing  for  hostilities.  He 
also  wrote  to  Austin  A.  King,  circuit  judge,  asking  him  to  assist  in  putting 
down  what  he  termed  as  a  "mob."  General  Atchison  arrived  the  next  day 
and  was  employed  as  counsel  by  the  Mormons,  as  was  his  partner,  Alexan- 
der W.  Doniphan.  Joseph  Smith  Jr.,  and  Lyman  Wight  agreeing  to  a  pre- 
liminary hearing  before  Judge  King,  in  Daviess  County,  arrangements 
were  made  for  the  trial  to  be  held  at  Mr.  Littlefield's  near  the  present  site 
of  Winston. 

Court  was  convened  at  the  Littlefield  home  on  Sept.  6th,  but  no  testi- 
mony was  taken  and  the  case  was  continued  until  the  next  morning,  at  a 
Mr.  Rgalin's  who  lived  further  south,  within  a  half  mile  of  the  Caldwell 
County  line.  William  P.  Peniston  was  the  prosecutor  and  Adam  Black, 
the  only  witness  for  the  state.  The  hearing  resulted  in  Smith  and  Wight 
being  bound  over  to  court  on  a  $500  bond. 

At  this  time  a  wagon  load  of  fire  arms  was  being  sent  from  Richmond 
to  Daviess  County.  Learning  of  this  the  civil  authorities  at  Far  West  de- 
cided to  intercept  them.  A  writ  was  issued,  the  wagon  surrounded  and 
John  B.  Comer,  William  L.  McHaney  and  Allen  Miller  put  under  arrest. 
These  men  were  held  till  Sept.  12th.  Their  preliminary  trial  was  held  at 
Far  West,  when  they  were  bound  over  to  the  circuit  court,  the  charge 
against  Comer  being  "attempting  to  smuggle  arms  to  a  mob,"  and  the 
others  as  accomplices. 

The  arrest  caused  a  great  deal  of  excitement.  The  Missourians  peti- 
tioned the  Governor  to  drive  the  Mormons  from  the  state,  while  the  saints 
petitioned  for  his  protection.  On  Sept,  11th,  General  Atchison  ordered  the 
mihtia  to  Caldwell  and  Daviess  Counties.  The  order  was  given  to  General 
Doniphan,  who  reported  on  Sept.  15th  that  he  had  ordered  Col.  William  A. 
Dunn  to  raise  four  companies  of  mounted  riflemen  of  50  men  each,  and  pro- 
ceed to  the  scene  of  the  excitement.  General  Doniphan,  accompanied  by 
his  aide,  then  went  to  Far  West,  where  he  took  charge  of  Comer,  McHaney 
and  Miller,  and  collected  the  arms  captured  by  the  saints.  The  arms  were 
sent  to  General  Atchison.     Comer  was  also  sent  to  Ray  County,  while  the 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  97 

other  two  were  taken  to  Daviess  County  by  General  Doniphan  where  they 
were  released  on  parole. 

Arriving  at  the  camp  of  the  citizens  of  Daviess  and  adjoining  counties, 
he  read  them  General  Atchison's  order  to  dispearse.  They  insisted  that 
they  were  acting  only  for  the  purpose  of  defending  themselves,  but  General 
Doniphan  reported  "They  still  continue  in  arms  marching  and  counter- 
marching." Proceeding  to  the  camp  of  the  Mormons,  Colonel  Wight  in 
charge  of  the  troops  agreed  to  disband  and  to  turn  over  all  Mormons  accus- 
ed of  crime  if  the  opposing  side  should  also  disband.  "I  intend  to  occupy 
this  position  until  your  arrival,  and  I  deem  it  best,"  wrote  General  Doni- 
phan to  General  Atchison,  "to  preserve  peace  and  prevent  an  engagement 
between  the  parties,  and  if  kept  so  for  a  few  days  they  will  doubtless  dis- 
band without  coercion."  Shortly  thereafter.  General  Doniphan  arrived 
and  reported  to  the  Governor  that  there  were  200  or  300  men  in  arms  from 
Livingston,  Carroll  and  Saline  Counties  under  the  command  of  a  Dr.  Aus- . 
tin  of  Carroll  County,  whom  he  ordered  home.  "The  citizens  of  Daviess 
County,  or  a  large  portion  of  them  residing  on  each  side  of  the  Grand  River 
have  left  their  farms  and  removed  their  families  either  to  the  adjoining 
county  or  collected  them  together  at  a  place  called  Camp  Ground.  The 
Mormons  of  Daviess  County  had  also  left  their  farms  and  had  encamped  for 
safety  at  a  place  immediately  on  the  east  band  of  Grand  River,  called  Adam- 
ondi-Ahmon.  Both  parties  have  been  scouting  through  the  country  and 
occasionally  taking  prisoners  and  threatening  and  insulting  each  other,  but 
as  yet  no  blood  has  been  shed.  I  have  been  informed  by  the  Mormons  that 
all  of  those  who  have  been  charged  with  a  violation  of  the  law  will  be  in  to- 
day for  trial.  When  that  is  done  the  troops  under  my  command  will  be  no 
longer  required  in  this  county  if  the  citizens  of  other  counties  will  return 
to  their  respective  homes.  I  have  proposed  to  leave  two  companies  of  50 
men  each  in  this  county  and  to  discharge  the  remainder  of  the  troops." 

On  the  18th,  Governor  Boggs  ordered  the  4th  division,  commanded  by 
General  S.  D.  Lucas  to  the  county,  evidently  considering  that  the  force  was 
not  large  enough,  or  that  General  Atchison  underestimated  the  gravity 
of  the  situation. 

Later  General  Atchison  wrote  the  Governor  that  the  citizens  of  other 
counties  had  gone  to  their  homes,  as  had  also  the  Mormons,  and  that  he 
considered  the  insurrection  at  an  end  for  the  present.  However,  a  portion 
of  the  military  force  was  left  in  the  county  under  the  command  of  General 
Parks.  On  Sept.  25th,  he  wrote  General  Atchison  that  a  committee  from 
Daviess  County  would  meet  the  next  day  with  a  committee  of  Mormons  at 
Adam-ondi-Ahmon  to  propose  to  them  to  buy  or  sell. 

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98  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

serious  trouble  with  the  saints  in  Carroll  County.  The  Mormons  finally 
agreed  to  leave  the  county,  and  they  then  joined  their  fellow -believers  at 
Far  West. 

Here  on  the  morning  of  Oct.  15th,  a  company  of  about  100  men  was 
organized.  The  commander  was  a  Mormon,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Hinkle, 
who  held  a  commission  in  the  State  Militia.  It  is  said  that  he  acted  under 
the  order  of  General  Doniphan.  This  company,  accompanied  by  Joseph 
Smith,  Jr.,  then  went  to  Adam-ondi-Ahmon.  On  the  18th  of  October  about 
150  Mormons  came  to  Gallatin,  and  finding  but  a  few  men  in  the  place,  took 
possession  of  the  town.  Removing  the  goods  from  the  stores,  the  business 
houses  were  burned.  According  to  Major  McGee,  "We  could  stand  in  our 
dooryard  and  see  houses  burning  every  night  for  over  two  weeks.  The  Mor- 
mons completely  gutted  Daviess  County.  There  was  scarcely  a  Missourian 
home  left  standing  in  the  county.  Nearly  every  one  was  burned.  Their 
flight  from  the  county  had  been  so  precipitated  that  they  left  all  they  had 
behind,  taking  only  their  families  and  teams.  The  Mormons  secured  all 
their  property  and  took  it  to  De  Amon  and  there  placed  it  in  what  was  term- 
ed the  Lord's  Storehouse,  to  be  issued  out  to  the  saints  as  they  might  need." 

According  to  the  Prophet,  the  Missourians  removed  the  contents  of 
their  houses  and  set  fire  to  them  themselves  and  then  accused  the  saints  of 
doing  it.  He  also  tells  of  threats  made  by  the  "mob,"  as  he  termed  all  his 
enemies. 

During  this  time,  on  Oct.  18,  1838,  General  Parks  came  to  Daviess 
County  and  went  at  once  to  the  home  of  Lyman  Wight,  at  Adam-ondi-Ah- 
man.  On  the  25th,  a  small  engagement  took  place  near  the  ford  of  Crook- 
ed Creek,  and  several  of  the  Mormons  were  killed. 

The  following  day  Governor  Boggs  ordered  a  large  force  of  the  militia 
into  Daviess  County.  This  order  came  as  a  result  of  petitions,  he  says, 
stating  that  "The  Mormons  with  an  armed  force  have  expelled  the  inhabi- 
tants of  that  county  from  their  homes,  have  pillaged  and  burned  their 
dwellings,  driven  off  their  stock,  and  were  destroying  their  crops  ;  that  they, 
the  Mormons,  have  burned  to  ashes  the  towns  of  Gallatin  and  Mill  Port  in 
said  county,  the  former  being  the  county  seat  of  said  county,  and  including 
the  clerk's  office  and  all  the  public  records  of  the  county,  and  that  there  is 
not  now  a  civil  officer  within  said  county."  On  the  27th,  the  Governor 
issued  his  famous  'Exterminating  Order,'  addressed  to  General  Clark,  in 
which  he  states  'The  Mormons  must  be  treated  as  enemies,  and  must  be  ex- 
terminated or  driven  from  the  state,  if  necessary,  for  the  public  good.  Their 
outrages  are  beyond  all  description.  If  you  can  increase  your  force  you 
are  authorized  to  do  so,  to  any  extent  you  may  think  necessary."  It  is 
said  that  General  Atchison,  upon  receiving  this  letter,  withdrew  from  the 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  99 

military  force,  saying  he  would  not  be  a  party  to  the  enforcement  of  such 
inhuman  commands.  On  the  other  hand,  it  is  also  stated  that  he  was  re- 
lieved of  his  command  by  the  Governor. 

According  to  "The  History  of  the  Church/'  the  Danites  were  organiz- 
ed at  this  time  by  a  Dr.  Avard.  In  a  speech  to  his  followers  he  instructed 
them  to  rob  and  plunder  from  the  gentiles  as  this  was  the  way  to  build  up 
the  kingdom  of  God — laws  were  of  no  consequence  under  the  new  dispen- 
sation. Naturally,  this  aroused  the  ire  of  the  gentiles,  and  they  were  in 
no  frame  of  mind  to  believe  the  statements  of  the  presidency  of  the  church 
that  Avard's  actions  were  unauthorized  and  met  with  the  disapproval  of  the 
Mormon  authorities. 

In  the  meanwhile  troops  were  gathered  in  obedience  to  the  call  of  the 
Governor,  and  the  feeling  between  the  two  factions  increased.  On  Oct.  30th, 
what  is  usually  referred  to  as  Haun's  Mill  Massacre  took  place  in  Caldwell 
County.  On  Oct.  30,  1838,  a  force  of  between  2,200  and  3,000  men  gather- 
ed near  Far  West  under  Generals  Lucas,  Wilson  and  Doniphan.  Before 
the  expected  battle  the  leaders  of  the  Mormons  were  delivered  to  the  militia 
through  one  of  their  number,  Colonel  Hinkle,  who  was  supposed  to  be  in 
command  of  the  Mormon  forces.  He  had  also  made  terms  upon  which  the 
Mormons  agreed  to  leave  the  state.  The  Mormons  later  gave  up  their 
arms  and  were  ordered  to  leave  the  state.  Their  leaders  were  tried  before 
a  military  court  (though  Lyman  Wight  was  the  only  one  connected  with 
the  military)  and  sentenced  to  be  shot.  General  Doniphan  refused  to  obey 
the  orders  and  threatened  General  Lucas  if  they  had  them  executed.  The 
order  was  never  carried  out.  According  to  the  interpretation  placed  upon 
one  of  the  articles  of  agreement  the  church  membership  was  held  liable  for 
the  payment  of  the  debts  of  the  war  waged  against  them,  and  in  this  man- 
ner deprived  of  their  property.     No  hearing  was  given  them. 

On  Nov.  4th,  John  B.  Clark  assumed  command  in  Far  West,  with  ex- 
plicit orders  from  the  Governor  to  carry  out  his  "Exterminating  order."  In 
speaking  of  the  Mormons,  he  reviewed  the  terms  of  the  treaty,  stating  that 
the  first  three  provisions  had  been  complied  with — their  leaders  given  up 
for  trial,  their  arms  given  up,  and  their  property  signed  over  to  defray  the 
expenses  of  the  war.  He  then  advised  them  to  comply  as  quickly  as  pos- 
sbile  with  the  last  provision — to  leave  the  state. 

On  Nov.  6,  1838,  the  Governor  wrote  General  Clark,  directing  him  to 
hold  a  military  court  of  inquiry  in  Daviess  County.  General  Clark  then 
ordered  Bragadier-General  Robert  Wilson  to  go  to  Adam-ondi-Ahman  for 
this  purpose.  He  arrived  there  on  the  8th.  Every  man  in  town  was  put 
under  guard,  and  the  court  established,  with  Adam  Black  as  judge,  and  a 
soldier  in  General  Clark's  command  as  prosecuting  attorney.     At  the  end 


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100  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  three  days,  every  man  tried  was  honorably  acquitted.  General  Wilson 
then  ordered  every  family  to  be  out  of  town  within  ten  days.  They  might 
spend  the  winter  in  Caldwell  County,  but  must  leave  the  state  then  on  pen- 
alty of  extermination.  This  is  a  sample  of  the  permits  issued  to  those 
against  whom  a  charge  had  been  sustained: 

"I  permit  David  Holman  to  remove  to  Caldwell  County,  there  to  re- 
main during  the  winter  or  to  pass  out  of  the  state. 
Nov.  10,  1838.  (Signed)  R.  Wilson,  Brigadier  General, 

By  F.  G.  C,  Aide." 

On  Nov.  2nd,  Joseph  Smith  Jr.,  Sidney  Rigdon,  Hiram  Smith  and  other 
Mormon  leaders  were  started  for  Independence  under  a  strong  gUard.  They 
were  detained  at. Richmond  and  there  53  were  held  for  trial,  charged  with 
high  treason  against  the  state,  murder,  burglary,  arson,  robbery  and  lar- 
ceny. Austin  A.  King  presided  at  the  trial.  The  testimony  of  Samson  Avard, 
mentioned  above  in  connection  with  the  Danite  band,  gave  testimony  which 
confirmed  the  beliefs  of  the  Gentiles  regarding  the  purpose  of  that  organ- 
ization. Smith  states  that  in  his  diary  Avard  swore  falsely  in  order  to 
save  himself.  When  the  defendants  were  called  upon  for  witnesses.  Smith 
says  that,  "The  persons  whose  names  were  given  were  thrown  into  jail  and 
the  few  who  were  allowed  to  testify  were  prevented  by  threats  from  telling 
the  truth  as  much  as  possible."  In  spite  of  this  23  prisoners  were  dismissed 
for  lack  of  evidence.  Finally,  all  but  Lyman  Wight,  Hiram  Smith,  Caleb 
Baldwin,  Alexander  McRae  and  Joseph  Smith,  Jr.,  and  four  others  were 
released.  The  first  group  was  sent  to  Liberty,  the  other  four  to  Boone 
County.  P.  P.  Pratt  and  Morris  Phelps  escaped  from  the  Boone  County 
jail,  July  4,  1839.  Follet  escaped  with  them  but  was  recaptured.  Luman 
Gibbs,  the  remaining  one  of  the  four,  apostatized  and  was  acquitted. 

Joseph  Smith  Jr.,  and  his  companions  arrived  in  Liberty  on  the  first 
day  of  December,  1838. 

After  various  preliminaries  and  during  which  time  the  prisoners  ap- 
pealed to  the  Legislature  and  the  Supreme  Court  and  no  action  taken, — on 
April  6,  1839,  Judge  Austin  A.  King  ordered  them  taken  to  Daviess  Coun- 
ty. On  April  8th.  they  were  delivered  to  Sheriff  Wm  A.  Morgan  of  Daviess 
County.  The  grand  jury  was  in  session  at  the  time,  and  returned  a  true 
bill  for  treason  against  the  prisoners  and  others.  The  witnesses  were: 
Samon  Avard,  Waterman  Phillips,  Adam  Blaxer,  Josiah  Marin,  John  Cor- 
ril,  J.  L.  Rogers,  Francis  McGuire,  Lebum  Marrin,  Henry  McHenry,  John 
Edwards,  John  Brown,  Robert  McGaugh,  John  B.  Comer,  Jackson  Job  and 
Ira  Glaze. 

Indictments  against  the  prisoners  for  murder,  treason,  burglary,  lar- 
ceny, theft  and  receiving  stolen  goods,  were  also  returned  by  this  jury.  The 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  101 

prisoners  pleaded  not  guilty  when  brought  up  for  the  trial  before  Judge 
Thomas  C.  Burch.  A  change  of  venue  was  asked  by  Smith  and  his  compan- 
ions on  the  ground  that  the  judge  had  been  of  counsel  in  the  cause.  The 
request  was  granted  and  the  case  transferred  to  the  circuit  court  of  Boone 
County. 

On  April  15,  1839,  William  Morgan  and  four  guards  started  to  Colum- 
bia, Mo.,  with  the  five  prisoners.  On  the  night  of  the  16th  the  Mormons 
escaped. 

Only  one  log  cabin  remains  to  mark  the  site  of  the  Mormon  town, 
Adam-ondi-Ahman.  On  the  elevation  nearby  grows  a  giant  hackberry  tree, 
at  the  foot  of  which  is  a  pile  of  limestone.  This  spot  is  commonly  referred 
to  as  "Adam's  Grave." 


CHAPTER  VII. 


THE  CIVIL  WAR. 


SENTIMENT  DIVIDED  IN  DAVIESS  COUNTY— ACTIVITIES  OF  UNION  MEN  IN  1861— 
COMPANIES  ORGANIZED— HEADQUARTERS  ESTABLISHED  AT  GALLATIN— GUER- 
RILLA WARFARE— SKIRMISH  —  BOUNTY  OFFERED  TO  VOLUNTEERS  —  UNION 
SOLDIERS  FROM  DAVIESS  COUNTY— COMPANY  A— COMPANY  G — COMPANY  B— 
FORTY-THIRD  INFANTRY— SPECIAL  ORDER  NO.  6— CONFEDERATES— CIVIL  WAR 
INCIDENTS. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  the  people  of  Daviess  County  were 
divided  in  sentiment,  probably  the  majority  of  them,  however,  being  South- 
ern sympathizers.  Major  McGee  reports  that  while  there  were  plenty  of 
Union  men  in  the  county,  in  Gallatin  there  were  only  20  men  who,  in  the 
fall  of  1860,  favored  standing  by  the  Union  and  only  eight  would  declare  it 
openly.  Judge  S.  A.  Richardson,  S.  B.  Cox,  John  Ballinger,  Harfield  Davis, 
Owen  H.  McGee,  William  V.  McGee  and  Joseph  H.  McGee.  James  McFer- 
ran,  councellor  of  the  group,  kept  in  the  background.  The  southeast  cor- 
ner of  the  square  in  Gallatin,  occupied  by  Davis  and  Son,  druggists,  was 
known  as  "Secession  Corner."  While  Harfield  Davis  was  a  Union  man  his 
father  was  a  violent  rebel.  Finally  the  firm  dissolved,  Baalis  Davis  going 
into  business  at  Chillicothe. 

The  activities  of  the  Union  men  during  1861  are  told  by  Major  McGee 
in  the  following  paragraphs : 

"Dr.  C.  C.  Hogan,  my  old  family  physician,  had  raised  a  company  for  the 
rebel  army,  had  them  camped  on  Grand  River  bottoms,  about  three  miles 
from  town.  Rebel  companies  were  now  organizing  and  drilling  all  over 
the  country.  Many  of  them  would  come  upon  the  platform  in  front  of  my 
office  while  Judge  Richardson  and  I  were  in  there  and  talk  so  that  we  could 
hear  them.  They  would  purpose  taking  out  what  few  Union  men  there 
were  in  Gallatin  and  hang  them.  They  never  did.  This  kind  of  life  could 
not  be  borne  always.  We  decided  to  put  an  end  to  it.  Upon  consulting 
Major  Cox,  Captain  Ballinger,  brother  William,  John  Shriver  and  myself, 
we  concluded  to  leave  town  and  raise  one  or  more  companies,  then  come 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  103 

back,  take  possession  of  the  place,  keep  it.  *  *  *  We  set  the  time  for 
us  to  leave.  It  was  arranged  that  all  should  get  an  early  dinner,  then  meet 
at  my  house  promptly  at  12  m.  At  12  o'clock  sharp  we  all  mounted  our 
horses,  laid  our  rifles  before  us  on  our  saddles.  Two  abreast  we  galloped  up 
the  street  and  by  "Secession  Corner."  More  than  20  rebels  were  standing 
looking  at  us  as  we  galloped  past.  They  had  never  dreamed  of  such  a 
thing.  Their  eyes  bulged  out  to  such  an  extent  that  you  could  have  almost 
thrown  a  lariat  around  them.  I  had  part  of  a  company  enlisted  who  were 
to  meet  us  at  Honey  Creek.  We  went  by,  got  them,  went  on  to  Cameron. 
Dr.  Folmsbee  had  enlisted  a  company  on  the  east  side  of  Grand  River  and 
met  us  at  Cameron.     I  had  about  half  enough  to  organize  a  company. 

"Learning  that  Colonel  Craynor  was  disbanding  his  men  at  St.  Joseph 
and  knowing  that  all  the  Civil  Bend  boys  who  were  with  him  would  reenlist, 
Capt.  Ballinger  and  myself  got  on  the  train.  We  went  to  St.  Joseph  to  see 
them ;  found  that  they  had  all  started  for  home  across  he  country.  We  re- 
turned to  Comeron  the  same  night.  Early  next  morning  we  mounted  our 
horses  and  struck  across  the  country  to  intercept  them.  We  halted  them 
late  in  the  evening,  made  arrangements  with  them  to  meet  at  a  neighbor's 
the  next  morning  and  go  with  us  to  Comeron  to  enlist.  We  all  met  the 
next  morning  an  went  to  Cameron.  We  were  mustered  into  six  months' 
service  under  the  call  made  by  Governor  Gamble.  Col.  James  H.  Birch 
was  our  mustering  officer.  As  Dr.  Folmsbee  had  his  company  first  made 
up,  his  was  Company  A.  Mine  was  Company  B.  Major  Cox  was  mustered 
in  as  Major  over  our  two  companies.  Meredith  Morris  was  my  first  lieuten- 
ant, McLain  Wilson  my  second  lieutenant. 

"We  were  mustered  in  Sept.  18,  1861.  We  had  no  arms  but  our  old 
shot  guns  and  rifles.  *  *  *  -!=  We  got  word  that  Price  had  sent  troops 
across  the  river  to  tear  up  the  H.  &  St.  J.  R.  R.  The  objective  point  would 
be  Cameron.  We  kept  our  horses  saddled  and  bridled  for  two  nights ;  had 
pickets  out  for  five  and  ten  miles  on  the  Lexington  road. 

"Judge  Birch,  father  of  Colonel  Birch,  our  mustering  officer,  got  on  the 
engine  with  the  engineer,  (it  was  not  safe  to  run  a  train  on  the  railroad  on 
account  of  Bushwackers)  and  went  to  Hannibal,  got  on  a  stemboat  there 
and  went  to  St.  Louis ;  gave  his  individual  bond  for  guns  with  which  to  arm 
our  two  companies ;  did  not  leave  the  city  until  he  saw  them  boxed  and  shij)- 
ped  to  us.  They  were  nothing  but  old  Springfield  muskets.  We  were  sup- 
plied with  fixed  ammunition,  which  made  them  a  great  improvement  on 
our  former  arms.  We  still  remained  at  Cameron  practicing  our  arms  and 
scouting  through  the  country. 

"Captain  Folmsbee  and  myself  concluded  we  would  take  a  survey  of 
the  county  around  Gallatin.     When  we  started,  I  supposed  we  were  coming 


104  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

to  Gallatin.  When  we  got  as  far  as  where  the  Round  school  house  now 
stands,  four  miles  west  of  Gallatin,  Captain  Folmsbee,  being  the  ranking 
captain,  ordered  the  command  to  take  the  road  leading  to  Esquire  William 
Everly's,  near  where  the  Crab  Orchard  church  now  stands.  I  was  anxious 
to  see  home.  Tried  to  get  him  to  change  his  order.  He  declined  doing  so. 
It  was  probably  well  enough  that  he  did  not,  as  I  afterwards  learned  that 
Dr.  Hogan's  rebel  company  was  expecting  us  and  had  concealed  themselves 
on  each  side  of  the  road  west  of  Major  Cox's  and  intended  bushwacking 
us  as  we  came  in.  We  went  to  Squire  Everly's  and  struck  camp,  which  was 
afterwards  known  as  Camp  Everly. 

"We  remained  at  Camp  Everly  until  we  had  seen  our  families  and  learn- 
ed all  we  could  as  to  the  intention  of  the  rebels.  It  is  singular  how  numbers 
can  be  magnified.  In  Captain  Folmsbee's  company  and  my  own  we  had 
probably  150  men  all  told.  Yet  the  rebels  at  Gallatin  who  could  by  occupy- 
ing the  cupola  of  the  court  house  and  using  a  field  glass  take  in  our  camp, 
as  it  was  only  four  miles  off,  had  magnified  our  number  to  1000  men.  We 
did  not  try  to  undeceive  them.  After  we  had  remained  in  camp  as  long  as  we 
thought  best,  we  concluded  to  break  camp  and  return  again  to  the  railroad 
where  we  could  get  our  supplies.  We  camped  the  first  night  after  leaving 
Camp  Everly  at  old  Uncle  John  Castor's  on  Marrowbone  Creek.  We  were 
treated  to  the  best  he  had  on  his  farm.  Next  day  we  moved  to  Kidder  on 
the  H.  &  St.  J.  R.  R.  Made  our  quarters  in  the  depot.  Major  S.  P.  Cox 
now  took  command  of  us  as  our  major.  We  remained  at  Kidder  some  two 
or  three  weeks  drilling.  It  was  determined  to  return  to  Gallatin  even  if  we 
had  to  fight  our  way  in.  We  broke  camp  at  Kidder  early  in  the  morning 
and  started  for  Gallatin.  We  were  not  interrupted  on  the  way,  entered, 
took  possession  of  Gallatin  without  opposition.  To  say  that  we  were  joy- 
fully received  would  be  partly  true  and  partly  false.  By  our  families  and 
Union  friends  we  were  joyfully  received  but  by  the  rebels  of  the  town,  they 
would  rather,  as  one  woman  expressed  it,  "have  seen  the  devil  coming  into 
town."  The  drama  was  now  changed.  For  the  last  two  months  the  town 
and  country  had  been  under  the  control  of  the  rebels.  Union  men  fared 
badly.  Now  that  we  had  possession  they  expected  there  would  be  a  retalia- 
tion. 

'T  forgot  to  state  that  before  we  left  Kidder  some  of  the  boys  whilst  on 
a  scout  duty  had  captured  Dr.  Hogan.  He  had  taken  his  company  off  south 
to  Price's  army,  had  returned  to  recruit  others.  We  countermanded  his 
orders.  Captain  Ballinger  and  myself  took  him  to  Hannibal,  where  he  was 
confined  as  a  prisoner  of  war  until  he  took  the  oath.  He  was  paroled.  It 
took  the  rebel  portion  of  Gallatin  some  time  to  settle  down  to  the  conviction 
that  they  were  still  in  the  Union.    They  finally  gave  up  all  hopes  of  Price 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  105 

coming  to  relieve  them,  accepted  the  situation  hoping  and  praying  for  the 
success  of  the  Southern  Confederacy." 

Major  Samuel  P.  Cox  established  his  headquarters  in  Gallatin.  In  ad- 
dition to  the  companies  commanded  by  McGee  and  Folmsbee,  Captain 
Brumfield's  company  from  the  northern  part  of  the  county  and  two  from 
Harrison  County  were  stationed  there.  The  rest  of  the  winter  was  passed 
in  scouting  through  the  country,  keeping  out  Confederate  recruiting  offi- 
cers, arresting  Confederates  and  requiring  them  to  take  the  oath. 

Service  in  the  six  months  militia  being  ended  in  January,  1862,  plans 
were  made  to  organize  a  regiment  of  cavalry  of  the  Missouri  State  Militia. 
In  April  the  regiment  was  formed  with  James  McFerran  as  colonel.  Three 
of  the  companies  were  raised  in  Daviess  County,  Company  A,  under  Cap- 
tain Joseph  H.  McGee,  Company  B,  under  Captain  W.  H.  Folmsbee,  and 
Company  G,  under  Captain  John  Ballinger. 

On  April  9,  1862,  the  field  and  staff  officers  were  commissioned.  The 
batallion  was  perfected  March  26th,  except  companies  G  and  H,  which 
were  added  April  9,  1862.  On  May  28th,  two  new  companies  were  added. 
In  February,  1863,  the  Fifth  Missouri  Cavalry  (ten  companies)  was  broken 
up  and  three  of  the  companies  added  to  Colonel  McFerran's  regiment,  while 
Companies  A.  and  D.  were  broken  up. 

Only  one  engagement  took  place  in  Daviess  County  and  it  was  only  a 
slight  skirmish — a  sort  of  game  of  hide-and-seek.  The, official  account  of 
the  encounter  is  found  in  the  official  records  of  the  Union  and  Confederate 
Armies,  Series  I,  Vol.  13,  p.  207: 

"Headquarters,  Breckenridge,  Mo.,  Aug.  16,  1862. 

I  have  the  honor  to  report  that  on  the  5th  instant  14  men  of  the  First 
Regiment  of  Cavalry,  Missouri  State  Militia,  under  Lieutenant  Goodbrake, 
and  21  militia,  under  Captain  Vickers,  making  in  all  35  men,  near  Cravens- 
ville,  in  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  were  fired  upon  from  the  brush  by  85  guerril- 
las, under  Davis  and  Kirk.  The  engagement  lasted  for  about  an  hour  and 
a  half,  and  resulted  in  the  defeat  of  the  guerrillas,  with  a  loss  of  six  killed 
and  ten  wounded,  15  horses,  and  ten  guns.  We  had  three  severely  and  two 
slightly,  wounded.     Our  wounded  are  all  doing  well  and  will  recover. 

"On  the  6th  a  notorious  guerrilla  and  outlaw  named  Wicklin  was  shot 
and  on  the  7th  a  notorious  guerrilla  named  Daniel  Hale  was  also  shot  by 
our  troops  in  the  forks  of  Grand  River." 

James  McFerran,  Colonel  Commanding  First  Regiment  Cavalry, 
M.  S.  M. 

Major  James  Rainsford,  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

A  more  detailed  and  widely  varying  account  of  this  skirmish  is  given 
by  John  F.  Jordin.     He  says : 


106  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

"Jesse  Clark,  who  father  was  a  Presbyterian  preacher,  and  one  of 
the  pioneers  of  Livingston  County,  came  into  this  section  from  Mercer 
County  where  he  was  then  Hving,  and  having  many  friends  and  acquain- 
tances in  this  and  Livingston  Counties  he  organized  a  small  company  of 
volunteers  for  the  rebel  service.  Clark  represented  to  his  friends  that 
there  were  many  adherents  to  the  cause  of  the  South  in  Mercer  and  Schuy- 
ler Counties  and  that  if  a  company  could  be  formed  and  invade  those  coun- 
ties these  men  would  flock  to  their  standard.  The  company  was  formed, 
that  is,  a  few  adventurous  spirits  were  gotten  together  and  started  on  this 
wild  goose  chase.  They  invaded  Mercer,  passed  through  Schuyler,  back 
across  Harrison,  over  into  Worth  and  Gentry  Counties,  but  the  expected 
accesion  to  their  ranks  did  not  materialize,  so  the  expedition  turned  and 
headed  for  Daviess  County  and  home.  The  original  number  augumented 
by  some  30  or  40  recruits  nearly  all  of  whom  were  unarmed  were  met  near 
Di-Ammon  by  a  considerable  force  of  Federal  troops  under  the  command 
of  Captain  Woodrow. 

"A  skirmish  at  once  ensued.  About  15  of  the  rebels  who  had  guns 
held  the  Union  soldiers  in  check  until  their  unarmed  companions  got  away. 
Among  those  on  the  firing  line  were  the  men  before  mentioned.  It  was 
their  first  baptism  in  the  fire  and  smoke  of  battle  but  not  a  man  flinched. 
A  desultory  fire  was  kept  up  by  both  parties  until  nightfall.  Charles  Goben 
was  the  only  man  hit  on  the  Confederate  side  and  in  the  darkness  the  little 
band  became  separated  and  he  was  not  missed  until  the  next  day  when  it 
was  found  that  Goben  and  Thomas  Hicklin  had  been  left  behind.  Hicklin 
was  unhurt  but  his  horse  had  given  out  and  he  had  wandered  about  in  the 
darkness  and  became  lost.  The  next  day  he  and  Goben  were  captured  by 
the  Federal  troops.  After  his  capture  Hicklin  was  questioned  about  the 
fight  and  as  to  whether  or  not  he  had  taken  part  in  it.  He  admitted  at 
once  that  he  had.  He  was  then  asked  to  give  the  names  of  those  who  were 
with  him.  This  he  politely,  but  firmly,  refused  to  do.  Threats  and  per- 
suasion alike  failed  to  move  him  and  he  remained  steadfast  in  his  refusal 
to  betray  his  comrades.  At  last  he  was  given  to  understand  in  unmistake- 
able  language  that  if  he  persisted  in  his  refusal  to  answer  his  life  would 
pay  the  forfeit.  His  answer  to  this  grim  ultimatum  was  characteristic  of 
the  super-courage  and  unfaltering  loyalty  of  the  man;  "Be  not  afraid  of 
them  that  kill  the  body,"  said  he,  'and  after  that  they  have  no  more  that 
they  can  do,  but  I  will  forewarn  you  whom  ye  shall  fear ;  Fear  him  which 
after  he  hath  killed  hath  power  to  cast  into  hell;  yea,  I  say  to  you,  fear 
him.'  "  Thomas  Hicklin  had  been  a  devout  student  of  the  Bible,  and  it 
was  fitting  that  the  final  answer  that  was  to  decide  his  fate  was  given  in  the 
words  of  the  Master.     He  was  taken  out  on  the  prairie  upon  or  near  the 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  107 

present  farm  of  Robert  Johnson  in  Grand  River  Township  and  there  a  pla- 
toon of  soldiers  were  drawn  up  and  Hicklin  was  placed  in  position  to  re- 
ceive their  fire.  An  attempt  was  made  to  blindfold  him  but  at  his  request 
this  was  not  done.  And  so  it  was  with  a  courage  that  never  faltered  and 
a  firmness  that  the  terrors  of  death  could  not  shake  this  loyal  soul  calmly 
met  his  fate.  Truly,  'Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this :  that  a  man  lay 
down  his  life  for  his  friends.'  " 

Some  of  the  Daviess  County  Federal  troops  took  part  in  various  en- 
gagements in  northeast  Missouri  in  pursuit  of  Porter.  Others  were  en- 
gaged in  the  pursuit  of  Poindexter's  men  in  Livingston  and  Linn  Counties. 
In  August,  1862,  the  first  regiment  was  sent  to  Lexington.  For  some  time 
these  men  took  part  in  various  engagements  in  Layfette,  Johnson,  Jackson, 
Cass,  Bates,  Vernon,  Cooper  and  Saline  Counties.  In  1864,  the  regiment 
was  sent  to  Sedalia  and  then  on  to  Jefferson  City,  reaching  the  latter  place 
in  October  and  taking  part  in  various  engagements  in  the  vicinity.  Early 
in  1865  the  regiment  helped  exterminate  guerillas  in  central  Missouri. 

The  county  must  have  been  quite  thoroughly  scouted.  An  examina- 
tion of  the  history  of  the  various  organizations  shows  that  the  following 
Union  troops  were  on  scouting  duty :  Livingston  County  Home  Guard,  Cox's 
Batallion,  James'  Batallion,  Burris'  Batallion.  The  last  named  organiza- 
tion was  mustered  out  of  service  at  Gallatin  March  14,  1862.  A  Harrison 
County  Batallion  was  mustered  into  service  at  Gallatin  Oct.  5,  1861,  and 
discharged  at  the  same  place  on  March  14,  1862. 

In  1864  the  county  offered  a  bounty  to  all  who  would  volunteer  in  the 
service  of  the  United  States.  The  county's  quota  under  this  call  was  169. 
A  tax  was  ordered  to  be  levied  in  1865  to  pay  a  bounty  of  $100  to  each 
volunteer.  82  names  were  reported  as  joining  under  this  act. 

The  Adjutant  General  reported  that  up  to  Dec.  31,  1863,  the  number 
of  men  reported  in  the  services  from  Daviess  County  was  distributed  as 
follows : 

18th  Infantry 2 

23rd  Infantry 39 

25th  Infantry 60 

35th  Infantry 2 

2nd  Cavalry 3 

11th  Cavalry 32 

12th  Cavalry. 1 

Total 139 


108  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Illinois    Regiments 7 

1st   Nebraska   Inf 1 

Total 8 

Missouri  State  Militia: 

First   Cavalry ..467 

Sixth  Cavalry 14 

Total 481 

In  the  abstracts  of  quotas  and  credits  for  the  state  of  Missouri  during 
1864  and  1865,  261  men  had  been  called  before  Dec.  19,  1864,  while  the 
county  was  credited  with  284  enlistments.  Under  the  call  of  Dec.  19,  1864, 
the  county's  quota  was  90,  but  only  30  responded  to  the  call. 

The  following  list  of  Union  soldiers  is  taken  from  the  1882  history  of 
Daviess  Cuonty: 

Company  A. — This  company  was  mustered  into  service  Feb.  3,  1862, 
at  Gallatin,  Mo.,  by  Capt.  T.  B.  Biggers.  This  company  was  commanded  by 
Capt.  Joseph  H.  McGee,  of  Gallatin ;  First  Lieutenant  Meredith  Morris,  of 
Pattonsburg,  and  Second  Lieutenant  McLain  Wilson,  of  Monroe  Township. 
On  April  3,  1863,  Joseph  McGee  was  promoted  to  major;  March  26,  1863, 
Meredith  Morris  succeeded  him  as  captain;  Benton  Miller  as  1st  lieuten- 
ant, and  McLain  Wilson  holding  his  position  as  2nd  lieutenant.  Captain 
Morris  was  dismissed  April  26,  1865 ;  Lieut.  Miller  was  mustered  out 
Feb.  11,  1865,  and  McLain  Wilson  resigned  April  23,  1864. 

ROLL  OF  COMPANY  A. 

Privates. 

Bear,  Martin  L.  Doll,  John  H. 

Blenkenship,  Benjamin  F.  Flemming,  Thomas  J. 

Blenkenship,  Alfred  Flemming,  William  H. 

Browning,  Alfred.  Frazier,  Levi. 

Browning,  William  R.  Fields,  Stephen. 

Barber,  Elisha.  Frazier,  Samuel. 

Bartlett,  John.  Gray,  James. 

Brown,  Solomon.  Gentry,  John  A. 

Crawford,  Benj.  R.  Gentis,  David. 

Cutshall,  John  R.  Grantham,  John  E. 

Clore,  George  W.  Garrison,  Benj.  F. 

Dutcher,  William  R.  Gray,  William  A. 

Downing,  William.  Handel,  Isaac  I. 

Downing,  Thomas.  Harrah,  James  C. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  109 

Hughes,  John  S.  Powell,  George  W. 

Holmes,  Henry.  Powell,  William  C. 

Haver,  John.  Persinger,  John. 

Hughes,  Joseph.  Royston,  William  H. 

Hayes,  Thomas  F.  Royston,  James  M. 

Hines,  James  A.  Royston,  Benj.  F. 

Harter,  George  W.  Reed,  Orange. 

Jones,  John  R.  Roney,  William. 

Johnson,  Eleazer.  Smith,  Martin. 

Leard,  Alfred  C.  Sweaney,  Andrew. 

Leard,  Robert  J.  Snider,  Lewis. 

Leard,  William  A.  Schaffer,  David. 

McGee,  James.  Shriver,  Nathan. 

McCrary,  John  W.  Shipley,  James  H. 

Marshall,  Dennis.  Travis,  Charles. 

Moore,  Robert  N.  Utterback,  Ferdinand. 

Netherton,  James  C.  Whitman,  Thomas  W. 

Poe,  Jonathan.  Woodey,  Nathan. 

Transferred : 

Kenney,  Patrick  S.,  first  sergeant.  Leard,  Alfred  C. 

Groomer,  David,  first  corporal.  Lewis,  Jacob. 

Cope,  John,  prive.  Lewis,  Joseph  P. 

Frazier,  William,  private.  Hamm,  John, 

Frazier,  Henry  C.  Jeffries,  Martin  P. 

Hilton,  William  H.  O'Neil,  Thomas. 

Discharged  for  Disability: 

Bear,  Peter,  second  sergeant.  Everly,  Samuel  H.,  private. 

Tipton,  George  W.,  fifth  sergeant.  Field,  Riley,  private. 

Stone,  George  W.,  third  sergeant.  Grantham,  William  D.,  private. 
Grantham,  Robert  H.,  sixth  sergeant. Miller,  William  F.,  private. 

Peniston,  Thomas,  bugler.  Sweaney,  George,  private. 

Miller,  Seamon,  private.  Sego,  Charles  B.,  private. 
Leard,  James  G.,  private. 

Died  of  Disease. 
Handel,  Edward  W.  Dale,  Thomas  J. 

Non-Commissioned  Officers — Sergeants. 

Benton  Miller,  orderly  sergeant.  David  E.  Youtsey,  second  sergeant. 

W.  V.  McGee,  quarter-master  sergt.  William  L.  Powell,  third  sergeant. 

William  C.  Gillihan,  company  sergt.  Lewis  Heaston,  fourth  sergeant. 
Benjamin  F.  Poe,  first  sergeant. 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Corporals . 

First,  Isaac  H.  Wilson.  Fifth,  George  T.  Netherton. 

Second,  Daniel  Johns.  Sixth,  Charles  W.  Lake. 

Third,  Joshua  Brown.  Seventh,  Wiley  W.  Stone. 

Fourth,  James  Browning.  Eighth,  John  W.  Hancock. 

Company  G. — Company  G  was  organized  March  27,  1862,  with  John 
Ballinger  as  captain.  The  original  roll  of  the  company  could  not  be  found, 
but  the  roll  of  the  company  when  mustered  out  was  preserved  by  Lieut. 
David  Groomer. 

ROLL  OF  COMPANY  G. 
Privates. 


Brown,  David. 
Blakely,  Andrew  C. 
Caldwell,  James  H. 
Crowder,  James  M. 
Cope,  John. 
Endicott,  Jacob  I. 
Frazier,  William. 
Frazier,  Miles. 
Fansler,  Thomas. 
Fansler,  William. 
Fitts,  Jackson. 
Galbreath,  Squire. 
Hilton,  William  H. 
Hill,  David. 
Hindman,  John  U. 
Jeffries,  Martin  P. 
Leeper,  Joseph. 
Mitchell,  John  T. 
Morgan,  Asa. 
McBride,  Sylvester  K. 
McBride,  James. 
Miller,  George  W. 
Oram,  James. 
Peugh,  George  W. 
Reynolds,  John  M. 
Shriver,  Francis  W. 
Shriver,  Nova  Zembla. 
Sabens,  Thomas  B. 
Smith,  Jeremiah. 
Dilley,  Barnett. 


Splawn,  John  R. 
Splawn,  Isaac  N. 
Smith,  John  M. 
Jeffries,  George  W. 
Walker,  Albert  G. 
Ham,  John  F. 
Hines,  Benj.  F. 
Miller,  Michael. 
Harris,  Seth  H. 
Orr,  Jasper  N. 
Payne,  Ebenezer. 
Way,  Charles  A. 
Orr,  Moses. 
Rowhuff,  James. 
French,  Jesse  N. 
Day,  John  M. 
Osborn,  Carlow  B. 
Simms,  Thomas. 
Allen,  Charles  W. 
Bailey,  Jasper  N. 
Benedict,  Moses. 
Cope,  Wiley. 
Cope,  William  B. 
Cain,  George  L. 
Duskins,  William  F. 
Elliott,  Gilford. 
Gilkey,  Robert  T. 
Grindstaff,  Julias. 
Johnson,  James  G. 
Jacques,  Gabriel  M. 


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111 


Hall,  George  W. 
Lewis,  Joseph  P. 
Miller,  John  H. 
McClure,  James. 
McClure,  David. 
Owen,  Richard. 
Payne,  Reuben  L. 
Pilcher,  Francis  L. 
Rop,  James  L. 
Rowland,  John  D. 

Lewis  Jacob,  bugler, 

James,  John. 
Clevinger,  Pitman  A. 
Place,  Peter. 
Gillihan,  Benona  H. 


Risdon,  John,  drunkenness. 
Jordan,  James,  drunkenness. 
Harmon,  Jacob  C. 
Harmon,  Richard  M.,  disability. 
Harmon,  David,  disability. 
Murphy,  Thomas,  drunkenness. 
O'Neal,  Thomas,  disability. 
Shadwick,  Levi,  disability. 
England,  William,  disability. 
Fields,  Thomas,  disability. 
Brown,  Joel  R.,  disability. 
Keene,  Joseph  B.,  disability. 
Place,  Richard  J.,  disability. 
Knight,  Thomas,  disability. 
Brown,  Joel  R.,  disability. 
Dilley,  Barnett,  disability. 
Splawn,  John  B.,  disability. 


Rhoades,  Charles  W. 
Sabens,  William  M. 
Stout,  William  S. 
Starr,  William  M. 
Starr,  James, 
Stephens,  Wiley. 
Wright,  John  R. 
Wheeling,  Harrison. 
Worley,  William  T. 
Wilson,  Matthew. 
Killed  in  Battle, 
killed  Aug.  9,  1862,  at  Panther  Creek,  Mo. 

Died. 

Fitts,  George  W. 
Orr,  Patrick  M. 
Pennington,  William  J. 

Discharged. 

Smith,  John  N.,  disability. 
Splawn,  Isaac  N.,  disability. 
Smith,  John  N.,  disability. 
Jefferies,  George  W.,  disability. 
Walker,  Alfred  G.,  disability. 
Ham,  John  T.,  disability. 
Hines,  Benj.  F,,  disability. 
Miller,  Michael,  disability. 
Harris,  Seth  H.,  disability. 
Orr,  Jasper  N.,  disability. 
Payne,  Ebenezer,  disability. 
Way,  Charles  A.,  disability. 
Orr,  Moses,  disability. 
Rowhuff,  James,  disability. 
French,  Jesse  N.,  disability. 
Day,  John  M.,  horse  stealing. 


Moore,  James. 


Deserted. 

Stephens,  John  E. 
Non-Commissioned  Officers — Sergeants. 
Alfred  R,  Leard.  David  K.  Eeads. 

Joseph  Dilley.  Charles  M.  Rogers. 

Benj.  H.  Hines.  EH  McClure. 


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Davis  Lewellyn. 
Isaac  Summers. 

David  M.  Heath,  discharged  for 
disabihty. 


Corporals : 


William  G.  Stow. 

Bailey  Webb. 

Harvey  Dilley. 

William  H.  Elliott. 

Carl  R.  Lord,  discharged  for  dis- 
ability. 

Joseph  P.  Lewis,  discharged  for 
disability. 

Ira  C.  Tuttle,  discharged  for  dis- 
ability. 


Nathan  Johnson,  discharged  for 

disability. 
James   Johnson,   died   at  home, 

Daviess  County  Nov.  3, 1862. 

Henry  C.  Frazier. 

Willis  Dilley. 

Daniel  Pilcher. 

Henry  Dilley,  discharged  for  dis- 
ability. 

George  W.  Hall,  discharged  for 
disability. 

John  L.  Shriver,  discharged  for 
disability. 

Luther  Ferrington,  deserted  on 


May  16,  1863. 
Company  B. — The  original  roll  of  this  company  was  lost.     The  follow- 
ing list  is  as  nearly  correct  as  possible. 


Privates. 


Alexander,  John. 
Allen,  Isaac. 

Atwell, 

Brown,  William. 
Baker,  Guy. 
Baker,  Harvey. 
Bashford,  Cline. 
Butler,  Francis. 
Butrick,  William. 
Butrick,  G. 
Bender,  James. 
Bender,  Robert. 
Bender,  John. 
Blessing,  Henry. 
Critton,  Erve. 
Critton,  James. 
Cole,  Harvey. 
Collins,  Thomas. 
Sactor,  J. 
Castor,  Benjamin. 
Castor,  William. 
Castor,  C. 


Critton,  Joseph. 
Charles,  C. 
Daniels,  C. 
Daniels,  James. 

Elmore, 

Enyhart,  Richard. 
French,  J. 

Fulcher, 

Fannon,  William. 
Fannon,  Joseph. 
Gipson,  Thomas. 
Harolson,  


Henderson,  

Harmon,  J. 
Hoover,  Isaac. 

Harmon, 

John,  B. 
Keene,  Gabriel. 
Knight,  J. 
Laswell,  John. 
Laswell,  A.  J. 
Landers,  Joseph. 


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Leber,  Isaac. 
Lewis,  Sylvester. 
Mann,  Adam. 
Morris,  John. 

Miries, 

Myers,  S. 

McFarland,  Marshall. 
McGarvin,  David. 
McGarvin,  Dennis. 
McCarty,  Dennis. 
McCarty,  David. 
McClure,  John. 
Matthews,  David. 
McKinney,  Arthur. 
Nichols,  D. 
Norton,  J. 
Noah,  Uriah. 
Nichols,  Joseph. 
Nichols,  Rhodes. 
Nichols,  John. 
Nations,  Edward. 


Ohar,  M. 
Place,  F.  A. 
Paxton,  Doc. 
Reader,  Robert. 
Renn,  William. 
Rhodes,  N. 
Snider,  Henry. 

Snider,  Henry,  Caldwell  County. 
Shanks,  Michael. 
Story,  G. 
Story,  Mounce. 
Story,  John. 
Sego,  Lemuel. 
Sitch,  Perry. 
Savey,  William. 
Savey,  L. 
Tracy,  D. 
Woodson,  Richard. 
Wilson,  Adam. 
Ward,  James. 
Webster,  Hiram. 
Non-Commissioned  Officers. 
Daniel  Lebow,  sergeant. 


Forty-third  Infantry,  Missouri  Volunteers. 

The  Forty-third  Regiment  was  organized,  September  22,  1864,  under 
the  command  of  Chester  Harding,  Jr.,  of  St.  Louis  as  colonel.  Only  one 
company  was  partially  organized  from  Daviess  County,  under  the  captaincy 
of  William  F.  Flint,  whose  address  was  given  as  Bethany,  but  who,  after 
the  war  became  sheriff  of  Daviess  County.  A  portion  only  of  the  names 
can  be  given  and  all  of  these  were  not  from  this  county.  They  were  in 
active  service  in  the  Central  Missouri  District  and  were  mustered  out  of 
service  June  30,  1865. 

Privates. 


Brown,  Joel  E. 
Bowyer,  William 
Hendick,  T.  J. 
Hendrick,  John 
Herndon,  Isaac 
Irwin,  Joseph 
Daniels,  Richard 
Frazier,  Joseph 


Bolin,   William 
Eads,  WiUiam 
Rader,  John 
Cline,  John 
Robb,  James 
Foster,  Andrew  J. 
Terry,  David 
Terry,  Aaron 


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Terry,  David  T.  Chapman,  Alonzo 

Miers,  William  Chapman,  C. 

Poe,  James  Sarrah,  Jacob 

Smith,  W.  T.  Henderson,  John 

Smith,  John  E,  Endicott,  Jacob 

Wright,  James  Greenwood,  F.  L.,  drummer 

Royston,  Powell  Flint,  Larkin  S.,  fifer 

Yost,  Cornelius 

Non-Commissioned  Officers — Sergeants. 
First,  Nathan  E.  Reed,  Fourth,  William  Tibbies, 

Second,  Silas  H,  Hammond,  Fifth,  Hugh  Sharon,  discharged, 

Third,  L.  L.  Terry,  Fifth,  Robert  S.  Terry,  promoted 

Corporals : 
First,  Isaac  N.  Goodwin,  Fifth,  Joseph  H.  Knott, 

Second,  James  0.  Frisbee,  Sixth,  Sideon  Smith, 

Third,  John  F.  Silby,  Seventh,  John  Hendricks, 

Fourth,  Philip  Higgins,  Eighth,  Corydon  Hart. 

There  were  in  the  above  company  fifty-five  more  privates  whose 
names  could  not  be  secured,  and  part  of  them  were  from  Daviess  County. 

Special  Order  No.  Six. — Among  the  orders  which  were  issued  applying 
to  the  county,  Special  Order  No.  Six  was  probably  the  most  drastic. 

Headquarters,  Sub-district  of  Chillicothe, 
Chillicothe,  Mo.,  Dec.  17,  1864. 
Special  Order  No.  Six: 

The  committees  named  below  are  hereby  appointed  for  Daviess  County 
whose  duty  it  is  in  their  respective  townships  to  prepare  and  put  in  the 
hands  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Samuel  P.  Cox  at  Gallatin  with  the  least  pos- 
sible delay  a  list  of  all  persons  of  their  respective  townships  who  have  been 
in  the  rebel  army  designating  those  who  are  or  have  been  attached  to  guer- 
illa or  bushwhacking  organizations,  also  including  all  persons  against  whom 
evidence  of  aiding  armed  rebels  or  bushwhackers  and  the  withholding  of 
information  concerning  their  presence  and  movement  can  be  furnished. 
This  list  will  give  the  name,  age  and  residence  of  each  person,  when  he 
joined  the  rebel  army,  what  family  he  has  and  where  they  are  now  living, 
the  age  of  the  eldest  child  at  home,  present  value  of  personal  property, 
number  of  acres  of  real  estate  and  such  additional  remarks  touching  each 
family  as  to  enable  the  military  to  arrive  at  just  conclusion  in  the  premises. 

Committees : 

Gallatin  Township:  Joseph  H.  McGee,  William  Bristow  and  Jacob  Woodruff. 
Jackson  Township:  Lieut.  Mounts  Nichols,  W.  G,  Eads,  George  N,  Smith. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  115 

Harrison  Township:  John  H.  Tuggle,  Thomas  R.  Tuggle,  Manuel  Martin. 
Jefferson  Township:  James  L.  Powell,  G.  M.  Lile,  G.  M.  Tipton. 
Pattonsburg  Township:  Dr.  William  Pyle,  Capt.  M.  Morris,  Henry  Dilley. 
Salem  Township:  Judge  B.  M.  Coffey,  Capts.  W.  B.  Brown  and  Andrew 

Barr. 
Grand  River  Township:  Judge  Peter  Bear,  J.  P.  Brown,  M.  Netherton. 

The  closing  events  of  the  war  are  chronicled  in  the  Gallatin  North  Mis- 
sourian,  established  in  1864.  On  Nov.  17th  of  that  year,  an  account  was 
published  of  the  fight  with  Price  near  Independence,  and  the  Big  Blue  in 
which  many  Daviess  countians  took  part. 

On  April  5,  1865,  news  reached  Gallatin  that  Petersburg  and  Richmond 
had  surrendered  to  Grant.  At  four  o'clock  a  meeting  was  held  in  the  court 
house  and  enthusiastic  speeches  made.  Committees  were  appointed  to  plan 
for  the  proper  celebration  of  the  event.  All  citizens  were  requested  to 
illuminate  their  homes.  Postmaster  Taylor,  Bob  Graves  and  Major  Cox 
hurriedly  collected  enough  money  to  brilliantly  illuminate  all  the  windows 
in  the  court  house  and  get  up  an  oyster  benefit.  The  banquet  committee 
was  composed  of  S.  A.  Richardson,  Major  McGee  and  Dr.  Givens.  The 
paper  reports  that  most  every  house  was  illuminated. 

On  April  8th,  Salem  celebrated  the  surrender  of  Richmond  on  a  grand 
scale.  The  speakers  were  Captain  Brown,  J.  H.  Hardin,  R.  H.  Vandivert 
and  others. 

During  1864  and  1865  a  great  many  new  settlers  came  into  the  county. 
Fearing  that  the  newcomers  might  have  disloyal  tendencies,  a  meeting 
was  held  Jan.  28, 1865,  and  a  resolution  passed  that  a  committee  be  appoint- 
ed to  find  out  the  political  affiliations  of  those  proposing  to  settle  in  the 
county,  and  that  none  but  loyal  persons  were  to  be  allowed  to  come  into  the 
county  to  live. 

Confederates. — Although  a  large  number  of  men  from  the  county 
went  into  the  Southern  army  and  while  many  of  the  non-combatants  were 
Confederate  sympathizers,  the  county  was  at  all  times  under  the  control 
of  the  Federal  authorities.  Little  can  be  learned  of  the  activities  of  the 
Confederates.  Major  McGee  mentions  a  company  raised  by  Dr.  C.  C. 
Hogan.  The  recruiting  service  of  John  D.  Casey,  Will  Jordin,  Logan  En- 
yart  and  others  are  occasionally  referred  to.  It  was  necessary,  with  the 
Federals  in  control,  to  proceed  secretly.  After  evading  the  local  authori- 
ties, the  danger  of  crossing  the  Missouri  river  to  join  the  Southern  Army 
was  yet  to  be  encountered.  Some  were  turned  back,  but  it  is  estimated 
that  more  than  300  from  Daviess  County  were  in  the  Confederate  Army. 
Efforts  have  been  made  to  compile  a  list  of  these  soldiers,  but  it  is  far  from 
complete.     Names  of  Confederate  soldiers  who  were  not  residents  of  the 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


county  at  the  time,  but  have  at  a  later  date  lived  here  are  also  included  for 
several  reasons.  In  the  first  place,  it  is  not  always  possible  to  be  sure 
whether  the  soldier  was  living  in  the  county  during  the  war.  Second,  since 
no  concerted  effort  has  been  made  until  recently  to  collect  records  of  these 
soldiers,  it  may  be  of  value  to  those  interested  to  have  the  record,  even 
though  he  served  in  another  state. 

Thanks  are  due  Mr.  N.  A.  Baker,  Mrs.  Mary  Cruzen,  Mr.  George  Will- 
iams and  Mr.  Samuel  Sperry,  Sr.,  for  assistance  in  compiling  the  list. 


H.  E.  Acton, 
Frank  Abcock, 
J.  H.  Abcock, 
George  P.  Allen, 
William  Anderson, 
Lut  Ashby, 
N.  A.  Baker, 
Noah  J.  Black, 
A.  C.  Ball, 
Alfred  F.  Barnett, 

Blizzard, 

W.  S.  Beard, 
L.  M.  Best, 
Thomas  Bradshaw, 
James  A.  Bowen, 
W.  H.  Bray, 
Joseph  Breeden, 
James  Brosius, 
Thomas  B.  Brookshire, 
Nathan  Broughton, 
Calvin  Burge, 
John  W.  Burge, 
J.  C.  Byrd, 
John  D.  Casey, 
Richard  Childs, 
William  Childs, 
Henry  Clothier, 
Pit  Cloudas, 
John  B.  Comer, 
Jerre  C.  Cravens, 
Dr.  John  Cravens, 
John  Cravens,  Jr., 
William  Cravens, 


Jesse  A.  Creekmore, 
Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen, 
William  Cruzen, 
William  Darr, 
Edward  Davis, 
Dr.  F.  M.  Davis, 
Josiah  Davis, 
William  Davis, 
James  R.  Dehring, 
Jesse  Dehring, 
A.  L.  Deavers, 
Arthur  Dever, 
Jim  Dever, 
J.  T.  Dunn, 
Harve  Ellis, 
L.  A.  Elhs, 
Logan  Enyart, 

Rev. Enyart, 

James  W.  Estes, 
George  D.  Ewing, 
Hiram  Faulkner, 
Mat  Foley, 
T.  R.  Ford, 
Thos.  Gee, 
Dick  Gilkey, 
Press  Githens, 
Doute  Githens, 
Pack  Githens, 
John  D.  Gillilan, 
Mathias  Gillilan, 
N.  B.  Githens, 
Charles  Goben, 
J.  T.  Green, 


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117 


Jack  Haines, 

Henry  Harnes, 

A.  N.  Harper, 

Cap  Harper, 

Hardin  Hartley, 

Jacob  Haynes, 

Dave  Hays, 

Patrick  H.  Hawkins  (?) 

T.  B.  Head, 

Frank  Hicklin   (?) 

Tom  Hicklin,  ( ?) 

Dr.  John  Hillman, 

Dr.  C.  C.  Hogan, 

George  Hopkins, 

J.  Houghton, 

James  M.  Hunter, 

John  Hyatt,  (?) 

John  Irving, 

Richard  Irving, 

William  Irving, 

T.  B.  Jackson, 

Thos.  Jennings, 

James  Jordin, 

William  Jordin, 

H.  H.  Justus, 

Daniel  Kessler, 

John  Kessler, 

Joseph  Kirk, 

James  F.  Knight, 

James  Lamey, 

Thos.  Lathrop, 

Dee  Lawson, 

William  Ledgewood, 

John  Lile, 

Henry  Lockwood, 

Lockwood, 

Lockwood, 

Sam  Lowrey, 
Gus.  A.  Lynn, 
David  Martin, 
John  Middleton, 


Wm.  Mead, 
George  McCartney, 
William  McCartney, 
Wm.  Henry  McClung, 
R.  J.  McClane, 
Sam  McClane, 
M.  B.  McClung, 
J.  W.  McCullough, 
Frank  McCue, 
George  McCue, 
James  McCue, 
Paul  McCue, 

McCue, 

McCue, 

R.  M.  McCue, 
Archie  McDaniel, 
Martin  McDaniel, 
William  McDaniel, 
Dock  McDonald, 
Jno.  McLauglin,^ 
James  McMillion, 
John  A.  McNeel, 
John  H.  McNeill, 
William  S.  McNeill, 
John  Macrander, 
M.  T.  Mallory, 
Alexander  Mann, 
Independence  Mann, 
Jacob  Mann, 
Dr.  J.  B.  Marley, 
Alphonso  E.  Martin, 
Gabriel  May, 
James  W.  Miller, 
John  H.  Miller, 
Robert  Miller, 
Alfred  C.  Minnick, 
Tim  Murray, 
Davis  Nance, 
J.  W.  Neill, 
William  N.  Nickell, 
G.  I.  O'Ferrell, 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


W.  T.  Osborn, 
Bob  Owens, 
Jacob  Oxford, 
Asa  Payne, 
Henry  Payne, 
Francis  Peniston, 
H.  C.  Peniston, 
John  Perry, 
Wm.  Perry, 
B.  F.  Pugh,  ( ?) 
Lute  Powell, 
John  Pryor, 
J.  A.  Scott, 
John  Sheeler, 
Bootes  Shultz, 
Edward  Shultz, 
Peter  Shultz, 
Sidney  Shultz, 
Tom  Shultz, 
Dick  Shutluth, 
Emanuel  Small, 
George  C.  Smith, 
George  H.  Smith, 
I.  V.  Smith, 
Stephen  Smith, 
Jack  Sperry, 
E.  W.  Stafford, 
Joseph  Stamper, 


W.  T.  Stovall, 
Maro  Thomas, 
John  Taylor, 
Obediah  Taylor, 
J.  E.  Tomlinson, 
Milton  Tye, 
Thomas  Tye, 
Richard  Vallandingham, 
Monroe  Ware, 
Joseph  Weldon, 
Nick  Weldon, 
Martin  Weldon, 
George  W.  Williams, 
Monroe  Williams, 
Roger  Williams, 
Samuel  Wilson, 
Jason  Winburn, 
Charles  F.  Witten, 
William  F.  Witten, 
John  H.  Wood, 
Bob  Woodring, 
Colley  Woodring, 
Asa  Worrell, 
Hill  Workman, 
John  Workman, 
James  Wynn, 
John  Wynn, 
M.  W.  Yeager, 


Cap  Stone, 

Civil  War  Incidents. — Along  toward  the  beginning  of  the  war.  Will 
Jordin  was  recruiting  for  the  Confederate  army,  and  some  six  or  seven  of 
them  started  south.  They  were  seen  by  Captain  Mounts  Nichols  and  his 
company  of  militia,  who  at  once  started  in  pursuit.  The  recruits  kept 
ahead  until  Grand  River  was  reached.  The  river  was  frozen  over,  but 
there  was  considerable  doubt  as  to  whether  it  would  bear  them  and  their 
horses,  Jordin,  who  was  small  and  was  riding  a  small  horse,  got  safely 
across.  Mr.  John  F.  Jordin's  account  of  the  incident  continues :  "Next  came 
Tom  Bradshaw  on  a  mule  and  the  mule  skated  across  in  good  style.  The 
others  encouraged  by  scattering  fire  from  their  pursuers  who  were  now 
within  shooting  distance  made  an  attempt  to  cross,  when  a  powerful  horse 
ridden  by  Ed  McClung  broke  through  the  ice  and  stopped  the  retreat.  Jor- 


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din  was  the  only  man  in  the  crowd  that  was  armed  and  seeing  that  it 
would  be  useless  to  attempt  to  rescue  his  companions  turned  reluctantly 
away  and  with  Bradshaw  continued  on  their  way.  The  only  casualty  in 
this  engagement  was  the  wounding  of  Bradshaw's  mule,  which  was  shot 
through  the  ear,  Bradshaw  soon  tired  of  soldiering  and  returned  home  and 
afterwards  served  in  the  'Mackerel  Brigade'  as  the  Home  Guards  were  call- 
ed, for  a  sufficient  length  of  time  to  entitle  him  to  a  pension,  which  he  still 
lives  to  draw  with  more  pleasure  than  he  did  his  gun  in  the  days  of  '61." 

This  incident  is  related  by  Mr.  Jordin  in  his  "Memories": 
"In  November,  1863,  George  and  Frank  McCue  and  a  comrade  named 
Markham  left  the  Confederate  army,  undertook  to  make  their  way  north 
in  order  that  Frank,  who  was  suffering  with  serious  wounds,  might  be 
properly  cared  for.  As  the  boys  reached  the  old  neighborhood,  a  cold  driz- 
zling rain  set  in,  turning  into  sleet.  They  went  into  camp  at  a  place  near 
Uncle  Isaac's,  known  as  the  'rock  house.'  They  had  made  the  trip  thus 
far  on  horseback  but  Frank  was  now  thoroughly  exhausted  by  the  suffer- 
ing and  exposure  incident  to  their  long  and  tiresome  journey.  The  weather 
continued  to  be  inclement  and  George  decided  to  go  to  Uncle  Isaac  and  make 
their  condition  known.  He  did  so  and  uncle  at  once  directed  them  to  bring 
Frank  to  the  house,  which  they  did  at  once.  George  and  Markham  con- 
tinued their  journey,  but  Frank  remained  for  some  days  resting  and  recup- 
erating his  strength.  Then  one  night  Tom  Bradshaw  came  with  a  covered 
wagon  and  took  Frank  to  Iowa  where  he  was  cared  for  at  the  home  of  a 
friend  until  some  time  during  the  following  year,  when  he  died. 

"Uncle  was  not  ignorant  of  what  the  probable  consequences  of  this  act 
would  be.  He  knew  that  in  giving  food  and  shelter  to  Frank  McCue  he 
was  violating  the  military  law,  which  forbade  the  giving  of  aid  and  com- 
fort to  those  in  rebellion.  He  knew  that  to  reach  out  the  hand  of  mercy 
and  try  to  save  this  battered  piece  of  fiosam  cast  up  by  the  waves  from  the 
crimson  sea  of  war  was  an  offense  so  grave  that  he  who  committed  it  en- 
dangered his  liberty,  perhaps  his  life.  But  knowing  all  this,  be  it  said  to 
his  credit,  he  never  hesitated  for  a  moment.  Let  the  consequence  be  what 
they  may,'  said  he,  'it  shall  never  be  said  that  I  turned  one  of  my  neighbor's 
children  from  my  doors  when  he  was  hungry,  sick  and  without  shelter.' 
There  was  a  committee  in  each  township,  composed  of  three  members, 
whose  duty  it  was  to  promptly  report  offenses  of  this  kind.  The  names  of 
the  men  composing  these  committees  as  I  write  but  I  have  no  desire  to  open 
old  wounds.  The  matter  was,  however,  promptly  reported  to  Lieut.  Col. 
S.  P.  Cox,  at  Gallatin.  But  Col.  Cox  possessed  that  generous  nature  that 
always  characterizes  the  truly  brave  man  and  friendly  warning  was  given 
and  uncle  bade  farewell  to  his  home,  and  left,  never  to  return." 


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In  account  of  Jefferson  Kelley,  a  jack-of-all- trades  who  made  a  meager 
living  by  doing  odd  jobs  for  the  neighbors,  Mr.  Jordin  tells  the  following 
story : 

"It  was  the  custom  during  the  war  to  hold  prayer  meetings  at  private 
residences,  and  a  man's  welcome  more  often  depended  upon  his  political 
faith  rather  than  his  religious  convictions.  Here  the  gray-haired  father 
invoked  the  divine  protection  for  his  boy  who  was  battling  at  the  front,  and 
for  the  ultimate  triumph  of  the  cause  he  believed  to  be  just.  While  Kelly 
had  neither  boy  nor  political  convictions  he  always  rose  to  the  spirit  of  the 
occasion  and  if  prayer  could  have  saved  the  day  and  turned  the  tide  of  bat- 
tle the  Southern  Confederacy  would  have  won  hands  down.  At  one  of 
these  meetings,  held  at  Uncle  Isaac  Jordin's,  Kelly  was  called  on  to  lead 
in  prayer.  He  opened  up  all  right  and  got  through  with  preliminary  mat- 
ters in  his  usual  felicitious  manner,  but  somehow  when  he  came  to  discuss 
political  issues  he  seemed  to  lose  his  grip.  Isaac  Oxford  and  I  were  small 
boys  at  the  time  and  were  devoutly  kneeling  in  a  dark  corner  of  the  room. 
It  occurred  to  us  that  Jeff  needed  encouragement  and  we  began  to  supple- 
ment his  feeble  petitions  with  hearty  'Amens,'  'Do,  Lord,'  and  'God  Grant 
It.'  Kelley  did  not  know  the  source  of  the  endorsement  which  he  was  re- 
ceiving, but  it  revived  him  at  once,  and  he  fairly  outdid  himself,  much  to 
the  delight  of  two  small  boys.  But  the  sequel  for  one  of  us  at  least  was  not 
so  amusing.  Mother  was  present,  recognized  my  voice  and  gave  me  one 
of  the  worst  whippings  that  I  ever  received.  That  settled  the  matter  so 
far  as  I  was  concerned.  I  never  encouraged  Kelley  after  that.  He  might 
have  got  stuck  in  the  middle  of  a  prayer,  and  stayed  there,  .for  all  I  cared." 

Irresponsible  bands  of  militia  frequently  went  about  the  county  sub- 
jecting the  Southern  sympathizers  to  petty  annoyances.  During  a  meeting 
at  Ketron  Chapel  a  group  of  these  men  passed  and  decided  it  would  be 
great  sport  to  put  a  flag  over  the  door,  so  that  those  coming  out  of  the 
church  had  to  pass  under  it.  The  people  were  indignant,  but  were  wise 
enough  not  to  protest.  But  when  one  young  woman  walked  out,  she  seized 
the  flag  and  tore  it  in  two.  She  was  arrested  and  taken  to  Chillicothe, 
where  she  was  forced  to  take  the  oath  of  allegiance.  Having  taken  the 
oath  to  support  the  Union,  she  turned  to  the  authorities  and  announced, 
"I'll  keep  that  if  I  want  to." 

Jonathan  Oxford  was  an  avowed  Southern  sympathizer,  and  made  no 
effort  to  conceal  his  feelings.  He  was  arrested  and  taken  to  Breckenridge. 
He  was  paroled  by  the  military  authorities  and  ordered  to  report  again  in 
30  days.  A  few  days  later,  on  April  3,  1863,  a  group  of  armed  men  came 
to  the  house  and  told  him  he  must  go  to  Breckenridge  to  answer  his  parole. 
Since  it  then  lacked  about  15  days  until  he  was  supposed  to  report,  he  ob- 


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jected,  but  was  forced  to  go.  Next  morning  he  was  found  dead  by  the 
roadside,  his  body  riddled  by  bullets  and  no  clue  was  ever  found  as  to  the 
identy  of  the  murderers. 

James  Weldon  had  served  in  the  Confederate  army,  but  had  returned 
home,  taken  the  oath  and  was  a  member  of  the  Home  Guard.  A  captain 
from  Caldwell  County,  with  a  group  of  his  men,  was  passing  through  the 
country,  and  knowing  that  Weldon  had  once  been  a  Confederate,  had  him 
taken  from  his  home  and  murdered. 

No  less  tragic  was  the  death  of  William  Crews,  which  occurred  in  1866, 
but  was  the  direct  outgrowth  of  Civil  War  enmities.  A  debate  concerning 
the  doctrines  of  the  Universalist  church  was  being  held  at  Clear  Creek 
church  and  a  large  crowd  was  in  attendance.  During  the  noon  hour.  Crews 
was  standing  with  his  back  to  a  tree  talking  to  a  group  of  girls.  A  man 
approached  and  offered  him  an  apple,  which  he  laughingly  accepted.  Two 
men  were  waiting  for  the  signal,  and  now  approached  with  drawn  revolvers. 
Miss  Ann  Weldon,  seeing  them,  gave  a  warning  cry  to  Crews  and  struck  the 
pistol  so  that  it  was  discharged  in  the  air  and  injured  no  one.  The  other 
man,  said  to  have  been  Broomfield,  fired  and  Crews  fell  dead.  The  murder- 
ers rode  away  unmolested  and  no  effort  seems  to  have  been  made  to  arrest 
them.  The  events  which  lead  up  to  the  murder  go  far  back  into  the  Civil 
War.  The  father  of  William  Crews  was  a  strong  Southern  sympathizer, 
and  was  compelled  to  leave  home.  Crews,  at  that  time,  a  youngster  of 
about  14,  said  and  did  a  good  many  things  calculated  to  arouse  the  ire  of  the 
military  authorities.  He  was  arrested  and  taken  to  Breckenridge,  but  was 
soon  released.  Later  he  was  again  arrested.  His  mother  became  anxious 
about  him  and  induced  his  brother  and  Thomas  Perry  to  attempt  his  rescue. 
The  plan  was  discovered  and  when  the  attempt  was  made,  George  Crews 
and  Perry  were  killed.  The  boy  saw  the  killing  and  vowed  to  avenge  their 
deaths.  He  made  no  secret  of  his  intention  and  it  was  no  doubt  because 
of  these  threats  that  he  was  sought  and  murdered  by  men  who  had  reason 
to  fear  him. 

Among  the  persons  arrested  after  the  ironclad  oaths  provided  for  in 
the  Constitution  of  1865  went  into  effect,  was  the  Rev.  B.  F.  Kenny,  a  well 
known  Baptist  minister.  He  was  charged  with  preaching  without  having 
taken  the  oath.  Justice  Daniels  held  that  he  was  not  guilty  because  he  did 
not  take  a  text — that  he  did  not  preach  but  simply  stood  at  the  side  of  the 
pulpit  and  talked  to  the  people. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


PIONEER  AND  MODERN  TRANSPORTATION. 


STAGE  LINES— FERRIES— NAVIGATION— ROADS— RAILROADS. 

Stage  Lines. — Before  the  building  of  the  railroads,  the  people  depend- 
ed largely  upon  river  transportation.  The  people  of  Daviess  County  and 
adjoining  territory  when  making  a  journey  of  any  length  had  to  go  to 
some  point  on  the  Missouri  River — Richmond  Landing,  Brunswick  or 
Lexington,  usually — to  take  the  boat.  Where  river  transportation  was  im- 
practicable, the  people  depended  upon  stage  lines.  The  Missouri  Register 
of  1855,  published  a  time  card  for  Gallatin  and  St.  Joseph  Coach  Line, 
which  left  Gallatin  on  Monday  at  six  A.  M.  and  arrived  at  St.  Joseph  on 
Tuesday  at  1  P.  M.  It  returned  to  Gallatin  on  Wednesday  at  6:00  P.  M. 
Only  one  round  trip  was  made  a  week. 

M.  T.  Green  owned  one  of  the  early  stage  lines.  His  line  operated 
between  Gallatin,  Hamilton  and  Richmond.  One  of  his  drivers  was  George 
W.  Runnells.  After  the  building  of  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad, 
hacks  were  run  from  the  nearest  points,  Chillicothe  and  Hamilton,  to  points 
to  the  north.  The  line  from  Chillicothe  to  Bethany  passed  through 
Jamesport.  In  1865  Captain  John  Ballinger  was  running  a  passenger  hack 
between  Hamilton  and  Gallatin  every  Tuesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday. 
At  the  same  time.  Major  S.  P.  Cox  was  operating  a  tri-weekly  hack  from 
Gallatin  to  Bethany. 

As  late  as  1976,  the  Valley  House  at  Elm  Flat  advertised  the  "Gentry- 
ville  and  Albany  stage  line  to  and  from  this  house  daily".  But  after  the 
extension  of  the  railroad  beyond  Elm  Flat,  this  line  was  discontinued. 

Ferries. — The  first  ferry  license  recorded  is  one  issued  to  James 
Hunter.  He  was  granted  the  privilege  of  keeping  a  "public  ferry"  on  the 
west  fork  of  the  Grand  River  at  the  mouth  of  Honey  creek  for  six  months. 
His  license  for  the  six  months  cost  him  $2.50. 

Jacob  S.  Rogers  was  granted  a  license  in  1837.  When  the  license  was 
renewed  later  in  the  year,  the  rates  which  he  might  charge  were  fixed  by 
the  county  court  as  follows : 


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Eight  horse  or  ox  team  and  wagon $1.00 

Six  horse  or  ox  team  and  wagon ,75 

Four  or  five  horse  or  ox  team  and  wagon .62 

Three  horse  or  ox  team  and  wagon .37 

One  horse  or  ox  team  and  wagon.. .25 

Man  and  horse.. 12 

Footman  .  06 

Loose  cattle,  horses  and  mules .06 

Hogs  and  sheep 03 

In  1839  Jacob  S.  Rogers  was  granted  the  right  to  operate  a  ferry  in 
Grand  River  Township.  In  the  same  year  James  Taylor  and  John  Cravens 
were  granted  ferry  licenses,  the  first  in  Grindstone  Township,  the  latter  at 
Adam-ondi-Ahmon.  After  a  few  years  bridges  were  built  and  there  was 
no  longer  the  same  necessity  for  ferries.  As  late,  however,  as  1864,  a 
license  was  granted  to  Joseph  H.  Herndon  to  operate  a  ferry  at  Shriver  mill 
on  Grand  river,  and  one  to  Francis  W.  Payne  to  operate  a  ferry  at  Peniston 
Crossing  on  Grand  river. 

Navigation. — It  will  be  noticed  that  the  first  town  in  the  county  was 
located  on  Grand  river,  and  was  called  Millport.  Its  founders  evidently  had 
hopes  that  the  new  city  would  become  an  important  port.  Before  the  days 
of  railroads  the  people  had  to  depend  much  more  upon  river  transportation 
than  at  present  and  Grand  River  was  regarded  as  a  decided  asset  to  the  new 
county.  Accordingly,  the  residents  of  the  Grand  river  country  obtained 
the  passage  of  an  act  of  the  General  Assembly  declaring  "all  that  portion 
of  north  Grand  river  from  its  mouth  to  where  the  township  line  dividing 
Townships  62  and  63  north  crosses  the  east  and  west  forks  of  the  said  river 
shall  be  and  the  same  is  declared  to  be  a  public  highway  to  be  navigated  by 
all  perons  whatsoever."    The  act  was  approved  Feb.  13,  1839. 

At  the  session  of  the  Legislature  which  met  in  1840  and  1841,  the 
Board  of  Internal  Improvements  reported  that  a  survey  of  north  Grand 
river  had  been  made  and  stated  rather  fully  what  improvements  would 
have  to  be  made  before  navigation  on  this  river  would  be  profitable.  The 
board  seemed  to  think  the  project  altogether  practicable. 

Two  years  later  this  board  again  reported  on  the  proposition  and  con- 
cluded with  this  paragraph    (See  Appendix,  House  Journal,  1842,   1843, 

page  624). 

"By  improving  its  navigation  in  the  matter  contemplated  by  the  bill 
herewith  reported,  a  large  territory  would  be  greatly  benefitted,  including 
not  only  the  counties  through  which  it  runs  and  on  which  it  borders,  but 
also  that  of  Grundy  and  the  extensive  back  country  attached  to  these  coun- 
ties, a  space  sufficient  for  the  erection  of 'four  additional  new  counties. 


124  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

making  in  all  a  territory  comprising  more  than  three  thousand  square 
miles". 

The  Grand  River  Association  was  incorporated  bj^  the  1848-1849  ses- 
sion of  the  General  Assembly.  By  it  the  counties  of  Chariton,  Carroll, 
Livingston,  Daviess  and  Grundy  "and  such  other  counties  as  shall  invest 
funds  in  the  association  hereby  established"  were  incorporated.  The  object 
of  the  Asociation  was  "to  enter  upon  north  Grand  river  in  this  state  and 
to  improve  the  navigation  thereof  from  its  mouth  to  the  mouth  of  Big  creek 
on  the  west  fork  thereof  and  to  the  town  of  Trenton  on  the  east  fork  of  said 
river  for  steamboat,  vessels,  rafts  and  other  crafts".  The  Association  was 
capitalized  at  $200,000,  divided  into  shares  of  $20  each.  Each  county  in- 
vesting in  the  organization  was  to  appoint  a  director  to  represent  the 
county,  such  director  to  hold  office  for  the  term  of  one  year.  Full  power  to 
carry  out  the  objects  of  the  Association  was  granted. 

Nothing  came  of  these  plans  for  the  navigation  of  Grand  river.  A  few 
skiffs  made  trips  up  and  down  the  river,  but  the  improvements  contemp- 
lated were  never  made,  and  larger  boats  have  never  been  seen. 

In  1847,  Robert  P.  Peniston  built  a  large  flatboat,  loading  it  with  hoop- 
poles,  wheat,  bacon  and  hemp,  he  started  for  St.  Louis.  At  Compton's 
Ferry  on  Grand  river,  the  boat  sunk  and  all  the  cargo  was  lost,  except  a 
portion  of  the  hemp.  The  cargo  was  valued  at  $1500,  and  no  insurance  was 
carried.  This  was  probably  the  only  flatboat  to  attempt  the  trip  to  St. 
Louis. 

Roads. — A  map  of  Missouri  showing  early  Indian  trails  shows  that 
one  trail  extended  through  Daviess  County.  Major  H.  S.  Long  says  that 
it  skirted  the  east  side  of  Grand  river  and  was  60  miles  long,  and  that 
when  he  followed  it  in  1819  it  was  known  at  "Fields  trace".  At  the  upper 
end  (in  what  is  now  Worth  County)  it  joined  another  trail  running  north- 
west. This  trail  to  the  headwaters  of  Grand  river  was  a  favorite  warpath 
by  the  Sankees,  Foxes  and  Pottawatomies  into  the  Osage  country. 

Soon  after  the  organization  of  the  county,  the  county  court  took  steps 
toward  laying  out  a  system  of  roads.  In  1837  road  commissioners  were  ap- 
pointed for  each  of  the  three  townships,  Adam  Black  for  Grand  River, 
Elijah  Foley  and  Philip  Covington  for  Honey  Creek,  and  John  Wright  for 
Grindstone  Township.  No  record  has  been  found  showing  the  roads  laid 
out  by  these  commissioners. 

Mitchell's  map  of  1844  shows  only  one  road  in  Daviess  County,  which 
ran  from  Gallatin  to  Far  West  and  on  to  Macon  Court  House.  This  road 
was  built  by  the  Mormons  and  was  said  to  have  been  an  unusually  good 
thoroughfare  compared  with  the  other  roads  in  the  vicinity. 

In  1849—54  road  overseers  were  appointed.     It  would  seem  that  with 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  125 

SO  many,  no  one  person  would  have  his  business  interests  seriously  interfer- 
ed with  by  the  duties  of  the  office. 

An  examination  of  Mitchell's  "New  Travellers  Guide  Through  the 
United  States"  of  1849  shows  the  stage  roads  through  Missouri.  This 
shows  a  road  from  Gallatin  to  Chillicothe,  and  from  north  to  Cravensville, 
where  it  divided,  one  road  going  to  Sandsville  and  the  other  running  north 
and  a  little  east  until  it  met  another  road  just  this  side  of  the  Iowa  line. 
Thre  was  also  a  road  from  Gallatin  to  Plattsburg,  Far  West  and  Mount 
Refuge.    From  Far  West  and  Plattsburg,  roads  led  directly  to  Richmond. 

In  June,  1859,  the  following  road  district  were  formed:  Grand  River 
road  district  Nos.  1,  2,  3  and  4;  Jackson  road  districts  Nos.  5,  6  and  7; 
Salem  road  district  Nos.  8,  9  and  10 ;  Benton  road  districts  Nos.  11,  12  and 
13;  Jefferson  road  districts  Nos.  14,  15,  16,  17  and  18;  Gallatin  road  dis- 
tricts Nos.  19,  20,  21  and  22 ;  Harrison  road  districts  Nos.  23  and  24. 

The  General  Assembly  of  Missouri  established  a  number  of  state  roads 
prior  to  the  Civil  War.  Among  those  passing  through  Daviess  County 
were: 

(1)  A  road  from  Pattonsburg  to  St.  Joseph,  approved  Feb.  22,  1845. 
Repealed  in  1853. 

(2)  A  road  from  Camden  to  Taylor's  Ferry  in  Daviess  County,  ap 
proved  March  24,  1845. 

(3)  A  road  from  Gallatin  to  St.  Joseph,  via  Maysville,  approved  Feb. 
23,  1853. 

(4)  A  road  form  Bethany  to  Gallatin,  approved  Feb.  24,  1853. 

(5)  A  road  from  Spring  Hill  to  Bethany,  to  run  "through  or  near 
Auberry  and  Pilot  Grove  in  Daviess  County",  approved  Feb.  27,  1857. 

(6)  A  road  from  Richmond  to  Trenton,  via  Kingston  and  Gallatin, 
approved  March  20,  1860. 

In  1860,  the  Legislature  passed  an  act  for  opening  and  repairing  roads 
and  highways  in  the  County  of  Daviess.  The  County  Court  was  given 
power  to  make  and  enforce  all  orders  necessary.  All  county  roads  must  be 
not  less  than  twenty  nor  more  than -40  feet  wide.  Section  4  provides  that 
"all  county  roads  shall  be  cleared  of  trees  and  limbs  of  trees  which  may  in- 
commode horsemen  or  carriages,  and  no  stump  shall  exceed  eight  inches  in 
height,  and  wet  grounds  and  small  watercourses  shall  be  cauusewayed  or 
bridged  in  such  manner  as  to  enable  horsemen  and  carriages  to  pass  with 
safety". 

All  able-bodied  men  between  the  ages  of  16  and  45  who  had  resided  in 
the  state  sixty  days  and  in  the  district  one  month  were  subject  to  work  on 
the  roads,  and  when  called  by  the  road  overseer  were  obliged  to  respond  or 
forfeit  and  pay  One  Dollar  for  each  day  he  might  fail  to  attend,  or  Two 


126  .         HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Dollars  for  each  day  he  should  attend  and  fail  to  work  with  due  diligence. 

The  overseer  was  required  to  erect  a  post  at  every  cross-roads  or  fork, 
"unless  a  suitable  tree  be  found  at  the  proper  place,  to  which  shall  be  af- 
fixed a  finger  board  containing  a  legible  inscription  directing  the  way  and 
noting  the  distance  to  the  next  remarkable  place  on  the  road". 

Overseers  were  to  be  paid  from  the  road  and  canal  fund.  The  law 
provided  making  out  new  roads  and  altering  old  ones,  for  the  formation  of 
road  districts,  and  contained  prvisions  necessary  to  carry  into  effect  the 
provisions  of  the  law. 

It  was  not,  however,  until  after  1900  that  much  interest  was  taken  in 
the  improvement  of  roads.  Interest  had  previously  been  centered  largely 
upon  securing  the  most  convenient  route  and  in  the  building  of  bridges 
across  the  streams.  Soon  with  the  introduction  of  the  motor  car,  the  im- 
provement of  highways  became  a  necessity. 

The  road  drag  came  into  use.  The  Daviess  County  Good  Roads  As- 
sociation was  organized  with  James  Tuggle  as  President  and  C.  M.  Harri- 
son as  Secretary.  A  county  convention  was  called  by  them  for  May  2, 
1903,  which  resulted  in  aroused  interest  in  the  movement. 

To  mention  all  of  the  road  meetings  which  have  been  held  and  to  dis- 
cuss the  preliminaries  leading  to  the  location  of  the  various  trails  through 
the  county  would  take  much  more  space  than  is  available.  Only  a  few  of 
the  events  will  be  mentioned,  as  indicative  of  the  work  done  in  the  county. 

All  the  townships  but  one  sent  representatives  to  a  meeting  held  in 
Gallatin  in  March,  1914,  to  discuss  the  joint  purchase  of  power  road  outfits. 
A  committee  was  appointed  to  further  consider  the  matter.  Nothing  was 
done  in  the  matter.  Union  Township,  however,  later  purchasing  a  crusher 
to  supply  rock  for  its  roads. 

In  August  of  the  same  year.  Governor  Major  issued  a  proclamation 
asking  all  citizens  to  work  on  the  roads  on  two  days.  Many  Daviess  Coun- 
tians  responded  to  the  call. 

A  big  road  meeting  and  banquet  was  given  at  Pattonsburg  in  March, 
1914,  for  the  committees  on  cross-state  highways. 

In  June,  1914,  the  Omaha  and  St.  Louis  Highway  was,  after  consider- 
able discussion,  located  through  Gallatin,  Lock  Springs,  Jameson  and  Pat- 
tonsburg, and  in  December  the  St.  Paul,  Des  Moines  and  Kansas  City  trail 
was  fixed  from  Bethany  to  Pattonsburg,  and  through  Winston  to  Cameron. 

A  law  of  the  General  Assembly  passed  in  1913  provided  for  highways 
between  every  county  seat.  On  July  3rd,  the  commission  met  in  Gallatin 
and  located  these  thoroughfares — from  Gallatin  to  Maysville,  Gallatin  to 
Albany,  Gallatin  to  Bethany,  Gallatin  to  Trenton,  Gallatin  to  Chillicothe, 


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and  Gallatin  to  Kingston.  There  was  considerable  rivalry  between  various 
neighborhoods  to  determine  the  road  to  be  used  for  this  purpose. 

Jamesport  has  always  been  active  in  the  movement  for  better  roads. 
The  following  clipping  from  a  1915  paper  tells  something  of  the  work  done 
in  that  section  of  the  county: 

"The  Commercial  Club  and  Jamesport  Township  oflficials  put  in  some 
good  work  the  past  summer.  Money  to  be  used  on  the  Jamesport-Ash 
Grove  road  to  almost  $1500  was  subscribed.  A  little  more  than  a  like 
amount  was  subscribed  for  the  Jamesport-Olive  Church  road.  A  requisi- 
tion was  made  for  state  aid  for  both  roads  and  for  Jamesport  Township. 
When  the  state  funds  for  permanent  road  work  reached  Gallatin,  it  was 
found  that  the  State  Auditor  had  sent  to  this  county  about  $2079.69.  Of 
this  amount  Jamesport  Township  received  $240.33,  Ash  Grove  road  $379.90 
and  the  Olive  Church  road  about  $383.  This  makes  a  total  of  $1009.23,  or 
almost  half  the  amount  sent  in  for  the  whole  county." 

The  citizens  of  Colfax  Township  made  arrangements  for  an  election 
to  be  held  on  June  6,  1916,  to  vote  on  a  $15,000  road  bond  issue,  bonds  to 
run  for  twenty  years.  A  petition  signed  by  at  least  sixty  citizens  was  pre- 
sented to  the  county  court  in  May,  and  the  election  was  authorized.  Be- 
fore the  date  of  the  election,  however  the  leaders,  among  whom  were  H.  L. 
Buck  and  F.  E.  Warner,  decided  to  call  it  off.  The  time  was  not  ripe,  in 
their  estimation.  Some  were  indifferent,  and  the  proposition  was  not  gen- 
erally understood. 

The  latter  part  of  April,  1916,  the  Pattonburg  Commercial  Club  enter- 
tained over  700  Jefferson  Highway  boosters  at  a  banquet  given  at  the  M. 
E.  Church,  South.  This  is  probably  the  largest  road  meeting  ever  held  in 
the  county.  Representatives  from  Bethany,  Ridgeway,  Coffey,  Jameson, 
Maryville,  McFall,  Hamilton,  Altamont,  Winston,  Gallatin,  Santa  Rosa, 
Civil  Bend  and  St.  Joseph  were  present. 

After  the  McColluough-Morgan  amendment  to  the  Hawes  law  went  in- 
to effect  there  was  a  great  rush  to  get  applications  for  State  and  Federal 
aid  before  the  State  Highway  Commission.  By  Dec.  1,  1920,  the  commis- 
sion had  approved  184  projects.  Among  these  were  two  in  Daviess  County, 
one  a  24  foot  graded  earth  road  8.87  miles  in  length,  running  east  and  west 
through  the  Gallatin-Jamesport  district.  It  was  estimated  that  the  road 
would  cost  $139,664.83,  of  which  $69,832.41  would  be  paid  by  the  Federal 
and  $4,440.00  by  the  state  government. 

The  second  project  approved  was  a  24  foot  earth  road  7.64  miles  in 
length  between  Jamesport  and  the  Grundy  County  line,  with  an  estimated 
cost  of  $41,634.56,  with  Federal  aid  amounting  to  $2,817.28,  and  state  aid 
amounting  to  $3,820.00. 


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The  reports  of  the  State  Highway  Board  show  that  at  the  close  of  the 
biennial  period  in  1920,  a  total  of  $6,770.65  had  been  paid  Daviess  County 
for  dragging  the  inter-county  seat  roads,  $1,213.58  in  1917,  $2,045.17  in 
1918  and  $549.20  in  1919,  $2,962.70  in  1920. 

For  the  four  years  ending  in  1920,  the  summary  of  the  State  High- 
way Board  shows  that  for  Daviess  County  $5,460,00  has  been  paid  to  state 
surveys,  $16,720.22  had  been  paid  on  road  work  by  the  State  Highway  De- 
partment, and  that  $98,909.69  in  State  and  Federal  aid  had  been  allotted 
the  county.  The  figures  show  that  $71,297.11  had  been  paid  and  allotted 
in  excess  of  the  automobile  licenses  paid  into  the  state  road  fund  during 
the  same  period. 

Under  the  new  highway  law,  Daviess  County  will  have  82.6  miles  of 
road.  The  bulletin  published  in  March  1921  by  the  State  Highway  Depart- 
ment, "Tentative  Designation  of  State  Roads",  described  these  as  follows: 

Sec.  8a  Road — Beginning  at  the  DeKalb-Daviess  County  line  near  the 
southwest  corner  of  Daviess  County,  thence  in  a  northeasterly  direction 
through  Winston,  Altamont  and  Gallatin  to  the  Grundy-Daviess  County 
line  a  distance  of  approximately  42.5  miles. 

Sec.  8b  Road — Beginning  at  Gallatin,  thence  south  to  the  Daviess- 
Caldwell  County  line.    A  distance  of  approximately  12.1  miles. 

Sec.  10  Road — Beginning  at  the  Daviess-Harrison  County  line  north 
to  Pattonburg,  thence  in  a  southerly  direction  through  Pattonsburg  to 
Altamont.    A  distance  of  approximately  21  miles. 

Sec.  10  Road — Beginning  at  the  DeKalb-Daviess  County  line  near 
Weatherby  thence  south  and  east  to  a  point  on  the  state  road  near  Winston. 
A  distance  of  approximately  7  miles. 

The  state  is  divided  into  six  districts.  The  first  district  is  composed 
of,  Atchison,  Andrew,  Clinton,  Clay,  Caldwell,  Carroll,  DeKalb  Daviess , 
Grundy,  Gentry,  Holt,  Harrison,  Jackson,  Livingston,  Mercer,  Nodaway ; 
Platte,  Ray  and  Worth  Counties.  A.  C.  Lingley,  St.  Joseph,  is  the  division 
engineer. 

As  an  incentive  to  roadbuilding,  the  Federal  Government  donated  650 
trucks  and  tractors  to  be  used  for  this  purpose.  The  records  of  the  State 
Highway  Board,  July,  1921,  showed  that  five  trucks  and  one  tractor  had 
been  allotted  to  Daviess  County. 

Railroads. — The  settlers  were  not  slow  to  realize  the  importance  to 
their  communities  of  the  location  of  the  railroads.  Towns  and  counties 
untouched  by  the  railroads  would  clearly  suffer,  to  the  profit  of  those  lo- 
cated along  them,  and  this  fact  not  only  created  intense  rivalry  among  the 
various  towns  and  counties  but  also  operated  to  the  advantage  of  the  rail- 
roads and  their  promoters  who  were  in  a  position  to  demand  concessions 


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and  assistance  from  the  localities  traversed  by  them  as  well  as  to  derive 
profit  from  speculation  in  lands  along  the  proposed  routes. 

The  first  railroad  project  to  take  definite  form  contemplated  a  road 
across  northern  Missouri,  connecting  Hannibal  and  St.  Joseph.  In  Feb., 
1847,  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad  was  chartered  by  the  Legislature. 
Robert  Wilson,  of  Daviess  County,  was  named  as  one  of  the  directors.  A 
vigorous  canvass  was  immediately  opened  along  the  line  to  secure  subscrip- 
tions from  the  several  counties.  Meetings  were  held  in  every  county  seat 
and  town.  A  large  meeting  or  convention,  was  held  in  Chillicothe,  June  2, 
1847,  at  which  delegates  from  Buchanan,  DeKalb,  Ray,  Grundy,  Caldwell, 
Livingston,  Linn,  Macon,  Shelby  and  Marion  Counties  were  present.  Judge 
Austin  A.  King  of  Ray  County,  was  elected  president,  and  Dr.  John  Crav- 
ens, of  Daviess  County,  was  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents.  The  delegates 
from  Daviess  County  were  Robert  Wilson,  John  B.  Comer,  Volney  E.  Bragg, 
William  P.  Peniston,  James  Turley,  Thomas  T.  Frame,  Jacob  S.  Rogers, 
M.  T.  Green,  John  Mann,  Woody  Manson  and  John  Cravens.  Upon  the  rec- 
ommendation of  a  committee  appointed  to  submit  subjects  for  the  action 
of  the  convention,  the  following  measures  were  adpted:  (1)  The  appoint- 
ment of  three  to  draft  an  address  to  the  people  of  western  Missouri  setting 
forth  the  advantages  of  the  proposed  roads.  Volney  E.  Bragg,  of  Daviess 
County,  was  a  member  of  this  committee.  (2)  The  appointment  of  a  com- 
mittee of  three  to  petition  the  Missouri  Legislature  for  such  aid  as  "can 
be  afforded  consistently  with  the  rights  of  other  sections  of  the  state." 
(3)  The  appointment  of  a  committee  of  three  to  petition  Congress  to  donate 
alternate  sections  of  land  within  six  miles  on  each  side  of  said  road  when 
located.  Dr.  John  Cravens  was  a  member  of  this  committee.  The  dele- 
gates agreed  to  withhold  political  support  from  any  candidate  for  a  state 
office  or  for  Congress  who  failed  to  pledge  his  aid  to  the  project. 

In  Feb.,  1850,  the  Missouri  Legislature  pledged  $1,500,000  in  bonds  to 
the  enterprise.  A  number  of  counties  subscribed  stock  in  the  company. 
In  May,  1851,  Daviess  County  voted  $30,000  of  stock,  and  James  McFerran 
was  appointed  county  agent  to  represent  the  county  and  vote  its  stock. 
Two  routes  had  been  proposed  for  the  road,  one  of  which  passed  through 
Grundy  and  Daviess  Counties,  and  the  other  through  the  tier  of  counties 
south  of  Daviess.  Daviess  County  also  offered  to  donate  the  right  of  way 
and  to  take  $20,000  additional  stock  if  the  railroad  were  located  by  the 
northern  route  and  should  pass  through  or  adjacent  to  Gallatin.  The  road 
as  finally  located,  did  not  pass  through  the  county  and  a  settlement  was 
made  between  the  county  and  the  railroad  by  which  the  county's  stock  was 
surrendered. 

By  appropriate  acts  of  Congress  and  of  the  State  Legislature,  the  road 


130  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

was  granted  every  alternate  section  of  land  for  six  miles  in  width  on  each 
side  of  the  railroad  in  aid  of  the  proposed  enterprise.  Under  these  acts,  a 
considerable  body  of  land  in  Daviess  County  came  to  be  owned  by  the  rail- 
road company. 

In  the  years  following  the  location  of  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Rail- 
road, the  citizens  of  Daviess  County  and  of  other  communities  not  ade- 
quately served  by  existing  railroads  were  active  in  the  promotion  of  other 
railroad  projects.  Among  the  roads  proposed  were  the  Hamilton,  Gallatin 
and  Bethany  Railroad,  chartered  in  1855,  with  seven  Daviess  Countians  as 
directors,  having  as  its  objective  a  line  from  Hamilton  passing  through 
Gallatin,  Bethany  and  Eagleville,  and  thence  to  the  Iowa  line,  and  also  the 
Parkville  and  Grand  River  Railroad,  which  comtemplated  a  line  from  Park- 
ville  to  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad,  thence  by  Gallatin  and  Trenton 
to  the  Missouri  state  line  in  the  direction  of  Burlington,  Iowa.  Neither 
project  was  carried  out. 

During  1866,  it  was  proposed  to  build  a  line  having  Kansas  City  and 
Des  Moines  as  its  terminal  points.  The  route  to  be  taken  through  Daviess 
County  was  the  subject  of  a  warm  contest  between  Civil  Bend  and  Gallatin. 
The  road  had  been  first  surveyed  through  Cameron,  Civil  Bend,  Pattons- 
burg  and  Bethany,  while  Gallatin  urged  that  the  route  be  changed  so  as  to 
pass  through  Gallatin,  then  to  Bethany. 

Finally,  plans  for  railroad  building  in  the  county  began  to  take  definite 
shape,  and  in  1868  the  county  court  agreed  to  subscribe  $150,000  for  the 
Leavenworth  and  Des  Moines  Railroad  on  the  condition  that  the  railroad  be 
built  through  the  county  and  a  depot  be  constructed  within  one  thousand 
yards  of  the  county  court  house  in  Gallatin.  It  is  also  agreed  that  $150,- 
000  would  be  subscribed  to  the  Chillicothe  &  Omaha  Railroad,  a  depot  to  be 
built  within  one-half  mile  of  Gallatin.  The  county  court  also  agreed  to 
and  did  issue  bonds  to  the  Chicago  &  Southwestern  Railway,  to  whom  the 
bonds  voted  to  the  Leavenworth  &  Des  Moines  Railroad  were  also  issued, 
in  the  sum  of  $60,000  for  and  in  behalf  of  the  people  of  a  strip  ten  miles 
wide  along  the  railway,  generally  known  as  the  Ten-mile  Strip  Bonds. 

On  April  5,  1871,  the  first  rail  was  laid  within  Daviess  County  on  the 
Chillicothe  &  Omaha  line.  The  track  was  soon  completed  to  Gallatin,  and 
before  the  end  of  the  year  was  built  as  far  as  Elm  Flat,  now  Pattonsburg, 
where  it  stopped.  Pattonsburg  remained  the  terminal  point  of  the  road 
until  1879,  at  which  time  it  was  completed  to  Omaha  and  in  October  of  that 
year  the  road  was  opened  for  through  traffic. 

The  year  1871  also  marked  the  completion  of  the  Chicago  &  South- 
westen  Railroad  line.  The  forces  engaged  in  the  building  of  the  road  and 
working  from  opposite  ends  of  the  road,  met  in  Colfax  Township,  a  few 


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miles  southwest  of  Winston,  where  with  a  cermony  befitting  the  occasion, 
the  last  spike  was  driven.  On  Sept.  26,  1871,  the  opening  of  the  road  was 
celebrated  by  the  running  of  an  excursion  train,  upon  which  a  number  of 
Gallatin  citizens  were  guests. 

The  years  that  followed  the  building  of  these  roads  were  marked  by 
protracted  litigation  and  bitter  feeling  between  the  railroads  and  the  peo- 
ple of  the  county.  The  Chillicothe  &  Omaha  Railroad  aroused  the  ire  of  the 
people  of  Gallatin  by  failing  to  run  their  road  across  the  river  and  by  at- 
tempting to  build  up  a  rival  town  at  the  crossing  of  the  Chicago  &  South- 
western road  about  two  miles  east  of  Gallatin  and  to  remove  the  postoffice 
to  that  place.  Likewise,  the  people  of  Pattonsburg  and  Benton  Township 
became  embittered  because  of  the  company's  failure  to  complete  the  road 
through  that  township.  The  township  had  subscribed  $20,000  toward  the 
railroad  upon  the  condition  that  it  should  run  through  the  center  of  the 
township.  As  constructed,  it  ran  to  Elm  Flat,  near  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  township  and  there  stopped.  The  road  was  run  about  two  miles 
south  of  old  Pattonsburg,  with  the  deliberate  purpose,  it  was  charged  by 
the  citizens,  of  destroying  that  town  in  order  that  the  promoters  might 
profit  by  speculation  in  the  surrounding  lands.  Certainly,  it  had  that  effect, 
and  old  Pattonsburg  soon  disappeared.  The  action  of  the  company  led  the 
township  to  contest  the  validity  of  the  $20,000  subscription  and  in  the  suit 
that  followed  the  township  was  successful. 

The  feeling  of  opposition  to  the  railroads,  created  largely  by  the  fail- 
ure to  construct  their  roads  where  desired,  soon  led  to  a  demand  from  the 
people  of  many  sections  of  the  county  that  the  county  court  contest  the  val- 
idity of  the  bonds  issued  to  the  two  railroads.  Indignation  ran  high,  and 
mass-meetings  were  held  throughout  the  county,  at  which  the  purpose  was 
declared  of  refusing  to  pay  taxes  to  meet  the  interest  on  the  bonds,  and 
calling  upon  judges  and  clerks  who  had  issued  and  delivered  them  to  resign. 
Finally,  on  Oct.  2,  1872,  the  county  court  made  an  order  declaring  the 
Chicago  &  Southwestern  bond  issue  and  the  Ten-mile  Strip  bonds  invalid 
and  ordering  that  the  interest  should  not  be  paid  nor  any  tax  levy  of  taxes 
made  to  meet  the  same.  Suit  was  institued  to  test  the  validity  of  the 
bonds,  and  litigation  continued  for  several  years.  The  Ten-mile  Strip  bonds 
were  held  invalid,  and  the  county  secured  a  very  favorable  compromise  on 
a  large  portion  of  the  bonds  and  paid  them  off  in  cash.  The  remainder  were 
paid  off  at  their  maturity  in  1891. 

In  the  early  nineties,  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad,  the 
successor  of  the  old  Chicago  &  Southwestern,  built  a  branch  line  from  Alta- 
mont  to  St.  Joseph. 

In  1897  and  1898,  rights  of  way  for  another  road  through  the  county 


132  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

was  secured,  and  shortly  therafter  another  road,  the  Omaha,  Kansas  City 
&  Eastern  Railroad,  was  constructed,  passing  through  Coffey,  Pattonsburg 
and  southwesterly  in  the  direction  of  Kansas  City.  The  name  of  the  road 
has  since  been  changed  to  the  Quincy,  Omaha  &  Kansas  City  Railroad. 

The  Board  of  Equalization  report  of  1921  shows  the  Wabash  Railway 
Company  having  a  mileage  of  35.81,  and  a  valuation  of  $1,343,949.30 ;  the 
Quincy,  Omaha  &  Kansas  City  Railroad,  18.56  miles,  valuation  $229,372.80; 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway,  35.33  miles,  valuation  $1,021,037, 


CHAPTER  IX. 


CHURCHES. 


PIONEER  MINISTERS— PIONEER  CHURCHES— CAMP  MEETING— CHURCH  SERVICES- 
CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH— CATHOLIC  CHURCH— CHRISTIAN  CHURCH—  EVAN- 
GELICAL CHURCH  —  BAPTIST  CHURCH  —  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  — 
METHODIST   EPISCOPAL   SOUTH -PRESBYTERIAN   CHURCH— SEVENTH   DAY   AD- 

VBNTISTS. 

Pioneer  Ministers. — Rev.  James  McMahon  was  the  first  minister  to 
hold  religious  services  in  Daviess  County.  His  church  was  the  out-of -doors, 
for  he  stood  under  an  oak  tree  near  the  site  where  Robert  Peniston  later 
built  the  first  mill  in  the  county.  This  was  on  Aug.  25,  1830.  Mr.  Mc- 
Mahon was  of  the  Methodist  faith. 

Other  ministers  of  the  same  denomination  were  Abraham  Millice,  who 
came  in  1834,  and  who  organized  a  church  at  Jonathan  Liggett's  residence 
in  Salem  Township  in  1839 ;  George  Waugh,  who  preached  the  first  sermon 
in  Benton  Township  in  1834 ;  Isaac  Burns,  J.  T.  V.  Duberry,  J.  Barker  and 
Thomas  Ellington.  Most  of  these  belonged  to  the  now  extinct  type  known 
as  ''circuit  riders".  The  following  account  of  the  activities  of  the  pioneer 
circuit  rider  is  given  by  the  late  John  F.  Jordin : 

"The  circuit  rider  followed  close  upon  the  heels  of  the  early  settlers, 
and  was  always  a  welcome  guest  in  the  log  cabins  of  our  fathers.  He  was 
usually  a  man  of  little  learning,  but  unbounded  zeal ;  a  man  with  an  easy 
conscience  and  a  good  digestion.  He  travelled  from  one  settlement  to  an- 
other on  horseback,  carrying  a  pair  of  huge  saddle-bags,  which  contained 
a  few  articles  of  clothing,  a  Bible,  and  tracts  on  various  religious  subjects, 
thus  combining  the  offices  of  preacher  and  colporteur.  He  .was  moved  by 
an  honest  desire  to  be  useful  and  helpful  to  his  fellowmen,  and  although 
he  asked  for  nothing  beyond  the  means  of  subsistence,  he  gave  freely  of 
all  that  he  possessed.  It  mattered  little  whether  he  was  called  upon  to  per- 
form a  marriage  ceremony,  preach  a  funeral,  assist  at  a  log-rolling  or  take 
up  a  corner  at  a  house-raising,  he  waited  for  no  second  invitation,  but  just 
sailed  in  and  did  his  level  best.    He  knew  his  people  and  kept  in  touch  with 


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them.  But  he  never  lost  caste  by  assisting  in  heavy  work.  Always  he 
was  a  preacher  and  was  respected  and  venerated  as  a  man  set  apart  for 
God's  work.  If  he  assisted  at  a  house-raising  or  any  kind  of  work  on  which 
a  number  of  men  were  engaged,  he  generally  made  it  a  condition  precedent 
that  if  he  helped  them  work  through  the  day  they  were  to  come  at  night 
to  some  cabin  in  the  neighborhood  and  hear  him  preach.  And  thus  did  the 
circuit-rider  "Become  all  things  to  all  men,  that  by  all  means  he  might 
save  some". 

The  second  preacher  in  the  county  was  a  Baptist,  the  Rev.  William 
Michaels.  He  held  services  at  the  home  of  a  Mr.  Atkinson  and  in  several 
other  homes.  In  1840  he  organized  the  Pilot  Grove  Baptist  Church.  Rev. 
Jonathan  Smith  was  another  pioneer  minister  of  this  denomination.  He 
settled  in  Washington  Township  in  1840,  and  for  many  years  was  a  most 
valued  worker. 

Probably  the  first  Presbyterian  to  preach  in  the  county  was  the  Rev. 
Robert  Morgan.    His  first  services  were  held  at  the  home  of  Robert  Miller. 

Elder  George  Flint  preached  for  the  members  of  the  Christian  Church 
some  time  in  the  forties.  Other  early  ministers  of  this  faith  who  held  re- 
ligious services  in  the  county  were  Dr.  Jourdan,  of  Chillicothe,  Missouri, 
John  H.  Ballinger,  David  T.  Wright  and  Joseph  Davis. 

Pioneer  Churches. — The  first  church  services  were  usually  held  in  the 
cabins  of  the  settlers  or  out  of  doors,  when  the  weather  permitted.  Some- 
times a  tobacco  barn  served  as  a  church.  Before  long,  however,  there  was 
a  general  desire  for  special  church  buildings.  Usually  these  were  very 
crude  structures,  at  least  when  compared  with  the  churches  of  today. 
Typical  of  the  church  of  the  early  days  was  the  old  Lick  Fork  Baptist 
church. 

The  Camp  Meeting. — To  the  pioneer  the  camp  meeting  was  an  event 
to  be  looked  forward  to  throughout  the  whole  year.  They  were  usually 
held  in  the  late  summer  after  the  crops  were  laid  by.  Rude  cabins  and 
tents  were  erected  and  a  small  city  flourished  for  the  few  weeks  of  the 
meeting.  Socially  it  meant  as  much  to  the  early  settlers  as  it  did  religious- 
ly. 

Probably  the  first  camp  meeting  in  the  Grand  River  country  were  held 
on  the  Kessler  farm  in  Livingston  County.  The  date  of  the  first  one  is  not 
known  but  it  was  prior  to  1839.  A  spring  furnished  abundant  water  for 
the  campers.    Many  Daviess  countians  attended  these  meetings  annually. 

In  1855  the  meeting  place  was  changed  to  the  James  Callison  farm  a 
short  distance  northwest  of  Jamesport.  It  was  an  ideal  spot  for  a  camp 
meeting.  A  beautiful  grove  of  white  oak  trees  furnished  abundant  shade 
and  a  large  spring  nearby  assured  a  supply  of  water.    Because  of  its  near- 


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ness  to  town  few  cabins  were  erected  there,  but  some  tents  were  put  up. 
The  last  meeting  on  this  ground  was  in  August  and  September,  1857,  which 
ended  in  a  free-for-all  fight.  There  were  no  saloons  near  and  the  neighbor- 
ing landowners  refused  to  let  anything  be  sold  on  their  land  without  con- 
sent of  the  managers  of  the  meeting.  Because  he  was  refused  a  license  to 
sell  cider  and  cakes,  one  man  became  so  incensed  that  he  bought  a  barrel 
of  Bourbon  and  established  what  was  then  called  a  "Texas"  on  nearby  rail- 
road land.  One  of  the  patrons  of  this  establishment  was  arrested  at  the 
camp  meeting  and  his  comrades  came  down  to  rescue  him,  but  found  that 
the  Methodists  were  quite  vigorous  in  the  use  of  clubs  and  fists. 

Church  Services — As  hymn  books  were  scarce,  the  hymns  were  usual- 
ly "lined",  that  is,  the  preacher  read  a  couple  of  lines  and  these  were  then 
sung  by  the  congregation.  This,  of  course,  took  some  time,  but  time  was 
no  particular  item  at  a  church  service  then.  Neither  did  they  sing  the  first 
second  and  last  stnazas  of  a  hymn — the  whole  song  was  sung  regardless  of 
the  number  of  stanzas.  Among  the  favorites  were,  "How  Tedious  and 
Tasteless  the  Hour,"  "Rock  of  Ages,"  and  "Oh,  Tell  Me,  Happy  Sailor." 
Musical  instruments  were  unknown  in  the  early  days,  in  fact,  were  gener- 
ally regarded  with  disfavor,  if  not  with  actual  animosity. 

Sermons  were  also  long.  Doctrinal  sermons  were  heard  much  more 
frequently  than  today.  The  horrors  of  the  hereafter  were  dwelt  frequent- 
ly upon,  and  in  the  words  of  Billy  Sunday,  the  hereafter  pictured  in  ser- 
mons today  is  a  regular  summer  resort  compared  to  that  depicted  in  the 
sermons  of  the  early  days.  Mr.  Jordin  gives  a  vivid  picture  of  one  of  these 
sermons  delivered  by  a  Presbyterian  divine,  William  Houston,  who,  he  said, 
impressed  him  more  than  any  preacher  he  ever  heard. 

"I  remember  of  listening  to  Houston  preach  one  night  from  the  words : 
'Ephriam  is  a  cake  not  turned.  Strangers  have  devoured  his  strength  and 
he  knoweth  it  not.  Yea,  gray  hairs  are  here  and  there  upon  him,  yet  he 
knoweth  it  not.'  He  must  have  spoken  for  at  least  two  hours.  It  was  one 
of  the  most  terrific  arraignments  of  the  world,  the  flesh  and  the  devil  that 
I  ever  listened  to.  Nor  was  his  preaching  ineffective.  I  saw  one  night  21 
new  converts  who  had  come  into  the  fold  under  his  preaching  stand  up  to 
testify  as  to  what  the  Lord  had  done  for  them.  It  was  an  indescribable 
scene  and  one  long  to  be  remembered  by  those  who  witnessed  it." 

Congregational  Church. — There  is  some  difference  of  opinion  as  to 
the  date  of  the  organization  of  the  Gallatin  Congregational  church.  Judge 
J.  T.  Day  gives  the  date  as  May  5,  1866.  The  history  of  Daviess  County, 
published  in  1882,  places  the  date  at  May  6,  1876.  The  meeting  at  which 
the  organization  was  perfected  was  held  in  the  court  house.  The  Rev.  O. 
A.  Thomas  of  Richmond  preached  in  the  morning,  and  Rev.  B.  Turner  of 


136  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Hannibal  in  the  evening.  The  membership  was  so  small  that  the  congre- 
gation soon  disbanded.     No  church  building  was  erected. 

Catholic  Church. — Only  one  church  of  the  Catholic  faith  has  ever  been 
built  in  Daviess  County.  This  church  was  situated  a  short  distance  from 
old  Bancroft.  It  was  dedicated  June  28,  1878,  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop 
Hogan,  sasisted  by  Revs.  Kennedy  and  O'Leary.  The  church  had  only  a 
few  members,  but  it  was  hoped  that  a  strong  church  would  be  built  up. 
The  congregation  is  no  longer  in  existence,  those  who  remain  in  its  mem- 
bership attending  the  church  at  Oilman. 

For  many  years  the  Catholic  church  owned  a  lot  in  Oallatin.  As  time 
went  on  and  there  was  not  enough  people  of  that  faith  in  the  vicinity  to 
justify  the  building  of  a  church,  the  lot  was  finally  donated  to- the  city  of 
Oallatin  to  become  a  part  of  Dockery  Park. 

Christian  Church. — The  Altamont  Christian  Church  was  organized 
in  1890.  It  has  a  membership  of  110.  and  a  Bible  School  enrollment  of  80. 
The  value  of  the  church  building  is  $2500. 

Soon  after  the  Civil  War  a  church  of  this  denomination  was  establish- 
ed at  Carlow.  It  has  a  membership  of  75,  and  its  church  property  is  valued 
at  $2,000. 

The  Christian  church  at  Civil  Bend  was  organized  in  February,  1868. 
A  church  building  was  errected  in  1872.  The  church  has  a  membership  of 
125,  and  a  Sunday  School  with  an  enrollment  of  about  100.  The  church 
property  is  valued  at  $2,500.  Elisha  Frost,  Barney  Shriver  and  Oeorge 
Roberts  are  among  its  leading  members. 

The  Coffey  Christian  church  was  organized  about  1890.  On  its  mem- 
bership books  are  125  names,  and  the  Bible  School  has  an  enrollment  of 
about  70. 

The  Christian  church  of  Oallatin  was  organized  in  June,  1843,  with  41 
charter  members.  Services  were  held  in  the  court  house  until  the  war, 
when  that  building  was  taken  over  by  the  militia.  The  congregation  then 
worshipped  in  the  Methodist  and  Cumberland  Presbyterian  churches.  The 
church  went  down  during  the  war,  and  was  reorganized  in  1865,  with  23 
members.  In  1866  a  large  frame  church  costing  some  $4,000  was  erected 
across  the  street  and  a  little  north  of  the  present  church.  In  1898  the 
church  now  used  was  erected,  a  commodious  basement  being  added  in  1921, 
making  it  of  the  total  value  of  about  $15,000.  The  total  membership  of  the 
church  is  512,  with  a  Bible  School  enrollment  of  450.  The  pastor  is  W. 
H.  Funderburk,  and  among  its  officials  are  W.  C.  Oillihan,  Joshua  W.  Alex- 
ander, Howard  Poage,  A.  H.  Pettijohn  and  John  Reid. 

March  24,  1872,  is  given  as  the  date  of  the  organization  of  the  James- 
son  Christian  church.     A  church  was  first  erected  in  1875  at  a  cost  of  some 


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$800.  The  membership  has  now  reached  100  to  125  members,  with  a  Sun- 
day School  enrollment  of  between  90  and  100.  The  value  of  the  church 
property  is  $4,000. 

The  Jamesport  Church  of  Christ  was  organized  in  1868  or  1869.  For 
a  time  they  held  services  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  South.  They 
now  have  a  large  frame  church  valued  at  about  $2,000.  The  membership 
of  the  church  is  100,  with  a  Bible  School  enrollment  of  90. 

Old  Union  church  was  built  by  several  denominations,  and  is  open  to 
all.  The  Christian  church  has  an  interest  in  the  church.  A  union  Sunday 
School  is  maintained.     The  church  property  is  valued  at  $1,200. 

One  of  the  earliest  Christian  churches  in  the  county  is  the  Clear  Creek 
church.  It  was  organized  before  the  Civil  War.  No  report  is  made  from 
church  in  the  1921  yearbook.     The  church  property  is  valued  at  $1,200. 

The  Lock  Springs  congregation  was  organized  in  1875,  though  an  or- 
ganization had  been  effected  prior  to  this  time.  Among  the  leaders  of  the 
earlier  organization  were  G.  L.  Ballinger,  William  Eads  and  Hiram  Poe. 
The  church  now  has  a  membership  of  75,  with  a  Sunday  School  enrolling 
about  the  same  number.     The  church  is  valued  at  $2,500. 

The  Madison  Square  church  was  organized  about  1870,  and  some  years 
later  a  church  building  erected,  now  valued  at  about  $200.  It  has  a  mem- 
bership of  75,  and  a  Sunday  School  enrollment  of  60. 

The  second  largest  Christian  church  in  the  county  is  at  Pattonsburg. 
It  was  organized  about  1872,  though  prior  to  the  war  there  had  been  a 
prosperous  congregation.  A  frame  church  was  erected,  but  this  was  badly 
damaged  by  the  floods  of  1909,  and  a  new  church  built,  being  dedicated  in 
June,  1914.  The  property  is  now  valued  at  $20,000.  The  church  enroll- 
ment is  217,  and  the  Sunday  School  enrollment  230.  There  is  also  an  or- 
ganization of  the  C.  W.  B.  M. 

Prairie  City  Christian  church  was  established  in  1897.  It  has  a  church 
building  valued  at  about  $1,500,  and  a  membership  of  125.  Its  Bible 
School  enrollment  is  about  65. 

Whitefield  church,  organized  in  1880.  A  church  building  was  started 
the  same  year.  The  membership  is  now  between  50  and  75.  The  church 
has  no  organization  now. 

Splawn  Ridge  church  near  Gallatin  was  organized  about  1904,  and  a 
church  built  the  same  year,  which  is  valued  at  from  $1,200  to  $1,500.  There 
are  about  35  members. 

Scotland  Church  of  Christ,  formerly  known  as  Pilot  Grove,  is  located 
in  Washington  Township  and  was  established  in  1856.  The  church  now 
has  a  membership  of  200,  and  a  church  building  valued  at  $2,500. 

Oak  Ridge  Christian  church  was  organized  in  1876,  but  did  not  have  a 


138  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

church  building  until  1871.  There  were  28  charter  members.  The  build- 
ing is  valued  at  $1,200.  The  enrollment  of  the  church  is  50  and  of  the 
Sunday  School,  40. 

The  pastors  of  this  denomination,  as  listed  in  the  1921  Yearbook,  are 
Charles  P.  Murphy,  Altamont;  Earl  Stark,  Civil  Bend  and  Pattonburg;  Z. 
Mitchell,  Madison  Square  and  Coffey ;  W.  H.  Funderburk,  Gallatin ;  H.  H. 
Tinsley,  Lock  Springs ;  and  C.  E.  Hunt,  Whitefield. 

Evangelical  Church. — As  far  back  as  1868,  an  Evangelical  Church  was 
located  in  School  District  No.  1,  in  Colfax  Township.  In  the  fall  of  1879, 
it  was  decided  to  build  a  church  in  Winston.  A  brick  church  32x44  feet 
was  erected.  The  congregation  was  largely  made  up  of  Pennsylvania  Ger- 
mans, among  them  the  Triems.  In  1882  the  church  had  a  membership 
of  50.  As  time  passed  the  membership  dwindled  and  in  1918  the  few  re- 
maining members  reluctantly  decided  to  disband.  The  church  has  now 
been  torn  down  and  a  residence  occupies  the  church  site. 

Baptist  Church. — The  Baptist  churches  of  Daviess  County,  together 
with  four  Harrison  County  churches  are  organized  into  the  Daviess  County 
Baptist  Association.  The  officers  are,  O.  E.  Turner,  Moderator;  S.  W. 
Brandom,  Secretary ;  and  A.  R.  Graham,  Treasurer.  The  20th  annual  meet- 
ing was  held  in  Pattonsburg,  Sept.  10,  11,  1921.  The  statistics  below  are 
from  that  report. 

The  Altamont  church,  the  youngest  in  the  county,  was  organized  in 
1900.  It  has  a  membership  of  37  and  a  Sunday  School  enrollment  of  33. 
The  church  is  free  from  indebtedness  and  is  valued  at  $1,500.  Clerk,  Elva 
Cole.  Pastor,  Dan  R.  Gott. 

A  church  was  organized  at  Coffey  in  1888.  The  church  property  is 
valued  at  $6,500,  but  there  is  a  debt  upon  it  of  about  $400.  There  are  148 
members  of  the  church,  and  45  enrolled  in  Sunday  School.  Pastor,  W.  A. 
Hyde.     Clerk,  Miss  Eileen  Lowe. 

The  Crab  Orchard  Baptist  church  was  originally  called  the  South  Big 
Creek  church,  and  under  this  name  was  organized  by  Elder  Benjamin  Smith 
and  Deacon  Samuel  Penn  on  Dec.  5,  1846.  There  were  eight  charter  mem- 
bers. On  the  first  Sunday  in  April,  1860,  the  congregation  unanimously 
decided  to  change  the  name  to  Crab  Orchard.  B,  F.  Kenney  was  the  pastor 
at  that  time.  The  present  church  house  was  erected  in  1860,  and  is  valued 
at  $1,200.     The  membership  is  about  40.     Clerk,  Mrs.  Hattie  Adams  . 

Three  Baptist  churches  have  been  organized  in  Gallatin.  Of  the  first 
nothing  can  be  learned.  The  next  one  was  organized  in  1855  by  Elders  R. 
C.  Hill  and  Franklin  Graves.  Meetings  were  held  over  a  store  where  the 
postoffice  now  is.  R.  C.  Hill  was  the  first  pastor  and  was  succeeded  in  1857 
by  B.  F.  Kenney.     Arrangements  for  building  a  church  were  begun  but 


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the  war  made  it  necessary  to  disband.  Mr.  Kenney  continued  to  preach 
there  as  often  as  possible  and  in  1870,  Kenney  Chapel  Baptist  church  was 
organized.  Meetings  were  held  in  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  church 
until  the  completion  of  the  Baptist  church  which  was  located  one  block 
north  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the  public  square.  In  1905,  the  congre- 
gation began  making  plans  for  a  new  church,  work,  however,  not  beginning 
until  1910.  The  church  was  formerly  dedicated  June  4,  1911.  A  home  for 
the  pastor  was  purchased  in  1914.  The  value  of  the  church  property  is 
estimated  at  $17,400.  The  present  membership,  245.  Sunday  School  en- 
rollment, 225.     Pastor,  R.  F.  Judson.  Clerk,  A.  R.  Maffitt. 

Grand  River  Baptist  church,  the  oldest  of  the  denomination,  and  the 
first  or  second  of  any  denomination,  in  the  county,  was  organized  Dec.  14, 
1833.  For  years  they  worshiped  in  a  log  school  house.  The  first  church 
was  erected  in  1864.  A  few  years  ago  a  new  building  was  put  up,  and  is 
valued  at  $3,000.  There  are  now  109  members  of  the  church  and  the  Sun- 
day School  enrollment  is  50.     Pastor,  B.  Venable.  Clerk,  Virgil  Jenkins. 

Hickory  Creek  church,  located  in  Washington  Township,  was  erected  in 
1869  by  a  stock  company  formed  of  those  in  the  neighborhood  interested 
in  having  a  church  in  the  community.  The  church  cost  $1,700.  A  board 
of  trustees  was  elected,  and  the  first  board  was  comprised  of  Gabriel  Feurt, 
J.  C.  Glaze  and  William  Grant.  The  first  pastors  in  charge  were  J.  L. 
Netherton  for  the  Baptists,  and  J.  H.  Tharp  for  the  Presbyterians.  The 
church  is  now  inactive.  The  Baptists  report  25  members.  Grit  Feurt  is 
the  clerk. 

The  Jameson  church  was  organized  in  1892.  Although  one  of  the  new- 
est churches,  it  has  the  second  largest  membership  of  any  Baptist  church 
in  the  county — 189.  The  Sunday  School  enrollment  is  117.  A  Woman's 
Missionary  Society  and  Young  Women's  Auxiliary  are  maintained.  Pastor, 
C.  W.  Kent.     Clerk,  F.  L.  Scott.     The  value  of  the  church  property  is  $5000. 

The  church  at  Jamesport  was  established  in  1867.  For  some  time 
services  were  held  in  the  Methodist  church.  About  1882  a  church  house 
was  erected.  Many  improvements  have  been  made,  and  the  property  is 
now  valued  at  $3,500.  It  has  87  members,  and  85  in  the  Sunday  School. 
Mrs.  Dan  R.  Gott  is  president  of  the  Ladies  Aid  Society.  Pastor,  Dan  R. 
Gott.     Clerk,  Miss  Jennie  Harrah. 

Lick  Fork,  in  Harrison  Township,  is  the  largest  rural  Baptist  church  in 
the  county.  It  has  a  membership  of  186,  and  a  Sunday  School  enrollment 
of  23.  A  women's  missionary  society  is  also  maintained.  It  was  organized 
in  1867  or  1869,  with  nine  members.  A  church  was  built  in  1871.  The  pas- 
tor is  Ellwood  James,  and  Clarence  Dewey  is  clerk. 

The  Rev.  B.  F.  Kenney  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Black  assisted  in  organizing 


140  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  church  in  Sheridan  Township  in  July,  1858.  The  church  building  is 
valued  at  $1,200.  The  congregation  numbers  37  members,  and  the  Sunday 
School  enrolls  30.     W.  M.  Bristow  is  clerk. 

New  Salem  church  is  in  the  southwest  corner  of  Jefferson  Township. 
It  was  organized  in  1846  and  was  formerly  known  at  Victoria  church.  It 
was  then  one  of  the  most. prominent  churches  in  the  county,  but  its  mem- 
bership has  now  declined  to  30.  The  church  is  valued  at  $1,200.  Joseph 
Coin  is  clerk. 

Olive  church  was  organized  in  1872.  The  church  property  is  valued 
at  $1,500.  There  are  65  members  and  34  are  enrolled  in  the  Sunday  School. 
The  pastor  is  Lewis  Clark,  and  the  clerk  is  Otto  Critten. 

A  church  was  established  at  Pattonsburg  in  1881.  A  church  building 
was  erected  in  that  year  at  a  cost  of  $1,500.  The  church  now  used  is  val- 
ued at  $7,500.  The  membership  is  154,  and  the  Sunday  School  enrollment, 
159.  A  Women's  Missionary  Society  and  Ladies  Aid  Society  are  maintain- 
ed by  the  members.     The  pastor  is  J.  W.  Trower,  and  A.  J.  Coffey,  is  clerk. 

In  1880,  the  Rev.  Joseph  Wood  organized  a  church  in  Lincoln  Town- 
ship, three  miles  south  of  old  Bancroft.  For  a  time  it  was  called  for  the 
organizer,  but  the  name  has  been  changed  to  Pilot  Grove  church.  There 
are  now  51  members,  and  40  are  enrolled  in  the  Sunday  School.  The  church 
is  valued  at  $1,200.     Richard  Griffith  is  clerk. 

Pilot  Grove  Church  No.  2,  was  organized  in  1886.  It  has  83  members, 
the  Sunday  School  enrolling  27.  The  church  building  is  valued  at  $3,000. 
W.  E.  Kaufman  is  pastor  and  A.  L.  Mann  is  clerk. 

Pleasant  Ridge  church  has  a  membership  of  83  and  a  Sunday  School 
enrollment  of  59.  The  church  property  is  valued  at  $1,200.  Lillie  Weldon 
is  clerk. 

Union  Grove  church  was  organized  in  1886.  The  church  has  an  en- 
enrollment  of  59.  The  church  property  is  valued  at  $1,200.  Lillie  Weldon 
is  clerk. 

The  Winston  church  has  a  membership  of  128,  and  the  Sunday  School 
has  an  enrollment  of  100.  Mrs.  V.  C.  Huffman  is  president  of  the  Ladies 
Aid  Society.  A.  B.  Brown  is  pastor,  and  Cora  McWilliams,  clerk.  The 
church  property  is  valued  at  $3,000. 

In  addition  to  Baptist  churches,  which  are  members  of  the  Daviess 
County  Baptist  Association,  this  denomination  holds  an  interest  in  Old 
Union  church  which  is  owned  jointly  by  the  Christian  and  Baptist  churches. 
Services  are  no  longer  held  there  regularly.  Hickory  Creek  church,  now 
inactive,  was  owned  by  the  Baptists  and  Presbyterians. 

The  Old  School  Baptists  established  a  church  in  Lincoln  Township  in 
1859.     Rev.  James  M.  Ward  was  the  first  pastor.  The  church  is  still  active. 


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Another  church  of  this  denomination  was  organized  in  1850  in  Colfax 
Township. 

There  are  two  Free  Will  Baptist  churches  in  the  county — the  Muddy 
(Philadelphia)  Free  Will  Baptist  church  and  the  Center  Point  Free  Will 
Baptist  church.     Both  are  in  the  northern  part  of  the  county. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. — There  are  in  the  county  six  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  churches  forming  a  part  of  the  Cameron  District. 

Altamont  Methodist  church  has  a  church  building  valued  at  $4,000.  It 
has  169  full  and  12  preparatory  members.  The  pastor  is  W.  T.  Cline.  The 
church  at  Mabel  is  part  of  the  Altamont  charge. 

F.  A.  Tinney  is  pastor  of  the  churches  at  Coffey  and  Oilman.  The  two 
charges  have  a  membership  of  231,  and  a  Sunday  School  enrollment  of  233. 
The  two  churches  are  valued  at  $9,500. 

The  church  at  Civil  Bend  was  organized  in  1865  through  the  efforts  of 
Rev  David  Heath.  There  were  about  15  charter  members.  A  frame  church 
was  built  in  1868,  costing  about  $1,500.     A  parsonage  was  also  erected. 

The  Jamesport  church  was  organized  in  1869,  with  a  membership  of 
25.  The  first  church  building  was  put  up  in  1871  and  dedicated  by  Rev. 
Oscar  Deshles.  It  was  a  frame  building,  and  an  addition  was  added  in  1883. 
In  1903  a  new  lot  was  purchased  a  block  from  the  business  section  of  the 
town  and  on  it  was  erected  a  brick  building  valued  at  about  $12,000.  An 
addition  was  added  the  past  summer.  The  church  now  has  about  286 
members  with  a  Sunday  School  enrollment  of  315  and  an  average  atten- 
dance of  139.     The  pastor  is  A.  S.  Olsen. 

The  church  was  established  at  Winston  in  1874  under  the  direction  of 
Rev.  H.  S.  Barnes.  The  following  year  a  frame  church  building  was  begun 
but  was  not  completed  until  1876.  The  membership  is  now  320,  with  a 
Sunday  School  enrollment  of  268.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  C.  H.  Ragsdale.  The 
church  property  is  valued  at  $10,000,  the  parsonage  at  $2,000. 

The  first  Methodist  church  at  Pattonsburg  was  built  in  1882.  Before 
it  was  entirely  completed  it  was  sold  to  the  Christian  church.  A  congrega- 
tion had  been  organized  some  time  before  this  date.  Services  were  held  in 
the  Baptist  church  until  the  building  of  the  Methodist  church  in  1887.  This 
church  was  a  frame  structure  valued  at  about  $1,200.  The  pastor  lived 
at  Jameson  until  about  1886,  when  a  parsonage  was  built  at  Pattonsburg. 
The  first  pastor  to  occupy  this  home  was  Rev.  Hunt,  and  the  church  was 
begun  during  his  pastorate.  Rev.  S.  B.  Tabor  was  pastor  at  the  time  of  its 
completion.  It  was  dedicated  by  Bishop  Hendricks,  January,  1888.  This 
church  was  used  until  after  the  floods  of  1909,  after  which  a  large  and  com- 
modious church  was  built,  which  is  valued  at  $25,000.  The  parsonage  is 
valued  at  $4,000.     The  membership  of  the  church  is  now  312,  of  the  Sunday 


142  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

School,  225.  The  Women's  Missionary  Society,  21.  The  pastor  is  K.  T. 
Davis. 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South. — The  Gallatin  church  was  organ- 
ized in  1832,  but  the  records  prior  to  1839  have  been  lost.  It  was  probably 
included  in  a  circuit,  and  the  latter  date  is  usually  given  as  the  date  of  or- 
ganization. There  was  neither  church  nor  school  house  in  the  county  be- 
fore 1835.  The  first  preaching  of  any  denomination  in  the  county  was 
held  at  the  cabin  of  Hardin  Stone  by  the  Rev.  Hardin  Ellington  about  1833. 
The  first  regular  pastor  was  Rev.  Abraham  Millice  in  1839  and  1840.  In  1859 
a  frame  church  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  about  $1,500,  and  was  dedicated 
by  Rev.  E.  K.  Miller.  This  building  was  replaced  in  1886  by  another  frame 
structure  at  a  cost  of  $3,500.  It  was  dedicated  by  Rev.  John  D.  Vincil.  The 
last  service  was  held  in  this  church  July  28,  1912,  The  new  building,  valu- 
ed at  $35,000,  was  dedicated  in  January,  1913,  by  Dr.  W.  F.  McMurray.  The 
church  has  a  membership  of  384.  The  first  Sunday  School  in  the  county 
was  organized  in  this  church  in  1850,  with  Judge  John  D.  Coulson  as  super- 
intendent. The  enrollment  is  now  250.  A  Ladies  Aid  Society  and  Wo- 
man's Missionary  Society  are  maintained.  A  parsonage  valued  at  $4,000 
is  owned  by  the  church.  The  pastor.  Rev.  S.  E.  Hoover,  also  preaches  at 
Centenary  twice  a  month. 

Centenary  was  organized  in  1882  by  Rev,  Atterbury.  There  were  only 
seven  members  at  this  time.  Uncle  Davis  Van  Dyke  and  six  ladies.  They 
collected  money  and  material  and  built  a  church,  which  was  dedicated  by 
Rev.  R.  H.  Cooper  in  1883.  This  church  was  in  a  thriving  condition  for 
years  as  at  one  time  they  had  as  many  as  250  members.  Of  late  years 
many  have  moved  their  membership  to  Gallatin  and  towns  nearby,  so  that 
only  about  50  members  are  left.  Sunday  School  is  held  during  the  summer 
months,  E.  G,  Knight,  being  superintendent. 

Wesley  Chapel,  three  miles  north  of  Pattonsburg,  was  originally  a 
North  Methodist  church.  About  25  years  ago.  Bethel  and  Ellis  Chapel 
united  and  remodeled  Wesley  Chapel.  It  has  since  been  of  the  Methodist 
church,  South.  The  church  is  valued  at  about  $3,000.  There  is  a  member- 
ship of  about  40. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  South,  at  Jamesport,  was  built  in 
1879,  at  a  cost  of  $1,500.  It  was  dedicated  by  the  Rev.  E.  R,  Hendricks. 
In  1882  the  church  had  a  membership  of  26,  which  has  increased  to  226  at 
the  present  time.  It  has  a  Sunday  School  enrollment  of  about  300.  The 
church  has  been  remodelled  and  an  addition  built,  the  structure  now  being 
valued  at  $5,000.  A  parsonage  is  located  about  three  blocks  from  the 
church.     C.  L,  Green  is  the  pastor. 

The  Lock  Springs  church  was  organized  in  1865.  The  names  of  only 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  143 

four  of  the  original  members  are  known — Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  P.  Drummond, 
and  John  and  James  Brown.  A  building  was  soon  erected.  In  1882  the 
church  had  a  membership  of  over  200.  The  church  is  now  on  the  Lock 
Springs  circuit,  composed  of  Lock  Springs,  Mt.  Olive,  Spring  Hill  and  Cen- 
tral Chapel,  the  last  three  being  in  Livingston  County.  The  churches  of 
the  circuit  have  a  total  membership  of  436.  The  four  churches  are  valued 
at  $8,000.  A  parsonage,  valued  at  $1,500,  is  owned  by  the  churches.  The 
pastor  is  F.  G.  Seyforth. 

In  the  early  eighties  a  revival  meeting  was  held  at  the  old  Honey  Creek 
school  house,  now  known  as  the  Shiner  school  house.  As  a  result  of  the 
meeting  it  was  decided  to  build  a  church  in  the  vicinity.  Through  the  per- 
sonal efforts  of  Wes.  Woods  and  other  prominent  citizens,  funds  were  secur 
ed.  Most  of  the  work  on  the  building  was  done  by  the  members.  The 
church  Monroe  Chapel  was  dedicated  in  1889  by  Willis  E.  Dockery.  For  a 
time  the  congregation  flourished,  but  now  the  major  portion  of  the  original 
members  have  died,  others  have  moved  away,  and  the  motor  cars  have 
placed  the  remaining  members  in  closer  touch  with  the  Gallatin  church.  In 
1921,  the  church  disbanded  and  the  building  was  sold. 

The  first  church  to  be  built  in  Jamesport  Township  was  Ketron  Chapel, 
erected  in  1858  or  1859  at  a  cost  of  $750.  It  was  a  frame  building  46  by  56 
feet.  It  was  named  for  William  Ketron,  a  prominent  minister.  A  few 
years  later  this  church  was  sold  and  a  new  church  erected  some  distance 
away.  The  new  church  was  built  in  1879  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,  and  was  ded- 
icated by  Rev.  John  D.  Vincil.  Since  that  time  the  church  has  been  thoroly 
remodeled.  Prior  to  the  erection  of  the  church  building,  a  Methodist  con- 
gregation had  existed  in  this  community,  which  had  held  services  regularly 
since  1838.  In  1842  a  class  was  organized  with  Isaac  Jordin  as  leader.  The 
first  minister  was  Rev.  Reuben  Aldridge,  who  preached  for  this  congrega- 
tion in  1838. 

The  church  known  as  White  Oak  was  organized  in  1866  by  Rev.  J.  F. 
Shores,  and  for  four  years  services  were  held  in  a  school  house.  In  1870, 
a  church  was  built  about  one-half  mile  south  of  Jameson  at  a  cost  of  $1,500. 
For  a  number  of  years  Harold  L.  Yates  was  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
School.    The  church  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1874. 

The  same  year  the  principal  members  of  White  Oak  Chapel  organized 
the  Jameson  church,  and  a  building  was  erected,  costing  when  completed 
about  $1,800.  The  church  maintains  a  Sunday  School  of  over  150  members 
and  a  Women's  Missionary  Society.  The  Jameson,  Wesley  Chapel  and  Ket- 
ron churches  now  form  the  Jameson  circuit,  of  which  Rev.  A.  Snowden  is 
pastor.  The  three  churches  have  a  melnbership  of  125.  A  parsonage  val- 
ued at  $2,000  is  owned  by  the  churches. 


144  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Presbyterian  Church.-There  are  at  present  five  Presbyterian  churches 
in  Daviess  County,  Gallatin,  Bethel,  Prairie,  Grand  River  and  Lock  Springs. 
They  form  a  part  of  the  Presbytery  of  McGee. 

The  Gallatin  church  was  formed  by  the  union  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
and  Cumberland  Presbyterian  churches  in  1905. 

The  Cumberland  Presbyterian  church  was  organized  on  Dec.  24,  1857, 
under  the  direction  of  Rev.  W.  D.  Mahan.  The  following  year  a  church 
was  built  at  a  cost  of  $1,200.  The  present  church  was  built  in  1892  at  a 
cost  of  $7,000. 

The  First  Presbyterian  church  was  organized  April  29,  1871.  A  frame 
building  was  erected  on  the  lot  now  occupied  by  the  Virgil  Wynne  residence. 
The  church  had  a  devoted,  but  never  a  large  membership.  In  May,  1905, 
at  a  congregational  meeting,  it  was  voted  to  unite  with  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  church. 

The  church  now  has  an  enrollment  of  118,  the  Sunday  School  of  115, 
and  the  Women's  Missionary  Society  of  35.  A  manse  is  owned  by  the 
church  and  is  located  on  a  lot  adjoining  the  church  building.  For  nine 
years  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Tharp  was  pastor  of  this  church,  also  preaching  in  a 
number  of  other  churches  in  the  county.  The  pastor  at  present  is  C.  W. 
Smith. 

Bethel  church  dates  its  origin  back  to  1860.  On  April  26  of  that  year, 
a  group  of  Presbyterians  effected  an  organization  at  the  Goodbar  School 
house  under  the  leadership  of  the  Rev.  J.  W.  French.  Owing  to  the  Civil 
War  the  congregation  soon  became  discouraged.  After  the  close  of  the 
war,  there  was  an  attempt  to  get  the  congregation  together,  but  it  was  not 
fully  reorganized  until  1871.  A  church  building  was  then  begun  and  com- 
pleted the  following  year  at  a  cost  of  $2,126.  When  the  two  Presbyterian 
churches  united,  the  Hopewell  congregation  was  added  to  the  Bethel  con- 
gregation.    The  membership  of  the  church  now  numbers  20. 

Old  Harmony  church,  northeast  of  Carlow,  was  built  in  1869.  In  1887 
Prairie  Valley  church  was  built  by  the  members  of  old  Harmony  and  the  old 
church  was  abandoned.  The  church  now  has  a  membership  of  60,  and  a 
Sunday  School  enrollment  of  50.    The  pastor  is  Rev.  L.  E.  Brown. 

In  1913,  the  Bethel  and  Prairie  Valley  churches  purchased  a  tract  of 
land  at  Blake  and  erected  a  most  attractive  manse. 

Grand  River  church  was  erected  a  number  of  years  ago.  The  congre- 
gation has  gradually  become  scattered  and  at  the  last  report  to  the  General 
Assembly,  it  had  only  two  members.  In  1921  the  McGee  Presbytery  ap- 
pointed the  Rev.  C.  W.  Smith  and  Elder  J.  A.  Selby  a  special  committee  to 
investigate  the  condition  of  the  church  and  report  what  steps  should  be 
taken  regarding  it. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  145 

The  church  at  Lock  Springs  was  organized  in  1860.  The  first  pastor 
was  Rev.  John  French.  This  congregation  is  now  the  largest  of  the  Pres- 
byterian denomination  in  the  county,  having  a  membership  of  186,  and  a 
Sunday  School  enrollment  of  about  100.  A  manse  is  owned  by  the  church. 
T.  M.  Click  is  the  pastor. 

Seventh  Day  Adventists. — The  Seventh  Day  Adventists  have  one 
church  in  the  county  which  is  located  in  Jefferson  Township.  The  leading 
member  of  the  original  congregation  was  Joseph  H.  Mallory.  Desiring  a 
church  of  his  own  faith  near  his  home,  he  and  with  the  other  members  of 
the  congregation  selected  a  site  on  his  farm  and  work  was  immediately 
begun  on  a  church  which  was  completed  in  1885.  Seven  years  later  Mr. 
Mallory  and  his  wife  conveyed  the  land  upon  which  the  church  was  situated 
to  the  Seventh  Day  Adventists  General  Conference  Association.  Some 
years  later  it  was  discovered  that  the  land  was  not  correctly  described,  and 
a  suit  is  now  pending  to  determine  the  title  of  the  church  site. 


CHAPTER  X. 


SCHOOLS. 


EARLY  DAY  SUBSCRIPTION  SCHOOLS— PIONEER  TEACHERS— FIRST  SCHOOL  HOUSE- 
LOCATION  OF  EARLY  SCHOOLS— TEACHER'S  INSTITUTES— HIGH  SCHOOLS— CON- 
SOLIDATED HIGH  SCHOOLS— APPROVED  RURAL  SCHOOLS— GRAND  RIVER  COL- 
LEGE—GRAND RIVER  ACADEMY— GALLATIN  ACADEMY. 

Before  the  organization  of  the  pubhc  school  system  subscription 
schools  were  established.  The  1882  history  of  the  county  says,  "In  1835 
schools  were  taught,  and  from  that  day  there  has  been  no  faltering  by  the 
way."  However,  no  record  of  a  school  is  found  prior  to  1837.  This  school 
was  taught  by  H.  W.  Enyart,  in  Benton  Township,  in  the  summer  of  1837. 
The  term  lasted  for  three  months  and  in  the  following  winter  he  taught 
another  term  of  the  same  length.  The  salary  was  $2.00  per  scholar,  one 
account  says  $2.50,  and  was  payable  in  produce,  corn,  deerskins,  honey,  etc. 
Occasionally  money  was  paid  but  this  was  the  exception  rather  than  the 
rule. 

A.  S.  Youtsey  taught  the  first  school  in  Union  Township  in  a  small 
cabin  adjoining  his  farm.  His  terms  were  $3.50  per  student  for  a  session 
of  three  months.  The  first  school  house  in  the  county  was  erected  on  his 
farm.  The  lumber  was  furnished  by  the  settlers.  The  carpenter  work 
cost  $25  and  William  Bixby  was  the  contractor. 

The  following  account  of  the  first  schools  in  Jamesport  Township  is 
given  in  the  1882  history,  "The  first  school  taught  was  in  a  log  cabin  on 
Auberry's  farm  and  taught  by  Lewis  McCoy.  This  was  in  1838.  He  got 
$6.00  per  month,  for  six  pupils  and  boarded  around.  On  the  John  Hill  place 
was  the  first  school  house  and  school  was  kept  by  James  H.  B.  McFerran; 
who  afterwards  was  a  lawyer  and  banker  at  Gallatin,  and  now  lives  in  Colo- 
rado. He  had  some  seven  or  eight  pupils  and  taught  for  $2.00  per  scholar, 
a  session  of  three  months.  It  is  evident  that  it  was  not  the  superabundance 
of  wealth  realized  from  teaching  that  caused  him  to  take  his  departure." 

The  first  school  house  in  Benton  Township  was  built  in  the  summer  of 
1842.  It  was  made  of  round  lots,  16x18  feet,  in  size  and  had  a  dirt  floor. 
It  had  a  clapboard  roof  held  with  mud.  The  equipment  consisted  of  smooth 
purcheon  seats  and  desks.    The  building  was  put  up  by  the  neighbors, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  147 

among  them  being  Isaac  and  David  Groomer,  John  D.  WiUiams,  John  Gith- 
ens  and  Joseph  McCrasky.  This  building  was  in  the  north  half  of  the  sec- 
tion 28.  John  Githens  taught  the  first  school  here  and  had  about  20  pupils 
and  received  $3.50  per  scholar  for  a  three  months  term. 

In  1846  the  first  school  house  was  built  in  Colfax  Township,  and  was 
on  the  Caster  farm  in  section  15.  Miss  Elizabeth  Morton  was  the  first  to 
teach  in  the  building  and  she  received,  regardless  of  the  number  of  pupils, 
$10.00  per  month  for  her  services.  Not  more  than  a  year  later  a  school 
was  taught  in  the  west  side  of  the  township  by  M.  C.  Weddle  and  he  charged 
$1.00  tuition  per  pupil. 

James  Jeffries  taught  the  first  school  in  Lincoln  Township  in  1844.  The 
school  house  was  erected  on  Section  30,  between  ten  and  15  pupils  attended 
the  first  term.    Mr.  Jeffries  was  paid  $15.00  per  month. 

The  first  school  house  in  Marion  Township  was  built  of  small  lots  or 
poles,  Jonathan  Trotter  was  the  first  teacher.  A  Mr.  Peiffer  taught  the 
first  school  in  Jackson  Township  on  Penniston's  Ridge.  Here  the  first  school 
building  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  from  $15.00  to  $20.00.  The  first  school  in 
Liberty  Township  was  taught  by  Joseph  Starling. 

Two  school  houses  were  built  in  Sheridan  Township  in  1842.  C.  Need- 
ier was  the  first  teacher,  receiveing  $1.50  per  pupil  unless  the  higher 
branches  were  taught. 

Just  who  taught  the  first  school  in  Monroe  Township  is  not  known. 
R.  Owens  taught  in  the  township  in  1837.  James  Hemly  is  supposed  to  have 
taught  prior  to  that  time  but  the  exact  date  cannot  be  determined.  The 
first  school  house  was  built,  at  a  cost  of  about  $40.00,  in  the  Hickory  Grove 
neighborhood.  This  was  in  1840.  The  trustees  of  this  school  were  Hardin 
Stone,  Elijah  Whitt,  and  George  Hemry. 

William  P.  Dunnington  was  one  of  the  first  to  teach  in  Harrison  Town- 
ship. He  had  about  15  pupils  in  1838  and  1839.  The  first  school  was  taught 
in  1836  but  was  poorly  attended  and  the  name  of  the  teacher  is  not  remem- 
bered. 

A  Maine  Yankee,  Dr.  Watts,  was  not  only  the  first  physician  in  Salem 
Township,  but  the  first  school  teacher. 

In  1840  some  of  the  settlers  in  Washington  Township  erected  a  school 
house  on  the  banks  of  Honey  Creek.  John  D.  Inlow,  (or  Enlow,)  taught 
here,  having  as  many  as  20  pupils.  A  large  number  for  those  days.  In  the 
late  winter  of  1841-42  this  building  was  washed  away. 

Teachers  Institutes. — After  the  public  schools  were  fairly  well  organ- 
ized it  was  customary  to  hold  county  institutes.  These  were  held  just  be- 
fore examinations  for  county  certificates  were  given  and  the  courses  offer- 
ed were  largely  preparatory  for  these  examinations. 


148  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

In  1869  W.  M.  Bostaph  reported  to  the  state  superintendent  of  schools, 
"The  county  teachers  institute  in  this  county  is  in  a  flourishing  condition, 
with  about  50  members,  most  of  whom  are  regular  attendants,  and  a  lively 
interest  is  being  maifested  by  some  of  them." 

The  report  of  1883-84  shows  that  an  institute  was  held  in  Daviess 
County  under  the  management  of  B.  F.  Brown  with  H.  H.  King  as  instruc- 
tor.    The  session  lasted  30  days  and  47  teachers  were  in  attendance. 

During  the  summer  of  1885,  the  institute  was  managed  by  W.  T.  Paugh 
with  B.  F.  Duncan  and  J.  J.  Bryant.  The  term  lasted  ten  days  and  was  at- 
tended by  71  tecahers  . 

The  instructors  during  the  summer  of  1887  were  Laura  Hyden,  C.  H. 
Dutcher  and  F.  A.  Swanger,  and  W.  T.  Pugh  was  again  manager.  Again 
the  attendance  showed  an  increase,  98  being  enrolled.  Each  teacher  paid 
a  tuition  of  $3.10  for  the  19  day  session. 

H,  Hamilton  was  in  charge  of  the  institute  in  1889  and  B.  F.  Heaton 
and  others  were  the  instructors.  An  institute  lasting  from  July  9  to  July 
27,  in  1895  and  was  under  the  management  of  C.  A.  Savage.  F.  W.  Williams 
and  W.  H.  Buch  and  A.  R.  Alexander  were  the  teachers.  The  enrollment 
reached  122.  At  the  end  of  the  session  16  first  grade,  32  second  grade  and 
49  third  grade  certificates  were  granted. 

The  teachers  in  the  1900  session  which  met  from  July  17,  to  August 
4,  were  A.  D.  Edmison,  J.  L.  Gallatin  and  F.  W.  Williams.  78  were  enrolled. 

The  character  of  these  teachers'  meetings  has  been  greatly  changed. 
The  state  university  and  the  teacher's  colleges  have  supplanted  the  county 
institute  for  courses  of  insruction.  Even  the  county  meetings  which  usual- 
ly lasted  a  couple  of  days  in  August  and  in  November  are  being  superceded 
by  the  state  and  district  associations. 

At  the  time  of  the  organization  of  the  county  statuary  provisions  were 
in  force  for  the  organization  of  public  schools  to  be  supported  out  of  the 
school  funds  of  each  county  and  local  taxation.  In  1842,  the  first  apportion- 
ment of  state  money  was  made,  but  Daviess  County  had  no  schools  entitled 
to  this  fund.  At  the  next  apportionment  in  February,  1843,  one  school  re- 
ceived state  aid.  District  No.  1,  in  Township  59,  Range  26.  42  children 
were  taught  in  the  school  out  of  a  possible  enrollment  of  59.  The  account 
of  state  money  received  was  $35.40  when  the  fifth  apportionment  in  Jan- 
uary, 1846,  was  made,  four  schools  were  entitled  to  aid  and  the  sum  received 
was  $146.74. 

The  report  of  the  state  superintendent  of  schools  for  the  year  1854 
contains  much  detailed  information  regarding  the  schools. 

At  that  time  the  effort  from  Daviess  County  showed  that  out  of  the 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  149 

2,345  children  between  the  ages  of  five  and  20,  1,084  were  enrolled  in  the 
schools.  The  average  attendance  was,  however,  much  lower  than  this.  30 
teachers  were  employed,  23  of  whom  were  men.  The  average  salary  per 
month  for  the  men  was  $19.12,  while  the  women  had  to  content  themselves 
with  an  average  of  $10.60.  The  average  length  of  the  school  year  was  four 
months,  seven  days.  The  sum  of  $442.00  was  reported  raised  for  building 
and  repairing  school  houses. 

The  school  system  continued  to  grow  until  the  Civil  War.  During  that 
period  many  of  the  schools  were  suspended.  By  1886  the  system  had  been 
somewhat  reorganized  and  the  report  for  that  year  showed  that  there  were 
in  the  county  61  primary  schools  and  three  private  or  select  schools,  with 
an  average  school  term  of  four  and  one  third  months  and  an  average  atten- 
dance of  29. 

For  the  school  year  ending  in  June,  1821,  the  reports  show  that  the 
enumeration  for  that  year  was  4,105.  The  decreases  in  enumeration  are 
to  be  accounted  for  in  decrease  in  the  whole  population  of  the  county.  The 
average  daily  attendance  was  3,538.  Two  schools  have  less  than  a  six 
months  term.  16  have  between  six  and  eight  months.  60  have  eight 
months,  and  seven  have  a  nine  months  term.  297  pupils  were  graduated 
from  the  common  school  course  in  1921. 

There  were  153  teachers  employed  in  the  schools,  25  men  and  128 
women,  while  in  1854,  only  seven  of  the  30  teachers  employed  were  women. 
There  still  remains,  however,  considerable  differnce  in  the  average  salary 
paid  men  and  women.  In  1921  the  average  salary  per  month  for  the  for- 
mer was  $110,  for  women  $80.  Of  the  153,  18  held  state,  41  held  normal 
and  94  held  county  certificates.  The  estimated  value  of  school  property  in 
the  county  is  $250,000,  while  equipment  is  valued  at  $35,000. 

Hight  Schools. — High  Schools  were  early  established  in  the  county. 
The  report  of  the  state  superintendent  in  1910  showed  that  Gallatin  main- 
tained a  first  class,  Plattonburg  a  third  class  and  Jamesport  an  unclassified 
high  school. 

In  the  last  11  years  great  progress  has  been  made.  By  1915  there  were 
three  first  class  high  schools.  Gallatin,  Jamesport  and  Pattonsburg;  two 
third  class  high  schools,  Coffey  and  Jameson.  The  schools. at  Altamont 
Lock  Springs  and  Winston  were  on  the  unclassified  list.  Which  schools  of 
Coffey,  Jameson  and  Lock  Springs,  had  been  added  to  the  list  of  first  class 
high  schools  in  1921.  There  were  third  class  schools  at  Altamont,  Winston, 
Blake  and  Carlow. 

Two  high  schools  provide  training  for  teachers — Gallatin  and  Pattons- 
burg. At  Gallatin  the  class  is  taught  by  Mrs.  Clara  Wills,  at  Pattonsburg 
by  R.  F.  Wood. 


150  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Vocational  agriculture  is  taught  at  Jameson  and  Gallatin. 

The  Winston  opera  house  is  being  remodeled  for  use  as  a  high  school. 
The  building  is  so  located  that  the  city  park  can  be  used  as  a  play  ground. 

The  Jamesport  high  school  building  was  erected  in  1914.  The  Galla- 
tin building  was  completed  in  1910. 

The  first  consolidated  high  school  in  the  county  was  built  at  Jameson. 
The  district  being  formed  by  the  union  of  Jameson,  Laswell,  Brown,  Brushy 
Creek  and  the  Grant  schools.  The  first  week  in  February,  1914,  a  petition 
signed  by  36  taxpayers,  asking  for  consolidation  was  presented  to  I.  J. 
Vogelgesang,  county  superintendent.  The  election  was  held  later  in  the 
month  and  was  carried  by  a  vote  of  142  to  69.  The  question  of  providing 
transportation  for  school  children  which  was  presented  as  a  separate  pro- 
position carried  by  a  vote  of  154  to  15.  Two  weeks  later  the  new  district 
voted  a  bond  issue  of  $20,000  for  the  erection  of  a  school  building.  Early 
in  March  the  district  acquired  four  acres  for  a  campus,  and  the  contract  let 
for  the  building.  Seven  new  school  wagons  each  accommodating  25  pupils 
were  also  contracted  for. 

Suit  was  then  made  to  disorganize  the  district ;  was  made  a  test  case 
before  the  Supreme  Court.  The  auditor  declining  to  register  the  bonds. 
The  court  decided  that  the  consolidation  was  legal  and  the  new  directors 
proceeded  with  the  work. 

Two  elections  were  brought  to  disorganize  the  district  but  both  failed. 

School  opened  Oct.  4,  1915,  with  B.  F.  Brown  as  principal. 

In  1916  the  county  court  ordered  school  districts  known  as  Prairie  Val- 
ley 63  and  Mann  64,  to  be  hereafter  designated  as  Blake  school  district  No. 
63-64.  An  attractive  building  was  erected.  In  addition  to  the  elementary 
school  work,  two  years  of  hight  school  work  was  offered. 

Approved  Rural  Schools. — In  1909  the  state  superintendent  formulated 
a  plan  for  the  approval  of  rural  schools.  In  1910,  Daviess  County  had  ten 
approved  schools — Barnett,  Johnson,  Haw  Branch,  Madison  and  Swisher 
with  Bert  E.  Morgan,  F.  W.  Williams,  Edna  OflJield,  Blanche  Ayres  and 
Orpha  Leabo  as  teachers. 

By  Jan.  1,  1916  the  number  had  a  little  more  than  doubled,  11  schools: 
Everly,  Virginia  Ridge,  Barnett,  Prairie  Hall,  Splawn's  Ridge,  Prairie  Hill, 
Castor  and  Madison  being  on  the  approved  list. 

The  schools  placed  on  the  standard  Hst  in  1921  and  their  teachers  are, 
Liberty,  James  I.  Ray;  Netherton,  Mrs.  Irvin  Schapaugh ;  Goodbar,  Mary 
Croy;  Fairview,  Orla  Olsen;  Prairie  Hall,  Gertrude  Parmley;  Pleasant 
Grove,  Bernice  Miller;  Blake,  Mrs.  Alvin  Nebelsick ;  Island  No.  10,  Ferm 
Meloy ;  Wooderson,  Ora  Quitmyer ;  Allen,  Mary  Temple. 

Grand  River  College. — Grand  River  College,  then  located  at  Edinburg, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  151 

in  Grundy  County,  was  organized  and  opened  to  the  public  in  1850.  It  was 
a  co-educational  institution,  and  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  college  in  the 
state  to  admit  women  on  equal  terms  with  men.  It  was  first  called  Grand 
River  College  Association.  It  had  its  inception  in  the  enterprising  spirit 
of  the  Baptists  of  Grundy  and  adjoining  counties.  Several  years  later  the 
name  of  the  organization  was  changed  and  the  institution  incorporated  as 
Grand  River  College.  For  40  years  this  unpretentions  college  maintained 
a  record  of  faithful  and  efficient  work.  Its  faculty  included  some  of  the 
ablest  educators  in  the  state. 

Edinburg  was  an  inland  town,  and  in  1892,  the  trustees  decided  that  in 
order  to  make  the  college  more  accessible,  enlarge  its  facilities  and  increase 
its  usefulness,  its  removal  to  another  location  was  desirable.  Gallatin  was 
selected.  The  citizens  of  Gallatin  agreed  to  furnish  the  college  site  and  to 
erect  a  building,  to  cost  when  completed,  including  furnishings,  not  less 
than  $15,000,  and  when  completed,  to  convey  the  site  and  buildings  to  the 
six  Baptist  Associations,  Mt.  Moriah,  West  Fork,  North  Grand  River,  Gen- 
try, Livingston  and  Linn  County.  The  gift  was  made  with  the  understand- 
ing that  a  college  in  all  its  appointments  to  the  educational  demands  of  the 
age  should  be  maintained.  Any  surplus  remaining  from  the  sale  of  town 
lots  in  the  College  Addition  to  Gallatin,  after  appropriating  the  $15,000  for 
the  building,  was  to  be  added  to  the  permanent  endowment  fund.  The  cit- 
izens further  agreed  to  raise  within  two  years  after  the  opening  of  the  col- 
lege an  amount  which  when  added  to  this  surplus  would  be  $5,000. 

The  college  started  out  under  very  favorable  conditions.  Dr.  W.  Pope 
Yeaman,  a  prominent  Missouri  educator,  who  had  formerly  been  chancellor 
of  William  Jewell  College  and  president  of  the  Board  of  Curators  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Missouri,  was  secured  as  president. 

The  college  had  seven  departments,  philosophy,  languages,  mathe- 
matics and  astronomy,  natural  science,  literature  and  history,  art,  and 
preparatory.  It  conferred  the  degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Science,  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  and  Master  of  Arts,  and  certificates  of  graduation  were  given  in  any 
department  upon  the  completion  of  the  studies  in  that  department. 

The  college  opened  its  first  session  at  Gallatin,  Oct.  3,  1893.  During  the 
first  year,  106  students  were  enrolled,  60  others  being  enrolled  in  the  pre- 
paratory department,  taught  in  the  old  college  building  at  Edinburgh. 

On  Jan.  16,  1893,  the  charter  of  the  college  was  approved  by  the  county 
court,  the  Board  of  Trustees  being  C.  P.  Brandon,  W.  L.  Merritt,  I.  H.  Bo- 
hannon,  Joseph  Koger,  J.  N.  Brassfield,  I.  S.  Lowry,  E.  A.  Excun,  F.  P. 
Bain,  Jasper  Shoemaker,  S.  R.  Dillion,  E.  D.  Isbell,  George  Tuggle  and  Gab- 
riel Feurt. 

The  second  year  a  law  department  was  added,  the  work  being  conducted 


152  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

by  J.  W.  Alexander  and  President  Yeaman.  The  total  enrollment  that  year 
reached  137. 

Dr.  Yeaman  resigned  in  1897,  and  the  school  was  taken  over  by  the 
Hatton  brothers,  J.  H.  Hatton  being  president,  M.  W.  Hatton,  vice-president 
and  R.  E.  Hatton,  secretary. 

In  1902,  J.  H.  Hatton  resigned  and  H.  E.  Osborn  of  Warrensburg  was 
chosen  as  his  successor.  In  November  of  the  same  year,  President  Osborn 
resigned.  A  successor  was  not  secured  until  August,  1913,  when  the  Rev. 
James  Rice,  of  Bolivar,  Mo.,  was  chosen.  Under  the  agreement  with  him, 
the  college  was  to  be  endowed  and  put  upon  a  permanent  basis.  The  trus- 
tees, were,  however,  unable  to  endow  the  college,  and  after  a  rather  long 
struggle,  the  work  was  abandoned  temporarily. 

Grand  River  Academy. — Some  time  after  the  closing  of  Grand  River 
College,  an  offer  was  made  by  William  Jewell  College,  of  Liberty,  to  take 
over  the  property  and  use  it  as  a  preparatory  school.  In  February,  1905, 
the  trustees  of  the  college  met  in  Gallatin,  and  voted  to  accept  the  offer, 
upon  the  condition  that  William  Jewell  College  would  provide  for  the  mort- 
gage indebtedness  of  Grand  River  College,  amounting  to  about  $1200.  The 
proposition  made  by  William  Jewell  College  was  to  take  over  the  property, 
changing  the  name  to  Grand  River  Baptist  Academy  of  William  Jewell 
College,  and  to  provide  an  endowment  for  the  institution. 

In  May,  1906,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Grand  River  College  decided  to 
accept  the  offer,  with  some  slight  modifications,  and  arrangements  were 
then  made  to  open  the  Academy  under  the  principalship  of  Rev.  0.  L.  Wood, 
on  Sept.  19,  1906. 

At  the  first  commencement,  three  were  graduated  in  music,  Blanche 
Deem,  Charity  Macy  and  Helen  Weiser.  Bessie  Fannin,  Lennis  Downing, 
Etta  Fox,  Claude  Fannin,  Jessie  Wilson,  Irene  Stout  and  Frances  completed 
the  business  course. 

The  enrollment  increased  during  the  second  year,  reaching  100  in  Jan- 
uary, 1908.. 

In  the  summer  of  1908,  plans  were  set  on  foot  to  erect  a  new  dormitory, 
since  the  main  building  did  not  furnish  accomodations  for  all  the  students. 
To  meet  the  growing  demands  of  the  school,  several  cottages  near  the 
Academy  were  rented. 

During  the  summer  of  1909,  plans  were  completed  for  the  erection  of 
a  $6,000  dormitory.  The  site  selected  was  just  west  of  the  main  building. 
Work  was  begun  in  August  and  was  practically  completed,  when  the 
Academy  closed  in  1910. 

After  again  remaining  vacant  for  several  years,  another  attempt  was 
made  to  revive  Grand  River  College.     In  February,  1914,  Dr.  E.  W.  Dow 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  153 

begun  negotiations  with  William  Jewell  College  for  the  purchase  of  the 
building.  The  Commercial  Club  invited  Dr.  Dow  to  visit  Gallatin  to  inves- 
tigate the  proposition.  He  came  in  April.  He  proposed  to  open  a  school 
for  girls  and  asked  the  citizens  of  Gallatin  to  subscribe  $500  annually  for 
five  years,  payable  at  the  end  of  each  school  year. 

Arrangements  were  made  for  the  opening  of  the  school  in  September. 
At  first  it  was  called  the  Dow  College  for  Girls,  but  it  was  later  decided  to 
retain  the  name  of  the  original  institution.  The  faculty  was  composed  of 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Dow,  Miss  Helen  Dow,  Miss  Mary  Dow,  in  the  Academic  De- 
partment, Prof.  Dunwoody,  Music  Miss  Ruth  Early,  Art,  and  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Reneau,  Commercial  Department.  The  enrollment  during  the  first 
year  was  near  50.  The  next  year  the  standard  of  the  college  was  raised, 
and  a  full  four  years'  course  oflfered.  In  1916  the  A.  B.  degree  was  confer- 
red upon  Miss  Ethel  Ramsbottom. 

The  third  year  there  were  three  graduates  from  the  preparatory  de- 
partment, Mary  Moore,  Lucille  Netherton  and  Ruth  Ramsbottom,  and 
Georgia  O'Hare  from  the  collegiate  department. 

In  1918,  the  graduates  were  Cecil  Burns,  Fay  Croy,  Esther  Foley,  Mary 
Croy  and  Edna  Merritt. 

During  the  fall  of  1918,  an  attempt  was  made  to  make  Grand  River 
College  an  accredited  military  school  for  the  Students  Army  Training 
Corps.  Negotiations  were  well  under  way  and  promised  to  be  successful, 
but  before  the  petition  was  acted  upon  by  the  government,  the  college  burn- 
ed. The  dormitory,  built  in  1909,  but  which  was  never  used,  is  all  that  is 
left  to  show  for  this  institution  of  higher  learning. 

Gallatin  Academy. — The  State  Legislature  of  1849  passed  an  act  in- 
corporated the  Daviess  County  Female  Academy,  pursuant  to  the  provi- 
sions of  which,  the  county  court,  in  July,  1849,  appointed  as  the  first  board 
of  trustees  Jonathan  E.  Mann,  Volney  E.  Bragg,  Francis  M.  Estes,  Joseph 
L.  Nelson,  John  D.  Williams,  Benedict  Weldon  and  John  D.  Coulson. 

Six  years  later  the  legislature  passed  an  act  incorporateing  the  Daviess 
County  Academy  and  Masonic  Hall,  naming  as  the  first  directors :  John 
Cravens,  Samuel  Bryan,  John  D.  Coulson,  Thomas  T.  Frame,  Nathan  Gil- 
lilan,  James  McFerran,  and  Edgar  C.  Kelso. 

Just  when  the  Academy  opened  is  not  known.  The  first  principal  was 
a  Mr.  Tuttle,  and  Miss  Addie  Cauthorn,  later  Mrs.  W.  M.  Givens,  was  its 
first  teacher  of  Latin  and  Greek. 

Others  who  taught  at  the  Academy  were  J.  S.  Huffacre,  R.  M.  Messick, 
Arthur  C.  Weston,  John  C.  Vertrees,  Miss  Carrie  Smith,  Mrs.  Ann  Givens 
Cauthorn,  and  Miss  Hattie  Atchison,  (Mrs.  A.  M.  Irving) . 


CHAPTER  XL 


BENCH  AND  BAR. 


THREE  CIRCUIT  JUDGES  FROM  DAVIESS  COUNTY— FIRST  TERM  OF  CIRCUIT  COURT 
HELD  IN  1837— FIRST  BUSINESS  TRANSACTED— CHANGES  IN  JUDICIAL  CIRCUIT- 
CIRCUIT  JUDGES— LAWYERS  IN  1860— LAWYERS  WHO  CAME  AFTER  THE  CIVIL 
WAR— ATTORNEYS  IN  1882— PRESENT  DAY  ATTORNEYS—THE  TRIAL  OF  FRANK 
JAMES. 

In  the  little  more  than  85  years  of  its  existence,  Daviess  County  has 
furnished  three  Circuit  Judges,  James  McFerran,  Samuel  A.  Richardson 
and  Joshua  W.  Alexander. 

The  first  term  of  the  circuit  court  was  held  at  the  home  of  Elisha  B. 
Creekmore  on  the  first  Thursday  after  the  fourth  Monday  in  July,  1837. 
Judge  Austin  A.  King  presided.  Thomas  C.  Burch  acted  Prosecuting  At- 
torney, James  B.  Turner  as  Clerk,  and  William  Bowman,  Sheriff.  The 
county  was  then  a  part  of  the  Fifth  Judicial  Circuit.  The  court  lasted  one 
day,  disposed  of  two  petitions  in  debt  and  continued  a  third.  The  grand 
jury  returned  one  indictment,  for  manslaughter.  The  third  session  of  the 
court,  in  March,  1838,  was  more  exciting.  It  had  been  discovered  that  bet- 
ting on  and  playing  at  cards  were  indictable  offenses,  and  the  grand  jury 
proceeded  to  do  its  duty.  It  returned  43  indictments  for  these  offenses, 
trespass,  peddling  without  a  license,  and  similar  offenses  which  the  free- 
dom loving  pioneer  had  regarded  as  among  his  inalienable  rights  to  life, 
liberty  and  the  pursuit  of  happiness.  The  session  lasted  several  days.  The 
40  persons  idicted  for  betting  at  cards  were  each  fined  $5.00.  All  paid  but 
William  Cates,  who  insisted  upon  a  trial  by  jury  of  his  peers.  This  being 
granted,  he  was  fined  One  Cent  by  said  peers.  It  might  be  remarked  in- 
cidently  that  this  was  the  first  term  of  court  which  paid  expenses. 

Judge  King  held  court  in  the  county  until  1839,  when  he  was  succeeded 
by  Thomas  C.  Burch.  The  same  year  Daviess  County  became  a  part  of  the 
Eleventh  Judicial  Circuit,  composed  of  Chariton,  Ray,  Daviess,  Livings- 
ton, Macon,  Linn,  and  Graundy  counties  with  James  A.  Clark  of  Chariton 
County,  as  Judge,  B.  F.  Stringfellow,  of  Chariton,  Circuit  Attorney.    The 


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following  lawyers  were  members  of  the  bar:  Philip  L.  Edwards  and  Amos 
Reese,  of  Richmond;  Benjamin  F.  Tarr  and  William  Y.  Slack,  ChilHcothe; 
Anderson  S.  Harris,  of  Brunswick,  Wesley  Halliburton,  of  Bloomington; 
and  Ebenezer  H.  Wood,  of  Trenton.  From  1841  until  1848,  Austin  A. 
King  was  again  Circuit  Judge,  with  George  W.  Dunn  as  Circuit  Attorney. 
The  first  resident  attorneys  were  admitted  to  the  bar  in  March,  1845 ;  The- 
odore Peniston,  George  W.  Poage,  and  Gabriel  M.  Keene,  Volney  E.  Bragg 
and  James  H.  B.  McFerran  located  in  Gallatin  in  1848.  Other  attorneys 
who  practiced  in  the  early  courts  of  the  county  were:  Mordecai  Oliver, 
Christian  Garner,  John  C.  Griffin,  John  H.  Shanklin  and  Joseph  T.  Tindall, 
all  non-residents. 

George  W.  Dunn  became  judge  in  1848,  and  served  for  the  following 
ten  years.  Mordecai  Oliver  was  Circuit  Attorney.  He  was  succeeded  in 
1852  by  Christian  Garner.  In  1855,  James  H.  B.  McFerran  became  the  first 
county  attorney. 

Daviess  County  now  became  a  part  of  the  Seventh  Judicial  Circuit, 
and  in  1859  James  H.  B.  McFerran  was  elected  judge,  serving  until  1864. 
James  Clark,  of  Livingston  County,  became  Judge  in  1864. 

A  change  was  again  made  in  the  circuits  in  1872,  Daviess  County  being 
made  a  part  of  the  28th  circuit,  composed  of  Gentry,  Worth  and  Harrison 
counties.    Samuel  A.  Richardson  was  made  judge,  serving  until  1880. 

The  next  circuit  judge  was  John  C.  Howell,  of  Bethany. 

A  Missouri  State  Gazeteer  and  Business  Directory,  published  in  the 
year  1860  lists  the  following  lawyers  in  Daviess  County:  B.  M.  Butler  and 
S.  B.  Gutherie,  of  Cravensville ;  J.  K.  Cravens,  R.  L.  Dodge,  R.  E.  Douglas, 
J.  H.  Kinkead,  John  A.  Leopard  and  Samuel  A.  Richardson,  of  Gallatin. 
This  list  is  probably  quite  incomplete. 

During  and  following  the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  a  number  of  lawyers 
came  to  the  county.  Among  these  were  William  A.  Hargis,  John  Conover, 
Wm.  A.  McDowell,  Madison  A.  BalHnger,  Frank  Ewing,  Henry  C.  Mc- 
Dougal,  D.  L.  Kost,  W.  T.  Sullivan  and  others. 

Of  those  who  were  practicing  in  the  county  in  1882,  the  history  pub- 
lished in  that  year  makes  the  comments  found  below : 

"Marcus  A.  Low,  now  in  Trenton,  one  of  the  best  corporation  lawyers 
in  the  State". 

"Judge  Samuel  A.  Richardson,  oldest  and  most  successful  pract- 
itioner here." 

"William  M.  Rush  Jr.,  a  fluent  speaker,  logical  and  convincing." 

"Joshua  F.  Hicklin,  a  close  student,  with  unblemished  character  and 
a  reputation  for  honesty  and  fairness  that  is  universally  admired  by  both 
the  bar  and  the  people  of  the  county. 


156  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

"H.  C.  McDougal,  a  successful  young  lawyer  and  genial  gentlemen." 
"William  C.  Gillihan,  by  untiring  energy  he  has  succeeded  in  his  pro- 
fession." 

"Samuel  T.  Brosius,  a  young  lawyer  of  great  industry,  is  making  a 
success." 

"Loren  G.  Rowell,  a  lawyer  of  tact  and  talent." 
"D.  L.  Kost,  has  been  an  editor  and  much  of  a  politician." 
"William  N.  Richardson,  a  member  of  the  bar,  but  finds  more  money 
in  stock-raising." 

"R.  A.  Vance,  practices  in  this  court,  but  gives  his  attention  chiefly 
to  speculation." 

"Adams  Ballinger,  is  a  young  and  promising  lawyer,  just  commencing 
to  practice." 

"John  A.  Keck  has  been  admitted,  but  is  now  merchandising." 
"Boyd  Dudley,  youngest  member  of  the  bar,  now  in  Socorro,  New 
Mexico." 

"William  M.  Bostaph,  a  strict  and  careful  business  man." 
"William  D.  Hamilton,  endowed  with  sense,  energy  and  pluck." 
"Thomas  R.  Shaw,  the  present  judge  of  probate,  practiced  success- 
fully before  going  into  office  five  years  ago." 

"Oscar  Saylor,  now  singly  and  surely  succeeding." 
"J.  A.  Holliday,  making  commercial  law  a  specialty." 
"Joshua  W.  Alexander,  is  young  and  his  future  is  full  of  bright  pros- 
pect for  honor  in  his  profession." 

"Milt  Ewing,  a  young  man  of  ability  and  learning." 
"Edward   E.   Yates,    a   promising   young   man,    a   good  talker,  good 
student,  splendid  business  qualifications." 

"G.  A.  Chapman,  E.  A.  Huson  and  W.  W.  Snider  are  young  and  prom- 
ising attorneys  at  Winston." 

"Thomas  A.  Gaines,  at  Jameson,  has  long  been  in  the  practice,  and  re- 
ceives his  share  of  the  legal  business." 

"Wm.  G.  Gallison,  at  Jamesport,  practices  successfully,  but  gives  more 
time  and  attention  to  cattle-raising." 

Forty  years  has  wrought  many  changes  in  the  personal  of  the  bar. 
Of  those  above  mentioned,  only  two  are  new  practicing  actively — J.  W. 
Alexander  and  Boyd  Dudley.  W.  C.  Gillihan,  while  still  living,  has  been 
compelled  because  of  ill  health  to  retire  almost  completely  from  the  prac- 
tice. Some  have  left  Gallatin  and  attained  eminence  in  the  practice  else- 
where, among  whom  are  Ed.  E.  Yates,  who  has  for  many  years  maintained 
a  f oremose  place  among  the  lawyers  of  Kansas  City ;  H.  C.  McDougal,  who 
also  removed  to  Kansas  City,  where  he  died  a  few  years  ago;  and  M.  A. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  157 

Low,  whose  remarkable  career  as  a  corporation  lawyer  was  brought  to  close 
with  his  death  at  Topeka,  Kansas,  only  a  few  months  ago.  With  the  pass- 
ing of  the  years,  the  youth  of  the  bar  of  1882  has  become  the  veteran  of 
the  present,  and  Boyd  Dudley,  then  referred  to  as  the  youngest  member 
is  now  probably  the  oldest  in  point  of  continuous  active  practice  within  the 
county.  The  period  of  practice  of  J.  W.  Alexander  has  been  divided  by  a 
term  of  highly  honorable  public  service,  in  which  he  served  successively 
as  Circuit  Judge,  Congressman  and  Secretary  of  Commerce.  Thomas  R. 
Shaw  still  resides  at  Gallatin,  but  does  not  practice.  S.  T.  Brosius  resides 
at  Alton,  Missouri,  and  D.  L.  Kost  at  Gentry,  Arkansas. 

In  the  later  eighties  John  C.  Leopard  and  J.  A.  Selby  were  admitted  to 
practice,  and  have  resided  and  practiced  in  Gallatin  continuously  since  that 
time.  Others  admitted  since  that  time  and  who  complete  the  ranks  of 
the  present  bar  are  Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen,  Lewis  B.  Gilliam,  O.  C.  Mettle, 
Dean  H.  Leopard,  Charles  D.  Brandom,  and  S.  W.  Brandom,  of  Gallatin; 
George  B.  Padget  and  M.  E.  Pangburn,  of  Pattonsburg. 

While  it  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  history  to  recite  in  detail  all  trials 
for  murder  and  robbery  that  have  taken  place  in  the  county,  it  might  be 
of  interest  to  give  some  space  to  what  was  probably  the  most  noted  case 
ever  tried  in  Daviess  County — the  trial  of  Frank  James. 

On  Dec.  7,  1869,  between  twelve  and  one  o'clock,  two  men  entered  the 
office  of  the  Daviess  County  Savings  Association.  One  of  them  asked  the 
cashier,  Captain  John  W.  Sheets,  to  change  a  hundred  dollar  bill.  Cashier 
Sheets  went  into  the  back  room  to  get  the  money,  when  he  was  shot.  Hear- 
ing the  shot,  Mr.  McDowell,  the  only  other  person  in  the  bank,  turned 
quickly  and  was  immediately  covered.  He  managed  however  to  get  out  of 
the  door  and  gave  the  alarm,  although  pursued  by  one  of  the  bandits  who 
shot  at  him  several  times.  Hastily  gathering  up  what  funds  they  could  get 
quickly,  they  mounted  their  horses  and  rode  away,  closely  pursued  by  citi- 
zens who  had  heard  the  alarm.  They  managed  to  escape.  One  of  the  horses 
escaped  and  it  was  afterwards  proved  that  it  had  at  one  time  been  the  prop- 
erty of  Jesse  James.  In  a  letter  to  Governor  McClurg,  dated  June,  1870, 
Jesse  James  stoutly  denied  that  he  had  anything  to  do  with  the  robbery 
and  murder,  and  said  that  while  the  horse  captured  had  belonged  to  him, 
he  had  sold  it  prior  to  this  time.  A  number  of  people  testified  that  they 
had  seen  him  at  other  places  during  the  time  of  the  robbery  . 

On  the  night  of  July  15,  1881,  the  Rock  Island  train  was  robbed  by 
seven  men,  who  boarded  the  train  at  Winston,  and  began  work  as  soon  as 
they  were  out  of  town.  When  the  order  of  "Everybody  down"  was  not 
obeyed  by  Conductor  Westfall,  he  was  promptly  shot  down.     Other  shots 


158  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

were  fired,  Frank  McMillan  also  being  killed.  Two  of  the  men  took  charge 
of  the  engine,  while  others  entered  the  baggage  car  and  forced  the  mes- 
senger to  open  the  safe.  The  amount  secured  was  estimated  from  $3,000  to 
$15,000.  Again  the  James  gang  was  suspected  of  the  robbery  and  murder, 
but  again  nothing  could  be  proved. 

In  1882,  Frank  James  gave  himself  up  upon  the  promise  of  the  Gover- 
nor that  he  would  be  given  a  fair  trial.  He  was  brought  to  Gallatin  in 
December,  and  was  confined  in  the  stone  jail  which  was  on  the  northwest 
corner  of  the  public  square.  The  trial  was  begun  Aug.  20,  1883,  Judge 
Goodman,  of  Albany,  presiding.  Dr.  A.  F.  McFarland  was  Circuit  Clerk, 
and  his  deputy  was  William  Sheets.  George  T.  Crozier  was  sheriff  and  his 
deputy  was  Gabe  W.  Cox.  Major  S.  P.  Cox,  A.  P.  Shour,  John  Bowen  and 
William  Hamilton  were  also  deputies  and  jury  attendants. 

The  attorneys  for  the  State  were  William  H.  Wallace,  of  Kansas  City, 
John  H.  Shanklin,  of  Trenton,  William  D.  Hamilton,  Prosecuting  Attorney 
of  Daviess  County,  and  J.  F.  Hicklin,  Gallatin,  Frank  James  had  as  his 
attorneys,  Charles  P.  Johnson,  John  M.  Glover,  of  St.  Louis,  John  M.  Slover, 
of  Independence,  Mo.,  J.  W.  Alexander  and  Wm.  Rush,  Jr.,  of  Gallatin,  and 
Judge  John  F.  Phillips,  of  Kansas  City. 

The  jurors  were  J.  B.  Smith,  age  26 ;  Charles  R.  Nance,  45 ;  Jason  Win- 
burn,  39;  Richard  E.  Hale,  24;  James  Snider,  37;  Benjamin  Feurt,  37; 
Lorenzo  Gilbreath,  46 ;  W.  F.  Richardson,  53 ;  William  Merritt,  33 ;  Oscar 
Chamberlain,  31 ;  A.  B.  Shellman,  37 ;  James  Boggs,  57. 

The  selection  of  this  jury  required  four  days.  Over  200  witnesses  were 
subpoenaed.  Among  them  were  Mrs.  Sarah  Hite,  Dick  Liddell,  General 
Joe  Shelby,  Mrs.  Zerelda  Samuels,  John  D.  Samuels  and  Mrs.  Allen  Palmer. 

The  crowds  which  a  trial  of  this  sort  would  attract  can  be  imagined. 
All  the  leading  newspapers  in  the  country  sent  special  representatives. 

The  jury  stood  11  to  1  in  favor  of  acquittal  on  the  first  ballot.  Lorenzo 
Gilbreath  being  the  only  one  favoring  conviction.  He  soon  gave  in  and 
James  was  acquitted. 


CHAPTER  XII. 


THE  MEDICAL  PROFESSION. 


WM.  P.  THOMPSON  THE  FIRST  DOCTOR  IN  THE  GRAND  RIVER  COUNTRY— OTHER 
EARLY  DAY  DOCTORS— THE  LIFE  AND  PRACTICE  OF  PIONEER  DOCTORS— THE 
DAVIESS  COUNTY  MEDICAL  SOCIETY— THE  GRAND  RIVER  MEDICAL  ASSOCIA- 
TION. 

The  first  doctor  to  practice  in  this  part  of  the  Grand  River  country 
was  WilHam  P.  Thompson.  He  was  a  native  of  South  CaroKna.  Coming 
west  he  settled  first  in  Ray  County.  In  1833  he  made  his  home  in  what 
afterwards  became  Madison  Township  in  Grundy  County.  His  services  as 
a  physician  were  soon  in  demand  and  for  years  he  had  a  most  extensive 
practice. 

Dr.  Smith,  Dr.  Robert  Ellis,  Dr.  Hoover  and  Samuel  Venable,  were 
the  pioneer  physicians  in  Union  Township.  Dr.  Ellis  went  to  California  in 
the  early  days.  The  first  resident  physician  in  Jamesport  Township  was 
Dr.  Kehr.  After  practicing  for  some  ten  years,  he  moved  to  Memphis, 
Tennessee. 

Dr.  William  Henderson  came  from  Kentucky  in  1835  and  was  the  first 
doctor  to  reside  in  Benton  Township.  Soon  afterwards  Dr.  Yater  settled 
in  the  same  township.    Both  enjoyed  a  splendid  practice. 

Dr.  D.  B.  Hill  was  the  first  physician  to  make  his  home  in  Lincoln 
Township.  He  came  from  Adams  County,  Illinois,  and  settled  near 
Bancroft. 

Drs.  J.  W.  Hightree  and  Whitley  Miller  were  the  first  to  practice  in 
Marion  Township.  Dr.  R.  B.  Ellis,  a  native  of  Vermont,  was  the  first  physi- 
cian to  settle  in  Jackson  Township.  Dr.  William  Livcy,  a  native  of  Virginia, 
came  to  Liberty  Township  in  1838.  He  remained  only  two  years  and  then 
moved  away. 

Dr.  John  Cravens  came  to  the  county  in  1837,  settling  first  at  Adam- 
ondi-Ahmon,  or  Cravensville,  as  the  town  was  later  called.  Some  years 
afterwards  he  moved  to  Gallatin  and  lived  on  the  corner  now  occupied  by 
the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank.  He  was  a  native  of  Rockingham  County, 
Virginia. 


160  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Dr.  William  Allen,  who  came  from  Carroll  County,  was  the  first  prac- 
ticing physician  of  Harrison  Township.  After  a  few  years  he  removed  to 
Orgeon. 

A  Dr.  Watts,  from  Maine,  practiced  for  a  few  years  in  Salem  Town- 
ship, being  the  first  resident  physician  there. 

In  1860,  the  following  physicians  were  practicing  in  the  county:  E.  M. 
Breeden,  G.  D.  Pyles,  R.  M.  Robertson,  K.  Scott,  all  of  Cravensville. 

G.  W.  Brosius,  John  Cravens,  F,  M,  Estes,  W.  M.  Givens,  and  C.  C. 
Hogan,  all  of  Gallatin. 

J.  T.  Allen,  Jesse  Bright,  of  Jamesport. 

J.  W.  Pyle,  Thomas  Simms,  Pattonburg. 

This  list  is  taken  from  a  state  gazeteer  published  in  that  year  and  the 
data  is  probably  incomplete. 

The  life  of  a  physician  was  in  those  days  no  easy  task.  Long  rides  in 
all  kinds  of  weather,  poor  roads  to  travel  over  or  none  at  all.  Little  train- 
ing was  necessary — only  a  comparative  few  medicines  were  used,  calomel, 
quinine,  rhubarb  and  a  few  others  being  the  standbys.  But  most  of  the 
physicians  were,  according  to  the  standards  of  the  day,  well-educated,  and 
when  we  consider  how  little  was  known  of  the  causes  and  treatment  of 
diseases,  the  wonder  is  that  they  were  so  successful.  Even  rather  difficult 
operations  were  sometimes  performed. 

Daviess  County  Medical  Society. — The  Daviess  County  Medical  So- 
ciety was  organized  Dec.  19,1877,  as  a  means  of  discussing  problems  of  gen- 
eral interest  to  the  profession.  Some  sixteen  were  present  at  the  time  of 
organization.  Duly  qualified  physicians  alone  were  admitted  to  member- 
ship. The  first  officers  were:  Dr.  W.  M.  Givens,  President;  Dr.  F.  C.  East- 
man, First  Vice-President ;  Dr.  R.  H.  Robertson,  Second  Vice-President ; 
Dr.  D.  F.  Long,  Treasurer ;  Dr.  D.  F.  Hanna,  Secretary.  Other  members  of 
the  society  were:  James  T.  Allen,  Alexander  M.  Dockery,  G.  W.  Hutchison, 
W.  E.  Black,  A.  H.  Campbell,  James  H.  Berry,  D.  M.  Glagett,  M.  McClung, 
W.  H.  Folmsbee,  David  Macy  and  J.  H.  Harmon. 

After  about  a  year  and  a  half,  this  society  was  merged  into  a  larger 
organization  known  as  the  Grand  River  Medical  Association.  The  physi- 
cians of  five  counties  united  in  forming  this  society.  Meeting  were  held 
semi-annually.  One  meeting  was  held  in  Chillicothe  each  year,  on  the  first 
Tuesday  in  June.  The  other  meeting  was  held  on  the  first  Tuesday  in 
December  at  alternate  places.  Dr.  W.  M.  Givens  served  as  president  for 
one  year. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 


THE  PRESS. 


FIRST  PAPER  PUBLISHED  IN  THE  GRAND  RIVER  COUNTRY  IN  1843— FIRST  NEWS- 
PAPER PUBLISHED  IN  DAVIESS  COUNTY  IN  1853— EARLY  DAY  NEWSPAPERS 
AND  PUBLISHERS— ED.  HOWE  ENGAGED  IN  NEWSPAPER  WORK  HERE— LATER 
PUBLICATIONS— NEWSPAPERS  AT  GALLATIN.  WINSTON,  COFFEY,  LOCK- 
SPRINGS,  JAMESON,  ALTAMONT,  JAMESPORT,  PATTONSBURG  AND  OTHER 
PLACES. 

No  newspaper  was  published  in  the  Grand  River  country  until  1843. 
At  that  time  James  H.  Darlington  established  the  Grand  River  Chronicle 
at  Chillicothe.  Under  his  management,  the  paper  became  one  of  the  most 
influential  in  North  Missouri.  His  son,  E.  S.  Darlington,  took  charge  of 
the  paper  in  1855,  and  published  it  until  1860.  Because  of  its  advocacy 
of  the  doctrine  of  secession,  the  paper  was  suppressed^  by  the  Federal 
authorities.    This  paper  no  doubt  had  some  subscribers  in  Daviess  County. 

It  was  not  until  1853  that  a  newspaper  was  published  within  the 
county.  At  that  time  the  Missouri  Sun  was  established  by  Stearns  and 
McKean.    It  was  Democratic  in  politics. 

In  1917  a  copy  of  this  paper  was  found  by  J.  C.  McDonald,  which  was 
dated  Feb.  1,  1855.  A  description  of  the  paper  was  given  by  the  Jameson 
Gem: 

"The  paper  shows  a  splendid  advertising  patronage  from  business 
firms  in  Gallatin,  Brunswick,  St.  Joseph,  Pattonsburg,  Chillicothe,  Kings- 
ton and  other  places.  One  Gallatin  merchant  ran  a  want  ad  to  buy  up  1000 
yards  of  brown  jeans,  1000  yards  of  white  linsey,  500  dozen. pair  of  socks 
and  other  home-made  products.  One  pecuhar  advertisement  was  that  of 
S.  Bryan,  who  offered  to  pay  the  highest  prices  in  trade  for  deerskins." 

Two  years  later  Frame  &  McKean  became  the  proprietors,  and  the 
name  of  the  paper  was  changed  to  the  Gallatin  Sun,  and  for  the  next  three 
years,  it  upheld  the  politics  of  the  "Know  Nothing"  party.  The  failure  of 
the  party  meant  the  death  of  the  paper. 

After  the  failure  of  the  Sun  in  1858,  Edward  S.  Darlington,  former 


162  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

editor  of  the  Grand  River  Chronicle,  bought  the  materials  and  began  the 
publication  of  a  Democratic  sheet,  known  as  the  Western  Register.  He 
continued  the  paper  for  four  years,  when  it  was  sold.  Mr.  Darlington  at 
various  times  edited  papers  at  Chillicothe,  Trenton,  Kirksville,  Lawson, 
Holt,  Rayville,  Columbia,  Fulton  and  other  places.  He  died  near  Richmond 
in  1912.  According  to  D.  H.  Davis,  while  Darlington  was  in  Gallatin,  he 
fell  heir  to  an  estate  in  Virginia,  most  of  which  he  spent  in  buying  a  negro 
servant.  The  servant  soon  skipped  to  Kansas  and  sent  back  word  that  he 
was  free  as  his  former  master. 

James  Graham,  who  purchased  the  Western  Register  from  E.  S.  Darl- 
ington in  1862,  changed  the  name  of  the  paper  to  the  Peoples  Press.  Al- 
though Mr.  Graham  was  a  Democrat,  he  made  it  a  local  rather  than  a 
party  organ.  In  spite  of  its  conservativeness,  the  editor  incurred  the  wrath 
of  the  militia,  and  in  1864  the  paper  was  suspended. 

The  establishment  of  the  North  Missourian  is  told  by  Mr.  Kost,  one 
of  its  first  editors,  in  the  Dec.  29,  1905,  issue  of  that  paper.  He  tells  of 
coming  to  Gallatin  in  Aug.,  1864,  and  of  meeting  B.  J.  Waters,  a  young 
lawyer,  who  suggested  that  they  buy  out  Mr.  Graham. 

The  first  issue  came  out  Aug.  28,  1864.  Six  months  later  B.  J.  Waters 
sold  his  interest  to  Mr.  Kost  and  removed  to  Ray  County  and  at  the  next 
election  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  from  that  county.  In  1865,  J.  T. 
Day  became  associated  with  Mr,  Kost.  At  this  time  there  was  no  news- 
paper in  DeKalb  County,  and  the  Missourian  managed  to  get  most  of  the 
printing  from  that  county.  In  1871  Mr.  Kost  disposed  of  his  interest  to 
W.  T.  Foster.  Mr.  Kost  later  represented  Daviess  County  in  both  branches 
of  the  State  Legislature. 

In  March,  1873,  Mr.  Foster  retired,  and  Josiah  Powell  purchased  his  in- 
terest. Mr,  Powell  sold  out  to  William  T.  Sullivan  in  Aug.,  1875,  and  re- 
moved to  Chillicothe,  where  for  twenty  years  he  served  as  surveyor  and 
deputy. 

Mr.  Sullivan  was  a  leader  of  the  Radical  party.  In  1881  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  a  government  position  in  the  Pension  Department,  continuing 
in  that  work  nearly  six  years.  For  25  years  he  was  a  post-office  inspector. 
He  died  in  1910. 

Mr.  Day  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  Missourian,  and  for  a  time  Mr. 
Sullivan  was  sole  editor. 

Harley  Brundidge  then  became  one  of  the  editors.  He  retired  after 
two  years.  Mr.  Brundidge  has  since  attained  considerable  fame  as  an  edi- 
tor, becoming  chief  director  of  the  Los  Angelos  Express  and  Tribune.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  board  that  framed  the  charter  for  Los  Angeles.     At 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  163 

present  he  is  President  of  the  Railroad  Commission  of  the  state  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

In  1893  or  1894,  R.  M.  Harrah  purchased  the  Missourian.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  D.  H.  Gilchrist,  who  soon  disposed  of  it  to  C.  M.  Harrison.  Mr. 
Harrison  continued  to  edit  the  paper  until  1909,  when  the  paper  was  pur- 
chased by  S.  G.  McDowell,  a  former  editor  of  Bethany.  In  1913,  Mr.  Har- 
rison and  his  son,  Fred  M.  Harrison,  again  acquired  the  paper  and  it  has 
continued  under  their  management  up  to  the  present  time.  Fred  M.  Har- 
rison having  the  active  management. 

Ed.  Howe,  later  editor  of  the  Atchison  Globe,  was  once  an  employee  of 
the  North  Missourian.  An  interesting  account  of  his  life  in  Gallatin,  is 
written  by  Judge  McDougal. 

"Twenty-six  years  ago,  when  I,  a  stranger  in  a  strange  land,  was 
wrestling  with  the  mysteries  of  Blackstone  here  at  Gallatin,  a  rosy-faced, 
good-natured  printer  boy  struck  town  and  went  to  setting  type  in  the 
North  Missourian  office,  then  owned  and  edited  by  Kost  &  Day.  We  took 
our  meals  at  Mrs.  Emmons  boarding  house  *  *  *  *  The  printer  boy 
heard  everything,  said  little,  was  full  of  quiet,  quaint  humor,  and  had  sense, 
and  I  became  very  fond  of  him.  So  after  he  drifted  away  from  here,  I  kept 
track  of  him  but  did  not  appreciate  his  well-earned  fame  until  I  read  his 
'Story  of  a  Country  Town'  only  a  few  years  ago.  That  settled  it,  for  the 
'Twin  Mounds'  of  that  book  is  Bethany,  the  county  seat  next  north  of  us, 
and  Howe's  old  home.  And  no  old  citizen  of  Gallatin  can  read  the  book 
without  recognizing  at  once  John  Williams  as  the  'nervous  little  druggist,' 
old  man  Jacobs  as  the  'big  fat  blacksmith'  and  Harfield  Davis'  drug  store 
as  'the  place  where  all  questions,  political,  religious  and  social  were  dis- 
cussed and  settled,'  although  Howe  does  not  directly  name  either." 

Although  not  mentioned  in  any  history  of  the  county,  the  Columbia 
Statesman  makes  mention  of  a  Democratic  paper  published  in  Gallatin 
from  January,  1854,  through  1858.  The  paper  was  published  by  G.  W. 
Gardner  and  L.  R.  Stephens,  and  was  known  as  the  Gallatin  Spectator. 

The  Democratic  paper  which  had  been  published  prior  to  and  during 
the  war  had  in  the  latter  part  of  the  war  incurred  the  enmity  of  the  militia 
and  had  been  suppressed.  The  party  now  demanded  an  organ  of  expression, 
and  the  Torchlight  was  established  in  the  summer  of  1866,  by  James  M. 
Gallimore  and  William  H.  Schrader.  In  October  of  the  same  year,  Mr. 
Schrader  sold  his  interest  to  his  partner  and  went  to  Maryville,  where  in 
1869  he  acquired  an  interest  in  the  Maryville  Register,  later  the  DeKalb 
County  Herald.  On  Jan.  30,  1869,  Mr.  Gallimore  sold  the  paper  to  Thomas 
and  George  Frame,  and  the  paper  was  edited  by  Thomas  Frame.  In  July, 
1869,  D.  Harfield  Davis  took  charge  of  the  paper  and  from  that  time  on  the 


164  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

succcess  of  the  paper  was  assured.  The  name  was  soon  changed  to  Dem- 
ocrat. 

Mr.  Davis  remained  an  editor  until  June  30,  1870,  when  he  retired  for 
a  few  months  in  favor  of  Frank  P.  Warner.  In  the  fall  of  1871  Mr.  Davis 
again  became  editor.  During  this  time  the  paper  was  gaining  in  popularity, 
and  was  organizing  the  Democratic  party  into  fighting  form.  In  1872, 
Mr.  Davis  again  retired  temporarily  and  during  the  campaign  of  1872  the 
Democrat  was  edited  by  S.  M.  C.  Reynolds.  For  the  first  time  since  the 
war,  the  Democratic  party  won  out  in  the  county  election.  In  December, 
1872,  Mr.  Davis  again  assumed  the  management  of  the  paper,  which  he 
retained  until  Feb.  26,  1874,  when  he  sold  the  office  and  good  will  to  Dr. 
W.  E.  Black,  Milt  Ewing  and  Dr.  N.  M.  Smith.  Dr.  Smith  withdrew  in 
November  of  the  same  year.  On  Jan.  1,  1875,  S.  L.  Harvey,  then  of  Tren- 
ton, purchased  the  paper  and  became  proprietor,  but  remained  only  a  few 
months.  He  then  sold  out  to  Lewis  Lamkin.  Mr.  Harvey  later  edited 
papers  in  Trenton,  Centerville,  Iowa,  and  Neosho. 

Mr.  Lamkin  remained  editor  of  the  Democrat  for  several  years.  He 
was  one  of  the  best  known  editors  in  Missouri.  He  died  at  Lee's  Summitt 
in  1907.  He  assisted  in  establishing  the  first  paper  in  Kansas  City,  moving 
the  press  from  Independence. 

Wesley  L.  Robertson  purchased  the  Democrat  in  1889,  and  continued  as 
editor  until  1894,  when  J.  F.  Jordin  took  charge.  Mr.  Jordin  owned  the 
paper  only  three  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  it  became  the  property  of 
Gus  Leftwich.  After  a  few  months,  in  March,  1898,  he  again  became  editor 
with  Robert  J.  Ball  as  his  partner.  They  continued  to  publish  the  paper 
until  the  death  of  Mr.  Robertson  in  December,  1919.  A  few  months  later, 
Mr.  Ball  purchased  his  partner's  interest,  and  is  assisted  in  the  publication 
of  the  paper  by  R.  L.  Etter,  Jr. 

The  Daviess  County  Republican,  a  short-lived  paper,  was  published  in 
Gallatin.  The  last  issue  was  in  February,  1902.  In  the  Gallatin  Democrat 
of  the  following  week,  C.  M.  C.  Showalter,  the  editor,  made  the  following 
statement:  "Not  having  been  notified  that  last  week's  Daviess  County 
Republican  would  be  my  last  issue  before  the  paper  was  out,  I  did  not  make 
my  bow  to  the  patrons  of  the  paper  as  I  should  have,  which  I  very  much 
regret.  I  have  no  apologies  to  make ;  I  have  done  my  best  under  the  unfav- 
orable circumstances  that  I  have  contended  with."  H.  L.  Eads,  W.  T. 
Paugh  and  others  owned  the  plant. 

The  New  Era  was  started  in  December,  1880,  by  E.  A.  Martin,  now  of 
the  Pattonsburg  Call.    After  nine  months,  the  paper  was  suspended. 

The  next  newspaper  met  with  somewhat  better  success.    The  Winston 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  165 

Independent  was  founded  in  1883  by  Harvey  L.  Cross  and  was  continued 
until  about  1887.    Mr.  Cross  is  now  editor  of  the  Bentonville  (Ark.)  Sun. 

The  Winston  Star,  edited  by  H.  J.  Hollis,  was  established  May  3,  1888, 
and  published  by  him  until  July  1,  1901,  when  the  plant  was  sold  to  James 
H.  Wise. 

Mr.  Wise  then  changed  the  name  to  the  Winston  Sentinel,  with  H.  L. 
Johnson  as  its  editor.  On  July  21,  1902,  Dudley  A.  Reid  became  editor  and 
proprietor  and  continued  its  publication  until  May  16,  1903.  At  that  time 
the  plant  was  purchased  by  T.  H.  Black.  On  April  8,  1909,  the  paper  be- 
came the  property  of  Williams  &  Black  until  Sept.  7,  of  the  same  year.  It 
was  then  taken  over  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  A.  Black.  Virgil  H.  Black  became 
the  owner  on  July  21,  1910,  and  continued  as  editor  until  Sept.  7,  1916. 
The  plant  was  purchased  by  Benton  B,  Smith,  and  published  by  him  until 
the  editor  was  inducted  into  military  service.  Until  his  return  from  the 
army  in  June,  1919,  the  paper  was  edited  by  the  present  editor,  Howard  J. 
Hollis.  Immediately  after  his  return,  Mr.  Smith  sold  the  paper  to  C.  A. 
Smith.  Mr.  Hollis  continued  as  editor  and  business  manager.  Mr.  C.  A. 
Smith  died  on  Dec.  7,  1918,  and  on  Nov.  1,  1919,  Mr.  Hollis  purchased  the 
entire  equipment  and  goodwill  of  the  Sentinal,  and  is  still  its  owner  and 
editor. 

About  1891,  the  Winston  Mirror  was  founded  by  W.  W.  Arnold.  With- 
in the  next  two  years  the  paper  became  the  property  of  Edward  A.  Truitt. 
It  suspended  about  1894, 

The  Coffeyburg  Life  was  established  in  1897  by  I.  J.  Vogelgesang.  It 
was  published  for  only  a  short  time.  The  next  paper  was  the  Sun,  owned 
and  edited  by  Allen  F.  Wade,  present  editor  of  the  Jameson  Gem.  It  was 
established  in  1899  and  published  until  about  1901.  A  paper  was  also  es- 
tablished by  Rupe  &  Son,  known  as  the  Headlight,  which  was  short-lived. 

In  April,  1904,  Ben  Sailor,  who  had  been  editing  the  Altamont  Index, 
moved  the  Index  plant  to  Coffey,  and  the  first  issue  of  the  Enterprise  ap- 
peared in  May  of  that  year.  Mr.  Sailor  was  succeeded  a  few  years  later 
by  W.  F.  Rice.  A  short  time  later  Thomas  Cunningham  became  editor. 
W.  T.  Pugh  became  the  owner  in  1910  or  1911. 

The  first  editor  of  the  Lock  Springs  Herald  was  T,  E.  Piatt,  who  start- 
ed the  paper  about  1900.  It  was  independenet  in  politics.  He  sold  his  in- 
terest to  J.  B.  Ferguson  in  1907  or  1908,  who  continued  to  edit  the  paper 
until  his  death  in  May,  1917.  Charles  R.  Clark  then  took  charge  of  the 
paper,  but  in  May,  1918,  he  sold  it  to  Charles  E.  Cook,  In  July,  1918,  the 
writer  of  the  Lock  Springs  items  in  the  Gallatin  Democrat  complains  that 
the  "Lock  Springs  Herald  closed  its  doors  some  two  months  ago  and  quit 
business.     We  suppose  the  owner  went  to  seek  greener  fields." 


166  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Lock  Springs  was  then  without  a  newspaper  until  a  few  months  ago, 
when  the  Era  was  estabhshed. 

The  Jameson  Reporter  was  estabhshed  in  1884.  On  Jan.  1,  1885,  M. 
F.  Stripes  took  charge,  but  nine  months  later  gave  it  up,  having  purchased 
the  Jamesport  Gazette  which  he  published  for  so  many  years. 

In  1891,  E.  A.  Martin,  editor  of  the  Pattonsburg  Call,  began  the  pub- 
lication of  the  Larconic,  which  was  printed  in  the  Call  office.  This  paper 
continued  quite  successfully  until  1897,  when  the  Call  office  burned.  There 
was  no  insurance  on  the  plant.     The  Larconic  was  then  discontinued. 

For  a  short  time  Jameson  was  without  a  newspaper.  In  1899  or  1900 
the  Journal  was  established  by  C.  C.  Bartruff.  This  paper  was  continued 
until  1903.     It  was  independent  in  politics. 

Allen  F.  Wade  became  the  next  Jameson  editor.  The  Gem  was  estab- 
lished about  1913.     It  was  an  independent  weekly. 

The  first  newspaper  was  established  in  Altamont  in  1894  or  1895,  under 
the  name  of  the  Index.  Joe  H.  Hess  was  its  editor  in  1899-1900,  and  he 
was  succeeded  by  George  W.  Crenshaw,  In  1902  Ben  F.  Sailor  bought  the 
paper.  Two  years  later,  in  April,  1904,  it  suspended  publication  and  Mr. 
Sailor  moved  the  plant  to  Coffey.  About  a  month  later  the  Index  reap- 
peared, edited  by  Al  Snow.  Its  next  editor  was  D.  M.  Fisher.  The  paper 
was  discontinued. 

The  Live  Wire  was  a  short-lived  publication.  It  was  established  about 
the  same  time  as  the  Index. 

The  Altamont  Times  was  started  by  Leo  Sharp  in  1908.  Some  two 
years  later  Barrett  &  Clark  became  its  editors.  They  were  succeeded  by 
George  G.  Tedrick,  the  present  owner.  The  paper  had  always  been  listed 
as  independent  in  politics  until  the  last  few  years  when  it  has  carried  the 
Republican  label. 

Jamesport  has  had  a  number  of  newspapers,  but  its  first  one,  the 
Gazette,  has  outlived  all  of  them,  and  is  today  the  only  paper  in  the  town. 
The  first  number  of  the  Gazette  was  issued  March  8,  1877.  Its  editors 
were  M.  O.  Cloudas  and  Joe  Wright,  son  of  Elder  D.  T.  Wright,  editor  of 
the  Christian  Pioneer.  This  number  announced  that  the  paper  would  be 
issued  "every  Thursday  from  the  corner  of  Main  and  East  Streets,  James- 
port, Missouri.  Our  politics  and  religion — got  none.  Our  rates  are  the 
same  to  everybody,  $1.50  per  year  in  advance."  On  Sept.  1,  1886,  M.  F. 
Stipes  became  the  editor  of  the  paper.  For  some  time  it  was  published 
semi-weekly.  The  paper  was  alternately  Democratic  and  independent  in 
its  politics,  being  listed  in  the  1889-1890  and  1891-1892  state  manuals  as  an 
independent  paper,  while  from  1893  to  1904  it  was  classed  as  Democratic, 
and  after  that  it  was  again  ranked  as  independent.     Mr.  Stipes  was  a  his- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  167 

torian  of  considerable  ability,  being  the  author  of  "Gleanings  in  Missouri 
History,"  and  various  historical  articles.  Mr.  Stipes  disposed  of  the  news- 
paper about  1913,  and  died  in  Jamesport,  Oct.  14,  1916. 

Upon  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Stipes,  Thomas  R.  Shaw,  Jr.,  became  the 
editor.  He  continued  it  as  an  independent  sheet  and  changed  it  to  a  weekly 
paper.  In  January,  1918,  the  paper  was  sold  to  a  Mr.  Ryal.  Albert  F.  Hulen 
is  the  present  owner  and  editor.  Since  about  1900  the  Gazette  has  had  no 
rival  in  the  town. 

The  Gallatin  Democrat  of  March  17,  1883,  contains  the  following  item: 
"The  Jamesport  Observer  has  suspended.  Our  young  friend,  Sam  Buzzard, 
has  too  good  a  financial  head  to  waste  money  on  so  precarious  an  enter- 
prise." Just  when  this  paper  was  started  has  not  been  ascertained,  but  it 
evidently  was  short  lived. 

The  Jamesport  Herald  was  established  about  1889.  Robert  M.  Harrah 
was  editor  of  the  paper  until  1893  or  1894,  when  he  became  editor  of  the 
Gallatin  North  Missourian.  The  paper  was  not  affiliated  with  an  political 
party,  but  since  its  editor  later  became  the  editor  of  the  Republican  North 
Missourian,  it  is  probable  that  he  had  strong  tendencies  toward  that  party. 

In  1899  or  1900,  Ed  A.  Sproul  started  an  independent  paper  known  as 
the  Jamesport  Natural  Gas.  It  was  published  only  a  short  time.  The 
editor  went  west  and  has  since  been  connected  with  various  papers. 

The  first  paper  published  in  Pattonsburg  was  the  Call,  the  first  issue  of 
which  appeared  in  September,  1881.  Since  its  establishment,  the  paper 
has  been  edited  by  Eugene  A.  Martin.  Mr.  Martin  is  a  native  of  Iowa, 
but  the  family  removed  to  Hamilton,  Mo.,  while  he  was  still  a  small  boy. 
Here  he  learned  the  printer's  trade  and  worked  at  Brookfield,  Laclede, 
Kingston,  and  Linneus,  and  assisted  in  establishing  the  Hamiltonian.  In 
December,  1880,  he  came  to  Daviess  County  and  founded  the  Winston  New 
Era.  The  paper  was  published  only  nine  months.  He  then  established 
the  Call.  During  1889  and  1890  the  paper  was  semi-weekly  and  again  in 
1911  it  was  published  twice  a  week.  It  is  independent  in  its  political  policy. 
Mr.  Martin  also  published  for  a  time  the  Jameson  Larconic.  No  other 
editor  has  seen  so  many  years  of  service  in  the  county. 

Missouri  Veteran  was  established  at  Pattonsburg  in  1884  by  Col.  W. 
B.  Watts,  a  veteran  printer.  After  about  a  year  he  disposed  of  the  paper 
to  Charles  E.  Hill,  a  real  estate  man.  A  short  time  afterwards  the  paper 
was  suspended. 

Dr.  William  Neil  established  the  Star  in  the  early  nineties.  About 
1895,  Charles  P.  Warner  took  over  the  paper  and  changed  its  name  to  the 
Star-Press.  He  soon  gave  it  up,  and  W.  S.  Daniels  became  its  editor.  About 
1898,  Mr.  Daniels  disposed  of  the  paper  to  E.  A.  McCollom.     It  was  sus- 


168  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

pended  about  1900.  Under  Mr.  Daniels  the  paper  was  listed  as  Republican 
in  politics,  but  under  Mr.  McCollum  as  Democratic. 

During  the  summer  and  fall  of  1894,  a  paper  was  edited  by  Anthony 
Dahl. 

At  one  time  Pattonsburg  had  three  newspapers,  the  Call  (independent) 
the  Star-Press  (Democratic,)  and  the  Life  (Republican.)  This  latter  paper 
was  edited  a  short  time  by  W.  T.  Paugh,  who  about  1898,  moved  the  plant 
of  the  Coffey  Life  to  Pattonsburg.  The  paper  was  published  for  a  year  or 
two  and  the  plant  was  again  moved  to  Coffey.  In  1901,  it  was  purchased  by 
John  Adams,  a  school  teacher,  who  again  brought  it  to  Pattonsburg,  where 
he  established  the  Courier.  Joe  Wright  was  also  connected  with  the  paper. 
It  lasted  only  a  short  time,  not  long  enough  to  be  listed  in  the  state  man- 
uals. The  plant  finally  landed  in  Gallatin  where  it  became  the  Daviess 
County  Republican,  which  had  a  brief  and  troubled  existence. 

Still  later  a  man  from  Camden  Point  started  a  paper  which  lasted  only 
a  few  months.  This  was  the  Call's  last  competitor,  and  from  the  length  of 
time  it  was  published,  it  did  not  cause  much  competition. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


A  CHAPTER  OF  "FIRSTS." 


Jacob  Stollings  kept  the  first  boarding  house  in  Gallatin. 

Daviess  County  first  inhabited  by  the  white  man  in  1830. 

First  cabin  built  in  the  county  by  John  Splawn  and  his  son,  Mayberry 
Splawn,  in  January,  1830. 

First  house  built  on  the  site  of  Millport  by  Robert  P.  Peniston  and  his 
son,  Wm.  P.  Peniston,  in  1831. 

First  crop  planted  on  the  prairie  land  of  the  county  by  William  Prewett 
in  1834. 

First  county  court  held  near  present  site  of  Gallatin  at  the  home  of 
Philip  Covington,  in  Feb.  17,  1837. 

First  election  called  for  April  29,  1837,  to  elect  two  justices  of  the 
peace  and  one  constable  for  each  township.  None  held  in  Honey  Creek 
and  Grand  River  Townships,  and  another  called  for  May  29,  1837. 

First  grocer's  license  granted  to  John  A.  Williams,  April  2,  1837. 

Ferry  license  across  Grand  River  granted  Jacob  S.  Rogers  in  Nov. 
1837. 

First  term  of  court  held  at  Gallatin,  Sept.  3,  1838. 

First  court  of  appeal  for  Daviess  County,  called  at  Gallatin,  Aug.  4, 
1839. 

First  census  taken  by  Wm.  P.  Peniston  and  allowed  $60  for  same  in 
1840. 

William  H.  Harrison,  first  free  person  of  color  found  asking  for  a  li- 
cense to  reside  in  the  state.  Granted  license  "so  long  as  he  is  of  good  be- 
havior."    1845. 

First  record  of  the  action  of  a  coroner.  Jacob  Stollings  presented  a 
bill  to  county  court  for  holding  an  inquest,  February,  1847. 

One  hundred  dollars  allowed  to  pay  surveyors  in  Daviess  County  for 
the  survey  of  the  Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad.  First  railway  business 
transacted  by  the  court  in  the  county,  1851. 

First  telegraph  line  over  the  Chicago  &  Southwestern  Railway  route 
reached  Gallatin  at  12  m.  Thursday,  Aug.  17,  1871.  A  message  was  sent 
to  Chicago  and  an  answer  received  that  afternoon. 


170  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

First  rail  laid  within  the  county  on  the  St.  Louis,  Chillicothe  &  Omaha 
line,  April  5,  1871. 

First  excursion  to  celebrate  the  opening  of  the  Chicago  &  Southwest- 
ern arrival,  Sept.  26,  1871. 

First  term  of  circuit  court  held  in  the  county,  Austin  A.  King,  judge, 
July  18,  1837,  at  the  home  of  Elisha  B.  Creekmore. 

First  power  of  attorney  recorded,  Oct.  3,  1838. 

First  bridge  built  in  the  county  by  Adam  Black  across  Muddy  Creek 
on  road  from  Diamon  to  Chillicothe,  1841. 

First  iron  bridge  contracted  for,  1877. 

First  postoffice  in  Daviess  County  located  at  Millsport,  1835,  moved  to 
Gallatin  in  1837. 

First  daily  mails  received  at  Gallatin,  from  Hamilton  to  Gallatin,  April 
1,  1870. 

First  daily  mail  train  on  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad  com- 
menced Feb.  1,  1873. 

First  appraisement  on  record,  1837. 

James  Miller  commissioned  first  justice  of  the  peace,  Jan.  5,  1839. 

The  first  deaths  in  the  county  were  the  two  children  of  Stephen  Rob- 
erts.    Both  died  on  the  same  day,  in  March,  1830. 

Elizabeth  Tarwater,  daughter  of  John  and  Ruth  Tarwater,  was  the 
first  child  born  in  Daviess  County.     The  date  of  her  birth  was  Jan.  8,  1832. 

The  first  sermon  was  preached  by  James  McMahon,  a  Methodist  min- 
ister, under  a  tree  near  the  place  where  Millport  was  later  located,  on  April 
25,  1830.  The  second  preacher  in  the  county  was  William  Michaels  of  the 
Baptist  church. 

Dr.  William  P.  Thompson  was  the  first  physician.  He  settled  just 
over  the  line  in  Grundy  County  in  1833. 

The  first  mill  was  owned  by  Robert  P.  Peniston.  The  work  of  putting 
it  up  was  done  by  Milford  Donaho  and  "Jake,"  a  slave  owned  by  Mr.  Pen- 
iston. 

The  first  cattle  brand  on  record  was  filed  May  8,  1837,  by  Robert  P. 
Peniston,  and  his  mark  was  "crop  and  hole  in  the  right  ear,  swallow  fork  in 
the  left  ear."  Among  those  who  registered  marks  in  1838  were  Evan  and 
William  Morgan,  Vincent  Smith,  Thomas  Edwards,  Sarah  Williams,  Adam 
Black,  John  W.  Freeman,  Benedict  Weldon,  Elijah  Foley,  Silas  Best,  Will- 
iam Nation,  Andrew  McHaney  and  Nathan  Price. 

The  first  slave  in  the  county  was  "Jake,"  owned  by  Robert  P.  Peniston. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Peniston  wove  the  first  cloth. 

The  first  recorded  literary  attempt  by  a  Daviess  County  women  was  a 
poem  by  Minnie  Hammer. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  171 

The  first  court  house  was  completed  in  1843. 

The  first  buggy  ever  used  in  the  county  was  built  by  Thomas  Clingan 
in  1838. 

The  first  cooking  stove  in  the  county  was  owned  by  a  hotel  in  Pattons- 
burg.  Elijah  Hubbard  was  the  first  to  own  one  for  family  use.  Mrs. 
Lydia  Smith  Youtsey,  in  a  letter  to  the  Gallatin  Democrat,  on  her  59th 
wedding  anniversary,  said,  "My  father  sent  my  brother  to  St.  Joseph  to 
get  a  cooking  stove.  It  was  the  first  one  brought  into  the  neighborhood 
and  most  all  our  neighbors  came  to  see  us  cook  on  it.  Now  we  have  more 
stoves  than  vituals." 

The  following  is  a  portion  of  a  letter  written  by  Nathan  Shriver  in 
1915:  "I  was  a  member  of  the  first  brass  band  that  Gallatin  had.  It  was 
organized  in  1857  or  1858,  We  played  at  county  fairs  and  on  other  noted 
occasions  up  to  1861.  Then  the  war  burst  it  all  up  to  pieces.  Some  of  the 
members  went  north,  some  south  and  some  stayed  at  home.  Some  of  your 
now  honorable  townsmen  were  members  of  that  band,  D.  Harfield  Davis, 
William  Sheets.  Others  were  Dr.  Charles  Hogan,  William  Osborn,  Robert 
Owens,  Capt.  John  Sheets  and  Elwood  Lewis." 

First  mercantile  licenses  issued  in  the  county  in  1837  were  as  follows: 
April  7,  John  A,  Williams,  grocer,  $5;  April  8,  John  Wright,  merchandise, 
$15;  May  8,  Thos.  W.  Jacobs,  merchandise,  $15;  May  8,  Jesse  Adamson, 
grocer,  $5 ;  June  25,  Worthington  &  McKinney,  merchandise,  $15 ;  James 
Hunter,  ferry  on  Grand  River,  $2.50. 

First  case  in  the  circuit  court  was  John  Ragland  vs.  Jacob  B.  and  Will- 
iam Oxford,  appeal.     An  entry  of  nonsuit  was  made. 

First  houses  on  the  present  site  of  Jamesport  were  two  Mormon  cabins, 
one  of  which  was  just  south  of  the  old  M.  E.  church,  the  other  was  near  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.  cemetery. 

The  first  store  in  Jamesport  was  opened  about  1855  by  John  and  Isaac 
Faulkner,  just  north  of  the  George  B.  Callison  home. 

January  13,  1838,  is  the  date  of  the  first  deed  on  record.  It  was  given 
by  Francis  C.  Case  and  Mary,  his  wife,  to  Elisha  Groves,  and  vonveyed  land 
in  Section  13,  Township  58,  Range  28. 

Theodore  Penniston,  George  W.  Poag  and  G.  W.  Keene  were  the  first 
attorneys  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  county.  They  were  admitted  in  March 
1855. 

The  first  application  for  a  dramshop  to  be  refused  was  on  Nov.  1,  1860. 

The  first  newspaper  printed  in  the  county  was  the  "Missouri  Sun," 
established  at  Gallatin  in  1853,  published  by  Stearns  and  McKean. 

So  far  as  can  be  learned  the  first  school  in  the  county  was  in  Benton 
Township  in  the  spring  of  1837,  with  H,  W.  Enyhart  as  teacher.  The  term 


172  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

was  three  months  and  tuition  was  $2.00  a  pupil,  which  might  be  paid  in 
produce. 

Early  marriages:  Enoch  Riggs-Ann  Littlefield,  May,  1838,  by  Elisha 
H.  Groves;  Jonatha  Hall-Matilda  Roberts,  February  13,  1838,  by  H.  W. 
Enyhart,  J.  P.;  Benjamin  Crandle-Rebecca  Simmons,  April  29,  1838,  by 
Lyman  Wight;  Josiah  Summer-Betsey  Ireland,  June  13,  1838,  by  Nathan 
West ;  John  McCrary-Lucinda  Splawn,  March  26,  1838,  by  James  McMahon ; 
Robert  Jobe-Margaret  Splawn,  March  26,  1838,  by  James  McMahon ;  Robert 
Jobe-Margaret  Adkins,  Feb.  11,  1838,  by  Christopher  Nations;  Andrew  I. 
Williams-Rachel  Heckman,  Feb.  22,  1838,  by  James  Miller,  J.  P. ;  Samuel  H. 
0.  Urvin-Specy  L.  G.  Dunk,  June  7,  1838,  by  Harvey  Green;  Benjamin  I. 
Grubb-Eliza  Ann  Liggett,  March  15,  1838,  by  James  McMahon. 

Elisha  Trosper-Margaret  Trosper,  Nov.  17,  1837,  by  Elijah  Foley,  J.  P. 


CHAPTER  XV. 


OFFICIALS. 


UNITED  STATES  OFFICIALS— STATE  OFFICIALS— DAVIESS  COUNTY  REPRSENTA- 
TIVES— COUNTY  TREASURERS— PROBATE  JUDGES— COURT  OF  COMMON  PLEAS- 
RECORDERS  —  SHERIFFS  —  PROSECUTING   ATTORNEYS  —  CIRCUIT    CLERKS- 
COUNTY  CLERKS— COUNTY  JUDGES. 

United  States  Officials. — While  Daviess  County  has  not  furnished  Mis- 
souri with  a  Senator,  two  United  States  Senators  from  other  states  have 
been  prior  to  their  election,  residents  of  the  county — James  Thompson  Far- 
ley, Senator  from  California,  1879-1885,  and  Chester  I.  Long,  from  Kansas, 
1903  to  1909.  Two  Daviess  Countians  have  been  members  of  the  House 
of  Representatives,  Alexander  M.  Dockery  and  Joshua  W.  Alexander,  both 
of  Gallatin.  Mr.  Dockery  was  elected  in  1882,  and  served  for  16  years.  Mr. 
Alexander  was  elected  in  1906  and  served  until  his  resignation  in  December, 
1919. 

The  same  two  men  mentioned  above  have  held  other  high  positions  in 
the  Federal  government.  A.  M.  Dockery  served  as  Assistant  Postmaster 
General  during  the  Wilson  administration.  On  Dec.  3,  1919,  Mr.  Alexander 
was  appointed  Secretary  of  Commerce  by  President  Wilson,  and  served  un- 
til the  close  of  Mr.  Wilson's  term  of  office.  During  the  McKinley  adminis- 
tration Webster  Davis,  former  Gallatin  resident,  and  at  one  time  mayor  of 
Kansas  City,  was  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

State  Officials. — One  governor  of  the  state  has  come  from  Daviess 
County,  Alexander  M.  Dockery  being  elected  in  1900,  for  a  term  of  four 
years.  The  county  had  delegates  in  the  1861-1865  conventions.  In  the 
1846  convention,  delegates  from  other  counties  in  the  district  were  chosen. 

Judge  James  McFerran  of  Gallatin,  was  one  of  the  delegates  to  the 
convention  elected  in  1861,  which  was  elected  to  determine  the  relations 
between  Missouri  and  the  Union.  He  was  a  Union  man  and  Jater  a  Colonel 
of  the  First  M.  S.  Cavalry.  Judge  McFerran  had  served  as  representative 
and  State  Senator  and  as  Circuit  Judge.  He  organized  the  first  bank  in 
the  county.     He  later  moved  to  Chillicothe  and  in  1873  to  Colorado  Springs, 


174     .  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

where  he  was  engaged  in  the  banking  business,  and  was  among  the  capital- 
ists who  developed  the  Cripple  Creek  gold  mines. 

Dr.  William  H.  Folmsbee  was  a  delegate  to  the  constitutional  conven- 
tion of  1865.  He  located  in  Gallatin  in  1859.  He  served  during  a  part  of 
the  Civil  War  as  captain  of  Company  D,  First  Cavalry  Regiment,  M.  S.  M., 
resigning  in  1862,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  legislature.  For  many  years 
he  was  a  leader  in  the  Republican  party  in  the  county  and  in  the  state. 

None  of  the  delegates  to  the  1875  convention  were  from  Daviess 
County,  although  one  of  them,  J.  A.  Holliday,  subsequently  lived  in  Gallatin 
for  a  short  time. 

In  the  election  of  delegates  to  the  constitutional  convention  now  in 
session,  J.  W.  Alexander,  one  of  the  delegates-at-large,  received  a  larger 
number  of  votes  than  any  other  candidate.  The  vote  for  Judge  Alexander 
was  77,177,  or  more  than  2,000  more  than  the  next  highest  candidate, 
Stephen  B.  Hunter,  of  Cape  Girardeau,  who  received  74,720  votes. 

Major  Joseph  H.  McGee  was  Register  of  Lands  during  the  administra- 
tion of  Joseph  McClurg,  being  elected  in  1868.  Major  McGee  was  also 
United  States  Marshal  for  the  western  district,  besides  holding  various 
county  offices.     He  was  a  staunch  Union  man. 

Joseph  A.  Wickham,  of  Gallatin,  was  an  Adjutant  General  of  Missouri 
longer  than  any  other  holder  of  that  office.  He  had  served  in  Company  C, 
68th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  during  the  Civil  War.  He  was  mayor  of 
Gallatin  for  two  terms,  and  city  treasurer  for  five  years.  In  1889,  Gover- 
nor Francis  appointed  his  Adjutant  General  and  Governor  Stone  reappoint- 
ed him.  He  resigned  in  1897,  and  soon  afterwards  removed  to  Kennett, 
Mo.,  where  he  died  in  1911. 

Ed  E.  Yates  of  Kansas  City,  but  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  was  ap- 
pointed superintendent  of  insurance  by  Governor  Dockery  in  June,  1902. 
He  resigned  in  the  latter  part  of  the  year,  and  his  brother,  Robert  G.  Yates, 
was  appointed  as  his  successor.  This  office  the  latter  held  until  October 
1905. 

There  have  been  only  three  state  senators  from  Daviess  County.  James 
McFerran  was  elected  in  1858,  but  resigned  the  following  year.  David  L. 
Kost  was  senator  for  two  years,  being  elected  to  fill  a  vacancy  caused  by 
the  death  of  Joseph  Truex.  He  served  in  the  33rd  General  Assembly.  Mr. 
Kost  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  North  Missourian,  and  Superintendent 
of  Registration  and  member  of  the  Missouri  House  of  Representatives  in 
1871.  Henry  L.  Eads,  a  lawyer  of  Pattonsburg,  was  elected  to  the  senate 
in  1906.     He  had  served  as  postmaster  at  Pattonsburg. 

James  McFerran  became  circuit  judge  in  1859  and  held  the  office  until 
1864.     Upon  the  formation  of  the  28th  judicial  circuit  in  1872,  Samuel  A. 


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175 


Rihardson  was  elected  judge.  He  made  the  race  as  a  non-partisan.  He  was 
re-elected  to  the  same  position  in  1874  and  served  until  1881.  J.  W.  Alex- 
ander was  appointed  judge  by  Governor  Stephens  in  January,  1901,  and 
served  until  his  election  to  Congress  in  the  fall  of  1906. 

Following  is  a  list  of  Daviess  County  representatives  in  the  state  legis- 
lature: 


10th  G.  A.,  1838— John  D.  Williams. 
11th  G.  A.,  1840— Benedict  Weldon. 
12th  G.  A.,  1842— John  A.  Williams. 
13th  G.  A.,  1844 — Benjamin  Salmon. 
14th  G.  A.,  1846— Wiley  Pool. 
15th  G.  A.,  1848— George  W.  Poage. 
16th  G.  A.,  1850— John  D.  Williams. 
17th  G.  A.,  1852— John  J.  Ford. 
18th  G.  A.,  1854— John  D.  Williams. 
19th  G.  A.,  1856— James  McFerran. 
20th  G.  A.,  1858— Thomas  McGauh. 


Robert  C.  Williams.42nd  G.  A 

43rd  G.  A 


21stG.  A.,  1860 

22nd  G.  A.,  1862— W.  H.  Folmsbee. 
23rd  G.  A.,  1864— Thomas  Sims. 
24th  G.  A.,  1867— J.  A.  Brown. 
25th  G.  A.,  1869— James  L.  Powell. 
26th  G.  A.,  1871— David  L.  Kost. 
27th  G.  A.,  1873— Ebenezer  West. 
28th  G.  A.,  1875— William  B.  Smith. 
29th  G.  A.,  1877— E.  Wiley  Payne. 
30th  G.  A.,  1879— Elijah  Hubbard. 


31st  G.  A.,  1881— Andrew  L.  Buzzard. 
32nd  G.  A.,  1883— J.  W.  Alexander. 
33rd  G.  A.,  1885— J.  W.  Alexander. 
34th  G.  A.,  1887— J.  W.  Alexander. 
35th  G.  A.,  1889— William  Hickman  . 
36th  G.  A.,  1891— William  Hickman. 
37th  G.  A.,  1893— William  E.  Black. 
38th  G.  A.,  1895— P.  R.  DeFord. 
39th  G.  A.,  1897— Joseph  Wood. 
40th  G.  A,.  1899— Wm.  D.  Hamilton. 

1901— Wm.  D.  Hamilton. 

,  1903 — J.  L.  Davisson. 

,  1905— W.  E.  Land. 
44th  G.  A.,  1907— S.  W.  Brandon. 
45th  G.  A.,  1909 — Horace  L.  Johnson. 
46th  G.  A.,  1911— Floyd  S.  Tuggle. 
47th  G.  A.,  1913— Floyd  S.  Tuggle. 
48th  G.  A.,  1915— Floyd  S.  Tuggle. 
49th  G.  A.,  1917— Floyd  S.  Tuggle. 
50th  G.  A.,  1919— Fred  L.  Dunlap. 
51st  G.  A.,  1921— Fred  L.  Dunlap. 


41st  G.  A. 


1837— John  A.  Williams. 
1838— Elisha  B.  Creekmore. 
1839— Adam  Clendenen. 
1856— Robert  F.  Owings. 
I860— John  Ballinger. 
1862— David  H.  Davis. 
1864— Owen  H.  McGee. 
1868— Thomas  J.  Flint. 
1870— Hadley  Brown. 
1872— Hadley  Brown. 
1874— A.  F.  Barnett. 
1876— A.  F.  Barnett. 
1878— Lewis  P.  DeHart. 


County  Treasurers. 

1880— Lewis  P.  DeHart. 
1882— W.  M.  Givens. 
1884— W.  M.  Givens. 
1886— N.  B.  Brown. 
1888— N.  B.  Brown. 
1890— Gabriel  Feurt. 


1892 — George  W.  Henderson. 

— A.  M.  Irving. 
1894— M.  G.  Netherton. 
1896 — Howard  Poage. 
1898— Howard  Poage. 
1900— Maro  Thomas. 
1902— Maro  Thomas. 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


1904— C.  H.  Weldon. 
1906— C.  H.  Weldon. 
1908— W.  D.  McDonald. 


1855— Robert  Wilson. 
1856— Gabriel  M.  Keene. 

^p  ^p  ^h  fj*  n 

1872— Henry  C.  McDoiigal. 
1876— Thomas  R.  Shaw 
jS-^.-i— Thoma?  R   Shaw. 
1880— Thomas  R.  Shaw. 
1882 — Frank  Ewing. 
188  I— Frank  Ewing. 
1886— Frank  Ewing. 
1888— Frank  Ewing. 
1890— Frank  Ewing. 


1912— W.  D.  McDonald. 
1916 — Moses  Mann. 
1920— Lee  R.  Pierce. 


Probate  Judges. 

1892- 
1894- 
•=  *  1896- 
1898- 
1900- 
1902- 
1904- 
1906- 
1910- 
1914- 
1918- 


-Frank  Ewing. 
-J.  T.  Day. 
-J.  T.  Day. 
-Thomas  R.  Shaw. 
-Thomas  R.  Shaw. 
-Thomas  R.  Shaw. 
-Thomas  R.  Shaw. 
-P.  P.  Doak. 
-P.  P.  Doak. 
-J.  M.  McClaskey. 
-Oliver  0.  Mettle. 


1866- 


1838- 
1844- 
1850- 
1856- 
1862- 
1865- 
1870- 
1874- 
1878- 
1882- 


1837- 
1838- 
1840- 
1839- 
1844- 
1848- 
1852- 
1856- 
1858- 


Judges  Court  of  Common  Pleas. 

-Joseph  H.  McGee.  1868— R.  L.  Dodge. 


-Robert  Wilson. 
-Wm.  P.  Peniston. 
-Thomas  T.  Frame. 
-John  W.  Sheets. 
-S.  P.  Cox. 
-R.  H.  Grantham. 
-J.  H.  Frost. 
-Wm.  S.  Abell. 
-Wm.  S.  Abell. 
-S.  D.  Stephens. 

-William  Bowman. 
-Willam  Morgan. 
-William  P.  Peniston. 
-John  Pinkerton, 
-Meriwether  T.  Green. 
-John  W.  Sheets. 
-Thomas  S.  McGaugh. 
-Charles  A.  Cravens. 
-James  J.  Minor. 


Recorders. 

1886— S.  D.  Stephens. 
1890— H.  A.  Pilcher. 
1894—0.  B.  Price. 
1898— F.  E.  Clingan. 
1902— A.  R.  Maffitt. 
1906— W.  E.  Wampler. 
1910— D.  M.  Cashman. 
— T.  L.  Cashman. 
1914_D.  0.  Richardson. 
1918— R.  E.  Stapleton. 


Sheriffs. 

1862- 
1866- 
1868- 
1870- 
1872- 
1874- 
1876- 
1878- 
1880- 


-Andrew  Shriver. 
-John  Ballinger. 
-William  F.  Flint. 
-Thomas  J.  Flint. 
-James  T.  Dunn. 
-James  T.  Dunn. 
-A.  L.  Martin. 
-A.  L.  Martin. 
-George  T.  Crozier. 


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1882- 

1884- 
1888- 
1890- 
1892- 
1896- 
1898- 
1900- 

1855- 
1859- 
1866- 
1868- 
1872- 
1874- 
1876- 
1878- 
1880- 
1882- 
1884- 
1886- 
1888- 
1890- 
1892- 

1837- 
1838- 
1844- 
1856- 
1856- 
1862- 
1864- 
1870- 
1874- 
1878- 
1882- 

1837- 
1838- 
1844- 


-George  T.  Crozier. 
-James  H,  Witt. 
-Gabe  W.  Cox. 
-0.  P.  Walters. 
-E.  S.  Lankford. 
-William  A.  Johnson. 
-William  A.  Johnson. 
-R.  D.  McCray. 


1902— R.  D.  McCray. 
1904 — William  T.  Hutchinson. 
1906 — William  T.  Hutchinson. 
1908— J.  A.  Blair. 
1912 — Sam  R.  Surface. 
1916_J.  A.  Blair. 
1920— J.  Frank  Gildow. 


Prosecuting 

-James  H.  McFerran. 
-Samuel  A.  Richardson. 
-John  Conover. 
-William  C.  Gillihan. 
-William  C.  Gillihan. 
-William  M.  Rush. 
-William  M.  Rush. 
-J.  F.  Hicklin. 
-J.  F.  Hicklin. 
-William  D.  Hamilton. 
-William  D.  Hamilton. 
-Gus  A.  Chapman. 
-Gus  A.  Chapman. 
-J.  A.  Selby. 
-William  C.  Gillihan. 


Attorneys. 

1894_R.  J.  Britton. 
1896 — John  C.  Leopard. 
1898— John  C.  Leopard. 
1900— Harry  K.  Allen. 
1902— John  C.  Leopard. 
1904— Thomas  H.  Hicklin. 
1906— Thomas  H.  Hicklin. 
1908— Fred  Fair. 
1910— George  B.  Padget. 
1912— George  B.  Padget. 
1914— Thomas  H.  Hicklin. 
1916— Lewis  B.  Gillihan. 
1918— Lewis  B.  Gillihan. 
1920— M.  E.  Pangburn. 


-James  B.  Turner. 
-Robert  Wilson. 
-Thomas  T.  Frame. 
-Joseph  H.  McGee. 
-John  W.  Sheets. 
-Samuel  P.  Cox. 
-Robert  H.  Grantham. 
-A.  M.  Sweaney. 
-A.  F.  McFarland. 
-A.  F.  McFarland. 
-A.  F.  McFarland. 


Circuit  Clerks. 

1886— W.  H.  McClung. 
1890— W.  H.  McClung. 
1894 — James  N.  Netherton. 
1898 — L  J.  Vogelgesang. 
1902 — L  J.  Vogelgesang. 
1906— A.  B.  Evans. 
1910— A.  B.  Evans. 
1914— W.  C.  Tague. 
1918— H.  C.  Scott ;  resigned  1921. 
1921 — William   Scott;   appointed  for 
unexpired  term  of  H.  C.  Scott. 


County  Clerks. 

-James  B.  Turner,  March  15.     1856 — Joseph  H.  McGee,  Aug.  4. 
-Robert  Wilson,  Aug.  2nd.  1868— William  M.  Bostaph. 

-Thomas  T.  Frame.  1874— John  P.  Smith. 


178  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

1876— John  P.  Smith.  1898— R.  G.  Yates. 

1878— Pines  R.  Dunn.  1902— N.  R.  Barnett. 

1880— Pines  R.  Dunn.  1906 — H.  F.  Lawrence. 

1882— J.  W.  Miller.  1910— S.  L.  McClure. 

1886— Silas  C.  Rowland.  1914— Bert  H.  Tarwater. 

1890— E.  H.  Tillery.  1918— Harley  J.  Harrah. 
1894—0.  P.  Walter. 

County  Judges. 

1837 — John  W.  Freeman,  presiding  justice;  Vincent  T.  Smith,  William  Mor- 
gan, (succeeded  by  Josiah  Morin.) 

1838 — Meriwether  T.  Green,  presiding  justice;  James  H.  Wilson;  Adam 
Black. 

1842 — John  Cravens,  presiding  justice;  Wiley  Pool;  Wm.  M.  Livcy. 

1844 — John  Cravens,  presiding  justice,  Thomas  Greenwood,  Nathaniel  Mar- 
tin. 

1846 — John  A.  Tuggle,  presiding  justice;  Robert  Wilson;  Tobias  Miller, 
(succeeded  by  M.  T.  Green.) 

1850 — John  Cravens,  presiding  justice,  (succeeded  by  John  A.  W^illiams;) 
Hadley  Brown,  John  P.  Lotz. 

1852 — Hadley  Brown,  presiding  justice;  John  Gillilan;  John  P.  Lotz. 

1854 — John  D.  Coulson,  presiding  justice,  David  Henderson;  John  Hill. 

1858 — David  Henderson,  presiding  justice;  Bailey  H.  Coffey;  Peter  Bear. 

1860 — David  Henderson,  presiding  justice;  John  D.  Coulson,  Bailey  H. 
Coffey. 

1862 — David  Henderson,  presiding  justice;  John  D.  Coulson,  Bailey  H. 
Coffey. 

1864 — Bailey  H.  Coffey,  presiding  justice;  John  D.  Coulson,  Peter  Bear. 

1866 — Bailey  H.  Coffey,  presiding  justice;  Peter  Bear,  Wm.  Bristow. 

1868 — Peter  Bear,  presiding  justice;  William  Bristow,  G.  M.  Keene. 

1870 — M.  Morris,  presiding  justice,  G.  M.  Keen,  Gabriel  Feurt. 

1872 — Gabriel  Feurt,  chairman ;  Nathan  E.  Reed,  Nathan  Nichols,  William 
Earl,  John  Haver,  Benjamin  G.  Kimball,  Robert  C.  Williams,  William 
Smith,  John  D.  Coulson,  William  Prewitt,  Wesley  Lee,  S.  R.  Gurney, 
George  E.  Barkdoll,  John  A.  Tuggle,  Thomas  W.  Reed. 

1873 — B.  H.  Coffey,  chairman;  William  Adams,  Nathan  Nichols,  Henry 
Ramey,  J.  E.  Grantham,  B.  G.  Kimball,  R.  C.  Williams,  William 
Smith,  B.  F.  Stout,  William  Prewitt,  Wesley  Lee,  S.  R.  Gurney, 
George  E.  Barkdoll,  John  A.  Tuggle,  Thomas  B.  Tuggle,  Gabriel 
Feurt,  Moses  Brown,  Sr.,  four  years,  B.  B.  Perry,  two  years. 

1874 — George  W.  Henderson, 

1875— A.  E.  Woodruff. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  179 

1876 — Gabriel  Feurt,  presiding  justice;  Moses  Brown,  Sr.,  Joh  A.  Tuggle, 
Aaron  E.  Woodruff,  George  W.  Henderson. 

1B77 — Gabriel  Feurt,  presiding  justice;  John  A.  Tuggle,  A.  M.  Irving, 
Moses  Brown,  Sr.,  Aaron  E.  Woodruff. 

1879 — John  A.  Tuggle,  presiding  justice;  John  S.  Graham,  Gabriel  L.  Ball- 
inger. 

1880 — John  A.  Tuggle,  presiding  justice;  John  D.  Coulson,  Henry  F.  Wynn. 

1882 — R.  C.  Williams,  presiding  judge;  Jacob  M.  Poage;  WilHam  P.  Heyser. 

1884 — R.  C.  Williams,  presiding  judge;  Jacob  M.  Poage,  William  P.  Heyser. 

1886 — R.  C.  Williams,  presiding  judge;  J.  E.  Grantham,  William  P.  Heyesr. 

1888 — R.  C.  Williams,  presiding  judge;  John  H.  Heath;  Gerofie  W. 
Cauthorn. 

1890 — John  A.  Dunn,  presiding  judge;  William  R.  Cole;  Jason  Winburn. 

1892 — John  A.  Dunn,  presiding  judge;  William  R.  Cole;  Jason  Winburn. 

1894 — J.  H.  Carter,  presiding  judge;  J.  H.  Heath ;  T.  B.  Crowder. 

1896 — J.  H.  Carter,  presiding  judge;  Philip  Shaw;  T.  B.  Crowder. 

1898 — T.  B.  Crowder,  presiding  judge;  G.  N.  Gromer,  W.  E.  Blackburn. 

1900 — T.  B.  Crowder,  presiding  judge;  L.  M.  Best;  Henry  J.  Lynch. 

1902 — N.  B.  Brown,  presiding  judge;  L.  M.  Best;  Daniel  Blackburn. 

1904 — R.  McGahey,  presiding  judge;  W.  J.  Gromer,  Daniel  Blackburn. 

1906 — G.  A.  McWilliams,  presiding  judge;  W.  J.  Gromer;  James  P.  Tar- 
water. 

1908 — G.  A.  McWilliams,  presiding  judge;  W.  J.  Gromer,  Wm.  E.  Naylor. 

1910 — John  W.  Thompson,  presiding  judge;  A.  I.  Pratt,  E.  S.  Lankford. 

1912 — John  W.  Thompson,  presiding  judge;  Frank  P.  Keplar,  E.  S.  Lank- 
ford. 

1914 — John  W.  Thompson,  presiding  judge;  Frank  P.  Keplar,  E.  S.  Lank- 
ford. 

1916 — John  W.  Thompson,  presiding  judge;  R.  A.  Daniels,  M.  N.  Knight. 

1920 — Daniel  Blackburn,  presiding  judge;  (resigned,  and  R.  0.  Strong 
appointed  to  fill  vacancy;)  R.  A.  Daniels,  N.  R.  Barnett. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 


THE  WORLD  WAR. 


EARLEY  ENTRANTS  FROM  DAVIESS  COUNTY— FIRST  REGISTRATION— DRAWING 
UNDER  THE  SBUECTIVE  DRAFT— EXEMPTION  BOARD— FIRST  GROUP  OF  MEN 
CHOSEN— LEAVING  FOR  CAMP— KILLED  IN  ACTION— DIED  OF  DISEASE— 
WOUNDED— DAVIESS  COUNTY  SOLDIERS— RETURN  OF  SOLDIERS— AITXILIARY 
WAR  WORK— LIBERTY  LOANS— UNITED  WAR  WORK  CAMPAIGN— THRIFT  STAMP 
CAMPAIGN— COUNCIL  OF  DEFENSE. 

One  Daviess  Countian,  Paul,  Gillihan,  was  a  member  of  the  first  con- 
tingent sent  overseas  in  the  World  War.  He  had  been  in  the  Regular 
Army  for  several  years.  Others  from  the  county  in  the  Regular  Army  fol- 
lowed shortly  thereafter, 

R.  L.  Etter,  Jr.,  L.  T.  Killam,  Fred  McFarland  and  Charles  A.  Shaw, 
attended  the  first  officers  training  camp.  As  soon  as  war  was  declared 
a  number  of  young  men  enlisted. 

June  5th,  was  the  day  set  aside  for  the  registration  of  all  men  between 
the  age  of  21  and  30,  made  necessary  by  the  National  Universal  Service 
Act.  Complete  registration  returns  showed  1288  men  of  military  age  in 
the  county.  Of  this  number  451  did  not  claim  exemption,  while  837  gave 
some  reason  for  being  excused.     14  colored  men  and  two  aliens  registered. 

The  following  account  is  given  by  the  Gallatin  Democrat  of  the  draw- 
ing of  the  first  ten  Daviess  County  men : 

"The  first  number  was  drawn  by  Secretary  of  War  Baker  at  9:30 
o'clock  a.  m.,  and  proved  to  be  258.  This  is  the  number  of  Leonard  E.  Pat- 
terson, who  fives  on  Route  5,  east  of  Gafiatin,  and  to  him  is  the  honor  of 
being  the  first  Daviess  County  young  man  to  be  called  to  the  service  of  his 
country.  The  second  number,  458,  also  calls  another  Gallatin  man,  W.  H. 
McGee,  the  popular  Wabash  agent.  The  third,  854,  is  held  by  a  Jameson 
young  man.  Otto  McCartney,  and  the  fourth,  1095,  is  the  number  of  George 
Reed  Netherton,  of  Coffey.  Another  Jameson  boy,  Henry  D.  French,  is 
the  fifth,  with  783,  and  Pattonsburg  scored  sixth  with  No.  1117,  held  by 
William  P.  Tunnell.  Jameson  also  got  seventh,  with  No.  837,  held  by  Ira 
C.  Robinson,  and  Gallatin  scored  again  with  number  337,  held  by  James 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  181 

Henry  Ramsbottom.  Jamesport's  first  numbers  were  676,  held  by  Earl 
Goodbar,  and  275,  held  by  Sherman  Wright  Blakely. 

On  August  8th,  the  exemption  board,  consisting  of  Dr.  L.  R,  Doolin, 
County  Clerk,  Bert  H.  Tarwater,  and  Sheriff,  J.  A.  Blair,  began  the  work 
of  passing  on  the  eligibility  of  those  subject  to  the  draft. 

The  first  group  of  men  chosen  and  called  into  the  service  from  Daviess 
County  were:  Leonard  Patterson,  Ira  C.  Robinson,  William  P.  Tunnell, 
James  H.  Ramsbottom,  Ashford  Bowman,  Marshall  L.  Lowery,  and  Daniel 
Lewis  Collier.  This  contingent  left  Gallatin  for  the  training  camp,  Sept.  6, 
1917.  Before  their  departure,  a  luncheon  was  given  for  them  at  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  At  2:30  the  school  children  carrying  flags  assembled  and  sang  pa- 
triotic songs.  Headed  by  the  local  band  and  accompanied  by  several  Con- 
federate and  Union  soldiers,  the  school  children  and  a  large  crowd  of  citi- 
zens, the  boys  marched  to  the  Rock  Island  depot  where  they  entrained  for 
Ft.  Riley. 

On  Sept.  19,  55  Daviess  Countians  left  for  camp,  and  on  Oct.  3rd,  a 
group  of  14.  From  that  time  on  to  the  close  of  the  war,  groups  of  men  in 
varying  numbers  were  called  and  sent  to  camps  throughout  the  country  for 
training.  As  each  group  left  the  county  for  camp  some  sort  of  recognition 
was  given  of  the  fact  that  they  were  entering  the  country's  service  and  that 
the  citizens  appreciated  the  sacrifices  they  were  making. 

A  large  group  of  the  younger  registrants  attended  various  Students 
Army  Training  Camps,  located  at  the  state  university  and  certain  colleges 
in  the  state. 

Following  is  a  list  of  those  in  the  service  whose  home  was  in  the 
county,  or  whose  parents  or  guardians  resided  here.  The  list  was  compiled 
by  the  Daviess  County  Chapter,  American  Red  Cross,  and  published  in  the 
Gallatin  papers,  May,  1919: 

Killed  in  Action. 

Francis  V.  Frazier  Robert  Adkinson 

William  Seller  •  Ray  Noll 

Wallace  McAfee  Charles   Shaw 

C.  H.  Roy  Stanley  Benard 

John  Tracy  John  Whetstone 

Died  of  Disease. 

Daniel  Collier  William  Robinson 

Alexander  Dowell  Joseph  Linville 

Francis  McCray  Emmitt   Downs 

Virgil  Utz  Lloyd  Biddle 

Wilford  Smith  Robert  C.  Holmes 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Bert  Ayres 
Othal  Lukehart 
Earl    Weist 

Charles  McLaughlin 
Frank  Stapleton 
Roy  Stephenson 
Charles  Graham 
Evan  Edwards 
Homer  Venable 
Henry  Ramsbottom 
Lloyd   Welson 
Leroy  Spidle 
Sam  Graham 
Charles  Plymell 
Ora  Butcher 
Frank  Brown 
Eddie  Earl  Smith 
Lee  Goodbar 
Hobart  Brown 


DAVIESS 


Aid,  Harry 
Aid,  Kenneth 
Ayres,  Allen 
Akes,  Elva 
Alexander,  L. 
Andrews,   Floyd 
Alexander,  Walter 
Alexander,  Preston 
Ayres,   Bert 
Adkinson,  Robert 
Barnett,  Corbin 
Ballard,  Myrl 
Becker,  Arthur 
Becker,  John  A. 
Blackburn,   Forest 
Blair,  Forest 
Blair,  Russell 
Bruce,  William  B. 


Elmer  Oak 
George  Hudson 

Wounded. 

Clyde  Robinson 
Ronald  Ginder 
Alex  Stephenson 
John  Swafford 
Homer  Lunnon 
Clarence   Morris 
Kenneth  Aid 
Freeman  M.  Buchanan 
Robert  P.  Hoover 
Arthur  King 
Joe  H.  McCormick 
Ernest  Mott 
William  P.  Tunnell 
James  Turner 
Edward  Vanover 
Roger  W.  Vipond 

COUNTY  SOLDIERS. 
Gallatin. 

Beck,  H.  Boyd 
Brosius,  W.  L. 
Butler,  Ivale 
Butler,  Charles 
Butler,  Alva 
Booth,  Raymond 
Berg,  Willie, 
Brady,  Orville 
Black,  Estie 
Black,   Virgil 
Biddle,  Lloyd 
Clark,   Kenneth 
Cole,   Elgin 
Chamberlain,  Cyrus 
Croy,  Earl 
Cornell,   Cravens 
Culver,    Ernie 
Culver,  Luther 


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183 


Cravens,  Chas.  Ed. 
Cruzen,   Richard 
Chadwick,    George   A. 
Cooper,  Egner 
Dunnington,  Claud 
Day,  Frank 
Day,  Virgil 
Dewey,  Clarence 
Dumm,  John  H. 
Dumm,  William 
Douglas,  Lloyd 
Dow,  John 
Drummond,   Ray 
Doak,  Edgar 
Dudley,  Boyd,  Jr. 
Earnshaw,   George 
Earnshaw,  Steel 
Earnshaw,  Bert 
Etter,  Robert 
Evans,  Roy 
Edwards,   Evan 
Davis,  Harfield 
Farrar,  Joe 
Ferguson,   Julius 
Fitterer,  Clinghan 
Ford,  Edrick 
Frazier,  Francis  V. 
Foley,  Oscar 
Gaines,    Charles 
Gillihan,  Paul 
Gillihan,  Ben 
Gillispie,    James 
Gosnelll,  Dan  W. 
Griffith,  Howard 
Griffith,  Harry 
Graham,  Charles  W. 
Graham,  Samuel 
Graham,  Leonard 
Graham,  Homer 
Graham,  Lawrence 
Gilbert,  James 


Hockensmith,  R. 
Harlow,  Roy 
Hamilton,  Ezra 
Handy,   Glen 
Harmon,   Lloyd 
Hesler,  Carl 
Hesler,  Harry 
Hershberger,  F. 
Harris,  Charles 
Harris,  John 
Hamilton,   Lewis 
Hager,  Everett 
Harrison,  Fred 
Hawkins,  Harvey 
Hughes,  Claud 
Houghton,  Hugh 
Jackson,  Alva 
Irving,  Robert 
Ingersoll,  Hulett 
James,  Ray 
James,  Oda 
Ketchum,   George 
Kemp,  Jasen 
Lukehart,  Earl 
Lewis,  Ben 
Knight,  Jesse 
Koger,   Cleo 
Lukehart,  Othal 
Lynch,  Artie 
Leopard,  Dean 
Lunnon,  Homer 
Long,  Homer 
Lowrie,  Joseph 
Meade,  Dudley 
Meade,  Feurt 
Meade,  Homer 
Morris,  Harley 
Morris,  Clarence 
McGlaughlin,  Charles 
Murray,  Ozier 
Mann,  Marion 


184 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Mann,  Harry 
McClure,  J.  C. 
McAfee,  Wallace 
McSparrin,  Wallace 
McGill,  Earl 
Mettle,  Omer 
Merritt,  Paul 
Moss,  Patton 
Nichols,  Otis 
Nichols,  Roy 
Nichols,  James 
New,  Vernon 
Nida,  James 
Netherton,  Earl 
O'Toole,   Tom 
Osborn,  Edwin 
Page,  William  C. 
Page,   Marion 
Page,  Elvin 
Payne,  Elias 
Poage,   Grady 
Place,  Roscoe 
Place,  Otis 
Pendelton,  Dewey 
Penniston,  J.  B. 
Patterson,  Leonard 
Pilcher,  Harry 
Pilcher,  Roy 
Pierce,  Lloyd 
Russel,  Elbert 
Ramsbottom,  H. 
Richards,   Frank 
Richard,  William 
Rogers,  Clarence 
Rulon,  Woody 
Roach,  Lewis 
Runnels,  Cleo 
Ramsbottom,  J. 
Robinson,    William 
Smith,  M.  A. 
Seller,  William 


Stephenson,  Roy 
Stewart,  Carl 
Stewart,   Henry 
Stapleton,  Frank 
Stapleton,  Charles 
Smith,  Byron 
Smith,  Earl 
Sullivan,  John 
Shipley,  Leo 
Smith,  Eben 
Selby,  John 
Selby,  Seth 
Swafford,  Homer 
Swafford,  John 
Swafford,   R.   E. 
Sharrah,  James 
Thompson,  Victor 
Tolan,  Ross 
Thomas,    James 
Tarwater,  Thurman 
Teel,  Claud 
Trotter,   Roy 
Trotter,  Mack 
Venable,  Homer 
Vanable,  Frank 
Vanover,  Edward 
Vanover,  Sam 
Vipond,  William  J. 
Vipond,  Roger 
Welden,  Lloyd 
Welch,  Dean 
Whitt,  Woody 
Whitt,  Lando 
Wood,  Ray 
Wynne,  Justin 
Wynne,   Carry 
Wulliams,  Earl 
Wynne,  Kenneth 
Weist,  Earl 
Whitt,  Charles 
Whitt,  Jonah 


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185 


Whitt,  Howard 
White,  E.  H. 
Wilson,  Wm.  Boyd 
Walton,  Harvey 
Williams,  Milton 

Athy,  James  Roy 
Aimes,  Floyd,  H. 
Brown,  Neal 
Baker,  James  A. 
Barnett,  Fallis 
Baker,  Albert  B. 
Brown,  Grover 
Brown,  Colbert 
Bond  R.  E. 
Buzard,  R.  L. 
Caldwell,  George  A. 
Caraway,  Levi  E. 
Caraway,  Sidney 
Coberly,  Oscar  L. 
Coberly,  Orville  S. 
Dowell,  Ray 
Dowell,  Alexander 
Drummond,  Kerry 
Drummond,  Glesner 
DeVorss,  Wm.  Earl 
Doty,  J.  E. 
Evans,  George  H. 
Evans,  Wm.  Charles 
English,  John  M. 
Fletcher  Ernie 
Goodbar,  Earl 
Goodbar,  Charles  L. 
Goodbar,  Rolling 
Gildow,  O.  L. 
Gildow,  John  F. 
Gott,  Loyd 
Griffith,  Bert 
Gillilan,  Frank 
Foster,  Charles 
Harding,  Orville 


Jamesport. 


Williams,  Vernon 
Walker,  Robert 
Yates,  Ralph 
Yates,  Paul 
Youtsey,  Frank 
t. 

Hampton,  Homer  N. 
Hill,  Wilbuer 
Hill,  Leon 
Haley,  James  L. 
Havet,  Cecil  E. 
Hill,  Joseph  Carl 
Hill,  Thurman,  L. 
Harrah,  Mark 
Houston,  LeRoy 
Harris,  Paul  W. 
Hallem,  A.  J. 
Justus,  Harry 
Jenkins,  A.  Lee 
Johnson,  Walter  B. 
Kelly,  Edward  C. 
Kingdon,  Howard 
Kelley,  Albert 
Lunnon,  Homer 
Layson,  Manly  G. 
Lawrence,  Webster 
Langford,  Lowell 
Langford,  Ross 
Lockridge,  Frank 
Lent,  Fred 
Lumpkin,  Harold 
Lankford,  Thomas 
Lankford,  Leslie 
Lankford,  Wilbur 
Mann,  Gordon 
McGahey,  Glenn 
Markham,  Claud  H. 
McMahan,  Fern  H. 
McClung,  R.  Earl 
McCrary,  Robert  F. 
McAllister,  Harry 


186 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


McAllister,  Arthur 
Martin,  James  R. 
Martin,  Adger 
Miller,  Claud 
Miller,  Harry 
Marks,  Arthur  E. 
McCue,  Robert 
McCollum,  N. 
McVey,  Clarence 
Nighswonger,  John 
Nolle,  Ray 
Nolle,  Earl 
Nickell,  Gay 
Nighswonger,  Jesse 
Owens,  Ray  E. 
Osborn,  Claud  N. 
Pliley,  Wm.  L. 
King,  Albert 
Prior,  Paul  Dewill 
Pogue,  Grady 
Poe,  Forest 
Ray,  James  Ivan 
Riley,  John  F. 
Richmond,  Forest 
Roy,  C.  H, 
Robinson,  Clyde 
Robinson,  Harvey 
Richardson,  Nathan 
Reed,  Harvey 
Reed,  Perry 
Reed,  Rolla 
Ruble,  Franklin  J. 
Somerville,  George 
Sharrah,  James  B. 

Brookshire,  R.  O. 
Brookshire,  H.  L. 
Boucher,  Earl 
Blakely,  S.  W. 
Bennett,  Enid  A. 
Burton,  Vernie 


Stephens,  Eddi  B. 
Shaffer,  Gordon  L. 
Scott,  James  A. 
Scott,  James,  J. 
Smith,  Eddie  Earl 
Songer,  Herbert  L. 
Smith,  Lee  H. 
Stoller,  Clifton  H. 
Shaw,  Boyd  Scott 
Scott,  Roy 
Shaffer,  Gordon 
Truitt,  James 
Thomas,  Howard 
Thompson,  Arthur 
Thompson,  Earl  V. 
Ward,  John  D. 
Ward,  Vess  J. 
Whittaker,  H.  R. 
Wynne,  Allen  F. 
Whitley,  A.  E. 
Wilks,  Presley  H. 
Witten,  Ralph 
Witten,  Herbert 
Wiles,  Ralph  J. 
Wiles,  William  A. 
Wells,  Clarence 
Woods,  Otis 
Wheeler,  Harry  C. 
Winbar,  Ivan  C. 
Ware,  Orville  R. 
Wills,  Clarence  L. 
Ware,  Noble  O.. 
Williams,  Harry 

Lock  Springs. 

Coberly,  Oscar  Lee 
Coberly,  Orville  S. 
Cox,  Lewis  L. 
Drummond,  W.  L. 
Egbert,  Archie  Lee 
Hise,  Earnest  L. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


187 


Herbert,  Charles  E. 
Harvey,  Karl 
Huffman,  Roy 
Jordin,  Charles 
McCollum,  Joe 
Minnick,  James  P. 
Minnick,  Ben  F. 
Minnick,  Earl  R. 
Mason,  Ray 
McCrary,  Chester 

Bell,  Henry 
Bell,  Orlando 
Bell,  George 
Boyer,  Clyde 
Brown,  Earl 
Estes,  James 
Fleming,  Claud 
Frazier,  Elra 
Frazier,  Wm.  F. 

Bristow,  Frank 
Doll,  Earl 
Fuller,  Earl 
Gilbert,  James  W. 
Hosman,  Floyd 
Johnson,  Clarence 
Kirchofer,  Reo 
Kirchofer,  George 
Lee,  Jesse 
Linval,  Joseph 
Morrow,  Earl 

Barnes,  Arthur 
Bernard,  Donald 
Brewer,  Emmitt 
Boyd,  Erskine 
Bowman,  Millard 
Bray,  Porr 
Bray,  Carl 
Blankenship,  F. 


Sloan,  O.  W. 
Smith,  Thesler  J. 
Ranes,  Virgil  A. 
Ragan,  Virgil  D.. 
Tague,  Vernie 
Wilson,  Drury 
Wilson,  Harry 
Wade,  Clarence  C. 
Wade,  Raymond  V. 
Wade,  A.  B. 
Civil  Bend. 

Ginder,  Ronald 
Ginder,  Roger 
Huff,  Jonathan 
Hibbs,  Ward 
Lee,  Victor 
Shaw,  Charles 
Palmer,  Macey 
Snyder,  David  L. 
Snyder,  Charles 
Mt.  Nebo. 

McBrayer,  Carl 
Newby,  James 
Newby,  Ray 
Neel,  Charles 
Peters,  George 
Short,  Stephen  H. 
Short,  Tinsley 
Snow,  Carl 
Snow,  Walter 
Williams,  Earl 

Pattonsburg. 

Best,  Guy 
Becket,  Paul 
Becket,  Maurice 
Brannan,  Robert 
Burns,  J.  L 
Buck,  Roscoe 
Bernard,  Stanley 
Burk,  Alva 


188 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Butcher,  Oma 
Butcher,  Ora 
Creekmore,  Lloyd 
Clevenger,  Jerry 
Campbell,  J.  C. 
Carter,  E.  S. 
Cruits,  Fred  D. 
Carter,  David 
Caster,  Glen 
Dix,  Robert 
Devers,  Claud 
Elam,  Leslie 
Elam,  Merlin 
Ferguson,  J.  L. 
Ferguson,  Joe 
Fisher,  Delbert 
Fitts,  Isaac  McCord 
Francisco,  Walter 
Graham,  Darius  G. 
Graham,  C.  B. 
Groomer,  Louis  D. 
Groomer,  Logan,  Jr. 
Gambill,  Esquire 
Gardner,  Ezra 
Gotchel,  Owen 
Croetecke,  James 
Guilkey,  Floyd 
Hart,  Arthur 
Heath,  William 
Heath,  John 
Hedges,  Frank 
Hurley,  A.  R. 
Hooper,  W.  H. 
Helms,  Frank 
Horton,  Joseph 
Harris,  Elmer 
Huff,  Jonathan 
James,  Robert 
Johnson,  Robert 
Lowrie,  Marshall 
Lipps,  Orval 


Lear,  Albert 
Lambert,  J.  C. 
Maupin,  Curtman 
Murphy,  Wayne 
Morris,  Carl 
Morris,  Floyd 
Morris,  Robert 
Morris,  Herman 
Morris,  Meredith 
Mott,  Ernest 
Meyer,  Ashley  C. 
Markham,  Roy 
Martin,  Clark 
Nolle,  David 
Newman,  Harry 
Newman,  Clyde 
Newton,  Hue 
Persinger,  Roscoe 
Phillips,  Bartley 
Phillips,  Houston 
Price,  Lloyd 
Price,  George 
Price,  Rupert 
Rogers,  Elmer 
Roberts,  M.  Henry 
Reed,  Crafton 
Reed,  Frank 
Rice,  Harley 
Royston,  Cecil 
Royston,  Jerry 
Royston,  Albert 
Royston,  Emil 
Royston,  Homer 
Savage,  Edward 
Shepherd,  James 
Smith,  Herman 
Sadler,  Emil 
Salmon,  George 
Sweany,  Lee 
Stalbert,  Frank 
Smart,  Thomas  L. 


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189 


Taylor,  Harve 
Thompson,  Kenneth 
Tunnel,  Harve 
Tunnel,  William 
Tunnel,  Charles 
Trotter,  Clarence 
Thompson,  Marvin 
Utz,  Virgil 
Vanness,  Fred 
Williams,  Sam 
Williams,  Charles 

Bartlett,  Carl 
Bell,  Harvey  E. 
Bowman,  Ashford 
Brown,  Curtis 
Brown,  Earl  H. 
Black,  Virgil 
Burgert,  Alfred 
Baldwin,  Harry 
Crowder,  Cleo 
Carey,  William 
Campbell,  Dennis 
Caster,  Cleo 
Croll,  Frank 
Clapper,  Ernest 
Clapper,  Roswell 
Dean,  Lawrence 
Downs,  Emmitt  E. 
Downs,  Benjamin 
Edwards,  Victor  F. 
Dunlap,  John  Carl 
Dunlap,  Rudin 
Gould  Clem 
Gibson,  Crval 
Hangley,  Jay 
Hangley,  H.  S.  G. 
Haley,  James  L. 
Huffman,  Marshall 
Hudson,  Lester 
Hudson,  George 


Winston. 


Weldon,  Moss  E. 
Walker,  Ray 

Wade,  

Webb,  C.  E. 
Wyrick,  Lucian 
Wyrick,  Stephen  C. 
Warford,  John  V. 
Warford,  Lester 
Warford,  Charles 
Webb,  Lester 
Yost,  Earnie 

Kelso,  Thomas 
Loop,  John 
Loomis,  Neil 
Lehr,  Ashel 
Loomis,  Wilber 
Miles,  Bernley 
Osborn,  Charles  T. 
Potter,  McKinley 
Potter,  Theron 
Potter,  Lewis 
Parmley,  Thomas 
Manring,  Carl 
Manring,  Glen 
Manring,  Earl 
Morrison,  Harvey 
Norton,  Elmer 
Oaks,  Elmer 
Steel,  Herbert 
Steel,  Ralph  D. 
Peters,  George  R. 
Reid,  Lloyd 
Reid,  Clyde 
Reid,  Conley 
Schuele,  Phillip   . 
Schuele,  Henry 
Smith,  James  B. 
Smith,  William  W. 
Shaw,  Floyd 
Strong,  Morris 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Stewart,  Howard 
Trotter,  Lewis 
Thomas,  Scy  Milton 
Uthe,  Jurd 
Willis,  Walter 

Andrews,  Harold 
Barlow,  George 
Briner,  George 
Brown,  Frank 
Cox,  Elbert 
Contrail,  W.  J. 
Carter,  Marion 
Day,  Roy 
Estes,  James 
Feurt,  Cleo 
Feurt,  Charles 
Feurt,  Vernon 
Feurt,  James 
Gains,  Roy  C. 
Gisebert,  Walter 
Gisebert,  Charles 
Harrington,  John  R. 
Hankins,  John  E. 
Hoyle,  Grover 
Irwin,  Howard 

Abbott,  Walter 
Bartlett,  Garland 
Bolar,  Albert 
Chambers,  Poe 
Chambers,  Ray 
Cunningham,  Jas. 
Davisson,  David 
Elkins,  Vile 
Gear,  Walter 
Glaze,  Perry  E. 
Hathaway,  Earl 
Harrington,  Chas. 
Harrington,  Roscoe 
Holcomb,  Harley 


Woody,  James  P. 
Wise,  Chester 
Worrel,  Adeson  H. 
Wooden,  Maurice 


Jameson. 


Coffey. 


Jenkins,  Virgil 
Jobe,  Charles  . 
Landes,  Carl 
Knecht,  William 
Knott,  Wood 
McKenney,  Jett  L. 
McDonald,  Allen 
McGee,  Paul 
Mikes,  John 
O'Brian,  Chas.  R.  P. 
Pugh,  Samuel 
Reed,  Lan 
Pugh,  Allen 
Robertson,  Ira 
Sabens,  Earl 
Scott,  Henry  * 
Schaffer,  Homer 
Shemwell,  Bishop 
Smith,  Wilford 
Walls,  Cecil 

Hoover,  Henry  H. 
Hoover,  Jacob  A. 
Hoover,  Robert  P. 
Hampton,  Earl 
Iddings,  Eddie 
Kinkade,  Kinnish 
Martin,  Charles  H. 
Patton,  John 
Parrett,  Charles 
Plymell,  Charles  D. 
Plymell,  Emil 
Prindle,  Ralph 
Pugh,  Hasset 
Roland,  Harry 


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191 


Scott,  John  T. 
Smith,  Floyd 
Snyder,  Everett 
Snyder,  Roy 
Stitt,  Herman 

Banks,  Roy 
Barkdoll,  Victor 
Boyd,  Grover 
Brassfield,  Leonard 
Campion,  Fred 
Cornelius,  Vern 
Cook,  John  W. 
Cook,  Willis 
Deany,  Wilford 
Drake,  Marion 
Duffey,  Earl 
Faw,  Sarvey 
Faw,  Aaron 
Foltz,  Filmore 
Foster,  Carney 
Grove,  Paul 
Hendricks,  Roy 

Alexander,  Earl 
Cox,  Ralph 
Davis,  Toney 
Miller,  Carl 
Puckett,  James 
Spidle,  Forest  L. 
Spidle,  Samuel 
Townsand,  Charles 
Townsand,  Willard 

Lambert,  J.  C. 
Nigh,  J.  W. 
Wade,  H.  L. 
Whetstone,  John 
Smith,  George 
Yost,  Harvey 
Hart,  Clarence 


Stretch,  Omar  G. 
Thompson,  Toney 
Tracy,  John 
Witten,  John  F. 


Altamont 


Kemp,  Henry 
Kuebler,  Leon 
Kuebler,  Roland 
Lindsey,  Fred 
Patton,  Herbert 
Pierce,  Robert 
Roper,  Lester 
Snyder,  Loren 
Stephenson,  E.  F. 
Stephens,  John  J. 
Stephens,  Leonard 
Stephens,  John 
Stephenson,  Ellis 
Tedrick,  Orson 
Wathen,  Clarence 
Youtsey,  Charles 

Lick  Fork. 

Townsand,  Frank 
Taylor,  Peter 
Townsand,  Glen 
Rogers,  Sherman 
Reed,  George 
Trosper,  Roy 
Trosper,  Nicholas 
Tuggle,  Leslie 

Pattonsburg 

Bland,  Earl 
Davis,  Ray 
Chappell,  Paul 
Morris,  Clyde 
Kerns,  Charles 
Gromer,  S.  A. 
Blankenship,  Arch 


192  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Williams,  Walter  Shackelford,  E.  U. 

Carter,  Lawrence  Armstead,  Harry 

James,  Floyd  Williams,  Joseph 

Jameson. 

Findley,  Ben  Turner,  James 

McClary,  Leslie  Murry,  Ozar  D. 

Lewis,  Clarence  Gustalson,  Carl 

Scott,  Roy  Beck,  Boyd 

Palmer,  Macy  Hansher,  Roy 

Trotter,  Lyle  Gould,  Robin  P. 

Foster,  Charles  Francisco,  Walter 

Dunn,  Chas.  W. 

The  Distinguished  Service  Cross  was  awarded  to  three  Daviess 
County  boys:  Ora  Lee  Butcher,  John  W.  McAfee,  and  Charles  A.  Shaw. 

Return  of  Soldiers. 

Soon  after  the  signing  of  the  armistice,  the  men  in  camps  were  sent 
home.  On  January  1,  the  first  of  a  series  of  "Welcome  Home"  recep- 
tions was  given  in  Gallatin,  The  reception  was  in  charge  of  the  Can- 
teen Service  of  the  Red  Cross.  By  the  middle  of  the  summer  a  large 
number  of  those  overseas  had  also  returned.  It  was  then  decided  by  the 
Red  Cross  to  give  a  "Welcome  Home"  celebration  on  July  4th  to  the  725 
Daviess  Countians  who  had  been  in  the  service.  An  address  of  welcome 
was  given  by  ex-Governor  A.  M,  Dockery,  followed  by  responses  by 
Henry  Ramsbottom  and  Frank  Gildow  and  an  address  by  Col,  Ruby  D. 
Garrett  of  Kansas  City,  Gold  pins  were  presented  as  souvenirs  on  be- 
half of  the  Red  Cross  to  each  soldier.  Mrs.  James  Manring  was  awarded 
a  prize  for  having  more  sons  in  the  service  than  any  mother  present. 
Prizes  were  awarded  the  prettiest  babies  whose  fathers  were  in  the 
service,  the  prizes  being  awarded  to  Gretchen  Etter,  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  R.  L.  Etter,  Jr.,  and  Walter  William  Colbert,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Walter  Colbert,  Various  communities  also  gave  recognition  of  the 
return  of  the  soldiers  and  sailors. 

Auxiliary  War  Work. 

The  following  figures  show  the  contributions  made  by  Daviess 
County  to  Liberty  Loan  Campaigns,  War  Charities  and  Welfare  organi- 
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Liberty  Loans. 

Date                         Chairman  Quota  Sold 

First June  24,  1917  R.V.Thompson  $221,088 

Second Oct.  24,  1917  E.  G  Urban  233,000  $194,150 

Third April  6,  1918  G.  G  Murray  239,000  399,250 

Fourth Sept.  28,   1918  555,000  591,550 

Victory April,  1918  R.V.Thompson  427,000  417,400 

Y.  M.  C.  A.  Drive,  1917. 

Quota,  $6,000.00;  raised,  $9,327.76;  C.  L.  Knauer,  County  Chair- 
man. 

United  War  Work  Campaign,  1918. 

Funds  to  be  divided  between  Y.  M.  C.  A.  ,  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Salvation 
Army  and  four  other  welfare  organizations.) 

Quota,  $18,800.00  (later  raised  to  $28,000.00)  ;  raised,  $24,878.65; 
C.  L.  Knauer,  County  Chairman. 

Armenian,  Grecian  and  Servian  Relief,  January,  1919. 

Quota,  $4,000.00;  raised,  $3,282.66;  Floyd  S.  Tuggle,  County  Chair- 
man. 

Thrift  Stamp  Campaign,  1918. 

The  entire  quota  of  $352,000.00  was  subscribed.  The  exact  figures 
are  not  at  hand.   The  county  chairman  was  Homer  Feurt. 

Daviess  County  Council  of  Defense. 

Chairman,  Hon.  Floyd  S.  Tuggle,  Gallatin.  Secretary,  Dean  E. 
Handy,  Gallatin.  Simon  Arnold,  Jamesport;  Dr.  G.  M.  Wooden,  Win- 
ston; Dr.  S.  L.  Hardinger,  Pattonsburg;  R.  E.  Maupin,  Pattonsburg;  L 
L.  Wade,  Lock  Springs;  Mrs.  Chas.  Arnold,  Jamesport. 

Township  Councils  of  Defense. 

Benton — R.  C.  Maupin,  O.  P.  Meadows,  W.  A.  Warford,  Geo.  N. 
Groomer,  Raleigh  A.  Utz,  M.  E.  Pangburn,  Geo.  N.  Frazier,  E.  A.  Mar- 
tin, Mrs.  Ben  A.  Yates. 

Colfax — C.  H.  Bryant,  L.  Hudson,  C.  W.  Shreckengaust,  V.  E.  Fox- 
worthy,  A.  C.  Triem,  E.  W.  Manring,  Dr.  D.  M.  Claggett. 

Grand  River — R.  A.  Daniels,  George  Goodbar,  John  F.  Wilder,  G. 
W.  Case,  James  Barnett,  Virgil  Gaines,  S.  C.  Shaffer,  Forest  Everly. 

Jamesport — S.  E.  Arnold,  Joseph  Foster,  D.  H.  Robinson,  Sam  Gant, 
S.  B.  Currin,  W.  L.  McClure,  C.  L.  Hampshirt. 

Liberty — Dan  Fisher,  W.  P.  Griffin,  H.  E.  Posten,  Amos  Steigers, 
M.  T.  Lankford,  E.  G.  Urban,  T.  L.  Sturgeon,  W.  E.  Hathway. 


194  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Monroe — F.  E.  Mueller,  W.  D.  Statler,  Jas.  O'Toole,  E.  T.  Lank- 
ford,  E.  J.  Harlow,  S.  J.  Dunlap,  E.  W.  Foley. 

Daviess — Frank  Kissinger,  W.  M.  Bristow,  W.  S.  Sailor,  Lewis  Doll, 
Grant  McCleary,  S.  A.  Gaines,  J.  W.  Morrow,  W.  W.  Edwards. 

Union — W.  R.  Handy,  W.  C.  Pogue,  Penn  Love,  R.  B.  Moss,  Roy 
Whitt,  Charles  Hemry,  R.  J.  Ball,  Glenn  Smith. 

Harrison — J.  G.  Lawson,  W.  B.  Trosper,  B.  W.  Patrick,  Gates  Wool- 
sey,  Lynn  Newman,  Jacob  Treon,  John  Boyd,  J.  W.  Goins. 

Jackson — L  L.  Wade,  M.  R.  Weed,  A.  C.  Buckingham,  E.  H.  Green- 
wood, S.  L.  McClure,  Ezra  Hamilton,  R.  W.  Burge,  Rev.  Orr,  Iva  Drum- 
mond. 

Lincoln — J.  R.  Baker,  R.  D.  McCray,  E.  R.  Leigh,  R.  C.  Griffith,  B. 
F.  Bedford,  Albert  Springs,  Elmer  Wickizer,  M.  F.  Ward. 

Marion — J.  H.  Haver,  Harve  Zentz,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Henderson,  John  J. 
Johnson,  Chas.  Snider,  Grvy  Schriver,  Mrs.  John  Shaw. 

Salem — W.  Guy  Welden,  Robt.  D.  Kincade,  J.  E.  Gotschall,  Harper 
Butler,  J.  F.  Holmes,  W.  T.  Siple,  J.  A.  Burtch,  J.  A.  Chambers. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


AMERICAN  RED  CROSS. 


FIRST  APPEAL— DAVIESS  COUNTY  CHAPTER  ORGANIZED— BRANCH  CHAPTERS- 
GROWTH  IN  MEMBERSHIP— SCHOOL  AUXILIARY— RED  CROSS  WEEK— FIRST  AID 
CLASS— MEETING  OF  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE— WELCOME  HOME  ENTERTAIN- 
MENT—AWARDS  FOR   SERVICE— PEACE    PROGRAM. 

On  May  3,  1917,  a  letter  appeared  in  the  local  county  papers  signed 
"Monroe  Township  Patriot,"  making  an  appeal  for  funds  for  the  Red 
Cross  for  the  benefit  of  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  in  France.  At  the 
same  time  expressions  came  from  other  sections  of  the  county  favoring 
the  local  organization  of  the  Red  Cross  and  kindred  societies.  The  first 
start  toward  a  Red  Cross  fund  was  made  about  the  same  time  when  Mrs. 
James  P.  Tarwater  sent  a  check  to  the  editor  of  the  Gallatin  Democrat, 
together  with  an  earnest  appeal  to  the  women  of  the  county  to  organize 
this  great  work. 

The  general  desire  thus  expressed  to  do  and  give  soon  began  to  take 
definite  form,  manifesting  itself  in  the  organization  of  local  welfare 
bodies,  some  of  which  later  affiliated  with  the  Red  Cross.  The  Daugh- 
ters of  the  American  Revolution  first  made  arrangements  for  opening 
rooms  for  the  making  of  articles  necessary  for  the  comfort  of  the  sol- 
diers, and  a  class  was  organized  May  26th  to  receive  instructions  in  the 
making  of  surgical  dressings.  The  National  League  for  Women  was  or- 
ganized in  Gallatin  June  1,  1917,  with  the  following  officers:  President, 
Mrs.  Boyd  Dudley;  Vice-President,  Mrs.  Arch  Thompson;  Secretary, 
Golden  Etter;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Floyd  Tuggle.  Interest  in  the  League 
grew  rapidly.  About  the  same  time  a  group  of  girls  at  Winston  organ- 
ized a  club  to  do  knitting.  A  branch  of  the  National  League  for  Women's 
Service  was  organized  at  Jamesport  in  June  of  the  same  year,  the  fol- 
lowing officers  being  elected:  President,  Mrs.  I.  C.  Hill;  Vice-President, 
Mrs.  L.  N.  Callison;  Secretary,  Mrs.  Lewis  Marlow;  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
Frankie  Carr. 

The  organization  of  the  Daviess  County  Chapter  of  the  American 


196  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Red  Cross  dates  from  June  23,  1917.  The  movement  was  headed  by- 
Mayer  Penn  Love  of  Gallatin  and  met  with  the  hearty  co-operation  of  the 
community.  A  canvass  for  memberships  in  Gallatin  and  other  towns  in 
the  county  met  with  a  liberal  response.  A  permanent  organization  was 
effected  at  a  meeting  held  at  the  courthouse  on  July  23rd,  and  the  fol- 
lowing were  elected :  Simon  Arnold,  Jamesport,  Chairman ;  Penn  Love, 
Gallatin,  Vice-Chairman ;  George  B.  Koch,  Jamesport,  Secretary;  Dr.  R. 
V.  Thompson,  Gallatin,  Treasurer. 

The  work  of  organizing  branch  chapters  and  women's  auxiliaries 
was  soon  begun.  Gallatin  branch  organized  Sept.  24  with  an  initial 
membership  of  almost  200.  Branch  organizations  were  also  perfected  at 
Altamont,  Winston,  Jameson  and  Pattonsburg,  before  the  end  of  the 
month.  Organizations  such  as  the  National  League  for  Women's  Service 
came  into  the  Red  Cross.  The  branch  organizations,  with  the  first  chair- 
men, are  as  follows:  Gallatin,  Charles  Brandon;  Altamont,  Mrs.  John 
Vanover;  Coffey,  J.  A.  Chambers;  Jameson,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Feurt;  James- 
port, E.  F.  Ashbrook;  Lock  Springs,  F.  M.  Achauer;  Lick  Fork,  Mrs. 
Lena  Ramsbottom;  Mt.  Nebo,  Henry  McCord;  Pattonsburg,  Rev.  Pow- 
ell A.  Smith;  Winston,  Miss  Emma  Triem ;  Blake,  J.  O.  Stanley;  Civil 
Bend,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Hardinger;  Wesley  Chapel,  Walter  Edwards. 

Mrs.  Victoria  Tuggle  was  chosen  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Home 
Service  Committee  of  the  County  Chapter.  Before  taking  up  the  work  in 
December,  she  went  to  St.  Louis  where  she  took  a  course  of  training 
givn  at  the  Divisional  Headquarters  of  the  A.  R.  C. 

Membership  in  the  organization  grew  rapidly,  reaching  1748  on 
Dec.  19,  1917,  and  in  the  nation-wide  Christmas,  1917,  membership 
drive,  under  the  leadership  of  W.  Glen  Smith,  the  county's  quota  of  3,- 
000  was  greatly  exceeded,  a  total  of  5,136  new  members  being  added  by 
January  1,  1918.  This  increase  in  membership  was  distributed  among 
the  various  branches  as  follows:  Gallatin,  1,100;  Pattonsburg,  1,088; 
Jamesport,  908;  Winston,  499;  Coffey,  401;  Jameson,  319;  Civil  Bend, 
242;  Lick  Fork,  200;  Altamont,  194;  Lock  Springs,  150;  Mt.  Nebo,  134; 
non-  resident,  1. 

In  February,  1918,  came  the  call  of  President  Wilson  asking  that 
between  Feb.  12  and  22  a  school  auxiliary  of  the  American  Red  Cross 
be  organized  in  every  school  in  the  nation ;  Mrs.  Eunice  E.  Hosman  was 
made  chairman  and  George  B.  Koch  treasurer  of  the  committee  in 
charge  of  this  work  inthe  county.  Other  members  of  the  committee  were 
Boyd  Dudley,  G.  N.  Gromer,  E.  H.  Greenwood,  J.  F.  Holmes,  Sam  Clark, 
O.  T.  Brown,  Dell  Alleman  and  Ben  Wood. 

During  Red  Cross  Week,  beginning  May  20,  1918,  a  drive,  under 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  197 

the  chairmanship  of  J.  M.  Bauer,  was  begun  which  by  Aug.  13  had  pro- 
duced a  fund  of  $64,000,  winning  for  Daviess  County  the  distinction  of 
being  the  banner  county  in  the  southwestern  division  composed  of  Mis- 
souri, Kansas,  Texas,  Oklahoma,  Arkansas  and  Louisiana. 

A  First  Aid  class  was  conducted  in  Gallatin,  beginning  the  first 
week  in  November,  1918,  Dr.  Norman  being  in  charge. 

On  Nov.  26,  1918,  the  county  executive  committee  met  in  Gallatin 
and  elected  the  following  committee:  Rev.  Powell  A.  Smith  and  Mrs. 
S.  L.  Hardinger,  Pattonsburg;  Miss  Emma  Triem  and  Mrs,  Virgil  Black, 
Winston;  Mrs.  Lena  Ramsbottom,  Charles  Brandom  and  W.  C.  Pogue, 
Gallatin;  George  H.  Pogue,  Jamesport;  Mrs.  C.  A.  Feurt,  Jameson;  Mrs. 
John  Vanover,  Altamont;  Mrs.  Henry  Duffey,  Pattonsburg;  J.  G.  Law- 
son,  Breckinridge;  S.  L.  McClure,  Lock  Springs.  Several  attempts  were 
made  to  elect  officers,  the  first  group  selected  by  the  committee  declined 
to  serve.  For  a  time  after  the  armistice  interest  in  the  organization  was 
at  ebb. 

W.  R.  Handy  was  in  charge  of  the  membership  drive  for  1918. 

After  the  signing  of  the  armistice  the  Red  Cross  sponsored  a  series 
of  Welcome  Home  entertainments  for  the  soldiers.  On  July  4,  1919,  a 
home-coming  celebration  was  given  at  Gallatin,  at  which  badges  were 
presented  to  each  of  the  soldiers. 

The  foregoing  account  is  entirely  inadequate  in  expressing  the  part 
that  the  American  Red  Cross  played  during  the  war.  Red  Cross  work 
and  other  war  activities  superseded  all  social  activities.  Practically  all 
other  organizations  were  temporarily  disbanded.  Nor  can  any  account 
ever  adequately  tell  of  the  hours  of  patient  service,  the  endless  making 
of  pads,  hospital  garments,  bandages,  and  the  continual  click  of  the 
knitting  needles  turning  out  sweaters,  helmets,  scarfs,  socks  and  wrist- 
lets. The  lists  published  below  show  in  part  the  work  done  by  the 
county  chapter.  A  committee  on  awards  was  formed  to  ascertain  the 
service  given  in  the  various  departments.  Awards  were  necessarily 
based  on  the  number  of  hours  of  Red  Cross  work  done  from  April  6, 
1917,  to  Dec.  24,  1918.  A  badge  with  a  blue  ribbon  having  two  white 
stripes  represented  three  units  of  six  months  with  2,400  hours'  service. 
This  was  awarded  to  the  following:  Penn  Love,  Mrs.  V.  A.  Tuggle,  Mrs. 
Belle  Dudley  and  Mrs.  R.  V.  Thompson. 

For  1,600  hours  or  12  months  continuous  service,  the  badge  had  a 
blue  ribbon  with  one  white  stripe.  This  emblem  was  awarded  to  Mrs. 
C.  A.  Feurt,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Jenkins,  Jameson;  Mrs.  L  C.  Hill;  Mrs.  Morgan 
Hill,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Anna  Carter  and  Mrs.  Mollie  McClure,  Jamesport;  Mrs. 


198  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Minnie  McElfresh,  Mrs.  Trave  Campbell,  and  Mrs.  Glasson,  Pattons- 
burg;  Mrs.  W.  S.  Whitt,  Mrs.  L.  M.  Hosman,  Miss  Ona  Fletcher,  Mrs. 
Edna  Cruzen,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Pilcher,  Gallatin;  Miss  Emma  Triem,  Mrs.  Earl 
Manring,  and  Mrs.  D.  M.  Clagett,  Winston. 

The  badge  with  a  plain  blue  ribbon  attached  represented  six  months 
of  continuous  service  with  a  minimum  of  800  hours  service  and  was 
awarded  to  the  following:  Mrs.  E.  F.  West,  Winston;  Mrs.  Maggie, 
Tague,  Mrs.  Belle  Sperry,  W.  J.  Gromer,  Mrs.  Emma  Hardinger,  Mrs. 
Lucy  Maupin,  Mrs.  Lucy  Yercion,  Rev.  Powell  Smith,  Pattonsburg;  Mrs. 
Allen  Selby,  Miss  Kate  Young,  Mrs.  Martha  Williams,  Moses  Mann, 
Mrs.  Emma  Schmidt.  Mrs.  H.  T.  Leeper,  Mrs.  John  Kemp,  Mrs.  J.  C. 
Leopard,  Mrs.  Cora  Barlow,  Mrs.  Susan  Osborn,  Mrs.  Sallie  Burbank, 
Mrs.  Wood  Hamilton,  Gallatin;  Mrs.  John  Vanover,  Altamont;  Mrs. 
Letha  Mann,  Mrs.  Dora  Hays,  Mrs.  C.  P.  Mann,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Edwards, 
Mrs.  Emma  Merrill,  Claries  Arnold,  Mrs.  George  Mundell,  Mrs.  Emma 
Stipes,  Jamesport;  Mrs.  Geo.  Mc Williams,  Winston. 

Sixty  others  were  awarded  the  badge  with  the  plain  khaki  colored 
ribbon,  representing  400  hours  of  work.  These  names  are  omitted  for 
lack  of  space. 

When  one  adds  to  this  82,400  hours,  the  dozens  of  others  who  gave 
freely  of  their  time,  but  who  were  not  included  in  the  awards  and  when 
it  is  also  taken  into  consideration  that  the  majority  of  the  people  work- 
ing had  a  good  day's  work  to  do  every  day  without  including  this  work, 
the  result  seems  all  the  more  remarkable. 

Peace  Program  of  the  American  Red  Cross — In  the  latter  part  of 
1919  Mrs.  Vessey,  a  Red  Cross  nurse  was  brought  to  the  county.  She 
conducted  classes  in  Home  Nursing  in  six  centers.  Certificates  were 
awarded  to  179  who  finished  the  course ;  many  others  were  present  for 
part  of  the  lectures.  First  aid  courses  have  been  given  in  three  schools, 
by  Dr.  J.  Z.  Parker  at  Pattonsburg,  Dr.  T.  E.  Cooper  at  Gallatin,  and  Dr. 
Glen  Johnson  at  Winston. 

The  work  done  during  the  year  1921  is  clearly  set  forth  in  a  small 
pamphlet  published  by  the  chapter.  The  chapter  officers  are:  Mrs.  V. 
A.  Tuggle,  chairman;  Mrs.  Frank  Davis,  vice-chairman;  Mrs.  H.  A. 
Pilcher,  secretary ;  Dr.  R.  V.  Thompson,  treasurer. 

The  health  work  of  the  Executive  Secretary,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Pilcher,  is 
reported  as  follows:  Two  classes,  first  aid,  110  pupils;  3  high  schools 
co-operate  with  Red  Cross  in  nutrition  work;  100  correct  class  work 
charts;  100  graph  charts;  100  daily  food  records  furnished  them;  two 
schools,  hot  lunch ;  32  sanitary  drinking  fountains;  6  Fairbanks  scales  in 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  199 

town  schools  for  weighing  and  measuring;  65  health  posters  made;  35 
babies  weighed  and  measured  monthly  and  records  kept;  100  health 
pamphlets  distributed;  8  practical  nurses  secured  for  families;  5  prac- 
tical nurses  furnished  families;  1  tonsil  operation  by  home  doctors;  9 
hospital  cases;  2  children  for  specialist  examination;  4  families  fur- 
nished serum  for  diphtheria. 

This  list  shows  only  a  part  of  the  work  done.  Among  other  things 
the  secretary  reported  that  595  home  visits  had  been  made,  23  schools 
enrolled  as  Junior  Red  Cross  auxiliaries,  with  2,000  pupils  enrolled;  300 
ex-service  men  given  information  and  aid,  100  filed  for  vocational  train- 
ing and  24  were  given  training;  100  filed  for  compensation  and  33  of 
the  applications  were  granted,  24  given  dental  work,  36  received  hos- 
pitalization, 158  given  medical  examination,  40  civilian  families  helped. 

The  total  expenses  of  the  chapter  for  the  year  were  $2,590.77,  total 
branch  and  chapter  expense,  $2,900. 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 


SOCIETIES  AND  LODGES. 


GRAND  ARMY  OF  THE  REPUBLIC— SONS  OF  VETERANS— PATRONS  OF  HUSBANDRY- 
YOUNG  MENS  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION— UNITED  CONFEDERATE  VETERANS— 
P.  E.  O.  SISTERHOOD— JAMESPORT  FORTNIGHTLY  CLUB— DAVIESS  COUNTY 
IMMIGRATION  SOCIETY— DAUGHTERS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION— THE  W. 
C.  T.  U.— MASONIC— EASTERN  STAR— KNIGHTS  OF  PYTHIAS— I.  O.  O.  F.— RE- 
BEKAHS— AMERICAN    LEGION. 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. — The  first  post  of  the  G.  A.  R.  in  the 

county  was  organized  at  Winston,  then  called  Emporia,  and  was  called 
Kilpatrick  Post  No,  66.  The  date  of  the  organization  was  the  latter  part 
of  1882,  or  early  in  1883,  as  it  is  first  listed  in  the  1883  report  of  the  G. 
A.  R.,  Department  of  Missouri.   The  first  commander  was  Wesley  Lee. 

Gallatin  had  the  next  organization — Lewis  Post  No.  104,  the  name 
of  which  was  later  changed  to  Nichols  Post.  Benton  Miller  was  the  first 
commander  and  at  the  state  meeting  in  1884,  the  post  was  represented 
by  Benton  Miller,  A.  M.  Irving  and  H.  C.  McDougal. 

Salem  Post  No.  128  was  organized  shortly  afterwards  and  R.  M. 
Askins  was  its  commander. 

Victoria  had  an  organization  known  as  the  James  N.  Whitehead 
Post  No.  171.  V.  P.  Dillingham  was  the  first  commander  of  the  Post. 

Jamesport  Post  No.  220  was  organized  in  1884,  with  Jacob  Kene- 
strick  as  the  first  commander. 

S.  L.  Turley  Post  No.  222  was  organized  about  the  same  time  at 
Bancroft,  with  C.  D.  Knight  commander. 

Jameson  was  not  long  in  following  the  example  of  the  other  towns, 
and  organized  the  John  Kennett  Post  No.  226. 

Pattonsburg  Post  No.  242  was  the  next  Post  in  the  county. 

In  1887  the  Bob  Ford  Post  No.  303  at  Coffeyburg  appears  for  the 
first  time  in  a  state  report.    Cornelius  Yost  was  the  first  commander. 

In  1890  the  camps  had  the  following  commanders.  Where  the  post 
was  inspected  during  the  year,  the  number  of  members  in  good  stand- 
ing is  also  given : 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  201 

By  1895  the  number  of  members  in  the  organization  had  begun  to 
decrease.  A  report  of  members  in  the  various  camps  for  1894  shows 
that  of  the  Daviess  County  Posts,  the  Post  at  Bancroft  led  with  a  mem- 
bership of  44,  Winston  coming  next  with  37,  Jamesport  with  33,  Galla- 
tin 23,  Pattonsburg  18,  Coffeyburg  11. 

After  1895  few  of  the  Posts  made  reports  or  sent  delegates  to  the 
state  meetings,  and  an  account  of  their  proceedings  are  difficult  to  ob- 
tain. In  1905  one  of  the  local  papers  made  the  statement  that  there  was 
only  one  active  camp  in  the  county,  the  Bob  Ford  Post.  The  following 
week  the  Jamesport  correspondent  replied  that  the  organization  there 
was  still  in  fine  working  order.  The  members  of  the  G.  A.  R.  of  the 
various  towns  hold  meetings  occasionally,  but  their  numbers  are  now  so 
few  that  the  organization  is  no  longer  the  force  that  it  was  in  the  eighties 
and  nineties. 

Sons  of  Veterans. — In  June,  1914,  through  the  work  of  Rev.  A.  O. 
Hunsaker,  a  post  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans  was  organized  at  Altamont, 
and  was  known  as  Altamont  Camp  No.  26. 

Patrons  of  Husbandry. — The  first  grange  of  the  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry was  established  in  1873,  but  reached  its  greatest  strength  in  the 
late  summer  of  1874. 

The  Daviess  County  Council  of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  organ- 
ized Oct.  15,  1873,  was  composed  of  the  subordinate  granges  or  local 
organizations  which  had  complied  with  the  order  of  the  association. 
Annual  meetings  were  held  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  September,  and 
other  regular  meetings  in  December,  March  and  June. 

The  first  officers  of  the  county  organization  were  William  D.  Mc- 
Donald, president;  James  L.  Powell,  secretary;  Gabriel  Feurt,  treas- 
urer; J.  P.  Drummond,  Samuel  Kindig  and  R.  M.  Jackson,  trustees;  B. 
G.  Kimball,  business  agent. 

During  1873  and  1874,  twenty  granges  were  affiliated  with  the 
county  organization,  about  half  of  them  being  organized  at  the  time  of 
the  formation  of  the  county  association. 

The  organization  of  the  county  reached  its  climax  in  1874,  but  as 
late  as  1877  there  were  still  grange  stores  in  operation.  In  the  early 
fall  of  1877  a  Grange  picnic  was  given  in  Woodruff's  grove,  near  Galla- 
tin, and  was  attended  by  a  large  crowd.  Judge  Peter  Bear  presided,  and 
speeches  were  made  by  D.  L.  Kost,  Rev.  J.  L.  Netherton  and  others. 

Could  the  organization  have  been  kept  free  from  politics  it  would 
probably  have  been  much  more  effective.  As  it  was,  the  order  was 
practically  dead  by  1880. 

Young  Men's  Christian  Association. — During  the  winter  of  1886 


202  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

and  1887,  a  revival  meeting  was  held  in  Gallatin  by  the  Rev.  Z.  M.  Wil- 
liams, now  president  of  Central  College  for  Women  at  Lexington,  Mo., 
who  was  then  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Church,  Shortly  after  the  close 
of  the  services,  some  of  the  young  men  decided  to  organize  a  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Accordingly  a  meeting  was  held  in  the  Methodist  Church  Sunday  after- 
noon, Jan.  16,  1887,  with  Dr.  Williams  presiding,  and  W.  T.  Osborn  as 
temporary  secretary. 

The  first  officers  were  Ed.  E.  Yates,  president;  Charles  L.  Knauer, 
first  vice-president;  Wesley  L.  Robertson,  second  vice-president;  and 
Clint  A.  Stout,  secretary. 

Mr.  Yates  served  as  president  for  four  years.  He  was  succeeded  by 
C.  L.  Knauer,  who  held  the  office  for  two  years.  In  1893,  S.  T.  Brosius 
was  elected  president,  and  the  following  year  Joshua  W.  Alexander 
headed  the  organization.  Since  that  time  C.  L.  Knauer  has  been  pres- 
ident. Mr.  Knauer  has  also  taken  a  prominent  part  in  State  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
work. 

The  need  of  a  large  building  was  soon  evident,  and  the  first  thought 
was  to  buy  a  lot  and  erect  a  building,  but  it  was  later,  in  1889,  decided 
to  purchase  the  building  now  occupied  by  office  of  the  superintendent  of 
the  city  electric  light  plant.  The  price  paid  was  $1600.  The  upper 
floor  was  converted  into  a  reading  room  and  auditorium.  For  many 
years  the  first  floor  was  occupied  by  the  post  office. 

The  need  of  a  gymnasium  was  felt  for  some  time  before  the  present 
building  was  erected.  In  January,  1903,  a  meeting  was  called  to  dis- 
cuss the  advisability  of  fitting  up  a  gymnasium.  It  was  not  until  Jan- 
uary, 1908,  however,  that  the  work  was  undertaken.  A  membership 
drive  was  then  begun,  200  members  being  the  goal.  Subscriptions  were 
also  taken  for  the  improvement  fund,  A  fund  of  about  $2,000  was 
raised. 

In  the  meantime  Mr.  Knauer  had  interested  the  state  committee 
in  the  work  and  that  organization  decided  to  attempt  the  institution  of 
a  county  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  using  Gallatin  as  a  sort  of  experiment  station.  To 
help  in  the  movement,  Mr.  Knauer  offered  the  Gallatin  Y.  M.  C.  A.  a 
lot  one  block  from  the  public  square,  and  $600  if  the  association  would 
raise  the  funds  for  a  modern  building.  The  offer  was  accepted,  the  old 
building  disposed  of  at  $1,000,  and  the  remainder  raised  by  public  sub- 
scription.    The  whole  amounted  to  about  $7,000. 

The  new  building  was  completed  in  January,  1909.  It  contains  a 
gymnasium,  which  can  also  be  used  as  an  auditorium.  A  kitchen  adjoin- 
ing also  makes  it  convenient  to  use  the  gymnasium  as  a  dining  room. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  203 

The  main  room  is  used  as  a  social  meeting  place,  the  second  floor  for  a 
library. 

In  the  space  back  of  the  building  is  a  tennis  court.  About  two 
years  ago,  the  lot  adjoining  the  building  on  the  west  was  purchased,  a 
large  portion  of  the  price  being  donated  by  Governor  Dockery,  and  the 
remainder  raised  by  public  subscription. 

The  first  full-time  secretary  employed  was  Fred  Vollmer,  who  came 
in  1908,  and  continued  in  the  position  until  1915,  when  he  was  succeeded 
by  Frank  K.  Zoll,  and  he  in  turn  by  Rush  Tuttle.  The  present  secretary 
is  Alfred  N.  Sanson, 

United  Confederate  Veterans. — So  far  as  can  be  learned,  only  one 
camp  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  has  ever  been  organized  in 
Daviess  County.  The  exact  date  of  the  organization  is  not  known,  but 
it  was  probably  in  the  early  part  of  1897.  In  the  first  annual  report  of 
the  United  Confederate  Veterans  of  Missouri,  the  Surgeon  John  Cravens 
Camp  No.  912  is  reported  with  Independence  Mann  as  Commander, 
J.  W.  Miller,  Adjutant.  For  a  number  of  years,  N.  A.  Baker  served  as 
adjutant.  The  camp  has  not  been  active  for  several  years.  The  last 
commander  was  George  W.  Williams. 

In  1906  and  1907,  reunions  were  held  to  which  the  "Boys  in  Blue" 
were  given  cordial  invitations  to  attend. 

Below  are  given  the  names  of  those  who  belonged  to  the  organiza- 
tion, together  with  the  record  of  their  service.  The  lilst  was  made  up 
from  the  records  of  the  camp,  obtained  through  the  kindness  of  Adju- 
tant N.  A.  Baker. 

Allen,  Dr.  J.  T.  Co.  A,  Col.  Reeves'  Regt.,  Mo.  Cavalry. 
Baker,  N.  A.,  Sergeant,  Co.  K,  Twenty-second  Va.  Infantry. 
Bowen,  James  A.,  Stanwerty's  Staff. 
Burge,  John  W.,  Co.  B,  Elliot's  Battalion. 
Ball,  A.  C,  Private,  Capt.  Austin's  Independent  Company. 
Beard,  W.  S.,  Co.  B.  First  Arkansas  Infantry. 
Best,  L.  M.,  Co.  G,  First  Mo.  Cavalry. 
Broughton,  Nathan,  Private  Co.  K,  Tenth  Mo.  Cavalry. 
Burge,  J.  W.,  Private,  Co.  H.  Eleventh  Missouri  Infantry. 
Cruzen,  Nathaniel  G.,  Private,  Co.  E,  Ninth  Missouri,  Infantry. 
Cloudas,  Pitt,  Private,  Co.  K,  Sixth  Missouri,  Infantry. 
Dehring,  James  R.,  Private,  Co.  G.  First  Missouri  Cavalry. 
Ellis,  L.  A.,  Private,  Co.  G.  First  Missouri,  Cavalry. 
Ellis,  L.  A.,  Private,  Co.  G,  First  Missouri  Cavalry. 
Ewing,  George  D.,  Private,  Co.  A,  Fourth  Ky.  Cavalry. 
Enyart,  Logan,  Captain,  Missouri,  State  Guards. 


204  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Estes,  J.  W.,  Private,  Co.  I,  Fifty-fourth  Ky. 

Ford,  T.  R.,  Private,  Co.  I,  Twelfth  Tenn.,  Cavalry. 

Green,  J.  T.  Private,  Co.  G,  Col.  Reeves'  Regt.,  Missouri  Cavalry. 

Houghton,  J.,  Private,  Co.  B,  Sixth  Va.  Cavalry. 

Hunter,  James  M.,  Private,  Co.  A,  Wither's  Artilery. 

Hopkins,  George,  Private,  Co.  D,  Third  &  Fifth  Missouri  Infantry. 

Harper,  A.  N.,  Captain,  Co.  F.  Ninth  Tenn.  Cavalry. 

Jackson,  T.  B.  Paymaster,  Third  Division  Missouri,  State  Guards. 

Lynn,  Gus  A.,  Private,  Co.  G.,  First  Missouri  Cavalry. 

Mallory,  M.  T.  Private,  Co.,  E,  Thirtieth  Va.  Battalion  Infantry. 

McClane,  R.  J. 

McCue,  R.  M.,  Private,  Co.  B,  Elliott's  Battalion. 

McCue,  James,  Lieutenant,  Co.  B,  Elliott's  Battalion. 

McCue,  George,  Company  B,  Elliott's  Battalion. 

McNeil,  John,  McNeil's  Co.,  Reeves'  Regiment,  Missouri  Cavalry. 

May,  Gabriel,  Private,  Co.  E,  Fourth  Ky.  Cavalry. 

Mann,  Independence,  Co.  E,  Third  Missouri,  Infantry. 

McCartney,  William,  Co.  F,  Sixtieth  Va.  Infantry. 

McCartney,  George,  Co.  F,  Sixtieth  Va.  Infantry. 

McCullough,  S.  W.,  Co.  H,  Tenth  Missouri,  Infantry. 

McMillion,  James,  Sergeant,  Co.  G.  First  Missouri  Cavalry. 

Neal,  J.  W.,  Private,  Co.  F.  Fourth  Va.  Infantry. 

Nickell,  William  N.,  Co.  D,  Twenty-seventh  Vo.  Infantry. 

O'Farrall,  G.  I.,  Lieutenant,  Co.  C.  Shelby's  Brigade. 

Scott,  J.  A.,  Capt.  Co.  E,  Twenty-sixth  Va.  Battalion  Infantry. 

Stovall,  W.  T.  Fourth  Tenn.  Cavalry. 

Thomas,  Dr.  Maro,  Forty-ninth  Tenn.  Infantry,  Detach  Service. 

Tomlinson,  John  E,  Private,  Co.  D,  Shelby's  Brigade. 

Vallandingham,  R.,  Private,  Col.  Reeves'  Regt. 

Wilson,  Samuel,  Private,  Second  Texas  Battery. 

Williams,  Roger,  Private,  Col.  Reeves'  Regt. 

Williams,  George,  Private,  Col.  Reeves'  Regt. 

Winburn,  Jason,  Lieutenant,  Co.  D,  Second  Ky.  Cavalry. 

Worrell,  Asas,  Lieutenant,  Co.  K.  Col.  Bolt's  Brigade. 

Woods,  John  H.  Captain,  Co.  I,  Sixteenth  Va  Cavalry. 

Yeager,  M.  W.,  Co.  I,  Second  Texas  Cavalry. 

Smith,  I.  v.,  Co.  E,  Cockrel's  Brigade. 

Shultz,  Peter. 

Stafford,  E.  W.,  McCamma's  Battalion,  Wise's  Brigade. 

P.  E.  O.  Sisterhood. — B.  C.  Chapter  of  the  P.  E.  O.  Sisterhood  was 
organized  at  Pattonsburg,  May  12,  1909.     The  charter  members  were 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  205 

Miss  Matie  Kelly,  Mrs.  Minnie  McElfresh,  Mrs.  Anna  B.  Yates,  Mrs. 
Anna  Haas,  Mrs.  Blanche  Gorsuch,  Mrs.  Rhea  McCue,  Mrs.  Mucy  Mau- 
pin,  Mrs.  Ellen  Groomer,  Miss  Elsie  Fisher,  and  Miss  Edith  Bray.  There 
are  now  fifteen  resident  and  nine  non-resident  members.  The  president 
of  the  organization  for  the  year  1922-1923  is  Mrs.  Lowell  Bray.  The 
following  have  served  as  president  of  the  organization :  Mrs.  Minnie 
McElfresh,  Miss  Matie  Kelly,  Mrs.  Anna  Yates,  Mrs.  Lucy  Maupin,  Mrs. 
Blanche  Gorsuch,  Mrs.  Sallie  Cook,  Mrs.  Elsie  Harris,  Mrs.  Sallie  Fraz- 
ier,  Mrs.  Cena  Wright,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Maupin  and  Miss  Hattie  McDaniel. 
The  pastor's  study  in  each  of  the  three  Pattonsburg  churches  have  been 
furnished  by  the  order,  and  a  large  number  of  books  added  to  the  public 
library. 

B.  Q.  Chapter  of  the  P.  E.  O.  Sisterhood  was  organized  at  Gallatin, 
Sept.  17,  1912.  The  charter  members  were  Mrs.  Maude  Clingan  Fit- 
terer,  Mrs.  Rebecca  C.  Townsend,  Mrs.  Josephine  B.  Davis,  Mrs.  Vennie 
Love,  Mrs.  Lillian  M.  Clingan,  Mrs.  Minnie  B.  Mann,  Mrs.  Kate  C.  Os- 
born.  Miss  Lida  May  Clinghan,  and  Miss  India  Irving  Richardson.  The 
organization  has  now  seventeen  resident  and  four  non-resident  members. 
The  president  for  the  year  1921-22  is  Mrs.  Kate  C.  Osborn.  Mrs.  Mollie 
Dahl,  Mrs.  Gertrude  C.  Gillihan,  Mrs.  Maude  C.  Fitterer  and  Mrs.  Bess 
C.  Murray  have  served  as  presidents  of  the  organization. 

Jamesport  Fortnightly  Club. — The  Jamesport  Fortnightly  Club  has 
been  since  1911  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs. 
It  is  also  a  member  of  the  General  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs.  The 
club  has  twenty  members.  The  officers  for  1921-1922  are:  Miss  Leda 
R.  Malone,  President;  Mrs.  Floyd  Ames,  secretary.  During  the  past 
year  a  study  has  been  made  of  the  history  of  Missouri. 

Daviess  County  Immigration  Society. — Thinking  that  the  county 
needed  new  settlers,  and  that  if  the  advantages  of  the  country  were 
known,  this  increase  in  population  would  necessarily  follow,  the  Daviess 
County  Immigration  Society  was  formed  in  1875.  The  board  of  di- 
rectors consisted  of  H.  C.  McDougal,  James  L.  Davis,  T.  B.  Yates,  John 
Ballinger,  S,  P.  Cox,  James  T.  Dunn,  and  Milt  Ewing.  The  following 
township  committeemen  were  chosen:  S.  A.  Richardson,  George  Tuggle 
and  James  Stigers,  of  Gallatin;  H.  P.  Hubbard,  of  Hamilton;  T.  J.  Jef- 
feries,  Winstonville ;  W.  B.  Smith,  and  Michael  Murray,  Jamesport; 
Thomas  B.  Crowder,  Alta  Vista ;  Elijah  Hubbard,  Jameson ;  James  L. 
Powell,  Civil  Bend;  R.  S.  Hall,  Breckenridge ;  John  F.  McDougal  and 
Bernard  Markey,  Bancroft;  B.  H.  Coffey,  Coffeyburg;  T.  J.  Mattingly, 
Pattonsburg. 


206  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  write  a  brief  descriptive  history  of 
the  county,  giving  such  facts  as  would  interest  prospective  settlers.  Five 
thousand  copies  of  this  pamphlet  were  printed  for  free  distribution  in 
1876.    The  organization  lasted  only  a  short  time. 

The  Gallatin  Chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution 
was  organized  Oct.  8,  1913,  with  the  State  Regent  Mrs.  George  McFar- 
lane  present.  There  M^ere  seventeen  charter  members.  The  first  of- 
ficers of  the  organization  were:  Regent,  Mrs.  Mollie  P.  Brosius;  Vice 
Regent,  Mrs.  Maude  Fitterer;  Registrar,  Miss  Amy  Smith;  Secretary, 
Mrs.  Margaret  Thompson;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs.  Minnie 
Achuff;  Treasurer,  Miss  Eloise  Wynne;  Historian,  Mrs.  Vennie  Love. 
The  chapter  now  has  fifteen  resident  and  seven  non-resident  members. 
Mrs.  C.  R.  Brandon  is  the  Regent.  A  flag  pole  and  flag  were  given  the 
public  school  soon  after  the  outbreak  of  the  World  War.  A  flag  pole 
was  erected  in  the  court  house  yard  by  the  citizens  of  Gallatin,  the  flag 
being  donated  to  the  county  court  by  the  D.  A.  R.  society.  The  first 
definite  step  to  organize  the  women  for  war  work  was  taken  by  this 
organization. 

The  W.  C.  T.  U. — Since  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union 
is  the  only  temperance  organization  which  has  remained  active  for  any 
length  of  time,  a  sketch  of  the  organization  is  included  here,  the  data 
being  furnished  by  Mrs.  John  W.  McClaskey. 

Gallatin  had  a  branch  organization  of  the  Women's  Christian  Tem- 
perance Union  since  1885,  the  leaders  in  the  early  years  of  its  organiza- 
tion being  Mrs.  Thomas  Crane,  Mrs.  A.  T.  Ray,  who  is  still  very  active  in 
the  work,  Mrs.  Tom  Brown,  Mrs.  Dr.  Pipkin,  and  Mrs.  Dan  Critten.  In 
later  years  Mrs.  Fred  Fair,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Kerr,  Mrs.  A.  H.  Pettijohn,  Mrs. 
Harry  Pilcher  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  McClaskey  have  been  among  the  leaders 
of  the  work. 

Unions  are  also  active  at  Pattonsburg,  Coffey  and  Jamesport. 
Among  the  leaders  at  Pattonsburg  are  Mrs.  N.  G.  Ellis,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Brod- 
beck,  Mrs.  E.  O.  Turner  and  Mrs.  R.  F.  Wood,  who  among  them  have 
held  the  presidency  of  the  organization  for  the  past  twelve  years.  The 
leader  of  the  work  at  Coffey  is  Mrs.  Ollie  Siple,  who  was  president  of 
the  county  organization  for  a  number  of  years  and  has  always  been  a 
willing  and  capable  worker  in  the  organization.  The  Jamesport  organ- 
ization has  existed  since  1891,  and  among  the  leaders  have  been  Mrs. 
Harry  Jones,  Mrs.  Longfellow,  Mrs.  Hill,  Mrs.  Pease  and  others. 

In  the  year  1910  the  state  was  divided  into  counties,  for  the  purpose 
of  organization,  instead  of  into  districts,  as  before.  Daviess  County 
was  organized  in  1911,  Mrs.  John  W.  McClaskey  being  chosen  Presi- 


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dent,  and  Mrs.  Harry  Jones,  of  Jamesport,  Vice-president.  In  June, 
1912,  the  first  county  convention  was  held  in  Gallatin.  Mrs.  OUie  Siple, 
of  Coffey,  was  chosen  President  to  succeed  Mrs.  McClaskey,  whose  ill 
health  compelled  her  retirement.  Mrs.  Siple  continued  in  the  presidency 
of  the  organization  for  three  years,  when  Mrs.  McClaskey  was  again 
chosen.  Mrs.  N.  G.  Ellis,  of  Pattonsburg,  has  also  served  as  President 
of  the  county  organization.  Mrs.  John  W.  McClaskey  now  holds  the 
office. 

All  of  the  unions  have  been  active  in  all  lines  of  the  organization's 
work.  Effective  work  has  been  done  in  the  way  of  Medal  contests,  in- 
struction in  citizenship,  scientific  temperance  instruction,  child  welfare, 
law  enforcement,  Sabbath  observance  and  a  number  of  other  activities. 

Masonic  Lodge. — Pattonsburg  Lodge  No.  65,  was  established  at  Pat- 
tonsburg, in  1854.  It  was  removed  to  the  new  town  in  1877.  The  chapter 
has  a  membership  of  81.  Charles  Gorsuch  is  W.  M.,  and  J.  B.  Sentz, 
Secretary. 

Earl  Lodge  No.  285,  at  Coffey,  has  68  members.  The  present  officers 
are  H.  A.  Cunningham,  W.  M.,  and  C.  W.  Githens,  Secretary. 

Western  Star  Lodge  No.  15,  at  Winston,  was  originally  located  at 
Victoria.  It  was  removed  to  Winston  in  1879.  The  chapter  has  a  mem- 
bership of  82.     Dell  Alleman  is  W.  M.,  and  A.  E.  DeFord,  Secretary. 

Altamont  Lodge  No.  108,  was  organized  about  1918,  and  has  a  mem- 
bership of  52.  The  officers  are  J.  Lester  Johnson,  W.  M.,  and  Ben  F.  Kuhns, 
Secretary. 

Lock  Springs  Lodge  No.  488,  was  organized  in  1874,  with  7  charter 
members,  all  of  whom  are  dead.  The  officers  are  W.  F.  Brookshier,  W.  M., 
J.  W.  Bills,  S.  W.;  J.  E.  Smith,  J.  W. ;  A.  D.  Manned,  Secy.;  I.  L.  Wade, 
Treasurer. 

Jamesport  Lodge  No.  201,  was  organized  April  5,  1866,  with  James  T. 
Allen,  W.  M.  This  chapter  continued  in  existence  until  1892,  when  the 
charter  was  arrested.  In  the  winter  of  1897,  the  present  lodge.  No.  564, 
was  organized  with  the  following  officers :  John  Brookshier,  W.  M. ;  Jerd 
Graves,  S.  W. ;  Wm.  Drummond,  J.  W. ;  R.  L.  Isherwood,  Secy. ;  William 
McNeil,  Treas.     There  were  at  that  time  about  25  members. 

The  date  of  the  charter  is  Oct.  19.  1898.  There  are  now  about  125 
members,  with  the  following  officers:  George  B.  Koch,  W.  M. ;  W.  E.  Bray, 
S.  W. ;  H.  S.  Hook,  J.  W. ;  C.  A.  Lewis,  Secy. ;  W.  T.  McClure,  Treas. 

Gallatin  Lodge  No.  106,  was  instituted  Oct.  16,  1879,  a  chapter  organ- 
ized many  years  before  having  been  disbanded.  The  first  officers  were  A. 
F.  McFarland,  W.  M. ;  John  H.  Ball,  S.  W. ;  George  Tuggle,  J.  W. ;  Henry  E. 


208  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Orcutt,  Secy. ;  T.  B.  Yates,  Treas.  It  now  has  a  membership  of  about  150. 
The  officers  are  T.  E.  Cooper,  W.  M. ;  Ralph  Yates,  S.  W. ;  Roy  Trotter,  J. 
W. ;  N.  S.  Givens,  Secretary. 

Royal  Arch  Chapter,  No.  11  at  Gallatin,  was  instituted  Oct.  10,  1867, 
with  Nelson  M.  Smith,  H.  P.;  James  L.  Davis,  King;  Robert  L.  Dodge, 
Scribe.     The  chapter  now  has  about  250  members. 

Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. — Corinthian  Chapter  0.  E.  S.,  at  Gallatin, 
received  its  charter  Oct.  7,  1875,  with  A.  F.  McFarland,  a  Master  Mason  as 
W.  P. ;  Mrs.  M.  Sue  Black,  W.  M. ;  and  Villa  S.  Ladd,  A.  M.  The  present 
officers  are  Mrs.  Roy  Dean,  W.  M. ;  Virgil  Chrane,  W.  P. ;  Mrs.  Guy  Murray, 
A.  M. ;  Mrs.  Elmer  Blackburn,  Secy. ;  Mrs.  John  Musselman,  Treas. 

Jameson  Chapter  0.  E.  S.,  No.  45,  was  organized  in  1896,  with  20 
charter  members.  The  first  officers  were  Mrs.  V.  Dunn,  W,  M. ;  John 
Handy,  W.  P. ;  Mrs.  V.  Dunn,  A.  M. ;  Mrs.  John  Irwin,  Secy. ;  Mrs.  Alice 
Stovall,  Treas.,  There  are  now  60  members  of  the  order  with  the  follow- 
ing officers :  Mrs.  Gertrude  Smith,  W.  M. ;  John  Robinson,  W.  P. ;  Miss  Susie 
Martin,  A.  M. ;  Mrs.  Ruth  J.  Dunn,  Secy. ;  Mrs.  Mary  Gaines,  Treas. 

Pattonsburg  Chapter  No.  199,  0.  E.  S.,  was  organized  Oct.  12,  1901, 
with  21  members.  The  first  officers  were  Mrs.  Lucy  Maupin,  W.  M. ;  M.  B. 
Yates,  W.  P. ;  Mrs.  Rosa  Gough,  A.  M.  The  present  officers  are  Mrs. 
Goldena  Smart,  W.  M. ;  Thomas  Smart,  W.  P. ;  Mrs.  Hattie  McDaniels,  A. 
M. ;  Mrs.  Daisie  Ross,  Secy.;  Mrs.  Emma  Bray,  Treasurer. 

Ideal  Chapter  0.  E.  S.,  No.  119,  at  Jamesport  was  organized  in  May, 
1902,  and  a  charter  was  granted  Oct.  30,  1902.  The  first  officers  of  the 
organization  were  Mrs.  Ida  Sutcliffe,  W.  M. ;  John  R.  Handy,  W.  P.; 
Miss  Mabel  Lumpkin,  A.  M. ;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Phipps,  Secy. ;  Mrs.  Emma  Hill, 
Treas.  The  present  officers  are  Mrs.  Dora  Tye,  W.  M. ;  R.  M.  Cole,  W.  P. ; 
Mrs.  0.  J.  Sommerville,  A.  M. ;  Mrs.  Martha  Bray,  Secy.;  Mrs.  Nancy 
Drummond,  Treasurer. 

Lock  Springs,  Lock  Springs  Chapter  No.  83,  O.  E.  S.,  was  organized 
in  1902  with  20  charter  members,  and  the  following  officers :  Mary  J.  Min- 
nick,  W.  M. ;  H.  F.  Lawrence,  W.  P. ;  Margaret  M.  Wade,  A.  M. ;  I.  L.  Wade, 
Secy. ;  Jessie  Lawrence,  Treas.  The  order  now  has  a  membership  of  64, 
with  Rosa  Litton,  W.  M. ;  J.  R.  Stanley,  W.  P. ;  Ella  Bills,  A.  M. ;  W.  F. 
Broosshier,  Secy.;  I.  L.  Wade,  Treas. 

Winston  Chapter  No.  182,  O.  E.  S.,  was  organized  in  1917,  in  25 
charter  members.  The  first  officers  were  Mrs.  Edna  Manning  Alva  De- 
Ford,  W.  M. ;  Mrs.  Cressie  DeFord,  A.M. ;  Mrs.  Eetta  McCaskey,  Sec. ;  Mrs. 
Addie  Claggett,  Treas.  At  present  the  chapter  has  the  following  officers : 
Mrs.  Tracy  Orcutt,  W.  M. ;  Ralph  Orcutt,  W.  P. ;  Mrs.  Letha  Taylor,  A.  M. ; 


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Mrs.  Blanche  Gysin,  Secy.;  Mrs.  Addie  Claggett,  Treas.  There  are  55 
members. 

Altamont  Chapter  0.  E.  S.  No.  432,  was  organized  in  1919  with  Mrs. 
Ruth  Riggs,  as  W.  M.,  and  John  Vanover,  W.  P. ;  Christine  Layman,  A.  M. ; 
Florence  Vanover,  Treasurer ;  Martha  Wallace,  Secy.  The  present  officers 
are:  Cora  Black,  W.  M. ;  Lester  Johnson,  W.  M. ;  May  Rhemes,  A.  M. ; 
Christine  Layman,  Secy. ;  Georgia  Burns,  Treas.  There  are  79  members 
of  the  order. 

Knights  of  Phythias. — Banner  Lodge  No.  88,  at  Jamesport  had,  ac- 
cording t  othe  1920  report,  126  members  During  the  year  five  new  mem- 
bers had  been  added  and  two  lost.  The  property  of  the  lodge  is  valued  at 
$848.96,  and  its  assets  amount  to  $1230.02.  J.  F.  Jackson  was  the  deputy 
in  1920,  and  Robert  McCue,  keeper  of  the  records  and  seal. 

Jameson  Lodge  No.  255,  had  in  1920,  84  members,  11  more  than  in 
1919.  The  lodge  property  was  valued  at  $300,  and  its  total  assets  amount- 
ed to  $1626.42.  A,  E.  Geisbert  was  deputy  and  J.  C.  McDonald,  keeper 
of  the  records  and  seal. 

On  page  27  of  the  1920  report,  under  the  title  "Charters  Arrested," 
appears  the  following : 

"Pattonsburg  Lodge  No.  247,  Pattonsburg,  April  3rd,  1919,  by  S.  D.  G. 
C.  W.  F.  Drummond,  who  after  paying  all  bills  remitted  $178.95  in  cash 
and  a  note  for  $351.20  secured  by  deed  of  trust  on  real  estate,  21  members 
paying  dues  and  retaining  membership  in  the  Home  State' Lodge." 

I.  o.  O.  F.— Gallatin  Lodge  No.  167,  A^as  organized  May  22,  1867,  with 
W.  H.  Folmsbee,  N.  G.;  S.  A.  Black,  V.  G. ;  Pines  R.  Dunn,  R.  S. ;  R.  L. 
Dodge,  F.  S.  The  order  now' has  225  members.  The  officers  are:  J.  E. 
Swafford,  N.  G.;  Lewis  Smith,  V.  G. ;  A.  R.  Maffitt,  R.  S. ;  Fred  Weiser,  F. 
S. ;  Homer  Feurt,  Treas. 

Jamesport  Lodge  No.  339,  was  organized  May  19,  1876,  with  P.  R. 
Dunn,  N.  G. ;  W.  F.  Boyd,  V.  G. ;  W.  A.  Wynn,  Secy. ;  and  S.  T.  Haynes, 
Treas.     There  are  now  73  members  of  the  chapter. 

Wilbur  Lodge  No.  403  at  Pattonsburg  was  organized  Feb.  23,  1881. 
It  has  a  membership  of  117. 

Winston  Lodge  No.  371  was  organized  March  5,  1877,  with  F.  B.  H. 
Brown  as  N.  G. ;  Joseph  Swike,  V.  G. ;  John  T.  Shaw,  Secy. ;  and  M.  J.  Ben- 
son, Treasurer.  The  chapter  now  has  a  membership  of  37,  with  the  follow- 
ing officers :  W.  H.  Kauffman,  N.  G. ;  John  Walp,  V.  G. ;  and  R.  J.  Kimber- 
ling,  Secy. 

Civil  Bend  Lodge  No.  203  was  instituted  Feb.  15,  1869,  with  A.  M. 


210  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Swaney,  N.  G. ;  W.  S.  Mallory,  V.  G. ;  J.  H.  Frost,  R.  S. ;  John  Easter,  P.  S. ; 
T.  J.  Swaney,  P.  S.     The  chapter  now  has  41  members. 

Lock  Springs  Lodge  No.  380  has  a  membership  of  43.  Coffeyburg 
No.  520,  has  a  membership  of  117.  Altamont  Lodge  No.  607  has  a  mem- 
bership of  66.  The  hall  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1921,  and  plans  are  being 
made  to  rebuild. 

There  are  about  725  members  of  the  I.  0.  0.  F.  in  the  county. 

Rebekahs. — Sarah  Rebekah  Lodge  was  organized  at  Pattonsburg  about 
1890.  The  officers  are  Mrs.  lone  Bloom,  N.  G. ;  Mrs.  Etta  Crump,  V.  G. ; 
Mrs.  Minnie  McElfresh,  Secy. ;  and  H.  D.  Milstead,  Treas. 

The  first  officers  of  the  New  Hope  Rebekah  Lodge  at  Lock  Springs 
were,  Mrs.  T.  A.  Abbott,  N.  G. ;  I.  L.  Wade,  V.  G. ;  Brumett  Bowersock, 
Treasurer.  The  present  officers  are  Mrs.  Ora  Trosper,  N.  G. ;  Mrs.  May 
Eads,  V.  G. ;  Mrs.  Mary  Eads,  R.  S. ;  Mrs.  Anna  Garr,  F.  S. ;  Mrs.  Brumett 
Bowersox,  Treas. 

Altamont  Rebekah  Lodge  No.  525,  was  organized  at  Altamont  about 
1908  with  60  members.  Mrs.  Dan  Fisher  was  the  first  Noble  Grand  and 
Mrs.  Abe  Wills,  the  first  Vice  Grand.  The  other  officers  are  not  known  as 
the  records  were  destroyed  by  fire.  The  present  officers  are  Pearl  Roberts, 
N.  G. ;  Jessie  Snyder,  V.  G. ;  Cena  Curtis,  Secy. ;  Georgia  Burns,  Treas. 
There  are  53  members  of  the  chapter. 

A  Rebekah  lodge  was  organized  at  Civil  Bend,  but  was  disbanded 
about  15  years  ago.  Another  chapter  was  organized  April  1,  1921,  and 
is  known  as  Augusta  Rebekah  Lodge  No.  741.  The  officers  are  Mrs.  Pearl 
Smith,  N.  G. ;  Mrs.  LilHe  Faiber,  V.  G, ;  Mrs.  Bettie  Brown,  F.  S. ;  John 
Field,  C.  S.;  Clyde  Frost,  Treas.     There  are  24  members. 

Coffey  Rebekah  Lodge  No.  287  was  organized  in  May,  1901  with  28 
members.  Miss  Emma  Hendrix,  N.  G. ;  Mrs.  Fannie  Dryer,  V.  G. ;  Miss 
Mollie  Armstrong,  C.  S. ;  Miss  Phena  Everly,  F.  S. ;  Mrs.  Lou  Witten,  Treas. 
There  are  now  89  members  of  the  chapter  with  the  following  officers :  Mrs. 
Kattie  Miller,  N.  G. ;  Mrs.  Lillian  Weldon,  V.  G. ;  Mrs.  Frankie  Wright,  R. 
S. ;  Mrs.  Merle  Williams,  F.  S. ;  Mrs.  Hattie  Glaze,  Treas. 

One  of  the  most  flourishing  chapters  of  the  order  is  found  at  James- 
port.  Two  state  presidents  have  come  from  this  organization,  Mrs.  Mary 
Buren  and  Miss  Ethel  Langford. 

The  Gallatin  Rebekah  Lodge  was  organized  about  1893.  The  present 
officers  are,  Mrs.  Maude  Galpin,  N.  G. ;  Mrs.  Ada  Witten,  V.  G. ;  Miss  Ber- 
nice  Ramsbottom,  R.  S. ;  Mrs.  Stella  Hunt,  F.  S. 

American  Legion. — The  first  chapter  of  the  American  Legion  was 
organized  in  Gallatin,  Sept.  2,  1919,  with  a  charter  membership  of  30.     It 


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was  decided  that  the  organization  should  be  known  as  the  Wallace  McAfee 
Post,  The  following  officers  were  elected:  Post  Commander,  Dr.  M,  A. 
Smith;  Vice  Commander,  Dean  H.  Leopard;  Adjutant,  H.  C.  Venable; 
Finance  Officer,  Harley  Morris ;  Historian,  Fred  M.  Harrison.  Harley 
Morris  is  now  Post  Commander.     There  are  about  90  members. 

The  Ray  Noll  Post  No.  79  was  organized  at  Jamesport,  Sept.  18,  1919, 
with  30  members.  Neal  0.  McCollum  was  the  first  Post  Commander; 
Viwell  Lankford,  Vice  Commander;  Charles  Evans,  Sergeant  at  Arms;  0. 
L.  Gildow,  Finance  Officer;  J.  Frank  Gildow,  Historian;  Lee  Goodbar,  Ad- 
jutant. The  post  now  has  55  paid  up  members.  A  hall  is  owned  by  the 
organization.  There  is  a  Women's  Auxiliary  with  a  membership  of  47. 
Charles  Evans  is  Post  Commander ;  Clarence  Wells,  Vice  Post  Commander ; 
J.  R.  Wiles,  Adjutant;  0.  L.  Gildow,  Finance  Officer;  Leslie  Lankford,  His- 
torian. 

The  Shaw- Whetstone  Post  No.  227,  at  Pattonsburg,  has  a  membership 
of  about  90.  E.  U.  Shackelford  is  commander,  and  T.  L.  Smart,  Vice  Com- 
mander.    W.  L.  Moody  is  the  Adjutant. 


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PART  11. 


History  of  Gentry  County. 


CHAPTER  I. 


INTRODUCTORY. 


THE    AUTHOR'S    OBSERVATION    OF    SIXTY-FIVE    YEARS    IN    GENTRY    COUNTY— HIGH 
POINTS  OF  HISTORY— PROGRESS  OF  GENTRY  COUNTY— ADHERENCE   TO   FACTS— 
"HARKING  BACK" 

With  a  commendable  lack  of  confidence  the  writer  undertakes  the 
preparation  of  his  county's  history.  At  the  impressionable  age  of  14 
years  the  author  arrived  in  Gentry  County  in  1856,  22  years  after  the 
earliest  white  settlers.  At  that  date  all  leading  facts  of  local  history 
were  still  distinct  in  the  general  consciousness.  Sixty-five  years  resi- 
dence have  given  the  writer  personal  acquaintance  and  friendship  with 
many  of  the  county  fathers. 

There  must  of  necessity  be  high  points  in  any  history.  The  most 
interesting  feature  of  local  county  history  is  the  usual,  every  day  life  of 
the  people.  Pioneer  life,  because  of  its  vast  difference  from  that  which 
comes  later,  is  of  highest  interest  to  posterity. 

History  should  reveal  the  advancement,  the  obstacles,  and  the  man- 
ner of  their  overcoming.  More  than  this,  history  should  indicate  the  rate 
of  progress.  Posterity  will  ask,  "How  far  did  Gentry  County  travel  in 
the  way  of  progress  and  development?"  The  best  answer  to  this  ques- 
tion is  a  vivid  picture  of  out  activities  today,  material,  social  and  benevo- 
lent. For  instance,  agriculture  and  allied  interest  will  be  one  of  the  high 
points ;  education  will  be  one  and  response  to  the  World's  War  crisis  will 
be  another.  With  a  rigid  adherence  to  facts,  every  effort  is  made  to 
preserve  the  high  lights,  and  to  give  due  proportion  to  larger  things. 

Those  readers  who  held  acquaintance  with  the  author  will  gener- 
ously indulge  him  in  the  following  literary  extravagance. 


214  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

HARKING  BACK 

In  the  Grand  River  Valley,  I'm  contented  to  dwell. 
The  allotment  of  Providence  pleases  me  well. 
I'm  walking  with  industry,  day  in  and  day  out, 
And  collecting  the  comforts  she's  never  without. 
Like  a  deep  rooted  tree  in  the  midst  of  the  grove, 
I  am  firmly  attached  in  the  bondage  of  love. 
To  my  friends  and  the  scenes  that  environ  my  home, 
Untempted  by  specious  allurements  to  roam. 

Though  storms  overhead  at  intervals  beat. 
And  hindering  meshes  entangle  my  feet. 
With  heaven  above  and  Missouri  beneath, 
Not  a  shade  of  distrust  ever  wavers  my  faith. 
Content  with  the  blessings,  I've  had  in  the  past, 
And  the  promise  that  seed  time  and  harvest  shall  last, 
I'll  continue  to  plod  in  the  fields  I  have  known, 
Ever  generous  to  wield  where  faithfully  sown. 

No  envious  yearnings  for  the  rich  and  the  great, 
Whose  cares  grow  apace  with  increasing  estate, 
In  the  furrows  of  plenty,  unburdened  by  wealth. 
My  life  ripples  onward  in  the  sunshine  of  health. 
Now  the  time  is  far  spent ;  my  day  is  at  close ; 
The  sunset  invites  me  to  final  repose, 
And  I'll  find  it  secure  in  a  higher-up  Land. 
While  my  body  decays  on  the  banks  of  the  Grand. 


CHAPTER  II. 


TERRITORIAL  HISTORY. 


CLAIMED  BY  RIGHT  OP  DISCOVERY— INDIANS'  RIGHTS  SWEPT  ASIDE— LOUISIANA 
PURCHASE— TERRITORY  OF  MISSOURI  ORGANIZED— HOWARD  COUNTY  ESTAB- 
LISHED—"THE  MOTHER  OF  COUNTIES"— GENTRY  COUNTY  ORGANIZED  IN  1845— 
NAMED  IN  HONOR  OF  COLONEL  GENTRY— LOCATION. 

Gentry  County  in  Northwest  Missouri  is  a  parcel  of  territory  from 
that  vast  domain  in  the  New  World  west  of  the  Mississippi  River, 
claimed  by  right  of  discovery,  in  the  name  of  Louis  XIV,  for  the  king- 
dom of  France. 

The  Indians,  the  original  inhabitants,  being  almost  entirely  no- 
madic, were  adjudged  uncivilized,  and  their  rights  were  swept  aside 
with  more  or  less  promptitude,  by  the  great  powers  of  Europe.  Under 
the  name  of  "the  Province  of  Louisiana,"  France  maintained  undisputed 
control  until  the  close  of  the  old  French  War  in  1763,  when  this  large 
region  was  ceded  to  Spain. 

After  37  years  control,  Spain,  in  1800,  ceded  to  France  this  great 
possession.  In  April  1803  Napoleon  sold  and  ceded  the  entire  realm  to 
the  United  States  for  $15,000,000.00.  In  October  of  the  same  year. 
President  Madison  was  authorized  by  Congress  to  take  possession  and 
provide  provisional  government. 

In  March  1804  the  division  of  the  Louisianna  Purchase  was  author- 
ized, this  was  effected  a  month  later  when  the  southern  portion  was 
named  the  Territory  of  Orleans,  and  the  northern  portion  was  set  apart 
as  the  District  of  Upper  Louisiana,  under  the  temporary  jurisdiction  of 
Indiana  Territory,  the  33rd  parallel  North  latitude  being  the  dividing 
line.  The  present  state  of  Missouri  was  embraced  in  the  District  of 
Upper  Louisiana. 

In  1805  the  District  of  Upper  Louisiana,  coming  under  its  own  Ter- 
ritorial government  on  July  4th  of  the  same  year.  In  1812  this  terri- 
tory was  organized,  or  reorganized,  as  the  Territory  of  Missouri  under 
act  of  congress  approved  June  4th.      In  1819,  a  portion  of  the  Territory 


216  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  Missouri  was  set  apart  and  organized  as  the  Territory  of  Arkansas. 

In  1816,  Howard  County  was  established  out  of  portions  of  St.  Louis 
and  St.  Charles  Counties.  This  county,  known  as  "Mother  of  Counties," 
comprised  the  whole  northwest  portion  of  the  territory.  Howard  County 
was  named  in  honor  of  General  Benjamin  Howard,  acting  governor  of 
the  territory,  which  was  established  in  1816.  Settlements  were  begun 
as  early  as  1807  by  Daniel  Boone,  Benjamin  Cooper,  and  others.  In 
1820  Ray  County  was  formed  from  the  western  part  of  Howard  County. 
In  1821  the  territory  was  admitted  into  the  Union  as  the  State  of  Mis- 
souri. In  1822  Clay  County  was  formed  from  the  west  half  of  Ray 
County.  In  1833  Clinton  County  was  formed  from  the  northern  portion 
of  Clay  County. 

In  1841  the  present  counties  of  Gentry  and  Worth  were  set  apart 
from  Clinton  County,  located  and  named  Gentry  County  but  was  not 
organized  till  1845.  In  1861  Worth  County  was  detached  from  Gentry 
County,  leaving  the  County  its  present  dimensions,  24  miles  long,  north 
and  south,  and  20^  miles  wide,  east  and  west.  Located  specifically,  as 
townships,  61,62,63,64,  in  ranges  30,  31  and  32  and  2^  miles  on  the 
east  side  of  the  same  townships  in  range  33.  The  western  boundary 
being  the  old  state  line,  definitely  fixed  by  act  of  1845. 

Colonel  Richard  Gentry,  whose  honored  name  is  borne  by  the 
county,  was  probably  a  native  of  Missouri  and  of  Boone  County,  where 
he  was  living  in  1836,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Florida  War.  He  raised  a 
volunteer  regiment  for  service  in  that  war  and  led  them  with  devotion 
and  honor  to  the  field  of  Okeechobee,  where  at  the  moment  of  promised 
victory,  he  received  a  mortal  wound,  but  for  an  hour,  in  the  face  of 
death,  he  directed  and  cheered  his  troops  to  final  triumph.  The  same 
night  his  brave  spirit  passed  to  a  hero's  reward.  In  1842  his  regimental 
flag  was  presented  by  the  state  with  all  appropriate  honors  to  his  widow. 

Gentry  County  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Worth  County,  on  the 
east  by  Harrison  and  Daviess  Counties,  on  the  south  by  DeKalb  County, 
and  on  the  west  by  Andrew  and  Nodaway  Counties,  and  lies  just  above 
the  40th  degree  of  North  latitude,  and  in  Longitude  17  degrees  west 
from  Washington.  Most  of  the  county  is  watered  by  Grand  River — 
East,  West  and  Middle  forks  and  tributaries.  In  the  extreme  southwest 
begins  the  Platte  River  slope. 


CHAPTER  III. 


NATURAL  RESOURCES  AND  TOPOGRAPHY. 


WHAT  CONSTITUTES  NATURAL  RESOURCES— AVAILABLE  AND  POTENTIAL— MIN- 
ERAL SPRINGS— RAINFALL— PHYSICAL  FEATURES— SCENERY  AND  SOIL— "'A 
LAND  OF  PROMISE". 

The  natural  resources  of  an  undeveloped  country  include  not  only 
what  the  first  settlers  saw,  but  also  whatever  they  found — whatever 
proved  to  their  benefit  or  assistance  in  their  struggle  with  the  wilder- 
ness, the  location  of  groves  for  shelter,  the  quality  and  use  of  timber,  for 
fuel,  building  and  implements,  the  abundant  native  grasses  for  grazing 
and  forage,  such  game  as  was  native  to  the  country,  the  fish  of  its 
streams  and  the  natural  sources  of  good  water,  the  stone  for  foundation 
work,  the  temperature,  the  rain  fall  and  the  quality  of  the  soil.  For 
none  of  these  things  did  the  pioneers  bring  with  them.  Gentry  County 
with  60,000  acres  of  scattered  groves  and  forests,  was  hospitable  to  the 
and  abundance  of  fuel,  with  excellent  oak  for  building,  walnut  for  fur- 
niture and  hickory  for  implements.  Gentry  County  was  also  rich  in 
grass  land  for  pasture  and  hay  stack.  The  early  settler  could  have  his 
wood  lot  at  one  hand  and  his  cow  lot  at  the  other.  As  to  game,  if  the 
earliest  comers  had  the  greater  loneliness  and  the  more  privations,  they 
also  had  more  venison,  more  turkeys,  grouse  and  pheasants,  and  possibly 
more  time  for  fishing.  They  also  found  a  well  watered  country,  rivers, 
creeks,  and  springs,  enough  for  all,  distributed  over  the  entire  county. 
They  found  limestone  for  all  necessary  uses.  They  found  a  growing  cli- 
mate, a  sufficient  rainfall  and  a  responsive  soil.  Live  stock  throve  and 
crops  were  abundant.     Food  for  man  and  beast  became  plentiful. 

Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  Gentry  County,  in  common  with  all  North- 
west Missouri,  was  rich  in  resources  quickly  available  to  the  early  set- 
tler, while  the  potential  resources  native  to  the  county,  were  beyond  any 
power  of  estimation  possible  to  the  first  residents.  What  could  they 
know  of  timothy,  of  red  clover,  of  blue  grass,  of  high  class  stock,  of 
creamery  and  poultry  shipments?      To  those  natural  resources  which 


218  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

aided  the  settlers  in  their  plans  for  permanent  occupation,  should  be 
added  some  that  tended  to  relieve  pioneer  life  from  monotony  and  to  im- 
part to  it  a  sporting  flavor,  as  the  locating  of  her  trees,  the  gathering 
of  wild  fruits  and  nuts,  and  the  hunting  and  trapping  of  fur  bearing  ani- 
mals. Though  this  phase  of  life  has  little  to  do  with  permanent  civiliza- 
tion, it  was  probably  very  interesting  and  profitable,  since  it  seems  a 
trustworthy  conclusion  that  the  region  was  early  relieved  of  any  inroads 
from  Indian  hunters. 

While  not  of  interest  to  early  settlers.  Gentry  County  possesses  fine 
mineral  and  medicinal  springs. 

The  average  yearly  rainfall  and  melted  snow  is  36.62  inches,  dis- 
tributed by  seasons  as  follows:  winter  5.25  inches,  spring  9.25  inches, 
summer  14.50,  autumn  7.62. 

The  physical  features  of  Gentry  County  are  pleasing  to  the  eye,  and 
very  favorable  to  all  agricultural  pursuits.  There  are  three  classes  of 
land ;  river  bottoms,  the  breaks  or  broken  hills,  and  back  of  the  broken 
lands  are  large  areas  of  higher  undulating  prairie — ideal  land  for  gen- 
eral farming. 

At  many  points  of  elevation  the  views  are  far  reaching  and  unsur- 
passed in  their  blending  of  streams,  timber  and  rolling  hills,  in  all  their 
native  beauty.  The  slopes  are  usually  long  and  moderate  and  the  nat- 
ural drainage  is  everywhere  so  sufficient  that  but  a  negligible  part  of 
Gentry  County  could  ever  have  been  classed  as  water  or  swamp  lands. 
The  soil  is  everywhere,  a  rich  black  loam  with  excellent  clay  subsoil. 
The  prairie  carried  a  heavier  covering  of  rich  top  soil  than  did  the  tim- 
bered lands. 

This  is  what  the  early  settlers  beheld;  a  rich  soil,  an  open  country, 
ready  for  subjection,  and  promising  both  speedy  and  enduring  rewards 
to  the  labor  and  intelligence  of  civilized  man.  The  native  woods  and  for- 
ests covered  the  fifth  part  of  the  county's  extent — so  well  distributed 
that  no  part  seemed  naked.  To  the  pioneers  of  vision  it  probably 
appeared  a  land  of  promise,  a  place  of  splendid  possibilities,  an  empire 
of  opportunities,  where  one  could  work  in  hope,  and  where  dreams 
might  come  true.  With  all  its  natural  resources  it  was  still  a  wilderness, 
producing  nothing  for  the  comfort  and  progress  of  humanity. 


CHAPTER  IV. 


EARLY  SETTLEMENTS. 


NONE  OF  THE  FIRST  SETTLERS  NOW  LIVING— CONQUEST  OF  THE  NINETEENTH 
CENTURY— WHAT  THE  PIONEERS  BROT'GHT— THEIR  AMBITIONS— SETTLEMENT 
BEGAN  IN  1834— FIRST  SETTLERS— OTHER  SETTLERS— FIRST  SCHOOI^FIRST 
POSTOFFICE— FIRST  WHITE  CHILD  BORN  IN  COUNTY— FIRST  CHURCH— EARLY 
PREACHERS. 

After  88  years,  it  is  naturally  impossible  that  any  of  the  first  set- 
tlers should  still  be  living — The  History  of  1882  was  prepared  while 
Isaac  Miller,  one  of  the  first  four  was  still  a  resident  of  the  county.  At 
that  time  the  leading  facts  could  easily  be  verified.  Logically  the  His- 
tory of  1882  is  the  basis  of  authentic  first  things. 

From  the  dawn  of  history,  families,  tribes,  communities,  and  nations 
have  taken  keen  delight  in  all  facts  and  traditions  concerning  their  ori- 
gin, and  early  development. 

In  the  larger  sense  the  settlement  and  growth  of  Gentry  County  is 
part  and  parcel  of  that  great  immigration  and  conquest  of  the  19th  cen- 
tury which  followed  as  a  natural  result  of  the  independence  of  the 
United  States.  The  strong  and  resolute  swarmed  westward  to  subdue 
and  occupy  the  Valley  of  the  Mississippi  and  its  tributaries.  Gladstone 
declared  it,  "The  greatest  peaceful  monument  of  Civilized  Man,  to  the 
greatest  tract  of  fertile  land  on  the  face  of  the  Earth." 

The  present  generation  is  close  enough  to  this  great  beginning  to 
have  interests,  many  and  varied  and  often  personal,  apart  from  that 
which  is  merly  historical.  It  is  possible  to  know  whence  we  came,  how 
we  were  derived,  why  we  are  what  we  are.  It  is  possible,  in  considering 
the  beginning  of  things  less  than  90  years  ago  in  the  wilds  of  Gentry 
County,  to  trace  the  influence  of  Virginia,  Tennessee  and  Kentucky. 
Other  influences  are  as  easily  and  definitely  traced.  If  the  pioneers 
came  with  empty  hands,  they  came  with  sound  minds  and  strong  hearts. 
They  brought  the  experience  of  ages  of  struggle  and  progress  and 
mental  and  moral  attainments  that  go  to  explain  their  speedy  and  mar- 
velous successes. 


220  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Each  pioneer  held  one  personal  ambition — to  win  a  home  and  the 
means  of  its  maintenance,  of  this  he  was  conscious.  But  in  the  mass  the 
pioneers  were  part  of  something  great,  something  racial  and  something 
national.    They  were  empire  builders. 

The  county  is  divided  at  the  present  time  into  eight  municipal  town- 
ships, as  follows:  Miller,  Athens,  Howard,  Bogle,  Wilson,  Huggins, 
Cooper  and  Jackson.  Settlement  began  in  the  spring  of  1834,  11  years 
before  the  organization  of  the  county.  In  this  year  came  four  men, 
Isaac  and  Tobias  Miller,  William  Marton  and  John  Roberts,  natives  of 
Kentucky  and  Tennessee,  locating  in  what  is  now  known  as  Miller 
Township  at  Greenwell  Ford.  With  them  this  same  year  are  associated 
the  names  of  two  others,  David  Henderson  and  Robert  Ready.  They 
raised  a  crop  of  corn  on  the  north  bank  of  Grand  River. 

In  1835  the  second  settlement  was  made,  also  in  Miller  Township 
near  what  is  now  known  as  Gentryville,  when  John  Gulp,  Benjamin  Gulp 
and  Elisha  Gameron  from  Tennessee  and  Milton  Foster  from  Kentucky, 
with  some  others  from  the  same  states  located  in  the  township. 

In  1838,  the  first  store  was  opened  by  a  Mr.  Stevenson,  three  miles 
northeast  of  Gentryville.  Also  in  1838,  the  first  mill  in  the  county  was 
erected  by  Taylor  McGully,  four  miles  east  of  Gentryville. 

In  1836  Daniel  Saunders  from  North  Carolina  settled  in  Athens 
Township,  two  miles  south  of  Albany,  at  Sandsville. 

The  first  settlers  usually  selected  timber  land  for  homes  and  for  cul- 
tivation. Most  of  them  came  from  old  forest  regions,  and  all  traditions 
were  in  favor  of  cleared  land  in  preference  to  prairie. 

As  early  as  1836,  settlers  began  to  arrive  in  ever  increasing  num- 
bers, and  by  the  time  of  county  organization,  in  1845,  over  two  hundred 
prominent  names — heads  of  families — were  added  to  the  few  forerun- 
ners of  1834-35-36. 

In  1838  the  first  school  house  was  built,  east  of  Gentryville,  in  the 
neighborhood  of  John  D.  Burbon  and  Jacob  Jones.  John  Githius  taught 
the  first  school  during  the  winter  of  1838-39.  It  was  a  log  building  20 
feet  square  with  puncheon  floor  and  roofed  with  clapboards ;  in  place 
of  a  window  a  log  was  left  out  on  one  side,  and  the  space  covered  with 
greased  paper. 

In  1838  the  first  postoffice  was  established  at  Sandsville,  two  miles 
south  of  Albany.  Daniel  Saunders  was  postmaster  and  the  mail  was  car- 
ried from  Sandsville  to  Plattsburg,  Clinton  County  by  Levi  Baldock,  con- 
tractor. 

In  1939  the  first  white  child  was  born  in  the  county,  named  Nancy 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  221 

M.  Miller,  daughter  of  Isaac  Miller.  She  became  the  wife  of  W.  P. 
Gartin. 

In  1840  the  first  water  mill  was  built  at  Gentryville  by  Charles  Gay 
and  John  T.  Hunter.  It  was  a  log  house  with  one  run  of  buhr  stones. 
The  mill  stones  were  chipped  from  native  "Nigger  Head"  rocks  by 
Joshua  Potter,  a  pioneer  citizen.  This  location  was  first  called  Gay's 
mill.  The  oldest  town  of  the  county  grew  up  around  it,  and  was  for  a 
time  called  Columbus.  In  1850  the  Legislature  changed  the  name  to  the 
present  name,  Gentryville. 

In  1842,  four  miles  east  of  Gentryville,  the  first  church  house  was 
built  by  James  C.  Patton  and  others.  The  denomination  was  New  School 
Presbyterian  (Mount  Zion,  or  Brushy),  but  the  building  was  free  to  all 
denominations,  and  was  used  by  Methodists,  Baptists  and  Christians. 

The  earliest  preachers  were  John  Udell  and  Hiram  Wariner,  Chris- 
tians; Lorenzo  D.  Waugh,  Methodist;  and  Timothy  Morgan,  Pres- 
byterian. 

In  1845  the  county  was  organized  and  the  first  court  house  built. 

April  3rd,  1845 — first  marriage,  Abraham  Popples  and  Barbara 
Rhudy, 


CHAPTER  V. 


PIONEER  LIFE. 


REMINISCENT  AND  TRADITIONAL  —  THE  PIONEER'S  HOME  —  IMPLEMENTS  —  HIS 
TRIALS  AND  PRIVATIONS— SCARCITY  OF  NECESSITIES— BUILDING  THE  LOG 
CABIN— THE  CRUDE  FURNITURE— COMMUNITY  SPIRIT— PASTIMES— GAME  AND 
FISH— THE  BLACKSMITH— GRISTMILL  AND   TRADING   POST. 

Pioneer  life  when  fairly  treated  is  of  deepest  interest  to  all  who 
come  after.  Direct  history  records  what  they  did  and  its  results.  This 
chapter,  somewhat  different,  should  tell  how  they  did  it.  It  should 
intimately  and  sympathetically  enter  into  their  daily  life  with  its  labor, 
patience,  self-denial,  handicaps,  sufferings,  its  successes,  its  personal 
gladness,  its  neighborhood  pleasures  and  its  community  achievements. 

There  is  a  sort  of  cumulative  glamour  attached  to  the  reminiscen- 
ces and  traditions  of  the  first  year  of  pioneer  experience.  The  personal 
triumphs  are  recalled  and  related,  the  anniversaries  and  various  assem- 
blings are  in  a  manner  relived  again  and  again.  All  that  was  fine,  joy- 
ous, successful,  is  preserved;  much  that  was  otherwise  is  dropped  if  not 
forgotten.  It  is  therefore  highly  proper  that  the  actual  should  be  placed 
side  by  side  with  the  more  pleasurable  traditional. 

The  pioneer,  at  his  winter  fireside,  with  his  family  about  him  is  indeed 
a  cheerful  prospect.  The  cheeriness  of  the  picture  contrasts  agreeably 
with  the  crudeness  of  his  cabin  and  its  meagre  furniture.  However,  but 
little  of  his  life  was  spent  at  that  cheerful  fireside.  His  labor  was  heavy, 
and  often  vexatious.  His  days  were  slow  and  lonely.  The  immediate 
results  were  so  slender  that  he  was  often  discouraged.  His  implements 
were  clumsy  makeshifts,  his  motive  power  limited.  He  could  only 
dream  of  the  tools  and  teams  he  would  like  to  have.  The  "good  time . 
coming"  seemed  very  far  off.  If  he  had  a  journey  to  make,  it  was  a  ser- 
ious matter.  The  imperfect  trail  would  stretch  itself,  the  hours  would 
drag  and  the  team  would  weary.  He  felt  the  discomfort  of  cold  or  heat, 
and  the  pangs  of  hunger.  If  a  bridge  were  out,  or  a  ford  swollen,  the 
delay  would  take  his  thoughts  to  the  folks  at  home.     Gloomy  question- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  223 

ings  would  beset  his  mind  and  heart.  When  could  he  reach  home? 
What  were  the  folks  thinking?  Would  they  be  afraid?  Would  they 
worry?  Were  they  safe?  Reaching  home  at  last,  he  might  be  weather- 
worn and  fatigued,  until  exhaustion  rendered  enjoyment  impossible. 

To  many  pioneers,  it  was  an  endless  grind  of  toil,  endurance,  plain 
feeding  and  solid  slumber.  His  brave,  patient  helpmeet,  likewise,  had 
much  of  loneliness.  Perhaps  she  spent  happy,  hopeful  hours  helping 
with  outside  efforts,  but  in  the  cabin,  alone  or  with  infant  children,  how 
many  hours  of  brooding  solitude  were  hers.  She  too  must  dream  of 
comforts  for  which  her  woman's  soul  was  longing,  so  little  that  was  con- 
venient and  encouraging,  so  little  beauty,  so  much  plainness.  The  wild- 
erness without,  frugality  within.  No  neighbors  within  hailing  distance, 
fewest  of  books,  no  magazines,  a  stray  newspaper  at  odd  times,  per- 
haps twice  a  year  tidings  came  from  the  old  home,  or  from  friends  in 
other  settlements.  Little  wonder  that  the  dear  old  faces  seem  engraved 
with  half  a  century  of  exile.  There  was  sickness  too,  also  death.  Chills 
and  fever,  ague,  that  did  not  often  kill,  but  always  blighted,  stealing 
energy,  hope  and  happiness.  It  was  often  the  woman's  lot  to  watch 
the  slow  course  of  disappearing  vitality,  or  with  shrinking  heart  to 
behold  the  swift  work  of  malignant  disease.  At  times  the  able  were  so 
few  and  scattered  they  could  but  half  attend  the  unable.  At  all  such 
times  the  women,  sensing  what  was  lacking  more  clearly  than  the  man, 
womankind  suffered  more. 

Again  and  again  in  those  early  years  there  were  lean  seasons,  spells 
of  scarcity.  Something  had  broken  the  ordinary  run  of  things.  Bad  luck 
would  bring  the  wolf  to  the  door,  and  encourage  him  to  wait  and  watch. 
The  reason  might  be  any  one  of  many.  The  man  of  the  house  might  be 
ailing  and  laid  up,  at  a  critical  time  in  the  crop  season.  He  might  meet 
with  an  accident  and  broken  limbs.  The  sickness  of  wife  and  children 
might  consume  his  whole  time  and  energy.  The  straying  of  stock  might 
greatly  delay  him.  Sometimes  the  strayed  stock  was  not  recovered.  The 
result  would  be  tragic.  The  loss  of  only  one  cow,  dead,  strayed  or 
stolen,  would  bring  a  sense  of  panic  to  the  housewife,  and  deepest  gloom 
to  the  children.  During  such  seasons  of  privation,  it  is  incredible  how 
the  craving  for  certain  articles  of  food  would  grow  in  the  thoughts  of  the 
family  as  they  divided  their  meagre  rations.  This  craving  might  be  for 
salt  side-meat,  for  cheese  or  for  butter,  or  it  might  be  a  longing  for 
pickles.  But  it  would  be  very  vivid  and  terribly  persistent.  It  is  related 
in  the  chronicles  of  De  Soto's  followers,  after  they  had  crossed  the  Mis- 
sissippi and  before  they  found  the  salt  springs  on  White  River,  that  a 
soldier  one  day  cried  out,  "Oh,  if  I  could  only  have  just  one  slice  of  meat 


224  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

with  salt,  I  could  be  patient."  He  voiced  a  longing  that  first,  last  or 
between  times,  has  gripped  every  man,  woman  and  child  among  the 
pioneers. 

