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5 ME  greatest  of  English  historians,  Macaclat,  and  one  of  the  most  brilliant  writers  of 
the  present  eeutiuy,  has  said:  "The  history  of  a  country  is  best  told  in  a  record  of  the 
lives  of  its  people."  In  conformity  with  this  idea  the  Portrait  and  Biographicai 
Record  of  ti^ig  county  has  ':3en  prepared.  Instead  of  going  to  musty  records,  and 
taking  therefrom  dry  stacistical  matter  that  can  be  appreciated  by  but  few,  oui 
corps  of  writers  have  gone  to  the  people,  the  men  and  women  who  have,  by  then 
enterprise  and  industry,  brought  the  county  to  rank  second  to  none  among  those 
comprising  this  great  and  noble  State,  and  from  their  lips  have  the  story  of  their  life 
struggles.  No  more  interesting  or  instructive  matter  could  be  presented  to  an  intelli- 
gent public.  In  this  volume  will  be  found  a  record  of  many  whose  lives  are  worthy  the 
imitation  of  coming  generations.  It  tells  how  some,  commencing  life  in  poverty,  by 
industry  and  economy  have  accumulated  wealth.  It  tells  how  others,  with  limited 
advantages  for  securing  an  education,  have  become  learned  men  and  women,  with  an 
influence  extending  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land.  It  tells  of  men  who 
have  risen  from  the  lower  walks  of  life  to  eminence  as  statesmen,  and  whose  names  have 
become  famous.  It  tells  of  those  in  every  walk  in  life  who  have  striven  to  succeed,  and 
records  how  that  success  has  usually  crowned  their  efforts.  It  tells  also  of  many,  very 
many,  who,  not  seeking  the  applause  of  the  world,  have  pursued  "the  even  tenor  of  their  way,"  con  ten" 
to  have  it  said  of  them  as  Christ  said  of  the  woman  performing  a  deed  of  mercy— "they  have  done  what 
they  could."  It  tells  how  that  many  in  the  pride  and  strength  of  young  manhood  left  the  plow  and  the 
anvil,  the  lawyer's  office  and  the  counting-room,  left  every  trade  and  profession,  and  at  their  country's 
call  went  forth  valiantly  "to  do  or  die,"  and  how  through  their  efforts  the  Union  was  restored  and  peace 
once  more  reigned  in  the  land.  In  the  life  of  every  man  and  of  every  woman  is  a  lesson  that  should  not 
be  lost  upon  those  who  follow  after. 

Coming  generations  will  appreciate  this  volume  and  preserve  it  as  a  sacred  treasure,  from  the  fact 
that  it  contains  so  much  that  would  never  And  its  way  into  public  records,  and  which  would  otherwise  be 
inaccessible.  Great  care  has  been  taken  in  the  compilation  of  the  work  and  every  opportunity  possible 
given  to  those  represented  to  insure  correctness  in  what  has  been  written,  and  the  publishers  flatter  them- 
selves that  they  giv^to  their  readers  a  work  with  few  errors  of  consequence.  In  addition  to  the  biograph 
ical  sketches,  portraits  of  a  number  of  representative  citizens  are  given. 

The  faces  of  some,  and  biographical  sketches  of  many,  will  be  missed  in  this  volume.  For  this  the 
publishers  are  not  to  blame.  Not  having  a  proper  conception  of  the  work,  some  refused  to  give  the 
information  necessary  to  compile  a  sketch,  while  others  were  indifferent.  Occasionally  some  member  of 
the  family  would  oppose  the  enterprise,  and  on  account  of  such  opposition  the  support  of  the  interested 
one  would  be  withheld.  In  a  few  instances  men  could  never  be  found,  though  repeated  calls  were  made 
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HE  Father  of  our  Country  was 
®  born  in  Westmorland  Co.,  Va., 
Feb.  22,  1732.  His  parents 
were  Augustine  and  Mary 
(Ball)  Washington.  The  family 
to  which  he  belonged  has  not 
been  satisfactorily  traced  in 
England.  His  great-grand- 
father, John  Washington,  em- 
igrated to  Virginia  about  1657, 
and  became  a  prosperous 
planter.  He  had  two  sons, 
Lawrence  and  John.  The 
former  married  Mildred  Warner 
and  had  three  children^  John, 
Augustine  and  Mildred.  Augus- 
tine, the  father  of  George,  first 
married  Jane  Butler,  who  bore 
him  four  children,  two  of  whom, 
Lawrence  and  Augustine,  reached 
maturity.  Of  six  children  by  his 
second  marriage,  George  was  the 
eldest,  the  others  being  Betty, 
Samuel,  John  Augustine,  Charles 
and  Mildred. 
Augustine  Washington,  the  father  of  George,  died 
in  1743,  leaving  a  large  landed  property.  To  his 
eldest  son,  Lawrence,  he  bequeathed  an  estate  on 
the  Patomac,  afterwards  known  as  Mount  Vernon, 
and  to  George  he  left  the  parental  residence.  George 
received  only  such  education  as  the  neighborhood 
schools  afforded,  save  for  a  short  time  after  he  left 
school,  when  he  received  private  instruction  in 
mathemat'cs.      His    spelling  v/as   rather   defectiv«. 


Remarkable  stories  are  told  of  his  great  physicas 
strength  and  development  at  an  early  age.  He  was 
an  acknowledged  leader  among  his  companions,  and 
was  early  noted  for  that  nobleness  of  character,  fair- 
ness and  veracity  which  characterized  his  whole  life. 

When  George  was  T4  years  old  he  had  a  desire  to  go  to 
sea,  and  a  midshipman's  warrant  was  secured  for  him, 
but  through  the  opposition  of  his,  mother  the  idea  was 
abandoned.  Two  years  later  he  was  appointed 
surveyor  to  the  immense  estate  of  Lord  Fairfax.  Li 
this  business  he  spent  three  years  in  a  rough  frontier 
life,  gaining  experience  which  afterwards  proved  very 
essential  to  him.  In  1751,  though  only  19  years  of 
age,  he  was  appointed  adjutant  with  the  rank  of 
major  in  the  Virginia  militia,  then  being  trained  for 
active  service  against  the  French  and  Indians.  Soon 
after  this  he  sailed  to  the  West  Indies  with  his  brother 
Lawrence,  who  went  there  to  restore  his  health.  They 
soon  returned,  and  in  the  summer  of  1752  Lawrence 
died,  leaving  a  large  fortune  to  an  infant  daughter 
who  did  not  long  survive  him.  On  her  demise  the 
estate  of  Mount  Vernon  was  given  to  George. 

Upon  the  arrival  of  Robert  Dinwiddle,  as  Lieuten- 
ant-Governor of  Virginia,  in  1752,  the  militia  was 
reorganized,  and  the  province  divided  into  four  mili- 
tary districts,  of  which  the  northern  was  assigned  to 
Washington  as  adjutant  general.  Shortly  after  this 
a  very  perilous  mission  was  assigned  him  and  ac- 
cepted, which  others  had  refused.  This  was  to  pro- 
ceed to  the  French  post  near  Lake  Erie  in  North- 
western Pennsylvania.  The  distance  to  be  traversed 
was  between  500  and  600  miles.  Winter  was  at  hand, 
and  the  journey  was  to  be  made  without  military 
escort,  through  a  territory  occupied  by  Indians.     The 


GEORGE   WASHINGTON. 


trip  was  a  perilous  one,  and  several  limes  he  came  near 
losing  his  life,  yet  he  returned  in  safety  and  furnished 
a  full  and  useful  report  of  his  expedition.  A  regiment 
of  300  men  was  raised  in  Virginia  and  put  in  com- 
mand of  Col.  Joshua  Fry,  and  Major  Washington  was 
commissioned  lieutenant-colonel.  Active  war  was 
then  begun  against  the  French  and  Indians,  in  which 
Washington  took  a  most  important  part.  In  the 
memorable  event  of  July  9,  "1755,  known  as  Brad- 
dock's  defeat,  Washington  was  almost  the  only  officer 
of  distinctior.  who  escaped  from  the  calamities  of  the 
day  with  life  and  honor.  The  other  aids  of  Braddock 
ivere  disabled  early  in  the  action,  and  Washington 
alone  was  left  in  that  capacity  on  the  field.  In  a  letter 
to  his  brother  he  says :  "  I  had  four  bullets  through 
my  coat,  and  two  horses  shot  under  me,  yet  I  escaped 
unhurt,  though  death  was  levelino  my  companions 
on  every  side."  An  Indian  sharpshooter  said  he  was 
not  born  to  be  killed  by  a  bullet,  for  he  had  taken 
direct  aim  at  him  seventeen  times,  and  failed  to  hit 
him. 

After  having  been  five  years  in  the  military  service, 
and  vainly  sought  promotion  in  the  royal  army,  he 
look  advantage  of  the  fall  of  Fort  Duquesne  and  the 
expulsion  of  the  French  from  the  valley  of  the  Ohio, 
to  resign  his  commission.  Soon  after  he  entered  the 
Legislature,  where,  although  not  a  leader,  he  took  an 
active  and  important  part.  January  17,  1759,  he 
married  Mrs.  Martha  (Dandridge)  Custis,  the  wealthy 
widow  of  John  Parke  Custis. 

When  the  British  Parliament  had  closed  the  port 
fif  Boston,  the  cry  went  up  throughout  the  provinces 
that  "The  cause  of  Boston  is  the  cause  of  us  all." 
It  was  then,  at  the  suggestion  of  Virginia,  that  a  Con- 
gress of  all  the  colonies  was  called  to  meet  at  Phila- 
delphia, Sept.  5,  1774,  to  secure  their  common  liberties, 
peaceably  if  possible.  To  this  Congress  Col.  Wash- 
ington was  sent  as  a  delegate.  On  May  10,  1775,  the 
Congress  re-assembled,  when  the  hostile  intentions  of 
England  were  plainly  apparent.  The  battles  of  Con- 
cord and  Lexington  had  been  fought.  Among  the 
first  acts  of  this  Congress  was  the  election  of  a  com- 
mander-in-chief of  the  colonial  forces.  This  high  and 
responsible  office  was  conferred  upon  Washington, 
who  was  still  a  member  of  the  Congress.  He  accepted 
it  on  June  19,  but  upon  the  express  condition  that  he 
receive  no  salary.  He  would  keep  an  exact  account 
of  expenses  and  expect  Congress  lo  pay  them  and 
nothing  more.  It  is  not  the  object  of  this  sketch  to 
trace  the  military  acts  of  Washington,  to  whom  the 
fortunes  and  liberties  of  the  people  of  this  country 
were  so  long  confided.  The  war  was  conducted  by 
him  under  every  possible  disadvantage,  and  while  his 
forces  often  met  with  reverses,  yet  he  overcame  every 
obstacle,  and  after  seven  years  of  heroic  devotion 
and  matchless  skill  he  gained  liberty  for  the  greatest 
nation  of  earth.  On  Dec.  23,  17S3,  Washington,  in 
a  parting  address  of  surpassing  beauty,  resigned  his 


commission  as  commander-in-chief  of  the  army  ij 
to  the  Continental  Congress  sitting  al  Annapolis.  He 
retired  immediately  to  Mount  Vernon  and  resumed 
his  occupation  as  a  farmer  and  planter,  shunning  all 
connection  with  public  life. 

In  February,  1789,  Washington  was  unanimously 
elected  President.  In  his  presidential  career  he  was 
subject  to  the  peculiar  trials  incidental  to  a  new 
government ;  trials  from  lack  of  confidence  on  the  part 
of  other  governments ;  trials  from  want  of  harmony 
between  the  different  sections  of  our  own  country ; 
trials  from  the  impoverished  condition  of  the  country, 
owmgto  the  war  and  want  of  credit;  trials  from  the 
beginnings  of  party  strife.  He  was  no  partisan.  His 
clear  judgment  could  discern  the  golden  mean  ;  and 
while  perhaps  this  alone  kept  our  government  from 
sinking  at  the  very  outset,  it  left  him  exposed  to 
attacks  from  both  sides,  which  were  often  bitter  and 
very  annoying. 

At  the  expiration  of  his  first  term  he  was  unani- 
mously re-elected.  At  the  end  of  this  tenn  many 
were  anxious  that  he  be  re-elected,  but  he  absolutely 
refused  a  third  nomination.  On  the  fourth  of  Mari_h, 
1797,  at  the  expiraton  of  his  second  term  as  Presi- 
dent, he  returned  to  his  home,  hoping  to  pass  there 
his  few  remaining  yeais  free  from  the  annoyances  of 
public  life.  Later  in  the  year,  however,  his  repose 
seemed  likely  to  be  interrupted  by  war  with  France. 
At  the  prospect  of  such  a  war  he  was  again  urged  to 
take  command  of  the  armies.  He  chose  his  sub- 
ordinate officers  and  left  to  them  the  charge  of  mat- 
ters in  the  field,  which  he  superintended  from  his 
home.  In  accepting  the  command  he  made  the 
reservation  that  he  was  not  to  be  in  the  field  until 
it  was  necessary.  In  the  midst  of  these  preparations 
his  life  was  suddenly  cut  off.  December  12,  he  took 
a  severe  cold  from  a  ride  in  the  rain,  which,  settling 
in  his  throat,  produced  inflammation,  and  terminated 
fatally  on  the  night  of  the  fourteenth.  On  the  eigh- 
teenth his  body  was  borne  wi'h  military  honors  to  its 
final  resting  place,  and  interred  in  the  family  vault  at 
Mount  Vernon. 

Of  the  character  of  Washington  it  is  impossible  to 
speak  but  in  terms  of  the  highest  respect  and  ad- 
miration. The  more  we  see  of  the  operations  of 
our  government,  and  the  more  deeply  we  feel  the 
difficulty  of  uniting  all  opinions  in  a  common  interest, 
the  more  highly  we  must  estimate  the  force  of  his  tal- 
ent and  character,  which  have  be'^n  able  to  challenge 
the  reverence  of  all  parties,  and  principles,  and  na- 
tions, and  to  win  a  fame  as  extended  as  the  limits 
of  the  globe,  and  which  we  cannot  Init  believe  will 
be  as  lasting  as  the  existence  of  man. 

The  person  of  Washington  was  unusally  tan,  erect 
and  well  proportioned.  His  muscular  strength  was 
great.  His  features  were  of  a  beautiful  synimetr\'. 
He  commanded  respect  without  anv  n|.pcarance  of 
haughtiness,  and  ever  serious  without  l»pintr  dull. 


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OHN    ADAMS,    the    second 
J  President  and  the   first   Vice- 
"  President  of  the  United  States, 
was   born   in  Braintree    ( now 
j£.    Quincy  ),Mass.,  and  about  ten 
-  miles   from    Boston,    Oct.    19, 
1735.  His  great-grandfather,  Henry 
Adams,   emigrated   from    England 
about  1640,  with  a  family  of  eight 
sons,  and  settled  at  Braintree.  The 
parents   of  John   were   John    and 
Susannah  (Boylston)  Adams.     His 
father   was    a    farmer    of    limited 
means,  to  which  he  added  the  bus- 
iness of  shoemaking.      He  gave  his 
eldest  son,  John,  a  classical  educa- 
'  tion    at    Harvard    College.      John 

graduated  in  1755,  and  at  once  took  charge  of  the 
school  in  Worcester,  Mass.  This  he  found  but  a 
■'school  of  affliction,"  from  which  he  endeavored  to 
gain  relief  by  devoting  himself,  in  addition,  to  the 
study  of  law.  For  this  purpose  he  placed  himself 
under  the  tuition  of  the  only  lawyer  in  the  town.  He 
had  tliought  seriously  of  the  clerical  profession 
but  seems  to  have  been  turned  from  this  by  what  he 
termed  "  the  frightful  engines  of  ecclesiastical  coun- 
jils,  of  diabolical  malice,  and  Calvanistic  good  nature,'' 
of  the  operations  of  which  he  had  been  a  witness  in 
his  native  town.  He  was  well  fitted  for  the  legal 
profession,  possessing  a  clear,  sonorous  voice,  being 
ready  and  fluent  of  speech,  and  having  quick  percep- 
tive powers.  He  gradually  gained  practice,  and  in 
[764  married  Abigail  Smith,  a  daughter  of  a  minister, 
and  a  lady  of  superior  intelligence.  Shortly  after  his 
marriage,  (i7<'i5),  the  attempt  of  Parliamentary  taxa- 
*ion  turned  him  from  law  to  politics.  He  took  initial 
steps  toward  holdin^  a  town  meeting,  and  the  resolu- 


tions he  offered  on  the  subject  became  very  populai 
throughout  the  Province,  and  were  adopted  word  for 
word  by  over  forty  different  towns.  He  moved  to  Bos 
ton  in  1768,  and  became  one  of  the  most  courageous 
and  prominent  advocates  of  the  popular  cause,  and 
was  chosen  a  member  of  the  General  Court  (the  Leg- 
lislature)  in  1770. 