It  is'  right  that  these  first  great  costs  of  our  inheritance  should  be 
remembered.  We  are  the  heirs  of  a  conquest  that  was  truly  fine  in  the 
elements  of  labor,  patience,  and  heroic  endurance.  With  a  deep  sense 
of  the  multiplied  obligations  thus  created,  we  turn  with  gratitude  to  all 
that  was  pleasurable  and  prosperous  in  the  experience  of  these  honored 
fathers  and  mothers  of  the  early  days.  When  youth,  vitality,  and  energy 
come  face  to  face  with  opportunity,  hope  springs  at  once  to  fullgrown 
strength.  Anticipation  flushes  the  heart,  and  the  mind  puts  the  hands 
to  work.  The  early  settler  found  a  wilderness.  There  was  no  house, 
but  the  family  could  build  a  home ;  humble  as  it  might  be  there  was  the 
hope  of  better  ahead.  There  were  no  fields,  but  they  could  enclose  and 
clear.  If  the  labor  was  heavy,  it  was  for  themselves  and  their  children 
they  were  working.    Hope  and  faith  were  shining  to  cheer  them  onward. 

The  first  homes  were  not  the  log  cabin  of  usual  build.  They  are 
best  described  as  shelter,  whatever  the  newcomer  could  devise,  what- 
ever he  could  throw  together  with  his  own  hands,  a  place  to  stay,  tem- 
porary quarters.  The  wagon  cover  might  be  part  with  poles  and  bark, 
picturesque  but  not  permanent.  In  some  cases  there  flimsy  shelters  were 
used  much  longer  than  was  first  intended.  Soon,  however,  the  typical, 
strong  built,  permanent  log  cabin  appeared.  This  meant  more  than  one 
or  two  men's  work.  The  settler  selected  his  trees,  felled  and  cut  them 
into  lengths.  Then  a  small  boy,  if  one  there  was,  and  a  yoke  of  oxen 
snaked  them  to  the  desired  location,  and  all  was  ready  for  the  "Raising." 
"The  cabins  were  of  round  logs,  notched  together  at  the  corners, 
ribbed  with  poles,  and  covered  with  boards  split  from  a  tree.  A  punch- 
eon floor  was  then  laid  down,  a  hole  cut  in  the  end  and  a  stick  chimney 
run  up.  A  clapboard  door  was  made;  a  window  was  opened  by  cut- 
ting out  a  hole  in  the  side  or  end,  two  feet  square,  finished  without  glass, 
often  with  greased  paper  for  transparency.  The  chinking  between  the 
logs  held  the  mud  with  which  it  was  daubed.  The  roof  might  be  clap- 
boards, bark  or  thatch,  and  the  house  was  ready." 

Skill,  as  always,  was  at  a  premium.  It  was  a  proud  day  in  the  life 
of  a  stripling  or  youth  when  at  a  "raisin"  he  was  first  allowed  to  "carry 
a  corner,"  as  the  notching  M^as  styled.  At  his  first  effort  he  was  allowed 
one  misfit,  or  renotching  to  make  the  fit.  The  second  mistake  disquali- 
fied him  for  that  day.  The  writer,  then  under  17,  carried  his  first  corner 
to  the  top,  renotching  but  once. 

The  one  legged  bedstead  could  only  be  made  in  a  corner  of  the 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  225 

cabin,  but  the  two  legged  table  could  be  adjusted  most  any  place. 
Shelves  were  easy  and  pegs  abundant,  while  the  cross  poles  which  sus- 
tained the  floor  of  the  loft  were  made  to  do  duty  for  whatever  might  be 
hung  up.  Peg-leg  benches  took  the  place  of  chairs.  Pots,  pans  and  skil- 
lets were  hung  about  the  fireplace,  all  without  nails  or  bolts.  The 
auger  was  mighty  in  those  days.    Thus  was  the  home  made  ready. 

The  raising  of  the  cabin  was  a  social  event  for  the  entire  neighbor- 
hood. Every  man  and  boy  wanted  to  be  present.  They  gathered  early 
and  with  much  chaffing  and  up  to  date  slang,  they  got  busy.  It  was  the 
aim  of  all  that  the  "heft"  of  the  work  should  be  completed  in  time  for  a 
one  or  two  o'clock  dinner,  at  least  the  unskilled  labor  should  be  finished ; 
only  the  deft  finishing  touches  were  left  for  after  dinner.  The  main 
body  of  the  gathering  must  be  free  for  play.  Always  there  were  wives 
and  sisters  in  numbers  sufficient  to  make  the  big  dinner  a  matter  of  easy 
and  merry  achievement  for  the  ladies  assembled.  The  day  recalled 
happy  memories  in  the  hearts  of  the  older  ones,  while  the  younger  were 
laying  the  foundation  of  future  memories  of  their  own.  The  bashful 
youth  had  his  moment  of  supreme  daring,  and  the  clever  damsel  found 
her  chance  for  sweet  graciousness  in  a  manner  so  casual  as  to  deceive 
the  very  expert.  If,  in  the  main,  human  happiness  is  pretty  evenly  bal- 
anced, so  is  wisdom  pretty  evenly  distributed.  "Wisdom  is  justified  of 
her  children,"  measured  by  this  standard,  the  generation  that  built  log 
cabins,  classes  right  along  with  almost  any  other. 

The  cabin  raising  was  a  typical  occasion.  It  was  just  one  phase  of 
that  community  spirit  which  was  more  fully  shared  by  all  the  inhabi- 
tants than  is  possible  in  the  fuller  development  which  follows  pioneer 
life.  They  had  so  much  in  common.  They  were  all  poor  together,  all 
working  for  a  similar  purpose.  Each  one  needed  the  support  of  all  the 
rest.  Only  as  they  gave  mutual  assistance  could  any  of  them  succeed. 
For  peace,  for  protection,  for  happiness,  for  success,  none  of  them  lived, 
or  could  live,  unto  himself.  This  community  of  interest  and  of  sentiment, 
produced  a  hospitality  and  a  fellowship,  which  is  the  admiration  of  the 
generations  that  follow. 

A  writer  forty  years  closer  to  these  first  things  puts  the  case  with 
great  clearness.  "It  was  a  time  of  self  reliance  and  brave,  persevering 
toil,  of  privations  cheerfully  endured,  and  the  experience  of  one  settler 
was  practically  that  of  every  other;  all  faced  the  same  hardships.  They 
stood  on  an  equal  footing.  There  were  no  castes.  Aristocratic  preten- 
tions did  not  exist  and  would  not  have  been  tolerated.  The  only  nobility 
was  the  nobility  of  generosity.  The  bond  of  sympathy  was  the  con- 
sciousness of  common  hardships."    They  were  sensitive  to  each  others 


226  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

needs  and  misfortunes.  They  needed  no  urging  to  help  in  time  of 
trouble.  The  victim  of  storm  or  fire  was  speedily  and  cheerfully  re- 
stored to  the  general  equality  in  all  he  had  lost.  The  restoration  was  as 
prompt  as  if  ties  of  blood  were  in  force. 

Neighbors  were  on  the  best  of  terms;  envy,  jealousy  and  strife  had 
no  place  among  them.  They  were  a  little  world,  or  a  large  family,  far 
removed  from  the  great  world  of  the  East.  To  quote  again :  "This 
general  state  of  feeling  among  the  pioneers  was  by  no  means  peculiar  to 
Gentry  County,  although  it  was  strongly  illustrated  here.  It  prevailed 
generally  throughout  the  West,  during  the  time  of  early  settlement. 
The  very  nature  of  things  taught  the  settlers  the  necessity  of  dwelling 
together  in  all  good  will.  It  was  their  only  protection.  They  had  come 
far  away  from  a  well  established  reign  of  law,  and  entered  a  new 
country  where  the  civil  authority  was  still  feeble  and  totally  unable  to 
afford  protection  and  redress  grievances.  Here  the  settlers  lived  some 
little  time  before  there  was  an  officer  of  the  law  in  the  country.  Each 
man's  protection  was  in  the  good  will  and  friendship  of  those  about 
him,  and  the  thing  any  man  might  well  dread  was  the  ill  will  of  the 
community.  It  was  more  terrible  than  law.  It  was  no  uncommon  thing 
in  the  early  times  for  hardened  men  who  had  no  fears  of  jails  or 
penitentiaries  to  stand  in  great  fear  of  the  indignation  of  a  pioneer 
community."  This  community  spirit  was  intensely  practical.  If  one 
neighbor  killed  a  beef,  a  pig,  or  a  deer,  he  shared  with  the  rest.  A 
writer  of  1882  laments  the  speedy  passing  of  this  communal  interest,  and 
disparages  the  cold,  selfish,  calculating  orderliness  which  had  even  then 
taken  place.  In  1922  his  criticism  is  better  understood.  In  the  early 
times  there  was  the  occasional  ne'er-do-well  who  failed  to  kill  his  beef, 
pig,  or  deer,  in  his  turn,  and  it  was  a  joke  to  be  winked  at.  But  progress 
and  industry  while  tolerating  such  individuals,  cannot  encourage  them. 
Such  people  make  a  visible  difference  between  themselves  and  the  gen- 
eral run  of  which  they  are  usually  the  first  to  complain. 

The  common  heart  of  Gentry  County  is  as  kind  and  generous  today 
as  it  was  in  1850.  The  unfortunate  and  afflicted,  receive  sincere  sympa- 
thy and  ready  assistance,  and  the  care  of  them  is  more  effectual  and  con- 
tinuous than  was  possible  seventy  years  ago. 

The  pleasures  of  those  early  days  were  carried  with  a  whole 
hearted  enthusiasm,  almost  beyond  our  present  comprehension.  The 
shooting  match  when  it  occurred  had  the  whole  field  to  itself.  The  last 
quilting  was  over  and  gone,  the  nest  fish  fry  was  not  yet  dated.  The 
same  was  true  of  each  recreation  in  its  turn.  For  the  time  being  each 
was  all  in  all.     The  question  is  often  asked  why  we  do  not  have  such 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  227 

spelling  schools  and  such  religious  revivals  as  in  the  early  days.  The 
answer  is  this.  No  one  bit  of  knowledge  can  now  enthuse  the  whole 
people.  We  are  learning  scores  of  things.  Neither  can  any  one  senti- 
ment, no  matter  how  sacred,  ever  again  dominate  the  emotions  of  an 
entire  community.  Progress  implies  an  increasing  number  of  interesting 
aims  and  purposes.  In  the  nature  of  things  they  compete  one  with 
another.    The  result  should  be  a  well  balanced  civilization. 

Physical  well  being  no  longer  means  a  periodic  abundance  of  good 
things  after  long  periods  of  scant  tables;  but  a  sane  and  continuous 
enjoyment  of  sufficient  food  in  comfortable  homes.  Education  no  longer 
means  an  occasional  triumph  of  memory,  but  a  universal  distribution  of 
useful  and  entertaining  knowledge  that  sweetens  and  dignifies  every 
day  life.  Religion  no  longer  means  a  season  of  annual  exalted  emotion, 
but  a  settled  conviction  of  endeavor  after  righteousness,  with  an  abiding 
sense  of  God's  power  and  goodness,  and  daily  offerings  of  praise  and 
gratitude. 

Anything,  which  offered  to  break  the  monotony  of  pioneer  isola- 
tion, was  welcome,  and  the  most  was  made  of  it.  They  even  invented 
diversions  which  had  no  other  purpose.  One  community  had  this  annual 
custom,  sometime  during  roasting  ear  season.  The  whole  family  would 
load  up  and  drive  for  miles,  until  they  found  a  corn  field  whose  owner 
they  did  not  know.  There  they  would  camp,  gather  corn  for  a  roasting, 
carefully  extract  a  rail  or  two  without  greatly  harming  the  fence,  and 
preceed  to  feast.  If  the  owner  happened  along,  he  "threw  in"  with  them 
and  got  acquainted. 

The  settlers  had  game  and  fish  in  abundance  and  variety.  Turkey, 
geese,  duck,  prairie  chickens,  pheasants,  quails.  Also  butter,  honey, 
and  lard.  Of  what  use  are  the  latter  without  bread?  Above  many  things, 
they  wanted  bread.  As  roasting  ear  season  passed,  they  grated  corn  and 
made  fritter  cakes.  Lard  for  the  griddle,  butter  for  the  fritter  cake,  and 
honey  for  the  trimming.  They  had  hand  mills,  and  hominy  blocks  and 
horse  mills.  All  these  meant  bread  more  or  less,  before  water  grist 
mills  came  into  use.  No  doubt  it  tasted  fine  and  went  well  with  flesh, 
fowl  and  fish.  Beeswax,  coonskins  and  other  peltry  were  their  first 
trade  commodities.  Money  was  not;  trade  was  everything;  even  the 
postmaster  accepted  coonskins  for  postage. 

Let  no  one  imagine  that  pioneer  life  lacked  established  customs. 
The  game,  whether  of  work  or  of  play,  had  its  rules,  and  those  who  took 
part  must  mind  the  rules.  The  Anglo-Saxon  spirit  of  fair  play  pervaded 
all  activity.  At  quilting  bees,  each  man  must  pay  a  dollar  in  money,  or 
split  a  hundred  rails.     As  dollars  were  scarce,  the  men  usually  worked 


228  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

on  the  logs  while  the  ladies  quilted.  The  party  in  the  evening  would  be 
full  of  life  and  zest.  Music  and  dancing  might  last  till  day  break.  Then 
came  the  hazardous  task  of  seeing  the  ladies  "safe  home."  The  "mitten," 
a  pet  among  some  of  the  young  ladies,  was  dreaded  by  the  young  men  as 
a  most  vicious  varmit.  Strange  to  say,  if  a  youth  caught  one,  he  never 
boasted. 

"The  smith,  a  mighty  man  is  he,"  was  not  written  of  any  pioneer 
and  for  some  reason  earlier  histories  have  neglected  him.  There  can  be 
no  doubt  that  the  blacksmith's  shop  was  an  early  fact,  ranking  with 
grist  mills  and  trading  posts.  The  implements  of  the  early  farmers  in 
their  many  imperfections  must  often  have  gone  to  the  smith.  Happy 
was  that  neighborhood  when  the  mill,  the  store,  and  the  shop  were 
grouped.  Such  was  not  always  the  case,  and  the  pioneer  less  favored 
had  before  him  the  possible  necessity  of  a  journey  in  two  or  three  direc- 
tions. Going  to  mill  or  the  store  might  be  postponed  during  spells  of  bad 
weather.  When  it  could  no  longer  be  put  off,  the  weather  might  even 
turn  worse.  Many  are  the  tales  told  of  long  waiting  at  the  mill  or  the 
smithy,  of  high  water,  and  lost  bridges,  and  of  all-night  drives. 

As  time  passed  "Old  Settlers  Day,"  came  into  vogue,  specially 
designed  to  cherish  these  memories.  They  were  also  preserved  in  many 
other  ways.  As  the  number  of  pioneers  diminished,  the  survivors  be- 
came notable  persons  at  all  picnics  and  community  gatherings.  Each 
one  representing  something  particular  and  personal.  As  more  time 
elapsed  the  sons  and  daughters  of  first  settlers  had  their  place  in  help- 
ing to  perpetuate  these  lovable  traditions  of  early  experience. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


FIRST  COURTS. 


MET  IN  1845— OFFICERS  APPOINTED— BUSINESS  TRANSACTED— CREATED  SIX  MUNIC- 
IPAL TOWNSHIPS— FIRST  PETITION  FILED  IN  CIRCm'  COURT— EARLY  RECORDS 
—RECORD  BOOK  STILL  IN   EXISTENCE. 

The  first  county  court  of  Gentry  County  met  on  the  5th  day  of 
May,  1845,  at  the  house  of  Daniel  Sanders.    The  record  is  as  follows: 

"May  5th,  A.  D.  1845. 

Be  it  remembered,  that  on  the  first  Monday  of  May  and  the  fifth 
day  of  said  month,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  forty-five,  the  county  court  of  the  county  aforesaid,  met  in  pursu- 
ance of  law,  at  the  house  of  Daniel  Sanders,  in  Sandsville,  in  said 
county,  the  place  designated  by  law  for  holding  courts  in  the  County  of 
Gentry  aforesaid.  Present,  Michael  Maltsberger,  William  Steel  and 
Samuel  Collins,  Esq'rs,  county  justices  of  said  county,  James  M.  Howell, 
sheriff  and  George  W.  Birch,  clerk ;  when  and  where  the  following  pro- 
ceedings were  had  and  done,  to  wit;  Michael  Maltsberger,  William  Steel 
and  Samuel  Collins  present  their  commissions  from  the  Governor,  under 
seal  of  the  state,  appointing  them  justices  of  this  court,  who  thereupon 
took  the  oath  of  office  required  by  law. 

Whereupon  the  court  was  opened  by  proclamation  by  the  sheriff; 
then  the  said  court  proceeded  to  elect  Michael  Maltsberger,  Esq.,  one 
of  their  body  as  president  of  the  said  court. 

The  court  appoints  George  W.  Birch  as  clerk  pro  tem  of  this  court, 
who  thereupon  enters  into  bond  according  to  law,  for  faithful  per- 
formance of  said  trust,  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars  with  Peter 
Culp,  Daniel  Sanders,  John  Culp,  Gideon  Wright  and  Christopher  F. 
Bartlay  as  his  security,  which  is  approved  by  the  court,  and  thereupon 
said  George  W.  Birch  takes  the  oath  of  office  required  by  law. 

James  M.  Howell,  the  sheriff,  filed  his  bond  as  collector  of  the 
county.  John  Huggins  was  appointed  assessor;  John  Plaster,  surveyor; 
John  B.  Hundley,  treasurer,  and  Elisha  Perkins,  coroner. 


230  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

It  was  ordered  by  the  court  that  the  county  seat,  which  had  been 
located  by  the  commissioners,  Ebenezer  H.  Wood  and  Armstrong 
McClintock,  be  called  Athens.  The  court  then  adjourned  from  the 
house  of  Daniel  Sanders  to  the  house  of  William  Daily,  in  the  town  of 
Athens. 

The  above  constituted  the  business  of  the  county  court  the  first 
day.    The  other  county  commissioner  was  Stephen  Jones. 

On  the  6th  day  of  May,  1845,  the  court  met  again  at  the  house  of 
William  Daily  in  the  town  of  Athens.  The  county  was  then  divided 
into  six  municipal  townships,  which  were  bounded  and  named  as 
follows: 

Commencing  at  the  southeast  corner  of  the  county  proper,  thence 
running  west  with  the  county  line  to  the  southwest  corner  of  said 
county ;  thence  north  with  said  county  line  nine  miles ;  thence  east 
across  the  county  to  the  east  boundary  of  said  county ;  thence  south 
nine  miles  to  the  place  of  beginning,  to  be  known  and  called  Miller 
Township ;  place  of  voting  at  Gay's  Mill. 

Commencing  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  first  township ;  thence  run- 
ning with  said  township  line  to  the  west  boundary  of  the  County  of  Gentry ; 
thence  nine  miles  north,  with  the  county  line ;  thence  east  across  the  county 
to  the  east  boundary  of  the  county ;  thence  south  nine  miles  to  the  place  of 
beginning,  to  be  known  and  called  Athens  Township ;  place  of  voting  at  the 
seat  of  justice  of  said  county. 

Third  Township — Commencing  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Athens 
Township ;  thence  west  with  the  line  of  said  township  to  the  bank  of  the 
East  Fork  of  Grand  River ;  thence  with  the  meanders  of  said  river  ta  the 
north  boundary  of  the  said  county  proper;  thence  east  with  the  county  to 
the  northeast  corner  of  said  county;  thence  south  with  the  county  line  to 
the  place  of  beginning,  to  be  known  and  called  Howard  Township ;  place  of 
voting  at  Lacy  Carter's. 

Fourth  Township — Commencing  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  third 
township;  thence  with  the  line  of  the  second  township,  to  the  west 
boundary  of  the  county ;  thence  with  the  county  line  to  the  north  bound- 
ary of  the  third  township ;  thence  down  the  river  with  the  meanders  of 
said  river,  to  the  place  of  beginning,  to  be  called  and  known  as  Bogle 
Township  ;  place  of  voting  at  Jason  Bogle's. 

The  territory  on  the  east  side  of  the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River,  to 
be  known  and  called  Allen  Township ;  place  of  voting  at  Sweems'  Mill. 

The  territory  on  the  west  side  of  the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River,  to 
be  called  and  known  as  Green  Township ;  place  of  voting  at  Philip  Norris*. 

These  townships  have  undergone  many  changes,  since  first  organ- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  231 

ized  in  1845 ;  two  of  them  now  constitute  a  part  of  Worth  County.  Since 
then,  the  County  of  Gentry  has  been  divided  into  eight  municipal  town- 
ships, the  names  and  boundaries  of  which  we  give  when  treating  of  the 
history  of  the  history  of  the  townships  proper. 

Ebenezer  H.  Wood  and  Armstrong  McClintock  were  allowed,  respec- 
tively, the  sum  of  twenty-eight  and  twenty-four  dollars,  for  their  services 
as  commissioners  in  locating  the  county  seatw 

Elisha  Cameron  was  appointed  county  seat  commissioner. 

Ebenezer  H.  Wood  was  appointed  county  attorney  for  twelve 
months. 

An  orphan  boy,  named  John  Gay,  was  brought  before  the  court  and 
Jonathan  Hosier  was  appointed  his  guardian. 

James  M.  Howell  was  appointed  administrator  of  the  estate  of  James 
Baker,  deceased. 

A  license  to  sell  goods  and  merchandise  was  granted  to  E.  P.  Howell. 

The  court  met  again  on  the  7th  day  of  May,  when  the  following  pro- 
ceedings were  had : 

John  Plaster  was  appointed  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Athens  Town- 
ship. 

Elisha  Cameron  was  ordered  to  advertise  and  sell  a  portion  of  the  town 
lots  of  Athens,  on  the  16th  day  of  June,  1845,  and  was  further  ordered  to 
lay  the  town  of  Athens  off  into  a  public  square,  into  lots,  avenues,  streets, 
alleys,  etc.,  the  number  of  lots  to  be  ninety-six. 

The  court  then  adjourned  to  meet  on  June  2,  1845. 

Among  other  things  done  at  the  June  term  of  court  were  the  fol- 
lowoing: 

Ordered  by  the  court  that  Elisha  Cameron  be  appointed  superintendent 
for  the  County  of  Gentry,  to  superintend  a  final  settlement  between  the 
County  of  Clinton  and  the  County  of  Gentry. 

Elisha  Cameron  was  also  appointed  to  superintend  the  building  of  the 
county  jail  at  Athens. 

William  Bentley  was  made  justice  of  the  peace  of  Howard  Township, 
as  was  also  John  C.  Williams. 

John  Plaster  was  appointed  justice  of  the  peace  of  Athens  Township; 
Walter  Savage,  also  of  Athens  Township ;  Charles  Claggett  and  John  Fox, 
of  Athens  Township ;  Aristippus  Brown,  of  Mills  Township ;  Jesse  Lewis, 
of  Green  Township ;  0.  H.  Sweem,  of  Allen  Township. 

John  Plaster  was  allowed  ten  dollars  for  surveying  a  portion  of  the 
county  seat. 

Levi  Baldock  was  allowed  three  dollars,  as  axman,  in  the  survey  of  the 
county  seat. 


232  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Elisha  Cameron  was  allowed  four  dollars,  as  flagman,  during  the  sur- 
vey. 

Samuel  H.  O.  Irvin  was  appointed  constable  of  Athens  Township; 
William  McNatt,  constable  of  Miller  Township;  Archibald  Ross,  constable 
of  Howard  Township. 

The  first  Circuit  Court  was  held  at  Athens,  on  March  12,  1846.  Hon. 
Solomon  L.  Leonard  was  the  judge  presiding.  James  M.  Howell  was  sher- 
iff; Elijah  P.  Howell,  clerk;  and  Isaac  N.  Jones,  circuit  attorney. 

The  first  petition  filed  in  the  Circuit  Court  of  Gentry  County,  was 
that  of  William  Smith  vs.  A.  Higgins,  and  reads  as  follows : 
Gentry  Circuit  Court,  September  Term,  A.  D.,  1845. 

William  Smith,  by  his  attorney,  Ebenezer  H.  Wood,  complains  of  Al- 
fred Higgins  in  a  plea  of  trespass,  for  that  the  said  Alfred  Higgins,  on  the 
7th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1845,  at  the  County  of  Gentry  and  State  of  Missouri, 
with  force  and  arms  in  and  upon  the  said  William  Smith,  made  an  assault, 
and  him  then  and  there  beat,  bruised,  wounded  and  evil  entreated  and  other 
enormities  to  the  said  William  Smith,  the  said  Alfred  Higgins  then  and 
there  did  against  the  peace  and  to  the  damage  of  the  said  William  Smith, 
fifteen  hundred  dollars,  and  thereupon  he  brings  his  suit,  etc.  By  his  at- 
torney. E.  H.  WOOD. 

On  the  back  of  said  petition  are  the  following  endorsements: 

"William  Smith  vs.  A.  Higgins.  Trespass.   Damage,  $1,500. 

Filed  August  18,  A.  D.  1845.  E.  P.  HOWELL,  Clerk." 

"The  clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court  in  and  for  the  County  of  Gentry  and 
State  of  Missouri,  will  please  issue  a  summons,  returnable  at  the  next  term 
of  this  court,  August  18,  1845.  E.  H.  WOOD, 

Attorney  for  Plaintiff." 

I  certify  that  I  executed  the  within  writ  and  declaration,  by  leaving 
a  copy  of  the  same  with  the  wife  of  the  defendant,  at  the  residence  of  Al- 
fred Higgins,  as  the  law  directs,  on  the  21st  day  of  August,  A.  D.,  1845. 

JAMES  M.  HOWELL,  Sheriff." 

The  first  case  that  came  before  the  grand  jury  for  investigation  was 
the  State  of  Missouri  vs.  John  K.  Kennedy,  charged  with  the  murder  of  his 
wife,  in  Athens  Township.  The  papers  in  the  case  were  filed  March  12, 
1846. 

The  first  grand  jurors  were  Richard  Chene worth,  Elijah  Carter,  Wil- 
liam Green,  Isaac  N.  Carson,  Nathaniel  Mothersead,  John  Q.  Smith,  David 
Buckridge,  James  C.  Patton,  Abel  Yates,  Jefferson  Taliaferro,  James  M. 
Marrs,  John  Job,  Adam  Black,  Henry  P.  Hiller,  Franklin  W.  Seats,  and 
John  Plaster. 

The  following  is  a  record  of  some  of  the  first  marriages  in  the  county : 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  233 

I,  W.  Bentley,  a  justice  of  the  peace,  within  and  for  the  county  afore- 
said, do  certify  that  on  the  third  day  of  April,  1845,  I  joined  in  marriage 
Abraham  Peppels  and  Barbara  Rhudy. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  3d  day  of  April,  1845. 

W.  BENTLEY,  J.  P. 

I,  W.  Bentley,  a  justice  of  the  peace,  within  and  for  the  county  afore- 
said, do  certify  that  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1845,  I  joined  in  marriage  An- 
drew Keer  and  Jane  Castor. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  first  day  of  May,  1845. 

W.  BENTLEY,  J.  P. 

I,  W.  Bentley,  a  justice  of  the  peace,  within  and  for  the  county 
aforesaid,  do  certify  that  on  the  29th  day  of  May,  1845,  I  joined  in  mar- 
riage Samson  Castor  and  Martha  Ross. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  29th  day  of  May,  1845. 

W.  BENTLEY,  J.  P. 

This  is  to  certify  that  the  undersigned,  ordained  minister  of  the  gos- 
pel, did,  on  July  the  14th,  1845,  solemnize  the  rites  of  matrimony  be- 
tween Mr.  Daniel  M.  Thomas  and  Miss  Susan  Jane  Low. 

TIMOTHY  MORGAN. 

I,  Abraham  S.  Weese,  a  justice  of  the  peace,  within  and  for  the 
county  aforesaid,  do  certify  that  on  the  7th  day  of  August,  1845,  I  joined 
together  in  marriage  Alexander  Smith  to  Susan  Adams. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  7th  day  of  November,  1S45. 

A.  WEESE,  J.  P. 

I  hereby  certify,  that  on  the  3d  day  of  November,  A.  D.  1845,  I  sol- 
emnized a  marriage  between  Rev.  Timothy  Morgan  and  Miss  Belinda  J. 
Patton,  both  of  said  county. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  3d  day  of  November,  1845. 

E.  A.  CARSON, 
An  Ordained  Minister  of  the  Gospel. 

This  is  to  certify  that  I,  Zachariah  Linville,  an  ordained  minister  of 
the  gospel,  did,  on  the  19th  day  of  June,  1845,  unite  in  matrimony  James 
S.  Leverich  and  Elizabeth  Burton,  according  to  law. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  24th  day  of  December,  1845. 

ZACHARIAH  LINVILLE. 

During  the  year  1845,  fourteen  marriages  were  recorded. 

The  original  real  estate  records  are  still  in  existence.  The  book  in 
which  they  are  recorded  contains  413  pages,  and  although  its  leaves 
have  become  yellowed  and  soiled  by  time,  it  is  in  a  good  state  of  preser- 
vation. Here  are  found,  promiscuously  recorded,  mortgages,  bills  of 
sale,  chattel  mortgages,  powers  of  attorney,  indentures  of  apprentice- 


234  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ship,  warranty  deeds,  etc.  The  character  of  the  penmanship  and  the  or- 
thography are  generally  good.  Bills  of  sale,  mortgages,  and  deeds,  were 
in  early  times  usually  drawn  up  by  justices  of  the  peace,  who,  while  they 
were  men  of  good  judgment,  of  unimpeachable  integrity,  were  fre- 
quently unlearned  and  unlettered,  as  nearly  all  the  early  records  testify, 
yet  the  early  records  of  Gentry  County  are  generally  an  exception  to  this 
rule.  The  fact  must  not  be  lost  sight  of,  however,  that  the  early  officials 
of  the  newly  organized  counties  in  this  western  county,  were  hardy  back- 
woodsmen, whose  continual  struggle  for  a  livelihood  precluded  the  pos- 
sibility of  devoting  any  time  to  self  culture. 


CHAPTER  VII. 


COUNTY  BUILDINGS. 


COURTHOUSE— JAIL— COUNTY  FARM  BUILDINGS. 

The  second  Court  House  was  wrecked  by  a  violent  windstorm  from 
the  north  on  July  13,  1883,  a  storm  of  considerable  extent  and  destruc- 
tion. The  uper  story  collapsed  and  the  lower  rooms  were  a  wreck  of 
brick  and  mortar.  Fortunately  the  various  records  were  not  seriously 
injured  and  a  watch  was  kept  over  the  ruins  until  all  valuable  papers 
could  be  placed  in  safety. 

On  July  16th  an  order  of  the  Court  placed  the  records  of  the  circuit 
court,  the  probate  court  in  the  sheriff's  office  in  the  block  at  northeast 
corner  of  court  house  square.  At  the  same  time  the  records  of  the  county 
clerk  were  placed  in  the  Peery  Block  at  northwest  corner  of  court  house 
square.    These  buildings  being  deemed  safe  as  well  as  convenient. 

Immediately  agitation  began  for  the  removal  of  the  seat  of  justice 
to  the  center  of  the  county.  As  a  result,  the  first  petition,  Sept.  4,  1883, 
for  a  new  court  house  to  be  built  in  Albany,  came  to  nothing. 

On  May  7,  1884,  the  county  court  made  an  order  for  the  erection  of 
a  court  house  and  appointed  L.  H.  Peery  and  S.  W.  Clark  to  procure 
plans  and  specifications  and  estimates  of  costs  for  approval  of  the  court, 
and  when  so  approved  to  proceed  to  have  the  buildings  erected.  In  the 
meantime  a  large  number  of  citizens  were  working  vigorously  for  the 
removal  of  the  county  seat,  and  on  June  2,  1884,  a  motion  was  filed  ask- 
ing that  the  court  order  of  May  7th  be  annulled.  This  motion  was  over- 
ruled by  the  court. 

On  June  8,  1884,  L.  H.  Peery  and  S.  W.  Clark  reported  progress  in 
accordance  with  the  court  order  of  May  7,  1884.  The  report  was  made 
of  record  and  is  as  follows:  Comes  now  L.  H.  Peery  and  S.  W.  Clark, 
superintendents,  appointed  and  qualified  at  the  May  term,  1884,  of  this 
court,  to  build  a  court  house  at  the  established  seat  of  justice,  Gentry 
County,  and  submit  plans  and  specifications,  and  the  court  approves  the 
plans  prepared  by  the  architects. 


236  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

The  superintendents,  the  said  Peery  and  Clark,  advertised  the  let- 
ting of  the  court  house  on  June  26,  1884,  in  the  Albany  Ledger,  the  Al- 
bany Memoranda,  St.  Joseph  Daily  Gazette,  the  St.  Joseph  Daily  Her- 
ald and  the  Omaha  Bee,  said  letting  to  be  in  parts.  At  the  letting  Rufus 
K.  Allen  of  St.  Joseph,  was  the  lowest  and  best  bidder  for  enclosing, 
roofing  and  finishing  the  outside  of  said  building  for  $22,000.00  and  the 
work  was  let  to  him  to  be  completed  on  or  before  Dec,  1,  1884;  $15,- 
000.00  to  be  paid  by  Gentry  County,  and  the  balance  of  $7,000.00  to  be 
paid  by  the  citizens  of  Albany,  L.  H.  Peery  and  S.  W.  Clark,  Superin- 
tendents. All  of  which  was  considered  and  approved  by  by  the  Court. 
The  contract  and  bond  were  also  approved  and  placed  on  file. 

The  wreckage  of  the  old  court  house  including  the  foundation,  was 
removed,  and  the  work  of  building  a  new  court  house  on  the  same 
ground  was  commenced  July  18,  1884.  The  work  was  carried  forward 
as  rapidly  as  possible. 

The  opposition  was  also  busy.  On  August  6,  1884,  C.  M.  Gorman 
and  others  in  sufficient  numbers  filed  a  petition  for  an  election,  for  the 
purpose  of  submitting  a  proposition  to  remove  the  seat  of  justice  to  the 
center  of  the  county.  Accordingly,  the  court  made  an  order  that  the 
proposition  be  voted  on  at  the  next  general  election,  Nov.,  4,  1884,  and 
that  the  county  clerk  give  notice  thereof  by  advertisement  according  to 
law.  The  result  was  so  decidedly  against  the  proposition  as  to  be  con- 
sidered a  final  settlement  of  the  question.  The  order  for  an  election  did 
not  delay  the  work,  and  on  the  24th  of  August,  about  one  month  after 
the  brick  work  was  begun,  the  corner  stone  was  laid  in  the  presence  of 
the  greatest  crowd  assembled  in  Albany  up  to  that  time. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  Albany,  the  Missouri  Grand 
Lodge  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  was  called  to  order  by  Hon.  A.  M.  Dockery  at  12  :30 
o'clock  in  the  Albany  lodge  room.  The  following  were  the  officers  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  acting  on  this  occasion:  A.  M.  Dockery,  G.  M. ;  Hugh  Ste- 
venson, G.  S.  W. ;  J.  T.  Dunn,  G.  J.  W. ;  G.  P.  Bigelow,  D.  D.  G.  M.  The 
Lodge  was  formed  in  the  hall,  and  marched  down  to  the  street,  when  it 
was  joined  by  the  Commandery,  G.  A.  R.  Post,  the  A.  O.  U.  W.,  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  The  line  of  march  was  taken  up,  and  headed  by  the 
Bethany  band,  the  procession  mover  around  several  adjacent  squares, 
marching  into  the  court  house  yard  at  the  southeast  corner,  forming  as 
near  as  possible  a  hollow  square  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  new 
building. 

The  stone  had  been  swung  into  position  by  a  derrick,  and  after 
prayer  by  Rev.  J.  A.  Blakey,  the  ceremonies  proper  were  performed, 
and  the  stone  lowered  into  its  resting  place,  there  perhaps  to  remain  for 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  237 

many  generations  to  come.  Although  the  crowd  was  large  there  was  not 
a  jar  of  discord  to  mar  the  occasion.  A  cavity  was  cut  out  of  the  stone, 
into  which  was  fitted  a  copper  box,  as  a  receptacle  for  articles  to  be  de- 
posited as  historical  relics  of  future  generations. 

The  following  was  a  partial  list  of  the  deposits :  A  list  of  the  sub- 
scribers and  the  amount  subscribed  by  each  for  the  erection  of  the  court 
house ;  cards  of  invitation  to  the  corner  stone  ceremony ;  a  history  of  the 
Girls  Wide  Awake  Club ;  a  copy  of  the  city  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Al- 
bany; a  copy  of  the  Albany  Weekly  Ledger;  archives  of  the  Albany  M. 
E.  Church ;  copies  of  the  orders  of  county  court,  pertaining  to  the  build- 
ing of  the  court  house ;  silver  shield  pin,  by  J.  R.  Saunders ;  coin  of  S.  W. 
Clark,  marked  "S.  W.  C." ;  family  record  of  C.  S.  Canaday ;  copy  of  the 
Albany  Sun,  containing  an  account  of  the  storm  that  destroyed  the  old 
court  house  by  J.  M.  Davis;  by  the  A.  O.  U.  W.,  a  silver  anchor  and 
shield,  and  constitution  and  by-laws  and  list  of  members;  archives  of 
the  Christian  Church,  Albany;  English  coin  by  R.  L.  Whaley;  card  by 
C.  B.  Hinkley;  list  of  members  of  the  Gentry  County  Bar  Association; 
copy  of  King  City  Chronicle ;  premium  list  Gentry  County  Fair  Associa- 
tion, 1884;  list  of  members  of  Island  City  Lodge,  No.  109  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
at  Stanberry;  archives  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church,  Al- 
bany; copy  of  the  Home  Guide,  by  Hubbard  and  Hubbard;  list  of  mem- 
bers and  by-laws  of  Lodge  No.  195,  L  O.  O.  F.,  Albany;  engraved  silver 
coin  by  L.  H.  Peery;  archives  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  South,  at  Albany; 
sentiments  of  Dr.  J.  L.  Coffey;  list  of  members  of  Athens  Lodge  No.  127, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Albany;  archives  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  Albany; 
copy  of  American  Freeman;  copy  of  the  Bethany  Broad  Axe;  copy  of 
Stanberry  Sentinel ;  Bible  by  Athens  Lodge ;  card,  C.  Crossan ;  card,  S. 
P.  Larmer;  card  by  W.  E.  Alexander;  archives  of  Gentry  Post,  G.  A.  R., 
Albany;  engraved  silver  coin  by  J.  W.  Barkley;  silver  coin  by  C.  C. 
Byrne ;  family  record  by  R.  A.  Scarborough ;  archives  of  Captain  Little 
Post,  G.  A.  R. ;  history  of  Gentry  County,  Missouri ;  card  of  Patton,  Cra- 
mer and  Austin;  copy  of  memoranda;  card  of  Thomas,  McCullough  & 
Peery;  by-laws  of  Bethany  Commandery,  K.  T.,  Royal  Arch  Chapter 
and  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Lodges;  Cumberland  Presbyterian  paper  by  C.  M. 
Boshart;  coin  by  G.  F.  Peery;  card  by  Jno.  T.  Haynes;  card  of  G.  W. 
Combs;  family  record,  Geo.  Carlock;  coin  by  C.  T.  Lyttle;  coin  by  J.  F. 
Gulp,  Jr. ;  list  of  workmen  employed  in  building  court  house. 

The  court  house  block  is  200  feet  square.  The  building  is  of  substan- 
tial build  and  symmetrical  architecture  with  cupola,  of  usual  brick  with 
stone  pointing  and  slate  roof,  three  stories  high.  The  interior  finish  was 
also  let  to  R.  K.  Allen.   The  first  floor  is  complete  with  halls  and  com- 


238  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

modious  office  rooms  with  vaults.  The  second  floor  has  the  circuit  court 
room  with  all  appropriate  adjuncts.  On  its  completion  the  new  building 
was  accepted  June  5,  1885,  at  a  total  cost  of  $29,100.00. 

The  block  was  also  enclosed  with  ornamental  iron  fence,  but  in 
time  this  gave  place  to  permanent  concrete  walls  with  the  10  feet  of 
concrete  pavement  at  their  base,  thus  giving  to  the  court  house  grounds 
a  pleasing  elevation  of  several  feet.  In  1904  during  the  mayorality  of 
R.  M,  McCammon,  the  fair  way  of  60  feet  around  the  court  house  square, 
with  its  four  intersections,  was  paved  with  vitrified  brick. 

As  early  as  1891,  W.  F.  Greenlee  and  others  proposed  raising  money 
to  equip  the  cupola  with  a  first  class  town  clock,  and  some  money  was 
raised.  But  the  proposal  was  not  carried  far  at  that  time.  About  1900, 
the  young  ladies  formed  the  "Town  Clock  Club."  This  club  in  several 
agreeable  ways  raised  most  of  the  money  needed.  The  city  furnished  a 
small  sum,  and  in  1902,  the  clock  was  installed,  which  strikes  the  hours 
upon  a  splendid  bell. 

In  1906  the  ''White  Way,"  with  more  than  four  score  globes,  was 
extended  around  the  Public  Square ;  thus  assuring  all  desirable  illumi- 
nation. 

Our  court  house  and  surroundings  are  complete,  permanent  and 
pleasing. 

The  first  court  house  of  Gentry  County  was  built  in  1845.  The  plan 
was  submitted  by  Isaac  Cameron,  the  commissioner  of  the  county  seat, 
on  the  2d  day  of  June,  1845,  as  follows: 

"A  wall  of  hewed  logs,  twenty-four  feet  by  twenty  feet,  of  good 
durable  timber,  two  stories  high,  logs  to  be  eight  inches  thick,  and  to 
face  ten  inches  in  the  middle ;  the  upper  story  to  be  divided  into  three 
rooms,  to  be  covered  in  with  joint  shingle  roof;  a  brick  chimney  with 
two  fire  places ;  a  stairway  to  the  second  story ;  two  floors,  the  lower 
laid  with  square  joints,  and  the  upper  tongued  and  grooved;  two  doors 
and  two  windows  in  the  lower  story,  and  one  window  and  one  door  in 
each  of  the  upper  rooms;  to  be  pointed  with  lime  mortar,  and  a  circle 
bar  and  judge's  bench  made  in  the  lower  story;  all  to  be  done  in  a  good, 
workmanlike  manner." 

The  building  stood  upon  lot  number  four,  in  block  number  two.  It 
was  afterwards  sold  with  the  lot,  to  Judge  Elias  Parrot,  for  about  $275. 

On  the  7th  day  of  December,  1852,  the  county  court  made  the  fol- 
lowing order  in  reference  to  the  building  of  the  second  court  house : 

"It  is  ordered  by  the  court  here  that  a  court  house  be  built  in  the 
town  of  Athens,  the  seat  of  justice  of  this  county,  and  that  the  sum  of 
$5,000  be  appropriated  for  the  building  thereof." 


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William  M.  Albin  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  building. 

On  the  7th  day  of  March,  1853,  the  court  ordered  that  an  additional 
sum  of  $1,000  be  appropriated  toward  the  building  of  a  court  house. 

The  court  also  ordered  that  the  county  court  borrow  so  much  of  the 
road,  canal,  county  improvement  and  common  school  fund  as  was  neces- 
sary to  build  the  court  house.  This  order  was  made  in  pursuance  of  a 
petition,  signed  by  a  majority  of  the  voters  of  the  county,  asking  that 
body  to  use  the  funds  named  above,  and  was  authorized  by  an  act  of  the 
legislature,  approved  Feb.  24,  1853. 

On  the  5th  day  of  July,  1853,  the  court  ordered  the  levying  of  a  tax 
of  one-fifth  of  one  per  cent.,  and  a  poll  tax  of  37  5  cents  on  all  persons 
subject  to  state  tax,  to  aid  in  the  construction  of  the  court  house.  Oct. 
25,  1853,  the  court  borrowed  $621.61  from  the  internal  improvement 
fund,  to  pay  the  two  first  installments  due  on  the  court  house.  Dec.  6, 
1853.  the  court  borrowed  $700.  Miller  R.  Craig  and  Joseph  Selecman 
were  paid  the  above  amount  of  $700,  as  sub-contractors.  March  6,  1854, 
court  borrowed  $500.  June  5,  1854,  court  borrowed  $500.  Nov.  15, 
.1854,  court  borrowed  $500.  July  13,  1855,  court  borrowed  $500.  Nov. 
6,  1855,  court  borrowed  $276.  July  6,  1858,  court  borrowed  $300.  Dec. 
23,  1858,  court  borrowed  $741.25. 

The  court  house  was  a  brick  building,  45x60  feet,  and  two  stories  in 
height,  the  first  story  being  15  feet  high  and  the  second  ten  feet,,  and  a 
portico  on  the  south  end  12  feet  in  width,  extending  the  whole  height  of 
the  building.  The  court  room  was  at  first  in  the  lower  story,  40x45  feet, 
with  two  small  rooms  at  the  south  end,  and  a  hall  between.  The  upper 
story  was  divided  into  four  rooms  for  public  hall  and  jury  rooms.  In 
1875  the  court  house  was  remodeled,  so  as  to  arrange  the  second  story 
for  the  court  room,  with  the  offices  below.  Connected  with  the  county 
and  circuit  clerks  offices  was  a  fire-proof  vault,  in  which  are  kept  the 
records. 

In  May,  1846,  the  county  court  ordered  the  building  of  a  jail,  and 
Elisha  Cameron  was  appointed  commissioner  to  let  and  superintend  the 
building  of  the  same,  and  he  not  qualifying,  E.  H.  Wood  was  appointed 
in  his  place.  The  jail  was  built  in  1846  and  1847,  and  was  a  log  building 
about  24  feet  square,  built  of  hewn  logs,  with  double  walls,  a  space  be- 
ing left  between  the  walls  and  timbers  placed  in  an  upright  position 
therein.  It  was  two  stories  high,  with  an  entrance  from  the  ground  to 
the  second  story,  and  a  trap-door  in  the  floor  of  the  second  story  as  an 
entrance  to  the  first  story.  The  jail  cost  about  $500,  and  was  burned  in 
1850.  The  county  had  no  jail  thereafter  till  1859,  when  a  second  jail 
was  erected  on  the  northeast  corner  of  the  public  square,  Redmond 


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Whitton  being  the  contractor,  for  the  sum  of  $3,230.  This  building  was 
about  20  feet  square,  the  outside  being  brick  and  inside  timber  two 
inches  thick,  and  covered  with  iron  bars,  crossing  each  other  and  spiked 
to  the  timber.  It  was  two  stories  high,  with  same  character  of  entrance 
as  the  first  jail.  It  was  not  a  safe  jail  for  prisoners.  In  the  fall  of  1874, 
the  county  erected  a  third  jail,  at  a  cost  of  $11,500,  the  size  of  which  is 
96  feet  square,  built  of  brick,  two  stories  high,  with  a  basement. 

The  County  Farm — The  history  of  1882  closed  with  Walter  Glad- 
stone, superintendent  of  the  recently  acquired  farm  in  Bogle  Township, 
and  its  thousand  dollar  home  for  indigent  pijpr. 

Mr.  Gladstone  remained  in  charge  for  some  time.  By  good  manage- 
ment he  restored  the  run-down  farm  and  produced  most  of  the  home  sus- 
tenance. By  careful  economy,  he  was  able  to  keep  the  average  number  of 
inmates  in  reasonable  comfort.  It  was  a  great  improvement  on  the  sys- 
tem of  contracting  or  allowancing,  which  so  long  prevailed  to  the  humilia- 
tion of  the  county. 

Wm.  Loyd,  C.  A.  Kennedy  and  other  following  superintendents  effi- 
ciently carried  on  the  poor  home  until  December,  1906,  when  it  was  burn-' 
ed.  The  inmates  were  then  installed  in  a  large  hotel  at  Siloam  Springs. 
In  December,  1908,  this  hotel  was  burned  and  again  the  unfortunate  ones 
were  homeless.  However,  public  sentiment  was  now  fully  arroused,  and 
the  building  of  a  suitable  and  permanent  home  had  already  been  decreed, 
which  this  second  fire  only  served  to  hasten.  The  Albany  Canning  Fac- 
tory was  leased  for  a  temporary  home. 

The  farm  in  Bogle  Township  had  been  disposed  of  and  on  July  7,  1908, 
a  county  farm  was  bought  from  Mary  R.  Monroe  for  $7500.00,  in  Section 
36,  two  miles  south  of  Albany,  a  splendid  location. 

At  the  general  election  Nov.  3,  1908,  $20,000.00  bonds  were  voted  for 
building  a  county  home.  Nov.  1,  1911,  $15,000.00  ten-year  bonds  were 
sold.  Dec.  13,  1911,  the  bid  of  Chas.  Harrison  for  the  building,  except 
plumbing  and  heating,  was  accepted  at  $11,995.00.  F.  B.  Thompson  se- 
cured contract  for  plumbing  and  heating.  Geo.  R.  Williams  was  super- 
intendent of  construction. 

The  members  of  the  county  court  for  1911-'12  deserve  great  credit 
for  their  zeal  in  providing  funds  and  pushing  the  work  of  construction,  and 
for  the  intelligent  care  with  which  they  looked  after  the  county  poor  from 
the  time  they  took  office  until  the  opening  of  the  new  home  in  the  fall  of 
1912.  They  were  untiring,  first,  in  having  the  money  provided  by  direct 
issuei  of  bonds  in  accordance  with  the  vote  of  1908,  instead  of  taking  it 
from  the  road  and  bridge  funds,  and  second  in  their  painstaking  decisions 


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regarding  plans,  material  and  workmanship,  by  which  Gentry  County  se- 
cured one  of  the  best  constructed,  most  conveniently  arranged,  perfectly 
equipped,  and  most  comfortable  homes  for  its  indigent  charges  that  can  be 
found  in  the  state  of  Missouri. 

Sept.  17,  1912,  the  county  court  made  a  tour  of  inspection.  The  work 
was  then  practically  complete,  ready  for  the  adjustment  of  a  few  minor 
items,  and  a  general  cleanup  for  permanent  occupancy. 

The  following  description  is  as  apt  in  this  good  year  of  1922,  as  it 
was  in  1912,. 

The  two-story  section  of  the  new  home  has  been  arranged  for  the 
living  rooms  of  the  superintendent  and  his  family,  and  the  one-story 
wings  to  the  north  and  south  are  cut  off  into  dormitories,  sitting  rooms 
and  special  sleeping  rooms  for  the  inmates,  while  the  west  section  of  the 
building  has  been  especially  erected  for  the  kitchen  and  dining-rooms. 
In  the  west  section  are  also  bath  rooms  for  both  male  and  female  inmates 
and  in  the  main  wings  are  separate  toilet  rooms  for  men  and  women. 

A  large  boiler  and  pressure  tank  in  the  basement  forces  hot  and  cold 
water  to  all  parts  of  the  building,  and  all  the  rooms  and  halls  are  heated  by 
the  modern  steam-heating  plant  which  has  been  installed  in  the  basement. 
There  is  also  a  large  laundry  room  in  the  basement,  together  with  ample 
storage  room,  should  it  ever  be  needed,  some  excellent  rooms  for  inmates 
could  be  arranged  on  the  basement  floor.  The  plumbing  work  and  the 
steam-heating  plant  are  the  best  that  the  court  could  buy,  and  has  been  in- 
stalled with  the  utmost  care.  Under  the  careful  superintendency  of  Geo. 
R.  Williams,  the  carpentering,  brick  work  and  other  details  of  construc- 
tion have  been  so  carefully  handled  that  it  is  safe  to  say  there  is  not  a 
public  building  in  north  Missouri  that  can  show  more  careful  workman- 
ship that  the  new  home.  The  large  barn  and  chicken  house  have  been 
built  with  a  view  to  permanency,  and  none  of  the  work  about  the  place 
has  been  slighted. 

The  new  home  should  be  ample  for  the  care  of  Gentry  County's  pau- 
per charges  for  fifty  years  to  come.  It  is  located  on  one  of  the  best  tracts 
of  ground  in  this  section ;  is  only  about  a  mile  from  the  geographical  center 
of  the  county ;  is  convenient  to  both  the  railroads  and  the  county  seat,  and, 
standing  on  one  of  the  highest  spots  in  this  part  of  the  county,  commands 
a  view  for  miles  in  all  directions. 

Mr.  Walter  Brown  is  now  the  efficient  superintendent. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


TOWNSHIPS. 


ATHENS— BOGI.E— COOPER— HOWARD— JACKSON— HUGGINS— MILLER— WILSON. 

Athens  Township,  is  bounded  as  follows :  Beginning  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  section  1,  township  63,  range  30 ;  thence  west  about  seven  miles 
to  the  east  fork  of  Grand  River ;  thence  following  the  meanderings  of  said 
river  to  the  north  line  of  section  23,  township  63,  range  31;  thence  west 
about  two  miles  to  the  middle  fork  of  Grand  River ;  thence  down  said  river 
to  the  south  line  of  section  13,  township  62,  range  31 ;  thence  east  to  the 
Harrison  County  line;  thence  north  nine  miles  to  the  place  of  beginning. 
It  contains  73.05  square  miles. 

Some  of  the  early  settlers  of  Athens  Township  were  the  following: 
J.  B.  Kingsborough,  Iri  Orton,  Alfred  Orton,  Robert  Dubois  and  William 
Green,  all  from  Richland  County,  Ohio.  In  1836,  two  of  these  parties 
passed  through  this  section,  seeking  a  location,  and  had  selected  a  mill-site 
near  the  town  of  Gentryville.  Being  pleased  with  this  western  country, 
they  returned  to  Ohio,  where  they  remained  until  the  spring  of  1838,  when 
they  again  left  their  homes  in  the  East,  in  company  with  Dubois,  Green 
and  Kingsborough  above  mentioned.  Orton  and  Kingsborough  came  thru 
on  horseback  to  Peoria,  Illinois,  where  they  were  rejoined  by  the  others, 
who  had  traveled  by  water.  Here  they  purchased  an  outfit,  coming  the 
balance  of  the  way  by  land,  in  a  two-horse  wagon.  The  men  were  all 
young  and  single,  except  Dubois,  who  was  married,  but  left  his  family  in 
Ohio.  They  reached  the  neighborhood  of  Gentryville,  on  the  evening  of 
June  12,  1838,  stopping  with  William  Martin,  one  of  the  earliest  pioneers 
of  the  county.  Here  they  sojourned  during  the  summer,  rented  a  few 
acres  of  ground  from  Martin  and  planted  it  in  corn.  They  afterwards  lo- 
cated in  Athens  Township,  one  and  one  half  miles  north  of  Albany,  or 
where  the  town  of  Athens  was  located — Kingsborough  opening  a  farm. 

Michael  Maltsberger  came  from  Tennessee,  before  the  county  was  or- 
ganized, and  located  three  miles  southeast  of  Albany,  where  he  continued 


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to  reside  until  his  removal  to  Texas.  Maltsberger  was  commissioned  by 
the  Governor  one  of  the  first  county  court  justices,  and  was  one  of  the 
three  persons  elected  to  that  position  at  the  election  of  1846,  the  first  elec- 
tion held  in  the  county.  It  was  at  his  suggestion  that  the  county  seat  was 
called  Athens,  for  the  town  of  Athens,  in  McMinn  County,  Tennessee. 

George  K.  and  Benjamin  Gulp  came  from  Kentucky  in  the  spring  of 
1835,  and  located  on  and  near  Jacob  Miller's  place,  two  miles  west  of  Al- 
bany. They  came  to  Clay  County,  Mo.,  where  they  remained  about  one 
year,  and  came  from  that  county  to  Gentry,  bringing  all  their  worldly 
goods  on  a  horse. 

Ke,lse  and  David  Culp  came  about  the  same  time,  settling  also  near 
Albany. 

Levi  Baldock,  another  Kentuckian,  settled  one  mile  south  of  Albany, 
Daniel  Saunders,  from  North  Carolina,  located  two  miles  south  of  Albany, 
at  Sandsville  which  was  named  after  him.  The  county  court  of  Gentry 
County  met  for  the  first  time  in  his  cabin,  and  organized  in  May,  1846. 
Daniel  Saunders  was  the  first  postmaster  in  the  county,  being  appointed 
to  that  position  about  the  year  1838.  James,  Simon  and  Stephen  Lever- 
ich,  from  Virginia,  were  among  the  early  settlers,  stopping  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Sandsville. 

Henry  P.  Miller  was  also  from  Virginia,  and  opened  a  farm  adjoining 
the  townsite  of  Albany. 

George  Smith  said  when  he  and  his  brother  came  to  Gentry  County, 
the  Indians  were  here  in  large  numbers,  for  two  or  three  years,  and  that 
wild  game  was  in  great  abundance  in  every  portion  of  the  county.  He 
killed  a  large  deer  on  the  spot  where  the  courthouse  now  stands. 

John  Q.  Smith,  from  Kentucky,  located  about  one  mile  northeast  of  the 
town.  Andrew  J,  Bulla,  from  Virginia,  settled  two  miles  northeast,  and 
Thomas  Peery,  also  a  Virginian,  three  miles  northeast  of  Albany. 

Samuel  McKillen,  from  Scotland,  Gideon  Wright,  from  Clay  County, 
James  B.  Hunter,  from  New  York  and  Ohio,  Benjamin  and  Joseph  Twedell 
from  Illinois,  and  Charles  Rund  from  Austria,  all  located  in  the  township 
at  an  early  day,  and  near  the  town  of  Athens,  as  it  was  then  called. 

Allen  Meek,  from  Clay  County,  and  at  one  time  a  soldier  in  the  United 
States  Regular  Army,  was  an  early  settler.  Daniel  Spainhower  came  from 
Casey  County,  Kentucky,  in  1884,  settling  about  five  miles  northeast  of 
Albany,  on  what  was  known  as  the  Hardin  farm,  where  he  remained 
until  1852,  when  he  moved  onto  a  farm  ten  miles  north  of  Albany,  where 
he  continued  to  reside  until  1874,  when  he  came  to  Albany. 

Caleb  S.  Canaday  emigrated  from  Casey  County,  Ky.,  in  1828  to  Illi- 


244  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

nois  to  Morgan  and  Montgomery  Counties,  thence  to  Gentry  County,  Ath- 
ens Township,  in  1844,  locating  six  miles  northeast  of  Albany,  where  he 
lived  until  1872,  when  he  became  a  resident  of  Albany.  He  was  probate 
judge  of  the  county  in  1872. 

Elisha  Cameron  came  among  the  earliest.  He  was  a  prominent  and 
influential  citizen  of  the  county,  and  filled  numerous  positions  of  honor  and 
trust,  among  which  were  the  offices  of  commissioner  of  the  seat  of  justice, 
county  commissioner  and  sheriff. 

Among  others,  were  Robert  Carter,  Walter  Savage,  William  Childers, 
Peter  Vesser,  Jink  Vesser,  Jesse  Martin,  James  Marrs,  Jesse  Gay,  William 
G.  Williams,  who  was  the  first  representative  from  the  County  of  Gentry 
in  the  legislature,  and  was  probate  judge  of  the  county,  Henry  P.  Milier, 
Miles  Orton,  George  Brown,  John  Brown,  John  W.  Canaday,  James  L.  Can- 
aday,  George  W.  Birch,  Samuel  Trvin,  Charles  W.  Claggett,  Mason  Ciag 
gett,  Thomas  E.  Peery,  William  A.  Peery,  John  j.'  Hundley,  Jacob  New- 
man, James  Thompson,  Nathaniel  Thompson,  John  Handy,  Edward  Mc- 
Cart,  William  McCart,  George  C.  Needles,  William  Steel,  Joseph  Siddons, 
James  B.  Hunter,  Eli  P.  Hardin,  David  O'Brien,  Christopher  Bartley, 
William  Rice,  David  Prunty,  Zachariah  Spriggs,  William  Ward,  Jr., 
Henry  Ward,  John  Fox,  Josiah  Fox,  William  Fox,  Charles  F.  Rund,  Will- 
iam Brooks,  John  Riley,  William  Grants,  Willis  B.  Sampson,  Warren 
Leftwich,  Hiram  Warner  and  William  Glendenning. 

Bogle  Township. — Beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  section 
two ;  thence  east  eight  miles  to  the  east  fork  of  Grand  River ;  then  follow- 
ing the  meanderings  of  the  river  to  the  south  line  of  section  35,  township 
64,  range  31 ;  thence  west  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  35,  township 
64,  range  32 ;  thence  north  six  miles  to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing 
44  square  miles. 

Early  settlers  in  this  township  were  John  Ross  and  his  son,  John  who 
came  from  Nova  Scotia  about  the  year  1841  or  1842  and  settled  west  of 
the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River. 

William  Glendenning  came  from  Ohio,  about  the  year  1841,  and  set- 
tled west  of  the  Middle  Fork  on  the  bank  of  the  str3am.  The  Rosses  and 
William  Glendenning  were  doubtless  the  first  white  men  to  locate  per- 
manently in  Bogle  Township. 

Alexander  Newman  emigrated  from  Tennessee  about  the  year  1842, 
and  located  between  the  East  and  Middle  Forks  of  Grand  River.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  he  was  a  citizen  of  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

William  Allen  came  to  Gentry  County  prior  to  1844,  and  located  on 
the  west  side  of  the  East  Fork  of  Grand  River,  where  he  continued  to  live 


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until  1850,  when  he  went  to  Oregon,  A  man  by  the  name  of  Harris  lo- 
cated about  the  same  time,  and  in  the  same  neighborhood.  He  left  the 
country  several  years  afterwards. 

Thomas  Martin  came  to  the  county  about  the  year  1874,  and  settled 
what  was  called  the  Jack  Ray  farm,  between  the  East  and  Middle  Forks. 
Martin  went  to  Oregon  in  1863. 

Jesse  Martin,  brother  of  Thomas  Martin,  located  in  Bogle  Township 
prior  to  1884,  and  settled  in  the  same  locality  where  his  brother  Thomas 
had  lived.     Jesse  went  to  California  in  1849. 

James  Dean  came  from  Callaway  County,  Missouri,  in  an  early  day, 
first  locating  in  Athens  Township,  where  he  remained  until  1847,  when 
he  enlisted  as  a  soldier  for  the  Mexican  War.  He  returned  from  the  war 
in  1848,  and  settled  between  the  East  and  Middle  Forks  of  Grand  River, 
in  Bogle  Township. 

Alexander  Guynn  emigrated  from  Ohio  prior  to  the  year  1844,  and 
located  in  the  same  locality. 

Harris  Green  came  from  South  Missouri  in  1846  or  1847  and  settled 
in  the  same  neighborhood,  where  he  died. 

L.  L.  L.  Shockley,  from  Gasconade  County,  Missouri,  came  in  1842,, 
and  settled  on  section  27,  township  64,  range  31. 

William  and  Thomas  David,  coming  from  Gasconade  County,  Mo.,  set- 
tled about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  south  of  Mr.  Shockley's  farm.  They 
finally  moved  to  Iowa,  near  Red  Oak  Junction.  James  Murphey,  and  De- 
catur Murphey,  his  brother,  came  from  Illinois  about  the  year  1846  and 
settled  west  of  the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River.  Frederick  Summa  lo- 
cated in  the  same  neighborhood  about  1846.  Reuben  Cox  came  from 
Gasconade  County,  Missouri,  and  settled  in  Bogle  Township  at  an  early 
day.  He  moved  to  the  mountains  in  1862  or  1863.  A  man  by  the  name 
of  Ingles  and  his  son  Coleman,  also  opened  a  farm  between  the  Middle 
and  East  Forks  of  the  Grand  River. 

Then  came  John  Lawrence  from  Ohio,  in  1850,  and  improved  a 
place  west  of  the  Middle  Fork.  William  A.  Snyder,  from  Indiana,  came 
also  in  1855,  taking  a  claim  in  the  same  locality.  Snyder  is  still  living, 
but  Lawrence  is  dead.  John  Patton  was  one  of  the  settlers  of  this  town- 
ship in  1850. 

James  Long  and  Reuben  Long  took  a  claim  in  the  northwestern  part 
of  Bogle  Township. 

Uriah  Wells,  Jonothan  Bogue  and  Grayble  all  located  in  the  west  part 
of  the  township. 

Wright  Stevens  built  the  first  grist  mill    (horse  power)    on  Bear 


246  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Creek  in  the  northwestern  part  of  the  township.  It  was  a  primitive  struc- 
ture, and  rested  upon  four  to  eight  forks,  eight  or  ten  feet  above  the 
ground.  It  had  a  pair  of  burrs  made  of  lost  rock,  and  turned  out  from 
three  to  five  bushels  per  day.  A  son  of  Wright  Stevens,  who  was  about 
16  years  of  age,  committed  suicide  prior  to  1850  by  hanging,  committing 
the  deed  with  green  bark,  which  he  used  instead  of  rope.  About  1858, 
on  the  same  farm,  a  man  by  the  name  of  Timmons  was  waylaid,  shot  and 
killed  by  Milligan  and  Kestler.  At  a  still  later  period,  and  on  an  adjoin- 
ing farm,  Enwhistle  killed  Fightner. 

Thomas  Napier,  familiarly  known  as  "Father  Napier,"  settled  near  the 
Worth  County  line,  in  the  northwest  part  of  the  township.  He  came  prior 
to  1850,  and  he  is  said  to  have  been  familiar  with  the  Old  and  New  Testa- 
ment scriptures  that  he  could  quote  from  memory  almost  any  passage  con- 
tained in  either  of  them. 

Joshua  Cox  and  Reuben  Cox  were  among  the  early  settlers,  locating 
in  the  eastern  part  of  the  township.  Benjamin  Dawson  became  a  resident 
of  the  township  about  1850.     He  was  from  Kentucky. 

Luman  Yates,  son-in-law  of  Thomas  Martin,  settled  near  Martin,  and 
later  went  to  California.  Beverly  Mahoney  came  from  Indiana  prior  to 
1850,  and  settled  in  Bogle  Township.  Dr.  Jabez  Hunt,  from  Ohio,  located 
near  Union  Grove  postofRce.  He  died  in  the  winter  of  1881,  in  Gentry- 
ville.  Noah  and  Alexander  Hise,  from  Ohio,  settled  in  this  township  prior 
to  1850. 

J.  J.  Patton  came  from  Indiana  in  1856.  Philip  Hinote,  who  was  also 
an  Indianian,  located  in  Bogle  Township  in  1850.  Henry  Ross  emigrated 
from  Ohio  in  the  Spring  of  1855.  William  Hough  took  up  his  line  of  march 
westward  from  North  Carolina  at  a  very  early  day. 

The  Protestant  Episcopal  organization  built  a  house  of  worship  in 
1881.  The  constituent  members  were  Wisley  Lawrence  and  family,  John 
J.  Swank,  Andrew  Henderson  and  family,  William  Stebbins  and  family. 

The  Missionary  Baptist,  United  Brethren  and  the  Christian  denomi- 
nations, each  hold  services  in  the  different  school  houses    of  the  township. 

Probably  the  first  school  in  Bogle  Township,  was  taught  by  a  man 
named  Brison ;  the  school  house  was  a  log  cabin,  located  in  district  number 
six,  and  was  erected  in  1855.  The  teacher  was  from  Tennessee,  and  taught 
what  was  called  a  loud  school,  where  each  pupil  studies  his  or  her  les- 
sons aloud. 

The  pioneer  grist  mill  of  Bogle  Township  was  a  horse  mill,  built  prior 
to  1850,  by  John  Armstrong,  and  located  on  Linn  Creek.     The  mill  was 


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standing  in  1855,  but  since  that  time  both  mill  and  owner  have  passed 
away.  .  , 

William  Jackson  and  brother  built  the  next  grist  and  saw  mill  and  sold 
the  same  to  Martin  Mervin,  who  moved  the  machinery  onto  the  land  owned 
by  John  J.  Patton. 

Cooper  Township. — Commencing  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
northeast  quarter  of  section  three,  township  63,  range  33;  thence 
east  to  the  West  Fork  of  Grand  River;  then  down  said  river  to  the  south 
line  of  section  13,  township  62,  range  31;  thence  west  to  the  Nodaway 
County  line;  thence  north  to  place  of  beginning,  containing  76  square 
miles. 

Early  settlers  in  Cooper  Township  were :  John  Hussey,  William  R. 
James,  James  House,  James  H.  Saunders,  Dr.  T,  C.  Hussey,  Benjamin 
Floyd,  John  J.  Stansbury,  Green  B.  Cooper,  William  Hall,  James  House, 
Silas  Houston,  John  N.  Ross,  Thomas  W.  W^ilson,  John  J.  Gish,  Charles 
B.  Newhall,  Ephriam  Shisler,  Isreal  Shisler,  Thomas  Irons,  John  Cooper, 
L,  E.  Shadduck,  Lewis  Christian,  James  Rouse,  John  T.  Daniel,  James  R. 
Farriss,  John  H.  Kay,  J.  L.  Edster,  Fred  Cogdill,  James  Stockton,  Sidney 
Wilson,  George  Wilson,  William  Harkrider,  Enoch  Liggett,  L  N.  Malson, 
Robert  Webber,  Elijah  Hathaway,  Sylvanus  Hathaway,  Wilson  J. 
Wheeler,  L  N.  Morris,  J.  W.  Boner,  William  McCurry,  Anderson  Red- 
ding, Joshua  Cranor,  Henry  Cobb,  Reuben  Perkins,  B.  Steves,  T.  C.  Hus- 
sey, H.  H.  Hussey. 

Howard  Township. — Howard  Township  is  bounded  as  follows: 
Beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  section  one,  township  64,  range  30 ; 
thence  west  six  miles  to  the  East  Fork  of  Grand  River;  thence  down 
said  river  to  the  south  line  of  section  36,  township  64,  range  31 ;  thence 
east  seven  miles  to  the  west  line  of  Harrison  County;  thence  north  six 
miles  to  the  place  of  beginning,  39  square  miles. 

Samuel  and  Asa  Howard,  after  whom  Howard  Township  takes  its 
name,  came  about  1840  from  Ohio,  and  located  near  the  southwest  cor- 
ner of  the  township,  near  the  East  Fork  of  Grand  River.  Samuel  went 
to  Iowa. 

William  Bently,  Sr.,  from  West  Virginia,  but  came  from  Illinois 
here,  in  1838,  and  settled  in  the  southwest  corner  of  the  township.  He 
was  sheriff  of  the  county  whence  he  came  to  Illinois,  and  ran  for  that 
office  here,  but  was  defeated.  He  served  as  one  of  the  justices  of  the 
peace  of  Howard  Township  in  an  early  day.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Mexican  War,  and  was  in  some  of  the  most  sanguinary  battles  of  that 
struggle,  being  present  at  the  Battle  of  Monterey  and  at  the  capture  of 


248  HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  City  of  Mexico.  He  returned  to  Gentry  County  after  the  Mexican 
War,  and  in  1850  went  to  California,  where  he  died. 

David  Rhudy  emigrated  from  Tazewell  County,  Virginia,  about  the 
year  1842,  and  located  on  Muddy  Creek,  in  the  northwest  part  of  the 
township.    He  moved  away  and  has  been  dead  for  many  years. 

John  Finley  came  from  Tennessee  in  1838,  settling  in  Daviess 
County,  Missouri.  He  was  in  the  Mormon  War  of  that  year,  and  located 
in  Gentry  County,  on  Muddy  Creek,  in  1841  or  1842.  Inseparably  asso- 
ciated with  the  name  of  John  Finley  is  that  of  Sicamac,  the  name  of  a 
horse  prized  very  highly  by  him. 

William  Smith  settled  in  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  prior  to  1838, 
and  was  in  the  Mormon  difficulties  at  Far  West.  He  located  in  Howard 
Township  in  1844,  and  afterwards  moved  to  Worth  County,  where  he 
died.     He  was  a  native  of  Tennessee. 

James  and  Nathaniel  Blakely  came  from  Tennessee  to  Daviess 
County,  Missouri,  in  1844.  These  men  were  exceedingly  fond  of  frontier 
life,  spending  the  greater  portion  of  their  time  in  hunting  game,  wild 
honey,  and  in  fishing.  Jesse  Blakely,  another  brother,  who  came  in 
1845,  was  killed  in  New  Mexico. 

Old  man  Blakely  and  his  wife  were  also  early  settlers  of  Gentry 
County.  They  were  taken  sick  on  the  same  day,  and  died  about  the 
same  time,  and  were  buried  in  the  same  coffin. 

Charles  Roe  came  in  1840,  remained  two  or  three  years,  and  went 
to  Iowa. 

Edward  Nance  arrived  in  1842,  and  was  about  the  first  blacksmith 
to  ply  his  trade  in  Howard  Township. 

John  Handy,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  but  from  Illinois  to  Gentry 
County,  pitched  his  tent  near  Muddy  Creek,  on  the  16th  section.  He 
afterwards  moved  to  Athens  Township,  and  upon  the  organization  of 
the  county,  moved  to  the  town  of  Athens,  now  Albany,  and  kept  the 
first  tavern  that  was  ever  opened  to  the  public  in  the  town. 

John  Plaster  came  from  Indiana  at  an  early  day,  lived  in  Miller  and 
Athens,  and  moved  to  Howard  Township  about  1850.  He  filled  various 
offices  in  the  county,  among  which  was  that  of  surveyor,  assessor  and 
justice  of  the  peace. 

Madison  Marrs,  formerly  from  Virginia,  but  came  from  Illinois  to 
this  county,  in  1840,  and  located  on  Panther  Creek.  This  creek  takes 
its  name  from  the  fact  of  a  panther  being  killed  upon  its  banks  by  some 
hunters  who  were  passing  through  the  country  several  years  before  the 
permanent  settlement  of  Gentry  County. 

Elijah  Vincent,  John  and  Samuel  Carter,  together  with  big  and 


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little  John  and  Richard  Glendenning,  came  to  the  township  in  the  fall  of 
1841,  and  settled  on  the  south  bank  of  Panther  Creek,  three-quarters  of 
a  mile  north  of  the  line  of  Athens  Township.  From  these  two  families 
and  their  relations  sprang  the  M.  E.  Church  of  Gentry  County.  They 
were  great  friends  of  Methodism,  being  prominent  and  active  members 
of  that  church,  their  homes  being  headquarters  for  the  entertainment  of 
the  ministers  of  that  church. 

The  first  camp  meeting  that  was  held  in  Gentry  County  was  on  the 
farm  of  the  Carters,  above  named,  which  took  place  about  the  year  1842 
or  1843.  It  began  on  Thursday  and  continued  over  Sunday.  There  were 
about  200  persons  in  attendance,  coming  from  Daviess,  DeKalb,  Noda- 
way, Gentry  and  other  counties,  and  they  came  generally  in  ox  wagons 
and  were  well  supplied  with  provisions,  which  they  cooked  and  ate  upon 
the  ground.  Among  the  ministers  officiating  upon  that  occasion  were 
Isaac  Bums  and  Noah  Richardson,  both  of  whom  were  devoted  and  earn- 
est servants  of  God.  It  was  an  occasion  characterized  by  a  manifesta- 
tion of  genuine  Christian  piety. 

Sampson  Caster  settled  near  the  Rosses  in  an  early  day,  where  he 
continued  to  reside  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  the  winter  of 
1881.  He  was  from  Pennsylvania.  Iri  Hewlett  came  from  Ohio  about 
1846. 

Lace  Carter,  was  also  among  the  early  pioneers  to  Howard  Town- 
ship. He  was  said  to  have  excelled  as  a  bee  hunter;  he  was  also  fond  of 
hunting  and  trapping  wild  game.  After  remaining  here  a  few  years,  he 
left  for  Iowa,  where  he  continued  to  live  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
many  years  ago ;  being  inseparably  connected  with  his  two  most  faithful 
companions — his  gun  and  his  dog. 

John  C.  Williams,  Thomas  Williams,  Evan  D.  Williams,  William  H. 
Williams  and  James  Williams  were  also  among  the  early  settlers  of 
the  township. 

George  W.  Needels  came  from  Ohio  prior  to  1845,  and  located  in 
this  township.  He  was  one  of  the  county  judges  of  Gentry  County  in 
1864  and  '66.  He  was  a  farmer  and  also  the  proprietor  of  the  American 
Freeman,  an  anti-monoply,  anti-secret-society  weekly  newspaper. 

David  Gulp  and  Thomas  Cook,  William  Stevenson  and  George 
Smith  were  also  early  settlers. 

Hugh  Ross  was,  perhaps,  the  pioneer  school  teacher  of  the  town- 
ship. Peter  Wilson  emigrated  from  Old  Virginia,  near  Richmond,  and 
located  south  of  Muddy  Creek,  in  the  north  part  of  the  township,  on  the 
Rhudy  farm.    He  was  an  active  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  South. 


250  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Giles  and  Henry  Parman  emigrated  from  Tennessee  and  settled  in 
Howard  Township  quite  early.  Henry  Parman  went  to  California 
shortly  after  the  gold  excitement  of  1850,  where  he  died. 

John  Hunger,  who  was  also  from  Tennessee,  came  in  1842,  and  was 
the  first  blacksmith  in  Howard  Township.  A  man  by  the  name  of  Hixon 
and  his  brother-in-law,  Saylee,  came  to  the  township  prior  to  1850 
Hixon  afterwards  killed  Saylee,  which  was  one  of  the  earliest  murders 
in  Gentry  County.  Charles  McNeece  came  from  Clay  County,  Missouri, 
formerly  from  Tennessee,  settled  east  of  a  town  known  as  Elenora. 

Solomon  Yates,  Abram  Yates,  Henry  Sourds,  Aaron  Allen  and  Sam- 
uel Colvin,  were  also  early  settlers  of  the  township. 

About  1841,  a  family  named  Robinson,  consisting  of  two  or  three 
brothers  and  as  many  sisters,  came  from  Clay  County,  Missouria,  and 
located  near  Muddy  Creek,  or  in  the  forks  of  Muddy  Creek.  Potter  Har- 
rington, from  Clay  County,  who  resided  near  the  Robinsons,  went  to 
visit  them  one  afternoon,  remaining  till  dark  before  attempting  to  return 
home.  In  the  meantime  a  heavy  shower  of  rain  had  fallen,  and  the 
creek  had  risen  rapidly.  Harrington  mounted  his  horse,  being  some- 
what intoxicated,  it  is  said,  and  started  for  home.  He  rode  into  the 
creek;  his  horse  came  out  upon  the  opposite  shore,  riderless.  Harring- 
ton was  drowned ;  his  body,  however,  was  never  afterwards  indentified. 
Some  boys  who  w^ere  fishing  in  the  creek  the  following  spring  discovered 
the  bones  of  a  human  skeleton ;  this  skeleton  was  supposed  to  be  the 
remains  of  Potter  Harrington.  The  bones  were  collected  and  carefully 
interred  on  the  banks  of  the  stream,  near  the  place  where  they  were 
found.  Harrington  drowning  at  night,  or  being  last  seen  at  night, 
when  he  left  Robinson's  cabin — the  Robinsons  being  a  rough,  drinking 
indecent,  and  immoral  people,  were  arrested,  charged  with  the  murder 
of  Harrington,  and  taken  before  'Squire  Tip  Brown,  of  Gentryville,  but 
for  want  of  sufficient  testimony,  authorizing  the  justice  to  hold  them  for 
trial  till  the  succeeding  term  of  the  circuit  court,  they  were  discharged. 

As  early,  perhaps,  as  1855,  a  brick  church  edifice  was  erected  by 
George  W.  Needels  and  others  near  the  former's  residence  and  called 
Needel's  Church.  The  denomination  known  as  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
worshipped  there  for  many  years.  Among  the  early  members  of  this 
church  were  George  W.  Needels,  Sr.,  and  wife,  George  W.  Needels,  Jr., 
and  wife,  Thomas  Needels  and  wife  and  Barrett  Needels,  who  was  a 
preacher.  The  old  brick  church  was  taken  down,  and  near  it  was 
erected  a  frame  building. 

The  Cumberland  Presbyterians  built  a  house  of  worship  on  John 
Wayman's  land.     It  was  built  prior  to   1860.     Wayman  and  family, 


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Archibald  Ross,  James  Castor  and  wife,  Mayhew  Harris  and  wife,  Rob- 
ert Reddy  and  wife,  and Wiley  and  wife  were  among  the  organiz- 
ing members.  Rev.  John  Wayman  was  the  first  pastor.  The  building  is 
still  standing.  The  Christian  M.  E.  Church  and  M.  E.  Church,  South,  not 
having  any  houses  of  worship  of  their  own,  hold  services  either  in  other 
houses  or  in  the  different  township  school  houses. 

Jackson  Township. — The  boundaries  of  Jackson  Township  are : 
Beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  section  24,  township  62,  range 
32,  thence  west  eight  and  a  half  miles;  thence  south  nine  miles;  thence 
east  eight  and  a  half  miles ;  thence  north  nine  miles  to  place  of  beginning. 
There  are  76.5  square  miles  in  the  township. 

Among  the  early  settlers  of  Jackson  Township  were  J.J.  Taylor 
and  his  brother,  G.  P.  Taylor,  from  Scott  County,  Illinois;  the  latter  came 
in  1855  and  the  former  in  1856,  and  located  about  three  miles  northeast 
of  King  City.    Ithra  Todd  settled  four  miles  east  of  town,  prior  to  1856. 

William  Ring,  Allison,  Elijah  Hull  and  Manlove  Cranor  were  all 

residents  of  the  township  at  an  early  day. 

Porter  Hardin,  Rufus  Brown,  Love  Millen,  John  G.  Millen,  Oscar 
Griswold,  Samuel  Millen,  Harvey  White  and  Thomas  Payne  were  all  in 
the  township  prior  to  1860,  and  located  near  the  present  site  of  King 
City. 

William  Currel,  from  the  southern  part  of  Missouri,  came  alsa  prior 
to  1855,  but  left  soon  after.  Levi  Wood  located  west  of  the  town,  was 
from  Boone  County,  Missouri,  but  afterwards  removed  to  Worth  County. 

R.  M.  Brown  came  with  his  father.  E.  K.  Wood,  settled  about  four 
miles  northwest.    Andrew  Tomlinson  came  at  a  later  date  from  Indiana. 

David  Cranor,  William  and  Moses  Cranor  were  among  the  early 
settlers. 

Tiney  Helton,  from  Kentucky,  settled  in  the  northwest  corner  of 
the  township  in  1840.  He  was  a  man  of  decided  characteristics,  and  was 
exceedingly  fond  of  frontier  life.  He  spent  much  of  his  time  in  the 
woods  and  on  the  banks  of  the  neighboring  streams  in  search  of  bees, 
honey  and  wild  game.  His  cabin  stood  near  Wild  Cat  Branch,  where 
he  lived  a  number  of  years,  finally  going  to  Arkansas  and  locating 
among  the  Ozark  Mountains.  It  is  said  by  those  who  know  him,  that 
wild  cats  and  coons  were  among  his  favorite  meats.  His  cabin  was 
without  a  floor,  other  than  the  ground.  His  pigs  and  lambs  were  raised 
in  the  cabin,  where  they  shared  with  his  family  about  the  same  fare. 

Harrison  Ballard,  Israel  Cook,  Edwin  Winchester,  Daniel  Raridan, 
Thomas  Stegall,  Adam  Combs,  Lewis  Russell,  Coleman  Fugate  and  Will- 
iam Cogdill,  all  came  before  1845. 


252  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Huggins  Township. — Huggins  Township  is  bounded  as  follows: 
Beginning  at  the  West  Fork  of  Grand  River,  where  the  same  crosses 
the  south  line  of  section  32,  township  64,  range  32 ;  thence  down  said 
river  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  36,  township  63,  range  32; 
thence  following  the  meanderings  of  said  river  to  where  the  same  inter- 
sects the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River;  thence  up  the  Middle  Fork  to 
the  north  line  of  section  21,  township  63,  range  31;  thence  east  to  the 
East  Fork  of  Grand  River;  thence  up  said  river  to  the  south  line  of  sec- 
tion 35,  township  64,  range  31 ;  thence  west  to  the  place  of  beginning. 
Containing  37  square  miles. 

The  pioneers  who  first  settled  Huggins  Township,  or  that  territory 
now  known  as  Huggins  Township  (it  being  once  a  part  of  Athens  Town- 
ship) located  near,  or  in  the  timber  on  the  banks  of  the  streams.  Grand 
River,  eighty  five  years  ago  contained  a  much  larger  volume  of  water  than 
it  does  now.  Its  native  timber  belts  were  larger,  darker,  and  more 
dense,  abounding  in  a  variety  of  game,  and  its  waters  teemed  with  fish, 
all  of  which  constituted  incentives  that  were  not  easily  resisted  by  the 
old  settler. 

One  of  the  first  to  locate  in  this  township  was  Samuel  Collins,  who 
came  from  Indiana  about  the  year  1842,  and  settled  on  the  southwest 
side  of  the  township,  near  the  West  Fork  of  Grand  River.  He  was  one 
of  the  three  county  judges,  the  first  that  the  county  had  in  1845,  his 
associates  being  Michael  Moltsberger  and  William  Steele.  They  were 
commissioned  as  judges  by  the  governor  of  the  state.  Prior  to  the  Kan- 
sas and  Nebraska  troubles.  Judge  Collins  moved  to  Buchanan  County 
and  built  a  brick  residence  within  a  few  miles  of  St.  Joseph.  He  finally 
about  the  time  of  the  breaking  out  of  the  civil  war  moved  to  Kansas. 
He  is  said  to  have  been  a  rough,  overbearing  man,  and  constantly  at  war 
with  his  neighbors.    He  was  killed  in  a  difficulty  in  Kansas. 

Frank  Alexander  came  from  Ohio  prior  to  1884,  and  settled  near 
the  West  Fork  of  Grand  River.  He  built  the  first  stream  saw  and  grist 
mill  erected  in  Huggins  Township. 

Peter  Vesser  came  from  Tennessee  in  a  very  early  day,  as  did  John 
and  George  Brown,  and  settled  in  the  Forks  of  Grand  River;  they  were 
Indian  traders,  and  possessed  but  little  refinement,  either  in  dress  or 
manners.    John  Brown  died  here  and  George  moved  to  Texas. 

Lemuel  Lyle  came  from  Kentucky  prior  to  1844,  and  located 
between  the  East  and  Middle  Forks  of  Grand  River. 

Strother  Ball  came  from  Clay  County,  Missouri,  to  Gentry  County, 
and  located  near  the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River,  in  1844.     He  was  a 


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native  of  Kentucky ;  went  to  Texas  where  he  died.  He  was  a  minister 
of  the  Hard  Shell  Baptist  denomination. 

Wright  Stephens  from  Kentucky,  settled  near  the  forks  of  Grand 
River.  He  erected  a  saw  mill  in  Worth  County,  in  which  he  lost  one  of 
his  arms.    He  went  to  Texas  before  the  war. 

Hiram  Warner,  from  Kentucky,  came  in  1845,  and  located  in  the 
forks  of  Grand  River.  Mr.  Warner  was  a  minister  of  the  Christian 
church  and  lived  and  died  an  exemplary  Christian  life. 

William  J.  Canaday,  Sr.,  originally  from  Kentucky,  but  came  from 
Illinois  to  Gentry  County,  in  1845  and  located  between  the  forks  of  the 
river. 

Lewis  David,  from  South  Missouri,  came  in  1845,  and  settled  on 
Caleb  S.  Canaday's  farm,  where  he  died. 

Thomas  and  Calvin  David,  who  were  also  from  South  Missouri,  set- 
tled on  the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River. 

George  O.  Carlock  came  in  1842,  from  Tennessee,  and  settled  west 
of  the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River.  He  died  in  1881,  at  the  age  of  83 
years.  His  son,  Henry  Carlock,  who  settled  with  his  father,  at  the  same 
date,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army  and  died  at  Jefferson  City,  in  1862. 

In  1842,  Uriah  Wells  came  from  Indiana  and  settled  west  of  the 
Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River.  He  afterwards  went  to  Iowa,  where  he 
died. 

Jonathan  Bogue  was  also  an  early  settler,  from  Indiana,  settled 
west  of  the  East  Fork  of  Grand  River. 

William  Cox,  from  South  Missouri,  came  in  1845,  and  settled  west 
of  the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River.  He  went  to  Oregon  before  the  Civil 
War. 

Meredith  Shockley  was  also  from  South  Missouri,  and  settled  west 
of  the  Middle  Fork,  where  he  died.     He  was  a  Methodist  preacher. 

John  Huggins,  after  whom  the  township  received  its  name,  came 
from  Ohio,  about  the  year  1845,  and  settled  west  of  the  Middle  Fork,  at 
Hugginsville,  which  also  took  its  name  from  John  Huggins,  where  was 
afterwards  established  a  post  office.  In  1868  and  '70  he  was  one  of  the 
county  judges  of  Gentry  County.  John  Armstrong,  son-in-law  of  Hug- 
gins, located  about  the  same  time  near  Hugginsville. 

William  and  Elisha  Poole  came  from  Ohio,  at  an  early  day. 

Elisha  and  Isaac  Enochs,  from  Ohio,  located  also  near  Hugginsville. 

Frederick  Watson,  a  native  of  Scotland,  but  from  Ohio  to  Gentry 
County,  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers,  locating  west  of  the  Middle 
Fork  of  Grand  River. 


254  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

James  Hall,  from  one  of  the  Eastern  States,  settled  near  Grand 
River,  where  he  died. 

James  McGuire  came  from  Kentucky  in  1842  or  1843,  with  his 
father,  both  settling  on  the  West  Fork  of  Grand  River.  His  father  went 
to  Oregon. 

In  1845  William  Rhoades  came  from  Clay  County,  Missouri,  and  set- 
tled on  the  Middle  Fork  of  Grand  River,  in  the  bottom. 

Andy  Mackey  located  between  the  Middle  and  East  Forks. 

Valentine  Waltrip  settled  here  at  an  early  day. 

Among  the  earliest  settlers  was  Solomon  Graybill,  from  South  Mis- 
souri. 

Morris  B.  Huggins,  John  Armstrong,  Francis  H.  Alexander,  Corne- 
lius Enochs,  David  Buckridge,  James  F.  Hall,  Samuel  Gunter  and  Wilson 
T.  Canaday,  were  all  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Huggins  Township. 

A  church  was  built  in  Huggins  Township  as  early  at  1848.  It  was 
a  brick  edifice,  and  the  land  was  donated  by  William  J.  Canaday,  as  was 
also  the  cemetery,  which  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  county,  and  is  the  last 
resting  place  of  many  of  the  old  pioneers  and  their  wives.  The  first  min- 
ister to  officiate  within  its  walls  was  Hiram  Warner,  who  continued  to 
fill  its  pulpit  for  nineteen  consecutive  years.  As  above  stated,  he  was 
from  Kentucky,  and  an  Elder  in  the  Christian  Church.  Among  the 
persons  organizing  this  church  were  William  J.  Canaday  and  wife, 
George  Brown  and  wife,  Uriah  Wells  and  wife,  Henry  Carlock  and  wife, 

George  O.  Carlock  and  wife,  Edwin  Miller  and  wife,  and Constance 

and  wife.  Jasper  H.  Coffey  succeeded  Warner.  Rev.  Ripley  and  wife, 
each  of  whom  proclaimed  the  glad  tidings  of  salvation,  also  labored 
irregularly  for  some  years  in  this  church.  Barton  W.  Wadkins  is  the 
minister  in  charge  at  the  present  time.  The  brick  church  (Christian) 
was  wrecked  by  storm  in  1883.  A  frame  building  soon  took  its  place 
and  the  work  of  this  church  has  been  continued. 

The  Capel,  located  at  Hugginsville,  was  erected  about  1854,  by  the 
M.  E.  Church  society.  Meredith  Shockley  and  Herald  Johnson  were 
among  its  earliest  ministers.  John  Huggins  and  wife,  William  Poole 
and  wife,  Robert  Morris  and  wife,  John  Ross,  Sr.,  Mrs.  John  Armstrong, 
and  others,  assisted  at  its  organization. 

Miller  Township. — Miller  Township  is  bounded  as  follows:!  Begin- 
ning at  the  northeast  corner  of  section  24,  township  62,  range  30  ;  thence 
west  12  miles;  thence  south  nine  miles;  thence  east  12  miles;  thence 
north  nine  miles  to  place  of  beginning,  containing  108  square  miles. 

Miller  Township  was  the  first  settled  in  the  county,  that  is  to  say, 
the  first  emigrants  coming  to  the  county  located  in  Miller  Township,  and 


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near  what  are  now  known  as  Greenwell  Ford  and  Gentryville.  It  is  the 
southeast  township  of  the  county,  the  line  of  Daviess  County  forming  its 
eastern  boundary.  Daviess  County  was  organized  in  1836.  Settlements, 
however,  had  been  made  in  that  county  several  years  prior  to  that  date. 
Because  of  its  contiguity  to  Daviess  County,  which  had  been  settled  from 
twelve  to  fifteen  years,  Miller  Township  received  the  first  emigration 
coming  westward.  The  Grand  River,  with  its  affluents,  affording  ample 
water-power  for  mill  sites,  and  the  abundant  supply  of  timber  which 
fringed  these  streams,  as  well  as  the  fertility  of  the  soil,  constituted  at- 
tractions such  as  were  sought  after  by  the  pioneers,  coming  from  the  well 
watered  and  well  timbered  districts  of  the  Eastern  and  Southern  States. 
In  1832  Isaac  Miller  and  his  brother,  Tobias,  came  from  Garrett 
County,  Kentucky,  to  Clay  County,  where  they  remained  for  two  years. 
During  the  fall  of  that  year  and  the  succeeding  fall,  1832-33,  he  came 
to  Gentry  County  in  company  with  a  number  of  young  men  in  search  of 
game  and  wild  honey.  His  immediate  companions  in  the  fall  of  1833 
were  his  brother,  Moses  Miller,  David  Henderson,  Lewis  Arnold  and 
William  Arnold,  all  from  Kentucky.  There  were  three  wagons  in  the 
company,  containing  from  three  to  five  men  each,  besides  the  wagon 
under  the  control  of  Mr.  Miller  and  his  party.  They  crossed  Grand  River 
near  what  was  afterwards  known  as  Patton's  Ford,  and  after  remaining 
in  the  vicinity  of  what  is  now  Gentryville  and  Greenwell  Ford  for  sev- 
eral weeks,  they  returned  to  Clay  County,  taking  with  them  an  abun- 
dance of  honey.  Having,  during  his  sojourn  in  Clay  County,  made  the 
acquaintance  of  William  Martin  and  John  Roberts,  both  of  whom  were 
from  Tennessee,  they  concluded  to  come  together  to  Gentry  County,  and 
accordingly  in  the  winter  of  1834,  in  February,  they  arrived  at  Green- 
well Ford.  They  built  a  cabin  on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  about  forty 
steps  from  the  bank,  north  of  the  ford.  At  that  time  the  locality  had  not 
been  named,  nor  had  a  ford  or  crossing  place  been  established.  When 
Mr.  Miller  and  his  companions  reached  the  end  of  their  journey  they 
found  a  large  band  of  Fox  and  Sac  Indians,  who  had  been  camping  there 
that  winter.  They  soon  erected  their  cabin  and  prepared  to  raise  a  small 
crop  of  corn  in  the  spring  of  1834,  putting  in  fifteen  acres.  At  that  time 
there  were  no  mills  or  trading  posts  nearer  than  Clay  County,  where  they 
were  compelled  to  go  for  their  supplies,  at  long  intervals,  a  distance  of 
about  seventy  miles.  After  spending  the  winter  and  summer  in  their 
cabin,  Martin,  Roberts  and  Tobias  Miller,  each  took  a  claim.  Martin 
located  three-fourths  of  a  mile  east  of  the  ford,  on  what  was  not  inaptly 
called  then  "Poverty  Point,"  from  the  fact  that  the  location  was  poor, 
sandy  and  barren.   Here  Martin  died  many  years  ago. 


256  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

John  Roberts,  of  whom  we  have  spoken  in  the  history  of  Albany, 
lived  a  short  time  near  Greenwell  Ford,  and  then  moved  on  to  the  town 
site  of  Albany,  from  which  place  he  went  to  Illinois. 

Tobias  Miller,  settled  southeast  of  the  ford,  on  the  east  side  of  the 
river.  After  two  or  three  years  he  removed  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  and 
died  there,  about  the  year  1857.  Isaac  Miller  then  became  and  continued 
the  solitary  occupant  of  the  old  cabin  near  the  ford,  until  he  located  on 
the  northwest  quarter  of  section  23,  township  62,  range  31,  two  miles 
south  of  Greenwell  Ford,  where  he  lived  until  1881,  when  he  sold  to  his 
son.  While  living  at  Greenwell  Ford,  Mr.  Miller  observed  a  large  bald- 
headed  eagle,  which  had  built  her  nest  in  a  dead  sycamore  tree  near  his 
cabin.  The  top  of  the  tree  had  been  broken  off  by  the  wind,  leaving 
about  70  feet  of  the  trunk  standing.  Upon  this  stump  the  proud  bird  had 
built  her  nest,  where  for  two  or  three  succeeding  summers  she  raised 
her  brood. 

This  region  of  country  was  the  hunter's  paradise,  and  it  was  annu- 
ally visited  for  several  years  after  its  settlement  by  the  whites,  by  the 
Indians  of  the  Platte  Purchase,  who  always  returned  to  their  homes  with 
a  winters'  supply  of  elk  and  deer. 

In  the  fall  of  1835,  Mr.  Miller,  while  standing  upon  the  brow  of  an 
upland  prairie,  saw  on  the  plains  below  127  deer  in  a  single  herd.  Such 
were  visions  which  not  unfrequently  delighted  the  eyes  and  gladdened 
the  hearts  of  the  brave  pionrees  who  pitched  their  tents  upon  the  banks 
of  the  Grand  River. 

In  1835,  the  year  following  the  first  settlements  made  in  the  county, 
emigration  began  to  come  quite  rapidly.  During  that  year,  among  those 
who  settled  in  Miller  Township  were  John  Gulp,  from  Tennessee;  Mil- 
ton Foster,  from  Kentucky ;  a  German  by  the  name  of  Taughlemyer,  who 
afterwards  removed  to  Platte  County;  Benjamin  Gulp,  from  Tennessee; 
Elisha  Cameron,  from  Tennessee,  and  a  number  of  others,  principally 
from  Kentucky  and  Tennessee,  all  locating  within  a  few  miles  of  Gentry- 
ville. 

Nancy  J.  Miller,  daughter  of  Isaac  Miller,  was  the  first  white  child 
born  in  the  county,  the  date  of  her  birth  being  October,  1839.  When 
grown  to  womanhood  she  married  W.  P.  Garten. 

Among  the  earliest  settlers  of  this  township  was  Judge  Jacob  Jones, 
who  came  from  Muskingum  County,  Ohio,  in  1839,  arriving  here  on  the 
1st  day  of  February,  of  that  year.  He  came  by  land,  through  the  newly 
settled  states  of  Indiana  and  Illinois,  crossing  the  Mississippi  River  at 
Quincy.  He  purchased  from  John  McCully,  his  claim,  located  five  miles 
east  of  Gentryville  and  one  mile  from  the  Daviess  County  line,  subject 


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to  a  survey.  McCully  was  a  Kentuckian  and  had  lived  on  his  claim  about 
two  years,  and  then  moved  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.  Judge  Jones  contin- 
ued to  reside  upon  this  farm,  where  he  made  substantial  improvements, 
until  1865,  when  he  located  at  Albany,  the  county  seat.  He  was  one  of 
the  prominent  citizens  of  the  county  and  was  one  of  the  county  judges 
in  1862  and  in  1866. 

Jesse  Green,  from  Kentucky,  located  near  the  center  of  the  town- 
ship, prior  to  1839.  Shortly  after  the  discovery  of  gold  in  California,  he, 
in  company  with  a  number  of  others  from  Gentry  County,  went  to  that 
state,  where  he  afterwards  died. 

Clayton  T.  Robinson,  also  a  Kentuckian,  located  in  the  northwest 
part  of  the  township  prior  to  1839.  Charles  Gay,  from  Ohio,  came  to  the 
county  prior  to  1839  and  settled  at  or  near  Gentryville,  and  was  one  of 
the  men  who  built  at  Gentryville  in  1840  the  first  water  mill  that  was 
ever  erected  in  the  county,  the  place  being  called  at  that  time  Gay's 
Mill.  This  primitive  structure  was  built  of  logs,  about  24  feet  square,  and 
was  operated  with  one  pair  of  stones  and  had  an  upright  saw.  These 
stones  were  made  in  the  county  by  Joshua  Potter  out  of  what  is  called 
"Nigger  Head,"  or  lost  rock.  This  mill  was  washed  away  by  the  freshet 
of  1844,  and  was  rebuilt  in  1844  and  1845,  constructed  in  the  second  in- 
stance of  logs,  but  had  two  runs  of  stones.  It  was  washed  away  in  1851, 
and  again  rebuilt. 

John  T.  Hunter,  a  son-in-law  of  Charles  Gay  above  named,  came 
with  Gay  from  Ohio,  settling  also  at  or  near  Gentryville,  and  became  the 
partner  of  Gay  in  the  erection  of  the  water  mill  above  mentioned.  In 
1851  the  mill  was  sold  to  J.  C.  and  T.  J.  Patton  and  rebuilt  in  1853-4. 
John  Graham  &  Brother  bought  it  in  1863,  and  was  washed  away  again 
in  1865.  Mr.  Hunter  afterwards  became  a  citizen  of  eastern  Oregon. 
Aristippus  Brown,  from  Kentucky,  located  near  Gentryville,  prior  to 
1839,  and  finally  went  to  California. 

Taylor  McCully,  from  Kentucky,  settled  about  four  miles  east  of 
Gentryville,  about  the  year  1836.  He  erected  the  first  horse  mill  worked 
by  lever  power  in  the  county,  as  early  as  1837  or  '38,  at  or  near  the 
place  of  his  residence.  It  was  afterwards  operated  by  Levi  Baldock. 
The  facilities  for  obtaining  breadstuffs  then  were  very  meagre  and  in- 
complete. An  entire  day  was  doubtless  consumed  by  mills  similar  to  this 
in  grinding  form  two  to  five  bushels  of  corn,  and  it  is  said  that  Levi  Bal- 
dock, the  last  proprietor  of  this  mill,  possessed  an  old  hound  that  some- 
times lapped  up  the  meal  as  rapidly  as  the  mill  ground  it,  and  in  the  in- 
tervals looked  up  towards  the  hopper  and  barked  for  more.  The  origi- 
nal settlers  of  the  county  generally  grated  their  meal  at  home,  which 


258  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

made  very  excellent  bread,  especially  when  eaten  hot,  with  native  honey, 
of  which  at  that  time,  the  forests  along  the  streams  abounded. 

George  and  Wm.  Weese  located  west  of  Gentryville  prior  to  1839. 
Charles  Roberson,  from  Kentucky,  settled  north  of  Gentryville  in  1839. 

John  Patton,  of  Kentucky,  settled  in  the  northeast  corner  of  the 
township  prior  to  1839.  Being  smitten  with  the  gold  fever,  which  pre- 
vailed so  universally  in  this  country  in  1849,  he  went  to  California.  Upon 
his  homeward  voyage  from  California,  where  he  had  remained  a  short 
time,  he  died  on  board  of  a  ship,  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  Byron  Linville 
and  James  M.  Howell,  from  Tennessee,  were  also  early  settlers  in  this 
township.  William  McNatt  and  Paschal  O.  Roberson,  from  Kentucky, 
the  former  locating  east  of  Gentryville  two  miles  and  the  latter  north  of 
Gentryville,  were  also  among  the  prioneers.  Charles  Pryor  and  William 
Newby  settled  south  of  Gentryville.  John  D.  Burton,  from  Kentucky,  lo- 
cated on  the  Taylor  McCully  farm,  at  an  early  day.  Caleb  Sampson  set- 
tled one  mile  southeast  of  Judge  Jones,  prior  to  1836. 

James  C.  Patton  was  born  in  Augusta  County,  Va.,  July  24,  1787. 
In  1809  he  emigrated  from  Virginia  to  Knox  County,  Tennessee,  where 
he  continued  to  reside  till  March,  1819.  He  then  moved  to  Monroe 
County,  Tennessee,  where  he  lived  till  the  spring  of  1841,  when  he  came 
to  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  where  he  lived  till  Sept.  14,  1841,  when  he 
came  to  Gentry  County,  Missouri,  settling  in  Miller  Township,  not  far 
from  Gentryville.   He  died  in  1862,  at  Albany. 

In  1840,  E.  W.  Dunegan,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  but  from  Montgom- 
ery County,  Indiana,  to  Missouri,  located  in  Miller  Township.  In  June. 
1841,  Mr.  Dunegan  commenced  a  three  months'  school  two  miles  above 
Gentryville,  on  the  east  side  of  Grand  River.  A  few  days  before  his 
school  opened,  the  neighbors  of  the  vicinity,  living  in  a  radius  of  per- 
haps ten  miles,  met  and  erected  the  school  house,  which  was  a  log  build- 
ing, 16  feet  square,  a  portion  of  one  of  the  logs  being  taken  out  for  a 
window.  There  were  enrolled  22  pupils  in  this  the  pioneer  school  of  Gen- 
try County,  the  names  of  20  of  whom  are  here  given:  A.  J.  Ward,  A. 
Ward,  Joseph  Ward,  Daniel  Gay,  J.  S.  Ward.  James  W.  Crawford,  G. 
W.  Crawford,  William  Osborn,  William  Ward,  Miriam  Foster,  Susan 
Foster,  Margaret  Foster,  Nancy  Ready,  Ellen  Ready,  Louisa  Smith,  Ju- 
dith Smith,  Barbara  Smith,  Loretta  Warren,  Sarah  Osborn,  Sarah  A. 
Ward. 

Wilson  Township. — Wilson  Township  is  bounded  as  follows:  Be- 
ginning at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  northeast  quarter  of  section  3,  town- 
ship 64,  range  33 ;  thence  east  six  and  a  half  miles ;  thence  south  six  miles ; 


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thence  west  six  and  a  half  miles;  thence  north  to  the  place  of  beginning; 
39  square  miles,  25,000  acres. 

One  of  the  first  pioneers  to  pitch  his  tent  within  the  limits  of  what 
is  now  known  as  Wilson  Township,  was  Abraham  Enyart,  He  came  from 
Clinton  County,  Mo.,  where  he  had  gone  from  Kentucky,  before  Clinton 
County  was  organized,  about  the  year  1831.  He  was  an  elder  in  the 
Christian  Church,  and  a  physician.  As  early  as  1837  or  1838,  he  made 
visits  to  Gentry  County,  where  at  regular  intervals  he  conducted  religi- 
ous services.  Finally,  in  1840,  he  settled  in  the  northern  part  of  Wilson 
Township,  about  four  miles  north  of  Alanthus.  He  was  instrumental  in 
securing  the  first  post  office  in  the  township,  and  named  it  Alanthus. 

In  1842  or  1843,  John  Bryson  from  Tennessee,  located  in  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  township.  He  has  filled  the  position  of  justice  of  the 
peace  for  a  number  of  years. 

Samuel  and  Captain  Bryson  were  also  among  the  early  settlers  to 
this  portion  of  the  county. 

Thomas  Stanley  was  also  one  of  the  pioneers,  settling  in  the  north- 
east part  of  the  township.   He  left  the  county  many  years  ago. 

Squire  Chapman  located  near  Alanthus. 

Lemuel  Wadkins,  who  was  also  an  elder  of  the  Christian  Church, 
was  among  the  early  settlers. 

Two  or  three  families  of  Wrights,  Levi  and  Riley  Osborn,  George 
Smith  and  one  of  the  Granthams,  all  came  at  an  early  day,  as  did  Lean- 
der  and  Jesse  Coffey  from  Indiana.  Jesse  Coffey  was  a  physician,  resid- 
ing at  Alanthus. 

William  Richardson  settled  south  of  Alanthus. 

Enoch  Liggett,  was  also  an  early  settler.  In  1856,  in  1862  and  1864, 
he  was  one  of  the  judges  of  the  county  court. 


CHAPTER  IX. 


CITIES  AND  TOWNS. 


ALBANY— AT  FIRST  CALLED  ATHENS— LOCATION— FIRST  HOUSE— FIRST  BUSINESS 
AND  PROFESSIONAL  MEN— TOWN  INCORPORATED— FIRST  SCHOOLS  AND  OTHER 
INSTITUTIONS— NEWSPAPERS— CHRISTIAN  CHURCH— PRESBYTERIAN— METHO- 
DIST  EPISCOPAL— BAPTIST— LIBRARY. 

Albany. — Albany,  the  county  seat  of  Gentry  County,  was  laid  out 
in  May,  1845,  by  Elisha  Cameron,  the  commissioner  of  the  county  seat. 
It  was  first  known  as  the  town  of  Athens.  The  following  is  his  report  of 
the  same: 

"Now  comes  Elisha  Cameron,  commissioner  of  the  seat  of  justice  of 
Gentry  County,  and  State  of  Missouri,  and  submits  a  report  to  this  court, 
which  is  ordered  to  be  recorded  as  follows,  to  wit:  By  order  of  the 
county  court,  met  on  the  8th  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1845,  at  the  town  of 
Athens,  the  seat  of  justice  of  the  county  of  Gentry,  and  proceeded  to  lay 
off  a  portion  of  the  tract  of  land  known  as  the  southeast  quarter  of  sec- 
tion number  twenty-four  (24),  in  township  number  sixty-three  (63)  of 
range  number  thirty-one  (31),  west  of  the  fifth  principal  meridian,  into 
a  square,  lots,  avenues,  streets,  lanes  and  alleys.  Commencing  in  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  above  mentioned  tract  of  land,  at  the  half  mile 
stake,  on  the  range  line  dividing  ranges  30  and  31 ;  thence  running  south 
173  feet;  thence  west  12  feet,  which  constitutes  the  northeast  corner  of 
block  number  one  (1),  and  lot  number  one  (1)  ;  thence  running  west 
198  feet  to  the  beginning,  constituting  one  block,  containing  lots  num- 
ber (1),  two  (2),  three  (3),  four  (4),  five  (5)  and  six  (6),  each  lot  66 
feet  in  front  and  93  feet  back,  making  an  alley  of  12  feet,  running  east 
and  west  through  said  block ;  thence  commencing  at  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  block  number  one:  thence  running  south  66  feet  and  cornering, 
composing  Clay  Street,  running  east  and  west;  thence  proceeded  to  lay 
off  15  blocks,  each  block  containing  six  lots  and  a  12-foot  alley.  Blocks, 
lots,  alleys  and  square,  each  of  the  size  of  the  above  mentioned  block, 
lots,  streets,  alleys  and  square,  making  90  lots,  six  streets,  three  of  which 


History  of  daviess  and  gentry  counties  261 

running  east  and  west  and  three  north  and  south,  each  60  feet  wide." 

As  will  be  seen,  the  town  of  Athens  was  laid  out  during  the  month 
of  May,  1845,  by  Elisha  Cameron,  commissioner  of  the  county  seat,  and 
the  first  sale  of  town  lots  was  made  on  the  16th  of  June  thereafter. 

The  town  is  handsomely  located,  about  five  miles  northeast  of  the 
geographical  center  of  the  county,  in  the  midst  of  a  beautiful  and  fertile 
country.  The  original  town  site  is  a  broad  elevation,  gently  sloping  to- 
wards the  south  and  southwest,  and  commands  a  fine  view  of  the  coun- 
try, stretching  out  in  the  latter  direction.  The  northern  part  of  the  town 
is  upon  ground  still  more  elevated,  from  which  the  observer  may  see  in 
the  distance  the  green  fields  and  attractive  homes  of  the  farmer,  and 
still  beyond,  the  dark  timber  belts  which  skirt  the  higher  grounds  to- 
wards the  east,  and  fringe  the  affluents  of  Grand  River  to  the  south  and 
westward. 

Albany  has  a  population  of  2016  according  to  the  census  of  1920. 

The  original  proprietor  of  the  quarter  section  of  land,  upon  which 
Athens  was  located,  was  John  Roberts,  a  native  of  one  of  the  Southern 
States.  When  he  located  here,  is  not  definitely  known.  Judge  Kingsbo- 
rough  came  in  1838,  and  says  that  the  cabin  which  Roberts  had  built  on 
the  town  site,  looked  as  if  it  had  been  standing  several  years.  This  cabin 
was  located  southeast  of  the  jail,  where  the  Central  Hotel  now  stands, 
and  was  constructed  of  white  oak  logs.  Roberts  sold  his  interest  in  the 
land  to  William  Dailey,  from  Ohio,  about  the  year  1842.  Dailey  died  in 
Montgomery  County,  Illinois,  in  1852,  where  he  had  moved  in  1846,  hav- 
ing exchanged  200  acres  of  land,  north  of  Athens,  for  land  in  Illinois, 
with  Robert  C.  Canaday.  Dailey  quit-claimed  his  interest  in  the  land, 
where  the  town  was  located,  in  August,  1845,  and  Elisha  Cameron  pur- 
chased the  same  at  the  land  office,  at  Plattsburg,  Mo.,  for  the  sum  of 
$200  in  the  name  of  the  county. 

The  first  house  erected  in  the  town,  after  the  location  of  the  county 
seat,  was  that  of  Elijah  P.  Howell.  It  was  a  log  house,  with  shed  at- 
tached, and  stood  near  the  Central  Hotel.  Howell  built  this  for  a  busi- 
ness house,  and  sold  goods  and  general  merchandise,  being  the  first  mer- 
chant who  sold  goods  in  Athens.  Howell  came  from  Clinton  County  to 
this  place.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  merchants  of  Plattsburg,  having 
sold  goods  there  as  early  as  1833  and  1834,  or  soon  after  the  location  of 
the  town.  He  was  the  first  county  and  circuit  court  clerk,  and  went  to 
California  in  1849,  where  he  died.  He  was  a  great  hunter,  and  killed  30 
deer  near  the  town,  in  the  winter  of  1848. 

John  Handy,  came  from  Montgomery  County,  Illinois,  locating  first 
in  Howard  Township,  and  built  the  next  house  in  the  new  town  of 


262  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Athens,  which  he  used  as  a  hotel,  or  as  it  was  called  in  those  days — 
tavern.    Joseph  Cole,  from  Virginia,  was  the  first  saddler. 

John  Patton  had  the  honor  of  keeping  the  first  saloon  in  Athens, 
and  built  a  log  house,  wherein  to  vend  whisky,  hickory  nuts  and  soft 
soap. 

John  B.  Hundley  built  the  next  house.  He  afterwards  built  a  brick 
store  on  the  same  lot.  Mr.  Hundley  came  from  Green  County,  Tennes- 
see, in  1845,  and  located  near  Evona. 

The  first  blacksmith  in  the  town  was  John  W.  Shockley,  from  Gas- 
conade County,  Missouri.  John  T.  and  Lewis  Rowe  were  also  among  the 
earliest  blacksmiths.  William  Armstrong  and  William  Cook,  from  Ill- 
inois, also  put  up  a  blacksmith  and  repair  shop  on  the  west  side  of  the 
public  square. 

The  next  hotel  was  erected  by  John  Thompson. 

The  first  shoemaker  was  James  Shelby,  George  B.  Clover,  from  In- 
diana, coming  next  in  1853.  Joseph  Kingsborough,  from  Ohio,  was  the 
pioneer  shoemaker  of  Athens  Township  and  probably  the  first  shoe- 
maker in  Gentry  County,  as  he  came  as  early  as  1838.  Kingsborough 
made  the  boots  worn  by  Dr.  Williams  to  the  legislature  in  1846. 

Walter  Savage  was  among  the  first  carpenters.  He  came  from  Clay 
County  in  1846,  and  built  a  house  south  of  the  Gentry  County  Bank. 

Robert  C.  Canaday,  erected  the  first  frame  house  in  1846,  in  the 
north  part  t)f  town.  The  sills,  studding,  rafters  and  sleepers  were  hewed. 
The  boards  (four  feet  boards)  were  cut  and  split  from  a  white  oak  tree, 
and  shaved,  and  with  these  a  house,  20x24  feet  was  made,  containing 
two  rooms  below  and  one  above.  It  was  considered  the  most  magnificent 
structure  of  that  day  in  all  this  region  of  country.  It  was  taken  down  in 
1880. 

The  first  brick  building  was  erected  by  C.  B.  Hartwell,  who  came 
from  Montgomery  County,  Illinois,  in  1847.  It  stood  about  half  a  block 
north  of  the  Evans  House.  Hartwell  was  a  builder  and  contractor,  and 
built  this  for  a  business  house,  two  stories  high.  The  upper  story  was  oc- 
cupied by  the  Masonic  order,  the  first  organized  in  the  town.  The  first 
floor  was  a  store  room.  Here  a  man  named  Lehman  sold  goods,  as  did 
Isadore  and  Francis  B.  Robidoux,  one  of  whom  was  a  brother  and  the 
other  a  nephew  of  Joseph  Robidoux,  the  founder  of  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 
Hartwell  went  to  Lincoln,  Neb. 

P.  K.  Price  was  the  first  saddler  in  the  town,  and  built  a  brick  house 
(which  was  probably  the  second  brick)  south  of  the  public  square.  Price 
went  to  Texas. 

John  B.  Hundley  and  Alexander  Patton  built  and  operated  the  first 


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steam  mill  (grist  and  saw)  in  the  town.  This  mill  had  two  pairs  of  burrs. 
The  mill  was  afterwards  moved  to  Island  Branch. 

Dr.  J.  W.  Stapleton  came  from  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  formerly 
from  Virginia,  in  1847,  and  opened  a  tan  yard,  about  four  blocks  west  of 
the  public  square.  !He  sold  his  tannery  to  Samuel  Fry,  from  Ohio,  and 
Fry  sold  to  Joseph  Davidson,  from  Virginia. 

The  first  physician  to  practice  his  profession  in  the  town  was  Dr. 
William  G.  Williams.  The  doctor  was  the  second  physician  in  the  county 
— Dr.  Hood,  of  Miller  Township,  being  the  first.  Dr.  Williams  came  to 
Gentry  County  in  January,  1845,  and  settled  a  half-mile  north  of  Al- 
bany. He  was  a  native  of  Taswell  County,  Virginia,  whence  he  moved 
in  October,  1843,  sojourning  a  short  time  in  Harrison  and  Grundy  Coun- 
ties, Missouri,  and  arriving  here,  as  stated,  in  1845.  At  the  time  of  his 
locating  there  was  much  malaria,  the  field  of  his  practice  reaching  to 
Gentryville  on  the  south  and  to  the  Iowa  line  on  the  north.  Shortly 
after  his  arrival  he  was  absent  from  his  home  two  days  and  nights,  pro- 
fessionally engaged,  and  during  this  time  he  treated  40  patients,  all  of 
whom  were  suffering  with  fever  and  ague. 

The  next  physician  was  Cyrus  Hubbard,  a  graduate  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maine  and  a  brother  of  Governor  Hubbard,  of  that  State.  He  lo- 
cated at  Sandsville.  The  doctor  was  not  only  a  thorough  physician,  but 
a  man  of  fine  classical  and  literary  attainments,  and  notwithstanding 
his  many  eccentricities,  he  is  said  to  have  been  eminently  successful. 

The  first  attorney  was  Colonel  E.  H.  Wood,  who  was  appointed  one 
of  the  commissioners  from  Daviess  County,  formerly  from  Bucyrus,  Ohio, 
to  locate  the  county  seat  of  Gentry.  He  soon  after  moved  to  Albany,  and 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  died  in  1847,  being  the  first  person 
who  died  in  the  town. 

The  next  attorney  was  Moses  H.  Simonds,  from  Plattsburg,  Clinton 
County,  to  Athens,  and  formerly  from  Ohio.  Simonds  was  a  graduate  of 
Ohio  University,  and  a  man  of  excellent  scholarship.  He  taught  school 
and  studied  law  at  Plattsburg.  He  finally  raised  a  company  of  volun- 
teers, for  the  Mexican  War,  and  died  on  the  way  to  Mexico. 

Judge  George  W.  Lewis  arrived  in  Gentry  County  in  October,  1846, 
and  was  the  third  attorney  to  practice  his  profession  in  Albany,  and  the 
third  attorney  in  the  county.  The  judge  came  from  Greenbriar  County, 
West  Virginia. 

Robert  Evans,  from  Kentucky,  was  the  first  man  in  Albany  who  died 
a  violent  death.  He  was  shot  with  a  horse  pistol,  in  the  hands  of  Benja- 
min Allen,  in  the  street.  Both  men  were  drinking.  Evans  had  drawn  his 
knife,  when  he  was  shot  by  Allen,  who  was  arrested  and  confined  in  the 


264  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

jail  in  Andrew  County,  whence  he  succeeded  in  making  his  escape  be- 
fore his  trial. 

James  Lainhart,  from  Adair  County,  Kentucky,  came  in  1850. 

Merrill,  a  Baptist  preacher,  was  among  the  early  settlers. 

The  parties  above  mentioned  constitute  some  of  the  earliest  pion- 
eers, among  the  business  and  professional  men  of  Albany. 

There  was  a  post  office  in  Clark  County,  Missouri,  called  Athens, 
and  this  being  also  the  name  of  the  county  seat  of  Gentry  County,  the 
mail  intended  for  Athens,  Gentry  County,  was  occasionally  sent  to 
Athens  post  office,  Clark  County.  In  order  to  obviate  the  difficulties 
which  grew  out  of  a  similarity  of  names  in  these  post  offices,  the  name 
of  Athens,  Gentry  County,  was  changed  in  1857,  by  special  act  of  the 
legislature,  to  Albany,  which  name  the  county  seat  has  borne  ever  since. 

The  town  of  Albany  was  incorporated  on  the  5th  day  of  February, 
1851,  by  the  county  court,  and  again  in  1857  by  the  legislature.  The  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  town  began  at  block  number  70,  running  east  to  the 
east  corner  of  the  town  quarter,  and  included  16  rods  of  John  B.  Hun- 
dley's land:  thence  north  to  the  north  line  of  R.  C.  Canaday's  Addition; 
thence  west  to  the  line  running  north  of  the  first  mentioned  boundary; 
thence  south  to  the  beginning. 

John  Handy,  Walter  Savage,  Calvin  B.  Hartwell,  F.  B.  Robinson  and 
John  Thompson  were  appointed  the  first  trustees  of  the  town. 

The  first  private  subscription  school  was  taught  in  Albany  by  a 
man  by  the  name  of  Boston,  in  the  latter  part  of  1845. 

The  second  teacher  was  Judge  George  W.  Lewis,  who  opened  a 
school  in  1846,  just  north  of  town,  and  afterwards  taught  in  the  town. 

The  next  teacher  was  Cyrus  Hubbard,  a  physician  and  lawyer,  from 
Clinton  County,  Missouri,  in  1846,  of  whom  we  have  already  spoken. 

There  were  many  other  teachers  after  these,  among  whom  were 
William  M.  Albin,  Gordon  Ruby,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Hardesty  and  others. 

The  first  school  building,  frame  (common  school)  was  erected  in 
1858  or  '59. 

The  first  grist  and  saw  mill  in  Albany,  was  built  by  Redman  Whit- 
ten  and  Alexander  Patton,  about  the  year  185 — . 

The  first  (exclusively)  saw  mill,  was  erected  by  Charles  Gilbert  in 
1854,  which  became  also,  afterward,  a  grist  mill. 

John  Graham  and  George  W.  Stapleton  built  a  grist  mill. 

Spainhouer,  Twist  &  Co.,  built  the  next  mill,  (grist)  near  the  de- 
pot. 

The  first  carding  machine  was  put  up  by  Martha  Gulp ;  and  Calla- 
han Spessard  operated  the  second,  and  Jacob  Newman  the  third  and  last. 


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Charles  Gilbert,  from  Ohio,  came  in  1848,  and  erected  a  foundry 
and  machine  shop  in  1867.  His  moulding  room!  is  18x66  feet;  his  main 
building,  24x52  feet,  two  stories  high. 

Fred  Watson  began  operating  a  foundry  and  machine  shop  in  1880. 

A  broom  factory  was  operated  from  1867  to  1871,  by  G.  C.  and  W. 
T.  Lainhart. 

Charles  G.  Comstock,  Esq.,  who  came  to  Albany  from  New  York, 
in  1859,  was  the  pioneer  banker  of  the  town,  and  first  operated  a  bank 
by  himself,  from  January,  1870,  to  July,  the  same  year,  when  was  estab- 
lished the  Exchange  Bank  of  Comstock  &  Millen,  Charles  G.  Comstock 
and  M.  L,  Millen  being  the  partners.  This  firm  continued  to  do  business 
until  July  24,  1876,  when  it  was  succeeded  by  the  Gentry  County  Bank, 
which  was  organized  with  a  capital  of  $100,000. 

Bank  of  Albany  was  established  on  the  9th  day  of  April,  1877,  by 
27  stockholders,  and  reorganized  June  1,  1878,  with  25  stockholders. 

The  first  newspaper  ever  published  in  the  town  of  Albany  was 
called  the  Albany  Courier,  edited  by  J.  H.  Brakey,  about  the  year  1857, 
who  continued  its  publication  until  1858,  when  he  was  succeeded  by 
George  C.  Deming  and  J.  C.  De  Haven,  as  De  Haven  &  Deming.  De 
Haven  sold  in  1860  to  a  Mr.  Fuller,  and  Deming  also  sold  to  him  in  1861, 
and  he  moved  the  ofRce  and  material  to  Dallas  County,  Iowa.  The  paper 
was  neutral  in  politics. 

The  second  newspaper  was  the  Grand  River  News,  established  in 
1864,  by  Comstock  &  Stewart,  of  which  George  C.  Deming  assumed  edi- 
torial management.  These  parties,  Comtsock  &  Stewart,  sold  to  Deming 
&  Matthewson  the  following  year,  Deming  subsequently  purchasing  the 
interest  of  Matthewson.  In  the  fall  of  1868,  Deming  sold  to  Robert  N. 
Traver,  at  present  one  of  the  editors  of  the  St.  Joseph  Herald.  He  ran 
the  News  until  March,  1873,  when  he  sold  to  George  W.  Needels.  The 
News  was  Republican  in  politics. 

When  the  paper  was  purchased  by  Mr.  Needels,  he  changed  its 
name  to  the  American  Freeman. 

Gentry  County  Beacon  was  established  in  1874,  by  Williams  &  Aus- 
tin, in  the  spring  of  that  year,  being  discontinued  after  the  fall  election. 
Democratic.  White  &  Hampton  began  the  publication  of  the  Gentry 
County  Chronicle  in  1875,  which  continued  to  exist  until  about  1877. 
Republican.  The  Sun  was  established  on  the  10th  of  January,  1880,  by 
J.  M.  Davis,  and  has  continued  under  the  same  management  up  to  the 
present  time.  It  is  independent  in  politics,  is  an  eight  column  folio,  and 
has  a  circulation  of  about  eight  hundred. 

J.  W.  Waldo  and  J.  E.  Mann  began  the  publication  of  the  Albany 


266  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Ledger  in  May,  1868,  and  disposed  of  the  same  in  July  following,  to  C. 
H.  S.  Goodman.  The  Ledger  has  been  Democratic  in  politics  from  the 
date  of  its  establishment. 

The  Christian  Church  of  Albany. —  (Prepared  by  D.  D.  Kingsbor- 
ough. — The  history  of  this  church  divides  itself  naturally  into  three  dis- 
tinct periods:  The  period  of  pioneer  work;  the  period  of  development; 
and  the  period  of  organized  work. 

The  period  of  pioneer  work  was  marked  by  intense  sectarian  prej- 
udice and  opposition.  The  pioneers  who  blazed  the  way  for  the  future 
church  were  pecularly  fitted  for  the  duties  imposed  upon  them  by  the 
existing  conditions ;  being  well  grounded  in  the  Holy  Scriptures,  its  pre- 
cepts and  promises,  its  commands  and  doctrines;  the  duties  it  imposed 
and  above  all  the  Gospel  plan  of  salvation  from  sin,  and  each  one  was 
ever  ready  to  defend  his  position  against  every  assault. 

The  first  evangelist  in  this  community  was  Elias  Shortridge,  who 
held  a  meeting  in  August,  1859,  at  the  old  Thompson  place  a  few  miles 
south  of  town,  on  what  is  now  the  Evona  road.  He  preached  a  new  gos- 
pel, or  rather  the  old  gospel  in  a  new  way,  and  men  and  women  heard 
this  earnest  preacher  and  his  simple  story  of  a  reasonable  and  under- 
standable salvation,  with  gladness,  and  entered  into  the  service  of  Christ 
with  a  new  joy  and  purpose.  Among  the  body  of  those  believers  were 
the  Sampsons,  the  Gulps,  the  Smiths,  the  Spessards,  the  Thompsons,  the 
Davidsons,  the  Hopkins,  the  Stephens,  the  Gotts,  the  Lainharts,  and 
others. 

Preacher  Shortridge  was  a  man  of  considerable  ability,  judged  by 
the  standards  of  his  day;  thoroughly  versed  in  the  scriptures,  he  was 
able  to  quote  from  memory  whole  chapters  and  even  books  of  the  Holy 
Bible,  and  was  proficient  in  the  use  of  the  sword  of  the  spirit,  besides 
possessing  wonderful  pursuasive  power.  He  was  able  to  sway  his  audi- 
ence with  the  simple  gospel  story,  eloquently  delivered  and  with  his  log- 
ical reasoning  bring  his  hearers  to  quick  decisions  for  Christ.  A  single 
incident  of  this  meeting  will  suffice  to  illustrate  the  character  of  the 
man  and  his  message.  As  already  intimated,  the  religious  complexion 
of  the  people  of  the  community  was  not  friendly  to  Shortridge  or  the 
message  he  brought,  and  many  were  violently  opposed  to  him  in  doc- 
trine and  belief.  One  of  these,  Joseph  Davidson,  was  especially  bitter  in 
denunciation  of  the  man,  and  at  first  flatly  refused  to  hear  him  preach, 
but  finally  at  the  urgent  request  of  his  friend  and  neighbor,  Calahan  F. 
Spessard,  he  went  to  the  meeting,  though  in  no  mood  to  hear  what  was 
said  much  less  accept  the  teaching.  The  meetings  were  held  in  a  grove 
on  a  gently  sloping  hill-side,  the  preacher  being  located  at  the  lower  side 


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of  the  slope ;  slabs  supported  on  logs  served  as  seats  for  the  people,  the 
people,  the  leafy  boughs  of  the  forest  trees  being  the  only  roof.  David- 
son took  a  seat  on  the  very  back  row,  fartherest  from  the  speaker.  After 
the  preacher  was  fairly  started  on  his  sermon,  Davidson  was  observed  to 
move  forward  a  bench  or  two  and  as  his  interest  grew  he  moved  forward 
seat  after  seat  until  at  last,  before  the  sermon  was  ended,  he  was  sitting 
on  the  very  first  row  of  slabs,  with  wide-open  mouth,  gazing  intently  up 
into  the  face  of  the  preacher,  oblivious  of  all  about  him  or  how  he  came 
to  that  position.  He  never  before  heard  the  old,  old  story  of  Christ  and 
his  salvation  so  simply  and  forcefully  told,  and  he  was  convinced  on  the 
spot.  As  soon  as  the  invitation  was  given  he  immediately  sprang  to  his 
feet,  grabbed  the  preacher's  hand  in  ecstacy  of  joy  and  gave  himself  over 
perfectly  to  the  service  of  Christ.  Following  the  Shortridge  meetings 
evangelistic  services  were  held  by  a  preacher  by  the  name  of  Cory  and 
still  later  by  Moses  E.  Lard,  of  revered  memory,  at  the  Thompson  place. 
The  period  of  developement  was  initiated  by  Hiram  Warriner,  who 
shepherded  the  flock  for  many  years.  He  was  also  a  man  peculiarly 
fitted  for  the  work  he  was  called  upon  to  perform ;  a  man  of  iron  nerve, 
of  considerable  natural  ability,  though  unlettered  and  unlearned ;  he 
possessed  a  loveable  and  loving  disposition  and  was  devoted  to  the  cause 
he  espoused;  an  unselfish  lover  of  the  truth,  he  knew  the  Book  perfectly 
and  how  to  use  it  to  the  glory  of  God.  He  preached  Christ,  the  Saviour 
of  Men,  as  a  business  and  farmed  to  pay  expenses.  Th6  period  of  de- 
velopment, without  a  meeting  house,  and  in  fact  with  no  real  church  or- 
ganization, had  its  peculiarities  of  service.  The  brethren  met  more  or 
less  regularly,  for  prayer,  exhortation  and  observance  of  the  Lord's  Sup- 
per, in  groves,  or  in  dwellings  of  the  people  and  frequently  in  a  large 
barn  on  the  Chris  Bartley  farm.  On  these  occasions  as  often  as  possible 
Warriner  would  come  and  preach  to  the  people.  Their  communion  was 
purely  democratic,  and  deep  piety  characterized  their  every  day  life ; 
every  disciple  was  a  student  of  the  word  and  knew  His  Book.  Nothing 
but  a  "Thus  sayeth  the  Lord"  was  accepted  in  any  question  of  faith  or 
doctrine. 

Hiram  Warriner  is  entitled  to  credit  in  a  large  measure  for  the  prog- 
ress of  the  church  during  this  period ;  his  pious  and  godly  walk  and 
conversation  stamped  its  imprint  indelibly  upon  the  lives  and  character 
of  the  people  and  moulded  a  generation  of  moral  heroes,  and  we  today 
are  reaping  the  fruits  of  his  labors. 

The  period  of  organized  work  began  about  the  year  1863,  when, 
under  the  direction  and  leadership  of  Jasper  H.  Coffey,  the  first  regular 
pastor,  this  church  and  congregation  was  formally  organized,  at  the 


268  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Smith  school  house  which  was  located  a,  few  miles  southeast  of  town, 
where  they  continued  to  worship  some  years.  lAmong  the  charter  mem- 
bers were  Benjamin  Sampson  and  George  Hopkins,  the  first  elders,  and 
their  wives,  Kelse  Gulp  and  wife,  Jacob  M.  Stephens  and  wife,  Calahan 
F,  Spessard  and  wife,  Lewis  B.  Sampson  and  wife,  James  Lainhart  and 
wife,  George  Smith  and  wife,  and  a  number  of  others. 

The  records  of  this  time  are  lost  and  we  know  but  little  of  the  strug- 
gles of  the  brethren  during  those  troublous  times  of  and  immediately 
after  the  war,  but  the  church  continued  its  organization  under  the  lead- 
ership of  Brother  Coffey  and  others.  After  a  few  years  the  place  of 
meeting  was  moved  to  the  old  frame  school  house  which  stood  on  lot  3 
block  16,  the  present  site  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  Albany. 

In  May,  1869,  the  congregation  purchased  lot  6  block  21  (at  the 
northwest  corner  of  Jackson  and  Van  Buren  Streets),  Albany,  and 
erected  thereon  their  first  church  building.  That  building  was  destroyed 
July  13,  1883,  by  a  wind  storm,  which  also  wrecked  the  county  court 
house  and  a  number  of  other  buildings.  A  new  house  was  erected  on  the 
same  site  in  1884,  and  remained  in  use  until  1915.  The  church  was  in- 
corporated under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  by  decree  of  the  cir- 
cuit court  of  Gentry  County,  Sept.  13,  1887,  under  the  name  of  "The 
Christian  Church  of  Albany,  Mo."  Its  business  affairs  are  in  the  care 
of  a  board  composed  of  its  elders  and  deacons,  all  of  whom  are  chosen 
by  the  congregation. 

During  the  pastorate  of  George  W.  Maxwell,  in  June,  1914,  the 
church  purchased  the  north  half  of  block  1,  in  the  City  of  Albany,  on 
which  they  erected  a  new,  modern  church  edifice,  and  equipped  it  thor- 
oughly for  the  purpose  of  a  modern  church  plant.  The  building,  with- 
out furniture,  cost  about  $15,000.00.  The  dedication  services  were  held 
Sunday,  March  28,  1915,  under  the  direction  of  George  L.  Snively,  dedi- 
cator. 

The  church  parsonage,  a  splendid  two  story  frame  building  of  ten 
rooms,  located  on  North  Hundley  Street,  one  block  north  of  the  church 
building,  was  purchased  Sept.  27,  1920,  at  a  cost  of  $4,000.00. 

Presbyterian  Church. — The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Albany, 
Mo.,  was  organized  on  May  30,  1857,  by  a  committee  composed  of  Rev. 
Ralph  Harris  and  Rev.  J.  N.  Young,  ministers,  and  S.  Edmiston,  elder, 
with  seven  members  namely:  A.  G.  McConkey,  Mary  McConkey,  Mar- 
garet Miller,  Harriet  Rannels,  Caroline  S.  Rannels,  Sarah  M.  Rannels 
and  Mary  J.  Young  and  A.  G.  McConkey  was  elected  elder.  Additions 
to  the  membership  up  to  the  date  of  the  reunion  with  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church  were  about  250,  but  deaths,  removals  and  other 


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causes  depleted  the  body  to  less  than  40  at  the  date  of  the  reunion  in 
June,  1905. 

Regular  preaching  services  were  conducted  at  intervals  up  to  the 
last  mentioned  date  at  stated  salaries,  to-wit:  Rev.  John  N.  Young,  C. 
M.  McClain,  N.  H.  Smith,  Duncan  McRuer,  M.  L.  Anderson,  John  Hus- 
ton, W.  A.  Cravens,  A.  M.  Tunner,  T.  M.  Hillman,  M.  J.  McLeod,  J.  C. 
Hanna,  Arthur  B.  Herr,  F.  W.  Grossman,  C.  C.  Mclntire,  Archibald  B. 
Wright,  E.  H.  Bull  and  others.  Ruling  Elders  serving  before  the  re-union 
were  A.  G.  McConkey,  J.  H.  White,  J.  W.  Virden,  James  W.  Owens,  S. 
F.  Lucas,  Thomas  J.  Smith,  J.  C.  Power,  C.  M.  Harrison,  C.  M.  Gordon, 
Robert  A.  Patterson  and  Robert  M.  McCammon. 

A  plan  of  co-operation  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  with  the  Cum- 
berland Presbyterian  in  Albany,  Mo.,  was  adopted  in  July,  1904,  and  a 
union  of  the  churches  was  effected  in  June,  1905,  in  advance  of  the  ac- 
tion of  the  General  Assemblies,  and  Rev.  M.  B.  Irvin  accepted  a  call  as 
pastor  of  the  united  church.  July  11,  1907,  following  the  resignation  of 
all  officers  of  both  churches,  the  united  church  assembled  as  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  U.  S.  A.,  and  in  a  congregational  meeting 
elected  the  following  officers,  to-wit:  For  eldership,  R.  M.  McCommon, 
John  Newman,  R.  J.  N,  Dorsey,  J.  P.  McCommon,  and  H.  M.  Wayman; 
for  deacons,  Ben  L,  Peery,  and  F.  M.  Millen,  and  for  trustees,  W.  F.  Dal- 
bey,  John  Newman,  R.  M.  McCommon,  and  Ben  L.  Peery. 

The  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  March  12, 
1884,  by  Rev.  J.  H.  Tharp  and  others  with  54  members  and  on  March  22 
following,  six  elders  were  eletced,  to-wit:  C.  O.  Patton,  M.  Cunningham, 
R.  J.  N.  Dorsey,  D.  P.  Wayman,  H.  M.  Wayman,  and  Wallace  Hubbard. 
At  one  time  about  150  members  were  enrolled  with  many  active  mem- 
bers in  all  departments  of  church  work.  The  C.  P.  Church  was  supplied 
during  the  term  from  its  organization  to  the  time  of  its  reunion  with  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  U.  S.  A.,  with  the  following  named  ministers:  J. 
H.  Tharp,  J.  H.  Norman,  C.  E.  Hays,  S.  T.  Divinia,  M.  Low,  E.  M.  Wright, 
W.  A.  Woozencraft,  George  Woozencraft,  R.  J.  Beard,  M.  B.  Irvin,  and 
others  at  intervals.  Pastors  employed  since  the  union  of  the  churches: 
M.  B.  Irvin,  George  A.  Mitchell,  A.  M.  Reynolds  and  J.  W.  Mays,  the 
present  pastor.  The  present  elders  are :  J.  P.  McCammon,  John  New- 
man, George  P.  Adams,  M.  P.  Whaley,  R.  M.  Funk,  R.  M.  McCammon, 
Clerk  of  Session  at  the  time  of  his  death,  Jan.  23,  1922. 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South. — These  two  churches  served  the  community  in  Albany  until  1916. 
In  1917,  under  Rev.  C.  I.  Hoy,  a  tentative  arrangement  of  union  was  put 
on  trial.   After  two  years'  progress  this  arrangement  was  rendered  per- 


270  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

manent  by  the  formal  withdrawal  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
from  this  field. 

The  united  church,  M.  E.  S.,  is  going  forward  very  successfully. 

There  follows  a  list  of  pastors  since  1879:  C.  W.  Hurley,  1882;  J. 
Y.  Blakey,  1883;  W.  B.  Johnsey,  1884;  J.  W.  Keithley,  1885-86;  C.  W. 
Hurley,  1887;  B.  P.  Searcy,  1888;  W.  A.  Davis,  1889;  G.  M.  Gibson, 
1890;  J.  A.  Wailes,  1891;  J.  M.  Settle,  1892;  J.  H.  Ledbetter,  1893-94; 
David  McAllen,  1895-96;  C.  B.  Campbell;  E.  C.  McVoy,  1897-98;  W.  H. 
Roper,  1899-1900;  J.  O.  Edmonston,  1901;  H.  H.  Johnson,  1902-03;  J. 

A.  Snarr,  1904-06;  J.  I.  Sears,  1907-08;  J.  W.  Budd,  1909-10;  F.  R. 
Poage,  1911;  T.  H.  Swearingen,  1912-13;  C.  J.  Chappell,  1914;  G.  C. 
Beery,  1915-16;  C.  I.  Hoy,  1917;  To  be  supplied,  1918-19;  W.  Ruther- 
ford, 1920-22. 

The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Albany. — The  organization  as  it  now 
exists  has  little  or  no  connection  with  the  early  Baptists  in  Albany  who 
from  loss  of  members  and  lack  of  interest  were  compelled  to  sell  their 
church  building  in  1881. 

The  present  organization  dates  from  June  17,  1891,  when,  under 
the  leadership  of  Elder  S.  R.  Dillon,  the  following  named  persons  by 
mutual  agreement  constituted  and  organized  the  First  Baptist  Church 
of  Albany:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.  Kingsborough ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  L.  Albin; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  M.  Dorsey;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jasper  Cox;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W. 

B.  Caster;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bert  Moullon;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Kingsbo- 
rough; Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  J.  Bray;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  W.  Lockwood ;  T.  R. 
Bray,  Chas.  Lockwood,  E.  J.  Morris,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Thomas,  Mrs.  Wheeler 
and  Miss  Wheeler. 

A  lot  was  purchased  and  a  suitable  building  was  erected  and  dedi- 
cated in  1895.   The  membership  at  that  time  being  77. 

A  number  of  pastors  served  the  congregation  during  the  25  years 
following  and  despite  many  obstacles  the  church  gained  in  numbers  and 
influence. 

It  having  been  decided  that  the  work  of  the  church  could  be  better 
done  in  a  larger  building,  in  May,  1920,  the  building  formerly  occupied  by 
the  people  of  the  M.  E.  Church  was  purchased  from  them.  After  this 
building  had  been  remodeled  to  meet  the  present  needs  of  the  church, 
dedicatory  services  were  held  on  October  1,  1921.  The  present  pastor  is 
E.  F.  Estes. 

Carnegie  Library  at  Albany. —  On  Feb.  28,  1885,  the  Albany  Library, 
successor  to  the  Centennial  Library,  was  formally  opened  to  the  public. 
After  a  program  of  music,  and  of  addresses  by  leading  citizens,  a  gen- 


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erous  fund  was  raised  and  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  secretary;  300  vol- 
umes of  history,  biography,  travels  and  fiction  were  donated  by  the 
earlier  association.  With  funds  on  hand  and  proper  by-laws  adopted, 
the  prospects  seemed  fair  for  extended  usefulness.  Membership  fees 
were  a  dollar  each,  and  Tuesday  and  Saturday  were  borrowing  days. 
Those  not  members  could  rent  at  5c  the  volume.  After  a  time,  lack  of 
interest  apparently  inherited  from  its  predecessor,  gradually  overcame 
both  management  and  patrons,  and  with  scarcely  life  enough  to  make 
the  transfer,  the  books,  in  1890,  were  turned  over  to  the  public  school  li- 
brary. 

In  1904  the  question  was  revived  and  the  citizens  decided  to  re- 
quest a  donation  from  Mr.  Carnegie,  who  previous  to  that  date  had  made 
possible  the  erection  of  10  free  public  libraries  in  the  state. 

Correspondence  secured  the  promise  of  $10,000  for  the  building 
conditioned  on  the  presentation  of  a  suitable  site  and  a  guarantee  from 
the  citizens  to  maintain  a  free  public  library  in  Albany  at  a  minimum 
cost  of  $1,000  a  year. 

The  lot  was  duly  presented  and  a  special  tax  voted  to  produce  the 
$1,000  annually. 

The  contract  was  let  for  $9,071.00  to  cover  everything  complete, 
except  shelving  for  books.  The  fine  building  was  completed  in  1905  and 
is  a  permanent  source  of  comfort  and  pride  to  the  city. 
The  following  items  are  from  state  report  for  1921 : 

Librarian — Miss  Vera  Erskine. 

Books  added  1921,  136;  total  number,  4,692. 

Open  48  hours  each  week.   Borrowers  registered,  350. 

Total  receipts,  $1,438.87. 


CHAPTER  X. 


CITIES  AND  TOWNS— CONTINUED. 


STANBERRY— KING    CITY— GENTRYVILLE—McFALI.— FORD    CITY— ALANTHUS— ISLAND 
CITY— DARLINGTON- -BERLIN— GENTRY— EVON A— OTHER    TOWNS. 

Stanberry. — Stanberry  was  organized  as  a  village,  in  February 
1880,  with  five  trustees:  W.  H.  Reynolds,  President;  M.  F.  Brown, 
Clerk;  L.  G.  Sweat,  L.  M.  Chilton,  James  Brown;  George  P.  Rush,  City 
Attorney;  W.  A.  Forcade,  Treasurer;  George  L.  Shelly,  Marshal;  Isaac 
Meek,  Collector;  A.  C.  Frisbie,  Assessor. 

In  May,  1881,  the  town  was  organized  into  a  city  of  the  fourth  class: 
W.  H.  Reynolds,  Mayor;  J.  S.  Weaver,  D.  T.  Miller,  E.  Fisher,  A,  P.  Am- 
brose, S.  B.  Hinkley,  J.  B.  Sawhill,  Z.  F.  Kestler,  F.  A.  Weimer,  Alder- 
men; George  P.  Rush,  City  Attorney;  W.  A.  Forcade,  Treasurer;  V.  T. 
Williams,  Clerk;  W.  F.  Miller,  Collector;  J.  F.  Smith,  Marshal;  Isaac 
Meek,  Street  Commissioner;  L.  M.  Chilton,  City  Physician. 

The  land  upon  which  the  original  town  was  located  was  owned  by 
R.  E.  Morand  and  William  Harkrider,  each  of  whom  were  living  on  the 
land  when  the  town  was  laid  out.  Harkrider's  house  stood  where  Alan- 
thus  Avenue  intersects  Main  Street.  Morand's  residence  occupied  the 
present  site  of  the  Wabash  House,  and  was  torn  down  to  make  room  for 
that  building.  The  pioneer  merchants  of  the  town  were  Messimer,  Gavin 
&  Co.,  who  built  a  small  box  house  on  the  south  side  of  the  railroad, 
where  they  kept  a  general  stock.  Several  buildings  were  commenced 
within  a  few  days  of  each  other,  but  Kimball  &  Forcade,  druggists,  en- 
closed and  got  into  their  business  house,  probably,  before  any  other  per- 
son on  the  north  side  of  the  railroad.  Smith  Brothers  and  Houston,  and 
D.  T.  Miller's  were  the  first  exclusive  dry  goods  stores  in  the  town.  Wea- 
ver &  Fry  built  the  first  house  for  groceries,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
railroad,  and  at  the  same  time  erected  an  elevator.  L.  G.  Sweat  erected 
the  first  hotel.  James  Brown  the  second  hotel.  Bunker  &  Reynolds  were 
the  first  hardware  merchants.  Fred  Mauer  was  the  first  shoemaker. 
Shackelford  was  the  first  blacksmith.   W.  W.  Brooks  was  the  first  phy- 


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sician.  Ed.  E.  Aleshire  was  the  first  attorney.  Frank  Albright  was  the 
first  saloon  keeper.  The  first  marriage  that  occurred  in  the  town  was 
solemnized  between  Henry  Newell  and  Mary  Morand.  The  first  child 
born  was  a  son  of  F.  M.  Linn. 

Stanberry  has  maintained  herself  with  steadfast  and  permanent 
progress.  For  nearly  25  years  the  Stanberry  Normal  School  continued 
to  be  a  leading  factor  in  the  education  of  Northwest  Missouri ;  for  years 
it  was  under  the  efficient  management  of  Prof.  Charles  Morris  and  later 
under  Prof.  John  Taylor  of  Springfield,  Mo. 

Large  numbers  of  youth  from  Gentry  County  and  adjoining  counties 
attended.  The  yearly  roll  usually  included  from  300  to  400,  but  on 
account  of  temporary  lapses  of  similar  near  by  institutions,  the  attend- 
ance some  years  was  nearly  500.  The  second  fire,  in  1906,  proved  the 
death  of  this  admirable  school. 

There  is  now  a  state  normal  school  at  Maryville,  and  the  county 
and  city  schools  have  so  far  advanced,  that  much  of  the  work  once  so 
well  undertaken  by  Stanberry  Normal  is  now  achieved  in  the  various 
high  schools  of  the  county.  Yet  still  we  say,  "all  honor  to  the  old 
Normal." 

Of  the  churches  of  1882,  one,  the  Presbyterian,  after  varying  strug- 
gles, has  been  disbanded.  The  others  have  kept  pace  with  the  needs 
and  opportunities  of  the  city  and  cummunity.  The  Methodist,  Baptist 
and  Christian,  Advent  and  Catholic  are  all  in  active  work.  Each  in  its 
own  substantial  home. 

The  Advent  Publishing  House  is  established  in  Stanberry,  impor- 
tant and  valuable  among  the  city's  assets. 

Stanberry  has  a  population  of  1864,  census  of  1920,  and  a  splendid 
farming  county  is  tributary  to  its  business  activity.  The  city  is  the  larg- 
est in  the  county  and  its  public  interests  are  well  advertised  in  its  two 
weekly  papers,  "The  Owl  Headlight,"  and  "The  Stanberry  Herald." 
Also  the  official  organ  of  the  Advent  Church  is  published  here. 

The  Wabash  railroad  shops  are  located  here  and  employ  about 
150  men.  This  point  is  also  a  freight  division  and  many  railroad  men 
make  this  their  headquarters. 

The  city  has  three  banks.  The  Farmers  and  Merchants  Bank,  The 
Commercial  Bank,  and  The  Gentry  Trust  Company,  and  all  are  strong 
financial  institutions. 

The  business  of  Stanberry  is  carried  by  five  grocery  stores,  three 
dry  goods  stores,  three  clothing  stores,  three  drug  stores,  two  hardware 
stores,  two  hotels,  and  three  restaurants,  the  Commercial  Cable  Manu- 


274  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

facturing  Company,  with  several  traveling  salesmen,  one  elevator,  and 
one  meal  and  feed  mill. 

Wm.  F.  Sager  is  mayor;  C.  A.  Greenlee,  City  Clerk,  Seth  M.  Hink- 
ley,  City  Treasurer,     With  board  of  eight  aldermen. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Stanberry  was  organized  May  4th, 
1921.  This  organization  succeeds  the  Commercial  Club,  which  usually 
had  about  40  members.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce  already  has  80 
members.  A  board  of  eight  directors  with  the  following  officers:  Vic- 
tor Field,  president;  Cleo  Gregg,  vice-president;  A.  E.  Tibbetts,  treas- 
urer; F.  A.  Flader,  secretary. 

This  body  continues  and  enlarges  upon  the  aims  and  efforts  of  the 
old  club  and  its  zeal  is  already  manifest  in  good  roads,  park  improve- 
ment and  community  welfare.  All  roads  leading  into  the  city  have  been 
given  special  attention.  Seven  miles  of  gravel  road  have  already  been 
built,  which  is  one  of  the  finest  stretches  of  road  in  the  state. 

One  of  their  achievements  is  a  three  acre  free  auto  camping  ground, 
located  one  block  off  the  Jefferson  Highway.  There  is  natural  shade, 
and  city  water  is  already  in  service.  Ovens  are  provided  for  cooking 
and  fuel  is  at  hand.  A  double  bath  room  and  lavoratories  are  promised. 
All  manner  of  tourists  avail  themselves  and  enjoy  this  open  air  hos- 
pitality. 

The  band  is  another  success,  greatly  aided  and  encouraged  by 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  in  engaging  the  full  time  of  an  instructor  and 
paying  the  cost  of  lessons  for  every  boy  who  can  own  an  instrument. 
The  band  gives  a  free  park  concert  every  week  during  the  season.  For- 
est Park,  fronting  the  business  district,  is  the  pride  of  the  city,  and  justly 
so  with  its  carpet  of  blue  grass  and  splendid  shade  trees  in  variety. 

Stanberry  has  one  of  the  fine  high  schools  of  Northwest  Missouri, 
with  135  pupils.  The  graded  school  is  also  of  like  high  order  and  has  an 
enrollment  of  330  pupils. 

Fraternities  are  organized  and  often  become  permanent  elements 
in  the  general  advance.  Societies  are  formed  with  special  aims,  pursue 
their  ways,  attain  their  purposes,  and  in  time  yield  to  other  unions  with 
other  aims.  In  all  these  Stanberry  has  had,  and  still  has  a  fair  share. 
The  leading  fratenities  are:  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  Lodge 
N,  109,  with  nearly  200  members;  Eastern  Star  Chapter;  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  with  nearly  100  members;  Daughters  of  Re- 
bekah;  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge;  Rathbone  Sisters;  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America,  and  Woodmen  of  the  World. 

Fraternities  in  common  with  all  things  temporal  suffer  their  ups  and 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  275 

downs.  But  the  present  standing  of  Stanberry's  various  orders  is  satis- 
factory evidence  of  the  desire  for  mutual  and  reciprocal  fellowship 
among  her  citizens.  Each  citizen,  both  men  and  women,  find  the  place 
and  the  opportunity  to  manifest  a  personal  interest  in  community  wel- 
fare, and  in  social  enlargment. 

In  the  various  activities  called  into  being  by  the  World  War,  and 
which  are  properly  treated  as  history  belonging  to  the  county  as  a  whole 
— Stanberrj'-  had  a  worthy  part.  The  city  went  over  the  top  in  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  drive,  in  the  Red  Cross  work,  and  in  the  placing  of  United  States 
securities  up  to  the  war's  end. 

Just  out  of  Stanberry  to  the  east,  is  the  old  home  of  the  famous  pio- 
neer pure  blood  stockman,  L,  E.  Shattuck,  and  his  unrivaled  Merino 
sheep,  more  fully  set  forth  in  the  chapter  on  agriculture.. 

The  Baptists  erected  their  house  of  worship  in  1880,  and  until  June, 
1882,  it  was  the  only  house  of  worship  in  the  town.  The  church  was 
organized  with  the  following  and  other  members:  James  Stockton  and 
wife,  T.  J.  Stockton,  Jr.,  and  wife.  Christian  Buchanan,  Daniel  Allen 
and  wife,  Levi  Long  and  wife,  G.  B.  Cooper  and  wife,  Oliver  Long  and 
wife,  Thomas  H.  Swearingen,  wife  and  two  sons,  O.  Swearingen  and 
wife,  P.  W.  Stockton  and  wife.    The  first  pastor  was  Israel  Christy. 

The  M.  E.  Church  effected  its  organization  in  April,  1880,  with  the 
following  members:  A.  D.  Hawes  and  wife,  Solomon  Hartzell  and  wife, 
M.  A.  Dunseth  and  wife,  Dr.  B.  N.  Bond  and  wife,  J.  C.  Millory  and  wife, 
Jacob  Burris  and  wife,  O.  P.  Kutzner  and  wife,  Mrs.  N.  A.  Morris,  Miss 
Lizzie  Morris.  Rev.  J.  R.  Sassen  was  present  at  the  organization  of  the 
church,  and  was  the  first  pastor. 

The  Presbyterians  perfected  an  organization  in  the  winter  of  1880. 
Among  others  on  that  occasion  were  Mrs.  A.  P.  Ambrose,  A.  R.  Fye,  L. 
A.  Kimball,  W.  F.  Miller  and  wife,  and  C.  F.  Gardner. 

The  Christian  Church  was  organized  in  1880,  with  61  members, 
now  disbanded.  The  first  preacher  who  labored  for  the  congregation  at 
this  place  was  Elder  J.  H.  Coffey. 

The  Catholics  erected  a  house  of  worship  in  1880.  Rev.  Robert  E. 
Graham  is  the  present  pastor. 

King  City — King  City,  near  the  south  line  of  the  county  on  the  Bur- 
lington railroad  is  one  of  the  three  cities  of  the  county,  and  notable  above 
its  fellows  for  at  least  three  things:  blue  grass  seed,  pure  bred  seed  corn, 
and  poultry  products.  It  has  a  Commercial  Club  of  which  F.  A.  Hobson 
is  president  and  T.  H.  McElroy  is  secretary.  It  has  two  newspapers,  The 
King  City  Chronicle  and  The  Tri-County  News.    It  has  an  American 


276  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Legion  Post.  It  has  a  first  class  high  school.  It  has  four  churches,  each 
in  its  own  home  of  brick,  the  Presbyterian,  Methodist,  Baptist,  and 
Christian.  It  has  three  banks,  with  aggregate  capital  and  surplus  of 
nearly  a  quarter  million  dollars,  First  National  Bank  and  Trust  Com- 
pany, Citizens  National  Bank,  and  Farmers  Trust  Company.  It  takes 
nearly  forty  business  houses  to  handle  the  city's  activity. 

King  City  is  one  of  the  greatest  centers  for  the  collection  and  dis- 
tribution of  blue  grass  seed  in  the  nation.  This  industry  brings  much 
outside  business  to  the  county,  and  carries  with  it  a  considerable  trade 
in  other  seeds  as  well.    A  large  number  of  our  farmers  participate. 

It  is  also  true  of  poultry  and  dairy  products,  that  a  large  volume  of 
business  originates  here.  Everything  is  favorable.  The  climate  is  ideal 
for  poultry,  and  the  conditions  are  splendid  for  the  dairy  man.  The  pro- 
duction is  high,  and  the  enterprise  of  King  City,  both  wholesale)  and 
retail  sees  to  it  that  the  business  shall  center  there.  King  City  enjoys  the 
reputation  of  making  things  agreeable  for  business  transactions. 

As  might  be  expected,  the  usual  orders,  fraternities,  and  social 
groups,  flourish  in  King  City.  A  fine  public  spirit  prevails,  and  benevo- 
lence is  an  active  virtue. 

The  churches  are  earnest  in  purpose,  and  faithful  in  performance. 
Each  in  its  own  sphere  doing  a  worthy  share  of  the  work  that  delivers 
the  world  from  evil.  The  Presbyterian  Church  of  King  City,  is  the 
largest  of  the  denomination  in  the  county.  Dr.  E.  E.  Stringfield  is  pas- 
tor. They  have  six  elders  and  five  decon-trustees,  and  a  membership  of 
284.  The  congregation  is  finely  organized  for  Sabbath  School  work, 
young  people's  work  and  missionary  work.  In  1868  the  Cumberland 
Church  was  organized  in  King  City.  The  first  pastor  was  P.  H.  Crider, 
In  1872  the  Presbyterian  U.  S.  A.  was  organized.  The  first  pastor,  J. 
W.  Morrison.  In  July  1906,  the  two  churches  were  united,  both  pastors 
resigning.  Rev.  Geo.  E.  Newell  became  the  first  pastor  of  the  United 
Church.  •  . 

Their  present  commodious  $18,000.00  church  home  was  dedicated 
June  14th,  1914. 

Jefferson  Highway  passes  through  the  city,  and  Jackson  Township 
has  voted  $85,000.00  bonds  for  road  improvement. 

King  City  was  laid  out  in  July,  1869,  and  plat  filed  November  1, 
1869,  by  John  Pittsenbarger,  on  section  32,  township  61,  range  32. 

Kate  Carter's  first  Addition  made  October  14,  1879;  Kate  Carter's 
Second  Addition  made  June  7,  1880;  Trotter's  Addition  made  Anril 
19.  1880,    . 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  277 

Closely  identified  with  the  history  of  King  City,  is  the  old  pioneer, 
John  Pittsenbarger.  He  pitched  his  tent  upon  the  original  town  site,  in 
the  spring  of  1856,  emigrating  from  Clinton  County,  Indiana.  He  pur- 
chased the  quarter  section  upon  which  the  town  is  located.  John  Millen 
lived  five  miles  north,  Joel  Taylor  six  miles  south,  and  John  McDaniel 
three  miles  west.  These  were  his  nearest  neighbors.  In  1858,  a  post 
office  was  applied  for,  and  the  name  "Petersburg"  was  chosen,  but  Post- 
master General  King  replied  that  there  was  another  name  similar  to  that 
in  the  state,  and  the  matter  of  selecting  a  name  being  left  with  him,  he 
called  it  King  City,  after  himself.  Mr.  Pittsenbarger  was  the  first  post- 
master. At  that  time  there  were  but  a  few  persons  to  receive  mail,  the 
country  surrounding  being  six  or  seven  feet  high  in  wild  grass  and 
abounding  in  wild  game. 

Pittsenbarger  was  the  first  blacksmith,  A  G.  Barton,  first  saddler, 
J.  N.  Taylor,  first  livery  stable  keeper,  and  Bela  M.  Hughes  kept  the 
first  drug  store  and  was  the  first  physician. 

The  next  settler  to  build  a  house  where  the  town  now  stands  was 
James  McDaniel,  who  came  from  DeKalb  County,  Missouri,  in  1859.  He 
built  a  small  house  for  a  grocery  store.  McDaniel  went  to  Indiana  dur- 
ing the  war.  The  third  building  was  erected  by  Abner  Clark,  from 
Iowa,  about  the  year  1860 — general  merchandise.  Clark  was  in  the 
Union  army,  and  settled  in  Ohio  after  the  war. 

Brett  and  Bundle  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  the  place,  and 
put  up  a  house  for  groceries.  Bundle  afterwards  went  to  St.  Joseph,  and 
Brett  was  killed  about  1866.  Brett  kept  in  connection  with  his  grocery, 
a  house  of  entertainment.  About  noon  one  day,  during  1866,  three 
strange,  rough-looking  men,  from  Grand  River,  stopped  for  dinner,  and 
while  eating  one  of  them  remarked  that  Brett  was  no  better  than  a 
horse  thief.  An  orphan  boy  that  Brett  was  raising  was  in  the  dining 
room  at  the  time,  and  hearing  what  the  stranger  said,  went  immediately 
and  repeated  it  to  Brett,  who  took  his  revolver  and  requested  the  stran- 
ger (Cogdell  was  his  name)  to  take  it  back  or  apologize.  Codgell  at 
once  drew  his  revolver,  and  both  commenced  discharging  their  weapons, 
Brett  being  finally  killed  and  Cogdell  having  his  finger  shot  off. 

King  City  made  but  little,  if  any,  advancement  until  the  fall  of 
1879  and  the  spring  of  1880,  just  after  the  completion  of  the  St.  Joseph 
and  Des  Moines  Railroad.  The  building  of  this  road  gave  the  town  a 
new  impetus,  and  it  has  been  steadily  increasing  in  population  and 
importance  ever  since. 

King  City  was  incorporated  in  May,  1881,  under  the  village  act, 
with  G.  P.  Bigelow  as  president  of  the  board,  the  names  of  the  remainder 


278  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

or  the  board  being  W.  H.  Alexander,  C.  P.  Stowe,  M.  E.  Brown,  and 
James  McCarty.  E.  C.  Shepard,  Clerk;  W.  J.  Woodside,  marshal;. 
George  Ward,  treasurer. 

Gentryville.^Gentryville,  the  largest  town  in  the  county  without  a 
railroad  was  laid  out  August  2,  1848,  on  the  southwest  quarter  of  section 
36,  township  62,  range  31,  by  Charles  Gay.  About  the  same  time,  Rob- 
ert Givauden  filed  his  plat  of  an  addition  to  the  town. 

Whedbee  filed  his  plat  of  an  addition,  February  6,  187X 

Taylor  filed  his  plat  of  an  addition,  February  17,  1874. 

Crane  filed  his  plat  of  his  first  addition,  January  1,  1870. 

Crane  filed  his  plat  of  second  addition,  February  26,  1872. 

Frisbie  filed  his  plat  of  an  addition,  March  20,  1871. 

The  town  is  handsomely  located  on  the  south  bank  of  Grand  River, 
upon  an  elevation  gently  rising  towards  the  east  and  south.  The  river, 
at  this  point,  after  flowing  in  a  westward  direction  by  the  principal  busi- 
ness portion  of  the  town,  makes  an  abrupt  turn  to  the  south,  continuing 
on  its  course  for  several  hundred  yards,  when  it  again  deflects  in  a  south- 
westward  direction.  The  river  is  from  60  to  100  feet  in  width  and 
abounds  in  a  variety  of  fishes.  Its  banks  are  still  covered  with  much  of 
the  native  forest,  whose  quiet  and  cooling  shades  are  enjoyed  by  the 
inhabitants  of  the  little  town.     Gentryville  has  a  population  of  200. 

William  Weese,  from  Tennessee,  built  the  first  house,  a  log  cabin, 
about  the  year  1838,  on  the  original  town  site.  The  next  building  was 
erected  by  Gay  and  Hunter,  and  the  third  building  was  put  up  by  Robert 
Boggs,  a  carpenter,  who  came  from  Pennsylvania,  among  the  early  set- 
tlers. Boggs,  from  1856  to  1862,  was  one  of  the  county  judges  of  Gen- 
try County;  he  moved  to  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  in  1864.  He  was  a  nephew  of 
Governor  Boggs,  of  Missouri.  The  first  business  house  was  erected  by 
Francis  B.  Robidoux,  in  1843.  Robidoux,  was  the  son  of  Joseph  Robi- 
doux,  of  St.  Joseph ;  he  dealt  in  general  merchandise  and  was  succeeded 
by  another  Frenchman. 

John  Hunt,  from  Kentucky,  was  the  early  "village  blacksmith,"  the 
Rev.  E.  W.  Dunegan  being  the  next,  in  1848. 

The  first  minister  who  proclaimed  the  word  of  God  in  the  new  set- 
tlement was  Reverend  Melise,  of  the  M.  E.  Church ;  this  was  about  the 
year  1841 — services  being  held  at  the  residence  of  a  man  named  Milton 
Foster. 

The  pioneer  physician  of  the  town  was  Dr.  Uncle,  from  Jackson 
County,  Missouri,  who  located  there  in  1842.     After  remaining  one  or 


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'  two  years  he  went  to  California.    Dr.  L.  C.  Whedbee  came  in  1844,  and 
resided  in  Gentryville  till  1858,  when  he  moved  to  Texas. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Cline,  from  Buchanan  County,  Missouri,,  organized 
the  first  church  (Baptist)  in  Gentryville,  Oct.  26,  1850,  at  the  school 
house.  Among  those  who  were  present  at  its  formation  were  I.  N.  Car- 
son, O.  B.  Ferguson,  Elder  T.  R.  Ferguson,  James  Fuller,  N.  Mothersead 
and  E.  W.  Dunegan. 

T.  R.  Ferguson  was  the  first  pastor,  and  was  succeeded  by  Elder 
Benjamin  Wheeler,  Isaac  Christie,  N.  M.  Allen,  E.  W.  Dunegan  and 
others.  Elder  Dunegan  has  labored  more  or  less  in  the  pulpit  of  this 
church. 

A  house  of  worship  was  built  by  the  Missionary  Baptists  in  1857. 

The  M.  E.  Church,  M.  E.  Church,  South,  and  Christian  denomina- 
tions each  have  an  organization. 

Elder  Samuel  Trice,  from  Clinton  County,  Missouri,  was  one  of  the 
earliest  ministers  of  the  Christian  denomination  at  Gentryville,  Hiram 
Warnier  being  the  first. 

The  first  school  was  taught  in  1849  by  A.  G.  Whitton,  who  was 
succeeded  by  David  Cranor. 

L.  C.  Whedbee  kept  the  first  hotel. 

Gentryville  Lodge,  No.  125,  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  was  organized  in 
November,  1849,  and  worked  for  a  while  under  dispensation  from  the 
Grand  Lodge  till  it  obtained  a  charter,  in  1851.  It  is  the  oldest  lodge 
in  Gentry  County,  and,  indeed,  in  the  Grand  River  country.  From  it 
has  been  organized,  in  part,  the  following  lodges:  Athens  Lodge,  of 
this  county ;  Bethany  Lodge,  Harrison  County ;  Rochester  Lodge,  An- 
drew County;  Pattonsburg  Lodge,  Daviess  County;  Maysville  Lodge, 
DeKalb  County;  Havana  Lodge,  Gentry  County,  and  Berlin  Lodge, 
Gentry  County.  The  first  officers  were  as  follows:  N.  P.  Thompson, 
W.  M.;  D.  C.  Conway,  S.  W. ;  William  Raines,  J.  W. ;  J.  R.  Conway,  S. 
D.;  W.  A.  Blackwood,  J.  D.;  John  Hunt,  Tyler. 

Although  not  a  national  or  state  holiday,  the  3rd  of  August  is  as 
well  established  and  as  highly  regarded  as  the  4th  of  July.  For  over 
forty  years  it  has  been  the  date  of  the  Annual  County  Picnic  at  Gentry- 
ville. 

In  1889  after  years  of  experience,  articles  of  incorporation  were 
granted  to  the  Gentryville  Picnic  Company. 

McFall — McFall  was  laid  out  by  the  Western  Improvement  Com- 
pany in  the  fall  of  1879,  the  plat  of  the  town  being  filed  on  the  8th  of 
October.     It  is  located  on  the  southeast  quarter  of  section  1,  township 


280  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

61,  range  30,  on  the  Wabash  Railroad.  Hamilton  &  Phillips,  of  Beth- 
any, Harrison  County,  Missouri,  built  the  first  house  in  the  town.  F.  M. 
Brown,  from  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  furnished  the  lumber,  having 
at  that  time  just  established  himself  in  the  lumber  business  at  McFall. 
Several  buildings  were  commenced  at  or  about  the  same  time.  Among 
these  was  an  office  built  by  Mr.  Brown. 

The  town  of  McFall  received  its  name  from  John  McFall,  Sr.,  who 
owned  the  land,  where  this  town  is  located.  He  settled  here  about 
1843  and  later  went  to  Phoenix,  Arizona,  where  he  died  in  1893. 

McFall  is  a  thriving  town  of  447  population.  All  business  found 
in  the  average  town  is  here  represented.  The  town  is  noted  for  its 
good  schools  and  its  progressive  and  enterprising  spirit  of  its  citizens. 

Ford  City. — Ford  City  is  located  on  the  Burlington  railroad  in 
Jackson  Township.  It  has  a  bank  and  a  number  of  enterprising  busi- 
ness houses.   The  population  is  185. 

Alanthus. — Alanthus  is  located  in  Wilson  Township  and  has  a  pop- 
ulation of  104.  The  nearest  railroad  is  the  Wabash  at  Stanberry,  about 
six  miles  distant. 

Island  City. — Island  City,  another  inland  village  is  located  in  Jack- 
son Township,  about  six  miles  south  and  a  little  west  of  Stanberry.  It  is 
about  the  same  distance  northwest  of  Ford  City. 

Darlington. — Charles  G.  Comstock,  Esq.,  filed  the  plat  of  Darling- 
ton, March  31,  1879,  locating  the  town  site  on  section  four,  township  62, 
range  31.  A.  H.  Bennett  laid  the  foundation  for  the  first  residence  in 
the  town.  John  Livingston  built  the  next  house  in  April,  1879  which 
was  used  for  a  restaurant.  Horace  J.  Bennett  was  the  first  black- 
smith, and  George  B.  Marshall  was  the  first  shoemaker.  John  Living- 
ston sold  the  first  goods.    T.  J.  Welford  was  the  first  doctor. 

Darlington  is  located  at  the  intersection  of  the  Wabash  and  Bur- 
lington railroads  and  has  a  population  of  311,  census  of  1920.  It  is  an 
important  shipping  and  trading  point. 

Berlin. — On  May  1,  1874,  Samuel  Robertson  filed  the  plat  of  Ber- 
lin, locating  the  town  on  the  southeast  quarter  of  section  26,  township 
61,  range  31.  Peter  Cline,  who  had  been  in  business  (general  merchan- 
dise) at  Buhlville,  as  soon  as  the  new  town  of  Berlin  was  founded, 
moved  his  goods  and  house  to  that  place  and  opened  the  first  business 
house  in  Berlin.  Samuel  Levy  and  others  soon  followed.  Berlin  is 
located  in  the  midst  of  a  fine  farming  country,  one  mile  north  of  the 
DeKalb  County  line.     The  population  is  69. 

Gentry. — The  town  of  Gentry  is  located  on  the  Burlington  railroad, 
on  sections  19  and  20,  Bogle  Township.    It  is  a  progressive  town  located 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  281 

in  the  center  of  a  rich  agricultural  district  and  has  a  population  of  217. 

Evona. — Evona  is  located  on  the  Wabash  railroad  three  and  one 
half  miles  south  of  Albany.  In  the  early  days  when  the  Wabash  rail- 
road was  built,  this  was  a  town  of  more  importance,  but  now  its  busi- 
ness interest  is  represented  by  one  store.  The  town  was  laid  out  in 
1879.  The  first  house  was  built  by  Richard  L.  Smith  and  used  for  a 
hotel.  Baker  and  Hatfield,  Barton  and  Hamilton  and  William  Donil- 
son  were  early  merchants  here. 

A  number  of  other  small  towns  in  the  county  have  ceased  to  be 
of  any  importance. 


CHAPTER  XI. 


AGRICULTURE  AND  ALLIED  INDUSTRY. 


FAVORABLE  SOIL  AND  CLIMATE— DIVERSITY  OF  PRODUCTS— CORN  EXHIBITS— POUL- 
TRY SHOW— COMPARISON  OF  1902  CROP— LIVE  STOCK  AND  OTHER  PRODUCTS- 
DOMESTIC  ANIMALS— WORLD'S  FAIR  WINNERS— STOCK  BREEDERS— POULTRY 
EXPERTS— FINE  GRASSES  —  CALF  AND  PIG  SHOW  —  HORSES  —  "IF  GENTRY 
COUNTY  WT:RE  MY  NATIVE  LAND." 

Nature  in  a  large  measure  decrees  what  the  majority  pursuits  of 
the  population  shall  be.  The  physical  features  are  of  lasting  impor- 
tance. Gentry  County  is  fortunate  in  its  diversity  of  surface  and  nat- 
ural features,  not  all  prairie,  not  all  timber,  not  all  level  or  gently  undu- 
lating, not  all  broken  and  hilly.  It  is  historically  asserted  that  the  Gar- 
den of  Eden  might  have  been  located  in  Harrison  County.  It  is  to  be  re- 
gretted that  it  was  not  so  located,  since  our  first  parents,  upon  their 
exile,  following  the  Star  of  Empire  in  its  westward  course  would  have 
found  themselves  immediately  in  Gentry  County. 

The  soil  and  climate,  in  garden,  orchard  and  farm,  produce  a  mul- 
titude of  things  that  delight  the  housewife,  sustain  the  workers,  and 
add  to  the  pleasure  and  comfort  of  all  ages  and  conditions  and  in 
many  articles  the  surplus  becomes  a  staple  commodity  of  commerce.  As 
a  land  of  milk  and  honey.  Gentry  County  qualified  from  the  earliest 
times.  It  is  far  more.  It  is  a  land  of  apples,  pears  and  peaches ;  a  land  of 
cherries  and  small  fruits;  a  land  of  kitchen  gardens;  a  land  of  rhubarb, 
horse  radish,  and  piccalilli.  There  is  scarcely  any  limit  except  the 
will  of  the  gardener  and  the  good  pleasure  of  the  cook,  scarcely  any 
break  in  the  round  of  production  of  things  pleasing  to  the  eye,  and  de- 
licious to  the  palate.  Parsnips  are  ready  the  minute  the  frost  is  out. 
Lettuce  and  young  onions  follow.  Then  comes  the  pieplant.  Green 
peas  are  early.  New  potatoes  and  cream  compete  with  young  beets  and 
butter.  Strawberries  are  earliest  of  fruits,  then  the  beans  and  early 
sweet  corn.  Tomatoes  help  to  fill  out  the  summer;  apple  sauce  ditto. 
The  autumn  brings  squash,  sweet  potatoes  and  pumpkins.     Vary  these 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  283 

with  milk,  cream,  butter,  fresh  eggs  and  young  fries,  buckwheat  cakes 
and  honey.    This  is  "good  old  summer  time"  in  Gentry  County. 

We  here  present  a  complete  report  of  the  Gentry  County  Corn  and 
Poultry  Show  for  1921.    From  the  Albany  Ledger  of  November  24,  1921. 

"Exhibitors  and  visitors  alike  at  the  Gentry  Country  Corn  and 
Poultry  Show  held  in  Albany  last  week  unite  in  declaring  it  to  be  the 
biggest  and  best  exhibition  yet  given  by  the  association.  Especially 
was  the  display  of  poultry  a  surprise  to  the  average  visitor,  as  few  of 
them  realized  birds  of  the  quality  shown  are  being  raised  in  this  county. 
The  show  was  so  successful  that  doubtless  greater  efforts  will  be  put 
into  future  ones  and  have  them  bigger  and  better  than  the  one  this 
year. 

"In  the  corn  judging  contests  by  pupils  of  the  public  schools  of  the 
county  and  some  high  schools  in  adjoining  county  interest  was  shown. 
In  the  high  school  contests,  Bethany,  Maysville,  New  Hampton  and 
Albany  were  each  represented  by  two  teams  of  four  members.  In  the 
corn  judging,  Bethany  carried  off  first  honors,  and  in  the  stock  judging 
Albany  won  first  place.  The  grades  of  all  teams  ran  close.  Saturday 
was  rural  school  day,  and  thirty-s^ven  boys  representing  the  various 
schools  of  the  county  were  present  to  judge.  Gentry  County  carried 
off  first  prize. 

"In  the  corn  exhibits  the  following  prizes  were  awarded:  Boy's 
and  Girls'  Classes. — Best  single  white  ear — 1st,  Clayton  Saunders,  Al- 
bany; 2d,  Homer  Williams,  Albany.  Best  single  ear  yellow  corn — 1st, 
Marshall  Collier,  Ford  City;  2d,  Carlos  Spaht,  Albany.  Sweepstakes, 
single — Marshall  Colllier.  Best  10  ears  of  white  corn — 1st,  Clayton 
Saunders;  2d,  Homer  Williams;  3d,  Wayne  Rainy,  King  City;  4th, 
Frank  Morris,  Lone  Star;  5th  Curtis  Broderick,  Stanberry.  Best  10 
ears  yellow  corn — 1st,  Roy  Barnes,  Albany;  2d,  Glen  Allenbrand,  Dar- 
lington; 3d,  Cleo  Blodgett,  Albany;  4th,  Carlos  Spaht;  5th,  Will  Welch, 
Albany.  Sweepstakes  10  ears — Clayton  Saunders.  Sweepstakes  single 
ear — Marshall  Collier. 

"Men's  Classes. — Best  single  ear  white  com — 1st,  Clayton  Saun- 
ders; 2d,  Wayne  Rainy.  Best  single  ear  yellow  corn — 1st,  H.  R.  Collier, 
Ford  City;  2d,  Billy  Johnson,  Darlington.  Sweepstakes  single  ear — 
Clayton  Saunders.  Best  10  ears  yellow  corn — 1st,  E.  N.  Clark,  Darling- 
ton;  2d,  Ross  Allenbrand,  Albany;  3d,  Billy  Johnson;  4th,  Jesse  John- 
son; 5th,  J.  W.  Blodgett.  Best  10  ears  white  corn — 1st,  Clayton  Saun- 
ders; 2d,  Wayne  Rainey;  3d,  E.  N.  Clark;  4th,  L.  H.  Williams;  5th, 
Jesse  Johnson.  Grand  champion  single  ear — Marshall  Collier.  Grand 
champion  10  ears — Clayton  Saunders. 


284  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

"The  poultry  exhibit  was  the  largest  ever  on  display  at  a  local 
show  in  this  county.  The  wire  cooping  in  which  385  birds  were  placed 
was  so  arranged  that  it  made  an  attractive  and  convenient  exhibit  for 
the  large  crowds  that  viewed  the  display  during  the  day  and  evenings 
in  which  the  hall  was  open  to  the  public. 

"Not  only  did  the  local  people  take  an  interest  in  the  fine  exhibit 
but  there  were  visitors  from  every  adjoining  county  and  some  from  a 
greater  distance. 

"There  were  34  exhibitors  and  26  breeds  of  birds,  as  follows: 
Barred  Plymouth  Rocks — John  Welch,  Albany,  2nd  pen;  2nd  on  cock. 
W.  L.  Brown,  King  City,  1st  pen;  1st  cock,  1st,  2nd  and  3rd  cockerel; 
1st,  2nd,  3rd  pullet;  3rd  hen.  Mrs.  A.  L.  Perry,  Albany,  3rd  on  pen. 
Earl  Summa,  Gentry,  3rd  cock;  1st,  2nd  hen.  Other  exhibitors  were 
J.  W.  Kerlin,  Albany;  Dewey  Staton,  Darlington;  Paul  and  Leone 
Guess,  Albany. 

"White  Rocks — Mrs.  S.  R.  Giles,  Albany,  1st,  and  3rd  cockerel ; 
and  3rd  hen.  Mrs.  O.  C.  Hankins,  Albany,  2nd  cockerel;  2nd  pullet. 
Mrs.  Carl  Gillespie,  Albany,  1st  hen. 

"Buff  Orphingtons — W.  C.  Campbell,  Grant  City,  1st  pen;  1st 
cockerel ;  1st  and  2nd  pullet.  Mrs.  G.  W.  Lainhart,  Albany,  3rd  cock- 
erel.    Mrs.  H.  A.  Miller,  Darlington,  3rd  pullet. 

"Dark  Brahmas — Dr.  W.  B.  McCoy,  Gentryville,  1st,  2nd,  3rd,  old 
pen;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  young  pen;  1st,  2nd,  3rd,  hen;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  pullet. 

"Black  Langshans — Mrs.  Carl  Gillespie,  Albany,  1st  pen;  2nd 
cock.  Mrs.  G.  W.  Lainhart,  Albany,  1st  pen.  C.  J.  Yarrington,  Albany, 
1st  cock;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  cockerel. 

"Silver  laced  Wyandottes — Mrs.  Jennie  Degginger,  Albany;  1st, 
2nd  pullet;  1st  cockerel.  Roy  Felts,  Darlington,  1st,  2nd  cock;  1st 
and  2nd  hen;  3rd  pullet. 

Mottled   Javas — Clarence  Baldock,   Albany,    1st  cock;   2nd   pen. 

"Black   Minorcas — Steve    Cassity,    Darlington,    1st   and    2nd   pen. 

"Anaconas — J.  H.  Wolf,  Albany,  3rd  pullet. 
1st,  2nd,  3rd  cockerel;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  hen;  1st,  2nd  pullet. 

"White  Wyandottes — Mrs.  Carl  Gillispie,  Albany;  1st  pen;  1st 
cockerel;  1st  pullet;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  hen;  3rd  cock.  Mrs.  Eugene  Larmer, 
Albany,  3rd  cockerel;  3rd  pullet.  Mrs.  Ross  Allenbrand,  Gentry;  2nd 
pen,  2nd  pullet.    Earl  Summa,  Gentry,  1st,  2nd  cock;  2nd  cockerel. 

"Single  Comb  White  Leghorns — Mrs.  Carl  Gillispie,  Albany,  2nd 
cockerel,  2nd  and  3rd  hen.  W.  C.  Brown,  Bethany,  1st  cockerel,  1st 
hen;  1st  pullet. 

"Buff  Leghorns — T.  E.  Magee,  Albany,  1st,  2nd  pullet. 


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"Rose  comb  Rhode  Island  Reds — Mrs.  G.  W.  Chenoweth,  Albany, 
1st  cock.     Mrs.  Emma  Gulp,  Albany,  1st,  2nd  cockerel;  1st,  2nd  pullet. 

"Single  Comb  Rhode  Island  Reds — Mrs.  Grey  Gill,  Albany,  1st 
cock;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  cockerel;  1st  hen;  1st,  2nd  pullet;  2nd  pen.  Earl 
Summa,  Gentry,  3rd  cock;  2nd  and  3rd  hen.  James  S.  Stecker,  Win- 
ston, 1st  pen ;  2nd  cock ;  3rd  pullet.  Other  exhibitors  in  this  class  were 
Volley  Siddens,  Albany;  R.  R.  French,  King  City. 

"Rose  Comb  White  Leghorns — Earl  Summa,  Gentry,  1st,  2nd,  3rd 
cock;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  cockerel;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  hen;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  pullet. 

"Dark  Cornish — Earl  Summa,  1st,  2nd,  3rd  cockerel;  1st,  2nd  3rd 
hen;  1st,  2nd,  3rd  pullet. 

"Black  Breasted  Red  Game — Earl  Summa,  1st  cock;  1st,  2nd  ckl.; 
1st,  2nd,  3rd  hen ;  1st  and  2nd  pullet. 

"Bantams — Dr.  W.  B,  McCoy,  Gentryville,  1st  cockerel ;  1st  pullet 
on  Dark  Brahams.  Harlen  Giles,  Albany,  1st  cock;  1st  hen;  1st  cock- 
erel, on  Black  Cochins.  Roy  Felts,  Darlington;  2nd  cock;  2nd  hen  on 
black  Cochins.  James  Hacker,  1st  cock;  1st  and  2nd  hen  on  Golden 
Seabrights.  Roy  Felts,  1st,  2nd,  3rd  on  White  Cochin,  Black  Tail  Jap- 
anese, Buff  Cochin,  Millfleur,  Japanese  Silken. 

A  brief  analysis  of  this  report  easily  reveals  its  historic  value.  Such 
a  show  presupposes  so  much  of  past  endeavors  and  implies  so  much  of 
present  interest  . 

Twenty-six  breeds  of  pure  bred  poultry  attest  the  progress  of  this 
great  industry  throughout  the  country.  It  has  taken  labor,  intelligence, 
and  above  all,  years  of  time,  to  make  such  an  exhibition  possible.  It  is 
a  sort  of  declaration  that  poultry  products  are  of  primary  importance  in 
our  list  of  resources.  Such  success  and  diversity  is  only  posiible  in  a 
region  where  eggs  and  chickens  have  been  a  large  item  in  the  farm 
income  for  generations. 

A  patch  of  corn  was  the  first  farm  crop  produced  by  white  men 
in  the  county.  From  that  far  summer  of  1834  to  the  present  time,  corn 
has  ever  been  a  leader.  The  splendid  Exhibition  of  1921  manifests  the 
constant  interest  in  this  great  product.  Highly  significant  is  the  fact 
that  High  School  pupils,  both  boys  and  girls,  from  adjacent  counties 
united  with  like  pupils  of  our  own  county  in  the  judging  contests. 
Where  such  a  crop  is  concerned,  but  little  is  left  to  chance.  The  crop 
begins  with  the  selection  of  the  ears  for  seed.  Preparation  of  the  soil 
is  carefully  planned ;  perfected  planters  are  used,  and  the  best  style  of 
cultivator  is  sought  for.  Intelligent  care  and  regard  for  weather  con- 
ditions are  considered  well  worth  while,  until  the  crop  is  made.  Back 
of  the  individual  crop  is  the  system  of  rotation  largely  followed  as  the 


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result  of  multiplied  experimentation.  The  farmers  of  the  county  wel- 
come and  profit  by  all  that  science  and  agricultural  colleges  have  thus 
far  demonstrated. 


GENTRY  COUNTY'S  1902  CROP. 


Acres 

Product 

Value 

Corn 

98,793 

4,149,306 

$1,306,030 

Wheat 

1,515 

30,300 

17,425 

Oats 

5,940 

196,020 

50,965 

Hay 

45,210 

76,855 

384,275 

Forage 

7,735 

10,315 

51,575 

Broom  Corn 

60 

32,000 

910 

Clover  Seed 

80 

6,670 

440 

Grass  Seed 

10,340 

Tobacco 

8 

7,200 

720 

Potatoes 

819 

98,280 

23,590 

Vegetables 

890 

45,360 

*      ^"^  ^^)  ^"^  «^^>'V  r^^  A  ^^  t^^ 

$1,891,630 

LIVE  STOCK  AND  PRODUCTS. 

Kind 

Number 

Value 

Cattle 

45,460 

$1,477,450 

Horses 

13,173 

878,200 

Mules 

1,375 

103,125 

Asses  and  Jennets 

98 

9,800 

Sheep 

18,710 

62,365 

Swine 

69,027 

690,270 

Chickens 

173,199 

Turkeys 

6,420 

Geese 

4,328 

Ducks 

3,028 

156,940 

Swarms  of  Bees 

3,435 

10,575 

Honey 

114,500 

14,315 

Wool 

86,200 

14,365 

Milk 

3,097,068 

Butter 

599,430 

201,495 

Eggs 

1 

,004,460 

125,560 

Total 

$3,744,460 

HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


287 


1919  Number 

Corn,  Bushels 

1,834,558 

Ooats 

240,658 

Wheat 

403,576 

Hay  and  Forage 

Potatoes 

13,741 

Vegetables 

Fruits  and  Nuts 

Number 

♦Cattle 

27,345 

Horses 

11,218 

Mules 

2,541 

Sheep 

29,730 

Swine 

41,112 

Chickens 

310,608 

Other  Poultry 

8,120 

Dairy  Products  total  value 

Poultry  Products  total  value 

Wool 

Value 


Total  all  crops 


1,140,024 

164,296 

143,825 

Value 
1,701,350 
838,938 
352,953 
379,073 
532,123 

328,775 

308,097 

695,018 

84,257 


$5,344,754 


All  Animals 


$4,140,592 


*Does  not  include  city  and  town  animals. 


Analysis  of  these  tables  shows  some  radical  changes  for  the  17-year 
period.  Among  the  crops — Corn  and  Irish  potatoes  have  greatly  dimin- 
ished in  volume.  Wheat  from  almost  nothing  has  risen  to  third  place  in 
acreage.  Oats  have  doubled  in  acreage.  Vegetables  have  tripled  in 
value.  Hay  and  forage  have  practically  held  their  own  in  acreage  while 
vastly  increasing  in  value. 

Among  domestic  animals — Cattle  have  diminished  40  per  cent  in 
number  while  slightly  increasing  in  net  value.  Swine  have  decreased  in 
both  number  and  value  about  25  per  cent.  The  slight  decrease  in  horses 
is  overcome  by  the  increase  in  value  of  mules.  Sheep  have  increased  40 
per  cent  in  number  and  500  per  cent  in  value.  Chickens  have  increased 
80  per  cent  in  number  and  over  100  per  cent  in  value.  Poultry  products 
have  increased  in  value  about  150  per  cent.  Dairy  products  have  in- 
creased over  50  per  cent  in  value.  Sheep,  wheat  and  poultry  have 
greatly  advanced  in  volume. 

The  assessed  valuation  of  the  county  is  now  approximately  $35,- 
000,000.00 — more  than  doubling  in  the  last  twenty  years*  period. 

An  item  of  current  history  is  taken  from  the  Albany  Ledger,  Dec. 


288  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

1,  1921 :  "Of  all  the  big  turkeys  that  were  sold  in  this  vicinity  for  the 
Thanksgiving  trade,  the  largest  so  far  reported  is  that  which  Frank 
Monger,  from  north  of  town,  sold  to  W.  A.  Grace.  The  bird  weighed  36 
pounds  and  brought  35  cents  a  pound,  the  total  being  $12.60.  Some 
bird!   Some  price! 

These  clippings  speak  for  themselves.  The  King  City  article  will 
show  how  our  corn  growers  fared  at  the  International  Corn  Show  in 
1921.  August  23,  1921.  From  the  King  City  Chronicle — "At  the  State 
Fair  now  on  at  Sedalia,  Gentry  County  became  famous  by  winning  prac- 
tically all  the  yellow  corn  blue  ribbons,  and  being  awarded  two  grand 
champion  prizes.  The  thanks  of  the  county  is  due  to  Messrs.  Alva  Mann, 
John  Potter  and  Joe  W.  Boley,  and  others  for  producing  the  corn  that 
won  the  prizes  and  has  made  this  county  famous.  The  report  of  the  win- 
nings came  in  too  late  to  give  very  extended  comment,  but  we  will  give 
the  winnings  as  they  were  reported  to  the  Chronicle,  by  John  Potter, 
for  which  he  has  our  special  thanks:  Bushel  Yellow  Corn — Alva  Mann, 
1st;  also  Grand  Champion  on  bushel.  John  Potter,  2nd;  and  Joe  W.  Bo- 
ley, 3rd.  Ten  Ear  Yellow — John  Potter,  1st;  also  Champion  on  ten  ears. 
Sanford  Shilder,  3rd ;  Alva  Mann,  5th.  Single  ear,  yellow,  men's  class — 
John  Potter,  1st;  also  Grand  Champion  on  single  ear.  L.  H.  Williams, 
3rd;  Joe  W.  Boley,  4th;  Joe  L,  Boley,  5th.  Ten  ears  yellow,  young  men, 
over  16  and  under  20 — Pearl  Mann,  1st;  Bessie  Potter,  2nd.  Single  ear, 
yellow — Bessie  Potter,  1st.  Ten  ears,  yellow,  young  men  under  16 — 
Hervert  Potter,  1st;  Francis  Boley,  2nd.  Second  ear,  yellow — Frances 
Boley,  1st;  Herbert  Potter,  5th.  Ten  ears,  other  than  white  or  yellow — 
Francis  Boley,  3rd.  Single  ear,  other  than  white  or  yellow — Walter 
Pryor,  1st;  also  Champion.   Ten  ears  popcorn — Alva  Mann,  1st." 

Albany  Capital,  January  26,  1922 — "Those  live  corn  specialists 
over  in  the  south  part  of  Gentry  County  just  about  swept  the  board  on 
prizes  at  the  Missouri  State  Corn  Show  at  Columbia,  during  Farmers 
Week.  Alva  Mann  and  Joe  Boley  returned  from  the  big  meeting  at  Co- 
lumbia, last  week,  and  reported  the  following  corn  prizes  captured  for 
Gentry  County,  in  competition  against  the  whole  United  States :  On  Bu- 
shel Yellow  Corn — Joe  W.  Boley,  1st;  Alva  Mann,  2nd;  John  Potter  3rd. 
On  10  Ears  Yellow  Corn  (men's  class) — John  Potter,  1st;  Joseph  L.  Bo- 
ley, 2nd ;  Pearl  Mann,  3rd ;  Joe  W.  Boley,  4th ;  Walter  Prior,  5th ;  San- 
ford Shidler,  7th.  On  10  Ears  Yellow  (boy's  class) — Herbert  Potter, 
1st;  Francis  Boley,  2nd;  Dale  Rainey,  5th;  Wayne  Mann,  7th.  On 
Single  Ear  Yellow  (men's  class) — Joe  W.  Boley,  2nd;  Sanford  Shidler, 
3rd;  Walter  Prior,  6th.     Single  Ear  Yellow  (boy's  class) — Frances  Bo- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  289 

ley,  2nd.  On  10  Ears  White  (men's  class) — Wayne  Rainey,  5th.  Cham- 
pion 10  Ears  Yellow  (boy's  class) — Herbert  Potter.  Sweepstakes  10 
Ears  Yellow  (men's  class) — John  Potter.  In  addition  to  winning  the 
cash  premiums  and  other  prizes  that  went  with  the  ribbons  in  all  the 
above  awards,  the  boys  put  Gentry  County  still  more  thoroughly  on  the 
map  as  the  place  where  the  best  corn  in  the  state  is  grown,  and  they  are 
entitled  to  a  lot  of  credit  for  the  remarkable  showing  which  they  made 
in  this  new  contest  against  the  best  corn  in  the  land. 

Feb.  2,  1922 — In  attempting  to  give  a  list  of  those  who  won  corn 
prizes,  at  the  recent  state  show  at  Columbia,  The  Capital  last  week 
omitted  two  of  the  Gentry  County  boys  who  carried  away  prizes:  Dale 
Rainey  won  first  in  the  Boys'  Class  on  10  ears  White  corn,  and  Wayne 
Rainey  won  first  in  the  boys'  class  on  10  ears  White  com,  and  Wayne 
Rainey  took  second  prize  (boys'  class)  on  10  ears  of  Calico  corn. 

As  far  back  as  1893  Gentry  County  began  to  make  exhibition  his- 
tory at  the  Columbian  Exposition  in  Chicago.  Missouri  captured  400 
premiums,  of  which  Gentry  County  won  75.  Among  them  four  firsts.  Al- 
most a  fifth  of  the  state  winnings  came  to  our  County.  The  Albany 
Ledger  of  Oct.  31,  1983,  puts  it  thus:  "Citizens  of  Gentry  County,  are 
you  not  proud  of  the  fact  that  with  the  world  as  competitor  our  county 
took  four  first  premiums  at  the  World's  Fair,  or,  it  captured  every  pre- 
mium it  contested  for.  L,  E.  Shattuck  took  first  premium  on  Merino 
sheep  and  first  on  largest  fleece  of  wool  produced.  C.  G.  Comstock,  first 
premium  in  Jack  Show,  and  a  Stanberry  man  first  premium  in  book- 
keeper's contest.  With  these  honors  won  at  Chicago  our  citizens  can  go 
out  through  the  wide  world  and  say,  'I  am  a  resident  of  the  county  that 
took  more  premiums  at  the  World's  Fair,  than  any  other  county  on  the 
map. 

Mr.  L.  E.  Shattuck,  of  near  Stanberry,  before  his  early  death  in 
1894,  had  done  much  pioneer  work  in  bringing  the  improvement  of  cat- 
tle, sheep  and  hogs  to  the  attention  of  farmers  and  breeders.  His  Merino 
flock  from  the  early  '80's  became  a  national  asset  of  the  highest  order. 
He  also  brought  in  some  of  the  very  first  pure  bred  short  horn  cattle  and 
Berkshire  hogs.  The  blue  ribbon  flock  he  started  so  long  ago  is  still  go- 
ing strong  at  the  old  stand. 

C.  G.  Comstock  was  an  early  enthusiast  for  better  mules  and  Here- 
ford cattle.  Other  early  breeders  were  James  Castor,  Keef  Judd  and 
Calvin  Spessard. 

The  following  list,  for  1922,  furnished  by  Mr.  Saunders,  County 
Agent,  shows  how  the  interest  in  pure  bred  stock  has  grown : 


290  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Poland  China  Breeders — A.  B.  Durbin  &  Son,  King  City,  Mo.;  E. 
G.  Fisher,  King  City,  Mo.;  L.  C.  Loest,  King  City,  Mo.;  A.  T.  Robertson, 
Albany;  Wm.  Miller,  Stanberry;  Wm.  Ketchum,  Stanberry. 

Duroc  Jersey  Breeders — W.  A.  Melton,  Albany;  Carl  Gillespie,  Al- 
bany; John  Parman,  Albany;  J.  H.  Degginger,  Albany;  L.  A.  Saunders, 
Albany;  Dan  Gibson,  Jr.,  New  Hampton;  Orlin  Stephens,  Gentry. 

Shorthorn  Cattle — Charles  S.  Allen,  Stanberry;  Frank  Allen,  Stan- 
berry; Melvin  Gregg,  Stanberry;  A.  T.  Stockton,  Stanberry;  D.  C. 
Thomas,  Stanberry;  W.  A.  Melton,  Albany;  J.  H.  Degginger,  Albany. 

Aberdeen  Angus  Cattle — L.  C.  Loest,  King  City;  A.  T.  Robertson, 
Albany;  Robert  Larmer,  Stanberry;  Dr.  R.  R.  Dunshee,  Stanberry. 

Hereford  Cattle — Carl  Gillespie,  Albany;  J.  M.  Slagle,  Ravenwood. 

Jersey  Cattle  Breeders — John  Doyle,  Albany;  Mrs.  Mary  Culver, 
King  City. 

Holstein  Cattle — Gust  Spaht,  Albany;  Casper  Gantz,  King  City; 
Orlin  Stephens,  Gentry. 

Feb.  17,  1921.  "With  Poultry  Experts — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mose  Green's 
Shelternook  Farm,  north  of  Albany,  is  gaining  wide  reputation  with 
poultry  breeders  over  the  United  States.  The  Shelternook  Dark  Brown 
Leghorns  have  won  just  about  all  the  priz'es  in  the  big  shows  at  Kansas 
City  and  other  places,  in  competition  with  the  best  birds  in  America, 
and  the  success  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Green  has  attracted  the  attention  of 
poultry  growers  throughout  the  land,  and  has  also  reached  government 
officials  in  such  a  way  that  they  want  Shelternook  methods  to  become 
of  value  to  soldiers  who  are  taking  up  the  poultry  branch  of  vocational 
training. 

"Last  Sunday  J.  H.  Wolfe  arrived  in  Albany,  and  has  gone  out  to 
the  Green  home  to  spend  a  year  studying  the  Dark  Brown  Leghorn 
birds  and  the  extensive  manner  in  which  they  are  being  produced  at 
Shelternook.  Mr.  Wolfe's  home  was  at  Sedalia,  Mo.,  prior  to  his  call  to 
service  in  the  world  war.  He  sustained  health  disabilities  in  the  army 
and  was  sent  at  government  expense  the  past  year  to  the  Kansas  State 
Agricultural  College  at  Manhattan,  Kan.  He  wanted  to  specialize  in 
poultry,  and  so  the  government  has  now  sent  him  to  spend  the  coming 
year  studying  methods  at  the  Green  farm,  north  of  Albany,  as  it  is  rec- 
ognized that  there  is  no  better  authority  on  Dark  Brown  Leghorns  in 
the  United  States  than  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Green,  whose  birds  from  Shelter- 
nook have  swept  the  ribbons  and  prizes  wherever  they  have  been  placed 
on  exhibition  the  last  few  years. 

Fine  Grasses  for  Fair — Capital,  July  28,  1904 — "J.  P.  McCammon, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  291 

Ed.  S.  Gibbany  and  W.  F.  Sager,  the  committee  appointed  by  the  county 
court,  last  Saturday  forwarded  to  St.  Louis  Gentry  County's  last  install- 
ment of  grasses  to  be  entered  in  the  World's  Fair  contest.  In  the  con- 
signment sent  last  Saturday  were  some  as  fine  grasses  as  were  ever 
gathered  in  Gentry  County,  or,  probably,  in  any  county  in  the  United 
States.  One  bunch  of  red  clover,  grown  by  John  Dale  on  Sampson  Creek, 
measured  82  inches  in  length.  Two  bunches  of  the  bluegrass  measured 
67  inches  in  length — one  bunch  having  been  grown  by  R.  T.  Canaday 
and  the  other  by  Frank  Hicks.  Frank  Seamands  entered  a  bunch  of  al- 
falfa over  6  feet  in  height.  A  bunch  of  timothy  6  feet  4  inches  in  height 
was  furnished  by  S.  R.  Williams  and  there  were  several  other  bunches 
a  close  second.  In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  there  were  numerous  other 
bunches  of  grass  that  spoke  eloquently  of  the  richness  of  Gentry  County 
soil,  and  it  was  the  opinion  of  all  who  saw  them  that  this  county  ought 
certainly  to  capture  some  prizes  on  grasses  at  the  Fair." 

Stanberry  Democrat,  Oct.  30,  1903 :  ''We  are  informed  that  Gentry 
County  was  "in  it"  at  the  Kansas  City  stock  show.  C.  Folgate  won  first 
prize  with  one  of  his  fine  Duroc-Jersey  hogs.  He  sold  this  prize  winner 
hog  for  $300.  This  was  the  highest  price  paid  for  any  hog  during  the 
show. 

Profit  in  Cattle — Albany  Capital,  March  9,  1922:  "J.  M.  Slagle, 
the  Hereford  cattle  man,  was  down  from  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
county  last  Saturday,  and  called  to  place  advertising  of  a  couple  of  ani- 
mals he  had  for  sale.  Mr.  Slagle  returned  last  Thursday  from  the 
Round-Up  sale  at  Kansas  City,  in  which  sale  he  marketed  two  yearling 
Herefords  for  $570.  In  the  spring  of  1917  Mr.  Slagle  bought  a  Hereford 
cow  from  a  down-state  herd.  This  cow  has  since  brought  him  five  calves. 
He  has  sold  four  of  them  for  $1,260,  and  still  has  the  cow  and  one  calf 
left.  J.  M.  feels  absolutely  confident  that  there  is  still  a  good  profit  in 
the  game  for  the  farmers  and  breeders  who  raise  and  feed  good  live- 
stock, and  who  pay  proper  attention  to  the  rotation  of  crops  and  the  up- 
keep of  their  farms.  The  appended  complete  report  of  a  recent  "Pig 
and  Calf  Show,"  illustrates  present  activity. 

Tri-County  Calf  and  Pig  Show — Albany  Ledger,  Sept.  29,  1921: 
"Probably  the  most  interesting  community  affair  ever  held  in  King  City, 
was  the  calf  and  pig  club  show  of  last  week.  Thirty-one  boys  and  four 
girls  brought  out  144  pigs  and  10  baby  beeves.  The  boys  and  girls  had 
spent  almost  one  year  of  consistent  effort  and  their  labors  were  amply 
rewarded  in  the  large  cash  premiums  and  the  satisfaction  of  having  ac- 
complished something  worth  while.    Everyone  is  interested  in  the  boys 


292  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

and  girls,  and  there  was  intense  interest  all  through  the  show.  Nothing 
has  been  quite  so  satisfactory  as  the  club  work  in  this  community,  and 
it  will  be  continued  from  year  to  year. 

The  Commercial  Club  of  King  City  is  to  be  highly  commended  not 
only  for  the  large  amount  of  cash  and  the  ideal  accommodations  which 
they  so  freely  gave,  but  for  the  personal  interest  which  every  business 
man  of  King  City  took  in  the  show. 

The  quality  of  the  animals  shown  was  so  high  that  although  there 
were  eleven  places  in  some  of  the  classes,  yet  many  animals  worthy  of  a 
first  place  in  some  shows  had  to  go  without  a  ribbon.  Carl  Gillespie,  of 
Albany,  and  Harry  Messick,  of  Bolckow,  did  an  excellent  and  satisfac- 
tory job  of  judging. 

In  the  class  for  best  boar,  Theron  Sweat,  of  McFall,  took  first  on 
probably  the  most  outstanding  pig  in  the  show.  In  the  class  for  the 
best  barrow,  Cary  Berry,  of  King  City,  took  first  on  an  excellent  indi- 
vidual. In  the  class  for  best  gilt,  William  Danbury,  of  King  City,  took 
first.  This  was  certainly  a  great  class,  there  being  41  competing.  The 
best  litter  of  four  pigs  was  exhibited  by  Theron  Sweat. 

In  the  baby  beef  class  an  excellent  array  greeted  the  judges.  First 
place  went  to  Lucille  Loest,  daughter  of  L.  C.  Loest,  of  King  City,  on  pre- 
sumably the  best  show  heifer  ever  exhibited  in  Gentry  County.  Mr. 
Loest  is  a  breeder  of  excellent  Aberdeen-Angus  cattle  and  this  heifer, 
while  not  a  pure  bred  heifer,  shows  the  value  of  the  use  of  high  class 
pure  bred  sires  of  the  correct  type.  Miss  Loest  not  only  won  the  $30 
cash  prize  contributed  by  the  Commercial  Club  but  also  $25  in  cash  and 
a  gold  wrist  watch  valued  at  $25,  contributed  by  the  Aberdeen-Angus 
Breeders  Association  of  Chicago,  making  a  total  of  $80.  She  will  show 
this  calf  at  St.  Joseph  in  the  baby  beef  show  October  3,  4,  5,  where  she 
confidently  hopes  to  take  first  place.  Charlotte  Loest's  calf  was  placed 
2nd;  Thelma  Cummings',  3rd;  Glenn  Boone's,  4th;  Loren  Holeman's 
5th;  Ralph  Justice's  6th;  Fred  Justice's,  7th;  Donald  Martin's,  8th; 
George  Dierenfeldt's,  9th;  Carl  Loest's,  10th.  All  of  these  calves  will 
go  to  the  St.  Joseph  show  next  week,  also  Forest  Slagle  and  Wilma 
Harkrider,  north  of  Alanthus,  will  send  two  choice  Hereford  calves. 
Clayton  Saunders,  of  Albany,  will  also  take  one  Hereford  calf.  Five  of 
the  best  calves  sent  from  this  county  will  have  all  of  their  expenses  paid 
by  the  Stock  Yard  Company.  And  all  expense  of  the  boys  and  girls  who 
exhibit  the  calves  will  also  be  paid.     ' 

Many  new  members  have  already  signed  up  for  the  work  next 
year  in  the  Tri-County  club  at  King  City,  and  there  will,  without  doubt, 


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be  at  least  three  times  as  many  enrolled  for  1922  as  we  had  this  year. 
There  is  no  work  that  is  so  far-reaching  and  so  satisfactory  in  every 
way  as  the  boy  and  girl  club  work,  and  Stanberry  and  Albany  and  other 
communities  in  the  county  should  take  up  this  work  for  next  year. 

"L.  A.  SAUNDERS,  County  Agricultural  Agent." 

Horses — Horse  breeding  has  been  an  important  industry  from  early 
times.  Thirty  years  ago  there  were  weekly  horse  sales  in  the  county 
seat,  well  advertised  and  attended.  The  farm  type  of  today  is  much  more 
blocky,  and  more  powerful.  The  automotive  development  of  the  past 
dozen  years  has  not  greatly  disturbed  horse  production  in  the  county, 
except  to  increase  the  interest  in  mules. 

The  second  great  farm  product  of  the  county  is  hay  and  grass,  as 
follows:  Timothy  and  clover  mixed,  18,000  acres;  blue  grass,  for  seed, 
13,000  acres;  timothy  alone,  6,000  acres;  alfalfa,  2,000  acres;  clover 
alone,  1,500  acres.  The  annual  production  of  blue  grass  seed  exceeds 
150  tons.  The  figures  given  are  official,  and  accounts  for  about  three- 
fifths  of  the  county  acreage.  The  large  balance  is  in  some  form  of  pas- 
ture, and  the  proceeds  appear  in  stock  and  dairy  income.  Given  time, 
and  almost  any  of  our  land  will  become  set  with  blue  grass.  Perhaps  no 
other  natural  characteristic  is  so  great  an  asset.  Blue  grass  is  "a  thing 
of  beauty  and  a  pasture  forever,"  almost. 

The  annual  wheat  crop  is  nearly  a  half  million  bushels. 

Animals  not  reckoned  in  above  estimates,  owned  in  towns:  Horses, 
500;  milk  cows,  500;  young  cattle,  500;  swine,  1,000. 

Vegetables  and  fruits  imply  small  acreage.  The  county's  income 
from  these  sources  average  a  third  of  a  million  yearly. 

Gentry  county  in  common  with  northwest  Missouri  is  very  free  from 
cattle  and  horse  plagues.  While  swine  are  not  so  exempt,  hog  cholera 
has  never  been  frequent  or  malignant. 

In  conclusion  it  may  be  said  that  Gentry  county  has  met  and  en- 
dured the  slump  of  1920-21  with  admirable  courage  and  patience.  In 
this  time  of  stress,  poultry  products  and  dairy  products  have  saved  many 
of  our  people  from  hardships  and  defeat. 

If  Gentry  Were  My  Native  Land. 

It  would  induce  a  steadfast  pride. 
And  I  would  never  need  to  hide. 
When  those  of  any  country  side. 
Were  boasting  what  their  own  supplied. 
If  Gentry  were  my  native  land. 


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I  might,  marooned,  be  far  away. 
Compelled  indefinitely  to  stay. 
Some  elsewhere  active  part  to  play. 
Yet  would  my  heart  return  for  aye. 
If  Gentry  were  my  native  land. 

I  would  myself  discussion  raise. 
And  Gentry  County  I  would  praise, 
And  count  the  gifts  she  brings  and  lays 
Before  her  children,  harvest  days. 
If  Gentry  were  my  native  land. 

And  I  would  praise  her  gallant  youth, 
And  make  it  always  plain — forsooth 
I  was  but  telling  half  the  truth, 
.    And  call  my  elsewhere  home  a — booth. 
If  Gentry  were  my  native  land. 


CHAPTER  XII. 


CIVIL  WAR  PERIOD 


OPINIONS  DIVIDED— POPULATION  MADE  UP  OF  NORTHERNERS  AND  SOUTHERNERS- 
DEVELOPMENT    RETARDED— FEDERAL    CONTROL    MAINTAINED. 

The  period  from  1860  to  1865  in  Gentry  County  deserves  histor- 
ical mention  in  that  it  greatly  affected  social  relations,  and  greatly  re- 
tarded material  development.  As  has  been  seen,  the  earliest  settlers 
were  largely  from  Tennessee,  Virginia,  and  Kentucky.  They  brought 
with  them  the  convictions  prevalent  in  the  states  from  which  they 
came.  These  convictions  could  not  be  set  aside  in  a  day — at  the  result 
of  a  national  election. 

Possibly  by  1860  an  almost  equal  number  from  Pennsylvania,  Ohio 
and  other  northern  localities  had  become  citizens  of  the  county. 

The  result  was  inevitable.  Gentry  County  in  many  respects  was 
a  border  county.  With  two  sets  of  utterly  opposed  convictions  contend- 
ing for  supremacy.  When  the  issue  was  forced  upon  the  people, 
friends  were  separated,  and  households  sometimes  divided.  It  is  far 
from  the  present  purpose  to  single  out  any  individual — to  accuse  or  to 
justify  any  action  or  any  policy  pursued.  It  is  enough  to  speak  of  the 
general  effect.  A  divided  people  cannot  be  a  happy  people,  neither 
can  they  be  prosperous  and  progressive.  There  was  little  of  the  tragic 
and  heroic,  much  that  was  irksome  and  disquieting  in  the  continual 
conflict  of  convictions.  Social  life  and  community  interests  were 
greatly  hampered.  Agriculture  and  all  industry  suffered  accordingly. 
Instead  of  a  generous  surplus,  the  county  ceased  to  fully  supply  its  own 
needs  for  both  man  and  beast. 

The  situation  was  aggravated  by  several  dry,  or  semi-dry  seasons. 
Gentry  County  citizens  sometimes  gathered  up  empty  sacks  and  went 
"a-buying." 

Federal  control  was  maintained  without  serious  opposition  and  all 
classes  welcomed  peace  when  it  came.  Most  of  the  wounds  were 
quickly  healed.  The  scars  received  less  and  less  notice.  In  a  few  years 
a  united  people  were  forging  ahead. 


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CHAPTER  XIII. 


RAILROADS  AND  HIGHWAYS. 


AGITATION  FOR  RAILWAYS  BEGINS— FIRST  ROAD  IN  THE  COUNTY— THE  WABASH- 
LEON,  MOUNT  AYER  AND  SOUTHWESTERN— STATIONS  IN  THE  COUNTY— HIGH- 
WAYS—JEFFERSON  HIGHWAY— HARD   SURFACE  ROADS. 

Agitation  for  railways  began  with  the  first  recovery  after  the  Civil 
War.  Elections  were  held  and  bonds  voted.  But  the  earlier  projects 
failed  and  the  bonds  could  not  be  used. 

The  first  road  into  the  county  was  the  St.  Joseph  and  Des  Moines 
railroad.  This  line,  which  is  a  branch  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  Railroad,  was  completed  from  St.  Joseph  to  Albany  in  Septem- 
ber 1879.  The  citizens  of  Gentry  County  donated,  in  money  and  mate- 
rial towards  the  building  of  this  road  through  the  county,  about  the  sum 
of  $20,000.00,  and  in  addition  thereto,  the  depot  grounds  and  right  of 
way,  the  latter  costing  about  $1,000.00.  This  road  was  formerly  called 
the  "Narrow  Gauge." 

Council  Bluffs  and  Omaha  Division  of  the  Wabash,  St.  Louis  and 
Pacific  Railroad,  now  known  as  the  Wabash  Railroad,  was  completed  in 
the  fall  of  1879,  and  passes  through  the  county  centrally,  giving  direct 
connections  with  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City,  Omaha,  and  Council  Bluffs. 
The  land  owners  along  the  line  of  the  road  donated  the  right  of  way, 
excepting  a  few  tracts,  which  cost  the  company  about  $3,000. 

The  Leon,  Mount  Ayr  and  Southwestern  Railroad,  which  is  a  branch 
of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad,  was  finished  to  Al- 
bany in  September,  1881.  The  people  of  Albany  donated  the  right  of 
way  from  Bethany,  Harrison  County,  Missouri,  to  Albany,  which  cost 
them  about  $8,000.00;  they  also  donated  the  depot  grounds  at  Albany. 
This  road  forms  a  connection  at  Albany  with  the  St.  Joseph  and  Des 
Moines  Railroad,  which  was  purchased  of  the  original  owners  and  build- 
ers, by  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  in  the 
latter  part  of  1880,  making  a  continuous  line  from  St.  Joseph  to  Chicago. 

The  St.  Joseph  and  Des  Moines  Railroad  has  four  depots  in  the 


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county,  at  the  following  places:  Albany,  Darlington,  Millen,  and  King 
City.  The  Wabash,  St,  Louis  and  Pacific,  at  McFall,  Evona,  McCurry 
and  Stanberry. 

In  1906-07  the  Grant  City  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  extension 
was  built  from  the  north  line  of  the  county  to  Albany  Junction,  two 
miles  southwest  of  Albany. 

Highways. — Roads  and  bridges  of  Gentry  County  are  under  town- 
ship supervision,  except  important  river  bridges  and  their  approaches, 
which  are  installed  and  maintained  by  the  county  court. 

The  major  part  of  the  surface  of  the  county  has  good  natural  drain- 
age, which  simplifies  the  building  and  maintaining  of  the  common 
graded  highway.  Gentry  County  has  between  two  or  three  hundred 
miles  of  such  roads  with  needed  bridges.  The  county  bridges  are  good 
and  well  kept  and  the  various  townships  average  well  in  building  and 
maintaining  their  local  bridges.  The  county  has  a  fairly  sufficient  sys- 
tem of  highway  service,  well  distributed. 

During  the  hard  road  agitation  of  1919-20,  the  Jefferson  Highway 
was  mapped  through  the  county,  entering  on  the  south  at  King  City; 
thence  north  through  Stanberry;  thence  east  through  Albany;  thence 
northeast  to  the  county  line.  This  gave  townships  the  following  mile- 
age:  Jackson  Township,  8.58;  Cooper  Township,  8.17;  Huggins  Town- 
ship, 4.35,  and  Athens  Township,  10.46.  In  support  of  this  project  Jack- 
son Township  voted  $85,000.00  bonds.  Cooper,  $85,000.00  and  Athens, 
$100,000.00. 

The  first  contract  for  a  completed  hard  surface  road  was  let  Apr. 
11,  1921,  to  the  E.  S.  Kelley  Construction  Company  of  Eureka  Springs, 
Ark.,  for  six  miles  of  finished  road  in  Cooper  Township  for  $82,020.00. 

On  this  project  the  grading  and  bridging  are  complete,  and  over 
four  miles  of  hard  surface  have  been  finished.  The  material  used  is 
sand  and  grit.  Jackson  Township  has  completed  the  grading  and  bridg- 
ing of  the  entire  8.58  miles. 

In  the  early  summer  of  1921,  Athens  Township  let  the  contract  for 
the  completion  of  that  part  beginning  just  north  of  Albany,  east  to  the 
county  line,  6.26  miles.  This  section  has  been  completed-  The  material 
used  is  excellent  gravel  from  local  pits;  a  material  that  can  hardly 
be  excelled.  It  is  an  admirable  mix  of  20  to  30  sizes,  with  proper  pro- 
portion of  small  stuff.  Close  packing  and  adhesive  under  traffic — the 
next  thing  to  cement.  While  this  particular  gravel  is  new  to  road  serv- 
ice, there  is  reason  to  believe  that  it  will  not  grind  into  dust  to  any  ex- 
tent, during  dry  summer  heat. 


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298  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Long  dry  spells  and  windy  days  are  the  worst  enemies  of  gravel 
roads.  Crude  oil  is  the  best  protection,  but  the  better  the  gravel  the  less 
the  crude  oil  required.  In  a  matter  as  far  reaching  as  hard  surface 
roads,  it  is  natural  to  hope  that  first  experiments  should  prove  encour- 
aging. Every  strip  of  successful  road  hastens  the  building  of  other 
strips. 

An  improved  road  from  the  county  seat  to  Evona  is  under  way, 
much  of  the  grading  being  already  complete,  and  the  financing  for  hard 
surface  is  up  for  discussion. 

Land  owners  are  more  and  more  taking  the  view  that  money  spent 
for  good  roads  is  not  a  tax,  but  that  it  is  money  spent  for  permanent  im- 
improvement.  In  other  words  it  is  an  investment.  The  same  is  true  of 
drainage,  and  is  perhaps  more  apparent,  since  worthless  land  is  often 
reclaimed  and  given  a  value  much  beyond  the  cost  of  draining.  The 
principle  is  the  same;  good  roads  make  good  land  still  more  valuable. 

Gentry  County  never  had  any  great  proportion  of  swamp  land. 
Nevertheless,  a  large  drainage  undertaking  is  now  nearing  completion. 
It  has  to  do  with  straightening  the  river  courses.  It  begins  near  the 
north  line  of  the  county,  and  embraces  the  three  forks  of  Grand  River, 
east,  middle  and  west  forks  and  follows  the  main  river  as  far  as  Gentry- 
ville  in  the  southeast  of  the  county.  The  total  cost  of  the  improvement 
will  be  nearly  $200,000.00. 

The  assessment  of  benefits  is  worthy  of  most  careful  consideration. 
The  benefits  of  drainage  are  largely  local  and  direct,  while  in  the  mat- 
ter of  hard  roads,  the  benefits  are  both  direct  and  general.  The  gen- 
eral benefits  increase  with  the  number  of  miles  connected.  A  single 
strip  of  four  miles  is  scarcely  a  general  benefit,  but  a  well  planned  sys- 
tem of  roads  for  the  whole  county  will  develop  a  widespread  general 
benefit.  It  will  raise  the  average  level  of  land  values  in  all  localities. 
The  remotest  farm  in  the  county  will  be  benefited.  Once  these  princi- 
ples are  understood  and  equitably  applied,  assessments  cease  to  be  a 
bugbear. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


SCHOOLS. 


PUBLIC  SCHOOLS— TEACHERS  INSTITUTE— HIGHER  STANDARDS— HEALTH  WORK  IN 
SCHOOLS  —  TEACHERS  ASSOCIATION  —  CONOLIDATION  —  PALMER  COLLEGE  — 
NORTHWEST   MISSOURI   COLLEGE— CENTRAL  CHRISTIAN   COLLEGE. 

Public  Schools — The  chapter  on  the  public  schools  of  the  county 
should  prove  interesting  for  the  good  reason  that  history  is  now  "a  mak- 
ing." 

Earle  C.  Duncan  is  county  superintendent  of  public  instruction. 
The  office  became  effective  in  1909  when  George  L.  Grey  became  the 
first  superintendent.  Charles  Allen  was  next  in  office,  followed  by  Eg- 
bert Jennings,  whose  term  was  filled  out  by  his  sister,  Miss  Gretchen 
Jennings,  which  brings  us  to  1919  when  Mr.  Duncan  took  office. 

By  the  year  1886,  the  high  school  had  become  pretty  well  differ- 
entiated from  the  school  of  all  grades.  The  annual  Teachers'  Institute 
of  three  or  four  weeks  of  instruction,  lectures  or  class  work,  had  become 
established.  These  Institutes  closed  with  two  days  of  examinations.  For 
a  time  attendance  was  optional,  but  was  later  made  obligatory  upon  all 
who  wished  to  teach.  This  system  continued  under  efficient  commission- 
ers until  about  1900.  The  commissioner  was  chairman  of  the  board  of 
examiners,  assisted  by  one  appointee  of  the  state,  and  another  of  the 
county. 

In  1901  the  Teachers'  Institute  was  dropped,  and  three  examining 
periods  were  set  for  each  year.  A  variety  of  conditions  were  imposed  on 
candidates  for  certificates.  In  certain  branches  teachers  were  allowed 
permanent  credits  of  record,  exempting  them  from  further  examina- 
tions in  these  specified  lines.  Summer  schools  under  state  management 
took  the  place  of  the  county  institute,  and  though  attendance  was  not 
obligatory,  the  inducement  of  "approved  grades"  maintained  a  good  at- 
tendance. 

The  office  of  county  superintendent  is  one  of  wider  responsibility 
than  the  former  office  of  commissioner.  The  outgrowth  of  a  general  for- 
ward movement  which  began  to  manifest  itself  about  1910, 


300  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

In  1911  and  1912  the  general  level  of  teachers'  salaries  was  raised 
about  $5.00  a  month  for  each  year.  More  money  should  mean  better 
teachers,  and  it  so  proved.  In  1911,  there  were  ten  teachers  with  nor- 
mal diploma  certificates.  In  1921  there  were  34  such  teachers.  During 
this  ten-year  period  the  trail  of  the  third  grade  certificate  has  been  con- 
stantly downward.  The  trail  of  "approved  schools"  during  the  same 
period  started  with  two  for  the  county,  advanced  to  six  in  1917;  to  16 
in  1920;  to  23  in  1921  and  to  31  in  1922.  Thus  keeping  pace  with 
teacher  qualifications. 

Another  chart  showing  the  steady  upward  trend  in  instructive  ad- 
vancement, shows  that  in  1911,  35  teachers  had  had  four  years  high 
chool  training;  in  1916,  52  teachers;  in  1919,  120  teachers. 

The  quotation  below  is  from  the  1921  Missouri  public  schools  re- 
port. It  proves  that  Gentry  County  is  thoroughly  alive :  "Several  exten- 
sion courses  will  be  held  for  Gentry  County  teachers  again  this  year. 
The  State  Teachers  College,  Maryville,  held  two  in  the  county  last  year. 
We  are  having  some  meetings  to  discuss  better  methods  and  I  am  send- 
ing out  some  lesson  plans.  We  are  also  making  arrangements  with  the 
State  Teachers'  College,  Maryville,  for  a  survey  of  the  county.  We  have 
a  bunch  of  real  teachers  in  the  rural  schools  this  year.  Eighty  of  our 
teachers  were  in  summer  school  last  summer." — E.  C.  Duncan,  Supt. 

"Better  Schools"  in  Gentry  County,  quoted  from  State  Report  1921 ; 
"The  Gentry  County  Plan  began  at  the  August  meeting,  held  in  Albany, 
Mo.,  in  1921.  The  teachers  in  attendance  were  asked  to  write  a  list 
of  improvements  worth  while  and  needed  in  the  schools  of  the  county. 
The  results  of  the  questionnaire  were  tabulated  and  divided  into  major 
and  minor  groups,  and  a  plan  of  approval  worked  out."  The  groups  as 
tabulated  and  divided,  relate  largely  to  physical  conditions,  the  produc- 
tion of  better  environment.  When  a  school  has  attained  three  of  the 
major  requirements  and  two  of  the  minor,  the  superintendent  issues  a 
certificate  of  standing  as  a  "Better  School."  It  has  been  a  decided  suc- 
cess. Up  to  March  25,  1922,  sixty  schools  of  the  county  have  won  the 
certificate. 

The  total  expenditures  for  the  county  school  system  in  1910  were 
$67,000.00;  in  1913,  $75,000.00;  in  1916,  $115,000.00;  in  1921, 
$175,000.00. 

The  following  from  the  1921  state  report  belongs  to  Gentry  County, 
and  is  self  explanatory.  "We  have  been  selected  by  the  Southwest  Divi- 
sion of  the  Red  Cross  as  a  demonstration  county  for  health  work.  We 
are  furnishing  the  schools  with  a  project  each  month.     The  project  for 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  301 

November  is  to  build  two  pieces  of  playground  equipment.  Other  pro- 
jects will  be  posters  for  the  care  of  the  teeth;  posters  on  the  school 
lunch;  short  talks  (for 'oral  expression),  by  the  pupils  on  health  play 
and  health  booklets.  The  county  nurse  and  the  Red  Cross  secretary  are 
assisting  in  this  work.     Earle  C.  Duncan,  Sup't.  Gentry  County." 

During  the  winter  of  1922  a  general  poster  contest  was  staged  in 
Albany,  over  300  posters  were  on  the  exhibition,  representing  a  multi- 
tude of  ideas  relating  to  the  individual  self-care  of  the  pupil. 

Gentry  County  people  are  proud  of  their  schools  and  wide  awake 
to  the  advantages  they  offer.  The  enrollment  in  the  high  schools  of 
the  county  jumped  this  year  from  500  to  600,  and  there  are  more  mem- 
bers of  the  freshman  class  this  fall  than  there  were  eighth  grade  grad- 
uates this  spring. 

The  Gentry  County  Teachers  have  more  than  a  100  per  cent  enroll- 
ment in  the  Missouri  State  Teachers  Association.  There  are  only  136 
teachers  in  the  county,  while  there  are  151  members  of  the  state  assoc- 
iation. The  explanation  is  that  a  number  of  students  of  Palmer  College 
have  become  members  of  the  association  and  several  school  board  mem- 
bers have  also  joined.  It  is  the  third  consecutive  year  that  their  enroll- 
ment has  been  more  than  100  per  cent. 

The  county  has  71  rural  schools,  almost  half  of  which  are  approved. 
There  are  seven  high  schools,  at  least  one  of  them  easily  accessible  to 
students  in  every  township,  except  two. 

One  of  the  high  schools  is  a  consolidated  school,  strictly  rural, 
which,  opened  this  year  with  an  enrollment  of  fifty.  It  is  known 
as  Consolidated  School  Number  1.  It  is  almost  equidistant  from  Al- 
bany, King  City,  Pattonsburg  and  Maysville,  having  a  rural  territory 
with  a  radius  of  about  15  miles.  The  nearest  railroad  is  at  McFall,  six 
miles  away. 

The  school  is  being  conducted  now  in  what  will  later  become  the 
"teacherage."  The  patrons  have  voted  bonds  and  have  $20,500  with 
which  they  will  build  a  modern  building  on  ten  acres  of  Gentry  County's 
prettiest  land.  When  the  building  is  completed,  the  teacher  will  occupy 
the  residence  where  classes  are  now  being  held. 

Consolidated  District  Number  1  is  the  largest  strictly  rural  high 
school  in  Northwest  Missouri.  It  now  offers  a  three  year  course,  which 
will  be  extended  next  year  to  four  years.  It  will  then  be  a  fully  ac- 
credited first  class  high  school. 

When  the  new  building  is  completed  the  smaller  schools  will  be 
closed  and  the  pupils  there  will  be  transported  to  the  central  schools  in 


302  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

wagons.  Two  other  schools  in  the  county  already  transport  their  pupils. 
Four  wagons  are  used  at  Darlington  and  six  at  McFall. 

McFall  also  has  a  consolidated  school  and  is  also  building  a  new 
building,  which  will  be  completed  about  Dec.  1st.  That  the  transpor- 
tation of  rural  pupils  is  not  an  excessive  burden  to  the  taxpayer  was 
demonstrated  at  this  school  last  year,  when  the  school  levy  was  only 
$1.30,  which  was  lower  than  the  levy  of  any  other  first  class  high  school 
in  the  county. 

That  the  boys  and  girls  of  the  farmer  are  beginning  to  appreciatp 
the  opportunity  offered  them  for  a  high  school  education  is  demon- 
strated in  the  enrollment  figures.  There  were  226  eighth  grade  grad- 
uates this  spring  and  227  enrolled  as  freshmen  in  the  various  high 
schools  this  fall. 

During  1921  two  enthusiastic  track  meets  were  held.  The  first 
was  at  King  City,  and  the  second  at  Albany.  The  next  one  is  to  be  held 
at  Stanberry.  The  stimulating  effect  of  these  events  is  already  mani- 
fest.   Youth  is  eager  for  endeavor,  and  delights  in  achievement. 

Palmer  College. — As  one  of  the  early  institutions  of  learning  of  the 
State  of  Iowa,  what  is  now  Palmer  College  had  its  beginning  under  the 
organization  of  Revs.  Josiah  P.  Watson  and  D.  M.  Lines.  The  institu- 
tion, first  located  at  LeGrand,  Iowa,  was  granted  a  charter,  in  April, 
1865,  under  the  name  of  The  Le  Grand  Christian  Institute,  and  began 
operating  in  October  of  that  year.  In  appreciation  of  a  gift  of  $30,000, 
from  the  Hon.  F.  A.  Palmer,  of  New  York,  toward  the  first  endowment 
fund  started  by  the  college,  the  institution  was  renamed  Palmer  College, 
in  1897. 

In  June,  1912,  the  college  was  moved  to  Albany,  Mo.,  and  the  in- 
terests of  Kansas  Christian  College,  of  Lincoln,  Kan.,  consolidated  with 
it.  By  conditional  donation  from  the  Albany  Chamber  of  Commerce 
the  college  came  into  possession  of  the  plant  of  the  former  Northwest 
Missouri  College.  The  building  was  partially  remodeled,  the  campus 
considerably  enlarged,  a  fine  girls'  dormitory  erected  and  a  president's 
home  secured,  bringing  the  total  value  of  the  plant  and  its  equipment 
up  to  about  $225,000.00.  The  campus  proper,  includes  14  acres.  The 
institution  has  dormitory  accomodations  for  64  students  in  modernly 
equipped  dormitories.  The  larger  number  of  students  either  live  in  the 
community  or  board  in  the  town.  The  college  is  also  equipped  with 
gymnasium,  swimming  pool,  athletic  field  and  tennis  courts. 

During  the  World  War,  the  faculty  and  student  body  were  so  de- 
pleted by  the  demands  of  the  country  that  the  work  of  the  institution 


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had  to  be  temporarily  suspended.     It  was  reopened  in  1919  under  the 
presidency  of  Dr.  F.  G.  Coffin,  of  Albany,  New  York. 

The  college  is  under  the  direction  of  a  Board  of  15  trustees,  elected 
by  the  Western  Christian  Convention  and  presided  over  by  a  faculty  of 
18  instructors.  In  addition  to  the  regular  college  year,  two  summer 
schools  are  maintained.  One  is  a  school  of  religious  education  for 
which  specialized  instructors  are  imported  from  different  sections  of 
the  country.  The  other  is  a  summer  school  for  teachers,  offering  an  eight 
week's  course  of  specialized  instruction. 

The  student  eni-ollment  in  the  various  departments,  not  exclusive 
of  duplicates,  is  232  (year  1922).  This  number  does  not  include  the 
enrollments  of  either  of  the  summer  schools. 

Courses  are  offered  in  collegiate  work,  academy,  domestic  science, 
commerce,  science,  piano,  orchestral  instruments,  voice,  expression,  arL, 
Bible,  etc.  The  courses  are  coordinated  with  the  University  of  Missouri 
and  all  work  done  in  the  institution  fully  accredited  by  the  university. 
Teachers'  certificates  are  granted  upon  satisfactory  completion  of 
courses. 

The  maintenance  of  the  school  is  secured  through  tuition,  gifts,  and 
endowment.  While  the  trustees  are  elected  by  the  Western  Christian 
Convention,  the  trritorial.  official  body  of  the  Christian  Church  (not 
Disciples),  the  college  is  non-sectarian.  Instructors  are  employed  and 
students  admitted  without  regard  to  church  affiliations.  The  city  of 
Albany  cooperates  in  promoting  the  interests  of  the  school. 

Northwest  Missouri  College. — This  institution  was  founded  .under 
the  fostering  care  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  South,  in  1891. 

It  was  made  possible  through  the  benevolence  and  enterprise  of 
Albany's  leading  citizens,  who  provided  a  splendid  campus  of  nine 
acres,  and  secured  subscriptions  up  to  ten  thousand  dollars  for  immedi- 
ate construction. 

Within  two  years  under  Prof.  W.  H.  Pritchett,  Northwest  Missouri 
College  was  successfully  launched.  Its  aims  were  of  the  best.  The 
instruction  given,  and  the  care  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  students  were 
always  high  type  work,  and  for  years,  the  generation  of  that  period 
availed  itself  of  the  splendid  privileges  thus  provided. 

The  college  continued  with  varying  activity  until  1909,  and  was 
much  appreciated. 

Early  in  its  experience  it  became  evident  that  there  must  be  a  very 
substantial  guarantee  committee.  At  first  the  guarantors  were  numer- 
ous and  the  burden  grew  and  the  committee  diminished.    It  was  finally 


304  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

proven  that  Northwest  Missouri  College  could  no  longer  continue.  The 
guarantee  committee  paid  interest  and  other  expenses  necessary  to 
keep  the  debt  afloat  out  of  their  own  funds. 

By  reason  of  removals  and  for  other  good  reasons  the  responsible 
members  became  fewer.  From  1909  onward  it  was  a  question  what  to 
do  with  the  property  and  how  to  meet  the  debt.  Several  propositions 
came  up  to  turn  the  property  to  other  uses  and  salvage  what  was  pos- 
sible. Some  took  the  position  that  the  property  represented  large  origi- 
nal donations  that  were  given  for  education,  and  therefore  the  property 
should  be  held  for  that  purpose.  It  was  a  continual  personal  expense  to 
these  few,  but  they  paid  and  held  on. 

There  was  rejoicing  when  in  1912  their  persistence  was  rewarded 
and  they  were  able  to  turn  over  sufficient  property  to  induce  and  justify 
the  opening  of  Palmer  College. 

Central  Christian  College — Central  Christian  College  was  the  out- 
growth of  a  liberal  offer  from  three  citizens  of  Albany.  Dr.  G.  W. 
Stapleton,  Dr.  M.  M.  Campbell,  and  T.  N.  Rigney,  to  the  educational 
hopes  of  the  Christian  Church.  For  college  purposes,  they  offered 
to  donate  a  tract  of  land  situated  in  the  South  of  Albany  at  the  terminus 
of  Park  Street,  and  also  a  one-fifth  interest  in  100  acres  lying  adjoining 
the  original  plat  of  the  city  and  nearly  surrounding  the  college  site. 

This  generous  gift  was  gratefully  accepted  by  the  representatives 
of  the  church   in  convention  assembled,   and   a    committee    at    once 
appointed  to  collect  necessary  funds  for  the  building.     The  citizens  of 
Albany  made  liberal  donations,  thus  making  it  possible  to  incorporate 
and  begin  preparations  for  building. 

Central  Christian  College  was  incorporated  in  April,  1892,  and 
the  contract  for  the  building  was  given  to  Hawk  Brothers  of  Albany. 
The  brick  work  was  done  by  Meek  Bricklaying  and  Contract  Company 
of  Chillicothe,  Mo. 

On  Aug.  10,  1892,  the  cornerstone  was  laid  with  impressive  cere- 
monies, conducted  by  F.  V.  Loos  of  Liberty,  Mo.,  assisted  by  J.  A.  Will- 
iams of  King  City,  Mo.,  and  other  leading  ministers.  In  November  of 
the  same  year  the  College  was  opened  and  on  January  8,  1893  the  build- 
ing was  dedicated  to  the  cause  of  Christian  education.  The  first  presi- 
dent was  Prof.  E.  J.  Gantz,  and  during  the  first  year  169  students  were 
enrolled  in  the  collegiate  and  normal  departments. 

During  the  ten  years'  existence  of  the  college,  scores  of  educated 
young  men  and  young  women  went  forth  from  its  doors  better  fitted  to 


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take  up  life's  duties.   Thus  is  a  measure  were  repaid  those  who  contributed 
largely  to  its  support. 

In  1903  the  building  was  purchased  by  the  city  and  converted  into 
a  ward  school,  and  now  it  is  also  used  by  students  in  the  vocational  agri- 
cultural and  home  economics  classes  of  the  high  school. 


CHAPTER  XV. 


LODGES,  SOCIETIES  AND  CLUBS. 


MASONIC  LODGES— THE  EASTERN  STAR— INDEPENDENT  ORDER  OF  ODD  FELLOWS- 
WOMEN'S  CHRISTIAN  TEMPERANCE  UNION— CIVIC  CLUB— LADIES  LITERARY 
CLUB— DAUGHTERS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION— P.  E.  O.— CHAMBER  OF 
COMMERCE. 

Masonic  Lodges. — Many  changes  have  occurred  during  forty  years. 
Better  roads  and  auto  cars  have  had  much  to  do  in  the  change  of  social 
centers,  small  communities  are  no  longer  isolated.  New  and  more  con- 
venient groupings  come  about  by  natural  selection.  The  fact  of  wor- 
thy note  is  this:  The  fraternal  spirit  is  continuous,  a  constant  element 
in  civilization,  an  evidence  of  life  and  vigor  and  an  indication  of  true 
prosperity. 

The  Masonic  order  was  first  in  point  of  time,  dating  back  to  early 
pioneer  days.  It  led  the  way,  and  has  grown  as  the  population  has  in- 
creased.   Its  history  is  well  known,  its  position  established. 

The  Masonic  fraternity,  with  eight  lodges  and  over  600  members  in 
the  county,  has  from  the  beginning  held  a  well  defined  place  in  the 
social  and  intellectual  growth  of  Gentry  County  citizenship. 

Since  1849  when  Gentryville  Lodge  No.  125  was  organized,  many 
efforts  at  different  points  have  been  put  forth,  all  of  them  serving  a  good 
purpose,  but  not  all  of  them  permanent. 

The  present  lodges  are  as  follows:  Athens  No.  127,  147  members, 
Albany;  Alanthus  No.  252,  45  members,  Wilson  Township;  Jacoby  No. 
447,  47  members,  Darlington;  Berlin  No.  378,  48  members,  Miller  Town- 
ship; Ancient  Craft  No.  377,  106  members.  King  City;  Havana  No.  21, 
31  members,  McFall;  Gentryville  No.  125,  51  members,  Gentryville; 
Stanberry  No.  109,  180  members,  Stanberry. 

The  Eastern  Star. — The  Order  has  five  flourishing  chapters  in  Gen- 
try County.  At  Gentryville,  Stanberry,  King  City,  Darlington,  and  at 
Albany. 

The  Albany  chapter  now  has  182  members.     Officers  as  follows: 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  307 

W.  P.,  Mr,  Allen  Bare;  W.  M.,  Mrs.  Pearl  Barger;  A.  M.,  Mrs.  Slate 
Bassler;  Sec'y.,  Mrs.  Pearl  Bare. 

Albany  Chapter,  Order  or  the  Eastern  Star,  was  organized  and  re- 
ceived charter  dated  Aug.  11,  1875,  and  in  which  was  named  as  officers, 
Henrietta  Daniels,  Worthy  Matron ;  John  T.  Daniels,  Worthy  Patron ; 
and  Sarah  Jane  McCammon,  Associate  Matron.  The  charter  list  shows 
at  organization  the  names  of  20  sisters  and  25  brothers,  who  after  a  time 
failed  to  meet  and  charter  surrendered. 

The  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  was  again  organized  at  Albany,  with 
charter  dated  April  30,  1894,  as  Esther  Chapter,  No.  13,  O.  E.  S.,  and 
naming  in  the  charter  as  officers:  Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Eader,  W.  M.;  Joshua 
B.  Thomas,  W.  P.;  Miss  Bash  McCammon,  A.  M.,  and  the  following 
named  were  selected  to  complete  the  organization  as  follows,  to-wit: 
Alice  Larkin,  Cond. ;  Lillian  Lainhart,  A.  Cond. ;  Mary  McCammon,  Sec, ; 
Etha  Reid,  Treas. ;  Lou  E.  Clark,  Adah ;  Emma  Roberts,  Ruth ;  Gail  Sulli- 
van, Esther;  Sallie  Cassity,  Martha;  Lillie  E.  Case,  Electa;  Matilda  Luns- 
ford,  Warder;  and  had  a  membership  of  14  sisters  and  14  brothers,  a 
total  of  28. 

The  following  have  been  duly  elected  and  served  as  presiding  of- 
ficers : 

1895 — Miss  Bash  McCammon,  W.  M.;  Joshua  B.  Thomas,  W,  P. 

1896 — Mrs.  Alice  Larkin,  W.  M. ;  Chas.  V.  Larmer,  W.  P. 

1897— Mrs.  Lou  E.  Clark,  W.  M.;  J.  E.  Sims,  W.  P. 

1898— Mrs.  Lillian  Lainhart,  W.  M.;  Sam  W.  Clark,  W.  P. 

1899 — Mrs.  Kate  Larmer,  W,  M.;  F.  P.  Marsteller,  W.  P. 

1900 — Mrs.  Emma  Roberts,  W,  M, ;  Wm.  T.  Lunsford,  W.  P. 

1901 — Mrs.  Joie  Thomas,  W.  M.;  Geo.  A.  Howell,  W.  P. 

1902 — The  present  officers  are:  Mrs.  Lou  Moore,  W.  M.;  Miss  Be- 
atrice Thomas,  A.  M. ;  Marvin  O.  Mothersead,  W.  P. 

The  chapter  now  has  a  membership  of  71  sisters  and  brothers  and 
is  in  a  flourishing  condition  socially  and  financially  and  has  ever  been 
noted  for  its  charity. 

Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. — Next  in  order  of  time  came 
the  L  O.  O.  F.  fraternity — an  average  of  10  years  later,  meeting*  the 
same  needs,  having  the  same  general  purpose,  and  affording  optional 
affiliations  to  the  individual.  Thus  inducing  a  spirit  of  friendly  rivalry 
to  the  benefit  of  all  concerned. 

The  Odd  Fellows  are  now  prosperously  organized  in  the  following 
centers :  Albany,  Stanberry,  King  City,  McFall,  Darlington,  Island  City. 

The  Rebekahs,  Auxiliary,  have  lodges  at  Albany,  Stanberry,  King 
City  and  McFall. 


308  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union. — While  the  earliest  facts 
are  not  available,  the  W.  C.  T,  U.  is  known  to  have  been  well  organized 
and  in  active  work  in  Gentry  County  as  early  as  1890.  It  is  the  nature  of 
such  work  that  its  activity  should  vary  as  demands  for  special  efforts 
and  opportunities  presented  themselves. 

However,  the  ladies  of  Gentry  County  have  proven  their  persever- 
ance and  versatility.  When  blocked  from  direct  temperance  work,  they 
took  up  cognate  work,  such  as  "Child  Welfare,"  "Women  in  Industry," 
"Sabbath  Observance,"  "Health  and  Morality,"  and  "Scientific  Tem- 
perance Instruction,"  thus  helping  always  to  create  that  nation  wide 
public  sentiment  which  finally  resulted  in  prohibition. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  ladies  were  making 
comfort  bags  for  the  sailors  of  our  own  navy  long  before  the  World 
War,  popularized  such  work. 

From  1904  and  onward,  the  whole  county  quickly  became  organ- 
ized and  an  ever  increasing  activity  has  been  manifested. 

The  World  War  brought  prohibition  and  for  a  time  merged  the 
work  of  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  in  the  general  struggle.  But  "Those  Women" 
did  not  quit.  The  enforcement  of  law  is  as  important  as  getting  the 
law.  Education  must  be  maintained.  Child  welfare,  health  and  moral- 
ity, still  invite  the  attention  and  reward  the  efforts  of  this  great  society. 
In  reviewing  thirty  years  of  work  in  Gentry  County,  one  feels  it  has 
been  worth  while  to  have  counted  one  in  the  ranks  of  such  a  union. 

The  appended  clipping  discloses  present  activity. 

Gentry  County  has  not,  throughout  its  history,  been  a  greatly  saloon 
ridden  county.  And  yet  temperance  has  always  been  a  vital  issue.  The 
W.  C.  T.  U.  has  ever  been  fighting,  or  rallying  for  the  next  conflict.  The 
organization  has  been  noted  for  three  things : 

First,  giving  aid  and  comfort  in  every  local  option  or  special  cam- 
paign. 

Second,  keeping  the  educational  features  of  temperance  at  the 
front. 

Third,  giving  cordial  assistance  to  any  and  all  civic  efforts  in  the 
interests  of  community  welfare. 

It  is  now  vigorously  active — striving  to  make  national  prohibition 
effective  and  permanent. 

The  Civic  Club  of  Albany. — As  it  is  generally  known,  the  Civic 
Club  is  an  organization  to  work  for  the  improvement  of  the  town,  in  any 
way  it  can  help.  It  is  composed  of  women  who  are  interested  in  the  wel- 
fare of  Albany  and  who  are  willing  to  give  of  their  time  and  energy 
in  accomplishing  things.    The  club  has  a  creditable  membership  but  the 


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officers  are  anxious  to  enlist  the  co-operation  of  all  women.  The  club 
has  recently  been  made  a  member  of  the  State  Federation  of  Women's 
clubs.  The  members  have  made  a  slogan,  "Keep-a-Goin'  "  for  the  com- 
ing year. 

Among  some  of  the  accomplishments  of  the  club  might  be  men- 
tioned the  following:  They  have  looked  after  several  classes  of  charity, 
have  sent  flowers  and  other  things  to  the  sick  and  shut-ins;  gave  gold 
medal  to  girl  winner  in  athletics  last  spring;  erected  and  kept  in  condi- 
tion flower  boxes  at  court  house  and  planted  flower  beds  in  court  house 
yard  ;  erected  big  signs  advertising  "Albany — Home  of  Palmer  College," 
furnished  rest  and  lunch  rooms  for  women ;  brought  some  fine  iron  seats 
for  the  court  house  yard;  helped  in  general  clean-up  days;  served  two 
dinners  for  community  meet  at  Palmer  college  work  day,  sent  two  dona- 
tions to  Near  East  Relief  fund.     Other  things  might  be  mentioned. 

The  following  are  the  present  officers  of  the  civic  club :  president, 
Mrs.  D.  O.  Kent;  1st  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  N.  Barger;  2nd  vice-presi- 
dent, Mrs.  Gus  Stevens;  recording  sec'y.,  Mrs.  C.  E.  Ernst;  correspond- 
ing sec'y-,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Degginger;  treasurer,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Kent. 

The  Ladies  Literary  Club. — The  Ladies  Literary  Club,  formerly 
called  the  ''Married  Ladies  Tea  Club"  was  organized  in  October  1892, 
with  the  following  named  ladies  as  charter  members:  Mrs.  J.  W.  Whit- 
ten,  Mrs.  T.  H.  Lainhart,  Mrs.  Carrie  Cranor,  Mrs.  R.  S.  Floyd,  Mrs.  Ma- 
mie Hubbard,  Mrs.  Ida  Wood  Stevens,  Mrs.  C.  V.  Larmer,  Mrs.  Flora 
Humphrey,  Mrs.  Dora  Crockett,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Markley,  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Doyle. 

Its  objtct  is  the  cultivation  of  intellectual,  artistic  and  social  life  of 
its  members  and  to  promote  public  welfare. 

In  1902,  the  club  joined  the  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs. 

This  club  has  been  interested  in  philanthropy,  and  in  the  advance- 
ment of  higher  education.  Prizes  for  essays  on  specified  subjects  have 
been  awarded  to  students.  Child  welfare  and  health  reforms  have  also 
been  promoted. 

The  Ladies'  Literary  Club  was  largely  instrumental  in  securing  the 
Carnegie  Library  for  Albany.  Besides  procuring  some  books,  the  pic- 
tures and  other  works  of  art  were  placed  in  the  library  building  by  ladies 
of  the  Literary  Club. 

The  present  officers  are:  Miss  Elma  Hendley,  president;  Mrs.  Lon 
E.  Clark,  secretary;  Miss  Emily  Stapleton,  corresponding  secretary; 
Mrs.  Nannie  Mothersead,  treasurer. 

Virginia  Daughters  Chapter  D.  A.  R. — This  organization,  as  is  well 
known,  is  devoted  to  patriotic  and  historical  purposes.      The    Albany 


310  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

chapter  was  founded  in  December  1912,  receiving  from  the  national  so- 
ciety the  number  1193. 

The  revolutionary  ancestors  of  the  charter  members  of  this  chap- 
ter were,  with  but  few  exceptions,  residents  of  Virginia.  Therefore, 
"Virginia  Daughters"  was  adopted  as  the  chapter  name.  The  following 
is  a  list  of  the  charter  members :  Mrs.  Anna  Bell  Stapleton ;  Mrs.  Mary 
J.  Doyle;  Mrs.  Jno.  E.  O'Hara;  Mrs.  Leora  Peery;  Mrs.  Luella  Graham; 
Mrs.  Celesti  Smith ;  Mrs.  David  Ella  Patton ;  Mrs.  Norcissa  Dawson  Wil- 
hite,  deceased;  Mrs.  Kate  Dawson  Hotaling;  Mrs.  Leona  S.  Austin;  Mrs. 
Grace  P.  Forbis ;  Mrs.  Narcissa  Holdin ;  Mrs.  Winifred  Doyle  Adams, 
deceased;  Mrs.  Neva  Green  Etter;  Miss  Nancy  E.  Peery;  Miss  Elma 
Hundley;  Miss  Geneva  E.  Peery;  Miss  Lulu  Hundley;  Miss  Lucy  L. 
Peery;  Miss  Ada  Bell  Stapleton;  Miss  Sara  Emily  Stapleton;  Miss  Mary 
McCammon;  Miss  Louise  Trent  Peery;  Miss  Margaret  Anne  Stapleton. 

During  the  World  War,  Virginia  Daughters  were  zealous  in  all 
the  special  activities  known  as  "United  War  Works."  The  chapter  gave 
efficient,  untiring  managers  to  several  county  departments.  One  thou- 
sand dollars  was  given  to  Red  Cross  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work.  A  French 
orphan  was  adopted  and  contributions  were  given  for  the  restoration 
of  Tiltoloy,  a  French  village  and  contributions  made  to  the  $100,000.00 
3rd  Liberty  Loan   subscribed   by  the   national   society. 

Also  individual  members  bought  $25,000.00  Liberty  bonds,  and 
adopted  three  French  orphans. 

The  service  flag  of  the  Virginia  Daughters  contains  nine  stars  of 
blue,  and  one  of  gold,  the  latter  in  memory  of  Lieut.  Geo.  Donald 
Holden  who  was  fatally  wounded  in  battle. 

P.  E.  O. — The  P.  E.  O.  Sisterhood  was  organized  in  1869  by  seven 
college  girls.  It  is  national  in  its  scope  and  has  ever  stood  for  progress, 
education  and  opportunity.  As  a  culture  society,  it  embraces  self-im- 
provement in  various  forms. 

Chapter  P.  Stanberry,  Mo.,  organized  Jan.  24,  1901,  was  the  first 
P.  E.  O.  Society  in  Gentry  County  and  during  the  years  since  then  the 
society  has  been  a  source  of  inspiration  to  its  members. 

Chapter  A.  N.,  Albany,  was  organized  in  November,  1905.  Charter 
members  were  Mesdames  G.  W.  Doyle,  J.  W.  Peery,  Wm.  O'Hara, 
R.  L.  Whaley,  T.  H.  Hunt,  T.  S.  Bishop,  W.  P.  Stapleton,  W.  C.  Hol- 
man,  W.  M.  Wilson,  Misses  Nannie  Peery,  Flora  McCammon,  Ada 
Stapleton,  Mary  McCammon  and  M.  V.  Stewart. 

Christian  education  is  one  of  the  cardinal  principles  of  the  P.  E.  O. 
Sisterhood  and  the  chapters  of  Gentry  County  have  given  largely  to  an 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  311 

Educational  Fund  of  the  society  and  chapter,  and  has  contributed  to  the 
fund  for  the  equipment  of  Palmer  College. 

During  the  World  War  the  ladies  of  the  P.  E.  O.  joined  with  the 
Red  Cross  and  other  organizations  in  the  different  lines  of  war  work. 

Chapter  D.  E.,  King  City,  was  organized  May  29,  1919,  with  13 
charter  members.  Political  honors  have  been  bestowed  upon  two  mem- 
bers. Mrs.  Anna  S.  McKnight  is  chairman  of  the  Women's  State  Demo- 
cratic Committee  and  Mrs.  Ida  B.  Parsons  is  a  member  of  the  State 
Executive  Committee.  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Stringfield  a  charter  member  of 
chapter  A  Unionville,  the  first  P.  E.  O.  chapter  organized  in  the  state 
is  now  a  member  of  chapter  D.  E.  King  City. 

Albany  Chamber  of  Commerce. — The  Albany  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce was  organized  Feb.  8,  1921,  with  a  membership  (original)  of 
thirty-five  progressive  and  representative  business  men.  In  a  rather 
intensive  campaign  a  few  weeks  later  the  membership  was  increased  to 
82  members,  and  later  additions  swelled  the  number  to  over  a  hundred. 

In  the  year  1921  there  were  really  no  things  of  great  magnitude 
accomplished.  However  several  projects  were  put  over  that  were  of 
some  consequence.  Among  those  things  that  tended  to  help  Albany  and 
the  community  and  make  it  a  better  place  in  which  to  live  were :  A  cash 
donation  was  made  to  Palmer  College  to  the  amount  of  $2,000;  an  ath- 
letic field  which  cost  approximately  $800  was  completed^  a  temporary 
sidewalk  from  the  D.  D.  Kingsborough  property  west  to  Clark  Street 
on  the  way  to  the  Burlington  Station  was  completed  ;  in  the  annual  Clean- 
up Day  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  worked  in  co-ordination  with  the 
Civic  Club  to  make  that  worth-while  project  a  success;  eight  of  the  lead- 
ing roads  out  of  Albany  were  marked  within  a  radius  of  ten  miles;  sev- 
eral large  signs  were  put  up  on  the  main  highways  advertising  "Albany 
— The  Home  of  Palmer  College" ;  a  tourist  camp  ground,  with  all  con- 
veniences for  mortorists  passing  through  our  city,  was  located  on  the 
South  school  campus ;  a  movement  for  the  re-opening  of  the  Wabash  Sta- 
tion at  Evona  was  agitated  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce ;  v/e  helped 
Palmer  College  provide  for  their  guests  at  commencement  time  and  the 
ten-day  School  of  Religious  Education;  we  worked  in  conjunction  with 
the  high  school  in  promoting  good  sportsmanship  in  athletics  by  giving 
several  gold  medals  to  the  high-point  winners  in  track  meets  last  spring; 
the  organization  made  up  about  a  thousand  dollars  for  the  maintenance 
of  the  best  band  in  this  section  of  the  state ;  rooms  and  enertainment  were 
provided  for  the  boys  and  girls  from  other  towns  who  entered  the  song 
and  declamatory  contests  held  in  the  Palmer  College  Auditorium  last 


312  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

spring ;  three  most  successful  Community  Days  for  the  grading  and  finish- 
ing of  the  College  Athletic  Field  were  held ;  cash  prizes  in  the  Junior 
Red  Cross  were  offered  by  the  Chamber;  a  committee  was  sent  to  Jeffer- 
son City  recently  to  look  into  the  matter  of  rock  roads  for  Gentry  County. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 


WORLD  WAR. 


GENTRY  COUNTY  RESPONDS— TWENTY-NINE  GOLD  STARS— A  TJST  OF  EX-SERVICE 
MEN  FROM  GENTRY  COITNTY— NECROLOGY— RED  CROSS  AND  OTHER  ORGANI- 
ZATIONS— BOND  SALES. 

Gentry  County  furnished  nearly  700  men  for  military  service  in  the 
World  War.  Of  this  number  fully  one-third  volunteered  before  the  se- 
lective draft  became  effective. 

This  spontaneous  offering  for  foreign  service  was  due  in  part  to  the 
earnest,  inspiring  words  of  President  Wilson,  but  perhaps  for  the  greater 
part  to  the  innate  sense  of  right  and  justice  which  is  the  inestimable  pos- 
session of  our  citizenship.  It  was  due  also,  in  lesser  part,  to  reaction 
from  the  intense  German  propaganda.  American  youth  despise  the 
sneak. 

During  the  years  of  the  war  before  the  entrance  of  America,  Ger- 
man methods  had  become  known  and  despised  by  all  nations.  In  our 
nation  where  general  information  is  so  widely  distributed,  the  impulse 
to  fight  is  not  born  of  prejudice  or  of  blind  hate.  It  springs  from  knowl- 
edge— from  a  settled  conviction  that  the  fighting  ought  to  be  under- 
taken and  produces  an  intense  determination  that  it  shall  be  fought 
through  to  final  victory. 

It  was  this  intelligence,  this  conviction  and  this  determination  that 
made  the  A.  E.  F.  the  swiftest  and  deadliest  fighting  engine  ever  as- 
sembled. The  highly  trained,  but  less  intelligent  German  masses  crum- 
bled before  it. 

Gentry  County  had  her  part.  Of  the  millions  engaged,  the  average 
death  rate  was  two  per  cent,  but  Gentry  County  has  four  gold  stars  to 
the  hundred. 

The  roster  of  our  soldiers  is  practically  complete,  as  nearly  so  as  it 
can  be  given.  Likewise  the  tribute  to  each  of  the  29  who  gave  "the  last 
full  measure  of  devotion"  is  as  nearly  accurate  as  painstaking  care  can 
make  it. 


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A  permanent  and  appropriate  monument  is  projected  to  preserve 
their  hallowed  memory. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  ex-service  men  from  Gentry  County : 


Courtney  Alexander 
Jasper  Adams 
John  A.  Atkins 
Harry  L.  Adams 
Jos.  Thos.  Arnold 
Leslie  V.Allen 
Clarence  W.  Adams 
Lena  Chas.  Allenbrand 
Thurman  Allen 
Joseph  Archer 
Chas.  V.  Adams 
Emert  Akes 
Elbert  Adams 
Wm.  E.  Arnold 
Wm,  L.  Asher 
Harry  Armstrong 
Oscar  D.  Adams 
Ed.CarlAllis 
Roscoe  Akes 
Thos.  Alsburry 
Clinton  Allen 
Olizie  Anderson 

GoldaA.Burk 

Leo  Ballard 

Cleo  A.Baldock 

Orville  Baxter 

Jas.  Harold  Besinger 

Chas.  H.  Bechtel 

Wm.Boley 

Jas.  Walter  Boner 

Leroy  C.  Bush 

Leonard  Burton 

Marion  E.  Brant 

Andra  Black 

RollieBoulting 

Jennings  B.Botts 

Arthur  C.  Bull 


Amos  S.  Burton 
Eli  V.  Baxter 
John  E.  Bounds 
Wm.  Edwin  Boatright 
Elmo  B.  Baird 
Samuel  Brock 
Orva  Ray  Barns 
Geo.  L.  Babb 
Fred  Berry 
VenaR.  Birbeck 
Wm.  Clifford  Berry 
Bryant  Boulting 
Jas.  C.Bunnell 
Herbert  A.  Brown 
James  B.  Burroughs 
Graven  Bratcher 
Thos.  H.  Butt 
Harley  Goss  Beets 
Arthur  Eberts  Baber 
Floyd  Bagnell 
Sam.  W.  Baxter 
Geo.  D.Bowman 
John  H.  Bremer 
A.S.Bliesh 
Joe  Baird 
Thos.  A.  Burton 
Chas.  C.  Bishop 
Henry  W.  Beachler 
Robert  O.  Brewer, 
Jas.  Doak  Berry 
Guy  Baker 
Chas.  M.  Bulla 
P.  S.  W.  Burgin 
Dale  Brown 
Cleo  Barber 
Clyde  Black 
Bert.  S.  Barber 
Arch  Burkhart 


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315 


Henry  Bell 
Jasper  Bryant 
Jas.  C.  Batson 
Robt.  Birbeck 
H.  Victor  Berry 
G.  Cleo  Bowser 
Ward  Boston 
Chester  Burks 
Lloyd  Britton 
Walter  Bottorf 
Chas.  E.  Bentely 
Wm.  Lewis  Bare 

Wm.  Whitton  Crockett 
John  Childers,  Jr. 
Ray  N.  Canaday 
Orval  Cooper 
Elza  Collier 
Theo.  Caster 
Oscar  E,  Cook 
Jas.  E.  Caster 
Fred  Chalders 
Lloyd  Cook 
Jos.  M.  Crouse 
Leslie  Caster 
Claude  Carter 
Hubbard  Cotton 
Floyd  Campbell 
Jack  Childers 
Wm.  E.  Colville 
Russell  Jay  Cameron 
Geo.  Chowning 
Jas.  Jefferson  Clark 
Ira  Walter  Cook 
Wm.  K.  Callow 
Otho  A.  Crawford 
Owen  Cousins 
Crawford  Curtis 
Jas.  M.  Chittim 
Dewitt  Campbell 
Roy  Chapman 


Chas.  Campbell 
Leonard  Cookley 
Herschel  Cooper 
Weedson  Canaday 
W.  H.  Carter 
Paul  Consoliver 
Clyde  Chadwick 
Homer  Cure 
Oliver  Crockett 
Harold  E.  Conrad 
Homer  Cure 
Chas.  A.  Cobb 
David  D.  Cranor 
John  D.  Cottrill 
Lewis  Chittim 
Dan  Consoliver 
Lloyd  Cox 
C.  L.  Cummins 
Albert  L.  Christian 
John  H.  Carpenter 
John  M.  Chittim 

Orin  Denny 

Geo.  R.  Dye 

Olizie  E.  David 

Gibbon  Durbin 

Carl  E.  Davis 

Sam.  B.  Dresback 

O.  Burl  Duckworth 

Ed.  B.  Derks 

Roy  R.  Dunshee 

J.  H.  Degginger 

Roy  Duncan 

Jesse  Waynd  David 

Roy  David 

John  Dowie 

Benj.  E.  Despain 

John  S.  Dills 

Tracy  E.  Dale 

Wm.  Callie  Davidison 

Volley  Dorsey 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Earle  Duncan 
Ottis  T.  Dills 
Jno.  Elvis  Dalbey 
Jno.  R.  Doyle 
Wilbur  F.  Duncan 
George  Duckworth 
Luther  DeMoss 
H.  G.  Dakan 
H.  Cliff  Doolin 
Chas.  Geo.  Davis 
Frank  M.  David 

Paul  England 
Floyd  Evans 
Cleo  Evans 
Harry  T.  Elder 
Emmett  Evans 
Delno  Eslinger 
Tony  T.  Elliot 
Ross  W.  Edmondson 
Thos.  Ora  Eads 
Jas.  C.  Edmonds 
Clem  Evans 
Leslie  Elam 
Frederick  Elder 
Lee  Etter 
Morris  D.  Elder 
Paul  Elder 
Paul  Evans 

Thos.  B.  Freed 
Olen  Frizzell 
Jos.  E.  Farthing 
Clarence  Frederick 
Sam  F.  Fountain 
Levi  Fisher 
Geo.  Fite 
Cleo  J.  Flowers 
Clyde  C.  Fore 
Claude  Frans 
J.  P.  Ferguson 


Melvin  Floyd 
Otta  S.  Farthing 
Van  J.  Faden 
Wm.  Tell  Freed 
Geo.  Ferrell 
Roy  Funderburk 
Oda  B.  Fuller 
Shawnon  Fore 

Harry  Gordon 
Homer  Gillespie 
Frank  Gordon 
Ed.  C.  Griffith 
Henry  Gall 
Glenn  Gilleland 
Solon  Groom 
Harvey  Gillet 
Jesse  Good 
Wade  Good 
Paul  Gibbany 
A.  M.  Gannaway 
Morris  Green 
Orval Green 
Wm.  E.  Gladstone 
Leslie  Gray 
Howard  Gill 
Jos.  C.  Gilbert 
Norwood  Giles 
Rusell  Gill 
Elmer  Gage 
Walter  Griffey 
Lee  Gilbert 
Roy  E.  Good 
Chas.  F.  George 
Lee  M.  Graham 
Albert  Garmon 
Jesse  O.  Grace 
Claud  Green 
Roy  Good 
Albert  Guerin 
Geo.  Gall 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


317 


Dale  Gray 
Geo.  Golder 
Fielding  Graham 
Jas.  Thos.  Gillespie 
Jesse  E.  Grace 
Jno.  Guy  Gibson 
Lester  C.  Gartin 
Robt.  E.  Giles 
Allen  Goodman 
Ivil  Giles 
Clyde  D.  Green 
James  Gregory 
Cleo  Gregg 
Geo.  J.  Gladeston 
Geo.  Griffey 
Huse  Glasco 
John  L.  Grantham 
Robt.  L.  Grantham 
Paul  Gregory 

B.  Hyten 
Orval  Hall 
Y.  W.  Harrod 
Phillip  Henderson 
Mark  A.  Hopkins 
Leonard  Harrod 
David  E.  Harden 
Donald  Holden 
Wm.  Guy  Harden 
Oliver  Hutchcraft 
Clarence  Hughs 
Clinton  Houstin 
Daniel  Haack 
Pearl  Hawthorne 
Bert  W.  Hill 
Roy  L.  Hall 
Wm.  Hanley 
Edgar  M.  Hall 
W.  W.  Heckinlively 
Paul  Harvey 
Geo.  W.  Hall 


E.  R.  Hardwick 
Jno.  Howery 
Geo.  B.  Hartman 
C.  F.  Heintz 
C.  S.  Hopper 
Thos.  J.  Handly 
G.  F.  Heckinlively 
Leo  Moots  Henderson 
Claude  Hazelwood 
Walter  H.  Hyatt 
Jno.  E.  Higginbotham 
Earl  Hathaway 
Wm.  F.  Heaton 
Frank  Hamilton 

C.  L  Hay 
Luther  Hager 
Thos.  C.  Holden 
Ed.  W.  Henderson 
Verno  Casper  Humphery 
Ray  Hartman 

Hugh  Hinore 
Geo.  F.  Howell 
Chas.  M.  Hulet 
Ernest  Hardin 
Chas.  L.  Hulet 
J.  M.  Harden 
Lester  Lee-Hawthorne 
Roy  S.  Hinkley 
Wm.  E.  Hulet 
A.  Newton  Hull 

Hobart  Ireland 

Clyde  Jongon 
Clifford  E.  Jones 
Clifford  Jones 

D.  F.  Jameson 
Roy  Jennings 
C.  H.  Jenkins 
J.  A.  Johnson 
H.  B.  Justice 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


A.  F.  James 

F.  H.  Jameson 
Fred  James 
Fred  Jameson 
S.  E.  Johnson 
Glenn  Jolly 

Roy  Newton  Jolly 
Stephen  Jones 
William  Jones 
Clyde  Jonagon 
Jas.  E.  Jennings 
Del  Jenkins 

James  S.  Knisley 
Bryon  Knisley 
Fred  E.  Kemp 
Harry  Kelley 
Eldon  Kingsborough 
Clyde  Kinman 
Geo.  Kingsborough 
Ferris  Keyes 
Wm.  F.  Kier 

G.  B.  Kosman 
Roy  J.  Kirk 
Robert  Kier 
Owen  Kurtright 
Walter  L.  Kier 
Benj.  Kyger 
Fitzburgh  Kerfoot 

B.  Joe.  Kelly 
Henry  Kirk 

Ray  B.  Lykins 
Harry  S.  Lupf  er 
Lykins  Elmer 
Ralph  Leonard 
L.  E.  Lewis 
Fred  Lynch 
Wm.  R.  Lovall 
A.  G.  Lewis 
T.  Earl  Longstreth 


J.  F.  Lajoie 

Milton  Levy 

Emery  Lykins 

Paul  Liggett 

Lowell  Lawrence  Livergood 

Delno  Lawter 

Forrest  Larmer 

Leon  Lane 

A. M.  Leonard 

Sam.  E.  Logsdon 

W.  J.  Lainhart 

Reece  Liggett 

Albert  Lynch 

Robt.  E.  Lee 

Hallie  Leith 

Chas.  O.  Lane 

Elmer  Lane 

Wm.  C.  Lane 

James  Lemaster 

Chas.  A.  Lindley 

Sam.  M.  Levy 

Chas.  L.  Lawrence 

Harold  Lamb 

Edward  Lindsay 

Jacob  Miller 
Geo.  Murray 
Porter  Mothersead 
Jno.  Milstead 
C.  R.  Miller 
Benj.  Martin 
G.  A.  Manring 
E.  H.  Morrison 
L.  E.  Miles 
Jas.  R.  Mullholland 
J.  W.  Mendenhall 
A.  Madera 
W.  E.  Mitchell 
Robt.  H.  Malson 
Robt.  B.  Martin 
Fred  L.  Miller 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


319 


Merritt  Miller 
C.  R.  Miller 
Jno.  W.  Matney 
Otsa  Misemer 
L.  S.  Myers 
Alva  Martin 
Jno.  Miller 
J.  D.  Miller 
W.  R.  Millan 
Robt.  Miller 
Herschel  G.  Myrick 
Arch  J.  Murphy 
Roy  E.  Malson 
Wade  Moody 
Jay  Walter  Malson 
Wm.  O.  Myers 
Leon  Mayer 
Carl  V.  Miles 
Fred  Meyers 
Ray  E.  Murphy 
Raymond  Malson 
Alva  Moberly 
Raymond  Martin 
Evert  G.  Morrison 
Adolph  Mayer 
Ray  S.  Moran 
Malcolm  Moody 


W.  E.  McCampbell 
Jas.  Edgar  McCary 
Earl  McNesse 
Clifford  McElvain 
Ray  McQuire 
Chas.  R.  McDaniel 
Jas.  McConkey 

Buford  Newman 
H.  E.  Newcomer 
Walter  Neidig 
Orville  F.  Norton 
Roy  Noonan 
Charles  Newell 
Chas.  E.  Needles 
Geo.  Norris 
Ed.  G.  Neal 
Emmett  Roy  Noble 
Jno.  Newman 

Wm.  O'Neal 
Jos.  Oshel 
Jno.  P.  Osborn 
Walter  E.  Osborn 
Jno.  Joseph  O'Malley 
Gartha  R.  Osborn 
O.  A.  O'Bannion 


Otto  McDaniel 
Chas.  McCarty 
Wm.  H.  McCarty 
Chas.  R.  McCarty 
Melvin  McGinley 
Rob't  McVey 
Reuben  McCampbell 
Emery  McCampbell 
Chas.  McConkey 
Clyde  McMillen 
Sam  McDowell 
Alfred  McVay 
Wm.  Glenn  McQuire 


Erna  G.  Peery 
Jno.  Jopplewell 
Benj.  Prior 
O.  C.  Parker 
Otto  Patterson 
Clarence  Poe 
Thos.  Patton 
John  M.  Pennebaker 
Orville  S.  Parman 
Rufus  Peery 
Herschel  Price 
Roy  E.  Peasley 
Bud  O.  Phinney 


320 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Marvin  Price 
Wm.  Pittsenbarger 
James  L.  Pierce 
James  Park 
Jas.  Harvy  Pence 
Jno.  Piper 
Jas.  Pierce 
Wm.  Patee 
Benj.  L.  Peery 
Walter  Patton 
Willard  Persinger 
Virgil  Patton 
Lorin  W.  Price 
Kern  C.  Pike 
James  Mike  Price 
Estell  Pulisfer 
Lloyd  Patton 
Clarence  Peery 
Thos.  Peery 
Homer  Phillipps 

Jno.  F.  Quigley 
Edgar  F.  Quigley 
Walter  Quigley 

F.  S.  Rodgers 
V.  C.  Rogers 
T.  W.  Rigney 
Wm.  Robinson 
T.  Rainey 
H.  L.  Ross 
Jno.  A.  Rigney 
Wayne  Rainey 
Orville  N.  Rust 
Melvin  Ruch 
Homer  Robertson 
V.  H.  Rigney 
Homer  Rouse 
James  Rader 
Lewis  F.  Ray 
Oscar  F.  Riley 


Cecil  Rice 

Wm.  E.  Ripley 

Silvan  Reed 

Woodson  Rhodes 

Orville  Ragland 

F.  Rowlett 

O.  Royston 

Chas.  Runyan 

W.  H.  Royston 

Grant  Ross 

Herbert  Dwithe  Reams 

Brady  Ross 

Clifford  Rucker 

D.  W.  Ragland 

J.  E.  Rucker 

Shelton  L.  Rose 

Norest  Riley 

Roscoe  Rice 

Thos.  Robison 

Henry  Ross 

Marion  C.  Roark 

Clifford  Ross 

Sheldon  Rose 

Graver  C.  Rogers 

W.  R.  Rudkin 

Roy  M.  Riche 

L.  Marion  Rose 

H.  Royston 

Cecil  Royston 

L  Robertson 

Clif .  Rucker 

Myron  Rybolt 

Ollie  Redmond 

Jerry  Royston 

Jas.  Caster 

Harvey  Romesburg 

L.  P.  Richmond 

R.  F.  Runyan 

R.  B.  Scott 
Paul  Stokes 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


321 


Leonard  Stam 
Jas.  Lowery  Smith 
Jno.  R.  Smith 
Wm.  Lv  Stokes 
Chas.  G.  Sharp 
Harry  Sampson 
Wm.  G.  Stevenson 
Lloyd  Marion  Summa 
Evert  Salsman 
Geo.  V.  Smith 
Orvey  Smith 
Fred  C.  Sharp 
Chas.  E.  Stam 
W.  Stephenson 
J.  L.  Scarborough 
Olin  Steiman 
A.  R.  Sill 
L.  S.  Storer 
G. S.  Shanabarger 
R.  M.  Sinks 
G.  A.  Sealey 
A.  C.  Stegman 
Altice  Searcy 
Curtis  Shelby 
Russell  H.  Stegman 
W.  M.  Smith 
Jas.  V.  Seals 
A.  K.  Smith.  Jr. 
G.  V.  Smith 
Lester  H.  Smith 
Geo.  Spiking 
Clyde  E.  Shearer 
Jas.  W.  Stephens 
Reece  Homer  Smith 
Boyd  Smith 
Wm.  Lloyd  Smith 
Lee  Smith 
Raymond  Sager 
Homer  Ray  Summa 
Walter  K.  Smith 
Charles  A.  Shrike 


Jack  Stapleton 
Guy  O.  Smith 
Gartha  E.  Smith 
Sanford  G.  Shilder 
John  B.  Scott 
R.  L  Sharp 
Wm.  H.  Siddens 
Orby  Searcy 
W.  B.  Sampson 
Fielding  Stapleton 
Albert  Steinman 

L.  E.  Turner 
Luther  Taylor 
Wm.  H.  Terry 
E.  L.  Toombs 
C.  L.  Turner 
Jno.  G.  Twist 
Bessell  H.  Trailkill 
Benj.  R.  Treasure 
Jno.  C.  Townsend 
Arthur  Tibbetts 
Newton  Rolla  Tunks 
Wm.  M.  Todd 
Claude  Tennant 
Claude  Tunnell 
Arelious  Taff 
P.  E.  Turner 
John  Tatum 
E.  Lee  Tipton 
Chas.  B.  Tresaure 
Cecil  P.  Townsend 
Ray  Trapp 
Wm.  Thompson 
Ira  O.  Taylor 

John  F.  Uhlig 

Geo.  Vaughn 
Arlis  B.  Vogt 
Carl  Vanhoozier 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 


Frank  D.  Veal 

Frank  Woods 
Fred  Willett 
Jasper  Weese 
William  Willis 
Harry  Whitmore 
Wm.  R.  Williams 
Andrew  Weese 
Belden  Wilson 
W.  C.  Wright 
Leander  Weese 
Barney  Weese 
Manuel  Wheeler 
Chas.  A.  Waldo 
A.  K.  Wilson 
Orville  Wright 
S.  Jno.  Wagers 
Paul  B.  Wilson 
Gordon  A.  Ward 
Max  W.  Williams 
Ernest  R.  Walker 
Glenn  D.  Washburn 
Earl  Walker 
Enisley  J.  Wyatt 
Garvin  Whitley 
Ottie  Wall 
Ralph  Weaver 
Arthur  Ward 

Thje  following  is  a  list  of 
service  during  the  World  War 
Elbert  Lewis  Adams 
Harwood  Canaday 
Jesse  Wayne  David 
Ray  David  (Nodaway  Co 
Frank  Wilbur  Duncan 
Roy  P.  Duncan 
Roy  P.  Duncan 
John  Dowie 
Claude  Frans 


Peery  Wright 
E.  A.  Wood 
Errett  Williams 
J.  F.  Wilson 
Orval  Ward 
C.  G.  Woolen 

E.  E.  Wilson 

F.  S.  Whited 
Geo.  E.  Wooding 
L.  E.  Weaver 
Cecil  Wilson 
Thos.  H.  Walker 
Lloyd  L.  Welck 
Shattuck  Wilson 
Arthur  E.  Walker 
Wm.  H.  Wall 
Wm.  Dale  Wayman 

Alva  Yarrington 
J.  E.  Yarnell 
Miles  Yount 
Edgar  Yount 
Raymond  Yeater 
Claude  Young 

Frank  Zentz 
Sam  Zumwalt 
Clif.  Zumwalt 

Necrology. 

men  from  Gentry  County,  who  died  in  the 

Donald  F.  Holden 
Wm.  Earl  Hulet 
Harry  T.  Elder 
.)  David  Ed.  Hardin 

William  Hutchcraft 
B.  Hyten 
Harold  Lamb 
Hallie  Leith 
James  LeMaster 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  323 

Porter  Mothershead  Raymond  Sager 

John  Joseph  O'Malley  Clifford  Zumwalt 

James  R.  Park  Edward  T.  Lindsay 

James  Rader  Cecil  A.  Rice 

Homer  Rouse  John  Matney 

Clarence  D.  Tunnell  John  Gyer 
Guy  Oren  Smith 

Red  Cross  and  Other  Societies  in  the  World  War — The  response  of 
any  people  to  patriotic  demands  in  time  of  war  is  a  good  standard  by 
which  to  measure  their  true  worth.  The  World  War  called  for  three 
things:   Men,  money  and  relief  work. 

Volunteer  relief  work  began  with  the  war.  The  W.  C.  T.  U.  waited 
for  no  call  except  the  needs  of  the  soldiers.  So  with  many  smaller  socie- 
ties. They  went  at  once  to  the  work  of  relief.  Almost  every  community 
had  examples  of  this  activity.  All  over  the  county  people  wanted  to  help. 

The  call  for  a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  drive  to  raise  $5,000.00  for  war  work 
was  apportioned  out  to  the  various  subdivisions  of  the  county  and  was 
quickly  over-subscribed.  The  response  came  promptly  from  all  parts  of 
the  county. 

When  all  these  activities  were  merged,  and  placed  officially  in 
charge  of  the  Red  Cross.  The  scope  of  the  work  was  not  at  once  under- 
stood. It  took  some  time  to  realize  the  need  of  complete  organization 
and  proper  co-ordination. 

With  Victor  Twist  as  president.  Rep.  J.  W.  Mays,  secretary  and 
Mrs.  Mary  O'Mally  at  the  head  of  the  Woman's  Department,  the  Red 
Cross  soon  came  into  fullest  efficiency.  Co-operation  became  universal. 
Thirteen  branches  were  scattered  over  the  county.  The  membership  rose 
to  5,000.  Almost  every  citizen,  man  or  woman,  offered  something — 
wanted  a  part. 

As  well  as  money,  many  men  and  women  devoted  all  possible  spare 
time  to  some  form  of  relief  work.  Albany  held  a  sale  with  proceeds  of 
$3,000.00.  King  City's  sale  produced  $4,000.00.  Some  $10,000  were 
turned  into  the  general  treasury. 

There  follows  a  list  of  Red  Cross  branches  in  Gentry  County:  Al- 
bany branches,  Stanberry,  King  City,  McFall,  Darlington,  Lone  Star,  Si- 
loam,  Gentryville,  Gentry,  Willow  Row,  Pleasant  Valley,  Huggins  and 
Ford  City. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  articles  shipped :  Hospital  bed  shirts, 
3,347;  wash  cloths,  1,201;  handkerchiefs,  1,499;  sweaters,  1,217;  band- 
ages, 9,843;  helmets,  246;  wristlets,  461;  gun  wipes,  111,765;  socks. 


324  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

2,336;  pajamas,  1,532;  napkins,  656;  gauze  compresses,  19,843;  under 
garments,  1,479;  miscellaneous,  901. 

Such  volume  and  variety  of  results,  spread  over  the  county,  re- 
quired a  vast  amount  of  supervision  in  almost  endless  detail.  This  part 
of  the  work  was  in  addition  to  money  given  or  garments  made.  It  was 
cheerfully  volunteered  and  faithfully  carried  through — an  abiding  tes- 
timony to  the  unfailing  spirit  of  sympathy  and  effective  helpfulness  so 
general  throughout  the  whole  of  the  county. 

When  the  war  closed  and  its  immediate  consequences  had  been  ar- 
ranged for.  Gentry  County  citizens  did  not  suffer  the  Red  Cross  work  to 
lapse.  With  G.  M.  Peery,  as  chairman  of  the  County  Chapter  and  Miss 
Elma  Hundley  as  secretary,  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross  has  been  made 
permanent. 

Miss  Gladys  Blume,  R.  N.,  has  been  engaged  as  Public  Health 
Nurse  and  is  now  in  her  third  year,  salary  and  expenses  are  paid  by  the 
Red  Cross  organization. 

Miss  Plume's  position  is  thus  defined :  The  Gentry  County  Chapter 
of  American  Red  Cross  has  secured  the  services  of  a  Red  Cross  Public 
Health  Nurse. 

Duties — (1)  To  give  skilled  nursing  care  through  short  visits  to  the 
patient.  (2)  Actual  demonstrations  at  the  bedside.  (3)  Instruction  in 
the  care  of  the  patient  and  in  those  laws  of  hygiene  necessary  to  the  pro- 
tection of  the  family  and  community.  (4)  Visiting  and  examining  school 
children.   (5)  Teaching  classes  in  "Home  Hygiene  and  Care  of  the  Sick." 

The  nurse  does  not  stay  in  the  home  of  the  patient,  but  spends  one 
or  two  hours  a  day  in  the  home,  giving  whatever  care  may  be  indicated 
or  whatever  treatment  may  have  been  ordered  by  the  doctor  and  teach- 
ing the  family  how  to  care  for  the  patient  until  her  next  visit.  She  always 
works  under  the  direction  of  a  physician. 

In  general  the  organization  throughout  the  county  is  a  continua- 
tion from  the  war  period.  The  interest  continues.  In  two  of  the  south- 
west district  conventions  Gentry  County  has  had  the  largest  delegation 
in  attendance  from  any  county,  except  the  county  in  which  St.  Joseph  is 
located. 

The  work  is  largely  among  the  children  of  the  graded  schools,  and 
makes  for  better  citizens.   And  the  county  is  earnest  in  its  support. 

The  efficient  work  which  has  been  done  by  Gentry  Red  Cross  Chap- 
ter the  past  year  has  attracted  the  attention  of  the  officers  of  the  South- 
west Division,  at  St.  Louis,  as  well  as  of  those  at  eastern  headquarters, 
and  as  a  result  this  county  has  been  given  the  distinction  of  being  made 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  325 

one  of  two  counties  in  Missouri  for  the  demonstration  of  Junior  Red 
Cross  work. 

Bond  Sales — The  banks  of  the  county  cheerfully  undertook  the 
placing  of  United  States  securities.  They  responded  to  every  call,  and 
during  the  war  period  an  aggregate  of  about  $2,000,000  was  sold  in  the 
county.  The  people  met  the  various  calls  with  a  commendable  spirit  of 
determination  to  see  things  through  in  matters  financial. 

To  this  should  be  added  the  many  thousands  in  small  items  han- 
dled by  the  post-offices.  The  total  number  of  contributors  cannot  be 
known,  but  the  response  was  very  general,  and  in  many  cases,  generous 
beyond  the  means  of  small  investors,  who,  once  the  war  was  over,  they 
were  compelled  to  part  with  their  stamps  and  small  bonds  at  a  heavy 
discount,  but  to  their  lasting  honor  let  it  be  said  that  when  the  need  was 
greatest,  they  more  than  did  their  share. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


COUNTY  OFFICERS. 


COUNTY  COimT  JUDGES— PROBATE  JUDGES— CLERK  OF  CIRCUIT  COURT— CLERKS 
OF  COUNTY  COURTS— CIRCUIT  AND  COUNTY  ATTORNEYS— SHERIFFS— COLLEC- 
TORS—ASSESSORS— TREASURERS— JUDGES  OF  THE  CIRCUIT  COURT— REPRE- 
SENTATIVES—COUNTY  SURVEYORS— SCHOOL  SUPERINTENDENTS— CORONERS- 
PUBLIC  ADMINISTRATORS. 

County  Court  Judges. 

Michael  Maltsberger,  William  Steel,  Samuel  Collins,  appointed  in 
1845. 

Michael  Maltsberger,  John  C.  Williams,  William  A,  Childers, 
elected  for  four  years. 

In  1849  Joseph  Hawkins  was  appointed  by  the  governor  to  fill  va- 
cancy occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  Michael  Maltsberger. 

Joseph  Hawkins,  Phillip  Messimer,  P.  R,  Cadle,  elected  in  1850. 

James  M.  Howell,  Peter  Price,  Adam  Black,  elected  in  1854. 

By  virtue  of  an  act  of  the  legislature  of  1854  and  1855  three  justices 
of  the  county  court  were  reuired  to  be  elected  at  the  general  election  in 
1856,  one  to  hold  the  office  for  six  years,  one  for  four  years  and  the  other 
for  two  yars,  at  which  election  Enoch  Liggett,  Robert  Boggs  and  J.  G. 
Wright  were  elected,  in  1856. 

In  1860  Enoch  Liggett,  Robert  Boggs  and  J.  G.  Wright  composed 
the  county  court. 

Enoch  Ligget,  Jesse  Gay  and  Jacob  Jones,  in  1862. 

Enoch  Ligget,  Jacob  Jones  and  George  W.  Needels,  in  1864. 

George  W.  Needels,  Jacob  Jones,  John  J.  Ross,  in  1866. 

J.  T.  Brown,  John  Huggins,  Charles  Lowery,  in  1868. 

John  Huggins,  Thomas  J.  Brown,  John  Hall,  in  1870. 

Thomas  J,  Brown,  John  Hall,  John  P.  Lilley,  in  1872. 

John  Hall,  John  P.  Lilley,  Elisha  Cameron,  in  1874. 

Dimmon  Dorsey  was  elected,  but  died  before  entering  upon  the 
duties  of  the  office,  and  Cameron  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  327 

Logan  Peery,  John  P.  Lilley,  Jacob  Kessler,  in  1876. 
Samuel  Jordan,  R.  H.  Davidson,  Albert  J.  Clark,  in  1878. 
Thomas  J.  Stockton,  James  H.  Campbell,  Samuel  Jordan,  in  1880. 
Thomas  J.  Stockton,  J.  H.  Campbell,  J.  E.  McGuire,  in  1883. 
K.  McKenney,  J.  H.  Mitchell,  E.  M.  McLeod,  in  1885. 
K.  McKenney,  E.  O'Malley,  L.  C.  Norman,  in  1887. 

F.  C.  Norman,  A.  N.  Vance,  Ambrose  Jennings,  in  1893. 

A.  L,  Garrett,  H.  R.  Jameson,  Wm..  M.  Pryor,  in  1895. 
W.  F.  Conley,  H.  R.  Jameson,  Wm.  M.  Pryor,  in  1897. 
W.  F.  Conley,  A.  C.  Gartin,  F.  J.  Howell,  in  1899. 

W.  F.  Conley,  A.  C.  Gartin,  J.  S.  Hazen,  in  1901. 
Eli  Robertson,  T.  T.  Pratt,  John  Madera,  in  1903. 
Eli  Robertson,  T.  N.  Rigney,  George  Rose,  in  1907. 
Eli  Robertson,  T.  N.  Rigney,  B.  M.  Ross,  in  1909. 

B.  M.  Ross,  J.  M.  Parnam,  J.  S.  Hazen,  in  1911. 

B.  M.  Ross,  J.  M.  Parnam,  S.  H.  Dresbach,  in  1913. 
T.  N.  Rigney,  D.  L.  Bratcher,  S.  H.  Drisbach,  in  1915. 
T.  N.  Rigney,  D.  L.  Bratcher,  Geo.  W.  Rose,  in  1917. 
T.  N.  Rigney,  Orville  Brown,  Geo.  W.  Rose,  in  1919. 
T.  N.  Rigney,  Orville  Brown,  Lester  Hawthorne,  in  1921. 

Probate  Judges. 

George  W.  Lewis,  elected  in  1849,  and  in  1855,  re-'elected  for  the 
term  of  six  years. 

James  M.  Howell,  elected  in  August,  1861,  for  six  years,  but  after- 
wards resigned,  and  Charles  G.  Comstock  was  appointed  to  fill  the  va- 
cancy in  May,  1862. 

H.  M.  Rice,  elected  in  November,  1862,  who  held  the  ofRce  until 
June,  1866,  when  he  resigned,  and  Isaac  P.  Caldwell  was  appointed  to 
fill  the  vacancy. 

Calvin  B.  Hinkley,  elected  in  November,  1868. 

Caleb  S.  Canaday,  elected  in  November,  1872. 

Joseph  B.  Kingsborough,  elected  in  November,  1876. 

William  G.  Williams  elected  in  1880. 

W.  B.  Mastin  elected  in  1883. 

J.  W.  Sullinger,  elected  in  1885. 

Jasper  Cox,  elected  in  1895. 

J.  T.  S.De  Bord,  elected  in  1903. 

J.  A.  Judd,  elected  in  1907. 

G.  P.  Adams,  elected  in  1915. 


328  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Clerks  of  the  Circuit  Court. 

Elijah  P.  Powell;  Robert  E.  Dougherty;  James  O.  George;  A.  G. 
Whitton;  Charles  G.  Comstock;  James  West;  Archibald  B,  Ross;  Joshua 

B.  Thomas;  J.  B.  Thomas,  1882;  J.  S.  Williams,  1893;  D.  S.  Flowers, 
1895;  H.  J.  Peery,  1903;  J.  S.  Hawthorn,  1911;  Ed  E.  Birge,  1915  to 
present  time. 

Clerks  of  the  County  Court. 
George  W.  Birch ;  Calvin  B.  Hartwell,  appointed  to  fill  vacancy ;  A. 
G.  Whitton;  James  R.  Cunningham;  William  B,  Castor;  Bart  H.  Wat- 
kins;  John  T.  Daniel;  William  B.  Whitley;  G.  T.  Patton,  1883;  J.  F. 
Wood,  1893;  R.  B.  Coffey,  1895-97;  C.  M.  McNeese,  1899-1903;  Wm.  E. 
Teel,  1907-13;  C.  H.  Mothershead,  1915-21. 

Circuit  and  County  Attorneys. 

Isaac  N.  Jones;  Lawrence  Archer;  James  Craig;  Jonathan  M.  Bas- 
sett;  William  G.  Lewis,  two  terms;  Thomas  H.  Collins;  B.  K.  Davies; 
Thomas  Collins. 

The  legislature  at  its  session  of  1870-1871  abolished  the  ofRce  of 
circuit  attorney  and  substituted  in  its  place  the  office  of  prosecuting  at- 
torney of  each  county. 

Charles  H.  Goodman  was  the  first  elected  under  the  present  law 
and  held  the  office  two  terms.  Joseph  L.  McCullough  was  elected  in 
1876  and  served  two  terms.  Ebenezer  H.  Wood,  George  W.  Lewis,  Wil- 
liam M.  Albin,  Charles  G.  Comstock,  Isaac  P.  Caldwell,  Charles  O.  Pat- 
ton  and  Wallace  Hubbard;  J.  W.  Witten,  1883;  J.  H.  McCarty,  1885; 
S.  H.  Benson,  1887;  Wm.  F.  Dalby,  1893;  J.  A.  Showen,  1897;  S.  H. 
Benson,  1901;  C.  E.  Gibboney,  1907;  J.  B.  Wayman,  1909;  E.  C.  Lock- 
wood,  1913 ;  D.  D.  Reeves,  1915 ;  F.  J.  McCaslin,  1917 ;  C.  E.  Ernst,  1919, 
to  the  present  time. 

Sheriffs. 

James  M.  Howell;  Elisha  Cameron;  George  W.  Birch;  Thomas 
Kier;  William  B.  Shoemaker;  H.  M.  Rice;  Frank  Barkley;  James  B. 
Scott;  Elisha  Cameron;  Henton  Gibbany;  James  H.  Gillispie ;  John 
Thompson,  1883;  Wm.  S.  Jennings,  1885;  Joseph  A.  Ross,  1887;  B.  B. 
Harrison,  1889;  J.  A.  Ross,  1893;  G.  W.  Reed,  1895;  P.  H.  Buckley, 
1899;  J.  T.  Jennings,  1903;  W.  G.  Carmack,  1907;  J.  A.  Ross,  1913;  C. 

C.  Fee,  1917;  Dale  Brown,  1921. 

Collectors. 

Robert  M.  Cammon,  1872,  re-elected  in  1874;  Francis  M.  Setzer, 
1876,  re-elected  in  1878,  and  also  in  1880;  J.  F.  Liggett,  1882;  H.  M. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  329 

Wayman;  M.  O.  Mothershead ;  Hugh  Stevenson;  M.  O.  Mothershead, 
1893;  T.  W.  Kelley,  1895;  D.  W.  Barrett,  1897;  I.  G.  Patton,  1901.  Of- 
fice merged. 

Assessors  of  County. 
John  Huggins,  Levi  Yates,  James  A.  Crawford,  A.  Garard,  Joseph 
B.  Kingsborough,  James  B.  Scott,  L.  G.  Jenkins,  E.  B.  Crissey,  Clinton  B. 
Hash,  T.  Y.  Grantham  and  Charles  D.  Blodgett;  W.  M.  Harris;  Ed.  E. 
Ennis;  M.  O.  Mothershead;  J.  D.  Felly,  1893;  L.  P.  James,  1895;  Wm. 
N.  Bently,  1901.  Office  merged. 

Treasurers  of  County. 

John  B.  Hundley,  William  G.  Williams,  James  C.  Carter,  Mordecai 
M.  Embree,  James  W.  Owen,  Logan  H.  Peery,  Harvey  M.  Cranor, 
Charles  Embree,  and  C.  B.  Harris;  R.  W.  Crockett;  D.  F.  Robertson;  Hi- 
ram De  Priest,  1893;  T.  S.  Gillespie,  1895;  Alex  Owings,  1899;  J.  T. 
Brooks,  1903 ;  J.  S.  Clark,  1907 ;  F.  E.  Blue,  1913 ;  Orville  Parman,  1921. 

Judges  of  the  Circuit  Court. 

Solomon  L.  Leonard;  W.  B,  Almond;  Elijah  H.  Norton;  James  Mc- 
Ferren;  William  Heme;  Jonas  P.  Clark;  Isaac  C.  Parker;  Bennett  Pike; 
Samuel  A.  Richardson;  John  C.  Howell;  C.  H.  S.  Goodman,  1882;  Cy- 
rus A.  Anthony,  1893;  Gallatin  Craig,  1899;  William  C.  Ellison,  1907; 
John  M.  Dawson,  1917. 

Members  House  of  Representatives. 

William  G.  Williams,  1846;  Richard  Roberts,  1848;  Joab  Neal, 
1850;  Daniel  Conway,  1852;  Nathaniel  Mothersead,  1854;  William  M. 
Albin,  1856;  James  R.  Conway,  1858;  Reuben  Shultz,  1860;  James  R. 
Conway,  1862;  David  Cranor,  1864;  Hudson  M.  Rice,  1866;  Charles  C. 
Byrne,  1868;  Phillip  M.  Adams,  1870;  Enoch  Liggett,  1872;  James  L. 
McCullough,  1874;  David  C.  Ganaway,  1876;  Thomas  A.  McKinney,  A. 
B.  Ross,  1880;  Anderson  C.  Smith,  1883;  Frank  A.  Weimar,  1885;  John 
T.  Liggett,  1889  ;  Oliver  P.  Russ,  1891 ;  Edwin  E.  Ennis,  1893  ;  James  W. 
Sullinger,  1895 ;  David  F.  Ftizgerald,  1897 ;  Henry  P.  Tandy,  1901 ;  Sam- 
uel T.  Earixson,  1903 ;  John  A.  Dale,  1907 ;  John  H.  Burgin,  1911 ;  J.  W. 
McKnight,  1913;  Drank  Jones,  1917;  W.  S.  Hardin,  1921. 

County  Surveyors. 

John  Plasters;  Thomas  Keith;  James  L.  Plasters;  A.  Garard;  Pier- 
pont  H.  B.  Moulton;  Fred  N.  Henton;  George  T.  Kenyon;  G.  Butler;  S. 
G.  Clark,  1893-1901;  W.  A.  Hunton,  1901-1909;  J.  B.  H.  Ray,  1915;  C. 
N.  Dewin,  1921  to  present  time. 


330  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

School  Superintendents. 

John  H.  Whedbee,  1857;  David  McGaughey,  1860-'62;  W.  B.  Cas- 
tor, 1864;  N.  Thomas  Rogers,  1866;  John  B.  Twist,  1868-72;  L.  C.  Tay- 
lor, 1873;  W.  B.  Whitely,  1875-'77;  John  H.  Sampson,  appointed  1878; 
George  Pomeroy,  1879-'80;  C.  B.  Hinkley,  1881-'83;  J.  H.  Markley, 
1897;  W.  D.  Crosswhite,  1899;  G.  L.  Gray,  1909;  C.  H.  Allen,  1911; 
Egbert  Jennings,  1915;  Gretchen  Jennings,  1917;  E.  C.  Duncan,  1919, 
to  present  time. 

Coroner. 

C.  B.  Hinkley;  J.  S.  Hathaway;  L.  H.  Peery;  J.  L.  McCullough;  R. 
P.  Duncan;  T,  A.  Daugherty;  L.  E,  Miller;  L.  H.  Peery;  R.  P.  Duncan, 
1893;  T.  A.  Daugherty,  1895;  L.  E.  Miller,  1897;  J.  D.  Halstead,  1899; 
L.  H.  Peery,  1901;  T.  E.  Graham,  1903;  J.  N.  Barger,  1907  to  1915;  A. 
M.  Ganaway,  1917;  G.  W.  Whitley,  1919;  S.  O.  Harding,  1921. 

Public  Administrator. 

R.  L.  Whaley;  Horace  Peery;  Wallace  Hubbard,  1884  to  1903;  C. 
H.  S.  Goodman,  1907  to  1911 ;  W.  H.-Haas,  1913  to  1915 ;  R.  M.  McCam- 
mon,  1918,  to  present  time. 


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PART  III. 

Biographical. 


Hon  Joshua  W.  Alexander,  attorney  at  Gallatin,  Daviess  County,  has 
had  the  honor  of  distinctive  public  service  for  his  community  and  for  the 
state  during  a  period  of  46  years.  His  long  period  of  public  life  has  covered 
the  epoch  making  years  of  America  public  policies.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Missouri,  in  1875,  he  began  practicing  in  Gallatin,  and  he  next  year  was 
elected  public  administrator  of  Daviess  County.  This  position  he  held  with 
credit  until  1882.  That  year  he  became  a  member  of  the  Gallatin  Board  of 
Education,  serving  first  as  the  president,  and  later  as  the  secretary.  He 
remained  on  the  board  for  21  years,  and  his  high  ideals  of  the  duty  of  the 
state  in  relation  to  the  educational  facilities  for  its  future  citizens  have 
been  instrumental  in  molding  the  public  school  policies  of  Gallatin. 

In  1882,  Mr.  Alexander  was  elected  to  the  office  of  representative  of 
Daviess  County,  and  served  in  the  Missouri  General  Assembly  through 
some  eventful  years.  He  was  the  chairman  of  the  committee  on  appropria- 
tions in  the  33rd  General  Assembly,  and  was  a  leader  in  the  enactment  of 
legislation  enforcing  the  provisions  of  the  constitution  of  1875  to  correct 
abuses  and  prevent  unjust  discrimination  and  extortion  in  the  rates  of 
freight  and  passenger  tariffs,  and  establishing  reasonable  maximum  rates 
of  charges  for  the  transportation  of  passengers  and  freight  on  the  rail- 
roads in  the  state. 

For  two  successive  terms,  Judge  Alexander  served  as  the  mayor  of 
Gallatin.  In  1894  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Managers 
of  the  Missouri  State  Hospital  No.  2  at  St.  Joseph  by  Gov.  W.  J.  Stone,  and 
served  for  a  number  of  years.  In  the  meantime  he  had  continued  his  prac- 
tice of  law  with  increasing  success,  and  because  of  his  well  established 
ability,  in  January,  1901,  he  was  appointed  by  Gov.  L.  V.  Stephens,  judge 
of  the  7th  Judicial  Circuit  to  fill  out  the  unexpired  term  of  Judge  E.  J. 
Broaddus,  who  had  been  elected  judge  of  the  Kansas  City  Court  of  Appeals 
in  November,  1900.  In  1904  Judge  Alexander  was  reelected  judge  for  a 
term  of  six  years,  but  in  1906,  without  being  a  candidate,  he  was  nominated 
as  representative  in  the  Congress  of  the  U.  S.  from  the  Third  Congressional 
District,  and  the  following  November  he  was  elected  to  that  office.  In 
February  1907  he  resigned  from  the  bench  to  assume  his  new  duties  in 


332  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  vHOUNTIES 

Washington,  and  he  continued  in  active  service  there  during  the  60th,  61st, 
62nd,  63rd,  64th,  65th,  and  66th  Congress  up  to  Dec.  15,  1919. 

Judge  Alexander's  services  to  the  nation  have  been  well  known.  He 
was  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  the  Merchant  Marine  and  Fisheries 
in  the  62nd,  63rd,  64th,  and  65th,  Congresses.  One  of  the  important  pieces 
of  work  done  after  the  Democrats  gained  control  of  the  House  in  the  62nd 
Congress  conducted  by  Judge  Alexander  was  the  "Investigation  of  the 
Shipping  Combinations"  under  House  Resolution  No.  587.  His  work  in 
connection  with  that  investigation,  his  report  to  the  House  and  the  bills 
introduced  by  him  to  carry  out  the  recommendations  of  the  committee,  are 
among  his  greatest  achievements  during  the  period  of  his  congressional 
service.  Following  the  sinking  of  the  steamship,  Titanic,  in  April,  1912, 
Judge  Alexander  introduced  the  joint  resolution,  which  became  a  law  in 
June,  1912,  authorizing  the  President  of  the  United  States  to  call  or  partic- 
ipate in  an  international  conference  on  the  subject  of  Greater  Safety  of 
Life  at  Sea.  The  Conference  was  called  by  Great  Britian,  and  President 
Wilson  appointed  Judge  Alexander  the  Chairman  of  the  United  States 
Commissioners  to  this  conference  which  met  in  London  from  Nov.  12,  1913 
to  Jan.  20,  1914.  Participating  in  the  conference  were  14  nations,  besides 
Canada,  Australia  and  New  Zealand.  .  All  the  great  maritime  nations  were 
represented  in  the  conference.  The  Convention  upon  which  the  Conference 
agreed,  was  ratified  by  the  United  States  Senate,  and  Judge  Alexander  was 
personally  congratulated  by  President  Wilson  for  the  distinguished  service 
which  he  had  rendered  the  United  States  government  in  the  Conference. 

Judge  Alexander's  ability  and  his  intense  desire  to  accomplish  the 
things  which  he  felt  were  essential  to  the  prosperity  and  welfare  of  the 
government,  kept  him  active  in  Congress.  In,  1914,  shortly  after  the 
World  War  began  he  introduced  into  Congress  the  Bill  creating  the  War 
Risk  Insurance  Bureau  in  the  Treasury  Department.  The  aim  of  this  legis- 
lation was  to  insure  merchant  vessels,  their  freight  money  and  cargoes 
against  war  risks.  The  bill  became  a  law  in  August,  1914.  Later  and  to 
meet  conditions  as  they  arose  during  the  war,  Judge  Alexander  introduced 
bills,  which  became  laws,  extending  the  Act  Creating  the  Bureau  of  War 
Risk  Insurance,  to  protect  the  officers  and  seamen  on  U.S.  Merchant  vessels, 
against  the  risks  of  navigation  in  the  war  zone.  He  is  also  author  of  what 
is  known  as  the  Shipping  Act  of  1916 ;  this  Act  created  the  United  States 
Shipping  Board  and  under  its  provisions  the  United  States  Emergency 
Fleet  Corporation  was  incorporated,  and  both  organizations  rendered  great 
service  in  building  up  our  merchant  marine  to  meet  the  imparative  needs 
of  the  World  War,  as  well  as  to  meet  the  requirements  of  our  foreign  com- 
merce in  the  time  of  peace. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  333 

In  September,  1917,  Judge  Alexander  introduced  the  bill  further 
amending  the  Act  creating  the  Bureau  of  War  Risk  Insurance,  which  be- 
came a  law  Oct.  6,  1917,  known  as  the  Soldiers  and  Sailors  Insurance  Act ; 
all  of  these  bills  were  war  measures,  and  were  put  through  Congress  with 
expedition,  and  were  some  of  the  many  accomplishments  of  the  Wilson  Ad- 
ministration. 

Judge  Alexander  took  a  prominent  part  in  framing  the  Radio  Act  of 
1912,  and  in  all  legislation  enacted  by  the  Congress  regulating  wireless 
communication,  and  requiring  vessels  carrying  passengers  to  be  equipped 
with  wireless  apparatus. 

On  Dec.  15,  1919,  Judge  Alexander's  loyal  arduous,  and  able  service 
to  the  Country  and  the  Administration  was  rewarded  by  his  appointment 
to  a  seat  in  the  Cabinet  of  President  Woodrow  Wilson,  as  Secretary  of  Com- 
merce, succeeding  Hon.  William  C.  Redfield  of  New  York.  He  served  in  the 
Cabinet  of  President  Wilson  until  March  4,  1921,  going  out  of  office  with  the 
Wilson  Administration.  The  great  honor  of  a  seat  in  President  Wilson's 
Cabinet  came  to  Judge  Alexander  unsought  on  his  part,  but  met  with 
universal  approval. 

Judge  Alexander  always  refers  to  his  service  in  Congress  as  represen- 
tative of  the  Third  Congressional  District  with  great  satisfaction.  He  had 
a  fine  constituency  and  did  his  utmost  to  reward  their  loyalty  to  him  by 
efficient  servcie. 

The  above  brief  review  of  Judge  Alexander's  service  to  his  community, 
his  state  and  his  country,  is  only  a  brief  summary  of  the  labors  of  a  man  of 
great  ability,  high  ideals  and  eminent  fitness  for  public  service,  and  of  the 
power  he  possessed  to  carry  to  a  successful  sonsummation  the  policies  and 
ideals  in  which  he  believed.  But  back  of  Judge  Alexander  lies  several  gen- 
erations of  fine  family  stock.  The  Alexanders  are  Scotch-Irish  ancestry; 
and  during  the  days  of  the  American  Revolution,  they  emigrated  to  Amer- 
ica and  settled  in  a  rugged  section  of  Southwestern  Pa.  They  were  Pres- 
byterians in  religious  faith.  Both  of  Judge  Alexander's  paternal  grand- 
parents were  born  and  reared  in  Washington  County,  Pa.  They  were  mar- 
ried in  that  county  in  1796  and  soon  thereafter  moved  to  Mercer  County, 
Pa.,  where  they  were  among  the  very  first  settlers ;  there  they  improved  a 
farm  and,  there  the  Alexanders  early  became  identified  with  all  the  stirring 
events  and  romance  of  early  pioneer  life  in  western  Pennsylvania. 

Thomas  W.  Alexander,  father  of  Judge  Alexander,  was  born  and  rear- 
ed on  a  farm  in  Mercer  County,  Pa.,  and  later  learned  the  carpenter's  trade 
at  which  he  worked  in  Pitbtsurg  and  later  in  Cincinnatti,  Ohio.  He  mar- 
ried Jane  Robinson  in  the  latter  city.  She  was  a  woman  of  fine  intellect  and 
esteemed  for  her  many  womanly  virtues.     She  was  born  in  England  and 


334  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

was  brought  to  the  United  States  in  her  infancy.  The  only  child  born  to 
this  union  was  Joshua  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  He  was  born  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  Jan.  22,  1852.  Four  years  later  his  father  went  to  Minnesota 
because  of  ill  health.  There  he  was  joined  the  following  year  by  his  wife 
and  little  son.  Thomas  W.  Alexander  died  in  Minnesota,  Oct.  12,  1859,  and 
the  following  spring  his  widow  and  son  came  to  Canton,  Mo.,  to  live,  but 
soon  returned  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  Judge  Alexander  spent  three 
years  in  the  public  schools,  and  in  1863  he  and  his  mother  returned  to 
Canton,  Mo.  After  his  graduation  from  the  public  school  in  Canton,  Judge 
Alexander  entered  Christian  University  there  in  1868,  He  graduated  from 
the  university  with  a  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1872.  In  June  of  the  next  year  he 
came  to  Gallatin,  to  visit  three  former  classmates,  W.  N.,  James  A.  and 
George  W.  Richardson,  sons  of  Judge  Samuel  A.  Richardson.  Judge  Alex- 
ander was  then  21  years  old  and  had  planned  to  study  law  and  fit  himself 
for  the  legal  profession.  He  planned  to  go  to  California  and  after  teaching 
school  for  a  time  to  fit  himself  for  the  law.  But  Judge  Richardson  prevail- 
ed upon  him  to  remain  in  Gallatin  and  study  law  in  the  latter's  office.  The 
families  later  became  more  intimately  connected  through  the  marriage  of 
Judge  Alexander  to  a  daughter  of  Judge  Richardson.  From  the  time  of 
his  admission  to  the  bar  in  1875  Judge  Alexander's  success  was  assured, 
and  his  career  has  amply  proven  the  keen  foresight  of  Judge  Richardson, 
when  he  insisted  upon  the  young,  untried  but  promising  man  remaining  in 
the  state,  which  he  has  served  so  faithfully  In  February,  1876,  Judge 
Alexander  was  married  to  Roe  Ann  Richardson,  daughter  of  Judge  Samuel 
A.  Richardson.  Mrs.  Alexander  is  an  ideal  wife  and  mother,  and  has  dis- 
charged all  the  duties  of  her  station  in  life  with  good  taste,  rare  tact  and 
judgment.  Judge  and  Mrs.  Alexander  are  the  parents  of  12  children, 
four  of  whom  died  in  infancy ;  of  the  others,  Samuel  T.  the  oldest  son,  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Gallatin  and  the  University  of  Missouri, 
and  for  several  years  was  grain  inspector  at  St.  Louis  under  the  State  Rail- 
road and  Warehouse  Commission,  resigned  and  engaged  in  business  at  Col- 
umbia, Mo.,  from  which  he  was  later  compelled  to  retire  on  account  of 
a  sudden  breakdown  in  health,  and  died  Dec.  24,  1915.  He  married  Miss 
Eulalie  Campbell,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  R.  Campbell  of  Columbia,  and 
is  survived  by  his  wife  and  two  sons ;  a  daughter,  Julia  Jane,  educated  in 
the  public  school  of  Gallatin  and  at  Grand  River  College  in  that  city.  She 
is  now  a  widow,  her  husband  Dr.  N.  R.  Jenner  one  of  the  leading  physicians 
of  Washington,  D.  C,  having  died  April  14,  1921 ;  Francis,  who  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  school  at  Gallatin,  and  at  Grand  River  College,  and  a 
student  for  three  and  one  half  years  in  the  St.  Louis  School  of  Fine  Art, 
is  the  wife  of  Arthur  G.  Ficklin  one  of  the  leading  farmers  of  Gentry 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  335 

County;  George  Forrest,  graduate  of  High  School  of  Gallatin  and  of  the 
State  University  of  Msisouri  in  1904,  with  the  degree  of  L.  D.,  removed 
to  Portland,  Ore.,  in  1912,  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  appoined  United 
States  Marshall  for  the  state  of  Oregon  in  September,  1917,  serving  until 
Oct.  1,  1921,  when  he  resumed  the  practice  of  law  at  Portland,  Ore.  He  is 
married,  his  wife  (Nee  Lola  Mae  Surface)  and  four  children,  two  sons  and 
two  daughters  grace  his  home ;  Rowena  attended  the  public  schools  at  Gal- 
latin and  William  Wood  College  at  Fulton,  Mo.,  makes  her  home  with  her 
parents ;  Preston  Carter,  graduated  from  both  academic  and  law  depart- 
ments of  the  University  of  Missouri,  practiced  law  for  a  time  with  his 
brother  George  F.,  in  Portland,  Ore.,  later  returned  to  Missouri  and  on 
July  23,  1918,  after  our  entry  into  the  World  War,  enlisted  in  the  U.  S. 
Army  and  was  assigned  to  9th  Co.  164th  Dept.  Brigade  July  25,  and  trans- 
ferred to  Field  Hospital  Company  No.  238  (Sanitary  Train)  August  5, 
1918,  was  discharged  from  service  Jan.  23,  1919,  and  is  now  serving  in  the 
office  of  the  Solicitor  of  Internal  Revenue,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Walter  Rich- 
ardson, a  brief  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  later;  and  Lawrence  Wood- 
ward, graduated  from  the  Gallatin  High  School,  entered  the  United  States 
Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  in  1918  as  a  Midshipman,  resigned  in 
September,  1919,  after  the  World  War,  and  entered  the  University  of  Mis- 
souri. During  the  greater  part  of  the  seasons  of  1920  and  1921  he  served 
as  deck  officer  on  vessels  of  the  United  States  engaged  in  the  coast  survey 
off  the  coasts  of  Florida  and  Alaska. 

Walter  Richardson  Alexander  was  educated  in  the  Public  School  at 
Gallatin,  was  a  student  in  the  University  of  Missouri  for  two  years  and 
completed  his  academic  and  law  courses  at  George  WasTiington  University, 
Washington,  D,  C,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  latter  city.  He 
served  as  Secretary  of  the  United  States  Commissioners  to  the  Interna- 
tional Conference  on  Safety  of  Life  at  Sea  at' London,  England  in  1913  and 
1914.  In  February,  1917  he  entered  the  legal  department  of  the  United 
States  Shipping  Board  and  was  serving  in  that  capacity  February  1,  1918 
when  he  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Army  Aviation  Corps  in  the  World  War.  He 
was  called  into  active  service  June  1,  1918,  and  went  immediately  into 
active  training  and  qualified  as  an  observer  with  the  rank  of  second  lieu- 
tenant. On  Feb.  1,  1919,  he  was  transferred  to  the  reserve,  with  the  rank 
of  second  lieutenant  Aviation  Section  Signal  Reserve  Corps,  U.  S.  Army, 
and  ten  days  later  resumed  his  position  with  the  U.  S.  Shipping  Board. 
On  December  21,  1920,  while  preparing  to  make  a  flight  in  an  army  air- 
plane at  Boiling  Field,  Anacostia,  D.  C,  Lieutenant  Alexander  was  struck 
on  the  head  by  the  propellar  of  the  machine  and  killed  instantly.  He  was 
accounted  one  of  the  brilliant  young  men  in  his  profession  and  had  entered 


336  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

upon  a  useful  career,  and  met  tragic  death  in  the  hne  of  duty.  The  Sec- 
retary of  War  and  the  U.  S.  Shipping  Board  presented  Judge  Alexander 
with  testimonials  of  the  fine  character  and  services  rendered  by  their  son. 

Judge  Alexander  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Christian  church 
from  his  youth.  In  June,  1917,  his  alma  mater,  Christian  University,  con- 
ferred upon  him  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  in  recognition  of  his  public 
services.  In  the  annals  of  Missouri  the  name  of  Judge  Alexander  will  live 
as  representing  the  finest,  highest  type  of  citizen  the  state  has  produced. 
It  is  with  more  than  ordinary  pride  that  the  state  points  to  such  men. 
Such  a  life  and  service  to  state  and  nation  should  be  an  inspiration  to  the 
youth  of  our  land,  and  proves  what  may  be  achieved  by  devotion  to  a  laud- 
able ambition  to  make  for  oneself  a  name  worthy  to  be  remembered. 

Homer  Feurt,  the  eflfiicient  and  well  known  president  of  the  Farmers 
Exchange  Bank  at  Gallatin,  has  filled  all  of  the  offices  from  bookkeeper 
to  president  in  the  bank,  and  hence  is  thoroughly  conversant  with  every 
detail  of  the  business  of  the  institution.  For  this  reason  he  is  one  of  the 
most  valuable  officers,  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  competent  financiers 
of  the  county. 

Homer  Feurt  was  born  on  Nov.  1,  1876,  at  Jameson,  the  son  of  T. 
A.  and  Mary  E.  (Prewett)  Feurt,  to  whom  three  children  were  born: 
Ora,  the  wife  of  N.  R.  Barnett,  living  near  Gallatin ;  Cort,  a  farmer  near 
Jameson;  and  Homer,  the  subject  of  this  review.  T.  A.  Feurt  and  his 
wife  now  live  on  a  farm  near  Jameson. 

Homer  Feurt  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  attended  the  rural  schools 
in  his  boyhood.  Later  he  was  a  student  in  Grand  River  College,  and  in 
1899  became  engaged  in  work  in  the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank  at  Galla- 
tin. He  worked  in  the  bank  before  and  after  school  hours,  and  was 
steadily  promoted,  until  he  reached  his  present  position  to  which  he  was 
elected  in  February,  1915.  Mr.  Feurt  has  land  holdings  of  280  acres, 
most  of  which  is  in  Daviess  County,  and  the  remainder  in  Colorado. 

On  June  3,  1909,  Mr.  Feurt  was  married  to  Numa  F.  Netherton, 
who  was  born  near  Bancroft,  the  daughter  of  Moses  G.  and  Almira  C. 
(Brown)  Netherton.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Netherton  were  both  born  in  Daviess 
County,  and  are  both  now  dead.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Feurt  have  three  chil- 
dren:  Thomas  N.,  Robert  G.,  and  Frances  C. 

Mr.  Feurt  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  identified  with  the  Christian  Church 
in  which  he  is  a  deacon.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  Lodge.  In  1918,  Mr.  Feurt  was 
elected  to  the  office  of  mayor  of  Gallatin,  and  served  with  distinction  for 
two  years.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Galla- 
tin for  six  years,  and  is  now  the  vice  president  of  that  body.    Mr.  Feurt 


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is  a  man  of  keen  and  alert  intellect,  a  broad  and  intense  understanding 
of  financial  affairs,  and  possessing  a  high  degree  of  civic  pride.  He  is 
an  asset  to  his  community. 

Dr.  R.  V.  Thompson,  well  known  business  man  of  Daviess  County 
and  the  efficient  cashier  of  the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank  at  Gallatin,  is  a 
native  of  New  York,  where  he  was  born,  Feb.  27,  1864,  the  son  of  Rich- 
ard and  Hester  (Booth)  Thompson.  His  father  was  of  English  parent- 
age, and  spent  all  of  his  life  in  New  York,  where  he  was  a  miller  by 
trade,  and  where  he  died  in  1868.  Mrs.  Thompson,  a  native  of  New 
York,  brought  her  family  of  ten  children  to  Livingston  County,  after  the 
death  of  her  husband.  She  bought  a  small  tract  of  unimproved  land, 
which  was  later  improved  by  her  children,  and  on  this  farm  she  spent 
the  remainder  of  her  life.   She  died  in  1898. 

R.  V.  Thompson,  the  ninth  child  born  to  his  parents,  attended  the 
schools  of  Livingston  County,  and  later  was  a  student  in  the  old  Avalon 
College  at  Avalon,  an  educational  institution  under  the  management  of 
the  United  Brethern  Church.  This  college  was  later  moved  to  Trenton, 
about  1891.  Dr.  Thompson  began  the  study  of  medicine  under  the  tute- 
lage of  Dr.  T.  W.  Foster,  and  studied  with  him  for  two  years.  He  then 
went  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  graduated  at  the  Missouri  Medical  College 
March  5,  1889.  He  began  practicing  his  profession  at  Jamesport,  and  in 
1892,  and  later  took  a  post  graduate  course  in  Chicago  at  the  Chicago 
Polyclinic.  After  completing  his  work  there  he  returned  to  Jamesport, 
and  was  actively  engaged  in  his  profession  until  1897,  when  he  accepted 
a  position  as  cashier  of  the  Farmers  and  Merchants  Bank  of  Jamesport. 
Two  years  later  he  resigned  this  place,  and  resumed  the  practice  of  med- 
icine. At  the  end  of  three  years,  he  again  accepted  a  position  as  cashier 
in  the  bank,  which  place  he  retained  until  he  was  elected  president  of 
the  bank  in  1909.  Two  years  later  the  Farmers  and  Merchants  Bank  of 
Jamesport  was  consolidated  with  the  First  National  Bank  at  that  place, 
and  the  institution  has  since  been  known  as  the  Commercial  Bank  of 
Jamesport.  In  1915  Dr.  Thompson  came  to  Gallatin  as  the  cashier  of 
the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank,  and  has  filled  that  office  in  a  highly  compe- 
tent manner  ever  since. 

Dr.  Thompson  was  married  on  Feb.  11,  1891,  to  Jennie  Nickell,  a 
daughter  of  Rev.  yV.  N.  Nickell.  Rev.  Nickell  has  been  identified  with 
the  Missouri  Presbytery  throughout  a  long  career  as  a  Presbyterian  min- 
ister. He  is  now  in  charge  of  the  church  at  Lowry  City.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Thompson  have  three  children:  Blanche,  married  to  J.  Frank  Smith  of 
Colorado;  Victor,  living  in  Colorado;  and  Mary  Frances. 

Dr.  Thompson  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of 


338  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUI^TIES 

Pythias  Lodge.  He  served  as  coroner  of  Daviess  County  for  two  terms, 
and  was  the  mayor  of  Jamesport  for  one  term.  For  a  period  of  17  years 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  at  Jamesport  and  was  the 
treasurer  of  that  organization.  In  his  professional  associations,  Dr. 
Thompson  is  a  member  of  the  Daviess  County  Medical  Society,  the 
Grand  River  Medical  Society,  the  North  Missouri  Medical  Society,  and 
the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association.  He  is  one  of  the  highly  es- 
teemed and  influential  citizens  of  Daviess  County,  a  man  who  in  busi- 
ness, in  his  official  capacity  in  his  community,  and  as  a  private  individ- 
ual, manifests  a  keen  and  intense  appreciation  of  all  that  pertains  to  the 
welfare  of  the  town  and  its  citizens. 

Joseph  McElvain,  esteemed  throughout  his  community  as  one  of 
the  rising  young  business  men,  is  the  assistant  cashier  of  the  Farmers 
Exchange  Bank  at  Gallatin.  He  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Allen  Township, 
Worth  County,  Feb.  25,  1886,  the  son  of  Cyrus  and  Ottie  (Beaver)  Mc- 
Elvain. 

Cyrus  McElvain  was  born  in  Perry  County,  111.,  in  1848,  the  son  of 
Judge  Andrew  J.  and  Deborah  (Combs)  McElvain.  When  Cyrus  McEl- 
vain was  six  years  old,  his  parents  moved  to  Worth  County,  Missouri, 
and  settled  in  a  part  of  that  county  which  was  then  incorporated  in  Gen- 
try County.  They  made  the  trip  from  Dlinois  to  Missouri  in  wagons,  and, 
because  of  a  delay  in  receiving  their  relinquishment  rights  to  the  land, 
which  they  took  up,  the  family  was  forced  to  live  in  the  wagons  for  a 
time  after  they  reached  Missouri.  They  camped  by  the  roadside,  and 
lived  in  the  open,  no  uncommon  experience  for  the  pioneers  of  that  day. 
Judge  McElvain  had  spent  his  life  in  Illinois,  where  he  was  bom;  and 
his  wife,  a  native  of  Tennessee,  had  come  with  her  parents  to  Illinois  in 
1835,  so  both  of  them  were  familiar  with  the  hardships  of  the  newly  set- 
tled middle  west.  To  their  union  five  children  were  born,  Cyrus,  the 
father  of  Joseph  McElvain,  being  the  second.  Judge  McElvain  served  in 
the  legislature  for  two  terms,  and  was  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  his 
day  in  northwest  Missouri. 

Cyrus  McElvain  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  farmed  land  in  Worth 
County  until  1875  when  he  moved  to  Fremont  County,  Iowa.  He  located 
on  a  farm  there  and  remained  in  Iowa  until  1881,  when  he  returned  to 
Worth  County.  In  1870  he  married  Olive  M.  Beaver,  born  in  Crawford 
County,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Emery)  Beaver,  early 
settlers  of  Worth  County.  To  the  union  of  Cyrus  and  Olive  M.  (Beaver) 
McElvain  the  following  children  were  born  :  Maisie,  the  wife  of  W.  Spill- 
man,  a  hardware  merchant  of  Grant  City;  Willard ;  Stella,  married  to 
Peter  Bram,  in  the  hardware  business  at  Denver;  Fred;  Bessie;  Josie, 


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the  wife  of  E.  Martin  of  Allendale ;  Andrew ;  Joseph,  the  subject  of  this 
review ;  Edna,  married  to  Fred  Williams,  who  is  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Denver;  Alpha;  and  Millie.  Mrs.  McElvain  died,  Nov.  7,  1921, 
at  the  age  of  69  years,  and  Mr.  McElvain  still  lives  on  his  farm  in  Worth 
County.   He  is  a  Republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

Joseph  McElvain  was  reared  on  the  farm.  He  attended  the  rural 
schools  and  later  was  a  student  in  Northwest  Missouri  College  at  Al- 
bany. He  began  his  work  in  the  banking  business  as  a  clerk  in  the  Bank 
of  Albany.  He  was  afterwards  made  the  assistant  cashier  in  that  bank; 
but  resigned  that  position  in  September,  1911,  to  come  to  Gallatin, 
where  he  was  made  the  assistant  cashier  of  the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank. 
During  the  year  1911,  Mr.  McElvain  built  an  all  modern  bungalow  in 
Gallatin,  which  has  been  his  home  ever  since. 

On  Dec.  24,  1908,  Mr.  McElvain  was  married  to  Alpha  Harrison, 
born  in  Albany,  the  daughter  of  Alex  and  Mary  (Hilton)  Harrison.  Mr. 
Harrison  was  a  produce  and  coal  dealer.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  dead. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  McElvain  have  one  son,  Donald,  born  on  Jan.  27,  1913. 

Joseph  McElvain  is  a  Republican,  and  is  identified  with  the  Bap- 
tist Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 
He  is  an  alert  business  man,  and  a  citizen  of  high  civic  ideals. 

A.  J.  Place,  representative  business  man  of  Daviess  County,  is  the 
cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  at  Gallatin.  He  was  bom  in  Sheridan 
Township  in  this  county  on  March  10,  1872,  the  son  of  W.  H.  and  Mar- 
garet C.  (McBrayer)  Place. 

W.  H.  Place  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  in  August,  1851. 
In  his  early  life  he  taught  school,  and  later  became  a  farmer.  He  at- 
tended the  rural  schools  of  Daviess  County  and  taught  here  for  more 
than  20  years.  He  was  a  Bible  student  of  ability,  and  was  accounted  one 
of  the  best  read  men  on  the  subject  of  Jewish  and  Ancient  History  in  the 
community.  He  was  a  staunch  adherent  of  the  Christian  Church,  and 
was  a  Republican.  His  father,  Peleg  Place,  was  a  native  of  Ohio,  who 
came  to  Daviess  County  in  pioneer  days.  W.  H.  Place  filled  some  of  the 
offices  of  his  township,  where  he  was  held  in  high  esteem.  In  1870  he 
married  Margaret  C.  McBrayer,  born  in  Sheridan  Township  in  1853, 
the  daughter  of  A.  J.  and  Nancy  (McCrary)  McBrayer.  They  were  na- 
tives of  South  Carolina  and  were  among  the  first  to  begin  farming  in 
Daviess  County.  W.  H.  Place  died  in  1913  and  Mrs.  Place  died  in  1915. 
Their  remains  are  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  A. 
J.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Osta,  married  R.  T.  Scott  and  lives  on  a 
farm  near  Winston ;  P.  M.  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  at  Jules- 
burg,  Col. ;  and  Delia,  married  to  W.  J.  Gann,  a  merchant  at  Gallatin. 


340  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

A.  J.  Place  was  reared  on  a  farm;  attended  first  the  rural  schools 
of  Daviess  County;  and  later  was  a  student  in  Kidder  Institute  at  Kid- 
der. In  1892  he  entered  the  produce  business  at  Gallatin,  and  has  been 
connected  with  various  merchantile  pursuits  since  that  time.  In  Janu- 
ary, 1907,  he  was  made  the  assistant  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank, 
and  in  1912  became  the  cashier  of  that  institution,  which  position  he  has 
filled  in  a  competent  and  thoroughly  efficient  way  ever  since. 

Mr.  Place  married  Sarah  A.  Whitt  on  Dec.  23,  1893.  She  was  born 
in  Monroe  Township,  the^  daughter  of  H.  A.  and  Sarah  (Place)  Whitt, 
both  now  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Place  have  nine  children:  Marion,  in 
the  mercantile  business  at  Cameron ;  Ollus,  a  merchant  at  Gallatin ;  Ros- 
coe  N.,  connected  with  a  bank  at  Sterling,  Col. ;  Otis  K.,  a  resident  of 
Pocatello,  Idaho;  Russell,  clerking  in  Gallatin;  Osta  Irene,  a  student  in 
Central  College  at  Lexington ;  and  Charles  and  Lewis,  both  in  the  Galla- 
tin High  School;  and  Robert,  a  student  in  the  grammar  school. 

Mr.  Place  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 
He  belongs  to  the  Masons  and  the  Yeoman  Lodges.  He  is  an  able  officer 
in  the  bank,  a  man  of  marked  business  acumen,  and  an  excellent  citizen. 

Miss  Hallie  Burton,  the  capable  and  progressive  county  superin- 
tendent of  public  schools  of  Daviess  County,  has  her  office  in  the  court- 
house at  Gallatin.  Miss  Burton  is  thoroughly  competent  to  handle  the 
school  situation  of  the  county  as  she  was  born  and  reared  in  Gallatin, 
and  has  been  an  integral  part  of  the  school  system  of  this  part  of  the 
state,  both  as  a  student  in  college  and  later  as  a  teacher. 

Miss  Burton  is  the  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  W.  and  Eliza  C.  (Woodward) 
Burton,  the  former  a  native  of  Lawrence  County,  Indiana,  where  he  was 
born,  Nov.  29,  1842.  His  parents  were  Eli  and  Mahala  (Conley)  Bur- 
ton, both  natives  of  North  Carolina.  Eli  Burton  went  to  Indiana  when 
he  reached  manhood,  and  settled  on  a  farm.  He  and  his  wife  reared  a 
family  of  nine  children.  Dr.  John  W.  Burton  attended  the  rural  schools 
in  Indiana,  and  then  entered  the  University  of  Michigan  from  which  in- 
stitution he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  In  1861  he  enlisted  for  service 
in  the  Civil  War,  and  became  a  private  in  the  50th  Regiment,  Indiana 
Volunteer  Infantry.  He  served  for  three  years,  and  was  mustered  out 
as  a  corporal.  He  participated  in  the  battles  and  skirmishes  in  Tennes- 
see, Kentucky  and  Arkansas,  including  the  battles  of  Mumfordville, 
Camden,  and  the  assault  on  Little  Rock. 

In  March,  1865,  Dr.  Burton  returned  to  Indiana,  where  he  began  to 
read  law  at  Bedford  with  A.  B.  Carlton.  In  1866  he  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  and  in  the  spring  of  1868  he  came  to  Carrollton, 


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Mo.,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  later  became  interested  in 
dentistry,  and  took  up  that  study.  In  1872  he  moved  to  Gallatin,  where 
he  became  a  well  known  dentist.  His  clientage  included  patients  from 
Gentry,  Harrison,  Grundy,  Caldwell,  and  Livingston  Counties,  in  all  of 
which  places  he  was  recognized  as  a  progressive  and  scientific  dentist. 

Dr.  Burton  married  Eliza  Catherine  Woodward  on  Nov.  29,  1882. 
She  was  born  near  Cainsville,  April  23,  1859,  and  was  a  prominent 
teacher  in  the  county  before  her  marriage.  She  was  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Julia  Anna  (Kennedy)  Woodward.  Elder  John  Woodward  was 
born  in  Jennings  County,  Indiana,  Jan.  11,  1821,  and  lived  there  until 
ten  years  of  age  when  the  family  moved  to  Decatur  County  where  he 
lived  15  or  16  years.  He  professed  religion  and  was  married  to  Miss 
Julia  Ann  Kennedy.  In  1847  he  and  wife  emigrated  to  Harrison  County, 
Missouri,  and  settled  on  the  land  adjoining  Cainsville.  In  December, 
1847  he  and  his  wife  united  with  the  Baptist  Church  by  letter.  Shortly 
afterward  he  was  licensed  to  preach  and  was  ordained.  In  May,  1840, 
and  most  of  the  time  up  to  his  death  he  was  actively  engaged  in  the 
ministry.  He  died  Dec.  17,  1898.  He  preached  almost  60  years;  he  was 
a  charter  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  was  Worshipful  Master 
for  12  or  15  years.  He  was  an  active  worker  in  Temperance.  He  was 
chaplain  of  the  3rd  Regiment,  M.  S.  M.  during  the  Civil  War.  Julia  Ann 
Kennedy  was  born  in  Delaware  County,  N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Indiana 
when  but  a  child.   She  was  born  Aug.  27,  1820,  and  died  Feb.  16,  1893. 

To  Dr.  Burton  and  wife  the  following  children  were  born:  Hallie, 
the  subject  of  this  review;  Anna,  died  in  1914;  Jay,  died  in  1907;  and 
Isom  now  connected  with  the  street  railway  company  in  Los  Angeles, 
Calif.  Mrs.  Burton  died  at  her  home  in  Gallatin  on  April  9,  1917.  Dr. 
Burton  is  now  a  resident  of  Texarkana,  Ark. 

Hallie  Burton  grew  up  in  Gallatin,  and  after  completing  her  school 
work  there,  became  a  student  in  Chillicothe  Normal,  Grand  River  Col- 
lege at  Gallatin,  and  the  Missouri  State  University.  She  holds  a  Life 
State  Certificate  and  has  had  a  varied  and  interesting  teaching  experi- 
ence which  has  kept  her  in  close  touch  with  the  vital  issues  of  the  pub- 
lic schools.  She  taught  at  Gallatin  for  five  years;  at  Jameson  one  year; 
a  year  at  Coffey  and  five  years  in  the  rural  schools.  She  has  handled 
the  work  in  every  grade  from  the  1st  to  the  12th,  and  is  therefore  thor- 
oughly conversant  with  the  needs  and  standards  for  each  grade. 

Miss  Burton  is  the  first  woman  ever  elected  to  a  county  office  by 
Daviess  County.  In  April,  1915,  she  was  elected  to  the  position  of 
county  superintendent  of  public  schools,  and  in  1919  she  was  re-elected 
to  the  same  position.    This  record  is  conclusive  proof  of  the  support 


342  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

which  Miss  Burton  has  from  the  county.  She  has  made  an  excellent  of- 
ficial, and  under  her  expert  direction  the  schools  of  the  county  have 
made  marked  progress.  No  part  of  the  county  history  shows  more  con- 
clusively the  calibre  of  the  citizens  than  does  the  part  dealing  with  the 
attitude  toward  providing  educational  facilities  for  the  children  of  the 
community.  Miss  Burton  as  the  leader,  and  the  men  and  women  of  the 
county  as  her  able  assistants  have  co-operated  in  building  up  the  schools 
of  Daviess  County. 

John  Musselman,  well  known  in  Daviess  County  as  a  farmer,  a 
hardware  merchant  at  Gallatin,  and  who  served  as  the  mayor  of  Galla- 
tin, is  a  native  of  the  county.  He  was  born  in  Grand  River  Township, 
four  miles  east  of  Jameson.  His  parents  were  Amos  and  Amanda  A. 
(Drummond)  Musselman,  who  lived  for  a  short  time  on  the  farm  where 
their  son,  John,  was  born  on  June  29,  1863. 

Amos  Musselman  was  born  in  Paulding  County,  Ohio,  in  1834.  He 
came  to  Daviess  County  in  1858,  where  he  taught  school  for  a  time,  and 
later  became  a  boot  and  shoe  maker  at  Jamesport.  He  moved  to  a  farm 
five  miles  northeast  of  Gallatin  a  short  time  afterwards,  and  in  1861  be- 
gan farming.  Mr.  Musselman  was  the  owner  of  320  acres  of  land,  and 
was  one  of  the  successful  farmers  of  his  township.  He  was  a  Republican, 
and  served  as  the  justice  of  the  peace  in  Grand  River  Township.  He  was 
married  in  Daviess  County  to  Amanda  A.  Drummond,  born  near  James- 
port  in  1842  and  to  their  union  the  following  children  were  born:  Cyrus, 
a  retired  farmer  living  at  Gallatin;  John,  the  subject  of  this  review; 
Ella,  married  to  J.  R.  Foster  of  Jamesport;  Celia,  the  wife  of  Samuel 
Grant  of  Jamesport;  Homer,  an  oil  dealer  at  Gallatin ;  and  Robert,  farm- 
ing in  Grand  River  Township.  Mrs.  Musselman  died  in  1911,  and  Mr. 
Musselman  died  in  1921.  Their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Masonic  Cem- 
etery at  Jamesport. 

John  Musselman  was  reared  on  the  farm  and  attended  the  rural 
schools.  He  farmed  in  Grand  River  Township,  where  he  was  the  owner 
of  283  acres  of  land.  He  and  his  brother,  Robert,  now  operate  a  farm  in 
partnership.  In  December,  1908,  Mr.  Musselman  moved  to  Gallatin, 
and  the  next  year  he  bought  a  hardware  store  in  partnership  with  J.  A.' 
Mann.  This  business  relation  was  maintained  for  four  years,  when  Mr. 
Musselman  traded  the  stock  to  S.  B.  Scott  for  a  farm  near  Altamont. 
Mr.  Musselman  and  Mr.  Mann  operated  the  farm  for  more  than  three 
years,  when  they  again  bought  the  hardware  stock  from  Mr.  Scott. 
They  continued  to  operate  the  store  until  June,  1921,  when  Mr.  Mann 
sold  out  to  John  N.  Brown.    The  firm  is  now  known  as  Musselman  and 


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Brown  Hardware  and  Implements  Company,  and  does  a  thriving  busi- 
ness. The  store  is  located  on  the  north  side  of  the  Square,  and  is  onQ  of 
the  well  established  enterprises  of  the  town. 

On  Dec.  24,  1896,  Mr.  Musselman  was  married  to  Arminta  King, 
who  was  born,  reared,  and  married  in  Springfield,  111.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  W.  and  Dulcenia  (Barnett)  King;  the  former  of  whom  died 
many  years  ago,  and  the  latter  died  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Musselman  on 
July  28,  1921,  at  the  age  of  91  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Musselman  are  rear- 
ing a  niece  of  Mr.  Musselman's,  Frances. 

Mr.  Musselman  is  a  Republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Lodge.  In  the  spring  of  1920  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  mayor  of 
Gallatin,  and  made  a  competent  and  progressive  official  for  one  term.  A 
fire  wagon  was  installed,  the  debt  on  it  paid  off,  800  feet  of  water  main 
has  been  laid,  an  ordinance  prohibiting  the  parking  of  cars  any  place  ex- 
cept the  middle  of  the  street  has  been  passed,  and  a  sewer  survey,  look- 
ing toward  a  complete  modern  sewage  system,  has  been  completed.  Mr. 
Musselman  is  now  serving  on  the  committee  in  charge  of  the  draining  of 
the  Muddy  Creek.  He  is  a  man  of  high  civic  ideals,  capable  and  practi- 
cal in  all  of  his  work,  a  citizen  of  whom  his  town  is  justly  proud. 

D.  Luther  Lowrie,  the  assistant  postmaster  at  Gallatin,  was  born, 
reared,  and  educated  in  this  community.  His  parents  were  H.  C.  and 
Nannie  (Sharrah)  Lowrie,  to  whose  union  four  children, were  born  as 
follows:  Walter  C,  Glenrock,  Wyo. ;  Grace,  the  wife  of  Elmer  Kirk- 
patrick  of  Hamburg,  Iowa ;  Joseph  H.,  a  rural  mail  carrier  at  Gallatin ; 
and  D.  Luther,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  born  at  Gallatin,  June  20, 
1899. 

H.  C.  Lowrie  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  Feb.  28,  1857.  He  came  to 
Gallatin  in  his  youth  and  was  a  meat  merchant  for  a  few  years,  later  ac- 
cepting a  position  as  a  traveling  salesman  for  a  packing  house,  and 
working  out  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  where  he  now  lives.  His  wife,  Nan- 
nie A.  (Sharrah)  Lowrie,  was  born  in  Daviess  County  on  Jan.  2,  1861. 
She  lived  on  a  farm  until  she  was  eight  years  old,  when  her  parents  died, 
and  she  went  to  live  with  David  Boggs  and  wife  at  Gallatin.  Mr.  Boggs 
was  a  furniture  dealer,  a  carpenter,  and  an  expert  cabinet  maker.  He 
made  a  great  deal  of  the  furniture,  which  was  sold  from  his  store.  Mrs. 
Lowrie  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  now  makes  her  home  at 
Gallatin. 

D.  Luther  Lowrie  graduated  from  the  Gallatin  High  School  in  1917, 
and  then  went  to  clerk  in  Fitterer  and  Sons  grocery  store.  He  later 
clerked  in  a  jewelry  store  for  Frank  Wynne,  and  remained  in  that  posi- 


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tion  until  July,  1918,  when  he  took  the  civil  service  examinations,  and 
was  given  a  temporary  appointment  as  rural  route  carrier  on  Route  No. 
5,  while  his  brother,  the  regular  incumbent,  was  in  service  in  the  World 
War.  In  March,  1919,  Mr.  Lowrie  was  made  assistant  postmaster  at  Gal- 
latin, and  has  since  capably  filled  that  position. 

Mr,  Lowrie  was  married  on  Jan.  25,  1920,  to  Goldie  Mae  Railsback, 
born  in  Daviess  County,  the  daughter  of  Richard  T,  and  Viola  (McGar- 
vin)  Railsback,  Mr.  Railsback  died  in  September,  1918,  and  Mrs.  Rails- 
back  now  ilves  on  her  farm  eight  miles  east  of  Gallatin.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Lowrie  one  child  has  been  born,  a  son,  Richard  Edwin. 

Mr.  Lowrie  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 
He  is  an  energetic  and  capable  young  man,  who  has  the  esteem  of  the 
entire  community. 

Colonel  Boyd  Dudley  and  his  son,  Boyd  Dudley,  Jr.,  are  members  of 
a  family  that  has  been  connected  with  the  history  of  the  United  States 
since  the  very  early  colonial  days.  The  Dudley  family  has  been  an  asset 
to  every  community  where  its  members  have  settled.  While  Mr.  Dudley 
was  never  in  the  military  service,  he  has,  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, been  called,  and  known  as  Colonel  Dudley.  He  has  been  an  integral 
part  of  the  development  of  Daviess  County ;  and  Boyd  Dudley,  Jr.,  although 
he  no  longer  lives  in  the  state,  is  a  Missouri  trained  man,  one  whom  the 
state  is  proud  to  claim  as  a  son. 

William  Dudley,  an  ancestor  of  Colonel  Boyd  Dudley,  was  born  in  Rich- 
mond, Surrey,  England,  in  1600.  He  migrated  to  the  American  Colonies, 
and  died  in  Connectciut  in  1683.  A  son,  William,  was  born  at  sea  in  1639. 
One  of  William  Dudley's  sons,  Samuel,  was  born  in  Connecticut,  in  1712, 
and  was  the  father  of  another  Samuel  Dudley,  also  born  in  Connecticut,  in 
1763.  He  was  one  of  the  seven  children  born  to  his  parents,  and  was  the 
grandfather  of  Colonel  Boyd  Dudley.  Samuel  Dudley  enlisted  for  service 
in  the  Colonial  Army  during  the  Revolutionary  War,  when  he  was  but  13 
years  old.  He  had  a  great  fondness  for  the  sea,  and  after  his  six  years  of 
service  for  the  country,  wanted  to  become  a  sailor.  But  his  mother  in- 
duced him  to  go  to  West  Virginia,  and  locate  on  a  farm,  and  there  he  mar- 
ried and  reared  a  family.     One  of  his  sons  was  Alpheus  H.  Dudley. 

Alpheus  H.  Dudley  was  born  in  Marion  County,  W.  Va.,  Jan.  31, 
1827.  He  entered  the  mercantile  business  at  Reevesville  in  West  Virginia, 
but  in  1866  he  came  to  Missouri,  making  the  trip  by  steamboat  down  the 
Ohio  River  to  Cincinnati,  thence  to  Chillicothe,  and  from  there  by  wagon 
across  the  country  to  Daviess  County.  He  bought  120  acres  of  land  near 
Bancroft  in  Lincoln  Township,  and  became  a  successful  farmer,  but  lived 
only  a  short  time  after  settling  in  his  new  home.     He  died  on  April  4,  1868, 


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and  his  remains  were  buried  in  the  Hill  Cemetery.  In  1855  Alpheus  H. 
Dudley  married  Martha  McDougal.  She  was  born  in  Marion  County,  W. 
Va.,  March  22,  1835,  the  daughter  of  John  F.  McDougal.  Mr.  McDougal 
lived  near  Bancroft  in  Daviess  County,  for  many  years,  and  later  lived  at 
Gillman,  Harrison  County,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  96  years.  His  son, 
Henry  C.  McDougal,  was  a  judge  of  the  probate  court  of  Daviess  County, 
in  the  seventies.  To  the  union  of  Alpheus  H.  and  Martha  (McDougal  Dud- 
ley the  following  children  were  born :  Paul,  died  in  infancy ;  Boyd,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  May,  living  in  Carthage;  and  Fannie,  the  widow  of  T. 
E.  McCluskey,  now  living  with  her  daughter,  Mrs,  E.  D.  Hart  of  Califor- 
nia. After  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Dudley  married  Dr.  R.  L.  Green 
and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born:  Oscar,  now  living  at  Carthage; 
and  Walter  a  resident  of  New  Mexico.     Mrs.  Green  is  living  in  Chicago. 

Colonel  Boyd  Dudley  was  bom  in  Marion  County,  W.  Va.,  near  the 
town  of  Reevesville,  June  8,  1859.  His  father  was  a  Confederate  and  his 
mother's  people  were  aligned  on  the  Federal  side  during  the  Civil  War 
strife.  Colonel  Dudley  attended  the  schools  of  West  Virginia  and  later  in 
Daviess  County  until  1874,  when  he  went  to  Gallatin  to  live  with  his  uncle 
Judge  H.  C.  McDougal.  He  did  the  household  chores,  and  took  care  of  the 
Judge's  office  in  return  for  his  board,  clothing,  and  the  privilege  of  going 
to  school.  He  completed  what  would  now  be  the  eighth  grade,  and  then, 
being  without  financial  resources,  he  went  to  work  in  the  office  of  the 
probate  judge  as  a  clerk.  In  1877  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office 
of  Shanklin,  Lowe  and  McDougal.  In  that  office  the  young  student  per- 
fonned  all  the  tasks  that  fell  to  the  lot  of  law  students  of  that  day.  He 
swept  the  floor,  washed  the  windows,  chopped  wood,  made  fires,  did  what 
writing  he  could,  and  saw  that  the  ink  wells  on  the  desks  of  the  firm  mem- 
bers were  never  dry. 

In  1880,  Colonel  Boyd  Dudley,  in  company  with  George  B,  Rush 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  on  the  day  of  his  admission  he  was 
appointed  by  the  court  to  act  as  the  lawyer  for  the  defense,  a  custom  in 
those  days.  The  newly  made  barrister  had  what  looked  like  a  difficult 
case.  He  was  called  upon  to  defend  a  negro,  who  had  ripped  open  the 
pocket  of  a  drunken  laborer,  while  the  laborer  lay  asleep  in  the  woods  north 
of  Gallatin.  The  negro  removed  the  money  from  the  sleeping  man's 
pocket,  and  proceeded  to  spend  it  at  the  only  saloon  in  the  town.  The  case 
of  the  state  being  complete,  the  negro  was  convicted  and  sentenced  to  two 
years  in  the  penitentiary.  But  his  counsel  was  not  satisfied  to  let  his  case 
rest  with  an  adverse  decision.  The  word  "feloniously"  had  been  omitted 
from  the  indictment  and  the  charge  stood  as  petit  larceny.  A  motion  to 
quash  was  overrulled,  but  Colonel  Dudley  appealed  the  case  to  the  Supreme 


346  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Court  at  his  own  expense,  got  a  stay  of  execution,  obtained  a  reversal  of 
the  case,  and  on  retrial,  the  prisoner  was  discharged  for  want  of  evidence. 
This  is  typical  of  Colonel  Dudley's  determination  and  tenacity. 

Colonel  Dudley  spent  two  years  in  New  Mexico  and  Arizona,  but  the 
lure  of  the  Grand  River  Valley  was  strong,  and  he  returned  to  Gallatin  in 
1884.  For  several  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  abstract  and  loan  busi- 
ness at  Gallatin,  and  for  a  time  he  was  the  secretary  and  manager  of  the 
local  Building  and  Loan  Association.  He  later  became  the  president  of  the 
State  League  of  Local  Building  and  Loan  Associations.  He  was  the 
author  of  the  first  law  relating  to  the  supervision  and  control  of  local  build- 
ing and  loan  associations  by  the  state  of  Missouri,  and  the  passing  of  the 
law  was  due  largely  to  Colonel  Dudley's  untiring  efforts.  At  one  time  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee  of  Missouri,  and 
during  the  Spanish-American  War,  he  acted  as  the  president  of  the  Mis- 
souri State  League  of  Republican  Clubs,  and  during  the  days  of  the  Span- 
ish-American War,  he  tendered  his  services  to  President  McKinley,  offering 
to  raise  a  regiment  for  service  in  the  war. 

Colonel  Dudley  has  spent  a  life  filled  with  vital  experiences.  In  his 
early  life  he  was  associated  with  the  late  Milt  Ewing  in  business  affairs. 
Later  he  was  a  friend  of  John  F.  Jordan,  for  m.any  years  the  editor  of  the 
Jamesport  Gazette,  and  later  connected  with  the  loan  and  abstract  business 
at  Gallatin.  Colonel  Dudley's  first  law  partner  was  W.  D.  Hamilton,  a  man 
who  had  studied  law  with  Senator  George  Vest.  This  partnership,  form- 
ed about  the  time  of  the  trial  of  the  famous  James  brothers,  continued  until 
the  death  of  Mr.  Hamilton  in  1913.  Coloned  Dudley  then  became  a  part- 
ner in  the  firm  of  Dudley  and  Selby.  This  partnership  was  dissolved  on 
Jan.  1,  1921,  and  Colonel  Dudley  now  has  his  son-in-law,  Charles  D.  Bran- 
aom,  as  partner  in  the  office. 

Colonel  Dudley  was  married  to  Anna  Chapdu,  a  sister  of  Mrs.  H.  C. 
McDougal,  and  to  this  union  one  child  was  born.  The  child  died  in  infancy, 
and  shortly  after  Mrs.  Dudley  died.  On  June  9,  1896,  Colonel  Dudley  mar- 
ried Belle  J.  Holmes  of  Hamilton,  the  daughter  of  B.  F.  and  Julia  (Gee) 
Holmes.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holmes  were  natives  of  New  York,  and  were  early 
settlers  of  Caldwell  County,  Mo.,  where  they  lived  on  a  farm.  They  are 
both  now  dead.  Mrs.  Dudley  is  a  granddaughter  of  Benjamin  Tillinghast 
of  New  York,  and  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  Captain  Miles  Standish  of  the 
Mayflower.  By  this  last  marriage  Colonel  Dudley  has  two  children :  Boyd, 
Jr.,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  follows;  and  Katherine,  who  was  a  student  at 
Central  College  at  Lexington  for  a  year,  and  who  later  attended  Randolph 
Macon  College  at  Lynchburg,  Va.,  and  the  State  University  of  Missouri, 


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and  is  now  married  to  Charles  D.  Brandom  of  Gallatin.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Theta  Upsilon  Gamma  and  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  sororities,  Regent  of  the 
Gallatin  Chapter  of  the  D.  A.  R.,  a  member  of  the  Mayflower  Society  and 
is  State  Recording  Secretary  of  the  Colonial  Dames  of  the  Seventeenth 
Century. 

Colonel  Dudley  has  never  sought  office.  He  has  served  as  t^-p  n^esi- 
dent  of  the  Board  of  Education,  and  as  the  president  of  the  Board  of  Con- 
trol for  the  State  Industrial  School  for  Girls  at  Chillicothe.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  lodges.  His  father  was  an 
Episcopalian,  his  mother  a  Methodist,  and  Colonel  Dudley  identified  him- 
self with  the  Presbyterian  church.  Several  years  ago,  however,  during  a 
church  trial  of  intense  community  interest,  Colonel  Dudley  led  the  counsel 
for  the  reactionaries  on  the  subject  of  the  use  of  the  organ  in  church. 
Since  that  time,  he  has  insisted  in  a  joking  way  that  he  leans  toward  "the 
fundamental  apostolic  faith."  He  takes  an  intense  and  active  interest  in 
all  public  questions,  and  maintains  his  membership  in  the  Missouri  Histor- 
ical Society  and  in  the  Society  of  the  American  Academy  of  Social  Science. 
He  is  a  man  of  ready  and  keen  perceptions,  an  alert  mind,  wide  in  his 
sympathies,  and  a  citizen  of  the  highest  civic  pride. 

Boyd  Dudley,  Jr.,  was  reared  in  Gallatin,  where  he  graduated  from 
the  high  school.  He  became  a  student  in  the  Missouri  State  University 
School  of  Mines  at  Rolla,  and  completed  the  four  year  course  there  in 
three  years.  After  his  graduation  he  became  the  assistant  instructor  in 
metallurgy  at  Rolla,  and  remained  in  that  position  for  three  years.  At  the 
end  of  that  time  he  went  to  Boston,  where  he  took  the  Master's  Degree 
from  the  Boston  Institute  of  Technology.  He  then  spent  a  summer  at 
Nashua,  N.  H.,  as  superintendent  of  one  of  the  plants  of  the  John-Man- 
ville  Company.  The  next  year  he  went  to  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
as  ^assistant  professor  of  metallurgy. 

When  the  United  States  entered  the  World  War,  Mr.  Dudley  at  once 
went  into  active  service  with  the  rank  of  captain  in  the  Ordinance  Depart- 
ment. During  the  early  part  of  the  war  his  work  was  the  organization 
of  the  Inspection  Division  of  Factories  in  New  York  and  Pennsylvania  in 
connection  with  making  munitions.  He  was  later  transferred  to  what  was 
known  as  "Waterveleit  Arsenal"  on  the  Hudson  River  near  Albany.  There 
he  was  made  the  superintendent  of  heavy  artillery,  in  charge  of  the  depart- 
ment that  made  the  eight  inch  field  Howitzers.  Shortly  aftrwards,  Mr. 
Dudley  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  major,  and  was  transferred  to  the 
Sea  Coast  Division.  He  was  made  Superintendent  of  the  Sea  Coast  Artil- 
lery,  and  was   in   charge   of   the  manufacturing  of   the   great   16   inch 


348  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

calibre  guns  used  in  coast  defense.  Major  Dudley  held  this  position  as  a 
civilian  for  a  year  after  he  was  discharged  from  the  army. 

Major  Dudley  was  married  at  Gallatin  while  he  was  teaching  in  Rolla, 
to  Madge  Netherton.  Mrs.  Dudley  is  a  daughter  of  James  N.  Netherton, 
a  former  resident  of  Gallatin,  and  county  clerk  of  Daviess  County  for  a 
number  of  years.  Major  and  Mrs.  Dudley  have  two  children,  Boyd  Dudley, 
III,  and  William,  and  now  live  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  where  he  is  in  charge 
of  the  plant  of  the  American  Piano  Company.  He  is  a  man  of  marked 
ability,  whose  unusual  degree  of  successful  achievement  is  due  to  his  innate 
capacity,  his  excellent  training,  and  his  determination.  He  is  an  able 
member  of  his  family,  which  has  stood  for  order  and  progress  for  nine  gen- 
erations in  the  United  States. 

John  N.  Brown,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Musselman  and  Brown 
Hardware  Company,  and  the  city  clerk  of  Gallatin,  was  born  in  Salem 
Township  in  this  county  on  Feb.  8,  1874.  His  parents  were  Napoleon  B., 
and  Sarah  J.  (Harbard)  Brown. 

Napoleon  B.  Brown  was  born  in  Virginia,  June  6,  1833.  He  came  to 
Daviess  County  with  his  parents  in  1853.  They  settled  near  Pattons- 
burg,  where  Napoleon  Brown  became  the  holder  of  400  acres  of  land. 
He  operated  this  land  successfully  until  his  retirement  from  the  active 
work  on  the  farm.  He  moved  to  Gallatin  in  1886,  when  he  was  elected 
to  the  office  of  treasurer  of  Daviess  County.  He  took  the  office  in  1887, 
and  held  it  for  the  next  eight  years,  making  a  reliable  and  highly  re- 
spected official.  He  was  a  Democrat..  Mr.  Brown  was  an  extensive 
stock  dealer,  buying  and  selling  stock  all  over  the  northwest  part  of  the 
state.  Long  before  the  railroads  ran  through  this  part  of  Missouri,  Mr. 
Brown  would  drive  his  stock  to  the  docks  of  the  Missouri  River  for  ship- 
ment. He  was  one  of  the  first  group  of  directors  of  the  Farmers  Ex- 
change Bank  of  Gallatin,  and  in  1902  was  elected  judge  of  the  county 
court,  which  office  he  held  until  his  death  on  May  26,  1903.  He  was  a 
man  of  great  versatility  and  of  marked  intellectual  ability.  He  had  only 
a  common  school  education,  but  his  life  was  a  success.  He  was  a  veteran 
of  the  Civil  War,  in  which  he  served  as  a  captain  in  the  Missouri  State 
Militia. 

In  1859  Napoleon  Brown  was  married  to  Sarah  J.  Harbard,  born 
near  Heyworth,  111.,  in  1843.  To  this  union  the  following  children  were 
born:  Mary  C,  the  widow  of  W.  Carpenter  of  Salem  Township;  Anna 
E.,  the  widow  of  George  Keown  of  Liberal,  Kan.;  Alice,  the  wife  of  A. 
L.  McNeely  of  Washington  Township ;  Lucy,  married  to  E.  O.  DeVoss  of 
Hutchinson,  Kan.;  Josephine  B.,  the  wife  of  J.  K.  Kitch,  of  Guymon, 
Okla.;  John  N.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Charles  E.,  a  resident  of 


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Hutchinson,  Kan.;  Ross  M.,  also  living  at  Hutchinson,  Kan.;  Dollie  I., 
now  the  wife  of  C.  Duclon,  of  Hutchinson,  Kan. ;  and  G.  C,  who  was  the 
third  child  born,  and  now  lives  in  Calif.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  were  both 
members  of  the  Christian  Church.  Mrs.  Brown  died  on  Sept.  9,  1917, 
and  the  remains  of  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  are  buried  in  Brown  Ceme- 
tery at  Gallatin. 

John  N.  Brown  grew  up  on  the  farm  and  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Coffey  and  Gallatin.  In  1890  he  went  to  Liberal,  Kan.;  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  lumber  and  hardware  business  for  the  next  22  years.  In 
1912  he  returned  to  Gallatin,  and  in  June,  1921,  he  entered  into  partner- 
ship with  John  Musselman  in  the  hardware  business.  This  is  one  of  the 
well  established  commercial  enterprises  of  Gallatin,  and  the  firm  con- 
ducts a  good  business. 

Mr.  Brown  was  married  in  1896  and  to  this  one  daughter  was  born: 
Maretta,  M.,  born  in  1900,  and  married  in  1919  to  George  Carlson  of  San 
Francisco,  Calif. 

Mr.  Brown  is  a  Democrat.  He  was  elected  to  the  ofRce  of  city  clerk 
of  Gallatin  in  1920,  and  has  made  a  competent  official.  He  is  a  public 
spirited  citizen  and  holds  the  high  regard  of  all  who  know  him. 

J.  H.  Tate,  manager  and  salesman  for  the  Ford  automobiles  and 
Fordson  tractors  at  Gallatin,  has  conducted  the  Ford  Agency  and  garage 
in  partnership  with  D.  C.  McVay  since  March  22,  1917.  Their  present 
building  was  completed  on  Aug.  1,  1920.  The  structure,  built  at  a  cost 
of  $50,000,  is  located  a  half  block  north  of  the  Square  on  North  Main  St., 
and  has  a  frontage  of  130  feet  with  a  show  room,  two  driveways,  and  a 
storage  room  90x120  feet.  There  is  also  a  large  basement.  The  building 
is  constructed  of  brick,  is  well  ventilated,  is  equipped  with  a  rest  room 
for  ladies,  and  has  windows  reinforced  with  steel  sashes.  The  show 
room  has  a  trass  floor,  and  the  repair  shop,  at  the  west  side  of  the  office, 
has  battery  and  welding  service.  Mr.  Tate  and  his  partner  are  to  be 
congratulated  on  their  achievement  of  a  modern  and  efficiently  managed 
garage. 

J.  H.  Tate  is  a  native  of  Grundy  County;  he  was  born  on  Nov.  20, 
1885,  the  son  of  C.  L.  and  Nancy  (Parberry)  Tate.  C.  L.  Tate  was  born 
in  Andrew  County  on  Nov.  17,  1859,  and  has  been  a  successful  farmer 
all  of  his  life.  To  his  union  with  Nancy  (Parberry)  Tate  three  children 
were  born  of  whom  two  are  now  living :  J.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  review ; 
and  Harley  F.,  now  a  resident  of  Ft.  Collins,  Col.  Mrs.  Tate  died  in  1889 
at  the  age  of  24  years,  and  Mr.  Tate  later  married  Frances  Harvey.  To 
this  union  two  children  were  born :  the  older  child  is  deceased ;  and  the 


350  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

younger,  a  daughter,  Annie,  is  now  married  to  Bernice  Harris  of  Tren- 
ton. 

J.  H.  Tate  attended  the  rural  schools,  and  later  was  a  student  in  the 
Jamesport  High  School.  He  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm  until  1905, 
when  he  began  operating  a  farm  for  himself.  He  bought  and  improved 
1100  acres  of  land  in  Grundy  County,  which  he  later  sold,  and  in  1908 
he  moved  to  Trenton  and  became  interested  in  the  transfer  business. 
Two  years  later  he  bought  a  grocery  stock  in  Trenton,  and  conducted  a 
grocery  store  for  the  next  two  years.  He  then  accepted  a  position  with 
the  National  Biscuit  Company,  and  traveled  out  of  St.  Joseph  until  1917. 
That  year  he  and  D.  C.  McVay  became  interested  in  the  automobile  bus- 
iness, in  connection  with  which  they  conducted  the  Ford  Agency  at 
Trenton,  with  Mr.  McVay  in  charge.  The  plans  of  Mr.  Tate  and  Mr. 
McVay  include  the  erection  of  a  building  at  Trenton  similar  to  the  re- 
cently completed  structure  at  Gallatin. 

J.  H.  Tate  was  married  on  March  5,  1905,  to  Hallie  Mae  Brown,  a 
native  of  Grundy  County,  the  daughter  of  Elias  and  Laura  (Pernell) 
Brown.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  were  born  in  Missouri,  and  both  are 
now  living  on  their  farm,  six  miles  south  of  Trenton.  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Tate 
were  the  parents  of  three  children :  Jule,  at  home ;  Thelma,  died  in  in- 
fancy; and  Hubert,  at  home. 

Mr.  Tate  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  an  adherent  of  the  Baptist  Church, 
and  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Lodge.  In  1921  he  was  elected  the  secretary 
of  the  newly  organized  Chamber  of  Commerce  at  Gallatin  and  on  April 
4,  1922,  Mr.  Tate  was  elected  Mayor  of  Gallatin.  Mr.  Tate  is  an  ener- 
getic and  ambitious  business  man,  and  a  citizen  who  holds  the  high  re- 
gard of  the  entire  community. 

Charles  L.  Knauer,  is  a  well  known  business  man  of  Gallatin,  Da- 
viess County.  He  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  born  in  Springboro,  an  inland  vil- 
lage of  Warren  County,  April  6,  1862. 

Andrew  Knauer,  the  father  of  Charles  L.  Knauer,  was  born  in  Ba- 
varia, Germany,  but  left  his  native  land  when  he  was  19  years  old,  and 
came  to  the  United  States.  He  located  in  New  York  City  and  worked  at 
his  trade,  that  of  a  tailor,  for  eight  years.  Later  he  went  to  Springboro, 
Ohio,  and  operated  a  store.  In  1866,  he  came  to  Gallatin  and  opened  a 
merchant  tailor  store,  which  he  operated  successfully  until  his  death  on 
April  4,  1901.  He  was  born  on  July  17,  1824,  and  most  of  his  long  life 
was  spent  in  the  country  of  his  adoption,  where  he  readily  adapted  him- 
self to  the  commercial  conditions.  As  the  founder  of  the  mercantile  en- 
terprise which  is  now  owned  and  conducted  by  his  son,  the  subject  of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  351 

this  sketch.  Andrew  Knauer  became  an  integral  part  of  the  town.  He 
was  a  man  of  sane,  clear  judgment,  and  succeeded  in  establishing  an  en- 
terprise that  would  last  over  many  years. 

Andrew  Knauer  married  Charlotte  Elbert,  born  in  Hesse,  Darm- 
stadt, Germany,  and  to  this  union  seven  children  were  born,  three  of 
whom  died  in  Ohio,  and  two  died  at  Gallatin,  Mo.  C.  L.  Knauer  was  the 
fourth  child  born  to  his  parents.  One  sister,  Mrs.  Julia  Drummond,  now 
lives  in  Gallatin.  She  is  a  widow.  Mrs.  Knauer  died  in  1896.  Her  re- 
mains and  those  of  her  husband  are  buried  in  Lile  Cemetery.  They  were 
excellent  members  of  the  community.  Mr.  Knauer  took  part  in  the  town 
affairs  and  served  on  the  city  council.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  a 
charter  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  Lodge. 