Mr.  Adams  was  chosen  one  of  the  first  delegate.-i 
from  Massachusetts  to  the  first  Continental  Congress, 
which  met  in  1774.  Here  he  distinguished  himselt 
by  his  capacity  for  business  and  for  debate,  and  ad~ 
vocated  the  movement  for  independence  against  the 
majority  of  the  members.  In  May,  1776,  he  moved 
and  carried  a  resolution  in  Congress  that  the  Colonies 
should  assume  the  duties  of  self-government.  H^ 
was  a  prominent  member  of  the  committee  of  ave 
appointed  June  11,  to  prepare  a  declaration  of  inde- 
pendence. This  article  was  drawn  by  Jefferson,  but 
on  Adams  devolved  the  task  of  battling  it  through 
Congress  in  a  three  days  debate. 

On  the  day  after  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
was  passed,  while  his  soul  was  yet  warm  with  thi 
glow  of  excited  feeling,  he  wrote  a  letter  to  his  wife 
which,  as  we  read  it  now,  seems  to  have  been  dictated 
by  the  spirit  of  prophecy.  "Yesterday,"  he  says, "tlie 
greatest  question  was  decided  that  ever  was  debated 
in  America;  and  greater,  perhaps,  never  was  or  wil 
be  decided  among  men.  A  resolution  was  passed 
without  one  dissenting  colony,  '  that  these  United 
States  are,  and  of  right  ought  to  be,  free  and  inde- 
pendent states,'  The  day  is  passed.  The  fourth  of 
July,  1776,  will  be  a  memorable  epoch  in  the  history 
of  America.  I  am  apt  to  believe  it  will  be  celebrated 
by  succeeding  generations,  as  the  great  anniversary 
festival.  It  ought  to  be  commemorated  as  the  day  of 
deliverance  by  solemn  acts  of  devotion  to  Almighty 
God.     It  ought  to  be  solemnized  with  pomp,  shows- 


JOHN  ADAMS. 


games,  sports,  guns,  bells,  bonfires,  and  illuminations 
trom  one  end  of  the  continent  to  the  other,  from  this 
time  forward  for  ever.  You  will  think  me  transported 
with  enthusiasm,  but  I  am  not.  I  am  well  aware  of 
the  toil,  and  blood  and  treasure,  that  it  will  cost  to 
maintain  this  declaration,  and  support  and  defend 
thebe  States;  yet,  through  all  the  gloom,  I  can  seethe 
rays  of  light  and  glory.  I  can  see  that  the  end  is 
worth  more  than  all  the  means;  and  that  posterity 
will  triumph,  although  you  and  I  may  rue,  which  I 
hope  we  shall  not." 

In  November,  1777,  Mr.  Adams  was  appointed  a 
delegate  to  France  and  to  co-operate  with  Bemjamin 
Franklin  and  Arthur  Lee,  who  were  then  in  Paris,  in 
the  endeavor  to  obtain  assistance  in  arms  and  money 
from  the  French  Government.  This  was  a  severe  trial 
to  his  patriotism,  as  it  separated  him  from  his  home, 
compelled  him  to  cross  the  ocean  in  winter,  and  ex- 
posed him  to  great  peril  of  capture  by  the  British  cruis- 
ers, who  were  seeking  him.  He  left  France  June  17, 
1779.  In  September  of  the  same  year  he  was  again 
chosen  to  go  to  Paris,  and  there  hold  himself  in  readi- 
ness to  negotiate  a  treaty  of  peace  and  of  commerce 
with  Great  Britian,  as  soon  as  the  British  Cabinet 
might  be  found  willing  to  listen  to  such  proposels.  He 
sailed  for  France  in  November,  from  there  he  went  to 
Holland,  where  he  negotiated  important  loans  and 
formed  important  commercial  treaties 

Finally  a  treaty  of  peace  with  England  was  signed 
Jan.  2  1,  1783.  The  re-action  from  the  excitement, 
toil  and  anxiety  through  which  Mr.  Adams  had  passed 
threw  him  into  a  fever.  After  suffering  from  a  con- 
tinued fever  and  becoming  feeble  and  emaciated  he 
was  advised  to  go  to  England  to  drink  the  waters  of 
Bath.  AVhile  in  England,  still  drooping  and  des[X5nd- 
■ing,  he  received  dispatches  from  his  own  government 
urging  the  necessity  of  his  going  to  Amsterdam  to 
negotiate  another  loan.  It  was  winter,  his  health  was 
delicate,  yet  he  immediately  set  out,  and  through 
storm,  on  sea,  on  horseback  and  foot,hemade  the  trip. 

February  24,  1785- Congress  appointed  Mr.  Adams 
envoy  to  the  Court  of  St.  James.  Here  he  met  face 
to  face  the  King  of  England,  who  had  so  long  re- 
garded him  as  a  traitor.  As  England  did  not 
condescend  to  appoint  a  minister  to  the  United 
States,  and  as  Mr.  Adams  felt  that  he  was  accom- 
plishing but  little,  he  sought  permission  to  return  to 
his  own  coimtry,  where  he  arrived  in  June,  1788. 

When  Washington  was  first  chosen  President,  John 
Adams,  rendered  illustiious  by  his  signal  services  at 
home  and  abroad,  was  chosen  Vice  President.  Again 
at  the  second  election  of  Washington  as  President, 
Adams  was  chosen  Vice  President.  In  1796,  Wash- 
ington retired  from  public  life,  and  Mr.  Adams  was 
elected  President.fhough  not  without  much  opposition. 
Serving  in  this  office  four  years, he  was  succeeded  by 
Mr.  Jefferson,  his  opponent  in  politics. 

'JVTiile   Mr.  Adams  was  Vice  President  the   great 


French  Revolution  shook  the  continent  of  Europe, 
and  it  was  upon  this  point  which  he  was  atissuewiih 
the  majority  of  his  countrymen  led  by  Mr.  Jefferson. 
Mr.  Adams  felt  no  sympathy  with  the  French  people 
in  their  struggle,  for  he  had  no  confidence  in  their 
power  of  self-government,  and  he  utterly  abhored  the 
classof  atheist  philosophers  who  he  claimed  caused  it. 
On  the  other  hand  Jefferson's  sympathies  were  strongly 
enlisted  in  behalf  of  the  French  people.  Hence  or- 
iginated the  alienation  between  these  distinguished 
men,  and  two  powerful  parties  were  thus  soon  organ- 
ized, Adams  at  the  head  of  the  one  whose  sympathies 
were  with  England  and  Jefferson  led  the  other  in 
sympathy  with  France. 

The  world  has  seldom  seen  a  spectacle  of  more 
moral  beauty  and  grandeur,  than  was  presented  by  the 
old  age  of  Mr,  Adams.  The  violence  of  party  feeling 
had  died  away,  and  he  had  begun  to  receive  that  just 
appreciation  which,  to  most  men,  is  not  accorded  till 
after  death.  No  one  could  look  upon  his  venerable 
form,  and  think  of  what  he  had  done  and  suffered, 
and  how  he  had  given  up  all  the  prime  and  strenj^th 
of  his  life  to  the  public  good,  without  the  deepest 
emotion  of  gratitude  and  respect.  It  was  his  peculiar 
good  fortune  to  witness  the  complete  success  of  the 
institution  which  he  had  been  so  active  in  creating  and 
supporting.  In  1824,  his  cup  of  happiness  was  filled 
to  the  brim,  by  seeing  his  son  elevated  to  the  highest 
station  in  the  gift  of  the  people. 

The  fourth  of  July,  1826,  which  completed  the  half 
century  since  the  signing  of  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence, arrived,  and  there  were  but  three  of  the 
signers  of  that  immortal  instrument  left  upon  the 
earth  to  hail  its  morning  light.  And,  as  it  is 
well  known,  on  that  day  two  of  these  finished  their 
earthly  pilgrimage,  a  coincidence  so  remarkable  as 
to  seem  miraculous.  For  a  few  days  before  Mr. 
Adams  had  been  rapidly  failing,  and  on  the  morning 
of  the  fourth  he  found  himself  too  weak  to  rise  from 
his  bed.  On  being  requested  to  name  a  toast  for  the 
customary  celebration  of  the  day,  he  exclaimed  "  In- 
dependence FOREVER."  When  the  day  was  ushered 
in,  by  the  ringing  of  bells  and  the  firing  of  cannons, 
he  was  asked  by  one  of  his  ;ittendants  if  he  knew 
what  day  it  was?  He  replied,  "O  yes;  it  is  the  glor- 
ious fourth  of  July — God  bless  it — God  bless  you  all." 
In  the  course  of  the  day  he  said,  "It  is  a  great  and 
glorious  day."  The  last  words  he  uttered  were, 
"Jefferson  survives."  But  he  had,  at  one  o'clock,  re- 
signed his  spiiit  into  the  hands  of  his  God. 

The  personal  appearance  and  manners  of  Mr. 
Adams  were  not  particularly  prepossessing.  His  face, 
as  his  portrait  manifests,was  intellectual  ard  expres- 
sive, but  his  figure  was  low  and  ungraceful,  and  his 
manners  were  frequently  abrupt  and  uncourteous. 
He  had  neither  the  lofty  dignity  of  Washington,  nor 
the  engaging  elegance  and  gracefulness  which  marked 
the  manners  and  address  of  Jefferson. 


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THIRD  PRESIDENT. 


HOMAS  JEFFERSON  was 

born  April  2,  1743,  at  Shad- 
l^well,  Albermarle  county,  Va. 
His  parents  were  Peter  and 
Jane  (Randolph)  Jefferson, 
the  former  a  native  of  Wales, 
and  the  latter  born  in  Lon- 
don. To  them  were  born  six 
daughters  and  two  sons,  of 
whom  Thomas  was  the  elder. 
When  14  years  of  age  his 
father  died.  He  received  a 
most  liberal  education,  hav- 
ing been  kept  diligently  at  school 
from  the  time  he  was  five  years  of 
age.  In  1760  he  entered  William 
and  Mary  College.  Williamsburg  was  then  the  seat 
of  the  Colonial  Court,  and  it  was  the  obode  of  fashion 
a.id  splendor.  Young  Jefferson,  who  was  then  17 
years  old,  lived  somewhat  expensively,  keeping  fine 
horses,  and  much  caressed  by  gay  society,  yet  he 
was  earnestly  devoted  lo  his  studies,  and  irreproacha- 
able  in  his  morals.  It  is  strange,  however,  under 
such  influences, that  he  was  not  ruined.  In  the  sec- 
ond year  of  his  college  course,  moved  by  some  un- 
explained inward  impulse,  he  discarded  his  horses, 
society,  and  even  his  "favorite  violin,  to  which  he  had 
previously  given  much  time.  He  often  devoted  fifteen 
hours  a  day  to  hard  study,  allowing  himself  for  ex- 
ercise only  a  run  in  the  evening  twilight  of  a  mile  out 
of  the  city  and  back  again.  He  thus  attained  very 
high  intellectual  culture,  alike  excellence  in  philoso- 
phy and  the  langiiages.  The  most  difficult  Latin  and 
Greek  authors  he  read  with  facility.  A  more  finished 
scholar  has  seldom  gone  forth  from  college  halls ;  and 


there  was  not  to  be  found,  perhaps,  in  all  Virginia,  a 
more  pureminded,  upright,  gentlemanly  young  man. 

Immediately  upon  leaving  college  he  began  the 
study  of  law.  For  the  short  time  he  continued  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  he  rose  rapidly  and  distin- 
guished himself  by  his  energy  and  accuteness  as  ;i 
lawyer.  But  the  times  called  for  greater  action. 
The  policy  of  England  had  awakened  the  spirit  ol 
resistance  of  the  American  Colonies,  and  the  enlarged 
views  which  Jefferson  had  ever  entertained,  soon  led 
him  into  active  political  life.  In  1769  he  was  chosei 
a  member  of  the  Virginia  House  of  Burgesses  In 
1772  he  married  Mrs.  Martha  Skelton,  a  very  beauti- 
ful, wealthy  and  highly  accomplished  young  widov 

Upon  Mr.  Jefferson's  large  estate  at  Shad  well,  theri 
was  a  majestic  swell  of  land,  called  Monticello,  whicl 
commanded  a  prospect  of  wonderful  extent  and 
beauty.  This  spot  Mr.  Jefferson  selected  for  his  neu- 
home;  and  here  he  reared  a  mansion  of  modest  ye' 
elegant  architecture,  which,  next  to  Mount  Vernon 
became  the  most  distinguished  resort  in  our  land. 

In  1775  hs  w^s  sent  to  the  Colonial  Congress 
where,  though  a  silent  member,  his  abilities  as  a 
writer  and  a  reasoner  soon  become  known,  and  h.; 
was  placed  upon  a  number  of  important  committees, 
and  was  chairman  of  the  one  appointed  for  the  draw- 
ing up  of  a  declaration  of  independence.  This  com- 
mittee consisted  of  Thomas  Jefferson,  John  Adams. 
Benjamin  Franklin,  Roger  Sherman  and  Robert  R. 
Livingston.  Jefferson,  as  chairman,  was  appointed 
to  draw  up  the  paper.  Franklin  and  Adams  suggested 
a  few  verbal  changes  before  it  was  submitted  to  Con- 
gress. On  June  28,  a  few  slight  changes  were  made 
in  it  by  Congress,  and  it  was  passed  and  signed  July 
4,  1776,     What  must  have  been  the  feelings  of  that 


THOMAS  JEFFERSON. 


man — what  the  emotions  that  swelled  his  breast— 
who  was  charged  with  the  preparation  of  that  Dec- 
laration, which,  while  it  made  known  the  wrongs  of 
America,  was  also  to  publish  her  to  the  world,  free, 
soverign  and  independent.  It  is  one  of  the  most  re- 
markable papers  ever  written  ;  and  did  no  other  effort 
cf  the  mind  of  its  author  exist,  that  alone  would  be 
sufficient  to  stamp  his  name  with  immortality. 

lu  1/7  9  ^I""-  Jefferson  was  elected  successor  to 
Patrick  Henry,  as  Governor  of  Virginia.  At  one  time 
the  British  officer,  Tarleton,  sent  a  secret  expedition  to 
Monucello,  to  capture  the  Governor.  Scarcely  five 
minutes  elapsed  after  the  hurried  escape  of  Mr.  Jef- 
ferson and  his  family,  ere  his  mansion  was  in  posses- 
sion of  the  British  troops.  His  wife's  health,  never 
very  good,  was  much  injured  by  this  excitement,  and 
in  the  summer  of  1782  she  died. 

Mr.  Jefferson  was  elected  to  Congress  in  1783. 
Two  yeirs  later  he  was  appointed  Minister  Plenipo- 
tentiary to  France.  Returning  to  the  United  States 
in  September,  1789,  he  became  Secretary  of  State 
in  Washington's  cabinet.  This  position  he  resigned 
Jan.  I,  1794.  In  1797,  he  was  chosen  Vice  Presi- 
dent, and  four  years  later  was  elected  President  over 
Mr.  Adams,  with  Aaron  Burr  as  Vice  President.  In 
1804  he  was  re-elected  with  wonderful  unanimity, 
and  George  Clinton,  Vice  President. 

The  early  part  of  Mr.  Jefferson's  second  adminstra- 
tion  was  disturbed  by  an  event  which  threatened  the 
tranquility  and  peace  of  the  Union ;  this  was  the  con- 
spiracy of  Aaron  Burr.  Defeated  in  the  late  election 
to  the  Vice  Presidency,  and  led  on  by  an  \mprincipled 
ambition,  this  extraordinary  man  formed  the  plan  of  a 
military  expedition  into  the  Spanish  territories  on  our 
southwestern  frontier,  for  the  purpose  of  forming  there 
a  new  republic.  This  has  been  generally  supposed 
was  a  mere  pretext ;  and  although  it  has  not  been 
generally  known  what  his  real  plans  were,  there  is  no 
doubt  that  they  were  of  a  far  more  dangerous 
character. 