Charles  L.  Knauer  was  four  years  old  when  his  parents  came  to 
Daviess  County.  He  attended  the  school  at  Gallatin,  and  worked  for 
and  with  his  father  in  the  store,  where  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  tailor 
under  the  tutelage  of  his  father.  In  1883  he  was  made  a  partner  in  the 
store,  and  in  1901  he  became  the  sole  owner  of  the  business;  however, 
he  continues  to  operate  under  the  old  firm  name  of  A.  Knauer  and  Son. 
Mr.  Knauer  carries  a  complete  line  of  men's  ready  made  clothing,  han- 
dling the  Clothcraft  and  Block  Company  garments  and  gents  furnish- 
ings. He  also  carries  samples  for  tailor  made  clothing,  and  an  excellent 
line  of  shoes. 

Mr.  Knauer  was  married  on  Oct.  16,  1888,  to  CarHe  A.  Haynes, 
born  in  Lebanon,  Tenn.,  the  daughter  of  J.  L.  Haynes.  Mr.  Haynes  lived 
at  Gallatin  for  a  number  of  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knauer  have  two  chil- 
dren :  Harry  L.,  an  assistant  in  his  father's  store  ;  and  Elizabeth,  at  home. 

Mr.  Knauer  is  a  Democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  which  he  has  been  the  Sunday  School  Superintendent  for  33 
years.  He  is  the  president  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  which  position  he  has  held 
for  30  years.  Mr.  Knauer  gave  the  lot  where  the  new  Y.  M.  C.  A.  build- 
ing now  stands,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  State  Committee  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  In  1890  he  was  elected  to  membership  in  the  city  council  and 
served  for  two  terms.  In  April,  1921,  he  was  again  elected  to  the  coun- 
cil, and  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  for  many  years,  acting 
as  treasurer  for  that  body.  In  1921  Mr.  Knauer  became  the  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Gallatin  Trust  Company,  in  which  capacity  he  is  still  serv- 
ing. By  inheritance,  training,  and  natural  ability,  Mr.  Knauer  is  a  pro- 
gressive and  wide-awake  business  man.  His  high  ideals  for  the  develop- 
ment of  the  community  may  be  seen  from  his  active  participation  in  the 
work  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  He  is  one  of  the  far  sighted  and  excellent  citi- 
zens of  Gallatin. 


352  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Hon.  Alexander  M.  Dockery. — There  has  hardly  been  a  man,  woman 
or  child  in  northwest  Missouri  who  has  not  been  familiar  by  constant  repi- 
tion  with  the  name  of  Alexander  M.  Dockery,  whose  career  of  public  ser- 
vice has  kept  him  almost  constantly  active  in  district,  state  and  national 
affairs  through  an  entire  generation.  For  16  years,  Mr.  Dockery  repre- 
sented the  Third  District  in  Congress,  and  during  the  Democratic  Adminis- 
tration of  President  Wilson  held  the  post  of  third  assistant  postmaster 
general. 

His  active  public  service  has  obscured  the  fact,  except  in  his  home 
town  of  Gallatin  and  among  his  more  intimate  friends,  that  Mr.  Dockery 
began  his  career  as  a  physician,  and  besides  several  other  degrees  is  en- 
titled to  the  letters,  M.  D. 

Governor  Dockery,  as  he  is  known  to  all  his  friends,  was  born  in 
Daviess  County,  Feb.  11,  1845.  His  parents  were  Rev.  WilHs  E.  and 
Sarah  E.  (McHaney)  Dockery,  his  father  having  been  a  distinguished 
minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  South.  Mr.  Dockery,  who  is 
the  only  survivor  of  three  children  was  educated  in  Macon  Academy,  Macon, 
Mo.,  and  in  1863  entered  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  and  was  graduated 
in  March,  1865,  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  He  later  attended  lectures  at 
Bellevue  College  in  New  York,  and  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  at  Phila- 
delphia and  began  his  first  practice  at  Linneus,  Mo.,  and  from  1867  to 
1874  practiced  at  Chillicothe.     He  was  recognized  as  a  skillful  physician. 

In  March,  1874,  having  abandoned  the  medical  practice,  for  other  lines 
of  endeavor,  Mr,  Dockery  removed  to  Gallatin  and  became  associated  with 
Thomas  B.  Yates  in  the  establishment  of  the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank, 
an  institution  which  has  had  a  solid  career  for  nearly  50  years.  He  served 
as  its  cashier  until  1882.  Prior  to  his  election  to  Congress,  Mr.  Dockery 
served  as  County  Physician  of  Livingston  County  from  1870  to  1874,  was 
president  of  the  Board  of  Education  at  Chillicothe  in  1870-72,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  curators  of  the  University  of  Missouri  from  1872  to 
1882,  and  at  Gallatin  was  a  member  of  the  city  council  1878-81,  and  mayor 
during  1881-83. 

From  1878  until  his  election  to  Congress  Mr.  Dockery  was  chairman  of 
the  Democratic  Congressional  Committee  of  the  Tenth  District,  1880  was 
chairman  of  the  Congressional  Convention  at  Brunswick,  and  in  1882,  at 
the  conveniton  at  Cameron  was  nominated  for  representative  in  Congress. 
Altogether  there  were  six  men  in  the  field  for  the  nomination,  and  it  was 
one  of  the  most  exciting  conventions  held  in  that  district  for  many  years. 
The  deciding  ballot  was  the  28th.  The  opposition  had  been  unable  to  unite, 
since  Mr.  Dockery  was  the  second  choice  in  all  the  counties.  His  election 
from  the  Third  District  came  in  November,  1882,  and  he  continued  as 


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representative  in  Congress  from  March  4,  1883,  to  March  4,  1899.  In  the 
successive  conventions  Mr.  Dockery  was  renominated  without  opposition. 
During  his  career  in  Congress  Mr.  Dockery  was  a  member  of  the  Committee 
on  Claims,  Committee  on  Accounts,  Committee  on  Post  Offices  and  Post 
Roads  four  years,  and  for  the  last  ten  years  of  his  service  in  the  house  was 
a  member  of  the  Committe  on  Appropriations  and  had  charge  of  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  and  the  Legislative,  Executive  and  Judicial  Appropria- 
tion bills.  From  1893  to  1895  he  was  chairman  of  what  is  known  as  the 
"Dockery  Commission,"  which,  among  other  notable  achievements,  de- 
vised the  present  accounting  system  of  the  national  treasury.  This  system 
has  been  in  successful  operation  since  Oct.  1,  1894.  During  the  World 
Fair  at  Chicago,  he  was  chairman  of  a  special  committee  appointed  by  the 
House  to  investigate  and  simplify  methods  of  business.  This  committee's 
elaborate  report  served  as  a  basis  for  the  work  of  organization  of  the 
Louisana  Purchase  Exposition  at  St.  Louis.  While  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Post  Offices  and  Post  Roads,  Mr.  Dockery  was  instrumental  in 
securing  the  installation  of  the  second  fast  mail  train  service  in  the  United 
States,  from  New  York  to  Kansas  City  by  way  of  St.  Louis.  In  1886,  Mr. 
Dockery  was  chosen  permanent  chairman  of  the  Democratic  State  Con- 
vention at  St.  Louis. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  eighth  term  Mr.  Dockery  declined  a  renom- 
ination  in  order  to  enter  the  race  for  governor  in  1900.  He  was  nominated 
by  acclamation  in  June  of  that  year,  the  nomination  speech  being  made 
by  Hon.  W.  S.  Cowherd  of  Kansas  City.  In  the  following  November  he  was 
elected  Governor  of  Missouri  against  his  opponent,  Joseph  Flory,  of  Mo- 
berly.  Taking  his  oath  as  governor,  Jan  14,  1901,  Mr.  Dockery  was  chief 
executive  of  his  native  state  four  years.  After  retiring  from  the  gover- 
nor's chair  in  1905  he  continued  active  in  Democratic  politics,  being  chair- 
man of  the  state  convention  in  1906,  and  in  1912  was  elected  treasurer  of 
the  Democratic  State  Committee  and  reelected  in  1914.  At  the  begin- 
ning of  President  Wilson's  administration,  Mr.  Dockery  was  appointed 
Third  Assistant  Postmaster  General,  his  appointment  being  confirmed  by 
the  Senate,  March  13,  1913,  and  he  entered  upon  his  duties  March  17th. 
As  Third  Assistant  Postmaster  General  he  had  supervision  and  control  of 
all  the  extensive  fiscal  affairs  of  the  postal  service,  including  the  postal 
saving  system. 

In  1906  Governor  Dockery  was  awarded  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  by  the 
University  of  Missouri.  In  the  interval  between  his  term  as  governor 
and  his  recent  promotion  to  the  Postoffice  Department,  Governor  Dockery 
proved  himself  a  citizen  of  force  and  influence  in  his  home  city  of  Gallatin. 
He  served  as  a  member  and  president  of  the  board  of  education  from  1906 


354  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

to  1912,  was  president  of  the  Gallatin  Commercial  Club  from  its  organiza- 
tion in  1908  to  1914,  and  was  president  of  the  Daviess  County  Chautauqua 
Association  since  its  organization  in  1909.  He  was  also  chairman  of  the 
building  committee  which  supervised  construction  of  the  new  court  house, 
and  of  the  committee  which  supervised  construction  of  the  new  Gallatin 
school  house.  Of  his  local  activities,  Governor  Dockery  probably  takes 
most  pride  in  his  work  as  ex-officio  road  overseer  in  his  county,  a  service 
which  he  has  performed  gratuitously  but  none  the  less  effectively  at  var- 
ious times  during  the  past  30  years. 

Governor  Dockery  was  married  April  14,  1869,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Bird, 
daughter  of  Greenup  Bird.  All  of  the  seven  children  of  their  marriage 
died  in  infancy.  His  wife  died  at  the  Executive  Mansion,  Jefferson  City, 
January,  1903. 

Governor  Dockery  has  some  interesting  fraternal  relations.  In  1880 
he  was  elected  Eminent  Commander  of  Kadosh  Commandery  No.  21, 
Knights  Templar,  at  Cameron;  in  1881  was  elected  Grand  Master  of  Mis- 
souri Masons;  in  May  1883,  was  chosen  Grand  High  Priest  of  the  Royal 
Arch  Masons  of  Missouri,  and  since  1886  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Masonic  Home  of  Missouri,  being  chairman  of  the 
Executive  Committee  the  greater  part  of  the  time.  In  May,  1910,  he  was 
elected  Grand  Master  of  the  Missouri  Odd  Fellows,  and  this  gives  him  the 
unusual  distinction  of  being  the  onlj^  person  in  the  state  who  has  been 
Grand  Master  of  both  Missouri  Masons  and  Missouri  Odd  Fellows.  Begin- 
ning May,  1909,  he  served  12  years  as  president  of  the  Odd  Fellows  Home 
Board  at  Liberty. 

Governor  Dockery  has  been  a  liberal  contributor  and  supporter  to  the 
cause  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  and  is  now  serving  as  a  director.  In  July,  1906, 
Mr,  Dockery  donated  the  original  land  for  the  City  Park  which  is  now 
known  as  "Dockery  Park,"  which  now  contains  14  acres,  located  in  the 
northeast  part  of  Gallatin.  The  Governor  is  very  proud  of  his  work  in 
building  up  and  beautifying  this  park,  which  is  a  valuable  asset  to  the  city. 
He  has  been  president  of  the  Park  Board  since  its  organization. 

The  people  of  Missouri  have  honored  Governor  Dockery  with  their  con- 
fidence and  respect,  and  have  found  him  worthy.  They  have  trusted  in  his 
honesty  and  integrity,  and  have  always  found  him  true. 

W.  Glen  Smith,  a  partner  in  the  granite  and  marble  works  of  Galla- 
tin, is  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  born  in  Jackson  Township,  Oct.  29, 
1881.  His  parents  were  Burns  R.  and  Susan  Estella  (Sharon)  Smith. 

Burns  R.  Smith  was  born  at  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  8,  1844,  and 
was  reared  on  a  farm.  In  1861  he  moved  to  Fountain  County,  Indiana, 
where  he  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War  in  Company  I,  150th  Vol- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  355 

unteer  Infantry.  He  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  and  went  back  to 
Indiana  and  married  Susan  Estella  Sharon,  born  in  Indiana,  April  14, 
1847.  In  1879  they  came  to  Daviess  County,  and  bought  a  farm  in  Jack- 
son Township.  Mr.  Smith  improved  the  land,  and  became  a  well  known 
man  in  the  community.  He  was  a  Republican,  and  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  was  a  very  active  adherent  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church,  and  helped  to  organize  that  denomination  in  the  county. 
He  was  one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Daviess  County  Sunday  School  As- 
sociation, and  served  as  the  president  of  that  body  for  many  years.  Mr, 
Smith  died  at  his  home  on  April  4,  1915,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in 
Brown  Cemetery.  His  widow  now  lives  at  Gallatin.  Their  children 
were:  Myrta  E.,  now  the  wife  of  Samuel  Nichols  of  Jackson  Township; 
and  W.  Glen,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

W.  Glen  Smith  was  reared  on  the  farm,  where  he  remained  until 
he  was  22  years  old.  He  attended  the  public  school  of  Gallatin,  and  in 
1900  he  graduated  from  River  College.  In  1899  he  taught  in  what  is 
known  as  the  Red  School  in  Lincoln  Township.  He  continued  to  teach 
and  farm  for  three  years.  He  then  became  interested  in  the  grocery  bus- 
iness at  Gallatin,  but  sold  his  interest  in  that  enterprise  in  1913,  and  en- 
tered the  monument  business  with  E.  R.  Achuff.  This  business  is  located 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Square,  where  the  same  business  has  been  con- 
ducted for  45  consecutive  years.  Mr.  Achuff  and  Mr.  Smith  employ  four 
assistants,  two  of  them  first  class  cutters.  The  business  has  grown 
greatly.  This  is  the  only  marble  and  granite  shop  in  Daviess  County;  a 
wide  range  of  territory  is  therefore  handled  through  this  shop. 

W.  Glen  Smith  was  married  on  Feb.  21,  1904,  to  lola  Hale,  daugh- 
ter of  A.  B.  and  Katherine  (Adams)  Hale,  both  descendants  of  pioneer 
families  in  Clinton  County.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hale  were  born  in  Clin- 
ton County,  as  was  their  daughter,  Mrs.  Smith.  They  now  live  on  a  farm 
in  Clinton  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  have  one  daughter,  Mabel.  Mrs. 
Smith  was  a  prominent  teacher  in  Daviess  County  before  her  marriage. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  Republican,  and  is  identified  with  the  Baptist 
Church.  He  is  the  Sunday  School  Superintendent  of  that  church.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Yoeman  Lodges.  He  was  elected  to  the 
office  of  police  judge  of  Gallatin  on  the  Independent  ticket,  and  when 
the  Gallatin  Commercial  Club  was  reorganized  in  1921,  Mr.  Smith  was 
made  the  president.  His  work  in  connection  with  monuments  has  pro- 
vided him  with  much  valuable  data  on  family  lineages  in  the  county.  Mr. 
Smith  is  an  energetic  and  ambitious  man,  a  citizen  who  is  an  asset  to  the 
community,  and  a  man  held  in  high  esteem. 


356  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Dr.  M.  A,  Smith,  a  physician  and  surgeon  of  Gallatin,  is  well  known 
throughout  the  community,  both  as  a  successful  man  in  his  profession, 
and  as  a  veteran  of  the  World  War.  Dr.  Smith  was  one  of  the  men  who 
renounced  his  practice  at  home  and  gave  his  services  to  the  country  dur- 
ing the  time  of  need.  The  names  of  such  men  will  always  be  held  in  high 
esteem,  and  it  is  fitting  that  due  tribute  be  paid  to  them  in  this  work. 

The  Smith  family  were  originally  of  Virginia  stock.  They  came  to' 
Missouri  in  the  early  pioneer  days,  and  settled  in  Clay  County,  later  mov- 
ing to  De  Kalb  County.  I.  V.  Smith,  father  of  Dr.  Smith,  was  born  in  De 
Kalb  County,  Dec.  26,  1842.  He  farmed  during  his  youth,  enlisted  for 
service  in  the  Conferedate  Army  during  the  Civil  War,  and  served  in 
Company  E,  3rd  Missouri.  He  was  severely  wounded  at  the  Battle  of 
Vicksburg.  He  returned  to  De  Kalb  County,  and  taught  school  for  a 
while.  He  was  serving  as  the  county  judge  of  De  Kalb  County,  when  he 
decided  to  move  to  Nebraska.  In  1872  he  located  at  Bloomington,  Neb., 
and  in  1874  he  went  to  a  farm  in  Franklin  County,  Neb.  At  various  times 
during  his  life,  Mr.  Smith  conducted  a  hardware  store,  ran  a  grain  ele- 
vator, and  for  15  years,  he  bought  grain  at  Bloomington,  Neb. 

Mr.  Smith  married  Tibitha  J.  Ashby,  born  on  Jan.  3,  1854,  near 
Edinburg,  Mo.  To  this  union  six  children  were  born,  four  of  whom  are 
now  living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  came  to  Gallatin  several  years  ago,  and 
Mrs.  Smith  died  there  in  1910.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  South,  as  is  her  husband.  Mr.  Smith  now  makes  his  home  with 
his  son.  Dr.  Smith. 

Dr.  Smith,  the  fourth  child  born  to  his  parents,  was  born  in  Frank- 
lin County,  Neb.,  Oct.  16,  1877.  He  was  reared  in  Nebraska  and  at- 
tended the  Bloomington  High  School  from  which  he  graduated  in  1897. 
In  1898  he  entered  Central  Medical  College  at  St.  Joseph,  and  graduated 
from  that  institution  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  on  March  1, 
1900.  He  served  as  intern  in  the  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  during  the  year 
1899-1900.  In  1900  Dr.  Smith  located  at  Gallatin,  and  at  once  estab- 
lished an  excellent  practice  in  his  profession.  He  acted  as  both  the  city 
and  the  county  physician  from  1901  to  1905.  During  the  year  1903  he 
took  a  post  graduate  course  in  his  work  in  Chicago,  111. ;  and  in  1909  he 
took  post  graduate  work  in  New  York  City. 

In  June,  1916,  Dr.  Smith  was  commissioned  first  lieutenant.  Medi- 
cal Reserve  Corps,  and  was  called  into  service  on  Sept.  15,  1917.  He  re- 
ported at  Officers  Training  Camp  at  Fort  Riley,  Kan.,  and  remained  in 
training  until  December,  1917.  He  was  placed  on  temporary  duty  at 
the  Headquarters  Base  Hospital   at  Fort  Riley  until  February,  '1918, 


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when  he  was  assigned  permanently  to  Evacuation  Hospital  No.  16,  and 
commissioned  a  captain.  Dr.  Smith  was  instrumental  in  perfecting  the 
organization  of  that  hospital.  His  work  was  arduous,  as,  in  addition  to 
acting  as  the  adjutant,  he  found  it  necessary  to  do  also  the  work  of  a 
quarter  master.  He  was  relieved  from  the  duty  of  those  two  positions 
at  his  own  request,  since  his  desire  was  to  work  overseas  as  a  medical 
officer.  After  a  short  stop  at  Camp  Meade,  Md.,  the  hospital  force  em- 
barked on  Aug.  28,  1918,  and  arrived  at  Brest  Sept.  7,  1918.  After  a 
period  of  preliminary  training,  the  force  was  sent  to  the  Argonne  Sec- 
tor, landing  at  the  hospital  center  near  Neuf  Chateau.  Dr.  Smith  was 
sent  back  to  the  United  States  Central  Laboratory  at  Dijon  for  special 
instruction. 

From  Dijon  Dr.  Smith  returned  to  duty  with  Evacuation  Hospital, 
No.  16,  and  also  with  Base  Hospital,  No.  18.  He  remained  with  this  hos- 
pital throughout  the  Argonne  offensive,  and  was  in  that  sector  until  Feb- 
ruary, 1919,  when  he  was  sent  to  the  Army  of  Occupation.  He  served 
at  Trieves  and  Coblenz,  after  April  1st,  was  in  charge  of  the  United 
States  Hospital  at  Eherinbretestein.  Dr.  Smith  left  Coblenz,  on  June  14, 
1919,  and  arrived  in  the  United  States  on  July  5.  He  was  discharged 
from  service  at  Camp  Dix,  N.  J.,  on  July  7,  arrived  at  his  home  on  July 
10,  1919,  and  at  once  resumed  his  practice  at  Gallatin. 

Dr.  Smith  was  married,  Oct.  20,  1903,  to  Anna  E.  Fulkerson,  born 
near  Trenton,  the  daughter  of  P.  G.  and  Eliza  (Carnes)  Fulkerson.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Fulkerson  were  both  born  in  Grundy  County.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Smith  had  one  son,  Marshall  A.,  now  living  at  home.  Mrs.  Smith  died, 
Feb.  6,  1908,  at  the  age  of  26  years.  On  Oct.  28,  1915,  Dr.  Smith  was 
married  to  Jessie  B.  McCue.  She  was  born  near  Gallatin,  the  daughter 
of  R.  M.  and  Elizabeth  (Rodgers)  McCue.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCue  now  live 
at  Gallatin.  To  the  union  of  Dr.  and  Jessie  B.  (McCue)  Smith  two  chil- 
dren have  been  born:   Elizabeth  Jane,  and  Mary  Margaret. 

Dr.  Smith  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  belongs  to  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Royal  Arch, 
Chapter,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  American  Lodges.  He  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  Ameri- 
can Legion,  Post  Wallace  McAfee,  No.  68,  at  Gallatin,  and  acted  as  the 
post  commander  for  two  years.  He  maintains  membership  in  the  Da- 
viess County,  the  Missouri  State  and  the  American  Medical  Associations. 
For  the  past  20  years  he  has  acted  as  the  secretary  of  the  Daviess  County 
Medical  Association,  and  in  1908  he  was  elected  vice-president  of  the 
Missouri  State  Medical  Association. 


358  HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Dr.  Smith  is  a  progressive  man  in  his  profession,  a  citizen  of  great 
public  spirit,  and  a  man  known  to  his  community  for  his  high  ideals  of 
civic  pride  and  public  service. 

C.  J.  Stout,  a  business  man  of  Gallatin,  is  a  native  of  the  town.  He 
was  born  on  April  5,  1889,  the  son  of  J.  D.  and  Jennie  (Brooks)  Stout. 

J.  D.  Stout  was  born,  Nov.  7,  1854,  in  Green  County,  Illinois.  His 
father,  W.  W,  Stout,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  in  Pittsburg  in 
1826.  He  was  a  school  teacher,  and  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1860.  He 
was  educated  in  Springfield,  111.  He  located  in  Colfax  Township  in  Da- 
viess County,  and  became  a  farmer,  teaching  school  through  the  winter. 
In  1882  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  assessor  of  Daviess  County  on  the 
Democratic  ticket.  Two  years  prior  to  that  time  he  had  been  elected  the 
county  superintendent  of  public  schools.  He  was  a  leader  in  the  school 
work  of  the  county,  and  did  much  to  develop  the  educational  possibili- 
ties of  Daviess  County.  He  married  Martha  E.  Short,  a  native  of  Green 
County,  Illinois,  born  in  1836.  To  this  union  six  children  were  born,  of 
whom  three  are  still  living:  Hugh  H.,  a  carpenter  at  Gallatin;  C.  A.,  liv- 
ing in  Kansas  City;  and  J.  D.,  of  Gallatin.  W.  W.  Stout  died  on  Jan.  11, 
1884.  His  remains  and  those  of  the  children,  who  are  deceased,  are 
buried  in  Black  Cemetery  near  Winston.  Mrs.  Stout  died  in  August, 
1919,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery  at  Gallatin. 

J.  D.  Stout  was  reared  near  Gallatin  on  a  farm.  In  1871  he  attended 
school  at  Gallatin  and  graduated  there  in  1875.  The  next  year  he  taught 
school  in  Daviess  County,  and  then  went  back  to  Illinois,  where  he  taught 
for  a  year.  He  returned  to  Gallatin  in  1879,  and  in  1886  he  began  work 
as  a  clerk  in  a  general  merchandise  store.  He  retained  that  same  posi- 
tion for  12  years,  and  at  the  end  of  that  time,  accepted  a  clerkship  with 
the  Etter  Store  Company.  He  worked  with  that  firm  for  15  years,  and  in 
1917  began  clerking  in  the  shoe  department  of  the  Knauer  and  Son 
Clothing  Store.  He  was  married  in  Illinois  on  Oct.  23,  1879,  to  Jennie 
Brooks,  who  was  born  on  Jan.  24,  1861. 

J.  D.  Stout  is  an  affable  and  efficient  clerk,  and  a  man  well  liked  in 
the  community.  He  recalls  the  trying  early  days  in  the  county  very 
vividly.  Among  his  interesting  reminisinces  is  this  story.  He  was  sent 
by  his  father  to  get  a  load  of  wood  from  the  timber.  The  wagon  was 
loaded,  and  the  small  boy  was  driving  the  yoke  of  oxen  very  carefully. 
But  taking  the  downward  slope  of  a  hill  the  wagon  upset,  spilling  off 
both  the  wood  and  the  boy.  The  oxen  hastened  out  of  the  road  into  a 
field,  and  it  took  the  appearance  of  the  father  of  the  boy,  to  restore  or- 


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der.  He  found  the  oxen  grazing  peacefully  some  distance  away,  and  a 
much  frightened  boy  sitting  disconsolately  in  the  road. 

To  the  union  of  J,  D.  and  Jennie  (Brooks)  Stout  nine  children  were 
born,  all  of  whom  are  living.  They  are :  Willa,  the  wife  of  T.  J.  Nether- 
ton,  a  Baptist  minister  in  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Albert,  living  at  Ochil- 
tree, Tex.;  Minnie,  a  resident  of  Ft.  Dodge,  Iowa;  C.  J.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  Elsie,  married  to  L.  E.  Lynch,  of  Gallatin ;  Ruth,  the  wife  of 
T.  O.  Manion  of  Iowa;  Kathryn,  married  to  H.  R.  Galpin,  of  Gallatin; 
Mildred,  the  wife  of  Roy  Nichols  of  Gallatin;  and  Jewell,  a  student  in 
the  Gallatin  High  School. 

C.  J.  Stout  grew  up  at  Gallatin,  and  attended  the  Gallatin  High 
School.  He  worked  at  the  watch-making  trade  at  Liberty  for  two  years, 
and  then  apprenticed  himself  to  David  Herzog  and  learned  the  tailor's 
trade.  In  the  fall  of  1912  he  opened  a  shop  at  Gallatin.  He  carries  a  line 
of  tailoring  material,  and  does  cleaning  and  dyeing.  Mr.  Stout  has  built 
up  an  excellent  business  in  the  years  he  has  been  at  Gallatin,  and  his 
shop  is  one  of  the  popular  places  for  his  line  of  work. 

On  Nov.  8,  1890,  Mr.  Stout  married  Lena  Winburn.  She  was  born 
on  Nov.  8,  1890,  in  the  south  part  of  Daviess  County,  the  daughter  of  J. 
C.  and  Eliza  (Finnell)  Winburn.  They  were  natives  of  Kentucky,  and 
early  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Winburn  enlisted  in  the  Federal 
Army  in  Kentucky,  while  his  brothers  and  other  relatives  fought  on  the 
Confederate  side.  He  died  in  Amoret,  Mo.,  in  1920,  at  the  age  of  79 
years.   His  widow  now  lives  at  Amoret, 

C.  J.  Stout  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  Thirty-Second  Degree  Mason,  and 
a  member  of  the  Shrine,  Ararat  Temple  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  He  also  be- 
longs to  the  Gallatin  Commercial  Club.  He  served  on  the  city  council  of 
Gallatin  from  1919  to  1921,  the  period  during  which  the  automobile  fire 
truck  was  bought  by  the  town.  Mr.  Stout  is  a  man  of  enterprise  and  bus- 
iness ability. 

W.  C.  Link,  a  popular  and  successful  dentist  of  Gallatin,  is  a  native 
Missourian.  He  was  born  on  Jan.  22,  1885,  at  New  Bloomfield,  the  son 
of  R.  H.  and  Louise  (Bryan)  Link. 

R.  H.  Link  was  born  in  Calloway  County  on  August  1,  1856.  His 
parents  were  natives  of  New  Bradford,  Va.,  and  were  among  the  adven- 
turous and  courageous  Southerners  who  came  to  Missouri  when  the  land 
was  new.  They  made  the  long,  hard  trip  by  wagons,  and  took  up  land 
in  Missouri.  Until  quite  recently,  R.  H.  Link  owned  the  farm,  where  he 
was  born.  He  now  lives  on  land  seven  miles  away  from  the  homestead. 
His  wife,  Louise  (Bryan)  Link,  was  born  in  Kentucky,  and  is  a  distant 


360  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

cousin  to  William  J.  Bryan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Link  have  six  children,  all  liv- 
ing. 

W.  C.  Link  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm,  and  attended  the  pub- 
lic school  of  New  Bloomfield.  In  1911  he  entered  the  Dental  College  of 
St.  Louis  University,  and  graduated  in  1914.  He  located  at  Ashland  for 
a  time,  but  later  went  to  New  Franklin.  In  1917  he  came  to  Gallatin 
and  located  in  the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank  Building.  There  has  been  a 
dental  office  at  his  location  for  past  65  years.  Dr.  Link  has  established 
an  excellent  practice.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  extracting  teeth,  and  has 
a  wide  practice  in  that  line  of  his  work. 

Dr.  Link  is  a  Democrat  in  his  political  views.  He  is  identified  with 
the  Christian  Church  and  belongs  to  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  Lodge.  He  is  an  able  man  in  his  profession,  a  citizen  of  progres- 
sive ideals  and  a  man  highly  esteemed  in  the  community  of  Gallatin  and 
the  surrounding  country. 

Judge  Oliver  Otto  Mettle,  a  well  known  attorney  at  Gallatin,  since 
1900,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Missouri,  is  a  native  of  Gallatin. 
He  was  born  on  Dec.  3,  1878,  his  parents  being  Jacob  and  Catherine  (Berg) 
Mettle. 

Jacob  Mettle  was  born  in  Gernmny  at  Hesse  in  Hamburg,  Aug.  12, 
1845,  and  was  brought  to  the  United  States  in  his  infancy  by  his  parents, 
who  settled  in  Frankiln  County,  Ohio.  In  1863  Jacob  Mettle  came  to  Har- 
rison, Ohio,  and  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  and  in  1866  he  moved  to 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  worked  at  his  trade  until  1872.  That  year  he  came 
to  Gallatin,  He  worked  in  Amos  Poe's  shop  until  1875,  when  he  opened  a 
business  for  himself.  He  afterwards  moved  to  a  farm,  which  he  operated 
during  the  last  13  years  of  his  life.  Jacob  Mettle  married  Catherine  Berg, 
born  in  Frankiln  County,  Ind.,  Aug.  12, 1869,  and  to  their  union  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born:  Edward,  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  now  living  at 
Gallatin;  an  infant,  deceased;  Minnie  L.,  the  wife  of  E.  D.  Fitzgerald  of 
Manhattan,  Kans. ;  Oliver  O.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  J.  Fred,  now  a  res- 
ident of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Harry  H.,  a  painter  at  Gallatin;  Addie  E., 
married  Everett  Keck,  a  farmer  in  Liberty  Township,  Daviess  County ;  and 
Omer  L.,  of  New  Castle,  Wyo.,  a  veteran  of  the  World  War.  He  enlisted 
at  Kansas  City,  was  sent  to  Jefferson  Barracks,  and  later  to  two  other 
camps  in  the  south.  He  was  sent  overseas  as  a  motor  mechanic  in  the 
air  service,  and  was  in  Europe  when  the  armistice  was  signed. 

Jacob  Mettle  died  on  his  farm  on  March  5,  1917,  and  his  widow  now 
lives  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Keck.  Jacob  Mettle  was  a  man  of  indomi- 
nable  perserverance.     He  suffered  many  reverses  during  his  life,  but  was 


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successful  in  spite  of  them.  While  he  was  in  business  on  the  east  side  of  the 
square,  the  building  and  his  stock  burned.  Mr.  Mettle  had  no  insurance, 
but  with  sturdy  pluck,  he  started  out  again.  He  made  boots  for  many  of 
the  old  settlers  around  Gallatin.  He  took  the  raw  leather,  and  constructed 
the  boots  or  shoes  from  it.  He  had  no  educational  advantages,  but  he 
possessed  the  natural  ability  that  made  it  impossible  for  him  to  fail.  He 
was  of  the  true  stalwart,  courageous  type.  His  remains  are  buried  in  the 
old  Brown  Cemetery.  He  was  a  Republican  in  his  political  views,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Oliver  0.  Mettle  was  reared  in  Gallatin  and  attended  the  public  school 
there.  He  studied  law  for  four  years  in  the  office  of  Hicklin  &  Hicklin, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Missouri  in  1900.  He  at  once  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Gallatin.  He  served  as  the  city  attorney  dur- 
ing the  years  1916  and  1917  under  Mayor  Penn  Love,  and  is  now  acting  in 
the  same  capacity  under  Mayor  Musselman.  In  1918  Oliver  0.  Mettle  was 
elected  to  the  office  of  probate  judge  for  a  term  of  four  years,  and  at  present 
holds  that  office. 

Judge  Mettle  was  married  June  12,  1900,  to  Flora  B.  Toler,  born  in 
Delevan,  Minn.,  and  reared  in  London  Mills,  111.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
W.  A.  and  Hester  (Farrell)  Toler,  natives  of  Ohio.  Her  father  was  a  well 
known  merchant  in  his  town.  Both  of  her  parents  are  now  dead.  Judge 
and  Mrs.  Mettle  were  the  parents  of  six  children :  Angelo,  deceased ;  Oliver 
0.,  Jr. ;  Dorothy  D. ;  Robert  D. ;  Harold  A. ;  and  an  infant,  deceased.  All  of 
the  children  are  at  home. 

Mrs.  Mettle  holds  the  position  of  probate  clerk  in  her  husband's  office. 
Judge  Mettle  is  a  man  who  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  community.  He  is 
a  reliable  and  substantial  citizen  of  Gallatin. 

G.  G.  Murray,  a  registered  pharmacist,  and  the  owner  and  proprie- 
tor of  the  Murray  Drug  Company  at  Gallatin,  is  a  native  Missourian.  He 
was  born  at  Jamesport,  Sept.  20,  1878,  the  son  of  Michael  and  Ella 
(Barnes)  Murray. 

Michael  Murray  was  born  in  County  Mayo,  Ireland,  Nov.  18,  18b9. 
His  parents  were  John  and  Rose  (Monahan)  Murray.  They  migrated  to 
Canada,  bringing  their  son,  Michael  with  them,  in  1840.  They  located  at 
Quebec,  but  two  years  later  moved  to  Belmont  County,  Ohio.  Michael 
Murray  was  educated  in  the  Catholic  College  at  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  then 
worked  as  a  farm  hand  until  June,  1861,  when  he  enlisted  for  service  in 
the  Civil  War.  He  was  placed  in  Company  A,  25th  Ohio  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, and  participated  in  the  following  battles  and  engagements;  Mt. 
Summit,  Va.,  Sept.  12,  1861;  Greenbrier,  Oct.  3;  Alleghaney,  Dec.  13; 


362  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

McDowell,  May  8,  1862;  Cross  Keys,  June  9;  Slaughter  Net,  Aug.  9; 
Second  Battle  of  Bull  Run,  Aug.  29 ;  Chantilly,  Sept.  1 ;  Fredericksburg, 
Dec.  13;  Gettysburg,  July  2,  1862;  the  engagement  at  Strasburg,  Va., 
June  1,  1861;  at  Woodstock  the  next  day;  and  that  same  month  at  Ft. 
Jackson,  and  at  Harrisburg,  Va.,  where  the  famous  Confederate  cavalry 
commander,  Ashby,  was  killed. 

During  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg,  Michael  Murray  was  wounded, 
and  was  taken  to  the  hospital  at  Germantown,  Pa.,  where  he  remained 
for  two  months.  In  June,  1862,  he  was  made  the  second  lieutenant  of 
his  company,  and  in  February,  1864,  was  promoted  to  the  position  of 
first  lieutenant.  In  November,  1864,  he  was  again  promoted  to  the  posi- 
tion of  captain  of  Company  E  of  the  same  regiment.  During  September, 
1864,  he  was  engaged  in  the  assault  on  Ft.  Wagner  on  Morris  Island  off 
Charleston,  S.  Car.,  and  was  in  the  seige  of  Sumpter,  crossing  Ashley 
River,  and  the  taking  possession  of  the  town  on  Feb.  17,  1865.  The  last 
battle  in  which  Mr.  Murray  took  part  was  that  at  Red  Hill,  S.  Car., 
April  25,  1865.  There  his  regiment  received  notice  of  General  Lee's  sur- 
render, and  was  ordered  to  occupy  Charleston  until  June,  1866.  Mr. 
Murray  was  mustered  out  of  service  that  same  month  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
after  a  period  of  active  service  of  five  years  and  some  months. 

In  1866  Mr.  Murray  invested  in  mining  property  in  Christian  and 
Berry  Counties,  Missouri,  but  three  months  later,  he  returned  to  Wash- 
ington, Ohio.  He  became  interested  in  a  mercantile  business  there,  and 
conducted  it  until  December,  1867,  when  he  came  back  to  Missouri,  and 
entered  the  drug  business  at  Jamesport  on  Jan.  1,  1868.  He  sold  that 
business  in  1872,  and  entered  the  general  mercantile  business  in  the 
same  town.  He  operated  the  enterprise  successfully  for  several  years. 
In  August,  1880,  he  bought  15  acres  of  land  and  engaged  in  farming  and 
fruit  growing,  raising  apples,  peaches,  plums,  and  cherries. 

Michael  Murray  was  married  in  Grundy  County  on  May  2,  1869,  to 
Lydia  E.  Barnes.  She  was  born  in  Monroe  County,  Ohio,  Jan.  9,  1849. 
To  this  union  five  children  were  born:  E.  C,  a  salesman  at  St.  Louis;  J. 
B.,  died  on  March  30,  1918,  at  Silver  City,  N.  M.,  and  his  remains  are 
buried  at  Jamesport,  Mo. ;  Olive,  the  wife  of  A.  R.  Alexander,  the  post- 
master at  Plattsburg;  G.  G.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  Lenore,  mar- 
ried to  S.  E.  Arnold,  a  farmer  at  Jamesport.  Michael  Murray  was  a 
staunch  Republican.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Masonic  Lodges  at  Gallatin.  He  died  on  April  24, 
1919,  and  his  remains  are  buried  at  Jamesport.  His  widow  continues  to 
live  on  the  home  place  at  Jamesport. 


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G.  G.  Murray  was  reared  at  Jamesport,  and  graduated  from  the 
public  school  there.  He  became  a  salesman  for  the  Armour  Packing 
Company,  working  out  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Later  he  accepted  a  position 
with  the  J.  H.  Hood  Company  and  worked  out  of  Louisville,  Ky.  In  1900 
he  located  at  Jamesport,  and  conducted  a  drug  business  there  until 
1908.  That  year  he  consolidated  his  business  with  the  Dr.  O.  F.  Clag- 
gett  Drug  Company  at  Jamesport,  and  the  two  partners  conducted  the 
new  business  together  for  a  year.  In  1909  they  bought  a  drug  store  at 
Gallatin,  retaining  the  ownership  of  the  store  at  Jamesport  for  a  time. 
They  later  disposed  of  the  Jamesport  store.  In  1913  Mr.  Murray  bought 
Dr.  Claggett's  interest  in  the  Gallatin  store,  and  it  is  now  conducted 
under  the  title,  Murray  Drug  Company.  It  is  one  of  the  thriving  stores 
of  the  community. 

G.  G.  Murray  was  married  on  Oct.  21,  1913,  to  Bess  Carter,  a  native 
of  Warrensburg.  She  graduated  from  the  Central  Missouri  State  Teach- 
ers College  at  Warrensburg,  and  taught  Latin  in  the  Gallatin  High 
School  for  the  two  years  prior  to  her  marriage.  Mr.  and  Mrs,  Murray 
have  one  child,  Madeline. 

Mr.  Murray  is  a  Republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masons,  the 
Elks,  and  the  Yeoman  Lodges.  Mr.  Murray  is  one  of  the  alert  and  pro- 
gressive business  men  of  the  county.  He  is  a  man  highly  esteemed  in  his 
community. 

During  the  World  War  Mr.  Murray's  services  as  County  Chairman 
of  The  Liberty  Loan  Organization  for  the  Third  and  Fourth  Loans  were 
such  as  to  make  him  the  recipient  of  highly  complimentary  personal  let- 
ters from  Hon.  W.  G.  McAdoo,  United  States  Treasurer,  as  well  as  from 
the  State  Chairman.  Neglecting  his  private  business  and  at  considerable 
sacrifice,  he  devoted  several  months  to  this  work  and  so  organized  Da- 
viess County  that  its  citizens  gave  expression  to  their  loyalty  by  going 
over  the  top  in  these  loan  campaigns  in  a  manner  not  surpassed  by  any 
county  in  the  state. 

A.  F.  Seller,  the  superintendent  and  secretary  of  the  Knauer  and 
Seller  Rock  Company,  and  the  owner  and  operater  of  a  plumbing  shop 
at  Gallatin,  Daviess  County,  was  born  at  Boonville,  Aug.  26,  1868.  His 
parents  were  Alois  and  Anna  Seller. 

Alois  Seller  was  born  in  the  Alps  in  Switzerland.  He  worked  at  the 
trade  of  a  weaver  in  his  native  land,  and  after  coming  to  the  United 
States,  worked  at  various  occupations.  Shortly  after  the  close  of  the 
Civil  War,  he  located  at  Boonville,  Mo.  He  later  returned  to  Switzerland 
taking  with  him  his  son,  A.  F.  Seller,  who  was  ill.   The  boy  received 


364  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

treatment  at  the  hands  of  a  Swiss  physician,  and  after  his  recovery,  was 
brought  back  to  Missouri,  by  his  father.  In  1886  the  father  went  back  to 
his  native  land  and  died  there.  His  wife  died  when  her  son,  A.  F.,  was 
nine  years  old.  After  the  death  of  his  parents,  A.  F.  Seller  began  to 
shift  for  himself. 

He  worked  on  a  farm  owned  by  John  Wessing  in  Cooper  County. 
In  return  for  such  work  as  he  did,  he  was  given  his  board  and  clothes, 
and  was  allowed  to  attend  the  district  school  for  three  months  of  each 
year.  The  school  building  was  a  log  cabin,  and  Mr.  Seller  recalls  the 
fact  that  for  a  part  of  the  time,  the  only  member  of  his  class  besides  him- 
self, was  a  little  girl.  He  remained  with  Mr.  Wessing  for  four  years,  and 
then  worked  as  a  farm  hand  for  five  years.  In  1884  he  went  to  Boon- 
ville,  where  he  worked  for  three  years  and  a  month  as  an  apprentice 
learning  the  tinning  and  plumbing  trade.  The  hours  were  long  in  those 
days.  Work  began  in  the  morning  at  five  o'clock,  and  frequently  con- 
tinued until  11  o'clock  at  night.  The  first  year,  Mr.  Seller  received  in 
payment  for  his  work,  $25.00;  the  second  year,  $40.00;  and  the  third 
year,  $60.00. 

Mr.  Seller  remained  in  Boonville  until  1889,  when  he  went  to  St. 
Joseph,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  until  1896.  That  year  he  came  to 
Gallatin  and  opened  a  repair  shop.  He  has  established  a  thriving  busi- 
ness, owns  property,  and  has  recently  become  interested  in  the  Knauer 
and  Seller  Rock  Company. 

A.  F.  Seller  was  married  the  first  time  to  Zettie  Shephard  in  1889. 
To  this  union  the  following  children  were  born :  Harry,  now  living  in 
Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Anna,  the  wife  of  J.  O.  Reed  of  Kansas  City,  Kan. ; 
Lillian,  married  to  Frank  A.  Williams  of  Miami,  Fla. ;  an  infant,  de- 
ceased;  and  William  M.,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  is  given  in  a  later  para- 
graph. Mr.  Seller  was  married  the  second  time  on  Dec.  4,  1915,  to  Grace 
Lee  Williams,  a  native  of  Missouri. 

William  M.  Seller  was  born  on  May  18,  1896,  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  He 
was  a  member  of  Company  K,  3rd  Missouri  Militia,  and  was  the  corporal 
of  the  company.  He  served  on  the  Mexican  Border.  When  the  regiment 
enlisted  for  service  during  the  World  War,  he  was  made  sergeant  of 
Company  K,  140th  Infantry,  35th  Division.  The  regiment  went  overseas, 
and  Sergeant  Seller  was  killed  on  Sept.  29,  1918,  at  Exermont  in  the  Ar- 
gonne  Forest.  His  remains  are  buried  in  France.  His  name  stands  among 
those  of  the  honored  dead  of  the  state  who  gave  their  lives  at  the  time 
of  the  country's  greatest  need. 

A.  F.  Seller  is  a  Democrat.  He  served  as  an  alderman  for  two  terms. 


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He  was  the  chief  of  the  fire  department  for  20  years.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  belongs  to  the  following  lodges:  the 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  and  the  Yeoman.  As  a  city  official, 
he  was  thoroughly  competent,  and  efficient;  as  a  citizen,  he  is  interested 
in  all  that  pertains  to  civic  welfare ;  and  as  a  business  man,  he  is  ener- 
getic and  reliable. 

Daniel  M.  Fisher,  a  minister  in  the  Christian  Church  and  the  deputy 
county  recorder  of  Daviess  County,  has  his  home  at  Gallatin.  He  is  a  na- 
tive of  Ohio,  where  he  was  born  on  July  16,  1859,  in  Ross  County,  three 
miles  west  of  Bainbridge.  His  parents  were  Daniel  and  Mary  A.  (Dan- 
nar)  Fisher. 

Daniel  Fisher  was  born  in  Botetourt  County,  Virginia.  He  went  to 
Ohio  when  he  was  21  years  old,  and  operated  a  farm  there  until  the  out- 
break of  the  Civil  War.  He  enlisted  for  service  in  Company  C,  176th 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  took  part  in  many  of  the  important  bat- 
tles of  the  war.  He  died  while  in  service  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  A.  Dannar,  born  in  Gallia  County,  Ohio,  in  January,  1833. 
Her  parents  were  Michael  and  Sarah  (Vance)  Dannar,  both  natives  of 
North  Carolina.  Michael  Dannar  died  in  Ohio,  and  his  widow  died  in 
Daviess  County.  The  Dannar  family  came  to  Daviess  County  before  the 
Civil  War.  Daniel  Fisher's  father,  Jacob  Fisher,  was  a,  native  of  Vir- 
ginia, and  died  there.  After  his  death,  his  widow,  Eva  (Moomaw) 
Fisher,  took  her  three  children  to  Ohio,  and  in  1869,  she  came  with  her 
son's  widow,  Mary  A.  (Dannar)  Fisher,  and  her  son's  children  to  Mis- 
souri. They  settled  in  De  Kalb  County,  where  the  grandmother  died.  In 
1879  the  remainder  of  the  family  came  to  Daviess  County.  Mary  A. 
(Dannar)  Fisher  died  at  Pattonsburg  in  1904.  She  was  the  mother  of 
seven  children,  four  of  whom  are  still  living.  One  son,  David,  lives  in 
Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County;  and  another  is  Daniel  M.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

Daniel  M.  Fisher  attended  the  Normal  College  at  Stanberry,  and 
graduated  from  the  commercial  and  teachers  courses  in  1879.  He 
taught  for  15  consecutive  years  in  the  schools  in  Daviess  County;  and 
for  four  years  held  the  position  of  principal  of  the  school  at  Pattonsburg. 
He  completed  20  years  in  the  service  of  the  schools  by  acting  as  principal 
of  the  school  at  Altamont.  In  1902,  the  postmaster  at  Altamont  resigned, 
and  Mr.  Fisher  was  tendered  the  position,  which  he  accepted.  He  re- 
mained in  that  position  for  13  years,  then  took  up  insurance  work,  and 
was  made  the  justice  of  the  peace  at  Altamont,  In  1919  he  came  to  Gal- 


366  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

latin,  and  was  appointed  the  deputy  county  recorder,  which  place  he 
has  filled  most  acceptably  ever  since.  He  began  preaching  in  1915,  and 
has  been  the  acting  minister  in  De  Kalb  County,  at  Altamont,  and  in  Da- 
viess County,  always  with  marked  success. 

Daniel  M.  Fisher  was  married  to  Sarah  B.  Deering,  Dec.  24,  1876. 
She  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  the  daughter  of  J.  R.  and  Samantha 
(Stapp)  Deering,  both  now  dead.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Deering  came  to  Da- 
viess County  in  the  forties,  and  located  on  a  farm  in  Marion  Township. 
Mrs.  Fisher  is  the  second  oldest  of  the  five  children  born  to  her  parents, 
four  of  whom  are  now  living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fisher  have  three  daugh- 
ters: Ora,  H.,  the  wife  of  Fred  Robinson  of  Gallatin;  LuVerne,  married 
to  D.  T.  Browne,  of  Altamont;  and  Pauline,  the  wife  of  J.  B.  McKaskey, 
of  Altamont.  Mr.  Browne  and  Mr.  McKaskey  are  partners  in  a  mercan- 
tile establishment  at  Altamont. 

Mr.  Fisher  is  a  Republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  which  lodge  he  is  the  district  deputy  grand 
master.  He  has  been  elected  the  representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge  for 
1922-1923.  Mr.  Fisher  is  an  excellent  citizen,  a  man  of  keen  intelligence, 
and  one  who  holds  the  respect  of  the  entire  community. 

Arthur  M.  Stephens,  the  capable  and  energetic  manager  of  the 
Farmers'  Store  at  Gallatin,  is  well  and  favorably  known  throughout  the 
community.  He  has  lived  in  and  around  Gallatin  for  years,  and  has  been 
connected  with  various  mercantile  enterprises  in  the  county. 

Mr.  Stephens  was  born  in  Sangamon  County,  Illinois,  March  26, 
1876,  the  son  of  Sanford  E.  and  Fannie  (Ficklin)  Stephens.  Both  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Stephens  were  born  near  Covington,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Illinois 
in  their  youth.  They  settled  in  Missouri  in  1874,  and  bought  land  in  the 
eastern  part  of  Daviess  County,  later  returning  to  Illinois.  They  after- 
wards came  back  to  Daviess  County,  and  after  making  two  more  trips 
back  in  Illinois,  they  settled  permanently  in  Daviess  County,  They  both 
died  on  the  farm  in  this  county,  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  Lock 
Spring  Cemetery.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  three  of 
whom  are  still  living:  Luther,  farming  in  Livingston  County;  Benjamin, 
living  in  Livingston  County;  and  Arthur  M.,  the  youngest  child,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review. 

Arthur  M.  Stephens  was  reared  in  Daviess  County.  At  the  age  of  13 
years,  he  began  clerking  in  a  store  at  Lock  Spring.  He  afterwards 
clerked  in  various  stores,  thoroughly  mastering  the  phase  of  the  mer- 
cantile business  that  involved  the  successful  management  of  a  store.  He 
conducted  a  store  at  Lock  Spring  for  S.  N.  Norris,  who  is  the  owner  of 


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the  Farmers'  Store  at  Gallatin.  In  1905,  Mr.  Stephens  came  to  Gallatin, 
where  he  clerked  for  Mr.  Norris.  In  1916  he  was  made  the  manager  of 
the  store,  and  has  conducted  it  with  unvarying  success  ever  since.  The 
store  building  covers  a  space  65x120  feet,  and  has  a  balcony  50  feet 
wide.  The  firm  carries  dry  goods,  ladies  ready  to  wear  garments,  shoes, 
and  men's  clothing.  They  handle  the  Hart,  Schaffner  and  Marx  brand 
of  clothing  for  men.  The  business  is  constantly  growing,  and  shows  the 
effect  of  Mr.  Stephens'  competent  management. 

Mr.  Stephens  was  married  to  Florence  McClure  on  Oct.  12,  1918. 
She  was  born  in  Indiana  and  is  the  daughter  of  Charles  and  Mary  Mc- 
Clure, former  residents  of  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Stephens  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masons  and 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  Lodges,  holding  his  membership 
in  the  former  at  Gallatin,  and  in  the  latter  at  Lock  Spring.  He  is  a  relia- 
ble man,  and  has  the  respect  of  the  entire  town. 

R.  L.  Etter,  Sr.,  manager  of  the  W.  H.  Etter  Dry  Goods  Company  of 
Gallatin,  is  a  member  of  a  family  that  has  been  connected  with  mercan- 
tile pursuits  in  Missouri  for  many  years.  Mr.  Etter  has  been  an  integral 
part  of  the  mercantile  development  of  Missouri  in  several  parts  of  the 
state,  and  has  been  intimately  associated  with  all  phases  of  the  business 
world  since  his  early  youth.  The  training  he  received  has  been  of  ines- 
timable value  to  him  in  recent  years,  since  he  has  been  operating  a  busi- 
ness. 

Mr.  Etter  was  oorn  on  Dec.  11,  1863,  at  St.  Louis,  the  son  of  C.  A. 
and  Sarah  (Allen)  Etter.  C.  A.  Etter  was  born  in  Marietta,  Pa.,  and  his 
wife  was  a  native  of  St.  Louis  County,  Missouri.  They  are  both  now 
dead.  They  were  early  settlers  of  St.  Louis,  and  had  their  residence  near 
the  river.  C.  A.  Etter  started  a  dry  goods  store  in  St.  Louis,  and  for  30 
years,  he  conducted  it  with  marked  success.  He  retired  from  active  busi- 
ness several  years  before  his  death.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Etter  were  the  parents 
of  11  children,  four  of  whom  are  now  living:  Charles,  of  San  Antonio, 
Tex.;  Coleman,  in  the  W.  H.  Etter  store  at  Gallatin;  Belle,  now  Mrs.  Ar- 
thur Klug  of  St.  Louis;  and  R.  L.,  the  youngest  child,  and  the  subject  of 
this  review. 

R.  L.  Etter  was  reared  in  St.  Louis,  and  graduated  from  the  public 
schools  in  that  city.  He  and  his  brother,  M.  F.  Etter,  became  interested 
in  the  dry  goods  business,  and  operated  stores  in  several  towns  in  Mis- 
souri. In  1882,  they  opened  a  store  at  Pattonsburg,  which  they  sold  in 
1886.  Mr.  Etter  then  came  to  Gallatin,  where  his  oldest  brother  had 
founded  the  present  Etter  store.    This  store,  founded  by  W.  H.  Etter 


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more  than  40  years  ago,  is  one  of  the  thriving  enterprises  of  Gallatin.  It 
is  located  in  a  building  with  a  frontage  of  60  feet,  and  is  125  feet  deep. 
The  two  floors  are  given  over  to  the  housing  of  the  complete  stock  of 
dry  goods,  shoes,  carpets,  men's  clothing,  ladies'  ready  to  wear,  and  mil- 
linery, which  the  firm  carries.  The  W.  H.  Etter  Dry  Goods  Company  was 
incorporated  ten  years  after  it  was  first  organized.  R.  L.  Etter  is  one  of 
the  stockholders.  The  founder,  W.  H.  Etter,  died  in  1915,  but  the  com- 
pany has  continued  the  use  of  the  original  name. 

R.  L.  Etter  was  married  the  first  time  to  Elizabeth  McDonald,  and 
to  that  union  two  children  were  born:  Golden,  a  successful  teacher  in 
Tulsa,  Okla. ;  and  Robert,  connected  with  the  office  of  the  Democrat  at 
Gallatin.  Mr.  Etter  was  married  the  second  time  to  Neva  Green,  a  native 
of  Chillicothe,  Livingston  County. 

Mr.  Etter  is  a  Democrat,  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  is  an  alert  business  man,  and  is  accounted  one  of  the  substantial  cit- 
izens of  Gallatin. 

Charles  Hemry,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Daviess  County,  is  the 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  at  Gallatin.  Mr.  Hemry  is  a  member 
of  a  pioneer  family  of  the  county,  and  has  spent  all  of  his  life  in  and  near 
Gallatin,  where  he  has  established  an  enviable  reputation  as  an  efficient, 
careful,  and  successful  financier.  He  was  born  May  20,  1870,  in  Monroe 
Township. 

George  Hemry,  grandfather  of  Charles  Hemry,  came  from  Ohio  to 
Missouri,  and  settled  in  Daviess  County  in  1842.  He  entered  land  in 
Monroe  Township,  and  made  extensive  improvements  for  his  time.  After 
a  lapse  of  two  years,  he  returned  to  Ohio  to  settle  up  the  Hemry  estate. 
He  returned  to  Missouri  shortly  after,  and  died  at  Brunswick,  where  his 
remains  are  buried.  His  son,  Thomas,  the  father  of  Charles  Hemry,  was 
born  in  Carroll  County,  Ohio,  Dec.  9,  1830.  He  was  reared  in  Daviess 
County ;  received  his  education  in  the  rural  schools ;  and  became  a  prom- 
inent farmer  and  stockman  in  the  county.  He  was  a  man  of  great  energy 
and  ambition,  conservative  and  careful  in  his  dealings.  At  his  death  on 
Jan.  31,  1903,  he  was  the  owner  of  1500  acres  of  land,  and  his  estate  was 
valued  at  $100,000.  He  married  Sarah  Payne,  born  in  Bourbon  County, 
Ky.,  Dec.  10,  1834,  the  daughter  of  Henry  Payne.  Henry  Payne  and  his 
family  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Daviess  County  in  1846.  They  lo- 
cated on  a  farm  in  Monroe  Township  where  they  lived  for  many  years. 
Mr.  Payne  died  in  Iowa.  To  the  union  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Payne) 
Hemry  six  children  were  born:  Martin,  now  living  in  Gallatin;  Augusta, 
at  Gallatin;  Charles,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Stella  (Hemry)  Hunt, 


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the  assistant  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank.  Mrs.  Hemry  died  Nov. 
2,  1914.  Both  her  remains  and  those  of  her  husband  are  buried  in  Brown 
Cemetery. 

Charles  Hemry  was  reared  on  the  farm,  attended  the  rural  schools 
in  his  boyhood,  and  later  became  a  student  in  Kidder  Institute  at  Kidder, 
He  studied  in  Gem  City  Business  College  for  a  while,  and  then  became 
manager  of  the  home  farm,  which  he  now  owns.  In  July,  1894,  he  came  to 
Gallatin  and  entered  the  banking  business,  in  which  he  remained  until 
1900,  when  he  returned  to  the  farm.  In  1909  he  was  made  the  president 
of  the  First  National  Bank  and  has  filled  that  position  with  credit  ever 
since.  In  1916  Mr.  Hemry  erected  a  house  in  Gallatin  which  is  all  modern 
and  is  accounted  one  of  the  best  residences  in  the  town.  He  is  an  exten- 
sive land  owner,  holding  687  acres  in  Daviess  County  and  1600  acres  in 
Western  Kansas. 

Mr,  Hemry  was  married  Dec.  19,  1909,  to  Adah  Macy,  a  native  of 
Daviess  County,  the  daughter  of  W.  C.  and  Mary  (Nichols)  Macy.  Mrs. 
Hemry  died  Feb.  16,  1922,  and  is  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery,  She  left  one 
daughter,  Mary  Charlene;  a  daughter,  Dorothy,  is  deceased.  W.  C.  Macy 
was  born  in  Daviess  County,  the  son  of  Captain  Macy  of  Civil  War  fame, 
and  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  county.  Mr.  Macy  died  July  20,  1921, 
at  the  age  of  73  years.  He  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  six  daughters 
and  one  son.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Macy  had  retired  from 
their  farm. 

Charles  Hemry  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church.  He  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He 
is  one  of  the  alert  and  keen  minded  business  men  of  Daviss  County,  and  a 
man  of  marked  civic  pride  for  his  town.  The  Hemry  family  has  been  an 
asset  to  Daviess  County  since  the  days  when  the  grandfather  of  the  present 
subject  first  settled  here. 

Frank  A.  Woodruff,  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  popular  hotel 
men  of  northwest  Missouri,  is  the  owner  and  proprietor  of  the  Woodruff 
Hotel  at  Gallatin.  Mr.  Woodruff  is  a  man  of  varied  business  interests; 
he  owns  169  acres  of  land  in  the  county,  and  owns  and  manages  the  larg- 
est pear  orchard  in  the  state.  He  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  born  at 
the  southwest  corner  of  the  city  limits  of  Gallatin,  Dec.  3,  1865.  His  par- 
ents were  Joab  and  Paulina  (Fisher)  Woodruff. 

The  Woodruff  name  has  been  known  in  the  United  States  since  the 
days  of  the  American  Revolution.  Joab  Woodruff,  the  paternal  grand- 
father of  Frank  A.  Woodruff,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  He  married 
Sophia  Dumhan,  and  they  moved  to  Indiana.   Their  son,  Joab,  the  father 


370  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  Frank  A.  Woodruff,  was  born  near  Nineneh,  Johnson  County,  Indi- 
ana, Oct.  25,  1825.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a  wagon  maker  and  followed 
that  trade  for  a  time.  He  also  farmed.  In  1856  he  came  to  Missouri  and 
located  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  owned  a  section  of  land  in  Union 
and  Liberty  Townships.  He  was  a  successful  farmer,  and  a  fancier  of 
high  grade  stock.  His  home  was  an  open  house  to  all  of  his  neighbors, 
and  was  a  meeting  place  for  people  from  all  parts  of  the  county  when 
anything  of  importance  called  them  to  Gallatin.  Mr.  Woodruff  was 
known  throughout  the  community  for  his  spirit  of  hospitality. 

Joab  Woodruff  married  Pauline  Fisher  on  Nov.  29,  1846.  She  was 
born  in  Middletown,  Ohio,  May  14,  1825.  To  their  union  the  following 
children  were  born :  Jamsy,  the  wife  of  T.  P.  New,  living  six  miles  east 
of  Gallatin;  Mary,  the  widow  of  T.  P.  McGuire  of  Los  Angeles;  Gillie, 
married  L.  F.  Hill,  they  are  both  dead,  and  their  remains  are  buried  in 
Colorado ;  John  W.,  whose  farm  at  Eugene,  Ore.,  was  selected  as  the 
model  chicken  farm  of  Oregon;  H(alleck,  living  near  Gallatin;  and 
Frank  A.,  the  subject  of  this  review.  Mr.  Woodruff  died  on  June  17, 
1882,  and  Mrs.  Woodruff  died  on  Feb.  25,  1901.  The  remains  of  both 
are  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery  at  Gallatin. 

Joab  Woodruff  was  a  Republican,  He  enlisted  for  service  in  the 
Civil  War,  and  in  1862,  was  commissioned  captain  of  Company  I  by  Gov- 
ernor H.  R.  Gamble.  He  was  assigned  to  No.  33rd,  Regulars,  Missouri 
State  Militia;  and  in  1863  was  detailed  captain  of  Company  A,  4th  Pro- 
visional Regiment  of  the  Enrolled  Militia,  stationed  first  at  Rochester, 
and  later  at  Savannah  and  St.  Joseph.  He  remained  in  that  service  until 
the  close  of  the  war.  In  1866  he  was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  by 
Gov.  T.  C.  Fletcher,  and  was  made  the  enrolling  officer  for  Daviess 
County.  He  held  that  position  for  a  year.  He  was  one  of  the  best  known 
men  of  his  time  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  was  held  in  high  esteem. 

Frank  A.  Woodruff  was  reared  on  the  farm,  and  attended  the  pub- 
lic school  until  he  was  14  years  of  age.  He  looked  after  his  father's 
farming  interests,  and  farmed  for  himself  until  1901.  He  became  heir  to 
80  acres  of  land  in  1892,  which  he  at  once  converted  into  an  orchard. 
The  land  lies  just  a  mile  west  of  Gallatin,  so  Mr.  Woodruff  has  an  ex- 
cellent shipping  point.  At  the  time  that  Mr.  Woodruff  set  out  his  or- 
chard, there  was  not  a  Commercial  pear  orchard  to  be  found  in  the  com- 
munity, but  he  established  the  industry  on  so  subtsantial  a  basis  that 
others  have  followed  his  lead.  In  1919  Missouri  raised  more  pears  than 
any  other  state ;  Daviess  County  produced  half  the  pears  of  the  state 
that  year;  and  more  than  half  of  the  Daviess  County  crop  was  raised  in 


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Mr.  Woodruff's  orchard.  That  year  he  shipped  17  car  loads  of  pears, 
and  in  1914  he  shipped  23  car  loads. 

In  1901,  Mr.  Woodruff  started  in  the  hotel  business  at  Gallatin,  us- 
ing a  building  on  the  site  of  the  present  Farmers'  Store.  That  building 
was  burned,  and  in  1911,  Mr.  Woodruff  bought  the  present  hotel  build- 
ing. He  is  operating  one  of  the  most  successful  hotels  in  this  part  of  the 
state.  The  success  is  largely  due  to  the  hospitable  attitude  maintained 
by  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Woodruff  toward  their  guests.  Mr.  Woodruff  al- 
ways employs  from  12  to  15  assistants  in  the  hotel,  and  during  the  pick- 
ing season  of  the  pear  orchard,  he  employs  50  people.  He  supplies  the 
town  with  ice  during  the  summer  season. 

Frank  A.  Woodruff  was  married  on  Oct.  4,  1885,  to  Sarah  M,  Hen- 
derson, born  on  Feb.  6,  1865,  on  a  farm  four  and  one-half  miles  west  of 
Gallatin.  Her  father,  G.  W.  Henderson,  was  born  in  Clay  County,  March 
11,  1834.  When  he  was  two  years  old,  his  parents  moved  to  Gentry 
County,  where  his  father  was  the  first  white  man  to  build  a  log  cabin  in 
that  county.  In  1840  he  moved  his  family  to  Daviess  County,  and  there 
George  W.  Henderson  grew  up.  G.  W.  Henderson  was  a  farmer  and 
grain  broker.  In  1874  he  was  elected  to  the  position  of  county  judge, 
which  position  he  held  for  three  years.  He  was  acting  as  the  county 
treasurer  at  the  time  of  his  death  on  July  29,  1893.  He  married  Matilda 
McBrayer,  Dec.  29,  1859.  She  was  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and  died 
Sept.  24,  1878.  To  her  union  with  G.  W.  Henderson  four  children  were 
born:  John  A.,  deceased;  W.  E.,  deceased;  Sarah  M.,  the  wife  of  Frank 
A.  Woodruff;  and  Eleanor  J. 

To  the  union  of  Frank  A.  and  Sarah  M,  (Henderson)  Woodruff  two 
children  were  born:  Frankie,  born  Dec.  18,  1893,  graduated  from  the 
Gallatin  High  School,  married  on  Jan.  15,  1914,  to  Roy  Talbert  of  Galla- 
tin; and  John,  born  Feb.  4,  1906,  in  the  hotel,  where  he  has  been  reared, 
now  a  student  in  the  Gallatin  High  School.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Woodruff  have 
one  grandchild,  Eleanor  Frances  Talbert,  born  on  Dec.  28,  1914. 

Mr.  Woodruff  is  a  Republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America  Lodge.  His  recollections  of  his  youth  on  the  farm 
are  very  interesting.  He  was  very  fond  of  pets  as  a  boy,  and  his  list  of 
pet  animals  which  he  kept  as  a  boy,  includes  50  Shetland  ponies,  40 
deer,  an  elk,  an  antelope,  a  golden  eagle,  12  foxes,  six  wolves,  and  500 
squirrels,  which  he  kept  in  a  huge  cage  at  one  time.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wood- 
ruff are  excellent  citizens  and  are  held  in  high  esteem,  not  only  in  Galla- 
tin, but  by  all  the  travelers,  who  have  been  guests  in  the  hotel. 


372  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Dr.  P.  L.  Gardner,  since  June,  1918,  a  practicing  physician  and  sur- 
geon at  Gallatin,  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  widely  known  physicians 
of  the  county.  He  is  a  native  of  Missouri,  having  been  born  at  Trenton, 
June  12,  1882.  His  parents  are  C.  L.  and  Mary  J.  (Law)  Gardner. 

C.  L.  Gardner  was  born  near  Palmyra,  and  is  now  a  retired  railroad 
man.  He  started  as  an  engine  wiper  in  his  boyhood,  was  later  made  a 
fireman  at  Trenton,  and  then  became  an  engineer  on  the  Rock  Island 
Railway,  which  position  he  held  until  1901,  when  he  retired  from  active 
service.  Mary  J.  (Law)  Gardner  was  born  in  England,  and  came  to  the 
United  States  about  1878.  She  went  to  Trenton,  Mo.,  where  she  and  her 
husband  now  live.  Mrs.  Gardner  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gardner  had  three  children  born  to  their  union :  Albert, 
deceased;  P.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  and  John  T.,  living  at  Tren- 
ton, and  holding  a  position  as  traveling  salesman  for  the  Sharp  and 
Dohne  Company  of  Baltimore,  Md. 

Dr.  Gardner  graduated  from  the  Trenton  High  School,  and  in  1901, 
entered  Missouri  State  University  and  studied  medicine  there  for  one 
year.  In  1902  he  went  to  University  Medical  College  at  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1905.  He  began  to  practice 
his  profession  at  Waldon,  and  remained,  there  until  1909,  when  he  lo- 
cated at  Gilman  City.  In  April,  1918,  he  went  to  Chicago,  and  took  a 
post  graduate  course  and  in  June,  1918,  he  located  at  Gallatin,  where  he 
has  established  a  large  practice.  He  was  a  volunteer  for  medical  service 
during  the  World  War,  but  was  not  called  into  active  duty. 

Dr.  Gardner  was  married,  April  19,  1905,  to  Jessie  Ethel  Ratliff. 
Mrs.  Gardner  was  born  at  Trenton,  the  daughter  of  J.  Newton  and  So- 
phronia  (Drinkard)  Ratliff,  and  graduated  from  the  Trenton  High 
School.  Her  father  was  a  native  of  Illinois  and  her  mother  was  born  in 
Grundy  County,  Mo.  Mr.  Ratliff  a  partner  in  the  Ratliff  Commission 
Company  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  was  one  of  the  well  known  and  popu- 
lar business  men  of  northwest  Missouri.  He  died  in  1920,  and  his  widow 
now  lives  at  Trenton.  Dr.  Gardner  and  his  wife  have  two  children ;  C. 
Newton,  and  P.  L.,  Jr. 

Dr.  Gardner  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Daviess  County  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Med- 
ical Association,  and  the  American  Medical  Association.  He  is  at  present 
the  deputy  state  commissioner  of  health  and  the  United  States  public 
health  officer  for  Daviess  County.  Dr.  Gardner  is  the  owner  of  80  acres 
of  land  in  Liberty  Township,  and  keeps  the  place  well  improved.   He  is 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  373 

a  man  of  progressive  ideas  in  his  profession,  and  a  citizen  of  whom  the 
community  is  proud. 

B.  E.  Croy,  holding  the  position  of  second  assistant  postmaster  in 
the  postoffice  at  Gallatin,  was  born  on  Dec.  4,  1875,  near  Jameson.  His 
parents  were  John  and  Nancy  Jane  (Walls)  Croy.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  five  children.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Croy  have  now  retired  from  the 
duties  of  their  farm,  and  are  living  at  Jameson. 

B.  E.  Croy  was  reared  on  the  farm,  and  attended  the  Jameson  High 
School.  He  later  became  interested  in  farming,  and  remained  with  his 
father  on  the  latter's  farm  until  1897.  That  year  he  bought  a  farm  of  60 
acres,  which  he  operated  and  improved.  He  traded  his  land  for  a  flour 
mill  at  Jameson,  and  entered  into  partnership  with  T.  A.  Walls.  They 
operated  the  mill  during  the  years  1909  and  1910,  when  Mr.  Croy  bought 
Mr.  Walls'  interest  in  the  enterprise.  A  little  later  he  traded  the  mill  for 
183  acres  of  land  in  Liberty  Township.  During  the  year  1915-1916  he 
operated  his  father's  land,  but  the  next  year,  moved  to  his  own  farm. 
He  improved  that  land,  and  continued  to  farm  it  until  1919,  when  he 
moved  to  Gallatin.  In  September,  1920,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  as  a  clerk  in  the  Gallatin  Postoffice,  where  he  has 
made  a  competent  and  obliging  official  ever  since. 

Mr.  Croy  was  married  on  Oct.  6,  1898  to  Neva  Byrd.  She  was  born 
in  Grundy  County,  Dec.  7,  1876.  the  daughter  of  Redmond  and  Ella 
(Currin)  Byrd,  both  natives  of  Kentucky.  Mrs.  Byrd  is  dead,  and  Mr. 
Byrd  now  lives  at  Jameson.  Mrs.  Croy  died  on  July  6,  1921.  To  her 
union  with  B.  E.  Croy  three  children  were  born:  Alvin  E.,  a  resident  of 
La  Junta,  Col.;  Helen  Marie;  and  James  C,  both  at  home. 

Mr.  Croy  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
He  belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  the  Modern  Brother- 
hood of  America  and  the  Mutual  Benefit  Association  Lodges.  He  is  a  re- 
liable man,  and  a  highly  esteemed  member  of  the  community. 

H.  E.  Patton,  manager  of  the  Fuller  Lumber  Company  at  Gallatin, 
has  spent  practically  all  of  his  life  in  and  near  Gallatin.  He  is  a  native 
of  Daviess  County,  where  he  was  born  at  Jamesport  on  April  17,  1882. 

G.  M.  Patton,  the  father  of  H.  E.  Patton,  was  born  in  Alderson,  Va., 
Sept,  30,  1849.  He  followed  the  trade  of  a  carpenter  and  contractor.  In 
1872  he  came  to  Missouri,  and  located  at  Jamesport  in  Daviess  County, 
where  he  worked  as  a  carpenter  until  1902,  when  he  came  to  Gallatin. 
He  married  Isabelle  Caraway,  who  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Sept. 
17,  1852,  and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born:  Harry  E.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch ;  and  Kipper,  married  to  R.  L.  Saunders  of  Gatesville, 


374  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Tex.  Mrs.  Patton  died  on  March  1,  1917,  and  Mr.  Patton  now  lives  with 
his  son  at  Gallatin.  Mrs.  Patton  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  Mr.  Patton  is  identified  with  the  Baptist  Church. 

Harry  E.  Patton  was  reared  at  Jamesport,  and  graduated  from  the 
school  at  that  place  in  1900.  He  entered  Grand  River  College  at  Galla- 
tin, where  he  was  a  student  for  a  time,  later  attending  the  Normal  Col- 
lege at  Chillicothe.  In  1908  he  went  to  St.  Joseph,  and  was  placed  in 
charge  of  the  shoe  department  of  the  Battreall  and  Whittingham  Shoe 
Company.  The  next  year  he  farmed  near  Blake,  and  in  1913  he  returned 
to  Gallatin  and  worked  as  a  carpenter.  In  1917,  he  accepted  a  position 
as  bookkeeper  at  the  First  National  Bank,  which  position  he  gave  up  in 
1918  in  order  to  become  the  manager  of  the  Fuller  Lumber  Yard  at  Gal- 
latin. 

Mr.  Patton  was  married  to  Henrietta  Kivett  on  April  30,  1910.  Mrs. 
Patton  is  the  daughter  of  Newton  and  Mary  (Johnson)  Kivett,  both  na- 
tives of  Missouri.  Mr.  Kivett  is  dead,  and  his  widow  now  lives  at  Galla- 
tin. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patton  have  two  children ;  Deen  and  Genevieve. 

Mr.  Patton  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  and  is  a  Democrat. 
He  belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  Lodge.  He  is  well 
known  throughout  Daviess  County,  and  is  an  efficient  and  energetic 
man.  He  is  proving  successful  in  his  work  as  manager  of  the  Fuller  Lum- 
ber Yard. 

Lee  R.  Pierce,  the  county  treasurer  of  Daviess  County  and  a  well 
known  auctioneer  of  Gallatin,  where  he  makes  his  home,  was  born  in 
Rooks  County,  Kan.,  Nov.  29,  1893.  H,is  parents  are  Fred  L.  and  Addie 
(Brant)  Pierce. 

Fred  L.  Pierce  was  born  in  Tippecanoe  County,  Indiana,  Jan.  29, 
1871.  He  moved  to  Kansas  in  his  youth,  and  became  a  farmer  in  that 
state.  In  1895  he  came  to  Daviess  County,  and  bought  a  farm  in  Monroe 
Township  two  years  later.  He  now  owns  200  acres  of  well  improvel 
land,  and  is  a  breeder  of  high  grade  stock  specializing  in  Spotted  Po- 
land China  hogs.  His  wife,  Addie  (Brant)  Pierce,  was  born  in  Ohio, 
Sept.  30,  1872.  To  her  union  with  Fred  L.  Pierce  the  following  children 
were  born:  Lee  R.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Lloyd,  Walter,  Mary, 
Ollie,  Mildred,  Bessie,  and  John. 

Lee  R.  Pierce  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm,  and  attended  the 
district  schools  of  Monroe  Township.  After  he  completed  his  school 
work,  he  worked  on  the  farm  for  his  father.  In  1912,  he  began  crying 
farm  sales,  and  liked  that  work  so  well  that  he  entered  the  Missouri  Auc- 
tion School  at  Trenton  for  special  training.  He  has  been  a  successful  and 


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popular  auctioneer.  He  served  as  the  assessor  of  Union  Township  for 
two  years,  and  in  1920,  he  was  elected  county  treasurer  for  Daviess 
County. 

Lee  R.  Pierce  was  married  on  Aug.  20,  1918,  to  Gay  Green,  Mrs. 
Pierce  was  born  in  Monroe  Township  in  Daviess  County.  Her  parents 
were  W.  H.  and  Mina  Green,  both  now  dead.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pierce  have 
no  children. 

Mr.  Pierce  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  worthy  young  man,  energetic 
and  ambitious,  and  is  well  lined  in  the  town. 

Clinton  L.  Payne,  a  retired  farmer  of  Daviess  County,  now  living  at 
Gallatin,  is  a  native  of  Illinois,  was  born  in  Madison  County  on  Jan.  3, 
1859.     His  parents  were  Henry  and  Delia  L.  (Shephard)  Payne. 

Henry  Payne  was  born  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  was  reared  on  a 
farm.  In  1844  he  came  to  Illinois,  and  located  on  a  farm  in  Madison. 
County,  where  he  died  in  1879  at  the  age  of  61  years.  His  wife  was  also 
born  in  New  Haven,  Conn,  She  died  at  Trinidad,  Col.,  in  1899,  at  the  age 
of  78  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Payne  were  the  parents  of  five  children,  of 
whom  only  one,  Clinton  L.,  now  survives, 

Clinton  L.  Payne  grew  up  on  a  farm  in  Illinois.  He  was  a  student  in 
Johnson's  Commercial  College  in  St.  Louis,  and  graduated  from  that  in- 
stitution in  1880.  He  returned  to  Illinois,  after  his  graduation,  but  in 
1883  he  came  to  Missouri.  He  bought  100  acres  of  land  in  Washington 
Township,  Daviess  County,  and  improved  it.  He  added  to  his  land  hold- 
ings as  he  could,  until  he  now  owns  424  acres,  divided  into  two  well  im- 
proved farms.  Mr.  Payne  has  always  been  a  stock  breeder,  and  has 
shipped  a  great  deal  of  stock  from  Daviess  County.  In  1920,  Mr.  Payne 
retired  from  the  farm,  went  to  Gallatin,  and  built  one  of  the  best  resi- 
dences in  the  town  on  East  Grand  Street,  He  is  a  shareholder  and  a  di- 
rector in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Gallatin. 

Mr.  Payne  was  married  on  Sept.  2,  1885,  to  Alice  M.  Reed.  Mrs. 
Payne  vv^as  born  in  Washington  Township,  Daviess  County.  Her  parents 
were  N.  E.  Reed,  a  native  of  Delaware;  and  Rachel  (Mayo)  Reed,  born 
in  Illinois.  They  are  both  dead.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Payne  have  two  children : 
Harley,  married  Geraldine  Daniels,  has  one  child,  Harley,  Jr.,  and  lives 
on  one  of  Mr,  Payne's  farms ;  and  Leland,  married  Arthur  Daniels,  and 
lives  on  Mr,  Payne's  farm. 

Mr.  Payne  has  always  been  a  highly  respected  citizen  of  Daviess 
County,  where  he  is  held  to  be  one  of  the  substantial  and  reliable  men  of 
his  community.  The  Payne  family  is  an  asset  to  the  county. 


376  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Leonard  M.  Hosman,  the  capable  and  progressive  superintendent  of 
public  schools  at  Gallatin,  has  spent  his  life  in  school  work.  He  is  thoroly 
familiar  with  the  various  phases  and  needs  of  the  educational  work  of 
Missouri,  having  been  an  integral  part  of  the  school  system  for  years.  He 
has  been  a  student  in  the  rural  schools,  the  town  systems,  the  State  Teach- 
ers College,  and  the  University.  Both  as  a  student  and  as  an  instructor, 
he  has  shown  a  keen  appreciation  of  the  problems  that  confront  the  schools. 
He  is,  by  virtue  of  his  capacity  and  training,  the  type  of  man  who  can  and 
does  accomplish  much  for  Missouri  schools. 

Leonard  M,  Hosman  was  born  in  Sheridan  Township,  Daviess  County, 
Dec.  19,  1891.  His  parents  are  S.  G.  and  Alice  E.  (McCrary)  Hosman. 
Leonard  Hosman's  paternal  grandparents  were  James  and  Kathena  (Wood) 
Hosman,  natives  of  Kentucky.  They  came  to  Missouri,  and  settled  in 
Daviess  County  in  1840,  where  they  settled  on  a  farm  and  reared  seven 
sons.  James  Hosman  was  a  slave  holder,  the  owner  of  race  horses  and 
always  had  Kentucky  whiskey  in  his  home.  He  was  one  of  the  intrepid 
men  who,  because  he  enjoyed  venturing  into  new  and  untried  land,  was  a 
strong  factor  in  building  up  this  part  of  Missouri. 

S.  G.  Hosman,  a  son  of  James  and  the  father  of  Leonard  M.,  was  born 
in  Daviess  County,  Feb.  20,  1862.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm  within  a  mile 
of  his  present  home  in  Daviess  County,  and  has  always  been  a  farmer. 
He  holds  120  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Sheridan  Township,  and  is 
a  well  known  breeder  of  Poland  China  hogs,  and  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle. 
He  has  exhibited  his  stock  at  various  fairs.  Mr.  Hosman  has  always  been 
a  fancier  of  high  grade  horses  and  mules.  He  has  made  an  improvement 
in  Reed  Yellow  Dent  corn,  w*hich  has  proved  successful.  He  has  for  years 
been  a  man  of  prominence  in  the  community  and  has  for  been  connected 
with  the  progressive  school  movements  of  his  district.  He  is  a  staunch 
Democrat,  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  belongs  to  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  lodge. 

S.  G.  Hosman  was  married  to  Alice  E.  McCrary.  She  was  born  in 
Sheridan  Township  Nov.  14,  1863,  the  daughter  of  F.  M.  and  Martha 
(McBrayer)  McCrary.  They  were  natives  of  North  Carolina,  and  came  to 
Daviess  County  in  1825,  making  the  trip  overland.  Mrs.  Hosman's  father, 
F.  M.  McCrary,  was  born  during  the  trip.  To  S.  G.  and  Alice  E.  (McCrary) 
Hosman  the  following  children  were  born:  Leonard  E.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  Floyd,  a  farmer  in  Sheridan  Township ;  Joseph,  living  at  home ; 
Carrie,  the  wife  of  Virgil  Walker  of  Sheridan  Township;  Alta,  at  home; 
and  Pearl,  at  home. 

Leonard  Hosman  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  attended  the  Swisher 
District  School.     He  graduated  from  the  Hamilton  High  School  in  1911, 


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and  then  taught  in  the  Cope  District,  west  of  Gallatin,  for  two  years,  spend- 
ing the  spring  and  summer  in  the  Northwest  Missouri  State  Teachers  Col- 
lege at  Marysville.  In  1913  he  was  elected  principal  of  the  Pattonsburg 
High  School,  and  the  next  year  was  tendered  the  position  of  superintendent 
there.  He  retained  that  position  until  1914,  when  he  left  Pattonsburg  in 
order  to  accept  a  position  at  Gallatin.  Since  1917  he  has  been  superinten- 
dent of  schools  at  Gallatin,  and  has  had  the  cooperation  of  the  entire  com. 
munity  in  building  up  an  excellent  school  system.  Mr.  Hosman  graduated 
from  the  Northwest  Missouri  State  Teachers  College  in  1915,  and  during 
1920  and  1921,  he  was  a  student  in  Kansas  State  University  at  Lawrence 
Kansas.  Mr.  Hosman  has  always  maintained  a  keen  interest  in  farming 
and  during  the  World  War,  he  spent  two  summers  working  on  the  farm. 
He  owns  163  acres  of  land  in  Marion  and  Benton  Townships  in  Daviess 
County,  and  successfully  oversees  the  operations  of  his  holdings, 

Leonard  M.  Hosman  was  married  on  Aug.  5,  1916,  to  Eunice  E.  Eliott 
born  in  the  southern  part  of  Gentry  County,  the  daughter  of  H.  F.  and 
Alva  (Brotherton)  Elliott.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elliott  are  now  living  at  Pattons- 
burg, where  Mr.  Elliott  does  general  farming. 

Mr.  Hosman  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church 
in  which  he  is  a  steward.  He  belongs  to  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Yoeman  lodges. 
He  is  a  man  of  energy,  vision  and  ambition,  an  invaluable  asset  to  the 
community. 

Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen,  a  well  known  and  successful  attorney  who  is 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Gallatin,  is  a  native  of  Da- 
viess County  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  this  part  of 
the  state.  He  was  born  at  Jamesport,  Aug.  1,  1871,  a  son  of  Nathaniel 
G.  and  Mary  Faulkner  (Gillilan)  Cruzen. 

Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen,  the  father,  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War 
anl  during  his  lifetime  was  identified  with  Daviess  County.  He  was  born 
in  Jefferson  County,  Virginia,  Oct.  14,  1826,  and  his  parents  were  Rich- 
ard R.  and  Aurelia  W.  (North)  Cruzen,  the  former  a  native  of  Loudoun 
County,  Virginia,  who  for  30  years  was  inspector  of  the  National  Arm- 
ory at  Harper's  Ferry,  and  the  latter  a  native  of  Fairfax  County,  Vir- 
ginia. Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen,  Sr.,  attended  school  at  Harper's  Ferry  and 
worked  in  the  armory  under  his  father  there  until  he  was  20  years  old. 
In  1846  he  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Saline  County.  He  remained 
there  until  1849  when  gold  was  discovered  in  California  when  he  went 
to  the  Pacific  Coast.  He  was  engaged  in  mining  in  California  for  four 
years  and  returned  to  Saline  County  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  peace- 


378  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ful  pursuit  of  farming  until  the  Civil  War  broke  out.  In  December.  1861, 
he  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  Army  in  Company  A,  commanded  by  F. 
S.  Robertson.  His  first  engagement  was  at  Kirkpatrick's  mill,  near  Knob- 
noster,  Dec.  19,  1861,  where  the  whole  Confederate  army  was  captured. 
Mr.  Cruzen  was  confined  in  the  Graitot  Street  Prison  at  St.  Louis  for 
three  months  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  prison  at  Alton,  111.,  and 
six  months  later  was  exchanged.  He  was  then  mustered  into  Musser's  Bat- 
talion which  was  later  consolidated  with  the  Infantry.  He  remained  in 
the  army  until  the  close  of  the  war  when  he  surrendered  at  Shreveport, 
La.  He  then  returned  to  Missouri  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Mt.  Hope,  Lafayette  County,  until  March,  1869,  when  he  came 
to  Daviess  County  which  was  his  home  until  the  time  of  his  death,  July 
1,  1903.  Gallatin  had  been  his  home  since  1883  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death  he  was  engaged  in  the  loan  and  abstract  business. 

Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen,  Sr.,  was  first  married  to  Nancy  E.  Jordin,  a 
native  of  Greenbrier  County,  West  Virginia,  who  died  July  23,  1856.  In 
December,  1860,  Mr.  Cruzen  married  Mrs.  Mary  Faulkner,  a  daughter 
of  James  Gillilan,  a  native  of  Pocahontas  County,  Virginia,  and  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  He  was  the  founder  of  the  town  of 
Jamesport  in  whose  honor  it  was  named.  To  Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen's  sec- 
ond marriage  seven  children  were  born  of  whom  the  following  are  liv- 
ing: Bettie  L.,  married  Charles  A.  Savage,  Kansas  City;  Nathaniel  G., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Harry  L.,  Rock  Island,  111.;  and  Earl  M., 
Walla  Walla,  Wash.  The  mother  of  these  children  resides  in  Kansas 
City  with  her  daughter. 

Nathaniel  G.  Cruzen,  whose  name  introduces  this  review  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Jamesport  and  Gallatin  and  Wentworth 
Military  Academy  at  Lexington,  Mo.  He  entered  the  Kansas  City  law 
school  in  1895  and  was  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1897  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in  1897.  He  held  a  clerkship  in  the  Kan- 
sas City  post  office  from  1891  to  1901,  taking  his  law  course  at  night 
school  during  the  same  period.  In  1901  Mr.  Cruzen  returned  to  Galla- 
tin and  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  in  partnership  with  R.  J. 
Britton  for  a  time  and  they  conducted  the  abstract  and  loan  business  in 
addition  to  the  law.  In  1911  Mr.  Cruzen  became  associated  with  E.  D. 
Mann.  Mr.  Cruzen  is  a  capable  lawyer  and  has  been  identified  with 
many  of  the  important  cases  of  Daviess  County.  He  was  appointed  spe- 
cial prosecutor  in  the  celebrated  Tarwater  case,  which  attracted  state- 
wide attention  and  was  carried  to  the  Supreme  Court  which  confirmed 
the  conviction  of  the  lower  Court  and  the  contention  of  the  Prosecutor. 


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Mr.  Cruzen  was  married  June  26,  1896,  to  Miss  Mary  Edna  Gear- 
heart,  a  native  of  Denver,  who  was  reared  and  educated  in  Kansas  City 
and  Gallatin.  She  is  a  very  capable  woman  and  a  talented  writer.  To 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cruzen  have  been  born  two  children:  Richard  H.,  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  United  States  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  and  is  now 
holding  a  commission  as  ensign  on  the  U.  S.  S.  Claxton,  with  the  Pacific 
fleet;  and  Mary  N.,  who  was  educated  at  the  Central  Female  College, 
Lexington,  Mo.,  Kansas  State  Agricultuarl  College  and  the  Chicago  Uni- 
versity, is  now  a  teacher  of  Dometsic  Science  at  Liberty,  Mo. 

Mr.  Cruzen  is  a  Democrat  and  has  held  the  office  of  County  Collec- 
tor. He  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank  of  Gallatin  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge. 

Frank  A.  Fitterer,  a  grocery  merchant  of  Gallatin,  Daviess  County, 
is  a  member  of  a  well  known  Missouri  family.  He  was  born  at  Trenton 
on  Nov.  15,  1873,  and  is  the  oldest  son  of  Enos  and  Mary  (Artman) 
Fitterer,  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 

Frank  A.  Fitterer  grew  up  in  Daviess  County  and  attended  the 
school  at  Gallatin,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1892.  He  became  a  firm 
member  of  the  M.  E.  Fitterer  and  Sons  Mercantile  Company,  and  has  re- 
tained his  interest  in  the  store  ever  since. 

Mr.  Fitterer  was  married  on  Oct,  7,  1896,  to  Maud  Clingan.  Mrs. 
Fitterer  was  born  at  Gallatin,  the  daughter  of  Edward  and  Lillie  (Clou- 
das)  Clingan,  Mrs.  Clingan,  now  deceased,  was  a  native  of  Quincy,  111.; 
and  Mr.  Clingan,  born  at  Gallatin,  now  lives  with  his  children.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Fitterer  have  one  son,  Frank  Clingan  Fitterer.  He  graduated  from 
the  Gallatin  High  School,  was  a  student  in  William  Jewell  College  at 
Liberty,  and  later  studied  in  Missouri  State  University,  and  also  served 
as  a  member  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C,  in  the  same  college.  He  married  Norris 
Tomlinson,  and  to  this  union  one  son  was  born.  Jack  Clingan  Fitterer. 
Mr.  Fitterer  is  now  clerking  in  the  Knauer  store. 

Frank  A.  Fitterer  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  is  an 
elder  in  that  organization.  By  inheritance  and  training  Mr,  Fitterer  is 
well  fitted  to  handle  mercatnile  work  in  a  successful  manner.  He  is  one 
of  the  well  established  business  men  of  the  community,  where  the  Fit- 
terer family  has  always  been  considered  an  asset  to  the  town. 

Enos  Fitterer,  deceased,  was  born  at  Baden,  Germany,  on  July  28, 
1835.  In  1846  his  parents  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Butler  County,  Ohio.  Ten  years  later,  in  1856,  Enos  Fitterer 
went  to  Hamilton,  Ohio,  and  learned  the  trade  of  a  baker.   After  spend- 


380  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ing  15  months  at  Hamilton,  he  went  to  Carthage,  111.,  and  entered  the 
bakery  business  for  himself. 

Mr.  Fitterer  left  his  business  in  1861  and  enlisted  for  service  in  the 
Civil  War.  He  was  placed  in  Company  B,  32nd  Illinois  Volunteer  Infan- 
try ;  and  took  part  in  the  following  battles  and  skirmishes,  Pittsburg 
Landing,  Hatchie  River,  and  Sherman's  March  to  the  Sea.  He  was  mus- 
tered out  of  service  at  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  in  September,  1865,  and  re- 
ceived his  discharge  at  Springfield,  111. 

From  Springfield,  111.,  Mr.  Fitterer  came  to  Missouri  and  located  at 
Trenton,  where  he  entered  into  a  partnership  with  C.  A.  Hoffman.  They 
opened  a  grocery  store  and  bakery  under  the  firm  name  of  Hoffman 
and  Fitterer,  which  they  conducted  until  1867,  when  Mr.  Hoffman  re- 
tired from  the  business.  In  1873,  Mr.  Fitterer  and  his  brother,  John,  be- 
came partners  in  the  same  enterprise  using  the  firm  name  of  Fitterer 
and  Brother.  That  same  year  they  sold  the  store  to  Hyde  and  Crandall. 
In  1877,  Mr.  Fitterer  moved  to  Gallatin,  and  entered  the  grocery  and 
bakery  business,  which  he  conducted  until  his  death  on  Feb.  18,  1884. 

Enos  Fitterer  was  married  on  Sept.  23,  1868,  to  Mary  Artman.  She 
was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  May  20,  1852.  She  died  on  April  19,  1908. 
To  her  union  with  Enos  Fitterer  two  children  were  born:  Frank  A.,  and 
Oscar  L.,  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  in  this  volume.  After  the  death 
of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Fitterer  continued  to  operate  the  store.  She  was  a 
woman  of  keen  business  ability,  and  of  wide  sympathy.  She  was  a  de- 
vout member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  as  was  her  husband  also,  and  sup- 
ported it,  both  spiritually  and  financially  with  the  greatest  loyalty.  She 
was  a  woman  much  given  to  deeds  of  charity,  but  never  felt  that  she  de- 
served praise  for  her  kindnesses. 

The  firm  name  of  M.  E.  Fitterer  and  Sons  has  been  used  since  1877. 
The  long  record  of  45  continuous  years  of  successful  business  is  unusual. 
It  has  established  the  Fitterer  name  among  the  well  known  mercantile 
firms  of  the  county.  The  two  sons  of  Enos  Fittterer  now  conduct  the  bus- 
iness. They  have  achieved  the  same  success  that  their  father  had.  The 
store  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  in  Daviess  County.  The  firm  carries  a 
complete  line  of  groceries  and  queensware,  and  operate  a  bakery  in  con- 
nection with  the  business.  Enos  Fitterer  founded  the  business  along  safe 
business  lines.  He  was  a  man  of  unusual  discernment,  great  energy,  and 
with  high  ideals  of  integrity  and  civic  pride. 

Oscar  L.  Fitterer,  merchant  at  Gallatin,  has  been  well  and  favor- 
ably known  in  the  county  all  of  his  life.  He  is  a  member  of  a  family  that 
has  been  prominent  in  the  mercantile  business  in  Daviess  County  for 


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many  years,  and  is  himself  a  partner  in  the  M.  E.  Fitterer's  Sons  grocery 
store  and  bakery.  He  was  born  at  Gallatin  on  May  22,  1883,  the  son  of 
Enos  and  Mary  (Artman)  Fitterer,  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  in 
this  volume. 

Oscar  L.  Fitterer  was  educated  in  the  Gallatin  public  schools  and 
graduated  from  Grand  River  College  with  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Accounts.  He  did  his  special  work  in  his  chosen  field  under  the  tutelage 
of  B.  F.  Sprayer.  After  graduation  from  college,  Mr.  Fitterer  became 
a  clerk  in  the  store  owned  by  his  mother  and  brother.  After  the  death 
of  his  mother,  he  became  a  partner  in  the  store.  He  and  his  brother 
F.  A.,  now  conduct  the  business,  which  is  one  of  the  highly  successful 
enterprises  of  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Fitterer  was  married  to  Maud  Oxford  on  Nov.  11,  1908.  Mrs. 
Fitterer  was  born  at  Cainsville,  the  daughter  of  M.  F.  and  Sarah  Jane 
(Chambers)  Oxford.  Mr.  Oxford  is  an  attorney  at  Cainsville.  Mrs. 
Fitterer  is  an  active  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  for  the  past 
three  years,  has  acted  as  the  president  of  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society  of  the 
church.  She  is  a  woman  of  marked  executive  ability  and  tact,  and  has 
made  a  thoroughly  competent  officer.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Order  of 
the  Eastern  Star,  and  has  filled  practically  all  of  the  offices  in  that  lodge. 

Oscar  L.  Fitterer  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  He  is  a  Royal 
Arch  Mason  and  the  Chapter  lodge  at  Gallatin ;  and  is  a  Knights  Tem- 
plar and  a  member  of  the  Moila  Shrine  at  St.  Joseph.  He  is  accounted 
one  of  the  progressive  and  reliable  business  men  of  Gallatin,  and  is  one 
of  the  highly  regarded  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

R.  M.  McCue,  retired,  substantial  citizen  of  Daviess  County  is  the 
owner  of  400  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Grand  River  Township, 
Daviess  County.  He  was  born  in  Nicholas  County,  Va.,  Feb.  19,  1844, 
the  son  of  David  and  Martha  (McNeil)  McCue. 

David  McCue  was  born  in  Pocahontas  County,  Va.,  in  February, 
1802,  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1844,  where  he  became  engaged  in  farm- 
inf  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr. 
McCue  served  in  the  army.  He  later  sold  out  his  farm  and  moved  to 
Chariton  County,  Mo.  For  a  short  time  he  lived  in  Oklahoma.  Mr.  Mc- 
Cue died  Sept.  12,  1892,  on  his  son's  farm  in  Daviess  County.  To  David 
and  Martha  (McNeil)  McCue  18  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Paul, 
deceased;  Isaac,  deceased;  Elizabeth,  died  in  infancy;  Franklin,  de- 
ceased; Rachael,  the  widow  of  A.  L.  Martin,  Oklahoma;  David,  de- 
ceased; James,  deceased;  John,  deceased;  William,  deceased;  Charles, 
deceased;  Hannah,  the  widow  of  A.  L.  Holland,  Gallatin;  George,  Okla- 


382  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

homa;  R.  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mathew,  Shelby  County;  Abra- 
ham, deceased;  Virginia,  twin  sister  of  Abraham;  Mary,  deceased,  was 
the  wife  of  Alfred  Clark;  Martha,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Wm.  Mc- 
Cartney. Fifteen  of  the  children  grew  to  maturity,  and  eight  of  the  sons 
served  during  the  Civil  War  in  the  Confederate  army. 

Martha  (McNeil)  McCue,  the  mother  of  R.  M.  McCue,  was  born  in 
Greenbrier  County,  Virginia,  in  1810,  and  died  on  May  13,  1854.  The 
following  is  quoted  from  remarks  concerning  the  life  of  Mrs.  McCue  by 
Mrs.  N.  G.  Cruzen,  written  in  the  Northwest  History  of  Missouri:  "Mar- 
tha (McNeil)  McCue,  the  mother  of  this  very  large  family  of  18  chil- 
dren underwent  many  trials  and  much  privation  in  the  rearing  of  her 
family.  Can  you  imagine  such  a  great  mother  love  as  she  possessed? 
She  brought  up  her  family  in  a  log  cabin,  shut  in  by  the  great  wilderness 
of  the  prairie  land.  Beside  the  enormous  task  of  mothering  her  children, 
Mrs.  McCue  even  wove  the  material  for  their  clothing.  She  carded  the 
wool  by  hand,  spun  it  on  a  big  wheel,  reeled  it  on  a  count  wheel,  dyed, 
wove,  cut  and  made  the  garments  for  her  entire  family.  She  did  this 
work  by  the  light  of  a  tallow  candle.  She  communed  in  silent  prayer 
with  her  God  and  touched  each  touseled  head,  fastened  each  little  shoe, 
and  bent  to  kiss  each  childish  hurt.  She  was  indeed  a  wonderful  mo- 
ther." 

R.  M.  McCue  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  Oxford  District  school.  He  began  farming  on  rented  land, 
but  in  1875  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Bates  County.  Five  years  later,  Mr. 
McCue  returned  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  purchased  a  farm  in 
Grandriver  Township.  He  made  extensive  improvements  and  kept  add- 
ing to  his  land  holdings  until  he  now  owns  400  acres  of  land.  He  was 
one  of  the  successful  farmers  of  Daviess  County,  and  is  widely  known. 

In  September,  1862,  Mr.  McCue  enlisted  in  Arkansas  under  the 
command  of  General  Joe  Shelby,  and  served  throughout  the  Civil  War. 
He  then  returned  to  Daviess  County.  In  1890  he  retired  from  farming 
and  since  that  time  has  lived  in  Gallatin,  where  he  owns  a  fine  residence. 

On  Dec.  2,  1877,  Mr.  McCue  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Rodgers,  a 
daughter  of  T.  F.  and  Tabitha  (McClung)  Rodgers,  now  deceased,  na- 
tives of  Virginia.  Mrs.  McCue  was  born  Feb.  2,  1858,  in  Warren  County, 
111.  To  R.  M.  and  Elizabeth  (Rodgers)  McCue  four  children  were  born, 
as  follows:  Virgil  R.,  dentist,  St.  Joseph;  Jessie,  the  wife  of  Dr.  M.  A. 
Smith,  Gallatin ;  Irma  Roena,  the  wife  of  J.  L.  Campbell,  professor.  Lib- 
erty; Vada  June,  the  wife  of  Dr.  L.  F.  Graham,  dentist,  Cameron;  Vir- 
gil R.  McCue  was  educated  in  the  Gallatin  schools  and  Western  Dental 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  383 

College  at  Kansas  City.  He  began  his  practice  in  1901  at  Pattonsburg, 
where  he  remained  until  1912,  when  he  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Major  on  the  parole  board  for  two  years.  He  then  resigned  and  was  ap- 
pointed on  the  State  Dental  Board,  on  which  he  served  for  four  years. 
He  still  holds  this  office.  In  1914  Dr.  McCue  went  to  Cameron,  where  he 
practiced  until  1920,  when  he  removed  to  St.  Joseph.  He  now  has  his 
business  in  St.  Joseph,  and  has  been  unusually  successful  in  his  work. 
He  is  well  known  in  Daviess  County  and  has  many  friends.  Jessie  McCue 
Smith  was  educated  in  the  Lexington  Central  College  for  Women,  from 
which  she  is  a  graduate.  She  taught  school  until  her  marriage.  Her  sis- 
ters, Irma  and  Vada,  are  also  graduates  of  the  same  school.  Mr.  McCue 
has  four  grand  children:  Virginia  McCue;  Bettie  J.  Smith;  Mary  M. 
Smith ;  and  Mary  C.  Campbell. 

Mr.  McCue  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  as  also  was  his  father.  David  McCue  was  a  great  student  of  the 
Bible.  Mr.  McCue  attributes  his  great  success  in  life  to  hard  work,  per- 
severance, and  good  management.  He  is  an  interesting  and  intelligent 
man  and  a  substantial  and  reliable  citizen.  He  merits  the  high  esteem 
in  which  he  is  held  in  the  community. 

George  C.  Goodbar,  the  son  of  a  pioneer  farmer  of  Daviess  County, 
and  himself  a  retired  farmer,  now  lives  at  Gallatin.  He  was  born  in 
Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  on  Oct.  29,  1857,  the  son  of 
Joseph  and  Jeannette  (Drummond)   Goodbar. 

Joseph  Goodbar  was  born  in  Rockbridge  County,  Virginia,  Jan.  15, 
1815.  He  came  to  Missouri  in  1843,  and  bought  land  in  Daviess  County 
about  three  miles  from  the  present  site  of  Pattonsburg.  Five  years  later, 
he  moved  to  Grand  River  Township,  where  he  preempted  land  on  the 
prairie.  He  farmed  there  all  of  his  life.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Mon- 
roe County  West  Virginia,  where  she  was  born  in  September,  1819.  The 
children  of  Joseph  and  Jeannette  (Drummond)  Goodbar  were:  Mary 
A.,  married  J.  O.  Miller  and  is  now  dead;  J.  M.,  deceased;  R.  H.,  living 
on  the  home  place  in  Grand  River  Township;  Missouri  A.,  and  a  sister, 
twins,  the  former  married  to  G.  K.  Nickell,  and  the  latter  died  in  in- 
fancy; Martha  E.,  the  wife  of  T.  K.  Hayes  of  Grand  River  Township ;  Jo- 
sephine, the  widow  of  J.  Reed  living  in  northern  New  Mexico ;  Laura  A., 
the  wife  of  A.  C.  Smith  of  Gallatin;  George  C,  the  subject  of  this  re- 
view; J.  v.,  living  at  Excelsior  Springs;  Joseph  U.,  on  a  farm  in  Grand 
River  Township;  and  Ada  N.,  dead,  was  the  wife  of  D,  N.  Hesler.  Mrs. 
Goodbar  died  in  1894,  and  Mr.  Goodbar  died  on  March  4,  1889.  Their 
remains  are  buried  in  Bethel  Cemetery.  They  were  both  members  of  the 
Methodist  Church. 


384  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

George  C.  Goodbar  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  attended  the  rural 
schools.  He  began  farming  when  he  was  only  a  boy.  At  the  age  of  10 
years,  he  was  using  the  old  fashioned  single  shovel  plow.  He  bought  a 
part  of  the  home  place  upon  which  he  made  improvements.  He  added 
to  his  land  and  now  owns  120  acres  in  Grand  River  Township.  In  1899, 
he  and  his  brother,  J.  C.  Goodbar,  began  breeding  Shorthorn  cattle. 
They  shipped  their  stock  through  a  commission  company  at  Omaha, 
Neb.,  and  became  well  known  as  breeders  and  shippers.  In  1915,  Mr. 
Goodbar  sold  his  herd  of  pure  bred  cattle  to  Joe  Mann.  Mr.  Goodbar  re- 
mained on  his  farm  until  December,  1919,  when  he  moved  to  Gallatin. 

George  C.  Goodbar  was  married  to  Sarah  (Poage)  Ballard.  Mrs. 
Goodbar  was  born  in  Union  Township,  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (Allen)  Poage.  They  were  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County,  who 
came  to  Missouri  from  Virginia. 

Mr.  Goodbar  is  a  Republican,  and  held  the  office  of  a  member  of 
the  township  board  in  Grand  River  Township  for  two  terms.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  is  one  of  the  substantial  citi- 
zens of  the  county,  a  man  who  is  reliable  and  highly  respected. 

Wood  H.  Han\ilton,  who  is  now  living  retired,  was  a  prominent  mer- 
chant of  Gallatin,  Mo.,  for  many  years.  He  was  born  in  Randolph  County, 
Mo.,  June  15,  1849,  the  son  of  Dr.  John  Benjamin  and  Coroline  (Sanders) 
Hamilton,  natives  of  Kentucky. 

The  Hamilton  family  is  of  Scotch  Irish  descent.  For  many  years.  Dr. 
Hamilton  was  a  practicing  physician  in  Kentucky.  In  1836  he  with  his 
wife  moved  to  Randolph  County,  Mo.,  having  made  the  trip  from  Kentucky 
to  Missouri  in  a  covered  wagon  drawn  by  six  horses.  He  brought  several 
negro  slaves  with  him.  Upon  his  arrival  in  Missouri,  Dr.  Hamilton  pur- 
chased a  great  deal  of  unimproved  land  which  the  negroes  worked  for  him. 
He  sold  out  his  farm  in  1850,  removing  to  Gallatin,  Mo.,  where  he  purchas- 
ed business  property  and  land  near  Gallatin.  Two  year  later,  Dr.  Hamilton 
died  at  the  age  of  57  years.  His  wife  then  moved  on  a  farm  a  mile  west  of 
Gallatin,  with  her  five  sons,  where  she  lived  until  her  death,  March  17, 
1903,  at  the  age  of  91  years. 

Wood  H.  Hamilton  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Gallatin,  and 
was  reared  on  a  farm.  He  remained  with  his  mother  until  his  marriage  in 
1870.  He  carried  on  farming  until  1873,  when  he  held  a  hve  stock  sale, 
which  netted  him  $625.00.  With  this  money  Mr.  Hamilton  came  to  Galla- 
tin, and  became  engaged  in  the  harness  and  saddlery  business.  Although 
being  inexperienced  along  this  line  of  work,  he  soon  became  an  expert  in 
making  harness  and  saddles.  His  business  grew  steadily  until  at  one  time 
he  had  seven  men  engaged  to  assist  him.     In  1901  Mr.  Hamilton  sold  out 


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his  business,  after  which  he  made  many  investments  in  property.  He  has 
owned  about  12  of  the  business  buildings  on  the  square  in  Gallatin,  among 
them  being  the  Woodruff  Hotel,  the  Odd  Fellows  Building,  which  was  burn- 
ed in  the  spring  of  1922.  Mr.  Hamilton  owns  a  very  fine  residence  in  Gall- 
atin where  he  makes  his  home. 

On  Dec.  22,  1870,  Mr.  Hamilton  was  married  to  Amanda  McGee,  the 
daughter  of  Major  McGee,  a  prominent  pioneer  of  Gallatin.  To  Wood  H. 
and  Amanda  (McGee)  Hamilton  seven  children  have  been  born,  as  follows : 
Minnie,  deceased ;  Winnie,  the  wife  of  R.  J.  McCue,  San  Francisco,  and  they 
have  one  son,  J.  Dennison  McCue,  22  years  old;  Elsie,  the  wife  of  Fred 
Carson,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  they  have  two  sons,  Ralph  and  Robert ;  Lela, 
the  wife  of  Carl  Roswell,  Chicago,  111. ;  Coleman,  married  to  Minnie  Whitt, 
living  at  Holton,  Kansas ;  Lewis  B.,  born  in  1899.  He  enlisted  during  the 
World  War  on  July  23,  1917,  at  Trenton,  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Doniphan, 
Okla.,  for  training.  On  April  25th,  1918,  he  sailed  for  overseas  with  the 
139th  Infantry,  35th  Division,  and  on  May  24th,  1918,  was  made  corporal 
of  Headquarters  Company  of  the  139th  Infantry.  He  was  in  the  follow- 
ing battles ;  Wessling  Sector,  July  20th  to  Sept.  1,  1918 ;  St.  Mihiel,  Dec.  16 
to  September;  Argonne  Offiensive,  from  Sept.  26  to  Oct.  2,  1918;  in  this 
battle  all  of  the  commissioned  officers  were  killed,  among  them  being  Major 
W.  D.  Stepp,  a  well  known  attorney  of  Trenton.  After  the  battle  the 
sergeants  were  made  leaders  of  the  companies.  Mr.  Hamilton  was  also 
engaged  in  the  Verdun  Sector  from  Oct.  24th  until  Nov.  6,  1918.  During 
one  battle  he  was  struck  by  a  piece  of  shrapnel  on  the  hand,  which  knocked 
a  pair  of  pliers  from  his  hands.  His  company  left  France  on  April  3,  1919, 
and  landed  in  this  country  April  25,  1919.  He  was  discharged  on  May  9, 
1919,  at  Camp  Funston,  Kans.  He  returned  to  Gallatin,  Mo.,  where  he 
was  appointed  assistant  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Gallatin, 
which  position  he  held  from  August,  1919,  until  April  15,  1921.  Mr.  Ham- 
ilton then  became  engaged  in  looking  after  his  father's  interests.  He  was 
married  on  June  29,  1920,  to  Merle  Harris  of  Clifton  Hill,  and  they  reside 
in  Gallatin. 

Wood  H.  Hamilton  was  a  stockholder  in  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Gallatin,  and  after  40  years  of  connection  with  this  bank,  sold  his  interests. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  has  held  the  office  of  either  mayor  or 
councilman  of  Gallatin  since  1894,  and  is  one  of  the  leaders  in  public  affairs 
of  his  community.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  the  Knights  of  Phythias. 
He  belongs  to  the  Christian  church.  Mr.  Hamilton  is  one  of  Daviess 
County's  most  highly  respected  and  substantial  citizens  and  he  stands 
high  in  the  esteem  of  his  community. 


386  HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

W.  E.  Blackburn,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Gallatin,  was  born 
Aug.  25,  1857,  in  Cass  County,  Indiana,  a  son  of  Robert  and  Cecelia  Ann 
(King)  Blackburn,  natives  of  Butler  County,  Ohio. 

Robert  Blackburn  was  born  in  1815  and  was  a  farmer  during  his 
entire  life.  He  died  in  1871  in  Miami  County,  Indiana,  where  he  is 
buried.  Mr.  Blackburn  was  married  twice,  his  first  wife  being  a  Miss 
Venamon.  Five  children  were  born  to  this  union,  one  of  whom  is  now 
living;  Daniel  Blackburn,  who  came  to  Missouri  in  1869  and  settled  in 
Daviess  County,  where  he  now  resides  in  Union  Township. 

Mr.  Blackburn  then  married  Cecelia  Ann  King,  a  native  of  Ohio, 
and  to  this  union  five  children  were  born :  A  daughter,  died  in  infancy ; 
W.  E.  Blackburn,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Robert  Oscar,  deceased;  L. 
K.,  Gallatin;  Charles  H.,  deceased.  After  Mr.  Blackburn's  death  in  1871, 
Mrs.  Blackburn  married  David  W.  Vaughn,  and  they  were  the  parents 
of  four  children,  as  follows:  Adelbert,  Union  Township;  Albert  E., 
Union  Township ;  Eugene,  living  with  his  father  and  two  brothers ;  Osta 
Isabelle,  wife  of  A.  L.  Dunnington,  Union  Township.  Mrs.  Vaughn  died 
in  1911. 

W.  E.  Blackburn  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Miami  County,  Indiana, 
and  came  to  Missouri  in  November,  1881.  He  worked  as  a  farm  hand 
for  one  year  and  then  returned  to  Indiana.  In  1883  he  returned  to  Da- 
viess County,  and  settled  on  a  farm  south  of  Gallatin.  He  farmed  here 
until  1908,  when  he  moved  four  miles  northeast  of  Gallatin,  and  in  1919 
he  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  he  is  living  retired.  Mr.  Blackburn  was 
educated  in  a  log  cabin  and  took  a  normal  course,  teaching  two  terms  of 
school,  which  he  gave  up  for  farming. 

Mr.  Blackburn  has  been  married  three  times.  His  first  wife  was 
Virginia  L.  Wood,  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  Six  children  were  born  to 
them  as  follows:  Pearl,  wife  of  Harry  Lewis,  Chicago,  111.;  Jewell  C, 
died  in  infancy ;  Frances,  wife  of  C.  H.  Bryant,  Winston ;  Virgil  Homer, 
Chicago,  111. ;  Laura  J.,  wife  of  W.  E.  Sawyer,  Tampa,  Fla. ;  Forrest  W., 
at  home. 

After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  Mr.  Blackburn  was  married  to 
Hattie  Wynne.  No  chilrden  were  born  to  this  union.  Mr.  Blackburn's 
third  marriage  in  1915  was  to  Jennie  Baldwin,  a  native  of  Daviess 
County.  They  have  no  children. 

Mr.  Blackburn  is  a  Democrat,  and  held  township  offices  and  also 
served  on  the  County  Court  for  two  years  from  the  south  district.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 

When  Mr.  Blackburn  began  farming  as  a  renter  he  had  $300.00  in 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  387 

cash.  He  now  owns  170  acres  of  land  in  Union  Township,  40  acers  in 
Grand  River  Township,  10  acres  just  east  of  the  city  limits  of  Gallatin, 
and  one  acre  on  which  he  now  lives  in  Gallatin.  All  of  Mr.  Blackburn's 
farms  are  well  improved  and  he  always  owned  high  grade  stock.  He  is 
one  of  the  enterprising  citizens  of  the  county,  and  widely  known.  He 
was  elected  on  the  city  council  in  1922. 

D.  Harfield  Davis,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  merchant  of  Gallatin, 
for  many  years.  He  was  born  in  Clark  County,  Virginia,  one  mile  from 
the  famous  Lord  Fairfax  estate  near  the  city  of  Winchester,  on  April  26, 
1836.  He  was  the  son  of  Baalis  and  Eliza  (Timberlake)  Davis,  natives 
of  Virginia. 

Baalis  Davis  was  a  merchant  in  Virginia  and  in  1855  removed  to 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  with  his  son,  D.  Harfield,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  They 
went  up  the  Missouri  River  by  boat  as  far  as  the  old  port  of  Waverly, 
and  from  there  they  made  the  trip  to  Gallatin  by  horse  and  wagon. 
After  their  arrival  in  Gallatin,  they  became  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness, which  they  followed  until  the  times  of  their  deaths.  During  the 
Civil  War,  D.  Harfield  Davis  served  as  treasurer  of  Daviess  County.  At 
one  time  he  had  $46,000.00  in  his  keeping.  A  report  reached  him  that 
bushwhackers  were  liable  to  raid  the  town  at  any  time,  and  fearing  this 
might  take  place,  hid  the  money  in  the  county  jail  until  the  danger  was 
past.  Mr.  Davis  received  his  first  commission  as  postmaster  of  Gallatin, 
from  President  Buchanan,  in  1856.  He  also  held  this  office  during  Pres- 
ident Lincoln's  administration  and  during  part  of  President  Grant's.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  first  common  council  of  Gallatin,  on  which  board 
he  served  for  many  years,  as  well  as  the  school  board. 

In  1869,  Mr.  Davis  purchased  the  local  newspaper,  then  known  as 
the  "Torchlight,"  which  he  later  changed  to  the  "Gallatin  Democrat." 
He  conducted  the  paper  for  several  years,  when  he  sold  it  and  became 
engaged  again  in  the  drug  business,  which  was  known  under  the  name 
of  the  D.  H.  Davis  Drug  Company,  until  his  death.  This  company  is  still 
in  business  under  that  name,  and  is  one  of  the  most  reliable  and  substan- 
tial drug  firms  in  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Davis  was  married  in  1859  to  America  Osborn,  a  native  of  Cov- 
ington, Ind.,  who  came  to  Missouri  with  her  father,  Jesse  Osborne  who 
was  one  of  the  prominent  pioneers  of  Gallatin.  Mrs.  D.  H.  Davis  died  in 
April,  1905.  Mr.  Davis  died  July  31,  1917,  at  Gallatin,  and  they  are 
buried  in  Brown  Cemetery.  To  D.  Harfield  and  America  (Osborn)  Da- 
vis the  following  living  children  were  born:  Madora,  the  wife  of  Robert 


388  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES. 

A.  Crozier,  Los  Angeles,  Calif.;  Frank  M.,  Gallatin;  and  Virginia  S., 
Gallatin. 

Frank  Davis  was  born  Jan.  12,  1863,  and  was  reared  and  educated 
in  Gallatin.  He  clerked  in  his  father's  store  when  a  young  man.  Since 
his  father's  death,  he  has  carried  on  the  drug  business  and  is  a  registered 
pharmacist.  The  store  is  incorporated  and  Mr.  Davis  with  his  two  ne- 
phews own  and  conduct  the  business. 

On  Nov.  6,  1889,  Frank  Davis  was  married  to  Josephine  A.  Bottom, 
a  native  of  Breckenridge,  Mo.,  and  daughter  of  Dr.  M.  and  Lavinia  (Har- 
rison) Bottom.  Dr.  Bottom  was  a  practicing  physician  at  Breckenridge 
until  his  death,  and  was  the  oldest  graduate  of  the  old  Richmond,  Va., 
School  of  Medicine.  His  widow  now  lives  in  Breckenridge.  To  Frank 
and  Josephine  (Bottom)  one  child  has  been  born,  Leora  M.,  born  Oct. 
26,  1891.  She  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  W.  Dalton  Davis,  who  is  stationed  at 
Fort  Lyons,  Colo.,  with  the  navy.  He  is  a  specialist  in  the  tubercular  de- 
partment, Mrs.  W.  Dalton  Davis  is  a  graduate  of  Gallatin  High  School 
and  the  University  of  Missouri,  having  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  Sciences 
degrees. 

Frank  Davis  is  a  Democrat,  as  also  was  his  father.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Galla- 
tin. The  Davis  family  has  been  prominent  in  Daviess  County  for  years, 
where  the  name  stands  for  integrity,  for  uprightness  and  good  citizen- 
ship. 

W.  C.  Pogue,  a  prominent  retired  farmer  of  Gallatin,  and  owner  of  640 
acres  of  land  in  Grand  River  Township,  was  born  March  22,  1860,  in  Mason 
County,  Ky.,  the  son  of  William  T.,  and  SaUie  Pickett  (Shanklin)  Pogue. 

William  T.  Pogue  was  born  in  Greenup  County,  Ky.,  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  the  early  forties,  where  he  purchased  a  great  deal  of  land  at 
75  cents  per  acre.  His  brother,  George  Pogue,  was  a  lawyer  at  Gallatin, 
also  became  a  large  land  owner.  W.  T.  Pogue  never  made  his  home  in 
Missouri,  as  he  became  ill  while  here  and  sent  for  his  son,  George  H.,  to 
come  to  Missouri  and  take  care  of  his  affairs.  Mr.  Pogue  returned  to  Ken- 
tucky where  he  died,  in  1881.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  owned  a  great 
deal  of  cattle  and  a  sawmill  in  Missouri,  besides  his  land.  Sallie  (Pickett) 
Pogue  was  born  in  Mason  County,  Ky.,  where  she  also  died.  To  W.  T.  and 
Sallie  (Pickett)  Pogue  six  children  were  born,  of  whom  three  are  now 
living,  as  follows:  George  H.,  Jamesport;  Sallie  P.,  the  wife  of  James  C. 
Darnell,  deceased,  Mason  County,  Ky.,  and  W.  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

W.  C.  Pogue  was  the  youngest  of  six  children,  and  was  reared  on  the 
farm  in  Kentucky,  which  is  still  in  possession  of  the  Pogue  family.  They 
have  owned  it  for  more  than  150  years.     He  was  educated  in  the  Kalamont 


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School  at  Flemingsburg,  Ky.  After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Pogue 
returned  to  the  farm,  where  he  lived  until  he  removed  to  Daviess  County, 
on  January  31,  1883.  He  settled  on  a  farm  there  owned  by  his  father  in 
Grand  River  Township.  Mr.  Pogue  was  very  successful  in  general  farm- 
ing and  was  a  well  known  breeder  of  Schropshire  sheep.  He  handled  more 
sheep  than  most  of  the  Missouri  farmers.  His  farm  was  extensively  im- 
proved and  has  a  modern  home  on  it.  In  October,  1916,  Mr.  Pogue  retired 
and  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  he  now  owns  a  fine  residence  three  blocks 
east  of  the  Square. 

On  Oct.  30,  1889,  Mr.  Pogue  was  married  to  Marguerite  Barnett,  a 
native  of  Grand  River  Township,  born  June  7,  1868.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  R.  M.  and  Mary  M.  (Drummond)  Barnett.  To  W.  C.  and  Marguerite 
(Barnett)  Pogue  four  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  R.  Grady,  Chilli- 
cothe;  Robert  J.,  with  father;  Mary  G.,  born  Aug.  26,  1901,  living  at  home; 
Willetta,  born  Oct.  22,  1904,  living  at  home.  R.  Grady  Pogue  served  in  the 
World's  War,  enlisting  in  August,  1917.  He  entered  the  officers'  training 
camp  at  Fort  Sheridan,  111.,  and  three  months  later  was  commissioned  and 
sent  to  a  training  camp  at  Clintonville,  Wis.,  and  later  to  Rock  Island,  111., 
arsenal.  He  was  also  stationed  at  the  Peoria,  111.,  Tank  Training  School, 
and  left  Camp  Custer  for  overseas  in  August,  1918.  He  was  captain  in 
the  330  Heavy  Field  Artillery.  Mr.  Pogue  was  stationed  on  ordinance  duty 
most  of  the  time.  He  returned  to  this  country  in  May,  1919.  Mr.  Pogue 
was  married  to  Myrtle  C.  Davis,  on  June  13,  1914.  They  have  no  children. 
Robert  T.  Pogue  was  born  Aug.  25,  1883,  and  is  married  to  Edna  R.  Penis- 
ton,  of  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Pogue  is  president  of  the  Gallatin  High  School  Board,  which  office 
he  has  held  since  1918.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church,  being  an  elder.  Mr.  Pogue  is  one  of  the  substantial  citi- 
zens of  Daviess  County,  standing  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  community. 

C.  H.  Everly,  a  well  known  and  prosperous  retired  farmer  of  Gallatin, 
was  born  in  Marion  Township,  Dec.  1,  1858,  a  son  of  Wm.  W.  and  Hannah 
(Whitt)  Everly. 

Wm.  W.  Everly  was  born  in  Logan,  Hocking  County,  Ohio,  in  1825,  and 
in  1839  he  came  to  Daviess  County,  locating  on  a  farm  in  Grand  River 
Township.  During  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Everly  served  in  the  State  Guards. 
He  died  Sept.  7,  1869,  on  a  farm  in  Grand  River  Township,  now  owned  by 
his  son,  C.  H.  Everly.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Everly  were  the  parents  of  five  child- 
ren. Mrs.  Everly,  the  mother  of  C.  H.  Everly,  died  many  years  ago,  and 
Wm.  W.  Everly  then  married  a  widow,  Mrs.  Brown.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  three  daughters. 

C.  H.  Everly  was  11  years  of  age  when  his  father  died.    He  was  edu- 


390  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

cated  in  the  district  schools,  his  first  school  being  in  a  log  cabin.  In  1878 
he  attended  the  state  university.  He  then  purchased  160  acres  of  prairie 
land  in  Lincoln  Township,  where  he  made  improvements  and  sold  it  the 
following  year.  After  this  he  bought  the  old  home  place  in  Grand  River 
Township,  making  extensive  improvements.  The  nine  room  residence  on 
that  farm  burned  in  February,  1920. 

Feb.  22,  1882,  Mr.  Everly  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Ashbrook,  a  native 
of  Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  daughter  of  David  and 
Pauline  (Hill)  Ashbrook.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Everly  were  the  parents  of  five 
children,  one  of  whom  is  now  living,  William  F.  He  resides  on  a  farm  in 
Grand  River  Township.  He  married  Alma  B.  Martin,  of  Iowa.  They  have 
one  child,  Helen  Elizabeth. 

Mr.  Everly  says  he  remembers  when  his  father  ran  a  saw  and  grist 
mill  and  used  oxen  to  do  his  work  around  the  mill.  The  farm-hands  used 
oxen  to  plow  corn  and  Mr.  Everly  when  a  boy  used  to  ride  the  oxen. 

Mr.  Everly,  at  the  time  he  retired,  was  very  successful  as  a  cattle  feed- 
er. He  owns  467  acres  of  land  in  Grand  River  Township,  which  is  well  im- 
proved. 

Mr.  Everly  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  having  attended  since  he  was  16  years 
old.  Mr.  Everly  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Gallatin  Trust  Company, 
being  director  and  vice-president  for  some  time.  He  is  a  public  spirited 
and  substantial  citizen,  and  stands  high  in  the  community. 

Peter  P.  Doak,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  farmer  of  Union  Township 
for  many  years.     He^was  born  in  Sullivan  County,  Mo.,  Feb.  28,   1848. 

Mr.  Doak  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools.  He  came  to  Daviess  County  about  1878,  and  began  teach- 
ing school  and  preaching  in  the  Methodist  church.  In  1884,  he  purchased 
a  farm  in  Union  Township,  where  he  made  extensive  improvements,  and 
lived  until  the  date  of  his  death  in  1919. 

Sept.  11,  1879,  Mr.  Doak  was  married  to  Lucretia  Parker,  a  native  of 
Kentucky,  who  came  to  Missouri  when  she  was  one  year  old.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  James  M.  and  Eliza  (Lewis)  Parker.  Mrs.  Parker  now  resides 
in  Union  Township,  her  husband  having  died  in  1910. 

To  the  union  of  Peter  P.  and  Lucretia  Parker  Doak  six  children  were 
born:  Harry  A,,  Union  Township;  LeRoy,  deceased;  Olin  E.,  Monroe 
Township;  Novia,  Monroe  Township;  Edgar,  living  with  his  mother;  and 
a  daughter  that  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Doak  was  elected  probate  judge  of  Daviess  County,  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket  in  1906,  and  held  that  oflfice  for  eight  years.  Mrs.  Doak  owns 
120  acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County.     Mr.  Doak  was  a  man  of  energy, 


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strong  purpose  and  industry.  In  his  business  affairs  he  was  ever  upright 
and  fair  and  in  his  work  as  a  citizen  he  was  the  upholder  of  high  standards. 

Harry  A.  Doak,  a  well-to-do  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Township, 
was  born  July  12,  1880,  in  Sheridan  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  son  of 
Rev,  Peter  P.  and  Lucretia  (Parker)  Doak. 

Harry  Doak  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  Grand  River 
College  at  Gallatin.  He  then  taught  school  for  eight  years,  and  was  on 
rural  route  No.  6,  out  of  Gallatin,  from  1906  to  1917.  In  1910  he  purchased 
his  present  farm. 

Mr.  Doak  was  married  September,  1910,  to  Sarah  Tarwater,  a  daughter 
of  James  P.  and  Josephine  (Worley)  Tarwater,  now  residing  at  Gallatin. 
Mrs.  Doak  was  born  in  Monroe  Township,  and  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools  and  the  Maryville  Normal  School.  She  taught  school  for  three 
years. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doak  five  children  have  been  born,  as  follows :  Justin, 
Lowell,  Helen,  Kenneth ;  and  Thomas  E. 

Mr.  Doak  now  owns  the  farm  originally  owned  by  John  L.  Lewis.  He 
owns  162  acres  of  land  in  Union  Township.  His  farm  is  known  as  "Alfalfa 
Ridge  Stock  Farm."  He  has  30  acres  in  alfalfa  which  produces  three  to 
four  crops  annually  running  from  two  and  a  half  to  four  tons  to  the  acre 
the  year.  Mr.  Doak  is  also  a  stock  feeder.  In  1917  Mr.  Doak  built  a 
cattle  and  hay  barn  which  has  a  capacity  of  100  tons,  and  is  one  of  the 
largest  barns  in  Union  Township. 

Mr.  Doak  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He 
ranks  as  one  of  the  leading  and  prosperous  citizens  of  Union  Township. 

D.  A.  Blackburn,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Town- 
ship, was  born  Jan.  4,  1875,  in  California,  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary 
(Holmes)  Blackburn. 

Daniel  Blackburn  was  born  in  Indiana,  Feb.  2,  1846.  He  enlisted 
in  the  Civil  War,  after  which  he  came  to  Daviess  County.  He  later  went 
to  California,  where  he  made  his  home  for  some  time,  returning  to  Daviess 
County  in  1877,  where  he  purchased  land.  He  now  owns  450  acres  of  land 
in  Union  Township  and  80  acres  in  Monroe  Township. 

Daniel  Blackburn  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  as 
follows:  Blanch,  the  wife  of  Chas.  Heckman,  Denver,  Colo.;  D.  A.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Ora,  the  wife  of  George  A.  Jones,  Julesburg,  Colo.; 
Cora,  the  wife  of  John  L.  Lewis,  a  farmer  living  near  Gallatin ;  Mrs.  Jones 
and  Mrs.  Lewis  are  twin  sisters;  Vergia,  the  wife  of  M.  J.  Lankford, 
Gallatin ;  Lewis,  residing  in  Union  Township ;  Alma,  deceased. 

Daniel  Blackburn  was  elected  twice  to  the  office  of  judge  in  the  south 
district,  and  was  serving  his  third  term  as  presiding  judge  when  he  suffered 


392  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

a  stroke  of  paralysis,  which  left  him  unable  to  read,  write  or  speak.  Mr. 
Blackburn  now  lives  in  Gallatin.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  and 
was  born  in  1842.  Mr.  Blackburn  came  from  Indiana  to  Missouri,  he 
came  by  rail  to  Hamilton,  and  then  took  a  stage  coach  to  a  point  14  miles 
northeast.  He  stayed  over  night  in  a  farm  house  that  now  stands  on  his 
land.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic. 

D.  A.  Blackburn  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  when  a  very  young  man 
and  now  rents  his  father's  farm. 

July  31,  1912,  Mr.  Blackburn  was  married  to  Maud  Beck,  a  native  of 
Marion  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Ella 
(Roberts)  Beck.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beck  were  natives  of  Ohio  and  Missouri 
and  are  now  living  near  Jameson. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blackburn  four  children  have  been  born,  as  follows: 
Doris,  Evelyn,  Melba,  and  Marvin,  all  of  whom  are  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Blackburn  is  a  Republican  and  widely  and  favorably  known  in 
Daviess  County. 

W.  C.  Macy,  deceased,  widely  known  in  Daviess  County,  was  born 
July  24,  1849,  near  Edinburg,  Mo.,  the  son  of  Seth  and  Malinda  (Adkinson) 
Macy,  natives  of  South  Carolina  and  Sugar  Creek,  Mo. 

W.  C.  Macy  was  a  farmer  and  came  to  Daviess  County  when  young 
man,  in  1865.  He  settled  in  Union  Township.  He  carried  on  farming 
during  his  entire  life  and  became  wealthy,  at  one  time  owning  over  500 
acres  of  land.  He  owned  and  conducted  the  marble  works  at  Gallatin  for 
a  time.  In  1900  he  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  he  lived  retired  until  his 
death,  July  20,  1921. 

On  Dec.  4,  1873,  Mr.  Macy  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Nichols,  a  native 
of  Licking  County,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Wick- 
ham)  Nichols,  natives  of  Licking  County,  who  moved  to  Daviess  County, 
in  1854.  Mrs.  Macy  was  born  Dec.  25,  1853,  and  is  now  residing  in 
Gallatin. 

To  W.  C.  Macy  and  wife,  seven  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ollie 
E.,  the  wife  of  Ezra  Hamilton,  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County ;  Pearly, 
Hanston,  Kans.,  a  rancher;  Maggie  B.,  the  wife  of  Moren  Knight,  Jackson 
Township,  Daviess  County;  Ada  N.,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Charles 
Hemry;  Ida  M.,  the  wife  of  Everette  McClaskey,  Fresno,  Calif.;  Charity, 
the  wife  of  Homer  Meade,  Trenton ;  Lena,  the  wife  of  Claude  Cousins,  St. 
Joseph. 

Mr.  Macy  was  a  Republican  and  served  in  the  office  of  public  adminis- 
trator for  four  years.     He  also  held  other  minor  offices  and  while  on  the 


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farm  served  on  the  district  school  board.  In  general  farming  and  stock 
raising,  Mr.  Macy  was  very  successful.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery  at  Gallatin. 
Mr.  Macy  was  an  estimable  and  upright  citizen  who  deservedly  stood  high 
in  Daviess  County. 

J.  Sam  Harlow,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Monroe  Town- 
ship, was  born  Oct.  8,  1854,  in  Shelby  County,  Ky.,  a  son  of  James  and 
Hulda  Jane  (Nichols)  Harlow. 

James  Harlow  was  born  in  Kentucky,  Feb.  16,  1824.  He  came  to 
Daviess  County  in  1867,  locating  on  a  farm  in  Monroe  Township.  His 
wife  was  reared  by  her  grandparents  in  Kentucky,  her  parents  having 
died  when  she  was  a  very  small  child.  She  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Kentucky,  later  teaching  in  Shelby  County,  Ky.  Mr.  Harlow  died  April  18, 
1882,  in  Monroe  Township.  He  owned  at  the  time  of  his  death  300  acres 
of  land.     He  was  one  of  the  dependable  farmers  of  Monroe  Township. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harlow  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  as  follows: 
J.  W.,  Gallatin;  J.  Sam,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Linsley,  Montgomery 
County,  Kans. ;  E.  J.,  Monroe  Township,  J.  P.,  Chillicothe;  Wilmar  G., 
Monroe  Township ;  the  other  two  children  died  in  infancy. 

J.  Sam  Harlow  was  brought  up  on  a  farm  and  has  always  followed 
farming.  He  was  12  years  of  age  when  his  parents  moved  from  Kentucky 
to  Daviess  County.  En  route,  they  stopped  at  Livingston  County,  for  a 
short  time. 

Mr.  Harlow  farmed  on  his  father's  land  until  the  age  of  21  years, 
when  he  rented  land  for  himself.  He  later  bought  40  acres  of  land  in 
Monroe  Township,  which  he  improved  and  later  sold.  He  then  purchased 
a  farm  in  Jackson  Township  and  five  years  later  he  purchased  one  in 
Liberty  Township.  In  1911  he  bought  the  farm  where  he  now  resides 
which  is  well  improved. 

March  2,  1875,  Mr.  Harlow  was  married  to  Lucy  A.  Shistine,  a  native 
of  Kentucky,  born  Aug.  18,  1851.  She  is  the  daughter  of  George  and 
Virginia  (Mann)  Shistine,  natives  of  Kentucky  who  came  to  Missouri 
before  the  Civil  War.  They  settled  in  Livingston  County,  where  they 
owned  a  farm.     Mr.  Shistine  died  there  and  his  wife  died  in  Kansas. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harlow  are  the  parents  of  six  children:  Retta  C,  the 
wife  of  Willard  Folley,  Princeton;  Luetta,  the  wife  of  Wood  Parker, 
Liberty  Township ;  Otta  E.,  Union  Township ;  Frank,  Bourbon  County, 
Kans. ;  Floyd,  Grand  River  Township ;  and  Carl,  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Harlow  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  owns 
144  acres  of  land  in  Monroe  Township,  on  which  he  is  successfully  engaged 


394  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

in  farming  and  stock  raising.  M.  Harlow  is  a  public  spirited  and  pro- 
gressive citizen  and  his  family  are  prominent  and  well  liked  throughout 
the  township  and  county. 

E.  J.  Harlow,  a  prominent  farmer  and  breeder  of  Monroe  Township, 
was  born  Nov.  26,  1860,  Shelby  County,  Ky.,  a  son  of  James  and  Hulda 
(Nichols)  Harlow. 

James  Harlow  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  born  Feb.  16,  1824.  He 
moved  to  Daviess  County  in  1867,  locating  on  a  farm  in  Monroe  Township. 
His  wife,  Hulda  Nichols,  was  born  Nov.  30,  1828,  near  Kokomo,  Ind.,  and 
was  reared  by  her  grandparents  in  Kentucky,  her  parents  having  died 
when  she  was  a  very  young  child.  She  was  educated  in  Kentucky,  later 
teaching  school  in  Shelby  County,  Ky.  Mr.  Harlow  died  April  18,  1882, 
in  Monroe  Township. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harlow  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  as  follows: 
J.  W.,  Gallatin;  J.  Sam,  Monroe  Township;  Linsley,  Montgomery  County, 
Kans.;  E.  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  J.  P.  Chillicothe;  Wilmer  G., 
Monroe  Township ;  and  two  children  who  died  in  infancy. 

E.  J.  Harlow  came  to  Daviess  County  with  his  parents  when  he  was 
six  years  old.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools,  and  has  been  a 
farmer  all  his  life.  He,  with  his  wife,  inherited  200  acres  of  land,  and 
have  made  their  home  there  since  their  marriage.  Mr.  Harlow  has  made 
extensive  improvements  on  the  land,  which  is  one  of  the  best  improved 
farms  in  Monroe  Township.  He  uses  acetylene  lights.  Mr.  Harlow  has 
been  a  breeder  of  Hereford  Cattle  and  Percheron  horses  and  jacks. 

E.  J.  Harlow  was  married  Jan.  23,  1881,  to  Mary  A.  Wilson,  a  daughter 
of  McClain  and  Abbie  (Green)  Wilson,  natives  of  Tennessee  and  Kentucky, 
who  first  settled  in  Ray  County,  Mo.,  and  later  came  to  Daviess  County. 
Mrs.  Harlow  was  born  on  the  farm  where  she  now  lives  and  which  she 
inherited.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harlow  six  children  have  been  born:  George 
Willard,  a  stock  shipper,  Hamilton;  Earl,  at  home;  Virgil,  at  home.  The 
two  younger  children  are  graduates  of  the  Quincy  and  Kidder  Schools ;  the 
three  other  children  are  deceased. 

Mr.  Harlow  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  stock  holder  in  the  Gallatin  Flour 
Mill,  and  a  director  of  the  North  Missouri  Fair  Association  of  Hamilton. 
He  is  the  owner  of  746  acres  of  land  in  Monroe  Township.  Mr.  Harlow 
has  made  a  success  of  stock  raising  and  is  one  of  the  reliable  and  progres- 
sive citizens  of  the  county,  energetic  and  far-sighted  in  his  methods  of 
business  and  dependable  in  his  dealings. 

Floyd  S.  Tuggle,  a  prosperous  farmer,  stockman,  legislator,  and  busi- 
ness man  of  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Caldwell  County, 
Feb.  17,  1885,  a  son  of  James  and  Victoria  A.  (Smith)  Tuggle. 


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James  Tuggle  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  in  1853,  the  son  of  Judge 
John  A.  and  Marie  (Hemry)  Tuggle.  Judge  John  A.  Tuggle  was  born  in 
Kentucky,  on  July  5,  1807.  His  parents  moved  to  Knox  County, 
Ky.,  where  he  was  reared  and  educated.  In  1839,  he  removed  to  Daviess 
County,  where  he  became  engaged  in  farming  in  Monroe  Township.  He 
was  a  large  landholder.  Judge  Tuggle  was  elected  judge  of  Daviess 
County  for  two  terms.  To  Judge  John  A.  and  Marie  (Hemry)  Tuggle  six 
children  were  born,  as  follows :  George ;  Sarah  ;  James,  father  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  ;  Virginia ;  Thomas  R. ;  and  Puss  B.  The  Hemry  family 
was  one  of  the  prominent  pioneer  families  of  Daviess  County.  James 
Tuggle  moved  to  the  northern  part  of  Caldwell  County  after  his  marriage, 
where  he  farmed  until  1889,  after  which  he  purchased  his  present  farm  in 
Union  Township,  now  owned  by  his  widow,  Victoria  A.  Tuggle;  the  farm 
is  located  two  miles  southwest  of  Gallatin.  James  Tuggle  made  extensive 
improvements  on  his  land  and  became  well-to-do.  being  a  widely  known 
breeder  of  Hereford  cattle.  For  many  years,  Mr,  Tuggle  was  president 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Gallatin.  He  was  a  Royal  Arch  Mason  and 
belonged  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  a  Democrat. 
Victoria  A.  (Smith)  Tuggle  was  born  in  Ray  County,  Mo.,  and  is  now 
living  in  Gallatin.  Mr.  Tuggle  died  April  19,  1909.  To  James  and  Vic- 
toria A.  (Smith)  Tuggle  only  one  child  was  born,  Floyd  S.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch. 

Floyd  S.  Tuggle  was  reared  in  a  home  of  comfort  and  refinement  and 
attended  the  Grand  River  Academy  at  Gallatin,  and  in  1902  entered  the 
University  of  Missouri,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1906  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Tuggle 
lived  for  several  months  in  Idaho,  but  on  account  of  his  father's  poor 
health  he  returned  to  Missouri  to  take  charge  of  his  father's  land,  where  he 
has  since  remained.  Mr.  Tuggle  has  been  very  succssful  as  a  breeder  of 
pure  bred  Shorthorn  cattle.  He  is  the  owner  of  560  acres  of  well  improved 
land  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  operates  1050  acres.  The 
farm  in  Union  Township,  where  he  resides,  is  known  as  "Clover  Lawn  Stock 
Farm,"  and  is  one  of  the  very  modern  and  attractive  farms  of  Daviess 
County. 

In  1911  Mr.  Tuggle  was  married  to  Miss  Grace  Anderson  of  Idaho. 
She  died  April  18,  1913,  leaving  a  son,  James  A.  Tuggle.  In  1916,  Mr. 
Tuggle  was  married  to  Helen  Weiser,  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and  a 
daughter  of  Fred  and  Flora  N.  (Parks)  Weiser,  also  natives  of  Daviess 
County.  Mr.  Weiser  now  lives  in  Gallatin.  To.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tuggle  has 
been  born  one  child,  Jane  Ann,  born  in  February,  1920. 

Mr.  Tuggle  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  is  a  Mason.     He 


396  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

is  a  director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Gallatin,  and  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Gallatin  Com- 
mercial Club.  Mr.  Tuggle  has  been  interested  in  Democratic  politics  and 
economic  questions,  upon  which  he  is  well  informed.  In  1910  he  was 
elected  to  the  state  legislature  and  served  during  four  sessions.  He  has 
served  on  the  Appropriations  Committee,  the  Committee  on  Roads  and 
Highways,  the  Committee  on  Education,  and  was  chairman  on  the  Com- 
mittee on  Agriculture.  During  the  World  War  Mr,  Tuggle  was  County 
Food  Administrator  and  was  chairman  of  the  Counsel  of  Defense. 

Because  of  his  efficiency  in  office  and  his  interest  in  public  affairs,  Mr. 
Tuggle  is  ranked  among  the  substantial  citizens  of  Daviess  County.  He 
merits  the  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  in  his  community. 

E.  T.  Lankford,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Monroe  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  200  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was 
born  Nov.  25,  1877,  in  Daviess  County,  a  son  of  E.  S.  and  Cyntha  J.  (Cox) 
Lankford. 

E.  T.  Lankford  grew  up  on  the  farm.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Monroe  Township,  and  also  attended  Grand  River 
College.  For  25  years  he  was  associated  with  his  father  in  general  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising.  He  later  became  heir  to  about  80  acres  of  land.  He 
at  present  owns  a  very  fine  farm,  well  improved. 

Mr.  Lankford  was  married  Oct.  20,  1907,  to  Alma  A.  Morris,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Washington  and  Anna  (Lydick)  Morris.  Mr.  Lankford  was  born 
near  Gallatin.  Mrs.  Morris  now  resides  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Lank- 
ford.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lankford  have  no  children. 

Mr.  Lankford  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  held  the  offices  of  clerk  and 
assessor.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  an  energetic  man 
who  stands  well  in  the  esteem  of  his  neighbors  and  fellow  citizens. 

E.  S.  Lankford,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  farmer  of  Monroe  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  owned  240  acres  of 
well  improved  land,  Mr,  Lankford  was  born  July  3,  1851,  in  Monroe 
Township.  His  parents  were  Thomas  and  Rebecca  (Barnes)  Lankford, 
who  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  four  of  whom  are  now  living: 
Rebecca  Roswell,  Hamilton;  Lee  Ann,  the  wife  of  Benjamin  Cox,  Hamilton; 
Wiley,  Graham  and  Thomas,  Wathena,  Kans.  Thomas  Lankford  was  born 
in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  when  a  very  young  man,  settling  in 
Monroe  Township,  where  he  died.     His  wife  was  also  a  native  of  Kentucky. 

E.  S.  Lankford  grew  up  on  a  farm  and  was  engaged  in  farming  and 
stockraising  during  his  entire  life.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools. 
When  a  young  man  he  became  heir  to  some  land,  and  later  purchased  part 
of  the  home  place  in  1875,     During  his  early  life  he  was  a  cattle  feeder. 


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Mr.  Lankford  was  married  April  16,  1870,  to  Cynthia  J.  Cox,  a  native 
of  Monroe  Township,  born  Feb.  22,  1853.  She  >vas  the  daughter  of 
Edward  and  Marinda  (Osborn)  Cox,  natives  of  Daviess  and  Jacksan 
Counties.  Mr.  Cox  was  a  soldier  during  the  Civil  War,  and  died  from  ill- 
ness contracted  while  in  the  army.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cox  were  the  parents 
of  seven  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Lankford  was  the  second  oldest. 

To  E.  S.  Lankford  and  wife  six  children  were  born:  Lucy,  deceased, 
was  the  wife  of  Harry  Muller;  Willard,  Caldwell  County;  Carrie,  living 
with  her  mother  on  the  old  home  place;  Edward  T.,  Monroe  Township; 
Marion,  Gallatin ;  and  a  child  who  died  in  infancy. 

E.  S.  Lankford  was  a  Democrat,  and  held  many  township  offices.  In 
1892  he  was  elected  sheriff  of  Daviess  County,  which  office  he  held  until 
1894.  In  1910  he  was  elected  judge  of  the  southern  district  of  the  county, 
and  held  that  office  for  six  years.  He  helped  organize  and  was  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Farmers  Mutual  Insurance  Company. 

Mrs.  Lankford  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  lives  in  Monroe 
Township  where  she  owns  80  acres  of  land. 

Mr,  Lankford  died  March  24,  1921.  He  was  a  man  of  integrity,  a 
believer  in  progressive  methods  in  his  work  and  always  ready  to  support 
the  best  interests  of  his  community. 

H.  C.  Scott,  the  capable  and  well  known  deputy  state  oil  inspector  of 
Gallatin,  was  born  in  Harrison  Township,  Grundy  County,  May  31,  1870, 
a  son  of  Charles  W.,  and  Sallie  (Thornbrough)  Scott. 

Charles  W.  Scott  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  three  miles  southeast 
of  Gallatin,  Aug.  2,  1833.  He  was  the  son  of  John  and  Miss  (Meeks) 
Scott,  natives  of  Virginia,  who  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1833.  They 
made  the  trip  with  oxen  and  settled  on  a  farm  after  their  arrival.  After 
one  year  they  removed  to  Grundy  County,  near  Edinburg.  In  1850  John 
Scott  with  his  son,  Charles  W.,  started  across  the  plains  with  a  party  to  the 
gold  fields.  On  the  trip  John  Scott  died  from  cholera.  His  wife  died  in 
1840.  Charles  W.  Scott,  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  went  on  with 
the  trip  after  his  fathers'  death.  He  returned  to  Grundy  County  in  1853. 
During  the  trip  he  made  about  $3,000,  which  was  considered  a  great  deal 
of  money  at  that  time.  In  1861  he  again  made  the  trip  across  the  plains 
with  his  wife.  They  returned  to  Missouri  in  1864.  They  remained  in 
Grundy  County  until  their  deaths.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  December, 
1918,  Mr.  Scott  owned  420  acres  of  land,  including  the  100  acres  he  entered 
from  Government  many  years  ago,  which  he  had  sold  and  later  purchased 
again.  During  the  Civil  War  he  served  for  ten  months  in  the  State 
Guards.     Mrs.  Scott  was  born  in  Alabama,  Jan.  22,  1837,  and  died  in  1911. 


398  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

She  was  about  a  year  old  when  her  parents  moved  to  Grundy  County.  Mr. 
Scott  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Scott  were  the  parents  of  nine  children, 
seven  of  whom  are  now  living,  as  follows:  Caura,  deceased,  was  the  wife 
of  George  Drummond;  Flora,  the  wife  of  Charles  Bowman,  Brimson; 
Hannah,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  J.  P.  Lynch;  Lottie,  the  wife  of  L. 
W.  Shaw,  Grundy  County;  Charles  S.,  Oklahoma;  Thomas  J.,  Phoenix, 
Ariz.;  B.  E.,  Trenton;  Portor,  Brimton;  H.  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

H.  C.  Scott  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools  and  the  Trenton  High  School.  In  1893  he  came  to 
Gallatin,  and  became  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business.  In  1904  he 
rented  a  farm  in  Union  Township,  and  while  engaged  in  farming  he  was 
nominated  on  the  Republican  ticket  for  county  recorder,  but  was  defeated. 
Mr.  Scott  gave  up  farming  in  1906,  and  was  engaged  in  the  Farmers  Store 
as  a  clerk.  In  1910  he  was  appointed  deputy  oil  inspector  under  Gover- 
nor Hadley's  administration.  He  served  in  this  capacity  for  six  months, 
after  which  he  clerked  in  the  farmers  store  at  Gallatin.  Jan.  1,  1917  he 
resigned  and  took  up  farming,  buying  77  acres  of  land  in  Sheridan  Town- 
ship, which  he  sold  in  1919.  While  farming  he  was  nominated  and  elected 
circuit  clerk  of  Daviess  County,  which  office  he  held  until  Aug.  16,  1821. 
After  resigning  this  office  he  was  appointed  deputy  state  oil  inspector, 
which  office  he  now  holds.  His  son,  Wilson  Scott,  was  appointed  by 
Governor  Hyde  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  his  father. 

July  2,  1898,  Mr.  Scott  was  married  to  Lulu  T.  Frazier,  a  daughter  of 
Dr.  James  C.  and  Laura  (Wilson)  Frazier,  natives  of  Randolph  County, 
and  Kentucky.  Mrs.  Scott  was  born  in  Bedford,  Mo.,  July  4,  1879.  Dr. 
Frazier  was  a  prominent  physician  at  Gallatin  for  a  number  of  years, 
having  come  to  Missouri  in  1888.  He  died  in  1912,  and  his  widow  is  now 
living  with  her  children. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  eight  children  have  been  born,  as  follows: 
Wilson,  county  circuit  clerk  of  Daviess  County,  a  graduate  of  the  high 
school  at  Gallatin,  and  was  a  student  at  Missouri  University  for  two  years ; 
Huella,  the  wife  of  Gilmer  Barnett,  Gallatin ;  Anna  Laura,  at  home,  a 
teacher  in  the  district  schools ;  Elsie,  at  home ;  James,  at  home,  Frances,  at 
home;  Katherine,  at  home;  and  Robert,  at  home. 

Mr.  Scott  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  has 
an  extensive  acquaintance  throughout  the  county. 

Archibald  S.  Youtsey,  Jr.,  and  Eben  Estes  Youtsey,  brothers  and 
prominent  farmers  and  stockmen  of  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  are 
both  natives  of  Missouri.  They  were  the  sons  of  Archibald  S.  and  Marie 
Elizabeth    (George)    Youtsey.     Archibald  S.  Youtsey,  Jr.,  was  born  on 


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Dec.  10,  1869,  and  Eben  Estes  Youtsey  was  born  on  March  29,  1873.  They 
were  both  born  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  on  the  farm  where  they 
now  reside. 

Archibald  Smith  Youtsey,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Campbell  County,  Ky., 
Dec.  10,  1816,  the  son  of  Adam  Youtsey  and  Katherine  (Smith)  Youtsey. 
Adam  Youtsey  was  born  Feb.  16,  1783,  and  died  Sept.  16,  1821.  His  wife 
was  the  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Smith,  who  was  born  Feb..  16,  1750,  and 
died  Feb.  20,  1833.  The  Youtsey  family  first  appeared  in  this  country  in 
Maryland,  then  in  Virginia,  Kentucky  and  Ohio.  In  the  winter  of  1834, 
Archibald  Smith  Youtsey  went  to  Indiana,  where  he  remained  until  the  fall 
of  1838,  when  he  removed  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Daviess  County,  in  a  log 
cabin,  where  he  became  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising,  and  taught 
one  of  the  first  schools  in  Union  Township.  Mr.  Youtsey  was  one  of  the 
prominent  and  successful  farmers  of  Daviess  County,  and  at  his  death,  in 
1887,  was  a  large  land  holder.  Archibald  S.  Youtsey,  Sr.,  made  two  trips 
from  Daviess  County,  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  horseback,  the  first  one  being 
in  1838,  and  the  other  in  1840. 

On  June  4,  1850,  Archibald  S.  Youtsey,  Sr.,  was  married  to  Marie 
Elizabeth  George,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  born  Feb.  9,  1834.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Chandler  Lee  George,  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  Mary  Ann 
George,  who  was  also  a  native  of  Virginia.  Chandler  Lee  George  was 
born  in  1804  and  died  in  1881.  His  wife  was  born  in  1814  and  died  in  1873. 
To  Archibald  Smith  and  Marie  Elizabeth  (George)  Youtsey,  14  children 
were  born,  as  follows:  Mary  R.  W.,  born  March  31,  1851;  Obediaha  S., 
born  May  24,  1852 ;  Adam  F.,  born  Jan.  1,  1854 ;  Medora  E.,  born  Jan.  8, 
1856,  died  Aug.,  7,  1885;  Elizabeth  M.,  born  Jan.  29,  1858,  died  in  1906; 
Phena  L.,  born  May  27,  1859 ;  Edward  T.,  born  Aug.  4,  1861 ;  Nannie  E., 
born  May  14,  1868,  died  in  1897 ;  Archibald  S.  Jr.,  born  Dec.  10,  1869 ;  Eben 
Estes,  born  March  29,  1873;  Edith  W.,  born  July  11,  1876;  Christina  T., 
born  Aug.  19,  1879,  died  Sept.  7,  1880.     Mrs.  Youtsey  died  in  1914. 

A.  S.  and  E.  E.  Youtsey,  the  subjects  of  this  sketch,  were  educated 
in  the  district  schools,  and  have  lived  all  their  lives  in  Union  Township. 
They  operate  the  old  home  farm  of  160  acres,  which  is  one  of  the  well 
improved  and  fine  farms  in  Daviess  County.  The  three  Youtsey  brothers, 
A.  S.,  E.  E.,  and  E.  T.  are  now  operating  together  1400  acres  of  land  in 
Daviess  County.  The  farming  is  all  done  by  modern  methods,  except  the 
tractor. 

Messrs.  Youtsey  are  both  Democrats  and  members  of  the  Christian 
church.  They  are  unmarried.  They  are  highly  respected  and  among  the 
most  substantial  citizens  of  Daviess  County.  The  Youtsey  family  ranks 
among  the  leading  representative  people  of  Missouri. 


400  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

J.  W.  Allsup,  deceased,  was  a  pioneer  citizen  of  Daviess  County,  born 
Dec.  15,  1840,  in  Jackson  County,  Ind.  He  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools  of  Indiana  and  studied  to  be  a  surevyor. 

In  1862  Mr.  Allsup  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War  at  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  and  served  in  Company  G,  17th  Indiana  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  en- 
listed with  22  young  men  from  his  school  district  and  he  and  another  com- 
rade were  the  only  survivors.  He  was  in  many  battles  and  skirmishes  and 
carried  the  flag  into  Atlanta,  Ga.,  when  that  city  was  taken.  He  was 
wounded,  being  shot  through  the  wrist,  and  at  another  time,  his  horse  fell 
from  a  bridge,  crushing  his  hip,  which  bothered  him  during  the  remainder 
of  his  life. 

After  serving  four  years  in  the  army  Mr.  Allsup  taught  school  in  In- 
diana for  one  year;  he  then  moved  to  Moultrie  County,  111.,  where  he  lived 
until  1882.  He  then  came  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  and  located  on  a  farm, 
where  he  resided  until  his  death,  Nov.  20,  1916.  His  farm  was  known  as 
the  Covington  Farm.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  Mr.  Allsup  owned  200 
acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Monroe  Township. 

Jan  25,  1866,  Mr.  Allsup  was  married  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Megahey,  a 
native  of  Kentucky,  born  Dec.  11,  1845.  She  died  March  10,  1878.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Allsup  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  of  whom  four  are 
deceased.  Those  living  are :  Electra,  now  a  widow  living  in  Monroe  Town- 
ship, on  a  part  of  the  old  home  place;  L.  G.,  Des  Moines,  la.;  Pearl,  resid- 
ing on  the  home  farm ;  John  W.,  Jr.,  Camden  County,  Mo. ;  Eva  May,  resid- 
ing on  the  home  farm. 

Pearl  and  Eva  May  Allsup  live  together  on  the  home  farm  in  Monroe 
Township,  and  own  160  acres  of  land.  Miss  Pearl  Allsup  taught  school  for 
one  year  in  District  No.  89,  Monroe  Township.  They  are  both  very  enter- 
prising and  progressive  women,  and  are  widely  known  in  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Allsup  was  a  staunch  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic.  He  was  well  educated,  and  one  of  the  successful 
and  prominent  men  of  Monroe  Township. 

J.  F.  Dunnington,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Monroe  Town- 
ship, and  owner  of  205  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born  Oct.  18,  1848, 
in  Harrison  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  son  of  William  P.  and  Elizabeth 
(Osborn)  Dunnington. 

William  P.  Dunnington  was  a  native  of  Maryland,  born  in  1817.  When 
a  very  young  man  he  left  home  and  settled  in  Virginia,  later  going  to 
Kentucky.  He  then  came  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  located  in  Harrison 
Township  on  the  farm  where  he  died  April  11,  1894.  He  was  the  son  of 
James  and  Sarah  (Payne)  Osborne.  Elizabeth  (Osborn)  Dunnington  was 
born  in  Clay  County,  Mo.,  in  1822,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Sarah 


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(Grooms)  Osborn.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Osborn  were  among  the  pioneers  of 
Daviess  County,  who  braved  the  attacks  of  the  Indians  and  Mormons  in 
the  early  days.  It  was  also  common  to  see  bears  throughout  this  part  of 
the  country  then.     Mrs.  Dunnington  died  in  1874. 

To  William  P.  and  Elizabeth  (Osborn)  Dunnington  were  born  ten 
children,  seven  of  whom  are  now  living:  J.  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Coleman,  Harrison  Township ;  Mark,  Harrison  Township ;  Amanda,  Har- 
rison Township;  Joseph  S.  and  Richard  H.,  living  in  the  state  of  Wash- 
ington. 

J.  F.  Dunnington  grew  to  manhood  on  his  father's  farm.  In  1876  he 
purchased  his  present  farm,  moving  from  Harrison  Township,  in  1878. 
His  farm  is  modern  in  every  respect,  and  he  has  been  very  successful  in 
general  farming  and  stock  raising. 

On  Dec.  27,  1874,  Mr.  Dunnington  was  married  to  Johanna  Worley, 
a  daughter  of  Daniel  Worley.  Mrs.  Dunnington  was  born  in  Williams 
County,  Ohio,  Feb.  13,  1852.  Mr.  Worley  came  to  Missouri  after  the 
Civil  War. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dunnington  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  as  follows : 
Albert,  Union  Township ;  William,  Pueblo,  Colo. ;  Lena,  the  wife  of  William 
O'Toole,  Alamosa,  Colo. ;  Charles,  Cameron ;  Elmer,  deceased ;  Frank,  Colo- 
rado; Vernice,  the  wife  of  Charles  Franks,  Sheridan  Township;  Bernice, 
the  wife  of  Harry  Temple,  Montana;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Kenneth  Clark. 
Lawrence,  Kans. ;  Thomas,  living  at  home.  Vernice  and  Bernice  are 
twins.     Mrs.  Dunnington  died  Aug.  14,  1914. 

Mr.  Dunnington  is  a  Republican  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  local 
affairs,  having  served  on  the  school  board,  district  No.  88,  ever  since  he 
came  to  Monroe  Township.  He  is  a  reliable  man  in  his  community  who  has 
attained  success  by  hard  work  and  perseverence. 

Milton  Trosper,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Monroe  Town- 
ship, was  born  in  Caldwell  County,  May  25,  1858,  a  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Mary  C.  (Groves)  Trosper. 

Benjamin  Trosper  was  born  Dec.  1,  1828,  in  Kentucky.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  Army.  When  a  very  young 
man  he  came  to  Caldwell  County,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising  during  his  entire  life.  He  died  in  1868.  Benjamin  and  Mary  C. 
(Groves)  Trosper  were  the  parents  of  eight  children.  Later  Mrs.  Trosper 
married  Louis  Brooks,  and  is  now  residing  in  Creigmont,  Idaho.  Four 
children  were  born  to  this  union. 

Milton  Trosper  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  has  followed 
farming  and  stock  raising  all  his  life.  He  purchased  his  present  farm  in 
1902  and  has  made  extensive  improvements.     He  now  owns  401  acres,  and 


402  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

is  widely  known  as  a  breeder  and  feeder  of  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  Short- 
horn cattle. 

Mr.  Trosper  was  married  the  first  time  to  Sarah  J.  Lankf ord,  who  was 
born  in  Daviess  County,  Aug.  7,  1855.  She  died  in  1912.  To  Milton  and 
Sarah  J.  (Lankf ord)  Trosper  four  children  were  born:  Thomas  B.,  de- 
ceased; Martin,  Caldwell  County;  Grace,  the  wife  of  Benjamin  Rogers, 
Caldwell  County ;  Fay,  the  wife  of  Orva  Brewer,  Caldwell  County. 

Mr.  Trosper  was  married  the  second  time  to  Fannie  (Gebhard)  Buell, 
March  29,  1915.  She  was  born  in  Union  County,  Pa.,  Sept.  27,  1881,  and 
moved  to  Kansas  when  she  was  four  months  old  with  her  parents.  She 
was  reared  in  Brown  County,  and  was  married  the  first  time  to  George 
Buell.  To  George  and  Fannie  (Gebhard)  Buell  two  children  were  born: 
Georgia  married  Virgil  Wynne,  Gallatin,  and  LeVeta  living  with  her 
mother.     Mrs.  Trosper  moved  to  Daviess  County  in  1914. 

Milton  Trosper  is  a  Democrat  and  a  stockholder  in  the  Nettleton  Bank 
of  Nettleton,  Mo.,  and  also  the  Farmers  Mercantile  and  Trade  Company. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church  and  is  recognized  as  a  dependable 
citizen  of  Daviess  County. 

Fred  L.  Pierce,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Monroe  Town- 
ship, and  owner  of  200  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born  Jan.  29,  1871, 
in  Tippecanoe  County,  Ind.,  a  son  of  Richard  Carter  and  Sarah  Ann  (Lee) 
Pierce. 

Richard  C.  Pierce  was  born  in  Ohio,  Aug.  17,  1828.  He  was  a  physi- 
cian and  surgeon  and  preached  in  the  Methodist  church  for  more  than  60 
years.  In  1883  he  went  west  and  settled  at  Iowa  Point,  Kans.,  where  he 
practice  medicine.  He  later  moved  to  Leona,  Kan.,  and  in  1892,  engaged 
in  the  drug  business  at  Atchison,  Kans.  After  several  years  Mr.  Pierce 
came  to  Gallatin  to  make  his  home  with  his  children.  He  also  lived  in 
Breckenridge  for  10  or  12  years.  He  died  at  Gallatin  March  13,  1913. 
Mrs.  Pierce  was  born  Aug.  12,  1829,  in  West  Virginia,  and  died  March  24, 
1915.  She  was  a  cousin  of  Robert  E.  Lee  of  Confederate  fame.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Pierce  are  buried  at  Gallatin,  Richard  Pierce's  father  was  William 
Pierce,  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  died  at  the  age  of  90  years  in  Indiana,  the 
result  of  an  accident,  a  tree  falling  on  him. 

To  Richard  Carter  and  Sarah  Ann  (Lee)  Pierce  ten  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Wiley  W.,  deceased;  Isaac  D.,  Gallatin;  Ed  S.,  Gallatin; 
Flora,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Loren  Patterson;  Hattie,  deceased,  was 
the  wife  of  John  Patterson ;  Charles  C,  Stephens,  Ark. ;  Geo.  W.,  Dallas, 
Texas;  Lewis  J.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  and  Fred  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
and  one  son  who  died  in  infancy.     Isaac  and  Ed  Pierce  are  both  blind. 

Fred  L.  Pierce  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Indiana  and  received  his  educa- 


HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  403 

tion  in  the  district  schools  and  Leona,  Kans.,  High  School.  For  ten  years 
he  worked  as  a  farm  hand,  and  in  December,  1896,  he  came  to  Missouri  with 
his  wife  and  two  children.  They  made  the  trip  in  a  covered  wagon  with  a 
team  of  horses  and  Mr.  Pierce  had  but  90  cents.  They  settled  in  Gallatin, 
and  he  worked  at  hauling  wood  to  town.  The  following  spring  he  rented 
land  in  Liberty  Township  where  he  carried  on  farming.  He  purchased 
his  present  farm  in  1899,  on  which  he  has  made  extensive  improvements. 
He  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Poland  China  hogs,  and  a  fancier  of  fine 
stock,  especially  mules. 

Mr.  Pierce  was  married  Jan.  30,  1893,  to  Addie  Brant,  a  daughter  of 
William  and  Sarah  (Schaen)  Brant,  natives  of  Germany,  who  settled  in 
Ohio  in  1846  and  later,  in  1881,  came  to  Kansas.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brant  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Pierce  was  the  youngest ;  she 
was  born  Sept.  30,  1872,  in  Seneca  County,  Ohio.  To  Fred  L.  and  Addie 
(Brant)  Pierce  eight  children  were  born,  as  follows :  Lee  R. ;  Lloyd  F. ; 
Walter  H. ;  Mary  M. ;  Olive  B. ;  Mildred  R. ;  Bessie  P. ;  John  M. ;  all  of  the 
children  are  living  at  home,  except  Lee  R.,  who  lives  in  Gallatin,  and  are 
very  well  educated. 

Mr.  Pierce  is  a  Republican  and  has  clerked  more  sales  than  any  other 
man  in  the  county.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  is  an  energetic  man 
who  stands  well  in  the  esteem  of  his  neighbors  and  fellow  citizens. 

Seth  Macy,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Monroe  Township,  was  born  July  12,  1886,  in  Union  Township,  Daviess 
County,  a  son  of  Perry  and  Ollie  (Critten)  Macy,  who  now  reside  in  Union 
Township. 

Mr.  Seth  Macy  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  the  Kidder 
Institute,  Kidder,  Mo.  After  finishing  his  education  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. During  one  winter  he  and  his  father  fed  1800  sheep,  as  they  were 
engaged  in  stock  raising. 

In  March  1915,  Mr.  Macy  was  married  to  Mattie  Weldon,  of  Harrison 
Township,  a  daughter  of  J.  H.  and  Amanda  (Ramsbottom)  Weldon.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Weldon  are  now  retired  and  are  living  in  Gallatin.  Mrs.  Macy  is 
a  graduate  of  the  public  schools  of  Gallatin. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Macy  are  the  parents  of  two  children,  Mary  Elizabeth 
and  James  Weldon. 

When  Mr.  Macy  married  he  settled  on  the  home  farm  for  one  year, 
and  then  moved  to  his  present  farm.  In  1918  he  erected  a  modern  bun- 
galow. He  handles  and  feeds  a  great  many  cattle.  Mr.  Macy  now  operates 
540  acres  of  land.  He  also  owns  160  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Union 
Township.     The  farm  on  which  he  resides  with  his  family  contains  80 


404  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

acres.     He  is  a  stockholder  of  the  Farmers  Mercantile  Company  of  Gallatin. 

Mr.  Macy  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  the  Ancient  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  one  of  the  substantial  citi- 
zens of  Monroe  Township  and  Daviess  County. 

Perry  Macy,  a  prominent  and  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Union  Township,  was  born  Oct.  25,  1865,  on  the  farm  where  he  still  resides. 
He  is  a  son  of  Seth  and  Malinda  (Atkinson)  Macy. 

Seth  Macy  was  born  in  Indiana  and  later  came  to  Grundy  County, 
Mo.,  where  he  lived  for  a  while,  later  buying  his  present  farm.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  he  was  a  large  property  owner.  Upon  his  father's 
death,  Perry  Macy  became  heir  to  565  acres  of  land  and  has  since  that  time 
acquired  171  acres.     He  has  75  acres  of  heavy  timber. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Seth  Macy  were  the  parents  of  four  children;  W.  C, 
deceased ;  Samantha,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  James  Critten  of  Jackson 
Township;  Naoma  F.,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  C.  K.  Gwinn;  and  Perry 
Macy,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Perry  Macy  was  married  to  Ollie  E.  Critten,  a  native  of  Daviess 
County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Macy  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Seth,  Monroe  Township,  whose  sketch  appears  in  this  volume;  Ina, 
deceased,  was  married  to  W.  C.  Wynne ;  Icy,  educated  in  Lexington,  Center 
College;  Randolph,  Macon  College  in  Virginia,  also  a  graduate  of  Chicago 
University  and  a  graduate  of  Yale,  with  Ph.  D.  degree  and  a  degree  at 
Boulder,  Colo.,  now  teacher  of  Chemistry  in  Berkley,  Calif. ;  and  Robert 
at  home. 

Mr.  Macy  is  a  Democrat  and  has  served  on  the  township  board.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  has  been  a  director  in  the  Gall- 
atin Co-operative  store  for  three  years.  Mr.  Macy  does  general  farming 
and  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Aberdeen  cattle.  He  is  a  good  farmer  and 
stockman  and  successful  manager. 

William  Ramsbottom,  deceased,  who  was  a  prominent  citizen  of 
Daviess  County,  was  born  March  17,  1845,  in  Liberty  Township,  this 
county,  the  son  of  Obadiah  and  Matildia  (Hemery)  Ramsbottom,  natives 
of  England  and  Ohio,  and  among  the  first  settlers  of  Daviess  County. 

Obadiah  Ramsbottom  was  born  in  Yorkshire,  near  Leeds,  England, 
March  3,  1814.  His  father  was  a  manufacturer  of  clothing  and  when 
Obadiah  Ramsbottom  finished  school  he  went  in  business  with  his  father. 
In  1840  he  came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  New  York  City  for  a  short 
time,,  later  coming  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  settled  on  a  farm  near 
Gallatin,  remaining  there  until  1865.  He  then  moved  to  Harrison  Town- 
ship, where  he  owned  a  well  improved  farm  of  480  acres,  at  the  time  of  his 
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Mr.  Ramsbottom  was  married  Jan.  15,  1844,  to  Matilda  Hemery,  a 
native  of  Ohio.  She  was  born  March  17,  1822.  Ten  children  were  born 
to  this  union,  as  follows:  William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  John,  de- 
ceased; Julia  Ann,  now  Mrs.  E.  M.  Folley,  Jr.,  Monroe  Township;  Sarah 
Jane,  deceased;  Angeline,  deceased;  Thomas,  Monroe  Township;  Amanda, 
now  Mrs.  J.  H.  Weldon,  Gallatin ;  Ruth,  Gallatin ;  Charles  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

William  Ramsbottom  was  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  He  served 
in  the  Missouri  State  Militia  for  three  months,  Co.,  C,  33  Reg.  In  1886  he 
moved  to  Baner  County,  Neb.,  and  became  engaged  in  stock  raising  and 
farming.  Later,  in  1898  he  moved  to  Columbus  County,  and  there  lived 
until  1909,  when  he  returned  to  Gallatin,  and  in  1920  he  returned  to  his 
farm  in  Harrison  Township,  where  he  died,  Jan.  19,  1921.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  owned  222  acres  of  land. 

Mr.  Ramsbottom  was  a  Republican,  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church,  being  deacon  of  his  church  for  40  years.  He  helped  to  organize 
a  church  in  Nebraska,  and  also  helped  to  build  one  in  North  Carolina.  Mr. 
Ramsbottom  was  one  of  the  substantial  members  of  the  church  at  Gallatin, 
and  at  his  death  was   member  of  the  Lick  Fork  church. 

William  Ramsbottom  was  married  Sept.  3,  1888,  to  Abbie  Lowe,  a 
native  of  DeKalb  County,  born  Mar.  15,  1870.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Wm.  and  Martha  Ray  Lowe,  natives  of  England  and  Missouri. 

William  Ramsbottom  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  four  children ; 
Ethel,  a  graduate  of  Grand  River  College,  and  the  Southern  Baptist  Train- 
ing School  at  Louisville,  Ky.  She  is  a  missionary  worker  and  has  been 
stationed  in  China  for  the  past  two  years,  in  Tsinan  Shantung  Province; 
James  H.,  born  in  Baner  County,  Neb.,  July  7,  1892.  He  is  a  graduate  of 
William  Jewell  College,  Liberty,  and  one  of  the  first  seven  men  to  leave  in 
the  draft  during  the  World  War,  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  and  stationed 
there  until  May,  1919,  with  Co.  C,  356  Inf.,  89th  Division,  was  in  active  ser- 
vice overseas,  taking  part  in  the  St.  Milhiel,  and  the  Meuse-Argonne  drives, 
and  during  the  Meuse-Argonne  drive  he  was  shot  through  the  chest,  Nov. 
3,  1918,  and  remained  in  a  hospital  until  his  discharge  April  19,  1919,  when 
he  returned  home,  and  is  now  associated  with  his  family  in  general  farm- 
ing, and  during  the  war  he  was  promoted  from  corporal  to  sergeant ;  John 
Ray,  a  high  school  teacher  at  Lock  Springs,  is  a  graduate  of  William 
Jewell  College,  Liberty;  Marguerite  Ruth,  teacher  in  the  home  district 
school,  is  a  graduate  of  Grand  River  College,  and  student  for  two  years  at 
Stephens  College.     She  was  born  in  Columbus  County,  N.  C. 

The  Ramsbottom  family  are  well  known  and  highly  respected  through- 
out the  country.     At  the  time  of  his  death  Mr.  Ramsbottom  had  many 


406  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

friends  and  was  known  as  a  hospitable  and  genial  citizen,  whose  purse 
strings  were  always  unloosed  to  the  needy. 

J.  H.  Weldon,  a  retired  farmer  and  owner  of  1800  acres  of  land  in 
Daviess  and  Livingston  Counties,  was  born  Feb.  28,  1858,  in  Harrison 
Township,  Daviess  County,  a  son  of  J.  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Gillilan)  Weldon. 

J.  B.  Weldon  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  went  west  in  1849,  crossing 
the  plains  and  mountains  with  oxen.  He  returned  by  water  around  Cape 
Horn,  and  settled  in  Harrison  Township,  where  he  took  up  farming  and 
stock  raising.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  the  owner  of  several  hun- 
dred acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County.  He  died  at  the  age  of  30  years.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Weldon  were  the  parents  of  three  children;  Benedict,  who  died 
in  infancy;  J.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Charity  A.,  wife  of  J.  G. 
Lawson,  Harrison  Township. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  Weldon  then  married  Humphries  Weldon,  a  brother  of  J. 
B.  Weldon,  her  former  husband,  and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born: 
Mary  L.,  deceased;  Ella  E.,  wife  of  T.  T.  Hale,  Monroe  Township.  Mrs. 
Weldon  was  married  the  third  time  to  G.  W.  Gillilan,  and  one  daughter 
was  born  to  this  union,  Cora,  wife  of  Abe  Higgins,  Gilman  City. 

J.  H.  Weldon  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools. 
Jan.  2,  1883,  Mr.  Weldon  was  married  to  Amenda  Ramsbottom,  a  daughter 
of  Obediah  and  Matilda  (Hemry)  Ramsbottom,  both  deceased.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ramsbottom  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Weldon  are  the  parents  of  three  children,  as  follows:  Matilda  E., 
wife  of  Seth  Macy,  Monroe  Township,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Macy  have  two  child- 
ren, Mary  E.  and  James  W. ;  Floyd  J.,  Harrison  Township,  husband  of 
Mary  G.  Seay.  They  have  two  children,  Chas.  F.  and  James  C. ;  Loyd  C, 
Harrison  Township,  husband  of  Helen  Hamilton.  They  have  one  child, 
Lloyd  H. 

Mr.  Weldon  moved  to  Gallatin  in  1907.  He  now  is  the  owner  of  five 
farms  in  Daviess  County,  all  of  which  are  well  improved.  He  is  also  a 
stock  feeder.  Mr.  Weldon  is  a  stockholder  of  the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank, 
and  was  collector  of  Harrison  Township  for  a  time.  At  present  he  is  look- 
ing after  his  farming  interests,  which  are  many. 

Mr.  Weldon  is  identified  with  the  Democratic  party  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  lodge.  He  is  a  citizen  who  can  always  be  depended  upon, 
and  one  who  has  been  successful  because  of  his  energy  and  perserverance. 

Lloyd  C.  Weldon,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Harrison 
Township,  was  born  Nov.  26,  1894,  at  Breckenridge,  Mo.,  a  son  of  James 
H.  and  Amanda  (Ramsbottom)  Weldon.  He  is  a  twin  brother  of  Floyd 
J.  Weldon,  and  they  operate  about  800  acres  of  land  together  in  Harrison 
Township. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  407 

Mr.  Weldon  was  educated  in  the  same  schools  with  his  brother,  being 
a  graduate  of  high  school  and  Park  College  at  Parkville,  Mo.  He  also 
attended  the  University  of  Missouri. 

April  29,  1920,  Mr.  Weldon  was  married  to  Helen  Clark  Hamilton, 
born  in  Parkville,  a  daughter  of  A.  C.  and  Katie  M.  (Clark)  Hamilton, 
natives  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  Salisbury,  Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hamilton 
were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Piatt  County,  and  now  reside  at  Park- 
ville.    Mrs.  Weldon  was  educated  in  Park  College. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weldon  have  one  child,  Lloyd  Hamilton.  Lloyd  C.  was 
inducted  into  service  in  the  World  War  on  Sept.  19,  1917.  He  trained  at 
Camp  Funston  and  also  one  month  at  Newport  News,  Va.,  before  sailing 
for  overseas  April  6,  1918.  He  was  with  Headquarters  Company,  4th  In- 
fantry Regiment,  3rd  Division.  He  took  part  in  the  following  battles: 
Champagne,  Marne,  Meuse-Argonne  and  St.  Milheil.  He  was  known  as  a 
runner  on  the  front  lines  and  was  later  made  Regimental  Clerk  at  head- 
quarters. He  was  discharged  from  service  Aug.  30,  1919,  as  a  corporal. 
He  then  returned  home  and  began  farming  the  home  property  again  with 
his  brother,  Floyd. 

Mr.  Weldon  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  his 
wife  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  lodge.  Like  his  brother,  Floyd,  Mr.  Weldon  is  progressive,  and 
they  both  have  an  extensive  acquaintance  in  Harrison  Township. 

Floyd  J.  Weldon,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Harrison  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  Nov.  26,  1894,  in  Breckenridge,  Mo.,  a  son 
of  James  H.  and  Amanda  (Ramsbottom)  Weldon. 

Mr.  Weldon  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  is  a  graduate  of 
Park  College  at  Parkville.  He  also  attended  the  University  of  Missouri 
for  two  years.     During  the  summers  he  farmed  on  his  fathers'  land. 

In  1917  Mr.  Weldon  began  farming  with  his  brother  Lloyd  on  the  home 
farm.  Oct.  15,  1918,  he  was  married  to  Mary  G.  Seay,  a  daughter  of 
George  E.  and  Barbara  Ellen  (Grace)  Seay,  natives  of  Livingston  County, 
Mo.  Mrs.  Weldon  was  born  at  Chillicothe.  Mrs.  Seay  died  Jan.  10,  1919, 
at  the  age  of  44  years.  Mr.  Seay  now  resides  at  Chillicothe,  and  is  a  grain 
inspector. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weldon  are  the  parents  of  two  children :  Charles  Frank- 
lin and  James  Seay. 

Mr.  Weldon  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge.  Mr.  Weldon  is  a  reliable  young  man 
and  highly  esteemed  in  his  community. 


408  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

W.  P.  Townsend,  a  retired  farmer,  and  owner  of  76  acres  of  land  in 
Harrison  Township,  was  born  July  9,  1834,  in  Claibourne  County,  Tenn., 
a  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  (Long)  Townsend,  who  were  natives  of 
England  and  Holland,  respectively. 

On  March  31,  1855,  W.  P.  Townsend  was  married  to  Telitha  Lay,  who 
was  born  in  Green  County,  Tenn.,  Feb.  4,  1839.  She  died  Sept.  4,  1906. 
To  this  union  11  children  were  born,  as  follows:  John  N.,  Monroe  Township; 
Mary,  deceased  was  the  wife  of  John  W.  Wantland;  William,  deceased; 
Joseph,  Denver,  Colo. ;  George  A.,  Kansas  City ;  Levi  M.,  Harrison  Town- 
ship; Clinton  W.,  Bakersfield,  Cal.,  who  served  and  was  wounded  in  the 
Spanish  American  War,  a  member  of  Company  H.,  20th  Kansas  Regiment; 
Forrest,  deceased ;  James  A.,  Marion,  Kans. ;  Luther  M.,  living  with  his 
father;  Charlie,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  who  enlisted  in  the  World  War  and 
served  with  Company  F,  12th  Engineers,  and  was  gassed.  Mr.  Townsend 
has  33  grandchildren  and  37  great  grandchildren. 

W.  P.  Townsend  was  reared  in  Tennessee,  and  in  1857,  he  with  his 
wife  and  one  child  walked  from  Tennesse  to  Clay  County,  111.,  making  the 
long  trip  in  a  little  over  a  month.  After  arriving  in  Illinois,  Mr.  Townsend 
began  working  as  a  farm  hand,  and  later  became  the  owner  of  80  acres  of 
land  there. 

He  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  at  Greenville,  111.,  on  Aug.  7,  1862,  and  was 
assigned  to  Company  F,  130  Regiment  Illinois  Infantry,  His  first  battle 
was  at  Port  Gibson ;  then  followed  Magnolia  Hills ;  Champion  Hills ;  Jack- 
son, Miss. ;  Black  River  Bottom ;  Black  River  Bridge  and  a  number  of  skir- 
mishes until  the  Siege  of  Vicksburg.     He  was  taken  prisoner  April  6, 

1864,  at  Sabin  Cross  Roads  and  was  in  a  Confederate  prison  13  months  and 
20  days.     He  was  twice  wounded,  at  Vicksburg  and  Sabin  Cross  Roads. 

He  was  discharged  June  17,  1865,  and  mustered  out  of  service  July  6. 

1865.  He  then  returned  to  Illinois  and  in  1867,  went  to  Marion  County, 
where  he  farmed  until  1878,  when  he  came  to  Harrison  Township,  Daviess 
County,  where  he  has  since  made  his  home. 

In  1860  Mr.  Townsend  made  a  trip  from  Illinois  to  Daviess  County, 
driving  oxen  and  was  on  the  road  from  April  7th  to  May  7th.  On  the 
return  trip  he  stopped  along  the  way  and  hunted,  as  the  country  was  full 
of  game.  Joseph  I.  Early  and  his  wife  returned  to  Illinois  with  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Townsend. 

Mr.  Townsend  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  He  was 
commissioner  of  highways  in  Illinois  and  has  served  on  the  school  board  in 
Illinois  and  Harrison  Township.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 
Mr.  Townsend  is  a  self  educated  man,  never  having  attended  school  in  his 
life.     He  learned  to  read  and  write  while  in  the  army. 


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Benedict  W.  Patrick,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Harrison 
Township,  Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  Living- 
ston County,  July  28,  1874,  a  son  of  John  and  Ann  (Weldon)  Patrick,  both 
also  natives  of  Missouri. 

John  Patrick  was  born  in  Livingston  County  in  1831  and  was  killed  in 
Texas  in  1875.  His  wife  died  in  May,  1920  at  the  age  of  74  years.  They 
were  the  parents  af  three  children  as  follows:  Lucy,  married  Fred  Walker 
and  they  live  in  Harrison  Township ;  Lena,  married  William  Kline,  Walsen- 
burg,  Colo. ;  and  Benedict  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Benedict  W.  Patrick  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Harrison  Township  and 
attended  the  district  school.  When  a  young  man  be  bought  40  acres  of 
land  which  was  the  small  beginning  of  his  present  large  holdings.  He 
bought  more  land  from  time  to  time  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  500  acres. 

Mr.  Patrick's  splendid  residence  is  one  of  the  attractive  hom,es  of 
Daviess  County.  He  started  its  construction  in  1921,  and  without  doubt  it 
is  one  of  the  finest  modern  farm  residences  in  the  state.  The  house  has 
ten  rooms  and  basement,  a  complete  water  system,  with  hot  and  cold  run- 
ning water,  both  hard  and  soft  water  being  supplied.  The  hard  water  is 
pumped  from  a  14  foot  well  which  is  located  one-fourth  mile  west  of  the 
house,  by  an  electric  pump  which  is  operated  by  a  motor  which  is  located 
in  the  basement.  The  house  is  built  of  pressed  faced  brick,  lined  with 
hollow  tile  and  the  design  of  the  building  is  of  the  Colonial  architecture 
type.  It  presents  a  magnificient  appearance.  The  place  Js  located  four 
and  one-half  miles  north  of  Breckenridge  which  is  the  nearest  shipping 
point. 

Mr.  Patrick  was  married  on  Dec.  17,  1897  to  Miss  Edith  Bennett,  a 
daughter  of  R.  F.  and  Frances  (Maddox)  Bennett,  natives  of  Daviess 
and  Caldwell  Counties,  respectively.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patrick  have  been 
born  two  children  as  follows:  Frances  who  was  educated  in  Breckenridge 
High  School,  Central  College,  at  Lexington,  Mo.,  and  the  University  of 
Missouri  at  Columbia;  and  John,  who  is  at  home. 

Mr.  Patrick  is  one  of  Daviess  County's  successful  men  and  attributes 
no  small  amount  of  whatever  success  that  has  come  to  him  to  able  co-opera- 
tion and  assistance  of  his  capable  wife.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  says  that  he 
is  the  only  man  in  the  county  who  has  always  voted  the  ticket  straight. 
He  is  one  of  the  dependable  men  of  Daviess  County  . 

G.  W.  Ridinger,  prominent  farmer  and  breeder  of  Harrison  Township, 
was  born  in  Brown  County,  111.,  March  23,  1861,  a  son  of  James  F.  and 
Diana  (Vance)  Ridinger.  James  F.  Ridinger,  father  of  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  born  in  Ohio,  Nov.  15,  1824.  He  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War 
from  Scuyler  County,  111.,  becoming  a  member  of  Co.  H,  56  Vol.  Inf.,  and 


410  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

served  throughout  the  war.  He  was  with  Sherman  on  his  famous  march 
to  the  sea,  and  in  the  review  at  Washington,  D.  C.  In  1866  he  came  to 
Caldwell  County,  Mo.,  and  began  farming.  In  1883  he  purchased  the  farm 
now  owned  by  G.  W.  Ridinger,  and  resided  there  until  the  time  of  his  death, 
Oct.  5,  1907.  His  wife  was  born  in  Ohio,  in  1830,  and  died  April  3,  1898. 
They  are  both  buried  in  Lick  Fork  Cemetery  in  Harrison  Township.  They 
were  members  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  were  the  parents  of  eight  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  are  deceased. 

G.  W.  Ridinger  has  a  twin  brother  in  Monroe  Township.  Mr.  Ridinger 
began  farming  for  himself  when  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  was  educated 
in  Caldwell  County  at  Breckenridge,  Mo.,  and  then  went  west  where  he 
got  his  start  as  a  cattle  man.  1886  he  returned  home  and  began  farming 
across  the  road  from  where  he  now  resides,  and  in  1900  he  bought  out 
the  heirs  on  his  father's  farm  and  has  had  charge  of  it  since  that  time. 
He  began  breeding  Percheron  horses  in  1898  and  eight  years  later  he 
started  breeding  Jacks  and  Jennietts.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  this 
field  of  work,  and  also  as  a  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  Duroc  Jersey  hogs, 
and  brown  leghorn  chickens.  Mr.  Ridinger  has  had  all  of  his  stock  on  ex- 
hibition at  various  fairs  and  is  very  well  known  throughout  the  country. 

July  4,  1885,  Mr.  Ridinger  married  Lillie  Belle  Grove.  She  is  a 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Cathrine  (Frank)  Grove,  native  of  Licking 
County,  Ohio,  and  Virginia.  Abraham  Grove  was  born  May  10,  1830,  and 
died  in  1913.  Mrs.  Grove  was  born  Aug.  21,  1825,  and  died  Nov.  7,  1908. 
They  are  also  buried  in  Lick  Fork  Cemetery,  Harrison  Township.  ■ 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ridinger  have  been  born  two  children,  both  deceased ; 
Una,  who  died  at  the  age  of  one  and  one-half  years ;  and  the  other  in 
infancy.  Mr.  Ridinger  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  held  the  offices  of  tax  col- 
lector, road  overseer,  constable,  and  is  now  road  overseer.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  church. 

In  October,  1902,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ridinger  took  a  daughter  to  rear, 
Ethel  Scott,  now  the  wife  of  Joe  Evans,  living  on  a  farm  in  Caldwell  County. 
In  July,  1917,  they  took  a  boy,  Rabe  Weaver,  from  an  orphan  home  in  St. 
Louis,  but  two  years  later  his  mother  took  him.  Then  in  August,  1920, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ridinger  took  another  boy  from  the  same  orphan  home, 
Raymond  Cooper,  born  May  23,  1910. 

Mr.  Ridinger  is  the  owner  of  140  acres  of  land  and  his  wife  also  has 
80  acres  of  land  in  Harrison  Township. 

I.  L.  Wade,  well  known  bank  cashier  of  Lock  Springs,  was  born  March 
18,  1860,  in  Clinton  County,  111.,  a  son  of  John  and  Martha  M.  (Yingst) 
Wade.  John  Wade  was  a  native  of  Cumberland  County,  Pa.,  and  at  the 
age  of  11  years  his  parents  moved  to  Illinois  and  settled  in  Clinton  County. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  411 

He  was  born  and  reared  a  farmer  but  in  his  early  life  was  a  carpenter. 
He  died  in  November,  1907,  and  his  widow  came  to  Missouri  and  located  at 
Lock  Springs  in  1914.  She  died  in  1920.  Six  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Wade,  four  of  whom  are  living. 

I.  L.  Wade,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  edu- 
cated in  the  district  schools,  and  also  studied  telegraphy  for  one  year  in 
St.  Louis  school.  He  served  as  a  telegrapher  for  the  Wabash  Railroad 
from  1888  until  1899  at  Sampsel,  Lock  Springs,  and  Pattonsburg.  He  had 
charge  of  the  Lock  Springs  station  for  about  eight  years,  beginning  in  1889. 
In  1889  he  resigned  from  this  line  of  work  and  went  into  the  mercantile 
business  at  Lock  Springs,  and  was  postmaster  for  a  time  in  1902,  The 
following  year  he  sold  out  his  business  and  took  Representative  Frank 
Lawrence's  place  as  cashier  of  the  Lock  Springs  Bank,  which  position  he 
still  holds. 

In  October,  1901,  Mr.  Wade  married  Margaret  M.  Brookshier,  who  was 
born  in  Livingston  County,  about  two  miles  east  of  Lock  Springs,  the 
daughter  of  Thomas  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Brooks)  Brookshier,  natives  of 
Missouri  and  Virginia.  Mrs.  Wade  was  brought  up  on  her  father's  farm. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wade  five  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Raymond  B., 
Kansas  City,  who  enlisted  in  the  World  War  in  Illinois  and  was  stationed 
at  several  camps  in  Texas,  but  did  not  see  active  service;  Clarence  C, 
Ogden,  Utah,  who  enlisted  in  the  World  War  and  was  stationed  at  Fort 
Sheridan  and  later  at  Camp  Grant,  where  he  was  in  the  Officer's  Training 
Camp.  He  was  attached  to  the  Hospital  Corps,  but  did  not  see  active  ser- 
vice; Ashley  B.,  Columbia  University.  He  also  enlisted  in  the  World  War 
from  Gallatin,  and  was  later  sent  to  the  Officer's  Training  Camp  at  Camp 
Taylor,  from  where  he  was  discharged  a  second  lieutenant;  Isaac  Neil, 
deceased ;  and  Esther  May,  who  resides  with  her  parents. 

Mr.  Wade  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  and  the  Masons.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wade  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  church.  Mr.  Wade  has  an  excellent  standing  in  the  community 
and  is  a  reliable  citizen. 

The  Bank  of  Lock  Springs  was  established  Aug.  9,  1895,  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $10,000.00,  by  I.  J.  Meade,  from  Pattonsburg.  Mr.  Meade  now 
resides  in  Lawrence,  Kan.,  where  he  is  vice  president  of  the  Lawrence 
National  Bank. 

When  the  Bank  of  Lock  Springs  was  organized  the  stock  holders  were 
mostly  of  Daviess  and  Livingston  Counties. 

The  officers  for  1922  are  as  follows:      B.   F.    Ware,    president    Lock 


412  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Springs;  Peter  Johnson,  vice  president,  Livingston  County;  I.  L.  Wade, 
cashier,  Lock  Springs. 

The  Bank  of  Lock  Springs  is  capitalized  at  $10,000. 

George  B.  Houston,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Township,  was  born  May  30,  1857,  in  Jackson  Township,  a  quarter 
of  a  mile  south  of  where  he  now  lives.  He  is  a  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Rachael 
(Minnick)  Houston,  natives  of  Washington  County,  Va.,  who  were  among 
the  early  settlers  of  Jackson  Township,  in  1849. 

Nathaniel  Houston  served  in  the  Civil  War  as  a  Confederate  and  was 
engaged  in  the  Wilson  Creek  Battle  near  Springfield.  After  settling  in 
Daviess  County  he  took  up  farming  and  at  one  time  conducted  a  general 
mercandise  store  at  Lock  Springs.  He  died  in  1905  at  the  age  of  81  years 
and  his  wife  died  in  1907,  being  83  years  of  age.  Mr.  Houston  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat and  a  ruling  elder  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  and  his  wife  are 
buried  in  the  Lock  Springs  Cemetery. 

Nathaniel  Houston  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  four  of 
whom  are  now  living,  as  follows :  Esther  Tye,  Livingston  County ;  George 
B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Chas.,  Livingston  County;  Mollie,  Dugan, 
New  Mexico. 

George  B.  Houston,  was  reared  on  the  places  where  he  now  resides, 
and  helped  to  clear  off  the  timber,  and  tells  of  using  oxen  to  break  up  the 
land.  He  later  bought  out  the  heirs  to  the  farm.  On  Oct.,  26,  1882,  Mr. 
Houston  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Hickey,  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Hickey,  born  in  Washington  County,  Va.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Houston 
have  no  children. 

Mrs.  Houston's  father,  John  Hickey  died  in  the  army  in  Virginia  and 
his  widow  with  three  daughters  came  to  Livingston  County,  Mo.  Mrs. 
Hickey  died  Jan.  20,  1922,  at  her  home  three  miles  east  of  Lock  Springs, 
at  the  age  of  91  years. 

Nathaniel  Houston,  being  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship, used  to  trap  wild  game,  using  a  rail  pen. 

Geo.  B.  Houston  is  a  Democrat  and  an  elder  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
His  farm  contains  234  acres  of  land,  and  his  methods  of  farming  and  stock 
raising  have  made  him  one  of  the  well  known  and  successful  farmers  of 
Jackson  Township. 

T.  A.  Martin,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  and  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War,  who  lives  in  Gallatin,  was  born  Nov.  9,  1842,  in  Belmont  County, 
Ohio,  a  son  of  Robert  and  Sarah  A.  (McBride)  Martin,  natives  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  moved  from  Pennsylvania  to  Ohio  and  later 
to  Indiana.  They  were  the  parents  of  two  children,  of  whom  T.  A.  Martin 
is  the  only  survivor. 


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T.  A.  Martin  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  was  engaged  in  farming  until 
the  Civil  War.  He  enlisted  in  1862  at  Lafayette,  Ind.,  in  Company  G,  72 
Regiment,  Indiana  Volunteer  Infantry.  In  June,  1863,  his  regiment  was 
mounted  in  the  brigade,  which  was  known  as  the  Wilder  Brigade  and  the 
14th  Army  Corps,  commanded  by  Colonel  Johnson.  The  advance  to 
Hoover's  Gap  was  the  first  skirmish  of  any  consequence.  The  next  battles 
Mr.  Martin  was  engaged  in  was  Chickamauga,  and  Murfreesboro.  In  1864 
they  started  south  and  were  engaged  in  another  battle.  They  were  ordered 
back  to  join  the  brigade  south  of  Nashville.  After  being  in  the  Atlanta 
campaign  for  18  days  they  were  ordered  to  watch  Hood,  and  later  ordered 
to  turn  their  horses  over  to  Kilpatrick.  The  brigade  was  then  ordered 
back  to  Louisville,  to  receive  new  mounts.  Six  weeks  later  they  joined 
the  Wilson  command  at  Nashville  in  March,  1865.  69,000  men  were  mobil- 
ized to  start  south.  They  crossed  the  Tennessee  River  and  were  engaged 
in  a  battle  at  Selma,  Ala.,  where  they  captured  2000  men.  After  marching 
through  Montgomery,  Ala.,  to  Columbus,  Ga.,  they  took  part  in  a  battle 
there.  Just  14  miles  outside  of  Macon,  Ga.,  they  met  a  courier,  who  in- 
formed them  that  an  armistic  between  Sherman  and  Johnson  had  taken 
place.  Lee  surrendered  on  April  9th,  and  his  brigade  did  not  hear  of  the 
armistice  until  April  22,  1865.  Mr.  Martin  was  mustered  out  of  service  at 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  July  6,  1865. 

Mr.  Martin  then  engaged  in  farming,  and  worked  in  a  saw  mill.  He 
also  taught  school  in  Indiana.  In  1868  he  removed  to  Daviess  County,  Mo., 
where  he  taught  school,  four  miles  west  of  Gallatin.  After  living  in  Lib- 
erty Township,  for  some  time,  Mr.  Martin  sold  his  land  there  and  returned 
to  Indiana.  Later,  however,  he  again  returned  to  Liberty  Township,  where 
he  purchased  more  land  and  improved  it.  He  farmed  there  for  40  years, 
selling  out  in  1909.  He  then  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  he  has  since  resided. 
Mr.  Martin  was  a  widely  known  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle.  He  held 
private  sales,  and  usually  sold  his  cattle  to  shippers. 

Oct.  5,  1869,  Mr.  Martin  was  married  in  Boone  County,  Ind.,  to  Nancy 
J.  Rude,  native  of  Indiana.  Mrs.  Martin's  father,  Isaac  Rude,  made  his 
home  with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Martin,  for  several  years  before  his  death. 
To  T.  A.  Martin  and  Nancy  J.  Rude  Martin  nine  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows :  Bertha,  the  wife  of  John  Speaker,  Pomona,  Calif. ;  Eva,  the  wife 
of  John  Everman,  Gallatin;  Addie,  the  wife  of  George  Tedric,  Altamont; 
Thomas,  was  killed  by  Hghtning  ;  Thaddus,  engaged  in  the  lumber  business 
at  Gallatin ;  Hugh,  carpenter,  Gallatin ;  Ora  A.,  Utah,  served  three  years  in 
the  Phillipine  Islands  as  a  soldier;  Chauncey,  Liberty  Township;  Charles 
C,  engaged  in  the  Automobile  business  in  Gallatin.    Chauncey  and  Charles 


414  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Martin  are  twins.     Mr.  Martin  has  nine  grand  children  and  three  great 
grand  children. 

Mr.  Martin  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  church. 
He  attributes  his  success  in  life  to  hard  work,  and  his  ability  to  save.  His 
greatest  asset  in  life  is,  he  says,  his  wife.  Mr.  Martin  is  well  and  favorably 
known  in  Daviess  County. 

George  H.  Peniston,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Town- 
ship, was  born  Aug.  23,  1883,  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides.  He  is  a 
son  of  George.  W.  and  Mary  A.  (Preston)  Peniston. 

George  W.  Peniston  was  born  in  Jackson  Township  in  1851.  He  was 
a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  His  wife  was  the  daughter  of  Thomas  A. 
and  Martha  A.  (Mark)  Preston,  natives  of  Virginia  and  Lafayette  County, 
Ohio.  They  were  married  Aug,  9,  1853,  in  Livingston  County,  Mo.,  and 
later  returned  to  Daviess  County  where  they  spent  their  lives.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Peniston  were  the  parents  of  five  children:  Jessie,  wife  of  J.  B.  Drum- 
mond,  Chillicothe,  Mo. ;  Mattie  P.,  wife  of  Sam  Wynne,  Grand  River  Town- 
ship; George  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Thomas  J.,  Union  Township; 
Mary  Frances,  clerk  in  the  Farmers  Exchange  Bank,  Gallatin.  Mr.  Penis- 
ton died  Aug.  26,  1889,  and  his  wife  died  Sept.  25,  1912.  They  are  both 
buried  in  Centenary  Cemetery  in  Union  Township.  Mr.  Peniston  was  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  church, 

George  H.  Peniston  became  heir  to  part  of  his  father's  farm  and  later 
he  and  his  brother  Theo,  purchased  the  remainder.  George  H.  Peniston 
was  married  Sept.  12,  1906,  to  Anna  S.  Sneed,  who  was  born  Jan,  3,  1887, 
in  Jamesport  Township,  a  daughter  of  James  E,  and  Mary  H,  (McCue) 
Sneed,  James  E,  Sneed  was  born  Sept.  3,  1863,  in  Livingston  County,  and 
his  wife  was  born  Oct.  12,  1865,  in  Hancock  County,  111.  She  died  March, 
1920,  at  her  home  near  Pawnee  City,  Okla.,  where  Mr.  Sneed  still  resides. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sneed  moved  to  Oklahoma  in  1906.  They  were  the  parents 
of  12  children,  nine  of  whom  are  hving.  Mrs.  Peniston  was  the  oldest 
child. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peniston  are  the  parents  of  one  child,  George  Irwin,  who 
was  born  Sept.  30,  1911. 

Mrs.  Peniston  has  been  a  Sunday  School  teacher  since  she  was  11  years 
old,  and  is  a  very  active  church  worker.  Mr.  Peniston  has  also  been  active 
in  church  work  having  been  Suday  School  superintendent.  Their  son  be- 
came a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  Aug.  2,  1920.  Mr.  Peniston  has  been 
a  deacon  of  the  Baptist  church  since  1912.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Brother- 
hood of  American  Yoeman  and  is  a  Democrat. 

Mr.  Peniston  owns  80  acres  of  land  in  Union  Township,  and  is  one  of 
the  progressive  and  enterprising  citizens  of  this  county.    He  is  a  member 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  415 

of  the  Carlow  Consolidated  School  Board  District  No.  2,  and  has  been  pres- 
ident since  1920. 

Mark  T.nlen,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  316  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born 
Sept.  12,  1867,  in  Adair  County,  Iowa,  the  son  of  James  W.  and  Elizabeth 
(Polen)  Tolen. 

James  W.  Tolen  was  born  in  Hendricks  County,  Ind.,  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  1869,  locating  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County.  He 
died  in  Monroe  Township,  in  May,  1902,  at  the  age  of  59  years.  Elizabeth 
(Polen)  Tolen  was  born  in  Hendricks  County,  Ind.,  and  is  now  living  in 
Carlow,  Mo.    She  is  77  years  of  age. 

To  James  W.  Tolen  and  wife,  eight  children  were  born,  of  whom  five 
are  now  living:  Mary  E.,  wife  of  F.  G.  Fulton,  Union  Township;  Mark, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Frank,  Jackson  Township ;  Clarence  O.,  Jack- 
son Township ;  Charlie  L.,  Jackson  Township. 

Mark  E.  Tolen  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools.  At  the  age  21  years  he  began  for  himself,  rent- 
ing land.  He  later  became  heir  to  some  land,  and  purchased  his  present 
farm  about  30  years  ago.  He  is  a  well  known  breeder  and  feeder  of 
hogs  and  mules. 

June  28,  1894,  Mr.  Tolen  was  married  to  Mildred  Youtsey,  a  native 
of  Grand  River  Township,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Samantha  (Brown) 
Youtsey,  natives  of  Indiana  and  Daviess  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Youtsey 
are  among  the  pioneers  of  Daviess  County.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tolen  five 
children  have  been  born,  as  follows :  Edna,  at  home ;  Bryan,  who  was  in  the 
navy  during  the  World  War  and  stationed  at  Brest,  France,  now  living  at 
home ;  Etta  Marie,  the  wife  of  Vernon  E,  Chapman,  Gallatin ;  Velma,  at 
home ;  and  Mark  Y.,  at  home. 

Mr.  Tolen  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Church  of  Christ.  He 
is  public  spirited  and  enterprising  and  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Union 
Township. 

B.  F.  Ware,  a  progressive  farmer  and  owner  of  155  acres  of  land  in 
Jackson  Township,  was  born  Sept.  18,  1869,  in  Livingston  County,  a  son  of 
Alexandria  and  Mildred  Ann  (Callahan)  Ware. 

Alexandria  Ware  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  Missouri.  He  crossed  the  plains  in  1849,  seeking  gold.  His 
first  wife  was  a  Miss  Boone,  and  to  that  union  13  children  were  born,  all 
of  whom  are  now  deceased.  His  second  wife,  Mildred  Ann  (Callahan) 
Ware,  was  born  in  Campbell  County,  Ky.  This  was  her  second  marriage, 
having  been  married  the  first  time  to  J.  L.  Hise.  By  her  first  marriage 
three  children  were  born,  two  of  whom  are  now  living ;  A,  W.  Hise,  Chariton 


416  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

County ;  and  J.  L.  Hise,  of  Jackson  Township.  To  Alexandria  and  Mildred 
Ann  (Calahan)  Ware  three  children  were  born,  two  of  whom  are  now  liv- 
ing: John  T.,  Jackson  Township ;  and  B.  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mr. 
Ware  died  in  1899,  at  the  age  of  83  years,  and  Mrs.  Ware  died  in  1905,  at 
the  age  of  72  years. 

B.  F.  Ware  attended  the  district  school  and  was  reared  on  the  farm. 
He  remained  at  home  for  a  number  of  years  with  his  parents,  purchasing 
the  home  place  after  the  death  of  his  father.  After  making  extensive  im- 
provements he  sold  the  farm  and  then  bought  his  home  in  Jackson  Town- 
ship, three  miles  north  of  Lock  Springs.     His  residence  in  in  Lock  Springs. 

Mr.  Ware  is  president  of  the  bank  of  Lock  Springs,  having  been  elected 
to  that  office  Feb.  2,  1922.  He  had  served  as  vice-president  for  a  number 
of  years. 

Mr.  Ware  was  married  to  Sarah  E.  Rupe,  now  deceased.  To  this  union 
seven  children  were  born,  of  whom  three  are  now  living ;  Nellie  F.,  Nona  E., 
and  Benjamin  F.,  all  living  with  their  father. 

Mr.  Ware  is  a  Democrat  and  has  served  in  the  offices  of  township 
trustee  and  treasurer.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church  and 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  Mr.  Ware  is  favorably  known  throughout 
Daviess  County  as  a  man  of  enterprise  and  ability.  In  Lock  Springs,  also, 
he  is  esteemed  as  a  progressive  business  man. 

James  B.  Bennett,  who  is  the  owner  of  190  acres  of  land  in  Harrison 
Township,  is  one  of  the  well  known  farmers  and  stockmen  of  this  county. 
He  was  born  in  Harrison  Township,  Daviess  County,  one  and  one-half  miles 
southwest  of  his  present  farm,  on  Aug.  16,  1856,  and  is  a  son  of  Fisher  R. 
and  Elizabeth   (England)  Bennett. 

F.  R.  Bennett  was  married  the  first  time  in  April,  1844,  to  Miss  Sophia 
A.  Trosper,  and  to  that  union  two  children  were  born:  Sophia  A.,  and 
Nicholas  T.,  both  deceased.  Mr.  Bennett's  second  wife,  the  mother  of 
James  B.  Bennett,  was  born  in  Carroll  County,  Mo.,  about  1845,  and  died 
in  1920.  Two  children  were  born  to  this  union :  W.  P.,  and  Daviess  County, 
and  James  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

F.  R.  Bennett  was  born  in  Kentucky  about  1813,  and  died  in  1879.  He 
was  reared  a  farmer  but  for  some  time  after  starting  out  for  himself,  he 
followed  flat  boating  on  the  Mississippi  River.  He  came  to  Daviess  County, 
in  1842.  He  crossed  the  plains  to  the  gold  fields  riding  a  mule  the  entire 
distance,  and  had  nothing  to  eat  during  the  trip  except  parched  corn  which 
he  had  to' share  with  the  mule.  The  mule  acted  as  a  good  body  guard  on  the 
trip  against  the  Indians,  snorting  when  they  would  approach. 

James  B.  Bennett  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  attended  the  district 
school.     The  school  house  was  furnished  with  split  elm  benches,  and  he 


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worked  as  a  farm  laborer  in  early  life.  In  August,  1874,  he  married  Sarah 
Jane  McCrarey.  She  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  in  1854,  and  died  in 
1896.  Three  children  were  born  to  them,  as  follows:  James  M.,  deceased; 
Newton  B.,  deceased;  and  Mary  E.,  was  married  three  times  and  is  now 
deceased.  She  had  one  child,  Hartrell  Bennett,  who  lives  in  Caldwell 
County,  Mo. 

When  Mr.  Bennett  was  married  he  only  had  $10  and  he  rented  land 
for  12  years.  He  then,  in  1886,  bought  80  acres  of  land  in  Jackson  Town- 
ship. He  improved  this  and  sold  it  in  1920.  In  1890  he  bought  the  farm 
where  he  has  made  his  home  since  that  time.  He  is  very  active  and  has 
always  gotten  up  at  four  o'clock  in  the  morning  the  year  around,  and  says 
he  has  worked  many  nights  doing  chores.  He  has  cleared  off  heavy  timber 
from  all  his  land. 

Mr.  Bennett  carries  on  general  farming  and  raises  Shorthorn  cattle 
and  Poland  China  hogs.  He  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  substantial  and 
well  known  farmers  of  Harrison  Township.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  church. 

J.  Forrest  Brown,  the  efficient  and  well  known  cashier  of  the  People's 
Bank  of  Carlow,  Mo.,  was  born  May  22,  1899,  at  Jamesport,  the  son  of  J. 
Mack  and  Delia  (Andre)  Brown,  who  now  reside  in  Jamesport,  Mo. 

J.  Forrest  Brown  was  reared  on  a  farm.  He  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools,  and  attended  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville.  He 
then  took  a  position  with  the  Standard  American  Jewelry  Company  of 
Detroit,  Mich.  In  November,  1920,  Mr.  Brown  came  to  Carlow,  and  the 
following  month  became  cashier  of  the  People's  Bank  of  Carlow. 

Mr.  Brown  was  married  Aug.  23,  1921,  to  Verna  Williams,  who  was 
born  in  Oilman  City,  a  daughter  of  LaFayette  and  Delcina  Williams.  She 
was  educated  in  the  high  school  at  Oilman  City  and  attended  Cedar  Valley 
Seminary,  Osage,  Iowa. 

Mr.  Brown  enlisted  in  the  Students  Army  Training  Corps,  but  was 
never  called  into  active  service  during  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  at 
Maryville. 

Mr.  Brown  is  a  Democrat  and  an  enterprising  young  man  of  his  com- 
munnity. 

The  Peoples  Bank  of  Carlow  was  organized  in  July,  1919,  by  S.  L. 
Gibson,  now  of  the  Chillicothe  Trust  Company,  president;  Ivo  W.  Livley, 
now  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Jamesport,  Jamesport. 

The  first  officers  of  the  Peoples  Bank  of  Carlow  were:  S.  L.  Oibson, 
president;  J.  C.  Oxford,  vice-president;  and  Flavel  P.  Oirdner,  cashier. 
The  bank  was  organized  with  a  capital  stock  of  $10,000. 

The  Peoples  Bank  of  Carlow  has  enjoyed  a  very  rapid  growth,  due  in 


418  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

no  small  part,  to  the  integrity  and  efficiency  of  its  officers.  It  is  now  a 
members  of  the  Missouri  Bankers  Association.  The  bank's  stockholders 
consist  of  the  present  officers  and  the  progressive  farmers  of  Carlow  dis- 
trict. 

The  present  officers  are:  Robert  J.  Murphy,  president,  Chillicothe;  S. 
W.  Blakely,  vice  president,  Carlow;  and  J.  Forrest  Brown,  cashier. 

S.  W.  Blakely,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  March  31,  1889,  on  a  farm  in  Jackson  Township, 
where  he  now  resides.  He  is  the  son  of  M.  P.  and  Elizabeth  (Hooper) 
Blakely. 

M.  P.  Blakely  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  on  the  farm  where  he  now 
lives  with  his  son,  Feb.  25,  1841.  During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  from 
Daviess  County,  in  the  Confederate  Army  and  served  during  the  entire 
war.  At  the  end  of  the  war  Mr.  Blakely  worked  as  a  laborer  in  Sangamon 
County,  111.  He  then  returned  to  Missouri,  and  purchased  his  present 
farm  in  Jackson  Township  from  the  heirs.  M.  P.  Blakely  was  the  son  of 
Pleasant  and  Nancy  (Girdner)  Blakely,  natives  of  Whitley  County,  Ky., 
who  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1834,  and  located  on  the  present  Blakely 
farm.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  two  of  their  sons  having 
served  in  the  Civil  War.  Pleasant  Blakely  preempted  the  land  from  the 
government  at  $1.25  per  acre,  securing  in  return  three  sheepskin  land 
grants. 

Elizabeth  (Hooper)  Blakely  was  born  in  Clinton  County,  July  10, 
1855,,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Sarah  (St.  John)  Hooper,  natives  of  Ken- 
tucky and  Tennessee,  who  came  to  Clinton  County.  M.  P.  and  Elizabeth 
(Hooper)  Blakely  had  but  one  child,  S.  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

S.  W.  Blakely  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Jackson  Township, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  In  1920  he  became  heir 
to  the  old  home  farm  where  he  is  now  engaged  successfully  in  farming  and 
stock  raising.     He  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Poland  China  hogs. 

Mr.  Blakely  was  inducted  into  military  service  during  the  World  War 
on  Sept.  18,  1917.  He  was  stationed  at  Camp  Funston,  Kans.,  for  nine 
months.  He  was  then  sent  to  New  York  and  sailed  for  overseas  June  28, 
1919,  in  the  89th  Division,  314  Military  Police  Company.  Mr.  Blakely  took 
part  in  the  St.  Mihiel  Battle  and  the  Meuse-Argonne  Drive.  After  the 
armistice  he  was  assigned  to  the  Army  of  Occupation,  and  was  stationed 
in  Germany  for  some  time.  He  sailed  for  France  March  13,  1919,  and 
was  mustered  out  of  service  June  13,  1919,  at  Camp  Funston,  Kans.      ^ 

In  December,  1921,  Mr.  Blakely  was  elected  president  of  the  Peoples 
Bank  of  Carlow,  Mo.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  419 

the  American  Legion.     Mr.  Blakely  is  a  Democrat  and  one  of  Daviess 
County's  most  enterprising  and  substantial  citizens.     He  is  unmarried. 

James  Critten,  who  is  now  living  retired  in  Jackson  Township,  is  a 
Cilvil  War  veteran  and  one  of  the  early  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County. 
He  was  born  March  26,  1840,  in  Putman  County,  Ohio,  a  son  of  Isaac  and 
Mary  (Nichols)  Critten. 

Isaac  Critten  was  born  in  Licking  County,  Ohio,  March  20,  1814.  He 
was  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  In  1855  he  moved  to  Daviess  County, 
locating  on  a  farm  in  Jackson  Township.  In  1900  he  retired  and  moved 
to  Gallatin,  where  he  died  in  August,  1901.  Mary  (Nichols)  Critten  was 
born  in  Licking  County,  Ohio,  Sept.  18,  1818,  and  died  in  1902.  They 
were  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  are  buried  in  Centenary 
Cemetery  in  Union  Township.  To  Isaac  and  Marry  (Nichols)  Critten  ten 
children  were  born,  of  whom  four  are  now  living:  Catherine,  widow  of 
S.  M.  Carter,  Chetopa,  Kans. ;  Phoebe,  the  wife  of  J.  R.  Adkins,  Mission, 
Tex. ;  Emily,  wife  of  W.  T.  Tribbey,  Jackson  Township ;  and  James,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

James  Critten  came  to  Missouri  when  very  young  with  his  parents 
and  was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  He  worked  on  his  father's  farm 
until  the  Civil  War,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  B,  1st  Cavalry,  Missouri 
State  Militia.  During  the  war  he  was  stationed  in  Kansas,  Arkansas  and 
Missouri.  Mr.  Critten  served  three  years  under  Colonel  J.  H.  B.  McFerran 
and  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Kirksville,  Little  Blue  and  near  Fort 
Scott,  Kans.  He  also  took  part  in  the  raid  with  Shelby  at  Jefferson  City, 
and  had  several  skirmishes  with  bushwackers. 

At  the  close  of  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Critten  settled  on  his  present  farm 
of  170  acres  in  Jackson  Township,  where  he  was  engaged  in  general  farm- 
ing. He  was  a  well  known  stock  feeded.  When  Mr.  Critten  purchased  his 
land  it  was  all  unbroken  prairie. 

On  Sept.  13,  1868,  Mr.  Critten  was  married  to  Samantha  Macy,  daugh- 
ter of  Seth  and  Marinda  (Adkinson)  Macy.  Mrs.  Critten  was  born  Feb. 
2,  1852,  in  Daviess  County.  She  died  in  1917.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Macy  were 
natives  of  North  Carolina  and  South  Carolina.     They  are  both  deceased. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Critten  three  children  were  born,  one  of  whom  is  now 
living.  Otto  E.,  Jackson  Township. 

Mr.  Critten  is  a  Republican  and  has  served  as  a  justice  of  the  peace 
several  times.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  is  one  of 
the  substantial  and  highly  respected  pioneer  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

Judge  W.  E.  Naylor,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  business 
man  of  Jackson  Township.  He  was  born  May  30,  1868,  in  Daviess  County, 
a  son  of  F.  M.  and  Sarah  A.  (West)  Naylor. 


420  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

F.  M.  Naylor  was  born  in  Bath  County,  Ky.,  Oct.  11,  1829,  a  son  of 
Ignatius  and  Susan  (Kerns)  Naylor.  Ignatius  Naylor  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade.  He  died  Feb.  10,  1875,  in  Platte  County,  Mo.  F.  M.  Naylor  died  in 
1900,  and  his  wife  died  Oct.  15,  1908.  To  F.  M.  and  Sarah  A.  (West) 
Naylor  nine  children  were  born,  one  of  whom  is  now  living:  Mrs.  Howard 
Pogue,  Gallatin. 

Judge  W.  E.  Naylor  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  school  and  attended  school  two  years  at  Jamesport.  He  then 
became  engaged  in  farming  in  Jackson  Township.  Later  he  purchased  his 
father's  farm  and  lived  there  until  his  death  Feb.  14,  1918.  At  the  time 
of  his  death  he  owned  336  acres  of  land,  160  acres  in  Jackson  Township 
and  176  acres  in  Kansas. 

Oct.  6,  1887,  Judge  Naylor  was  married  to  Mary  Lee  Sandidge,  a 
daughter  of  Dabney  and  Rebecca  (Hill)  Sandidge.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sandidge 
were  the  parents  of  two  children :  Mrs.  Naylor  and  Ruie  A.  Faulkner,  now 
living  in  Harrison,  Ark.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sandidge  are  now  deceased. 
Mrs.  Naylor  was  born  two  and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Jamesport,  and 
received  her  education  in  the  district  schools.  Tq  Judge  and  Mrs.  Naylor 
four  children  were  born,  as  follows :  Glenn,  was  killed  by  an  acetylene  gas 
explosion  in  1915 ;  Frankie,  the  wife  of  W.  H.  Etter,  living  near  Jamesport ; 
Ross,  living  with  his  mother;  Katherine,  the  wife  of  Corwin  Miller, 
Gallatin. 

In  1918  Mrs.  Naylor  sold  the  old  home  farm  and  purchased  95  acres  of 
land  west  of  the  former  home  in  Jackson  Township.  She  has  erected  a 
new  home  and  made  other  improvements. 

Judge  Naylor  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  elected  county  judge,  which 
office  he  had  held  for  two  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  church 
and  was  a  deacon  at  the  church  at  Carlow.  In  all  the  phases  of  his  life, 
as  a  business  man,  as  a  citizen,  and  in  his  capacity  as  a  judge.  Judge  Naylor 
was  industrious  and  sincere.  He  merited  the  high  regard  in  which  he  was 
held  by  the  community.     He  is  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery,  Gallatin. 

J.  B.  Drummond,  Sr.,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Township,  was  born  Feb.  4,  1851,  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  a 
son  of  Joshua  L.  and  Mary  (Rhea)  Drummond. 

Joshua  L.  Drummond  was  born  June  20,  1818,  in  Monroe  County,  Va. 
He  removed  to  Missouri  in  the  early  forties,  locating  on  a  farm  in  Union 
Township.  He  came  to  Missouri  with  his  mother  and  step-father,  J.  B. 
Foster,  who  settled  in  Grand  River  Township,  which  was  then  known  as 
Awbury  Grove.  Mary  (Rhea)  Drummond  was  born  in  Greenbrier  County, 
Va.,  March  26,  1825.  She  died  in  Texas,  Nov.  13,  1837.  Joshua  Drum- 
mond died  Oct.  9,  1859,  and  is  buried  in  the  old  Jordin  Cemetery  in  Jackson 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  421 

Township.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Drummond  six  children  were  born,  three  of 
whom  are  now  living:  J.  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Susan,  the  wife  of 
William  Douthit,  Fayette  County ;  Elizabeth  C,  the  wife  of  Warren  Mur- 
ray, Gallatin. 

J.  B.  Drummond  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  district 
schools.  He  learned  the  blacksmith  trade,  which  he  worked  at  for  about 
15  years  in  Odessa,  Jamesport  and  Carlow.  He  later  owned  a  grocery 
and  hardware  store  at  Carlow,  which  was  burned  Sept.  14,  1909,  Mr. 
Drummond  then  became  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  is  a 
breeder  of  standard  bred  trotting  horses.  In  the  early  days  Mr.  Drum- 
mond tells  of  using  oxen  to  break  up  the  prairie  land.  He  has  been  very 
successful  in  his  work  and  owns  138  acres  of  well  improved  land  at  the 
southeastern  part  of  Carlow. 

Mr.  Drummond  was  married,  first,  Oct.  13,  1899,  to  Iva  Bashford,  a 
daughter  of  David  and  Sarah  (Hodd)  Bashford.  She  was  born  in  Jack- 
son Township.  To  J.  B.  and  Iva  (Bashford)  Drummond  two  children  were 
born:  one  died  in  infancy,  and  William  L.,  employed  with  the  Morris  Pack- 
ing Company,  St.  Joseph.     Mrs.  Drummond  died  April  7,  1919. 

Dec.  19,  1920,  Mr.  Drummond  was  married  to  Frances  (Tulley)  Poe, 
a  native  of  Hamilton  County,  Ind. 

Mr.  Drummond  is  an  independent  voter.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  the 
Peoples  Bank  of  Carlow.  Mr.  Drummond  is  a  reliable  citizen  who  is  highly 
esteemed  by  his  fellow  citizens  in  Jackson  Township. 

W.  F.  Burge,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Township, 
was  born  Feb.  17,  1876,  in  Daviess  County,  a  son  of  George  D.  and  Nannie 
E.  (Knight)  Burge. 

George  Burge  was  born  in  Patrick  County,  Va.,  April  28,  1844,  and 
came  to  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County,  with  his  father  in  1851.  Here 
he  followed  farming  until  1908  when  he  moved  to  Oklahoma  where  he  now 
lives  at  ElReno.  His  wife,  Nannie  E.  Knight  was  born  in  Daviess  County, 
and  died  in  August,  1876.  To  this  union  was  born  one  child,  W.  F.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch.  George  D.  Burge  was  later  married  to  Martha  J. 
Faulkner,  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and  to  this  union  six  children  were 
born. 

W.  F.  Burge  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  school  and  high  school  of  Gallatin.  At  20  years  of  age  he 
purchased  40  acres  of  land,  on  which  he  has  since  resided.  He  has  added 
to  his  original  land  holdings  until  he  now  owns  200  acres  in  Jackson  Town- 
ship. He  also  operates  his  father's  farm  of  280  acres,  which  is  an  exclusive 
stock  farm.     Mr.  Burge  specialized  in  registered  Poland  China  hogs  and 


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422  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

also  is  a  breeder  of  mules  and  sheep,  in  wRich  work  he  has  been  very 
successful. 

On  April  2,  1896,  W.  F.  Burge  was  married  to  Pearl  E.  Jenkins,  a 
daughter  of  W.  E.  and  Caroline  (Drummond)  Jenkins,  now  living  in  James- 
part.  Mrs.  Jenkins  was  born  in  Daviess  County.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burge 
have  been  born  13  children,  as  follows :  Carrie  F.,  teacher  at  ElReno,  Okla. ; 
Nina  M.,  the  wife  of  F.  H.  McMahan,  living  near  Jamesport;  Wilma  R., 
teacher  in  Monroe  Township  district  school ;  James  Raymond,  Jamesport ; 
and  Fred  F.,  Woody  A.,  Garland  L.,  Margaret,  William  F.,  Jr.,  Jesse  W., 
Betty  L.,  all  living  at  home.  The  other  two  children  died  in  infancy.  All 
of  the  Burge  children  are  very  well  educated. 

Mr.  Burge  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
He  is  an  energetic  man  who  stands  well  in  the  esteem  of  his  neighbors  and 
fellow  citizens. 

J.  M.  Snider,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Township, 
and  owner  of  388  acres  of  land,  was  born  Aug.  5,  1846,  in  Pike  County,  Ohio, 
in  the  village  of  Cynthann,  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Martha  (Vanzant) 
Snider. 

Samuel  Snider  was  born  in  Greenbrier  County,  Va.  When  a  child  he 
floated  down  the  Ohio  River  with  his  parents  in  a  boat  which  they  had  built 
themselves.  They  brought  all  of  their  furniture,  live  stock  and  clothing 
with  them.  During  the  day  they  floated  with  the  current.  They  settled 
in  Highland  County,  Ohio,  where  Mr.  Snider  was  reared.  He  removed  to 
Daviess  County,  Mo.,  in  1868,  and  settled  in  Jackson  Township,  where  he 
lived  until  his  death,  March  15,  1886,  aged  65  years.  Martha  (Vanzant) 
Snider  was  born  Jan.  14,  1824,  in  Greenbrier  County,  Va.,  and  died  in 
Daviess  County,  Mo.,  Jan  15,  1876.  They  were  both  buried  in  Clear  Creek 
Cemetery,  Jackson  Township.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Snider  six  children 
were  born,  of  whom  Stella  L,  is  the  youngest.  She  is  the  wife  of  E.  J. 
Snyder,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

J,  M.  Snider  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Highland  County,  Ohio,  and 
remained  there  until  September,  1864,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  National 
Guard  of  Ohio.  He  served  63  days,  when  he  was  sent  to  Georgia  and  held 
in  the  Reserve  Guards  there.  Mr.  Snider  lived  in  Ohio  until  1868  when  he 
removed  to  Missouri  with  his  parents.  His  father  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade.  Upon  their  arrival  in  Missouri  they  became  engaged  in  farming, 
where  they  remained  until  Mrs.  Snider's  death,  after  which  J.  M.  Snider 
went  to  Colorado,  where  he  lived  one  year.  He  then  returned  to  Missouri, 
married,  and  settled  on  the  home  place,  which  his  father  deeded  to  him  in 
1880.  Mr.  Snider  has  made  extensive  improvements  on  the  farm,  and  has 
been  very  successful  in  general  farming  and  stock  raising. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  423 

On  Dec.  17,  1876,  Mr,  Snider  was  married  to  Phena  L.  Youtsey,  a 
daughter  of  Archibald  and  EHzabeth  (George)  Youtsey.  Mrs.  Snider 
was  born  in  1858,  in  Daviess  County.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Snider  four  child- 
ren have  been  born,  as  follows :  Clauda  M.,  the  wife  of  William  E.  Jenkms, 
Jackson  Township;  Emma  C,  at  home;  Samuel  A.,  at  home,  and  Mahlon 
E.,  also  at  home. 

In  politics  Mr.  Snider  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  citizen  who  stands 
well  in  his  community,  both  for  his  enterprising  disposition  and  for  his  high 
standards  of  welfare. 

Joseph  M.  Cox,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship, and  owner  of  258  acres  of  land  in  Jackson  Township  and  58  acres  in 
Livingston  County,  was  born  Feb.  25,  1853,  across  the  road  from  where  he 
now  lives  in  Jackson  Township,  a  son  of  Levi  P.  and  Elizabeth  (Stamper) 
Cox. 

Levi  P.  Cox,  Sr.,  was  born  Jan.  20,  1817,  in  Williamsburg,  Ky.,  and 
came  to  Missouri  the  summer  of  1840,  settling  on  what  is  now  known  as 
part  of  the  old  L.  P.  Cox  farm  in  Jackson  Township.  Mr.  Cox  was  married 
Sept.  30,  1841,  to  Elizabeth  Stamper.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cox  eight  children 
were  born,  as  follows :  Larkin  J.,  born  Aug.  12,  1843,  was  shot  during  the 
Civil  War  in  the  Battle  of  Corinth,  Miss.  He  died  of  his  wounds;  Lucy  M., 
deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Reuben  Ketron ;  Emily,  deceased,  was  the  wife 
of  L  F.  Minnick ;  Nathan  T.,  Gainsville,  Texas ;  Maria  A.,  deceased ;  Joseph 
M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Jess  Cox,  deceased;  Levi  P.;  Breckenridge ; 
and  John  S.,  deceased. 

Levi  P.  Cox  died  Jan.  20,  1886,  at  the  age  of  69  years,  and  his  wife 
died  May  18,  1864,  at  the  age  of  38  years.  They  both  are  buried  in  Clear 
Creek  Cemetery. 

Joseph  M.  Cox  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  and  the  high  school  at  Breckenridge.  He 
later  taught  school  for  two  terms.  At  his  father's  death,  Mr.  Cox  inherited 
200  acres  of  land  in  Jackson  Township,  upon  which  he  has  made  many  im- 
provements. He  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  and  has  been 
very  successful. 

On  Nov.  10,  1877,  Mr.  Cox  was  married  to  Mattie  Tye,  a  daughter  of 
Joshua  and  Elizabeth  (Miller)  Tye,  natives  of  Kentucky  and  early  settlers 
of  Missouri.  Mrs.  Cox  was  born  in  Livingston  County.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Cox  eight  children  have  been  born,  as  follows :  Charlie,  Jackson  Township ; 
Joshua,  St.  Joseph ;  Effie,  the  wife  of  Fred  B.  Hurd,  San  Jose,  Calif. ;  Levi 
Chester,  deceased;  Ernie,  Oklahoma;  Mabel,  principal  of  Lock  Springs 
high  school ;  Manona,  a  bookkeepei  m  Kansas  City ;  John,  at  home. 

Mr.  Cox  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Farmers  Co-operative  Mercantile  Com- 


424  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

pany  of  Lock  Springs,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Lock  Springs 
Bank.  He  was  its  first  vice  president.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  church.  He  has  been  a  trustee  for  20  years.  He  is  re- 
liable and  an  efficient  member  of  the  community. 

C.  E.  Ernst,  the  prosecuting  attorney  of  Gentry  County,  is  a  member 
of  an  old  and  well  known  pioneer  family  of  the  county.  For  three  genera- 
tions the  Ernst  name  has  been  connected  with  the  development  of  Gentry 
County  and  the  members  of  the  family  have  been  people  of  worth  and 
merit  in  civic  affairs. 

C.  E.  Ernst  was  born  in  Mound  City,  June  23,  1871,  the  son  of  Rev. 
James  Henry  and  Martha  J.  (McCurry)  Ernst.  Rev.  Ernst  was  a  native 
of  Gentry  County,  where  his  father  and  uncle,  Godfrey  and  Andrew  Ernst, 
built  the  first  frame  house  ever  erected  in  their  neighborhood.  This  house 
is  on  the  Ernst  farm  six  miles  southeast  of  Albany.  It  was  a  favorite 
stopping  place  for  travellers  taking  the  route  to  the  Pattonsburg  Mills  and 
to  the  Gentryville  Mills  in  the  old  frontier  days.  The  old  house  is  thus  of 
historical  interest,  not  only  in  the  story  of  the  Ernst  family,  but  also  in 
connection  with  the  trade  growth  of  the  county.  At  this  house  Godfrey 
Ernst  died,  and  here,  in  1871,  his  son,  James  Henry,  also  died.  The  re- 
mains of  both  are  buried  in  the  Ernst  burying  ground  on  the  farm.  This 
place  is  still  used  at  a  public  graveyard.  Rev.  James  Henry  Ernst  was  a 
minister  in  the  Methodist  church  to  which  he  devoted  years  of  earnest  and 
tireless  work.  C.  E.  Ernest,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  only  child 
of  the  union  of  Rev.  J.  H.  and  Martha  J.  (McCurry)  Ernst. 

Martha  J.  (McCurry)  Ernst  was  the  daughter  of  James  McCurry,  who 
came  from  Green  County,  Tenn.,  with  his  father-in-law,  William  Duke,  in 
1868.  They  settled  near  Albany  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their 
lives.  They  both  died  several  years  ago  and  their  remains  are  buried  in 
the  City  Cemetery  at  Albany.  After  the  death  of  Rev.  James  Henry  Ernst 
his  widow  married  John  M.  Canaday,  a  son  of  Caleb  Canaday,  who  was  at 
one  time  probate  judge  of  Gentry  County.  John  M.  Canaday  is  now  dead 
his  widow  lives  with  her  son,  C.  E.  Ernst.     She  is  76  years  old. 

C.  E.  Ernst  was  educated  in  the  public  school  of  Albany  and  later  at- 
tended Christian  College  at  Albany.  He  then  read  law  with  W.  F.  Dalbey 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  December,  1900,  and  has  since  practiced  suc- 
cessfully. When  former  Governor  Hadley  was  in  office,  he  appointed  Mr. 
Ernst  the  circuit  clerk  and  recorder  of  deeds  of  Gentry  County  to  fill  out 
the  unexpired  term  of  Horace  J.  Peery.  This  was  in  April,  1910,  and  Mr. 
Ernst  held  the  office  for  two  years,  working  under  Don  Hawthorne.  Mr. 
Ernst's  success  and  popularity  as  an  official  of  the  county  is  shown  by  the 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  425 

fact  that  his  county  elected  him  to  fill  the  office  of  prosecuting  attorney 
in  1918  and  reelected  him  in  1920. 

C.  E.  Ernst  was  married  in  1901,  to  Alice  Sparks,  a  daughter  of  Col- 
W.  P.  Sparks  of  Grant  City.  Mrs.  Ernst  was  born  and  reared  in  Grant 
City.  To  this  union  of  C.  E.  and  Alice  (Sparks)  Ernst  two  children  have 
been  born :  Charles,  a  graduate  of  the  Albany  High  School,  now  a  student 
at  Palmer  College,  and  interested  in  electrical  engineering;  and  Ernestine 
also  a  graduate  of  Albany  High  School,  and  at  present  student  at  Palmer 
College  from  which  she  was  graduated  in  music  in  1922. 

Mr.  Ernst  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  is  identified  with  the 
following  lodges:  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  which  he  is  a  Past  Grand  Master,  the  Yoeman,  and 
the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  Mr.  Ernst  is  very  fond  of  good  horses  and 
keeps  four  standard  bred  horses  at  his  home.  He  uses  them  both  for  driv- 
ing and  riding.  He  is  a  citizen  of  whom  his  community  is  proud.  As  a 
private  citizen,  he  has  been  interested  in  the  advancement  of  the  town  and 
the  county,  and  as  a  public  official  he  has  been  efficient,  just  and  considerate. 

W.  T.  McClure,  a  prominent  banker  of  Jamesport,  was  born  Nov.  13, 
1879,  in  Jamesport  Township,  a  son  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  L.  (Hamilton) 
McClure. 

Jonathan  McClure  was  born  in  Ohio.  Before  the  Civil  War  he  came 
to  Grundy  County,  Mo.,  with  his  father  and  they  started  a  flour  mill  on 
Hickory  Creek.  They  had  moved  to  Grundy  County,  Mo.,  from  Van 
Buren  County,  Iowa.  During  the-  Civil  War,  Mr.  McClure  enlisted  as  a 
soldier  from  Missouri  and  served  on  the  Union  side.  After  the  war  he 
traded  a  horse  for  160  acres  of  land  in  Jamesport  Township,  where  he 
moved  and  made  his  home  until  his  death,  Feb.  5,  1917.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  owned  640  acres  of  land.  He  helped  organize  the  Commercial 
Bank  of  Jamesport,  which  was  first  known  as  the  Farmers  and  Merchants 
Bank.  He  was  a  stock  holder  and  director  until  his  death.  Mr.  McClure 
was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge, 
being  a  charter  member  of  No.  564  Jamesport.  He  was  a  progressive  citi- 
zen who  devoted  much  of  his  time  and  energy  to  public  welfare.  Mrs. 
McClure  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  and  is  now  living  on  the  old  home 
farm  near  Jamesport. 

To  Jonathan  and  Mary  L.  (Hamilton)  McClure  seven  children  were 
born,  as  follows :  Arthur,  living  with  his  mother ;  Alice,  the  wife  of  James 
W.  Parker,  Jamesport  Township ;  Rose,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Hamilton, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.;  Nellie,  the  wife  of  R.  D.  McCray,  Lincoln  Township; 
Pinke,  the  wife  of  R.  M.  Cole,  Lincoln  Township;  W.  T.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  Harry,  Jamesport  Township. 


426  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

W.  T.  McClure  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools  and  the  Kirksville  Normal  School.  After  finishing  school 
he  taught  in  the  district  schools  for  about  eight  years.  He  was  then  en- 
gaged in  farming  for  a  number  of  years.  Aug.  9,  1908,  Mr.  McClure  be- 
came the  bookkeeper  in  what  was  then  known  as  the  Farmers  and  Mer- 
chants Bank  at  Jamesport.  An  May  30,  1911,  the  bank  consolidated  with 
the  First  National  Bank,  and  was  then  known  as  the  Commercial  Bank  of 
Jamesport.  For  a  short  time,  Mr.  McClure  was  assistant  cashier  of  the 
bank,  and  in  September,  1912,  he  became  cashier.  On  Jan.  1,  1920,  he  was 
elected  president,  which  office  he  now  holds. 

On  Jan.  9,  1916,  Mr.  McClure  was  married  to  Roberta  Doty,  a  native 
of  Daviess  County,  and  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Doty,  both  of 
whom  are  now  deceased. 

Mr.  McClure  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  in  all 
its  branches.  He  is  well  and  favorably  known  in  Jamesport  and  takes  an 
active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  community. 

The  Commercial  Bank  of  Jamesport,  Mo.,  was  organized  in  1911  by  the 
consolidation  of  the  Farmers  and  Merchants  Bank  and  the  First  National 
Bank.     It  has  a  capital  of  $80,000  and  a  surplus  of  $14,500. 

The  present  officers  of  the  Commercial  Bank  are  as  follows:  W.  T. 
McClure,  president;  George  Pogue,  vice-president;  C.  A.  Lewis,  cashier; 
Kathleen  Reed,  assistant  cashier;  Mabel  Martin,  assistant  cashier;  C.  R. 
May,  assistant  cashier. 

The  Commercial  Bank  of  Jamesport  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Asso- 
ciation and  the  American  Association  of  Banks.  It  is  located  on  the  main 
thoroughfare  of  Jamesport  and  is  modernly  equipped  in  every  respect. 

The  stockholders  of  the  Commercial  Bank  are  made  up  of  citizens  of 
Jamesport  Township.  The  bank  is  well  known  throughout  the  state  and  is 
in  high  standing  due  to  the  efficiency  of  its  officers. 

Ivo  W.  Lively,  the  competent  and  well  known  cashier  of  the  Bank  of 
Jamesport,  was  born  in  Monroe,  La.,  the  son  of  Chapman  H.,  and  Ella 
(Humble)  Lively,  natives  of  Louisana. 

Chapman  H.  Lively  was  born  in  1863,  and  was  a  plantation  owner 
during  his  life.  He  owned  land  in  Louisana  where  he  raised  cotton,  having 
many  negroes  working  the  plantation.  He  died  in  Monroe,  La.,  in  1915,  at 
the  age  of  52  years.  Mrs.  Lively  is  now  living  in  Monroe,  La.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Lively  four  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ivo  W.,  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  E.  H.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. ;  Edith,  the  wife  of  August  Swayze, 
Monroe,  La. ;  the  fourth  child  died  in  infancy. 

Ivo  W.  Lively  was  reared  in  Monroe,  La.,  being  educated  in  the  public 
schools  there  and  later  attending  the  business  college  at  Chillicothe,  Mo. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  427 

When  18  years  of  age  he  was  engaged  as  a  messenger  boy  in  the  Ouachita 
National  Bank,  at  Monroe,  La.  In  two  years  he  became  bookkeeper  in  the 
same  bank.  In  1906,  he  went  to  Kansas  City,  where  he  was  engaged  as 
a  bookkeeper  in  the  Commerce  Trust  Company,  later  becoming  teller.  Six 
years  later,  Mr.  Lively  removed  to  Las  Vegas,  N.  M.,  where  he  became  the 
assistant  secretary  of  the  Peoples  Bank  and  Trust  Company.  In  1914  he 
went  to  Santa  Fe,  N.  M.,  where  he  became  cashier  of  the  Santa  Fe  Bank. 
He  remained  there  until  1916,  when  he  came  to  Jamesport  and  organized 
the  Bank  of  Jamesport. 

Mr.  Lively  was  married  Nov.  4,  1907,  to  Dorothy  Stephenson,  a  native 
of  Marceline.     To  this  union  one  son  has  been  born,  Ivo  W.,  Jr. 

Mr.  Lively  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and 
the  Knights  of  Phythias.  Mr.  Lively  is  a  good  business  man  who  possesses 
both  capability  and  courtesy.  He  is  well  known  in  Daviess  County,  and 
merits  the  esteem  with  which  he  is  held  in  his  community. 

The  Bank  of  Jamesport,  Jamesport,  Mo.,  was  organized  in  1916  by 
Ivo  W.  Lively,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $10,000,  which  was  increased  in  three 
years   to  $15,000. 

While  is  it  numerically  the  third  bank  in  the  town,  it  is  truly  the  first  in 
point  of  community  spirit  and  development.  Mr.  Lively  convinced  his 
associates  from  the  beginning  that  it  was  to  be  their  bank,  and  they  were 
to  be,  therefore,  one  body  of  boosters.  They  caught  the  spirit  immediately 
and  a  really  marvelous  growth  has  resulted.  One  feature,  inaugurated  by 
Mr.  Lively  was  the  annual  stockholders'  banquet,  the  first  being  held  in 
1919,  at  the  time  of  the  summer  divident  payment.  This  was  such  a  suc- 
cess that  all  were  heartily  in  favor  of  the  plan  for  each  year  to  follow. 

The  oflficers  of  the  Bank  of  Jamesport  are:  I.  C.  Hill,  farmer  of  Jackson 
Township,  president ;  W.  L.  Arnold,  merchant  of  Jamesport,  vice-president ; 
Ivo  W.  Lively,  cashier;  Miss  Roberta  Goodvin,  assistant  cashier;  Lois 
Rayburn,  second  assistant  cashier. 

The  deposits  at  present  are  $134,495.63,  the  total  resources  are 
$191,851.00.  The  stockholders  of  the  bank  are  mainly  farmers  of  James- 
port and  vicinity. 

The  phenomenal  growth  of  the  bank  of  Jamesport  is  due  in  no  small 
degree  to  co-operation,  and  the  stockholders  are  to  be  congratulated  upon 
having  for  their  leader  a  man  of  Mr.  Lively's  business  foresight. 

Ralph  Wiles,  the  popular  and  efficient  postmaster  of  Jamesport,  is  a 
native  of  Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  County,  born  Sept.  11,  1894. 

Ralph  was  reared  on  his  grandparents'  farm.  His  grandparents  are 
Thomas  and  Georgianna  (Haines)  Wiles.  Mr.  Wiles  is  now  retired,  living 
in  Jamesport.     Ralph  Wiles  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  high 


428  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

school  of  Jamesport.  He  then  attended  the  Gem  City  Business  College  at 
Quincy,  111.  After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Wiles  worked  as  a  farm 
hand  until  the  outbreak  of  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  in  December,  1917, 
and  was  sent  to  Fort  Sill,  Okla.  He  was  stationed  there  until  his  discharge, 
being  a  member  of  Headquarters  Company,  9th  Field  Artillery.  On  March 
29,  1919,  Mr.  Wiles  was  mustered  out  of  service  and  returned  home,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming  until  Sept.  16,  1921,  when  he  was  appointed  post- 
master at  Jamesport. 

Mr.  Wiles  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  India  Temple  Shrine 
at  Oklahoma  City,  and  the  Consistory  at  Guthrie,  Okla.  He  also  belongs 
to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Eastern  Star  and  Rebeccas.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  In  politics  Mr.  Wiles  is  a  Repub- 
lican. He  is  unmarried.  He  is  one  of  Daviess  County's  public  spirited 
and  enterprising  young  citizens. 

J.  L.  McCue,  a  successful  and  widely  known  business  man  of  James- 
port, was  born  Oct.  1,  1855,  in  Grundy  County,  a  son  of  Isaac  M.  and 
Martha  J.  (Livingston)  McCue. 

Isaac  M.  McCue  was  born  in  Greenbrier  County,  Va.,  April  6,  1830,  and 
came  to  Missouri  in  1844.  He  was  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  He 
died  July  3,  1905,  in  Jamesport.  In  politics  Mr.  McCue  was  a  staunch 
Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  His  wife  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  James  and  Eliza  R.  (Tootle)  Livingston,  natives  of  Ohio.  After 
removing  to  Grundy  County  in  1838,  Dr.  Livingston  practiced  medicine 
from  his  farm,  which  was  located  on  the  Daviess,  Grundy  and  Livingston 
County  lines.  To  Isaac  M.  and  Martha  J.  (Livingston)  McCue  three  child- 
ren were  born,  as  follows:  J.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Milton  T., 
deceased ;  and  P.  S.,  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County. 

Shortly  after  J.  L.  McCue  was  born  his  parents  moved  to  Daviess 
County,  and  settled  on  a  farm,  where  he  grew  up.  He  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  the  state  university.  After  completing  his  education,  he 
taught  school  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1881  he  came  to  Jamesport,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  business  with  his  brother, 
P.  S.  McCue,  under  the  firm  name  of  McCue  Brothers.  After  one  year 
Mr.  McCue  bought  out  his  brothers'  interest  and  took  James  Guerin,  an 
uncle,  into  partnership.  In  1887  Mr.  McCue  sold  out  his  interest  to  Mr. 
Guerin,  after  which  he  taught  school  for  four  years. 

Following  the  failure  of  the  Citizens  Bank  in  Jamesport,  Mr.  McCue 
purchased  the  building  and  improved  it  with  a  fine  large  building,  cover- 
ing three  lots.  The  building  is  modern  in  every  respect  and  Mr.  McCue 
carries  a  full  line  of  dry  goods,  ready  to  wear  garments,  shoes,  etc.     From 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  429 

1894  until  1904  Mr.  McCue  led  a  retired  life  and  in  1905  he  was  appointed 
county  assessor  by  Joseph  W.  Folk.  In  1906  he  again  became  engaged 
in  the  general  merchandise  business  with  Hazelip  Witten.  In  a  few 
months  Mr.  McCue  became  the  sole  owner.  In  1919  he  took  into  partner- 
ship his  son,  Robert  E.,  and  the  firm  is  now  known  as  J.  L.  McCue  &  Son. 

Mr.  McCue  was  married  the  first  time  to  Emma  I.  McClung  in  1883. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  John  F.,  and  Miriam  (Bowen)  McClung,  natives 
of  Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mrs.  McCue  was  born  in  James- 
port  Township.  To  this  union  two  children  were  born:  Mabel  L.,  the  wife 
of  S.  W.  Reed,  Trenton,  Mo. ;  and  Robert  E.,  married  to  Bessie  I.  McCray, 
a  native  of  Daviess  County.  Robert  E.  McCue  was  born  Nov.  24,  1885,  in 
Jamesport,  and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Jamesport, 
the  Methodist  school  at  Fayette,  and  the  state  university.  He  studied 
law  for  two  and  one-half  years.  He  enlisted  in  the  World  War  in  Decem- 
ber, 1917,  and  was  sent  to  Fort  George  Wright.  Ten  days  latfer  he  went 
to  Waco,  Texas,  where  he  trained  in  the  aviation  service  for  four  months. 
He  also  was  stationed  at  Fort  Omaha  four  months,  and  sailed  for  overseas 
in  November,  1918,  a  few  days  before  the  armistice  was  signed.  He  re- 
turned home  in  May,  1919,  and  became  engaged  with  his  father  in  the  dry 
goods  business. 

Mr.  McCue  was  married  the  second  time  to  Joan  Chenoweth  on  April 
7,  1910.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Joseph  S.  and  Sarah  Ann  (Forshea)  Cheno- 
weth, natives  of  Ohio  and  Indiana.  They  are  both  deceased.  Mr.  Cheno- 
weth was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Jamesport. 

Mr.  McCue  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He 
is  one  of  the  prominent  and  progressive  men  of  Jamesport,  where  his  name 
has  always  stood  for  enterprise,  industry  and  integrity. 

A.  H.  Warren,  a  well  known  and  enterprising  druggist  of  Jamesport, 
was  born  March  15,  1859,  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  son  of 
John  W.  and  Jane  (Cathcart)  Warren. 

John  W.  Warren  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  Jan.  24,  1825.  He  came 
to  Missouri  from  Ohio,  and  during  his  life  was  engaged  in  farming,  plaster- 
ing and  as  a  machinist.  During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  the  Missouri 
State  Militia.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  had  held  the  offices  of  constable 
and  township  collector.  He  died  Sept.  24,  1913,  in  Jamesport.  Mrs.  War- 
ren was  born  in  North  Carolina,  Aug.  10  1815,  and  died  in  1909.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Warren  four  children  were  born,  of  whom  two  are  now  living: 
Martha,  the  widow  of  Andrew  Harrah,  Jamesport;  and  A.  H.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.  John  A.,  deceased,  was  a  commission  merchant  in  St. 
Louis. 


430  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

A.  H.  Warren  was  reared  in  Jamesport,  and  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  there.  In  1876  he  was  engaged  as  a  drug  clerk  and  was 
a  registered  pharmacist  under  the  old  law.  He  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness in  1884  in  partnership  with  L.  A.  Phillips.  At  that  time  Mr.  Warren 
was  also  postmaster,  which  office  he  filled  for  four  years  under  President 
Cleveland's  administration.  During  that  period,  Mr.  Warren  sold  out  his 
interest  in  the  drug  business.  Later,  in  1888,  he  again  went  into  the  drug 
business  in  Jamesport,  where  he  has  been  since  engaged,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  two  and  one-half  years,  which  he  spent  in  St.  Louis.  He  carries 
a  full  line  of  drugs,  paints,  wall  paper,  druggists  sundries,  toilet  articles, 
glass,  etc.,  and  has  a  very  successful  business. 

On  Oct.  31,  1884,  Mr.  Warren  was  married  to  Sarah  R.  Hawley,  a 
native  of  Janesville,  Wis.     They  have  no  children. 

Mr.  Warren  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  is  well  and  favorably  known  in  Jamesport,  and  takes  a  commendable 
interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  town. 

W.  L.  Arnold,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Jamesport,  was  born  May 
16,  1868,  in  Carroll  County,  111.,  the  son  of  John  and  Hanna  (Strickler) 
Arnold. 

John  Arnold  was  born  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  and  was  a  farmer  during 
his  entire  life.  He  came  to  Daviess  County,  in  1882,  locating  on  a  farm  one 
and  a  quarter  miles  east  of  Jamesport.  Since  1902,  Mr.  Arnold  has  resided 
in  Horton  County,  Texas,  and  is  now  92  years  old.  His  wife  was  also  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania.  She  died  in  1914  at  the  age  of  82  years.  To  John 
and  Hanna  (Strickler)  Arnold  12  children  were  born,  one  of  whom  is  now 
deceased. 

W.  L.  Arnold  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  the  Jamesport  High  School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1888. 
For  a  short  time  Mr.  Arnold  taught  school  and  in  1891,  he  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Six  years  later  he  started  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Jamesport,  in  partnership  with  his  brothers,  S.  E.  and 
C.  L.  Arnold.  In  October,  1920,  W.  L.  Arnold  with  his  two  sons  became 
the  owners  of  the  business.  It  is  one  of  the  high  grade  grocery  stores  in 
the  county,  and  Mr.  Arnold  has  been  very  successful  in  his  business.  He 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Jamesport  Bank,  now  holding  the  office  of 
vice  president  of  same. 

On  Feb.  16,  1898,  Mr.  Arnold  was  married  to  Minnie  L.  Hutchison,  a 
native  of  Jamesport,  and  daughter  of  Charles  and  Anna  (Lindsey)  Hutch- 
ison, both  deceased.  Charles  M.  Hutchison  was  born  in  Carey  County,  Ky., 
Oct.  15,  1837,  and  was  the  son  of  Judge  Thomas  Hutchison,  a  native  of 
Virginia.     His  mother's  maiden  name  was  Polly  Ann  Tate,  a  native  of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  431 

Lincoln  County,  Ky.  Charles  M.  Hutchison  was  three  years  of  age  when 
his  parents  moved  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Livingston  County,  where  he 
was  reared  and  educated.  He  began  life  as  a  school  teacher  at  the  age 
of  23  years  and  followed  that  profession  for  13  years.  He  came  to  James- 
port  in  1870,  and  began  merchandising  which  business  he  followed  for  23 
years.  In  1873  he  was  elected  assessor  and  collector  of  Jamesport,  for 
three  years.  He  also  served  in  the  capacity  of  postmaster  of  Jamesport. 
He  was  married  in  Daviess  County,  Dec.  31,  1869,  to  Annie  Lindsey,  a 
daughter  of  James  and  Rebecca  Lindsey,  natives  of  Virginia.  Mrs.  Hutch- 
ison was  born  in  Mechanicsville,  Iowa,  Oct.  18,  1846.  To  this  union  five 
children  were  born,  four  of  whom  are  now  living,  as  follows:  W.  T.,;  Mrs. 
Minnie  L.  Arnold,  Jamesport;  Mrs.  Etta  Hart;  Mabel  Hutchison,  Chicago, 
111.  Mr.  Hutchison  died  Dec.  21,  1893,  following  a  stroke  of  paralysis. 
After  the  death  of  Mr.  Hutchison,  his  wife  was  appointed  postmistress, 
and  assisted  by  her  two  daughters  she  carried  on  this  work  for  eight  years. 
Mrs.  Hutchison  died  in  Gallatin,  June  3,  1907,  where  she  and  her  daughter, 
Mabel,  had  moved  with  her  son,  W.  T.,  when  he  was  appointed  sheriff  of 
Daviess  County. 

To  W.  L.  and  Minnie  L.  (Hutchison)  Arnold  three  children  have  been 
born,  as  follows:  L.  H.,  in  business  with  his  father;  J.  T.,  also  in  business 
with  his  father;  and  Frances,  at  home. 

Mr.  Arnold  is  an  independent  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  Christ,  and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  Mr.  Arnold 
is  an  enterprising  citizen  of  Daviess  County,  and  stands  high  in  his  com- 
munity. 

James  Guerin,  a  progressive  business  man  and  merchant  of  Jamesport, 
was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Oct.  23,  1894,  the  son  of  Simon  and  Mary  (Kane) 
Guerin. 

Both  Simon  and  Mary  (Kane)  Guerin  were  natives  of  Ireland.  Mr. 
Guerin  was  a  weaver  by  trade.  After  his  death  in  Ireland,  Mrs.  Guerin 
came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  St.  Louis,  where  she  died.  They  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  are  deceased  except  James,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

James  Guerin  was  reared  in  St.  Louis,  and  at  the  very  young  age  of 
12  years  he  was  engaged  as  a  painter.  He  later  clerked  in  his  brother 
Michael's  store  at  Roanoke,  Mo.,  after  which  he  went  into  partnership  with 
him  in  the  general  merchandise  business  at  Forrest  Green.  In  1882,  Mr. 
Guerin  removed  to  Jamesport,  and  became  engaged  in  the  merchandise 
business,  where  he  has  since  remained. 

On  July  7,  1869,  Mr.  Gurin  was  married  to  Sarah  J.  (Livingston),  a 
native  of  Grundy  County.     They  have  no  children.     Mrs.  Guerin  is  the 


432  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

daughter  of  Dr.  James,  and  Elizabeth  R.  (Tootle)  Livingston,  Dr.  James 
Livingston  was  born  in  Ohio.  He  practiced  medicine  in  Grundy,  Livingston 
and  Daviess  Counties  in  1847-49-50.  He  was  the  first  representative  of 
Grundy  County  after  its  organization. 

Mr.  Guerin  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Commercial  Bank  of 
Jamesport,  and  is  now  a  director.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  in  the 
offices  of  mayor,  township  trustee,  and  also  school  director  for  20  years. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  Mr.  Guerin  is  a  progressive 
man  who  can  always  be  relied  upon  to  aid  in  anything  for  the  public  wel- 
fare or  the  community  improvement. 

Walter  Cox,  the  proprietor  of  the  Albany  Garage  at  Albany  and  the 
authorized  salesman  of  Ford  automobiles  and  repairs,  was  born  at  Grant 
City,  Oct.  16,  1884,  the  son  of  Enoch  and  Rebecca  Cox. 

Enoch  Cox  and  his  wife  are  both  natives  of  Worth  County.  They  are 
now  living  at  Grant  City,  but  Mr.  Cox  continues  to  operate  his  farm  in 
Worth  County. 

Walter  Cox  graduated  from  the  Grant  City  High  School  and  later 
accepted  a  position  as  bookkeeper  in  the  First  National  Bank  at  Grant 
City.  He  remained  in  this  place  for  three  years,  but  resigned  in  1911  to 
to  open  a  garage  there.  He  managed  his  new  business  with  acumen  and 
industry  and  at  the  end  of  three  years  sold  the  garage  and  came  to  Albany 
where  he  bought  the  garage  belonging  to  Carmack  &  Son.  Mr.  Cox  has 
enlarged  the  garage  by  the  addition  of  a  shop  30x70  feet  and  has  installed 
a  steam  heating  plant  for  the  entire  building.  The  Albany  Garage  now 
occupies  two  buildings,  one  50x110  feet  facing  Clay  Street,  and  the  other 
30x120  feet  fronting  on  Hundley  Street.  Both  these  buildings  as  well  as 
the  one  on  the  corner  of  Clay  and  Hundley  Streets  are  owned  by  Mr. 
Cox.  Mr.  Cox  keeps  a  force  of  six  men  at  work  in  his  shops  and  here  he 
does  all  kinds  of  automobile  repair  work  and  some  electrical  work.  He 
features  the  Ford  automobiles  and  Fordson  tractors  and  has  established 
and  extensive  and  rapidly  growing  business. 

Walter  Cox  was  married  Feb.  10,  1916  to  Ellyn  Ebersole,  a  graduate 
of  the  Grant  City  High  School.  Her  parents  were  Abraham  and  Isabell 
Ebersole,  early  settlers  of  Gentry  County,  and  both  now  dead.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Cox  have  one  son,  George,  born  Nov.  21,  1916. 

Walter  Cox  is  one  of  the  capable  and  farsighted  young  business  men 
of  the  county.  His  sale  record  of  more  than  500  cars  in  three  years  is  an 
indication  of  his  enterprise  and  his  progressive  methods. 

T.  E.  Hamilton,  an  enterprising  and  practical  farmer  and  breeder  of 
Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Jan.  25,  1870,  in  Union  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  a  son  of  H.  D.  and  Elizabeth  R.  (Hill)  Hamilton. 


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H.  D.  Hamilton  was  born  in  Bedford  County,  Tenn.,  Nov.  12,  1824. 
During  his  entire  life  he  was  a  farmer.  In  1834  he  came  to  Union  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  and  in  1849  he  crossed  the  plains.  While  West  he 
met  with  considerable  success  and  returned  to  Missouri  in  1852.  At  one 
time  Mr.  Hamilton  owned  520  acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County.  H.  D. 
Hamilton  was  the  son  of  William  and  Holly  (Tucker)  Hamilton,  who  came 
to  Grundy  County,  in  the  early  days,  and  where  H.  D.  Hamilton  lived  until 
the  age  of  21  years.  The  wife  of  H.  D.  Hamilton  was  born  in  Greenbrier 
County,  Va.,  in  September,  1832.  She  died  June  9,  1896,  and  both  she  and 
Mr.  Hamilton  are  buried  in  Hill  Cemetery,  west  of  Jamesport.  Mr.  Hamil- 
ton died  March  21,  1916.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist church.  To  H.  D,  and  Elizabeth  R.  (Hill)  Hamilton  ten  children  were 
born,  of  whom  four  are  now  living,  as  follows:  Anna,  the  wife  of  J.  T. 
Doty,  Miller  County,  Mo.;  T.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Alta  M.,  the 
wife  of  E.  G.  Knight,  Jackson  Township, ;  Henry,  the  oldest,  a  teacher  of 
the  Carlow  consolidated  schools. 

T.  E.  Hamilton  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  district  schools.  He  began  fanning  for  himself  when  23  years 
old,  renting  land  for  one  year.  In  1894  he  purchased  40  acres  of  land  and 
since  that  time  has  added  to  his  holdings,  now  owning  203  acres.  In  1921 
he  erected  his  fine  modern  home,  which  contains  electric  lights,  hot  air 
heat,  running  water  and  bath.  The  house  is  built  of  cement  and  stucco. 
Mr.  Hamilton  began  breeding,  Aberdeen  Angus  Cattle  in  J916.  He  also 
breeds  high  grade  Jersey  cattle.  Besides  breeding  cattle  Mr.  Hamilton 
is  a  grain  farmer  and  raises  a  great  deal  of  clover.  He  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful and  is  one  of  the  prosperous  farmers  of  Daviess  County. 

On  Jan.  25,  1893,  Mr.  Hamilton  was  married  to  Ollie  Macy,  a  native 
of  Jackson  Township,  and  a  daughter  of  W.  C.  and  Mary  (Nichols)  Macy. 
To  this  union  six  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Eva,  a  graduate 
of  Gallatin  High  School,  now  living  at  home;  Armond,  at  home;  Nuburn, 
at  home ;  Doris,  deceased ;  Marshall,  at  home ;  and  Aleene,  at  home. 

Mr.  Hamilton  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  being  an 
elder.  Mr.  Hamilton  stands  well  in  his  community,  both  for  his  enterpris- 
ing disposition  and  for  his  high  standards  of  civic  welfare. 

L.  C.  Marlow,  a  successful  merchant  of  Jamesport,  was  born  Jan.  19, 
1857,  in  Livingston  County,  the  son  of  W.  H.  and  Amanda  (Hutchinson) 
Marlow. 

W.  H.  Marlow  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1834.  He  came  to  Missouri 
many  years  ago,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Jackson  Township,  Livingston 
County.    In  making  the  trip  from  Kentucky,  Mr.  Marlow  drove  a  team  of 


434  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

oxen.  During  the  Civil  War  he  served  under  General  Price  in  the  Con- 
federate Army.  Mr.  Marlow  became  a  successful  farmer  of  Livingston 
County  and  at  one  time  was  the  owner  of  1000  acres  of  land.  After  many 
years  of  farming  he  retired  and  resided  in  Chillicothe,  until  his  death  in 
June,  1911.  Mr.  Marlow  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Citizens  Bank  of 
Jamesport,  which  is  now  extinct.  He  also  organized  many  other  banks, 
Mrs.  Marlow  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1840.  She  died  Jan.  27,  1921.  To  W. 
H.  and  Amanda  (Hutchison)  Marlow  three  children  were  born,  as  follows:^ 
L.  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Belle,  the  wife  of  Barton  Hosman,  Colo- 
rado Springs,  Colo. ;  Benjamin,  residing  on  the  old  home  farm  in  Livingston 
County. 

L.  C.  Marlow  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools.  When  a  young  man  he  became  engaged  in  farming,  later 
becoming  heir  to  some  land.  He  now  owns  300  acres  of  well  improved  land 
in  Jackson  Township,  Livingston  County,  upon  which  he  has  made  exten- 
sive improvements.    It  is  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  Livingston  County. 

In  1914  Mr.  Marlow  left  the  farm  and  became  engaged  in  the  hardware 
and  implement  business  at  Jamesport,  in  partnership  with  J.  W.  Harris, 
who  died  soon  after.  Mr.  Marlow  purchased  his  interest  and  then  went 
into  partnership  with  A.  L.  Jenkins,  and  the  firm  name  is  now  known  as 
Marlow  and  Jenkins.  Mr.  Marlow  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Commercial  Bank 
of  Jamesport  and  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Chillicothe,  also  the  Peoples 
Exchange  Bank  of  Jamesport. 

In  1882  L.  C.  Marlow  was  married  for  the  first  time  to  Jennie  Ramsey, 
a  native  of  Jackson  Township,  Livingston  County,  and  a  daughter  of  James 
and  Linnie  (Wingo)  Ramsey,  natives  of  Virginia  and  early  settlers  of  Liv- 
ingston County.  To  L.  C.  and  Linnie  (Wingo)  Ramsey  four  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Howard,  a  first-class  carpenter  and  contractor  of  James- 
port ;  Fay,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Robert  Murphy ;  Edith,  the  wife  of 
Virgil  Dixon  now  at  Trenton ;  Darrell,  carpenter,  Jamesport.  Mrs.  Marlow 
died  Jan  4,  1915.  On  July  2,  1916,  Mr.  Marlow  was  married  to  Ida  (May) 
McClung,  widow  of  H.  F.  McClung,  and  sister  of  Mrs.  John  L.  Leopard,  of 
Gallatin.  Mrs.  Marlow  is  the  daughter  of  Gabe  and  Martha  (Giddens) 
May,  natives  of  Kentucky  and  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  Mr.  May 
is  now  deceased  and  his  widow  lives  in  Gallatin.  By  her  first  marriage, 
Mrs.  Marlow  had  one  son,  Robert  Earl  McClung,  now  residing  in  Kansas 
City.  Mrs.  Marlow  is  a  well  educated  woman,  having  taught  school  in 
Daviess  County,  for  about  11  years. 

Mr.  Marlow  tells  of  his  father  being  engaged  as  a  freighter  across  the 
plains  in  1860  from  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  to  a  Colorado  fort  for  the 
government. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  435 

Mr.  Marlow  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  on  the  township  board  at 
different  times  and  one  term  on  the  Jamesporr"city  board.  He  is  a  Royal 
Arch  Mason.  Mr.  Marlow  has  the  esteem  of  the  residents  of  Jamesport,  as 
well  as  those  of  the  surrounding  territory  and  stands  high  in  the  com- 
munity. 

James  M.  Drummond,  a  well  known  retired  hotel  man  of  Jamesport, 
was  born  June  3,  1853,  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  the  son  of  J. 
P.  and  Sydney  (Nickell)  Drummond. 

J.  P.  Drummond  was  born  in  Monroe  County,  W.  Va.,  Sept.  25,  1813. 
He  was  the  son  of  George  and  Easter  (Boyd)  Drummond,  natives  of  Vir- 
ginia. On  June  14,  1836,  J.  P.  Drummond  was  married  to  Sydney  Nickell, 
a  native  of  Monroe  County,  Va.  In  1839  Mr.  Drummond  left  Virginia  and 
settled  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  purchased  160  acres  of  land  in  Jackson 
Township,  and  carried  on  general  farming  for  a  number  of  years.  To  J. 
P.  and  Sydney  (Nickell)  Drummond  the  following  children  were  born: 
Margaret  N.  Mann;  Elizabeth  E.  Baldwin;  Amanda  J.  Musselman;  Mary 
Barnett ;  George  W.  and  Andrew  J.,  twins ;  William  N. ;  John  K. ;  Caroline 
Jenkins;  James  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Charles  R.  Mrs.  Drum- 
mond died  in  1858.  On  July  14,  1859,  Mr.  Drummond  was  married  for  the 
second  time  to  Maria  F.  Mann.    J.  P.  Drummond  died  Aug.  2,  1898. 

James  M.  Drummond  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Jackson 
Township,  Daviess  County,  and  attended  the  district  schools.  He  then 
carried  on  farming  until  1885,  when  he  moved  to  Jamesport,  where  he 
conducted  a  livery  and  feed  barn,  and  1886  returned  to  the  farm.  In  1887 
he  again  removed  to  Jamesport,  and  was  in  the  Hvery  business  until  1896, 
when  he  engaged  in  the  hotel  business.  In  1910  Mr.  Drummond  moved  to 
Fayette,  Mo.,  to  educate  his  daughter.  He  remained  there  two  years,  then 
returning  to  Jamesport.  He  was  in  the  hotel  business  for  a  few  years,  his 
father  erected  a  two  story  hotel  at  Jamesport,  in  1894.  In  connection  with 
the  hotel,  Mr.  Drummond  also  conducted  a  livery  and  feed  barn,  which  he 
sold  in  1903.    He  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Farmers  Elevator. 

On  Oct.  21,  1886,  Mr.  Drummond  was  married  to  Inez  Thurlow,  a 
daughter  of  David  M.  and  Minta  (Mullens)  Thurlow.  Mrs.  Drummond 
was  born  near  Chillicothe.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thurlow  are  natives  of  Sullivan 
County.  To  James  M.  and  Inez  (Thurlow)  Drummond  one  child  has  been 
born,  Beulah,  now  the  wife  of  D.  J.  Rossa,  Browning,  111.  They  have 
three  children:  Irma;  James  E.,  and  Howard  W.  Roosa. 

Mr.  Drummond  now  owns  part  of  the  old  home  farm  of  120  acres  in 
Jamesport  Township.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  in  1886  served  in  the  office 
of  mayor  of  Jamesport,  and  also  served  as  trustee.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  church,  and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge.     Mr.  Drum- 


436  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

mond  has  met  with  success  in  his  business  because  of  his  energy,  industry, 
and  business  foresight. 

J.  William  DeVorss,  a  prominent  and  successful  merchant  of  James- 
port,  was  born  March  14,  1872,  in  Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  County, 
the  son  of  F.  M.,  also  known  as  Marion,  and  Mary  (Lucas)  DeVorss. 

F.  M.  DeVorss  was  born  in  Jamesport  Township,  Dec.  15,  1851.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  his  early  life,  and  later  came  to  Jamesport,  in  1882,  and 
built  the  present  hotel  building,  which  he  conducted  for  25  years.  He 
died  in  Jamesport,  Sept.  6,  1918.  His  parents  were  John  and  Martha 
(Wiggleworth)  DeVorss,  natives  of  Virginia.  John  DeVorss  was  born  in 
1820,  and  died  in  1900,  in  Jamesport.  When  a  very  small  child  he  came 
to  Missouri  with  his  parents  and  settled  in  St.  Joseph.  They  drove  oxen 
here  from  Virginia,  and  were  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County, 
having  settled  in  Jamesport  Township,  in  the  early  forties.  Mary  (Lucas) 
DeVorss  was  born  in  Grundy  County,  Oct.  9,  1852,  and  died  Feb.  12,  1914. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  DeVorss  are  buried  in  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  Cemetery  at  Jamesport.  Mrs.  DeVorss  was  the  daughter  of 
James  and  Margaret  (Estes)  Lucas,  natives  of  Kentucky  and  early  settlers 
of  Grundy  County  where  they  both  died.  To  F.  M.  and  Mary  (Lucas) 
DeVorss  five  children  were  born,  as  follows:  J.  Wm.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  John  M.,  Nampa,  Idaho;  Charles  0.,  Wichita,  Kans. ;  George  W., 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business  at  Jamesport;  Henry,  Denver,  Colorado. 
Charles  and  George  DeVorss  are  twins. 

J.  William  DeVorss  was  reared  in  Jamesport,  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  there,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1890.  In  1893  he 
traveled  on  the  road  and  later  became  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  at 
Trenton.  Three  years  later,  Mr.  DeVorss  sold  out  his  share  and  became  en- 
gaged in  farming  in  Macon  County,  on  his  father-in-law's  farm.  Then  in 
1900  he  returned  to  Jamesport,  and  opened  a  racket  store.  He  now  owns 
a  variety  store  in  Jamesport,  and  has  a  very  profitable  business.  Mr. 
DeVorss  is  a  stockholder  and  director  in  the  Bank  of  Jamesport,  and  owns 
a  fine  residence  and  several  business  buildings  in  Jamesport. 

On  Dec.  20,  1893,  Mr.  DeVorss  was  married  to  Sarah  E.  Taylor,  a 
daughter  of  James  H.,  and  Elizabeth  (Simms)  Taylor,  natives  of  Tennessee 
and  Kentucky,  and  later  of  Macon  County.  Mrs.  DeVorss  was  born  June 
25,  1873,  in  Macon  County.  She  was  a  teacher  of  music  before  her  mar- 
riage. To  this  union  three  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Earl, 
Trenton ;  Claude,  deceased ;  and  Ruth,  at  home. 

Mr.  DeVorss  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  in  the  oflfices  of  city  mar- 
shal, school  director,  city  collector,  and  on  the  park  board.  He  is  member 
of  the  Methodist  church  and  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Phythias,  Modern 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  437 

Woodmen  of  America  and  the  Yoeman  lodge.  Mr.  DeVorss  is  prominent 
in  business  affairs  of  Jamesport,  and  because  of  his  interest  in  pubHc  affairs 
he  is  ranked  among  the  substantial  citizens  of  the  county. 

James  W.  Long,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Gallatin,  was  born 
Feb.  5,  1859,  in  Shelby  County,  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Sallie  (Whaley) 
Long. 

Joseph  Long  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Md.,  Oct.  9,  1816.  In 
about  1848  he  came  to  visit  an  uncle  in  Marion  County.  He  returned  to 
Maryland,  and  six  years  later  came  back  to  Missouri,  and  married.  He 
then  lived  in  Maryland  until  1855,  when  he  returned  to  Missouri  and  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Shelby  County.  In  March,  1864,  Mr.  Long  removed  to  a  farm 
five  miles  east  of  Paris,  Mo.,  where  he  died  the  same  year,  on  September 
25.  Sallie  (Whaley)  Long  was  born  in  Marion  County,  June  11,  1824. 
After  Mr.  Long's  death  she  married  the  second  time  to  S.  W.  Pugh,  on 
Jan.  9,  1872.  They  removed  to  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County, 
where  James  W.  Long  was  reared.  SaUie  (Whaley)  Long  Pugh  died  on 
June  8,  1904.  Both  of  James  W.  Long's  parents  are  buried  in  the  Marion 
County  Home  Cemetery. 

James  W.  Long  continued  to  farm  the  original  family  farm  for  40 
years  after  the  death  of  his  step-father  in  1876,  and  he  with  his  mother 
purchased  the  land.  Later,  in  1880,  Mr.  Long  bought  out  his  mother's 
share,  made  extensive  improvements,  set  out  a  ten  acre  orchard,  and 
became  one  of  the  largest  fruit  growers  in  the  county.  He  made  many 
exhibits  at  the  street  fairs  in  Gallatin,  and  Trenton,  of  his  apples  and 
always  won  premiums  on  his  entries.  In  1915,  Mr.  Long  sold  his  farm 
and  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  he  now  resides.  He  now  has  a  small  orchard 
and  owns  ten  acres  within  the  city  limits. 

Mr.  Long  was  married  for  the  first  time,  Feb.  10,  1880,  to  Martha  A. 
Mills,  born  Feb.  24,  1848,  in  Grand  River  Township.  She  died  March  7, 
1899.  To  this  union  three  children  were  born,  all  of  whom  are  now 
deceased.  Mr.  Long  was  married  the  second  time  on  Nov.  5,  1901  to 
Rhoda  Smith,  a  native  of  Grand  River  Township,  and  daughter  of  Ephriam 
and  Mary  (Smith)  Smith.  No  children  were  born  to  this  union.  James 
W.  Long  was  one  of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  are  now  deceased  with  the 
exception  of  a  sister,  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  S.  P.  Mills,  Jameson.  In  the 
spring  of  1887,  Mr.  Long  took  to  raise  a  son  S.  W.  Harris,  who  died  April, 
1907,  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.  Mr.  Long  gave  him  an  education.  He 
is  buried  on  Mr.  Long's  lot  in  Grand  River  Cemetery. 

Mr.  Long  breeds  pure  bred  chickens,  Single  Comb  Buff  Orphingtons 
and  Plymouth  Rocks.  He  also  breeds  Jersey  Cows.  Mr.  Long  became  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church  in  Grand  River  Township,  April  1876,  and 


438  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

later  the  Jameson  church,  where  he  now  belongs.  He  is  a  Democrat,  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Long  are  well  known  and  highly  respected  citizens  of  Daviess 
County. 

V.  H.  Scrivner,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Daviess  County,  was 
born  in  Estell  County,  Ky.,  July  4,  1841,  the  son  of  John  and  Hulda  (Tudor) 
Scrivner. 

John  Scrivner  was  born  in  Estell  County,  Ky.,  and  was  a  farmer 
during  his  life.  He  settled  in  Clay  County,  Mo.,  for  a  time,  but  returned 
to  Kentucky  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife.  To  John  and  Hulda  (Tudor) 
Scrivner  three  children  were  born,  two  of  whom  are  now  living;  V.  H.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Hulda,  the  wife  of  Clifton  Oldham,  Long 
Beach,  Calif.  After  his  wife's  death,  Mr.  Scrivner  married  Leu  Ann 
Williams,  and  five  children  were  born  to  this  union,  of  whom  one  is  now  liv- 
ing, Susan,  the  wife  of  Leslie  Oliver,  Richmond,  Ky.  Mr.  Scrivner  died 
in  Kentucky. 

V.  H.  Scrivner  was  reared  in  Kentucky,  and  in  1875  came  to  Daviess 
County,  locating  on  a  farm  near  Winston.  There  he  carried  on  farming 
for  17  years,  later  moving  to  Smith  County,  Kans.,  where  he  remained  for 
19  years.  He  then  moved  to  southern  Nebraska,  and  in  1918,  came  to 
Gallatin,  where  he  now  lives  retired.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Scrivner 
enlisted  in  Company  C,  8th  Regiment  Kentucky  Volunteer  Infantry,  and 
served  for  three  years  and  four  months.  He  was  the  7th  man  to  climb 
Lookout  Mountain  during  the  battle  that  was  fought  "above  the  clouds". 
The  8th  Regiment  remained  there  for  eight  days. 

Mr.  Scrivner  was  married  the  first  time  in  1867  to  Dorothy  Webb,  a 
native  of  Kentucky.  Ten  children  were  born  to  this  union,  as  follows: 
Laura,  the  wife  of  Charles  Barrett,  Red  Cloud,  Neb.;  Mattie,  the  wife  of 
Jesse  Sappe,  deceased ;  Albert,  Eckley,  Colo. ;  Edith,  the  wife  of  Sam  Mount- 
ford,  Red  Cloud,  Neb. ;  Frances,  deceased ;  Oscar,  Haigler,  Neb. ;  William 
J.,  Tulsa,  Okla. ;  Valley,  deceased;  C.  M.,  Red  Cloud,  Neb.;  Susan,  the 
widow  of  Walter  Mays,  Red  Cloud,  Neb.  Mrs.  Scrivner  died  in  Nebraska 
Oct.  8,  1917. 

Mr.  Scrivner  was  married  the  second  time  to  Phoebe  A.  (Witt)  widow 
of  Henry  White.  To  Henry  White  and  Phoebe  A.  (Witt)  the  following 
children  were  born:  W.  H.  White,  Excelsior  Springs;  Jeramiah  Ann,  the 
wife  of  Frank  Ray,  Oilman  City;  George  N.  White,  Liberty  Township; 
Daviess  County;  Ota  B.,  deceased;  Hallack  H.  White,  Excelsior  Springs. 
After  Mr,  White's  death  Mrs.  White  later  married  Judge  Frank  Ewing, 
and  to  this  union  one  child  was  born,  Maud  H.,  the  wife  of  T.  J.  Collins,  of 
Grundy  County,  now  deceased.  After  the  death  of  her  first  husband  Mrs. 
White  removed  to  Gallatin,  where  she  remained  a  widow  four  years,  when 


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she  married  Judge  Ewing.  She  had  been  a  widow  for  22  years  when  she 
married  Mr.  Scrivner  on  July  15,  1918.       • 

Mr.  Scrivner  is  a  Republican  and  has  served  as  constable  and  collector 
for  11  years,  and  was  deputy  sheriff  under  James  H.  Witt.  In  1890  he  was 
one  of  the  census  enumerators.  He  also  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for 
four  years  in  Kansas,  and  was  nominated  in  1888  for  sheriff  but  was  de- 
feated. Mr.  Scrivner  was  nominated  in  Nebraska  for  judge  and  in  1922 
was  nominated  for  police  judge  of  Gallatin.  He  was  educated  in  the 
Estell  County,  Ky.,  district  schools. 

Mr.  Scrivner  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  church,  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  is  the 
owner  of  five  and  a  half  acres  of  well  improved  land  on  the  edge  of  Red 
Cloud,  Nebr.,  and  also  owns  a  fine  residence  in  Gallatin.  Mr.  Scrivner  has 
always  been  a  progressive  citizen  with  high  standards  of  civic  pride  and 
stands  high  in  his  community.  He  has  owned  a  good  deal  of  property, 
both  farms  and  city  and  has  been  very  successful  in  his  undertakings. 

M.  N.  Knight,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  180  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born 
Aug.  9,  1874,  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  the  son  of  James  and 
Sarah  (Peniston)  Knight. 

James  Knight  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  born  Jan.  8,  1843.  During 
the  Civil  War  he  was  a  soldier.  He  came  to  Daviess  County,  after  the 
war  and  settled  in  Union  Township,  where  he  farmed  the  remainder  of  his 
life,  owning  at  his  death,  June  21,  1889,  120  acres  of  well  improved  land. 
Sarah  (Peniston)  Knight  was  a  native  of  Livingston  County.  She  died  in 
1883.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knight  seven  children  were  born,  as  follows :  Oma, 
the  wife  of  George  Jones,  Jamesport;  Verona,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of 
George  Ginder;  V.  E.,  Union  Township;  M.  N.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Jesse,  Bates  County ;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Eugene  Roeark,  Sedalia ;  Mary, 
deceased  was  the  wife  of  Robert  Williams. 

M.  N.  Knight  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  for  himself,  renting  land 
when  very  young.  In  1915,  Mr.  Knight  purchased  his  present  farm  in 
Jackson  Township,  where  he  has  made  extensive  improvements.  He  has 
been  very  successful  in  general  farming  and  stock  raising. 

On  Oct.  4,  1896,  Mr.  Knight  was  marrid  to  Maggie  B.  Macy,  a  daughter 
of  W.  C.  and  Mary  (Nichols)  Macy,  natives  of  Union  Township.  Mr.  Macy 
died  July  20,  1921,  and  Mrs.  Macy  is  now  residing  in  Gallatin.  Mrs.  Knight 
was  born  Jan.  7,  1879,  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County.  To  M.  N. 
and  Maggie  (Macy)  Knight  one  child  was  born,  Macy,  born  Feb.  9,  1898, 
now  employed  at  Cameron. 


440  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Knight  is  a  Democrat,  and  served  in  the  office  of  county  judge  in 
1919  and  1920,  in  the  southern  district.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church  and  of  the  Modern  Woodman  of  America.  Mr.  Knight  is  one  of  the 
rehable  and  progressive  citizens  of  the  county,  energetic  and  far  sighted 
in  his  methods  of  business  and  dependable  in  his  deahngs. 

T.  R.  Shockley,  a  qualified  embalmer  and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  the 
Shockley  &  Stapleton  Furniture  and  Undertaking  Establishment,  was  born 
in  Bogle  Township,  Gentry  County,  July  22,  1868,  the-  son  of  L.  L.  and 
Calrissa  (Schooler)  Shockley. 

L.  L.  Shockley  was  born  in  Gasconade  County,  Mo.,  Dec.  21,  1826,  and 
came  to  Gentry  County,  Aug.  31,  1846.  He  entered  160  acres  of  land  in 
Bogle  Township  and  improved  it.  He  married  first,  a  Miss  Burgess  and 
to  this  union  seven  children  were  born,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and 
the  remaining  four  are  as  follows :  Minerva,  later  Mrs.  Jackson,  died  at 
Hopkins,  in  Nodaway  County,  in  1903 ;  Martha,  married  Mr.  Korn,  and 
died  in  Bogle  Township  in  1915;  Victoria,  now  Mrs.  Ray  of  Colorado;  and 
Nevada,  now  Mrs.  Korn  of  Grant  City. 

•  Mr.  Shockley  was  married  the  second  time  in  Worth  County  in  1867  to 
Clarissa  Scholer  and  to  this  union  one  child,  T.  R.,  the  subject  of  this 
review,  was  born.  Mrs.  Shockley  died  on  the  home  place  in  April,  1876, 
and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  the  Old  Brick  Church. 
Lunsford  L.  L.  Shockley  was  married  the  third  time  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Green  in  1880.  She  died  in  1896.  Mr.  Shockley  died  Dec.  5,  1899  and  his 
remains  are  buried  in  the  New  Friendship  Cemetery. 

T.  R.  Shockley  attended  the  public  schools.  His  first  teacher  was 
Robert  M.  Ross  who  taught  the  Shockley  school  which  was  located  on 
the  Shockley  farm.  Mr.  Shockley  farmed  the  home  place,  later  becoming 
owner  of  84  acres  of  it.  In  1901  he  bought  80  acres  more,  and  in  1907  he 
sold  the  first  part  of  his  holdings,  later  selling  the  remainder.  He  moved 
to  Albany  in  1906  and  in  1908,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Edward  E. 
Stapleton  and  bought  the  Holden  Furniture  and  Undertaking  Establish- 
ment. In  1911  Mr.  Shockley  became  sole  owner  of  the  establishment  and 
since  then  he  has  conducted  same  as  an  up  to  date  furniture  and  under- 
taking business.     A  year  later  Mr.  Shockley  became  an  embalmer. 

T.  R.  Shockley  was  married  Feb.  22,  1900  to  Mattie  E.  Quigley,  a 
daughter  of  James  and  Eliza  (Malsom)  Quigley  of  Athens  Township.  Mrs. 
Shockley  was  born  in  Gentry  County  and  attended  the  Eureka  school 
which  was  located  on  her  father's  farm.  She  later  was  a  student  at  the 
Stanberry  Normal  School  and  qualified  herself  to  teach.  The  death  of  her 
stepmother  however  necessitated  her  remaining  at  home. 

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and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  is  an  able  and  industrious  business 
man,  one  who  is  qualified  to  make  the  success  which  has  marked  his  en- 
terprises. Mr.  Shockley  tells  some  interesting  things  relating  to  the  his- 
tory of  his  father,  Lunsford  L.  L.  Shockley,  who  was  an  astute  business 
man  and  had  many  adventures.  He  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Mexican 
War  and  was  sent  to  St.  Louis  where  he  remained  stationed  for  several 
weeks,  but  was  never  sent  to  the  scene  of  the  struggle.  Years  later  he 
enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War  on  the  Confederate  side  and  served 
three  months  under  General  Sterling  Price.  Mr.  Shockley  was  unable  to 
read  or  w,rite  but  he  was  very  apt  in  figuring  out  the  amount  due  him  on 
stock,  making  all  of  his  calculations  "in  his  head"  but  with  absolute 
accuracy. 

J.  W.  Tolbert,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Sept.  18,  1858,  in  Monroe 
County,  W.  Va.,  the  son  of  Charles  Alex  and  Mary  (Meadows)  Tolbert. 

Charles  Alex  Tolbert  was  born  in  Virginia,  where  he  farmed  until  his 
death.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  West  Virginia  and  died  there.  They  were 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  one  of  whom  is  deceased.  J.  W.  Tolbert,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Virginia,  and 
educated  in  the  pubhc  schools.  He  was  the  only  member  of  the  Tolbert 
family  to  come  to  Missouri.  In  1873  he  came  to  Vernon  County,  and  the 
following  year  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  rented  land  for  a  few  years, 
later  buying  a  farm  of  70  acres  south  of  his  present  farni.  Mr.  Tolbert 
purchased  his  present  farm  in  1902,  where  he  has  made  extensive  improve- 
ments. 

J.  W.  Tolbert  was  married  Aug.  5,  1880,  to  Ada  Poage,  who  was  born  on 
the  farm  where  she  now  resides,  Sept.  24,  1863,  the  daughter  of  Samuel 
D.  B.  and  Sallie  (Allen)  Poage,  natives  of  Greenbrier  County,  W.  Va.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Poage  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  two  of  whom  are 
deceased.  They  came  to  Missouri  in  1855,  locating  on  the  farm  now  owned 
by  J.  W.  Tolbert.  Mr.  Pogue  was  one  of  the  prosperous  farmers  of  the 
county.     Both  he  and  his  wife  are  deceased. 

To  J.  W.  and  Ada  (Poage)  Tolbert  seven  children  have  been  born,  as 
follows :  Bessie,  the  wife  of  Forrest  Poage,  Grand  River  Township ;  Gar- 
nett.  Grand  River  Township;  Bert,  Union  Township;  Sidney,  Concordia, 
Kans.;  Samuel,  Trenton;  Roy,  Gallatin;  Winifred,  a  stenographer,  grad- 
uated from  Gem  City  Business  College,  Quincy,  111.,  on  Dec.  23,  1921. 

Mr.  Tolbert  is  a  Democrat.  Twenty-five  years  ago  he  served  as  road 
commissioner  for  a  term  of  two  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church  and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.     Mr.  Tolbert  owns  133 


442  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Union  Township,  and  is  a  substantial  citizen 
of  his  community. 

E.  A.  Croy,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  123  acres  of  land,  was  born  Dec.  13,  1863, 
in  Madison  County,  Iowa,  the  son  of  Sampson  and  Susan  (Railsback)  Croy. 

Sampson  Croy  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  and  carried  on  general 
farming  during  his  life.  He  removed  to  Iowa  and  later,  in  1865,  came  to 
Daviess  County,  locating  on  a  farm  in  Grand  River  Township.  Two  years 
later  Mr.  Croy  moved  to  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his  son,  E.  A.  Croy. 
Mr.  Croy  died  there  in  1898.  Mrs.  Croy  was  a  native  of  Kentucky.  She 
died  in  Western  Kansas.  To  Sampson  and  Susan  (Railsback)  Croy  three 
children  were  born,  as  follows:  Malen,  residing  in  western  Kansas;  E.  A., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Mary,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  D.  H. 
Sherrard. 

E.  A.  Croy  was  reared  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  attend- 
ed the  district  schools.He  began  farming  on  rented  land,  at  the  age  of  22 
years.  In  1888  Mr.  Croy  purchased  a  farm  in  Grand  River  Township, 
which  he  improved.  He  removed  to  the  old  farm  place  in  Union  Township 
in  1893.  He  has  made  extensive  improvements  and  now  carries  high  grade 
stock.  Mr.  Croy  purchased  the  farm  two  years  after  taking  possession  of 
it. 

On  March  11,  1888,  Mr.  Croy  was  married  to  Ida  Hays,  a  native  of 
Jamesport,  born  Dec.  27,  1869,  the  daughter  of  John  and  Caroline  (Everly) 
Hays.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hays  were  natives  of  Iowa  and  Missouri.  To  E.  A. 
and  Ida  (Hays)  Croy  eight  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Lillie  M.,  the 
wife  of  Virgil  Jenkins,  Grand  River  Township;  Fleet  E.,  Grand  River 
Township;  Synthia,,  the  wife  of  E.  D.  Brown,  Grand  River  Township; 
Naomi  Fay,  teacher  in  the  home  district ;  Mary  A.,  teacher  in  the  district 
schools;  Dorothy,  deceased;  Glenn  H.,  attending  high  school;  Olive,  at 
home. 

Mr.  Croy  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  He  is 
a  stockholder  of  the  Farmers  Co-operative  Store,  at  Gallatin.  Mr.  Croy 
is  a  reliable  citizen,  industrious  and  enterprising.  He  merits  the  esteem 
with  which  he  is  held  in  the  community. 

James  Franklin  Johnson,  deceased,  was  a  well  known  farmer  and  land 
owner  of  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Dec.  5,  1837,  in  Rap- 
pahannock County,  Va.,  the  son  of  David  and  Fannie  (Huff)  Johnson, 
natives  of  Virginia.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Johnson  were  natives  of  Green 
County,  Ohio,  who  came  to  Daviess  County,  before  the  Civil  War. 

James  Franklin  Johnson,  enlisted  during  the  Civil  War  in  the  2nd 


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Ohio  Artillery,  and  served  the  last  two  years  of  the  war.  He  then  came 
to  Daviess  County,  where  his  parents  had  settled  in  Union  Township,  and 
there  he  remained  the  rest  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  married  in  1866  in  Ohio,  to  Mary  J.  Johnson,  a 
native  of  Rappahannock  County,  Va.,  born  Aug.  5,  1835.  She  died  on 
Oct.  28,  1915.  To  this  union  seven  children  were  born  as  follows:  Turner, 
deceased;  Quint,  Sioux  City,  Iowa;  Melvin,  bachelor,  living  on  the  home 
place;  Frances,  at  home;  Eugene,  bachelor,  living  on  the  home  place. 
The  other  children  died  in  infancy. 

James  Franklin  Johnson  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  First  Nat- 
ional Bank  of  Gallatin.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  March  31,  1906,  he 
owned  500  acres  of  land  in  Union  Township.  His  hobby  was  the  purchas- 
ing of  land.  After  his  death  his  property  was  divided  among  his  children. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat. 

Melvin  Johnson  was  born  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  Oct. 
12,  1871.  He  was  educated  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  home  farm.  Mr. 
Johnson  now  owns  450  acres  of  land  in  Union  Township.  He  served  on 
the  township  board  for  eight  years  and  is  well  and  favorably  known  in 
Daviess  County. 

Eugene  Johnson  was  born  in  Union  Township,  Aug.  6,  1876.  He  was 
educated  in  the  district  schools  and  has  been  engaged  in  farming  during 
his  entire  life.  He  owns  633  acres  of  land  in  Union  and  Grand  River 
Township,  being  the  place  where  "Adam's  Grave"  is  located.  Every  year 
the  Mormons  visit  this  grave. 

Frances  Johnson  is  unmarried  and  keeps  house  for  her  two  brothers. 
She  was  born  Nov.  2,  1873,  in  Union  Township.  She  owns  the  home  place 
and  130  acres  of  land. 

James  Franklin  Johnson  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a  man  of  integrity 
and  industry.  He  was  one  of  the  reliable  and  substantial  men  of  his 
community. 

H.  C.  McMahan,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  225  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was 
born  Jan  3,  1867,  in  Jamesport  Township,  the  son  of  J.  F.  and  Sarah 
(Mann)  MaMahan. 

J.  F.  McMahan  was  born  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  July  1, 
1835.  He  carried  on  general  farmer  during  his  life  and  lived  on  several 
different  farms  in  Daviess  County.  He  lived  in  Jamesport  for  28  years, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  business.  J.  F.  McMahan  was  the 
son  of  James  McMahan  an  early  settler  of  Missouri.  Mrs.  J.  F.  McMahan 
was  born  in  Virginia,  March  2,  1835,  and  she  now  lives  in  Jamesport.    Mr. 


444  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  . 

McMahan  died  June  17,  1919,  and  is  buried  in  the  Jamesport  Cemetery. 
To  J.  F.  and  Sarah  (Mann)  McMahan  three  children  were  born,  as  follows: 
Lydia,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  J.  H.  Edwards ;  Mollie,  the  wife  of  L.  R. 
Smith,  Jamesport;  and  H.  C,  the  youngest,  subject  of  this  sketch. 

H.  C.  McMahan  was  reared  on  the  farm  and  educated  in  the  district 
schools.  At  the  age  of  21  years  he  rented  land,  later  in  1890  purchasing 
160  acres,  upon  which  he  now  carries  on  general  framing  and  stock  raising. 
Mr.  McMahan  is  a  prominent  breeder  of  Duroc  Jersey  hogs. 

On  April  21,  1891,  Mr.  McMahan  was  married  to  Olivia  Wetzel,  a 
native  of  Clinton  County,  Pa.,  and  a  daughter  of  Reuben  and  Matilda  (Poor- 
man)  Wetzel.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wetzel  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania  who 
came  to  Daviess  County  in  1870,  locating  on  a  farm  in  Jackson  Township. 
They  are  both  now  deceased. 

To  H.  C.  and  Olivia  (Wetzel)  McMahan  five  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows:  Fern,  farming  the  home  place;  Hubert,  Colorado;  Mildred,  a 
teacher ;  Julian,  Nebraska ;  Gertrude,  the  wife  of  E.  F.  Bedford,  Hale,  Mo. ; 
and  Howard,  living  at  home. 

Mr.  McMahan  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 
He  is  a  stockholder  of  the  Peoples  Bank  of  Jamesport,  of  which  he  was  an 
organizer.  Mr.  McMahan  is  an  energetic  man  who  stands  well  in  the 
esteem  of  his  neighbors  and  fellow  citizens. 

W.  T.  Brown,  a  prominent  and  successful  stock  buyer  of  Jamesport, 
and  owner  of  240  acres  of  land  in  Jamesport  Township,  was  born  Aug.  29, 
1853,  in  Grand  River  Township,  the  son  of  Moses  and  Elizabeth  (Wiles) 
Brown. 

Moses  Brown  was  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  removed  to  Daviess  County, 
about  1838,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  during  his  entire  life.  He 
served  in  the  office  of  county  judge  for  two  terms.  He  made  his  home  in 
Gallatin  for  a  number  of  years  prior  to  his  death,  which  occurred  when  he 
was  71  years  of  age.  His  wife  was  born  in  South  Carolina,  and  died  when 
about  72  years  old.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  are  buried  in  Brown  Ceme- 
tery, Gallatin.  To  Moses  and  Elizabeth  (Wiles)  Brown  13  children  were 
born,  of  whom  four  are  now  living  as  follows:  W.  T.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  A.  C,  Cheyenne  County,  Kans. ;  A.  T.  Altamont;  and  Missouri 
the  wife  of  D.  D.  Dean,  Winston. 

W.  T.  Brown  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County.  He  was 
engaged  in  farming  after  his  marriage  in  Lincoln  Township,  for  about 
20  years,  after  which,  in  about  1897,  he  removed  to  Jamesport,  where  he 
purchased  240  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  city  limits  on  the  north.  Here 
Mr.  Brown  has  since  been  engaged  in  buying  and  shipping  stock  to  all  parts 


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of  the  country.     He  has  been  very  successful  in  his  work  and  is  widely 
known. 

On  Feb.  22,  1873,  Mr.  Brown  was  married  to  Susan  Croy,  a  native  of 
Grand  River  Township,  and  a  daughter  of  Alex  and  Sophia  (Railsback) 
Croy.  To  this  union  one  child  was  born,  Mary,  the  wife  of  D.  T.  Reed, 
Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reed  have  two  child- 
ren, Hugh  and  Clinton  Reed. 

Mr.  Brown  is  a  Republican  and  has  served  as  a  justice  of  the  peace  in 
Lincoln  Township.  He  is  a  stockholder  of  the  Commercial  Bank  of  James- 
port.  Mr.  Brown  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  of  which  he  is  a 
deacon.  He  is  a  substantial  and  reliable  citizen  who  has  made  a  success  in 
life  by  virtue  of  his  energy,  his  progressive  ideals  and  his  enterprising 
methods. 

Daniel  Landes,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Jamesport,  who  departed  this 
life  May  10,  1922,  was  born  Feb.  2,  1852,  in  Grand  River  Township,  the  son 
of  Levi  and  Mary  (Wiles)  Landes. 

Levi  Landes  was  born  in  Henry  County,  Ind.,  and  came  to  Daviess 
County  in  the  early  days  when  it  was  but  a  wilderness.  He  got  his  land 
in  Grand  River  from  the  government  and  carried  on  general  farming  until 
his  death.  Mrs.  Landes  was  also  a  native  of  Henry  County.  They  were 
the  parents  of  twelve  children,  four  of  whom  are  now  deceased. 

Daniel  Landes  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  began  for  himself  at  the 
age  of  22  years,  purchasing  his  land  on  time  payments.  '  He  was  unable 
to  build  a  house  at  first,  so  lived  in  a  small  building  16x16  feet  which  he 
built.  Mr.  Landis  owned  40  acres  of  land  then,  and  by  adding  to  it  from 
time  to  time  he  owned  255  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Grand  River 
Township.  1897  he  erected  a  two  story  house  containing  eight  rooms, 
and  also  a  large  barn.  Mr.  Landes  was  a  well  known  feeder  of  cattle  for 
20  years,  and  was  very  successful  in  his  work. 

Mr.  Landes  was  married  three  times,  the  first  time  being  to  Martha 
E.  Kemp,  now  deceased.  To  this  union  five  children  were  born,  two  of 
whom  are  now  living ;  Flora  Belle,  the  wife  of  Albert  Terry,  Gault ;  Neuma, 
the  wife  of  William  Courtney,  Ewing. 

Mr.  Landes  was  married  the  second  time  to  Sallie  Hyett.  No  children 
were  born  to  this  union.  The  third  marriage  of  Mr.  Landes  was  to 
Martha  E.  Beeler,  a  native  of  Sullivan  County,  a  daughter  of  Noah  and 
Mary  Ann  (Jones)  Beeler.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beeler  were  natives  of  Virginia 
and  Alabama,  who  came  to  Sullivan  County,  in  the  early  days.  They  re- 
moved to  Daviess  County  in  1857,  and  located  near  Pattonsburg,  where 
Mrs.  Landes  lived  until  about  22  years  ago,  when  she  removed  to  James- 


446  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

port,  where  she  and  her  father  lived.  She  clerked  in  J.  P.  Malon's  store 
until  her  marriage,  Oct.  11,  1905.  No  children  have  been  born  to  this 
union. 

Mr.  Landes  was  a  stockholder  in  the  Bank  of  Jameson,  at  Jameson, 
of  which  he  was  an  organizer.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church.  Mr.  Landes'  success  in  life  was  due  to  hard  work,  good 
management,  and  the  ability  to  overcome  the  many  reverses  he  encountered 
in  his  work.     He  was  a  highly  esteemed  citizen  of  his  community. 

John  W.  McClaskey,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  and  merchant  of 
Gallatin,  was  born  Oct.  4,  1951,  near  Aubery  Grove,  Jamesport  Township, 
the  son  of  Albert  and  Martha  (Roger)  McClaskey. 

Albert  McClaskey  was  born  in  Indiana,  Jan.  11,  1826.  He  owned  a 
grist  and  saw  mill  in  Gallatin,  and  later  one  in  Aubery  Grove,  and  one  in 
Livingston  County.  In  1854  Mr.  McClaskey  went  to  California,  in  search 
of  gold.  He  died  there  a  year  later.  Mrs.  McClaskey  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, March  8,  1828.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  McClaskey  she  was  married 
to  Lathan  Goben,  and  to  that  union  one  child  was  born,  Elijah  Goben,  living 
in  Oklahoma.  To  Albert  and  Martha  (Koger)  McClaskey  three  children 
were  born,  as  follows :  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Lee,  Gallatin ;  John  W.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  James  M.,  Union  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mrs. 
Goben,  the  mother  of  John  W.  McClaskey,  died  Nov.  30,  1905. 

John  W.  McClaskey  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  on  a  farm.  In 
1886  he  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  he  became  engaged  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness. Later  he  was  in  the  produce  business  at  Tipton,  and  in  1888  he  re- 
turned to  Gallatin,  where  he  became  engaged  in  the  shipping  of  live  stock 
to  the  eastern  markets.  Then  in  1893,  Mr.  McClaskey  went  into  the  trans- 
fer business  until  1910,  when  he  conducted  a  grain  and  seed  business  for 
four  years.  He  then  retired  in  1915,  after  which  he  did  a  great  deal  of 
traveling  about  the  country.  In  1916,  Mr.  McClaskey  built  an  all  modern 
bungalow  in  the  eastern  section  of  Gallatin.  It  is  built  of  native  stone 
and  is  one  of  the  attractive  residences  of  the  city. 

On  Aug.  22,  1876,  Mr.  McClaskey  was  married  the  first  time  to  Alice 
V.  Smith,  a  native  of  Spencer,  Va.  They  were  married  at  Mt.  Ayr,  Iowa, 
and  to  this  union  four  children  were  born,  of  whom  two  are  now  living; 
Forrest,  the  wife  of  C.  E.  Harris,  Phoenix,  Ariz. ;  and  E.  C,  Fresno,  Calif. 
Mrs.  Alice  (Smith)  McClaskey  died  Sept.  20,  1888. 

Mr.  McClaskey  was  married  the  second  time  to  Lucy  Fannie  (Estes) 
Smith,  on  Jan.  23,  1909.  She  was  the  widow  of  George  Smith.  Mrs. 
McClaskey  was  born  in  Rappahannock  County,  Va.,  and  her  parents  were 
pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County.     To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McClaskey  two 


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children  were  born,  as  follows :  Martha  Yates,  at  home ;  and  Harry  Newton, 
deceased. 

A  brother  of  Mr.  McClaskey,  James  M.,  narrowly  escaped  losing  his 
life  when  a  baby.  While  he  was  playing  on  the  floor  of  the  house,  and 
his  mother  busy  with  her  work,  a  large  hog  walked  in  through  the  door, 
grabbed  the  baby  and  ran  off  with  it.  Mrs.  McClaskey  was  able  to  rescue 
it  before  any  harm  was  done. 

In  politics  Mr.  McClaskey  is  a  Democrat.  In  1914  he  was  elected 
mayor  of  Gallatin,  which  office  he  held  for  a  term  of  two  years.  At  that 
time  the  power  house  was  moved  to  higher  ground.  During  his  adminis- 
tration, Mr.  McClaskey  had  a  hard  time  fighting  bootleggers.  He  was  also 
mayor  of  Spencer,  W.  Va.,  from  1877  until  1878,  where  he  was  employed 
as  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store. 

Mr.  McClaskey  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  of  the  Baptist 
church.  He  is  well  and  favorably  known  in  Gallatin,  and  takes  an  interest 
in  the  affairs  of  his  town. 

Novia  Doak,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Monroe  Township, 
was  born  Nov.  26,  1886,  in  Union  Township,  a  son  of  Rev.  Peter  P.  and 
Lucretia  (Parker)  Doak. 

Peter  P.  Doak  was  born  in  Sullivan  County,  Feb.  28,  1848.  In  1880 
he  married  Lucretia  Parker,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and  daughter  of  James 
M.  and  Eliza  (Lewis)  Parker.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doak  were  the  parents  of  six 
children,  as  follows:  Harry,  Union  Township;  Novia,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  Edgar,  living  with  his  mother,  and  a  daughter  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  Doak  died  in  1919. 

Novia  Doak  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  attended  the 
public  schools  at  Gallatin.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  remained  on  the 
home  farm  until  he  was  21  years  old,  when  he  began  farming  with  his 
brother  Olin  E.  They  owned  157  acres  of  land.  In  1912  he  sold  his  share 
to  his  brother  Olin,  and  purchased  his  present  farm  from  0.  R.  Whitt.  It 
had  been  improved  by  John  New  of  California.  Mr.  Doak  has  made  ex- 
tensive improvements  on  the  farm,  having  erected  a  cement  silo  14x35 
feet. 

April  26,  1908,  Mr.  Doak  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Bonnett,  a  daughter 
of  P.  M.  and  Jeanette  (Fittspatrick)  Bonnett,  natives  of  Iowa.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bonnett  lived  in  Daviess  County,  for  about  ten  years.  Mr.  Bonnett 
died  several  years  ago  and  his  widow  now  resides  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
Mrs.  Doak  was  born  in  Carroll  County. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Doak  three  children  have  been  born;  Zella  Irene,  at 
home;  Novena  Edith,  at  home;  and  Edna  Christina,  deceased. 


448  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr,  Doak  owns  95  acres  of  land  and  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Short- 
horn cattle.  He  is  also  a  feeder  of  hogs  and  cattle,  and  breeder  of  Rhode 
Island  Red  chickens. 

Mr.  Doak  is  a  Democrat  and  served  on  the  township  board.  He  was 
justice  of  the  peace  for  four  years,  and  is  now  constable  and  collector  of 
Monroe  Township.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America.  Mr.  Doak  has  been  unusually  successful  and  is  consid- 
ered one  of  Monroe  Township's  most  efficient  citizens. 

Sam  C.  Killam,  successful  manager  of  the  insurance  work  for  12 
companies  and  the  president  of  the  Albany  Chamber  of  Commerce,  was 
born  in  Morgan  County,  111.,  Nov.  5,  1880,  the  son  of  Thomas  H.  and  Lida 
C.  (Clark)  Killam. 

Thomas  H.  Killam  and  Lida  C.  Clark  were  married  in  Illinois  and  came 
to  Harrison  County,  Mo.,  in  1882,  where  they  bought  a  farm  in  Washington 
Township,  and  where  they  continued  to  live  until  the  fall  of  1898,  when 
they  moved  to  Grant  City.  There  Mr.  Killam  went  into  the  grain  and 
stock  business  which  he  continued  to  conduct  until  the  spring  of  1902, 
when  he  came  to  Albany  and  bought  the  Graves  Hardware  store.  He  re- 
mained the  in  the  hardware  business  until  1909.  He  is  now  located  in 
Duluth,  Minn.  To  the  union  of  Thomas  H.,  and  Lida  C.  (Clark)  Killam 
the  following  children  were  born:  Samuel  C,  the  subject  of  this  review; 
Edith  L.,  a  teacher  in  Duluth,  Minn.;  Lawrence  T.,  a  resident  of  McMinn- 
ville,  Ore. ;  and  John  W.,  now  working  for  the  United  States  Steel  Corpor- 
ation in  Duluth,  Minn. 

Samuel  C.  Killam  graduated  from  the  Grant  City  High  School  in  1901, 
and  then  spent  one  year  as  a  student  in  William  Jewell  College  at  Liberty. 
He  later  entered  the  hardware  business  with  his  father  and  remained  in 
this  work  until  1909.  The  next  three  years  he  was  with  E.  K.  Williams. 
In  1914  he  engaged  in  the  furniture  business  at  Mt.  Ayr,  Iowa.  In  the 
spring  of  1916,  Mr.  Killam  went  into  the  insurance  business  and  opened  his 
present  office,  where  he  handles  the  work  in  connection  with  fire,  tornado, 
hail,  and  automobile  insurance.  From  August,  1918,  until  July,  1921,  Mr. 
Killam  clerked  in  the  Gentry  County  Bank. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Albany  was  organized  on  Feb.  8,  1921, 
as  an  outgrowth  of  the  former  Commercial  Club.  At  the  first  meeting 
of  the  new  organization  there  were  30  men  present,  at  the  second  meeting, 
two  weeks  later,  there  were  75  men  present.  The  membership  of  the 
organization  is  now  267  and  the  work  of  the  members  is  already  felt  as  a 
strong  integrating  force  in  the  town.     Mr.  Killam  was  elected  president  of 


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the  new  club  and  was  reelected  for  1922.  Mr.  Killam  has  proved  himself 
admirably  fitted  to  the  position.  In  April,  1922,  Mr.  Killam  was  appointed 
acting  postmaster  of  Albany. 

Sam  C.  Killam  was  married  June  7,  1911,  to  Linnie  N.  Lainhart,  a 
daughter  of  Robert  P.  and  Melcenia  (Sampson)  Lainhart.  Mr.  Lainhart 
was  a  grocer  in  Albany  for  almost  35  years.  He  retired  from  active  busi- 
ness life  a  few  years  before  his  death  which  occurred  in  February,  1920. 
His  remains  are  buried  in  Highland  Cemetery.  His  widow  now  lives  at 
Albany.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Killam  have  one  daughter,  Merilee. 

Mr,  Killam  is  a  member  of  Athens  Lodge  No.  127,  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons  and  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  at  Albany,  also  the  Josephus 
Council  Albany  Commandry,  and  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star.  He  is 
a  past  officer  in  all  of  these  lodges  except  the  Council.  He  belongs  also  to 
the  Yoeman  Lodge  and  to  the  Knights  of  Constantine  at  St.  Joseph.  Mr. 
Killam  is  the  chairman  of  the  Republican  Central  Committee  of  Gentry 
County  and  has  held  this  position  for  the  past  four  years.  He  is  a  pro- 
gressive man,  one  who  manifests  foresight  in  his  business  affairs  and  high 
ideals  in  the  community  in  his  political  views,  and  in  his  direction  of  the 
work  of  the  Albany  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chris- 
tian church,  being  an  active  worker  in  that  church,  and  is  now  a  deacon. 

W.  R.  Handy,  who  operates  a  real  estate,  farm  loans  and  abstract 
office  in  Gallatin,  was  born  near  Horse  Cave,  Ky.,  Jan.  18,  1865.  His 
parents  were  David  W.  and  Mary  (Cook)  Handy  to  whom  eight  children 
were  born.  Six  of  them  are  still  living:  J.  B.,  a  merchant  and  banker  at 
Coffey ;  A.  H.,  in  the  mercantile  business  in  Kansas  City ;  Ida,  married  A.  H. 
Thompson  of  Sioux  City,  Iowa;  W.  R.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Ollie,  the 
Wife  of  J.  P.  Stanley  of  Topeka,  Kans. ;  and  C.  P.,  a  resident  of  Rocky  Ford, 
Colorado. 

David  W.  Handy  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1830.  He  married  Mary 
Cook  in  Kentucky.  She  was  born  in  Pennsylvania.  They  came  to  Daviess 
County  in  the  late  spring  of  1865,  and  for  12  years  lived  on  a  farm.  At 
the  end  of  that  time  they  moved  to  Coffey,  where  Mr.  Handy  engaged  in 
the  mercantile  business.  He  was  a  successful  man,  and  at  one  time  owned 
790  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  site  of  Coffey.  He  was  one  of  the  well 
known  stock  feeders  of  the  community,  and  a  man  highly  esteemed 
throughout  the  county.  His  wife  died  at  Coffey  in  1910,  at  the  age  of  76 
years,  and  he  died  at  the  same  town  in  1914.  The  remains  of  both  are 
buried  in  the  Masonic  Cemetery  there.  They  were  members  of  the  Baptist 
church,  and  Mr.  Handy  was  a  Democrat  in  his  political  views. 

W.  R.  Handy  grew  up  at  Coffey  and  attended  the  schools  there.     In 


450  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

1883  he  entered  Grand  River  College  at  Edinburg,  and  remained  for  a 
year  taking  the  commercial  course.  He  then  became  a  student  in  the  Gem 
City  Business  College  at  Quincy,  111.,  and  then  became  connected  with  his 
fathers'  business.  He  conducted  a  store  for  his  father  and  G.  B.  Duke,  at 
McFall  in  1886.  The  next  year  he  went  back  to  Coffey,  where  he  again 
entered  the  mercantile  business,  and  remained  in  it  until  Fbruary,  1889, 
when  he  accepted  a  position  as  clerk  for  Irving  Brothers.  In  1891,  he 
with  J.  H.  Townsend,  W.  T.  Osborn,  C.  A.  Stout,  J:  H.  Gilchrist  became  the 
organizers  of  the  Gallatin  Dry  Goods  and  Grocery  Company,  and  Mr.  Handy 
was  placed  in  charge  of  the  dry  goods  department,  and  was  also  the  sec- 
retary of  the  company.  In  1892  he  was  forced  to  resign  from  his  work 
because  of  his  health,  and  a  year  later  he  became  associated  with  S.  D. 
Stephens  in  the  real  estate  and  loan  business.  In  1896  this  enterprise  was 
incorporated  as  the  Stephens  Farm  Loan  Company,  and  in  1914,  the  firm 
went  into  the  hands  of  a  receiver.  Following  this  Mr.  Handy  began  mak- 
ing loans  for  himself,  and  has  now  established  an  excellent  business. 

Mr.  Handy  was  married  on  Sept.  5,  1889  to  Lillian  Dugger,  born  in 
Madison  County,  111.,  in  April,  1869,  the  daughter  of  Cornelius  Dugger. 
Mr.  Dugger  spent  all  of  his  life  in  Illinois,  where  he  died,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Handy  had  six  children  born  to  their  union:  Vada  I.,  married  to  Charles 
Blizzard  of  St.  Joseph ;  Dean  E.,  Beggs,  Okla. ;  Glenn  D.,  living  at  Rocky 
Ford,  Colo. ;  Giles  K.,  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph ;  and  Dorothy  and  Mary, 
both  at  home. 

Mr.  Handy  was  elected  mayor  of  Gallatin  in  1902  and  held  that  office 
until  1906.  A  few  years  before  that  time  he  was  appointed  a  member  of 
the  advisory  committee  to  put  water  and  lights  in  the  city.  He  served  as 
chairman  of  the  central  county  committee  and  was  the  congressional  com- 
mitteeman for  the  Third  District  for  his  political  party.  During  the 
World  War,  Mr.  Handy  served  on  the  Council  of  Defense,  the  Food  Admin- 
istration Board,  Agricultural  Extension,  and  was  the  sale  director  for  the 
Third  and  Fourth  Liberty  Loans  for  Daviess  County.  He  also  had  charge 
of  all  overseas  Christmas  packages  for  the  soldiers.  In  1916  he  was  asked 
by  the  council  to  take  the  city  clerkship  and  was  assigned  to  the  work  of 
helping  plan  the  rebuilding  and  extension  of  the  old  water  plant.  He 
also  served  on  the  building  committee  for  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  building.  On 
March  15,  1921,  Mr.  Handy  was  presented  with  a  silver  medal  from  the 
Home  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  City,  in  recognition  of  25  years 
of  continuous  service  with  that  company,  during  which  time  he  had  been 
their  fire  adjustor  for  his  district. 

Mr.  Handy  is  a  Democrat  and  is  identified  with  the  Baptist  church. 


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He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  one  of  the  well  known  men  of  the  county,  a 
reliable  and  substantial  citizen  who  has  always  manifested  keen  discerning 
interest  in  everything  that  pertains  to  the  improvement  and  growth  of  his 
community. 

W.  T.  Cooper,  deceased,  was  one  of  the  well  known  men  of  Gallatin, 
and  of  the  northwestern  part  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  at  Gallatin  Dec. 
8,  1857,  the  son  of  John  and  Maria  (Trotter)  Cooper. 

John  Cooper  and  his  wife  were  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  He 
was  born  on  April  8,  1825.  He  was  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  for  service  and  was  assigned  to  Company 
M.  4th  Regiment,  Missouri  Militia.  When  the  rush  to  Oklahoma  began, 
Mr.  Cooper  went  west,  and  staked  a  claim  on  the  present  site  of  the  town 
of  Enid.  He  improved  this  land,  and  later  moved  to  Hennesy,  Okla., 
where  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business.  He  died  at  Hennesy,  April  8, 
1889.  His  wife,  Marie  (Trotter)  Cooper,  was  born.  May  12,  1834,  and  died 
in  August,  1908.  Two  of  the  children  born  to  John  Cooper  and  his  wife 
grew  to  maturity:  W.  T.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  and  Nannie,  married 
G.  P.  Rush,  and  is  now  dead. 

W.  T.  Cooper  was  reared  at  Gallatin,  and  attended  the  Gallatin  school. 
Early  in  his  life  he  became  interested  in  mercantile  pursuits.  He  clerked 
in  Etter's  store,  and  later  became  interested  in  the  jewelry  business.  He 
disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  jewelry  store  and  became  a  traveling  sales- 
man for  the  Tom  Ray  Cutlery  Company  of  Kansas  City.  He  continued  in 
that  work  for  15  years,  and  then  accepted  a  similar  position  with  the 
Quincy  Stove  Company  of  Quincy,  111.  He  remained  in  that  work  until  his 
death,  June  18,  1921. 

W.  T.  Cooper  was  married.  May  28,  1885,  to  Leona  Casey  at  Gallatin. 
Mrs.  Cooper  was  born  at  Richmond,  Feb.  18,  1865,  the  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Martha  (Mann)  Casey.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Casey  died  when  their 
dughter  was  13  years  old,  and  the  little  girl  was  taken  to  Gallatin,  where 
she  grew  up  in  the  homes  of  her  uncle,  E.  M.  Mann,  and  her  aunt,  Mrs. 
Belle  Sheets.  Mrs.  Cooper  attended  the  school  at  Gallatin,  and  later  was 
a  student  in  Christian  College  at  Columbia.  To  the  union  of  W.  T.  and 
Leona  (Casey)  Cooper  the  following  children  were  born:  Maybelle,  married 
Dr.  W.  L.  Howard,  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Horticulture  department 
of  Berkeley  College,  and  spent  the  summer  of  1921  in  Europe ;  Mattie,  the 
wife  of  J.  M.  Evvard,  an  instructor  in  the  Animal  Husbandry  Department 
of  the  Agricultural  College  at  Ames,  Iowa;  T.  E.,  a  physician,  a  sketch  of 


452  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

whose  life  appears  in  a  later  paragraph;  and  Nannie  Rush,  a  successful 
teacher  at  Pattonsburg.  Mrs.  Cooper  has  the  following  grandchildren: 
Thomas,  Robert,  Edwin  and  Walter,  Jr.,  Howard ;  Margaret,  John  C,  and 
Martha  J.  Evvard ;  and  Clarence  Casey  Cooper. 

W.  T.  Cooper  was  a  Democrat,  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church 
to  the  support  of  which  he  always  contributed  most  liberally.  He  belonged 
to  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  and  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  lodges.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  the  oldest  member 
of  the  latter  lodge  in  Gallatin.  He  was  a  firm  believer  in  good  educational 
advantages,  and  it  was  his  plan  for  all  his  children  to  receive'  college 
degrees.  For  13  consecutive  terms,  one  of  his  children,  and  part  of  the 
time  two  of  them,  were  students  in  the  Missouri  state  university.  Mr. 
Cooper  always  felt,  however,  that  an  investment  in  an  education  meant 
more  for  his  children,  than  any  accumulation  of  property  could  ever  mean 
later  on.  He  was  a  man  whose  friends  were  numbered  by  the  scores.  His 
business  called  him  into  many  towns,  and  various  parts  of  the  state. 
Wherever  he  went  he  made  staunch  friends.  As  a  business  man,  he  was 
alert  and  energetic,  and  his  customers  always  had  the  greatest  respect  for 
his  judgment.  As  a  citizen,  he  held  ideals  of  civic  progress  and  believed 
most  thoroughly  in  city  government.  He  was  the  kind  of  man  whose 
presence  in  the  community  is  an  asset,  and  whose  death  is  a  real  loss. 

Thomas  E.  Cooper,  a  progressive  physician  and  surgeon  of  Gallatin, 
was  born  Nov.  6,  1890,  the  son  of  W.  T.  Cooper,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
Dr.  Cooper  grew  up  in  Gallatin  and  in  1908,  he  entered  the  Missouri  State 
University.  He  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  or  Arts  in  1912; 
entered  the  Medical  College  of  St.  Louis  University  at  St.  Louis,  and  in 
1914  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  there.  For  the  next  three 
and  one-half  years  he  was  an  intern  in  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital,  where 
he  received  training  that  was  both  practical  and  scientific. 

In  January,  1918,  Dr.  Cooper  received  a  commission  as  a  medical 
officer  for  service  in  the  World  War.  He  served  in  several  camps,  and  was 
then  sent  overseas  with  No.  227  Aero  Squadron.  In  July,  1919,  he  was 
discharged  from  service,  and  returned  to  Gallatin,  where  he  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  He  attained  the  rank  of  captain  before  receiv- 
ing his  discharge. 

Dr.  Cooper  was  married  in  August,  1916,  to  Flora  Kreis,  and  to  this 
union  one  child,  Clarence  Casey,  was  born.  Mrs.  Cooper  died  in  October, 
1917,  at  the  age  of  22  years.  On  March  20,  1921,  Dr.  Cooper  was  married 
to  Alleyne  Yates,  a  daughter  of  Howard  and  Lulu  Yates  of  Gallatin. 

Dr.  Cooper  is  a  Democrat,  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church  and 


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belongs  to  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  He  is  a  young  man  of 
keen  intellectual  and  professional  ability,  and  has  established  an  excellent 
practice  in  Gallatin. 

The  Cooper  family  is  one  of  the  well  and  favorably  known  families  of 
Daviess  County. 

Shannon  Adkison,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Monroe 
Township,  was  born  June  6,  1868,  in  Madison  County,  Ky.,  a  son  of  Thomas 
and  Nancy  Belle  (Broaddus)  Adkison. 

Thomas  Adkison  was  born  Dec.  24,  1832,  in  Kentucky.  He  was  a 
farmer  during  his  entire  life.  In  1879  he  came  to  Missouri  from  Moultrie 
County,  111.,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Clinton  County.  In  1884  he  moved 
to  Daviess  County.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G, 
United  States  First  Kentucky,  Volunteer  Cavalry.  He  enlisted  Aug.  20, 
1861,  and  was  discharged  Dec.  31,  1864.  Mr.  Adkison  was  a  Republican 
and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  at  Gallatin.  His  wife,  Nancy  Belle 
Broaddus  was  born  in  Madison  County,  Ky.,  Oct.  10,  1846,  and  died  July 
2,  1920.  Mr.  Adkison  died  Dec.  19,  1921,  at  the  home  of  his  son  in  Monroe 
Township. 

Thomas  Adkison  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  six  children:  Cora,  the 
wife  of  George  Rea,  Clinton  County;  Shannon,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Mary,  the  wife  of  W.  P.  Stone,  Drumright,  Okla. ;  Lukette,  Lathrop ;  Anna, 
deceased ;  Bertha,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  J.  W.  Allsup. 

Shannon  Adkison  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Daviess  County,  and  was 
educated  in  the  district  schools  of  Monroe  Township.  When  he  became  of 
age  he  rented  a  farm  from  his  father.  In  1892  Mr.  Adkison  was  married 
to  Emma  Lynch,  a  native  of  Monroe  Township,  and  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  A.  (Moore)  Lynch,  natives  of  Ohio.  Mrs.  Adkison  taught 
school  several  years  before  her  marriage. 

In  1902  Mr.  Adkison  purchased  the  Taylor  farm  in  Section  8,  Monroe 
Township.  He  improved  it  and  sold  it  in  1910.  He  then  purchased  a 
farm  in  Sheridan  Township,  after  which  he  again  moved  to  Union  Town- 
ship. After  owning  several  farms,  Mr.  Adkison  bought  the  farm  which 
he  now  occupies  in  Monroe  Township.     In  1913  he  built  a  modern  residence. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adkison  ten  children  have  been  born,  two  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  as  follows:  Thomas  R.,  Monroe  Town- 
ship; Robert,  deceased,  was  inducted  into  service  during  the  World  War, 
and  assigned  to  Company  D,  138th  Infantry,  35th  Division,  sailed  for 
overseas  May  3,  1918,  and  was  killed  in  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne  Forest, 
Sept.  27,  1918,  and  his  body  was  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery  at  Gallatin, 
Aug.  14,  1921;  Rosa,  the  wife  of  Samuel  D.  Halcomb,  Union  Township; 


454  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Ross,  Monroe  Township ;  Mary,  teacher  in  Union  Township ;  Reva,  at  home; 
Frances,  at  home ;  Rayburn,  at  home. 

Mr.  Adkison  is  a  Repubhcan,  He  owns  150  acres  of  land  in  Monroe 
Township,  which  is  well  improved.  Mr.  Adkison  has  put  much  energy, 
thought  and  time  into  his  business  of  farming  and  stockraising,  and  merits 
the  marked  success  which  he  has  made. 

Levi  P.  Cox,  one  of  Caldwell  County's  efficient  farmers,  and  owner  of 
930  acres  of  land  in  Harrison  and  Jacksan  Tow'nships,  was  born  Dec.  23, 
1857,  a  son  of  Levi  P.  Cox,  Sr..  and  Elizabeth  (Stamper)  Cox. 

Levi  P.  Cox,  Sr.,  was  born  Jan.  20,  1817,  in  Williamsburg,  Ky.,  and 
came  to  Missouri  the  summer  of  1840,  settling  on  what  is  known  as  part  of 
the  old  L.  P.  Cox  farm  in  Jackson  Township.  Mr.  Cox  was  married  Sept. 
30,  1841,  to  Elizabeth  Stamper.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cox  eight  children  were 
born,  as  follows :  Larkin  J.,  Born  Aug.  12,  1843,  was  shot  during  the  battle 
of  Corinth,  Miss.,  which  caused  his  death  Nov.  1,  1862,  aged  19  years; 
Lucy  M.,  was  born  Sept.  26,  1844,  married  Reuben  Ketron,  Edinburg,  and 
she  died  at  the  age  of  26  years;  Emily  Cox,  born  Nov.  22,  1845,  was  the 
wife  of  I.  T.  Minnick,  now  deceased,  and  she  is  now  living  in  St.  Joseph, 
Mo. ;  Nathan  T.  Cox,  born  Nov.  12,  1847,  now  living  in  Gainesville,  Texas, 
and  the  owner  of  500  acres  of  land  there  on  which  he  raises  wheat,  oats, 
etc.;  Maria  A.  Cox,  born  April  11,  1851,  died  Sept.  24,  1864,  at  the  age  of 
13  years ;  Joseph  M.  Cox,  born  Feb.  25,  1853,  living  on  his  farm  in  Jackson 
Township ;  Jess  Cox,  born  April  6,  1860,  died  in  infancy ;  Levi  P.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  John  S.  Cox,  born  May  13,  1861,  died  March  22,  1905, 
aged  43  years,  at  his  home  in  Breckenridge,  Mo. 

Levi  P.  Cox,  Sr.,  died  Jan.  20,  1886,  at  the  age  of  69  years,  and  his 
wife  died  May  18,  1864,  at  the  age  of  38  years.  Mr.  Cox  died  at  Brecken- 
ridge, and  his  wife  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County. 

Levi  P.  Cox,  Jr.,  was  six  years  old  at  the  time  of  his  mother's  death. 
He  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm,  and  received  his  education  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  the  high  school  of  Breckenridge.  After  completing  his 
education,  Mr.  Cox  began  farming  in  Jackson  Township.  In  1896  he 
moved  to  Breckenridge,  where  he  has  since  resided. 

Mr.  Cox  was  married  for  the  first  time  Sept.  10,  1879,  to  Sarah  F. 
Mauzey,  of  Piatt  County.  To  this  union  five  daughters  were  born,  as  fol- 
lows: Mollie  E.,  the  wife  of  G.  B.  Grumbine  of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla.,  was 
born  Sept.  27,  1880,  and  has  four  children :  Lucy  J.,  Born  Sept.  3,  1882,  is 
the  wife  of  F.  N.  Campbell  of  Cameron,  and  they  have  two  children ;  Minnie 
May,  born  Nov.  15,  1884,  married  F.  L.  Runkle,  of  Denver,  Colo.,  and  died 
Dec.  11,  1918,  at  the  age  of  34  years,  leaving  three  small  children;  Clarrisa 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  455 

D.,  was  born  Aug.  27,  1888,  and  was  the  wife  of  John  H.  Benney,  of  Breck- 
enridge,  and  died  June  21,  1915,  at  the  age  of  26  years,  leaving  a  small 
daughter;  Mattie  Lee,  a  twin  sister  of  Clarissa,  now  the  wife  of  Richard 
M.  Hicks,  living  on  the  old  homestead,  Daviess  County,  and  they  have  three 
children.     Mrs.  Cox  died  June  22,  1894,  at  the  age  of  34  years. 

Mr.  Cox  was  married  the  second  time  to  Mary  Bell  Wood,  of  Macon, 
July  1,  1896.  To  this  union  one  son  was  born  who  died  in  infancy,  and  a 
daughter,  Vivian  I.  Cox,  now  the  wife  of  Jess  B.  McClure  of  Kansas 
City.  Mrs.  McClure  was  born  Aug.  5,  1899.  They  have  one  daughter. 
Mrs.  Cox  died  March  15,  1911,  at  the  age  of  53  years. 

Mr.  Cox  was  married  Nov.  26,  1914  to  Mrs.  Laura  A.  Brogan,  of  Macon, 
and  they  now  reside  in  Breckenridge,  where  he  erected  a  modern  residence. 

Mr.  Cox  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Modern  Woodmen  of  America, 
Eastern  Star,  Yoeman  lodge,  and  the  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Security.  He 
has  served  on  the  Breckenridge  School  Board  and  also  on  the  council.  Mr. 
Cox  has  been  successful  because  of  his  energy  and  perserverance.  He  is 
one  of  the  dependable  citizens  of  Caldwell  County  and  is  widely  and  favor- 
ably known. 

Dr.  J.  T.  Nugent,  a  successful  physician  and  surgeon  of  Winston,  Mo., 
was  born  May  31,  1884,  on  a  farm  in  Audrian  County,  the  son  of  George  and 
Melissa  (McGee)  Nugent. 

George  Nugent  was  born  near  Frankfort,  Ky.,  and  his  wife  was  born 
near  Greencastle,  Va.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  of  whom 
two  are  now  living:  William,  hardware  merchant  of  St.  Joseph;  and  Dr. 
J.  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Dr.  J.  T.  Nugent  was  reared  in  Monroe  County,  and  lived  with  an  aunt 
Mrs.  Tom  Adams,  his  mother  having  died  when  he  was  three  months  old. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  Paris,  Mo.,  high  school  and  spent  two  years  at 
the  state  university  in  the  medical  department.  He  then  attended  the 
Washington  University  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  June 
1919,  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  Dr.  Nugent  was  then 
appointed  house  physician  of  the  Martha  Parsons  Hospital,  where  he  re- 
mained for  one  year.  He  then  practiced  at  Centralia,  where  he  remained 
until  May,  1921.  At  that  time  Dr.  Nugent  began  practicing  medicine  and 
surgery  in  Jamesport,  where  he  established  a  good  practice,  and  remained 
there  until  June,  1922,  when  he  began  practice  at  Winston. 

On  June  24,  1913,  Dr.  Nugent  was  married  to  Anna  Harris,  a  native 
of  Audrian  County.  While  growing  up  in  practically  the  same  neighbor- 
hood with  Dr.  Nugent,  they  did  not  become  acquainted  with  each  other 


456  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

until  a  year  before  their  marriage.  Mrs.  Nugent  is  a  graduate  of  Columbia 
College  and  taught  school  for  two  years.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Robert 
G.  and  Mary  E.  (Proctor)  Harris,  natives  of  Boone  County.  Mr.  Harris 
is  now  deceased  and  his  widow  resides  in  Centralia. 

To  Dr.  J.  T.  and  Anna  (Harris)  Nugent  one  child  has  been  born 
Thomas  Harris  Nugent,  born  June  17,  1914. 

Dr.  Nugent  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  lodge 
and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chris- 
tian church,  and  of  the  Knights  of  Phythias.  Dr.  Nugent  is  a  substantial 
citizen  of  Daviess  County  and  a  progressive  man  in  his  profession. 

John  Francis  Green,  deceased,  was  born  in  Gentry  County  in  the  house 
where  his  widow  now  lives,  July  20,  1868.  His  parents  were  John  and 
Sarah  J.  Green,  the  latter  now  living  at  Albany  at  the  age  of  79  years. 

John  Green,  the  father  of  John  Francis  Green,  was  born  in  Richland 
County,  Ohio,  Sept.  5,  1822,  the  son  of  William  Green,  native  of  Massa- 
chusetts, and  Martha  (Stanton)  Green,  born  in  Connecticut.  John  Green 
came  to  Gentry  County  in  1849,  and  that  same  year  was  employed  by  the 
government  to  work  on  the  western  plains.  In  the  spring  of  1850  he  went 
to  California  where  he  remained  for  three  years  engaged  in  mining.  At 
the  end  of  that  time  he  returned  to  Gentry  County,  where  he  lived  until 
his  death,  Jan.  2,  1882.  His  remains  are  buried  in  the  Carter  Cemetery. 
He  was  a  large  land  holder,  owning  at  the  time  of  his  death,  705  acres.  On 
Dec.  8,  1864,  John  Green  married  Sarah  J.  Glendenning,  and  to  this  union 
the  following  children  were  born :  Wliliam  H.,  a  farmer  in  Bogle  Township ; 
John  Francis,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Edwin  P.,  of  Athens  Township; 
Clara  A.,  deceased ;  and  EfRe,  now  Mrs.  Abarr  of  Bogle  Township, 

John  Francis  Green  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Gentry  County, 
and  followed  farming  all  of  his  life.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  owned 
264  acres  of  land,  and  was  a  man  of  prominence  in  his  lines  of  work.  He 
died,  Sept.  7,  1915,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Highland  Cemetery. 
His  son,  John  Ervin,  now  runs  the  home  farm. 

John  Francis  Green  was  married  Jan.  10,  1892  to  Phoebe  E.  Burgess, 
a  daughter  of  Thomas  E.  and  Nancy  J.  (Mahoney)  Burgess.  Thomas  E. 
Burgess  was  born  in  Gascanade  County,  Jan  23,  1838,  and  died  in  Gentry 
County,  June  9,  1915.  His  remains  are  buried  in  Grand  View  Cemetery. 
He  served  in  the  Union  Army  for  three  years  and  nine  months  during  the 
Civil  War.  His  wife  was  born  in  Ripley  County,  Ind.,  March  28,  1844,  was 
married  in  Bogle  Township  in  1866,  and  lived  in  Gentry  County  ever  since. 
Her  children  were:  Orlando  Ransom,  deceased;  Phoebe,  now  Mrs.  Green; 
Emma,  the  wife  of  J.  W.  Siddens;  Cora,  the  wife  of  George  Goode,  of 
Merino,  Col. ;  G.  E.,  a  resident  of  Albany ;  Flora,  married  to  Charles  Redd, 


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and  living  on  the  Burgess  farm  in  Bogle  Township ;  Perry,  living  in  Boone, 
Col. ;  and  Almina,  the  wife  of  W.  DeWitt  of  California. 

To  the  union  of  John  Francis  and  Phoebe  E.  (Burgess)  Green  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born :  John  Erwin,  born  Nov.  17,  1892 ;  Vesta,  living 
at  home ;  and  Verna  J.,  died  at  the  age  of  three  years. 

In  1912  the  members  of  the  Green  family  held  a  family  reunion  at  the 
home  of  John  Francis  Green,  and  more  than  100  were  present.  Among  the 
cherished  possessions  of  Mrs.  Green  is  the  collection  of  photographs  made 
on  the  day  of  the  Green  reunion.  The  guests  were  all  descendents  of 
either  William,  Daniel,  John,  Julia  or  Caroline  Green. 

John  Francis  Green  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  at  Albany.  He  was  a  man  esteemed  in  his  community  for  his 
integrity,  and  spirit  of  cooperation  in  all  civic  affairs. 

George  B.  Koch,  a  prominent  business  man  and  president  of  the 
Peoples  Exchange  Bank  of  Jamesport,  was  born  in  Clinton  County,  Mo., 
Oct.  22,  1885,  a  son  of  J.  A.  and  Mary  (Ward)  Koch. 

J.  A.  Koch  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  mary  Ward  Koch  a  native 
of  Illinois.  To  this  union  was  born  three  children,  the  eldest  of  whom  died 
in  infancy,  Geo.  B.,  being  the  second  child. 

George  B.  Koch  was  reared  on  the  farm  and  attending  the  country 
schools,  and  in  1901  entered  William  Jewell  College  at  Liberty,  where  he 
was  graduated  in  1906,  the  youngest  member  of  his  class  with  the  degree 
A.  B.  After  graduation  he  prepared  for  business  life  in  the  Gem  City 
Business  College  at  Quincy,  111.,  and  entered  the  First  National  Bank  and 
Trust  Company,  King  City,  Mo.,  in  1908  as  junior  clerk.  He  left  that  in- 
stitution in  1911  to  organize  the  Peoples  Exchange  Bank  of  Jamesport,  of 
which  he  is  now  president,  and  actively  engaged  in  its  management.  In 
1920  he  again  became  interested  in  the  First  National  Bank  and  Trust 
Company  of  King  City,  as  one  of  the  largest  stockholders  in  that  pioneer 
financial  institution  of  Gentry  County,  and  was  elected  vice-president, 
which  position  he  now  holds. 

On  July  27,  1910,  Mr.  Koch  was  married  to  Anna  Claxton,  a  native  of 
Andrew  County,  and  to  this  union  have  been  born  two  children,  twins, 
Geo.  B.  Jr.,  and  Mary  Ann,  on  Oct.  23,  1914. 

Mr.  Koch  is  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  M.  E.  church  at 
Jamesport,  and  in  1922  was  Worshipful  Master  of  Jamesport  Lodge  No. 
564,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Chancellor  Commander  of  Banner  Lodge  No.  88, 
Knights  of  Phythias,  at  Jamesport.  He  is  also  a  32nd  Degree  Mason  and 
Knight  Templar  and  a  Shriner,  as  well  as  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows, 
Easter  Star,  Phythian  Sisters,  Modern  Woodmen  and  Yoemen  fraternities. 


458  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

and  of  the  last  he  has  served  as  state  treasurer.  Pohtically  he  is  a 
Democrat. 

Mr.  Koch  is  well  known  throughout  his  section  as  a  good  banker  and 
a  live  wire  in  anything  that  tends  to  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  the 
community  in  which  he  lives. 

The  Peoples  Exchange  Bank  of  Jamesport,  Mo.,  was  organized  by 
George  B.  Koch,  on  Dec.  15,  1911.  The  first  officers  were  Judge  John  W. 
Thompson,  president,  H.  L.  Faulkner,  vice-president;  Geo.  B.  Koch,  cashier; 
and  Myrtle  C.  Davis,  assistant  cashier.  In  1917  Geo.  B.  Koch  was  elected 
president  and  J.  Ed  Tye,  cashier,  and  continue  to  the  present  time. 

The  stockholders  are  among  the  most  substantial  citizens  of  James- 
port  and  vicinity.  The  bank  occupies  one  of  the  handsomest  banking 
houses  in  northwest  Missouri,  being  erected  in  1914,  at  a  cost  of  $15,000. 
It  is  strictly  modern  throughout  and  is  built  of  brick  and  concrete  with 
terra  cotta  columns  and  trim  on  the  exterior  and  the  interior  is  finished  in 
Circasian  Walnut. 

The  bank  has  made  a  steady  continuous  growth  from  the  date  of  its 
organization.  Its  resources  now  exceed  $200,000  and  has  a  surjlus  and 
undivided  profit  account  of  $12,500. 

Geo.  B.  Koch,  as  president  and  J.  Ed  Tye  as  cashier  are  the  active 
managers  of  the  bank  and  under  the  guidance  the  bank  has  established  an 
enviable  reputation  as  a  sound,  conservative  financial  institution,  and  as 
such  it  has  upon  its  books  the  names  of  the  most  substantial,  influential 
and  progressive  citizens  of  the  community. 

The  bank  is  a  member  of  the  American  Bankers'  Association,  and 
the  Missouri  Bankers'  Association  and  President  Koch  has  served  the  Mis- 
souri Association  on  several  committees.  During  the  World  War  the  bank 
was  most  liberal  in  supporting  the  Liberty  Bond  and  Red  Cross  work  and 
owned  more  U.  S.  Bonds  than  any  other  in  the  county.  The  U.  S.  Treasury 
Department  presented  them  with  a  special  certificate  expressing  apprecia- 
tion for  the  loyal  support  accorded  the  government  in  the  Liberty  Loan 
drives,  by  the  bank. 

P.  S.  McCue,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Township, 
Daviess  County,  better  known  to  his  many  friends  as  "Jeff,"  was  born  July 
24,  1861,  in  Jackson  Township,  the  son  of  Isaac  M.  and  Martha  J.  (Living- 
ston) McCue. 

Isaac  M.  McCue  was  born  in  Greenbrier  County,  Va.,  April  6,  1830, 
and  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1844.  He  was  a  farmer  during  his  entire 
life.  He  died  July  1,  1904,  in  Jamesport.  Mr.  McCue  was  a  staunch  Dem- 
ocrat and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.     His  wife  was  a  daughter  of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  459 

Dr.  James  and  Eliza  R.  (Tootle)  Livingston,  natives  of  Ohio.  After  re- 
moving to  Grundy  County,  in  1838,  Dr.  Livingston  practiced  medicine  from 
his  farm  which  was  located  on  the  Daviess,  Grundy  and  Livingston  County 
lines.  To  Isaac  M.  and  Martha  J.  (Livingston)  McCue  three  children  were 
born,  as  follows :  J.  L.,  Jamesport ;  Milton  J.,  deceased ;  and  P.  S.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

P.  S.  McCue  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Jamesport.  He  engaged  in  farming  at  the  age  of  28  years,  pur- 
chasing a  farm  in  Grundy  County.  In  1891  he  bought  80  acres  of  land 
in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County,  improved  it,  and  his  son  Paul,  is 
now  farming  it.  Mr.  McCue  now  owns  440  acres  in  Daviess  County,  and  is 
a  well  known  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Spotted  Poland  China  hogs. 

On  Dec.  19,  1889,  Mr.  McCue  was  married  to  Fannie  Peery,  a  native 
of  Livingston  County,  born  July  30,  1873.  She  was  the  daughter  of  John 
H.  and  Elizabeth  (Crews)  Perry,  also  natives  of  Livingston  County.  To 
P.  S.  and  Fannie  (Peery)  McCue  one  child  was  born,  Paul,  the  husband  of 
Manta  Davis,  a  native  of  Gallatin.  They  have  two  children,  Mary  Jane 
and  Martha  McCue. 

Mr.  McCue  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  progressive  citizen,  as  well  as  an 
energetic  farmer  and  stockman,  and  an  asset  to  the  citizenship  of  Daviess 
County. 

Charles  E.  Hays,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jamesport 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Dec.  23,  1877,  in  Jamesport  Town- 
ship, the  son  of  John  B.,  and  Carrie  (Everly)  Hays. 

John  B.  Hays  was  born  in  Iowa,  June  25,  1845.  He  was  a  well  known 
farmer  of  Daviess  County.  He  enlisted  during  the  Civil  War  and  served  in 
the  Militia  and  later  in  the  Missouri  State  Cavalry.  He  was  discharged 
July  7,  1865,  at  Benton  Barracks.  He  then  engaged  in  farming  in  James- 
port Township,  where  he  owned  80  acres  of  land.  To  John  B.,  and  Carrie 
(Everly)  Hays  six  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ida,  the  wife  of  E.  A. 
Croy,  Union  Township;  EfRe,  the  widow  of  George  Harding,  Des  Moines, 
Iowa;  Charles  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Virgil,  living  with  his  mother 
in  Jamesport  Township;  Dora,  also  living  with  her  mother;  and  Walter, 
deceased.  Mr.  Hays  died  Sept.  1,  1883.  His  wife  is  now  living  on  her 
farm  of  120  acres  in  Jamesport  Township. 

Charles  E.  Hays  was  reared  on  the  farm  and  received  his  education  in 
the  district  schools.  When  a  young  man  he  and  his  brother  Virgil  farmed 
their  mother's  land.  Charles  E.  Hays  now  resides  on  his  wife's  farm  of 
185  acres  in  Jamesport  Township,  and  is  widely  known  as  a  successful 
breeder  of  Percheron  horses  and  jacks  for  the  past  nine  years. 


460  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

On  Jan.  31,  1897,  Mr.  Hays  was  married  to  Mary  Lee  Gillilan,  a  native 
of  Jamesport  Township,  and  a  daughter  of  John  D.  and  Angeline  (Thomp- 
son) Gillilan,  natives  of  Nicholas  County,  Va.,  and  Grundy  County.  John 
D.  Gillilan  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1837  with  his  parents  from  Ross 
County,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  Nathan  and  Ann  (Dunlap)  Gillilan,  who 
lived  and  died  in  Jamesport  Township.  John  D.  Gillilan  was  nine  years 
old  when  he  came  to  Missouri.  He  grew  up  on  the  farm  and  attended 
school  in  a  log  cabin  and  attended  school  three  months  out  of  each  year. 
An  uncle,  Robert  Williams,  taught  school  and  later  became  a  judge.  Mr. 
Gillilan  became  very  prosperous  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  in  1895,  was 
the  owner  of  940  acres  of  land.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gillilan  were  the  parents  of 
three  children,  as  follows:  Nathan,  St.  Joseph;  James,  living  with  C.  E. 
Hays ;  and  Mrs.  Hays.  Mrs.  Gillilan  was  born  in  Grundy  County,  the 
daughter  of  Dow  and  Nancy  (Oats)  Thompson,  natives  of  Kentucky  and 
early  settlers  of  Missouri.  Mrs.  GiUilan  died  in  1904,  at  the  age  of  63 
years. 

To  Charles  E.,  and  Mary  Lee  (Gillilan)  Hays  two  children  were  born, 
one  of  whom  died  in  infancy. The  oldest  child,  Pearl,  is  a  graduate  of  James- 
port high  school  and  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Hays  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and 
of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  the  Eastern  Star.  Mr.  Hays  has  been  successful 
because  of  his  thorough  understanding  of  farm  problems  and  of  the  energy 
and  determination  he  has  brought  to  the  handling  of  the  situations  he  has 
met. 

John  B.  Hays,  deceased  was  a  prominent  farmer  in  Daviess  County  for 
many  years.     He  was  a  native  of  Worth  County,  Mo.,  born  June  25,  1845. 

Mr.  Hays  carried  on  farming  during  his  entire  life,  and  came  to  Daviess 
County  when  a  very  young  man.  During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  at  Gall- 
atin, serving  in  the  Militia  for  three  months,  and  furnished  his  own  horse. 
On  Feb.  6,  1864,  Mr.  Hays  reenlisted  in  the  Missouri  State  Cavalry,  Com- 
pany B.  He  was  discharged  July  7,  1865,  at  Benton  Barracks.  He  then 
engaged  in  farming  in  Jamesport  Township,  where  he  owned  80  acres  of 
land. 

On  March  25,  1869,  Mr.  Hays  was  married  to  Carrie  Everly,  the 
daughter  of  William  and  Hanna  (Whitt)  Everly.  Mrs.  Hays  was  born 
Dec.  27,  1849,  in  the  section  now  known  as  Lincoln  Township.  To  John  B. 
and  Carrie  (Everly)  Hays  six  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ida,  the 
wife  of  E.  A.  Croy,  Union  Township ;  Effie,  the  widow  of  George  Harding, 
Des  Moines,  Iowa;  Charles  E.,  Jamesport;  Virgil,  living  with  his  mother  in 
Jamesport  Township ;  Dora,  living  with  her  mother ;  Walter,  deceased. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  461 

Mr.  Hays  died  on  Sept.  1,  1883.  His  wife  is  now  living  on  her  farm  of 
120  acres  in  Jamesport  Township.  In  politics  Mr.  Hays  was  a  Republican 
and  he  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  Mr.  Hays  merited  the  high 
regard  in  which  he  was  held  by  the  community.  He  was  industrious, 
earnest  and  sincere  in  all  phases  of  his  life. 

John  R.  McCoy,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jamesport 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Washington  Township,  on  Dec.  30, 
1860,  the  son  of  Jesse  and  Lodema  (Goodvin)  McCoy. 

Jesse  McCoy  was  a  native  of  Pike  County,  111.,  and  came  to  Daviess 
County,  in  about  1858.  He  died  when  John  R.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  about  15  months  old.  During  his  life  he  was  a  farmer,  and  was  but 
36  years  old  at  the  time  of  his  death.  To  Jesse  and  Lodema  (Goodvin) 
McCoy  six  children  were  born,  of  whom  two  are  now  living:  John  R.,  and 
Sarah  Sprague,  the  latter  now  living  in  Kansas.  Mrs.  McCoy  was  a  native 
of  Pike  County,  111.,  and  some  time  after  her  husband's  death  she  married 
Daniel  Miller.  To  this  union  three  children  were  born,  one  of  whom  is  now 
living,  Mattie,  the  widow  of  W.  T.  Day,  Whitehall,  111.  Mrs.  Miller  died  in 
August,  1920,  at  the  age  of  89  years. 

When  Jesse  McCoy  started  west  from  Illinois  he  settled  in  Kansas.  In 
making  the  trip  he  drove  a  team  of  oxen.  He  lived  in  Kansas  a  short  time, 
then  coming  to  Bates  County,  Mo.,  and  later  to  Washington  Township, 
Daviess  County,  where  he  had  several  friends,  whom  he  had  known  in 
Illinois.  During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  as  a  cook  in  the  Missouri  State 
Militia.  Shortly  after  his  enlistment  he  became  ill  and  was  sent  home, 
where  he  died  soon  after  from  pneumonia  and  fever. 

John  R.  McCoy  has  always  been  a  farmer.  He  became  heir  to  40 
acres  of  land  in  Washington  Township,  which  he  later  sold.  He  has  car- 
ried on  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Jamesport  Township  since  1883.  At 
one  time  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand,  earning  $10  to  $15  a  month.  In  1907 
Mr.  McCoy  removed  to  his  present  farm,  which  was  settled  by  William 
Ashbrook,  an  uncle  of  Mr.  McCoy's  wife.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCoy  now  own 
240  acres  of  well  improved  land,  and  Mr.  McCoy  is  one  of  the  well  known 
and  successful  stockmen  of  his  community. 

On  Jan.  16,  1883,  Mr.  McCoy  was  married  to  Hulda  DeVorss,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Martha  (Ashbrook)  DeVorss,  natives  of  Pickaway  and 
Logan  Counties,  Ohio,  and  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County,  Mrs. 
McCoy  was  born  in  Daviess  County.  Mr.  DeVorss  at  one  time  owned  land 
in  the  heart  of  St.  Joseph. 

To  John  R.  and  Hulda  (DeVorss)  McCoy  two  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows:  Lois,  the  wife  of  C.  E.  Cook,  Jamesport;  and  Mattie,  the  wife 


462  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  Ray  Hayes,  Jamesport.  Mr.  McCoy  has  three  grandchildren:  Carol 
and  Marvin  Hays  and  Martha  Cook. 

In  politics  Mr.  McCoy  is  a  Republican  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
lodge  of  Jamesport.  He  is  an  enterprising  and  progressive  citizen  and  is 
widely  and  favorably  know  in  Daviess  County. 

M.  P.  Whaley,  the  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Albany,  is 
a  member  of  a  family  that  has  been  prominent  in  Gentry  County  for  many 
years  an  that  has  been  a  strong  factor  in  the  rapid  development  of  the 
community.  M.  P.  Whaley  was  born  in  Albany,  the  son  of  R.  L,  and  Mar- 
garet (Clelland)  Whaley. 

R.  L.  Whaley  was  born  in  Georgia,  May  30,  1846  and  came  to  Albany  in 
1874  where  he  practiced  law  until  1904  when  he  became  the  president  of  the 
newly  organized  First  National  Bank.  He  operated  a  lumber  business  in 
connection  with  this  law  practice  and  was  successful  in  both  enterprises. 
Although  seventy-five  years  of  age,  Mr.  Whaley  is  still  an  active  man  of 
business.  Mr.  Whaley  was  married  at  Albany  in  1880  to  Margaret  Clelland, 
a  daughter  of  Peter  Clelland  of  Scotland  where  both  he  and  his  wife  died. 
His  daughter  came  to  the  United  States  with  her  brothers  and  sisters  who 
settled  northwest  of  New  Hampton  in  Harrison  County,  Mo.  To  the  union 
of  R.  L.  and  Margaret  (Clelland)  Whaley  the  following  children  were  born: 
M.  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  0.  T.,  operating  the  Whaley  Milling  Com- 
pany of  Albany ;  and  L.  J.,  the  able  assistant  cashier  of  the  First  National 
Bank,  married  Ollie  Ross  of  Albany;  Margaret  (Clelland)  Whaley  died  in 
August,  1900,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  Highland  Cemetery. 

In  1901,  Mr.  Whaley  was  married  the  second  time  to  Marguerite  Gib- 
son and  to  this  union  one  child,  Martha,  was  born,  now  a  student  in  Palmer 
College.  Mrs.  Whaley's  father,  John  Gibson,  was  born  in  Ayrshire,  Scot- 
land, Sept.  7,  1831  and  came  to  the  United  State  in  1860  where  he  started 
farming  and  stock  raising  near  Portage,  Wis.  He  came  to  Missouri  in 
1868  and  settled  on  a  farm  of  1100  acres,  six  miles  east  of  Albany.  He 
married  Agnes  Clelland  in  Wisconsin  in  1862.  To  this  union  five  children 
were  born:  Agnes,  married  to  James  Gibson  and  lives  six  miles  northeast 
of  Albany;  Mary,  married  William  Main,  now  deceased;  Marguerite,  a 
graduate  of  Edinburg  College,  and  later  a  student  at  Glasgow  College; 
Daniel,  born  in  Wisconsin  in  1867,  a  farmer  and  stockraiser  of  Gentry 
County,  married  Beatrice  Carson  in  1895  to  which  union  three  children 
were  born,  Grace,  John  G.,  of  Hutchinson,  Kan.,  and  Doris,  married  to 
Thomas  C.  Holden  of  Albany,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  in  this  volume. 

M.  P.  Whaley  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Albany  and  holds  a 
diploma  from  the  Northwest  Missouri  College  at  Albany.     He  also  has 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  463 

a  diploma  admitting  him  to  the  practice  of  law  from  Cumberland  Univer- 
sity. Mr,  Whaley  has  been  connected  with  banking  ever  since  he  left 
school.  He  started  as  the  assistant  cashier  in  1909.  This  position  he  has 
filled  in  a  highly  efficient  manner  ever  since.  Members  of  his  family  have 
been  active  in  the  management  of  the  First  National  Bank  since  its  organ- 
ization and  an  interest  in  business,  as  well  as  a  strong  commercial  ability 
are  family  characteristics. 

The  First  National  Bank  of  Albany  was  organized,  April  7,  1904  with 
a  capital  stock  of  $30,000  and  with  the  following  officers:  R.  L.  Whaley, 
President;  V.  R.  Twist,  Vice  President;  B.  F.  Hardin,  Cashier;  and  John 
W.  Pierce,  Roy  F.  Forbis,  Levi  Todd  and  W.  Woodward,  Directors  in  ad- 
dition to  the  regular  officers.  The  present  home  of  the  institution,  a  one 
story  brick  building  on  the  southwest  corner  of  the  Square,  is  owned  by 
the  bank.  The  present  capital  stock  in  $30,000 ;  the  surplus,  $10,000 ;  un- 
divided profits,  $15,000;  and  deposits,  $193,000.  The  present  group  of 
officers  are:  R.  L.  Whaley,  President;  H.  W.  Bare,  Vice  President,  M.  P. 
Whaley,  Cashier ;  L.  J.  Whaley,  Assistant  Cashier ;  and  Miss  Fern  Craven, 
Bookkeeper.  The  first  three  officers  named  above  are  directors  as  are  also : 
W.  H.  Green,  A.  C.  Sampson,  John  Spessard,  and  V.  R.  Twist.  The  bank 
is  one  of  the  stable  and  well  known  institutions  of  the  county  and  has  been 
a  strong  factor  in  the  financial  development  of  the  county. 

M.  P.  Whaley  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
a  Noble  of  the  Shrine,  a  Knight  Templar,  and  a  Thirty-second  Degree 
Mason.  He  has  served  as  the  mayor  of  Albany  for  two  years,  1910  and  1911. 
Mr.  Whaley  is  a  worthy  member  of  his  community. 

Orville  S.  Parman,  veteran  of  the  World  War  and  the  treasurer  of 
Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  this  county  where  his  father  and  grandfather 
both  lived.  He  was  born  in  Athens  Township,  Nov.  15,  1892,  the  son  of 
John  M.  and  Linnie  B.  (Thompson)  Parman. 

John  M.  Parman  was  born  in  Gentry  County  in  1860,  the  son  of  Joseph 
Parman,  an  early  settler  of  the  county  who  died  while  in  the  service  of  the 
Confederate  Arm  during  the  Civil  War.  John  M.  Parman  is  a  farmer  and 
stockman  of  the  county.  He  resides  in  Athens  Township.  To  his  union 
with  Linnie  B.  (Thompson)  Parman  six  children  were  born:  Myrtle,  died 
at  the  age  of  three  years ;  Orville  S.,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  Irwin,  died 
in  infancy ;  Opal,  died  at  the  age  of  20  years ;  Garnett,  living  at  home ;  and 
Ruby,  also  living  at  home. 

Orville  S.  Parman  was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  He  graduated 
from  the  Albany  High  School  in  the  class  of  1914.    He  served  as  deputy 


464  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

county  clerk  under  Mr.  Mothersead  until  February,  1918,  when  he  enlisted 
for  service  in  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  at  Albany  and  was  at  Head- 
quarters Company,  354th  Infantry.  He  went  overseas  on  June  4,  1918 
and  participated  in  the  battles  of  St.  Mihiel  and  the  Meuse  Argonne.  He 
was  at  the  front  for  more  than  two  and  one  half  months  and  returned  to 
the  United  States  on  Jan.  4,  1919.  He  was  mustered  out  of  service  at 
Camp  Funston  on  March  1,  1919. 

On  March  18,  1919,  Mr.  Parman  was  married  to  Bessie  Abington  of 
Albany,  the  daughter  of  E.  P.  Abington.  Her  mother  is  dead.  To  the 
union  of  Orville  S.  and  Bessie  (Abington)  Parman  one  child,  Anna  Lee, 
has  been  born. 

In  November,  1920,  Mr.  Parman  made  the  race  for  the  office  of  county 
treasurer  and  was  elected  by  a  plurality  of  400  votes.  He  is  an  efficient 
officer,  capable  and  just  in  his  dealings.  The  county  is  proud  of  such  young 
men  who  with  honorable  war  records  in  their  past,  are  ready  to  take  up 
civic  duties  and  serve  the  community  with  the  same  energy  with  which 
they  served  the  country  during  the  world  strife.  Mr.  Parman  is  a  member 
of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  Lodge  at  Albany. 

Jesse  T.  Hunter,  who  for  the  past  33  years  has  lived  on  his  present 
farm  located  in  Howard  Township  near  Denver,  Gentry  County,  was  born 
one  mile  east  of  Lone  Star,  Oct.  6,  1856. 

Mr.  Hunter's  father,  James  Hunter,  was  born  in  Tennessee,  Nov.  2, 
1820.  He  settled  in  Harrison  County,  Mo.,  before  the  Civil  War,  and 
bought  240  acres  of  land  three  miles  northwest  of  Martinsville.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Christian  church,  and  ffiled  the  office  of  trustee  in  Dallas 
Township  for  some  time.  He  married  Elizabeth  Grace,  born  in  Ray  County 
in  1832,  and  to  this  union  the  following  children  were  born:  John,  now 
living  on  the  home  place;  W.  A.,  living  in  Dallas  Township,  Harrison 
County ;  Marion  Y.,  deceased ;  Jesse  T.,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  Dorinda, 
now  Mrs.  VanHoozer  of  New  Hampton;  A.  N.,  a  resident  of  Albany;  S.  P., 
of  Lebanon,  Mo.;  and  A.  J.,  living  in  California.  James  Hunter  died  in 
1907  at  the  age  of  87  years,  and  Elizabeth  (Grace)  Hunter  died  in  1894, 
at  the  age  of  62  years.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star 
Cemetery. 

J.  T.  Hunter  attended  the  rural  schools  of  the  county,  and  has  been  a 
farmer  and  stock  raiser  all  of  his  life.  He  owns  111  acres  in  his  home 
farm,  and  40  acres  of  the  Hunter  home  place  in  Harrison  County.  He  does 
general  farming,  but  recently  has  been  renting  out  part  of  his  land.  For 
25  years,  Mr.  Hunter  has  been  interested  in  poultry  raising.  He  keeps 
pure  bred  Light  Brown  Leghorn  Single  Comb  fowls,  usually  having  between 
300  and  400.     He  ships  eggs  for  setting,  and  sells  cockerels.     Mr.  Hunter 


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has  exhibited  some  of  his  pens  at  various  fairs.     In  1920  he  exhibited  at 
Bethany,  and  took  three  first  premiums,  two  seconds  and  one  third. 

J.  T.  Hunter  was  married  in  1878,  to  Rachel  F.  Stephenson,  born  in 
Gentry  County,  the  daughter  of  Wilham  and  Lucinda  (Smith)  Stephen- 
son, the  former  born  in  Kentucky,  April  13,  1813,  and  the  latter  born  in 
Alabama,  April  13,  1834.  They  are  both  now  dead;  Mr.  Stephenson  died 
March  10,  1882,  and  his  widow  died  Feb.  22,  1907.  The  remains  of  both 
are  buried  in  Groom  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Almira,  later  Mrs. 
Wilson,  now  dead;  John  deceased;  Sina  E.,  now  Mrs.  Grable  of  Fort  Worth, 
Tex.,  Terry,  James  H.,  and  Albay,  all  deceased ;  George  on  the  home  place ; 
Rachel  F.,  now  Mrs.  Hunter  W.  H.,  hving  in  Worth  County ;  Margaret,  now 
Mrs.  Gibson  of  Worth  County;  and  Evaline,  now  Mrs.  Stewart  of  Idaho. 
By  a  former  marriage  of  William  Stephenson  to  Anna  Whitson,  he  had  one 
daughter,  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Whitson  of  Gower. 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Hunter  have  three  children:  J.  W.,  born  April  14,  1879, 
educated  in  this  county  and  living  in  Howard  Township  when  he  was  acci- 
dently  killed  by  the  bursting  of  a  fly-wheel  while  sawing  wood,  April  16, 
1901 ;  he  was  married  to  Melinda  Everts  who  now  lives  in  St.  Joseph ; 
Fannie,  born  June  21,  1881,  married  E.  B.  Mounts,  and  lives  in  Harrison 
County  on  the  Hunter  farm;  she  has  two  children.  Hunter  B.,  and  Galie 
Jessahne ;  and  Jessie  Edna,  born  Jan  17,  1889,  died  on  Oct.  4,  1904,  at  the 
age  of  16  years. 

Mr.  Hunter  is  now  serving  his  seond  term  on  the,  township  board  of 
Howard  Township,  and  is  especially  interested  in  the  project  of  good  roads 
for  his  community.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  church,  and  a  relia- 
ble and  substantial  man. 