In  1809,  at  the  expiration  of  the  second  term  for 
which  Mr.  Jefferson  had  been  elected,  he  determined 
to  retire  from  political  life.  For  a  period  of  nearly 
forty  years,  he  had  been  continually  before  the  pub- 
,ic,  and  all  that  time  had  been  employed  in  offices  of 
the  greatest  trust  and  responsibility.  Having  thus  de- 
voted the  best  part  of  his  life  to'  the  service  of  his 
country,  he  now  felt  desirous  of  that  rest  which  his 
declining  years  required,  and  uix)n  the  organization  of 
the  new  administration,  in  March,  1809,  he  bid  fare- 
well forever  to  public  life,  and  retired  to  Monticello. 

Mr.  Jefferson  was  profuse  in  his  hospitality.  Whole 
families  came  in  their  coaches  with  their  horses, — 
fathers  and  mothers,  boys  and  girls,  babies  and 
nurses, — and  remained  three  and  even  six  months. 
IJfe  at  Monticello,  for  years,  resembled  that  at  a 
fashionable  watering-place. 

The  fourth  of  July,  1826,  being  the  fiftieth  anniver- 


sary of  the  Declaration  of  American  Independence, 
great  preparations  were  made  in  every  part  of  th« 
Union  for  its  celebration,  as  the  nation's  jubilee,  and 
the  citizens  of  Washington,  to  add  to  the  solemnity 
of  the  occasion,  invited  Mr.  Jefferson,  as  the  framer, 
and  one  of  the  few  surviving  signers  of  the  Declara- 
tion, to  participate  in  their  festivities.  But  an  ill- 
ness, which  had  been  of  several  weeks  duration,  and 
had  been  continually  increasing,  compelled  him  to 
decline  the  invitation. 

On  the  second  of  July,  the  disease  under  which 
he  was  laboring  left  him,  but  in  such  a  reduced 
state  that  his  medical  attendants,  entertained  nc 
hope  of  his  recovery.  From  this  time  he  was  perfectly 
sensible  that  his  last  hour  was  at  hand.  On  the  ne.xt 
dny,  which  was  Monday,  he  asked  of  those  around 
him,  the  day  of  the  month,  and  on  being  told  it  was 
the  third  of  July,  he  expressed  the  earnest  wish  tha'; 
he  might  be  permitted  to  breathe  the  air  of  the  fiftietl' 
anniversary.  His  prayer  was  heard — that  day,  whose 
dawn  was  hailed  with  such  rapture  through  our  land, 
burst  upon  his  eyes,  and  then  they  were  closed  for- 
ever. And  what  a  noble  consummation  of  a  noble 
life !  To  die  on  that  day, — the  birthday  of  a  nation,-  - 
the  day  which  his  own  name  and  his  own  act  had 
rendered  glorious;  to  die  amidst  the  rejoicings  and 
festivities  of  a  whole  nation,  who  looked  up  to  him, 
as  the  author,  under  God,  of  their  greatest  blessings, 
was  all  that  was  wanting  to  fill  up  the  record  his  life. 

Almost  at  the  same  hour  of  his  death,  the  kin- 
dred spirit  of  the  venerable  Adams,  as  if  to  bear 
him  company,  left  the  scene  of  his  earthly  honors, 
Hand  in  hand  they  had  stood  forth,  the  champions  of 
freedom  ;  hand  in  hand,  during  the  dark  and  desper- 
ate struggle  of  the  Revolution,  they  had  cheered  and 
animated  their  desponding  countrymen;  for  half  a 
century  they  had  labored  together  for  the  good  of 
the  countrj';  and  now  hand  in  hand  they  depart. 
In  their  lives  they  had  been  united  in  the  same  great 
cause  of  liberty,  and  in  their  deaths  they  were  not 
divided. 

In  person  Mr.  Jefferson  was  tall  and  thin,  rather 
above  six  feet  in  height,  but  well  formed;  his  eyes 
were  light,  his  hair  originally  red,  in  after  life  became 
white  and  silvery;  his  complexion  was  fair,  his  fore- 
head broad,  and  his  whole  cour^enance  intelligent  and 
thoughtful.  He  possessed  great  fortitude  of  mind  as 
well  as  personal  courage ;  and  i.ls  command  of  tem- 
per was  such  that  his  oldest  and  most  intimate  friends 
never  recollected  to  have  seen  him  in  a  passion. 
His  manners,  though  dignified,  were  simple  and  un- 
affected, and  his  hospitality  was  so  unbounded  that 
all  found  at  his  house  a  ready  welcome.  In  conver- 
sation he  was  fluent,  eloquent  and  enthusiastic;  and 
his  language  was  remarkably  pure  and  correct.  He 
was  a  finished  classical  scholar,  and  in  his  writings  is 
discernable  the  care  with  which  he  formed  his  style 
upon  the  best  models  of  antiquity. 


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I 


AMES    MADISON,    "Father 
of  the  Constitution,"  and  fourth 
;^''Piesident  of  the  United  States, 
was  born  March  16,  1757,  and 
died  at  his   home  in  Virginia, 
—    June  28,  1836.     The  name  of 
[ames  Madison  is  inseparably  con- 
nected with  most  of  the  important 
events  in  that  heroic  period  of  our 
country  during  which  the  founda- 
tions of  this  great   republic  were 
laid.  He  was  the  last  of  the  founders 
of  the   Constitution   of  the    United 
States  to    l)e   called    to   his    eternal 
reward. 

The  Madison  family  were  among 
the  early  emigrants  to  the  New  World, 
landing  upon  the  shores  of  the  Chesa- 
peake but  "IS  years  after  the  settle- 
ment of  Jamestown.  The  father  of 
James  Madison  was  an  opulent 
planter,  residing  upon  a  very  fine  es- 
tate called  "Montpelier,"  Orange  Co., 
Va.  The  mansion  was  situated  in 
the  midst  of  scenery  highly  pictur- 
esque and  romantic,  on  the  west  side 
of  South-west  Mountain,  at  the  foot  of 
Blue  Ridge.  It  was  but  25  miles  from  the  home  of 
Jefferson  at  Monticello.  The  closest  personal  and 
political  attachment  existed  between  these  illustrious 
men,  from  their  early  youth  until  death. 

The  early  education  of  Mr.  Madison  was  conducted 
mostly  at  home  under  a  private  tutor.  At  the  age  of 
18  he  was  sent  to  Princeton  College,  in  New  Jersey. 
Here  he  applied  himself  to  study  with  the  most  im- 


prudent zeal;  allowing  himself,  for  months,  but  three 
hours'  sleep  out  of  the  24.  His  health  thus  became  so 
seriously  impaired  that  he  never  recovered  any  vigor 
of  constitution.  He  graduated  in  177  i,  with  a  feeble 
body,  with  a  character  of  utmost  purity,  and  with  a 
mind  highly  disciplined  and  richly  stored  with  learning 
which  embellished  and  gave  proficiency  to  his  subsf 
quent  career. 

Returning  to  Virginia,  he  commenced  the  study  of 
law  and  a  course  of  extensive  and  systematic  reading. 
This  educational  course,  the  spirit  of  the  times  in 
which  he  lived,  and  the  society  with  which  he  asso- 
ciated, all  combined  to  inspire  him  with  a  strong 
love  of  liberty,  and  to  train  him  for  his  life-woik  ot 
a  statesman.  Being  naturally  of  a  religious  turn  of 
mind,  and  his  frail  health  leading  him  to  think  that 
his  life  was  not  to  be  long,  he  directed  especial  atten- 
tion to  theological  studies.  Endowed  with  a  mind 
singularly  free  from  passion  and  prejudice,  and  with 
almoKt  unequalled  powers  of  reasoning,  he  weighed 
all  the  arguments  for  and  against  revealed  religion, 
until  his  faith  became  so  established  as  never  to 
be  shaken. 

In  the  spring  of  1776,  when  26  years  of  age,  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Convention,  to 
frame  the  constitution  of  the  State.  The  next  year 
(1777),  he  was  a  candidate  for  the  General  Assembly. 
He  refused  to  treat  the  whisky-lovir.g  voters,  and 
consequently  lost  his  election;  but  those  who -had 
witnessed  the  talent,  energy  and  public  spirit  of  the 
modest  young  man,  enlisted  themselves  in  his  behalf, 
and  he  was  appointed  to  the    E.xeculive  Council. 