Charles  H.  Mothersead,  the  efficient  county  clerk  of  Gentry  County, 
was  born  near  McFall  in  this  county,  Dec.  13,  1878,  the  son  of  M.  0.  and 
Nancy  M.  (Elliott)  Mothersead. 

M.  O.  Mothersead  was  born  on  a  farm  adjoining  the  birth  place  of 
his  son,  Charles  H.,  Jan.  27,  1850.  His  father,  Charles  Decatur  Mothersead, 
was  a  native  of  Kentucky  who  came  to  Missouri  in  the  days  when  the  state 
was  a  part  of  the  frontier  country  and  entered  land  northwest  of  McFall. 
He  remained  on  the  farm  which  he  took  up  there  until  his  death.  His  re- 
mains are  buried  in  Busby  Cemetery.  M.  O.  Mothersead  lived  near  McFall 
until  1891  when  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  county  collector.  He  moved 
to  Albany  and  remained  there  while  he  served  two  terms  as  collector.  He 
later  accepted  the  position  of  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Albany  and  was  hold- 
ing that  position  at  the  time  of  his  death  on  Oct.  1,  1918.  His  remains 
are  buried  in  Highland  Cemetery  at  Albany.  He  was  a  man  highly  esteem- 
ed in  the  community.     His  widow,  born  Aug.  21,  1854,  is  now  living  at 


466  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Albany.  To  the  union  of  M.  0.  and  Nancy  M.  (Elliott)  Mothersead  five 
children  were  born:  O.  B.,  married  to  Mamie  Spears  who  was  a  student  at 
Christian  College,  has  been  a  resident  of  Hobart,  Okla.,  for  a  number  of 
years  and  is  the  Assistant  State  Bank  Examiner  of  Oklahoma;  Minnie, 
wife  of  J.  E.  Stone,  a  merchant  of  Perry,  Okla.;  C.  H.,  the  subject  of  this 
review;  Benjamin  F.,  died  Aug.  24,  1921,  was  a  merchant  at  Carthage,  and 
was  married  to  Myrtle  Conard;  and  D.  E.,  married  to  a  Johnson  County 
girl  whom  he  met  while  attending  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Warrens- 
burg,  and  now  living  at  Warrensburg  where  he  is  the  assistant  superinten- 
dent of  public  schools. 

C.  H.  Mothersead  was  educated  in  the  public  school  of  Albany  and 
graduated  from  the  Albany  High  School  in  1896.  He  later  attended  Chris- 
tian College  from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  the  commercial  course. 
For  the  six  years  following  his  graduation  he  taught  school  in  Gentry 
County  and  at  Martinville,  Harrison  County.  He  resigned  at  Martinville 
to  accept  the  position  of  assistant  cashier  in  the  Bank  of  Albany  which 
place  he  retained  until  he  was  elected  clerk  of  Gentry  County  in  1914. 
In  1918  his  county  again  called  him  to  fill  the  same  office  and  he  is  now 
serving  his  seventh  year  in  the  official  capacity  of  county  clerk. 

Mr.  Mothersead  was  married  Aug.  6,  1902  to  Frances  Delle  Roundtree 
of  Albany,  a  native  of  Harrison  County,  and  a  daughter  of  J.  L.  and  Emma 
(Baldwin)  Roundtree.  Mrs.  Roundtree  died  at  Martinsville  and  Mr. 
Roundtree  now  lives  in  Idaho.  To  their  union  two  children  were  born ;  Mrs. 
Mothersead,  and  Ernest  D.,  living  at  Albany.  To  the  union  of  Charles  H. 
and  Frances  Delle  (Roundtree)  Mothersead  four  children  have  been  born: 
Marian,  a  junior  in  high  school,  and  Frances,  Lois,  and  John,  all  students 
in  the  grammer  school. 

Mr.  Mothersead  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
lodge,  and  of  the  Blue  Lodge  Chapter  and  Commandery.  His  great  grand- 
father was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  arm  and  was  killed  in  the  Battle 
of  Pea  Ridge.  His  remains  are  buried  on  the  battlefield.  Mr.  Mothersead's 
family  through  several  generations  have  been  firm  in  their  stand  for  the 
things  they  considered  right  and  Mr.  Mothersead  is  a  man  who  carries  on 
the  family  traditions  and  ideals  of  civic  justice. 

George  P.  Adams,  attorney-at-law  at  Albany,  and  the  probate  judge 
of  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  this  county.  He  was  born  at  King  City, 
June  26,  1875,  the  son  of  Philip  M.  and  Hattie  A.  (Winchester)  Adams. 
His  parents  were  both  members  of  families  whose  names  were  well  known 
in  this  part  of  Missouri. 

Philip  M.  Adams  was  born  in  Park  County,  Ind.,  in  1841,  and  came 
to  Missouri  with  a  brother,  James  Adams,  in  1869.    They  settled  in  Gentry 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  467 

County  where  they  bought  a  farm  near  Island  City.  PhiHp  M.  Adams  was 
an  attorney  and  practiced  law  in  the  county  afterwards  locating  at  King 
City.  He  represented  the  county  in  the  State  Legislatures  of  1870  and 
1871,  serving  Gentry  County  efficiently  and  satisfactorily.  He  was  a  vet- 
eran of  the  Civil  War  in  which  he  served  as  a  member  of  Company  B,  115th 
Indiana  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  in  service  for  three  years  and  later 
kept  up  his  connection  with  his  former  comrades  as  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  Post  at  King  City. 

Philip  M.  Adams  was  married  in  1872  at  King  City  to  Hattie  A.  Win- 
chester. She  was  born  in  Connecticut  in  1852,  the  daughter  of  Edwin  G. 
and  Laura  P.  (Davis)  Winchester.  Her  parents  came  to  Missouri  in  1856 
and  settled  near  King  City.  They  both  died  at  this  home  farm  and  their 
remains  are  buried  in  the  King  City  Cemetery.  To  the  union  of  Philip  M. 
and  Hattie  A.  (Winchester)  Adams  the  following  children  were  born:  two 
infants  deceased;  George  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Maud,  now  the 
wife  of  Paul  M.  Culver,  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Plattsburg.  Philip  M. 
Adams  died  in  1889  and  his  widow  now  lives  in  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

George  P.  Adams  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  King  City, 
later  attending  the  Northwest  Missouri  College  at  Albany  for  two  years. 
He  completed  his  college  work  in  Missouri  State  University  from  which 
he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1898.  For  the  three  years  following  his  grad- 
uation from  the  University,  he  ran  the  Mountain  Grove  Journal  with 
marked  success.  In  1902  he  went  into  the  hardware  business  at  King  City 
and  remained  in  this  work  until  1914.  In  the  fall  of  that  year  he  was 
elected  to  the  office  of  probate  judge  of  the  county  on  the  republican  ticket. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  on  Dec.  31,  1917  and  was  re-elected  probate 
judge  in  1918.  He  is  now  serving  his  seventh  year  in  that  capacity.  That 
his  service  has  been  upright  and  acceptable  to  the  county  is  shown  by  his 
reelection.  On  Jan.  1,  1922,  Mr.  Adams  became  a  partner  in  the  insurance 
business  with  Mr.  Sam  C.  Killam. 

On  Dec.  10,  1902,  Mr.  Adams  was  married  to  Leta  Vincent,  a  native 
of  Marshaltown,  Iowa,  and  the  daughter  of  0.  K.  and  Sophia  (Arnold) 
Vincent,  both  of  whom  died  at  Mountain  Grove  where  their  remains  are 
buried.  Mrs,  Adams  was  educated  in  Iowa  and  Missouri.  She  studied 
music  for  some  time  at  Drury  College  in  Springfield.  To  her  union  with 
George  P.  Adams  three  daughters  were  born :  Ruth,  Harriett,  and  Dorothy. 
Ruth  and  Harriett  are  both  students  in  the  Albany  High  School. 

Mr.  Adams  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
and  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  lodges.  As  a  private  citizen 
and  in  his  official  capacity,  Mr.  Adams  is  a  man  of  integrity,  enterprise,  and 
high  ideals.     He  has  served  his  county  in  the  office  to  which  his  fellow 


468  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

citizens  called  him  with  honesty  and  fairness,  meriting  and  receiving  the 
good  will  of  his  community.  Mr,  Adams  and  family  are  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  Mr.  Adams  is  an  elder. 

Dale  S.  Flowers,  cashier  of  the  Gentry  County  Bank,  a  past  officer  of 
Gentry  County,  and  the  vice  president  of  the  Missouri  Bankers  Association, 
was  born  in  Henry  County,  Iowa,  Nov.  9,  1867,  the  son  of  William  A.  and 
Elizabeth  (Stockton)  Flowers. 

William  A.  Flowers  was  born  in  Ohio  and  settled  near  the  present  site 
of  Stanberry  in  Gentry  County  in  1871.  He  became  a  prominent  farmer 
and  stockman  there.  He  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia  under  Cap- 
tain Comstock  and  was  a  leader  in  public  affairs  until  his  death  at  Stan- 
berry.  His  widow,  a  native  of  Platte  County,  still  lives  at  Stanberry  at  the 
age  of  78  years.  Besides  their  son,  Dale  S.,  the  subject  of  this  review,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Flowers  had  a  daughter,  now  Mrs.  Samuel  M.  Jordan  of  Keytes- 
ville. 

Samuel  M.  Jordan  was  born  in  Gentry  County  and  was  the  first  man 
ever  appointed  to  the  position  of  county  farm  agent  in  the  United  States. 
He  held  this  position  at  Sedalia  in  Pettis  County  and  so  successfully  was 
the  experiment  made  by  Mr.  Jordan  that  the  plan  of  county  agent  work 
has  now  spread  to  every  state  in  the  union.  Much  of  the  popularity  of  this 
rural  movement  is  due  to  the  initial  effort  of  Mr.  Jordan.  Mr.  Jordan  is 
now  the  head  of  the  State  Agricultural  Department  where  he  is  doing  work 
that  is  proving  invaluable  to  the  state.  He  is  a  brother  to  Minnie  (Jordan) 
Flowers,  wife  of  Dale  S.  Flowers.  The  other  Jordan  children  are:  James 
H.,  Louis  P.,  and  John  M.,  all  living  in  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Dale  S.  Flowers  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Stanberry  and 
the  Stanberry  Normal.  He  was  a  clerk  in  the  postofRce  at  Stanberry  and 
then  for  three  years  was  a  clerk  in  the  railroad  mail  service.  He  then  ac- 
cepted the  position  of  deputy  county  clerk  of  Gentry  County  and  remained 
in  this  work  for  four  years  when  he  was  elected  circuit  clerk  and  recorder 
of  the  county  for  two  successive  terms,  serving  in  all  eight  years  in  that 
capacity.  On  Jan.  1,  1903  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Gentry  County 
Bank,  and  has  been  an  efficient  and  popular  member  of  the  official  force  of 
that  institution  ever  since. 

The  Gentry  County  Bank  has  one  of  the  most  interesting  histories 
among  financial  institutions  in  this  part  of  the  state.  It  had  its  beginnings 
in  the  work  of  Charles  G.  Comstock  who  came  from  Albany,  New  York  in 
1859.  He  located  in  Albany  in  this  county  and  became  the  pioneer  banker 
of  the  community,  operating  a  bank  by  himself  from  January,  1870  to  July 
of  the  same  year,  when  the  Exchange  Bank  of  Comstock  and  Millen  was 
established  by  C.  G.  Comstock  and  M.  L.  Millen.    This  firm  continued  to  do 


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business  until  July  24,  1876  when  it  was  succeeded  by  the  Gentry  County 
Bank,  organized  with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000,  thirty  per  cent  of  which 
was  paid  in  at  the  time  of  organization.  The  amount  of  capital  stock  was 
afterwards  reduced  to  $20,000  in  order  to  comply  with  the  banking  laws  of 
the  state.  The  officers  of  the  bank  in  1881  were:  H.  L,  Peery,  President; 
and  M.  L.  Millen,  Cashier ;  with  L.  H.  Peery,  C.  G.  Comstock,  G.  S.  Hundley, 
M.  M.  Campbell,  J.  H.  Degginger,  R.  M.  McCammon,  W.  C.  Porter,  R.  L. 
Wheley,  and  M.  L.  Millen,  Directors.  The  bank  had  a  surplus  of  $9,000  at 
that  time  and  was  located  at  the  present  site  on  the  corner  of  Polk  and 
Wood  streets  at  the  southeast  side  of  the  Public  Square. 

The  bank  has  proved  itself  to  be  a  safe  institution  and  since  the  date 
of  its  establishment  has  made  a  remarkable  growth.  It  is  in  the  hands  of 
men  of  business  acumen  and  commermial  ability  and  is  influential  in  the 
county.  The  present  capital  stock  is  $50,000 ;  the  surplus  and  undivided 
profits,  $71,000;  and  the  deposits  on  June  30,  1921,  $323,614.32  with  no 
bills  payable  nor  money  borrowed  in  any  form.  The  present  officers  are: 
C.  N.  Comstock,  President ;  James  O'Mara,  Vice  President ;  Dale  S.  Flowers, 
Cashier;  J.  D.  Smith,  Assistant  Cashier;  and  C.  N.  Comstock,  Dale  S. 
Flowers,  James  O'Mara,  G.  W.  Reed,  I.  G.  Patton,  J.  H.  Degginger,  and  E. 
Ray  Murphy,  Directors.  C.  N.  Comstock,  J.  H.  Degginger,  and  E.  Ray 
Murphy  are  all  sons  of  men  who  were  connected  with  the  development  of 
this  bank. 

Dale  S.  Flowers  was  married  on  May  4,  1890,  to  Minnie  Jordan,  a 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Ann  (Puterbough)  Jordan.  To  this  union  the 
following  children  were  born:  Aletha,  married  to  Wallace  Applegate  of 
Keytesville ;  Bernice,  the  wife  of  J.  H,  Degginger  of  Albany ;  and  Cleo  J., 
a  bookkeeper  in  the  Gentry  County  Bank. 

Mr.  Flowers  is  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  the  community,  a  man 
who,  as  a  county  officer  was  unprejudiced  and  efficient,  as  an  officer  in  the 
bank  is  competent  and  reliable,  and  as  a  citizen  of  Albany  and  Gentry 
County  is  deservedly  held  in  high  esteem. 

James  D.  Smith,  the  assistant  cashier  of  the  Gentry  County  Bank  and 
a  well  known  citizen  of  Albany,  is  a  native  of  this  county.  He  was  born 
at  Albany,  Sept.  23,  1871,  the  son  of  Milton  and  Mary  (Lainhart)  Smith, 
both  now  deceased. 

Milton  Smith  was  born  in  Athens  Township  in  Gentry  County.  His 
wife,  Mary  (Lainhart)  Smith,  was  born  in  Kentucky,  the  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Nancy  (Smith)  Lainhart  who  came  to  Gentry  County  when  their 
daughter  was  but  a  small  child  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Athens  Township. 
They  both  died  on  this  farm  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Bulla 
Cemetery.    About  1875,  Milton  Smith  went  to  Utah  where  he  engaged  in 


470  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  mining  business  and  where  he  died.  His  widow  later  married  William 
T.  Madden  and  to  this  union  two  sons  were  born :  H.  T.,  now  living  at  Al- 
bany;  and  John  L.,  of  Manhattan,  Kan.,  who  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War; 
he  served  in  the  35th  Division.  Mrs.  Madden  died  in  1915  and  her  remains 
are  buried  in  Highland  Cemetery. 

James  D.  Smith  was  educated  in  the  rural  schools,  later  attending  the 
Albany  High  School  from  which  he  graduated.  He  then  entered  the  Stan- 
berry  Normal  and  was  enrolled  for  a  while  in  the  Northwest  Missouri  Col- 
lege at  Albany.  He  taught  one  term  of  school  at  the  Burton  District  in 
Harrison  County,  then  entered  a  bank  at  New  Hampton  where  he  remained 
for  a  short  time.  In  October,  1895,  he  began  work  as  the  bookkeeper  in 
the  Gentry  County  Bank  at  Albany  and  has  been  the  assistant  cashier  of 
that  institution  for  the  past  eighteen  years. 

James  D.  Smith  was  married  on  March  29,  1896  to  Rosa  E.  Dillon. 
Her  parents  were  Reverend  S.  R.  Dillon,  a  Baptist  minister,  and  Joicy  M. 
(Dotson)  Dillon.  They  are  both  now  living.  Mrs.  Smith  was  born  near 
Lone  Star  and  grew  up  in  Gentry  County.  To  the  union  of  James  D.  and 
Rosa  E,  (Dillon)  Smith  two  daughters  were  born:  Grace,  now  the  wife 
of  C.  0.  Lane,  a  carpenter  of  Albany;  and  Mae  Pauline,  a  student  in  the 
Albany  High  School. 

All  of  the  Smith  family  belong  to  the  Baptist  church.  Mr.  Smith's 
long  service  of  26  years  with  the  Gentry  County  Bank  attests  to  his  busi- 
ness integrity  and  his  efficiency.  His  careful  work  and  his  commercial 
acumen  have  been  invaluable  assets  to  the  institution  with  which  he  has 
been  so  long  connected. 

H.  W.  Bare,  the  well  known  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  H.  W.  Bare 
and  Son  of  Albany,  was  born  in  Jefferson  County,  Ind.,  Feb.  18,  1847,  the 
son  of  David  and  Margaret  (Jones)  Bare. 

David  Bare  was  the  son  of  Henry  Bare,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  who 
moved  to  Jefferson  County,  Ind.,  where  he  died.  David  Bare  died  in  the 
same  county  in  August,  1847.  His  wife,  Margaret  (Jones)  Bare  was  a 
daughter  of  John  W.  and  Nancy  Jones  of  Jefferson  County,  Ind.  Mrs.  Bare 
and  her  parents  moved  to  Kentucky  when  her  son,  H.  W.  Bare,  was  only 
an  infant  and  there  Mrs.  Bare  contracted  a  second  marriage  with  Israel 
Umenseter  and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born:  Nancy,  now  Mrs. 
Varble  living  in  Oldham  County,  Ky.;  and  David,  dead,  who  married  in 
Kentucky  but  left  no  children.  Margaret  (Bare)  Umenseter  died  in  Ken- 
tucky in  1896.  Her  father,  John  Wesley  Jones  was  a  Methodist  minister 
in  Oldham  County.  His  wife  was  Nancy  Saunders  who  was  reared  near 
Lexington.  They  were  the  parents  of  14  children.  They  died  in  Oldham 
County  at  the  age  of  84  years. 

H.  W.  Bare  was  educated  in  public  and  private  schools  but  the  out- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  471 

break  of  the  Civil  War  interferred  with  his  school  work.  He  made  his  own 
way  in  the  world  ever  since  he  was  a  lad  of  14  years.  He  worked  on  a  farm 
drove  cattle,  and  then  learned  the  carpenter  trade  in  Indiana  where  he 
lived  for  a  while.  He  came  to  Gentry  County  in  September,  1868  and  work- 
ed as  a  contractor  and  carpenter  for  several  years.  In  December,  1883,  he 
opened  the  H.  W.  Bare,  Furniture  and  Undertaking  business.  The  firm 
has  remained  in  business  for  38  years.  The  present  location,  which  has 
housed  the  business  since  1898,  is  a  building  40x90  feet  with  a  storage 
basement  the  same  size.  Here  the  company  carries  a  complete  line  of 
furniture  and  undertaking.  Mr.  Bare  had  done  embalming  since  the  open- 
ing of  his  commercial  enterprise  but  in  August,  1895,  there  was  granted 
to  him  the  first  state  embalmer's  license  ever  issued  in  Gentry  County. 

H.  W.  Bare  was  married  on  Oct.  6,  1866  in  Trimble  County,  Kentucky 
to  Julia  A.  Rouner,  a  daughter  of  Jackson  and  Nancy  (Sampson)  Rouner, 
both  natives  of  Kentucky  who  later  came  to  Gentry  County  and  died  here. 
Their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Brick  Church  Cemetery.  To  H.  W.  and 
Julia  A.  (Rouner)  Bare  the  following  children  were  born:  Margaret,  the 
wife  of  George  Smith  of  McFall ;  Katy  Belle,  wife  of  John  Murphy  of  War- 
rensburg;  Lavena,  married  to  Francis  M.  Bray  of  Chillicothe;  Ida,  living 
at  home ;  John  W.,  married  to  Alma  Sheets  and  living  at  Woodbine,  Iowa ; 
Hattie,  wife  of  T.  L.  Collins,  of  St.  Joseph ;  Charles  E.,  in  the  furniture 
and  undertaking  business  at  New  Hampton ;  Allen  T.,  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  H.  W.  Bare  and  Son,  married  first  in  July,  1906  to  Clara  Higdon  who 
died  in  October,  1919  leaving  four  children,  Henry,  Maurice,  Julia,  and 
Lovett,  married  the  second  time  in  April,  1920  to  Pearl  Putman,  the 
widow  of  Bart  Putman;  Gussie,  wife  of  J.  E.  Ruhl,  a  physician  at  St. 
Joseph;  Thurman,  died  in  1892  at  the  age  of  four  years;  and  Lewis  W., 
a  resident  of  Albany,  married  to  Elma  Allen  of  Albany  and  with  one  child, 
Catherine  Louise. 

Lewis  W.  Bare  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  for  service 
at  St.  Louis  on  July  15,  1918  and  went  to  Fort  Houston,  Texas,  then  to 
Camp  Merritt,  N.  J.,  and  overseas  in  November,  1918.  He  left  the  United 
States  on  Nov.  12,  the  day  after  the  armistice  was  signed,  landed  at  Brest, 
and  was  sent  to  Bordeaux.  He  was  placed  in  motor  service  in  southern 
France  and  remained  until  Oct.  6,  1919  when  he  started  home.  He  was 
mustered  out  of  service  at  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  Oct.  18,  1918  having  been  in 
service  more  than  15  months.  Mr.  Bare  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Legion  at  Albany. 

Both  H.  W.  Bare  and  his  son,  Allen  T.  Bare,  are  members  of  the 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Royal  Arch,  the  Council,  and  the  Com- 
mandery.    They  are  enterprising  and  far  sighted  business  men  who  have 


472  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

achieved  commercial  success  by  virtue  of  hard  work  and  integrity.  H.  W. 
Bare  has  been  known  as  a  successful  business  man  in  the  county  for  many 
years.  He  is  one  of  the  men  who  have  made  their  own  way  in  the  world, 
whose  assets  were  pluck,  courage,  and  ambition.  Mr.  Bare  is  an  exponent 
of  all  these  traits. 

Levi  Todd,  deceased,  was  born  in  Madison  County,  Ky.,  April  26,  1836. 
His  wife,  Nancy  (Vaughn)  Todd,  was  born  in  the  same  county,  Aug.  26, 
1839.  They  came  to  Missouri  in  1869,  and  bought  300  acres  of  land  in 
Bogle  Township,  Gentry  County,  from  Judge  Lewis,  for  $10,00  an  acre. 
Of  the  old  Todd  farm,  212  acres  are  still  owned  by  John  L.,  and  Mary  E. 
Todd,  children  of  Levi  Todd  and  his  wife. 

Levi  Todd  became  a  prominet  farmer  and  stockman.  He  helped 
organize  the  New  Friendship  church  in  1889,  and  gave  the  land  that  is 
now  the  cemetery  of  that  church.  When  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Todd  came  to  their 
farm  in  Gentry  County,  they  found  only  a  cabin  of  two  rooms  on  it.  This 
they  used  as  a  dwelling  for  many  years,  and  is  was  the  birthplace  of  most 
of  their  children.  The  old  cabin  was  torn  down  about  10  years  ago.  The 
present  residence  was  built  about  34  years  ago,  and  the  barn  was  erected 
in  1877.  Levi  Todd  died  on  his  farm  on  April  14,  1908,  and  Mrs.  Todd  died 
on  April  4,  1914.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  New  Friendship 
Cemetery. 

To  the  union  of  Levi  and  Nancy  (Vaughn)  Todd  the  following  child- 
ren were  born:  Celia,  now  the  wife  of  J.  W.  Dills  of  Bogle  Township ;  Mary, 
Barbara,  born  on  April  2,  1870,  and  died  in  infancy ;  Florence,  the  wife  of 
A.  B.  Pierce  of  Huggins  Township;  Mary  E.,  known  to  her  family  as  Betty, 
now  keeping  house  for  her  brother,  John  L. ;  John  L.,  born  May  10,  1877, 
now  living  on  the  home  place ;  and  Levi,  born  Aug.  16,  1881,  died  in  infancy. 

John  L.,  and  Mary  E.  Todd  were  both  educated  in  the  Shockley 
School,  where  James  Hinton  was  their  first  teacher.  They  now  own  most 
of  the  original  land  holdings  of  their  father,  and  operate  the  farm  in  a  suc- 
cessful way.  The  place  is  well  improved,  and  John  L.  Todd  raises  cattle  in 
addition  to  the  work  of  general  farming.    His  sister  keeps  house. 

Both  John  L.  and  Mary  Todd  are  known  throughout  their  community 
as  energetic,  ambitious  and  successful  people.  They  both  inherited  from 
their  parents  the  same  spirit  of  courageous  independence,  and  industry, 
and  like  their  parents  they  have  developed  business  success,  and  civic  pride. 

Emert  Akes,  the  popular  circuit  clerk  and  ex-officio  recorder  of  Gentry 
County,  was  born  near  McFall  on  Feb.  3,  1890.  He  is  the  son  of  A.  B.  and 
Matilda  Jane  (Osborn)  Akes.  Mr.  Akes  was  formerly  a  merchant  at 
McFall  and  he  and  his  wife  now  Hve  at  Stanberry.  Their  children  are: 
Ellis,  a  resident  of  Manitau,  Okla. ;  Permilia,  now  the  wife  of  W.  E.  Teel 
of  Stanberry;  and  Ernest,  the  subject  of  tKis  review. 


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Emert  Akes  was  educated  in  McFall  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  McFall 
High  School.  He  later  attended  the  Gem  City  Business  College  at  Quincy, 
111.  After  leaving  Quincy,  he  served  as  the  deputy  county  clerk  of  Gentry 
County  under  W.  E.  Teel.  He  held  this  position  for  four  years  at  the  end 
of  which  time  he  accepted  a  position  with  E.  M.  Harbor  in  the  Internal 
Revenue  Collector's  office  at  Kansas  City.  While  he  was  working  in  Kansas 
City,  the  United  States  entered  the  World  War  and  Mr.  Akes  enlisted  for 
service  in  the  army  on  July  6,  1918.  He  was  sent  to  Camp  McArthur, 
Texas  for  training  and  was  placed  in  Company  B,  64th  Infantry,  7th  Divi- 
sion. Mr.  Akes  sailed  for  overseas  Aug.  13,  1918.  He  was  in  the  Pruve- 
nelle  Sector  of  the  Moselle  River  from  Oct.  10,  to  Nov.  11,  1918  and  then 
was  with  his  division  until  March  20,  1919  when  he  was  transferred  to  the 
central  records  office  at  Bourges,  France.  He  remained  there  until  Aug.  6, 
1919  when  he  left  for  Brest.  He  sailed  for  the  United  States  from  there 
and  arrived  in  New  York  July  23,  1919,  and  was  mustered  out  of  service 
at  Camp  Taylor  in  Kentucky,  Sept.  4,  1919.  Since  his  return  home,  Mr. 
Akes  has  been  an  efficient  officer  of  the  county. 

Emert  Akes  was  married  on  May  9,  1920  to  Bonnie  Opal  Peery,  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  L.  and  Fannie  (Cook)  Peery  of  Albany.  Mrs  Akes 
was  born  and  reared  in  Missouri.  She  graduated  from  the  Albany  High 
School  and  later  was  a  student  at  Stephens  College  at  Columbia. 

Mr.  Akes  is  a  member  and  past  commander  of  the  Donald  Holden  Post, 
No.  106,  of  the  American  Legion  at  Albany.  Mr.  Akes  is  a  young  man  of 
whom  the  county  is  justly  proud.  His  service  was  given  to  the  country 
in  its  most  trying  days  and  since  his  return  to  this  county,  he  has  served 
in  an  official  capacity  with  the  same  readiness  and  in  the  same  capable 
way  that  he  served  when  he  was  needed  in  the  army. 

Andrew  C.  Gartin,  a  resident  of  Albany,  who  for  four  years  was  the 
judge  of  the  county  court  for  the  South  District,  was  born  in  Buchanan 
County,  March  20,  1844,  the  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Clamentina  B.  (Steel) 
Gartin. 

Nathanial  Gartin  was  born  in  Kentucky,  the  son  of  Griffy  Gartin 
who  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  born  in  1808.  Nathaniel  Gartin  came  to 
Missouri  when  he  was  a  young  man.  He  settled  first  in  Cooper  County, 
later  in  Buchanan  County,  and  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1854  where  he 
entered  land  around  Darlington.  He  owned  at  one  time  more  than  2000 
acres  of  land.  He  died  at  Gentryville,  June  22,  1882,  at  the  age  of  74 
years.  His  wife  also  died  at  Gentryville.  Their  children  were:  Mary 
Jane,  married  Mr.  Graves  and  died  in  Buchanan  County;  Frances,  later 
Mrs.  Morgan,  who  died  in  California ;  Cynthia,  died  when  a  young  woman 
in  Buchanan  County;  W.  P.,  died  in  Gentry  County;  Tippie,  married  Mr. 


474  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Gist  and  is  dead;  Didamia,  later  Mrs.  Jameson,  dead;  William,  died  in 
Washington;  Andrew  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Lindsey  J.,  died  in 
Gentry  County;  John  R.,  a  resident  of  Darlington;  N.  K.,  living  in  Port- 
land, Ore. ;  Miranda,  now  Mrs.  Clark  of  Gentry  County ;  James  G.,  living 
at  Darlington ;  and  Marion  P.,  a  resident  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Andrew  C.  Gartin  was  educated  in  the  public  and  subscription  schools. 
He  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1867  and  bought  150  acres  of  land  to  which 
he  added  later  until  he  owned  440  acres.  He  has  since  sold  all  but  200 
acres  which  constitutes  his  home  place  12  miles  southwest  of  Albany.  This 
farm  he  is  now  renting  out.  It  is  the  place  where  Mr.  Gartin  lived  for 
more  than  50  years.  The  story  of  this  old  farm  constitutes  the  history  of 
that  part  of  Gentry  County.  Mr.  Gartin  moved  to  Albany,  March  1,  1918, 
and  now  lives  on  North  Hundley  street. 

Andrew  C.  Gartin  was  married  on  Feb.  19,  1867,  to  Cassie  F.  Ray,  a 
daughter  of  Mark  and  Mary  Ray  of  Buchanan  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ray 
came  from  North  Carolina  and  settled  in  Missouri  in  the  forties.  Mrs. 
Gartin  was  reared  in  Buchanan  County.  To  the  union  of  Andrew  C,  and 
Cassie  F.  (Ray)  Gartin  five  children  were  born:  Hattie,  dead,  was  the  wife 
of  T.  A.  Cummins  of  Maryville,  Mo.,  and  left  four  children,  Lawrence, 
Andy  Chris,  who  is  dead,  Frank,  and  Marguerite ;  Minnie  married  to 
William  Salisbury  of  Pharr,  Texas ;  Mitchell,  a  resident  of  Cheney,  Kans. ; 
Lulu  Ellen,  wife  of  Samuel  Ferguson  of  San  Bernadino,  Cal. ;  and  Ray 
Steel,  a  farmer  in  Gentry  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gartin  have  five  grand- 
children; T.  A.,  Inez,  and  Andy  Chris  Cummins;  Georgianna  Fink,  and  a 
son  of  Frank  Cummins. 

Judge  Gartin  comes  af  a  family  that  has  been  connected  with  pioneer 
farming  for  several  generations.  His  great-grandfather,  Griffy  Gartin, 
was  a  native  of  Scotland  and  came  many  years  ago  to  Kentucky  where  he 
was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers.  Mr.  Gartin  has  served  his  community  as 
an  able  official  as  well  as  in  the  private  capacity  of  a  citizen.  He  was  elect- 
ed judge  of  the  South  District  in  1900  and  was  tendered  the  same  office 
again  two  years  later,  serving  in  all  four  years  during  which  time  he  was 
an  able  officer,  capable  and  earnest  in  his  work.  Mr.  Gartin  is  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  lodge,  the  Eastern  Star  and  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
church. 

William  Carson  Elder,  connected  for  more  than  43  years  with  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad,  was  born  in  Warren  County, 
111.,  Dec.  18,  1860,  the  son  of  A.  Alonzo  and  Sarah  (Hogue)  Elder.  Both 
the  Elder  and  Hogue  names  appear  in  the  early  annals  of  the  United  States 
and  both  names  are  associated  with  the  development  of  the  Middle  West. 

A.  Alonzo  Elder  was  born  in  Canton,  Ohio,  in  1838.     He  came  to 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  475 

Illinois  in  early  childhood  and  later  followed  the  occupation  of  farming 
there.  In  Illinois  he  married  Sarah  Hogue,  a  daughter  of  John  Hogue  and 
granddanghter  of  James  Hogue.  To  this  union  the  following  children  were 
born:  William  C,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  and  Margaret  I.,  now  the  wife 
of  Clark  McConnell  of  Fairfax ;  and  Anna  Lee,  married  to  W.  H.  Kendall 
of  Tarkio.  A.  Alonzo  Elder  came  to  Albany  a  few  years  before  his  death 
and  was  in  business  with  his  son  in  a  coal  and  grain  distributing  establish- 
ment. Mr.  Elder  died  in  Albany,  Dec.  31,  1895,  at  the  age  of  57  years. 
His  wife  died  at  Tarkio. 

James  Hogue,  mentioned  above,  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1754,  and  came 
to  the  United  States  when  he  was  15  years  old.  A  year  later  he  found 
work  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  but  later  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Colonial  Army  in 
Captain's  Herrick's  Rifle  Company  and  three  days  after  his  enlistment 
was  on  his  way  to  Boston.  There  his  company  was  assigned  to  duty  in  the 
Quebec  Expedition  under  General  Benedict  Arnold.  Mr.  Hogue  was  in  the 
arduous  campaign  to  the  St.  Lawrence  River,  participated  in  the  storming 
of  the  Heights  of  Quebec,  and  was  taken  prisoner  after  Gen.  Montgomery 
was  killed.  A  threat  was  made  of  sending  back  to  England  to  be  hanged 
as  traitors  all  of  the  captured  Irish,  Scotch  and  British  unless  the  men 
agreed  to  join  the  forces  fighting  against  the  colonies.  Before  such  a 
plan  could  be  carried  out  James  Hogue,  and  a  comrade,  Thomas  Walker, 
escaped.  They  were  recaptured  but  again  escaped.  They  went  to  stay  for 
awhile  among  the  French  and  there  James  Hogue  was  again  taken  prisoner 
by  the  British  who  sent  him,  back  to  England.  Here  he  escaped  from  his 
captors  while  on  the  way  to  prison,  hid  in  a  cellar  for  days,  and  finally 
reached  London.  On  the  way,  he  and  his  companions  were  accosted  by 
the  Duke  of  Gloucester,  brother  to  the  king,  and  asked  the  name  of  their 
ship.  They  escaped  further  questioning  by  saying  that  they  had  permis- 
sion to  go  overland  to  London.  In  London  they  were  once  more  taken  into 
custody.  Again  they  escaped  and  at  last  James  Hogue  was  placed  on 
board  a  British  ship  bound  for  Halifax.  He  was  sent  from  there  to 
Charleston,  South  Carolina,  and  then  back  to  Halifax  where  he  was  put  on 
an  English  privateer  which  fell  in  with  an  American  vessel,  and  in  the 
fight  that  ensued,  the  British  ship  was  captured.  Mr.  Hogue  at  once  made 
friends  with  the  captain  of  the  American  ship,  was  taken  to  Baltimore  and 
there  was  reassigned  to  service  in  the  American  frigate,  Trumball.  After 
five  and  one-half  years  of  the  vicissitudes  incident  to  his  adventures,  Mr. 
Hogue  reached  Philadelphia  where  he  was  granted  payment  for  his  work 
in  the  patriot  cause.  The  payment  was  a  ticket  for  40  shillings.  In  1784, 
Mr.  Hogue  moved  to  Kentucky,  and  in  1788,  he  went  to  Butler  County, 
Ohio,  Where  he  lived  until  1826. 


476  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

W.  C.  Elder  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  the  county  and  at 
the  age  of  18  years  he  began  to  work  for  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  railroad,  first  as  an  extra  man  in  the  telegraph  office  and  then  as  the 
regular  incumbent  of  the  office  at  Alsey.  This  was  in  August,  1879,  and  a 
little  later  Mr.  Elder  was  sent  to  take  charge  of  the  office  at  Gerlaw,  111., 
where  he  remained  for  two  years,  leaving  that  place  to  go  to  Mt.  Ayr., 
Iowa,  on  the  recommendation  of  W.  C.  Brown,  former  president  of  the  New 
York  Central  lines.  From  Mt.  Ayr,  Mr.  Elder  went  to  Humeston,  Iowa, 
as  the  station  agent  and  operator.  This  station  was  made  a  joint  agent 
station  and  an  older  man  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  agent  so  Mr. 
Elder  came  to  Ridgeway  as  agent  and  stayed  there  two  years.  On  Jan.  12, 
1886,  he  came  to  Albany  as  the  agent  and  has  held  that  position  ever  since. 
Only  one  man  in  this  division  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  rail- 
road, C.  M.  Ketcham  of  Leon,  Iowa,  has  a  longer  record  than  Mr.  Elder. 
The  present  station  at  Albany  was  built  in  1921  in  place  of  the  old  one 
which  was  burned  to  the  ground  in  1918.  When  Mr.  Elder  first  came  to 
Albany,  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  railroad  had  only  a  small  office 
but  in  1911  this  old  building  was  improved  by  the  addition  of  two  rooms 
and  the  new  station  was  a  commodious  and  pleasant  building  until  it  was 
destroyed.  Mr.  Elder  is  justly  proud  of  his  fine  record  of  service  with  his 
company.  He  has  lost  only  about  four  months  of  active  work  during  his 
entire  tenure  of  service  and  for  a  period  of  25  years  he  took  no  vacation  at 
all. 

W.  C.  Elder  was  married  on  April  25,  1888  to  Lola  C.  Twist,  a  daugh- 
ter of  B.  F.  and  Urana  Twist  of  Albany,  and  to  this  union  eight  children 
were  born:  Frank  Cleo,  died  at  the  age  of  three  years;  Frederick  A.,  an 
operator  for  the  Burlington  railroad  at  Aurora,  Neb.,  married  to  Bernice 
Jones  of  Albany,  to  which  union  two  children,  Donald  and  Kathlyn,  were 
born ;  Harry  T.,  died  while  in  the  United  States  Army  and  a  brief  sketch 
of  him  appears  below;  Morris  D.,  an  operator  at  Albany,  in  the  office  with 
his  father ;  Paul  Shamblin,  named  for  the  Burlington  agent  at  Bethany,  M. 
D.  Shamblin,  is  the  manager  of  the  Elder  Coal  and  Ice  Company  where  his 
father  shipped  the  first  car  of  coal  ever  sent  to  Albany  for  retail  trade  in 
1887 ;  Clarice  May,  formerly  cashier  of  the  Burlington  office  at  Albany  for 
two  and  one-half  years,  now  a  student  in  Palmer  College ;  Margaret  Frances 
a  student  of  Palmer  College  for  the  past  two  years  and  Alice  Kathryn,  a 
student  in  the  Albany  high  school. 

The  war  record  of  Mr.  Elder's  sons  should  be  especially  mentioned  in 
a  volume  of  this  character,  the  aim  of  which  is  to  commemorate  all  that  is 
best  in  the  achievements  of  the  citizens  of  the  county.  Frederick  A.  Elder 
was  with  the  21st  Engineer  Corps,  and  was  the  train  dispatcher  on  a  light 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  477 

railway.  Harry  T.  Elder  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Tank  Corps  and  was 
sent  to  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  for  training.  Two  weeks  after  his  arrival  at 
the  camp  he  was  attacked  by  the  influenza  and  pneumonia  and  died  in  the 
camp.  His  remains  are  buried  at  Seattle,  Wash.,  where  he  had  married 
Helen  O'Brien  of  that  place.  Mrs.  Elder  is  spending  the  winter  in  Albany 
where  she  is  a  student  in  Palmer  College.  Morris  D.  Elder  was  acting  as 
cashier  of  the  Burlington  office  at  Worland,  Wyo.,  when  the  United  States 
entered  the  World  War  and  he  at  once  enlisted  for  service  in  the  army.  He 
was  with  the  Signal  Corps,  35th  Division,  and  was  overseas  for  more  than 
a  year.  He  is  married  to  Cecile  E.  Grimes  of  Leon,  Iowa,  and  they  have 
one  daughter,  Betty  Mae. 

The  Elder  family  are  all  members  of  the  Methodist  church  in  Albany. 
Mr.  Elder  and  his  sons  belong  to  the  Order  of  Railway  Telegraphers.  Mr. 
Elder  has  served  as  Alderman  of  Albany  for  two  terms  and  was  the  chair- 
man of  the  Electric  Light  Committee  of  the  town  for  four  years  when  ex- 
tensive improvmnts  were  made  on  the  system.  Mr.  Elder  is  a  capable, 
energentic,  and  public  spirited  man,  on  whose  life  means  much  to  his  com^ 
munity. 

Dimmon  D.  Kingsborough,  vice-president  of  the  Holden  Abstract  and 
Investment  Company  of  Albany,  was  born  on  a  farm  one  and  one-half 
miles  north  of  Albany,  June  18,  1862.  His  parents  were  Joseph  B.  and 
Ann  (Orton)  Kingsborough,  both  now  dead. 

Joseph  B.  Kingsborough  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  county. 
He  was  born  and  reared  in  Pennsylvania  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1837, 
before  the  land  now  known  as  Gentry  County  was  surveyed.  He  entered 
a  farm  north  of  the  present  site  of  Albany  and  at  once  began  the  arduous 
task  of  breaking  up  the  unfilled  soil  and  making  a  home  in  the  frontier 
country.  In  1843  his  land  was  included  in  a  survey  and  his  patent  was 
signed  by  President  Polk,  June  1,  1848.  Mr.  Kinsborough  married  in 
May  1842  to  Ann  Orton,  who  came  to  Gentry  County  in  about  1840,  and  to 
this  union  the  following  children  were  born:  John,  married  Mary  J.  Evans, 
and  died  on  the  home  place,  where  his  widow  still  lives;  Susan,  married 
Mr.  Lewis  and  died  in  Buchanan  County ;  Haskell,  a  resident  of  Albany ; 
Oliver,  died  in  Pennsylvania,  when  he  was  a  young  man;  Sarah,  married 
James  Sellers  and  is  now  dead;  Benjamin  T.,  deceased  and  D.  D.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review.  Joseph  B.  Kingsborough  died  Feb.  3,  1903,  and  his 
wife  died  prior  to  that  time.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Highland 
Cemetery. 

Dimmon  D.  Kingsborough  was  educated  in  the  schools  at  Albany  and 
taught  for  one  term.  After  that  he  was  with  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  railroad  at  Albany  for  a  short  time  and  in  1883  he  accepted  a  posi- 


478  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

tion  with  the  Holden  Abstract  and  Investment  Company.  For  39  years  he 
has  been  with  this  company  and  has  been  one  of  the  strong  factors  in  the 
marked  success  of  the  enterprise. 

The  Holden  Abstract  and  Investment  Company  was  organized  in  1865 
by  Captain  Charles  G.  Comstock,  the  organizer  of  the  first  bank  established 
in  Albany,  out  of  which  grew  the  present  Gentry  County  Bank.  Captain 
Comstock  operated  the  new  enterprise  alone  for  a  while  and  then  formed 
the  C.  G.  Comstock  Company  with  George  C.  Holden  as  a  partner.  After- 
wards the  firm  was  known  as  the  Comstock  and  Holden  Abstract  Company 
and  this  company  later  became  the  Holden  Abstract  and  Investment  Com- 
pany under  which  title  it  still  exists.  The  company  was  incorporated  in 
1906.  The  present  officers  are:  Mrs.  Ida  C.  Holden,  widow  of  G.  C.  Holden 
president;  and  D.  D.  Kingsborough,  the  subject  of  this  review,  vice-pres- 
ident. George  C.  Holden  was  the  successful  manager  of  the  company  for 
many  years,  both  before  and  after  the  business  was  incorporated.  He  died 
in  1916  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  Highland  Cemetery.  He  was  a  prom- 
inent business  man  of  the  county,  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  a 
stockholder  in  the  Gentry  County  Bank.  The  company  owns  the  only  set 
of  abstract  books  in  the  county,  and  Mr.  Kingsborough  is  now  engaged  in 
making  a  complete  abstract  of  each  section  of  the  county,  each  town,  and 
town  lot,  showing  every  transaction  that  has  been  made  since  the  land  was 
first  entered  from  the  government.  This  will  simplify  and  facilitate  the 
matter  of  future  transfers.  The  cost  to  the  company  is  mounting  up  into 
many  thousands  of  dollars  but  the  value  of  the  work  is  more  than  commen- 
surate with  the  financial  outlay. 

D.  D.  Kingsborough  was  married  Dec.  16,  1891,  to  Sallie  Kier,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Isaac  W.  and  Hannah  (Orton)  Kier  of  Albany,  both  dead.  The  Orton 
family  first  settled  in  Massachusetts  and  Connecticut.  The  paternal  grand- 
father of  Hannah  (Orton)  Kier  moved  to  New  York  and  later  to  Ohio 
where  he  settled  on  the  present  site  of  the  town  of  Shelby,  the  town  being 
built  up  later  on  a  part  of  Mr.  Orton's  farm.  Hannah  (Orton)  Kier's 
father,  Miles  Orton  came  from  Ohio  to  Missouri  and  entered  land  on  what 
is  now  a  part  of  the  site  of  Albany.  He  owned  this  land  until  his  death. 
The  Orton  name  thus  appears  in  the  first  annals  of  Gentry  County. 

To  the  union  of  D.  D.  and  Sallie  (Kier)  Kingsborough  the  following 
children  were  born:  Lucy  E.,  now  a  teacher  in  the  St.  Joseph  schools ;  Eldon 
O.,  a  student  at  Kansas  City  Western  Dental  College;  and  George  H.,  the 
city  electrician  at  Albany. 

Mr.  Kingsborough  is  a  man  of  strong  business  acumen,  marked  com- 
mercial ability,  and  of  high  ideals  for  civic  development.  His  connection 
with  varied  pursuits  before  his  work  with  his  present  company  made  a 


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valuable  asset  for  him  during  his  long  and  successful  connection  with  the 
Holden  Abstract  and  Investment  Company. 

John  A.  Hundley,  deceased,  was  born  Aug.  7,  1841,  in  Green  County, 
Tenn.,  and  died  Nov.  5,  1915,  at  Albany,  Mo.  He  was  the  son  of  William 
Hundley,  and  Jane  (Tolle)  Hundley,  both  born  in  Tennessee. 

William  Hundley  was  a  pioneer  settler  of  Gentry  County  where  he 
came  in  1845.  Two  years  later  he  returned  to  Tennessee  and  still  later 
came  back  to  Missouri  and  then  went  to  Texas  where  he  located  at  Belton, 
and  died  there.  His  remains  are  buried  at  Belton.  After  his  death,  his 
widow  returned  to  Albany,  where  she  died  in  1912,  at  the  age  of  94  years. 
The  children  of  William  and  Jane  (Tolle)  Hundley  were:  John  A.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review;  George  S.,  president  of  the  Gentry  County  Bank,  an 
extensive  landholder,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  businss  with  his 
brother,  John,  died  at  Albany ;  William  A.,  operated  an  itinerant  amuse- 
ment company ;  and  Mary  E.,  the  widow  of  Charles  Embree  of  Albany. 

John  A.  Hundley  attended  the  public  schools  of  Albany  and  began  his 
mercantile  career  as  a  clerk.  His  first  independent  business  venture  was 
in  connection  with  his  brother,  George,  and  Joseph  Degginger.  Under  the 
firm  name  of  Degginger  &  Hundley,  they  conducted  a  general  store,  hand- 
ling both  dry  goods  and  groceries.  All  the  goods  for  the  store  had  to  be 
hauled  by  wagon  from  St.  Joseph,  a  long  and  trying  trip  in  those  days. 
John  and  George  Hundley  bought  Mr.  Degginger's  interest  in  the  firm  and 
continued  in  the  business  under  the  new  firm  name  of  llundley  and  Com- 
pany until  the  death  of  George  Hundley.  John  A.  Hundley  was  a  director 
in  the  Gentry  County  Bank,  and  belonged  to  the  Masonic  lodge.  Neither 
George  nor  William  Hundley  ever  married. 

John  A.  Hundley  was  married  in  October,  1882,  to  Sarah  A.  Miller, 
the  daughter  of  Rev.  A.  K.  Miller,  a  Methodist  minister,  and  his  wife, 
Jane  Miller.  Sarah  A.  (Miller)  Hundley  died  in  1888  leaving  three  child- 
ren: Jane  Elma,  mentioned  below;  Minnie  Lulu,  also  mentioned  below;  and 
John  M.,  died  at  the  age  of  four  years  and  ten  months. 

Jane  Elma  and  Minnie  Lulu  Hundley  were  reared  by  an  aunt,  Mrs. 
Matilda  Forker.  They  were  students  in  the  Kansas  City  schools,  Platte 
City  College,  and  Central  College  at  Lexington.  For  the  past  ten  years 
they  have  lived  at  Albany.  They  were  prominent  workers  in  the  Red 
Cross  during  the  war.  Miss  Elma  Hundley  was  the  buyer  for  the  Red 
Cross  County  supplies  and  is  now  the  secretary  of  that  organization  in 
Albany.     Both  the  sisters  are  members  of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 

The  same  year  that  William  Hundley,  the  father  of  John  A.  Hundley 
came  to  Missouri,  his  brother,  John  B.  left  Green  County,  Tenn.,  and  set- 


480  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

tied  in  Missouri.  He  located  on  a  farm  near  Evona  and  later  erected  the 
third  house  built  in  Albany  where,  by  1882,  the  firm  of  Hundley  and  Com- 
pany was  doing  business.  He  afterwards  built  a  brick  store,  a  novelty  in 
those  days.  Still  later  he  entered  the  banking  business  and  followed  the 
mercantile  business  at  St.  Joseph.  Before  he  left  Albany,  he  with  Alex- 
ander Patton,  built  and  operated  the  first  steam  grist  and  saw  mill  in  the 
town.  The  old  mill  was  located  back  of  the  Christian  church  but  was 
afterwards  moved  to  Island  Branch.  It  will  be  seen  from  this  account  of 
William  and  John  B.  Hundley  that  the  enterprising  spirit  manifested  by  the 
later  members  of  the  family  was  a  trait  common  to  them  all. 

Concerning  the  place  of  John  A.  Hundley  in  his  community  it  is  well  to 
quote  here  from  the  Albany  Ledger  of  Nov.  11,  1915,  which  reads:  "The 
passing  of  John  A.  Hundley  removes  one  of  the  old  time  citizens  of  the 
town,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  county,  one  of  the  familiar  figures  on  the 
streets  of  Albany.  The  store  on  the  southwest  side  of  the  square  has  been 
for  more  than  half  a  century  his  headquarters,  in  the  early  days  as  an 
active  merchant,  but  in  later  years  more  as  an  office  and  rest  room.  In 
less  than  four  years  four  of  the  familiar  figures  who  had  become  closely 
connected  with  the  little  store  building,  J.  H.  Degginger,  George  S.,  W.  A., 
and  John  A.  Hundley,  have  been  gathered  to  their  fathers,  John  A.,  being 
the  last  to  be  called.  To  the  former  old  time  citizens  who  occasionally  come 
to  Albany  the  absence  of  these  four  men  will  serve  to  mark  more  plainly 
than  any  other  surrounding  the  passing  of  the  olden  days  and  the  chang- 
ing of  the  new." 

Elmer  L.  Culver,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  and  successful 
breeder  of  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Andrew  County.  He  was  born 
May  10,  1871,  and  is  a  son  of  Truman  and  Frances  (Murden)  Culver. 
Truman  Culver  was  born  in  the  state  of  New  York  in  1844.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  Michigan  and  served  in  the  artillery,  participating 
in  a  number  of  important  engagements  and  was  discharged  at  the  close  of 
the  war  with  a  good  military  record.  In  1868  he  came  to  Missouri  and 
settled  in  Andrew  County.  Here  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
in  which  he  was  successful,  becoming  the  owner  of  300  acres  of  land. 
Some  years  prior  to  his  death,  he  sold  his  farm  and  removed  to  King  City, 
where  he  spent  his  last  days.  His  remains  are  now  buried  in  the  Ceme- 
tery at  King  City.  He  was  a  Republican  and  widely  known  as  a  dependable 
citizen.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Andrew  County.  She  is  now  deceased 
and  buried  in  King  City. 

Truman  and  Francis  (Murden)  Culver  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children :  Emil,  whose  present  residence  is  unkown ;  Theron,  who  was 
drowned  in  Montana  and  his  remains  buried  in  that  state;  Orris,  who  is 


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engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Nodaway  County,  and  Elmer  L. 
the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Elmer  L.  Culver  was  reared  in  Andrew  County  and  educated  in  the 
public  schools.  He  began  his  independent  career  as  a  farm  hand,  working 
for  $18.00  per  month.  He  then  began  farming,  rented  land,  and  rented 
a  part  of  his  present  place  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  the  owner  of 
700  acres  of  valuable  land,  50  acres  of  which  is  timber.  His  place  is  well 
improved  and  he  has  the  largest  and  best  equipped  barn  for  general  pur- 
poses in  Gentry  County.  It  is  40x120  feet  in  demension  and  is  26  feet 
high  from  eaves  to  ground. 

Mr.  Culver  has  two  large  silos,  14  feet  in  diameter  and  40  feet  high. 
The  place  is  arranged  in  every  detail  for  the  convenient  handling  of  cattle, 
the  barn  being  equipped  with  feed  boxes  and  an  ample  supply  of  water 
piped  to  convenient  places  for  the  stock.  Mr.  Culver  raises  pure  bred 
stock,  Poland  China  hogs  and  Percheron  horses.  Mrs.  Culver  is  also 
interested  in  stock  breeding  and  stock  raising.  She  raises  standard  bred 
Leghorn  chickens  and  also  standard  bred  turkeys.  She  has  won  a  number 
of  premiums  at  poultry  shows  in  various  sections  of  the  country.  She  won 
three  loving  cups  at  the  White  Leghorn  poultry  show  in  Oklahoma  City, 
Okla.,  and  her  poultry  has  won  first  prizes  at  St.  Joseph,  Savannah,  King 
City,  and  a  number  of  other  poultry  shows.  She  has  recently  engaged  in 
breeding  pure  bred  cattle  and  at  this  writing  has  47  head  of  registered 
Jerseys,  some  of  which  are  imported  from  the  Island  of  Jersey.  She  has 
the  largest  herd  of  Jerseys  in  Gentry  County. 

Elmer  L.  Culver  married  Mary  Guest,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Ruth  Guest,  the  former  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  the  latter  of  England,  who 
came  to  America  with  her  parents  when  a  child.  Mrs.  Culver  has  one 
brother,  James,  who  was  born  in  Andrew  County,  and  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising  in  that  county.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Culver  have  been 
born  two  children :  Vinona,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  attended 
King  City  High  School  four  years,  and  Harl,  who  is  attending  the  public 
schools ;  and  both  reside  at  home  with  their  parents. 

Mr.  Culver  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  enterprising  citizens  of 
Gentry  County  and  he  and  Mrs.  Culver  are  well  known  and  highly  respected 
in  the  community. 

Thomas  C.  Holden,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Holden  Abstract 
and  Investment  Company,  is  a  member  of  an  old  and  well  known  family  in 
Gentry  County.  He  was  born  March  17,  1897,  the  son  of  George  C.  and 
Ida  C.  (Lewis)  Holden,  the  latter  still  Hving  at  Albany  where  she  is  the 
president  of  the  company  of  which  her  son  is  the  secretary  and  treasurer. 

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482  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

part  of  the  state  where  members  of  both  families  were  among  the  sturdy 
and  intrepid  folk  who  ventured  into  the  state  when  it  was  still  a  part  of  the 
wild  frontier  land.  George  W.  Lewis,  grandfather  of  Thomas  C.  Holden 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Gentry  County,  where  he  owned  a  part  of  the 
tract  of  ground  that  is  now  comprised  within  the  limits  of  the  town  of 
Albany.  He  was  one  of  the  first  teachers  of  the  county  and  taught  the 
first  public  school  of  Albany  where  he  later  became  an  attorney  and  practic- 
ed law  for  many  years.  He  built  and  lived  in  the  house  now  owned  by  Dr. 
Graham.  It  is  readily  seen  that  Mr.  Lewis  was  a  versatile  and  courageous 
man,  of  the  sort  that  go  fearlessly  into  a  new  country  and  meet  efficiently 
the  hardships  and  vicissitudes  incident  to  life  in  sparsely  settled  territory. 
Mr.  Lewis  died  in  1903  at  the  age  of  90  years.  His  remains  were  buried 
in  Highland  Cemetery.  His  daughter,  Ida  C.  Lewis  was  born  at  Albany, 
May  23,  1857  and  was  married  to  George  C.  Holden,  Sept.  21,  1882. 

George  C.  Holden  was  born  at  Milton,  N.  Y.,  in  1853,  and  came  to 
Gentry  County  after  he  was  grown.  He  was  a  nephew  of  Charles  G.  Com- 
stock,  the  organizer  of  the  business  that  is  now  incorporated  under  the 
title  of  the  Holden  Abstract  and  Investment  Company,  and  Mr.  Comstock 
at  once  took  Mr.  Holden  into  the  business.  The  new  firm  began  work  on  a 
set  of  abstract  books  for  the  county,  an  enterprise  which  is  carried  on  by 
the  present  oflficers  of  the  company.  Mr.  Holden  was  a  successful  busi- 
ness man  and  was  the  manager  of  the  company  for  many  years,  both  before 
and  after  it  was  incorporated.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and 
a  stockholder  in  the  Gentry  County  Bank.  He  died  May  4,  1916,  and  his 
remains  were  buried  in  Highland  Cemetery.  The  children  of  George  C. 
and  Ida  C.  (Lewis)  Holden  were:  Esther,  married  to  G.  M.  Anderson,  a  phy- 
sician at  Casper,  Wyo. ;  Lewis  M.,  with  the  postoffice  department,  Colorado 
Springs,  Colo. ;  Marion,  died  at  the  age  of  three  years ;  Charles  F.,  was  in 
the  United  States  Marines  during  the  World  War,  trained  at  Mare  Island, 
Cuba,  where  he  was  stationed  when  the  war  closed  and  is  now  selling 
mining  and  milling  supplies  for  a  contractor's  agency  in  Denver,  Col. ; 
Dorothea,  married  to  0.  E.  Mclntyre,  the  owner  of  the  Colorado  Sporting 
Goods  Company  store  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. ;  George  Donald,  a  sketch 
of  whose  life  and  death  appears  below;  and  Thomas  C,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

George  Donald  Holden  enlisted  in  the  army  for  service  in  the  World 
War,  May  10,  1917,  and  was  sent  to  the  Officers  Training  Camp  at  Fort 
Riley,  Kans.,  where  he  was  commissioned  a  second  lientenant.  He  was 
sent  to  Camp  Cody,  N.  M.,  for  further  training  and  then  to  Camp  Funston, 
Kans.     Later  he  was  at  Camp  Doniphan,  Okla.,  and  went  overseas  with 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  483 

Company  D,  140th  Infantry.  He  was  in  the  Battle  of  the  Vosges  Moun- 
tains and  there  he  was  promoted  to  be  first  lieutenant.  He  was  in  the 
Argonne  Forest  on  Sept.  26,  1918,  and  the  next  day  was  wounded  while 
he  was  located  between  Exermont  and  Charpentry.  He  died  in  the  hos- 
pital, Oct.  1,  1918,  and  his  remains  were  buried  at  Frodios,  France.  His 
comrades  have  honored  his  supreme  sacrifice  for  his  country  by  naming 
the  American  Legion  Post  No.  106  at  Albany  after  him,  the  Donald  Holden 
Post. 

Thomas  C.  Holden  was  educated  at  Albany  and  Colorado  Springs,  Col. 
He  graduated  from  the  Albany  High  School  and  was  a  student  at  Palmer 
College.  He  was  with  the  Holden  Abstract  Company  when  the  United 
States  declared  war  on  the  Central  Powers  and  he  enlisted  in  Kansas  City, 
July  2,  1918.  He  was  sent  to  the  Great  Lakes  Training  Station  and  was 
there  when  the  war  closed.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  Dec.  20, 
1918  and  resumed  his  work  with  the  abstract  company. 

Thomas  C.  Holden  was  married  to  Doris  Katherine  Gibson,  Nov.  7, 
1917.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Beatrice  (Carson)  Gibson  of 
Albany,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Albany  High  School  and  Palmer  College. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holden  have  one  daughter,  Nancy  Katherine. 

Thomas  C.  Holden  is  a  member  of  the  Donald  Holden  Post  106  of  the 
American  Legion.  This  post  was  organized  in  Sept.  19,  1919,  and  is  one 
of  the  largest  posts  in  the  state  having  more  than  240  members.  Mr. 
Holden  is  also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arch  Masons.  He  is  a  worthy  mem- 
ber of  a  family  that  has  always  stood  for  efficiency  and  progress.  Mr. 
Holden  and  his  two  brother  represented  three  branches  of  service  during 
the  World  War ;  Charles  F.,  in  the  Marines ;  George  Donald,  in  the  infantry ; 
and  Thomas  C,  in  the  Naval  Aviation.  Their  readiness  to  offer  their  ser- 
vices when  they  wer  needed  shows  the  calibre  of  the  brothers,  and  their 
names  belong  in  a  volume  such  as  this. 

Armand  Karrer,  the  popular  proprietor  of  the  Karrer  Garage  at 
Albany,  was  the  first  man  to  enter  that  business  in  Gentry  County  where 
he  has  achieved  a  marked  success  in  his  enterprise. 

Mr.  Karrer  is  a  native  of  Switzerland  where  he  was  born  May  16, 
1879,  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Louise  (Stirneman)  Karrer,  both  deceased. 
Jacob  Karrer  and  his  wife  came  to  the  United  States  in  1880,  and  settled 
first  in  Bates  County,  later  moving  to  LeMars,  Iowa,  and  then  to  St.  Joseph 
w'here  they  both  died.  Mr.  Karrer  died  in  1903,  and  his  wife  in  January, 
1921.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Avenue  City,  near  St.  Joseph. 
Their  children  were:  Lena,  now  living  in  Portland,  Ore.;  Armand,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review ;  Martha,  the  wife  of  Fred  B.  Crowther,  Casper,  Wyo. ; 


484  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Anna,  married  to  Andrew  Sheideger  of  Crosby,  Mo. ;  and  Jacob,  living  at 
St.  Joseph. 

Armand  Karrer  attended  the  public  school  at  Avenue  City,  and  later 
learned  the  machinist  trade  at  St.  Joseph.  He  worked  at  his  trade  in 
St.  Joseph  until  1911,  when  he  came  to  Albany  and  opened  the  garage.  The 
building  which  he  occupies  is  60x120  feet,  facing  the  south  on  Wood  street. 
Here  Mr.  Karrer  does  all  kinds  of  automobile  repair  work.  He  handles 
automobile  accessories  and  features  the  U.  S.  tires.  He  is  the  agent  for 
the  Overland  and  Nash  cars  and  has  built  up  an  excellent  business.  Since 
the  rapid  development  of  his  work,  Mr.  Kerrer  finds  it  essential  to  have 
help  and  he  now  employs  four  men  to  assist  in  the  work  at  the  garage. 

Armand  Karrer  was  married  in  1904  to  Gertrude  Rozendal,  a  daughter 
of  Richard  Rozendal  of  St.  Joseph.  Mrs.  Karrer  is  a  native  of  Holland  and 
camje  to  the  United  States  with  her  parents  in  her  youth.  They  settled 
first  in  Peoria,  111.,  later  moving  to  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  and  finally  to  St. 
Joseph.  To  the  union  of  Armand  and  Gertrude  (Rozendal)  Karrer  two 
children  were  born ;  Evelyn  and  Armand. 

Mr.  Karrer  is  a  member  of  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  is  a  capa- 
ble and  progressive  man,  an  enterprising  citizen,  and  a  man  who  is  always 
interested  in  the  civic  welfare  of  his  community. 

T.  N.  Rigney,  the  presiding  Judge  of  the  county  court  of  Gentry 
county  and  a  resident  of  Albany,  is  a  native  of  the  county.  He  was  born 
at  Albany,  March  29,  1860,  the  son  of  Dr.  Levi  M.  and  Martha  C.  (Napier) 
Rigney. 

Levi  N.  Rigney  was  a  physician,  born  in  Casey  County,  Ky.,  in  1824, 
and  his  wife  was  born  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  in  1830.  They  were  married 
in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  a  few  years  later.  They  located  first 
in  Johnson  County,  where  Dr.  Rigney  practiced  his  profession,  but  soon 
came  to  Gentry  County  and  settled  at  Athens,  the  present  town  of  Albany. 
Dr.  Rigney,  who  was  a  graduate  of  the  Medical  College  at  Louisville,  Ky., 
kept  up  the  practice  of  medicine  until  his  death  at  Albany  in  1884.  He 
was  interested  in  mercantile  pursuits  also  and  conducted  a  general  store 
and  a  drug  store  in  connection  with  his  practice.  The  remains  of  both 
Dr.  Rigney  and  his  wife  are  buried  in  the  City  Cemetery  at  Albany.  Their 
children  were:  B.  A.,  a  farmer  in  Miller  Township;  J.  M.,  a  graduate  of  the 
Keokuk,  Iowa,  Medical  College,  died  in  Albany  in  1906  at  the  age  of  54 
years  after  a  successful  career  as  a  physician,  he  married  Mary  J.  Hamilton 
who  is  now  living  on  a  farm  three  miles  south  of  Albany ;  Elizabeth  died 
at  the  age  of  17  years ;  T.  N.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  William,  a  farmer 
living  south  of  Albany ;  and  Charles  G.,  died  at  the  age  of  16  years. 

Judge  Rigney  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Albany   and  was  a 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  485 

teacher  in  the  Gentry  County  schools  for  15  years.  A  part  of  Judge 
Rigney's  old  farm  is  now  comprised  in  the  south  part  of  Albany.  This 
includes  the  birthplace  of  the  judge,  now  the  site  of  the  South  Side  school 
building.  Judge  Rigney  laid  out  the  part  of  Albany  known  as  the  Rigney 
First  Addition  and  the  Rigney  Second  Addition,  both  of  which  were  former- 
ly a  part  of  his  land.  Judge  Rigney  has  extensive  land  holdings  comprising 
more  than  1500  acres,  of  which  more  than  500  acres  are  in  Gentry  County. 
He  has  been  interested  in  various  building  enterprises ;  he  built  the  Rigney 
Theater  in  1914  at  an  initial  cost  of  $20,000,  and  he  is  the  owner  of  several 
buildings  in  Albany  including  the  building  in  which  the  Bassler  Clothing 
Company  does  business. 

T.  N.  Rigney  was  married.  May  5,  1885,  to  Carrie  R.  Albin,  a  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  J.  (Rund)  Albin.  Her  father,  John  N.  Albin,  came  to 
Gentry  County  in  1854  and  his  farm  of  423  acres  was  one  of  the  best  im- 
proved tracts  of  land  in  Athens  Township.  He  was  one  of  the  men  in  his 
section  of  the  state  to  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  the  first  time  Lincoln  was 
elected.  Mr.  Albin  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia  during  the  Civil 
War.  He  was  married  the  first  time  in  February,  1855,  to  Rebecca  Young 
of  Tennessee.  She  died  in  August,  1859,  leaving  two  small  children ;  Joseph 
F.,  and  Mary  R.,  Mr.  Albin  married  the  second  time  Mary  J.  Rund,  a 
native  of  Ohio,  who  came  to  Missouri  with  her  parents,  Charles  F.,  and  Car- 
oline (Green)  Rund.  To  his  second  marriage  the  following  children  were 
born:  Ida,  deceased,  was  Mrs.  Zimmerman;  Charles  F.,  a  resident  of 
Seattle,  Wash.;  Rosa,  Mrs.  Quigley  of  Athens  Township;  CaroHne,  Mrs. 
Rigney ;  Lulu  A.,  now  Mrs.  Peterson  of  Albany ;  Lola  B.,  now  Mrs.  Swan  of 
Thayer,  Kans. ;  W.  L.,  a  physician  in  Lincoln,  Neb. ;  and  Homer,  died  at  the 
age  of  four  years.  John  N.  Albin  died  in  1906  and  his  remains  are  buried 
in  the  City  Cemetery  at  Albany.  His  widow  still  lives  in  Albany  at  the  age 
of  88  years. 

To  the  union  of  T.  N.  and  Carrie  R.  (Albin)  Rigney  the  following 
children  were  born:  Lloyd  C,  a  farmer  and  stockman  on  the  home  farm; 
John  A.,  a  farmer  in  Miller  Township;  Mary  Ruth,  died  in  infancy;  Blanch, 
graduated  from  the  Albany  High  School,  a  student  at  the  Northwest  Mis- 
souri State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  for  several  years  a  successful 
teacher,  and  now  living  with  her  parents ;  Grace,  graduated  from  the 
Albany  High  School  and  from  the  Missouri  State  University  at  Columbia, 
now  a  well  known  teacher  of  Home  Economics  at  Skiatook,  Okla. ;  and 
George  B.,  graduated  from  the  Albany  High  School,  attended  college  at 
Fort  Worth,  Texas,  and  Drake  University,  Iowa,  and  now  making  an  excel- 
lent reputation  as  a  teacher  in  Albany;  and  Levi  M.,  attending  Palmer  Col- 
lege, Albany. 


486  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

In  1906  T.  N.  Rigney  was  elected  to  the  office  of  judge  of  the  South 
District  of  his  county  and  was  elected  two  years  later.  He  spent  the 
next  four  years  as  a  private  citizen  never  however  losing  interest  in  public 
affairs  and  in  1914  he  was  tendered  the  office  of  presiding  judge  of  his 
district.  He  was  reelected  to  this  position  in  1918.  His  frequent  re- 
elections  speak  for  the  attitude  which  his  community  has  toward  Judge 
Rigney's  record  as  an  official.  He  is  known  as  competent,  conscientious, 
and  an  unprejudiced  official,  one  who  has  the  trust  and  esteem  of  his  fellow 
citizens.  Judge  Rigney  is  a  Democrat,  but  his  political  predelictions  have 
never  been  allowed  to  interfere  with  his  high  standard  of  fairness  and 
justice. 

H.  C.  Yeater,  for  many  years  a  prominent  druggist  in  Albany,  and  one 
of  the  interesting  pioneer  figures  in  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Butler 
Township,  Harrison  County,  Aug.  13,  1853. 

Mr.  Yeater's  paternal  grandfather,  Dr.  Joseph  Yeater,  was  the  first 
physician  to  practice  in  Gentry  County  and  was  one  of  the  well  known  men 
of  his  day.  He  was  one  of  the  many  who  followed  the  lure  of  California 
in  those  early  days,  and,  in  1850,  accompanied  by  his  son,  John,  and  driving 
a  team  of  mules,  he  set  out  on  the  long  trip  westward.  At  St.  Joseph, 
however,  he  became  ill  and  was  forced  to  return  to  his  home  where  he  died 
a  few  days  later.  The  next  year  his  son  went  west  but  returned  to  Mis- 
souri in  1853.  After  his  return  he  settled  in  Harrison  County  but  came  to 
Gentry  County  in  1855  and  settled  on  a  farm  five  miles  east  of  Albany. 
Here  he  built  a  log  cabin  and  set  about  improving  his  land.  The  outbreak  of 
the  Civil  War  stopped  his  work  and  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  where  he 
served  for  three  years.  After  the  close  of  the  war,  he  settled  on  his  farm 
and  lived  there  for  35  years  when  he  movd  to  Albany  where  he  died  in 
1899.     His  remains  are  buried  in  Highland  Cemetery. 

John  Yeater  married  Martha  Jane  Sampson,  a  native  of  Madison 
County,  Ind.  When  she  was  12  years  of  age,  her  father,  Caleb  Sampson, 
came  to  Gentry  County  and  settled  near  McFall.  At  that  time  there  were 
only  seven  families  living  in  the  county  and  life  there  involved  many  hard- 
ships. Martha  Jane  (Sampson)  Yeater  died  in  1906  and  her  remains  were 
buried  in  Highland  Cemetery.  To  the  union  of  John  and  Martha  Jane 
(Sampson)  Yeater  the  following  children  were  born:  George,  died  in  in- 
fancy; William,  living  in  Dent  County,  Mo;  H.  C,  the  subject  of  this  re- 
view; W.  B.,  a  resident  of  Albany;  Cornelia,  now  Mrs.  Van  Norstrand  of 
Stanberry;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Peery  of  Albany;  J.  L.,  deceased;  Camelia, 
now  Mrs.  Smart  of  Kansas  City;  H.  P.,  a  physician  at  Maysville;  Eliza, 
died  in  infancy ;  and  Julia  Ann,  died  in  infancy. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  487 

H.  C.  Yeter  was  a  student  in  the  rural  schools  of  Gentry  County  and 
attended  the  first  high  school  ever  taught  in  Albany.  After  completing 
his  school  work  he  went  to  Jameson  and  studied  pharmacy.  Later  he 
went  into  the  drug  business  at  Jameson  and  remained  there  for  ten  years. 
Over  40  years  ago,  on  March  26,  1881,  Mr.  Yeater  received  a  certificate  of 
proficiency  from  the  State  Board  of  Pharmacy.  He  then  went  to  Pattans- 
burg  and  conducted  a  drug  store  there  for  two  years.  At  the  end  of  that 
time  he  bought  a  farm  which  he  operated  successfully  for  a  period  of  11 
years.  He  came  to  Albany  in  1902  and  has  been  the  progressive  owner  of 
a  drug  store  on  the  west  side  of  the  Public  Square  ever  since. 

Aug.  16,  1877,  Mr.  Yeater  was  married  to  Margaret  Irene  Allen,  a 
native  of  Daviess  County,  born  Nov.  5,  1858.  Her  parents  were  George 
P.  and  Sarah  Allen,  both  natives  of  Virginia  and  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian church.  To  the  union  of  H.  C.  and  Margaret  Irene  (Allen)  Yeater 
the  following  children  were  born ;  Ethel,  born  in  1878,  married  Mr.  Hankins 
and  died  at  Albany  at  the  age  of  39  years;  Alva  P.,  born  July  29,  1880, 
now  a  druggist  at  Trenton ;  Harry,  a  resident  of  Albany ;  Herman,  a  travel- 
ing salesman  for  the  New  York  Rubber  Company  living  in  St.  Joseph ;  Roy 
born  in  1883,  and  died  18  months  later,  his  remains  buried  in  Bethel  Ceme- 
tery; Evelyn,  a  buyer  for  the  Leader  Store  at  St.  Joseph,  now  Mrs.  Rader 
of  Girard,  Kans. ;  Frederick,  mention  of  whom  appears  below ;  and  Ruth 
died  at  the  age  of  one  year.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  Bethel  Cemetery. 
Frederick  Yeater  enlisted  for  service  in  the  United  States  Army  when  he 
was  but  17  years  old.  He  was  sent  to  a  school  at  Omaha  for  15  months 
where  he  was  in  training  as  a  mechanic.  He  was  later  sent  to  New 
York  where  he  remained  for  a  year  inspecting  army  motors.  Then  he  was 
placed  at  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  and  later  at  Niagara  Falls.  After  a  service  of 
three  years  he  received  his  discharge.  He  took  the  civil  service  examina- 
tion and  was  in  the  service  for  a  year  when  he  resigned  and  went  to 
Omaha  where  he  accepted  a  position  as  head  of  a  department  in  a  music 
store. 

H.  C.  Yeater  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
No.  403,  at  Pattonsburg.  Mr.  Yeater's  reminiscences  extend  back  over 
a  period  of  more  than  60  years.  Although  belonging  to  the  pioneer  days 
of  the  county,  his  is  still  an  active  business  man  counducting  his  affairs 
with  the  acumen  and  energy  that  were  factors  in  his  early  success.  It  is 
well  that  the  history  of  such  a  man,  one  whose  family  name  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  development  of  Gentry  County  since  the  earliest  days, 
should  be  incorporated  in  a  volume  such  as  this. 


488  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Marcus  M.  Brown,  a  Civil  War  veteran,  who  was  a  prominent  farmer 
and  stockman  of  Gentry  County  during  his  life  time  was  a  native  of  Con- 
necticut. He  was  born  in  South  Coventry,  Ct.,  Dec.  3,  1842,  a  son  of 
Rufus  and  Sarah  (Clark)  Brown.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Daniel  C,  deceased;  John  B.,  deceased;  Mary  E,,  deceased; 
Marcus  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Cornelius,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
farm  loan  business  in  Gentry  County, 

Marcus  M.  Brown  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1855  with  his  parents. 
When  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  he  enlisted  in  November  1861,  in  the  25th 
Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  After 
the  war  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Gentry  County  which  occupation  he  suc- 
cessfully followed  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  the  owner  of  300 
acres  of  land  and  was  one  of  the  substantial  and  well-to-do  men  of  the 
county.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic. 

Marcus  M,  Brown  married  Elizabeth  Alice  Billmire,  who  was  born  in 
Ogle  County,  111.,  Nov.  22,  1851.  She  is  the  daughter  of  John  W.  and 
Nancy  (Slaughter)  Billmire.  Mrs.  Brown  was  one  of  four  children  born 
to  her  parents,  as  follows :  Thornton  W.,  deceased ;  Dora  A.,  married  Harry 
Barnes,  Seattle,  Wash.;  WiUiam  Sherman,  a  rancher  of  Crawford,  Colo.; 
and  Elizabeth  Alice  who  married  Marcus  M.  Brown,  whose  name  introduces 
this  sketch. 

Since  the  death  of  Mr.  Brown  his  widow,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Alice  Brown, 
has  resided  on  her  farm  five  miles  northwest  of  King  City.  Her  place  is 
operated  by  George  Marcus,  a  nephew  of  Mrs.  Brown.  Mrs.  Brown  is  one 
of  the  estimable  women  of  Gentry  County  and  has  many  friends  in  the 
community. 

George  Marcus  who  operates  the  Marcus  M.  Brown  farm  in  Gentry 
County  and  was  born  in  King  City,  July  7,  1882.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  has  been  engaged  in  farming  most  of  his  life.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Ada  Pickard,  a  native  of  DeKalb  County,  and  to  them  have  been 
born  the  following  children:  Claude,  Beatrice,  Leo  D.,  Curtis  E.,  William 
Clark,  Dora,  and  Hazel  Louise. 

Mr.  Marcus  is  progressive  and  enterprising,  and  a  substantial  citizen. 

J.  E.  Davidson,  for  22  years  the  capable  and  careful  superintendent 
of  the  Albany  Telephone  Company,  was  born  at  Albany,  Jan.  10,  1878.  His 
parents  were  W.  H.  and  Margaret  B.  (Austin)  Davidson,  the  former  still 
living  at  Albany. 

The  Davidson  name  has  been  well  known  in  Gentry  County  since  the 
time  of  Joseph  Davidson,  a  pioneer  settler  of  Athens,  now  called  Albany, 
and  the  grandfather  of  J.  E.  Davidson,  W.  H.  Davidson  was  born  in  Albany 


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in  1853.  He  lived  in  Harrison  County  for  four  years  and  then  moved  to 
Oklahoma.  Here  his  wife  died  at  Oklahoma  City  on  July  6,  1921,  at  the 
age  of  67  years.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  Grand  View  Cemetery  there. 
J.  E.  Davidson  is  the  only  surviving  child  of  his  parents.  A  sister,  Effie, 
died  at  the  age  of  38  years. 

J.  E.  Davidson  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Albany  and  was 
a  student  in  Central  Christian  College  graduating  from  the  Commercial 
Department  of  that  institution.  He  has  been  connected  with  the  Albany 
Telephone  Company  practically  since  its  organization  on  Feb.  26,  1897. 
The  company  was  formed  with  a  capital  stock  of  $2500  with  the  following 
officers:  C.  0.  Patton,  president;  Wallace  Hubbard,  secretary;  and  C.  V. 
Larmer,  treasurer.  The  Company  started  business  with  only  60  tele- 
phones in  service.  So  rapid  has  been  the  growth  of  the  business  that  today 
there  are  650  stations  in  operation,  the  company  has  one  of  the  finest  cen- 
tral office  installations  in  the  state,  and  the  capital  stock  and  surplus 
amount  to  $17,942.50.  The  present  officers  are:  J.  W.  Agee,  president; 
M.  P.  Whaley,  vice-president;  M.  B.  Watson,  secretary;  J.  E.  Lainhart, 
treasurer;  and  E.  L.  Peery,  L.  H,  Peery,  and  W.  J.  Siddens,  members  of  the 
official  board,  in  addi  ;ion  to  the  officers  already  named.  The  company  has 
achieved  one  of  the  marked  successes  of  the  county.  It  affairs  have  been 
ably  managed  and  the  value  of  such  an  organiization  has  been  vital  in  the 
growth  of  the  community. 

J.  E.  Davidson  was  married  to  Lizzie  Bohanna  of  McFall.  To 
this  union  two  sons  have  been  born;  Joseph  E.,  and  Hartwell. 

Mr.  Davidson  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge.  He  is  a  man  of  en- 
terprise and  energy.  His  record  of  22  years  of  continuous  and  efficient 
service  with  the  Albany  Telephone  Company  would  be  difficult  to  duplicate. 
To  a  large  degree  the  success  of  the  company  has  been  due  to  the  methods 
of  Mr.  Davidson.  He  makes  it  a  rule  to  give  his  attention  to  the  details 
of  the  m^anagement  thus  obtaining  a  view  point  that  gives  him  a  grasp  on 
the  larger  responsibilities.  He  has  attained  a  success  which  he  well  merits 
by  virtue  of  these  traits.. 

Johnson  Wesley  Coulter,  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  a  resident  of  Albany 
since  1865,  was  born  in  Meigs  County,  Ohio,  June  15,  1839,  the  son  of 
Abraham  and  Hanna  (Hampton)  Counter.  Abraham  Coulter  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania  in  1813  and  his  wife  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1919.  They 
settled  at  Albany  in  1886,  and  both  died  there.  Their  remains  are  buried 
in  Highland  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Johnson  Wesley,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch;  Warren,  died  while  serving  in  the  Union  Army  at  Knox- 
ville,  Tenn. ;  Mary  Evaline,  died  in  girlhood ;  John,  a  merchant  at  Kansas 


490  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

City ;  Mary,  married  Harry  Willis,  died  at  Stanberry  and  her  remains  are 
buried  in  Highland  Cemtery ;  Ann,  now  Mrs.  A.  K.  Smith  of  Albany ;  and 
Dallas,  a  retired  farmer,  Denver,  Mo. 

J.  W.  Coulter  grew  up  in  the  midst  of  the  privations  of  the  early 
pioneer  days  in  the  Middle  West  and  had  little  schooling.  Three  months 
each  year  he  attended  the  district  school  in  Ohio,  but  early  learned  the 
tinners  trade  at  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  in  order  to  start  work  for  himself.  When 
the  Civil  War  broke  out,  Mr.  Coulter  answered  President  Lincoln's  first 
call  for  75,000  troops  and  was  placed  in  Company  H.  18th  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry  where  he  served  for  four  months.  He  reenlisted  for  service  but 
the  company  had  been  completed  so  he  was  denied  admission.  He  came 
to  Albany,  April  1,  1865  and  opened  a  tin  shop.  In  conjunction  with  E.  L. 
Peery,  he  ran  a  hardware  store  for  some  time.  He  and  his  brother,  George 
Coulter,  formed  a  partnership  and  operated  a  hardware  store  also  at 
Albany.  The  firm  of  Coulter  and  Perry  handled  implements  in  connection 
with  the  hardware  business  and  later  established  implements  houses  at 
Bethany,  Pattonsburg  and  Gentryville.  Mr.  Coulter  retired  from  active 
business  pursuits  in  1910,  but  says  that  he  regrets  his  retirement  as  he 
feels  it  is  better  for  a  person  to  remain  actively  engaged  in  commercial 
work  until  his  retirement  is  absolutely  essential. 

J.  W.  Coulter  has  been  twice  married.  His  first  marriage  occurred 
in  September,  1861,  to  Sarah  R.  Sylvester  of  Dansville,  Ohio.  To  this 
union  three  children  were  born:  Carrie,  first  married  James  Cramer,  for 
many  years  a  partner  of  Mr.  Coulter's  and  after  his  death  his  widow  mar- 
ried J.  M.  Layman  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  Myrtie,  died  at  the  age  of  four 
years;  and  Wade  H.,  born  in  1872  and  died  in  1914,  married  to  Fannie 
Grantham,  who  with  her  children.  Marguerite  and  Jack  W.,  lives  at  Albany. 
Wade  H.  Coulter  was  in  the  public  amusement  business.  He  started  with 
a  wagon  show  which  he  ran  for  two  years  and  then  bought  the  Cole  Bros. 
Amusement  Company  of  15  cars.  He  operated  this  business  successfuly 
for  some  time.  Shortly  after  closing  the  business  up  he  died  at  Albany, 
Feb.  2,  1914.  Mr.  Coulter's  daughter,  Mrs.  Layman,  has  two  children, 
Pearl,  now  married  to  George  Nelson,  and  with  one  son,  Jimmie  Bob ;  and 
Opal,  married  to  Hudson  Wilcox  of  Los  Angeles.  Mrs,  Coulter  died  at 
Albany  in  June,  1906,  and  her  remains  are  buried  there. 

Mr.  Coulter  was  married  the  second  time,  Jan.  11,  1910,  in  Kansas 
City,  to  Lillie  E.  (Evans)  Case.  Her  parents  were  Edward  Evans,  born 
in  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  Nov.  22,  1823,  and  Mary  (McKee)  Evans,  born 
in  Cumberland  County,  Pa.  Mrs.  Coulter  was  born  in  Cumberland  County, 
Pa.,  in  1852  and  the  family  came  to  Rochester,  Minn.,  in  1857.     There  Mrs. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  491 

Evans  died  and,  in  1862,  Mr,  Evans  moved  to  Missouri  and  settled  in 
Andrew  County  for  a  short  time.  He  married  the  second  time,  Anna 
Guinter,  and  in  1865,  they  moved  to  Gentry  County,  and  located  at  King 
City  where  Mr.  Evans  was  a  contractor  and  builder.  In  1877  they  moved 
to  Albany  and  there  Mr.  Evans  died  in  1902.  His  daughter,  Lillie,  was 
married  the  first  time  at  Maryville,  to  A.  C.  Case,  born  in  Jefferson  County, 
N.  Y.,  Dec.  15,  1842,  the  son  of  Joseph  Case.  A.  C.  Case  enlisted  in  the 
Union  Army  in  1861  and  served  until  the  war  closed.  Mr.  Case  died  at 
Pueblo,  Colo.,  in  1904,  leaving  one  son,  Edward  C,  born  in  1876,  and  died 
at  Pueblo,  Colo.,  in  1904,  Mr.  Case  was  postmaster  at  Albany  during  the 
administrations  of  President  Hayes  and  President  Garfield,  serving  eight 
years  in  the  office.  Mr.  Evans  built  the  New  Albany  and  Merchants  hotels 
and  erected  several  other  important  buildings  at  Albany,  and  other  places. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coulter  have  a  nice  two  story  seven  room  house  on  North 
Hundley  street  with  one  and  one-half  acres  of  ground.  Mr.  Coulter  has 
always  been  a  progressive  man  with  many  varied  interests.  He  and 
J,  W,  Barkley  built  all  of  the  public  buildings  on  the  west  side  of  the 
square  with  the  exception  of  the  Peery  building,  Mr,  Coulter  is  one  of  the 
interesting  and  well  known  men  of  the  community,  known  for  his  public 
spirit  and  his  upright  business  standards, 

William  Peery  Staplelon,  a  well  known  business  man  of  Albany,  con- 
ducts a  real  estate,  loan  and  insurance  office,  in  which  enterprise  he  has 
been  successfully  engaged  for  the  past  20  years.  Mr.  Stapleton  was  born 
at  Albany,  Feb,  18,  1865.  His  parents  were  Dr.  George  W.  and  Emily 
Winn  (Peery)  Stapleton,  both  diseased. 

Dr.  Stapleton  was  born  in  Tennessee,  the  son  of  Joseph  Stapleton,  who 
brought  the  family  to  Daviess  County,  and  settled  near  Pattonsburg, 
where  he  operated  a  farm.  He  lived  on  his  farm  for  many  years  and  died 
at  his  home  there.  His  son  George  W,,  was  born  in  1824  and  was  reared 
in  Daviess  County,  He  was  a  student  at  Grand  River  College,  Edinburg, 
and  received  his  medical  training  at  St,  Louis  Medical  College  from  which 
he  graduated.  He  settled  in  Gentry  County  In  1848  and  was  a  prominent 
physician  here  for  half  a  century.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  the 
Masonic  lodge  and  of  the  Chapter  and  the  Commandery.  He  died  in  1910, 
and  his  remains  are  buried  in  Grand  View  Century,  His  wife,  Emily 
Winn  (Peery)  Stapleton,  was  born  in  Tazewell  County,  Va„  in  1834  and 
came  to  Grundy  County,  when  she  was  a  young  girl  with  her  parents, 
George  and  Jane  Peery,  To  her  union  with  Dr,  Stapleton,  the  following 
children  were  born:  Edwin  E,,  who  died  at  Santa  Rosa,  Calif,,  in  1920; 
William  Peery,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Fielding  P,,  a  graduate  of  Simp- 


492  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

son  Medical  College,  St.  Louis,  and  now  a  practicing  physician  at  Lawrence, 
Kans. ;  and  Leona  S.,  married  to  Robert  J.  Austin,  an  attorney,  born  in 
Casey  County,  Ky.,  and  for  more  than  30  years  connected  with  the  United 
States  Pension  Bureau  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

William  Peery  Stapleton  was  a  student  in  Central  College,  Fayette, 
and  later  went  into  the  hardware  and  implement  business.  He  remained 
in  that  work  for  17  years.  He  then  opened  his  present  office  where  he 
handled  real  estate,  insurance,  and  loans.  Mr.  Stapleton  has  handled  a 
volume  of  business  which  of  itself  marks  the  success  of  his  methods. 
From  March,  1919,  to  March,  1920,  he  sold  more  than  $800,000  worth  of 
real  estate. 

Mr.  Stapleton  was  married  on  April  28,  1886,  to  Anna  L.  Bell,  born  in 
Howard  County,  and  a  graduate  of  Howard  Payne  College  at  Fayette.  Her 
father  was  W.  F.  Bell,  a  Southern  Methodist  minister,  now  dead ;  and  her 
mother  was  Sarah  D.  (Ridgeway)  Bell,  also  deceased.  To  the  union  of 
W.  P.  and  Anna  L.  (Bell)  Stapleton  the  following  children  were  born:  Ada 
Bell,  a  graduate  of  Central  College  at  Fayette,  holding  a  Master  of  Arts 
degree  from  Washington  University  at  St.  Louis,  and  now  a  teacher  of 
English,  and  Dean  of  Women  at  Texas  Womans  College,  Fort  Worth, 
Texas;  Sarah  Emily,  a  graduate  of  Central  College,  Lexington,  formerly 
a  teacher  of  Home  Economics  in  Palmer  College,  and  now  living  at  home ; 
George  W.,  at  home ;  Margaret  Ann,  a  graduate  of  Washington  Seminary, 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  now  married  to  John  R.  Doyle  of  Albany ;  Fielding 
P.,  a  brief  sketch  of  whom  appears  below ;  and  Jack  Frederick,  who  holds 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  from  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  and 
was  a  student  in  the  Pulitzer  School  of  Journalism,  Columbia  University, 
New  York.  He  served  during  the  World  War  in  the  Students  Training 
Corps  at  Washington  University.  He  is  now  publisher  of  the  Owl-Head- 
light at  Stanbury. 

Fielding  Peery  Stapleton  was  born  at  Albany,  Sept.  6,  1897.  He  grad- 
uated from  the  Albany  High  School  in  the  class  of  1914,  took  a  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree  from  Washington  University,  St.  Louis  in  1919,  and  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Laws  from  Harvard  University  in  1921.  He  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Albany  in  July,  1921.  He  enlisted  for  service 
in  the  World  War  at  the  Municipal  Pier,  Chicago,  and  was  sent  to  the  Great 
Lakes  Naval  Training  Station  at  Chicago.  He  was  there  in  the  United 
States  Naval  Auxiliary  Reserve  School  until  Feb.  3,  1919,  and  is  still  a 
member  of  the  Reserve  Corps. 

W.  P.  Stapleton  and  his  sons.  Fielding  P.,  and  Jack  F.,  are  all  members 
of  the  Masonic  lodge.     Mr.  Stapleton  and  his  family  are  all  factors  for 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  493 

progress  in  the  community.     It  is  a  family  of  marked  ability  and  enter- 
prise. 

Robert  Murphy,  formerly  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County, 
and  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  with  W.  P.  Stapleton,  was  born  in 
Carey  County,  Ky.,  Jan.  13,  1845,  the  son  of  WilHam  and  Melianda 
(Henson)  Murphy. 

William  Murphy  was  a  farmer  in  Kentucky  where  he  died  in  the  fall 
of  1845,  leaving  the  following  children :  Richard,  died  in  Illinois  in  1852 ; 
Mary,  married  A.  J.  Malson  and  died  in  Gentry  County ;  James,  died  in 
Gentry  County  in  1862 ;  Martha,  died  in  Nebraska,  married  first  to  Lewis 
David  of  Gentry  County,  and  after  his  death  in  Iowa,  married  to  James 
James  who  died  in  Gentry  County ;  Joseph,  a  farmer  now  living  in  Huggins 
Township,  at  the  age  of  84  years ;  Ann,  now  living  in  St.  Joseph,  married 
first  to  G.  W.  Wells  to  which  union  nine  children  Were  born,  and  after  Mr. 
Wells'  death,  married  to  Jacob  Creager  of  Bethany ;  John,  a  farmer  in  Lin- 
coln County,  Okla.,  now  79  years  of  age;  and  Robert,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  By  a  second  marriage  of  Melisanda  (Henson)  Murphy  in  Illinois  in 
1847  to  Jacob  Collins,  a  physician,  she  had  two  children :  Zachariah,  died  at 
the  age  of  two  years;  and  L.  A.,  a  farmer  living  near  Frederick,  Okla.,  and 
now  69  years'  old.  Dr.  Collins  died  in  1852  and  his  wSdow  died  in  Gentry 
County  in  1899  at  the  age  of  83  years.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  the  New 
Friendship  Cemetery. 

The  Murphy  family  moved  from  Kentucky  to  Illinois  in  1846  and  from 
Illinois  to  Missouri  in  1855.  The  family  settled  near  Albany  and  five  years 
later  Robert  Murphy,  then  15  years  old,  began  working  on  a  farm  for  $10 
a  month.  He  continued  to  work  by  the  month  for  six  years,  sometimes  re- 
ceiving as  much  as  $16.50  per  month.  He  then  took  up  the  work  of  trad- 
ing and  followed  this  line  until  he  was  35  years  old  when  he  bought  a  farm 
of  205  acres  of  excellent  land.  He  owned  this  land  at  the  time  of  his  death 
and  also  170  acres  which  he  bought  later. 

Robert  Murphy  was  married  in  1880  to  Lizzie  Ray  of  Gentry  County, 
a  daughter  of  A.  J.  and  Jane  Ray,  both  deceased.  Mrs  Murphy  died  in 
March,  1920  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  New  Friendship  Cemetery. 
To  this  union  of  Robert  and  Lizzie  (Ray)  Murphy  two  children  were  born: 
Maud  C,  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years ;  and  E.  Ray,  born  Sept.  11,  1892, 
graduated  from  the  Albany  High  School,  and  afterwards  was  a  student 
for  three  years  in  William  Jewell  College  at  Liberty.  He  enlisted  for 
service  in  the  United  States  Navy,  May  28,  1918,  and  was  sent  first  to  the 
Great  Lakes  Training  Camp  and  then  to  Norfolk,  Va.,  where  he  remained 
until  June,  1919.  He  is  now  a  member  of  the  Naval  Reserve  Force.  He 
now  holds  a  position  with  Gentry  County  Bank  of  Albany. 


494  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Robert  Murphy  was  the  one  of  the  interesting  pioneer  characters  of 
Gentry  County.  His  recollections  of  the  early  days  of  mingled  romance 
and  hardships  gave  a  vivid  picture  of  those  times  in  the  history  of  the 
state.  He  knew  the  state  before  the  turbulent  days  of  the  Civil  War  as 
well  as  through  that  trying  period.    Mr.  Murphy  died  Dec.  18,  1921. 

John  R.  Doyle,  a  veteran  of  the  World  War  now  connected  with  the 
office  of  the  W.  P.  Stapleton  Real  Estate,  Insurance  and  Loans  Company, 
was  born  in  Albany,  Oct.  18,  1893,  the  son  of  Dr.  G.  W.  and  Mary  (Zoll) 
Doyle. 

G.  W.  Doyle  was  born  in  Illinois  in  1851.  He  received  his  education  at 
the  Central  Missouri  State  Teachers  College  at  Warrensburg  and  Jefferson 
Medical  College  in  Philadelphia  from  which  he  graduated  in  1881.  He 
located  at  Albany  where  he  continued  to  practice  medicine  for  more  than  27 
years  and  where  he  was  widely  known  both  in  his  professional  capacity 
and  as  a  private  citizen.  Dr.  Doyle  was  a  member  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  the  Yeoman  lodges.  He 
died  at  Albany,  Dec.  15,  1908  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  Highland  Cem- 
etery. His  widow,  Mary  (Zoll)  Doyle,  continued  to  reside  at  Albany  until 
her  marriage,  Aug.  12,  1921,  to  Judge  Milton  Remley,  of  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 
Judge  Remley  is  a  prominent  man  of  Iowa,  where  he  has  served  three  terms 
as  the  State  Attorney  General. 

John  R.  Doyle,  the  only  living  child  of  his  parents,  graduated  from  the 
Albany  High  School  in  1911,  and  from  Westminister  College  at  Fulton,  in 

1917.  He  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Navy  at  Kansas  City,  April  22, 

1918,  and  was  sent  to  the  Naval  Training  Station  at  Newport,  R.  I.  He  re- 
mained there  for  six  months  and  then  was  sent  to  the  Harvard  Radio 
School  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  was  there  when  the  armistcie  was  signed. 
Mr.  Doyle  was  mustered  out  of  service  in  December,  1918,  returned  to  Al- 
bany, and  became  identified  with  the  Stapleton  Real  Sstate,  Insurance,  and 
Loan  Company  which  position  he  has  filled  ever  since.  On  Aug.  9,  1920, 
John  R.  Doyle  was  married  to  Margaret  Stapleton,  a  daughter  of  W.  P. 
Stapleton. 

Mr.  Doyle  is  a  member  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  Fraternity  and  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge.  He  is  a  young  man  of  ability  and  promise. 

Samuel  Oscar  Harding,  Doctor  of  Osteopathy  at  Albany,  is  one  of  the 
successful  young  professional  men  of  the  town.  He  was  born  in  Worth 
County,  Aug.  28,  1889.    His  parents  are  Samuel  and  Anna  (Keltz)  Harding. 

Samuel  Harding  was  born  in  Indiana  and  reared  there  where  he  was 
a  farmer.  He  came  to  Missouri  in  1888  and  is  now  living  at  Warrensburg. 
His  wife  was  also  born  in  Indiana.  To  their  union  the  following  children 
were  born :  Albert,  a  farmer  at  Ridgeway ;  Charlie,  a  farmer  near  Warrens- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  495 

burg;  E,  F,,  Doctor  of  Osteopathy  at  Bethany;  Lora,  now  Mrs.  Carpenter 
of  Ridgeway;  Scott,  a  farmer  near  Warrensburg;  Ethel,  married  to  M.  E. 
Redf ord,  Doctor  of  Osteopathy,  at  Tarkio ;  Cora,  wife  of  Victor  Blacketine, 
Warrensburg;  S.  O.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  ;  J.  F.,  Doctor  of  Osteopathy, 
Holdredge,  Nebr.,  and  C.  H.,  Doctor  of  Osteopathy,  Hamburg,  Iowa.  Two 
children  died  in  infancy. 

S.  0.  Harding  attended  the  Warrensburg  High  School  and  later  was 
a  student  in  the  American  School  of  Osteopathy  from  which  he  graduated, 
Jan.  20,  1917.  He  located  at  Albany  and  began  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion there  the  month  after  he  graduated  at  Kirksville.  On  May  25,  1918, 
Dr.  Harding  was  inducted  into  service  in  the  United  States  Army  and  was 
sent  to  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  for  training.  He  was  commissioned  corporal 
and  was  sent  to  Camp  Mills,  N.  J.,  Aug.  9,  1918,  and  overseas  Aug.  15, 

1918.  He  sailed  on  the  English  ship,  Saxton,  and  arrived  at  Liverpool, 
Aug.  28,  1918.  He  went  into  training  one  week  at  an  English  camp,  and 
then  went  to  Southhampton,  and  across  the  English  Channel  to  Cherburg, 
France.  From  there  he  went  to  Flavigney  where  he  was  in  training  for 
two  weeks.  He  was  then  moved  to  Stoney  Castle.  Here  the  troops  were 
attacked  by  the  influenza  and  more  than  two-thirds  of  the  company  were 
ill  at  the  same  time.  Dr.  Harding  went  to  the  front  on  the  Alsace  Lorraine 
Sector  on  Oct.  7,  1918,  and  left  that  sector  on  Oct.  27th.  He  was  sent  to 
Surmagney  where  he  remained  until  Nov.  9th,  when  he  was  sent  to  the 
Metz  Sector,  arriving  at  Villa  St.  Etetienne  on  Nov.  11,  the  day  the  armis- 
tice was  signed.  He  left  on  Nov.  29th  for  Hourdlaine  Court  where  he 
arrived  Dec.  1,  1918,  and  on  April  9,  1919,  was  transferred  from  Company 
B,  351st  Infantry  to  241st  Military-  Police  Company.  He  was  sent  to 
Nogent,  where  he  arrived  April  10,  1919.  He  left  on  May  8th  and  arrived 
at  Lemans,  May  11th.  This  is  a  Belgium  Military  Training  School  and 
from  there.  Dr.  Harding  went  to  Brest,  on  May  29th,  and  sailed  for  home 
on  the  United  States  boat,  Imperator,  at  eight  o'clock  on  the  evening  of 
June  12th.  He  arrived  at  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  June  20th,  was  sent  to  Camp 
Merritt,  then  to  Camp  Taylor,  and  was  mustered  out  of  service,  July  1, 

1919.  After  his  discharge  from  duty,  Dr.  Harding  returned  to  Albany  and 
resumed  the  practice  of  his  profession. 

Dr.  Harding  was  married  May  18,  1920,  to  Ogartia  Gillespie,  a 
daughter  of  J.  H.,  Jr.,  and  Sarah  Gillespie,  of  Albany  where  Mrs.  Harding 
was  born. 

Dr.  Harding  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  is  a  charter  member 
of  the  Donald  Holden  Post  No.  106,  of  the  American  Legion.  He  has  an 
excellent  record  as  a  soldier,  enduring  all  the  hardships  uncomplainingly 
and  manifesting  at  all  times,  the  true  soldier  spirit  of  courage  and  endur- 


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ance.    He  is  a  young  man  of  marked  promise  who  is  winning  friends  in  his 
profession,  as  well  as  a  citizen. 

John  A.  Waltemath,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Illinois.  He  was  born  in  Shelby 
County,  Oct.  7,  1880,  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Louise  (Wise)  Waltemath. 
Henry  Waltemath  was  a  native  of  Germany  and  came  to  America  when  he 
was  14  years  old,  first  settling  in  Shelby  County,  111.  He  began  life  as  a 
farmer  in  Illinois  and  later  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Gentry  County, 
where  he  was  a  successful  farmer  and  stock  raiser  for  many  years.  He 
was  the  owner  of  458  acres  of  land  in  the  vicinity  of  Berlin,  He  was  a 
Republican  and  a  member  of  the  German  Lutheran  church.  His  widow 
now  resides  in  the  old  home  place,  near  Berlin,  with  her  son,  Edward. 

To  Henry  Waltemath  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children: 
Charles,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Canada;  Reka, 
married  Benjamin  Fite,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Gentry  County; 
Henry,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  near  Denver;  Fred,  a  farmer  and  stock 
raiser  near  Ford  City ;  Herman  and  George,  twins ;  Herman  is  a  farmer 
and  stock  raiser  about  five  miles  north  of  King  City  and  George  is  also  a 
farmer  and  stock  raiser  on  the  old  home  place;  and  John  A.,  the  subject 
of  this  review. 

John  A.  Walteniath  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools.  He  has  been  familiar  with  farm  life  since  boy- 
hood. He  began  his  independent  career  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  in 
operating  the  home  place  owned  by  his  father-in-law.  He  continued  thus 
for  six  years  when  he  bought  a  farm  to  which  he  has  added  from  time  to 
time  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  a  large  and  valuable  farm  of  560  acres  in 
Jackson  Township.  He  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising.  He 
is  an  extensive  sheep  feeder,  and  fed  over  7000  head  the  past  year. 

Mr.  Waltemath  married  Miss  Anna  Deiter,  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Margueriete  (Edwards)  Deiter.  John  Deiter  was  an  extensive  farmer  and 
stockman  and  the  owner  of  1200  acres  of  land.  He  is  now  deceased  and 
his  widow  resides  at  Stanberry.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children,  besides  Mrs.  Waltemath :  Maud,  married  John  G.  Eibarger,  a  far- 
mer and  stocknian  near  Stanberry ;  Clyde,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Neb- 
raska ;  William,  a  farmer  and  stockman  living  in  Kansas ;  Lewis,  a  farmer 
and  stockman  also  living  in  Kansas ;  Joseph,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  living 
on  the  home  place  near  Stanberry;  and  John,  farmer  and  stockman,  also 
living  on  the  old  home  place.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waltemath  have  been  born 
the  following  children,  Paul,  deceased;  iMaud,  Margauriete,  Charlotte, 
Joseph  and  Rosalie. 


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Mr.  Waltemath  is  a  dependable  citizen  and  the  Waltemath  family 
stands  high  in  Gentry  County. 

James  O'Mara,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockraiser  of  Athens  Town- 
ship, Gentry  County,  and  the  vice-president  of  the  Gentry  County  Bank  at 
Albany,  as  a  native  of  Ireland,  born  in  County  Waterford,  Feb.  28,  1853, 
the  son  of  Philip  and  Mary  O'Mara,  both  of  whom  died  in  Ireland.  Their 
children  were:  Thomas,  born  in  1850,  came  to  the  United  States,  settled 
in  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  he  married  and  died;  Mary  married  Thomas 
O'Connell  and  lives  in  Ireland;  Mary,  married  Thomas  Healy  and  lives  in 
Ireland;  James,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Katie,  married  John  McGrath 
and  lives  in  Ireland ;  and  Margaret,  married  William  O'Connell,  and  died  in 
Ireland. 

James  O'Mara  came  to  the  United  States  when  he  was  18  years  old 
and  settled  in  New  York,  where  he  worked  in  a  dairy  for  one  winter  for 
$10  a  month.  He  had  to  be  up  at  four  o'clock  in  the  morning  to  milk  and 
his  hours  lasted  until  nine  o'clock  at  night.  He  continued  to  work  by  the 
month  for  ten  years  and  then  came  to  Missouri.  He  located  in  Gentry 
County  and  worked  at  first  for  C.  G.  Comstock  for  $16  a  month.  He  con- 
tinued this  work  for  a  year  and  then  bought  95  acres  of  land  for  $2,000 
from  Alfred  Keys,  using  in  payment  the  money  he  had  saved  while  work- 
ing by  the  month.  At  later  times  he  bought  first  40  acres,  then  120  acres, 
160  acres,  then  80  acres  of  land.  He  sold  15  acres  which  leaves  him  with 
490  acres  in  one  tract.  His  home,  two  miles  southeast^  of  Albany  is  situ- 
ated on  this  land.  Mr.  O'Mara  has  dealt  in  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs  and 
Percheron  horses  and  keeps  about  500  Leghorn  chickens.  He  made  a  prac- 
tice of  selling  his  cattle  off  the  grass  and  has  always  been  an  astute  seller. 
Of  recent  years  the  scarcity  of  farm  help  has  caused  Mr.  O'Mara  to  prac- 
tically give  up  any  active  operations  on  his  farm,  instead  he  has  found  it 
advisable  to  rent  the  land  out. 

James  O'Mara  was  married  Sept.  26,  1880,  to  Katie  Williams,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Nicholas  and  Katie  Williams  of  New  York,  both  now  dead.  Mr. 
O'Mara  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  man  who  has  carved  his  own  success  m 
life  and  says  that  the  sure  and  safe  way  to  independence  is  to  save  a 
part  of  one's  earnings  each  month.  Mr.  O'Mara  thinks  that  a  young  man 
of  thrift  has  more  opportunities  than  came  the  way  of  the  young  man  40 
years  ago.  He  is  one  of  the  interesting  self-made  men  of  the  county,  a 
reliable  and  substantial  citizen. 

O.  L.  Grace,  the  efficient  proprietor  of  the  Grace  Cafe  located  on  the 
west  side  of  the  public  square  at  Albany,  was  born  in  Howard  Township, 
Gentry  County,  July  1,  1880,  the  son  of  Rufus  and  Elizabeth  (Wiley) 
Grace,  both  now  living  at  New  Hampton. 


498  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Rufus  Grace  was  born  in  Ray  County  and  moved  to  Harrison  County, 
after  the  close  of  the  Civil  War.  He  lived  on  a  farm  in  Howard  Township 
for  many  years  but  about  ten  years  ago,  he  sold  his  farm  and  moved  to 
his  present  residence.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  (Wiley)  Grace  was  born  in 
Illinois  and  came  to  Howard  Township  with  her  parents  when  she  was  a 
child  of  seven  years.  Her  father  was  Chester  Wiley  and  her  mother, 
Elizabeth  Wiley;  they  died  about  1894,  and  their  remains  are  buried  in 
Lone  Star  Cemetery.  To  the  union  of  Rufus  and  Elizabeth  (Wiley)  Grace 
the  following  children  were  born:  W.  R.,  now  a  resident  of  Sioux  City, 
Iowa;  A.  J.,  a  farmer  in  Howard  Township,  Gentry  County;  M.  D.,  living 
at  Rupert,  Idaho ;  Lilly,  the  wife  of  Tilman  Guess  of  Albany ;  Dora,  married 
to  John  Bender  of  Harrison  County;  0.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Junia,  married  Ernie  Crane,  and  died  in  Harrison  County  in  1918,  her 
remains  are  buried  in  Lone  Star  Cemetery ;  Charlie,  a  resident  of  Lebanon 
in  LaClede  County;  Neva,  married  to  Robert  Robertson,  Worth  County; 
Bama,  the  wife  of  Lewis  Logsdon  of  Howard  Township ;  and  Ray,  a  farmer 
in  Gentry  County. 

0.  L.  Grace  was  educated  in  the  rural  schools  and  began  to  farm  when 
he  was  18  years  old.  He  bought  a  farm  in  Harrison  County  which  he  after- 
wards sold  and  entered  the  hardware  business  at  Albany  in  partnership 
with  J.  W.  Kerlan  and  Tilman  Guess.  He  remained  in  this  business  for 
three  years  and  in  the  spring  of  1817  he  opened  a  grocery  store  at 
Albany,  He  operated  this  enterprise  for  a  year  and  a  half  and  then  went 
to  King  City  where  he  purchased  a  restaurant  which  he  managed  for  some 
time.  On  Sept.  22,  1921,  Mr.  Grace  located  in  Albany  where  he  has  estab- 
lished an  excellent  business.  His  restaurant  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  sur- 
rounding community  and  Mr.  Grace's  long  experience  in  conducting  public 
eating  places  makes  it  possible  for  him  to  understand  and  satisfy  the  de- 
sires of  the  traveling  public. 

0.  L.  Grace  was  married  Feb.  3,  1904,  to  Myrtle  Bender,  a  daughter 
of  Frank  Benter  of  Albany.  Mrs.  Grace  was  born  and  reared  at  New 
Hampton.  Her  mother  died  when  Mrs.  Grace  was  a  child  of  three  years. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grace  have  a  son,  Guy,  a  student  in  the  Albany  High  School, 
and  one  son  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Grace  is  a  member  of  the  Yoeman  Lodge.  He  is  an  energetic  and 
capable  business  man. 

Isaac  Gentry  Patton,  member  of  a  well  known  pioneer  family  of  Gen- 
try County  and  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Miller  Township,  where  he  has 
land  holdings  comprising  555  acres,  was  born  on  the  farm  where  he  now 
lives,  Dec  17,  1872,  the  son  of  John  R.  and  Mary  C.  (Gentry)  Patton ;  and 
the  grandson  of  James  C.  Patton. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  499 

James  C.  Patton  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  who  migrated  to  Missouri 
when  the  state  was  yet  a  part  of  wild  frontier  land.  In  1841  he  settled  in 
Gentry  County  and  bought  a  squatter's  rights  to  a  farm  entering  the  land 
for  himself.  The  first  improvements  on  the  piece  of  ground  were  a  log 
cabin,  the  roof  of  which  was  held  up  by  "weight  poles,"  and  a  small  corn 
patch.  Mr.  Patton  however  with  true  pioneer  courage  set  about  improv- 
ing the  farm  and  became  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  his  community. 
From  the  time  of  his  arrival  in  the  county  to  the  date  of  his  death  he  was 
intensely  interested  in  the  building  up  of  all  community  interests.  The 
churches  were  naturally  the  center  of  the  group  life  of  the  early  settlers 
and  Mr.  Patton  bought  and  paid  for  the  land  upon  which  the  old  Mt.  Zion 
church  was  built  and  where  the  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery  was  laid  out.  This 
Presbyterian  church,  built  of  loge,  housed  the  congregation  for  many  years 
later  giving  away  to  a  more  pretentious  brick  structure,  and  that  in  turn 
supplanted  by  the  present  edifice,  a  frame  building  erected  in  1892.  Mr. 
Patton's  son,  Isaac  A.,  contributed  largely  to  the  building  of  this  last 
church  and  the  entire  north  wing  was  built  by  Ora  Patton,  a  great  grand- 
daughter of  James  C.  Patton.  Mr.  Patton's  remains  are  buried  in  the  Mt. 
Zion  Cemetery. 

John  R.  Patton  was  born  in  Monroe  County,  Tenn.,  in  1826,  and  came 
to  Missouri  with  his  father,  James  C.  Patton.  He  moved  to  the  place 
now  owned  by  his  son,  Isaac  G.,  in  1871  and  at  the  time  of  his  death 
owned  700  acres  of  land.  He  died  Aug.  26,  1907,  and  his  remains  were 
buried  in  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  His  wife,  Mary  C.  (Gentry)  Patton  was 
born  in  Ray  County  in  1852,  and  died  in  Gentry  County  in  1907.  Her  re- 
mains also  are  buried  in  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  The  children  of  John  R.  and 
Mary  C.  (Gentry)  Patton  were:  Isaac  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary 
Bell,  the  wife  of  Doctor  Ganaway  of  New  Mexico;  Charles  Cooper,  living 
at  Stanberry;  and  Jefferson  P.,  farming  his  grandfather's  old  place  in 
Miller  Township. 

Isaac  G.  Pattan  attended  the  rural  schools  of  the  county  and  later 
was  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  and  Chillicothe  normal  schools.  He  moved 
to  his  present  farm  in  1897  and  has  been  highly  successful  both  as  a  gen- 
eral farmer  and  as  a  stockman.  On  his  farm  he  has  two  good  residences 
with  good  farm  buildings  surrounding  each  house.  Mr.  Patton  was  elected 
county  collector  for  Gentry  County  on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  1900  and 
during  the  time  he  was  serving  in  that  capacity  he  lived  in  Albany.  He 
was  reelected  in  1902,  serving  in  all  four  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time 
he  returned  to  his  farm. 

Isaac  G.  Patton  was  married  in  1895  to  Nannie  M.  Quigley,  a  daughter 
of  William  and  Nancy  (Price)  Quigley,  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  in 


500  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

connection  of  the  review  of  the  life  of  S.  E.  Quigley  in  this  volume.  Mrs. 
Patton  was  born  in  Athens  Township,  and  attended  Christian  College  of 
Albany.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patton  have  four  children:  John  W.,  a  graduate  of 
the  Albany  High  School,  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason,  now  living  at  home ;  Hen- 
rietta, the  wife  of  0.  G.  Cousins,  a  lumberman  of  Albany ;  Bertha,  a  grad- 
uate of  Palmer  College,  and  now  teaching  in  the  county  ;  and  Pebble  Gentry 
at  home. 

Mr,  Patton  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  of  the  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Blue  lodge,  the  Royal  Arch  and  the  Com- 
mandery.  As  a  public  official,  Mr.  Patton  was  efficient  and  popular,  and  as 
a  private  citizen  he  has  been  a  man  of  integrity  and  industry. 

David  H.  Wooderson,  the  proprietor  of  the  White  Pine  Farm  in  Miller 
Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County, 
April  10,  1856,  the  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Woolard)  Wooderson. 

William  Wooderson  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  and  came  first  to  Ohio 
and  later  to  Missouri  where  he  entered  land  in  Daviess  County.  His  wife 
was  born  in  Ray  County,  Missouri,  in  1824,  the  daughter  of  John  and 
Nancy  Woolard,  both  natives  of  Tennessee.  Mrs.  Wooderson  died  in 
Daviess  County,  and  Mr.  Wooderson  died  in  Nebraska,  while  on  a  visit 
there.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess 
County.  To  their  union  the  following  children  were  born :  Richard,  served 
in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War,  and  died  at  Clinton  in  Henry 
County,  Mo. ;  Nancy,  died  in  girlhood ;  Mary  Jane,  deceased,  was  married 
to  John  McKown,  also  deceased ;  John,  died  in  young  manhood ;  Sarah,  the 
wife  of  W.  McKown  of  Carlow ;  Martha,  died  when  a  young  girl ;  Charles 
P.,  died  in  early  youth;  D.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Celestine,  died  in 
childhood ;  W.  T.,  a  farmer  in  Miller  Township ;  Elizabeth,  now  married  to 
David  Dever,  of  Brook  Park,  Minn. ;  and  Lulu,  married  to  John  Gill  of 
Montana. 

D.  H.  Wooderson  obtained  his  education  in  an  old  log  school  house 
furnished  with  slab  benches,  one  row  of  eight  by  ten  lengths  extending 
along  the  side  of  the  building.  He  farmed  in  Iowa  for  two  years  and  then 
worked  in  Gentry  County  by  the  month.  His  first  work  was  splitting  rails 
and  his  first  wage  was  50  cents  a  day.  He  rented  a  farm  and  began  to  work 
for  himself  and  after  14  years,  had  accumulated  enough  to  buy  his  present 
farm  of  120  acres.  That  was  27  years  ago,  and  Mr.  Wooderson  paid  $25 
an  acre  for  the  land.  He  has  a  good  two  story  house  which  he  built  in 
1903  and  excellent  farm  buildings.  He  raises  high  grade  stock  and  has 
five  head  of  registered  Poll  Angus  cattle,  besides  good  grade  hogs.  In  the 
yard  by  Mr.  Woodersons'  home  there  stands  two  beautiful  white  pine  trees 


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which  gave  the  farm  its  name.  These  trees  were  put  out  in  1876  by  Thomas 
Wilson,  a  pioneer  farmer  of  Gentry  County  now  living  in  Shadron,  Neb. 

D.  H.  Wooderson  was  married  May  25,  1881,  to  Sarah  A.  Patton,  a 
daughter  of  W.  A.  Patton,  a  native  of  Tennessee  where  he  was  born  near 
Sweet  Water.  He  came  with  his  father,  James  Patton,  to  Missouri  in  1841, 
and  the  Patton  family  became  one  of  the  prominent  families  of  the  county. 
W.  A.  Patton  settled  first  in  Daviess  County,  but  a  year  later  came  to  Miller 
Township  in  Gentry  County  where  he  became  the  owner  of  300  acres  of 
land.  He  died  on  his  home  farm  April  28,  1900.  His  wife,  also  born  near 
Sweet  Water,  Tenn.,  died  Jan.  31,  1907,  at  the  home  of  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Wooderson.  To  the  union  of  W.  A.  Patton  and  his  wife  the  following 
children  were  born :  Susan,  married  Port  Fore  and  died  a  year  later ;  Mar- 
shal, died  at  his  farm  in  Miller  Township,  July  11,  1908,  at  the  age  of  61 
years ;  Lou,  married  Newton  McCammon  and  died  in  May,  1921 ;  Charles 
0.,  a  physician  of  McFall,  Mo.,  died  Aug.  1,  1913,  at  the  age  of  58  years ; 
Hattie,  married  Henry  Penniston  of  Ray  County ;  Sarah  A.,  now  Mrs. 
Wooderson ;  Fannie,  the  wife  of  David  Buster  of  St.  Joseph ;  W.  A.,  Jr., 
farming  the  home  place,  and  Hugh,  a  physician  at  McFall. 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Wooderson  have  four  children  as  follows :  Audra,  the  wife 
of  Arthur  Elam  of  McFall ;  Frank,  a  farmer  in  Miller  Township ;  Eliza,  a 
teacher  in  St.  Joseph,  where  she  has  achieved  success  in  her  profession ;  and 
Frances,  connected  with  the  Watkins  Music  Store  at  Independence.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wooderson  have  also  six  grand  children;  LeRoy  and  George  Elam; 
and  Irene,  Grace,  Dale,  and  Tom  Wooderson. 

Mr.  Wooderson  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America  lodge.  He  is  a  republican  in  his  politics  and  has 
made  the  race  for  the  office  of  county  judge  in  the  south  district  three 
times.  He  has  served  as  the  trustee  of  Miller  Township,  filling  the  office 
in  a  thoroughly  competent  fashion.  Mr.  Wooderson  is  a  substantial  mem- 
ber of  the  community  and  a  highly  esteemed  citizen. 

Malcolm  Monroe  Sample,  the  enterprising  proprietor  of  Semple  Ridge 
Farm  in  Athens  Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  Nov.  23,  1878,  the 
son  of  Robert  T.  and  Mary  (Wyper)  Semple,  both  natives  of  Scotland. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Semple  were  married  in  Glascow,  Scotland,  March  5, 
1858,  and  came  to  the  United  States,  the  same  year.  They  settled  in  Penn- 
sylvania where  they  remained  for  11  years  and  then  came  to  Missouri 
where  they  located  on  a  farm  now  owned  by  their  son,  Malcolm  M.,  in  1870. 
Robert  T.  Semple  died  on  his  farm,  July  26,  1878,  and  his  remains  are 
buried  in  Bulla  Cemetery.  His  widow  died  on  the  farm,  Jan.  10,  1912. 
Their  children  were:  Elizabeth,  born  May  9,  1859,  now  married  to  J.  B. 
Wayman  of  Johnson  County ;  David  T.,  born  Sept.  3,  1861,  now  living  at 


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Waldon,  Colo.;  Alex.  F.,  born  Feb.  15,  1867,  now  living  at  Rothville  in 
Chariton  County ;  Robert  J.,  born  Feb.  21,  1870,  now  residing  in  Johnson 
County ;  Mary  J,,  born  July  16,  1864,  now  wife  of  J.  W.  Smith  of  Oklahoma ; 
and  James  W.,  born  July  7,  1872,  and  died  July  1,  1889 ;  and  Malcolm  M., 
the  subject  of  this  review. 

Malcolm  M.  Semple  attended  the  Spessard  school  and  grew  up  on  the 
farm.  He  raised  his  first  crop  for  his  mother  in  1893.  In  1913  he  bought 
the  home  place  of  80  acres  two  and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Albany, 
The  place  is  well  watered  with  one  good  spring  which  supplies  the  stock 
with  water.  Mr,  Semple  raises  cattle,  hogs,  horses,  and  mules.  He  milks 
cows  and  has  several  Rhode  Island  Red  chickens.  His  farm  is  well  ar- 
ranged and  nicely  fenced  and  presents  an  attractive  appearance. 

Malcolm  Monroe  Semple  was  married  Nov.  19,  1905,  to  Eliza  Osborn, 
the  daughter  of  T.  J.  and  Mary  J.  (Armstrong)  Osborn,  the  former  now 
living  at  Albany,  and  the  latter  died  in  1887.  Her  remains  are  buried  in 
Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Semple  was  born  in  Miller  Township.  She  has 
a  brother,  Samuel,  living  at  Albany,  and  a  sister,  Roxy  D.,  the  wife  of 
Vestie  Cooper  of  Albany.  Mrs.  Semple  attended  the  Albany  public  school 
and  later  was  a  student  in  Christian  College  at  Albany.  Mr.  Semple,  has 
been  very  successful  in  the  operation  of  his  farm  and  is  accounted  a  thrifty 
and  industrious  man. 

M.  W.  Chenoweth,  m^ember  of  the  successful  firm  of  Chenoweth  & 
Rice  at  Albany,  was  born  in  Putman  County,  Ind,,  Feb.  15,  1880,  the  son 
of  R.  B.,  and  Elizabeth  (Drew)  Chenoweth,  both  now  dead. 

R,  B.  Chenoweth  was  married  in  Indiana  and  came  to  Gentry  County, 
in  1855  and  located  in  Athens  Township.  He  was  a  successful  farmer  and 
continued  in  active  farm  work  until  the  time  of  his  death  in  1904,  while  he 
was  visiting  in  California.  Mr,  Chenoweth  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
lodge.  His  wife  was  reared  in  Indiana,  and  died  in  Gentry  County,  June 
16,  1919.  The  remains  of  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chenoweth  are  buried  in 
Highland  Cemetery,  Their  children  were:  J,  R,,  a  resident  of  Albany; 
J,  W.,  who  also  lives  at  Albany;  C.  E.,  living  in  Panhandle,  Texas;  G.  W. 
farming  the  home  place ;  and  M.  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

M.  M.  Chenoweth  attended  the  Albany  school  and  later  was  a  student 
in  the  business  department  of  the  Methodist  College  at  Albany.  In  1904 
he  opened  a  grocery  store  with  W.  H.  Davis  as  his  partner.  Six  years  later 
Mr.  Chenoweth  bought  out  Mr.  Davis'  interest  in  the  store,  and  in  1920  he 
sold  an  interest  in  the  enterprise  to  Thomas  Rice,  since  which  time  the 
firm  name  has  stood,  Chenoweth  &  Rice,  The  business,  since  1904,  has 
been  located  on  the  north  side  of  the  Public  Square  in  a  building  23x80 
feet ;  and  during  this  time  the  business  has  developed  into  one  of  the  sue- 


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cessful  enterpriss  of  the  town.  The  firm  carries  a  complete  line  of  gro- 
ceries and  some  queensware. 

M.  M.  Chenoweth  was  married  Nov  16,  1919  to  Mattie  Wiley,  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Jane  Wiley  of  New  Hampton.  Mrs.  Chenoweth  was  born 
and  educated  in  Harrison  County. 

Mr.  Chenoweth  is  accounted  an  excellent  business  man,  energetic  and 
competent  in  the  management  of  his  affairs,  and  with  the  prospect  of  a 
markedly  successful  business  career. 

Lester  M.  Robison,  proprietor  of  the  Robison  Dry  Goods  store,  at 
Albany,  was  born  in  Denver,  Worth  County,  Nov.  17,  1883,  the  son  of 
I.  M.  and  Emma  (Hess)  Robison. 

I.  M.  Robison  was  born  in  Licking  County,  Ohio,  Sept.  24,  1855,  and 
was  reared  on  a  farm  there.  He  attended  the  public  school  and  at  the  age 
of  16  years,  began  teaching.  He  later  attended  the  Normal  School  at  Le- 
banon, Ohio,  for  three  years,  acquiring  during  that  period  an  unusual  de- 
gree of  scholarship.  In  1876,  he  went  to  Henry  County,  Iowa,  where  he 
taught  for  one  year  when  he  accepted  a  position  in  a  high  school  in  Oregon. 
There  he  taught  during  the  winters  and  worked  in  the  harvest  field  during 
the  summers.  His  work  was  measuring  the  grain  after  it  had  been  thresh- 
ed and  in  one  four  weeks,  Mr.  Robison  measured  14,376  bushels  of  grain. 
He  returned  to  Ohio  and  resumed  his  studies  in  the  Normal  School  at 
Lebanon  and  in  1879,  he  located  at  Denver,  where  he  accepted  a  clerkship 
with  Mr.  Tipton,  soon  becoming  a  partner  in  the  business.  In  January, 
1882,  the  firm  built  a  large  store  building  at  Denver.  The  company  was 
later  known  as  the  Mclninch  &  Company.  Mr.  Robison  sold  out  his  inter- 
est in  Denver  and  moved  to  Albany  in  1885  where  he  went  into  the  dry 
goods  business.  Later  he  became  interested  in  the  clothing  business  in 
partnership  with  F.  M.  Gadd  and  in  1901  he  retired  from  active  mercantile 
pursuits  and  has  been  living  in  Albany  ever  since. 

Lester  M.  Robison  was  educated  in  Gentry  County,  graduated  from 
the  Albany  High  School  and  then  was  a  student  in  Northwest  Missouri 
College  at  Albany  for  one  year.  He  accepted  a  position  as  assistant  book- 
keeper in  the  Gentry  County  Bank  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  For 
the  next  four  years  he  was  connected  with  the  firm  of  Tipton  &  Miller  and 
at  the  end  of  which  time  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Tipton  and  the 
two  did  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Tipton  &  Robison.  Mr.  Robison 
sold  his  interest  in  the  enterprise  to  Mr.  Tipton  and  in  1912  he  opened  up 
his  present  business  which  occupies  the  first  floor,  a  room  26x93  feet,  of 
the  building  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  public  square.  Mr.  Robison 
carries  dry  goods,  shoes,  and  ladies  ready-to-wear  goods.     He  has  an  excel- 


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lent  line  of  merchandise  and  operates  his  business  with  courtesy  and  con- 
sideration.    These  have  been  strong  factors  in  his  success. 

Lester  M.  Robison  was  married  July  3,  1906,  to  Jeanette  Owings,  a 
daughter  of  0.  H.  and  Minnie  (Jacoby)  Owings  of  Darlington.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Robison  have  one  son,  Robert. 

Mr.  Robison  is  a  member  of  the  Albany  School  Board  which  position  he 
has  filled  for  the  past  four  years.  He  is  a  competent  business  man  and  a 
reliable  and  substantial  citizen, 

John  Preston,  a  pioneer  settler  of  western  Missouri,  now  living  retired 
at  King  City,  has  been  identified  with  this  section  of  the  state  for  over 
half  a  century.  He  is  a  native  of  England,  born  in  London,  June  19,  1851, 
and  was  the  only  child  born  to  John  and  Anna  Preston.  He  received  his  edu- 
cation in  his  native  land  and  came  to  America  in  1865,  and  after  spending 
six  months  in  New  York  State  he  came  west  to  St.  Joseph.  In  the  winter 
of  1865-66  he  was  employed  on  railroad  construction  and  in  the  following 
spring  he  was  employed  in  making  railroad  ties  for  the  Union  Pacific  from 
Leavenworth,  Kans.,  west,  later  on  the  St.  Joseph  and  Denver,  and  after- 
wards on  the  St.  Joseph  and  St.  Louis  Railway,  then  on  the  construction  of 
the  Rock  Island,  from  Leavenw'orth  to  Trenton.  He  then  worked  on  a 
farm  for  a  time  between  Horseshoe  Lake  and  the  river.  Later  he  was  em- 
ployed by  the  A.  C.  Smith  Company  Packing  House  and  the  old  rock  build- 
ing in  which  he  worked  is  still  standing.  He  then  worked  on  a  market 
garden  for  a  time.  Mr.  Preston  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
on  a  farm  of  80  acres  in  Gentry  County.  He  added  more  land  later  on, 
and  is  now  the  owner  of  160  acres,  and  town  property  in  King  City  where 
he  now  lives.  He  was  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
for  many  years  until  he  retired  from  active  farm  life  when  he  removed  to 
King  City. 

Mr.  Preston  was  married  to  Miss  Josephine  Quell,  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Augusta  (Schmidt)  Quell.  Joseph  Quell  was  a  native  of  Ger- 
many and  in  early  life  learned  the  trade  of  millwright  in  his  native  land, 
but  after  coming  to  America  he  was  employed  as  a  carpenter  in  connection 
with  the  coal  mining  industry  of  Pennsylvania.  He  served  in  the  Union 
Army  for  a  time  during  the  Civil  War  and  later  came  to  Missouri  and  set- 
tled near  Keystone,  Clinton  County,  and  became  very  well-to-do,  and  was 
the  owner  of  280  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and  he  and  his  wife 
were  members  of  the  Catholic  church. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Preston  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Esther  Ann,  married  P.  A.  Miller,  El  Paso,  Texas,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  and  insurance  business;  J.  W.,  who  is  owner  of  a  farm  of 
80  acres  near  King  City,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising ; 


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married  Martha  Esther  Blacklock  who  is  now  deceased;  Grace,  married 
Austin  Brown,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  near  Ford  City ;  Maud  J.,  a  student 
in  Palmer  College,  Albany,  where  she  is  specializing  in  music ;  Anna 
Augusta,  deceased ;  Joseph  Henry,  deceased ;  and  George  Cleo,  deceased, 

Mr.  Preston  has  seen  much  of  the  development  of  Gentry  County  from 
the  pioneer  days  to  the  present  time.  When  he  came  here  there  were  no 
railroads  and  transportation  was  mostly  carried  on  with  ox  teams  and  the 
trip  to  St.  Joseph  was  a  long  and  tiresome  one.  He  has  been  identified  with 
many  of  the  progressive  movements  which  had  for  their  object  the  devel- 
opment and  upbuilding  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  president  of  the  Farm- 
ers Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Gentry  County  for  seven  years. 
He  and  Mrs.  Preston  are  Republicans  and  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  and  he  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason. 

John  H.  Guess,  well  known  in  Gentry  County,  as  a  successful  auc- 
tioneer, was  born  eight  miles  northeast  of  Albany,  his  present  home,  Nov. 
8,  1880,  the  son  of  Richard  and  Susan  (Guess)  Guess. 

Richard  Guess  was  born  in  Worth  County  in  1884.  He  was  the  son  of 
Tilman  Guess,  a  native  of  Tennessee,  who  settled  in  Smith  Township, 
Worth  County,  prior  to  1845.  He  located  in  Lot's  Grove  on  Lot's  Creek, 
but  later  moved  to  Gentry  County  where  he  located  near  Lone  Star,  where 
his  brother,  Matthew  Guess,  joined  him  a  year  later.  Richard  Guess  own- 
ed a  farm  of  169  acres  which  he  improved.  He  continued  to  operate  his 
land  with  success  until  his  death  in  1889.  His  widow,  born  in  Iowa,  and 
married  in  Worth  County,  now  lives  at  Lone  Star.  Their  children  were: 
Charles,  living  at  Albany ;  Tilman,  a  resident  of  Albany ;  Delia,  now  the 
wife  of  A.  J.  Grace  of  Lone  Star;  John  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Rachel,  married  to  Lester  Runyon  of  Lone  Star;  and  George,  died  at  the 
home  place  at  the  age  of  17  years. 

Mr.  Guess  was  educated  in  the  rural  schools  and  has  been  a  farmer 
all  of  his  life.  In  January,  1910,  he  attended  the  Missouri  Auction  School 
at  Trenton  of  which  W.  P,  Carpenter  was  the  president.  This  is  the 
school,  now  located  in  Kansas  City,  and  still  managed  by  Mr.  Carpenter. 
Mr,  Guess  graduated  within  a  year  after  his  entrance  and  cried  his  first 
sale  at  Lone  Star  immediately  after  his  graduation,  Mr,  Guess  gives 
especial  attention  to  farm  sales  and  live  stock  sales.  Last  year  he  sold 
more  than  $110,000  worth  of  live  stock,  in  addition  to  other  sales.  Mr. 
Guess  continues  to  operate  his  farm  of  160  acres  in  Howard  Township  in 
connection  with  his  work  as  an  auctioneer, 

Mr.  Guess  was  married  Oct.  29,  1902,  to  Nellie  E.  Stewart,  a  daughter 
of  Alfred  and  Emily  (Glendenning)  Stewart  who  lives  nine  miles  northeast 
of  Albany.     Mrs.  Guess  graduated  in  music  from  Christian  College   in 


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Albany  and  was  a  successful  teacher  of  music  before  her  marriage.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Guess  have  four  children,  as  follows:  George  Stewart,  now  a 
senior  in  the  Albany  High  School ;  Lewis  D.,  in  the  third  year  of  his  high 
school  work ;  and  Leona,  and  John  Paul. 

Mr.  Guess  made  the  race  for  sheriff  of  Gentry  County  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket  in  the  primary  election  of  August,  1912,  competing  with  five 
men.  He  failed  to  get  the  nomination  by  73  votes,  but  carried  every  vote 
in  his  home  precinct.  Mr.  Guess  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Both  as  a  farmer  and  an  auc- 
tioneer he  is  thoroughly  competent.  His  work  in  the  latter  field  has  be- 
come so  well  known  that  he  has  many  calls  into  the  neighboring  counties 
of  Worth,  Harrison  and  Daviess,  and  has  at  times  been  called  upon  to  cry 
sales  in  other  parts  of  the  state.  Mr.  Guess  is  one  of  the  substantial  men 
of  his  community. 

Jonathan  S.  Monroe,  a  highly  respected  farmer,  the  proprietor  of  Elm 
Grove  Farm  in  Athens  Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  member  of  the 
famous  branch  of  the  Monroe  family  to  which  President  Monroe,  belonged. 
Jonathan  S.  Monroe  was  born  at  Decatur,  111.,  June  10,  1854,  the  son  of 
Simon  P.,  and  Elizabeth  (Wright)  Monroe,  both  born  in  Baron  County, 
Ky.,  in  1829 ;  and  married  in  Illinois,  Jan  3,  1852. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Monroe  left  Illinois  in  1868,  and  settled  in  Madison 
County,  Iowa;  but  in  1873,  they  came  west  to  Rice  County,  Kans.  This 
was  wild  frontier  country  at  that  time  and  the  next  year  the  buffaloes 
overran  the  claim  while  Mr.  Monroe  was  breaking  up  the  sod;  and,  in  1874, 
the  terrible  scourge  of  grasshoppers  swept  over  the  middle  west,  destroy- 
ing the  crops  wherever  they  passed.  That  year  Mr.  Monroe  had  planted  115 
acres  of  corn,  only  to  see  the  grasshoppers  desolate  the  entire  tract.  How- 
ever, he  shipped  a  carload  of  seed  corn  in  from  Iowa,  sold  some  of  it  to  his 
neighbors,  planted  the  remained  of  it  himself,  and  was  able  to  raise  a  crop. 
He  remained  on  his  farm  until  his  death,  July  10,  1916.  His  widow  died 
May  26,  1921,  at  the  advanced  age  of  92  years.  The  remains  of  both  are 
buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Lyons,  Kans.  Their  children  were:  J.  S.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  James  W.,  now  living  in  Colorado;  Ida  J.,  now  the 
wife  of  William  Saint,  of  Rice  County,  Kans. ;  Charles  E.,  living  in  Chase, 
Kans. ;  and  Mary  E.,  living  in  Rice  County,  Kans. 

J.  S.  Monroe  attended  the  Iowa  schools  in  his  boyhood  and  has  been  a 
farmer  all  of  his  life.  He  owned  a  farm  of  200  acres  in  Rice  County,  Kan., 
which  he  sold  when  he  came  to  Gentry  County,  in  1895.  He  bought  a  well 
improved  farm  of  124  acres  adjoining  the  town  of  Albany  and  has  been 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  there.  He  has  a  good  residence,  a 
well  watered  farm  and  has  built  up  an  excellent  business.     He  raises  reg- 


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istered  Shorthorn  cattle,  and  owns  a  registered  male,  Irby  Third,  and  23 
cows.  The  cows  are  of  excellent  grade  and  Mr.  Monroe  sells  the  supply 
of  cream  at  the  Albany  market. 

J.  S.  Monroe  was  married  Nov.  20,  1879  to  Mary  R.  Albin,  born  in 
Gentry  County,  the  daughter  of  John  N.  A.lbin,  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Monroe  have  two  children:  Walter,  mentioned  later  in  this  sketch;  and 
Elizabeth,  graduated  from  the  Albany  High  School  and  from  the  Missouri 
State  University  at  Colunbia.  Walter  Monroe  graduated  from  the  Metho- 
dist College  at  Albany,  and  took  a  Masters  Degree  at  Missouri  State  Uni- 
versity. He  then  taught  a  little  while  and  entered  the  University  of 
Chicago  where  he  did  the  work  for  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy. 
After  completing  his  work  there  he  taught  in  the  Kansas  State  Normal 
School  at  Emporia  for  six  years,  then  in  the  Indiana  State  University  for 
one  year.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  secured  a  position  in  the  University 
of  Illinois  where  he  is  becoming  one  of  the  well  known  men  in  his  work.  He 
married  Lulu  Robinette,  a  teacher  of  music,  from  Norbourne,  Mo. 

J.  S.  Monroe  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church  and  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  one  of  the  men  who  typify  the  best  in  the  middle  western  develop- 
ment ;  he  belongs  to  a  family  that  has  always  been  temperate,  himself  nor 
son,  never  having  used  tobacco  nor  intoxicating  hquor.  Mr.  Monroe  has 
been  a  worthy  upholder  of  the  family  traditions  and  energy. 

H.  E.  Lyons,  who  operates  a  successful  jewelry  business  on  the  north 
side  of  the  public  square  at  Albany,  was  born  in  Albany,  Sept.  28,  1881, 
the  son  of  J.  D.  and  Rachel  (Talbot)  Lyons,  both  now  living  at  Albany. 

J.  D.  Lyons  was  born  in  Coshocton,  Ohio,  enlisted  for  service  in  the 
Civil  War  from  Illinois,  and  served  five  years  remaining  in  service  one 
year  after  the  war  closed.  In  1870,  he  came  to  Missouri,  located  in  Gentry 
County,  and  followed  the  occupation  of  farming  for  several  years.  He 
afterwards  went  into  the  insurance  business  in  Albany,  and  has  now  re- 
tired. His  wife  is  a  native  of  Delaware.  Their  children  are:  H.  B.,  a 
printer  in  Chicago ;  Arch,  a  painter  and  decorator  at  Mt.  Vernon ;  Maude, 
died  in  infancy ;  Fannie  Leota,  now  married  to  Olat  Edwardson  of  Parshall, 
North  Dakota ;  and  H.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

H.  E.  Lyons  attended  the  Albany  schools  and  was  a  student  in  the 
high  school  at  Goshen,  Ind.,  for  one  year.  He  learned  the  jewelry  trade 
with  George  Howell,  at  Albany  and  was  a  watchmaker  in  Bare's  Furniture 
store  for  14  years.  He  moved  to  the  Gentry  County  Bank  building  on 
the  south  side  of  the  public  square  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  For 
the  past  five  years  he  has  been  in  his  present  location  where  he  has  estab- 
lished an  excellent  business  in  the  sale  of  silverware,  jewelry,  clocks,  and 


508  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Eastman  Kodaks.     Mr.  Lyons  does  repair  work  in  connection  with  his 
store. 

H.  E.  Lyons  was  married  Jan.  12,  1909,  to  Alice  Eslinger.  They  have 
two  children:  Lewis,  and  Donald. 

Mr.  Lyons  is  an  energetic  and  competent  young  man  who  has  built 
up  a  good  business  through  his  perserverance  and  industry. 

Ted  Fore,  associated  with  mercantile  pursuits  since  he  was  14  years 
old  and  now  the  owner  of  a  stock  of  general  merchandise  at  Gentryville, 
was  born  near  Gentryville,  Jan.  30,  1884,  the  son  of  Warren  and  Rose 
(Owen)  Fore. 

Warren  Fore  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  settled  in  Iowa,  and  later 
came  to  Gentry  County  where  he  became  the  owner  of  280  acres  of  land, 
all  of  it  now  owned  by  his  heirs,  except  a  tract  of  80  acres  of  land,  which 
passed  into  the  hands  of  Frank  and  Will  Wooderson.  Warren  Fore  mar- 
ried the  first  time  Rose  Owen  who  died  in  1884,  leaving  three  small  child- 
ren :  Harry,  now  an  instructor  in  Perdue  University ;  Herbert,  living  at 
McFall;  and  Ted,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Fore  married  the  second 
time  Sarah  Trimm  and  to  this  union  one  child  was  born ;  Norman,  now 
living  in  Wyoming.  Mr.  Fore  died  in  1911,  and  his  remains  are  buried  by 
those  of  his  first  wife  in  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Sarah  (Trimm)  Fore 
now  lives  at  Albany. 

Ted  Fore  was  reared  by  his  uncle,  Daniel  Fore,  and  his  wife.  He 
attended  the  public  school  at  McFall  and  obtained  his  initial  experience  in 
serving  the  public  at  the  age  of  14  years  when  he  began  to  work  in  a 
restaurant.  He  later  went  to  Quincy,  111.,  where  he  was  a  student  in  the 
Gem  City  Business  College,  and  then  accepted  a  position  with  the  firm  of 
Bleish  &  Brother  at  McFall  where  he  remained  for  eight  years.  He  was 
on  a  farm  for  the  four  years  following;  then  spent  two  years  with  the 
Pattonsburg  Mercantile  Company.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  went  to 
San  Antonio,  Tex.,  where  after  one  year,  he  returned  to  Gentryville,  and 
opened  his  present  store.  Mr.  Fore  has  a  building  26x70  feet  with  a  con- 
crete floor  and  walls  of  brick  and  tile.  He  carries  a  good  stock  of  general 
merchandise  and  has  built  up  a  flourishing  business.  Gentryville  is  lo- 
cated seven  miles  from  McFall  and  five  miles  from  Darlington  and  Mr. 
Fore  uses  a  truck  to  carry  his  goods  from  those  two  stations  and  to  take 
his  produce  to  the  railroads.  Mr.  Fore,  his  wife,  and  one  man  do  all  the 
work  of  the  store,  which  means  that  they  are  all  energetic. 

Ted  Fore  was  married  April  23,  1908,  to  Lena  Lewis,  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Ollie  (Stewart)  Lewis.  Mr.  Lewis  died  in  1910  and  his  widow 
now  lives  at  McFall.  To  the  union  of  Ted  and  Lena  (Lewis)  Fore  two 
children  have  been  born:  Carl,  died  at  the  age  of  five  years;  and  Lucille. 


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Mr.  Fore  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  there.  H^  is  a  man  whose  varied  experience  in  busi- 
ness has  given  him  an  opportunity  to  develop  his  commercial  talent.  This 
combined  with  his  industry  and  prudent  outlook  have  been  factors  in  the 
success  he  has  attained.  As  a  business  man  and  the  owner  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  Miller  Township,  Mr.  Fore  is  well  and  favorably  known. 

A.  O.  Miller,  recently  returned  to  Gentry  County  after  a  prolonged 
sojourn  in  the  West  and  now  the  Miller  farm  with  his  mother,  was  born 
near  Darlington  on  the  farm  which  is  now  his  home,  Aug.  26,  1871.  He 
comes  of  a  pioneer  family,  the  Millers  having  been  well  known  here  since 
1832. 

Isaac  Miller,  paternal  grandfather  of  A.  O.  Miller,  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky in  1813,  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Whitley)  Miller,  the  former, 
a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  and  the  latter  born  in 
South  Carolina.  Jacob  Miller  died  when  his  son  was  but  a  child  and  Isaac 
lived  on  the  farm  until  he  was  19  years  old  when  he  and  his  mother  came  to 
Gentry  County,  and  in  1832,  settled  at  Greenwell's  Ford.  That  same  year 
he  went  to  Clinton  County  and  remained  there  for  two  years,  returning 
to  Gentry  County  in  1834.  He  entered  several  thousand  acres  of  land,  and 
later  acquired  the  ownership  of  several  pieces  of  property  in  Stanbarry. 
During  the  Mormon  troubles,  Mr.  Miller  was  a  member  of  the  state  militia 
under  Gen.  Clark.  He  married  in  Daviess  County,  Elizabeth  Cope,  born 
in  Clay  County,  Ky.,  in  1809,  the  daughter  of  Wiley  and  Keziah  (Burnes) 
Cope,  and  to  their  union  the  following  children  were  born:  Mary  Jane, 
deceased,  Allen  C,  William  H.,  Elizabeth  Anne,  Jacob  W.,  Zachary  Taylor 
and  Lurana.  Mr.  Miller  sold  his  farm  to  his  son,  William  H.,  and  spent 
his  later  years  at  the  home  of  his  son  Allen.  Mr.  Miller  was  a  man  well 
and  favorably  known  throughout  the  county.  Miller  Township  is  named 
for  him;  he  was  one  of  the  oldest  Masons  of  the  Gentryville  lodge,  and  he 
was  a  lifelong  member  of  the  Christian  church.  Allen  C.  Miller  was  born 
on  the  Miller  farm  in  1842.  He  was  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman. 
His  success  in  stockraising  lay  in  his  work  with  Shorthorn  cattle  and 
Chester  White  hogs.  At  one  time  he  owned  349  acres  of  land,  but  just 
before  his  death  in  June,  1908,  he  sold  189  acres.  Allen  C.  Miller  was 
married  in  1866,  to  Sarah  A.  Robertson,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Sarah 
Robertson,  who  came  from  Breckenbridge  County,  Ky.,  in  1840.  Sarah  A. 
Robertson  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  Nov.  19,  1843,  and  now  lives  on 
the  home  place.  To  her  union  with  Allen  C.  Miller,  the  following  children 
were  born:  Sarah  E.,  living  at  home;  A.  0.,  now  living  at  home;  Charles 
B.,  a  farmer  in  Miller  Township;  and  Henry,  died  in  June,  1920,  leaving 


510  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

a  widow,  Catherine  (Clark)  Miller,  and  two  children,  Marion  and  Lennie; 
and  EfRe  Lee,  at  home. 

A.  0.  Miller  attended  the  public  school  and  was  a  student  in  the  normal 
at  Stanberry.  He  went  to  California  in  1901,  and  remained  in  the  west 
for  several  years.  For  six  years  he  was  doing  construction  work  on  the 
Roosevelt  Dam  in  Arizona,  and  for  three  years  homesteaded  in  Arizona. 
Mr.  Miller  is  well  informed  on  the  history  of  Gentry  County,  and  his  com- 
muntiy  and  relates  many  interesting  experiences  which  fell  his  lot  while  in 
the  far  west. 

John  W.  Walker,  farmer  and  stockman  in  Cooper  Township,  was 
born  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives,  Aug.  5,  1881,  the  son  of  W.  S.  and 
Mary  (Cranor)  Walker,  now  living  at  Darlington. 

W.  S.  Walker  is  the  son  of  George  and  Sarah  Walker  who  came  to 
Cooper  Township  from  Iowa  in  1856.  They  had  formerly  lived  in  Indi- 
ana, but  left  that  state  in  the  early  days.  George  Walker  was  born  in 
Tennessee  in  1801,  and  was  a  pioneer  settler  of  Indiana.  He  built  the 
first  cabin  on  the  ground  that  was  later  the  site  of  Indianapolis.  He  died 
in  Gentry  County  in  1885,  his  wife  having  died  ten  years  before.  The  re- 
mains of  both  are  buried  in  the  Rouse  Cemetery.  W.  S.  Walker  lived  on 
the  farm  taken  up  by  his  father  until  1917  when  he  retired  from  the 
cares  of  active  farm  management  and  moved  to  Darlington.  His  wife, 
Mary  (Cranor)  Walker  comes  of  a  pioneer  family  also.  Her  father  was 
Joshua  Cranor,  a  well  known  early  settler  of  Gentry  County,  who  lived 
six  miles  southeast  of  Stanberry.  To  the  union  of  W.  S.  and  Mary  (Cra- 
nor) Walker  the  following  children  were  born:  Alexis,  deceased;  Viola, 
deceased ;  Deborah,  deceased ;  Jennie,  the  wife  of  Robert  Austin  of  Al- 
bany; John  W.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Ella,  married  to  Frank  Pru- 
den  of  Darlington;  Mabel,  the  widow  of  Daniel  Cravens  of  Darlington; 
and  Minnie,  later  Mrs.  Jameson,  now  dead. 

John  W.  Walker  attended  school  at  the  Walker  school  and,  with 
the  exception  of  a  year  spent  in  Canada,  has  lived  in  Gentry  County  all 
of  his  life.  Mr.  Walker  operates  320  acres  of  land  in  a  highly  efficient 
way.  He  does  general  farming  and  is  interested  in  the  breeding  of  Duroc 
Jersey  hogs  and  Hereford  cattle,  in  which  line  of  work  he  has  achieved 
success. 

Mr.  Walker  was  married  in  1901  to  Aerie  James,  a  daughter  of 
Cam  and  Victoria  James.  Mr.  James  died  in  1913  and  his  widow  now 
lives  in  Darlington.  Mr.  James  was  a  well  known  carpenter  and  con- 
tractor of  the  community.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walker  have  one  daughter, 
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Mr.  Walker  is  a  member  of  the  Masons  at  Darlington.  The  Walker 
farm  is  one  of  the  interesting  places  connected  with  the  growth  of  Gen- 
try County.  The  old  Albany  and  St.  Joseph  stage  coach  trail  ran  by  the 
house  and  the  visitor  to  that  part  of  the  county  may  still  see  marks  of  that 
historic  old  route. 

M.  M.  Green,  proprietor  of  the  Shelternook  Farm  located  three 
miles  northeast  of  Albany,  is  a  well  known  poultry  fancier.  He  specia- 
lizes in  standard  bred  Brown  Leghorn  fowls,  and  has  achieved  state  wide 
success  in  his  work.  He  went  into  the  hatching  business  only  five  years 
ago,  and  for  the  past  four  years  has  made  the  heaviest  win,  that  is  the 
most  points,  in  the  Dark  Brown  Leghorns  shown  at  the  Heart  of  Amer- 
ica Poultry  Show  in  Kansas  City.  He  maintains  a  pen  of  his  fowls  at  the 
Mountain  Grove  Experimental  Station,  and  is  rapidly  becoming  known 
throughout  the  state  for  his  success  in  his  work. 

M.  M.  Green  was  born  Oct.  20,  1878,  on  the  farm  where  he  now 
lives,  the  son  of  W,  P.  and  Nancy  B.  Green ;  the  former  died  on  the  farm 
in  1919  at  the  age  of  71  years,  and  the  latter  now  lives  in  Albany.  Mr. 
Green  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  attended  the  Northwest 
Missouri  College,  now  Palmer  College.  He  has  made  his  own  way  in  the 
world  since  leaving  college.  He  was  married,  Dec.  15,  1913,  to  Mrs.  Lola 
(Gilmore)  Mattox,  born  in  Page  County,  Iowa,  a  daughter  of  C.  A.  and 
May  Gillmore.  Mr.  Gilmore  and  his  wife  live  in  Athens  Township,  where 
he  is  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman.  Mrs.  Green  graduated  from 
the  Shenandoah,  Iowa,  High  School  in  1904,  and  then  attended  the  West- 
ern Normal  College  in  Shenandoah.  By  her  first  marriage,  Mrs.  Green 
has  a  daughter,  Muriel  Mattox,  now  a  student  in  the  Albany  High 
School. 

Mr.  Green  sells  the  products  of  Shelternook  Farm  by  mail  and  has 
established  a  thriving  mail  order  business.  His  farm  of  100  acres  is  used 
to  raise  feed  for  the  poultry,  and  he  also  keeps  a  number  of  sheep  on  the 
place.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Green  devote  their  time  to  the  raising  of  poul- 
try, and  both  are  people  of  marked  ability  in  this  line  of  work.  They 
give  careful  study  to  various  poultry  magazines,  and  bulletins  from  var- 
ious colleges,  thus  keeping  in  touch  with  every  new  and  progressive 
idea  in  connection  with  poultry  raising.  In  1921,  Mr.  Green  summoned  a 
special  vocational  expert  to  assist  him,  and  expects  to  have  the  services 
of  an  expert  from  time  to  time.  A  visitor  to  the  Shelternook  Farm  finds 
the  various  buildings  and  esuipment  for  handling  the  poultry  extremely 
interesting.  There  is  a  large  hatchery  building  which  was  built  espe- 
cially for  this  work  and  in  which  6,000  eggs  are  incubated  at  one  time. 


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with  capacity  for  that  many  more.  Mr.  Green  keeps  about  2,000  laying 
hens,  and  the  farm  has  104  trap  nests,  by  means  of  which  Mr.  Green  se- 
lects the  best  laying  hens.  The  farm  is  one  of  the  most  interesting  places 
in  the  community. 

Mr.  Green  exhibited  at  the  National  Club  Meet  in  Kansas  City  last 
year,  and  carried  off  several  honors ;  he  took  first  and  second  prizes  on 
his  Old  Pen;  first  and  third  on  his  Young  Pen;  second  and  third,  on 
hens,  and  second  and  fourth,  on  cocks;  and  second,  on  pullets.  Mr. 
Green  is  a  member  of  the  American  Poultry  Association  and  of  the 
American  Brown  Leghorn  Club.  He  is  a  man  of  marked  capacity  for 
the  patient  experimentation  through  which  alone  success  is  attained. 
Starting  in  an  entirely  new  field  he  has  made  a  success  that  has  made 
his  name  widely  known  in  his  community. 

Alexander  Greenwell,  widely  known  in  his  community  as  the  oldest 
man  living  in  Gentry  County,  has  his  home  on  a  farm  of  80  acres,  which 
he  retained  after  dividing  his  original  land  holdings  of  400  acres  near 
Darlington  among  his  children.  He  was  born  in  Hardin  County,  Ky.,  Nov. 
19,  1827,  the  son  of  Robert  and  Dorcas  (Gathage)  Greenwell,  early  settlers 
of  Missouri. 

Robert  Greenwell  and  his  family  came  to  Missouri  in  1840,  making 
the  trip  to  St.  Joseph  by  wagon.  Mr.  Greenwell  entered  the  land  where 
his  son  now  lives.  The  Greenwells  traded  at  St.  Joseph  and  the  trip,  re- 
quiring four  or  five  days  to  make,  meant  driving  through  with  oxen.  Mr. 
Greenwell  rived  the  walnut  shingles  used  to  roof  the  old  Robidoux  Store, 
the  first  store  building  ever  built  at  St.  Joseph.  All  of  the  land  on  Mr. 
Greenwell's  farm  was  unbroken  prairie  bottom  land  and  it  was  all  broken 
by  ox  teams  and  the  old  fashioned  wooden  mouldboard  plows.  Robert 
Greenwell  was  a  veteran  of  the  War  of  1812.  He  served  under  Jackson 
and  made  the  trip  down  the  Mississippi  River  to  New  Orleans  by  boat ;  but 
later  had  to  walk  back  to  his  home  in  Kentucky.  Robert  Greenwell's  wife 
died  in  Cowley  County,  Kans.,  in  the  eighties,  and  Mr.  Greenwell  returned 
to  Schuyler  County,  111.,  where  he  died.  He  was  one  of  the  men  of  pluck 
and  hardihood  who  helped  materially  to  start  Gentry  County  toward  its 
present  remarkable  development. 

Alexander  Greenwell  came  to  Missouri  with  his  father,  later  returning 
to  Illinois  with  him.  After  his  fathers'  death,  he  bought  out  the  interest 
of  the  heirs  in  the  Gentry  County  land  and,  in  1856,  came  back  and  located 
on  the  home  farm.  For  the  next  22  years,  he  ran  a  ferry  at  Greenwell's 
Ford  on  Grand  River,  a  ford  located  on  the  land  entered  by  Robert  Green- 
well and  known  to  all  the  residents  of  Northwest  Missouri  at  that  time  as 
Greenwell's  Ford.    For  many  years  Mr.  Greenwell  was  a  well  known  stock- 


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man  and  for  the  past  25  years  he  has  raised  pure  bred  Hereford  cattle. 
Last  year,  on  Oct.  23rd,  he  held  his  final  stock  sale  and  at  that  time  dis- 
posed of  110  head  of  Herfords.  Since  that  time,  Mr.  Greenwell  has  retir- 
ed from  active  business  life. 

Alexander  Greenwell  was  married  the  first  time  in  1845  to  Bethana 
Gothage,  who  died  in  1859.  The  children  of  this  union  were:  three  died 
in  infancy ;  John  was  killed  May  27,  1880 ;  Mary  P.,  now  Mrs.  Stone,  living 
with  her  father ;  and  Stephen,  living  with  his  father.  Mr.  Greenwell  was 
married  the  second  time  Aug.  14,  1862  to  Mary  Jane  Matney,  who  died  in 
June,  1918.  The  children  of  this  union  were:  Jasper  C.,  living  at  home; 
Allie,  deceased ;  Thomas  J.,  decased ;  S.  A.,  living  at  home ;  Charlie,  a  resi- 
dent of  Grand  Island,  Neb. ;  and  Nellie,  now  Mrs.  Johnson  of  Albany. 

Mr.  Greenwell  is  one  of  the  popular  men  of  the  county.  He  owns  a 
gold  headed  cane  presented  to  him  as  a  token  of  respect  as  the  oldest  living 
citizen  of  the  county  at  the  Denver  Old  Settlers  Meeting  in  1900.  He  is  a 
man  who  reminiscences  are  interesting ;  he  has  been  an  integral  part  of  the 
growth  of  the  county.  He  votes  the  Democratic  ticket,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Christian  church.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons  at  Gentryville,  and  has  been  identified  with  that  order 
ever  since.  Mr.  Greenwell  is  still  active  and  maintains  his  interest  in  the 
affairs  of  the  community.  He  says  that  his  success  in  life  is  due  to  being 
honest  with  people. 

Patrick  Henry  McMillen,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  living 
near  New  Hampton,  Mo.,  was  born  on  a  farm  three  miles  northwest  of 
Gentryville,  Oct.  13,  1857,  the  son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Vest)  Mc- 
Millan. 

Jonathan  McMillen  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  in 
1852,  making  the  journey  with  an  ox  team  which  he  drove  all  the  way. 
He  bought  the  farm  where  his  son,  Patrick  Henry,  was  born  but  later  on, 
bought  a  tract  of  240  acres  of  land  near  Darlington.  Mr.  McMillen  was 
married  twice.  By  his  first  marriage  he  had  the  following  children: 
Miles,  died  in  Washington;  William,  died  in  Kentucky;  Nancy,  later 
Mrs.  Grable,  died  in  Indiana ;  Phoebe,  married  Mr.  Allen  and  died  in 
Nebraska;  and  George  B.,  died  at  Darlington  in  March,  1921.  Mr.  Mc- 
Millen was  married  the  second  time  to  Sarah  Vest,  a  daughter  of  John 
Vest,  and  a  niece  of  Senator  James  G.  Vest.  Mrs.  McMillen  died  in  May, 
1869,  and  Mr.  McMillen  died  on  his  farm  at  Darlington,  March,  1870. 
The  Remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Gribble  Cemetery.  Their  children 
were:  John  D.,  a  farmer  who  died  at  Columbia;  Thomas,  died  in  Cedar 
County  at  the  age  of  22;  P.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  and  Albert, 
murdered  on  Sept.  4,  1893,  while  on  his  way  home  from  his  store  at 


514  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

night.  For  the  ten  years  prior  to  this  time  he  was  in  business  with  his 
brother,  P.  H.  McMillen.  He  married  Iva  Yocum,  now  Mrs.  John  Foster 
of  New  Hampton. 

Patrick  Henry  McMillen  was  reared  by  Rev.  David  Heath  of  Da- 
viess County  with  whom  he  remained  until  he  reached  the  age  of  21 
years.  He  attended  the  public  schools  during  his  boyhood.  He  farmed 
one  year  with  T.  Jeffries  and  in  1882  went  to  Montana  where  he  worked 
as  a  sheepherder  near  Deer  Lodge.  It  was  a  lonely  life;  Mr.  McMillen 
often  passed  six  weeks  at  his  work  without  seeing  another  person.  He 
was  industrious,  however,  and  saved  enough  money  to  return  to  New 
Hampton  and  enter  the  mercantile  business  with  his  brother,  Albert, 
who  had  learned  the  business  methods  with  I.  N.  Carson.  For  the  next 
15  years,  Mr.  McMillen  remained  in  business.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he 
traded  his  store  for  90  acres  of  land.  This  was  in  1897  and  since  that 
time,  Mr,  McMillen  has  bought  another  80  acres,  located  li  miles  west 
of  New  Hampton.  The  farm  is  well  improved,  with  the  residence,  re- 
built by  the  present  owner,  situated  on  the  Jefferson  Highway.  Mr.  Mc- 
Millen has  a  good  barn  and  other  farm  buildings. 

Patrick  Henry  McMillen  was  married  March  20,  1895,  to  Mannie 
Williamson,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mariah  (McCuen)  Williamson. 
John  Williamson  was  born  in  Addison  County,  Vermont,  Jan.  15,  1838. 
He  served  in  the  Civil  War  as  a  Federal  soldier  for  three  years  and  mar- 
ried Mariah  McCuen  at  New  Haven,  Vt.,  Feb.  29,  1864.  She  was  born 
near  Castlebar,  Ireland,  Dec.  25,  1837.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williamson  spent 
most  of  their  lives  at  New  Hampton,  Harrison  County,  where  they  came 
as  pioneer  settlers  and  where,  during  their  long  lives,  they  established 
friendly  relations  with  the  entire  community.  Mr.  Williamson  died  at 
New  Hampton,  Oct.  3,  1899,  and  Mrs.  Williamson  died  on  May  6,  1907. 
The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Foster  Cemetery.  Their  children 
were :  Lottie,  the  wife  of  J.  V.  Newton  living  on  the  home  place ;  Arthur, 
living  at  Albany;  Mannie,  now  Mrs.  McMillen;  C.  N.,  a  physician  in 
Gentry  County ;  Jeannette,  wife  of  Harry  Davis  of  Casper,  Wyo. ;  Alex- 
ander J.,  living  on  part  of  the  home  place ;  and  J.  R.,  died  Sept.  25,  1913. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  McMillen  had  a  daughter,  born  July  1,  1896,  now  dead; 
and  a  son,  John  R.,  born  Aug.  6,  1898,  now  assisting  his  father  in  oper- 
ating the  home  farm. 

Mr.  McMillan  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  is  a  Re- 
publican. He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  New  Hampton. 
Mr.  McMillen  is  a  capable  man,  energetic  and  progressive  in  his  under- 
takings. 


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E.  P.  Green,  proprietor  of  the  Sunny  Slope  Farm  in  Athens  Town- 
ship, was  born  one-half  mile  from  his  present  home  on  Aug.  18,  1870, 
the  son  of  John  and  Sarah  J.  (Glendenning)  Green. 

John  Green  was  born  in  Richland  County,  Ohio,  Sept.  2,  1822.  His 
parents  were  William  Green,  a  native  of  Massachusetts  and  Martha 
(Stanton)  Green,  born  in  Connecticutt.  John  Green  grew  to  manhood  on 
his  father's  farm,  and  followed  the  vocation  of  farming  until  1849  when 
he  came  to  Missouri.  He  settled  in  Gentry  County,  and  that  same  season 
was  employed  by  the  government  to  work  on  the  plains.  In  the  spring 
of  1850  he  went  to  California  and  engaged  in  mining  for  three  years.  At 
the  end  of  that  time,  he  returned  to  Gentry  County  and  lived  on  his  farm 
of  240  acres  until  his  death,  Jan.  2,  1882.  He  owned  about  705  acres  of 
land  in  the  county.  His  wife  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  Jan.  16,  1843. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Glendenning,  the  former  a 
native  of  Ohio,  and  the  latter  born  in  Tennessee.  Mrs.  Green  now  lives 
at  Albany,  and  the  home  place  is  still  in  the  hands  of  the  heirs.  To  the 
union  of  John  and  Sarah  J.  (Glendenning)  Green  the  following  children 
were  born:  W.  H.,  a  farmer  of  Albany;  J.  F.,  died  at  the  age  of  47  years, 
had  married  Phoebe  Burgess  who  still  lives  on  the  home  place;  E.  P., 
the  subject  of  this  review;  Clara  A.,  died  at  the  age  of  50  years;  and 
Effie,  the  wife  of  William  Abarr,  living  near  Denver,  Mo. 

E.  P.  Green  attended  school  in  the  Dorsey  District  and  has  lived  in 
this  vicinity  all  of  his  life.  For  the  past  eight  years  he  has  lived  on  his 
present  farm  of  308  acres,  two  miles  north  of  Albany.  The  farm  is  well 
watered,  with  good  improvements  and  Mr.  Green  is  doing  successful 
work  as  a  general  farmer. 

E.  P.  Green  was  married  Aug.  31,  1913,  to  Rachel  Ebersole,  born  in 
Gentry  County,  and  educated  in  the  public  schools  here.  Her  mother, 
Alice  (Burns)  Ebersole,  now  lives  at  Albany.  Mrs.  Green  is  deeply  in- 
terested in  the  raising  of  poultry,  and  handles  Light  Brahma  chickens. 

Mr.  Green  is  a  capable,  industrious,  and  progressive  farmer,  known 
as  an  efficient  operator  of  his  land. 

Lewis  C.  Hulet  is  a  pioneer  of  Howard  Township,  Gentry  County. 
He  and  Baxter  Campbell  are  the  only  two  men  living  who  were  in  the 
township  in  1845.  For  77  years  Mr.  Hulet  has  been  an  integral  part  of 
the  development  of  the  county,  and  has  rejoiced  at  the  rapid  growth  of 
this  part  of  the  state.  He  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  April  5,  1842,  the 
son  of  Ira  S.  and  Martha  (Lane)  Hulet. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hulet  were  married  near  Youngstown,  Portage 
County,  Ohio.    Before  her  marriage  Mrs.  Hulet  was  known  as  Martha 


516  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Dyson,  that  being  the  family  name  of  her  adopted  parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hulet  came  to  Missouri  in  the  very  early  days;  they  settled  first  in  How- 
ard County,  then  moved  to  Daviess  County,  and  came  to  Gentry  County 
in  1845.  Mr.  Hulet  bought  the  land  formerly  entered  by  Arch  Ross,  now 
owned  by  William  Hulet.  The  Hulet  family  experienced  all  of  the  pri- 
vations and  inconveniences  of  the  pioneer  days.  The  home  was  a  log 
cabin  for  a  while,  and  the  first  school  that  the  children  attended  was 
built  in  the  forties,  constructed  of  logs,  with  holes  sawed  out  and  greased 
paper  put  over  the  openings  thus  made  in  lieu  of  windows.  Life  was 
very  primitive,  and  the  work  on  the  new  land  was  done  only  by  dint  of 
patience  and  hard  labor.  The  grain  was  reaped  with  a  cradle,  hay  was 
cut  with  a  scythe  which  was  constructed  by  Mr.  Hulet,  and  the  wheat 
was  tramped  out  by  horses,  with  the  occasional  use  of  a  flail.  In  spite  of 
the  hardships  entailed  by  life  in  the  new  land,  the  life  provided  many 
compensations.  There  were  not  many  neighbors,  but  a  neighborly  spirit 
prevailed  among  the  settlers  who  were  roundabouts.  William  Bentley, 
James  Ross,  Sampson  Csrter,  Hugh  Ross,  and  several  members  of  the 
Csrter  family  were  already  in  Howard  Township  when  the  Hulet  family 
came.  Ira  S.  Hulet  died,  April  14,  1869,  and  his  widow  died  several 
years  later.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Carter  Cemetery. 

The  children  of  Ira  S.  and  Martha  (Lane)  Huelt  were:  A.  L.,  a  vet- 
eran of  the  Civil  War  in  which  he  was  a  member  of  the  18th  Missouri  In- 
fantry, now  dead;  C.  A.,  now  dead,  was  a  member  of  the  51st  Missouri 
Infantry  during  the  Civil  War;  Henry,  dead,  was  in  service  during  the 
Civil  War  in  Company  E,  1st  Missouri  Cavalry;  Lewis  C,  the  subject  of 
this  review;  William,  served  in  the  Civil  War  in  Company  E,  1st  Mis- 
souri Infantry;  Edwin  C,  now  dead,  was  a  member  of  the  15th  Missouri 
Infantry  during  the  Civil  War;  Hattie,  the  wife  of  Samuel  Steinman  of 
Albany;  Eclecta,  married  James  Davis,  and  both  are  now  dead;  and 
Lucy,  the  wife  of  Calvin  Gett  of  Tulsa,  Okla. 

Lewis  C.  Hulet  attended  the  rural  and  subscription  schools  in  the 
county.  He  located  on  his  present  farm  in  March,  1869.  To  this  farm  of 
80  acres  he  later  added  200  acres  which  he  bought  in  Howard  Township. 
He  has  made  all  the  improvements  on  the  land  and  has  been  successful 
as  a  general  farmer  for  many  years.  For  the  first  thre«>  years  after  he 
married,  Mr.  Hulet  lived  in  a  log  house ;  the  lumber  used  for  the  building 
of  the  present  house  was  hauled  from  St.  Joseph,  and  the  frame  work  of 
the  house  is  of  native  sawed  lumber.  Mr.  Hulet  says  that  he  has  made 
many  rails  for  50  cents  a  hundred,  and  on  his  farm  there  are  still  to  be 
found  between  3,000  and  4,000  rails  used  in  fencing.  Mr.  Hulet,  in  spite 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  517 

of  his  79  years,  is  hale  and  strong,  and  maintains  an  active  interest  in  all 
his  affairs. 

Lewis  C.  Hulet  was  married  the  first  time,  Oct.  25,  1868,  to  Amanda 
Csrter,  a  daughter  of  Sampson  Csrter,  and  to  this  union  the  following 
children  were  born :  Ola,  now  the  wife  of  Donald  McRuer  of  Phoenix, 
Ariz. ;  Adda,  now  Mrs.  M.  Jones  of  Picher,  Okla. ;  Walter  N.,  died  in  his 
youth;  Virgil,  deceased;  Erban,  living  in  Athens  Township.  Mrs.  Hulet 
died,  Aug.  11,  1B82,  and  Mr.  Hulet  was  married  the  second  time  on  Oct. 
25,  1884,  to  Emma  Richards,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mary  Richards. 
Mrs.  Hulet  died  Feb.  16,  1920.  To  her  union  with  Lewis  C.  Hulet  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born:  James,  joint  owner  with  his  brother,  Charles 
M.,  of  200  acres  of  land  which  they  farm  in  connection  with  the  home 
place,  a  breeder  of  Duroc  hogs  and  White  Faced  cattle,  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Education  for  School  District  No.  14;  Charles  M'.,  mention 
of  whom  appears  later  in  this  sketch;  Amanda,  died  in  infancy;  and 
Maggie,  married  David  McCrary  of  Worth  County  and  has  two  children, 
Delbert,  and  Loveda. 

For  generations  the  Hulet  family  has  furnished  soldiers  when  the 
country  needed  them.  Samuel  Hulet,  grandfather  of  Lewis  C,  was  a 
soldier  in  the  American  Revolution.  Ira  S.  Hulet  served  in  the  Mexican 
War,  and  his  sons  were  veterans  of  the  Civil  War.  During  the  World 
War,  Lewis  C.  Hulet's  son  and  grandson  were  in  service.  His  son, 
Charles  M.,  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1917,  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston  for  train- 
ing, and  overseas  in  the  89th  Division  with  Company  B,  356th  Infantry, 
sailing  from  New  York,  June  4,  1918.  He  participated  in  the  St.  Mihiel 
Drive,  and  was  on  active  duty  until  June  6,  1919,  when  he  returned  to 
the  United  States  and  was  mustered  out  of  service  at  Camp  Taylor,  Ken- 
tucky, June  17,  1919.  He  married  Edith  Needles,  and  they  have  a  son, 
Lewis  C,  born  Jan.  25,  1921.  Mr.  Hulet  is  now  on  the  home  place.  Lewis 
C.  Hulet's  grandson,  Clinton  Jones,  enlisted  for  service  in  Colorado  and 
was  sent  overseas.  Mr.  Hulet  himself  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War  in 
which  he  enlisted  in  1861,  re-enlisting  in  1862  in  Company  E,  1st  Mis- 
souri Cavalry.  He  was  mustered  out  of  service  at  St.  Louis,  March  31, 
1865.  Thus  for  five  generations  the  Hulet  name  has  appeared  in  the 
war  records  of  the  country. 

A.  B.  Campbell,  justice  of  the  peace  of  Howard  Township,  Gentry 
County,  and  the  proprietor  of  Elm  Home  farm,  is  a  native  of  Indiana 
where  he  was  born  April  28,  1844,  in  Shelby  County.  The  next  year  his 
parents,  Alfred  and  Mariah  (Blades)  Campbell,  came  to  Gentry  County, 
where  they  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  A.  B.  Campbell.   Alfred 


518  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Campbell  entered  the  land,  and  built  a  log  cabin  of  one  room  which  con- 
stituted the  first  residence  in  the  new  land.  In  the  yard  by  the  cabin 
stood  a  fair  sized,  and  very  beautiful  elm  tree  which  later  gave  the  name 
to  the  farm. 

In  1849,  Alfred  Campbell  started  overland  to  California  and  died 
on  the  way  near  Ft.  Larimie,  Wyo.  His  remains  are  buried  there.  His 
widow  died  on  the  home  farm,  March  25,  1914,  at  the  age  of  92  years. 
Her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star  Cemetery.  The  children  of  Al- 
fred and  Mariah  (Blades)  Campbell  were:  W.  H.,  a  retired  farmer  liv- 
ing at  Grant  City,  was  the  circuit  clerk  of  Worth  County  for  eight  years, 
and  is  now  the  vice-president  of  the  First  National  Bank ;  Charlotte,  born 
in  1842,  married  Mr.  Colvin,  and  died  in  Carroll  County,  Illinois,  in  1881 ; 
A.  B.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Virginia,  now  Mrs.  Wiley  of  Grant 
City;  and  Alfred,  died  in  infancy. 

A.  B.  Campbell  attended  the  subscription  schools.  His  first  teacher 
was  his  father  who  taught  in  a  log  cabin  about  one-fourth  mile  from  the 
Campbell  home.  Mr.  Campbell  has  followed  farming  and  stockraising 
here  since  his  boyhood  and  now  owns  147  acres  of  land  six  miles  south- 
east of  Denver.  He  raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  mixed  Jersey  and 
White  Faced  cattle. 

A.  B.  Campbell  was  married  Sept.  15,  1867,  to  Nancy  Matilda 
Peery,  a  daughter  of  R.  D.  and  Jane  (Williams)  Peery,  Mrs.  Campbell 
was  born  in  Cyprus  Township,  Harrison  County,  July  8,  1844,  and  died 
in  Gentry  County,  May  1,  1917.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star 
Cemetery.  To  the  union  of  A.  B.  and  Nancy  Matilda  (Peery)  Campbell 
the  following  children  were  born:  Charles,  living  in  Oklahoma;  Mary 
Louisa,  married  John  Williams  and  died  in  1907  leaving  a  daughter, 
Margaret,  who  lives  with  her  grandfather;  Virginia,  the  wife  of  R.  G. 
Parman  of  Hatfield,  Harrison  County;  Logan,  a  farmer  in  Howard 
Township;  Robert  Lee,  farming  on  the  home  place;  and  Porter,  married 
Ruth  Parman  of  Howard  Township.  The  grandchildren  are :  Hobart 
Williams,  Elva  Hartchen,  Jacob  Parman,  Cora  Sandage,  Mattie  May  and 
Albert  V.  Parman,  Orville  Campbell,  deceased,  Mildred  Campbell,  de- 
ceased, and  Homer,  Herbert,  and  Edith  Campbell.  The  great  grandchil- 
dren are :  Gerald,  Oscar,  and  Donald  Hartchen,  Loraine  and  Carl  Par- 
man,  and  Violet  Louise  Williams. 

Mr.  Campbell  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  State  Militia  during  the  Civil  War.  He 
joined  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  Lodge  in  1867  at  Lone 
Star,  and  now  belongs  at  Albany.  He  recalls  many  interesting  stories  of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  519 

the  early  Missouri  days.  He  taught  a  term  of  school  in  the  Colvin  Dis- 
trict in  the  winter  of  1861-62,  receiving  $10.00  a  month  salary.  He  had 
40  pupils  in  the  little  log  school  house,  but  they  managed  very  nicely. 
The  next  winter  he  taught  in  the  Miller  District.  In  1921  a  famous  old 
pear  tree  that  had  stood  in  Mr.  Campbell's  yard  for  60  years  died.  Mr. 
Campbell  says  that  the  tree  never  failed  during  its  life  of  more  than  half 
a  century  to  bear  fruit.  Mr.  Campbell  is  one  of  the  well  known  men  of 
his  community. 

W.  D.  Ralph,  a  well  known  and  successful  merchant  of  Lone  Star, 
Gentry  County,  has  been  in  the  mercantile  business  here  since  1915  when 
he  built  a  store  building  and  established  a  business  with  a  stock  of  gen- 
eral merchandise.  A  year  later,  so  popular  had  the  store  become,  Mr. 
Ralph  increased  the  size  of  his  building,  and  the  next  year,  he  added  a 
basement,  and  built  a  warehouse  for  his  constantly  increasing  business. 
He  now  carries  a  line  of  groceries,  dry  goods,  hardware,  farm  imple- 
ments, and  wagons,  and  also  deals  in  poultry,  butter,  eggs,  and  cream. 
He  maintains  a  force  of  five  clerks  in  the  store  all  the  time,  with  addi- 
tional help  at  poultry  seasons.  All  of  the  hauling  has  to  be  done  from 
Albany,  ten  miles  away,  and  for  this  Mr.  Ralph  uses  both  teams  and 
trucks.  The  small  establishment  of  1915  was  the  nucleus  of  Mr,  Ralph's 
present  thriving  business,  in  which  he  handles  a  stock  of  more  than  $25,- 
000.00  worth  of  goods. 

W.  D.  Ralph  was  born  near  Lone  Star,  Oct.  1,  1887,  the  son  of  Rob- 
ert and  Ella  (Clevenger)  Ralph,  both  now  living  on  the  home  place  in 
Howard  Township.  Robert  Ralph  was  born  in  Platte  County,  and  was 
the  son  of  George  and  Jane  Ralph  who  settled  near  Lone  Star  in  the 
early  days  of  the  state.  They  both  died  near  Lone  Star  and  their  re- 
mains are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star  Cemetery.  The  children  of  Robert  and 
Ella  (Clevenger)  Ralph  were:  W.  D.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 
Mary,  married  Andy  Mount,  and  died  in  March,  1920. 

W.  D.  Ralph  attended  the  rural  schools,  farmed  for  a  while,  fol- 
lowed the  trade  of  a  carpenter  for  four  years,  and  was  with  J.  B.  Guess 
of  Lone  Star  for  seven  years.  The  varied  and  practical  training  that  he 
received  during  those  years  has  stood  him  in  excellent  stead  since  he  has 
been  operating  a  business  for  himself. 

Mr.  Ralph  was  married  Nov.  30,  1911,  to  Etta  M.  Ross,  a  daughter 
of  James  and  Selma  (Lomax)  Ross;  the  latter  died  in  September,  1921, 
and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Liberty  Cemetery.  James  Ross  lives 
on  the  home  farm  in  Howard  Township,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  have  had 
the  following  children :  Vivian,  died  at  the  age  of  3i  years ;  Ross  H.,  died 


520  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

at  the  age  of  five  years ;  Sanf ord  ;  Jean  ;  and  June  and  Joyce,  twins.  June 
Ralph  is  deceased. 

Mr.  Ralph  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He  has  filled  the  of- 
fice of  treasurer  of  his  tov^nship  for  two  terms,  making  a  record  of  effi- 
ciency. He  is  a  capable  and  progressive  young  man. 

Larkin  Francis  Hadley,  a  prominent  pioneer  citizen  of  Gentry  County 
and  owner  and  proprietor  of  Chautauqua  Farm,  who  is  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising  in  Miller  Township,  was  born  in  Cherry  Creek  Township, 
Chautauqua  County,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  7,  1841.  He  is  a  son  of  Niles  and  Orpha 
(Lawrence)  Hadley.  Niles  Hadley  was  born  at  Tunbridge,  Vt.,  in  1793  and 
his  wife  was  born  near  Mount  Holly,  Vt.,  in  1801,  and  went  to  Chautauqua 
County,  N.  Y.,  in  1816.  Niles  Hadley  was  a  farmer  and  a  pioneer  of 
western  New  York.  He  lived  in  a  log  cabin  and  endured  all  the  hardships 
and  inconveniences  incident  to  pioneer  life  in  that  section  of  the  country 
over  a  century  ago.  Simon  Lawrence,  an  uncle  of  Mr.  Hadley,  was  the 
first  white  child  born  in  Cherry  Creek  Township,  Chautauqua  County,  N. 
Y.  The  marriage  of  Rena  Hadley  an  aunt  of  his  and  Rufus  Hitchcock  Wias 
the  first  marriage  performed  in  Cherry  Creek  Township. 

Niles  Hadley  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Hannah,  Noah,  Daniel,  Azilpha,  Varnum,  Simon,  Harrison,  Evelyn  and 
Zeruah,  all  of  Whom  are  deceased ;  Hiram,  lives  in  Chautauqua  County,  N. 
Y.,  and  is  now  retired ;  Joseph,  who  is  also  a  retired  farmer  and  stock  raiser 
in  Montana;  and  Larkin  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Larkin  F.  Hadley  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1869  and  bought  80 
acres  of  land  which  is  a  part  of  his  pi-esent  place  of  120  acres  in  Miller 
Township.  This  place  has  been  his  home  for  53  years.  When  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hadley  can^e  here  there  were  no  railroads  nearer  than  Stewartsville. 
He  has  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  and  was  the  first  man 
to  bring  pure  blood  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle  to  Gentry  County.  He  raised 
that  breed  of  cattle  for  25  years.  He  also  raised  Berkshire  hogs  and  Gray 
Eagle  draft  horses.  He  has  made  all  the  improvements  on  his  place,  in- 
cluding the  residence,  barn  and  other  buildings. 

Mr.  Hadley  married  Levina  Wicks  March  15,  1866,  a  native  of  Chau- 
tauqua County,  N.  Y.,  and  a  daughter  of  James  H.  and  Sophia  (Ward) 
Wicks,  the  former  a  native  of  Prince  Edward  Island  and  the  latter  of 
Albany,  N.  Y.  James  H.  Wicks  was  brought  to  Chautauqua  County  by  his 
parents  when  he  was  one  year  old.  This  was  an  early  day  in  the  history 
of  that  section  of  the  country  and  everything  was  in  a  primitive  pioneer 
state.  The  postage  on  a  letter  at  that  time  w;as  25  cents,  payable  on  deliv- 
ery. They  lived  65  miles  from  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  which  was  then  a  small  trad- 
ing post.     They  experienced  all  the  trials  of  real  pioneer  life  in  the  wilder- 


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ness  of  the  frontier.  James  H.  Wicks  was  prominent  in  that  pioneer  com- 
munity and  was  known  as  Squire  Wicks,  having  served  as  justice  of  the 
peace  for  a  number  of  years. 

Mrs.  Hadley  was  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents: 
Parmelia  Jane,  and  John,  deceased ;  A.  W.,  a  real  estate  man  and  overseer 
of  the  State  Highway,  lives  near  Jamestown,  N.  Y. ;  C.  H.,  a  real  estate 
dealer  in  Chautauqua  County,  who  is  a  prominent  Republican  of  Chau- 
tauqua County,  and  has  served  as  chairman  of  the  Republican  County  com- 
mittee for  20  years  and  has  been  Assembly  clerk  in  New  York  state  for 
many  years,  and  was  school  commissioner  of  Chautauqua  County  12  years ; 
and  Mrs.  Hadley  of  this  review  After  the  death  of  the  mother  of  the  above 
children  the  father  married  Asenath  Corl,  and  two  children  were  born  to 
that  union;  Effie,  deceased,  and  Mary,  married  to  Francis  Rose,  a  retired 
merchant  of  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hadley  have  been  born  the  following  children :  Willie 
Earl,  deceased ;  Edith,  married  P.  T.  Quisenberry,  postmaster  at  Ford  City ; 
and  A.  W.,  graduated  from  high  school  and  attended  the  Stanberry  Normal 
and  the  Chillicothe  Normal  Schools,  was  a  teacher  for  eight  years  and  for 
the  past  16  years  has  been  engaged  in  the  wholesale  business  at  El  Paso, 
Texas. 

Mr.  Hadley  has  been  a  factor  in  the  betterment  and  upbuilding  of 
Gentry  County  for  over  50  years  and  has  seen  this  country  transformed 
from  a  primitive  pioneer  condition  to  its  present  state.  The  old  St. 
Joseph  trail  passed  his  place  and  he  has  seen  as  many  as  100  wagons 
camped  here.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church  and  has  been  active 
in  the  work  of  that  denomination  practically  all  his  life  and  has  acted  as 
trustee  and  steward  tor  50  years.  During  that  time  he  had  to  do  with  the 
building  of  three  churches  on  the  same  ground,  and  one  other.  He  has 
served  as  school  director  for  25  years  and  for  36  years  he  has  been  a 
trustee  of  the  Ford  City  Cemetery  Association.  He  is  a  director  in  the 
Ford  City  State  Bank.  He  is  a  man  of  unusual  mental  and  physical  vigor 
and  although  past  80  years  of  age  he  reads  without  glasses.  However,  he 
wore  glasses  for  a  period  of  40  years.  He  is  one  of  the  substantial  citizens 
of  Gentry  County. 

Mrs.  Hadley  is  one  of  the  pioneer  women  of  Gentry  County.  At 
the  age  of  17  she  became  a  public  school  teacher,  teaching  five  terms  of 
school  in  Chautauqua  County,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hadley  were  married  in  March,  1866,  and  after  remaining 
in  New  York  for  three  years  removed  to  their  present  home  in  April,  1869. 

When  they  first  came  to  Missouri  this  country  was  very  much  unde- 
veloped.    There  was  not  even  a  residence  where  Ford  City,  Darlington,  and 


522  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Stanberry  now  stand.  There  were  not  even  public  highways.  Deer, 
wolves  and  wild  turkeys  were  a  common  sight. 

Mr.  Alex.  Greenwell  is  now  the  only  man  living  on  the  road  from  King 
City  to  Albany  that  was  living  there  the  first  summer  that  the  Hadleys 
were  here. 

Mrs.  Hadley  has  been  a  loyal  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  of  Ford  City,  holding  such  offices  as  Sunday  School  superintendent, 
teacher  and  class  leader.  She  is  a  member  of  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  and  a  life 
member  of  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hadley  has  always  been  a  home  for  the  ministers. 

Lewis  W.  Denny,  a  farmer  of  Howard  Township  in  Gentry  County, 
is  the  son  of  Alfred  and  Martha  (Montgomery)  Denny,  early  settlers  of 
Gentry  County.  Lewis  W.  Denny  was  born  near  Galesburg,  111.,  in  1853 
and  in  May,  1869  his  parents  came  to  Missouri  and  bought  160  acres  of 
the  farm  where  Lewis  W.  Denny  now  lives.  They  paid  $5.00  an  acre  for 
the  land,  and  later  bought  the  timberland  on  the  north  of  the  original 
tract,  paying  $10.00  an  acre  for  it.  Alfred  Denny  enclosed  his  land  with 
eight  rail  fences,  six  rails,  then  a  stake  and  rider.  He  then  set  to  work 
to  make  improvements,  and  became  a  successful  farmer  of  the  com- 
munity. He  and  his  wife  were  both  natives  of  Indiana  and  they  both 
died  on  their  farm  in  Gentry  County,  Mr.  Denny  in  1888,  and  Mrs. 
Denny  a  few  years  later.  Their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Carter  Ceme- 
tery. Their  children  were :  Mary,  married  Milton  Wentworth,  they 
came  to  Missouri,  later  went  to  Nebraska,  and  then  to  Oklahoma  where 
Mrs.  Wentworth  died ;  John  died  on  his  farm  in  Nebraska ;  L.  W.,  the 
subject  of  this  review;  Hugh,  a  farmer,  died  in  Dallas  Township,  Harri- 
son County  in  1901 ;  and  Fletcher,  a  farmer  of  Howard  Township,  died 
in  1906,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Carter  Cemetery. 

Lewis  W.  Denny  attended  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and  Missouri 
and  has  made  his  home  on  his  present  farm  most  of  his  life.  He  is  the 
owner  of  385  acres  of  well  improved  land,  all  but  40  acres  of  which  is 
locfited  in  Howard  Township.  He  raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  Shropshire 
sheep,  cattle,  and  mules.  He  has  good  farm  buildings  on  his  place  and 
is  rated  a  highly  successful  man  in  his  farm  management  and  stock- 
raising. 

Lewis  W.  Denny  was  married  in  1879  to  Olive  Allen,  a  daughter  of 
William  Allen  of  New  Hampton,  Mrs.  Denny  was  born  and  reared  near 
New  Hampton.  Her  mother  died  when  Mrs.  Denny  was  but  a  child,  and 
her  father  now  lives  on  the  home  place.  To  the  union  of  L.  W.  and  Olive 
(Allen)    Denny  the  following  children  were  born:  William  Arthur,  a 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  523 

merchant  in  New  Hampton  with  the  firm  of  Denny  and  Jones,  married 
Maggie  Sampson  of  Albany;  John  A.,  taught  school  in  Gentry  County 
until  1910  when  he  went  to  Washington,  D.  C.  and  entered  law  school, 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  there,  moved  to  Tulsa,  Okla.,  and  is  now  a 
well  established  lawyer;  Cora  M.,  married  to  A.  C.  Taylor  of  Dodge 
City,  Kan.,  the  president  of  company  organized  to  develop  a  silica  mine 
near  Dodge  City;  Thomas  L.,a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Chariton  County, 
married  Vern  Mayo ;  and  Oren  W.,  mentioned  later  in  this  sketch ;  Mary, 
married  Claude  Carter  of  Darington ;  and  Loretta,  married  Gilbert 
Weed,  Athens  Township ;  Oren  W.  Denny  entered  the  U.  S.  Army  in 
August,  1917,  and  was  sent  to  St  Louis,  then  to  Camp  McArthur,  Texas 
where  he  was  in  training  for  five  weeks.  He  was  sent  to  Camp  Merrit, 
N.  Y.,  in  September  and  overseas  on  Sept.  26.  He  was  with  the  82nd 
Division,  was  northeast  of  Metz  on  Nov.  1  with  the  replacement  army, 
and  was  sent  home.  May  1,  1918.  He  was  mustered  out  of  service  May 
23,  1918,  and  is  now  on  the  home  farm.  He  was  a  charter  member  of 
the  Donald  Holden  Camp  No.  106  of  the  American  Legion. 

Mr.  Denny  is  a  republican.  He  is  a  reliable  business  man,  and  a 
substantial  member  of  his  community. 

Milton  Glendenning,  deceased,  was  a  man  who  grew  up  in  Gentry 
County,  experiencing  in  his  childhood  and  youth  all  of  the  privations 
and  hardships  entailed  by  life  on  the  frontier.  He  was  born  in  Virginia 
in  1838,  and  his  parents,  John  and  Nancy  Glendenning,  brought  their 
family  to  Missouri  in  1845,  where  they  settled  in  Howard  Township  in 
Gentry  County.  John  Glendenning  entered  land  there,  and  improved  it. 

In  1865,  Milton  Glendenning  settled  on  the  farm  of  300  acres  where 
his  widow  no\\  lives.  He  improved  the  land,  and  built  the  residence 
located  S\  miles  northwest  of  New  Hampton.  He  became  one  of  the 
efficient  and  well  known  farmers  of  the  township,  a  man  highly  es- 
teemed by  his  fellow  citizens.  He  died  in  1901,  and  his  remains  are 
buried  in  Carter  Cemetery. 

Milton  Glendenning  was  married  in  1861  to  Julia  Ann  Crane,  a 
daughter  of  John  W.  and  Rebecca  (Wade)  Crane,  early  settlers  of 
Howard  Township  from  Tennessee.  They  both  died  in  Gentry  County, 
and  their  remains  are  buried  in  Carter  Cemetery.  To  the  union  of  Milton 
and  Julia  Ann  (Crane)  Glendenning  the  following  children  were  born: 
John  W.,  deceased  ;  Emily  Melissa,  now  dead,  was  the  wife  of  Ed  Mount; 
Joseph  Newton,  deceased ;  Cora  Emaline,  now  the  wife  of  James  Kier  of 
Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  and  Mildred  Victoria,  married  first  to  Earl  Williams, 
and  the  second  time  to  J.  N.  Maxwell  of  Rogers,  Ark. 


524  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Roy  Williams,  son  of  Earl  and  Mildred  Victoria  (Glendenning) 
Williams,  and  the  grandson  of  Milton  Glendenning.  Mr.  Williams  grew 
up  in  Texas,  but  two  years  ago  he  came  to  Missouri  and  is  now  living 
with  his  grandmother  on  the  Glendenning  farm.  He  operates  203  acres 
of  the  land,  doing  general  farming  and  stockraising.  He  is  a  young  man 
of  industry  and  capacity,  and  is  rapidly  achieving  success  in  his  present 
line  of  work. 

The  name  of  Milton  Glendenning  still  stands  in  his  community  for 
upright  dealings,  for  energy,  and  for  high  ideals  of  citizenship. 

Walter  E.  McCampbell,  the  capable  manager  of  the  Cousins  Lum- 
ber Yard  at  Darlington,  was  born  near  Gentry,  April  11,  1894. 

His  father,  Charles  A.  McCampbell,  was  born  in  Ohio  and  came  to 
Missouri  with  his  parents,  J.  W.  and  Mary  McCampbell,  who  settled  on 
a  farm  three  miles  west  of  Gentry  where  they  still  live.  Charles  A.  Mc- 
Campbell became  a  minister  in  the  Methodist  church,  and  died  while  in 
the  service  of  that  church  at  Bolckow  in  1907.  His  remains  are  buried 
in  the  Green  Ridge  Cemetery  near  Gentry.  Rev.  McCampbell  married 
Margaruite  Leonard,  who,  since  his  death,  has  lived  in  St.  Joseph.  Their 
children  were:  Walter  E.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Ethel  L.  living  in 
St  Joseph  where  she  married  Artie  L.  Bryant,  bookkeeper  and  secretary 
for  the  Central  Oil  Company;  and  Leonard  J.,  now  a  student  in  Gards 
Business  College  in  St  Joseph. 

Walter  E.  McCampbell  graduated  from  the  Gentry  High  School  in 
1912,  and  then  attended  the  Northwest  Missouri  State  Teachers  College 
at  Maryville  for  three  summer  sessions,  and  taught  during  the  winter 
for  six  years.  He  taught  his  first  term  in  the  Canady  District,  and  his 
last  in  the  Carmack  District.  In  July,  1918  he  was  inducted  into  service 
in  thf"  U.  S.  Army  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  where  he  remained 
six  months  in  training.  He  was  with  Headquarters  Company  10th  Field 
Artillery,  and  was  mustered  out  of  service  in  February  1919  after  six 
months  of  service.  He  then  went  to  Cosby  with  the  Cousins  Lumber 
Company  for  one  year.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  went  on  the  road,  and 
sold  lumber  for  nine  months.  He  came  to  Darlington,  Sept.  1,  1920,  and 
has  been  the  m.anager  of  the  Cousins  Lumber  Company  here  ever  since. 
The  local  office  now  handles  all  kind  of  builders'  supplies,  coal,  and  tile, 
and  is  one  of  the  well  known  and  profitable  enterprises  of  Darlington. 

Walter  E.  McCampbell  was  married  Nov.  7,  1920  to  Katherine 
Jefferies,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  C.  O.  Jefferies  of  Savannah.  They  have  one 
child,  Mary  Katherine,  born  Nov.  18,  1921.  Mrs.  McCampbell  was  born 
in  New  York  City,  graduated  from  the  Savannah  High  School,  attended 


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the  Northwest  Missouri  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  and  taught 
for  two  years  in  Andrew  County. 

Mr.  McCampbell  is  a  Mason,  and  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  P^'ellows,  and  the  American  Legion  at  Albany.  He  is  a 
Republican.  Mr.  McCampbell  is  an  efficient  young  business  man,  whose 
successful  administration  of  the  affairs  of  his  company  is  assured  by  his 
ability  and  industry. 

James  Edward  Vandermark,  plainsman  during  the  early  days  of 
the  development  of  the  west,  a  Civil  War  veteran,  and  later  a  well 
known  farmer  of  Gentry  County,  is  now  living  at  Darlington.  He  was  born 
in  Niles,  Mich.,  Dec.  25,  1846,  the  son  of  Albert  and  Diana  (Campbell) 
Vandermark,  both  of  whom  were  born  in  Pennsylvania  and  both  died  in 
Michigan. 

Mr.  Vandermark  attended  the  public  school  at  Pine  Woods  in  Mich- 
igan. On  Dec.  14,  1861,  he  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War.  He 
was  not  quite  15  years  old,  but  was  placed  in  Company  K,  12th  Michigan 
Infantry,  and  was  sent  with  the  army  of  Tennessee.  His  first  participa- 
tion in  any  battle  was  at  that  of  Shiloh,  Tenn.,  on  April  6-7,  1862.  Mr. 
Vandermark  has  a  picture  of  the  church  at  Shiloh  where  the  battle  was 
fought,  and  says  that  his  feelings  during  those  two  days  will  never  be 
lost  from  his  mind.  He  was  afterwards  sent  to  Vicksburg,  Nashville,  He- 
lena, and  was  at  Chickasha  when  the  war  closed. 

After  the  war,  Mr.  Vandermark  went  to  St.  Louis,  and  from  there 
was  sent  to  Ft.  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  and  was  then  with  Custer  in  the  In- 
dian Territory  at  Camp  Supply.  In  1866  he  went  to  Salt  Lake  with  the 
18th  Infantry  quartermaster  service.  He  later  returned  to  Larimie, 
Wyo.,  where  the  government  installed  Ft.  Saunders,  and  from  this  fort, 
he  made  many  expeditions.  He  remained  at  Ft.  Saunders  for  three 
years,  and  spent  two  summers  with  the  surveying  crew  of  the  Union  Pa- 
cific Railway.  He  was  transferred  to  Ft.  McPherson  in  the  South  Platte 
territory  in  Nebraska  and  later  resigned  from  service.  Before  his  resig- 
nation, however,  he,  with  several  others,  made  a  300-mile  trip  with  a 
government  expedition  sent  over  the  Nebraska  plains  to  hunt  buffalos. 
The  party  was  escorted  by  United  States  troops  and  met  with  many  in- 
teresting adventures,  and  dramatic  experiences.  After  leaving  the  gov- 
ernment service,  Mr.  Vandermark  went  to  Omaha,  then  back  to  Niles, 
Mich.,  and  finally  returned  to  Ft.  Leavenworth  where  he  re-entered  the 
quartermaster  service.  This  time  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Supply  and  Ft. 
Dodge,  Kan.  While  he  was  in  western  Kansas,  his  company  was  at- 
tacked several  times  by  hostile  or  pilfering  Indians.    The  story  of  Mr. 


526  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Vandermark's  advetnures  in  Utah,  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Nebraska  and 
Kansas  is  one  of  enthralling  interest.  Life  in  those  states  in  the  early- 
days  was  filled  with  constant  excitement,  and  sometimes  actual  peril. 

Mr.  Vandermark  knew  Wild  Bill  Hickok  in  the  days  when  that 
worthy  was  a  law  unto  himself.  "Wild  Bill"  lived  at  Hays  City,  Kan., 
and  Mr.  Vandermark  was  detailed  on  duty  to  help  get  the  wounded  men 
to  a  hospital  after  the  famous  fight  in  the  town  when  "Wild  Bill"  Hickok 
"cleaned  out"  Tom  Drumm's  saloon.  Men  of  the  7th  United  States  Cav- 
alry undertook  to  manage  the  intrepid  Hickok,  but  as  was  his  custom, 
Mr.  Hickok  not  only  refused  to  allow  himself  to  be  reasoned  with,  but 
fully  established  his  own  ability  to  handle  his  affairs.  Out  in  western 
Kansas  in  the  winter  of  1869,  Mr.  Vandermark  was  caught  in  a  blizzard, 
which  raged  for  days ;  19  of  the  mules  belonging  in  the  train  were  frozen 
to  death.  The  men  with  the  train  named  the  spot  "Boneyard,"  a  name 
that  is  still  used  to  distinguish  the  place. 

In  1871,  Mr.  Vandermark  came  to  Missouri.  He  stopped  at  St.  Jo- 
seph, and  from  there  he  and  Keeran  McKenny,  a  former  comrade  of  Mr. 
Vandermark's,  came  by  hack  to  Gentry  County.  They  stopped  with 
Thomas  McKenny  for  a  time,  and  in  1871,  Mr.  Vandermark  moved  to 
his  place  of  120  acres  3^  miles  southeast  of  Darlington,  where  he  farmed 
until  1909  when  he  retired  from  active  farm  life  and  came  to  Darlington 
to  live. 

In  1873,  Mr.  Vandermark  was  married  to  Fannie  Davis.  She  died 
in  1890  in  Nebraska  where  her  husband  had  taken  her  for  her  health. 
She  left  two  sons,  E.  H.,  now  the  superintendent  of  Union  Pacific  Rail- 
road shops  in  Los  Angeles,  Calif. ;  and  F.  M.,  with  the  Santa  Fe  Railway 
at  San  Bernadino,  Calif.  Mr.  Vandermark  married  the  second  time, 
Sept.  25,  1892,  Nannie  James  of  Darlington,  a  daughter  of  Bayliss  and 
Nancy  James.  Mrs.  Vandermark  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  her  parents 
were  pioneer  settlers  of  Darlington.  The  railway  station  stands  on 
ground  formerly  owned  by  the  James  family. 

Mr.  Vandermark  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  joined  the  latter 
lodge  at  Ford  City  when  it  was  organized,  later  transferring  his  member- 
ship to  Darlington.  He  has  served  as  the  mayor  of  Darlington  for  two 
terms,  and  was  Commander  of  the  G.  A.  R.  Post  for  several  years.  He 
has  made  three  trips  to  California  in  a  Pullman  car  over  the  part  of  the 
route  he  had  once  driven  a  government  six-mule  team  over.  Mr.  Vander- 
mark has  been  a  friend  of  Mr.  McCammon,  the  editor  of  this  volume,  for 
more  than  half  a  century. 


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Jonathan  W.  Van  Hoozer,  a  farmer  of  Athens  Township,  Gentry 
County,  is  a  native  Missourian.  He  was  born  near  Martinsville,  Dec.  20, 
1872.  His  father,  Isaac  VanHoozer  was  a  plainsman,  and  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War.  He  served  in  the  State  Militia  from  Harrison  County. 
During  the  war  and  afterwards,  he  drove  a  team  to  Denver,  Col.,  Ft. 
Kearney,  Neb.,  and  Laramie,  Wyo.  In  1866,  he  bought  a  farm  near  Mar- 
tinsville, Mo.,  and  the  place  is  still  owned  by  his  widow.  He  died  in 
1900,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  Grace  Cemetery  near  the  farm  which 
was  his  home  for  many  years. 

Isaac  Van  Hoozer  married  Amy  Wayman,  a  native  of  east  Tennes- 
see, born  Sept.  27,  1841,  who  now  lives  with  her  children.  To  this  union 
the  following  children  were  born:  Luella  May,  died  at  the  age  of  18 
years;  Margaret,  the  wife  of  Tilman  Guess  of  Ridgeway;  J.  W.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch ;  Willie,  died  at  the  age  of  16  years;  Callie  Maud,  was 
the  wife  of  L.  Wilkerson  and  died  in  1913;  Albert  L.,  died  at  Powell, 
Wyo.,  in  1917,  at  the  age  of  36  years;  and  Carl  Victor,  of  Powell,  Wyo., 
a  World  War  veteran.  He  enlisted  from  Harrison  County,  and  was  sta- 
tioned at  Camp  Donaphan. 

J.  W.  VanHoozer  attended  the  public  school,  and  was  a  student  in 
the  Normal  at  Chillicothe,  Mo.  At  the  age  of  19  years,  he  taught  a  term 
of  school  in  the  Adams  District  of  Gentry  County,  and  has  followed  the 
occupation  of  farming  since  that  time.  He  spent  five  years  in  Comanche 
County,  Oklahoma,  then  returned  to  Gentry  County  and  bought  100 
acres  of  land  near  his  present  farm.  He  sold  the  land  in  1909  and  bought 
his  present  farm  of  141  acres  six  miles  northeast  of  Albany.  His  farm  is 
well  watered,  and  has  good  improvements.  Mr.  VanHoozer  raises  sheep, 
hogs,  and  cattle,  and  does  general  farming 

J.  W.  VanHoozer  was  married  Dec.  28,  1907,  to  Nellie  Baldwin, 
born  in  Martinsville,  a  daughter  of  Edward  and  Susie  (Glendenning) 
Baldwin.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  VanHoozer  have  a  daughter,  Amy  Lenore,  born 
Dec.  25,  1909. 

Mrs.  VanHoozer's  father,  Edward  Baldwin,  was  born  in  Michigan 
in  1838,  and  died  at  Martinsville,  Mo.,  in  1895.  His  remains  are  buried 
in  Kidwell  Cemetery.  He  was  a  captain  in  the  Confederate  Army  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War.  His  father,  Ezra  P.  Baldwin,  was  born  in  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  came  to  Michigan  then  to  Harrison  County,  about  1850.  His 
father  was  a  soldier  in  the  American  Revolution,  and  one  of  Mrs.  Van- 
Hoozer's prized  possessions  is  a  button  from  the  uniform  of  this  ances- 
tor. The  Baldwins  were  among  the  venturesome  souls  that  came  across 
in  the  Mayflower,  and  settled  the  new  land.    Mrs.  VanHoozer's  mother. 


528  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Susie  (Glendenning)  Baldwin,  was  born  in  Indiana  in  1838.  She 
died  April  11,  1922.  Her  parents,  Richard  and  Saleta  (Carter)  Glen- 
denning, came  to  Gentry  County  in  1841,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  How- 
ard Township.  To  the  union  of  Edward  and  Susie  (Glendenning)  Bald- 
win the  following  children  were  born:  Emma,  later  Mrs.  Roundtree, 
died  in  1907;  Ellis,  died  at  New  Hampton  in  1921;  Eugene,  of  Shenan- 
doah, Iowa:  W.  A.,  of  Bethany;  Flora,  now  Mrs.  Thompson  of  Dallas 
Township,  Harrison  County;  Nellie,  now  Mrs.  VanHoozer;  Charles,  ot 
Neosho,  where  he  is  the  superintendent  of  Public  Schools;  and  Ethel, 
deceased.  .  •  I 

Mr.  VanHoozer  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, and  Mrs.  VanHoozer  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the 
school  district.  They  are  a  capable  and  progressive  family,  known  as 
citizens  who  are  ever  ready  to  aid  in  the  cause  of  civic  improvement. 

Fred  S.  Austin,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  McFall  is  a 
native  of  New  York,  born  May  12,  1869.  He  is  the  son  of  Stephen  and 
Elmina  (Pingrey)  Austin.  Stephen  Austin  was  born  in  Stamford,  Ct.,  in 
1817;  in  1831  he  removed  from  Connecticut  to  New  York  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  1887.  He  was  married  in  Elmina  Pingrey  in  1848.  She  was  a 
native  of  New  York,  born  in  the  town  of  Alfred.  Stephen  Austin  began 
teaching  school  when  he  was  19  years  old  and  continued  teaching  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  70.  He  was  also  extensively  interested  in  farming  and 
stockraising  and  at  one  time  was  also  the  owner  of  549  acres  of  land.  He 
bought  and  sold  cattle  extensively.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church  and  a  highly  esteemed  and  upright  citizen.  He  died  in  1907  and  his 
wife  departed  this  life  in  1912  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  the  cemetery 
at  McFall. 

To  Stephen  Austin  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children:  Burt, 
who  is  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business  in  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Anna, 
who  was  a  music  teacher,  married  Fred  Ham,m  and  they  reside  at  McFall ; 
Alice,  who  resides  with  her  brother  Fred  at  McFall;  and  Fred,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.They  were  all  born  at  Andover,  N.  Y. 

Fred  Austin  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  New  York 
and  Missouri  and  in  early  life  was  associated  with  his  father  in  farming 
and  the  stock  business  which  he  still  continues.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  valu- 
able and  well  improved  farm  and  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock 
raising.  He  raises  Jersey  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs  and  standard  bred 
Rhode  Island  Red  chickens.  He  and  his  sister  together  have  233  acres 
of  land  all  within  about  three  miles  of  McFall. 

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County.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and 
is  a  supporter  of  the  principles  of  the  Socialist  party. 

Willis  Adams,  owner  of  175  acres  of  well  improved  land  three  miles 
northeast  of  Lone  Star  in  Gentry  County,  is  one  of  the  well  known  farm- 
ers of  Howard  Township.  He  was  born  west  of  Lone  Star,  Aug.  25,  1861, 
in  a  log  cabin,  the  roof  of  which  was  weighed  down  with  poles. 

His  parents  were  William  and  Delila  (Wood)  Adams,  the  former 
born  in  Illinois  and  the  latter  in  Ohio.  They  were  married  in  Illinois 
and  came  to  Missouri  in  1855,  where  they  lived  on  a  farm  west  of  Lone 
Star  for  ten  years,  and  then  moved  to  a  farm  3^  miles  north  of  Lone 
Star  where  they  lived  until  their  deaths.  William  Adams  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Militia  during  the  Civil  War.  He  took  a  very  active  in- 
terest in  the  schools  of  the  county,  and  served  on  the  local  board  of  edu- 
cation for  31  years.  He  was  a  Democrat.  He  did  general  farming  and 
stockraising  on  his  place  of  100  acres,  and  was  successful.  He  died  in 
1890  at  the  age  of  59  years,  and  his  widow  died  in  1906  at  the  age  of 
73  years.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star  Cemetery. 
Their  children  were :  Mary,  now  the  wife  of  W.  A.  Hunter  of  Harrison 
County;  Clark,  of  Ridgeway;  Matilda  Jane,  the  wife  of  N.  R.  Spillman 
of  Worth  County;  J.  W.,  died  in  1917  at  the  age  of  58  years,  and  his  re- 
mains are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star  Cemetery;  Willis,  the  subject  of  this 
review;  W.  W.,  living  near  New  Hampton;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  A.  L. 
Grooms  of  Howard  Township ;  Loretta,  married  J.  H.  Shofner,  died  Nov. 
13,  1921,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  Lone  Star  Cemetery;  C.  F.,  on 
the  home  place ;  and  Delia,  also  on  the  home  place. 

Willis  Adams  attended  school  at  District  No.  1,  Chris.  Sellers  was 
his  first  teacher.  He  later  went  to  the  Groom  school  and  there  Mr.  Lan- 
den  was  his  first  teacher.  Mr.  Adams  bought  his  present  farm  in  1885, 
and  brought  his  wife  there  to  begin  housekeeping.  They  had  a  box 
house  then,  15  feet  square,  with  a  "lean  to"  8x15  feet.  Mr.  Adams 
traded  the  only  team  he  owned  for  40  acres  of  the  land  which  made  the 
nucleus  of  his  later  holdings.  He  owed  about  $100.00  on  the  farm,  but 
worked  out  by  the  day,  and  soon  had  enough  to  buy  another  farm.  The 
old  box  house  was  used  as  the  basis  of  the  present  residence.  Mr.  Adams 
keeps  a  small  orchard,  does  general  farming,  and  is  interested  in  stock- 
raising.  , 

Willis  Adams  was  married  Aug.  23,  1885,  to  Alice  Dotson,  born  in 
Harrison  County,  the  daughter  of  Noah  and  Scrilda  (Smith)  Dotson. 
Mrs.  Dotson  died  in  1878  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  Smith  Cemetery ; 
Mr.  Dotson  died  in  1911,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  Matkins  Ceme- 


530  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

tery.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  married  W.  W.  Adams  living  near 
Matkins;  Lafayette,  living  at  Tulsa,  Okla. ;  Alice,  now  Mrs.  Adams; 
Sarah  Susan,  married  to  William  Roush  of  Enid,  Okla. ;  Charles,  living 
in  Arizona;  John,  of  Texas  County;  and  William,  of  Hayes,  Kan.  A 
daughter,  Ona,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years.] 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adams  have  had  the  following  children:  Grace,  died 
in  1910  at  the  age  of  24  years;  C.  V.,  mentioned  later  in  this  sketch;  E. 
R.,  married  Iva  Pulsifer,  and  is  the  superintendent  of  schools  at  New 
Hampton ;  Wood,  married  Ruth  Jones,  and  is  a  teacher  in  Harrison 
County ;  Myrtle,  married  Edgar  Parman,  a  farmer  of  Howard  Township ; 
Russell,  married  Ada  Hensley,  and  is  farming  in  Worth  County;  Mabel, 
died  at  the  age  of  two  years;  and  Curtis,  at  home. 

C.  V.  Adams  was  born  Oct.  22,  1887,  and  was  reared  on  the  home 
farm.  He  was  inducted  into  the  U.  S.  army,  July  25,  1918,  and  was  sent 
to  Camp  Funston  for  three  months.  He  was  twith  the  Ambulance  Com- 
pany 237,  10th  Sanitary  Train,  10th  Division.  He  was  sent  east  to  Cham- 
bersburg.  Pa.,  and  while  waiting  there  for  orders  to  go  overseas,  the 
armistice  was  signed,  and  Mr.  Adams  was  esnt  back  to  Camp  Funston 
and  was  mustered  out  of  service,  Jan.  23,  1919.  He  owns  a  farm  of  80 
acres  in  Worth  County  which  he  and  his  brother  operate  together,  along 
with  a  part  of  their  father's  farm.  Mr.  Adams  is  a  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Legion  Donald  Holden  Post  No.  106  at  Albany. 

Willis  Adams  is  a  Democrat,  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  was  a  charter  member 
of  the  Siloam  No.  4407  Modern  Woodman  of  America.  He  has  served 
as  a  member  of  the  township  board  for  two  years.  He  is  a  man  esteemed 
for  his  reliability  and  industry. 

Simpson  W.  Needels,  proprietor  of  the  Salem  Stock  Farm,  v/as  born 
in  Howard  Township,  Gentry  County,  on  the  site  of  his  present  resi- 
dence, Aug.  18,  1865,  and  has  spent  all  of  his  life  in  this  community, 
where  his  father,  G.  W.  Needels,  was  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  his 
day. 

George  W.  Needels  was  born  in  Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  October, 
1825.  His  father,  Alexander  Needels,  was  born  in  Delaware  in  1797, 
and  died  in  1878.  His  mother,  Elizabeth  (Cubbage)  Needels,  was  also  a 
native  of  Delaware.  G.  W.  Needels  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1845,  and 
entered  200  acres  of  land  in  Howard  Township.  He  improved  his  place, 
and  in  1881  had  16  miles  of  rail  fencing  on  the  place.  In  Ohio  he  mar- 
ried Rebecca  Throckmorton,  a  daughter  of  Archibald  and  Ruth  (Simp- 
son) Throckmorton.!  The  marriage  occurred  in  1847,  and  Mrs.  Needels 


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died  in  1878,  at  the  age  of  49  years.  Her  children  were:  John  W.,  a 
farmer  at  Scott  City,  Kan. ;  A.  B.,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman, 
died  at  his  home  in  Parnell,  Nodaway  County,  at  the  age  of  63  years; 
Ruth  E,,  married  G.  W.  Caster  of  New  Hampton;  Mildred  F.,  died  in 
1887  at  the  age  of  30  years;  Elizabeth,  married  N.  J.  Green,  and  was 
killed  in  a  cyclone.  May  10,  1890;  Simpson  W.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  G.  W.,  living  in  Webster  County;  and  Elmer  C,  of  Pasadena, 
Calif. 

George  W.  Needels  was  married  in  1879  to  Jane  Nicholson  of  Bar- 
tholomew County,  Indiana,  and  after  her  death,  Mr.  Needels  married 
Barbara  (Green)  Culp,  now  living  at  Albany,  Mr.  Needels  died  Feb. 
24,  1903.  He  was  a  man  with  a  wide  vairety  of  interests.  He  owned  640 
acres  of  land,  was  interested  in  property  in  Albany,  was  an  editor  and 
publisher  of  the  American  Freeman,  a  reform  paper  of  popularity  dur- 
ing the  early  eighties,  and  helped  raise  militia  for  service  during  the 
Civil  War.  He  was  a  quartermaster  in  the  service  of  the  state  for  a  while, 
and  was  commissioned  county  judge  of  Gentry  County  in  1864,  holding  this 
position  for  two  years.  He  was  identified  with  the  American  Reform  party 
in  politics,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Free  Methodist  Church,  a  man  who 
was  fearless  in  doing  the  thing  he  considered  right,  interested  in  everything 
that  meant  the  development  of  the  civic  good. 

Simpson  W.  Needels  attended  the  public  schools.^  His  land,  known 
as  the  Salem  Stock  Farm  is  one  of  the  good  stock  farms  of  the  county. 
He  has  been  a  breeder  of  Durham  cattle,  but  now  breeds  the  Jersey  cat- 
tle also.  He  maintains  a  small  dairy,  and  keeps  ten  Jersey  cows.  He 
also  raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  and  for  25  years  has  raised  White  Leg- 
horn and  Buff  Orpington  chickens.  He  has  been  a  breeder  of  Cotswool 
sheep  for  the  past  21  years.  He  has  a  good  residence,  built  in  1905,  the 
former  residence  having  been  destroyed  along  with  all  the  household 
goods  on  June  21st  of  that  year.  The  farm  is  equipped  with  good  farm 
buildings. 

Simpson  W.  Needels  was  married  Aug.  20,  1890,  to  Mary  Eliza- 
beth Noble,  a  daughter  of  Clark  and  Sarah  Ann  (Morris)  Noble,  the 
former  born  in  February  1825,  in  Indiana;  and  the  latter  born  in  Octo- 
ber, 1834,  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Noble  died  in  Gentry  County  in  September, 
1890,  and  Mrs.  Noble  died  in  Gentry  County,  May,  1910.  The  remains 
of  both  are  buried  in  the  Carter  Cemetery,  where  the  remains  of  Mr. 
Needels'  parents  are  also  buried. 

To  the  union  of  Simpson  W.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Noble)  Needels 
the  following  children  were  born:  Lulu  Maud,  the  wife  of  Frank  Find- 


532  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ley  of  Howard  Township ;  Charles  E.,  married  Retha  Long  and  lives  in 
Howard  Township,  he  entered  the  U.  S.  army,  Oct.  3,  1917,  was  placed 
in  the  40th  Division  Ambulance  Corps,  and  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  then 
to  Camp  Kearney,  went  overseas  in  August,  1918,  and  was  mustered  out 
of  service,  June,  1919;  Ruth  E.,  married  Alva  Moberly,  a  World  War 
veteran  in  service  for  nine  months,  but  was  not  sent  overseas ;  Edith  B., 
married  Charles  Hulett,  also  a  veteran  of  the  World  War,  served  over- 
seas; Elsie  D.,  the  wife  of  Elvis  Arnold,  in  service  during  the  World 
War  for  nine  months;  Curtis  Simpson,  died  in  infancy;  Melville  James, 
at  home,  and  Anna  Rebecca,  at  home. 

Mr.  Needels  is  a  member  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church, 
and  belongs  to  the  Yeoman  and  Forester  Lodges.  He  is  a  substantial 
citizen  of  his  township,  a  man  of  marked  civic  pride,  and  progressive 
ideas. 

H.  F.  Carter  is  a  well  known  farmer  of  Howard  Township,  Gentry 
County.  He  was  born  on  the  farm  which  is  now  his  home  on  April  27, 
1857,  the  son  of  Vinson  and  Patience  (Glendenning)  Carter,  early  set- 
tlers of  Gentry  County. 

Vinson  Carter  was  born  in  Tennessee  Jan.  4,  1814,  and  died  in  Gen- 
try County,  Aug.  19,  1888.  He  was  the  son  of  Elijah  Carter,  born  March 
29,  1786,  and  died  Nov.  13,  1858,  and  Susannah  Carter,  born  Nov.  19, 
1795,  and  died  Sept.  9,  1859.  Elijah  and  Susannah  Carter  were  the  par- 
ents of  15  children:  Elizabeth,  Vinson,  Selety,  Jane,  Nancy,  Joseph, 
Catherine,  John,  Sarah,  Hiram,  Susannah,  Lewis,  Nathan,  Mary,  and 
Martha.  Vinson  Carter  came  to  Gentry  County  with  his  father  in  Octo- 
ber, 1841.  They  both  entered  land  in  Howard  Township,  and  became 
prominent  men  in  the  community.  Vinson  Carter  married  Patience  Glen- 
denning, also  a  member  of  a  pioneer  family  of  Missouri.  She  was  born 
in  Indiana,  March  13,  1821,  and  died  in  Gentry  County,  Dec.  22,  1886. 
The  remains  of  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carter  are  buried  in  the  Carter  Ceme- 
tery. Their  children  were:  Elizabeth,  born  June  9,  1840,  married  W. 
W.  Mock,  who  is  now  dead;  William  G.,  born  Oct.  23,  1841,  now  living 
at  New  Hampton  ;  Susannah,  born  Jan.  27,  1844,  and  married  Jackson 
Dye,  they  are  both  dead;  Elijah  A.,  born  Jan.  13,  1846,  living  at  New 
Hampton;  John  Lewis,  born  July  7,  1849,  living  in  Howard  Township; 
Martha,  born  Sept.  28,  1852,  married  William  Clelland,  who  is  now 
dead,  his  widow  lives  in  Harrison  County;  Milton  Riley,  born  Oct.  16, 
1854,  lives  in  Howard  Township;  Hiram  Franklin,  the  subject  of  this 
review;  and  Jane,  born  Sept.  1,  1861,  married  Fillmore  Needels. 

H.  F.  Carter  attended  the  public  schools,  and  has  lived  on  a  farm 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  533 

all  of  his  life.  His  present  residence  is  located  on  the  site  of  the  house 
where  he  was  born.  He  owns  280  acres  of  land,  200  acres  of  which  is  a 
part  of  the  Carter  home  place.  The  farm  is  well  watered,  with  two  good 
springs,  and  Mr.  Carter  has  erected  excellent  farm  buildings.  He  does 
general  farming  and  raises  Shorthorn  cattle.  Black  Poland  China  hogs, 
Shropshire  sheep,  and  horses  and  mules.  The  farm  lies  6^  miles  north- 
west of  New  Hampton. 

H.  F,  Carter  was  married  on  Nov.  30,  1884,  to  Ada  Viola  Stewart, 
the  daughter  of  Samuel*  and  Mary  (Cummins)  Stewart  of  Howard 
Township,  and  to  their  union  the  following  children  were  born:  Duffy, 
married  Helen  Clelland  and  lives  in  Sullivan  County;  Maude  the  wife  of 
Walter  Bender  of  Harrison  County;  an  infant,  died  at  the  age  of  six 
months;  Claude  R.,  married  Mary  Denny,  lives  at  Darlington;  Crit,  mar- 
ried Gladys  Goff ,  and  is  a  farmer  in  Howard  Township ;  and  Carrie,  and 
Victor,  both  living  at  home.  Claude  R.  Carter  enlisted  for  service  in  the 
World  War  Aug.  8,  1918.  He  was  sent  overseas  and  landed  in  France, 
Sept.  27,  1918,  and  was  with  the  Evacuation  Hospital  No.  15  near  Ver- 
dun, where  he  remained  for  ten  months,  returning  to  the  United  States 
June  27,  1919. 

Samuel  Stewart,  the  father  of  Ada  Viola  (Stewart)  Carter,  was  born 
in  Ohio,  July  4,  1819,  and  in  1827  his  father  moved  to  Indiana.  Samuel 
Stewart  came  to  Missouri  in  1854  and  entered  150  acres  of  land  in  Har- 
rison County.  He  later  sold  that  land,  and  came  to  Gentry  County, 
where  he  bought  200  acres  of  land  in  Howard  Township,  and  improvea 
it,  making  of  it  one  of  the  most  substantial  and  beautiful  farms  in  the 
community.  He  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War  in  the  1st  Missouri 
Cavalry  in  1862,  and  served  for  two  years,  when  he  was  discharged  as 
disabled.  He  was  a  Republican,  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  was  a  man  who  took  a  pride  in  building  up  his  home  and  community, 
esteemed  in  his  neighborhood  as  a  person  of  sterling  worth  and  high 
character.  He  married  Mary  Cummings,  a  daughter  of  James  Cummings 
of  Virginia,  Feb.  18,  1840,  and  they  had  six  children :  Alfred  Stew- 
art, the  oldest,  served  in  the  Militia  during  the  Civil  War;  Arthur  Stew- 
art, a  retired  farmer.  New  Hampton ;  Albert,  who  enlisted  in  the  1st 
Missouri  Cavalry  at  the  age  of  21  years,  for  service  in  the  Civil  War,  and 
died  in  a  hospital  at  Warrensburg,  Mo.;  Andrew,  who  died  in  1887  at 
the  age  of  22  years ;  Allen,  Albany ;  Martha,  New  Hampton  ;  Mary  Alice, 
dead;  and  Ada  Viola,  now  Mrs.  Carter.  Five  children  died  in  infancy. 
Mrs.  Stewart  died  at  New  Hampton  in  March,  1906,  and  Mr.  Stewart 
died  in  December,  1911.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Carter  Cem- 
etery. 


534  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

H.  F.  Carter  is  a  Republican  in  politics.]  He  is  one  of  the  substantial 
men  of  the  township. 

George  Sterling  Runyan,  Avell  established  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Howard  Township,  Gentry  County,  has  lived  on  his  present  farm  of  160 
acres  since  he  was  a  lad  of  11  years.  He  was  born  in  Howard  Township, 
Sept.  10,  1861,  the  son  of  Silas  and  Elizabeth  (Wood)  Runyan,  early  set- 
tlers of  Gentry  County. 

Silas  Runyan  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  his  wife  was  a  native  of  Illinois. 
They  came  to  Missouri  in  1855,  and  entered  80  acres  of  land  in  Gentry 
County.  Mr.  Runyan  later  sold  this  land,  and  bought  the  Fletcher  farm 
near  Lone  Star,  then  known  as  Mt.  Vernon.  He  traded  that  farm,  and  in 
1872  moved  to  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son.  G.  S.  Runyan.  Silas  Run- 
yan was  well  known  as  a  freighter  for  the  merchants  of  Gentry  County. 
He  had  his  route  between  Lone  Star  and  St.  Joseph,  and  used  oxen  to 
make  the  trip  of  five  days  between  the  two  places.  He  died  on  his  farm 
in  1903  in  the  84th  year  of  his  age.  Mrs.  Runyan  died  in  1897  at  the  age 
of  70  years.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star  Cemetery. 
Their  children  were :  W.  M..  died  in  Kansas  City ;  Absolom,  a  farmer  in 
Howard  Township ;  LoRella,  is  the  widow  of  Thomas  Warden  and  lives 
in  Howard  Township ;  Charles,  living  at  New  Hampton ;  Shepherd,  liv- 
ing in  Carroll  County ;  Sarah  Ann,  married  Mr.  Dotson,  and  is  now  dead ; 
G.  S.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Arthur,  farmer  of  Howard  Township.; 
Melissa,  married  to  Riley  Grace  of  Iowa;  and  B.  F.,  deceased. 

G.  S.  Runyan  attended  school  at  Lone  Star,  and  has  been  a  farmer 
all  of  his  life.  He  bought  the  home  place  in  1901,  and  has  improved  it. 
The  farm  has  a  good  residence,  a  large  new  barn,  and  good  farm  build- 
ings for  the  stock.  Mr.  Runyan  raises  Shorthorn  cattle.  He  handled  thor- 
oughbred jacks,  Percheron  horses  and  now  raises  hogs  and  sheep,  and 
has  been  successful  in  this  line  of  work. 

G.  S.  Runyan  was  married  April  8,  1883,  to  Anna  E.  Grace,  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Judith  Rebecca  (Miller)  Grace,  sketches  of  whose 
lives  appear  in  connection  with  the  review  of  the  life  of  John  W.  Grace 
in  this  volume.  To  the  union  of  G.  S.  and  Anna  E.  (Grace)  Runyan  the 
following  children  were  born:  Ethel,  now  Mrs.  W.  J.  Ebersole  of  New 
Hampton ;  Ettie,  the  wife  of  Jesse  Ballinger  of  Harrison  County ;  Emmet 
E.,  New  Hampton;  Rebecca,  now  married  to  W.  Earl  Austin  of  Lone 
Star;  Edna,  married  to  Ed  Hinton  of  Howard  Township;  Richard,  was 
in  training  with  the  Student  Army  Training  Corps  at  Columbia  when  the 
World  War  closed,  now  a  student  in  the  Northwest  Missouri  State  Teach- 
ers College;  and  Mabel,  teaching  at  Crystal  Lake  in  Harrison  County. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  535 

Three  children  are  dead:  James,  died  Jan.  5,  1894,  at  the  age  of  eight 
years;  John,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years;  and  Dorothy,  who  was  a  stu- 
dent in  the  New  Hampton  High  School,  where  she  became  ill  with  the 
influenza,  and  died  in  February,  1920. 

Mr,  Runyan  is  a  Democrat.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  township 
board.  He  is  a  substantial  citizen,  esteemed  throughout  his  community 
as  a  man  of  integrity  and  uprightness  of  character. 

George  Burkhart  was  born  in  Huggins  Township,  Gentry  County  on 
the  farm  where  he  now  lives,  Sept.  28,  1861.  His  parents  were  John  and 
Winifred  A.  (Goodwin)  Burkhart,  both  deceased. 

John  Burkhart  was  a  Kentuckian,  who  came  to  Gentry  County  in 
1856,  and  entered  40  acres  of  land  to  which  he  later  added  80  acres  by 
purchase,  and  then  a  tract  of  timberland,  bought  still  later.  He  improved 
the  land,  and  built  a  house  which,  like  all  the  houses  of  that  early  day, 
was  well  constructed.  It  was  of  native  wood,  sawed  at  Gay  Mill,  with 
the  doors,  window  frames,  and  sashes  of  walnut.  The  joists  and  ceiling 
were  of  seasoned  cottonwood,  and  the  roof  of  shaved  walnut  shingles. 
In  this  house,  George  Burkhart  was  born,  and  here  John  Burkhart  died 
in  1884.  His  wife  died  in  1888,  and  the  remains  of  both  are  buried  in 
the  Hugginsville  Cemetery.  John  Burkhart  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War.  To  his  union  with  Winifred  A.  Goodwin  the  following  children 
were  born :  Jane,  now  Mrs.  Townsend  of  Albany ;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Hicks 
of  North  Dakota;  Matilda,  died  at  the  age  of  16  years;  George,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  R.  A.,  of  Huggins  Township;  and  J.  H.,  living  in 
North  Dakota. 

George  Burkhart  attended  the  public  schools  and  has  made  his  own 
way  in  the  world  all  of  his  life.  He  bought  the  interest  of  the  other  heirs 
in  the  home  place,  and  made  many  improvements  on  it.  He  built  the 
present  residence  in  1902,  a  good  barn  in  1898,  and  has  erected  farm 
buildings  from  time  to  time  as  they  were  needed  in  his  work.  He  han- 
dles Duroc  and  Poland  China  hogs,  raises  cattle,  and  handles  White  Or- 
pington and  Leghorn  poultry.  The  farm  shows  the  excellent  results  of 
Mr.  Burkhart's  progressive  methods. 

George  Burkhart  was  married  Feb.  24,  1889,  to  Cora  E.  Canady,  a 
daughter  of  Daniel  A.  and  Sarah  A.  Canady,  both  born  in  Gentry  County, 
and  both  now  dead.  To  the  union  of  George  and  Cora  E.  (Canady) 
Burkhart  the  following  children  were  born:  Arch,  mentioned  later  in 
this  sketch;  Edith,  the  wife  of  Ezra  Hopkins  of  Albany;  Ruby,  married 
to  M.  A.  Hopkins  of  Albany;  and  Ross,  died  at  the  age  of  one  year. 

Arch  Burkhart  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War  on  Dec.  15, 


536  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

1917,  with  the  5th  Company,  3rd  Air  Service  Mechanics.  He  was  sent 
first  to  Jefferson  Barracks,  then  to  Camp  Hancock,  Augusta,  Ga.,  later 
to  Camp  Green,  N.  C,  afterwards  to  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y.,  and  overseas 
on  July  7,  1918,  where  he  remained  in  France  for  nearly  a  year,  and  re- 
turned to  the  United  States  on  June  28,  1919.  He  was  mustered  out  of 
service,  July  1,  1919,  at  Camp  Dodge.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Legion  Donald  Holden  Post  No.  106  at  Albany. 

George  Burkhart  is  a  member  of  the  historic  Old  Brick  Church.  He 
is  an  efficient  farmer,  and  a  reliable  citizen  of  the  township. 

James  E.  Enyart,  know;n  throughout  Gentry  County  and  the  surround- 
ing part  of  Missouri  as  the  successful  inventor  of  the  Enyart  Patent  Life 
Hay-Ricker,  Stacker  and  Loader  and  the  Enyart  Honey  Comb  Foundation 
Guage,  is  a  native  Missourian.  He  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  June  7, 
1861,  the  son  of  J.  T.  and  Amanda  (Locker)  Enyart. 

J.  T.  Enyart  was  born  in  Overton  County,  Tenn.,  July  15,  1821,  and 
came  to  Daviess  County  in  November,  1832.  On  December  25,  1865,  he 
located  near  McFall,  Gentry  County,  and  bought  80  acres  of  the  B.  Mother- 
sead  place  and  later  acquired  more  land,  making  200  acres  in  all.  Mr. 
Enyart  died  September  15,  1905  and  his  remains  are  buried  at  McFall.  His 
wife  was  born  near  McFall  in  1838,  and  died  on  the  home  place.  Her 
remains  are  buried  in  the  Old  Liberty  Cemetery.  The  children  of  J.  T. 
Enyart  and  his  wife  were:  J.  E,,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Eugenia 
Frances,  living  in  Illinois;  Wilfred,,  a  farmer  living  in  Miller  Township; 
and  Archie,  deceased. 

J.  E.  Enyhart  went  to  his  first  school  in  the  Arnold  District,  a  log 
building  located  on  the  James  Arnold  farm.  Later  J.  T.  Enyart  helped 
organize  the  Hallsark  District  and  his  son  attended  that  school.  With  the 
exception  of  three  years,  J.  E.  Enyart  has  spent  his  life  in  the  McFall 
neighborhood.  Since  1867  he  has  been  living  on  the  farm  he  now  owns. 
Besides  the  80  acres  which  formerly  belonged  to  his  father  and  is  now 
owned  by  Mr.  Enyart,  he  owns  200  acres  of  well  improved  land.  Up  to 
12  years  ago,  Mr.  Enyart  followed  farming  and  stockraising,  but  he  was 
crippled  at  that  time  by  a  binder  accident  and  has  been  renting  his  farm 
out.  For  32  years  he  has  kept  bees,  but  since  1916  he  has  developed  this 
industry  until  he  now  has  34  stands.  Mr.  Enyart  has  experimented  until 
he  has  reached  the  conclusion  that  a  mixture  of  alsac  clover,  sweet  clover 
and  white  clover  makes  the  best  honey.  He  has  built  up  a  good  trade  in  his 
product,  finding  a  ready  and  profitable  market  for  the  particular  blend  of 
honey  produced  by  his  methods. 

J.  E.  Enyart  was  married  in  1881  to  Mary  Adaline  Graves,  born  Dec. 
13,  1864,  the  daughter  of  Horace  and  Mary  A.   (Burton)  Graves  of  Har- 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  537 

rison  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Enyart  have  one  son,  James  Logan,  married 
to  Ritchie  Lee  Fitzgerald,  and  living  at  McFall.  They  have  a  son,  James 
Wilford  Enyart. 

Mr.  Enyart  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  has  filled  the  office  of  trustee 
in  Miller  Township  and  for  the  past  10  years  he  has  been  a  director  in  the 
Farmers  Bank  of  McFall.  Mr.  Enyart  has  a  most  interesting  work  shop 
in  which  the  visitor  may  look  at  the  various  devices  invented  by  Mr. 
Enyart  for  the  improvement  of  his  work  with  bees.  Here  he  makes  his 
hives  and  honey  boards,  and  here  also  is  constructed  his  new  patent,  called 
the  Lewis  Beeware  Four  Way  Bee  Escape  used  to  rid  the  supers  of  bees. 
Another  method  used  successfuly  by  Mr.  Enyart  is  a  30x32  ga^vanizd 
iron  cover  for  the  protection  of  the  hives.  He  is  a  man  whose  work  has 
been  a  series  of  successful  accomplishments,  and  the  community  is  justly 
proud  of  his  achievements. 

John  W.  Grace,  well  known  in  Howard  Township,  Gentry  County, 
as  a  successful  farmer,  and  a  citizen  who  has  been  active  in  township  af- 
fairs, was  born  in  Union  County,  Iowa,  in  1865,  the  son  of  James  and 
Rebecca  (Miller)  Grace. 

James  Grace  was  born  in  Ray  County,  where  his  father,  John  Grace, 
had  moved  from  Tennessee.  James  Grace  grew  up  in  Ray  County,  later 
went  to  Iowa,  and  in  1866  settled  on  a  farm  northwest  of  Martinsville, 
Mo.  He  later  went  to  Ray  County,  where  he  remained  until  1872  when 
he  came  to  Gentry  County,  and  bought  a  farm  1^  riiiles  northeast  of 
Lone  Star  in  Howard  Township,  paying  $10.00  an  acre  for  the  land.  He 
later  bought  a  tract  of  100  acres  for  which  he  paid  $5.00  an  acre.  There 
was  some  prairie  land  in  the  farm,  and  the  remainder  was  open  timber. 

James  Grace  was  first  married  to  Rebecca  Miller  a  daughter  of 
John  Miller,  who  was  killed  in  the  Battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  while  in  the 
service  of  the  Confederacy.  Thomas  Miller,  a  brother  of  John  Miller, 
served  for  four  years  in  the  Confederate  Army.  He  settled  in  Clay 
County  after  the  close  of  the  war,  and  died  at  Excelsior  Springs.  Mrs. 
Grace  was  born  and  reared  three  miles  northeast  of  Excelsior  Springs  in 
Ray  County.  She  died  in  1867,  and  her  remains  are  buried  near  Excel- 
sior Springs.  Her  children  were :  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  Runyan  of  How- 
ard Township;  John  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Grace  married 
the  second  time,  Huldah  Cravens.  She  died  in  1910,  and  her  remains  are 
buried  in  the  Lone  Star  Cemetery.!  Her  children  were:  Henry,  living  at 
New  Hampton;  R.  F.,  living  three  miles  northeast  of  Lone  Star;  Charles 
Elmer,  died  in  1908;  Myrtle  L.,  now  Mrs.  Miller  of  Howard  Township; 
and  Floyd,  and  Jesse,  both  living  at  Albany.    Mr.  Grace  married  the 


538  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

third  time,  Nancy  Chitten,  now  living  at  Siloam  Springs,  Howard  Town- 
ship. Mr.  Grace  died  in  918,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star 
Cemetery. 

John  W.  Grace  attended  the  public  schools,  and  was  a  student  for 
one  year  at  Grand  River  College,  Edinburg.  He  taught  school  for  five 
years,  the  first  term  in  Grundy  County,  and  after  that  in  Gentry  County. 
At  the  end  of  that  time  he  began  farming  in  Howard  Township,  and  for 
34  years  has  operated  the  same  farm.  He  owns  120  acres,  95  acres  of 
which  has  been  in  his  name  for  35  years,  and  the  other  25  since  1919. 
The  farm  joins  the  city  limits  of  Lone  Star  on  the  east,  and  the  residence 
is  located  just  one-half  mile  from  the  town.  Mr.  Grace  built  the  present 
residence,  and  also  the  excellent  farm  buildings.  When  he  came  to  the 
place,  he  found  the  entire  farm,  with  the  excption  of  three  acres,  fenced 
with  rails.  Mr.  Grace  says  that  the  cyclone  which  struck  Howard  Town- 
ship in  the  early  eighties,  not  only  blew  down  the  county  court  house, 
and  demolished  farm  buildings,  but  it  carried  away  his  rail  fences.  As 
wire  fencing  was  just  becoming  known,  Mr.  Grace  replaced  the  damage 
done  to  his  fences  by  installing  some  of  the  new  wire  fencing. 

John  W.  Grace  was  married  Nov.  8,  1885,  to  Matilda  Harris,  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Mary  (Witten)  Harris.  Mrs.  Grace  was  born 
and  reared  near  her  present  home.  William  Harris  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky and  his  wife  was  a  native  of  Tazewell  County,  Virginia,  who  was 
reared  in  Grundy  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harris  are  now  living  at  Bak- 
ersfield,  Calif.,  and  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  on  Sept.  27,  1916, 
when  all  of  the  children  yet  living  were  present.  To  the  union  of  Wil- 
liam and  Mary  (Witten)  Harris  the  following  children  were  born:  Ma- 
tilda, now  Mrs.  Grace ;  a  daughter,  now  Mrs.  A.  J.  Hunter  of  Porter- 
ville,  Calif. ;  W.  W.,  a  resident  of  Bakersf ield,  Calif. ;  Mrs.  A.  K.  Carson 
of  Bakersf  ield,  Calif.;  M.  M.,  of  San  Francisco,  Calif.;  H.  E.,  Bakers- 
field,  Calif. ;  and  Anna,  now  Mrs.  Carson  of  Bakersfield,  Calif. ;  Mollie 
wife  of  Amos  McKinley,  Porterville,  Calif. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grace  have  the  following  children:  W.  A.,  a  resident 
of  Albany;  Mabel,  the  wife  of  George  H.  Hamilton  of  Bakersfield, 
Calif. ;  and  Curtis  E.,  graduated  from  the  New  Hampton  High  School, 
attended  Palmer  College  at  Albany,  and  is  now  teaching  his  second 
term  in  the  Colvin  District.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grace  have  the  following 
grandchildren:  John  A.,  and  Louise  Hamilton;  and  William,  Helen  and 
Kenneth  Paul  Grace. 

William  M.  Harris,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Grace,  is  a  well  known  man 
in  Gentry  County  where  he  lived  for  many  years.   He  was  a  prominent 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  539 

Democrat  here,  and  served  four  years  as  the  county  assessor.  In  1904, 
he  moved  to  California  and  has  lived  there  ever  since.  He  has  been  a 
frequent  contributor  to  the  Albany  Ledger,  for  which  he  has  written  his 
recollections  of  much  of  the  early  history  of  Gentry  County.  Although 
no  longer  a  citizen  of  Missouri,  yet  he  maintains  a  keen  interest  in  the 
state  and  takes  a  delight  in  reviving  his  memories  of  the  happenings  of 
the  stirring  early  days  in  Gentry  County. 

Mr.  Grace  relates  many  interesting  things  concerning  his  own  boy- 
hood recollections.  He  was  reared  by  his  grandmother,  Polly  Miller, 
who  died  in  1905.  Her  father-in-law,  Frederick  Miller,  was  an  early  set- 
tler of  the  county.  He  gave  the  original  two  acre  tract  of  land  that  com- 
posed the  Christian  Union  Cemetery,  and  later  in  his  will,  he  bequeathed 
another  two  acres  to  be  added  to  the  cemetery.  Mr.  Grace  says  that  he 
started  to  school  at  the  age  of  four  years,  going  first  to  the  school  in  the 
Jackson  District  in  Ray  County.  He  is  a  man  who  has  always  been  ac- 
tive in  his  participation  in  public  affairs,  and  has  at  various  times,  filled 
every  office  in  Howard  Township.  He  was  on  the  Democrat  County  Com- 
mittee for  12  years,  and  was  the  secretary  of  that  organization  for  two 
years.  He  is  now  a  member  of  the  board  of  the  Gentry  County  Mutual 
Insurance  Company. 

Annie  Laurie  (Akin)  Carter  is  a  descendant  of  Ensign  Henry  Wal- 
lace of  Virginia,  who  served  in  the  American  Navy  d.uring  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,  and  is  also  one  of  the  few  women  of  Missouri  who  success- 
fully operates  a  farm.  For  the  past  19  years,  Mrs.  Carter  has  managed 
her  farm  of  240  acres  in  Gentry  County,  manifesting  a  marked  capacity 
for  the  work.  The  farm  is  located  45  miles  northwest  of  Albany,  and  is 
about  one-half  bottom  land.  Mrs.  Carter  has  improved  the  place,  and 
has  a  good  residence  and  farm  buildings. 

Annie  Laurie  (Akin)  Carter  was  born  in  Clarinda,  Iowa,  Aug.  28, 
1873,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Hannah  (Wallace)  Akin,  the  former 
born  near  Clarinda,  Iowa,  and  the  latter  a  native  of  Tennessee.  They 
were  married  at  Maryville,  where  Mrs.  Akin's  parents  were  early  set- 
tlers. Mrs.  Akin  died  in  January,  1913,  and  her  remains  are  buried  at 
Clarinda.  Mr.  Akin  now  lives  on  his  farm  near  Hopkins.  Their  children 
were:  Annie  Laurie,  the  subject  of  this  review;  A.  B.,  in  the  transfer 
business  at  Clarinda,  Iowa;  William,  Jr.,  an  electrician  at  Colorado 
Springs,  Col.;  a  daughter,  now  Mrs.  C.  M.  Davis  of  St.  Joseph;  Asa,  a 
farmer  of  Elmo;  and  Jesse,  a  farmer  near  Quinby,  Iowa. 

Annie  Laurie  Akin  was  educated  at  Clarinda,  Iowa,  and  was  a  well 
known  teacher  in  Page  County,  Iowa,  and  Nodaway  County,  Mo.,  for 


540  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

four  years.  On  March  28,  1894,  she  was  married  at  Clarinda  to  Mark  P. 
Gregory,  a  descendant  of  Daniel  Sheldon,  who  was  a  veteran  of  the 
War  of  1812.  Mr.  Gregory  was  born  in  Illinois  and,  at  the  time  of  his 
marriage,  was  a  farmer  in  Nodaway  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory 
moved  to  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Carter  in  1900  where  Mr.  Greg- 
ory died.  March  23.  1903,  leaving  two  sons :  Paul  A.,  born  Jan.,  3,  1897. 
volunteered  for  service  in  the  World  War  on  May  5,  1917,  was  sent  to 
Camp  Clark  at  Nevada,  Mo.,  then  to  Ft.  Sill,  Okla.,  and  was  transferred 
to  the  Veterinary  Division  from  Company  G,  35th  Division,  139th  Regi- 
ment, and  remained  until  Feb.  11,  1919,  but  because  of  an  injury  which 
he  received  he  was  unable  to  go  overseas,  and  on  Aug.  20,  1919,  he  was 
killed  in  an  automobile  accident,  and  his  remains  are  buried  at  Albany; 
and  Homer  Jack,  born  Aug.  15,  1901,  and  died  July  19,  1911,  at  the  age 
of  ten  years. 

Annie  Laurie  (Akin)  Gregory  was  married  the  second  time  to 
Charles  L.  Carter  and  to  this  union  a  daughter,  Hannah  Kathleen,  was 
born.    She  is  now  at  home. 

Mrs.  Carter  is  a  woman  of  culture,  business  ability,  and  energy. 
She  has  applied  her  education  to  practical  ends,  and  by  dint  of  natural 
capacity  plus  determination,  has  achieved  an  enviable  success  in  her  un- 
usual line  of  work. 

John  B.  Robison,  a  progressive  farmer  of  Huggins  Township,  Gen- 
try County,  is  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Parke 
County,  Dec.  28,  1859.  His  parents  were  James  P.  and  Sarah  J.  (New- 
lin)  Robison,  both  natives  of  Indiana.  James  P.  Robison  was  a  well 
known  farmer  near  Rockville,  Ind. 

John  B.  Robison  attended  the  common  schools  of  Indiana  and  later 
was  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  that  state.  In  1890,  he  came  to  Missouri, 
where  he  located  in  Gentry  County.  Two  years  later  he  bought  100 
acres  of  his  present  farm  from  J.  W.  Coulter,  and  has  since  added  60 
acres  to  the  original  holdings.  The  farm  is  well  watered,  62  acres  of  it 
being  bottom  land.  The  residence  is  six  miles  northwest  of  Albany,  and 
there  are  two  barns  on  the  place,  as  well  as  various  other  good  farm 
buildings.  Mr.  Robison  keeps  the  greater  part  of  the  farm  in  pasture. 
He  keeps  a  small  herd  of  registered  Hereford  cattle,  and  raises  horses, 
hogs,  Shropshire  sheep,  and  poultry.  The  farm  presents  the  appearance 
of  a  well  operated  tract  of  land,  and  shows  the  effects  of  the  owner's 
methods  of  work.  The  David  Church  is  located  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  Mr.  Robison's  farm. 

John  B.  Robison  was  married  on  Dec.  25,  1899,  to  Anna  Compton,  a 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  541 

daughter  of  J.  P.  and  Eliza  Compton  of  Cherry  Point,  111.  Mrs.  Robison 
was  born  in  Virginia,  and  her  parents  moved  to  Illinois  when  she  was  a 
child  of  six  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robison  have  a  daughter,  Hazel,  the 
widow  of  Guy  Lykins. 

Mr.  Robison  is  known  as  an  efficient  farmer,  a  substantial  business 
man,  and  a  good  citizen. 

R.  J.  Allenbrand,  a  capable  farmer  of  Huggins  Township  in  Gentry 
County,  is  a  native  of  this  county,  born  in  Miller  Township,  Feb.  8,  1884. 
He  is  the  son  of  Joe  and  Minnie  (Eberle)  Allenbrand;  Mrs.  Allenbrand 
is  now  living  in  King  City;  her  husband  is  deceased. 

Joe  Allenbrand  was  born  in  Canada.  He  served  two  years  in  the 
Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war,  settled  in 
Gentry  County.  To  his  union  with  Minnie  Eberle  the  following  children 
were  born :  L.  G.  living  at  King  City ;  Dora  P.,  married  to  John  Fitzger- 
ald of  Hobart,  Okla. ;  F.  P.,  living  at  Dexter,  Mo.;  H.  D.,  of  McFall, 
where  he  lives  on  the  home  place ;  R.  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Eliz- 
abeth, the  wife  of  Ray  Gartin  of  Darlington ;  Edna  married  to  Bert  Mc- 
Kay of  Ft.  Morgan,  Col.;  Lottie,  employed  in  the  Federal  Reserve  Bank 
in  Kansas  City;  and  Benjamin,  died  at  the  age  of  four  years. 

R.  J.  Allenbrand  attended  the  schools  in  Miller  Township,  and  grad- 
uated from  the  Gem  City  Business  College  at  Quincy,  111.,  in  1908.  For 
the  year  following  his  completion  of  his  course  at  Quincy,  he  worked 
for  a  wholesale  firm  in  Kansas  City.  Since  that  time,  he  has  farmed  in 
Gentry  County.  He  bought  his  present  farm  of  97^  acres  in  1910,  and 
moved  to  the  place  the  next  year.  The  farm  lies  5i  miles  northwest  of 
Albany,  and  Mr.  Allenbrand  has  built  a  good  residence,  excellent  farm 
buildings,  and  in  1919,  added  a  silo  to  the  farm  equipment.  He  raises 
Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and  standard  bred  Wyandotte 
chickens.  At  the  Albany  poultry  show  in  1921,  his  pen  took  the  second 
prize,  and  he  also  received  the  second  prize  on  pullets.  At  the  same  ex- 
hibition, Mr.  Allenbrand  took  second  prize  on  yellow  corn. 

Mr.  Allenbrand  was  married  Oct.  12,  1910,  to  Pearl  Bennett  of 
Caldwell,  Idaho.  She  was  born  at  Great  Bend,  Kan.,  a  daughter  of  A. 
W.  and  Emma  (Fesler)  Bennett,  both  natives  of  Illinois,  now  living  in 
Kansas  City,  where  Mr.  Bennett  is  a  plumber.  Mrs.  Allenbrand  has  one 
brother,  Bert  L.,  also  a  plumber  in  Kansas  City.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen- 
brand have  one  son.  Rex  Ross,  born  Aug.  20,  1914.  Mrs.  Allenbrand 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and  was  a  student  in  James 
Milliken  University  at  Decatur,  111.,  for  a  year.  She  later  taught  in  Ma- 
con County,  Illinois,  prior  to  her  marriage. 


542  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Allenbrand  is  a  capable  and  ambitious  farmer,  a  man  who  suc- 
cess in  his  undertakings  because  of  his  industry  and  ability. 

S.  R.  Hise,  well  known  as  the  efficient  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Gen- 
try at  Gentry,  is  a  native  of  this  county,  born  in  Bogle  Township,  July 
8,  1865,  the  son  of  Noah  and  Elizabeth  (Ross)  Hise. 

Noah  Hise  was  born  near  York,  Pa.,  July  1,  1821,  and  went  to  Ohio 
when  he  was  a  small  boy.  In  1856,  he  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in 
Bogle  Township,  Gentry  County,  where  he  bought  a  farm.  He  served 
in  the  Missouri  State  Militia  during  the  Civil  War,  and  was  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County  until  his  death,  Dec.  19,  1921. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Ross,  born  in  Holmes  County,  Ohio,  Aug.  25,  1842, 
the  daughter  of  Henry  and  Hannah  Ross,  early  settlers  of  Bogle  Town- 
ship. Mr.  Ross  died  in  1893,  and  Mrs.  Ross  died  in  1869.  The  remains 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ross,  and  of  Mr.  Hise  are  buried  in  the  New  Friendship 
Cemetery.  Mrs.  Hise  now  79  years  of  age,  makes  her  home  in  Gentry. 
To  her  union  with  Noah  Hise  the  following  children  were  born:  S.  R., 
the  subject  of  this  review;  Almeda  D.,  the  wife  of  H.  L.  Johnson  of 
Tucson,  Ariz.;  Belle,  married  to  John  M.  Ray  of  Gentry;  George  F., 
a  retired  farmer  living  at  Maryville;  Archibald  M.,  a  dealer  in  imple- 
ments, hardware,  and  lumber  at  Hutchinson,  Kan. ;  Elizabeth,  the  wife 
of  H.  R.  Cadjew  of  Omaha,  Neb.;  Margaret,  deceased;  May,  living  at 
Gentry;  and  Maud,  the  assistant  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Gentry.  By  a 
former  marriage  of  Noah  Hise  to  Sarah  E.  Rambeau,  he  had  the  follow- 
ing children :  Mary  E.,  the  wife  of  John  Summa ;  Aaron  R.,  of  Stanberry ; 
John  F.,  of  Stanberry;  Sarah  A.,  married  to  James  F.  Ross  of  Gentry; 
and  Martha  E.,  married  Mr.  Guyum,  and  is  now  dead. 

S.  R.  Hise  attended  the  rural  schools,  and  was  a  student  in  the 
Normal  School  at  Stanberry,  and  also  in  the  Missouri  State  University 
at  Columbia.  He  taught  school  for  three  years,  and  studied  medicine 
under  the  tutelage  of  Dr.  Campbell  of  Albany  for  two  years.  He  then 
took  charge  of  his  father's  farm  until  1903  when  he  was  elected  cashier 
of  the  Bank  of  Gentry  which  position  he  has  filled  ever  since. 

The  Bank  of  Gentry  was  organized  Feb.  6,  1900  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $20,000.00,  the  only  bank  that  has  ever  done  business  in  Gentry. 
The  year  of  its  organization,  the  present  bank  building  was  erected, 
and  has  been  the  home  of  the  institution  ever  since.  The  first  officers 
were:  J.  L.  Hash,  President;  C.  B.  Hash,  Vice  President;  A.  F.  Galloway, 
Cashier;  the  above  named  officers  and  J.  W.  Hinote,  S.  R.  Hise,  C.  F. 
Canady,  H.  P.  Dills,  and  B.  B,  Coffey,  Directors.  The  capital  stock  re- 
mains the  same  as  when  the  bank  was  organized;  the  surplus  and  un- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  543 

divided  profits  are  now  $45,000.00 ;  and  the  present  officers  are:  Walter 
Gladstone,  President;  G.  E.  Gladstone,  Vice  President;  S.  R.  Hise, 
Cashier;  and  Maud  Hise,  Assistant  Cashier.  The  directors  of  the  bank 
are  the  president,  vice  president,  cashier,  and  J.  W.  Dills,  W.  C.  Canady, 
Ira  Summa,  and  C.  A.  Jackson.  The  Bank  of  Gentry  is  a  thriving  organ- 
ization which  owes  its  success  to  the  efficient  management  that  has  been 
its  part  since  its  incipiency. 

Mr.  Hise  was  married  on  Dec.  9,  1903  to  Ola  M.  Snider,  born  in 
Gentry,  a  daughter  of  N.  B.  and  Martha  J.  Snider.  Mrs.  Hise  grew  up  in 
Gentry,  and  attended  the  school  here.  To  her  union  with  S.  R.  Hise  two 
children  were  born :  a  son,  who  died  in  infancy ;  and  Harry  Snider,  born 
June  27,  1912.  Mrs.  Hise  died  on  Feb.  12,  1920,  and  her  remains  are 
buried  in  the  New  Friendship  Cemetery. 

S.  R.  Hise  is  known  throughout  the  community  as  an  efficient  busi- 
ness man  who  well  merits  the  success  that  has  accompanied  his  enter- 
prises. 

Philip  Sale,  well  known  stockbuyer  of  Gentry,  has  been  a  resident 
of  Gentry  for  more  than  40  years.  He  was  born  in  Huggins  Township, 
Sept.  3,  1863.  His  parents  were  Benjamin  Franklin  and  Elizabeth 
(Armstrong)  Sale. 

B.  F.  Sale  was  a  Civil  War  veteran.  He  came  to  Missouri  from 
Michigan  in  the  forties,  and  entered  land  in  Huggins,  Township,  where 
he  owned  100  acres  of  land  at  the  time  of  his  death  on  his  farm  in  1921. 
His  wife  was  born  in  Ohio,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Rosa  Armstrong, 
early  settlers  of  Gentry  County.  Mrs.  Sale  died  in  1910.  The  remains 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Armstrong  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sale  are  buried  in  the 
Hugginsville  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sale  had  the  following  children: 
John,  a  farmer  in  Huggins  Township  ;  W.  M.,  farming  in  Huggins  Town- 
ship ;  Philip,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Comfort,  married  to  J.  A. 
Henderson  and  living  on  the  home  place;  Allie,  married  to  J.  N.  Motes, 
a  minister  in  Green  City;  and  Etta,  was  Mrs.  Danford,  and  is  now  dead. 

Philip  Sale  went  to  the  rural  school  in  Huggins  Township  and  has 
bought  and  sold  stock  since  he  was  17  years  old.  For  the  past  15  years 
he  has  been  located  at  Gentry  where  he  has  been  successful  in  his  work. 
He  buys  cattle,  mules,  horses,  and  hogs. 

Mr.  Sale  was  married  on  Oct.  24,  1886  to  Ada  M.  Lawrence,  a 
daughter  of  Newton  and  Ulissa  Lawrence,  both  now  dead.  Mrs.  Sale 
was  born  on  the  Lawrence  home  farm,  and  attended  the  rural  schools. 
To  her  union  with  Philip  Sale  the  following  children  were  born :  Bertha, 
died  at  the  age  of  11  years;  Newton,  married  Cordie  Summa,  and  died 


544  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

a  few  years  later,  leaving  two  sons,  Philip,  and  Russell ;  Hazel,  the  wife 
of  Ray  Hall,  a  physician  of  Gage,  Okla. 

Mr.  Sale  is  a  Republican,  and  in  1914  made  the  race  for  sheriff  of 
Gentry  County  on  the  Republican  ticket.  He  is  a  man  of  practical  busi- 
ness ability,  well  versed  in  the  phases  of  his  work. 

Martin  Van  Buren  Miller,  now  deceased  was  a  prominent  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Jackson  Township  and  was  identified  with  Gentry  County  for 
many  years.  He  was  born  in  Virginia,  a  son  of  John  and  Sophia  (Cowden) 
Miller,  both  natives  of  Virginia.  Martin  Van  Buren  Miller  bought  the  farm 
which  is  now  the  family  homestead  in  Jackson  Township  in  1884.  The 
place  consists  of  181  acres  and  here  he  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock 
raising  until  the  time  of  his  death,  Feb.  27,  1910,  and  his  remains  are 
buried  in  Lafayette  Cemetery.  Since  that  time  his  widow  and  sons  have 
operated  the  place.  The  farm  is  well  improved  with  a  good  residence  and 
other  buildings. 

Martin  Van  Buren  Miller  married  Malinda  Sheridan,  a  daughter  of  E. 
G.,  and  Hettie  D.  (Rose)  Sheridan,  both  natives  of  Indiana.  E.  G.  Sheridan 
settled  in  Iowa  when  he  first  came  west  and  later  came  to  Missouri  and 
settled  in  Gentry  County.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
for  a  number  of  years  and  also  devoted  considerable  attention  to  bee  culture 
and  raising  flowers  in  which  he  was  very  successful.  He  is  now  living  re- 
tired at  the  age  of  88  years.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the 
Quaker  church.  His  wife  died  March  24,  1918  and  is  buried  in  Lafyette 
Cemetery.  Mrs,  Miller  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  par- 
ents :  James,  lives  at  Conception  Junction ;  William,  lives  in  Gentry  County ; 
Sadie,  married  M.  L.  Law,  near  Stanberry;  Frank,  Farmington,  Wash.; 
Ethelena,  married  George  Doherty,  of  Stanberry;  Hettie,  married  Erson 
Voorhies,  Stanberry;  Addie,  married  Archie  Wermelskirchen,  Stanberry. 

To  Martin  Van  Buren  Miller  and  wife  were  born  the  following  chil- 
dren: Robert,  born  May  24,  1882,  and  died  in  August,  1886;  Harvey,  born 
Sept.  1,  1886,  died  Feb.  6,  1906;  Bertha,  born  Oct.  17,1884  married  Ovid 
Francis  and  they  live  in  Gentry  County ;  Edith,  born  June  12,  1888,  nmr- 
ried  Rector  H.  Smith  and  they  live  in  Nodaway  County ;  Roy  E.,  born  July 
26,  1890  and  resides  on  the  home  place;  John  D.,  born,  March  31,  1897  was 
inducted  in  the  United  States  Army  during  the  World  War  and  was  at 
Camp  McArthur,  Texas  when  he  received  his  final  discharge  after  the 
armistice  was  signed,  is  now  engaged  in  farming  in  Gentry  County;  and 
Dale  M.,  born  Feb.  16,  1901,  is  on  the  home  place  with  his  mother;  Alfred 
Beebe,  a  boy  taken  to  raise  by  the  Millers,  was  born  in  1876  and  died  Aug. 
6,  1886.  Mrs.  Miller  has  nine  grand  children.  The  Miller  family  is  well 
known  and  highly  respected  in  Gentry  County. 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  545 

•Aseph  Butler  Price  of  the  A.  B.  Price  Clothing  Company  of  Albany 
was  born  in  Gentry  County,  Aug.  7,  1862,  and  grew  up  on  the  home  farm 
near  Albany.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  first  estab- 
lished himself  in  business  as  a  dealer  in  meat.  He  soon  enlarged  his  line 
to  include  groceries,  and  finally  developed  one  of  the  principal  mercan- 
tile establishments  of  the  county.  He  now  handles  dry  goods,  men's 
clothing,  and  ladies  ready-to-garments.  Mr.  Price  comes  of  a  family  that 
has  long  been  prominent  in  northwest  Missouri. 

Peter  Price,  great-grandfather  of  A.  B.  Price,  was  of  German  par- 
entage and  the  German  language  was  always  spoken  in  his  home.  He 
was  born  in  Rockingham  County,  Virginia,  and  was  a  farmer  by  occupa- 
tion. About  the  opening  of  the  nineteenth  century  he  moved  his  family 
to  the  Miami  Valley  in  Ohio.  The  country  was  new  and  the  Indians  were 
not  always  friendly  to  the  white  newcomers.  One  day  Mr.  Price,  while 
hunting  in  the  wilderness  where  the  wild  game  abounded  but  where  the 
hostile  Indians  occasionally  lurked,  was  accosted  by  two  red  men  who 
tried  to  bargain  with  him  for  his  gun.  Divining  their  sinister  purpose, 
Mr.  Price  declined  their  proffer,  but  finally  agreed  to  go  with  them  to 
their  wigwams.  The  Indians  tried  to  get  him  to  lead  the  way,  but  Mr. 
Price,  too  wary  to  be  tricked,  declined  to  go  first.  In  single  file.  The 
Indians  preceding,  they  moved  along  for  some  distance,  Mr.  Price  keep- 
ing close  watch  on  his  companions'  movements.  Suddenly  the  Indians 
came  to  an  abrupt  turn  in  the  road  and  the  one  in  the  rear  wheeled 
quickly  and  aimed  his  gun  at  Mr.  Price.  Mr.  Price  fired  first,  sending  a 
bullet  through  the  head  of  the  treacherous  Indian.  Then  jumping  over 
the  body  of  the  fallen  foe,  he  struck  the  other  Indian  with  the  barrel  of 
the  gun,  disabling  him,  and  retreated  rapidly  to  his  camp.  There  he 
gathered  his  family  and  household  goods  together  and  returned  to  the 
block  house  which  had  been  erected  for  the  protection  of  the  frontiers- 
men of  the  neighborhood. 

Sometime  later,  Peter  Price  moved  to  Kentucky  and  later  settled  in 
Vigo  County,  Indiana.  He  afterwards  moved  to  Morgan  County,  Illinois, 
where  he  died.  His  wife,  Mary  (Williams)  Price,  died  many  years  be- 
fore that  time.  She  also  was  of  German  stock.  Their  children  were : 
Mary,  who  married  Robert  Miller;  Sarah,  married  Aaron  Hatfield  and 
they  both  spent  their  lives  in  Cole  and  Tazewell  Counties,  Illinois;  Mi- 
chael, settled  in  Iowa;  Henry,  died  in  Indiana;  Peter,  Jr.,  died  in  Gen- 
try County;  David,  died  near  Randville,  111.;  and  John,  also  died  in  Illi- 
nois. 

Peter  Price,  Jr.,  was  born  April  2,  1794,  the  son  of  the  Peter  Price 


546  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

who  founded  the  Price  name  and  fortunes  in  Northwest  Missouri.  He 
grew  up  in  Ohio  and  Kentucky,  and  for  several  years  lived  near  Terre 
Haute,  Ind.  About  1810  he  married  Nancy  Rector,  born  in  Powell's 
Valley,  Claiborne  County,  Tenn.,  a  daughter  of  George  Rector,  one  ot 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  Vigo  County,  Indiana.  From  Vigo  County,  Indi- 
ana, Peter  Price,  Jr.,  and  his  wife  moved  to  Morgan  County,  111.,  and 
about  1837  they  came  to  Buchanan  County,  Missouri.  There  Mr.  Price 
found  Joseph  Robidoux  whose  trading  post  was  the  only  thing  of  that 
sort  along  the  Missouri  River,  and  the  nucleus  of  what  has  since  become 
the  city  of  St.  Joseph,  named  for  Joseph  Robidoux.  Peter  Price,  Jr..  lo- 
cated about  six  miles  southeast  of  the  present  St.  Joseph  Union  Station 
on  land  now  owned  by  the  Beardsley  heirs.  During  his  residence  in  Bu- 
chanan County,  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace.  In  1846  he  moved  to 
Gentry  County  where  he  entered  land  just  southeast  of  Evona,  later 
buying  more  land.  He  followed  farming'and  stockraising  and  was  ac- 
tive in  building  up  the  new  country.  He  died  in  1872  at  the  age  of  79. 
His  wife,  two  years  his  junior,  died  11  days  before  his  death.  In  the  late 
fifties,  Mr.  Price  served  as  county  judge  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  a 
Democrat  up  to  the  time  of  the  Civil  War,  after  that  he  became  a  Re- 
publican. In  his  youth  he  served  in  the  Mexican  War  under  Gen.  Harri- 
son, and  for  his  service  was  granted  a  land  warrant  which  he  used  in 
Gentry  County.  He  was  identified  with  the  Christian  Church  of  which 
he  was  an  active  member.  The  children  of  Peter  Price,  Jr.,  and  his  wife 
were:  David,  died  in  Buchanan  County  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  a 
St.  Joseph  Cemetery;  John,  died  in  California,  crossed  the  plains  to  the 
West  in  1850,  and  later  became  a  farmer;  George  W.,  served  in  the 
Mexican  War  and  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia  during  the  Civil  War, 
now  a  farmer  of  Gentry  County;  Michael,  the  father  of  A.  B.  Price,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Phoebe,  married  Benjamin  Sampson,  and  died 
near  Albany;  Deborah,  married  Andrew  J.  Galloway,  and  died  in  Cali- 
fornia ;  James,  crossed  the  plains  to  California,  was  a  gold  digger  and 
timber  man  in  the  Napa  Valley,  returned  to  Missouri  in  1853,  and  died 
near  Wallace,  Mo.,  in  1912;  Sarah  A.,  married  R.  A.  Miller  and  died  in 
California ;  Nancy,  married  William  Quigley,  a  Civil  War  veteran,  and 
died  at  Albany;  and  Henry  C,  went  to  California  in  1859,  was  a  stock- 
herder,  later  engaged  in  the  packing  business  in  Sonoma  County  on  the 
route  from  that  county  to  Idaho,  returned  to  Missouri  in  1865  by  way  of 
the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  now  a  retired  farmer. 

Michael  Price  was  born  in  Vigo  County,  Indiana.   He  was  a  veteran 
of  the  Mexican  War,  and  was  one  of  the  principal  participants  of  the 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  547 

Taos  trouble.  Mr,  Price  was  selected  to  serve  as  arbiter  to  settle  the  dif- 
ficulties with  the  Mexicans  there,  but  it  was  impossible  to  arbitrate,  and 
the  result  was  the  uprising  of  the  Mexicans  and  the  Battle  of  Taos  in 
which  the  Americans  were  victorious.  Mr.  Price  went  to  California  in 
1849,  where  he  mined  in  the  Truckee  River  Valley.  He  remained  on  the 
coast  until  1853,  when  he  returned  to  Missouri  by  way  of  the  Panama 
Route,  to  New  York,  thence  to  the  Ohio  River,  and  then  to  the  Missouri 
River.  He  came  down  the  river  to  Weston,  where  he  landed  and  came 
overland  by  stage  to  Gentry  County.  He  participated  in  the  last  part  of 
the  Civil  War,  and  then  settled  on  his  farm  five  miles  southeast  of  Al- 
bany, where  he  became  a  prominent  farmer,  and  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  He  died  in  1894  at  the  age  of  70  years.  Michael  Price  mar- 
ried Clarinda  Butler  a  daughter  of  Aseph  Butler,  one  of  the  well  known 
pioneer  settlers  of  Cypress  Township,  Harrison  County.  He  entered 
land  in  Harrison  County  in  1836,  later  building  a  residence  that  became 
famous  throughout  the  county  as  the  first  house  erected  with  glass  win- 
dow panes.  His  daughter,  Clarinda,  was  born  near  Blackhawk,  111.  She 
died  in  Albany,  in  1911,  at  the  age  of  78  years.  To  her  union  with  Mi- 
chael Price  the  following  children  were  born:  Bolwar,  deceased;  Clem- 
ence,  deceased ;  Aseph  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Florence,  now  Mrs. 
Rourke  of  Lamar,  Col. ;  Rector,  a  farmer  of  Gentry  County ;  a  daughter, 
now  Mrs.  J.  B.  Foster  of  Albany;  Ella,  living  at  Albany;  and  Roscoe,  a 
resident  of  Chicago,  111. 

Aseph  B.  Price  was  married  in  Gentry  County,  Feb.  7,  1884,  to 
Emma  C.  Duncan,  daughter  of  J.  W.  Duncan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Price  had 
the  following  children:  Hershel  D. ;  Garvin  B.,  married  Blondina  Dalby, 
and  now  a  clothing  merchant  at  Leon,  Iowa;  Loren  Wood;  Mary  Clar- 
inda, at  home;  and  James  Michael,  served  in  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  at  Colum- 
bia, Mo.,  and  was  training  for  overseas  duty  in  the  World  War  when 
the  armistice  was  signed. 

Hershel  D.  Price  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War,  Oct.  1, 
1917,  at  Mt.  Ayr.,  Iowa,  selling  out  his  interest  in  the  Price  and  Agee 
Clothing  Store  at  Mt.  Ayr,  Iowa,  in  order  to  enter  the  United  States 
army.  He  was  sent  overseas  with  the  339th  Field  Artillery  Band  which 
had  trained  at  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa.  He  was  mustered  out  of  service  in 
January,  1919,  and  was  married  shortly  afterwards  to  Henrietta 
Rhoades  of  Plain  View,  Neb.  They  have  a  daughter,  Emma  Gertrude. 
Mr.  Price  is  now  connected  with  the  A.  B.  Price  Clothing  Company,  of 
Albany.  Loren  Wood  Price  was  one  of  the  first  three  boys  to  volunteer 
for  service  in  the  World  War  from  Albany.   He  was  sent  to  Camp  Funs- 


548  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ton,  where  he  trained  for  three  months,  and  was  discharged  because  of 
physical  disability.   He  is  now  located  at  Albany. 

Mrs.  Price  is  a  life  member  of  the  Red  Cross,  and  was  one  of  the 
best  workers  in  the  Red  Cross  during  the  World  War.  With  all  three  of 
the  sons,  veterans  of  the  war,  the  Price  family  may  well  be  proud  of  the 
family  record  for  service.  Aseph  B.  Price  is  a  Republican  in  National 
affairs,  but  is  independent  in  his  political  views  locally.  The  Price  fam- 
ily are  identified  with  the  Christian  Church.  Mr.  Price  takes  a  very  ac- 
tive interest  in  all  civic  matters;  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  Albany 
Board  of  Education,  as  the  treasurer  of  Palmer  College,  and  as  the  pres- 
ident of  the  Carnegie  Library  Board.  He  is  one  of  the  men  who  stand 
for  progress  and  achievement  in  the  town,  a  citizen  of  whom  the  com- 
munity is  justly  proud. 

George  William  Mitchell,  well  and  favorably  known  through  out 
his  community  in  Gentry  County  as  an  enterprising  man,  was  born  in 
Bogle  Township,  June  22,  1870. 

Mr.  Mitchell's  parents  were  Aaron  and  Martha  (Green)  Mitchell. 
Aaron  Mitchell  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  in  1866, 
He  bought  a  farm  in  Bogle  Township,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  in 
July,  1916,  he  owned  440  acres  of  land.  His  remains  are  buried  in  the 
New  Friendship  Cemetery.  His  wife  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  the 
daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Green,  early  settlers  in  Athens  Town- 
ship. They  both  died  in  Gentry  County,  and  their  remains  are  buried  in 
Carter  Cemetery.  Aaron  and  Martha  (Green)  Mitchell  had  two  child- 
ren; G.  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Anna  E.,  now  Mrs.  Kier, 
living  near  New  Friendship  church. 

G.  W.  Mitchell  went  to  the  Schockley  school  in  this  county,  and  has 
lived  on  his  present  farm  for  more  than  25  years.  He  owns  80  acres  of 
the  home  farm,  and  240  acres  in  Bogle  Township.  His  residence  is 
located  seven  miles  northwest  of  Albany  in  Huggins  Township.  The 
farm  is  improved ;  Mr.  Mitchell  raises  both  cattle  and  hogs  and  has 
registered  males. 

G.  W.  Mitchell  was  married  in  1896  to  Etta  Manela,  a  daughter  of 
Job  and  Nancy  Manela  of  Bogle  Township.  Mrs,  Manela  was  born  and 
reared  in  Bogle  Township;  and  Mr.  Manela  was  born  in  Nodaway 
County.  They  both  died  in  Gentry  County,  and  their  remains  are  buried 
in  the  Magee  Cemetery,  Their  children  were  Etta,  now  Mrs.  Mitchell ; 
McDaniel  Guyun,  of  S.  Dak. ;  and  Matilda,  now  Mrs.  Sitton  of  Stanberry. 
To  the  union  of  G.  W.  and  Etta  (Manela)  Mitchell  the  following  child- 
ren were  born:  Ora,  now  the  wife  of  Wesley  Parsons;  Iva,  married  to 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  549 

Ray   Errickson;   Edward,   married   to   Dessie   Summa;    and    Erie,    and 
Herschel,  at  home;  and  Victor,  also  at  home. 

Mr.  Mitchell  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
at  Gentry.  He  is  one  of  the  reliable  and  substantial  men  of  the  township. 

William  Ellis  Melton,  a  prominent  breeder  of  Shropshire  sheep  and 
Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  also  raises  Shorthorn  cattle  and  single  comb  Brown 
Leghorn  chickens.  His  son,  W.  A.  Melton,  is  a  partner  with  him  in  the 
business  which  they  conduct  on  Mr.  Melton's  farm  of  102  acres  in  Athens 
Township.  Mr.  Melton  has  handled  sheep  since  1900,  and  since  1910, 
has  dealt  only  in  purebred  registered  animals.  He  keeps  a  herd  of  about 
75  on  the  farm  all  of  the  time,  with  30  of  them,  breeding  ewes.  In  1917, 
Mr,  Melton  and  his  son  imported  four  ewes  from  England,  These  were 
all  bred  by  T.  A.  Butter  of  England,  and  are  four  of  the  highest  priced 
ewes  in  this  country.  A  little  later,  Mr.  Melton  and  his  son  bought  the 
highest  priced  ewe  ever  sold  at  public  auction  in  the  United  States,  an 
animal  which,  when  a  year  old,  brought  $750.00  at  a  sale  in  Wisconsin. 
The  Melton  herd  of  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  is  well  known  throughout  the 
state.  In  it  are  to  be  found  several  boars,  held  to  be  among  the  best  in 
this  country.  In  October  of  last  year,  Mr.  Melton  held  his  regular  annual 
sale  at  Albany,  an  event  that  attracted  the  attention  of  stockmen  all 
over  the  state. 

W.  E.  Melton  was  born  in  White  Oak  Township,  Harrison  County, 
Aug.  29,  1872,  the  son  of  T.  J.  and  Elizabeth  (Persinger)  Melton,  the 
former  born  in  Albemarle  County,  Va.,  and  the  latter  in  Daviess  County, 
Mo.,  where  her  father  was  an  early  settler.  T.  J.  Melton  died  in  1898, 
and  Mrs,  Melton  died  July  7,  1912.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in 
Foster  Cemetery.  Mr.  Melton  was  the  only  child  of  his  parents.  By  a 
former  marriage  of  Mrs.  Melton  to  Mr.  Rowlett,  she  had  the  following 
children:  T.  M.,  was  an  attorney,  died  in  New  York;  W.  F.,  a  retired 
farmer;  Martha  E.,  now  Mrs.  Williams  of  Pattonsburg;  and  Rebecca  J., 
now  Mrs.  Black  of  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

W.  E.  Melton  was  educated  in  the  rural  schools  of  the  county,  and 
was  a  student  in  the  Normal  School  at  Stanberry.  He  farmed  in  White 
Oak  Township  in  Harrison  County  until  1913  when  he  sold  his  farm, 
and  bought  his  present  place  in  Gentry  County.  Since  that  time,  he  has 
achieved  a  marked  success  in  his  work  as  a  stockman  and  breeder.  He 
has  only  sheep  that  are  registered,  on  the  farm,  and  the  degree  of  suc- 
cess he  has  attained  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  at  the  Bethany,  Ridge- 
way,  and  New  Hampton  fairs,  two  rams  bred  and  reared  by  Mr.  Melton 
in  1916,  took  first  and  second  championship  prizes,  and  the  sweepstake. 


550  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr,  Melton  was  married  Dec.  7,  1892  to  Lizzie  Walton,  a  daughter 
of  Aaron  and  Nancy  E.  Walton  of  Bucklin,  Kan.,  and  to  this  union  the 
following  children  were  born :  William  Thomas,  a  veteran  of  the  World 
War,  who  served  13  months  in  France  with  the  transport  and  ambulance 
srvice,  now  living  at  Bucklin,  Kan. ;  William  Archie,  was  a  student  in  the 
Rahe  Auto  and  Tractor  School  in  Kansas  City,  a  stockman  in  partnership 
with  his  father,  and  a  member  of  the  American  Shropshire  Registry 
Association;  and  Lucy,  W.  Robert,  Ruth,  and  Mary,  at  home. 

W.  E.  Melton  is  a  member  of  the  Duroc  Jersey  Association  of  Peoria, 
111. ;  the  American  Shropshire  Registry  Association  of  Lafayette,  Ind., 
and  of  the  County  Farm  Bureau  of  Gentry  County.  He  is  one  of  the 
progressive  men  of  the  county,  an  able  breeder,  and  a  capable  business 
man.  His  son  and  partner,  W.  A.  Melton,  is  one  of  the  efficient  young 
stockmen  of  the  county.  To  his  natural  ability  has  been  added  the  train- 
ing which  he  received  from  his  father,  and  these  combine  to  make  him 
a  thoroughly  competent  business  man. 

D.  P.  Rice,  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  and  a  member  of  a  pioneer 
family  of  Gentry  County,  grew  up  in  this  county,  where  he  was  born  in 
Athens  Township,  Aug.  27,  1843.  His  parents  were  William  and  Sarah 
(Pitchford)  Rice. 

William  Rice  was  born  in  Maryland  and  his  wife,  in  Allen  County, 
Ky.  They  were  married  in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1842. 
They  settled  first  on  the  present  site  of  Albany,  but  later  moved  to  a 
different  location.  William  Rice  owned  160  acres  of  land  in  Athens 
Township  and  40  acres  in  Howard  Township  at  the  time  of  his  death  in 
1891.  His  wife  died  in  1871.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Henton 
Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Helen,  born  in  Allen  County,  Ky.  in 
1837,  now  living  at  Albany,  the  widow  of  J.  H.  Orr;  Evaline,  born  in 
Allen  County,  Ky.  in  1841,  now  makes  her  home  in  Albany,  the  widow 
of  J.  N.  Shepherd ;  and  D.  P.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

D,  P.  Rice  attended  the  district  schools  of  Athens  Township,  and 
grew  up  on  the  Rice  home  place,  which  he  farmed  until  1886,  when  he 
moved  to  his  present  farm  of  160  acres,  four  and  one-half  miles  north- 
east of  Gentry.  He  has  improved  the  place,  but  for  the  past  10  years, 
has  preferred  to  rent  the  land  instead  of  doing  the  active  work  on  it 
himself.  On  March  22,  1862,  Mr.  Rice  enlisted  in  Company  E,  1st  Mis- 
souri Cavalry  and  served  for  three  years  in  the  Civil  War.  Prior  to  that 
time,  he  had  enlisted  for  six  months'  service.  Most  of  his  service  was  in 
guerrilla  warfare,  but  he  participated  in  several  of  the  battles  which 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  551 

were  fought  in  Missouri,  including  those  at  Kirksville,  Pea  Ridge,  Lex- 
ington, and  Price's  Raid. 

D.  P.  Rice  was  married  in  Gentry  County  on  June  25,  1866  to 
Elizabeth  Green,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  (Rambeau)  Green. 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  Rice  have  a  daughter,  Beatrice,  married  to  C.  C.  Jonagan ; 
and  a  daughter,  Dora,  who  died  at  the  age  of  11  years. 

Mr.  Rice  and  his  two  sisters  are  the  three  oldest  living  representa- 
tives of  any  pioneer  family  in  Gentry  County.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  at  Albany  as  long  as  the  organization  was 
in  existence.  He  is  an  interesting  gentleman,  whose  reminisences  of 
pioneer  life  in  Gentry  County  are  a  fund  of  valuable  information. 

Henry  P.  Dills,  pioneer  of  Gentry  County,  and  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War,  is  a  native  of  West  Virginia,  born  in  Tazewell  County,  March  22, 
1840,  the  son  of  James  R.  and  Mary  P.  Dills. 

James  R.  Dills  and  his  wife  came  to  Missouri  in  1859,  and  settled 
on  a  farm  six  miles  north  of  Albany.  They  later  moved  to  a  farm  four 
miles  north  of  Albany,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives. 
Their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Henton  Cemetery.  Their  children  were : 
Nancy  J.,  married  B.  F.  Severson  and  died  in  Oct.,  1920;  Henry  P.,  the 
subject  of  this  review;  Jefferson  H.,  died  in  Feb.,  1915;  Joseph,  died  in 
Topeka,  Kan.  in  1905;  Sarah,  the  widow  of  Robert  Spanhower  of 
Albany;  and  Robert,  a  farmer  of  Howard  Township. 

Henry  P.  Dills  attended  school  in  West  Virginia  and  came  with  his 
parents  to  Missouri.  He  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  in  April,  1862,  and 
served  for  two  years,  25  months  and  one  day.  He  participated  in  the 
battles  of  Kirksville,  Boonville,  and  in  several  skirmishes.  In  one  of  the 
minor  battles,  Mr.  Dills  was  thrown  from  his  horse  and  injured. 

In  1867,  Mr.  Dills  bought  80  acres  of  his  present  farm.  To  this  he 
added  until  he  now  owns  335  acres  of  well  improved  land.  When  Mr. 
Dills  bought  the  land  it  was  unbroken  prairie,  and  he  broke  the  greater 
part  of  it  with  oxen.  A  log  cabin  which  stood  on  the  place  was  the  home 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dills  for  many  years.  Neighbors  were  scarce,  but  in 
Bogle  Township  at  that  early  time,  were  living  some  of  the  people  whose 
names  are  connected  with  the  development  of  the  community.  Among 
those  remembered  best  by  Mr.  Dills  were  Beverly  Mahoney,  L.  L.  Skock- 
ley,  Jene  Martin,  Henry  Ross,  and  Noah  and  Alex  Hise.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dills  still  live  on  their  farm,  six  and  one-half  miles  northwest  of  Albany, 
but  Mr.  Dills  does  no  active  work,  preferring  to  rent  the  land  to  his 
children. 

Henry  P.  Dills  was  married  March  10,  1864  to  Emily  J.  Gay,  a 


552  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

daughter  of  Jesse  and  Mary  (Hunter)  Gay.  Jesse  Gay  was  born  in 
Maine,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Gentry  County,  and  died  near 
Topeka,  Kan.  Mrs.  Gay  was  born  in  Illinois,  and  died  in  Gentry  County. 
Mrs.  Dills  has  a  sister,  Sarah,  living  in  southern  Missouri. 

To  the  union  of  Henry  P.  and  Emily  J.  (Gay)  Dills  the  following 
children  were  born:  Mary  M.,  now  the  widow  of  Newton  Bentley  of 
Bogle  Township  ;  J.  W.,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Bogle  Township  ;  Sarah 
Z.,  married  to  W.  H.  Moody  of  Bogle  Township ;  and  James  F.,  deceased, 
was  married  to  Lydia  Todd,  who  now  lives  at  Albany  with  one  daughter, 
Gussie  E.  The  other  grandchildren  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dills  are ;  Malcolm 
and  Wade  Moody;  Frank,  Dick,  and  Woodson  Bentley;  and  Tressie, 
Otis,  Ruth,  Opal,  and  John  Dills.  There  are  also  these  great  grand- 
children; Doris,  Garvin,  and  Russell  Bentley. 

Mr.  Dills  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  at  Albany. 

James  Perry  Jolly,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Miller  Town- 
ship, is  a  Gentry  County  pioneer  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  very  early 
pioneer  families  of  this  section  of  the  state.  He  is  a  native  of  Kentucky, 
born,  Sept.  27,  1894,  in  Breckenridge  County,  and  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and 
Malinda  (Robertson)  Jolly,  both  natives  of  Breckenridge  County.  The 
Jolly  family  came  to  Missouri  in  1852  and  here  the  father  engaged  in 
pioneer  farming.  They  made  the  trip  from  their  native  state  to  their  new 
home  in  the  wilds  of  Gentry  County,  in  a  covered  wagon  drawn  by  horses 
which  was  the  common  method  of  transportation  in  those  early  days.  They 
lived  in  a  double  log  house  after  coming  here.  The  father  entered  his  first 
land  from  the  Government  and  became  the  owner  of  800  acres  and  was  an 
extensive  stockman.  He  worked  hard,  Was  a  good  manager,  a  progressive 
citizen  and  became  well-to-do.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  as  a  first  lieu- 
tenant. He  started  in  life  without  funds  in  a  new  country  and  succeeded 
in  his  undertaking.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church  and  both  he  and  his  wife  are  now  deceased  and  their  remains  are 
buried  in  Fairview  Church  Cemetery. 

To  Samuel  Jolly  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children:  Carlos, 
one  died  in  infancy;  Benjamin,  Albert  Newton  and  Mary,  all  of  whom  are 
deceased,  Benjamin,  having  died  with  measels  while  a  soldier  in  the  Civil 
War ;  Sarah,  married  Lloyd  Neil  now  deceased  and  she  lives  in  Nebraska ; 
H.  C,  a  druggist  in  McFall ;  Mattie,  married  William  Manring ;  and  James 
Perry,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

James  Perry  Jolly  attended  such  schools  as  the  pioneer  times  afforded. 
He  was  reared  on  his  fathers  farm  and  in  early  life  assisted  in  its  opera- 
tion. Early  in  life  he  bought  land  and  began  his  independent  career  as  a 
farmer  and  stockman.    He  bought  more  land  later  and  is  now  the  owner 


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of  a  well  improved  farm  of  340  acres.  He  had  500  acres  but  has  given 
some  land  to  his  children.  For  many  years  he  successfully  carried  on  gen- 
eral farming  and  stock  raising  and  has  also  dealt  extensively  in  cattle  and 
has  fed  large  quanities  of  cattle  for  the  market.  He  is  now  living  on  his 
home  place  in  Miller  Township  although  practically  retired. 

Mr.  Jolly  was  married  in  1872  to  May  Shaffer,  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Charlotte  (Munson)  Shaffer,  the  former  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania  and  the  latter  of  Ohio.  Mrs.  Jolly  was  a  private  teacher  be- 
fore her  marriage.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jolly  have  been  born  the  following 
children:  Eunice,  William,  and  Lulu,  infants,  all  of  whom  are  deceased; 
and  Maude,  married  Bemo  Robertson  and  lives  in  Gentry  County;  Anna, 
married  Frank  Tyler,  lives  in  Miller  Township;  Frank,  lives  in  Gentry 
County ;  George,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County ;  Blanche,  was 
a  teacher  before  her  marriage,  is  now  the  wife  of  Frank  Allenbrand  and 
they  live  in  Stoddard  County,  Mo. ;  Addie,  married  Ralph  Jennings  and 
lives  in  DeKalb  County ;  Scott,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County ; 
and  John ;  who  resides  on  the  home  place. 

Mr.  Jolly  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Freewill  Baptist  Church. 
He  is  one  of  the  substantial  and  highly  respected  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 
Mrs.  Jolly  died  March  4,  1915,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  Fairview 
Church  Cemetery.  She  was  an  estimable  woman  and  beloved  by  all  who 
knew  her. 

Lemuel  Beauchamp,  since  1889  a  minister  in  the  United  Brethren 
Church,  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  and  a  well  known  farmer  of  Bogle 
Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Vermilion  County,  Ind.,  Nov.  2, 
1837,  the  son  of  David  A.  and  Dorothy  (Juvenile)  Beauchamp. 

David  A.  Beauchamp  was  born  in  Delaware  in  1799,  and  was  an 
early  settler  of  Indiana.  He  died  at  the  age  of  68  years.  His  wife  was 
born  in  Ohio  in  1798,  and  died  at  the  age  of  53  years.  Their  children 
were:  John,  died  in  Indiana;  Andrew,  died  in  Indiana;  James,  died  at 
Chillicothe;  Elizabeth,  later  Mrs.  Donavan,  died  in  Illinois;  Mary,  Mrs. 
Sanders,  died  in  Iowa;  Eliza  Ann,  Mrs.  Doughty,  died  at  Avalon;  David 
A.,  died  at  the  same  place ;  William,  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  now  89 
years  old,  and  living  at  Topeka,  Kan. ;  J.  F.,  also  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War,  now  a  farmer  living  in  Worth  County;  Harriet,  Mrs.  Edmunds, 
died  at  Chillicothe  ;  Lemuel,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  ;  Lottie,  Mrs.  Chit- 
tendon,  now  dead,  was  the  widow  of  J.  T.  Chittendon  who  was  killed  in 
the  Civil  War;  Margaret,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years;  and  George 
Washington,  a  Civil  War  veteran,  now  living  in  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Lemuel  Beauchamp  attended  the  schools  in  Indiana,  and  at  the  age 


554  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  24  years,  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War.  He  was  placed  in  Com- 
pany E,  115th  Reg-iment  Indiana  Volunteers,  and  served  for  seven  months 
until  the  war  closed.  He  participated  in  the  battles  in  Kentucky,  Vir- 
ginia, Tennessee,  North  Carolina  and  Georgia.  He  was  in  eastern  Ten- 
nessee at  the  end  of  the  struggle,  and  was  mustered  out  of  service  at  In- 
diana in  1865.  He  remained  in  Illinois  until  1866,  when  he  came  to  Mis- 
souri and  moved  to  his  present  farm  in  Gentry  County.  At  that  time,  Mr. 
Beaucahmp  says  the  place  was  a  wilderness  of  brush,  inhabited  only  by 
deer  and  wild  turkeys.  There  was  no  house  in  sight  and  the  nearest  trad- 
ing post  was  Albany,  12  miles  away.  Mr.  Beauchamp  improved  the  land, 
and  now  owns  200  acres  on  which  he  does  general  farming. 

Lemuel  Beauchamp  was  married  on  Oct.  9,  1860,  to  Sarah  C.  Phene- 
ger,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  and  Susan  (Stauffer)  Pheneger.  Mr. 
Pheneger  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  and  died  in  Indiana.  His  wife  was 
born  in  Virginia  and  died  in  Ohio.  Mrs.  Beauchamp,  after  a  life  of  more 
than  80  years,  died  on  May  27,  1921.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  the 
Prarie  Chapel  Cemetery.  She  was  one  of  the  courageous  pioneer  women 
who  unfalteringly  took  up  life  in  a  new  and  unpeopled  country.  To  the 
union  of  Lemuel  and  Sarah  C.  (Pheneger)  Beauchamp  the  following 
children  were  born:  John  W.,  married  Lottie  Strait,  and  has  charge  of 
a  Presbyterian  Church  in  Ripley  County;  Charles  A.,  married  Julia  Blay- 
lock,  and  lives  in  Worth  County;  Eddie  M.,  married  Mary  Glick,  and  is 
the  pastor  of  the  United  Brethren  Church  at  Manlius,  111. ;  Dora  Alice, 
the  widow  of  Sampson  Worth  of  Worth  County;  B.  F.,  married  Lulu 
Robertson,  and  lives  in  Worth  County;  and  William  O.  and  Mary  D., 
twins,  the  former  married  to  Grace  Walker  and  living  in  Bogle  Town- 
ship ;  and  the  latter  now  the  wife  of  J.  B.  McComas  of  Worth  County. 

Reverend  Beauchamp  was  a  traveling  minister  in  the  United  Bre- 
thren Church  for  eight  years,  and  has  also  held  several  charges  in  north- 
west Missouri,  where  he  is  known  as  an  able  minister.  Politically  he  is 
a  prohibitionist,  and  was  a  friend  and  ardent  supporter  of  ex-Governor 
J.  P.  St,  John  when  he  ran  for  president  in  1884. 

Edward  W.  Manion,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Bogle  Township  in 
Gentry  County,  is  the  owner  of  336  acres  of  well  improved  land  located 
eight  miles  northwest  of  Albany  on  the  Airline  Trail.  Mr.  Manion  has 
lived  on  this  place  since  1881.  when  he  came  to  Missouri  and  bought  80 
acres  of  land,  for  which  he  went  into  debt,  but  which  became  the  nu- 
cleus of  his  present  land  holdings. 

The  parents  of  Edward  W.  Manion  were  R.  P.  and  Eliza  (Henry) 
Manion.   The  former  was  born  in  the  south,  and  was  an  early  settler  of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  555 

Fayette  County,  Indiana,  where  his  son,  Edward  W.,  was  born  on  Feb. 
12,  1857.  R.  P.  Manion  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  in  which  he 
served  in  the  40th  Illinois  Infantry.  He  died  in  Illinois  in  1884,  and  his 
widow  afterwards  moved  to  Gentry  County,  where  she  died  in  1918. 
Their  children  were:  B.  F.,  a  farmer  of  Bogle  Township;  Edward  W., 
the  subject  of  this  review;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Morris  of  Illinois;  Margaret, 
now  Mrs,  Romack  of  Jennings,  Okla. ;  Nancy,  married  Mr.  Peyton,  and 
died  in  Illinois;  John,  living  in  Oklahoma;  Isaac,  died  in  Illinois;  Sarah, 
now  Mrs.  Leach  of  Kansas  City;  Emma,  now  Mrs.  Leach  of  Washington; 
Ella,  now  Mrs,  Collins  of  Darlington;  Joshua,  living  in  Fayette  County, 
Illinois;  Ida,  now  Mrs.  Wiley  of  Hepburn,  Iowa;  and  Paradine  and  An- 
geline,  twins,  the  first,  now  Mrs.  Younger  of  Gentryville.  and  the  latter 
now  Mrs.  Hise  of  Bogle  Township. 

Edward  W.  Manion  attended  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and  grew 
up  on  his  father's  farm.  At  the  age  of  24  years,  he  began  work  on  his 
present  farm,  and  has  made  many  improvements  on  the  place.  He  has 
always  been  especially  interested  in  raising  corn  which  he  has  used  for 
feeding  cattle,  hogs,  and  sheep  for  shipping.  Mrs.  Manion  keeps  more 
than  300  Black  Plymouth  Rock  hens,  and  her  work  with  poultry  is  one 
of  the  profitable  phases  of  the  farm.  The  Manion  farm  shows  the  effi- 
cient methods  of  farm  mnaagement  used  by  the  owner. 

Edward  W.  Manion  was  married  the  first  time  in  1879  to  Sarah  A. 
Perkins  of  Illinois,  where  she  died  leaving  a  daughter  Belle,  now  the 
wife  of  James  Henton  of  Bogle  Township.  Mr.  Manion  was  married  the 
second  time  to  Mary  A.  Romack,  now  dead.  To  this  union  two  children 
were  born:  Mae,  married  W.  Hinton  and  lives  in  Bogle  Township;  and 
Fred,  married  Alta  Jones,  and  lives  on  the  home  place.  On  Nov,  13, 
1919,  Mr.  Manion  married  Tuleta  (Grace)  Grooms,  a  daughter  of  James 
and  Arminta  (Chittin)  Grace,  and  the  widow  of  Alva  Grooms.  Mr. 
Grace  was  an  early  settler  of  Missouri.  He  lived  first  in  Ray  County, 
then  in  Harrison  County,  and  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1906.  His  wife 
died  in  1911.  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star  Cemetery.  Mr. 
Grace  now  lives  at  Albany,  By  her  first  marriage,  Mrs.  Manion  had 
three  daughters,  Althea,  Fern,  and  Alva  Grooms.  To  her  union  with 
Mr.  Manion  a  daughter.  Hazel,  was  born. 

Mr.  Manion  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  township  board  for  Bogle  Township.  Mr.  Manion 
is  an  able  and  progressive  farmer,  esteemed  for  his  integrity,  and  civic 
pride. 


556  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Edgar  L.  Smith,  a  farmer  of  Hug-gins  Township,  Gentry  County, 
has  been  a  resident  of  the  county  since  1897,  when  he  came  here  from 
iouth  Missouri,  where  he  had  lived  near  Springfield  for  three  years.  Mr. 
Smith  was  born  in  Jackson  County,  Iowa,  Sept.  14,  1870,  the  son  of  W. 
H.  and  Emma  (Randall)  Smith,  both  natives  of  England. 

W.  H.  Smith  was  born  in  London,  and  his  wife,  in  Devonshire.  They 
were  married  in  Jersey  City,  N.  J.  Mr.  Smith  came  to  the  United  States 
when  he  was  18  years  old.  He  was  a  blacksmith  and  settled  in  Lamotte, 
Iowa,  where  he  lived  for  47  years.  When  he  went  to  Iowa,  there  were 
no  railroads  in  the  state,  and  Mr.  Smith  watched  the  development  of  the 
industries  and  commercial  enterprises  of  his  community  through  the 
long  period  of  his  life  there.  He  died  in  1890,  and  his  remains  are  buried 
in  the  Lamotte  Cemetery.  His  wife  died"  at  Bellevue,  Iowa,  in  1914,  and 
her  remains  also,  are  buried  at  Lamotte.  Their  childern  were:  Sarah 
Ann,  the  wife  of  Samuel  Davis  of  Jeannette,  Pa. ;  Eva  M.,  married  Philip 
Young,  and  died  at  Shawnee,  Okla.;  Mary  Ann,  the  wife  of  William 
Conger  of  Vinton,  Iowa ;  Clara  Belle,  married  G.  W.  Smith,  and  died  at 
Pierson,  Iowa,  Feb.  7,  1921;  George  H.,  living  at  Maquoketa,  Iowa; 
Ida  B.,  died  at  the  age  of  14  years;  Charles  W.,  died  at  the  age  of  11 
years;  Edgar  L.,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  Angle  May,  the  wife  of  Her- 
man Custer  of  Bellevue,  Iowa;  and  Charles  R.,  in  the  service  of  the 
United  States  navy  at  Honolulu. 

Edgar  L.  Smith  attended  the  schools  of  Iowa,  and  then  began  to 
work  for  himself.  He  worked  for  nine  years  for  one  man,  H.  McQueen 
of  Marcus,  Iowa.  At  the  end  of  that  time,  he  began  to  work  indepen- 
dently, and  for  the  next  two  years,  farmed  in  Iowa.  He  came  to  Mis- 
souri, where  he  operated  a  farm  in  the  southern  part  of  the  state,  and 
then  bought  80  acres  of  land  in  Huggins  Township,  to  which  he  later 
added  160  acres  in  the  same  township.  Mr.  Smith  moved  to  his  present 
farm  of  20  acres,  five  miles  west  of  Albany,  in  April,  1920.  He  has  re- 
built the  residence,  has  erected  a  new  barn,  and  garage,  and  now  has 
one  of  the  attractive  places  in  the  community.  He  also  owns  a  residence 
in  Albany,  near  Palmer  College.  Mr.  Smith  has  his  son,  Elmer,  and  his 
son-in-law,  Leo  James,  as  his  business  partners  in  operating  the  home 
farm. 

Edgar  L.  Smith  was  married  on  Feb.  8,  1893,  to  Zella  C.  Smith,  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Martha  (Cline)  Smith,  early  settlers  of  Dubuque 
County,  Iowa.  They  both  died  in  Cherokee  County,  Iowa.  To  the  union 
of  Edgar  L.  and  Zella  C.   (Smith)   Smith  the  following  children  were 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  557 

born:  Elmer,  in  partnership  with  his  father  on  the  home  farm;  Viola, 
married  Foster  Wilson  of  Huggins  Township;  Lydia,  the  wife  of  Leo 
James,  on  the  home  place;  Carl,  Mae,  and  Kenneth,  at  home;  and  Don- 
ald, died  in  infancy;  and  Edna,  died  at  the  age  of  2^  years. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  Republican.  He  has  served  on  the  township  board 
for  two  terms,  and  on  the  Board  of  Education  for  20  years.  He  is  a  di- 
rector in  the  Bank  of  Albany,  and  also  a  director  in  the  Albany  Poultry 
House  and  he  now  owns  the  building.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  man  of  business 
ability,  keen  intelligence,  and  high  civic  ideals.  He  is  esteemed  highly 
among  his  fellow  citizens  in  his  capacity  as  an  officer  of  the  township,  as 
a  business  man,  and  as  a  citizen. 

David  Marshall  Cottrill,  known  throughout  Gentry  County  as  a 
successful  specialist  in  the  raising  of  seed  corn,  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  born 
in  Vinton  County,  Aug.  3,  1869. 

Mr.  Cottrill's  parents,  Henry  and  Margaret  (Reed)  Cottrill,  were 
both  born  in  Vinton  County,  Ohio,  and  were  married  there.  They  came 
to  Gentry  in  1870,  making  the  trip  down  the  Ohio  River  by  boat,  and 
then  up  the  Mississippi,  to  Quincy,  111.  From  that  point,  they  came  by 
train  to  Lexington,  Mo.,  and  then  overland  to  Gentry  County.  They  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Howard  Township,  within  a  half  mile  of  Henry  Cot- 
trill's present  home.  Mrs.  Cottrill  died  on  March  21,  1885,  Mr.  Cottrill, 
now  76  years  old,  is  still  active.  To  the  union  of  Henry  and  Margaret 
(Reed)  Cottrill  the  following  children  were  born:  Ida,  deceased;  Da- 
vid M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Edgar,  living  at  Walthill,  Neb.;  and 
Addie,  the  wife  of  John  Barbers  of  Howard  Township.  By  a  second  mar- 
riage of  Henry  Cottrill  to  Percy  Beck,  he  had  two  children:  William,  at 
home ;  and  Woodson,  a  poultry  dealer  at  Lone  Star. 

David  M.  Cottrill  went  to  school  at  Lone  Star,  and  has  been  a 
farmer  all  of  his  life.  He  worked  by  the  month,  and  rented  a  farm  for 
nine  years,  then  married,  and  for  the  next  four  years,  operated  a  farm 
near  Pinhook  Church.  More  than  20  years  ago,  he  bought  110  acres  of 
his  present  farm,  later  adding  95  acres  to  the  first  holding.  The  farm 
comprises  rich  bottom  land,  with  the  exception  of  ten  acres,  and  is  well 
improved.  There  are  two  residences,  four  barns,  and  excellent  farm 
buidlings.  Mr.  Cottrill  raised  90  acres  of  corn  last  year.  He  has  estab- 
lished an  enviable  reputation  in  his  successful  work  as  a  seed  corn  spe- 
cialist, and  has  a  building  specially  constructed  for  the  work  of  select- 
ing and  curing  the  seed.  He  also  raises  stock  in  connection  with  his  work 
as  a  general  farmer. 


558  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

David  M.  Cottrill  was  married  on  Dec.  24,  1896,  to  Lydia  J.  Terry, 
a  daughter  of  W.  B.  and  Mary  (Ray)  Terry.  Mrs.  Cottrill  died  on  Dec. 
7,  1907,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Nev^  Friendship  Cemetery. 
To  her  union  v^dth  David  M.  Cottrill  the  follovv^ing  children  were  born: 
Edith,  married  to  James  Ray  and  living  near  Berlin ;  Emmett,  married 
Myrtle  Shafer,  and  lives  on  the  home  farm ;  Aubrey,  at  home ;  Georgia, 
living  at  home  and  keeping  house  for  her  father;  and  Paul,  at  home. 
Since  the  death  of  his  wife,  Mr.  Cottrill  has  reared  his  family  alone. 

Mr.  Cottrill  is  a  Republican.  He  is  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of 
his  township. 

William  H.  Kerfoot,  well  known  in  Bogle  Township,  Gentry  County, 
is  the  owner  of  240  acres  of  land,  which  he  bought  in  1885  and  which 
has  been  his  home  since  Nov.  26  of  that  same  year.  Mr.  Kerfoot  was 
born  in  Hardin  County,  Kentucky,  May  25,  1858,  the  son  of  Albien  and 
Elizabeth  (Cecil)  Kerfoot. 

Albien  Kerfoot  was  the  son  of  George  W.  Kerfoot,  a  Kentucky  pio- 
neer of  the  early  days  of  that  state.  Albien  Kerfoot  was  a  well  known 
farmer  of  Hardin  County,  Kentucky.  His  first  wife,  Elizabeth  (Cecil) 
Kerfoot,  died  in  1863.  To  her  union  with  Albien  Kerfoot,  the  following 
children  were  born:  Charlie,  died  at  Hobart,  Okla. ;  John,  for  many 
years  a  resident  of  Gentry  County,  where  he  owned  a  farm  near  Mount 
Pleasant,  now  living  at  Garden  City,  Kan.;  Ezra,  living  in  Oklahoma; 
Mollie,  the  widow  of  W.  H.  Cecil  of  Davis  County,  Kentucky;  and  Wil- 
liam H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  By  a  second  marriage  of  Albien  Ker- 
foot he  had  the  following  children:  Luke,  deceased;  Lizzie,  was  Mrs. 
Keene,  now  dead;  Owen,  on  the  home  farm  in  Kentucky;  Eva,  the  wife 
of  Silas  Nail  of  Hardin  County,  Kentucky;  Andrew  J.,  Kentucky;  Allie, 
Kentucky;  Noah,  a  resident  of  Grayson  County,  Texas;  and  Birdie,  now 
Mrs.  Bruner  of  Hardin  County,  Kentucky.  Albien  Kerfoot  died  on 
March  9,  1880,  and  is  buried  in  the  Kerfoot  Cemetery,  Hardin  County, 
Kentucky. 

William  H.  Kerfoot  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Kentucky  and 
was  a  farmer  there  prior  to  his  coming  to  Missouri  in  1884.  The  next 
year  he  bought  his  present  farm  upon  which  he  has  put  all  of  the  im- 
provements. He  built  the  residence  in  1893,  and  has  added  excellent 
farm  buildings.  The  place  lies  five  miles  northwest  of  Gentry,  and  is 
well  adapted  to  the  raising  of  stock.  Mr.  Kerfoot  raises  Angus  cattle, 
and  Spotted  Poland  China  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs.  He  raised  sheep  for 
more  than  20  years,  but  no  longer  engages  in  that  line  of  work. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  559 

Mr.  Kerfoot  was  married  on  Oct.  8,  1885,  to  Texa  M.  Hash,  born 
Nov.  13,  1866,  in  Tazewell  County,  Virginia,  the  daughter  of  C.  B.  and 
Nickettie  (Claypool)  Hash.  C.  B.  Hash,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Grayson 
County,  Virginia,  and  died  at  Gentry,  Mo,,  Jan.  1,  1920.  Mrs.  Hash  was 
born  in  Tazewell  County,  Virginia,  Aug.  4,  1841,  and  died  at  the  home 
of  Mrs.  Kerfoot,  Sept.  29,  1918.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the 
Greenridge  Cemetery.  They  were  married  in  Virginia,  Dec.  30,  1864, 
and  came  to  Missouri  in  1867.  They  located  in  Calloway  County,  where 
they  remained  for  a  year,  and  then  moved  to  Audrain  County.  In  1868 
they  came  to  Gentry  County,  and  the  next  year  located  near  Gentry. 
Mr.  Hash  was  one  of  the  leading  farmers  and  stockmen  of  his  day  in 
Gentry  County.  His  herd  of  Shorthorn  cattle  was  among  the  best  in  this 
part  of  the  state.  He  also  raised  hogs,  and  bred  English  Shire  horses, 
importing  the  stallions.  He  served  his  township  and  county  in  official 
capacities ;  he  was  the  assessor  during  the  years  1874-1876  ;  was  elected 
county  treasurer  in  1882;  and  was  the  census  enumerator  for  Bogle 
Township  in  1880.  He  was  a  man  who  was  ambitious,  not  only  for  per- 
sonal success,  but  for  the  development  of  the  community  where  he  lived. 
C.  B.  Hash  served  in  the  45th  Infantry  and  later  Company  H,  8th  Vir- 
ginia Cavalry,  Confederate  army,  from  beginning  until  the  close  of  the 
war. 

To  the  union  of  C.  B.  and  Nickettie  (Claypool)  Hash  the  following 
children  were  born:  Tera  M.,  now  Mrs.  Kerfoot;  Sallie,  the  wife  of  R. 
E.  Bentley  of  Ft.  Cobb,  Okla. ;  Frank  Lee,  of  Baxter  Springs,  Kan. ; 
James  M.,  died  in  1871;  George,  died  in  Texas  County,  Missouri,  Oct. 
11,  1912;  Jessie  V.,  the  wife  of  George  M.  Etter  of  Gentry;  Clinton  B., 
Jr.,  living  at  Gentry;  Rebecca  Alice,  died  in  infancy;  Nannie,  died  in 
childhood;  and  Grover  C,  a  farmer  in  Harrison  County. 

To  the  union  of  William  H.  and  Texa  M.  (Hash)  Kerfoot,  two  chil- 
dren were  born:  Lily  Virginia,  born  May  21,  1890,  was  married  on  Sept. 
30,  1908,  to  Emmet  E.  Nicholson  of  Albany,  and  died,  Oct.  24,  1912, 
leaving  a  daughter,  Jennie  Belle;  and  William  Henry  Fitzhugh  Lee, 
born  Aug.  30,  1894,  now  farming  near  Garden  City,  Kan.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  district  schools  of  Gentry  County,  and  attended  Gem  City 
Business  College  at  Quincy,  111.  On  April  26,  1918,  he  enlisted  for  serv- 
ice in  the  World  War,  and  was  sent  to  Waco,  Texas,  for  training.  He 
was  placed  with  Company  L,  34th  Infantry,  7th  Division  and  was  sent 
overseas  in  August,  1918,  where  he  remained  until  May  15,  1919.  He 
was  at  the  front  when  the  armistice  was  signed.  He  was  mustered  out 
of  service  at  Camp  Taylor,  Kentucky,  on  June  26,  1919,  and  then  bought 


560  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

his  present  farm  of  160  acres  of  land  in  Finney  County,  Kansas.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Legion  at  Albany. 

William  H.  Kerfoot  is  esteemed  throughout  his  community  as  a 
substantial  and  reliable  man. 

Moses  Mann,  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Harrison  Township, 
was  born  July  13,  1864,  in  Marion  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  son  of 
Capt.  Milton  and  Julia  Ann  (Luck)  Mann,  both  natives  of  Kentucky. 

Capt.  Mann  was  born  Oct.  10,  1829,  in  Taylor  County,  Ky.,  and  was 
a  son  of  Wm.  and  Rhoda  (Tungat)  Mann,  natives  of  Kentucky  and  Tennes- 
see. William  Mann  died  in  Kentucky  and  his  widow  lived  with  her  son, 
Capt.  Mann,  in  Daviess  County,  until  her  death. 

In  1850  Capt.  Mann  was  marrried  to  Julia  Ann  Luck,  who  was  born 
Aug.  22,  1828,  in  Kentucky,  and  died  Jan.  9,  1908.  Her  father,  Mr.  Luck 
went  west  about  1830,  but  was  never  heard  from,  and  it  is  believed  he  was 
killed  by  the  Indians.     The  Luck  family  were  natives  of  Virginia. 

In  1853,  Capt.  Mann,  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  left  Ken- 
tucky and  settled  near  Civil  Bend,  Marion  Township.  He  with  his  wife 
and  one  child  made  the  trip  with  oxen  and  were  on  the  road  six  weeks. 
They  made  their  home  near  Civil  Bend  from  November,  1853  to  March, 
1865,  when  they  moved  to  Harrison  Township  where  Captain  Mann  died 
Feb.  18,  1912.  During  the  Civil  War,  Captain  Mann  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Union  Army,  being  a  member  of  Company  C^  33rd  Regiment,  Missouri 
Militia,  and  was  soon  made  a  captain  of  Company  C.  He  was  in  active 
service  throughout  the  war. 

Capt.  and  Mrs.  Mann  were  the  parents  of  nine  children ;  George  W., 
living  near  Keystone,  Okla, ;  David,  Hamilton,  Mo.,  retired  farmer;  Susan 
Mary,  died  in  infancy ;  Jown  W.,  deceased ;  Martha,  deceased,  was  the  wife 
of  Samuel  Cunningham;  Moses,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Emma,  widow 
of  Miles  Bays,  of  Hamilton,  Mo.,  living  with  brother;  William,  deceased; 
Amanda,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Vader  Cox. 

Moses  Mann  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools.  He  has  been  a  farmer  almost  his  entire  life,  and  is  now 
the  owner  of  400  acres  of  land  in  Harrison  Township,  and  also  four  acres 
in  Monroe  Township.  In  1912,  Mr.  Mann  moved  to  Gallatin,  and  engaged 
in  the  life  insurance  business.  In  1914  he  was  made  chairman  of  the 
Repubican  County  Committee,  and  served  six  years  in  this  capacity.  In 
1916  he  was  elected  County  Treasurer  and  served  in  this  office  for  four 
years.     Mr.  Mann  is  unmarried. 

Capt.  Mann  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  church,  and  was  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  lodge  for  more  than  50  years.    He  was  a  Republican. 

Moses  Mann  has  in  his  possession  the  spindle  head  of  the  old  spinning 


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wheel  used  here  in  Daviess  County  by  his  mother.  He  also  owns  a  chair, 
which  is  150  years  old  and  was  used  in  a  wagon  on  trips  to  and  from 
church.  It  was  made  in  Virginia  and  was  used  on  the  long  trip  to 
Daviess  County. 

Moses  Mann  is  well  educated  and  is  one  of  the  prominent  citizens  of 
Harrison  Township. 

Charles  Ray,  a  well  known  farmer  of  Bogle  Township,  Gentry 
County,  was  born  in  the  northeast  part  of  Clay  County,  May  22,  1864, 
the  son  of  Andrew  Jackson  and  Rebecca  Jane  (Franklin)  Ray. 

Andrew  J.  Ray  was  born  in  Virgania  in  1827,  the  son  of  Brice  Ray, 
who  moved  his  family  to  Kentucky  in  1828,  and  to  Missouri  about  1848. 
He  settled  in  Clay  County,  where  he  died.  His  wife  died  in  Kentucky. 
Andrew  J.  Ray  came  to  Gentry  County  before  the  Civil  War,  and  during 
the  war,  returned  to  Clay  County,  where  he  entered  the  Missouri  Militia. 
He  came  back  to  Gentry  County  in  the  spring  of  1869,  and  settled  in 
Bogle  Township,  where  he  died  in  1910.  His  remains  are  buried  in  the 
New  Friendship  Cemetery.  His  wife  died  in  1914,  and  is  also  buried  in 
the  New  Friendship  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Benjamin  P.,  died 
near  Madison,  Kan.,  in  1910,  married  the  first  time  to  Libbie  Bigelow, 
and  after  her  death,  married  Ella  Mize  of  Gentry  County;  Mary  Ellen, 
married  Mr.  Terry,  and  died  in  1905;  William  T.,  died  in  1916;  Nancy 
Elizabeth,  now  dead,  was  the  wife  of  Robert  Murphy;  Martha  Alice, 
keeping  house  for  her  brother,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Charles  Ray, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  John  M.,  living  at  Gentry;  and  Dora  L.,  the 
wife  of  T.  W.  Jones  of  Gentry. 

Charles  Ray  attended  the  Shockley  School  in  his  boyhood.  He  owns 
80  acres  of  land  S^  miles  east  of  Gentry,  which  he  keeps  in  grass.  He 
rents  other  land  near  by  for  general  farming.  He  has  improved  his  land, 
has  built  a  good  residence,  and  other  farm  buildings. 

Charles  Ray  was  married  on  March  21,  1888,  to  Cynthia  Ann 
Hurst,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  J.  and  Anna  Hurst.  Mrs.  Hurst  died  in 
January,  1886,  and  Mr.  Hurst  died  several  years  later.  The  remains  of 
both  are  buried  in  the  Knox  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Ray  died  on  June  11,  1889, 
and  a  daughter,  Ora  Ethel,  died  on  Aug.  13,  1889.  Since  that  time  Mr. 
Ray's  mother,  and  later  his  sister  has  kept  house  for  him. 

Mr.  Ray  served  two  years  on  the  township  board,  and  was  the  town- 
ship assessor  and  clerk  for  four  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Albany.  Mr.  Ray  is  a  capable  and  ener- 
getic man.  He  made  an  excellent  officer  of  his  township,  and  is  a  man 
of  high  ideals  for  the  community. 


562  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

E.  E.  Moore,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Wilson  Township  in 
Gentry  County,  and  the  owner  of  the  Nobility  Stock  Farm,  is  a  man  who 
has  achieved  unusual  success  in  his  work.  He  was  born  in  Harrison 
County,  Ohio,  Jan.  29,  1860,  the  son  of  William  D.  and  Emiline  Moore 
natives  of  Ohio,  where  they  were  married.  They  moved  to  Iowa,  and 
there  Mr.  Moore  died  in  Mills  County.  Mrs.  Moore  died  in  Worth,  Mo. 
Their  children  were:  Ellen  Amanda,  later  Mrs.  Martin,  and  now  de- 
ceased; William  G.,  deceased;  Mary  C,  now  Mrs.  Abel  of  Winfield, 
Kan.;  Emma  R.,  now  Mrs.  Lewis;  E.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 
Frank,  Worth. 

E.  E.  Moore  left  his  home  when  he  was  16  years  of  age  and  began 
to  work  by  the  month  in  Ohio.  The  first  year,  his  wages  were  $12.00  a 
month,  but  out  of  this  he  saved  enough  to  come  to  Mills  County,  Iowa, 
and  there  he  worked  for  another  year  and  a  half  by  the  month  on  a 
farm.  While  in  Iowa,  Mr.  Moore  became  connected  with  a  Chicago  com- 
mission company  which  bought  cattle,  and  he  worked  for  this  firm  in 
Texas,  Kansas,  Nebraska,  Colorado  and  Iowa.  He  bought  cattle  in 
Texas,  then  drove  them  north.  He  kept  them  assorted  in  bunches,  and 
bought  stock  fields,  but  the  work  was  arduous  because  there  were  no 
wire  fences  in  the  states  in  which  he  worked.  He  learned  the  stock  bus- 
iness from  every  angle  during  that  period,  and  had  his  ideas  of  a  stock 
farm  fully  developed  before  he  began  to  operate  a  farm  for  himself. 

In  1883  Mr.  Moore  began  to  operate  the  Nobility  Stock  Farm  in 
Gentry  County.  At  one  time  he  owned  1,100  acres  of  land,  and  leased 
1,280  acres  near  Stanberry,  and  640  acres  in  Harrison  County.  He  win- 
tered the  stock  on  the  Nobility  Stock  Farm.  He  was,  for  years,  one  of 
the  prominent  corn  buyers  in  the  county.  At  the  time  that  Mr.  Moore  be- 
gan his  work  as  a  breeder,  there  was  only  one  man  in  the  county  vAio 
bred  Hereford  cattle.  The  first  Hereford  male  on  the  Nobility  Stock 
Farm  was  imported  by  Mr.  Morgan,  and,  when  13  months  old,  was 
bought  by  Mr.  Moore  for  $500.00,  in  1883.  Mr.  Moore  was  the  first  man 
in  the  county  to  dehorn  his  cattle,  and  the  first  year  of  his  work  on  his 
new  farm  he  dehorned  100  head  of  his  own  herd,  and  within  the  next 
three  years,  had  dehorned  more  than  1,000  head  for  other  stockmen  in 
the  community.  About  1883  he  began  breeding  the  big  type  Poland 
China  hogs,  and  for  the  next  14  years,  followed  this  line  of  work. 

Mr.  Moore  has  disposed  of  part  of  his  original  land  holdings,  and 
now  owns  545  acres  of  land.  He  keeps  30  acres  of  his  farm  in  blue  stem 
grass,  probably  the  only  raw  prairie  left  in  the  county.  After  a  cultiva- 
tion of  ten  years,  the  land  will  return  to  blue  grass  in  two  years'  time. 


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On  the  farm  now  he  has  90  head  of  big  type  Poland  China  hogs,  all 
either  registered,  or  eligible  for  registry.  He  has  also  160  head  of  White- 
face  cattle,  nearly  all  registered,  and  is  feeding  a  car  of  Whiteface  baby 
beeves.  He  buys  most  of  the  corn  needed  for  feeding,  and  keeps  the 
farm  in  pasture.  J.  M.  Dannar  is  the  present  foreman  of  the  farm.  He 
is  known  for  his  interest  in  stockraising,  and  for  his  ownership  of  a  span 
of  Shire  mares  which  took  first  premiums  at  the  fairs  at  Worth,  Gentry, 
and  Parnell. 

Mr.  Moore  was  the  second  man  in  the  county  to  have  a  telephone 
installed  in  his  home.  He  has  a  good  residence  on  his  farm,  and  his 
barn,  40x52  feet,  is  one  of  the  best  ventilated  barns  in  Gentry  County. 
It  is  built  on  a  model  designed  by  Mr.  Moore;  all  the  doors  roll  back, 
there  is  room  for  from  15  to  50  cows,  and  above  the  feed  boxes  and 
mangers,  there  is  an  opening  which  allows  the  air  to  pass  up,  and  out 
at  the  cupola.  This  arrangement  makes  the  barn  cool,  even  on  the  hot- 
test days.  The  farm  is  equipped  with  non-sag  iron  gates,  and  presents  a 
thoroughly  modern  appearance.  A  grove  of  two  acres,  planted  by  Mr. 
Moore  on  the  north  side  of  his  buildings,  now  provides  an  excellent  wind 
break.  Since  1915,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moore  have  lived  in  Worth,  where 
their  children  are  in  school.  They  have  a  modern  residence  in  the  west 
part  of  the  town. 

Mr.  Moore  was  married  the  first  time  in  1884  to  Luella  Salmon  of 
Worth  County.  She  died  on  Jan.  16,  1905,  leaving  one  daughter,  Mattie, 
now  the  wife  of  W.  J.  Adams  of  St.  Joseph.  Mr.  Moore  married  Myrtle 
Poff,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Poff  of  Alanthus,  on  Dec.  3, 
1906.  Mrs.  Moore  was  born,  reared,  and  educated  in  Gentry  County. 
To  her  union  with  E.  E.  Moore  the  following  children  were  born:  Hazel 
B.,  born  March  15,  1908,  now  a  student  in  the  Worth  High  School; 
Edith,  born  Oct.  31,  1909;  and  Aletha  G.,  born  Oct.  18,  1912. 

Mr.  Moore  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Worth  Mutual  Tele- 
phone Company,  and  of  the  Bank  of  Worth.  This  latter  institution  was 
founded  in  1901,  and  Mr.  Moore  was  a  director  in  it  for  several  years, 
and  has  been  the  president  of  the  managing  board  for  the  past  five 
years.  Mr.  Moore  is  a  progressive  farmer  and  stockman,  a  highly  re- 
spected citizen,  and  is  an  asset  to  Gentry  County. 

C.  E.  Littlewood,  well  known  druggist  of  Albany  in  Gentry  County, 
conducts  a  drug  store  located  on  the  south  side  of  the  Square,  where  he 
handles  all  of  the  merchandise  unusually  found  in  a  store  of  that  kind, 
and  also  runs  a  soda  fountain.  Mr.  Littlewood  has  been  connected  with 
the  drug  business  since  his  boyhood,  when  he  worked  under  the  direc- 


564  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

tion  of  his  father,  Dr.  Littlewood,  a  prominent  physician  of  Gentry 
County. 

C.  E.  Littlewood  was  born  at  Gentryville,  Sept.  7,  1877,  the  son  of 
Dr.  W.  H.  and  Esther  (Swetenham)  Littlewood.  Mrs.  Littlewood  was  a 
native  of  Sheffield,  England,  born  on  Aug.  9,  1848.  Dr.  Littlewood  was 
born  in  Manchester,  England,  in  1844,  graduated  from  London  Medical 
College,  and  located  at  Gentryville  in  1874.  He  practiced  his  profession 
there  for  six  years,  and  then  located  at  Evona,  where  he  was  a  practic- 
ing physician  for  15  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  moved  to  Albany 
and  went  into  the  drug  business.  He  remained  in  this  work  until  his 
death  in  1909,  '  His  remains  are  buried  in  Grand  View  Cemetery.  He 
was  an  active  member  of  the  Democratic  party  and  was  a  man  who  was 
known  for  his  staunch  loyalty  to  his  friends.  As  a  pioneer  physician  in 
the  county,  he  endured  many  hardships,  but  he  never  refused  to  minister 
to  the  afflicted.  He  had  one  of  the  first  buggies  ever  used  in  the  county, 
but  in  bad  weather  he  was  compelled  to  ride  horseback,  sometimes  for 
miles  over  trails  that  were  at  best,  but  indistinct  markings.  Many  times 
he  set  out  for  a  25-mile  trip  carrying  his  medicine  case,  and  riding  at 
night  in  response  to  calls  for  help.  He  was  one  of  the  best  known  and 
widely  esteemed  men  of  the  day. 

Dr.  Littlewood's  widow  now  lives  in  St.  Joseph.  Their  children 
were :  William,  born,  reared,  and  educated  in  England,  now  a  resident 
of  St.  Joseph ;  Edwin,  born  in  England,  now  living  at  Concordia,  Kan. ; 
John,  born  in  England,  and  died  in  infancy;  and  the  following  children 
all  born  in  the  United  States:  C.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Edith, 
living  at  St.  Joseph  ;  Fred,  living  in  Iowa  ;  George,  a  resident  of  McCook, 
Neb.;  and  Frank,  died  in  1918  at  St.  Joseph.  His  remains  are  buried  in 
Grand  View  Cemetery.  The  youngest  son,  Clarence,  now  lives  in  Mc- 
Cook, Neb.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War,  and  served  overseas  for 
more  than  a  year.  He  was  born  and  reared  at  Evona,  and  enlisted  in 
Nebraska  at  the  beginning  of  the  war. 

C.  E,  Littlewood  attended  the  school  at  Evona,  and  was  a  student  in 
Christian  College.  Besides  his  interest  in  the  drug  business,  he  has  oper- 
ated moving  picture  shows  at  Albany.  He  was  one  of  the  promoters  of 
the  Fair  Association  at  Albany,  and  was  the  vice-president,  and  after- 
wards the  president  of  that  association.  For  seven  years  he  was  the  man- 
ager of  the  fair  and  was  in  charge  of  the  premium  and  concession  work. 
The  efficient  work  that  he  did  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  in  1912  there 
were  11,000  paid  admissions  to  the  Fair  Grounds,  the  largest  crowd  ever 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  565 

assembled  there.  One  of  the  features  of  that  fair  was  that  all  soldiers 
and  their  families  were  admitted  free,  as  were  also  any  indigent  mem- 
bers of  the  community. 

Mr.  Littlewood  was  married  Aug.  6,  1898,  to  Lora  Adams,  a  daugh- 
ter of  E.  and  Mahala  J.  (Lunsford)  Adams.  Mrs.  Littlewood  was  born, 
reared,  and  educated  in  Albany.  She  was  a  student  in  the  High  School, 
and  afterwards  attended  Northwest  Missouri  College  and  Christian  Col- 
lege at  Albany.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Littlewood  had  three  children :  Doris,  and 
Dorothy,  both  students  in  Palmer  College,  and  both  graduates  of  the 
Albany  High  School;  and  Esther,  born  April  18,  1905,  and  died  Sept. 
27,  1905.   Her  remains  are  buried  in  Highland  Cemetery. 

Mr.  Littlewood  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and. Accepted  Ma- 
sons at  Albany,  and  of  the  Shrine  at  St.  Joseph.  He  has  served  as  a 
councilman  of  Albany,  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  Democratic  Commit- 
tee of  Gentry  County.  Mr.  Littlewood  has  spent  all  of  his  life  in  Gentry 
County  with  the  exception  of  three  years  when  he  was  in  Canada  and 
Texas.  He  is  therefore  well  known  in  the  community,  where  he  is  highly 
esteemed  as  a  man  of  progress,  industry,  and  initiative. 

James  Robertson,  a  Confederate  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  and  for 
many  years  a  resident  of  Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County  was  born  in 
Boone  County,  Missouri,  Feb.  27,  1844.  He  was  the  son  of  Bryant  and 
Louisa  (Hand)  Robertson,  pioneer  settlers  of  Missouri. 

Bryant  Robertson  was  born  in  Indiana,  lived  in  Boone  County,  Mis- 
souri for  25  years,  and  died  near  Guthrie,  Okla.,  at  the  age  of  87  years. 
His  wife  was  born  in  Indiana,  and  died  in  Boone  County.  They  came  to 
Missouri  in  the  pioneer  days.  Mr.  Robertson  entered  160  acres  of  land 
in  Boone  County,  which  he  improved.  His  wife  spun  the  yarn,  and  wove 
the  cloth  out  of  which  she  fashioned  her  children's  wearing  apparel. 
Her  son,  James,  the  subject  of  this  review,  says  that  until  he  was  six 
years  old,  he  wore  a  tow  shirt  as  his  only  garment.  Besides  James  Rob- 
ertson of  this  sketch,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robertson  had  the  following  chil- 
dren:  Eliza,  now  Mrs.  Cardwell  of  St.  Joseph;  W.  E.,  died  at  Rich  Hill; 
Mary,  later  Mrs.  Philippi,  died  in  Andrew  County  in  1921;  Ellen,  was 
Mrs.  Smith,  died  in  Andrew  County  in  1876;  and  Jane,  died  in  Boone 
County  in  1860. 

James  Robertson  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Boone  County,  and 
enlisted  for  service  in  the  Confederate  Army  in  Boone  County.  He 
served  under  General  Price  for  about  eight  months,  and  participated  in 
several  skirmishes.    He  settled  in  Andrew  County  in  1866,  and  lived 


566  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

there  for  20  years.  In  1887  he  moved  to  Gentry  County,  where  he  bought 
the  87  acres  of  land  eight  miles  northwest  of  Gentry  that  is  his  present 
home.  The  residence,  barn,  farm  buildings  and  all  other  improvements 
were  put  on  the  place  by  Mr.  Robertson.  He  does  general  farming  and 
stockraising  and  is  known  as  an  energetic  and  capable  man. 

Mr.  Robertson  was  married  on  July  19,  1868,  to  Emily  Hall,  a 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Permelia  (Jackson)  Hall.  Charles  Hall  was 
born  in  Indiana  in  1819,  and  died  at  Nebraska  City,  Neb.,  in  1865.  He 
served  in  the  Confederate  Army  under  General  Price,  and  was  a  "oarti?"- 
pant  in  the  Battle  of  Lexington.  He  was  a  teacher  as  well  as  a  farmer. 
He  entered  80  acres  of  land  in  Andrew  County,  which  he  made  his  home. 
His  wife  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1824,  and  died  at  her  home  in  Andrew 
County  in  1909.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall's  children  were:  Mary,  now  Mrs. 
Clizer  of  Barnard ;  Emily,  now  Mrs.  Robertson ;  David,  living  at  Fillmore 
in  Andrew  County;  John,  died  in  infancy;  Lucy,  now  Mrs.  Turpin  of 
Maryville ;  Susan,  now  Mrs.  Parker  of  Springfield ;  Mary,  married  Mr. 
Wright  of  Rosendale ;  Kate,  now  Mrs.  Goodloe  of  Denver,  Col. ;  William, 
a  resident  of  Dale.  Ore.;  Eugenia,  now  Mrs.  Hummon  of  Fillmore;  and 
Elsie,  was  Mrs.  Russell  of  St.  Joseph,  and  is  now  dead. 

To  the  union  of  James  and  Emily  (Hall)  Robertson  the  following 
children  were  born :  Charles,  married  Sylvia  Harris  and  lives  on  the 
home  place ;  William,  married  Myrtle  Powers,  and  lives  in  Wilson  Town- 
ship;  Doyle,  married  Verdie  Messick,  and  is  a  resident  of  South  Dakota; 
Ida  Kate,  married  Mr.  Liggett,  died  in  Oklahoma  and  her  remains  arc 
buried  in  Enyart  Cemetery;  Viola,  the  wife  of  Charles  Hicks  of  Wilson 
Township ;  and  Julia,  the  wife  of  John  Dye  of  Grant  City.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Robertson  have  the  following  grandchildren :  Beuna  and  Uvon  Robert- 
son; Mrs.  Florella  Horton;  Homer  and  Ralph  Robertson;  James,  Ches- 
ter, and  Velva  Liggett;  Paul,  Clifford,  Harold,  Marjorie  Robertson; 
Elba,  Elaine,  and  Varnell  Dye;  and  two  great  grandchildren,  Lena 
Wharton  and  Homer  Robertson,  Jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robertson  celebrated  their  50th  wedding  anniversary 
on  July  19,  1918.  Mr.  Robertson,  although  nearly  80  years  of  age,  is 
still  hale  and  strong,  and  looks  after  the  management  of  his  farm.  After 
the  death  of  Mrs.  Liggett,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robertson  took  Mrs.  Liggett's 
children  and  reared  them.  Their  house  has  therefore  never  ceased  to  be 
the  home  of  young  people.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robertson  are  highly  rezpeoted 
in  the  community,  where  they  are  known  by  two  generations. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  567 

Earl  Summa,  proprietor  of  the  Summa  Poultry  Farm  near  Gentry, 
Mo.,  is  one  of  the  well  known  poultry  fanciers  of  this  part  of  the  state. 
During  the  past  four  years  he  has  taken  more  than  300  ribbons  at  the 
various  fairs  and  poultry  shows  where  he  has  exhibited  his  fowls.  He 
keeps  16  pens  of  poultry  of  various  kinds,  the  Rhode  Island  Red,  White 
Wyandotte,  Barred  Plymouth  Rock,  Anconas,  Dark  Cornish  Games,  and 
White  Leghorns.  One  pen  of  22  Anconas  came  from  Michigan.  All  ol 
these  birds  have  trap  nest  records  of  more  than  200  eggs,  and  the  fowls 
are  valued  at  $600.00.  Mr.  Summa  has  exhibited  at  Grant  City,  Albany, 
Easton,  Pattonsburg,  Chillicothe,  and  Bethany  in  Missouri,  and  at  Troy, 
Kan. 

Mr.  Summa  was  born  in  Bogle  Township,  Aug.  3,  1892,  the  son  ot 
Ira  and  Kate  (Funderburk)  Summa.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  graduated  from  the  Chillicothe  Business  College  in  1912. 
He  was  interested  in  raising  poultry  even  in  his  boyhood,  and  for  the 
past  five  years,  has  devoted  his  time  to  that  business.  He  maintains  five 
acres  of  land  as  a  range  for  the  fowls,  and  has  his  place  equipped  in  a 
thoroughly  modern  fashion  for  the  hatching  of  the  chicks.  He  keeps  an 
incubator  capacity  of  18,000  eggs,  and  during  the  year  1922  put  out 
about  60,000  chicks.  He  sends  the  chicks  to  practically  all  parts  of  the 
United  States  using  the  parcel  post  as  a  means  of  transportation.  The 
original  enterprise  has  prospered  until  Mr.  Summa  now  conducts  one  of 
the  thriving  businesses  of  the  community.  Mr.  Summa  handles  the 
agency  for  the  Newton  Grant  Incubator  Company  in  addition  to  his 
other  work. 

Earl  Summa  was  married  on  Jan.  4,  1912,  to  Kittie  J.  Chapin,  a 
daughter  of  E.  and  Ola  Chapin  of  Chillicothe.  Mr.  Chapin  is  dead,  and 
his  widow  lives  at  Chillicothe,  where  she  is  an  officer  in  the  Girls  Indus- 
trial School.  Mrs.  Summa  was  born,  reared,  and  educated  in  Chillicothe. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Summa  have  four  children;  Kenneth  Wayne,  Martha, 
Dorothy,  and  Ruby. 

Mr.  Summa  is  a  life  member  of  the  American  Poultry  Association, 
and  of  the  Missouri  State  Poultry  Association.  He  is  an  industrious  and 
capable  young  man  who  is  attaining  a  marked  success  in  his  life  work. 

Ira  Suntma,  the  owner  of  a  well  improved  farm  of  120  acres  of  land 
near  Gentry  in  Bogle  Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  on  the  farm 
where  he  now  lives,  and  which  he  later  bought  from  the  heirs.  Mr. 
Summa  has  improved  the  farm,  has  built  a  good  residence,  and  erected 
farm  buildings,  as  his  operation  of  the  land  made  more  farm  facilities 
necessary. 


568  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Summa  was  born  on  Feb.  11,  1861,  the  son  of  Frederick  and 
Hig-hley  (Long)  Summa.  Frederick  Summa  was  born  in  Indiana  and 
came  to  Gentry  County  in  1840,  and  in  1846  "proved  up"  on  the  land 
which  now  makes  the  Summa  farm.  He  died  on  this  farm  in  1866,  and 
his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Murphy  Cemetery.  His  wife  was  a  native 
of  Indiana.  At  the  death  of  her  husband  she  was  left  with  11  children 
to  rear,  and  a  farm  to  manage.  She  lived  on  the  farm,  and  died  in  1892. 
Her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Friendship  Cemetery.  Her  children  were : 
John,  died  in  1883;  Lewis,  died  in  October.  1912;  Louisa,  the  wife  of 
John  Hurst  of  Gentry;  W.  Riley,  died  in  June,  1894;  Philip,  died  in  May, 
1920;  Peter,  died  in  1907;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  John  A.  Best  of  Hug- 
gins  Township;  Francis  M.,  of  Bogle  Township;  Ira,  the  subject  of  this 
review;  Lucinda,  married  to  R.  E.  Canady  of  Albany;  and  Frederick, 
living  in  Huggins  Township. 

Ira  Summa  was  married  on  Sept.  10,  1891,  to  Martha  Funderburk, 
a  daughter  of  G.  B.  and  Cynthia  (Nelson)  Funderburk.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Funderburk  died  when  Mrs.  Summa  was  only  a  girl,  and  the  re- 
mains of  both  are  buried  in  the  Enyart  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Summa  was 
reared  by  her  uncle,  B.  H.  Watkins,  and  attended  the  rural  school,  where 
her  first  teacher  was  Giles  Canmon.  Mrs.  Summa  has  the  following 
brothers  and  sisters:  John,  living  in  Wilson  Township;  Thomas,  of  Gen- 
try; Sarah,  the  wife  of  Cassius  Ardis,  Cathay,  Calif.;  and  George,  Wil- 
liam, Henry,  Buchanan,  Eliza,  Mrs.  Huldah  Rodgers,  and  Mary  Magda- 
lene, all  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Summa  have  the  following  children: 
Edwin  Earl,  married  Catherine  Chapin,  and  lives  on  the  home  place;  W. 
G.,  married  Maggie  Thompson,  and  lives  at  Newell,  Iowa,  where  he  is 
the  agent  for  the  Illinois  Central  Railway  Company  ;  Herbert  B.,  married 
Eloda  Lewis,  and  lives  in  Huggins  Township ;  Dale,  died  at  the  age  of  19 
months;  Orville  Clyde,  married  Beatrice  Evelyn  Johnson  of  Alta,  Iowa, 
and  is  living  at  home ;  and  Orville  Truman,  at  home. 

Mr.  Summa  has  served  on  the  township  board,  and  as  the  township 
committeeman  for  the  Democratic  party  in  Gentry  County.  He  is  an  eflfi- 
cient  farmer,  a  capable  man,  and  the  Summa  family  are  highly  esteemed 
in  the  neighborhood. 

William  J.  Sidens,  well  known  and  successful  farmer  and  stockman 
of  Athens  Township,  Gentry  County,  four  miles  northwest  of  the  Court 
House  on  the  Allendale  Road.  His  land  holdings  comprise  627  acres  lo- 
cated in  Athens.  Howard,  Huggins,  and  Bogle  townships.  On  the  home 
place  of  340  acres  he  has  three  sets  of  improvements,  a  house  built  in 
1912,  and  excellent  farm  buildings. 


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Mr.  Siddens  was  born  on  March  14,  1868,  on  the  farm  where  his 
father,  W.  T.  Siddens  was  born.  The  land  was  entered  by  Joseph  Sid- 
dens, grandfather  of  W.  J.  Siddens,  the  subject  of  this  review,  and  is 
the  present  Siddens  home  place.  W.  T.  Siddens  died  in  Albany  and  his 
remains  are  buried  in  the  Henton  Cemetery.  His  widow,  Julia  A.  (Par- 
man)  Siddens,  was  born  in  Howard  Township,  a  daughter  of  Giles  Par- 
man,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Gentry  County.  Mrs.  Siddens  now  lives 
with  her  son,  W.  J.  To  her  union  with  W.  T.  Siddens  the  following  chil- 
dren were  born:  William  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Sarah  M.,  now 
Mrs.  Madden;  and  John  V.,  a  resident  of  Albany. 

William  J.  Siddens  attended  the  public  school,  and  has  been  a 
farmer  and  stockraiser  all  of  his  life.  He  handles  Duroc  Jersey  and  Po- 
land China  hogs.  He  feeds  from  two  to  six  carloads  of  hogs  each  year, 
and  from  three  to  six  cars  of  cattle.  He  is  one  of  the  efficient  stockmen 
of  his  community. 

Mr.  Siddens  was  married  on  Feb.  14,  1891,  to  M.  A.  Burgess,  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  A.  and  Nancy  Burgess.  Mrs.  Siddens  was  born, 
reared,  and  educated  in  Bogle  Township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Siddens  have 
the  following  children :  Charles  Edgar,  married  Kate  Whitman  of  Al- 
bany, and  is  in  partnership  with  his  father  on  the  home  place ;  Lola,  now 
the  wife  of  W.  Lainhart  of  Albany;  and  Ralph,  Sylvia,  Goldie,  and  Re- 
tha,  all  at  home. 

Mr,  Siddens  is  a  Democrat,  but  is  independent  in  his  political  poli- 
cies locally.  He  is  esteemed  throughout  the  county  as  a  capable  and 
energetic  man,  and  the  Siddens  family  are  an  asset  to  their  community. 
James  M.  Gregory,  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Huggins 
Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Worth  County  on  April  24,  1861, 
the  son  of  Alva  L.  and  Mary  Ann  (Canady)  Gregory,  who  moved  to  Gentry 
County  in  1864,  and  settled  in  Huggins  Township  on  a  farm  three  miles 
east  of  Hugginsville.  Mrs.  Gregory  was  a  daughter  of  Caleb  S.  Canady 
and  lived  on  the  land  now  incorporated  in  the  townsite  of  Albany.  Her 
uncle,  Riley  Canady,  ran  a  stage  coach  between  St.  Joseph  and  Albany  for 
many  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory  were  well  known  in  Huggins  Town- 
ship. Mr.  Gregory  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  He  died  at  Albany, 
and  Mrs.  Gregory  died  at  the  home  of  her  son,  James  M.  The  remains  of 
both  are  buried  in  the  Brick  Church  Cemetery.  Their  children  were: 
Laura  Elizabeth,  married  J.  W.  Banks,  and  hves  at  Enid,  Okla. ;  James,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Esther  J.,  the  wife  of  R.  E.  Mahoney,  Colorado; 
and  Jonathan  M.,  married  Etta  Summa,  and  lives  on  the  home  place, 
which  he  owns.  • 


570  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

James  M.  Gregory  attended  the  rural  school  in  the  David  District. 
He  was  married  at  the  age  of  23  years,  and  that  same  year,  bought  33 
acres  of  land.  To  this  he  added  until  he  owned  265  acres.  Mr.  Gregory 
recently  divided  his  land,  with  the  exception  of  the  40  acres  where  he  lives, 
among  his  children.  The  land  is  well  improved,  good  houses  barns  and 
other  farm  buildings.  Mr.  Gregory  and  his  sons  are  raising  registered 
White  Spotted  Poland  China  hogs.  They  own  a  male,  "Sampson,"  bred 
by  J.  D.  Gates  and  Son,  which  took  the  first  premium  as  a  senior  yearling 
at  the  state  fair  at  Sedalia  in  1920,  and  headed  the  two  other  herds  of 
young  bores  that  took  premiums.  His  dam,  "Spotted  Lou,"  headed  two 
herds  of  sows  that  took  premiums  that  same  year.  On  Nov.  5,  1921,  Mr. 
Gregory  and  his  sons  sold  29  registered  hogs  at  the  Branham  sale  barns. 
J.  E.  Gregory,  one  of  Mr.  Gregory's  sons,  does  a  dairy  business  in  con- 
nection with  his  other  work.  He  has  a  herd  of  12  milk  cows,  Holstein, 
Jersey,  and  Shorthorn. 

James  M.  Gregory  was  married  on  April  3,  1884,  to  Elizabeth  Anna 
Lewis,  a  daughter  of  George  and  Bettie  Lewis.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lewis 
died  on  their  farm  in  Huggins  Township,  and  their  remains  are  buried  in 
the  Hugginsville  Cemetery.  Mr,  Lewis  was  a  Civil  War  veteran.  Mrs. 
Gregory  was  born  on  Oct.  31,  1861,  and  grew  up  in  Huggins  Township. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory  have  the  following  children:  Lewis  C,  born,  Nov.  22, 
1885,  married  Delia  Summa,  and  has  two  children,  Jessie  Beatrice  and 
Meredith ;  W.  S.,  born  June  30,  1887,  married  Mary  Higginbottom,  and 
has  two  children,  Doris  Elizabeth  and  Mildred;  Sarah  Jane,  born,  Oct.  13, 
1888,  married  Ray  Johnson,  and  had  one  daughter,  Goldie,  who  died  in 
infancy;  Jesse  Layfayette,  who  conducts  a  grocery  store  and  garage  at 
Alanthus,  was  born  Sept.  12,  1890,  married  Sadie  Buckridge,  and  has  four 
children.  Fern  Marie,  Marvin,  who  died  at  the  age  of  two  years,  Ermal, 
and  J.  H.  Jr. ;  Ammon  Virgil,  born  on  April  15,  1893,  married  Edith  Jen- 
nings, and  had  three  children,  James  Ambrose,  Keotha,  died  in  infancy, 
and  Straussey;  and  Joseph  Elza,  born  on  March  23,  1896,  married  Eliza 
Boatwright,  and  has  two  children,  Gladys  Louise,  and  Joyce  Esther. 

Mr,  Gregory  and  his  family  are  among  the  substantial  citizens  of  the 
township.  They  are  known  as  progressive  farmers  and  stockmen,  and  are 
an  asset  to  the  community.  When  Mr,  Gregory  came  here  he  was  without 
funds,  and  cleared  up  his  place  and  lived  in  an  old  log  cabin  at  first,  and 
by  his  industry  he  worked  his  way  to  success.  Each  of  his  boys  are  settled 
and  have  a  farm  of  their  own.  Mr.  and  Mrs,  Gregory  and  children  are 
members  of  the  church  of  Christ,  except  one. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  571 

The  Farmers  and  Mechanics  Bank  of  Stanberry,  Gentry  County,  was 

first  organized  in  1880,  as  a  private  banking  institution  by  Armstrong  & 
McLean  with  a  capital  stock  of  $20,000.  In  1885  the  bank  was  reorganized 
as  a  state  bank  with  the  amount  of  the  capital  stock  remaining  the  same. 
The  first  officers  under  the  new  organization  were  D.  F.  Hill,  President;  A. 
R.  Stockton,  Vice  President ;  and  Frank  Jones,  Cashier.  The  present  cap- 
ital stock  of  the  bank  is  $50,000  the  surplus  and  undivided  profits  are 
$30,000,  and  the  present  officers  are:  W.  E.  Teel,  president,  L.  E.  Holding, 
vice-president ;  J.  A.  Moore,  cashier ;  Cleo  Gregg,  assistant  cashier ;  and  W. 
E.  Teel,  W.  A.  VanHook,  L.  E.  Holding,  D.  C.  Thomas,  R.  S.  Liggett  and  J. 
A.  Moore,  directors.  The  business  is  conducted  in  a  two  story  brick  build- 
ing, owned  by  the  bank,  and  located  on  the  northwest  corner  of  the  square, 
where  it  was  built  in  1880.  The  farmers  and  Mechanics  Bank  is  one  of  the 
thoroughly  reliable  and  most  thriving  financial  institutions  in  this  part  of 
Missouri. 

William  E.  Teel,  the  president  of  the  bank,  was  born  near  McFall, 
Aug.  8,  1868,  the  son  of  A.  M.  and  Emiline  (Hardin)  Teel.  Alexander  M. 
Teel  was  born  in  Indiana  in  1839,  and  came  to  Gentry  County  when  he  was 
a  small  boy.  He  was  married  in  Miller  Township  to  Emiline  Hardin,  born 
in  Kentucky  in  1840.  Her  father  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1851,  and 
lived  there  until  his  death  at  Gentryville.  A.  M.  Teel  was  a  well  known 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County.  He  died  in  1914,  and  Mrs.  Teel 
died  on  Sept.  15,  1917.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  McFall  Ceme- 
tery. Their  children  were:  W.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  James  E.,  a 
farmer  in  Miller  Township;  Jennie,  Hving  at  McFall;  Minnie,  living  at 
McFall;  and  Aaron  H.,  operating  the  home  farm  which  still  belongs  to  the 
Teel  estate. 

W.  E.  Teel  attended  the  public  schools  of  Gentry  County,  and  later 
was  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  Normal  and  the  Northwest  Missouri  College 
at  Albany.  He  taught  school  for  15  years,  and  w^s  elected  to  the  office 
of  county  clerk  of  Gentry  County  in  1906.  He  was  reelected  in  1910.  His 
term  of  office  expired  Jan.  1,  1915,  and  he  at  once  came  to  the  Farmers 
and  Mechanics  Bank  as  the  cashier.  He  held  that  position  until  the  fall 
of  1917,  when  he  was  made  the  president  of  the  institution. 

W.  E.  Teel  was  married  Nov.  26,  1902,  to  Permelia  J.  Akes,  a  daughter 
of  Alexander  and  Matilda  Akes,  both  now  living  at  Stanberry.  Mr.  Teel 
was  born,  reared  and  educated  in  Gentry  County.  To  her  union  with  W. 
E.  Teel  the  following  children  were  born:  Lois,  a  graduate  of  the  Stanberry 
High  School;  Carl,  now  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  High   School,   and 

Lucille. 

Mr.  Teel  is  a  Democrat.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and  of 


572  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Stanberry.  He  is  an  able  and 
progressive  business  man,  was  an  officer  of  excellent  repute,  and  is  a  sub- 
stantial citizen  of  the  community. 

J.  A.  Moore,  cashier  of  the  Farmers  and  Mechanics  Bank,  was  born 
on  the  Island  of  Cape  Breton,  June  28,  1855,  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Susan 
(Musgrave)  Moore.  Mrs.  Moore  died  in  1857  and  Mr.  Moore  married 
Susan  Moffatt  in  1857.  They  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  in 
Gentry  County,  leaving  J.  A.  Moore's  son  in  Cape  Breton.  He  joined  his 
father's  family  in  Gentry  County  in  1876.  Benjamin  Moore,  who  had 
served  in  the  Civil  War  and  was  discharged  because  of  illness,  died  in  1866. 
His  remains  are  buried  in  Hugginsville  Cemetery.  His  widow  now  lives 
at  Mount  Ayr,  Iowa.  J.  A.  Moore  has  a  brother,  Thomas  A.,  now  living 
in  Alberta,  Canada,  and  a  half  brother,  Edward,  living  at  St.  Louis.  J. 
A.  Moore  was  reared  by  his  maternal  grandmother,  Ann  Musgrave.  For 
more  than  45  years  he  has  lived  in  Gentry  County.  He  farmed  in  Cooper 
Township  until  1885,  and  since  1887  has  been  connected  with  the  Farmers 
and  Mechanics  Bank,  first  as  the  bookkeeper,  and,  since  October,  1917,  as 
the  cashier. 

J.  A.  Moore  was  married  Dec.  15,  1880  to  Martha  Saunders,  a  daughter 
of  James  H.  and  Mary  (Rowe)  Saunders,  both  deceased.  Mrs.  Moore  was 
born  in  Gentry  County,  Feb.  11,  1862.  Her  father  died  here,  and  her 
mother  died  in  Montana  in  March,  1918.  Their  children  were:  W.  A,,  a 
resident  of  Silicia,  Mont. ;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Rose  of  Stanberry ;  Effie,  now 
Mrs.  Stockton  of  Stanberry;  Jasper,  living  in  Montana;  and  Martha,  now 
Mrs.  Moore,  who  was  the  oldest  daughter.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moore  had  three 
children:  a  son,  who  died  in  infancy;  James  Carl,  born  in  1884,  and  died  in 
1915,  who  graduated  from  the  Stanberry  High  School,  married  Blanche 
Mathis,  and  left  three  children,  Doris  Merle,  Albert  and  Arlan,  who  with 
their  mother  live  at  Stanberry ;  and  Merle,  died  at  the  age  of  23  years. 

Mr.  Moore  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge.  He  is  an  efficient  and 
courteous  bank  official,  a  citizen  highly  esteemed  for  his  progressive 
ideas,  and  a  man  of  energy  and  ability. 

John  J.  Cain,  well  known  operator  of  a  real  estate,  loans,  and  insurance 
office  at  Stanberry,  was  born  in  Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  Feb.  14,  1845,  the 
son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  Ann  (Reed)  Cain.  They  were  married  in  Ohio, 
and  both  died  near  Bloomfield,  Ind.,  Mr.  Cain  in  1852,  and  his  wife  in  1864. 
John  J.  Cain  is  the  only  one  of  their  ten  children  now  living.  The  others, 
who  lived  to  be  adults,  were:  James  and  Isaac,  who  died  from  cholera  in 
1848;  Jacob,  died  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  while  serving  in  Company  K,  80th 
Indiana  Regiment,  during  the  Civil  War;  Alexander  died  in  Iowa  in  1860; 
and  Elizabeth  died  in  1863. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  573 

John  J.  Cain  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Illinois,  and  enlisted  for 
service  in  the  Civil  War  when  he  was  17  years  old,  in  Company  K,  80th 
Indiana  Volunteers,  but  was  transferred  to  the  Veterans  Reserve  Corps, 
Company  E,  8th  Regiment  in  December,  1863.  He  remained  in  service 
until  1865.  After  the  close  of  the  war,  Mr,  Cain  farmed  in  Illinois,  and  in 
1871  he  settled  in  De  Kalb  County,  Mo.  In  partnership  with  P.  C.  Noaks 
and  his  brother,  Mr.  Cain  ran  a  saw  mill  on  the  Isaac  Miller  farm.  They 
sawed  more  than  500,000  feet  of  lumber  during  one  summer,  after  they 
bought  the  Jameson  Mill,  which  was  later  moved  five  miles  west  of  Pattons- 
burg. 

In  1880  Mr.  Cain  moved  to  Gentry  County  and  settled  two  miles  north- 
west of  Stanberry  on  the  farm  of  110  acres,  now  operated  by  his  son.  For 
more  than  30  years  Mr.  Cain  has  been  writing  insurance  at  Stanberry, 
where  he  lives,  and  for  the  past  22  years,  has  handled  real  estate  and  loans. 
He  has  conducted  a  constantly  increasing  business,  and  is  known  as  an 
enterprising  business  man. 

John  J.  Cain  was  married  near  Swan  Creek,  111.,  Oct.  21,  1869,  to 
Margaret  J.  Fry,  a  native  of  Virginia,  born  on  Sept.  27,  1850,  the  daughter 
of  Abraham  and  Eliza  (Helms)  Fry.  Abraham  Fry  died  in  DeKalk  County 
about  1918,  and  his  wife  died  some  years  before.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cain  have 
seven  hving  children:  Mary  E.,  married  L.  D.  Hughes  of  Stanberry,  and 
he  has  been  dead  about  20  years ;  Joseph  A.,  married  Minnie  Heims,  and  is 
a  bookkeeper  in  Kansas  City ;  Rausa  E.,  at  home ;  Aaron  D.,  a  bookkeeper  in 
Kansas  City ;  G.  C,  married  Rebecca  W.  James,  and  is  living  on  the  home 
farm;  Sylvia  M.,  at  home;  and  Paul  H.,  married  Ida  Yarrington  and  is  a 
traveling  salesman  in  Kansas  City. 

Mr.  Cain  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge,  and  is  Commander  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  post  at  Stanberry.  He  assisted  in  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Farmers  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Gentry  County 
and  has  served  on  the  board  of  that  organization  for  15  years.  He  also 
helped  to  institute  the  Farmers  Mutual  Tornado  and  Cyclone  and  Wind- 
storm Association  of  the  Third  Congressional  District,  and  was  the  presi- 
dent of  the  company  for  ten  years.  This  company  has  increased  its  terri- 
tory until  it  now  covers  the  entire  state  of  Missouri.  Mr.  Cain  is  a  reliable 
business  man,  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  his  community,  and  a 
highly  esteemed  individual. 

Claud  A.  Greenlee,  secretary  of  the  Gentry  County  Trust  Company  at 
Stanberry,  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Dec.  14,  1884.  His  parents 
are  E.  F.  and  Rebecca  (Middleton)  Greenlee,  the  former  a  native  of  Indiana, 
and  the  latter  born  in  Wisconsin.  They  now  live  in  Washington  County. 
Their  children  are:  A.  C,  Claud  A.,  J.  E.,  John,  J.  P.,  Mary,  the  wife  of 


574  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Cleve  Record,  and  May,  now  living  in  St.  Louis.  Three  children  died  in 
infancy. 

Claud  A.  Greenlee  attended  the  public  schools  and  graduated  from  the 
commercial  course  of  the  Stanberry  Normal  School  in  1905.  He  spent  15 
months  as  timekeeper  for  the  Wabash  Railway  Company,  and  in  August, 
1907,  he  became  the  assistant  cashier  for  the  Farmers  and  Mechanics 
Bank  at  Stanberry.  He  remained  in  that  position  until  November,  1919, 
when  he  organized  the  Gentry  County  Trust  Company. 

The  Gentry  County  Trust  Company  was  organized  on  Nov.  26,  1919, 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $75,000,  and  with  the  following  officers :  S.  H.  Dres- 
bach,  president;  George  Morton,  vice-president;  Claud  A.  Greenlee,  secre- 
tary ;  Gladys  Collier,  assistant  secretary ;  and  W.  A.  Temple,  W.  S.  Hardin, 
L.  0.  Grantham,  G.  W.  Rose,  C.  S.  Allen,  Andrew  Bennett  and  Owen  Collier, 
directors.  The  only  change  in  the  personnel  of  the  officers  since  the  organ- 
ization of  the  company  is  in  the  position  of  assistant  secretary,  now  held 
by  Loren  Stockton,  and  A.  R.  Liggett,  treasurer. 

Claud  A.  Greenlee  was  married  in  March,  1908,  to  Iva  Blakesley,  a 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Harriett  Blakesley  of  Burlington  Junction.  Mrs.  Green- 
lee was  born  in  Nodaway  County,  attended  the  Stanberry  Normal  School, 
from  which  she  graduated,  and  then  was  a  student  in  the  Northwest  Mis- 
souri State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  from  which  she  also  graduated. 
She  taught  in  Nodaway  and  Gentry  Counties  for  two  years  prior  to  her 
marriage.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greenlee  have  two  children:  leca  and  Claud 
Ansel. 

Mr.  Greenlee  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
has  served  on  the  Board  of  Education  of  Stanberry,  and  has  been  the 
clerk  of  the  City  Council  since  1907.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Interstate 
Highway  Commission  for  two  years.  He  is  a  man  of  marked  executive 
ability  and  ambition.  He  was  born  in  a  log  cabin  in  the  Ozark  Mountains, 
and  has  worked  hard  for  his  success.  He  made  his  way  through  high 
school,  and  when  he  entered  the  Normal  School  at  Stanberry,  he  had  just 
$12.50  in  his  possiession.  He  managed  however,  to  complete  his  college 
work,  and  his  pluck  and  perserverance  have  carried  him  on  to  his  present 
success. 

S.  D.  McCoy,  proprietor  of  the  Cash  Store  at  Stanberry,  is  a  native 
of  Ohio,  born  in  Richland  County,  Dec.  11,  1849,  the  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Catherine  (Simpson)  McCoy,  both  natives  of  Pennsylvania.  Benjamin 
McCoy  died  in  Ohio,  in  1852,  and  his  widow  came  to  Guildford,  Mo.,  then 
moved  to  Worth  County,  and  afterwards  to  Saline  County,  Kans.,  where 
she  died  in  1880. 

S.  D.  McCoy  was  living  at  Guildford,  Mo.,  in  the  sixties  when  the 


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deer  were  plentiful,  and  the  wolves  still  infested  the  country.  He  taught 
school  for  a  time.  His  first  school  was  taught  in  a  log  cabin  in  Worth 
County  the  year  he  was  18  years  old.  He  took  a  claim  in  Saline  County, 
Kans.,  and  lived  on  the  land  for  three  years.  He  sold  the  farm  and  moved 
to  Salina,  Kans.,  where  he  entered  the  marcantile  business.  While  he  was 
living  in  Saline  County,  he  had  an  opportunity  to  make  a  most  undesirable 
acquaintance  with  a  Kansas  cyclone.  One  of  the  "freaks'  'of  that  particu- 
lar storm  was  to  carry  away  from  the  wagon  upon  which  it  had  been  loaded 
the  500  pound  master  wheel  of  a  Marsh  Harvester.  The  wheel  was  never 
found  and  the  supposition  was  that  it  had  been  blown  into  the  river  and 
embedded  in  the  soil  there. 

Mr.  McCoy  came  to  Stanberry  in  1882,  and  opened  a  restaurant.  He 
remained  in  that  pursuit  for  10  years,  in  the  meantime  opening  a  grocery 
store.  From  this  latter  business  he  built  up  his  present  enterprise  of  the 
Cash  Store,  where  he  handles  glassware,  queensware,  tinware  and  granite. 
The  store  represents  the  continued  work  and  forthought  of  40  years  of 
Mr.  McCoy's  life,  and  is  evidence  of  his  business  acumen  and  industry. 

Mr.  McCoy  was  married  in  1871,  to  Anna  Milligan,  a  daughter  of  W. 
J.  and  Nancy  Milligen  of  Worth  County.  W.  J.  Milligen  was  one  of  the 
first  judges  of  Worth  County  and  was  a  prominent  man  in  his  community. 
Mrs.  McCoy  died  in  1912  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Stanberry  Cem- 
etery. Her  children  were :  Ora  V.,  now  the  wife  of  S.  B.  Sweat,  a  sketch  of 
whose  life  appears  later;  Howard  C,  married  Bertha  Drinkard,  and  is  con- 
nected with  the  Wabash  Railway  Company  at  Stanberry ;  and  William  A., 
married  Gretchen  Frederick,  and  is  a  clothing  merchant  of  Stanberry,  Be- 
sides the  children  of  Mrs.  Sweet,  Mr.  McCoy  has  the  following  grandchild- 
ren; Howard  C,  Claude  L.,  Alice,  Isabell,  Mary  Elizabeth,  and  Ora  McCoy. 

S.  B.  Sweat,  born  in  Miller  Township,  Nov.  20,  1871,  is  the  son  of  C. 
and  Sarah  (Teel)  Sweat).  C.  Sweat  was  born  in  1848  and  came  to  Missouri 
when  he  was  but  a  child.  He  died  in  1893,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in 
the  High  Ridge  Cemetery.  His  widow  now  lives  at  Stanberry.  Their 
children  were:  S.  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Susan,  the  wife  of  E. 
Buckley,  now  in  partnership  with  Mr.  Sweat.  Mr.  Sweat  was  educated 
in  Stanberry,  and  took  the  commercial  course  in  the  Stanberry  Normal 
School.  He  then  worked  for  the  J.  T.  Norman  Dry  Goods  Company  for  a 
year  and  later  for  the  Standard  Oil  Company  for  two  years.  He  left  that 
company  to  enter  the  lumber  business,  and  has  been  the  manager  of  the 
Stanberry  Lumber  and  Coal  Company  since  1911.  From  1896  he  was  the 
manager  of  the  Groomer  &  Company  Lumber  Yard,  a  business  which  was 
taken  over  by  the  present  firm  of  the  Stanberry  Lumber  and  Coal  Com- 
pany. 


576  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Sweat  was  married  in  June,  1896  to  Ora  McCoy  and  to  this  union 
three  children  were  born ;  Vestena,  now  with  the  Farmers  and  Mechanics 
Bank  at  Stanberry ;  Blanch,  a  teacher  in  Kansas  City ;  and  Elizabeth,  now 
a  student  in  the  Stanberry  High  School. 

Mr.  Sweat  was  elected  County  Judge  of  Gentry  County  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket  in  1905.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  and  Knights  of 
Phythias  lodges.  Mr.  McCoy  has  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  at  Stan- 
berry. He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Both 
Mr.  McCoy  and  Mr.  Sweat  are  excellent  business  men. 

Hon.  Silvester  W.  Brandom,  A.  B.,  LL.  B.,  of  Gallatin,  was  born  in 
Grundy  County.  He  lived  on  the  farm  with  his  parents  until  he  was  15 
years  old,  working  on  the  farm  in  summer  and  attending  the  country 
school  in  winter.  Then  his  father  told  him  that  if  he  wanted  to  go  to 
school  any  more  he  must  earn  the  money  himself  to  pay  the  expenses. 
So,  with  the  father's  consent  he  left  home  to  shift  for  himself  and  began 
the  struggle  for  an  education.  After  years  of  earnest  toil,  he  had  com- 
pleted a  regular  college  course,  attended  the  Missouri  University  for  some 
time  and  received  his  law  degree  from  Washington  and  Lee  University, 
after  taking  the  regular  course  in  law  and  equity.  While  in  school  he  pur- 
sued regularly  the  study  of  music,  and  completed  the  regular  college  course 
in  voice,  piano,  thorough  bass  and  harmony.  He  has  always  claimed  that 
no  one,  man  or  women,  should  neglect  to  become  proficient  at  least  in  the 
rudiments  of  vocal  and  instrumental  music. 

He  was  a  teacher  for  several  years,  and  now  holds  a  first  grade  or  life 
certificate  to  teach  in  the  school  of  Missouri.  He  has  been  admitted  to 
practice  law  in  all  the  courts  of  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Colorado,  and  has 
engaged  in  practice  in  the  three  states  named.  He  was  chosen  represen- 
tative of  Daviess  County,  and  served  in  the  Forty-fourth  General  Assembly 
during  the  administration  of  Gov.  Joseph  W.  Folk.  In  1914  he  published 
two  volumes  of  his  addresses.  At  that  time  Prof.  Howard  A.  Gass  was 
state  superintendent  of  schools,  and  also  editor  of  the  Missouri  School 
Journal,  and  in  the  November,  Missouri  State  Journal  (1914)  there  was  a 
reference  to  Mr.  Brandom  and  one  of  his  books,  in  these  words:  "Sixteen 
Miles  to  Hell,  and  Other  Addresses,  by  Hon.  S.  W.  Brandom,  A.  B.,  LL.  B., 
author  of  "Capturing  the  Colonel  and  Other  Themes."  This  work  consists 
of  a  number  of  addresses  or  sermons  delivered  by  Mr.  Brandom  on  differ- 
ent occasions,  which  have  been  gathered  together  and  put  in  book  form, 
205  pages,  paper  bound.  Mr.  Brandom  is  a  lawyer  and  a  minister  of  the 
gospel,  and  in  years  past  was  a  successful  teacher.  He  is  an  interesting 
writer,  a  strong  speaker  and  a  good  student." 

Then  in  the  Missouri  State  Journal  of  December,  1914,  was  another 


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reference  to  the  other  book  and  the  author  in  these  words:  "Hon.  S.  W. 
Bradom  of  Gallatin,  has  published  a  book  of  sermons  and  addresses  under 
the  general  title  of  'Capturing  the  Colonel'  Every  address  is  worth  read- 
ing, as  it  is  filled  with  wise  suggestions  that  will  prove  helpful  to  all." 

During  his  struggles  to  acquire  college  and  university  training,  he 
gained  that  reliance  upon  himself  and  his  own  resources  which  has  proved 
to  be  his  chief  dependence  in  both  professional  and  business  efforts.  His 
mother's  people  were  Kentuckians,  while  his  father  was  a  native  of  the 
Old  Dominion,  and  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1856,  but  a  few  years  later 
moved  to  a  farm  in  Grundy  County,  and  at  the  date  of  his  death  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Citizens  Bank  at  Trenton. 

July  3,  1886,  S.  W.  Brandom  married  Etta  L.  Boyce,  daughter  of 
Judge  and  Mrs.  D.  D.  Boyce  of  Harrison  County.  This  union  was  blessed 
with  four  children,  three  boys  and  one  girl,  viz:  Vincent  Boyce,  Ralph 
Wallace,  Charles  Daniel,  and  Lena.  His  wife  departed  this  life  on  May 
12,  1917.  The  oldest  son,  Vincent  Boyce  Brandom  married  Miss  Loie 
Jameson  of  Buchanan  County  and  now  lives  on  a  farm  in  Harrison  County. 
The  second  son,  Ralph  Wallace  Brandom,  married  Miss  Ruth  Trimble  of 
Clay  County,  and  now  lives  on  a  farm  in  Grundy  County.  The  third  son, 
Charles  Daniel  Brandom,  married  Miss  Katherine  Dudley,  of  Daviess 
County,  and  is  now  practicing  law  in  Gallatin.  The  daughter.  Miss  Lena 
Brandom,  is  attending  school  at  the  Kansas  State  University  at  Lawrence. 

S.  W.  Brandom  came  to  Pattonsburg  in  1897,  as  superintendent  of  the 
Pattonsburg  schools,  which  position  he  held  for  two  years,  and  he  moved 
to  Gallatin  in  February,  1904,  and  the  next  month  opened  a  law  office  in  the 
town.  He  purchased  a  vacant  block  of  ground,  and  improved  it  for  a  per- 
manent home,  where  he  now  resides ;  he  has  also  doubled  his  real  estate 
holdings  in  Grundy  County,  since  moving  to  Daviess  County.  Upon  enter- 
ing the  work  of  the  gospel  ministry,  his  efforts  to  accumulate  property 
naturally  ended,  in  1907.  He  has  been  secretary  of  the  Daviess  County 
Baptist  Association  continuously  from  September,  1906,  to  the  present 
time.  May,  1922.  He  has  held  pastorates  in  Altamont,  Nettleton,  Edin- 
burg,  Clarksdale,  Stewartsville,  Bethany,  and  a  few  country  churches.  His 
work  as  an  evangelist  has  extended  over  several  counties,  and  his  work 
has  been  generally  successful. 

The  Official  Manual  of  Missouri,  for  the  years  1907-1908,  on  page 
33  refers  to  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  in  the  following  wbrds:  'S.  W.  Bran- 
dom, representative  from  Daviess  County,  was  born  Aug.  30,  1863,  in 
Grundy  County,  Mo.  He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools. 
Grand  River  College,,  Missouri  State  University  and  Washington  and  Lee 
University.     He  married  Miss  Etta  L.  Boyce,  July  3,  1886,  in  Harrison 


578  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

County,  Mo.,  and  resides  at  Gallatin.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
legislature  in  1906,  and  during  the  session  of  1907  was  a  member  of  the 
following  committees:  Criminal  Jurisprudence,  Criminal  Code  and  Public 
School  Text-books.  He  is  a  lawyer  and  practices  in  the  courts  of  the 
Seventh  judicial  circuit. 

His  attitude  toward  professional  and  political  issues  all  through  his 
life  has  been  one  of  duty  and  right.  He  has  persistently  refused  to  seek 
or  court  popular  applause,  or  resort  to  any  questionable  expediency  to 
gain  a  point  of  advantage.  When  drafted  as  a  candidate  for  the  legisla- 
ture, he  said  that,  "We  need  the  enforcement  of  the  laws,  rather  than  the 
enactment  of  more  laws."  He  has  consistenely  contended  in  his  public 
addresses  that  good  laws  will  not  result  in  good  government  or  good  social 
conditions  while  people  themselves  are  wrong.  Therefore,  he  argues,  that 
the  work  of  the  churches  in  evangelizing  and  saving  men,  women,  boys 
and  girls'  is  the  most  patriotic  service  of  all.  Hence,  he  says,  that  the 
work  the  preachers  are  doing  is  the  best  work  to  which  any  man  can  devote 
his  time  and  talents.  September  16,  1920,  Mr.  Brandom  married  Ida  San- 
ford,  and  to  this  union  one  son,  Sanford  Woodrow,  was  born  Feb.  7,  1922. 

C.  C.  Mendenhall,  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  for  35  years  and  a  well 
known  merchant  at  Stanberry,  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  born  in  Ross  County, 
Sept.  6,  1844.     His  parents  were  Jesse  and  Clara  (Kilbourn)  Mendenhall. 

Jesse  Mendenhall  was  a  native  of  Virginia  and  died  in  Illinois  in  1865. 
His  wife  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  died  at  Burlington  Junction,  Mo.  Their 
children  were:  Addie,  now  Mrs.  Loomis  of  Hickory  County;  C.  C,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  William,  deceased;  Edgar,  a  resident  of  Salem,  Neb.; 
and  Emerson,  living  in  Oklahoma.  The  Mendenhall  family  left  Ohio  and 
went  to  Fulton  County,  111.,  in  1846.  After  the  death  of  Jesse  Mendenhall 
there,  his  widow  drove  overland  to  Missouri  and  located  at  Burlington 
Junction,  where  she  later  married  William  Graham. 

C.  C.  Mendenhall  settled  at  Farmington,  111.,  Where  his  father  had  been 
interested  in  the  manufacturing  of  "Blue"  steel  plows,  so  called  because  of 
the  blue  paint  used  on  the  plows.  Mr.  Mendenhall  later  came  to  Burling- 
ton Junction,  then  moved  to  Fall  City.  He  afterwards  located  at  Norcatur, 
Kans.,  where  he  farmed  for  ten  years  and  followed  the  trade  of  sign  paint- 
ing which  he  had  learned  earlier  in  life.  He  moved  to  Maitland,  Mo.,  and 
operated  a  restaurant  there  for  some  time,  and  came  to  Stanberry  in  1887. 
He  opened  a  restaurant  and  made  a  specialty  of  a  15  cent  meal  for  farmers. 
Finding  himself  successful  in  handling  mercantile  work,  he  opened  a  racket 
store  about  15  years  ago.  He  handles  groceries  also  and  conducts  a  thriv- 
ing business. 

Mr.  Mendenhall  enlisted  for  service  in  the  United  States  Army  on 


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Jan.  26,  1864.  He  was  placed  in  Company  C,  103rd  Illinois  Infantry.  He 
was  on  garrison  duty  at  Paducah,  Ky.,  and  later  in  South  Carolina.  He 
participated  in  the  Grand  Review  at  Washington,  D.  C,  in  May,  1865,  and 
was  mustered  out  of  service  at  Springfield,  111.,  after  a  service  of  18 
months,  and  having  marched  over  500  miles  with  the  company.  Mr.  Men- 
denhall  had  served  in  the  100  day  enlistment  during  1863  also.  He  joined 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  Post  at  Norcatur,  Kans.,  and  while  living 
there  in  1890,  he  was  appointed  census  enumerator  for  two  townships. 

C.  C.  Mendenhall  was  married  in  1872  to  Amanda  J.  Golding  of  Bed- 
ford, Iowa.  Mrs.  Mendenhall  was  born  in  Indiana,  and  died  at  Stanberry, 
in  March,  1919.  Her  remains  are  buried  at  Stanberry.  Mr.  Mendenhall 
has  three  living  children:  Edith,  married  to  Clarence  Shisler  of  Stanberry; 
Frank  Leslie,  married  Hazel  Akers,  and  lives  in  Chicago,  111. ;  and  Nellie 
Fay,  the  wife  of  Blaine  Van  Tilburg  of  Kansas  City.  Two  sons  are  dead: 
Charles  Ernest,  the  oldest  child,  died  in  1887,  at  the  age  of  21  years ;  and 
the  fourth  child,  Carl,  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Mendenhall  has  the  following 
grandchildren;  Gwendolyn  and  Clarence  Jesse  Shisler,  and  the  adopted 
daughter  of  F,  L.  Mendenhall. 

Mr.  Mendenhall  has  been  an  acute  observer  of  men  and  events  all  of 
his  life,  and  is  an  interesting  conversationalist.  He  says  that  he  prefers 
to  keep  in  touch  with  the  outside  world  by  remaining  in  active  business  life, 
and  he  operates  his  business  with  the  same  vigorous  foresight  that  built 
up  the  enterprise  in  the  first  place. 

Samuel  H.  Dresbach,  judge  of  the  County  Court  of  Gentry  County, 
from  1912  to  1916,  president  of  the  Gentry  County  Trust  Company  since  its 
organization  in  1919,  and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Dresbach  and  Ross  at 
Stanberry,  is  one  of  the  well  known  men  of  Gentry  County,  where  he  has 
lived  since  1902. 

Judge  Dresbach  was  born  in  Edgar  County,  111.,  Feb.  5,  1861,  the  son 
of  Samuel  B.  and  Mary  A.  (Cheeseman)  Dresbach.  Samuel  B.  Dresbach 
died  in  Illinois  in  1862 ;  and  his  widow  moved  to  Iowa,  and  later  came  to 
Gentry  County,  where  she  died  in  1911.  Their  children  were:  Charles 
E.,  a  farmer  at  Glenwood,  Ark. ;  Helena,  the  wife  of  R.  Weldon  of  San 
Antonia,  Texas;  and  Samuel  H.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

Samuel  H.  Dresbach  attended  the  public  schools  of  Illinois,  and  left 
that  state  in  1899.  He  located  in  Clarinda,  Iowa,  then  moved  to  Missouri, 
where  he  settled  in  Clearmont,  in  Nodaway  County.  He  bought  a  farm 
there  which  he  later  sold,  and  moved  to  Winterset,  Iowa.  From  Iowa  he 
came  to  Gentry  County  and  purchased  a  farm  which  he  operated  until  he 
entered  his  present  occupation.  In  1919  Judge  Dresbach,  in  partnership 
with  Clarence  D.  Ross,  bought  the  N.  G.  Dillion  mill  at  Stanberry,  and  have 


580  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

been  operating  it  with  success  ever  since.  The  mill  grinds  wheat  for 
graham  flour,  oats,  corn,  and  the  owners  buy  and  sell  feed  grains.  The 
business  has  developed  rapidly  and  is  one  of  the  flourishing  commercial  en- 
terprises of  the  community. 

S.  H.  Dresbach  was  married  in  1887  to  Laura  B.  Morris,  daughter  of 
Oliver  and  Mary  K.  Morris,  both  deceased.  Mrs.  Dresbach  was  born  and 
reared  in  Edgar  County,  111.  To  her  union  with  S.  H.  Dresbach  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born :  Hilah  B.,  died  at  the  age  of  12  years ;  Mary  K.,  the 
wife  of  John  Hanson  of  Luverne,  S.  Dak. ;  Charles  Chester,  married  Gladys 
Chilton,  and  is  living  on  the  home  farm  in  Gentry  County ;  Bruce,  enlisted 
for  service  in  the  World  War,  but  died  at  the  age  of  22  years  before  he  had 
been  called  for  training;  and  Helen  B.,  now  a  student  in  the  Stanberry 
High  School. 

Samuel  H.  Dresbach  was  elected  the  judge  of  the  County  Court  on  the 
Democratic  ticket  and  made  an  efficient  and  unprejudiced  official  of  the 
county.  He  and  the  county  officials  who  were  serving  at  the  same  time 
had  the  court  house  remodeled  and  redecorated  and  made  a  much  needed 
improvement  in  the  county  jail.  As  a  county  official,  as  one  of  the  direct- 
ing factors  in  the  Gentry  County  Trust  Company,  as  a  business  man,  and 
as  a  private  citizen,  Judge  Dresbach  has  proved  himself  a.  capable  and 
reliable  man. 

George  A.  Sager,  carrier  on  Rural  Route  No.  2,  from  Stanberry,  Gentry 
County,  since  June  1,  1901,  is  a  native  of  the  county,  where  he  was  born  in 
Cooper  Township  on  Oct.  16,  1872.  His  parents  were  Augustus  and  Eva 
(Kaiser)   Sager. 

Augustus  Sager  was  born  in  Germany,  Aug.  14,  1830,  and  came  to 
America  in  1842,  with  his  parents.  They  settled  in  Sandusky  Plains,  Ohio, 
later  moving  to  Iowa,  and  to  Gentry  County  in  the  fifties.  Mr.  Sager  en- 
tered 240  acres  of  land  in  Cooper  Township,  and  married  Eva  Kaiser,  the 
eldest  of  12  children  born  to  Conrad  and  Martha  Kaiser,  early  settlers  of 
Cooper  Township.  Augustus  Sager  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War 
from  Gentry  County  and  served  in  Company  K.,  Missouri  Infantry,  under 
Colonel  Craner  and  Captain  Curry.  He  moved  to  Stanberry  in  1882,  and 
died  there  Jan.  31,  1918.  His  widow  died  at  Stanberry  on  Dec.  16,  1921.  The 
remains  of  both  are  buried  in  High  Ridge  Cemetery.  Their  children  were: 
Alena,  the  wife  of  George  Allen  of  King  City ;  Martha,  married  to  J.  A. 
Dresbach,  a  veterinary  surgeon  at  Stanberry ;  Susie,  married  to  W.  C. 
Smelzer  of  Muscatine,  Iowa;  G.  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Clara,  the 
wife  of  A.  G.  Heyde  of  Stanberry ;  Elmer,  a  farmer  in  Cooper  Towliship ; 
and  Nellie,  the  wife  of  Earl  Temple  of  Fleming,  Colo. 

George  A.  Sager  attended  the  public  school  in  his  boyhood  and  grad- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  581 

uated  from  the  commercial  department  of  the  Stanberry  Normal  School 
in  the  class  of  1898.  He  worked  at  the  terminal  shops  in  St.  Joseph  for 
a  short  time,  then  returned  to  Gentry.  County  and  farmed  until  he  was 
appointed  mail  carrier  by  President  McKinley.  Mr.  Sager  is  the  oldest 
man  in  the  point  of  service  in  Gentry  County,  and  is  very  popular  with 
his  patrons.  He  expedites  the  delivery  of  the  mail  on  his  route  by  using 
an  automobile. 

George  A.  Sager  was  married  Dec.  1,  1920  to  Jennie  Roberts,  a  daugh- 
ter of  J.  W.  and  Diana  (McClintock)  Roberts.  Mrs.  Roberts  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Colonel  Armstrong  McClintock  a  veteran  of  the  War  of  1812  and  a 
United  States  Indian  Agent  in  this  part  of  Missouri  in  the  pioneer  days. 
He  helped  to  lay  out  the  town  site  of  Athens,  now  Albany.  He  died  near 
Gower  in  Clinton  County  in  1872.  Mrs.  Roberts  died  there  in  1881.  J. 
W.  Roberts  was  sheriff  of  Worth  County.  He  was  born  near  Rosendale, 
Andrews  County,  and  died  in  Nodaway  County,  in  1918.  Besides  the 
daughter,  Mrs.  Sager,  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Roberts  had  a  son,  John,  now  living 
on  the  home  farm  in  Nodaway  County,  where  the  Roberts  family  is  well 
known,  J.  W.  Roberts  having  lived  there  for  more  than  30  years.  Mrs. 
Sager  was  born  in  Clinton  County  and  attended  school  there  and  in  Noda- 
way County. 

Mr.  Sager  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  No.  109  Blue  Lodge,  and  Chapter  at 
Stanberry,  No.  98  Council  P.  W.  G.  at  Chillicothe.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  Modern  Woodmen  of  America, 
at  Stanberry.  He  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  community  for  his  efficiency 
in  his  work,  and  is  accounted  an  enterprising  and  industrious  citizen.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  singing  in  the  choir  for 
25  years.  He  never  missed  Sunday  School  unless  he  was  sick  or  out  of 
town.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

E.  C.  Lockwood  has  been  a  well  known  lawyer  in  Gentry  County  since 
1901,  when  he  began  practicing  at  McFall,  later  moving  to'  Stanberry, 
where  he  has  remained.  He  Was  born  near  McFall,  Dec.  26,  1874,  the  son 
of  Jacob  and  Eleanor  D.  (Christie)  Lockwood. 

David  Lockwood,  the  paternal  grandfather  of  E.  C.  Lockwood  was 
born  in  Kentucky  in  1798.  He  married  Jane  Wilson,  a  native  of  Cabell 
County,  Va.,  and  two  years  later  they  moved  to  Warren  County,  Ind., 
where  they  remained  for  14  years.  In  1844  they  came  to  Daviess  County, 
and  David  Lockwood  entered  800  acres  of  land  which  he  improved.  He 
became  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  his  community.  He  died  on  his  farm 
in  1864,  and  his  widow  died  in  1888.  Their  children  were:  WiUiam,  died 
near  Ft.  Laramie  on  his  way  home  from  California,  in  a  party  which  in- 
cluded Henry  Bolen  and  Pole  Brown  of  Pattonsburg ;  Robert,  died  in  Colo- 


582  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

rado ;  Jacob,  mentioned  later  in  this  sketch ;  Henry,  killed  in  the  battle 
of  Pea  Ridge,  Ark.;  Mary  A.,  married  J.  Watson;  Sarah  A,,  married 
Rueben  Shultz,  a  representative  from  Gentry  County  to  the  Missouri  legis- 
lature of  1861,  and  a  supporter  of  Claiborne  Jackson,  the  war  governor  of 
Missouri;  Elizabeth,  married  to  Z.  Spiers,  a  pioneer  farmer  of  Gentry 
County ;  Moriah  J.,  the  widow  of  Francis  Cravens  of  Payson,  Utah ;  Eliza, 
the  widow  of  Abram  Miles  of  Gentry,  Ark. ;  and  four  children  who  died  in 
infancy.     Three  sons  served  in  the  Confederate  Army. 

Jacob  Lockwood,  the  father  of  E.  C.  Lockwood,  was  born  in  Warren 
County,  Ind.,  Sept.  16,  1836,  and  came  to  Missouri  with  his  parents.  He 
married  Eleanor  D.  Christie,  a  daughter  of  Israel  Christie,  who  moved  from 
Shelby  County,  Ky.,  to  Davies  County,  in  1851.  Israel  Christie's  wife  was 
a  daughter  of  Abram  Cook,  a  pioneer  Baptist  minister  of  Kentucky,  and  the 
ancester  of  the  Cook  family  whose  name  appears  in  the  annals  of  the 
Baptist  church  in  Missouri.  Two  of  Israel  Christie's  sons,  Jeffry  and 
Israel,  Jr.,  were  well  known  Baptist  ministers  in  Northwest  Missouri. 
Jacob  and  Eleanor  D.  (Christie)  Lockwood  were  married  in  the  Liberty 
church  in  Daviess  County,  and  to  their  union  the  following  children  were 
born :  Anna  Lee,  died  in  infancy ;  Henry  Wayne,  accidently  killed  while 
working  in  timber  land  on  Dec.  18,  1897;  Charles  S.,  formerly  a  teacher 
and  an  attorney  at  law  in  Gentry  County,  now  a  salesman  in  Tulsa,  Okla. ; 
Robert  P.,  died  in  infancy ;  and  Ernest  C,  the  subject  of  this  review.  Mrs. 
Lockwood  died  in  1878,  and  by  the  second  marriage  of  the  father  to  Naomi 
Belle  Shores  he  had  two  children :  Bernice,  now  Mrs.  Williams  of  Oklahoma 
City,  Okla. ;  and  Eva,  died  in  infancy.  Naomi  Belle  (Shares)  Lockwbod 
died  in  1885. 

E.  C.  Lockwood  attended  the  public  schools  of  Daviess  and  Gentry 
Counties,  was  a  student  in  Central  Christian  College  at  Albany,  and  took 
the  law  degree  at  the  University  of  Kansas  in  Lawrence  in  1900.  In  the 
fall  of  1901,  he  located  at  McFall,  later  moving  to  Stanberry  on  July  2,  1917. 
He  served  as  the  prosecuting  attorney  of  Gentry  County  in  1913  and  1914. 

E.  C.  Lockwood  was  married  on  Sept.  30,  1906,  to  Ellen  G.  Hendrix 
of  Edgerton.  To  this  union  two  children  were  born :  Margaret  Ellen,  and 
Jacob  R.  Mrs.  Lockwood  died  July  23,  1919.  On  Dec.  29,  1921,  Mr.  Lock- 
wood  was  married  to  Anora  Nelle  Law,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  Gentry 
County,  and  attended  Central  College  at  Lexington. 

E.  C.  Lockwood  is  highly  esteemed  in  Gentry  County.  As  an  officer 
of  the  county  he  served  faithfully  and  efficiently.  He  is  capable  in  his  pro- 
fession, and  is  a  citizen  of  high  ideals.  The  Lockwood  family  has  been 
known  in  the  county  for  many  years  and  has  always  been  a  respected 
family,  one  that  has  been  an  asset  to  the  community. 


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Victor  Fields,  president  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  proprietor 
of  the  Fields  Clothing  Company  at  Stanberry,  is  a  native  Missourian.  He 
was  born  in  Linn  County,  April  25,  1876,  the  son  of  Joseph  J.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Street)  Fields. 

Joseph  J.  Fields  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1837.  He  served  in  the  Con- 
federate Army  during  the  entire  four  years  of  the  Civil  War,  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  1865.  He  located  at  Linneus,  and  taught  school  practically  all 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died  in  1917.  His  remains  are  buried  in  the 
Confederate  Home  Cemetery  at  Higginsville.  His  widow,  born  in  Sulli- 
van County  on  Dec.  31,  1850,  now  lives  at  Browning.  Their  children  were: 
Hermia,  the  wife  of  Guy  Adams  of  Browning;  W.  H.,  Pine  Apple,  Ala.; 
Maude,  living  at  Browning;  Victor,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Floy,  now 
married  to  Claude  Manning  of  Chula;  and  Claude,  address  unknown. 

Victor  Fields  attended  school  at  Humphreys,  and  began  work  in  a 
store  there  when  he  was  16  years  old.  He  spent  two  years  in  St.  Louis 
working  in  the  Rice,  Styx  Wholesale  house,  and  in  1901,  he  went  to  Brown- 
ing and  established  a  general  dry  goods  store.  After  operating  that  store 
for  eight  years,  he  sold  out  and  went  to  Gilford  for  two  years.  From  Gif- 
ford  he  came  to  Stanberry  in  1912,  and  traded  for  the  R.  B.  Coifey  Cloth- 
ing Store.  He  has  operated  this  business  ever  since  and  has  made  a  mark- 
ed success  of  his  venture.  He  carries  a  good  line  of  merchandise,  handling 
the  Society  Brand  clothes  for  men  and  boys,  Stetson  hats  and  Ralston 
shoes. 

Victor  Fields  was  married  on  Oct.  16,  1904,  to  Ollie  Dunkin,  a  daugh- 
ter of  J.  H.  and  Martha  Dunkin  of  Browning.  Mrs.  Dunkin  died  in  1915. 
She  and  her  husband  were  both  born  in  Iowa.  Mr.  Dunkin  still  lives  in 
Browning,  where  he  is  a  poultry  dealer.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fields  have  five 
children:  Mary,  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  High  School;  Ruth  in  the 
grammar  school ;  Richard  and  Harold,  twins ;  and  Paul  Eugene. 

Mr,  Fields  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  the  Yoe- 
man,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
lodges.  He  was  elected  alderman  of  Stanberry  in  April,  1921.  Mr.  Fields 
is  a  man  of  keen  business  ability,  energetic  and  capable.  He  is  one  of  the 
highly  esteemed  men  of  Stanberry. 

Benjamin  Pierce,  deceased,  was  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  a  well  known 
farmer  of  Gentry  County,  where  he  came  after  the  close  of  the  Civil  War, 
and  bought  160  acres  of  land  which  he  improved  and  which  is  now  owned 
by  his  widow.  Mr.  Pierce  was  born  in  Clinton  County  in  1844.  His  parents 
were  John  and  Sarah  Pierce. 

Mr.  Pierce  was  reared  in  the  county  of  his  birth  and  enlisted  there 
in  Company  A,  13th  Missouri  Volunteer  Cavalry.     After  three  years  of 


584  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

service,  he  reenlisted  in  the  Federal  service  and  was  placed  on  duty  to  cross 
the  plains.  He  became  a  prominent  farmer  in  Gentry  County,  where  he 
spent  many  years  of  his  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons  and  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  at  Stanberry, 
He  died  on  Feb.  8,  1903,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  High  Ridge 
Cemetery. 

Benjamin  Pierce  was  married  on  May  29,  1870,  to  Elizabeth  Liggett, 
born,  Jan.  9,  1854,  the  daughter  of  Enoch  and  Frances  (Wilson)  Liggett. 
Mrs.  Liggett  was  born  in  Indiana,  and  died  on  the  Liggett  farm  in  Cooper 
Township,  Gentry  County.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  Cooper  Cemetery. 
Enoch  Liggett  was  well  known  in  political  annals  of  the  county.  He  served 
as  a  county  judge,  and  was  the  representative  from  Gentry  County  to  the 
state  legislature  for  a  term.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  he  married 
Sarah  Elizabeth  Osborn,  and  to  their  union  three  children  were  born: 
Enoch,  deceased;  Joseph,  now  living  in  the  southern  part  of  Missouri;  and 
Rolla,  deceased.  Enoch  Liggett  died  in  1895,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in 
Cooper  Cemetery.  His  son,  John  Thomas  Liggett,  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Missouri  legislature. 

To  the  union  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Liggett)  Pierce  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born:  Sarah  F.,  the  wife  of  William  Stephenson  of 
Stanberry ;  Charles,  married  Nannie  Philips,  and  is  a  farmer  and  stockman 
in  Gentry  County ;  D.  M.,  married  Mary  Ellen  Swaringen,  and  is  a  farmer 
and  stockman  on  the  home  farm ;  James  H.,  died  at  the  age  of  19  years ; 
Florence,  married  first  to  Clyde  Brown,  and  later  to  Earl  Murry,  now  living 
at  Stanberry;  and  Benjamin  Harrison,  married  Vinna  David,  and  lives 
at  Stanberry.  Mrs.  Pierce  has  the  following  grandchildren:  Clarence, 
Gladys,  Dorothy,  Doris  and  Edgar  Pierce ;  Forest  and  Bernice  Stephenson ; 
Norma  and  Velma  Pierce;  Eva,  Neva  and  Mona  Frances  Brown;  Curtis 
Murry ;  and  Millard  Pierce. 

Mrs.  Pierce  has  been  a  resident  of  this  neighborhood  for  63  years. 
She  and  her  husband  are  both  members  of  the  Baptist  church,  as  were  also 
Mrs.  Pierce's  parents.  The  Pierce  family  has  been  well  and  favorably 
known  for  many  years  in  Cooper  Township,  where  the  members  of  the 
family  have  always  been  esteemed  as  reliable  and  capable  men  and  women. 

Judge  Lester  L.  Hawthorne,  a  member  of  the  Big  Four  Hardware 
Company  of  Stanberry,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Illinois,  the  son  of 
Dr.  J.  A.  and  C.  M.  (Yost)  Hawthorne.  Dr.  Hawthorne  died  at  Stanton, 
Va.,  his  home  at  that  time,  in  1899.  His  widow  brought  her  family  to 
Gentry  County  in  1901,  and  she  now  lives  at  Stanberry.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Hawthorne  had  the  following  children :  Leota,  now  Mrs.  Dice  of  Stanberry ; 
Fred  Y.,  of  Stanberry ;  Harry  L.,  also  a  resident  of  Stanberry ;  Don  S.,  the 


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cashier  of  The  Bank  of  Bronson,  at  Bronson,  Kans. ;  and  Lester  L.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review. 

Judge  Hawthorne  was  educated  in  Gentry  County.  He  became  con- 
nected with  the  Big  Four  Hardware  Company  in  partnership  with  S.  J. 
Dice,  Fred  Y.  Hawthorne  and  Harry  L.  Hawthorne,  just  after  he  com- 
pleted his  work  in  the  Stanberry  High  School,  and  has  been  with  the  firm 
ever  since.  He  is  now  the  vice  president  of  the  company  of  which  S.  J. 
Dice  is  the  president;  Fred  Y.  Hawthorne,  the  secretary-treasurer,  and 
Harry  A.  Hawthorne,  a  director  of  the  company  and  manager  of  the  imple- 
ment and  coal  departments.  The  firm  carries  a  complete  line  of  farm 
implements,  hardware  and  coal,  and  does  plumbing.  The  company  was  or- 
ganized in  1904,  and  the  business  has  become  a  well  established  enterprise. 
The  company  now  has  a  branch  store  at  Clyde,  where  R.  J.  Gross  is  the 
manager;  and  another  store  at  Whitesville,  where  Ed  Kerns  and  Fred 
Berry  are  the  managers,  and  at  Burlington  Junction,  Mr.  L.  D.  Severs, 
manager.  At  these  branch  stores  the  same  line  of  goods  is  carried  that  is 
handled  at  the  main  store. 

Lester  L.  Hawthorne  was  elected  judge  of  the  North  District  in  1920 
on  the  Republican  ticket  by  a  majority  of  about  350  votes.  He  is  now 
serving  his  second  year  in  his  official  capacity,  and  has  made  a  thoroughly 
competent  officer.  The  other  members  of  the  court  are  Judge  T.  N. 
Regney,  and  Orvil  Brown  of  King  City.  The  court  is  starting  a  Holstein 
herd  at  the  County  Home  with  ten  cows,  and  one  male,  purchased  from 
the  State  Hospital  at  St.  Joseph. 

Judge  Hawthorne  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  and  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Stanberry.  He 
is  a  man  of  keen  intellect  and  of  marked  business  ability,  and  is  well  and 
favorably  known  throughout  the  county. 

J.  A.  Dresbach,  for  42  years  a  well  known  veterinary  surgeon  of  north- 
west Missouri,  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  where  he  was  born  in  Fairfield  County, 
Oct.  18,  1856,  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Emily  (Roby)  Dresbach,  both  of 
whom  died  in  Ohio. 

Dr.  Dresbach  has  lived  in  Stanberry,  Gentry  County,  since  1890,  and 
has  practiced  his  profession  in  this  and  surrounding  counties  all  of  that 
time.  He  attended  the  Toronto  Veterinary  College  in  Toronto,  Ontario,  in 
his  youth,  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1875.  He  later  prac- 
ticed in  Ohio  for  10  years,  and  for  two  years  in  the  West.  He  came  to 
Gentry  County  from  Dallas,  Texas,  and  for  the  years  prior  to  that  time, 
he  had  worked  in  the  states  of  Nebraska,  Colorado,  Indiana  and  Texas. 
He  was  a  pioneer  in  his  work  in  northwest  Missouri,  and  soon  established 
an  excellet  business.     For  many  years  he  did  all  of  the  veterinary  work 


586  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

for  C.  A.  Comstock,  Robert  Chenowith,  Daniel  Gibson,  nad  Mr.  McClelland, 
all  prominent  stockmen  of  Gentry  County.  At  the  same  time.  Dr.  Dres- 
bach  widened  his  territory  to  include  Daviess,  Nodaway,  DeKalb,  Worth, 
and  Andrews  Counties,  and  he  still  handles  a  large  practice. 

On  Aug.  30,  1891,  Dr.  Dresbach  was  married  to  Martha  A.  Sager,  a 
daughter  of  Augustus  and  Eva  (Kaiser)  Sager,  who  were  pioneer  settlers 
of  Cooper  Township. 

Dr.  Dresbach  is  a  Republican,  but  is  independent  in  his  political  views. 
He  served  on  the  town  council  of  Stanberry  for  six  years,  and  was  twice 
elected  to  the  office  of  mayor.  His  last  term  expired  in  1907.  Dr.  Dres- 
bach filled  the  office  with  marked  success,  and  went  back  to  private  life 
with  the  highest  esteem  of  his  fellow  citizens.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 
In  1902,  Dr.  Dresbach  built  his  present  residence  on  North  Park  Street. 
He  is  one  of  Stanberry's  reliable  and  substantial  citizens. 

Truman  Cooper,  a  fireman  with  the  Union  Pacific  Railway  Company, 
is  a  resident  of  Stanberry,  Gentry  County.  He  was  born  in  Cooper  Town- 
ship, Dec.  12,  1895,  the  son  of  William  M.  and  Ollie  (Van  Horn)  Cooper. 

William  M.  Cooper  was  born  in  Cooper  Township,  Gentry  County,  Jan. 
6,  1868,  the  son  of  J.  C.  and  Polly  (Floyd)  Cooper.  J.  C.  Cooper  was  born 
in  1843,  and  died  on  Nov.  23,  1911.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri 
State  Militia  from  Gentry  County  during  the  Civil  War.  His  wife  was 
a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Floyd,  an  early  settler  of  Cooper  Township.  She 
died  Aug.  29,  1921,  at  the  age  of  76  years.  To  her  union  with  J.  C.  Cooper 
two  children  were  born :  William  M.,  the  father  of  Truman  Cooper ;  and  B. 
L.,  a  resident  of  Stanberry,  who  is  connected  with  the  Wabash  Railway 
shops.     He  married  Mary  Miller. 

William  M.  Cooper  attended  school  in  the  Floyd  district,  and  followed 
farming  until  1910,  wlhen  he  moved  to  Stanberry.  He  and  his  brother 
still  own  a  farm  of  78  acres  three  miles  west  of  Stanberry.  For  several 
years  after  he  came  to  Stanberry,  Mr.  Cooper  operated  a  mill,  and  was 
agent  for  the  Collins  Oil  Company,  four  years  before  the  mill  burned.  The 
mill  was  burned,  and  in  1920,  he  discontinued  that  work,  and  since  that 
time  has  been  operating  a  truck,  handling  commercial  business. 

William  M.  Cooper  was  married,  June  30,  1880  to  Ollie  Van  Horn,  a 
daughter  of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth  (Vinsent)  Van  Horn.  Mr.  Van 
Horn  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pa.,  June  17,  1826,  and  came  to  Missouri 
in  1850.  He  settled  close  to  Meadville  on  a  farm,  and  died  at  Hale,  April 
8,  1900.  His  wife  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  died  in  Missouri,  Dec.  19,  1916, 
at  the  age  of  89  years  and  nine  months.  The  remains  of  both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Van  Horn  are  buried  in  Cooper  Cemetery.     Their  children  were: 


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George  L.,  deceased;  Anna,  married  Mr.  Randal,  and  is  now  dead;  Clara, 
now  Mrs.  Brown  of  Hot  Springs,  Ark. ;  Emma,  now  Mrs.  Bierbower  of 
Camden,  Minn. ;  John,  living  at  Meadville ;  Harriett,  now  Mrs.  Belsher  of 
Junction  City,  Kans : ;  Ida,  married  Mr.  Taggart  and  lives  in  Oklahoma 
City,  Okla. ;  Ada,  now  Mrs.  Madden  of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Grant,  a  resi- 
dent of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Ollie,  now  Mrs.  Cooper ;  and  two  children 
who  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cooper  had  two  sons :  Irvin,  born  on  Feb.  24,  1891,  mar- 
ried Cleota  Montgomery  on  Feb.  18,  1912,  and  died  in  Aug.  1920 ;  and  Tru- 
man, the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Irwin  Cooper  left  three  children,  Eldred, 
Lora  Evelyn,  and  Lester;  and  they  and  their  mother  now  live  at  Gregory, 
S.  Dak. 

Truman  Cooper  was  born,  educated  and  has  spent  most  of  his  life  in 
Gentry  County.  He  married  Mary  Cure  on  Dec.  31,  1916,  and  they  have 
a  daughter,  Phyllis.  Mr.  Cooper  is  a  member  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Fire 
and  Locomotive  Engineers.  He  is  a  young  man  of  excellent  character,  in- 
dustrious, and  competent. 

Guy  Forrest  Grissinger,  a  well  known  photographer  fo  Stanberry, 
Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Jasper  County,  Iowa,  April  13,  1882,  the  son 
of  John  A.  and  Gertrude  (McClellan)  Gressinger.  They  came  to  Gentry 
County,  where  Mr.  Gressinger  was  a  successful  farmer  for  several  years. 
Since  March,  1921,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gressinger  have  liyed  at  Stanberry. 
Their  children  are  :  Guy  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Oakey,  a  farmer  in 
Nodaway  County ;  Z.  Henry,  a  resident  of  Stanberry ;  and  Andrew,  a 
teacher  of  Gentry  County. 

Guy  Forrest  Grissinger  attended  the  public  schools  of  Platte  County, 
and  for  the  past  15  years  has  followed  the  profession  of  photography.  He 
started  with  home  portraits  and  commercial  photographs,  and  from  that 
beginning  has  developed  his  present  thriving  business.  He  had  a  studio 
at  DeKalb  for  two  years,  and  for  the  past  two  years  has  been  located  at 
Stanberry.  Mr.  Gressinger  has  one  of  the  best  studios  in  Northwest 
Missouri  and  his  work  shows  the  skill  of  the  true  artist.  His  is  progressive 
in  his  methods,  and  has  received  the  hearty  support  of  the  entire  com- 
munity. 

Guy  Forrest  Gressinger  was  married  on  Sept.  29,  1918,  to  Charlotte 
Mallary,  a  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Charlotte  (Pugh)  Mallary.  Mrs. 
Mallary  was  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  died  in  Daviess  County,  in  1896.  Her 
remains  are  buried  in  Old  Union  Cemetery.  Mr.  Mallary  now  lives  at  De- 
Kalb. He  was  a  teacher  in  Daviess  County  for  14  years,  and  since  that 
time  has  been  farming.  Mrs.  Grissinger  has  two  brothers:  Omer,  an 
attorney  at  Ft.  Morgan,  Colo. ;  and  Ray,  a  farmer  at  Rushville.    Mrs.  Gres- 


588  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

singer  attended  the  DeKalb  High  School  and  the  Northwest  Missouri  State 
Teachers  College  at  Maryville.  She  was  a  successful  teacher  in  Buchanan 
County  before  her  marriage. 

Mr.  Grissinger  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
and  Mrs.  Grissinger  is  a  member  of  the  Rebecca  Lodge,  Mr.  Grissinger  is 
an  exceptional  man  in  his  line  of  work ;  a  man  of  energy,  ambition  and 
progressive  ideals. 

Charles  Henry  Runyon,  a  locomotive  engineer  on  the  Wabash  Rail- 
way since  January,  1888,  has  lived  in  Stanberry,  since  that  time.  He 
was  born  in  Highland  County,  Ohio,  June  30,  1862,  the  son  of  Eh  and 
Lydia  (Shoemaker)  Runyon.  Eli  Runyon  died  at  Stanberry  in  1916. 
Their  children  Were:  Charles  Henry,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Nellie 
M.,  now  Mrs.  Madison  of  Seattle,  Wash. ;  Laura,  now  Mrs.  Harter  of 
Everette,  Wash.;  W.  C,  Everette,  Wash.;  Anna  E.,  now  Mrs.  Wilson  of 
Los  Angeles,  Calif. ;  Edward,  with  the  Chicago  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Rail- 
way Company,  at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa ;  and  Daniel,  with  the  Union  Pacific 
Railway  Company  at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. 

C.  H.  Runyon  attended  school  in  Ohio  and  at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  and 
began  working  for  the  railroad  when  he  was  13  years  old.  His  first  posi- 
tion was  with  the  Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph,  and  Council  Bluffs  Road  at 
Council  Bluffs,  Iowa.  He  later  became  connected  with  the  Burlington  Rail- 
way at  the  same  place;  and  in  1884,  accepted  a  position  with  the  Wabash 
Railwiay  Company.  He  later  returned  to  the  Burlington  Road,  but  since 
1888  has  been  with  the  Wabash  Company.  For  the  past  22  years  he  has 
been  in  passenger  service,  and  for  16  years  has  made  the  night  run  from 
Stanberry  to  Moberly.  He  makes  this  trip  seven  days  each  week.  His 
record  of  accidents  is  the  minimum  and  he  has  always  escaped  with  only 
slight  injuries.  The  story  of  the  careful,  guiding  hand  of  the  locomotive 
engineer  has  been  told  in  story  and  song  many  times.  Mr.  Runyon,  with 
45  years  of  active  work  to  his  credit,  is  the  type  that  has  provided  inspir- 
ation to  writers. 

C.  H.  Runyon  was  married  in  September,  1886  to  Nora  Elmira  Rodgers 
of  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa.  Her  parents  were  both  natives  of  Iowa,  and  died 
before  the  marriage  of  their  daughter.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Runyon  have  the 
following  children:  Fay  E.,  married  Grace  Plymale,  and  is  a  locomotive 
engineer  running  out  of  Stanberry ;  Lottie  M.,  now  Mrs.  Collier  of  Stan- 
berry; Charles  E.,  connected  with  the  Wabash  Railway  at  Moberly;  Fred 
H.,  at  home  and  Vivian,  at  home. 

Mr.  Runyon  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Engineers,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
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of  Locomotive  Engineers,  and  has  been  the  secretary  of  that  lodge  of  which 
he  has  been  a  member  since  1891.  Mr.  Runyon  is  a  man  well  known  in  his 
business  capacity  for  his  level  head  and  sure  hand.  He  is  capable,  ener- 
getic, and,  during  his  long  period  of  service  with  the  Wabash  Company 
and  his  residence  in  Stanberry,  has  etablished  an  excellent  reputation. 

D.  L.  Collier,  a  well  known  locomotive  engineer  with  the  Wabash  Rail- 
way at  Stanberry,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Upshire  County,  W.  Va., 
April  23,  1854,  the  son  of  John  and  Emmaranda  (Banackman)  Collier. 
They  settled  in  Indiana,  later  moving  to  Iowa,  and  in  1874,  to  Missouri, 
where  they  located  in  Moniteau  County.  John  Collier  was  a  farmer. 
He  died  in  Pennsylvania  at  the  age  of  74  years  and  Mrs.  Collier  died  at 
Monett,  Mo.,  at  the  age  of  56  years.  Their  children  were :  Frank,  an  engi- 
neer at  Pacoso,  Wash. ;  Owen,  a  conductor  on  the  Wabash  Railway  at  Stan- 
berry; Lewis,  operating  a  hotel  at  Tacoma,  Wash.;  Harriett,  now  Mrs. 
Torey  of  Calif.;  Anna,  now  Mrs.  Mitchell  of  Bozeman,  Mont.;  and  D.  L., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

D.  L.  Collier,  second  child  of  his  parents,  was  educated  in  Indiana,  and 
Iowa.  When  he  was  20  years  old,  he  began  work  for  the  Missouri  Pacific 
Railway  Company  out  of  Tipton.  He  later  went  to  Burlington,  lowla,  and 
worked  for  the  Chicago,  Burlington,  and  Quincy  Railway  Company ;  then 
to  Moberly,  where  he  again  became  connected  with  the  Wabash  Company, 
in  whose  service  he  has  remained  ever  since.  For  the  past  15  years,  he  has 
operated  a  passenger  engine.  Mr.  Collier  has  never  wrecked  a  pilot  nor  an 
engine,  nor  has  he  had  an  accident  or  wreck  in  his  life,  although  he  says 
that  such  a  thing  might  happen  any  time.  Mr.  Collier  makes  the  run  be- 
tween Stanberry  and  Brunswick,  leaving  Stanberry  one  day  and  returning 
the  next.  In  1897  Mr.  Collier  moved  to  Stanberry.  Several  years  prior  to 
that  time,  he  had  lived  in  Stanberry  for  a  while. 

D.  L.  Collier  was  married  on  Oct.  1,  1876  to  Sonora  Jones,  a  daughter 
of  Wilson  K.  and  Harriet  A.  (Fisher)  Jones.  Mr.  Jones  was  born  in  Ohio, 
and  his  wife,  in  Virginia.  He  was  a  Civil  War  veteran,  enlisting  from 
Morgan  County,  Mo.,  and  died  while  in  service.  Mrs.  Jones  died  in  Oregon, 
at  the  age  of  83  years.  Mrs.  Collier  has  a  sister  and  three  brothers  living: 
William  Henry,  living  in  California ;  Geogre  W.  and  Joseph  W.,  twins,  both 
living  in  Oregon ;  and  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Smith  of  Lakeview,  Orgeon.  Mrs. 
Collier  was  educated  in  the  Morgan  County  schools,  and  was  living  in  that 
county  at  the  time  of  her  marriage.  To  her  union  with  D.  L.  Collier  the 
following  children  were  born:  Nettie  F.,  married  to  David  Turner  of  Ogden, 
Utah ;  Rosa  L.  and  Daisy  D.,  twins,  the  former  married  to  Howard  Graham 
of  Stanberry,  and  the  latter  the  wife  of  C.  H.  Parrish  of  McClennan, 
Canada ;  Margaret,  married  to  Ward  Boston  of  Moberly ;  and  Blanche  O., 


590  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

married  to  C.  E.  Wray  of  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Collier  have 
also  these  grandchildren:  David  L.,  Wesley,  Hazel  May,  and  Clarence 
Turner,  Pauline,  Marjorie  Madeline,  and  Virginia  Arlene  Wray,  and  Loren 
Howard  Graham. 

Mr.  Collier  is  a  member  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Engineers, 
and  his  wife  belongs  to  the  Auxiliary  of  that  order.  Mr.  Collier  is  a  compe- 
tent man  in  his  business,  a  man  highly  esteemed  for  his  integrity  and  in- 
dustry. 

J.  J.  Smith,  who  has  operated  a  locomotive  out  of  Stanberry,  Gentry 
County,  since  1888,  was  born  in  Indiana,  Feb.  8,  1857,  the  son  of  Ebenezar 
and  Jane  (Wiley)  Smith.  Mrs.  Smith  died  in  Stark  County,  111.,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1859 ;  and  Mr.  Smith  died  in  Harper  County,  Kansas  in  1902.  Their 
children  were:  Julius  F.,  living  at  Breckenridge,  Texas;  Joseph  J.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review;  James  M.,  living  in  Iowa;  and  Mary  E.,  married  Mr. 
Houser  and  is  now  dead. 

J,  J.  Smith  attended  the  school  of  Illinois,  and  followed  farming  until 
he  came  to  Missouri.  He  located  at  Stanberry  in  1880,  and  worked  as  the 
foreman  of  the  car  repair  shops  for  several  years.  In  November,  1884,  he 
began  firing  and  served  in  that  capacity  until  1888.  In  1888  he  was  made 
an  engineer,  and  for  the  past  25  years,  has  been  on  a  passenger  engine,  run- 
ning between  Stanberry  and  Omaha.  Mr.  Smith  has  a  photograph  of  the 
first  engine  he  ever  ran  in  1884.  It  is  a  Baldwin  Mogul  type.  He  has  had 
two  accidents  by  derailment,  one  in  1912,  and  one  in  1913,  but  such  things 
are  to  be  expected  occasionally. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married,  June  20,  1877  to  Alice  Richardson,  born  in 
Pennsylvania,  a  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Jane  E.  (Houser)  Richardson. 
Andrew  Richardson  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War;  he  was  wounded  in 
the  right  shoulder  during  the  Battle  of  Fredericksburg,  and  died  from  the 
effects  of  the  wound.  His  remains  are  buried  near  McConnellsburg,  Pa. 
His  widow  came  west  in  1865,  and  later  moved  to  Harper  County,  Kan., 
where  she  died  in  1903.  Her  children  were:  Flora,  married  S.  Reed,  and 
they  are  both  dead;  Lillie,  married  James  Dusenberry,  and  died  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1917 ;  Alice,  now  Mrs.  Smith ;  and  Mazy,  married  Frank  Patton,  and 
died  in  1901. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  have  four  children:  Clarence,  married  Frances 
Gallagher,  and  lives  at  Stanberry,  where  he  is  a  conductor  for  the  Wabash 
Railway;  Mabel,  married  to  James  L.  Miller,  the  assistant  cashier  of  the 
Commercial  Bank  and  Stansberry;  Flora  the  wife  of  Ray  Murray,  a  fire- 
man on  the  Wabash  Railway  at  Stanberry ;  and  Harry  R.,  living  at  home, 
a  brakeman  of  the  Wabash  Railway.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  have  four  grand- 
children: Gaylord,  Clarence,  and  Alice  Mary  Miller,  and  Forest  Murray. 


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Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Engineers. 
He  has  won  the  esteem  of  his  community  by  his  integrity,  and  has  made  a 
successful  record  in  his  work  by  his  strict  adherence  to  the  work  at  hand. 
He  is  a  thoroughly  competent  and  capable  man. 

Thomas  H.  Sanford,  who  has  been  connected  with  the  Wabash  Rail- 
way Company  at  Stanberry,  Gentry  County,  since  1889,  is  a  native  of  Ohio, 
where  he  was  born  in  Noble  County,  Aug.  18,  1862.  His  father,  Thomas 
H.  Sanford,  Sr.,  was  born  in  1835,  and  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War  in 
which  he  served  as  First  Corporal  in  the  92nd  Ohio  Regiment.  He  was 
with  Sherman  on  his  March  to  the  Sea,  and  served  under  General  Thomas. 
He  married  Elvira  Blake,  born  in  1835,  and  to  their  union  the  following 
children  were  born:  Thomas  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  W.  I.,  connected 
with  the  Hewitt  Brothers  Wholesale  Grocery  Company  at  Des  Moines,  la. ; 
Rosalie,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years ;  Flora,  died  at  the  age  of  one  and  one- 
half  years ;  Laura  Isabell,  married  Mr.  Caverly,  and  is  now  dead ;  and 
Robert  Edgar,  married  Nellie  Fox,  and  died  in  Iowa.  Thomas  H.  Sanford, 
Sr.,  died  at  Chariton,  Iowa  in  1884 ;  and  Mr.  Sanford  died  at  Stanberry  in 
1905.    Her  remains  are  buried  in  the  High  Ridge  Cemetery. 

Thomas  H.  Sanford  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Iowa  and  began  work 
for  the  Chicago,  Burlington,  and  Quincy  Railway  when  he  was  18  years 
old.  He  progressed  from  the  positions  of  wiper,  boiler  washer,  and 
machanist  to  his  present  position  of  engineer.  On  Nov^  24,  1889  he  came 
to  Stanberry,  and  took  a  position  with  the  Wabash,  Omaha,  and  St.  Louis 
Railway,  but  later  remained  with  this  road  when  it  became  the  Wabash. 
For  the  past  23  years,  Mr.  Sanford  has  operated  the  engine  on  the  pas- 
senger between  Stanberry  and  Omaha,  and  from  Stanberry  to  Moberly. 
Mr.  Sanford  had  one  wreck  in  1898  caused  by  his  engine  striking  a  cow 
near  Elmore.  The  cab  was  torn  from  the  engine,  but  no  other  damage 
resulted. 

Mr.  Sanford  was  married,  Nov.  4,  1884  to  Adele  Barrow,  a  daughter 
of  Andrew  J.  and  Mary  Jane  (Young)  Barrow  of  Chariton,  Iowa.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barrow  are  dead,  and  the  remains  of  both  are  buried  at  Char- 
iton, Iowa,  their  home.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sanford  have  three  children:  Earl' 
Edwin,  married  Flossie  Lightle  of  Stanberry,  and  is  mentioned  later  in 
this  sketch;  Genevieve,  graduated  from  the  Stanberry  High  School  and 
Platte  Business  College  at  St.  Joseph,  now  in  civil  service  work  in  the 
postofRce  at  South  St.  Joseph  ;  and  Gay  lord  Goss,  graduated  from  the  Stan- 
berry High  School,  and  from  the  Chicago  Musical  College  in  the  class  of 
1921,  now  doing  advanced  piano  work  in  the  Chicago  Musical  College,  and 
teaching  in  Municipal  Hospital  under  the  direction  of  the  Chicago  school 
board ;  Earl  Edwin  Sanford  graduated  from  the  Stanberry  Normal  School, 


592  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

where  he  took  the  scientific  course.  He  later  became  a  student  in  mechan- 
ical engineering  at  Missouri  State  University,  and  then  was  made  fore- 
man of  the  shops  at  Stanberry,  later  going  to  Decatur,  111.,  as  assistant 
mechanic  for  the  Illinois  Division  of  the  Wabash.  He  is  now  located  at 
Moberly,  general  foreman  of  the  roundhouse.  He  and  his  wife  have  two 
children;  Marjorie  Lee,  and  Robert  Eugene. 

Thomas  H.  Sanford  is  a  member  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  En- 
gineers, and  has  been  the  insurance  secretary  of  that  order.  Mr.  Sanford 
is  an  efficient  engineer,  esteemed  for  his  competence  and  loyalty.  He  has 
educated  his  children  along  the  lines  of  their  interests,  and  is  justly  proud 
of  his  family. 

Salathiel  Carter,  an  enterprising  and  reliable  farmer  of  Union  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  July  21,  1863,  in  Daviess  County,  and  is  a 
son  of  E.  C.  and  Lucy  A.  (George)  Carter. 

E.  C.  Carter  was  born  in  Franklin  County,  Ind.,  April  18,  1833.  Dur- 
ing the  Civil  War  he  served  in  the  militia.  When  a  young  man,  Mr.  Carter 
came  tO' Missouri  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County, 
where  he  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  until  the  time  of 
his  death,  July,  1896.  He  is  buried  in  Centenary  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Carter 
was  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  She  died  March  2,  1876,  and  is  also  buried 
in  Centenary  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  C.  Carter  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children,  as  follows:  Maggie,  deceased,  Salathiel,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  Viola  May,  the  wife  of  W.  R.  Grady,  who  is  engaged  in  the  orchard 
and  truck  business  in  Colorado;  Willie  G.,  married  Anne  B.  McCoy,  Galla- 
tin ;  Edgar,  farmer,  married  lona  Vandike,  Union  Township,  Daviess 
County ;  Ola  E.,  the  wife  of  Mr.  Knepper,  living  in  Sharp  County,  Ark. ; 
Festus,  married  Maud  Harrison,  Daviess  County. 

Salathiel  Carter  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools.  He  then  engaged  in  farming  in  Union  Town- 
ship, where  he  rented  13  acres  of  land.  He  later  rented  160  acres  and 
farmed  for  25  years.  Mr.  Carter  then  purchased  his  present  place  in  the 
southwestern  part  of  Gallatin,  which  he  operates.  Mr.  Carter  moved  to  his 
"present  home  in  March,  1914.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carter  raises  turkeys  and 
have  won  three  prize  cups  at  the  Gallatin  Poultry  Shows  in  1911,  1912, 
1913.     Their  turkeys  were  awarded  first  prizes ;  one  weighed  44  pounds. 

On  Feb.  28,  1893,  Mr.  Carter  was  married  to  Laura  Herndon,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  and  Caroline  (Branick)  Herndon,  natives  of  Shelby  County, 
Ky.,  and  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  as  follows:  Sarah  L.,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Arthur  Cravens; 
Mary  Frances,  married  Charles  Brayton;  Nancy  Elizabeth,  the  widow  of 
John  Holmes,  Gallatin;  Mrs.  Salathiel  Carter;  John  Henry,  a  carpenter, 


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married  Grace  Fenton,  Wichita  Falls,  Texas ;  George  Washington,  a  farmer 
married  Emma  Woods,  Stratton,  Colo.;  Joseph  Sherman,  married  Etta 
Belveal,  Lucas,  Kans. ;  William  Grant,  deceased;  James  Robert,  married 
Elvira  Garter,  Blythdale,  Mo.,  Annie  Belle,  married  L.  C.  Hawkins,  Carlo, 
Mo. 

Mr.  Carter  is  a  Republican  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  school  board 
for  several  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, Rebekah  lodge,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Carter  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Dr.  Malcom  Monroe  Campbell,  a  prominent  pioneer  physician  of 
Gentry  County  who  is  now  deceased,  was  a  native  of  Canada.  He  was 
born  in  Lanark,  Province  of  Ontario  in  1838.  He  remained  in  Canada 
until  he  was  about  21  years  of  age  and  received  an  excellent  preliminary 
education.  He  followed  teaching  for  eight  years  and  then  entered  the 
University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor  Mich.,  where  he  was  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  He  then  took  a  special  course  in 
Bellevue  Hospital  in  New  York  City.  Thus  equipped  with  a  thorough 
medical  education  he  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1887  and  located  in  Al- 
bany where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  was  an 
able  physician  and  had  a  large  practice  which  he  continued  to  within  a 
few  years  before  his  death,  he  having  retired  and  was  living  on  his  farm 
near  Albany  at  the  time  of  his  death,  Feb.  10,  1920,  at  the  age  of  82 
years. 

Dr.  Campbell  was  not  only  prominent  in  the  medical  profession,  but 
he  was  a  conspicuous  figure  in  the  field  of  politics.  He  was  a  Republican 
and  one  of  the  leaders  of  his  party  in  this  section  of  the  state.  He  at- 
tended three  national  conventions  and  served  as  postmaster  of  Albany 
for  eight  years  and  in  that  capacity  directed  the  affairs  of  the  office 
with  the  high  standard  of  efficiency  which  was  characteristic  of  all  his 
business  and  professional  undertakings.  He  was  chairman  of  the  Gen- 
try County  Republican  Central  Committee  several  terms.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  County,  State  and  American  Medical  Association. 

Dr.  Campbell  was  an  extensive  land  owner  in  Gentry  County,  own- 
ing 1,400  acres  of  valuable  farm  land,  besides  city  property  in  Albany. 
He  won  a  wide  reputation  as  a  successful  stockman  and  breeder.  He 
introduced  pure  bred  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle  in  Gentry  County. 

Dr.  Malcolm  Monroe  Campbell  married  Mrs.  Laura  B.  Graham,  a 
native  of  Albany  and  a  daughter  of  Israel  Grouse,  a  Civil  War  veteran 
now  living  in  Albany.  One  child  was  born  to  Mrs.  Campbell's  first  mar- 
riage, F.  L.  Graham,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  living  near  Darlington.   To 


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Dr.  Campbell  and  wife  were  born  three  children,  as  follows:  Malcolm 
Monroe,  Jr.,  farther  mention  of  whom  is  made  below ;  Mary  Catherine, 
a  student  in  the  Albany  schools;  and  Duncan,  who  is  also  a  student  in 
the  Albany  public  schools. 

Malcolm  Monroe  Campbell,  Jr.,  was  reared  in  Albany  and  educated 
in  the  public  schools,  attending  high  school  and  Palmer  College.  He  is 
engaged  in  buying  and  shipping  stock  on  an  extensive  scale  and  also 
owns  and  operates  his  farm  of  120  acres  one  mile  north  of  Albany  where 
he  raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  is  meeting  with  success,  and  he  also 
owns  270  acres  2^  miles  southwest  of  Albany  which  he  rents. 

On  June  30,  1920,  Malcolm  M.  Campbell  was  married  to  Dorothy 
Spangler,  a  daughter  of  Frank  Spangler  of  Stanberry.  Mr.  Spangler 
died  in  Washington,  D.  C,  about  a  year  ago. 

Mr.  Campbell  is  one  of  the  progressive  young  business  men  of  Al- 
bany and  Gentry  County  and  has  a  wide  acquaintance. 

J.  E.  Newcomb,  living  on  West  Second  street,  in  Stanberry,  Gentry 
County,  is  an  engineer  connected  with  the  Wabash  Railway  Company.  He 
was  born  at  Pana,  111.,  Dec.  3,  1867,  the  son  of  Charles  H.  and  Sarah  E. 
(Dewitt)  Newcomb. 

Charles  H.  Newcomb  came  to  Stanberry  in  1884.  He  was  an  engineer 
for  the  Wabash  Railway,  and  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  He  served 
in  Company  H,  9th  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  for  three  years,  and  was 
wounded  during  the  Battle  of  Shiloh.  The  ball,  which  he  carried  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life,  probably  caused  his  death,  which  occurred  at  Stan- 
berry, in  September,  1895.  His  wife,  Sarah  E.  (Dewitt)  Newcomb,  died  at 
Stanberry  in  February,  1916.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  High 
Ridge  Cemetery. 

J.  E.  Newcomb  attended  the  public  schools  of  Illinois,  and  for  a  short 
time  was  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  school.  In  1886  he  started  working 
at  the  Wabash  roundhouse  as  a  caller.  He  later  became  a  brakeman  on 
the  Omaha  and  St.  Louis,  now  a  part  of  the  Wabash  system,  and  in  1900 
went  into  engine  service,  first  as  a  fireman,  and,  since  1906,  as  an  engineer. 
His  run  is  between  Stanberry  and  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. 

Mr.  Newcomb  was  married  on  Oct.  23,  1901,  to  Elsie  V.  Smith  of  Whites- 
ville.  Mrs.  Newcomb  was  born  on  Nov.  26,  1880,  and  died.  May  29,  1915. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  a  woman  of  culture  and  refine- 
ment. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Newcomb  had  three  children:  Marion  E.,  graduated 
from  the  Stanberry  high  school  at  the  age  of  16  year,  is  now  connected 
with  the  San  Joaquin  Light  and  Power  Company  at  Bakersfield,  Calif. ; 


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Donald  S.,  now  a  student  in  the  grammar  school ;  and  Eugene  Charles,  died 
Sept.  3,  1910,  when  an  infant.  Since  the  death  of  Mrs.  Newcomb,  her 
mother,  Mrs.  Emelia  Smith,  has  kept  house  for  Mr.  Newcomb.  Mrs.  Smith 
is  a  native  of  Iowa,  and  came  to  Missouri,  when  she  was  a  child  of  six 
years.  She  was  married  on  Jan.  4,  1880  in  Andrew  County  to  Dr.  G.  W. 
Smith.  Dr.  Smith  died  at  Whitesville,  Dec.  8,  1886,  and  his  remains  are 
buried  there. 

Mr.  Newcomb  is  a  member  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  En- 
gineers.   He  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  community,  both  as  a  man  who  is 
able  and  industrious  in  his  business  relationships,  and  as  a  citizen  of  high 
*  ideals. 

Hon.  William  S.  Harden,  the  representative  of  Gentry  County,  was 
born  in  Adams  County,  Illinois,  in  a  log  cabin  in  1866.  His  parents  were 
Peter  and  Amanda  (Hecox)  Harden.  Peter  Harden  died  in  Illinois,  and  his 
widow  afterwards  married  J.  W.  DeMoss.  They  came  to  Andrew  County, 
Mo.,  in  1870,  and  Mrs.  DeMoss  died  in  Stanberry  in  1916.  William  S. 
Harden  was  the  only  child  born  to  her  first  marriage,  but  by  her  second 
marriage  she  had  four  children:  Fred  T.,  living  in  Gentry  County;  Charles 
W.,  of  Andrew  County ;  Oliver  H.,  of  Clay  County ;  and  Lessie  May,  now 
Mrs.  Black  of  Andrew  County. 

William  S.  Harden  was  reared  by  his  grandfather  until  he  was  nine 
years  old.  Since  that  time  he  has  lived  in  Missouri  all  of  his  life  with  the 
exception  of  18  months  spent  in  Oklahoma.  He  attended  the  rural  schools 
of  Illinois  and  Missouri  in  his  childhood,  and  later  was  a  student  in  the 
Stanberry  Normal  and  Gem  City  Business  College  at  Quincy,  111.  He  taught 
school  and  farmed  for  12  years  and  then  entered  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  Oklahoma.  In  1904  he  opened  a  mercantile  enterprise  at  Stan- 
berry, but  in  1907  he  sold  his  business  and  began  the  manufacturing  of 
copper  cable  lightening  rods.  He  has  conducted  this  business  as  both  a 
wholesale  and  retail  business  ever  since,  and  has  achieved  a  marked  suc- 
cess in  the  work.  Mr.  Harden  has  also  continued  the  active  management 
of  his  farm  of  297  acres  of  land  in  Gentry  County  and  160  acres  in  Nod- 
away County.  Up  to  the  year  1919  he  bred  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle,  but 
discontinued  that  line  of  work  because  of  the  appearance  of  tuberculosis 
in  the  herd.  He  maintains  however  an  active  interest  in  everything  that 
pertains  to  his  farm.  His  factory  is  located  northwest  of  the  Wabash 
Depot  at  Stanberry,  and  is  thoroughly  equipped  for  the  handling  of  the 
volume  of  business  which  has  resulted  from  the  success  of  Mr.  Harden's 
labor.  He  sells  the  product  in  practically  all  the  states  west  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi river,  and  in  many  eastern  states. 

W.  S.  Harden  was  married,  Aug.  12,  1891  to  Imogene  Hall,  a  daughter 


596  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  John  J.  and  Jeanette  (Racey)  Hall.  Mrs.  Hall  was  born  in  DeKalb 
County,  and  was  educated  in  the  Missouri  rural  schools.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Harden  had  the  following  children :  Faye  now  the  wife  of  Alva  B.  Hughes 
of  Stanberry ;  W.  Guy,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  later ;  Alta  M.,  married 
to  Homer  J.  Wiseley  of  Stanberry,  a  veteran  of  the  World  War,  stationed 
with  the  Medical  Department  at  Ft.  Oglethorpe,  Ga. ;  and  Cleo  E.  0.,  a  page 
in  the  51st  General  Assembly  of  the  Missouri  Legislature,  designated  in 
the  "Blue  Book"  as  the  "Page  Poet",  now  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  High 
School. 

W.  Guy  Harden  was  born,  July  1,  1895.  He  attended  the  public  school 
at  Stanberry,  and  later  was  a  student  in  Baker  University  at  Baldwin, 
Kan,,  and  in  the  University  of  Chicago.  He  was  inducted  into  the  United 
States  Army  on  April  26,  1918,  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston  for  two 
weeks,  and  then  overseas  in  June,  1918.  He  was  in  the  training  sector 
with  the  89th  Division,  356th  Infantry  until  August.  His  regiment  was 
sent  first  to  the  Toule  Sector,  then  to  St.  Mihiel,  and  over  the  Meuse  river 
on  the  night  of  Nov.  10th  with  the  First  Battalion.  The  battalion  was 
commanded  by  a  first  lieutenant  and  the  forces  went  through  the  Ger- 
man line.  When  the  fog  lifted  the  next  morning  at  ten-thirty  o'clock,  the 
battalion  was  moving  forward  with  the  German  artillery  behind  it  and  the 
German  infantry  in  front.  From  Company  A  of  this  force  came  three 
medals  of  honor  men,  a  record  unsurpassed  by  any  company  overseas. 
After  the  armistice,  Mr.  Harden  was  with  the  Army  of  Occupation.  He 
served  as  observer,  scout  battalion  runner,  and  acted  as  interpreter  in 
Germany.  He  returned  to  the  United  States  in  1919,  and  was  mustered 
out  of  service  at  Camp  Funston,  June  10th.  On  July  10th  of  the  same  year, 
he  married  Bertha  Elizabeth  Wilson,  daughter  of  John  Wilson,  of  Stan- 
berry. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harden  have  two  sons,  Kenneth  Eugene,  and  W. 
Guy,  Jr. 

William  S.  Harden  is  a  member  of  the  United  Commercial  Travelers,  the 
Yeoman,  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  lodges.  He  is  a  man  whose  suc- 
cess in  life  proves  that  young  men  who  have  ambition  and  perservance  will 
achieve  the  aims  wliich  they  establish  for  themselves.  Mr.  Harden  says 
that  one  of  his  early  ideals  was  to  obtain  an  education,  and  this  he  did, 
even  though  it  meant  a  hard  struggle.  He  borrowed  money  to  go  to  school, 
and,  when  he  obtained  his  first  certificate  to  teach  at  the  age  of  19  years, 
was  in  debt.  His  pluck  and  industry  were  rewarded  however,  and  he  soon 
began  to  accomplish  the  things  that  have  made  him  a  prominent  man  in 
the  county.  He  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  Stanberry  Board  of  Educa- 
tion, as  an  alderman  of  the  town,  as  the  mayor  for  one  term,  and  is  now 
a  member  of  the  board  of  the  Missouri  Wesleyan  Institute  at  Cameron. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  597 

For  years  he  was  an  efficient  member  of  the  board  of  the  Farmers  and 
Mechanics  Bank.  He  helped  to  organize  the  Gentry  County  Trust  Com- 
pany, and  is  now  a  member  of  the  managing  board  of  that  institution. 

In  November,  1920  election  Mr.  Harden  was  elected  representative 
of  Gentry  County,  and  his  record  in  the  General  Assembly  of  that  year 
proved  the  wisdom  of  his  constituents.  He  devoted  much  time  to  the  sub- 
ject of  taxation,  one  of  the  vivtal  issues  of  that  legislature.  He  served  on 
the  committees  of  Agriculture,  Bank  and  Banking,  Redistricting,  Town- 
ship Organization,  and  County  Boundaries.  Mr.  Harden  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  a  man  who  has  been  an  asset  to  his  community.  He  has  high  civic 
ideals  and  is  esteemed  one  of  the  progressive  citizens  of  Stanberry,  and 
the  county. 

D.  C.  Wilmore,  an  efficient  mechanics  helper  with  the  Wabash  Rail- 
way Company  at  Stanberry,  Gentry  County,  has  held  his  present  position 
since  1890,  during  which  time  he  has  established  a  reputation  for  integ- 
rity and  loyalty. 

Mr.  Wilmore  was  born  in  Jessamine  County,  Ky.,  Oct.  27,  1846,  the 
son  of  Jacob  W.  and  Mary  J.  (Walter)  Wilmore.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilmore 
came  to  Missouri,  and  settled  in  Grundy  County  in  1879.  Mr.  Wilmore 
died  at  Trenton  in  1888,  and  Mrs.  Wilmore  died  at  the  same  place  in  1890. 
Their  children  were:  D.  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Sarah  C,  now  Mrs. 
Crutcher  of  Mill  Grove ;  Mollie,  now  Mrs.  George  of  Trenton ;  Nannie,  now 
Mrs.  Dunn ;  and  Hettie,  now  living  in  Ohio ;  and  John,  deceased. 

D.  C.  Wilmore  attended  the  public  schools  in  Kentucky,  and  farmed  in 
that  state  until  1869.  At  that  time  he  came  to  Saline  County,  Mo.,  and 
spent  seven  years  farming  near  Marshall.  He  then  moved  to  Trenton, 
where  he  worked  for  a  year  and  a  half  for  the  Rock  Island  Railway.  Mr. 
Wilmore's  brother,  John,  was  killed  near  Gallatin,  where  he  was  braking 
on  the  railway.  In  1886  Mr.  Wilmore  came  to  Stanberry,  and  for  two 
years,  ran  a  dray.  For  another  two  years,  he  worked  with  Mr.  Norman  in 
a  Dry  Goods  and  Grocery  Store.  He  began  work  for  the  Wabash  Railway 
as  the  caller  at  the  depot  at  Stanberry.  In  1890  he  went  to  the  round- 
house, and  has  held  his  present  position  since  that  time. 

Mr.  Wilmore  was  married  Feb.  3,  1883,  to  Josie  Martin,  the  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Caroline  (Rasher)  Martin  of  Trenton.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin 
were  married  in  Indiana,  and  later  settled  on  a  farm  eight  miles  north  of 
Trenton.  Mr.  Martin  was  a  prominent  farmer,  and,  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  owned  320  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  died  near  Trenton.  Their  children  were:  Josie,  now 
Mrs.  Wilmore;  Mrs.  L.  E.  Proctor  of  Gait;  Mrs.  Frankie  Green  of  Gait; 
Mrs.  T.  C.  Marshall,  living  in  Wyoming;  Iva  Belle,  now  Mrs.  Proctor  of 


598  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Eugene,  Ore. ;  A.  B.,  died  at  Trenton ;  and  W.  T.,  was  an  engineer  on  the 
Rock  Island  Railway,  and  died  at  St.  Joseph,  September,  1921;  Elmira, 
was  Mrs.  Banta,  and  died  at  Trenton;  and  Hannah  A.,  died  at  the  age  of 
16  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilmore  have  one  daughter,  Beulah,  married  to  Fred 
Milburn,  a  foreman  for  the  Midland  Terminal  Railway  at  Colorado  Springs, 
Colo.  Mrs.  Milburn  was  educated  at  Stanberry  and  graduated  from  the 
high  school  there.  She  was  married  in  1900,  and  has  one  daughter,  Ruth 
May. 

Mr.  Wilmore  served  as  the  constable  of  Cooper  Township,  Gentry 
County,  for  two  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Fraternal  Home  Society. 
Since  1887  he  has  owned  a  pretty  cottage  at  Stanberry.  He  is  an  excel- 
lent citizen,  one  of  the  reliable  and  trustworthy  men  in  his  line  of  work. 

Maximilian  Heyde,  a  citizen  of  Stanberry,  Gentry  County,  highly 
esteemed  for  his  integrity  and  industry,  is  a  native  of  Germany,  where  he 
Was  born,  Feb.  6,  1845,  son  of  Philip  and  Elizabeth  Heyde.  Philip  Heyde 
and  his  wife  both  died  at  Castle,  Germany,  he  at  the  age  of  78  years,  and 
she  at  the  age  of  97  years. 

Maximilian  Heyde  came  to  the  United  States  first  in  1868.  He  had 
served  in  the  Holstein  War  in  1864,  and  in  the  Austrian  War  in  1866,  and 
he  returned  to  Germany  in  1870  to  serve  for  the  remainder  of  that  year 
and  part  of  1871  in  the  Franco-Prussian  War.  He  came  back  to  the  United 
States  in  September,  1871,  and  settled  first  at  Marion,  Ohio,  later  going  to 
Plymouth,  Ind.,  and  then  to  Stanberry,  Mo.,  in  February,  1893.  Since 
locating  at  Stanberry  he  has  sold  patent  medicines,  household  specialties, 
and  has  farmed.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  Stanberry  since  1893.  Mr. 
Heyde  has  a  sister  and  four  brothers:  George,  a  resident  of  Plymouth, 
Ind.;  Conrad,  lived  at  Plymouth,  Ind.,  and  died  in  1921;  Gustav,  Marion, 
Ohio;  Edward,  died  in  California  in  September,  1921;  and  Anna,  now  Mrs. 
Young,  living  in  Germany. 

Mr.  Heyde  was  married  on  Feb.  6,  1873  to  Sophia  Fischer  of  Marion, 
Ohio.  Their  children  were  Philip,  died  in  Ohio  in  October,  1874;  Conrad 
Gustav  Alfred,  nlarried  Clara  Sager,  and  is  an  engineer  with  the  Wabash 
Railway  at  Stanberry;  John  Frederick  William,  killed  in  a  wreck  on  the 
Wabash  at  Huntsville  in  1912;  Godfred  Maximilian,  at  home;  Pauhna 
Christina  Eliza,  at  home ;  Annie  Wilhelmina,  married  to  Frank  Thomas  of 
Stanberry;  Adolph  Henry,  married  Catherine  Moncrieff,  and  is  a  farmer 
near  Byers,  Colo. ;  Christina  Dora  Johanna,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Thomas,  a 
carpenter  of  Neola,  Iowa,  and  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  in  this  vol- 
ume; Frederick  Wilhelm,  married  Mazie  Hall,  and  lives  at  Stanberry; 
Frederick  Levi  Henry,  married  Nina  Joey    Smith,  and  is  a  resident    of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  599 

Byers,  Colo. ;  and  George  Edward,  a  farmer  living  at  Byers,  Colo.  All  of 
the  boys  have  worked  for  the  Wabash  Railway,  and  Godfrey  Heyde 
learned  the  boiler  makers  trade  in  the  Wabash  shops  here.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Heyde  have  eight  grandchildren:  William  Edward  Levi,  Godfred  Austin, 
Henry  Delmar,  Harlin  Adolph,  and  Edith  Grandlin  Heyde;  Carl  Frederick 
Thomas ;  and  Max  Wilbur  and  Dorothy  Catherine  Heyde. 

Mr.  Heyde  and  Mrs.  Heyde  are  capable  people,  still  active  in  their  daily 
routine  of  work,  and  well  merit  the  respect  in  which  they  are  held  in  their 
community. 

Amos  B.  Croy,  one  of  the  dependable  and  loyal  engineers  connected 
with  the  Wabash  Railway  at  Stanberry,  was  bom  on  Aug.  15,  1862,  in 
Morgan  County,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  Dexter  G.  and  Melissa  M. 
(Tibbies)    Croy. 

Dexter  G.  Croy  was  born  in  Morgan  County,  Ohio,  and  enlisted  for 
service  in  the  Civil  War  in  Company  K,  161st  Ohio  Infantry,  serving  un- 
til the  close  of  the  War.  He  was  married  in  Ohio,  and  came  to  Missouri 
in  1865.  He  settled  first  in  Andrew  County,  and  came  to  Gentry  County 
in  March,  1892.  He  bought  and  shipped  stock  from  Stanberry  for  a  few 
years,  and  died  at  Stanberry  in  February,  1911.  His  remain  are  buried 
in  High  Ridge  Cemetery.  His  widow,  now  83  years  old,  was  born  in 
Athens  County,  Ohio,  and  now  lives  at  Stanberry.  To  Dexter  G.  Croy 
and  his  wife  were  born  these  children :  Lewis  W.,  deceased ;  A.  B.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Lola,  deceased;  Ernest,  deceased;  Otis,  deceased; 
Ollie,  now  Mrs.  Sweitzer  of  Areola;  E.  W.,  a  Methodist  minister  at 
Cainsville;  and  Ella,  at  home. 

A.  B.  Croy  attended  the  schools  of  Nodaway  County,  and  has  been 
connected  with  the  railway  since  1891.  In  August  of  that  year  he  began 
work  on  the  section  at  Wilcox,  and  for  the  past  15  years,  has  operated  a 
switch  engine  at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  Moberly,  and  Stanberry.  He 
moved  to  his  present  residence  on  North  Alanthus  Avenue  in  Stanberry 
in  March,  1893. 

Mr.  Croy  was  married  in  March,  1892,  to  Mary  E.  Robison,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  T.  and  Inues  A.  (Severn)  Robison  of  Wilcox.  Mrs.  Robison 
died  in  1888,  and  Mr.  Robison  now  lives  in  Oklahoma  City,  Okla.  Mrs. 
Croy  has  two  sisters:  Hattie,  now  Mrs.  Layton  of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla.; 
and  Anna,  now  Mrs.  Jones  of  Burlington.  Mrs.  Layton  and  Mrs.  Jones 
are  twins.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Croy  have  two  children  :  Hazel  B.,  at  home  ;  and 

Dale. 

Dale  Croy  was  working  with  the  Wabash  Railway  when  the  United 
States  entered  the  World  War.    He  enlisted  for  service  in  the  United 


600  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

States  Navy  at  Omaha  on  April  12,  1917,  and  was  sent  to  the  Great 
Lakes  Training  Station,  and  then  to  the  Navy  Yard  at  Bremerton,  Wash. 
He  was  discharged  from  service  on  Dec.  18,  1919,  and  was  married  that 
same  month  to  Minnie  Brown  of  Los  Animas,  Col.  He  now  lives  in  Den- 
ver, Col.,  where  he  is  connected  with  the  general  office  of  the  Denver 
and  Rio  Grande  Railway  Company. 

A.  B.  Croy  is  a  member  of  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  Bro- 
therhood of  Locomotive  Engineers.  He  is  a  thoroughly  competent  engi- 
neer, and  a  citizen  who  has  the  esteem  of  his  community. 

W.  G.  Cline,  well  known  as  the  president  of  the  Daviess  County  Mill- 
ing Company  at  Gallatin,  is  a  native  of  Pennsplvania,  born  in  Lycoming 
County,  Oct.  12,  1855.  He  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the  milling  busi- 
ness for  all  of  his  life  having  learned  the  business  from  his  father,  K.  D. 
Cline. 

K.  D.  Cline  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1820.  He  was  a  miller  by 
trade,  and  came  to  Missouri,  where  he  located  on  a  farm  in  Clinton  County, 
in  1868.  He  later  bought  a  partnership  in  the  Lingle  &  Lingle  Flour  Mill  at 
Cameron,  and  retained  his  connection  with  that  enterprise  until  his  death 
at  Cameron  in  1881.  Mr.  Cline  was  married  twice,  the  first  time,  to  Caro- 
line Seiple,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  in  1830.  To  this  union  11  child- 
ren were  born:  George  W.,  deceased;  Peter  P.,  deceased;  William  G.,  the 
subject  of  this  review;  Joseph  H.,  a  resident  of  Paulson,  Mont.;  Clara, 
deceased;  Ellen,  now  Mrs.  Heltzapple  of  Cameron;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Lingle 
of  Bethany ;  Agnes,  deceased ;  Ida,  Mrs.  Munsell  of  Kansas  City ;  Amelia, 
the  wife  of  Frank  Feurt,  a  farmer  north  of  Jameson ;  and  Minnie,  now  Mrs. 
McKinzie  of  Quincy,  111.  Mrs.  Cline  died  at  Williamsport,  Pa.,  in  1866. 
After  coming  to  Missouri,  Mr.  Cline  married  a  Miss  Sears. 

W.  G.  Cline,  who  was  a  boy  of  six  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his 
mother's  death,  grew  up  in  Cameron,  and  attended  the  schools  there.  He 
learned  the  milling  business  under  the  efficient  instruction  of  his  father. 
In  1881  he  left  Cameron,  and  joined  his  brother,  Peter  P.  Cline,  at  Gallatin. 
Peter  P.  Cline  had  spent  his  boyhood  in  Missouri,  but  returned  to  Pennsyl- 
vania later  on.  He  and  W.  G.  Cline  Were  the  founders  of  the  present  mill 
at  Gallatin  and  the  present  success  of  the  company  may  be  traced  to  the 
excellent  work  done  by  the  two  brothers  in  the  early  days  of  the  enterprise. 
The  industry  was  operated  under  the  firm  name  of  Cline  and  Cline,  until 
the  death  of  Peter  P.  Cline  in  1912.  The  Cline  brothers  started  with  a 
buhr  mill,  and  for  six  years,  used  three  run  of  buhrs.  Then  they  put  in 
rolls,  and  in  1913  the  present  mill  was  built,  and  equipped  with  three  double 
rolls,  two  Buckleys,  and  one  high  corn  mill.     An  oil  engine  is  used. 

The  business  was  incorporated  in  1913  with  Mr.  Cline  as  president; 


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Homer  Feurt,  vice  president ;  and  Dr.  R,  V.  Thompson  as  secretary.  Two 
men  are  employed,  and  the  business  is  one  of  the  successfully  managed 
commercial  ventures  of  the  county.  During  the  World  War  the  company 
had  a  contract  with  the  government,  and  the  mill  was  conducted  as  a  part 
of  the  government  machinery.  The  trade  marks  of  the  mill  products  are 
"Sunbeam"  and  "Old  Dutch,"  and  these  names  are  now  to  be  found  in  all 
parts  of  Missouri. 

W.  G.  Cline  was  married  in  1879  to  Mary  Munsell,  born  in  Ohio  in 
1858.  Her  parents  were  D.  A.  Munsell,  born  in  Ohio  in  1825,  and  died  at 
Cameron,  Mo.,  in  1888,  and  Hope  (Skidmore)  Munsell,  born  in  Ohio  in 
1830,  and  died  at  Gallatin  in  1914.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cline  had  three  children: 
Gertrude  deceased;  Fayetta,  married  to  C.  T.  Mills,  an  assistant  in  the 
Daviess  County  Mill ;  and  Helen  at  home. 

Mr.  Cline  is  a  Republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church 
South,  of  which  he  is  a  steward.  He  was  a  member  of  the  city  council, 
and  served  as  mayor  of  Gallatin  for  two  years.  He  is  a  keenly  observant 
business  man,  an  excellent  citizen,  and  an  asset  to  his  community. 

Charles  Embree,  now  deceased,  was  for  many  years  prominently 
identified  with  the  business  interests  of  Albany,  Mo.  He  was  a  native  of 
Ohio,  born  in  Guernsey  County.  Upon  coming  to  Missouri  when  a  young 
man  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  at  Albany,  Mo.,  which  he  con- 
ducted for  several  years.  Mr.  Embree  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  while 
yet  under  age  and  served  through  the  Civil  War  in  the  15th  Ohio  Volun- 
teer Infantry.  He  died  in  1887  aged  40  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge.  He  was  reared  a  Quaker  and  Mrs.  Embree  was  reared 
a  Presbyterian. 

Charles  Embree  was  united  in  marriage  with  Mary  E.  Hundley,  a 
daugther  of  William  Langston  Hundley,  and  to  them  were  born  the  fol- 
lowing children:  George  Hundley  Embree,  born  in  Albany,  Mo.,  and  is 
now  a  member  of  an  amusement  company;  Charles  is  a  farmer  and 
stock  raiser  in  Gentry  County;  Jennie,  deceased;  and  J.  W.,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Price  and  Company,  dealers  in  ladies  and  gents  ready- 
to-wear  garments  at  Albany, 

Mrs.  Embree,  widow  of  Charles  Embree  resides  at  Albany  where 
she  has  an  extensive  acquaintance  and  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem. 

T.  M.  Humphrey,  now  deceased,  was  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Gentry  County  bar  who  for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  was  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  law  at  Albany.  He  was  not  only  widely  known  as  a  cap- 
able lawyer,  but  was  recognized  as  a  man  of  the  highest  standard  of  in- 
tegrity and  an  unimpeachable  character.  He  was  a  native  of  Missouri, 
born  in  Platte  County  in  1850.   He  was  reared  in  his  native  county  and 


602  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

after  receiving  a  good  preliminary  education  he  entered  the  University 
of  Missouri.  After  graduating  from  that  institution,  and  being  admitted 
to  the  bar,  he  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1880  where  he  was  engaged  in 
this  practice  until  his  death,  Feb.  2,  1906. 

On  July  21,  1887,  T.  M.  Humphrey  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Flora  E.  Hunter.  Two  children,  both  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  were 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Humphrey.  Mrs,  Humphrey  is  a  daughter  of 
James  B.  and  Jane  B.  (Gale)  Hunter. 

James  B.  Hunter  was  born  in  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  June  2,  1838. 
He  was  a  true  pioneer  of  the  West  and  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican 
War,  participating  in  the  battle  of  Palo  Alto.  During  the  gold  excite- 
ment he  went  to  California.  However,  he  remained  on  the  coast  but  a 
short  time  when  he  returned  to  Missouri.  He  was  one  of  the  very  earliest 
settlers  in  the  vicinity  of  Albany,  having  settled  here  when  this  section 
was  little  settled  or  developed.  In  the  early  pioneer  days  he  often  drove 
to  Liberty,  Mo.,  with  an  ox  team  to  do  his  trading ;  Liberty,  at  that  time 
being  the  nearest  trading  point. 

To  James  B.  Hunter  and  Jane  B.  (Gale)  Hunter  were  born  three 
children  as  follows:  Flora,  who  married  T.  M.  Humphrey,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  Dora  Crockett  and  Phoebe  G.  Marrs.  By  a  former  mar- 
riage of  James  B.  Hunter  the  following  children  were  born:  Andrew,  de- 
ceased; George  W.  resides  at  Albany;  T.  J.  and  Mrs.  Mary  Jane  Furge- 
son,  Albany. 

Since  the  death  of  T.  M.  Humphrey,  Mrs.  Humphrey  has  resided  at 
her  present  home  in  Albany  where  she  is  widely  known  as  one  of  Gen- 
try County's  estimable  ladies. 

T.  M.  Humphrey  was  a  Royal  Arch  Mason  and  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and 
was  a  generous  contributor  to  that  church.  He  was  a  successful  man  of 
affairs  and  during  the  course  of  his  career  accumulated  a  competence. 

Gustave  Spaht,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Athens  Town- 
ship Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Nebraska,  He  was  born  in  Richardson 
County,  Aug.  25,  1873,  a  son  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Kline)  Spaht. 

Charles  Spaht  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  Sept.  11,  1830.  He 
was  reared  in  his  native  land  and  when  18  years  of  age  came  to  America. 
He  had  learned  the  cooper's  trade  when  a  young  man  and  after  coming 
to  America  worked  at  his  trade  for  a  time  in  Newark,  N,  ^.  He  then 
went  to  South  Bend,  Ind,  He  was  manager  for  the  South  Bend  Cooper- 
age Works  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  there  married  to  Catherine 
Kline,  April  6,  1858.  In  1860  they  went  to  Nebraska  Territory  where  the 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  603 

father  bought  a  claim  of  160  acres  and  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising. 

To  Charles  and  Catherine  (Kline)  Spaht  were  born  the  following 
children:  C.  F.,  a  carpenter,  Shenandoah,  Iowa;  Anna,  died  at  the  age  of 
five  years;  John,  died  at  the  age  of  three  years;  Otto,  a  carpenter,  Stan- 
berry;  Edward,  who  now  conducts  a  cattle  ranch  in  Wilson  County, 
Kansas;  Charles,  a  carpenter  Shenandoah,  Iowa;  Gustave,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  and  A.  W.,  an  electrical  engineer  who  was  for  three  years 
employed  by  the  General  Electric  Company  at  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  and 
who  is  now  in  the  employ  of  the  Big  Ben  Corporation  in  Illinois;  Henry, 
who  is  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  DeKalb  County,  and  Ida, 
married  Homer  Boyd,  now  deceased  and  she  lives  at  Albany. 

Gustave  Spaht  was  reared  in  Nebraska  and  educated  in  the  public 
school  and  Mount  Taber  Academy.  He  worked  as  a  telegraph  operator 
in  early  life  and  has  also  followed  farming. 

Mr.  Spaht  was  married  Dec.  10,  1902,  to  Miss  Flora  E.  Holden,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Williams)  Holden,  natives  of  Raleigh,  S. 
C.  The  Holden  family  came  to  Gentry  County,  about  1892  and  settled 
near  King  City  where  the  father  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising. 
Mrs.  Spaht  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents:  Flora  E. 
married  Gustave  Spaht;  Luther,  Kansas  City;  John  A.,  lives  near  King 
City ;  Robert  E.,  a  veteran  of  the  world  War  who  saw  much  service  in 
France  was  disabled  in  service,  is  now  collector  of  taxes  of  King  City; 
Charles  B.,  lives  in  Wyoming;  Isaac  B.,  a  farmer  near  King  City;  Wil- 
liam Ray,  enlisted  for  service  for  war  from  Colorado  and  is  supposed 
to  have  been  lost  off  the  coast  of  Ireland  when  an  army  transport  was 
torpedoed  by  a  German  submarine;  Ethel  died  at  the  age  of  21  years 
and  Frank,  a  rancher  in  Texas. 

To  Gustave  Spaht  and  wife  have  been  born  six  children  as  follows: 
Velma  Mary,  deceased;  Carlos  G.,  a  student  in  high  school;  Leona,  a 
student  in  the  public  schools;  J.  F.;  Alma;  and  Homer,  all  of  whom  are 
attending  the  pubic  schools. 

Mr.  Spaht  is  a  Democrat,  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge ;  he  is  a  progressive  farmer  and  stock- 
man and  was  the  first  man  in  Gentry  County,  to  introduce  Holstein  cat- 
tle and  he  owned  the  first  silo  in  Gentry  County. 

He  owned  the  land  where  the  Burlington  depot  now  is  and  sold  it 
to  the  Burlington  Railroad  Company.  He  now  owns  40  acres  adjoining 
the  depot  property  and  85^  acres  southwest  of  town.  He  raises  pure 
bred  Holstein  cattle. 


604  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Eugene  L.  Bethel,  who  is  extensively  engaged  in  automobile  paint- 
ing and  trimming  at  Albany,  is  one  of  the  widely  known  and  dependable 
citizens  of  Gentry  County.  He  is  a  native  of  Missouri,  born  in  Caldwell 
County  in  1884,  a  son  of  John  and  Charlotte  (Dustin)  Bethel  natives  of 
Kentucky  who  settled  in  Caldwell  County  at  an  early  date  where  the 
father  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising. 

To  John  and  Charlotte  (Dustin)  Bethel  were  born  the  following 
children:  Maude,  died  in  infancy;  Robert  A.,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in 
Caldwell  County,  married  Autie  Brewer;  Eugene  L.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Etta,  was  educated  in  the  Synodical  College,  Fulton,  Mo.,  and  is 
a  teacher  in  North  Dakota,  married  Leroy  Baney ;  Pearl,  married  Hard- 
ing Baker  and  lives  in  Caldwell  County;  John  who  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising  in  Caldwell  County,  married  May  Orr;  Lynd,  who 
is  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Caldwell  County,  Mo.,  Le- 
nora,  married  Carl  Bennett,  Kingston,  Mo. 

Eugene  L.  Bethel  was  enducated  in  the  public  schools,  receiving  a 
high  school  education  and  began  life  as  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser.  Later 
he  learned  the  painter's  trade,  becoming  very  proficient  in  sign  painting. 
Later  he  engaged  in  automobile  painting  in  which  he  has  specialized 
for  years.  He  is  a  skilled  worker  and  is  widely  known  over  a  large  scope 
of  territory  for  the  excellency  of  his  workmanship.  He  has  built  up  a 
large  and  profitable  business  in  comparatively  a  short  time. 

Mr.  Bethel  was  married  to  Goldie  Hardy  of  King  City.  She  is  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  L.  and  Katurah  (Mendenhall)  Hardy.  Mrs.  Bethel 
is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents:  Thomas  Howard, 
born  May  1,  1883,  an  electrician  in  the  employ  of  the  Western  Electrical 
Company,  married  Mabel  Jeffries;  Sylvia,  born  Feb.  7,  1893,  was  edu- 
cated in  high  school  and  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  taught 
in  Harrison,  Worth  and  Gentry  Counties,  married  Ruby  Voyles,  a  min- 
ing engineer  at  Superior,  Wyo. ;  Arta  L.,  born  Dec.  15,  1886,  died  in 
1900  and  is  buried  at  Winslow,  Mo. 

Thomas  L.  Hardy  was  born  in  Indiana  in  1864  and  his  wife  is  a  na- 
tive of  Ohio,  He  is  a  Mason,  a  member  of  the  Yeoman  Lodge.  A  Repub- 
lican and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

To  Eugene  Bethel  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Wayne,  born  March  30,  1909 ;  Maxine,  born  July  1,  1913 ;  John  Thomas, 
born  Aug.  8,  1915;  Jewell  Leon,  born  Nov.  6,  1918;  Orpha  Charlotte, 
born  May  25,  1920,  and  Ruth  Keturah,  born  Jan.  16,  1911,  died  in  in- 
fancy. 

Mr.  Bethel  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  605 

Yoeman,  and  is  a  Republican.   He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 

W.  B.  Sampson,  a  veteran  of  the  World  War,  who  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Sampson  &  Frazee  who  are  engaged  in  the  garage  and  auto- 
mobile business  at  Albany,  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  enterprising 
young  men  of  Albany  and  Gentry  County.  He  is  a  native  son  of  Gentry 
County  and  was  born  June  18,  1897,  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Nancy 
(Thompson)  Sampson.  Thomas  Sampson  was  born  in  Gentry  County 
and  belongs  to  an  old  pioneer  family  of  this  section  of  the  state. 

To  Thomas  and  Nancy  (Thompson)  Sampson  were  born  the  follow- 
ing children :  Bash,  was  born  in  Gentry  County  and  married  A.  G,  Goff , 
a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Browning;  Harry,  was  born  in  Gentry  County 
and  now  is  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  near  Albany;  Ola,  born 
in  Gentry  County,  married  Kenneth  Murrell,  a  farmer  and  stockman 
near  Albany;  and  W.  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

W.  B.  Sampson  was  reared  in  Gentry  County  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  and  attended  high  school.  When  the  United 
States  declared  war  against  Germany  he  came  within  the  selected  draft 
service  and  was  assigned  to  the  Mechanical  Corps  and  was  sent  to  St. 
Louis  where  he  remained  in  the  service  and  devoted  to  automobile  me- 
chanics until  after  the  armistice  was  signed.  He  received  his  honorable 
discharge  from  the  service  Dec.  19,  1918. 

After  receiving  his  discharge  from  the  army  Mr.  Sampson  returned 
to  Albany  and  engaged  in  the  garage  business.  He  is  an  expert  me- 
chanic and  thoroughly  master  of  his  business.  He  has  built  up  a  large 
trade  and  is  one  of  the  dependable  young  men  of  Gentry  County. 

W.  P.  Graves,  a  Civil  War  veteran  who  for  the  past  20  years  has 
served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  is  also  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and 
insurance  business  at  King  City  is  one  of  the  widely  known  and  highly  re- 
spected citizens  of  Gentry  County.  He  is  a  native  of  Missouri,  born  in  An- 
drew County,  Oct.  2,  1848,  a  son  of  Abner  and  Catherine  (Henderson) 
Graves,  the  former  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  the  latter  of  Ohio.  They 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Nelson,  a  blacksmith,  in 
Andrew  County;  Francis,  deceased;  Sarah,  deceased;  Lillian  Fay,  de- 
ceased; Abner,  deceased;  Joshua,  Civil  War  veteran,  deceased;  W.  P., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Barbara,  married  Elias  Wright,  Savannah, 
Mo.;  Lydia  F.,  married  Amos  Hoffman,  and  is  now  a  widow  residing  in 
St.  Joseph,  Mo. ;  Parthena  Jane,  married  John  Curlick,  Portland,  Ore. ; 
William,  a  farmer,  Washington  State;  Catherine,  also  lives  In  Washing- 
ton ;  Newton,  a  Spanish-American  War  veteran,  now  engaged  in  farm- 


606  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ing  in  the  state  of  Washington;  Rose  A.  G.  Fraser,  a  widow  who  is  en- 
gaged in  chicken  raising,  Sacramento,  Calif. 

Abner  Graves,  the  father  of  W.  P.  Graves,  was  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  arising  in  Andrew  County  practically  all  of  his  life.  After  the 
Civil  War  broke  out,  he  and  seven  others  were  the  first  to  raise  the  stars 
and  stripes  in  Andrew  County,  and  during  the  Civil  War  he  served  in 
the  5th  Missouri  Cavalry;  he  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church. 

W.  P.  Graves  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  early  times  and  during  the  Civil  War,  long  before  he 
reached  his  majority,  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army,  becoming  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  B,  43rd,  Missouri  Infantry.  He  was  mustered  out  of 
service  at  St.  Louis  after  the  close  of  the  war  and  received  his  honorable 
discharge ;  he  then  returned  home  and  for  eight  years  was  employed  on 
the  cattle  ranges  of  the  West.  As  a  momento  of  his  cowboy  days,  he  has 
on  exhibition  in  his  ofRce  his  cowbell  which  he  lost  in  Powder  River,  Col., 
and  which  was  afterwards  found  and  sent  to  him,  being  identified  by 
his  initials  thereon.  It  also  bears  the  date  of  1876.  While  in  Gentry 
County  on  a  visit  he  was  persuaded  to  settle  here;  he  bought  a  small 
farm  which  he  later  sold  to  his  brother,  William,  and  also  sold  his  corn 
at  the  same  time  for  11  cents  per  bushel.  He  then  went  to  Ford  City 
where  he  served  as  postmaster  for  three  terms  when  he  resigned  and  re- 
moved to  King  City  where  he  has  been  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  20  years. 

Mr.  Graves  was  married  to  Nelia  Rainey,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin 
L.  Rainey.  Mrs.  Graves  is  one  of  four  children  born  to  her  parents,  three 
of  whom  are  now  living:  Ida,  married  W.  J.  Hobbs,  Douglas,  Okla.;  and 
Elizabeth  resides  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Graves  at  King  City,  and  Mrs. 
Graves.  .      -1  >  ^ 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Graves  have  no  children  but  reared  a  boy,  Emmett 
Rainey,  a  nephew  of  Mrs.  Graves.  He  is  now  married  and  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Louden  Manufacturing  Company  at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Mr.  Graves  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  King 
City  Post,  and  is  Past  Commander,  and  has  served  as  Adjutant  several 
years.  He  has  been  active  in  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  has 
been  Aid-de-Camp  on  the  staff  of  the  National  Chief  Commander  of 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  a  Republican,  and  belongs  to  the  Christian 
Church. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  607 

Delbert  D.  Snapp,  a  well  known  citizen  of  King  City  who  is  a  vet- 
eran of  the  World  War,  is  a  native  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  born  at 
King  City  July  6,  1887,  and  is  a  son  of  J.  A.  and  Rebecca  Jane  Snapp. 
J.  A.  Snapp  was  born  at  Greenbush,  111.  Rebecca  Snapp  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Brown  and  was  a  daughter  of  Daniel  C.  and  Jane  (Bottom) 
Brown,  both  natives  of  Connecticutt  and  both  died  in  Wisconsin.  Thej' 
were  the  parents  of  two  children:  Mrs.  Snapp  and  Daniel  who  is  an  ex- 
tensive farmer  and  stockman  and  a  large  land  owner,  residing  at  Empire 
Prairie,  Andrew  County. 

To  J.  A.  and  Rebecca  Jane  (Brown)  Snapp  were  born  two  children: 
Avery  A.  and  Delbert  D.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Avery  A.  Snapp  was 
born  at  King  City,  Sept.  7,  1884,  and  now  is  engaged  in  general  farming 
and  stock  raising  near  King  City.  He  was  married  to  Nettie  B.  Keys  and 
they  have  two  children:  Harold  and  Garland. 

J.  A.  Snapp  is  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  and  is  the  owner 
of  320  acres  of  land  which  is  well  improved.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge  and  is  a  Democrat. 

Delbert  D.  Snapp  was  reared  on  the  home  place  and  received  a 
good  preparatory  education  in  the  local  schools  and  high  schools.  He 
then  entered  the  University  of  Missouri  where  he  took  the  Academic 
courses  and  also  the  law  course.  After  attending  the  University,  he  took 
up  the  study  of  law.  Shortly  afterwards,  he  was  appointed  City  Attor- 
ney of  King  City  and  has  served  in  that  capacity  for  several  terms. 

When  the  United  States  entered  the  World  War,  Mr.  Snapp  en- 
listed in  the  Quartermaster  Department.  He  was  assigned  to  the  Motor 
Transport  Corps.  At  first  he  was  sent  to  Jefferson  Barracks,  near  St. 
Louis  and  afterwards  to  Camp  Megs  where  he  served  as  general  office 
clerk.  From  there  he  was  sent  to  France  where  he  was  connected  with 
the  despensing  of  motor  truck  supplies.  He  remained  in  France  in  con- 
nection with  this  department  until  after  the  armistice  was  signed  when 
he  was  returned  to  the  United  States  and  after  remaining  for  a  time  at 
Camp  Taylor,  Ky.,  he  received  his  honorable  discharge  June  27,  1919. 

After  receiving  his  discharge  from  the  army,  Mr.  Snapp  returned 
to  King  City.  He  is  City  Attorney  at  the  present  time.  Shortly  after  re- 
turning to  King  City  he  took  an  active  part  in  the  organization  of  the 
American  Legion  and  at  the  organization  of  the  local  Post  he  was  elected 
Vice-Commander  and  has  also  served  as  Post  Commander.  The  Ameri- 
can Legion  Post  at  King  City  is  a  strong  organization  and  now  has  61 
members  in  good  standing.  During  the  state  convention  of  the  Ameri- 
can Legion  held  at  St.  Joseph  in  1921,  he  was  selected  as  a  member  of 


608  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  Executive  Committee,  representing  the  Third  Congressional  District 
and  is  now  serving  in  that  capacity. 

Mr.  Snapp  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  at  King  City  and  is  a 
Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  one  of  the  pro- 
gressive and  enterprising  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

Anthony  Peniston,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship, and  owner  of  167  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born  April  13,  1858, 
on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides,  and  is  a  son  of  Theodore  and  Susan  C. 
(Williams)  Peniston. 

Theodore  Peniston  served  under  General  Clark  in  the  Black  Hawk 
War.  He  then  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  After  practicing 
for  several  years  at  Gallatin,  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Jackson  Township. 
He  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1831  with  his  father,  Robert  P.  Peniston, 
who  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Daviess  County,  and  one  of  the  founders 
of  Millport.  This  town  was  started  east  of  Grand  River,  and  was  burned 
by  the  Mormons.     Robert  P.  Peniston's  mother  was  Nancy  Nuttle. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Theodore  Peniston  were  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
four  of  whom  ar«  now  living:  Anthony,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Wm.  P., 
postal  department  of  Kansas  City ;  Mary  A.,  wife  of  Henry  Hamilton, 
Jackson  Township ;  Robert  L.,  Livingston  County.  Mr.  Peniston  was  born 
in  Jessamine  County,  Ky.,  May  6,  1812,  and  died  Nov.  8,  1892.  His  wife 
was  born  Aug.  2,  1827,  in  Bedford  County,  Va.,  and  died  in  January,  1911. 
They  are  both  buried  at  the  Centenary  Cemetery,  known  as  the  old  Penis- 
ton Cemetery. 

Anthony  Peniston  has  been  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  He  mar- 
ried Minnie  R.  McClung  on  Dec.  22,  1887.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Ed.  C. 
and  Elizabeth  Catherine  (Rhea)  McClung,  natives  of  Daviess  County,  and 
Virginia.  Mr.  McClung  died  several  years  ago  and  his  wife  is  now  living 
in  Missouri.  Mrs.  Peniston  was  born  in  Jamesport  Township,  April  5, 
1870. 

Three  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peniston,  as  follows :  Robert 
H.,  living  at  home ;  Edna,  wife  of  Robert  T.  Pogue,  Grand  River  Township ; 
Jennings  Bryan,  at  home.  He  has  served  in  the  United  State  Navy  and 
during  the  World  War  he  crossed  the  ocean  six  times,  and  served  14 
months.     On  his  last  trip  General  Pershing  was  aboard. 

Robert  H.  Peniston  has  been  a  mute  since  his  birth,  and  was  educated 
in  the  Fulton,  Mo.,  Institution  for  the  Deaf  and  was  a  very  unusually  apt 
student.  Dec.  16,  1915,  he  was  married  to  Bertha  Baiford  Schlegel,  a 
daughter  of  Alex,  and  Mary  (Bafford)  Schlegel.  She  was  born  in  Omaha, 
Neb.,  April  2,  1893,  and  is  also  a  mute.  The  Schlegel  family  live  at  Wel- 
Hngton,  Mo.,  and  Mr.  Schlegel  is  editor  of  the  Wellington  News.     To  Mr. 


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and  Mrs.  Robert  Peniston  two  children  have  been  born:  Evelyn  V.,  and 
Alex.  Anthony.  They  have  always  made  their  home  with  Mr.  Peniston's 
father. 

Anthony  Peniston  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Farmers  Co-Operative  Associa- 
tion of  the  state  of  Missouri.  Mr.  Peniston  has  been  very  successful  in 
general  farming  and  stock  raising,  especially  in  breeding  registered  Chester 
White  and  Poland  China  hogs.     He  is  also  a  small  grain  farmer. 

Mr.  Peniston  relates  the  story  of  a  Mr.  Creason,  who  in  1838,  went 
in  search  of  honey  from  Splawn  Ridge  near  Gallatin,  in  company  with  his 
nephew.  Mr.  Creason  accidently  shot  himself  through  the  hip,  and  his 
nephew  started  back  in  search  of  aid.  In  the  meantime  a  snow  storm 
came  up,  and  the  rescue  party,  including  Mr.  Theodore  Peniston,  could  not 
locate  Mr.  Creason  for  several  days.  When  found  he  was  almost  dead  from 
exposure  and  starvation.  Indians  lived  in  this  country  at  that  time  as  Mr. 
Creasons'  nephew  stayed  at  an  Indian  camp  until  the  following  spring. 

William  Parks,  now  deceased,  was  for  many  years  identified  with 
Gentry  County  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  which  was  that  of  a  car- 
penter. He  was  born  in  Jacksonville,  111.,  and  was  reared  to  manhood  in 
that  state.  He  married  Anna  Sibbald,  a  native  of  New  York  state,  and 
to  them  were  born  seven  children  all  of  whom  are  deceased.  They  are 
as  follows:  Lulu,  Walter,  Harry,  Clarence,  Arthur,  Hallie,  and  James 
Raymond. 

James  Raymond  Parks  was  a  soldier  in  the  United  States  Army  in 
the  World  War  and  made  the  supreme  sacrifice,  giving  up  his  life  on  the 
battle  fields  of  France.  He  was  born  in  Gentry  County  May  29,  1893. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Gentry  County,  attending  high 
school.  He  was  engaged  in  automobile  w^ork.  When  the  United  States 
entered  the  World  War,  he  became  a  member  of  Company  B,  365th 
Regiment,  89th  Division.  After  a  period  of  training  of  three  weeks  at 
Camp  Funston,  Kan.,  he  was  sent  from  there  to  France  with  his  Divi- 
sion. He  participated  in  the  severe  fighting  in  which  his  Division  took 
part.  On  Nov.  4th,  seven  days  before  the  Armstice  was  signed,  after  be- 
ing severly  wounded  himself,  he  was  attempting  to  rescue  the  lieutenant 
of  his  company  who  was  also  wounded  and  they  were  both  killed  by  the. 
explosion  of  a  high  power  shell.  His  remains  were  buried  in  France  but 
later  shipped  to  the  United  States,  reaching  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  Sept.  16, 
1921,  and  shipped  from  there  to  King  City,  reaching  the  later  place 
Sept.  23,  1921.  The  body  of  another  soldier  Lawrence  Hamel  of  King 
City  was  also  shipped  here  at'the  same  time,  and  a  double  funeral  was 


610  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENIHY  COUNTIES 

held  \vith  military  honors  and  the  remains  of  James  Parks  is  now  resting 
in  the  Millen  Cemetery  north  of  King  City. 

Mrs.  Parks  is  an  estimable  lady  and  has  many  friends  in  King  City 
where  she  has  made  her  home  these  many  years. 

W.  L.  Cole,  a  well  known  funeral  director  of  King  City,  has  been 
engaged  in  business  here  since  1898.  He  is  a  native  of  Missouri  and  is 
a  member  of  one  of  the  very  early  pioneer  families  who  settled  in  An- 
drew County  at  an  early  day.  W.  L.  Cole  was  born  in  Andrew  County, 
May  29,  1866,  and  is  a  son  of  Jesse  and  Caroline  (Osborn)  Cole.  Jesse 
Cole  was  born  in  Indiana  and  his  wife  was  a  native  of  Daviess  County, 
Mo.  They  spent  their  lives  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  An- 
drew County.  Jesse  Cole  served  in  the  State  Militia  during  the  Civil 
War.  He  was  a  life  long  Democrat  and  a  consistant  member  of  the 
Christian  Church. 

W.  L.  Cole  was  one  of  six  children  born  to  his  parents,  the  others 
being  as  follow:  George,  who  was  murdered  when  six  years  old;  Mary 
Ann,  deceased ;  John,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  and  general  stock 
raising  near  Canon  City,  Col. ;  Oliver,  an  electrician  of  St.  Joseph. 

W.  L.  Cole  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  in  Andrew  County  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  began  life  for  himself  as 
a  farmer  and  in  1894  worked  in  a  furniture  and  hardware  store  in  King 
City,  and  in  1898  he  engaged  in  the  undertaking  business  at  King  City 
and  since  that  time  has  been  successfully  engaged  in  that  business.  His 
business  extends  over  a  large  scope  of  territory  and  he  maintains  a 
branch  establishment  at  Union  Star  and  one  at  Whitesville. 

Mr.  Cole  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Ida  E.  Edwards,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Henderson  and  Elizabeth  (Lemaster)  Edwards,  who  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children:  Ella,  married  Montgomery  Slemmons,  a 
ranchman  who  lives  in  Texas;  Alice,  a  practicing  physician  herself, 
married  Dr.  Mayhew,  an  eye,  ear  and  throat  specialist  and  they  are  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  their  profession  in  Atchison,  Kan.,  and  St.  Jo- 
seph, Mo. ;  Cora  May,  married  Joseph  Bright,  a  farmer  near  Savannah, 
Mo. ;  Dr.  William  B.,  an  osteopathic  physician,  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession  at  Concordia,  Kan.,  and  Ida  E.,  who  married  W.  L.  Cole 
of  this  review.  She  was  associated  with  her  husband  in  the  undertaking 
business  and  was  a  licensed  embalmer.  She  died  Dec.  28,  1921.  She  was 
one  of  the  first  lady  licensed  embalmers  in  this  section  of  the  country 
and  was  recognized  as  a  woman  of  unusual  business  ability. 

During  the  course  of  their  business  career  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cole  have 
buried  over  2,000  people. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  611 

Mr.  Cole  is  an  enterprising  man  and  one  of  the  dependable  citizens 
of  Gentry  County.   He  is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  at  King  City. 

Rufus  H.  Limpp,  mayor  of  King  City  and  owner  of  the  King  City 
Oil  Company,  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  enterprising  men  of  Gentry 
County.  He  was  born  in  Holt  County,  Nov.  10,  1894,  a  son  of  John  R. 
and  Irma  (Durrette)  Limpp  and  is  one  of  two  children  born  to  them,  the 
other  one  being  W.  R.  Limpp.  W.  R.  Limpp  was  born  in  Holt  County, 
married  Strausie  Follett  and  lives  2^  miles  northwest  of  King  City.  John 
R.  Limpp  is  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  and  the  owner  of  a  val- 
uable farm  of  280  acres  five  miles  north  of  King  City. 

Rufus  H.  Limpp  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district 
schools  and  high  school.  He  then  engeged  in  the  garage  business  which 
he  continued  for  eight  years  in  King  City.  In  1919  he  engaged  in  the  oil 
business  as  proprietor  of  the  King  City  Oil  Company  to  which  he  has  de- 
voted his  attention  with  well  merited  success  to  the  present  time. 

Mr.  Limpp  was  married  Nov.  15,  1913,  to  Miss  Sylvia  M.  Rardin,  a 
daughter  of  Miles  and  Lena  (Miller)  Rardin.  Mrs.  Limpp  is  the  only  liv- 
ing child  by  her  father's  first  marriage.  One  child  died  in  infancy.  To 
Miles  Rardin's  second  marriage  were  born  two  children :  Leona  and 
Louise,  both  attending  the  public  schools.  Miles  M.  Rardin  resides  in' 
Longmont,  Colo.,  and  is  the  proprietor  of  a  moving  picture  show  at  that 
place.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  H.  Limpp  have  been  born  two  children:  John 
Milo  and  Rufus  Pershing. 

Rufus  H.  Limpp  has  other  interests  in  addition  to  the  oil  business 
and  is  the  owner  of  one-half  interest  of  240  acres  of  land  near  King  City. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  No.  377,  King 
City,  and  the  Shrine,  Moila  Temple,  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  He  is  a  Republican 
and  one  of  the  dependable  citizens  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  elected 
mayor  of  King  City  in  1922  and  now  serving  in  that  capacity. 

A.  Rizzi,  who  for  many  years  was  successfully  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising,  is  now  living  a  retired  life  at  King  City,  after  having 
accumulated  a  competence  by  industry  and  good  management  which 
are  always  the  chief  elements  of  a  successful  career.  Mr.  Rizzi  was  born 
in  northern  Italy  and  emigrated  to  America  in  1875.  He  came  to  Gen- 
try County  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  about 
seven  years.  Later  he  went  to  Kansas  where  he  homesteaded  320  acres 
of  land.  After  remaining  in  that  state  four  years,  he  sold  his  land  there 
and  returned  to  Missouri  and  bought  85  acres  in  Gentry  County.  He 
sold  that  land  later  and  bought  80  acres  in  DeKalb  County  where  he 
lived  for  four  years.     He  then  returned  to  Gentry  County  where  he 


612  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

bought  120  acres.  Six  years  later  he  sold  that  and  bought  200  acres 
which  he  later  sold  and  bought  235  acres  in  DeKalb  County  which  he 
still  owns.  This  is  a  valuable  and  well  improved  place  upon  which  stands 
a  beautiful  two-story  residence  and  the  other  farm  buildings  and  im- 
provements are  of  a  high  standard.  After  retiring  from  active  farming 
operations  Mr.  Rizzi  moved  to  King  City  where  he  has  a  nice  residence 
on  Main  Street  and  other  city  property. 

Mr,  Rizzi  was  married  to  Miss  Pauline  Kaiser,  a  daughter  of  Con- 
rad and  Martha  (Knoepfel)  Kaiser.  Mrs.  Rizzi  is  one  of  the  following 
children  born  to  her  parents :  Mrs.  Eva  Sager,  near  Stanberry,  Mr. ; 
Henry,  a  retired  farmer  and  stockman,  Beatrice,  Neb. ;  Lizzie  and  Lou- 
ise, twins,  Lizzie  married  Fred  Herman  of  Kansas  City  and  Louise  mar- 
ried Charles  Shultz  and  they  are  both  deceased;  Caroline,  married 
James  Simmons,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  and  lives  in  Oklahoma ;  Anna, 
married  Fred  Shultz,  King  City;  Lydia,  married  Arthur  Boner,  de- 
ceased ;  Mary,  married  August  Jacoby,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser,  near 
Ford  City;  Ella,  married  Paul  Kabus,  a  miller  and  farmer  now  living  in 
St.  Joseph,  and  Mrs.  Rizzi.  The  first  two  children  were  born  in  Germany 
and  the  other  in  Missouri. 

To  A.  Rizzi  and  wife  has  been  born  one  child,  Jeanette,  now  the 
wife  of  Landry  C.  Loest,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising, 
raising  Poland  China  hogs,  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle  and  standard  bred 
poultry,  and  lives  in  Miller  Township. 

Mr.  Rizzi  is  a  Republican  and  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  They  are  highly  respected  citizens  of  King  City 
where  they  have  a  wide  accquaintance  and  many  friends. 

Frank  Morton,  a  well  known  contractor  of  King  City,  is  a  native  of 
Missouri  and  is  the  son  of  Gilkey  and  Sarah  (Slater)  Morton,  the  former 
a  native  of  Maine  and  the  latter  of  New  York. 

Gilkey  Morton  was  born  in  Bangor,  Maine,  and  was  a  blacksmith  by 
trade.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and 
is  now  deceased.  To  Gilkey  and  Sarah  (Slater)  Morton  were  born  the 
following  children :  One  died  in  infancy ;  Louise,  married  Thomas  How- 
ard, a  farmer  and  stockman,  Lomax,  HI. ;  Helen,  married  John  Walker, 
who  was  engaged  in  the  furniture  business  and  he  and  his  wife  are  now 
deceased;  Carrie,  deceased,  and  is  buried  at  Monticello,  111.;  William, 
was  a  rancher  and  died  in  Montana;  and  Frank,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Frank  Morton  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  in  early  life 
learned  the  plasterer's  trade,  beginning  at  the  age  of  17  years.    For  a 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  613 

number  of  years  he  followed  that  line  of  work  as  a  journeyman  and  for 
several  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  contracting  during  which  time  he 
has  done  some  extensive  jobs  of  plastering.  He  is  an  expert  workman 
and  thoroughly  understands  his  line  of  work. 

Mr.  Morton  was  married  to  Miss  Oka  Shout,  a  daughter  of  James 
and  Maria  Jane  (Alexander)  Shout,  both  now  deceased.  James  Shout 
was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  was  reared  in  that  state.  When  the 
Civil  War  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  a  Pennsylvania  Regiment;  during  the 
course  of  his  military  career  he  was  taken  prisoner  and  for  several- 
months  was  confined  in  the  Confederate  prison  at  Bell  Island,  and  Sal- 
isbury and  Libby  prisons.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  came  west.  He 
was  engaged  in  the  meat  and  grocery  business  and  was  the  owner  of  120 
acres  of  land  in  Kansas  and  80  acres  in  South  Dakota.  He  served  as 
superintendent  of  the  Boys  Reform  School  of  Kansas  for  two  years,  hav- 
ing received  his  appointment  from  Governor  Morrill.  He  was  a  Repub- 
lican, a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  for  many  years  was  a 
prominent  Mason.  His  wife  was  a  very  capable  woman  and  served  for 
some  time  as  matron  of  the  Girls  Reformatory  of  the  state  of  Illinois.  To 
James  Shout  and  wife  were  born  four  children :  Lenora,  married  Frank 
Gerlach,  Elkton,  S.  Dak. ;  Monta  Bell,  deceased  and  her  remains  are 
buried  at  Shannon,  111. ;  Rosalie,  married  J.  H.  Conrad,  Elgin,  111. ;  and 
Mrs.  Frank  Morton  of  this  review. 

Mrs.  Morton  is  one  of  the  capable  and  widely  known  women,  not 
only  of  Gentry  County,  but  of  the  state.  She  with  seven  other  King  City 
women  founded  the  City  Library,  which  after  only  a  few  years  now  con- 
tains nearly  1,000  volumes  and  is  a  library  of  which  any  town  may  be 
justly  proud.  She  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  King  City  Study 
Club  in  1917.  This  Club  was  federated  the  same  year  and  Mrs.  Morton 
was  elected  district  secretary  and  is  now  serving  her  second  year  as  sec- 
retary of  the  local  club.  Mrs.  Morton  is  a  Republican  and  takes  an  active 
and  prominent  part  in  political  affairs.  She  was  a  delegate  to  the  State 
Republican  convention  held  at  Kansas  City  in  1920  and  served  as  a 
member  of  the  Committee  on  Permanent  Organization.  Mrs.  Morton 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  graduated  from  Lena,  111.,  High 
School  and  afterward  attended  the  Salina  Normal.  She  is  the  second 
cousin  of  the  late  President  William  McKinley  and  is  also  related  to 
Judge  W.  B.  Rose  of  the  Nebraska  Supreme  Court. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Morton  have  been  born  two  children :  Mary, 
deceased  and  her  remains  are  buried  at  King  City;  and  Helen  Margue- 
rite who  is  a  graduate  of  the  King  City  High  School  and  Lyceum  Arts 


614  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  v";OUNTIES 

Conservatory  of  Music  of  Chicago  and  is  now  the  leading  musician  at 
the  Princess  Theatre  in  Denver,  Col. 

Mr.  Morton  is  a  Republican  and  he  and  Mrs.  Morton  stand  high  in 
the  community. 

John  J.  Shrike,  the  well  known  and  efficient  jeweler  and  optician 
at  King  City,  is  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  was  born  at  Dayton,  Nov.  27,  1851, 
a  son  of  David  and  Caroline  (Flora)  Shirke,  the  former  a  native  of  Ger- 
many and  the  latter  of  France.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children, 
three  of  whom  are  living:  Caroline,  married  John  Kochner,  a  farmer 
and  stock  raiser,  LaCrosse,  Wis. ;  Tillie,  who  is  married  and  lives  in  Wis- 
consin; and  John  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

David  Shrike  came  to  America  at  the  age  of  13  years.  He  served  iii 
the  Mexican  War,  entering  the  service  with  the  rank  of  captain.  He  was 
promoted  to  adjutant  and  afterwards  to  Colonel.  When  the  Civil  War 
broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  and  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war  with  the  Wisconsin  troops.  After  the  Civil  War  he  engaged  in  the 
shoemaking  business  at  Tipton,  Mo.  He  then  came  west  and  settled  in 
Missouri.  He  served  as  mayor  at  Tipton.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  be- 
longed to  the  G.  A.  R.  and  was  Post  Commander.  He  died  at  the  age  ol 
87  years. 

John  J.  Shrike  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Dayton 
Commercial  College.  After  coming  to  Missouri  he  served  as  postmaster 
at  Elston,  for  seven  years.  After  taking  courses  in  the  Jacksonian  Opti- 
cal College  of  Chicago  and  the  Needles  Optical  College  of  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  he  engaged  in  optical  work  35  years  ago.  In  1916  he  came  from  St. 
Louis  to  King  City  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  his  line  of  work 
as  optical  jeweler.  He  is  an  expert  in  his  line  of  work  and  has  had  years 
of  experience.  By  his  efficiency  he  has  built  up  a  large  patronage  in 
King  City  and  vicinity. 

Mr.  Shrike  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Stein,  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a 
daughter  of  George  Stein.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shrike  have  been  born  the 
following  children:  James,  deceased;  Carrie,  married  George  M.  Nel- 
son, a  locomotive  engineer,  St.  Louis;  Ella,  married  James  Wood,  a  ma- 
chinist, Jefferson  City ;  Garnett  Woolsey,  a  blacksmith  and  wheelright, 
Sedalia ;  George  David,  who  is  engaged  in  the  dyeing  and  cleaning  busi- 
ness in  Nebraska;  John  D.,  who  is  also  engaged  in  the  dyeing  and  clean- 
ing business  in  Nebraska;  Mae,  married  Samuel  Sarbitz,  who  is  engaged 
in  the  railroad  salvage  business  in  St.  Louis;  and  Charles  M.,  who  is  en- 
gaged in  the  dyeing  and  cleaning  business  at  King  City.  He  entered  the 
United  States  service  and  was  in  training  for  several  months  at  Camp 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  615 

Dodge,  Iowa.  He  was  a  member  of  the  128th  Division  and  was  just 
ready  to  sail  for  overseas  when  the  armistice  was  signed.  He  remained 
in  the  service  for  some  time  after  that  and  received  his  honorable  dis- 
charge at  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa. 

Mr,  Shrike  is  a  Republican. 

Ebenezer  Edgar  Blacklock,  now  deceased,  was  a  successful  man  of 
affairs  and  during  the  course  of  his  career  was  a  dominant  factor  in  the 
business  development  of  King  City  and  vicinity.  He  was  one  of  the 
widely  respected  citizens  of  this  community.  Mr.  Blacklock  was  a  na- 
tive of  Scotland ;  he  came  to  America  in  1851  and  remained  in  New  York 
City  for  five  months.  He  then  went  to  Wisconsin  where  he  was  engaged 
in  foundry  work  for  a  time  when  he  went  to  Rock  Island,  111.  From 
there  he  went  to  Australia.  Some  years  later  he  returned  to  America 
and  located  at  St.  Louis  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  as  foundryman. 
From  there  he  went  to  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  and  took  charge  of  a  Great 
Western  Foundry.  He  was  thus  employed  for  five  years  when  he  came 
to  Gentry  County  and  bought  320  acres  of  land.  He  was  successfully  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  stock  raising  for  25  years  when  he  retired  from 
the  farm  and  moved  to  King  City.  He  was  interested  in  the  banking  and 
mercantile  business  and  for  several  years  was  a  director  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  King  City,  and  also  served  as  vice  president  of  the 
King  City  Hardware  Company. 

Mr.  Blacklock  was  married  to  Cornelia  Marian  Smith,  a  native  of 
Wisconsin,  and  a  daughter  of  Quintin  and  Jeanette  (Geddes)  Smith. 
Mrs.  Blacklock  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents: 
Hutchison,  married  Acy  Rowley  and  they  are  both  deceased;  Grace, 
married  James  O'Neal  and  both  are  deceased ;  James  Q.,  was  a  veteri- 
nary surgeon  and  died  at  Madison,  Wis. ;  Robert  C,  is  a  retired  farmer 
living  in  Lemars,  Iowa ;  Augusta  was  a  teacher,  married  Henry  Goodell 
and  they  are  both  deceased ;  Sarah  Jane,  died  in  infancy  and  is  buried 
at  Calidona,  Wis. 

Quintin  Smith,  Mrs.  Blacklock's  father  was  a  very  highly  educated 
man  and  a  native  of  Scotland.  He  was  a  prominent  educator  and  at 
times  conducted  religious  services  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He 
identified  himself  with  the  prohibition  party  and  was  active  in  politics. 
He  served  as  county  recorder,  collector  and  clerk  of  the  court  in  Wis- 
consin. For  over  50  years  he  was  a  devout  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  was  a  deacon  for  over  30  years.  Mrs.  Blacklock  has  been  a 
member  of  the  same  church  for  64  years.  She  is  a  member  of  the  W.  C. 
T.  U.  and  has  been  active  in  temperance  work  all  her  life.   She  was  dis- 


616  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

trict  superintendent  for  20  years,  and  for  12  years  state  superintendent 
of  the  department  of  Sabbath  Observance.  She  won  the  state,  national 
and  district  prizes  in  medal  contest  work  and  won  more  prizes  than  any 
other  superintendent.  She  has  been  a  Sunday  School  teacher  for  over  50 
years. 

Ebenezer  Edgar  Blacklock  died  Dec.  28,  1919  and  his  remains  are 
buried  in  the  Cemetery  at  King  City.  His  widow  who  is  one  of  the  estim- 
able ladies  of  Gentry  County  resides  at  King  City. 

William  L.  Blacklock,  now  deceased,  was  a  prominent  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Gentry  County  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  pioneer  families 
of  western  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  a  son  of  Thomas  M. 
Blacklock,  a  native  of  Scotland.  William  Blacklock  was  a  successful 
farmer  and  the  owner  of  240  acres  of  land  in  Gentry  County.  He  was 
extensively  engaged  in  stock  raising  as  well  as  general  farming.  He 
raised  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and  a  great  many  horses 
and  mules.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  progress  of  the  community  and 
the  development  of  his  county.  He  served  as  president  of  the  local 
school  board  for  20  years.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  He  died  March  15,  1919,  and  his  remains  are 
buried  at  King  City. 

Thomas  M.  Blacklock,  father  of  William  Blacklock,  married  Jeanie 
Crawford  and  the  following  children  were  born  to  them:  James  C,  a 
farmer  and  stockman,  near  Stanberry;  Thomas,  deceased,  and  his  re- 
mains are  buried  in  the  Millen  Cemetery;  Eben  E.,  a  farmer  and  stock- 
man, living  north  of  King  City;  Lawrence  Bruce,  a  farmer  and  stock- 
man, living  on  the  old  Blacklock  homestead  in  Jackson  Township  Gen- 
try County;  Dr.  David  E.,  a  physician  and  surgeon  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  at  King  City.  He  served  in  the  Medical  Corps  of 
the  United  States  army  during  the  World  War  and  was  on  duty  at  Ho- 
boken,  N.  J.,  when  the  armistice  was  signed. 

William  Blacklock  was  married  March  1,  1885,  to  Miss  Ida  M. 
Eads,  a  daughter  of  John  A.  and  Lavina  T.  (Watt)  Eads.  Mrs.  Black- 
lock  was  one  of  the  following  children  bom  to  her  parents:  Martha, 
Carry  Ann,  Colonel  Harding,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  and  Perry  J., 
a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Lawson,  Mo.;  Fanny  L.,  married  W.  M. 
Washburn,  a  farmer  and  stockman  who  is  no'w  deceased,  and  she  lives 
at  Wilsonville,  Neb. ;  Melia  W.,  married  Stephen  A.,  Pittensbarger,  a 
farmer  and  stockman,  near  Fairport;  and  Ida  M.,  who  married  William 
Blacklock,  the  subject  of  this  review.  John  A.  Eads  was  a  Democrat 
and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church.     He  and  his  wife  are  both  de- 


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ceased  and  their  remains  are  buried  at  King  City.  They  were  both  na- 
tives of  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1870  and  settled  near  King 
City  and  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  here. 

To  William  and  Ida  (Eads)  Blacklock  was  born  one  child:  Myrtle 
E.,  born  in  Gentry  County,  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  Palmer 
College  at  Albany  and  married  J.  W.  Preston,  and  she  is  now  deceased. 

The  Blacklock  family  is  one  of  the  prominent  families  of  Gentry 
County  and  Mrs.  Blacklock  is  well  known  and  highly  respected  in  the 
community. 

Rufus  Fayette  Brown,  now  deceased,  was  prominently  identified 
with  the  agricultural  interest  of  Gentry  County  for  many  years ;  he  was 
born  in  Connecticut  in  1829,  a  son  of  Rufus  Brown  and  his  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Fuller. 

Rufus  F.  Brown  came  to  Missouri  at  an  early  day  and  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising  in  the  vicinity  of  King  City.  He  was  an  ex- 
tensive cattle  raiser  and  well  known  as  a  successful  breeder.  He  raised 
Durham  cattle,  Percheron  horses  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  the. 
owner  of  280  acres  of  well  improved  land.  He  took  an  interest  in  local 
affairs  and  served  as  clerk  of  the  district  school  for  28  years.  He  was  a 
life  long  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  time  honored  Masonic  Lodge. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  served  in  the  Home  Guards.  He  died  May  30, 
1893. 

Mr.  Brown  was  married  to  Dorothy  Bennett,  a  daughter  of  Andrew 
and  Anna  (Abbott)  Bennett.  Andrew  Bennett  was  born  in  Ireland  of 
Scotch  descent,  and  came  to  America  when  a  boy.  He  died  in  Canada 
in  1865  and  the  family  came  to  Missouri  in  1867. 

Mrs.  Brown  was  one  of  13  children  born  to  her  parents;  the  others 
living,  being  as  follows:  John,  an  Episcopal  minister  in  Kansas  City; 
Lucretia,  married  William  Powrie  and  lives  in  Wisconsin;  Andrew, 
former  editor  of  The  Owl,  Stanberry;  Ann,  married  John  Weaver  and 
they  live  in  Wisconsin;  Edward,  a  retired  farmer,  King  City;  Mary,  mar- 
ried George  Kemp,  King  City;  and  Ida,  married  Julus  Klaas  and  they 
live  near  St.  Joseph.  By  his  first  marriage  to  Nancy  Hopkins  he  had 
two  children:  Carlos,  Rockyford,  Col.,  and  George,  Lawrence,  Kan. 

Mrs.  Brown  has  a  nice  residence  in  King  City  and  Is  one  of  the 
highly  respected  women  of  Gentry  County  and  is  well  known. 

J.  T.  Wagers,  a  well  known  real  estate  and  loan  man  of  King  City 
and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Millan  and  Wagers,  general  merchants, 
who  is  also  extensively  interested  in  farming  and  stock  raising  is  a  na- 
tive of  Kentucky.   He  was  born  in  Estill  County  in  1856,  a  son  of  Simp- 


618  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

son  and  Martha  (Gentry)  Wagers  both  natives  of  Kentucky.  Gentry 
County  receives  its  name  from  the  same  Gentry  family  of  which  Martha 
Gentry  Wagers  was  a  member.  Simpson  and  Martha  Gentry  Wagers 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  James  L.,  deceased;  Cole- 
man, a  fruit  raiser,  lives  in  California ;  O,  G.,  also  a  fruit  ariser,  lives  in 
California;  Mary  Lizzie,  married  John  Haley,  a  farmer  and  stockman, 
living  in  DeKalb  County;  Mildred,  married  Frank  E.  Crider  and  she  lives 
in  California;  and  J.  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Simpson  Wagers,  father  of  J.  T.  Wagers,  settled  near  Amity,  De- 
Kalb County  in  1870  and  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  was 
a  Democrat  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  local  affairs  and  served  on 
the  local  school  board  for  20  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  He  is  now  deceased  and  his  remains  are  buried  at  Amity,  and 
his  wife  is  also  buried  there. 

J.  T.  Wagers  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  He  began  his  independent  career  as  a  farmer  in  operating  his 
father's  farm.  In  early  life  he  taught  school  for  two  terms  teaching  at 
the  Morton  school  house.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  well  improved  farm  of 
240  acres  in  DeKalb  County  and  is  interested  in  breeding  pure  bred 
stock  in  addition  to  his  real  estate  and  loan  and  mercantile  business 
which  he  conducts  at  King  City.  He  has  been  interested  in  the  mercan- 
tile business  in  King  City  since  1883  and  this  is  the  oldest  business  house 
in  King  City. 

Mr.  Wagers  was  married  to  Miss  Lydia  Cunningham  in  1877,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Jane  Cunningham,  natives  of  Indiana.  Mrs. 
Wagers  is  one  of  three  children  born  to  her  parents  as  follows:  Mary, 
married  Walter  Gregory  and  they  are  both  deceased ;  R.  H.,  a  contrac- 
tor, living  in  Los  Angles,  Calif. ;  and  Lydia,  the  wife  of  J.  T.  Wagers  of 
this  review. 

To  J.  T.  Wagers  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Ada,  who  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  high  school  and  the  State 
Teachers  College  at  Warrensburg,  was  a  successful  teacher  in  Gentry 
and  DeKalb  Counties  before  her  marriage,  is  now  the  wife  of  Albert 
Ennis,  an  attorney  at  Festus,  Mo. ;  Dessie,  married  Ellis  B.  Stephenson, 
a  trainmaster  for  the  Missouri  Pacific  railroad,  Jefferson  City;  Sibyl, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Kansas  City  Academy  of 
Music,  is  now  the  wife  of  Hershel  Yates,  a  merchant  of  King  City  ;  Frank 
E.,  a  traveling  salesman  of  Cameron ;  Jack,  was  in  the  service  during 
the  World  War  and  is  now  a  student  in  the  Dental  Department  of  Wash- 
ington University,  St.  Louis. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  619 

Mr.  Wagers  is  a  Democrat  and  has  served  on  the  school  board  for 
ten  years.  He  was  the  Democratic  candidate  for  the  legislature  in  1920 
but  was  defeated  in  the  political  landslide  of  that  year.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  Modern  Woodman  of  America  and  the  Chris- 
tian Church.  He  is  a  substantial  citizen  and  one  of  the  dependable  men 
of  Gentry  County.  He  has  been  president  of  the  King  City  Chatauqua 
for  16  years  and  this  is  one  of  the  successful  chatauquas  of  western 
Missouri.  He  is  one  of  the  original  trails  and  good  roads  boosters  of 
northwestern  Missouri  and  has  given  his  support  and  co-operation  to 
good  roads  projects  for  years.  He  was  one  of  the  original  members  of 
the  Inter-State  Trails  Association  which  later  became  the  Jefferson 
Highway.   He  was  also  a  member  of  the  National  Highways  Association. 

Samuel  L.  Gall,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  near 
Lathrop,  Clinton  County,  March  11,  1866,  a  son  of  John  Henry  and  An- 
geline  (Tipton)  Gall.  John  Henry  Gall  was  a  native  of  Germany,  and 
came  to  America  in  1854.  He  first  settled  at  Westport,  Mo.,  and  later 
removed  to  Clinton  County  where  he  owned  636  acres  of  land.  He  was 
successful  and  became  very  well-to-do. 

John  Henry  and  Angeline  (Tipton)  Gall  were  the  parents  of  13 
children  of  whom  the  following  are  living:  John  Frank,  lives  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Clinton  County;  Albert  George,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser; 
Fred,  who  had  a  twin  sister,  Lillie,  is  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  near 
Lathrop;  Jesse  L.,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  near  Lathrop;  Alfred,  a 
farmer  on  the  old  homestead  in  Clinton  County;  and  Samuel,  whose 
name  introduces  this  review. 

Samuel  Gall  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Clinton  County  and  early  in 
life  became  familiar  with  the  details  of  farming  and  stock  raising  to 
which  he  has  since  successfully  devoted  himself.  He  began  his  farming 
career  in  Gentry  County  in  1887  and  is  now  the  owner  of  one-quarter 
section  of  land  which  is  one  of  the  valuable  farms  of  Jackson  Township. 
His  place  is  well  improved  with  a  two-story  residence  and  other  farm 
buildings. 

Mr.  Gall  was  married  to  Miss  Gertrude  Troxel  who  is  now  deceased 
and  her  remains  are  buried  in  King  City  Cemetery.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gall  were  born  the  following  children:  Anna  E.,  married  Roy  C.  John- 
son, a  fruit  farmer  living  in  California  ;  Henry  T.,  a  veteran  of  the  World 
War  who  served  overseas  in  a  machine  gun  company  with  the  88th  Di- 
vision and  is  now  engaged  in  farming  near  King  City;  Edgar,  was  also 
a  soldier  a  member  of  Company  A,  10th  Ammunition  Train;  resides  at 


620  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

home  with  his  father;  R.  Carl,  Samuel  L.  Jr.,  and  Ralph  who  reside  at 
home  with  their  father, 

Mr.  Gall  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  is  public 
spirited,  progressive  and  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

Hiram  Ramsey  Jamieson,  a  Gentry  County  pioneer  and  former 
judge  of  County  Court,  now  living  retired  on  his  farm  in  Jackson  Town- 
ship, is  a  native  of  Tennessee.  He  was  born  in  McMinn  County,  east 
Tennessee,  June  18,  1835.  He  is  a  son  of  David  Finley  and  Eliza  (Pat- 
ten) Jameson.  David  Finley  Jameson  was  also  a  pioneer  settler  of  Mis- 
souri; he  was  born  in  Blout  County,  Tennessee,  Dec.  2,  1797.  He  came 
to  Missouri  in  1853  and  his  first  home  here  was  a  log  cabin.  He  followed 
farming  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  Gentry  County  after  com- 
ing here.  He  died  at  Gentryville,  Dec.  25,  1889,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  92 
years.  He  was  a  Whig  during  the  existence  of  that  party,  but  later  iden- 
tified himself  with  the  Democratic  party.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church.  i 

David  Finley  and  Eliza  Ann  (Patten)  Jameson  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children  as  follows:  Mary  Jane,  Francis,  Jacob  Patten,  David  Fin- 
ley, Jr.,  and  Elizabeth  Ann,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  and  William 
Alexander,  born  Feb.  9,  1838,  lives  at  McFall;  Samuel  Huston,  born 
Dec.  3,  1841,  lives  at  McFall ;  and  Hiram  Ramsey  whose  name  introduces 
this  review. 

Hiram  Ramsey  Jameson  was  about  19  years  old  when  he  came  to 
Missouri  with  his  parents  and  settled  in  this  section  of  the  state.  This 
was  an  early  day  in  the  settlement  of  western  Missouri.  Mr.  Jameson 
remembers  when  the  Hannibal  and  St.  Joseph  railroad  was  built  which 
was  several  years  after  the  family  settled  here.  When  he  came  here 
there  were  no  railroads  and  he  has  lived  to  see  and  take  part  in  the 
great  transformation  from  the  pioneer  days  to  the  present  age  of  im- 
provement and  conveniences.  Mr.  Jameson  began  life  as  a  farmer  and 
■made  that  occupation  his  life's  work.  He  settled  on  his  present  place 
after  a  few  years.  He  is  the  owner  of  200  acres  which  he  has  improved 
and  which  is  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation, 

Mr.  Jameson  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Fore,  a  daughter  of  Jacob 
J.  and  Anna  Fore.  She  was  one  of  nine  children  born  to  her  parents, 
three  of  whom  are  living:  Frances,  married  C.  O.  Patten,  who  is  now 
deceased,  and  she  lives  at  Albany ;  Clara,  married  Charles  Owen,  a  re- 
tired farmer  and  stock  raiser,  Franklin,  Neb.  To  Hiram  R.  Jamson  and 
wife  were  born  the  following  children:  Francis,  deceased;  Samuel  War- 


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ren,  born  in  Gentry  County,  Oct.  12,  1865,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  near 
Kansas  City;  Olive  L.,  born  in  Gentry  County,  Aug.  16,  1869,  lives  on 
the  home  place ;  Hiram  Mitchel,  born  in  Gentry  County,  is  operating  the 
home  place;  Anna  C,  born  Aug.  29,  1880,  married  Oliver  Bean  and 
lives  in  Gentry  County;  David  K.,  born  in  Gentry  County,  Oct.  1,  1866, 
a  farmer  and  stock  raiser. 

Mr.  Jameson  is  a  Democrat  and  has  always  taken  a  commendable 
interest  in  political  matters  and  public  affairs.  He  served  as  County 
Judge  of  Gentry  County  for  four  years  and  gave  the  people  a  good  ad- 
ministration. He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  one  of  the 
dependable  old  pioneer  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

Eben  E.  Blacklock,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Jackson  Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  this  county  and 
a  member  of  one  of  the  early  pioneer  families  of  this  section  of  the  state. 
He  was  born  Feb.  28,  1870,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Jane  (Crawford) 
Blacklock,  both  natives  of  Scotland.  Thomas  Blacklock  was  born  in 
1836  and  came  to  America  in  1851.  He  was  a  pattern  maker  and  worked 
at  his  trade  in  St.  Louis  for  some  time.  In  1868  he  came  to  Gentry 
County  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  prospered, 
becoming  the  owner  of  600  acres  of  land  at  one  time.  To  Thomas  Black- 
lock  and  wife  were  born  seven  children,  the  following  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing: James  C,  a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Stanberry;  L.  Bruce,  a 
farmer  and  stockman  near  King  City;  Eben  E.,  the  subject  of  this  re- 
view; and  Dr.  David  E.,  a  well  known  physician  and  surgeon  who  is  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  King  City.  Dr.  Blacklock 
served  in  the  Medical  Corps  of  the  United  States  army  during  the  World 
War.  For  several  months  he  was  stationed  at  Fort  Sill,  Okla.,  and  later 
in  New  York  City  and  was  on  his  way  to  France  when  the  armistice  was 
signed.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Louisville  Medical  College,  Louisville, 
Ky.,  and  is  recognized  as  an  able  physician.  He  has  practiced  since 
1909.  Thomas  Blacklock  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased  and  their  re- 
mains are  buried  in  Millen  Cemetery. 

Eben  E.  Blacklock  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  in  early 
life  began  his  career  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  and  has  successfully  de- 
voted himself  to  that  vocation  to  the  present  time.  He  is  the  owner  of 
240  acres  of  well  improved  land,  2^  miles  north  of  King  City,  in  Jack- 
son Township.  He  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  and  has 
a  valuable  orchard  on  his  place. 

Mr.  Blacklock  married  Miss  Carrie  Ethel,  a  daughter  of  W.  J.  and 
Sarah  (Eads)  Ethel.   Mrs.  Blacklock  was  a  successful  teacher  and  was 


622  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

engaged  in  that  profession  for  seven  years  prior  to  her  marriage.  To  W. 
J.  and  Sarah  (Eads)  Ethel  were  born  the  following  children:  Eva,  Wil- 
liam, and  Fannie,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  A.  K.,  who  is  engaged  in 
the  mercantile  busines  at  Gypsum,  Col. ;  Kittie,  married  John  Hyer,  a 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Gypsum,  Col.;  Geo.  P.  Bisbee,  Ariz.;  and  Car- 
rie, the  wife  of  Eben  E.  Blacklock  of  this  review.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Blacklock  have  been  born  the  following  children:  Janie,  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools,  high  school  and  the  State  Teachers  College  at 
Maryville,  is  now  engaged  in  teaching;  Fannie,  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  high  school  and  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville; 
and  Thomas  is  a  student  in  the  King  City  High  School. 

Mr,  Blacklock  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  one  of 
Gentry  County's  substantial  citizens.  The  Blacklock  family  stand  high 
in  the  community. 

L.  Bruce  Blacklock,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  son  of  Gentry  County.  He  was 
born  Aug.  28,  1874,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Jane  (Crawford) 
Blacklock,  early  settlers  of  Gentry  County,  both  of  whom  are  now  de- 
ceased. Thomas  Blacklock  was  a  native  of  Scotland  and  came  to  Amer- 
ica in  1851,  when  he  was  15  years  old.  He  lived  in  Wisconsin  for  a  short 
time  and  then  went  to  St.  Louis  where  he  remained  until  he  came  to 
Gentry  County  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a  successful 
man  of  affairs  and  more  extended  mention  is  made  of  him  and  the 
Blacklock  family  appears  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 

L.  Bruce  Blacklock  was  reared  to  manhood  on  his  father's  farm  in 
Gentry  County  and  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He 
began  life  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  and  has  met  with  uniform  success 
in  his  undertakings.  He  has  a  well  improved  farm  of  240  acres  in  Jack- 
son Township  and  is  carrying  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising.  He 
raises  cattle,  hogs,  sheep,  horses  and  mules. 

Mr.  Blacklock  married  Maggie  Workman,  a  daughter  of  Hender- 
son and  Elizabeth  (Cousins)  Workman  of  Gentryville.  Henderson 
Workman,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  War  and 
saw  much  service.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  Henderson  Workman  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing children,  besides  Mrs.  Blacklock:  Mary,  married  Thomas  Brinton 
and  they  live  in  Kansas ;  Emma,  married  Joseph  Bonner  of  Gentryville ; 
Anna,  married  Marion  Swift  of  Gentry  County;  Alice,  married  Wesley 
Wright,  Blackwell,  Okla. ;  Jennie,  married  John  Allen  and  they  live  in 
Kansas;  Albert,  lives  in  Los  Angeles,  Calif.;  and  Hattie,  lives  in  Kansas. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  623 

To  L.  Bruce  Blacklock  and  wife  has  been  born  one  child,  Bertha, 
was  educated  in  the  pubic  schools,  including  a  high  school  course,  and 
the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville.  She  is  now  teaching  in  Gentry- 
County. 

Mr.  Blacklock  is  a  Republican  and  he  and  Mrs.  Blacklock  and  their 
daughter  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Cornelius  Brown,  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  one  of  the  honored  pio- 
neers of  Gentry  County,  living  in  the  western  part  of  Jackson  Township 
is  a  native  of  Connecticut.  He  was  born  in  South  Coventry,  Tolland 
County  in  April,  1844,  the  son  of  Rufus  and  Sarah  (Clark)  Brown,  the 
former  a  native  of  Connecticut  and  the  latter  of  Rhode  Island.  Rufus 
Brown  was  born  in  1802  and  his  wife  was  born  the  same  year.  He  came 
to  Gentry  County  in  1855  where  he  bought  240  acres  of  land  and  later 
entered  over  1,000  acres  of  government  land.  At  that  time  this  section 
of  Missouri  was  wild  and  sparsely  settled.  Transportation  was  carried 
on  by  boats  plying  the  river,  and  oxen  were  used  in  overland  transporta- 
tion as  there  were  no  railroads  in  this  part  of  the  country  at  that  time. 
Rufus  Brown  served  in  the  State  Militia  for  six  months  during  the  Civil 
War.  He  was  a  Democrat  up  to  the  time  of  the  war  but  after  the  con- 
flict he  supported  the  policies  and  principals  of  the  Republican  party. 
He  died  in  1879  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  Empire  Prairie  Cemetery 
and  his  wife  is  buried  in  the  same  place. 

Cornelius  Brown  lived  the  life  of  the  average  youth  in  a  pioneer 
community  until  after  the  Civil  War  broke  out.  He  then  enlisted  in  the 
Union  army,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  C,  12th  Missouri  Cavalry. 
He  took  part  in  a  number  of  important  battles  and  skirmishes  and  on 
Nov.  24,  1864,  he  was  captured  by  Gen.  Hood's  army  south  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  and  sent  to  the  Confederate  Military  prison  at  Andersonville, 
Ga.  Here  he  was  held  a  prisoner  of  war  until  after  the  surrender  of 
General  Lee. 

After  the  war,  Mr.  Brown  returned  to  Gentry  County  and  engaged  in 
farming  and  improving  his  place.  The  first  house  which  he  built  on  his 
farm  is  still  standing.  He  was  actively  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising  for  a  number  of  years  and  in  recent  years  he  has  been  interested 
in  the  farm  rental  and  loan  business.  He  is  one  of  the  dependable  citi- 
zens of  Gentry  County  and  has  seen  this  section  develop  from  its  primi- 
tive pioneer  state  to  its  present  improved  condition.  He  is  a  Republican. 
Mr.  Brown  has  never  applied  for  a  pension,  for  the  reason,  as  he  says, 
that,  "I  never  stood  in  need  of  it."  He  is  one  of  the  well-to-do  and  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  Gentry  County. 


624  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

W.  H.  Carter,  an  industrious  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  277  1-4  acres  of  land,  was  born  Oct. 
8,  1863,  in  Gallatin,  the  son  of  J.  W.  and  Melinda  (Critten)  Carter.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Carter  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  three  of  whom  are  now 
living:  W.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  James  A.,  Gallatin;  Smith  H., 
Union  Township,  Daviess  County. 

J.  W.  Carter  was  born  in  Indiana  and  came  to  Missouri  before  the 
Civil  War.  ffe  enlisted  for  the  army  from  Daviess  County.  After  the 
w^r,  Mr.  Carter  carried  on  farming  during  the  remainder  of  his  life  in 
Union  Township,  Daviess  County.  His  wife,  Melinda  Milissa  (Critten) 
Carter  was  born  in  Licking  County,  Ohio,  and  died  in  Daviess  County. 

W.  H.  Carter  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  and  was  educated  in  the 
district  schools.  At  the  age  of  30  years,  he  purchased  his  present  farm 
in  Jackson  Township.  He  is  a  prominent  breeder  of  Duroc  Jersey  hogs. 
Jacks  and  Jennies.  Mr.  Carter  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Co-operative  store 
at  Gallatin. 

On  Oct.  6,  1890  Mr.  Carter  was  married  to  Sallie  F.  Hamilton,  a 
daughter  of  H.  D.  and  Elizabeth  (Hill)  Hamilton.  Mrs.  Carter  was  born 
Sept.  19,  1865,  in  Daviess  County.  She  died  Feb.  13,  1919.  To  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Carter  four  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Essie,  the  wife  of  Frank 
Whitman,  Shorthorn  breeder  of  Jefferson  Township;  Vernie  E.,  the  wife 
of  Walter  Pearcy,  school  teacher,  now  living  in  Livingston  County ;  Fern, 
at  home,  and  Roy  at  home.     Mrs.  Whitman  has  one  child,  Thomas  W. 

Mr.  Carter  is  the  owner  of  many  relics  of  the  pioneer  days  in  Daviess 
County,  among  them  being  a  spinning  wheel  and  a  loom  with  a  complete 
shuttle  and  a  piece  of  cloth,  woven  by  his  grandmother  over  70  years  ago. 
He  remembers  when  the  railroads  were  built  through  this  part  of  the 
country  and  many  other  interesting  pioneer  facts. 

W.  H.  Carter  for  the  past  20  years,  has  been  interested  in  the  develop- 
ment of  a  drainage  ditch,  which  had  a  course  of  17  9-10  mjiles  on  Muddy 
Creek.  He  has  devoted  a  great  deal  of  his  time  and  money  to  the  further- 
ance of  the  project  and  in  1922  his  ideas  were  realized  as  the  ditching 
machine  started  on  its  course  of  6  7-10  miles,  which  will  be  the  distance  of 
the  drainage  ditch  when  completed.  Mr.  Carter  is  called  the  "Father" 
of  the  project  of  work  in  which  he  takes  a  just  pride. 

In  politics  Mr.  Carter  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist church.  Mr.  Carter  is  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and 
stockman,  and  merits  the  success  with  which  he  has  met. 


W.    H.    CARTER    AND    GRANDSON,    THOMAS    W.    WHITMAN 


I        THE  NEW  YORK 
VVV^VC  T[BRARY 


ASTOR.   LENOX  AND 
TJLDEN  FOUNDATIONS 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  625 

Enoch  Fetters,  a  Civil  War  veteran,  now  deceased  who  for  many 
years  was  a  well  known  and  highly  respected  citizen  of  Gentry  County, 
was  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  was  a  son  of  Thomas  Fetters,  and  one  of  the 
following  children  born  to  his  parents:  Samuel;  John  Alexander;  Wil- 
liam, all  of  whom  are  deceased ;  Haymon,  a  retired  farmer,  now  living 
in  Kosciusko  County,  Indiana,  and  Enoch,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Enoch  Fetters  was  reared  in  Ohio  and  attended  the  public  schools. 
When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  in  Indiana 
and  served  from  1861  until  the  close  of  the  war  in  1865.  He  took  part 
in  a  number  of  the  important  battles  in  the  Civil  War  as  well  as  numer- 
ous skirmishes.  He  was  accidentally  wounded  by  a  comrade  and  also  over- 
come by  sun-stroke  while  in  the  service,  and  never  fully  recovered  his 
health  after  the  war.  After  the  Civil  War  he  went  to  Indiana,  where  he  was 
married  and  later  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  where 
he  died  Jan.  26,  1901.  His  remains  are  buried  at  King  City.  He  was  a 
Democrat,  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic.  /:;;:;",: 

Enoch  Fetters  was  married  Nov.  7,  1867,  to  Almena  R.  Miller  at 
Goshen,  Ind.,  a  native  of  Indiana  and  a  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Eliza- 
beth (Long)  Miller,  the  former  a  native  of  Virginia  and  the  latter  of 
Pennsylvania.  She  was  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  par- 
ents: Harriett  Ann;  Ira  Jackson;  Mary  Marilda;  Samuel  LaFayette  and 
Craten  Wellman  and  Mrs.  Fetters,  twins;  Craten  Wellman  is  now  en- 
gaged in  the  restaurant  business  at  Centralia,  Mo.  Mrs.  Fetters  has  two 
half  brothers,  Charles,  who  is  engaged  in  the  coal  and  coke  business  at 
Elkhart,  Ind. ;  and  Orlin,  a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Elkhart,  Ind. 

To  Enoch  and  Almena  (Miller)  Fetters  were  born  the  following 
children:  Frances,  born  in  Noble  County,  Indiana,  married  G.  C.  Boak- 
man.  King  City;  Eunice,  born  in  Kosciusko  County,  Indiana,  married 
Frank  Washburn,  who  is  engaged  in  the  poultry  business  in  Crosby; 
and  Grace  Pearl,  married  Charles  King,  a  carpenter  who  lives  at  Al- 
bany. 

Mrs.  Fetters  resides  near  King  City  where  she  has  a  comfortable 
home  and  she  is  the  owner  of  40  acres  of  land.  The  Fetters  family  are 
well  known  in  this  county  and  are  highly  respected ;  Mrs.  Fetters  is  a 
member  of  the  Christian  Church. 

William  W.  Bonham,  a  successful  farmer  and  breeder  of  Jackson 
Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Andrew  County,  Feb.  20,  1880. 
He  is  the  son  of  David  and  Mary  (Austin)  Bonham,  both  natives  of  Eng- 
land.   They  came  to  America  in  1867.    And  for  a  time  David  Bonham 


626  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

worked  by  the  month ;  later  he  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  a  Repub- 
lican and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  died  Dec.  16,  1921, 
and  is  buried  in  Empire  Cemetery  and  his  widow  lives  in  Jackson  Town- 
ship. 

To  David  and  Mary  (Austin)  Bonham  were  born  the  following 
children:  James,  Arthur  and  Lottie,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  Mary, 
married  William  Fulton,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  living  near  King  City ; 
Albert,  a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Empire  Prairie ;  Minnie,  married 
Nelson  Angle,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  living  eight  miles  southeast  of 
King  City;  she  died  April  2,  1922 ;  Eugene,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Em- 
pire Prairie ;  and  William  W.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

William  W.  Bonham  was  reared  in  Andrew  County  and  attended 
the  public  schools.  He  began  his  career  as  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  on 
rented  land;  later  he  bought  66  2/3  acres  of  land  in  Gentry  County 
which  he  later  sold,  and  his  present  farm  which  consists  of  80  acres  of 
well  improved  land,  was  inherited  by  Mrs.  Bonham.  Mr.  Bonham  car- 
ries on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  and  is  also  well  known  as  a 
successful  breeder  of  Poland  China  hogs  and  Jersey  and  Holstein  cat- 
tle. He  has  taken  13  blue  ribbons  in  the  exhibition  of  his  stock.  Mr. 
Bonham's  farm  is  underlaid  with  a  good  vein  of  coal  and  a  mine  was 
operated  here  some  years  ago.  At  the  place  where  it  was  operated  the 
vein  of  coal  was  20  inches  in  thickness. 

Mr.  Bonham  married  Miss  Alma  Lee  Caldwell,  a  native  of  Gentry 
County.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Mat.  and  Mary  (Hardin)  Caldwell,  the 
former  a  native  of  Virginia,  born  Aug.  12,  1888,  and  the  latter  of  Illi- 
nois. Mrs.  Bonham  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents: 
George,  Edward  and  James,  all  of  whom  are  deceased ;  Anna,  married 
Jacob  Whitt,  a  farmer  and  stockman ;  Ora,  married  Orville  Brown,  a 
farmer  and  stockman,  living  east  of  Ford  City ;  Orville,  a  traveling  man 
and  farmer  living  in  Colorado;  Minnie,  married  Stephen  McAllaster,  a 
rural  mail  carrier.  King  City;  Jennie,  married  Otto  Loast,  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Gentry  County;  and  Mrs.  Bonham  of  this  review.  Mat. 
Caldwell  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  served  about  a  year. 
He  was  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  and  the  owner  of  400  acres  of 
land.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  and  was  a  Democrat.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased 
and  their  remains  are  buried  in  Millen  Cemetery. 

To  William  W.  Bonham  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following 
children:  Cecil,  born  in  Gentry  County,  educated  in  the  public  schools, 
married  Norman   Oshell,   a   farmer   and   stockman,   living  in   Jackson 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  627 

Township;  and  Josephine,  who  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
resides  at  home  with  her  parents. 

Mr.  Bonham  is  a  Republican  and  Mrs.  Bonham  is  a  Democrat.  They 
are  members  of  the  Christian  Church. 

Charles  T.  Wheatley,  a  progressive  and  well  known  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  son  of  this  county,  born  July  20, 
1878.  He  is  a  son  of  George  E.,  and  Ida  (Luce)  Wheatley,  both  natives 
of  Waukesha  County,  Wisconsin,  the  former  born  March  30,  1848;  they 
came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  in  1863.  The  father  was 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  for  a  number  of  years  and  now 
lives  with  his  son.  His  wife  is  deceased  and  her  remains  are  buried  at 
King  City.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  children  of  the  following  who 
are  living:  Lottie,  married  Ernest  Crouch,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  of 
Andrew  County;  and  Charles  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Charles  T.  Wheatley  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  after  at- 
tending the  district  schools  he  took  the  commercial  course  at  the  Stan- 
berry  Normal  School.  He  began  life  for  himself  as  a  farmer  and  stock- 
man when  he  was  21  years  old.  He  first  bought  49  acres  of  land.  He 
has  continued  to  add  to  his  holdings  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  247 
acres  of  valuable  land.  He  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising 
and  for  a  number  of  years  was  a  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle. 
He  now  raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  Oxford  sheep  quite  extensively. 

Mr.  Wheatley  married  Miss  Anna  Morris,  a  native  of  Buchanan 
County.  She  is  a  daughter  of  B.  B.  and  Eliza  (Gilmore)  Morris,  the 
former  a  native  of  Shelbyville,  Ky.,  and  the  latter  of  Buchanan  County, 
Mo.  B.  B.  Morris  was  engaged  in  contracting  for  many  years  and  he  and 
his  wife  now  reside  in  St.  Joseph.  He  served  as  deputy  sheriff  of  Bu- 
chanan County  and  held  other  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility  in  St. 
Joseph.  Mrs.  Wheatley  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  par- 
ents: B.  B.,  Jr.,  who  is  an  employ  of  the  Union  Terminal  Railroad  in  St. 
Joseph;  Catherine,  married  E.  A.  Laundry  of  St.  Joseph;  Jefferson,  St. 
Joseph  and  Stella,  married  Gilbert  Milner,  a  merchant  of  Clayton,  Kan.; 
and  Anna,  the  wife  of  Charles  T.  Wheatley  of  this  review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  T.  Wheatley  have  been  born  the  follow- 
ing children:  Donald,  born  April  24,  1907;  John  Lester,  born  Dec.  16, 
1910;  Alene,  born  July  2,  1912;  Charles  T.,  Jr.,  born  Oct.  16,  1914; 
Ralph,  born  Aug.  9,  1916;  and  George  Howard,  born  Oct.  7,  1918. 

Mr.  Wheatley  takes  a  keen  interest  in  all  public  matters,  and  has 
served  on  the  local  school  board  for  15  years,  having  served  as  secre- 
tary for  ten  years.  He  has  also  served  as  secretary  of  the  Farmers  Union 


628  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Produce  Company.  He  is  a  stockholder  and  a  member  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Farmers  Trust  Company  of  King  City.  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

James  Vaughn,  a  Civil  War  veteran  now  living  retired  at  King  City, 
after  a  successful  active  career  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  is  a  native  of 
Missouri.  He  was  born  May  22,  1844,  about  six  miles  from  where  he 
lives,  just  over  the  line  in  Andrew  County,  a  son  of  Charles  E.  and  Mar- 
tha (Philleps)  Vaugha.  Charles  E.  Vaughn  was  born  at  Petersburg,  Va., 
and  came  to  Missouri  in  1842,  being  one  of  the  early  pioneer  settlers  in 
western  Missouri.  He  dug  and  walled  up  the  first  well  in  St.  Joseph. 
Shortly  after  coming  to  this  state  he  bought  120  acres  of  land  in  Andrew 
County.  Later  he  bought  land  in  DeKalb  County  and  was  the  owner  of 
740  acres.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  and  his  wife  are  now  deceased  and  their  remains  are  buried  at  Flag 
Springs,  Andrew  County.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren:  Charles  E.,  deceased;  George,  deceased;  Lucy,  married  Frank  Mc- 
Brayer,  who  is  engaged  in  business  at  Union  Star;  Caroline,  married 
William  J.  Fuson,  Eldorado  Springs;  Sarah,  married  Jerry  Bowman, 
and  they  live  in  Kansas ;  Susan,  married  Carr  Bailey,  a  farmer  and  stock 
raiser  of  the  state  of  Washington ;  Harry  L,,  a  farmer  and  stockraiser, 
Crosby,  Mo.;  and  James,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

James  Vaughn  was  about  17  years  old  when  the  Civil  War  broke 
out.  He  enlisted  in  the  service,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  E,  4th 
Cavalry,  Missouri  State  Militia  and  served  for  three  years.  After  receiv- 
ing his  honorable  discharge  from  the  army  he  returned  to  his  home  and 
bought  60  acres  of  land  with  money  which  he  had  saved  while  in  the 
service.  He  bought  more  land  from  time  to  time  and  is  now  the  owner 
of  287  acres  in  DeKalb  County  and  is  one  of  the  successful  men  of  Gen- 
try County.  He  owns  a  nice  home  in  King  City  and  also  other  city  prop- 
erty. .  .  '  -.  \      '^^• 

Mr.  Vaughn  married  Emily  Purviance,  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a 
daughter  of  G.  W.  and  Dorcus  (Hopkins)  Purviance,  also  natives  of 
Ohio.  G.  W.  Purviance  was  an  early  settler  in  DeKalb  County  and  a 
pioneer  school  teacher  there,  having  taught  school  there  in  1866  and 
1867.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church.  He 
was  twice  married.  By  his  first  marriage  to  Dorcus  Hopkins,  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born:  James  H.,  Georgia,  William  and  James  Perry 
all  of  whom  are  deceased ;  C.  S.,  who  lives  in  Kansas  and  Lizzie,  now  the 
widow  of  John  Sheppard  and  lives  in  St.  Joseph.  To  the  second  mar- 
riage of  G.  W.  Purviance  were  born  the  following  children:  Martha,  de- 


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ceased;  George  W.,  deceased;  Oliver  M.,  a  carpenter-contractor  at 
Burke,  S.  D. ;  Laura,  married  Jack  Underwood,  a  farmer  and  stockman, 
Carter,  S.  D.;  Isaac,  a  laundryman,  Portland,  Ore.;  Eva,  married  J.  H. 
Wilson  of  St.  Joseph;  Bert,  who  resides  at  Burke,  S.  D.;  and  Mrs. 
Vaughn. 

To  James  Vaughn  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Lulu  Alice,  Julia  Edna,  Clara  Lena,  Lilly  Florence,  Lottie  Dorcus,  and 
Nina  Edith,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  Alva  James,  born  Jan.  4,  1871, 
is  now  a  large  ranch  owner  at  Gordon,  Neb.,  where  he  owns  53,280 
acres  of  land  and  is  extensively  engaged  in  the  cattle  business  as  a  pro- 
ducer and  dealer;  Martha,  born  Aug.  17,  1876,  married  William  H. 
Bradley,  a  farmer  and  rural  mail  carrier,  living  in  DeKalb  County; 
Georgia  May,  who  took  a  special  music  course  at  Camden  Point  College, 
married  Porter  Copeland,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  DeKalb  County; 
Audre,  born  Oct.  3,  1893,  married  Russell  Gregory,  a  clothing  man  of 
St.  Joseph ;  George  Orville,  born  May  11,  1896,  served  in  the  World  War 
for  18  months  as  bugler  at  the  Great  Lakes  Naval  Station ;  and  Reginald, 
born  April  18,  1914,  a  grandson  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vaughn  is  being  reared 
by  them. 

Mr.  Vaughn  is  a  Democrat  and  holds  membership  in  the  Masonic 
Lodge  and  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  and 
Mrs.  Vaughn  have  been  married  52  years.  They  are  members  of  the 
Christian  Church  and  rank  among  the  leading  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 
D.  H.  Follett,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship is  a  native  of  Gentry  County  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  pioneer 
families  of  this  section  of  the  state.  He  was  born  Sept.  7,  1878,  a  son  of 
H.  J.  and  Sarah  (Peters)  Follett,  the  former  a  native  of  New  York  and 
the  latter  of  Illinois.  H.  J.  Follett  was  reared  in  the  state  of  New  York 
and  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  volunteered  for  service,  becoming 
a  member  of  the  New  York  Infantry.  He  took  part  in  a  number  of  im- 
portant battles  and  skirmishes  and  was  severely  wounded,  being  left  a 
cripple.  He  came  to  Missouri  shortly  after  the  close  of  the  war  and  after 
operating  rented  land  for  several  years,  he  bought  a  farm  of  80  acres 
and  later  bought  120  acres  and  then  80  acres  more,  making  200  in  all. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public and  was  a  Republican.  He  belonged  to  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
D.  H.  Follett  was  reared  and  educated  in  Gentry  County  and  began 
life  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  to  which  he  has  devoted  himself  to  the 
present  time.  He  is  the  owner  of  80  acres  of  valuable  land  and  carries 
on  general  farming  and  stock  raising.    He  raises  Shorthorn  cattle  and 


630  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Poland  China  hogs.  Since  buying  his  place  he  has  made  most  of  the  im- 
provements. This  is  one  of  the  historic  places  of  Gentry  County.  The 
California  trail  having  crossed  it. 

Mr.  Follett  married  Minine  Nash,  a  native  of  Nodaway  County,  and 
a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Amanda  (Witt)  Nash,  the  former  being  a  na- 
tive of  Buchanan  County ;  they  were  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren: Ora,  married  Wilbur  Erwin,  a  farmer  and  stockman  living  in 
Johnson  County ;  Ota,  married  Warren  Thompson,  a  merchant  of  War- 
rensburg;  Anna,  married  Emmett  Bayles,  a  farmer  and  stockman  near 
Sedalia ;  and  Mrs.  Follett  of  this  review.  Mrs.  Follett's  father  is  now  liv- 
ing and  her  mother  is  deceased  and  her  remains  are  buried  at  Warrens- 
burg. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Follett  have  been  born  the  following  children:  Hi- 
ram Thomas,  died  in  infancy;  Pauline,  born  Aug.  27,  1902,  married  Fred 
Akins,  a  farmer  and  stockman  living  in  Andrew  County;  Beryl,  born 
Sept.  15,  1904,  married  Lawrence  Brooks,  a  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Gentry  County;  Kermit,  born  March  8,  1909,  now  a  student  in  high 
school;  Floe  and  Zoe,  twins,  born  July  27,  1912,  attending  the  public 
schools. 

Mr.  Follett  is  a  Republican  and  Mrs.  Follett  is  a  Democrat.  They 
have  an  extensive  acquaintance  and  are  highly  respected  in  the  com- 
munity. 

Charles  E.  Hammer,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Andrew  County,  June  12,  1862, 
and  is  a  member  of  one  of  the  honored  pioneer  families  of  this  section 
of  the  state.  He  is  the  son  of  Peter  T.  and  Mary  (Coney)  Hammer,  both 
natives  of  Germany.  Peter  T.  Hammer  left  his  native  land  and  came  to 
America  when  he  was  21  years  old  and  his  wife  came  here  with  her  par- 
ents when  she  was  a  young  girl. 

Peter  T.  Hammer  was  a  pioneer  settler  of  Gentry  County.  He  first 
bought  600  acres  of  land  and  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and 
prospered.  During  the  course  of  his  career  he  accumulated  1,300  acres 
of  land.  He  was  a  successful  stockman  and  gave  special  attention  to 
raising  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  He  began  life  in  the 
then  new  and  unsettled  country  with  very  little  means.  His  first  home 
here  was  a  log  cabin.  By  hard  work  and  good  management  he  won  suc- 
cess and  became  one  of  the  substantial  and  well-to-do  citizens  of  the 
community.  The  Hammer  place  was  located  on  the  old  St.  Joseph  and 
Albany  trail,  one  of  the  historic  land  marks  which  has  long  since  become 
a  matter  of  history.   Peter  T.  Hammer  was  one  of  the  first  horticultur- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  631 

ists  in  this  section  and  raised  the  first  apples  in  this  section.  There  is 
now  standing  on  the  Hammer  place  the  oldest  pear  tree  in  Gentry 
County.  It  is  still  in  good  condition  and  bears  large  quantities  of  fruit. 
Peter  T.  and  Mary  (Coney)  Hammer  were  born  the  following  chil- 
dren :  Samuel,  Rosetta,  Barbara,  Allen  Henry,  all  of  whom  are  deceased ; 
Louis,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Gentry  County;  Frank,  a  farmer  and 
stockman,  Gentry  County;  Mary,  who  resides  with  her  brother  Louis  in 
Gentry  County;  Elizabeth,  who  resides  with  her  brother  Charles  E.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Peter,  married  Iva  Miller  and  lives  in  Gentry 
County;  and  Charles  E.,  whose  name  introduces  this  sketch. 

Charles  E.  Hammer  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  and  educated  in 
the  district  school.  In  boyhood  and  early  manhood  he  assisted  on  the 
home  place  and  has  therefore  been  familiar  with  farming  and  stock 
raising  all  his  life.  He  now  owns  a  well  improved  and  valuable  farm 
of  360  acres  where  he  is  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising.  He  raises  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle  and  his  herd  is  recognized  to 
be  the  finest  in  Gentry  County.  His  sister,  Elizabeth  is  interested  with 
him  in  the  cattle  business. 

Mr.  Hammer  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  enterprising  citizens  of 
Gentry  County  and  the  Hammer  family  is  prominent  in  the  community. 
Joseph  Owen  Day,  who  for  many  years  was  actively  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising  in  Gentry  County  has  met  with  well  merited 
success  and  is  now  living  retired  at  King  City.  He  was  born  in  Clay 
County,  Indiana,  April  21,  1854,  a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Conway) 
Day,  the  father  a  native  of  Virginia  and  the  mother  of  Indiana. 

John  Day  went  to  Iowa  and  then  came  to  Missouri  with  his  family 
in  1865.  Later  he  moved  to  Kansas  where  he  died.  He  was  the  owner 
of  160  acres  of  land  in  that  state.  During  his  life  time  he  took  an  active 
part  in  local  affairs  and  held  various  local  offices.  He  was  an  active 
member  of  the  Wesleyan  Methodist  Church  and  was  a  deacon  for  a 
number  of  years.  He  died  in  Kansas  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  that 
state  and  his  wife  is  buried  in  Clark  County,  Iowa.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children :  Thomas  and  Bryan,  twins,  Francis  and 
Elizabeth,  all  of  whom  are  deceased ;  Mary,  married  Thomas  W.  Phil- 
lips, a  real  estate  and  insurance  man  of  Moundsville,  Mo.,  where  he  held 
the  office  of  postmatser  for  25  years;  and  Joseph  Owen  whose  name  in- 
troduces this  review. 

Joseph  Owen  Day  attended  such  schools  as  the  times  and  locality 
afforded  and  grew  to  manhood  on  a  farm.  When  a  young  man  he  be- 
gan working  out  by  the  month  and  eight  years  later  bought  his  first  land 


632  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

which  was  a  claim  of  80  acres.  Later  he  sold  that  place  and  rented  for 
two  years.  He  then  began  buying  land  in  Gentry  County,  and  is  now  an 
extensive  land  owner.  He  carried  on  general  farming  although  he  hah 
more  especially  directed  his  attention  to  stock  raising  and  has  handled 
large  quantities  of  stock  and  fed  cattle  for  the  market  on  an  extensive 
scale.    He  has  been  one  of  the  substantial  stockmen  of  Gentry  County. 

Mr.  Day  married  Ada  Jane  Long,  August  25,  1886,  a  native  of  Gen- 
try County  and  a  daughter  of  John  W.  and  Elizabeth  (Green)  Long,  the 
former  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  the  latter  of  Iowa.  John  W.  Long  was 
engaged  in  farming  in  Kansas  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican and  has  always  been  an  active  worker  in  the  Wesleyan  Methodist 
Church.  His  wife  is  now  deceased  and  her  remains  are  buried  at  Dar- 
lington, and  he  resides  at  Albany.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children:  Mary,  Henrietta,  Ella,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  Martha, 
married  W.  L.  Vanhooser,  a  traveling  salesman  of  Chillicothe ;  James,  a 
ranchman,  living  in  Wyoming;  John  Leonard,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser, 
Darlington ;  Thomas,  a  contractor  in  South  Dakota ;  Edward,  a  farmer 
and  stockman,  Albany;  Jessie,  a  railroad  conductor  in  South  Dakota; 
and  Mrs.  Day  of  this  review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Owen  Day  have  been  born  the  following 
children:  John  E.,  deceased;  Albert  Ralph,  born  Jan.  10,  1888,  now  liv- 
ing  in  Kansas  City;  Elmer,  born  April  8,  1889,  who  is  engaged  in  farm- 
ing on  the  home  place;  Ora,  born  Sept.  12,  1890,  who  is  in  the  employ  of 
the  Gentry  County  Bridge  Company;  lea,  married  George  S.  Gromer,  a 
farmer  and  stock  raiser  near  Pattonsburg;  and  Ada  Josephine,  born 
July  16, 1908.  Albert  Ralph  Day  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War  and  was 
in  the  officers'  training  service,  receiving  his  honorable  discharge  after 
the  Armstice  was  signed. 

Mr.  Day  and  his  wife  are  Republicans  and  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  He  has  held  the  office  of  school  director  for  nine  years.  They 
have  a  modem  home  in  King  City  and  rank  among  the  leading  repre- 
sentative citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

Clarence  E.  Tunnell,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Tonwship,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Illinois.  He  was  born  near  Jack- 
sonville, Jan.  21,  1867,  a  son  of  Stephen  S.  and  Eveline  (Ferguson)  Tun- 
nell, the  former  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  the  latter  of  Kentucky.  Ste- 
phen S.  Tunnell  came  to  Missouri  in  1885  and  settled  in  Gentry  County 
and  bought  600  acres  of  land.  Here  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising  and  met  with  success.    He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of 


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the  Presbyterian  Church.    Both  he  and  his  wife  are  now  deceased  and 
their  remains  are  buried  at  King  City. 

Clarence  E.  Tunnell  was  one  of  11  children  born  to  his  parents, 
three  of  whom  are  living.  He  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  and  attended 
the  public  schools.  When  a  young  man  he  remained  on  the  home  farm 
and  assisted  his  father  and  thus  he  has  had  a  life  of  long  experience  as 
a  farmer  and  stockman.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  well  improved  and  valua- 
ble farm  of  320  acres  in  Jackson  Township.  Here  he  carries  on  genera] 
farming  and  stock  raising.  He  raises  Shorthorn  cattle,  Red  Duroc  hogs 
and  is  also  quite  extensively  engaged  in  breeding  standard  bred  poul- 
try. Mr.  Tunnell's  place  is  one  of  the  historic  old  farms  of  Jackson 
Township.  The  old  residence  which  was  a  two  room  structure,  is  still 
standing  and  is  a  part  of  the  residence  which  was  remodeled  about  1910 
and  is  a  fine  modern  home.  The  old  St.  Joseph  trail  passed  through  his 
place. 

Clarence  E.  Tunnell  married  Miss  Maggie  E.  Colville,  a  native  of 
Andrew  County  and  a  daughter  of  William  and  Margaret  (Gibson)  Col- 
ville, both  natives  of  Scotland.  Mrs.  Tunnell  is  one  of  the  following  chil- 
dren born  to  her  parents:  James  was  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  An- 
drew County,  is  now  deceased;  Hugh,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Kan- 
sas; William,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Andrew  County;  Jane,  married 
John  Bashor  and  lives  in  Andrew  County;  Charles,  a  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Gentry  County;  John,  a  farmer  living  in  western  Kansas;  and 
Mrs.  Tunnell,  of  this  review. 

To  Clarence  E.  and  Maggie  E.  (Coville)  Tunnell  have  been  born 
the  following  children:  Claude  D.,  Florence,  Lena,  Flossie  Mae,  Alice 
Lea.  Claude  Dudley  Tunnell  was  born  June  1,  1892;  reared  and  edu- 
cated in  Gentry  County  and  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising. 
When  the  United  States  entered  the  World  War  he  entered  the  United 
States  army  through  the  selective  draft,  Oct.  1,  1917.  He  was  sent  to 
Camp  Funston,  Kansas,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  D,  365th  In- 
fantry, 89th  Division.  He  was  transferred  from  there  to-  Camp  Merritt, 
New  Jersey.  The  following  April  he  was  sent  to  France  and  on  July  1, 
went  to  the  front  with  his  Division.  He  took  part  in  the  heavy  fighting  in 
which  the  American  troops  were  engaged  and  on  Oct.  24,  1918,  he  was 
killed  in  action  in  the  Argonne  Forest.  He  had  been  on  the  firing  line 
for  24  days  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  remains  are  buried  in  France, 
in  the  Argonne  American  Cemetery,  1232  Romague  Sons  Montfausan, 
Grave  No.  69,  Section  34,  Plat  2.  He  was  a  member  of  Company  D,  30th 
Infantry.  Florence  Tunnell  was  born  Feb.  19,  1895,  and  is  now  the  wife 


634  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  Fred  Swan  and  they  live  in  Gentry  County.  Lena  Tunnell  was  born 
Jan.  1,  1898;  was  educated  in  the  King  City  High  School  and  the  State 
Teachers  College  at  Maryville ;  is  a  teacher  in  Albany.  Flossie  Mae  Tun- 
nell was  born  July  5,  1900,  and  is  now  a  student  at  the  Teachers  State 
College,  Maryville.   Alice  Lee  Tunnell  was  born  Nov.  22,  1918. 

Mr.  Tunnell  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  is  a  progressive  and  enterprising  citizen  and  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial men  of  the  community. 

William  S.  Cook,  a  progressive  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  New  York.  He  was  born  in  Pen- 
field,  Dec.  7,  1839,  and  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Smith)  Cook,  both 
natives  of  England.  The  father  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade  in  early 
life  and  after  coming  to  America  settled  in  Wisconsin.  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Smith)  Cook  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Elizabeth, 
married  Charles  Prees,  a  railroad  man  of  Waukasha,  Wis. ;  James,  a  re- 
tired farmer  and  stockman,  living  in  Wisconsin;  William  S.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  ;  and  the  following  children  are  deceased  :  Nelson,  Charles, 
George,  Sarah  and  Ann. 

William  S.  Cook  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  be- 
gan life  for  himself  as  a  farm  hand.  Two  years  later  he  bought  80  acres 
of  land  in  Gentry  County  and  is  now  the  owner  of  113^  acres  in  Jackson 
Township  where  he  has  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  for 
a  number  of  years  and  has  met  with  success. 

Mr.  Cook  married  Sarah  Camp  a  native  of  England  who  came  to 
America  with  her  parents  when  she  was  a  child.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  (Haylett)  Camp  who  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren only  one  of  whom  is  living,  Walter  Camp.  Thomas  Camp  was  a 
farmer  and  he  and  his  wife  spent  their  lives  in  Wisconsin,  and  are  both 
buried  in  that  state.  William  S.  Cook  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  Allen  who  was  born  in  Wisconsin,  April  19,  1868, 
and  is  now  a  drug  clerk  at  King  City ;  Walter,  born  in  Gentry  County, 
Jan.  17,  1870,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Jackson 
Township,  operating  his  father's  farm ;  and  Mary,  married  Fred  Shottel, 
a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County.  Mrs.  Cook  died  Sept.  5,  1916, 
and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Star  Chapel  Cemetery  in  Andrew 
County. 

Mr.  Cook  is  now  practically  retired  from  active  business  affairs, 
although  he  makes  his  home  on  his  farm  in  Jackson  Township.  He  is  ?. 
Republican,  and  is  one  of  the  substantial  and  highly  respected  pioneer 
citizens  of  Gentry  County. 


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George  F.  Sealey,  a  well  known  citizen  and  prosperous  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Gentry  County  is  a  native  of  Iowa.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Elvira  (Stores)  Sealey,  the  former  a  native  of  England  and  the  latter  of 
New  York.  John  Sealey  came  to  America  with  his  parents  when  a  child 
and  the  family  settled  in  Hoboken,  N.  J.  When  he  was  19  years  old  he 
came  west  and  settled  in  Jackson  County,  Iowa.  When  the  Civil  War 
broke  out  he  enlisted  in  Company  I,  24th  Regiment,  Iowa  Infantry  and 
during  the  course  of  his  military  career  he  took  part  in  some  of  the  im- 
portant battles  of  the  Civil  War,  besides  numerous  skirmishes  and  lesser 
engagements.  He  rose  to  the  rank  of  Sergeant  and  had  many  narrow 
escapes.  On  one  occasion  his  haversack  was  shot  off  and  while  he  was 
never  wounded,  he  never  fully  recovered  his  health  after  the  war.  His 
wife  taught  school  in  Iowa  while  he  served  in  the  Civil  War.  After  re- 
turning from  the  army  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  was 
a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  is  now  de- 
ceased and  his  widow  lives  in  King  City. 

George  F.  Sealey  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  began  life 
farming  rented  land.  After  two  years  he  bought  80  acres  which  he  later 
sold  and  bought  160  acres.  He  afterwards  sold  that  and  bought  200 
acres  in  Jackson  Township  which  he  still  owns.  This  is  a  well  improved 
farm  and  Mr.  Sealey  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  and 
has  met  with  success. 

Mr.  Sealey  married  Addie  Brown,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Jefferson 
and  Rebecca  (Tucker)  Brown,  the  former  of  Tazewell  County,  Virginia, 
and  the  latter  of  Illinois.  Thomas  Jefferson  Brown  was  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War,  having  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  stockman  all  of  his  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge, 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  was  a  Republican  and  belonged  to 
the  Baptist  Church.  He  and  his  wife  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in 
Gentry  County  at  Berlin.  Mrs.  Sealey  is  one  of  the  following  children 
born  to  her  parents:  Margaret,  married  J.  W.  Barclay  and  is  now  de- 
ceased; Louise,  married  Clark  Hussey  and  is  deceased;  Lillie,  deceased; 
Volney,  now  living  retired  at  Albany;  Thomas,  farmer  and  stockman. 
King  City;  Rebecca,  married  Orlin  Butler,  Ford  City;  Alley,  married  Da- 
vid Fore,  Gentryville;  Dora,  married  Jesse  Clark,  Ford  City;  Orville,  a 
former  county  judge  of  Gentry  County,  now  resides  near  Berlin  in  this 
county;  and  Mrs.  Sealey  of  this  review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sealey  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Esther  and  Lillie,  deceased;  Maurice  E.,  born  June  19,  1893,  educated 
in  the  public  schools  and  Card's  Business  College,  St.  Joseph,  entered 


636  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  United  States  army  in  September,  1917,  after  a  period  of  training  at 
Camp  Fimston  went  to  France  with  the  89th  Division  and  took  part  in 
much  of  the  severe  fighting  on  the  western  front,  was  severely  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Argonne  Forrest,  being  struck  in  the  leg,  hip  and  back 
by  shrapnel,  was  discharged  at  Camp  Funston  in  April,  1919,  and  is 
now  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  South  Dakota ;  Glenn,  was 
born  March  10,  1894,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  Commer- 
cial College  at  St.  Joseph,  enlisted  service  in  the  World  War,  was  dis- 
charged after  the  Armistice  was  signed  and  now  lives  in  South  Dakota ; 
Mabel,  was  born  Dec.  22,  1895,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
Card's  Business  College  at  St.  Joseph,  married  Ray  Pulley  and  lives  at 
Denver,  Colo.;  Paul,  born  Oct.  14,  1899,  in  Gentry  County,  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  Commercial  College,  is  now  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising  with  his  father;  Thedore  is  now  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising  in  South  Dakota;  and  James  Wayne,  who  is  attending 
the  local  schools. 

Mr.  Sealey  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Church. 

L.  C.  Loest,  a  progressive  and  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Miller  Township  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  Dec.  6,  1877,  and  is  a  son 
of  William  and  Barbara  (Huber)  Loest. 

William  Loest  was  born  in  Berlin,  Germany,  and  came  to  America 
in  1866.  He  first  located  in  St.  Louis  and  went  from  there  to  St.  Joseph 
and  then  came  to  Gentry  County,  where  he  became  a  well-to-do  farmer 
and  stockman  and  the  owner  of  408  acres  of  land.  Barbara  (Huber) 
Loest  was  also  a  native  of  Germany  and  came  to  America  in  1865. 

To  William  Loest  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children :  Wil- 
liam and  Albert,  both  deceased;  Amelia,  married  Fred  Heintz  and  they 
live  in  King  City;  Lena,  married  Claude  Gregory  who  is  engaged  in  the 
poultry  business  in  King  City;  Otto,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry 
County;  and  L.  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

L.  C.  Loest  was  reared  to  manhood  on  the  home  farm  in  Gentry 
County  and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  began  farm- 
ing for  himself  on  rented  land  and  thus  continued  for  eight  years.  He 
then  bought  his  present  place  of  200  acres  in  Miller  Township.  He  has 
made  extensive  improvements  and  has  a  good  residence,  barns  and 
other  suitable  farm  buildings.  He  raises  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle  and  Po- 
land China  hogs  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  successful  stockmen  of 
the  County. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  637 

Mr.  Loest  married  Miss  Jeanette  Rizzi,  a  daughter  of  A.  Rizzi,  a 
prominent  citizen  of  King  City,  a  biographical  sketch  of  whom  appears 
elsewhere  in  this  volume.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Loest  have  been  born  three 
children  as  follows:  Carl,  born  March  23,  1903,  a  graduate  of  high 
school  and  now  taking  an  agricultural  course  in  the  University  of  Mis- 
souri at  Columbia;  Charlotte,  born  Jan.  17,  1905,  now  a  high  school  stu- 
dent, resides  at  home  with  her  parents;  Lucille,  also  a  student  in  high 
school,  resides  at  home  with  her  parents. 

Mrs.  Loest  is  a  very  successful  poultry  raiser  and  has  met  with  un- 
usual success  in  raising  Plymouth  Rock  chickens  and  Narragansett  tur- 
keys and  has  won  first  prize  at  a  number  of  poultry  shows.  The  Loest 
place  is  underlaid  with  a  rich  deposit  of  coal,  an  18-inch  vein  having 
been  proved  in  several  different  places  on  the  farm.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Loest 
both  support  the  policies  and  principles  of  the  Democratic  party  and  he 
is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge. 

John  M.  Cummings,  a  well-to-do  farmer  and  stock  raiser  of  Miller 
Township  is  a  native  of  Canada,  born  in  1867.  He  is  a  son  of  Patrick 
and  Mary  Ann  (Cushing)  Cummings,  the  former  a  native  of  Ireland  and 
the  latter  of  Canada,  Patrick  Cummings  was  reared  to  manhood  in  his 
native  land  and  when  21  years  old  went  to  Canada  where  he  was  mar- 
ried. In  1869  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  Andrew 
County,  Missouri,  and  engaged  in  farming  and  stock^  raising  and  also 
carried  on  dairying.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Catholic 
Church.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased  and  are  buried  at  Concep- 
tion, Mo.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Martin, 
Catherine,  and  Mary,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  Susan,  married  Dennie 
Buckley;  John  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Thomas,  Norman,  Okla. ; 
Mary,  St.  Joseph;  and  Patrick  J.,  Lone  Wolf,  Okla. 

John  M.  Cummings  was  about  two  years  old  when  the  family  came 
to  Missouri.  He  attended  the  district  schools  and  was  brought  up  on  the 
home  farm  and  has  thus  made  farming  and  stock  raising  his  life  occupa- 
tion. He  is  the  owner  of  440  acres  of  land  in  Miller  Township  and  car- 
ries on  general  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  gives  special  attention  to 
raising  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle,  Spotted  Poland  China  hogs  and  Norman 
horses. 

Mr.  Cummings  married  Addie  Ulrich  who  was  born  in  California,  a 
daughter  of  Christopher  Ulrich,  a  native  of  Indiana  and  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War.  Christopher  Ulrich  enlisted  June  1,  1861,  in  Captain  Edgar's 
2nd  Company;  served  to  March  31,  1862.  Then  in  Company  F,  6th  M. 
S.  M.  Cavalry  from  March  31,  1862,  to  May  30,  1864,  and  in  Company  A, 


638  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

13th  Missouri  Vet.  Cavalry  from  May  31,  1864,  to  April  18,  1866,  when 
he  received  his  honorable  discharge. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ulrich  now  reside  in  Cameron.  Mrs.  Cummings  is  one 
of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents:  Vaddie,  married  Benja- 
min Boley,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County;  Lizzie,  married 
Christopher  Case  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Ford  City;  Rosa,  married  Ste- 
phen Clevenger,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Turner;  Lena,  married  William 
Meyer,  a  real  estate  and  insurance  man  of  Colorado;  Flossie,  married 
Frank  Myers  a  farmer,  near  Cameron;  John  a  farmer  and  stockman, 
Cameron;  Fred,  a  dairyman,  Cameron;  Christopher,  Jr.,  painter  and 
decorator,  Kansas  City;  and  Mrs.  Cummings. 

To  John  M.  Cummings  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  chil- 
dren: Loretta,  married  Ferris  Keys,  manager  for  the  Miner  &  Frees 
Lumber  Company,  King  City,  and  they  have  two  children,  W.  C.  and 
Frances  Jackson;  the  former  aged  two  years  and  the  latter  an  infant. 
Thelma,  a  student  in  high  school;  Blanche  attending  school;  Lorine,  a 
student  in  the  public  schools.  Mr.  Keys  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War, 
serving  18  months  in  France  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  sergeant.  His  hear- 
ing was  slightly  affected  from  concussion  of  heavy  exploisves.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  89th  Division. 

Alva  Mann,  one  of  the  leading  farmers  and  stockmen  of  Gentry 
County  and  a  member  of  a  prominent  pioneer  family  of  this  section  of 
the  state  is  a  native  son  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  born  on  the  farm 
where  he  now  resides  Nov.  17,  1877,  and  is  a  son  of  James  and  Matilda 
(Berge)  Mann. 

James  Mann  was  a  native  of  Lincolnshire,  England,  and  when  a 
boy  of  15  years  he  came  to  America.  He  made  the  trip  across  the  At- 
lantic on  a  ship  named  the  City  of  Glasgow  which  sank  on  the  next  trip 
it  made.  After  coming  to  this  country  he  first  located  in  St.  Louis  and 
worked  in  a  harness  factory  for  a  time.  From  there  he  went  to  Iowa 
where  he  was  employed  in  a  mine  for  a  time  when  he  went  to  Minnesota 
and  shortly  afterwards  returned  to  Iowa  and  from  there  came  to  Gentry 
County.  Here  he  bought  land  and  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
and  prospered.  He  owned  a  half  section  of  land  in  Gentry  County,  two 
sections  in  Nebraska,  one  section  in  Minnesota  and  80  acres  in  Iowa. 
When  he  came  to  Gentry  County  there  were  no  railroads  here,  all  the 
principal  supplies  being  hauled  with  teams  from  St.  Joseph.  There  was 
only  one  store  in  King  City.  He  was  an  extensive  cattleman  and  a  prom- 
inent factor  in  the  early  development  of  Gentry  County. 

James  Mann  was  twice  married.   His  first  wife  being  Zenorah  Rad- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  639 

ford,  a  native  of  Iowa  and  one  child  was  born  to  that  union.  Bion  Mann, 
now  a  fruit  farmer  living  in  California.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife 
James  Mann  married  Mitaldia  Berge  and  three  children  were  born  to 
that  union:  Lillie,  married  Charles  Potter  of  Gentry  County;  Frances, 
married  Hiram  Rainey,  Stoddard  County,  Missouri;  and  Alva,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch.  James  Mann  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased  and  are  buried 
in  the  Moulton,  or  Owl  Creek  Cemetery. 

Alva  Mann  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  high  school  and 
afterwards  took  a  course  in  the  Chillicothe  Commercial  College  where 
he  was  graduated.  After  reaching  manhood  he  was  associated  with  his, 
father  in  farming  and  stock  raising  for  eight  years.  He  then  bought  40 
acres  of  land  and  began  farming  and  stock  raising  on  his  own  account. 
He  is  now  the  owner  of  240  acres  of  valuable  and  well  improved  land. 
He  has  a  good  two  story  residence  and  the  barns  and  other  buildings 
about  the  place  are  of  a  high  standard.  Mr.  Mann  carries  on  general 
farming  and  raises  Hereford  cattle,  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  Shropshire 
sheep.  He  is  also  widely  known  as  a  successful  breeder  of  seed  corn  and 
has  exhibited  his  seed  corn,  at  the  World  Fairs  at  Chicago  and  San 
Francisco  and  numerous  other  fairs  throughout  the  country.  He  has 
won  a  number  of  first  premiums  and  in  all  has  taken  150  blue  ribbons  in 
the  exhibition  of  his  seed  corn.  He  is  one  of  the  leading  seed  corn  men 
of  the  country.  He  specializes  in  Yellow  Dent  corn  arid  is  recognized  as 
one  of  the  three  leading  corn  breeders  of  Missouri. 

Alva  Mann  married  Mary  Boley,  a  native  of  Gentry  County,  and  a 
daughter  of  Enoch  and  Elizabeth  (Rainey)  Boley.  Enoch  Boley  was  a 
native  of  Tennessee  and  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the 
Union  army  and  served  three  years  and  experienced  much  severe  fight- 
ing although  he  was  never  wounded.  He  was  at  the  battle  of  Wilson 
Creek,  Blue  Ridge,  Independence  and  a  number  of  other  engagements. 
After  the  war  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  both  he  and 
his  wife  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  the  Moulton  Cemetery.  He  was 
a  Republican.  Mrs.  Mann  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her 
parents:  John,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County;  Joseph  W., 
also  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County ;  Sarah,  married  Marcus 
Potter,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Wyoming;  and  Mrs.  Mann  of  this  re- 
view. 

'  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alva  Mann  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Pearl,  born  April  21,  1902;  Wayne,  Oct.  19,  1905;  Clifford,  born  June 


640  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

1,  1912,  and  Dale,  born  Oct.  26,.  1916,  all  of  whom  reside  at  home  with 
their  parents. 

Mr.  Mann  is  a  public  spirited  and  progressive  citizen  and  is  widely- 
known  in  Gentry  County  and  western  Missouri. 

Idella  Knight,  a  well  known  and  highly  respected  citizen  of  Gallatin, 
was  born  in  Daviess  County,  the  daughter  of  Ellis  and  Sarah  (Baker) 
Knight. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ellis  Knight  were  natives  of  Virginia  and  early  settlers 
of  Daviess  County.  They  settled  three  miles  east  of  the  present  home  of 
Miss  Knight.  Mr.  Knight  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising 
until  the  time  of. his  death,  June  13,  1871.  His  wife  then  opreated  the 
farm  with  the  assistance  of  her  two  sons,  Thomas  Benton  and  Isaac 
Newton.  She  died  July  25,  1880,  at  the  age  of  76  years.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Knight  are  buried  in  Centenary  Cemetery. 

To  Ellis  and  Sarah  (Baker)  Knight  12  children  were  born,  as  follows : 
Louis  Chauncey,  deceased;  John  Wesley,  deceased;  James  F.,  married 
Sarah  Peniston,  both  deceased;  Martha  Ann,  deceased;  William  Ellis, 
married  Mellissa  Smith,  living  east  of  Gallatin;  Sarah  Elizabeth,  deceased; 
was  the  wife  of  George  Burge,  Oklahoma ;  Thomas  Benton,  married  Lina 
B.  McCollough,  both  deceased,  and  are  buried  in  McCollough  Cemetery, 
Tripplett,  Mo. ;  Isaac  Newton,  married  Margaret  Leeper,  deceased,  buried 
in  Brown  Cemetery,  Gallatin ;  Nancy  Ellen,  married  Rev.  Willian  L.  Mer- 
ritt,  both  deceased ;  Mary  S.,  the  widow  of  James  B.  McCollough,  now  living 
with  her  sister;  Idella,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Naomi  Lee,  died  Sept. 
14,  1921. 

Miss  Idella  Knight  moved  to  her  present  home  in  December,  1885. 
It  is  a  beautiful  two  story  frame  dwelling,  located  just  on  the  southeast 
edge  of  Gallatin. 

In  politics  Miss  Knight  is  a  Democrat,  although  she  takes  no  active  in- 
terest in  politics. 

There  is  probably  not  a  better  known  family  of  Democrats  in  Daviess 
County  than  the  Knight  family.  They  are  of  the  sturdy  pioneer  stock 
whose  sons  and  daughters  have  helped  to  develop  this  section  to  its  present 
status,  and  they  always  have  been  a  "tribe"  of  good,  dependable,  popular 
folks,  doing  favors  and  service  for  others,  but  seldom,  if  ever,  asking 
favors  for  themselves. 

Miss  Knight  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  She  and  her  sis- 
ter, Mrs.  McCollough  are  interesting  ladies,  and  highly  respected  and 
honored  citizens. 


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HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  641 

Claude  M.  Evans,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Miller  Township,  Gentry  County  is  a  native  of  this  county.  He 
was  born  in  1881  and  is  a  son  of  Jefferson  and  Sarah  Frances  (McGuire) 
Evans.  Thomas  Jefferson  Evans  was  an  extensive  farmer  and  stockman 
and  was  successful  in  his  undertakings.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  affiliated  with  the  Masonic 
Lodge  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  now  deceased  and  his  remains 
are  buried  at  King  City  and  his  widow  now  lives  at  Ford  City. 

Claude  M.  Evans  was  one  of  three  children  born  to  his  parents,  the 
other  two  being  as  follows:  Earl,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  living  in  Gen- 
try County;  and  Samuel,  a  bookkeeper  in  the  Citizens  National  Bank  at 
King  City.  Claude  M.  Evans  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the 
district  schools  and  since  early  manhood  has  been  engaged  in  farming. 
He  was  associated  with  his  father  for  a  time  and  for  awhile  operated 
rented  land.  He  now  owns  120  acres  which  is  well  improved  with  a  good 
residence  and  barn  and  he  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising 
and  is  meeting  with  success.  This  is  one  of  the  historic  old  places  of 
Gentry  County,  having  been  crossed  by  the  old  St.  Joseph  trial  in  the 
early  days  and  an  old  log  cabin  stood  on  the  present  site  of  Mr.  Evans' 
residence. 

Mr.  Evans  was  married  to  Margaret  Rainey,  daughter  of  William 
and  Emeline  (Boley)  Rainey.  William  Rainey  was  a  prominent  farmer 
and  stockman.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  was  a  Re- 
publican and  a  Mason.  He  died  in  May,  1920,  and  is  buried  at  Ford  City. 
His  widow  resides  on  the  home  place. 

Mrs.  Evans  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents: 
John  H.,  a  merchant  in  St.  Joseph;  Benjamin  P.,  a  Spanish-American 
War  veteran  who  also  served  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  is  now  a  vet- 
erinary surgeon  in  St.  Joseph;  David  M.  and  Albert  B.,  twins;  David 
M.,  resides  in  St.  Joseph  and  Albert  B.  is  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gen- 
try County;  Hiram  B.,  is  a  Spanish-American  war  veteran  and  lives  in 
southern  Missouri ;  Ira,  Dix,  111. ;  Roy  O.,  in  the  ice  business  in  St.  Joseph ; 
Osha,  married  Clarence  Starks,  a  railroad  man  of  Kansas  City ;  Elmer 
L.,  a  merchant  at  Ford  City ;  Tipton,  a  World  War  veteran,  now  engaged 
in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Gentry  County;  and  Mrs.  Evans  of  this 
review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Claude  M.  Evans  have  been  born  three  children: 
Zelma,  born  Dec.  22,  1906;  Maxine,  born  Dec.  20,  1914;  and  Marvin 
Miller,  born  Nov.  30,  1918. 

Mr.  Evans  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
and  the  Evans  family  is  highly  respected  in  Gentry  County. 


642  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

John  R.  Hardwick,  an  enterprising  and  well  known  general  mer- 
chant at  Berlin,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Kentucky,  born  Oct.  .10, 
1851.  He  is  a  son  of  Nimrod  and  Jane  (Pugh)  Hardwick,  the  former  a 
native  of  Kentucky  and  the  latter  of  Tennessee.  They  came  to  Missouri 
in  1856  and  settled  in  Gentry  County.  This  was  well  on  the  border  of 
the  frontier  at  that  time  and  the  country  was  wild  and  unbroken.  The 
family  first  lived  in  a  log  cabin  and  endured  the  many  privations  inci- 
dent to  pioneer  life.  The  father  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
and  was  the  owner  of  360  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  Mason,  a  Democrat 
and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  de- 
ceased and  are  buried  in  the  Wheeler  Cemetery. 

Nimrod  Hardwick  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren:  George  N.,  Eliza,  Samuel,  and  Emiline,  all  of  whom  are  deceased; 
Lovey,  married  A.  W.  Mance,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  living  in  Missouri; 
William,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  in  Oklahoma ;  Emma,  who  is  now  a 
widow  and  resides  in  California ;  and  John  R.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  R.  Hardwick  received  his  education  in  the  district  school  in 
the  early  days  and  when  a  young  man  was  engaged  in  farming  on  the 
home  place  with  his  father.  In  1905  he  opened  a  dry  goods  and  drug 
store  and  a  few  years  later  he  engaged  in  the  general  mercantile  busi- 
ness to  which  he  has  since  devoted  himself.  He  carries  a  very  complete 
line  of  general  merchandise  and  has  an  extensive  trade  over  a  large 
scope  of  territory. 

Mr.  Hardwick  married  Emma  Oriez,  a  native  of  Switzerland  who 
came  to  this  country  with  her  brother  when  she  was  a  young  girl.  Henry 
Oriez,  the  brother  is  a  railroad  agent  and  now  lives  in  Kansas.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  R.  Hardwick  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Samuel,  born  Dec.  1,  1883,  is  assisting  his  father  in  the  drug  store  at 
Berlin;  Nora,  born  June  1,  1885,  married  Jesse  Campbell,  a  farmer  and 
stockman,  living  in  Nebraska;  John  M.,  born  Nov.  10,  1887,  a  farmer 
and  stockman,  Elkhart,  Kan.;  Ziti,  born  Sept.  3,  1889,  married  Allen 
Robertson,  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County ;  Ruth,  born  March 
4,  1891,  married  L.  L.  Carson,  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County; 
Russell,  born  July  6,  1893,  clerking  in  a  dry  goods  store  at  Elkhart, 
Kan.;  Ernest,  born  Feb.  24,  1895,  a  veteran  of  the  World  War,  was  in 
training  at  Camp  Funston,  went  overseas  with  the  89th  Division,  partici- 
pated in  the  heavy  fighting  of  that  Division,  was  severely  wounded  in 
the  battle  of  Argonne  Forest  and  after  the  armistice  was  signed  was 
honorably  discharged  and  is  still  under  the  care  of  the  government  at 
Harding,   Mont.;  Eliza  R.,  born  Sept.   3,   1897,   graduated  from   high 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  643 

school  and  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  now  a  bookkeeper 
and  stenographer  in  the  First  National  Bank,  King  City;  Lucile,  born 
March  6,  1898,  graduated  from  high  school  and  the  Teachers  State  Col- 
lege at  Maryville,  is  now  a  bookkeeper  in  the  First  National  Bank  at 
King  City;  Camelle;  born  May  3,  1901,  a  graduate  of  high  school  and 
the  Teachers  State  College  at  Maryville,  is  now  teaching  in  Gentryville; 
Pauline,  born  Oct.  29,  1903,  a  graduate  from  high  school  and  the 
Teachers  State  College  at  Maryville,  is  now  a  teacher  at  Mt.  Pleasant; 
and  Mildred,  born  Jan.  7,  1907,  a  student  in  high  school  and  resides  at 
home.   The  children  were  all  born  in  Gentry  County. 

Mr.  Hardwick  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  He  is  public  spirited  and  progressive  and  the  Hardwick  family 
stand  high  in  the  community. 

William  E.  Dator,  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  prominent  pioneer  of 
Miller  Township,  was  born  in  Green  County,  New  York,  Sept.  11,  1839. 
He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Sallie  (Barker)  Dator,  both  natives  of  Green 
County,  New  York,  where  the  father  was  prominently  identified  in  poli- 
tics and  served  as  sheriff  for  a  number  of  years. 

William  E.  Dator  was  one  of  six  children  born  to  his  parents.  The 
Civil  War  broke  out  about  the  time  he  reached  his  majority  and  he  en- 
listed in  the  Union  Army,  becoming  a  member  of  the  11th  Illinois  Cav- 
alry of  which  Col.  Robert  G.  Ingersoll  was  Colonel.  Mr.  Dator  took  part 
in  all  the  engagements  in  which  his  regiment  participated  and  experi- 
enced much  severe  fighting.  Before  the  war,  Mr.  Dator  worked  by  the 
month  for  a  time  at  $8.00  per  month.  He  came  to  Missouri  in  1866.  He 
bought  200  acres  here  before  coming  to  this  state  and  is  now  the  owner 
of  237  acres.  His  palce  is  well  improved  with  a  good  residence,  barns 
and  other  improvements  which  have  been  made  by  Mr.  Dator,  the  place 
being  practically  unimproved  when  he  bought  it.  He  experienced  all 
the  hard  times,  low  prices  and  high  rates  of  interest  which  made  the  lot 
of  the  builders  of  the  West  a  hard  one.  There  were  no  railroads  when 
he  came  here  which  made  transportation  difficult  and  markets  inaccessa- 
ble.   Everything  had  to  be  hauled  to  St.  Joseph. 

Mr.  Dator  married  Mary  Jane  Lowery,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Mary  (Earlick)  Lowery.  Charles  Lowery  served  as  county  judge  of 
Gentry  County  and  was  an  extensive  land  owner,  owning  600  acres.  He 
was  a  prominent  farmer  and  a  Republican.  He  and  his  wife  are  both 
deceased  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  Fairview  Cemetery. 

To  William  E.  Dator  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  chil- 
dren :  Carrie,  who  was  a  teacher  for  ten  years,  married  George  Hall, 
also  a  teacher;  William,   who  now  manages  his  father's  farm;   Ella, 


644  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

married  William  Adkisson,  of  Gentry  County;  Addie,  married  Edward 
Manring,  a  farmer  and  stockman  living  at  McFall. 

Mr.  Dator  is  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Gentry  County  and 
has  always  taken  an  interest  in  public  affairs  and  the  welfare  of  the 
community.  He  served  as  clerk  of  the  school  board*  for  40  years  and  at 
the  time  of  his  resignation  was  the  oldest  clerk  in  the  county.  Mrs.  Da- 
tor  died  in  1909  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  Fairview  Cemetery. 

William  Alexander  Jameson,  a  Gentry  County  pioneer  now  living 
retired  at  McFall,  is  a  native  of  Tennessee.  He  is  a  son  of  David  Finley 
and  Eliza  Anne  (Batton)  Jameson,  both  natives  of  Tennessee.  The  Jam- 
eson family  were  very  early  settlers  in  Gentry  County,  coming  here  from 
Monroe  County  in  1853.  The  father  was  a  farmer  and  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  in  Gentry  County  after  coming  here.  He  died  Dec.  2, 
1887.   His  wife  is  also  deceased. 

David  Finley  Jameson  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Francis  Y.,  David,  Mary  Jane,  and  Joseph,  all  of  whom  are 
deceased ;  Hiram,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  near  Ford  City;  Samuel,  liv- 
ing retired  at  McFall;  and  William  Alexander,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  David  Finley  Jameson  was  prominently  identified  with  the  early 
history  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  land  and 
served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  seven  years.  He  was  a  Democrat  and 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

William  Alexander  Jameson,  was  married  June  16,  1872,  to  Mary 
Belle  Buster  a  native  of  Caldwell  County.  She  is  a  daughter  of  John 
Buster  a  prominent  pioneer  farmer  and  an  early  settler  of  Caldwell 
County.  He  was  a  Democrat,  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and 
he  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jameson  were  born 
the  following  children :  Eliza  Emeline,  deceased ;  Mary  Frances,  mar- 
ried Newton  McMillen  and  they  live  at  Bloomington,  111.;  Sarah,  mar- 
ried Homer  Bentley,  a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Gentryville;  Carrie, 
married  Thomas  Setzer,  who  is  engaged  in  the  garage  business  at  Al- 
bany ;  Lola  Maude,  married  Clark  Costolo,  who  is  a  traveling  salesman 
and  lives  at  McFall;  Davidean,  married  Walter  Ross,  Pattonsburg;  Bil- 
lie  Louise,  married  Clark  Murfey,  Bloomington,  111. 

William  A.  Jameson,  settled  in  Gentry  County  at  an  early  day  com- 
ing here  with  his  parents  who  settled  in  Gentryville  and  experienced  all 
the  hardships  of  the  pioneer  life.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising  for  a  number  of  years  and  is  now  living  retired  at  McFall.  He  is 
a  Democrat  and  a  well  known  and  highly  respected  citizen. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  645 

Enoch  W.  Brewer,  the  well  known  and  capable  postmaster  at  Mc- 
Fall  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  teaching  and  is  one  of  the  well 
known  educators  of  this  section.  He  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Dec. 
27,  1860,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  Frances  (Neil)  Brewer,  both 
natives  of  North  Flag  Park,  Kentucky.  Thomas  Brewer  was  an  early 
settler  in  this  section  of  Missouri  and  was  a  farmer  and  is  now  living  re- 
tired. He  is  a  Civil  War  veteran,  having  been  in  the  service  about  18 
months.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

To  Thomas  Brewer  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children : 
Spencer,  deceased ;  Victoria,  married  N.  P.  Christie,  a  carpenter  living 
at  Mound  City;  Lorena,  married  Arthur  Graves,  a  real  estate  dealer, 
Monte  Vista,  Col. ;  Minerva,  married  Clyde  Lucaus,  a  farmer,  Monte 
Vista,  Col.;  R.  T.,  a  farmer  and  stockman.  Gentry  County;  Virginia, 
married  Theodore  Coffman,  a  railroad  conductor  who  is  now  deceased 
and  she  resides  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah ;  J.  C,  a  barber,  Akron,  Col. ; 
Ethel,  married  William  Fallace,  a  ranchman,  Colorado;  and  Enoch  W., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Enoch  W.  Brewer  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Stan- 
berry  Normal  school.  He  began  life  as  a  teacher  and  for  40  years  was 
successfully  engaged  in  teaching  in  Gentry  and  Harrison  Counties  and 
was  engaged  in  that  profession  until  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of 
McFall,  Oct.  1,  1921. 

Mr.  Brewer  was  first  married  March  4,  1896,  to  Miss  Josie  Evans, 
a  native  of  Harrison  County,  now  deceased.  The  following  children 
were  born  to  that  union :  Lola  and  Clinton,  deceased ;  Evans,  a  telegraph 
operator,  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War  at  Fort  Logan,  Col.,  May 
14,  1917,  was  in  training  at  Fort  Leavenworth  and  Camp  Merritt,  New 
Jersey,  was  sent  to  France  in  the  Signal  Corps,  took  part  in  the  heavy 
fighting  on  the  Western  Front,  was  gassed  and  after  the  armistice  was 
signed  was  discharged  at  Fort  Logan,  Col.,  Dec.  24,  1918,  is  now  a  tele- 
graph operator  on  the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande  railroad ;  Glee  Brewer 
was  born  Feb.  4,  1900,  is  a  graduate  of  high  school  and  attended  the 
State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  now  lives  in  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
On  Oct.  9, "1905,  Mr.  Brewer  was  married  to  Cleora  Crawford,  a  native 
of  Fayette,  Howard  County,  Missouri.  She  was  educated  in  high  school 
and  the  Stanberry  Normal  school  and  was  successfully  engaged  in  teach- 
ing for  13  years  before  her  marriage,  having  taught  in  Kansas  and  Gen- 
tryville  and  McFall.  Mrs.  Brewer  is  a  daughter  of  William  and  Julia  A. 
(Williams)  Crawford  both  natives  of  Kentucky.  William  Crawford 
came  to  Missouri  in  1880  and  settled  in  Howard  County  where  he  was 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  was  an  extensive  land  owner. 


646  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church.  He  died 
March  21,  1881,  and  his  wife  died  June  1,  1891.  They  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children:  Margaret,  James,  Chester,  Dr.  Charles  L., 
and  Pauline  Abigail,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  G.  T.,  a  farmer  and 
stock  raiser,  Fayette,  Mo. ;  Dr.  William  E.,  a  physician  and  surgeon, 
Council  Grove,  Kan.;  John,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Vandalia,  Mo.;  and 
Jefferson  D.,  a  salesman.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brewer  has  been  born  one 
child,  Benjamin,  born  Nov.  12,  1907,  a  student  in  the  public  schools. 

Mr.  Brewer  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church 
and  Mrs.  Brewer  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 

Henry  C.  Jolly,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  merchant  of  McFall 
who  has  been  engaged  in  the  drug  business  for  40  years,  is  a  native  of 
Gentry  County.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  J.  and  Matilda  J.  (Robertson) 
Jolly,  natives  of  Breckenridge  County,  Kentucky.  Samuel  J.  Jolly  came 
to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  in  1852.  He  was  one  of  the 
very  early  pioneer  settlers.  He  entered  government  land  upon  coming 
here,  the  government  land  office  being  then  at  Plattsburg.  When  the 
Civil  War  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  Unoin  army  and  saw  much  serv- 
ice, remaining  in  the  army  from  1861  to  1865.  After  the  war  he  was 
then  engaged  in  farming  and  was  the  owner  of  600  acres  of  land.  He 
and  his  wife  are  both  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Fairview  Cemetery. 
They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Albert  Newton,  Ben- 
jamin, Mary  Rainey,  and  Charles,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  James  P., 
a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County ;  Sarah,  married  Lloyd  N.  Neil, 
who  is  deceased  and  she  lives  in  Nebraska;  Mattie,  married  William  S. 
Manring,  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County. 

Henry  C.  Jolly  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  Keokuk  Col- 
lege, Keokuk,  Iowa.  He  began  life  in  the  drug  business  at  McFall  and 
has  been  continuously  in  that  business  for  40  years.  His  drug  store  is 
one  of  the  old  established  commercial  institutions  of  Gentry  County  and 
he  has  an  extensive  trade. 

Mr.  Jolly  first  married  Medora  A.  Rosebrook,  a  native  of  Gentry 
County  and  to  them  have  been  born  the  following  children:  Henry  C, 
lives  in  Gentry  County;  Arlie  L.,  St.  Louis;  Samuel  J.,  further  mention 
of  whom  is  made  below;  and  Lula  M.  Guinnvau^hn.  Denver,  Col.  Mr. 
Jolly  was  married  the  second  time  to  Mary  C.  Williams  of  Gentry 
County,  and  two  children  were  born  to  them :  Prentice  G.,  further  men- 
tion of  whom  is  made  below,  and  Juanita,  attending  the  public  schools. 

Prentice  Jolly  enlisted  in  the  United  States  navy  for  service  in  the 
World  War  and  was  in  the  service  laying  mines  in  the  North  Sea,  and 
after  the  armistice  was  signed,  remained  in  the  service  for  some  time. 


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being  discharged  at  the  Great  Lakes  Naval  Station,  Oct.  19,  1919.  He  is 
now  employed  as  a  night  watchman  in  the  Union  Stock  Yards  at  Kan- 
sas City. 

Samuel  J.  Jolly,  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War,  having  enlisted  in 
the  Marine  Corps  at  St.  Louis  shortly  after  war  was  declared.  He  was 
sent  to  France  in  the  early  part  of  the  war  and  took  part  in  a  number  of 
important  engagements.  He  was  wounded  and  spent  three  months  in  a 
hospital  in  France.  He  was  discharged  after  the  armistice  was  signed 
and  is  now  a  ranchman,  near  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

Mr.  Jolly  is  a  Republican  and- one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Gentry 
County.  He  served  as  postmaster  of  McFall  from  1881  to  1884.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  L  O.  O.  F.,  M.  W.  A.,  and  the  K.  of  P. 

John  Henry  Allen,  a  well  known  and  successful  merchant  at  Mc- 
Fall engaged  in  the  general  mercantile  business,  is  a  native  of  Missouri 
and  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  very  early  pioneers  of  this  section  of  the 
state.  He  was  born  in  1856  and  is  a  son  of  Ezra  G.,  and  Mahala  (Pet- 
trey)  Allen.  Ezra  G.  Allen  was  a  native  of  Virginia  and  his  wife  of 
Ohio.  He  came  to  Missouri  in  1843.  He  was  a  farmer  and  during  the 
Civil  War  served  in  the  Union  Army,  being  a  member  of  the  Missouri 
State  Militia.  He  was  justice  of  the  peace  for  a  number  of  years  and 
also  served  as  school  director.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased,  and  their  re- 
mains are  buried  in  Walker  Cemetery,  Worth  County. 

Ezra  G.  Allen  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Celia,  Barbara,  Lucinda,  and  George,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  W.  Z., 
an  optician,  Joplin,  Mo. ;  Mary  Ellen,  married  Jacob  Williams,  who  is 
now  deceased  and  she  resides  in  Worth  County;  Thomas,  a  dealer  in 
walnut  timber.  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa ;  Ira,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in 
Worth  County;  Oscar,  a  machinist,  Omaha,  Neb.;  and  John  H.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

John  H,  Allen  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  began  life  as  a  farmer  on 
rented  land.  He  then  engaged  in  the  butchering  business  at  Albany  in 
partnership  with  A.  B.  Price.  Shortly  afterwards  he  sold  out  and  was 
in  the  broom  business  in  Albany  for  10  years.  He  was  then  engaged  in 
farming  in  Iowa  for  a  time  when  he  entered  the  mercantile  business  at 
Evona.  In  1906  he  went  to  Deslacs,  N.  D.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
hotel  business  for  a  year.  He  then  farmed  for  a  year  when  he  engaged 
in  business  at  Deslacs,  N.  D.,  again.  In  1910  he  returned  to  Missouri  and 
engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  in  partnership  with  his  son  E.  G. 
From  there  they  went  to  Island  City  where  they  were  in  business  for 
seven  years.   In  1917  Mr.  Allen  engaged  in  the  general  mercantile  busi- 


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ness  at  McFall  where  he  has  built  up  a  large  trade  and  has  one  of  the 
leadmg  stores  of  the  county. 

Mr.  Allen  was  married  to  Johannah  Dwyer,  a  native  of  Harrison 
County,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Katherine  (Shane)  Dwyer,  both  na- 
tives of  Ireland.  Thomas  Dwyer  came  to  America  when  he  was  13  years 
old.  He  learned  the  blacksmith  trade  in  New  York  state  and  afterwards 
went  to  Iowa  where  he  was  engaged  in  cattle  business  for  a  time  and. 
came  to  Missouri  in  1856.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  engaged  in 
blacksmithing  at  Lone  Star.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased  and  he  is  buried  at 
Lone  Star  and  she  in  Harrison  County.  They  were  the  parents  of  six 
children:  Mary,  Nora,  Katherine,  Thomas,  Daniel,  all  of  whom  are  de- 
ceased ;  and  Mrs.  Allen  of  this  review. 

To  John  Henry  Allen  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children: 
Nora  Ellen,  deceased;  Bessie  May,  deceased;  Ezra  Grover,  a  merchant 
in  Gentry  County;  William  Chester,  a  veteran  of  the  World  War  further 
mention  of  whom  is  made  below;  Elvis  E.,  a  merchant  at  Coffey; 
Charles,  a  graduate  of  the  Maryville  State  Teachers  College  and  the 
University  of  Missouri  and  a  member  of  the  bar  of  Missouri,  is  now  su- 
perintendent at  Flagler,  Col. ;  Frank,  engaged  in  the  furniture  business 
at  Joplin ;  Mary  Lucinda,  married  Elmer  Egbert,  a  railroad  agent  at 
Foristell,  Mo. ;  Grace,  married  Charles  Garvey,  an  engineer  on  the  Great 
Northern  railroad,  lives  in  North  Dakota;  Jesse  Ray,  a  veteran  of  the 
World  War  of  whom  further  mention  is  made  below ;  Ruth  Mabel,  mar- 
ried Dale  C.  Ripley,  who  is  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  at  Mc- 
Fall ;  and  Ralph  G.,  chief  clerk  for  Swift  and  Company  at  Pattons- 
burg. 

William  Chester  Allen  enlisted  at  Calgery,  Alberta,  early  in  the 
spring  of  1916,  in  the  Canadian  army  for  service  in  the  World  War. 
After  a  period  of  training  he  was  promoted  in  the  following  order:  Cor- 
poral, sergeant,  sergeant  major,  the  latter  promotion  carrying  with  it 
the  rank  of  warrent  officer.  He  left  Halifax  in  December  and  arrived  in 
England,  Dec.  26,  1916,  and  was  soon  sent  to  France,  reaching  the 
front  March  1,  1917.  He  took  part  in  some  of  the  hardest  fighting  in 
the  Western  Front  and  was  in  France  about  two  years.  On  one  occasion 
his  company  of  157  men  went  over  the  top  when  they  were  greatly  out- 
numbered by  the  German  forces,  the  captains  and  lieutenants  were 
killed  and  Sergeant  Allen  took  command  and  succeeded  in  getting  54 
members  of  his  company  back  to  the  trenches  where  the  fighting  was 
continued  for  two  days  and  the  slaughter  continued  until  his  company 
was  reduced  to  16  men.    Their  supplies  were  exhausted  and  they  sig- 


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nailed  to  a  flying  airplane  and  relief  was  soon  after  sent.  During  his 
service  he  was  gassed  and  also  received  a  gunshot  wound  near  the  spine. 
After  spending  six  months  in  a  hospital  in  France  he  was  returned  to 
Canada  and  sent  to  a  hospital  at  Calgery  where  he  remained  until  June, 
1918,  when  he  was  able  to  come  home  and  made  several  speeches  in 
Gentry  County  during  one  of  the  Red  Cross  drives  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  the  hospital.  He  recovered  sufficiently  to  attend  business  Col- 
lege but  later  his  condition  became  worse  and  in  the  summer  of  1921  he 
returned  to  the  hospital  where  he  is  still  suffering  from  the  effects  from 
the  gunshot  wound  he  received  while  in  the  service  and  also  from  the 
poisonous  gas.  The  wound  is  so  near  the  spine  that  it  is  difficult  to  treat 
by  an  operation  without  great  danger. 

Jesse  Ray  Allen  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  attended 
high  school  and  normal  school  and  he  was  engaged  in  teaching  when 
the  United  States  entered  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  for  service  and 
was  sent  to  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  for  training,  becoming  a  member  of 
Company  E,  163rd  Infantry.  He  was  sent  to  France  in  May,  1918,  and 
served  for  14  months.  He  was  gassed  while  in  service  and  after  the  arm- 
istice was  signed,  remained  in  the  service  until  July  1,  1919,  when  he  re- 
ceived his  honorable  discharge  at  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa.  He  is  now  mana- 
ger of  the  Teachers  Bureau  at  Fargo,  N.  D.  He  served  as  superintendent 
of  the  consolidated  school  at  McFall,  and  was  also  superintendent  of 
schools  at  Washington,  Iowa. 

John  H.  Allen  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern  Woodman  of  America.  He  is  a 
dependable  citizen  and  the  Allen  family  stand  high  in  the  community. 

J.  H.  Cunningham,  a  Civil  War  veteran  who  for  many  years  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  stock  raising,  is  now  living  retired  at  McFall.  He 
was  born  Aug.  6,  1857,  in  Sangamon  County,  Illinois,  a  son  of  William 
and  Martha  (Hinkle)  Cunningham,  both  natives  of  Pendleton  County, 
West  Virginia.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children  all  of  whom  are 
deceased  except  J.  H.  Cunningham  of  this  review.  The  parents  both 
died  in  Illinois  and  their  remains  are  buried  at  Springfield,  111. 

J.  H.  Cunningham  began  life  for  himself  at  the  age  of  14  years  in 
Sangamon  County,  Illinois,  and  since  that  time  has  made  his  own  way 
in  the  world.  When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  Union 
army,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  F,  20th  Regiment,  Indiana  Vol- 
unteer Infantry.  Later  he  was  transferred  to  Company  H,  154th  Indi- 
ana Infantry.  He  was  with  the  army  at  the  Potomac  and  participated 
in  a  number  of  the  important  battles  around  Richmond.    He  witnessed 


650  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  engagement  between  the  Merrimac  and  Monitor  which  was  the  first 
engagement  in  the  world  between  ironclad  warships.  Students  of  his- 
tory will  recall  this  engagement  and  the  result.  During  the  course  of  his 
military  service,  Mr.  Cunningham  was  injured  by  having  his  shoulder 
dislocated  on  one  occasion.  His  health  became  so  impaired  that  after 
20  months'  service  he  was  discharged  on  account  of  disability  and  never 
fully  recovered. 

In  the  fall  of  1866  Mr.  Cunningham  came  to  Missouri  and  for  a 
number  of  years  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Daviess 
County  and  at  one  time  was  the  owner  of  200  acres  of  land.  He  is  now 
living  retired  at  McFall,  having  moved  here  in  1918.  He  has  lived  in 
Gentry  County  since  1909. 

Mr.  Cunningham  married  Miss  Mary  McCullough,  a  native  of  Jas- 
per County,  Indiana,  and  a  daughter  of  George  P.  and  Christina  (Morse) 
McCullough.  They  are  both  deceased,  the  father  being  buried  in  Da- 
viess County  and  the  mother  in  Jasper  County,  Indiana.  Mrs.  Cunning- 
ham died  April  9,  1899,  and  her  remains  are  buried  at  McFall.  Mrs. 
Cunningham  was  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents: 
Martha,  Nancy,  Porter,  and  Duncan  are  deceased ;  Katherine,  married 
John  Hinkle  who  is  now  deceased  and  she  lives  in  Wichita,  Kansas; 
Charles,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser,  Montrose,  Col.;  and  Mrs.  Cunning- 
ham of  this  review 

To  J.  H.  Cunningham  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children: 
Jessie,  Georgia,  Bruce,  Martha,  Myrtie  and  Flora  are  deceased ;  Fanuel, 
a  carpenter,  resides  at  Trenton ;  Florence,  lives  at  home  with  her  father; 
Charles,  a  retired  farmer  and  stockman ;  Mary,  married  Bert  Lumrey,  a 
farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Genty  County. 

Mr.  Cunningham  is  a  Republican  and  cast  his  first  vote  for  Lincoln 
for  United  States  senator  and  voted  for  him  for  president  twice.  He  held 
the  office  of  constable  in  Daviess  County  and  was  school  trustee  and  road 
overseer  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic  and  the  Christian  Church. 

John  H.  Hoyt  of  the  firm  of  Hoyt  Brothers  which  is  composed  of 
John  H.,  Noah  and  Charles  Hoyt  who  conduct  the  leading  garage  of  Mc- 
Fall and  also  do  an  extensive  blacksmithing  and  automobile  business, 
is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  is  a  son  of  Albert  F.  and  Rebecca  (Warner) 
Hoyt  and  was  born  Nov.  22,  1885.  Albert  F.  Hoyt  was  born  in  Illinois 
and  came  to  Missouri  in  1881.  He  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
and  now  owns  130  acres  of  land  in  Harrison  County  where  he  and  his 
wife  reside. 


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Albert  F.  and  Rebecca  (Warner)  Hoyt  are  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Bertha,  born  in  Harrison  County  in  1896,  died  Aug.  6, 
1914,  and  is  buried  in  the  Matkins  Cemetery;  David,  is  a  farmer  and 
stockman  in  Harrison  County;  Fred,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Harri- 
son County;  Noah,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Hoyt  Brothers;  Charles,  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Hoyt  Brothers;  and  Ernest,  who  lives  in  Harrison 
County.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War.  He  was  trained  at  Camp 
Funston,  becoming  a  member  of  the  341st  artillery  89th  Division  and 
went  overseas  with  this  famous  Division.  He  was  on  the  firing  line  on 
the  West  Front  for  52  days  and  nights.  After  the  armistice  was  signed 
he  went  to  Germany  with  the  Army  of  Occupation,  remaining  there 
about  six  months.  He  then  was  returned  to  the  United  States  and  in 
June,  1920,  was  discharged  at  Camp  Taylor,  Kentucky.  During  his  serv- 
ice he  was  gassed  and  also  had  his  arches  broken  down. 

John  H.  Hoyt  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  learned  the 
blacksmith  trade.  He  worked  at  his  trade  in  Harrison  County  and  in 
1908  engaged  in  the  garage  and  blacksmith  buisness  at  McFall  in  part- 
nership with  his  brothers  Noah  and  Charles.  They  do  an  extensive  busi- 
ness and  are  first  class  workmen. 

John  H.  Hoyt  married  Bertha  Stewart,  a  native  of  Harrison  County, 
and  a  daughter  of  W.  C.  and  Julia  (Rice)  Stewart,  natives  of  Missouri. 
Frank  Stewart,  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Hoyt,  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War,  having  served  in  the  Union  army.  During  his  active  career  he  was 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Harrison  County,  He  was  a  Re- 
publican and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  is  now  deceased. 
His  widow  is  deceased,  buried  in  New  Hope  Cemetery,  Harrison  County. 
Mrs.  Hoyt  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents:  Estel,  a 
veteran  of  the  World  War,  who  served  in  France  with  the  famous  89th 
Division  and  later  transferred  to  the  3rd  Division.  He  was  in  France  22, 
months  and  was  with  the  Army  of  Occupation  in  Germany  about  eight 
months.  During  his  service  he  was  wounded  by  a  shell  on  the  left  arm 
and  also  gassed  and  has  not  yet  recovered  his  health.  He  was  discharged 
in  September,  1920,  and  is  now  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in 
Nebraska.  The  other  brothers  and  sisters  of  Mrs.  Hoyt  are  Eimel,  who 
lives  in  Nebraska ;  Nellie,  married  Walter  Giles  and  lives  in  Nebraska ; 
Lizzie,  married  Arthur  Faucett  and  they  live  in  Nebraska ;  and  Blair, 
Ross,  Harold  living  in  Norris  County. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Hoyt  have  been  born  two  children:  Paul, 
born  in  Harrison  County,  Sept.  3,  1911,  and  Lois,  born  in  Gentry  County, 
Oct.  3,  1914. 


652  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

John  H.  Hoyt  is  well  known  and  highly  respected  in  McFall  and 
the  Hoyt  family  stand  high  in  the  community. 

Fred  Hamm,  president  of  the  McFall  telephone  company  who  also 
operates  a  grist  and  saw  mill  at  McFall  is  one  of  Gentry  County's  most 
progressive  and  enterprising  citizens.  He  was  born  at  Andover,  Alle- 
ghany County,  New  York,  July  13,  1862,  and  is  a  son  of  Simian  and  Ra- 
chel (Adams)  Hamm. 

Simian  Hamm  was  born  in  Stamford,  Conn.,  about  1809.  He  was  a 
pioneer  settler  in  western  New  -York  and  was  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business  and  operated  a  farm  and  also  bought  cattle  extensively  for  the 
New  York  market.  He  was  a  successful  man  of  affairs  and  was  a  strong 
supporter  of  churches  and  schools.  He  was  captain  of  Cavalry  in  the 
state  militia  and  a  prominent  man  in  the  community.  He  was  a  Repub- 
lican and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  belonged  to  the  Ma- 
sonic Lodge.  He  died  Nov.  14,  1876,  and  his  wife  died  in  March,  1886, 
and  their  remains  are  buried  at  Andover,  N.  Y.  They  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children:  Jacob  M.,  Harriet,  Levi,  and  Emily,  all  of 
whom  are  deceased ;  Simian,  a  farmer,  Andover,  N.  Y. ;  Charles,  a  rep- 
resentative, of  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  Hornell,  N.  Y. ;  Saphrona, 
married  Charles  Downs,  a  farmer.  Fort  Alleghany,  Pa. ;  Alice,  married 
Charles  B.  Lever,  who  is  deceased  and  she  lives  at  Andover,  N.  Y. ;  Adel- 
bert,  Andover,  N.  Y.,  and  Fred,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Fred  Hamm  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  began  life  as  a 
farmer  and  also  followed  teaming  in  the  oil  fields  of  Pennsylvania.  He 
also  operated  a  threshing  machine  in  New  York  state.  In  1887  he  came 
to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  and  bought  40  acres  of  land. 
He  cleared  and  improved  this  place  and  started  a  saw  mill  and  a  grist 
mill  in  1903  and  has  successfully  operated  it  to  the  present  time.  He  is 
president  of  the  McFall  Telephone  Company,  having  assumed  charge  of 
that  concern  when  it  was  in  a  bad  financial  condition  and  the  property 
more  or  less  run  down.  Through  his  capable  management  the  company 
was  in  a  prosperous  condition  within  six  months,  with  all  obligations 
paid. 

Mr.  Hamm  was  married  March  4,  1884,  to  Miss  Anna  May  Austin 
of  Andover,  N.  Y.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Elmira  (Pingery) 
Austin,  the  former  a  native  of  Stamford,  Conn.,  and  the  latter  of  Alfred, 
N.  Y.  Stephen  M.  Austin  was  a  teacher  in  early  life  and  came  to  Mis- 
souri when  he  was  about  44  years  old.  He  continued  to  teach  school  for 
40  years.  He  bought  a  great  deal  of  land  and  was  the  owner  of  600  acres 
here  and  320  acres  in  New  York  state.   He  was  extensively  interested  in 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  653 

farming  and  stock  raising.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church 
and  was  a  Prohibitionist.  He  died  March  12,  1906,  aged  about  90  years. 
His  wife  died  Oct.  17,  1902,  and  their  remains  are  buried  at  McFall. 
Mrs.  Hamm  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents:  Flor- 
ence, Mary,  and  Shadrack,  all  of  whom  are  deceased ;  Burritt,  a  jeweler, 
Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Fred,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  McFall;  Alice, 
lives  in  McFall,  Gentry  County. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Hamm  have  been  born  four  children:  Gertrude, 
Fred  R.,  Clair  S.,  and  Burritt.  Gertrude  Hamm  was  born  in  Pennsyl- 
vania March  30,  1886.  She  graduated  from  high  school  and  entered 
Howard  Payne  College,  specializing  in  music  and  afterwards  took  a 
course  in  the  Academy  of  Music  at  Chicago,  111.  She  is  thoroughly  ac- 
complished in  both  vocal  and  instrumental  music  and  during  the  course 
of  her  studies  won  two  medals  for  the  excellency  of  her  scholarship. 
She  was  instructor  in  voice  culture  and  music  in  the  State  Agricultural 
College  and  the  Methodist  College  at  Oklahoma  City,  Okla.  She  mar- 
ried J.  L.  Buchanan,  a  jeweler  of  Lawton,  Okla.  Fred  R.  Hamm  was 
born  at  McFall,  Dec.  8,  1890,  is  a  graduate  of  high  school  and  after- 
wards took  a  mechanical  course  in  the  College  at  Stillwater,  Okla.,  now 
conducts  an  electrical  school  in  St.  Joseph.  Clair  S.  Hamm  was  born  in 
Gentry  County,  June  30,  1902,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  Park  College,  is  now  teaching  in  Central  High  School  in  Kansas 
City.  Burritt  Hamm  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  Sept.  24,  1905,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  junior  class  in  the  McFall  High  School. 

Mrs.  Hamm  is  an  accomplished  musician  and  taught  music  for  a 
number  of  years.  The  Hamm  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  Mr.  Hamm  was  the  first  man  in  McFall  to  vote  the  straight 
Prohibition  ticket  and  he  and  Mrs.  Hamm  are  strong  supporters  of  pro- 
hibition.  They  are  well  known  and  prominent  in  Gentry  County. 

Mr.  Hamm  is  now  serving  his  second  year  as  president  of  the  town 
board  of  McFall. 

Joseph  Henry  Patton,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  who  is  a 
member  of  one  of  the  very  early  pioneer  families  of  Gentry  County,  was 
born  in  this  County,  June  11,  1855.  He  is  a  son  of  Harvey  and  Martha 
(Wollard)  Patton,  the  father  a  native  of  Tennessee  born  Feb.  19,  1820, 
and  the  mother  was  born  near  Richmond,  Mo.,  in  1837.  They  were  mar- 
ried Sept.  7,  1852,  and  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Abra- 
ham, and  John,  both  of  whom  are  deceased ;  and  Nancy,  married  Colum- 
bus Robertson,  a  fruit  grower  and  they  live  in  California ;  Mollie,  mar- 
ried Jerry  Lysle  and  they  live  at  McFall ;  Maggie,  married  Robert  Moss, 


654  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

a  farmer  and  stockman,  Gallatin;  James  R.,  a  lumberman  of  Albany; 
and  Joseph  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Harvey  Patton  came  to  Missouri  in  1841  and  was  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  Gentry  County.  He  began  life  here  in  a  log  cabin  in  which 
Joseph  H.  Patton  was  born.  He  began  farming  in  true  pioneer  style, 
clearing  away  the  timber  and  breaking  the  prairie  with  oxen.  He  met 
with  success  and  became  the  owner  of  400  acres  of  land.  He  died  Aug. 
3,  1905,  and  his  wife  died  Feb.  22,  1899,  and  their  remains  are  buried  in 
Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  He  served  in  the  state  militia  during  the  Civil  War 
for  about  six  weeks. 

Joseph  H.  Patton  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  Since  early  manhood  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming.  He 
bought  his  first  land  when  he  was  24  years  old  for  $15.00  per  acre.  He 
has  added  to  his  original  holdings  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  670  acres 
of  valuable  and  well  improved  land  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  lead- 
ing farmers  and  stockmen  of  Gentry  County.  He  raises  pure  bred  Short- 
horn cattle,  Poland  China  hogs  and  is  also  a  breeder  of  standard  bred 
Buff  Coachin  chickens.  His  place  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  best  farms 
in  this  part  of  the  state.  The  Old  Mill  trail  passed  through  this  farm. 

Mr.  Patton  was  married  to  Maude  Young,  who  was  born  in  Mill- 
ville,  Ray  County,  a  daughter  of  Sebron  and  Catherine  (Rainwater) 
Young,  both  natives  of  Ray  County.  Sebron  Young  was  a  successful 
farmer  and  stock  raiser  and  also  was  a  school  teacher  practically  all 
his  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  belonged  to  the 
Methodist  Church  and  was  a  Democrat.  He  died  April  24,  1903,  and 
his  wife  departed  this  life  May  31,  1907,  and  their  remains  are  buried 
in  New  Hope  Cemetery.  They  were  the  parents  of  13  children,  five  of 
whom  are  living,  as  follows:  Eudora,  married  Samuel  Wollard,  who  is 
now  deceased  and  she  lives  at  Russelville ;  John  T.,  of  Wichita,  Kan.; 
Ambrose  M.,  Kansas  City;  Harry  P.,  and  Mrs.  Joseph  H.  Patton  of  this 
review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  H.  Patton  were  born  the  following  chil- 
dren :  Temple,  married  E.  J.  Manring,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Gen- 
try County;  Harvey,  born  July  8,  1895,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Gen- 
try County;  Sebron,  born  March  30,  1898,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in 
Gentry  County;  and  Virginia,  born  Dec.  29,  1910,  is  a  student  in  the 
public  schools. 

Mr.  Patton  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  is  a  represen- 
tative and  dependable  citizen. 


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Henry  Osbom,  a  Gentry  County  pioneer,  now  living  retired  at  Mc- 
Fall,  is  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  was  born  Jan.  23,  1845,  and  is  a  son  of 
Noah  and  Mary  (O'Neal)  Osborn,  both  natives  of  Indiana,  the  former 
born  in  1820  and  the  latter  in  1819.  Noah  Osborn  was  a  farmer  and  de- 
voted his  life  to  that  vocation.  He  was  a  good  substantial  citizen  and 
commanded  the  respect  of  his  pioneer  neighbors.  He  and  his  wife  were 
members  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  are  both  now  deceased  and  their 
remains  are  buried  at  McFall.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children, 
the  following  of  whom  are  living:  Scott,  lives  in  Kansas;  Ruel,  lives  in 
Kansas;  Mrs.  Jane  Nelson,  lives  in  Kansas;  Manirva,  married  Theodore 
Gilbert,  lives  in  Nebraska;  Ellen,  married  Henry  Singer,  who  is  deceased 
and  she  lives  in  Nebraska;  and  Henry  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Henry  Osborn  spent  his  early  life  on  a  farm  in  Indiana  and  Ken- 
tucky and  at  an  early  day  went  to  Kansas  where  he  bought  160  acres  of 
Government  land.  He  located  well  on  the  frontier  and  Indian  scares 
were  frequent  in  that  section  at  that  early  day.  After  spending  some 
time  there,  he  sold  out  and  came  to  Gentry  County  where  he  bought  a 
farm  and  for  a  number  of  years  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  rais- 
ing until  he  retired  and  moved  to  McFall  where  he  has  since  lived  and 
where  he  owns  a  comfortable  residence. 

Mr.  Osborn  was  married  to  Eliza  Jane  Whitaker,  a  native  of  Ken- 
tucky and  a  daughter  of  P.  F.  Whitaker.  P.  F.  Whitaker  was  a  Ken- 
tuckian  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  in  1873.  He  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade  and  also  operated  a  small  farm  after  coming  here.  He  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Christian  Church  and  are  both  now  deceased. 

To  Henry  Osborn  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children :  Mary, 
married  Henry  Gilbert  and  they  live  in  Oklahoma;  Fannie,  married 
Thomas  Wilson  and  they  live  in  Oklahoma;  Tabitha,  who  is  married 
and  lives  in  Nebraska ;  and  Olive,  married  Harry  Young,  Albany. 

Mrs.  Osborn  died  in  1920  and  her  remains  are  buried  at  McFall. 

Mr.  Osborn  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 

Oliver  Giles,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  business  man  of  McFall 
who  conducts  a  first  class  restaurant  and  meat  market  at  McFall,  is  a 
native  son  of  Gentry  County  and  is  a  member  of  a  pioneer  family  of  this 
section  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  June  11,  1875,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Amanda  (Whitten)  Giles. 

John  Giles  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  his  wife  was  born  in  Mis- 
souri. He  settled  in  Missouri,  coming  to  Gentry  County  at  a  very  early 
date  and  his  parents  also  settled  in  this  county  and  endured  all  the  hard- 


656  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ships  incident  to  pioneer  life  in  a  new  country.  John  Giles  was  a  farmer 
and  stockman  and  was  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  now  deceased. 

Oliver  Giles  is  one  of  eight  children  born  to  his  parents,  six  of  whom 
are  living  as  follows:  Sadie,  married  Henry  Akes,  Gallatin;  Oscar,  who 
is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War,  having  served  overseas  with  the  famous 
Rainbow  Division  and  was  in  the  service  two  and  a  half  years,  lives  in 
Gentry  County;  Charles,  lives  at  Kearney;  Herbert,  lives  in  Gentry 
County;  Ivol,  lives  in  Gentry  County;  and  Oliver,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Oliver  Giles  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  was 
reared  on  a  farm.  He  began  his  independent  career  when  he  was  23 
years  old  and  he  and  his  brother,  Ivol,  bought  240  acres  of  land  in  Mil- 
ler Township.  Since  that  time  they  have  carried  on  general  farming  and 
stock  raising  and  met  with  success.  They  raise  Shorthorn  cattle,  Ches- 
ter White  hogs  and  fancy  poultry.  Their  farm  is  a  well-improved  place 
and  their  two  sets  of  buildings  on  the  place.  In  June,  1921,  Oiver  Giles 
engaged  in  the  restaurant  and  meat  business  at  McFall  and  at  the  same 
time  retained  his  interests  in  the  operation  of  his  farm  with  his  brother. 
Since  coming  to  McFall  and  engaging  in  business  he  has  built  up  a  large 
trade.   He  is  a  Democrat  and  a  substantial  citizen  of  Gentry  County. 

Cliflford  Melvin  Harrison,  wTio  for  many  years  was  identified  with 
Daviess  County,  as  editor  of  the  Gallatin  North  Missourian,  and  also 
served  as  postmaster  of  Gallatin,  is  one  of  the  widly  known  newspaper 
men  of  the  state.  He  was  born  at  Fairview,  Cambria  County,  Pa.,  May 
22,  1863.  He  is  a  son  of  Christian  Harrison  and  Caroline  (Waters)  Har- 
rison, the  former  a  native  of  Cambria  County,  Pa.,  of  English  descent  and 
the  latter  of  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  and  of  Scotch  ancestry.  Christian  Har- 
rison was  a  school  teacher,  farmer  and  merchant.  , 

When  Clifford  M.  Harrison  was  four  years  of  age  he  removed  to  Iowa 
with  his  parents  and  the  next  eight  years  of  his  life  were  spent  on  a  farm 
near  Waterloo,  Iowa.  The  family  then  moved  to  Grant  City,  Mo.,  and  here 
at  the  age  of  16  years  young  Harrison  began  his  apprenticeship  in  the 
office  of  the  Grant  City  Star,  where  he  learned  the  printer's  trade.  He 
then  worked  as  a  journeyman  printer  on  a  few  country  papers  and  later 
went  to  St.  Joseph  where  he  worked  on  the  Evening  News  for  a  few  months. 
He  then  got  "cases"  on  the  Kansas  City  Journal.  He  was  employed  on  that 
paper  for  eight  years,  four  of  which  he  served  in  the  capacity  of  proof 
reader  of  the  paper.  In  Oct.  1891,  he  purchased  the  Grant  City  Star  and 
was  editor  of  that  paper  for  seven  years.  He  sold  the  Grant  City  Star 
in  1898  and  after  that  time  he  successfully  owned  and  edited  the  Albany 


CLIFFORD  M.   HARRISON 


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Capital,  Maysville  Pilot,  GallatiYi  North  Missourian,  Sedalia  Capital  and 
Boonville  Republican, 

While  a  resident  of  Grant  City,  Mr.  Harrison  served  six  years  as  a 
member  of  the  school  board  and  represented  Worth  County  in  the  38th 
General  Assembly.  In  1896  he  was  nominated  for  State  Senator  from  the 
First  Snatorial  District  by  the  Republicans  but  was  defeated  by  a  fusion 
of  the  Democrats  and  Populists.  In  August,  1921,  Mr.  Harrison  was 
appointed  Superintendent  of  the  Missouri  State  Reformatory  at  Boonville 
by  Gov.  A.  M.  Hyde,  and  is  capably  filling  that  responsible  position  at  the 
present  time. 

On  June  27,  1888  Clifford  M.  Harrison  was  married  to  Miss  Hannah 
Ella  Marrah  of  Kingsville,  Mo.  Six  children  have  been  born  to  them,  five 
sons  and  one  daughter,  three  of  whom  survive:  Frederick  M.,  further  men- 
tion of  whom  is  made  below ;  Mrs.  Greeta  V.  Callison  of  Rocky  Ford,  Colo. ; 
and  William  M.,  of  Boonville. 

Mr.  Harrison  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  also  holds 
membership  in  the  Masonic,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Modern  Woodmen  and 
Macabees  fraternities. 

Frederick  M.  Harrison,  the  present  postmaster  of  Gallatin,  is  a  veteran 
of  the  World  War  and  a  successful  newspaper  man  of  the  younger  genera- 
tion. After  graduating  from  the  Gallatin  High  School,  he  entered  the 
University  of  Missouri,  where  he  took  the  course  in  Journalism  and  was 
graduated  in  1912.  He  then  engaged  in  newspaper  work  and  was  the 
editor  of  the  Gallatin  North  Missourian  when  the  United  States  entered 
the  World  War.  He  enlisted  in  the  army  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston 
for  training.  On  Aug.  15,  1918,  he  sailed  for  overseas.  For  a  time  he  was 
attached  to  Evacuation  Hospital  No.  16,  and  was  later  transferred  to  the 
305th  Field  Artillery,  77th  Division.  After  spending  four  months  in  Ger- 
many with  the  Army  of  Occupation  he  was  returned  to  America  and  receiv- 
ed his  honorable  discharge  at  Camp  Taylor,  May  21,  1919.  He  served  with 
the  rank  of  sergeant. 

After  returning  from  the  army  Mr.  Harrison  resumed  his  work  as 
editor  and  publisher  of  the  Gallatin  North  Missourian.  He  was  appointed 
postmaster  of  Gallatin,  taking  charge  of  the  office  Dec.  1,  1921,  and  is 
ably  serving  in  that  capacity  at  the  present  time. 

George  W.  McDaniel,  a  well  known  citizen  of  McFall,  is  a  native  of 
Missouri  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  very  early  pioneer  families  of  this 
section  of  the  state.  He  was  born  in  Harrison  County,  Sept.  8,  1853,  and 
is  a  son  of  Archibald  M.  and  Jane  (Daniel)  McDaniel,  the  former  a  na- 
tive of  North  Carolina  and  the  latter  of  Illinois.  Archibald  McDaniel 
was  born  Sept.  18,  1822.   He  was  a  son  of  Eli  McDaniel  who  served  as  a 


658  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Colonel  in  the  war  of  1812  and  was  foreman  of  the  first  grand  jury  of 
Harrison  County  which  was  held  under  an  elm  tree  south  of  Bethany. 
Archibald  McDaniel  came  to  Harrison  County  with  his  father  in  1837 
and  they  experienced  all  the  hard  times  of  pioneer  life  in  a  new  country. 
When  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  Archibald  McDaniel  served  in  the  state 
militia.  He  followed  farming  and  stock  raising  until  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  fell  prostrate  while  cradling  wheat  and  never  recovered. 
His  wife  lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  92  years  and  died  in  1910,  and 
they  are  buried  at  Bell  Springs.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Frank  M.,  lives  in  South  Dakota;  W.  P.,  Harrison  County;  N. 
M.,  a  merchant  at  McFall ;  John  L.,  a  contractor,  McFall;  James  R.,  a 
merchant,  Denver,  Col.;  and  George  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

George  W.  McDaniel  began  life  as  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  and 
in  early  life  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade  which  he  has  followed  to 
the  present  time  and  now  conducts  a  first  class  shop  at  McFall  and  has 
an  extensive  trade.  He  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  three  terms  in 
Harrison  County  and  is  now  serving  his  third  term  in  McFall.  He  is  also 
weighmaster  at  McFall,  a  position  which  he  has  held  for  ten  years. 

Mr.  McDaniel  was  first  married  to  Mary  Cooepler,  a  native  of  West 
Virginia,  and  four  children  were  born  to  that  union,  none  of  whom  are 
now  living.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Mr.  McDaniel  married, 
Mollie  Graves,  a  native  of  Indiana  and  five  children  were  born  to  that 
union,  two  of  whom  are  living  as  follows:  Sallie,  married  Ralph  Hicks, 
a  farmer  and  stockman ;  and  Charles  Roy,  a  veteran  of  the  World  War 
who  is  a  painter  and  decorator  and  also  assists  his  father.  During  the 
World  War,  he  entered  the  United  States  army  and  was  sent  to  Camp 
Dodge,  Iowa,  for  training  and  from  there  to  Camp  Sherman,  Ohio.  And 
after  the  armistice  was  signed  he  received  his  honorable  discharge. 
Some  years  after  the  death  of  George  W.  McDaniel's  second  wife  he  was 
married,  Sept.  16,  1910,  to  Alice  Houtz,  a  native  of  Minnesota.  They 
have  no  children. 

Mr.  McDaniel  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 
He  is  affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

Jesse  W.  Monk,  an  honored  pioneer  of  Miller  Township  who  for 
many  years  has  been  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
and  is  now  living  retired  on  his  farm,  is  a  native  of  Ontario.  He  was  born 
Jan.  19,  1837,  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Catherine  (Moyer)  Monk,  both  na- 
tives of  New  York  State. 

Jesse  W.  Monk  was  one  of  14  children  born  to  his  parents  and  he 
and  his  brother  Simon  who  now  lives  in  Cedar  County,  Iowa,  are  the 


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only  surviving  children  of  the  family.  Jesse  Monk  began  life  working 
in  the  lumber  woods  for  which  he  received  50  cents  per  day.  He  fol- 
lowed this  line  of  work  for  five  years  and  later  bought  land  and  later 
began  buying  land  and  continued  to  add  to  his  holdings  until  he  was  the 
owner  of  562  acres.  He  raised  horses,  cattle  and  sheep  extensively  and 
has  met  with  success.  He  began  life  with  nothing  and  has  experienced 
all  the  hardships  and  uncertainties  incident  to  pioneer  life,  and  finally 
reached  the  goal  of  success.  One  of  his  most  memorable  experiences 
was  being  caught  in  a  blizzard  while  living  in  Iowa  in  1888.  He  was  two 
hours  going  two  miles  and  was  compelled  to  crawl  on  his  hands  and 
knees  in  order  to  reach  safety.  He  has  met  with  losses  of  crops  by 
grasshoppers  and  encountered  other  misfortunes  and  failures,  although 
he  never  became  discouraged. 

Mr.  Monk  was  married  Oct.  11,  1866,  to  Anna  Argo,  a  native  of 
Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  John  Argo  who  was  also  a  native  of  Ohio.  John 
Argo  was  a  harnessmaker  and  was  also  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising  and  was  the  owner  of  240  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  Republican 
and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  de- 
ceased. 

To  Jesse  Monk  and  wife  have  been  born  three  children  as  follows: 
Maude,  was  a  school  teacher  for  a  number  of  years  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage, married  Allen  Horsfall  who  is  now  deceased,  and  she  resides  at 
Flandreau,  S.  D. ;  Lillian,  who  resides  at  home  with  her  father  and 
Jessie,  married  Joseph  Childers,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  of  Gentry 
County. 

Mr.  Monk  is  a  Democrat  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  politics  in 
Iowa  in  the  early  days  before  he  came  to  Missouri.  He  is  recognized  as 
a  progressive  and  public  spirited  citizen  and  always  stands  ready  to  co- 
operate with  any  movement  which  has  for  its  object  the  betterment  of 
the  community  or  the  upbuilding  or  the  improvement  of  public  institu- 
tions. 

Albert  Newton  Jolly,  now  deceased,  was  a  well  known  and  suc- 
cessful farmer  and  stockman  and  a  descendent  of  one  of  the  pioneer  set- 
tlers of  Gentry  County.  He  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  a  son  of  Samuel 
and  Malinda  (Robertson)  Jolly,  natives  of  Breckenridge  County,  Ken- 
tucky, who  settled  in  Gentry  County  as  early  as  1852.  Samuel  J.  Jolly 
was  a  prominent  pioneer  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County  and  a 
more  complete  history  of  the  Jolly  family  appears  elsewhere  in  this  vol- 
ume in  connection  of  the  biography  of  James  Perry  Jolly. 

Albert  Newton  Jolly  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  educated 


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in  the  district  schools  of  Gentry  County.  He  began  life  as  a  farmer  and 
stockman  and  met  with  success.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  April  30, 
1905,  he  was  the  owner  of  282  acres  of  well  improved  and  valuable  land 
which  is  now  the  home  of  his  widow.  Mr.  Jolly  was  a  Republican  and 
a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  an  upright  and  dependable  cit- 
izen who  was  highly  respected  by  his  many  acquaintances. 

On  Jan.  12,  1881,  Mr.  Jolly  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Williams,  a 
native  of  Gallia  County,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Richard  F.  and  Mary 
Ann  (Manring)  William-s,  the  former  a  native  of  Virginia  and  the  lat- 
ter of  Gallia  County,  Ohio.  Richard  F.  Williams  was  a  Civil  War  vet- 
eran, having  served  in  the  army  for  three  years,  in  the  73rd  Ohio  Infan- 
try and  participated  in  a  great  many  battles.  He  was  in  the  hotel  busi- 
ness at  McFall  for  several  years.  He  was  a  Republican,  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  and  belonged  to  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He  died  in 
January,  1884,  and  his  widow  survived  him  for  a  number  of  years.  She 
died  June  8,  1913,  and  their  remains  are  buried  at  McFall.  They  were 
the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Asbury,  Mary  Jane,  George, 
Frank,  Delia,  James  H.,  and  Carrie,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  and  Mar- 
garet, married  James  Medley,  a  former  United  States  Marshall,  who  is 
now  deceased  and  she  lives  in  St.  Joseph;  S.  B.,  McFall;  Minnie,  mar- 
ried Thomas  J.  Baker,  Perry,  Okla. ;  J.  R.,  a  fruit  grower  in  California ; 
and  Mrs.  Jolly  of  this  review. 

To  Albert  Newton  and  Ella  (Williams)  Jolly  were  born  the  follow- 
ing children:  James  G.,  born  Nov.  15,  1881,  is  a  musician  and  resides  at 
home;  Everett,  born  Feb.  16,  1883,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry 
County;  Roy  M.,  born  Feb.  3,  1887,  a  rural  mail  carrier,  McFall;  Benja- 
min Harrison,  born  Aug.  30,  1889,  is  county  superintendent  of  schools, 
St.  Charles,  Mo. ;  and  Glenn,  resides  at  home.  The  two  boys,  Roy  and 
Glenn  are  veterans  of  the  World  War.  Roy  was  at  Camp  McArthur,  a 
member  of  a  replacement  company  when  the  armistice  was  signed  and 
Glenn  was  at  Camp  Funston,  a  member  of  Company  A,  30th  Field  Ar- 
tillery, 10th  Division  when  he  received  his  discharge. 

The  Jolly  family  is  one  of  the  prominent  pioneer  families  of  Gen- 
try County. 

William  H.  Collier,  a  substantial  citizen  of  Miller  Township,  Gentry 
County  who  is  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  was  born  in  Gentry 
County,  Dec.  12,  1864,  and  is  a  son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Campbell) 
Collier.  William  Collier  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army  and  was  killed 
in  battle. 

William  H.  Collier,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  has  been  engaged  in 


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farming  and  stock  raising  since  early  life.  He  first  bought  40  acres  of 
land  and  afterwards  bought  more  land  as  opportunities  afforded  and 
conditions  favored  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  570  acres  of  productive 
and  well  improved  land  which  is  considered  one  of  the  best  farms  in 
Gentry  County.  Here  he  has  been  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising  for  many  years. 

Mr.  Collier  married  Anna  McColloch,  a  daughter  of  Porter  and 
Sarah  Ann  (Reese)  McColloch,  natives  of  Indiana.  Porter  McColloch 
served  in  the  Civil  War  for  three  years,  a  member  of  the  87th  Indiana 
Infantry  and  received  his  honorable  discharge  Aug.  10,  1865.  He  set- 
tled in  Gentry  County  after  the  Civil  War  and  endured  all  the  hardships 
of  the  early  day  life.  He  was  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  and  ac- 
quired a  farm  of  500  acres.  He  was  converted  in  December,  1884,  be- 
coming a  member  of  the  Freewill  Baptist  Church.  Politically,  he  was  a 
Republican.  He  died  May  16,  1914,  and  his  wife  died  several  years  be- 
fore. Their  remains  are  buried  in  Fairview  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Collier  is 
one  of  the  following  children  born  to  Porter  and  Sarah  Ann  (Reese) 
McColloch:  Eliza  Christina,  married  Okley  Manring  and  they  live  in 
Harrison  County;  Logan,  lives  at  McFall ;  Edward,  lives  in  Daviess 
County;  Cora,  married  James  Pitsenbarger  and  they  live  in  Lamar,  Mo. ; 
William,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Gentry  County;  and  Mrs.  Collier 
of  this  review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Collier  have  been  born  the  following  chil- 
dren :  Elza  Porter,  who  served  in  the  World  War  and  after  a  period  of 
training  at  Camp  Funston  was  sent  to  France,  a  member  of  the  Fourth 
Supply  Train  arriving  there  March  4,  1918.  took  part  in  much  severe 
fighting  on  the  Western  Front,  including  the  battle  of  the  Meuse  Ar- 
gonne  and  was  with  the  Army  of  Occupation  for  seven  months  in  Ger- 
many, received  his  honorable  discharge  at  Camp  Taylor,  Aug.  9,  1919, 
and  is  now  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Gentry  County ;  Elva, 
married  George  Waltemath  and  lives  in  Worth  County ;  Ross,  a  farmer 
and  stockman  in  Gentry  County;  Ora,  also  served  in  the  World  War,  a 
member  of  Company  D,  Third  Supply  Train,  was  in  France  17  months 
and  with  the  Army  of  Occupation  in  Germany  received  his  honorable 
discharge  Sept.  10,  1919,  and  is  now  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Gen- 
try County;  Ermal,  resides  at  home  with  his  parents;  Adah,  married 
Benjamin  Davidson  and  lives  in  Gentry  County;  Ida,  graduated  from 
Kidder  Institute  in  the  class  of  1922;  Marshall,  resides  at  home;  and 
Wilma  also  resides  at  home  and  attends  Kidder  Institute. 


662  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Collier  is  a  Republican  and  is  one  of  the  enterprising  citizens 
of  Gentry  County. 

J.  R.  Sweat,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman 
of  Miller  Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  this  county  and  be- 
longs to  one  of  its  pioneer  families.  He  was  born  Dec.  5,  1863,  a  son  of 
Adam  and  Pauline  (Perry)  Sweat,  the  former  a  native  of  Indiana  and 
the  latter  of  Illinois.  Adam  Sweat  came  to  Missouri  with  his  family  and 
settled  in  Gentry  County  in  1856,  driving  here  with  oxen  and  a  covered 
wagon.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  for  two  years.  After  the  Civil  War 
he  engaged  in  farming  although  he  never  fully  recovered  his  health 
after  the  exposure  incident  to  his  military  career.  He  died  March  15, 
1875,  and  his  wife  died  in  January,  1906,  and  their  remains  are  buried 
in  Fairview  Cemetery.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children : 
Francis,  Caroline,  both  of  whom  are  deceased;  Malissa,  married  J.  W. 
Bunnell,  King  City;  Maria  Elizabeth,  married  A.  M.  Gromer  and  they 
live  in  DeKalb  County;  Angeline,  married  Ora  Claycomb,  and  they  live 
in  Harrison  County;  and  John  R.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  R.  Sweat  received  his  education  in  the  early  day  schools  of 
Gentry  County  and  began  life  working  out  by  the  month  and  was  thus 
engaged  about  two  years.  He  then  bought  land  and  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising  for  himself.  He  added  to  his  accumulations  and 
is  now  the  owner  of  a  splendid  farm  of  324  acres  which  is  well  improved 
and  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  In  addition  to  his  general  farming 
he  raises  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs  and  Registered  Shropshire 
sheep  and  also  Standard  Bred  Plymouth  Rock  chickens. 

Mr.  Sweat  married  Elza  Claycomb,  a  native  of  Gentry  County  and 
a  daughter  of  Hiram  Claycomb.  Hiram  Claycomb  was  a  native  of  Ken- 
tucky and  an  early  settler  in  Gentry  County.  He  served  in  the  state  mi- 
litia during  the  Civil  War  and  afterwards  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising  and  was  the  owner  of  320  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  Republican 
and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  de- 
ceased and  are  buried  in  Fairview  Cemetery. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  R.  Sweat  have  been  born  two  children :  Jas- 
per, born  Dec.  5,  1883,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Stan- 
berry  Normal  School,  is  now  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in 
Gentry  County;  and  Solomon,  born  Oct.  2,  1886,  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  the  Chillicothe  College,  is  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Gen- 
try County. 

Mr.  Sweat  is  a  public  spirited  and  substantial  citizen,  and  is  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  successful  men  of  affairs  of  Gentry  County. 


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W,  C.  Adkisson,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  and  stockman 
of  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Kentucky.  He  was  born  in  Brecken- 
bridge  County,  and  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Lucy  (Parks)  Adkisson,  both 
natives  of  Breckenridge  County,  Kentucky.  Samuel  Adkisson  came  to 
Missouri  in  1879  with  his  family  and  settled  in  Gentry  County.  He  was 
a  farmer  and  spent  his  life  in  that  vocation.  He  was  a  Democrat,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  belonged  to  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He 
died  in  Thomas  County,  Kansas,  in  June,  1915,  and  his  wife  died  in 
August,  1918.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Milton, 
Burlington,  Col.;  Roland,  lives  in  Iowa;  Lizzie,  married  Charles  Hardin 
and  they  live  in  Kansas;  Charles,  a  farmer  in  Thomas  County,  Kansas; 
Ernest,  lives  in  Gentry  County;  and  W.  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

W.  C.  Adkisson  attended  the  public  schools  and  the  Stanberry  Nor- 
mal School  and  has  always  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising. 
At  first  he  operated  rented  land  for  six  years  and  is  now  the  owner  of  a 
good  farm  of  80  acres  in  Miller  Township  where  he  is  successfully  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  stock  raising.  Mrs.  Adkisson  is  a  successful  poul- 
try raiser  and  specializes  in  raising  Narragansett  turkeys.  Their  farm  is 
well  improved  with  a  good  two-story  frame  residence  and  suitable  barns 
and  other  buildings. 

Mr.  Adkisson  was  married  to  Ella  Dator,  a  native  of  Gentry  County 
and  a  daughter  of  Edward  and  Mary  (Lowrey)  Dator,  the  former  a 
native  of  New  York  and  the  latter  of  Ohio.  Edward  Dator  was  a  Civil 
War  veteran,  serving  in  the  Union  army  with  the  Illinois  troops.  After 
the  war  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  was  the  owner  of 
250  acres  of  land.  He  is  a  Republican.  His  wife  is  deceased  and  he  lives 
in  Miller  Township.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children : 
Carrie,  who  was  a  successful  teacher  in  Gentry  County,  is  now  the  wife 
of  George  Hall  who  is  also  a  teacher  and  they  live  in  Gentry  County; 
William,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Gentry  County;  Ada,  married  Ed- 
ward Manring  and  they  live  at  McFall;  and  Mrs.  Adkisson  of  this  re- 
view. 

To  W.  C.  Adkisson  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Mabel,  married  Ora  Collier,  a  farmer  and  stockman;  Glenn,  a  graduate 
of  high  school  and  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  has  been 
engaged  in  teaching  for  three  years,  resides  at  home  with  his  parents ; 
Edna,  resides  at  home;  and  Merle,  also  at  home. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adkisson  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church  and 
both  support  the  policies  and  principles  of  the  Republican  party.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  a  highly  respected  and  dependable 
citizen. 


664  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Theodore  F.  Morris,  a  successful  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Cooper 
Township  is  a  native  of  Gentry  County  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  pio- 
neer families  of  this  section.  He  was  born  May  30,  1875,  a  son  of  Dr. 
Isaac  Newton  and  Amanda  (Witty)  Morris.  Dr.  I.  N.  Morris  was  a  na- 
tive of  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  and  his  wife  was  born  in  Brazil,  Indiana. 
Dr.  Morris  drove  through  from  Indiana  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Gen- 
try County  in  the  fall  of  1854.  He  first  lived  in  a  log  cabin.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  the  Miami  College  of  medicine,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  prac- 
ticed medicine  after  coming  to  Gentry  County  and  was  also  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising  and  was  the  owner  of  1,100  acres  of  land.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  the  Methodist  Church  and  was  a 
Republican.  He  was  prominently  identified  with  the  development  of 
Gentry  County  and  its  institutions  and  was  a  strong  advocate  of  good 
schools  and  higher  education.  He  died  in  1903  and  his  wife  departed 
this  life  in  1914.  Their  remains  are  buried  at  Stanberry.  They  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children:  Mary,  married  George  W.  Shoe- 
maker, an  attorney  who  is  now  deceased  and  she  resides  at  Stanberry; 
Elizabeth,  married  James  U.  Harris,  a  fruit  grower  at  Grand  Junction, 
Col.;  Luella,  married  Charles  Durand  who  is  engaged  in  the  furniture 
and  undertaking  business  in  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Ida,  married  Ed- 
ward Grantham,  a  prominent  attorney  who  is  a  well  known  corporation 
lawyer  of  Aberdeen,  S.  D. ;  Nancy,  married  William  McHattie,  who  is 
now  deceased;  and  Theodore  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Theodore  F.  Morris  was  reared  in  Gentry  County  and  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  the  Northwestern  College  at  Stanberry.  He  be- 
gan life  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  and  is  now  the  owner  of  310  acres 
which  is  a  valuable  and  well  improved  farm.  The  improvements  con- 
sists of  a  good  two-story  residence,  barns,  silo  and  other  farm  buildings. 
Mr.  Morris  carries  on  general  farming  and  is  also  one  of  the  successful 
stockmen  of  this  section,  raising  Black  Angus  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs 
and  sheep,  horses  and  mules. 

Mr.  Morris  was  married  Jan.  21,  1894,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  L.  Curry, 
a  native  of  Highland  County,  Ohio.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Mary  (Spargur)  Curry,  the  former  a  native  of  Petersburg,  Pa.,  and  the 
latter  of  Highland  County,  Ohio.  Joseph  Curry  was  a  Civil  War  veteran 
and  served  with  the  Union  Army,  participating  in  a  number  of  impor- 
tant engagements  with  the  army  of  the  Potomac.  He  was  severely 
wounded  by  being  shot  in  the  knee  and  was  also  taken  prisoner  in  the 
Shenandoah  Valley,  but  soon  afterwards  was  exchanged.  He  came  to 
Missouri  in  1879,  about  seven  years  after  his  marriage,  and  for  many 


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years  was  a  locomotive  engineer  on  the  Wabash  railroad.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Odd  Fellows,  a  Democrat  and  belonged  to  the  Presby- 
terian Church.  He  died  Feb.  5,  1921,  his  wife  having  departed  this  life 
in  1892.  They  are  buried  at  Stanberry.  They  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  Alice,  born  Sept.  7,  1876,  married  D.  B.  Proctor  of 
Stanberry  and  died  in  1902 ;  Nannie  R.,  married  Frank  Moonan  of  St. 
Joseph;  Joseph,  Jr.,  a  railroad  man  of  Hutchinson,  Kan.;  and  Mrs.  Mor- 
ris of  this  review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Theodore  F.  Morris  have  been  born  the  following 
children :  lone,  a  graduate  of  the  Stanberry  High  School  and  the  Ernest 
Conservatory  of  Music  of  Stanberry,  married  Cleo  Plymale,  purchasing 
agent  for  the  Kelly-Springfield  Tire  Co.,  at  Akron,  Ohio ;  Thelma,  who  is 
a  graduate  of  the  Stanberry  High  School  and  the  State  Teachers  Col- 
lege at  Maryville,  is  now  a  teacher  at  Lexington,  Mo. ;  Mary  Magdalyn,  a 
graduate  of  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville  in  the  class  of  1922 ; 
and  T.  F.,  Jr.,  a  student  in  Stanberry  High  School,  lives  at  home. 

Mr.  Morris  and  his  wife  are  identified  with  the  Republican  party 
and  the  family  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge. 

James  M.  Miller,  an  honored  pioneer  citizen  of  Gentry  County  and 
veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  is  a  native  of  Virginia.  He  was  born  Feb.  19, 
1843,  a  son  of  John  and  Sophia  (Cowdin)  Miller,  the  former  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania  and  the  latter  of  West  Virginia.  John  Miller  served  as  a 
Colonel  in  the  war  of  1812  and  was  at  the  battle  of  New  Orleans.  He 
contracted  rheumatism  during  his  military  service  and  was  practically 
crippled  throughout  the  remainder  of  his  life.  In  1852  he  came  to  Mis- 
souri and  first  settled  near  St.  Joseph ;  the  next  year  he  came  to  Gentry 
County.  After  coming  to  Missouri  he  bought  a  claim  which  he  later  lost 
through  a  defect  in  the  title.  He  received  another  grant  of  land  from 
the  government.  He  followed  farming  and  stock  raising  throughout  his 
life.  He  died  Jan.  9,  1857,  and  his  wife  died  Feb.  9,  1865.  Their  remains 
are  buried  in  Lafayette  Cemetery.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  chil- 
dren only  two  of  whom  are  living;  James  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  Mary  who  married  William  Taylor  and  they  live  at  Edmond,  Okla. 

James  M.  Miller  came  to  Missouri  in  1852,  when  he  was  about  nine 
years  old,  with  his  parents.  He  grew  to  manhood  here  and  after  the 
Civil  War  broke  out  he  volunteered  for  service,  becoming  a  member  of 
the  5th  Missouri  Regiment  and  served  in  the  Union  army  for  18  months. 
He  took  part  in  a  number  of  engagements  and  skirmishes,  including  the 
engagement  at  Glasgow.   While  in  the  service  he  was  injured,  receiving 


666  HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

a  broken  leg  and  a  severely  crushed  foot.  As  soon  as  he  was  able  he 
rejoined  his  command  and  remained  in  the  service  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  After  the  war  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  has  met 
with  success.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  fine  farm  of  224  acres  of  land  in  Jack- 
son Township. 

Mr.  Miller  was  married  June  10,  1869,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Emerson, 
a  native  of  Illinois  and  a  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  (Funderburk) 
Emerson,  the  former  a  native  of  North  Carolina  and  the  latter  of  Ten- 
nessee. Mrs.  Miller  was  one  of  a  family  of  12  children  born  to  her  par- 
ents, all  of  whom  are  desceased  but  three,  who  are  as  follows:  Mary, 
who  is  the  widow  of  Peter  Roney  and  lives  in  Nodaway  County;  and 
Ruth,  the  widow  of  Alex  Walters  and  lives  in  Oklahoma ;  and  Mrs.  Mil- 
ler, of  this  review.  William  Emerson,  Mrs.  Miller's  father,  was  a  Metho- 
dist minister  in  the  days  of  the  "circuit  riders."  He  was  also  a  teacher 
and  at  one  time  was  county  judge  for  a  number  of  years  in  Nodaway 
County  and  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  at  Quitman,  Mo.  He  died  in 
1879  and  his  wife  died  in  1886. 

To  James  M.  Miller  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  chil- 
dren: James,  Minnie,  Harry,  and  Thomas,  all  of  whom  are  deceased, 
and  buried  in  Lafayette  Cemetery;  Jesse  Martin,  a  farmer  and  stock 
raiser  in  Gentry  County;  Charles,  a  ranchman  in  Montana;  Henry  Wil- 
son, a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County;  Mary  Alice,  married 
Ernest  Workman,  Gentry  County;  Dolly  Malinda,  married  George  Evans 
of  Gentry  County ;  Eva  Clarkie,  married  Hilbert  Holman  of  Gentry 
County;  Loren  A.,  resides  at  home;  John  Harrison,  lives  in  Gentry 
County;  Lucy  Belle,  married  Dale  Palmer  of  Gentry  County. 

Mr.  Miller  is  a  Republican  and  cast  his  first  vote  for  President  Lin- 
coln.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  the  Baptist  Church. 

John  W.  Stewart,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Cooper 
Township,  Gentry  County  is  a  native  of  Iowa.  He  was  born  in  Lucas 
County,  Sept.  22,  1856,  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Rosana  (Belmar)  Stew- 
art, the  former  a  native  of  Indiana  and  the  later  of  Ohio.  Alexander 
Stewart  was  born  Oct.  14,  1830,  and  in  early  life  went  to  Illinois  and 
was  in  Chicago  when  that  city  was  a  mere  village,  consisting  of  about  a 
dozen  buildings.  Later  he  removed  to  Iowa  and  in  1860  settled  in  Gen- 
try County  near  Island  City.  Shortly  after  he  came  to  Missouri,  the  Civil 
War  broke  out  and  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army,  serving  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  While  in  the  service  he  was  severely  ruptured  from  which 
he  never  fully  recovered.  After  the  war  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising  in  Gentry  County  which  he  followed  until  the  time  of  his 


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death,  Oct.  14,  1905.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church.  His  remains  are  buried  in  Lafayette  Cemetery.  His  widow 
is  living  at  the  age  of  83  years.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Viola,  died  July  2,  1918,  and  is  buried  at  King  City;  Nancy, 
married  William  O'Neil,  Stanberry;  Mary  Frances,  married  John  Fran- 
cis who  is  now  deceased  and  she  lives  at  Stanberry;  George,  lives  in  St. 
Joseph;  Ida,  married  Louis  Russell  and  they  live  in  Idaho;  Dora,  mar- 
ried Jacob  Rardon,  Fort  Morgan,  Col.;  and  John  W.,  whose  name  intro- 
duces this  review. 

John  W.  Stewart  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  began  his 
career  farming  rented  land  in  Andrew  County  with  one  mule  worth 
about  $30.00.  He  bought  land  later  and  is  now  the  owner  of  a  valuable 
farm  of  120  acres.  He  raises  cattle,  hogs  and  horeses  and  has  been  ex- 
tensively engaged  in  raising  mules.  He  has  had  all  the  experiences  of 
pioneer  life,  having  lived  in  a  log  cabin  and  in  the  early  days  drove  oxen. 
Mrs.  Stewart  is  a  successful  breeder  of  standard  bred  Plymouth  Barred 
Rock  chickens. 

Mr.  Stewart  was  married  Nov.  4,  1877,  to  Miss  Mary  Brooke,  a 
native  of  Andrew  County,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  and  Margaret  N. 
(Fisher)  Brooke,  the  former  a  native  of  Ohio  and  the  latter  born  in 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.  Benjamin  F.  Brooke  served  in  the  4th  Missouri  In- 
fantry during  the  Civil  War  and  was  wounded.  After  the  war  he  en- 
gaged in  farming  in  Andrew  County  and  was  thus  engaged  until  his 
death,  Sept.  28,  1905.  He  was  a  Republican  and  attended  the  Metho- 
dist Church.   Mrs.  Stewart  was  the  only  child  born  to  her  parents. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  Stewart  were  born  the  following  chil- 
dren: James  C,  born  Sept.  15,  1878,  a  fireman  on  the  Wabash  railroad, 
lives  at  Stanberry;  Ezra,  and  Estie,  twins,  born  Feb.  14,  1881;  Estie  is 
now  the  wife  of  Andrew  Armstrong,  a  farmer  in  Nodaway  County  and 
Ezra  lives  in  Nodaway  County;  Caroline,  born  Sept.  7,  1888,  married  J. 
E.  Britton,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Nodaway  County;  and  Pierson  D., 
born  in  Gentry  County,  Dec.  18,  1897.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War 
and  also  served  on  the  Mexican  Border  as  a  member  of  Company  G.,  139 
Infantry.  When  the  United  States  entered  the  World  War  he  was  sent 
to  Nevada,  Mo.,  and  from  there  to  Fort  Sill,  Okla.,  and  to  France  in  June, 
1918.  He  took  part  in  all  the  heavy  fighting  in  which  the  35th  Division 
was  engaged  and  was  wounded  during  the  Argonne  Drive,  the  bullet 
entering  his  neck  and  lodging  in  his  shoulder  where  it  still  remains.  He 
was  in  France  nine  months  and  after  the  armistice  was  signed  he  was 
discharged  at  Fort  Riley,  Kansas.  He  is  now  scale  master  and  superin- 
tendent of  the  water  works  at  Stanberry. 


668  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

John  W.  Stewart  is  a  Republican,  member  of  the  Christian  Church 
and  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

Charles  S.  Allen,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Cooper 
Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  member  of  one  of  the  early  pioneer 
families  of  this  section.  He  was  born  in  Dubuque  County,  Iowa,  Sept. 
21,  1865,  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Emily  (Smith)  Allen.  Daniel  Allen  was 
born  in  New  York  State  and  early  in  life  went  to  northern  Iowa.  In  1866 
he  came  to  Missouri  and  first  settled  in  Harrison  County  and  in  1871 
came  to  Gentry  County.  Here  he  at  first  engaged  in  farming  in  a  small 
way,  living  in  a  log  cabin.  Later  he  prospered  and  became  the  owner  of 
300  acres  of  land.  He  improved  his  farm  and  built  a  good  frame  resi- 
dence, hauling  the  lumber  from  St.  Joseph.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  Aug.  3,  1888,  and  is  buried  at 
Stanberry.   His  widow  now  lives  in  Stanberry  and  is  81  years  old. 

To  Daniel  Allen  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children:  F.  T., 
a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Stanberry;  C.  D.,  an  insurance  and  real 
estate  man,  Maryville;  Florence  M.,  Stanberry;  and  Charles  S.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

Charles  S.  Allen  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  and  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  the  Stanberry  Normal  School,  taking  a  commercial 
course.  He  began  his  independent  career  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  and 
far  12  years  he  operated  rented  land.  He  then  bought  135  acres  to 
which  he  has  since  added  and  is  now  the  owner  of  300  acres  of  valuable 
land.  He  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising,  raising  Short- 
horn cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and  horses.  Mrs.  Allen  is  a  very  suc- 
cessful poultry  raiser,  breeding  Barred  Plymouth  Rocks  and  Rhode  Is- 
land Reds. 

Mr.  Allen  was  married  to  Miss  Sallie  Christie,  a  daughter  of  Israel 
and  Elizabeth  (Basket)  Christie.  Mrs.  Allen  was  born  in  Harrison 
County.  Her  father  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1828  and  was  a  pioneer  of 
this  state.  He  came  here  in  1845,  driving  from  Kentucky  in  a  covered 
wagon,  the  trip  requiring  four  weeks.  He  lived  in  Buchanan  County  for 
a  time  and  then  came  to  Gentry  County  and  afterward  went  to  Harrison 
County.  He  owned  240  acres  of  land  and  was  extensively  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising  and  was  also  a  Baptist  minister  in  the  early 
days.  He  preached  in  Harrison,  Daviess,  Gentry  and  DeKalb  Counties 
and  did  a  great  deal  of  pioneer  missionary  work.  He  died  Feb.  5,  1895, 
and  and  his  wife  died  Feb.  28,  1921,  and  they  are  buried  at  McFall.  Mrs. 
Allen  is  one  of  nine  children  born  to  her  parents,  the  others  being  as 
follows:  Emily,  Olive,  G.  M.,  Virginia,  W.  W.,  W.  L.,  and  Anna,  all  of 


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whom  are  deceased ;  and  N.  P.,  a  carpenter  who  lives  at  Mound  City.  To 
Charles  S.  Allen  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children:  Rucia, 
born  May  26,  1891,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the 
Northwestern  State  Teachers  College  and  was  a  teacher  for  six  years  be- 
fore her  marriage.  She  is  now  the  wife  of  Frank  Gillett,  a  farmer  and 
stock  raiser  in  Gentry  County;  and  Floreine  C,  born  in  Gentry  County, 
May  4,  1898,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Northwest- 
ern State  Teachers  College  and  is  now  a  high  school  teacher  in  Nodaway 
County. 

Mr.  Allen  is  a  Democrat  and  the  family  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church. 

F.  T.  Allen,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County, 
was  born  in  Harrison  County  in  1869.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Emily 
(Smith)  Allen,  the  former  a  native  of  New  York  state  and  the  latter  of  In- 
diana. Daniel  Allen  came  to  Missouri  and  first  settled  in  Harrison  County 
where  he  remained  a  few  years  and  in  1871  removed  to  Gentry  County.  He 
was  a  carpenter  and  followed  contracting  as  well  as  farming  and  stock  rais- 
ing. He  was  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  land  and  raised  cattle  and  hogs.  He 
was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  Aug.  4, 
1888,  and  his  remains  are  buried  at  Stanberry.  His  widow  now  lives  at 
Stanberry  at  the  advanced  age  of  81.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children :  Charles,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  Gentry  County ;  Clark 
D.,  who  is  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business  at  Maryville ; 
Florence,  lives  in  Stanberry;  and  F.  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

F.  T.  Allen  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Gentry 
County  and  the  Stanberry  Normal  School  where  he  took  the  Commercial 
Course.  He  began  his  career  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  on  rented  land 
and  operated  in  that  way  for  six  years.  He  is  now  the  owner  of  139 
acres  of  valuable  land  where  he  successfully  carries  on  general  farming 
and  stock  raising.  He  raises  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs  and 
horses.  Mrs.  Allen  is  interested  in  poultry  raising  and  keeps  Plymouth 
Rock  chickens.  The  Allen  place  is  well  improved  with  a  good  residence, 
suitable  barns  and  a  75  tons  capacity  silo. 

Mr.  Allen  was  married  Aug.  29,  1894,  to  Miss  Mary  Summers,  a 
native  of  Indiana  and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  R.  and  Martha  C.  (Hackle- 
man)  Summers,  the  former  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  the  latter  of  Marion 
County,  Indiana.  Thomas  R.  Summers  removed  from  his  native  state  of 
Indiana  in  early  life  and  later  came  to  Missouri  and  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising  in  Nodaway  County  where  he  owned  160  acres  of 
land.   He  was  identified  with  the  Democratic  party  and  was  a  member 


670  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  the  Christian  Church.  He  died  Aug.  26,  1889,  and  is  buried  southwest 
of  Maryville  and  his  wife  died  Jan.  22,  1913,  and  is  buried  near  Stan- 
berry.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Walter  H.,  a 
lumberman,  lives  in  the  state  of  Washington;  Clifton,  lives  in  Phoenix, 
Ariz.;  Marshall  E.,  lives  in  Phoenix,  Ariz.;  Oscar  Bradford,  deceased; 
Cortez,  Gentry  County;  Edgar  Allen,  lives  in  Gentry  County;  a  girl  died 
in  infancy;  Mrs.  F.  T.  Allen  of  this  review,  and  Omer,  lives  in  Gentry 
County.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  have  been  born  two  children,  Leota  and 
Leoca,  twins,  born  July  9,  1895,  and  are  both  deceased  and  their  remains 
are  buried  in  High  Ridge  Cemetery,  Stanberry. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  are  both  Democrats  and  she  is  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church  and  Mr.  Allen  is  a  Baptist. 

William  Speers,  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  a  large  land  owner  who 
has  had  a  successful  career  as  a  farmer  and  stockman,  is  now  living  re- 
tired at  Stanberry.  He  is  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  in  Fayette 
County,  a  son  of  John  and  Nancy  (White)  Speers,  both  natives  of  Fay- 
ette Couty,  Pa.  John  Speers  was  a  captain  in  the  Mexican  War  and  after 
the  war,  he  followed  farming.  He  was  killed  by  a  kick  from  a  horse  and 
he  and  his  wife  are  both  buried  in  Pennsylvania. 

William  Speers  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  had  very 
little  opportunity  for  schooling  in  early  life.  He  went  to  Iowa  when  he 
was  14  years  old  and  was  living  in  that  state  when  the  Civil  War  broke 
out.  He  enlisted  in  the  Union  army,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  F, 
14th  Iowa  Infantry.  He  took  part  in  a  number  of  engagements,  includ- 
ing Vicksburg,  Fort  Donaldson  and  Pleasant  Hill.  He  was  taken  pris- 
oner and  confined  in  various  Confederate  prisons  and  suffered  all  the 
privations  and  hardships  known  to  the  Confederate  prisons  which  re- 
sulted in  his  health  being  so  impaired  that  he  never  fully  recovered  from 
the  effect  of  his  prison  experiences.  During  the  course  of  his  military 
experience  he  had  many  narrow  escapes,  holes  being  shot  through  his 
clothing  although  he  was  never  wounded.  After  the  war  he  home- 
steaded  land  in  Kansas  but  later  sold  that  and  came  to  Nodaway  County, 
where  he  bought  425  acres  of  land  and  was  successfully  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising  until  his  retirement  and  removal  to  Stanberry 
where  he  has  a  nice  modern  residence. 

Mr.  Speers  was  married  Feb.  14,  1871,  to  Missouri  Hays,  a  native 
of  Pennsylvania  and  a  daughter  of  Robert  and  Mary  Jane  (Fliger) 
Hays,  natives  of  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.  Robert  Hays  was  a  veteran 
of  the  Civil  War,  being  a  member  of  Company  F,  14th  Iowa  Infantry. 
He  served  in  the  army  two  years  and  nine  months  and  was  in  a  number 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  671 

of  battles.  He  was  killed  in  Mississippi.  His  wife  died  June  24,  1860, 
and  was  buried  in  Van  Buren  County,  Iowa. 

To  William  Speers  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children: 
Frank,  born  Jan.  9,  1874,  a  farmer  now  living  near  King  City;  Charles, 
a  veterinary  surgeon,  St.  Joseph  ;  and  Blanche,  a  graduate  of  high  school 
and  the  Teachers  State  College  at  Maryville,  now  a  teacher. 

Mr.  Speers  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
He  is  a  man  who  has  had  a  life  of  unusual  experience  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Civil  War  and  a  pioneer  in  the  development  of  the  west.  He  has  an  ex- 
tensive acquaintance  and  is  a  highly  respected  citizen. 

F.  Chilton,  who  is  now  living  retired  at  Stanberry  after  a  successful 
career  as  a  farmer  and  stockman,  is  a  native  of  Kentucky.  He  was  born 
in  Casey  County,  March  13,  1851,  a  son  of  James  Madison  and  Rachel 
D.  Chilton,  both  natives  of  Casey  County,  Kentucky,  who  spent  their 
lives  in  that  state.  James  Madison  Chilton  was  a  large  land  owner  in 
Kentucky  and  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  business.  He  bought 
and  sold  cattle  and  hogs  in  the  old  days,  driving  them  to  market  at  Louis- 
ville which  was  125  miles  from  his  home  and  the  trip  required  12  days." 
He  was  a  Democrat  and  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  several  years. 
He  died  in  1862.  James  Madison  Chilton  and  wife  were  the  parents  of 
the  following  children:  Liberty  Madison,  Mary  Charles,  both  of  whom 
are  deceased;  Virgil  S.,  who  is  now  living  retired  in  Stanberry;  Patsy 
Williams,  who  married  Newton  Jasper  Smith  and  who  is  now  a  widow 
at  Stanberry;  and  F.  Chilton,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

F.  Chilton  began  life  for  himself,  working  for  eight  dollars  per 
month  and  was  thus  engaged  for  six  years.  He  then  bought  80  acres  of 
land  and  later  bought  more  land  and  is  now  the  owner  of  119  acres.  He 
was  extensively  engaged  in  stock  raising,  dairying  and  general  farming 
and  met  with  success.   He  is  now  living  retired  at  Stanberry. 

Mr.  Chilton  was  married  Feb.  29,  1872  to  Miss  Laura  Daniel,  a  na- 
tive of  Piatt  County,  Mo.  She  is  a  daughter  of  James  Jackson  and  Maria 
(Pope)  Daniel,  the  former  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  the  latter  of  Mis- 
souri. James  J.,  Daniel  was  an  extensive  farmer  and  cattleman  and  at 
one  time  owned  500  acres  of  land.  He  was  also  a  pioneer  Baptist 
preacher  and  established  a  number  of  churches  in  the  early  days.  He 
died  in  1882  and  his  wife  died  in  1862.  They  are  buried  in  Cooper  Cem- 
etery, Gentry  County. 

To  F.  Chilton  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children:  Lulu 
May,  born  Oct.  27,  1874,  married  John  Pickeral,  who  is  now  deceased, 
and  she  lives  in  Stanberry;  James  Virgil,  born  April  20,  1877,  lives  in 


672  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Gentry  County;  and  Ora,  born  Oct.  20,  1886,  is  now  a  conductor  on  the 
Burlington  railroad  and  lives  at  McCook,  Neb. 

Mr.  Chilton  is  a  Republican  in  National  issues  and  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Modem  Woodmen  of 
America. 

Wesley  L.  Robertson,  who  at  the  time  of  his  death,  Dec.  23,  1919,  was 
editor  of  the  Gallatin  Democrat,  was  one  of  the  able  and  widely  known 
newspaper  men  of  the  state.  He  was  a  pioneer  editor  of  northern  Missouri 
and  had  devoted  nearly  50  years  of  his  life  to  journalism  in  its  various 
phases.  His  death  was  a  distinct  loss  to  Daviess  County  and  t'le  commun- 
ity. He  was  a  loyal  and  public  spirited  citizen  who  was  ever  ready  to  lend 
his  influence  to  the  support  of  measures  and  enterprises  tending  to  advance 
the  general  welfare  of  th  community. 

Wesley  L.  Robertson  was  a  descendant  of  old  American  ancestry.  He 
was  born  in  South  Coventry,  Tolland  County,  Conn.,  June  30,  1850,  and 
was  a  son  of  David  and  Caroline  (Mitchell)  Robertson,  both  natives  of 
New  York.  His  father  who  was  a  farmer  died  when  Wesley  L.  Robertson 
was  seven  years  of  age.  Wesley  L.  Robertson  acquird  his  education  in 
the  country  schools  and  in  1865  when  he  was  15  years  old  he  removed  to 
Missouri  with  his  widowd  mother.  After  spending  one  year  on  a  farm 
in  Putman  County,  they  removed  to  Centerville,  Iowa.  In  1868  he  entered 
the  office  of  the  Centerville  Citizen  where  he  learned  the  printer's  trade. 
In  1872  he  purchased  the  Princeton  Advance,  a  weekly  paper  at  Princeton, 
Mo.  He  remained  there  until  1881,  when  he  sold  his  business  and  went  to 
Bethany  and  became  the  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Bethany  Broadax.  In 
1884  he  disposed  of  that  publication  and  purchased  the  New  Century  at 
Unionville.  He  conducted  the  paper  until  1886  when  he  came  to  Gallatin 
and  purchased  the  Gallatin  Democrat  and  published  this  paper  until  1894. 
He  then  sold  the  Democrat  and  went  to  Plattsburg  and  published  the 
Plattsburg  Jeffersonian,  remaining  there  as  editor  and  publisher  of  that 
newspaper  until  1897,  when  he  purchased  the  West  Plains  Gazette.  Short- 
ly afterwards  he  disposed  of  his  interests  in  that  paper  and  in  1898  he 
returned  to  Gallatin  and  in  partnership  with  Robert  J.  Ball  purchased  the 
Gallatin  Democrat.  This  association  continued  until  the  time  of  Mr. 
Robertson's  death. 

Mr.  Robertson  was  a  life-long  Democrat  and  throughout  his  long  and 
successful  career  of  journalism  he  capably  and  consistently  advocated  the 
policies  and  principles  of  the  Democratic  party.  He  was  a  valued  member 
of  the  Missouri  State  Historical  Society  from  the  time  of  its  organiaztion 
and  for  a  number  of  years  was  a  member  of  the  executive  committee.  He 
was  prominent  among  the  representatives  of  the  newspaper  fraternity  of 


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the  state.  He  served  as  president  of  the  Northwest  Missouri  Press  Asso- 
ciation and  was  president  of  the  Missouri  Press  Association.  For  five 
years  he  was  secretary  of  the  Missouri  State  Board  of  Charities,  having 
been  appointed  to  that  position  by  Governor  Dockery.  He  was  a  sincere, 
earnest,  broad-minded.  He  was  resolute  in  upholding  his  convictions  and 
tolerant  in  his  judgment  and  naturally  gained  and  retained  a  host  of  loyal 
friends.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellow's  and 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

In  1872  Wesley  L.  Robertson  married  Martha  Mitchell  who  died  eight 
years  later.  Three  sons  were  born  them,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 
The  others  are.  Albert  N.,  editor  of  the  Capital  Democrat  at  Tishomingo, 
Okla.,  and  Gay  R.,  mechanical  engineer  of  Atlanta,  Ga.  In  1883  Mr.  Rob- 
ertson was  married  to  Miss  Eppie  Davidson  of  Gainesville,  Tex.  Mrs. 
Robertson  resides  at  Gallatin  where  she  has  an  extensive  acquaintance. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

George  Mock,  a  well  known  employe  of  the  Wabash  Railroad  Com- 
pany at  Stanberry,  is  a  pioneer  railroad  man  of  this  section.  He  was 
born  in  Elkhart  County,  Indiana,  and  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  E. 
(Heart)  Mock,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  Michael  Mock  came  to  Indiana 
from  his  native  state  when  a  young  man  and  in  1848  went  to  Iowa. 
Later  he  removed  to  Nebraska  and  Kansas  and  in  1851  came  to  Missouri 
and  took  a  claim  in  Gentry  County.  When  he  came  t9  this  state  St.  Jo- 
seph was  a  mere  village  and  when  he  settled  in  Gentry  County  there  was 
a  small  settlement  where  Albany  now  is.  He  was  one  of  the  early  pio- 
neers of  this  county.  He  died  in  1874  and  his  wife  died  in  1872.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children  of  whom  the  following  are  now  liv- 
ing: James,  an  employe  of  the  M.  K.  and  T.  Railroad,  Denison,  Texas; 
Andy,  a  ditching  contractor,  St.  Joseph ;  Joseph,  Ness  City,  Kan. ;  Mary, 
married  Lewis  Bartoff,  Colorado  Springs,  Col.;  and  George,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch. 

George  Mock  received  very  little  educational  advantages  when  he 
was  a  boy,  having  early  to  support  the  family  as  his  father  was  practic- 
ally an  invalid.  He  learned  the  carpenters  trade  early  in  life  and  worked 
at  that  for  a  time  and  then  followed  farming  about  a  year.  He  began 
his  railroading  career  as  a  section  hand  in  1878.  Two  years  later  he  be- 
came an  engine  watchman  and  started  firing  a  locomotive  in  January, 
1883,  and  in  1887  he  was  promoted  to  engineer  on  the  Wabash  railroad. 
In  1891  he  went  to  work  in  the  shops  at  Stanberry  and  has  been  em- 
ployed there  every  since. 

Mr.  Mock  was  married  Aug.  10,  1873,  to  Mary  E.  Coon,  a  native  of 
Mercer  County,  Missouri,  and  a  daughter  of  David  and  Lydia  (Watson) 


674  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Coon,  both  natives  of  Ohio  and  early  settlers  in  Mercer  County,  Mis- 
souri, and  later  removed  to  Livingston  County.  The  father  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Civil  War,  having  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia.  He  was  a 
Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  his  wife  was  a 
Methodist.  He  died  in  1878  and  she  in  1876  and  their  remains  are  buried 
in  Livingston  County.  They  were  the  parents  of  11  children,  only  two 
of  whom  are  living  besides  Mrs.  Mock. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mock  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Georgia,  married  Benjamin  Lee  and  is  now  deceased;  Ida,  was  a  ste- 
nographer in  the  Farmers  and  Merchants  Bank  for  ten  years  before  her 
marriage,  is  now  the  wife  of  Fred  Estridge,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. ;  Ken- 
neth, a  railroad  conductor,  lives  in  San  Diego,  Calif.;  and  Hattie,  was  a 
stenographer  prior  to  her  marriage,  is  now  the  wife  of  W.  O.  Stanley, 
Little  Rock,  Ark. ;  Lulu,  married  Charles  Stablin  and  they  live  in  Mon- 
tana; and  Ella,  married  C.  O.  Dunlap,  Milan,  Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mock 
have  five  grand  children. 

Mr.  Mock  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  Independent  Or- 
der of  Odd  Fellows,  Knights  of  the  Maccabees  and  the  Carmen's  Union. 
He  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  is  a  highly 
respected  and  substantial  citizen. 

Alva  E.  DeFord,  the  efficient  secretary  of  the  Farmers  Mutual  Fire 
and  Lightning  Insurance  Company  of  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  was 
born  in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County,  1^  miles  northeast  of  Wins- 
ton, the  son  of  P.  R.  and  Louisa  (Brakdoll)  DeFord. 

P.  R.  DeFord  was  born  in  Monroe,  Wis.,  in  1850,  and  died  Sept.  15, 
1915.  Mrs.  DeFord  was  born  in  Mansfield,  Ohio,  in  December,  1842, 
and  died  in  January,  1911.  They  are  both  buried  in  the  Winston  Ceme- 
tery. Mr.  DeFord  was  a  prominent  business  man  of  Daviess  County  dur- 
ing his  life.  He  represented  this  county  in  the  State  Legislature  and  was 
one  of  the  promoters  and  organizers  of  the  Farmers  Mutual  Fire  and 
Lightning  Insurance  Company,  having  been  its  first  president.  He  was 
associated  with  this  company  until  his  death.  To  P.  R.  and  Louisa 
(Brakdoll)  DeFord  five  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ross,  living  on 
the  home  place  in  Jefferson  Township ;  Lee,  associated  with  the  United 
States  Tire  Company,  Dallas,  Texas;  Clay,  superintendent  of  public 
schools,  Chelsea,  Okla. ;  Alva  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Willis,  a 
farmer,  Jefferson  Township. 

Alva  E.  DeFord  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  was  grad- 
uated from  the  Winston  High  School.  At  the  age  of  20,  Mr.  DeFord  be- 
came associated  with  the  Farmers  Mutual  Fire  and  Lightning  Insurance 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  675 

Company  of  Daviess  County  and  has  served  in  the  capacity  of  secretary 
of  the  company  for  the  past  23  years.  Its  growth  from  $10,000.00  to 
nearly  $8,000,000.00  in  risks  has  been  accomplished  since  Mr.  DeFord 
has  been  elected  secretary  of  the  company.  He  has  also  served  as  town- 
ship collector  for  eight  years  in  Jefferson  Township. 

On  Dec.  21,  1902,  Mr.  DeFord  was  married  to  Cressie  R.  Kelso, 
a  daughter  of  H.  C.  and  America  (Ray)  Kelso.  Mrs.  DeFord  was  born 
on  a  farm  just  south  of  Winston.  Her  father  is  a  native  of  Daviess 
County,  and  her  mother  was  from  Virginia.  To  Alva  E.  and  Cressie 
(Kelso)  DeFord  two  daughters  have  been  born:  Louetta,  attending 
Winston  High  School ;  and  Marie,  attending  the  grade  schools. 

Mr.  DeFord  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Western  Star  Lodge 
No.  15,  and  is  its  secretary.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Independent  Or- 
der of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  During  the 
World  War,  Mr.  DeFord  was  appointed  manager  of  Division  No.  7  of 
Daviess  County,  in  the  second  Red  Cross  War  Fund  Campaign,  lasting 
from  May  20  to  the  27,  1918,  and  he  received  the  highest  credit  in  the 
county.  Mr.  DeFord  is  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Daviess  County 
and  is  highly  respected  in  the  community. 

The  Farmers  Mutual  Fire  and  Lightning  Insurance  Company  ol 
Daviess  County  was  organized  Dec.  2,  1891,  with  less  than  $50,00.00  in 
risks.  Its  first  officers  were:  P.  R.  DeFord,  President;  g.  R.  Harris,  Vice- 
President;  E.  D.  Cutler,  First  Secretary.  Mr.  Cutler  is  now  living  retired 
at  Winston. 

The  first  policy  issued  by  the  company  was  issued  to  Judge  Phillip 
Shaw,  Marion  Township,  Daviess  County,  who  is  now  the  president  of 
the  company.  The  company  now  has  $7,704,000.00  in  risks,  and  its 
present  officers  are  as  follows:  Phillip  Shaw,  President;  J,  J.  McCoy, 
Vice-President;  R.  O.  Strong,  Treasurer;  Alva  E.  DeFord,  Secretary. 
Mr.  DeFord  is  also  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  State 
Farmers  Mutual  Tornado  Insurance  Company  of  Cameron,  Mo, 

M.  H.  Wooden,  well  known  throughout  the  community  of  Winston, 
Daviess  County,  as  the  efficient  cashier  of  the  Farmers'  State  Bank,  is  a 
native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  at  Revere,  Jan.  20,  1898,  the  son  of  G. 
M.  and  Alberta  (Howard)  Wooden. 

G.  M.  Wooden  located  at  Winston  in  1914.  He  was  connected  with 
the  Farmers'  State  Bank  until  1918,  when  he  organized  the  Gallatin 
Trust  Company.  He  moved  to  Gallatin,  and  is  now  the  president  of  the 
Gallatin  Trust  Company.   Both  he  and  his  wife  are  natives  of  Missouri. 

M.  H.  Wooden  attended  the  public  schools  of  Anthony,  Kan.,  and 


676  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

graduated  from  the  University  of  Oklahoma  in  1922.  He  was  the  secre- 
tary of  the  Gallatin  Trust  Company  for  some  time,  but  resigned  that  po- 
sition in  1920,  in  order  to  complete  his  course  at  the  University  of  Okla- 
homa. Since  Feb.  1,  1922,  Mr.  Wooden  has  been  the  cashier  of  the 
Farmers  State  Bank  at  Winston  and  has  filled  the  position  with  credit 
to  himself  and  his  training.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons  Lodge  at  Gallatin,  and  is  rapidly  becoming  known  as 
one  of  the  alert  and  ambitious  men  in  the  financial  annals  of  Daviess 
County. 

The  Farmers  State  Bank  at  Winston  was  organized  Sept.  28,  1921, 
as  a  reorganization  of  the  old  bank,  which  had  been  in  existence  since 
1884.  The  stock  holders  of  the  old  bank  became  the  owners  of  the  new 
institution,  with  few  exceptions.  The  capital  stock  of  the  bank  is  $10,- 
000,  and  the  surplus  and  profits,  $5,000.00.  The  company  owns  the  neat 
and  commodious  brick  building  which  houses  the  business.  The  present 
officers  are:  G.  M.  Wooden,  President;  V.  C.  Huffman,  Vice-President; 
M.  H.  Wooden,  Cashier;  M.  M.  Huffman,  Assistant  Cashier;  and  G.  M. 
Wooden,  V.  C.  Huffman,  L.  W.  Pennington,  Edgar  Black,  and  W.  W. 
Alexander,  Directors. 

V.  C.  Huffman,  the  vice-president  of  the  bank,  was  born  in  Morgan 
County,  Indiana,  Dec.  28,  1862,  the  son  of  M.  R.  and  Nancy  (Frans) 
Huffman,  both  now  dead. 

M.  R.  Huffman  and  his  wife  were  early  settlers  in  Missouri.  Mr. 
Huffman  was  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  his  wife  was  born  in  Kentucky. 
They  came  to  Missouri  in  1867,  and  lived  on  a  farm  for  several  years. 
They  moved  to  Gower  about  1898,  and  Mr.  Huffman  died  there  in  1908. 
Mrs.  Huffman  died  in  1914.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  Ruth,  dead, 
was  Mrs.  Pearcy;  James  M.,  a  farmer  at  Gower;  Etta  Frans,  deceased; 
Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  St.  John,  of  Gower;  J.  T.,  connected  with  the  Chase 
*  Candy  Company  of  St.  Joseph;  Ella  Elliott,  deceased;  V.  C,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch ;  Viola,  now  Mrs.  Shireman  of  Fla. ;  and  Cora,  now 
Mrs.  Swope  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

V.  C.  Huffman  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Buchanan  County.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  stockraiser  in  that  county  for  several  years,  and  came 
to  Daviess.  County  in  1911.  He  is  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  land  south- 
west of  Winston  in  Colfax  Township.  For  two  years,  Mr.  Huffman  lived 
at  Winston,  but  in  March,  1922,  he  returned  to  his  farm.  He  is  a  suc- 
cessful stockraiser,  and  does  general  farming  on  his  land. 

Mr.  Huffman  was  married  in  April,  1898,  to  Laura  Brinton  of 
Agency.   Her  parents,  both  now  dead,  were  Milton  and  Martha  (Riley) 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  677 

Brinton.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Huffman  have  two  sons:  Marshall,  ^aduated 
from  the  Winston  High  School,  and  is  now  the  assistant  cashier  of  the 
Farmers  State  Bank;  and  Glenn,  graduated  from  the  Winston  High 
School,  and  is  now  on  the  farm  with  his  father. 

The  Farmers  State  Bank  at  Winston  is  one  of  the  thriving  banking 
enterprises  of  Daviess  County.  Both  Mr,  Wooden  and  Mr.  Huffman  are 
known  as  reliable  men,  and  both  are  highly  respected  in  the  county. 

Samuel  R.  Surface,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  S.  R.  Surface  and 
Son,  is  a  well  known  business  man  of  Altamont,  where  he  has  owned  and 
conducted  a  furniture  and  undertaking  store  for  several  years.  Mr.  Sur- 
face was  born  in  Sheridan  Township,  Nov.  10,  1866,  the  son  of  Samuel 
and  Susan  (Lenhart)  Surface. 

Samuel  Surface  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  where  he  was  born  on 
Dec.  25,  1817.  He  crossed  the  plains  in  1850,  driving  an  ox  team  to  Cali- 
fornia during  the  gold  rush.  He  returned  some  time  later,  taking  two 
years  for  the  return  journey.  He  went  by  water  around  Cape  Horn,  then 
came  to  St.  Louis,  and  bought  a  horse.  He  rode  horseback  to  Daviess 
County,  where  he  remained  for  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  served  as  the  jus- 
tice of  peace  in  Sheridan  Township,  where  he  died  in  1876.  He  married 
Susan  Lenhart,  a  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Lenhart.  She  was  born  on  May 
4,  1826.  Mr.  Lenhart  came  to  Missouri  with  his  family  in  1840,  and  to 
Daviess  County  in  1841.  He  settled  on  land  three  miles  south  of  the 
present  site  of  Altamont,  where  Mrs.  Surface  grew  to  womanhood.  Mrs. 
Surface  died  in  Sheridan  Township,  Dec.  1,  1916.  To  the  union  of  Sam- 
uel and  Susan  (Lenhart)  Surface  the  following  children  were  born: 
David,  died  in  infancy;  Jeremiah,  died  in  infancy;  Catherine,  the  widow 
of  L.  D.  David  of  Oregon ;  Jennie  married  Mr.  Salisbury,  and  died  in 
San  Jose,  Calif.,  Feb.  3,  1922 ;  Martha,  the  widow  of  T.  L.  Lewis  of  Mis- 
soula, Mont.;  Loretta  Cornelius,  deceased;  Mary,  the  widow  of  F.  J. 
Hoggerty  of  Sheridan  Township;  Flora,  the  wife  of  H.  W.  Kindig  of 
Denver,  Col.;  and  Samuel  R.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

Samuel  R.  Surface  attended  the  rural  schools  in  Sheridan  Township, 
and  followed  farming  in  Daviess  County  for  several  years.  In  1912,  he 
was  elected  sheriff  of  the  county  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  and  served  in 
that  capacity  for  four  years.  Mr.  Surface  still  holds  his  farm  of  80  acres 
in  Sheridan  Township.  In  October,  1916,  he  bought  the  W.  B.  Calhoun 
Furniture  and  Undertaking  Store  at  Altamont,  and  has  been  successful 
in  his  operation  of  that  business. 

Mr.  Surface  was  married  on  Dec.  27,  1888,  to  Lulu  Helms,  a  daugh- 
ter of  M.  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Mabry)  Helms.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Helms  were 


678  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

both  born  in  Virginia.  Mr.  Helms  went  to  Illinois,  then  to  Missouri  in 
1877.  He  settled  near  Vandalia,  but  in  1882,  came  to  Daviess  County, 
and  located  in  Washington  Township.  He  died  in  1912,  and  his  remains 
are  buried  in  Bates  County.  His  widow  now  lives  in  St.  Joseph  at  the 
age  of  77  years.  Their  children,  besides  Mrs.  Surface,  were:  Ed,  living 
in  St.  Joseph;  A.  M.,  a  resident  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Joseph,  living  in 
St.  Joseph ;  J.  M.,  living  in  St.  Joseph ;  and  Eva,  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Surface  have  two  sons:  R.  C,  born  Nov.  10,  1889,  mar- 
ried Gladys  Warren  of  Hamilton,  and  now  lives  in  Pueblo,  Col.,  where 
he  is  an  undertaker;  and  S.  C,  born  Jan.  4,  1892,  married  Nettie  Baker 
of  Atlanta,  111.,  and  is  a  stock  buyer  at  Kidder.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Surface 
have  three  grandchildren :  Vernard,  aged  nine  years,  Junior,  aged  five 
years,  and  Billie,  aged  eight  years. 

Mr.  Surface  has  been  favorably  known  in  the  county  for  many 
years.  Prior  to  his  election  to  the  office  of  sheriff,  he  served  as  an  officer 
in  Sheridan  Township.  As  an  official  he  was  efficient;  as  a  business  man, 
he  is  energetic ;  and  as  a  private  citizen,  he  is  a  man  of  integrity. 

Cyrus  Streeter,  the  capable  and  energetic  secretary  of  the  Farmers 
Lumber  Company  at  Altamont,  was  born  near  Hamilton  on  June  12, 
1893.   His  parents  are  George  W.  and  Vinora  Jane  (James)  Streeter. 

George  W.  Streeter  was  born  in  New  York,  and  his  wife  is  a  native 
of  Ohio.  Mr.  Streeter  was  an  early  settler  in  Caldwell  County,  Mo.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Streeter  now  live  at  Hamilton.  Their  children  are :  Nellie,  now 
Mrs.  Tuttle  of  Kidder;  Cora,  now  Mrs.  Clarkson  of  Hamilton;  Willie,  a 
farmer  near  Hamilton;  Effie,  now  Mrs.  Miller  of  Nettleton;  Crosby,  liv- 
ing in  Oklahoma ;  Cyrus,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  Anna,  now  Mrs.  Cox 
of  Hamilton ;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Hicks  of  Hamilton ;  and  Lehman  and 
Sarah,  at  home. 

Cyrus  Streeter  graduated  from  the  Hamilton  High  School  in  1914, 
and  then  attended  a  business  college  in  St.  Joseph.  In  1915,  he  taught 
one  term  at  the  school  in  Swisher  District,  Daviess  County.  He  then 
operated  a  farm  in  Caldwell  and  Daviess  counties  until  he  became  in- 
terested in  the  lumber  business.  He  was  connected  with  the  J.  B.  Rus- 
sell Lumber  Company  at  Cameron  until  August,  1921,  when  he  came  to 
Altamont  to  assume  the  management  of  the  Farmers  Lumber  Company. 

The  Farmers  Lumber  Company  began  business  at  Altamont  in  1915 
as  the  successor  of  the  Clark  and  Bates  Lumber  Company.  Clay  Wallace 
was  the  first  manager  of  the  yard,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
company.  There  are  52  stockholders,  and  the  capital  stock  is  $16,000. 
The  officers  of  the  company  are  E.  G.  Brown,  President;  Simon  Grove, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  679 

Vice  President;  Syrus  Streeter,  Secretary  and  Manager;  and  E.  G. 
Brown,  Simon  Grove,  J.  L.  Johnson,  J.  R.  Harter,  and  Cyrus  Streeter, 
Directors,  The  yard  has  been  enlarged,  and  several  new  buildings 
erected  in  the  last  few  years  in  order  to  accommodate  the  increased  vol- 
ume of  business.  The  company  carries  a  complete  line  of  building  mate- 
rials, paints,  and  handles  a  trade  in  coal.  It  is  one  of  the  highly  success- 
ful business  enterprises  of  the  community. 

Cyrus  Streeter  was  married  on  May  5,  1918,  to  Cleo  Doll,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  and  Nancy  Doll  of  Hamilton.  Mrs.  Streeter  was  born  near 
Hamilton,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Hamilton  High  School. 

Mr.  Streeter  is  a  progressive  young  business  man,  and  is  well  liked 
in  the  town  and  surrounding  country. 

J.  B.  McCaskey,  well  known  merchant  at  Altamont,  Daviess  County, 
is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  Clinton  County,  Nov.  26,  1871, 
the  son  of  W.  A.  and  Martha  (Owens)  McCaskey. 

W.  A.  McCaskey  was  born  near  New  Lisbon,  Ohio,  June  25,  1839. 
When  he  was  16  years  old,  his  parents  came  to  Missouri,  and  he  came 
with  them.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  all  of  his  life,  and  served  in 
the  Federal  army  from  Caldwell  County  during  the  Civil  War.  He  was 
married  in  Caldwell  County  on  May  19,  1861,  to  Martha  Owens.  She 
was  born  in  Piatt  County,  Oct.  11,  1840.  They  came  to  Daviess  County 
in  1876,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  Mr.  McCaskey 
died,  April  12,  1912,  and  Mrs.  McCaskey  died  April  3,  1917.  The  re- 
mains of  both  are  buried  at  Winston.  Their  children  were:  W.  H.,  born 
July  6,  1862,  now  a  resident  of  Pueblo,  Col.;  J.  I.,  died  in  infancy;  R.  T., 
born  April  6,  1865,  now  lives  at  Winston;  F.  A.,  born  Feb.  13,  1868,  liv- 
ing at  Winston;  J.  B.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  C.  E.,  born,  June  15, 
1875,  now  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph;  and  Ida  May,  born  July  30,  1878, 
now  the  wife  of  Frank  Stewart  of  Pueblo,  Col. 

J.  B.  McCaskey  was  educated  in  the  rural  schools  of  Daviess  County, 
and  was  a  farmer  there  for  many  years.  In  1906,  he  entered  the  mer- 
cantile business.  He  opened  a  produce  house  at  Altamont,  and  in  1909, 
opened  a  general  store  at  the  same  place.  He  has  since  continued  in 
that  line  of  work.  He  handles  a  complete  line  of  dry  goods,  groceries, 
and  fresh  meat.  The  business  is  conducted  in  a  building  25x70  feet,  and 
Mr.  McCaskey  employs  four  assistants  in  the  store. 

J.  B.  McCaskey  was  married  on  Oct.  2,  1912,  to  Ola  Pauline  Fisher 
of  Altamont.  She  is  the  daughter  of  D.  M.  and  Sarah  Burton  (Deering) 
Fisher,  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  in  this  volume.    Mrs.  McCaskey 


680  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

was  born  at  Pattonsburg,  was  educated  in  Altamont,  and  is  now  an  as- 
sistant in  the  store  owned  by  her  husband. 

Mr.  McCaskey  is  a  Republican.  He  is  doing  an  excellent  business 
at  Altamont,  where  he  is  highly  esteemed  as  an  alert  business  man,  and 
an  enterprising  citizen. 

Dr.  J.  L.  Reich,  one  of  the  prominent  physicians  of  Daviess  County 
and  a  resident  of  Altamont,  is  a  man  of  ability  in  his  profession.  He  is 
well  known  throughout  the  community  as  a  progressive  and  energetic 
physician.  Dr.  Reich  was  born  in  Obion  County,  Tenn.,  July  29,  1865, 
the  son  of  Rev.  I.  T.  and  Louisa  P.  (Faulk)  Reich. 

I.  T.  Reich  was  a  mechanic,  a  farmer,  and  a  minister  in  the  Bap- 
tist Church.  He  was  married  twice.  By  his  first  marriage  he  had  two 
children:  James,  who  died  in  1904;  and  Dona,  now  Mrs.  Grisham  of 
Everton.  He  was  married  the  second  time  to  Louisa  P.  Faulk,  in  Obion 
County,  Tenn.  Mrs.  Reich  was  born  in  North  Carolina  and  is  now  93 
years  of  age.  She  makes  her  home  with  her  son.  Dr.  Reich.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  L  T.  Reich  moved  to  Dade  County,  Missouri,  in  1869,  where  Mr. 
Reich  died  in  1898.  Their  children  were:  J.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  re- 
view; Anna,  died  in  1888;  Mollie,  now  Mrs.  Mitchell  of  Dade  County. 

Dr.  J.  L.  Reich  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  was  a  stu- 
dent in  the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Arkansas.  He 
later  went  to  St.  Louis  University  from  which  school  he  graduated  with 
a  professional  degree  in  1899.  He  began  the  practice  of  his  profession 
at  Western  Grover,  Ark.,  in  1896,  later  locating  at  Everton,  Ark.,  where 
he  remained  until  1909.  He  then  went  to  Wagoner,  Okla.,  and  prac- 
ticed until  1916,  when  he  accepted  a  position  as  the  traveling  repre- 
sentative for  the  A.  S.  Aloe  Company  of  St.  Louis.  In  1918  he  located  at 
Altamont,  where  he  has  built  up  a  wide  and  successful  practice.  Dr. 
Reich's  office  is  equipped  with  all  the  modern  appliances  for  the  treat- 
ment of  diseases. 

Dr.  Reich  was  married  in  1893  to  Laura  A.  Johnson  of  Western 
Grove,  Ark.,  and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born:  James  S.,  now 
the  president  of  the  Reich  Poster  Advertising  Service  of  Wagoner,  Okla. ; 
and  Walter  S.,  a  student  in  the  Altamont  High  School. 

Dr.  Reich  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
the  Gallatin  Chapter,  Royal  Arch,  and  the  Chillicothe  Council  Lodges. 
He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  is  one  of  the  prominent  men  in  his  pro- 
fession in  the  county,  is  a  man  of  high  civic  pride,  and  is  held  in  high 
esteem  in  the  community. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  B81 

Jerome  C.  White,  a  retired  farmer  of  Daviess  County  now  living  at 
Altamont,  was  born  in  Perry  County,  Pennsylvania,  March  24,  1861, 
the  son  of  David  R.  and  Sarah  A.  (Long)  White. 

David  R.  White  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  July  29,  1833,  and  his 
wife  was  also  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  They  came  to  Missouri  in  1872, 
and  settled  in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  White  died  at 
Broken  Bow,  Neb.,  Feb.  23,  1907,  and  Mrs.  White  died  in  Ottawa 
County,  Kansas,  July  28,  1917.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  at 
Broken  Bow,  Neb.  They  lived  in  Daviess  County  for  13  years,  and  were 
highly  esteemed  in  the  neighborhood  where  they  made  their  home. 
Their  children  were:  Jerome  C,  the  subject  of  this  review;  John,  a 
farmer  in  Jefferson  Tovv^nship ;  Cora  M.,  the  wife  of  S.  M.  Dorris  of  Ne- 
braska ;  Mary,  married  to  O.  E.  Eggleston  of  Arcadia,  Kan. ;  E.  M.,  liv- 
ing in  Ottawa  County,  Kansas;  and  Belle,  the  wife  of  John  Kennoyer  of 
Sturgis,  S.  D. 

Jerome  C.  White  has  lived  in  Daviess  County  since  1872,  with  the 
exception  of  11  years,  which  he  spent  in  Nebraska.  He  and  his  wife 
went  to  Custer  County,  Nebraska,  and  took  up  a  claim  on  which  they 
lived  for  some  time.  The  claim  was  their  entire  worldly  possession  at 
that  time,  and  it  was  still  to  be  paid  for.  For  five  years  they  lived  in  a 
sod  shanty,  14x16  feet,  with  a  dirt  floor,  and  50  miles  from  a  railway. 
They  had  only  one  horse  and  a  few  chickens.  They  suffered  all  the  hard- 
ships incident  to  pioneer  life,  but  they  persevered,  and  proved  up  on  the 
land.  They  returned  to  Daviess  County,  and  settled  on  a  farm  of  75 
acres  in  Jefferson  Township.  Mr.  White  did  general  farming  and  raised 
cattle  for  several  years.  In  1919  he  sold  the  farm,  and  moved  to  Alta- 
mont, where  he  bought  property.  He  purchosed  his  present  home,  a 
modern  bungalow,  in  May,  1921. 

Jerome  C.  White  was  married,  March  29,  1883,  to  Rebecca  E.  Mor- 
rison, a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Rachel  (Kinkade)  Morrison.  Mr.  Mor- 
rison was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Indiana,  and  his  wife  in  Brooks 
County,  West  Virginia,  Sept.  9,  1832. 

Thomas  Morrison  was  the  son  of  Lewis  and  Rebecca  (Frazier)  Mor- 
rison, who  were  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  They  entered  several 
hundred  acres  of  land  between  Santa  Rosa  and  Union  Church,  paying 
$1.25  an  acre  for  it.  Lewis  Morrison  was  a  minister  in  the  Seven  Day 
Adventist  Church,  and  preached  in  DeKalb  and  Daviess  Counties.  He 
was  the  father  of  eight  children,  to  each  of  whom  he  left  a  farm.  The 
only  child  now  living  is  Tilman  H.  Morrison,  a  farmer  in  Jefferson 
Township.   Lewis  Morrison  died  in  Jefferson  Township  April  14,  1871,^ 


682  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

and  his  wife  died,  March  23,  1881.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in 
Union  Cemetery,  the  graveyard  of  Union  Church,  a  church  which  was 
established  in  1856.  Thomas  Morrison,  the  father  of  Mrs.  White,  was  a 
farmer  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  died,  Feb.  21,  1894. 

Thomas  Morrison's  wife,  Rachel  (Kinkade)  Morrison,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  a  family,  prominently  identified  with  the  history  of  Harrison 
County.  James  M.  Kinkade  married  a  Miss  Virden,  the  daughter  of  the 
first  white  settler  in  White  Oak  Township,  Harrison  County.  Mr.  Vir- 
den entered  land  in  Harrison  County  in  1836.  To  the  union  of  Thomas 
and  Rachel  (Kinkade)  Morrison  the  following  children  were  born: 
James  K.,  Bakersfield,  Mo.;  Rebecca  E.,  now  Mrs.  White;  Mary  M.,  the 
wife  of  John  A.  White  of  Jefferson  Township ;  and  Lewis  E.,  a  resident 
of  Jefferson  Township.  Mrs.  Morrison  died  Sept.  18,  1901.  Her  remains 
and  those  of  her  husband  are  buried  in  Union  Cemetery. 

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  White  are  held  in  high  regard  in  Altamont. 
Their  recollections  of  their  struggles  on  the  plains  of  Nebraska  are  in- 
teresting and  valuable  reminiscences  of  the  early  day  privations  and 
trials,  which  were  the  lot  of  the  pioneers  in  the  new  land. 

Melvin  Ross  DeFord,  a  substantial  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born,  July  24,  1873,  the  son  of  P.  R.  and  Louisa 
(Barkdoll)  DeFord. 

P.  R.  DeFord  was  born  in  Green  County,  Wis.,  April  26,  1850,  and 
came  to  Missouri  in  1867.  He  located  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son, 
the  subject  of  this  review.  The  farm  lies  southwest  of  Altamont  and 
northeast  of  Winston,  and  comprises  some  bottom  land.  It  is  well  wa- 
tered, has  a  good  residence,  and  is  well  improved.  P.  R.  DeFord  was 
not  only  a  progressive  farmer,  but  was  also  a  public  spirited  citizen.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  state  legislature  for  a  term  and  was  a  promoter  of 
the  Farmers  Mutual  Fire  and  Lightning  Insurance  Company  of  Daviess 
County.  He  was  for  many  years  the  president  of  that  organization, 
and  his  unselfish  and  energetic  devotion  to  the  work  of  the  company 
was  a  strong  factor  in  its  growth.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  owned 
200  acres  of  land  in  the  county.  He  died  at  Winston,  Sept,  14,  1914. 
His  wife  died  in  January,  1911.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  at 
Winston.  They  were  the  parents  of  five  sons:  Melvin  R.,  the  subject 
of  this  review ;  Carol  Lee ;  Pleasant  Clay,  graduated  from  the  Central 
Missouri  State  Teachers  College  at  Warrensburg,  Oklahoma  University, 
and  the  University  of  Chicago,  and  is  now  the  superintendent  of  schools 
at  Chelsea,  Okla. ;  Alva ;  and  Willis  C. 

Melvin  R.  DeFord  attended  the  school   at  Winston,  and  taught 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  683 

school  in  Daviess  County  for  several  years.  For  two  years  he  was  the 
principal  of  schools  at  Altamont.  Since  1903  he  has  been  operating  a 
farm.  He  and  his  brother,  Willis  C,  own  181  acres  of  the  home  farm. 
They  do  general  farming  and  raise  Rhode  Island  poultry,  Red  Poll 
cattle,  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs. 

The  DeFord  farm  is  one  of  the  interesting  old  places  in  the  com- 
munity. It  came  into  the  possession  of  the  DeFord  family  through 
the  grandfather  of  the  present  owner.  He  was  James  DeFord,  and  was 
a  native  of  Indiana,  who  migrated  westward  in  the  early  days,  passing 
through  Fort  Dearborn,  the  present  site  of  Chicago,  when  it  was  only  a 
trading  post.  James  DeFord  settled  in  Green  County,  Wis.,  then  went  to 
Fayette  County,  Iowa,  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1867.  He  and  his  wife 
were  both  of  the  sturdy  pioneer  type.  She  was  Catherine  (Millman)  De- 
Ford.  They  both  died  in  Daviess  County  on  the  farm,  and  their  remains 
are  buried  in  Winston  Cemetery. 

Melvin  R.  DeFord  was  married,  Oct.  5,  1902,  to  Lida  Easter,  a 
daughter  of  J.  W.  and  Mary  A.  (Blythe)  Easter.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Easter  were  natives  of  Kentucky;  he  was  born  in  Madison  County  in 
1832,  and  his  wife  in  Estell  County  in  1843.  They  came  to  Missouri  in 
1886.  Mr.  Easter  died  at  Altamont  in  1898,  and  his  remains  are  buried 
in  Creekmore  Cemetery.  His  widow  now  lives  with  her  daughter.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Easter  had  the  following  children :  Alice,  married  S.  T.  Dean, 
and  died  July,  1921;  John  P.,  married  Nellie  Noah,  and  died  in  July, 
1911;  Maude,  the  wife  of  S.  Everman  of  Altamont;  and  Ida  and  Lida, 
twins,  the  former  now  the  wife  of  J.  L.  Johnston  of  Altamont,  and  the 
latter  now  Mrs.  DeFord.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  DeFord  have  two  children:  Wil- 
bur R.  and  Nellie,  both  students  in  the  Winston  High  School. 

Mr.  DeFord  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
the  Royal  Arch,  the  Order  of  Eastern  Star,  and  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  Lodges.  He  is  a  Democrat,  although  all  of  his  brothers 
are  Republicans.  He  has  filled  the  ofRce  of  school  director,  and  in  1914 
made  the  race  for  county  judge  on  the  Bull  Moose  ticket.  He  is  the  dis- 
trict administration  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School  Association  of 
the  Fourth  District  of  Daviess  County.  He  is  a  man  of  marked  execu- 
tive ability,  is  energetic  and  reliable,  and  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  com- 
munity. 

A.  J.  Fulton,  a  wide  awake  and  energetic  farmer  of  Jefferson 
Township,  Daviess  County,  is  rapidly  achieving  success  in  his  line  of 
work.  He  is  an  enthusiastic  farmer  and  stockraiser,  and  his  farm  and 
home  which  is  known  as  Plain  View  Stock  Farm  presents  an  attractive 
appearance. 


684  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

John  and  Sarah  (Freas)  Fulton,  the  parents  of  A.  J.  Fulton,  were 
both  bom  in  Holmes  County,  Ohio,  where  they  were  married.  They 
moved  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  DeKalb  County  four  miles  north  of 
Cameron,  where  their  son,  A.  J.,  was  born  on  July  10,  1876.  John  Ful- 
ton was  a  well  known  farmer  and  dairyman.  He  died  in  1917  at  the  age 
of  72  years,  and  his  widow  still  lives  on  the  home  farm.  She  is  now  69 
years  of  age.  Their  children  were :  Frank,  living  on  the  home  place ; 
Zella,  now  Mrs.  Vaughn  of  Jefferson  Township;  A.  J.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Mrs.  Raleigh  Free  of  Clinton  County;  and  Mamie,  now  Mrs. 
Whiteaker  of  Cameron. 

A.  J.  Fulton  attended  the  Mt.  Pleasant  School  and  has  been  inter- 
ested in  farming  and  stock  raising  all  of  his  life.  He  bought  his  present 
farm  of  120  acres  in  1913.  It  was  formerly  the  John  Wilkinson  place, 
and  had  few  improvements  at  the  time  Mr.  Fulton  bought  it.  He  has 
built  a  modern  bungalow,  several  farm  buildings,  has  put  up  good 
fences,  and  has  made  the  farm  one  of  the  prettiest  places  in  the  com- 
munity. The  residence  stands  on  the  highest  part  of  the  land,  and  is  on 
the  Jefferson  Highway.  Mr.  Fulton  is  deeply  interested  in  wheat  cul- 
ture.  He  raises  cattle,  Shropshire  sheep,  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs. 

A.  J.  Fulton  was  married  in  December,  1898,  to  Ida  Whiteaker, 
born  in  DeKalb  County,  the  daughter  of  David  B.  and  Mary  (Cox) 
Whiteaker.  Mrs.  Whiteaker  died  at  the  age  of  81,  and  Mr.  Whiteaker, 
now  83  years  old,  lives  in  DeKalb  County.  He  is  a  native  of  Tennessee. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fulton  have  a  daughter,  Latroyd.  She  attened  school  at 
Winston,  and  is  now  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Fulton  is  a  Republican.  He  is  accounted  one  of  the  reliable 
men  of  the  township,  and  is  held  in  high  esteem. 

Isaac  C.  Millman,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Jefferson  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  is  living  at  Altamont,  where  he  owns  five  acres  of 
land  and  a  residence.  Mr.  Millman  was  born  in  Green  County,  Wis., 
Dec.  28,  1859,  the  son  of  W.  H.  and  Lydia  Ann  (Phillips)  Millman. 

W.  H.  Millman  was  born  in  Wayne  County,  Indiana,  in  1820,  and 
came  to  Missouri  in  1864.  He  settled  west  of  Altamont,  in  a  sparsely 
populated  neighborhood.  W.  H.  and  Charles  Cole,  brothers,  John  Cas- 
ter, and  a  few  of  the  Samuel  Johnston  family  wer6  practically  the  only 
people  for  miles  around.  W.  H.  Millman's  wife,  Lydia  Ann  (Phillips) 
Millman,  was  born  in  Indiana,  Feb,  2,  1820,  the  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
and  Rebecca  (Hammett)  Phillips.  They  were  both  natives  of  New  Jer- 
sey, and  were  early  settlers  of  Randolph  County,  Indiana.  They  both 
died  in  that  county,  he  at  the  age  of  80  years,  and  she  at  the  age  of  95 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  685 

years.  One  of  their  children,  Rebecca  H,  Phillips,  was  born  in  Randolph 
County,  Indiana,  Sept.  12,  1827,  and  died  in  March,  1922,  aged  94  years, 
and  is  buried  in  Winston  Cemetery. 

W.  H.  Millman  died  in  Jefferson  Township,  in  1910,  at  the  age  of 
90  years.  His  wife  died  in  1912  at  the  age  of  92  years.  The  remains  of 
both  are  buried  in  the  Winston  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Mary 
J.,  born  in  Indiana,  married  Mr.  Snider,  and  is  now  dead;  Mahala,  born 
in  Indiana,  married  Mr.  Holloway,  and  is  now  dead;  Rebecca  E.,  born 
in  Indiana,  married  Mr.  King  and  now  lives  in  Colfax  Township ;  John 
W.,  born  in  Indiana,  died  in  Wisconsin  at  the  age  of  20  years;  Abigail  I., 
born  in  Wisconsin,  now  the  widow  of  William  Powell  of  Garden  City, 
Mo. ;  Nehemiah  G.,  born  in  Wisconsin,  now  a  resident  of  Jefferson  Town- 
ship ;  Lydia  Ann,  born  in  Wisconsin,  married  Mr.  Peasley,  and  died  at 
Winston;  Catherine,  born  in  Wisconsin,  married  Mr.  Satterley,  and  is 
now  dead ;  Hester  Ann,  born  in  Wisconsin,  was  Mrs.  Hayes,  and  died  in 
Kansas;  W.  T.,  a  native  of  Wisconsin,  and  died  at  Gallatin  in  February, 
1919;  Robert  H.,  living  at  Langley,  Wash.;  Isaac  C,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  and  Thurza  L.,  now  Mrs.  Fisher  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Isaac  C.  Millman  attended  the  rural  schools,  and  farmed  in  Jeffer- 
son Township  until  1918,  when  he  moved  to  Altamont.  He  bought  his 
present  home  there  from  John  C.  Scott. 

Mr.  Millman  was  married,  Oct.  22,  1885,  to  Susan  A.  Reavis,  a  na- 
tive of  Henry  County.  Her  parents  were  D.  V.  and  Susan  Ellen  (Miller) 
Reavis,  both  natives  of  North  Carolina.  They  settled  in  Henry  County, 
Missouri,  several  years  before  the  Civil  War,  and  both  died  there.  Their 
children  besides  Mrs.  Millman  were :  D.  W.,  now  living  in  Washington, 
D.  C;  Mrs.  Laura  Cannon  of  Henry  County;  Mrs.  Alice  Quigley,  de- 
ceased; James  A.,  died  in  California  in  1921 ;  and  Mrs.  Luella  Caldwell, 
died  at  Arvada,  Col. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Millman  have  a  son,  Hilee  I.,  a  resident  of  Fresno, 
Calif.  He  married  Evelyn  Waddell,  born  in  Wisconsin.  Her  father  is 
Charles  Waddell  of  Rogers,  Ark.  Hilee  I.  Millman  and  his  wife  have 
three  children;  Dorothy,  Hyleen,  and  Jackie.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Millman 
have  reared  the  following  children  in  their  home :  Nettie  Kerr,  who  came 
to  the  Millman  home  when  she  was  10  years  old,  and  is  now  the  wife  of 
Orland  D.  Miles  of  Barnes,  Ore. ;  Arletha  Nation,  who  was  taken  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Millman  when  she  was  12  years  old,  and  is  now  married  to  Al- 
bert Wynne  of  Gallatin;  Minnie  Tenelson,  entered  the  Millman  home 
when  she  was  nine  years  old,  now  married  to  William  Hopper  of  Shen- 


686  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

andoah,  Iowa ;  Oma  Street,  lived  with  the  Millman  family  from  the  age 
of  eight  years  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Edgar  Rorah  of  Greenville,  Iowa; 
Mrs.  Rorah's  brother,  Morris  Street,  who  was  taken  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Millman  when  he  was  two  years  old,  and  was  drowned  at  the  age  of  17 
years;  Harry  Tenelson,  entered  the  Millman  home  when  he  was  11 
years  old,  and  now  lives  at  Shenandoah,  Iowa;  Wilbur  Nation,  who  has 
been  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Millman  since  he  was  11  years  old;  and  Ralph 
Steel,  who  was  cared  for  by  the  Millmans  for  two  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Millman  are  members  of  the  Seven  Day  Adventist 
Church  at  Winston.  They  are  estimable  people  who  have  spent  a  life  of 
unselfishness  and  usefullness,  and  who  are  deservedly  admired  and  re- 
vered by  the  children  whom  they  welcomed  into  their  home. 

Adelbert  W.  Reid,  the  capable  and  energetic  manager  of  the  Bates 
Lumber  Yard  at  Winston,  wa^  born  in  Jefferson  Township  on  Nov.  10, 
1867,  the  son  of  Willis  and  Nancy  (Randolph)  Reid. 

Willis  Reid  was  a  farmer  in  Daviess  County,  and  at  one  time  owned 
more  than  300  acres  of  land  there.  He  died  in  1873,  and  his  remains 
are  buried  in  Reid  Cemetery,  a  graveyard  located  on  the  farm  formerly 
owned  by  Willis  Reid.  His  children  were :  Sarah  Alice,  living  at  Wins- 
ton;  Elsie,  the  widow  of  Jacob  Ferryman  of  Winston;  Adelbert  W.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Oscar,  died  in  infancy;  and  Merritt  W.,  living  at 
Norcatur,  Kan.  Mrs.  Reid  later  married  R.  S.  Osborn,  and  to  his  union 
three  children  were  born :  Dudley,  living  at  Winston ;  Clyde,  a  resident 
of  Gallatin ;  and  Ivon,  living  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Mrs.  Osborn  now  lives 
at  Winston.   She  is  a  native  of  Sangamon  County,  111. 

Adelbert  W.  Reid  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Daviess  County, 
the  school  at  Winston,  and  Kidder  Institute.  He  farmed  in  Daviess 
County  for  several  years,  and  then  became  connected  with  the  Rock  Is- 
land Railway.  In  1903,  he  became  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  at 
Norcatur,  Kan.,  with  Nelson  and  Reid.  He  remained  there  for  nine 
years,  leaving  to  become  the  manager  of  the  Bates  Lumber  Yard  at 
Winston.  The  Bates  Lumber  Company  carries  a  complete  line  of  lumber, 
building  material,  paints,  and  oils.  The  yard  covers  a  fourth  of  a  block, 
and  is  one  of  the  well  established  business  enterprises  of  the  town. 

Adelbert  W.  Reid  was  married  the  first  time  in  May,  1905,  to  Mar- 
tha May  Holben,  and  to  this  union  two  sons  were  born ;  Marvin  Walter 
and  Nelson  Willis,  both  students  in  the  Winston  High  School.  Mrs.  Reid 
died,  Aug.  18,  1907,  and  her  remains  are  buried  at  Norcatur,  Kan.  In 
June,  1911,  Mr.  Reid  was  married  to  Ethel  (Temple)  McCurdy,  a  na- 
tive of  Norton,  Kan.,  and  the  widow  of  James  Z.  McCurdy.  To  this  union 


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four  children  were  born :  Kenneth  Brooks,  Edwin  Wayne,  Wanda  Marie 
and  Vinita  Marjorie.  By  her  first  marriage  Mrs.  Reid  had  two  children: 
Lola  May  and  David  Estes,  the  latter  born  at  Estes  Park,  Col. 

Mr.  Reid  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
Lodg-e.  He  has  served  as  the  mayor  of  Winston,  and  was  recently  elected 
to  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace,  but  resigned.  He  is  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  Winston. 

H.  L.  Johnson,  well  known  in  both  Daviess  and  Gentry  counties,  is 
the  competent  postmaster  at  Winston,  Daviess  County.  He  was  ap- 
pointed to  that  office  by  President  Harding  on  Dec.  19,  1921,  and 
assumed  the  duties  of  the  office  on  Feb.  1,  1922. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  born,  Nov.  30,  1871  in  the  house  wnere  he  now 
lives.  His  parents,  Sylvester  and  Celestia  (DeMow)  Johnson,  were  both 
natives  of  Portage  County,  Ohio.  The  father  was  born,  July  28,  1840, 
and  the  mother,  Dec.  12,  1839.  They  were  married  in  Ohio,  and  came  to 
Daviess  County,  Mo.,  in  1868.  Mrs.  Johnson  died  in  1916,  and  her  re- 
mains are  buried  in  the  Winston  Cemetery.  Mr.  Johnson  still  lives  on  a 
part  of  the  home  place.  He  owned  at  one  time  140  acres  of  land  in 
Jefferson  Township,  but  gave  all  of  it  except  40  acres  to  his  children 
some  time  ago.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  He  served  in  Company 
F.  42nd  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  organized  by  Colonel  James  A.  Gar- 
field. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson  had  the  following  children:  Varenia  L., 
married  Mr.  Steele,  and  is  now  dead;  H.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Mabel  M.,  the  wife  of  G.  L.  Story  of  Winston;  Newton  S.,  living  at 
Missoula,  Mont.;  and  Garfield,  died  in  infancy. 

H.  L.  Johnson  attended  the  public  schools,  and  spent  three  years  as 
a  student  in  the  Stanberry  Normal  School.  He  graduated  from  that  in- 
stitution in  business  and  shorthand.  He  operated  a  farm  for  six  years  in 
Gentry  County,  then  took  up  newspaper  work  and  in  1901,  he  estab- 
lished the  Winston  Sentinel.  In  1919,  he  became  connected  with  the 
Winston  Bank  as  the  assistant  cashier,  and  still  maintains  his  interest  in 
the  bank.  He  resigned  his  position  in  the  bank  to  accept  his  present 
office. 

H.  L.  Johnson  was  married,  Feb.  14,  1893  to  Anna  M.  Miller  of 
Gentry  County.  Her  parents,  now  dead,  were  W.  H.  and  Nancy  Miller. 
W.  H.  Miller  was  the  first  white  boy  born  in  Gentry  County.  Mrs. 
Johnson  was  educated  at  the  Stanberry  Normal  School,  and  taught 
school  for  two  years  in  Gentry  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson  have  two 
children:   Juanita,  married  H.  R.  Hupp  of  Holly,   Col.,   and  has  two 


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children,  Carol  Joy  and  William ;  and  Alma,  the  wife  of  Allen  F.  Wynne, 
a  tiraveling  salesman  in  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Johnson  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
Lo'dge.  He  is  a  Republican.  In  1908,  he  was  elected  the  representative 
from  Daviess  County  to  the  45th  General  Assembly  of  Missouri.  He  was 
a  strong  advocate  of  the  County  School  Supervision  law,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  sub  committee  of  four,  appointed  to  revise  the  road  laws 
as  they  applied  to  counties  under  the  township  organization.  Mr.  John- 
son is  a  capable  and  popular  official,  and  is  intensely  interested  in  every 
movement  for  civic  improvement. 

William  B.  Trosper,  who  is  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising  in  Harrison  County,  was  born  in  Caldwell  County,  Mo.,  July  14, 
1859,  a  son  of  Robert  B.  and  Nancy  R.  (Connor)  Trosper. 

Robert  B.  Trosper  was  born  in  Knox  County,  Ky.,  Oct.  1,  1815.  He 
farmed  in  Caldwfell  County  almost  his  entire  life,  and  retired  in  1865.  Hfe 
then  moved  to  Breckenridge  where  he  died  March  15,  1897.  Mr.  Trosper 
was  a  successful  farmer  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  wealthy.  His 
wife  was  born  in  Green  County,  Ky.,  Oct.  7,  1818.  She  died  July,  1880. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  B.  Trosper  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  six  of 
whom  grew  to  maturity:  Nicholas  L.,  banker,  Breckenridge;  Minerva  J., 
the  wife  of  Mack  H.  Chaffin,  Breckenridge ;  Mary  E.,  Breckenridge ;  Rachel 
at  Breckenridge;  Frances,  also  of  Breckenridge;  and  William  B.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

William  B.  Trosper  was  reared  in  Breckenridge,  and  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  there.  In  early  life  he  worked  as  a  laborer  on  the  rail- 
road, clerked  in  a  grocery  store,  and  in  1882  he  became  the  assistant  cashier 
of  the  Exchange  Bank  of  Breckenridge.  He  then,  in  1887,  went  to  CoW- 
gill,  and  clerked  in  the  Farmers  Bank  there  for  six  months.  Mr.  Trosper 
then  began  farming  and  in  1889  moved  to  his  present  farm,  which  was 
then  owned  by  his  uncles,  James  and  William  Trosper.  In  1917  Mr.  Tros- 
per bought  the  farm,  and  has  made  extensive  improvements. 

Mr.  Trosper  was  married  Sept.  21,  1887,  to  Mina  G.  Pullen,  of  Livings- 
ton County,  a  daughter  of  William  A.  and  Sarah  (Blackburn)  Pullen,  na- 
tives of  Indiana.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pullen  were  among  the  early  settlers  of 
Missouri,  living  east  of  Jamesport  on  a  farm.  Mrs.  Pullen  died  in  Breck- 
enridge, in  1916,  where  she  and  her  husband  had  lived  for  some  time.  Mr. 
Pullen  died  in  1920  at  the  home  of  Mr.  Trosper,  at  the  age  of  87  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  B.  Trosper  are  the  parents  of  six  children: 
Naomi,  the  wife  of  R.  H.  Lane,  Ark  City,  Kan. ;  Bernice,  the  wife  of  L.  T. 
Wachtel,  Des  Moines,  la.;  Genevieve,  wife  of  Clarence  Norman,  Harrison 
Township,  Daviess  County;  Juanita,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Nicholas  L.,  at 


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home,  and  Robert  B.  Nicholas  L.  Trosper  is  a  World  War  veteran,  being 
assigned  to  Camp  Funston  and  later  sent  to  Ilaleigh,  N.  C.  He  was  station- 
ed there  for  three  months,  then  one  month  at  Charlotte,  N.  C.  He  was 
discharged  at  Camp  Pike,  Ark. 

William  B.  Trosper's  father  served  in  the  Mormon  War,  and  his  grand- 
father, Nicholas  Trosper  was  in  a  disturbance  at  Gallatin  in  1838  when 
Benedict  Weldon  was  making  a  speech.  A  crowd  of  Mormons  gathered 
and  attacked  Mr.  Weldon,  but  his  life  was  saved  through  the  efforts  of 
Nicholas  Trosper  and  Martin  Osborn,  and  for  a  time  the  Mormons  Were 
routed.  Nicholas  Trosper  and  his  wife,  Rachel  (Brank)  Trosper  were 
natives  of  North  Carolina,  and  in  June  1837,  they  settled  on  the  farm  now 
owned  by  William  Trosper. 

Mr.  Trosper  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  been  township  trustee  of  Harrison 
Township.  At  present  he  owns  435  acres  of  land.  He  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful in  general  farming  and  is  a  well  known  breeder  and  feeder  of  Short- 
horn cattle. 

Edward  F.  West,  a  hardware  merchant  of  Winston,  Daviess  County, 
is  a  member  of  a  Scotch  Irish  family  that  served  in  the  American  Revolu- 
tion. Among  the  family  heirlooms  are;  a  box,  made  by  Mr.  West's  great 
grandfather  in  1741 ;  a  knife,  made  by  Mr.  West's  grandfather,  John  W. 
West,  in  1841 ;  and  a  sword,  used  in  the  American  Revolution  by  Mr. 
West's  maternal  great-great-grandfather,  and  now  owned  by  Mr.  West's 
brother.  Mr.  West  was  born  in  Colfax  Township,  Feb.  18,  1863,  the  son 
of  William  Jewell  and  Mary  E.  (Cauckwell)  West. 

William  Jewell  West  was  born  in  Boone  County  in  1837,  the  son  of 
John  W.  West,  one  of  the  early  settlers.  John  W.  West  was  a  native  of 
Kentucky,  where  he  was  born  in  1804.  He  entered  land  in  Colfax 
Township,  Daviess  County,  and  died  there  on  Sept.  10,  1893.  His  wife, 
Ruth  (Lemmon)  West,  died,  Dec.  22,  1894.  John  W.  West  was  a  miller 
and  carpenter.   His  remains  are  buried  in  Black  Cemetery, 

William  Jewell  West  owned  several  farms  at  various  times.  He 
was  the  first  miller  to  locate  at  Winston,  where  he  established  the  mill 
in  1891.  He  built  several  residences,  business  edifices,  and  churches  in 
Winston,  Cameron,  and  other  towns.  He  owned  a  farm  near  Winston. 
He  married  Mary  E.  Chauckwell,  born  in  1840  in  Scott  County,  Ky.,  the 
daughter  of  Thomas  Chauckwell.  He  was  born  in  Virginia,  then  went 
to  Kentucky,  and  was  an  early  settler  of  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess 
County.  He  died,  March  12,  1860.  His  father  was  a  native  of  England. 
The  Chauckwell  family  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1858,  and  Mary  E. 
Chauckwell  was  married  to  William  Jewell  West,  June  30,  1859.    To 


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this  union  the  following  children  were  born :  John  T,,  living  at  Jerome, 
Kan. ;  Edward  F.,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  Willis  Dudley,  died  in  1878 
at  the  age  of  four  years ;  and  William  Vincil,  born  Aug.  5,  1879,  and  now 
a  resident  of  Winston.   William  Jewell  West  died  in  1905. 

Edward  F.  West  attended  the  rural  schools  and  operated  a  saw- 
mill. He  is  a  mechanic  and  carpenter,  and  understands  the  mechanism 
of  plumbing,  steam  fitting,  furnaces,  threshing  machines  and  engine 
work.  Mr.  West  was  engaged  for  expert  work  by  the  Aultman  Miller 
Harvesting  Company  of  Akron,  Ohio,  and  remained  with  that  firm  for 
nine  years.  On  July  22,  1895,  he  bought  the  hardware  stock  owned  by 
E.  G.  Trumbo  of  Winston,  and  at  once  began  business.  The  building 
is  commodious  and  includes  an  annex  for  the  housing  of  machinery. 
Mr.  West  has  a  good  stock,  neatly  kept.  His  residence  is  located  on  the 
two  lots  adjoining  the  store,  and  was  the  first  modern  home  built  at 
Winston.  Mr.  West  says  that  Winston  is  one  of  the  progressive  small 
towns  of  the  state.  The  town  has  cement  walks  on  practically  all  streets, 
and  there  is  a  large  percentage  of  modern  homes.  Quite  recently,  Mr. 
West  has  sold  23  L.  J.  Mueller  pipeless  furnaces,  all  of  them  installed  in 
Winston  houses,  or  in  the  neighboring  farmers'  homes. 

Edward  F.  West  was  married  on  Nov.  19,  1890  to  Allie  Pirena  Funk, 
born,  Feb.  16,  1869  in  Knox  County.  She  came  to  Daviess  County  when 
she  was  eight  years  old  with  her  parents,  Garrison  and  Ann  E.  (Smith) 
Funk.  They  now  live  in  Kansas. 

Mr.  West  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
Lodge  at  Winston,  the  Scottish  Rites  at  St.  Joseph,  and  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  Lodge  at  Cameron,  Both  he  and  his  wife  are 
identified  with  the  Methodist  church.  Mr.  West  served  as  the  mayor  ol 
Winston,  and  proved  himself  a  thoroughly  competent  official.  He  is  a 
man  of  intense  civic  pride  and  believes  most  heartily  in  the  future  of 
Winston.  As  a  business  man,  he  is  reliable,  and  as  a  citizen  he  has  the 
esteem  of  the  community. 

Albert  Neth,  the  owner  and  proprietor  of  a  popular  cafe  and  res- 
taurant at  Winston,  was  born  in  Clay  County,  Dec.  12,  1872.  His  parents 
were  Jacob  and  Fannie  (Switzer)  Neth. 

Jacob  Neth  was  born  in  Germany,  and  his  wife,  in  Clay  County, 
Missouri.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  he  was  18  years  old,  and 
located  in  Clay  County,  where  he  was  married.  In  1897,  he  came  to  Da- 
viess County,  and  bought  a  farm  of  172  acres  in  Jefferson  Township, 
which  he  still  owned  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1917.  His  remains  are 
buried  in  the  Winston  Cemetery.   His  wife,  Fannie  (Switzer)  Neth,  died 


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in  Clinton  County  in  1881,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  of 
the  Smith  Fork  Baptist  Church.  Their  children  were:  Anthony,  living 
at  Kidder;  Anna,  the  wife  of  George  Norton  of  Pueblo,  Col. ;  Albert,  the 
subject  of  this  review ;  Fannie,  married  to  Floyd  Jackson  of  Kidder;  and 
Artie  May,  now  Mrs.  E.  Rutherford  of  Springfield,  111. 

Albert  Neth  attended  the  public  school  in  Clinton  County,  and 
worked  by  the  day.  He  bought  30  acres  of  land  in  Jefferson  Township, 
where  he  remained  for  five  years.  In  1920,  he  sold  his  land,  and  bought 
a  home  at  Winston.  A  year  later,  he  bought  the  cafe  and  restaurant, 
which  he  now  operates,  and  has  established  an  excellent  business. 

Mr.  Neth  was  married  on  Feb. 25,  1903,  to  Emma  Wood,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Leonard  and  Clara  (Edwards)  Wood,  both  natives  of  Daviess 
County,  now  living  at  Winston.  Mrs.  Neth's  paternal  grandfather,  Jo- 
seph Wood,  was  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  was  a  pioneer  settler  in  Colfax 
Township,  Daviess  County.  Her  maternal  grandfather,  Wiley  Edwards, 
was  an  early  settler  in  Colfax  Township.  He  later  became  a  merchant 
at  Victoria,  but  moved  to  Winston,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  92  years. 
His  remains  are  buried  in  Black  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neth  have  one 
son,  Erwin  Dudley,  born  on  May  28,  1909. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neth  are  energetic  and  ambitious  people,  and  are  do- 
ing a  good  business  at  Winston. 

W.  P.  Griffin,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Daviess  County  and  a 
veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  is  now  living  at  Altamont.  He  was  born  in 
Wayne  County,  Ohio,  on  Dec.  15,  1848,  the  son  of  James  and  Elizabeth 
(Beam)   Griffin. 

James  Griffin  and  his  wife  were  both  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  and 
were  married  in  Ohio.  They  left  Ohio  in  1856,  and  came  down  the  Ohio 
River  by  boat,  and  up  the  Missouri  and  Mississippi  Rivers  to  Lexington, 
Mo.  From  Lexington,  they  drove  through  to  Daviess  County,  which  they 
reached  on  June  6,  1856.  James  Griffin  bought  80  acres  of  land  in  Col- 
fax Township,  the  land  now  owned  by  the  King  heirs.  In  1887,  James 
Griffin  moved  to  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  became  connected  with  the  Met- 
ropolitan Street  Railway  Company.  He  died  in  Kansas  City  in  1896,  and 
his  remains  are  buried  in  Forest  Hill  Cemetery  there.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Missouri  State  Militia  during  the  Civil  War.  Mrs.  Griffin  died  at 
Palmyra,  Mo.,  in  November,  1865,  and  her  remains  are  buried  there.  To 
the  union  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Beam)  Griffin  the  following  children 
were  born :  W.  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  George  E.,  died  in  St.  Louis, 
while  in  service  during  the  Civil  War,  and  his  remains  are  buried  at  Jef- 
ferson Barracks;  and  Charles  A.,  a  traveling  salesman  for  the  Fred  Har- 


692  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

vey  Company  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.  By  a  second  marriage  of  the  father  to 
Lydia  Jane  Beam,  he  had  three  children:  Agnes,  was  Mrs.  Homer  and 
died  in  Nebraska;  John  L.,  address  now  unknown;  and  J.  H.,  living  at 
Clay  Center,  Kan. 

W.  P.  Griffin  attended  the  public  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  15  years, 
enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War.  He  was  assigned  to  Company  H, 
43rd  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry  at  Gallatin  on  Aug.  22,  1864,  was  mus- 
tered out  of  service  at  St.  Louis  on  June  30th  and  discharged  July  8, 
1865.  He  took  part  in  the  fight  at  Glasgow,  and  was  captured  on  Oct. 
15,  1864.  He  was  later  paroled  and  sent  to  St.  Louis,  then  to  St.  Joseph, 
and  finally  to  Kansas  City,  on  raids  against  the  "bushwhackers."  After 
the  war,. Mr.  Griffin  returned  to  Daviess  County  and  that  same  year  the 
family  moved  to  Marion  County,  where  they  remained  for  two  years. 
Mr.  Griffin  then  came  back  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  bought  80  acres 
of  land  just  east  of  Altamont.  He  sold  his  land  in  1918,  and  has  been 
living  at  Altamont  ever  since. 

Mr.  Griffin  was  married,  Feb.  10,  1876,  to  Artemesia  Wolfinbarger, 
a  daughter  of  George  and  Miranda  (Matthews)  Wolfinbarger,  both  na- 
tives of  Meigs  County,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wolfinbarger  came  to  Mis- 
souri in  1865,  and  settled  at  Chillicothe.  They  came  to  Daviess  County 
in  1869,  and  located  in  Sheridan  Township.  In  1880,  they  moved  to 
Winston,  where  Mr.  Wolfinbarger  died  in  1895,  and  his  wife,  in  1899. 
The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Winston  Cemetery.  Mr.  Wolfin- 
barger served  on  the  board  of  education  in  his  township  for  many  years. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wolfinbarger  had  the  following  children :  Artemisia,  now 
Mrs.  Griffin ;  Myrtle,  now  Mrs,  Edwards  of  Winston ;  Nancy  Ann,  now 
Mrs.  Rarick  of  Guymon,  Okla. ;  J.  F.,  died  at  Denver,  Col. ;  Mrs.  O.  P. 
Walter,  died  at  Chicago,  111.;  Mrs.  S.  M.  Beaman,  died  in  Denver,  Col.; 
and  Mrs.  Charlotte  (Myers)  Lindsey,  died  at  Guymon,  Okla. 

To  the  union  of  W.  P.  and  Artemisia  (Wolfinbarger)  Griffin,  the 
following  children  were  born :  Maude,  now  Mrs.  F.  A.  Johnson  of  Clay 
Center,  Kan. ;  George  G.,  living  at  Enid.  Okla. ;  Myrtle  Viola,  died  in  in- 
fancy ;  Bessie  Artemesia,  now  Mrs.  W.  M.  Thoresen  of  St.  Joseph ;  Ollie 
Gay,  the  wife  of  W.  D.  Moore  of  Alexandria,  La. :  W.  P.,  Jr.,  living  at 
Chickasha,  Okla.,  Louise  May,  Married  to  H.  W.  Mumford,  of  Chicka- 
sha,  Okla.;  Miranda  J.,  died  in  1918.  at  the  age  of  26  years;  Finis  Irene, 
at  home;  and  Phoebe  Sarah,  the  wife  of  W.  O.  Thompson  of  Altamont. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Griffin  have  12  grandchildren.  Three  of  their  daughters. 
Finis.  Phoebe,  and  Louise,  graduated  from  the  Altamont  Hicrh  School. 

Mr.  Griffi.n  is  a  member  of  the  John  A.  Dix  Post  of  the  Grand  Army 


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of  the  Republic  at  Kidder,  and  for  21  years,  he  was  the  secretary  of  the 
board  of  education  at  Altamont.  He  is  an  alert  and  capable  man,  and  a 
very  interesting  talker.  He  revisited  the  scene  of  his  birth  and  early 
childhood  in  Ohio  in  1917  and  1919,  and  his  reminiscences  of  that  visit 
and  of  his  boyhood  days  in  the  war  are  both  instructive  and  entertain- 
ing. The  GritRn  family  is  one  of  the  highly  esteemed  families  of  the 
community. 

Peter  Galpin,  a  retired  farmer  of  Daviess  County  and  well  known 
throughout  the  county,  now  lives  at  Altamont,  where  he  owns  7^  acres 
of  land  and  a  pleasantly  situated  residence.  Mr,  Galpin  was  born  in  Del- 
aware County,  Ohio,  Feb.  14,  1843,  the  son  of  William  Riley  and  Eliza 
(Williamson)  Galpin. 