Both  Patrick  Henry  and  Thomas  Jefferson  were 
Governors  of  Virginia  while  Mr.  Madison  remained 
member  of  the  Council ;    and  their  appreciation  of  hir. 


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vntellectual,  social  and  moral  worth,  contributed  not 
a  little  to  his  subsequent  eminence.  In  the  year 
1780,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Continental 
Congress.  Here  he  met  the  most  illustrious  men  in 
our  land,  and  he  was  immediately  assigned  to  one  of 
the  most  conspicuous  positions  among  them. 

For  three  years  Mr.  Madison  continued  in  Con- 
gress, one  of  its  most  active  and  influential  members. 
In  the  year  1784,  his  term  having  expired,  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Legislature. 

No  man  felt  more  deeply  than  Mr.  Madison  the 
utter  inefficiency  of  the  old  confederacy,  with  no  na- 
tional government,  with  no  power  to  form  treaties 
which  would  be  binding,  or  to  enforce  law.  There 
was  not  any  State  more  prominent  than  Virginia  in 
the  declaration,  that  an  efficient  national  government 
must  be  formed.  In  January,  1786,  Mr.  Madison 
carried  a  resolution  through  the  General  Assembly  of 
Virginia,  inviting  the  other  States  to  appoint  commis- 
sioners to  meet  in  convention  at  Annapolis  to  discuss 
this  subject.  Five  States  only  were  represented.  The 
convention,  however,  issued  another  call,  drawn  up 
by  Mr.  Madison,  urging  all  the  States  to  send  their 
delegates  to  Philadelphia,  in  May,  1787,  to  draft 
a  Constitution  for  the  United  States,  to  take  the  place 
of  that  Confederate  League.  The  delegates  met  at 
the  time  appointed.  Every  State  but  Rhode  Island 
was  represented.  George  Washington  was  chosen 
president  of  the  convention;  and  the  present  Consti- 
tution of  the  United  States  was  then  and  there  formed. 
There  was,  perhaps,  no  mind  and  no  pen  more  ac- 
tive in  framing  this  immortal  document  than  the  mind 
and  the  pen  of  James  Madison. 

The  Constitution,  adopted  by  a  vote  81  to  79,  was 
to  be  presented  to  the  several  States  for  acceptance. 
But  grave  solicitude  was  felt.  Should  it  be  rejected 
we  should  be  left  but  a  conglomeration  of  independent 
States,  with  but  little  power  at  home  and  little  respect 
abroad.  Mr.  Madison  was  selected  by  the  conven- 
tion to  draw  up  an  address  to  the  people  of  the  United 
States,  expounding  the  principles  of  the  Constitution, 
and  urging  its  adoption.  There  was  great  opposition 
to  it  at  first,  but  it  at  length  triumphed  over  all,  and 
went  into  effect  in  T789. 

Mr.  Madison  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives in  the  first  Congress,  and  soon  became  the 
avowed  leader  of  the  Republican  party.  While  in 
New  York  attending  Congress,  he  met  Mrs.  Todd,  a 
young  widow  of  remarkable  power  of  fascination, 
whom  he  married.  She  was  in  person  and  character 
queenly,  and  probably  no  lady  has  thus  far  occupied 
so  prominent  a  position  in  the  very  peculiar  society 
which  has  constituted  our  republican  court  as  Mrs. 
M!)dison. 

Mr.  Madison  served  as  Secretary  of  State  under 
Jefferson,  and  at  the  close  of  his  administration 
was  chosen  President.  At  this  time  the  encroach- 
ments of  England  had  brought  us  to  the  verge  of  war. 


British  orders  in  council  destioyed  our  commerce,  and 
our  flag  was  exposed  to  constant  insult.  Mr.  Madison 
was  a  man  of  peace.  Scholarly  in  his  taste,  retiring 
in  his  disposition,  war  had  no  charms  for  him.  But  the 
meekest  spirit  can  be  roused.  It  makes  one's  blood 
boil,  even  now,  to  think  of  an  American  ship  brought 
to,  upon  the  ocean,  by  the  guns  of  an  English  cruiser. 
A  young  lieutenant  steps  on  board  and  orders  the 
crew  to  be  paraded  before  him.  With  great  nonchal- 
ance he  selects  any  number  whom  he  may  please  to 
designate  as  British  subjects ;  orders  them  down  the 
ship's  side  into  his  boat ;  and  places  them  on  the  gun- 
deck  of  his  man-of-war,  to  fight,  by  compulsion,  the 
battles  of  England.  This  right  of  search  and  im- 
pressment, no  efforts  of  our  Government  could  induce 
the  British  cabinet  to  relinquish. 

On  the  1 8th  of  June,  18 12,  President  Madison  gave 
his  approval  to  an  act  of  Congress  declaring  war 
against  Great  Britain.  Notwithstanding  the  bitter 
hostility  of  the  Federal  party  to  the  war,  the  country 
in  general  approved;  and  Mr.  Madison,  on  the  4th 
of  March,  i8i3)  was  re-elected  by  a  large  majority, 
and  entered  upon  his  second  term  of  ofiice.  This  is 
not  the  place  to  describe  the  various  adventures  of 
this  war  on  the  land  and  on  the  water.  Our  infan . 
navy  then  laid  the  foundations  of  its  renown  in  grap- 
pling with  the  most  formidable  power  which  ever 
swept  the  seas.  The  contest  commenced  in  earnest 
by  the  appearance  of  a  British  fleet,  early  in  February, 
18 1 3,  in  Chesapeake  Bay,  declaring  nearly  the  whole 
coast  of  the  LTnited  States  under  blockade. 

The  Emperor  of  Russia  offered  his  services  as  me 
ditator.  America  accepted ;  England  refused.  A  Brit- 
ish force  of  five  thousand  men  landed  on  the  banks 
of  the  Patuxet  River,  near  its  entrance  into  Chesa- 
peake Bay,  and  marched  rapidly,  by  way  of  Bladens- 
burg,  upon  Washington. 

The  straggling  little  city  of  Washington  was  thrown 
into  consternation.  The  cannon  of  the  brief  conflict 
at  Bladensburg  echoed  through  the  streets  of  the 
metropolis.  The  whole  population  fled  from  the  city. 
The  President,  leaving  Mrs.  Madison  in  the  White 
House,  with  her  carriage  drawn  up  at  the  doer  to 
await  his  speedy  return,  hurried  to  meet  the  officers 
in  a  council  of  war  He  met  our  troops  utterly  routed 
and  he  could  not  go  back  without  danger  of  being 
captured.  But  few  hours  elapsed  ere  the  Presidentiaf 
Mansion,  the  Capitol,  and  all  the  public  buildings  in 
Washington  were  in  flames. 

The  war  closed  after  two  years  of  fighting,  and  on 
Feb.  13,  1815,  the  treaty  of  peace  was  signed  atGhent. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1817,  his  second  term  of 
office  expired,  and  he  resigned  the  Presidential  chair 
to  his  friend,  James  Monroe.  He  retired  to  his  beau- 
tiful home  at  Montpelier,  and  there  passed  the  re-- 
mainderof  his  days.  On  June  28,  1836,  then  at  the 
age  of  85  years,  he  fell  asleep  in  death.  Mrs.  Madi- 
son died  July  12,  1849. 


P     /^-^Z,^:-    ft^  ^-p- 


'FIFTH  PRESIDENT. 


35 


AMES  MONROE,  the  fifth 
.Presidentof  The  United  States, 
was  born  in  Westmoreland  Co., 
Va.,  April  28,  1758.  His  early 
life  was  passed  at  the  place  of 
nativity.  His  ancestors  had  for 
many  years  resided  in  the  prov- 
ince in  which  he  was  born.  When, 
at  17  years  of  age,  in  the  process 
of  completing  his  education  at 
William  and  Mary  College,  the  Co- 
lonial Congress  assembled  at  Phila- 
delphia to  deliberate  upon  the  un- 
just and  manifold  oppressions  of 
Great  Britian,  declared  the  separa- 
tion of  the  Colonies,  and  promul- 
gated the  Declaration  of  Indepen- 
dence. Had  he  been  born  ten  years  before  it  is  highly 
probable  that  he  would  have  been  one  of  the  signers 
of  that  celebrated  instrument.  At  this  time  he  left 
school  and  enlisted  among  the  patriots. 