The  history  of  the  Galpin  family  in  the  United  States  dates  back  to 
1648,  when  Philip  Galpin  came  to  New  Haven,  Ct.,  from  Bristol,  England, 
where  he  was  born.  He  died  at  Rye,  N.  Y.,  in  1664.  His  third  son,  Ben- 
jamin, was  an  ancestor  of  Peter  Galpin,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
through  two  generations  of  sons  named  Samuel,  and  a  great  grandson, 
named  Selleck.  Peter  Galpin's  great  grandfather  was  born  in  Wood- 
bury, Conn.,  and  was  a  brother  to  Nathan  Galpin,  who  moved  to  New 
York  in  1801,  and  in  1830,  went  to  Washington  County,  Mich.  That 
branch  of  the  Galpin  family  still  lives  in  Michigan.  Freeman  Galpin  of 
Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  is  a  descendant  of  Nathan  Galpin. 

One  of  Selleck  Galpin's  sons,  Ebenezer,  was  the  grandfather  of 
Peter  Galpin.  He  was  married  twice.  To  his  first  marriage  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born :  William  Riley ;  Selleck,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
16  years;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  and  Sarah  Ann,  deceased.  To  his  second 
marriage  these  children  were  born:  Polly;  Curtis,  probably  living  in  Cal- 
ifornia; Amanda,  who  died  at  the  age  of  19  years;  Edward;  Lucinda, 
living  in  California;  Mary,  deceased;  Emmaline,  died  Sept.  5,  1902; 
Jane,  married  first  to  a  Mr.  Dillon,  and  a  second  time  to  a  Mr.  Holstead 
and  she  is  now  deceased ;  David,  who  was  accidentally  shot  and  killed. 

William  Riley  Galpin  was  bom  in  Delaware  County,  Ohio,  March 
12,  1819,  and  died  on  Oct.  11,  1909,  in  Sheridan  Township,  Daviess 
County,  Missouri.  His  remains  are  buried  in  the  McCrary  Cemetery. 
His  wife,  Eliza  (Williamson)  Galpin,  was  born  in  Ohio  on  Aug.  9,  1817, 
and  died  in  Ohio,  Feb.  26,  1862.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  Ohio. 
Their  children  were:  Peter  G.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  John,  born 
April  22,  1845,  and  now  living  at  Long  Beach,  Calif.,  married  Rebecca 
Jane  Culver;  Ebenezer,  born  Feb.  19,  1847,  and  died  in  August,  1919, 
in  Los  Angeles,  where  his  widow,  Mary  Olive   (Swisher)    Galpin,  still 


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lives;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Brobst  of  Oakland,  Calif.;  and  Florence,  now 
Mrs.  Jennings,  Oakland,  Calif.;  and  Almeron  C,  living  in  California. 
Ebenezer  Galpin  served  for  three  years  in  the  121st  Ohio  Infantry  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War.  While  he  was  in  the  hospital  at  Campbellsville,  Ky., 
he  was  captured  by  Morgan  and  his  men,  but  was  afterwards  paroled. 

By  a  second  marriage  of  William  Riley  Galpin  to  Sarah  Ann  Place, 
he  had  three  children:  Frankie  Ann,  the  widow  of  Adam  Hiel  of  Ohio; 
Findley,  a  resident  of  Columbus,  Ohio ;  Gertrude,  now  married. 

Peter  Galpin  attended  the  schools  of  Ohio  in  the  little  town  of  Sun- 
bury,  and  later  went  to  a  subscription  school  at  Olive  Green,  walking 
2^  miles  each  way  to  attend  the  school. 

On  July  5,  1864,  Peter  Galpin,  his  brother,  and  a  neighbor  boy,  Al- 
vin  Rosecrans,  left  Delaware  County,  Ohio,  and  drove  1,500  sheep  to 
Powesheik  County,  Iowa.  They  were  58  days  making  the  journey.  The 
dust  was  at  least  two  inches  thick  most  of  the  way,  and  they  made  only 
ten  miles  a  day.  Peter  Galpin  got  a  dollar  a  day  as  his  wage  for  the 
trip.  He  stopped  in  Decatur  County,  Iowa,  at  the  home  of  his  grand- 
father, Ebenezer  Galpin,  and  remained  there  a  year. 

In  the  fall  of  1865,  Mr.  Galpin  came  to  Missouri,  and  located  in 
Daviess  County,  where  he  has  spent  most  of  the  time  ever  since.  He  and 
his  brother,  John,  bought  80  acres  of  land  in  Sheridan  Township.  Their 
brother,  Ebenezer,  was  at  first  a  partner  with  them  in  the  transaction, 
but  later  sold  his  interest  in  the  land.  Peter  Galpin  now  owns  281  acres 
of  land  in  Sheridan  Township,  which  is  operated  by  his  youngest  son. 
Mr.  Galpin  farmed  the  land  from  1872  to  1912,  when  he  moved  to  Gal- 
latin. The  fall  of  that  year,  he  went  to  Altamont,  where  he  bought  his 
present  home. 

Peter  Galpin  was  married  on  Dec.  8,  1870,  to  Victorrene  Swisher, 
born  on  Dec.  8,  1845,  the  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Amanda  (Dennison) 
Swisher  of  Sheridan  Township.  Isaac  Swisher  was  born  on  Feb.  13, 
1815,  in  Virginia,  and  died  in  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  Feb.  13,  1886. 
His  wife,  a  native  of  Delaware,  was  born  Aug.  16,  1817,  and  died  in 
Caldwell  County,  Missouri,  May  3,  1881.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried 
at  Hamilton. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  Galpin  have  three  sons:  Claude  H.,  born  on 
July  28,  1875,  married  Cora  Scott,  May  22,  1898,  and  now  lives  at  Galla- 
tin; Victor  S.,  born  Aug.  24,  1880,  married  Maud  Gallamore  on  Dec.  25, 
1901,  and  now  lives  at  Gallatin;  and  Peter  Fletcher  born  April  15,  1890, 
married  Clara  Snyder  on  July  15,  1911,  and  lives  on  the  home  place. 
Claude  H.  Galpin  has  five  children:   Roy,  Grace,  J.   P.,  Harold,  and 


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Jewell;  Victor  S.  Galpin  has  two  children,  Audrey  and  Heath;  and 
Fletcher  Galpin  has  the  following  children,  Junior,  Viola,  Doris,  and 
James  Alva. 

Peter  Galpin  filled  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  in  Sheridan 
Township  for  two  terms  and  was  township  trustee  two  terms.  He  is  one 
of  the  prominent  men  in  his  community.  The  Galpin  family  has  been 
held  in  high  regard  ever  since  Mr.  Galpin  first  settled  in  Daviess  County, 
and  has  always  been  accounted  an  asset  to  the  county.  Mr.  Galpin  was 
for  many  years,  a  progressive  and  energetic  farmer,  and  since  his  re- 
tirement from  active  duty  on  the  farm,  he  has  given  much  thought  ot 
matters  pertaining  to  community  progress  and  civic  welfare. 

W.  W.  Ament  succeeded  Buchanan  and  Sons  in  the  general  mer- 
chandise business  at  Winston,  Daviess  County,  Dec.  4,  1915.  The  store  is 
located  in  the  Foxworthy  Building,  and  Mr.  Ament  carries  an  excellent 
line  of  dry  goods,  groceries,  queensware,  shoes,  stationery,  and  school 
supplies.  He  is  assisted  in  the  store  by  Mrs.  Ament,  who  is  competent 
and  enthusiastic  in  the  work.  The  business  is  one  of  the  thriving  indus- 
tries of  the  community. 

Mr.  Ament  is  a  native  Kentuckian.  He  was  born  in  Hardin  County, 
Kentucky,  Nov.  11,  1878,  the  son  of  J.  H.  and  Rachel  Ament.  J.  H. 
Ament  and  his  wife  now  live  at  Kidder,  where  Mr.  Ament  is  widely 
known  as  a  successful  merchant.  He  has  been  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Kidder  for  the  past  35  years. 

W.  W.  Ament  came  to  Missouri  with  his  parents  in  1881.  They  set- 
tled in  Caldwell  County,  and  Mr.  Ament  attended  the  public  schools  and 
then  was  a  student  at  Thayer  College  at  Kidder.  When  he  was  17  years 
old,  he  began  to  work  for  the  firm  of  Beaumont  and  Larrabee,  mer- 
chants at  Kidder.  He  remained  in  that  position  for  3|  years,  receiving 
for  his  first  salary  $8.00  per  month.  He  worked  diligently  and  was  de- 
termined to  succeed.  He  went  to  California,  and  worked  as  an  engineer 
for  the  "20  Mule  Team  Borax"  firm.  While  in  that  position  he  suffered 
the  loss  of  his  left  hand,  but  this  calamity  did  not  deter  him  from  his 
ambition  to  succeed.  He  came  back  to  Missouri,  and  entered  the  livery 
business  at  Chillicothe,  in  which  work  he  remained  for  two  years.  At 
the  end  of  that  time,  he  went  to  Kidder  and  entered  into  buisness  with 
his  father  and  brother.  In  1910  he  and  his  wife  went  to  California, 
where  Mr.  Ament  became  the  bookkeeper  for  the  Petaluma-San  Fran- 
cisco Transfer  Company  at  Petaluma.  They  remained  there  for  three 
years,  and  in  1914  went  to  San  Francisco,  where  Mr.  Ament  was  in  bus- 
iness for  two  years  at  the  corner  of  Scott  and  O'Farrell  streets.   He  sold 


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that  business  and  returned  to  Missouri  because  of  the  illness  of  members 
of  his  family,  and  bought  his  present  business  at  Winston  in  1915. 

W.  W.  Ament  was  married  Nov.  27,  1907,  to  Lillian  W.  Vallanding- 
ham,  a  daughter  of  R.  L.  and  Amanda  (Woodruff)  Vallandingham. 

R.  L.  Vallandingham  died  in  1899  at  Kidder.  He  was  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War  in  which  he  served  as  a  Confederate  soldier.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  left  wrist  while  in  service.  After  his  death  his  widow 
and  two  daughters  operated  the  home  farm;  they  were  left  with  nothing 
but  the  land  and  on  account  of  sickness  of  Enolia,  the  widow's  daughter, 
they  mortgaged  the  farm  to  get  money;  and  they  succeeded  in  paying 
off  the  mortgage  by  raising  and  feeding  hogs.  The  widow  still  lives  at 
Winston.  Mrs.  Ament  was  born  near  Gallatin,  Jan.  1,  1881,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  and  attended  Thayer  College,  from  which 
institution  she  graduated  in  music  in  1905.  She  taught  music  for  six 
years,  and  then  taught  school  in  Daviess  County  for  two  years.  Later 
she  became  the  manager  of  the  art  and  music  department  in  a  store  in 
Petaluma,  Calif.  She  has  a  brother,  H.  C.  Vallandingham,  who  owns  a 
part  of  the  home  farm  in  Colfax  Township,  where  he  lives. 

Mr.  Ament  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
Lodge,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern 
Star  Lodge.  Mr.  Ament  served  as  township  collector  for  a  term  in  Cald- 
well County.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  energetic  and  ambitious.  They 
enter  with  zeal  into  the  life  of  the  community  and  are  both  strong  fac- 
tors in  all  of  the  civic  activities  of  the  neighborhood.  They  are  assets  to 
the  town  of  Winston,  where  they  are  both  held  in  high  regard. 

Dr.  D.  M.  Clagett,  for  the  past  50  years  a  practicing  physician  at 
Winston,  is  one  of  the  interesting  pioneer  professional  men  of  this  part 
of  Missouri.  He  is  a  native  of  Mississippi,  where  he  was  born  in  Natchez 
County  on  March  24,  1846.  His  parents  were  Dr.  Hezekiah  and  Eliza- 
beth (Shipp)  Clagett. 

Dr.  Hezekiah  Clagett  was  born  in  Maryland,  and  died  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  in  1912,  at  the  age  of  95  years.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the 
Jefferson  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  was  the  first  dent- 
ist to  make  artificial  teeth  west  of  Philadelphia.  He  practiced  in  St. 
Louis  for  several  years,  and  retired  from  professional  life  when  he  left 
that  city.   His  wife  was  born  in  Kentucky,  and  died  in  St.  Louis  in  1856. 

D.  M.  Clagett  attended  the  public  school,  and  graduated  from  the 
Medical  Department  of  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  in  1872.  He 
located  at  Victoria  four  miles  northwest  of  Winston  and  in  1874,  located 
at  Winston.    He  made  the  journey  from  St.  Louis  to  Daviess  County  on 


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horseback.  He  had  no  particular  destination  in  mind  when  he  left  St. 
Louis,  but  felt  that  if  he  rode  long  enough  he  would  find  a  suitable  loca- 
tion. When  he  opened  his  office  at  Winston,  Dr.  F.  C.  Eastman  was  lo- 
cated at  Alta  Vista,  and  the  Gallatin  physicians  were ;  Drs.  Robertson, 
Givens,  Brosius,  Folmsbee,  Black,  and  McFarland.  All  of  those  men  are 
dead  after  years  of  active  service  to  their  communities. 

Dr.  Clagett  gives  some  interesting  recollections  of  the  early  days  of 
the  medical  work  in  the  county.  The  doctors  all  dispensed  their  own 
medicines,  and  made  their  visits  under  difficulties.  They  rode  horse- 
back; there  were  no  buggies  outside  of  Gallatin  in  Daviess  County. 
People  rode  in  linchpin  wagons  and  used  splint  bottom  chairs  for  seats. 
There  were  few  settlers  on  the  prairies,  and  most  of  them  lived  at  the 
edge  of  the  timber  land.  The  prairie  grass  was  often  as  high  as  a  horse, 
and  the  sod  plows  had  not  yet  been  introduced  into  this  part  of  the 
country.  The  roads  were  mere  trails  very  often,  and  were  hard  to  fol- 
low when  there  was  a  snow  storm.  Dr.  Clagett  tells  that  one  snowy  eve- 
ning, Robert  Caster  started  on  the  two-mile  trip  for  Dr.  Clagett  to  at- 
tend a  sick  member  of  the  Caster  family.  After  wandering  around  on 
the  prairie  for  a  long  time  he  saw  a  light  and  went  to  the  back  door  of 
the  house.  To  his  inquiry  of  "Who  lives  here?"  a  neighbor  woman,  who 
was  attending  the  sick  person,  replied,  "Bob  Caster."  Mr.  Caster  had 
simply  circled  around  in  the  storm  to  his  own  home.  ' 

Dr.  Clagett  was  the  coroner  of  Daviess  County  at  the  time  of  the 
famous  Winston  train  robbery  in  1878,  which  resulted  in  the  killing  by 
the  robbers  of  Dr.  Westfall  and  one  other  man,  and  in  the  trial  of  Frank 
James  for  the  murder.  Several  other  men  were  suspected  of  complicity 
in  the  crime,  but  only  the  one  was  tried.  He  was  acquitted.  Dr.  Clagett 
summoned  the  jury  which  held  the  inquest  over  the  murdered  bodies, 
and  was  a  witness  at  the  trial,  the  details  of  which  stirred  the  entire 
state. 

Dr.  Clagett  was  married  on  Jan.  1,  1874,  to  Mary  A.  Wood  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Martha  (Osborn)  Wood,  early  settlers  of  Daviess 
County.  James  Wood  was  born  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  1826,  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  the  fifties.  He  located  in  Colfax  Township,  Daviess  County. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  State  Militia.  He  died  in  1878  in  the 
52nd  year  of  his  age.  His  wife  was  born  in  Boone  County,  and  died  in 
August,  1920,  at  the  age  of  87  years.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in 
the  Victoria  Cemetery.  Besides  Mrs.  Clagett,  the  living  children  of 
James  Wood  and  his  wife  are:  Mrs.  J.  M.  Pringle  of  Cameron;  Mrs. 
Luvina  Spaulding  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  and  Alvin,  living  in  Oklahoma. 


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Dr.  and  Mrs.  Clagett  have  a  son,  O.  F.,  a  practicing  physician  of 
Carbondale,  Col.  He  was  born,  Aug.  7,  1881,  and  attended  the  school 
at  Winston.  He  later  went  to  school  at  Cameron,  and  graduated  from 
University  Medical  College  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.  He  was  married  in 
August,  1904,  to  Effie  Stevens  of  Trenton,  and  to  their  union  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born;  Eleanor,  John  Malcolm,  Oscar  Theron,  Helen 
Louise,  and  Bettie.  Helen  Louise  Clagett  died  of  influenza  at  the  age  of 
five  years. 

Dr.  Clagett  has  been  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  Lodge  for  40  years,  and  served  as  the  treasurer  of  the  lodge  at 
Winston  for  35  years.  He  served  four  years  as  the  coroner  of  Davies 
County.  His  period  of  half  a  century  of  service  in  Daviess  County  makes 
him  one  of  the  promiennt  figures  in  the  community.  He  has  been  es- 
teemed by  more  than  two  generations  in  and  around  Winston,  and  his 
name  rightly  belongs  in  Dr.  Clagett's  work  is  worthy  of  mention  in  such 
a  book. 

George  A.  Olsen,  proprietor  of  Plain  View  Farm  near  Winston  in 
Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Iowa  on  Aug.  13,  1873, 
the  son  of  C.  M.  and  Catherine  E.  (Van  Dyke)  Olsen, 

C.  M.  Olsen  and  his  family  moved  to  Dakota  in  1897  where  they 
remained  for  five  years.  They  came  to  Daviess  County  and  settled  in 
Jefferson  Township,  later  moving  to  Devon,  Bourbon  County,  Kan. 
From  there  they  went  to  Hugo,  Lincoln  County,  Col.,  and  took  up  a 
claim  upon  which  they  lived  ten  years;  they  now  live  in  Hugo,  Col.  The 
children  of  C.  M.  Olsen  and  his  wife  were :  George  A.,  the  subject  of  this 
review;  Henry,  deceased;  Josephine,  now  Mrs,  Stegeburg  of  Woon- 
socket,  S.  Dak. ;  W.  W.,  living  at  Hugo,  Col. ;  John  C,  a  resident  of  Hugo, 
Col. ;  and  Cora,  now  Mrs,  Broadbeck  of  Fort  Scott,  Kan,. 

George  A.  Olsen  attended  the  schools  of  Iowa,  and  has  been  a 
farmer  and  stockraiser  all  of  his  life.  In  1902  he  came  to  Daviess  County 
and  bought  his  present  farm  of  120  acres  two  miles  north  of  Winston, 
The  residence  was  on  the  farm  at  the  time  Mr,  Olsen  purchased  it,  but 
he  has  made  the  other  improvements,  including  a  barn,  farm  buildings, 
and  set  out  an  orchard.  Besides  his  home  place,  Mr.  Olsen  owns  eighty 
acres  of  land  adjoining  the  Fulton  place  on  the  south  and  40  acres  west 
of  the  home  place.  He  has  made  improvements  on  both  of  those  places. 
Mr.  Olsen  raises  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and  White  Leg- 
horn, Plymouth  Rock,  and  Brahma  poultry.  He  has  achieved  a  marked 
success  in  his  line  of  work  and  is  accounted  one  of  the  able  and  energetic 
farmers  of  the  township. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  699 

George  A.  Olsen  was  married  on  Oct.  18,  1894,  in  Winneshiek 
County,  Iowa,  to  Alta  Stone,  a  native  of  Fayette  County,  Iowa,  and  a 
daughter  of  James  and  Ann  (Reed)  Stone.  Mr.  Stone  died  in  Iowa  and 
his  wife  died  in  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Frank 
Frederick.  Her  remains  are  buried  at  Winston.  Mrs.  Olsen  is  the  only 
child  of  her  parents,  but  by  a  former  marriage  her  mother  had  the  fol- 
lowing children;  Samuel  Frederick;  Frank  Frederick;  and  Helen  and 
Ellen,  twins,  the  former  now  Mrs.  Loop  and  the  latter  now  Mrs.  Leslie ; 
and  Flora  dead. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Olsen  have  six  children:  Earl,  married  Zella  Downs, 
and  lives  on  a  farm  south  of  Winston;  Vay,  a  resident  of  Fort  Scott, 
Kan. ;  Orla,  a  teacher  at  Fairview  School ;  Harry,  married  Nora  Carey, 
and  lives  on  the  home  place ;  Vira,  living  at  Fort  Scott,  Kan. ;  and  Viola, 
a  student  in  the  Winston  High  School.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Olsen  have  two 
grandchildren,  Geneva  Fern  and  Verlin  Wayne  Olsen. 

The  Olsen  family  is  held  in  high  regard  in  the  community.  Mr.  Ol- 
sen is  competent  and  reliable  and  an  excellent  farmer. 

James  M.  Mallory,  a  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County, 
is  a  native  Virginian.  He  was  born  on  March  1,  1866,  near  Hillsville, 
Virginia,  the  son  of  Moses  T.  and  Virginia  (Allen)  Mallory. 

Moses  T.  Mallory  was  born  in  1832  and  his  wife  was  born  in  1838. 
They  were  married  in  Virginia,  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1869.  They 
made  the  trip  by  wagon  and  were  more  than  two  months  on  the  road. 
They  settled  north  of  Altamont,  where  they  bought  40  acres  of  land 
from  the  railroad  company.  In  1877,  Mr.  Mallory  moved  to  the  farm 
now  owned  by  his  son,  James  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  He  re- 
mained on  the  farm  for  25  years,  and  then  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  he 
died  in  1908.  Mr.  Mallory  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade  as  well  as  a  farmer. 
He  served  in  the  Confederate  Army  for  three  and  one-half  years.  He 
enlisted  in  Virginia,  and  was  in  Gen.  Jubal  A.  Early's  forces  in  Lee's  Di- 
vision. He  was  with  that  division  at  the  time  of  Lee's  surrender. 

Virginia  (Allen)  Mallory  died  at  Altamont  in  1874,  and  Mr.  Mal- 
lory later  married  Susan  Rawlins,  who  died  in  1915.  To  his  first  union 
three  children  were  born:  Stephen  A.,  living  in  DeKalb  County;  James 
M.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  and  Virginia,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Patton 
of  Spokane,  Wash.  To  his  second  marriage  one  child  was  born,  a  daugh- 
ter, Julia,  who  died  at  the  age  of  five  years. 

James  M.  Mallory  attended  the  rural  schools  and  was  a  teacher  in 
Daviess  County  for  several  years.  He  owns  190  acres  of  land  in  Jeffer^ 
son  Township,  his  residence  being  located  five  miles  north  of  Winston. 


700  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

He  does  general  farming  and  his  own  housework  as  well.  Mr.  Mallory 
is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  in  1898,  he  made  the  race  for  circuit  clerk 
of  the  county.   He  has  served  as  the  township  collector  and  constable. 

The  Mallory  family  is  of  Welch  extraction.  Members  of  the  family 
have  lived  in  Daviess  County  since  the  fifties,  when  two  brothers  of 
Moses  T.  Mallory,  Joseph  and  Lanza  M.,  came  to  Missouri  and  pre- 
empted land  in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County.  They  were  among 
the  first  white  inhabitants  of  the  county.  Joseph  Mallory  built  the 
Seventh  Day  Adventist  Church  north  of  Altamont,  to  which  organiza- 
tion he  belonged.  He  died  on  his  farm  in  1900  and  his  remains  are 
buried  in  the  Union  Cemetery.  He  was  a  believer  in  the  cause  of  the 
Union  during  the  Civil  War  strife,  and  his  brother,  Lanza  M.,  supported 
the  Confederate  government.  Lanza  M.  Mallory  died  on  his  farm  near 
that  of  his  brother  in  1893. 

James  M.  Mallory  is  a  practical  and  competent  farmer  and  is  held 
in  high  esteem  by  his  neighbors. 

Charles  Bruce  Crowder,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stock  raiser  of 
Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County,  has  lived  on  his  present  farm  of 
155  acres  for  the  past  36  years.  He  is  a  member  of  a  pioneer  family  of 
the  county.  His  parents,  Hugh  S.  and  Cassie  Ann  (Searcy)  Crowder, 
were  among  the  early  settlers  of  this  part  of  Missouri.  They  owned  the 
land  adjoining  the  farm,  now  held  by  Mr.  Crowder,  and  he  was  born  on 
that  farm,  June  5,  1856. 

Hugh  S.  Crowder  was  born  in  Kentucky,  March  21,  1822.  He  was 
a  second  cousin  of  Gen.  Enoch  Crowder  of  World  War  fame  and  a  bro- 
ther of  Judge  Thomas  B.  Crowder  of  Daviess  County.  Hugh  S.  Crowder 
and  his  family  came  to  Platte  County,  Mo.,  in  1852.  His  wife,  Cas- 
sie Ann  (Searcy)  .Crowder,  was  born  in  Kentucky  on  April  27,  1830,  and 
her  brother,  S.  P.  Searcy,  born  in  Kentucky  on  April  11,  1832,  came  to 
Missouri  and  joined  the  Crowder  family.  They  all  moved  to  Daviess 
County  in  1854  and  settled  in  Jefferson  Township.  S.  P.  Searcy  married 
Sarah  Hynes,  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  bom  on  March  5,  1842,  and 
they  lived  on  their  farm  in  Jefferson  Township  until  their  death.  Mr. 
Searcy  died  in  1913  and  Mrs.  Searcy  died  in  1911.  Their  remains  are 
buried  in  Cape  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hugh  S.  Crowder  located  on  a 
farm  near  the  Searcy  farm,  and  at  one  time,  Mr.  Crowder  owned  600 
acres  of  land.  Mrs.  Crowder  died  on  the  farm  on  July  15,  1900,  and  Mr. 
Crowder  died  on  July  12,  1907. 

To  the  union  of  Hugh  S.  and  Cassie  Ann  (Searcy)  Crowder  the  fol- 
owing  children  were  born:  Sallie,  born  Dec.  9,  1850,  and  died  March  7, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  701 

1853;  James,  born  Sept.  14,  1853,  died  Sept.  30,  1890;  Charles  B.,  the 
subject  of  this  review;  Anna,  the  wife  of  Hugh  Smith  of  Rocky  Ford, 
Col.;  Ada,  married  to  John  Garner  of  Weatherby;  Cora  Lee,  on  the 
home  place;  Lizzie,  the  wife  of  Clarence  Polk  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  and 
Robert  A.,  living  on  the  home  place.  Harriett  Crowder,  a  niece  of  Hugh 
S.  Crowder,  was  reared  in  the  Crowder  home.  She  married  Elmer  Ross 
of  Colorado.  Of  the  children  born  to  S.  P.  Searcy  and  his  wife,  the  fol- 
lowing are  living:  Ada  Frances,  the  wife  of  Sherman  Sturgis;  N.  S.,  liv- 
ing in  Oklahoma;  Martha  Ellen,  married  Henry  Nevitt;  J,  F.,  living  in 
Jefferson  Township;  George  Allen,  on  the  home  place;  W.  B.  address 
unknown;  Effie  May,  the  wife  of  John  Boyer;  and  H.  N. 

Charles  B.  Crowder  attended  school  in  District  No.  55,  a  district 
organized  just  after  the  close  of  the  Civil  War.  The  first  school  was 
taught  by  Ben  Whitchurch.  Mr.  Crowder  has  always  lived  on  a  farm. 
His  present  farm  comprises  a  part  of  the  old  Crowder  home  place.  All 
of  the  improvements  were  made  by  the  present  owner.  The  residence 
lies  3^  miles  east  of  Weatherby. 

Charles  B.  Crowder  was  married,  March  11,  1885,  to  Carrie  Polk,  a 
daughter  of  Albin  and  Margaret  (Lewis)  Polk.  Mrs.  Polk  died  in  1856, 
and  her  remains  are  buried  in  Illinois.  Mr.  Polk,  now  87  years  old, 
makes  his  home  with  his  daughter.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War  in 
which  he  served  in  the  Union  army  for  a  year,  enlisting  from  Kentucky. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crowder  had  the  following  children:  Hugh  A.,  born 
Jan.  2,  1886,  married  Nora  Creason  on  June  15,  1912,  and  lives  on  the 
home  place;  Jesse  M.,  born  March  9,  1888,  married  Lulu  Spain,  and 
lives  at  Winston;  Perry  C,  born  Feb.  9,  1890,  married  Cleo  Sutton,  and 
lives  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Larkin  L.,  born  Feb.  1,  1892,  married  Jessie 
Robinson,  and  lives  in  Jefferson  Township;  Cleo  W.,  born  Jan.  7,  1895, 
mention  of  whom  occurs  later  in  this  sketch;  Bessie  Q.,  born  Nov.  17, 
1896,  married  to  Thomas  Hunt  of  Burton,  Kan.;  an  infant  son,  born  in 
1902  and  died  in  infancy;  and  Margaret  L.,  born  April  6,  1904,  now  a 
student  at  Kidder  Institute.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crowder  have  three  grand- 
children; Thelma  Crowder,  Max,  the  son  of  Cleo  W.  Crowder,  and  Nola 
Noll,  the  foster  child  of  Hugh  Crowder.  Cleo  W.  Crowder  was  inducted 
into  the  United  States  army  at  Gallatin,  was  sent  to  Camp  Doniphan, 
Okla.,  for  training,  and  was  overseas  for  11  months.  He  was  in  service 
for  19  months.  He  married  Phleta  West,  and  now  lives  on  the  Pettijohn 
farm  near  Gallatin. 

The  Crowder  family  is  held   in   high  regard  in   the   community. 


702  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Charles  Bruce  Crowder  is  esteemed  as  an  able  and  practical  farmer  and 
a  citizen  of  high  ideals. 

Thomas  L.  Frost,  a  successful  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township,  Da- 
viess County,  has  recently  retired  from  active  farm  life  and  will  make 
his  permanent  residence  at  Gallatin,  He  is  a  member  of  a  pioneer  fam- 
ily of  Daviess  County,  and  was  born  in  Jefferson  Township  on  the  farm 
which  he  now  owns  on  Dec.  6,  1856.  His  parents  were  Elisha  and  Eliza- 
beth (Born)  Frost. 

Elisha  Frost  was  born  in  Grayson  County,  Virginia.  He  came  to 
Missouri  in  1844  and  located  in  Jefferson  Township  in  Daviess  County. 
His  farm  comprised  the  land  now  owned  by  his  son,  Thomas  L.  He  be- 
came a  widely  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  the  county.  He  served 
as  trustee  for  the  township  for  many  years  and  was  actively  interested 
in  building  up  the  schools.  His  wife  died  on  July  22,  1864,  and  he  later 
married  Rachel  Black.  Elisha  Frost  died  on  Feb.  21,  1894.  His  remains 
and  those  of  his  first  wife  are  buried  in  Union  Church  Cemetery.  To 
his  union  with  Elizabeth  (Born)  Frost  the  following  children  were  born: 
James  H.,  at  one  time  county  recorder,  address  now  unknown;  George 
H.,  died  in  1889;  J.  W.,  died  in  1918;  Nancy  E.,  died  in  1877;  W.  C, 
died  in  1884;  Elisha  L.,  living  in  Marion  Township;  E.  F.,  a  resident  ot 
St.  Joseph;  Thomas  L.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  and  C.  D.,  died  in 
1910.  To  the  second  marriage  of  Elisha  Frost  one  daughter  was  born, 
Laura  May,  died  in  1902.  Both  James  H.  and  George  H.  Frost  were 
members  of  the  Missouri  State  Militia  during  the  Civil  War. 

Thomas  L.  Frost  lived  five  years  at  Pueblo,  Col.,  and  15  years  at 
Leadville,  Col.,  where  he  still  has  mining  interests.  He  went  to  Colorado 
in  1879  and  remained  in  that  state  until  1903,  when  he  came  to  Da- 
viess County.  He  has  land  holdings  of  175  acres  in  Jefferson  Township. 
The  farm  is  equipped  with  an  excellent  residence,  a  large  barn,  and 
other  improvements.  Mr.  Frost  held  a  sale  some  time  ago  and  for  a  short 
time  lived  with  Charles  F.  Youtsey  three  miles  north  of  Altamont. 

Mr.  Frost  was  married  in  1914  to  Nettie  (Hoover)  Youtsey,  a 
daughter  of  Scott  and  Lizzie  Hoover  of  Gallatin  and  the  widow  of  San- 
ford  M.  Youtsey.  By  her  first  marriage  Mrs.  Frost  had  two  children: 
Charles  F.,  a  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township;  and  Lois,  married  Ross 
Naylor  and  is  now  dead. 

Mr.  Frost  is  a  Republican  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a  reliable  man 
and  one  of  the  progressive  and  highly  esteemed  citizens  of  his  commun- 
ity. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  703 

E.  G.  Brown,  a  well  known  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess 
County,  was  born  on  a  farm  a  mile  northwest  of  his  present  home,  Aug. 
27,  1865,  the  son  of  James  and  Phoebe  (Frost)  Brown. 

James  Brown  was  born  in  Kentucky,  May  8,  1833,  and  was  brought 
to  Missouri  in  1836.  He  went  to  California  in  1844  and  returned  to  Mis- 
souri in  1851.  He  made  the  trip  to  the  West  with  an  ox  team,  and  came 
back  by  way  of  Panama.  He  engaged  in  mining  in  Colorado  for  a  time, 
and  after  his  return  to  Missouri,  bonght  land  in  Jefferson  Township, 
Daviess  County.  He  died  on  Oct.  27,  1911.  His  wife  was  a  daughter  of 
E.  and  Elizabeth  Frost,  who  were  pioneer  settlers  of  the  county.  She 
was  born,  Jan.  10,  1832,  and  died,  July  15,  1905.  James  Brown  and  his 
wife  had  three  children :  Mariam,  now  Mrs.  Smith  of  Winston ;  Lizzie, 
now  on  the  home  farm ;  and  E.  G.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

E.  G.  Brown  attended  the  public  schools  and  was  a  student  in  the 
Stanberry  Normal  in  1881.  He  returned  to  the  farm  at  the  end  of  that 
year,  and  now  owns  260  acres  of  well  improved  land  lying  six  miles 
north  of  Winston.  The  farm  is  on  the  Jefferson  Highway  and  has  excel- 
lent improvements.  There  is  a  fine  grove  of  trees  and  also  an  orchard 
of  four  acres.  Mr.  Brown  has  been  successful  in  raising  cattle  and  mules. 
The  farm  shows  the  effect  of  Mr.  Brown's  practical  methods.  It  presents 
a  neat,  well  kept  appearace. 

E.  G.  Brown  was  married  on  March  3,  1885,  to  Lydea  E.  Smith. 
Mrs.  Brown  was  born  in  Jefferson  Township,  the  daughter  of  William 
and  Sarah  (Ray)  Smith  of  Plattsburg.  Mrs.  Smith  died  in  1908  and  Mr. 
Smith  died  in  1916.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  at  Winston.  Their 
children  were:  Mack,  died  in  1908;  Lydea,  now  Mrs.  Brown;  Mrs.  A.  L 
Hays  of  Denver,  Col. ;  Mrs.  H.  A.  Murray  of  Denver,  Col.;  Clarence,  de- 
ceased; Myrtle,  now  Mrs.  Riggs  of  Colorado;  Florence,  deceased;  and 
Dr.  O.  L.,  of  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  have  the  following  children:  Clyta,  cashier 
with  the  National  Cloak  and  Suit  Company  at  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Lloyd 
Earl,  owner  of  the  old  Smith  homestead,  which  he  operates;  Lucille, 
married  to  Dr.  V.  W.  Myers  of  St.  Louis;  Roy  R.,  who  was  with  the  Mid- 
west Bank  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  for  a  year  and  is  now  at  home ;  and  Mar- 
jorie,  a  teacher  in  the  Benton  School  at  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Dr.  V.  W.  Myers  served  in  the  World  War  and  was  commissioned 
as  First  Lieutenant.  He  was  in  Camps  Oglethorp,  Chattanooga,  Tenn., 
and  was  married  there,  and  his  wife  then  went  to  Shoshone,  Idaho, 
where  she  was  musical  supervisor;  resigned  later  and  is  now  living  in  St. 
Louis. 


704  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  have  three  grandchildren :  Jewell,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Lloyd  E.  Brown,  and  Marjorie  Gale  and  Betty  Ray  Myers. 

Mr.  Brown  and  his  son,  Ray  R.,  are  both  members  of  the  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons  at  Altamont.  Mr.  Brown  belongs  to  the 
Blue  Lodge  and  Chapter  at  Gallatin.  He  has  filled  the  office  of  collector 
of  the  township  for  three  terms  and  was  a  clerk  under  Representative 
Dunlop  in  1919.  He  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics  and 
has  participated  in  political  affairs.  He  is  a  man  of  keen  intelligence 
and  as  a  citizen  manifests  pride  in  all  the  movements  that  pertain  to 
civic  progress.  , 

E.  M.  Foley,  Jr.,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  and  owner  of  600 
acres  of  land  in  Monroe  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Feb.  23,  1847, 
two  and  one-half  miles  from  where  he  now  lives,  a  son  of  Thomas  Green 
and  Elizabeth  D.  (Payne)  Foley. 

Thomas  Green  Foley  was  born  Nov.  12,  1819,  in  Knox  County,  Ky. 
When  about  14  years  of  age  he  came  to  Daviess  County,  locating  on  a 
farm  in  Monroe  Township,  now  owned  by  Milton  Trosper.  He  remained 
at  home  until  1846,  when  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Monroe  Township,  where 
he  reared  his  family.  Mr.  Foley  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  in  1861.  He 
was  in  Captain  David  Enyart's  Company,  which  was  sent  south,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  battles  of  Carthage,  Wilson  Creek  and  others.  He  then  re- 
turned home  for  a  short  time,  after  which  he  re-enlisted  and  was  stationed 
in  Colonel  Reed's  regular  Confederate  service.  He  took  part  in  the  battle 
of  Pea  Ridge,  then  crossed  the  Mississippi  River  and  fought  on  the  east 
side.  He  also  took  part  in  the  second  battle  of  Corinth.  After  the  battle 
at  Resaca,  Mr.  Foley  was  discharged.  He  then  went  to  east  Tennessee, 
where  he  rested  up,  later  going  to  Illinois.  Here  he  purchased  somie  land 
in  Schuyler  County,  and  made  his  home  there,  having  married  a  second 
time,  his  second  wife  being  Nancy  S.  Payne,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  Mr. 
Foley  died  in  McCombe,  111.,  in  April,  1893,  and  is  buried  in  Schuyler 
County,  where  his  two  wives  are  also  buried. 

Elizabeth  D.  (Payne)  Foley  was  born  in  Wayne  County,  Ky.,  Dec. 
16,  1822,  and  died  in  August,  1863.  To  Thomas  Green  and  Elizabeth 
D.  (Payne)  Foley  nine  children  were  born,  as  follows:  E.  M.,  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  Henry  H.,  deceased,  was  superintendent  of  public  schools  of 
Schuyler  County,  111. ;  Sarah  Ann,  died  in  infancy ;  John  F.,  president  of 
the  Plymouth  Bank,  Plymouth,  111. ;  A.  C,  retired  farmer,  Norton,  Kans. ; 
Mary  F.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.;  Nancy  L.,  the  wife  of  Fred  Luce,  Oak  Park, 
111.;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  Rebecca,  the  wife  of  John  A.  H.  Keith,  Indiana, 
Pa.  To  Thomas  Green  and  Nancy  S.  (Payne)  Foley  one  child  was  born, 
who  died  in  infancy. 


B.  M.   FULEY.   JK. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  705 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  "History  of  the  Foley  Family,"  by 
T.  G.  Foley:  "The  first  of  the  Foley  family  that  I  know  anything  about 
was  James  Foley,  who  lived  and  died  in  Virginia.  He  had  a  son  by  the 
name  of  Moses  Foley,  Moses  was  a  lame  man,  was  one  of  the  cavalrymen 
under  General  Green  in  the  Revolution.  He  was  a  man  of  considerable 
means  but  lost  most  of  it  during  the  war  and  when  the  war  was  over  he 
moved  further  west  to  the  frontier  to  secure  a  home.  He  settled  on  what 
was  called  New  River.  Moses  Foley  had  two  families  of  children,  his  first 
family  consisted  of  five  boys:  Elijah,  Moses,  James,  Thomas  and  Spencer, 
and  six  girls.  His  second  family  consisted  of  two  sons,  Martin  and  Hugh, 
better  known  as  Hughey.  The  most  noted  of  these  being  Elijah  and 
Moses,  both  being  Baptist  ministers.  Thej'  preached  in  Virginia,  Ken- 
tucky and  Missouri.  Elijah,  the  eldest  son,  was  born  Sept.  4,  1771,  but 
young  as  he  was,  he  had  to  help  support  his  family  during  the  Revolution- 
ary War.  Elijah  Foley  married  first  Elizabeth  Nordyke,  by  whom  he  had 
six  children,  three  boys:  Moses,  Abraham  and  Elijah,  and  three  daughters. 
His  second  wife  was  a  widow  by  the  name  of  Brown.  By  the  second  mar- 
riage they  had  four  children:  James,  Green,  Franklin,  Sampson,  and  one 
daughter.  He  moved  from  Kentucky  to  Missouri  in  1821,  previous  to  this 
several  years  he  had  moved  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky.  His  best  work 
in  the  ministry  was  in  Kentucky,  although  he  spent  20  years  of  his  life 
in  Missouri. 

Moses  Foley,  second  generation  from  James  Foley  of  Virginia  and 
brother  of  Elijah  Foley,  was  a  noted  evangelist  ...  I  know  nothing 
of  him  until  he  came  to  Kentucky  ....  he  had  a  large  family, 
principally  boys.  He  lived  near  Crab  Orchard  and  he  was  pastor  of  that 
church  for  30  years.  In  addition  to  raising  his  own  large  family  he  went 
to  Virginia  and  brought  out  James'  family  after  his  death  and  raised 
them,  there  being  four  boys  and  one  girl,  her  name  after  she  married  was 
Jane  Rector.     She  had  two  very  smart  boys. 

Some  of  Moses'  family  moved  to  southern  Indiana  and  I  don't  know 
where  the  others  went.  Thomas  Foley  IV,  son  of  Moses  Foley  son  of 
James  Foley  of  Virginia,  had  a  very  large  family.  He  lived  in  Whitely 
County,  Ky.  One  of  his  sons,  Jonathan,  was  a  very  bright  young  man  and 
was  elected  to  the  Legislature  of  Kentucky,  but  never  took  his  seat  as  he 
was  bitten  by  a  snake  and  died  soon  after  his  election.  Spencer  Foley 
raised  a  family  but  went  insane  while  the  family  was  growing  up.  Most 
of  his  family  were  very  reckless.  One  son,  however,  was  converted,  and 
became  quite  a  minister.  Moses  Foley,  oldest  son  of  Elijah  Foley,  one 
of  the  ministers,  lived  in  Boone  County,  Mo.  He  died  when  he  was  about 
40  years  old  and  his  wife  took  the  family  and  went  back  to  Kentucky. 


706  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Abraham  Foley,  brother  of  the  above,  moved  to  Boone  County,  Mo.,  at  a 
very  early  day,  being  one  of  the  early  settlers  there,  later  he  moved  to 
Polk  and  Dade  Counties,  Mo.  He  practiced  medicine  there  for  several 
years.     When  his  family  grew  up  he  moved  to  Oregon. 

Elijah  Foley,  third  son  of  Elijah,  Jr.,  one  of  the  ministers,  our  grand- 
father, was  born  Feb.  14,  1798,  at  New  River,  Va.,  and  moved  with  the 
rest  of  the  family  to  Knox  County,  Ky.  Elijah  Foley  was  married  to 
Mary  Ann  Blakely,  Oct.  6,  1818.  They  had  seven  children:  Thomas 
Green,  Betsy  Ann,  John  Treble,  Moses  Franklin,  James  William,  Elijah 
Madison  and  Mary  Jane.  At  the  present  time,  1898,  there  are  only  one 
of  Elijah  Foley's  children  that  survive  him:  Elijah  Madison.  All  of 
Elijah  Foley's  children  married  and  settled  in  Caldwell  and  Daviess 
Counties,  Mo.,  except  one,  Moses  F.,  who  died  when  young." 

Marriages:— Elijah  Foley-Polly  A.  Blakely,  Oct.  5,  1818.  William 
E.  Hales-Elizabeth  A.  Foley,  Nov.  26,  1843.  Thomas  G.  Foley-Elizabeth 
Payne,  May  14,  1846.  James  T.  Green-Mary  A.  Foley,  March  16,  1856. 
James  W.  Foley-Mary  Green,  June  22,  1856.  John  T.  Foley-Elizabeth 
Daugherty,  March  20,  1859.  Elijah  M.  Foley-Laura  Brosius,  David  Gilt- 
ner-Margaret  Hale,  April  24,  1870. 

Births:— Elijah  Foley,  Feb.  14,  1798.  Polly  A.  Foley,  Oct.  23,  1799. 
Thomas  G.  Foley,  Nov.  12,  1819.  Elizabeth  A.  Foley,  Dec.  16,  1822.  John 
T.  Foley,  Feb.  24,  1826.  Moses  F.  Foley,  March  19,  1829.  James  W. 
Foley,  Feb.  8,  1832.  Elijah  M.  Foley,  Feb.  11,  1835.  Mary  J.  Foley,  Jan. 
11,  1838.  Mary  K.  Hale,  Oct.  31,  1834.  Elijah  Foley,  Sr.,  Sept.  4,  1771. 
Thomas  Blakely,  Oct.  13,  1777. 

Deaths :— Elizabeth  A.  Hale,  Jan.  6,  1848.  Mary  C.  Hale,  Oct.  15, 
1848.  Rebecca  Blakely,  Oct.  13,  1847.  Elijah  Foley,  Sr.,  April  17,  1848. 
Elijah  Foley,  Jr.,  March  30,  1865.  Moses  Foley,  April  20,  1868.  Mary 
A.  Foley,  April  19,  1883.  James  W.  Foley,  John  T.  Foley,  Sept.  2,  1893. 
Thomas  G.  Foley. 

E.  M.  Foley,  Jr.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  reared  on  a  farm  and 
lived  from  March,  1865,  until  March,  1867,  in  Scuyler  County,  111.  Later 
he  worked  for  his  uncle,  Moses  F.  Foley,  on  a  farm  in  Monroe  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  after  his  uncle's  death,  Mr.  Foley  continued  to  live 
on  the  farm  with  his  grandmother,  Mary  A.  (Blakely)  Foley,  until  1875. 
After  his  marriage  in  1875,  Mr.  Foley  removed  to  his  present  farm  in 
Monroe  Township,  where  he  has  made  many  improvements.  He  has  been 
unusually  successful  in  farming  and  raises  high  grade  stock. 

April  14,  1875,  Mr.  Foley  was  married  to  Julia  Ann  Ramsbottom,  a 
daughter  of  Obediah  and  Matilda  (Hemry)  Ramsbottom,  natives  of  Brad- 
ford, England,  and  Corroll  County,  Ohio,  who  came  to  Daviess  County  in 


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the  early  days  and  settled  in  Harrison  Township.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ramsbottom  are  deceased,  having  died  in  Gallatin.  Mrs.  Foley  was  born 
in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  just  west  of  Gallatin  on  Jan  1,  1849. 
To  E.  M.  and  Julia  Ann  (Ramsbottom)  Foley  four  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows:  The  oldest  child  died  in  infancy;  Oscar,  a  graduate  of  West 
Point  Military  Academy  in  1902.  He  was  commissioned  a  second  lieu- 
tenant and  sent  to  the  Philippines.  He  was  in  the  Sixth  Cavalry,  later 
being  transferred  to  other  branches  of  service,  and  sailed  for  overseas 
during  the  World  War  as  a  Major.  Shortly  afterwards  he  was  made  a 
Lieutenant  Colonel.  After  the  war  he  returned  to  the  United  States  and 
was  assigned  to  various  kinds  of  duty,  and  is  now  stationed  in  the  school 
of  instruction  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.  Oscar  Foley  was  married  in 
November,  1916,  to  Louise  Hughline,  a  native  of  Louisville,  Ky.  They 
have  no  children.  William  H.,  deceased  and  George  E.,  living  at  home  with 
his  parents.  He  is  a  graduate  of  William  Jewell  College,  Liberty,  and  is 
now  engaged  in  assisting  his  father  in  farm  work.     He  is  unmarried. 

Mr.  Foley  is  a  Democrat,  and  served  in  the  capacity  of  public  adminis- 
trator of  Daviess  County,  for  four  years.  He  is  a  stock  holder  in  the 
Gallatin  Flour  Mill.  Mr.  Foley,  through  his  wife,  became  heir  to  180 
acres  of  land  where  the  residence  now  stands.  He  had  added  to  his  hold- 
ings until  now  he  owns  600  acres,  and  with  his  son,  has  under  control  about 
800  acres  of  land. 

Mr.  Foley  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  He  is  a  substantial 
citizen  and  a  progressive  type  of  man.  He  is  a  good  farmer  and  stock- 
man and  successful  manager,  and  the  Foley  family  stands  high  in  Daviess 
County. 

James  L.  Johnston,  one  of  the  progressive  and  substantial  farmers 
of  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born,  reared,  and  has  spent 
his  life  in  the  vicinity  of  Altamont.  He  is  the  son  of  S.  A.  and  Harmina 
(Myers)  Johnston,  and  was  born  on  Sept.  8,  1873,  on  the  Johnston  farm 
li  miles  west  of  Altamont. 

S.  A.  Johnston  was  born  on  a  farm  two  miles  southwest  of  Alta- 
mont in  1844.  His  father,  James  Johnston,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
of  Colfax  Township.  S.  A.  Johnston  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia 
during  the  period  of  the  Civil  War.  He  died  at  Altamont,  Feb.  2,  1919. 
His  wife,  Harmina  (Myers)  Johnston,  was  born  on  a  farm  1^  miles  south 
of  Altamont.  Her  parents  were  Christopher  and  Miss  (Cole)  Myers. 
She  now  lives  at  Altamont.  To  her  union  with  S.  A.  Johnston  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born:  Simon  C,  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph;  Fred  A., 
living  at  Clay  Center,  Kan,;  H.  M.,  living  at  St.  Joseph;  Mrs.  Charles 
Hess,  living  on  the  home  place;  James  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 
John  L.,  died  at  the  age  of  26  years. 


708  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

James  L.  Johnston  attended  the  rural  school  in  the  Prairie  Valley 
District,  and  bought  his  present  farm  from  his  father  23  years  ago.  It 
comprises  130  acres  of  the  Johnston  home  place  and  is  well  improved. 
There  is  a  good  residence,  the  farm  buildings  include  a  barn  and  three 
poultry  houses,  and  the  place  is  equipped  with  a  cave.  Practically  all 
of  the  improvements  were  made  by  the  present  owner.  Mr.  Johnston 
raises  Galloway  cattle,  Shropshire  sheep,  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  and  Brown 
Leghorn  poultry.   He  keeps  a  registered  Duroc  Jersey  male. 

Mr.  Johnston  was  married  on  April  8,  1900,  to  Ida  Easter,  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Polly  Ann  (Blythe)  Easter.  A  brief  review  of  the 
lives  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Easter  appear  in  this  volume  in  connection  with  the 
sketch  of  the  life  of  Melvin  R.  DeFord,  whose  wife  is  a  sister  of  Mrs. 
Johnston.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnston  have  two  sons:  Virgil  Ray,  graduated 
from  the  Gallatin  High  School  and  is  now  a  student  in  Central  College 
at  Fayette;  and  Victor  Clay,  at  home. 

James  L.  Johnston  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  of  the 
Altamont  Consolidated  School  District  No.  7.  He  was  one  of  the  pro- 
moters of  the  consolidation  which  was  accomplished  in  1921.  The  school 
employs  five  teachers  and  has  210  pupils  enrolled.  The  pupils  are  trans- 
ported to  the  school  building  at  the  expense  of  the  district,  and  the  text 
books  are  furnished  free.  In  1921  the  school  installed  a  wireless  tele- 
graph system  and  the  next  year,  a  wireless  telephone.  The  community 
may  well  be  proud  of  its  efficiently  managed  and  progressive  public 
school. 

Mr.  Johnston  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Mason 
Lodge  at  Altamont,  where  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge.  He 
belongs  to  the  Chapter  at  Gallatin  and  to  the  Scottish  Rite  Lodge  at  St. 
Joseph.  He  is  a  director  in  the  Citizens  State  Bank  of  Altamont,  which 
his  father  helped  t  oorganize  and  in  which  he  was  a  director  for  many 
years.  Mr.  Johnston  is  one  of  the  alert  and  progressive  men  of  the  com- 
munity, a  highly  esteemed  citizen  of  marked  civic  pride  and  ability. 

John  A.  Strasser,  the  proprietor  of  Twin  Cedar  Farm  near  Winston 
in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Ontario,  Can- 
ada, where  he  was  born  on  Jan.  10,  1868,  the  son  of  Frederick  and  Bar- 
bara (Crowder)  Strasser. 

Frederick  Strasser  was  born  in  Germany  in  1835  and  his  wife  was 
born  in  Canada  in  1840.  She  died  in  1880  and  Mr.  Strasser,  in  1915. 
The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Winston  Cemetery.  They  settled 
in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County  in  1872,  and  Mr.  Strasser  bought 
200  acres  of  land.   In  1902  he  sold  the  home  place  and  moved  to  Wins- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  709 

ton,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Strasser  had 
the  following  children:  Rosina,  deceased;  Fred  K.,  living  in  California; 
Katie,  married  to  Isaiah  Young,  pastor  of  the  Evangelical  Church  at  Col- 
orado Springs,  Col. ;  Jacob,  died  in  1916  at  the  age  of  51  years;  John  A., 
the  subject  of  this  review;  Willie,  who  is  blind  and  a  musician  of  note, 
now  assisting  in  evangelical  work ;  Mary,  deceased,  was  Mrs.  Wilkin- 
son ;  and  Edward,  living  in  Texas. 

John  A.  Strasser  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Daviess  County  and 
grew  up  on  his  father's  farm.  He  bought  his  present  farm  from  E.  C. 
DeFord  in  the  fall  of  1902.  The  two  cedar  trees  which  give  the  farm 
its  name  were  standing  in  the  yard  when  Mr.  Strasser  purchased  the 
farm,  but  all  of  the  improvements  have  been  made  by  the  present  owner. 
There  is  a  good  residence  and  the  farm  buildings  are  painted  and  neatly 
kept.  The  farm  home  is  located  li  miles  north  of  Winston.  Mr.  Strasser 
has  made  a  marked  success  of  his  work  with  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  in  fact 
he  says  that  the  hogs  have  paid  for  his  land.  He  keeps  purebred  stocky 
which  he  feeds  and  sells. 

John  A.  Strasser  was  married  on  June  2,  1897,  to  Frances  Owings, 
who  was  a  teacher  in  Buchanan  and  Daviess  Counties.  She  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Eldridge  and  Mary  (Ryland)  Owings,  both  natives  of  West  Vir- 
ginia. They  came  to  Missouri  in  1880  and  settled  in  DeKalb  County. 
They  moved  to  Daviess  County  in  1895,  where  Mrs.  Owings  died  in  1911. 
Her  remains  are  buried  at  Winston.  Her  husband  lives  on  his  farm  a 
mile  south  of  Winston.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Owings  had  the  following  chil- 
dren: Fred,  living  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Frances,  now  Mrs.  Strasser;  May 
now  Mrs.  DeFord  of  Dallas,  Tex. ;  and  Mrs.  Charles  Triem  of  Winston. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Strasser  have  a  daughter,  Ruth.  She  graduated  from 
the  Winston  High  School,  attended  Stephens  College  at  Columbia,  and 
later  was  a  student  in  Missouri  Wesleyan  College  at  Cameron.  She  is 
now  a  teacher  of  mathematics  in  the  Lawson,  Mo.,  High  School. 

Mr.  Strasser  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America 
Lodge.  He  is  a  Republican  in  politics  and  Mrs.  Strasser  is  a  Democrat. 
They  are  two  estimable  people  who  manifest  the  most  intense  pleasure 
in  making  a  successful  home.  They  are  regarded  highly  in  the  commun- 
ity, where  Mr.  Strasser  is  accounted  an  excellent  business  man  as  well 
as  a  high  minded  citizen. 

James  A.  Manring,  well  known  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township,  Da- 
viess County,  is  a  member  of  a  family  that  has  been  well  and  favorably 
known  in  the  county  for  90  years.  For  three  generations  the  Manring 
family  has  been  a  factor  in  the  development  of  this  part  of  Missouri, 


710  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

and  the  representatives  of  the  family  have  been  worthy  citizens.  Mr. 
Manring's  father  was  a  pioneer  settler  of  Daviess  County,  Mr.  Manring 
himself  has  spent  practically  all  of  his  life  here,  and  his  sons  are  all  vet- 
erans of  the  World  War. 

James  A.  Manring  was  born  a  mile  north  of  his  present  farm  on 
July  23,  1854.  His  father,  Elisha  Manring,  was  born  in  Ohio  and  came 
to  Missouri  in  1832.  He  located  in  Daviess  County  and  entered  80  acres 
of  land,  which  he  improved,  and  where  he  lived  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  He  helped  build  the  first  grist  and  saw  mill  in  DeKalb  County.  The 
mill  was  located  on  Grindstone  Creek  near  the  Daviess  County  line  and 
served  people  of  DeKalb,  Daviess,  and  Gentry  counties.  It  was  owned 
by  Mr.  Happenstall,  Elisha  Manring  was  married  to  Mahulda  Owens  in 
Daviess  County  in  1844.  She  was  born  in  that  county  in  1829,  and  died 
in  1886.  Mr.  Manring  died  in  1865  at  the  age  of  54  years  and  his  re- 
mains are  buried  at  Fulton.  To  his  union  with  Mahulda  (Owens)  Man- 
ding  the  following  children  were  born:  B.  A.,  living  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo.;  James  A.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  J.  W.,  living  at  Old  Alta 
Vista  in  Jefferson  Township ;  Fannie,  the  wife  of  Dr.  J.  N.  Clark  of  Mos- 
cow, Idaho;  and  Alice  and  Anna,  deceased.  By  a  former  marriage  of 
Mr.  Manring  he  had  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Abbie  Daviess,  who  died  at  James- 
port  in  February,  1917. 

James  A.  Manring  attended  the  Alta  Vista  School  where  his  first 
teacher  was  W.  W.  Stout,  who  died  at  Gallatin.  The  school  building 
was  built  of  native  lumber  and  the  yearly  session  lasted  only  four 
months.  Among  the  families  represented  in  the  school  were  the  Nor- 
man, Osborn,  Wiglesworth,  Reid,  Downs,  Manring,  and  Owens. 

Mr.  Manring  went  to  Wyoming  in  1873  and  worked  for  eight  years 
as  a  cowboy.  In  1881  he  returned  to  Alta  Vista  and  he  and  his  brother, 
J.  W.,  operated  a  store  there.  From  1884  to  1894  they  also  held  a  con- 
tract with  the  Rock  Island  Railway  to  supply  rock,  ties,  and  wood,  the 
railway  taking  all  that  the  firm  could  deliver.  In  1898  they  sold  their 
store  and  Mr.  Manring  moved  to  his  present  farm  of  140  acres.  He 
raises  hogs  and  cattle.  The  farm  is  well  improved,  has  a  nice  residence 
and  good  farm  buildings. 

James  A.  Manring  was  married  on  Jan.  8,  1882,  to  Alice  Gamble, 
a  daughter  of  M.  W.  and  Elizabeth  (Randolph)  Gamble.  Mrs.  Manring 
was  born  in  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  and  her  parents  moved  to  Daviess 
County,  where  they  settled  in  Jefferson  Township  in  1866.  Their  home 
place  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  Manring.    Mr.  Gamble  died  in  1910  at  the 


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age  of  84  years.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1825,  died  in 
1901.   The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Alta  Vista  Cemetery. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Manring  have  four  children:  Earl,  married  Edna  Buck 
and  is  the  assistant  cashier  of  the  Winston  Bank;  Carl,  married  Ethel 
Norris  of  Centerville,  Iowa,  and  is  now  a  traveling  salesman  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo.;  Glenn,  married  Inez  Helms  and  lives  on  the  home  place;  and 
Irma  L.,  the  wife  of  Elda  C.  Williamson  of  Cameron.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Man- 
ring  have  four  grandchildren,  Marvin  W.,  Betty  Jean,  and  James,  Jr., 
Manring,  and  Irene  Williamson. 

All  of  Mr.  Manring's  sons  were  in  service  during  the  World  War. 
Earl  Manring  enlisted  at  Gallatin  on  Aug.  17,  1918,  was  sent  to  Camp 
Funston,  and  remained  there  until  the  armistice  was  signed.  Carl  Man- 
ring  enlisted  at  Dodge  City,  Kan.,  in  August,  1917,  and  was  sent  over- 
seas with  the  35th  Division.  He  remained  in  Europe  for  a  year,  returned 
to  the  United  States  in  1919  and  was  mustered  out  of  service  after  two 
years  of  duty.  He  took  part  in  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne  but  was  not 
wounded.  Glenn  Manring  enlisted  in  August,  1918,  was  stationed  at 
Camp  Funston,  Kan.,  and  was  discharged  in  February,  1919,  after  six 
months  of  service.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Manring  may  well  be  proud  of  this  rec- 
ord. 

Mr.  Manring  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America, 
and  has  served  as  the  trustee  and  treasurer  of  Jefferson  Township  for 
14  years.  He  is  one  of  the  highly  esteemed  and  prominent  men  of  the 
community. 

Jordan  William  Manring,  successful  farmer  living  near  Weatherby 
in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  on  a  farm  one-half 
mile  from  his  present  home  on  May  15,  1856,  the  son  of  Elisha  and  Ma- 
hulda  (Owens)  Manring.  Further  mention  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Manring  oc- 
curs in  the  review  of  the  life  of  James  A.  Manring  in  this  volume. 

Jordan  W.  Manring  attended  the  school  at  Alta  Vista.  When  he 
was  12  years  of  age  he  went  to  Gentry  County  to  live  with  his  uncle, 
Jordan  Manring.  He  remained  there  until  he  was  17  years  old,  when  he 
returned  to  his  home  and  worked  by  the  month.  He  spent  three  years 
in  Wyoming  and  later  was  in  Colorado  for  a  year.  He  returned  to  Mis- 
souri and  went  into  business  in  Alta  Vista  in  1883.  The  next  year  his 
brother,  James  A.,  became  a  partner  in  the  mercantile  enterprise  and 
the  firm  continued  to  do  business  until  1898  when  the  partners  sold  the 
store  to  James  W.  Daly.  That  same  year,  Mr.  Manring  bought  80  acres 
of  his  present  farm.  To  the  original  holding,  he  later  added  60  acres 
and  then  sold  all  except  100  acres.  The  residence  on  the  farm  is  located 


712  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

three  miles  east  of  Weatherby  on  the  old  site  of  Alta  Vista,  Mr.  Man- 
ring  does  general  farming  and  stockraising  and  has  been  successful  in 
his  work. 

Mr.  Manring  was  married  on  Sept.  11,  1884,  to  Frances  Wigles- 
worth,  a  daughter  of  John  T.  and  Maria  S.  (Norman)  Wiglesworth. 
Both  the  Norman  and  the  Wiglesworth  families  came  from  Kentucky 
and  were  among  the  first  settlers  in  Buchanan  and  Daviess  Counties. 

John  T.  Wiglesworth  was  born  on  June  18,  1825,  and  died  in  1896 
at  the  age  of  71  years.  His  wife  was  born  in  Kentucky  on  Oct.  27,  1831, 
and  died  on  June  9,  1895.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Alta 
Vista  Cemetery,  one  of  the  oldest  graveyards  in  the  county.  Mr.  Wig- 
lesworth and  his  wife  crossed  the  plains  to  California  during  the  gold 
rush  of  1849,  driving  an  ox  team  all  of  the  way.  Their  oldest  child.  Na- 
poleon Bonapart,  was  born  and  died  in  California.  Mr.  Wiglesworth 
was  a  wagon-maker  and  both  he  and  his  wife  had  work  at  high  wages 
when  they  reached  California.  They  remained  there  two  years  and  re- 
turned to  Missouri  by  way  of  Panama.  Mr.  Wiglesworth  was  one  of  the 
first  merchants  of  Alta  Vista,  and  later  was  in  the  mercantile  business  at 
Winston.  His  store  was  burned  there  and  he  went  back  to  Alta  Vista  in 
1883.  To  his  union  with  Maria  S.  (Norman)  Wiglesworth  the  following 
children  were  born:  Napoleon  B.,  died  in  infancy;  Oliver  N.,  born  on 
Dec.  3,  1851,  married  Emma  Joy,  and  died,  Jan.  25,  1918,  leaving  one 
child;  Frances,  now  Mrs.  Manring;  Georgia  Ann,  married  B.  A.  Man- 
ring,  and  died  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Nov.  26,  1915,  leaving  four  children; 
Elizabeth,  died  at  the  age  of  20  years  in  1877 ;  William,  married  Sturlie 
Minor  and  lives  at  Union,  Ore.,  with  three  children;  Laura  Alice,  mar- 
ried first  to  Dr.  J.  N.  Robinson,  and  later  to  Albert  Isaacs,  and  died  in 
1918  leaving  one  child;  Emma  B.,  married  Joseph  Duncan  of  Weather- 
by,  and  has  two  children:  Robert  F.,  married  Mary  Howard,  lives  in 
Oregon,  and  has  three  children ;  Elvira,  married  W.  Ellis  of  Centerville, 
Iowa,  and  has  five  children ;  Albert,  married  Hattie  Heimbaugh  and 
lives  at  Weatherby  with  eight  children;  O.  M.,  married  Ollie  Ross  and 
has  two  children;  and  Centennial,  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Manring  is  a  member  fo  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America 
Lodge.  The  Manring  family  has  been  well  known  in  the  community  for 
many  years.  Mr.  Manring's  grandfather,  Jordan  Manring,  was  the 
father  of  19  children.  He  and  his  wife  both  lived  to  see  the  youngest 
child,  Ruth,  married  at  the  age  of  19  years  to  a  Mr.  Rigabaugh,  now 
dead.  Members  of  the  Manring  family  have  lived  in  and  around  Alta 
Vista  for  more  than  half  a  century,  and  have  always  been  highly  re- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  713 

spected  members  of  the  community.  Mr.  Manring  and  his  wife  are  both 
estimable  and  well  liked  people. 

Ovelman  Wiglesworth,  a  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess 
County,  is  a  member  of  an  old  and  well  known  New  England  family.  He 
was  born  at  Alta  Vista,  Jan.  12,  1874,  the  son  of  John  T.  and  Mariah  S. 
(Norman)  Wiglesworth.  Mrs.  Wiglesworth's  parents  were  Oliver  and 
Elizabeth  (Farr)  Norman. 

Oliver  Norman  was  of  Scotch  descent  and  his  wife  of  Irish  extrac- 
tion. Mr.  Norman  was  born  in  Indiana,  moved  to  Fleming  County,  Ken- 
tucky, and  from  there  to  Missouri,  where  he  located  in  Buchanan  County 
in  1844.  He  traded  a  plantation  in  Kentucky  for  1,100  acres  of  land  in 
Buchanan  and  Daviess  Counties.  He  brought  a  number  of  slaves  with 
him  to  Missouri.  He  entered  the  land  in  Buchanan  County  which  later 
became  the  site  of  DeKalb.  The  land  had  been  laid  out  in  town  lots  ana 
several  families  were  already  occupying  lots  so  Mr.  Norman  deeded  to 
the  occupants  the  lots  upon  which  they  lived.  In  about  1847  Mr.  Nor- 
man moved  to  Daviess  County  and  settled  in  Jefferson  Township,  where 
he  died  in  1852.  His  remains  were  taken  back  to  Buchanan  County  and 
buried  at  DeKalb,  the  journey  being  made  with  ox  teams.  The  remains 
of  Mrs.  Norman  are  buried  at  Alta  Vista.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Norman  were:  Martha  A.,  married  first  to  Charles  Rose,  and  after  his 
death  to  John  Webb,  a  merchant  at  Alta  Vista;  Evelyn,  the  wife  of  Hil- 
lory  Joy;  Elizabeth,  married  Benjamin  Downs;  Joseph,  married  Phoebe 
Ann  Frakes;  and  Mariah  S.,  married  John  T.  Wiglesworth. 

The  Wiglesworth  family  are  of  English  descent  and  are  descended 
from  Thomas  Wiglesworth  of  Yorkshire.  Edward  W.  Wiglesworth,  born 
in  England  in  1604,  came  to  America  on  board  the  vessel,  "James  of 
Bristol,"  with  his  family  in  1638.  His  son,  Michael,  was  the  famous 
clergyman,  physician,  and  poet,  known  as  the  author  of  "The  Day  of 
Doom,"  a  poem  so  popular  in  its  day  that  1800  copies  were  sold  in  New 
England  within  a  year  after  its  publication.  It  is  said  that  the  colonial 
children  of  New  England  memorized  "The  Day  of  Doom"  along  with 
their  catechism.  Michael  Wiglesworth's  son,  Edward,  was  a  professor 
of  divinity  at  Harvard  College,  and  a  grandson  was  also  a  Harvard  pro- 
fessor, while  a  great  grandson  was  an  editor  of  the  Encyclopedia  Ameri- 
cana. The  famous  John  Quincy  Adams  lived  in  the  Wiglesworth  home 
while  he  was  a  student  at  Harvard.  The  Wiglesworth  family  trace  their 
line  of  descent  back  to  Abbot  D.  E.  Wiglesworth  who  lived  in  England 
in  1100. 

William  Wiglesworth,  the  grandfather  of  Ovelman  Wiglesworth, 


714  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

was  born  in  1774  and  came  to  Buchanan  County,  Missouri,  in  1840,  from 
Clark  County,  Kentucky.  In  1852  he  returned  to  Kentucky  on  a  business 
trip  and  the  same  year  was  on  his  way  back  to  Missouri  when  he  died 
with  cholera  on  board  a  steamboat  on  the  Missouri  River.  He  was  77 
years  of  age.  He  was  buried  on  the  river  bank  north  of  Kansas  City. 
The  family  did  not  receive  any  of  his  belongings. 

William  Wiglesworth  married  Miss  Frances  Bush,  born  in  1789,  in 
Clark  County,  Kentucky,  and  died  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  in  1870.  She  was 
the  daughter  of  Phillip  Bush,  Jr.,  a  Virginia  planter  and  Revolutionary 
soldier  of  Orange,  Va.  In  1774  Phillip  Bush  came  to  Kentucky  with 
Daniel  Boone.  Sarah  Bush,  cousin  of  Frances  Bush,  was  the  second  wife 
of  Thomas  Lincoln,  the  father  of  Abraham  Lincoln ;  made  his  clothes 
and  reared  him,  his  mother,  Nancy  Hanks,  having  died  when  Lincoln 
was  nine  years  old. 

Ovelman  Wiglesworth  attended  the  school  at  Alta  Vista  and  gradu- 
ated from  the  commercial  course  of  Missouri  Wesleyan  College  at  Cam- 
eron in  1892.  He  spent  one  year  as  receiving  clerk  with  the  Wood  Manu- 
facturing Company  at  St.  Joseph.  Since  that  time  he  has  lived  in  Jeffer- 
son Township,  Daviess  County.  In  1896  he  moved  to  his  present  farm. 
He  owns  36  acres  of  land  in  the  home  place  and  80  acres  in  DeKalb 
County.  He  does  general  farming  and  raises  cattle,  hogs,  sheep,  and 
poultry. 

Mr.  Wiglesworth  was  married  on  March  18,  1894,  to  Ollie  E.  Ross,  a 
daughter  of  Marcus  and  Rosa  (Downs)  Ross.  Mrs.  Ross  was  born  in 
Bloomington,  Mo.,  in  1849,  and  died  at  her  home  in  the  same  place, 
November  20,  1913.  Mr.  Ross  was  born  in  Fountain  County,  Indiana, 
and  died  in  Adams  Township,  De  Kalb  County,  December  30,  1921. 
Mr.  Ross  was  reared  by  James  P.  Drake  and  wife  who  settled 
in  Colfax  Township  in  1844  with  his  foster  parents.  Here  he 
grew  to  manhood  and  served  in  the  Confederate  army.  Their  daughter, 
Mrs.  Wiglesworth,  was  born  in  DeKalb  County,  Dec.  17,  1875.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Wiglesworth  have  two  daughters:  Ima,  the  wife  of  Arthur  Wright 
of  Maysville;  and  Vaddie,  married  to  Claude  J.  Leard.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Leard  have  a  daughter,  Maxie,  born  in  1915. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wiglesworth  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr. 
Wiglesworth  belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  Lodge.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  are  highly  esteemed  residents  of  the  community. 

Lewis  Allen  Harris,  a  prominent  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township, 
Daviess  County,  lives  near  Weatherby  and  has  extensive  land  holdings 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  715 

in  DeKalb  and  Daviess  Counties.    Mr.  Harris  was  born  in  Page  County, 
Iowa,  Dec.  31,  1874,  the  son  of  Alexander  and  Matilda  (Spiker)  Harris. 

Alexander  Harris  was  a  native  of  Illinois,  where  he  was  born  on 
Sept.  1,  1837.  His  parents  were  Alexander  and  Martha  (Creal)  Harris, 
both  natives  of  Kentucky.  Alexander  Harris'  maternal  grandparents, 
Durham  Creal  and  his  wife,  were  born  in  Maryland ;  the  paternal  grand- 
parents were  natives  of  Virginia.  Alexander  and  Martha  (Creal)  Har- 
ris went  to  Illinois  shortly  after  their  marriage  and  lived  there  until  their 
deaths.  Their  son,  Alexander  Harris,  father  of  L.  A.  Harris,  grew  up  in 
Illinois.  He  had  meager  school  advantages,  but  was  possessed  of  great 
natural  aptitude  for  business  and  this  capacity,  added  to  the  training 
which  he  gained  through  experience,  made  him  one  of  the  successful 
men  of  his  day  and  community.  Upon  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  he 
enlisted  for  service  in  Company  L,  17th  Illinois  Cavalry,  but  was  sent 
home  six  weeks  later  because  of  illness.  He  later  returned  to  the  army, 
but  was  again  attacked  by  illness  and  was  discharged  from  the  service 
in  1862.  In  1869  he  went  to  Page  County,  Iowa,  where  he  located  in 
Washington  Township.  He  achieved  a  great  success  in  his  life  there  and 
at  the  time  of  his  death  was  the  owner  of  920  acres  of  land.  Besides  this 
he  had  given  to  his  children  600  acres.  He  died  at  Coin,  Iowa,  Nov.  14, 
1921,  one  of  the  highly  respected  members  of  his  community. 

Alexander  Harris  married  Matilda  Spiker  in  1872  and  to  this  union 
the  following  children  were  born:  Ruby,  later  Mrs.  Gibson  and  now 
dead;  Lewis  Allen,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Loy  Elvin,  living  at  Coin, 
Iowa  ;  Mrs.  Melvin  Turner  of  Coin,  Iowa ;  Arthur  Garfield,  living  at  Illif , 
Col. ;  Eunice  Etta,  now  Mrs.  Frazier  of  Rockport;  and  Elmer  Alexander, 
living  at  Coin,  Iowa.  Mrs.  Harris  died  Aug.  9,  1921.  Besides  their  own 
children,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harris  reared  and  educated  their  granddaughter, 
Lura  Gibson,  now  Mrs.  Blythe  of  Bardolph,  111.  Mr.  Harris  was  reared 
in  the  Presbyterian  Church  but  became  affiliated  with  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  in  Iowa.  He  was  a  man  of  broad  vision  and  marked 
attainments  and  was  one  of  the  influential  factors  in  his  part  of  Iowa. 
He  acted  as  the  vice  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Northboro, 
Iowa,  for  several  years,  and  was  held  in  high  regard  by  his  associates 
in  the  business.  The  influence  of  such  a  character  is  far  reaching,  ex- 
tending beyond  the  limits  of  his  own  family  and  the  environs  of  his  im- 
mediate community. 

L.  A.  Harris  attended  school  in  Page  County,  Iowa,  and  Tarkio, 
Mo.,  but  says  that  the  great  source  of  his  education  was  the  farm.  He 
owned  120  acres  of  land  in  Iowa,  which  he  sold  in  order  to  come  to  Mis- 


716  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

souri.  In  1905  he  located  on  his  present  farm,  buying  365  acres.  The 
next  year  he  bought  300  more  acres  later  adding  to  his  holdings  until 
in  his  farm  in  Daviess  County  he  has  920  acres.  He  also  owns  800  acres 
of  land  in  DeKalb  County,  making  in  all  1,720  acres  in  his  holdings.  He 
has  a  good  modern  residence  on  the  home  place.  The  house  is  equipped 
with  acetylene  lights  and  running  water.  Mr.  Harrfs  has  three  barns  on 
the  home  farm  and  maintains  an  extensive  set  of  farm  buildings  for  the 
housing  of  stock.  He  usually  has  a  herd  of  1,000  hogs  on  the  farm.  At 
present  the  herd  includes  65  brood  sows.  For  many  years  Mr.  Harris 
bought  practically  all  of  the  corn  raised  in  the  vicinity,  but  for  the  last 
few  months,  his  feed  yards  have  been  lighter  than  usual. 

L.  A.  Harris  was  married  on  Jan.  1,  1896,  to  Cora  Applegate,  a 
daughter  of  LeRoy  and  Phoebe  (Schofield)  Applegate.  Mrs.  Applegate 
was  a  native  of  Indiana.  She  died  on  Aug.  14,  1915,  and  her  remains  are 
buried  at  Winston.  Mr.  Applegate  was  born  in  Ohio  and  now  lives  in 
Jones  County,  Iowa.  Mrs.  Harris  was  born  in  Jones  County,  Iowa,  and 
was  educated  in  Page  County.  To  her  union  with  L.  A.  Harris  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born:  Florence  Mildred,  the  wife  of  Callie  Bax- 
ter of  Cameron;  Russell,  Alexander,  at  home;  and  Helen  Melvina,  also 
at  home.  Mrs.  Harris  has  a  sister,  Mrs.  Florence  Cunningham,  living  in 
Adair  County,  Iowa. 

Mr.  Harris  is  a  member  of  the  Masons  at  Winston.  He  inherited  the 
stability  and  genius  of  his  father,  and  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  suc- 
cessful men  of  the  county.    , 

Everett  M.  Shoemaker,  a  well  known  citizen  of  Colfax  Township, 
Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Iowa,  where  he  was  born  at  Riverton, 
March  2,  1880,  the  son  of  Albert  and  Mary  (Maulsby)  Shoemaker. 

Albert  Shoemaker  was  born  in  Holmes  County,  Iowa,  and  his  wife 
was  a  native  of  Valparaiso,  Ind.  He  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War, 
and  was  placed  in  Company  E,  151st  Regiment,  Indiana  Volunteer  In- 
fantry. He  was  with  General  Thomas  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  his 
regiment  was  left  until  Sept.  19,  1865.  On  that  date  Mr.  Shoemaker  was 
mustered  out  of  service.  He  died  at  Riverton,  Iowa,  Sept.  30,  1915,  and 
his  wife  died  in  1904.  Their  children  were:  Orilla,  a  music  teacher  in 
Osawatomie,  Kan.;  Frank,  died  in  Iowa  at  the  age  of  35  years;  Viola, 
the  wife  of  Wallace  Dodd  of  Randolph,  Iowa;  Everett  M.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  and  Roy,  connected  with  a  bank  at  Red  Oak,  Iowa. 

Everett  M.  Shoemaker  attended  the  public  schools  of  Iowa  and 
graduated  from  the  Riverton  High  School  in  1900.  He  taught  school  for 
four  years  in  Iowa,  then  lived  on  a  farm  for  three  years,  and  came  to 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  717 

Missouri  in  1908.  He  located  in  Daviess  County  and  bought  120  acres 
of  land  from  Milton  Duffy.  He  has  improved  this  farm,  building  sev- 
eral farm  buildings  as  they  were  needed  in  his  work.  The  residence  is 
located  If  miles  from  Altamont.  Mr.  Shoemaker  does  general  farming 
ad  raises  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and  Buff  Wyandotte 
poultry. 

Everett  M.  Shoemaker  was  married  on  Feb.  16,  1905,  to  Hattie 
Downend,  born  in  Osceola  County,  Iowa,  the  daughter  of  George  and 
Lucy  (Russell)  Downend.  George  Downend  was  born  on  April  30,  1839, 
and  died,  Dec.  21,  1921,  at  Altamont.  His  remains  are  buried  in  Mount 
Ayr  Cemetery.  He  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War  in  New  York 
and  was  assigned  to  Company  E,  117th  Regiment,  Volunteer  Infantry. 
He  went  into  service  on  Aug.  22,  1862,  and  served  for  three  years.  He 
was  wounded  during  the  battle  at  Chapin's  Farm,  and  was  left  on  the 
battlefield  from  two  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  until  ten  o'clock  the  next 
morning.  Four  days  passed  before  the  wound  received  medical  atten- 
tion, and  Mr.  Downend  suffered  the  remainder  of  his  life  from  the  trou- 
ble caused  by  the  wound.  His  wife,  born  in  Atchison  County  on  Feb. 
23,  1850,  now  makes  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Shoemaker.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Downend  had  a  daughter,  Carrie,  now  the  wife  of  Fred  New- 
man of  Maryville.  Mrs.  Shoemaker  was  educated  at  Sidney,  Iowa,  and 
graduated  from  the  high  school  there  in  1901.  She  taught  two  years  be- 
fore her  marriage.  To  her  union  with  Everett  M.  Shoemaker  there  were 
born  two  daughters:  Catherine  and  Mary,  both  students  in  the  school  at 
Winston. 

Mr.  Shoemaker  is  the  vice  president  and  a  director  in  the  Winston 
Bank.  He  is  also  a  director  of  Consolidated  School  District,  No.  3.  This 
consolidation  was  voted  on  Dec.  24,  1920,  and  was  carried  three  to  one. 
The  members  of  the  board  of  education  are :  Clem  Reed,  Otis  Johnson, 
V.  E.  Foxworthy,  H.  Garner,  Earl  Manring,  and  E.  M.  Shoemaker.  The 
community  has  been  engaged  in  a  contest  connecting  the  validity  of  a 
$35,000  bond  issue  and,  for  the  time  being,  the  school  is  being  conducted 
for  the  six  districts  concerned  in  the  Town  Hall,  the  Methodist  Church, 
and  the  public  school  building  at  Winston. 

Henry  C.  Kelso,  who  for  50  years  has  lived  on  the  same  farm  in  Col- 
fax Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Liberty  Township,  Dec.  13, 
1846,  the  son  of  Edgar  C.  and  Nancy  (Walker)  Kelso. 

Edgar  C.  Kelso  was  born  in  New  Jersey.  Soon  after  his  birth,  his 
parents  moved  to  Tennessee,  where  Edgar  C.  Kelso  grew  up.  He  came 
to  Missouri  during  the  early  pioneer  days,  and  entered  land  at  $1,25  an 


718  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

acre  in  Liberty  Township,  Daviess  County,  Mo.  He  died  in  1879  and  his 
remains  are  buried  at  Hamilton.  His  wife  was  born  in  Tennessee  and 
died  on  the  home  farm  in  Missouri.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  the  home 
cemetery. 

Henry  C.  Kelso  attended  the  rural  schools,  traveled  for  a  year,  and 
in  1868,  entered  a  drug  store  at  Hamilton.  He  remained  in  that  position 
for  five  years,  when  he  returned  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  has  since 
lived.  He  lives  on  the  farm  which  was  entered  by  his  father.  His  land 
holdings  comprise  the  240  acres  of  his  home  place,  40  acres  in  Section 
13,  and  40  acres  in  Section  24.  The  residence  lies  a  mile  south  of  Win- 
ston. The  first  house  built  on  the  place  was  a  16x26  feet  story  and  a  halt 
structure,  now  incorporated  in  the  new  house.  Mr.  Kelso  came  to  the 
farm  three  years  before  his  marriage  and  found  the  land  mostly  wild 
prairie.  He  has  improved  it  until  it  is  now  one  of  the  best  farms  in  the 
county.   The  land  is  level  prairie  and  the  entire  place  is  well  kept. 

Henry  C.  Kelso  was  married  on  Oct.  1,  1873,  to  America  V.  Ray, 
a  daughter  of  W.  E.  and  Elizabeth  Ray.  Mrs.  Kelso  was  born  near 
Roanoke  City,  Va.,  Jan.  31,  1849,  and  came  to  Missouri  with  her  parents 
in  1856.  They  settled  in  Daviess  County  shortly  after  their  arrival  in 
Missouri  and  bought  land  in  Colfax  Township.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ray 
died  at  Gallatin  and  their  remains  are  buried  there.  Their  children 
were:  Taylor,  now  living  at  Gallatin;  Thomas,  a  traveling  salesman; 
Emily,  now  Mrs.  Wood  of  Cameron;  America  Virginia,  now  Mrs.  Kelso; 
Docia,  married  Mr.  Pennington  and  died  in  Colfax  Township,  Daviess 
County;  and  Sarah,  married  Mr.  Mallory  and  died  in  Kansas. 

To  the  union  of  Henry  C.  and  America  V.  (Ray)  Kelso  the  following 
children  w^ere  born :  Lea,  now  the  wife  of  D.  E.  Jones  of  Julesburg,  Colo. ; 
Cressie,  married  to  Alva  E.  Deford  of  Winston;  Tennie  C,  the  wife  of 
Fred  Sudekum  of  Kansas  City,  Kan. ;  Anna  D.,  born  on  May  2,  1878,  and 
died  on  Nov.  27,  1879 ;  and  Thomas  V.,  born  on  the  home  place  on  May 
16,  1888.  Thomas  V.  Kelso  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War  at 
Gallatin  on  Aug.  28,  1918  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  then  to 
Raleigh,  N.  C,  with  the  Tank  Corps  of  Company  C,  305th  Battalion.  He 
was  later  sent  to  Charlotte,  N.  C,  and  then  to  Camp  Pike,  Ark.,  where 
he  was  mustered  out  of  service  on  Dec.  29,  1918.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  Lodge.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  C.  Kelso 
haV^e  the  following  grandchildren:  Lou  Etta  and  Marie  DeFord;  and 
Jesse  C.  Jones,  married  to  Eunice  Schmidt  and  living  at  Julesburg,  Colo. 

Henry  C.  Kelso  is  a  Democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 


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Lodge  with  which  he  has  been  affiliated  for  45  years.  He  joined  the 
lodge  at  Victoria  and  now  belongs  at  Winston. 

Roy  T.  Scott,  proprietor  of  Sunny  Ridge  Stock  Farm  in  Colfax  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Liberty  Township  on  March  29,  1883, 
the  son  of  John  C.  and  Mary  Alice  (Hughes)  Scott. 

John  C.  Scott  was  born  in  Lafayette,  Ind.,  March  11,  1851.  His  par- 
ents came  to  Missouri  in  1861  and  located  in  Liberty  Township,  Daviess 
County.  Three  years  later  the  father,  Gustavus  Hall  Scott,  died.  The 
mother,  Elizabeth  Scott,  died  in  1890.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in 
Creekmore  Cemetery.  John  C.  Scott  attended  school  in  Daviess  County, 
where  he  farmed  for  many  years.  He  died  on  Dec.  8,  1921.  His  remains 
are  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery  at  Gallatin.  His  wife,  Mary  Alice 
(Hughes)  Scott,  was  born  in  Daviess  County  and  her  parents  moved  to 
Daviess  from  Boon  County.  She  now  lives  at  Gallatin.  To  her  union 
with  John  C.  Scott  the  following  children  were  born:  John  C,  Jr.,  died 
at  the  age  of  five  years;  Cora  Lee,  the  wife  of  C.  H.  Galpin  of  Gallatin; 
Gustavus  Hall,  died  at  the  age  of  16  years;  Roy  T.,  the  subject  of  this 
review ;  and  Mary  Ethel,  now  married  to  H.  G.  Vogler  of  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Roy  T.  Scott  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Daviess  County  and  the 
Gallatin  High  School.  After  finishing  his  school  work  he  went  to  Har- 
rison County  and  worked  on  his  father's  farm  for  three  years.  He  re- 
turned to  Daviess  County  and  settled  on  his  present  farm  in  Sept.,  1907. 
The  farm  comprises  160  acres  of  well  improved  land  with  a  good  resi- 
dence situated  two  and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Winston.  The  barn 
and  other  farm  buildings  are  in  excellent  condition  and  the  place  pre- 
sents a  well  kept  appearance  and  shows  the  care  which  Mr.  Scott  gives 
it.  He  raises  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  all  eligible 
for  registry. 

Roy  T.  Scott  was  married  on  March  4,  1904,  to  Osta  Place,  a 
daughter  of  W.  H.  and  Clemintine  (McBrayer)  Place.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Place  were  natives  of  Missouri.  Mr.  Place  died  at  Gallatin,  Feb.  15, 
1913  and  Mrs.  Place  died  in  Gallatin  in  1915.  The  remains  of  both  are 
buried  in  Brown  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  A.  J.,  living  at  Galla- 
tin, cashier  First  National  Bank,  a  sketch  appears  in  this  volume;  Osta, 
now  Mrs.  Scott;  Mrs.  W.  J.  Gann  of  Gallatin;  and  P.  M.,  a  resident  of 
Julesburg,  Colo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  have  two  sons:  Raymond  Voris, 
born  on  Feb.  26,  1905,  now  a  sophomore  in  the  Winston  High  School; 
and  Garland  Thomas,  born,  March  5,  1913. 

Mr.  Scott  is  a  farmer  of  practical  experience  and  marked  ability 
in  his  work. 


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J.  H.  Kemp,  retired,  and  one  of  the  well  known  farmers  of  Gallatin, 
was  born  June  24,  1847,  in  Daviess  County,  four  miles  from  where  he  now 
owns  land.  He  is  the  son  of  John  and  Ellen  (Hays)  Kemp.  John  Kemp 
was  born  in  Maryland  in  1811,  and  came  to  Indiana  when  a  young  man, 
later  removing  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  died  in  March,  1865.  His 
wife  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1818,  and  died  in  1894.  They  moved  to  Mis- 
souri in  1838. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Kemp  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  follows : 
David,  Jameson,  Mo.;  J.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Francis  M.,  Henry 
County,  Mo.;  Mary  J.,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Joshua  Scott;  Martha  E., 
deceased  was  the  wife  of  Daniel  Landes ;  Martin  L.,  Pasedena,  Calif. 

J.  H.  Kemp  was  educated  in  the  district  schools,  attending  school  in 
a  log  cabin  with  a  fire  place.  Boards  in  the  walls  with  pins  to  hold  them 
for  desks  were  used.  He  grew  to  manhood  in  this  county  and  followed 
farming  and  stock  raising  during  his  entire  life. 

Mr.  Kemp  was  married  the  first  time  Nov.  22,  1877,  to  Amelia  J. 
Brown,  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  born  March  2,  1858.  She  died  in  May, 
1879.     One  child  was  born  to  this  union,  Etna,  who  died  in  infancy. 

March  8,  1883,  Mr.  Kemp  was  married  to  Laura  L.  Haines,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Bergis  and  Elizabeth  (Evans)  Haines,  natives  of  Kentucky,  who 
moved  to  Daviess  County  in  1870,  where  they  both  died  on  a  farm  in 
Jamesport  Township.  Mrs.  Kemp  was  married  the  first  time  to  Webster 
Jenks  now  deceased.  Mr.  Jenks  died  in  1880,  age  30  years.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  came  to  Daviess  County  from  Iowa  in  1870.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kemp  were  the  parents  of  three  children:  Dora,  wife  of  Crit  Everly, 
Grand  River  Township;  Nona,  wife  of  Harry  McClure,  Jamesport  Town- 
ship; Jason  W.,  attending  Maryville  Normal  School.  Jason  W.  Kemp  en- 
listed in  the  World  War  in  Motor  Truck  Company  728,  and  was  stationed 
at  Hampton  Roads,  Va.,  for  nine  months,  when  the  armistice  was  signed. 

Mr.  Kemp  now  resides  in  Gallatin,  his  home  being  located  next  to 
Dockery  Park.  He  owns  eight  acres  of  land  in  Gallatin,  and  440  acres  in 
Grand  River  Township,  which  is  well  improved.  Mr.  Kemp  is  a  director 
and  the  vice-president  of  the  Bank  of  Jameson,  and  is  also  a  stockholder 
and  director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Gallatin.  He  retired  from 
farming  in  1911. 

In  politics  Mr.  Kemp  is  a  Republican,  and  has  served  on  the  school 
board  and  been  a  trustee  of  Grand  River  Township.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  church.  Mr.  Kemp  has  been  successful  in  his  work  because 
of  his  thorough  understanding  of  farm  problems  and  of  the  energy  and 
determination  he  has  used  in  the  handling  of  the  situations  he  has  met. 


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Mrs.  Ida  M.  Peters  was  born  on  the  farm  in  Colfax  Township,- 
Daviess  County,  which  she  now  owns  and  operates.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  David  and  Elizabeth  J.  (Norton)  Crall. 

David  Crall  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1824.  He  was  a  farmer, 
and  during  the  Civil  War,  was  a  member  of  the  Home  Guards  in  Mis- 
souri. He  was  married  twice.  To  his  first  marriage  two  children  were 
born :  Mrs.  Irwin  Bacon  of  Kidder ;  and  John,  now  living  at  Cameron. 
Mr.  Crall  was  married  the  second  time  in  1859  to  Elizabeth  J.  Norton, 
a  daughter  of  George  Norton,  pioneer  settler  of  Colfax  Township, 
Daviess  County.  His  wife,  Margaret  Norton,  died  in  Kentucky  and  his 
oldest  daughter,  Elizabeth  J.,  kept  house  for  her  father.  She  was  born 
in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  with  her  father.  There  were  fourteen 
children  in  the  Norton  family.  Among  them  were :  Mrs.  Crall ;  Mrs. 
R.  L.  Terry,  now  living  in  Anaconda,  Mont. ;  Stephen,  died  in  Colfax 
Township,  where  he  was  a  farmer;  and  C,  N.,  died  at  Hamilton,  where 
he  was  a  practicing  physician.  David  Crall  and  his  family  located  on 
what  is  now  known  as  the  Peters  farm.  The  only  child  born  to  the  union 
of  David  and  Elizabeth  J.  (Norton)  Crall  was  a  daughter,  Ida  M.,  now 
Mrs.  Peters.  David  Crall  died  at  Mrs.  Peters'  home  in  1905,  and  Mrs. 
Crall  died  in  August,  1919,  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Winston 
Cemetery. 

Ida  M,  (Crall)  Peters  attended  the  public  schools  and  the  school 
at  Kidder,  She  began  teaching  at  the  age  of  18  years  and  continued  that 
work  for  10  years,  teaching  in  four  districts  near  her  home.  She  was 
accounted  one  of  the  highly  successful  teachers  of  the  community.  In 
March  22,  1892  she  married  Henry  C.  Peters,  who  died  in  February,  1912, 

Henry  C.  Peters,  the  father  of  above  children,  was  born  January 
15,  1863,  in  Wisconsin.  In  1892  he  came  to  Missouri  and  operated  the 
present  home  farm  for  a  few  years.  He  owned  and  sold  several  farms 
in  Colfax  township. 

Mr.  Peters  organized  the  Caldwell  Home  Mutual  Telephone  Com- 
pany. He  also  organized  the  Heath  Chemical  Company  band  of  Kidder, 
Mo.  He  was  a  Republican  and  belonged  to  the  Modem  Woodmen  of 
America,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Masonic  orders, 

Mrs.  Peters  now  owns  160  acres  of  the  home  farm  and  has 
bought  40  acres  more.  She  has  been  very  successful  in  her  management 
of  her  farm. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peters  four  children  were  born:  George  R.,  in- 
ducted into  service  for  the  World  War  in  August,  1918,  was  sent  to  Camp 
Funston,  Kan.,  then  to  Camp  Grant  in  Illinois,  where  he  was  made  a 


722  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

coporal  and  remained  until  January,  1919,  when  he  was  mustered  out  of 
service.  He  now  operates  the  home  farm  with  his  mother;  Florence  F,, 
a  teacher  of  English  in  the  high  school  at  Red  Cloud,  Neb. ;  and  Beulah 
G.  and  H.  Boyd,  twins,  the  former  now  a  student  in  the  Business  College 
at  Grand  Island,  Neb.,  and  the  latter  at  home  where  he  assists  in  the 
work  on  the  farm. 

Mrs.  Peters  has  given  each  of  her  children  excellent  educational 
advantages.  She  is  a  lady  of  energy  and  industry,  held  in  high  regard 
throughout  the  neighborhood.  She  and  her  children  are  assets  to  the 
community. 

Byron  Colbum,  an  industrious  farmer  and  the  proprietor  of  Sunny 
Slope  Farm  in  Colfax  township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  at  Elkhart, 
Ind.,  May  22,  1862,  the  son  of  Delos  W.  and  Persis  A.  (Howe)  Colburn. 

Delos  W.  Colburn  was  born,  Aug.  16,  1838,  the  son  of  George  and 
Lois  (Mack)  Colburn.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Indiana,  where  he  married 
Persis  A.  Howe  on  July  3,  1861.  She  was  born  in  Vermont,  March  22, 
1839,  and  grew  up  in  that  state.  She  died  in  Indiana  in  1872.  Her 
marriage  took  place  in  Waukegan,  111.,  where  she  lived  for  a  time.  To 
her  union  with  Delos  W.  Colburn  the  following  children  were  born: 
Byron,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Edith,  mentioned  later  in  this  para- 
graph; Lois,  died  at  the  age  of  31  years;  Lucius,  died  in  infancy;  and 
Harriett,  the  wife  of  B.  F.  Horn  of  Garnett,  Kan.  Edith  Colburn  married 
Charles  Edward  Voss,  born  on  Jan.  5,  1851  in  Akron,  Ohio.  He  was  the 
son  of  P.  A.  and  Christina  (Brantigan)  Voss,  and  was  a  stonemason  and 
farmer.  He  died  at  Kidder,  Mo.,  ,Jan.  21,  1894.  Mrs.  Voss  li\^es  at  Ft. 
Dodge,  Iowa,  and  has  three  children ;  Edward  Byron,  Albert  Bradley,  de- 
ceased, and  Ethel  May,  married  to  J.  C.  Mix. 

After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Delos  W.  Colburn  left  Elkhart, 
Ind.,  and  settled  in  Kidder,  Mo.,  where  he  later  married  Sarah  Fry.  To 
his  union  three  children  were  born:  Ira  D.,  living  at  Manhattan,  Kan.; 
Ina,  the  wife  of  Reverend  Delo,  a  Methodist  minister  in  Wyoming;  and 
Lillian,  living  in  Olney,  111. 

Byron  Colburn  attended  the  public  school  at  Elkhart,  Ind.,  and 
came  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  when  he  was  15  years  old.  He  worked  on 
the  home  farm  until  his  marriage.  For  11  years  he  and  his  wife  rented 
the  farm  which  they  now  own.  In  1908  they  bought  120  acres  of  land 
paying  $60.00  an  acre.  The  land  was  practically  unimproved  at  that 
time.  There  is  now  a  good  residence,  garage,  barn,  and  other  farm  build- 
ings. The  farm  has  been  a  good  investment  due  to  the  industry  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Colburn.   Mr.  Colburn  raises  cattle  and  hogs,  and  specializes  in 


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dairy  cows.  The  dairying  business  has  been  quite  profitable  for  the  own- 
ers of  the  farm.  Mr.  Colburn  sees  a  marked  change  in  the  Daviess 
County  of  today  and  that  of  his  boyhood.  He  made  the  trip  from  Indiana 
to  Missouri  in  a  prairie  schooner.  At  that  time  the  land  to  the  south  and 
west  of  his  farm  was  still  open  prairie.  The  Colburn  home  is  located  2^ 
miles  northwest  of  Kidder  and  five  miles  south  of  Winston. 

Byron  Colburn  was  married  Feb.  24,  1887,  to  May  Bonham,  a 
daughter  of  J.  H.  and  Rebecca  (Swisher)  Bonham,  residents  of  West 
Virginia.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bonham  came  to  Missouri  in  1870  and  located 
in  Clinton  County,  where  Mr.  Bonham  farmed.  They  later  moved  to 
Pattonsburg,  where  Mrs.  Bonham  died  in  1899.  Mr.  Bonham  died  in  Col- 
orado in  1916.  Mrs.  Colburn  has  the  following  brothers  and  sisters  liv- 
ing: Clark,  of  London  Mills,  111. ;  Charles,  living  at  Seibert,  Col. ;  Jerome, 
a  resident  of  Flagler,  Col. ;  Chester,  of  Normal,  111. ;  Parker,  living  at 
Flagler,  Col.;  Mrs.  Fred  Humphrey,  Clearmont,  Mo.;  and  Mrs.  M.  D. 
Freeman,  St.  Joseph.  Mrs.  Colburn  sent  the  year  of  1921  in  the  West, 
where  she  visited  California,  Oregon,  Wyoming,  and  Yellowstone  Park. 
She  is  much  interested  in  poultry  raising  and  specializes  in  the  Brown 
Leghorn  strain. 

Mr.  Colburn  is  energetic  and  has  been  successful  because  of  strict 
attention  to  work  and  the  able  assistance  in  farm  management  given  him 
by  Mrs.  Colburn. 

Joseph  Conrad,  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  land  in  Colfax  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Illinois,  Feb.  10,  1857,  the  son  of  John  and 
Susan  (Kirschner)  Conrad. 

John  Conrad  was  born  in  1820  in  Franklin  County,  Pa.,  and  his 
wife  was  born  in  the  same  county  in  1828.  They  were  married  there, 
and  later  moved  to  Bureau  County,  111.,  where  their  son,  Joseph,  was 
born.  In  1855  they  moved  to  Leavenworth  County,  Kansas,  where  Mr. 
Conrad  died.  His  wife  died  at  Kidder,  Mo.,  where  the  remains  of  both 
are  buried.  Their  children  were :  Jasper  N.,  living  in  St.  Louis ;  Margaret 
Catherine,  was  Mrs.  Collins  and  died  at  Sheffield,  111. ;  Clara  married  Mr. 
Roberts  and  died  at  Ridgeway,  Wis.;  Joseph,  the  subject  of  this  review; 
George  Edgar,  married  Faith  Bacon  and  died  at  Kidder  at  the  age  of  47 
years ;  Frances,  now  Mrs.  Griffey  living  in  Washington ;  Valentine,  died 
in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Wilson,  died  at  his  home  in  Colfax  Township  in 
1893 ;  Nettie,  died  at  the  age  of  18  years;  and  Harry,  a  resident  of  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo. 

Joseph  Conrad  attended  the  schools  in  Illinois,  and  later  in  Kan- 
sas.  He  farmed  in  Illinois,  then  in  Kansas  for  seven  years.   He  spent  the 


724  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

year,  1893,  in  Chicago,  and  moved  to  Daviess  County  in  1894.  He  bought 
his  present  farm  at  intervals.  The  first  holding  comprised  126  acres,  oi 
which  he  later  sold  five  acres,  and  then  bought  38i  more,  making  a  total 
of  160  acres.  All  of  the  improvements  on  the  farm  were  made  by  the 
present  owner,  and  include  a  good  two  story  house,  located  If  miles 
north  of  Kidder,  a  good  barn,  and  several  other  farm  buildings.  For 
many  years  Mr.  Conrad  bred  Percheron  horses  and  Poland  China  hogs, 
but  he  now  breeds  only  Duroc  Jersey  hogs.  At  present  he  rents  most  of 
his  land  out.  The  farm,  which  was  entered  by  Hub  Carr  in  the  early 
days,  presents  a  neat  and  well  kept  appearance  and  shows  the  excellent 
results  of  Mr.  Conrad's  practical  work. 

Joseph  Conrad  was  married  on  Dec.  24,  1903,  to  Mrs.  Amelia  (Pip- 
pert)  Shoeflin,  a  daughter  of  J.  C.  and  Mary  (Barkhoff)  Pippert.  Mrs. 
Conrad  was  born  in  Iowa,  and  in  1868,  her  parents  moved  to  Kansas  and 
settled  in  Douglas  County,  where  Mrs.  Conrad  grew  up.  The  land  was 
all  raw  prairie  when  the  Pippert  family  moved  to  Kansas  and  Mrs.  Con- 
rad recalls  very  vividly  the  wild  prairie  winds  that  swept  over  the  coun- 
try. She  says  that  her  mother  had  frequently  to  take  the  clothes  on  wash 
day  to  a  neighboring  creek  bed  to  find  a  sheltered  place  to  dry  them. 
The  Pippert  family  lived  on  their  Kansas  farm  until  1914,  when  they 
moved  to  Baldwin,  Kan.  Mr.  Pippert  died  on  Feb.  14,  1922,  at  Baldwin. 
He  was  a  native  of  Germany,  but  for  53  years,  had  lived  in  Kansas.  His 
widow,  who  was  born  in  Holland,  is  now  75  years  old  and  lives  at  Bald- 
win. The  Pippert  children  were :  Amelia,  now  Mrs.  Conrad ;  William, 
living  at  Baldwin,  Kan. ;  Charles  of  the  same  town ;  John,  a  resident  of 
Larned,  Kan. ;  Ella,  now  Mrs.  Foster  of  Lawrence,  Kan. ;  Louise,  now 
Mrs.  Conrad  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Henry,  living  at  Baldwin,  Kan. ;  Irwin, 
Del  Norte,  Col. ;  and  Mrs.  Bennie  Barnes,  living  at  Tonganoxie,  Kan.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Conrad  have  a  daughter,  Ruth,  now  a  student  in  Kidder  Insti- 
tute. .  •  -    n— x^r 

Mr.  Conrad  is  identified  with  the  Methodist  Church  at  Kidder.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 

Oscar  A.  Bartlett,  of  the  firm  of  Bartlett  Bros.,  merchants  of  Wins- 
ton, Mo.,  was  born  in  Winston,  and  is  the  son  of  George  C.  and  Emma 
(Caster)  Bartlett.  Mrs.  Bartlett  was  born  in  Colfax  Township,  Daviess 
County,  the  daughter  of  George  Caster,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  that 
township.  Mr.  Bartlett  is  also  a  native  of  Colfax  Township,  Daviess 
County,  and  now  resides  in  Winston,  Mo.  He  has  been  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Colfax  Township  for  many  years. 

To  George  C.  and  Emma  (Caster)  Bartlett  three  sons  were  born,  as 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  725 

follows:  Oscar,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Carl,  associated  with  his  bro- 
ther, Oscar,  in  business;  and  Lee,  Winston,  Mo.  Oscar  A.  and  his  bro- 
ther, Carl,  were  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  graduated  from  the 
Winst-n  High  School. 

Oscar  A.  Bartlett  went  into  business  for  the  first  time  at  Winston, 
Mo.  in  the  produce  business.  In  1918  he  purchased  a  store  in  Abel,  Mo., 
wheVe  he  carried  on  a  general  merchandise  business  until  June,  1921, 
wh  .-n  he  sold  out  to  J.  C.  Downer.  Since  that  time  Mr.  Bartlett  has  op- 
erf.ted  his  present  store  in  Winston,  Mo.,  in  which  he  carries  a  full  line 
of  groceries,  dry  goods,  shoes,  etc.  The  store  has  a  frontage  of  60  fleet 
and  a  depth  of  120  feet,  and  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  stores  in  the 
city. 

Oscar  A.  Bartlett  was  married  July  10,  1910,  to  Alta  Elda  M.  Hiley, 
a  daughter  of  T.  J.  Hiley  of  Winston,  Mo.  Mrs.  Bartlett  was  educated 
in  the  Winston  schools.  To  Oscar  A.  and  Elda  (Hiley)  Bartlett  one  son 
has  been  born,  Merle  E.,  ten  years  of  age.  Mr.  Bartlett's  brother,  Carl, 
is  married  to  Ellen  Dice,  of  Winston,  Mo. 

Mr.  Bartlett  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  of  Winston,  and  of 
the  Gallatin  chapter.  He  is  one  of  the  progressive  business  men  of  Wins- 
ton, and  is  widely  and  favorably  known  in  Daviess  County. 

Wesley  Lee,  Jr.,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jefferson 
Township,  Davies  County,  was  born  May  26,  1890,  one  mile  east  of  his 
present  residence  near  Wintson,  Mo.,  and  is  the  son  of  Wesley  and  Eliza- 
beth (Everenden)  Lee.   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lee,  Sr.,  now  live  at  Seadrift,  Tex. 

Wesley  Lee,  Sr.,  is  a  native  of  Holmes  County,  Ohio,  and  was  born 
on  Jan.  1,  1883.  His  wife  is  a  native  of  Indiana,  but  they  were  married 
in  Missouri  and  lived  for  ten  or  twelve  years  in  Jefferson  Township,  Da- 
viess County,  Missouri,  on  the  farm  now  the  home  of  Wesley  Lee,  Jr. 
Mr.  Lee  built  a  log  cabin  on  the  land,  which  served  as  a  home  for  sev- 
eral years.  During  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Lee  served  on  the  Union  army  hav- 
ing enlisted  in  Company  A,  102  Ohio  Infantry.  He  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1862, 
and  served  under  Captain  Huston.  Mr.  Lee  was  engaged  in  battle  at 
Covington,  Kentucky,  where  his  regiment  fought  in  defense  of  Cincin- 
nati for  16  days.  The  Confederate  forces  were  in  command  of  General 
Kirby  Smith.  Mr.  Lee  was  later  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Pulaski  and 
Athens.  He  was  taken  prisoner  by  General  Forest's  troops  at  Athens, 
Ala.,  when  hostilities  were  nearly  at  an  end,  was  in  prison  for  six 
months.  He  then  rejoined  his  regiment  at  Vicksburg  and  in  three  weeks 
boarded  the  steamer  Sultana,  which  was  bound  for  Cairo.  When  within 
three  miles  of  Cairo,  the  steamer's  boiler  exploded  and  the  boat  burned 


726  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

to  the  water's  edge.  There  were  2,200  soldiers  on  board  and  all  but  700 
perished  in  the  catastrophe.  Mr,  Lee  was  among  those  sa\'ed.  He 
jumped  overboard  and  after  remaining  in  the  water  for  five  hoUrs  was 
picked  up  about  five  miles  from  the  scene  of  the  accident.  Mr  Lee  is 
now  79  years  of  age,  but  the  scenes  of  that  awful  night  still  remains 
fresh  in  his  mind. 

To  Wesley  Lee  and  Elizabeth  (Everenden)  Lee  six  children  w^ere 
born,  as  follows:  Homer,  Selon  Lake,  Kansas;  Artie,  the  widow  of  Fi;ank 
Black,  Los  Angeles,  Calif.;  Melvin,  Seadrift,  Texas;  Daisy,  the  wife  of 
Ralph  Lohman,  Portland,  Ore.;  Wesley,  Jr.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Benjamin  H.,  residing  on  the  home  place.  He  married  Ruth  Penningtc^i. 
They  have  one  son,  Eugene  Bennett  Lee.  By  a  former  marriage  of  Wes- 
ley Lee,  Sr.,  and  Sabina  Barton  there  were  four  children  born,  as  fol- 
lows: Grant  Lee,  Bonner  Springs,  Kan.;  Anna,  the  wife  of  J.  R.  Wil- 
liams, Los  Angeles,  Calif. ;  Frank  Lee,  Jefferson  Township ;  and  Loren 
Lee,  deceased,  Bonner  Springs,  Kan. 

Mr.  Lee  removed  to  Seadrift,  Texas,  in  1912,  where  he  has  since 
made  his  home. 

Wesley  Lee,  Jr.,  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
was  graduated  from  the  Kidder  Institute  in  1914.  Since  that  time  he  has 
been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising,  in  which  he  has  been  suc- 
cessful. He  owns  40  acres  of  land  and  operates  475  acres  with  his  bro- 
ther, Benjamin  Lee. 

On  March  7,  1915,  Mr.  Lee  was  married  to  Gertie  Hiley,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  and  Melissa  (Embs)  Hiley,  natives  of  Kentucky.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hiley  now  live  in  Colfax  Township,  and  are  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Dillard,  Artesian,  S.  D.  ;* Clarence,  Maysville;  Alta, 
the  wife  of  Oscar  Bartlett,  Winston ;  Gertie,  the  wife  of  Wesley  Lee,  Jr. ; 
Hobart,  Winston ;  Fred,  Erma,  and  Vevia,  all  living  at  home.  The  grand- 
parents of  Mrs.  Lee,  James  and  Amilda  Embs,  came  to  Missouri  about 
40  years  ago.  Mrs.  Embs  died  in  1918,  and  her  husband  died  in  Febru- 
ary, 1922,  at  the  age  of  80  years.    They  lived  at  Winston,  Mo. 

To  Wesley  and  Gertie  (Hiley)  Lee  three  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows:  Evelyn,  Wesley,  and  Carl. 

Mr.  Lee  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Gallatin. 

Alexander  Short,  deceased,  was  a  well  known  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Colfax  Township,  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  in  County 
Amagh,  Ireland,  in  1857.  He  came  to  America  when  a  young  man,  and 
settled  in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  lived  for  a  short  time,  later  removing 
to  Kansas.   He  then  settled  in  Caldwell  County,  Missouri,  where  he  lived 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  727 

until  1891,  when  he  came  to  Daviess  County,  settling  in  Colfax  Town- 
ship, where  he  lived  until  his  death  in  1899. 

When  Mr.  Short  came  to  Colfax  Township,  Daviess  County,  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  of  160  acres,  where  his  widow  now  lives.  The  residence 
was  built  in  1872  and  is  of  brick.  Since  Mr.  Short's  death,  Mrs.  Short 
has  improved  the  farm,  having  built  two  large  barns,  40x60  feet  and 
30x40  feet.  She  has  been  very  successful  as  a  manager,  and  raises  cat- 
tle and  hogs  on  her  farm.  She  is  also  a  feeder  of  cattle,  and  owns  regis- 
tered Duroc  Jersey  hogs.  Mrs.  Short's  farm  is  modern  in  every  respect 
and  one  of  the  finest  in  the  township.   It  is  an  ideal  stock  farm. 

On  March  8,  1885,  Mr.  Short  was  married  to  Maggie  Scott,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Rice  C.  and  Mary  C.  (Cormana)  Scott,  both  deceased.  Mrs.  Short 
was  born  in  Caldwell  County,  and  educated  there  and  in  the  Hamilton 
High  School.  To  Alexander  and  Maggie  (Scott)  Short  six  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Joseph  L.,  farmer,  Kidder,  married  to  Laura  Meloy; 
Stephan  Harry,  married  to  Stella  (Stewart)  Casey,  Colfax  Township, 
Daviess  County;  he  enlisted  during  the  World  War  serving  in  Battery 
C,  28th  Field  Artillery,  and  was  stationed  at  Camp  Funston  with  the 
10th  Division,  when  the  armistice  was  signed;  Tinsley,  at  home;  he  en- 
listed during  the  World  War  on  May  28,  1918,  and  went  overseas  in 
August,  1918,  with  the  88th  Division,  a  member  of  Company  H,  350th 
Infantry  and  served  in  France  from  August,  1918,  until  May,  1919,  and 
was  stationed  near  Metz  when  the  armistice  was  signed ;  he  was  a  bugler 
and  was  mustered  out  of  service  on  June  19,  1919,  at  Camp  Taylor,  Ken- 
tucky; Maude,  the  wife  of  Frank  W.  McClelland,  Hamilton;  she  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Kidder  Institute  and  Maryville  Normal  School;  she  is 
now  a  teacher  in  the  primary  department  of  the  Hamilton  schools; 
Pearl  Short,  a  teacher  at  Polo,  Mo.;  and  Alexander  R.,  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Alexander  Short  was  one  of  the  progressive  and  dependable 
citizens  of  Daviess  County  and  the  Short  family  is  well  known  and 
highly  respected  in  the  community. 

Henry  G.  Bacon,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Sheridan  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides,  Feb. 
1,  1891,  the  son  of  Irwin  and  Fannie  (Crall)  Bacon. 

Irwin  Bacon  was  born  in  Portage  County,  Ohio,  Jan.  19,  1843,  the 
son  of  Ira  and  Julia  A.  (Goodsell)  Bacon,  who  came  to  Daviess  County, 
in  1848,  and  settled  in  Colfax  Township.  Ira  Bacon  was  born  in  Con- 
necticut and  his  wife  was  a  native  of  Ohio,  where  they  were  married. 
Ira  Bacon  died  in  1895  and  his  wife  died  several  years  later  at  the  age 
of  87  years.   They  are  buried  in  Benson  Cemetery.    The  children  of  Ira 


728  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Bacon  and  his  wife,  who  came  with  them  to  Colfax  Township,  Daviess 
County,  were  as  follows:  Jason  Bacon,  Colfax  Township;  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Sweaney,  Kidder;  Irwin  Bacon,  Kidder;  Boone,  born  in  Colfax 
Township,  in  1850,  now  living  in  Rockyford,  Col.;  Emily,  died  when  20 
years  of  age ;  Mrs.  Faithy  Conrad,  Kidder. 

Irwin  Bacon  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  of  Colfax  Town- 
ship. His  father  and  uncle,  Lawton  Bacon,  built  the  first  school  house 
in  1855  in  that  vicinity.  It  was  located  four  miles  southeast  of  Winston. 
The  first  teacher  was  Elizabeth  Morton,  now  Mrs.  Gay,  living  in  Hamil- 
ton. Irwin  Bacon  enrolled  in  the  militia  at  the  age  of  18  years,  in  Com- 
pany G,  33rd  Regiment,  and  in  1863  was  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia, 
4th  Regiment.  He  served  at  Gallatin  for  three  months,  and  was  then 
sent  to  Chillicothe,  Richmond,  and  served  north  of  the  Missouri  River, 
patroling  railroads,  bridges,  etc.  He  was  mustered  out  of  service  while 
at  home.  Mr.  Bacon  purchased  his  first  land  in  Missouri  in  1869,  and 
still  owns  240  acres.  He  moved  to  his  farm  in  1870  where  he  lived  until 
May  1,  1921,  when  he  moved  to  Kidder.  Mr.  Bacon  carried  on  general 
farming  and  stock  raising  for  many  years,  being  also  a  feeder  of  cattle 
and  hogs  in  the  winter  time.  He  has  a  well  improved  farm  three  miles 
north  of  Kidder,  four  miles  south  of  Altamont. 

Irwin  Bacon  was  married  the  first  time  in  1870  to  Phoebe  Norton, 
a  native  of  Ohio,  born  Aug.  9,  1850.  She  died  in  1873  and  is  buried  in 
the  Benson  Cemetery.  She  left  one  daughter,  Esther  Bacon,  who  died  in 
girlhood.  Mr.  Bacon  was  married  then  on  Dec.  30,  1875,  to  Fannie  Crall, 
a  daughter  of  David  and  Sarah  (Cocklin)  Crall.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crall  set- 
tled in  Colfax  Township,  in  1856.  Mr.  Crall  died  in  1907  and  is  buried 
in  Winston  Cemetery.  His  wife  died  in  1859,  and  is  buried  in  Black 
Cemetery.  Mrs.  Bacon  was  born  on  Dec.  1,  1850.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Irwin 
Bacon  have  two  children  living :  Clarence  Bacon,  farmer  of  Colfax 
Township.  He  is  married  to  Delia  Valandingham  and  they  have  three 
children:  Frances  Lee,  Clara  and  Laura;  Henry,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Mr.  Bacon  carried  the  mail  from  Kidder,  to  Victoria,  and  later  in 
1869,  to  Alta  Vista,  making  a  35-mile  round  trip  on  horseback  for  $2.50. 
He  cast  his  first  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  in  the  fall  of  1864,  riding  ten 
miles  to  vote.  He  has  always  refused  to  run  for  office,  claiming  he  had 
enough  work  to  keep  him  busy.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic  at  Kidder.  Mr.  Bacon  is  a  substantial  citizen  and  stands 
high  in  the  community  and  county. 

Henry  G.  Bacon  was  reared  on  the  farm  he  now  operates.   He  owns 


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144  acres  of  land,  and  the  residence  is  located  three  miles  north  of  the 
Kidder  Institute.  The  original  house,  16x24  feet  is  part  of  the  present 
residence.  Mr.  Bacon  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  since  com- 
pleting his  education  has  carried  on  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  is  a 
well  known  breeder  of  registered  Duroc  Jersey  hogs.  He  also  raises 
Shropshire  sheep,  and  has  White  Leghorn  chickens. 

On  Jan.  7,  1915,  Mr.  Bacon  was  married  to  Margaret  E.  Hartel, 
a  daughter  of  Fred  and  Lucy  (Leffler)  Hartel,  natives  of  Kidder,  Mo. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hartel  have  eight  children  as  follows:  William,  married 
Lola  Bane,  and  had  two  girls,  Reveigh  and  Ruth,  deceased ;  Margaret, 
wife  of  Henry  Bacon;  Nina,  the  wife  of  Ray  Coffey,  Kidder;  Alfred, 
Kidder;  Verna,  the  wife  of  Clarence  Johnson,  Sheridan  Township; 
Edith,  the  wife  of  William  Kress,  Kidder;  Lula  and  Emma.  Mrs.  Henry 
G.  Bacon  was  born  at  Arley,  Mo.,  and  was  educated  in  Clinton  County, 
after  which  she  lived  in  Caldwell  County,  for  a  time  before  removing  to 
Kidder,  Mo. 

To  Henry  G.  and  Margaret  E.  (Hartell)  Bacon  two  children  have 
been  born,  as  follows:  Luella  Marie  and  Gladys  Eva. 

Mr.  Bacon  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans  at  Kidder,  Mo.  He 
is  a  progressive  type  of  man,  a  good  farmer  and  stockman,  and  a  suc- 
c*»ssful  manager. 

Grant  Castor,  a  farmer  in  Sheridan  Township,  Daviess  County,  was 
born  in  Harrison  County,  June  20,  1863.  Two  years  later  his  widowed 
mother  died  and  the  boy  was  adopted  by  John  J.  Castor  and  his  wife. 

John  J.  Castor  was  born  near  Millersburg  in  Holmes  County,  Ohio. 
He  came  to  Missouri  in  his  early  youth  and  worked  first  in  Harrison  and 
then  in  Gentry  County,  finally  locating  in  Sheridan  Township,  Daviess 
County.  He  married  Mrs.  Eliza  (ARen)  Wooderson,  who  owned  a  farm 
comprising  115  acres.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Castor  lived  on  this  farm  until  they 
moved  to  Kidder  to  make  their  home.  They  were  people  of  sympathy 
and  kindliness  and  lent  a  helping  hand  to  many  homeless.  They  reared 
there  orphaned  boys,  Grant  Castor,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Samuel 
Castor;  and  John  Donahue.  Mr.  Castor  died  in  1891  and  Mrs.  Castor 
died  in  1909.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Wooderson  Cemetery. 
Mr.  Castor  was  a  member  of  the  Home  Guards  during  the  Civil  War  and 
held  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  in  his  township.  He  was  a  man  of 
broad  vision,  deeply  loved  and  respected  by  the  boys  to  whom  he  gave 
a  home,  and  honored  by  his  community  for  his  charity  and  kindliness. 

Grant  Castor  attended  the  rural  school  in  Daviess  County  and  has 
been  a  farmer  all  of  his  life.    He  now  owns  60  acres  of  the  old  home 


730  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

place  and  does  general  farming.  The  farm  is  located  three  miles  north- 
east of  Kidder  and  is  well  kept.  The  improvements  were  all  made  by 
the  present  owner. 

On  Sept.  15,  1883,  Mr.  Castor  was  married  to  Isadore  Sandals,  a 
daughter  of  Asher  and  Catherine  Sandals  of  Sheridan  Township.  Mrs. 
Grant  Castor  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1866,  her  parents  soon  after  coming  to 
Missouri.  She  died  on  Nov.  14,  1909,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in 
Wooderson  Cemetery.  She  was  the  mother  of  ten  children,  two  of 
whom  died  in  infancy.  The  remaining  eight  are :  Pryor  C,  married  Mrs. 
Ethel  (McCord)  Millard,  and  is  a  farmer  in  Sheridan  Township;  Grace, 
the  wife  of  Roy  Cornelius,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Sher- 
idan Township ;  Verna,  married  Melvin  Lee,  and  was  accidentally  burned  to 
death  near  Sea  Drift,  Texas,  in  November,  1920;  Blanche,  married  Andy 
Cutler  of  Kidder ;  Catherine,  the  wife  of  Albert  Engle  of  Chillicothe ;  John, 
living  at  Kidder ;  Roxie  May,  graduated  from  Kidder  Institute  and  is  now 
in  college  at  Springfield ;  and  Opal,  a  student  in  Kidder  Institute. 

Mr.  Castor  has  the  following  grandchildren:  Harold  Castor;  Ralph, 
Clara,  and  Dwight  Cornelius;  Crystal  and  Charles  Cutler;  Louise  Engle; 
and  Melvin,  Jr.,  Blanche,  Dorothy,  Naomi,  Victor,  and  Elmer  Lee. 

Grant  Castor  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows Lodge  at  Kidder.  He  is  an  upright  and  industrious  man,  held  in 
high  regard  in  the  neighborhood,  where  he  is  esteemed  for  his  integrity. 

George  W.  Rhea,  farmer  and  stockm.aii  of  Sheridan  Township,  Da- 
viess County,  was  born  in  Indiana  County,  Pa.,  Sept.  22,  1873,  the  son  of 
Alexander  and  Elizabeth  (Stutchel)  Rhea.  Alexander  Rhea  died  in 
Pennsylvania,  where  his  widow  still  lives.  Their  children  were:  Anna, 
now  Mrs.  Lyons;  Mrs.  Laura  Graham;  William;  Henry;  Albert;  George 
W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Calvin;  Clarence;  Lawrence  and  Lillie, 
twins,  the  latter  dying  in  infancy;  and  Lisle. 

George  W.  Rhea  attended  the  public  schools  in  Pennsylvania.  In 
189S,  he  settled  in  Mercer  County,  111.,  where  he  farmed  and  raised 
stock.  In  1913  he  came  to  Missouri  and  located  in  Caldwell  County, 
Five  years  later  he  moved  to  his  present  home.  This  is  known  as  the 
Allen  farm  and  is  located  1^  miles  northeast  of  Kidder.  There  is  a  good 
residence  on  the  place  and  the  improvements  are  all  new.  The  farm 
buildings  are  excellent  and  the  farm  presents  an  attractive  appearance. 
Mr.  Rhea  keeps  between  30  and  40  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  all  eligible  for 
registry.  He  owns  a  Clydesdale  imported  stallion,  "Financier,"  and  has 
two  Kentucky  Mammouth  Jacks.   At  present  he  has  14  head  of  horses 


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and  mules.   Mr.  Rhea  has  established  a  reputation  as  a  successful  breeder 
of  horses,  mules  and  hogs. 

George  W.  Rhea  was  married  on  March  13,  1903,  to  Mary  I.  Kunkle 
Mrs.  Rhea  was  born  and  reared  in  Indiana  County,  Pennsylvania.  Her 
parents,  Peter  and  Lillian  Kunkle,  both  died  in  Pennsylvania.  To  the  union 
of  George  W.  and  Mary  I.  (Kunkle)  Rhea,  the  following  children  were 
born:  Wilbert  K.,  now  a  student  in  Kidder  Institute;  Lillie  I.,  at  home; 
Albert  C,  at  home ;  and  George  A.,  died  at  the  age  of  about  one  year. 

Mr.  Rhea  is  one  of  the  successful  farmers  and  stockmen  of  Daviess 
County  and  is  held  in  high  regard  for  his  practical,  far-sighted  business 
methods. 

E.  A.  Keck,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Gallatin,  on  July  5,  1880,  the  son  of 
John  A.  and  Susan  (Diestelhorst)  Keck. 

John  A.  Keck  was  born  in  1843  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  died  on 
March  21,  1918.  He  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  Following  the  war, 
Mr.  Keck  engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  business  at  Gallatin.  He 
later  took  up  farming  just  outside  of  Gallatin,  and  was  living  retired 
at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife  is  now  residing  in  Gallatin  with  her 
sister.  Mr.  Keck  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Keck  were  George  C.  and  Martha  (Smith) 
Diestelhorst,  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Diestelhorst  was  a 
farmer  and  harnessmaker.  To  John  A.  and  Susan  (Diestelhorst)  Keck 
six  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Eva,  the  wife  of  Martin  Hemery, 
Gallatin;  Richard  T.,  married  Addie  Wampler,  Gallatin;  E.  A.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  ;  George  G.,  married  Nettie  Whitt,  Gallatin;  Ethel,  the 
wife  of  Davis  Hill,  Hickory  Station,  Trenton,  Mo. ;  John  J.  Keck,  Walla 
Walla,  Wash. 

E.  A.  Keck  was  reared  in  Gallatin,  and  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  there.  After  completing  his  education,  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  Fetterer  &  Son  Grocery  Company  and  the  E.  M.  Mann  Gro- 
cery Company  of  Gallatin.  He  then  went  to  Washington  and  Oregon 
where  he  spent  18  months.  While  in  Washington  Mr.  Keck  was  em- 
ployed by  the  street  railway  company,  and  while  in  Oregon  worked  on 
a  ranch.  Later  he  returned  to  Gallatin  and  worked  for  five  years  with 
the  E.  M.  Mann  Grocery  Company.  He  then  purchased  a  farm  of  71 
acres  near  Gallatin,  from  Austin  G.  Diestelhorst,  who  owned  213  acres 
of  land  which  was  divided  among  the  three  brothers,  George,  Richard 
and  E.  A.  Keck,  each  purchasing  71  acres.   E.  A.  Keck  has  made  many 


732  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

improvements  on  the  land  and  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Jersey  and 
Holstein  cattle. 

Mr.  Keck  married  Addie  Mettle  and  to  this  union  three  children 
have  been  born:  Everetta;  Marjorie;  and  George  Randolph. 

In  politics  Mr.  Keck  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  one  of  the  enterprising  and  public 
spirited  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

J.  O.  Cole,  of  Liberty  Township,  is  a  well  known  and  progressive 
farmer  and  stockman.  He  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and  was  born 
in  Jefferson  Township,  Feb.  12,  1869,  the  son  of  William  Harrison  and 
Margaret  (Savage)  Cole. 

William  Harrison  Cole  was  born  in  Clay  County,  Missouri,  and 
moved  to  Daviess  County  with  his  parents  at  the  age  of  three  years. 
His  wife  was  born  in  Indiana  in  1844  and  about  1855  her  parents  moved 
to  Missouri.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Cole  served  for  three  years  with 
Company  B,  Missouri  State  Militia.  He  then  returned  to  Missouri  where 
he  was  engaged  in  general  farming  and  stock  raising  until  he  moved  to 
Altamont  where  he  died  Jan.  11,  1917,  at  the  age  of  77  years.  His  wife 
died  on  Jan.  4,  1922.  To  William  Harrison  and  Margaret  (Savage)  Cole 
three  children  were  born:  Cora,  the  wife  of  Will  Caster,  living  in  Ness 
County,  Kansas;  J.  O.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Bell,  the  wife  of 
Charles  Drummond,  Sheridan  Township. 

J.  O.  Cole  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools.  He  remained  at  home,  assisting  his  father  in  farming 
and  stock  raising,  until  his  marriage  in  1891.  He  owns  354  acres  of 
good  farm  land.   He  is  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman. 

On  Jan.  11,  1891,  Mr.  Cole  was  married  to  Virgie  Faw,  a  native  of 
Sheridan  Township,  and  daughter  of  Amos  and  Elvira  Faw.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Few,  now  deceased,  were  natives  of  North  Carolina  and  Illinois. 
Sixty  years  ago  they  came  to  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Faw  was  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stockman  of  this  county  for  many  years. 

To  J.  O.  and  Virgie  (Faw)  Cole  three  children  have  been  born,  as 
follows:  Ethel,  the  wife  of  Lewis  Drummond,  living  south  of  Altamont; 
Loma,  the  wife  of  Crosby  Streeter,  Caldwell  County,  and  Zelpha,  a  stu- 
dent in  the  Altamont  High  School.  The  Cole  family  are  members  of  the 
Christian  Church. 

Mr.  Cole  is  a  substantial  and  reliable  citizen  of  Daviess  County,  who 
has  made  a  success  of  his  work  by  virtue  of  his  energy,  his  progressive 
ideals  and  his  enterprising  methods. 


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Samuel  Wilson,  an  interesting  pioneer  of  Daviess  County,  was  born 
in  County  Denagal,  near  Londonderry,  Ireland,  on  Jan.  12,  1835.  He 
came  to  America  with  his  parents  at  the  age  of  12  years,  and  settled  in 
Bellville,  111. 

During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Wilson  served  in  the  Confederate  army 
in  Company  C,  12th  Texas  Field  Artillery.  He  served  for  one  year  in 
the  Engineer  Corps  and  three  years  in  the  Artillery.  Throughout  the 
war,  Mr.  Wilson  was  stationed  in  Texas,  and  was  there  at  the  close.  In 
1873  he  came  to  Missouri,  settling  near  Gallatin,  where  he  carried  on 
farming  for  several  years. 

In  1877  Mr.  Wilson  moved  to  his  present  location  in  Liberty  Town- 
ship, where  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  for  45 
years.  He  owns  200  acres  of  well  improved  land  and  is  well  known 
throughout  Daviess  County  as  a  good  farmer  and  stockman. 

Mr.  Wilson's  mother  died  in  Bellville,  111.,  and  his  father  died  some 
time  later  in  Daviess  County,  and  is  buried  in  Creek  Ball  Cemetery.  His 
brother,  John  Wilson,  was  associated  with  him  in  farming  for  many 
years,  but  is  now  deceased. 

Mr.  Wilson  has  always  been  identified  with  the  Democratic  party. 
He  is  a  man  who  has  had  a  varied  career,  boih  in  war  and  peace  time, 
and  is  one  of  the  well  known  and  highly  respected  pioneer  settlers  of 
Daviess  County. 

M.  E.  Adams,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  Oct.  27,  1864,  the 
son  of  John  and  Catherine  McKinsie  Adams,  both  natives  of  Ohio. 

John  Adams  grew  to  manhood  in  Ohio  and  became  engaged  in 
general  farming  there.  He  later  moved  to  Indiana,  where  he  died.  His 
wife  and  family  moved  to  Iowa  some  time  later,  and  settled  in  Wayne 
County.  In  1887  they  came  to  Daviess  County,  and  settled  in  Liberty 
Township.  Mrs.  Adams  died  a  few  years  after  coming  to  Missouri.  To 
John  and  Catherine  (McKinsie)  Adams  five  children  were  born,  as  fol- 
lows: Mary  Margaret,  the  wife  of  T.  S.  Gallamore,  Altamont;  M.  E.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch ;  Harley,  Edenburg,  Mo. ;  Charles,  Chillicothe,  Mo. ; 
and  Rolla,  living  in  California. 

M.  E.  Adams  was  reared  in  Indiana  and  Iowa  and  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools.  Since  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Adams  has  been 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  has  lived  in  his  present  loca- 
tion for  about  12  years,  and  owns  188  acres  of  land  five  miles  from  Gal- 
latin.   Mr.  Adams  raises  high  grade  stock  and  is  widely  known. 

On  Dec.  23,  1890,  Mr.  Adams  was  married  to  Hattie  Roney,  a  na- 


734  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

tive  of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Jane  (McCrary) 
Roney.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roney  now  reside  near  Chillicothe.  Mr.  Roney 
was  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  Mrs.  Adams'  mother  was  born  in  Sheridan 
Township,  Daviess  County,  Silas  Roney,  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Adams, 
settled  in  Missouri  in  the  early  forties,  coming  here  from  North  Caro- 
lina.  He  died  before  the  Civil  War. 

To  M.  E.  and  Hattie  Adams  one  son  has  been  born,  Earl  E.,  who  re- 
sides on  the  home  farm,  just  west  of  his  father's  home.  He  is  married  to 
Mildred  Stephens  of  Liberty  Township.  To  this  union  three  children 
have  been  born,  as  follows:  Margaret  Marie;  Marion  Andrew;  and 
Duane  Covington. 

Mr.  Adams  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  one  of  the 
substantial  and  highly  respected  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

W.  E.  Hathaway,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  Jan.  17,  1863,  in  Winamac,  I'nd.,  the  son 
of  A.  J.  and  Harriet  (Allen)  Hathaway. 

A.  J.  Hathaway  was  born  in  West  Virginia  March  13,  1832.  During 
the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  as  a  teamster  at  Winamac,  Ind.,  and  served 
throughout  the  war.  After  the  war  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Indiana. 
In  1868  he  removed  to  Missouri,  settling  three  miles  west  of  Gallatin, 
Liberty  Township.  He  carried  on  general  farming  there  until  1870, 
when  he  moved  to  Marion  Township.  Then  in  1884  Mr.  Hathaway  went 
to  Kansas,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  March  26,  1902.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  is  buried  at  Neola,  Kan.  He  was 
a  R'epulican.  To  A.  J.  and  Harriet  (Allen)  Hathaway  nine  children 
were  born:  Meredith  A.,  married  to  Ethelda  Barber.  He  is  now  de- 
ceased and  his  widow  lives  in  St.  Joseph;  Francis  A.,  married  Melissa 
Young,  Sumner,  Ark.;  W.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Henry  Taylor, 
deceased,  was  married  to  Mattie  Miller,  who  now  lives  in  Wichita,  Kan. ; 
Mary  E.,  the  widow  of  C.  P.  Slater,  living  in  Kansas  City ;  Margaret  R., 
the  wife  of  Vilas  Slater,  Hutchinson,  Kan.;  Harriet  E.,  the  wife  of  G.  J. 
Lamont,  Hutchinson,  Kan. ;  Emery  L.,  married  Ida  Stalling,  Eline,  Okla. ; 
Cora  M.,  the  wife  of  Herman  Bartlett,  Stafford,  Texas. 

W.  E.  Hathaway  was  reared  in  Missouri  and  attended  the  district 
schools  at  Civil  Bend,  Mo.  He  began  farming  where  he  now  resides  in 
Liberty  Township.  Mr.  Hathaway  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Aberdeen 
Angus  cattle  and  Duorc  Jersey  hogs.  Mrs.  Hathaway  raises  pure  bred 
Plymouth  Rock  chickens.  Mr.  Hathaway's  farm  contains  120  acres  of 
well  improved  land. 


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On  Aug.  6,  1884,  Mr.  Hathaway  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  A. 
Harman,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  S.  and  Amanda  (Campbell)  Harman. 
Jacob  S.  Harman  was  born  in  Whitley  County,  Kentucky,  May  3,  1832. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  served  in  the  Home  Guard  under  Captain 
Woodruff.  At  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Harman  settled  on  Section  3, 
Liberty  Township,  Daviess  County,  where  he  purchased  80  acres  of  land 
at  one  dollar  per  acre.  It  is  now  worth  $175.00  an  acre.  Mr.  Harman 
died  May  16,  1902,  and  Mrs.  Hathaway's  mother  died  Aug.  9,  1912. 
They  are  both  buried  at  Alton,  Mo. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  E.  Hathaway  two  children  were  born,  as  fol- 
lows: Everett  C,  married  Pearl  Dunlay,  Dodge  City,  Kan.;  and  Elsie, 
the  wife  of  K.  E.  Croy,  La  junta.  Col. 

Mr.  Hathaway  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church. 

C.  E.  Kingsley,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  Jan.  30,  1869,  in  Peoria,  111.,  the  son  of 
Charles  and  Elizabeth  (Brown)  Kingsley. 

Charles  Kingsley  was  born  in  Peoria,  111.,  and  was  a  farmer  during 
his  entire  life.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Kingsley  enlisted  in  the  77th 
Illinois  Infantry.  After  the  war  he  returned  to  Illinois  where  he  farmed 
until  his  death  in  1910.  He  is  buried  at  Pottstown,  111.  Elizabeth 
(Brown)  Kingsley  was  born  in  Illinois  in  1851.  Mr.  ^nd  Mrs.  Kingsley 
were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  as  follows:  C.  E.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  William,  married  Rosie  Stear,  Peoria,  111.;  Cynthia,  the  wife  of 
Charles  Doubet,  Peoria  County,  Illinois;  Lillian,  the  wife  of  George 
Bontz,  Peoria,  111. ;  Daisy,  the  wife  of  R.  Bruniga,  Peoria,  111. ;  Lizzie,  the 
wife  of  William  Slautter,  Peoria,  111. ;  Lucy,  the  wife  of  William  Hauk, 
Peoria,  111. 

C.  E.  Kingsley  was  reared  in  Illinois  and  received  his  education  in 
the  district  schools.  He  then  became  engaged  in  general  stock  raising 
and  moved  to  Missouri  in  1901,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Monroe  Township, 
Daviess  County.  He  farmed  there  for  two  years,  when  he  removed  to 
his  present  location  in  Liberty  Township.  He  has  made  extensive  im- 
provements on  his  land  and  is  a  prominent  breeder  of  high  grade  cat- 
tle. Mr.  Kingsley  owns  160  acres  in  Liberty  Township,  and  his  wife 
owns  80  acres  in  Kickapoo  Township,  Peoria  County,  111.,  which  she 
rents. 

Mr.  Kingsley  was  married  to  Hannah  Kirkman  in  Hanna  City,  111. 
To  this  union  one  child  has  been  born,  Mary,  the  wife  of  C.  R.  Vipond, 
residing  in  Liberty  Township. 


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Mr.  Kingsley  is  a  Democrat  and  servied  in  the  office  of  tax  assessor  in 
Illinois  for  two  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America 
and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Gallatin. 

Reuben  Wetzel,  deceased,  was  a  man  whose  name  is  connected  with 
the  pioneer  days  in  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  Aug.  10,  1831,  on  a 
farm  in  Snyder  County,  Pa.,  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Salome  (Snyder) 
Wetzel,  who  were  both  natives  of  Snyder  County,  Pa,  where  they  spent 
their  entire  lives.  They  were  parents  of  ten  children,  nine  of  whom  were 
sons. 

Reuben  Wetzel  worked  at  the  carpenter  trade  in  Pennsylvania  for 
several  years,  and  after  his  marriage  in  1862,  he  and  his  wife  moved  to 
Daviess  County,  Mo.,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  in  1870.  Mr.  Wetzel's 
first  farm  was  located  two  and  one-half  miles  south  of  Jamesport,  in  Jack- 
son Township,  where  he  owned  160  acres  of  land.  In  1903  he  sold  his  farm 
there  and  purchased  230  acres  west  of  Jamesport,  where  he  lived  until 
his  death,  Feb.  13,  1919.  He  owned  a  well  improved  farm  and  was  widely 
known  throughout  Daviess  County. 

On  Oct.  2,  1862,  Reuben  Wetzel  was  married  to  Matilda  Poorman,  a 
native  of  Venango  County,  Pa.,  born  Jan.  14,  1840.  She  died  March  24, 
1883.  To  this  union  eleven  children  were  born  of  whom  nine  are  living, 
as  follows:  Alice,  the  wife  of  Anderson  Langford,  residing  on  the  Wetzel 
estate  in  Jamesport  Township;  Mary  J.,  unmarried,  Jamesport;  Olivia,  the 
wife  of  H.  C.  McMahan,  Jackson  Township;  Eva  Kate,  unmarried,  living 
with  her  sister,  Mary  J.,  in  Jamesport;  Nevin  M.,  physician,  Jameson; 
Cordelia  A.,  a  teacher,  Chicago,  111.  Mary  J.  and  Eva  Kate  Wetzel  are 
living  together  in  Jamesport,  Mo. 

Reuben  Wetzel  was  a  Republican  in  politics  and  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  He  was  a  man  of  energy,  strong  purpose  and  in- 
dustry. In  his  business  affairs  he  was  very  upright  and  fair  and  as  a 
citizen  he  upheld  high  standards. 

Stanley  Heyser,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Oct.  15,  1888,  in  this  county,  a  son 
of  W.  P.  and  Caroline  (Miller)  Heyser. 

W.  P.  Heyser  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1841.  When  a  young  man 
he  came  to  Daviess  County  and  settled  south  of  Weatherby,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  general  farming  until  about  1863,  then  freighted  across 
the  plains  with  oxen.  After  freighting  three  years  returned  to  Missouri, 
married  and  settled  in  Liberty  Township.  In  the  Fall  of  1914  he  moved 
to  Altamont.  He  died  in  1915  and  is  buried  in  Altamont  Cemetery.  Mrs. 
Heyser  was  born  in  1848  on  the  Tobias  Miller  farm,  which  is  located 


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northeast  of  the  present  location  of  her  son,  Stanley  Heyser's  place.  She 
died  in  1913  and  is  also  buried  in  Altamont.  To  W.  P.  and  Caroline 
(Miller)  Heyser  seven  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Floyd,  deceased; 
Charlie;  Fred,  deceased;  Ethel,  the  wife  of  Will  Thompson;  Luella; 
George  C. ;  and  Stanley,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Stanley  Heyser  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  on 
his  present  location  and  owns  80  acres  of  well  improved  land.  Mr.  Hey- 
ser is  a  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  is  widely  known 
throughout  the  county. 

Mr.  Heyser  married  May  Dean  and  to  this  union  four  children  have 
been  born,  as  follows:  Everett;  Stanley,  Jr.;  Delbert  Dean;  and  Helen 
May. 

In  politics  Mr.  Heyser  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church.  The  Heysers  are  well  known  in  Daviess  County  and  are 
highly  regarded  among  their  many  friends  and  acquaintances. 

John  F.  Wilder,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  Nov.  7,  1876,  in  Liberty  Township  on 
the  farm  where  he  now  lives.  He  is  the  son  of  Eri  W.  and  Susan  (Mote) 
Wilder. 

Eri  W.  Wilder  was  born  in  Vermont,  in  1819,  and  died  in  1890. 
During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Wilder  served  in  the  army,  after  which  he 
removed  to  Daviess  County,  and  settled  in  Liberty  Township.  He  was 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  until  his  death.  His  wife,  Susan 
(Mote)  Wilder  was  born  in  1846  in  England.  She  died  January,  1919, 
and  is  buried  in  the  Creekmore  Cemetery  in  Liberty  Township.  To  Eri 
W.  and  Susan  (Mote)  Wilder  five  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ora 
C. ;  Eva  May,  the  wife  of  A.  T.  Shepherd ;  Edward,  married  Mattie 
Youk;  John  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Jennie,  the  wife  of  George 
Griffin. 

John  F.  Wilder  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district 
schools  of  Liberty  Township,  Daviess  County.  He  worked  at  the  black- 
smith trade  for  20  years.  In  1910  Mr.  Wilder  moved  to  Jameson,  where 
he  remained  until  1922,  when  he  returned  to  the  farm  in  Liberty  Town- 
ship. He  now  operates  the  old  home  farm  of  120  acres,  and  is  a  breeder 
of  fine  Jersey  milk  stock.  Mr.  Wilder  sold  one-half  interest  in  a  black- 
smith shop  in  Jameson,  which  was  known  as  Wilder  and  King  Com- 
pany.  He  sold  his  interest  in  this  Company  on  Dec.  20,  1921. 

Mr.  Wilder  married  Rosie  Hisel,  a  daughter  of  Jackson  and  Eliza 
Ellen  (Davis)   Hisel.    To  John  F.  Wilder  and  wife  eight  children  have 


738  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

been  born  as  follows:    Denvil;  Franklin;  Glenn;  Mamie;  Ruby;  Ivan; 
John ;  and  Alva  all  of  whom  are  residing  at  home. 

Mr.  Wilder  is  identified  with  the  Republican  party.  He  is  well 
known  in  Daviess  County,  and  is  a  substantial  and  highly  respected  cit- 
izen. 

M.  V.  Bishop,  a  prominent  Civil  War  veteran  of  Gallatin,  was  born 
April  20,  1839,  in  Jamestown,  Ohio,  a  son  of  Perry  and  Mary  (Whit- 
taker)  Bishop. 

Perry  Bishop  was  a  native  of  Connecticut  who  came  to  Ohio  when 
a  young  man.  He  was  accidentally  killed  in  1841,  his  death  resulting  after 
being  struck  by  a  log.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  died  when  M. 
V.  Bishop,  her  son,  was  six  years  old.  To  Perry  and  Mary  (Whittaker) 
Bishop  two  children  were  born :  Nancy,  the  wife  of  John  Littleton,  a 
farmer  living  in  Monroe,  Ohio ;  and  M.  V.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

M.  V.  Bishop  was  reared  in  Ohio,  and  attended  the  district  schools 
there.  On  Oct.  12,  1861,  he  enlisted  during  the  Civil  War  in  Company 
G,  7th  Virginia  Infantry.  He  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Antietam, 
Sept.  17,  1862,  and  was  in  the  army  hospital  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  for  al- 
most a  year.  Mr.  Bishop  was  shot  through  the  left  breast  and  right  foot. 
He  was  in  the  battle  of  Winchester,  and  the  battle  of  Port  Republic. 
After  leaving  the  hospital,  Mr.  Bishop  was  discharged  from  service.  He 
then  worked  on  a  farm  and  later  on  a  steamboat  on  the  Ohio  River.  In 
1867  Mr.  Bishop  removed  from  Ohio  to  Daviess  County,  Missouri,  and 
settled  on  a  farm 'between  Jameson  and  Coffey  in  Salem  Township. 
Later,  in  1871,  he  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  he  now  resides  in  the  south- 
western part  of  town. 

Mr.  Bishop  was  married  the  first  time  to  Susan  Johnson,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  (Pyles)  Johnson.  To  this  union  two  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Mary  Jane,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  William  Utley. 
She  died  in  1890  and  is  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery,  Gallatin  ;  Laura  Belle, 
the  wife  of  Charles  Hillman,  Gallatin.  Mr.  Bishop  then  married  Sarah 
Matilda  Morford,  a  daughter  of  Philip  and  Mary  (Shopel)  Morford,  na- 
tives of  Ohio.  They  were  married  Feb.  13,  1915,  it  being  Mrs.  Bishop's 
second  marriage  also.  Her  first  marriage  was  in  1869  to  John  B.  Lewis 
and  to  that  union  one  child  was  born,  Mary  Ellen  Lewis.  John  B.  Lewis 
was  a  carpenter  and  came  from  Ohio  to  Daviess  County,  Missouri.  Mrs. 
Bishop's  parents,  Philip  and  Mary  (Shopel)  Morford,  were  the  parents 
of  13  children,  as  follows:  John  S. ;  James  B.,  deceased;  Perry  Monroe, 
deceased;  Thomas  Jefferson,  deceased;  Susan  Jane,  deceased;  Mary 
Ellen,  the  widow  of  Joseph  Morford,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  Jerry,  deceased  ; 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  739 

Mrs.  Bishop;  Elizabeth,  the  widow  of  Mr.  Weber,  Dallas,  Texas;  Hulda 
Rebecca,  deceased;  Emma,  deceased;  Andrew  Jackson,  living  at  St.  Jo- 
seph, Mo. 

Mr.  Bishop  is  identified  with  the  Republican  party  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Christian  Church.  He  has  many  friends  in  this  county  and  is  one 
of  the  most  honored  and  respected  citizens. 

J.  L.  Tibbs,  a  prominent  farmer  of  Marion  Township,  Daviess 
County,  and  owner  of  320  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born  April 
4,  1871,  near  Coffey,  Mo.  He  is  a  son  of  Hiram  and  Phoebe  (Ellis) 
Tibbs. 

Hiram  Tibbs  is  a  native  of  Preston  County,  West  Virginia,  and  his 
wife  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Missouri.  Mr.  Tibbs  is  a  veteran  ol 
the  Civil  War,  having  enlisted  in  Kentucky.  He  was  assigned  to  Com- 
pany A,  54th  Mounted  Infantry  during  the  Civil  War  in  the  Union  army. 
He  had  three  horses  shot  from  under  him  during  the  battle  at  Leadville, 
Va.  He  served  throughout  the  war.  He  came  to  Daviess  County,  Mis- 
souri in  1868,  where  he  married  and  settled  in  Salem  Township,  and 
carried  on  general  farming  until  1900,  when  he  moved  to  Oklahoma  and 
settled  on  a  ranch,  where  he  lived  until  1921.  He  now  lives  in  Alva, 
Okla.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tibbs  were  the  parents  of  eight  children  as  follows: 
J.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Ida,  the  wife  of  Charles  W.  McDaniels, 
Woods  County,  Oklahoma;  Ada,  deceased;  Anna,  the  wife  of  William 
Lemmon,  Texas;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Porter  Clark  near  New  Hampton, 
Missouri;  John  E.,  married  Elva  Reed,  merchant,  Oklahoma;  Jennie,  the 
wife  of  L.  Romig,  Oklahoma;  and  Frankie,  deceased. 

J.  L.  Tibbs  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools 
of  Daviess  County.  He  then  worked  in  the  general  merchandise  store  of 
I.  J.  Henderson  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  for  seven  years.  Mr.  Tibbs  then  re- 
moved to  the  farm  near  Jameson,  where  he  now  resides.  He  has  made 
extensive  improvements  on  the  land  and  has  erected  a  modern  dwelling 
of  eight  rooms  and  bath.  Mr.  Tibbs  has  been  very  successful  in  his  agri- 
cultural pursuits  and  is  widely  known  throughout  Daviess  County. 

J.  L.  Tibbs  married  Elizabeth  Reynolds,  a  daughter  of  Harvey  N. 
and  Mary  (Nance)  Reynolds,  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  Mrs. 
Reynolds'  father,  Mr.  Nance  originally  owned  the  land  now  owned  by  Mr. 
Tibbs.  When  Mr.  Nance  settled  on  the  land  there,  he  lived  in  a  log  cabin. 
Mr.  Reynolds  came  to  Daviess  County  from  Callaway  County,  Missouri. 
Mrs.  Reynolds  died  Feb.  10,  1888,  and  was  buried  on  her  51st  birthday  in 
Civil  Bend  Cemetery.  To  J.  L.  and  Elizabeth  (Reynolds)  Tibbs  two 
children  were  born,  as  follows:  Paul,  married  Romaine  Frances  Jarrett, 


740  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

residing  in  Marion  Township  on  a  farm;  Russell  V.,  now  attending  the 
Chicago  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  which  he  entered  in  1919. 

Mr.  Tibbs  is  a  Democrat.  He  has  served  on  the  township  board  for 
four  years.   He  is  one  of  the  dependable  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

A.  M.  Harman,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  Feb.  5,  1864,  in  this  county,  one  mile 
from  where  he  now  lives.  He  is  a  son  of  Jasper  and  Minerva  (Thorn- 
hill)  Harman. 

Jasper  Harman  was  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  in 
Liberty  Township,  three  miles  from  the  farm  of  his  son,  A.  M.  Harman. 
During  his  life,  Mr.  Harman  carried  on  general  farming,  and  was  also  a 
school  teacher  for  ten  years.  He  was  a  Baptist  missionary  preacher,  and 
did  a  great  amount  of  Sunday  school  work  in  Daviess  County.  To  Jas- 
per and  Minerva  (Thornhill)  Harman  three  children  were  born  as  fol- 
lows: Nancy  Eldora,  the  wife  of  Calvin  Smith,  residing  in  Montana; 
Eliza  E.,  the  wife  of  George  Starmer,  postmaster,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. ;  and  A. 
M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Jasper  Harman  died  June  30,  1874  and  is  buried  in  Crab  Orchard 
Cemetery.  Mrs.  Harman  later  married  Samuel  Stubbs,  a  native  of  Indiana. 
For  some  time  Mr.  Stubbs  operated  a  grocery  store  in  Gallatin,  known  as 
Dodge  &  Stubbs.  Mr.  Stubbs  died  at  Winamac,  Ind.,  and  is  buried  in 
Indiana.  Mrs.  Stubbs  moved  to  St.  Joseph  in  1908  and  died  Feb.  7,  1922, 
and  is  buried  in  Mount  Auburn  Cemetery,  St.  Joseph,  To  Samuel  and 
Minerva  (Thornhill)  (Harman)  Stubbs  two  children  were  born,  as  follows: 
Maud,  the  wife  of  E.  M.  Mitchell,  who  operates  a  grocery  and  meat  business 
in  St.  Joseph,  and  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Jesse  Marsh,  who  operates  a  grocery 
and  meat  business  in  St.  Joseph. 

A.  M.  Harman  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools  of  Daviess  County.  He  has  always  been  a  farmer.  He 
farmed  on  his  father's  farm  in  Liberty  Township,  for  25  years.  He  then 
moved  to  his  present  location  in  1894,  where  he  has  made  extensive  improve- 
ments. He  now  owns  160  acres  of  well  improved  land,  and  is  widely  known 
as  a  successful  farmer  and  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle. 

Mr.  Harman  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Trotter,  a  daughter  of  Jonathan 
M.  and  Jane  (Long)  Trotter.  Mr.  Trotter  was  a  native  of  Daviess  County, 
and  his  wife  was  born  in  Ohio.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  as 
follows :  William  ;  David  ;  Mrs.  Harman  ;  Wesley  M. ;  Clemmie  ;  Rosa  ;  Le- 
ona ;  Herbert.  Mr.  Trotter  died  in  1918  and  is  buried  in  Harrison  County, 
his  widow  now  resides  in  Mount  Ayr,  Iowa.  To  A.  M.  and  Mary  E.  (Trot- 
ter) Harman  four  children  were  born,  as  follows :  Bessie  E.,  the  wife  of  Al- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  741 

bert  Heaston,  living  near  Winston,  Colfax  Township;  Mabel  E.,  school 
teacher,  having  taught  for  10  years  in  the  home  district;  Lloyd,  born  in 
1897,  married  Lila  McMellon,  now  residing  in  Colorado,  a  telegrapher  en- 
listed in  the  navy  during  the  World  War  and  was  stationed  at  the  Great 
Lakes  Training  Station,  Chicago,  111.,  until  his  discharge,  April  27,  1918, 
and  is  now  living  in  Colorado  on  account  of  his  health ;  and  Harry  Allen 
Harman  married  Erma  Martin,  residing  at  home. 

Mr.  Harman  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Township  Democratic 
Committee.  He  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  the  Rebecca  Lodge.  Mr.  Harman  is 
representative  of  the  best  citizenship  of  Daviess  County,  and  the  members 
of  the  Harman  family  are  highly  respected. 

William  Z.  Wellman,  a  well  known  and  capable  mail  carrier  of 
Gallatin,  was  born  Oct.  30,  1867,  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  the  son  of  War- 
ren and  Elizabeth  (Morris)  Wellman. 

Warren  Wellman  was  born  in  New  York  and  came  to  Terre  Haute  when 
a  young  man,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  In  1885  he  left  Indiana 
and  settled  in  Clyde,  Kan.  He  died  on  Dec.  17,  1912,  in  Newkirk,  Okla.  His 
wife  is  now  living  in  Arkansas  City,  Kan.  To  Warren  and  Elizabeth  (Mor- 
ris) Wellman  four  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ella,  the  wife  of  Steve 
Conaway,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. ;  Levi,  married  Lillian  Webster,  Newkirk, 
Okla. ;  William  Z.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  DeUa,  Arkansas  City, 
Kan. 

William  Z.  Wellman  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Indiana.  He  later 
moved  to  Kansas,  where  he  became  engaged  in  farming  until  1895,  when  he 
moved  to  Gallatin,  Mo.,  where  he  has  since  lived.  Mr.  Wellman  is  now  a 
rural  mail  carrier  out  of  Gallatin,  route  No.  6.  He  has  been  in  the  mail  ser- 
vice for  20  years,  and  during  that  time  carried  one  route  for  15  years.  Mr. 
Wellman  owns  some  valuable  property  in  the  best  section  of  Gallatin.  He 
also  owns  his  home,  which  is  located  in  the  southeast  part  of  the  city. 

On  July  25,  1884,  Mr.  Wellman  was  married  in  Concordia,  Kan.,  to  Al- 
daretta  Rupe,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Morley)  Rupe.  Mr.  Rupe  was 
a  native  of  Indiana  and  his  wife  was  born  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Rupe  served  in  the 
army  during  the  Civil  War,  having  enlisted  in  Colorado.  After  the  war  he 
settled  at  Clyde,  Kan.,  where  he  was  editor  of  the  Clyde  Herald  for  20 
years.  He  died  in  1910  and  wife  died  in  1917,  and  they  are  buried  in  Mt. 
Hope  Cemetery,  Clyde,  Kan. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rupe  were  the  pai^nts  of  four  children,  as  followB: 
Luella,  the  wife  of  William  McCarty,  Concordia,  Kan. ;  Mrs.  Wellman ; 
Frank,  married  Nona  Winters,  Kanarado  Kan. ;  and  Izetta,  deceased. 


742  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

To  William  Z.  and  Aldaretta  (Rupe)  Wellman  four  children  have  been 
born,  as  follows :  Zella,  the  wife  of  Leo  Runnells,  Gallatin  ;  Opal,  the  wife  of 
D.  0.  Richardson,  Gallatin;  Crystal,  the  wife  of  Tom  Maharg,  Gallatin; 
India,  the  wife  of  Fred  Dunlap,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Legislature  now 
serving  his  second  term.    They  live  in  Jefferson  City. 

Mr.  Wellman  is  a  Republican.  He  served  as  road  overseer  in  Union 
Township,  in  1900.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America 
and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Gallatin.  Mr.  Wellman  is  a 
member  of  the  Christian  Church,  and  is  a  deacon.  He  is  one  of  the  enter- 
prising citizens  of  the  county,  and  widely  known. 

C.  H.  Swisher,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Marion  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  June  20,  1877,  just  east  of  where  he  now 
resides,  the  son  of  Henry  L.  and  Celia  (Callahan)  Swisher, 

Henry  L.  Swisher  was  a  native  of  Ohio  and  his  wife  of  Indiana.  They 
came  to  Daviess  County,  and  settled  near  Gallatin.  On  April  15,  1865,  they 
crossed  the  Mississippi  River,  it  being  the  day  President  Lincoln  died. 
Shortly  afterward  they  removed  to  Marion  Township,  settling  near  Pat- 
tonsburg,  in  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Swisher  was  the  second  owner  of  the  land 
he  purchased.  He  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  until  his 
death  in  1918.  Mrs  Swisher  died  in  1911.  To  Henry  L.  and  Celia  (Calla- 
han) Swisher  two  children  were  born:  C.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  Nellie,  the  wife  of  Wesley  Newton,  Marion  Township.  They  were 
twins. 

C.  H.  Swisher  grew  up  in  Marion  Township,  and  was  educated  in  the 
district  schools.  He  has  always  been  a  farmer.  In  1904  he  went  to  Denver, 
Colo.,  where  he  remained  for  four  years.  He  then  returned  to  the  home 
place  in  Marion  Township,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising.  He  owns  120  acres  of  well  improved  land,  and  is  a  successful 
breeder  of  registered  Shorthorn  rattle. 

In  1902  C.  H.  Swisher  was  married  to  Dossie  Holbrook,  a  daughter  of 
R.  M.  and  Ann  (Smoot)  Holbrook,  natives  of  North  Carlina,  who  came  to 
Daviess  County,  in  1892.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holbrook  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  as  follows :  John,  married  first  to  Elizabeth  Hillman,  and  later  to 
Ruth  Swythe;  Morgan,  died  in  infancy;  Mrs.  Swisher;  Cora,  the  wife  of 
Willard  Youtsey,  living  in  Oklahoma;  Juanita,  the  wife  of  John  Shaw, 
Marion  Township,  Hardin  married  Bessie  Bruce,  Gallatin;  Charlie,  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo.  R.  M.  Holbrook  and  wife  now  reside  at  Gallatin. 

To  C.  H.  and  Dossie  (  Holbrook)  Swisher  two  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows :  Keith,  at  home ;  and  Elizabeth,  attending  school  at  Civil  Bend, 

Mr.  Swisher  is  a  Republican  and  has  been  school  director  of  Marion 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  743 

Township,  for  eight  years.  He  is  a  memeber  of  the  Methodist  Church  at 
Civil  Bend,  and  is  trustee  and  Sunday  school  superintendent. 

Charles  A.  Bruce,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  of  Union 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Oct.  19,  1877,  in  Livingston  County, 
the  son  of  Robert  M.  and  Emma  L.  (Arnel)  Bruce. 

Robert  M.  Bruce  was  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  his  wife  is  a  native 
of  Pennsylvania.  In  1866,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bruce  came  to  Missouri,  and 
settled  in  Livingston  County,  where  Mr.  Bruce  carried  on  general  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  served  for  90  days,  hav- 
ing enlisted  in  Ohio.  To  Robert  M.  and  Emma  L.  (Arnel)  Bruce  two 
children  were  born:  Charles  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Vernie 
v.,  living  in  Chillicothe,  employed  by  the  Union  Central  Life  Insurance 
Company.  Mr.  Bruce  died  in  1916  and  is  buried  in  the  Chillicothe  Cem- 
etery.  Mrs.  Bruce  now  resides  in  Chillicothe. 

Charles  A.  Bruce  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Livingston 
County  and  attended  the  district  schools.  After  completing  his  educa- 
tion, he  taught  school  from  1897  until  1907  in  Livingston  County.  He 
also  served  in  the  office  of  clerk  and  assessor  of  Jackson  Township,  Liv- 
ingston County.  In  1907,  Mr.  Bruce  removed  to  Daviess  County  and  set- 
tled on  a  farm  of  80  acres  in  Marion  Township,  where  he  became  en- 
gaged in  general  farming  and  stock  raising.  Mr.  Bruce  served  as  clerk 
and  assessor  of  Marion  Township  from  1910  until  1918,  and  in  1919 
was  elected  collector,  which  office  he  held  for  one  year.  He  has  also 
been  school  director  for  five  years. 

In  1907  Mr.  Bruce  was  married  to  Tabitha  Ellen  Reno,  a  daughter 
of  Christopher  and  Ellen  Reno,  natives  of  Illinois.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  12  children:  Lillie,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Urias  Smith;  Lucy, 
living  south  of  Pattonsburg ;  Emma,  the  wife  of  E.  C.  Stewart,  Topeka, 
Kan.;  John  T.,  married  to  Hannah  Donner,  Winston;  Joseph,  married 
to  Tina  Corchran,  Santa  Rosa,  Calif. ;  Harvey  N.,  married  first  to  Ida 
Corchran,  then  to  Mae  Yocum,  Marion  Township;  Mrs.  Charles  A. 
Bruce;  Sarah  M.,  the  widow  of  Walter  J.  Sweiger;  Fannie,  the  wife  of 
Harry  Lee  Waters,  Colorado;  Christopher,  died  in  infancy;  Charlie,  died 
in  infancy;  and  the  12th  child  is  deceased. 

To  Charles  A.  and  Tabitha  Ellen  (Reno)  Bruce  four  children  have 
been  born:  Charles  Albert,  attending  school  in  Gallatin;  Birdie  Nadine, 
attending  school ;  Pansy  Elizabeth ;  and  Harold  Reno. 

Mr,  Bruce  moved  from  his  farm  to  Gallatin,  in  1921,  and  is  located 
on  the  northwest  edge  of  town.   He  has  a  beautiful  home  and  ten  acres 


744  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  land,  where  he  does  some  farming.    His  home  is  modern  in  every  re 
spect. 

Mr,  Bruce  is  a  Republican,  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  and  attends  the  Baptist  Church.  In  his  work,  Mr.  Bruce 
has  been  very  successful.  He  has  high  ideals  of  citizenship  and  always 
stands  ready  to  forward  the  community  interests  and  civic  welfare. 

J.  Frank  Gildow,  the  able  and  highly  esteemed  sheriff  of  Daviess 
County,  is  a  native  of  Iowa,  born  on  a  farm  near  Carlisle,  Dec.  15,  1893. 

Dr.  John  Gildow,  the  father  of  J.  Frank  Gildow,  was  born  at  Hart- 
ford, Iowa,  June  12,  1860,  and  was  reared  on  an  Iowa  farm.  He  later 
became  the  owner  of  a  farm  in  Warren  County,  Iowa,  and  operated  it 
with  success  until  1902,  when  he  disposed  of  his  holdings  in  Iowa  and 
moved  to  Missouri.  He  settled  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  bought  320 
acres  of  land  in  Jamesport  Township.  He  had  graduated  from  the  Des 
Moines  Veterinary  College  and  was  a  practicing  veterinary  surgeon  for 
many  years  in  Iowa.  He  has  continued  that  work  in  Daviess  County.  He 
is  well  known  in  the  county  as  a  successful  breeder  of  Poland  China 
hogs.  His  stock  has  been  exhibited  at  the  Missouri  State  Fair  and  the 
Kansas  City  American  Royal  Fairs. 

Dr.  Gildow  married  Mary  Hunt,  a  native  of  Hartford,  Iowa,  born 
July  17,  1865,  and  to  this  union  the  following  children  were  born:  Grace, 
now  the  wife  of  B.  A.  Lindsey  of  Trenton ;  Lola,  married  to  R.  G.  Thomp- 
son of  Jamesport;  J.  Frank,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Mary,  living 
at  home. 

J.  Frank  Gildow  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Iowa,  and  came 
to  Daviess  County  with  his  parents.  He  farmed  until  1917,  when  he 
was  inducted  into  the  army  for  service  in  the  World  War.  He  was 
sent  first  to  Camp  Funston  for  training,  and  later  to  Camp  Mills.  He 
was  assigned  to  the  89th  Division  as  a  corporal,  went  overseas,  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  battles  of  St.  Mihiel  and  the  Argonne  Offense.  He  re- 
mained with  the  American  Army  of  Occupation  for  five  months,  and 
was  discharged  from  service  on  June  15,  1919.  After  his  return  to  Da- 
viess County,  Mr.  Gildow  resumed  work  on  the  farm,  which  he  con- 
tinued until  Jan.  1,  1920,  when  he  assumed  the  duties  incumbent  upon 
him  as  the  newly  elected  sheriff  of  the  county. 

Mr.  Gildow  was  married  to  Inez  Gillett  on  Dec.  25,  1920.  Mrs.  Gil- 
dow is  a  daughter  of  J.  R.  and  Emma  (Wells)  Gillett,  who  live  on  their 
farm  near  Gillman  in  Lincoln  Township.  Mrs.  Gildow  was  born,  reared, 
and  educated  in  Lincoln  Township. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  745 

Mr.  Gildow  is  entirely  the  product  of  Daviess  County  except  for  the 
few  early  years  in  Iowa.  He  attended  the  rural  schools  of  the  county, 
and  graduated  from  the  Jamesport  High  School.  He  is  identified  with 
the  Republican  party  in  his  politics,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons  Lodges.  He  is  a  young  man  of  whom  the  county  is 
proud.  He  is  a  progressive  farmer,  and  an  able  officer  of  the  county. 
Mr.  Gildow  has  his  home  at  Gallatin. 

M.  S.  Schwyharti  the  capable  and  well  known  police  judge  of  Gal- 
latin, was  born  May  10,  1845,  in  Guernsey  County,  Ohio,  a  son  of  William 
Z.  and  Ruth  (Roberts)  Schwyhart,  natives  of  Ohio. 

William  Z.  Schwyhart's  grandparents  were  natives  of  Germany. 
He  was  born  in  1816  in  Belmont  County,  Ohio,  and  died  in  1862.  His 
wife  was  born  in  1817  and  died  on  April  15,  1862.  They  are  buried  in 
Steel  Cemetery,  Logan  County,  Ohio.  To  William  Z.  and  Ruth  (Roberts) 
Schwyhart  four  children  were  born,  as  follows:  M.  S.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Henry,  deceased;  Landon,  deceased;  Arminda,  living  in  Los  An- 
geles, Calif. 

M.  S.  Schwyhart  was  reared  in  Logan  County,  Ohio,  near  Ridge- 
way.  He  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  During  the  Civil 
War,  Mr.  Schwyhart  enlisted  on  June  3,  1862,  in  the  army  and  served 
for  three  months,  after  which  he  re-enlisted  and  served  throughout  the 
war.  He  served  in  Company  H,  96th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was 
wounded  on  April  8,  1864,  at  Sabine  Cross  Roads  in  Louisiana  on  the 
Red  River.  He  was  taken  prisoner  and  after  three  months  paroled  and 
returned  to  the  Federal  lines  at  Mouth  River  after  the  war.  After  the 
war,  Mr.  Schwyhart  removed  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  settling  in 
Marion  Township,  where  he  remained  on  a  farm  until  1911.  He  then 
retired  and  moved  to  Gallatin;  he  was  elected  judge  of  the  police  court 
in  1919,  which  office  he  now  holds. 

Mr.  Schwyhart  was  married  the  first  time  to  Miss  Bush,  a  daughter 
of  William  and  Jane  C.  Bush,  natives  of  Berkshire  County,  Mass.  Mr. 
Bush  was  born  Sept.  17,  1809,  and  died  Sept.  7,  1847.  His  wife  died 
Aug.  15,  1850,  and  is  buried  in  Green  County,  Wis.  To  M.  S.  and 
Miss  (Bush)  Schwyhart  seven  children  were  born:  Albert  H.,  born  Oct. 
7,  1868,  in  Daviess  County,  and  died  June  17,  1913;  William  W.,  born 
Sept.  24,  1870;  Walter  A.,  born  July  20,  1872;  Claudius  M.,  born  Sept. 
23,  1874;  Herbert  C,  born  Feb.  15,  1876;  Roy  M.,  born  June  3,  1879, 
and  died  Oct.  13,  1889;  and  Everett,  born  Feb.  5,  1887;  all  were  born 
in  Daviess  County. 


746  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Schwyhart's  second  marriage  was  on  March  21,  1912,  to  Miss 
Swofford,  a  daughter  of  John  S.  and  Ann  (Binion)  Swofford.  Mr.  Swof- 
ford  was  born  June  15,  1821,  and  his  wife  was  born  April  29,  1829,  in 
Knox  County,  Ky.  Mrs.  Schwyhart  was  born  in  Daviess  County, 
Nov.  9,  1865.  She  has  spent  her  entire  life  in  Daviess  County,  with  the 
exception  of  1904  and  1905,  which  she  spent  in  California.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Schwyhart  were  married  at  Gallatin.  Mr.  Schwyhart  reared  a 
grandchild,  Mabel  Schwyhart,  born  in  Daviess  County,  Feb.  18,  1899. 

Mr.  Schwyhart  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  one  of  the 
progressive  and  enterprising  citizens  of  Gallatin. 

G.  W.  Johnson,  the  efficient  cashier  of  the  Farmers  Bank  of  Jame- 
son, was  born  Nov.  8,  1894,  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  four 
miles  northeast  of  Gallatin.  He  is  the  son  of  Phillip  M.  and  Lucy  (Cor- 
nell) Johnson. 

Philip  M.  Johnson  was  born  in  1854  in  Daviess  County  and  now  re- 
sides in  Union  Township,  where  he  owns  a  farm  of  60  acres.  Mrs.  John- 
son was  also  born  in  Daviess  County,  in  1861,  and  was  the  daughter  of 
George  C.  Cornell.  Philip  M.  Johnson's  parents  were  William  A.  and 
Mary  (Yates)  Johnson,  natives  of  Rappahannock  County,  Va.,  who 
came  to  Daviess  County,  in  the  pioneer  days.  To  Philip  M.  and  Lucy 
(Cornell)  Johnson  four  children  were  born  as  follows:  Charles  L.,  mar- 
ried Ruby  Adams,  Union  Township;  Virgil  Philip,  married  Roe  Everly, 
Grand  River  Township ;  Mary  M.,  the  wife  of  Marion  Page,  Grand  River 
Township;  and  G.  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

G.  W.  Johnson  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  and  the  Gem  City  College  at  Quincy,  111. 
After  completing  his  education  he  became  the  assistant  postmaster  of 
Gallatin  which  office  he  held  for  one  year.  He  then  served  as  rural  mail 
carrier  for  a  year,  but  resigned  on  account  of  his  health.  Mr.  Johnson 
was  then  engaged  as  bookkeeper  for  the  First  National  Bank  of  Galla- 
tin, and  held  that  position  for  a  year.  He  then  came  to  Jameson  and  be- 
came the  cashier  of  the  Farmers  Bank,  which  position  he  has  held  for 
two  years. 

Mr.  Johnson  married  Helen  Feurt,  a  daughter  of  W.  T.  and  Fannie 
Feurt,  natives  of  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Johnson  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge 
and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  belongs  to  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr. 
Johnson  is  a  progressive  and  enterprising  business  man  and  one  of  the 
substantial  citizens  of  Jameson. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  747 

J.  W.  Reed,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Jameson,  Mo.,  was  born 
Sept.  4,  1883,  near  Jameson,  the  son  of  C.  W.  and  Marinda  (Barlow) 
Reed. 

C.  W.  Reed  was  born  in  1857  on  a  farm  near  Jameson.  He  was  the 
son  of  Isaac  L.  and  Elizabeth  Reed.  C.  W.  Reed  lived  during  his  entire 
life  on  a  farm.  He  died  Feb.  6,  1922,  and  is  buried  in  Everly  Cemetery. 
His  wife  was  born  on  May  17,  1863,  in  Jackson,  Ohio.  She  is  now  living 
at  Jameson.  Mrs.  Reed's  parents  were  George  W.  and  Lucretia  Barlow. 
To  C.  W.  and  Marinda  (Barlow)  Reed  four  children  were  born  as  fol- 
lows: J.  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Charlie  E.,  now  living  in  Colo- 
rado; Arlando,  Jameson;  and  Neva,  Jameson. 

J.  W.  Reed  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools.  He  then  went  to  Trenton,  where  he  was  engaged  in  tht. 
meat  business  with  Wells  Brothers  for  three  years.  He  later  engaged  in 
the  restaurant  and  grocery  business  in  Jameson,  where  he  remained  for 
six  years.  Then  Mr.  Reed  worked  for  A.  D.  Scott  &  Son  Company,  in  the 
general  merchandise  business  for  three  years,  after  which  he  was  en- 
gaged in  Boyd  Walls  restaurant  for  two  years.  He  later  became  the 
manager  of  the  Barlow  Produce  Company,  which  position  he  has  held 
for  the  past  four  years. 

Mr.  Reed  married  Eva  Smith,  a  daughter  of  Eb  and  Carrie  (Shuler) 
Smith,  natives  of  Daviess  County.  To  this  union  two  children  have  been 
born :  Christiana,  attending  school ;  and  Corbin. 

Mr.  Reed  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  Mr.  Reed  has  met  his  present  success  because  of  his  energy,  in- 
dustry and  business  foresight. 

Joseph  Jinkens,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Grand  River 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Dec.  30,  1860,  in  LaFayette  County, 
Mo.,  the  son  of  James  Horton  and  Mary  Jane  (Boyer)  Jinkens. 

James  Horton  Jinkens  was  a  native  of  Ohio.  His  wife  was  born  in 
1840  in  Virginia  and  died  in  1902.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jinkens  were  pioneer 
settlers  of  Missouri,  locating  in  Ray  County.  Here  Mr.  Jinkens  carried 
on  farming  and  stock  raising  until  his  death.  They  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children  as  follows:  Joseph,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Dave, 
married  Josephine  Wynne,  residing  in  Elk  County,  Kansas;  Andrew,  de- 
ceased; Ruth,  the  wife  of  J.  E.  Wilson,  Jamesport;  John  William,  mar- 
ried Hattie  Cashman,  Jameson;  Margaret  Elizabeth,  deceased,  was  the 
wife  of  T.  S.  Wilson;  Emmett  J.,  deceased. 

Joseph  Jinkens  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  district 


748  HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

schools.  He  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  all  his  life. 
In  1903  he  settled  on  his  present  farm  in  Grand  River  Township,  owning 
at  that  time  78  acres  of  land.  He  now  owns  131  acres  of  good  farm  land, 
and  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  high  grade  cattle.  He  is  now  living  re- 
tired at  Jamesport,  Mo. 

Joseph  Jinkens  married  Alice  Wilson,  now  deceased,  a  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Lucinda  (Reese)  Wilson.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilson  were  natives 
of  Pennsylvania.  To  Joseph  and  Alice  (Wilson)  Jinkens  one  child  was 
born,  Virgil,  who  is  married  to  Lillie  Croy,  a  daughter  of  E.  A.  and  Ida 
(Hayes)  Croy.  They  have  one  child,  Virginia  Alice.  During  the  World 
War,  Virgil  Jinkens  enlisted  in  Company  C,  305th  Tank  Corps,  at  Rolla, 
N.  C.  He  enlisted  on  Aug.  27,  1918,  and  was  discharged  from  service 
Dec.  29,  1918.  He  now  carries  on  farming  and  stockraising  on  his  40 
acre  farm  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County. 

Joseph  Jinkens  married  the  second  time  Jan.  28,  1922,  to  Mary  An- 
geline  (Bear)  Stith.  Mr.  Jinkens  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He 
is  identified  with  the  Democratic  party  and  is  a  reliable  citizen  who  is 
highly  esteemed  by  his  fellow  citizens  in  the  township  and  Daviess 
County. 

F.  S.  Landes,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Grand  River 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Oct.  14,  1862,  on  the  farm  where 
he  now  lives.    He  is  a  son  of  Levi  and  Mary   (Wiles)   Landes. 

Levi  Landers  was  born  in  Ohio  on  Jan.  2,  1815.  In  1835  he  settled  in 
Daviess  Couty,  being  one  of  the  pioneer  residents  of  Missouri.  He  car- 
ried on  general  farming  in  Grand  River  Township,  until  his  death,  Nov. 
3,  1887.  His  wife  was  the  daughter  of  John  and  Bridget  Wiles,  natives  of 
Indiana.  To  Levi  and  Mary  (Wiles)  Landes  ten  children  were  born  as 
follows:  Syrlda,  the  wife  of  H.  S.  Wilkinson,  now  deceased;  Irena,  liv- 
ing on  the  home  place;  Daniel,  married  first  to  Martha  Kemp,  James- 
port,  and  the  second  time  to  Sallie  Hiatt,  and  his  third  marriage  was  to 
Mattie  Beeler;  Martin,  living  on  the  home  place;  Mary  Josephine,  at 
home;  Levi,  deceased;  Henry,  married  Liza  Jane  Jinkens;  Solomon, 
married  Mary  Terry;  F.  S.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Anna  Dora,  mar- 
ried A.  J.  Tingler. 

F.  S.  Landes  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Grand  River  Town- 
ship, which  he  now  owns  and  operates.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  district  schools,  as  also  did  his  brother,  Martin  Landes.  Mr.  Landes 
has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  all  his  life,  and  is  a 
prominent  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Black  Poland  China  hogs. 
He  and  his  brother,  Martin,  operate  the  farm  of  170  acres.   His  sisters, 


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Irena  and  Josephine,  also  live  on  the  home  farm.    Mr.  Landes  is  unmar- 
ried. 

F.  S.  Landes  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
The  Landes  family  has  always  been  well  known  in  Daviess  County  and 
stand  high  among  the  citizens  of  the  township  and  surrounding  country. 

H.  M.  Beck,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Grand  River 
Township,  was  born  Dec.  23,  1858,  in  Clinton  County,  Ohio,  a  son  of  A. 
L.  and  Mary  (Brown)  Beck. 

A.  L.  Beck  was  born  in  Maryland.  He  served  throughout  the  Civil 
War,  and  in  1868  moved  to  Liberty  Township,  Daviess  County.  Later, 
he  went  to  Marion  Township  and  then  to  Union  Township,  where  he 
farmed  until  his  death,  in  1915.  Mrs.  Mary  (Brown)  Beck  is  also  de- 
ceased and  is  buried  in  Ohio.  A.  L.  and  Mary  (Brown)  Beck  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children:  T.  Walter,  married  Belle  Beard  and 
they  live  in  Liberty  Township,  Daviess  County;  H.  M.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Belle,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Albert  Berg;  and  William 
A.,  married  Mary  Chadwick  and  lives  in  Nebraska.  A.  L.  Beck  married 
the  second  time  to  Eliza  Jane  Schaffer  and  she  died  in  Daviess  County, 
and  she  and  her  husband  are  buried  in  the  Crab  Orchard  Cemetery. 
Four  children  were  born  to  this  union  two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The 
others  are:  Mary,  the  wife  of  Ed  Guiseburt,  now  living  on  the  old  home 
farm  in  Marion  Township ;  Stella,  the  wife  of  David  Trotter,  and  they 
live  near  Sheldon,  Mo. 

H.  M.  Beck  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County,  Mis- 
souri, and  attended  the  district  schools.  He  has  always  been  engaged 
in  general  farming  and  stock  raising.  Mr.  Beck  has  lived  on  his  present 
farm  for  the  past  six  years.  He  owns  160  acres  of  land  in  Grand  River 
Township,  Daviess  County,  and  82  acres  in  Marion  Township,  Daviess 
County.   He  is  a  good  farmer  and  a  successful  breeder  of  cattle. 

Mr.  Beck  married  Mary  Roberts,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Millie 
(Langston)  Roberts.  Mr.  Roberts  was  a  native  of  Howard  County,  Mis- 
souri, while  his  wife  was  born  in  Oklahoma.  Mr.  Roberts  died  Jan.  20, 
1896,  and  is  buried  in  Crab  Orchard  Cemetery.  His  widow  now  lives  in 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

To  H.  M.  and  Mary  (Roberts)  Beck  three  children  have  been  born 
as  follows:  Maude,  the  wife  of  D.  A.  Blackburn,  Union  Township;  Floyd, 
married  Annie  Turner,  living  at  home ;  and  Boyd,  married  Mabel 
Holmes,  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Boyd  Beck  served  during  the  World  War, 
having  enlisted  in  Company  K,  36th  Infantry.    He  was  a  corporal  and 


750  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

later  appointed  sergeant.    He  was  stationed  at  Camp  Funston,  Kansas, 
ready  to  leave  for  overseas,  when  the  armistice  was  signed. 

In  politics  H.  M.  Beck  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church.   Mr.  Beck  is  a  reliable  citizen,  industrious  and  enterprising. 

C.  S.  Chamberlin,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Grand 
River  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  May  28,  1855,  in  Princeton, 
111.,  a  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Boyd)  Chamberlin. 

Ebenezer  Chamberlin  was  born  in  Illinois  in  1821.  In  1869  he  re- 
moved to  Daviess  County,  and  settled  in  Grand  River  Township,  and 
farmed  until  his  death,  Nov.  18,  1897.  He  is  buried  in  Bethel  Cemetery. 
His  wife  was  born  Jan.  2,  1821,  in  Springfield,  111.  To  Ebenezer  and 
Elizabeth  (Boyd)  Chamberlin  six  children  were  born  as  follows:  Wil- 
liam, married  Nancy  Pugh ;  Oscar,  deceased,  married  Mattie  Philips, 
who  resides  in  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  C.  S.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
John,  married  Alpha  Yates,  Gallatin ;  Edward,  deceased ;  and  James, 
married  Lizzie  Cole,  Tipton,  Mo. 

C.  S.  Chamberlin  grew  to  manhood  in  Daviess  County,  and  was  ed- 
ucated in  the  district  schools.  During  his  entire  life  he  has  been  engaged 
in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  has  lived  on  his  farm  of  80  acres  in 
Grand  River  Town.ship  for  14  years,  and  is  a  prominent  breeder  of  high 
grade  stock. 

Mr.  Chamberlin  married  Olive  A.  Gosnell,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Lucinda  (Poor)  Gosnell.  Mr.  Gosnell  was  born  in  1816  in  Huntington 
County,  Pa.,  and  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County. 
He  settled  on  a  farm  in  1855,  which  is  now  occupied  by  Mr. 
Chamberlin.  Mrs.  Gosnell  was  born  Aug.  24,  1826,  in  Indiana,  and  died 
in  1905.  Mr.  Gosnell  died  in  1885.  To  C.  S.  and  Olive  A.  (Gosnell) 
Chamberlin,  four  children  were  born  as  follows:  Harry,  deceased; 
Allen,  married  Minnie  Harbord,  living  west  of  Jamesport;  Launa  Pearl, 
the  wife  of  Sam  A.  Nichols,  residing  at  home ;  and  Ruby,  living  at  home 
with  her  parents. 

Mr.  Chamberlin  is  a  substantial  and  reliable  citizen  of  his  commun- 
ity, one  who  merits  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 

C.  G.  Yates,  a  successful  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Grand  River  Township,  was  born  May  29,  1869,  in  Daviess  County.  He 
is  a  son  of  H.  L.  and  Margaret  (Byrd)  Yates,  pioneer  settlers  of  Mis- 
souri. 

H.  L.  Yates  was  born  in  Rappahannock  County,  Va.  In  '1848 
he  came  to  Missouri  from  Virginia  via  steam  boat  and  began  breaking 
prairie  with  oxen  near  Mound  City  in  Holt  County.   In  a  short  time  he 


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came  to  Daviess  County  and  met  Margaret  Byrd  and  was  married  here. 
He  settled  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his  son,  C.  G.  Yates.  Here  he 
was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  until  his  death  Nov.  14,  1915, 
aged  85  years.  He  is  buried  in  the  Brown  Cemetery.  His  wife  died  in 
1875.  To  H.  L.  and  Margaret  (Byrd)  Yates  seven  children  were  born: 
Nancy,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  John  Glascock;  James  A.,  married 
Ada  Corroll,  Harrison  County,  Mo. ;  Roma,  the  wife  of  H.  Sparr,  second 
marriage  to  James  Hunter;  John  E.,  deceased,  was  married  to  Maude 
Malone;  Alpha,  the  wife  of  John  Chamberlin,  Gallatin;  C.  G.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Howard,  married  Lulu  Grimes,  Gallatin. 

C.  G.  Yates  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Grand  River  Town- 
ship, and  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools  and  the  Gallatin 
High  School.  He  then  engaged  in  farming  the  home  place,  which  he 
now  owns.  Mr.  Yates  owns  300  acres  of  good  farm  land  and  is  a  prom- 
inent breeder  of  high  grade  stock, 

C.  G.  Yates  was  married  the  first  time  to  Aggie  Drummond,  a 
daughter  of  George  and  Caroline  Drummond,  and  to  this  union  two  chil- 
dren were  born:  Mina  Margaret,  the  wife  of  Albert  Smith,  residing  in 
Grand  River  Township ;  and  Paul,  living  at  home.  Mr.  Yates'  second 
marriage  was  to  Mary  Oram,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Oram, 
natives  of  Illinois.   Mr.  Oram  died  in  1909,  and  his  wife  died  in  1875. 

Mr.  Yates  is  a  Democrat  and  is  widely  known  in  Daviess  County. 
He  is  a  substantial  citizen  and  the  Yates  family  stands  high  in  the  com- 
munity. 

A.  W.  Miller,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  of  Gallatin,  was 
born  April  15,  1862,  in  Civil  Bend,  Marion  Township,  Daviess  County. 
He  is  a  son  of  William  Thomas  and  Charity  (Wilmoth)  Miller. 

William  Thomas  Miller  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  his  wife 
was  born  in  Virginia.  Mr.  Miller  died  Aug.  9,  1908.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mil- 
ler were  the  parents  of  ten  children  as  follows:  Ethelbert,  deceased, 
married  Betty  Runnells ;  Charles  Madison,  married  Winnie  Creekmore ; 
Mary,  deceased;  A.  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Davis  Lee,  married 
Ida  Long,  Jamesport;  Lucy  L.,  the  wife  of  R.  L.  Patton,  Spokane,  Wash. ; 
Conley  J.,  married  Annie  James,  Marion  Township;  Bob  H.,  married 
Alma  James,  Gallatin,  Mo. ;  Josie ;  and  Gustavus  T.,  married  Belle  Oxley 
and  they  now  live  at  Marion,  Iowa. 

A.  W.  Miller  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in 
the  district  schools  of  Daviess  County.  He  worked  on  his  father's  farm 
for  tv/o  years,  after  which  he  rented  the  land  for  three  years.  In  1897 
Mr.  Miller  purchased  his  first  farm,  and  now  owns  160  acres  of  land  in 


752  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Marion  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  120  acres  in  Jefferson  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County.  In  1903  Mr,  Miller  worked  for  a  time  in  Spokane, 
Wash.  He  also  worked  on  a  farm  in  Colvilte  Valley,  Wash.,  for  his  father. 
In  January,  1905,  he  returned  to  Daviess  County  where  he  located  on 
his  farm  in  Jefferson  Township.  August,  1915,  he  moved  to  Gallatin, 
Mo.,  in  the  southwest  part  of  town,  but  also  operates  both  of  his  farms, 
and  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  high  grade  stock. 

Mr.  Miller  married  Jennie  B.  Jones,  a  daughter  of  Simon  and  Ma- 
linda  (Creason)  Jones,  the  former  a  native  of  Ohio  and  the  latter  of 
Missouri.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones  were  the  parents  of  six  children  as  fol- 
lows: Sampson  Franklin;  David;  Margaret  Ann;  Jennie  B.,  the  wife  ot 
A.  W.  Miller;  Emma;  and  Addie.  To  A.  W.  and  Jennie  B.  (Jones)  Mil- 
ler four  children  have  been  born  as  follows:  Okley  Adline;  Orman 
Leslie;  William  Simon,  deceased;  Laura  May. 

Mr,  Miller  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Eastern  Star,  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Rebekah  Lodge.  He  belongs  to 
the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Miller  is  a  progressive  and  enterprising  citizen 
and  he  and  his  family  rank  high  as  representative  people  of  Daviess 
County. 

George  H.  Pogue,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Jamesport,  and 
owner  of  300  acres  of  land  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  was 
born  March  22,  1852,  in  Mason  County,  Ky.,  the  son  of  W.  J.,  and  Sallie 
(Pickett)  Pogue. 

W.  T.  Pogue  was  born  in  Greenup  County,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Missouri 
in  the  early  forties,  where  he  purchased  a  great  deal  of  land  at  $1.25  an 
acre.  His  brother,  George  Pogue,  was  a  lawyer  at  Gallatin,  who  also 
became  wealthy  as  a  land  owner.  Mr.  Pogue  never  made  his  home  in 
Missouri,  as  he  became  ill  while  here  and  sent  for  his  son,  George  H.,  to 
come  to  Missouri  and  take  care  of  his  affairs.  Mr.  Pogue  returned  to  Ken- 
tucky where  he  died,  in  1881.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  Mr.  Pogue  owned 
a  great  deal  of  cattle  and  a  saw  mill  in  Missouri,  besides  his  land.  Sallie 
(Pickett)  Pogue  was  born  in  Mason  County,  Ky.,  where  she  also  died.  To 
W.  T.  and  Sallie  (Pickett)  Pogue  six  children  were  born,  of  whom  three 
are  now  living,  as  follows:  George  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Sallie  P., 
the  wife  of  James  C.  Darne\l,  Mason  County,  Ky. ;  and  William  C,  Gallatin. 

George  H.  Pogue  spent  his  entire  life  on  the  farm.  He  was  educated 
in  the  district  schools  of  Kentucky,  and  on  Jan.  21,  1880,  came  to  Jameson 
to  take  charge  of  his  father's  affairs.  At  the  time  of  his  father's  death, 
Mr.  Pogue  became  heir  to  a  great  deal  of  land,  to  which  was  added  his  own 
land  purchases.     In  1915,  Mr.  Pogue  retired  from  active  farming,  in  which 


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he  was  very  successful,  and  during  the  following  year  erected  his  fine 
modern  bungalow  at  Jamesport. 

On  March  15,  1882,  Mr.  Pogue  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Callison,  a 
native  of  Jamesport  Township,  and  a  daughter  of  James  and  Rebecca 
(Gillian)  Callison,  natives  of  Virginia,  who  came  to  Missouri  in  the  early 
days.  They  are  both  now  deceased.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pogue  four  child- 
ren were  born,  two  of  whom  are  now  living:  Forrest  C,  Grand  River  Town- 
ship; and  Myrtie,  the  wife  of  R.  R.  Wilson,  Grand  River  Township.  Mrs. 
Pogue  died  Feb.  1,  1904,  at  the  age  of  52  years. 

George  H.  Pogue  was  married  the  second  time  in  Feb.  22,  1907,  to 
Minnie  Johnson,  a  native  of  Grand  River  Township,  and  daughter  of 
Hezekiah  Johnson.  Mr.  Johnson  was  a  native  of  the  New  England  States 
and  Mrs.  Pogue  was  reared  on  a  farm.  No  children  have  been  born  to 
this  union. 

Mr.  Pogue  is  a  Democrat.  During  the  World  War  he  was  treasurer 
of  the  Red  Cross  and  chairman  of  two  bond  drives.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Pogue  is  the  vice  president  and  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Commercial  Bank  of  Jamesport.  He  is  a  substantial  citizen 
and  stands  high  in  the  community  and  Daviess  County. 

Mrs.  James  A.  Chambers,  the  well  known  and  efficient  postmistress 
of  Coffey,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  She  was  born  four  miles  east  of 
Coffey,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  A.  (Netherton)  Poe. 

Benjamin  Poe  was  a  native  of  Franklin  County,  Ind.,  and  came  to  Mis- 
souri in  1835,  settling  in  Daviess  County.  He  became  a  well  known  farmer 
and  stockman,  and  was  the  owner  of  200  acres  of  land.  During  the  Civil 
War,  he  enlisted  in  Company  A,  1st  Missouri  Cavalry,  and  was  in  active 
service  for  over  three  years.  For  a  number  of  years,  he  served  as  a  justice 
of  the  peace.  Mr..  Poe  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  the  Union 
Grove  Cemetery.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Flor- 
ence the  wife  of  J.  T.  Price,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  C.  W.  Greeley,  Colo. ; 
Myrtle  A.,  the  wife  of  John  D.  Glaze,  Platteville,  Colo. ;  Norah,  the  wife 
of  C.  W.  Woltz,  Jameson,  Mo. ;  and  Mrs.  James  A.  Chambers,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

On  Nov.  13,  1892,  Maggie  Poe,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  married 
to  James  A.  Chambers,  a  native  of  Harrison  County,  and  a  son  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Cochran)  Chambers.  John  Chambers  was  a  native  of  Decatur 
County,  Ind.,  and  came  to  Harrison  County  in  the  early  days,  where  he  be- 
came a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman.  He  owned  a  large  tract  of  land 
and  was  an  extensive  sheep  dealer.   John  and  Elizabeth  (Cochran)  Cham- 


754  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

bers  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  as  follows :  John,  deceased ;  James ; 
I.  R.,  farmer  and  stockman,  Ridgeway;  and  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Mildred 
Allen,  Burlington  Junction. 

James  A.  Chambers  was  reared  in  Harrison  County,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  public  and  high  schools.  For  several  years  he  was  engaged 
in  farming  and  stock  raising,  but  is  now  associated  with  the  Delco  Lighting 
Company,  as  a  salesman,  Mr.  Chambers  has  served  as  justice  of  the  peace 
and  county  assessor.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican  and  he  is  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church,  having  been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  for 
16  years.  Mr.  Chambers  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

To  James  A.  and  Maggie  (Poe)  Chambers  five  children  have  been 
born,  as  follows :  Clyde  Ray,  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Missouri,  and 
will  receive  a  degree  at  Harvard  University  in  May,  1922 ;  Bernice  Rhea, 
the  wife  of  Garvin  Gunn,  Bethany;  Benjamin  Poe,  further  mention  of  whom 
is  made  later ;  Gladys  F.,  the  widow  of  Dr.  Robert  Eads,  now  residing  with 
her  parents;  and  Minnie  Myrtle,  Jefferson  City.  Benjamin  Poe  Chambers 
enlisted  during  the  World  War  in  the  Navy  June  1,  1917,  and  was  in  service 
for  27  months.  He  made  several  trips  to  France.  He  is  now  attending  the 
University  of  Missouri,  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Chambers  have  two  grandchildren, 
James  Robert  Eads,  born  Feb.  15,  1922,  and  C.  G.  Gunn,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Chambers  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  and  attended  the  public 
and  high  schools.  For  several  years  she  taught  school.  On  Aug,  1,  1909,  she 
was  appointed  postmistress  of  Coffey,  which  position  she  now  holds.  She 
is  a  Republican.  Mrs.  Chambers  is  public  spirited  and  one  of  the  interest- 
ing and  progressive  women  of  Daviess  County. 

S.  H.  Everly,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County, 
County,  and  owner  of  754  acres  of  well  improved  land,  is  now  living  retired 
in  Coffey.  He  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Sept.  17,  1842,  a  son  of  John  J. 
and  Phena  (Seat)  Everly. 

John  J.  Everly  was  born  March  6,  1817,  in  Pennsylvania,  and  came  to 
Missouri  when  a  young  man,  settling  in  Pilot  Grove.  He  was  one  of  the 
earliest  settlers  of  Missouri  and  became  a  successful  farmer  and  breeder  of 
Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  At  one  time  Mr.  Everly  owned 
900  acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County.  He  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for 
several  years  and  was  also  road  overseer  of  Grand  River  Township.  Mr. 
Everly  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Both  he  and 
his  wife  are  deceased,  and  are  buried  in  the  Everly  Cemetery,  They  were 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  as  follows :  James,  deceased ;  Oscar,  deceased ; 
John,  deceased ;  Martha,  deceased ;  William,  deceased ;  Mary,  the  widow  of 


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J.  T.  Meadows,  Daviess  County ;  Hannah,  the  wife  of  Dr.  George  T.  Nether- 
ton,  St.  Joseph ;  Jane,  the  wife  of  Delbert  Netherton,  Oilman  City ;  John  K., 
living  retired,  Jameson ;  and  S.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

S.  H.  Everly  was  reared  in  Daviess  County  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools.  He  taught  school  for  two  terms  in  Daviess  County, 
and  then  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  began  farming  on  80 
acres  of  land,  and  now  owns  754  acres.  Mr.  Everly  became  a  very  success- 
ful breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  He  specialized  in 
the  breeding  of  mules,  and  during  his  sales,  would  have  150  mules  at  one 
time.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Everly  enlisted  in  Company  A,  1st  Regi- 
ment, Missouri  Cavalry,  and  served  under  Major  McGee  for  10  months. 

On  Oct.  6,  1864,  Mr.  Everly  was  married  the  first  time  to  Laura  Har- 
bord,  a  native  of  Illinois,  and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born :  J.  B., 
farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess  County;  James  M,,  deceased.  Mrs.  Everly 
died  March  5,  1868,  and  is  buried  in  the  Coffey  Cemetery.  On  Feb.  23,  1871. 
Mr.  Everly  married  Julia  A.  Meadows,  a  native  of  Tazewell  County,  Va., 
and  daughter  of  Ayres  and  Evelyn  (Wynne)  Meadows.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Meadows  are  deceased.  To  S.  H.  and  Julia  A.  (Meadows)  Everly  five 
children  were  born,  as  follows :  Phena,  deceased ;  Mollie,  deceased ;  Vir- 
ginia E.,  a  teacher  for  two  terms,  now  the  wife  of  Ira  Maltsbarger,  retired, 
Coffey ;  Ida,  teacher  for  several  years,  now  the  wife  of  B.  A.  Dunbar,  pro- 
fessor of  chemistry  in  the  Dakota  Agricultural  College;  and  Edgar  B., 
resides  in  Billings,  Mont. 

Mr.  Everly  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He 
has  always  been  connected  with  the  prominent  banks  of  Daviess  County, 
and  is  now  a  stock  holder  in  the  bank  of  Coffey.  Mr.  Everly  is  nearly  80 
years  of  age  and  his  wife  is  75  years  old.  They  attribute  thir  success  in  life 
to  honesty,  industry,  and  thrift.  Mr.  Everly  is  a  substantial  citizen  and 
stands  high  in  the  community  and  county. 

William  Dowell,  popular  garage  owner  of  Coffey,  and  county  en 
gineer,  was  born  Dec.  16,  1866,  in  Daviess  County,  a  son  of  Lindsey  C.  and 
Sarah  (Watson)  Dowell. 

Lindsey  C.  Dowell  was  born  in  Surry  County,  N.  C,  and  came  to  Mis- 
souri in  1837,  making  the  trip  with  oxen  and  covered  wagon.  He  was  one 
of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Daviess  County,  and  became  a  widely  known  stock- 
man. During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Dowell  enlisted  in  the  Missouri  State 
Militia  and  served  for  two  years.  He  owned  220  acres  of  land  at  the  time  of 
his  death.  Mr.  Dowell  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  He  is  buried  in  Coffey,  Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dowell  were  the  par- 
ents of  five  children,  as  follows :   Martin,  deceased ;  Louis,  deceased ;  John, 


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Hutchinson,  Kan. ;  and  Emeline,  the  widow  of  J.  M.  O'Daniel,  resides  in 
Denver,  Colo. ;  and  William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

William  Dowell  was  reared  in  Daviess  County  and  attended  the  public 
schools  and  Kirksville  College.  After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Dowell 
became  engaged  in  the  harness  making  business  at  Coffey,  he  remained  in 
this  work  until  1913  when  he  opened  a  garage  there.  Mr.  Dowell  has  been 
very  successful  with  his  garage  business  and  is  well  known  throughout  the 
county.  He  is  now  serving  as  county  engineer  and  surveyor,  this  being  his 
third  term. 

On  Jan.  4,  1898,  Mr.  Dowell  was  married  to  Clara  House,  a  daughter 
of  John  D.  and  Sarah  (Butcher)  House,  natives  of  Harrison  County.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  House  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Andrew  B., 
deceased ;  Jane,  the  wife  of  W.  D.  Alder,  Harrison  County ;  Edwin,  Harri- 
son County;  Frank,  Coffey,  Mo.,  Lena,  living  at  home;  Henry,  Daviess 
County;  Rosie,  the  wife  of  W.  A.  Merritt,  Daviess  County;  Lucinda,  the 
wife  of  Charles  Timmons,  Barton  County;  Fannie,  the  wife  of  H.  H.  Mulen- 
nax,  Coffey ;  Wiley  H.,  Harrison  County ;  and  Mrs.  Dowell.  Mr.  House  was 
a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War  and  owned  600  acres  of  land  in  Harrison  County. 

To  William  and  Clara  (House)  Dowell  four  children  were  born,  as 
follows :  Louis,  deceased ;  John  L.,  deceased ;  Viola,  teacher  in  the  public 
schools;  Clarence  W.,  associated  with  his  father  in  the  garage  business. 

In  politics  Mr.  Dowell  is  a  Republican,  and  he  belongs  to  the  Masonic 
Lodge,  Royal  Arch  Chapter.  Mr.  Dowell  is  an  enterprising  citizen,  and 
deserving  of  the  success  he  is  enjoying. 

James  R.  Faulkner,  the  enterprising  and  well  known  druggist  of 
Coffey,  was  born  Oct.  23,  1855,  in  Jamesport.  He  is  a  son  of  Isaac  0.  and 
Mary  (Gillihan)  Faulkner. 

Isaac  0.  Faulkner  settled  in  Jamesport,  where  he  became  engaged  in 
the  general  merchandise  business.  He  later  moved  to  Albany,  where  he 
went  into  the  same  business  with  his  brother.  During  his  entire  life  Mr. 
Faulkner  was  a  merchant.  He  is  deceased  and  is  buried  in  Albany.  Mr. 
Faulkner  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  His  widow  is  now  84  years 
of  age  and  resides  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Faulkner  were  the 
parents  of  three  children,  as  follows :  Emma  deceased ;  Laura,  deceased ; 
and  James,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

James  R.  Faulkner  was  reared  by  his  grandparents.  He  began  life  on 
a  farm  near  Jamesport,  Mo.,  where  he  remained  for  a  number  of  years.  In 
1874  he  went  to  Texas  and  in  1878  he  returned  to  Jamesport,  and  engaged 
in  the  drug  business.   At  the  end  of  two  years  he  went  to  California.    He 


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then  traveled  for  some  time,  after  which  he  came  to  Coffey,  where  he  estab- 
lished a  drug  store.   He  does  an  extensive  business. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Faulkner  is  a  Democrat.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic 
Lodge.  He  is  one  of  the  dependable  citizens  of  Daviess  County  and  is  wide- 
ly and  favorably  known. 

J.  C.  Scott,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Daviess  County  for  many  years.  He  was  born  in  Lafayette,  Ind.,  and  came 
to  Missouri  in  1860,  settling  in  Daviess  County.  He  was  a  son  of  Gustaveus 
and  Elizabeth  (Daniels)  Scott. 

Gustaveus  Scott  was  a  native  of  Alexandria,  Va.,  and  moved  to  Indiana 
when  he  was  a  young  man.  Later,  in  1860,  he  moved  with  his  family  to 
Daviess  County,  where  he  practiced  law  for  many  years.  Mr.  Scott  was 
prosecuting  attorney  for  several  years  and  was  a  large  land  owner.  Mr,  and 
Mrs.  Gustaveus  Scott  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Anna, 
resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Henderson ;  Charles,  Jamesport ;  Henry, 
deceased;  Mary,  the  widow  of  John  F.  Henderson,  Gallatin;  William,  de- 
ceased; George,  deceased;  and  William  D.,  Enid,  Okla. ;  and  J.  C.  Scott. 

J.  C.  Scott  was  reared  in  Missouri.  At  the  age  of  13  years,  he  was 
forced  to  leave  school,  his  father  having  died,  he  had  to  help  the  mother.  He 
worked  on  a  farm  for  ten  dollars  per  month  until  he  was  able  to  purchase 
160  acres  of  land.  Mr.  Mr.  Scott  became  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman, 
owning  several  farms  which  he  improved,  buying  and  selling  in  different 
parts  of  the  county.  He  was  widely  known  as  a  successful  breeder  of  Short- 
horn cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs. 

Mr.  Scott  married  Mary  Alice  Hughes,  a  daughter  of  T.  M.  and  Mary 
A.  (Mitchell)  Hughes.  Mrs.  Scott  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  where  she 
has  lived  during  her  entire  life.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hughes  were  natives  of  Boone 
County,  who  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1858,  where  Mr.  Hughes  became  a 
well  known  farmer  and  stockman.  He  owned  600  acres  of  land.  In  politics 
Mr,  Hughes  was  a  Democrat,  and  he  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  Hughes  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  T,  M., 
fruit  dealer,  California;  Mrs.  Mary  Alice  Scott;  Eliza,  the  wife  of  A.  C. 
Brown,  Hagler,  Kan. ;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  J.  H.  Flint,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ; 
S.  E.,  real  estate  dealer,  Gallatin. 

Mr.  Hughes  died  Aug.  13,  1868,  and  his  wife  died  Oct.  2,  1907.  They 
are  buried  in  Crab  Orchard  Cemetery,  Daviess  County.  To  J.  C.  and  Mary 
Alice  (Hughes)  Scott  five  children  were  born,  as  follows:  John  C,  de- 
ceased ;  Cora  Lee,  the  wife  of  Claude  H.  Galpin,  merchant,  Galiatin ;  Gussie 
H.,  deceased ;  Roy  Thomas,  farmer  and  stockman,  Winston  ;  Mary  Ethel,  the 
wife  of  Herman  G.  Vogler,  merchant,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 


758  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

In  Politics,  Mr.  Scott  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  having  been  trustee  for  32  years.  Mr.  Scott  died  Dec.  8,  1921, 
and  is  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Scott  is  now  residing  in  Gallatin, 
where  she  owns  a  fine  home.  Mr.  Scott  was  an  industrious  and  sincere 
citizen.  He  merited  the  high  regard  in  which  he  was  held  by  the  commu- 
nity. 

William  G.  Welden,  one  of  the  highly  respected  citizens  of  Daviess 
County,  who  is  now  living  retired  in  Coffey,  was  born  in  Hart  County, 
Kentucky.   He  is  a  son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Burch)  Welden. 

Jonathan  Welden  was  a  native  of  Virginia.  In  1856  he  came  to 
Missouri,  settling  in  Harrison  County,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising,  owning  100  acres  of  well  improved  land.  His  farm  was 
located  three  miles  northeast  of  Coffey.  Mr.  Welden  was  a  prominent 
breeder  of  sheep,  hogs  and  mules.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  dea- 
con of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  was  a  Democrat.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Welden  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Blue  Ridge  Cemetery,  Harrison 
County.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  follows:  William  G., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Nancy,  the  wife  of  R.  W.  Handy,  both  de- 
ceased; C.  H.,  retired  merchant,  Gallatin;  James  I.,  deceased;  Mary,  the 
wife  of  James  Hamaker,  both  deceased;  John  R.,  Gallatin. 

William  G.  Welden  came  to  Missouri  in  1856  with  his  parents. 
They  made  the  trip  with  oxen  and  wagon  from  Kentucky,  which  re- 
quired a  month.  Mr  Welden  was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  He 
began  life  teaching  school,  and  was  also  deputy  surveyor  of  both  Harri- 
son and  Daviess  Counties  for  several  years.  He  has  served  as  township 
assessor  and  a  member  of  the  townhip  board.  Mr.  Welden  engaged  in 
the  general  mercantile  business  in  New  Castle,  Gentry  County,  where  he 
remained  for  five  years.  He  then  moved  to  Pattonsburg,  where  he  had 
a  general  store  for  ten  years.  Mr.  Welden  is  now  living  retired,  having 
sold  his  business  ten  years  ago.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Welden  en- 
listed in  Company  E,  43rd  Missouri  Infantry.  He  was  in  service  for  two 
years  and  was  engaged  in  many  important  battles  and  skirmishes  and 
was  Orderly  Sergeant.  After  the  war  Mr.  Welden  returned  to  the  mer- 
cantile business.  At  one  time  he  owned  300  acres  of  land.  Mr.  Welden  mar- 
ried Mary  J.  Hardin,  a  native  of  Putnam  County,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Grantham)  Hardin,  natives  of  Kentucky.  To  Wil- 
liam G.  and  Mary  J.  (Hardin)  Welden  seven  children  were  born  as  fol- 
lows: Emma,  the  wife  of  Curtis  Ford,  retired  farmer,  California;  James, 
deceased;  C.  J.,  resides  in  Nebraska;  James  I.,  deceased;  Charles  R., 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  759 

real  estate,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. ;  Sarah,  the  wife  of  Dr.  W.  D.  Fulkerson, 
California;  W.  Guy,  merchant,  Coffey. 

Mr.  Welden  is  a  Republican.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Lodge, 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  has  been  a  deacon 
for  a  number  of  years.  Mr.  Welden  is  a  well  known  and  well  liked  citi- 
zen.   He  is  highly  esteemed  throughout  Daviess  County. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Burtch,  a  well  known  physician  and  surgeon,  and  promi- 
nent business  man  of  Coffey,  is  a  native  of  Kansas.  He  was  born  Aug. 
17,  1871,  in  Bourbon  County,  Kan.,  the  son  of  George  W.  and  Theresa 
(Greer)  Burtch.  , 

George  W.  Burtch  was  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  settled  in  Grundy 
County  in  1855.  Mr.  Burtch  settled  in  Bourbon  County,  Kan.,  after 
the  Civil  War  and  became  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  the  county, 
owning  200  acres  of  good  farm  land.  In  1878  George  W.  Burtch  re- 
turned to  Grundy  County,  Mo.  In  1895  he  moved  to  Kansas  City 
Kan.,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a  breeder  of 
cattle  and  hogs.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Burtch  enlisted  from  Mis- 
souri, in  Company  K,  Missouri  Infantry.  He  served  for  18  months  and 
was  badly  wounded,  being  crippled  for  life.  He  was  a  Republican  and 
a  member  of  the  Christian  Church.  Mr.  Burtch  died  Jan.  13,  1913,  and 
his  wife  died  May  5,  1920.  They  both  died  in  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  and 
are  buried  at  Alpha,  Mo.,  Cemetery.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren as  follows :  Emma,  the  wife  of  Frank  G.  Robertson,  merchant,  Hu- 
mansville;  J.  H.,  Laredo,  Mo.;  Dr.  J.  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 
Delbert,  deceased,  and  two  died  in  infancy. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Burtch  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools,  and 
attended  the  Chillicothe  Normal  School  in  1890  and  in  March,  1895, 
graduated  from  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  Keokuk,  Iowa. 
Dr.  Burtch  then  began  practicing  medicine  in  Lucern,  Putnam  County, 
Mo.,  and  remained  there  until  the  following  year,  when  he  came  to 
Coffey.  He  has  a  very  fine  practice  built  up  in  Coffey,  and  is  also  in  the 
garage  business  there,  having  opened  a  garage  in  1915.  It  is  the  second 
largest  garage  in  the  county,  and  Dr.  Burtch  has  the  agency  for  Ford 
automobiles  and  supplies. 

On  July  11,  1895,  at  Gallatin,  Mo.,  Dr.  Burtch  married  Milisia  Kil- 
burn,  a  native  of  Laredo,  Mo.,  and  a  daughter  of  David  and  Betty  (Jack- 
son) Kilburn.  Mr.  Kilburn  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Grundy  County  for  many  years,  owning  640  acres  of  land,  and  breeding- 
Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.    He  was  a  Democrat  and  a 


760  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Kilburn  died  in  1899,  and  his  wife 
died  in  1898.  They  are  buried  in  the  Stucker  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kilburn  were  the  parents  of  six  children  as  follows;  Sterling,  Nebraska; 
Nettie,  deceased;  Ira,  farmer,  Laredo;  Mrs,  Burtch;  Mary,  deceased; 
Emeline,  the  wife  of  W.  E^  McFarland,  California. 

Dr.  Burtch  served  for  16  years  on  the  United  States  Board  of  Pen- 
sion Examiners  and  was  township  trustee  for  six  years.  He  has  also 
served  as  president  of  the  school  board.  Dr.  Burtch  acted  as  mayor  of 
Coffey  for  30  days.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America,  W.  0.  W.,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  In  politics.  Dr.  Burtch  is  a  staunch 
Republican.  During  the  World  War,  he  volunteered  his  services,  but 
was  not  called  upon.  Dr.  Burtch  was  also  in  the  drug  business  at  Coffey 
from  1909  until  1920,  when  he  sold  out.  Dr.  Burtch  has  always  been  a 
progressive  citizen  with  high  standards  of  civic  pride. 

James  Birge,  a  leading  business  man  of  Coffey,  was  born  in  Mon- 
roe County,  Ky.,  May  24,  1850.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Liddie  (Head- 
rick)  Birge. 

John  Birge  was  a  native  of  Kentuckj^,  and  during  his  entire  life  he 
carried  on  farming  and  stock  raising.  John  Birge  and  wife  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children:  Thomas,  deceased;  James,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  Isaac,  California;  Thebert,  de- 
ceased, was  the  wife  of  David  Brown.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Birge  died  when 
their  children  were  very  young,  and  left  them  in  the  care  of  their  grand- 
father, Isaac  Hedrick. 

James  Birge  was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  He  then  began 
work  on  a  farm,  working  for  $10  a  month.  Later,  he  purchased  195 
acres  of  land,  and  became  a  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle.  Mr.  Birge 
shipped  about  two  cars  of  cattle  per  year,  and  was  very  successful  in 
this  line  of  work.  His  farm  was  located  in  Adams  Township,  Harrison 
County.  He  later  sold  it  to  his  son-in-law,  and  is  now  engaged  in  the 
real  estate  and  loan  business  in  Coffey.  He  also  has  an  insurance  busi- 
ness. 

On  Sept.  16,  1880,  Mr.  Birge  married  Nancy  Terry,  a  daughter  of 
Louis  and  Cynthia  (Hall)  Terry,  natives  of  Indiana,  and  pioneer  settlers 
of  Daviess  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Terry  were  the  parents  of  11  children 
as  follows;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Samuel  Glaze,  Daviess  County; 
Ruth,  the  wife  of  John  Glaze,  Daviess  County;  Levicia,  married  Thomas 
Allen,  both  are  deceased;  James,  deceased;  John,  deceased;  Isabel,  the 
widow  of  Andrew  Sweeney;  Thomas,  deceased;   Louisa,  the  wife   of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  761 

Frank  Feurt,  Daviess  County;  Martha,  the  wife  of  Fred  Jerome,  Colo- 
rado ;  Mrs.  Birge ;  Jacob,  deceased.  Mr.  Terry  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War,  and  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman.  He  owned  160  acres  of 
land,  and  was  a  breeder  of  high  grade  cattle.  He  died  April  16,  1888, 
and  his  wife  died  Nov.  27,  1879. 

To  James  and  Nancy  (Terry)  Birge  five  children  were  born  as  fol- 
lows: Three  died  in  infancy;  Nellie,  the  wife  of  Thurman  Thompson, 
farmer  and  stockman,  Harrison  County;  Boyd,  resides  in  Seattle,  Wash. 

Mr.  Birge  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  run  away  from  home 
to  enlist  at  the  age  of  15  years.  He  has  served  as  tax  collector  and  has 
served  as  mayor  of  Coffey  for  six  terms.  Mr.  Birge  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge,  and  has  been  Master  of  Lodge  No.  285  of  Coffey.  He 
has  a  fine  residence  in  Coffey,  where  he  now  resides.  Mr.  Birge  is  a  Re- 
publican. He  has  an  excellent  standing  in  the  town  of  Coffey  and  is  highly 
esteemed. 

John  A.  Pate,  a  retired  farmer  and  stockman  and  the  owner  of  330 
acres  of  land  in  Johnson  County,  Mo.,  is  one  of  the  men  who,  by  hard 
work,  good  management  and  unceasing  perseverance,  has  achieved 
marked  success  in  life.  He  was  born  in  Platte  County,  March  16,  1841,  a 
son  of  Gordon  and  Melissa  (Sharp)  Pate. 

Gordon  Pate  was  a  native  of  Tennessee.  In  1840  he  came  to  Mis- 
souri, settling  in  Platte  County.  He  became  a  well  known  farmer  and 
stockman,  owning  160  acres  of  land.  His  first  home  in  Missouri  was  a 
log  cabin.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pate  were  the  parents  of  eight  children  as  fol- 
lows: Lucinda,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  William  McGlemery;  Paulina 
Ellen,  deceased;  John  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Alfred  M.,  de- 
ceasd;  Susan,  the  wife  of  L.  Corum,  resides  in  California;  George  B.,  de- 
ceased; James  W.,  retired  farmer,  resides  in  California;  and  Charles 
W.,  retired,  living  in  California.  Gordon  Pate  was  a  Democrat,  and  was 
a  believer  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  in  1880,  and  his  wife  died  in 
1895. 

John  A.  Pate  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  district  schools  of  Platte  and  Caldwell  Counties.  After  com- 
pleting his  education,  Mr.  Pate  worked  for  five  years  on  farms,  earning 
$13  a  month.  He  then  purchased  50  acres  of  land,  and  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising.  Mr.  Pate  was  a  successful  breeder  of  Short- 
horn cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  He  was  one  of  the  leading  live  stock 
shippers  of  the  county  for  many  years.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Pate 
enlisted  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia,  and  was  in  service  for  three  months. 

Mr.  Pate  was  married  the  first  time  to  Julia  A.  Pollard,  a  native  ot 


762  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Tennessee,  and  a  daughter  of  Stephen  W.  and  Mary  Lee  Pollard.  To 
this  union  five  children  were  born  as  follows:  Mary  E.,  the  wife  of  M. 
P.  Thompson,  farmer  and  stockman,  Caldwell  County;  Stephen  G., 
farmer  and  stockman,  Caldwell  County;  Lura  A.,  the  wife  of  Smith 
Webb,  farmer  and  stockman,  Caldwell  County;  Flora  A.,  the  wife  of 
Robert  L.  Bryant,  farmer  and  stockman,  Johnson  County;  and  Charles 
W.,  Caldwell  County.  Stephan  G.  Pate  married  Etta  Carr,  who  is  now 
deceased.  They  had  one  son,  Goldie  Myril  Pate,  who  has  been  reared 
by  his  grandfather,  John  A.  Pate.  During  the  World  War  he  enlisted  in 
Battery  B,  35th  Division.  He  was  sent  to  France  and  served  for  nearly 
two  years,  taking  part  in  many  important  battles.  He  was  slightly 
gassed.  He  was  discharged  from  service  April  23,  1919,  now  lives  in 
Kingston,  Mo. 

John  A.  Pate's  first  wife  died  May  15,  1909,  and  is  buried  in  Prairie 
Ridge  Cemetery,  Caldwell  County.  On  April  9,  1913,  Mr.  Pate  married 
Martha  C.  Bowen  Oliphant,  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter 
of  Thomas  P.  and  Drucilla  Jane  (Yates)  Bowen.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bowen 
were  the  parents  of  11  children  as  follows:  Amanda,  the  wife  of  W.  C. 
Wynne,  Daviess  County;  Comoro  E.,  deceased;  Cora  Alice,  deceased;  Emma 
Bell,  deceased;  William  G.,  deceased;  Mary  F.,  deceased;  James  S.,  retired, 
Coffey;  Howard  A.,  deceased;  Martha  Cordelia  Pate;  Margaret  C,  twin 
sister  of  Martha,  and  the  widow  of  J.  W.  Singleton ;  she  now  lives  at  Bart- 
lett,  Kan. ;  Thomas  B.,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess  County.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bowen  are  deceased.  Mrs.  Pate  taught  school  for  a  number  of  years  in 
Daviess  County.  She  was  the  widow  of  Elder  R.  A.  Oliphant,  a  minister  of 
the  Primitive  Baptist  Church,  Stanberry.  Mrs.  Pate  was  first  married  to 
Elder  R.  A.  Oliphant  Jan.  9,  1907.   He  died  Dec.  3,  1910. 

Mr.  Pate  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He 
is  now  living  retired  in  Coffey.  Mr.  Pate  is  a  substantial  and  well  known 
citizen.  He  has  lived  at  Coffey  since  September,  1918,  conning  from  Polo, 
Caldwell  County. 

James  Stith,  a  well  known  business  man  of  Coffey,  is  a  native  of 
Daviess  County.  He  was  born  April  26,  1873,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Mary 
(Brown)  Stith. 

Henry  Stith  was  born  in  Tennessee,  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1861, 
settling  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County.  He  carried  on  gen- 
eral farming  and  stock  raising,  and  owned  140  acres  of  good  farm  land. 
Mr.  Stith  was  a  breeder  of  high  grade  cattle  and  sheep.  He  died  Feb. 
14,  1922,  and  his  wife  died  Dec.  3,  1917.  They  are  buried  in  Union 
Grove  Cemetery.   Mr.  Stith  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Bap- 


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tist  Church,  having  been  deacon  for  50  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stith  were 
the  parents  of  12  children  as  follows:  Maggie,  the  wife  of  J.  Odell,  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo.;  James,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Syrus,  Coffey;  Grace, 
deceased;  Stella,  the  wife  of  Frank  Carter,  at  minister,  Kansas  City, 
Mo. ;  Eunice,  the  wife  of  Everett  Shuler,  Washington  Township,  Daviess 
County;  Belle,  the  wife  of  John  Bowman,  Coffey;  Harry,  Lincoln  Town- 
ship; Jacob,  resides  in  Adrain,  Mo.;  Ora,  died  at  the  age  of  14  years, 
and  two  died  in  infancy. 

James  Stith  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  He  then  began  farming  on  rented  land. 
Later,  he  was  able  to  purchase  40  acres  of  land.  After  several  years, 
Mr.  Stith  sold  his  farm  and  came  to  Coffey,  where  he  became  engaged  in 
the  livery  business.  He  has  been  in  business  in  Coffey  for  12  years,  and 
has  been  very  successful. 

On  Sept.  7,  1915,  Mr.  Stith  married  Pearl  Smith,  a  native  of  Albany, 
and  a  daughter  of  William  and  Margie  (Butrick)  Smith,  natives  of  Gen- 
try and  Daviess  Counties,  Missouri.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  are  the  parents 
of  eight  children  as  follows:  Mrs.  Stith;  Eddie,  Daviess  County;  Annie, 
the  wife  of  R.  Cole,  Jamesport;  George,  Lincoln  Township;  Jesse,  Lin- 
coln Township,  Daviess  County;  Ruth,  the  wife  of  H.  Shuler,  Lincoln 
Township;  Lellah,  the  wife  of  Louis  Ward,  Lincoln  Township;  Loran, 
living  at  home.  Mr.  Smith  owns  285  acres  of  land'  in  Gentry  County, 
and  is  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman. 

To  James  and  Pearl  (Smith)  Stith  two  children  have  been  born: 
Brooks,  in  business  with  his  father;  and  Eileen,  at  home. 

Mr.  Stith  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
Mrs.  Stith  is  engaged  in  the  millinery  business  in  Coffey  and  has  been 
unusually  successful.  In  politics  Mrs.  Stith  is  Democrat.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Stith  are  progressive  and  enterprising  citizens  and  are  well  and 
favorably  known  in  Daviess  County. 

Elcania  McClure,  a  well  known  and  highly  respected  citizen  of 
Washington  Township,  who  is  now  living  retired,  was  born  June  20, 
1844,  in  Van  Buren  County,  Iowa.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  B.  and  Martha 
(Williams)  McClure,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Virginia. 

Jacob  B.  McClure  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  moved  to  Iowa  when  a 
young  man.  He  later  came  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Scotland  County, 
where  he  became  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  Mr.  McClure 
owned  a  great  deal  of  land  in  Grundy  County,  and  built  the  first  grist 
and  saw  mill  in  the  county.  For  a  number  of  years  he  served  as  justice 
of  the  peace.    During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  McClure  enlisted  in  Company 


764  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

K,  Missouri  State  Cavalry,  and  served  as  second  lieutenant.  He  was  a 
Republican  and  belonged  to  the  Baptist  Church.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McClure  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  the  Bethany  Cemetery.  They 
were  the  parents  of  11  children  as  follows:  Alexander,  deceased;  Mary 
Jane,  deceased;  John,  deceased;  Joseph,  deceased;  Andy,  deceased; 
Sparks,  deceased;  Cain,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Ruth,  deceased; 
Lizzie,  deceased;  Matilda,  deceased;  and  Frank,  deceased. 

Caine  McClure,  as  he  is  known  to  his  friends  and  neighbors,  was 
reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Grundy  County,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  in  Grundy  County,  and 
became  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman,  owning  160  acres  of  well  im- 
proved land.  Aug.  25,  1861,  Mr.  McClure  enlisted  in  Company  H,  23rd 
Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  served  for  three  years.  He  was  taken 
prisoner.  He  was  in  the  following  battles:  Shiloh,  Peach  Tree,  Ga.,  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  and  Jonesboro.  He  was  discharged  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Sept. 
22,  1864.  At  the  close  of  the  war,  he  returned  to  his  farm.  He  is  now 
living  retired  in  Washington  Township,  Daviess  County. 

On  Oct.  21,  1866,  Mr.  McClure  married  Mary  J.  Ward,  a  native  of 
Morgan  County,  111.,  and  a  daughter  of  Emerson  and  Hanna  (Willis) 
Ward.  Mr,  Ward  was  a  native  of  England.  He  came  to  this  country, 
settling  in  Illinois,  where  he  remained  for  several  years.  Later,  he  re- 
moved to  Missouri,  and  became  the  owner  of  500  acres  of  land  in 
Grundy  County.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ward  are  deceased,  and  they  are 
buried  in  Willis  Chapel  Cemetery,  Grundy  County.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  seven  children  as  follows:  Alice,  married  Charles  Knight  and 
both  are  deceased;  Margaret,  deceased;  John,  residing  in  California; 
Mrs.  McClure;  Rebecca,  deceased;  Lottie,  the  wife  of  Jesse  Taylor,  both 
deceased ;  Hattie,  the  widow  of  Nathan  Shepard,  Grundy  County.  To 
Cain  and  Mary  J.  (Ward)  McClure  seven  children  have  been  born  as  fol- 
lows: Frank,  farmer,  Oklahoma;  Hannah,  Jefferson  City;  Myrtle,  the 
wife  of  Charles  Conaway,  Jefferson  City ;  Lottie,  the  wife  of  Henry 
Maxie,  farmer,  Harrison  County ;  Emerson,  farmer  and  stockman,  Harri- 
son County ;  Daisy,  the  wife  of  Charles  Hansell,  farmer,  Harrison 
County;  and  John,  farmer,  Idaho. 

Mr.  McClure  is  a  Republican.  He  has  served  as  constable  of  Harri- 
son and  Grundy  Counties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  and  is  well  known  in  his  community,  where  he  has  always  been 
held  in  high  esteem. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  765 

John  Galbreath,  an  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman  of  Washing- 
ton Township,  and  the  owner  of  195  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Da- 
viess Cou;ity,  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Feb.  14,  1862,  the  son  of 
Squire  and  Martha  Jane  (Brown)  Galbreath. 

Squire  Galbreath  is  a  native  of  Franklin  County,  Ky.  He  is 
one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County,  and  his  brother,  William, 
built  the  first  log  cabin  iii  Coffey.  Squire  Galbreath  has  lived  in  Daviess 
County  for  many  years  and  has  been  a  leading  farmer  an  stockman. 
He  is  now  90  years  of  age  and  resides  in  Coffey.  His  wife  died  Dec.  19, 
1914,  and  is  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Coffey.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Galbreath 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children  as  follows:  Lizzie,  the  widow  of  Jo- 
seph Gotshall,  resides  in  Nevada,  Mo.;  William,  deceased;  John,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  James,  deceased;  Dr.  J.  W.,  now  practicing  in 
Henry  County ;  Ellen,  the  wife  of  Sterling  Creighton,  veterinary  surgeon, 
Coffey;  David,  deceased;  Gertrude,  the  wife  of  Claude  Yarbrough,  as- 
sistant cashier  of  the  Coffey  Bank.  Mr.  Galbreath  is  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War,  having  served  for  three  years  with  the  Missouri  Volunteer 
Cavalry,  under  Colonel  McFeran. 

John  Galbreath  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County, 
and  attended  the  district  schools.  He  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising  all  his  life.  When  he  began  farming,  Mr.  Galbreath  worked 
for  $18  a  month,  but  was  soon  able  to  purchase  his  first  80  acres  of  land. 
He  now  owns  195  acres  in  Washington  Township,  Daviess  County,  and 
is  a  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  spotted  Poland  China 
hogs.  He  has  a  fine  two-story  residence,  and  his  farm  is  modern  in 
every  respect. 

On  Dec.  10,  1884,  Mr.  Galbreath  married  Birdie  McPhetridge,  a 
native  of  Texas,  and  a  daughter  of  Paris  and  Mary  (Robertson)  Mc- 
Phetridge was  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  an  early  settler  of  Salem  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McPhetridge  are  deceased 
and  are  buried  in  California.  To  John  and  Birdie  (McPhetridge)  Gal- 
breath five  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Mack,  a  graduate  of 
Columbia  University,  and  now  employed  as  a  civil  engineer  for  the 
government,  residing  in  Frankfort,  Ky. ;  Grace,  a  graduate  of  Columbia 
University,  now  teaching  school  at  Hannibal;  Hazel,  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Coffey,  and  the  Kansas  City  Hospital's  Nurse's  School;  Lucy, 
the  wife  of  Reed  Netherton,  farmer  and  stockman,  Washington  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County;  Mildred,  attending  Columbia  University,  taking 
a  teacher's  course. 

Mr.  Galbreath  is  identified  with  the  Republican  party  in  politics, 


766  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

and  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He  is  a  reliable  and  efficient  member 
of  the  community  and  has  the  esteem  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

W.  L.  Thompson,  a  retired  farmer  of  Washington  Township, 
Daviess  County,  has  lived  on  his  present  farm  for  55  years.  He  was 
born  in  Adams  County,  HI.,  on  Sept.  22,  1847,  a  son  of  Morgan  and  Jane 
(Potter)  Thompson. 

Morgan  Thompson  was  born  in  Athens  County,  Ohio,  and  moved 
to  Illinois  when  a  very  young  man,  where  he  remained  for  21  years.  He 
then  came  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Washington  Township,  Daviess  County. 
Mr.  Thompson  came  to  Missouri  in  1856,  and  became  a  prosperous 
farmer  and  stockman,  owning  1,000  acres  of  well  improved  land.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thompson  are  deceased,  Mr.  Thompson  was  a  Democrat, 
and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  his  father  having  been  a  mini- 
ster. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thompson  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  as 
follows:  Emily,  the  wife  of  Frank  Hendricks,  both  deceased;  Theodore, 
deceased;  W.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary  Ann,  the  wife  of 
Pierce  Dye,  both  deceased ;  Frank,  deceased ;  Nancy,  the  wife  of  Clark 
Welborn,  farmer,  Nebraska;  and  George,  farmer,  resides  in  Carroll 
County. 

W.  L.  Thompson  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Illinois,  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  He  has  always  been  a  farmer.  During  the 
Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  43rd  Missouri  Infantry,  from 
Daviess  County,  and  served  for  11  months,  taking  part  in  many  im- 
portant battles  and  skirmishes.  Mr.  Thompson  owns  160  acres  of  good 
farm  land  in  Washington  Township,  and  was  a  successful  breeder  of 
high  grade  cattle  and  hogs. 

On  Sept.  22,  1869,  Mr.  Thompson  married  Josephine  Wilborn,  a 
native  of  Indiana,  and  a  daughter  of  Siras  and  Virena  (Henshaw)  Wil- 
born. To  this  union  one  child  was  born,  Clarence  Emerson  Thompson, 
who  now  resides  in  Red  Lodge,  Mont.  ,  and  is  county  clerk  and  recorder. 
Mrs.  W.  L.  Thompson  died  in  1875,  and  is  buried  in  Iowa.  On  July  4, 
1877,  Mr.  Thompson  was  married  the  second  time  to  Rose  Palmer,  a 
native  of  Sullivan  County,  and  to  this  union  five  children  were  born,  as 
follows:  Annie,  the  wife  of  Clarence  Henderson,  farmer,  residing  with 
father;  Willow,  the  widow  of  Charles  Whitley,  Washington  Township, 
Daviess  County;  Delilah,  deceased;  Mabel,  deceased;  Carroll,  resides  in 
Billings,  Mont.  Carroll  Thompson  enlisted  during  the  World  War,  and 
was  with  the  air  service  for  one  and  one-half  years.  He  was  discharged 
after  the  armistice  was  signed. 

W.  L.  Thompson  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 


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His  wife  died  April  2,  1905,  and  is  buried  in  Hills  Cemetery.  Mr. 
Thompson  is  highly  esteemed  citizen  of  Daviess  County. 

Clem  P.  Mann,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  of  Jamesport 
Township,  Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  having  been 
born  on  the  farm  he  now  owns.  He  was  born  Dec.  22,  1878,  a  son  of 
Alexander  Robinson  and  Sarah  (Cutshall)  Mann. 

Alexander  Robinson  Mann  was  the  son  of  Major  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Conner)  Mann,  and  was  born  in  Greenbrier  County,  Va.,  Sept.  17,  1831. 
His  father  was  a  major  in  the  war  of  1812  and  his  grandfather,  John 
Mann,  was  a  major  in  the  American  Revolution.  When  he  was  a  small 
child,  his  parents  moved  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Daviess  County,  near 
Blake,  where  he  grew  to  manhood.  Alexander  Robinson  Mann  was  one 
of  10  children,  only  two  of  whom  died  under  80  years  of  age.  To 
Alexander  Robinson  and  Sarah  (Cutshall)  Mann  three  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  J.  W.,  Jamesport;  Clem  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
and  Celia  M.,  the  wife  of  Frank  Dixon,  Jamesport.  Mr.  Mann  died  May 
1,  1922,  and  is  buried  in  Pilot  Grove  Cemetery.  His  wife  died  Feb.  14, 
1914.  Mr.  Mann  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess 
County,  and  a  successful  breeder  of  high  grade  stock.  He  owned  160 
acres  of  land.  Mr.  Mann  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  be- 
longed to  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He  was  one  of  the  highly  respected 
citizens  of  Daviess  County.  The  Mann  family  has  in^  their  possession  a 
letter  which  the  father  wrote  to  his  son  in  1898,  which  ably  sets-iorth 
his  high  ideals  of  life  and  his  Christian  character. 

Clem  P.  Mann  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Jamesport  Town- 
ship, and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  began  farming 
on  rented  land,  and  is  now  operating  the  old  home  farm  in  Jamesport 
Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Mann  is  a  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle 
and  Spotted  Poland  China  hogs. 

On  Oct.  19,  1898,  Mr.  Mann  married  Delia  A.  Pryor,  a  native  of 
Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  C.  D.  and  Helen  (Jefferson)  Pryor. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pryor  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Lurah, 
deceased;  Mrs.  Mann;  Hattie,  the  wife  of  William  Gay,  a  widow,  St 
Joseph;  Wesley  G.,  deceased;  Charles  C,  farmer  and  stockman,  Lincoln 
Township;  William,  deceased;  Frankie,  the  wife  of  Walter  Lockridge, 
farmer,  Daviess  County;  Stella  Pearl,  deceased;  Fred,  St.  Joseph;  and 
Paul,  farmer  and  stockman,  Lincoln  Township.  Paul  Pryor  was  drafted 
during  the  World  War  and  was  sent  to  France  with  the  47th  Infantry, 
Ambulance  Company  No.  21.  He  took  part  in  many  important  battles, 
and  was  also  with  the  army  of  occupation  in  Germany  after  the  signing 


768  HISTORY  OF  DAVrESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  the  armistice.  Mr.  C.  D.  Pryor  is  now  living  in  Daviess  County  with 
his  son,  Paul.  Mrs.  Pryor  died  June  25,  1920,  and  is  buried  in  Pilot  Grove 
Cemetery.  To  Clem  and  Delia  (Pryor)  Mann  two  children  have  been 
born,  as  follows:  Letha  Marie,  graduated  at  Professor  Earnest's  School 
of  Music  and  Art  in  Trenton,  Dec.  30,  1919,  residing  at  home;  and 
Malana  Roemayne,  attending  high  school  in  Jamesport,  and  residing 
at  home. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Mann  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Mann's  father,  Alexander  Robinson 
Mann,  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army,  and  served  throughout  the 
war.  The  Mann  family  is  well  known  in  Daviess  County  and  are  highly 
regarded  among  their  many  friends  and  acquaintances. 

Will  S.  Gould,  proprietor  of  Sunnyside  Farm  near  Winston  in  Jeffer- 
son Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  DeKalb  County,  111.,  Oct.  27, 
1861,  the  son  of  B.  S.  and  Rachel  (Hines)  Gould. 

B.  S,  Gould  was  born  in  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.,  and  died  in  DeKalb 
County,  111.,  in  1875.  In  1878,  his  widow  went  to  Kansas  with  her  family, 
and  settled  in  Lincoln  County,  where  she  died  in  1916  at  the  age  of  83 
years.  The  children  of  B.  S.  and  Rachel  (Hines)  Gould  were:  Ida,  dead, 
was  Mrs.  Duryee;  Ella,  now  Mrs.  Hudson  of  Colfax  Township;  Will  S.,  the 
subject  of  this  review;  Marquis  D.,  last  heard  of  in  San  Francisco,  Calif.; 
Everett  N.,  living  at  Fairview,  Okla. ;  Truman  L.,  deceased ;  Hattie  May, 
now  Mrs.  Davison  of  Lincoln,  Kans. ;  and  Ernest,  of  Henrietta,  Okla. 

Will  S.  Gould  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Illinois,  and  wem  lu  juiii- 
coln  County,  Kans.,  in  1878.  He  was  a  farmer  and  stockraiser  there  until 
1902,  when  he  came  to  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County.  He  bought 
225  acres  of  his  present  home  from  J.  S.  Stevens.  The  80  acres,  where 
the  house  now  stands,  was  entered  in  1839  by  Mr.  Dunning,  who  sold  it  in 
1843  to  Olden  Cole,  for  $165.  The  farm  has  had  a  historical  interest  since 
the  exploits  of  the  James  Boys  in  1880.  They  had  their  horses  tied  on 
the  Gould  farm,  ready  for  flight.  They  boarded  the  train  at  Winston, 
stopped  it  just  out  of  town,  and  after  the  killing  of  Conductor  Westfall, 
the  robbers  escaped  on  the  horses,  which  were  hidden  in  the  woods  on  the 
Gould  farm.  The  Rock  Island  Railway  runs  through  the  farm.  The 
place  is  well  watered.  Mr.  Gould  keeps  115  acres  in  pasture,  and  raises 
Percheron  horses.  Shorthorn  cattle,  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs. 

Will  S.  Gould  was  married  in  1885  to  Mattie  E.  Hayden,  a  daughter  of 
Eh  and  Mary  (Poor)  Hayden.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hayden  died  in  Lane 
County,  Oregon.  Mrs.  Gould  was-  born  in  Kosciusko  County,  Ind.,  and 
was  educated  in  Ellsworth  County,  Kans.  Besides  Mrs.  Gould,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hayden  had  the  following  children :  Angeline,  now  Mrs.  Chapman  of 


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Washington;  Ella,  living  in  Lane  County,  Ore.;  Huldah,  now  Mrs,  Conley, 
of  Lane  County,  Ore. ;  and  C.  C,  also  a  resident  of  Lane  County,  Ore. 

To  the  union  of  Will  S.  and  Mattie  E.  (Hayden)  Gould  the  following 
children  were  born:  Oda,  a  graduate  of  the  Kansas  City  Veterinary  Col- 
lege, now  living  in  St.  Joseph;  Glenn,  living  in  DeKalb  County;  Floy,  a 
graduate  of  Baker  University,  Baldwin,  Kans.,  now  a  teacher  of  home 
economics  at  Alta  Vista,  Kans. ;  Effie,  a  graduate  nurse  of  Kansas  City ; 
Clem  on  the  home  farm ;  Veva,  the  wife  of  Arthur  Pyle  of  Nebraska  City, 
Neb. ;  Wirt,  a  student  in  Kidder  Institute ;  and  Esther,  a  student  in  the 
Winston  High  School.  She  has  not  been  tardy  or  absent  in  the  seven  years 
that  she  has  attended  school.  Mr.  and  Mrs,  Gould  have  six  grandchildren, 
Willie,  Wilhelmina,  Ruth,  Emery,  Hazel  Gould,  and  Keith  Pyle. 

Mr.  Gould  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  He 
held  the  offices  of  trustee,  clerk  and  treasurer  of  Golden  Belt  Township,  in 
Lincoln  County,  Kans.,  where  he  also  served  as  justice  of  the  peace.  He 
is  now  a  member  of  the  township  board  of  Jefferson  Township,  having  been 
appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  resignation  of  H.  L.  Johnson. 
Mr.  Gould  is  a  progressive  farmer  and  a  citizen  of  material  worth  to  the 
community.     The  Gould  family  is  highly  respected  in  the  county. 

George  P.  Watkins,  deceased,  who  was  one  of  the  successful  and 
enterprising  farmers  of  Jamesport  Township,  was  born  in  Illinois,  Nov. 
4,  1870,  a  son  of  George  and  Laura  Ann  (Lashley)  Watkins. 

George  Watkins,  Sr.,  was  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  moved  to  Illinois 
and  several  years  later  came  to  Missouri,  where  he  settled  in  Lincoln 
Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Watkins  became  a  prominent  farmer 
and  stockman  of  Missouri,  and  owned  120  acres  of  well  improved  land. 
For  a  number  of  years  he  served  as  a  constable  in  Illinois.  Both  George 
Sr.,  and  his  wife  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Grundy  County.  They 
were  the  parents  of  12  children,  as  follows:  Lorton,  deceased;  J.  P., 
deceased ;  Lucy,  deceased ;  Cynthia,  the  wife  of  Charles  E,  Howard,  a 
farmer  in  Kansas;  George  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Sarah  May,  the 
wife  of  Frank  P.  Wells,  retired  farmer,  Cameron ;  Walter  Scott,  a  farmer 
near  Melborn;  Mary  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Earnest  Worley,  Jamesport; 
William  Jasper,  deceased ;  James  Garfield,  a  farmer,  resides  in  Fish- 
trap,  Wash. ;  Bessie  Jane,  the  wife  of  W.  O.  Rosenbaum,  Henry  County; 
and  one  child  died  in  infancy, 

George  P.  Watkins  was  educated  in  the  district  schools,  and  spent 
his  entire  life  on  a  farm.  He  was  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  land  in 
Daviess  County,  and  a  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle,  Shropshire  sheep, 


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and  hogs.    During  the  last  10  years  of  his  life  he  operated  a  threshing 
machine.   He  died  Dec.  14,  1917,  and  is  buried  in  Grundy  County. 

George  P.  Watkins  married  Alice  Knight  Jan.  31,  1894.  She  is  a 
daughter  of  William  A.  and  Angelina  (Nipper)  Knight,  natives  of  West 
Virginia  and  Illinois.  .  To  this  union  six  children  were  born,  as  follows : 
O.  v.,  deceased ;  Laura  Angeline,  the  wife  of  James  C.  Critten,  a  farmer; 
George  A.,  farmer  and  stockman,  residing  on  the  old  home  place, 
Lincoln  Township;  Thelma,  living  with  her  mother;  Hugh  Palmer,  at 
home ;  one  child  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Watkins  is  now  living  on  a  farm 
of  80  acres  in  Jamesport  Township,  and  owns  80  acres  in  Lincoln 
Township.  She  raises  Shorthorn  cattle  and  other  high  grade  stock.  Mrs. 
Watkins  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

George  P.  Watkins  served  as  school  director  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  belonged  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  Mr.  Watkins  was  a 
Republican.  He  was  an  industrious,  energetic  man,  who  held  the  high 
esteem  of  his  neighbors. 

Charles  L.  Scott  is  an  enterprising  and  practical  farmer  and  stock- 
man, living  in  Lincoln  Township.  He  was  born  in  Crawfordsville,  Ind., 
Dec.  22,  1852,  a  son  of  Gustavus  and  Elizabeth  (Daniels)  Scott. 

Gustavus  Scott  was  a  native  of  Culpeper  County,  Va.  In  1840  he 
came  to  Ohio,  and  five  years  later  moved  to  Indiana.  In  1866  Mr.  Scott 
moved  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Daviess  County,  five  miles  west  of  Gal- 
latin. Mr.  Scott  was  an  attorney,  and  practiced  law  in  Ohio,  Indiana  and 
Missouri,  where  he  owned  480  acres  of  good  farm  land.  Mr.  Scott  died 
in  1867  and  his  wife  died  May  2,  1889.  They  are  buried  in  Creekmore 
Cemetery,  Gallatin.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children,  as  follows:  William,  deceased;  Anna,  resides  with  Mrs.  J.  F. 
Henderson,  Gallatin;  John,  deceased;  Charles  L.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  William,  resides  in  Oklahoma;  Henry,  deceased;  George, 
deceased. 

Charles  L.  Scott  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district 
schools.  He  began  farming  on  the  home  farm,  west  of  Gallatin,  hut 
later  rented  land  with  his  brother,  John  C,  south  of  Winston.  He  re- 
mained there  for  four  years,  after  which  he  purchased  his  present  farm 
of  360  acres  in  Lincoln  Township.  Mr.  Scott  has  been  located  on  this 
farm  for  the  past  35  years.  He  is  a  widely  known  breeder  of  Hereford 
cattle  and  black  Poland  China  hogs.  His  farm  is  well  improved  with  a 
fine  residence  and  other  modern  buildings. 

On  Sept.  24,  1879,  Mr.  Scott  married  Mary  Witten,  a  daughter  of 
William  and  Permelia   (Gillespie)   Witten,  pioneer  settlers  of  Lincoln 


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Township,  Daviess  County.  To  Charles  L.  and  Mary  (Witten)  Scott  the 
following  children  were  born:  William,  Spokane,  Wash.;  Charles  H., 
farmer,  Daviess  County;  Thomas,  railway  postal  clerk,  Spokane,  Wash.; 
Gustavus,  ranchman,  Idaho;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Bert  Fulkerson, 
farmer,  Edinburgh ;  Rena,  the  wife  of  Boyle  Fulkerson,  farmer,  Brimson ; 
James,  who  was  inducted  into  the  army  from  Gallatin  during  the  World 
War,  and  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  Kan.  He  was  in  service  for  six  months, 
serving  with  a  machine  gun  company  in  the  10th  Division.  He  was  dis- 
charged after  the  armistice  was  signed  and  is  now  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising  with  his  father. 

Charles  L.  Scott  is  a  Democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church. 

James  M.  Ray,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Lincoln  Town- 
ship, and  the  owner  of  155  acres  of  well  improved  land,  is  a  native  of 
Illinois.  He  was  born  April  30,  1863,  a  son  of  John  and  Cornelia 
(Moore)  Ray, 

John  Ray  was  born  in  Illinois  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1867,  settling 
in  Lincoln  Township,  where  he  became  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman. 
Mr.  Ray  owned  160  acres  of  land  and  was  a  breeder  of  cattle,  sheep  and 
hogs.  He  was  a  Republican.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Ray  were  the  parents  of 
11  children,  as  follows:  John,  retired  farmer,  Gilman  City;  Charles, 
deceased;  Lizzie,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Joseph  Witt;  Docia,  the  wife 
of  Volina  Mote,  farmer,  Oklahoma;  George,  farmer,  Harrison  County; 
James  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  William,  deceased;  Katie  married 
George  Hull,  farmer,  in  Arkansas  ;  Frank,  when  last  heard  of  he  had  started 
for  the  Alaska  gold  fields;  Lena,  the  wife  of  Frank  Boyer,  farmer,  re- 
sides in  Kansas;  Esther,  was  the  wife  of  John  McGown,  deceased.  John 
Ray  died  in  1916,  and  his  wife  died  in  1892  and  they  are  buried  in 
Oklahoma. 

James  M.  Ray  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  has  been  connected  with 
farm  affairs  all  of  his  life.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the  rural 
schools.  In  1900,  Mr.  Ray  bought  his  present  farm  and  has  made  ex- 
tensive improvements.  He  has  been  interested  in  the  breeding  of  Short- 
horn and  Red  Pole  cattle,  and  has  been  very  successful. 

Mr.  Ray  was  married  on  Nov.  4,  1886,  to  Nellie  Sheetz,  born  in 
Freeport,  111.,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Roxie  (Snyder)  Sheetz.  Mr. 
Sheetz  was  a  prominent  stockman  of  Washington  Township.  To  James 
M.  and  Nellie  (Sheetz)  Ray  four  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ivan, 
further  mention  of  whom  is  made  below ;  Mabel,  the  wife  of  Vilas  Dale, 
farmer,  Washington  Township;  Ruth,  attending  college;  Bessie,  who 


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graduated  from  Oilman  City  High  School  in  May,  1922,  and  will  teach 
in  Boyd  School  in  the  fall  term  of  1922.  During  the  World  War,  Ivan 
Ray  entered  the  army  from  Gallatin  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston.  He 
served  in  France  for  22  months  with  Company  H,  139  Infantry,  35th 
Division  and  was  wounded  during  the  Argonne  Drive.  He  also  took  part 
in  other  important  battles  and  was  discharged  May  8,  1919.  He  is  now 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  with  his  father  and  also  teaches 
school. 

James  M.  Ray  is  a  Republican  and  has  served  as  a  member  of  the 
school  board  for  13  years. 

W.  D.  Smith,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Lincoln  Township,  is  the 
owner  of  280  acres  of  well  improved  land  and  is  well  known  in  the  town- 
ship as  a  man  of  integrity  and  industry.  He  was  born  in  Gentry  County 
Nov.  4,  1863,  a  son  of  R.  L.  and  Martha  J.  (Vincent)  Smith. 

R.  L.  Smith  was  born  in  Kentucky,  Feb.  15,  1838,  and  came  to 
Missouri  with  his  parents  when  a  small  boy.  They  settled  first  in  Harri- 
son County  and  later  went  to  Gentry  County.  Mr.  Smith  became  a 
prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County,  where  he  owned  120 
acres  of  land.  To  R.  L.  and  Martha  J.  (Vincent)  Smith  six  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Bryan,  farmer  and  stockman,  Gentry  County;  W.  D., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Edward,  deceased;  Tena,  the  wife  of  James 
Gribble,  both  deceased;  Charles,  resides  in  Kansas;  and  Frank,  farmer 
and  stockman.  Gentry  County.  R.  L.  Smith  died  June  2,  1895,  and  his 
wife  died  Oct.  2,  1921.   They  are  buried  in  Gentry  County. 

W.  D.  Smith  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools. 
He  started  farming  on  rented  land,  where  he  remained  for  two  years, 
after  which  he  purchased  his  present  farm  in  Lincoln  Township,  Daviess 
County.  Mr,  Smith  is  well  known  as  a  successful  breeder  of  high  grade 
stock. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  on  Dec.  25,  1883,  to  Marjorie  Butrick,  a 
native  of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth 
(Castor)  Butrick.  Mr.  Butrick  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having 
served  with  Company  D,  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Butrick  are  deceased,  having  died  in  1919.  They  are  buried  in 
Shepherd  Cemetery,  Gentry  County.  To  W.  D.  and  Marjorie  (Butrick) 
Smith  eight  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Ella  Pearl,  the  wife  of 
James  Stith,  Coffey;  Edward  Earl,  further  mention  of  whom  is  made 
below;  Anna  Dell,  the  wife  of  R.  Cole,  farmer  and  stockman,  Jamesport; 
George  Lee,  farmer  and  stockman,  resides  in  Lincoln  Township,  Daviess 
County;  Jesse  Frank,  farmer  and  stockman,  Jamesport;  Mary  Ruth,  the 


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wife  of  L.  Ward,  farmer  and  stockman,  Oilman  City;  and  William  L., 
farmer,  living  at  home  with  his  parents. 

Edward  Earl  Smith  entered  the  army  during  the  World  War  and 
was  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  D,  356th 
Infantry.  He  was  later  transferred  to  Company  L,  4th  Infantry,  and 
April  1918  sailed  for  overseas  and  served  for  22  months.  Mr.  Smith  was 
on  the  firing  line  for  23  days  at  one  time.  He  took  part  in  many  impor- 
tant battles  and  drives.  He  was  gassed  five  times  and  shell  shocked.  He 
was  in  a  hospital  for  six  weeks  in  France  and  later  went  to  Germany 
with  the  Army  of  Occupation,  where  he  remained  for  six  months.  Mr. 
Smith  has  been  awarded  the  Distinguished  Service  Medal  by  the  United 
States  for  his  service  during  the  war.  He  is  now  living  at  home  with  his 
parents. 

W.  D.  Smith  is  a  Democrat  and  his  wife  is  a  Republican.  She  is  a 
member  of  Royal  Neighbors.  They  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
Mr.  Smith  belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  has  served 
as  school  director  for  a  number  of  years. 

George  W.  Reed,  a  resident  of  Albany,  has  been  well  known  in 
Gentry  County  for  many  years  as  a  successful  farmer,  a  county  official, 
and  the  postmaster  of  Albany.  Mr.  Reed  was  born  in  Logan  County,  111., 
Dec.  10,  1862,  the  son  of  George  and  Hannah  (Devlin)  Reed,  both  of 
whom  died  in  Andrew  County. 

George  and  Hannah  (Devlin)  Reed  came  to  Fillmore,  Andrew 
County  when  their  son,  George  W.,  the  subject  of  this  review  was  only 
a  lad.  Their  children  were:  Frank,  now  living  at  Lindsborg,  Kan.,  with 
his  son  who  is  the  cashier  of  a  bank;  Ida,  married  C.  F.  Dodge  and  died 
in  Andrew  County,  leaving  a  daughter.  Lulu  B.  who  married  Wardey 
Marsteller,  and  after  his  death,  married  Doctor  W.  H.  Oundrum  of 
Owensmonth,  Calif.;  George  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Thomas 
Sherman,  is  now  assistant  tax  commissioner  for  the  Missouri  Pacific 
Railway  at  St  Louis;  John,  volunteered  when  only  a  boy  for  service  in 
the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War  and  died  two  weeks  after  his 
return  from  service.  His  remains  are  buried  at  Savannah,  Mo.  Another 
son,  Henry,  also  volunteered  for  service  in  the  Union  Army  and  died  at 
Baton  Rouge,  La. 

George  W.  Reed  was  reared  in  Andrew  County  and  at  the  age  of 
13  years  began  to  work  on  a  farm  for  $10  a  month.  He  retained  this 
place  for  six  years  and  at  the  time  he  left,  was  drawing  a  wage  of  $20 
a  month,  the  highest  wage  paid  a  farm  hand  in  the  county  at  that  time. 
He  was  married  and  moved  to  his  farm  on  his  return  form  New  Orleans. 


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Mr.  Reed  moved  to  his  farm  eight  miles  east  of  Albany  in  the  spring  of 
1885.  He  continued  to  live  on  this  farm  for  ten  years.  In  the  fall  of 
1894,  Mr.  Reed  was  elected  the  sheriff  of  Gentry  County  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket,  the  first  person  to  be  elected  to  this  office  on  that  ticket  for 
25  years.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  same  office  in  1896,  although  W.  J. 
Bryan  carried  the  county  by  more  than  900  majority.  At  the  expiration 
of  his  term  of  office  in  1898,  Mr.  Reed  built  a  nice  home  at  Albany  where 
he  and  his  wife  have  made  their  residence  ever  since.  The  house  is  lo- 
cated at  the  corner  of  Clay  and  College  avenues  and  is  one  of  the  pret- 
tiest places  in  Albany.  From  1900  to  1906,  Mr.  Reed  served  on  the  Board 
of  Education  at  Albany  and  in  1906  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  Al- 
bany by  President  Roosevelt.  He  was  reappointed  to  his  office  by  Pres- 
dent  Taft,  serving  in  all  nine  years.  During  all  of  the  time  of  his  public 
service,  Mr.  Reed  continued  to  operate  his  farm  of  200  acres  but  in  the 
fall  of  1916  he  sold  the  stock  from  his  farm  and  rented  the  land.  As  a 
farmer  his  interest  was  especially  in  the  breeding  of  Hereford  cattle  in 
which  enterprise  he  was  very  successful. 

Mr.  Reed  was  married  on  Feb.  4,  1885,  to  Mary  E.  Miller  and  that 
winter  they  visited  the  Cotton  Exposition  at  New  Orelans. 

On  January  1,  1915,  Mr.  Reed  began  working  for  C.  G.  Comstock 
and  Son  as  the  superintendent  of  their  farms  and  he  continued  this  work 
after  the  death  of  C.  G.  Comstock  in  St.  Joseph  in  May,  1917.  Mr.  Reed 
was  with  A.  W.  Hutchinson  in  the  marble  and  granite  business  for  sev- 
eral years  and  he  has  been  a  director  of  the  Gentry  County  Bank  for  the 
past  12  years. 

Mr.  Reed  has  made  a  marked  success  in  his  various  lines  of  work. 
He  was  an  excellent  official  and  has  always  manifested  a  keen  interest 
in  the  welfare  of  his  community. 

John  F.  Patton,  now  deceased,  had  been  the  capable  postmaster  of 
Albany  since  May  8,  1915.  He  was  a  native  Missourian.  Born  at  Rich- 
mond in  Ray  County,  July  14,  1860,  and  has  spent  all  of  his  life  in  this 
state. 

Mr.  Patton's  parents  were  R.  W.  and  Lucetta  Jane  (Hale)  Patton, 
both  deceased.  They  were  natives  of  Tennessee  and  were  married  in 
Ray  County,  Missouri.  R.  W.  Patton's  father,  James  E.  Patton,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Tennessee  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1844.  He  entered  land  in  Ray 
County  and  lived  on  his  farm  there  until  his  death  in  1872  at  the  age  of 
78  years.  Lucetta  Jane  (Hale)  Patton's  father,  Isaac  Hale,  was  also  a 
Tennesseean  who  came  to  Missouri  about  1844  and  entered  land.  His 
farm  was  near  the  Patton  homestead.  Mr.  Hale  did  general  farming  and 


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raised  stock.   He  died  at  Richmond,  Ray  County,  at  the  age  of  80  years. 

R.  W.  Patton  was  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican  War  in  which  he  served 
under  Colonel  Doniphan.  Mr.  Patton  was  a  successful  farmer  and  stock- 
raiser  of  the  county.  He  died  at  his  farm  north  of  Richmond  in  1892  at 
the  age  of  67  years.  His  wife  died  in  1869.  The  remains  of  both  are 
buried  in  the  Patton  family  cemetery.  Their  children  were:  W.  C,  a 
farmer  at  Weston.  He  spent  40  years  in  the  drug  and  book  business  at 
Richmond,  Mo. ;  W.  R.,  now  serving  his  third  term  as  the  presiding  judge 
of  Ray  County  and  living  at  Richmond;  John  F.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  Ben  R.,  living  on  the  Patton  farm  in  Ray  County;  E.  W.,  operat- 
ing a  drug  and  book  store  at  Richmond;  a  daughter,  now  Mrs.  C.  C. 
Powell  of  Richmond ;  and  Jennie  B.,  for  20  years  a  well  known  teacher 
of  English  in  the  Richmond  High  School,  for  three  years  a  teacher  at 
Albany,  and  now  conducting  a  dry  goods  and  ladies'  furnishing  store  at 
Richmond. 

John  F.  Patton  was  educated  in  the  schools  at  Richmond  and  at  the 
age  of  21  began  clerking  in  the  first  drug  store  ever  opened  at  Excelsior 
Springs.  Later  he  clerked  at  Odessa  and  in  1883  went  to  Andrews 
County  and  opened  a  drug  store  at  Savannah.  He  operated  this  business 
successfully  until  1890  when  he  came  to  Albany  and  opened  a  drug  and 
book  store  there.  He  ran  this  store  with  marked  success  for  more  than 
20  years  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  sold  the  business  to  W.  D.  O'Neal 
who  had  been  a  clerk  in  the  store  for  some  time. 

On  May  8,  1915,  Mr.  Patton  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Albany 
and  was  reappointed  on  Jan.  23,  1920.  Mr.  Patton  made  an  accommo- 
dating and  efficient  official  in  the  postoffice. 

John  F.  Patton  and  Ophelia  S.  Hutchison  of  Savannah  were  mar- 
ried on  Dec.  30,  1886.  Mrs.  Patton  is  a  daughter  of  Brazil  and  Keziah 
Hutchison.  To  the  union  of  John  F.  anjd  Ophelia  S.  (Hutchison)  Patton 
the  following  children  were  born:  Jean  B.,  married  to  Captain  Boyd  L. 
Smith,  in  the  regular  army,  and  a  dental  surgeon  in  charge  of  the  hospi- 
tal at  Camp  Eustis,  Va. ;  Virgil  C,  a  brief  sketch  of  whom  appears 
below;  Lloyd  H.,  in  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  at  St.  Louis  for  a  while,  and  now  the 
clerk  in  the  postoffice  at  Albany;  and  John  F.,  Jr.,  a  graduate  of  the  Al- 
bany High  School  in  1920  and  now  a  student  in  Palmer  College. 

Virgil  C.  Patton  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War  at  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  and  was  sent  to  the  Great  Lakes  Naval  Training  Station.  He 
was  in  Sousa's  Great  Lakes  Band.  He  remained  at  the  Training  Station 
for  eight  months  and  then  went  with  the  band  on  a  six  weeks'  tour  for 
the  Fourth  Liberty  Loan,  visiting  85  towns  during  the  tour.    He  was 


776  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

then  sent  to  New  York  and  was  at  Bay  Ridge  for  five  months,  then  made 
eight  round  trips  on  the  United  States  Steamship,  America,  between  Ho- 
boken,  New  Jersey,  and  Brest,  France.  On  one  trip  the  ship  made  Bos- 
ton, ialso.  On  one  of  the  trips  Mr.  Patton  was  given  a  leave  for  a  two 
weeks'  sight-seeing  trip  to  Paris.  He  was  in  service  more  than  17  months 
and  during  that  time  traveled  more  than  5,500  miles  on  water.  Since  re- 
turning to  his  home,  Mr.  Patton  has  been  made  the  assistant  postmaster 
and  is  the  leader  of  the  Albany  Band.  Young  men  of  his  stamina  are 
the  best  assets  of  a  town  and  community. 

John  F.  Patton  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  having  joined  that  lodge  at  Alton,  Kan.,  35  years  ago  when  he 
owned  a  branch  drug  store  at  that  town  for  two  years.  For  20  years  he 
was  the  secretary  of  the  lodge  at  Albany.  Mr.  Patton  was  a  citizen  of 
high  ideals  for  his  community,  a  man  of  energy  and  decision  in  his  busi- 
ness relations. 

John  F.  Patton  died  March  19,  1922,  survived  by  his  widow,  four 
children,  four  brothers  and  two  sisters,  mentioned  above.  Interment  was 
in  the  Grandview  Cemetery  at  Albany,  Mo.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  he 
was  61  years  and  eight  months  old.    He  died  of  bronchial  pneumonia. 

He  was  a  man  worthy  to  be  called  a  man.  He  possessed  a  sterling 
character  and  was  loved  by  everyone  who  knew  him. 

Frank  L.  Smith,  for  the  past  five  years  the  lessee  of  the  O.  T.  An- 
derson farm  of  400  acres  in  Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County  and  the 
owner  of  40  acres  of  land  in  Athens  Township  which  he  rents  out,  is  a 
member  of  a  pioneer  family  of  the  county,  the  Smiths  having  settled 
here  in  the  early  frontier  days  of  the  state,  Mr.  Smith  was  born  at  New 
Hampton,  Mo.  Jan.  26,  1874,  the  son  of  Richard  Lee  and  Martha  J. 
(Vincent)  Smith. 

Richard  Lee  Smith  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1838.  His  father,  G. 
W.  Smith,  moved  his  family  to  Gentry  County  in  1843  and  entered  160 
acres  of  land  in  Athens  Township.  He  died  in  1886  and  his  remains  are 
buried  in  Bulla  Cemetery.  Richard  Lee  Smith  grew  up  in  Gentry  County 
and  became  well  known.  He  died  in  1895.  His  wife,  Martha  J.  (Vin- 
cent) Smith,  was  born  in  Kentucky,  June  27,  1835,  and  died  at  the  home 
of  John  G.  Vincent  near  Girard,  Kan.,  Oct.  1,  1921.  The  remains  of  both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  are  buried  in  Shepherd  Cemetery,  a  graveyard  lo- 
cated on  the  old  Smith  homestead.  To  the  union  of  Richard  Lee  and 
Martha  J.  (Vincent)  Smith  the  following  children  were  born:  Bryan  V., 
a  farmer  near  Gentryville;  W.  D.,  a  farmer  near  Oilman  City;  Eddie  C, 
died  in  1885;  Tenie,  died  in  1894;  Charlie  F.,  address  unknown;  Frank 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  777 

L.,  the  subject  of  this  review.  By  a  former  marriage  of  Martha  J.  Vin- 
cent to  David  Ploughman  she  had  one  daughter,  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Grib- 
ble  of  Arkansas  City,  Kan. 

Frank  L.  Smith  received  his  education  in  the  school  at  Evona  and 
remained  at  home  with  his  parents  until  he  was  23  years  old  when  he 
went  to  Albany  where  he  lived  for  seven  years.  Since  that  time  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  occupation  of  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  raises 
approximately  150  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  each  year  and  also  raises  and 
feeds  at  least  two  car  loads  of  cattle  during  the  same  time.  Mr.  Smith 
is  operating  the  farm  he  leases,  and  also  looking  after  his  own  land. 

Frank  L.  Smith  was  married,  April  11,  1897,  to  Nannie  J.  Thomp- 
son, a  daughter  of  Alex  Thompson  of  Athens  Township.  Her  father  is 
dead  and  her  mother  lives  at  Evona.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  have  six  chil- 
dren as  follows:  Victor  V.,  married  Julia  Linthacum  of  Wilson  Town- 
ship, and  lives  in  that  community  on  a  farm;  Harry,  clerk  in  J.  P.  Fergu- 
son's store  at  Evona;  Claude  R.,  at  home;  Grace  M.,  Eddie  Carl,  and 
Charles  Marvin  all  at  home. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  is  a  man  of  a  wide  acquain- 
tance in  Gentry  County  where  his  family  has  been  well  and  favorably 
known  for  many  years. 

Silas  Edgar  Quigley,  proprietor  of  Fairview  Farm  in  Athens  Town- 
ship, is  a  native  of  Gentry  County,  born  near  Mt.  Zioh  Church  in  Miller 
Township,  Nov.  6,  1868,  the  son  of  William  and  Nancy  (Price)  Quigley. 

Peter  Price,  the  maternal  grandfather  of  S.  E.  Quigley,  was  a  Vir- 
ginian who  was  in  service  during  the  War  of  1812.  He  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  the  Platte  Purchase  where  he  located  in  Buchanan 
County  in  the  early  days  and  where  he  became  a  prominent  citizen, 
serving  as  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  county 
court.  He  moved  to  Gentry  County  in  1846  and  settled  in  Athens  Town- 
ship. Here,  too,  he  was  a  well  known  man  in  his  community.  He  mar- 
ried Nancy  Rector  in  Vigo  County,  Ind.,  in  1816.  She  was  born  in 
Claiborne  County,  Tenn.,  June  14,  1796,  and  died  Oct.  25,  1872. 
Her  husband  died  Nov.  5,  1872.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in 
Brushy  Cemetery.  Their  daughter,  Nancy,  was  the  mother  of  S.  E.  Quig- 
ley. ...  , 

William  Quigley,  father  of  S.  E.  Quigley,  was  born  in  Morgan 
County,  Ind.,  Dec.  26,  1838.  His  father  was  John  Quigley,  a  native 
of  Ireland,  and  his  mother  was  Mariah  Rice  of  French  descent.  William 
Quigley  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1858  and  taught  school  for  several 
years,  farming  at  the  same  time.     He  owned  a  farm  of  400  acres  in 


778  lilSTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Athens  Township.  He  enlisted  for  service  during  the  Civil  War  and 
was  placed  in  Company  I,  21st  Missouri  Infantry  in  1864.  He  served  one 
year  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  returned  to  his  farm.  He  married 
Nancy  Price,  who  was  born  in  Vigo  County,  Ind.,  March  29,  1834,  in 
October,  1861,  and  to  this  union  the  following  children  were  born:  Hen- 
rietta, now  the  wife  of  R.  H.  Nicholson  of  Albany;  John  F.,  married  Rosa 
Albin,  daughter  of  John  N.  Albin,  and  died  on  the  home  place  where  his 
widow  still  lives  on  May  8,  1915,  at  the  age  of  48  years;  Silas  E.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Laura,  wife  of  William  Rigney  of  Albany;  Nancy 
M.,  now  the  wife  of  Isaac  G.  Patton  of  Miller  Township;  and  W.  H.,  a 
graduate  of  the  Department  of  Journalism  of  the  Missouri  State  Univer- 
sity at  Columbia,  and  now  the  editor-in-chief  of  the  St.  Louis  Post  Dis- 
patch at  St.  Louis. 

S.  E.  Quigley  attended  the  public  schools  and  farmed  the  home 
place  for  a  while.  He  now  owns  165  acres  of  the  Quigley  farm  as  well 
as  his  present  home  place  of  125  acres  which  he  bought  in  1906,  40 
acres,  purchased  in  the  fall  of  1915,  and  120  acres,  bought  in  May,  1920. 
Mr.  Quigley  built  a  new  residence  in  1911.  He  has  excellent  farm  build- 
ings and  has  been  successful  in  his  operation  of  his  holdings.  He  raises 
Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  owns  a  registered  male. 

Mr.  Quigley  was  married  Sept.  20,  1893,  to  Harriet  E.  Zentz,  a 
daughter  of  Frank  and  Martha  (Roney)  Zentz,  both  living  at  Albany, 
Mrs.  Quigley  was  born  in  Daviess  County  near  Kidder,  but  has  lived  in 
Gentry  County  since  1879.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Quigley  have  the  following 
children:  Nancy  Lela,  teaching  her  home  school  and  married  to  Fred 
Willet  of  Stanberry ;  Edgar  F.,  born  on  the  home  place,  graduated  from 
the  commercial  course  at  Palmer  College  in  1916,  entered  the  United 
States  Army  service  on  Oct.  23,  1918,  was  sent  to  Camp  Bowie,  Texas, 
where  he  remained  until  April,  1919,  when  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Pike, 
Arkansas  and  discharged,  April  17,  1919,  is  a  member  of  the  Donald 
Holden  Post  No.  106,  American  Legion,  and  is  now  farming  with  his 
father;  Laura,  the  wife  of  George  Redd  of  Albany;  Pearl  Marie  and 
Daisy  May,  twins,  attended  Albany  High  School;  Richard  O.,  a  gradu- 
ate of  Albany  High  School ;  Grace  Ellen,  a  graduate  of  the  Albany  High 
School  and  now  teaching  the  Quigley  District  School ;  Ruth,  now  a  senior 
in  the  Albany  High  School;  Thelma,  a  freshman  in  the  Albany  High 
School ;  and  Martha  Helen. 

Mr.  Quigley  is  a  Republican  in  his  political  views.  He  is  one  of  the 
reliable  men  and  substantial  citizens  of  the  county. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  779 

Samuel  R.  McConkey,  a  well  known  farmer  of  Athens  Township 
where  he  owns  200  acres  of  land  about  six  miles  southeast  of  Albany, 
is  a  native  of  Gentry  County  where  his  family  has  been  favorably  known 
for  many  years.  Mr.  McConkey's  parents,  Allen  G.  and  Magdalen 
(Spessard)  McConkey,  lived  on  a  farm  just  two  miles  west  of  Mr.  Mc- 
Conkey's present  home  and  there  he  was  born  on  Dec.  1,  1858. 

Allen  McConkey  was  born  in  Roanoke  County,  Va.,  Sept.  7,  1820. 
He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Gentry  County  where  he  came 
in  1845  and  entered  land  in  Athens  Township.  He  became  a  prom- 
inent farmer  and  stockman  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  owned  1,400 
acres  of  land.  The  old  house,  built  of  frame  and  filled  in  with  brick, 
erected  by  Mr.  McConkey  just  after  the  Civil  War,  was  only  recently 
torn  down.  Allen  McConkey  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
and  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  He  died  May  22,  1876, 
and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Brushy  Cemetery.  His  wife,  Magda- 
len (Spessard)  McConkey,  was  born  Aug.  3,  1826,  and  died  Feb.  6, 
1901.   Her  remains  also  are  buried  in  Brushy  Cemetery. 

To  the  union  of  Allen  and  Magdalen  (Spessard)  McConkey  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born:  Susan,  now  the  widow  of  J.  W.  Power  of  St. 
Joseph;  Virginia,  the  widow  of  J.  R.  Cunningham  of  Bethany;  Mary 
Etta,  living  at  Albany;  Betty,  a  teacher  in  the  schools  here  who  died 
after  reaching  womanhood;  Laura  F.,  now  Mrs.  G.  W.  Talcott  of  St.  Jo- 
seph ;  George,  a  farmer  at  Shawnee,  Okla. ;  Samuel  R.,  the  subject  of  this 
review ;  John,  a  farmer  in  Athens  Township ;  Blanche,  died  when  a 
young  woman  in  1882;  Irsken,  deceased,  married  Alice  Edmundson  who 
now  lives  in  Albany;  Lilly,  a  teacher,  died  in  young  womanhood;  and 
Allen  G.,  a  physician,  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, died  at  Modesta,  111.   His  remains  are  buried  in  Brushy  Cemetery. 

Samuel  R.  McConkey  attended  first  the  Dorsey  District  School  and 
later  was  a  student  in  the  Albany  school.  He  moved  to  his  present  farm 
in  1900  and  built  his  present  residence  in  1918,  the  old  house  having 
been  destroyed  by  fire.  Mr.  McConkey  has  a  well  operated  farm,  good 
farm  buildings,  and  excellent  water  supply.  He  has  been  successful  in 
his  work  and  ranks  among  the  progressive  farmers  of  the  community. 

On  Oct.  9,  1899,  Samuel  R.  McConkey  was  married  to  Grace  Eas- 
terly, a  daughter  of  Philip  and  Alpha  L.  (Pennington)  Easterly.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  McConkey  have  four  children:  Ruth,  a  graduate  of  the  Albany 
High  School  now  attending  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville; 
Mary,  a  member  of  the  graduating  class  of  the  Albany  High  School  for 
1922;  and  Samuel  and  Philip. 


780  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  McConkey  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  is  a  man  who  has  been 
efficient  in  his  business  of  conducting  a  farm  and  is  a  reliable  citizen  of 
his  township. 

John  T.  Hager  operates  a  farm  of  160  acres  of  land  4i  miles  south- 
west of  Darlington  in  Miller  Township,  Gentry  County,  with  his  son,  C. 
E.  Hager,  as  the  joint  owner  and  manager  of  the  land.  J,  T.  Hager  was 
born  in  Ripley  County,  Ind.,  Nov.  22,  1852. 

Charles  and  Adaline  (Hutson)  Hager,  the  parents  of  John  T.  Ha- 
ger, both  died  in  Indiana,  the  former  in  1865,  and  the  latter  in  1863. 
Their  children  were:  Hannah  E.,  later  Mrs.  Jenkins,  now  dead;  Anna, 
the  wife  of  T.  J.  Conover  of  Holton,  Ind. ;  John  T.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  W.  I.,  now  living  at  Gentryville;  Thursa  Jane,  the  wife  of  Earl 
Fink  of  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  Sarah  Amelia,  married  Henry  Fite ;  and  S. 
H.,  married  Elva  Law,  and  lives  in  Oklahoma. 

John  T.  Hager  came  to  Missouri  in  December,  1881,  and  located  at 
Jameson,  Daviess  County,  where  he  remained  until  1887,  when  he 
moved  to  a  farm  south  of  Gentryville  in  Miller  Township,  Gentry 
County.  He  moved  to  this  present  farm  four  miles  south  of  Darlington 
in  1912,  rebuilt  the  house,  erected  a  new  barn,  and  improved  the  place. 
His  son,  Charles  E.  Hager,  born  in  Daviess  County,  May  9,  1882,  is  a 
partner  in  the  farm,  and  the  two  have  proved  themselves  capable  and 
enterprising  business  men.  They  not  only  do  general  farming,  but  raise 
cattle,  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  and  White  Leghorn  poultry. 

John  T.  Hager  was  married  in  January,  1877,  to  Almeda  Smith  of 
New  Salem,  Ind.,  a  daughter  of  Hiram  and  Mary  Smith.  Mrs.  Hager 
died  on  July  29,  1921,  at  the  age  of  64  years.  To  her  union  with  John 
T.  Hager  the  following  children  were  born :  Fannie,  now  Mrs.  A.  McMil- 
len  of  Cooper  Township  ;  Charles  E.,  married  Etta  Elliott  of  Albany,  Mo., 
who  is  a  relative  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  her  great-grandmother,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Nancy  Hanks  being  a  cousin  of  the  former  president; 
Edith,  married  James  McMillen  of  Miller  Township ;  Grace  A.,  the  wife 
of  J.  F.  Gregory  of  Miller  Township ;  Luther,  mentioned  later  in  this 
sketch;  Jess  E.,  married  Rowena  Myrick,  and  lives  at  Gentryville;  and 
Mary  Leona,  living  at  Albany.  Mr.  Hager  has  the  following  grandchil- 
dren; Charles,  Winford,  Wanda,  Ruhl,  Thorwald,  John  Nelson,  Minnie, 
and  Gunetha  McMillen,  Blanche,  Vernon,  and  Almeda  Gregory,  and 
Charles  Elliott  Hager. 

Luther  Hager  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  at  Al- 
bany and  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston  for  training.  He  was  sent  overseas, 
and  participated  in  the  Battle  of  Chateau  Thierry,  was  gassed,  and  after 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  781 

18  months  in  service,  was  mustered  out  in  February,  1919.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Eva  Frost  of  Gentry  County,  and  they  now  live  at  Albany. 

John  T.  Hager  and  C.  E.  Hager  are  both  efficient  farmers  and  stock- 
men, who  are  meeting  with  marked  success  in  their  work. 

Harrison  M.  Duncan,  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Miller 
Township  in  Gentry  County,  was  born  near  Darlington,  Jan.  3,  1862. 
His  parents  were  William  and  Martha  (Boaz)  Duncan,  both  now  de- 
ceased. 

William  Duncan  was  born  in  Hardin  County,  Kentucky,  and  came 
to  Missouri  in  1858.  He  settled  near  Gentryville  and  later  moved  to  Ne- 
braska returning,  however,  to  Missouri  where  he  died  at  Fillmore  in 
1867.  Martha  (Boaz)  Duncan  died  in  1869  at  the  home  of  her  parents 
near  Gentryville.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Duncan  had  two  children:  Harrison  M., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  Edmond  C,  married  to  Ida  Weeks,  and 
now  living  in  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Harrison  M.  Duncan  attended  the  public  schools  of  Gentry  County. 
His  first  teacher  was  Mr.  Bray,  who  taught  the  Gartin  School.  Mr.  Dun- 
can was  reared  by  his  grandparents,  and  since  early  boyhood  has  made 
his  own  way  in  the  world.  In  1886,  he  bought  his  home  place  of  80 
acres  from  John  Harsel  and  has  added  to  the  original  holding  until  he 
now  owns  290  acres  of  land,  all  of  it  in  Miller  Township  except  40  acres 
in  Wyandotte  County,  near  Kansas  City,  Kan.  Mr.  Duncan  has  added 
all  the  improvements  to  his  place,  and  has  conducted  his  farm  in  a 
highly  successful  manner.  In  1917  he  built  a  new  residence  and  has 
built  excellent  farm  buildings  at  various  times  as  he  needed  them.  He 
raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  Red  Durham  cattle. 

Mr.  Duncan  has  been  married  twice;  the  first  time  on  March  23, 
1884,  to  Mary  Gartin,  a  daughter  of  Wellington  Gartin.  Mrs.  Duncan 
died  on  Jan.  3,  1886,  leaving  a  son,  William  W.,  now  living  near  Mt. 
Zion  Church.  On  March  1,  1890,  Mr,  Duncan  was  married  to  Addie  V. 
Owen,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Mary  Owen,  living  near  Mt,  Zion 
Church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Owen  are  both  dead  and  their  remains  are  buried 
in  Brushy  Cemetery.  To  the  union  of  Harrison  M.  and  Addie  V.  Owen 
Duncan  the  following  children  were  born:  Ross  O.,  living  at  Ford  City, 
married  to  Blondina  Clark,  to  which  union  a  daughter,  Kathleen,  was 
born;  Una  May,  now  the  wife  of  Emmett  Nicholson  of  Albany;  and 
Charles  H.,  a  veteran  of  the  World  War,  served  in  the  Balloon  Corps  at 
Ft.  Omaha,  Neb.  He  is  married  to  Ruth  Rager  of  Omaha  and  they  have 
one  son,  Eugene  Rager. 


782  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Harrison  M.  Duncan  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge 
at  Gentryville,  and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Darlington.  He  is  one  of  the  reliable 
men  of  his  cummunity  who  is  accounted  a  substantial  citizen  as  well  as 
a  progressive  farmer. 

Charles  R.  Whitton,  prominent  in  Gentry  County  as  a  farmer  and 
stockman,  and  formerly  the  president  of  the  Bank  of  Albany,  was  born 
on  the  farm  and  in  the  house  where  he  now  lives,  Sept.  2,  1880.  His  par- 
ents were  Rufus  and  Mary  J.  (Lowe)  Whitton,  the  latter  now  living  at 
Albany. 

Rufus  Whitton  was  born  in  Miller  Township  and  was  widely  known  as 
a  snccessful  stockman  and  the  owner  of  1200  acres  of  well  improved  farm 
land.  The  town  of  Whitton  was  named  for  him.  He  died  Oct.  15,  1913,  and 
his  remains  are  buried  in  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  His  wife,  also,  was  born 
in  Miller  Township  and  grew  up  in  Gentry  County.  Their  children  were: 
Alvin,  living  at  Whitton  Station;  Charles  R.,  the  subject  of  this  review; 
and  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  Tipton  of  Albany. 

C.  R.  Whitton  attended  the  public  schools  and  later  was  a  student 
in  the  Normal  at  Chillicothe  for  two  years.  He  farmed  at  home  until 
1903  when  he  accepted  a  position  in  the  Bank  of  Albany  for  two  years. 
At  the  end  of  that  period  he  went  to  Hopkins  and  became  the  cashier  of 
a  bank  there,  remaining  for  two  years.  He  then  returned  to  Albany 
where  he  was  the  efficient  president  of  the  Bank  of  Albany  until  1916 
when  he  moved  to  the  home  farm  of  which  he  owns  200  acres.  He  also 
owns  240  acres  of  land  south  of  Albany  and  superintends  the  manage- 
ment of  the  600  acres  of  his  mother's  estate.  Mr.  Whitton  is  an  exten- 
sive feeder  and  shipper  and  has  about  200  pure  bred  Duroc  Jersey  hogs 
on  his  place. 

C.  R.  Whitton  was  married  March  22,  1916,  to  Lois  Golden,  born  in 
Benton  County,  Mo.,  the  daughter  of  Samuel  F.  and  Sarah  Golden, 
now  living  in  Osage  County,  Okla.  Mrs.  Whitton  received  her  ed- 
ucation in  the  public  schools  and  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Warrens- 
burg  and,  prior  to  her  marriage,  was  one  of  the  well  known  teachers  of 
the  state. 

C.  R.  Whitton  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons of  Albany  and  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks 
at  Maryville.  He  is  a  capable  and  energetic  man,  known  for  his  effi- 
ciency in  the  management  of  his  business  interests  and  for  his  loyalty  to 
high  civic  ideals. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  783 

Don  C.  Dougan,  the  efficient  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Darlington,  at 
Darlington,  Gentry  County,  Mo.,  was  born  at  Bolckow  in  Andrew 
County,  Feb.  23,  1894.  His  parents  are  James  O.  and  Jennie  M.  (Bough- 
taling)   Dougan. 

James  O.  Dougan  was  born  in  Indiana  and  has  been  in  the  drug 
business  at  Bolckow  since  1880  where  he  is  the  proprietor  of  the  Dougan 
Pharmacy,  with  his  sons,  H.  Clifford,  as  a  partner,  and  J.  Bennett,  an 
assistant  in  the  store.  Mrs.  Dougan  was  born  and  reared  in  Missouri.  To 
her  union  with  James  O.  Dougan  the  following  children  were  born: 
Don  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  H.  Clifford,  in  partenership  with  his 
father;  J.  Bennett,  also  with  his  father  in  the  drug  business;  and  James 
Woodrow,  at  home. 

Don  C.  Dougan  attended  school  at  Bolckow  and  graduated  from  the 
Savannah  High  School  in  the  class  of  1912.  He  spent  two  years  with  the 
Bolckow  State  Bank  at  Bolckow,  and  in  May,  1914,  he  organized  the 
Ford  City  State  Bank  at  Ford  City.  He  erected  the  bank  building,  and 
incorporated  the  organization  on  June  1,  1914,  but  sold  his  interest  in 
the  institution  in  1919,  in  order  to  come  to  Darlington,  He  took  up  his 
work  in  Darlington,  Jan.  1,  1920,  and  has  been  the  capable  cashier  of 
the  Bank  of  Darlington  ever  since. 

The  Bank  of  Darlington  was  incorporated  in  1895  as  the  successor 
of  a  private  banking  enterprise.  The  bank  owns  the  building  in  which 
the  business  is  done.  J.  B.  Sager  was  the  first  cashier,  and  was  with  the 
bank  until  the  beginning  of  Mr.  Dougan's  incumbency  in  ofRce.  The 
present  officers  are:  Oliver  H.  Owings,  President;  Mark  King,  Vice- 
President;  Don  C.  Dougan,  Cashier;  the  officers  named  above,  Lark 
King  and  Louise  M.  Goodman,  Directors.  The  capital  stock  of  the  bank 
has  always  been  $10,000.00;  the  surplus  is  $10,000.00;  the  undivided 
profits,  $7,500.00;  and  the  deposits,  $125,000.00.  The  Bank  of  Darling- 
ton has  been  a  thriving  institution,  well  meriting  the  success  that  has 
been  its  achievement. 

Don  C.  Dougan  was  married  July  14,  1914,  to  Osea  M.  Strickler,  a 
daughter  of  David  and  Mary  (Johnson)  Strickler  both  dead.  Mrs.  Dou- 
gan was  born  in  Andrew  County,  graduated  from  the  Bolckow  High 
School,  and  was  later  a  student  in  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Mary- 
ville.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dougan  have  three  children;  Don  C,  Jr.,  J.  Luther, 
and  Prather  Max. 

Mr.  Dougan  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Modem  Woodmen  of 


784  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

America  Lodges  at  Darlington.   He  is  one  of  the  industrious,  ambitious, 
and  progressive  young  men  of  the  town  and  community. 

Thomas  J.  Jefferies,  the  oldest  citizen  in  the  neighborhood  of  Winston, 
Daviess  County,  is  more  than  90  years  old,  but  is  actively  interested  in  all 
of  the  news  of  the  day  and  reads  the  daily  papers  with  regularity.  His 
recollections  cover  a  period  of  50  years  in  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Jefferies  was  born  in  Somersetshire,  England,  Nov.  9,  1831. 
When  he  was  eight  years  old  he  left  his  home  and  came  to  the  United  States 
using  money  which  his  grandmother  had  given  him  to  pay  for  the  trip. 
He  made  his  home  with  Reuben  Reynolds,  in  Herkimer  County,  N.  Y.,  for 
many  years.  In  June,  1851,  he  went  to  Europe  with  Captain  Boyer  and 
visited  Germany,  Italy,  Spain  and  Ireland.  He  came  back  to  the  United 
States  in  1852  and  remained  with  Mr.  Reynolds  until  1870.  That  year 
he  came  to  Missouri  and  located  at  Kidder,  where  he  conducted  an  imple- 
ment house  with  A.  W.  Rice.  Two  years  later  he  came  to  Winston  and 
became  station  agent  for  the  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway.  He  pur- 
chased a  farm,  now  the  site  of  Winston,  from  James  Ethington  and  his 
mother,  and  later  assisted  in  laying  out  the  town  of  Winston.  Mr.  Jef- 
feries now  owns  a  cottage  in  Winston,  where  he  and  his  wife  have  lived 
for  almost  45  years. 

During  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Jefferies  served  in  the  secret  service  depart- 
ment of  the  government.  His  reports  were  made  out  to  the  governors 
of  Illinois  and  Indiana,  and  to  President  Lincoln.  Mr.  Jefferies  helped 
to  organize  the  first  bank  ever  instituted  at  Winston,  and  was  one  of  the 
directors.  He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics  and  has  always  maintained  a  lively 
interest  in  political  happenings.  He  has  served  as  postmaster  at  Winston 
and  has  filled  the  office  of  mayor,  alderman  and  justice  of  the  peace. 

Thomas  J.  Jefferies  was  married  March  16,  1877,  in  Cameron  to  Helen 
Orr,  a  daughter  of  William  Orr.  Mrs.  Jefferies  was  born  in  Boone  County 
and  later  lived  in  Maysville,  De  Kalb  County.  Her  mother  died  when 
Mrs.  Jefferson  was  only  a  little  child.  Mr.  and  Mrs,  Jefferies  had  one  son, 
William,  who  died  in  infancy.     His  remains  are  buried  at  Winston. 

Mr.  Jefferies  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
the  Royal  Arch,  Chapter,  the  Knights  Templar  Lodges  at  Cameron,  and 
the  Shrine  at  St.  Joseph.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Order  of  the  Eastern 
Star.  He  and  Dr.  Claggett  are  the  two  oldest  inhabitants  of  their  com- 
munity. Mr.  Jefferies  is  one  of  the  highly  respected  citizens  of  the 
county,  a  man  well  known  throughout  the  community  for  his  long  career 
of  public  service,  his  uprightness  and  integrity,  and  for  his  willingness  to 
take  part  in  any  movement  for  the  public  welfare.     The  name  of  such  a 


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man  rightly  belongs  in  this  volume  which  commemorates  the  public  ser- 
vices of  those  who  built  up  the  county, 

William  Calvin  Canaday  has  been  a  well  known  farmer  in  Huggins 
Township,  Gentry  County,  since  he  was  19  years  old,  when  he  bought 
his  first  tract  of  land,  a  40-acre  farm,  which  he  purchased  for  $350,00, 
and  which  he  still  owns.  He  has  since  that  time,  bought  318  acres  more 
in  Huggins  Township,  and  has  his  home  6><  miles  northwest  of  Albany. 

W,  C.  Canaday  was  born  near  Stanberry  one-half  mile  east  of  his 
present  home,  July  16,  1867,  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Charlotta  (David) 
Canaday,  the  former  born  in  Worth  County,  and  died  in  Gentry  County 
on  March  26,  1919;  and  the  latter  born  in  Gasconade  County,  and  died 
in  Gentry  County,  Aug,  9,  1899,  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the 
Brick  Church  Cemetery,  Daniel  Canaday  was  the  owner  of  100  acres 
of  land  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia 
during  the  Civil  War. 

W.  C.  Canaday  attended  the  school  in  David  Distict,  and  has  been 
a  farmer  and  stockman  all  of  his  life.  He  keeps  the  acreage  of  his  land 
divided  among  several  crops,  for  the  past  year  he  had  75  acres  in  corn; 
30  acres  in  oats,  20  in  wheat,  and  20  in  alfalfa.  He  raises  Whiteface 
cattle,  Shropshire  sheep,  Berkshire  hogs,  and  Plymouth  Rock  poultry. 
Mr,  Canaday  cleared  more  than  160  acres  of  his  farm,  and  says  that  he 
has  hauled  many  loads  of  wood  to  Stanberry,  a  distance  of  10  miles,  re- 
ceiving in  payment  $2.50  or  $3,00, 

Mr.  Canaday  was  married  on  March  8,  1891,  to  Anna  E.  Quigley, 
a  daughter  of  James  and  Eva  Quigley  of  Athens  Township,  Gentry 
County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Quigley  are  both  dead  and  the  remains  of  both 
are  buried  in  the  Quigley  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  B,  T.,  a  phy- 
sician at  St,  Joseph;  Anna  E.,  now  Mrs,  Canaday;  Jennie,  of  Albany; 
Hattie,  now  Mrs,  Weaver  of  Van  Buren,  Ark. ;  and  by  a  first'  marriage 
of  Mr.  Quigley,  he  had  two  daughters,  Mattie,  now  Mrs.  T.  R.  Shockley 
of  Albany,  Sara,  deceased  wife  of  Dennis  McCoy,  and  a  son,  W,  F,,  de- 
ceased. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Canaday  have  four  children:  Woodson,  graduated 
from  Missouri  State  University  at  Columbia,  and  is  now  in  newspaper 
work  in  St.  Louis;  Edith,  married  to  Victor  Sexton  of  Athens  Township; 
and  Guy  and  Gladys,  twins,  both  at  home.  Gladys  attended  the  Northwest 
Missouri  State  Tearchers  College  and  graduated  from  the  secondary 
division  in  1921. 

Mr.  Canaday  is  a  progressive  and  capable  man,  who  nas  achieved 
a  marked  success  in  his  business  undertakings. 


786  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Paul  J.  Uhlig,  the  secretary  and  general  manager  of  the  Worth 
Mutual  Telephone  Company  at  Gentry,  Mo.,  has  held  his  present  posi- 
tion since  1914.  He  was  a  shareholder  in  the  company  prior  to  assuming 
his  duties  as  an  officer,  and  has  been  one  of  the  strong  factors  in  the 
development  of  the  efficiently  operated  business  of  the  company. 

Mr,  Uhlig  was  born  in  Germany,  Aug.  28,  1878,  the  son  of  Ernest 
H.  and  Helen  B.  Uhlig.  Mr.  Uhlig  came  to  the  United  States  when  he 
was  17  years  old,  and  for  the  two  years  following  his  arrival  in  this 
country,  he  worked  on  a  farm  by  the  month.  In  the  spring  of  1898,  he 
settled  on  a  farm  one  mile  northwest  of  Gentry,  where  he  now  lives.  He 
owns  167  acres  of  well  improved  land,  and  operates  his  farm  and  raises 
stock  in  addition  to  his  other  work. 

The  Worth  Mutual  Telephone  Company  was  organized  in  1900  by 
the  farmers  of  Worth  and  Gentry  Counties,  and  the  office  was  originally 
located  in  Worth,  Mo.  There  were  only  75  telephones  at  first;  this  has 
been  increased,  however,  until  there  are  now  1,820  telephones  and 
eight  exchanges,  located  at  Worth,  Gentry,  Darlington,  Ravenwood, 
Parnell,  Alanthus,  Lone  Star,  and  Denver.  The  company  also  operates 
two  exchanges  in  connection  with  other  companies;  these  are  located 
at  New  Hampton  and  Washington  Center.  The  company  has  300  miles 
of  commercial  wire ;  one  of  the  interesting  features  of  the  business  is 
that  each  subscrber  owns  his  own  telephone,  and  pays  only  60  cents  a 
month  for  its  use.  There  are  1,485  stockholders  in  the  company,  and 
the  capital  stock  is  $15,000.00.  The  Worth  Mutual  Telephone  Company 
is  one  of  the  well  managed  and  successful  enterprises  of  Gentry  County. 

Paul  J.  Uhlig  was  married  on  March  2,  1898,  to  Opal  D.  Adams,  a 
daughter  of  John  G.  and  Mary  F.  Adams  of  Buchanan  County,  where 
Mrs.  Uhlig  was  born  and  reared.  Her  parents  are  both  dead.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Uhlig  have  the  following  children :  John,  graduated  from  the  Al- 
bany High  School,  enlisted  in  the  army  for  service  in  the  World  War 
June,  1918,  and  was  in  training  at  Columbia  until  the  armistice  was 
signed,  is  now  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools;  Robert  E.,  attended  the 
Albany  High  School,  and  is  now  in  the  produce  business  at  Skidmore, 
Mo. ;  Allen  Paul  and  Theodore  B.,  both  students  in  the  Albany  High 
School;  and  Francis  J.,  Elsie  Mary,  and  Juanita  K.,  at  home. 

Mr.  Uhling  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
and  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Fellows.  He  is  a  man  of  sound  busi- 
ness judgment,  a  close  observer  of  man  and  events,  and  a  citizen  of  ex- 
cellent standing. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  787 

Charles  E.  Hopkins,  born  in  Huggins  Township,  Gentry  County,  is 
a  member  of  a  pioneer  family  of  the  county.  His  parents,  Joseph  and  Eliza 
C.  (Helk)  Hopkins,  were  reared  in  Gentry  County  in  the  midst  of  pioneer 
privations  and  hardships.  It  was  a  time  when  the  number  of  school  days  for 
each  child  was  limited,  when  nieghbors  were  few,  and  when  the  unbroken 
prairie  stretched  in  every  direction.  Deer  and  wild  turkeys  abounded,  how- 
ever, and  the  few  social  gatherings  made  a  compensating  feature  for  the 
grimness  of  ordinary  daily  life. 

Joseph  Hopkins  was  born  in  Huggins  Township,  Gentry  County,  March 
26,  1851,  the  son  of  Frederick  and  Catherine  (Ames)  Hopkins;  the  former 
was  born  in  Tennessee  and  the  latter  in  Ohio.  Frederick  Hopkins  entered 
land  in  Huggins  Township,  and  improved  it.  He  died  in  St.  Joseph,  and  his 
wife  died  in  Albany.  The  reamins  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Brick  Church 
Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Joseph,  mentioned  later  in  this  sketch; 
Peter,  living  in  Iowa ;  Jane,  now  dead,  was  Mrs.  Chappell ;  Jefferson ;  a  res- 
ident of  St.  Joseph ;  Harriet,  married  Mr.  Summa  and  is  now  dead ;  Monroe, 
living  in  Huggins  Township ;  and  by  a  former  marriage  of  Frederick  Hop- 
kins ;  Alexander,  now  living  at  Albany ;  and  Margaret,  now  Mrs.  Summa  of 
Albany. 

Joseph  Hopkins  attended  the  public  school,  and  on  July  16,  1876,  was 
married  to  Eliza  C.  Heck,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Susan  Heck,  who  entered 
land  in  Gentry  County.  John  Heck  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War  in 
Illinois  in  1862,  and  served  three  years  with  the  116th  Illinois  Infantry.  He 
came  to  Huggins  Township  in  1865,  and  died  on  May  26,  1908  in  Leaven- 
worth, Kan.,  where  his  remains  are  buried.  His  wife,  Susan  (Malson) 
Heck,  was  born  in  Ohio,  March  18,  1827,  and  died  on  Sept.  24,  1899.  Their 
children  were :  Frances,  died  in  infancy ;  Mary  Jane,  died  at  the  age  of  12 
years;  Eliza  C,  now  Mrs.  Hopkins;  Sarah  D.,  married  C.  E.  Best,  and  is 
now  dead;  and  Daniel  P.,  who  lives  in  Welston,  Okla.  To  the  union  of 
Joseph  and  Eliza  C.  (Heck)  Hopkins,  two  children  were  born:  Charles  E., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  Oscar  C,  living  at  home. 

Charles  E.  Hopkins  owns  land  in  Huggins  Township,  and  has  his  resi- 
dence six  miles  northwest  of  Albany.  His  house  is  only  one-fourth  mile 
from  his  father's  farm.  He  does  general  farming,  and  stock  raising.  His 
farm  comprises  56  acres  of  the  land  entered  in  the  early  days  by  his  mater- 
nal grandfather,  John  Heck. 

Chauncey  Folgate,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Huggins 
Township,  Gentry  County,  has  lived  in  this  county  since  his  early  child- 
hood. He  was  born  in  Winneshiek  County,  Iowa,  Oct.  26,  1859,  the  son  of 
William  and  Mary  (Afflerbauch)  Folgate,  early  settlers  in  Missouri. 


788  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

William  Folgate  was  a  minister  in  the  Evangelical  church  for  14  years. 
and  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War  in  which  he  served  three  years  in  the 
Union  Army.  He  saw  much  active  service  and  was  shot  through  the  foot. 
He  was  married  at  Shueyville,  Wis.,  later  settled  in  Iowa,  and  moved  to 
Missouri  in  the  spring  of  1865.  He  located  first  in  the  Glendenning  neigh- 
borhood, near  New  Hampton,  and  a  year  later  moved  to  Kansas,  where  he 
remained  for  two  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time,  he  came  back  to  Missouri, 
and  settled  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  He  then 
moved  his  family  to  Gentry  County,  and  located  on  his  old  place.  His 
ministerial  work  called  him  to  Cedar  County,  for  two  years,  and  to  Hickory 
County  for  another  period  of  two  years.  He  came  back  to  Gentry  County 
for  another  four  years,  sold  his  farm,  and  for  the  next  three  years,  lived 
just  west  of  the  present  site  of  Gentry.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  moved  to 
Hugginsville,  where  he  died  in  1911.  His  remains  are  buried  in  the  Hug- 
ginsville  Cemetery,  as  are  the  remains  of  his  wife,  who  died  in  1912.  Their 
children  were :  Charlotta,  Chauncey,  the  suject  of  this  sketch ;  Isabell,  was 
Mrs.  Carter,  and  is  now  dead ;  Flora,  the  wife  of  Henry  Knoup  of  Stephen- 
son County,  111. ;  Minnie  the  widow  of  Fred  Barnhart,  now  living  at  Simi, 
Calif. ;  Delia,  the  wife  of  M.  H.  Jordan,  a  Methodist  minister  at  Columbia, 
Iowa ;  and  Orra,  a  resident  of  Wilsonia,  Calif. 

The  name  of  Reverend  William  Folgate  is  connected  with  some  of  the 
interesting  recollections  of  the  pioneer  days  of  this  part  of  Missouri.  Chaun- 
cey Folgate  was  a  child  of  five  or  six  years  when  his  parents  came  to  Mis- 
souri, and  he  well  remembers  the  exciting  days  of  the  first  years  in  the  new 
western  land.  William  Folgate  brought  to  Gentry  County  a  wagon  of  the 
Peter  Schuttler  make,  the  first  of  its  kind  in  the  County.  He  also  brought  a 
dog,  Nero,  that  was  afterwards  well  known  in  the  community.  Nero  had  the 
distinction  of  having  killed  a  deer  in  Illinois,  and  one  in  Missouri.  The 
Missouri  episode  happened  in  this  wise.  Chauncey  Folgate,  then  a  small 
boy,  playing  outside  with  his  dog,  espied  some  deer  in  a  plum  thicket.  They 
immediately  gave  chase  to  the  deer,  and  the  dog  caught  one  deer,  which 
however  got  away.  When  the  boy  went  back  to  the  house,  his  mother  told 
him  that  one  deer  was  still  in  the  thicket,  whereupon  the  boy  and  dog  set 
out  again  and  this  time,  Nero  caught  and  killed  the  deer.  His  mother  and 
some  neighbor  boys  came  in  response  to  the  boy's  call  and  dragged  the  slain 
deer  to  the  house,  where  the  meat  made  a  welcome  addition  to  the  scanty 
food  of  the  day.  One  of  the  griefs  of  the  Folgate  family  was  the  loss  of  Nero 
while  they  were  in  Kansas,  where  the  dog  was  stolen  by  Indians. 

Chauncey  Folgate  attended  the  district  school  until  he  was  12  years  of 
age.   His  first  school  was  at  the  Glendenning  school  house,  a  log  building 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  789 

with  a  puncheon  floor,  and  a  daubed  stick  fireplace.  On  the  north  side  of 
the  structure,  a  log  was  cut  out  to  let  in  light,  and  the  log  could  be  turned 
down  and  used  as  a  desk.  Mr.  Folgate  farmed  in  Howard  Township  for  a 
time  and  came  to  Huggins  Township  in  1881,  where  he  has  lived  ever  since. 
He  owns  220  acres  of  land,  has  an  excellent  residence,  a  large  barn,  and 
good  improvements  on  the  farm.  He  raises  registered  Duroc  hogs,  Short- 
horn cattle,  and  Golden  Wyandotte  poultry. 

Chauncey  Folgate  was  married  in  1896  to  Becky  Ruch,  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Jane  Ruch  of  Wilson  Township.  Mrs.  Folgate  was  born,  reared, 
and  educated  in  Wilson  Township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Folgate  have  six  living 
children:  Ward,  at  home;  Kenneth,  at  home;  Stella,  married  to  Isaac 
Pierce ;  and  Jay,  Willie,  and  Eldon  all  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Folgate  is  a  Republican,  and  is  identified  with  the  Methodist 
church.  The  first  Methodist  church  in  this  community  was  organized  at 
the  home  of  B.  F.  Sale,  and  the  first  edifice  was  built  in  1854.  Among  the 
members  of  the  first  organization  were ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Huggins,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Armstrong,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  A.  Ross,  Sr.,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Robert  Morris,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Poole.  Rev.  Merrit  Shockely  and 
Rev.  Harold  Johnson  were  among  the  first  ministers.  Mr.  Folgate  is  one 
of  the  interesting  talkers  of  the  community,  and  recalls  quite  vividly  and 
clearly  the  details  of  the  early  history  of  the  county.  He  is  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial and  reliable  men  of  Huggins  Township,  and  he  and  his  family  are 
assets  to  the  community. 

Joab  P.  Neal  was  born  on  Jan.  7,  1854,  on  the  farm  near  Stanberry 
in  Huggins  Township,  Gentry  County,  which  is  now  his  home.  With  the 
excepting  of  three  years  spent  in  Colorado,  Gentry  County  has  been  Mr. 
Neal's  home  all  of  his  life.  He  was  born  in  a  log  cabin,  which  was  his  par- 
ents' home  in  those  early  days;  and  in  his  boyhood,  he  and  his  brother 
cleared  most  of  the  farm  of  timber.  His  recollections  cover  the  strenuous 
period  of  the  Civil  War,  and  Mr.  Neal  recalls  very  vividly  the  days  that  the 
neighborhood  boys  went  to  Albany  to  enlist  for  service  in  the  srife  between 
the  states. 

Mr.  Neal's  parents  were  Joab  and  Luvina  (Sale)  Neal.  Joab  Neal  was 
born  on  July  1,  1815,  and  died  on  Feb.  10,  1854.  His  remains  are  buried  in 
Hall  Cemetery.  He  married  Luvina  Sale  in  Gentry  County  in  1847.  She 
was  born,  July  27,  1828,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Sale  of  Michigan.  Mr.  Sale 
died  in  Michigan  and  his  widow  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1840,  driving  a 
team  of  oxen  from  her  home  state  to  the  new  country.  She  settled  on  a  farm 
adjoining  the  Neal  farm,  where  she  spent  the  remainder  of  her  life.  Joab 
Neal  and  his  wife  entered  land  in  Gentry  County  during  the  forties  and 


790  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

improved  it.  Joab  Neal  was  a  veteran  of  the  Black  Hawk  War  of  1832,  and 
was  a  teacher  of  prominence.  He  taught  several  schools  after  he  came  to 
Gentry  County,  and  was  a  member  of  one  of  the  early  legislatures  of  the 
State  of  Missouri.  After  his  death  his  widow  continued  to  live  on  the  farm, 
where  she  died  in  the  ninety  second  year  of  her  age  on  Nov.  25,  1920.  Her 
remains  are  buried  in  Hall  Cemetery.  To  her  union  with  Joab  Neal  the 
following  children  were  born :  J.  W.,  living  in  Oklahoma ;  W.  R.,  died  at 
Hugginsville  on  Oct.  23,  1920;  Ruhama,  died  in  infancy;  and  Joab  P.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  By  a  second  marriage  of  Luvina  (Sale)  Neal  to 
Robert  M.  Kier,  she  had  the  following  children :  Jasper  Newton,  a  resident 
of  Stanberry;  Sarah  Eliza,  now  Mrs.  Galentine  of  Stanberry;  Robert  H., 
living  at  St.  Joseph ;  Leander,  deceased ;  and  Floyd  T.,  a  resident  of  Brown- 
lee,  Neb. 

Joab  P.  Neal  attended  the  rural  schools  in  Gentry  County  and  has  been 
a  farmer  all  of  his  life.  He  owns  105  aci^es  of  land  on  which  he  has  a  good 
residence,  built  in  1917,  excellent  farm  buildings,  and  where  he  does  gen- 
eral farming  and  stock  raising  in  a  thoroughly  competent  way. 

Joab  P.  Neal  was  married,  Nov.  3,  1881  to  Caroline  Alexander,  a 
daughter  of  Francis  and  Margaret  (Edie)  Alexander,  early  settlers  of  Hug- 
gins  Township.  Mr.  Alexander  died  in  1885,  and  his  wife  died  in  1878.  The 
remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Hall  Cemetery.  Their  children  were :  W.  B.., 
John  F.,  Littleton  E.,  Preston,  Clarence  S. ;  Mrs.  Josephine  James,  Sarah, 
and  Delle,  all  deceased;  and  Louisa,  now  Mrs.  Parker  and  living  in  Mon- 
tana; and  Caroline,  now  Mrs.  Neal.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neal  had  the  following 
children :  Sylvia  A.,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years ;  Olera  L.,  married  Eliza 
James,  has  a  daughter,  Opal,  and  is  a  farmer  in  Huggins  Township;  and 
Otto  P.,  at  home. 

Mr.  Neal  was  the  first  collector  of  Huggins  Township.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  grew  up  in  the  county,  and  both  experienced  the  privations  and  hard- 
ships of  pioneering.  The  Neal  family  has  been  well  and  favorably  known  in 
the  community  for  many  years,  and  Mr.  Neal  is  highly  esteemed  as  an  effi- 
cient farmer,  and  an  excellent  citizen. 

Aaron  Gregg,  pioneer  farmer  of  Huggins  Township  in  Gentry 
County,  was  born  in  Noble  County,  Ohio,  March  21,  1842,  the  son  of  George 
and  Sarah  (Triplett)  Gregg. 

George  Gregg  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  went  to  Pennsylvania 
when  he  was  12  years  of  age.  After  he  reached  manhood  he  moved  to  Ohio, 
where  he  settled  in  Noble  County.  He  died  in  Ohio  at  the  age  of  80  years, 
and  his  wife  died  at  the  same  place  at  the  age  of  78  years.  Their  remains 
are  buried  in  the  Beaver  Cemetery  in  Noble  County,  Ohio.  Aaron  Gregg  is 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  791 

the  youngest,  and  the  only  living  child.  Those  deceased  are :  Ruth,  who 
married  Ben  Stockdale;  Thomas,  died  at  the  age  of  21  years;  William; 
John;  Martha  Ann,  was  the  wife  of  Sylvester  Hathaway;  Isaac;  and  Jane, 
who  was  married  to  David  Cline. 

Aaron  Gregg  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1869.  He  came  down  the  Ohio 
River,  up  the  Missouri  River  to  St.  Joseph,  and  by  wagon  to  Gentry  County. 
Six  months  after  his  arrival  in  Missouri  he  settled  on  his  present  farm.  He 
bought  40  acres  of  land  form  Stephen  Garton  and  added  to  it  until  he  now 
owns  205  acres,  120  acres  of  which  is  in  section  19,  and  the  remainder, 
which  comprises  the  home  place,  in  section  14.  The  former  is  now  operated 
by  Mr.  Gregg's  son,  Melvin.  It  is  well  improved  and  has  a  good  residence, 
three  barns,  and  two  silos.  The  home  place  is  also  kept  in  excellent  condi- 
tion and  both  farms  show  the  effect  of  Mr.  Gregg's  efficient  managemient. 
The  house  into  which  Mr.  Gregg  moved  when  he  came  to  Gentry  County  is 
still  standing  and  makes  an  interesting  bit  of  family  history. 

Aaron  Gregg  was  married  on  Jan.  5,  1865  to  Mary  Catherine  Ellett,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Catherine  (Kinsey)  Ellett,  both  of  whom  died  before 
Mrs.  Gregg's  marriage.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gregg  found  life  in  the  unsettled 
country  very  trying  for  a  time,  but  they  were  uncomplaining  in  meeting  the 
privations,  and  ultimately  made  a  success  of  the  farm.  They  kept  out  of 
debt,  but  sometimes  found  it  difficult  in  those  days  of  the  scarcity  of  money 
to  even  buy  stamps  to  write  to  relatives.  The  best  tribute  to  Mrs.  Gregg's 
ability  is  to  be  found  in  the  family  which  she  reared  under  difficulties,  but 
with  marked  success.  Mrs.  Gregg  died,  Jan.  23,  1921  at  the  age  of  79  years. 
Her  children  were :  Elma,  married  Frank  Lawrence  of  Gentry,  and  had  the 
following  children,  Ethel,  deceased ;  Claud,  married  Eva  Canady ;  Melvin, 
who  married  Mabel  Woolen;  and  Charlie;  Melvin,  married  Myrtle  Wilson 
and  has  two  children ;  Cleo,  married  Hazel  Wallace ;  Fay,  the  wife  of  Fred 
O'Banion;  and  Guy  who  married  Gladys  Liggett.  Mr.  Gregg  has  several 
great-grandchildren. 

Mr.  Gregg  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  and  his  family 
are  highly  esteemed  in  the  twonship  and  are  valuable  members  of  the  com- 
munity. Mr.  Gregg  is  one  of  the  interesting  pioneers  of  the  county,  a  man 
who  wrested  success  from  a  new  and  untried  county,  and  a  citizen  of  the 
type  that  built  up  this  part  of  the  state  of  Missouri. 

G.  M.  Dallas  Morrison,  proprietor  of  the  Elm  Grove  Farm  6^  miles 
west  of  Albany  in  Huggins  Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Penn- 
sylvania, Oct.  30,  1845,  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Eliza  (McClure)  Morri- 
son. 

Joseph  Morrison  and  his  wife  moved  to  Lee  County,  Iowa,  where 


792  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mrs.  Morrison  died  in  1852.  Joseph  Morrison  died  in  Warren  County, 
Ohio,  more  than  30  years  ago.  He  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  his  time.  To  his  union  with  Eliza  (McClure)  Morrison  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born :  Robert  McClure,  a  resident  of  Kansas  City, 
Mo. ;  G.  M.  D.,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  and  James,  died  in  Lee  County, 
Iowa,  when  he  was  21  years  old;  Amzy,  died  at  Ft.  Madison,  Iowa;  W. 
J.,  died  at  Kahoka;  and  Minerva  J.,  who  married  Mr.  Spencer  and  died 
in  Nebraska. 

G.  M.  D.  Morrison  attended  the  schools  of  Lee  County,  Iowa,  and 
enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War  when  he  was  18  years  old.  He 
served  in  Company  D,  8th  Iowa  Cavalry  from  August,  1863,  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Atlanta  and  Kenesaw 
Mountain  and  was  taken  prisoner  while  in  a  raid  before  the  fall  of  At- 
lanta. He  was  taken  to  Andersonville  prison  on  August  3,  1864.  In 
September  of  the  same  year  he  was  transfered  to  Macon,  Ga.,  being 
there  only  a  short  time  he  was  taken  on  to  Millen  prison  then  to  Savan- 
nah. On  Dec.  25,  1864,  he  was  again  taken  down  the  coast  and  across 
to  Andersonville  prison.  He  was  retained  there  until  the  close  of  the 
war,  when  he  returned  to  his  home  in  Iowa,  but  for  many  years  felt  the 
effects  of  his  experience  in  prison.  In  June,  1866,  Mr.  Morrison  came  to 
Gentry  County  and  bought  40  acres  of  land  in  Huggins  Township  three 
years  later.  Soon  afterwards  he  bought  20  acres  adjoining  the  first  tract. 
He  later  sold  this  60  acres,  and  bought  80  acres  of  the  farm  which  he  now 
owns.  That  was  in  1872  and  Mr.  Morrison  now  owns  215  acres  of  well  im- 
poved  land.  His  holdings  were  at  one  time  305  acres,  but  he  recently 
disposed  of  part  of  the  land.  The  farm  is  well  located,  there  is  an  excellent 
residence,  and  good  farm  buildings.  The  yard  is  especially  pretty ;  there  are 
several  cedar  trees  in  it  and  a  beautiful  elm  grove.  The  farm  gets  its  name 
from  this  grove  which  has  been  on  the  place  since  the  early  days. 

Mr.  Morrison  was  married  on  April  11,  1869,  to  Sarah  J.  Pettit,  a 
native  of  Decatur  County,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Eliza- 
beth (Call)  Pettit.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pettit  were  both  born  in  Indiana,  were 
married  there,  and  later  settled  in  Benton  County,  Iowa.  They  after- 
wards moved  to  Gentry  County,  and  finally  located  in  Daviess  County, 
where  they  both  died.  Their  children  were:  Joseph,  of  Oklahoma;  Isaac, 
living  in  Oklahoma ;  Charles,  of  Dade  County ;  Columbus,  living  at  Mc- 
Fall ;  John,  address  unknown;  Ollie,  married  to  John  Pettit  of  Benton 
County,  Iowa;  Sarah  J.,  the  wife  of  G.  M.  D.  Morrison;  William,  died 
at  St.  Joseph;  Jacob  died  in  Dade  County;  Mary,  died  in  Benton  County, 
Iowa;  and  Stella  and  Ella,  twins,  died  in  girlhood. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  793 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morrison  have  six  children  living:  F.  L.,  of  Phoenix, 
Ariz.,  married  Effie  Hughs  and  has  the  following  children,  Everett, 
Rachel,  a  teacher  in  the  Floyd  District,  Gertrude,  Blondina,  a  teacher  at 
Center  Grove,  and  Alice ;  A.  A.,  a  farmer  in  Huggins  Township,  married 
Louzetta  Straley,  and  has  the  following  children,  Mabel,  married  Leon- 
ard Pittsenbarger,  and  has  two  children,  Marcel  and  Lettie  Lou,  Cecil, 
who  married  Earl  Walker;  Clarence;  Blanche,  now  the  wife  of  Glenn 
Hathaway;  Dallas,  Leland,  and  Doris;  Oliver,  a  farmer  in  Harrison 
County,  married  Marguerite  Hunsicker,  and  has  three  children,  Claude, 
Carl,  and  Gaylord ;  Rosa,  the  wife  of  Howard  Adams  of  Kansas  City, 
with  four  children;  Oliver,  married  Clinton  Wheeler;  Marion,  the  wife  of 
Stanley  Waters;  Elva  and  Junior;  Ona,  married  to  W.  0.  Herald  of  Al- 
bany, with  one  son,  Virgil;  and  Jesse,  a  resident  of  Sterling,  Col.,  mar- 
ried to  Grace  Wilson,  and  has  three  children,  Mildred,  Olive  and  Loretta. 

Mr.  Morrison  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  at  Stanberry.  He  served  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
Farmers  Mutual  Insurance  Company  of  Gentry  County  for  several  years. 
Mr.  Morrison  is  one  of  the  highly  esteemed  citizens  of  his  community 
where  he  is  regarded  as  a  substantial  and  reliable  citizen. 

Dr.  A.  W.  Coppersmith,  an  efficient  and  popular  dentist  of  Stan- 
berry,  Gentry  County,  has  his  office  on  North  Locust  Street  where  he  has 
a  large  practice.  He  was  born  at  Stanberry,  Nov.  1^,  1877,  the  son  of 
Anthony  and  Catherine  Coppersmith. 

Anthony  Coppersmith  was  born  in  Wurtenberg,  Germany,  Aug.  5, 
1829,  the  son  of  Matthias  and  Catherine  Coppersmith.  Anthony  Cop- 
persmith attended  school  in  his  native  country  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854.  He  landed  in  New  York,  and  in  1857  he  went  to  Dutchess 
County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  worked  for  18  months.  In  1858  he  came 
to  Warren  County,  111.,  where  he  farmed  for  16  years.  On  Nov.  7, 
1871,  Anthony  Coppersmith  was  married  to  Catherine  Doub,  born  in 
Germany,  June  13,  1841,  the  daughter  of  Henry  Doub.  In  the  fall  of 
1874  Anthony  Coppersmith  moved  to  Gentry  County  and  settled  on  a 
farm  just  north  of  Stanberry.  Mr.  Coppersmith  was  a  successful  farmer 
and  improved  his  holding  of  180  acres  of  land.  He  and  his  wife  were 
both  members  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  were  highly  esteemed  mem- 
bers of  the  community.  Mr.  Coppersmith  died.  May  3,  1903,  and  Mrs. 
Coppersmith  died,  Dec.  14,  1921.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in 
High  Ridge  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Emma;  A.  W.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch;  Leo,  a  dentist  at  Pierce,  Neb. ;  and  Nellie  M.,  the  wife  of 
A.  M.  Schubert  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 


794  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Dr.  Coppersmith  attended  the  public  shcools  of  Gentry  County  and 
the  Stanberry  Normal  School.  He  then  became  a  student  in  the  Western 
Dental  College  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  graduated  from  that  institution 
in  1902.  He  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Stanberry,  where  he 
has  followed  dentistry  with  marked  success  ever  since. 

Dr.  Coppersmith  is  identified  with  the  Baptist  Church.  He  is  a 
highly  esteemed  citizen  of  Stanberry. 

W.  F.  Sager  is  the  present  mayor  of  Stanberry  and  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Gentry  County  for  the  past  57  years.  During  this  time  he  has 
seen  the  country  develop  from  the  crude,  sparsely  populated  community 
which  it  was  when  he  first  knew  it  to  the  present  well  organized  and 
highly  developed  county.  Long  before  the  town  of  Stanberry  was  laid 
out,  Mr.  Sager,  then  in  his  early  youth,  helped  break  the  prairie  land 
with  ox  teams.  The  county  prospered,  and  Mr.  Sager's  name  was  con- 
nected with  many  public  enterprises.  He  was  the  vice  president  of  the 
Bank  of  Stanberry  from  1889  until  1896,  when  the  bank  was  merged 
with  the  Farmers  and  Mechanics  Bank.  From  that  date  until  1909  he 
was  connected  with  the  real  estate  and  fire  insurance  business,  and  he 
is  now  the  local  agent  for  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Campany. 

W.  F.  Sager  was  born  in  Cedar  County,  Iowa,  April  13,  1863.  His 
father,  Edward  Sager,  was  born  Oct.  26,  1838,  the  sixth  son  born  to  his 
parents,  Christian  Sager  and  his  wife.  Edward  Sager  died  at  Boynton, 
Okla.,  June  18,  1919,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  High  Ridge  Ceme- 
tery, Gentry  County.  His  wife  Elizabeth  (Gearhart)  Sager,  died  at  the 
age  of  47  years.  To  her  union  with  Edward  Sager  the  following  chil- 
dren were  born:  W.  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary  C,  now  Mrs. 
Lewis  of  Ft.  Lupton,  Col. ;  James  C,  a  prominent  commission  man  living 
in  St.  Joseph;  Rachel,  now  Mrs.  Taylor  of  Quincy,  111.;  J.  B.,  connected 
with  a  bank  at  Darlington;  Emily  J.,  deceased;  E.  W.,  a  resident  of  St. 
Joseph ;  a  sister,  now  Mrs.  Bert  Myers  of  Los  Angeles,  Calif. ;  and  Al- 
bert, living  in  St.  Joseph. 

W.  F.  Sager  was  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  Normal  School  from 
which  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1885.  He  then  located  at  Colby,  Kan., 
where  he  organized  the  first  bank  ever  established  there.  He  remained 
in  that  work  until  he  came  to  Stanberry  in  1889.  He  was  elected  the 
mayor  of  Stanberry  in  April,  1920,  and  has  made  an  efficient  official. 
He  has  kept  the  details  of  the  office  in  such  excellent  shape  that  it  would 
be  possible  for  another  incumbent  to  take  over  the  work  with  practically 
no  difficulty.  Throughout  his  term  of  office,  Mr.  Sager  has  been  pains- 
taking and  has  exhibited  excellent  executive  ability. 


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Mr.  Sager  was  married  on  March  16,  1887,  to  Amanda  Cain,  a 
daughter  of  Charles  L.  and  Sarah  J.  Cain,  early  settlers  of  Nodaway 
County,  and  both  now  deceased.  To  the  union  of  W.  F.  and  Amanda 
(Cain)  Sager  the  following  children  were  born:  Edna,  a  teacher  in  the 
Manual  Training  High  School  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Raymond  D,.  men- 
tion of  whom  appears  later;  Sylvia  S.,  the  cashier  of  the  Lee  Live  Stock 
and  Corn  Company  at  St.  Joseph;  Edward,  Jr.,  at  home;  and  W.  F.,  Jr., 
at  home. 

Raymond  D.  Sager  was  born  on  Jan.  24,  1889,  at  Stanberry,  where 
he  was  reared.  He  was  in  service  during  the  World  War  and  was 
wounded  on  Oct.  6,  1918,  during  the  Argonne  Drive  in  France.  He  died 
on  Oct.  21st  of  that  year  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  American 
Cemetery  in  France.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge 
at  Stanberry. 

W.  F.  Sager  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge,  and  dur- 
ing the  25  years  of  his  membership,  he  has  filled  all  of  the  chairs.  He 
has  been  the  Deputy  Grand  Chancellor  for  several  years.  Mayor  Sager 
has  one  of  the  beautiful  residences  of  Stanberry,  and  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing citizens  of  the  town. 

J.  Clark  Powers,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Cooper 
Township,  Gentry  County,  is  known  throughout  his  community  as  a  man 
of  progressive  ideas.  He  is  the  son  of  a  well  known  farmer,  Harvey  Pow- 
ers, and  was  born  just  northeast  of  Union  Grove,  Gentry  County,  March 
13,  1880.  His  mother,  Cynthia  T.  (Clark)  Powers  came  of  pioneer  stock, 
her  parents  having  been  early  settlers  in  Gentry  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Clark,  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  in  this  volume,  live  in  Bogle  Town- 
ship. 

J.  Clark  Powers  attended  the  Burnett  District  school  in  his  child- 
hood, and  later  was  a  student  in  the  Albany  High  School.  He  farmed  at 
home  with  his  father  for  several  years,  and  in  the  meantime,  became  in- 
terested in  the  buying  and  selling  of  farms.  At  the  present  time,  Mr. 
Powers  owns  290  acres  of  well  improved  land  four  miles  northwest  of 
Stanberry  in  Cooper  Township.  For  the  past  10  years,  Mr.  Powers  has 
been  breeding  and  raising  Poland  China  hogs.  Mr.  Powers  had  his  last 
annual  sale  of  hogs  on  Nov.  17,  1921.  He  keeps  his  herd  pure  bred,  and 
is  justly  proud  of  the  animals  he  raises.  He  also  raises  pure  bred  Perch- 
eron  horses,  and  high  class  Jersey  cattle.  Mrs.  Powers  breeds  pure  bred 
Buff  Leghorn  chickens  and  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Powers  have  established 
a  reputation  for  success  in  their  work. 


796  HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

J,  Clark  Powers  was  married  on  June  11,  1899,  to  Bettie  Kerfoot, 
a  daughter  of  John  T.  and  M.  E.  (Williams)  Kerfoot.  Mrs.  Kerfoot  is 
dead,  and  her  husband  now  lives  at  Garden  City,  Kan.  Mrs.  Powers  was 
born,  reared  and  educated  near  Gentry.  To  her  union  with  J.  Clark 
Powers  two  children  were  born:  Curtis,  married  Estella  J.  Cook,  and  is 
farming  on  the  home  place;  and  Esther  Ellen,  now  a  student  in  the  Stan- 
berry  High  School. 

By  inheritance,  training,  and  because  of  his  innate  ability,  J.  Clark 
Powers  is  a  man  of  strong  business  acumen,  one  who  has  achieved  prom- 
inence in  his  work  as  a  stockman  because  he  is  both  capable  and  ener- 
getic. 

Harvey  Powers,  one  of  the  well  known  farmers  and  stockmen  of 
Bogle  Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Virginia,  born  in  Taze- 
well County,  Oct.  18,  1861,  the  son  of  J.  B.  and  Rebecca  (Whitton)  Pow- 
ers. 

J.  B.  Powers  was  born  in  Smith  County,  Virginia,  and  was  a  vet- 
eran of  the  Civil  War,  in  which  he  served  for  four  years  in  the  Confed- 
erate army.  He  came  to  Missouri  in  1869  and  settled  first  at  Albany, 
later  at  Union  Grove  and  at  Alanthus,  all  in  Gentry  County.  At  all  of 
those  towns  he  followed  his  occupation  of  blacksmithing.  In  1887  he 
went  to  Hickory  County,  where  he  remained  for  two  years,  and  then 
moved  to  Sheridan,  Wyo.  He  died  in  Wyoming  at  the  age  of  59  years. 
His  wife,  also  a  native  of  Virginia,  died  in  Wyoming  at  the  age  of  68 
years.  Their  children  were  :  Harvey,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  ;  Charles, 
living  at  Moline,  Kan. ;  John,  a  resident  of  Sheridan,  Wyo. ;  Edward, 
living  in  Washington;  Alex,  now  living  in  Wyoming;  and  Mollie,  mar- 
ried Bud  Jenney,  and  died  at  Sheridan,  Wyo.,  Aug.  25,  1921. 

Harvey  Powers  attended  the  public  schools,  and  has  made  his  own 
way  in  the  world  since  he  was  18  years  old.  He  lived  on  a  farm  three 
miles  north  of  Union  Grove  until  1899,  when  he  bought  his  present  farm 
of  220  acres.  He  has  a  good  residence,  a  silo,  excellent  farm  buildings, 
and  the  place  has  fine  water  facilities.  Mr.  Powers  raises  Duroc  Jersey 
hogs  and  has  registered  males.  He  also  raises  cattle,  and  is  accounted 
one  of  the  successful  men  of  the  community  in  this  line  of  work. 

Mr.  Powers  was  married,  Nov.  15,  1878,  to  Cynthia  T.  Clark,  a 
daughter  of  James  and  Mary  (Orr)  Clark.  James  Clark  was  born  in 
Paisley,  Scotland  in  1809,  and  came  to  the  United  States  "with  his  par- 
ents in  1816.  They  settled  near  New  Lisbon,  Ohio,  and  there  James 
Clark  was  reared.  He  and  his  younger  brother,  David,  were  among  the 
earliest  settlers  in  the  Union  community  in  Gentry  County.   They  entered 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  797 

land  five  miles  northwest  of  Gentry  in  1857.  The  brother,  David,  en- 
listed for  service  in  the  Civil  War,  and  died  in  Virginia  v^hile  serving  in 
the  Union  army.  James  Clark  married  Mary  E.  Orr,  born  near  Nev^ 
Lisbon,  Ohio,  in  1817,  and  she  had  come  with  him  to  the  new  country. 
He  died  in  1868,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Smithton  Cemetery. 
His  widow  was  left  with  a  child  of  only  six  months,  to  face  the  hardships 
and  privations  of  early  pioneer  life.  Mrs.  Clark  died  at  the  home  of  her 
daughter,  Cynthia  T.  (Clark)  Powers,  in  1900  at  the  age  of  83  years.  To 
the  pioneer  women  of  her  type  the  county  owes  much. 

To  the  union  of  Harvey  and  Cynthia  T.  (Clark)  Powers  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born:  Clark,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  in  this 
volume;  Cecil,  married  Miss  Lucy  Barnes,  and  is  a  farmer  in  Bogle 
Township ;  and  Harvey,  Jr.,  now  operating  the  home  farm. 

Harvey  Powers  is  a  man  who  is  accounted  capable  and  reliable  in 
his  community.  His  farm  is  located  on  the  Air  Line  between  Gentry  and 
Worth  and  its  appearance  shows  the  effects  of  Mr.  Powers'  efficient 
management.   The  Powers  family  are  an  asset  to  Bogle  Township. 

William  J.  Milligan,  Civil  War  veteran  and  member  of  a  pioneer 
family  of  Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  1^  miles  east  of 
Alanthus  Grove,  Aug.  20,  1845,  the  son  of  Templeton  and  Elizabeth 
(Thompson)  Milligan. 

Both  Templeton  Milligan  and  his  wife  were  born  in  Tennessee 
where  they  were  also  married.  They  came  to  Clinton  County,  Missouri, 
in  1840,  and  located  in  Gentry  County  shortly  afterwards.  Mr.  Milligan 
entered  land  comprising  120  acres,  which  he  improved.  Mrs.  Milligan 
died  in  1848  and  Mr.  Milligan  in  1851.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried 
in  Jennings  Cemetery.  William  J.  Milligan  is  the  only  child  of  his  par- 
ents, but  by  a  second  marriage  of  the  father,  he  had  two  children :  Mary 
Merissa,  now  Mrs.  Judd  of  Benton  County;  and  Isabell,  living  in  Okla- 
homa.   Mr.  Milligan's  widow,  now  Mrs.  Watkins,  is  living  at  Worth. 

William  J.  Milligan  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Wilson 
Township  and  farmed  until  a  little  more  than  20  years  ago.  For  more 
than  24  years  he  lived  on  his  farm  near  Enyart,  but  traded  that  land  for 
some  property  in  Stanberry,  which  he  later  sold  and  bought  160  acres 
east  of  Alanthus  Grove.  Mr.  Milligan  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Mili- 
tia for  two  years  during  the  Civil  War,  and  was  one  year  in  the  15th 
Missouri  Infantry,  Fourth  Army  Corps.  He  was  mustered  out  of  service 
on  Dec.  2,  1865,  at  Victoria,  Texas. 

William  J.  Milligan  was  married,  April  19,  1866,  to  Joan  Chapman, 
a  daughter  of  E.  G.  and  Elizabeth  (Grooms)  Chapman,  early  settlers  of 


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Wilson  Township.  They  came  here  from  Platte  County,  where  Mrs. 
Milligan  was  born  in  1847.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chapman  had  the  following 
children:  John  H.,  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Prather  of 
Gentry;  William,  died  at  Enyart;  Emma,  was  Mrs.  Williamson  and  died 
at  Stanberry;  Catherine,  married  Mr.  Oglesby,  and  died  in  Idaho. 

Mr.  Milligan  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. He  and  Mrs.  Milligan  have  been  living  in  Alanthus  Grove  for  more 
than  20  years,  and  are  well  known  and  higly  respected  througout  the 
community.  Mr.  Milligan  recalls  much  interesting  data  in  connection  with 
the  early  history  of  Alanthus  Grove.  The  first  post  office  of  the  community 
was  established  at  Enyart  with  Abraham  Enyart  as  postmaster.  The  office 
was  later  moved  farther  east  and  Samuel  Bryson  was  the  acting  post- 
master ;  and  still  later  Alanthus  Grove  was  made  the  site  of  the  office  with 
William  Garrett,  postmaster.  Those  changes  were  all  made  prior  to  the  Civ- 
il War,  and  the  postoffice  was  discontinued  almost  20  years  ago.  The  first 
merchant  of  the  town  was  Jerry  Wright,  who  came  to  the  county  in  pioneer 
days  and  entered  several  hundred  acres  of  land.  He  enlisted  in  the  Confed- 
erate Army  during  the  Civil  War,  and  never  returned  to  Gentry  County. 

Thomas  Kerwin,  one  of  the  prominent  farmers  and  stockmen  of 
Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Iowa,  born  in  Cedar  County,  Feb.  23,  1866. 

Mr.  Kerwin's  parents,  Philip  and  Johanna  (Long)  Kerwin,  came  to 
Missouri  in  1875,  arriving  in  Gentry  County  on  May  25th  of  that  year. 
Philip  Kerwin  bought  360  acres  of  land  to  which  he  later  added  until  he 
owned  520  acres  at  the  time  of  his  death  on  July  1,  1887.  He  became  one 
of  the  well  known  farmers  and  stockmen  of  the  community,  and  was  a  man 
highly  esteemed  by  his  fellow  citizens.  His  wife  died  on  Nov.  21,  1901.  Her 
remains  and  those  of  her  husband  are  buried  in  Dolora  Cemetery.  Their 
children  were:  Mary,  the  wife  of  J.  P.  Morris  of  Worth  County;  Thomas 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and  Elizabeth,  married  to  Elmer  Bressler  of  Los 
Angeles,  Calif. 

Thomas  Kerwin  attended  school  in  Iowa,  and  was  a  student  in  the 
Grantham  District  in  Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County,  where  he  has  spent 
all  of  his  life.  He  has  extensive  land  holdings  comprising  1840  acres  in 
Worth  and  Gentry  counties,  and  including  the  Kerwin  home  place.  More 
than  500  acres  of  land  is  in  the  Grand  River  bottom,  and  350  acres  is  in  the 
Drainage  District.  Mr.  Kerwin  has  one  of  the  best  improved  stock  farms 
of  the  county ;  the  house  is  situated  on  an  elevation  overlooking  the  beauti- 
ful Grand  River  Valley,  and  there  are  commodious  buildings  for  the  stock. 
Mr.  Kerwin  had  corn  on  200  acres  of  land  in  1921,  and  the  yeild  averaged 
50  bushels  an  acre.   He  fed  three  car  loads  of  hogs  and  three  car  loads  of 


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cattle  during  the  past  year,  and  is  one  of  the  prominent  feeders  of  Wilson 
Township. 

Mr.  Kerwin  was  married  in  1892  to  Delia  Morris.  Mrs.  Kerwin  died 
in  1893,  and  Mr.  Kerwin  was  married  on  Sept.  3,  1906  to  Josephine 
Straussmyer,  a  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Anna  (Bremer)  Straussmyer 
of  Wilson  Township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Straussmyer  came  to  Gentry  County 
in  1880,  and  now  live  in  Wilson  Township  on  the  farm  where  Mrs.  Ker- 
win was  born.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kerwin  had  the  following  children:  Philip 
Andrew,  James  Elmer,  Anna  Johanna,  Thomas  Frederick,  and  Mary 
Elizabeth,  who  was  born  on  May  2,  1920  and  died  on  Nov.  15,  1920. 

Mr.  Kerwin  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Dolora  Catholic 
church.  This  church,  which  stands  on  the  Kerwin  farm,  was  established 
by  Father  Powers  in  1868,  and  he  was  the  pastor  for  five  years.  The  old 
church  building  was  replaced  in  1892  by  the  present  edifice.  The  Dolora 
Celnetery  located  by  the  church  is  also  on  a  part  of  the  Kerwin  farm. 

Mr.  Kerwin  is  known  throughout  northwest  Missouri  as  a  reliable 
and  substantial  stockman  who  has  achieved  marked  success  in  his  work. 
The  Kerwin  family  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  community.  Mr.  Kerwin 
has  served  as  the  assessor  of  Wilson  Township,  and  at  present  is  serving 
as  president  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  of  the  Gentry  County  Drainage 
District. 

T.  H.  McElroy,  Secretary-Treasurer  and  General  Superintendent  of 
the  Electric  Light  Company  at  King  City  is  a  native  of  Pennsylviana.  He 
was  born  April  26,  1876  and  is  the  son  of  Winfield  Scott  and  Rosetta 
(Wheeler)  McElroy.  Winfield  Scott  McElroy  was  for  many  years  en- 
gaged in  teaching  in  New  York  and  Pennsylviana.  He  is  a  Republican 
and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His  wife  is  deceased; 
he  is  at  the  present  engaged  in  the  flour  and  feed  business. 

T.  H.  McElroy  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  his  parents: 
T.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Stephen,  died  in  1908  and  is  buried  at 
Wellsburg,  Pa. ;  Nettie,  married  Orlando  Richards,  who  is  a  car  inspec- 
tor in  the  employ  of  the  Bessemer  and  Lake  Erie  Railroad  and  resides  at 
Cranesville,  Pa.;  Mamie,  married  Charles  Anderson,  Erie,  Pa.  A  step- 
sister, Orril  Wood  is  now  the  wife  of  Ed  Sterrett,  Erie,  Pa. 

T.  H.  McElroy  received  a  good  comuon  school  education,  after  which 
he  took  an  engineering  course  and  worked  at  stationary  engineering  until 
1915.  He  then  took  a  course  in  electrical  engineering  at  the  International 
Correspondence  School  of  Scranton,  Pa.,  and  shortly  afterwards  took 
charge  of  the  electrical  plant  at  Girard,  Pa.  He  served  as  superintendent 
of  that  plant  for  11  years.    In  January,  1916,  he  came  to  King  City  and 


800  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

took  charge  of  the  electric  plant  there  as  superintendent  and  also  owns 
one-half  interest  in  this  institution.  Mr.  McElroy  has  had  an  extensive 
experience  in  electrical  engineering  and  is  thouroughly  competent  in  that 
line  of  work. 

Mr.  McElroy  was  married  to  Miss  Zena  May  Suchland,  daughter  of 
August  and  Louise  (Bax)  Suchland.  August  Suchland  was  born  in  Meck- 
lenburg, Schwerin,  Germany  and  came  to  America  at  the  age  of  14  years. 
He  was  successfully  engaged  in  farming  in  Erie  County,  Pa.,  until  about 
the  time  of  his  death.  His  widow  now  lives  at  Girard,  Pa.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McElroy  has  been  born  one  child,  Mildred,  who  was  born  in  Pennsylvania 
and  is  a  student  in  the  King  City  High  School,  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1924. 

Mr.  McElroy  takes  a  commendable  interest  in  public  affairs ;  he  is  a 
member  of  the  King  City  school  board  and  secretary  of  the  King  City 
Commercial  Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  the  Indepen- 
dent Odd  Fellows,  the  Eastern  Star  and  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church  and  one  of  the  representivve  men  of  affairs  in 
King  City  and  Gentry  County. 

Richard  Hudson,  deceased,  was  one  of  Daviess  County's  most  suc- 
cessful farmers  and  stockmen.  He  was  born  in  Ontario,  Canada,  July 
31,  1849,  the  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Brewster)  Hudson.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  William  Hudson  settled  in  Illinois  in  about  1855,  where  they  both 
died. 

Richard  Hudson  was  married  on  Oct.  17,  1878,  in  DeKalb  County,  to 
Ella  Gould,  the  daughter  of  Benjamin  S.,  and  Rachel  (Hines)  Gould.  Mr. 
Gould  was  born  in  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.,  and  his  wife  was  a  native  of 
Bradford  County,  Pa.  Mr.  Gould  died  in  1875  in  Illinois  and  his  wife  died 
in  1916  in  Kansas. 

Richard  Hudson  and  his  wife  lived  for  16  years  in  Lincoln  County, 
Kans.,  where  he  carried  on  farming  and  stock  raising.  In  1894  he  remov- 
ed to  Daviess  County,  and  settled  in  Colfax  Township,  where  he  lived  until 
his  death  in  May,  1916.  He  owned  200  acres  of  well  improved  land  two 
miles  south  of  Winston,  and  since  his  death,  his  wife  and  sons  have  pur- 
chased 233  acres,  making  a  total  of  433  acres.  It  is  one  of  the  finest  stock 
farms  in  Daviess  County,  and  is  now  operated  by  Mr.  Hudson's  sons.  It 
is  called  "Maple  Stock  Farm,"  on  account  of  the  large  maples  which  are 
located  in  front  of  the  residence.  Mrs.  Hudson  has  a  very  attractive 
home,  nicely  located.  Mr.  Hudson's  sons  have  been  carrying  on  their 
father's  business  successfully  since  his  death,  and  are  well  known  as 
feeders  of  cattle  and  hogs. 


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To  Richard  and  Ella  (Gould)  Hudson  six  children  were  born,  as  fol- 
lows: Mabel,  the  wife  of  O.  P.  Painter,  residing  on  the  old  Hudson  farm 
near  Malta,  111.  They  have  a  daughter,  Ella  Virginia  Painter;  William 
S.,  living  on  the  home  place ;  Geroge,  born  June  8,  1886,  now  deceased.  He 
was  selected  for  service  during  the  World  War,  and  sent  to  Camp  Funston, 
with  Ambulance  Company  No.  41,  and  later  overseas  with  the  32nd  Ambu- 
lance Company,  He  died  at  Bordeaux,  France,  Dec.  31,  1918,  from  pneu- 
monia. His  body  was  returned  to  the  United  States  for  burial  at  Winston ; 
Arthur,  living  at  the  home  place;  Florence,  the  wife  of  Morgan  Jones, 
Dawn,  Mo. ;  and  Lester  G.,  at  home.  He  enlisted  in  the  army  during  the 
World  War  while  attending  school  at  Manhattan,  Kans.,  and  was  sent 
to  Camp  Lee,  near  Petersburg,  Va.,  and  later  to  Camp  Beauregard,  La. 

Mr.  Hudson  was  vice-president  of  the  Winston  Bank  at  the  time  of 
his  death.  He  was  a  progressive  and  substantial  citizen  and  possessed 
excellent  judgment  in  all  matters.  He  was  valuable  in  his  community 
as  a  man  willing  at  all  times  to  advise  and  counsel  with  his  fellow  men.  In 
his  business  affairs  he  was  ever  upright  and  fair  and  in  his  work  as  a 
citizen  he  was  the  upholder  of  high  standards. 

Lincoln  O.  Grantham,  one  of  the  progressive  farmers  and  stockmen 
of  Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  on  a  farm  just  one  fourth 
of  a  mile  south  of  his  present  residence  on  July  1,  1866,  the  son  of  James 
L.  and  Mary  (Knye)  Grantham. 

James  L.  Grantham  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1836.  His  parents 
moved  to  Hillsboro,  III.,  where  James  L.  was  reared.  In  1856  he  came 
with  his  parents,  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Grantham,  to  Missouri  and 
settled  in  Wilson  Township  on  a  farm  adjoining  the  one  now  owned  by 
Lincoln  O.  Grantham.  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  both  died  on  their  farm, 
and  their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Grantham  Cemetery.  James  L. 
Grantham  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War, 
and  served  during  the  years  1863  and  1864.  He  married  Mary  E.  Knye, 
who  was  born  in  Germany  in  1838.  Her  parents  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1844  and  settled  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  A  few  years  later  they 
came  to  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  and  from  there  to  Wilson  Township,  Gentry 
County.  James  L.  Grantham  died  in  1875,  and  his  widow  makes  her 
home  with  her  son,  Lincoln  O.  To  the  union  of  James  L.  and  Mary  E. 
(Knj^e)  Grantham  the  following  children  were  born:  Naoma  C,  married 
Mr.  Winslow,  and  died  at  the  age  of  20  years;  Harriett  C,  became  Mrs. 
Winslow,  and  died  in  1898;  Dora,  died  in  infancy;  L.  O.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Thomas  W.,  now  the  owner  of  the  home  place;  Oliver  P.,  a 


802  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

farmer  in  Oklahoma;  James  L.,  a  farmer  living  east  of  Stanberry;  and 
Elizabeth,  died  in  March,  1919,  at  the  age  of  50  years. 

L.  O.  Grantham  has  land  holdings  of  380  acres  in  his  home  place 
and  60  acres  near  Enyart.  The  land  is  all  well  improved;  the  present 
residence  was  built  in  1907,  and  the  farm  is  equipped  with  excellent 
farm  buildings,  and  facilities  for  caring  for  the  stock.  Mr.  Grantham 
raises  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Spotted  Poland  China  hogs.  He  feeds  two 
or  three  car  loads  of  each  during  a  year. 

L.  O.  Grantham  was  married  in  1890  to  Maggie  Wharton,  a 
daughter  of  R.  M.  and  S.  F.  (Yost)  Wharton.  Mrs.  Grantham  was  born 
near  Marshalltown,  Iowa,  and  came  to  Gentry  County  with  her  parents 
in  1870.  Mr.  Wharton  died  in  California  in  1889,  and  Mrs.  Wharton 
now  lives  in  Billings,  Mont.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grantham  had  the  following 
children:  Blanch,  the  wife  of  Fred  Richardson  of  Wilson  Township; 
Roy,  married  Goldie  Liggett,  and  lives  on  the  home  farm ;  Neva,  married 
Leland  Fryar,  cashier  of  the  Farmers  Bank  at  Ravenwood ;  Everett,  a 
farmer  living  three  miles  east  of  Alanthus  Grove;  Earl,  accidentally 
killed  when  he  was  six  years  old;  Marcella,  a  sudent  in  the  Stanberry 
High  School;  and  Bernard,  at  home. 

Mr.  Grantham  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  at  Alanthus  Grove,  the  Chapter  at  Stanberry,  and  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Ravenwood.  He  has  served  twice  as  a 
member  of  the  township  board,  and  in  1914  made  the  race  for  circuit 
clerk  of  Gentry  County  on  the  Republican  ticket.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Gentry  County  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and  is  at  present  serving  on 
the  board  of  that  company.  Mr.  Grantham  is  one  of  the  substantial 
citizens  of  Wilson  Township,  a  man  known  for  his  ability  in  business, 
and  for  his  high  ideals  of  civic  progress. 

Andrew  J.  Goodwine,  a  farmer  of  Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County, 
lives  on  the  farm  where  he  was  born,  July  29,  1882.  The  land  has  been 
in  the  Goodwine  family  for  73  years,  having  been  entered  from  the 
government  by  Wash  Goodwine,  father  of  Andrew  J.  Goodwine. 

Wash  Goodwine  was  born  in  Yorkshire,  England,  and  came  to  the 
United  States  when  he  was  four  years  old.  He  settled  in  Indiana  and  in 
1853  moved  to  Missouri,  where  he  took  up  land  near  Alanthus  Grove  in 
Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County.  He  became  an  extensive  feeder  of 
cattle  and  hogs,  and  raised  cattle,  hogs  and  mules,  buying  the  corn  used 
for  feeding  from  the  farmers  near  by.  At  one  time  he  owned  700  acres 
of  land  in  the  county.  He  married  Harriett  Cunningham,  who  was  born 
in  Ireland  and  came  to  the  United  States  with  her  parents  when  she  was 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  803 

10  years  old.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goodwine  were  married  in  Indiana  in  1853. 
Mr.  Goodwine  died  on  Dec.  13,  1902  at  the  age  of  86  years,  and  Mrs. 
Goodwine  died  on  June  16,  1916  at  the  age  of  87  years.  The  re- 
mains of  both  are  buried  in  Monroe  Cemetery.  Their  children  were: 
Seth,  a  farmer  living  near  Stanberry;  Amanda,  married  Aaron  Ball  and 
died  at  Ebntonville,  Ark.,  Oct.  8,  1907 ;  John,  a  farmer  at  Greeley,  Colo. ; 
Abner,  a  poultry  dealer  at  Ravenwood ;  Enretta,  the  wife  of  J.  A.  Star- 
wait  of  Stanberry ;  Lucy,  married  to  W.  R.  Cogdell,  a  farmer  near  Clyde  ; 
George,  deceased;  Sherwin,  deceased:  Stilwell,  a  farmer  near  Grover, 
Col. ;  Raleigh,  farming  at  Grover,  Col. :  A.  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ; 
and  Frank,  living  at  Hereford,  Col. 

A.  J.  Goodwine  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Gentry  County,  and 
has  been  a  farmer  all  of  his  life.  He  owns  80  acres  of  the  home  farm, 
where  he  does  general  farming  and  raises  stock.  Mrs.  Goodwine  raises 
Columbian  Wyandotte  poultry,  and  has  a  market  for  the  eggs  and  fowls 
at  home. 

A.  J.  Goodwine  was  married,  Sept.  5,  1917  to  Edelle  Tatum,  a 
daughter  of  James  L.  and  Laura  (Stevens)  Tatum.  Mrs.  Tatum,  born 
in  Indiana,  in  1873,  died  at  Franklin,  Ind.,  May  26,  1906.  Mr.  Tatum, 
born  in  Indiana  in  1875,  now  lives  in  Cooper  Township,  Gentry  County. 
Mrs.  Goodwine  was  born  and  reared  at  Ninevah,  Johnson  County,  Ind., 
and  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1912.  To  her  union  with  A.  J.  Goodwine 
two  children  have  been  born,  Ruth  Harriett,  and  Laura  Edith. 

Mr.  Goodwine  is  a  Republican.  He  is  an  industrious  and  energetic 
farmer,  highly  esteemed  in  his  neighborhood. 

William  Thomas,  one  of  the  capable  and  excellent  citizens  of  Stan- 
berry, Gentry  County,  is  a  retired  farmer.  He  came  to  Stanberry  in  1919, 
from  his  farm  of  240  acres  three  miles  south  of  Stanberry,  and  has  been 
known  in  the  community  for  his  spirit  of  fairness  and  justice  during  the 
reconstruction  period  in  the  agriculture  of  the  county. 

William  Thomas  was  born  in  Germany,  May  17,  1853,  the  son  of 
Peter  and  Eve  (Boquet)  Thomas,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1854,  and  settled  in  Marshall  County,  111.  They  both  died  there,  and 
their  remains  are  buried  at  Henry,  111.  Their  children  were:  Gertrude, 
was  Mrs.  Newhelfen,  and  died  at  Henry,  111. ;  Margaret,  now  Mrs.  Zieg- 
ler  of  Henry,  111. ;  Kate,  now  Mrs.  Ziegler  of  Henry,  111. ;  and  William, 
the  subject  of  this  review. 

Mr.  Thomas  attended  school  at  Henry,  111.,  and  at  the  age  of  25 
years,  went  to  Shelby  County,  Iowa,  where  he  lived  until  1902.  He  came 
to  Gentry  County  that  year,  and  bought  his  farm  near  Stanberry.   He  did 


804  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

general  farming  CAzd  stockraising.  The  farm  is  located  on  the  Jefferson 
Highway  and  is  equipped  with  excellent  improvements.  Mr.  Thomas's 
residence  in  Stanberry  is  located  on  the  corner  of  Alanthus  and  First 
streets. 

William  Thomas  was  married  on  Oct.  27,  1874  at  Henry,  111.,  to 
Elizabeth  Roth,  born,  Oct.  21,  1855  in  Ontario,  Canada.  Her  parents 
were  Joseph  and  Eva  (Friese)  Roth.  They  are  both  dead  and  their 
remains  are  buried  at  Henry,  HI.  Their  children  were :  Elizabeth,  now 
Mrs.  Thomas;  Sophronia,  and  Mrs.  Bartels  of  Hesper,  Canada;  Upaloma, 
now  Mrs.  Weyler  of  New  Germany,  Canada ;  Joseph,  living  at  Peoria, 
HI. ;  Henry,  a  resident  of  Henry,  HI. ;  Mrs.  Coomradt  Merdian,  of  Henry, 
HI.;  Frances,  now  Mrs.  Troendly,  living  at  Lincoln,  HI.;  Peter  and 
Andrew,  both  dead;  and  Mary,  married  Mr.  Kramer,  and  died  at  Chi- 
cago, HI. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  had  the  following  children :  William,  married 
Angle  Harkenrath,  and  lives  at  Neola,  Iowa  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
Frances ;  Henry,  now  dead,  had  married  Madeline  Leuchen,  and  left  two 
children,  Benedict  and  Henrietta;  Frank,  married  Annie  Heyde,  and 
lives  at  Stanberry;  Leo,  at  home;  Matilda,  the  wife  of  Jacob  Doges  of 
Portsmouth,  Iowa ;  and  Joseph,  married  Dora  Heyde,  and  is  a  resident 
of  Neola,  Iowa.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  have  the  following  grandchil- 
dren;  William,  Lena,  Louis,  Frances,  Elizabeth,  Marie,  Anna,  Bernadine, 
Pauline,  and  Michael  Jacob  Doges;  Carl,  the  son  of  Frank  Thomas;  and 
Benedict  and  Henrietta,  mentioned  above. 

Mr.  Thomas  is  a  man  of  alert  intellect  and  broad  sympathies.  He 
well  merits  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 

John  H.  Barnes,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  and  stockman, 
living  near  Albany,  Mo.  He  was  born  near  Denver,  Mo.,  April  9,  1852, 
his  parents  having  settled  in  Worth  County  at  a  very  early  date. 

John  H.  Barnes  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in 
such  schools  as  the  times  and  conditions  afforded.  After  attaining  man- 
hood he  engaged  in  farming  and  stockraising  in  Worth  County  which  he 
successfully  pursued  until  1919  when  he  removed  to  Gentry  County  and 
since  that  time  has  been  engaged  in  farming  near  Albany. 

In  1888,  John  H.  Barnes  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Maxwell  and 
to  them  the  following  children  have  been  born:  Leona,  married  J.  D. 
Castin  of  Worth  County;  Myrtle,  married  Charles  Korn,  Grant  City; 
Wesley,  married  Bessie  Kater,  Worth  County;  Elmer,  further  mention 
of  whom  is  made  below,  married  Bessie  Wallace  and  they  live  two  miles 
south  of  Albany;  Emery,  married  Esta  Lewis  and  they  live  at  Havelock, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  805 

Neb. ;  Alvie,  married  Dorma  Smith  and  they  live  at  Salt  Creek,  Wyo. ; 
Sadie,  married  William  Murphy,  P'leming,  Colo.;  Olive,  married  John 
Beauchamps,  Rodimda  Beach,  Calif. ;  Phoebe,  married  Alex  Conon  and 
they  live  near  Denver,  Mo. ;  Walter,  married  Georgia  Pickering,  Lincoln, 
Neb. ;  Elsie,  who  is  specializing  in  music  at  Palmer  College,  having 
graduated  from  the  academic  department  in  the  class  of  1922 ;  Howard, 
graduated  from  the  commercial  department  of  Palmer  College  in  the 
class  of  1920;  Kay,  a  student  in  Albany  High  School  and  a  member  of 
the  class  of  1923,  and  J.  Edgar  Barnes. 

J.  Edgar  Barnes  was  one  of  the  promising  young  men  whose  career 
was  marked  with  success  and  who  made  the  supreme  sacrifice  in  the 
World  War.  He  was  born  Feb.  6,  1892  and  after  attending  the  public 
schools  took  a  business  course  at  Grand  Island,  Neb.  He  then  went  to 
Colorado  and  took  up  a  government  claim,  becoming  the  owner  of  310 
acres  of  land.  Here  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  when 
the  United  States  entered  the  World  War.  He  entered  the  service  under 
the  selective  draft  in  1917,  becoming  a  membr  of  D  Company,  354th 
Infantry,  89th  Division.  After  a  period  of  training  at  Camp  Funston, 
Kan.,  he  went  to  France  with  his  division  and  was  in  a  number  of  the 
important  engagements  in  which  the  89th  Division  participated.  He  was 
killed  in  battle  Nov.  1,  1918. 

Elmer  Barnes  enlisted  at  Bakersfield,  Calif.,  in  March,  1918  and 
served  in  the  Quartermaster  Department. 

John  H.  Barnes  has  a  distinct  recollection  of  pioneer  conditions  as 
they  existed  in  Worth  County  during  his  early  boyhood  days.  Settlers 
were  few,  their  nearest  neighbor  on  the  west  being  five  miles  distant. 
Methods  of  farming  were  crude  and  conveniences  few.  There  were  no 
tion  schools, 
school  houses  and  the  only  schools  at  that  time  were  known  as  subscrip- 

Mr.  Barnes  has  seen  much  of  the  development  which  has  taken 
place  in  this  part  of  Missouri  and  has  contributed  his  part  to  the  up- 
building and  betterment  of  this  section.  He  is  progressive  and  public 
spirited  and  one  of  the  substantial  men  of  Gentry  County. 

Edward  Adams,  a  successful  contractor  of  Albany,  Mo.,  who  has 
been  engaged  in  business  for  a  number  of  years,  is  a  native  of  Indiana. 
He  was  born  in  Scott  County,  that  state,  Sept.  10,  1855,  a  son  of  Morgan 
and  Catherine  (Lynch)  Adams,  the  former  a  native  of  Kentucky  and 
the  latter  of  Virginia. 

Morgan  and  Catherine  (Lynch)  Adams  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children  as  follows:    George,  deceased;  John,  deceased;  Rebecca,  de- 


806  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ceased;  Hannah,  married  George  Tennant;  W.  T.,  who  is  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising  in  Gentry  County ;  Louis,  who  owns  and  oper- 
ates a  large  ranch  of  1700  acres  in  Cherry  County,  Neb.,  and  Edward, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

The  Adams  family  settled  in  Missouri  at  an  early  day,  having  located 
in  Harrison  County  in  1868.  Edward  Adams  attended  the  public  schools 
and  grew  to  manhood  in  Harrison  County.  In  1881  he  went  to  Nebraska 
and  homesteaded  government  land.  After  remaining  there  about  two  years 
he  sold  out  and  returned  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Gentry  County.  Here  he 
learned  the  plaster's  and  mason  trade  and  has  since  devoted  himself  to  that 
line  of  work.  For  a  number  of  years  he  has  operated  in  that  field  as  a 
contractor.  He  is  now  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cement  blocks  and 
brick,  his  plant  being  located  at  the  corner  of  Chicago  and  Orton  streets. 
He  carries  on  an  extensive  business  which  is  one  of  the  important  enter- 
prises of  Albany. 

Edward  Adams  was  married  Dec.  25,  1878  to  Miss  Jane  Lunsf  ord  and 
to  them  have  been  born  four  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  the 
only  surviving  child  being  Lora  who  is  the  wife  of  Charles  E.  Littlewood. 

Mr.  Adams  is  progressive  and  one  of  the  enterprising  citizens  of 
Gentry  County.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
having  been  a  member  of  that  order  for  25  years. 

John  W.  Kerlin,  now  living  retired  at  Albany,  has  had  a  successful 
career  in  Gentry  County  and  for  many  years  has  been  identified  with 
the  best  interests  of  the  community.  He  is  a  native  of  Kentucky,  born  in 
Henry  County  in  1852,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Nancy  Jane  (Jeffries) 
Kerlin,  both  natives  of  Kentucky  and  members  of  pioneer  Kentucky 
families. 

John  W.  Kerlin  came  to  Gentry  County  with  his  parents  in  1857 
and  was  here  reared  and  educated.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising  for  30  years ;  he  then  engaged  in  the  hardware  and  im- 
plement business  which  he  successfully  conducted  until  1919  when  he 
retired  and  since  that  time  has  devoted  himself  to  looking  after  his  vari- 
ous interests.  He  owns  a  farm  of  360  acres,  four  miles  east  of  Albany 
besides  several  properties  in  town. 

John  W.  Kerlin  is  one  of  ten  children  born  to  his  parents,  the  others 
being  as  follows:  Josephus,  died  in  infancy;  William  J.,  a  farmer  and 
stock  raiser.  New  Hampton ;  Maggie  Lee,  married  J.  D.  Allison,  Whiting, 
Iowa ;  Jennie  Cordelia,  who  is  now  a  widow  and  now  resides  at  Liberty, 
Mo.;  Charles  D.,  decased ;  Dr.  J.  D.,  a  practicing  physician  and  surgeon 
at  Shenandoah,  Iowa;  Rev.  R.  T.,  a  graduate  of  Fayette  College,  Johns 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  807 

Hopkins  University,  Yale  College,  was  a  Professof  in  Harvard  College, 
later  a  student  in  Berlin,  Germany,  is  an  ordained  minister  and  during  the 
World  War  served  for  18  months  in  France  in  connection  with  the  Y,  M. 
C.  A.  work,  made  seven  trips  across  to  Europe  during  the  World  War 
and  is  now  a  resident  lecturer  in  the  University  of  Virginia;  and  M.  R., 
who  is  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  in  South  Dakota  and  also  an 
extensive  land  owner  in  that  state. 

J.  W.  Kerlin  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Bell  Stockwell.  She  is  a 
daughter  of  S.  M.  and  Amanda  (Ellis)  Stockwell,  natives  of  Bourbon 
County,  Ky.  Mrs  Kerlin  is  one  of  the  following  children  now  living  who 
were  born  to  her  parents:  J.  A.,  a  farmer  and  stock  man;  Mrs.  Kerlin; 
Margaret,  married  Charles  McCoy,  lives  near  New  Hampton;  Alice  M., 
married  William  Claytor,  Bethany;  Lizzie,  who  is  no  wa  widow  and  lives 
at  Bethany;  Jennie,  married  J.  B.  Rhodus,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Beth- 
any; and  Robert,  a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Bethany,  married  Sadie 
Sutton.  S.  M.  Stockwell,  Mrs.  Kerlin's  father  served  in  the  Civil  War  and 
was  a  life  long  Republican.  He  was  the  owner  of  400  acres  of  land.  Her 
mother  was  a  member  of  a  prominent  old  Kentuckky  family,  being  re- 
lated to  the  Todds  and  Breckenridges. 

To  John  Kerlin  and  wife  have  been  born  two  children,  as  follows: 
Worth,  born  in  Gentry  County,  July  13,  1879,  was  educated  in  the  Albany 
High  School  and  Christian  College,  is  now  engaged  in  the  clothing  busi- 
ness and  owns  a  farm  East  of  town,  married  Lena  Smith  and  has  four 
children,  Lucille,  Mary,  Pauline  and  J.  W. ;  and  Eva  A.,  was  educated 
in  the  Albany  High  School,  Christian  College  and  married  Dr.  William 
Lester,  Ridgeway,  Mo.,  and  has  two  children  John  A.  and  Mary  Belle. 

Mr.  Kerlin  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 
He  is  widely  known  and  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

L.  E.  Washburn,  a  reliable  and  successful  business  man  of  King  City, 
was  born  in  Gentry  County.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Nettie  (Howe) 
Washburn. 

John  Washburn  is  a  native  of  Gentry  County,  and  a  prominent  dairy 
farmer.  His  wife  is  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Howe.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  Washburn  live  in  Kansas  and  are  engeged  in  the  poultry  and  pro- 
duce business  there.  John  Washburn  is  a  Republicon  and  a  member  of 
the  Modern  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  belongs  to  the  Christian  Church. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Howe  are  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren: Mary,  deceased;  Samuel,  deceased;  Lizzie;  Kate;  Joseph;  Charlie. 
L.  E.  Washburn  was  reared  in  Gentry  County,  and  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools.    He  was  graduated  from  the  Illinois  College  of 


808  HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Photography  on  Feb.  1,  1921,  and  is  now  engaged  in  business  in  King  City. 

Mr.  Washburn  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church,  He  is  a  promising  young  man,  whose  business  success  seems 
almost  certain. 

Thomas  Brown,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson 
Township,  Gentry  County  is  a  native  son  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  born 
June  19,  1857,  a  son  of  Thomas  J.  and  Rebecca  (Tucker)  Brown. 
Thomas  J.  Brown  was  born  in  Tazewell  County,  Va.  and  came  to  Mis- 
souri at  a  very  early  date,  some  years  prior  to  the  Civil  War.  He  drove 
through  from  Virginia  with  an  ox  team  and  covered  wagon,  a  vehicle 
known  in  the  pioneer  days  as  a  "prairie  schooner."  Before  coming  to 
Missouri  the  Brown  family  lived  in  Illinois  for  a  number  of  years. 
Thomas  J.  Brown,  the  father,  served  in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil 
War  and  after  the  war,  was  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  Gentry  County. 
He  served  as  one  of  the  judges  of  the  county  court  for  eight  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  belonged  to  the  Masonic  Lodge 
at  Albany.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased  and  their  remains  are 
buried  at  the  Berlin  Cemetery. 

To  Thomas  J.  Brown  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children : 
Lillian,  Margaret,  and  Louise  all  of  whom  are  deceased ;  Volney,  a 
retired  farmer  and  stockman  living  at  Albany ;  Margaret,  married  J. 
W.  Barkley  and  they  are  both  deceased ;  Rebecca,  married  Orlando  But- 
ler, a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Ford  City ;  Addie,  married  G.  F.  Sealey,  a 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County;  Alice  M.,  married  D.  N.  Fore, 
a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentryville ;  Dora,  married  Jesse  F.  Clark, 
Ford  City;  Orville,  a  member  of  the  county  court  of  Gentry  County;  and 
Thomas  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Thomas  Brown  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  He  began  life  for  himself  operating  rented  land  and  five  years 
later  bought  his  present  farm  in  Jackson  Township.  He  is  the  owner  of 
240  acres  of  valuable  land  and  is  recognized  as  a  leading  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Gentry  County.  He  raises  Black  Aberdeen  cattle  and  Poland 
China  hogs. 

Mr.  Brown  married  Miss  Susan  Butler,  a  native  of  Iowa  and  a 
daughter  of  A.  M.  S.  and  Susan  (Statton)  Butler.  A.  M.  S.  Butler  was  a 
native  of  Kentucky  and  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  Mrs. 
Brown  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents  James,  de- 
ceased ;  Orlando,  a  farmer,  Ford  City ;  Clemmen  lives  in  New  Mexico ; 
and  Mrs.  Brown.    Mrs.  Brown's  parents  are  both  deceased.    To  Thomas 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  809 

Brown  and  his  wife  have  been  born  two  children,  Orville  C,  born  April 
28,  1878,  is  associated  with  his  father  in  operating  the  home  place;  and 
A.  W.,  born  Sept.  5,  1883  is  also  associated  with  his  father. 

Mrs.  Brown  died  Oct.  2,  1909  and  her  remains  are  buried  at  King- 
City. 

Mr.  Brown  takes  a  commendable  interest  in  public  affairs  and  has 
served  as  a  member  of  the  township  board  for  eight  years.  He  and  his 
two  sons  are  members  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  are  among  the  leading 
representive  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

Fred  Waltemath,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Jackson  Township,  Gentry  County  is  a  native  of  Ilhnois.  He  was 
born  in  March  1891  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Louise  (Wise)  Waltemath. 
Henry  Waltemath  was  a  native  of  Germany  and  came  to  America  when 
he  was  14  years  old.  He  settled  in  Illinois  where  he  first  bought  200 
acres  of  land  and  later  bought  more  land  until  he  became  the  owner  of 
500  acres.  He  was  extensivily  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and 
also  dealt  extensively  in  cattle. 

To  Henry  and  Louis  Waltemath  were  born  the  following  children : 
Charles,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Canada ;  John,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in 
Gentry  County ;  Rebecca,  married  Benjamin  Fite,  a  farmer  and  stockman 
in  Gentry  County;  Herman  and  George,  twins;  Herman  is  a  farmer  and 
stockman  in  Gentry  County ;  George,  is  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Worth 
County;  and  Fred  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Edward,  a  farmer  and 
stockman  in  Gentry  County ;  and  Henry  in  Worth. 

Fred  Waltemath  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  receivevd  his 
education  in  the  district  schools.  He  began  his  independent  career  farm- 
ing rented  land  and  five  years  later  he  bought  his  present  place  of  240 
acres  in  Jackson  Township.  He  has  a  well  improved  place  with  good 
farm  buildings  and  a  silo.  He  carries  on  general  farming  and  is  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  successful  stock  raisers  of  Gentry  County.  He  raises 
Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  Shorthorn  cattle.  Mrs.  Waltemath  is  interested  in 
raising  poultry  quite  extensively  and  has  been  very  successful. 

Mr.  Waltemath  married  Miss  Belle  Sweat,  a  native  of  DeKalb  County 
and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Grace  (Redman)  Sweat.  The^  are  now  living 
in  Dekalb  County.  Mrs.  Waltemath  was  one  of  the  following  children  born 
to  her  parents :  Nora,  married  Clem  Heard,  a  farmer  and  stockman  near 
Pattonsburg ;  Erma,  married  and  resides  in  DeKalb  County ;  Earl,  resides 
at  home ;  Samuel,  in  DeKalb ;  and  Mrs.  Waltemath  of  this  review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waltemath  have  been  born  two  children,  John 


810  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Fredrick  born  Dec.  1,  1917  and  James  born  July  12,  1920  is  deceased 
and  is  buried  at  King  City. 

Benjamin  Boley,  an  extensive  farmer  and  stock  raiser  of  Miller 
Township  is  a  naive  of  Gentry  County  and  a  member  of  a  pioneer  family. 
He  was  born  in  1854  on  the  place  where  he  now  lives  and  is  a  son  of 
John  and  Delsenna  (Licens)  Boley  the  former  a  native  of  Tennessee  and 
the  latter  of  Kentucky. 

John  Boley  served  in  the  Civil  War,  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia.  He 
was  a  pioneer  of  Gentry  County,  coming  here  before  there  was  any  rail- 
roads and  for  a  number  of  years  lived  in  a  log  cabin.  He  was  a  Republi- 
can and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 

Benjamin  Boley  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  his  parents: 
Nancy  Emiline,  married  William  Rainey  who  is  now  deceased  and  his 
widow  lives  in  Gentry  County ;  Johanna,  married  Charles  Pryor,  a  Gen- 
try County  farmer  and  stockman ;  Sarah  Margaret,  married  J.  W.  Brad- 
ford who  is  engaged  in  the  electrical  business  in  St.  Joseph ;  and  Ben- 
jamin the  subject  of  this  review. 

Benjamin  Boley  was  reared  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  He  has  always  been  engaged  in  farming 
on  this  place  and  is  now  the  owner  of  606  ^  acres,  50  of  which  is  timber. 
The  place  is  well  improved  with  a  good  substantial  residence,  barns 
and  other  buildings.  Mr.  Boley  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock 
raising  and  Mrs.  Boley  is  interested  in  the  poultry  business,  making  a 
specialty  of  Langshang  chickens. 

Mr.  Boley  was  married  to  Vadda  Ulrich  who  was  born  near  Cam- 
eron and  is  the  daughter  of  Christopher  and  Mary  (Ossman)  Ulrich. 
Christopher  Ulrich  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1844  and  his  wife  is  a  native 
of  the  same  state.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  served  in  the 
Union  Army  throughout  that  conflict.  After  the  war  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing in  Clinton  County  and  he  and  his  wife  now  live  in  Cameron.  He  is  a 
Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 

Mrs.  Boley  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her  parents:  Liz- 
zie, married  Christopher  Case,  a  farmer  and  stockman;  Rosa,  married 
Stephen  Clemenger,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Turney ;  Addie,  married 
John  Cummings,  a  farmer  of  Gentry  County ;  Lena,  married  William 
Meyers,  of  Denver,  Colo.;  John,  Cameron;  Flossie,  married  Frank 
Meyers  and  lives  near  Cameron ;  Fred,  Cameron ;  Christopher,  Cameron ; 
and  Mrs.  Boley  of  this  sketch. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boley  have  been  born  the  following  children :  Jessie 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  811 

Lena,  born  Nov.  9,  1902  married  James  Potter,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser 
of  Gentry  County;  Benjamin  Theodore,  born  June  18,  1904,  at  home 
with  his  father;  Vera  Menda,  born  March  1,  1906,  at  home;  Herbert 
Howard,  born  Feb.  28,  1908,  at  home;  Vadda  Beatrice,  born  Aug.  19, 
1909,  at  home;  and  Loretta  Neola,  born  March  19,  1912,  at  home. 

Mr.  Boley  is  a  Republican  and  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of 
Gentry  County. 

P.  T.  Quisenberry,  the  well  known  and  efficient  postmaster  at  Ford 
City,  is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  Monree  County,  June  11, 
1863  and  is  a  son  of  Dr.  J.  B.  and  Sarah  (Burrus)  Quisenberry.  Dr.  J.  B. 
Quisenberry  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  when  a  young 
man.  He  settled  near  Middle  Grove,  Monroe  County  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  medicine  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  also 
interested  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  was  the  owner  of  300  acres 
of  land  in  the  vicinity  of  Middle  Grove.  He  was  a  Democrat,  a  member 
of  the  Deciples  Church  and  was  a  Mason.  He  spent  his  life  in  Monroe 
County  and  he  and  his  wife  are  buried  at  Middle  Grove.  They  were 
the  parents  of  the  followng  children :  John  E.,  Roger,  O.  B.,  and  Monta 
who  are  deceased ;  Verbina,  married  L.  H.  Stephens,  a  retired  farmer 
and  stock  raiser  living  at  Moberly;  Margaret  married  P.  O.  Powell  who 
is  at  the  head  of  a  large  canning  factory  in  Oregon  and  is  a  member  of 
the  State  Legislature;  and  P.  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

P.  T.  Quisenberry  was  reared  in  Monroe  County  and  attended  the 
public  schools  there  and  graduated  from  high  school  and  later  attended 
college  at  Lexington,  Ky.  He  began  life  as  a  contractor  and  builder  and 
later  came  to  Gentry  County  where  he  was  also  engaged  in  contracting 
and  building  for  a  number  of  years.  Afterwards  he  was  manager  of  a 
store  at  Ford  City  for  L.  H.  Perry.  He  has  been  postmaster  at  Ford  City 
since  1916  and  has  proved  himself  to  be  a  capable  and  courteous  public 
official  and  is  well  qualified  for  the  position. 

Mr.  Quisenberry  was  first  maried  to  Nina  Ownby  who  is  deceased 
and  her  remains  are  buried  at  Middle  Grove.  He  married  Edith  Hadley, 
a  native  of  Gentry  County  and  a  daughter  of  L.  F.  and  Lovina  (Wicks) 
Hadley,  both  natives  of  New  York.  L.  F,  Hadley  is  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising  in  Gentry  County  and  is  well  and  favorably  known, 
having  lived  on  his  present  farm  for  53  years.  He  is  a  Republican  and 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Mrs.  Quisenberry  has  one  brother 
living,  Andrew  W.  Hadley,  of  El  Paso,  Texas. 

Mr.  Quisenberry  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist 


812  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Church.  He  is  a  dependable  citizen  and  is  well  known  in  Gentry  County. 

Ray  S.  Gartin,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman 
of  Miller  Township  is  a  native  of  Genry  County  and  was  born  in  1888. 
He  is  a  son  of  Andrew  C.  and  Cassie  (Ray)  Gartin.  Andrew  C.  Gartin 
is  a  Gentry  County  pioneer  and  has  been  prominently  identified  with 
the  devlopment  of  this  section.  When  he  came  here  there  was  much 
open  prairie  and  his  first  home  was  a  log  cabin.  He  was  successfully  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  stock  raising  for  many  years  and  is  now  living  re- 
tired at  Albany.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  has  served  as  a  member  of  the 
county  court;  he  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  he  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Presbyterian  Church.  They 
are  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Hattie,  deceased;  Mitchell,  a 
farmer  and  stockman,  living  in  Kansas;  Minnie,  married  William  Sals- 
bury,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Pharr,  Tex. ;  Lulu,  married  Samuel  Ferguson, 
a  salesman,  San  Bernardino,  Calif. ;  and  Ray  S.  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Ray  S.  Gartin  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  in  Gentry  County  and 
attended  the  public  schools.  He  remained  on  the  farm  with  his  father 
for  some  years  and  then  began  his  independent  career  as  a  farmer  and 
stockman.  He  is  now  the  owner  of  a  well  improved  farm  of  80  acres  and 
carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  raises  Shorthorn 
cattle,  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  sheep  and  is  also  quite  extensively  inter- 
ested in  raising  poultry.  His  place  is  improved  with  a  good  residence, 
barns  and  is  well  fenced. 

Mr.  Gartin  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Allenbrand,  who  was  a 
successful  teacher  near  King  City  and  McFall  prior  to  her  marriage.  She 
was  born  in  Gentry  County  and  is  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Minnie 
(Eberle)  Allenbrand,  the  former  a  native  of  Canada  and  the  latter  of 
Lexington,  Mo.  Joseph  Allenbrand  came  to  the  states  with  his  parents 
when  a  child.  He  served  in  the  Union  Army  for  2^  years  during  the 
Civil  War  and  was  in  a  number  of  the  principal  battles  of  the  war.  For 
many  years  he  was  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in 
Gentry  County  and  met  with  success.  He  was  a  Republican,  a  member 
of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  resided  at  King  City  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  in  January,  1922.  Mrs.  Gartin  is  one  of  the  following  chil- 
dren born  to  her  parents :  Harrison,  deceased ;  Lewis,  a  farmer  and  stock- 
man east  of  King  City;  Dora,  married  John  Fitzgerald,  a  hardware  mer- 
chant, Hobert,  Okla. ;  Frank,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Dexter,  Mo. ;  Ross, 
a  farmer  and  stockman  living  near  Albany ;  Hiram,  a  farmer  and  stock- 
man, near  Berlin ;  Edna,  married  Bert  McKay,  a  groceryman  at  Fort 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  813 

Morgan,  Colo. ;  Lottie,  a  former  Gentry  County  teacher,  now  a  bookkeeper 
in  the  Federal  Reserve  Bank,  Kansas  City ;  and  Mrs.  Gartin  of  this  re- 
view. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ray  S.  Gartin  have  been  born  the  following  chil- 
dren :  Doris  Oneta,  deceased ;  Dorothy,  and  A.  C. 

Mr.  Gartin  is  a  Democrat  and  takes  a  commendable  interest  in  local 
affairs  and  institutions  and  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  school  board 
for  three  years.   He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Churcn. 

John  George  Sutton,  a  progressive  farmer  and  stockman  of  Miller 
Township,  Gentry  County  is  a  native  of  West  Virginia,  born  March  20, 
1865.  He  is  a  son  of  John  W.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Penticost)  Sutton. 
John  W.  Sutton  was  born  in  West  Virginia  in  1835.  He  was  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War,  having  served  in  the  Union  Army  and  was  stationed  in 
the  Barracks  at  Wheeling,  W.  Va.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  remained 
in  West  Virginia  until  1885  when  he  came  to  Missouri  and  was  one  of 
the  pioneers  of  this  section.  He  endured  the  hardships  well  known  to 
the  pioneers  of  the  early  days.  His  first  home  was  was  a  log  cabin.  He 
plowed  with  a  wooden  mould-board  plow  driven  with  oxen.  At  one 
time  when  he  had  no  feed  for  his  cattle  in  the  winter,  he  cut  down  elm 
trees  in  order  that  they  might  feed  on  the  branches.  He  had  been  a  life- 
long democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  His  wife  is  now 
deceased  and  is  buried  in  Hopewell  Cemetery  in  DeKalb  County. 

To  John  W.  Sutton  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children: 
Mary  Emma,  Lorraina  Mae,  Maud  Jeannette,  and  Eva  Jennie,  all  of 
whom  are  deceased ;  William  J.,  a  retired  farmer  and  stockman  living  in 
Colorado;  A.  D.,  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  DeKalb  County;  Leslie,  a 
farmer  and  stockman  in  DeKalb  County;  Howard  Earl,  on  the  home 
place  with  his  father;  Walter,  a  fruit  farmer.  Orange  Grove,  Calif. 

John  G.  Sutton  began  farming  on  his  own  account  on  rented  land 
and  two  years  later  bought  40  acres  to  which  he  has  since  added  40  acres 
and  is  now  owner  of  a  good  farm  of  80  acres.  He  has  made  substantial 
improvements  on  his  place  and  has  a  good  residence,  barns,  and  the 
place  is  otherwise  improved.  He  has  accumulated  his  holdings  by  hard 
work  and  good  management.  He  has  paid  as  high  as  10%  interest  and 
has  sold  corn  for  16.^  cents  per  bushel  and  hogs  for  3|  cents  per  pound. 
But  through  all  the  periods  of  depression  and  adversity  he  was  always 
ready  to  pay  his  notes  when  they  were  due.  Mr.  Sutton  is  well  known 
as  a  successful  breeder  of  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle  and  registered  spotted 
Poland  China  hogs. 


814  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Sutton  married  Catherine  J.  Palmer  a  native  of  DeKalb  County. 
She  is  a  daughter  of  Elias  and  Elizabeth  (Williams)  Palmer,  the  former 
born  Aug.  12,  1824  and  the  latter  born  April  9,  1828.  Elias  Palmer  was 
a  native  of  Halifax,  Va.  and  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  in 
DeKalb  County,  Mo.  where  he  settled  at  an  early  day.  He  settled  there 
the  first  year  of  the  Civil  War  and  on  the  day  before  he  moved  there 
John  Roundtree  was  killed  by  bushwhackers  on  his  place.  Mr.  Palmer 
was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  His  wife  was  a 
member  of  the  Christian  Church.  He  died  Dec.  17,  1898  and  she  departed 
this  life  June  3,  1913  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  Fairport  Cemetery. 
DeKalb  County.  They  were  the  parents  of  12  children :  Henry,  Nancy,  John 
W.,  Marcelus,  Isabel,  Elijah,  Belinda,  Charles,  James,  Catherine,  Maggie. 
Maggie,  died  Sept.  17,  1898;  Charles,  died  Feb.  10,  1900;  Isabel,  died 
March  9,  1900 ;  Belinda,  died ;  Henry,  died  March  13,  1921.  The  living  are 
John  W.,  McFall ;  Mary  Malissa,  Mocksville,  Kan. ;  Elijah,  Shannon  County, 
Mo. ;  James  A.,  lives  in  Colorado  and  Mrs.  Catherine  Sutton. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sutton  has  been  born  one  child,  Chloe  D.,  born  Nov.  14, 
1892,  married  Harry  Carpenter,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry 
County. 

Mrs.  Sutton  was  a  successful  teacher  prior  to  her  marriage,  having 
taught  four  years  in  Andrew  County,  three  years  at  Black  Oak  school 
and  one  at  Franklin.  She  is  interested  in  raising  fancy  poultry  and  has 
met  with  marked  success  in  raising  standard  bred  Narragansett  turkeys. 
She  and  Mr.  Sutton  are  Democrats  and  members  of  the  Christian  church 
of  which  Mr.  Sutton  has  been  a  deacon  for  a  number  of  years. 

Frank  S.  Jolly,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  and  stockman 
in  Miller  Township  is  a  native  of  this  county  and  a  member  of  one  of  the 
well  known  early  pioneer  families  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  born  Nov. 
24,  1879  and  is  a  son  of  James  Perry  and  May  (Shaffer)  Jolly.  A  more 
extensive  historv  of  the  Jollv  familv  appears  in  connection  with  the 
biography  of  James  Perry  Jolly  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 

Frank  S.  Jolly  was  reared  on  the  farm  and  attended  the  public 
schools  and  began  life  ps  a  farmer  and  stockman.  He  owns  a  well  im- 
proved farm  in  Miller  Township  where  he  carries  on  general  farming 
and  stock  raising  and  is  meeting  with  success.  Mr.  Jolly  is  of  an  invent- 
ive turn  of  mind  and  has  worked  out  some  clever  practical  inventions, 
one  of  which  is  an  electrical  device  for  carrying  mail  from  a  rural  mail 
box  to  the  residence,  after  the  mail  has  been  deposited  in  the  box  by 
the  carrier  and  another  invention  of  his  of  a  practical  nature  is  a  unique 


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arrangement  of  tying  or  making  fast  a  horse  by  an  attachment  on  the 
harness. 

Mr.  Jolly  was  married  Nov.  24,  1904  to  Miss  Anna  G.  Ferguson,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  A.  (Marsh)  Ferguson,  the  former  a 
native  of  Indiana  and  the  latter  of  Clay  County,  Mo.  John  Ferguson 
was  a  Baptist  Minister  and  was  also  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising.  He  was  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic.  He  is  now  deceased  and  his  remains  are  buried  in 
Gentry  County  at  Berlin.  Mrs.  Jolly  is  one  of  the  following  children 
born  to  her  parents:  Isaiah  and  Jennie,  both  deceased;  Emma  Pitt  lives 
in  Nebraska ;  Kate,  married  S.  J.  Rainey,  lives  in  Gentry  County ;  James, 
lives  in  Gentry  County ;  Samuel,  lives  at  San  Bernardino,  Calif. ;  Lydia, 
married  Olie  Rainey,  Berlin;  Dr.  L.  J.,  an  eye,  ear  and  nose  specialist, 
St.  Joseph ;  and  Mrs.  Jolly.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jolly  have  two  adopted  chil- 
dren: Raymond  James,  and  Roland  William,  twins,  born  Nov.  7,  1915. 

Mr.  Jolly  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  and 
holds  membership  in  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is 
progressive  and  public  spirited  and  has  served  as  school  director  for  a 
number  of  years  in  the  Manring  School  District  and  also  director  of  the 
Consolidated  School  District  No.  1  of  Gentry  County. 

J.  J.  Utz,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of  Miller  T-^'  " 
Gentry  County  is  a  native  of  Kentucky.  He  was  born  Nov.  24,  1850  and 
is  a  son  of  George  M.  and  Mary  (Stamper)  Utz,  both  natives  of  Boone 
County,  Ky.  George  M.  Utz  came  to  Missouri  at  an  early  day,  driving 
through  from  Kentucky  and  settled  in  Daviess  County.  The  family  at 
first  lived  in  a  log  cabin  and  endured  the  many  hardships  and  incon- 
viences  incident  to  pioneer  life.  The  father  followed  farming  and  stock 
raising  and  became  the  owner  of  300  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  was  a  highly  respected 
citizen.  He  died  in  1902  and  his  wife  is  also  deceased.  They  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children :  George,  lives  in  Daviess  County ;  Al, 
lives  in  Daviess  County;  Ellen,  married  James  Royce  who  is  now 
deceased  and  she  lives  in  Pattonsburg;  William  L.,  Daviess  County; 
Thomas  M.,  and  Anna,  married  John  Akes;  and  J.  J.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

J.  J.  Utz  attended  the  early  day  district  schools  and  began  life 
working  out  by  the  month.  His  first  purchase  consisted  of  40  acres  and 
he  is  now  the  owner  of  225  acres.    His  place  is  well  improved  with  a 


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good  farm  residence,  barns  and  other  buildings  and  all  conveniences 
suitabe  for  all  modern  and  up  to  date  farming  and  stock  raising, 

Mr.  Utz  was  married  Nov.  15,  1877  to  Prudie  Ann  Royston  a  native 
of  McLean  County,  111.,  and  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Rebecca  (Van- 
deventer)  Royston,  natives  of  Tennessee.  The  father  was  a  farmer  and 
stock  raiser.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  a  Republi- 
can and  he  and  his  wife  are  now  deceased.  They  were  the  parents  of  13 
children,  all  of  whom  are  deceased  except  the  following:  Sarah,  married 
Robert  Deering  who  is  deceased  and  she  resides  in  Gentry  County  ;  Mary 
married  Archie  McCasky  a  grocer  in  Kansas  City;  Robert,  living  in 
Jamesport;  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Utz,  of  this  sketch. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Utz  have  been  born  two  children :  Elbert, 
born  Dec.  30,  1878  and  died  Aug.  16,  1902  and  Bessie,  born  Oct.  24  1885, 
was  educated  in  the  public  school  and  high  school  and  the  Chillicothe 
Business  College,  is  now  a  bookkeeper  in  Kansas  City,  having  held  her 
present  position  for  13  years.  Mr.  Utz  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America  and  politically  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  well  known  and  is 
one  of  the  dependable  citizens. of  Gentry  County. 

Lewis  R.  Dunavan,  since  1903  a  well  known  farmer  of  Sheridan  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Illinois,  where  he  was  born  in  LaSalle 
County  on  Sept.  26,  1856.  His  parents  were  Joseph  A.  and  Nancy  (Green) 
Dunavan. 

Joseph  A.  Dunavan  and  his  wife  went  to  Colorado  and  remained  there 
for  four  years.  Leaving  Colorado,  they  located  in  Caldwell  County,  Mo., 
where  Mr.  Dunavan  died  in  1901,  and  Mrs.  Dunavan  a  few  years  later. 
Their  children  were:  Joseph,  living  near  Seattle,  Wash.;  Jennie,  now  Mrs. 
Howe  of  Washington ;  Catherine,  deceased,  was  Mrs.  Brandon ;  Isaac,  died 
in  Canada ;  David  died  in  Kansas ;  Alice,  died  in  Caldwell  County,  Mo. ; 
Anna,  died  in  Illinois  in  1892 ;  and  John  and  Amanda,  both  died  in  infancy. 

Lewis  D.  Dunavan  attended  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and  has  been 
a  farmer  all  of  his  life.  He  farmed  first  in  Illinois,  but  in  1888,  he  went 
to  Colorado,  where  he  took  up  a  claim  near  Sterling,  in  Logan  County.  In 
1893  he  came  to  Missouri  and  for  the  next  ten  years  lived  on  a  farm  near 
Hamilton,  in  Caldwell  County.  He  sold  that  farm  in  1903  and  bought  his 
present  farm  of  120  acres  of  land  two  miles  east  of  Kidder,  This  land 
was  formerly  the  Captain  Emerson  place.  It  is  situated  on  the  County 
Line  road  and  has  a  good  residence  and  farm  buildings.  Mr,  Dunavan 
does  general  farming  and  is  very  successful  in  his  work. 

In  1879  Mr.  Dunavan  was  married  in  Sheridan,  111,,  to  Jennie  Mc- 
Michael,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Margaret   (Furr)   McMichael.     James 


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McMichael  was  born  in  Scotland  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  his 
youth ;  his  wife  was  a  native  of  Virginia.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McMichael 
died  in  LaSalle  County,  111.  Their  children  were.  ISettie,  now  Mrs.  Gray 
of  Ottawa,  111. ;  Belle,  now  Mrs.  DeBolt  of  Ottawa,  111. ;  Jennie,  now  Mrs. 
Dunavan ;  Maggie,  now  Mrs.  Peddicord  of  Nevada,  Iowa ;  James,  living  at 
HeberHng,  Ind. ;  Fred,  living  in  Alaska ;  William,  living  on  the  home  place 
at  Ottawa,  111. ;  and  Addie,  married  Mr.  DeBolt,  and  is  now  dead. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dunavan  are  held  in  high  regard  in  the  community.  Mr. 
Dunavan  is  an  industrious  and  progressive  farmer  and  a  man  of  civic 
pride. 

F.  L.  Giles,  a  prominent  pioneer  who  is  a  successful  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Miller  Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Tennessee. 
He  was  born  Nov.  10,  1849  and  is  a  son  of  Benjamin  and  Talitha  (Hyten) 
Giles,  both  natives  of  Tennessee  and  early  settlers  in  Gentry  County. 
Benjamin  Giles  came  to  Missouri  in  1851  with  his  family  and  settled  in 
Gentry  County.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812  and  after  coming 
to  Gentry  County  he  took  up  land  and  proceeded  to  make  a  home  in  the 
then  new  and  unsettled  country.  He  was  a  man  of  exemplary  habits  and 
even  at  that  time  when  liquor  was  almost  as  free  as  water  he  never  took 
a  drink  nor  never  used  profanity.  He  was  killed  by  bushwhackers  at 
the  close  of  the  Civil  War.  The  following  children  were  born  to  Ben- 
jamin Giles  and  wife:  Rebecca  and  John  are  both  deceased;  James, 
lives  at  Albany;  Mary  A.,  married  J.  O.  Rendall;  Robert,  lives  in  Gentry 
County;  Samantha,  married  William  McFall ;  Albert  lives  in  Casper, 
Wyo. ;  Caroline,  married  J.  W.  Chaney,  and  lives  in  McFall ;  and  F.  L., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

F.  L.  Giles  began  life  working  out  by  the  month  and  was  thus  en- 
gaged for  a  period  of  ten  years.  He  then  bought  90  acres  of  land  and 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  has  met  with  very  satisfactory 
success. 

Mr.  Giles  was  married  to  Sallie  Bell,  a  daughter  of  Robert  of 
Tennessee  and  Bettie  Bell  of  Indiana  who  settled  in  Gentry  County 
shortly  after  the  Civil  War.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Samuel,  Jessie  and  Rebecca,  deceased;  Lizzie,  married  a 
Richard  Etter,  a  contractor  who  lives  in  Iowa;  Edward,  lives  in  Platte 
County,  Mo. ;  Minta,  lives  in  Omaha,  Neb. ;  Buchanan,  lives  in  Platte 
County,  Mo. ;  Walter,  married  James  Bond  and  they  live  in  Oklahoma. 

To  F.  L.  Giles  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children :  Cora 
Ethel,  a  teacher  in  Gentry  County,  resides  at  home  with  her  parents; 
Stella,  married  William  Williams  who  is  engaged  in  poultry  shipping  at 


818  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

St.  Joseph;  Boyd,  who  is  also  engaged  in  shipping  poultry,  lives  in  St. 
Joseph.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War  and  spent  one  year  in  France 
in  the  service,  being  honorably  discharged  after  the  Armistice  was 
signed.   He  married  Miss  Hazel  Foster  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Giles  is  a  Democrat  and  one  of  the  highly  respected  and  de- 
pendable pioneer  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

J.  J.  Childers,  a  well  known  citizen  of  Miller  Township  who  is 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising,  is  a  native  of  Gentry  County.  He 
was  born  Oct.  9,  1867  and  is  a  son  of  John  A.  and  Sarah  Ann  (White) 
Childers,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  John  Childers  was  born  in  Gallia  County, 
Feb.  25,  1838  and  his  wife  was  born  in  the  same  county.  He  served  in  the 
Commissary  Department  of  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War  and 
after  the  close  of  the  war  he  came  to  Gentry  County  with  his  wife  and 
family,  driving  through  with  a  team  and  covered  wagon,  the  trip  requiring 
45  days.  When  the  Childers  family  settled  in  Gentry  County  this  section 
of  the  country  was  sparsely  settled  and  a  large  portion  of  it  was  unbroken. 
Here  Mr.  Childers  made  a  home  for  himself  and  family  and  succeded  to  a 
satisfactory  degree.  He  is  one  of  the  living  pioneers  in  the  county  and  one 
of  the  oldest  Masons  in  the  country,  having  been  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Lodge  for  69  years.  His  wife  died  Sept.  8,  1907  and  is  buried  in  the  McFali 
Cemetery  and  he  now  makes  his  home  with  his  son  J,  J.  Childers. 

To  John  A.  Childers  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children: 
Daniel,  Lucy  and  Clara  are  deceased;  Charles  M.,  lives  in  Holt  County; 
John  W.,  Lincoln  County,  Ore.;  William  A.,  Twin  Falls,  Idaho;  Joseph 
F.,  Gentry  County;  Edward  L.,  lives  near  Berlin;  Luke  F.,  farm  advisor 
in  Fayette  County;  and  J.  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

J.  J.  Childers  was  educated  in  the  early  day  schools  of  Gentry 
County  and  began  life  farming  rented  land ;  four  years  later  he  bought 
80  acres  and  is  now  the  owner  of  130  acres  of  well  improved  land  in 
Miller  Township  and  114  acres  in  Arkansas.  He  carries  on  general  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising  and  has  been  successful  in  his  undertakings. 

Mr.  Childers  was  married  Sept.  17,  1891  to  Dora  Rush,  a  native  of 
Montgomery  County,  Ind.,  and  a  daughter  of  A.  B.  and  Annie  Rush  both 
natives  of  Indiana.  A.  B.  Rush  came  to  Missouri  in  1878  and  settled  in 
Gentry  County  where  he  remained  for  some  years  when  he  returned  to 
Indiana.  Inl909  he  went  to  Arkansas  where  he  bought  300  acres  of  land 
and  engaged  in  the  dairy  business.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  Dec.  25,  1916  and  is  buried  at  Searcy, 
Ark.,  and  his  wife  died  in  Gentry  County  in  1890.  Mrs.  Childers  has 
two  living  sisters:  Eunice,  married  W.  M.  Kennedy  and  they  live  in  In- 


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diana ;  and  Susie,  married  Bert  Shaffer  and  they  live  in  White  County, 
Ark. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Childers  have  been  born  the  following  chil- 
dren:  Nellie,  Gladys,  John  Alexander,  Harvey  L.,  Russell  R.,  Sallie  E.,. 
Hazel  E.,  Clarissa  D,,  James  Marion. 

Nellie  Childers  was  educated  in  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Kirks- 
ville  and  Simmons  College  and  was  a  teacher  of  Domestic  Science,  mar- 
Chester  A.  Purdy.  Mr.  Purdy  was  also  educated  at  the  State  Teachers 
College  at  Kirksville  and  was  principal  of  the  Braymer  schools  when  the 
United  States  entered  the  war.  He  enlisted  in  the  Radio  department  and 
was  sent  to  the  Great  Lakes  Training  Station  and  from  there  to  Harvard 
University  as  a  Radio  Lecturer.  After  the  Armstice  was  signed  he  re- 
turned to  Kirksville  and  taught  Manuel  Training.  He  then  went  to  Chi- 
cago and  bought  a  half  interest  in  the  bakery  business  which  he  con- 
ducted for  one  year  when  he  sold  out.  He  is  the  inventor  of  an  automatic 
doughnut  cutter  and  fryer  which  is  considered  one  of  the  best  devices  of 
its  kind. 

Gladys  Pearl  Childers  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the 
Teachers  College  at  Kirksville  and  was  engaged  in  teaching  before  her 
marriage.  She  married  Claude  N.  Dyer  who  was  engaged  in  teaching  at 
Macon  when  the  United  states  entered  the  World  War.  He  entered  the 
army  and  went  to  France  with  the  89th  Division.  While  in  the  army  he 
attended  the  Officers  Training  School  and  was  commissioned  second 
lieutenant.  After  his  discharge  from  the  army  he  attended  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago  for  one  year  and  is  now  Superintendent  of  schools  at  Jef- 
ferson, Ore. 

John  Alexander  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Teach- 
ers State  College  at  Kirksville  and  was  engaged  in  teaching  when  he 
entered  the  United  States  Army  and  served  as  a  musician  in  the  89th 
Division  and  served  about  a  year  in  France,  participating  in  all  engage- 
ments of  this  famous  Division.  After  being  discharged  from  the  army 
he  taught  school  for  a  time  and  is  now  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising. 

Harvey  L.  Childers  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the 
Teachers  State  College  at  Kirksville  and  is  now  leader  of  the  Marine 
Band,  3rd  Regiment  and  is  stationed  at  Sant  Domingo. 

Russell  R.,  Sallie  E.,  Hazel  E.,  Clarissa  D.,  and  James  Marion  are 
students  in  the  public  schools. 

Mr.  Childers  is  a  Republican,  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and 


820  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.   He  is  a  substantial  citizen  and  the 
Childers  family  are  highly  respected. 

James  J.  Evans,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Jackson  Township  who  has 
had  a  successful  career  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  is  a  native  of  Gentry 
County,  born  March  4,  1855.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Miller) 
Evans  both  natives  of  Kentucky  and  early  settlers  in  Gentry  County. 
John  Evans  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  here  in  his  life- 
time and  was  the  owner  of  80  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  a  highly  respected  pioneer  citizen. 
He  died  in  1860  and  his  wife  died  in  1856.  They  were  the  parents  of  six 
children  :  T.  J. ;  Emily  and  Mary  deceased  ;  and  Martha,  married  Thomas 
Ireland,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. ;  Mahala  Jane,  married  Thomas  Hunter, 
Albany;  and  James  J.,  whose  name  introduces  this  review. 

James  J.  Evans  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  early 
day  public  schools.  He  began  life  for  himself  operating  rented  land  and 
by  hard  work  and  strict  economy  he  was  soon  able  to  buy  a  place  of  his 
own.  He  is  the  owner  of  440  acres  of  valuable  land  which  is  well  im- 
proved with  a  good  residence  and  other  farm  buildings.  He  carries  on 
general  farming  and  stock  raising  and  has  met  with  well  merited  success. 

Mr.  Evans  was  married  Jan.  27,1876,  to  Miss  Mary  Ella  Welch  a 
native  of  Texas  and  a  daughter  of  Frank  and  Mary  (Wheeler)  Welch, 
the  former  a  native  of  Illinois  and  the  latter  of  Indiana.  The  Welch  fam- 
ily went  to  Texas  at  an  early  day  and  in  1865  came  to  Missouri  and  set- 
tled in  Gentry  County.  Here  the  father  owned  and  operated  a  farm  of 
200  acres.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 
He  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  the 
old  Brick  Church  Cemetery   northwest  of  Albany. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  J.  Evans  have  been  born  the  following  chil- 
dren:  Jennie  L.,  born  Nov.  12,  1881  and  died  July  6,  1883,  Thomas 
Marion,  born  Nov.  26,  1876  and  died  on  Oct.  6,  1918;  George  F.,  born 
May  12,  1879,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Jackson  Township;  Homer, 
born  Nov.  22,  1883,  also  a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Stanberry;  Mary 
Ella,  born  Aug.  16,  1896  is  a  graduate  of  The  Ernest  Conservatory  of 
Music  at  Stanberry  and  afterwards  pursued  her  musical  studies  in 
Palmer  College,  is  now  the  wife  of  Ray  Birback;  Walter,  born  Jan.  18, 
1901,  resides  at  home.  Mrs.  Evans  departed  this  life  Jan.  6,  1917  and 
her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Stanberry  Cemetery. 

Mr.  Evans  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 
He  is  a  well  known  and  substantial  citizen  of  this  county. 


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James  A.  Johnson,  a  Gentry  County  pioneer  who  has  had  much  to 
do  with  the  devlopment  of  this  county  has  lived  here  since  he  was  three 
years  old.  He  was  born  in  Iowa  March  21,  1852,  a  son  of  James  M.  and 
Sarah  (Thompson)  Johnson,  the  former  a  native  of  Indiana  and  the  latter 
of  Virginia.  James  M.  Johnson  removed  from  Indiana  to  Iowa  at  a  very 
early  date  and  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  about 
1856.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  and  took  part  in  a  number  of  battles 
and  skirmishes.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising  and  was  the  owner  of  600  acres  of  land.  When  he  came 
here  his  first  home  was  a  log  cabin.  He  broke  the  prairie  and  improved 
his  place,  his  first  land  being  160  acres  which  he  entered  from  Govern- 
ment. He  passed  through  all  the  hardships  of  pioneer  days  and  even- 
tually became  well-to-do.  He  died  Feb.  1,  1915  at  the  age  of  93  years 
and  his  wife  died  July  15,  1889  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  Lafayette 
Cemetery  in  Nodaway  County.  To  James  M.  Johnson  and  Sarah 
(Thompson)  Johnson  were  born  the  following  children;  Sarah  Jane,  is 
now  the  widow  of  William  Paxton;  John  A.,  who  is  now  living  retired  in 
Gentry  County;  G.  L.,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County;  and 
James  A.,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  and  Mary,  Francis,  Hiram,  William 
and  Laura,  all  of  whom  are  deceased. 

James  A.  Johnson  began  life  as  a  laborer  and  worked  for  $15.00 
per  month.  Later  he  operated  rented  land  for  two  years  and  then  bought 
80  acres  for  $11.50  per  acre,  going  in  debt  for  same  and  paying  interest 
at  the  rate  of  10  per  cent.  He  bought  more  land  from  time  to  time  and  is 
now  the  owner  of  200  acres  of  well  improved  land.  He  carries  on  general 
farming  and  stock  falsing  and  is  widley  known  as  a  mule  raiser.  He  also 
raises  cattle,  horses  and  sheep.  His  place  is  well  improved  with  a  sub- 
tantial  residence  and  other  suitable  buildings.  In  addition  to  his  farm 
work  Mr.  Johnson  is  widely  known  as  one  of  the  pioneer  threshermen  of 
Gentry  County  and  has  operated  a  threshing  machine  for  over  40  years. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  married  March  12,  1876  to  Miss  Cynthia  Bailey 
a  native  of  Decatur,  111.  and  a  daughter  of  James  and  Esther  (Morris) 
Bailey.  James  Bailey  was  a  native  of  Indiana  and  his  wife  of  Kentucky. 
They  were  early  settlers  in  Missouri  and  he  died  here  Jan.  24,  1893  and 
is  buried  in  Lafyette  Cemetery.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of 
the  Christian  Church.  His  widow  now  lives  at  Stanberrby  and  is  78  years 
old.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children  now  living:  Mary, 
married  James  M..  Johnson  and  they  live  in  Oklahoma;  Viola,  married 
Fred  McGrew,  Hebron,  Neb.;  George,  Stanberry;  Delila,  married  Daniel 


822  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

La  Rue  and  they  live  in  Kansas;  Florence,  married  Dade  Johnson  who 
is  now  deceased  and  she  resides  in  Stanberry ;  and  Josephine  unmarried 
also  living  in  Stanberry. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson  have  no  children  of  their  own  although  they 
have  one  adopted  daughter,  Dora  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Stanberry 
Normal  School  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Clarence  Daken  of  Stanberry. 

Mr.  Johnson  is  a  public  spirited  and  enterprising  citizen  and  has  a 
wide  acquaintancce  in  Gentry  County.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  has  served 
as  school  director  for  a  number  of  years.  He  and  Mrs.  Johnson  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Christian  Church. 

M.  L.  Law,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Cooper  Township 
was  born  Sept.  24,  1863.  He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  (Hayes)  Law, 
the  former  a  native  of  Pennsylviana  and  the  later  of  Indiana.  Joseph 
Law  came  west  at  an  early  day  making  the  trip  with  horses  and  a  cov- 
ered wagon.  He  served  in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War  and 
after  the  war  settled  in  Gentry  County,  Mo.,  later  settled  in  Nebraska 
where  he  owned  160  acres  of  land.  He  was  an  extensive  farmer  and 
stockman.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  served  as  school  commissionor  for 
a  number  of  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic. He  died  in  February,  1899  and  is  buried  near  Wallace,  Neb.,  and 
his  wife  died  May  29,  1922  where  she  was  laid  to  rest  near  Wallace,  Neb. 

Joseph  Law  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children : 
Anna,  married  Frank  Radel  who  is  now  deceased  and  she  lives  in  Per- 
kins County,  Neb. ;  Ervin  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Lincoln  County, 
Neb. ;  David,  a  ranchman  in  Perkins  County,  Neb. ;  Emma,  married  Miley 
Newell  and  they  live  in  Stanberry;  Nanna,  is  now  a  widow  and  lives  in 
Hastings,  Neb.;  Wallace,  a  carpenter,  lives  at  Stanberry;  George,  Lin- 
coln County,  Neb. ;  Cora,  married  John  Poston  and  they  live  in  Lincoln 
County,  Neb. ;  and  M.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

M.  L.  Law  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  since  early  man- 
hood has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  has  met  with 
success.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  valuable  farm  of  199  acres  in  Cooper  Town- 
ship where  he  carries  on  general  farming.  His  place  is  well  improved 
and  has  a  good  two  story  residence  and  other  farm  buildings. 

Mr.  Law  was  married  March  27,  1887  to  Miss  Sadie  Sheridan,  a 
native  of  Indiana,  a  daughter  of  Eli  G.  and  Hattie  D.  (Rose)  Sheridan. 
Eli  G.  Sheridn  was  born  in  Henry  County,  Ind.,  and  at  an  early  day  came 
west  and  first  settled  in  Iowa,  later  he  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in 
Gentry  County.    He  is  now  living  retired  at  the  age  of  87  years.    During 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  823 

his  active  career  he  v^as  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  he 
was  also  widely  known  as  an  expert  bee  man  and  was  very  successful  in 
the  production  of  honey.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Quaker  Church  and  is 
a  Republican.  His  wife  was  born  Oct.  11,  1846  and  died  March  24,  1918. 
They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  childen :  Malinda,  married  Mar- 
tin Miller  who  is  now  deceased  and  she  lives  in  Gentry  County;  James, 
Conception,  Mo.;  William,  farmer  lives  in  Gentry  County;  Frank,  lives 
in  California;  Ethelna,  married  Jake  Emerson  who  is  now  deceased  and 
she  is  the  wife  of  George  Doherty  of  Stanberry ;  Hettie  Elizabeth,  mar- 
ried U.  S.  Vooheries,  Stanberry;  Addie  Belle,  married  Arch  Worm/el- 
skirchen,  of  Stanberry ;  and  Mrs.  Law  of  this  review. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  L.  Law  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Latheta  Sadie,  born  April  22,  1905  is  deceased ;  Vertie  Mae  born  May  22, 
1888,  married  Edward  Showen  and  they  live  in  Missouri;  Anora  Nell, 
born  Aug.  26,  1889,  married  E.  C.  Lockwood,  an  attorney  at  Stanberry ; 
Hettie  Ethel,  married  John  Walton,  Gentry  County;  LeRoy,  born  Feb.  9, 
1894,  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Navy,  Dec.  9,  1917  and  after  serving 
for  a  time  in  the  coast  guards  on  the  Atlantic  Coast  was  transferred  to 
the  Pacific  Coast  on  the  U.  S.  S.  Beaver  and  after  the  armstice  was  signed 
received  his  discharge,  having  been  in  the  service  18  months,  is  now 
engaged  in  farming  in  Gentry  County;  Velma,  born  March  11,  1900, 
married  Glen  Stephenson,  Stanberry;  Ruby,  born  June  25,  1903,  married 
Loren  Wood  a  farmer  in  Gentry  County;  Wilbur  E.  G.,  born  July  6,  1906, 
attending  high  school  in  Stanberry;  and  Ovid  Beryl,  born  Jan.  10,  1912, 
a  student  in  the  public  schools. 

Mr.  Law  is  a  Democrat  and  served  as  school  commissioner  for  seven 
years  while  a  resident  of  Nebraska.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church  and  one  of  the  dependable  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

Patrick  Kirk,  now  living  on  his  farm  in  the  western  part  of  Cooper 
Township  is  one  of  the  early  pioneers  of  this  section  and  bears  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  one  of  the  oldest  men  in  Gentry  County.  He  was  born 
in  Monaghan  County,  Ireland,  March  17,  1827,  a  son  of  Patrick  and 
Catherine  (Coleman)  Kirk,  both  natives  of  Monaghan  County  where  the 
father  was  a  farmer  and  both  spent  thier  lives  in  their  native  land. 

Patrick  Kirk  came  to  America  in  1863,  making  the  trip  on  the 
"City  of  Washington"  and  landed  in  New  York  City  after  a  voyage  of  11 
days.  In  early  life  Mr.  Kirk  learned  the  bakers  trade.  After  coming  to 
this  country  he  was  employed  by  the  United  States  Government  in 
building  a  Fort  on  Long  Island.    He  then  worked  in  a  woolen  factory  in 


824  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

New  York  for  two  years.  He  then  went  to  Wisconsin  where  he  worked 
on  a  farm  a  short  time  when  he  went  to  Chicago  and  worked  in  the  James 
Kirk  soap  factory.  Then  he  went  to  Louisiana  where  he  was  employed  on 
levy  construction  for  a  time  when  he  returned  to  Chicago  where  he  re- 
mained for  a  short  time  then  again  went  south.  Later  he  returned  to 
Illinois  and  afterwards  went  to  Iowa  where  he  was  employed  on  railroad 
construction.  He  then  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Polk  County 
where  he  bought  40  acres  of  land  .  In  1872  he  came  to  Gentry  County  and 
bought  160  acres  of  land  for  which  he  paid  $5.00  an  acre  and  since 
that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  has  met 
with  success.  For  a  time  he  lived  at  O'Neil  City,  Neb.  He  bought  his 
present  place  March  25,  1882. 

Mr.  Kirk  was  married  to  Bridget  Coleman  a  native  of  County 
Monaghan,  Ireland  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Kelly)  Coleman 
both  natives  of  that  county  and  spent  their  lives  there.  Only  one  of  their 
children  is  now  living,  Anna,  who  is  the  widow  of  Bernard  Callahan  who 
resides  in  New  York  City.  To  Patrick  Kirk  and  wife  were  born  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Mary,  married  Robert  E.  Merigan  and  she  is  now 
deceased,  leaving  one  child,  Frances  Merigan,  born  Nov.  24,  1906  who  is 
being  reared  by  his  grandfather,  Patrick  Kirk;  James  M.  Kirk,  is  now 
operating  his  father's  farm ;  John  B.  Kirk,  is  a  clerk  in  Kansas  City. 

Patrick  Kirk,  although  past  95  years  old  is  a  man  of  remarkable  physi- 
cal and  mental  vigor.  He  now  has  his  second  sight  and  reads  without 
glasses.  He  has  worked  hard  all  his  life  and  is  one  of  the  honored  pioneers 
of  this  section  who  has  seen  this  section  of  Missouri  develop  from  its 
unimproved  and  sparsely  settled  state,  half  a  century  ago  and  he  has  done 
his  part  well.  He  has  always  supported  the  policies  of  the  Democratic 
Party  and  is  a  member  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  His  wife  died  Nov. 
12,  1919  at  the  age  of  78  years  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Catholic 
Cemetery  at  Conception. 

Joseph  R.  Pulsifer,  a  representative  farmer  and  stockman  of  Athens 
Township,  residing  near  Albany,  Mo.,  is  a  native  son  of  Gentry  County.  He 
is  a  son  of  Nero  and  Sarah  A.  (Potter)  Pulsifer.  Nero  Pulsifer  was  born  in 
Illinois  and  was  a  successful  farmer  all  his  life. 

Joseph  R.  Pulsifer  is  one  of  a  family  of  eight  children  born  to  his 
parents,  the  others  being  as  follows:  Claric,  married  Samuel  Christie, 
McFall,  Mo. ;  Bell,  married  Henry  Peck,  a  barber,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. ;  Robert, 
married  Ida  Heath  and  is  now  deceased,  having  been  killed  in  a  railroad 
accident  in  Nebraska  and  his  remains  are  buried  at  McFall ;  John,  a  farmer 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  825 

and  stock  raiser  near  McFall,  married  Maud  Gilds;  Lou,  married  Samuel 
Baxter  who  is  engaged  in  the  barber  business  at  Gentry ville;  Virginia, 
deceased  and  is  buried  at  Liberty  Cemetery,  at  McFall ;  and  Grace,  married 
Everet  McFall  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  North  Dakota  and  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War. 

Joseph  R.  Pulsifer  was  reared  to  manhood  on  a  farm  and  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools.  He  has  made  farming  the  chief  occupation 
of  his  life  and  has  met  with  uniform  success  in  his  undertaking.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Lydia  Burton  and  to  them  have  been  born  three  children 
as  follows:  Lawrence,  born  June  5,  1909;  Margaret,  born  Feb.  17,  1911 
and  Catherine,  born  April  30,  1916,  all  of  whom  are  attending  the  public 
schools. 

Mrs.  Pulsifer  is  a  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Margaret  (Pruett)  Bur- 
ton, natives  of  Missouri,  and  is  one  of  eight  children  born  to  them,  the  others 
being  as  follows :  Arthur,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser ;  Leota,  a  graduate  of 
the  State  Teachers  College  at  Kirksville  and  now  a  teacher  of  domestic 
science  at  Gallatin ;  Dallas,  assistant  cashier  of  the  bank  of  McFall,  mar- 
ried Lena  Christie ;  Layman,  a  stock  raiser  near  King  City,  married  Flor- 
ence Mastis;  Wynona,  married  Loren  Salmon  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser 
near  McFall;  Edith  died  in  infancy;  and  Abraham,  a  farmer  and  stock 
raiser  near  McFall. 

Mr.  Pulsifer  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodman  of  America  and  is 
a  Democrat.  He  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Church  and  is  a  substantial  and 
respected  citizen. 

Jacob  Jones,  deceased,  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Gentry 
County.  He  was  born  May  10,  1799,  in  Washington,  Pa.  Being  left  an 
orphan  when  a  very  small  boy,  he  was  forced  to  make  his  own  way  in  the 
world.  At  the  age  of  16  years,  he  moved  to  Ohio,  where  he  remained  until 
1838,  when  he  came  to  Gentry  County.  Mr.  Jones  became  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stockman  and  in  1865,  he  moved  to  Albany,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  hotel  business.  Mr.  Jones  married  Phoebe  Flemming,  a  native  of 
Virginia,  and  to  this  union  five  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Elmira, 
Lydia,  and  Permelia,  the  other  two  being  deceased.  Mrs.  Jones  died  in  Ohio, 
and  several  years  later  Mr.  Jones  married  Dorah  Miller,  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania. To  this  union  ten  children  were  born,  of  whom  nine  are  now 
living  as  follows :  Ellis ;  Hannah ;  Mary ;  Barney ;  Lavina ;  Matilda ;  Jane  E. ; 
Eugene ;  Frank. 

Mr.  Jones  died  May  29,  1892,  and  is  buried  in  Hyland  Cemetery, 
Gentry  County. 


826  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Jane  E.  Jones,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  Jones,  married  William  B.  Castor, 
a  native  of  Ohio,  born  Aug.  5,  1837.  He  was  a  son  of  Sampson  Castor. 

Sampson  Castor  with  his  son,  William  B.,  came  to  Missouri  in  1843, 
settling  in  Gentry  County,  where  Mr.  Castor  became  a  prosperous  farmer 
and  stockman,  owning  240  acres  of  well  improved  land.  William  B.  Castor 
was  married  for  the  first  time  to  Minerva  Stevens,  a  daughter  of  W.  H.  and 
Louis  Stevens.  Mrs.  Castor  died  Nov.  30,  1870,  leaving  one  son,  James 
Alfred  Castor.  On  Sept.  27,  1871,  Mr.  Castor  married  Jane  E.  Jones,  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Dora  (Miller)  Jones.  To  this  union  four  children 
were  born,  as  follows:  Anna  Laura;  Eugene  Ellsworth;  Bessie  D.;  and 
Charles  S. 

During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Castor  enlisted  in  the  Missouri  State  Mili- 
tia, and  served  for  one  year  as  lieutenant,  after  which  he  was  promoted  to 
captain.  Mr.  Castor  served  in  the  army  until  1870,  when  he  retired  to  his 
farm  in  Gentry  County,  where  he  carried  on  farming  and  stock  raising. 
His  stock  was  the  finest  in  the  county,  and  he  was  widely  known  as  a 
breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  Mr.  Castor  died  Jan. 
28,  1899,  and  is  buried  in  Carter  Cemetery.  Mr.  Castor  had  many  friends 
in  this  county  and  was  one  of  the  most  honored  and  respected  citizens. 

Edward  Steinman,  general  superintendent  of  the  Albany  Light,  Wa- 
ter and  Power  plant,  Albany,  Mo.  is  a  native  of  Gentry  County.  He  was 
born  Aug.  16,  1887  and  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Hulett)  Stineman. 
Samuel  Steinman  was  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  is  now  engaged  in  the 
meat  business  at  Albany,  Mo.,  where  he  conducts  two  markets  and  is  also 
the  owner  of  160  acres  of  valuable  land  in  Gentry  County. 

Samuel  and  Mary  (Hulett)  Steinman  are  the  parents  of  the  following 
children :  Lorain,  who  died  at  the  age  of  46  years  and  is  buried  in  the  Carter 
Cemetery  in  Gentry  County ;  Ralph,  Beggs,  Okla. ;  Edward,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  Lilley,  a  teacher  at  Roundup,  Mont. ;  Arthur,  died  at  the  age 
of  22  years  and  is  buried  in  Carter  Cemetery. 

Edward  Steinman  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  in 
early  life  worked  at  the  brick  layer's  trade  for  three  years.  He  then  studied 
engineering  at  Wichita.  He  was  then  employed  in  the  capacity  of  engineer 
in  a  mill  at  Miami,  Fla.  For  the  past  six  years  he  has  been  general  super- 
intendent of  the  Albany,  Water,  Light  and  Power  Plant,  having  charge  of 
both  the  power  plants  and  also  the  outside  work.  In  addition  to  supplying 
the  town  of  Albany  this  plant  also  furnishes  light  to  Darlington.  This  is 
one  of  the  important  industrial  enterprises  of  Gentry  County,  and  Mr. 
Steinman  has  thoroughly  demonstrated  his  efficiency  during  the  years  that 
he  was  so  capably  directing  the  affairs  of  this  enterprise. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  827 

Mr.  Steinman  was  married  to  Cora  Taylor,  a  daughter  of  William  and 
Ellen  (Stubbens)  Taylor.  Mrs.  Steinman  is  one  of  the  following  children 
born  to  her  parents :  Cecil,  married  Frank  Brown,  Leadville,  Colo. ;  Mary, 
married  Charles  Jenkins,  an  electrician  at  Vancouver,  Wash.;  Cora,  mar- 
ried Edward  Stineman,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  Luther,  a  plumber  and 
steamfitter,  Wichita,  Kan.;  a  daughter  married  Edgar  McQuarry,  Mel- 
borne,  Mo. ;  and  Francis,  a  student  in  college. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steinman  have  been  born  three  children:  Donald, 
Ethel  and  Samuel. 

Mr.  Steinman  is  a  Democrat  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  progres- 
sive and  enterprising  citizens  of  Albany  and  Gentry  County. 

James  W.  McKnight,  a  well  known  and  successful  attorney  of  Al- 
bany is  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  was  born  Jan.  1,  1876,  a  son  of  Joseph 
and  Elizabeth  (Jones)  McKnight. 

Joseph  McKnight  was  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  and  spent 
his  life  in  the  State  of  Indiana.  During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  the 
Union  Army,  becoming  a  member' of  the  38th  Regiment,  Indiana  Vol- 
unteer Infantry  and  served  for  four  years.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  now  de- 
ceased and  their  remains  are  buried  at  Orleans,  Ind.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  six  children  as  follows:  Stella,  married  Grant  Carroll,  Orleans, 
Ind.;  Alpha,  Lexington,  Ky. ;  James  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  D. 
C,  Huntington,  W.  Va. ;  Eva,  Orleans,  Ind. ;  and  Grace,  married  Clar- 
ence Harned,  Paola,  Ind. 

James  W.  McKnight  was  reared  in  Indiana  and  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools,  including  a  high  school  course.  He  then  entered  Purdue  Uni- 
versity, after  having  taught  school  for  some  time  in  his  native  state,  and 
was  graduated  from  the  law  department.  He  then  came  to  Missouri  and 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  at  King  City  where  he  successfully  fol- 
lowed his  profession  until  the  spring  of  1922  when  he  removed  to  Al- 
bany where  he  is  now  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law. 

Mr.  McKnight  is  a  Democrat  and  since  coming  to  Gentry  County 
has  taken  an  active  part  in  politics.  He  has  served  two  terms  as  prose- 
cuting attorney  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Legisla- 
ture during  the  47th  General  Assembly  and  was  elected  to  the  Senate 
in  1916.  During  his  Legislative  career  he  served  on  a  number  of  im- 
portant committees  and  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  able  members  of 
the  House  and  Senate. 

In  1899  James  W.  McKnight  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Slade,  a 


828  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

daughter  of  Thomas  and  Delia  (Kier)  Slade.  Mrs.  McKnight  is  a 
Democrat  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  prominent  Democratic 
women  of  Missouri,  She  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Democratic 
Convention  at  San  Francisco  in  1920. 

Carl  J.  Agee,  a  prominent  druggist  of  King  City  and  the  present 
mayor  of  that  city  is  a  native  of  Missouri  and  is  a  member  of  one  of 
the  early  pioneer  families  of  Andrew  County.  Mr.  Agee  was  born  at 
Whitesville,  Andrew  County,  Nov,  17,  1878,  a  son  of  John  V.  and 
Anna    (Andrews)   Agee, 

William  E.  Agee  was  born  in  Buchanan  County,  Mo,,  and  was  a- 
very  early  settler  in  Gentry  County,  He  was  a  blacksmith  and  served 
as  constable  at  King  City  for  two  terms  and  was  the  first  marshall  of 
the  town  of  Stanberry.    He  died  Dec.  20,  1920. 

Anna  Andrews  Agee  was  born  in  Wisconsin,  a  daughter  of  John 
Vermillion  and  Aurilla  (Saxten)  Andrews.  John  Vermillion  Andrews 
was  born  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  May  17,  1818,  and  died  in  King  City, 
Mo.,  Oct,  27,  1912,  He  was  married  to  Aurilla  Saxten  Feb,  22,  1843, 
at  Racine,  Wis,  They  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Andrew  County 
in  1876  and  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  in  this  section  of  Mis- 
souri. 

To  William  Agee  and  wife  were  born  the  following  children :. 
Paul  and  Jennings,  twins,  deceased;  Cleo,  manager  of  the  Carl  Agee 
Drug  Store  at  Union  Star ;  J.  Earl,  trainmaster  in  the  employ  of  the  Santa 
Fe  Railroad  Company  at  Denver,  Colo. ;  Harry,  an  inspector  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Swift  and  Company  at  St.  Joseph ;  Louise,  married  Charles 
Gills  a  wholesale  merchant  St.  Joseph;  and  Carl  J.,  the  subject  of  this 
review, 

Carl  J,  Agee  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  including  a  high 
school  course  and  then  took  a  course  in  pharmacy.  He  began  life  in 
the  dry  goods  business  and  for  a  time  was  engaged  in  printing.  In 
1904  he  engaged  in  the  drug  and  jewelry  business.  He  has  built  up  an 
extensive  business  in  King  City  and  vicinity  and  in  1909  he  opened  a 
branch  at  Union  Star  which  he  still  conducts  under  the  management 
of  his  brother,  Cleo. 

Mr.  Agee  was  married  to  Miss  Velma  Lewis.  They  have  no  chil- 
dren, 

Mr.  Agee  is  a  Republican  and  is  now  serving  his  second  term  as 
mayor  of  King  City.  He  is  a  progressive  and  efficient  public  official 
and  during  his  administration  many  needed  improvements  have  been 


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carried  out  in  King  City,  including  several  blocks  of  pavement;  he  is 
a  substantial  citizen  and  ranks  high  in  King  City  and  vicinity. 

Thomas  J.  Dieter,  well  known  owner  of  the  Commercial  Hotel  of 
King  City,  is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  Clinton  County, 
Oct.  22,  1872,  a  son  of  George  and  Lucy  (Iwell)  Dieter. 

George  Dieter  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  this  country  at 
the  age  of  21  years.  He  was  a  master  mechanic  by  trade  in  Germany, 
but  after  his  arrival  in  the  United  States  he  worked  as  a  blacksmith. 
Mr.  Dieter  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  remained  for  18  years. 
At  the  end  of  that  time,  he  came  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Clinton 
County,  where  he  purchased  80  acres  of  land.  He  built  a  blacksmith 
shop  on  his  farm,  where  he  carried  on  his  work,  as  well  as  farming. 
Mr.  Dieter  remained  in  the  blacksmith  business  for  nine  years,  after 
which  he  moved  to  Gentry  County,  where  he  purchased  240  acres  of 
well  improved  land,  located  east  of  King  City.  He  became  a  success- 
ful breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs,  and  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  of  Gentry  County  to  handle  blooded  stock.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Dieter  are  both  deceased,  and  are  buried  in  St.  Patrick's  Ceme- 
tery, Gentry  County.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren: Joseph,  stockman,  King  City;  Henry,  farmer  and  stockman, 
Clinton  County;  George,  farmer  and  stockman,  Clinton  County;  Anna, 
the  wife  of  Emil  Dernfeldt,  farmer  and  stockman.  Gentry  County; 
Frank,  resides  in  Nebraska;  Thomas  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Dur- 
ing the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Dieter  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Church  and  a  Democrat. 

Thomas  J.  Dieter  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Missouri,  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  on  80  acres  of  land  in 
Gentry  County,  and  was  widely  known  as  a  breeder  of  high  grade  stock. 
Mr.  Dieter  has  been  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life  until  in  January, 
1922,  when  he  purchased  the  Commercial  Hotel  in  King  City,  which  he 
now  manages.  It  is  the  largest  hotel  in  King  City,  and  has  30  rooms. 
Mrs.  Dieter  also  assists  in  the  managing  of  the  hotel. 

Mr.  Dieter  married  Sadie  Wyatt,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Stephanie 
(Lampe)  Wyatt,  natives  of  Missouri.  To  this  union  six  children  have 
been  born,  as  follows:  William  Francis,  deceased;  Ruby,  attending 
school;  Carl,  attending  school;  Maud  Josephine,  attending  school;  and 
Stella  May,  at  home. 

Mr.  Dieter  is  also  interested  in  the  oil  business.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Republican,  as  also  is  Mrs,  Dieter.  Mr.  Dieter  is  widely  known,  and  is 
one  of  the  progressive  and  enterprising  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 


830  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

P.  M.  Graves,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stock  raiser  of  Jackson 
Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  was  born  May  16, 
1864,  a  son  of  T.  P.  and  Anna  (Tague)  Graves,  both  natives  of  North 
Carolina.  They  came  to  Missouri  in  1882  and  spent  the  remainder  of 
their  lives  in  this  state.  T.  P.  Graves  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War, 
having  served  as  captain  of  Company  I,  59th  Regiment,  Indiana  Infan- 
try and  was  in  the  service  for  two  years.  He  never  recovered  his  health 
after  the  war.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge 
and  Methodist  Church.   His  remains  are  buried  at  Maryville. 

T.  P.  and  Anna  (Tague)  Graves  were  the  parents  of  tlie  following 
children:  John  Wesley,  Betsey  Jane,  Catherine,  Margaret,  Sarah,  all  of 
whom  are  deceased ;  Mary,  married  J.  W.  Arthur,  a  stationary  engineer, 
Lyons,  Kan.;  Thomas,  a  mechanic,  who  lives  in  Indiana;  and  P.  M.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Mr.  Graves  began  life  working  by  the  day  and  practically  all  his 
life  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  is  now  the 
owner  of  80  acres  of  land  in  Jackson  Township  where  he  carries  on  gen- 
eral farming  and  stock  raising.  He  raises  Shorthorn  cattle,  Duroc  Jer- 
sey hogs,  horses  and  mules  and  is  meeting  with  well  merited  success. 

Mr.  Graves  married  Miss  Amanda  Gillam,  a  daughter  of  James  and 
Nancy  (Condor)  Gillam,  the  former  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  both  now 
deceased.  Mrs.  Graves  was  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  her 
parents:  Mary,  Agnes,  Lizzie,  Ella,  Maggie,  and  Nancy,  all  of  whom 
are  deceased ;  Mary,  married  James  Crombo,  who  is  now  deceased ;  Da- 
dd  Preston,  who  lives  in  Indiana  ;  and  Mrs.  Graves  of  this  review. 

To  P.  M.  Graves  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children : 
Blanche  and  Jeanette,  deceased ;  William,  whose  present  address  is  un- 
known, he  having  left  for  the  gold  fields  about  12  years  ago  which  was 
the  last  time  he  has  been  heard  from ;  Ida,  married  Albert  Parsons,  who 
is  engaged  in  the  poultry  business  in  King  City ;  Mrs.  Parsons  is  one  of 
the  prominent  Democratic  women  of  Missouri.  She  was  a  delegate  to  the 
Democratic  State  Convention  at  Joplin  in  1920  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Democratic  State  Executive  Board ;  Delia,  married  Henry  Martin,  who 
is  engaged  in  the  plumbing  business  at  Red  Oak,  Iowa;  Frank,  who  is 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  with  his  father;  and  Clarence, 
who  is  a  mechanic  and  resides  in  St.  Joseph. 

Mr.  Graves  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans  and  is  a  Democrat. 
He  is  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Gentry  County,  and  is  well  known 
for  his  integrity. 


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F.  M.  Gillett,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  merchant  at  Island 
City,  Mo.,  is  one  of  the  well  known  ond  substantial  citizens  of  Gentry- 
County.  He  was  born  in  Warren  County,  111.,  and  is  a  son  of  Irson  and 
Mary  (Blue)  Gillett,  the  former  a  native  of  Ohio  and  the  latter  of  War- 
ren County,  111.  Irson  Gillett  was  a  farmer  and  stork  raiser.  He  was  a 
Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  He  died  in  Septem- 
ber, 1904,  and  his  wife  is  now  80  years  old  and  lives  three  miles  east  of 
Island  City.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Jackson, 
Thomas  and  Fred,  all  of  whom  are  deceased ;  and  William,  a  farmer  and 
stockman  in  St.  Clair  County;  George,  Indianola,  Iowa;  Viola,  Erson, 
Union  Star,  Mo. ;  Pearl,  lives  in  Gentry  County ;  Freeman,  who  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  police  force  in  Los  Angeles,  Calif. ;  Thalia,  married  Richard 
Wiseman,  Joplin,  Mo.;  Frank,  lives  in  Gentry  County;  and  F,  M.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

F.  M.  Gillett,  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  be- 
gan life  for  himself  as  a  farmer  and  stockman,  operating  rented  land. 
Later  he  bought  40  acres  of  land  and  is  now  the  owner  of  138i  acres  of 
land  where  he  was  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
for  a  number  of  years  before  engaging  in  the  mercantile  business.  In 
November,  1918,  he  engaged  in  the  general  mercantile  business  at  Island 
City,  He  carries  a  very  complete  stock  of  general  merchandise  and  has 
an  extensive  trade  over  a  large  scope  of  territory. 

Mr.  Gillett  was  married  Feb.  22,  1882,  to  Miss  Sarah  Miller,  a  na- 
tive of  Illinois,  She  is  a  daughter  of  W,  J,  and  Martha  (Gillett)  Miller, 
the  former  a  native  of  Indiana  and  the  later  of  Ohio. 

W.  J.  Miller  was  born  in  a  log  cabin  in  Indiana  and  reared  in  the 
midst  of  pioneer  surroundings.  He  came  to  Missouri  with  his  family  in 
1870  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising  during  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died  in  1905  and 
is  buried  in  Cooper  Cemetery.  Mrs,  Gillett  is  one  of  the  following  chil- 
dren born  to  her  parents:  Elsie,  married  Perry  Allen,  an  employee  of 
the  Wabash  railroad  at  Stanberry ;  Hulda,  married  Samuel  Allen,  a  car- 
penter contractor  at  Stanberry;  Mary,  married  Benjamin  Cooper,  an 
employe  of  the  Wabash  railroad  at  Stanberry;  Alva,  a  contractor,  who 
lives  in  Kansas;  Elva,  married  Henry  Crutchlow,  an  employe  of  the  Wa- 
bash railroad  at  Stanberry;  Earl,  who  is  employed  by  the  Standard  Oil 
Company  and  lives  in  Kansas;  and  Mrs,  Gillett,  of  this  review,  Mrs. 
Gillett's  mother  is  now  78  years  old  and  lives  at  Stanberry. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  M.  Gillett  have  been  born  the  following  chii- 


832  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

dren:  William,  Ray  and  Fay,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  Bertha,  mar- 
ried Henry  Richards  and  they  live  in  Nodaway  County;  Ora,  lives  in 
Gentry  County ;  Alfa,  married  John  Mann,  and  they  live  in  Clay  County, 
Iowa;  Homer,  lives  in  Gentry  County;  May,  married  Adam  O'Neil  and 
they  live  in  Gentry  County;  and  Paul,  who  is  associated  with  his  father 
in  the  store. 

Mr.  Gillett  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
and  the  Masons  and  he  and  Mrs.  Gillett  are  members  of  the  Christian 
Church  and  they  are  Republicans. 

Ray  Harpster,  a  well  known  practical  farmer  of  Sheridan  Township, 
Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  born  in  Ross  County,  June  18,  1871. 
His  grandparents  were  Jacob  and  Sarah  Harpster.  They  came  to  Missouri 
in  1873  and  located  west  of  Hamilton  in  Caldwell  County.  Jacob  Harp- 
ster, the  grandfather  of  Ray  Harpster,  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  rais- 
ing and  owned  land  in  Caldwell  County  at  different  times.  He  died  at 
Kidder  in  1885,  and  his  wife  died  in  1912. 

Ray  Harpster  attended  the  rural  schools  in  Caldwell  County  and 
later  was  a  student  in  the  Kidder  public  school.  He  has  made  his  own 
way  in  the  world  since  he  was  15  years  old.  He  worked  by  the  month  on 
various  farms  for  a  time,  was  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  for  almost  ten  years, 
and  later  worked  with  a  bridge  gang  on  a  railroad  for  four  years.  During 
those  years  he  held  various  positions  and  showed  his  adaptability  to 
sundry  kinds  of  work.  He  bought  his  present  farm  of  204  acres  from 
George  Hughstead.  The  farm  lies  three  and  one-half  miles  northeast  of 
Kidder.  Practically  all  of  the  improvements  have  been  made  by  Mr.  Harp- 
ster. The  residence  was  built  in  1916,  and  Mr.  Harpster  has  added  several 
farm  buildings  as  they  became  needed  in  his  work.  He  does  general 
farming.  For  the  past  32  years  he  has  operated  a  saw  mill  and  threshing 
machine.     He  uses  a  Port  Huron  engine  and  an  Aultman-Taylor  separator. 

Mr.  Harpster  was  married  in  March,  1894,  to  Mollie  Young,  who  died 
two  years  later,  leaving  a  daughter,  now  Mrs.  Ina  Ray  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
On  Dec.  25,  1900,  Mr.  Harpster  was  married  to  Mrs.  Minnie  (Leabo) 
Young,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Frances  Leabo.  To  this  union  three  sons 
were  born ;  James  Franklin,  Paul  Edwards  and  Charles  Raymond. 

Mrs.  Harpster's  father,  James  Leabo,  was  born  in  Ray  County,  July 
17,  1857,  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Teagarden)  Leabo.  Daniel  Leabo 
served  as  a  captain  in  the  Federal  Army  during  the  Civil  War.  He  enlist- 
ed in  Daviess  County.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  died  at  Lathrop 
in  1912,  and  his  wife  died  three  years  later.  The  remains  of  both  are 
buried  at  Lathrop. 


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James  L.  Leabo  came  to  Daviess  County  with  his  parents  in  1861.  He 
recalls  seeing  the  men  drill  in  front  of  the  Leabo  home  for  service  in  the 
war,  and  recollects  quite  well  seeing  his  father  leave  for  his  period  of  three 
years  of  service.  James  Leabo  lived  at  home  until  his  marriage  in  1878. 
He  now  owns  80  acres  of  land,  located  four  miles  northeast  of  Kidder.  He 
has  lived  in  this  vicinity  for  the  past  65  years,  and  is  one  of  the  highly  re- 
spected citizens  of  the  community.  He  married  Frances  Kelso,  a  daughter 
of  John  and  Phoebe  Kelso,  in  1878,  and  to  this  union  the  following  child- 
ren were  born :  Orpha,  now  Mrs.  Eben  Youtsey  of  Colorado ;  Minnie,  now 
Mrs.  Harpster;  Matty,  a  teacher  at  Winston;  Vina,  now  Mrs.  Walter  Rey- 
nolds of  Topeka,  Kans. ;  Angle,  now  Mrs.  Staffman  of  Shelbina ;  Frances, 
died  at  the  age  of  four  years;  and  Gertie,  the  wife  of  Walter  Edwards. 
All  of  the  daughters,  who  lived  to  womanhood,  were  teachers  with  the 
exception  of  Vina. 

Mr.  Harpster  entered  his  married  life  with  a  gray  pony  and  five 
dollars  as  his  worldly  assets  and  he  relates  that  the  five  dollars  he  gave  to 
the  preacher  who  married  him.  This  was  Rev.  William  Eckelberry  of 
Kidder.  Mr.  Harpster  has  worked  hard  all  of  his  life,  but  he  has  achieved 
a  success  in  his  work.  He  intends  to  delegate  a  great  part  of  his  work  to 
his  sons  as  soon  as  they  are  through  school  and  ready  to  assume  the  re- 
sponsibility of  the  farm. 

Mr.  Harpester  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  lodges.  He  served  his  town- 
ship as  constable  for  four  years  and  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  two  years. 
He  is  a  man  of  business  acumen  and  integrity  and  is  well  liked  throughout 
the  neighborhood  in  which  he  is  well  known. 

Peter  Hammer,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship was  born  in  Gentry  County,  Nov.  29,  1870.  He  is  a  son  of  Peter  and 
Mary  (Christina)  Hammer.  The  father  was  a  native  of  Germany  and 
came  to  America  when  he  was  15  years  old.  He  learned  blacksmithing 
in  early  life  and  when  he  first  came  to  this  country,  he  worked  at  his 
trade  in  an  axe  factory  in  Ohio.  Later  he  removed  to  Indiana  and  from 
there  came  to  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  Later  he  removed  to  Andrew  County 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  about  eight  years ;  he  then  came  to 
Gentry  County  where  he  was  extensively  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising. 

Peter  Hammer,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  one  of  the  following 
children  born  to  his  parents:  Lewis,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  lives  in 
Gentry  County;  Charles,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County; 
Frank,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County ;  Mary,  lives  in  Gentry 


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County;  Elizabeth,  lives  in  Gentry  County;  and  Peter,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Peter  Hammer  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  since 
early  manhood.  For  11  years  he  operated  rented  land.  He  then  bought 
his  first  land  and  is  now  the  owner  of  a  splendid  farm  of  280  acres.  His 
place  is  well  improved  with  a  good  residence  and  other  buildings  and 
he  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising,  raising  Polled  Angus 
cattle,  horses,  mules  and  fancy  poultry. 

Mr.  Hammer  married  Iva  Miller,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Nor- 
cisis  (Ashball)  Miller  of  Illinois.  Mrs.  Hammer  is  one  of  the  following 
children  born  to  her  parents:  Herbert,  lives  in  California;  Sadie,  was  a 
teacher  in  Nebraska  before  her  marriage,  is  now  the  wife  of  Edgar  Ad- 
ams, a  teacher  and  banker  of  Nebraska ;  Grace,  now  the  wife  of  Eugene 
Hands  and  they  live  in  Washington;  Clyde,  who  is  serving  his  second 
enlistment  in  the  United  States  Navy  as  an  electrical  engineer  with  San 
Francisco  as  his  headquarters;  and  Dollie,  a  teacher,  resides  at  Linnius, 
Mo. ;  and  Mrs.  Hammer,  of  this  review.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  Hammer 
have  been  born  the  following  children :  Franklin  Lewis,  Peter,  Jr. ;  Clar- 
ence, and  David. 

Mr.  Hammer  is  a  Democrat  and  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of 
Jackson  Township. 

Willis  J.  Ethel,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  King  City,  was  born 
in  Illinois,  Jan.  22,  1839.  He  is  a  son  of  Willis  Jackson  and  Lutisiah 
(Taylor)  Ethel. 

Willis  Jackson  Ethel  was  a  native  of  Kentucky.  His  first  wife,  Lu- 
tisiah (Taylor)  Ethel,  died  at  the  age  of  30  years,  leaving  one  son,  Wil- 
lis J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Ethel  later  was  married  to  Sarah 
Eads,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and  a  daughter  of  John  Holden  Eads.  Mr. 
Eads  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eads  were 
the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Martha,  deceased;  William,  de- 
ceased; Nancy  Jane,  the  widow  of  Mr.  Clark,  now  living  in  Illinois;  Ra- 
chael,  the  widow  of  Charles  Dewitt,  living  in  Illinois;  Louisa  Holden, 
the  wife  of  C.  H.  Crab,  farmer  and  stockman,  residing  in  Oklahoma ;  and 
Mrs.  Ethel.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eads  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in 
Gentry  County. 

Willis  J.  Ethel  was  reared  in  Illinois  and  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools.  He  then  engaged  in  farming,  purchasing  80  acres  of 
land.  Two  years  later,  Mr.  Ethel  moved  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Gentry 
County,  where  he  has  since  lived.    He  became  a  successful  farmer  and 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  835 

stockman,  and  was  well  known  as  a  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Po- 
land China  hogs.   Mr.  Ethel  owns  120  acres  of  well  improved  land. 

Mr,  Ethel  is  married  and  has  the  following  children  :  Eva,  deceased ; 
Fannie,  deceased  ;  Albert  K.,  merchant,  Colorado  ;  George,  Bisbee,  Ariz. ; 
Katie,  the  wife  of  John  Hire,  farmer  and  stockman,  Colorado ;  Cather- 
ine, the  wife  of  Eben  Blacklock,  farmer  and  stockman,  Gentry  County. 
Mrs.  Ethel  died  Dec.  13,  1911,  and  is  buried  in  Miller  Cemetery,  Gentry 
County. 

In  politics  Mr.  Ethel  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mr.  Ethel  is  now  living  retired  in  King 
City  and  is  a  highly  respected  and  substantial  citizen  of  Gentry  County. 

Charles  Potter,  an  extensive  farmer  and  stockman  of  Gentry  County 
who  operates  a  large  farm  in  Miller  Township,  is  a  native  Missourian. 
He  was  born  in  Harrison  County,  Dec.  1,  1867,  a  son  of  Leonard  and  Lu- 
cinda  (Warner)  Potter,  the  former  a  native  of  Clinton  County  and  the 
latter  of  Indiana.  They  were  the  parents  of  three  children  Daisy,  de- 
ceased; Marcus,  a  ranchman  in  Wyoming;  and  Charles,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch.  Leonard  Potter  came  to  Gentry  County  about  35  years  ago 
and  he  and  his  wife  now  live  in  this  County. 

Charles  Potter  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  in  early  life 
began  working  out  by  the  month.  Later  he  rented  120  acres  of  land  and 
afterwards  bought  160  acres.  He  added  more  land  to  his  original  hold- 
ing until  he  became  the  owner  of  700  acres.  He  has  since  disposed  of 
some  of  his  land  and  is  now  the  owner  of  500  acres  of  well  improved  and 
productive  land.  He  is  one  of  the  successful  stockmen  of  Gentry  County, 
raising  black  Angus  and  Whiteface  cattle  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs.  His 
cattle  has  topped  the  market  in  Kansas  City.  Mrs.  Potter  is  a  very  suc- 
cessful poultry  raiser. 

Mr.  Potter  was  married  to  Lillie  Mann,  a  native  of  Gentry  County 
and  a  daughter  of  James  and  Matilda  (Burge)  Mann  and  is  one  of  the 
following  children  born  to  them :  Byron,  Riverside,  Calif. ;  Alva,  resides 
on  the  old  homestead  in  Gentry  County  and  is  well  known  as  a  breeder 
of  Reed's  Yellow  Dent  seed  corn  having  taken  second  prize  at  the 
World's  Fair  at  Chicago ;  Francis,  married  Hiram  Reiny,  a  farmer  and 
stockman  in  Gentry  County;  and  Mrs.  Potter  of  this  review.  Mrs.  Pot- 
ter's parents  are  both  deceased. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Potter  have  been  born  the  following  chil- 
dren:  Alvie,  born  Jan,  15,  1893,  lives  in  Wyoming;  John,  born  Sept.  13, 
1895,  Gentry  County;  Laura,  married  Claude  Weese  and  lives  in  Gentry 


836  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

County;  James,  who  is  associated  with  his  father  on  the  home  farm; 
Mary,  resides  at  home;  Bessie,  at  home;  Mabel  at  home;  Herbert,  and 
Marvin. 

The  Potter  farm  was  located  on  the  old  St.  Joseph  trail  and  is  one 
of  the  old  historic  places  in  that  section.  Mr.  Potter  is  a  Republican  and 
a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  one  of  the  progressive  and  enter- 
prising citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

W.  A.  Temple,  a  Gentry  County  pioneer  and  an  extensive  land 
owner  who  for  many  years  has  been  successfuly  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising  in  Gentry  County  is  now  living  retired  at  Stanberry.  He  was 
born  in  Allegheny,  Pa.,  Sept.  29,  1859,  a  son  of  William  and  Mary  Elizabeth 
(Clingingsmith)  Temple,  both  natives  of  Pennsylviana,  the  former  of 
Allegheny  and  the  latter  of  Pittsburg.  During  the  Civil  War  William 
Temple  was  engaged  in  making  wagons  for  the  Government.  In  1874  he 
came  to  Gentry  County  with  his  family  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising  and  was  the  owner  of  460  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  William  Temple  and  wife  were 
the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Mary,  deceased ;  Emma,  deceased ; 
George,  lives  in  Gentry  County ;  Ella,  married  Len  Foxworthy  and  they  live 
in  Nebraska;  Benjamin,  lives  in  Gentry  County;  Joseph;  Maggie,  married 
W.  S.  Waldon,  St.  Joseph ;  Harry,  a  physician  at  Wichita  Falls,  Texas ;  and 
W.  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

W.  A.  Temple  came  to  Gentry  County  with  his  parents  in  1874.  At  the 
begining  of  his  career  he  bought  20  acres  of  land  and  engaged  in  farming 
and  stock  raising.  He  bought  more  land  from  time  to  time  and  is  now  the 
owner  of  607  acres  in  Wilson  Township.  His  place  is  well  improved  and  his 
farm  residence  is  one  of  the  finest  farm  homes  in  Gentry  County.  He  is 
retired  from  the  farm  and  now  lives  in  Stanberry. 

Mr.  Temple  married  Evelin  Campbell  a  native  of  Nodaway  County. 
She  is  a  daughter  of  E.  P.  and  Sarah  (See)  Campbell,  both  natives  of  Mis- 
souri, the  former  of  Clinton  County  and  the  latter  of  Monroe  County.  Mrs. 
Temple  was  one  of  five  children  born  to  her  parents  three  of  whom  are 
living :  William,  state  farm  director  of  Texas ;  Benjamin,  lives  in  Missouri ; 
and  Mrs.  Temple  of  this  review.  E.  P.  Campbell  was  a  Gentry  County 
pioneer  and  owned  SOOacres  of  land  here.  He  was  a  Democrat,  a  member 
of  the  Christian  Church  and  belonged  to  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He  died  Nov. 
12,  1909  and  his  wife  died  Feb.  3,  1916. 

To  W.  A.  Temple  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children : 
Bertha,  born  May  15,  1873,  married  Grant  Lewis  and  is  now  deceased, 
leaving  two  children,  Erman  and  Vandevere ;  Nevada,  born  Feb.  22,  1883, 


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married  Archie  Good  and  they  live  near  Stanberry ;  Gertrude,  born  Feb.  2, 
1885  married  Hazelwood  Porter  and  they  live  in  Gentry  County ;  Edward, 
born  April  3,  1888,  lives  near  Stanberry. 

Mr.  Temple  is  a  Democrat  and  is  one  of  the  widely  known  and  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  Gentry  County.  Mrs.  Temple  has  in  her  possession  a 
watch  which  is  an  interesting  family  heirlom.  It  belonged  to  her  mother's 
father  and  is  over  100  years  old. 

Ed  E.  Birge,  the  efficient  and  popular  circuit  clerk  and  ex-officio 
recorder  of  deeds  of  Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Illinois,  born  in  St.  Clair 
County,  Jan.  31,  1860.  His  parents  were  David  and  Jane  (Mundis)  Birge, 
both  now  deceased. 

David  Birge  was  born  in  Vermont.  As  a  young  man  he  came  to 
Madison  County,  111.,  where  he  died  in  1861.  His  wife,  Jane  (Mundis) 
Birge.  was  born  in  Madison  County,  111.,  where  she  was  also  married.  From 
1880  she  lived  in  Stanberry  until  her  death  in  1894.  To  the  union  of  David 
and  Jane  (Mundis)  Birge  two  children  were  born;  Ida,  living  with  her 
brother ;  and  Ed  E.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

Ed  E.  Birge  was  educated  in  Greenville,  111.  and  at  the  age  of  20 
years,  began  work  for  the  Wabash  Railroad  as  a  lineman.  In  1879  he 
settled  at  Stanberry  where  he  continued  his  work  for  the  Wabash  Railroad 
during  a  period  of  36  years.  He  had  charge  of  the  telegraph  lines  between 
Brunswick,  Mo.  and  Omaha,  Neb.  He  had  many  interesting  experiences  at 
times  of  floods  or  fires.  The  great  flood  of  1909  destroyed  more  than  60 
miles  of  the  wiring  and  Mr.  Birge  had  charge  of  the  reconstruction  work. 
The  Pattonsburg  fire  was  disastrous  in  another  way.  The  practically  com- 
plete destruction  of  the  town  including  the  razing  of  the  Wabash  depot. 
This  meant  another  important  piece  of  work  for  Mr.  Birge. 

In  1914  Mr.  Birge  resigned  from  his  position  with  the  Wabash  Rail- 
road and  accepted  the  position  of  circuit  clerk  and  recorder  of  Gentry 
County  to  which  office  he  was  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  1914.  He 
was  reelected  in  1918  and  is  now  serving  his  seventh  year.  His  reelection 
to  an  office  which  he  had  already  filled  is  a  very  definite  indication  of  his 
success  in  handling  the  work. 

Ed  E.  Birge  was  married  in  1893  to  Mollie  Norman,  a  daughter  of 
Joshua  and  Miriam  Norman  of  Stanberry.  Mrs.  Birge  was  born  and  edu- 
cated in  Indiana.  To  her  union  with  Mr.  Birge  two  children  were  born: 
Savilla,  died  in  infancy ;  and  Lewellyn,  a  graduate  of  the  Stanberry  High 
School,  and  now  the  wife  of  Loyd  L.  Welch,  a  brief  sketch  of  whom  appears 
in  this  review. 

Loyd  L.  Welch  was  one  of  the  volunteers  from  Stanberry  for  service 


838  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

in  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1917  and  was  sent  to  Waco,  Texas 
for  training  in  the  Aviation  Corps.  He  was  later  sent  to  Scotland  for  train- 
ing, was  made  a  sergent,  and  was  assigned  to  25th  Areo  Squadron,  the 
United  States  Army,  He  was  in  active  service  in  the  Toul  Sector  from  Sept. 
18,  to  Oct.  24,  1918;  at  the  Meuse  Argonne  from  Oct.  24  to  Nov.  11,  1918; 
and  with  the  Army  of  Occupation  from  Oct.  26  to  the  time  of  his  return  to 
the  United  States.  He  served  in  both  England  and  France.  Mr.  Welch 
received  his  discharge  from  the  army  at  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  June  16,  1919. 

Mr.  Birge  is  a  member  of  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  lodges.  He  is  a  man  of  marked  public  spirit.  Since  the 
war  closed,  Mr.  Birge  has  recorded  more  than  170  discharge  papers  for 
veterans  of  the  World  War  and  has  never  made  any  charges  for  his  work. 
As  a  private  individual  and  a  citizen  serving  in  an  official  capacity,  Mr. 
Birge  has  been  enterprising  and  efficient. 

Granville  Butler,  who  was  prominently  identified  with  Gentry 
County,  was  a  native  of  this  county  and  a  son  of  Madison  Butler  and 
Eliza  (Payne)  Butler,  both  natives  of  Virgina  and  early  settlers  in  Mis- 
souri. Madison  Butler  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and 
was  the  owner  of  140  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  now  deceased  and 
their  remains  are  buried  in  Friendship  Cemetery. 

Granville  Butler  was  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  his  par- 
ents: Atwell,  a  farmer  and  stockman  in  Gentry  County;  Mary,  married 
Peter  Price  who  is  now  deceased  and  she  resides  at  Albany;  John,  an 
engineer,  lives  in  Nebraska ;  William,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  lives  in 
Gentry  County ;  and  Granville,  whose  name  introduces  this  review. 

Granville  Butler  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Missouri  at  Columbia  where  he  was  graduated  in  the  Civil  En- 
gineering course.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  Aug.  30,  1912,  he  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Miller  Township  where  he  was  the 
owner  of  440  acres  of  land  which  is  now  being  operated  by  Mrs.  Butler. 
He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  the  Knights 
of  Pythias.  He  was  a  progressive  and  enterprising  citizen  and  one  of  the 
public  spirited  men  of  Gentry  County. 

Mr.  Butler  married  Inzer  M.  Havens,  a  daughter  of  Gordon  and 
Gross  (Cloose)  Havens,  natives  of  Virginia  and  Mrs.  Butler  was  also 
born  in  Virginia.  Gordon  Havens  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Eli,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  lives  at  Madison,  Kan.; 
Oliver,  lives  at  McFall;  Mary  Elizabeth,  married  James  Thompson  of 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  839 

Albany ;  Fayette,  a  farmer  and  stockman  at  McFall ;  Eliza,  married 
Daniel  Patterson,  Albany;  and  Mrs.  Butler,  of  this  review.  To  Gran- 
ville Butler  and  wife  was  born  one  child,  William  Granville  Butler,  born 
June  8,  1905,  who  is  now  a  student  in  high  school. 

Charles  H.  Kent,  for  nearly  50  years  a  well  known  stock  buyer  and 
shipper  of  Gentry  County,  is  a  member  of  a  pioneer  family  of  the  county. 
His  recollections  carry  him  back  to  the  days  of  1857  when  he  came  here  as 
a  child,  and  his  reminiscences  of  Albany  in  those  days  are  very  interesting, 
both  because  of  their  flavor  of  the  romance  of  frontier  times  and  because 
of  their  historical  significance. 

Charles  H,  Kent  was  born  in  Edgar  County,  111.,  Sept.  6,  1845,  the  son 
of  David  and  Nancy  (Williams)  Kent.  Mrs.  Kent  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1814 
and  died  in  Edgar  County,  111.  in  1856.  Mr.  Kent  was  married  the  second 
time  to  Mary  McCamrey  who  died  in  Worth  County,  Missouri  at  the  age  of 
92  years.  David  Kent  died  on  his  farm  in  Worth  County  in  1882  at  the  age 
of  78  years.  The  only  one  of  his  children  now  living  is  Charles  H.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review.  The  children  were :  Charles  H.,  mentioned  above ; 
Squire,  died  in  Worth  County  in  1859 ;  Albert,  died  in  California ;  Turzy, 
died  in  Illinois  at  the  age  of  22  years ;  Nancy,  died  in  Illinois  in  1854 ; 
Louisa,  died  in  Illinois  in  1854 ;  and  Mary,  died  in  1856.  Two  other  children 
died  in  infancy. 

David  Kent,  with  his  family,  drove  through  from  Illinois  to  Missouri, 
reaching  Gentry  County  on  Sep.  12,  1857.  He  settled  in  Bogle  Township 
where  he  entered  120  acres  of  land.  This  land  is  now  incorporated  within 
the  precincts  of  Worth  County.  The  family  grew  up  in  the  midst  of  the 
hardships  of  the  pioneer  times,  but  it  was  in  these  surroundings  that 
Charles  H.  Kent  says  that  he  acquired  the  elements  of  thrift  and  industry 
which  have  contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  his  success  in  life.  David  Kent 
huckstered  in  Albany  in  the  fifties,  later  selling  his  products  in  St.  Joseph. 
He  made  23  trips  to  St.  Joseph  in  a  sled,  taking  his  farm  products  each 
time.  During  the  winter  of  1864  to  1865,  snow  fell  in  November  and  from 
that  time  until  March  first  the  ground  was  covered  with  snow. 

Charles  H.  Kent  attended  school  at  Dawson  and  in  the  Dawson  Dis- 
trict. He  began  trading  at  the  age  of  22  years  and  has  followed  the  business 
of  buying  and  selling  stock  ever  since.  He  raised  and  fed  hogs  on  an  exten- 
sive scale  and  has  been  successful  in  his  business  largely  because  of  his 
close  application  to  the  details  of  his  work.  Mr.  Kent  has  large  land  hold- 
ings. He  owns  720  acres  of  land  in  Gentry  County,  adjoining  the  Worth 
County  line ;  261  acres  near  Greenwell  Ford  south  of  Albany ;  and  120  acres 


840  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

near  Stanberry.  The  first  named  farm  is  operated  by  Mr.  Kent's  son, 
Homer. 

Mr.  Kent  has  been  twice  married.  His  first  marriage  was  to  Sarah 
Dawson  in  1867.  She  died  eight  years  later  leaving  one  son,  Luther,  now 
in  the  commission  business  in  St.  Joseph.  Mr.  Kent  was  married  the  second 
time  in  1877  to  Angeline  Ross  and  to  this  union  four  sons  were  born :  Elmer 
A.,  a  farmer  and  shipper  of  Albany;  D.  0.,  a  farmer  in  Gentry  County; 
Charles  Homer  operating  the  home  farm;  and  Frank,  in  the  commission 
with  his  brother,  Luther,  in  St.  Joseph  where  they  have  their  company. 

Mr.  Kent  joined  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Denver,  Mo. 
in  1868.  He  helped  organize  the  lodge  at  Denver  and  was  an  active  mem- 
ber in  it  for  25  years.  For  the  past  20  years,  Mr.  Kent  has  lived  at  Albany 
where  he  is  well  known  as  a  man  of  intergrity. 

W.  E.  Hartsock,  a  well  known  Doctor  of  Osteopathy  of  Albany,  is 
a  graduate  of  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  at  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
of  Central  College  of  Osteopathy  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.  and  of  the  Needles 
Optical  College  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Dr  Hartsock  has  also  done  post  grad- 
uate work  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons. 

Dr.  Hartsock  is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  Adair  County, 
Sept.  26,  1890,  the  son  of  J.  N.  and  Nettie  (Ginn)  Hartsock.  J.  N.  Hart- 
sock was  born  in  Knox  County  and  his  wife  was  born  in  Marion  County 
near  Palmyra.  J.  N.  Hartsock's  father,  John  Hartsock,  was  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania  who  left  his  native  state  and  came  to  Missouri  in  the  early 
days  of  the  state.  He  followed  farming  near  Brashear,  Adair  County  until 
his  death  several  years  ago.  He  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having 
served  as  a  Federal  soldier.  His  son,  J.  N.  Hartsock,  now  lives  on  a  farm 
near  Brashear.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hartsock  have  three  children :  W.  E.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  a  daughter,  now  Mrs.  C.  J.  Winn  of  Kansas  City, 
Mo. ;  and  J.  R.,  living  at  home. 

W.  E.  Hartsock  attended  the  public  schools  in  Adair  County  and  did 
his  high  school  work  at  the  Kansas  City  Polytechnic  School.  In  1912  he 
began  the  study  of  osteopathy  and  in  1916  he  graduated  from  the  Central 
College  of  Osteopathy.  He  began  practicing  his  profession  at  Kansas  City 
but  came  to  Albany,  Jan.  1,  1918  and  opened  an  office  over  the  Gentry 
County  Bank.  Here  he  has  built  up  an  excellent  practice.  His  thorough 
knowledge  of  his  profession  added  to  his  high  professional  ideas  make  him 
an  invaluable  asset  to  the  community. 

Dr.  Hartsock  was  married  in  1916  to  Ruby  Smith,  born  in  Sedalia, 
and  educated  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  where  her  marriage  to  Dr.  Hartsock 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  841 

took  place.  To  this  union  three  children  have  been  born ;  James,  Margaret, 
and  Donald. 

Dr.  Hartsock  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
and  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  capable  and  ener- 
getic young  man,  one  whose  success  in  life  is  assured  by  virtue  of  his  in- 
dustry and  training. 

Frank  Wooderson,  an  enterprising  farmer  of  Miller  Township  in 
Gentry  County  and  the  owner  of  well  improved  land  which  he  operates  as  a 
general  farm  in  the  same  township,  was  born  one  mile  south  of  his  present 
home,  June  13,  1886. 

Mr.  Wooderson's  parents  are  D.  H.  and  Sarah  (Patton)  Wooderson. 
D.  H.  Wooderson  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County  and  his  wife  was  born  in 
Gentry  County.  For  several  years  they  lived  on  a  farm  near  the  present 
home  of  their  son,  Frank,  but  for  the  past  25  years  they  have  lived  in 
their  present  home  in  Miller  Township.  Their  children  are:  Audra,  who 
was  a  student  at  Grand  River  Business  College,  now  married  to  A.  W. 
Elam  of  McFall;  Frank,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Eliza,  a  graduate  of 
the  Albany  High  School  and  of  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Warrens- 
burg,  now  teaching  in  St,  Joseph  where  she  has  been  successful  in  her 
profession  for  seven  years ;  and  Frances,  for  the  past  two  years  a  ste- 
nographer and  bookkeeper  in  Watkins  Music  Store,  Independence,  Mo. 

Frank  Wooderson  attended  the  public  schools  and  later  the  North- 
west Missouri  College  at  Albany.  After  three  years  of  work  in  the  lat- 
ter institution  he  went  to  South  Dakota,  and  in  1910  homesteaded  160 
acres  of  land  there.  This  land  in  Tripp  County  is  still  owned  by  Mr. 
Wooderson.  During  his  sojourn  in  South  Dakota,  Mr.  Wooderson  served 
a  term  as  deputy  county  clerk  of  Tripp  County  and  one  term  as  deputy 
sheriff.  While  holding  this  latter  office,  Mr.  Wooderson  met  some  in- 
teresting but  hazardous  experiences  with  cattle  rustlers.  He  returned  to 
Gentry  County  in  the  fall  of  1913  and  located  on  his  present  farm  where 
he  has  made  many  improvements  and  has  been  successful. 

Frank  Wooderson  was  married  Sept.  10,  1913,  to  Iva  Lewis,  a  na- 
tive of  De  Kalb  County,  Mo.,  who  had  homesteaded  160  acres  of  land  in 
Tripp  County,  S.  D.,  adjoining  the  land  taken  up  by  Mr.  Wooderson.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wooderson  were  married  in  South  Dakota.  To  their  union  four 
children  have  been  born;  Irene,  Grace,  Dale,  and  Tom. 

Mr.  Wooderson  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  Lodges.  He  is  a  relia- 
ble and  substantial  man,  upright  in  business,  and  a  good  citizen  of  his 
community. 


842  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

William  A.  Patton,  prominent  farmer  of  Miller  Township  in  Gentry 
County,  was  born  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives,  June  3,  1864,  the  son 
of  William  A.  Patton,  Sr.,  and  Eliza  C.  (Owen)  Patton,  mention  of  whose 
lives  appear  in  this  volume  in  connection  with  the  sketches  of  the  lives 
of  David  H.  Wooderson,  and  his  wife,  Sarah  A.  (Patton)  Wooderson. 

William  A.  Patton,  Sr.,  and  his  wife  were  both  born  in  Tennessee, 
the  former  in  1819  and  the  latter  in  1825.  They  came  to  Missouri  in 
1845,  Mr.  Patton  having  come  in  1841  and  returned  four  years  later  to 
be  married  in  Tennessee.  He  entered  260  acres  of  land  in  Gentry  County 
and  he  brought  his  bride  to  the  log  house  which  was  their  first  home  on 
the  farm.  In  1878,  Mr.  Patton  built  a  two-story  frame  house,  hauling 
the  lumber  for  it  from  St.  Joseph.  This  house,  the  frame  of  native  oak 
hewed  out  on  the  farm,  is  still  in  excellent  condition  and  with  its  11 
rooms  presents  a  colonial  appearance  to  the  passerby.  Mr.  Patton  be- 
came a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  the  county.  He  died  in  1900 
and  his  wife  died  in  1907.  Their  children  are  named  in  the  sketch  of 
David  R.  Wooderson,  reference  to  which  has  been  made  above. 

William  A.  Patton  was  a  pupil  in  the  rural  schools  of  Gentry  County, 
later  attending  the  Albany  High  School.  He  was  a  student  in  the  Mis- 
souri State  University  for  a  while  and  then  went  to  Park  College  at 
Parkville.  He  was  a  successful  teacher  in  Gentry  County  for  ten  years, 
then  bought  his  first  farm  2h  miles  southeast  of  his  present  home  and  be- 
gan to  improve  the  land.  He  sold  the  farm  later  and  then  bought  160 
acres  of  the  home  place  of  which  he  later  sold  40  acres  and  bought  200 
acres  differently  situated,  making  holdings  of  320  acres  in  one  tract. 
The  west  160  acres  of  Mr.  Patton's  farm  was  entered  by  Hugh  Patton, 
an  uncle,  in  the  pioneer  days  when  the  Patton  name  first  became  known 
in  Gentry  County.   Mr.  Patton  does  general  farming  and  stockraising. 

William  A.  Patton  was  married  April  10,  1890,  to  Lou  E.  Crawford, 
a  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth  (Wheeler)  Crawford.  Mrs. 
Crawford  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1833,  the  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Wheeler,  a  Baptist  minister  of  the  pioneer  days  who  would  never  accept 
a  stated  salary  for  preaching.  He  was  a  well  known  man  of  his  time. 
Mrs.  Crawford  is  now  living  in  Miller  Township  at  the  age  of  88  years. 
George  W.  Crawford,  an  early  settler  of  Miller  Township,  owned  260 
acres  of  land  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1889.  His  remains  are  buried  in 
Old  Friendship  Cemetery.  To  the  union  of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth 
(Wheeler)  Crawford  the  following  children  were  born:  Sophia,  married 
William  Pryor  and  died  in  1882;  Martha,  deceased,  was  married  to 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  843 

Lewis  Shultz;  Benjamin,  died  at  the  age  of  24  years;  James  A.,  now  liv- 
ing in  Oklahoma;  I.  N.,  living  in  California;  Miriam,  deceassed,  was  the 
wife  of  F.  D.  Gist;  Elsie,  the  widow  of  G.  W.  Gist  of  Miller  Township; 
Cenia,  married  to  A.  W.  Garton  of  Miller  Township;  Pou  E.,  now  Mrs. 
Patton ;  and  U.  S.,  living  in  Miller  Township. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patton  have  11  children,  as  follows:  Edith  I.,  the  wife 
of  V.  C.  Humphrey  of  Defiance,  Okla, ;  Walter  V.,  mentioned  later;  Jen- 
nie, lives  in  Columbia  where  she  is  married  to  Paul  E.  Turner,  a  World 
War  veteran  who  served  overseas  and  was  wounded  while  in  service; 
Anna  C,  the  wife  of  Marion  Christie  of  Harrison  County ;  Homer  C,  now 
living  in  Montana;  W.  A.,  at  home;  Ruth,  a  teacher  at  McFall;  Rose, 
was  a  student  in  the  King  City  High  School  for  three  years,  graduated  at 
Palmer  College,  and  is  now  at  home;  Hugh,  a  student  in  the  McFall 
High  School ;  Louise,  at  home ;  and  Charles,  at  home.  Walter  V.  Patton 
enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War  in  September,  1917,  and  was  com- 
missioned second  lieutenant  at  Camp  Taylor,  Aug.  1,  1918.  He  helped 
train  the  recruits  at  Fort  Sill  and  remained  there  until  he  was  mustered 
out  of  service,  Dec.  20,  1918.   He  is  now  living  in  Montana. 

Mr.  Patton  and  his  family  are  highly  esteemed  members  of  their 
community.  The  Patton  name  has  stood  for  high  ideals  and  progress  in 
civic  matters  ever  since  the  pioneer  days  when  the  name  was  first  known 
in  this  part  of  Missouri, 

Standish  E.  Jones,  a  well  known  citizen  of  Albany  who  has  served 
four  terms  as  an  alderman  of  the  town,  was  born  in  Watertown,  Wis., 
Aug.  12,  1857,  the  son  of  Edward  H.  and  Mary  E.  (Bryant)  Jones. 

Edward  Jones  was  born  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  of  Welch  descent.  He  was 
one  of  the  pioneers  of  Dodge  County,  Wis.,  moving  there  after  his  mar- 
riage in  New  York  to  Mary  E.  Bryant,  a  native  of  Connecticut  where  she 
was  reared.  Mrs.  Jones  was  a  first  cousin  of  William  Cullen  Bryant  and 
in  her  girlhood  she  visited  the  famous  man  of  letters.  Mrs.  Jones'  mother 
was  a  Standish,  one  of  the  decendants  of  the  great  Miles  Standish 
of  colonial  fame.  Mrs.  Jones  died  in  Wisconsin  in  1900  and  her  husband 
died  in  Wisconsin  in  1901.  Their  children  were;  Martha,  living  at  Mari- 
onette, Wis.,  married  James  A.  Davis,  died  in  1919,  leaving  one  son  and 
a  daughter,  the  son,  Alvin  Davis,  is  a  circuit  judge  in  Wisconsin  and  the 
daughter,  Ella,  is  a  prominent  teacher;  Calvin,  died  in  Billings,  Okla., 
when  more  than  70  years  of  age,  settled  in  Gentry  County,  shortly  after 
the  Civil  War  and  lived  for  many  years  on  a  farm  in  Maple  Grove  Dis- 
trict, ten  miles  southwest  of  Albany;  and  Standish  E.,  the  subject  of  this 
review. 


844  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Standish  E.  Jones  was  educated  in  the  Wisconsin  schools.  In  1879 
he  decided  to  move  toward  the  west.  He  shipped  his  goods  to  Pawnee 
County,  Kan.,  but  after  unloading  the  goods  and  surveying  the  prospects 
there  he  decided  that  the  conditions  in  Kansas  were  too  discouraging 
for  a  newcomer  and  drove  back  over  the  Santa  Fe  Trail  until  he  struck 
the  St.  Joseph  road.  From  there  he  came  on  to  Gentry  County  and,  in 
1879  he  settled  on  a  farm  of  400  acres  12  miles  southwest  of  Albany.  He 
borrowed  all  of  the  money  with  which  to  pay  for  this  tract  of  land,  but 
the  investment  was  a  profitable  one  and  Mr.  Jones  has  bought  and  sold 
several  farms  since  his  initial  venture.  He  still  owns  320  acres  of  land 
in  Kansas  and  a  section  of  LaClede  County,  Mo.  For  the  past  20  years 
he  has  lived  in  a  house  which  he  owns  in  Albany. 

Standish  E.  Jones  was  married,  in  October,  1875,  to  Frances  A. 
Hopkins,  born  in  Dodge  County,  Wis.,  a  daughter  of  John  Hopkins  of 
that  place.  Her  mother  was  a  member  of  the  Matthews  family  of  Wis- 
consin, and  died  when  Mrs.  Jones  was  an  infant.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones 
have  the  following  children :  Anna,  the  wife  of  Joseph  W.  Boley  near 
Maple  Grove;  Calvin  R.,  was  robbed  and  murdered  at  Butte,  Mont., 
when  he  was  36  years  old;  Mary,  the  widow  of  Charles  Fabyonach,  for 
nine  years  a  policeman  at  Pueblo,  Col.,  and  for  several  years  a  court  in- 
terpreter at  the  same  place ;  William  K.,  a  merchant  and  ranchman  at 
Yeso,  N.  M. ;  Bernice  and  Blanche,  twins,  the  former  now  married  to 
Fred  Elder,  a  railroad  operator  at  Aurora,  Neb.,  and  the  latter  died  at 
the  age  of  11  months;  Jennie,  the  widow  of  Bert  Graham  of  Kansas  City, 
Mo. ;  and  Maude  A.,  a  teacher  for  the  past  five  years  in  the  Albany 
school.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones  have  also  the  following  grandchildren;  Joe, 
Maude,  Frances,  Yvon,  and  an  infant  Boley;  Standish  Hamilton,  a  son 
of  Mary  (Jones)  Fabyonach  by  her  first  marriage;  Charley  and  Ray- 
mond Graham;  an  infant  daughter  of  William  Jones;  and  Donald  and 
Kathlyn  Elder. 

Mr.  Jones  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and 
the  members  of  the  Jones  family  are  identified  with  the  Christian 
Church.  Mr.  Jones  has  made  an  efficient  and  conscientious  officer  for 
Albany.  He  has  recently  taken  the  contract  to  furnish  the  town  with  its 
water  supply  and  sunk  the  fourth  well  from  which  he  obtained  water  of  an 
excellent  quality.    Mr.  Jones  is  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Albany. 

J.  H.  Degginger,  deceased,  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  busi- 
ness man  and  financier  in  Gentry  County.  He  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Ger- 
many, April  15,  1842,  the  son  of  Nathan  and  Sarah  Degginger  whose 
children  were:  J.  H.,  deceased,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Jacob,  de- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  845 

ceased,  whose  widow  and  family  now  live  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  and  Ber- 
tha, the  widow  of  Isaac  Isaacs  of  St.  Joseph. 

J.  H.  Degginger  left  his  native  country  in  1857  when  he  was  a  lad 
of  ir»  years  and  came  to  Missouri.  Although  unable  at  that  time  to  speak 
the  English  language  he  set  to  work  to  make  his  living  and  his  pluck  and 
energy  soon  produced  results.  He  opened  a  little  store  at  Allendale  and 
later  entered  the  mercantile  business  at  Gentryville.  He  disposed  of  his 
store  there  and  went  to  Albany  where  he  established  a  cattle  and  land 
business  that  soon  developed  into  one  of  the  prosperous  enterprises  of 
the  community.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  owned  3,600  acres  of  land 
in  Gentry  County.  His  widow  still  owns  this  land  and  has  added  100 
acres  to  the  holdings  since  the  death  of  Mr.  Degginger.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Degginger  moved  into  a  house  on  the  site  of  the  present  Degginger 
home  in  Albany  88  years  ago.  They  built  their  first  home  in  1895.  It 
was  destroyed  by  fire  in  January,  1920,  and  Mrs.  Degginger  rebuilt  on 
the  same  site. 

J.  H.  Dregginger  was  married  at  Union  Grove,  Mo.,  June  14,  1883, 
to  Jennie  Snider,  a  daughter  of  W.  A.  and  Barbara  (Blaylock)  Snider. 
Mr.  Snider  was  born  in  Green  County,  Tenn.,  and  died  in  Gentry  County 
in  1885  at  the  age  of  62  years.  His  wife  was  born  in  Hendricks  County, 
Ind.  and  died  in  Gentry  County  in  1892.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried 
in  Bogle  Township.  W.  A.  Snider  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1858  and 
entered  200  acres  of  land  in  Bogle  Township  where  he  became  a  well 
known  farmer  and  stockman  and  where  he  and  his  wife  lived  until  their 
deaths.  Their  children  were:  William  A.,  married  Alberta  A.  Hise  and 
died  in  1893 ;  Elizabeth  H.,  the  widow  of  Warren  Murphy  of  St.  Joseph; 
Philip  H.,  married  Mollie  Creed  and  died  in  1873;  Margaret,  married  L. 
P.,  Forbis  and  died  in  1879,  leaving  two  children ;  Jennie,  now  the  widow 
of  J.  H.  Degginger;  Napoleon  B.,  married  Mattie  Canaday  and  lives  in 
Gentry  County;  J.  J.,  a  resident  of  Wichita,  Kan.;  David  K.,  deceased, 
married  Ida  Davis  who  now  lives  in  Omaha,  Neb. ;  Rachel,  living  near 
Stanberry,  the  widow  of  Henry  W.  Beachner;  and  Amanda  L.,  the  wife 
of  Emery  Romack  of  Jennings,  Okla. 

Jennie  (Snider)  Degginger  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Albany  and  was  a  successful  teacher  for  two  years  before  her  marriage. 
To  her  union  with  J.  H.  Degginger  one  child  was  born,  J.  H.,  Jr.,  a  brief 
sketch  of  whom  appears  later.  Mrs.  Degginger  was  an  equal  partner 
with  her  husband  in  his  success.  She  did  her  own  housework  on  the 
farm  and  in  their  home  the  elements  of  thrift  and  industry  were  as  much 


846  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

a  part  of  Mrs.  Degginger's  method  as  of  her  husband's.  His  ambition 
for  success  was  equaled  by  that  of  his  wife  and  she  proved  herself  a 
competent  adviser  and  assistant. 

J.  H.  Degginger  died  Jan.  31,  1912.  His  name  lives  in  the  business 
annals  of  the  county  where  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Gentry 
County  Bank  at  Albany  and  of  which  institution  he  was  a  director  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  His  varied  experience  in  business  and  his  wide  ac- 
quaintance in  the  county  made  him  an  invaluable  addition  to  the  person- 
nel of  the  bank.  He  was  held  in  high  esteem  both  as  a  private  individual 
and  as  a  man  who  had  the  financial  betterment  and  commercial  up- 
building of  Gentry  County  as  an  ideal.  He  achieved  his  goal  by  dint  of 
hard  work  and  unceasing  interest  in  the  details  that  meant  a  competent 
"handling  of  his  business  affairs. 

J.  H.  Degginger,  Jr.,  now  holds  his  father's  place  as  director  of  the 
Gentry  County  Bank.  He  is  the  only  child  of  his  parents,  born  April  3, 
1895,  and  attended  the  public  schools.  Later  he  spent  four  years  in  the 
Missouri  State  University  from  which  he  took  a  degree  in  the  Agricul- 
tural Department.  He  was  married  in  November,  1919,  to  Bernice  Flow- 
ers, a  daughter  of  Dale  S.  Flowers,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  else- 
where in  this  volume.  Mr.  Degginger  was  a  member  of  the  Sigma  Chi 
fraternity  in  the  University  and  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons  Lodge.  He  is  now  operating  the  Degginger  farm  south 
of  Albany  where  he  has  one  of  the  finest  herds  of  Shorthorn  cattle  in 
Gentry  County.  He  also  raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  is  becoming 
known  as  a  markedly  successful  stockman. 

Jacob  Newman,  known  in  Gentry  County  as  an  excellent  citizen  and 
a  successful  farmer,  has  his  home  on  his  farm  of  471  acres  of  well  im- 
proved land  in  Township  62  N.,  Range  30  W.  He  was  born  in  Gentry 
County,  May  24,  1866,  the  son  of  Alexander  and  Jane  (Thompson) 
Newman,  both  dead. 

A.  Newman  was  born  in  Tennessee  and  came  to  Gentry  County 
with  his  mother.  He  entered  80  acres  of  land  two  miles  from  Albany, 
and  later  he  and  his  uncle,  Jacob  Newman,  entered  160  acres  each.  Both 
this  uncle  and  Mr.  Newman's  mother  died  in  Gentry  County.  Mr.  New- 
man bought  and  improved  other  farms  during  the  55  years  which  he 
spent  in  the  county.  He  died  in  1909  at  the  age  of  84  years  and  his  re- 
mains are  buried  in  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  To  his  union  with  Jane  (Thomp- 
son) Newman  the  following  children  were  born:  John,  a  resident  of  Al- 
bany; Mitchell,  living  at  Albany;  James,  deceased;  Robert,  living  at 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  847 

Albany;  Jacob,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Frances,  now  the  wife  of 
Frank  Welch  of  Gentry  County ;  and  Lizzie,  married  to  W.  Welch  of  Al- 
bany. 

Jacob  Newman  attended  his  first  school  in  the  Quigley  District. 
The  teacher  that  year  was  Fred  Hinton.  Later  Mr.  Newman  went  to  the 
Fore  District  school.  He  has  followed  the  occupation  of  farming  all  of 
his  life  and  has  achieved  success  in  his  work.  In  connection  with  farm- 
ing, Mr.  Newman  has  engaged  in  stock  raising  with  a  marked  degree 
of  prosperity. 

In  1890  Jacob  Newman  was  married  to  Mary  E.  ShuU,  a  daughter 
of  Joshua  and  Cozbie  (Gillespie)  Shull,  both  deceased.  Mr.  Shull  was 
born  in  Ohio,  later  went  to  Illinois,  and  came  to  Gentry  County  in  early 
manhood  and  settled  on  a  farm  southeast  of  Albany.  He  died  on  his 
farm  in  1901  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Davidson  Cemetary.  His 
wife  was  born  in  Tazewell  County,  Va.,  and  came  to  Missouri  with  her 
parents.  She  died  in  1870  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Davidson 
Cemetery.  To  the  union  of  Joshua  and  Cozbie  (Gillespie)  Shull  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born:  Thomas,  living  at  Albany;  Joseph,  living  at 
Ellinsburg,  Wash. ;  Martha,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Perry  Maupin  and 
left  two  children,  Thelma  and  Thomas;  and  Mary  E.,  born  at  Albany, 
Feb.  5,  1868,  now  Mrs.  Newman. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Newman  have  two  children :  Bertlia,  married  Wood- 
son Hunter,  Aug.  8,  1915,  and  has  three  children,  Helen,  Gladys,  and 
Russell;  and  Buford,  married  Grace  McConkey,  Dec.  29,  1920,  and  is 
now  living  on  the  home  place.  Buford  Newman  is  one  of  the  young  men  to 
whom  the  county  is  proud  to  give  special  praise  because  of  the  service 
which  they  rendered  during  the  World  War.  Mr.  Newman  enlisted  for 
service  at  Albany,  Sept.  14,  1918,  and  was  sent  to  the  Rahe  Auto  School 
at  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Later  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Jessup,  Ga.,  then  to 
Camp  Merritt,  N.  Y.,  and  sailed  for  France,  Oct.  28,  1918,  with  the  310th 
Motor  Transport.  He  was  stationed  first  at  Dijon  and  at  Coblenz  with 
the  Army  of  Occupation.  He  was  overseas  until  Sept.  10,  1919,  and  was 
mustered  out  of  service  at  Camp  Taylor,  Ky.,  Sept.  23,  1919.  Mr.  New- 
man is  a  member  of  the  Donald  Holden  Post  No.  106  of  the  American 
Legion  at  Albany,  and  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  at  the 
same  place. 

Jacob  Newman  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  man  of  high  ideals,  a  farmer 
of  efficiency  and  energy,  and  a  citizen  of  excellent  repute  in  the  county. 


848  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Lawrence  T.  Dale,  now  deceased,  during  his  life,  was  a  well  known 
farmer  of  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  Jan.  27,  1840,  in  London,  Eng- 
land, a  son  of  George  and  Hannah  (Tate)  Dale. 

George  Dale  was  a  merchant  in  London  and  in  1846  came  to  New 
York  state,  later  going  to  Jonesville,  Mich.,  where  he  resided  until  his 
death.  His  wife  died  in  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  having  moved  there  in  February, 
1869.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dale  were  the  parents  of  three  children,  as  follow: 
Lawrence  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Betty,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of 
Dr.  McArthur ;  and  a  child  that  died  in  infancy. 

Lawrence  T.  Dale  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district 
schools  in  New  York.  He  served  in  the  Indian  War  in  Minnesota.  In 
1869  Mr.  Dale  came  to  Missouri  and  located  two  miles  east  of  Chillicothe. 
He  remained  there  until  1878,  when  he  moved  to  Daviess  County,  and  set- 
tled in  Harrison  Township,  where  he  owned  350  acres  of  land,  well  im- 
proved. 

Mr.  Dale  was  married  Feb.  6,  1869,  to  Alma  L.  Warriner,  a  daughter 
of  Oreal  and  Cleantha  (Park)  Warriner,  natives  of  New  York  state.  Mrs. 
Dale  was  born  in  Jonesville,  Mich.,  Dec.  13,  1844.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dale  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children:  Edwin  S.,  Ouachita  County,  Ark.;  Wkn.  W., 
White  County,  Ark, ;  Lillian  M.,  the  wife  of  George  C.  Blackwell,  Brecken- 
ridge ;  Nellie  M.,  the  wife  of  W.  B.  Bingham,  of  Floyd,  New  Mexico;  George 
W.,  Breckenridge ;  Bessie  J.,  wife  of  Walter  Thomas,  Paonia,  Colo. ;  and 
Clifford,  of  Oura,  Colo. 

Mr.  Dale  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He 
retired  from  farming  and  moved  to  Breckenridge  in  1909,  where  he  died 
Dec.  27,  1913.  Mrs.  Dale  still  resides  in  Breckenridge,  and  retains  all  of 
the  land  in  Daviess  County,  formerly  owned  by  her  husband.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Mrs.  Dale  has  28  grandchildren  and 
six  great-grandchildren. 

Lawrence  Dale  had  many  friends  in  this  county  and  was  one  of  the 
most  honored  and  respected  citizens. 

Rufus  Whitton,  deceased,  was  one  of  the  well  known  men  of  Gen- 
try County.  He  was  born  in  Miller  Township,  Aug.  5,  1845,  the  son  of 
Redmond  and  Margaret  Jane  (Patton)  Whitton,  latter  the  daughter  of 
James  Patton,  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  the  county. 

Rufus  Whitton  was  an  extensive  land  holder  and  stockman.  He 
had  holdings  of  more  than  1,450  acres  of  land  in  Miller  and  Athens 
townships.  His  home  place  lay  just  east  of  Whitton  Station,  named  for 
him,  and  the  place  is  still  owned  by  his  widow.  As  a  feeder  of  cattle  and 
hogs,  Mr.  Whitton  made  the  market  in  his  community  for  the   corn 


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raised  there.  He  was  a  man  whose  alert  intellect  made  it  possible  for 
him  to  engage  successfully  in  many  enterprises  and  interests.  He  helped 
to  organize  the  Bank  of  Albany  and  was  a  director  in  the  institution  for 
more  than  25  years.  Later  on,  he  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the 
Farmers  Bank  at  McFall  and  there,  too,  he  was  a  director.  Mr.  Whitton 
was  a  Democrat  and  was  active  in  the  work  of  his  party  although  he 
never  cared  to  hold  office.  He  joined  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  the 
historic  Mt.  Zion  and  for  25  years  served  as  an  elder  in  the  church.  He 
died  Oct.  15,  1912,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery. 
As  a  business  man  and  as  a  citizen  of  his  community,  Mr.  Whitton  was 
accounted  a  man  of  progressive  ideas  and  high  ideals. 

Rufus  Whitton  was  married  Nov.  5,  1874,  to  Mary  Jane  Lowe,  a 
daughter  of  Anderson  and  Zilphy  (McNatt)  Lowe,  pioneers  of  Gentry 
County.  Anderson  Lowe  was  born  in  Tennessee,  the  son  of  Stephen 
Lowe  who  came  to  Gentry  County  and  entered  land  in  Miller  Township. 
Mr.  Lowe  died  in  March  1900,  at  the  age  of  72  years  and  his  wife  died  in 
March,  1900,  at  the  age  of  67  years.  Their  children  were:  James,  living 
ing  at  Milan,  Kan.;  Mary  Jane,  now  Mrs.  Whitton;  William,  living  at 
Gilman  City ;  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  Sweetland  of  Norman,  Okla. ;  George, 
a  resident  of  Albany;  and  Sarah  Margaret,  now  Mrs.  Fuson  of  Oklahoma 
City,  Okla. 

To  the  union  of  Rufus  and  Mary  Jane  (Lowe)  Whitton  three  chil- 
dren were  born ;  Alvin,  now  living  at  Whitton  where  he  is  a  merchant, 
and  married  to  Maggie  Rice,  with  one  daughter,  Helen  Louise ;  Charles, 
married  Lois  Golden,  and  now  living  on  the  home  place;  and  Elizabeth, 
married  to  J.  A.  Tipton,  a  member  of  the  mercantile  firm  of  Tipton  and 
Miller  at  Albany. 

Rufus  Whitton  was  one  of  six  children,  as  follows:  L  C,  deceased; 
Rufus,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  James,  deceased;  Amanda,  later  Mrs. 
Giles  and  now  dead ;  Alice,  now  the  wife  of  John  McFall,  living  near 
Whitton;  and  M.  M.,  a  real  estate  dealer  in  St.  Joseph.  The  Whitton 
name  has  been  well  and  favorably  known  in  Gentry  County  and  the  sur- 
rounding community  for  many  years.  Mr.  Whitton's  widow,  Mary  Jane 
(Lowe)  Whitton,  sold  her  home  recently  and  is  living  with  her  children. 
She  is  a  woman  of  bright  intellect  and  keen  discernment  and  is  finding 
pleasure  in  her  association  with  her  family  and  the  friends  of  her  old 
neighborhood.  During  the  30  years  that  she  and  her  husband  lived  on 
their  farm  near  Whitton,  and  in  the  years  after  that  time  when  they 
were  living  at  Albany,  both  she  and  Mr.  Whitton  made  themselves  a  part 


850  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  the  community  interests  and  activities,  and  both  were  held  in  high  es- 
teem as  people  of  energy  and  loyalty  to  high  ideals  of  citizenship. 

Albert  C.  McMillen,  capable  farmer  and  stockman,  and  the  owner 
of  the  120  acres  of  land  lying  five  miles  south  of  Albany,  formerly  the 
A.  B.  Price  farm,  was  born  one-half  mile  north  of  Gentryville  on  the 
Hazelrigg  farm,  July  11,  1882. 

Mr.  McMillen's  parents  were  Thomas  and  Nannie  (Kariker)  Mc- 
Millen. Thomas  McMillen  was  born  in  Ohio  and  came  to  Gentry  County 
in  childhood  with  his  father,  James  McMillen.  Thomas  McMillen  mar- 
ried in  this  county  and  his  wife  died  at  Fairfax,  Atchison  County  in 
1893,  leaving  one  child,  Albert  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  By  a  later 
marriage  of  the  father  to  Jennie  Strong,  he  had  a  son,  Winford.  Thomas 
McMillen  moved  to  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  where  he  died  in  1907. 

Albert  C.  McMillen  was  left  motherless  when  he  was  ten  years  old 
and  has  practically  made  his  own  way  in  the  world  ever  since.  He  at- 
tended the  schools  at  Washington  Center,  Hatfield,  and  Gentryville,  and 
early  in  life  began  farming  for  himself.  At  various  times  he  owned  four 
small  farms,  disposing  of  them,  and  finally  purchasing  his  present  place 
between  Albany  and  Darlington.  Mr.  McMillen  has  given  especial  at- 
tention to  the  raising  of  hogs  and  has  achieved  success  in  that  line  of 
work.  At  present  he  has  approximately  125  hogs  on  his  farm. 

Mr.  McMillen  was  married  to  Fannie  L.  Hager,  Aug.  27,  1903.  Mrs. 
McMillen  is  a  daughter  of  John  and  Almeda  (Smith)  Hager,  both  born 
in  Indiana,  where  they  were  married  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1881. 
They  located  at  Jameson  in  Daviess  County,  and  reared  a  family  of  nine 
children:  Fannie  L.,  now  Mrs.  McMillen;  Charles  E.,  living  on  the 
home  place;  Edith,  now  the  wife  of  James  McMillen;  Grace,  married  to 
Joseph  Gregory;  Luther,  a  resident  of  Albany;  Jene,  living  at  Gentry- 
ville; Mary,  of  Albany;  Adaline,  deceased;  and  Melvern,  deceased.  Lu- 
ther Hager  is  a  veteran  of  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  at  Albany,  was 
sent  overseas,  and  was  on  the  firing  line  for  three  months.  He  was  in 
the  battle  of  Chateau  Thierry,  was  gassed,  and  sent  to  the  Base  Hospital 
in  France.  After  his  return  to  the  United  States,  he  was  in  a  military 
hospital  for  a  while,  then  was  mustered  out  of  service  and  returned  to 
Albany.  Almeda  (Smith)  Hager  died,  July  29,  1921,  and  her  remains 
are  buried  in  the  Grandview  Cemetery  at  Albany.  Mr.  Hager  now  lives 
on  a  farm  five  miles  south  of  Darlington. 

To  the  union  of  Albert  C.  and  Fannie  L.  (Hager)  McMillen  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born :  Charles  Raymond,  Winford  Edmund,  Wanda 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  851 

Leona,  James  Albert  Ruhl,  Thorwaldson  Luther,  and  John  Nelson  Bar- 
ger. 

Mr.  McMillen  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge.  He  is 
a  man  of  industry  and  ability  who  is  making  a  success  of  his  work. 

Madison  Finley  Jameson,  owner  of  160  acres  of  well  improved  land, 
near  Darlington  in  Gentry  County,  was  born  one-fourth  of  a  mile  from 
his  present  home,  Sept.  20,  1887.  His  parents  were  David  Finley  and 
Sarah  (Marrs)  Jameson,  both  members  of  families  that  settled  in  Gen- 
try County  when  the  land  was  still  a  part  of  the  frontier. 

David  Finley  Jameson  was  born  in  McMinn  County,  Tenn.,  March 
18,  1833,  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1851  with  his  father,  D.  F.  Jameson. 
D.  F.  Jameson  died  on  his  farm  east  of  Gentryville  and  his  remains  are 
buried  in  Brushy  Cemetery.  David  Finley  Jameson  moved  to  the  farm  now 
owned  by  his  widow  in  1860.  It  was  wild,  unbroken  land  and  Mr.  Jame- 
son improved  it  and  made  his  home  there,  except  for  the  time  of  the 
Civil  War  when  he  was  in  service  in  the  Confederate  Army  in  which  he 
enlisted  at  Gentryville.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Cumberland  Presby- 
terian Church,  first  at  Brushy,  and  later  at  Round  Grove,  where  he  was 
the  clerk  and  an  elder  in  the  congregation.  He  died  on  his  home  place, 
Sept.  2,  1916,  and  his  remains  are  buried  at  Ford  City.  He  was  twice 
married;  the  first  time,  Dec.  30,  1858,  to  Deadama  A.  Gartin.  To  this 
union  two  children  were  born;  Nathaniel  Y.,  now  living  at  Stanberry; 
and  James  Howell,  deceased.  Mr.  Jameson  was  married  the  second 
time,  June  7,  1880,  to  Sarah  E.  Marrs,  a  daughter  of  James  M.  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Camery)  Marrs,  the  former  born  in  Indiana  and  the  latter  a  na- 
tive of  Ohio.  They  were  m.arried  in  Illinois;  both  died  in  Gentry  County 
and  their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Carter  Cemetery.  Sarah  E.  (Marrs) 
Jameson  was  born  on  the  Marrs  farm  northeast  of  Albany,  and  has  spent 
all  of  her  life  on  the  farm  where  she  now  lives. 

To  the  union  of  David  Finley  and  Sarah  E.  (Marrs)  Jameson  the 
following  children  were  born;  Mary  Catherine,  now  the  wife  of  William 
Mastin  of  Miller  Township,  with  three  children,  David  Herschel,  Annie, 
and  Charlie ;  Genevieve,  living  at  home ;  and  Madison  Finley,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review. 

Madison  Finley  Jameson  was  married  Oct.  19,  1908,  to  Minnie 
Walker,  who  died  Oct.  1,  1919.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Darling- 
ton Cemetery.   She  left  one  son.  Walker  Finley  Jameson. 

Mr.  Jameson  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons at  Darlington,  and  is  a  director  of  the  School  District  No.  65.   He  is 


852  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

an  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman.  His  farm  comprises  a  part  of  the 
original  Jameson  home  place,  and  Mr.  Jameson  is  following  the  same 
progressive  methods  in  his  work  that  characterized  the  work  of  his 
father. 

Keeran  McKenny,  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War  and  a  citizen  of  Gen- 
try County  since  1866,  is  a  native  of  County  Kings,  Ireland,  where  he 
was  born,  June  26,  1842,  the  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Guynan)  Mc- 
Kenny, the  former  dying  in  Ohio,  and  the  latter  in  Gentry  County.  The 
remains  of  both  are  buried  in  St.  Patrick's  Cemetery.  Their  children 
were:  Bridget,  married  Mr.  Rourke  and  died  in  Gentry  County;  Mary, 
married  Mr.  Cummins  and  died  in  Gentry  County;  Kate,  became  Mrs. 
Guynan  and  died  in  Wyoming;  Thomas,  mentioned  later;  and  Keeran, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  Thomas  McKenny  served  in  the  United  States 
Army  during  the  Civil  War  as  a  member  of  Co.  K,  8th  Ohio  Cavalry. 
After  he  left  the  army  in  1865  he  came  to  Gentry  County,  and  for  50 
years  lived  on  a  farm  in  Miller  Township.  He  still  owns  his  land  in  this 
county  although  he  is  now  living  in  St.  Joseph,  where  he  went  after  his 
retirement  from  active  farm  life.    He  married  Jane  Setzer. 

Keeran  McKenny  attended  the  Ohio  public  schools  in  his  childhood. 
On  June  18,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  110th  Ohio  Volunteers  and 
served  in  the  Civil  War  until  June  28,  1865.  He  was  wounded  twice 
during  his  term  of  service,  the  first  time  he  was  shot  through  the  thigh 
in  the  battle  of  Winchester;  the  second  time,  he  was  shot  in  the  right 
side  during  the  battle  of  New  Creek,  Oct.  19,  1864.  Mr.  McKenny  still 
has  the  last  shot  which  wounded  him.  He  served  under  Gen.  Philip 
Sheridan  at  the  last  battle,  and  under  Gen.  Wright  at  the  first  battle. 
Mr.  McKenny  bought  his  first  land  in  Gentry  County  in  1869  while  he 
was  on  a  furlough  from  the  government.  At  that  time  he  was  running 
a  government  train  of  25  wagons  from  Ft.  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  to  Salt 
Lake  City,  Ft.  Laramie,  and  other  places.  He  kept  this  position  for  sev- 
eral years  after  the  war.  In  1881  he  moved  to  his  present  farm,  buying 
160  acres  of  land.  To  the  original  farm,  Mr.  McKenny  added  from  time 
to  time  until  he  now  has  land  holdings  of  more  than  1,200  acres  in  Mil- 
ler and  Jackson  Township,  Most  of  the  land  is  now  rented  out.  Mr.  Mc- 
Kenny has  been  an  extensive  stockman,  raising  and  feeding  cattle  and 
hogs.  For  several  years  past  he  has  bred  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle  for 
sale.  At  the  last  sale  conducted  by  him  he  disposed  of  more  than  225 
head  of  cattle,   Mr,  McKenny  has  now  retired  from  active  farm  manage- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  853 

ment,  but  maintains  an  intense  interest  in  all  that  pertains  to  progres- 
sive farming  and  stock  raising. 

Keeran  McKenny  was  married  Feb.  10,  1874,  to  Elizabeth  Flood, 
born  in  Wisconsin,  the  daughter  of  Michael  Flood  of  Gentryville.  To 
this  union  the  following  children  were  born:  Frank,  cashier  of  the  Citi- 
zens National  Bank  of  King  City,  in  the  organization  of  which  Mr.  Mc- 
Kenny was  a  leading  factor  and  of  which  he  is  now  the  president ;  James, 
formerly  a  clerk  in  the  Citizens  National  Bank  of  King  City,  now  the 
auditor  for  the  Jewell  Tea  Company  in  Denver,  Col. ;  Thomas,  died  at 
the  age  of  four  years;  Thomas,  second,  died  at  the  age  of  eight  years; 
Charles,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  operating  300  acres  of  the 
home  place  and  married  to  Madge  Handley  of  Gentry  County;  and  Nan- 
nie, married  first  to  James  O'Malley,  a  lumberman  of  Albany,  now  dead, 
married  the  second  time  to  Patrick  Downey,  garage  owner  and  operator 
of  a  dairy  at  St.  Joseph. 

Mr.  McKenny  gave  all  of  his  children  good  educations  and  has  the 
satisfaction  of  knowing  that  they  are  all  men  and  women  who  are,  not 
only  successful  in  business,  but  have  high  ideals  of  civic  welfare.  The 
family  are  members  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  Mr.  McKenny 
served  four  years  as  the  presiding  judge  of  the  Gentry  County  Court. 
He  later  made  the  race  on  the  Republican  ticket  for  the  legislature,  but 
was  not  elected.  He  is  a  man  whose  wide  business  relations  have  brought 
him  into  touch  with  many  people,  and  he  is  among  the  best  known  citi- 
zens of  the  county.  As  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Mr.  McKenny  achieved 
success  because  of  his  good  business  qualities;  as  a  member  of  the  offi- 
cial force  of  the  Citizens  National  Bank  at  King  City,  he  has  proved  an 
invaluable  asset  to  the  institution;  and  as  an  officer  of  the  county,  he 
was  loyal  and  upright.   He  is  a  man  of  whom  his  community  is  proud. 

J.  L.  McMillen,  a  farmer  and  stockman  near  Darlington  in  Gentry 
County,  was  born  on  a  farm  one  mile  west  of  Gentryville,  Feb.  20,  1881, 
the  son  of  C.  J.  and  Sarah  (Kariker)  McMillen,  both  now  living  at  Gen- 
tryville. 

C.  J.  McMillen  was  born  in  Ohio,  the  son  of  James  McMillen,  who 
was  a  painter  by  trade  and  settled  in  the  early  days  north  of  Gentryville. 
He  is  now  living  in  St.  Louis  at  the  advanced  age  of  100  years.  Sarah 
(Kariker)  McMillen  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  the  daughter  of  Levi 
Kariker,  an  early  settler  of  the  county.  To  the  union  of  C.  J.  and  Sarah 
(Kariker)  McMillen  the  following  children  were  born:  John  R.,  living  at 
Berlin;  E.  M.,  a  resident  of  Miles  City,  Mont.;  O.  B.,  living  at  St.  Louis; 


854  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

J.  L.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  William,  a  resident  of  St.  Louis;  Joseph, 
also  living  in  St.  Louis;  Hester,  the  wife  of  Clarence  Pursinger  of  Mc- 
Fall ;  Delia,  married  to  Clarence  Higdon  of  Pattonsburg;  Fannie,  now 
the  wife  of  Malcolm  Grimes  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Bettie,  living  in  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo. ;  and  Rodney,  died  at  the  age  of  12  years. 

J.  L.  McMillen  attended  the  public  school  and  has  been  a  resident 
of  Gentry  County  all  of  his  life.  He  has  owned  several  farms  at  different 
times,  all  of  which  he  sold,  and  bought  his  present  farm  of  150  acres  lo- 
cated six  miles  south  of  Albany.  There  are  three  houses  on  the  place,  as 
well  as  two  good  barns,  and  excellent  farm  buildings.  The  farm  is  well 
watered,  and  Mr.  McMillen  keeps  more  than  60  acres  of  the  land  in  corn. 
He  has  a  1|  acre  orchard  of  budded  plums  which  is  proving  to  be  a 
marked  success.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  raising  hogs  and  always  keeps 
from  175  to  200  head  on  the  farm. 

J.  L.  McMillen  was  married  in  February,  1903,  to  Edith  Hager,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Almeda  Hager  of  Gentry  County.  Mrs.  Hager 
died  in  August,  1921,  and  Mr.  Hager  lives  on  a  farm  in  Miller  Township. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  McMillen  have  a  daughter,  Guynetha;  also  an  adopted 
daughter,  Minnie. 

Mr.  McMillen  is  an  industrious  and  capable  man  whose  energy  and 
ability  placed  him  on  the  road  to  success. 

Thomas  J.  Ball,  of  Huggins  Township,  was  born  on  the  farm  where 
he  now  lives,  June  12,  1870.  His  parents  were  William  M.  and  Frances 
(Lisle)  Ball,  early  settlers  of  Gentry  County. 

William  M.  Ball  came  to  Missouri  in  1844,  and  entered  the  land 
now  owned  by  his  sons.  He  later  bought  360  acres  of  land  which  he  held 
in  addition  to  the  land  entered  by  him  from  the  government.  The  first 
home  built  on  the  land  was  a  little  log  cabin  in  which  Thomas  J.  Ball 
was  born.  The  cabin  stood  about  100  yards  northwest  of  the  present 
residence.  William  M.  Ball  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War,  serving  in 
the  Union  Army.  During  the  battle  at  the  Big  Blue  by  Lexington,  his 
horse  became  unmanageable,  and  threw  him  against  a  tree,  thus  crip- 
pling him  for  life.  After  the  close  of  the  war,  W.  M.  Ball  practiced 
medicine  in  Gentry  County,  and  during  his  long  period  of  45  years  of 
active  practice,  he  made  many  friends.  In  1849  he  married  Frances 
Adilla  Lisle  and  to  their  union  the  following  children  were  born:  Polly 
Ann,  married  Mr.  Murphy  and  is  now  dead ;  John  L.,  of  Huggins  Town- 
ship; Nancy  0.,  the  widow  of  E.  D.  Nicholson  of  California;  Hiram  W., 
died  in  southwest  Missouri;  Thomas  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  855 

John  Lemuel,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  in  this  volume.  William  M. 
Ball  died  July  14,  1909,  and  his  widow  died  Oct.  31,  1914.  The  remains 
of  both  are  buried  in  the  Brick  Church  Cemetery. 

Thomas  J.  Ball  attended  the  public  school,  and  was  a  student  for 
one  term  in  Albany.  He  is  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  land  six  miles 
northwest  of  Albany  where  he  does  general  farming  and  stock  raising. 
He  raises  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  and  is  making  a 
marked  success  of  his  work. 

Thomas  J.  Ball  was  married  Feb.  23,  1897,  to  Sarah  Summa,  a 
daughter  of  J.  W.  and  Mary  Summa;  the  former  dead,  and  the  latter 
now  living  in  Bogle  Township.  The  children  of  J.  W.  and  Mary  Summa 
were  :  Noah,  of  Hartford,  Kan. ;  Ann,  now  Mrs.  Smith  of  Conway,  Iowa  ; 
Samuel  A.,  of  Bogle  Township;  Lester,  deceased;  Sarah,  now  Mrs.  Ball; 
J,  W.,  of  Huggins  Township ;  Harvey,  living  at  Hartford,  Kan. ;  Mrs. 
Hiley  Hulett  of  Bogle  Township;  and  Lewis  B.,  a  barber  at  Gentry.  Mr. 
and  and  Mrs.  Ball  have  three  children :  Beatrice  May,  the  wife  of  Carl 
Floyd  of  Bogle  Township ;  Hobart  D.,  on  the  home  place ;  and  Dorothy 
Pearl,  at  home. 

Mr.  Ball  is  a  Democrat  and  is  identified  with  the  Christian  Church. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Yeoman  Lodge.  Mr.  Ball  is  a  capable  and  relia- 
ble citizen  of  his  township. 

John  Lemuel  Ball,  a  retired  minister  of  the  Christian  Church,  now 
living  in  Huggins  Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  on  a  farm  one 
mile  west  of  his  present  home.  May  3,  1854.  His  parents  were  William 
M.  and  Frances  A.  (Lisle)  Ball,  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  in  con- 
nection with  the  life  of  Thomas  J.  Ball. 

Reverend  Ball's  maternal  grandmother,  Mrs.  Vasser,  was  one  of 
the  old  settlers  of  the  county.  Her  brother,  Peter,  was  an  Indian  inter- 
preter here  when  Liberty  was  the  county  seat  of  all  this  part  of  Missouri. 

John  L.  Ball  went  to  school  in  a  log  cabin  on  the  Jefferson  Canaday 
farm,  the  land  now  owned  by  the  Peery  heirs.  His  first  teacher  was 
Mary  Gale,  and  his  second  was  Mr.  Oats.  Mr.  Ball  was  a  minister  in  the 
Christian  Church  for  more  than  30  years  but  retired  from  active  minis- 
terial work  about  seven  years  ago  because  of  poor  health.  He  has  since 
that  time  lived  on  his  farm  in  Huggins  Township,  4^  miles  northwest  of 
Albany.  He  is  now  an  elder  of  the  Old  Brick  Church,  organized  in  the 
early  forties.  Reverend  Ball's  father  helped  organize  the  first  church 
and  was  an  elder  in  it  at  the  time  of  his  death,  although  by  that  time 
the  new  building  had  been  erected.  The  old  building  of  brick  was  blown 


856  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

down  in  a  storm  and  on  July  13,  1883,  the  present  church  was  organized. 
The  present  building  is  frame,  but  the  members  of  the  congregation 
cling  to  the  historical  name  of  the  first  church,  the  Old  Brick  Church. 

John  L.  Ball  was  married  Jan.  2,  1876,  to  Mary  Jane  Rodgers,  a 
daughter  of  Hesikiah  and  Matilda  (Lewis)  Rodgers  who  came  from 
Ohio,  and  settled  near  Higgins,  Mo.  They  both  died  in  Gentry  County. 
Their  children  were :  Mary  Jane,  now  Mrs.  Ball ;  Amanda,  now  Mrs. 
Ames  of  Idaho ;  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  Walker  of  Huggins  Township ;  Eva- 
line,  now  Mrs.  Huff  of  Bogle  Township ;  Angeline,  now  Mrs.  Klintworth 
of  Tulsa,  Okla. ;  Martha  Alice,  deceased;  Emma,  now  Mrs.  Timmins  of 
Quitman;  T.  S.,  of  Kearney,  Neb.;  W.  L.,  of  Unadelli,  Neb.;  G.  W.,  of 
Syracuse,  Neb. ;  and  Leroy,  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ball  have  the  fol- 
lowing children:  W.  Elmer,  a  farmer  of  Bogle  Township,  married  Le- 
titia  Dean,  now  dead ;  Frances  Matilda,  the  wife  of  J.  W.  Summa  of 
Huggins  Township ;  Martha  Alice,  married  to  W.  S.  Walls  of  Neb. ;  and 
Emma  Adilla,  at  home. 

Reverend  Ball  is  a  Democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Woodmen  of 
the  World  at  Albany. 

Jonathan  McClure,  deceased,  was  one  of  the  well  known  and  depend- 
able citizens  of  this  section.  He  was  born  Oct.  20,  1835,  in  Logan  County, 
Ohio,  the  son  of  William  and  Mary  Jane  (Martin)  McClure. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  McClure  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania  who  re- 
moved from  Iowa  to  Daviess  County  about  1853,  gaining  possession  of 
land  at  $2.50  per  acre.  Mr.  McClure  built  and  operated  a  flour,  grist  and 
saw  mill  in  Grundy  County,  on  Hickory  Creek.  He  was  very  successful 
and  people  came  for  miles  around  to  purchase  flour,  which  was  the  best 
in  that  section  of  the  country.  It  was  the  first  steam  mill  in  the  country, 
and  was  run  day  and  night.  The  pepole  employed  by  Mr.  McClure  in  the 
mill  lived  right  there,  there  being  six  houses  built  in  the  neighborhood  by 
Mr.  McClure.  It  was  here  that  Mrs.  McClure  died.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McClure 
were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  Jonathan  being  the  oldest. 

After  the  death  of  his  father,  Jonathan  McClure  operated  the  mill 
for  his  mother  until  she  sold  it  sometime  later.  She  died  at  Civil  Bend, 
and  is  buried  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Cemetery  in  Marion  Township. 
Jonathan  McClure  became  heir  to  the  home,  now  owned  by  his  widow, 
containing  160  acres.  Mr.  McClure  was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Jamesport  Township,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  Feb.  5,  1916,  he 
was  the  owner  of  680  acres  of  well  improved  land.  He  was  a  prominent 
breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle. 

On  July  8,  1869,  Mr.  McClure  was  married  to  Mary  L.  Hamilton,  a 


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daughter  of  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Mary  (Baucher)  Hamilton,  natives  of 
near  Nashville,  Tenn.  Mrs.  McClure  was  born  March  4,  1844,  in  Daviess 
County,  on  the  east  line. 

Thomas  J.  Hamilton  came  to  Missouri  when  a  very  young  man.  He 
was  educated  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  was  a  college  graduate.  He  was  one 
of  the  very  few  pioneers  of  Missouri  who  were  educated.  During  the 
Civil  War,  Mr.  Hamilton  enlisted,  as  did  Mr.  McClure.  During  the  Mor- 
mon trouble,  about  100  men  came  to  Daviess  County  from  Ray  County  to 
help  quell  the  riots.  Among  those  were  Mr.  Hamilton,  and  his  brother- 
in-law,  Samuel  Kee  Glover,  and  a  brother,  James  Hamilton.  Mr.  Hamil- 
ton, in  looking  over  the  land  here,  decided  he  would  like  to  live  in  Daviess 
County.  He  then  moved  here,  where  he  lived  until  his  death.  He  became 
a  wealthy  man,  owning  at  his  death  1000  acres  of  beautiful  prairie  land. 
Mr.  Hamilton  was  a  squire  for  40  years,  and  people  came  from  all  over  the 
county  to  have  their  difficulties  straightened  out,  there  being  no  court 
house  then  at  Gallatin  or  Trenton.  The  dinners  for  the  lawyers  and  jury- 
men were  always  served  at  the  Hamilton  home. 

To  Jonathan  and  Mary  (Hamilton)  McClure  seven  children  were  born, 
as  follows:  Arthur,  unmarried,  living  with  his  mother;  Alice,  the  wife  of 
James  Parker,  Jamesport  Township;  Rose,  the  wife  of  Thomas  J.  Hamil- 
ton, Long  Beach,  Calif.;  Nellie,  the  wife  of  Robert  McCray,  Jamesport 
Township;  Pinkie,  the  wife  of  Raymus  Cole,  Jamesport;  W.  T.,  banker, 
Jamesport;  Harry,  farmer,  Jamesport  Township. 

Mrs.  McClure  now  resides  on  the  old  home  place  in  Jamesport  Town- 
ship, which  is  farmed  by  her  son  Arthur.  They  have  one  of  the  best  im- 
proved farms  in  the  township. 

Mr.  McClure  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge. 
He  was  highly  respected  and  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Daviess 
County. 

O.  G.  Cousins  of  Albany  is  one  of  the  four  Cousins  brothers  connected 
with  the  Cousins  Lumber  Company,  and  is  a  member  of  a  family,  known 
in  Missouri's  history  since  the  time  of  his  grandfather,  William  Cousins, 
who  came  from  his  native  state,  Kentucky,  in  the  pioneer  days  of  Missouri, 
and  settled  in  Mercer  County.  There  his  son,  J.  M.  Cousins,  was  born  in 
1855.  William  Cousins  died  at  Ravanna  about  1909.  He  was  one  of  the 
early  and  fearless  men  to  whose  labor  and  courage  the  county  owes  much 
of  its  later  development. 

J.  M.  Cousins  grew  to  manhood  in  the  midst  of  pioneer  surroundings. 
He  married  Buna  Owen,  also  a  member  of  a  pioneer  family.  Her  father, 
William  Owen,  brought  his  family  from  Kentucky  and  settled  in  Missouri, 
while  the  state  was  still  counted  frontier  land.     To  his  union  with  Buna 


858  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

(Owen)  Cousins  the  following  children  were  born:  C.  H.,  R.  L.,  0.  G.,  and 
J.  R.,  the  four  brothers  who  are  connected  with  the  Cousins  Lumber 
Company ;  Anna,  now  Mrs.  McCully  of  Princeton ;  Merle,  now  Mrs.  Coker 
of  Princeton;  Opal,  a  teacher  in  Mercer  County;  Joseph,  a  student  in  the 
Princeton  High  School ;  and  Ruby,  at  home. 

0.  G.  Cousins  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  the  county  and 
attended  the  Gem  City  Business  College  at  Quincy,  111.,  for  a  while.  Later 
he  was  a  student  in  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Kirksville.  He  taught 
school  in  Mercer  County  for  four  years  and  then  entered  the  mercantile 
world.  He  conducted  a  lumber  business  at  Harris  during  1914,  and  came 
to  Albany  in  1915,  to  take  a  position  in  the  Cousins  Lumber  Yard,  where 
he  has  been  ever  since  with  the  exception  of  one  and  one-half  years  he 
spent  as  manager  of  a  lumber  yard  at  Helna,  and  the  time  he  was  in  camp 
during  the  World  War. 

The  Cousins  Lumber  Company  of  Albany  was  incorporated  in  1914, 
by  C.  H.  Cousins,  R.  L.  Cousins  and  Mary  E.  Cousins.  C,  H.,  president ; 
R.  L.,  vice-president ;  Mary  E.  Cousins,  treasurer.  In  1919,  the  company 
was  incorporated  the  second  time  with  George  Pogue  of  Gallatin  as  secre- 
tary and  O.  G.  Cousins,  treasurer.  The  Company  has  yards  at  Albany, 
Helena,  Cosby,  Weatherby,  Cameron,  Laredo  and  Trenton  and  a  wholesale 
office  at  St.  Joseph  with  C.  H.  Cousins  in  charge.  The  yard  at  Albany  was 
opened  in  March,  1914,  with  C.  H.  Cousins  in  charge.  In  1919,  0.  G. 
Cousins  was  elected  manager  and  has  operated  the  yard  since  that  time. 
The  Cousins  Lumber  Company  is  one  of  the  well  known  and  successful 
business  ventures  of  the  county. 

0.  G.  Cousins  was  married  July  22,  1917  to  Henrietta  Patton,  a 
daughter  of  I.  G.  and  Nancy  (Quigley)  Patton  of  Albany.  Mrs.  Cousins 
was  born  in  Gentry  County  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Albany  High  School. 

O.  G.  Cousins  entered  the  United  States  Army  on  November  8,  1918, 
at  Columbia,  Mo.,  and  on  Dec.  16,  the  company  was  demobilized.  Mr. 
Cousins  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  and  a 
Knight  Templar.    He  is  an  enterprising  and  progressive  young  man. 

Frank  W.  Duncan,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman,  living  near  New 
Hampton  in  Gentry  County,  comes  of  an  old  Kentucky  family.  Both  his 
paternal  grandfather,  Stephen  C.  Duncan,  and  his  maternal  grandfather, 
Isaac  Wood,  were  natives  of  Kentucky,  who  came  to  Clay  County  in  the 
very  early  days  of  the  nineteenth  century.  Stephen  C.  Duncan  settled 
near  Liberty  and  Isaac  Wood  bought  land  close  to  Smithville.  The  two 
families  were  connected  through   the  marriage  of  Stephen   C.   Duncan's 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  859 

son,,  James  W.,  born  in  Clay  County  in  1826,  and  Mary  A.  Wood,  the 
daughter  of  Isaac  Wood,  born  in  Clay  County  also. 

James  W.  Duncan  was  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican  War,  and  bought  land 
in  Gentry  County,  where  he  became  a  well  known  farmer.  He  died  in 
Albany  in  1911.  His  wife  died  at  the  age  of  56  years.  The  remains  of 
both  are  buried  in  Duncan  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  John,  killed 
in  Denver,  Colo. ;  Lucy  C,  married  to  I.  N.  Carson  of  St.  Joseph ;  Isaac,  died 
in  infancy ;  Stephen  C,  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph ;  Frank  W.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Emma,  now  the  wife  of  A.  B.  Price,  a  merchant  of  Albany; 
R.  P.,  an  attorney  at  Stanberry ;  Leona,  the  wife  of  C.  T.  Atkinson,  a  mer- 
chant at  St,  Joseph ;  George,  died  in  infancy ;  Mollie,  died  in  infancy ; 
James,  now  living  in  California;  Rosa,  married  to  W.  A.  Brown  of  the 
police  force  in  St.  Joseph ;  and  Beryl,  a  farmer  in  Gentry  County. 

Frank  W.  Duncan  attended  the  rural  schools  and,  in  1884,  bought  his 
present  farm  from  A.  J.  Stotts.  Before  the  Civil  War,  160  acres  of  the 
land  had  belonged  to  Mr.  Duncan's  father.  Mr.  Duncan  has  made  all  the 
improvements  on  the  place.  The  farm  is  well  watered,  with  wind  mills 
used  for  pumping  water  for  the  stock.  The  residence  is  located  two  miles 
southwest  of  New  Hampton,  and  there  are  also  excellent  farm  buildings 
on  the  place.  For  the  past  35  years,  Mr,  Duncan  has  been  interested  in 
raising  shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs.  Bronze  turkeys  and  Barred 
Rock  poultry,  and  has  been  very  successful  in  this  line  of  work. 

Frank  W.  Duncan  was  married  on  Sept,  3,  1884,  to  Almyra  F,  Banie, 
born  in  Licking  County,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of  J,  W.  and  Dorinda  (Beards- 
ley)  Banie,  the  latter  now  dead,  and  the  former  living  at  Albany.  To  the 
union  of  Frank  W.  and  Almyra  F.  (Banie)  Duncan  the  following  children 
were  born:  Luva,  died  in  infancy;  Earl  C,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears 
elsewhere  in  this  volume;  Edith,  at  home;  Avnes,  formerly  a  well  known 
teacher  in  Gentry  County,  now  a  bookkeeper  in  Kansas  City ;  Frank  Wil- 
bur, a  review  of  whose  life  appears  in  connection  with  the  sketch  of  the 
life  of  Earl  C.  Duncan ;  Lucile,  a  successful  teacher  in  the  New  Hampton 
High  School;  and  Wave,  graduated  from  the  New  Hampton  High  School 
where  she  won  a  scholarship,  now  a  student  in  Northwest  Missouri  State 
Teacher's  College  at  Maryville. 

Mr.  Duncan  is  a  Democrat  in  politics  and  is  a  member  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America  and  the  Knights  of  Phythias  lodges.  He  is  a  man 
known  for  his  business  efficiency,  his  capable  management  of  his  farm,  and 
his  loyalty  to  the  civil  ideals  of  his  community. 


860  HISTORY  OP  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Earl  Clifford  Duncan,  the  superintendent  of  public  schools  in  Gentry 
County,  and  a  well  known  school  man  of  the  state,  is  a  member  of  an  old 
pioneer  family  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  Athens  Township,  Jan.  25, 
1887,.  the  son  of  Frank  W.,  and  Almyra  F.  (Banie)  Duncan,  both  now  living 
on  their  farm  six  miles  east  of  Albany. 

Frank  W.  Duncan  is  a  native  of  Gentry  County  where  he  was  born, 
July  23,  1859.  His  grandfather  was  one  of  the  intrepid  and  adventurous 
Kentuckians  who  came  to  the  state  when  Missouri  was  still  wild  frontier 
land.  To  such  men  is  due  much  of  the  credit  for  the  rapid  development  of 
the  Middle  West.  Almyra  F.  (Banie)  Duncan  was  born  in  Xenia,  Ohio, 
and  came  to  Missouri  with  her  parents,  James  W.  Banie  and  his  wife.  Mr. 
Banie  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  enlisted  in  Ohio  at  the  age  of 
18.  He  now  lives  at  Albany.  Both  of  the  sons  of  Frank  W.  and  Almyra 
F.  (Banie)  Duncan  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War.  On  both  sides 
of  their  family  there  had  been  soldiers  who  fought  for  the  country,  thus 
both  by  family  tradition  and  by  their  own  spirit  of  loyalty  they  were 
impelled  into  the  struggle. 

Frank  Wilbur  Duncan,  the  fifth  child  of  his  parents,  a  brother  of 
Earl  C,  the  subject  of  this  review,  graduated  from  the  Albany  High 
School,  and  later  was  a  successful  teacher.  He  went  to  Colorado,  where  he 
entered  land,  but  enlisted  for  service  when  the  United  States  entered 
the  World  War,  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  Kans.,  for  training.  From 
there  he  went  to  Camp  Kearney,  Calif.,  and  was  sent  overseas  in  June, 
1918,  with  the  replacement  troops.  There  he  was  assigned  to  the  28th 
Division,  (Pennsylvania),  or  the  "Iron  Division."  He  participated  in  the 
battle  of  Chateau  Thierry,  Courmont,  Vesle,  and  was  killed  in  action,  Sept. 
5,  1918,  near  Fisnes,  France.  His  body  was  buried  in  France,  but  was  later 
returned  to  the  U.  S.  and  is  now  buried  in  Grandview  Cemetery,  Albany. 
Mr.  Duncan  was  21  years  old  at  the  time  he  enlisted,  he  was  therefore 
but  little  past  boyhood  when  he  made  the  supreme  sacrifice  for  his  country. 

Earl  C.  Duncan  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Gentry  County,  and  at- 
tended the  New  Hampton  High  School.  Later  he  was  a  student  in  the 
Normal  School  at  Stanberry,  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  and 
Missouri  State  University  at  Columbia.  He  began  his  professional  career 
as  a  teacher  in  the  Linden  School  of  Gentry  County,  now  a  part  of  Consoli- 
dated District  No.  1.  He  taught  several  terms  in  the  rural  schools,  and 
then  was  made  the  principal  of  the  schools  at  Darlington,  later  accepting 
positions  as  superintendent  at  Ravenwood,  at  New  Hampton,  and  at 
Seneca.  His  wide  experience  in  these  various  positions  gave  him  the  train- 
ing that  made  the  basis  for  his  success  as  a  county  official.    He  was  elected 


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Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  of  Gentry  County  in  April,  1919,  for  a 
term  of  four  years,  and  has  served  in  a  most  efficient  manner.  While  he 
was  the  superintendent  of  the  schools  at  New  Hampton,  the  U.  S.  declared 
war  on  the  Central  Powers,  and  Mr.  Duncan  entered  the  army  May,  1918, 
at  Bethany,  Mo.  He  was  sent  to  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  for  training  and  was 
assigned  to  Company  K,  351st  Infantry.  In  June  of  that  year  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Officers  Training  School,  Camp  Pike,  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  and 
was  later  commissioned  second  lieutenant.  He  was  afterwards  sent  to 
Camp  Funston  where  he  remained  until  he  received  his  discharge  from 
service  in  December,  1918. 

Mr.  Duncan  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge,  and  is  a 
Royal  Arch  Mason,  and  a  Knights  Templar.  He  was  a  charter  member 
of  the  Donald  Holden  Post  No.  106  of  the  American  Legion  at  Albany  and 
is  the  Post  Commander.  He  also  holds  membership  in  the  Missouri  State 
Teachers  Association  and  the  National  Educational  Association.  At  the 
time  he  entered  the  army  he  was  the  president  of  the  Northwest  Missouri 
High  School  Association  comprising  the  high  schools  in  19  counties,  and 
had  held  that  position  for  two  years. 

David  Amos  Wharton,  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Wilson 
Township,  Gentry  County,  was  born  on  July  1,  1873,  on  the  farm  where 
he  now  lives.  The  log  cabin,  which  was  Mr.  Wharton's  birthplace,  still 
stands  on  the  farm,  and  is  now  used  for  the  storage  of  corn. 

Mark  Wharton,  the  father  of  D.  A.  Wharton,  was  born  in  Ohio,  April 
5,  1832.  He  went  to  Illinois  in  his  youth,  and  later  located  in  Iowa.  He 
came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Gentry  County  in  1865.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  owned  270  acres  of  land  in  Wilson  Township,  120  acres  of 
which  is  now  owned  by  D.  A.  Wharton.  Mark  Wharton  became  a  well 
known  farmer  and  stockman  in  this  community.  He  married  Nancy  Jane 
Gabriel,  who  was  born  in  Carroll  County,  and  came  with  her  parents  to 
Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County,  in  her  childhood.  Her  father  was  one 
of  the  early  settlers  of  the  township,  where  he  located  before  the  Civil 
War.  Mark  Wharton  died  on  July  15,  1911,  and  Mrs.  Wharton  died  on 
April  5,  1920.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Jennings  Cemetery. 
Their  children  were :  Hannah  Mary,  the  wife  of  Gabriel  Nelson  of  Mankato, 
Kans. ;  D.  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  L.  A.,  a  farmer  in  Wilson  Town- 
ship ;  Katie  A.,  the  wife  of  O.  H.  Lawrence  of  Turlock,  Calif. ;  M.  E.,  farm- 
ing in  Wilson  Township;  Martha  J.,  married  to  Leonard  Pool  of  Golden, 
Colo. ;  and  J.  E.,  now  living  in  Colorado. 

D.  A.  Wharton  attended  school  in  the  Jennings  district,  and  with  the 
exception  of  a  few  years,  has  lived  on  his  present  farm  all  of  his  life. 


862  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Besides  the  120  acres  of  the  home  farm,  Mr.  Wharton  owns  50  acres  of 
land  in  Wilson  Township.  The  farm  is  located  five  miles  west  of  Gentry 
and  is  well  improved,  has  a  good  residence,  excellent  farm  buildings,  and 
fine  facilities  for  caring  for  the  stock.  Mr.  Wharton  raises  hogs,  cattle, 
horses  and  mules  for  sale. 

D.  A.  Wharton  was  married  Jan.  31,  1895  to  Zora  Armilda  Coffey,  a 
daughter  of  M.  H.  and  Cynthia  Jane  (Nichols)  Coffey.  Mr.  Coffey  was 
born  in  Indiana,  and  served  for  three  years  and  six  month  in  the  Union 
Army  during  the  Civil  War.  He  married  in  De  Kalb  County,  Mo.,  and  his 
wife  was  a  native  of  that  county.  Mrs.  Coffey  died  in  June,  1910,  and  her 
husband  died  in  May,  1915.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Jennings 
Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  James  M.,  a  farmer  in  Bogle  Township; 
Ulysses  Egbert,  living  at  Alantus  Grove ;  Cora  A.,  the  wife  of  O.  F.  Gun- 
ter  of  Alantus  Grove ;  Dora  May,  married  to  Lee  Miller  of  Alantus  Grove ; 
Nora  Irene,  the  wife  of  Albert  Redmund  of  Wilson  Township ;  Zora  Armil- 
da, now  Mrs.  Wharton;  and  Ora  Belle,  married  to  H.  B.  Rainey  of  St. 
Joseph. 

Mrs.  Wharton  was  born  and  raised  in  Wilson  Township,  and  attended 
the  schools  at  Alantus  Grove  and  the  Black  Oak  District.  To  her  union 
with  D.  A.  Wharton  the  following  children  were  born:  Chester  A.,  married 
Rosa  Pyatt  and  lives  at  Alanthus  Grove;  M.  R.,  married  Inez  Jennings, 
and  is  manager  of  the  Cooperative  Poultry  House  at  Alanthus  Grove ;  Lola 
Jane,  the  wife  of  Alva  Jennings  of  Alanthus  Grove ;  Florella  Pearl,  married 
to  Ross  Erickson  of  Bogle  Township ;  Milton  Mark,  married  to  Rosa  Erick- 
son  of  Bogle  Township;  Milton  Mark,  married  Hazel  Summa,  and  lived  in 
Wilson  Township;  Theodore  Roosevelt,  Raymond  Wayne,  John  Dale,  Char- 
lie Clifford,  and  Vera  Dorleen,  all  at  home.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wharton  have 
the  following  grandchildren :  Alethea,  Donald,  Robert  and  Virgil  Wharton ; 
Ross  Jr.,  and  Wilma  Doris  Erickson ;  Gazelle  Dorleen  and  Givanola  Jane 
Jennings ;  and  Uva  May  Wharton. 

Mr.  Wharton  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  township  board  for  two 
years,  and  has  been  the  road  overseer  for  the  same  time.  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican.    Mr.  Wharton  and  his  wife  are  highly  esteemed  in  their  community. 

Joseph  Thomas,  now  living  at  Neola,  Iowa,  is  well  and  favorably 
known  in  Stanberry,  and  is  a  member  of  a  family  that  has  lived  in  Gentry 
County  since  the  early  days.  Mr.  Thomas  was  born  in  Shelby  County, 
Iowa,  in  June,  1885.  His  parents  are  William  and  Elizabeth  (Roth) 
Thomas.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  now  live  at  Stanberry,  but  formerly  resid- 
ed at  Portsmouth,  Iowa,  for  many  years. 

Joseph  Thomas  attended  school  at  Portsmouth,  Iowa,  and  began  farm- 


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ing  when  he  was  a  young  man.  He  located  first  in  Gentry  County,  where 
he  operated  a  farm  for  more  than  20  years.  He  returned  to  Iowa  in  1917. 
He  is  now  following  the  carpenter  trade. 

Mr.  Thomas  was  married  at  Stanberry  on  June  4,  1912,  to  Dora  Heyde, 
a  daughter  of  Maximilian  Heyde,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  elsewhere 
in  this  volume.  Mrs.  Thomas  was  born  in  Plymouth,  Ind.,  and  was  educat- 
ed at  Stanberry. 

Mr.  Thomas  is  a  Democrat  in  his  political  views.  He  is  an  industrious 
and  capable  man,  and  has  the  esteem  of  his  fellow  citizens  at  Neola,  as 
well  as  his  old  acquaintenances  in  Gentry  County. 

George  W,  Harris,  who  has  been  a  resident  of  Gentry  County  all  of 
his  life,  was  born  in  Huggins  Township  Jan.  16,  1871,  the  son  of  William 
and  Minerva  Jane  (Dragoo)  Harris.^ 

William  Harris  was  born  in  Virginia,  and  came  to  Missouri  about  1865 
with  his  parents,  Jonas  and  Zerelda  Harris,  both  of  whom  lived  to  be  more 
than  80  years  of  age,  and  died  in  Gentry  County.  William  W.  Harris 
served  in  the  Comstock  Company  during  the  Civil  War.  He  died  on  his 
farm  in  Huggins  Township,  March  11,  1921,  at  the  age  of  78  years.  His 
wife,  who  was  born  in  Mercer  County,  now  lives  in  Darlington.  Their 
children  were :  John,  died  at  the  age  of  five  years ;  Eliza,  the  wife  of  James 
Spainhower  of  Darlington ;  Ada,  married  to  Amos  Taylor  of  Merino,  Col. ; 
Sarah,  married  to  Charles  Pierce;  G.  W.,  the  subject  of  this  review; 
Andrew  J.,  living  in  Huggins  Township;  W.  Albert,  residing  at  Princeton, 
Mo. ;  and  Frank  Edward,  living  in  Bogle  Township. 

George  W.  Harris  attended  the  Carmack  School  in  his  childhood,  and 
grew  up  on  his  father's  farm.  He  moved  to  his  present  farm  of  145  acres, 
two  miles  south  of  Gentry  in  Bogle  Township,  in  March,  1902.  He  has 
built  a  new  residence,  barn,  and  other  farm  buildings  since  he  became  the 
owner  of  the  land.  He  maintains  an  orchard  where  he  has  an  excellent 
variety  of  fruit,  and  raises  cattle,  hogs  and  sheep. 

George  W.  Harris  was  married  Sept.  25,  1898,  to  Clara  D.  Carlock,  a 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Susan  (Collins)  Carlock.  Mrs.  Carlock  died  in 
1878,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Brick  Church  Cemetery.  Mr.  Car- 
lock,  now  70  years  of  age,  lives  in  Huggins  Township.  Their  children 
were:  Clara  D.,  now  Mrs.  Harris;  and  Mary,  married  Frank  Harris  of 
Bogle  Township.  Mr.  Carlock  was  married  a  second  time  to  Sarah  F. 
Collins.  To  the  union  of  George  W.  and  Clara  D.  (Carlock)  Harris,  the 
following  children  were  born:  Ethel,  married  George  Walker  of  Bogle 
Township,  and  has  two  children,  Arlie  and  Clifton;  Edith  married  Onis 
Walker  of  Huggins  Township  and  has  a  daughter,  Dorris;  Henry,  now  a 


864  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

student  in  the  Gentry  County  High  School ;  and  Vernon,  died  at  the  age  of 
four  years. 

Mr.  Harris  is  a  capable  and  industrious  man,  who  is  highly  esteemed 
in  his  neighborhood. 

James  Gay,  deceased,  was  born  in  Greenbrier  County,  W.  Va.,  Dec.  3, 
1838.     His  parents  were  Andrew  and  Mary  (Gillilan)  Gay. 

Andrew  Gay  was  a  native  of  Greenbrier  County,  W.  Va.,  and  was 
born  in  1809.  When  a  young  man  he  brought  his  family  to  Missouri,  set- 
tling in  Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  County,  where  he  became  a  success- 
ful farmer  and  stockman.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  Mr.  Gay  owned  700 
acres  of  land.  Upon  his  arrival  in  Daviess  County,  he  built  a  log  cabin. 
Mr.  Gay  was  one  of  the  very  early  settlers  of  Missouri.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gay  are  both  deceased,  and  are  buried  in  Hill  Cemetery,  Daviess  County. 
They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  John,  deceased;  James, 
deceased,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Samuel,  deceased;  Robert,  deceased; 
George,  retired  farmer,  Jamesport;  Virginia,  deceased. 

James  Gay  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools. 
He  was  a  farmer  and  stockman  all  his  life,  and  one  of  the  leading  stock- 
men of  Missouri.  Mr.  Gay  owned  720  acres  of  well  improved  land  in 
Daviess  County.  During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  the  Missouri  Volun- 
teer Cavalry  and  served  for  one  and  one-half  years. 

On  Dec.  25,  1862,  Mr.  Gay  married  Anna  Gillilan,  daughter  of  Nathan 
and  Anna  (Dunlap)  Gillilan,  natives  of  Greenbrier  County,  W.  Va.,  and 
pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  Mrs.  Gay  was  born  Oct.  17,  1840,  in 
Ross  County,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathan  Gillilan  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  Robert  L.  deceased;  Mary  Jane,  deceased;  John  D., 
deceased;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  Nathan,  deceased;  George  W.,  deceased; 
and  Mrs.  Gay.  Mr.  Gillilan  was  one  of  the  most  extensive  stockmen  of 
Missouri,  owning  about  1200  acres  of  land.  He  died  Dec.  17,  1882,  and  his 
wife  died  Dec.  3,  1876.  They  are  buried  in  Hill  Cemetery,  Daviess  County. 
To  James  and  Anna  (Gillilan)  Gay  eight  children  were  born,  as  follows: 
Mary,  the  wife  of  Worth  Miller,  farmer,  Jamesport;  George  R.,  farmer, 
Jamesport  Township ;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  0.  R.  Nickell,  farmer,  Jamesport 
Township;  Eva,  the  wife  of  Isaac  Haines,  farmer  and  stockman,  James- 
part  Township;  Nathan,  on  the  home  farm  with  his  mother;  Robert; 
James,  farmer,  Jamesport  Township;  Jennie,  dead;  Lena,  wife  of  E.  0. 
Wilkenson,  Jamesport. 

James  Gay  died  Feb.  17,  1902,  and  is  buried  in  the  Odd  Fellows  Ceme- 
tery in  Jamesport.  Mr.  Gay  was  a  Democrat.  Mrs.  Gay  now  resides  on 
her  farm  of  280  acres  in  Jamesport  Township,  with  her  son  Nathan.     Mrs. 


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Gay  has  17  grandchildren  and  eight  great-grandchildren.  Mr.  Gay  was 
highly  respected  and  was  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

J.  M.  Sak,  a  capable  and  energetic  farmer  living  nine  miles  northeast 
of  Stanberry  in  Huggins  Township,  Gentry  County,  is  a  member  of  a 
pioneer  family  of  that  part  of  Missouri.  His  maternal  grandfather,  John 
Huggins,  came  to  Missouri  in  1845,  and  settled  in  Huggins  Township, 
which  was  named  for  him.  He  was  a  pioneer  merchant  of  the  county,  and 
his  store  at  Hugginsville  was  one  of  the  early  trading  places  of  the  com- 
munity. He  served  as  county  judge  during  the  years  1868-1870,  and  was 
one  of  the  prominent  men  of  his  time.  His  remains  and  those  of  his  wife 
are  buried  in  the  Hugginsville  Chapel  Cemetery. 

J.  M.  Sale's  parents  were  B.  F.  and  Elizabeth  (Armstrong)  Sale.  B. 
F.  Sale  was  born  in  Michigan,  and  came  to  Missouri  with  his  mother  who 
settled  in  Huggins  Township.  B.  F.  Sale  and  his  wife  lived  on  a  farm  two 
miles  south  of  J.  M.  Sale's  present  home,  and  on  that  farm  J.  M.  Sale  was 
born,  July  15,  1859.  B.  F.  Sale  and  his  wife  both  died  on  their  farm  and 
their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Hugginsville  Cemetery.  Their  children 
were:  J.  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  William,  living  on  the  home  place; 
Philip,  a  resident  of  Gentry;  Comfort,  now  Mrs.  Henderson  of  Huggins 
Township;  Olive,  now  the  wife  of  N.  J.  Motes,  a  Methodist  minister;  and 
Etta,  married  Mr.  Danford,  and  is  now  dead. 

J.  M.  Sale  attended  the  public  schools  of  Gentry  County  and  has  been 
a  farmer  and  stockraiser  all  of  his  life.  He  bought  48  acres  of  his  present 
farm  in  early  manhood,  and  later  added  to  it  until  he  owned  304  acres.  He 
sold  a  portion  of  his  holdings,  and  now  has  189  acres  in  his  home  place. 
He  has  a  good  residence,  two  barns,  and  other  substantial  farm  buildings. 
The  farm  is  well  watered,  and  Mr.  Sale  keeps  it  well  stocked  and  improved. 

J.  M.  Sale  was  married  on  Jan.  29,  1891  to  Fannie  Lewis,  a  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  Lewis,  both  residents  of  Bogle  Township,  and  both  now 
dead.  The  remains  of  Mr.  Lewis  are  buried  in  the  Hugginsville  Cemetery, 
and  those  of  Mrs.  Lewis  in  the  Green  Ridge  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Sale  was  born, 
reared  and  educated  in  Gentry  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sale  have  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Opal,  married  E.  A.  Rucker,  of  Huggins  Township;  Hallie, 
the  wife  of  EHsha  Rucker  of  Huggins  Township;  and  Arley,  married  to 
Orval  Greene,  and  living  near  Albany.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sale  have  four  grand- 
children ;  Sylvia,  J.  W.,  Ula,  and  Bonnie  Rucker. 

Mr.  Sale  and  his  family  are  identified  with  the  Hugginsville  Methodist 
church,  to  which  Mr.  Sale's  parents  belonged  for  more  than  half  a  century. 
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866  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

the  site  of  the  present  edifice,  which  is  only  one-half  mile  east  of  the  Sale 
home.    The  Sale  family  are  well  and  favorably  known  in  the  community. 

John  H.  McCarty,  for  over  42  years  a  well  known  lawyer  at  Stanberry 
in  Gentry  County,  and  now  operating  a  real  estate  office  with  his  son, 
William  H.,  as  his  partner,  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  9,  1854,  the 
son  of  John  and  Bridget  (Herbert)  McCarty. 

John  McCarty  was  a  native  of  County  Meath,  Ireland,  and  was  born  in 
1830 ;  he  died  on  his  farm  near  Conception,  Nodaway  County,  in  1888.  His 
wife,  a  native  of  Nodaway  County,  was  born  Nov.  30,  1829,  and  died  at 
Stanberry  in  1897.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Conception 
Cemetery.  Mr.  McCarty  was  a  member  of  the  Home  Guards  of  Nodaway 
County  during  the  Civil  War.  He  left  Ireland  and  came  to  New  York  in 
1850,  and  to  Nodaway  County  in  1858.  To  his  union  with  Bridget  (Her- 
bert) McCarty  the  following  children  were  born:  John  H.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  James  died  in  California;  a  daughter,  later  Mrs.  Gray,  the  wife 
of  a  physician  in  Pubelo,  Colo. ;  Thomas,  died  at  Conception ;  and  Francis 
J.,  an  attorney,  who  died  at  Pubelo,  Colo.  One  son,  Charles,  died  in 
infancy. 

John  H.  McCarty  attended  the  schools  of  Nodaway  County  and  studied 
law  with  Judge  Anthony  and  Judge  Dawson  at  Maryville.  He  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  November,  1877,  and  opened  an  office  at  Stanberry,  where 
he  continued  the  practice  of  his  profession  with  marked  success  ever  since. 
He  was  elected  the  prosecuting  attorney  of  Gentry  County  in  1886,  on  the 
Democratic  ticket  and  was  reelected  in  1888.  At  the  end  of  his  service  to 
the  county  in  that  official  capacity  he  returned  to  Stanberry  and  reopened 
his  law  office  there.  He  took  up  the  loan  business  and  later  had  charge 
of  the  territory  covered  by  northwest  Missouri  and  southern  Iowa.  He 
worked  first  for  the  New  England  Securities  Company  and  later  for  the 
Commonwealth  Trust  Company  of  St.  Louis.  The  firm,  now  known  as 
McCarty  and  Son,  deals  in  farm  loans,  insurance  and  real  estate. 

John  H.  McCarty  was  married  on  Jan.  7,  1878  to  Margaret  L.  Bolton, 
a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  A.  (Hollern)  Bolton  of  Nodaway  County. 
Mrs.  McCarty  was  born  at  Vincennes,  Ind.,  in  1856,  and  later  went  to 
Kansas  with  her  parents.  They  afterwards  moved  to  Missouri,  where 
Mr.  Bolton  was  a  contractor  and  builder.  Mrs.  McCarty  died  on  July  14, 
1921.  To  her  union  with  John  H.  McCarty  the  following  children  were 
born:  John  F.,  died  during  the  influenza  epidemic  in  1918;  Mary  B.,  now 
an  assistant  in  the  Stanberry  postoffice ;  Anna,  the  wife  of  Frank  VanVac- 
tor  of  Stanberry;  Thomas  A.,  living  at  Stanberry;  James  M.,  living  on  the 
home  farm  west  of  Stanberry ;  Charles,  a  resident  of  Stanberry ;  William 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  867 

H.,  a  brief  sketch  of  whose  Hf e  appears  later ;  Margaret  L.,  died  in  infancy ; 
George  M.,  living  at  Stanberry ;  Joseph  H.,  died  in  infancy ;  and  O'Donnell 
B.,  now  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  High  School. 

William  H.  McCarty,  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  McCarty  and  Son, 
was  born  in  Gentry  County,  Feb.  9,  1890.  He  attended  the  public  school 
and  graduated  from  the  Stanberry  High  School.  He  was  a  student  in 
Christian  Brothers  College  at  St.  Joseph,  and  then  went  to  Missouri  State 
University  for  a  year.  He  completed  his  college  work  at  Christian  Broth- 
ers College  in  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1913.  He  then 
joined  his  father  in  the  real  estate  business  at  Stanberry. 

On  July  15,  1917,  W.  H.  McCarty  enlisted  for  service  in  the  United 
States  Army,  and  was  sent  to  Ft.  Sheridan,  111.,  to  the  Ofllicers  Training 
Camp.  He  was  made  a  lieutenant  on  Nov.  27,  1917,  and  was  ordered  over- 
seas. He  reached  France  on  Feb.  18,  1918,  and,  after  a  training  course  of 
30  days,  was  sent  with  the  French  Army  for  observation  work.  He  was 
with  that  army  for  six  weeks,  and  then  was  assigned  to  Company  E,  125th 
Infantry,  32nd  Division,  where  he  remained  until  he  received  a  shrapnel 
wound  while  in  action  on  June  15,  1918.  He  was  sent  to  a  hospital  where 
he  was  treated  until  September  of  the  same  year,  when  he  was  sent  to 
the  camp  at  Is'sur'Tille,  and  was  assigned  to  the  Judge  Advocate's  Depart- 
ment. He  served  as  a  Judge  Advocate  for  general  and  special  court  mar- 
tial until  Dec.  2nd,  when  he  was  readmitted  to  the  hospital  at  Dijou.  He 
returned  to  the  United  States  on  Feb.  2,  1919,  and  was  mustered  out  of 
service  at  Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo.  He  received  the  Accolade  of  the  New 
Chivalry  of  Humanity  from  President  Wilson,  and  a  special  citation,  dated 
Feb.  28,  1919,  from  General  John  J.  Pershing. 

Lieutenant  McCarty  was  married  on  April  21,  1921,  to  Agatha  C. 
Schaefer,  a  daughter  of  B.  W.  and  Laura  Mendenhall  Schaefer  of  Stan- 
berry. Mrs.  McCarty  was  born  in  Linn  County,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Stanberry  High  School. 

John  H.  McCarty  and  son  make  a  specialty  of  the  examination  of  land 
titles  and  abstracts.  They  are  highly  esteemed  in  the  community  as  re- 
liable and  competent  business  men.  They  are  identified  with  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church.  The  McCarty  family  is  one  of  the  well  established  and 
well  known  families  of  the  county. 

John  A.  Yadon,  a  well  known  merchant  at  Alanthus  Grove,  with  his 
postoffice  address  at  Stanberry,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Macon  County, 
March  21,  1873,  the  son  of  William  and  Artie  (Bradshaw)  Yadon. 

Both  William  Yadon  and  his  wife  were  born  in  Russell  County,  Ky., 
the  former  in  1848  and  the  latter  in  1850.     They  now  live  on  the  home 


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farm  two  and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Alanthus.  Their  children  were: 
John  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Amy,  now  the  wife  of  J.  L.  Ruch  of 
Alanthus ;  Charles,  hving  at  Gentry ;  and  Mamie,  married  to  Fred  Newman, 
and  living  on  the  home  place.  • 

John  A.  Yadon  attended  school  in  the  Jennings  District,  his  first 
teacher  being  Judge  Cox.  Mr.  Yadon  owns  a  farm  of  120  acres  in  Wilson 
Township,  where  he  lived  for  16  years ;  and  he  also  owns  24  acres  at  Alan- 
thus. In  the  town  of  Alanthus,  he  has  a  half  block  of  land  upon  which  his 
residence  is  located.  Since  1914  he  has  owned  and  operated  a  store  build- 
ing 32x70  feet  where  he  handles  general  merchandise.  He  has  established 
a  thriving  business  and  now  conducts  one  of  the  most  promising  commer- 
cial ventures  of  the  community. 

John  A.  Yadon  was  married  on  Feb.  27,  1895  to  EfRe  Shisler,  a  daugh- 
ter of  T.  J.  and  Vastha  (Christie)  Shisler.  Mrs.  Shisler  was  born  in 
Indiana,  and  came  to  Missouri  with  her  parents  when  she  was  only  a  child. 
She  died  in  February,  1920,  at  the  age  of  72  years,  and  her  remains  are 
buried  in  the  High  Ridge  Cemetery  at  Stanberry.  T.  J.  Shisler  served  in 
the  Civil  War  from  1862  to  1865.  He  now  lives  at  Stanberry.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Shisler  had  the  following  children:  Elizabeth,  became  Mrs.  Tittle, 
and  is  now  deceased;  Oma,  now  Mrs.  Lowe  of  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. ;  Laura, 
married  Mr.  Swain,  and  died  in  Kansas  City,  in  1918 ;  L.  W,,  killed  while 
on  duty  as  an  engineer  on  the  Wabash  Railway  in  1892 ;  A.  0.,  now  living 
in  St.  Joseph ;  C.  W.,  a  resident  of  Kansas ;  W.  C,  living  in  Kansas  City ; 
Effie,  now  Mrs.  Yadon;  Ella  and  E.  W.,  twins,  the  former  now  Mrs.  Miller 
of  Kansas  City,  and  the  latter  now  living  at  Gentry ;  and  Maude,  now  Mrs. 
Bennett  of  Kansas  City. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yadon  had  four  children:  Dolah,  married  to  E.  0.  Gilli- 
land,  who  operates  a  garage  at  Alanthus;  Laura,  the  wife  of  Cleo  Pierce, 
of  Alanthus ;  Elsie,  married  to  Everett  Grantham  and  living  on  the  home 
farm ;  and  Fred,  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  High  School.  The  grandchild- 
ren are:  Marjorie,  John  Lavelle  and  Blonding  Gilliland,  Garland  and  Har- 
land  Pierce,  and  L.  0.  Grantham. 

Mr.  Yadon  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  of 
the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  lodges.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are 
members  of  the  Church  of  Christ  in  which  Mr.  Yadon  is  an  elder.  Mr. 
Yadon  is  an  excellent  citizen,  alert  and  fair  in  his  business  dealings,  and 
a  man  of  high  civic  ideals. 

Henry  Chapman,  for  many  years  a  prominent  farmer  of  Wilson  Town- 
ship, Gentry  County,  has  lived  at  Alanthus  Groves  since  1919,  when  he 
retired  from  active  farm  life.     Mr.  Chapman  was  born  on  the  Chapman 


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home  place,  March  15,  1869,  the  son  of  Thomas  J.  and  Hannah  R.  (Smith) 
Chapman. 

Thomas  J.  Chapman  was  born  in  Randolph  County,  April  8,  1839,  and 
came  to  Gentry  County  in  1850.  He  settled  in  Wilson  Township  on  a 
farm  just  east  of  Alanthus  Grove,  where  he  lived  until  his  marriage 
in  1862  to  Hannah  R.  Smith.  That  year  he  bought  120  acres  of  land  near 
his  first  farm,  and  continued  to  reside  there  for  56  years.  He  sold  his 
farm  and  moved  to  Stanberry,  where  he  remained  for  eight  years.  In 
February,  1915,  he  moved  to  Alanthus  Grove,  where^  he  died  on  June  3, 
1921.     His  remains  are  buried  in  the  Jennings  Cemetery. 

Hannah  R.  (Smith)  Chapman  was  the  daughter  of  Pleasant  and  Thursy 
(Means)  Smith,  who  came  to  Wilson  Township  from  Iowa  in  1857.  Pleas- 
ant Smith  died  in  1878  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Jennings  Ceme- 
tery. His  widow  died  in  Nodaway  County  in  1901,  and  her  remains  are 
buried  at  Quinman.  Mrs.  Chapman  has  lived  near  and  in  Alanthus  Grove 
since  1858,  and  is  familiar  with  all  of  the  early  history  of  this  part  of  Gen- 
try County.  She  recalls  quite  distinctly  the  naming  of  the  postofiice  of 
Alanthus  Grove  by  Abraham  Enyart,  and  her  father-in-law,  E.  G.  Chap- 
man, was  postmaster  during  the  Civil  War.  He  also  served  as  justice  of 
the  peace  during  that  turbulent  time.  The  Chapman  family  traded  at 
Mount  Pleasant,  and  Dr.  Leander  Coffey  and  Lemuel  Watkins  were  two 
of  the  early  merchants  of  the  community.  The  mail  was  brought  once  a 
week,  a  Mr.  Partridge  carrying  it  from  Maryville  to  Albany.  The  social 
Hfe  of  the  neighborhood  centered  around  the  churches.  By  1888  both 
the  Christian  and  the  Baptist  denominations  had  buildings;  before  that 
date  the  meetings  were  held  in  the  school  houses.  Rev.  John  Daniels  and 
Reverend  Pote  were  pioneer  ministers  in  this  part  of  Missouri,  and  Elder 
Petty  and  Elder  Scott  organized  the  Christian  church.  Mrs.  Chapman 
recollects  well  the  trying  days  of  the  Civil  War.  Her  husband  served  in 
the  Union  Army  from  Gentry  County  for  the  last  two  years  of  the  war, 
and  prior  to  that  time,  was  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia.  Mrs.  Chapman 
now  lives  at  her  home  in  Alanthus  Grove.  To  her  union  with  Thomas  J. 
Chapman,  the  following  children  were  born:  Robert  Price,  born  in  1866, 
now  living  at  Stanberry ;  William  E.,  born  in  1867,  and  living  in  Oklahoma; 
T.  Henry,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Amos,  living  at  Stanberry;  Julia,  the 
wife  of  John  Gage  of  Wilson  Township ;  John  S.,  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph ; 
George  W.,  living  at  Stanberry;  M.  M.,  living  near  Island  City;  Woodson, 
died  in  September,  1895,  at  the  age  of  25  years ;  and  Minnie  Belle,  died  in 
infancy  in  1880. 

Henry  Chapman  attended  the  Jennings  School,  and  lived  in  the  Jen- 


870  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

nings  district  for  50  years.  He  owned  200  acres  of  land  there,  and  was  a 
successful  farmer  and  stockraiser.  His  farm  was  well  improved  and  he 
raised  cattle,  mules,  horses,  hogs,  and  sheep.  In  1919  he  sold  all  of  his 
land  in  Wilson  Township,  and  now  holds  20  acres  in  Huggins  Township 
and  his  home  at  Alanthus  Grove. 

Henry  Chapman  was  married  in  1899  to  Lilly  Ruch,  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Jane  Ruch.  Mrs.  Chapman  died  five  years  later  leaving  the  fol- 
lowing children :  Frank  Paul,  killed  in  an  automobile  accident  when  he  was 
19  years  old ;  Elsie,  -married  to  John  E.  Dalby  of  Wilson  Township ;  and  a 
daughter,  who  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Chapman  was  married  the  second 
time  to  Florence  McCrery,  a  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Mary  McCrery, 
both  deceased.  Mrs.  Chapman  was  born  in  Nodaway  County,  and  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  Missouri  and  Arkansas.  To  her  union  with 
Henry  Chapman  the  following  children  were  born ;  Ellen,  Nora,  Etta  Belle, 
Henry,  W.  F,,  and  Iza,  who  died  in  infancy. 

The  Chapman  family  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church.  Mr.  Chap- 
man has  been  a  member  of  the  township  board  for  two  terms  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  district.  He  is  a  highly 
esteemed  and  reliable  citizen  of  his  community. 

Joseph  Lafayette  McCullough,  deceased,  for  sometime  a  judge  of  the 
Criminal  Court  in  Montana,  a  former  official  of  Gentry  County,  and  a 
member  of  the  Missouri  State  Legislature,  was  a  prominent  Democrat  of 
his  time,  and  a  man  known  throughout  the  state  for  his  fearless  and  intre- 
pid spirit  where  the  welfare  of  his  community  or  state  was  the  issue. 

Judge  McCollough  was  born  in  Blount  County,  Tenn.,  Oct.  6,  1833,  the 
son  of  John  and  Hannah  B.  McCollough,  both  of  whom  died  in  Tennessee. 
Joseph  L.  McCollough  was  educated  in  Ewing  and  Jefferson  College,  and 
then  came  to  Missouri.  He  soon  afterwards  became  engaged  in  freight- 
ing to  Colorado,  and  then  went  to  Montana  where  he  became  interested 
in  public  affairs,  and  was  twice  elected  to  the  State  Legislature,  serving 
for  two  regular  and  one  called  session.  During  his  term  of  service  he  was 
made  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Corporations  and  was  a  member 
of  the  Judiciary  Committee.  Because  of  his  unusual  record  as  a  member 
of  the  legislature,  he  was  elected  to  the  position  of  judge  of  the  Criminal 
Court  of  Montana,  but  resigned  in  order  to  return  to  Missouri. 

For  a  time  after  he  came  back  to  Gentry  County,  Judge  McCullough 
engaged  in  farming  and  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  once  more  called 
into  the  service  of  his  community,  however,  and  in  1874  was  a  candidate 
for  the  State  Legislature.  He  was  elected  by  the  largest  Democratic 
majority  ever  polled  in  Gentry  County,  and  fully  justified  the  hopes  of  his 


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constituents  by  his  record  in  the  legislature,  where  he  served  on  the  Com- 
mittee on  Retrenchment  and  Reform,  and  on  several  other  important  legis- 
lative committees.  Judge  McCullough  later  served  as  the  proscuting  at- 
torney of  Gentry  County,  and  in  1904,  he  was  the  Democratic  nominee  for 
state  senator  of  the  First  Senatorial  District.  He  made  a  gallant  fight  to 
carry  his  party  to  victory,  but  the  Republican  landslide  of  that  fall  defeat- 
ed him,  and  he  died  two  years  later  on  Dec.  22,  1906,  at  his  home  in  Cooper 
Township.  He  was  a  man,  the  story  of  whose  life  and  achievements,  be- 
longs in  a  volume  such  as  this.  Independent  in  his  thinking,  courageous  in 
carrying  out  his  enterprises,  and  unselfish  in  his  desire  to  advance  the 
great  commonwealth  which  he  served.  Judge  McCollough  was  the  type 
of  man  who,  by  his  patriotism  and  zeal,  made  possible  the  development  of 
Missouri. 

Joseph  L.  McCollough  was  married  Nov.  5,  1872,  to  Anna  Crow,  born 
in  Lincoln  County,  Ky.,  the  daughter  of  M.  and  Frances  (Langdon)  Crow, 
who  came  from  Kentucky  in  1855,  and  settled  at  Greenwell  Ford  in  Gentry 
County.  Martin  Crow  died  at  Gentryville  in  1887,  and  his  wife  died  at 
Albany  in  1862.  Judge  and  Mrs.  McCollough  moved  to  the  present  Mc- 
Collough farm  in  1877,  and  Mrs.  McCollough  has  continued  to  live  there 
ever  since.  Judge  and  Mrs.  McCollough  had  the  following  children: 
Homer,  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Robinson  of  Belton,  and  is  a  physician  in 
Nevada,  Mo. ;  Charles  H.,  a  salesman  for  the  Standard  Oil  Company  in  St. 
Joseph ;  Stella,  the  wife  of  Charles  Rose  of  Fayette,  Idaho ;  Frances,  mar- 
ried Clarence  Depriest  of  Delta,  Colo. ;  John  a  lumberman  of  Rich  Hill ;  and 
Shannon,  now  living  at  home.  She  attended  school  at  Stanberry,  and  later 
was  a  student  in  Forest  Park  College  at  St.  Louis. 

A  few  years  ago.  Shannon  McCollough  was  advised  to  go  west  for  her 
health.  She  took  up  a  claim  of  320  acres  of  land  located  34  miles  north- 
west of  Sterling,  Colo.,  where  she  lived  for  three  years.  She  still  owns 
this  land  and  expects  to  make  her  home  in  Colorado  at  some  later  time. 
She  is  enthusiastic  about  Colorado  climate  and  beauties.  Miss  McCollough 
is  a  writer  of  marked  ability,  and  has  always  been  interested  in  literary 
work.  In  many  ways  the  ability  of  her  talented  father  has  descended  to 
her. 

The  McCollough  name  will  always  belong  in  the  annals  of  Missouri. 
Judge  McCollough,  as  a  private  citizen,  as  a  well  known  member  of  the 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  and  Knights  Templar  lodges,  as  a 
county  official,  and  as  a  member  of  the  legislature  of  his  state,  was  a  man 
known  for  keenness  of  intellect  and  high  ideals. 


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Robert  D.  McCray,  an  enterprising  and  reliable  farmer  and  stockman 
of  Lincoln  Township,  and  the  owner  of  360  acres  of  land,  was  born  Feb.  18, 
1856,  in  Sangamon  County,  111.,  the  son  of  William  B.  and  Susanna  (Staley) 
McCray. 

William  B.  McCray  was  a  native  of  West  Virginia.  When  a  young 
man  he  came  to  Illinois,  where  he  remained  until  1881,  when  he  removed 
to  Missouri,  settling  in  Daviess  County,  eight  and  one-half  miles  north- 
west of  Jamesport.  Later,  Mr.  McCray  sold  his  farm  and  returned  to 
Illinois,  where  he  remained  for  a  number  of  years,  after  which  he  returned 
to  Missouri  and  located  in  Harrison  County.  He  again  returned  to  IlHnois 
where  he  remained  until  the  time  of  his  death.  During  the  Civil  War, 
Mr.  McCray  enlisted  from  Sangaman  County,  111.,  and  served  for  three 
.  months.  He  was  the  owner  of  80  acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County,  90 
acres  in  Harrison  County,  and  150  acres  in  Illinois.  Mr.  McCray  was 
killed  in  a  railroad  crossing  accident  Dec.  10,  1894,  and  is  buried  in  Illinois. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  as  follows:  Robert  D.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  James  A.,  Oilman  City ;  Isabella,  deceased ;  and  Stephen 
W.,  deceased. 

Robert  D.  McCray  attended  the  district  schools  of  Illinois  and  was 
reared  on  his  father's  farm.  He  has  been  engaged  in  farming  all  his 
life,  and  is  a  successful  breeder  of  high  grade  stock.  Mr.  McCray  owns 
360  acres  of  land,' and  has  lived  on  this  farm  since  1905. 

Mr.  McCray  married  Nellie  McClure  on  Feb.  24,  1894.  She  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  Jonathan  and  Mary  (Hamilton)  McClure,  natives  of  Ohio  and 
Daviess  County.  To  Robert  D.  and  Nellie  (McClure)  McCray  six  children 
have  been  born,  as  follows:  Jonathan,  farming  with  his  father;  Robert 
Francis,  deceased,  further  mention  of  whom  is  made  below;  Bessie  Irene, 
the  wife  of  Robert  E.  McCue,  merchant,  Jamesport;  Mary  L.,  at  home; 
Rose  B.,  at  home;  and  James  A.,  at  home.  Robert  F.  McCray  was  born  in 
Daviess  County,  Aug.  8,  1898.  During  the  World  War  he  enlisted  in  the 
Navy  and  was  stationed  at  Camp  Perry  on  the  Oreat  Lakes.  He  was 
with  Company  W,  7th  Regiment.  Four  months  after  his  enlistment  he 
was  taken  ill  with  influenza  and  died  Oct.  6,  1918.  He  is  buried  in  Pilot 
Grove  Cemetery,  Lincoln  Township. 

Robert  D.  McCray  served  as  sheriff  of  Daviess  County  for  two  terms 
and  township  collector  of  Lincoln  Township  for  two  terms.  He  has  also 
been  township  trustee  and  road  commissioner  of  Lincoln  Township.  Mr. 
McCray  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Gallatin 
Lodge  No.  167.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 
He  is  also  associated  in  the  mercantile  business  with  his  brother,  James 


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A.  McCray,  in  Old  Bancroft.  Mr.  McCray  is  a  man  whose  business  integrity 
and  ideals  of  citizenship  have  given  him  the  esteem  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

W.  M.  Slagle,  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Wilson  Township,  Gentry 
County,  is  a  native  of  Virginia,  born  in  Lee  County,  Sept.  14,  1850,  the  son 
of  Franklin  and  Polly  (Lawson)  Slagle.  Mrs.  Slagle  died  in  Virginia  in 
1879,  and  Mr.  Slagle  died  there  on  July  4,  1918. 

W.  M.  Slagle  came  to  Missouri  in  October,  1880,  and  bought  40  acres 
of  land  in  Nodaway  County.  He  later  sold  that  land,  and  bought  279  acres 
in  Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County,  where  he  lived  for  more  than  25 
years.  He  then  moved  to  Stanberry,  but  after  two  years  there,  decided 
to  return  to  his  farm.  He  built  his  present  residence,  one  mile  from  his 
•former  home,  in  1915,  and  in  1918,  he  sold  his  original  land  holdings.  He 
now  owns  182  acres  of  bottom  land  three  miles  northwest  of  Alanthus 
Grove.  He  does  general  farming  and  raises  some  stock.  The  farm  is  well 
improved,  the  house  is  an  attractive  bungolaw,  and  there  are  excellent 
farm  buildings.  "7r'"~~: 

W.  M.  Slagle  was  married  on  Jan.  10,  1875,  to  Elizabeth  Lockhart,  a 
daughter  of  Andrew  and  Polly  Lockhart,  both  natives  of  Lee  County,  Va., 
where  Mrs.  Slagle  was  born  and  reared.  To  the  union  of  W.  M.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Lockhart)  Slagle,  the  following  children  were  born:  James,  a  sketch 
of  whose  life  appears  later ;  Steel,  a  farmer  in  Harrison  County ;  Kelly,  a 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Huggins  Township,  Gentry  County ;  Nettie,  mar- 
ried to  James  Sowards  of  Washington;  J.  D.,  a  farmer  in  North  Dakota; 
Alma,  the  wife  of  E.  Temples  of  Cooper  Township,  Gentry  County ;  Goldie, 
at  home ;  Willie,  died  in  infancy. 

James  M.  Slagle  was  born  in  Lee  County,  Va.,  March  7,  1876,  the  son  of 
W.  M.,  and  Elizabeth  (Lockhart)  Slagle.  He  is  a  breeder  of  Hereford  cat- 
tle since  1917.  The  farm  comprises  262  acres  and  lies  four  and  one-half 
miles  northwest  of  Alanthus  Grove.  It  is  bottom  land,  is  well  improved, 
has  a  good  residence  built  in  1916,  and  good  barns  and  cattle  sheds.  Mr. 
Slagle  has  65  pure  bred  Hereford  cattle.  The  head  of  the  herd  is  "Beau- 
blanchard  38"  sired  by  Beaublanchard,  and  reared  on  the  Jene  Ingels  and 
Sons  farm  at  Sharon.     Mr.  Slagle  also  raises  hogs,  some  sheep  and  poultry. 

James  M.  Slagle  was  married  Dec.  22,  1900  to  Dollie  Richardson,  a 
daughter  of  Philip  and  Jane  Richardson  of  Wilson  Township,  where  Mrs. 
Slagle  was  born  and  educated.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Slagle  have  two  children: 
Forest  E.,  and  Ivan  H.  They  are  also  rearing  a  nephew  of  Mrs.  Slagle's, 
Harold  Richardson. 

Mr.  Slagle  is  a  member  of  the  County  Fair  Bureau  and  of  the  Coopera- 
tive Exchange.     James  M.  Slagle  is  a  director  in  the  Gentry  County  Drain- 


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age  District  Association.  Both  W.  M.  Slagle  and  his  son  are  capable  and 
successful  business  men,  and  the  Slagle  family  stands  in  the  community 
for  progressive  ideals  of  civic  improvement. 

Philip  Richardson,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Wilson  Town- 
ship, Gentry  County,  is  a  native  of  Virginia,  born  in  Roanoke  County,  May 
31,  1847. 

Mr.  Richardson's  parents,  William  and  Catherine  (Kefauver)  Richard- 
son, were  married  in  Virginia,  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1852,  when  their  son 
Philip,  was  about  six  years  old.  They  settled  first  in  Piatt  County,  then 
came  to  Gentry  County.  William  Richardson  entered  80  acres  of  land 
a  mile  north  of  Alanthus  Grove,  and  added  to  his  farm  from  time  to  time. 
He  served  in  the  militia  from  Gentry  County  during  the  Civil  War.  Mr. 
Richardson  died  on  his  farm  in  1904,  at  the  age  of  79  years,  and  his  widow 
died  two  years  later  at  the  age  of  82  years.  The  remains  of  both  are 
buried  in  Jennings  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  now  Mrs. 
Gearhart  of  Oklahoma;  Phoebe,  now  Mrs.  Gearhart  of  Stanberry;  Philip, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  W.  R.,  died  near  Alanthus  Grove;  Charles  died 
near  Alanthus  Grove ;  Virginia,  married  Mr.  Burris,  and  is  deceased ;  and 
P.  G.,  died  at  the  home  of  his  brother,  Philip  in  1920. 

Mr.  Richardson  attended  the  Liggett  School  in  his  childhood,  and  has 
lived  on  his  present  farm  since  1882.  He  has  land  holdings  covering  642 
acres  of  which  all  but  40  acres  is  bottom  land.  The  farm  is  well  improved ; 
the  residence,  a  two  story  house  is  located  three  miles  northwest  of  Alan- 
thus Grove,  and  the  farm  is  equipped  with  excellent  outbuildings  for  the 
care  of  stock.  Mr.  Richardson  raises  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Spotted  Poland 
China  hogs,  and  for  many  years,  has  been  an  extensive  feeder  of  cattle  and 
hogs.  At  present  Mr.  Richardson  rents  a  part  of  his  land  to  his  sons, 
but  he  still  raises  the  corn  he  uses  for  feeding,  and  both  he  and  Mrs.  Rich- 
ardson maintain  their  interest  in  the  active  life  on  the  farm. 

Philip  Richardson  was  married  Dec.  24,  1871,  to  Mary  Jane  Litten. 
Mrs.  Richardson  was  born  in  Indiana,  and  her  parents  were  pioneer  settlers 
of  Cooper  Township,  Gentry  County,  where  they  came  in  Mrs.  Richardson's 
childhood.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richardson  had  the  following  children:  Rhoda  B., 
the  wife  of  C.  E.  Petree  of  Sharon,  Pa.,  where  Rev.  Petree  is  a  minister  of 
the  Methodist  church ;  Laura,  married  to  T.  W.  Grantham,  a  farmer  of 
Wilson  Township ;  Myrtle,  the  wife  of  Steel  Slagle  of  Grant  City ;  Alba  A., 
married  to  James  Slagle  of  Wilson  Township;  Stella,  the  wife  of  Marion 
Lyle,  a  farmer  in  Nodaway  County;  Edward,  married  Ethel  Labor,  and 
lives  in  Wilson  Township;  Fred,  married  to  Blanch  Grantham,  and  is  a 
farmer  in  Wilson  Township ;  Lawrence,  married  Abigail  Miller,  and  is  a 
resident  of  Colorado;  W.  H.,  married  first  to  Ola  Judd,  and  after  her  death 


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was  married  to  Norah  French,  now  a  resident  of  Denver,  Colo. ;  Charles, 
married  Lora  Crabb,  and  now  lives  in  Denver,  Colo. ;  and  Dea,  the  wife  of 
E.  M.  Jasper  of  Wilson  Township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richardson  have  39 
grandchildren  and  four  great-grandchildren.  In  December,  1921,  they 
celebrated  their  Golden  Wedding  anniversary. 

Mr.  Richardson  is  one  of  the  estimable  citizens  of  his  township.  He 
has  been  an  industrious  man,  and  accounted  one  of  the  substantial  men  of 
the  community,  where  both  he  and  his  wife  are  held  in  high  regard.  Al- 
though Mr.  Richardson  served  in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War 
from  March  1,  1865  to  Sept.  9,  1865,  as  a  member  of  Company  F,  Volunteer 
Missouri  Infantry,  51st  Regiment,  and  had  served  for  six  months  in  the 
Missouri  State  Militia  prior  to  that  time,  yet  he  only  recently  applied  for 
a  pension  from  the  government.  He  is  a  man  of  high  ideals  of  citizenship, 
and  has  achieved  success  in  life  because  of  his  integrity  combined  with 
innate  ability. 

L.  T.  Cooper,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Wilson  Township,  Gentry 
County,  was  born  in  Piatt  County,  Jan.  10,  1848,  the  son  of  George  and 
Sarah  Ann  (O'Banon)  Cooper. 

George  Cooper  and  his  wife  came  to  Gentry  County  in  1861,  and  set- 
tled in  Cooper  Township.  They  made  the  trip  by  the  O'Hearn  route,  Mr. 
Cooper  driving  all  of  the  way.  They  became  a  well  known  family  in  the 
township  where  they  settled.  George  Cooper  died  in  Wilson  Township  in 
1892,  and  his  wife  died  in  the  same  township  in  1883. '  Their  remains  are 
buried  in  Cooper  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  F.  M.,  born  in  1839, 
and  died  in  Oklahoma;  W.  R.,  born  in  1842,  died  in  Oklahoma;  James  Clay, 
born  in  1843,  died  at  Stanberry  on  Nov.  23,  1911;  Mary  Nancy,  married 
George  Bell,  and  died  at  Stanberry  in  December,  1911;  Lewis  T.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review;  George  T.,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  in  connection 
with  this  review;  Marah,  born  in  1584,  now  the  wife  of  Stover  Wharton  of 
Wilson  Township ;  and  Green  A.,  born  in  1856,  now  a  resident  of  Topeka, 
Kans. 

L.  T.  Cooper  attended  the  schools  of  Piatt  County,  in  his  childhood, 
and  has  lived  on  his  present  farm,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  years,  since 
1869.  For  two  years  he  lived  near  St.  Joseph,  and  for  three  and  one-helf 
years  in  Nodaway  County.  He  owns  70  acres  of  well  improved  land  just 
west  of  Alanthus  Grove. 

L.  T.  Cooper  was  married  April  30,  1869  to  Elizabeth  Goodwine,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Goodwine.  Mrs.  Cooper  was  born  in  Indiana, 
and  came  to  Iowa  with  her  parents,  then  to  Gentry  County.  Mr.  Goodwine 
died  in  1881  at  the  age  of  54  years.  His  remains  are  buried  in  Jennings 
Cemetery.     Mrs.  Goodwine  died  Jan,  20,  1903,  and  her  remains  are  buried 


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in  the  Monroe  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cooper  had  one  daughter,  Sarah 
Ellen.  She  married  J.  R.  Stitt,  and  died  in  1916,  leaving  two  children:  C. 
N.  Stitt,  now  living  in  Topeka,  Kans. ;  and  Eva  May,  married  to  John  Tem- 
pleton  of  Topeka,  Kans.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cooper  have  four  great-grandchild- 
ren, Patty  and  Joella  Templeton,  and  Mildred  and  Lulu  Stitt. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cooper  are  highly  respected  in  their  community.  They 
both  say  that  they  have  always  realized  the  value  of  contentment,  and  that 
they  have  enjoyed  their  life  on  their  farm,  where  they  continue  an  active 
and  useful  life. 

George  T.  Cooper,  brother  of  L.  T.  Cooper,  was  born  in  Piatt  County, 
Feb.  18,  1850.  He  also  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Piatt  County,  and  had 
been  a  farmer  all  of  his  life.  He  was  married  on  Feb.  19,  1880  to  Mary 
Pugh,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Harriet  (Cooper)  Pugh,  who  settled  in 
Nodaway  County  in  1856.  Mr.  Paugh  died  in  August,  1894,  and  Mrs.  Pugh 
died  in  August,  1905.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Lafayette 
Cemetery.  Their  children  were :  Scott,  died  in  April,  1920 ;  Mary,  now 
Mrs.  Cooper ;  Samuel,  born  in  1858,  now  living  in  Oklahoma ;  Thomas,  born 
in  1861,  now  a  resident  of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Alex,  born  in  1865,  living 
in  Muskogee,  Okla. ;  and  Vincent,  born  in  1870,  now  living  at  Maryville. 
By  a  former  marriage  of  her  father,  Mrs.  Cooper  has  the  following  half 
sisters  and  brothers:  Minerva,  now  Mrs.  Hickok  of  Savannah;  George,  a 
residence  of  St.  Joseph ;  James,  living  at  Cuba,  Kans. ;  John,  living  in 
Oregon ;  Martha,  married  Mr.  Hughes  and  is  now  dead ;  and  William,  living 
at  Stanberry. 

To  the  union  of  George  T.  and  Mary  (Pugh)  Cooper  the  following 
children  were  born:  Clarence,  married  Sallie  Pierce,  and  lives  in  Wilson 
Township;  Ollie,  the  wife  of  Levi  Murphy,  living  near  Alanthus  Grove; 
Arthur,  married  Ermil  Snider,  and  died  in  November,  1920,  leaving  two 
children,  who,  with  their  mother,  make  their  home  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Cooper.  Besides  the  grandchildren  mentioned,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cooper  have 
the  following  grandchildren;  Blanch,  Ralph,  Wesley  and  Chesley,  twins, 
Raymond,  Marvin,  Blondina,  Lola  May  Murphy ;  Iliff ,  Ross,  Mary  Cather- 
ine, Ermil,  Marvil,  and  Naoma  Cooper. 

The  Cooper  family  has  been  well  and  favorably  known  in  Wilson 
Township  for  many  years. 

Isaac  F.  Brodrick,  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Huggins  Township, 
Gentry  County,  is  a  member  of  a  pioneer  family  of  Missouri.  His  grand- 
father, Isaac  Brodrick,  was  an  early  settler  in  Nodaway  County.  He  left 
that  county  in  1849  and  went  to  the  gold  fields  of  California,  later  return- 
ing to  Nodaway  County  where  he  died. 

Isaac  Brodrcik's  son,  James,  was  born  at  Guilford,  where  he  grew  to 


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manhood  and  married  Nancy  Morris,  also  a  native  of  Guilford.  They 
moved  to  Wilson  Township,  Gentry  County,  in  the  fall  of  1879,  and  brought 
the  farm  now  owned  by  L.  0.  Grantham,  Mrs.  Brodrick  died  on  the  farm 
in  1881,  and  Mr.  Brodrick  died  in  1891.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried 
in  Grantham  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Charles 
Folyd,  now  dead;  Eva,  married  to  E.  C.  Stewart  of  Stanberry;  John,  a 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Howard,  Kans. ;  Ollie,  the  wife  of  Reuben 
Buchanan  of  Chadron,  Neb. ;  Isaac  F.,  born  in  Nodaway  County,  Feb.  20, 
1879,  the  subject  of  this  review;  and  Maude,  the  wife  of  Sam  Nickerson 
of  Pattonsburg, 

Isaac  F.  Brodrick  attended  the  Grantham  School  in  Wilson  Township. 
He  spent  two  years  farming  in  Nodaway  County,  and  two  years  in  Worth 
County.  For  the  past  11  years  he  has  lived  on  his  present  farm  of  200 
acres  which  he  bought  from  Granville  Patton.  The  land  is  located  five 
miles  northeast  of  Stanberry,  and  lies  in  the  Grand  River  Bottom.  It  is 
well  improved,  having  a  good  residence,  two  barns,  and  other  farm  build- 
ings. Mr.  Brodrick  raises  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and 
Shropshire  sheep.     Mrs.  Brodrick  raises  White  Leghorn  poultry. 

Isaac  F.  Brodrick  was  married  on  Feb.  3,  1901  to  Mary  C.  Slagle,  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Lockhart)  Slagle,  a  sketch  of  whose 
lives  appear  in  this  volume.  Mrs.  Brodrick  was  born  in  Lee  County,  Va., 
and  was  reared  in  Gentry  County.  To  the  union  of  Isaac  F.  and  Mary  C. 
(Slagle)  Brodrick  the  following  children  were  born:  Thelma,  married  to 
Joseph  Philips;  Ethel  a  student  in  the  Stanberry  High  School;  Earl,  at 
home;  Curtis,  a  member  of  the  Calf  and  Pig  Club  of  Gentry  County; 
Blanche,  Elizabeth  and  Wanda  Wave,  all  at  home.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brod- 
rick have  one  grandchild,  Frederick  Philips,  born  on  Nov.  5,  1921. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brodrick  are  members  of  the  Methodist  church  at  Hug- 
ginsville.  Mr.  Brodrick  is  a  capable  and  energetic  man,  one  who  is  achiev- 
ing a  marked  success  in  his  work  as  a  farmer  and  stockman. 

Harry  J.  Dunshee,  an  efficient  and  popular  dentist  of  Stanberry,  Gen- 
try County,  was  born  in  the  town  where  he  now  practices  his  profession, 
on  Sept.  18,  1894.  His  parents  were  R.  R.  Dunshee,  a  pioneer  dentist  of 
Gentry  County,  and  Lizzie  (Harry)  Dunshee. 

Dr.  R.  R.  Dunshee  graduated  from  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College  in 
1888,  but  had  practiced  dentistry  for  two  years  prior  to  that  date.  He 
owns  a  farm  of  500  acres  in  Cooper  Township.  For  the  past  six 
years  he  has  been  breeding  pure  bred  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle,  and  now  has 
one  of  the  best  herds  in  the  county.  He  owns  six  cows  from  the  Wilcox 
Dispersion  Sale,  a  herd  that  was  headed  by  "Black  Cap  Poe,"  one  of  the 
best  males  of  the  Aberdeen  Angue  breed  in  the  county.     Dr.  Dunshee  also 


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raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs,  and  is  now  devoting  his  entire  time  to  his  stock 
farm.  He  represented  Gentry  County  at  the  Missouri  Farmers  Meeting 
held  in  January,  1922.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  the  county.  His  wife  died  in 
1916  at  the  home  farm.  To  the  union  of  R.  R.  and  Lizzie  (Harry)  Dunshee 
the  following  children  were  born:  Harry,  the  subject  of  this  review;  and 
Roy  and  Mabel,  twins,  the  former  now  on  the  home  place,  and  the  latter 
died  in  1918  at  the  age  of  21  years. 

Harry  J.  Dunshee  attended  the  Stanberry  High  School  for  three  years 
and  then  became  a  student  in  the  Northwest  Missouri  State  Teachers 
College  at  Maryville  for  one  year.  He  enterd  the  Western  Dental  College 
at  Kansas  City,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1916.  He  practiced  for  a 
year  at  Stanberry,  and  then  entered  the  United  States  Army  for  service 
during  the  World  War.  He  was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  with  the 
39th  Division  on  Sept.  9,  1917,  and  went  overseas  on  June  30,  1918.  He 
was  stationed  at  Camp  Rochambeau,  France,  and  remained  there  until 
August,  1919,  when  he  was  sent  back  to  the  United  States.  He  landed  at 
Norfolk,  Va.,  and  was  mustered  out  of  service  at  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  Aug. 
20,  1919.  He  returned  to  Stanberry,  and  reopened  his  office,  and  since 
that  time  has  been  making  a  success  of  his  work. 

Dr.  Dunshee  was  married  on  March  27,  1921,  to  Olivette  Godsey,  a 
daughter  of  Ed  and  Effie  Godsey  of  Maryville.  Mrs.  Dunshee  was  a  suc- 
cessful teacher  in  the  schools  of  Stanberry  for  two  years,  and  graduated 
from  the  Northwest  Missouri  State  Teachers  College  with  the  B.  S.  degree 
in  the  spring  of  1921. 

Dr.  Dunshee  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
and  of  the  American  Legion  at  Stanberry.  Both  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Dunshee 
are  capable,  energetic  and  ambitious  young  people.  Dr.  Dunshee  has 
established  an  excellent  business,  and  is  known  as  one  of  the  progressive 
and  scientific  dentists  of  the  community. 

Walter  W.  Brown,  the  capable  and  progressive  superintendent  of  the 
Gentry  County  Home  since  March  1,  1921,  was  born  in  Gentryville  in  this 
county,  the  son  of  Volney  and  Mary  E.  (Chittin)  Brown,  now  residing  in 
Albany. 

Volney  Brown  was  born  in  Wayne  County,  111.,  Sept.  3,  1850.  His 
parents  were  Thomas  J.  and  Rebecca  G.  Brown.  They  were  married  in 
Illinois  and  came  to  Missouri  where  they  settled  first  in  Worth  County 
where  they  preempted  160  acres  of  land.  In  1855  they  moved  to  Albany 
and  here  Thomas  Brown  was  elected  the  county  judge  of  Gentry  County. 
So  well  esteemed  was  Judge  Brown  that  he  was  tendered  the  election  the 
second  term  and  served  again.     His  son,  Orville  Brown,  now  holds  the 


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same  office.  Judge  Brown  owned  the  80  acres  of  land  from  which  the 
Highland  Cemetery  was  taken.  He  died  near  Berlin  in  1908,  his  wife 
having  died  in  1905.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Berlin  Ceme- 
tery. 

Volney  Brown  was  a  farmer  in  Gentry  County  for  many  years  and  is 
known  throughout  the  county  as  a  man  with  an  unusually  keen  perception 
of  farm  values.  He  has  bought  many  farms,  improved  them  and  sold 
them.  Like  his  father.  Judge  Thomas  Brown,  Mr.  Brown  is  a  man  of  abil- 
ity and  insight.  To  his  union  with  Mary  E.  (Chitten)  Brown  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born:  Vena,  now  Mrs.  Ross  of  Troy;  Ore;  Minnie,  now 
Mrs.  Stewart  of  Olathe,  Kans. ;  Walter  W.,  the  subject  of  this,  sketch; 
Clevah  E.,  married  to  James  A.  Lainhart  of  Albany ;  Bessie  May,  now 
Mrs.  Scantlebury  of  Hampton,  Iowa ;  and  J.  T.,  a  veterinary  surgeon  in 
the  employe  of  the  state,  and  living  at  Braymer. 

Walter  W.  Brown  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  was  a  farmer 
prior  to  his  acceptance  of  his  present  position  as  superintendent  of  the 
County  Home.  The  County  Home  is  located  one  and  one-half  miles  south 
of  Albany  and  consists  of  97  acres  of  land,  77  acres  of  which  was  formerly 
included  in  the  Albin  farm.  The  remaining  20  acres  were  bought  from  the 
James  Thompson  farm.  The  County  Home  is  a  two  story  brick  building 
with  a  basement  under  the  entire  building  and  supplied  with  heat  from 
three  pipeless  furnaces  which  have  been  installed  in  place  of  the  old  steam 
heating  system.  The  building  was  erected  in  1912  and  is  thoroughly  com- 
fortable. At  present  there  are  11  inmates  of  the  home  but  the  building 
has  capacity  for  three  times  that  number.  Superintendent  Brown  keeps 
high  grade  Holstein  cattle  on  the  farm  and  raises  Chester  White  hogs.  The 
farm  presents  a  neat  and  well  kept  appearance. 

Walter  W.  Brown  was  married  March  24,  1908,  to  Bertie  F.  Thompson 
a  daughter  of  Alex  and  Rodantha  (Hamilton)  Thompson.  Mrs.  Brown's 
grandfather,  James  Thompson,  entered  land  in  Gentry  County,  where  he 
was  a  well  known  carpenter  and  builder.  He  built  many  of  the  pioneer 
houses  and  built  the  first  bridge  that  ever  spanned  Grand  River  in  the 
county.  His  son,  Alex  Thompson,  died  in  1903,  after  a  successful  career  as 
a  farmer.  His  remains  are  buried  in  Shepherd  Cemetery.  His  widow  still 
lives  on  the  home  place  near  Evona  which  has  been  her  home  for  more  than 
50  years.  To  the  union  of  Walter  W.  and  Bertie  F.  (Thompson)  Brown  the 
following  children  have  been  born :  Blondina,  Junior,  Herbert  and  Charles. 

Walter  W.  Brown  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  having  made  application  for  membership  in  that  lodge  the  day 
after  he  was  21  years  old,  and  joining  soon  afterwards  at  Darlington.  His 
father  has  been  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  at  Albany  for  more  than 


880  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

25  years.  The  Brown  family  has  been  known  in  the  county  for  three  gen- 
erations and  the  name  is  associated  with  the  early  struggles  of  the  pioneer 
days  as  well  as  with  the  later  growth  of  the  community.  Walter  W.  Brown 
is  a  worthy  member  of  the  family. 

Mary  Ellen  Henderson,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Gallatin,  was  born  in 
Crawfordville,  Ind.,  a  daughter  of  Gustavus  and  Elizabeth  (Danolds) 
Scott. 

Gustavus  Scott  was  a  native  of  Alexandria,  Va.,  who  came  to  Daviess 
County  in  the  early  days,  and  became  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman. 
While  he  lived  in  Indiana,  Mr.  Scott  was  an  attorney-at-law,  practicing  in 
Lafayette  for  a  number  of  years.  On  account  of  his  poor  health,  he  was 
forced  to  give  up  law.  Mr.  Scott  became  a  prosperous  stockman  of 
Daviess  County,  owning  480  acres  of  land.  He  died  Jan.  25,  1867,  and  his 
wife  died  May  2,  1889.  They  are  buried  in  Creekmore  Cemetery.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Scott  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  as  follows :  William, 
deceased ;  Anna,  resides  with  Mrs.  Henderson ;  John  C,  deceased ;  Charles, 
Daviess  County;  Henry  Selden,  deceased;  Mrs.  Henderson,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  William  D.,  Oklahoma;  George  C,  deceased.  Mr.  Scott  was  a 
Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

On  Nov.  5,  1874,  Mary  E.  Scott  married  John  F.  Henderson,  a  son  of 
David  and  Margaret  (Miller)  Henderson.  John  F.  Henderson  was  born  in 
Daviess  County,  Nov.  7,  1842.  His  parents  were  natives  of  Kentucky,  set- 
tling in  Daviess  County  in  the  early  days.  David  Henderson  became  a  large 
land  holder  in  Daviess  County,  and  served  as  judge  for  several  years.  He 
was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
David  Henderson  are  both  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Victoria  Cemetery, 
located  in  western  Missouri.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  as  fol- 
lows :  Robert,  deceased ;  George,  deceased ;  John,  deceased ;  David,  Civil 
Bend;  Ellen,  married  A.  C.  Cope,  both  deceased;  Elizabeth,  deceased; 
Evelyn,  married  William  Black,  both  deceased;  William,  deceased;  Isaac, 
retired  banker,  Loveland,  Colo. 

John  F.  Henderson  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County. 
He  had  very  little  education.  During  his  entire  life,  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising,  becoming  one  of  the  successful  stockmen  of 
the  county.  He  owned  600  acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County,  and  was  a 
breeder  of  cattle,  hogs  and  horses.  In  politics  Mr.  Henderson  was  a 
Democrat.  He  died  Oct.  6,  1908,  and  is  buried  in  Creekmore  Cemetery. 
His  widow  now  resides  in  Gallatin  and  is  the  owner  of  440  acres  of  land  in 
Daviess  County,  which  she  rents.  Mrs.  Henderson  is  a  Democrat  and  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  church.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henderson  had  no  child- 


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ren.  Mr.  Henderson  was  highly  respected  and  one  of  the  leading  citizens 
of  Daviess  County. 

Andrew  W.  Canaday,  for  the  past  seven  years  a  dealer  in  real  estate  in 
Stanberry,  "is  a  member  of  one  of  the  best  known  families  in  the  county. 
The  Canaday  family  is  of  Scotch  Irish  descent,  and  settled  here  in  the  pio- 
neer days.  Andrew  W.  Canaday  was  born  five  miles  west  of  Albany  in 
Huggins  Township,  Sept.  20,  1881. 

John  Canaday,  grandfather  of  A.  W.  Canaday,  came  from  Carey 
County,  Ky.,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Huggins  Township.  He  and 
his  brothers,  Jefferson,  Caleb,  Riley  and  W.  T.,  came  to  Gentry  County  at 
the  same  time  and  all  entered  land.  They  were  all  prominent  workers  in  the 
Christian  church,  and  the  site  of  the  Old  Brick  Church  was  donated  by 
Jefferson  Canaday,  as  was  also  the  grounds  for  the  cemetery.  Riley  Cana- 
day became  a  well  known  merchant  of  Albany,  and  the  other  brothers 
were  large  land  holders  and  farmers  of  note  in  the  county.  John  Canaday 
was  one  of  the  best  rifle  shots  in  the  Gentry  County.  He  used  a  powder 
and  ball  rifle,  and  won  many  prizes  at  shooting  matches.  He  was  a  veteran 
of  the  Mexican  War,  and  had  the  honor  of  being  the  first  soldier  to  go  over 
the  top  at  the  Battle  of  Mexico  City,  James  Hunter  of  Albany  being  the 
second.  Both  John  Canaday  and  his  wife  died  in  Huggins  Township,  and 
their  remains  are  buried  in  the  Old  Brick  Church  Cemetery. 

W.  T.  Canaday,  son  of  John  Canaday,  and  the  father  of  Andrew  W. 
Canaday,  was  born  in  Carey  County,  Ky.,  and  came  with  his  parents  when 
they  settled  in  Missouri.  He  served  under  Captain  Comstock  in  the  Civil 
War,  and  was  a  prominent  farmer  of  the  county.  He  died  on  his  farm  in 
Huggins  Township,  when  he  was  62  years  old.  His  wife,  Mary  E. 
(Osborn)  Canaday,  died  in  January,  1918,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in 
the  Brick  Church  Cemetery.  The  children  of  W.  T.  Canaday  and  his  wife 
were:  James  R.,  living  in  Darlington;  Laura,  now  Mrs.  Dine  of  Stanberry; 
Sarah,  married  Mr.  Morris,  and  is  now  dead;  Andrew  W.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  Madie,  now  Mrs.  Motzkus  of  Stanberry ;  George,  died  in  his 
youth ;  and  Oma,  died  in  girlhood. 

Andrew  W.  Canaday  attended  school  in  the  county,  later  at  Albany, 
and  then  was  a  student  at  Omaha,  Neb.  He  farmed  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  for  the  past  ten  years  has  been  operating  a  real  estate  office,  three 
years  at  York,  Neb.,  and  since  that  time  at  Stanberry. 

Mr.  Canaday  was  married  on  June  1,  1915,  to  Mrs.  Mad^ine  (Leus- 
chen)  Thomas.  Her  parents  were  pioneers  of  Shelby  County,  Iowa,  where 
Mrs.  Canaday  was  born.  Her  mother,  Anna  (Nollus)  Leuschen  is  dead, 
and  her  father,  Benedict  Leuschen  lives  on  the  farm,  which  has  been  his 
home  for  50  years.     Mrs.  Canaday  was  educated  in  a  private  school.     She 


882  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

came  to  Gentry  County  in  1901,  and  for  the  past  12  years  has  been  in  the 
milHnery  business  at  Stanberry.  By  her  first  marriage  to  Henry  Thomas, 
Mrs.  Canaday  had  two  children:  Benedict  L.,  now  a  student  in  the  Stan- 
berry  High  School ;  and  Henrietta  A.,  in  the  grammar  school. 

Mr.  Canaday  is  a  member  of  the  Yoeman  Lodge.  He  was  elected 
alderman  of  Stanberry  in  April,  1919,  and  has  made  an  excellent  official. 
Mr.  Canaday  is  held  in  high  esteem  in  the  community. 

William  B.  Evans,  now  living  on  an  85  acre  farm  located  two  and  one- 
half  miles  southeast  of  Albany,  is  a  man  whose  memories  cover  a  period 
of  more  than  60  years  in  Gentry  County.  He  is  one  of  the  few  men  yet  re- 
maining in  the  county  who  have  been  integral  parts  in  the  development 
of  the  community.  He  was  born  in  Davis  County,  Iowa,  near  the  town  of 
Bloomfield,  Sept.  6,  1845,  the  son  of  LeRoy  and  Martha  Ann  (Stephens) 
Evans. 

LeRoy  Evans  was  born  in  Knox  County,  Ky.,  in  1816.  Upon  leaving 
his  native  state,  he  settled  first  in  Iowa  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1856  where 
he  located  in  Gentry  County  and  bought  the  land  north  of  Albany  now 
owned  by  Ed  Peery.  He  made  the  long  overland  trip  to  California  twice, 
once  in  1857  and  again  in  1858.  Returning  however  to  Gentry  County 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  and  died  at  Evona,  Jan.  21,  1900. 
His  wife  died  in  1873.  Their  children  were:  Matilda,  now  Mrs.  Johnson, 
living  in  California ;  Mary  Jane,  now  Mrs.  Kingsborough  of  Albany ;  Wil- 
liam B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Hila,  now  Mrs.  Phillips  of  Grant  City; 
LeRoy,  deceased ;  Evaline,  now  Mrs.  Bentley  of  Albany ;  and  Vileta,  now 
Mrs.  Davidson  of  Albany. 

William  B.  Evans  attended  the  rural  schools  of  the  county  and  grew 
to  manhood  on  his  father's  farm.  He  bought  a  tract  of  94  acres  of  land 
north  of  Albany,  improved  it  and  lived  on  it  for  20  years.  At  the  end  of 
that  time  he  sold  the  first  farm  and  bought  his  present  home,  where  he 
has  been  successful  in  his  work. 

Mr.  Evans  was  married  Aug.  25,  1869  at  Elnora  by  Rev.  Griffin  to 
Mary  J.  Newberry  of  that  place.  She  was  born  in  Madison,  Wis.,  in  1851, 
a  daughter  of  John  and  Cynthia  Newberry.  Mrs.  Evans  died  Sept.  13, 
1913,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  H-inton  Cemetery.  To  the  union 
of  William  B.  and  Mary  J.  (Newberry)  Evans  the  following  children  were 
born :  John,  now  with  the  Santa  Fe  Railroad  in  the  shops  at  Topeka,  Kans. ; 
Charlie,  born  Feb.  25,  1872,  and  died  April  1,  1904;  C.  C,  born  Feb.  14, 
1874,  and  died  July  22,  1898 ;  Maretta,  born  Aug.  3,  1876,  and  died  Sept. 
16,  1882 ;  Martha,  born  Nov.  3,  1878,  married  Lafayette  Couch  and  lives 
on  the  home  place  with  a  family  of  two  children,  Paul  and  Mary ;  Minerva, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  883 

wife  of  Hurley  Bratcher  of  Athens  Township ;  Esther  and  Thomas,  twins, 
the  former  now  the  wife  of  Frank  Samples  of  Athens  Township,  and  the 
latter  now  in  St.  Louis ;  Flora,  the  wife  of  James  Banks  of  Nickerson,  Kan. ; 
Thomas  Evans  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Army  in  1916  and  was  in  ser- 
vice on  the  Mexican  Border.  He  was  later  sent  overseas  for  service  in 
the  World  War.  Mr.  Evans  has,  besides  the  children  named,  fourteen 
grandchildren  and  two  great  grandchildren.  James  and  Billie  Van  Hooser, 
grandchildren  of  Charles  Evans,  deceased. 

Mr.  Evans  many  years  ago  learned  the  art  of  making  hickory  canes 
and  his  favorite  pastime  now  is  the  construction  of  such  canes.  Many  of 
his  old  friends  are  the  proud  possessors  of  these  examples  of  Mr.  Evans' 
handiwork.     Mr.  Evans  is  a  highly  esteemed  member  of  his  community. 

William  Milton  Crane,  living  in  Howard  Township,  Gentry  County 
four  and  one-half  miles  northwest  of  New  Hampton,  was  born  in  Gentry 
County,  Nov.  17,  1871,  the  son  of  Jasper  and  Jane  (Ross)  Crane. 

Jasper  Crane  was  a  native  of  Gentry  County,  where  he  died  in  1899, 
at  the  age  of  44  years.  His  widow  later  married  Leonard  Hime,  and  now 
lives  in  Harrison  County.  The  children  of  Jasper  and  Jane  (Ross)  Crane 
were:  Martha  Emaline,  now  the  widow  of  Chester  D.  Wiley,  living  near 
Martinsville;  William  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  John,  owns  a  farm  in 
Harrison  County,  and  lives  in  St.  Joseph ;  Bessie,  died  in  childhood ;  Myrtle, 
died  when  a  child ;  Maggie,  now  the  wife  of  Frank  Smith,  Wichita,  Kans. ; 
Katie,  married  to  Bert  Hoppengardner  of  Bethany;  Ernest  Edward,  a 
farmer  in  Harrison  County ;  Francis  C,  a  resident  of  New  Hampton ; 
Newton  F.,  living  at  Berlin,  Mo. ;  and  Eff ie,  the  wife  of  James  Needles  of 
Ludlow. 

William  M.  Crane  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  later  attended 
the  Normal  School  at  Stanberry.  He  taught  for  two  years  in  the  Muddy 
Valley  District  in  Harrison  County.  In  1904,  he  bought  48  acres  of  land 
from  Cora  Kier,  and  later  20  acres  from  Kate  Shain.  These  make  his  home 
farm  upon  which  he  has  made  many  improvements.  He  built  the  present 
residence,  and  all  of  the  farm  buildings.  Mr.  Crane  does  general  farming 
and  stockraising,  and  is  especialy  interested  in  raising  Black  Plymouth 
Rock  poultry. 

Mr.  Crane  was  married  March  14,  1897  at  Martinsville  to  Julia  F. 
VanHoozer,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Cravens)  VanHoozer,  both 
now  dead.  They  were  early  settlers  of  Dallas  Township  in  Harrison 
County.  Mr.  VanHoozer  was  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  his  wife  of  Mis- 
souri. He  died  May  22,  1921,  and  Mrs.  VanHoozer  died  Nov.  12,  1912. 
The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  the  Lone  Star  Cemetery.    Their  child- 


884  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ren  were:  William  Lee,  a  traveling  salsman  of  Chillicothe;  Mollie,  now 
dead,  was  married  to  H.  R.  Brumfield ;  Alfred  Jackson,  living  at  Martins- 
ville; Evan  C,  of  Martinsville ;  Julia  F.,  now  Mrs.  Crane;  Charles  M.,  resid- 
ing at  Martinsville ;  and  Edna  Maud,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Rader  of  Martins- 
ville. Mrs.  Crane  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Martinsville,  May  20,  1875, 
and  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Dallas  Township. 

Mr.  Crane  and  his  wife  are  enthusiastic  in  their  zeal  for  their  com- 
munity. In  December,  1905,  when  their  home  and  household  goods  were 
destroyed  by  fire  the  neighbors  came  to  their  aid,  and  within  three  weeks, 
they  were  stablished  in  their  presnt  home.  This  spirit  of  neighborliness 
is  quite  typical  of  Missouri,  and  especially  of  Gentry  County. 

Millege  Lester  Abarr,  a  well  known  farmer  living  in  Bogle  Township, 
five  miles  east  of  Gentry,  Gentry  County,  was  born  in  Ringgold  County, 
Iowa,  Nov.  27,  1867.  His  parents  were  Daniel  and  Anna  Mariah  (Poore) 
Abarr.  The  former  a  native  of  Illinois,  died  near  Redding,  Iowa.  The  lat- 
ter, now  78  years  of  age,  is  living  at  Redding. 

Millege  Lester  Abarr  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Iowa,  and  farmed 
in  that  state  until  January,  1899,  when  he  came  to  Missouri.  He  settled  in 
Gentry  County,  where  he  now  owns  295  acres  of  land,  all  well  improved. 
Mr.  Abarr  keeps  most  of  the  farm  acreage  in  pasture ;  and  feeds  cattle 
and  hogs  for  shipping.  In  1911,  Mr.  Abarr  built  a  good  two  story  residence 
and  he  has  erected  farm  buildings  as  they  have  been  needed  on  the  place. 
The  farm  presents  an  excellent  appearance,  and  shows  the  good  effects  of 
Mr.  Abarr's  work. 

Mr.  Abarr  was  married  in  July,  1899  to  Effie  Green,  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Sarah  Green,  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  in  this  volume  in 
connection  with  the  sketch  of  the  life  of  E.  P.  Green,  a  brother  of  Mrs. 
Abarr.  To  the  union  of  Millege  Lester  and  Effie  (Green)  Abarr  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born:  Millege,  now  a  student  in  the  Albany  High 
School ;  Bessie,  also  a  student  in  the  Albany  High  School ;  and  Ruth,  Clif- 
ford, and  Ethel. 

Mr,  Abarr  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Farmers  Association  and  has 
served  two  terms  as  the  justice  of  the  peace  of  his  township.  He  is  a  man 
of  keen  intellect,  marked  business  acumen  and  with  high  ideals  of  citizen- 
ship. 

Charles  Korn,  a  well  known  farmer  of  Bogle  Township  in  Gentry 
County,  is  the  owner  of  240  acres  of  well  improved  land,  located  four  miles 
northeast  of  Gentry.  He  was  born  Feb.  29,  1852,  in  Huggins  Township, 
has  spent  all  his  life  in  this  community  and  has  been  a  factor  in  the  agri- 
cultural development  of  Gentry  County. 

The  great-grandfather  of  Charles  Korn  was  born  in  Germany  and 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  885 

came  to  Pennsylvania  in  the  early  days  of  the  migration  to  this  country 
from  Germany.  A  generation  later  his  son  moved  to  Holmes  County, 
Ohio.  Among  the  children  of  this  family,  was  a  son,  Micheal,  born  in 
Westmoreland  County,  Pa.,  in  1824.  He  grew  to  manhood  in  Ohio,  and  in 
1847  came  to  Missouri,  where  he  located  in  Huggins  Township,  Gentry 
Count}^  and  married  Nancy  Camery.  She  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  reared 
in  Edgar  County,  111.,  where  her  parents  had  moved  in  her  childhood,  and 
came  to  Gentry  County  in  1847.  Michael  Korn  entered  the  land  which  he 
farmed  in  Huggins  Township  and  became  a  successful  farmer  of  his  day. 
His  wife  died  at  the  age  of  85  years,  and  he  died  in  McDonald  County  at 
the  age  of  87  years.  Their  children  were:  John  L.,  deceased;  Charles, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  James  R.,  a  resident  of  Grant  City;  Willis, 
living  in  McDonald  County;  and  Mary,  married  to  George  Harmer  of 
McDonald  County. 

Charles  Korn  attended  the  district  schools  and  worked  on  a  farm  by 
the  month  for  seven  years.  At  the  age  of  21  years,  he  began  to  teach 
school,  and  remained  in  that  profession  for  four  years,  farming  during 
the  summer.  He  rented  land  for  six  years,  and  then  bought  80  acres  of 
his  present  farm.  He  improved  this  land  and  added  to  it  steadily.  The 
farm  has  a  good  residence  and  excellent  farm  buildings. 

Mr.  Korn  was  married  on  Aug.  15,  1875,  to  Martha  A.  Shockley,  a 
daughter  of  L.  L.  Shockley  of  Bogle  Township.  Mrs.  Korn  was  born  on 
March  1,  1852,  grew  up  in  Gentry  County,  and  died  Jan.  4,  1916.  Her 
remains  are  buried  in  the  New  Friendship  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Korn 
had  the  following  children:  Walter,  now  a  farmer  in  Bogle  Township, 
married  Roxie  Todd,  who  died  in  1908;  Edna  L.,  married  George  Garrett, 
and  lives  in  Huggins  Township  with  three  children,  Juanita,  and  Leland  W. 
and  Ledrew  W.,  twins ;  Pruda  N.,  died  in  1890,  at  the  age  of  14  months ; 
and  Robert  W.,  married  Uva  Etter,  and  lies  in  Seattle  Wash. 

Mr.  Korn  is  a  member  of  the  New  Friendship  Baptist  church  where 
his  wife  also  was  a  member.  Mr.  Korn  formerly  engaged  in  stockraising 
on  an  extensive  scale,  but  of  recent  years,  has  been  renting  some  of  his 
land  out,  and  has  retired  from  the  more  arduous  work  of  farm  manage- 
ment. He  is  a  progressive  man  of  high  ideals,  and  strong  business  acu- 
men. 

J.  W.  Hinote,  a  well  known  farmer  of  Bogle  Township,  Gentry 
County,  and  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born  Sept. 
10,  1858,  on  a  farm  adjoining  the  town  of  Gentry  on  the  south.  His 
mother  was  Rachel  (Snider)  Hinote,  a  daughter  of  Alex.  Snider,  pioneer 
settler  of  Bogle  Township;  and  his  father  was  Philip  Hinote. 

Philip  Hinote  was  born  in  Indiana  in  1816,  and  came  to  Gentry  County 


886  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

in  1849,  where  he  entered  200  acres  of  land  in  Bogle  Township.  He  later 
acquired  another  120  acres  by  purchase.  His  wife,  a  native  of  Tennessee 
and  born  in  1822,  was  married  in  Indiana,  and  died  in  Gentry  County  in 
1894.  Philip  Hinote  became  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  the 
county,  where  he  died  in  1888.  The  remains  of  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hinote 
are  buried  in  Hugginsville  Cemetery.  Their  children  were:  Sarah,  died  at 
the  age  of  three  years,  in  1849,  while  the  parents  were  on  the  way  to 
Missouri;  Alpha,  the  wife  of  Benjamin  Shafer  of  Bogle  Township;  Eliza, 
married  R.  M.  Ross,  and  is  now  dead;  Ellen,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of 
Aaron  Garrett;  Alice,  deceased,  was  married  to  Edward  Hinote;  Elizabeth 
the  widow  of  Thomas  Pittsenbarger  of  Tulsa,  Okla. ;  a  twin  brother  of 
Elizabeth  died  in  infancy ;  Alex,  died  at  the  age  of  eight  years ;  J.  W.,  the 
subject  of  this  review;  S.  A.,  Douglas,  a  resident  of  Hotchkiss,  Colo.;  and 
Thomas  Sherman,  deceased. 

J.  W.  Hinote  was  educated  in  the  rural  schools  of  Gentry  County, 
and  at  the  age  of  18  years,  began  to  work  for  himself.  He  rented  land  for 
a  few  years,  and  in  1880,  bought  his  present  farm.  The  improvements 
upon  the  place  at  the  time  Mr.  Hinote  purchased  it,  consisted  of  a  log 
cabin,  and  a  rail  fence.  In  this  cabin,  Mr.  Hinote  lived  for  three  years 
and  in  1883  he  built  a  part  of  the  present  residence,  which  was  rebuilt  in 
1893.  The  present  house  is  modern,  and  there  are  two  good  barns  on  the 
farm,  one  of  which  is  equipped  with  running  water,  Mr.  Hinote  has  added 
other  farm  buildings  as  they  were  needed,  and  a  large  windmill  is  used 
for  pumping  water  to  the  house  and  barn.  Mr.  Hinote  raises  Shorthorn 
cattle,  and  Spotted  Poland  China  hogs,  in  which  line  of  work  has  has  made 
a  marked  success. 

J.  W.  Hinote  was  married  in  1882  to  Jennie  K.  Gladstone,  a  daughter 
of  Walter  and  Jane  Gladstone.  Mrs.  Hinote  died  in  1900  leaving  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Jane,  a  graduate  of  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Mary- 
ville,  who  did  demonstration  work  for  the  government  during  the  World 
War,  now  doing  extension  work  at  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Warrrens- 
burg;  Mary  Elizabeth,  a  graduate  of  the  Missouri  State  University  at  Co- 
lumbia, now  teaching  at  Pauls  Valley,  Okla. ;  and  Anna,  the  wife  of  W.  W. 
Patton  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Hinote  was  married  the  second  time  in  1901  to 
Mary  E.  Wall,  a  daughter  of  E.  V.  and  Alice  Wall  of  Vernal,  Utah.  Mrs. 
Hinote  was  born  at  Clarinda,  Iowa,  in  1875,  and  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  there.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hinote  have  one  son,  John  W.,  now  a  student 
in  the  Gentry  Public  School. 

Mr.  Hinote  has  filled  the  office  of  county  committeeman  from  Bogle 
Township  for  eight  years,  and  was  a  member  of  the  township  board  for 


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two  years.  For  the  past  24  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Gentry,  Mr.  Hinote  is  one  of  the  prominently 
successful  men  of  his  county.  For  40  years,  his  name  has  been  connected 
with  the  enterprise  of  stockraising,  and  he  operates  not  only  his  own  land 
but  usually  more  than  300  acres  besides.  As  an  officer,  a  business  man, 
and  a  citizen,  Mr.  Hinote  is  esteemed  for  his  versatility,  energy  and  relia- 
bility. 

Edgar  Black,  a  practical  and  energetic  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Colfax  Township,  May  5,  1881,  the  son  of 
James  L.  and  Susan  E.  (Fisher)  Black. 

The  Black  family  has  been  well  known  in  the  county  since  the  early 
days.  Edgar  Black's  great  grandfather,  Reuben  Black,  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Colfax  Township.  He  lived  there  many  years,  and  his 
remains  are  buried  in  the  Black  Cemetery,  located  on  the  old  Black  farm. 
Reuben  Black's  son,  William,  spent  most  of  his  life  in  Daviess  County.  He 
died  in  Texas.  His  son,  James  L.,  was  born  in  Colfax  Township,  and  died 
in  1921.  His  remains  are  buried  at  Winston.  His  widow,  Susan  E. 
(Fisher)  Black,  makes  her  home  with  her  children.  Her  father,  a  pioneer 
settler  of  Daviss  County,  lived  two  miles  south  of  Winston,  on  the  old 
Ray  farm.  His  remains  are  buried  in  Black  Cemetery.  To  the  union  of 
James  L.  and  Susan  E.  (Fisher)  Black  the  following  children  were  born: 
Ollie,  the  widow  of  Cleo  Joy  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Edgar,  the  subject  of 
this  review ;  Lena,  the  widow  of  Samuel  Garvin  of  Cameron. 

Edgar  Black  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Winston  and  has 
been  a  farmer  all  of  his  life.  In  1910  he  bought  his  present  farm  two  and 
one-half  miles  north  of  Winston,  from  Edward  Jones.  Mr.  Black  owns 
80  acres  of  land  in  one  tract,  and  40  acres  north  of  his  home.  With  the 
exception  of  the  residence,  all  of  the  improvements  were  put  on  the  place 
by  th  present  owner.  He  has  built  excellent  farm  buildings,  put  up  good 
fences,  and  has  the  farm  well  arranged.  He  keeps  the  farm  mostly  in 
clover  and  blue  grass.  He  raises  Duroc  Jersey  hogs  and  owns  15  brood 
sows,  and  a  registered  Duroc  Jersey  male.  He  also  has  30  White  Faced 
cattle  on  pasture. 

Edgar  Black  was  married  Aug.  30,  1903,  to  Maude  M.  Wright,  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Amanda  (Price)  Wright.  Mr.  Wright  was  born  in 
Gentry  County,  and  now  lives  at  Weatherby.  Mrs.  Wright  was  a  native 
of  Missouri.  She  died  in  November,  1917,  and  her  remains  are  buried  at 
Cameron.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wright  had  the  following  children:  Estella,  now 
Mrs.  Hogan  of  Cameron;  Maude  M.,  now  Mrs.  Black;  John  T.,  living  at 
Weatherby;  E.  C,  a  resident  of  Weatherby;  and  Cecil,  now  Mrs.  Lawlor 


888  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  Brookfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Black  have  one  son,  Cecil  J.,  born  Aug.  11, 
1904. 

Mr.  Black  has  served  on  the  local  board  of  education,  was  the  township 
collector  for  four  years,  and  the  township  trustee  for  six  years.  He  is  a 
man  of  integrity  and  ability,  a  good  farmer  and  an  excellent  citizen. 

C.  J.  Griffeth,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  of  Washington 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Pike  County,  111.,  May  4,  1863. 
He  is  a  son  of  J.  D.  and  Lavina  Ann  (McMillon)  Griffeth. 

J.  D,  Griffeth  was  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  moved  to  Illinois  with  his 
parents  when  a  young  man.  He  later  came  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Liv- 
ingston County,  and  then  went  to  Grundy  County,  where  he  remained  for 
several  years.  Later  Mr.  Griffeth  moved  to  Harrison  County,  where  he 
lived  until  his  death  in  1910.  He  was  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Harrison  County,  and  owned  100  acres  of  land.  Mr.  Griffeth  was  a  Repub- 
lican and  a  member  of  the  Christian  church.  His  wife  died  in  March,  1919. 
They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Mary  Ann,  deceased ; 
George  W.,  resides  with  his  daughters ;  S.  J.,  farmer,  resides  in  California ; 
H.  F.,  farmer,  resides  in  Idaho;  C.  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  James 
E.,  farmer,  resides  in  California ;  Margaret  Ellen,  the  wife  of  T.  G.  Scott, 
farmer,  residing  in  Gilman  City ;  Thomas  K.,  died  in  infancy ;  Sarah, 
deceased ;  Mary  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Richard  Graham,  residing  in  Iowa ; 
John  0.,  resides  in  Seattle,  Wash. ;  Wilson,  resides  in  Trenton, 

C.  J.  Griffeth  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools.  He  began  farming  in  Harrison  County,  working  for  $18.00 
per  month.  Later,  Mr,  Griffeth  came  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  rent- 
ed land,  and  in  1896  he  purchased  his  present  farm  in  Washington  Town- 
ship. His  first  purchase  was  80  acres,  which  cost  $21.25  per  acre.  He 
now  owns  140  acres  and  has  a  very  fine  residence.  He  is  a  widely  known 
breeder  of  Durham  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  Mr.  Griffeth  is  also  a 
breeder  of  Shropshire  sheep. 

On  Aug.  8,  1886,  Mr.  Griffeth  married  Ella  J.  Scott,  a  daughter  of 
Volney  B.  and  Ann  (Jordan)  Scott.  Mr.  Scott  was  a  native  of  Indiana, 
and  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Missouri,  coming  here  in  1848.  He  was 
a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  enlisted  in  the  23rd  Missouri  Volunteer 
Cavalry,  and  was  in  the  service  throughout  the  war.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs, 
Scott  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Mitchell  Chapel  Cemetery,  Harrison 
County,     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Griffeth  have  no  children. 

In  1896  they  took  a  girl  to  raise,  Edith  Kavanaugh,  born  Dec.  28, 
1894,  in  Harrison  County.  They  reared  her  from  two  years  old  until  eight 
when  her  mother  again  took  her.     Edith  Kavanaugh  married  C.  S.  Brown, 


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who  was  reared  near  Chicago,  111.,  and  they  now  live  at  Sunnyside,  Wash. ; 
they  have  one  son  Harold. 

In  politics  Mr.  Griffeth  is  a  Republican,  as  also  is  his  wife.  They  are 
members  of  the  Christian  church.  Mr.  Griffeth  is  a  dependable  citizen 
and  is  well  and  highly  respected  in  Daviess  County. 

George  E.  Green  was  born  in  Athens  Township,  Gentry  Township, 
on  the  farm  which  he  now  operates,  Aug.  23,  1898.  His  parents  were  John 
and  Portis  (Rainey)  Green. 

John  W.  Green  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Athens  Township,  the  son  of 
Daniel  Green,  a  pioneer  settler  of  Gentry  County.  John  W.  Green  died  in 
1907,  and  his  widow  now  lives  at  Albany.  Their  children  were:  Leslie, 
died  in  young  manhood ;  Elmer,  a  farmer  near  Whitton  Station ;  Dora,  the 
wife  of  Dick  Bentley  of  Bogle  Township ;  Maggie,  living  at  Albany ;  Cecil 
also  a  resident  of  Albany;  and  George  E.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

George  E.  Green  attended  the  public  school  in  Gentry  County,  and 
later  was  a  student  in  Grand  Island  College  at  Grand  Island,  Neb.  He  then 
became  a  timekeeper  for  the  Union  Pacific  Railway,  and  later  was  made 
the  auditor  for  that  same  company.  He  resigned  his  position  to  return 
to  Gentry  County  and  take  charge  of  the  home  farm,  a  place  of  106  acres 
located  four  and  one-half  miles  north  of  Albany.  The  farm  includes  51 
acres  of  bottom  land  in  Huggins  Township.  Mr.  Green  has  a  good  resi- 
dence and  excellent  farm  buildings.  In  addition  to  general  farming  he 
raises  hogs,  sheep  and  cattle. 

George  E.  Green  was  married  on  Dec.  22,  1920,  to  Vera  B.  King,  a 
daughter  of  Frank  J.  and  Belle  (Silsby)  King,  residents  of  Mondamin,  la., 
where  Mrs.  Green  was  born  and  attended  high  school.  She  was  later  a 
student  in  Grinnell  College  and  then  attended  Van  Saut  College  for  girls 
at  Omaha. 

Mr.  Green  is  known  as  an  enterprising  and  industrious  young  man 
who  is  rapiding  achieving  success  in  his  farm  management. 

Charles  A.  Hess,  farmer  and  dairyman  of  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess 
County,  was  born  Jan.  4,  1880,  the  son  of  Andrew  F.  and  Samantha  (Mun) 
Hess. 

Andrew  F.  Hess  was  born  at  Preble  County,  Ohio,  in  1836,  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  1869.  He  settled  on  a  farm  just  east  of  the  site  of  Altamont 
and  bought  40  acres  of  the  open  prairie  land.  The  nearest  railway  was  at 
Kidder.  Mr.  Hess  built  a  small  frame  house  in  1870,  and  this  is  now  a 
part  of  the  present  residence.  At  the  time  of  his  death  in  1914,  Mr.  Hess 
owned  200  acres  of  land.  His  wife,  Samantha  (Mun)  Hess,  was  born  in 
Laporte  County,  Ind.,  in  1839,  and  now  lives  at  Altamont.    Their  children 


890  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

were:  Joe  H.,  born  in  1860,  now  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph;  Ollie,  was  Mrs. 
Sheeler,  and  died  in  1903;  Albert,  died  in  infancy;  Calma,  died  in  in- 
fancy; Lewis,  born  in  1870,  died  in  Colorado  in  1898;  and  Charles  A.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Charles  A.  Hess  attended  the  schools  of  Daviess  County,  and  lived  on 
the  home  farm  until  1918.  The  Hess  farm  was  sold  that  year,  and  Mr. 
Hess  bought  the  present  farm  of  113  acres  just  west  of  Altamont,-  from  S. 
A.  Johnson,  his  father-in-law.  The  farm  is  well  improved,  and  has  excel- 
lent farm  buildings.  Mr.  Hess  keeps  13  cows  and  sells  his  dairy  products 
at  Altamont. 

Mr.  Hess  was  married  Jan  13,  1901,  to  Ollie  Johnson,  a  daughter 
of  S.  A.  and  Mina  (Myers)  Johnston.  To  this  union  two  children  were 
born:  Roy  and  Kloy,  both  now  students  in  the  Altamont  High  School. 

Mrs.  Hess'  maternal  grandparents,  Christopher  and  Olive  Myers, 
were  both  born  in  Delaware  County,  Ohio.  The  Myers  family  was  one  of 
the  well  known  pioneer  families  of  the  County.  Mrs.  Hess'  paternal  grand- 
parents, James  and  Sarah  (Castor)  Johnston,  were  well  known  in  the 
county  as  early  settlers.  S.  A.  Johnston,  Mrs.  Hess'  father,  was  born  in 
Daviess  County,  and  served  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia  during  the  Civil 
War.  He  Hved  on  the  same  farm  for  48  years.  He  and  his  wife  cele- 
brated their  golden  wedding  anniversary  on  Nev.  12,  1918.  Mr.  John- 
ston died  in  1919  at  the  age  of  74  years,  and  his  remains  are  buried  in 
Mount  Ayr  Cemetery.  His  widow,  Mina  (Myers)  Johnston,  now  lives 
at  Altamont.  To  their  union  the  following  children  were  born:  Simon, 
now  a  resident  of  St.  Joseph ;  Lester,  living  at  Altamont ;  Fred,  living  at 
Clay  Center,  Kans. ;  John,  died  in  1904,  leaving  a  widow,  Louise  Johnston, 
in  Daviess  County ;  Ollie,  now  Mrs.  Hess,  born  on  Feb.  2,  1884,  and  Harrison 
living  at  St.  Louis. 

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hess  are  members  of  the  Christian  church  in 
which  they  take  an  active  interest.  Mr.  Hess  is  an  elder  in  the  church  at 
Altamont.  He  is  held  in  high  regard  in  the  community  as  a  reliable 
and  energetic  man,  and  the  Hess  family  is  accounted  an  asset  to  the  neigh- 
borhood. 

Charles  T.  Lindsey,  a  retired  farmer  of  Daviess  County,  now  living 
at  Altamont,  was  born  in  Van  Buren  County,  Iowa,  Feb.  2,  1859.  He  was 
the  son  of  Samuel  and  Martha  (Salmond)  Linsey. 

Samuel  Lindsey  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1815,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  in  1821.  They  settled  in  Ohio  at  first,  but  in  the 
sixties  moved  to  Missouri.  They  lived  a  year  in  Randolph  County,  a  year 
in  Macon  County,  and  came  to  Daviess  County  in  the  fall  of  1867.     They 


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settled  on  a  farm  a  fourth  of  a  mile  west  of  Altamont,  and  lived  there  for 
several  years.  About  1888  they  moved  to  Gallatin,  where  Martha  (Sal- 
mond)  Lindsey  died  in  1898.  Samuel  Lindsey  went  back  to  Altamont,  and 
died  there  in  1905,  The  Lindsey  children  were:  a  son,  died  in  infancy  in 
Ohio;  Mary,  Mrs.  Frederick,  died  in  Macon;  Jennie,  later  Mrs.  Cone,  died 
in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Julia,  now  Mrs.  Woodruff  of  Washington ;  Daniel,  liv- 
ing at  Clay  Center,  Kan. ;  David,  a  residence  of  San  Francisco,  Calif. ; 
George,  died  in  Oklahoma;  John,  living  at  Kaysville,  Utah;  William,  living 
at  Kokomo,  Colo.;  and  Charles  T.,  the  subject  of  this  review. 

Mr.  Lindsey  attended  the  schools  in  Bevier,  and  later  in  Daviess 
County,  and  has  been  a  farmer  all  of  his  life.  He  owned  the  home  place  for 
20  years,  prior  to  selling  in  in  1919.  He  fed  cattle  and  raised  Spotted  Pol- 
and China  hogs.  He  left  the  farm  in  1917,  and  bought  five  acres  of  land 
at  Altamont,  where  he  has  since  lived.  He  is  now  interested  in  the  breed- 
ing of  Buff  Orphington  poultry. 

Charles  T.  Lindsey  was  married  the  first  time,  Dec.  27,  1883  to  Rosa 
Lee  Starnes,  a  daughter  of  W.  Starnes  and  his  wife  of  Winston.  To  this 
union  the  following  children  were  born:  Albert,  married  Ada  McGinness, 
and  lives  at  Winchester,  Kan.;  Samuel,  died,  April  26,  1908;  Frederick, 
married  Blanche  Beasore  and  lives  at  Winchester,  Kan, ;  and  Merwyn,  now 
a  student  in  the  Altamont  High  School,  he  has  the  distinction  of  building 
and  operating  the  first  radio  station  in  Daviess  County,  he  is  now  manager 
of  the  Radio  Station  for  the  Liberty  Electric  Company  of  Pueblo,  Colo, 
Mrs,  Lindsey  died,  Dec,  4,  1908,  and  her  remains  are  buried  in  the  Winston 
Cemetery, 

On  Feb.  9,  1910,  Mr.  Lindsey  married  Louisa  (Huffman)  Johnston, 
born  in  Germany,  the  daughter  of  C,  and  Caroline  Huffman,  and  the  widow 
John  Johnston,  Mrs,  Lindsey's  parents  both  died  in  Germany,  and  Mrs, 
Lindsey  came  to  the  United  States  when  she  was  14  years  old.  By  her  first 
marriage  she  had  a  son,  John  Allen,  who  died  in  infancy,  Mr,  and  Mrs, 
Lindsey  have  three  grandchildren ;  Evelyn,  Merle,  and  Wayne  Lindsey, 

Frederick  Lindsey  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War  at  Win- 
chester, Kan.,  and  was  with  the  353rd  Machine  Gun  Company,  an  all  Kan- 
sas Company,  He  left  New  York,  June  2,  1918,  and  was  with  the  Army 
of  Occupation,  He  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Chateau  Thierry  and  the 
Ai-gonne  Forest.  He  was  gassed  during  the  Argonne  Battle,  and  spent 
four  days  and  five  nights  without  water  or  provisions.  He  was  serving  at 
tne  front  when  the  armistice  was  signed. 

Charles  T.  Lindsey  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows Lodge,  and  both  he  and  Mrs.  Lindsey  are  members  of  the  Daughters 
of  Rebecca  Lodge.     Mr.  Lindsey  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 


892  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Ground  Hog  Club,  organized  at  Altamont  with  13  members  on  Feb.  2,  1898. 
For  11  years,  the  club  held  an  annual  banquet,  but  of  recent  years,  the 
membership  grew  so  rapidly  that  the  club  was  disbanded  because  of  a  room 
large  enough  for  the  meetings.  Mr.  Lindsey  and  his  family  are  among  the 
well  known  and  highly  regarded  members  of  the  community.  Mr.  Lindsey 
served  as  justice  of  the  peace  of  Jefferson  Township  for  six  years. 

J.  R.  Stewart,  well  known  as  a  farmer  in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess 
County,  has  a  home  at  Gallatin,  where  he  now  lives  although  he  continues 
the  active  management  of  his  farm.  He  was  born  in  Fountain  County, 
Indiana,  Dec.  23,  1854,  the  son  of  William  and  Ann  (Murry)  Stewart. 

William  Stewart  and  his  wife  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Livings- 
ton County  before  the  Civil  War.  In  1861,  they  went  back  to  Indiana  and 
four  years  later  returned  to  Missouri.  They  located  in  DeKalb  County,  and 
Mr.  Stewart  died  at  Cameron  in  1905.  Mrs.  Stewart  died  on  July  27,  1913. 
Their  children  were:  J.  R.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  E.  J.,  living  in  Col- 
fax Township ;  James  M.,  a  resident  of  Cameron ;  M.  C,  of  DeKalb  County ; 
Homer,  also  living  in  DeKalb  County ;  and  Ella,  the  wife  of  C.  T.  Newby 
of  Cameron, 

J.  R.  Stewart  went  to  Smith  County,  Kan.,  in  1884,  and  bought  160 
acres  of  land  for  $1,250.00.  He  later  bought  another  160  acres  for  $800.00. 
In  1914,  he  traded  his  land  in  Kansas  for  his  present  farm  of  240  acres  in 
Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County.  This  farm  lies  two  miles  north  of 
Winston  and  was  formerly  the  Peed  farm.  Mr.  Stewart  built  the  present 
residence  in  1915.  He  raises  and  feeds  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  He 
bought  his  home  in  Gallatin  in  1919. 

On  Dec.  23,  1886,  Mr.  Stewart  was  married  in  Smith  County,  Kan., 
to  Lottie  E.  Benjamin,  a  native  of  Watertown,  N.  Y.  Her  parents  were 
Addison  and  Minnie  E.  Benjamin.  Mr.  Benjamin  died  at  Smith  Center, 
Kan.,  in  1905,  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  died  at  Gallatin  in  December,  1921.  The 
remains  are  buried  at  Smith  Center,  Kan. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stewart  have  six  children ;  Frank,  a  farmer  at  Lebanon, 
Kan. ;  Minnie,  at  home ;  Susie,  the  wife  of  James  Estes  of  Gallatin ; 
Howard,  a  merchant  at  Grayson ;  and  Everett  and  Mabel,  both  students 
in  the  Gallatin  High  School. 

Mr.  Stewart  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen  Lodge.  He  served  as  the  trustee  of  Garfield  Township, 
Smith  County,  Kan.,  for  15  consecutive  years,  and  acted  as  the  clerk  for 
two  years,  and  as  the  treasurer  for  two  years.  He  was  the  treasurer  of 
the  local  board  of  education  for  22  years  in  the  same  township.  Mr.  Stewart 
is  a  substantial  citizen,  a  reliable  business  man,  and  a  highly  esteemed 
member  of  the  community. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  893 

William  Terry  Roper,  minister  of  the  Missionary  Baptist  church  and 
a  well  known  farmer  in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County,  has  been 
prominently  connected  with  the  church  organization  of  which  he  is  a  mem- 
ber for  many  years.  He  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County  where  he  was  born 
in  Marion  Township,  April  18,  1859,  the  son  of  John  Caswell  and  Matilda 
E.  (Morris)  Roper. 

William  Roper,  grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  review,  was  born 
in  North  Carolina,  April  10,  1803,  and  went  to  Kentucky  with  his  parents 
three  years  later.  He  was  married  in  Kentucky  to  Polly  Stevenson,  born 
Nov,  24,  1804,  and  they  came  to  Missouri  in  October,  1827.  They  located 
near  Pattonsburg  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  a  grandson,  Wiley  J.  Wilson. 
He  is  the  son  of  Sina  (Roper)  Wilson.  William  Roper  died  on  his  farm, 
Aug.  10,  1864,  and  Mrs.  Roper  died  on  March  15,  1868.  Their  remains  are 
buried  in  a  family  graveyard  on  their  farm. 

John  Caswell  Roper,  son  of  William  Roper  and  wife,  was  the  second 
white  child  born  in  Daviess  County,  Jesse  Creekmore  being  the  first.  John 
Caswell  Roper  owned  a  farm  adjoining  the  Roper  homestead,  and  later 
owned  a  part  of  the  home  place.  He  had  holdings  of  154  acres  and  was  a 
well  known  farmer  and  stockman.  He  married  in  Daviess  County,  and  to 
his  union  the  following  children  were  born:  William  Terry,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  John  Charles,  now  dead,  married  Flora  Trowbridge,  also  dead, 
Mary  Alice,  married  first  to  A.  D.  Duke  to  which  union  three  children  were 
born  of  whom  two  are  living,  Artie  B.  of  Arkansas  and  Rolla  J.  of  Colorado, 
married  the  second  time  to  Marshall  Mossbarger  of  Coffey,  both  Mr.  and 
Mrs  Mossgarber  are  now  dead ;  James  Grant,  died  in  infancy ;  Minnie  May, 
the  wife  of  I.  B.  Burwell  of  Excelsior  Springs;  and  Clara  E.,  married  to 
W.  H.  Carlow,  a  professional  engineer  in  Marianna,  Ark.  John  Caswell 
Roper  died  on  Oct.  30,  1913.  His  wife  died  in  October,  1904.  The  remains 
of  both  are  buried  in  Marion  Township  Cemetery. 

W.  T.  Roper  attended  the  public  schools  of  the  county  and  was  a 
student  in  the  Hamilton  High  School.  He  taught  two  terms  of  school  in 
Gentry  County  and  nine  terms  in  Daviess  County.  He  moved  to  his 
present  farm  in  February,  1882.  He  rented  the  land  for  five  years  and 
then  bought  60  acres  to  which  he  added  until  he  now  holds  140  acres.  His 
residence  lies  three  and  one-half  miles  north  of  Altamont.  The  farm, 
which  Mr.  Roper  bought  from  Elisha  Frost,  a  pioneer  settler  of  Daviess 
County,  is  well  improved.  Mr.  Frost  came  from  Virginia  and  took  up  the 
land  in  1844.  He  made  few  improvements  and  Mr.  Roper  found  the  farm 
practically  all  timber  land.  He  made  rails  to  use  for  the  first  fencing  on 
the  place.  Mr.  Roper  has  built  an  especially  good  barn  and  has  erected 
other  substantial  farm  buildings. 


894  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

For  more  than  21  years,  Rev.  Roper  was  a  minister  in  the  Missionary 
Baptist  church.  He  is  known  throughout  DeKalb,  Gentry,  Putnam,  Suli- 
van,  Daviess,  and  Grundy  counties  in  which  he  has  held  pastorates.  He 
organized  the  church  at  Union  Chapel  in  DeKalb  County  and  was  the 
pastor  there  for  15  years.  He  is  now  doing  supply  work  instead  of  the 
regular  pastoral  work. 

Rev.  Roper  was  married,  Jan.  29,  1882,  to  Sarah  J.  Miller  of  Gentry 
County.  Her  father  was  James  Miller,  and  W.  T.  Miller  of  Daviess  County 
was  her  Uncle.  Mrs.  Roper  died  on  Jan.  12,  1892  leaving  a  son,  Clarence 
E.,  born  on  May  7,  1883.  He  now  lives  in  Denver,  Colo.  Rev.  Roper  mar- 
ried Sarah  Jane  (Mathis)  Gore  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife.  Mrs.  Gore 
was  the  widow  of  Rufus  E.  Gore,  a  Baptist  minister  of  Gentry  County, 
and  a  daughter  of  Lemuel  G.  and  Margaret  J.  Mathis.  Mrs.  Mathis,  now 
82  years  of  age,  lives  at  Maysville.  Mrs.  Roper  was  born  near  Clearmont 
Nodaway  County.  To  his  second  union  Rev.  Roper  had  the  following  child- 
ren born:  Lester  Vincel,  born  on  Nov.  19,  1894  and  now  living  in  Denver, 
Colo. ;  Terry  Omar,  born  on  May  1,  1899,  married  Goldie  Shepherd  and  now 
lives  at  Kingman,  Kan. ;  and  Lois  Jane,  graduated  from  Kidder  Institute 
in  June,  1921,  and  is  now  teaching  at  Center  Point,  Daviess  County.  Rev. 
Roper  and  his  wife  have  three  grandchildren ;  Pearl  Elizabeth,  Nina  Evelyn 
and  Lois  Elda. 

Lester  Vincil  Roper  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War,  but  was 
at  first  rejected  tecause  of  his  health.  He  was  later  inducted  into  the 
service  in  Colorado,  and  served  in  Company  B,  8th  Ammunition  Train  for 
nine  months.  He  v/as  sent  first  to  California,  later  to  New  York,  where 
he  was  waiting  to  go  overseas  when  the  amistice  was  signed.  He  was  then 
sent  to  Camp  Lee,  Va.,  for  three  months,  and  was  mustered  out  of  service 
at  Ft.  Logan,  Colo. 

Rev.  Roper  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  of  his  district  and 
was  elected  township  assessor  and  clerk  in  the  election  of  March,  1921. 
In  1920,  he  took  the  census  of  Jefferson  Township.  He  has  lived  on  his 
present  farm  for  more  than  40  years  and  in  that  long  period  of  residence 
has  established  a  reputation  for  integrity,  uprightness,  and  unselfish 
service. 

Henry  S.  Walp,  the  proprietor  of  Evergreen  Ridge  Farm  in  Colfax 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  on  Jan.  30,  1886,  on  a  farm  one-half 
mile  south  of  his  present  home.  His  parents  were  John  and  Adaline 
(Knapley)  Walp. 

John  Walp  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1849.  He  lived  in  Illinois  for 
a  time  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1882.  He  located  on  a  farm  in  Colfax  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County.    He  rented  land  for  several  years  and  then  bought 


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76  acres  east  of  Winston,  later  moving  to  Winston,  where  he  now  lives. 
Mrs.  Walp  was  born  in  Illinois  in  1861.  She  died  at  home  in  Colfax  Town- 
ship, Nov.  8,  1921.  Her  remains  are  buried  at  Winston.  To  her  union  with 
John  Walp  the  following  children  were  born:  Lavina,  married  Edgar 
Burkett  and  died,  Jan.  26,  1912 ;  Daisy,  the  wife  of  Otis  Johnston  of  Win- 
ston;  Willie,  living  on  the  home  place;  and  Henry  S.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Henry  S.  Walp  attended  the  rural  school  in  District  No.  58  and  has  al- 
ways lived  on  a  farm.  In  1915  he  bought  his  present  farm  of  80  acres 
located  on  the  Jefferson  Highway  between  Winston  and  Cameron.  The 
farm  is  three  and  three-fourths  miles  south  of  Winston,  and  is  one  of  the 
well  improved  places  of  the  community.  It  is  equipped  with  a  good  resi- 
dence and  excellent  farm  buildings.  Mr.  Walp  raises  Poland  China  hogs 
and  pure  bred  Plymouth  Rock  poultry. 

On  March  3,  Mr.  Walp  was  married  to  Zora  Harter,  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Lena  (Wiebke)  Harter.  They  were  both  born  in  Missouri,  Mr.  Harter 
*on  Sept.  24,  1859  and  Mrs.  Harter  on  Nov.  16,  1869.  Mrs.  Walp  was 
born  in  Caldwell  County  but  was  educated  in  Daviess  County  where  she 
attended  school  in  Island  No.  19.  District.  Her  parents  now  live  at  Kidder. 
The  Harter  children  were:  Hildah,  the  wife  of  John  Kaufman  of  Altamont; 
Bertha,  married  to  Willis  De  Ford  of  Altamont;  Christina,  deceased;  Zora, 
the  subject  of  this  paragraph ;  Nellie,  the  wife  of  Mack  Stewart  of  Win- 
ston; Linus,  living  in  Sheridan  Township;  and  Herbert,  living  in  Colfax 
Township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walp  have  a  daughter,  Martha  Genevieve,  born 
on  June  23,  1-921. 

Mr.  Walp  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  of  District  No.  10. 
He  is  an  energetic  and  able  man,  well  liked  in  the  neighborhood. 

Dr.  A.  Thompson,  a  popular  and  enterprising  dentist  at  Gallatin,  Dav- 
iess County,  is  a  native  of  Livingston  County.  His  parents  were  Archibald 
and  Mildred  (Peery)  Thompson. 

Archibald  Thompson  was  born  in  Tazewell  County,  Va.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  a  merchant  there,  and  came  to  Missouri  before  the  Civil  War. 
Pie  settled  at  Edinbourg,  in  Grundy  County,  where  he  was  a  merchant, 
but  later  returned  to  Virginia,  and  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  Army.  He 
came  back  to  Grundy  County  after  the  close  of  the  war,  and  lived  there 
for  a  short  time;  he  was  a  farmer  in  Livingston  County  until  his  death, 
there,  in  1908,  at  the  age  of  76  years.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and  served  as 
the  county  judge  of  Livingston  County  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was 
identified  with  the  Methodist  church,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons.     His  wife,  Mildred   (Peery)   Thompson,  was 


896  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

born  in  Grundy  County,  and  died  at  Livingston  County  in  1901.  They 
were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  six  of  whom  are  now  Kving. 

Dr.  A.  Thompson  was  educated  in  the  pubHc  schools,  and  attended  the 
Normal  College  at  Chillicothe.  In  the  fall  of  1892  he  entered  the  Kansas 
City  Dental  College  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  graduated  from  that  institu- 
tion in  1895.  He  began  practicing  his  profession  at  Gallatin,  soon  after 
finishing  his  professional  course,  and  has  established  an  excellent  practice. 

Dr.  Thompson  was  married  in  1898  to  Margaret  E.  Williams  of  Living- 
ston County,  and  to  this  union  one  child  was  born,  Mildred  Eglantine. 

Dr.  Thompson  is  a  Democrat  in  his  political  views,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  held  in  high  regard 
throughout  the  community,  both  as  a  progressive  and  scientific  man  in  his 
profession,  and  as  an  excellent  citizen  of  the  town. 

Jesse  James  McCoy,  a  retired  farmer  and  stockman  of  Washington 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Pike  County,  111.,  July  18,  1846,  a 
son  of  Jacob  and  Sarah  (Owens)  McCoy. 

Jacob  McCoy  moved  from  Pike  County,  111.,  to  Kansas  where  he  had  car- 
ried on  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Linn  County  for  about  3  years.  Later, 
Mr.  McCoy  came  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Washington  Township,  Daviess 
County.  He  was  a  prominent  farmer  during  his  entire  life  and  a  large 
land  holder.  Mr.  McCoy  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  He  died  in  1860,  and  is  buried  in  Scotland  Cemetery,  Daviess 
County.  Mr.  and  Mrr,^  McCoy  were  the  parents  of  the  following  child- 
ren. John  Williams,  aeceased;  Jesse  James,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Charles  W.,  deceased;  Walker,  farmer  and  stockman,  state  of  Washing- 
ton; Ann,  the  widow  of  Stewart  Leander,  resides  in  Jackson  Township; 
Joseph  A.,  farmer  and  stockman,  Harrison  County. 

Jesse  James  McCoy  was  reared  in  Illinois  and  had  very  little  schooling. 
He  began  life  farming  with  his  father,  and  in  1859  came  to  Washington 
Township,  Daviess  County,  where  he  worked  out  for  $20.00  per  month. 
Later,  he  was  able  to  purchase  a  little  land  and  now  owns  145  acres  in 
Washington  Township.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  stock  raising,  and 
is  well  known  throughout  the  county.     Mr.  McCoy  is  now  living  retired. 

On  Aug.  26,  1866,  Mr.  McCoy  married  Nancy  Ellen  Adams,  a  native 
of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Bell)  Adams. 
Mr.  Adams  was  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  and  a  pioneer  settler  of  Andrew 
County,  Mo.  He  later  came  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  became  a  lead- 
ing farmer  and  stockman.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adams  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  Thomas,  deceased;  B.  B.,  deceased;  Charles,  deceased; 
Mrs.  McCoy ;  Lydia  A.,  deceased ;  Rachael  Catherine,  deceased.  Both  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Adams  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery.     To 


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Jesse  James  and  Nancy  Ellen  (Adams)  McCoy  10  children  were  born  as 
follows :  Viola  Christian,  deceased ;  Luna  Allard,  deceased ;  Maud,  the  wife 
of  James  M.  Carroll,  Jefferson  Township;  Z.  B.,  the  wife  of  Jesse  Pugh, 
farmer,  Jamesport;  Frank  B.,  Kansas  City;  Eulalia  E.,  the  wife  of  Rev. 
Zach  Mitchell,  Christian  minister,  Eagleville;  Lydia  A.,  the  wife  of  W.  A. 
Troxel,  farmer.  Grand  River  Township;  Ehzabeth,  the  wife  of  J.  E.  Sim- 
mons, farmer,  Colorado ;  one  died  in  infancy ;  William  H.,  resides  with  his 
father;  Wm.  H.  McCoy  married  Duane  Hutcherson,  and  they  have  four 
children,  as  follows:  J.  P.,  Wm.  A.,  Jesse  G.,  and  Nancy  E. 

Jesse  James  McCoy  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  enlisted  in 
Company  F,  Missouri  Infantry.  He  served  for  one  year  in  Missouri.  Mr. 
McCoy  is  a  staunch  Republican  and  has  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for 
three  terms,  and  has  also  been  a  member  of  the  township  board.  He  is 
a  director  and  vice-president  of  the  Farmers  Mutual  Insurance  Company. 
He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows  lodges  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Christian  church.  In  July,  1921,  Mr.  McCoy  erected  a  one  story  bun- 
galow, modern  with  electric  lights.  He  is  a  reliable  and  substantial  citi- 
zen of  the  community.  Mr.  McCoy  has  21  grandchildren  and  one  great- 
grandchild. 

Boon  L.  Sweany,  well  known  farmer  in  Colfax  Township,  Daviess 
County,  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  July  14,  1875,  the  son  of  George  H. 
and  Elizabeth  (Bacon)  Sweany. 

George  H.  Sweany  was  born  in  Indiana  in  1839.  He  lived  at  Civil  Bend, 
Mo.  for  a  while  and  then  moved  to  Gentry  County.  He  located  in  Colfax 
Township,  Daviess  County,  in  1888.  In  1905  he  moved  to  Kidder,  where 
he  died  in  1913.  He  was  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  in  his  day 
and  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  He  enlisted  for  service  at  Gallatin, 
and  was  assigned  to  Company  A,  1st  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  re- 
mained in  service  for  three  years.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  (Bacon)  Sweany 
was  a  daughter  of  Ira  Ann  (Goodsell)  Bacon.  Mr.  Bacon  settled  on  a  farm 
a  mile  north  of  Mr.  Sweany's  present  home  in  1847.  His  family  and  the 
Caster  family  were  among  the  first  settlers  of  Colfax  Township.  Mr. 
Bacon  died  in  1894  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  the  Benson  Cemetery. 
His  wife  died  in  1906.  To  the  union  of  George  H.  and  Elizabeth  (Bacon) 
Sweany  the  following  children  were  born:  Boon  L.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  Faith,  the  wife  of  Roy  Ayers  of  Kidder;  Earnest  O.,  a  minister 
in  the  Christian  church  at  Alma,  Neb.;  Ira  M.,  living  in  Colfax  Township; 
Andrew  B.,  a  resident  of  Council  Grove,  Kan. ;  Stella,  living  at  Kidder ;  and 
Harvey,  living  in  Colfax  Township. 

Boon  L.  Sweany  attended  the  rural  schools  of  the  county  and  spent 
one  year  as  a  student  in  Kidder  Institute.    For  the  past  19  years  he  has 


898  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

lived  on  his  present  farm  of  100  acres  two  miles  north  of  Kidder.  He 
bought  the  land  from  Boon  Bacon.  The  improvements  have  been  made  by 
Mr.  Sweany.  The  residence  was  built  in  1916  and  Mr.  Sweany  has  added 
an  excellent  barn  and  other  farm  buildings  as  they  have  been  needed.  Mr. 
Sweany  raises  cattle,  sheep,  and  Buff  Orpington  poultry.  He  has  been 
interested  for  the  last  23  years  in  breeding  Dorcus  Jersey  hogs.  He  and 
his  brother,  Ira,  hold  an  annual  sale  of  registered  hogs. 

Mr.  Sweany  was  married,  June  19,  1898  to  Anna  Chester,  a  daughter 
of  W.  E.  and  Sue  R.  (Jeffers)  Chester.  Mr.  Chester  was  born  at  New 
London,  Conn,  and  died  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Oct.  26,  1917.  Mrs.  Chester 
was  a  native  of  Wilmington,  Del.,  and  died,  Feb.  20,  1889,  at  Kansas  City, 
Mo.  Mrs.  Sweany  was  born  and  reared  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  To  her  union 
with  Boon  L.  Sweany  the  following  children  were  born:  Walstein  I.,  mar- 
ried Beatrice  France  and  lives  in  Sheridan  Township  with  two  children, 
Pauline  and  Leslie;  Julia  Elizabeth,  graduated  from  Kidder  Institute  in 
the  class  of  1920 ;  L.  Edwin,  graduated  from  Kidder  Institute  in  1921 ;  and 
H.  Paul,  a  student  in  Kidder  Institute. 

Mr.  Sweany  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  church  and  of  the  Modern 
Woodman  of  America  Lodge  at  Kidder.  He  is  a  trustee  of  Kidder  Institute 
and  maintains  a  keen  interest  in  the  success  of  that  school.  Mr.  Sweany 
is  a  man  of  marked  civic  pride  and  of  practical  business  ability.  He  and 
his  family  are  held  in  high  regard  in  the  neighborhood. 

Jason  Bacon,  an  interesting  and  prominent  pioneer  of  Daviess  County, 
was  born  Dec.  30,  1840,  in  Portage,  Nelson,  Township,  Ohio,  the  son 
of  Ira  and  Julia  (Goodsell)  Bacon. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ira  Bacon  came  from  Portage  County,  Ohio,  in  1848,  by 
boat  to  Lexington,  Ky.  There  Mr.  Bacon  purchased  a  horse  and  wagon 
and  traveled  overland  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  settling  in  Colfax  Town- 
ship, two  miles  north  of  the  present  site  of  Kidder,  Mo.  Here  he  purchased 
a  small  farm  and  lived  until  his  death.  Mrs.  Bacon  is  also  deceased  and 
they  are  both  buried  in  the  Benson  Cemetery.  To  Ira  and  Julia  (Goodsell) 
Bacon  six  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Jason,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ; 
Irwin,  Kidder,  Mo. ;  Elizabeth  Sweaney,  Kidder,  Mo. ;  Boone  Bacon,  Rocky 
Ford,  Colo. ;  Faithy  Concord,  Kidder,  Mo. ;  Emily  Bacon,  deceased. 

Jason  Bacon  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Colfax  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  During  the 
Civil  War  Mr.  Bacon  enlisted  on  Sept.  5,  1851,  in  the  United  States  Army 
at  Gallatin,  in  Company  A,  First  Missouri  State  Militia.  Later  in  Febru- 
ary, 1862,  he  enlisted  for  three  years  in  Company  B,  Missouri  State  Militia. 
During  the  war  Mr.  Bacon  was  wounded,  being  shot  through  the  right  leg. 


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This  necessitated  his  remaining  in  the  hospital  for  nine  months.  He  was 
discharged  from  service  Feb.  12,  1865,  after  which  he  returned  to  Daviess 
County. 

On  Sept.  5,  1865,  Mr.  Bacon  was  married  to  Susan  Lebo,  a  daughter 
of  Jacob  Lebo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lebo  were  natives  of  Ray  County,  Mo.  Mrs. 
Bacon  died  Feb.  5,  1922,  at  the  age  of  79  years,  and  is  buried  in  the 
Benson  Cemetery.  To  Jason  and  Susan  (Lebo)  Bacon  four  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Julia  Etta,  born  Feb.  1,  1867,  deceased;  Alta  May,  born 
June  1,  1871,  now  deceased;  Albert,  born  May  14,  1876,  deceased;  and 
Walter,  born  Aug.  20,  1881,  now  residing  in  Colfax  Township,  Daviess 
County.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools,  and  has  lived  in  his 
present  location  since  October,  1921,  where  he  owns  a  small  farm  of  five 
acres  adjoining  the  town  of  Kidder,  Mo.  Mr.  Bacon  was  married  to  Carrie 
G.  Diekerson  on  Nov.  2,  1902,  and  they  have  three  children:  Pearl,  a  grad- 
uate of  Kidder  High  School,  1922;  Alva  D.,  graduate  of  the  public  schools; 
and  Howard  C,  at  home.  Mrs,  Walter  Bacon  is  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Sarah  (Patton)  Diekerson,  who  live  in  Kidder,  Mo.,  where  they  own  a  farm 
of  40  acres.  The  children  born  to  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Patton)  Diekerson, 
are  as  follows:  Minnie,  the  wife  of  O.  C.  Howard;  Carrie,  the  wife  of  Walter 
Bacon  ;  Jessie,  the  wife  of  David  Alexander,  Chehalis,  Wash. ;  Bessie  L.,  mil- 
liner at  Topeka,  Kan. ;  Verna,  the  wife  of  Luther  Randall,  Sapre,  Okla. 

Jason  Bacon  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  of  Kid- 
der, Mo.  After  his  return  from  the  army  in  1865,  Mr.  Bacon  purchased 
40  acres  of  land,  later  adding  100  acres,  all  of  which  was  well  improved. 
At  the  time  deer  were  plentiful  in  Daviess  County,  according  to  Mr.  Bacon. 
He  says  that  the  first  season  he  lived  in  Missouri,  in  1847,  he  had  a  small 
patch  of  corn  planted.  The  deer  and  wild  turkeys  were  so  numerous  then 
that  it  was  necessary  to  gather  in  the  corn  before  it  was  ripe,  in  order  to 
keep  it  from  being  eaten  by  them.  Mr.  Bacon  has  been  a  resident  of  Colfax 
Township,  for  75  years.  He  has  many  friends  in  this  county  and  is  one  of 
the  most  interesting  men  of  the  community,  where  he  is  held  in  high 
esteem. 

John  A.  and  Frank  H.  Blackburn,  well  known  pioneer  residents  of 
Colfax  Township,  Daviess  County,  are  the  sons  of  Jene  and  Cornelius 
Blackburn,  natives  of  Wisconsin.  John  A.  Blackburn  was  born  Jan.  14, 
1852,  in  Rochester,  Wis.,  and  Frank  H.  Blackburn  was  born  Feb.  8,  1857. 

Jene  Blackburn  died  in  Rochester,  Wis.,  in  1860,  and  his  widow  came 
to  Daviess  County,  where  she  purchased  160  acres  of  land  in  Colfax  Town- 
ship, adjoining  the  town  of  Mabel.  Here  she  lived  until  her  death  on  Sept. 
19,  1915,  at  the  age  of  83  years.    She  is  buried  in  Black  Cemetery.    Mrs. 


900  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Blackburn's  daughter,  Lillie  J.,  who  came  with  her  to  Missouri  in  1869  is 
now  the  wife  of  Judge  R.  0.  Strong  of  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County. 

When  Mrs.  Blackburn  settled  in  Colfax  Township,  the  land  was  all 
open  prairie  and  the  roads  ran  diagonally  to  Cameron,  and  to  Kidder.  The 
Blackburn  family  traded  at  Cameron.  At  that  time  a  few  deer  roamed 
the  prairie  and  prairie  chickens  were  to  be  seen  by  the  thousands.  The 
first  residence  built  in  that  section  was  the  Blackburn  home,  the  land  now 
being  divided  between  John  A.  and  Frank  H.  Blackburn.  They  each  own 
80  acres  and  have  made  their  homes  there  since  1874.  Their  farms  are 
well  improved  and  they  have  been  very  successful  in  general  farming.  The 
Blackburn  land  and  the  Oliver  Lewis  estate  adjoining  it,  are  the  only  two 
farms  that  have  remained  in  the  names  of  the  original  purchasers  of  50 
years  ago. 

John  A.  Blackburn  was  married  on  Feb.  20,  1879,  to  Loretta  E.  Davies, 
and  to  this  union  three  children  have  been  born,  as  follows :  Nellie,  the  wife 
of  William  Weuzel,  Bolivar,  Mo. ;  Arthur,  married  to  Cora  Bradford,  Bol- 
ivar Mo. ;  and  Jesse  M.,  married  to  Meda  Carey,  Bolivar,  Mo. 

Frank  H.  Blackburn  was  married  on  Oct.  27,  1881,  to  Charlotta  Mc- 
Cutcheon,  and  to  this  union  three  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  W. 
M.,  married  to  Pearl  McEntire,  Altamont,  Mo.;  Clyde  S.,  married  to  Ola 
Nicholas,  Seattle,  Wash. ;  and  Helen,  living  at  home. 

The  town  of  Mabel  was  established  in  1882,  and  the  first  merchant 
there  was  L.  W.  Crum.  He  later  sold  out  to  William  Auten.  The  other 
owners  in  order  of  their  succession  are  as  follows:  Johnson  Joiner,  John 
Webb,  Ezra  Cleaves,,  Henry  Cleaver,  Art  Anderson,  Charles  Hammon, 
Gaskell  Bros.,  Charles  Brossenhan,  Loren  Cooper,  Oscar  Bartlett,  Jacob 
Donner,  Clarence  Kirkendoll  &  Edwards  are  the  present  owners. 

The  Blackburn  family  is  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  Daviess  County. 
Both  John  A.  and  Frank  H.  Blackburn  are  energetic  and  progressive  men 
and  stand  high  in  the  esteem  of  their  community. 

Asa  Hardin  McGinnis,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  of  Sher- 
idan Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  in  1853, 
the  son  of  Anderson  and  Nancy  McGinnis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McGinnis  moved 
to  Nebraska  in  1865,  where  they  purchased  a  home  site  of  160  acres  in 
Richardson  County.  Mrs.  McGinnis  died  there  and  her  husband  died  at 
Winston,  Mo.  Their  children  were:  John  William,  deceased;  Joseph  G.,  de- 
ceased; Francis  Larkin,  deceased,  died  near  Winston,  Mo. ;  Quales  Hughes, 
Richardson  County,  Nebr. ;  Anderson,  died  in  Kentucky  when  a  boy ;  Mrs. 
John  Ross,  widow,  her  husband  was  killed  in  union  army  during  the  Civil 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  901 

War.  She  died  in  Nebraska ;  Mrs.  Samantha  Wells,  deceased ;  Mrs.  Lucil- 
lar  Triggs,  widow,  Richardson  County,  Nebr. ;  Cordelia,  died  in  infancy. 

Asa  Hardin  McGinnis  removed  from  Nebraska  to  Missouri  about  41 
years  ago,  and  has  lived  on  his  present  farm  in  Sheridan  Township,  for  12 
years.  He  owns  120  acres  of  land  there  and  80  acres  south  of  this,  also  80 
acres  south  of  Altamont,  making  a  total  of  280  acres.  Mr.  McGinnis  car- 
ries on  general  farming  and  stock  raising,  and  is  a  prominent  breeder  of 
Poland  China  hogs,  cattle,  sheep  and  poultry.  His  residence  is  located 
three  miles  southeast  of  Altamont. 

On  Dec.  16,  1883,  Mr.  McGinnis  was  married  to  Lillie  Elvirah  Wharton 
born  at  Carthage,  Hancock  County,  111.,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah 
Wharton,  who  later  moved  to  Lee  County,  Iowa,  where  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mc- 
Ginnis were  married.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wharton  died  there  and  are  buried 
near  Fort  Madison,  Iowa.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children : 
Samuel  Edward  Wharton,  Keokuk,  Lee  County,  Iowa;  John  Franklin, 
Montrose,  Iowa ;  Mary  Ellen,  died  in  infancy ;  and  Mrs.  McGinnis. 

To  Asa  Hardin  and  Lillie  (Wharton)  McGinnis  six  children  have  been 
born,  as  follows :  Ada  Melvina,  the  wife  of  Bert  Lindsey,  Winchester,  Kan. ; 
John  Anderson,  married  Pearl  Lanning,  Richardson  County,  Nebr.;  Asa 
Rowland,  at  home ;  William  Bryan,  at  home ;  Wesley,  died  in  infancy ;  and 
Franklin  Hughes,  at  home.  Wesley  and  William  were  twins.  Asa  Row- 
land McGinnis  served  in  the  United  States  Army  during  the  World  War, 
and  was  stationed  at  Camp  Funston  for  six  months,  when  the  armistice 
was  signed. 

Mr.  McGinnis  is  president  of  the  Independent  Telephone  Company  of 
Altamont,  and  was  president  of  the  school  board  of  Altamont  for  seven 
years,  and  in  his  home  district  for  six  years.  Mrs.  Lillie  E.  McGinnis  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  was  president  of  the  Methodist  Aid 
Society  for  ten  years  and  is  now  steward  of  the  church.  The  McGinnis 
children  were  all  educated  in  the  Altamont  schools  and  Ada,  Asa,  and 
Franklin  were  graduated  from  there.  Before  her  marriage,  Ada,  taught 
school  in  Altamont. 

Besides  his  farm  interests,  Mr.  McGinnis  owns  four  residences  in  Alta- 
mont, which  he  rents.  Mr.  McGinnis  is  a  public  spirited  man  and  one  of 
the  leading  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

Robert  J.  Ball.  In  his  rise  from  the  position  of  "Devil"  in  a  printing 
shop  to  that  of  a  postmaster  of  Gallatin,  to  the  ownership  of  the  Gallatin 
Democrat,  the  presidency  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  this  city,  and  various 
other  positions  of  trust  and  importance,  Robert  J.  Ball  has  given  a  notable 
illustration  of  the  exercise  of  American  energy,  ability,  integrity  and  sup- 


902  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

erior  mental  attainments.  While  it  has  been  his  fortune  to  be  identified 
with  Gallatin  during  the  period  of  its  greatest  growth  and  development, 
much  of  this  development  has  come  as  a  result  of  his  contributions  to  its 
interests.  At  any  rate,  he  fills  a  large  and  influential  place  in  the  commu- 
nity. 

Mr.  Ball  was  born  at  Gallatin,  May  25,  1873,  and  is  a  son  of  Alonzo 
Conrad  and  Elizabeth  Frances  (Boggs)  Ball,  natives  of  Kentucky.  Alonzo 
Conrad  Ball  was  born  March  8,  1823,  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  in  1854  came 
to  Missouri,  settling  in  Boone  County,  where  he  resided  one  year,  his  ad- 
vent in  Gallatin  occurring  in  May,  1855.  His  ancestors  on  his  father's 
side  were  of  Irish  descent,  while  his  mother  was  of  German  descent  and 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Sheely.  Mr.  Ball's  grandfather,  the  great-grand- 
father of  Robert  J.  Ball,  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  enlisted  under 
Washington  of  Virginia,  and  General  Washington's  mother  was  a  Ball  and 
of  Irish  ancestry.  Alonzo  C.  Ball  was  married  at  Richmond,  Kentucky,  in 
1849,  to  Elizabeth  Frances  Boggs,  and  the  trip  to  Missouri  was  made  partly 
by  boat  and  partly  by  overland.  Mr.  Ball  was  a  carpenter  and  contractor, 
and  one  of  the  first  of  his  vocation  to  come  to  Daviess  County,  his  shop 
for  many  years  being  located  on  the  southwest  corner  of  the  square,  where 
the  Fitterer  grocery  now  stands.  That  he  was  highly  esteemed  in  the  com- 
munity in  which  his  home  was  made  for  many  years  is  evidenced  by  a  trib- 
ute by  one  of  his  friends,  which  appeared  in  the  newspapers  of  Gallatin, 
and  which  said,  in  part,  as  follows:  "Our  friend  Ball,  with  the  impetuosity 
of  the  Celtic  race  and  breathing  the  chivalric  air  of  the  blue  grass  of  Ken- 
tucky, could  not  be  anything  else  than  a  unique  character.  Whilst  Mr.  Ball 
has  occupied  no  public  positions  of  trust,  in  his  sphere  of  action  he  has  been 
an  independent,  fearless  character,  having  ideas  and  views  of  his  own,  a 
strong  will  and  an  inflexible  purpose  to  do  and  say  what  he  believes  to  be 
right,  regardless  of  all  consequences.  For  us  to  know  a  man  we  must  meet 
him  upon  a  common  plane  and  get  in  close  communion  with  him  and  in 
touch  with  his  aspirations  and  trend  of  mind.  We  have  known  A.  C.  Ball 
49  years,  always  found  him  to  be  frank  and  outspoken.  If  a  friend,  a  true 
one,  and  always  ready  to  punish  an  enemy  and  had  no  compromise  to  make. 
A  typical  Kentuckian,  strong  in  his  likes  and  dislikes,"  Mr.  Ball  died  May 
1,  1908,  and  interment  was  made  at  the  Brown  Cemetery,  his  comrades  of 
Surgeon  John  Cravens  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  acting  as  honorary  pallbearers. 
Mrs.  Ball  died  Oct.  19,  1901,  having  been  the  mother  of  nine  children,  as 
follows:  Mollie,  Maggie  B.,  Sallie,  Frank  C.  and  Willie,  who  are  deceased; 
John  H.,  who  is  engaged  in  contracting  and  building  in  Bridgewater,  Mass. ; 
Mrs.  Lydia  Thomas,  a  resident  of  Gallatin;  L.  D.,  who  is  proprietor  of  the 
hotel  at  Trenton,  Mo. ;  and  Robert  J, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  903 

Robert  J.  Ball  received  his  education  in  the  graded  and  high  schools 
of  Gallatin  and  in  1887  entered  upon  his  career  as  "Devil"  in  the  office  of 
the  Gallatin  Democrat,  of  which  Wes  L.  Robertson  was  owner  and  editor. 
From  the  time  of  his  first  connection  with  this  paper  a  warm  regard  be- 
tween employer  and  employe  has  been  maintained.  Mr.  Ball  rose  to  be 
foreman  on  the  paper,  then  superintendent  of  the  plant,  and  in  1898  bought 
a  half-interest.  As  his  partner,  Uncle  Wes  Robertson,  expresses  it;  "Mr. 
Ball  reached  the  point  in  salary  where  he  (Mr.  Robertson)  figured  it  would 
be  better  for  him  to  sell  a  half  interest  and  let  Ball  help  foot  the  bills." 
The  partnership  has  continued  from  May  1,  1898  until  January  1,  1920, 
when  Mr.  Ball  became  sole  owner  of  the  Gallatin  Democrat  newspaper,  fol- 
lowing the  death  of  Mr.  Robertson,  Dec.  23,  1919. 

Long  an  active  worker  in  democratic  politics,  in  1913  Mr.  Ball  was 
chosen  postmaster  of  Gallatin,  by  Hon.  J.  W.  Alexander,  and  served  from 
May  that  year  until  January,  1912,  when  he  ably  discharged  his  duties  in 
that  capacity. 

For  some  years  Mr.  Ball  was  secretary  of  the  Democratic  County 
Committee.  Fraternally  he  belongs  to  the  Royal  Arch  Masons,  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  the 
Woodmen  of  the  World,  He  is  a  member  of  the  Northwest  Missouri  Press 
Association  and  its  vice  president,  and  in  January,  1915,  became  its  presi- 
dent. He  also  holds  membership  in  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association 
and  the  Gallatin  Commercial  Club,  and  in  1914  was  appointed  president  of 
the  latter  organization.  The  following  is  quoted  from  the  Gallatin  North 
Missourian,  issue  of  Nov.  19,  1914:  "From  the  'Devil'  in  a  print  shop  to  the 
presidency  of  the  Gallatin  Commercial  Club.  That  is  what  we  call  making 
good,  and  such  was  the  sentiment  of  every  member  of  the  club  at  the  6 :30 
luncheon  on  Tuesday  evening,  when  Robert  J.  Ball,  postmaster  and  junior 
editor  of  the  Gallatin  Democrat,  was  chosen  the  active  head  of  the  Gallatin 
Commercial  Club,  succeeding  C.  M.  Harrison.  The  Committee  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated upon  their  selection,  as  a  better  man  could  not  have  been  chosen. 
Mr.  Ball  is  a  live  wire,  energetic,  a  tireless  worker  and  a  splendid  fellow. 
The  club  can  rest  assured  that  their  interests  will  be  carefully  safeguard- 
ed and  that  the  organization  will  move  along  with  plenty  of  the  right 
kind  of  enthusiasm  and  spirit.  Mr.  Ball  is  a  'gingery'  man  and  whatever 
he  undertakes  he  puts  'ginger'  into  it  and  makes  it  a  success.  Then,  too, 
he  is  self  made  and  has  come  up  the  Hne  through  his  own  efforts." 

On  March  5,  1898,  Mr.  Ball  was  married  to  Miss  Theo  M.  Welden,  of 
Bancroft,  Mo.,  a  daughter  of  C.  H.  Welden,  a  pioneer,  ex-county  official 
and  prominent  citizen  of  Daviess  County.  Five  children  have?  been  born  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ball:   Marjorie,  now  Mrs.  Robert  L.  Etter,  Jr.;  Eleanor, 


904  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Robert  Welden,  Conrad  Luckey  and  Mary  Ellen.    Mr.  Ball  is  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  South. 

Joseph  M.  Caldwell,  pioneer  settler  of  Daviess  County  and  a  veteran 
of  the  Civil  War,  v^^as  born  in  Owen  County,  Ky.,  Aug.  11,  1847.  His 
parents  were  William  M.  and  Catherine  (Minor)  Caldwell. 

W.  M.  Caldwell  and  his  wife  came  to  Missouri,  in  1852,  and  settled  in 
Platte  County.  In  1860,  they  came  to  Daviess  County  and  located  in  Jef- 
ferson Township,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  Mr. 
Caldwell  died  in  1875,  and  Mrs.  Caldwell,  in  March,  1914.  Their  remains 
are  buried  in  Black  Cemetery.  Mr.  Caldwell  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri 
State  Militia.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Jackson  Searcy  of 
Beaver  City,  Okla. ;  J.  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Elizabeth,  married 
Mr.  Munson  and  is  now  dead,  her  remains  are  buried  in  Black  Cemetery ; 
James  T.,  living  at  Trenton ;  Ellen ;  Catherine,  now  Mrs.  Minor  of  DeKalb 
County;  Rosa,  now  Mrs.  Palmer  of  Jefferson  Township;  G.  A.,  of  St. 
Joseph ;  William,  died  at  the  age  of  four  years,  and  his  remains  are  buried 
in  Thompson  Cemetery ;  David  J.,  of  Weatherby ;  and  John  S.,  Jefferson 
Township.  Mrs.  Searcy,  the  eldest  child,  is  now  76  years  of  age  and  her 
husband  is  81  years  old.  They  celebrated  the  sixtieth  anniversary  of  their 
wedding  at  Beaver  City,  Okla.,  Dec.  22,  1921.  Mr.  Searcy  was  a  comrade 
of  Joseph  M.  Caldwell  during  the  Civil  War. 

Joseph  M.  Caldwell  attended  the  schools  in  Platte  County,  and  since, 
1860,  has  lived  in  Daviess  County,  except  for  two  years  which  he  spent  in 
DeKalb  and  Clinton  counties.  In  1877,  he  traded  for  40  acres  of  home  place 
and  now  owns  145  acres  of  the  Caldwell  home  three  miles  north  of  Winston. 
He  owned  other  land,  which  he  has  now  turned  over  to  his  children. 

Mr.  Caldwell  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War,  Aug.  10,  1864  in 
Company  C,  43rd  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  enlisted  at  St.  Joseph, 
and  was  mustered  out  of  service  at  Benton  Barracks,  June  29,  1865.  He 
participated  in  the  battle  at  Glasgow,  and  was  in  several  skirmishes  in 
Jackson  County  and  other  parts  of  Missouri. 

Mr.  Caldwell  was  married,  Jan.  13,  1870,  in  Jefferson  Township  to 
Sarah  A.  Minor.  The  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  B.  F.  Kennedy. 
Mrs.  Caldwell  was  a  daughter  of  George  W.  Minor  and  wife,  and  was  born 
in  Owen  County,  Ky.  She  died  on  July  27,  1897,  at  the  age  of  48  years, 
and  her  remains  are  buried  in  Black  Cemetery.  To  her  union  with  Joseph 
M.  Caldwell  the  following  children  were  born:  0.  W.,  of  Gallatin;  J.  B., 
living  in  Jefferson  Township;  Clarence,  died  in  infancy;  W.  0.,  living  in 
Jefferson  Township ;  Joda,  died  in  infancy ;  Alice,  the  wife  of  Denver 
Searcy  of  Marion  Township ;  Saf rona,  married  to  Clyde  Oak,  and  living  on 
the  home  place;  and  G.  E.,  living  in  Jefferson  Township. 


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Mr.  Caldwell  has  the  following  grandchildren:  Mrs.  Lottie  (Caldwell) 
Davis;  Mrs.  Ada  (Caldwell)  Drummond;  Mrs.  Bessie  (Caldwell)  Drum- 
mond;  Roy,  Edna,  Rosina,  Virgil,  Oneita,  Walter,  and  Agnes  Caldwell; 
Carl  Searcy,  and  Mrs.  Lela  (Searcy)  Egbert  of  Chillicothe;  Pauline  and 
Sylvia  Oak;  and  Cecil,  Dorothy,  Nina,  and  Lois  Caldwell.  Six  grandchil- 
dren are  dead.  Mr.  Caldwell  has  three  living  great  grandchildren ;  Clyta 
Davis,  and  an  infant  Robert  Drummond. 

Joseph  M.  Caldwell  is  one  of  the  interesting  pioneers  of  the  county, 
where  he  is  a  highly  respected  citizen.  He  recalls  the  time  in  1853  while 
living  in  Platte  County,  that  the  Indians  were  in  the  state — coming  and 
going. 

Robert  E.  Stapleton  is  the  county  recorder  of  Daviess  County  and  is 
also  a  business  man  of  Gallatin,  where  he  lives.  He  is  a  native  of  Daviess 
county,  born  on  a  farm  in  Benton  Township,  March  11,  1883,  the  son  of 
James  H.  and  Elvira  (McGinley)  Stapleton. 

James  H.  Stapleton  was  born  in  Worth  County,  Oct.  3,  1849.  After  he 
was  grown  he  went  to  Harrison  County,  later  moving  to  Daviess  County, 
where  he  operated  a  farm  until  his  death.  He  married  Elvira  McGinley, 
who  was  born  in  Gentry  County,  Oct.  1,  1852.  To  their  union  ten  children 
were  born,  only  four  of  whom  are  now  living:  W.  D.,  Gallatin;  John  R.,  a 
resident  of  Macon;  Robert  E.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  and  Charles  T., 
living  in  Kansas  City,  Kan.  James  H.  Stapleton  was  a  Republican.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Christian  church.  Mrs.  Stapleton 
died  in  1896  and  Mr.  Stapleton  on  April  25,  1911.  Their  remains  are  buried 
in  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery,  north  of  Pattonsburg. 

Robert  E.  Stapleton  grew  up  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  rural  schools. 
He  farmed  until  he  was  21  years  old,  and  then  worked  at  various  trades. 
The  year  he  was  15  years  old,  he  worked  at  Gallatin  for  a  time,  but  soon 
returned  to  the  farm.  He  clerked  in  a  dry  goods  store,  and  later  in  a  groc- 
ery store  at  Gallatin,  and  in  1913  he  opened  a  confectionery  store  and  news 
stand,  which  he  conducted  successfully.  He  disposed  of  his  mercantile  in- 
terests in  March,  1919.  On  Nov.  5,  1918  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of 
county  recorder  of  deeds,  and  took  up  his  new  duties  Jan.  1,  1919.  In  April, 
1921  he  opened  the  Delmonico  Ice  Cream  Parlor  on  South  Main  Street. 
This  business  is  conducted  by  Mr.  Stapleton  and  his  son,  Loren  C. 

On  May  31,  1903  Mr.  Stapleton  was  married  to  Lorena  F.  Hawkins, 
born  in  Daviess  County,  the  daughter  of  L.  and  Mary  F.  Hawkins.  Mr. 
Hawkins  was  born  in  North  Carolina,  and  his  wife  in  South  Carolina.  They 
were  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  Mrs.  Hawkins  now  lives  at  Gallatin. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stapleton  had  six  children  born  to  their  union:  Loren  C, 
graduated  from  the  Gallatin  High  School  in  1922,  now  assisting  his  father 


906  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

in  the  Delmonico  Ice  Cream  Parlor;  Elsie  Jewell,  at  home;  Elmer  L.,  died 
July  23,  1918  at  the  age  of  eight  years ;  Forrest  L.,  Gwynetha  Fern,  and 
Robert  Junior,  at  home. 

Mr.  Stapleton  is  a  Republican,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  He  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  for  the 
past  four  years  has  been  Financial  Secretary  of  Lodge  No.  167  at  Gallatin. 
He  is  a  substantial  citizen,  and  a  competent  officer  of  Daviess  County. 

W.  T.  Osborn,  a  former  business  man  of  Gallatin,  Daviess  County,  is 
now  a  traveling  salesman  but  maintains  his  residence  at  Gallatin.  Mr. 
Osborn  is  well  known  in  and  around  Gallatin,  where  he  was  born  on  Nov. 
14,  1862.     His  parents  were  Thomas  J.  and  Susan  A.   (Peniston)   Osborn. 

Thomas  J.  Osborn  was  born  in  Fountain  County,  Ind.,  and  came  to 
Daviess  County,  in  the  '40's  He  was  in  the  mercantile  business  in  Old 
Victoria,  an  inland  town  in  Jefferson  Township,  for  several  years.  In  1850 
he  located  at  Gallatin,  where  he  was  in  business  throughout  the  period  of 
the  Civil  War.  His  parents,  Jesse  Osborn  and  his  wife,  settled  at  Win- 
ston, at  the  same  time  that  Thomas  J.  Osborn  came  to  Daviess  County. 

Thomas  J.  Osborn  was  married  the  first  time  to  Miss  Owen,  and  to 
that  union  four  children  were  born:  James,  deceased;  Robert  0.,  now  a 
resident  of  Los  Angeles,  Calif.;  Homer  A.,  deceased;  and  Alice,  now  Mrs. 
Harvey  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Osborn  was  married  the  second  time  to  Susan  A. 
Peniston.  She  was  born  three  miles  east  of  Gallatin  in  1838,  the  daughter 
of  William  P.  and  Miss  (Walls)  Peniston,  both  natives  of  Kentucky,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Peniston  settled  in  Daviess  County  in  the  early  '30's,  and  Mr. 
Peniston  became  a  well  known  man  of  the  community.  He  was  instrumen- 
tal in  getting  the  first  court  house  of  the  county  erected;  served  as  the 
sheriff  of  the  county,  and  later  as  the  clerk  and  recorder  of  the  county. 
He  was  a  captain  in  the  State  Militia  during  the  trouble  in  Missouri  known 
as  the  Mormon  War. 

To  the  union  of  Thomas  J.  and  Susan  A.  (Peniston)  Osborn  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born:  W.  T.,  the  subject  of  this  review;  Mrs.  Frank 
Casey,  living  at  Wilson,  Okla. ;  Jesse  B.,  with  Wolff  Brothers  Mercantile 
Company,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Mrs.  S.  W.  Armentrout,  Marshall ;  H.  C,  a 
traveling  salesman  of  Gallatin;  Mrs.  W.  S.  Townsend,  deceased;  and  Mrs. 
Iva  Schofield,  living  in  Oakland,  Calif.  Thomas  J.  Osborn  died  in  1876  at 
the  age  of  52  years,  and  his  widow  now  lives  with  her  son,  H.  C.  Osborn, 
and  is,  today,  the  oldest  native  born  Daviess  Countian. 

W.  T.  Osborn  was  reared  and  educated  in  Gallatin.  He  graduated 
from  the  Gallatin  High  School,  and  entered  the  hardware  business  with 
T.  J.  Grain.  He  remained  in  that  work  for  about  ten  years,  then  sold  his  in- 
terest in  the  business.    He  became  connected  with  the  Gallatin  Dry  Goods 


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and  Grocery  Company,  but  disposed  of  his  share  of  that  enterprise  a  httle 
later.  He  went  into  the  hardware  business  again  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Osborn  Brothers.  In  1920,  the  partners  in  that  firm  sold  the 
business  to  C.  K.  Connel.  Mr.  Osborne  then  accepted  a  position  as  travel- 
ing salesman  for  the  Tootle-Campbell  Dry  Goods  Company  at  St.  Joseph. 
He  has  northwest  Missouri  and  southwest  Iowa  for  his  territory,  and  is  ac- 
counted one  of  the  most  successful  men  in  his  line  of  work.  In  1896  Mr. 
Osborn  built  an  all  modern  home  in  Gallatin,  and  he  spends  every  week  end 
there. 

Mr.  Osborn  was  married  April  26,  1888  to  Minnie  Higgins.  Mrs.  Os- 
born was  born  at  Brunswick.  Her  parents,  both  now  dead,  were  Robert  H. 
and  Rebecca  Higgins,  natives  of  Virginia,  and  early  settlers  of  Chariton 
County,  Missouri.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Osborn  have  three  children:  Robert  T., 
born  in  1890,  graduated  from  the  Gallatin  High  School  and  the  Missouri 
State  University,  entered  at  once  the  employe  of  the  Refinery  of  Standard 
Oil  Company,  married  Miss  Bess  Troy  of  California,  and  is  now  Assistant 
Superintendent  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company  at  Point  Richmond,  Calif. ; 
Edwin  C,  graduated  from  the  Kansas  City  Dental  College  at  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  during  the  World  War,  and  served 
in  the  Dental  Corps  in  various  camps  from  California  to  New  York,  now 
practicing  his  profession  in  St.  Joseph ;  and  Mary  Frances,  a  student  in 
the  Gallatin  High  School. 

Mr.  Osborn  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  on  the  city  council  for  a 
number  of  years.  He  is  identified  with  the  Methodist  church,  takes  an 
active  interest  in  the  church  work,  and  is  a  member  of  the  local  board 
of  stewards.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Young 
Mens'  Christian  Association ;  is  a  director  of  the  Gallatin  Chautauqua  As- 
sociation; and  belongs  to  the  following  lodges;  the  Ancient  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Modern  Wood- 
ment  of  America,  and  the  lUinois  Traveling  Men's  Association  at  Chicago. 
He  is  among  the  progressive  citizens  of  Gallatin,  where  he  is  held  in  high 
esteem. 

A.  A.  Newman,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Gallatin,  the  owner  of 
1600  acres  of  land  in  Harrison  and  Monroe  Townships,  was  born  in  Knox 
County,  111.,  Dec.  20,  1857,  the  son  of  George  and  Palmyra  (Geer)  Newman. 

Geofge  Newman  was  born  in  Ohio,  Sept.  1,  1825.  During  his  early 
life  he  went  to  Illinois,  where  he  was  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  He 
died  in  Dewitt  County,  111.,  June  11,  1881.  Mrs.  Newman  was  born  Sept. 
20,  1833,  in  Ohio,  and  after  Mr.  Newman's  death  she  married  Benjamin 
Mitchell.    She  died  Jan.  4,  1917,  in  Niles,  Mich.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  New- 


908  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

man  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  of  whom  A,  A.  Newman,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  is  the  only  survivor. 

A.  A.  Newman  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools.  He  taught  school  for  two  terms  in  Dewitt 
County,  111.  He  later  became  engaged  in  farming.  In  1896  he  moved  his 
family  to  Daviess  County,  from  Illinois,  where  he  purchased  750  acres  of 
land  in  Harrison  Township.  He  improved  this  land  and  farmed  until  1919, 
when  he  retired  and  moved  to  Gallatin. 

Mr.  Newman  was  married  March  4,  1883,  to  Winifred  P.  Kegarice,  a 
native  of  Dewitt  County,  111.,  and  daughter  of  James  J.  and  Melissa 
(Phares)  Kegarice,  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio.  They  were  among 
the  early  settlers  of  Illinois.  Mrs.  Kegarice  was  married  the  second  time 
to  Asel  Waldo.    She  died  in  Caldwell  County. 

A.  A.  Newman  and  wife  are  the  parents  of  five  children,  as  follows: 
Webster  Lynn,  at  home ;  Sylvia  L.,  the  wife  of  Wm.  Andriano,  St.  Joseph ; 
Nettie  M.,  the  wife  of  John  Tomlinson,  Pittsburg,  Kan. ;  Myra  A.,  the  wife 
of  Noble  Young,  Spickard;  Winifred  C,  the  wife  of  Ralph  Hall,  residing  on 
a  farm  in  Caldwell  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Newman  have  nine  grandchil- 
dren. 

Mr.  Newman  was  very  successful  as  a  stock  feeder,  and  did  extensive 
shipping.  He  usually  had  300  head  of  cattle  at  a  time.  All  of  Mr.  Newman's 
land  is  now  rented,  being  occupied  by  six  tenants.  Mr.  Newman  is  a  Re- 
publican and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  Mrs.  Newman  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  which  Mr.  Newman  also  attends, 
Mrs.  Newman  takes  an  active  part  in  club  work.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Newman 
are  widely  known  and  merit  the  esteem  in  which  they  are  held  by  the  com- 
munity. 

Silas  M.  Stroup,  a  retired  farmer  of  Monroe  Township,  Daviess  Coun- 
ty, was  born  March  19,  1847,  in  Fulton  County,  Ind.,  a  son  of  Samuel  and 
Martha  (Search)  Stroup,  the  former  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  the  lat- 
ter of  Marion  County,  Ohio. 

Samuel  Stroup  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Indiana,  and  it  was 
there  he  and  his  wife  made  their  home.  They  were  the  parents  of  five 
children,  of  whom  Silas  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  the  only  survivor. 

Silas  M.  Stroup  was  reared  in  Indiana,  and  at  the  age  of  18  years  he 
enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil  War,  in  Company  A,  155  Regiment,  Indiana 
Volunteer  Infantry.  After  serving  100  days,  he  was  discharged,  but  re-en- 
listed for  one  year,  or  during  the  remainder  of  the  war.  He  was  engaged 
in  several  battles,  and  was  stationed  at  Washington,  D.  C,  as  a  soldier,  at 
the  time  when  President  Lincoln  was  assassinated. 


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In  1866  Mr.  Stroup  went  to  Topeka,  Kan.,  where  he  remained  for  sev- 
eral months.  He  then  moved  to  Gallatin,  Mo.,  where  his  mother  and  step- 
father were  then  living.  The  following  spring  they  moved  to  a  farm  in 
Monroe  Township. 

Mr.  Stroup  owns  40  acres  of  land  in  Monroe  Township,  and  at  the  time 
he  retired  from  active  farming,  was  very  successful.  He  is  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and  one  of  the  reliable  and  substantial  members  of  his  community. 

Carsten  Pape,  deceased,  was  a  well  known  farmer  of  Monroe  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  owned  120  acres  of  land 
where  his  widow  now  lives.  He  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  and  was 
brought  up  on  a  farm  there.  In  1871  he  came  to  New  York,  later  going  to 
Michigan,  where  he  worked  for  one  winter  in  the  lumber  camps  and  on  a 
farm. 

Mr.  Pape  came  to  Daviess  County,  in  1877,  and  purchased  80  acres  of 
land  in  Monroe  Township,  in  partnership  with  his  brother-in-law,  Lewis 
Mitchell.  They  farmed  together  for  ten  years,  when  Mr.  Pape  bought  the 
farm  for  himself,  making  extensive  improvements. 

June  11,  1887,  Mr.  Pape  was  married  to  Catherine  Henners,  also  a  na- 
tive of  Hanover,  Germany.  She  came  from  Germany  in  1871,  and  was 
married  in  Monroe  Township. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pape  were  the  parents  of  five  children,  as  follows:  Anna, 
a  trained  nurse,  educated  in  Maryville  Normal  School  and  now  engaged  in 
her  profession  at  Prescott,  Ariz.;  Mary,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Elizabeth,  a 
teacher.  North  Dakota;  Tena,  now  Mrs.  Grafton  Chubbuck,  San  Francisco, 
California;  John,  at  home. 

Carsten  Pape  died  July  22,  1910.  He  was  an  independent  voter.  Dur- 
ing his  life  as  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Mr,  Pape  was  always  known  to  have 
a  fine  grade  of  Shorthorn  cattle.  He  was  a  man  of  integrity,  a  believer  in 
progressive  methods  in  his  work,  and  was  always  ready  to  support  the  best 
interests  of  his  community. 

Henry  Holmes,  an  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  183  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was 
born  Jan.  16,  1858,  in  Caldwell  County,  the  son  of  Henry  and  Tressia 
Holmes. 

Henry  Holmes,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  v/as  born  in 
Germany.  After  his  marriage  he  came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  Mis- 
souri. By  trade  he  was  a  brick  mason,  but  after  moving  to  Missouri  he 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Caldwell  County.  Tressia  Holmes,  the  mother  of  Hen- 
ry Holmes,  died  in  1870,  and  Mr.  Holmes  was  married  the  second  time  to 
Mary  Cherrie.  Five  children  were  born  to  this  union  as  well  as  five  to  the 
first.    Mr,  Holmes  died  in  Pueblo,  Colo.,  in  1882,  at  the  age  of  63  years. 


910  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Henry  Holmes  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Missouri.  When  a  young  man 
he  worked  as  a  farm  hand,  later  making  railroad  ties,  and  cutting  lumber 
of  all  kinds.  He  also  worked  for  some  time  in  Colorado  cutting  saw  logs. 
In  1891  he  purchased  his  present  farm  in  Union  Township,  where  he  has 
been  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising. 

April  12,  1891,  Mr.  Holmes  was  married  to  Eva  McDow,  a  daughter  of 
F.  M.  and  Euritta  (Huff)  McDow.  She  was  born  Nov.  9,  1873,  in  Union 
Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  McDow  is  now  deceased,  and  his  widow 
lives  in  Gallatin.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holmes  have  been  born  six  children,  as 
follows :  Lena,  the  wife  of  Theodore  Peniston,  Union  Township ;  Mabel,  the 
wife  of  Boyd  Beck,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Ora,  at  home;  Chester,  at  home; 
and  Era  and  Vera,  twins,  both  living  at  home.  Mr.  Holmes  has  two  grand- 
children, Edwin  and  Elenor  Peniston. 

Mr.  Holmes  is  identified  with  the  Repubhcan  party  in  politics  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  No.  167,  Gallatin.  He  has 
always  been  a  man  of  enterprise  and  ambition,  and  is  a  reliable  citizen  of 
Union  Township. 

V.  E.  Knight,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  Feb.  21,  1872,  in  this  township,  a  son  of  James 
and  Sarah  (Peniston)  Knight. 

James  Knight  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  born  Jan.  8,  1843.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  was  a  soldier,  and  came  to  Daviess  County,  after  the  war 
and  settled  in  Union  Township,  where  he  farmed  the  remainder  of  his  life, 
owning  at  his  death,  June  21,  1889,  120  acres  of  well  improved  land.  Sarah 
(Peniston)  Knight  was  a  native  of  Livingston  County.  She  died  in  1883. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Knight  seven  children  were  born,  as  follows :  Oma, 
wife  of  George  Jones,  Jamesport;  Verona,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  George 
Ginder;  V.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  M.  N.,  Jackson  Township;  Jesse, 
Bates  County ;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Eugene  Roeark,  Sedalia ;  Mary,  de- 
ceased, was  the  wife  of  Robert  Williams. 

V.  E.  Knight  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  at  the  age  of  16  years  he  be- 
gan farming  for  himself.  He  rented  land  for  a  number  of  years  and  in 
1915  purchased  his  present  farm  in  Union  Township,  where  he  has  been 
successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  owns  79  v;  acres 
of  well  improved  land,  and  is  widely  known  as  a  breeder  of  Duroc  Jersey 
hogs.  His  farm  is  improved  with  a  modern  residence  and  newly  built 
barns. 

On  April  9,  1896,  Mr.  Knight  was  married  to  Julia  Nicholes,  who  was 
born  April  1,  1876  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  daughter  of 


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John  and  Belle  (Snyder)  Nicholes,  natives  of  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nicho- 
les  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  V.  E.  Knight  seven  children  have  been  born,  as  fol- 
lows: Hazel,  deceased;  Jesse,  married  to  Grace  Carter,  Aug.  6,  1921;  John 
at  home;  Glenn  M.,  deceased;  Maybelle,  at  home;  Mary  F.,  at  home;  Virgil 
Ellis,  at  home.  Jesse  Knight  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World  War,  and 
was  stationed  at  Cameron,  in  the  Student  Army  Corps.  He  was  never 
called  into  active  service. 

Mr.  Knight  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  on  the  school  board  for  nine 
years.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Farmers  Mercantile  Company  of  Gallatin. 
Mr.  Knight  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He 
is  a  public  spirited  citizen  who  takes  an  active  interest  in  local  affairs,  and 
the  Knight  family  is  very  prominent  in  the  community. 

M.  H.  Patterson,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  Sept.  3,  1856,  at  Indianola,  Iowa,  a  son  of 
H.  H.  and  Jane  (Patterson)  Patterson. 

H.  H.  Patterson  was  born  in  Tazewell  County,  Va.,  Sept.  2,  1824.  In 
October,  1844,  he  was  married  in  Virginia.  His  wife  was  born  in  Tazewell 
County,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  1831.  She  died  in  1903.  Mr.  Patterson  during  his 
early  life  was  a  carpenter  and  cabinet  maker.  Before  the  Civil  War  he 
went  west  to  the  gold  fields.  He  came  from  Livingston  County,  Mo.,  in 
1866  and  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  was  successfully  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. He  purchased  and  improved  many  farms  in  Missouri,  and  had  retired 
many  years  before  his  death  at  Gallatin,  Feb.  22,  1914,  having  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Gallatin  for  about  40  years.  He  was  a  Democrat,  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church,  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Patterson  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  of  whom  M.  H.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  is  the  only  survivor. 

M.  H.  Patterson  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  At  the  age  of  12  years  he  came  to  Daviess  County,  with  his  par- 
ents. In  1883,  Mr.  Patterson  bought  his  present  farm  and  made  extensive 
improvements. 

On  Sept.  2,  1875,  Mr.  Patterson  was  married  to  Laura  J.  Martin, 
a  daughter  of  Elisha  and  Margaret  Ann  (Miller)  Martin,  natives  of  Piatt 
County.  In  about  1865,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  settled  on  a  farm  in  Jackson 
Township,  where  Mrs.  Patterson  was  reared.  She  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  taught  one  year  of  school.  Mrs.  Patterson  was  born  Oct. 
16,  1856. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patterson  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 


912  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Oscar  M.,  Pasadena,  Calif.;  Albert  H.,  deceased;  Frank  W.,  deceased; 
Daisy,  Gallatin ;  Guy  S.,  St.  Joseph ;  Leonard  E.,  at  home ;  and  Lillie  B.,  at 
home.  Leonard  E.  Patterson  was  drafted  during  the  World  War,  having 
the  first  number  to  be  drawn  in  the  draft  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  from 
Daviess  County.  He  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  and  sailed  with  Company 
C,  89th  Division,  356th  Infantry,  as  a  sergeant.  At  the  end  of  the  war,  he 
was  sent  to  Germany  with  the  Army  of  Occupation,  and  was  stationed  at 
Schweich,  near  Coblenz.  He  was  discharged  from  the  army  June  18,  1919, 
at  Camp  Funston,  Kan.,  after  which  he  returned  home.  During  the  entire 
war  Hemery  Ramsbotton  was  his  "buddy."  They  were  together  constantly 
until  the  Battle  of  the  Argonne  when  Ramsbottom  was  wounded.  They 
were  with  a  company  of  75  or  80  men  that  were  thought  lost  for  three  days 
and  nights.  In  the  meantime  they  had  advanced  toward  the  German  lines, 
capturing  a  German  officer.  Later  they  were  joined  by  the  rest  of  their 
company.  • 

Mr.  Patterson  owns  160  acres  of  land  in  Jackson  Township  and  60 
acres  in  Union  Township,  and  has  been  very  successful  in  farming  and 
stock  raising.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  one  of  the  progressive  and  enter- 
prising citizens  of  Jackson  Township. 

Lew  Wallace  Powell,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union 
Township,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County  and  was  born  on  the  farm  where 
he  now  resides,  March  13,  1875.  He  is  a  son  of  W.  L.  and  Mary  (Miller) 
Powell. 

W.  L.  Powell  was  a  prominent  pioneer  citizen  of  Daviess  County.  He 
was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Ind.,  Feb.  25,  1837,  his  parents  both  be- 
ing natives  of  Kentucky.  His  father  died  when  W.  L.  Powell  was  nine 
years  of  age,  and  early  in  life  the  responsibility  of  assisting  his  widow 
mother  fell  upon  him.  His  mother  afterwards  married  and  removed  to 
Boone  County,  Ind.  W.  L.  Powell  received  a  meager  common  school  edu- 
cation and  came  to  Missouri  in  1857  and  settled  in  the  Civil  Bend  Country 
where  he  worked  at  the  carpenter's  trade  for  a  few  years.  On  April  1, 
1860  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Miller  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  they 
moved  into  a  one  room  log  cabin  on  his  wife's  farm  of  240  acres,  two  miles 
southeast  of  Gallatin.  Here  they  resided  until  Mr.  Powell  enlisted  in  the 
Union  Army  on  Feb.  3,  1862,  becoming  a  member  of  the  First  Regiment, 
Missouri  Volunteer  Cavalry,  State  Militia.  He  was  a  non-commissioned 
officer  and  was  in  active  service  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

After  receiveing  his  honorable  discharge  from  the  army,  Mr.  Powell 
returned  to  the  farm  and  was  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock- 
raising  for  many  years.  He  gave  special  attention  to  raising  fine  horses. 
By  his  thrift  and  industry  he  accumulated  more  land  and  made  substantial 


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improvements  on  his  place.  He  remained  on  the  home  farm  until  April, 
1903  when  he  moved  to  Gallatin  with  his  family  where  he  died  July  11, 
1905.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  church,  having  united  with  that 
denomination  at  Old  Union  in  1858  and  for  a  number  of  years  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Christian  Church  at  Gallatin.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  school  board  of  his  district  for  years.  He  was  a  staunch 
Republican  and  well  known  and  highly  respected  in  Daviess  County. 

Mary  (Miller)  Powell,  wife  of  W.  L.  Powell  was  born  in  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  July  4,  1843.  She  was  reared  in  this  county  and  re- 
ceived a  common  school  education  and  has  always  resided  here.  She  now 
lives  in  Gallatin.  Mrs.  Powell  has  been  a  member  of  the  Christian  church 
for  63  years,  having  united  with  that  church  at  Old  Union  in  1859.  She 
is  a  daughter  of  Tobias  and  Catherine  (Brawner)  Miller,  both  natives  of 
Garrard  County,  Ky.,  the  former  born  Jan.  27,  1807  and  the  later  Feb.  22, 
1825.  They  were  married  in  Clay  County,  Mo.,  Nov.  6,  1839,  and  the  fol- 
lowing children  were  born  to  them:  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  John  P.  Sweaney; 
Caroline,  married  W.  P.  Heyser  and 'is  now  deceased;  Jacob  Miller,  de- 
ceased ;  George  W.  Miller,  Norman,  Okla. ;  and  Mary,  married  W.  L.  Powell. 
The  father  died  Aug.  9,  1851  when  Mrs.  Powell  was  eight  years  old,  and  the 
widowed  mother  with  her  five  small  children  resided  on  the  home  place 
until  the  death  of  the  mother,  Sept.  22,  1854.  After  her  death  the  chil- 
dren were  reared  and  educated  by  David  Henderson  and  wife,  prominent 
citizens  of  Marion  Township. 

Tobias  Miller  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Liberty  Township, 
coming  from  Kentucky  in  1834.  He  was  one  of  the  prominent  men  of 
Daviess  County,  owning  several  hundred  acres  of  land;  he  was  also  a 
botanic  doctor  and  was  roted  for  his  honesty  and  integrity.  He  held  sev- 
eral offices  of  trust  and  responsibility.  He  was  appointed  county  commis- 
sioner in  1840  and  held  that  office  for  years.  In  1842  he  was  appointed 
commissioner  of  public  buildings  and  served  in  that  capacity  when  the  first 
court  house  was  erected.  In  1846  he  was  elected  county  judge  and  served 
until  1849  when  he  resigned  to  engage  in  the  mercantile  business  with 
Philip  Wirt.  While  in  St.  Louis  buying  goods  he  died  from  cholera,  Aug.  9, 
1851. 

To  W.  L.  and  Mary  (Miller)  Powell  were  born  the  following  children : 
Sarah  Frances,  born  April  22,  1861,  married  M.  P.  McNamee  of  Harrison 
County,  Feb.  11,  1883  and  died  Aug.  21,  1884 ;  Elizabeth  Ann,  married  H. 
C.  Butts  of  Carroll  County,  Sept.  16,  1891  and  they  reside  in  Chillicothe 
and  have  two  children,  Lottie  Lucile  and  George  C. ;  James  Henry,  born 
May  28,  1866  and  died  Aug.  27,  1873;  Dora,  resides  in  Gallatin  with  her 
mother;  Lulu  J.,  married  E.  E.  McCue  of  Harrington,  Wash.,  March  2, 


914  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

1908,  died  at  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  March  15,  1913;  Lew  Wallace,  whose 
name  introduces  this  review ;  and  Mamie,  born  Oct.  2,  1883,  died  Nov,  6, 
1886. 

Lew  Wallace  Powell  was  educated  in  the  district  school,  the  public 
schools  of  Gallatin  and  Grand  River  College.  He  has  been  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising  practically  all  his  life  and  is  now  part  owner  and  man- 
ager of  a  well  improved  and  valuable  farm  of  350  acres,  located  2K'  miles 
southeast  of  Gallatin. 

On  Dec.  5,  1915,  Mr.  Powell  was  married  to  Miss  Annabel  Pearl  Zim- 
merman, a  daughter  of  Alvah  L.  and  Mary  Emma  (Shambaugh)  Zimmer- 
man. Mrs.  Powell  was  born  at  Weatherby,  Mo.  Her  father  was  born  at 
Six  Points,  Ind.,  Sept.  28,  1853  and  her  mother  was  born  at  Weatherby, 
Mo.,  Feb.  2,  1862.  They  were  married  Dec.  25,  1880,  and  now  reside  at 
Weatherby.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Powell  has  been  born  one  daughter,  Mary 
Lucille,  born  Oct.  27,  1916. 

Mr.  Powell  united  with  the  Christian  Church  at  Gallatin  in  1896  and 
has  served  on  the  church  board  since  1902.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
executive  board  of  the  Gallatin.  Y.  M.  C.  A.  He  is  a  Republican  and  one  of 
the  widely  known  and  substantial  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

J.  S.  Litton,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  565  acres  of  land,  was  born  March  12,  1856, 
in  Sampsel  Township,  Livingston  County,  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Maria 
(Barnes)  Litton. 

Thomas  Litton  was  born  in  Laurel  County,  Ky.,  in  1831,  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  1847,  locating  in  Livingston  County.  He  lived  on  the  same 
farm  in  Livingston  County  until  his  death  in  1896.  Mr.  Litton  was  a  mer- 
chant at  Lock  Springs  for  30  years,  but  always  made  his  home  on  a  farm. 
Maria  (Barnes)  Litton  was  also  a  native  of  Laurel  County,  Ky.  She  died 
in  1910  at  the  age  of  86  years.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Litton  13  children  were 
born,  of  whom  seven  are  now  living. 

J.  S.  Litton  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  district  schools. 
When  a  very  young  man  he  rented  land  and  carried  on  general  farming  and 
stock  raising.  He  later  inherited  40  acres  of  land.  In  1879  he  purchased 
his  first  farm  in  Livingston  County.  Since  that  time  he  has  bought  land 
from  time  to  time.  He  purchased  his  present  farm  in  1907,  on  which  he 
has  made  extensive  improvements. 

Mr.  Litton  was  married  the  first  time  Dec.  27,  1877,  to  Nancy  Ann 
Bland,  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  She  died  in  1884,  at  the  age  of  22 
years.  Two  children  were  born  to  this  union:  Maria  Elizabeth,  the  wife 
of  Walter  Gooman,  Chillicothe ;  Hester,  the  wife  of  William  Stockesberry, 
Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County. 


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Mr.  Litton  then  married  the  second  time  in  1889  to  Rosa  E.  Waters,  a 
native  of  Indiana.  To  this  union  eight  children  have  been  born,  as  follows : 
Bessie  May,  wife  of  William  Rupe  of  Livingston  County ;  Nannie  Bell,  wife 
of  Newton  Gibson,  Livingston  County ;  John  Raymond  of  Livingston  Coun- 
ty;  Ransome  Faye,  wife  of  Clarence  Richards,  Kansas  City,  Kan.;  Elsie 
Ellen,  at  home ;  Lawrence  Speed,  at  home ;  Charles  Oscar,  at  home ;  and 
Delmar  Harold  at  home.    Mr.  Litton  has  16  grandchildren  living, 

Mr.  Litton  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and 
Eastern  Star,  is  a  reliable  and  substantial  member  of  his  community,  and 
a  man  known  for  his  integrity  and  progressive  ideals. 

W.  F.  Houston,  an  efficient  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  ToNvn- 
ship,  Daviess  County,  was  born  March  20,  1876,  near  Lock  Springs,  the  son 
of  James  and  Fredonia  Jane  (French)  Houston. 

James  H.  Houston  was  born  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County. 
He  followed  farming  during  his  entire  life.  Mrs.  Houston  was  born  in  Ben- 
ton County,  Tenn.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Houston  are  now  deceased.  To 
James  H.  Houston  and  Fredonia  Jane  (French)  Houston  two  children  were 
born:  Ida,  the  wife  of  J.  S.  Hoskins,  Comanche,  Okla.,  and  W.  F.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

W.  F.  Houston  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  in  Jackson  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  He  started  out 
for  himself  in  life  at  the  age  of  20  years,  and  later  inherited  the  old  home 
place,  where  he  still  resides.  Mr.  Houston  has  been  unusually  successful 
in  general  farming  and  raises  high  grade  stock  on  his  197  acre  farm,  which 
is  modern  in  every  respect. 

On  Feb.  19,  1902,  Mr.  Houston  was  married  to  Bessie  McClure,  a  na- 
tive of  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  daughter  of  Abraham  and 
Mary  Ann  (Litton)  McClure.  To  this  union  three  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows :  Dortha,  the  wife  of  Olen  Stephens,  Jackson  Township,  Daviess 
County ;  Frank  F.,  at  home ;  and  Jewell,  at  home. 

In  politics  Mr.  Houston  is  a  Democrat ;  he  is  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church.  He  is  a  stockholder  of  the  Farmers  Co-operative  Store  at 
Lock  Springs.  Mr.  Houston  is  a  progressive  and  enterprising  citizen  who 
stands  high  in  his  community. 

William  E.  Brav,  the  efficient  and  well  known  mayor  of  Jamesport, 
was  born  April  29,  1866,  in  DeKalb  County,  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Lindley)  Bray.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bray  were  the  parents  of  13  children,  11 
of  whom  are  now  living. 

Samuel  Bray  was  born  in  1824  near  Raleigh,  N.  C.  He  was  a  farmer 
during  his  entire  life  and  came  to  DeKalb  County,  Mo.,  in  1859,  settling  on 


916  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

a  farm  in  Polk  Township.  In  1874  he  sold  out  and  moved  to  Maysville,  lo- 
cating south  of  there  on  a  farm  where  he  resided  for  40  years.  He  then 
moved  to  Maysville,  where  he  lived  for  eight  years  before  his  death  in  1911. 
During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Bray  was  a  soldier,  having  enlisted  in  DeKalb, 
County,  in  the  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church.  Mrs.  Bray  was  born  near  Raleigh,  N.  C,  in  1826. 
She  died  in  1904,  and  both  she  and  her  husband  are  buried  in  the  Mays- 
ville Cemetery. 

William  E.  Bray  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  and  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  the  Maysville  High  School,  later  attending  the 
Stansbury  Normal  and  Chillicothe  Normal  schools.  He  then  taught  school 
for*  17  years,  and  was  the  principal  of  the  Maysville  and  Fairport  Schools 
during  the  last  terms  of  his  teaching,  Mr.  Bray  also  owned  and  operated 
a  farm  for  20  years.  In  1902  he  went  into  the  real  estate  business  at  Mays- 
ville, where  he  was  engaged  until  1911,  when  he  removed  to  Jamesport, 
and  conducted  a  hardware  store  there  for  three  years.  While  in  Maysville, 
Mr.  Bray  was  in  partnership  with  his  brother,  Ollie  Bray,  in  the  hardware 
and  implement  business.  He  is  now  active  in  the  real  estate  business  in 
Jamesport,  and  has  been  very  successful  in  a  great  many  large  land  deals. 
Mr.  Bray  also  owns  160  acres  of  land  in  Gove  County,  Kansas. 

Mr.  Bray  was  elected  mayor  of  Jamesport,  in  1920.  In  politics  he  is 
a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Royal  Arch,  Mays- 
ville, the  Blue  Lodge,  Jamesport,  the  Eastern  Star  of  Jamesport,  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Yeoman,  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  the 
R.  N,  A. 

On  July  12,  1892,  Mr,  Bray  was  married  to  Martha  E,  Hart,  a  native 
of  DeKalb  County,  and  the  daughter  of  N.  S.  and  Mary  Jeanette  (Van 
Ausdal)  Hart,  natives  of  Preble  County,  Ohio.  Mr,  and  Mrs,  Hart  came  to 
Missouri  in  1880  and  located  in  DeKalb  County,  where  Mr.  Hart  died.  He 
served  as  county  clerk  of  DeKalb  County  for  four  years,  Mrs,  Hart  is  now 
living  at  Jamesport. 

To  W.  E.  and  Martha  (Hart)  Bray  eight  children  have  been  born,  as 
follows:  Hart  W.,  automobile  machinist,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Jeanette,  teach- 
er at  Jamesport,  a  graduate  of  Jamesport  High  Shool  and  one  year  at  the 
State  University,  also  a  year  at  Warrensburg  Normal  School ;  Barbara,  the 
wife  of  Clyde  L.  Robinson,  Jamesport  Township ;  Virginia,  attending  Wash- 
ington University,  St,  Louis,  Mo. ;  Margaret,  stenographer,  St.  Joseph ; 
Gertrude,  attending  business  college  at  St.  Joseph ;  Priscilla,  a  senior  at 
Jamesport  High  School ;  Caroline,  at  home. 

Mr,  Bray  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  was  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday  School  at  Maysville.    He  has  always  had  high  standards 


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and  progressive  ideals  in  civic  affairs  and  therefore,  stands  high  in  his 
community  and  in  Daviess  County. 

George  Dowe  Harris,  M.  D.  A  physician  and  surgeon  of  Jamesport, 
Mo.,  who  has  had  unusual  success  since  beginning  practice  at  Jamesport, 
in  1911,  and  in  1914  was  honored  by  election  to  the  office  of  vice  president 
of  the  Missouri  Electric  Medical  Society.  Through  his  grandparents  on 
both  sides.  Doctor  Harris  is  identified  with  pioneer  times  in  northwest 
Missouri,  since  the  families  have  lived  here  80  years  or  more,  and  the  first 
to  come  had  to  hew  homes  out  of  the  wilderness. 

George  Dowe  Harris  was  born  in  Grundy  County,  Mo.,  Jan.  1,  1884,  a 
son  of  James  P.  and  Jennie  (Anderson)  Harris,  his  father  a  native  of 
Grundy  County,  and  his  mother  of  Livingston  County.  The  father  was 
the  first  white  child  born  in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess  County. 

James  P.  Harris,  the  father  of  Doctor  Harris  was  born  July  22,  1839, 
on  the  old  farm  in  Grundy  County,  and  has  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  on  the  same  place.  When  he  was  a  boy  he  attended  a  school  supported 
by  subscriptions  and  kept  in  a  log  cabin,  which  had  a  fireplace  at  one  end, 
spHt  slab  benches,  puncheon  floors,  and  the  open  space  that  by  courtesy 
was  called  a  window  was  covered  with  greased  paper.  It  was  the  custom 
of  each  pupils'  parents  to  furnish  one  load  of  wood,  and  that  wood  was  pre- 
pared and  placed  in  the  fireplace  by  the  boy  pupils.  James  P.  Harris  lived 
at  home  with  his  parents  throughout  their  lives  and  at,their  death  became 
one  of  the  heirs  to  the  home  place.  Mr.  Harris  was  married  the  first  time 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  Crockett,  two  children  were  born  to  this  union,  now  de- 
ceased. His  second  marriage  was  to  Miss  Jennie  Anderson,  who  died 
shortly  after  the  birth  of  her  only  son.  Doctor  Harris.  The  third  marriage 
was  to  a  sister  of  the  second  wife,  Miss  Ella  Anderson,  no  children  were 
born  to  this  union.    His  last  wife  was  Lucenda  Coy,  she  is  now  living. 

The  mother  of  Doctor  Harris,  Jennie  (Anderson)  Harris  was  born  in 
Livingston  County,  in  1850  and  died  March  3,  1884.  She  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  Geo.  W.  and  Jean  (Leeper)  Anderson,  natives  of  Kentucky,  and  were 
early  settlers  of  northwest  Missouri,  locating  in  Livingston  County.  The 
family  and  most  of  their  household  goods  were  conveyed  in  a  covered 
wagon.  During  the  excitement  over  the  California  gold  discoveries,  Geo. 
W.  Anderson  made  two  trips  across  the  plains  with  covered  wagon  and  ox 
team.  Before  coming  to  Missouri  he  was  a  school  teacher  in  Kentucky, 
and  in  Livingston  County  served  for  more  than  20  years  as  justice  of  the 
peace.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  but  never  owned  any  land.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Doctor  Harris'  grandfather  was  Jesse  Harris,  a  native  of  Kentucky, 
who  came  to  Grundy  County,  1836  ;  he  was  a  farmer.    Jesse  Harris  married 


918  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mary,  known  as  Polly  Embrey.  Mr.  Jesse  Harris  was  the  father  of  James 
P.  Harris.  Jesse  Harris  came  to  this  country  by  wagon  and  oxen  team ;  he 
entered  a  section  of  Government  land  in  Jefferson  Township.  This  land 
is  now  owned  by  Dr.  Harris'  father,  who  inherited  it.  Both  Jesse  Harris 
and  his  wife  belonged  to  the  Baptist  Church. 

Doctor  Harris'  great-grandfather  was  a  soldier  twice  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,  his  name  was  Richmond  Harris,  a  native  of  Kentucky.  The 
Harris'  ancestors  came  from  Wales  to  the  United  States  about  1600.  Dr. 
Harris'  father  was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War. 

Dr.  Harris  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools  and 
Chillicothe  Normal,  Cincinnati  Night  High  School  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In 
1907  he  again  entered  the  Normal  School  at  Chillicothe,  and  graduated  the 
same  year.  The  following  fall  he  was  a  student  at  the  Eclectic  Medical 
School  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  after  two  years  there  he  entered  a  regular 
school  of  medicine,  the  Bennett  Medical  College  of  Chicago,  where  he  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1911.  Prior  to  his  graduation  he 
served  as  interne  in  Jefferson  Park  Hospital  at  Chicago,  his  services  in 
that  connection  altogether  being  about  six  months.  In  July  1911  Doctor 
Harris  returned  to  Missouri,  and  located  at  Jamesport,  where  he  became  as- 
sociated in  practice  with  Dr.  Charles  Gordon  McKinley,  under  whom  he  had 
received  his  first  instructions  in  medicine.  This  was  one  of  the  best  known 
firms  of  physicians  and  surgeons  in  Daviess  County,  and  they  had  a  large 
general  practice  both  in  Jamesport  and  in  the  surrounding  country.  Dr. 
McKinley  died  in  1917. 

Doctor  Harris  has  professional  associations  with  the  Daviess  County 
Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  Eclectic 
Society,  of  which  he  was  elected  vice  president  in  June  1914,  and  the  Na- 
tional Eclectic  Society.  He  is  also  serving  as  a  member  of  the  Jamesport 
Board  of  Health,  and  is  examiner  of  several  life  insurance  companies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  while  in  politics  he  is  a  Republican, 
and  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  On 
December  24,  1911,  Doctor  Harris  was  married  to  Miss  Mrytle  Sebastian, 
of  Jamesport,  a  daughter  of  James  E.  and  Marticia  (Ware)  Sebastian,  her 
father  being  a  Daviess  County  farmer.  Doctor  Harris  has  one  child,  Aur- 
and  Harris,  born  July  4,  1915. 

J.  H.  Robinson,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  young  man  of  King 
City,  Mo.,  was  born  Aug.  13,  1898,  in  Lincoln  Township,  Daviess  County, 
the  son  of  D.  H.  and  Dora  (Freeman)  Robinson.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robinson 
were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  of  whom  J.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
was  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  919 

J.  H.  Robinson  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
pubhc  schools  of  Jamesport.  After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Robin- 
son returned  to  his  father's  farm  where  he  was  engaged  in  assisting  his 
father  until  he  became  18  years  of  age.  In  1907,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robinson 
removed  to  Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  County,  purchasing  the  farm 
upon  which  they  now  reside.  After  leaving  the  farm,  Mr.  Robinson  be- 
came foreman  on  the  Daviess  County  Bridge  building.  In  1918  he  resigned 
and  then  worked  for  one  year  with  his  father  in  road  grading  in  various 
parts  of  the  county,  also  in  Grundy,  Livingston,  and  Harrison  counties. 
After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Robinson  moved  to  Jamesport,  where  he  became 
engaged  in  the  cabinet  and  carpenter  trades.  In  April,  1922,  he  came  to 
King  City,  where  he  now  resides. 

On  Aug.  17,  1919,  Mr.  Robinson  was  married  to  Mary  Fay  Wiest,  a 
native  of  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Oscar  T. 
and  Harriett  (Helms)  Wiest.  Oscar  T.  Wiest  is  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  his  wife  a  native  of  Union  Township,  Daviess  County.  They 
now  reside  in  Gallatin.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robinson  have  no  children. 

Mr.  Robinson  learned  the  cabinet  making  business  through  study  and 
hard  work.  He  has  made  some  very  fine  pieces  of  furniture,  among  them 
being  a  walnut  buffet,  60  inches  long  and  40  inches  high.  The  wood  was 
taken  from  a  residence  built  about  85  years  ago.  It  is  a  very  attractive 
piece  of  furniture,  being  highly  polished  and  valued  at  -$100.00. 

Mr.  Robinson  is  a  Democrat  in  politics  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church  at  Gallatin.  He  is  well  known  in  his  community  and  one 
of  the  leading  representative  young  men  of  Gentry  County. 

E.  G.  Yoell,  well  known  in  Gallatin  and  the  surrounding  community 
as  a  successful  real  estate,  insurance,  and  farm  loan  operator,  is  a  native  of 
Illinois,  born  in  Fulton  County,  Oct.  5,  1875,  the  son  of  J.  W.  and  Rillie  E. 
(Beckelheimer)  Yoell. 

J.  W.  Yoell  was  born  in  Monroe  County,  and  was  a  man  of  excellent 
education.  While  he  was  attending  college  in  Quincy,  111.,  he  met  and 
married  Rillie  E.  Beckelheimer,  also  a  student  in  the  college.  Prior  to  this 
time  Mr.  Yoell  had  been  the  superintendent  of  schools  at  Carthage, 
Sarcoxie,  and  Bethany,  Mo.  Later  in  his  life  he  began  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine and  located  in  the  city  now  known  as  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  He  died  there, 
and  his  widow  now  lives  there.  To  their  union  only  two  children  were 
born:  Charles,  deceased;  and  E.  G.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

E.  G.  Yoell  grew  up  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  graduated  from  the  Des 
Moines  High  School.  In  1893  he  entered  the  Normal  at  Chillicothe,  Mo., 
and  was  a  student  in  that  institution  fflr  two  years.    Following  the  com- 


920  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

pletion  of  his  college  work,  he  entered  the  real  estate  business  in  Iowa.  He 
worked  for  the  railway  for  a  time,  and  then  went  to  Maysville,  Mo.,  where 
he  opened  a  real  estate  office,  which  he  operated  for  three  years.  In  1907 
he  came  to  Gallatin,  and  went  into  a  partnership  in  the  Hull  and  Phares 
Real  Estate  Office.  In  1909  he  opened  an  office  for  himself  in  the  First 
National  Bank  Building  and  has  established  an  excellent  business. 

Mr.  Yoell  was  married  Sept.  24,  1906  to  Cora  W.  Woodward,  born  near 
McFall,  the  daughter  of  G.  F.  E.  and  Mary  Ellen  (Steele)  Woodward.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Woodward  were  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County  and  are  both 
now  dead. 

Mr.  Yoell  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  is  identified  with  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the 
Royal  Arch,  the  Chapter,  and  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  lodges.  He 
is  a  substantial  member  of  the  community,  a  man  of  keen  business  intelli- 
gence, and  of  marked  capacitj'-  for  success. 

W,.  A.  Johnson,  a  retired  farmer  of  Daviess  County  and  a  veteran  of 
the  Civil  War,  is  now  living  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  with  his 
son,  Phillip  M.  Johnson. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  born  on  a  farm,  Sept.  5,  1830,  in  Rappahannock 
County,  Va.,  the  son  of  David  and  Frances  (Huff)  Johnson.  They  were 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  two  of  whom  are  now  living ;  W.  A.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch ;  and  E.  M.,  Paola,  Kan. 

David  Johnson  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1806.  He  carried  on  general 
farming  during  his  life,  removing  to  Daviess  County,  in  1858,  where  he 
located  on  a  farm  now  owned  by  his  grandson,  Phillip  Johnson.  His  wife, 
Frances  (Huff)  Johnson  was  also  born  in  Virginia  in  1806.  She  died  in 
1894,  and  her  husband  died  in  1887  in  Daviess  County.  They  are  both 
buried  in  the  Johnson  Cemetery  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  which 
was  owned  by  David  Johnson. 

W.  A.  Johnson  removed  to  Daviess  County  two  years  before  his  par- 
ents made  the  trip.  He  drove  from  Green  County,  Ohio,  to  Missouri. 
Upon  his  arrival  there  he  erected  a  log  cabin  on  heavy  timber  land,  which 
he  cut  and  cleared  himself.  Hamilton,  Mo.,  was  the  first  railroad  trading 
post  in  that  section  when  Mr.  Johnson  came  to  Missouri.  He  located  on  a 
farm  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  five  years  later  moved 
to  Union  Township.  During  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Johnson  served  for  eight 
months. 

Oct.  7,  1851,  Mr.  Johnson  was  married  in  Virginia  to  Mary  Yates,  who 
was  born  in  1820.  She  died  in  1888.  To  this  union  seven  children  were 
born,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy'.  The  others  are  as  follows :  James  W., 
Gilman  City;  Phillip  M.,  Union  Township,  Daviess  County;  Garrette,  Gal- 


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latin ;  David  G.,  California ;  Lucy,  deceased ;  Belle,  the  wife  of  Lewis  Hitch- 
cock, Washington.  Phillip  M.  Johnson  was  married  in  1882  to  Lucy  Cor- 
nell, a  native  of  Worth  County.  Four  children  have  been  born  to  this 
union  as  follows:  Charles  L.,  Union  Township,  Daviess  County;  Virgil  P., 
Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County;  George  W.,  banker,  Jameson; 
Mary,  the  wife  of  Marion  Pags,  Monroe  Township,  Daviess  County. 

W.  A.  Johnson  has  been  retired  for  a  number  of  years,  but  is  still 
very  active.  He  thinks  nothing  of  walking  five  miles  a  day,  and  derives 
great  pleasure  from  fishing.  In  politics  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  Democrat,  and 
he  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  To  men  such  as  Mr.  Johnson 
we  today  owe  much.  They  braved  the  dangers  of  frontier  life  and,  by  their 
work,  made  possible  the  industrial  and  civic  growth  that  have  bun^.  v..^. 
Daviess  County. 

Dr.  J.  N.  Barger,  a  prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  Albany,  Mo., 
was  born  Nov.  22,  1873,  in  New  Hampton,  the  son  of  Alexander  and  Nancy 
Jane  (Mowery)  Barger. 

Alexander  Barger  was  born  in  Breckenbridge  County,  Ky.,  April  28, 
1842,  and  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Harrison  County,  Mo.  During 
the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Barger  enlisted  in  the  militia  and  was  a  captain  in  Har- 
vey Lynch's  regiment.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  after  the  war,  and 
died  in  1920.    His  wife  was  born  in  Casey  County,  Ky.,  in  1842. 

Dr.  J.  N.  Barger  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm.  He  attended  the 
district  schools,  and  later  the  University  of  Kansas  City,  known  as  the 
Kansas  University.  He  studied  medicine  and  was  graduated  from  there 
in  April,  1898.  Dr.  Barger  began  his  practice  in  Lone  Star,  Mo.,  and  later 
in  Darlington.  In  1909,  he  came  to  Albany,  where  he  has  since  practiced. 
He  has  served  in  the  capacity  of  coroner  and  county  and  city  physician. 
Dr.  Barger  belongs  to  the  American  Medical  Association  and  the  Missouri 
Valley  Medical  Association.    He  is  now  examining  physician  for  pensions. 

In  1896,  Dr.  Barger  was  married  the  first  time  to  Nettie  Carter,  who 
was  born  in  1876  in  Gentry  County,  and  died  in  1903.  To  this  union  one 
child  was  born,  Edythe,  now  deputy  county  clerk.  She  was  educated  in 
the  Albany  High  School  and  Palmer  College,  after  which  she  became  book- 
keeper in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Albany.  Miss  Barger  held  this 
position  for  three  years,  after  which  she  was  appointed  deputy  county 
clerk. 

Dr.  Barger  was  married  the  second  time  to  Ruby  Pearl  Cravens,  a 
native  of  Kentucky.    No  children  have  been  born  to  this  union. 

In  1906  Dr.  Barger  assisted  in  organizing  the  Gentry  County  Medical 
Association,  and  during  the  same  year  he  was  president  of  the  3rd  District 


922  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association.  During  the  World  War,  Dr. 
Barger  was  one  of  the  physicians  on  the  registration  board  in  the  local 
district. 

Doctor  Barger  has  one  of  the  finest  practices  of  his  profession  in  the 
county.  He  is  a  skilled  physician  and  deserving  of  the  rapid  progress  he 
has  made  in  his  work.  He  also  owns  100  acres  of  land  in  Athens  and  How- 
ard Townships.  Doctor  Barger  owned  the  first  automobile  in  Gentry 
County,  known  at  that  time  as  the  Rambler  make  of  car. 

Doctor  Barger  is  a  Knight  Templar  and  Royal  Arch  Mason  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Eagles.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  and  is  known  in  his  community  as  an  upright  and 
reliable  citizen  and  an  able  physician. 

Penn  Love,  a  well  known  citizen  of  Gallitan,  Daviess  County,  was 
born  at  Trenton,  Dec.  1,  1874.  His  parents  were  S.  H.  and  Elizabeth  (Dil- 
lon) Love. 

S.  H.  Love  was  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  taught  school  for  a  time  in  his 
youth,  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  in  Missouri,  and  for  the  last  35  years 
of  his  life  was  the  manager  of  the  T.  W.  Ballew  Lumber  Yard  at  Trenton. 
He  died  in  December,  1915.  His  widow,  Elizabeth  (Dillon)  Love,  now  lives 
at  Jefferson  City,  where  she  is  superintendent  of  the  governor's  mansion. 

Penn  Love  was  reared  at  Trenton,  where  he  attended  the  public  schools. 
In  1893  became  connected  with  the  Trenton  Electric  Light  Company  as  a 
student  of  the  business.  Two  years  later  he  became  the  manager  of  the 
Trenton  Telephone  Company.  He  held  that  position  until  1896,  when  that 
company  was  consolidated  with  the  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Works  of 
Trenton.  Mr.  Love  then  became  the  manager  of  the  enterprise  known  as 
the  Trenton  Gas  and  Light  Company.  In  1898  he  went  to  Chickasha,  Okla., 
where  he  was  connected  with  the  telephone  business.  In  1900  he  located  at 
Gallatin,  and  bought  the  Gallatin  Telephone  Company.  He  found  128  tele- 
phones when  he  bought  the  business,  and,  when  he  sold  it  to  E.  0.  Turner 
on  Oct.  1,  1921,  he  left  a  flourishing  business  of  900  telephones.  Besides 
his  interest  in  the  telephone  business,  Mr.  Love  acted  as  manager  of  the 
Gallatin  Electric  Light  Plant  from  April  7,  1904  to  July,  1914. 

On  April  7,  1904,  Mr.  Love  was  married  to  Vennie  Gillihan.  Mrs.  Love 
was  born  at  Gallatin,  the  daughter  of  Judge  W.  C.  and  Mary  Jane 
(Brosius)  Gillihan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gillihan  now  live  at  Gallatin.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Love  had  three  children  born  to  their  union ;  Mary  Elizabeth,  Penelope, 
and  Penn,  Jr.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  two  years. 