He  joined  the  army  when  everything  looked  hope- 
less and  gloomy.  The  number  of  deserters  increased 
from  day  to  day.  The  invading  armies  came  pouring 
in ;  and  the  tories  not  only  favored  the  cause  of  the 
mother  country,  but  disheartened  the  new  recruits, 
who  were  sufficiently  terrified  at  the  prospect  of  con- 
tending with  an  enemy  whom  they  had  been  taught 
to  deem  invincible.  To  such  brave  spirits  as  James 
Monroe,  who  went  right  onward,  undismayed  through 
difficulty  and  danger,  the  United  States  owe  their 
political  emancipation.  The  young  cadet  joined  the 
ranks,  and  espoused  the  cause  of  his  injured  country, 
vrith  a  firm  determination  to  live  o;  die  with  her  strife 


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for  liberty.  Firmly  yet  sadly  he  shared  in  the  mel- 
ancholy retreat  from  Harleam  Heights  and  White 
Plains,  and  accompanied  the  dispirited  army  as  it  fled 
before  its  foes  through  New  Jersey.  In  four  months 
after  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  the  patriots 
had  been  beaten  in  seven  battles.  At  the  battle  of 
Trenton  he  led  the  vanguard,  and,  in  the  act  of  charg- 
ing upon  the  enemy  he  received  a  wound  in  the  left 
shoulder. 

As  a  reward  for  his  bravery,  Mr.  Monroe  was  pro-l 
moted  a  captain  of  infantry ;  and,  having  recovered 
from  his  wound,  he  rejoined  the  army.  He,  however, 
receded  from  the  line  of  promotion,  by  becoming  an 
officer  in  the  staff  of  Lord  Sterling.  During  the  cam- 
paigns of  1777  and  1778,  in  the  actions  of  Brandy 
wine,  Germantown  and  Monmouth,  he  continued 
aid-de-camp;  but  becoming  desirous  to  regain  his 
position  in  the  army,  he  exerted  himself  to  collect  a 
regiment  for  the  Virginia  line.  This  scheme  failed 
owing  to  the  exhausted  condition  of  the  State.  Upon 
this  failure  he  entered  the  office  of  Mr.  Jefferson,  at 
that  period  Governor,  and  pursued,  with  considerable 
ardor,  the  study  of  common  law.  He  did  not,  however, 
entirely  lay  aside  the  knapsack  for  the  green  bag; 
but  on  the  invasions  of  the  enemy,  served  as  a  volun 
teer,  during  the  two  years  of  his  legal  pursuits. 

In  1782,  he  was  elected  from  King  George  county, 
a  member  of  the  Legislature  of  Virginia,  and  by  thai 
body  he  was  elevated  to  a  seat  in  the  E.\ecutive 
Council.  He  was  thus  honored  with  the  confidence 
of  his  fellow  citizens  at  23  years  of  age  ;  and  having 
at  this  early  period  displayed  some  of  that  ability 
and  aptitude  for  legislation,  which  were  afterwards 
employed  with  unremitting  energy  for  the  public  good, 


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JAMES  MONROE. 


he  was  in  the  succeeding  year  chosen  a  member  of 
the  Congress  of  the  United  States. 
Deeply  as  Mr.  Monroe  felt  the  imperfections  of  the  old 
Confederacy,  he  was  opposed  to  the  new  Constitution, 
ihinking,  with  many  others  of  the  Republican  party, 
that  it  gave  too  much  power  to  the  Central  Government, 
and  not  enough  to  the  individual  States.  Still  he  re- 
tained the  esteem  of  his  friends  who  were  its  warm 
supporters,  and  who,  notwithstanding  his  opposition 
secured  its  adoption.  In  1789,  he  became  a  member 
of  the  United  States  Senate ;  which  office  he  held  for 
four  years.  Every  month  the  line  of  distinction  be- 
tween the  two  great  parties  which  divided  the  nation, 
the  Federal  and  the  Republican,  was  growing  more 
distinct.  The  two  prominent  ideas  which  now  sep- 
arated them  were,  that  the  Republican  party  was  in 
sympathy  with  France,  and  also  in  favor  of  such  a 
strict  construction  of  the  Constitution  as  to  give  the 
Central  Government  as  little  power,  and  the  State 
Governments  as  much  power,  as  the  Constitution  would 
warrant.  The  Federalists  sympathized  with  England, 
and  were  in  favor  of  a  liberal  construction  of  the  Con- 
stitution, which  would  give  as  much  power  to  the 
Central  Government  as  that  document  could  possibly 
authorize. 

The  leading  Federalists  and  Republicans  were 
alike  noble  men,  consecrating  all  their  energies  to  the 
good  of  the  nation.  Two  more  honest  men  or  more 
pure  patriots  than  John  Adams  the  Federalist,  and 
James  Monroe  the  Republican,  never  breathed.  In 
building  up  this  majestic  nation,  which  is  destined 
to  eclipse  all  Grecian  and  Assyrian  greatness,  the  com- 
bination of  their  antagonism  was  needed  to  create  the 
light  equilibrium.  And  yet  each  in  his  day  was  de- 
nounced as  almost  a  demon. 

Washington  was  then  President.  England  had  es- 
poused the  cause  of  the  Bourbons  against  the  princi- 
ples of  the  French  Revolution.  All  Europe  was  drawn 
into  the  conflict.  We  were  feeble  and  far  away. 
Washington  issued  a  proclamation  of  neutrality  be- 
tween these  contending  powers.  France  had  helped 
us  in  the  struggle  for  our  liberties.  All  the  despotisms 
of  Europe  were  now  combined  to  prevent  the  French 
from  escaping  from  a  tyranny  a  thousand-fold  worse 
than  that  which  we  had  endured.  Col.  Monroe,  more 
magnanimous  than  prudent,  was  anxious  that,  at 
whatever  hazard,  we  should  help  our  old  allies  in 
their  extremity.  It  was  the  impulse  of  a  generous 
and  noble  nature.  He  violently  opposed  the  Pres- 
ident's proclamation  as  ungrateful  and  wanting  in 
magnanimity. 

Washington,  who  could  appreciate  such  a  character, 
.developed  his  calm,  serene,  almost  divine  greatness, 
by  appointing  that  very  James  Monroe,  who  was  de- 
nouncing the  policy  of  the  Government,  as  the  minister 
of  that  Government  to  the  Republic  of  France.  Mr. 
Monroe  was  welcomed  by  the  National  Convention 
in  France  with  the  most  enthusiastic  demonstrations. 


Shortly  after  his  return  to  this  countrv,  Mr.  Mon- 
roe was  elected  Governor  of  Virginia,  and  held  the 
office  for  three  years.  He  was  again  sent  to  France  tu 
co-operate  with  Chancellor  Livingston  in  obtaining 
the  vast  territory  then  known  as  the  Province  of 
Louisiana,  which  France  had  but  shortly  before  ob- 
tained from  Spain.  Their  united  efforts  were  suc- 
cessful. For  the  comparatively  small  sum  of  fifteen 
millions  of  dollars,  the  entire  territory  of  Orleans  and 
district  of  Louisiana  were  added  to  the  United  States. 
This  was  probably  the  largest  transfer  of  real  estate 
which  was  ever  made  in  all  the  history  of  the  world. 

From  France  Mr.  Monroe  went  to  England  to  ob- 
tain from  that  country  some  recognition  of  oui 
rights  as  neutrals,  and  to  remonstrate  against  those 
odious  impressments  of  our  seamen.  But  Eng- 
land v^as  unrelenting.  He  again  returned  to  Eng- 
land on  the  same  mission,  but  could  receive  no 
redress.  He  returned  to  his  home  and  was  again 
chosen  Governor  of  Virginia.  This  he  soon  resigned 
to  accept  the  position  of  Secretary  of  State  under 
Madison.  While  in  this  ofifice  war  with  England  was 
declared,  the  Secretary  of  War  resigned,  and  during 
these  trying  times,  the  duties  of  the  War  Department 
were  also  put  upon  him.  He  was  truly  the  armor- 
bearer  of  President  Madison,  and  the  most  efficient 
business  man  in  his  cabinet.  Upon  the  return  oi 
peace  he  resigned  the  Department  of  War,  but  con- 
tinued in  the  office  of  Secretary  of  State  until  the  ex- 
piration of  Mr.  Madison's  adminstratlon.  At  the  elec- 
tion held  the  previous  autumn  Mr.  Monroe  himself  had 
been  chosen  President  with  but  little  opposition,  and 
upon  March  4,  18 17,  was  inaugurated.  Four  year? 
later  he  was  elected  for  a  second  temr. 