Mr.  Love  is  an  independent  voter  in  politics.  In  1916  he  was  elected 
mayor  of  Gallatin  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and  filled  that  office  with 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  923 

marked  efficiency  for  two  years.  During  his  term  of  office,  many  of  the 
sidewalks  were  improved.  Mr.  Love  was  one  of  the  patriotic  men  who  de- 
voted most  of  his  time  to  war  work  during  the  period  of  the  World  War. 
He  helped  to  organize  the  Red  Cross  in  Daviess  County,  and  acted  as  the 
county  chairman  of  that  organization.  He  was  also  the  chairman  for  the 
Allied  War  Funds  Association  during  the  year  1918.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  lodges. 
He  is  a  man  who  has  been  prominent  in  local  affairs,  and  has  the  high  re- 
gard of  his  community. 

W.  T.  Lay,  a  retired  farmer  of  Caldwell  County  now  living  north  of 
Hamilton,  Mo.,  is  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  Nov. 
4,  1866,  in  Monroe  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  son  of  John  L.  and  Nancy 
J,  (Cunningham)  Lay.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lay  were  the  parents  of  three  child- 
ren: W.  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Oura,  now  residing  on  the  old  home 
place  in  Monroe  Township,  Daviess  County ;  Bessie,  also  living  at  home. 

John  L.  Lay  was  born  in  Tennessee  in  1836.  He  came  to  Daviess 
County  before  the  Civil  W^ar,  and  was  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  At 
the  time  of  his  death,  in  1919,  he  was  the  owner  of  500  acres  of  land  in 
Monroe  and  Harrison  Townships.  Nancy  J.  (Cunningham)  Lay  was  born 
in  Daviess  County,  Nov.  1,  1844.  She  died  Jan.  5,  1918.  Mr.  Lay  was  a 
Republican. 

W.  T.  Lay  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools,  and  received 
practical  training  in  farm  management  and  work  on  his  father's  farm. 
After  his  marriage  in  1899,  Mr.  Lay  bought  190  acres  of  land  which  he  im- 
proved and  lived  on  for  16  years.  He  then  purchased  78  acres,  which  he 
rented  for  four  or  five  years.  After  selling  his  190  acres  in  1918,  he  moved 
to  Hamilton,  Mo.,  where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  His  farm  near 
Hamilton  contains  15  acres,  and  his  wife  owns  160  acres  of  land  in  Monroe 
Township. 

Nov.  22,  1899,  Mr.  Lay  was  married  to  Nitha  T.  Cox,  a  native  of  Dav- 
iess County,  and  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Lucy  M.  (Railsback)  Cox.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cox  were  natives  of  Kentucky  who  came  to  Missouri  when  they 
were  children  and  located  in  Monroe  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Cox 
was  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  He  was  born  Feb.  13,  1837,  in  Knox 
County,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Daviess  County  in  1842  with  his  parents,  Levi 
and  Sophia  (Parker)  Cox,  natives  of  Kentucky.  When  they  made  the  trip 
it  required  three  months,  and  they  came  in  wagons.  Mrs.  Cox  was  born 
June  28,  1845,  in  Hamilton,  Mo.  Mr.  Cox  died  May  11,  1917.  They  were 
the  parents  of  three  children,  as  follows :  Mrs.  W.  T.  Lay ;  Vader  Cox, 


924  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Caldwell  County;  Pearl,  the  wife  of  A.  D.  Campbell,  now  deceased.  Mr. 
Cox  was  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  a  member  of 
the  Christian  Church.    He  was  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Cox  was  a  soldier  during  the  Civil  War,  having  enlisted  from 
Daviess  County,  in  the  7th  Missouri  Cavalry.  He  served  three  years  and 
six  months,  and  was  wounded.  He  was  also  a  prisoner  of  war  for  eight 
months  at  Tyler,  Texas. 

Mrs.  Lay  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Gallatin,  and  the  Kidder  Insti- 
tute. She  taught  four  years  in  the  Kidder  Institute  in  the  bookkeeping 
and  shorthand  departments,  as  well  as  literary  department.  She  also 
taught  for  nine  years  in  the  district  schools  before  teaching  in  Kidder  In- 
stitute. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lay  are  the  parents  of  two  children:  Ada,  at  home;  and 
Cuma,  attending  high  school  and  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Lay  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  reliable  citizen,  and  was  able  to  build  up  a  successful 
farming  business  by  his  integrity  and  progressive  methods. 

Daniel  Railsback,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Monroe  Town- 
ship, and  owner  of  80  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born  July  2,  1854, 
in  Estill  County,  Ky.,  a  son  of  David  and  Martha  E.  (Tuggle)  Railsback. 

David  Railsback  was  born  May  8,  1808.  His  place  of  birth  is  unknown. 
He  began  work  at  the  age  of  eight  years  on  a  farm.  In  1857  he  came 
from  Kentucky  to  Monroe  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  the  following 
year  moved  to  Caldwell  County.  Some  time  later  he  returned  to  Daviess 
County.  Mr.  Railsback  was  married  the  first  time  to  Mary  Vaughn,  Jan. 
27,  1826,  and  to  this  union  five  children  were  born.  Martha  E.  (Tuggle) 
Railsback,  mother  of  Daniel  Railsback,  was  married  first  to  William  Smith, 
and  to  this  union  five  children  were  born.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Railsback  were  the 
parents  of  three  children,  as  follows :  Richard,  deceased ;  Lucy,  the  wife  of 
Samuel  Cox;  Daniel,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mrs.  Railsback  was  born 
Sept.  30,  1812,  in  Kentucky,  and  died  June  7,  1882.  Mr.  Railsback  died  Jan. 
30,  1887,  in  Monroe  Township. 

Daniel  Railsback  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County, 
and  was  educated  in  the  district  schools,  having  attended  school  in  a  log 
cabin.  He  began  farming  for  himself  when  about  24  years  of  age,  renting 
some  of  his  father's  land.  In  1896  he  purchased  his  present  farm  of  80 
acres,  upon  which  he  has  made  extensive  improvements. 

June  16,  1886,  Mr.  Railsback  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Black,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Rachel  (McGarvin)  Black,  natives  of  Kentucky  and  Dav- 
iess County,  Mo.  Mrs.  Railsback  was  born  in  Sheridan  Township.  Mr. 
Black  is  deceased,  and  his  wife  is  living  in  Kansas. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  925 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Railsback  three  chilren  have  been  born:  Nora,  the 
wife  of  Herbert  Connor,  Caldwell  County,  who  are  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren, Lloyd  and  Pauline ;  Nitha,  the  wife  of  Ott  Pearse,  Caldwell  County ; 
and  John,  at  home. 

Mr.  Railsback  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  on  the  school  board  of 
Monroe  Township.  He  is  now  a  member  of  the  Township  Board.  He  has 
also  been  a  justice  of  the  peace.  Mr.  Railsback  is  a  member  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church  and  one  of  the  enterprising  farmers  and  stockman  of  his  com- 
munity. 

Charles  L.  Downning,  deceased,  was  a  native  of  Monroe  Township, 
born  March  15,  1855,  a  son  of  Pohatan  and  Hannah  (Gilbert)  Downning. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Downning  were  natives  of  Kentucky  who  removed  to 
Missouri  at  a  very  early  date,  settling  in  Daviess  County.  They  were  the 
parents  of  five  children,  all  of  whom  are  deceased. 

Charles  L.  Downning  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools.  He  carried  on  general  farming  during  his  entire 
life  and  was  successful  in  his  work. 

Mr.  Downning  was  married  the  first  time  to  Thusa  Richardson,  and 
to  this  union  one  child  was  born:  Virgie,  now  the  wife  of  Roy  Whitt  of 
Monroe  Township.  After  his  wife's  death,  Mr.  Downning  later  married 
Thusa  C.  Culver  on  March  15,  1898.  She  is  a  native  of  Monroe  Township, 
and  a  daughter  of  James  and  Mary  (Gillhan)  Culver, , natives  of  Ohio  and 
Arkansas.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Culver  were  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of 
Daviess  County. 

.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  Jan.  7,  1921,  Mr.  Downning  was  the  owner  of 
333  acres  of  land  in  Monroe  Township.  Mrs.  Downning  now  owns  120  acres 
in  that  Township,  where  she  resides, 

Mr.  Downning  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 
He  was  industrious,  earnest  and  sincere.  He  merited  the  high  regard  in 
which  he  was  held  by  the  community. 

James  M.  O'Toole,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Township, 
was  born  June  30,  1886,  in  Monroe  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  son  of 
John  and  Virginia  (Tuggle)   O'Toole. 

John  O'Toole  was  born  in  Ireland,  but  was  bought  to  this  country  when 
six  months  of  age  by  his  parents,  who  settled  in  St.  Louis.  When  he  was 
six  years  old,  his  parents  moved  to  Daviess  County,  and  settled  on  a  farm. 
During  his  early  life  Mr.  O'Toole  was  a  railroader,  and  was  an  overseer  on 
section  work,  etc.  Later  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Monroe  Township.  In 
1905  he  retired  and  removed  to  Colorado  for  his  health.  He  also  was  inter- 
ested in  the  gold  fields  there.  Since  that  time  he  has  made  his  home  there. 


926  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mrs.  O'Toole  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  and  is  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Maria  (Hemery)  Tuggle.  Mrs.  O'Toole  now  makes  her  home  in  Cameron, 
and  is  the  owner  of  320  acres  of  land  in  Monroe  Township. 

To  John  O'Toole  and  Virginia  (Tuggle)  O'Toole  nine  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Wilham,  California;  Myrtle,  the  wife  of  Dennis  Moran, 
Caldwell  County ;  Maud,  the  wife  of  P.  J.  Kelly,  Houston,  Tex. ;  James  M., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Maria,  the  wife  of  Ed  Foley,  Monroe  Township; 
Sarah,  the  wife  of  George  Mabry,  Los  Angeles ;  Thomas,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ; 
Lettie,  the  wife  of  Marion  Place,  Cameron ;  Mary  Florence,  living  with  her 
mother  in   Cameron. 

James  M.  O'Toole  was  brought  up  on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  dist- 
rict schools.  He  helped  on  his  father's  farm  until  he  was  23  years  old. 
After  his  marriage  he  rented  land  in  Colorado  for  one  year,  after  which  he 
returned  to  Daviess  County,  and  purchased  32  acres  in  Monroe  Township. 
He  made  extensive  improvements  on  the  land  and  sold  it  in  1914.  He  then 
rented  land  from  his  mother  for  five  years.  He  purchased  the  D.  D. 
Heaston  farm  in  1918,  which  is  located  a  mile  east  of  Gallatin.  Here  he 
has  made  his  home,  having  made  many  improvements.  Mr.  O'Toole  raises 
Spotted  Poland  China  hogs,  and  has  a  dairy  herd  of  14  cows,  in  which 
business  he  has  been  very  successful.  He  owns  180  acres  of  good  land  in 
Union  Township. 

Feb.  9,  1910,  James  M.  O'Toole  was  married  to  Orlie  D.  Green,  a 
daughter  of  W.  H.  and  Mina  (Biddle)  Green,  natives  of  Monroe  Township, 
and  Butler  County,  Ohio.  Mrs.  O'Toole  was  born  Dec.  28,  1890  in  Monroe 
Township.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Green  are  now  deceased.  They  were  the 
parents  of  nine  children,  six  of  whom  are  now  living. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Toole  one  child  has  been  born,  James  W.,  born  Nov. 
13,  1913,  and  hving  at  home.  Mr.  O'Toole  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Toole  are  well  known  in  Gallatin  and 
Union  Township  and  have  many  friends. 

O.  S.  Youtsey,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  and  owner  of  80 
acres  of  land  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  May  24,  1852, 
in  Union  Township,  a  son  of  A.  S.  and  Maria  E.  (George)  Youtsey. 

O.  S.  Youtsey  was  the  second  of  14  children  born  to  A.  S.  and  Maria  E. 
Youtsey.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the  dist- 
rict schools.  He  remained  on  his  father's  farm  until  he  was  24  years  of 
age,  when  he  moved  to  his  present  farm  in  Union  Township,  which  he  pur- 
chased and  improved  extensively. 

Mr.  Youtsey  was  married  in  1877  to  Medora  Mitchell,  a  native  of  Union 
Township.    She  died  the  same  year  of  their  marriage.    In  May,  1879,  Mr. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  927 

Youtsey  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Johnson,  a  native  of  Grand  River  Town- 
ship, and  daughter  of  Levi  and  Sarah  (Brown)  Johnson,  natives  of  IlKnois 
and  Indiana.  They  had  lived  in  Missouri  since  they  were  very  small  chil- 
dren. They  both  died  several  years  ago.  They  had  two  children  besides 
Mrs.  Youtsey ;  Robert  and  John,  both  residing  in  Cherryvale,  Kan. 

Mr.  Youtsey  is  a  Democrat  and  served  on  the  school  board  for  12 
years  and  is  now  clerk.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  one 
of  the  substantial  and  highly  respected  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

E.  B.  Day,  manager  of  the  Farmers  Mercantile  Company  of  Lock 
Springs,  Mo.,  was  born  in  Callaway  County,  Mo.,  Dec.  6,  1877,  the  son  of  S. 
H.  and  Maggie  (Fitzgerald)  Day,  natives  of  Callaway  and  Livingston 
Counties.  S.  H.  Day  is  deceased  and  his  widow  lives  in  Jefferson  City.  To 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Day  nine  children  were  born,  of  whom  two  are  deceased. 

E.  B.  Day  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools  and  attended  the  Fulton  High  School,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1895.  He  then  farmed  for  one  year.  Following  this 
he  served  as  an  apprentice  in  the  blacksmith,  machinist  and  carpenter 
trades,  and  worked  at  them  all  for  a  time.  In  1901  Mr.  Day  came  to  Lock 
Springs,  Mo.,  and  worked  for  the  Daviess  Burnt  Clay  Company,  and  four 
years  later  he  conducted  a  blacksmith  shop  of  his  own.  He  also  did  con- 
tracting work,  building  residences  at  Lock  Springs. 

In  1914  Mr.  Day  entered  the  Rahe  Auto  School  at  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
After  being  graduated  from  the  course  he  worked  at  the  business  for  about 
a  year.  He  then  conducted  a  meat  market  and  restaurant  at  Lock  Springs. 
Feb.  1,  1921,  he  became  manager  of  the  Farmers  Mercantile  Company  of 
Lock  Springs,  which  position  he  now  holds. 

Mr.  Day  was  married  the  first  time  in  1899  to  Emela  Reifsteck,  who 
was  born  in  Callaway  County.  She  died  Feb.  7,  1917.  No  children  were 
born  to  this  union.  On  Feb.  10,  1918,  Mr,  Day  was  married  to  Bessie 
Buchanan,  daughter  of  J.  A.  and  Mary  Buchanan.  She  was  born  in  Vir- 
ginia but  was  brought  up  on  a  farm  in  Livingston  County,  Mo.  She  is  a 
graduate  of  Lock  Springs  High  School,  and  clerked  for  several  years  in  dif- 
ferent general  merchandise  stores  in  Lock  Springs.  Her  mother  died  on 
the  farm  and  her  father  died  at  Lock  Springs.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Day  have 
two  children,  Edmond,  Jr.,  and  Bethe  Sue,  both  at  home. 

Mr.  Day  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Masons,  Gallatin  Chapter,  the  Independent  Order  of  Fel- 
lows, and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  Mr.  Day  has  held  the  office 
of  Master  of  the  Lock  Springs  Masons  Lodge  three  different  times.     He 


928  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

retired  from  the  office  in  January,  1922,  and  is  a  highly  respected  citizen 
of  the  community. 

The  Day  family  originally  came  from  Virginia  and  were  among  the 
early  settlers  of  Callaway  County,  Mo. 

George  R.  Gay,  an  enterprising  larmer  and  stockman  of  Jamesport 
Township,  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  June  14,  1866,  and  is  a  son  of 
James  and  Anna  F.   (Gillilian)   Gay. 

James  Gay  was  a  native  of  Greenbrier  County,  W.  Va.,  and  came  to 
Daviess  County  with  his  parents  when  a  young  man.  He  became  a  leading 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Jamesport  Township,  and  was  a  widely  known 
breeder  of  high  grade  stock.  Mr.  Gay  owned  720  acres  of  land.  During 
the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  from  Missouri  and  served  for  almost  two  years. 
He  is  now  deceased,  and  is  buried  in  the  Odd  Fellows  Cemetery  of  James- 
port. James  Day  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Mary,  the  wife  of  Worth  Miller,  farmer,  Jamesport  Township ;  George  R., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  0.  R.  Nickell,  farmer, 
Jamesport  Township ;  Eva,  the  wife  of  Isaac  Haines,  farmer  and  stockman, 
Jamesport  Township ;  Nathan,  living  with  his  mother  in  Jamesport  Town- 
ship ;  Robert ;  and  James,  a  farmer,  Jamesport  Township. 

George  R.  Gay  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  in  Jamesport  Township, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  on 
his  father's  farm,  where  he  remained  until  1890,  when  he  purchased  his 
present  farm  of  201  acres.  Mr.  Gay  has  a  very  fine  stock  farm  and  he  is 
well  known  as  a  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China 
hogs.    He  has  a  modern  two  story  residence  and  good  barns. 

On  Sept.  15,  1889,  Mr.  Gay  married  Liddia  M.  Bear,  a  native  of  James- 
port Township,  and  a  daughter  of  George  and  Ageline  (Seat)  Bear.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bear  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  follows:  Sylvester, 
Jamesport  Township,  Mollie  Mary,  deceased ;  Cassie,  the  wife  of  Jasper 
Neitherton,  retired  farmer,  Gilman  City ;  George  Henry,  address  unknown ; 
A.  I.,  the  wife  of  S,  Huffman,  retired  farmer,  Trenton;  and  Mrs.  Gay. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bear  are  deceased,  and  are  buried  in  Pilot  Grove  Ceme- 
tery. To  George  R.,  and  Liddia  (Bear)  Gay,  seven  children  were  born,  as 
follows:  Claude,  deceased;  0.  L.,  farming  with  his  father;  Laura,  the  wife 
of  Orville  Wells,  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County ;  Onna,  deceased ; 
Lila,  deceased;  Victor,  deceased;  the  seventh  child  died  in  infancy.  Mrs. 
Gay  died  March  29,  1918,  and  is  buried  in  Pilot  Grove  Cemetery,  No.  2. 

In  politics  Mr.  Gay  is  a  staunch  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Modern  Woodman  of  the  World.    He  is  well  known  throughout  the  county 


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for  his  progressive  ideas  and  he  and  his  family  are  highly  respected 
citizens. 

Thomas  J.  Edwards,  one  of  the  successful  farmers  and  stock  raisers 
of  Jackson  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Oct.  4,  1862,  in  Clark 
County,  Iowa,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  j( Hatfield)  Edwards. 

Thomas  Edwards  was  born  in  Claiborne  County,  Tenn.,  Feb.  22,  1816. 
He  carried  on  general  farming  during  his  entire  life  and  at  one  time  owned 
a  distillery  in  Tennessee.  In  1844  he  removed  to  Iowa,  where  he  lived  in 
three  different  counties.  Later,  in  1864,  he  came  to  Missouri,  settling  in 
Livingston  County,  where  he  remained  for  one  year,  after  which  he  moved 
to  Daviess  County,  where  he  died  July  6,  1887.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr. 
Edwards  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  Army  for  90  days.  He  was  a 
deacon  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  In 
politics  Mr.  Edwards  was  a  Democrat.  Mrs.  Edwards  was  born  April  18, 
1818,  in  Hancock  County,  Tenn.,  and  died  April  12,  1904.  To  Thomas  and 
Sarah  (Hatfield)  Edwards  12  children  were  born,  seven  of  whom  are  now 
living.  A  brother  of  Thomas  J.  Edwards  now  residing  in  Jamesport,  Mo., 
is  82  years  of  age.  -    .     ^  . 

Thomas  J.  Edwards  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his 
education  in  the  district  schools,  for  a  time  he  taught  school  as  a  substi- 
tute. He  then  engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising.  Mr.  Edwards  in- 
herited his  father's  farm  of  80  acres  of  land  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess 
County,  where  he  lived  with  his  sister,  Catherine.     He  is  unmarried. 

Mr.  Edwards  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle,  and  has 
made  many  exhibits  at  Jamesport,  Mo.,  of  some  of  the  finest  pure  breeds 
in  this  section  of  the  country.  He  is  the  breeder  of  a  two  thousand  pound 
Shorthorn  cow,  and  the  name  of  his  herd  leader  is  "Count  Edward." 

Mr.  Edward  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and 
has  been  the  Deputy  Head  Council  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  for 
15  years.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
Mr.  Edward  is  an  enterprising  farmer  and  a  leader  in  the  affairs  of  the 
community. 

E.  H.  Greenwood,  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jackson  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  140  acres  of  well  improved  river  bottom 
land,  was  born  in  Caldwell  County,  Mo.,  Sept.  29,  1868,  a  son  of  Joseph 
and  Caroline  J.   (Herbert)   Greenwood. 

Joseph  Greenwood  was  born  in  Indiana,  Sept.  19,  1844,  and  is  now  liv- 
ing with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Campbell,  in  Caldwell  County.  He  came  to 
Caldwell  County  when  about  nine  years  of  age.  He  enlisted  during  the 
Civil  War,  in  Caldwell  County.     His  wife,  Carolina  Greenwood  was  born 


930  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

in  Harrison  Township,  Daviess  County.  She  died  a  number  of  years  ago. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greenwood  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  two  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  as  follows:  E.  H.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  William,  Livingston  County;  Thomas,  Caldwell  County;  Chas.  S., 
attorney,  teacher  and  farmer.  He  is  now  superintendent  of  the  Consoli- 
dated School  at  Sampsel,  Mo. ;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Claude  Campbell,  Caldwell 
County. 

E.  H.  Greenwood  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm,  and  was  educated 
in  the  district  schools  and  attended  the  Chillicothe  Normal  School  and  the 
State  University.  He  began  teaching  when  20  years  old,  and  taught  for 
ten  years.  He  taught  two  terms  in  the  Clear  Creek  District  and  was  prin- 
cipal at  Mooreville,  Nettleton,  and  Lock  Springs.  In  1904,  Mr.  Greenwood 
bought  his  present  farm  and  has  lived  there  since.  Before  purchasing  this 
land  Mr.  Greenwood  had  lived  for  seven  years  near  Breckenbridge,  and  a 
year  and  a  half  in  California. 

Mr.  Greenwood  was  married  the  first  time  to  Nellie  Encell,  daughter 
of  Chas.  K.  and  Drydan  (Wood)  Encell,  born  in  Illinois.  Mrs.  Greenwood 
died  in  California  in  1915,  at  the  age  of  43  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greenwood 
were  the  parents  of  one  child,  Harold  Edmond.  Mr.  Greenwood  then 
married  Mrs.  Dora  (Brown)  Newsome,  a  native  of  Illinois.  Harold  Green- 
wood makes  his  home  with  his  father  and  is  married  to  Elnora  Will.  They 
are  the  parents  of  three  children,  as  follows :  Edmond  H.,  Charles  N.,  and 
David  E. 

Mr.  Greenwood  is  a  Republican  and  has  very  capably  filled  the  office 
of  township  trustee  of  Harrison  Township,  where  he  resided  for  seven 
years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  and  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  The  Greenwood  family  are  well  known  and  among 
the  substantial  citizens  of  Jackson  Township. 

Dr.  Charles  Pipkin,  a  well  known  and  successful  physician  and  sur- 
geon of  Jamesport,  was  born  Sept.  4,  1847,  in  Hillsboro,  Jefferson  County, 
Mo.,  a  son  of  Judge  Phillip  and  Sallie  (Parke)  Pipkin.  To  Judge  Phillip 
and  Sallie  (Parke)  Pipkin  six  children  were  born,  two  of  whom  are  now 
living;  William  M.,  Boise,  Idaho,  a  retired  miner.  During  the  Civil  War 
he  resigned  from  the  navy  to  go  into  the  Confederate  Army,  and  served 
throughout  the  entire  war.  He  also  enlisted  during  the  Spanish  American 
War  with  some  Idaho  troops.  Charles  Pipkin,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
is  the  only  other  son  now  living. 

Judge  Phillip  Pipkin  was  born  in  Davidson  County,  Tenn.,  and  came 
to  Missouri  with  his  parents  in  1835.  They  settled  in  St.  Louis,  on  the  spot 
where  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewery  now  stands.     Judge  Pipkin  was  at 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  931 

various  times  a  member  of  the  Legislature  and  was  a  member  of  two  con- 
stitutional conventions.  He  was  a  Democrat.  His  father,  Phillip  Pipkin, 
commanded  a  Tennessee  regiment  of  volunteer  infantry  under  Andrew 
Jackson  during  the  Seminole  War  and  also  under  Jackson  at  New  Orleans. 
The  Pipkin  family  has  always  been  very  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the 
county  in  which  they  live.  Mrs.  Pipkin  was  born  in  St.  Louis.  After  her 
death.  Judge  Pipkin  was  married  to  Sophia  B.  Thomas,  a  native  of  Jeffer- 
son County,  Mo.  To  this  union  four  children  were  born,  as  follows :  J.  Wil- 
ton, Omaha,  Neb. ;  Emily  P.  Simmons,  Macon,  Mo. ;  Delia  E.,  deceased ; 
Merrill,  attorney,  living  at  Mimia,  Okla.  Judge  Pipkin  died  in  Farming- 
ton,   Mo. 

Dr.  Charles  Pipkin  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  was  educated  in  the 
district  schools  and  attended  Arcadia  Semenary.  After  completing  his 
education,  he  was  engaged  in  farming  with  his  father.  They  erected  a 
log  cabin,  split  rails,  and  underwent  the  other  hardships  of  those  early 
days.  In  1867,  Dr.  Pipkin  entered  the  Missouri  Medical  College  and  was 
graduated  in  March,  1870.  He  began  practicing  medicine  at  Hillsboro, 
and  in  1880  removed  to  Jamestown,  where  he  practiced  for  20  years.  He 
then  practiced  for  ten  years  at  Gallatin.  After  this  he  went  to  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  to  take  his  son's  place  who  was  a  physician  in  a  hospital  there. 
Four  years  later  Dr.  Pipkin  moved  to  Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  Coun- 
ty, where  he  has  since  resided.  He  still  does  some  medical  work  but  has 
practically  retired.     For  some  time  he  was  coroner  of  Jefferson  County. 

Doctor  Pipkin  was  married  Nov.  28,  1872,  to  Mary  Frances  Garrett, 
a  daughter  of  George  H.  and  Ann  (Pratt)  Garrett,  natives  of  Pennsyl- 
vania and  England.  Mrs.  Pipkin  was  born  Aug.  9,  1852,  in  St.  Louis.  To 
this  union  six  children  were  born,  as  follows:  George  P.,  physician  and 
surgeon,  superintendent  of  the  Minnequa  Hospital,  Pueblo,  Colo. ;  Charles 
M.,  in  the  publicity  department  of  the  Stock  Yards,  Kansas  City ;  Bertha 
C,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  W.  T.  Hutchison;  Mary,  deceased;  Robert  G., 
deceased;  Lois,  deceased.    Dr.  Pipkin  has  seven  grandchildren. 

Dr.  Pipkin  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Royal  Arch,  Gallatin,  and  the 
Eastern  Star.  Dr.  Pipkin  has  been  very  prominent  in  his  profession  and  is 
really  a  remarkable  gentleman.  He  is  one  of  the  four  oldest  physicians 
now  living  in  Daviess  County,  and  stands  high  in  the  community. 

W.  E.  Jenkins,  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Jamesport  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  July  27,  1844,  in  Highland  County,  Ohio,  the 
son  of  Elections  and  Rachael  (Crum)  Jenkins.    They  were  the  parents  of 


932  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

three  children,  of  whom  W.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  oldest, 
and  is  now  the  only  survivor. 

Elections  Jenkins  was  born  in  Adams  County,  Ohio,  in  1815.  During 
his  entire  life  he  was  a  farmer  and  in  1855  he  removed  from  Ohio  to 
Grundy  County,  Mo.  He  lived  at  Jamesport  from  1869  until  his  death 
in  1882.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  Mr.  Jenkins  owned  120  acres  of  land  two 
miles  east  of  Jamesport.  The  Jenkins  family  dates  back  to  Virginia  and 
can  be  traced  to  the  sixteenth  century  in  Germany  and  England.  Rachael 
(Crum)  Jenkins  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1819.  She  died  soon  after  the 
death  of  her  husband  in  Jamesport.  They  were  both  members  of  the 
Methodist  Church. 

W.  E.  Jenkins  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Ohio.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  enlisted  at  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  in  March,  1863,  in  the  11th  Mis- 
souri Volunteer  Cavalry.  In  July,  1864  he  reenlisted  in  the  43rd  Missouri 
Volunteer  Infantry.  He  took  part  in  many  skirmishes  in  Missouri 
in  the  western  division.  After  "the  war,  Mr.  Jenkins  went  into  partner- 
ship with  I.  H.  Jones,  in  the  grocery  business,  and  they  also  had  the 
postoffice  and  Mr.  Jenkins  served  as  deputy.  In  1872,  Mr.  Jenkins 
began  farming  his  80  acres  of  land  in  Jamesport  Township,  which  he 
farmed  until  1910,  when  he  retired  and  moved  to  Jamesport.  He  now 
owns  120  acres  in  Jamesport  Township, 

On  Jan.  4,  1872,  Mr.  Jenkins  was  married  to  Caroline  Drummond,  a 
daughter  of  J.  P.  and  Sidney  (Nickell)  Drummond.  Mrs.  Jenkins  was  born 
June  26,  1851,  in  Daviess  County.  To  W.  E.  and  Caroline  (Drummond) 
Jenkins  seven  children  were  born,  two  of  whom  are  deceased.  The  others 
are:  Velma,  the  wife  of  Lon  Hines,  Jackson  Township;  Elizabeth  P.,  the 
wife  of  Farley  Burge,  Jackson  Township;  William,  Jackson  Township; 
James  E.,  Grand  River  Township ;  LeRoy,  born  Jan.  12,  1890,  a  mile  east 
of  Jamesport,  educated  in  Jamesport  and  Gallatin  Academy.  He  worked 
on  the  farm  with  his  father  for  three  years.  He  then  went  into  the  hard- 
ware business  with  0.  L.  Gildow  in  1915.  He  enlisted  during  the  World 
War  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  was  sent  to  Chicago,  111,,  and  later  to  Camp 
Joseph  E.  Johnson  at  Jacksonville,  Fla.  Seven  months  later  he  went  to 
Newport  News,  Va.,  and  was  stationed  with  a  Motor  Supply  Train  No.  413. 
He  sailed  for  overseas  and  was  assigned  to  the  Third  Corps  Headquarters, 
later  to  the  Fourth  Corps.  Mr.  Jenkins  was  engaged  in  the  Saint  Mihiel 
battle,  Meuse-Argonne  drive  and  others.  During  the  entire  time  Mr. 
Jenkins  drove  a  motor  truck.  After  the  war,  he  was  sent  with  the  Army 
of  Occupation  to  Coblenz,  Germany.  He  spent  two  months  in  the  company 
office  as  clerk  while  on  occupation  duty,    June  23,  1919,  he  left  Germany 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  933 

and  went  to  Brest,  France,  sailing  for  Httboken,  N.  Y.,  on  June  30,  1919. 
He  was  mustered  out  of  service  July  19,  1919,  at  Camp  Zachary  Taylor, 
Ky.  Mr.  Jenkins  is  now  engaged  in  the  hardware  and  implement  business 
at  Jamesport. 

W.  E.  Jenkins  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  Post  at  Trenton.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
Mr,  Jenkins  is  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  this  county  and  has  a  host 
of  friends. 

W.  T.  Caraway,  an  efficient  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jamesport  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  250  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was 
born  May  25,  1858,  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  the  son  of 
Joseph  P.  and  Mary   (Kipper)   Caraway. 

Joseph  P.  Caraway  was  born  in  Greenbrier,  W.  Va.  In  1837  he  pur- 
chased land  in  Jamesport  and  Grand  River  Townships.  On  the  trip  from 
Virginia  to  Missouri  he  rode  horseback.  To  Joseph  P.  and  Mary  (Kipper) 
Caraway  eight  children  were  born,  of  whom  five  are  now  living,  as  fol- 
lows :  Rebecca,  the  widow  of  Ed  Wynne,  Gallatin ;  Margaret,  Gallatin ;  W. 
T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  ;  John  A.,  Gallatin ;  George,  Jamesport  Town- 
ship. After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Mr.  Caraway  was  married  to 
Rebecca  McNeil,  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  to  this  union  three  children  were 
born,  one  of  whom  is  now  living,  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Minor  Wynne,  Grand 
River  Township.    Mr.  Caraway  died  in  1892. 

W.  T.  Caraway  was  reared  on  the  farm  and  educated  in  the  district 
schools.  He  then  worked  by  the  month,  receiving  $15.00  per  month. 
While  working  for  this  small  wage  he  learned  the  carpenter  trade  under 
John  McNeel.  He  worked  at  this  trade  for  seven  years.  In  1885,  Mr. 
Caraway  began  farming,  purchasing  48  acres  of  land  in  Jackson  Township. 
From  time  to  time  he  added  to  his  land  holdings  and  now  owns  land  in  four 
different  townships.  In  1921  he  moved  to  his  present  location  in  James- 
port Township,  where  he  has  made  extensive  improvements.  Mr.  Caraway 
carries  very  high  grade  stock  on  his  farm  and  is  well  known  throughout 
Daviess  County  as  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman. 

On  Aug.  16,  1883,  Mr.  Caraway  was  married  to  Sallie  M.  McClung,  a 
native  of  Jamesport  Township,  and  a  daughter  of  E.  C.  and  Elizabeth  C. 
(Ray)  McClung,  natives  of  Virginia  and  early  settlers  of  Daviess  County. 
To.  W.  T.  and  Sallie  (McClung)  Caraway  three  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows:  Harley,  farming  the  home  place;  Marvin,  Jackson  Township; 
and  Orville,  at  home.  Harley  and  Marvin  are  twins.  Mr.  Caraway  has 
two  grandchildren ;  Irvin  and  John,  the  children  of  Orville  and  Ada 
(Nichols)  Caraway.    Ada  (Nichols)  Caraway  is  deceased. 


934  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr,  Caraway  is  a  Democrat,  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and 
a  trustee  of  Grand  River  Township.  He  is  a  progressive  farmer  and  a 
public  spirited  citizen.  He  and  his  family  are  among  the  leading  citizens 
of  the.  county. 

James  C.  Hill,  a  retired  merchant  and  farmer  of  Jamesport,  now  en- 
joying the  freedom  from  active  business  cares,  was  born  April  13,  1842,  in 
Jamesport  Township,  then  known  as  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess 
County.    He  is  the  son  of  Richard  and  Anna  (Gillilan)  Hill. 

Richard  Hill  was  born  in  Pocahontas  County,  W.  Va.,  and  came  to 
Daviess  County,  Mo.,  in  1835,  locating  on  a  farm  ly'i  miles  west  of  James- 
port. Anna  (Gilliland)  Hill  was  born  in  Greenbrier  County,  W.  Va.,  and 
died  at  the  old  homestead  in  Daviess  County.  They  were  the  parents  of 
five  children,  of  whom  James  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  the  only 
son  living.  He  has  a  sister,  Mrs.  Mary  Thompson,  residing  in  Jamesport. 
Richard  Hill  was  married  the  second  time  to  Agnes  Miller,  and  to  this 
union  three  children  were  born,  a  son,  Buchanan  Hill,  now  lives  in  Wyom- 
ing. Both  Mr.  Hill  and  his  second  wife,  Agnes  Miller,  died  in  Elmwood, 
Kan. 

James  C.  Hill  was  the  first  white  child  born  in  Grand  River  Township. 
He  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  enlisted  during  the  Civil  War  from  Daviess 
County.  He  served  a  little  less  than  a  year.  After  the  war  he  purchased 
40  acres  of  land  in  Grundy  County,  Mo.,  which  he  later  sold,  removing  to 
Jamesport  where  he  has  resided  for  the  past  25  years.  From  1880  to  1883, 
Mr.  Hill  conducted  a  hardware  store  at  Winston,  after  which  he  came  to 
Jamesport,  where  he  engaged  in  the  hotel  business.  He  and  his  wife  con- 
ducted a  hotel  there  for  17  years,  when  Mr.  Hill  retired.  Before  coming  to 
Jamesport  he  was  engaged  in  the  hotel  business  for  short  periods  of  time 
in  Braymer,  Spickard,  and  Pattonsburg. 

On  Oct.  27,  1874,  Mr.  Hill  was  married  to  Mattie  Coulson,  a  native 
of  Gallatin,  born  two  miles  south  of  the  city.  She  is  the  daughter  of 
Judge  John  D.  and  Mary  (Lewis)  Coulson,  natives  of  Tennessee  and  Vir- 
ginia, and  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  To  James  C.  and  Mattie 
(Coulson)  Hill  seven  children  were  born,  four  of  whom  are  now  living,  as 
follows :  Mary  Ann,  the  wife  of  Elwood  Morrison,  St.  Joseph ;  John  R., 
Concordia,  Kan. ;  Addie,  the  wife  of  James  Callison,  Jackson  Township ; 
and  Fay,  the  wife  of  Boyd  Chamberlain,  Gallatin. 

Mr.  Hill  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  South. 
He  has  been  an  energetic  and  industrious  man  and  a  highly  esteemed 
citizen. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  935 

R.  E.  Maupin,  a  prominent  and  successful  business  man  of  Pattons- 
burg,  Mo.,  was  born  Oct.  8,  1865,  in  Monroe  County,  Mo.,  a  son  of  L.  D. 
and  Elizabeth  (Moore)  Maupin. 

L.  D.  Maupin  was  born  in  Virginia  and  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers 
of  Missouri.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  contractor  by  trade.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Maupin  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Susan,  deceased,  was 
the  wife  of  John  Hamilton,  attorney  at  Huntsville,  Mo. ;  A.  N.,  Sedalia, 
Mo. ;  Nannie,  the  widow  of  M.  H.  Morris,  Sedalia,  Mo. ;  Joseph,  living  retired 
in  Sedalia,  Mo. ;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  T.  A.  Mitchell,  farmer  and  stockman 
of  Sedalia,  Mo. ;  Lillie,  the  wife  of  A.  B.  Armstrong,  superintendent  of 
schools  in  Wartrace,  Tenn. ;  Dollie,  the  wife  of  W.  B.  Austin,  dentist, 
Huntsville,  Mo. ;  and  R.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mrs.  Maupin  died  in 
1882  and  her  husband  died  in  1907.  They  are  both  buried  in  the  Holliday 
Cemetery,  Monroe  County,  Mo.  Mr.  Maupin  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Lodge  and  a  Democrat.    He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 

R.  E.  Maupin  was  reared  in  Missouri  and  attended  the  public  schools. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  School  of  Pharmacy  in  1888, 
following  which  he  opened  a  drug  store  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  on  July  10, 
1888.  Mr.  Maupin  was  in  the  drug  business  until  1914.  He  was  elected 
president  of  the  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank  and  has  been  active  in  the 
bank  since  1896.  Mr.  Maupin  served  as  school  director  for  one  year  and 
was  secretary  of  the  Pattonsburg  Fair  Association  for  15  years.  He  is 
Past  Master  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  No.  65,  and  Past  High  Priest  of  Gallatin 
Royal  Arch  Chapter  No.  11,  and  also  District  Grand  Master  of  Daviess, 
DeKalb,  Grundy  and  Gentry  Counties. 

On  Nov.  21,  1888,  Mr.  Maupin  married  Lulu  E.  Grant,  a  native  of 
Missouri,  and  daughter  of  T.  J.  and  Elizabeth  (Fields)  Grant.  T.  J.  Grant 
was  a  native  of  Kentucky.  He  came  to  Missouri  in  the  early  days,  settling 
in  Monroe  County,  and  later  in  Randolph  County.  Mr.  Grant  was  one  of 
the  largest  land  holders  of  the  county,  and  was  a  prominent  stockman.  He 
was  a  well  known  breeder  of  mules,  driving  300  head  at  one  time  to  New 
Orleans,  La.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  and  belonged  to 
the  Christian  Church.  Mr.  Grant  died  in  1902,  and  his  wife  died  in  1900. 
They  were  buried  in  Moberly,Mo.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  James  T.,  deceased;  Charles,  deceased;  Anna,  the  wife  of  Charles 
Ragsdale,  farmer  and  stockman,  Renick,  Mo. ;  and  Mrs.  Maupin.  To  R.  E. 
and  Lulu  E.  (Grant)  Maupin  five  children  have  been  born,  as  follows: 
Lucile,  attended  the  grade  and  high  schools  of  Pattonsburg,  and  was  also 
graduated  from  the  Christian  College  of  Columbia,  Mo.  She  is  now  the 
wife  of  Omer  Gurthlet,  residing  in  Oklahoma ;  Goldena,  the  wife  of  T.  L. 


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Smart,  clothing  merchant  of  Pattonsburg,  Mo. ;  and  R.  G.,  assistant  cashier 
of  the  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank ;  Curtman,  served  during  the  World  War, 
now  in  the  real  estate  business  in  Pattonsburg;  and  Ellen  K.,  attending 
school. 

Mr.  Maupin  has  an  extensive  acquaintance  in  Daviess  County  and 

stands  high  in  the  community. 

The  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank  was  organized  in  1882  with  the  follow- 
ing officers:  James  T.  Prichard,  president;  John  P.  Smith,  cashier.  The 
board  of  directors  elected  at  the  first  meeting  held  Sept.  5,  1882,  were: 
Jacob  M.  Poge,  James  T.  Prichard,  John  M.  Graham,  Joseph  Medows, 
David  Groomer,  G.  W.  Welden,  and  William  Watson.  The  present  officers 
of  the  bank  are  as  follows:  R.  E.  Maupin,  president;  Arthur  Best,  vice 
president;  J.  B.  McDonald,  cashier;  R.  G.  Maupin,  assistant  cashier.  The 
board  of  directors  are:  R.  E.  Maupin,  Arthur  Best,  A.  E.  Utz,  0.  A. 
Reynolds,  D.  B.  Kooger,  W.  J.  Groamer,  and  G.  N.  Groamer. 

The  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank  has  had  a  rapid  growth,  due  to  the 
efficiency  of  its  officers  and  directors.  It  is  now  one  of  the  leading 
banking  institutions  of  Daviess  County. 

John  R.  Gillett,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Lincoln  Township,  has  been 
on  a  farm  all  of  his  life  and  is  now  the  owner  of  760  acres  of  well  improved 
land. 

Mr.  Gillett  was  born  in  Jefferson  County,  Iowa,  April  13,  1857,  a  son 
of  Lester  T.  and  Elzan  (Riley)  Gillett.  Lester  T.  Gillett  was  a  native  of 
Hartford,  Conn.,  and  came  to  Missouri  when  he  was  a  young  man,  and  was 
an  agent  for  Seth  Thomas  Clocks  throughout  the  county.  Later,  in  1842, 
he  moved  to  Iowa,  where  he  remained  the  rest  of  his  life.  Mr.  Gillett  was 
among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Iowa,  and  became  an  extensive  farmer  and 
stockman,  raising  high  grade  stock.  He  owned  900  acres  of  land  in  Jeffer- 
son County,  Iowa.  Mr.  Gillett  was  a  Democrat.  He  died  Dec.  28,  1868  and 
his  wife  died  in  May,  1905.  They  are  buried  in  Abington  Cemetery,  Iowa. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gillett  were  the  parents  of  13  children,  as  follows:  Ellen, 
deceased ;  one  child  died  in  infancy ;  Penolope,  the  wife  of  James  D.  McCoy, 
both  deceased ;  James,  deceased ;  Orlin  H.,  dceased ;  Eliza,  the  widow  of 
John  Pollock,  resides  in  California;  Zacharias  T.,  deceased;  Fillmore,  de- 
ceased ;  Jeanette,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  William  Wells ;  William  R., 
farmer,  resides  in  Iowa;  John  R.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Edward  M., 
banker.  Sterling,  Colo.;  Lester  banker,  resides  in  Washington  state. 

John  R.  Gillett  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Iowa,  and  received 
his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  began  life  working  on  a  farm 
for  $12  per  month.     Later,  he  with  his  brother,  William,   rented  their 


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father's  farm  for  three  years,  after  which  Mr.  Gillett  purchased  a  farm  of 
200  acres  in  Iowa.  He  remained  there  for  five  years,  after  which  he  came 
to  Missouri  in  1887,  settling  on  a  farm  of  80  acres,  in  Grundy  County. 
Mr.  Gillett  moved  to  Lincoln  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  year  later,  pur- 
chasing his  present  farm.  Mr.  Gillett  now  owns  760  acres  of  land  in 
Lincoln,  Washington,  and  Grand  River  Townships,  and  is  one  of  the  big- 
gest and  most  successful  stockman  of  the  county.  He  specializes  in  the 
breeding  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs. 

John  R.  Gillett  was  married  on  Oct.  7,  1886,  to  Emma  V.  Wells  a  native 
of  Brookville,  Iowa,  and  a  daughter  of  Rufus  Morgan  and  Mary  (Groves) 
Wells,  natives  of  Virginia  and  Indiana.  To  John  R.  Gillett  and  wife  seven 
children  were  born,  as  follows :  Earl,  deceased ;  two  children  died  in  in- 
fancy ;  Edith,  a  graduate  of  Jamesport  High  School,  residing  at  home ; 
Ralph,  farmer,  Lincoln  Township;  Inez,  graduated  from  Jamesport  High 
School  and  the  Gem  City  College,  receiving  B.  A.  degree,  and  now  the  wife 
of  Frank  Gildow,  of  Daviess,  County,  residing  in  Gallatin ;  J.  Fern,  farmer 
and  stockman,  residing  with  his  father. 

Mr.  Gillett  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  is  a  reliable  and  efficient 
member  of  the  community  and  has  the  esteem  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

Marion  Edgar  Pangburn,  the  capable  prosecuting  attorney  and  one 
of  the  leading  members  of  the  Daviess  County  Bar  is  one  of  the  widely 
known  and  successful  attorneys  of  this  state.  He  w^s  born  on  a  farm 
in  Clark  County,  Ind.,  Feb.  12,  1871,  a  son  of  Derrick  A.  and  Dicia  (Las- 
well)  Pangburn.  He  belongs  to  a  family  which  originated  in  Wales  and 
was  connected  with  the  nobility,  and  his  great-grandfather,  Stephen  Pang- 
burn, emigrated  from  the  north  of  Wales  to  the  American  Colonies  prior 
to  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  in  which  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  Fifth 
Company,  New  Jersey  Militia.  He  married  Miss  Hannah  Fitz  Randolph, 
daughter  of  John  Randolph,  the  founder  of  Princeton  University  and  a 
signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 

William  Pangburn  the  grandfather  of  Marion  E.  Pangburn,  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  from  which  state  he  migrated  to  Clark  County,  Ind., 
as  a  pioneer.  During  the  War  of  1812,  in  which  he  served  as  a  soldier, 
he  visited  this  community  and  became  as  favorably  impressed  with  its 
advantages  and  opportunities  that  in  1820  he  returned  to  the  region  and 
purchased  a  tract  of  land  which  had  originally  belonged  to  the  grant  of 
George  Rogers  Clark,  given  for  services  rendered  by  Clark  during  the 
Revolutionary  War. 

Derrick  A.  Pangburn  was  a  babe  when  taken  to  the  undeveloped 
country  of  Clark  County,  Ind.  There  he  met  and  married  Dicia  Laswell, 
who  was  born  in  Kentucky,  and  in  1837  they  moved  to  their  own  home,  a 


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tract  of  land  located  about  5><  miles  from  the  original  Pangburn  purchase, 
and  on  that  farm  continued  to  reside  during  the  remainder  of  their  lives. 
Six  children  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  Marion  Edgar  was  the  fourth  in 
order  of  birth  and  the  only  one  not  hving  in  Clark  County,  Ind.,  except  one 
who  is  deceased.  Derrick  A.  Pangburn  followed  agricultural  pursuits  all 
his  life  and  was  able  to  accumulate  a  fair  competency.  He  had  no  public 
nor  military  service,  was  a  plain  citizen  and  all  his  life  gave  his  attention 
to  his  own  interests. 

The  common  schools  of  Clark  County,  Ind.,  furnished  Marion  E.  Pang- 
burn with  his  early  education,  but  he  had  aspiration  far  beyond  those  of 
many  of  the  youths  of  his  community,  and  proceeded  to  enter  in  1890,  the 
State  University,  at  Bloomington,  Ind.,  managing  to  complete  his  academic 
course  by  the  hardest  kind  of  work.  For  the  following  two  years  he  taught 
and  attended  school  alternately,  earning  money  by  teaching  with  which 
to  further  his  education,  and  after  these  two  years  spent  two  consecutive 
years  as  an  educator.  In  1896  Mr.  Pangburn  secured  the  election  to  the 
office  of  the  county  treasurer  of  Clark  County,  Ind.,  as  the  first  Republi- 
can to  be  elected  to  that  office  in  that  county,  and  in  1898  was  given  the 
reelection,  his  term  of  office  expiring  Jan.  1,  1901.  In  1902  he  entered 
the  University  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  in  1905  was  graduated  from  the  law 
department,  having  so  assiduously  devoted  himself  to  his  studies  that  he 
finished  the  four  year  course  in  three  years.  Following  his  graduation 
Mr.  Pangburn  was  employed  by  the  Fall  City  Construction  Company,  con- 
tractors and  builders  as  Superintendent,  paymaster  and  timekeeper  and 
in  1906  in  this  capacity  came  to  Gallatin  to  assist  in  the  construction  of  the 
Courthouse  here.  He  was  favorably  impressed  with  the  country  and  peo- 
ple here  and  located  at  Pattonsburg  where  he  bought  the  law  practice  of 
Henry  Eads.  He  has  built  up  a  large  practice  and  is  recognized  as  one  of 
the  leading  lawyers  of  Daviess  County  and  his  practice  extends  over  sev- 
eral other  counties  in  northwestern  Missouri. 

Politically,  Mr.  Pangburn  has  always  been  a  Republican  and  has  been 
active  in  the  ranks  of  his  party.  In  1908  he  was  the  candidate  of  his  party 
for  the  office  of  prosecuting  attorney  of  Daviess  County  and  in  1910  he 
was  nominated  for  the  legislature.  In  1920  he  was  his  parties'  candidate 
for  prosecuting  attorney  and  was  elected  by  a  very  satisfactory  majority. 
He  is  now  serving  in  that  capacity  and  has  made  a  record  as  an  able, 
fair  and  fearless  prosecutor.  He  has  served  as  city  attorney  of  Pattons- 
burg for  a  number  of  years  and  in  1909  he  was  appointed  assistant  sergeant 
at  arms  in  the  House  of  Representatives  at  Jefferson  City  for  the  Forty- 
Fifth  Session  of  the  Legislature.  In  1910  he  was  appointed  census  enum- 
erator  for  Pattonsburg. 


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On  April  29,  1922  Mr.  Pangburn  married  Myrtle  M.  McPherron,  a  na- 
tive of  Cornice  Bluff,  Iowa.  She  is  the  Daughter  of  F.  T.  and  Anna  Belle 
(Henderson)  McPherron,  natives  of  Henry  County,  Iowa.  Mrs.  Pangburn 
was  reared  near  Stanberry,  Mo.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of 
Missouri  and  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  and  taught  school  for 
seven  years. 

Mr.  Pangburn  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  The  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America  and  is  a  Shrine  Mason.  He  also  holds  membership  in  the  Re- 
beccas, Pythian  Sisters  and  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 

Henry  H.  Green,  a  well  known  merchant  of  Pattonsburg,  was  born  in 
Marion  County,  Mo.,  near  Monroe  City,  June  19,  1890.  He  is  a  son  of  Aug- 
ust H.  and  Laura  H.  (Hatch)  Green. 

August  H.  Green  was  born  in  Marion  County,  Mo.,  and  was  a  promi- 
nent grain  dealer  during  his  life.  He  owned  140  acres  of  land  and  carried 
on  general  farming  with  his  grain  business.  He  died  in  April,  1908,  and  is 
buried  in  Monroe  City,  Mo.  Mr.  Green  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  Mrs.  Green's  father,  Henry,  Hatch,  at  one  time  owned  what  is 
now  a  part  of  the  Wabash  Railroad,  which  ran  from  Pattonsburg  to  Bruns- 
wick, Mo.  For  a  number  of  years,  Mr.  Hatch  was  treasurer  of  the  Burling- 
ton and  Southwest  Railroad.  He  served  as  mayor  of  Chillicothe,  for  three 
terms.  He  was  a  32nd  Degree  Mason.  Mr.  Hatch  died  in  California  in 
in  1920.  To  August  H.  and  Laura  (Hatch)  Green  two  children  were  born, 
as  follows:  Henry  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Amy,  born  March  26, 
1892,  and  Died  Feb.  26,  1921.    She  is  buried  in  Monroe  City,  Mo. 

Henry  H.  Green  was  reared  in  Monroe  City,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools.  In  1906  Mr.  Green  engaged  in  the  grain  busi- 
ness at  Monroe  City,  Mo.,  and  in  1914  began  traveling  as  a  grain  buyer  for 
a  St.  Louis  grain  company.  In  July,  1917,  Mr.  Green  came  to  Pattonsburg, 
where  he  became  engaged  in  the  Pattonsburg  Milling  and  Elevator  Com- 
pany, and  has  been  successful  in  this  business.  He  is  also  interested  in 
the  grain  elevator  of  Lock  Springs,  Mo.,  which  ships  300  cars  of  grain  a 
year.  He  is  widely  and  favorably  known  throughout  Daviess  County  as  a 
grain  dealer. 

On  July  6,  1917,  Mr.  Green  was  married  to  Ruth  Haynie,  a  native  of 
Hannibal,  Mo.,  and  daughter  of  Mr.  Haynie  and  Margaret  (Woodard) 
Haynie.  Mrs.  Haynie  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  is  now  residing  in  Monroe 
City,  Mo.  Mr.  Haynie  died  in  1907  and  is  buried  in  Hannibal  Cemetery. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haynie  were  the  parents  of  three  children,  as  follows :  Lilas, 
the  wife  of  Ray  Yowell,  automobile  agent,  Mission,  Texas;  Chester,  en- 
listed among  the  first  men  during  the  World  War  in  1917,  and  was  sent 


940  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

to  France  from  Camp  Funston.     He  was  gassed  during  the  war,  having 
taken  part  in  many  battles. 

To  Henry  H.  and  Ruth  (Haynie)  Green  one  child  has  been  born, 
Henry  H.  Green,  Jr.,  born  Jan.  12,  1919. 

In  politics  Mr.  Green  is  a  Republican.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic 
Lodge  and  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  Mr.  Green  has  an  extensive 
acquaintance  in  Daviess  County  and  stands  high  in  the  community. 

Wade  D.  Moody,  the  efficient  and  well  known  cashier  of  the  Daviess 
County  Bank,  was  born  in  Albany,  Mo.,  Dec.  31,  1898,  a  son  of  W.  H.  and 
Nettie  (Dills)  Moody. 

W.  H.  Moody  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  at  the  age 
of  14  years.  He  arrived  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  the  day  that  Jesse  James  was 
killed.  In  1893  Mr.  Moody  was  married  to  Nettie  Dills,  a  native  of  Gentry 
County,  Mo.,  and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Wade  D., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  Malcolm,  farmer  and  stockman,  residing 
at  home.  For  Many  years  Mr.  Moody  has  been  a  prominent  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Daviess  County.  At  one  time  he  owned  360  acres  of  land  in 
Gentry  County,  Mo.,  and  was  a  well  known  breeder  5f  Shorthorn  cattle 
and  Poland  China  hogs.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moody,  are  now  living  retired  in 
Albany,  Mo.  Mr.  Moody  is  a  graduate  of  the  State  University  and  served 
as  county  assessor  for  six  years.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church. 

Wade  D.  Moody  was  educated  in  the  grade  and  high  schools  of  Albany, 
Mo.  Upon  completion  of  his  education,  Mr.  Moody  entered  the  banking 
business  in  Albany,  Mo.,  where  he  was  assistant  cashier  of  the  Bank  of 
Albany  for  two  years.  During  the  World  War  he  enlisted  in  the  Navy  on 
April  22,  1918,  and  served  on  the  U.  S.  S.  Mississippi.  He  also  did  radio 
work  in  Harvard  University.  Mr.  Moody  was  discharged  from  service 
in  May,  1919.  He  then  returned  to  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  where  he  was  ap- 
pointed assistant  cashier  of  the  bank,  which  position  he  now  holds. 

.  On  Oct.  29,  1921,  Mr.  Moody  married  Etta  Coffey,  a  native  of  Pat- 
tonsburg, and  daughter  of  A.  J.  and  Laura  (Pyles)  Coffey.  Mr  and  Mrs. 
Coffey  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Mark,  attended  the  public 
and  high  schools  of  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  and  is  now  a  drug  clerk  in  Dunham's 
Pharmacy  of  Pattonsburg;  Etta,  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Pattonsburg,  from  which  she  was  graduated  and  has  taught  school  for 
three  years  in  Daviess  and  DeKalb  Counties ;  and  Mrs.  Moody.  Mr.  Coffey, 
was  mayor  of  Pattonsburg  for  four  years.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coffey  are  now  residing  in 
Pattonsburg. 


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Mr.  Moody  is  an  energetic  and  progressive  young  man.  He  is  well 
known  in  Daviess  County  and  has  many  friends. 

Benjamin  A.  Yates,  a  pioneer  merchant  of  Pattonsburg,  has  been  in 
the  hardware  business  for  33  years  in  the  same  location,  and  is  the  oldest 
established  hardware  merchant  in  the  state  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in 
Virginia,  Aug.  21,  1855,  a  son  of  James  A.  and  Louisa  (Kibler)  Yates, 
natives  of  Virginia. 

James  A.  Yates  was  born  and  educated  in  Virginia.  He  taught  school 
for  several  years,  and  was  a  constable.  He  died  when  Benjamin  A.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  was  three  years  of  age.  James  A.  Yates  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  a  Democrat.  His  wife  died  in  March, 
1918,  and  is  buried  in  Pattonsburg.  To  James  A.  and  Louisa  (Kibler) 
Yates  three  children  were  born,  as  follows:  M.  Byrd,  postmaster  ot  Pat- 
tonsburg; Fanny,  deceased;  and  Benjamin  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Benjamin  A.  Yates  was  reared  in  Virginia  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools.  In  1876  he  came  to  Missouri  and  started  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Gallatin,  which  was  known  as  Yates  and  Yates.  In 
1889,  Mr.  Yates  engaged  in  the  hardware  business,  and  has  been  in  the 
same  location  in  Pattonsburg  since  that  date.  He  has  been  very  successful 
and  during  his  many  years  of  experience  has  built  up  a  fine  business. 

In  April,  1880,  Mr.  Yates  married  Minnie  Gabel,  daughter  of  James 
and  Priscilla  (Itson)  Gabel,  natives  of  Kansas  and  Ohio.  Minnie  (Gabel) 
Yates  was  born  in  Ohio.  James  Gabel  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War, 
enlisting  from  Ohio.  He  later  moved  his  family  to  Kansas,  where  he  be- 
came a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman,  owning  320  acres  of  land.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Gabel,  both  deceased,  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Harry,  living  in  Washington;  Nellie,  the  widow  of  E.  A.  White,  living  in 
Washington;  J.  A.,  residing  in  Washington;  Lucy,  the  wife  of  Mr.  Mead, 
farmer  and  stockman,  Spokane,  Wash.;  James,  Chehalis,  Wash.;  Tipp, 
living  in  Centralia,  Wash. ;  and  Mrs.  Yates.  To  Benjamin  A.  and  Minnie 
(Gabel)  Yates  the  following  children  have  been  born:  Helen,  a  graduate 
of  high  school  and  Lexington  College,  who  taught  in  Lexington  College  for 
one  term  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Gilbert  Groomer,  M.  D.,  residing  in  St. 
Joseph,  Mo.,  Lee,  attended  public  and  high  schools,  also  graduated  from 
college  in  Sherman,  Texas,  and  is  now  the  wife  of  C.  V.  Agee,  clothing 
merchant  of  Mount  Ayr,  Iowa. 

In  politics  Mr.  Yates  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Yates  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Church.  The  Yates  family  are  sub- 
stantial and  influential  citizens  and  are  well  known  throughout  the  county. 


942  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

J.  B.  McDonald,  the  capable  cashier  of  the  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank, 
was  born  April  22,  1878,  in  Buchanan  County,  Mo.,  a  son  of  James  and 
Mary   (Kessler)  McDonald. 

James  McDonald  was  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  his  wife  was  born  in 
Buchanan  County,  Mo.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Lulu,  the  wife  of  J.  A.  Jordan,  St.  Joseph ;  Jennie,  the  wife  of  John  Millen ; 
Charles,  St.  Joseph;  Dollie,  the  wife  of  Edgar  Kirtley,  retired  farmer  of 
Union  Star;  Edward,  living  on  a  ranch  in  Montana;  and  J.  B.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McDonald  are  now  deceased  and  are 
buried  in  the  Oak  Grove  Cemetery,  King  City.  During  the  Civil  War, 
James  McDonald  enlisted  in  Company  C,  11th  Missouri  Cavalry  from 
Andrew  County.  He  was  in  service  for  two  years  and  nine  months.  After 
the  war,  Mr.  McDonald  carried  on  farming  and  stock  raising  in  DeKalb 
County,  Mo.,  and  owned  160  acres  of  good  farm  land.  He  was  a  well  known 
breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle.  Mr.  McDonald  was  a  Republican  and  belonged 
to  the  Methodist  Church.  Mrs.  McDonald's  mother  was  Anna  Kessler. 
She  lived  to  be  101  years  of  age  and  was  the  mother  of  nine  children, 

J.  B.  McDonald  was  educated  in  the  public  school  of  Pattonsburg  and 
graduated  from  the  High  School  in  1897.  He  was  graduated  from  the  St. 
Louis  College  of  Pharmacy  and  for  several  years  afterward  was  employed 
in  a  drug  store  in  Pattonsburg.  Mr.  McDonald  then  was  engaged  in  the 
Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank  as  assistant  cashier.  A  year  later  he  was  pro- 
moted to  cashier,  which  position  he  has  held  for  the  last  ten  years.  Before 
becoming  cashier  of  the  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank,  Mr.  McDonald  was 
offered  the  position  of  paymaster  in  Porto  Rico  Island. 

Mr.  McDonald  has  served  in  the  office  of  cashier  of  the  Pattonsburg 
Savings  Bank  in  a  very  efficient  manner,  and  he  has  an  extensive 
acquaintance  in  Daviess  County.    He  stands  high  in  his  community. 

M.  F.  McAllister,  manager  of  the  Swift  and  Company  of  Pattonsburg, 
Mo.,  is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  Feb.  16,  1892,  in  Sedalia,  Mo.,  a 
son  of  Frank  and  Sophia   (Myers)   McAllister. 

Frank  McAllister  was  born  in  Belfast,  Ireland,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  when  he  was  30  years  of  age.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Germany, 
and  came  to  this  country  when  a  young  girl.  For  some  time  after  his 
arrival  in  Missouri,  Mr.  McAllister  was  engaged  in  the  clothing  business 
and  later  in  the  wholesale  liquor  business.  He  was  mayor  of  Sedalia,  for 
one  term.  Mr.  McAllister  went  to  Washington,  D.  C,  with  Coxey's  army. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McAllister  are  now  living 
retired  in  Sedalia,  Mo.  They  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Leo,   deceased;    Daniel    deceased;    Marie,   deceased;    Patrice,   deceased; 


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Edward,  in  the  garage  business,  Sedalia,  and  M.  F.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

M.  F.  McAllister  was  reared  in  Sedalia,  and  was  educated  in  the  grade 
and  high  school  and  the  Sacred  Heart  College.  He  has  been  engaged  in 
the  packing  and  produce  business,  and  has  been  connected  with  every 
packing  house  in  the  country  except  the  Wilson  Company.  He  is  now 
manager  of  the  Swift  Company  branch  of  Pattonsburg,  which  position 
he  has  held  for  several  years. 

On  Nov.  29,  1917,  Mr.  McAllister  was  married  to  Bessie  Haltsberry, 
a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  Haltsberry,  natives  of  Ohio.  Mrs. 
McAllister  has  four  stepsisters  and  brothers  as  follows:  Anna,  the  wife  of 
John  Blevin,  locomotive  engineer,  Dayton,  Ohio;  Enid,  the  wife  of  William 
Boyd,  passenger  brakeman,  Belleview,  Mo. ;  Percival,  electrical  construction 
worker,  Lima,  Ohio;  and  Asily,  the  wife  of  John  Borrows,  residing  in 
Payne,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haltsberry  are  now  living  in  Barton,  Ohio, 
where  they  are  engaged  in  the  grocery  business.  They  are  members  of 
the  United  Brethren  Church  and  are  identified  with  the  Democratic  party 
in  politics. 

To  M.  F.  and  Bessie  (Haltsberry)  McAllister  two  children  have  been 
born,  as  follows:  Marie  born  in  Sedalia,  Mo.,  in  1914,  now  attending  school; 
and  Francis,  born  in  1915,  also  attending  school. 

Mr.  McAllister  is  an  enterprising  and  progressive  citizen  and  is 
widely  and  favorably  known  in  Daviess  County. 

Charles  N.  Lowrey,  deceased,  was  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and  a 
prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Benton  Township.  He  was  born  near 
Pattonsburg,  a  son  of  Green  and  Ruth  (Williams)  Lowrey.  Green  Lowrey 
was  a  native  of  South  Carolina,  and  a  pioneer  settler  of  Daviess  County. 
He  owned  280  acres  of  good  farm  land  and  was  a  leading  stockman  of  this 
section.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Green  Lowrey  are  deceased  and  are  buried 
in  Old  Town  Cemetery,  near  Plattonsburg.  They  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children :  William,  John,  Charles,  Loton,  Alonzo  all  of  whom  are 
deceased  and  Laura,  the  wife  of  George  Montgomery,  Harrison  County ; 
and  Charles  N.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Charles  N.  Lowrey  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  grade  and  high  schools.  He  also  attended 
Stanberry  Normal  School.  Mr.  Lowrey  was  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life. 
He  owned  476^  acres  of  well  improved  land  near  Pattonsburg  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  and  was  a  leading  stockman,  specializing  in  the  breeding 
of  Poland  China  hogs  and  black  Angus  cattle. 

On  March  7,  1908,  Mr.  Lowrey  was  married  to  Cora  D.  Feurt,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Glaze)  Feurt,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Illinois. 


944  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Feurt  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Hickory 
Creek  Cemetery.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Nathaniel,  Gabriel,  Lydia,  the  wife  of  John  C,  Gerrish,  farmer  and  stock- 
man; Mary,  living  on  the  old  homestead;  John  G.,  farmer,  resides  north  of 
Jameson;  Bell,  the  widow  of  John  Knott,  resides  at  home;  and  Mrs. 
Lowrey. 

Mr.  Lowrey  died  Sept.  8,  1912,  and  is  buried  in  the  Odd  Fellows  Ceme- 
tery at  Pattonsburg.  Mrs.  Lowrey  now  operates  a  farm  of  233  acres,  and 
a  fine  two  story  residence.  She  has  living  with  her  now  a  niece,  Addie  D. 
Gerrish,  who  clerks  in  the  O.  K.  Store  at  Pattonsburg. 

Mr.  Lowrey  was  a  Democrat  and  belonged  to  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  a  director  of  the  Daviess  County  Bank  for  a 
number  of  years  and  was  one  of  the  first  depositors  of  the  Pattonsburg 
Savings  Bank.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Mr.  Lowrey 
was  an  energetic  man  who  stood  well  in  the  esteem  of  his  neighbors  and 
fellow  citizens. 

William  M.  Prichard,  a  well  known  and  highly  respected  citizen  of 
Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Nov.  22,  1873,  in  Ray 
County,  the  son  of  Enoch  S.  and  Ruth  (McClung)  Prichard. 

Enoch  S.  Pritchard  was  born  in  1827  in  eastern  Tennessee,  near  Knox- 
ville.  In  1830  he  moved  to  Ray  County,  Mo.,  with  his  parents.  He  carried 
on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Missouri  until  his  death,  Jan.  25, 
1890.  He  died  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his  son,  William  M.,  and  is 
buried  in  Hickory  Creek  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Prichard  was  born  in  1835  in 
Virginia.  At  the  age  of  six  years,  her  parents  brought  her  to  Benton 
Township,  Daviess  County.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Eliza- 
beth McClung,  who  were  the  parents  of  11  children.  In  making  the  trip 
to  Missouri  from  Virginia,  they  came  in  a  wagon  drawn  by  a  team  of  oxen. 
Mrs.  Prichard  died  in  1916  on  the  home  farm  in  Grand  River  Township, 
and  is  buried  in  Hickory  Creek  Cemetery.  To  Enoch  S.  and  Ruth 
(McClung)  Prichard  nine  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Benjamin  A., 
married  Mary  Creekmore  Coffey;  Dr.  James  B.,  married  Estelle  Pauley, 
St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  Edward  E.,  deceased ;  George  H.,  deceased ;  Dr.  Joseph  A., 
married  Ida  Ringen,  St.  Louis;  Mattie  S.,  the  wife  of  John  J.  Anselm,  St. 
Louis,;  Charles  S„  St.  Louis;  William  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  and 
Margaret,  the  wife  of  Albert  Thompson,  Hiawatha,  Kan. 

Enoch  S.  Prichard's  sister,  Martha  Prichard  taught  the  first  school 
in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  it  was  located  on  the 
Prichard  farm.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Smith) 
Prichard,  and  was  self  educated. 


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William  M.  Prichard  received  his  education  in  the  Jameson  High 
School,  the  Palmer  College  of  Albany,  and  the  Grand  River  College  of  Gal- 
latin. After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Prichard  taught  school  in 
Daviess  County,  from  1896  until  1904.  He  then  engaged  in  farming  and 
stockraising  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  on  the  old  farm 
of  his  parents.  He  now  owns  280  acres  of  good  farm  land  and  is  a  well 
known  breeder  of  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle,  Shropshire  sheep,  Spotted  Pol- 
and China  hogs,  and  other  high  grade  stock.  Mr.  Prichard  also  raises 
seed  wheat,  which  he  ships  out  for  sale.  In  the  early  days  the  old  stage 
route  ran  through  Mr.  Prichard's  farm. 

Mr.  Prichard  is  now  vice  prisident  of  the  Farmers  Bank  of  Jameson, 
which  was  organized  in  1910.  The  first  president  was  Thomas  A.  Feurt, 
who  held  that  office  until  his  death  on  Feb.  14,  1922.  The  first  vice  pres- 
ident of  the  bank  was  Dr.  Chas.  P.  Martin,  who  died  in  1912,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Sanford  Smith,  who  died  in  1918.  Mr.  Prichard  then  became 
vice  president,  which  office  he  now  holds.  The  first  cashier  was  Edward 
Jenkins,  who  was  succeeded  by  George  W.  Johnson,  who  is  now  serving  in 
that  capacity.  The  directors  of  the  bank  are,  as  follows:  Thomas  Feurt; 
William  M.  Prichard ;  Oscar  Smith ;  Homer  Feurt ;  Crit  J.  Feurt ;  S.  C. 
Schaffer;  George  W.  Johnson.  The  bank  was  organized  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $1,500.00  and  now  has  a  surplus  of  $3,000.00.  The  bank  building 
is  located  on  the  main  street  of  Jameson  and  is  modern  in  every  respect. 

Mr.  Prichard  is  also  a  member  of  the  Jameson  Consolidated  Schools, 
District  No.  1,  which  was  the  first  school  of  consolidation  in  Daviess 
County.  The  school  was  built  at  a  cost  of  $25,000.00,  and  has  all  branches 
of  study,  including  agriculture  and  domestic  science.  J.  C.  McDonald 
helped  greatly  in  the  founding  of  this  school  with  a  gift  of  $1,500.00  in 
books.  • 

Mr.  Prichard  was  married  to  Almeda  Lawson,  a  daughter  of  Oscar  D. 
and  Mary  E.  Lawson,  natives  of  Livingston  and  Daviess  Counties,  Mo. 
After  their  marriage  they  settled  in  Harrison  Township,  Daviess  County, 
where  Mr.  Lawson  carried  on  general  farming.  Mrs.  Prichard's  grandpar- 
ents were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Blakely,  pioneer  settlers  of  Missouri.  They 
came  to  Missouri  before  any  railroads  were  built,  making  the  trip  by  boat 
as  far  as  Lexington,  Mo.,  and  the  remainder  of  the  trip  by  wagon.  They 
were  natives  of  Kentucky.  To  William  M.  and  Almeda  (Lawson)  Prichard 
two  children  have  been  born ;  George  W.  and  Robert  V. 

In  politics  Mr.  Prichard  is  a  Democrat.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church.    Mr.  Prichard  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  prominent 


946  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

•farmers  and  stockmen  of  this  county,  where  his  name  has  always  stood  for 
enterprise,  industry  and  integrity. 

Hayden  Millstead,  popular  merchant  of  Pattonsburg,  was  born,  June 
3,  1876,  in  Iowa,  a  son  of  Thomas  C.  and  Margaret  (Briner)  Millstead. 

Thomas  C.  Millstead  is  a  native  of  Indiana.  When  a  very  young  man 
he  moved  to  Iowa,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising. 
At  one  time  he  owned  120  acres  of  land,  and  was  a  prominent  feeder  of 
cattle  and  hogs.  Mr.  Millstead  is  now  living  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  where  he 
has  been  employed  by  the  Swift  Company  for  20  years.  He  is  a  staunch 
Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  His  wife  was  born  in 
Indiana  and  died  June  30,  1916.  She  is  buried  in  the  Odd  Fellows'  Ceme- 
tery of  Pattonsburg.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Millstead  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  James,  living  in  Florida;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Gordon 
Sullivan,  electrical  engineer,  living  in  Arizona;  and  Hayden,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch. 

Hayden  Millstead  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Iowa.  When  he 
had  completed  his  education  he  worked  in  a  hotel  for  several  months,  later 
going  into  the  livery  business  for  two  years  in  Jamesport,  Mo.  He  then 
had  a  transfer  business  at  Gallatin,  Mo.,  for  several  years,  after  which  he 
worked  in  a  grocery  store  in  Gallatin  for  nine  months.  In  1915,  Mr.  Mill- 
stead removed  to  Pattonsburg,  and  in  a  few  months  purchased  the  business 
of  Raider  Company,  grocers.  He  then  opened  a  grocery  and  meat  market. 
Mr.  Millstead  now  owns  one  of  the  finest  stores  of  its  kind  in  Pattonsburg, 
where  he  has  built  up  a  splendid  business. 

On  Sept.  15,  1908,  Mr.  Millstead  married  Minnie  Clay,  a  native  of 
Gallatin,  and  daughter  of  Bell  and  Cora  (Morrow)  Clay,  natives  of  Ken- 
tucky and  Illinois.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clay  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children :  Ellen,  deceased ;  Mandel,  deceased ;  Fordie,  living  in  Homer,  La. ; 
Bess,  the  wife  of  Ward  Wiltrout,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Ethel,  lives  in  Florida ; 
Jessie,  the  wife  of  J.  F.  Millstead,  Florida;  Robert,  Kansas  City,  Mo.; 
John,  deceased,  served  during  the  World  War,  being  drafted  May  1,  1918, 
was  discharged  from  service  Feb.  13,  1919,  and  died  Nov.  17,  1919.  Mr. 
Clay  died  August  14,  1914,  and  his  wife  died  June  2,  1902.  To  Hayden 
and  Minnie  (Clay)  Millstead  one  child  was  born,  Elaine,  now  attending 
school  in  Gallatin.  They  have  three  stepchildren,  as  follows:  Ralph  Mill- 
stead, Philip,  South  Dakota ;  Frank,  Kirkville,  Mo. ;  and  Morris,  in  business 
with  his  father. 

Mr.  Millstead  has  served  as  school  director  for  two  terms.  He  is  a 
Democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,   and   the  Modern  Woodmen   of  America.     He   is   a 


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member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Mrs.  Millstead  is  a  descendant  of 
Henry  Clay  on  her  father's  side  and  Daniel  Boone  on  her  mother's  side. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Neighbors,  Rebeccas  Auxiliary  and  is  a 
Republican,  having  been  chairman  of  the  Republican  Committee  of  Pat- 
tonsburg.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Millstead  are  among  the  dependable  citizens  of 
Daviess  County,  and  are  widely  and  favorably  known. 

M.  B.  Yates,  the  popular  postmaster  of  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  is  a  native 
of  Virginia.  He  was  born  in  January,  1852,  a  son  of  James  A.  and  Louisa 
(Kibler)  Yates,  natives  of  Virginia. 

James  A.  Yates  was  reared  and  educated  in  Virginia.  He  was  a  school 
teacher  for  several  years,  and  also  served  as  constable.  He  died  when  M. 
B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  six  years  old.  Mr.  Yates  was  a  member 
of  th^  Baptist  Church  and  a  Democrat.  His  wife  died  in  March,  1918, 
and  is  buried  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo.  To  James  A.  and  Louisa  (Kibler)  Yates 
three  children  were  born,  as  follows:  M.  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Fanny,  deceased;  and  Benjamin  A.,  hardware  merchant  of  Pattonsburg. 

M.  B.  Yates  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Virginia.  He  was  then 
engaged  as  clerk  in  Philadelphia  in  the  road  master's  office.  Some  time 
later  he  removed  to  Missouri,  where  he  was  appointed  mail  clerk  under 
President  Cleveland's  administration.  Later  Mr.  Yates  went  into  the 
hardware  business  with  his  brother  in  Pattonsburg.  He  was  appointed 
postmaster  of  Pattonsburg  a  few  years  later,  which  office  he  now  holds. 

On  Sept.  30,  1891,  Mr.  Yates  was  married  to  Anna  Wright,  a  daughter 
of  Fayette  and  Lucinda  (Buchanan)  Wright,  natives  of  Kentucky  and 
Missouri.  Mr.  Wright  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Missouri 
for  many  years.  He  owned  320  acres  of  land  and  was  a  well  known  breeder 
of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  For  many  years  Mr.  Wright 
served  as  justice  of  the  peace,  and  was  known  as  a  squire.  He  was  a 
Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church.  Mr.  Wright  died  Aug. 
31,  1906,  and  his  wife  died  July  10,  1910.  They  are  buried  at  Plattsburg, 
Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wright  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Mollie,  deceased;  Endora,  deceased;  Florence,  deceased;  John  J.,  deceased; 
and  Alf ord  N.,  deceased ;  Ednomonia,  the  wife  of  Harry  H.  Burkett,  resid- 
ing in  Oklahoma;  Millissa,  the  widow  of  Joseph  Biggerstaft,  living  in 
Oklahoma;  William  R.,  farmer  and  stockman,  Smithville,  Mo.;  Woodson, 
resides  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  James  C,  Smithville,  Mo. ;  Walter,  Oklahoma 
City,  Okla. ;  and  Mrs.  Yates.  To  M.  B.  and  Anna  (Wright)  Yates  four 
children  were  born,  as  follows :  Mary,  graduate  of  Central  College,  Lexing- 
ton, Mo.,  is  assistant  postmaster  of  Pattonsburg,  and  also  teaches  music; 
Dorothy,  graduate  Central  College,  Lexington,  Mo.,  and  taught  school  for 


948  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

two  years,  is  now  the  wife  of  Curtman  Maupin,  Pattonsburg,  Mo, ;  Virginia, 
graduated  from  college  in  class  of  1922 ;  and  Elizabeth,  now  attending  high 
school. 

In  politics  Mr.  Yates  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  He  and  his  family  are  highly  respected  citizens  and  stand  high 
in  Daviess  County. 

Mrs.  Ada  M.  Royston,  owner  of  the  Merchants  Hotel  of  Pattonsburg, 
Mo.,  and  dealer  in  musical  instruments  for  40  years,  is  a  native  of  Alham- 
bra,  111.  She  is  a  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Augusta  (Wise)  Mead, 
natives  of  New  York  and  Pennsylvania. 

George  W.  Mead  was  born  in  Warsaw,  N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Illinois 
when  a  very  young  man.  During  the  Civil  War  he  was  engaged  in  the 
piano  business.  By  profession,  Mr.  Mead  was  an  attorney,  but  his  interests 
were  many.  He  taught  school  and  was  also  a  prominent  farmer  and 
stockman.  He  owned  240  acres  of  land,  and  was  a  dairy  farmer.  Mr. 
Mead  was  a  graduate  of  Yale  University,  and  for  some  time  held  a  county 
judgeship.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat.  He  died  April  21,  1904,  and  his 
wife  died  April  17,  1921.  She  was  an  excellent  musician.  They  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children :  Mamie,  deceased ;  Augustus,  deceased ; 
Bertie,  deceased ;  Bessie,  deceased ;  George,  living  in  Galesburg,  111. ;  Lewis, 
Litchfield,  111. ;  Eva,  Edwardsville,  111. ;  the  wife  of  Frank  Steel ;  Emma,  the 
wife  of  Emil  Mueller,  Summerfield,  111. ;  H.  H.,  Edwardsville,  Mo. ;  Esther, 
the  widow  of  Elmer  Moore,  Grant  City,  111. ;  Grover,  Carlyle,  111. ;  and  Mrs. 
Ada  M.  Royston.  All  of  the  Mead  family  are  musicians  and  owners  of 
music  stores. 

On  March  28,  1892,  Ada  M.  Mead  was  married  to  Henry  Royston,  a 
native  of  Jameson,  Mo.,  and  son  of  Frank  and  Elizabeth  (Clore)  Royston, 
natives  of  Tennessee  and  Indiana.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Royston  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children :  Maggie,  the  wife  of  Alvie  Parks,  farmer, 
Jameson,  Mo. ;  Charlie,  Lawrence,  Kan. ;  James,  Fremont,  Neb. ;  and  Henry 
deceased.  Frank  Royston  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Mis- 
souri, and  owned  700  acres  of  land.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Royston  are  now 
deceased,  and  buried  in  Hickory  Creek  Cemetery. 

To  Henry  and  Ada  M.  (Mead)  Royston  two  children  were  born, 
as  follows:  Gladys  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Robert  Fanning,  a  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  and  they  have  one  child,  Betty  Lou;  and 
Lucile  Dugusta,  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  and  Fayette  College,  where 
she  won  a  gold  medal  for  the  highest  grades,  is  also  a  graduate  of  the  State 
University,  where  she  won  the  highest  honors  in  the  class  of  Journalism 
and  received  from  the  University  the  degree  A.  B.  Miss  Royston  is  now 
teaching  school  in  Leon,  Iowa.    Henry  Royston  was  a  substantial  farmer 


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and  stockman  and  owned  150  acres  of  land  in  Grand  River  Township.  He 
was  a  well  known  breeder  of  cattle  and  hogs.  In  politics  Mr.  Royston  was 
a  Republican,  and  he  belonged  to  the  Methodist  Church.  He  died  April  29, 
1901,  and  is  buried  in  Hickory  Creek  Cemetery. 

Mrs.  Ada  M.  Royston  owns  164  acres  of  land,  and  manages  a  stock 
farm.  She  specializes  in  the  breeding  of  Shetland  ponies.  Mrs.  Royston. 
manages  the  Merchants  Hotel  in  Pattonsburg,  and  with  her  daughters 
owns  eight  residences  and  14  acres  of  the  164  acres  is  within  Pattonsburg. 
For  12  years  she  taught  music  throughout  the  state  of  Missouri,  and  for 
the  past  20  years  has  owned  a  music  store  in  Pattonsburg,  where  pianos, 
phonographs,  and  musical  instruments  of  all  kinds  are  on  sale. 

In  politics  Mrs.  Royston  is  a  Democrat.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Yeo- 
mens'  Royal  Neighbors,  Modern  Brotherhood  of  America,  and  belongs  to 
the  Christian  Church.  Mrs.  Royston  is  a  woman  who  possesses  energy, 
industry  and  business  foresight.  She  is  prominent  and  well  liked  through- 
out the  country. 

Dr.  Earl  Shackleford,  a  well  known  osteopath  of  Pattonsburg,  was 
born  in  Harrison  County,  Mo.  He  is  a  son  of  J.  H.  and  Millie  (Harding) 
Shackleford. 

J.  H.  Shackleford  is  a  native  of  Indiana.  He  came  to  Missouri  with 
his  parents  and  settled  in  Harrison  County.  Mr.  Shackleford  became  a 
prominent  farmer  and  stockman,  and  owns  80  acres  of  well  improved  land 
in  Harrison  County.  He  is  a  Republican  and  belongs  to  the  Methodist 
Church.  To  J.  H.  and  Millie  (Harding)  Shackleford  five  children  were 
born,  as  follows :  Leo  M.,  farmer,  resides  in  Grant  City ;  Jesse,  further 
mention  of  whom  is  made  below ;  Esther,  the  wife  of  Leonard  Tramaell, 
World  War  veteran,  residing  in  Eagleville;  Dr.  Earl,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  and  O.  J.,  teacher,  resides  in  Harrison  County.  Jesse  Shackleford 
enlisted  during  the  World  War  and  served  18  months  in  France.  He  was 
promoted  from  the  ranks  while  in  France,  and  served  with  the  89th  Divi- 
sion. Mr.  Shackleford  is  now  located  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  where  he  is 
in  business. 

Dr.  Earl  Shackleford  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Harrison  County.  He  also  attended  Simpson  College  in  Indianola,  Iowa, 
after  which  he  taught  school  for  several  years.  Dr.  Shackleford  later 
entered  the  College  of  Osteopathy,  and  has  been  practicing  since  1917  in 
Pattonsburg.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  his  work,  and  is  widely  and 
favorably  known. 

Doctor  Shackleford  is  serving  his  second  term  as  commander  of  the 
American  Legion  Post  of  Pattonsburg,  and  is  a  charter  member.     He 


950  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

organized  Post  No.  227.  During  the  World  War,  Dr.  Shackleford  enlisted 
and  was  stationed  at  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  in  the  Medical  Corps,  for  16 
months.     He  was  discharged  after  the  armistice. 

In  politics  Doctor  Shackleford  is  a  Republican.  He  belongs  to  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  Dr.  Shackleford  is  a  substantial  citizen  and  stands  high  in  the 
county, 

Amaziah  A.  Graham,  owner  of  a  saw  and  grist  mill  in  Pattonsburg, 
is  a  native  of  Missouri  He  was  born  near  Unionville,  in  Putnam  County, 
Feb.  2,  1852,  a  son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Curby)  Graham. 

David  Graham  was  born  in  Greenbrier  County,  Va.,  and  came  to 
Indiana  when  a  very  young  man.  Later,  he  removed  to  Missouri,  settling 
in  Daviess  County.  By  trade,  Mr.  Graham  was  a  shoemaker.  During  the 
Civil  War,  he  made  coffins  for  the  government,  and  continued  in  this  line  of 
work  until  his  death  1890.  Mr.  Graham  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church,  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs,  Graham  are  deceased.  They 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Lou,  deceased;  Lottie, 
deceased ;  Bell,  deceased ;  Malissa,  deceased ;  Mary  the  widow  of  James 
Miller,  Omaha;  and  A.  A.  Graham,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Amaziah  A.  Graham  was  reared  in  Missouri  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  district  school.  He  began  life  farming,  but  later  went  to 
Pattonsburg,  in  1885,  where  he  started  a  saw  and  grist  mill,  which  he  still 
operates.  Mr,  Graham  has  made  a  success  of  his  work  and  is  widely  and 
favorably  known  throughout  Daviess  County,  He  owns  his  residence  in 
Pattonsburg,  as  well  as  other  property. 

On  Nov.  17,  1877,  Mr.  Graham  married  Margaret  Blankenship,  a 
native  of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Richard  and  Elizabeth  (Camp- 
bell) Blankenship,  natives  of  Kentucky,  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Blankenship  were 
the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Emily,  deceased;  Vonnie,  deceased; 
Benjamin,  deceased;  Remithy,  deceased;  Agnes,  deceased;  Betty,  the 
widow  of  George  Hall,  King  City ;  Willis,  Daviess  County ;  and  Mrs. 
Graham.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blankenship  are  both  deceased.  To.  A.  A.  and 
Margaret  (Blankenship)  Graham  the  following  children  were  born :  David, 
general  superintendent  of  the  electric  plant  and  pumping  station  of  Hugo, 
Colo. ;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  C.  L.  Burcher,  resides  in  Kansas ;  Mary,  milliner, 
lola,  Kan. ;  Claud,  head  miller  and  millwright,  Excello  Feed  Mill  Company, 
St.  Joseph ;  Derias,  served  during  the  World  War  with  the  89th  Division, 
342  Field  Artillery,  and  was  on  the  firing  line  for  88  days.  He  was  gassed 
during  the  war,  but  was  sent  with  the  army  of  occupation  to  Germany 
after  the  armistice.  He  is  now  the  chief  refrigeraton  engineer  for  the 
Swift  Company,  and  resides  in  Pattonsburg;  Samuel  W,,  electrical  and 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  951 

steam  engineer,  now  associated  with  his  father  in  business.  Carl  also 
served  in  the  army  during  the  World  War  at  Camp  Funston.  Mr.  Graham 
has  seven  grand  children. 

In  politics  Mr.  Graham  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Pente- 
costal Church.  Mr.  Graham  is  progressive,  public  spirited  and  one  of  the 
valued  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

Hardin  N.  Stovall,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  and  stockman  of  Pat- 
tonsburg,  was  born  May  20,  1846,  in  Hardin  County,  Ky.,  a  son  of  John  0. 
and  Rachael  (Newman)  Stovall. 

John  O.  Stovall  was  a  native  of  Hardin  County,  Ky.  He  was  a  promi- 
nent farmer  and  stockman  of  that  country  during  his  entire  hfe.  During 
the  Civil  War,  H.  H.  Stovall,  a  son  of  John  O.  Stovall,  enlisted  in  Company 
H,  6th  Kentucky  Infantry,  and  served  throughout  the  entire  war,  taking 
part  in  practically  every  important  battle  of  the  war.  John  0.  Stovall 
owned  900  acres  of  land  in  Kentucky.  He  died  in  March,  1887,  and  is 
buried  in  Kentucky.  Mr.  Stovall  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stovall  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Matilda,  deceased;  George  W.,  deceased;  Barnetta,  deceased; 
John  H.,  Lakeland,  Ky.;  James  B.,  deceased;  Rachael,  deceased;  Polly, 
deceased;  Christopher,  deceased;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  and  Hardin  N.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Hardin  N.  Stovall  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools,  and 
grew  to  manhood  on  his  father's  farm.  He  then  rented  land  for  four 
years,  after  which  he  purchased  25  acres  of  land  in  Hardin  County,  Ky. 
At  one  time  Mr.  Stovall  owned  200  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Gentry 
County,  and  was  a  leading  stockman  of  the  county.  He  has  been  very 
successful  in  the  breeding  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs. 
Mr.  Stovall  is  now  living  retired  in  Pattonsburg,  where  he  owns  an  attrac- 
time  home. 

Mr.  Stovall  was  married  the  first  time  in  Oct.  19,  1868,  to  Mary 
Jane  Carnahan.  To  the  union  of  Wm.  and  Elizabeth  Carnaham  the  follow- 
ing children  were  born:  John,  Jesse,  William,  George,  Zickel,  and  Thomas. 
Mrs.  Stovall  died  Aug.  6,  1903,  and  is  buried  in  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  Cemetery  of  Pattonsburg.  Later,  Mr.  Stovall  was  married 
to  Josephine  Watson,  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  David 
and  Elizabeth  (Cannady)  Watson.  David  Watson  was  born  in  Ohio 
and  came  to  Missouri  with  his  parents.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Watson  are 
deceased  and  are  buried  in  Daviess  County.  To  Hardin  N.  and  Mary  Jane 
(Carnahan)  Stovall,  two  children  were  born:  John  H.,  Horton,  Kan.;  and 
Henry  S.,  now  living  at  Newton,  Kan. 


952  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  vTOUNTIES 

Mr.  Stovall  is  a  Democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
He  has  alwaj's  been  one  of  the  enterprising  citizens  of  the  township,  and 
is  widely  known. 

Davis  E.  Waters,  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of  Salem  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  615  acres  of  well  improved  land,  is  a 
native  of  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  Nov.  15,  1861,  and  is  a  son  of 
Gardner  and  Sarah  (Reed)  Waters. 

Gardner  Waters  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  came  to  Daviess  County  in 
1849,  settling  north  of  Jameson.  He  began  farming  with  his  brother, 
Davis.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Waters  enlisted  in  the  state  Militia,  and 
served  for  six  months.  Mr.  Waters  became  one  of  the  most  successful 
farmers  an  stockmen  of  the  county,  and  owned  735  acres  of  land  with  his 
brother.  He  died  Nov.  18,  1872,  and  his  wife  died  Nov.  17,  1917.  They 
were  the  parents  of  five  children,  as  follows:  Margaret  E.,  deceased;  John, 
Daviess  County;  Edith,  (Ingram),  deceased;  Myrah,  the  wife  of  John  L. 
Allen;  and  Davis,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and  who  is  the  oldest.  Gard- 
ner Waters  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 

David  E.  Waters  was  reared  on  the  farm  he  now  operates.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  district  schools.  During  his  entire  life  he  has 
been  a  farmer  and  stockman,  and  is  one  of  the  leading  stockmen  of  the 
county ;  he  is  also  a  feeder  of  cattle  and  hogs.  Mr.  Waters'  farm  is  modern 
in  every  respect,  and  contains  a  fine  watering  system.  His  home  is  a  two 
story  structure,  and  is  one  of  the  attractive  residences  of  the  community. 

On  March  14,  1889,  Mr.  Waters  married  Stella  Heath,  a  daughter  of 
David  M.  and  Eliza  (Kerr)  Heath,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Virginia.  Mrs. 
Waters  was  born  near  McFall.  His  father  was  a  leading  farmer  of  Daviess 
County.  In  his  early  life  he  was  a  minister  and  missionary  worker.  He 
died  Dec.  30,  1901,  and  his  wife  died  July  2,  1899.  They  are  buried  in 
Heath  Cemetery.    Mr.  Heath  was  also  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War. 

To  Davis  E.  and  Stella  (Heath)  Waters  seven  children  were  born,  as 
follows :  Aaron,  farmer  and  stockman,  Jameson ;  Audrey  ,  the  wife  of  Louis 
Kroschen,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess  County ;  Irma,  the  wife  of  Carl 
Netherton,  farmer  and  stockman,  near  Jameson ;  Austin,  farmer  and  stock- 
man, resides  west  of  Jameson ;  Alice,  the  wife  of  Emil  Salmon,  farmer  and 
stockman,  resides  south  of  Bethany ;  Davis  E.,  Jr.,  at  home  and  Robert,  at 
home. 

Mr.  Waters  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  four  years,  and  has  also 
been  a  member  of  the  township  board  for  six  years.  He  has  served  as 
school  director  and  district  clerk.  He  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  a  Republican.    The  Waters  family  are  members  of 


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the  Methodist  Church  and  among  the  leading  families  of  Daviess  County, 
Mr.  Waters  has  always  been  progressive,  public  spirited,  and  is  a  citizen 
of  real  worth. 

The  picture  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.,  Waters  which  appears  here  was  taken 
when  they  first  began  life  together  on  the  farm,  which  was  then  all  prairie 
and  unimproved.  By  hard  work  and  good  managment  they  have  become 
well-to-do. 

Amanda  M.  Bell,  a  pioneer  settler  of  Daviess  County,  was  born  in 
Jackson  County,  Ind.  She  is  a  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Rob- 
ertson) Anderson. 

William  Anderson  was  a  native  of  Virginia.  When  a  young  man  he 
moved  to  Ohio,  and  after  his  marriage  he  moved  to  Indiana,  where  he 
became  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  Some  years  later,  Mr. 
Anderson  left  Indiana,  and  settled  in  Daviss  County,  where  he  owned 
80  acres  of  good  farm  land.  He  was  a  well  known  breeder  of  cattle,  sheep, 
and  horses.  Mr.  Anderson  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  the 
Methodist  Cemetery  of  Daviess  County.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  as  follows :  Margaret,  deceased ;  Morgan,  deceased ;  Nancy, 
deceased;  Mary  Ann,  deceased;  David,  deceased;  Sarah  Jane,  deceased; 
Elizabeth,  deceased;  Jacob,  a  Civil  War  veteran  now  resides  in  Cameron; 
John  Joseph,  retired,  Gallatin;  and  Amanda  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Amanda  M.  Bell  was  reared  in  Daviess  County  and  received  her 
education  in  the  district  schools.  On  March  28,  1867,  she  married  William 
H.  Bell,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Mercier  Bell,  natives  of  Ohio,  and  pioneer 
settlers  of  Daviess  County.  William  H.  Bell  was  born  June  3,  1847.  Dur- 
ing his  entire  life  he  was  a  farmer  and  stockman.  At  one  time  he  owned 
500  acres  of  land,  and  he  was  a  prominent  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle 
and  Poland  China  hogs.  During  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Bell  enhsted  from  Ohio 
in  the  66th  Ohio  Infantry,  and  served  for  over  two  years.  He  was  engaged 
in  practically  all  of  the  important  battles  of  the  war,  and  was  with  Sher- 
man in  his  march  to  the  sea.  Mr.  Bell  died  Jan.  12,  1916,  and  is  buried 
in  the  Methodist  Cemetery,  near  Civil  Bend,  Daviess  County.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  Masonic  lodges,  and 
belonged  to  the  Methodist  Church.  To  Wilham  H.  and  Amanda  M.  (Ander- 
son) Bell  seven  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Henry,  Portland,  Ore.; 
Alora,  the  wife  of  Donar  Milton,  Daviess  County ;  Everett,  Victor,  Colo. ; 
Martha,  the  wife  of  John  Booker,  Colorado;  Thomas,  Pattonsburg.  He 
enlisted  in  the  army  in  1913,  and  was  stationed  in  the  Phillippine  Islands, 
and  was  discharged  March  3,  1921 ;  Oras,  Oklahoma ;  and  Claud,  Daviess 


954  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

County.  Mrs.  Bell  has  17  grandchildren  and  four  great  grandchildren. 
Two  of  her  grandchildren  served  during  the  World  War.  Asel  Bell  was 
killed  four  days  before  the  signing  of  the  armistice  and  Bertram  Bell 
served  as  corporal  of  his  company  while  in  France. 

In  politics  Mrs.  Bell  is  a  Republican.  She  is  now  75  years  of  age  and 
is  enjoying  exceptionally  good  health.  Mrs.  Bell  is  a  very  interesting 
woman  and  has  many  friends  throughout  the  country. 

White  Bayless,  a  successful  merchant  of  Pattonsburg,  was  born  in 
Tennessee,  Jan.  18,  1882,  a  son  of  A.  B.  and  Amanda   (Snyder)   Bayless. 

A.  B.  Bayless  was  a  native  of  Tennessee.  He  came  to  Missouri  in 
1884,  settling  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising.  Mr.  Bayless  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bayless  five  children  were  born,  as  follows: 
White,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Alex,  resides  in  Wyoming;  Carrie,  the 
wife  of  George  Rader,  Pattonsburg;  Letitia,  the  wife  of  John  V.  Henry, 
chief  of  police,  Redondo,  Calif.;  and  Leah,  at  home  with  her  brother. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bayless  are  both  deceased,  and  are  buried  in  the  New  Hope 
Church  Cemetery,  Pattonsburg. 

White  Bayless  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County  and 
was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  He  began  life  farming  but  later 
worked  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  After  several  years,  Mr.  Bayless  returned  to 
Pattonburg,  where  he  became  engaged  in  the  restaurant  business  for 
three  years.  He  then  sold  out  and  went  into  the  grocery  business.  Since 
that  time,  Mr.  Bayless  has  enlarged  his  business  and  now  handles 
groceries,  dry  goods,  shoes,  etc.  He  has  been  in  the  same  location  for  the 
past  eight  years  and  has  a  fine  business  built  up. 

On  Dec.  27,  1910,  Mr.  Bayless  married  Delia  Cunningham,  a  native 
of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  J.  L.  and  Jane  (Bowman)  Cunning- 
ham. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cunningham  are  now  living  retired  in  Coffey,  Mr. 
Cunningham  has  been  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County 
for  many  years,  and  owns  40  acres  of  well  improved  land.  He  is  a  Demo- 
crat and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cunningham 
are  the  parents  of  eight  children,  as  follows :  Lillie,  deceased ;  Maud,  the 
widow  of  John  Harrington,  Coffey ;  Martha,  deceased ;  Austin,  Coffey ; 
Dewey,  Coffey ;  Gifford,  enlisted  during  the  World  War,  and  was  in  ser- 
vice for  three  years  in  this  country ;  Edna,  attending  school ;  and  Mrs. 
Bayless.  To  White  and  Delia  (Cunningham)  Bayless  one  child  has  been 
born,  James  Vance  Bayless,  deceased. 

In  politics  Mr.  Bayless  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist   Church   and   belongs   to   the   Masonic   Lodge.      Mrs.    Bayless 


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belongs  to  the  Eastern  Star  Lodge.  Mr.  Bayless  is  a  progressive  and 
successful  citizen  of  Pattonsburg,  and  stands  high  in  the  community. 

Edwin  0.  Turner,  the  efficient  and  well  known  president  and  General 
Manager  of  the  Daviess  County  Telephone  Company,  was  born  March  15, 
1873,  in  Green  County,  111.,  in  the  town  of  Athensville.  He  is  a  son  of  T.  C. 
and  Martha  (Vanbebber)  Turner. 

T.  C.  Turner  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  was  married  the  first  time  to 
Jane  M.  Rhodes,  a  native  of  Illinois.  To  this  union  the  following  children 
were  born:  George  B.,  deceased;  Sarah,  the  wife  of  A.  M.  Calhoun,  retired 
farmer  residing  in  Franklin,  111. ;  Theresa,  the  widow  of  D.  N.  Houser,  now 
living  in  Illinois ;  John  A.,  banker  of  Palmyra,  111.  Mrs.  Turner  died  and 
is  buried  in  Rhodes  Cemetery,  111.  Mr.  Turner  later  married  Martha  Van- 
bebber, a  native  of  Tennessee,  and  to  this  union  the  following  children 
were  born:  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Frank  E.  Vandaver,  farmer,  Whitehall, 
111.;  Cora,  the  wife  of  Lloyd  Hettick,  farmer  and  stockman,  Fayette,  111.; 
T.  M.,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Athenswell,  111. ;  and  Edwin  0.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Turner  was  the  owner  of  210  acres  of  land  in  Illinois, 
and  was  widely  known  as  a  breeder  of  high  grade  stock.  For  a  number  of 
years  he  was  township  supervisor  and  commissioner.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  belonged  to  the  Baptist  Church.  In  politics  Mr. 
Turner  was  a  Democrat.  He  died  July  13,  1921,  and  his  wife  died  May  22, 
1907.     They  are  both  buried  in  Rhodes  Cemetery  in  Illinois. 

Edwin  O.  Turner  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Ill- 
inois. He  also  attended  the  Commercial  College  of  Bushnell,  111.  After 
completing  his  education,  Mr.  Turner  was  engaged  for  some  time  in  the 
furniture  and  undertaking  business  in  Illinois.  Later  he  became  interested 
in  the  telephone  exchange  work,  and  is  one  of  the  pioneers  in  that  line  of 
work.  He  installed  the  telephone  exchange  in  Scottsville,  111.,  and  Tarkio, 
Mo.  In  1916,  Mr.  Turner  came  to  Pattonsburg,  and  is  now  a  resident  of 
Gallatin.  He  has  served  in  the  offices  of  township  collector  and  township 
clerk  while  in  Illinois. 

Mr.  Turner  married  Alice  Mitchell,  a  daughter  of  J.  G.  and  Lizzie  H. 
(Hubbell)  Mitchell.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children :  Rosie,  died  in  infancy ;  Laura,  Oscar,  prominent  attorney  of 
Duluth,  Minn. ;  John  ,  farmer  and  stockman,  Greenfield,  111. ;  Ella,  the  wife 
of  S.  M.  Hix,  farmer  and  stickman,  Greenfield,  111. ;  Emma,  the  wife  of 
George  N.  Hill,  lumber  business,  Greenfield,  111. ;  Richard,  resides  in  Min- 
nesota ;  Charles,  fruit  grower,  living  in  Florida ;  Edgar,  engaged  in  the  oil 
business,  Texas;  and  Grover,  Indiana.  J.  G.  Mitchell,  the  father  of  Mrs. 
Turner  was  born  in  Tennessee  and  moved  to  Indiana,  later  going  to 
Illinois  in  1840.     He  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman,  owning  400 


956  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

acres  of  good  farm  land.  Mr.  Mitchell  died  Feb.  19,  1914,  and  his  wife 
died  Jan.  16,  1920.  They  are  buried  in  Illinois.  To  Edwin  0.  and  Alice 
(Mitchell)  Turner  two  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Bernice,  born  March 
4,  1904,  now  attending  Stevens  College,  Columbia,  Mo. ;  and  Troy  M., 
deceased,  was  born  Aug.  28,  1895,  and  died  Dec.  13,  1895. 

Mr,  Turner  is  a  Democrat  and  trustee  of  the  Baptist  Church,  His 
wife  is  an  active  church  and  welfare  worker  and  is  interested  in  politics, 
being  a  Democrat.  Mrs.  Turner  taught  school  for  12  years,  and  was 
known  as  one  of  the  most  successful  teachers  in  the  state  of  Illinois,  Mr. 
Turner  is  one  of  the  substantial  and  influential  citizens  of  Gallatin,  and  is 
well  known  throughout  the  county. 

Dr.  William  H.  Hargis,  a  prominent  dentist  of  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  was 
born  in  Gallatin,  Mo.,  Oct.  24,  1873,  a  son  of  William  Abel  and  Lilly 
(Comer)  Hargis, 

William  Abel  Hargis  was  a  native  of  Kentucky  but  moved  to  DeKalb 
County,  Mo.,  with  his  parents  in  the  early  days,  settling  in  Weatherby.  He 
made  the  trip  by  wagon.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Hargis  enlisted  in 
the  Volunteers  of  Missouri,  and  served  throughout  the  war.  After  the 
close  of  the  war,  he  began  practicing  law  in  Gallatin,  in  Daviess  County, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  Sept.  24,  1874,  Mr.  Hargis  was  one  of  the 
most  noted  attorneys  of  the  state.  Mrs.  Hargis  was  a  native  of  Richmond, 
Mo.  She  died  Feb.  7,  1905,  and  is  buried  in  Gallatin  with  her  husband. 
Mr,  Hargis  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  his  wife  belonged 
to  the  Presbyterian  Church,  They  were  the  parents  of  one  child,  William 
H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Dr.  Willaim  H.  Hargis  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Gallatin,  Mo.,  and  was  also  graduated  from  the  Grand  River  College  at 
Gallatin  and  the  Kansas  City  Dental  College  in  Kansas  City,  in  the  class  of 
April,  1899.  He  began  practicing  dentistry  in  1899  in  Gallatin,  where  he 
remained  for  11  years.  He  then  practiced  in  St.  Louis  and  Chicago  for 
about  ten  years,  after  which  he  returned  to  Gallatin.  In  1817,  Dr,  Hargis 
moved  to  Pattonsburg,  Mo,,  where  he  is  now  located.  He  has  an  excep- 
tionally fine  practice  built  up,  due  in  no  small  part  to  his  many  years  ex- 
perience. 

On  July  15,  1909,  Dr,  Hargis  was  married  to  Martha  Easton,  a 
daughter  of  F.  F.  Easton  and  Marrietta  (Weed)  Easton.  Mrs.  Hargis  was 
born  in  Coin,  Iowa. 

Dr,  Hargis  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Northwestern  Dental  Association  and  the  National 
Dental  Association,  He  is  identified  with  the  Democratic  party  in  politics 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,    Dr,  Hargis  is  a  public  spirited 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  957 

and  progressive  citizen,  and  is  prominent  and  well  liked  throughout  the 
county. 

William  H.  Brown,  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  prominent  pioneer  citizen 
who  now  is  residing  at  McFall  is  a  native  of  Kentucky.  He  was  born  in 
Nicholas  County,  Aug.  18,  1834.  He  is  a  descendant  of  Scotch-Irish 
ancestors  on  his  father's  side,  his  grandfather  and  grandmother  having 
been  born,  reared  and  married  in  Ireland  and  emigrated  from  that  country 
to  the  United  States.  On  his  mother's  side,  Mr.  Brown  belongs  to  an  old 
colonial  family.  His  maternal  grandfather  was  a  native  of  Holland  and 
served  in  the  American  army  during  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  lost  an 
arm  at  the  battle  of  Yorktown. 

William  H.  Brown  received  such  education  as  the  common  schools  of 
Kentucky  afforded,  during  his  boyhood  days.  During  the  Civil  War  he 
served  as  first  lieutenant  in  a  company  of  Kentucky  home  guards  for 
three  years.  The  government  furnished  them  with  arms  and  ammunition 
and  they  furnished  their  own  uniforms  and  other  equipment  and  expenses. 
They  were  called  out  twice  under  United  States  officers,  during  General 
Morgan's  raid,  in  Kentucky.  While  serving  in  the  home  guard,  Mr.  Brown 
was  commissioned  Colonel  of  the  84th  Capital  Regiment  of  Enrolled  Militia 
by  the  Governor  of  Kentucky.  He  organized  the  regiment  into  companies 
and  battalions  but  was  never  called  into  service.  He  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  June,  1864  in  Company  I,  1st  Regiment  Capital  Guards. 

Mr.  Brown  was  married  at  Bethel,  Ky.,  Jan.  16,  1856  to  Joann  Patrick 
and  to  them  were  born  the  following  children :  two  died  in  infancy ;  Mary 
E.  Stokes,  Butler,  Mo. ;  Emma  H.  Baird,  McFall,  Mo. ;  Joshua  B.  who  owns 
a  stock  and  grain  farm  near  Larned,  Kan.,  and  has  served  in  the  office  of 
county  treasurer  of  Pawnee  County  and  for  four  years  was  deputy  county 
treasurer  of  Pawnee  County,  Kan. ;  William  P.  and  James  N.  who  composed 
the  firm  of  Brown  Bros,  hardware  dealers  at  McFall;  L.  L.  Brown  who  is 
the  present  county  clerk  of  Pawnee  County,  Kan.,  and  lives  at  Larned;  and 
Thomas  O.  who  lives  near  Fort  Lupton,  Colo. 

After  the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Brown  served  as  a  justice  of  the 
peace  in  Kentucky.  In  1875  he  moved  to  Kansas  with  his  family  and 
settled  at  Larned,  Pawnee  County  and  bought  a  quarter  section  of  land  in 
that  vicinity.  After  moving  to  Kansas  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace 
there  and  served  two  years.  In  1879  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  Pawnee 
County,  and  was  re-elected  to  that  office  twice,  serving  six  years  and  he 
served  as  deputy  county  treasurer  there  for  two  years.  In  1888  Mr.  Brown 
came  to  Missouri  and  bought  a  farm  2^  miles  from  McFall.  Here  he  was 
engaged  in  general  farming  and  stock  raising  until  he  moved  to  McFall 
where  he  is  the  owner  of  four  acres  of  ground  within  the  city  limits.    He 


958  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

makes  a  speciality  of  raising  strawberries  and  is  widely  known  as  a  suc- 
cessful strawberry  grower. 

Mr.  Brown  was  born  and  reared  in  the  Presbyterian  faith,  having 
become  identified  with  that  denomination  when  he  was  14  years  old ;  while 
he  was  a  resident  of  Larned,  Kan.,  he  was  a  ruling  elder  in  the  church. 
He  is  now  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  at  McFall. 

Mr.  Brown  supports  the  policies  and  principals  of  the  Republican  party 
and  has  been  identified  with  that  party  since  1860.  He  is  one  of  the 
substantial  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

W.  P.  Brown,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Brown  Brothers,  general  hard- 
ware merchants  at  McFall,  Mo.,  is  a  native  of  Kentucky.  He  was  born  in 
November,  1864  and  is  a  son  of  W.  H.  Brown,  a  biographical  sketch  of 
whom  appears  in  this  volume. 

W.  P.  Brown  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  began 
life  as  a  farmer  and  stockman  with  his  father.  He  then  engaged  in  the 
hardware  business  in  1889  and  was  interested  in  that  business  until  1892 
when  he  sold  out  and  worked  as  a  clerk  in  a  general  merchandise  store 
for  seven  years  at  McFall.  The  firm  of  Brown  Brothers  was  then 
organized  at  McFall  and  since  that  time  they  have  carried  on  a  general 
hardware  business.  They  have  a  large  trade  which  extends  over  a  wide 
scope  of  territory,  and  are  recognized  as  leading  business  men  of  Gentry 
County. 

Mr.  Brown  was  married  Nov.  10,  1896  to  Mips  Fannie  Christie.  They 
have  no  children. 

Mr.  Brown  is  a  Republican  and  takes  an  active  part  in  politics ;  he  has 
served  as  chairman  of  the  Gentry  County  Republican  Central  Committee. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  one  of  the  substantial  busi- 
ness men  of  McFall  and  Gentry  County. 

George  D.  Ewing,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Pattonsburg,  Mo., 
was  born  Jan.  2,  1842,  in  Trimble  County,  Ky.,  a  son  of  Fulton  Ewing  and 
Rachel  Watkins  (Robbins)  Ewing. 

Fulton  Ewing  was  born  Nov.  4,  1809,  in  Henry  County,  Ky.  He  was 
a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  his  locality,  owning  630  acres  of  land. 
His  mother  was  a  decendant  of  the  Douglas  clan  and  connected  with  the 
Scotch  nobility.  She  was  a  graduate  of  Edinburg  University,  and  taught 
the  first  high  school  for  girls  at  Frankfort,  Ky.,  ever  opened  in  that 
state.  She  was  a  first  cousin  of  Sir  Walter  Scott,  her  maiden  name  being 
Scott  (Robina).  In  1879,  Mr.  Ewing  was  elected  to  the  state  legislature. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  Educational  Committee  and  Charitable  Institu- 
tions. Both  of  Mr.  Ewing's  mother's  grandfathers  were  soldiers  in  the 
Revolution.     Their  names  were  John  Robbins  and  Even  Watkins.     John 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  959 

Robbins,  after  serving  for  most  of  the  war,  was  killed  in  a  skirmish  with 
a  British  foraging  party,  at  Yorktown,  Va.,  only  a  short  time  before  the 
surrender  of  the  British  Army. 

The  following  children  were  born  to  Fulton  Ewing  and  wife:  James; 
Robina  Scott;  Mary  Frances,  William  Pryor,  Augustus  Mortimer,  George 
D.,  Thressa  H,  Abel  R.,  Elizabeth,  and  Christopher  Clark.  James,  Robina, 
Thressa  and  Christopher,  died  in  childhood.  The  others  living  to  past 
middle  age,  most  of  them  to  old  age.  All  are  now  dead  but  George  D. 
Ewing. 

George  D.  Ewing  was  educated  in  the  county  of  his  birth.  Owing 
to  the  interest  his  father,  and  a  few  neighbors  took  in  education,  he  was 
afforded  better  educational  opportunities  than  most  of  the  schools  then 
afforded.  His  father  and  others  employed  a  college  professor  from  Ohio 
to  teach  the  district  school  for  a  number  of  terms.  No  other  school  in  the 
country  had  such  a  competent  teacher. 

On  July  13,  1865,  George  D.  Ewing,  and  Miss  Artimesa  Bain,  of  the 
same  county  were  married.  To  them  were  born  four  children ;  Mattie  E., 
Charles  B.,  Ira  Scott  and  Iva  Watkins,  twin  sons,  who  died  in  childhood. 
The  father  and  mother  of  Mrs.  George  Ewing  were  Charles  C.  and  Nancy 
(Trout)  Bain.  Their  children  were  Sarah  J.,  Jeremiah  Trout,  Elvina, 
Mary  A.,  William  A.,  Artimesa,  Eliza  J.,  and  Matilda.  All  the  children 
were  married  and  all  are  dead  except  Mrs.  Eliza  Hisle. , 

Augustus  M.  and  George  D.  Ewing  were  soldiers  in  the  Confederate 
Army,  belonging  to  Company  A  4th  Kentucky  Cavalry.  Both  saw  hard 
service  and  were  engaged  in  many  battles,  but  neither  was  wounded  or 
captured.  In  1863  George  D.  Ewing,  was  transfered  to  Brigade  Head- 
quarters, with  rank  of  orderly  sergeant,  but  usually  acted  as  aid-de-camp 
during  battles. 

In  1885,  George  D.  Ewing  and  family  came  from  their  home  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  settled  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo.  The  daughter,  Mattie  E.,  in  1888, 
became  the  wife  of  Truman  C.  Beasley,  a  merchant  of  Pattonsburg, 
Mo.,  they  living  at  Pattonsburg  until  1910,  when  they  moved  to  Chillicothe. 
Mr.  Beasley  becoming  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  in  that  city. 
T.  C.  Beasley  and  Chas.  B.  Ewing  still  own  the  Pattonsburg  Mercantile 
Company  Store,  known  as  the  "0.  K.  Store."  The  same  has  been  under  the 
management  of  Chas.  B.  Ewing  since  the  removal  to  Chillicothe  of  T.  C. 
Beasley. 

George  D.  Ewing  has  always  taken  quite  an  interest  in  civic  affairs,  a 
strong  believer  in  the  law,  and  its  enforcement.  Believing  that  the  better 
way  to  secure  civic  righteousness  is  to  elect  capable  persons  to  official  posi- 


960  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

tions.  He  was  mayor  of  Pattonsburg  for  five  years,  justice  of  the  peace 
for  a  number  of  years  and  has  been  engaged  in  insurance,  notarial  work 
and  real  estate  business  for  many  years. 

His  wife,  Artimesa  Ewing,  died  Sept.  24,  1918,  they  having  been  per- 
mitted to  walk  life's  pathway  together  for  more  than  fifty-three  years. 

In  March,  1913,  Charles  B.  Ewing  and  Mrs.  Dora  M.  Hart  were 
married.  They  live  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo.  Since  the  death  of  Mrs.  G.  D. 
Ewing,  Mr.  Ewing  has  lived  with  them. 

Samuel  A.  Jarrett,  of  Salem  Township,  is  one  of  the  honored  pioneers 
of  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  Aug.  17,  1843,  in  Salem  Township, 
Daviess  County,  a  son  of  Andrew  and  Susan  (Graham)  Jarrett. 

Andrew  Jarrett  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  came  from  Greenbrier 
County,  Va.,  to  Daviess  County,  in  1837.  During  his  entire  life  he  was  a 
farmer  and  stockman  owning  60  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  well  known 
breeder  of  horses,  hogs  and  sheep.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  Jarrett  are  both 
deceased  and  are  buried  in  the  Bethel  Cemetery,  Daviess  County,  They 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Mary  Jane,  deceased;  Ruth 
Angeline,  deceased ;  James  Madison,  deceased ;  Sidney  Unice,  deceased ;  and 
Samuel  A.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Samuel  A.  Jarrett  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess 
County,  and  received  practically  no  education.  He  began  farming  when 
a  very  young  man,  renting  land.  He  later  purchased  his  brothers'  and 
sisters'  claims  on  the  old  home  farm,  owning  160  acres  of  good  farm  land. 
Mr.  Jarrett  now  owns  710  acres  of  land  in  Salem  Township.  He  is  one  of 
the  prominent  farmers  and  stockmen  of  the  county  and  was  a  successful 
breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and  other  stock.  His 
farm  is  known  as  Maple  Grove  Farm,  and  is  located  near  Pattonsburg. 
Mr.  Jarrett  is  now  living  retired  on  his  farm. 

On  Dec.  20,  1863,  Mr.  Jarrett  was  married  first  time  to  Angelina 
Black,  a  native  of  St.  Joseph,  and  a  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Black, 
natives  of  Kentucky.  To  this  union  ten  children  were  born,  as  follows: 
Ami,  deceased ;  William  Elwood,  Springfield ;  James,  Jameson ;  Lieumma, 
the  wife  of  William  Read,  Salem  Township ;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  M.  W. 
Addy,  Marion  Township;  Rebecca,  the  widow  of  C.  Burris,  Marion  Town- 
ship ;  Mortica,  Coffey ;  Virgia,  the  wife  of  Samuel  Stitt,  Denver,  Colo. ; 
John,  Montavesta,  Colo. ;  Delia,  married  E.  Brodbeck,  Ft.  Scott,  Kan. 

Mr.  Jarrett  was  married  the  second  time  to  Almira  Wilson,  a  native  of 
Daviess  County,  and  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Nickel)  Wilson, 
natives  of  Indiana  and  Ohio.  Mr.  Wilson  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  near 
Coffey.    He  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman,  owning  100  acres  of 


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land.  He  died  Jan.  3,  1913,  and  is  buried  in  Hickory  Creek  Cemetery.  His 
wife  resides  at  Coffey,  and  is  85  years  old.  To  Samuel  A.  and  Almire  (Wil- 
son) Jarrett  six  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Helen,  deceased;  Ross, 
living  near  Nebraska  City,  Nebr. ;  Paul,  Salem  Township;  Lloyd,  Salem 
Township;  Yvonnie,  the  wife  of  Grant  Cox;  S.  A.,  Jr.,  living  at  home. 

In  politics  Mr,  Jarrett  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  and  one  of  the  substantial  and  highly  respected  citizens  of 
Daviess  County. 

R.  F.  Wood,  the  well  known  superintendent  of  schools  in  Pattonsburg, 
Mo.,  was  born  April  20,  1888,  in  Nebraska.  He  is  a  son  of  James  M.  and 
Laura  (Rader)  Wood,  natives  of  Indiana  and  Missouri. 

James  M.  Wood  was  born  in  Boone  County,  Ind.,  and  came*  to  Daviess 
County,  Mo.,  in  1865,  at  the  age  of  seven  years.  He  became  one  of  the 
most  prominent  farmers  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County,  where  he  lived 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  Mr.  Wood  was  a  well  known  breeder  of  Short- 
horn cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  He  owned  450  acres  of  land  in  Neb- 
raska and  120  acres  in  Grundy  County,  Mo.  For  several  years  Mr.  Wood 
served  as  a  director  on  the  school  board.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics  and 
a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  Feb.  2,  1921,  and  is  buried  at 
Pilot  Grove,  Mo.  Mrs.  Wood  is  now  52  years  of  age.  To  James  M.  and 
Laura  (Rader)  Wood  the  following  children  were  born:  Etta  May, 
deceased ;  Alfa  O.,  deceased ;  James  Vernon,  deceased ;  Earl,  farmer  and 
stockman  of  Grundy  County,  Mo. ;  Earnest,  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Grundy  County,  Mo.,  enlisted  during  the  World  War  in  Trenton,  and  was 
sent  to  Columbia,  Mo.,  where  he  remained  until  the  signing  of  the  armi- 
stice; Eleanora,  the  wife  of  Forrest  Barriff,  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Grundy  County,  Mo. ;  Pearline,  the  wife  of  Roy  Collins,  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Shelbina,  Mo. ;  Thomas  H.,  attending  school  at  Trenton,  Mo. ; 
Rupert,  living  at  home;  and  R.  F,,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

R.  F.  Wood  received  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Daviess  County,  and  was  graduated  from  the  State  Teachers  College  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  He  taught  school  for  several  years 
and  was  superintendent  of  the  Pattonsburg  schools,  where  he  is  now 
located.  He  has  managed  the  schools  in  a  very  efficient  manner  and  has 
proven  his  capability. 

On  May  30,  1917,  Mr.  Wood  married  Minnie  B.  Edwards,  a  native  of 
Winston,  Mo.,  and  daughter  of  James  B.  and  Nanna(Webb)  Edwards. 
Mr.  Edwards  owns  94  acres  of  land  and  is  a  well  known  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Daviess  County.  For  a  number  of  years  he  served  as  school 
director  and  has  been  justice  of  the  peace.     In  politics  Mr.  Edwards  is  a 


962  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  belongs  to  the 
Masonic  Lodge.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwards  are  the  parents  of  four  children, 
as  follows :  Lena,  the  wife  of  Clyde  Zentz,  merchant  of  Kingman,  Kan. ; 
Fred,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Winston,  Mo. ;  Mrs.  Wood ;  and  Victor, 
merchant  in  Mable,  Mo.  He  served  overseas  during  the  World  War.  He 
contracted  influenza  while  there  and  has  never  regained  his  health.  To 
R.  F.  and  Minnie  B.  (Edwards)  Wood  one  child  has  been  born,  Janet 
Susan,  born  in  Jamesport,  Mo. 

Before  coming  to  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  Mr.  Wood  was  engaged  as  rural 
mail  carrier  in  Jamesport,  Mo.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  belongs  to  the 
Masonic  Lodge.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Mr.  Wood  has 
taken  a  commendable  interest  in  the  affairs  of  Pattonsburg,  and  has  many 
friends  here. 

W.  H.  Feurt,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Washington  and  Salem 
Townships,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  May  10,  1863,  a 
son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Glaze)  Feurt. 

Thomas  Feurt  was  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest 
settlers  of  Daviess  County,  having  come  to  Missouri  in  1845.  He  became  a 
prominent  farmer  and  stockman,  owning  500  acres  of  well  improved  land. 
Mr.  Feurt,  was  a  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle,  hogs,  sheep  and 
horses.  He  was  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Feurt  died  March  23,  1869,  and  his  wife 
died  Dec.  25,  1890.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  as  follows: 
Nathaniel,  deceased ;  Liddie,  the  wife  of  John  Gersh,  residing  in  Arkansas ; 
Mary  J.,  residing  with  her  brother  John  G.,  John  G.,  Washington  Town- 
ship; Bell,  the  widow  of  John  W.  Knott,  resides  with  her  brother,  John  G. ; 
W.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  Cora,  the  widow  of  Charles  Lowery, 
now  resides  in  Pattonsburg. 

W.  H.  Feurt  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Daviess  County,  and  attended 
the  district  schools.  He  has  always  been  a  farmer  and  stockman.  He 
began  farming  with  his  brother,  John  G.,  and  was  in  partnership  with  him 
until  his  marriage.  Mr.  Feurt  owns  540  acres  of  land  and  his  wife  owns 
140  acres.  He  has  been  unusually  successful  in  the  breeding  of  Shorthorn 
cattle  and  Duroc  hogs.    The  residence  is  located  in  Washington  Township. 

On  Dec.  14,  1898,  Mr.  Feurt  was  married  to  Lora  E.  Meadows,  a  native 
of  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  T.  and  Mary 
(Everly)  Meadows.  Mr.  Meadows  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  came  to 
Missouri  at  the  age  of  four  years  with  his  parents.  He  became  one  of  the 
prominent  and  prosperous  farmers  and  stockmen  of  Daviess  County,  owing 
at  one  time  1600  acres  of  land.  John  Meadows,  father  of  Joseph  T.  was  a 
native  of  Virginia.    He  came  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  in  1838  with  a  team 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  963 

and  covered  wagon,  and  was  engaged  in  farming  until  his  death  in  1880. 
In  Virginia  he  was  married  to  Miss  Gwynee  and  they  reared  a  large  family. 
Joseph  Meadows  died  Dec.  17,  1920,  and  is  buried  in  the  Bethel  Cemetery. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meadows  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  John  C, 
deceased;  W.  H.,  Pattonsburg;  Charles  L.,  Salem  Township;  James  E., 
Salem  Township ;  Clara,  the  wife  of  R.  W.  Welden,  McFall ;  Alice,  the  wife 
of  John  Street,  Mary ville ;  Mrs.  Feurt ;  Carlia,  at  home ;  Lillie,  the  widow  of 
Robert  Welden,  Salem  Township ;  Mollie  May,  the  widow  of  Jesse  Maize, 
Harrison  County;  Oscar  P.,  Pattonsburg.  Mrs.  Meadows  is  now  living  in 
Salem  Township  and  is  81  years  of  age.  To  W.  H.  and  Lora  (Meadows) 
Feurt  three  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  John  C,  born  Oct.  13, 
1899,  living  with  his  parents;  Joseph,  born  June  21,  1902,  at  home;  and 
Henry  K.,  born  Dec.  20,  1905,  attending  school. 

Mr.  Feurt  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Farmers  Bank  of  Jameson.  He  is  a 
Democrat  and  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Lodge.  Mr.  Feurt  is  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Feurt  is  a  progressive  farmer  and  a  public 
spirited  citizen  and  the  Feurt  family  are  well  known  and  among  the  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

Hugh  Elwood  O'Hare,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Salem 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  on  Aug.  17,  1866,  on  his  father's 
farm  in  Salem  Township.  He  is  the  son  of  Martin  H.  and  Catherine  (Ed- 
monds) O'Hare,  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County.    ' 

Martin  H.  O'Hare,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Logan  County,  Ohio,  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  the  early  days,  where  he  settled  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess 
County.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  O'Hare  enlisted  in  Company  B.  and 
served  three  years  and  six  months  in  the  1st  Cavalry  Regiment  of  Missouri 
State  Militia.  He  took  part  in  many  battles  and  skirmishes,  among  them 
being  the  first  battle  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Following  the  war,  Mr.  O'Hare 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  was  very  successful  in  the 
breeding  of  sheep,  hogs  and  horses.  Mr.  O'Hare  was  the  owner  of  280 
acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Daviess  County.  There  were  no  railroads 
during  the  early  days,  and  he  drove  his  live  stock  to  Jameson,  Mo.  He  also 
drove  oxen  from  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  to  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  and  walked  from 
Illinois  to  Kansas  with  his  brother,  Hugh  O'Hare.  To  Martin  H.,  Sr.  and 
Catherine  (Edmonds)  O'Hare  five  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Hugh 
Elwood,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Dora,  deceased;  Amanda  Levina, 
deceased ;  Ef f ie,  deceased ;  Thomas  Preston,  farmer,  residing  in  Washing- 
ton Township.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Hare  are  deceased,  having  died  in 
September,  1911.    They  are  buried  with  their  children  in  Hickory  Creek 


964  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Cemetery.  Mr.  O'Hare  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church. 

Hugh  Elwood  O'Hare  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools 
and  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  of  which  he  was  manager.  He  now  owns 
280  acres  of  land  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  is  widely  known 
as  a  breeder  of  high  grade  stock,  including  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs, 
horses  and  mules. 

On  Nov.  9,  1892,  Mr.  O'Hare  was  married  to  Alice  Heath,  daughter 
of  Rev.  David  and  Eliza  (Kerr)  Heath,  natives  of  Virginia.  Mrs.  O'Hare 
is  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  Mo.  To  Rev.  David  and  Eliza  (Kerr)  Heath 
seven  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Sarah,  the  wife  of  George  Morris, 
Daviess  County;  John,  postmaster  of  Pattonsburg;  Mollie,  deceased;  Ada, 
the  wife  of  E.  H.  Tulery,  Fort  Worth,  Texas ;  Stella,  the  wife  of  Davie  E. 
Waters,  farmer  of  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County ;  Alice,  the  wife  of  H. 
E.  O'Hare;  Rosa,  deceased,  the  wife  of  Homer  Read,  also  deceased.  This 
was  the  second  marriage  of  Rev.  David  Heath.  By  his  first  marriage  he 
was  the  father  of  the  following  children:  Elisia  B.,  deceased;  James  K., 
deceased ;  William,  deceased.  All  three  were  soldiers  during  the  Civil  War 
and  James  K.  Heath  was  a  first  lieutenant.  The  father  of  Rev.  David 
Heath  also  served  as  first  lieutenant  in  the  Civil  War. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Hare  are  the  parents  of  two  children:  Walter,  born 
Dec.  19,  1900,  educated  in  the  University  of  Missouri  in  the  agricultural 
school,  now  farming  with  his  father;  and  Virgil  K.,  born  Dec.  8,  1903,  at 
home. 

Mr.  O'Hare  is  a  director  of  the  Bank  of  Coffey,  Mo.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat, 
while  Mrs.  O'Hare  is  a  Republican.  Mr.  O'Hare  is  a  substantial  citizen  and 
a  progressive  type  of  man.  He  is  a  good  farmer  and  stockman  and  a  suc- 
cessful manager. 

William  P.  Hutcherson,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Salem  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  Dec.  8,  1851,  in  Virginia.  He 
is  a  son  of  W.  J.  and  Mary  (Finks)  Hutcherson. 

W.  J.  Hutcherson  was  a  native  of  Virginia  and  owned  300  acres  of 
land.  He  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hutcherson  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Virginia.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  six  children,  as  follows:  Sarah,  Thomas,  Adolph,  Robert  F.,  William 
P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  and  Elmer  Frank,  of  whom  William  P.  is  the 
only  one  living. 

William  P.  Hutcherson  was  reared  in  Virginia  and  came  to  Missouri 
in  1880,  settling  in  Daviess  County.  After  his  arrival  in  Missouri,  Mr. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  965 

Hutcherson  worked  for  $16.00  per  month  farming.  He  later,  in  1887,  pur- 
chased 160  acres  of  land,  and  became  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman, 
breeding  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  Mr.  Hutcherson  now 
owns  80  acres  of  land  in  Salem  Township. 

On  Aug.  21,  1887,  Mr.  Hutcherson  married  Elizabeth  Higgins,  a  native 
of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Christina  (Myers)  Hig- 
gins. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Higgins  were  natives  of  Indiana.  They  settled  in 
Daviess  County  in  1840,  where  Mr.  Higgins  became  a  well  known  farmer. 
For  several  years  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  and  was  road  overseer. 
Mrs.  Higgins  died  May  21,  1915,  and  is  buried  in  the  Coffey  Cemetery. 
Mr.  Higgins  is  now  88  years  of  age,  and  resides  in  Harrison  County.  He  is 
a  staunch  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Higgins  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Emma,  deceased ; 
Robert  Y.,  deceased;  Mrs.  Hutcherson;  Louisa  J.,  the  wife  of  John  Gal- 
brath,  Harrison  County ;  Abraham,  Oilman ;  Joseph,  living  on  the  old  home- 
stead. 

To  William  P.  and  Elizabeth  (Higgins)  Hutcherson  three  children 
were  born,  as  follows:  Mary  Duane,  the  wife  of  William  McCoy,  Washing- 
ton Township ;  Christina  Ada,  the  wife  of  M.  T.  Carroll,  Washington  Town- 
ship ;  WilHam  T.,  living  with  his  father,  married  Fantella  Ellis,  July  6,  1921. 

Mr.  Hutcherson's  farm  is  known  as  the  Cypress  Hill  Farm.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hutcherson  are  members  of  the  Christian  Church  and  Mr.  Hutcherson 
has  been  an  elder  in  the  church  for  35  years.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  a  sub- 
stantial and  reliable  citizen. 

Sterling  Harrison  Creighton,  a  successful  and  well  known  veteri- 
nary surgeon  of  Coffey,  was  born  April  26,  1870,  a  son  of  George  and  Marie 
(Harrison)  Creighton.    He  was  born  in  Daviess  County. 

George  Creighton  was  born  in  Ohio  on  Dec.  1,  1837,  and  came  to  Mis- 
souri in  1868,  settling  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising.  Mr.  Creighton  became  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Missouri,  but  later  in  his  life  he  moved  to  Kansas,  where  he  farmed  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  He  owned  100  acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County,  and 
240  acres  in  Kansas.  Mr.  Creighton  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  He  died  Oct.  18,  1919,  and  his  wife  died  May  20, 
1915.  They  are  buried  in  Okmulgee,  Okla.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Creighton  were 
the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Elmer,  deceased;  May,  the  wife  of 
J.  F.  Seward,  Calif.;  Sterling  Harrison,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Ernest, 
Thomas,  Omaha,  Neb.,  Bertha,  the  widow  of  Mr.  Bush,  California;  Nellie, 
the  wife  of  Benjamin  B.  Welder,  Kansas  City,  Lillian,  the  wife  of  W.  B. 
Williamson,  Okmulgee,  Okla. 


966  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Sterling  Harrison  Creighton  was  reared  in  Lyon  County,  Kan.,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  was  also  graduated  from 
the  Ontario  Veterinary  College  in  1895.  Dr.  Creighton  then  began  prac- 
ticing in  Emporia,  Kan.,  where  he  remained  for  some  time.  Later,  he 
moved  to  Winfield,  Kan.,  where  he  remained  until  1904.  He  then  came  to 
Coffey,  and  has  built  up  a  fine  practice  in  veterinary  surgery.  • 

On  Aug.  22,  1897,  Dr.  Creighton  married  Ella  Galbreath,  a  native  of 
Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Squire  and  Martha  Jane  (Brown)  Gal- 
breath, natives  of  Kentucky  and  Indiana.  Squire  Galbreath  was  one  of 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County,  and  became  a  prominent  farmer. 
He  owned  180  acres  of  land  and  was  widely  known  as  a  successful  stock- 
man. During  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in  Company  D,  Volunteer  Missouri 
Cavalry,  and  served  for  three  years,  taking  part  in  the  most  important 
battles  of  the  war.  Mr.  Galbreath  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church.  Mrs.  Galbreath  died  Dec.  3,  1913,  and  is  buried  in 
Coffey.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  as  follows:  Elizabeth, 
the  widow  of  Joseph  Gotschall,  Nevada,  Mo. ;  Billie,  deceased ;  John  A., 
Daviess  County;  James,  deceased;  Dr.  J.  W.,  Ulrich,  Mo.;  Mrs.  Creighton; 
David  O.,  deceased;  Gertrude,  the  wife  of  Claud  Yarbough,  Coffey.  To 
Sterling  H.  and  Ella  (Galbreath)  Creighton  eight  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows :  Bill,  living  at  home ;  Carma,  teacher,  at  home ;  Gertrude,  grad- 
uated from  high  school  in  May,  1922 ;  James  A.,  graduated  from  high 
school  in  May,  1922;  Nellie,  deceased;  Squire  George,  deceased;  Sterling 
Lee,  attending  school;  and  Rex  E.,  attending  school. 

Dr.  Creighton  owns  his  attractive  home  in  Coffey.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Republican.  The  Creighton  family  are  members  of  the  Christian  Church. 
Dr.  Creighton  is  a  public  spirited  and  representative  citizen  of  Daviess 
County. 

P.  A.  Mooney,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Salem  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  Jan.  7,  1871,  in  Harrison  County,  a  son  of  Reuben 
W.  and  Nancy  (Johnson)  Mooney. 

Reuben  W.  Mooney  was  a  native  of  Tennessee.  He  came  to  Missouri 
in  1866,  settling  in  Harrison  County,  where  he  carried  on  general  farming 
and  stockraising.  During  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Mooney  enlisted  in  Company 
D,  14th  Regiment,  Missouri  Volunteers,  and  served  throughout  the  war. 
He  was  badly  wounded.  He  was  with  a  Company  of  about  30  men  when 
they  rode  upon  about  300  rebels  and  the  attack  began  and  Lieutenant 
Mooney  was  shot  through  the  neck  with  a  minnie  ball.  Ruben  W.  Mooney 
and  wife  walked  from  near  Springfield,  111.,  to  Missouri.  He  enhsted  in  the 
Army.    His  second  enlistment  was  at  Lexington,  Mo.,  where  he  formed  a 


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company  of  men  and  became  a  Lieutenant.  Mr.  Mooney  owned  280  acres 
of  land  in  Daviess  County.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mooney  are  deceased,  Mr. 
Mooney  having  died  Dec.  8,  1912,  and  his  wife  Oct.  23,  1905.  They  were 
the  parents  of  14  children,  as  follows :  Saphrona,  deceased ;  Mary,  the  wife 
of  Elaman  Alley,  Harrison  County ;  Martha  A.,  the  widow  of  William  Beals, 
Harrison  County ;  J.  C,  retired,  Jamesport ;  Henrietta,  the  wife  of  William 
Timmons,  now  deceased;  J.  F.,  farmer,  Arkansas;  W.  J.,  Tulsa,  Okla. ; 
Nancy  A.,  the  widow  of  C.  F.  Dooley,  lola,  Kan.;  John,  farmer,  South 
Dakota;  Reuben,  deceased;  Frank,  deceased;  Sherman,  Nebraska;  Emma, 
deceased,  was  the  wife  of  W.  A.  Mendenhall;  and  P.  A.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

P.  A.  Mooney  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Harrison  County  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  district  schools.  He  then  began  farming  on  rented  land.  He 
now  owns  63  acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County,  and  is  a  successful  breeder 
of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs. 

On  April  9,  1891,  Mr.  Mooney  was  married  the  first  time  to  Mary 
Shira,  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  a  daughter  of  Lyman  and  Christina  (Bar- 
ley) Shira.  To  P.  A.  nd  Mary  (Shira)  Mooney  ten  children  were  born,  as 
follows:  Roy  F.,  Harrison  County;  Christina,  deceased;  Cloe,  deceased; 
Harry  C,  Kansas ;  Loretta,  the  wife  of  Marcellis  Chadwick,  Jameson ; 
Elmer,  resides  with  his  father;  Clarence,  with  his  father;  Junior,  with 
father;  Raymond,  living  with  father;  Winnie,  Jameson.  Mrs.  Mooney  died 
Jan.  10,  1920,  and  is  buried  in  Salmon  Cemetery. 

Mr.  Mooney  was  married  the  second  time  Sept.  30,  1920,  to  Oddie 
Robertson,  the  daughter  of  William  and  Bessie  (Richardson)  Turner, 
natives  of  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Turner  died  in  1890  and  his  wife  is  now 
living  in  Troy,  Kan. 

Mr.  Mooney  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He 
is  a  good  farmer  and  stockman  and  a  successful  manager. 

Frank  H.  Cook,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  young  farmer  and 
stockman  is  engaged  in  farming  in  the  vicinity  of  King  City.  He  was  born 
June  19,  1900  and  is  a  son  of  Walter  H.  and  Mary  M.  (Kemp)  Cook  both 
natives  of  Wisconsin.  Walter  H.  Cook  came  to  Gentry  County  a  number 
of  years  ago  and  was  here  successfully  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  rais- 
ing until  the  time  of  his  death.  May  17,  1920.  His  remains  are  buried  at 
King  City.  He  was  the  owner  of  a  quarter  section  of  land  and  recognized 
as  one  of  the  successful  citizens  of  Gentry  County.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  was  a  Republican.  He  held 
membership  in  the  Methodist  church.    His  widow  now  resides  at  King  City. 

Frank  H.  Cook  is  one  of  the  following  children  born  to  his  parents: 


968  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Irene,  married  Guy  Hobson,  a  farmer  and  stockman  and  they  live  in  Okla- 
homa ;  Elmer  J.  lives  west  of  King  City ;  Fred  S.,  is  a  farmer  and  stockman 
living  west  of  King  City;  Clark  W.,  is  also  a  farmer  and  stockman  near 
King  City ;  Delbert,  is  also  a  farmer  and  stockman  near  King  City ;  Ines  E., 
married  Earl  Gofarth,  King  City  and  Frank  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Frank  H.  Cook  was  married  Jan.  4,  1922  to  Ruby  K.  Dieter  a  native  of 
Gentry  County  and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Dieter  of  King  City,  a  sketch 
of  whom  appears  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 

Mr.  Cook  is  one  of  the  well  known  young  men  of  King  City,  and  is 
making  good.    He  is  operating  80  acres  of  land. 

Cornelius  Yost,  a  well  kown  retired  farmer  of  Salem  Township,  is  a 
veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  He  was  born  Sept.  15,  1828,  in  Belmont  County, 
Ohio,  a  son  of  William  and  Catherine  (Bixler)  Yost. 

William  Yost  was  a  native  of  Ohio,  born  in  1800.  In  1857  he  came  to 
Missouri,  settling  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County,  where  he  became 
a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman.  Mr.  Yost  was  a  lieutenant  during  the 
war  of  1812,  and  served  for  six  months.  He  owned  100  acres  of  land  in 
Salem  Township.  Mr.  Yost  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He 
died  Dec.  6,  1876,  and  his  wife  died  in  August,  1886.  They  are  buried  in 
Hickory  Creek  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Yost  were  the  parents  of  three 
children,  as  follows ;  Nancy  Ann,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  John  Walker ; 
Cornelius,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  Mary  Jane,  deceased. 

Cornelius  Yost  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Ohio,  and  came  to 
Illinois  in  1840  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1857  settling  on  present  farm, 
jjuring  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Yost  enhsted  in  Company  D,  27th  Missouri 
Infantry,  and  served  for  three  years.  He  took  part  in  many  important 
battles  of  the  war.  After  the  close  of  the  war,  he  returned  to  his  farm, 
in  Salem  Township.  He  became  a  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle 
and  other  high  grade  stock.  Mr.  Yost  retired  several  years  ago,  and  is 
now  living  on  his  farm  of  230  acres.     He  is  95  years  of  age. 

On  Aug.  14,  1853,  Mr.  Yost  married  Lucinda  Chapman,  a  native  of 
Marion,  Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Zada  and  Matilda  (Chapel)  Chapman. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chapman  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  follows: 
George,  deceased ;  Caroline,  deceased  ;  Minnie,  deceased ;  Matilda,  deceased ; 
Mary,  the  widow  of  Mr.  Walker ;  and  Mrs.  Yost,  also  deceased.  To  Cornelius 
and  Lucinda  (Chapman)  Yost  12  children  were  born  as  follows:  William, 
Cherryvale,  Kans. ;  Jane,  the  wife  of  John  Cunningham,  Cherryvale,  Kans. ; 
Martha,  the  wife  of  John  McCrandy,  both  deceased;  Catherine,  the  wife 
of  William  Hawk,  Kansas  City,  Kans. ;  Mary,  now  living  with  her  father 
in  Salem  Township;  Alice,  the  wife  of  Samuel  Reed,  Colorado;  Elsworth, 


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farmer  and  stockman,  Gentry  Countj^  Gilbert,  residing  with  his  father; 
Albert,  twin  brother  of  Gilbert,  farming  the  Blair  farm  in  Daviess  County ; 
Raymond,  Beloit,  Kans. ;  Nancy,  the  widow  of  Elbert  McCrandy,  resides 
at  Glasco,  Kans. ;  Charles,  Pattonsburg ;  Mr.  Yost  has  24  grandchildren  and 
nine  great-grandchildren. 

Mr.  Yost  is  identified  with  the  Republican  party  in  politics.  Before 
the  Civil  War  he  voted  the  Abolition  ticket.  He  is  one  of  the  interesting 
men  of  his  community,  and  a  highly  respected  citizen  of  Daviess  County. 
Mr.  Yost  built  his  present  residence  in  1865,  a  log  cabin  of  all  hued  logs 
and  native  timber.     He  did  the  hueing  and  built  it  mostly  himself. 

James  H.  Nickerson,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stock- 
man of  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  March  3,  1856,  in  Daviess  County, 
a  son  of  Benjamin  and  Anna  Eliza  (Nickel)  Nickerson. 

Benjamin  Nickerson  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  are  deceased. 

James  H.  Nickerson  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess 
County,  and  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  On  Feb.  25, 
1903,  he  married  Mary  D.  (Hoover)  Mullican,  a  native  of  Gallatin.  She 
is  the  daughter  of  Henry  M.  and  America  (Nichols)  Hoover,  both  natives 
of  Ohio.  Mr.  Hoover  settled  in  Missouri  in  1874,  and  became  a  prosperous 
farmer  and  stockman.  He  owned  160  acres  of  well  improved  land,  and  was 
a  successful  breeder  of  cattle  and  hogs.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Hoover 
enhsted  in  the  Missouri  State  Militia,  and  served  one  year.  He  died  March 
29,  1914,  and  is  buried  in  Coffey.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hoover  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children:  Jacob  A.,  resides  in  Kansas;  Mariah,  the  wife  of 
William  Conaway,  both  deceased;  Mrs.  Nickerson;  Charles  William,  de- 
ceased ;  W.  S.,  farmer,  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County ;  Barbara,  the  wife 
of  Isaac  Stevens,  Carlow,  Mo. ;  Sarah  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Nelson  Barnes, 
Cypress  Creek ;  Edward,  farmer  and  stockman,  Salem  Township,  Daviess 
County.  Jacob  A.  Hoover  is  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  enlisted 
in  Company  B,  Missouri  State  Volunteers.  He  served  throughout  the 
entire  war,  but  was  injured,  having  been  thrown  from  his  horse.  Mr. 
Hoover  is  now  at  Phillipsburg,  Kan.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Lodge 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 

James  H.  Nickerson  died  several  years  ago,  and  his  widow  is  now 
living  on  her  farm  of  110  acres  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County.  In 
politics  she  is  a  Republican.  Mrs.  Nickerson  is  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church. 

Mr.  Nickerson  was  highly  respected  and  was  one  of  the  substantial 
citizens  of  Daviess  County. 


970  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mrs.  Nickerson  was  married  the  first  time  in  1872  to  Thomas  B.  Mul- 
lican.  He  was  a  farmer  and  stockman  and  later  in  life  was  a  merchant  in 
Kansas  where  he  died  in  1888.     No  children  were  born  to  either  union, 

Mrs.  Nickerson's  brother,  W.  S.  Hoover,  is  now  conducting  the  farm 
which  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Nickerson. 

J.  E.  Meadows,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  of  Salem  Town- 
ship, and  owner  of  340  acres  of  well  improved  land,  is  a  native  of  Daviess 
County.  He  was  born  June  14,  1868,  a  son  of  Joseph  Taylor  and  Mary  E. 
(Everly)  Meadows. 

Joseph  Taylor  Meadows  was  born  in  Virginia.  He  was  one  of  the  very 
early  settlers  of  Daviess  County,  making  the  trip  from  Virginia  with  a 
team  of  oxen.  Mr.  Meadows  became  one  of  the  most  successful  farmers 
and  stockmen  of  Daviess  County,  owning  879  acres  of  land.  He  died  Dec. 
17,  1920,  and  is  buried  in  Bethel  Church  Cemetery,  Mrs.  Meadows  is  now 
81  years  of  age,  and  resides  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr,  and 
Mrs.  Meadows  were  the  parents  of  13  children,  as  follows:  John  C, 
deceased;  W.  H.,  Pattonsburg;  C.  L.,  farmer  and  stockman,  Salem  Town- 
ship; J.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Clara,  the  wife  of  Richard  Welden, 
McFall ;  Alice,  the  wife  of  John  Street,  Maryville ;  Lora,  the  wife  of  Henry 
Feurt,  Washington  Township,  Daviess  County ;  Corley,  resides  with  her 
mother;  Lillie,  the  widow  of  Robert  Welden,  resides  with  her  mother; 
Mollie,  widow  of  Jesse  Maize,  Harrison  County ;  Nancy  Jane  and  Hannah 
E.  died  in  infancy  and  Oscar  now  living  one  mile  west  of  Pattonsburg.  Mr. 
Meadows  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

J.  E.  Meadows  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  and  attended  the  district 
schools.  He  then  began  life  farming  with  his  father  and  is  now  owner  of 
340  acres  of  land  in  Salem  Township,  Mr,  Meadows  is  widely  known  as  a 
successful  stockman.  He  has  a  fine  residence,  and  his  farm  is  modern 
throughout,  including  a  first  class  watering  system. 

On  Jan.  3,  1890,  Mr,  Meadows  married  Cynthia  Ann  Slaughter,  a 
daughter  of  D.  M,  and  Virginia  (Hawk)  Slaughter,  natives  of  Ohio,  Mrs, 
Meadows  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Mr,  Slaughter  settled  in  Daviess 
County  in  1865,  and  became  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman,  owning  at  one 
time  400  acres  of  land.  Mr.  Slaughter  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  July  13,  1921,  and  is  buried  in  the  Old  Town 
Cemetery.  Mrs.  Slaughter  is  now  77  years  of  age.  Mr,  and  Mrs. 
Slaughter  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Ermina,  the  wife  of 
J.  B,  Everly,  Salem  Township ;  Theodosia,  deceased ;  Mrs,  Meadows ;  Jane, 
the  wife  of  Virgil  Farr,  St,  Joseph ;  Virginia,  the  wife  of  N.  G.  Ellis,  Pat- 
tonsburg; R.  M.,  farmer  and  stockman,  Salem  Township.     To  J,  E.  and 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  971 

Cynthia  Ann  (Slaughter)  Meadows  seven  children  have  been  born,  as  fol- 
lows: Edith,  the  wife  of  Edward  Stamper,  Salem  Township;  Brooks, 
farmer  and  stockman,  Washington  Township;  Myrrl,  at  home;  Menyard, 
at  home;  Josephine,  at  home;  Catherine,  at  home;  Elizabeth,  at  home. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meadows  have  two  grand  children. 

Mr.  Meadows  is  a  Democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
He  is  well  known  throughout  the  country  for  his  progressive  ideas  and  he 
and  his  family  are  highly  respected  citizens. 

Kimbro  Smith,  a  retired  farmer  of  Daviess  County,  now  living  on  his 
farm  in  Washington  Township,  has  been  known  for  years  as  a  successful 
breeder  of  pure  breed  Red  Pole  registered  cattle.  Mr.  Smith  was  born  Aug. 
16,  1847,  in  Carroll  County,  Va.,  a  son  of  William  and  Rachael  (Rankins) 
Smith.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Smith  were  both  born  in  Virginia  and  are 
now  deceased. 

Kimbro  Smith  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Virginia,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  began  life  working  on  a 
farm  for  $14.00  per  month.  In  1882,  Mr.  Smith  came  to  Missouri,  making 
the  trip  on  foot,  which  required  two  years'  time,  as  he  stopped  and  worked 
on  the  way.  He  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  near  Weatherby, 
Mo.  He  now  owns  160  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Washington  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  in  1885  to  Rosa  Walker,  a  native  of  Carroll 
County,  Va.,  and  a  daughter  of  John  and  Jane  (Frost)  Walker. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walker  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  H.  E., 
deceased;  Samuel,  farmer,  Carroll  County,  Va. ;  Martha,  the  wife  of  W. 
Delph,  deceased;  Livingston,  farmer,  Carroll  County,  Va. ;  and  Mrs.  Smith. 
The  mother  of  these  children  died  and  Mr.  Walker  was  later  married  to 
Josie  Worrell  also  a  native  of  Virginia.  To  this  union  six  children  were 
born  as  follows:  Virgil,  resides  in  Virginia;  P.  E.,  resides  in  Virginia; 
Sally,  the  wife  of  Henry  Kyle,  farmer,  Carroll  County,  Va. ;  Myra,  the  wife 
of  R.  Edwards,  farmer,  Woodlawn,  Va. ;  Sennie,  the  wife  of  H.  Franklin, 
deceased;  and  Ella,  the  wife  of  John  Kyle,  farmer,  Galax,  Va.  Both  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Walker  are  deceased.  To  Kimbro  and  Rosa  (Walker)  Smith  one 
child  has  been  born,  Mont  Smith. 

Mont  Smith  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  and  received  his  education 
in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Coffey.  He  was  also  graduated  from 
Kirksville  State  Normal  School,  and  has  taught  school  for  ten  years.  Mr. 
Smith  resides  on  the  farm  with  his  father  in  Washington  Township.  On 
March  15,  1916,  he  married  Margaret  A.  Francisco,  a  native  of  Daviess 
County,  and  to  this  union  one  child  has  been  born,  Richard  E.  Smith. 


972  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  is 
a  substantial  citizen  who  has  built  up  a  successful  farming  business  by  his 
integrity  and  progressive  methods. 

O.  P.  Robinson,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Lincoln  Town- 
ship, was  born  in  Illinois,  Sept.  1,  1865,  the  son  of  William  and  Virginia 
(Turner)  Robinson. 

William  Robinson  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  came  to  Illinois  when 
a  young  man.  Later,  in  1866,  he  moved  to  Daviess  County,  where  he 
settled  in  Lincoln  Township.  Mr.  Robinson  became  a  leading  farmer  of  the 
county,  and  owned  500  acres  of  well  improved  land.  He  was  a  well  known 
stockman.  Mr.  Robinson  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  He  died  in  1917  and  his  wife  died  in  1897.  They  are  buried  in 
Scotland  Cemetery.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robinson  were  the  parents  of  seven 
children,  as  follows:  Quintes,  deceased;  E.  T.,  deceased;  D,  H.,  farmer, 
Jamesport  Township;  William,  deceased;  0.  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
L.  P.,  deceased ;  Elizabeth,  of  St.  Louis ;  and  Gertrude,  the  wife  of  J.  W. 
Ley,  also  of  St.  Louis. 

0.  P.  Robinson  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Lincoln  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  Since 
early  manhood  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  His 
farm  consists  of  200  acres,  and  is  a  productive  and  well  improved  place. 
Mr,  Robinson  has  been  very  successful  in  the  breeding  of  Shorthorn  cattle 
and  Chester  White  hogs. 

0.  P.  Robinson  was  married  Jan.  10,  1889,  to  Miss  Nellie  Braden,  a 
native  of  Grundy  County,  and  the  daughter  of  John  L.  and  Sarah  E. 
(Philips)  Braden.  Mr.  Braden  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  was  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War.  He  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Lincoln  Township, 
where  he  owned  240  acres.  To  0.  P.  and  Nellie  (Braden)  Robinson  three 
children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Alma,  school  teacher  in  Jamesport 
Township,  Daviess  County  ;  Clyde,  further  mention  of  whom  is  made  below ; 
and  Evelyn,  the  wife  of  Virgil  Grisamore,  farmer  and  stockman,  Grundy 
County. 

Clyde  Robinson,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O.  P.  Robinson,  inducted  into 
army  service,  Oct.  2,  1917  at  Gallatin,  Mo.  He  went  to  Camp  Funston  and 
became  a  member  of  Company  D  356th  Infantry  and  remained  there  until 
April,  1918.  He  was  transferred  to  Company  E  138  Infantry  and  served 
in  France  one  year.  He  was  seriously  wounded  in  the  shoulder  by  shrap- 
nel in  the  Argonne  battle.  He  fought  in  St,  Mihiel,  Argonne  and  Meuse. 
Clyde  Robinson  was  married  to  Miss  Barbara  Bray  in  September,  1917, 
Two  children  have  been  born  to  this  union,  Carlotta  Ellen  and  William  Lee. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  973 

Mr.  Robinson  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  is  one  of  the  progressive 
and  enterprising  citizens  of  Daviess  County,  and  the  Robinson  family 
stand  high  in  the  community. 

Ramus  M.  Cole,  a  well  known  and  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Lincoln  Township,  Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  He  was 
born  Jan.  9,  1876,  a  son  of  William  Robert  and  Nancy  E.  (Brown)  Cole. 

William  Robert  Cole  was  born  in  Grundy  County.  He  came  to  Daviess 
County  and  was  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  this  section.  Mr.  Cole 
carried  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  and  was  very  successful. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  the  Missouri  Cavalry  Company  D 
Mennills  Horse  and  served  for  over  three  years,  and  taking  part  in  many 
important  battles.  Mr.  Cole  died  Jan.  19,  1910,  and  is  buried  in  Pilot  Grove 
Cemetery.  Mrs.  Cole  is  now  living  in  Gilman  City,  and  is  69  years  of  age. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cole  were  the  parents  of  10  children,  as  follows :  Anson  Dean, 
resides  in  St.  Joseph ;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Orin  Young,  both  deceased ; 
Ramus  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Casper  L.,  deceased;  Daisy  and 
Dusty,  twins,  deceased ;  Tiny,  the  wife  of  Hugh  Terry,  farmer  and  stock- 
man, Jamesport;  Robert,  St.  Joseph;  Nellie,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Fitch, 
farmer  and  stockman,  Lincoln  Township,  Daviess  County ;  R.  J.,  farmer 
and  stockman,  Jamesport,  Mo.,  Jessie  Q.,  farmer  and  stockman,  Gilman 
City. 

Ramus  M.  Cole  was  reared  in  Daviess  County  and  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  Grand  River  College  of  Gallatin.  He  began  farming  on 
rented  land  in  Lincoln  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  now  owns  a  farm  of 
240  acres.  Mr.  Cole  is  a  widely  known  breeder  of  spotted  Poland  China 
hogs.  He  also  breeds  sheep.  He  has  just  completed  a  fine  residence  in 
Jamesport  at  a  cost  of  twelve  thousand  dollars.  It  is  modern  throughout 
and  is  one  of  the  attractive  home  of  Jamesport  and  of  Daviess  County. 

On  June  21,  1903,  Mr.  Cole  was  married  to  Pinkie  McClure,  a  native  of 
Jamesport  Township,  Daviess  County.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Mary  (Hamilton)  McClure.  Mrs.  Cole  was  educated  in  the  state  normal 
school  at  Kirksville  and  taught  school  for  seven  terms  in  Daviess  County. 
To  Ramus  M.  and  Pinkie  (McClure)  Cole  two  children  have  been  born,  as 
follows:  Jewell,  deceased;  and  Ramus  Jr.,  residing  at  home. 

Mrs.  Cole  is  interested  in  poultry  and  raises  White  Leghorn  and  Ply- 
mouth Rock  chickens.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cole  are  identified  with  the  Re- 
publican party  in  politics.  Mr.  Cole  has  served  as  township  school  clerk 
and  director  of  schools,  treasurer  of  special  road  district  also  treasurer 
Liberty  Thrasher  Company.  Mrs.  Cole  was  chairman  of  the  Red  Cross  of 
Lincoln  Township  during  the  World  War,  was  recognized  by  higher  offi- 


974  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

cials  for  her  ability  to  do.  She  has  served  as  Worthy  Matron  of  the  East- 
ern Star  Chapter  No.  119,  Jamesport,  Mo.  She  was  the  first  woman  to  be  a 
member  of  the  RepubHcan  County  Central  Committee  from  Lincoln  Town- 
ship. Mr.  Cole  was  elected  Worthy  Patron  of  the  Order  Eastern  Star  for 
the  year  1922,  Jamesport.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Lodge  of  Jamesport, 
No.  564.  Mr.  Cole  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  He  is  an  enterpris- 
ing farmer  and  an  efficient  citizen. 

Anda  B.  Terry  is  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Lincoln  Township,  where 
he  owns  80  acres  of  well  improved  land  and  handles  stock,  and  is  known  as 
an  enterprising  and  substantial  man.  He  was  born  in  Daviess  County, 
July  17,  1885,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Frances  Harriett  (Flint)  Terry. 

Thomas  Terry  is  a  farmer  and  stockman  of  Washington  Township, 
Daviess  County,  where  he  owned  120  acres  of  land.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Terry 
are  the  parents  of  three  children,  as  follows:  Chloea,  the  wife  of  Louis 
Dowell,  farmer  and  stockman,  Washington  Township,  Daviess  County; 
Sarah  Ellen,  the  wife  of  N.  B.  Cox,  farmer  and  stockman,  Lincoln  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County;  and  Anda  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Anda  B.  Terry  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  on  rented 
land,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  Mr.  Terry  then  purchased  his 
present  farm,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  breeding  of  Shorthorn  and  Here- 
ford cattle,  as  well  as  Duroc  hogs. 

On  Feb.  16,  1907,  Mr.  Terry  married  Cloe  Neighswonger,  a  native  of 
Daviess  County,  and  the  daughter  of  T.  D.  and  Florence  (Ray)  Neighs- 
wonger. Mr.  Neighswonger  was  born  in  Illinois,  but  came  to  Daviess 
County  when  a  young  man,  settling  in  Lincoln  Township.  He  owns  320 
acres  of  good  land,  and  was  for  many  years,  one  of  the  substantial  farmers 
and  stockmen  of  the  county.  Mr.  Neighswonger  now  resides  in  Cameron 
and  is  in  the  real  estate  business. 

To  Anda  B.  and  Cloe  (Neighswonger)  Terry  five  children  have  been 
bom,  as  follows:  Lawrence,  at  home;  Helen,  at  home;  Lucile,  at  home; 
Morris,  deceased ;  and  Harold,  at  home. 

In  politics  Mr.  Terry  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Church 
of  Christ.  Mr.  Terry  is  a  progressive  man  who  merits  the  esteem  in  which 
he  is  held  by  his  fellow  citizens. 

Jefferson  P.  Patton,  proprietor  of  East  Lawn  Stock  Farm  in  Miller 
Township,  is  a  member  of  a  well  known  family  in  Gentry  County  where  the 
Patton  name  has  been  known  for  three  generations.  Mr.  Patton  was  born 
on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives,  June  25,  1886,  the  son  of  John  R.  and  Mary 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  975 

C.  (Gentry)  Patton,  both  dead,  and  sketches  of  whose  lives  appear  in  this 
volume  in  connection  with  the  review  of  the  life  of  Isaac  G.  Patton. 

Jefferson  P.  Patton  attended  the  rural  school  in  his  district  later  being 
a  student  in  the  Albany  High  School  and  then  in  the  Northwest  Missouri 
College  at  Albany.  He  has  lived  on  the  farm  which  is  now  his  home  ever 
since  his  birth  and  is  the  owner  of  260  acres  of  land  two  miles  south  of 
Evona  where  he  has  a  good  residence,  excellent  farm  buildings,  and  a  good 
supply  of  water  from  the  various  wells  of  the  farm.  Mr.  Patton  is  a  suc- 
cessful general  farmer  and  also  raises,  feeds,  and  ships  horses,  cattle  and 
hogs.  He  is  accounted  one  of  the  progressive  men  in  his  community  and 
his  farm  shows  the  results  of  his  untiring  efforts.  The  residence,  situated 
on  the  Albany  Maysville  road,  is  effectively  located  and  the  sloping  lawn 
lying  east  of  the  house  gives  the  farm  its  name. 

Jefferson  P.  Patton  was  married  in  1906  to  Lena  Robertson,  a  daugh- 
ter of  George  and  Vina  Robertson,  both  now  living  in  Miller  Townhip.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Patton  have  one  child,  Lucille  Bernice,  now  a  senior  in  the  Albany 
High  School. 

Mr.  Patton  has  the  distinction  of  being  one  of  the  few  men  who  own 
land  entered  from  the  government  by  their  ancestors.  East  Lawn  Stock 
Farm,  however,  comprises  land  bought  by  James  Patton  in  the  early  '40's 
from  a  squatter  and  later  entered  by  him.  The  farm  thus  represents  the 
life  work  of  three  genrations  of  the  same  family,  James  Patton  being  the 
paternal  grandfather  of  Jefferson  P.  Patton. 

John  W.  Kaufman,  a  thrifty  and  progressive  farmer  of  Jefferson 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  northeast  of  Gallatin,  Sept.  16,  1884. 
His  parents  were  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Weber)  Kaufman. 

Jacob  Kaufman  was  born  in  New  York  in  1847,  and  came  to  Missouri 
when  he  was  nearly  21  years  old.  He  has  lived  in  Daviess  County  ever 
since,  and  now  operates  his  farm  a  mile  south  of  Winston.  His  wife  was 
born  at  Jeffersonville,  N.  Y.,  in  1850,  and  died  in  Daviess  County  in  1904. 
Their  children  were :  Anna,  married  to  Frank  Milstead  of  Kidder ;  William, 
living  at  Winston ;  Herbert,  a  resident  of  Winston ;  Carrie,  the  wife  of  B. 
R.  McCutcheon  of  Hamilton,  Mo. ;  Frank,  died  in  infancy;  John,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  and  Otto,  died  in  infancy. 

John  W.  Kaufman  attended  the  rural  schools  of  the  county  and  rented 
land  for  farming,  until  1910,  when  he  bought  his  present  farm  of  64  acres. 
The  land  is  located  a  mile  west  of  Altamont,  and  is  well  improved.  It  is 
conveniently  arranged  with  a  good  residence,  good  water  facilities,  and 
excellent  farm  buildings.  Mr.  Kaufman  raises  purebred  Brown  Leghorn 
chickens,  Shropshire  sheep,  cattle,  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs.  Part  of  the 
hogs  are  eligible  for  registry. 


976  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Kaufman  was  married  on  Feb.  28,  1907  to  Hilda  E.  Harter,  who 
was  born  in  Caldwell  County.  She  is  a  daughter  of  John  C.  and  Lena  S. 
(Weibke)  Harter  of  Kidder.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harter  had  the  following  chil- 
dren: Hilda  E.,  now  Mrs.  Kaufman;  Bertha,  the  wife  of  Willis  DeFord  of 
Altamont;  Christina,  died  in  infancy;  Zora,  now  the  wife  of  Henry  Walp, 
of  Winston ;  Nellie,  married  to  Mack  Stewart  of  Cameron ;  Linus,  a  resident 
of  Hamilton ;  and  Herbert,  living  at  Winston. 

Mr.  Kaufman's  farm  presents  a  neat  and  attractive  appearance  and 
shows  the  effect  of  his  careful  work.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kaufman  are 
energetic  and  ambitious,  and  are  held  in  high  regard  in  their  neighborhood. 

Joseph  G.  Lawson,  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Harrison  Town- 
ship, is  a  well  known  breeder  of  registered  spotted  Poland  China  hogs  and 
Shorthorn  cattle,  and  the  owner  of  800  acres  of  land  with  his  wife's  land. 
He  was  born  Feb.  1,  1865,  in  Livingston  County,  and  is  the  son  of  Ami  and 
Margaret  (Clark)  Lawson.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  as 
follows:  Chas.  J.,  Livingston  County;  Wm.  A.,  Long  Bend,  Kans. ;  Cath- 
erine, wife  of  J.  J.  Dixon,  San  Francisco,  Calif.;  Joseph  C,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  James  A.,  Bright,  Wash.;  Mildred,  with  brother,  Chas.  J.; 
Amanda,  the  wife  of  F.  W.  Hutchins,  deceased;  Maggie,  living  with  brother 
Chas.  J. ;  the  first  child  died  in  infancy. 

Ami  Lawson  was  born  in  Carroll  County,  Mo.,  Feb.  12,  1828,  and  was 
a  farmer  and  stockman  during  his  entire  life.  He  was  the  son  of  James 
Lawson,  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  he  with  Mr.  Joseph  Clark  were  the  first 
white  settlers  of  Mooresville  Township,  Livingston  County.  Ami  Lawson 
married  Margaret  Clark,  Nov.  13,  1858.  She  was  born  May  25,  1834,  in 
Mooresville  Township,  Livingston  County,  and  died  March  29,  1875.  They 
are  both  buried  in  Mooresville  Cemetery.  Mr.  Lawson  at  the  time  of  his 
death  March  2,  1880,  at  Mooresville,  was  the  owner  of  about  900  acres  of 
land. 

Joseph  G.  Lawson  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  attended  the 
district  school.  At  the  time  of  his  father's  death  he  went  to  live  with  an 
uncle,  James  J.  Lawson.  In  1886,  he  began  operating  the  farm  which  he 
had  inherited,  making  improvements,  and  sold  it  in  1891.  He  then  engag- 
ed in  the  gorcery  and  meat  business  at  Mooresville,  Mo.  Feb.  22,  1804,  he 
married  Charity  A.  Weldon,  the  daughter  of  James  B.  and  Elizabelh 
(Gilliland)  Weldon,  natives  of  Kentucky,  and  Ross  County,  Ohio.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Weldon  have  two  children :  Mrs.  Lawson  and  James  H.  Weldon. 

In  1894  Mr.  Lawson  came  to  Daviess  County  and  settled  on  his  wife's 
land  in  Harrison  Township,  and  since  that  time  he  has  made  extensive 
improvements. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  977 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawson  have  been  born  three  children:  Fern  A., 
deceased;  Elizabeth  C,  attending  school  at  Columbia,  Mo.;  and  Marguerite 
W.,  teacher,  Breckenridge,  Mo. 

Mr.  Lawson  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  successful 
men  of  Daviess  County. 

George  E.  Dice,  owner  of  the  Altamont  Independent  Telephone  system, 
was  born  in  De  Kalb  County,  Dec.  17,  1860.  His  parents  were  John  and 
Margaret  Jane  (Connell)  Dice,  early  settlers  of  Missouri. 

John  Dice  was  born  in  York  County,  Pa.,  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1850. 
He  located  on  a  farm  in  De  Kalb  County,  and  served  in  the  Missouri  State 
Militia  during  the  Civil  War.  His  wife  died  at  Santa  Rosa,  Mo.,  in  1877, 
and  Mr.  Dice  died  at  the  home  of  his  daughter  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  in  1912. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dice  had  five  children  as  follows:  George  E.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Mrs.  M.  E.  Hunt,  living  at  Stanberry ;  S.  J.,  a  resident  of 
Stanberry;  Viola,  now  Mrs.  Hughes  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  and  Etta,  died 
in  August,  1918. 

George  E.  Dice  attended  the  public  school  of  Santa  Rosa,  and  followed 
farming  in  De  Kalb  County  for  several  years.  He  became  interested  in  a 
hardware  store  at  Weatherby,  and  remained  in  that  business  for  four 
years.  In  1900  he  came  to  Altamont,  where  he  has  lived  ever  since.  He 
was  in  the  restaurant  business  for  five  years,  during  which  time,  he  also 
operated  the  telephone  exchange,  which  was  located  in  his  building.  Since 
1905  he  has  owned  and  operated  the  telephone  system,  and  has  achieved  a 
success  in  the  work. 

Mr.  Dice  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Havet  on  Jan.  1,  1884.  Mrs.  Dice 
is  the  daughter  of  John  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Henry)  Havet.  John  B.  Havet 
was  a  native  of  Burhott,  Belgium,  and  came  to  the  United  States  with  his 
parents  when  he  was  a  lad  of  six  years.  They  settled  in  Chicago.  Mr. 
Havet  located  on  a  farm  in  Missouri,  from  which  he  later  retired.  He  died 
in  St.  Joseph  in  1914.  His  widow,  Elizabeth  (Henry)  Havet,  was  born  in 
Indiana,  and  now  lives  in  St.  Joseph,  at  the  age  of  78  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dice  have  one  son,  W.  H.  He  was  born  in  De  Kalb 
County,  and  was  educated  in  the  schools  there  and  at  Altamont.  He 
married  Anna  Smith,  a  daughter  of  P.  P.  Smith  of  Winston.  He  is  now  the 
owner  and  operator  of  the  Winston  Telephone  Exchange,  and  lives  at  Win- 
ston. 

The  Altamont  Independent  Telephone  System  was  established  m 
1905,  and  within  two  years,  the  business  had  grown  to  include  35  farm 
telephones  and  15  resident  telephones.  Under  Mr.  Dice's  efficient  manage- 
ment, the  system  has  grown  until  it  now  operates  100  farm  telephones,  and 
75  in  Altamont.    It  is  the  only  telephone  exchange  at  Altamont,  where  the 


978  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

first  telephone  in  the  town  was  installed  in  1900  in  the  Hartman  Hotel  by 
P.  A.  Manring. 

Mr.  Dice  is  highly  esteemed  in  Altamont  as  a  man  of  business  ability, 
and  is  accounted  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  the  community. 

Amos  C.  Spiers,  well  known  farmer  of  Jefferson  Township,  in  Daviess 
County,  and  the  proprietor  of  Center  Farm,  was  born  in  Miller  Township, 
Gentry  County,  Aug.  27,  1874,  the  son  of  Zephaniah  and  Martha  (Vance) 
Spiers. 

Zephaniah  Spiers  located  in  Gentry  County  in  1849,  and  bought  a  farm 
ten  miles  southeast  of  Albany.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  that 
vicinity.  Mr.  Spiers  at  one  time  owned  1400  acres  of  land.  He  raised  a 
family  of  17  children.  His  first  marriage  was  to  Miss  Lockwood,  and  to 
that  union  five  children  were  born:  Henry,  William  Z.,  now  deceased, 
Reuben  E.,  Mrs.  Eliza  N.  Gibbany,  and  Mrs.  Lizzie  Miles.  Mr.  Spiers  was 
married  the  second  time  to  Martha  Vance  and  to  that  union  the  following 
children  were  born:  Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Bryant,  now  dead;  Mrs.  Mollie  Ewing; 
Mrs.  Myrtle  Carpenter;  Marion  and  Mariot,  twins;  Mrs.  Nancy  C.  Camp- 
bell; Talitha  Cumi,  died  at  the  age  of  21  years;  Amos  C,  the  subject  of 
this  review ;  June,  living  in  Gentry  County ;  Newton  Z. ;  and  Pearl,  living 
in  Gentry  County. 

Amos  C.  Spiers  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Gentry  County  and  came 
to  Daviess  County  when  he  was  21  years  old.  He  lived  with  his  brother, 
Mariot,  for  a  while,  then  went  back  to  Gentry  County  and  remained  there 
for  three  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  settled  near  McFall,  where  he 
lived  for  four  years,  and  then  spent  a  year  in  Gentry  County.  He  bought 
his  present  farm  of  164  acres  three  and  one-half  miles  north  of  Winston 
in  1906  from  J.  W.  Gillilan.  The  farm  is  well  improved.  The  residence 
was  on  it  at  the  time  Mr.  Spiers  purchased  the  land,  but  he  has  added  the 
barn  and  several  farm  buildings  as  they  were  needed.  The  Rock  Island 
Railway  runs  through  the  farm.  Mr.  Spiers  does  general  farming  and 
raises  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs. 

Mr.  Spiers  was  was  married  in  September,  1898  to  Bertha  Garrison, 
a  daughter  of  A.  H.  and  Margaret  (Polk)  Garrison.  Mr.  Garrison  died  in 
Jefferson  Township  in  1894  and  his  remains  are  buried  in  Cape  Cemetery. 
Mrs.  Garrison  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  with  her  par- 
ents in  1863.  She  still  lives  on  the  Garrison  home  place.  To  her  union 
with  A.  H.  Garrison  the  following  children  were  born:  Mrs.  Clara  Duffy  of 
Civil  Bend ;  Mrs.  Fannie  Bellamy ;  Edward,  now  living  in  Oklahoma ;  Lulu 
Minor,  living  in  Colorado ;  George  W.,  a  resident  of  Marion  Township,  Dav- 
iess County ;  Bertha,  now  Mrs.  Spiers ;  Frederick,  living  in  Jefferson  Town- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  979 

ship,  Daviess  County ;  Arthur,  living  in  Oklahoma ;  Leonard,  a  resident  of 
Dodge  City,  Kan. ;  Mrs.  Kate  Bright,  living  in  Omaha,  Neb. ;  Russell,  living 
in  DeKalb  County ;  and  Carl,  a  resident  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

To  the  union  of  Amos  C.  and  Bertha  (Garrison)  Spiers  the  follov^ing 
children  were  born:  Wilma  C,  the  wife  of  E.  F.  Bozarth  of  Prescott,  Kan,; 
Winnie  I.,  at  home ;  and  Paul  A.  and  Irene,  both  at  home.  Two  children, 
Sylvia  and  Raymond,  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Spiers  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 
Lodge  at  Winston.  He  has  filled  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  in  his 
township.  The  Spiers  and  Garrison  families  are  remarkable  in  that  of  the 
29  children  born  to  the  two  families,  26  are  still  living,  and  all  lived  to 
years  of  maturity.  Mr.  Spiers  is  a  substantial  farmer,  an  excellent  citizen, 
and  a  man  held  in  high  esteem  by  the  community. 

Leland  F.  Minor,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Jefferson  Township,  Dav- 
iess County,  is  the  son  of  James  T.  and  Ann  Eliza  (Donnelly)  Minor.  The 
Minor  family  has  been  well  and  favorably  known  in  Daviess  County  for 
many  years. 

James  T.  Minor  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  came  to  Missouri  with  his 
parents  when  he  was  a  small  lad.  They  settled  in  Platte  County  and  later 
moved  to  Daviess  County  and  bought  land  in  Jefferson  Township,  one  and 
one-half  miles  west  of  the  home  of  L.  F.  Minor,  where  they  died.  James 
T.  Minor  bought  40  acres  of  land,  paid  $20.00  on  the  purchasing  price,  and 
had  just  $20.00  left.  He  believed,  however,  in  having  a  home  even  though 
it  meant  assuming  a  debt.  He  built  a  small  frame  house  of  native  lumber, 
in  which  the  family  was  housed  for  some  time.  The  old  house  is  now  a  part 
of  the  new  farm  residence.  Mr.  Minor  now  has  land  holdings  of  330  acres. 
The  residence  is  five  and  one-half  miles  east  of  Weatherby  and  the  farm  is 
operated  by  Mr.  Minor's  two  sons,  Leland  F.  and  Glenn.  James  T.  Minor 
and  his  wife  now  live  at  Santa  Rosa,  where  they  own  property.  Mr.  Minor 
and  his  wife  were  born  the  same  year,  1855.  Mrs.  Minor  is  a  daughter  of 
Edward  Donnelly,  who  was  a  native  of  Ireland.  He  was  a  teacher  in  Platte 
County.  To  James  T.  Minor  and  wife  the  following  children  were  born: 
Theron  E.,  living  at  Wapello,  Iowa;  Ray,  of  Kidder;  Leslie,  living  at  Santa 
Rosa;  Loren,  died  at  the  age  of  21  years;  Leland  F.,  the  subject  of  this  re- 
view ;  Glenn,  enlisted  for  service  in  the  army  during  the  World  War,  served 
one  year  in  the  Ordnance  Department,  married  Blanch  Stewart  of  Santa 
Rosa,  and  is  now  a  partner  of  Leland  F.  Minor  in  operating  the  home  farm ; 
and  Owen,  living  at  Santa  Rosa. 

Leland  F.  Minor  attended  the  public  schools  of  Daviess  County  and 
at  Kidder,  and  was  a  student  in  Gem  City  Business  College  at  Quincy,  111., 


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where  he  graduated  in  1913.  A  year  later  he  returned  to  the  farm  where 
he  has  lived  ever  since.  The  land  comprised  in  the  Minor  farm,  is  well 
improved,  is  well  watered,  and  equipped  with  excellent  farm  buildings, 
Mr.  Minor  raises  mules.  Spotted  Poland  hogs,  Shorthorn  cattle,  and  Ply- 
mouth Rock  poultry. 

Mr.  Minor  was  married,  Sept. '10,  1916,  to  Winnie  Cox,  a  daughter  of 
Sherman  and  Lucy  (Smith)  Cox  of  near  Pattonsburg,  Harrison  County. 
Mr.  Cox  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  and  his  wife  was  a  native 
of  Harrison  County,  Mo.  Their  children  are:  Winnie,  now  Mrs.  Minor; 
Grant,  living  at  Pattonsburg ;  and  Brooke,  Lawrence,  Crystal  and  Lucille, 
all  at  home.  One  daughter.  Fern,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Minor  have  two  children,  Rex  Sherman  and  Max  James. 

Mr.  Minor  is  a  progressive  and  able  farmer  and  stockman  and  is 
rapidly  achieving  a  marked  success  in  his  work. 

James  C.  Kibler,  proprietor  of  Fairview  Farm  near  Winston,  Jefferson 
Township,  Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Rappahannock  County,  Va.,  born 
on  Aug.  4,  1876,  the  son  of  Reuben  and  Sallie  F.  (Carpenter)  Kibler. 

Reuben  Kibler  was  born  in  Page  County,  Va.,  where  he  was  a  farmer 
all  of  his  life.  He  served  for  four  years  in  the  Confederate  Army  during 
the  Civil  War.  Mr.  Kibler  died  in  1909.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Rappa- 
hannock County,  Va.,  still  lives  there.  Their  children  were:  Henry,  living 
at  Elgin,  Va.,  where  he  is  a  railway  agent ;  Silas,  living  at  Jefferson,  Va. ; 
Joseph,  deceased ;  Taylor,  living  on  the  home  place ;  Francis,  living  in  Vir- 
ginia ;  James  C,  the  subject  of  this  review ;  Bourbon  Nathaniel,  living  in 
Page  County,  Va. ;  Virdee  Lee,  was  Mrs.  Houghton  and  is  now  dead ;  Char- 
lie, living  in  Pennsylvania ;  and  Annie,  the  wife  of  E.  N.  Smedley  of  Jame- 
son, Mo. 

James  C.  Kibler  attended  the  schools  in  Virginia  and  was  a  farmer  in 
Rappahannock  County  for  several  years.  He  came  to  Missouri  in  1900  and 
settled  near  Jameson  in  Daviess  County.  He  has  owned  several  farms 
prior  to  the  purchase  of  his  present  farm  in  August,  1919.  This  farm  lies 
five  miles  north  of  Winston  and  comprises  270  acres  of  well  improved  land. 
The  residence  is  good  and  the  farm  is  provided  with  excellent  farm  build- 
ings. The  residence  is  on  the  Weatherby-Gallatin  road  and  the  Jefferson 
Highway  passes  within  a  fourth  of  a  mile  of  the  farm.  There  is  a  pleasant 
driveway  to  the  house,  which  sets  back  from  the  road,  and  the  lawn  has  an 
abundance  of  maple,  cedar,  and  elm  trees.  The  Firview  church  is  located 
on  the  southwest  corner  of  the  farm.  Mr.  Kibler  is  raising  registered 
Spotted  Poland  China  hogs,  cattle,  and  Shropshire  sheep. 

James  C.  Kibler  was  married,  Aug.  26,  1900  to  Sallie  B.  Houghton,  a 


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daughter  of  Jack  and  Ellen  (Houghton)  Houghton.  Mrs.  Houghton  is 
dead  and  Mr.  Houghton  is  now  living  near  Jameson.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kibler 
have  ten  children;  Lucille,  Ruth,  now  the  wife  of  William  Loop,  a  farmer 
of  Jefferson  Township;  Clarence,  Chester,  Virgie,  Lila  May,  Walter  W., 
Daisy  Lee,  Dorothy,  and  Mary  Frances. 

Mr.  Kibler  is  a  member  of  the  Yeoman  Lodge  at  Gallatin.  He  is  a 
practical  and  ambitious  farmer,  and  a  man  highly  esteemed  in  his  neigh- 
borhood. 

Everett  H.  Helms,  owner  of  well  improved  land  holdings  in  Daviess 
County,  has  his  residence  midway  between  Weatherby  and  Winston.  He 
was  born  in  Hancock  County,  111.,  Nov.  16,  1860,  the  son  of  M.  K.  and  Mary 
Ann  (Turman)  Helms. 

M.  K.  Helms  and  wife  were  both  natives  of  Virginia  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  1877.  They  rented  land  in  Daviess  County  where  they  both 
died.  Their  remains  are  buried  in  Tuggle  Cemetery.  Their  children  were: 
Meritt,  deceased ;  Hatti,  now  Mrs.  Weist  of  Gallatin ;  Everett  H.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Celia,  now  Mrs.  Picklesimer;  Addison,  died  at  Lock 
Springs ;  Enoch,  a  resident  of  Little  Rock,  Ark. ;  Tazewell,  now  living  in 
Colorado ;  and  Lee,  deceased. 

Everett  H.  Helms  attended  the  public  schools  in  Illinois  and  came  to 
Missouri  with  his  parents  when  he  was  a  youth  of  17  years.  He  worked 
near  Coffey  for  some  time,  working  by  the  month  for,  the  following  people, 
Gilb  Smith,  Kirk  Ford,  James  Netherton,  Than  Glaze,  Ott  Brothers,  David 
Lamey,  and  Mrs.  Melvin.  His  wages  were  $13.00  a  month,  but  he  was 
thrifty  and  careful  and  managed  to  save  money.  He  went  to  Kansas  and 
took  up  a  claim  in  Norton  County,  but  soon  decided  that  it  was  a  bad  invest- 
ment and  left  without  proving  up  on  the  land.  He  bought  a  farm  of  120 
acres  of  land  in  De  Kalb  County,  Mo.,  in  1883,  later  adding  40  acres  to  the 
original  tract.  He  now  owns  180  acres  of  land  in  Monroe  Township,  Dav- 
iess County,  and  270  acres  in  his  home  place  in  the  same  county.  The 
latter  is  the  old  Silas  Rowland  farm  and  is  a  well  improved  tract  of  land. 
Mr.  Helms  does  general  farming  and  buys  and  sells  stock.  For  the  past 
eight  years  he  has  been  very  successful  in  this  latter  line  of  work. 

Mr.  Helms  was  married  in  1883  to  Cora  Reid,  a  daughter  of  Madison 
and  Rebecca  Reid,  both  now  dead.  Mrs.  Helms  was  born  in  Daviess  County, 
and  died  there  in  August,  1902.  Her  remains  are  buried  in  Reid  Cemetery. 
To  her  union  with  Everett  H.  Helms  the  following  children  were  born: 
Lola,  the  wife  of  William  Harms  of  De  Kalb  County;  Floyd  E.,  married 
Pearl  Baker  and  lives  in  Monroe  Township ;  Clyde,  married  Lulu  Longoy 
and  lives  in  the  San  Luis  Valley  in  Colorado ;  Inez,  married  Glenn  Manring 


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and  lives  in  Jefferson  Township;  Glenn,  married  Ora  Brown  and  lives  in 
De  Kalb  County ;  and  Basil,  married  Cecil  Fleming  and  now  lives  on  the 
home  plance. 

Mr.  Helms  is  a  Democrat  and  has  been  actively  interested  in  the  work 
of  that  party,  although  he  has  always  refused  to  run  for  any  office.  He 
is  a  man  who  is  held  in  high  regard  in  the  community  where  his  business 
integrity  and  his  civic  ideals  are  unquestioned. 

D.  E.  Hisel,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  Oct.  21,  1872,  in  Jackson  Township,  Daviess 
County,  the  son  of  Jackson  and  Ellen  (Miller)  Hisel.  Jackson  Hisel  was 
born  in  Buchanan  County,  Mo.,  about  two  miles  south  of  St.  Joseph,  when 
St.  Joseph  was  a  mere  trading  post.  During  the  Civil  War  he  served  on 
the  Union  Army.  Following  the  war,  Mr.  Hisel  came  to  Daviess  County, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  in  Liberty  Township.  In 
1902  he  went  to  Oklahoma,  where  he  remained  until  his  death  in  1906.  His 
wife  died  there  about  two  years  later.  To  Jackson  and  Ellen  (Miller) 
Hisel,  nine  children  were  born,  as  follows :  Corbin,  lives  in  Daviess  County ; 
Robert,  Oklahoma;  D.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Alvin,  Hay  Center, 
Neb.;  Rosa,  the  wife  of  John  F.  Wilder,  Jameson,  Mo.;  Otto,  Louisiana; 
Minnie,  the  wife  of  Louie  Reed,  living  near  Altamont,  Mo. ;  Fred,  Lott 
Springs,  Mo. ;  Herbert,  living  in  Oklahoma. 

D.  E.  Hisel  was  reared  in  Daviess  County  on  his  father's  farm  and 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  has  always  been  engaged 
in  farming  and  stock  raising,  and  handles  very  high  grade  cattle.  His  farm 
is  located  near  Gallatin  in  Liberty  Township. 

On  Jan.  9,  1901,  Mr.  Hisel  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Creekmore,  a  na- 
tive of  Liberty  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Jesse  A.  and 
Amanda  (Baber)  Creekmore.  Jesse  A.  Creekmore  was  born  in  Liberty 
Township,  Daviess  County,  in  about  1832,  and  was  a  son  of  Henry  Creek- 
more, a  Kentuckian,  and  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Harrison  County, 
Mo.  His  mother  was  also  a  native  of  Kentucky.  Jesse  Creekmore  died  in 
1905,  while  his  wife  died  in  1909.  Mrs.  Hisel  is  one  of  nine  children,  seven 
of  whom  are  now  deceased.  She  has  one  sister  living,  Martha,  the  wife  of 
W.  B.  Stevens.  They  have  their  home  just  two  houses  east  of  the  Hisel 
residence  in  Liberty  Township.  Mrs.  Hisel  was  a  pupil  of  John  Leopard, 
when  he  taught  school. 

In  politics  Mr.  Hisel  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  an  enterprising  citizen  and 
representative  of  the  successful  type  of  farmer  and  stock  raiser  of  this 
county,  and  he  and  his  family  are  highly  esteemed  in  the  community. 


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R.  M.  Black,  an  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  Nov.  4,  1885,  in  Oilman  City,  Harrison 
County,  Mo.,  the  son  of  Albert  R.  and  Mary  (Turner)  Black.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Black  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Lockey,  Zaola ;  Glenwood, 
Pinos,  R.  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Albert  R.  Black  was  born  in  Frankfort,  Ky.,  in  1837.  In  his  early  life 
he  removed  to  Harrison  County,  Mo.,  where  he  engaged  in  farming.  He 
died  in  1914.  Mary  (Turner)  Black,  his  wife,  was  born  in  Illinois  in  1854. 
She  now  lives  in  Oklahoma.  R.  M.  Black's  grandparents  on  his  mother's 
side  were  natives  of  Bethany,  Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Black  were  members  of 
the  Baptist  Church. 

R.  M.  Black  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  in  Harrison  County,  Mo.,  and 
was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  He  assisted  his  father  in  farming  in 
Oilman  City,  Mo.,  for  some  time,  and  later  went  to  Oklahoma,  where  he  re- 
mained for  six  years.  Mr.  Black  has  lived  on  his  present  farm  in  Liberty 
Township,  Daviess  County,  for  the  past  six  years.  He  has  made  extensive 
improvements,  and  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Hereford  cattle. 

Mr.  Black  was  married  to  Ethel  Oraham  and  to  this  union  three  chil- 
dren have  been  born,  as  follows:  Christina,  Olenwood,  and  Kathleen. 

In  politics  Mr.  Black  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  Mr.  Black  is  a  public  spirited  and  substantial  citizen,  and  the 
Black  family  are  among  the  representative  people  of  Daviess  County. 

J.  S.  Blair,  popular  former  sheriff  of  Daviess  County,  was  born  Dec. 
28,  1865,  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  the  son  of  John  and  Jane  (Ounn) 
Blair. 

John  and  Jane  (Ounn)  Blair  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania  who  came 
to  Harrison  County,  Mo.,  in  1868,  where  they  resided  for  three  years. 
They  then  came  to  Daviess  County,  where  Mr.  Blair  carried  on  farming 
and  stock  raising.  To  John  and  Jane  (Ounn)  Blair,  six  children  were  born, 
as  follows:  Marcus  A. ;  Isaac  M.;  Lucinda  J.;  William;  J.  S.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  and  Katie. 

J.  S.  Blair  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County,  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  until  1907, 
when  he  removed  to  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  where  he  lived  for  two  years.  Mr. 
Blair  then  came  to  Oallatin,  and  was  elected  sheriff  in  1909.  He  served  in 
that  office  for  four  years  and  was  then  re-elected  in  1916,  serving  until 
1920.  During  his  term  of  office  as  sheriff,  Mr.  Blair  had  a  shooting  affray, 
in  which  he  arrested  the  Chism  Brothers,  notorious  outlaws  of  Blooming- 
ton,  111.    During  the  arrest  Earl  Chism  was  shot  and  died,  March  24,  1909. 

In  November,  1888,  Mr.  Blair  was  married  to  Martha  J.  Tunnel,  a 


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daughter  of  James  Tunnel.  To  J.  S.  and  Martha  (Tunnel)  Blair,  seven 
children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Bertha  G.,  Delia,  Dorothy,  Rosella, 
Russel,  Forest  A.,  and  John  L, 

In  politics  Mr.  Blair  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mr.  Blair  is  well  known  in  Gallatin  and  Daviess 
County,  and  is  a  substantial  and  highly  respected  citizen. 

Dr.  Frank  Hedges,  a  prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  Pattonsburg, 
Mo.,  was  born  Nov.  10,  1875,  a  son  of  Levi  and  Nancy  (Cunningham) 
Hedges.    He  was  born  in  Harrison  County,  Mo. 

Levi  Hedges  was  a  native  of  Kentucky.  When  a  young  man  he  removed 
to  Illinois,  making  the  trip  by  wagon,  which  required  one  month's  time. 
He  settled  in  Illinois  for  some  time,  later  coming  to  Missouri,  where  he  be- 
gan farming  and  stock  raising  in  Harrison  County.  Mr,  Hedges  became 
the  owner  of  160  acres  of  good  farm  land  and  was  well  known  throughout 
Daviess  County  as  a  successful  stockman.  In  1850,  Mr.  Hedges  crossed 
the  plains  to  California  with  his  brother.  They  made  the  trip  in  covered 
wagons.  On  the  return  trip  to  Missouri,  they  walked  part  of  the  way,  and 
came  the  remainder  by  boat.  Mr.  Hedges  died  in  November  1890,  and  his 
wife  died  in  October,  1887.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  child- 
ren: P.  M.,  deceased;  Edgar,  deceased;  Clarence,  deceased;  Mary  E.,  de- 
ceased; Olive,  the  widow  of  J.  D.  Sutton,  living  in  Bethany ;  James  P.,  May- 
ville;  Lucy,  the  wife  of  W.  E.  Salmon,  Harrison  County;  Eva,  the  wife  of 
John  W,  Rice,  McFall ;  Charles  and  Emma,  twins.  Emma  is  the  wife  of 
W.  M,  Kidwell,  Bethany;  Charles,  St.  Joseph;  and  Dr.  Frank,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch. 

Dr.  Frank  Hedges  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Harrison  County.  He  was  also  graduated  from  Stanbury  Normal  School 
and  Endsworth  Medical  College,  and  took  post  graduate  work  in  Chicago, 
111,  Dr,  Hedges  served  during  the  World  War,  He  was  the  first  physician 
called  in  Daviess  County,  and  after  receiving  his  commission,  was  sent  to 
Fort  Riley,  Kan.,  where  he  remained  for  three  months.  He  enlisted  June 
20,  1917,  and  was  commissioned  captain  on  May  17,  1918.  Dr.  Hedges 
spent  one  year  in  France  doing  surgical  work.  The  hospital  in  which  he 
was  stationed  was  raided  during  an  air  attack  by  the  Germans.  After  the 
armistice,  Dr.  Hedges  was  discharged  at  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  on  Feb.  4, 
1919. 

Dr.  Hedges  practiced  medicine  in  Andover,  Mo.,  for  two  years  and  in 
1901  came  to  Pattonsburg,  where  he  has  since  remained.  He  has  a  fine 
practice,  which  is  the  result  of  his  unusual  ability. 

On  Aug.  7,  1894,  Dr.  Hedges  married  Mary  E.  Fanning,  a  native  of 
Harrison  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Anna  0.  (Querry)  Fanning. 


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Joseph  Fanning  is  a  Civil  War  veteran  and  owns  480  acres  of  land  in  Har- 
rison County.  He  is  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fanning  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Ervie,  the  wife  of 
Thomas  M,  Rice,  Albany;  Ida,  the  wife  of  Dave  Campbell,  Pattonsburg; 
Ollie,  Colorado ;  Oscar,  Stillwater,  Okla. ;  Harvey,  Daviess  County ;  Bonnie, 
the  wife  of  C.  E.  Ross,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Robert,  resides  on  the  home 
farm;  and  Mrs.  Hedges.  To  Dr.  Frank  and  Mary  E.  (Fanning)  Hedges 
one  child  has  been  born,  Frank  R.,  born  Nov.  3,  1896.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  and  high  schools  of  Harrison  County,  and  was  graduated  from 
the  St.  Louis  University.  Mr.  Hedges  is  now  chief  clerk  of  the  Empire 
Oil  Company  of  Bartlesville,  Okla. 

Dr.  Hedges  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  He 
is  a  progressive,  enterprising  and  substantial  citizen  of  Daviess  County, 
and  has  many  friends. 

J.  T.  Patton,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Liberty  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  March  21,  1855,  in  Jefferson  Township,  Daviess 
County,  two  miles  north  of  Altamont.  He  is  a  son  of  John  William  and 
Mary  Jane  (Hopkins)  Patton. 

John  William  Patton  was  born  May  7,  1826,  in  Tennessee.  During  his 
entire  life  he  was  a  farmer  and  stockman.  Te  served  during  the  Civil  War, 
following  which  he  removed  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  lived  until  the 
time  of  his  death,  April  9,  1909.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  born 
Sept.  29,  1831.  She  died  April  24,  1900,  and  she  is  buried  with  her  husband 
in  Creekmore  Cemetery.  To  John  William  and  Mary  Jane  (Hopkins) 
Patton  six  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Amanda,  J.  T.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch ;  Phoebe,  Florence,  William  R.,  married  to  Mollie  Parmley, 
and  Eleanor  Christine. 

J.  T.  Patton  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  For  12  years  Mr.  Patton  served  in  the  office 
of  township  clerk  and  assessor.  In  1909  he  purchased  a  farm  of  80  acres 
in  Liberty  Township,  Daviess  County,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in 
farming  and  stockraising.  He  has  been  successful  in  this  work  and  is  a 
breeder  of  high  grade  cattle. 

Mr.  Patton  was  married  the  first  time  to  Mary  Creekmore,  a  daughter 
of  Jesse  and  Amanda  Creekmore,  and  to  this  union  three  children  were 
born,  as  follows :  Clem,  Herbert,  and  Mamie.  Mr.  Patton's  second  marriage 
was  to  Alice  Hartman,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Flora  Hartman,  and  to 
this  union  one  child  was  born,  Flora  Mary  Patton. 

In  politics  Mr.  Patton  is  a  Democrat.    He  is  a  member  of  the  Pente- 


986  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

costal   Mission   Church,   and  well  known   in   Liberty   Township,   Daviess 
County,  where  he  has  many  friends. 

J.  H.  Gillespie,  the  well  known  and  capable  cashier  of  the  Jameson 
Bank,  was  born  July  15,  1865,  thirteen  miles  north  of  Coffey,  Mo.,  and  is 
the  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Young)  Gillespie. 

William  Gillespie  was  born  in  1833  in  Jackson  County,  Ohio.  He  came 
to  Jameson,  Mo.,  in  February,  1872,  where  he  worked  at  the  carpenter 
trade.  He  died  in  1912,  and  is  buried  in  the  Grand  River  Cemetery.  Eliza^ 
beth  (Young)  Gillespie  was  born  in  1838  in  Salem,  Ind.  Her  father  was  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania  and  her  mother  was  born  in  Indiana.  To  William 
and  Elizabeth  (Young)  Gillespie  six  children  were  born,  as  follows :  Leona, 
the  wife  of  J.  G.  Watson,  Milan,  Mo.;  Harry,  deceased;  J.  H.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  A.  E.  Watson,  residing  in  Florida ;  Ella, 
the  wife  of  John  Curtis ;  Charles  Franklin,  Jameson,  Mo. 

J.  H.  Gillespie  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  of  Daviess  County. 
He  then  became  engaged  as  clerk  in  the  J.  F.  Hamaker  general  merchandise 
store,  where  he  remained  for  15  years.  Mr.  Gillespie  then  went  into  the 
hardware  business,  and  still  has  an  interest  in  it.  He  recently  took  a  part- 
ner, Mr.  Smith,  into  his  business.  Mr.  Gillespie  has  been  in  the  hardware 
business  for  20  years,  and  has  been  very  successful.  He  has  also  been 
connected  with  the  Bank  of  Jameson  since  Jan.  1,  1916,  when  he  was  elected 
vice  president.    He  has  served  as  cashier  of  the  bank  since  1916. 

The  Bank  of  Jameson  was  organized  in  1889  with  the  following  officers : 
Mose  Netherson,  president;  A.  J.  Selsor,  vice  president;  L.  M.  Brown, 
cashier;  R.  J.  Lowry,  secretary.  It  was  organized  with  a  capital  of 
$10,000.  The  directors  were:  W.  G.  Netherton ;  L.  M.  Brown;  A.  J.  Selsor; 
R.  J.  Lowry;  Z.  A.  Kimball;  and  E.  J.  Walls.  The  bank  now  has  a  capital 
of  $15,000  and  a  surplus  of  $15,000.  The  bank  has  been  located  in  its 
present  building,  which  it  purchased,  since  1912.  The  present  officers  are, 
as  follows:  John  F.  Brown,  president;  J.  H.  Kemp,  vice  president;  J.  H. 
Gillespie,  cashier;  R.  B.  Adcock,  assistant  cashier.  The  directors  are: 
John  F.  Brown,  J.  H.  Kemp,  D.  E.  Waters,  J.  V.  Waters,  R.  A.  Wilson,  and 
J.  H.  Gillespie. 

Mr.  Gillespie  was  married  to  Nellie  Gorsuch.  She  died  on  Feb.  6,  1919, 
in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  and  is  buried  in  Brown  Cemetery,  Gallatin,  Mo.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Gillespie  had  no  children. 

Mr.  Gillespie  is  the  oldest  resident  of  Jameson,  Mo.  Throughout  his 
life  he  has  been  associated  with  the  development  of  Daviess  County,  and 
has  always  held  high  standards  and  progressive  ideals  in  civic  affairs. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  987 

T.  C.  Barlow,  of  Jameson,  Mo.,  a  leading  dealer  in  poultry,  and  produce 
of  all  kinds,  was  born  April  18,  1883,  two  miles  south  of  Jameson.  He  is  a 
son  of  Thomas  and  Fannie  A.    (Lockard)    Barlow. 

Thomas  Barlow  was  born, in  1850  in  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  a  son  of 
George  and  Lourecia  (Burns)  Barlow,  natives  of  Virginia.  Thomas  Bar- 
low carried  on  general  farming  near  Jackson,  Ohio,  where  he  remained 
until  1882,  when  he  moved  near  Jameson,  Mo.  Here  he  farmed  until  1917, 
when  he  retired  and  moved  to  Jameson.  His  farm  was  located  about  two 
miles  from  Jameson.  Mrs.  Barlow  was  born  in  1852  in  Jackson  County, 
Ohio,  and  was  the  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Lockard,  natives  of  Jackson 
County,  Ohio.  To  Thomas  and  Fannie  A.  (Lockard)  Barlow  three  chil- 
dren were  born  as  follows :  George  W.,  married  Helen  Meredith,  Jameson, 
Mo. ;  T.  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  Fleet  M.,  married  Nina  Harbert, 
Gallatin. 

T.  C.  Barlow  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools 
in  Daviess  County.  He  also  attended  the  Brown  School,  south  of  Jameson. 
Mr.  Barlow  then  engaged  in  farming  northwest  of  Gallatin.  After  12 
years  of  farming,  he  moved  to  Jameson,  and  became  engaged  in  the  poultry 
business,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  He  also  owns  a  general 
merchandise  store,  known  as  Barlow's  Cash  Store,  and  each  day  his  truck 
makes  a  trip  through  the  surrounding  district  to  purchase  produce  and 
poultry  for  his  store,  and  for  his  poultry  business., 

Mr.  Barlow  married  Minnie  Harris,  and  to  this  union  one  child  has 
been  born.  Forest  Robert,  who  lives  in  Gallatin. 

Mr.  Barlow  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Jameson,  and  the  Yeoman  Lodge. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 

Mr.  Barlow's  honest  business  methods  and  his  friendly  attitude  have 
won  him  a  high  place  in  the  esteem  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

Dr.  James  B.  Graham,  a  well  known  and  successful  physician  of 
Jameson  where  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  for 
25  years  is  a  native  of  Missouri  and  is  a  representative  of  a  prominent 
pioneer  family  of  this  state.  He  was  born  at  Gentryville,  Oct.  18,  1874,  a 
son  of  Dr.  George  and  Martha  Jane  (Dobbins)  Graham. 

Dr.  George  Graham  was  a  native  of  Ohio  and  was  brought  to  Missouri 
by  his  parents  when  he  was  a  child.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Graham,  a  pio- 
neer settler  of  Grundy  County,  who  was  a  miller  and  operated  a  number  of 
mills  on  Grand  River,  at  one  time  or  another  and  his  six  sons.  Dr.  George, 
James,  John,  William,  Alfred  and  Oliver  were  engaged  with  him  in  the 
milling  business.    He  had  one  daughter,  Emeline  who  married  Henry  Whit- 


988  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

ten.  Dr.  George  Graham  was  educated  in  the  Grand  River  College  at  Edin- 
burg  and  the  Missouri  Medical  College  at  St.  Louis.  After  graduating,  he 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Lindley,  Sullivan  County.  While 
there  he  married  Martha  Jane  Dobbins,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 
(Kirkpatrick)  Dobbins,  early  pioneers  of  Sullivan  County  and  natives  of 
Sangaman  County,  111.  The  Dobbins  family  came  to  Missouri  with  an  ox 
team  and  wagons  and  first  settled  in  Livingston  County.  One  year  later 
they  removed  to  Sullivan  County  and  Thomas  Dobbins  was  the  first  settler 
in  the  town  of  Lindley  of  which  he  was  the  founder.  He  paid  for  his  first 
land  which  he  entered  from  the  Government  there,  by  splitting  30,000 
rails.  He  became  the  owner  of  1500  acres  of  land  and  was  a  prominent  and 
influential  citizen.  He  died  at  Lindley  in  1896  at  the  age  of  82  years  and 
his  wife  died  at  the  age  of  72. 

After  his  marriage,  George  Graham  located  at  Gentryville,  where  he 
operated  a  grist  and  woolen  mill.  In  1879  the  mills  were  destroyed  by  fire 
and  after  this  misfortune.  Doctor  Graham  bought  City  Mills  and  the  Grand 
River  Mills  at  Trenton  and  resumed  business.  This  mill  was  destroyed  by 
a  cyclone  in  July,  1883.  Dr.  Graham  had  practiced  his  profession  to  some 
extent  while  engaged  in  other  business,  and  in  1887,  located  at  McFall  with 
the  intention  of  devoting  himself  to  his  profession  but  died  three  weeks 
after  his  arrival,  at  the  age  of  47.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of 
the  Christian  Church.  His  widow  survived  him  for  a  number  of  years  and 
died  in  March,  1913.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
David  T.,  St.  Louis ;  Mrs.  Emma  J.  Carson,  St.  Louis ;  Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Asher, 
Trenton;  Leota  Lee,  deceased;  and  Dr.  James  B.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Dr.  James  B.  Graham  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Trenton, 
the  McFall  High  School  and  Avalon  College.  In  1893  he  entered  Barnes 
Medical  College,  now  the  National  University  of  Arts  and  Sciences  at  St. 
Louis  where  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1897. 
He  then  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Jameson  where  he  has 
built  up  a  large  practice  and  is  widely  known  as  an  able  physician  and  a 
high  class  citizen. 

Doctor  Graham  was  married  Aug.  21,  1895  to  Miss  Maud  C.  Miller  of 
Jamesport,  a  daughter  of  Mack  Miller.  To  Doctor  and  Mrs.  Graham  have 
been  born  the  following  children:  James  B.,  Jr.,  died  at  the  age  of  one  year; 
Martha  Lois,  Jack  Sutcliff,  Mary  Elizabeth,  and  Nancy  Jane. 

Doctor  Graham  is  a  Democrat  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  989 

V.  p.  Johnson,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Grand  River 
River  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  March  1,  1888,  in  Union  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  the  son  of  Philip  M.  and  Lucy  (Cornell)  Johnson. 

Philip  M.  Johnson  was  born  in  Rhappahanock  County,  Va.,  in  1854. 
He  has  been  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life,  and  now  lives  on  a  farm 
of  60  acres  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mrs.  Johnson  was  born  in 
Worth  County,  Mo.,  in  1861,  and  was  the  daughter  of  George  C.  and  Mrs. 
Cornell.  To  Philip  M.  and  Lucy  (Cornell)  Johnson,  four  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Charles  L.,  married  Ruby  Adams;  V.  P.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Marion  Page ;  and  George  W.,  married 
Helen  Feurt,  Jameson,  Mo. 

V.  P.  Johnson  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools.  For  several  years  he  worked  in  the  Davis  Drug  Company 
of  Gallatin,  later  going  to  Washington,  where  he  remained  for  one  year. 
Mr.  Johnson  now  lives  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  where 
he  owns  a  farm  of  120  acres.  He  has  resided  there  since  1918,  and  the 
place  is  his  wife's  birth  place,  Mr.  Johnson  carries  on  general  farming  and 
stock  raising,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful. 

On  June  17,  1917,  Mr.  Johnson  was  married  to  Sarah  Roe  Everly,  a 
daughter  of  W.  C.  and  Laura  (Feurt)  Everly.  To  this  union  one  child  has 
been  born,  Lavinia  Hortense. 

In  politics  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  and  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Lodge.  Mr.  Johnson  is  a 
man  who  is  highly  esteemed  in  his  community.  He  is  an  enterprising 
farmer  and  stockman  and  an  efficient  citizen. 

C.  C.  Everly,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Grand  River  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  July  22,  1882,  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess 
County,  and  is  a  son  of  William  C.  and  Laura  (Feurt)  Everly.  William  C. 
Everly  was  born  in  1851  in  Grand  River  Township,  the  son  of  John  and 
Pheney  (Sent)  Everly.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising 
during  his  entire  life  in  Missouri.  He  died,  Jan.  5,  1916.  His  wife  was 
born  in  1853  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County,  a  daughter  of  Gabrial 
and  Sarah  (Glaze)  Feurt.  Mrs.  Everly  died  Jan.  7,  1916.  To  William  C. 
and  Laura  (Feurt)  Everly  three  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ella,  the 
wife  of  Cort  Feurt,  living  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County ;  C.  C, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  and  Roe,  the  wife  of  Virgil  Johnson,  Grand 
River  Township. 

C.  C.  Everly  has  lived  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County, 
during  his  entire  life.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  also 
attended  Grand  River  College.    When  he  began  farming,  Mr.  Everly  owned 


990  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

40  acres  of  land.  He  now  has  400  acres  of  well  improved  land  and  is  a 
successful  and  widely  known  breeder  of  high  grade  stock. 

On  March  6,  1907,  Mr.  Everly  was  married  to  Dora  Kemp,  a  daughter 
of  John  and  Laura  (Haines)  Kemp,  natives  of  Missouri.  To  this  union 
five  children  have  been  born,  as  follows :  Ruby  Louise,  Mamie  Alice,  John 
Kemp,  Mary  Ellen,  and  Laura  Frances. 

In  politics  Mr.  Everly  is  a  Republican.  He  belongs  to  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Everly 
is  an  energetic  man  who  stands  well  in  the  esteem  of  his  neighbors  and 
fellow  citizens. 

S.  J.  Clark,  well  known  contractor  of  Jameson,  Mo.,  was  born  Aug.  16, 
1857,  in  Kentucky.    He  is  a  son  of  C.  W.  and  Parthena  (Mitchell)  Clark. 

C.  W.  Clark  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1828.  During  the  early  part 
of  his  life  he  was  a  cabinet  maker.  He  later  removed  to  Jameson,  Mo., 
where  he  was  engaged  in  general  farming  until  the  time  of  his  death, 
Jan.  21,  1902.  Parthena  (Mitchell)  Clark  was  born  in  December,  1836,  in 
Kentucky.  She  is  now  deceased,  and  with  her  husband  is  buried  in  Grand 
River  Cemetery.  To  C.  W.  and  Parthena  (Mitchell)  Clark  four  children 
were  born  as  follows:  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  E.  J.  Martin,  residing  in  Ken- 
tucky ;  Granville,  married  Marie  Cashman,  Jameson,  Mo. ;  Mary  E.,  the 
wife  of  William  Hodges,  Hillsboro,  Ind. ;  and  S.  J.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch, 

S.  J.  Clark  was  reared  in  Kentucky.  In  1883  he  came  to  Jameson, 
Mo.,  where  he  worked  at  the  carpenter  trade  until  1890.  He  was  also 
engaged  in  the  furniture  and  undertaking  business  in  Jameson,  Mr.  Clark 
has  also  been  engaged  in  the  grocery  and  drygoods  business.  In  1912  he 
became  a  building  contractor,  which  work  he  is  now  engaged  in.  Mr. 
Clark  has  been  very  successful  in  his  work,  and  he  has  a  thorough  under- 
standing of  building  conditions. 

Mr.  Clark  married  Cora  Maud  Campbell,  a  daughter  of  Addison  Valen- 
tine and  Martha  (Yeley)  Campbell.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Campbell  came  from 
Illinois  to  Missouri  many  years  ago,  but  are  now  residing  in  Colorado.  Mrs. 
Clark  was  born  in  Vigo  County,  Ind.,  but  later  moved  to  Illinois  with  her 
parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  J.  Clark  are  the  parents  of  two  children,  as 
follows:  Aletha,  the  wife  of  Dewey  Smith,  living  two  miles  southeast  of 
Jameson,  Mo. ;  and  Ralph  S.,  attending  the  Jameson  High  School. 

In  politics  Mr.  Clark  is  a  Republcian.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  Amercia  and  the  Yeoman  Lodge.  Mr.  Clark  is  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church.  He  is  progressive  and  enterprising,  and  one  of  the 
dependable  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  991 

T.  T.  Brown,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  March  11,  1870,  a  mile 
and  a  half  from  his  present  farm.  He  is  a  son  of  Joe  and  Mary  (Ward) 
Brown. 

Joe  Brown  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  in  1845.  He  served  in  the 
army  during  the  Civil  War,  after  which  he  returned  to  Missouri  and  carried 
on  farming  and  stock  raising  until  the  time  of  his  death,  November,  1893. 
Mary  (Ward)  Brown  was  a  native  of  Illinois,  and  is  now  living  with  her 
son,  T.  T.  Brown,  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County.  To  Joe  and 
Mary  (Ward)  Brown  five  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Augusta,  the  wife 
of  J.  W.  Poe,  deceased;  Etta,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Bert  Harding; 
Daisy ;  Ethel,  the  wife  of  William  Poe ;  and  T.  T.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

T.  T.  Brown  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  has  been  a  farmer  all 
his  life.  He  owns  180  acres  of  good  farm  land,  and  is  a  well  known  breeder 
of  high  grade  stock. 

In  1894  Mr,  Brown  was  married  to  Estella  Barrick,  a  daughter  of 
Jefferson  and  Mary  (Kline)  Barrick,  who  were  natives  of  Ohio.  They 
settled  in  Daviess  County,  many  years  ago.  To  T.  T.  and  Estella  (Barrick) 
Brown  two  children  have  been  born:  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Roberta  May 
Brown. 

Mr.  Brown  is  identified  with  the  Republican  party  in  politics  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  is  a  reliable  and  efficient  member  of 
the  community  and  has  the  esteem  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

H.  S.  Wynne,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Grand  River  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  was  born  Aug.  13,  1879,  on  the  farm  where  he  now 
resides.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Amanda  (Bowen)  Wynne.  William 
Wynne  is  a  son  of  Peter  and  Mary  Wynne.  He  was  born  in  Tazewell 
County,  Va.,  April  7,  1836.  He  moved  to  Daviess  County  with  his  parents 
and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Washington  Township.  He  served  during  the  Civil 
War.  Mr.  Wynne  was  married  to  Nancy  Hopkins,  now  deceased,  and  to 
them  five  children  were  born ;  Mary  and  Ella,  deceased ;  Anna,  married 
Frank  McNealy,  now  living  near  Jameson ;  George,  married  LilHe  Bear, 
now  living  near  Jamesport;  and  Henry,  married  to  Maggie  Brown  now 
living  near  Jameson.  Mr.  Wynne  and  his  wife  are  now  living  on  a  farm 
near  Coffey,  Mo.  To  William  and  Amanda  (Bowen)  Wynne  five  children 
were  born,  as  follows:  H.  S.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Johnnie,  Coffey; 
Harry,  married  Pattie  Marie  Landes,  now  deceased ;  Homer,  married  Laura 
Brown,  residing  in  Jameson ;  and  Corda,  the  wife  of  Tom  Boyer,  living  near 
Gilman,  Mo. 


992  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

H.  S.  Wynne  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools. 
He  then  became  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  on  a  farm  in  Grand 
River  Township,  Daviess  County,  which  he  now  owns.  It  is  an  80  acre 
farm  of  well  improved  land.  Mr.  Wynne  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Short- 
horn cattle  and  spotted  Poland  hogs. 

Mr.  Wynne  married  Pearl  Peniston,  a  daughter  of  George  and  Mary 
(Preston)  Peniston,  natives  of  Missouri  and  early  settlers  of  Daviess 
County.  Mr.  Peniston  was  born  Dec.  18,  1850,  and  died  Aug.  26,  1889.  He 
is  buried  in  the  Centenary  Cemetery,  east  of  Gallatin.  Mrs.  Peniston  was 
the  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Martha  Preston,  natives  of  Ohio.  She  died  in 
1912  and  is  also  buried  in  the  Centenary  Cemetery.  George  Peniston  was 
a  son  of  Theodore  and  Susan  Peniston,  natives  of  Virginia.  To  H.  S.  and 
Pearl  (Peniston)  Wynne  one  son  has  been  born,  Thomas  Howard,  attend- 
ing school.    He  was  born  in  1912. 

Mr.  Wynne  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  reliable  and  substantial  member 
of  his  community,  a  man  known  for  his  integrity  and  progressive  ideals. 

J.  W.  McDaniel,  a  well  known  citizen  of  Pattonsburg,  was  born  in 
Benton  Township,  Daviess  County,  March  21,  1885.  He  is  a  son  of  John 
Henry  and  Louisa  (Elliott)  McDaniel. 

John  Henry  McDaniel  was  born  March  9,  1825,  in  Orange  County,  N. 
C.  In  1839  he  came  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Clay  County,  and  the  following 
year  moved  to  Daviess  County.  Mr.  McDaniel  became  a  prominent  farmer 
and  stockman.  He  died  Jan.  9,  1900,  and  his  wife  died  July  3,  1900.  They 
were  buried  in  Lebanon  Cemetery,  north  of  McFall.  To  John  Henry  and 
Louisa  (Elloitt)  McDaniel  the  following  children  were  born:  J.  W.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  John  Thomas,  deceased;  Mary  A.,  deceased;  Martha  E., 
deceased ;  Sarah,  the  wife  of  M.  F.  Sturgis,  Clinton,  Okla. ;  Barbara,  deceas- 
ed ;  Lucy,  deceased ;  Robert  M.,  a  farmer  and  stockman,  Benton  Township, 
Daviess  County;  Samuel  H.,  deceased.  Henry  McDaniel  was  a  staunch 
Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

J.  W.  McDaniel  grew  up  in  Daviess  County  and  attended  the  public 
schools.  He  then  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising,  owning  80  acres 
of  land.  For  several  years,  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  and  is  now 
city  clerk.  He  was  associated  in  business  with  the  O.  K.  Store  of  Pattons- 
burg, two  years. 

On  May  1,  1884,  Mr.  McDaniel  married  Anna  A.  Patton,  a  native  of 
Texas  and  a  daughter  of  Frank  and  Elizabeth  (Locker)  Patton.  Frank 
Patton  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  John  H.,  de- 
ceased; Mollie,  widow  of  James  Ronner,  McFall;  Mrs.  McDaniel;  and  Will- 
iam Y.,  retired,  Hulett,  Wyo.    Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patton  are  deceased.    To 


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J.  W.  and  Anna  (Patton)  McDaniel  three  children  have  been  born,  as  fol- 
lows: Horace  Newton,  deceased,  was  a  graduate  of  the  Brunswick  School 
of  Pharmacy  and  St.  Louis  College;  Orville  F.,  deceased;  Hattie  Louisa,  a 
bookkeeper  in  the  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank. 

Mr.  McDaniel  is  a  Democrat  and  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Yeoman  Lodges.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  Mr.  McDaniel  is  the  oldest  living  descendant  of  the  McDaniel 
family,  which  has  been  prominent  in  Daviess  County  for  many  years.  He 
is  favorably  known  throughout  Daviess  County  as  a  man  of  enterprise 
and  ability.    In  Pattonsburg,  he  is  esteemed  as  a  progressive  business  man. 

In  August,  1922,  Mr.  McDaniel  became  a  candidate  for  Probate  Judge 
of  Daviess  County. 

Boyd  E.  Walls,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  business  man  of  Jame- 
son, Mo.,  was  born  at  Jameson,  Oct.  2,  1882,  a  son  of  John  'M.  and  Mary  E. 
(Janett)  Walls.  John  M.  Walls  was  born  Nov.  15,  1858,  in  Daviess  County. 
He  was  the  son  of  George  Washington  and  Ann  (Mann)  Walls,  who  were 
pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County.  They  settled  on  a  farm  where  they 
lived  for  many  years.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  Mr.  Walls  was  a  resident  of 
Jameson,  Mo.  Mary  E.  (Janett)  Walls'  parents  were  natives  of  West 
Virginia  who  settled  in  Daviess  County,  where  they  carried  on  general 
farming.  John  M.  Walls  died  in  1901,  and  his  widow  is  now  living  with  her 
son,  Boyd  E.  Walls,  in  Jameson.  To  John  M.  and  Mary  E.  (Janett)  Walls 
seven  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Bertha,  deceased;  Boyd  E.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch ;  Beula,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Roy  Davis ;  Bessie 
M.,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Ray  E.  Troxel;  Clyde,  married  Mary  Koger, 
Pattonsburg,  Mo. ;  Blanche  Alice,  the  wife  of  W.  E.  Cox ;  and  Cecil  W., 
living  at  home. 

Boyd  E.  Walls  grew  up  in  Jameson  and  attended  the  public  schools 
there.  He  then  went  to  New  Mexico,  where  he  remained  for  two  years. 
While  there,  Mr.  Walls  was  in  the  meat  business,  and  he  also  spent  six 
months  in  Old  Mexico.  He  then  went  to  Nowater,  Okla.,  where  he  spent 
four  years,  and  one  year  following  in  Coffeyville,  Kan.  At  the  end  of  that 
time,  Mr.  Walls  returned  to  Jameson,  Mo.,  and  purchased  the  restaurant 
and  meat  business  of  William  Breeden,  which  he  now  operates.  Mr.  Walls 
has  been  in  business  in  Jameson  since  May  14,  1911.  He  owns  the  only 
restaurant  in  the  city,  and  is  widely  and  favorably  known.  In  connection 
with  the  restaurant  and  meat  business,  Mr.  Wall  also  carries  a  full  line  of 
groceries. 

Mr.  Walls  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge  No.  255  of 
Jameson,  Mo.    He  has  built  up  an  extensive  business,  and  has  a  host  of 


994  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

friends  throughout  the  county.    Mr.  Walls'  mother  is  a  Democrat.    She  is 
an  interesting  woman,  having  spent  her  entire  life  in  Missouri. 

Edmon  Henry,  a  well  known  and  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  is  the  owner  of  116  acres  of  the  finest  Grand  River 
botton  land  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Henry  was 
born  June  5,  1882,  at  the  Henry  homestead  which  he  now  owns.  He  grew 
to  manhood  on  the  farm.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the  district 
school,  and  later  attended  the  Manual  Training  High  School  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  He  is  an  elder  in  the  Bethel  Presbyterian  Church,  and  an  inde- 
pendent voter, 

Mr.  Henry  is  the  son  of  Erdman  and  Theresa  (Vogle)  Henry.  E. 
Henry,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Wittenburg,  Germany,  May  3,  1828,  coming  to 
America  at  the  age  of  26.  He  traveled  over  the  greater  part  of  the  central 
states  looking  for  a  location,  finally  purchasing  the  tract  of  land  now 
owned  by  his  son.  He  then  accepted  a  position  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  as  a 
baker,  this  being  his  trade  learned  in  Germany.  Here  he  met  and  married 
Miss  Theresa  Vogle,  also  a  native  of  Germany,  having  come  to  America 
with  her  parents  when  six  years  of  age.  After  their  marriage  they  moved 
to  the  farm  near  Pattonsburg.  This  was  in  1867.  They  reared  to  adoles- 
cence eight  children,  namely :  Mrs.  Mollie  Henry  Kessinger,  who  now  lives 
in  Harrison  County,  Mo.,  and  with  whom  the  widowed  mother  resides; 
Albert,  deceased  since  1904;  Dr.  Frances  J.  Henry  Ryan,  now  residing  at 
2910  Harrison  St.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Charles  E.  Henry,  now  living  in 
Texas;  Joseph  W.  Henry,  in  Kansas;  Dr.  Anna  Henry  McClung,  Pattons- 
burg; Edmon  Henry,  Pattonsburg;  and  John  V.  Henry,  Redonda  Beach, 
Calif. 

Mr.  Henry,  Sr.,  made  many  valuable  improvements  on  his  home  place, 
aside  from  purchasing  a  home  for  each  of  his  children  during  his  life  time. 
The  advancement  made  by  him  showed  the  untiring  skill  and  ceaseless 
ambition  of  a  pioneer  and  his  devoted  helpmate.  He  passed  away  in  April, 
1912,  and  interment  was  in  Bethel  Cemetery. 

Edmon  Henry,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  married  to  Miss  Alice 
Christie  of  McFall,  Mo.,  Dec.  25,  1906.  Mrs.  Henry  is  the  daughter  of 
Lemuel  and  Sarah  Burton  Christie.  Mr.  Christie  was  a  native  of  Kentucky, 
born  Feb.  12,  1833 ;  he  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War  and  died  Nov.  12, 
1886.  Mrs.  Christie  was  a  native  of  McFall,  Mo.,  and  died  March  27,  1907. 
Interment  at  Salmon  Cemetery. 

The  children  of  Edmon  and  Alice  Henry  are ;  Theresa  Christine,  now 
a  sophomore  in  the  Pattonsburg  High  School  and  Selden  Kent,  still  in  the 
grades;  their  respective  ages  are  14  and  11  years. 


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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  have  continued  in  the  example  set  by  their 
parents,  in  improving  the  home.  Most  of  the  farm  is  under  cultivation, 
four  acres  in  orchard.  Mr.  Henry  specializes  in  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle, 
and  is  a  successful  raiser  of  pure  bred  hogs.  He  is  a  man  of  enterprise 
and  ambition,  and  is  a  reliable  and  well  known  citizen  of  Daviess  County. 

Cort  Francisco,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County,  and 
owner  of  330  acres  of  the  finest  land  in  Grand  River  Township,  was  born 
Nov.  20,  1873,  in  Daviess  County.  He  is  a  son  of  E.  H.  and  Levissa  Ellen 
(Steel)  Franicsco. 

E.  H.  Francisco  was  born  in  Iowa  in  1848.  He  grew  up  in  Iowa,  but 
removed  to  Daviess  County  in  1869,  where  he  settled  in  Benton  Township. 
He  has  always  been  a  farmer  and  is  now  living  in  Grand  River  Township, 
Daviess  County,  three  miles  west  of  Jameson  Township.  Mrs.  Francisco's 
parents  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  Indiana,  and  Mr.  Francisco's 
parents  were  natives  of  New  York.  To  E.  H.  and  Levissa  Ellen  (Steel) 
Francisco  11  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Claud,  a  Methodist  minister, 
married  Lizzie  Goodkey,  Hving  at  Graham,  Mo.;  Cort,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  Elmer,  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County ;  Nellie,  the  widow  of  J. 
J.  Wigger;  Herbert,  teacher  at  Weatherby;  Oscar,  deceased;  Elma,  the 
wife  of  William  Burn,  residing  in  Brooks  County,  Kan. ;  Ray,  married 
Carrie  Hammond,  living  west  of  Pattonsburg;  Walter,  now  of  Cheyenne, 
Wyo. ;  Margaret,  the  wife  of  Mont  Smith,  Washington  Township,  Daviess 
County ;  Frank,  married  M.  Cunningham,  Salem  Township,  Daviess 
County. 

Cort  Francisco  was  reared  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County,  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  He  has  been  a  farmer  and  stockman  during 
his  entire  life  and  has  lived  on  his  present  farm  since  1908.  Mr.  Francisco 
is  widely  known  as  a  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  his  farm  is 
one  of  the  largest  and  best  in  the  township. 

Mr.  Francisco  was  married  in  1896  to  Melissa  Hays,  a  daughter  of 
George  and  Susan  (Williams)  Hays.  Mr.  Hays  is  a  native  of  Kentucky 
and  his  wife  was  born  in  Iowa.  They  were  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess 
County,  having  come  to  Marion  Township  in  1877.  To  Cort  and  Melissa 
(Hays)  Francisco  three  children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Orville, 
married  to  Boline  Ellis.  They  are  living  at  home  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Francisco  and  have  one  child,  Raymond  Earl ;  Earl,  deceased ;  Golda,  living 
at  home. 

George  W.  Williams,  a  leading  farmer  of  Daviess  County,  is  a  veteran 
of  the  Civil  War.  He  was  born  August  8,  1841,  in  Grundy  County,  Mo.,  the 
son  of  George  and  Nancy  (Austin)  Williams,  natives  of  Virginia  who  came 


996  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

to  Grundy  County,  Mo.,  in  1838.  They  were  the  parents  of  five  children 
as  follows:  Susan,  the  widow  of  Theodore  Peniston;  Martha,  deceased; 
Sarah,  deceased;  Roger,  deceased;  and  George  W.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

George  Williams,  Sr.,  died  in  1841,  the  same  year  in  which  George  W. 
was  born,  and  his  wife  died  in  1844,  three  years  later.  After  the  mother's 
death,  the  oldest  sister,  Susan,  a  brother,  Roger  and  George  W.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  came  to  Daviess  County  to  live  with  an  uncle,  Chas.  B. 
Williams,  with  whom  they  lived  until  1861,  at  which  time  Roger  and 
George  W.  enlisted  in  the  army.  Two  sisters,  Sarah  and  Martha,  lived 
with  an  aunt  in  La  Fayette  County,  Mo.,  until  they  were  married.  At 
Springfield  Roger  and  George  W.  were  taken  prisoners  while  in  the  hospi- 
tal sick  with  the  measles.  Roger  and  George  W.  were  both  engaged  in  the 
battle  of  Carthage,  Wilson  Creek,  Drywood,  and  Lexington.  At  the  end  of 
the  war,  George  W.  settled  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  remained  until 
1869,  when  he  went  to  Colorado.  He  remained  there  for  six  months,  and 
then  went  to  Texas,  and  Indian  Territory.  He  was  engaged  in  the  cattle 
business  in  Texas,  New  Mexico,  and  Indian  Territory  for  18  years.  At 
the  end  of  that  time,  Mr.  Williams  returned  to  Daviess  County.  In  1891 
he  removed  to  his  present  location  in  Marion  Township,  where  he  owns  575 
acres  of  well  improved  land.  Mr,  Williams  has  made  many  improvements 
on  the  land,  and  is  one  of  the  best  known  farmers  and  stockmen  in  the 
country. 

Mr.  Williams  married  Frances  P.  Smith,  daughter  of  William  B.  and 
Mary  (Black)  Smith,  natives  of  Missouri.  Mrs.  Williams  is  now  deceased. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  follows:  Mrs. 
Williams,  deceased ;  James ;  Jennie ;  William ;  Chester ;  and  Katie  Smith, 
deceased.  To  George  W.  and  Frances  P.  (Smith)  Williams  five  children 
were  born,  as  follows:  J.  B.,  deceased;  Roger  E.,  deceased;  Lee,  deceased; 
George,  deceased ;  and  Frederick,  living  at  home. 

Mr.  Williams  also  owns  a  large  section  of  land  in  Texas  and  some 
property  in  Roswell,  N.  M.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  is  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Williams  is  one  of  the  substantial 
and  highly  respected  citizens  of  Daviess  County  and  a  prominent  pioneer 
of  Missouri. 

Dr.  S.  L.  Hardinger,  a  prominent  physician  of  Pattonsburg,  and  Civil 
Bend,  Mo.,  was  born  Aug.  7,  1855,  in  Maryland,  the  son  of  Conrad  and 
Eliza  M.  (Rice)  Hardinger.  To  Conrad  and  Eliza  M.  (Rice)  Hardinger 
seven  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Mary  Virginia,  married  Frank  Lee- 
son,  both  deceased;  Bascom,  died  in  infancy;  Dr.  S.  L.,  the  subject  of  this 


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sketch ;  Joseph  Benson,  married  Alice  Hermance ;  Hughbartus,  married 
Cora  Reed ;  George  Sommerfield,  married  Delia  Ward ;  Charles  Temple, 
married  Delia  Gregory. 

In  1868  Doctor  Hardinger  moved  to  Osceola,  Iowa.  He  was  educated 
in  Centenary  College,  Indianola,  Iowa,  and  studied  medicine  under  Doctors 
Davis  and  Park  in  the  Medical  School  in  Keokuk,  Iowa.  He  was  graduated 
from  the  Medical  Physicians  and  Surgeons  School  in  1878,  and  began  his 
practice  of  medicine  in  Aurora,  Hamilton  County,  Neb.  Two  years  later 
he  removed  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  settling  at  Civil  Bend,  where  he  has 
since  practiced.  He  has  been  the  leading  physician  and  surgeon  of  that 
community  for  many  years,  and  is  still  active  in  his  profession,  although 
he  does  not  make  long  trips. 

In  1883,  Doctor  Hardinger  was  married  to  Emma  Powell,  daughter  of 
Dr.  Henry  and  Mary  J.  (Webster)  Powell,  natives  of  Ladoga,  Ind.  Mrs 
Hardinger's  parents  were  pioneer  settlers  of  Daviess  County,  having 
settled  in  Gallatin,  where  Mrs.  Hardinger  was  born.  To  Dr.  Henry  and 
Mary  J.  (Webster)  Powell  four  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Mrs.  Hard- 
inger; John  W.,  died  in  infancy;  James  H.,  married  to  Sarah  Gilbert,  living 
in  Montana;  Alice,  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Hardinger's  father  was  a  veteran 
of  the  Civil  War,  having  served  under  General  Lew  Wallace  of  Indiana. 
He  died  in  1871  and  is  buried  in  the  Christian  Church  Cemetery,  For  a 
time  Doctor  Powell  was  deputy  sheriff  of  Daviess  County.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  living  on  his  farm  in  Marion  Township,  Daviess  County. 
His  wife  died  in  1906  and  is  buried  in  the  Civil  Bend  Cemetery. 

To  Dr.  S.  L.  and  Emma  (Powell)  Hardinger  three  children  have  been 
born,  as  follows:  Cleic  T.,  educated  in  the  schools  in  Hamilton  County,  Neb,, 
University  of  Missouri,  Columbia,  and  attended  school  in  Wisconsin.  He 
taught  French  for  two  years  in  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  and  also  taught  mathe- 
matics and  Latin.  Mr.  Hardinger  is  now  principal  of  the  Consolidated 
Schools  of  Civil  Bend,  Mo. ;  Georgia,  died  at  the  age  of  14  years ;  Mina  A., 
graduated  from  the  Chillicothe  High  School,  and  is  now  taking  a  commer- 
cial teacher's  course  in  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Kirksville,  Mo. 

Doctor  Hardinger  is  a  Republican.  He  is  one  of  the  substantial  citi- 
zens of  Daviess  County  and  the  Hardinger  family  is  representative  of  the 
best  citizenship  of  this  county, 

N.  B.  Brown,  a  well  known  farmer  of  Marion  Township,  Daviess 
County,  was  born  March  3,  1856,  in  Daviess  County,  two  miles  east  of  his 
present  home  in  Marion  Township,  and  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Missouri  A. 
(Carroll)  Brown,  natives  of  Ohio. 

Samuel  Brown's  first  marriage  was  to  Miss  Keller,  and  to  this  union 


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six  children  were  born,  as  follows :  John,  deceased ;  James,  deceased ;  Mar- 
ion, deceased;  Obediah,  deceased;  the  remaining  two  are  also  deceased. 
Mr.  Brown's  second  marriage  was  to  Matilda  Morris,  and  to  that  union  one 
child  was  born,  William,  deceased.  To  Samuel  and  Missouri  A.  (Carroll) 
Brown,  his  third  wife,  the  following  children  were  born:  N.  B.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  Henry ;  Charles ;  Rose  Anna,  the  wife  of  George  Brestow ; 
Sarah  E.,  the  wife  of  Frank  Landes ;  Mahada,  the  wife  of  Will  Morris ; 
Thomas  0.,  married  to  Ellen  Crawford ;  May,  the  wife  of  Charles  Rhodes ; 
Wiley  E.,  deceased ;  and  Franklin,  deceased. 

N,  B.  Brown  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools 
in  Daviess  County  and  Professor  Peery's  College  at  Stewartville,  Mo. 
After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Brown  practiced  law  for  some  time 
in  justice  court  of  Daviess  County,  together  with  his  farming.  In  1911 
Mr.  Brown  gave  up  his  law  practice  and  since  that  time  has  devoted  his 
entire  time  to  farming.  He  has  lived  at  Civil  Bend  since  1888,  and  owns 
iy2  acres  of  land.    Civil  Bend  is  a  very  old  village. 

Mr.  Brown  was  married  to  Myra  E.  Canfield,  a  daughter  of  Gilbert 
and  Emxna  (Flint)  Canfield.  To  this  union  seven  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows:  Franklin  E.,  married  to  Bertie  Teal;  Clara,  the  wife  of  Floyd 
Smith ;  Lola,  the  wife  of  Jake  Donner ;  Ruth,  the  wife  of  W.  Wimple ;  Ruby, 
the  wife  of  J.  E.  Way;  Effie,  the  wife  of  Ray  Long;  and  Emma,  living  at 
home,  and  attending  the  Gallatin  High  School. 

In  politics  Mr.  Brown  is  a  Republican  and  is  serving  on  the  township 
board.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  Mr,  Brown  takes  a  com- 
mendable interest  in  local  affairs.  He  is  progressive  and  enterprising  and 
one  of  the  highly  esteemed  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

Edward  E.  Rybolt,  a  prominent  and  successful  farmer  of  Grand  River 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Greensburg,  Ind.,  the  son  of 
Jacob  and  Mary  Jane  (Johnson)  Rybolt.  Jacob  Rybolt  was  born  near  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  and  spent  his  boyhood  days  there.  He  was  a  brick  layer  by 
trade  and  was  also  in  the  grocery  business  with  his  brother  in  Cincinnati. 
He  later  sold  out  and  moved  to  Greensburg,  Ind.,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  farm.  After  farming  there  for  ten  years,  Mr.  Rybolt  returned  to 
Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  for  several  years.  Later  he  again  moved 
to  Greensburg,  Ind.,  and  was  engaged  in  farming  there  for  20  years,  until 
he  came  to  Missouri,  and  settled  in  Daviess  County  in  1881.  Mr.  Rybolt 
carried  on  general  farming  in  Grand  River  Township,  until  his  death  in 
1889.  His  wife  died  in  1906  and  is  buried  with  her  husband  in  Brown 
Cemetery  at  Gallatin. 

To  Jacob  and  Mary  Jane  (Johnson)  Rybolt  12  children  were  born  as 


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follows :  William  Alexander,  deceased ;  Micheal  Robert,  married  to  Caroline 
Crossin,  Gallatin;  Eliza  J.,  the  wife  of  Wilson  Agin,  both  deceased;  Rachael 
Caroline,  the  widow  of  John  Yaney,  Cleves,  Ohio;  John  Jacob,  deceased; 
Phoebe  Margaret,  the  widow  of  Ephram  Cory,  Chillicothe ;  Oscar  Fitzallen, 
married  to  Lizzie  Johnson  and  he  is  now  deceased;  Mary  Elizabeth, 
deceased ;  Phemie,  unmarried,  living  at  home  with  her  brother,  Edward 
E. ;  Clara  Belle,  married  Henry  Wheeler,  both  deceased;  Edward  E.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch ;  James  Lane,  living  at  home  with  Edward  E. 

Jacob  Rybolt  had  the  following  brothers  and  sisters :  John  William ; 
Willis ;  Steven ;  Barbara ;  Alice ;  and  Phoebe.  His  wife,  Mary  Jane  (John- 
son) Rybolt  had  the  following  brothers  and  sisters :  Aletta ;  Caroline ; 
Katherine ;  Robert ;  Alexander ;  Jonathan  and  William. 

Edward  E.  Rybolt  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  received  his 
education  in  the  district  schools.  He  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising  for  many  years.  He  moved  to  his  present  location  on  Aug. 
31,  1920,  which  is  located  just  southeast  of  Jameson,  Mo.,  and  was  formerly 
known  as  the  Cal  Fisher  farm.  Mr.  Rybolt  owns  85  acres  of  well  improved 
land  in  Grand  River  Township,  and  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Shorthorn 
cattle.  He  operates  the  farm  with  his  brother,  James  Rybolt,  and  his 
sister,  Phemie,  also  makes  her  home  with  her  brothers.  Mr.  Rybolt  is 
unmarried. 

Two  of  Mr.  Rybolt's  brothers  served  during  the  Civil  War  in  the 
army.  John  Jacob  Rybolt  served  100  days,  while  Micheal  Robert  Rybolt 
served  30  days. 

Mr.  Rybolt  has  a  wide  acquaintance  in  Daviess  County  and  is  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  representative  and  substantial  citizens  of  the 
community. 

O.  R.  Whitt,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Union  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  Aug.  25,  1880,  in  Monroe  Township,  Daviess 
County,  a  son  of  Henry  A.  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Place)  Whitt. 

Henry  A.  Whitt  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  his  wife  was  a  native 
of  Missouri.  They  were  pioneer  settlers  of  Monroe  Township,  Daviess 
County,  where  Mr.  Whitt  carried  on  farming  and  stock  raising  until  the 
time  of  his  death  in  1892.  Mrs.  Whitt  died  in  1918.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitt 
were  the  parents  of  15  children,  as  follows:  Ida  May,  married  first  to 
John  stone,  deceased,  and  now  the  widow  of  John  New;  Jeanna  Rebecca, 
deceased;  and  William  Powhattan,  deceased;  Eva  Lee,  widow  of  Samuel 
Holcomb,  deceased ;  John  T.,  unmarried ;  Sarah  Ann,  the  wife  of  A.  J.  Place ; 
Joseph  B.,  married  Nannie  Boor;  George  A.,  married  Gusta  May  Whitt; 
Henry  B.,  married  Mary  Lillie  Winburn ;  Linnie  E.,  deceased,  was  the  wife 


1000  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

of  George  Boor;  0.  R.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Of  fa  H.,  the  wife  of 
James  Jones;  Hannah  B.,  the  wife  of  George  F.  Wilson;  Perry  Place, 
married  Sarah  J.  Cox ;  and  Fred  F.,  married  Mary  Lizzie  Place.  All  reside 
in  Daviess  County  except  Ida  May,  who  resides  in  California,  and  Joseph 
R.,  in  Colorado. 

0.  R.  Whitt  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools  of 
Daviess  County.  He  also  attended  the  Grand  River  College  for  two  years. 
After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Whitt  farmed  for  his  niother  on  the 
home  place  until  he  was  21  years  of  age.  He  then  rented  a  farm  for  two 
years,  after  which  he  purchased  a  farm  of  130  acres  in  Monroe  Township, 
Daviess  County,  in  1903.  Mr,  Whitt  operated  this  farm  for  ten  years,  and 
then  sold  it.  He  then  purchased  his  present  farm  of  160  acres  and  later, 
82  acres  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County,  where  he  carries  on  general 
farming  and  stock  raising.  He  and  his  wife  now  own  415  acres  of  land  in 
Monroe  and  Union  Township,  Daviess  County.  In  1921,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Whitt  purchased  their  property  in  southeast  Gallatin  where  they  now  live. 
Mr.  Whitt  still  operates  their  farms  in  Union  Township,  Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Whitt  married  Virgie  L.  Downing,  the  daughter  of  Charles  L.  and 
Thusa  I.  (Richessen)  Downing,  both  natives  of  Missouri.  Mrs.  Downing 
died  Feb.  17,  1885  and  Mr.  Downing  died  Jan.  7,  1921.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Down- 
ing had  but  one  child,  Mrs.  O.  R.  Whitt,  who  was  reared  by  her  grand- 
parents, Mr.  Powhattan  and  Hannah  B.  Downing,  after  the  death  of  her 
mother.  To  O.  R.  and  Virgie  L.  (Downing)  Whitt,  three  children  have 
been  born,  as  follows :  Lena  Grace ;  Mildred  Fay ;  and  Roy  Powhatan. 

In  politics  Mr.  Whitt  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Gallatin,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  members 
of  the  Christian  Church  of  Gallatin.  Mr.  Whitt  is  an  enterprising  and 
public  spirited  citizen  of  Gallatin,  and  well  known  in  Daviess  County. 

John  W.  Reed,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Gallatin,  Mo.,  was  born  in  Wash- 
ington Township,  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  April  8,  1860,  the  son  of  Nathan  E. 
and  Rachael  (Mayo)  Reed. 

Nathan  Reed  was  born  in  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  later  went  to  Illinois. 
He  was  a  wagon  maker  by  trade,  and  also  a  carpenter,  having  built  many 
houses  within  a  radius  of  ten  miles  of  his  home  in  Ilhnois.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Reed  settled  in  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  in  1860,  where  Mr.  Reed  died  in  1888, 
at  the  age  of  62  years.  Mrs,  Reed  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church, 
and  all  of  her  grand  children  and  great-grand  children,  numbering  42,  are 
members  of  the  Christian  Church,  with  one  exception,  Mrs.  Reed  died 
Aug.  23,  1920,  aged  86  years. 


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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reed  were  parents  of  13  children,  six  of  whom  are  now 
living,  as  follows:  John  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Chas  W.,  Indepen- 
dence; Mrs.  C.  L.  Payne,  Gallatin;  Mrs.  James  Brown,  Jamesport;  D.  J., 
Jamesport ;  Josie,  the  wife  of  C.  J.  Royston,  Lawrence,  Kans.  Mrs.  Payne 
and  Mrs.  Brown  are  twins. 

John  W.  Reed,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  reared  on  a  farm  and 
was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  During  his  early  life  he  was  engaged 
in  farming,  later  going  into  the  mercantile  business  at  Pattonsburg,  Mo., 
where  he  lived  for  17  years.  After  being  in  the  mercantile  business  for 
eight  years,  Mr.  Reed  bcame  a  salesman  and  agent  for  acetylene  lights 
and  lightning  rods. 

In  1919  Mr.  Reed  moved  to  Gallatin,  Mo.,  where  he  became  an  agent 
for  the  Pathe  Phonograph,  Moore  Bros.  Lightning  Rods  and  the  Capital 
City  Motor  Oils.  Mr.  Reed  owns  his  residence  in  the  southern  part  of 
Gallatin,  Mo. 

Mr.  Reed  was  married  March  1,  1883,  to  Ella  Dunn,  a  daughter  of 
John  A.  and  Jane  (Loer)  Dunn,  and  a  native  of  Plate  County,  111.  In  1866 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dunn  located  on  a  farm  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess 
County,  known  as  Prairie  City,  an  inland  town  which  stood  on  what  is  now 
Mr.  Dunn's  farm.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dunn  are  deceased.  They  were  the 
parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom  three  are  now  living:  Mrs.  Reed; 
Harvey,  Tappenish,  Wash. ;  John  J.,  now  living  in  Washington. 

Mr.  Reed  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Eastern  Star,  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America,  and  the  Yeoman  Lodge.  In  politics  he  is  a  Repub- 
lican. He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  being  an  elder  and  has  not 
missed  Sunday  School  but  six  times  in  seven  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reed 
have  no  children. 

Mr.  Reed  is  a  progressive  and  enterprising  citizen  and  one  of  the  lead- 
ing business  men  of  the  community. 

D.  H.  Robinson,  a  well  known  and  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn 
cattle  who  is  now  the  owner  of  340  acres  of  land  in  Grundy  County,  was  for 
many  years  identified  with  Daviess  County.  He  owned  and  operated  a 
farm  of  330  acres,  known  as  the  Dr.  R.  V.  Thompson  place,  which  he  sold  in 
1921.  Mr.  Robinson  has  been  a  breeder  for  30  years  and  four  years  ago  he 
began  with  three  imported  Shorthorn  cows.  He  has  a  demand  for  his  stock 
over  a  large  scope  of  territory  and  ships  a  great  many  pure  bred  Short- 
horns. In  1909  he  received  $800  for  one  cow  at  Trenton  and  in  1920  he 
sold  a  male  calf  for  $525. 

D.  H.  Robinson  was  born  in  Menard  County,  111.,  March  1862  and  is 
a  son  of  William  and  Virginia  (Turner)  Robinson,  the  former  a  native  of 


1002  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Clay  County,  Tenn.,  and  the  latter  of  Ky,  They  settled  in  Illinois  at  an 
early  day  and  in  the  fall  of  1865  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Daviess 
County  seven  miles  north  of  Jamesport.  The  father  died  in  St.  Louis  in 
1918  at  the  age  of  82  years  and  the  mother  died  on  the  old  home  place  in 
1896.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  four  of  whom  are  now  liv- 
ing, as  follows:  D.  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  0.  P.,  who  lives  in  Lincoln 
Township;  Elizabeth  in  St.  Louis  and  Gertrude,  married  J.  W.  Lay,  of  St. 
Louis. 

D.  H.  Robinson  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools. 
When  a  young  man  he  began  his  career  as  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  and 
bought  his  first  land  in  Lincoln  Township,  in  1883.  He  operated  the  home 
farm  for  five  years  and  in  December,  1907  bought  his  present  place. 

Mr.  Robinson  was  married  Nov.  8,  1881  to  Miss  Dora  Garner,  a  native 
of  Grundy  County  and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Clarissa  (Jones)  Garner, 
natives  of  Kentucky  and  early  settlers  in  Missouri  and  both  of  whom  are 
deceased.  They  died  on  their  home  farm  in  Grundy  County.  To  D,  H.  Rob- 
inson and  wife  have  been  born  ten  chilren  as  follows :  Lettie,  married  J.  TV 
Miller,  Maysville;  Austa,  resides  at  home;  Howard  L.,  Brimson;  Harvey, 
Brimson ;  Harmon,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  in  this  same  volume,  lives 
at  King  City;  Lowell,  Joseph  D.,  Marvin,  Ida  May,  and  Nellie,  all  of  whom 
reside  at  home. 

Mr.  Robinson  is  a  Democrat  and  has  held  various  local  offices.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  township  board  and  has  also  served  as  a  member  of  the 
school  board.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge  and  be- 
longs to  the  Christian  Church. 

S.  W.  Allen,  who  is  extensively  engaged  in  the  marble  and  granite 
business  at  Albany,  and  King  City,  Mo.,  is  one  of  Gentry  County's  progres- 
sive and  enterprising  business  men.  Mr.  Allen  was  born  in  DeKalb,  111. 
March  16,  1864,  a  son  of  George  and  Mary  Campbell  Allen,  both  natives 
of  Ireland.  The  mother  died  in  Illinois  and  the  father  in  Iowa  where  he 
settled  in  1869. 

S.  W.  Allen  is  one  of  eight  chldren  born  to  his  parents,  the  others 
being  as  follows :  W.  S.,  a  retired  stone  mason,  residing  at  Scranton,  Iowa ; 
J.  J.,  retired  harness  maker  at  North  Yakamo,  Wash.;  G.  C,  deceased; 
I.  J.,  a  carpenter  and  contractor,  Portland,  Ore.;  Robert,  deceased;  Mary  I., 
married  J.  M.  Blackburn,  Jefferson,  Iowa. ;  and  S.  W.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

S.  W.  Allen  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  completing  high  school 
at  Scranton,  Iowa.  March  1,  1883  he  engaged  in  the  harness  business  at 
Early,  Iowa,  and  was  engaged  in  that  line  of  business  about  ten  years.    He 


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then  bought  160  acres  of  land  in  Sac  County,  Iowa,  and  engaged  in  farm- 
ing and  stockraising.  He  gave  particular  attention  to  breeding  pure  bred 
cattle  and  hogs,  making  a  speciality  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China 
hogs  and  standard  bred  poultry.  He  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Har- 
rison County  in  1903  and  bought  a  farm  a  mile  northeast  of  Bethany  where 
he  was  engaged  in  general  farming  and  stockraising  about  16  years. 

Mr.  Allen  was  the  first  man  to  pay  as  much  as  $1,025.00  for  a  Poland 
China  hog  at  auction.  In  1919  he  came  to  Albany  and  engaged  in  the 
marble  and  granite  business.  He  has  an  extensive  business  which  extends 
over  a  large  scope  of  territory  from  St.  Joseph  to  Iowa.  He  has  a  branch  at 
King  City  with  one  of  his  sons  as  manager. 

Mr.  Allen  was  married  July  20,  1888  to  Miss  Liddie  Warden,  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Mary  A.  (Ross)  Warden  of  Conewango,  N.  Y.  Mrs.  Allen 
is  one  of  seven  children  born  to  her  parents,  four  of  whom  are  living:  Frank 
M.,  Odebolt,  Iowa;  Charles  M.,  Waterloo,  Iowa;  J.  Mark,  Odebolt,  Iowa; 
and  Mrs.  Allen. 

To  S.  W.  Allen  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children ;  two 
died  in  infancy ;  Monroe,  born  March  19,  1892,  graduated  from  the  Bethany 
High  School,  married  Carrie  Bodam,  lives  at  Riverside,  Calif. ;  Edith,  born 
in  1894,  graduated  from  high  school,  worked  as  a  linotype  operator  for  a 
time  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Ross  Berry,  a  farmer  near  Bethany,  Mo. ; 
Clinton  and  Clayton,  twins,  born  Jan.  1,  1896,  both  graduated  from  high 
school  and  are  now  engaged  in  the  marble  and  granite  business  at  Albany 
and  King  City ;  Clayton  married  Odessa  (Wilkinson)  Emery  of  Ridgeway ; 
Clinton,  enlisted  in  the  mechanical  department  during  the  World  War  and 
served  in  the  army  for  eight  months  and  was  discharged  as  sergeant, 
married  Ola  Cooper  now  resides  at  King  City ;  Elma,  born  April  17,  1878, 
graduated  from  high  school,  married  Lewis  Barr,  Albany ;  Anna,  born  June 
16,  1900,  is  bookkeeper  for  her  father  and  resides  with  her  parents  at 
Albany,  Mo. 

Mr.  Allen  has  always  been  a  Republican  and  is  a  member  of  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 

Mrs.  Ada  Wood,  one  of  the  well  known  and  highly  respected  women 
of  King  City,  is  a  native  of  Iowa  and  a  decendent  of  pioneer  parents ;  she 
was  born  in  Taylor  County,  Iowa,  and  is  a  daughter  of  George  and  Helen 
Clark,  the  former  a  native  of  Massachusetts  and  the  later  of  Michigan. 
They  settled  in  Iowa  at  an  early  day  and  to  them  were  born  the  following 
children :  Delia,  married  Richard  Foster,  a  farmer  and  stock  raiser  in  South 
Dakota;  Charles,  died  in  Iowa;  Hattie,  married  Mark  King,  a  farmer  and 
stockman  and  lives  in  Iowa;  Edna,  deceased;  and  Ada,  whose  name  intro- 


1004  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

duces  this  sketch.  The  father,  George  Clark  was  a  farmer  and  breeder  and 
was  well  known  as  a  successful  breeder  of  Clydesdale  horses,  Shorthorn 
cattle,  and  Poland  China  hogs.  He  was  a  Republican,  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge  and  the  Presbyterian  church.  His  widow  now  resides  at 
Newmarket,  Iowa. 

To  Ada  Clark's  marriage  to  Mr.  Wood  were  born  the  following  chil- 
dren: Bessie,  married  Wilbur  McKnight,  who  is  engaged  in  the  tailor 
business  St.  Joseph ;  Georgia,  graduated  in  the  high  school  and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Missouri  and  is  now  engaged  in  teaching ;  Dona,  a  graduate  of  high 
school  and  the  University  of  Missouri,  is  now  superintendent  of  schools  at 
Marshalltown,  Iowa ;  Claude  Calvin,  was  born  in  Gentry  County  and  educa- 
ted in  the  public  schools  and  the  State  Teachers  College  at  Maryville,  Mo. 
He  began  life  as  a  teacher  and  later  entered  the  United  States  mail  service. 
When  the  United  States  declared  war  against  Germany  he  entered  the 
army  and  on  Sept.  18,  1918  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Funston,  Kans.  He  was  a 
member  of  C  Company,  356th  Infantry,  89th  Division.  He  was  sent  to 
France  with  his  Division,  leaving  New  York,  May  23,  1918  and  arriving  at 
Liverpool  June  16,  1918.  After  arriving  in  France  he  went  on  the  firing 
line  Aug.  6,  and  was  with  his  command  in  all  the  hard  fought  battles  in 
which  they  participated.  He  was  promoted  to  Corporal  and  while  leading 
his  squad  in  the  battle  of  Argonne  he  was  killed  on  Nov.  10,  between  10  and 
11  o'clock.  His  remains  were  buried  at  Lille,  France  with  about  22  other 
American  soldiers.  In  March  1921  his  remains  were  shipped  to  the  United 
States  arriving  at  New  York,  March  18th,  and  at  King  City  on  April  7th. 
Here  the  body  was  met  at  the  depot  by  a  delegation  from  the  American 
Legion  and  escorted  to  the  home  of  the  dead  soldier's  mother.  The  body 
was  identified  and  on  April  10  buried  with  Military  Honors,  the  funeral 
services  being  in  charge  of  the  American  Legion,  Lieutenant  Keys  com- 
manding the  Firing  Squad  and  the  remains  of  Corporal  Wood  now  rest 
beneath  the  sod  of  the  land  for  which  he  gave  his  life. 

Charles  B.  Miller,  a  well  known  farmer  an  stockman  of  Miller  Town- 
ship, Gentry  County,  is  a  member  of  one  of  the  very  earliest  pioneer  fami- 
lies of  Gentry  County  and  the  Miller  family  has  been  identified  with  this 
county  since  its  first  settlement.  Charles  B.  Miller  was  born  in  Gentry 
County,  Jan.  3,  1874,  and  is  a  son  of  Allen  C.  and  Sarah  Allen  (Robertson) 
Miller,  both  natives  of  Gentry  County,  the  former  born  Nov.  13,  1842  and 
latter  Nov.  11,  1843. 

Allen  C.  Miller  was  a  son  of  Isaac  Miller  who  was  the  first  permanent 
white  settler  in  Gentry  County.  Isaac  Miller  was  born  in  Garrett  County, 
Ky.,  in  1813.    He  was  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Whitely)  Miller,  the 


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former  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  the  latter  of  South  Carolina.  In  1832 
Isaac  Miller  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Clay  County  and  the  fall  of 
that  year  he  made  a  trip  in  the  direction  of  what  is  now  Gentry  County 
hunting  wild  honey  and  was  favorably  impressed  with  this  section  of  the 
country.  In  1833,  in  company  with  four  others  he  came  here  and  settled 
at  Greenwell  Ford,  four  miles  south  of  where  Albany  now  stands.  The 
following  year  he  prempted  land.  In  1838  Isaac  Miller  married  Elizabeth 
Cope  who  lived  in  a  settlement  in  what  is  now  Daviess  County  and  their 
daughter  Nancy  Miller  who  married  Wellington  P.  Gartin  was  born  Oct.  21, 
1839  and  was  the  first  white  child  born  in  Gentry  County.  William  H. 
Miller  was  the  second  child  born  to  Isaac  Miller  and  wife  and  he  was  born 
April  6,  1841  and  was  the  first  male  white  child  born  in  Gentry  County, 
and  Allen  C.  Miller  was  the  third  child  of  the  family.  Allen  C.  Miller  was 
a  southern  sympathizer  and  served  through  the  Civil  War  and  took  part 
in  a  number  of  important  engagements.  After  the  war  he  engaged  in 
farming  and  stockraising  until  the  time  of  his  death,  June  21,  1908.  He 
was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  His  widow 
lives  on  the  old  homestead.  To  Allen  C.  Miller  and  wife  were  born  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Sallie,  A.  O.,  and  Effie,  all  residing  in  Miller  Township; 
and  Charles  B.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Charles  B.  Miller  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  in  early  life 
went  to  Oklahoma  where  he  remained  for  some  time  when  he  returned  to 
Gentry  County  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  rais- 
ing. He  is  the  owner  of  70  acres  of  land  in  Miller  Township  and  is  well 
known  as  one  of  the  dependable  citizens  of  Gentry  County. 

Charles  B.  Miller  married  Mary  F.  Whitton,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Matilda  (Flood)  Whitton.  Mrs.  Miller's  father  was  engaged  in  railroading 
for  a  number  of  years  and  he  and  his  wife  now  living  in  St.  Joseph.  They 
are  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Bert,  yardmaster  for  the  Frisco 
railroad  at  Kansas  City ;  Laura,  married  Charles  Anderson,  Los  Angeles, 
Calif. ;  John,  Los  Angeles,  CaHf . ;  Rolla,  LaJunta,  Colo. ;  Richard,  Gentry 
County ;  Mack,  lives  in  St.  Joseph ;  Michael,  St.  Joseph ;  and  Mrs.  Miller  of 
this  review. 

To  Charles  B.  Miller  and  wife  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Bert  T.,  born  Oct.  20,  1900,  resides  at  home;  Anna  Laura,  born  May  10, 
1901,  died  Dec.  22,  1920;  Joseph  C,  born  May  11,  1903,  died  June  25,  1911; 
Maude,  born  in  1906,  attending  the  public  schools;  Marjorie,  born  Jan.  8, 
1910  also  attending  the  public  schools ;  Morris  Whittley,  born  June  17,  and 
one  child  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Miller  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  the 


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Knights  of  Pythias  and  also  holds  membership  in  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America.  He  has  served  as  treasurer  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  at  Gentryville, 
and  has  served  as  master  of  finance  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge  for 
eight  years.  He  is  a  dependable  citizen  and  a  worthy  representative  of 
Gentry's  pioneer  families. 

Alfred  E.  Utz,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  McFall,  Mo.,  was  born 
May  24,  1856,  in  West  Pattonsburg,  Mo.  He  is  a  son  of  George  M.  and 
Mary  Ann  (Stamper)  Utz. 

George  M.  Utz  was  a  native  of  Boone  County,  Ky.  In  1854  he  came  to 
Missouri  bringing  his  wife.  They  settled  in  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Utz 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  county  and  lived  in  a  log  cabin.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  he  owned  312  acres  of  well  improved  land  and  was  a 
prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County.  To  George  M.  and 
Mary  Ann  (Stamper)  Utz,  the  following  children  were  born:  Jasper,  living 
retired  in  Daviess  County,  Mo. ;  George  W.,  Pattonsburg,  Mo. ;  Ellen,  the 
widow  of  James  Royce,  Pattonsburg,  Mo. ;  William,  Daviess  County,  Mo. ; 
Thomas,  McFall,  Mo. ;  Anna,  the  widow  of  John  Akes,  McFall,  Mo. ;  and 
Alfred  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Utz  are  deceased  and 
are  buried  in  the  Best  Chapel  Cemetery.  Mr.  Utz  belonged  to  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church. 

Alfred  E.  Utz  grew  up  in  Daviess  County  and  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools.  He  began  farming  on  40  acres  of  land  in  Daviess  County, 
and  now  owns  320  acres  of  good  farm  land.  Mr.  Utz  was  a  widely  known 
farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County,  and  was  a  successful  breeder  of 
Poland  China  hogs  and  Shorthorn  cattle.  Part  of  the  old  trail  runs 
through  Mr.  Utz's  farm,  there  still  being  old  rails  and  logs  to  be  seen  that 
are  75  years  old.  Mr.  Utz  is  now  retired.  For  many  years  he  served  as  a 
justice  of  the  peace  and  is  vice  president  of  The  Bank  of  McFall,  and  direc- 
tor of  the  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank. 

On  Sept.  29,  1881,  Mr.  Utz  was  married  to  Emma  Bunnell,  a  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Reese)  Bunnell,  natives  of  Indiana.  Mr.  Bunnell 
served  during  the  Civil  War  in  the  volunteer  army  from  Indiana.  He  was 
shot  during  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  and  died  a  few  days  later.  Mrs. 
Bunnell  died  in  1898,  and  is  buried  in  Fairview  Cemetery.  Mrs.  Utz  has 
one  brother  living,  John  Bunnell,  King  City,  Mo.  To  Alfred  E.  and  Emma 
(Bunnell)  Utz  the  following  children  were  born:  Mary  Ann,  deceased; 
Crettie  Fern,  deceased;  Mettie  C,  deceased;  Amos,  resides  in  St.  Joseph, 
Mo.;  Raleigh  A.,  living  near  Pattonsburg;  Charlie,  McFall;  Carrie,  the  wife 
of  Clay  Jolly,  farmer  and  stockman ;  Stella,  the  wife  of  O.  D.  Ward,  resid- 


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ing  northeast  of  McFall ;  Estie,  at  home.  Mrs.  Utz  died  Sept.  30,  1914,  and 
is  buried  in  McFall  Cemetery. 

Mr.  Utz  is  a  Democrat  and  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Utz  is  a  substantial 
citizen  and  stands  high  in  the  community  and  county.  He  is  vice  president 
and  director  of  the  Bank  of  McFall  and  a  director  of  the  Pattonsburg  Sav- 
ings Bank. 

Dr.  James  Clyde  Campbell,  a  well  known  and  successful  dentist  of 
Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  was  born  Jan.  21,  1895,  in  Russellville,  Mo.,  a  son  of  A. 
J.  and  Anna  (Shikles)  Campbell,  natives  of  Russellville,  Mo. 

A.  J.  Campbell  lived  in  Russellville,  Mo.,  during  his  entire  life.  He 
was  a  blacksmith  by  trade.  In  politics  Mr,  Campbell  was  a  Democrat,  and 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  March  1,  1903,  and  is 
buried  in  Russellville,  Mo.  His  wife  later  married  J.  R.  Stevens,  and  lives 
in  Russellville,  Mo.  To  A.  J.  and  Anna  (Shikles)  Campbell  two  children 
were  born:  Myrtle,  the  wife  of  George  E.  Wetzel,  residing  in  Russellville, 
Mo. ;  and  Dr.  James  Clyde,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Dr.  James  Clyde  Campbell  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools 
of  Russellville,  and  was  graduated  from  the  Chicago  College  of  Dental 
Surgery.  In  1915  he  began  practicing  dentistry  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  where 
he  is  now  located.  Dr.  Campbell  enlisted  during  the  World  War  from  Pat- 
tonsburg, and  was  stationed  at  Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,' as  a  first  lieutenant. 
On  June  1,  1918,  he  was  promoted  to  captain.  He  was  discharged  on  Jan. 
15,  1919,  at  Caipap  Greenleaf,  Ga.,  and  returned  to  Pattonsburg.  Dr. 
Campbell  belongs  to  the  National,  State  and  Local  Dental  Associations  and 
is  now  taking  a  post  graduate  course  in  dentistry  at  Northwestern  Univer- 
sity, Chicago.    He  is  a  member  of  the  Psi  Omega  Fraternity. 

Dr.  Campbell  married  Delia  E.  Wiser,  a  native  of  Russellville,  Mo., 
and  a  daughter  of  G.  W.  and  Sarah  (Leslie)  Wiser.  Mr.  Wiser, 
was  for  many  years  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Russell- 
ville, owning  160  acres  of  land  and  widely  known  as  a  breeder  of  Shorthorn 
cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wiser  are  now  living  retired 
in  Russellville,  Mo.  Mr.  Wiser  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  They  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Pearl,  the  wife 
of  H.  W.  Morrow,  poultry  raiser,  Russellville,  Mo.;  Joseph,  mail  clerk, 
Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Delia,  twin  sister  of  Mrs.  Campbell,  living  in  Russell- 
ville, Mo. ;  Leonora,  attending  high  school  in  Russellville ;  and  Mrs.  Camp- 
bell. 

To  Dr.  James  Clyde  and  Delia  E.  (Wiser)  Campbell  two  children  have 


1008  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

been  born,  as  follows :  Beatrice  Irene,  attending  school ;  and  Robert  Clyde, 
at  home. 

In  politics,  Dr.  Campbell  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  also  the  Masonic  Order,  and  Moila  Shrine.  Dr.  Campbell  is  one 
of  Daviess  County's  best  known  young  men  and  is  deservedly  popular  with 
his  large  clientage. 

N.  G.  Ellis,  well  known  furniture  dealer  of  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  was  born 
in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County,  Dec.  21,  1874,  a  son  of  John  M.  and 
Elizabeth  (Graham)  EHis. 

John  M.  Ellis  was  born  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  has 
been  a  farmer  during  his  entire  life.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Ellis 
served  in  the  State  Militia  of  Missouri,  and  took  part  in  several  battles. 
His  health  was  effected  while  serving  in  the  army.  For  many  years,  Mr. 
Ellis  was  one  of  the  biggest  cattle  men  in  Missouri,  and  was  the  owner  of 
1200  acres  of  land.  He  shipped  12  cars  of  cattle  each  year.  For  several 
years,  he  was  president  of  the  Bank  of  Coffey,  Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ellis  are 
now  living  retired  in  Pattonsburg.  He  is  75  years  of  age  and  his  wife  is 
68  years  old.  They  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children ;  Minnie,  the 
wife  of  John  Hass,  retired  merchant  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa ;  John  O.,  farmer 
and  stockman  of  Coffey,  Mo. ;  Hallie  E.,  employed  in  a  department  store  of 
Pattonsburg;  Stella,  the  wife  of  Oliver  McClellan,  farmer  and  stockman, 
Coffey,  Mo. ;  Ola,  resides  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo. ;  and  N.  G.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  Zeta  P.,  farmer  and  stockman,  living  with  his  father.  Mr.  Ellis  is 
a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ellis 
have  12  grand-children,  four  of  whom  are  named  Virginia. 

N.  G.  Ellis  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  and  attended  the  district 
schools.  He  then  began  farming,  having  rented  land  for  three  years.  He 
later  purchased  his  first  farm  of  120  acres,  and  later  160  acres  south  of 
Pattonsburg.  For  many  years,  Mr.  Ellis  carried  on  farming  and  stock- 
raising,  and  was  a  well  known  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland 
China  hogs.  He  then  removed  to  Colorado,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business  for  a  time,  after  which  he  returned  to  Pattonsburg, 
Mo.,  and  purchased  the  furniture  and  undertaking  business,  which  he  has 
successfully  operated  for  14  years. 

Mr.  Ellis  married  Virginia  D.  Slaughter,  a  daughter  of  David  M.  and 
Virginia  (Hawk)  Slaughter,  natives  of  Ohio.  Mrs.  ElHs  was  born  in 
Daviess  County,  Mo.  Mr.  Slaughter  was  a  well  known  farmer  and  stock- 
man in  Daviess  County,  for  many  years.  He  owned  650  acres  of  well  im- 
proved land  and  was  widely  known  as  a  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle.  He 
served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  six  years,  and  was  deacon  of  the  Baptist 


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Church  for  50  years.  Mr.  Slaughter  is  deceased,  and  buried  in  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows'  Cemetery  of  Pattonsburg.  Mrs.  Slaughter 
is  now  76  years  of  age  and  lives  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Beverly,  in  Coffey, 
Mo.  Mr,  and  Mrs.  David  M.  Slaughter  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Emma,  the  wife  of  J.  Beverly,  farmer  and  stockman,  residing 
near  Coffey,  Mo ;  Theodosia,  deceased ;  Ann,  the  wife  of  James  Meadows, 
farmer  of  Daviess  County  ;  Jane,  the  wife  of  Virgil  Farrar,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. ; 
Ross,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess  County ;  and  Mrs.  Ellis.  To  N.  G. 
and  Virginia  D.  (Slaughter)  Ellis  one  child  has  been  born,  Virginia,  at- 
tended the  public  schools  also  a  graduate  of  Howard  Payne  College  and 
Central  College.  She  holds  a  life  certificate  to  teach.  She  is  the  wife  of 
Paul  Chapel,  who  enlisted  during  the  World  War  in  the  signal  corps  and 
was  sent  to  Camp  Jefferson,  and  later  to  Camp  Grant  and  Camp  Upton. 
He  served  in  France  17  months.  He  was  engaged  in  many  important 
battles.  During  the  Argonne  drive,  Mr.  Chapel  was  gassed  and  wounded 
by  shrapnel.  Since  his  discharge  from  the  army,  June  1,  1919,  he  has 
been  unable  to  do  work  of  any  kind.  He  and  his  wife  are  living  in  Pattons- 
burg, Mo.,  and  have  one  daughter,  Virginia  Chapel.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ellis 
adopted  a  boy,  Ernest  H.,  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Pattons- 
burg, and  will  be  graduated  from  the  Maryville  school,  in  agriculture  on 
May  15,  1922.  During  the  World  War,  he  served  seven  months  in  the 
navy.  While  in  the  service  he  won  a  medal  for  proftency  in  athletics.  He 
also  was  captain  of  the  basketball  team. 

In  politics  Mr.  Ellis  is  a  Democrat.  He  has  served  on  the  school  board 
for  five  years,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Royal  Arch  of  Galla- 
tin, Mo.,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mrs.  Ellis  is  a  Democrat 
and  a  graduate  of  Harding  College,  Mexico,  Mo.,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Eastern  Star.  Mr.  Ellis  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  is  one 
of  the  enterprising  and  substantial  citizens  of  Pattonsburg,  and  widely 
known. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Meadows,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  She  was  born 
Dec.  10,  1840,  a  daughter  of  J.  J.  and  Icofena  (Seat)  Everly. 

J.  J.  Everly  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  and  came  to  Ohio  with  his  par- 
ents when  a  small  boy.  He  later  settled  in  Daviess  County,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  stock  raising.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Everly 
served  with  the  Volunteer  State  Militia  from  Missouri.  He  then  returned 
to  Daviess  County,  where  he  farmed  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He  owned 
320  acres  of  land  and  was  well  known  throughout  the  county.  Mr.  Everly 
was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  and  his  wife 
are  buried  in  the  Everly  Cemetery,  Jameson.     They  were  the  parents  of 


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the  following,  children :  James  Oscar,  deceased ;  Joseph,  deceased ;  Martha, 
deceased;  S.  H.,  retired  merchant,  Coffey;  Hannah  Netherton,  the  wife  of 
Dr.  George  T.  Netherton,  St.  Joseph ;  Jane,  the  wife  of  Delbert  Netherton, 
Oilman  City;  Jack,  Jameson;  and  Mary  Elizabeth,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Meadows  was  born  in  Pilot  Grove,  near  Jamesport. 
She  was  reared  in  Daviess  County  and  received  her  education  in  the  district 
schools.  She  married  Joseph  T.  Meadows,  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  a  son 
of  John  and  Nancy  (Gwynne)  Meadows.  Joseph  T.  Meadows  was  born 
Feb.  28,  1837.  At  the  age  of  four  years,  his  parents  moved  to  Daviess 
County,  settling  in  Benton  Township,  where  his  father  became  a  prosper- 
ous farmer  and  stockman,  owning  900  acres  of  land.  Mr.  Meadows  was  a 
Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Both  he  and  his  wife 
are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  the  Bethel  Cemetery.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children :  Susan,  deceased ;  Sylvester,  deceased ;  Mary- 
Graham,  deceased ;  Martha,  the  wife  of  James  Prichard,  Texas ;  Hudson, 
Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Augustus,  California ;  Jane,  the  widow  of  R.  M. 
Strange ;  and  Joseph  T.,  deceased. 

Joseph  T.  Meadows  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess 
County.  He  specialized  in  the  breeding  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland 
China  hogs.  For  several  years,  Mr.  Meadows  served  in  the  office  of  road 
overseer,  and  was  also  school  director.  He  was  a  staunch  Democrat  and  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Meadows  died  Dec.  17,  1920,  and  is 
buried  in  Bethel  Cemetery.  To  Joseph  T.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Everly) 
Meadows  ten  children  were  born,  as  follows:  W.  H.,  Pattonsburg;  Charles 
L.,  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County ;  James  E.,  Daviess  County ;  Clara,  the 
wife  of  R.  W.  Welden,  McFall ;  Alice,  the  wife  of  John  Street,  Mary ville ; 
Laura,  the  wife  of  W.  H.  Feurt,  Washington  Township,  Daviess  County; 
Carlia,  at  home ;  Lillie,  the  wife  of  Robert  Welden,  deceased ;  Mollie  May, 
the  widow  of  Jesse  Mays,  Harrison  County ;  Oscar,  Pattonsburg.  Mrs. 
Meadows  has  28  grand-children. 

Mrs.  Meadows  owns  78  acres  of  land  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess 
County,  and  80  acres  which  her  father  gave  her.  She  is  81  years  of  age, 
and  is  one  of  the  interesting  pioneers  of  Daviess  County.  The  Meadows 
family  has  always  stood  high  in  the  community. 

Oscar  P.  Meadows,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Benton 
Township,  was  born  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County,  Sept.  18,  1881, 
a  son  of  Joseph  Taylor  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Everly)  Meadows. 

Joseph  Taylor  Meadows  was  born  in  Monroe  County,  Va.,  and  came  to 
Daviess  County,  with  his  parents  at  the  age  of  four  years.     During  the 


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Civil  War,  Mr.  Meadows  enlisted  in  the  Missouri  Volunteers  and  served 
throughout  the  war.  He  then  returned  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  be- 
came one  of  the  most  prominent  farmers  and  stockmen  of  the  county.  At 
one  time  he  owned  2000  acres  of  land  was  widely  known  as  a  breeder  of 
Shorthorn  cattle.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
Mr.  Meadows  is  now  deceased  and  his  widow  is  81  years  of  age.  She  is  a 
good  church  worker  and  well  known  in  Daviess  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Meadows  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  John  C,  deceased; 
William  Henry,  Pattonsburg,  Mo.;  C.  L.,  Pattonsburg,  Mo.;  James  E., 
Daviess  County ;  Clara,  the  wife  of  R.  W.  Welden,  McFall,  Mo. ;  Ahce,  the 
wife  of  J.  H.  Street,  Maryville,  Mo. ;  Caroline,  at  home ;  Lillie,  the  widow  of 
R.  D.  Welden,  at  home ;  Molly,  the  widow  of  Jesse  E.  Maize,  living  in  Har- 
rison County,  Mo.;  and  Oscar  P.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Oscar  P.  Meadows  was  reared  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  was  also  graduated 
from  Grand  River  College,  where  he  took  a  scientific  course.  After  com- 
pleting his  education,  Mr.  Meadows  went  into  the  banking  business,  being 
appointed  assistant  cashier  of  the  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank.  He  later 
became  interested  in  farming,  and  purchased  a  farm  of  247  acres.  He 
now  owns  387  acres  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Meadows 
has  been  successful  in  general  farming  and  stock  raising,  and  specializes 
in  the  breeding  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China-  hogs.  Mr.  Meadows 
has  a  fine  residence  of  one  and  one  half  stories  and  excellent  barns  on  his 
property. 

On  Oct.  5,  1913,  Mr.  Meadows  married  Maud  E.  Burgess,  a  native  of 
Blue  Ridge,  Mo.,  and  daughter  of  Dr.  C.  W.  and  Mary  (Fling)  Burgess. 
Mrs.  Burgess  is  deceased,  and  Dr.  Burgess,  77  years  of  age,  is  living  in 
Bethany,  Mo.  For  16  years,  Dr.  Burgess  was  president  of  the  Bethany 
Savings  Bank.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
Mrs.  Meadows  has  two  brothers  living  in  Harrison  County,  Mo.,  Ralph  and 
Earl  Burgess.  To  Oscar  P.  and  Maud  E.  (Burgess)  Meadows  two  children 
have  been  born,  as  follows:  O.  P.,  Jr.,  born  July  23,  1914,  now  attending 
school;  and  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  March  15,  1915,  attending  school. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Meadows  is  a  Democrat.  Mrs.  Meadows  owns  160  acres 
of  land  in  Harrison  County,  Mo.  They  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church, 
and  are  among  the  leading  citizens  of  the  county. 

John  Henry  Roger,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Marion 
Township,  Daviess  County,  was  born  March  26,  1881,  in  Daviess  County. 
He  is  a  son  of  William  G.  and  Mary  A.  (Vanover)  Roger. 

William  G.  Roger  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County.    He  owns  900  acres  of 


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well  improved  land  and  is  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman.  For  a  num- 
ber of  years  Mr.  Koger  served  as  school  director.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  a 
member  of  the  Christian  Church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Koger  now  reside  in  Pat- 
tonsburg.  They  are  the  parents  of  five  children,  as  follows:  Minnie,  the 
wife  of  George  W.  Lockridge,  Daviess  County ;  James  G.,  Daviess  County ; 
George  T.,  Daviess  County ;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Clyde  Walls,  Daviess  County ; 
and  John  Henry,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  Henry  Koger  was  reared  in  Daviess  County  and  attended  the 
public  schools.  He  was  also  graduated  from  the  Chillicothe  Normal 
School.  After  completing  his  education,  Mr.  Koger  began  farming  on 
rented  land.  He  now  owns  240  acres  of  land  in  Marion  Township,  Daviess 
County,  160  acres  of  which  are  corn.  Mr,  Koger  has  been  very  successful 
in  the  breeding  of  Jersey  cattle  and  is  widely  known  throughout  the  county. 

On  Feb.  24,  1904,  Mr.  Koger  was  married  to  Clara  Bratcher,  a  native 
of  DeKalb  County,  and  a  daughter  of  W.  W.  and  A.  J.  (Groomer)  Bratcher. 
Mr.  Bratcher  is  a  native  of  Kentucky  who  came  to  Missouri  in  the  pioneer 
days,  settling  in  DeKalb  County.  He  served  in  the  army  during  the 
Spanish  American  War,  having  enlisted  in  the  16th  Regiment,  Company  1, 
Missouri  Infantry.  After  the  war,  Mr.  Bratcher  became  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stock  feeder,  owning  265  acres  of  land.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  was  a  school  director.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bratcher  now  reside  in  DeKalb 
County.  Mr.  Bratcher  is  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bratcher  are  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  Cora,  deceased;  Anna,  the  widow  of  William  A.  Leaper, 
Bates  County;  Henry,  DeKalb  County;  Alonzo,  Daviess  County;  Rosco, 
DeKalb  County;  and  Mrs.  Koger.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Koger  have  adopted  two 
children,  as  follows:  Leonard,  born  Sept.  27,  1906,  attending  school;  and 
Robert  0.,  born  March  11,  1915,  also  attending  school. 

Mr.  Koger  is  identified  with  the  Democratic  party  in  politics.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Koger  is  a  progressive  and  enter- 
prising citizen  and  he  is  well  and  favorably  known  in  Daviess  County. 

John  M.  Ellis,  a  Civil  War  veteran  who  is  a  prominent  citizen  of  Pat- 
tonsburg,  is  a  native  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  May  4, 
1845,  a  son  of  John  E.  and  Eva  (McMillan)  Ellis. 

John  E.  Ellis  was  a  native  of  Virginia.  He  was  one  of  the  very  early 
pioneer  settlers  of  Missouri,  making  the  trip  by  wagon  from  Virginia. 
After  arriving  in  Daviess  County,  Mr.  Ellis  purchased  some  land,  which 
was  all  prairie  land  and  had  to  be  cleared  and  broken  up.  He  carried  on 
farming  and  stock  raising,  and  at  one  time  owned  700  acres  of  land.  Mr. 
Ellis  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.    Both  he  and 


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his  wife  are  now  deceased  and  buried  in  the  ElHs  Cemetery.  They  were 
the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Fifie,  deceased;  Nancy,  deceased; 
Louis  A.,  deceased;  Robert,  deceased;  and  Martha,  deceased;  Belle,  resid- 
ing in  Daviess  County;  Ellen,  the  widow  of  Harry  Ellis,  living  in  St. 
Joseph ;  Cornelia,  the  wife  of  Dean  Ruben,  residing  in  Topeka,  Kan. ;  Sally, 
the  wife  of  John  Morris,  retired  farmer,  living  in  Oklahoma ;  Alonzo,  living 
in  Daviess  County;  and  John  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  M.  Ellis  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County,  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  At  the  age  of  18  years  he  joined  the  army, 
and  was  in  service  115  days  in  Company  M,  4th  Missouri  Cavalry,  during 
the  Civil  War.  After  the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Ellis  worked  for  five  dollars 
per  day  breaking  up  prairie  land.  He  chopped  wood  for  two  winters  and 
helped  build  the  Rock  Island  and  Wabash  Railroad.  Mr.  Ellis  lived  in 
Denver,  Colo.,  when  that  city  was  no  larger  than  Pattonsburg,  Mo.  His 
first  purchase  of  land  consisted  of  40  acres.  By  hard  work  Mr.  Ellis  was 
able  to  add  to  his  land  holdings,  until  at  one  time  he  was  the  owner  of  1100 
acres  of  good  farm  land.  He  became  one  of  the  most  successful  farmers 
and  stockmen  of  Daviess  County,  and  was  a  well  known  breeder  of  Short- 
horn cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and  other  stock.  Mr.  Ellis  is  now  living 
retired  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  where  he  owns  a  beautiful  home,  located  on 
the  corner  of  Third  and  Maple  Streets.  He  owns  820  acres  of  land  in  Dav- 
iess County. 

On  March  1,  1874,  Mr.  Ellis  married  Elizabeth  Jane  Graham,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Meadows)  Graham,  natives  of  Virginia 
and  Daviess  County.  Mrs.  Ellis  was  born  in  Daviess  County.  To  Mr.  and 
Graham  the  following  children  were  born :  Ira,  deceased ;  Nancy,  the  widow 
of  J.  W.  Aldrich,  residing  in  Pattonsburg,  Mo. ;  and  Mrs.  Ellis.  Mr.  Graham 
was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  and  owned 
300  acres  of  land.  He  served  as  county  judge  for  two  terms  and  was  also 
justice  of  the  peace.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs,  Graham  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Bethel 
Cemetery,  Daviess  County.  To  John  M.  and  Elizabeth  (Graham)  Ellis 
seven  children  were  born,  as  follows :  N.  G.,  engaged  in  the  furniture  and 
undertaking  business  of  Pattonsburg,  Mo. ;  Minnie  L.,  graduate  of  North- 
western College,  Palmer  College  of  Albany,  Mo.,  now  the  wife  of  John  Haas, 
retired  merchant  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa;  John  0.,  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Daviess  County ;  Hollie  E.,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County ;  Stella, 
the  wife  of  Oliver  McClung,  farmer  and  stockman  of  Coffey,  Mo. ;  Ollie  E., 
teacher  of  music,  residing  with  her  parents;  Zanis,  living  at  home.     He 


1014  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

served  in  the  army  during  the  World  War.    All  the  Ellis  family  are  high 
school  and  college  graduates. 

Mr.  Ellis  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  is  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Ellis  is  a  sub- 
stantial and  well  known  pioneer  citizen  of  Daviess  County,  and  the  Ellis 
family  stand  high  in  the  community. 

W.  J.  Morris,  a  well  known  retired  farmer  of  Benton  Township,  Dav- 
iess County,  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Sept.  17,  1859.  He  is  a  son  of 
Daniel  J.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (McMillan)  Morris. 

Daniel  J.  Morris  was  born  in  Illinois  and  came  to  Missouri  when  a 
young  man  with  his  parents.  They  settled  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess 
County,  where  Mr.  Morris  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising 
during  his  entire  life.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Morris  enlisted  in  the 
volunteer  state  militia  from  Missouri,  and  was  in  service  for  two  years. 
He  then  returned  to  his  farm.  Mr.  Morris  owned  200  acres  of  good  farm 
land  and  was  widely  known  as  a  breeder  of  Holstein  cattle  and  sheep. 
Mrs.  Morris  was  born  in  Virginia.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children :  James  Louis,  deceased ;  Mary  Emily,  deceased ;  Nathaniel,  J., 
deceased;  John  B.,  Oklahoma;  Samantha  J.,  the  wife  of  Herbert  Shaver, 
Daviess  County;  George  Harvey,  St.  Joseph,  Mo.;  and  W.  J.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Morris  died  in  1904  and  his  wife  died  the  following 
year.  They  are  buried  in  the  Ellis  Cemetery.  Mr.  Morris  joined  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  in  1881, 

W.  J.  Morris  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Benton  Township, 
Daviess  County.  He  had  very  little  schooling.  During  his  life  Mr.  Morris 
has  carried  on  farming  and  stock  raising.  His  first  purchase  of  land  was 
60  acres,  and  he  later  owned  138  acres.  Mr.  Morris  is  now  living  retired  on 
his  farm,  known  as  Cedar  Farm,  located  in  Benton  Township,  just  outside 
Pattonsburg. 

On  March  25,  1886,  Mr.  Morris  married  Mary  J.  Rebels,  a  daughter  of 
Reverend  John  W.  and  Tempa  C.   (McCord)   Rebels,  natives  of  Alabama 
and  Missouri.  Reverend  John  W.  and  Tempa  C.  (McCord)  Rebels  were  the 
parents  of  the  following  children :  David  F. ;  Solomon ;  William  J. ;  Cort 
Clara  E. ;  John  W. ;  Tempa  C. ;  Edward,  Crane,  Mo. ;  Wyley  J.,  Crane,  Mo. 
Nettie,  the  wife  of  Nat  Lemaster,  Golden,  Mo. ;  Herman,   Golden,  Mo. 
Joseph  E.,  Golden,  Mo. ;  Maud  M.,  the  wife  of  Newton  Johnson,  Golden,  Mo. 
Harrison  E.,  Golden,  Mo. ;  and  Mrs.  Morris.    Rev.  and  Mrs.  Rebels  are  both 
deceased. 

To  W.  J.  and  Mary  J.  (Rebels)  Morris  nine  children  were  born  as 
follows:  Jesse,  deceased;  Rosco,  deceased;  William  0.,  deceased;  John  D., 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  1015 

Daviess  County,  Mo.;  Archie  A.,  Idaho;  Elsie  E.,  the  wife  of  Everett  Mar- 
shall ;  Walter  H.,  bookkeeper  of  the  Redmond  Publishing  Company  of 
Kansas  City.  He  served  in  the  navy  during  the  World  War,  and  was 
stationed  on  a  battleship.  He  made  two  trips  to  France ;  Clara  R.,  the  wife 
of  Claud  Patton,  ranchman  living  in  Montana ;  Robert  B.,  farmer  and  stock- 
man, living  with  his  father.  He  was  also  in  the  navy  during  the  World 
War  and  served  two  and  one-half  years  in  France. 

Mrs.  Morris  died  May  2,  1905.  Mr.  Morris  is  a  well  posted  and  inter- 
esting gentleman  and  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

Asa  L.  Smith,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  farmer  and  stockman 
of  Benton  Township,  was  born  June  5,  1843,  in  Iowa.  He  is  a  son  of  John 
J.  and  Sarah  (Smith)  Smith. 

John  J.  Smith  was  a  prominent  stockman  of  Iowa  for  many  years. 
He  was  born  in  Tennessee.  Mr.  Smith  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  are  deceased  and  are  buried 
in  Iowa.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Idirus;  Orlena; 
Rachael ;  Julia  Ann ;  Caroline ;  William ;  David,  resides  in  Minnesota ; 
Theodosia,  the  wife  of  David  Howard,  resides  in  Iowa;  Alice,  the  wife  of 
Howard  John,  resides  in  Iowa;  and  Asa  L.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Asa  L.  Smith  was  reared  in  Iowa,  and  he  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools.  He  began  farming  on  rented  land  in  Daviess  County,  but 
later  purchased  a  farm  of  40  acres.  Mr.  Smith  now  owns  60  acres  in  Ben- 
ton Township,  Daviess  County,  and  carried  on  general  farming  and  stock 
raising.     He  raises  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs. 

On  Feb.  27,  1863,  Mr.  Smith  married  Sarah  A.  Boysol,  a  native  of 
Iowa,  and  a  daughter  of  Frederick  and  Susan  (March)  Boysol.  To  this 
union  nine  children  were  born,  as  follows :  Walter ;  Alice ;  Samuel ;  John, 
retired  farmer,  residing  in  Missouri ;  Susan,  the  wife  of  Charles  Taylor, 
residing  in  Nebraska ;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Robert  Bell,  farmer  and  stockman, 
residing  in  Missouri ;  William,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess  County ; 
George,  living  in  Oklahoma;  and  A.  H.,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess 
County. 

In  politics  Mr.  Smith  is  a  Democrat.  He  has  an  extensive  acquaintance 
in  Daviess  County  and  is  held  in  the  highest  regard  by  all  who  know  him. 

Timothy  Morris,  deceased,  was  a  well  known  farmer  of  Benton  Town- 
ship, where  he  spent  many  years  of  his  life.  He  was  born  in  Daviess 
County,  a  son  of  Meredith  and  Mabel  (Plymel)  Morris.  Meredith  Morris 
was  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  a  pioneer  of  Daviess  County.  He  carried  on 
general  farming  and  stock  raising.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children:  George,  deceased;  Josephine,  deceased;  Peter, 


1016  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

deceased;  Lynn,  deceased;  John,  deceased;  Timothy,  deceased,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  Peter,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess  County;  and 
EHzabeth,  the  wife  of  William  Martin,  Oklahoma.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Morris  are  deceased,  and  are  buried  in  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery. 

Timothy  Morris  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County, 
and  attended  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  on  rented  land,  and 
later  purchased  his  first  farm  of  80  acres.  Mr.  Morris  was  a  successful 
breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  At  the  time  of  his 
death,  April  9,  1902,  he  owned  170  acres  of  land  in  Benton  Township, 
Daviess  County. 

On  Feb.  15,  1880,  Mr.  Morris  married  Martha  Thomas,  a  daughter  of 
S.  A.  and  Elizabeth  (Conwell)  Thomas.  Mr.  Thomas  was  a  native  of 
Virginia,  and  came  to  Daviess  County  with  his  parents  when  a  small  boy. 
He  became  a  leading  farmer  of  the  county,  and  was  a  breeder  of  high  grade 
stock.  Mr.  Thomas  was  a  Civil  War  veteran,  having  served  throughout 
the  war.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  are  deceased.  They  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children :  Eliza ;  Thomas  ;  Lee ;  Mary ;  Martha ;  Elizabeth ; 
James ;  Henry ;  David ;  William,  deceased ;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  William 
Black. 

To  Timothy  and  Martha  (Thomas)  Morris  six  children  were  born,  as 
follows :  Leah  ;  Elsie ;  Charles  Stella ;  Mary ;  and  Clara. 

Since  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Morris  has  managed  the  farm 
and  now  owns  100  acres  of  land.  Mr.  Morris  was  a  Republican.  He  was 
an  industrious,  energetic  man,  who  held  the  high  esteem  of  his  neighbors. 

Samuel  F.  Sperry,  an  interesting  pioneer  of  Daviess  County,  who,  for 
many  years  was  prominently  indentified  with  the  development  of  this 
county,  and  who  is  now  living  a  retired  life  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess 
County,  was  born  Oct.  7,  1843,  in  Kentucky,  the  son  of  Alford  and  Eliza- 
beth (Githens)  Sperry, 

Alford  Sperry  was  born  in  Tennessee  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
in  Daviess  County,  Mo.  For  several  years,  Mr.  Sperry  taught  school,  and 
was  also  sheriff  of  Green  County,  Ky.,  for  a  number  of  years.  He  became 
a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County.  His  wife  was  a 
native  of  Green  County,  Ky,,  and  was  one  of  the  first  school  teachers  of 
Daviess  County,  Mo.  Mrs.  Sperry's  father  was  the  first  rural  mail  carrier 
of  Pattonsburg,  Mo.,  and  he  traveled  on  horseback.  Mr,  and  Mrs,  Sperry 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Jack,  deceased;  Liddie,  the 
wife  of  Timothy  Murray,  Garfield,  Wash. ;  James,  Daviess  County,  Mo. ; 
and  Samuel  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Sperry  died  at  the  age  of 
86  years.    He  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 


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Samuel  F.  Sperry  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  Mo.  He  began  farming 
when  a  very  young  man,  having  but  $40  and  a  team  of  horses.  H'e  worked 
for  $26  per  month  for  several  years.  Later,  Mr,  Sperry  was  able  to  pur- 
chase a  little  land,  and  began  raising  stock.  He  became  the  owner  of  260 
acres  of  land  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  was  widely  known 
as  a  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  During  the  Civil 
War,  Mr.  Sperry  served  with  the  1st  Missouri  Cavalry,  and  was  engaged 
in  several  battles  and  skirmishes.  In  the  early  days,  Mr.  Sperry  made  two 
trips  across  the  plains,  making  the  trips  with  teams  of  oxen. 

On  Dec.  29,  1869,  Mr.  Sperry  was  married  the  first  time  to  Myra 
Burton,  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  and  a  daughter  of  Sherrid  and 
Eliza  (Groomer)  Burton.  To  this  union  the  following  children  were  born: 
Forest,  deceased;  Edith,  deceased;  Pearl,  deceased;  William,  residing  in 
the  west;  Alice,  the  wife  of  Robert  Reed;  Lulu,  the  wife  of  James  Hill, 
Jameson,  Mo. ;  Ruby,  the  wife  of  Earnest  Read,  postmaster,  Trenton,  Mo. 
Mrs.  Sperry  died  Sept.  20,  1887,  and  is  buried  in  the  Groomer  Cemetery, 
Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Sperry  was  married  the  second  time  on  Oct.  13,  1889,  to  I.  H. 
Rynhart,  a  daughter  of  John  Ellis  and  Sarah  (Smithson)  Ellis,  natives 
of  West  Virginia.  To  Samuel  F.  and  L  H.  (Rynhart)  Sperry  two  children 
were  born,  as  follows :  Samuel,  Daviess  County,  Mo. ;  and  Juanita,  the 
widow  of  Frank  Noll.  Mr.  Ellis  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman 
of  Daviess  County,  and  was  the  owner  of  800  acres  of  land.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ellis  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  the  Ellis  Cemetery,  Daviess  County, 
Mo. 

In  politics  Mr.  Sperry  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  having  been  a  deacon  since  1887.  Mr,  Sperry  attributes  his  suc- 
cess in  life  to  hard  work  and  thrift.  He  is  one  of  the  highly  esteemed 
citizens  of  Daviess  County, 

William  L.  Utz,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Pattonsburg, 
was  born  March  11,  1856,  in  Daviess  County,  a  son  of  George  M.  and  Mary 
A.   (Stamper)   Utz. 

George  M.  Utz  was  a  native  of  Boone  County,  Ky.,  and  came  to 
Missouri  in  the  early  days,  settling  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son, 
William  L.  Utz.  In  making  the  trip  from  Kentucky  to  Missouri,  is  required 
three  months  and  was  made  by  horse  and  wagon,  Mr  and  Mrs.  Utz  were 
parents  of  the  following  children :  Jasper,  Gentry  County ;  George,  Dav- 
iess County  ;  Alford  E.,  Daviess  County ;  Ellen,  the  wife  of  James  M.  Royce ; 
Thomas,  Daviess  County ;  Anna,  the  widow  of  John  Akes,  Gentry  County ; 
and  George  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.     Mr,  Utz  owned  360  acres  of 


1018  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

land  in  Daviess  County  and  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman.  He 
was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Utz  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  the  Best  Chapel  Cemetery. 

William  L.  Utz  was  reared  on  his  fathers  farm  in  Daviess  County  and 
attended  the  district  schools.  He  began  farming  on  the  farm  he  now  owns, 
and  at  the  present  time  owns  152  acres  of  well  improved  land.  Mr.  Utz 
is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs. 

Mr.  Utz  married  Esther  Parker,  a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and 
daughter  of  John  and  Louisa  (Grimes)  Parker.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Parker 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Laura,  deceased;  James, 
deceased ;  Samuel,  Daviess  County ;  Noma,  Turney,  Mo. ;  and  Mrs.  Utz. 
Mr.  Parker  is  deceased  and  buried  in  Kidder,  Mo.  His  widow  lives  in 
Daviess  County.  To  William  L.  and  Esther  (Parker)  Utz  two  children 
have  been  born,  as  follows:  Harvey  W.,  born  Jan.  1918;  and  Harley  L., 
born  April  19,  1920. 

In  politics  Mr.  Utz  is  a  Democrat.    He  is  an  enterprising  and  progressive 
citizen  and  is  widely  and  favorably  known  in  Daviess  County. 

J.  B.  Gurthep,  a  well  known  farmer  and  stockman  of  Salem  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  in  Marshall  County,  Ind.,  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
George  Gurthep. 

George  Gurthep  was  born  in  Germany.  He  came  to  the  United  States 
when  a  young  man,  and  settled  in  Bremen,  Ind.  By  trade  he  was  a  carpen- 
ter and  cabinet  maker.  He  later  became  engagd  in  farming  and  owned,  at 
the  time  of  his  death,  80  acres  of  land.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gurthep  are 
buried  in  Indiana.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Will- 
iam, residing  in  Indiana;  Catherine,  the  wife  of  Clarence  Slater,  Plymouth, 
Ind. ;  Ann,  the  wife  of  Zide  Treux,  Plymouth,  Ind. ;  John,  banker,  Hobart, 
Ind,;  Jacob,  retired  farmer,  Plymouth,  Ind.;  and  J.  B.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

J.  B.  Gurthep  was  reared  in  Indiana.  He  began  farming  early  in  life, 
renting  land.  In  1901  he  removed  to  Missouri,  settling  in  Grundy  County. 
Later  Mr.  Gurthep  came  to  Daviess  County,  where  he  opened  the  first 
cold  storage  plant  of  the  county.  In  the  fall  of  1921  Mr.  Gurthep  purchased 
182  acres  of  land  in  Salem  Township,  where  he  carries  on  general  farming 
and  stock  raising.  He  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  pure  blooded  Poland 
China  hogs  and  Jersey  cattle.  Mr.  Gurthep  holds  two  stock  sales  each  year, 
which  are  among  the  biggest  sales  of  Daviess  County.  His  stock  has  taken 
many  prizes  at  the  fairs.    Mrs.  Gurthep  raises  fancy  poultry. 

Mr.  Gurthep  was  married  the  first  time  to  Effie  Cavender,  a  native 
of  Marshall  County,  Ind.,  and  daughter  of  Edward  and  Hannah  Cavender, 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  1019 

natives  of  Indiana  and  Ohio.  To  this  union  two  children  were  born,  as 
follows :  Elsie,  the  wife  of  Charles  Harris,  Tulsa,  Okla. ;  and  Omar,  Tulsa, 
Okla.    Mrs.  Gurthep  died  March  1,  1898,  and  is  buried  in  Argos,  Ind. 

Mr.  Gurthep  later  married  Minnie  Monk,  a  native  of  Grundy  County, 
Mo.  To  this  union  one  child  was  born,  Ulea,  living  at  home.  She  graduated 
from  high  school  on  May  20,  1922.  Mrs.  Gurthep  has  three  sisters  living, 
as  follows:  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Newton  Bridge,  Spickard,  Mo.;  Alice,  the 
wife  of  Elmer  Wolf,  Trenton ;  and  Nellie,  residing  in  Trenton. 

Mr.  Gurthep  has  a  fine  home  in  Pattonsburg,  and  also  owns  12  city 
lots  and  two  other  residences.  He  belongs  to  the  Yeoman  Lodge  and  the 
Macabees.  He  is  a  Republican  and  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 
Mrs.  Gurthep  belongs  to  the  Royal  Neighbors,  Eastern  Star  and  Yeoman 
Lodges.  Mr.  Gurthep  is  progressive  and  public  spirited  and  one  of  the 
leading  business  men  in  Daviess  County. 

R.  W.  Chapman,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Benton  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  May  21,  1867,  a  son  of  David  and  Lucinda  (Dan- 
iels) Chapman.    He  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Mo. 

David  Chapman  was  born  in  Virginia  and  came  to  Daviess  County, 
in  1835,  settling  in  Benton  Township.  He  made  the  trip  from  Virginia  by 
horse  and  wagon.  His  first  home  in  Missouri  was  a  log  cabin.  Mr.  Chap- 
man became  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman,  owning  320  acres  of  land. 
He  was  a  well  known  breeder  of  high  grade  stock.  Mr.  Chapman  was 
married  first  to  Margaret  Groomer,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and  to  this 
union  the  following  children  were  born:  George  W.,  deceased;  J.  D.,  retired, 
living  in  Atchison,  Kan. ;  Nancy  Ann,  the  widow  of  Perry  McCulley;  living 
in  McFall,  Mo.  To  David  and  Lucinda  (Daniels)  Chapman,  his  second 
wife,  the  following  children  were  born:  Mary,  deceased;  Francis,  deceased; 
Isabel,  deceased;  Siegel,  deceased;  Wiley  E.,  deceased;  Charles  H., 
deceased ;  Cloe,  deceased ;  Maggie,  the  wife  of  Edward  Berry,  residing  in 
Colorado;  W.  M.,  resides  in  Thomas  County,  Kan.;  and  R.  W.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Chapman  died  Oct.  11,  1892,  and  his  wife  died  Sept. 
8,  1892.    They  are  buried  in  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery. 

R.  W.  Chapman  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Daviess  County,  and  received 
his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  then  became  engaged  in  farming, 
renting  land  for  a  few  years.  Later  Mr.  Chapman  purchased  80  acres  of 
land  and  now  owns  268  acres  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr. 
Chapman  has  been  very  successful  in  stock  raising  and  is  widely  known  as 
a  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs. 

Mr.  Chapman  married  Narrissa  Allen,  a  native  of  Harrison  County, 
Mo.,  and  to  this  union  the  following  children  were  born :  Guy  C,  deceased ; 


1020  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Emil,  farmer  and  stockman,  residing  in  South  Dakota ;  Edith,  the  wife  of 
George  S.  Robertson,  Fremont,  Neb. ;  Bertha,  attending  school. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chapman  are  members  of  the  Christian  Church.  In 
politics  they  are  RepuliJicans.  Mr.  Chapman  has  an  extensive  acquaint- 
ance in  Daviess  County,  and  is  recognized  as  a  dependable  citizen. 

R.  E.  Woodring,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess  County, 
was  born  Oct.  26,  1876,  in  Daviess  County,  a  son  of  D.  T.  and  Julia  (Nalle) 
Woodring. 

D.  T.  Woodring  was  born  Aug.  15,  1848,  in  Kentucky,  and  came  to 
Gentry  County  when  a  young  man,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising.  He  later  moved  to  Daviess  County,  and  farmed  the  land 
now  owned  by  his  son,  R.  E.  Woodring.  On  Dec.  25,  1873,  Mr.  Woodring 
was  married  to  Julia  Nalle,  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  to  this  union  the  following 
children  were  born:  Myrtle,  deceased;  R.  E.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
J.  D.,  resides  in  California ;  Nellie  Pearl,  the  wife  of  Leon  Bratcher,  Marion 
Township,  Daviess  County ;  Charles,  deceased ;  Maggie  Mable,  deceased ; 
T.  Ellen,  deceased ;  Allie  B.,  farmer,  Nebraska ;  Harry  Raymond,  Pattons- 
burg;  Ruby  D.,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Woodring  was  a  Democrat  and  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mrs.  Woodring  died  May  10,  1907,  and 
Mr.  Wodring  died  Feb.  13,  1919.  They  are  buried  in  Savage  Cemetery, 
Daviess  County. 

R.  E.  Woodring  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Daviess  County 
and  was  educated  in  the  district  schools.  He  then  began  farming,  renting 
land  for  several  years.  Mr.  Woodring  now  operates  the  old  homestead 
of  160  acres,  and  is  a  successful  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  spotted 
Poland  China  hogs. 

On  March  11,  1906,  Mr.  Woodring  married  Maud  J.  Dilley,  a  daughter 
of  Willis  and  Margaret  (McLaughlin)  Dilley,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Pennsyl- 
vania. Mrs.  Woodring  was  born  in  Gentry  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dilley 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  as  follows:  Samuel  B.,  deceased;  Jennie, 
the  wife  of  Richard  Blankenship,  Fairport ;  Belle,  deceased ;  Fannie,  the 
wife  of  Charles  Barnes,  Jameson ;  Mary,  the  wife  of  William  Blankenship, 
Isabel,  Kan. ;  Robert,  farmer,  Santa  Rosa,  Mo. ;  Maud,  the  wife  of  R.  E. 
Woodring;  Liteshia,  the  wife  of  Tillman  Caraway,  Gentry  County.  Mr. 
Dilley  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  enlisted  from,  Missouri  in 
Campany  F,  Infantry.  He  took  part  in  several  important  battles  of  the 
war.  Mr.  Dilley  was  a  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
Mr.  Woodring  is  a  Democrat  and  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the  Yeoman  Lodge.    He  is  a  member 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  1021 

of  the  Baptist  Church.     Mr.  Woodring  is  one  of  the  reliable  citizens  of 
Daviess  County  and  has  a  host  of  friends. 

Henry  Lear,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Benton  Township,  was 
born  Feb.  2,  1854,  in  Missouri,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Martha  (Bunnell) 
Lear. 

Joseph  Lear  was  a  native  of  Indiana.  In  the  early  days  he  came  to 
Iowa  and  soon  after  to  Harrison  County,  where  he  became  engaged  in 
general  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  owned  80  acres  of  land,  and  was  a 
successful  breeder  of  high  grade  cattle  and  hogs.  He  drove  his  stock  to 
St.  Joseph,  as  there  were  no  railroads  at  that  time.  Mr.  Lear  was  a  Repub- 
lican. Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lear  are  deceased.  Mr.  Lear  is  buried  in  Harri- 
son County,  while  his  wife  is  buried  in  Texas.  They  were  the  parents  of 
six  children,  as  follows:  William,  deceased;  Plaza,  the  wife  of  Louis 
Cummings,  deceased;  Martha,  the  wife  of  Jack  Forth,  both  deceased; 
Mary,  the  widow  of  James  Rhodes,  living  in  Oregon,  and  Henry,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch. 

Henry  Lear  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Harrison  County,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  During  his  entire  life  he  has 
been  a  farmer  and  stockman,  and  is  a  prominent  dealer  in  cattle  and  hogs, 
Mr.  Lear  is  also  a  contracting  plasterer.  He  owns  10  acres  of  land  and  his 
residence  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County. 

On  Jan.  20,  1877,  Mr.  Lear  married  Jessie  Savage,  a  native  of  Ken- 
tucky, and  a  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Burnett)  Savage.  Mr. 
Savage  came  to  Missouri  from  Kentucky  in  a  wagon,  drawn  by  oxen,  and 
settled  in  Grand  River  Township,  Daviess  County.  He  owned  260  acres  of 
land  and  was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Savage  are  deceased.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 
Joseph,  Pattonsburg;  Delia,  deceased;  Georgia,  Daviess  County;  John, 
Daviess  County ;  Nicholas,  deceased ;  and  Mrs.  Lear.  To  Henry  and  Jessie 
(Savage)  Lear  eight  children  were  born,  as  follows:  John,  at  home;  Clar- 
ence, St.  Joseph ;  Maud,  the  wife  of  Robert  Royston,  Daviess  County ; 
Mamie,  the  wife  of  Logan  McClock ;  Robert,  enlisted  in  the  army  in  1921 
for  three  years;  Albert,  enlisted  during  the  World  War.  He  enlisted  in 
1917  and  was  sent  to  Oklahoma  and  served  15  months  in  France  with  the 
35th  Division.  He  took  part  in  many  important  battles  and  was  gassed. 
He  has  recently  been  discharged  from  the  hospital  and  is  now  at  home ; 
Herbert,  deceased ;  and  George,  deceased.  Mr.  Lear  has  seven  grandchil- 
dren. 

In  politics  Mr.  Lear  is  a  Republican.    He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 


1022  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Church.  Mr.  Lear  is  a  progressive  citizen  and  is  known  for  his  industry 
and  integrity. 

John  Thomas  James,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Benton 
Township,  Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  He  was  born 
Jan.  28,  1868,  in  Marion  Township,  a  son  of  Robert  T.  and  Mary  Jane  (Pen- 
nington) James. 

Robert  T.  James  was  born  in  Callaway  County,  Aug.  23,  1845,  and 
came  to  Daviess  County  with  his  parents  when  ten  years  of  age.  He  be- 
came a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman,  owning  300  acres  of  land  in 
Marion  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  800  acres  in  Kansas.  He  was  a 
breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  spotted  Poland  China  hogs.  Mr.  James 
was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  Aug.  16, 
1915,  and  his  wife  died  in  December,  1893.  They  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children :  George  F.,  deceased ;  Lester,  deceased ;  Ellen,  deceased ; 
WilHam,  Johnson  City,  Texas;  S.  Ann,  the  wife  of  Connie  J.  Miller,  Civil 
Bend;  Alice,  the  wife  of  Elmer  E.  Bowsart,  Gentry  County;  Rose,  married 
Jerry  Ahart.  Daviess  County;  Alma,  the  wife  of  Robert  Miller,  Gallatin; 
Wesley,  Vernon  County ;  Ezra,  Missouri ;  Carrie,  the  wife  of  George  F. 
Fleming,  Santa  Rosa,  Mo. ;  and  John  Thomas,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  Thomas  James  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  and  in  Stanberry,  Mo.  He  then  taught 
school  for  eight  years  in  Daviess  County.  At  the  end  of  this  time,  Mr. 
James  became  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  purchased  125 
acres  of  land,  and  became  a  widely  known  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle  and 
black  Poland  hogs.  Mr.  James  has  also  been  a  minister  in  the  Penticostal 
Church  for  19  years,  having  been  located  in  the  Pattonsburg  church  for 
12  years. 

On  Feb.  3,  1892,  Mr.  James  married  Amanda  E.  Groomer,  a  native  of 
Marion  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Mary  E. 
(Cain)  Groomer.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Groomer  were  both  born  in  Missouri. 

To  John  Thomas  and  Amanda  E.  (Groomer)  James  the  following 
children  were  born:  Lelia,  deceased;  Mary,  deceased;  Elroy,  resides  in  Al- 
bany ;  Floyd  F.,  enlisted  in  the  navy  during  the  World  War,  and  was  in  act- 
ive service,  transporting  troops  to  France ;  Estie,  the  wife  of  Albert  Ther- 
ber.  Civil  Bend ;  Esther,  the  wife  of  Robert  Devers ;  Florence,  the  wife  of 
0.  L.  Butcher,  Pattonsburg;  Grace,  Kansas  City;  Robert  T.,  at  home;  Lilia, 
at  home;  Ethel,  at  home.    Mrs.  James  died  Sept.  30,  1919. 

Mr.  James  is  a  Republican.  He  is  well  known  throughout  the  county 
for  his  progressive  ideas,  and  he  and  his  family  are  highly  respected 
citizens. 


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Dewitt  C.  Courtier,  retired,  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  farmer 
and  stockman  of  Harrison  County.  He  was  born  Feb.  14,  1861,  in  Harrison 
County,  a  son  of  Dewitt  Clinton  and  Clonie  J.  (Miller)  Courtier. 

Dewitt  Clinton  Courtier  was  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  came  to  Missouri 
in  1844,  being  one  of  the  very  early  settlers  of  Harrison  County.  He  be- 
came the  owner  of  480  acres  of  land,  and  was  a  successful  breeder  of  Short- 
horn cattle,  sheep  and  hogs.  Mr.  Courtier  served  as  a  justice  of  the  peace, 
constable,  and  as  a  member  of  the  township  board.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Republican,  and  he  belonged  to  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Courtier  died 
Jan.  7,  1897,  and  his  wife  died  May  8,  1910.  They  are  buried  in  Pleasant 
Ridge  Cemetery,  Harrison  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Courtier  were  the  par- 
ents of  10  children,  as  follows:  James  S.,  deceased;  W.  H.,  Harrison 
County;  J.  M.,  deceased;  G.  E.,  deceased;  Dewitt  C,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch ;  G.  W.,  Harrison  County ;  Armenta,  the  wife  of  G.  A.  Miller,  Har- 
rison County  ;  Dulcina,  the  wife  of  Al  Bennett,  Gallatin ;  Samuel,  deceased ; 
and  Mary  J.,  deceased. 

Dewitt  C.  Courtier  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Harrison 
County,  and  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  He  then  worked 
as  a  farm  hand  for  fifteen  dollars  a  month.  Later,  Mr.  Courtier  purchased 
160  acres  of  land  in  Harrison  County,  and  became  a  widely  known  breeder 
of  Shorthorn  cattle  and  Poland  China  hogs.  He  is  now  living  retired  in 
Coffey. 

On  Nov.  17,  1907,  Mr.  Courtier  married  Ethel  J.  Hagler,  a  daughter 
of  E.  W.  and  Lucy  (Bartlet)  Hagler,  natives  of  Illinois.  Mr.  and  Mrs 
Hagler  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  as  follows :  Grace,  deceased ; 
Marion,  Harrison  County ;  Bertha,  the  wife  of  Clyde  Hart,  Troy,  111. ; 
Mrs.  Courtier ;  Alvia,  living  in  the  west ;  Letia,  the  wife  of  G.  F.  Glaze, 
deceased ;  Dennis,  Harrison  County ;  Paul,  Lincoln,  Kan. ;  and  Truman, 
Harrison  County.  Mrs.  Hagler  died  Oct.  31,  1911,  and  is  buried  in  Coffey 
Cemetery.    Mr.  Hagler  now  resides  in  Harrison  County. 

Mr.  Courtier  is  a  staunch  Republican  and  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  director  in  the  Coffey  Bank.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  Church,  as  also  is  his  wife.  Mr.  Courtier  is  a  substantial 
citizen  and  deservedly  stands  high  in  the  estimation  of  his  friends  and 
acquaintances. 

Arthur  Best,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Benton  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  765  acres  of  well  improved  land,  was  born  in 
Rockyford,  Col,  Oct.  26,  1879,  a  son  of  Louis  M.  and  Ella  (Lawrence)  Best. 
He  was  the  first  white  child  born  in  the  vicinity  of  Rockyford,  Col. 

Louis  M.  Best  was  born  in  Daviess  County,  Jan  17,  1852.    When  a  very 


1024  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

young  man  he  went  to  Texas,  where  he  became  engaged  in  farming  and 
stock  raising.  In  1878  he  returned  to  Daviess  County  and  married  Ella 
Lawrence,  after  which  he  moved  to  Rockyford,  Col.  To  this  union  one  child 
was  born,  Arthur,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mrs.  Best  died  Nov.  10, 
1879,  at  the  age  of  19  years.  She  is  buried  in  Rockyford,  Col.  In  1885,  Mr. 
Best  returned  to  Daviess  County,  and  married  his  second  wife,  Nancy 
Elizabeth  Hibbs.  To  this  union  three  children  were  born,  two  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  The  third  child  is  Ella,  the  wife  of  Fred  Plowman,  Benton 
Township,  Daviess  County.  Mrs.  Best  died  March  4,  1911,  and  is  buried 
in  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Best  was  married  the  third  time  to  Perenta 
Catherine  Smith.  At  one  time  Mr.  Best  owned  800  acres  of  land  in  Daviess 
County.  He  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  and  well  known 
throughout  Missouri.  For  three  years  Mr.  Best  served  in  the  office  of 
County  Judge  of  Daviess  County  and  was  township  trustee  for  two  years. 
He  was  a  director  of  the  Pattonsburg  Savings  Bank  and  one  of  its  largest 
stockholders.  Mr.  Best  was  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  He  died  Feb.  10,  1912,  at  the  age  of  60  years,  and  is  buried  in 
Benton  Township,  Daviess  County. 

Arthur  Best  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools  and  Chilli- 
cothe  College.  He  began  farming  as  soon  as  he  completed  his  education, 
renting  some  of  his  father's  land.  Besides  owning  765  acres  of  land  in 
Daviess  County,  Mr.  Best  owns  160  acres  of  land  in  Louisiana  and  40 
acres  in  Arkansas.  He  is  a  very  prominent  stockman  of  Daviess  County, 
and  specializes  in  the  breeding  of  Shropshire  sheep  and  Poland  China  hogs. 
His  home  is  modern  in  every  respect,  and  his  farm  contains  a  first  class 
watering  system. 

On  May  11,  1901,  Mr.  Best  was  married  to  Ethel  J.  Elam,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Emelie  (Adkinson)  Elam,  natives  of  Kentucky  and  Missouri. 
Mrs.  Best  was  born  May  13,  1884.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elam  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children:  Nola  Ann,  deceased;  Ezra,  Pattonsburg;  Hattie 
B.,  the  wife  of  John  D.  Savage,  Daviess  County ;  Effie  Mary,  the  wife  of 
W.  J.  Dougherty,  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  Mrs.  Best ;  Elbert  Seth,  Omaha,  Neb. 
Mr.  Elam  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  He  died  in  June,  1913,  and  his 
wife  died  Dec.  26,  1902.  They  are  buried  in  Best  Chapel  Cemetery,  Dav- 
iess County.  To  Arthur  and  Ethel  J.  (Elam)  Best  two  children  have  been 
born,  as  follows :  Lawrence  Elam,  was  graduated  from  high  school  in  May, 
1922 ;  and  Lalah  May,  was  also  graduated  from  high  school  in  May,  1922. 
Before  her  marriage,  Mrs.  Best  was  a  teacher  of  music. 

Mr.  Best  is  vice  president  and  a  director  of  the  Pattonsburg  Savings 
Bank.    He  is  identified  with  the  Democratic  party  in  politics  and  has  been 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  1025 

a  member  of  the  township  board  and  trustee  for  two  terms.     Mr,  Best 
ranks  as  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

Henry  H.  Everly,  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman  of  Benton  Town- 
ship, Daviess  County,  is  a  native  of  Daviess  County.  He  was  born  May 
2,  1889,  a  son  of  John  B.  and  Ermina  (Slaughter)  Everly. 

John  B.  Everly  was  born  in  Daviess  County.  He  has  been  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising  during  his  entire  life,  and  is  one  of  the  most 
extensive  land  holders  of  the  county,  owning  1150  acres  of  well  improved 
land.  Mr.  Everly  is  widely  known  as  a  successful  breeder  of  of  high  grade 
stock.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Everly  are  the  parents  of  six  children,  as  follows: 
Laura,  the  wife  of  Cleveland  Herald,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess 
County ;  Henry  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Grace,  the  wife  of  Robert 
Kepler,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess  County ;  Dott,  the  wife  of  Perry 
Glaze,  farmer  and  stockman,  Daviess  County ;  James,  resides  with  his 
father  in  Salem  Township,  Daviess  County ;  and  Max,  living  at  home. 

Henry  H.  Everly  was  reared  in  Daviess  County  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools.  He  began  farming  on  his  father's  land  in  Ben- 
ton Township,  Daviess  County,  where  he  is  now  located.  Mr.  Everly  is  a 
breeder  of  cattle,  hogs,  and  other  stock. 

On  Dec.  24,  1912,  Mr.  Everly  married  Aura  E.  Courter,  a  native  of 
Harrison  County,  and  a  daughter  of  W.  H.  and  Fanny  (Iddings)  Courter. 
Mr.  Courter  is  an  extensive  farmer  and  stockman  of  Harrison  County,  and 
owns  500  acres  of  good  farm  land.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Church.  In  politics, 
Mr.  Courter  is  a  Republican.  To  Henry  H.  and  Aura  E.  (Courter)  Everly 
one  child  has  been  born,  Herbert  Nolan,  born  June  12,  1916.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Courter  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children ;  Ezra,  veteran  of  the 
World  War,  living  at  home ;  Elnora,  deceased ;  Iva,  resides  in  Kansas  City ; 
Mrs.  Everly;  Heslep,  farmer  and  stockman,  veteran  of  the  World  War; 
Norval,  farmer  and  stockman,  Harrison  County ;  Judson,  at  home ;  Oris, 
at  home. 

Mr.  Everly  is  identified  with  the  Republican  party  in  politics.  He  is 
one  of  the  substantial  and  enterprising  citizens  of  Daviess  County. 

John  Nalle,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  farmer  and  stockman  of  Ben- 
ton Township.  He  was  born  in  Kentucky,  Nov.  26,  1860,  a  son  of  Albert 
and  Eliza  Jane  (Savage)  Nalle. 

Albert  Nalle  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  born  April  13,  1826.  During  the 
Civil  War,  Mr.  Nalle  enlisted  from  Kentucky  in  Company  G,  30th  West 
Virginia  Cavalry,  and  was  killed  in  action.  He  was  killed  near  Newton, 
West  Virginia,  in  a  skirmish.    His  widow  later  moved  to  Missouri  with  her 


1026  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

family,  settling  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mrs.  Nalle  became 
the  owner  of  152  acres  of  land  and  carried  on  farming  and  stock  raising. 
She  is  now  deceased  and  is  buried  in  Savage  Cemetery,  Daviess  County, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nalle  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  as  follows:  Ellen,  the 
wife  of  James  Beals,  farmer  and  stockman,  Idaho ;  Julia,  the  wife  of  David 
Woodring,  farmer,  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County;  John,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  ;  and  Maggie,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  David  Shultz. 

John  Nalle  grew  up  on  his  mother's  farm,  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools.  He  became  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Benton  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  owned  152  acres  of  well  improved 
land,  which  was  originally  his  mother's  farm.  Mr.  Nalle  died  November 
10,  1904,  and  is  buried  in  Savage  Cemetery,  Daviess  County. 

In  1888  Mr.  Nalle  married  Georgia  Ella  Savage,  a  daughter  of  William 
and  Ann  Elizabeth  (Burdett)  Savage.  Mrs.  Nalle  was  born  Feb.  14,  1864, 
in  Kentucky.  Mr.  Savage  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and  a  pioneer  settler 
of  Missouri,  settling  in  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Savage  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Joseph,  Pattonsburg; 
Jessie,  the  wife  of  Henry  Lear,  Pattonsburg;  Dollie,  the  wife  of  Frank 
Stamper,  both  deceased;  and  Mrs.  Nalle.  Mrs.  Savage  died  Jan.  8,  1874, 
and  is  buried  in  Kentucky.  Later,  Mr.  Savage  married  Amanda  Ferguson, 
and  to  this  union  the  following  children  were  born :  John,  Benton  Township, 
Daviess  County;  Magnola,  the  wife  of  George  Weller,  Albany;  the  third 
child  died  in  infancy.  To  John  and  Georgia  Ella  (Savage)  Nalle  four  chil- 
dren were  born,  as  follows :  Walter,  Pattonsburg ;  Elsie,  wife  of  Lloyd  Per- 
singer,  farmer  and  stockman,  McFall;  Joseph,  living  with  his  mother;  and 
David,  farmer  and  stockman,  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County.  David 
Nalle  enlisted  during  the  World  War  from  Gallatin  and  was  sent  to  Camp 
Funston.  He  was  in  service  18  months.  While  there  he  was  taken  ill  and 
was  operated  upon  at  the  army  hospital,  and  has  never  regained  his  health. 

Mrs.  Nalle  owns  309  acres  of  well  improved  land  in  Benton  Township, 
Daviess  County,  and  is  carrying  on  farming  and  stock  raising  with  her  son, 
Joseph.  They  are  breeders  of  high  grade  stock,  including  Shorthorn  cattle 
and  Poland  China  hogs. 

Mrs.  Nalle  is  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
Mr.  Nalle  was  industrious,  earnest  and  sincere.  He  merited  the  high 
regard  in  which  he  was  held  by  the  community. 

Alonzo  Mathews,  a  substantial  farmer  and  stockman  of  Daviess 
County,  was  born  in  Nodaway  County,  May  17,  1863.  He  is  a  son  of  John 
and  Nancy   (Sharp)  Mathews. 

John  Mathews  was  a  native  of  Tennessee,  and  one  of  the  very  early 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  1027 

settlers  of  Nodaway  County,  Mo.  For  several  years  he  lived  in  Buchanan 
County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mathews  were  the  parents  of  one  child,  Alonzo,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mathews  are  deceased,  Mrs. 
Mathews  having  died  Nov.   6,   1919. 

Alonzo  Mathews  went  to  live  with  an  uncle  in  Buchanan  County  when 
he  was  six  years  old.  Later  he  lived  with  another  uncle  in  Arkansas  from 
1869  until  1875.  He  then  removed  to  Newton  County,  Mo.,  with  his  uncle 
and  later  worked  out  by  the  month,  there,  receiving  $3.00  per  month  and 
his  board.  During  that  time  he  attended  the  district  school  a  part  of  the 
year.  In  1884,  he  received  $8.00  a  month  and  in  the  next  year,  $13.00  a 
month.  In  1890  he  came  to  Daviess  County  and  rented  land  and  later 
bought  a  farm.  Mr.  Mathews  now  owns  47  acres  of  good  farm  land  in 
Benton  Township,  Daviess  County,  and  raises  Jersey  cattle  and  Poland 
China  hogs.  His  farm  contains  a  modern  residence,  good  barns,  and  good 
equipment. 

Mr.  Mathews  was  married  the  first  time  to  Arvilla  Vanwort,  a  native  of 
Missouri,  and  to  this  union  the  following  children  were  born :  Onnie,  farmer 
and  Stockman,  Benton  Township,  Daviess  County ;  Oca,  the  wife  of  Owen 
Wilson,  farmer  and  stockman.  South  Dakota;  and  Alma,  who  died  in 
infancy.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Mr.  Mathews  later  married 
Nancy  Wamack,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Malinda  (Gore)  Wamack.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wamack  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Jackson, 
farmer  and  stockman,  Douglas  County ;  Jasper,  farmer,  Kansas ;  Elizabeth, 
the  wife  of  Henry  Williams,  farmer,  resides  in  Oklahoma;  Thomas, 
deceased ;  and  Mrs.  Mathews. 

Mr.  Mathews  is  a  man  who  is  highly  esteemed  in  his  community.  He 
is  an  enterprising  farmer  and  a  worthy  citizen. 

Rev.  Grant  Creekmore,  the  well  known  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church 
of  Pattonsburg,  was  born  in  Whitley  County,  Ky.  He  is  a  son  of  F.  B.  and 
Sarah  (Snyder)  Creekmore,  natives  of  Kentucky. 

F.  B.  Creekmore  settled  in  Gallatin  in  1878,  and  was  one  of  the  pio- 
neers of  that  section.  He  became  a  prosperous  farmer  and  stockman  of 
Daviess  County,  owning  a  large  tract  of  land.  He  died  July  14,  1878,  and 
is  buried  in  Purda,  Mo.  His  wife  died  March  18,  1921,  and  is  buried  in  the 
Creekmore  Cemetery,  Daviess  County.  To  F.  B.  and  Sarah  (Snyder) 
Creekmore  ten  children  were  born,  as  follows:  Ely,  farmer  and  stockman, 
Martinsville ;  Amelia,  killed  in  an  accident  in  1905 ;  Madonna,  the  wife  of 
Thomas  Zimmerman,  farmer  and  stockman,  Washington  Center,  Harri- 
son County ;  Reverend  Grant,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Winifred,  the  wife 
of  Mathew  Miller,  farmer  and  stockman,  residing  in  Oklahoma ;  Sherman, 


1028  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

deceased;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Benjamin  Pritchard,  retired  farmer,  Salem 
Township,  Daviess  County;  Reverend  George,  minister  of  the  Baptist 
Church  of  Wichita,  Kan.;  Cora,  resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Zimmerman,  Denver,  Mo. ;  Anna,  the  wife  of  B.  F.  Pryde,  Rothsville. 

Rev.  Grant  Creekmore  was  reared  in  Kentucky,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  Wilham  Jewell  College,  and  was  also  graduated  from  the  Bap- 
tist Theological  Seminary  in  Louisville,  Ky.  He  has  had  charge  of  the 
Baptist  Churches  of  Lynn  County  for  several  years.  He  was  appointed 
pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  of  Pattonsburg  in  1919,  where  he  is  now 
located. 

Reverend  Creekmore  is  the  originator  of  the  drainage  system  which 
has  been  installed  on  the  Grand  River  to  Gallatin,  a  distance  of  34  miles. 
This  system,  which  has  been  promoted  by  him,  has  proven  to  be  of  great 
value  to  the  farmers  of  that  vicinity,  as  the  land  in  that  locality  has  always 
been  under  water. 

On  June  4,,  1890,  Reverend  Creekmore  was  married  to  Cora  A.  Neil, 
a  native  of  Daviess  County,  and  a  daughter  of  Dr.  William  and  Eliza 
(Burton)  Neil.  Dr.  Neil,  who  died  in  1907,  was  for  many  years  a  promi- 
nent and  successful  physician  of  Buchanan  County.  Mrs.  Neil  is  now  76 
years  of  age,  and  resides  in  McFall.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neil  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  children :  Laura,  the  wife  of  C.  J.  Welden ;  Mrs.  Creekmore ; 
Everett,  deceased.  To  Rev.  Grant  and  Cora  A.  (Neil)  Creekmore  three 
children  have  been  born,  as  follows:  Ethel,  the  wife  of  H.  E.  Cozad,  farmer 
and  stockman,  Hamilton ;  Lloyd,  now  taking  the  agricultural  course  in 
Missouri  University,  and  living  at  home ;  Gerald,  a  sophomore  in  high 
school,  living  at  home. 

Reverend  Creekmore  has  a  wide  acquaintance  in  Daviess  County, 
and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  representative  and  substantial  citizens  of 
this  county,  and  the  Creekmore  family  are  highly  respected  citizens  of  the 
community. 

Crittenden  D.  Prior,  a  pioneer  farmer  and  stockman  of  Lincoln  Town- 
ship, and  owner  of  120  acres  of  well  improved  land,  is  a  native  of  Daviess 
County.  He  was  born  in  Lincoln  Township,  Daviess  County,  Aug.  16,  1851, 
a  son  of  Wesley  Nelson  and  Rachael  (Dewitt)  Prior. 

Wesley  Nelson  Prior  was  born  Oct.  9,  1807,  in  Virginia.  When  a 
young  man,  he  moved  to  Ohio,  where  he  remained  for  several  years,  later 
moving  to  Missouri.  Mr.  Prior  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Lincoln 
Township,  Daviess  County,  and  he  became  a  leading  farmer  and  stockman. 
He  was  a  breeder  of  horses,  cattle  and  hogs.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr. 
Prior  enlisted  in  the  state  militia  under  Captain  Broomfield  and  served 


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throughout  the  war,  taking  part  in  practically  all  the  important  battles. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Prior  are  deceased  and  are  buried  in  Pilot  Grove  Ceme- 
tery, formerly  known  as  the  Prior  Cemetery.  Mr.  Prior  served  as  post- 
master of  Lincoln  Township  for  17  years  and  was  also  a  director  of  schools. 
He  was  very  much  interested  in  education,  and  was  the  organizer  of  the 
Prior  School.  Mr.  Prior  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  Gallatin, 
and  was  a  Republican.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Prior  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, as  follows :  Mary  Jane,  the  wife  of  S.  McNeill,  both  deceased ;  Arvilla 
Pierce,  the  wife  of  Louis  Kitchen,  both  deceased ;  Crittenden  D.,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  and  Thurston  G.,  married  Adda  Ward,  both  deceased. 

Crittenden  D.  Prior  was  reared  in  Daviess  County,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  district  schools.  He  began  life  farming  on  the  place  he 
now  owns  in  Lincoln  Township,  Daviess  County.  Mr.  Prior  does  general 
farming  and  raises  stock,  in  both  of  which  pursuits  he  has  achieved 
success. 

Mr.  Prior  was  married  on  Jan.  25,  1874,  to  Helen  Christina  Jefferson, 
born  in  Huron  County,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of  William  and  Emma  (Wood) 
Jefferson,  the  former  a  native  of  Vermont  and  the  latter  born  in  Boston, 
Mass.  To  Crittenden  D.  and  Helen  C.  (Jefferson)  Prior  12  children  were 
born,  as  follows:  Laura  Maud,  deceased;  Delia,  the  wife  of  Clem  Mann, 
farmer,  Jamesport  Township ;  Hattie,  the  widow  of  William  Gay,  St. 
Joseph;  Wesley  G.,  deceased;  Charles  C,  farmer,  Daviess  County;  Frankie, 
the  wife  of  Walter  Lockridge,  farmer,  Jamesport  Township;  Frederick  H., 
farmer,  St.  Joseph ;  William  Arthur,  deceased ;  Stella  Pearl,  deceased ; 
Mark  Edwin,  deceased;  Paul  D.,  farmer,  residing  with  his  father.  Paul 
D,  Prior  served  during  the  World  War,  having  been  drafted  from  Galla- 
tin. He  was  sent  to  Fort  Riley,  Kan.,  and  went  to  France  with  Ambulance 
Company  No.  21.  Mr.  Prior  served  18  months  on  the  firing  line  in  France, 
and  took  part  in  many  important  battles.  After  the  signing  of  the  armi- 
stice, he  was  sent  to  Germany  with  the  army  of  occupation  for  eight 
months.  He  was  married  March  5,  1920,  to  Vivian  Lois  Davidson,  and  to 
this  union  one  child  has  been  born,  Peggy  Eugene. 

Crittenden  D.  Prior  has  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  several 
years.  He  is  a  staunch  Republican  and  is  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Church.  His  wife  died  June  25,  1920,  and  is  buried  in  the  Prior  Cemetery. 
Mr.  Prior  is  an  enterprising  citizen  and  the  Prior  family  is  highly  respected 
in  Daviess  County. 

James  C.  Trimm,  born  Feb.  14,  1858,  on  a  farm  one  mile  east  of  his 
present  residence,  has  spent  all  of  his  life  in  Miller  Township,  Gentry 
Township.     His  memories  follow  the  period  of  the  development  of  the 


1030  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

county  since  the  early  days.     His  parents  were  Lafayette  and  Lurana 
(Giles)  Trimm,  both  members  of  pioneer  families  in  Missouri. 

Lafayette  Trimm  was  born  in  Tennessee  in  1827  and  came  to  Missouri 
in  1849.  He  located  in  Bates  County  where  he  remained  for  one  year  when 
he  came  to  Gentry  County  and  bought  the  farm  now  owned  by  James  C. 
Trimm  from  Red  Whitton.  Lafayette  Trimm  became  a  well  known  farmer 
in  the  community  and  continued  to  operate  his  land  until  his  death  in 
1902.  His  remains  are  buried  in  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  Lurana  (Giles) 
Trimm  was  born  in  McMinn  County,  Tenn.,  Feb.  3,  1834,  the  daughter  of 
John  C.  and  Mary  (Lovell)  Giles  who  came  to  Missouri  in  1849  and  settled 
in  Miller  Township,  Gentry  County.  John  C.  Giles  and  his  wife  both  died 
on  the  Giles  farm  and  their  remains  are  buried  in  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery  Mrs. 
Trimm  has  made  her  home  with  her  children  since  the  death  of  her  hus- 
band. To  the  union  of  Lafayette  and  Lurana  (Giles)  Trimm  the  following 
children  were  born :  John,  died  on  the  home  place  at  the  age  of  13  years ; 
Sarah  M.,  the  widow  of  Warren  Fore  of  Albany;  Martha  E.,  the  wife  of 
W.  F.  Dalby,  an  attorney  at  Albany;  James  C,  the  subject  of  this  sketch; 
Mary  C,  deceased,  was  married  to  W.  F.  Dalby ;  Susan  R.,  now  Mrs.  H.  F. 
Owen  of  California ;  and  Nancy  C,  the  wife  of  E.  C.  Bleish  of  McFall. 

James  C.  Trimm  attended  the  district  school  at  Lone  Rock  where  his 
first  teacher  was  Alexander  Cronwhite  who  taught  in  an  adjoining  district, 
the  Arnold.  The  school  house  was  the  typical  primitive  building  made  of 
logs,  with  rough  hewn  benches.  Mr.  Trimm's  recollections  of  those  early 
days  in  the  rural  schools  are  very  interesting.  He  says  that  the  first 
teacher  at  the  Lone  Rock  District  was  J.  L.  McCullough,  or  Buck  McCul- 
lough  as  he  was  familiarly  known.  He  taught  three  or  more  terms  of 
school,  practicing  law  at  the  same  time.  Mr.  McCullough  later  filled  the 
office  or  representative  for  Gentry  County,  and  served  as  the  prosecuting 
attorney  of  the  county  for  two  terms. 

Mr.  Trimm  received  a  practical  education  in  farming  on  his  fathers' 
farm,  and  since  he  has  been  operating  land  of  his  own,  has  proved  the  value 
of  that  early  training.  Since  his  marriage  he  has  lived  on  a  farm  of  280 
acres  which  he  owns,  located  5>2  miles  northwest  of  McFall.  Mr.  Trimm 
has  improved  the  land  and  has  established  a  reputation  for  his  successful 
management.  He  raises  Shorthorn  cattle,  Poland  China  hogs,  and  Black 
Plymouth  Rock  chickens. 

James  C.  Trimm  has  been  twice  married ;  the  first  time  Nov.  13,  1884, 
to  Susan  M.  Gulp,  a  daughter  of  J.  B.  and  Luvina  (Gates)  Gulp,  who  settled 
in  Bates  County  in  the  early  days  later  moving  to  Gentry  County  where 
they  located  in  1848.    Mr.  Gulp  died  at  Albany  and  Mrs.  Gulp  died  at  War- 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  1031 

rensbrug.  The  remains  of  both  are  buried  in  Davidson  Cemetery.  Mrs. 
Trimm  died  Nov.  10,  1900  leaving  four  children :  Inez,  deceased ;  Ross,  de- 
ceased ;  Luvina,  married  to  Gilbert  Whitton ;  and  Raymond  L.,  now  living 
on  the  home  place.  Mr.  Trimm  married  the  second  time,  Dec.  18,  1902,  to 
Lena  A.  Winstead,  born  in  Clinton  County,  Oct.  27,  1875.  Mrs.  Trimm's 
father,  George  Winstead,  was  born  in  North  Carolina  and  came  to  Missouri 
in  his  boyhood.  He  died  in  Gentry  County,  Nov.  8,  1906,  and  his  remains 
are  buried  in  Mt.  Zion  Cemetery.  His  widow,  Mary  (Parrot)  Winstead,  was 
born  in  Clay  County  and  is  now  seventy  years  of  age.  Since  the  death 
of  her  husband,  she  makes  her  home  with  her  children. 

Mr.  Trimm  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  is  a 
Democrat  in  his  politics.  He  is  a  reliable  and  highly  esteemed  man  in  the 
county. 

Robert  M.  McCammon.  The  McCammon  family  descends  from  Scotch 
Covenanters,  who  settled  in  North  Ireland  prior  to  1642.  They  were  also 
among  the  early  Colonists  of  middle  North  Carolinas,  and  among  the  very 
earliest  settlers  from  North  Carolina  to  Tennessee  there  was  a  McCammon 
household.  John  McCammon,  grandfather  of  Robert  M.,  was  born  near 
where  Knoxville  now  stands  in  1758,  only  four  years  after  the  Earliest 
white  settlement.  Naturally  he  was  among  the  first  white  children  born  in 
Tennessee.  He  married  Elizabeth  Upton  and  lived  to  the  age  of  80.  Their 
youngest  son  William  McCammon  was  born  Sept.  10,  1809  in  Knox  County, 
Tenn.  He  married  Eliza  E.  Pickel  and  Robert  M.  was  their  fifth  child.  At 
the  time  of  Robert's  birth,  his  father  and  his  father's  brother  were  both 
county  officials.  And  his  father  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1851  was  county 
trustee. 

Robert  McMillen  McCammon,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  near 
Knoxville,  Knox  County,  Tennessee  on  Nov.  21,  1842.  He  was  the  son  of 
William  McCammon  and  Eliza  E.  (Pickel)  McCammon,  both  natives  of 
Tennessee.  His  father,  William  McCammon,  a  county  official  at  the  time, 
died  in  1851,  when  Robert  was  but  a  small  boy.  The  same  autumn  his 
mother  and  family  removed  to  Monroe  County,  Tenn.,  and  in  1856  they 
emigrated  to  Missouri  locating  in  Gentry  County. 

Robert  McCammon  a  farmer  boy  in  pioneer  times,  but  at  the  age  of  17 
began  teaching  school,  which  he  continued  for  two  years,  one  of  the  old 
contracts  stipulates  that  his  salary  was  due  at  the  end  of  the  term^ — pay- 
able in  corn  at  20c  a  bushel  delivered  at  his  mother's  home.  From  1861  to 
1863  he  enjoyed  western  life,  roughing  it  in  Western  Iowa,  in  Nebraska, 
and  Colorado,  and  in  Northern  Kansas.  Next  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  he  spent 
a  year  with  the  wholesale  house  of  Tootle,  Fairleigh  and  Company,  and  a 


1032  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

year  with  Lemon,  Hosea  and  Co.  After  further  experiments  in  varied 
activities,  in  1868  he  set  up  for  himself  in  the  mercantile  business  at 
Gentryville,  Gentry  County.  Two  years  later  he  became  a  farmer  in  the 
same  vicinity. 

In  1872  at  the  age  of  30  he  was  elected  first  collector  of  Gentry  County, 
after  that  office  was  separated  from  the  sheriff's  office.  He  was  re-elected 
in  1874,  completing  the  four  years  with  increasing  popularity.  From  1876 
till  1880  Mr.  McCammon  was  busy  in  various  trading  enterprises.  During 
this  period,  Albany,  the  County  seat,  decided  it  was  big  enough  to  have  a 
mayor,  and  R.  M.  McCammon  was  first  to  fill  this  office  in  1878  and  1879. 
In  1880  he  became  a  member  of  the  dry  goods  firm  of  Peery  and  McCam- 
mon. Not  long  after  he  became  assistant  cashier  in  the  Gentry  County 
Bank. 

In  many  ways  Mr.  McCammon  was  allied  to  the  best  interests  of  the 
County  and  its  permanent  progress.  In  1902  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  the 
City  of  Albany,  and  re-elected  in  1904.  During  these  four  years  the  public 
square  was  paved  with  brick.  After  19  years  this  work  is  a  credit  alike 
to  the  city  administration,  and  to  the  contractors  who  laid  the  pavement. 
Also  it  was  during  Mr.  McCammon's  Mayorality  that  the  conditions  were 
adjusted  which  secured  the  Carnegie  Public  Library.  Thus  adding  another 
splendid  building  to  the  permanent  monuments  of  Albany's  progress  and 
prosperity.  At  no  other  time  did  Mr.  McCammon's  integrity,  patience  and 
diplomacy  serve  the  city  better.  From  1884  till  1888  he  was  deputy  County 
Clerk,  a  little  later  he  was  deputy  Circuit  Clerk  for  two  years.  From  1888 
to  1890  he  was  in  the  abstract  business  with  Wallace  Hubbard,  inside  from 
the  periods  indicated  he  spent  the  time  up  to  Jan.  1905,  either  as  Assistant 
or  as  Cashier  in  the  Gentry  County  Bank.  He  also  filled  many  minor 
positions.  He  was  Police  Judge  for  the  City  of  Albany  for  25  years.  He 
literally  fell  in  the  harness,  being  Public  Administrator  and  Justice  at  the 
time  of  his  passing.  At  the  beginning  of  his  last  illness  he  remarked,  "I 
have  had  a  desk  in  Albany  for  over  46  years."  The  last  months  of  his  life 
were  principally  occupied  in  preparing  a  history  of  Gentry  County,  assisted 
by  his  eldest  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  McCammon  Hillman.  After  several 
weeks  of  severe  suffering,  the  end  came  peacefully.  He  passed  to  his 
reward  Jan.  29,  1922. 

On  Oct.  29,  1868,  he  married  Miss  Sarah  J.  Fitzgerald,  with  whom  he 
had  spent  more  than  58  years  of  wedded  life.  Seven  children  were  born 
to  them,  two  of  whom,  Martha  Lou  and  Bathsheba  G.,  are  dead.  The 
others  are  Mrs.  Mary  Hillman,  of  Albany ;  David  F.,  of  King  City ;  Mrs. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  1033 

Anna  Skiles,  of  near  Sussex,  Wyo. ;  Robert  M.,  of  St.  Joseph;  and  Mrs. 
Narcissa  Holden,  of  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

Mr.  McCammon  had  been  a  manysided  citizen  of  the  town,  especially 
during  his  more  active  and  more  prosperous  days.  No  movement  for  the 
betterment  of  the  conditions  of  the  community  was  ever  launched  that  he 
did  not  support  with  his  time,  energy  and  means.  In  the  erection  and  ad- 
vancement of  the  various  churches,  the  public  schools  and  colleges,  pro- 
motion of  the  various  civic,  religious  and  social  enterprises,  he  was  always 
ready  to  help.  Especially  was  this  true  of  the  work  and  life  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  herewith  which  he  had  been  associated  for  so  many  years. 
His  faith  in  the  ultimate  growth  and  of  the  mission  of  the  church  of  his 
choice  here  has  always  been  unbounded  and  during  the  dark  days  of  the 
struggling  congregation  he  more  than  anyone  else,  was  responsible  in  hold- 
ing the  organization  intact,  reahzing  that  brighter  days  would  come,  and 
he  gave  unstintedly  of  his  means  to  further  the  cause.  The  beautiful  new 
building  now  near  completion  is  in  a  certain  sense  the  result  of  his  abiding 
faith  in  the  ultimate  outcome  during  the  days  others  were  less  hopeful 
than  he.  For  many  years  he  had  been  a  Mason,  having  been  a  member  of 
the  Blue  Lodge,  the  Royal  Arch  chapter,  the  Knights  Templar  and  the 
Eastern  Star.  He  had  been  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church  for 
many  years,  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday  School  and  a  zealous  and  consistent 
Christian. 

Hariey  J.  Harrah,  the  efficient  county  clerk  of  Daviess  County,  and 
treasurer  of  the  Gallatin  Trust  Company,  is  a  native  son  of  Daviess  County 
and  descendant  of  Missouri  pioneer  stock.  Mr.  Harrah  was  born  in  Wash- 
ington Township,  June  7,  1888,  a  son  of  Harford  F.,  and  Dinah  (Robb) 
Harrah,  both  natives  of  Daviess  County.  Harford  F.  Harrah  was  born 
near  Jameson,  Jan.  20,  1857.  He  was  a  son  of  Robert  and  Nations  Harrah 
who  were  very  early  pioneer  settlers  in  Daviess  County.  Harford  F.  Har- 
rah was  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  all  his  life ;  he  died  May  23, 
1908.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Church  of  Christ.  His  widow  now 
lives  at  Alta  Vista,  Kan.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children : 
Emma,  married  B.  F.  Cox,  and  they  live  in  Washington  Township,  Daviess 
County;  Jessie,  married  W.  S.  Hays  and  they  also  live  in  Washington 
Township;  and  Hariey  J.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Hariey  J.  Harrah  was  reared  on  a  farm  in  Daviess  County  and  attend- 
ed the  district  school,  and  later  the  Oilman  City  High  School,  where  he 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1907.  He  then  took  a  course  in  the  Normal  School 
at  Carney,  Nebr.  In  1910,  he  taught  school  in  western  Nebraska.  In  1911 
he  returned  to  Daviess  County  and  taught  in  this  County  seven  terms. 


1034  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Mr.  Harrah  is  a  Republican  and  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in 
politics.  In  1916  he  was  a  candidate  for  county  surveyor,  but  was  defeated 
by  23  votes.  In  1918  he  was  nominated  for  county  clerk  of  Daviess  County, 
and  elected  by  a  substantial  majority,  and  assumed  the  duties  of  that  office 
in  January,  1919,  and  is  now  serving  in  that  capacity.  While  teaching  in 
his  home  township  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  board  of  that  township. 
He  is  now  the  owner  of  188  acres  of  land  in  Washington  Township.  On 
Sept.  1,  1920,  Mr.  Harrah  became  indentified  with  the  Gallatin  Trust  Com- 
pany and  since  that  time  has  served  as  treasurer  of  that  institution. 

On  Feb.  26,  1908,  Harley  J.  Harrah  was  married  to  Miss  Ethel  Brown, 
a  native  of  Washington  Township,  Daviess  County  and  a  daughter  of  James 
and  Anna  (Reed)  Brown  who  now  reside  near  Jamesport.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Harrah  have  been  born  three  children  as  follows:  Webster,  Jessie  N.,  and 
Virginia. 

Mr.  Harrah  is  a  member  of  the  Church  of  Christ  and  one  of  the  pro- 
gressvie  and  enterprising  men  of  Daviess  County. 

The  Gallatin  Trust  Company  of  Gallatin,  Mo.  was  organized  June  16, 
1917,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000.  The  institution  was  the  outgrowth 
of  the  desire  on  the  part  of  Dr.  Wooden  and  several  other  citizens  for  a  well 
established  company  of  this  kind  in  the  community. 

The  bank  building  was  erected  on  the  southeast  corner  of  the  square 
at  a  cost  of  $20,000,  including  all  the  fixtures.  The  company  is  composed 
of  business  men  and  farmers  of  Daviess  County  and  the  institution  holds 
membership  in  the  American  Banking  Association  and  the  Missouri  Bank- 
ers Association. 

This  company  does  a  general  banking  business  and  its  activities  also 
extend  to  the  legitimate  field  usually  covered  by  a  modern  trust  company, 
such  as  the  administration  of  estates  and  the  handling  of  insurance, 
farm  loans  and  kindred  transactions.  The  defined  policy  of  the  company  is 
to  lend  money  to  farmers,  to  enable  them  to  raise  more  grain,  more  stock 
and  more  of  everything. 

The  present  officers  of  the  Gallatin  Trust  Company  are  Dr.  G.  M. 
Wooden,  President;  C.  L.  Craner,  Vice-President;  J.  M.  McGruder,  Secre- 
tary ;  and  Harley  J.  Harrah,  Treasurer. 

Herbert  C.  Grantham,  a  progressive  and  enterprising  business  man  of 
Pattonsburg,  has  been  identified  with  the  business  interest  of  Daviess 
County  practically  all  his  life. 

Mr.  Grantham  is  engaged  in  the  automoible  business  and  has  the 
agency  of  the  Reo  and  Elgin  cars  and  does  a  very  satisfactory  business  in 
that  line.    He  also  conducts  the  leading  restaurant  of  Pattonsburg. 


HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES  1035 

Mr.  Grantham  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  dependable  citizens  of 
Daviess  County  and  is  a  successful  business  man. 

Lewis  M.  Bowman,  editor  of  the  Tri-County  News  at  King  City  is  one 
of  the  enterprising  newspaper  men  of  northwest  Missouri.  He  is  the  son 
of  W.  L.  and  Margaret  A.  (Nelson)  Bowman  and  was  the  only  child  born 

to  them. 

Lewis  M.  Bowman  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  after  com- 
pleting high  school  he  entered  the  University  of  Missouri  at  Columbia 
where  he  took  the  course  in  journalism.  He  began  his  newspaper  career  in 
Columbia,  Mo.,  and  later  identified  with  the  St.  Joseph  Gazette  for  18 
months.  He  then  came  to  King  City  where  he  is  now  publishing  and  edit- 
ing the  Tri-County  News.  This  is  an  up-to-date  country  newspaper  and  is 
capably  edited  by  Mr.  Bowman. 

During  the  world  war  Mr.  Bowman  enlisted  and  was  sent  to  the  Offi- 
cer's Training  School  at  Camp  Pike,  Ark.,  where  he  was  when  the  armistice 
was  signed  and  was  shortly  afterwards  discharged. 

Mr.  Bowman  is  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
The  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  belongs  to  the  Presby- 
terian Church.    He  is  a  Democrat. 

Allen  F.  Wade,  editor  of  the  Jameson  Gem  is  one  of  the  well  known 
newspaper  men  of  northwest  Missouri.  He  was  born  Nov.  9,  1866,  a  son 
of  John  T.  and  Elizabeth  Jane  (Coughey)  Wade..  They  are  the  parents 
of  the  following  children.  Allen  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Armilda  E., 
now  Mrs.  Charles  McCandless,  living  in  Idaho ;  Hiram  S.,  is  married  and 
lives  in  Oklahoma ;  Nora  Ellen,  deceased ;  Cynthia  A.,  married  John  Geddes, 
Kansas  City,  Kan. ;  Hester  M.  deceased ;  George  C,  resides  at  Coffey ; 
Milo  B.,  Salem  Township ;  Elmer  E.,  Sheridan,  Iowa ;  Elvira  Jane,  married 
James  McKeeman  near  Sheridan,  Iowa;  and  Bessie  E.,  married  Lee  Reed, 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

John  T.  Wade  was  born  in  Beaver  County,  Pa.,  Sept.  10,  1840,  and 
when  he  was  nine  years  old  removed  to  Ohio  with  his  parents  and  settled 
in  Jackson  County,  where  he  grew  to  manhood  and  followed  farming  in 
early  life.  He  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War,  becoming 
a  member  of  Company  H,  1st  Ohio,  Heavy  Artillery  and  about  a  year  later 
was  transferred  to  Company  H  117th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  served 
three  years  in  the  army  and  was  a  corporal.  In  1866  he  came  to  Daviess 
County  and  settled  in  Salem  Township  and  now  resides  on  the  same  place. 
John  T.  Wade  is  a  son  of  James  and  Elimy  (Kerr)  Wade  natives  of  Penn- 
sylvania. James  Wade  was  born  Nov.  9,  1814  and  died  in  Harrison  County, 
Mo.,  1868.    His  wife  died  in  Pennsylvania  in  1849. 


1036  HISTORY  OF  DAVIESS  AND  GENTRY  COUNTIES 

Allen  F.  Wade  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  in  Salem  Township  and 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  was  engaged  in  farming 
until  1893  when  he  entered  the  grocery  business  at  Pattonsburg.  Shortly 
afterwards  learned  the  printers  trade  in  Pattonsburg  and  in  1897  bought 
an  interest  in  the  Pattonsburg  Star  Press.  On  May  25,  1899  he  established 
the  Coffeyburg  Sun  which  he  published  until  1901.  He  then  went  to 
Kansas  City  where  he  was  engaged  in  commercial  printing  until  1905  when 
he  was  appointed  deputy  city  assessor  and  also  served  as  clerk  in  the 
treasurer's  office  in  Kansas  City  until  1908.  He  was  then  interested  in 
truck  farming  until  1911  when  he  came  to  Jameson  and  since  Sept.  25, 
1913  he  has  published  the  Jameson  Gem,  one  of  the  lively  newspapers  of 
Daviess  County. 

Mr.  Wade  was  married  Feb.  28,  1901,  to  Miss  Minnie  N.  Boler,  a 
daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  Boler.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wade  have  been  born 
the  following  children:  Verna  Elizabeth  a  student  in  the  University  of 
Missouri;  Ethel  Elenore,  a  graduate  of  the  Jameson  Consolidated  High 
School;  Pearl  Olive  and  Frederick  Allen  both  students  in  the  Jameson 
school. 

Mr.  Wade  is  a  Republican  and  has  served  as  mayor  of  Jameson.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

L.  T.  Moulten,  who  has  been  the  owner  of  the  King  City  Chronicle 
since  1891,  is  one  of  the  prominent  educators  of  northwestern  Missouri 
as  well  as  a  newspaper  man,  and  is  at  present  principal  of  the  public  schools 
at  Maryville.  He  was  born  in  Hilldale  County,  Mich.,  Aug.  23,  1850  and  is 
the  eldest  of  six  children  born  to  W.  A.  and  Margaret  (Clark)  Moulten. 
W.  A.  Moulten  was  born  in  Canada  in  1816,  the  son  of  Proctor  Moulten, 
who  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States.  W.  A.  Moulten  removed  to  Ohio  in 
early  life  and  was  there  engaged  in  farming.  Later  he  went  to  Michigan 
and  in  1853  removed  to  Iowa  and  in  1865  came  to  Missouri,  locating  in 
Nodaway  County  and  three  years  later  to  Gentry  County  and  in  1869  he 
went  to  Caldwell  County.  He  died  Feb.  7,  1879  while  on  a  business  trip 
to  DeKalb  County.  His  wife  was  born  in  Westmorland  County,  Pa.,  Jan. 
12,  1825  and  now  lives  in  Cameron,  Mo. 

L.  T.  Moulten  received  his  education  in  the  pubHc  schools  and  at  the 
college  where  Kidder  Institute  is  now  located.  He  also  attended  the  Iowa 
State  College.  After  teaching  for  four  years  he  engaged  in  a  mercantile 
business  at  Stewartsville,  Mo.,  and  three  years  later  in  1885  he  removed 
to  Maryville  and  has  been  identified  with  the  schools  since  that  time. 

Mr.  Moulten  is  a  Republican  and  has  always  taken  a  prominent  part  in 
politics.    He  has  served  two  terms  in  the  State  Legislature  and  has  been 


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one  of  the  Republican  Presidential  electors  of  Missouri.  He  served  as 
State  Statistical  Agent  for  the  Government  Agricultural  Department  from 
Missouri  from  1903  to  1913.  He  was  the  candidate  for  Congress  from  the 
Third  Missouri  District  in  1916.  In  1891,  Mr.  Moulten  became  the  owner 
of  the  King  City  Chronicle  and  in  1916  Tracy  D.  Stallman  became  his  part- 
ner in  that  publication. 

Tracy  D.  Stallman  was  born  in  Fulton,  Callaway  County,  Mo.,  and 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools,  including  a  high  school 
course,  Westminister  College  at  Fulton  and  then  took  a  course  in  Journal- 
ism. In  1916,  he  became  associated  with  Mr.  Moulten  in  publishing  the 
King  City  Chronicle  to  which  he  has  devoted  himself  to  the  present  time. 

Tracy  D.  Stallman  was  married  to  Miss  Strossie  Marten  and  one  child 
has  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Stallman  is  a  Republican,  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge  and  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

R.  L.  Cornett,  a  successful  farmer  and  stockman  of  Marion  Township, 
Daviess  County,  was  born  Feb.  10,  1879,  in  Virginia,  the  son  of  W.  C.  A. 
and  Caroline  (Smoot)  Cornett,  natives  of  Virginia. 

To  W.  C.  A.  and  Caroline  (Smoot)  Cornett  the  following  children  were 
born:  Grey,  married  Kate  Vaughn,  Detroit  Mich.;  Alice,  deceased;  R.  L., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch ;  Fleming  Alexander,  deceased,  was  the  husband 
of  Phoebe  Ketchum;  Effie,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Collins,  living  in  Illinois; 
Cora,  the  wife  of  Doc  Ketchum,  Marion  Township,  Daviess  County,  Mo.; 
Joseph,  deceased;  Josie,  the  wife  of  Fred  Beech,  Meadow  Grove,  Nebr. ; 
Floyd  E.,  married  May  Cornett,  Meadow  Grove,  Nebr.;  Cana,  the  wife  of 
G.  C.  Bruce,  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. ;  Ann,  Meadow  Grove,  Nebr.  W.  C.  A. 
Cornett  is  now  living  in  Battle  Creek,  Nebr.  His  wife  died  in  1901  and  is 
buried  in  Virginia. 

R.  L.  Cornett  was  reared  in  Virginia  and  attended  the  district  schools 
there.  In  1900  he  left  Virginia  and  came  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  where  he 
remained  for  one  year,  later  going  to  Washington  and  Oregon.  He  returned 
to  Missouri  in  1904,  and  settled  in  Marion  Township,  Daviess  County, 
where  he  remained  until  1907,  when  he  moved  to  his  present  location  of  80 
acres,  near  Pattonsburg,  Mo.  Mr.  Cornett  carries  on  general  farming  and 
stock  raising  and  has  been  very  successful.  His  farm  is  modern  through- 
out. 

Mr.  Cornett  was  married  to  Essie  Ketchum,  a  daughter  of  David  and 
Irene  (Thurston)  Ketchum.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ketchum  were  natives  of  Illinois 
and  came  to  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  in  1871,  locating  in  Marion  Township, 
just  across  the  road  from  Mr.  Cornett's  farm.  Mr.  Ketchum  died  in  1916, 
and  is  buried  in  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  Cemetery  at  Pat- 
tonsburg, Mo. 


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To  R.  L.  and  Essie  (Ketchum)  Cornett  four  children  have  been  born, 
as  follows :  Vivian ;  Guy ;  Mamie ;  and  Mina,  all  attending  school. 

In  politics,  Mr,  Cornett  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church  of  Civil  Bend,  Mo.  Mr.  Cornett  is  enterprising  and  energetic, 
a  man  whose  integrity  and  ideals  of  citizenship  have  given  him  the  esteem 
of  his  fellow  citizens. 

Clarence  Riley  Fields,  a  practical  farmer  and  stockman  of  Marion 
Township,  Daviess  County,  and  owner  of  310  acres  of  well  improved  land, 
was  born  June  14,  1888,  just  across  the  road  from  his  present  home.  He  is 
the  son  of  Riley  and  Mary  Jane  (Groomer)  Fields. 

Riley  Fields  was  married  for  the  first  time  to  Mary  (Burton)  Fields, 
and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born :  Ellen,  married  to  Christy  Barker, 
Oklahoma ;  and  Dave,  married  Mary  Reynolds,  Idaho.  Mr.  Fields  then 
was  married  to  Mary  Jane  (Groomer)  Fields,  and  to  this  union  11  children 
were  born,  as  follows :  Jessie,  died  in  infancy ;  Edith ;  Ida,  deceased,  was 
the  wife  of  Albert  Henry,  and  was  killed  in  a  runaway  at  Altamont,  Mo.,  in 
1912 ;  Ebenizer,  married  to  Laura  King,  living  in  Idaho ;  John  William, 
living  on  the  home  place;  Elmer,  died  Oct.  10,  1921,  in  Seattle,  Wash.; 
Grace,  married  first  to  D.  Bess,  now  deceased.  She  is  now  married  to  J. 
Wimmer;  Clarence  Riley,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Clara,  the  wife  of 
Edgar  Shaw,  Marion  Township,  Daviess  County,  Mo. ;  Everett,  married 
Alta  Dickson,  Oilman,  Mo. 

Clarence  Riley  Fields  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools  of  Daviess  County.  In  1913  he  began  farming  with 
his  father,  who  died  soon  after,  at  the  age  of  73  years.  His  mother  died  in 
September,  1921.  Mr.  Field's  grandfather,  on  his  father's  side,  obtained 
the  farm  from  the  government  in  1846,  and  Mr.  Fields  still  has  in  his 
possession  the  deed,  signed  by  President  Polk,  at  that  time  president  of  the 
United  States.  Mr.  Fields  purchased  the  land  from  the  heirs  of  the  prop- 
erty, and  since  that  time  has  made  extensive  improvements.  In  1919  he 
built  a  modern  bungalow  just  across  the  road  from  the  home  place.  He 
obtains  sping  water  from  a  pump  which  he  had  installed.  Mr.  Fields 
carries  on  farming  and  stock  raising  and  is  a  well  known  breeder  of  Poland 
China  hogs.    He  has  a  30  acre  apple  orchard  on  his  farm  of  310  acres. 

In  1919,  Mr.  Fields  was  married  to  Ruth  EUis,  a  daughter  of  A.  L.  and 
Sarah  Elizabeth  (Egbert)  Ellis,  natives  of  Daviess  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ellis  were  the  parents  of  11  children,  as  follows:  Arch,  married  Florence 
Ray;  Ethel,  the  widow  of  Ralph  Bechil;  Mrs.  Fields;  Bolene,  married  0. 
Francisco;  Paul,  living  at  home;  Cleo,  at  home;  Ralph,  at  home;  George, 
at  home ;  Walter,  died  in  infancy ;  Leslie,  died  in  infancy ;  and  Hazel,  died 
in  infancy. 


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To  Clarence  Riley  Fields  and  Ruth  (Ellis)  Fields  one  child  has  been 
horn,  Marian  Lois. 

In  politics  Mr.  Fields  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  reliable  citizen,  indust- 
rious and  enterprising.  He  is  a  citizen  of  whom  the  community  is  justly 
proud. 


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