Among  the  important  measures  of  his  Presidency 
were  the  cession  of  Florida  to  the  United  States;  the 
Missouri  Compromise,  and  the    "  Monroe  doctrine.' 

This  famous  doctrine,  since  known  as  the  "  Monroe 
doctrine,"  was  enunciated  by  him  in  1823.  At  that 
time  the  Lhiited  States  had  recognized  the  independ- 
ence of  the  South  American  states,  and  did  not  wish 
to  have  European  powers  longer  attempting  to  sub- 
due portions  of  the  American  Continent.  The  doctrine 
is  as  follows:  "That  we  should  consider  any  attempt 
on  the  part  of  European  powers  to  extend  their  sys- 
tem to  any  portion  of  this  hemisphere  as  dangerous 
to  our  peace  and  safety,"  and  "that  we  could  not 
view  any  interposition  for  the  purpose  of  oppressing 
or  controlling  American  governments  or  provinces  in 
any  other  light  than  as  a  manifestation  by  European 
]iowers  of  an  unfriendly  disposition  toward  the  United 
States."  This  doctrine  immediately  affected  the  course 
of  foreign  governments,  and  has  become  the  approved 
sentiment  of  the  United  States. 

At  the  end  of  liis  second  term  Mr.  Monroe  retired 
to  his  home  in  Virginia,  where  he  lived  until  1830. 
when  he  went  to  New  York  to  live  with  his  son-in- 
law.     In  that  city  he  died, on  the  4th  of  July    1S31, 


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SIXTH  PRESIDRNT. 


I     jo^ii  QnirjSY  jww^     I 


OHN  QUINCY  ADAMS,  the 
sixth  President  of  the  United 
'States,  was  born  in  the  rural 
home  of  his    honored   father, 
John  Adams,  in  Quincy,  Mass., 
on  the  I  ith  cf  Jvily,  17  67.  His 
mother,  a  woman  of  exalted 
worth,  watched  over  his  childhood 
during   the  almost   constant   ab- 
sence of  his  father.      When   but 
eight  years  of  age,  he   stood  with 
his  mother  on  an  eminence,  listen- 
ing to  the  booming  of  the  great  bat- 
tle on  Bunker's  Hill,  and  gazing  on 
upon  the  smoke  and  flames  billow- 
ing up  from    the   conflagration   of 
Charlestown. 

When  but   eleven  years  old    he 
took  a  tearful  adieu  of  his  mother, 
'  to  sail  with  his  father   for   Europe, 

through  a  fleet  of  hostile  British  cruisers.  The  bright, 
animated  boy  spent  a  year  and  a  half  in  Paris,  where 
his  father  was  associated  with  Franklin  and  Lee  as 
minister  plenipotentiary.  His  intelligence  attracted 
ihe  notice  of  these  distinguished  men,  and  he  received 
from  them  flattering  marks  of  attention. 

Mr.  John  Adams  had  scarcely  returned  to  this 
country,  in  1779,  ere  he  was  again  sent  abroad  Again 
John  Quincy  accompanied  his  father.  At  Paris  he 
applied  himself  with  great  diligence,  for  six  months, 
to  :.tudy;  then  accompained  his  father  to  Holland, 
where  he  entered,  first  a  school  in  Amsterdam,  then 
the  University  at  Leyden.  About  a  year  from  this 
time,  in  1781,  when  the  manly  boy  was  but  fourteen 
yea-3  of  age,  he  was  selected  by  Mr.  Dana,  our  min- 
ister to  the  Russian  court,  as  his  private  secretary. 

In  this  school  of  incessant  labor  and  of  enobling 
culture  he  spent  fourteen  months,  and  then  returned 
to  Holland  through  Sweden,  Denmark,  Hamburg  and 
Bremen.  This  long  journey  he  took  alone,  in  the 
winter,  when  in  his  sixteenth  year.  Again  he  resumed 
ais  studies,  under  a  private  tutor,  at  Hague.   Thence. 


in  the  spring  of  1782,  he  accompanied  his  fither  t: 
Paris,  traveling  leisurely,  and  forming  acquaintance 
with  the  most  distinguished  men  on  the  Continent- 
examining  architectural  remains,  galleries  of  ]  aintings 
and  all  renowned  works  of  art.  At  Paris  he  again 
became  associated  with  the  most  illustrious  men  of 
all  lands  in  the  contemplations  of  the  loftiest  temporal 
themes  which  can  engross  the  human  mind.  Afte" 
a  short  visit  to  England  he  returned  to  Paris,  and 
consecrated  all  his  energies  to  study  until  May,  1785, 
when  he  returned  to  America.  To  a  brilliant  young 
man  of  eighteen,  who  had  seen  much  of  the  world, 
and  who  was  familiar  with  the  etiquette  of  courts,  a 
residence  with  his  father  in  London,  under  such  cir- 
cumstances, must  have  been  extremely  attractive 
but  with  judgment  very  rare  in  one  of  his  age,  he  pre- 
ferred to  return  to  America  to  complete  his  education 
in  an  American  college.  He  wished  then  to  study 
law,  that  with  an  honorable  profession,  he  might  be 
able  to  obtain  an  independent  support. 

Upon  leaving  Harvard  College,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
he  studied  law  for  three  years.  In  June,  :794,  be- 
ing then  but  twenty-seven  years  of  age,  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  Washington,  resident  minister  at  the 
Netherlands.  Sailing  from  Boston  in  July,  he  reached 
London  in  October,  where  he  was  immediately  admit- 
ted to  the  deliberations  of  Messrs.  Jay  and  Pincknty, 
assisting  them  in  negotiating  a  commercial  treaty  with 
Great  Britian.  After  thus  spending  a  fortnight  i-. 
London,  he  proceeded  to  the  Hague. 

In  July,  1797,  he  left  the  Hague  logo  to  Portugal  as 
minister  plenipotentiary.  On  his  way  to  Portugal 
upon  arriving  in  London,  he  met  with  despatches 
directing  him  to  the  court  of  Beihn,  but  requesring 
him  to  remain  in  London  until  he  should  receive  bis 
instructions.  While  waiting  he  was  mairied  to  as 
American  lady  to  whom  he  had  been  previously  en- 
gaged,— Miss  Louisa  Catherine  Johnson,  dau^htet 
of  Mr.  Joshua  Johnson,  American  con5ul  In  london 
a  lady  endownd  with  that  beauty  and  those  accom. 
plishment  which  eminently  fitted  her  to  move  in  ti4 
elevated  sphere  for  which  she  w»*  ^««'iced 


JOHN  QUINCY  ADAMS. 


He  reached  Berlin  with  his  wife  in  November,  1797  ; 
where  he  remained  until  July,  1799,  when,  havingful- 
filled  all  the  purposes  of  his  mission,  he  solicited  his 
recall. 

Soon  after  his  return,  in  1802,  he  was  chosen  to 
the  Senate  of  Massachusetts,  from  Boston,  and  then 
,  was  elected  Senator  of  the  United  States  for  six  years, 
from  the  4th  of  March,  1804.  His  reputation,  his 
ability  and  his  experience,  placed  him  immediately 
among  the  most  prominent  and  influential  memliers 
of  that  body.  Es^iecially  did  he  sustain  the  Govern- 
ment in  its  measures  of  resistance  to  the  encroach- 
ments of  England,  destroying  our  commerce  and  in- 
sulting our  flag.  Tliere  was  no  man  in  America  more 
familiar  with  the  arrogance  of  the  British  court  upon 
these  points,  and  no  one  more  resolved  to  present 
a  firm  resistance. 

In  1809,  Madison  succeeded  Jefferson  in  the  Pres- 
idential chair,  and  he  immediately  nominated  John 
Qijincy  Adams  minister  to  St.  Peters jurg.  Resign- 
ing his  professorship  in  Harvard  College,  he  embarked 
at  Boston,  in  August,  1809. 

While  in  Russia,  Mr.  Adams  was  an  intense  stu- 
dent. He  devoted  his  attention  to  the  language  and 
history  of  Russia;  to  the  Chinese  trade;  to  the 
European  system  of  weights,  measures,  and  coins  ;  to 
the  climate  and  astronomical  observations  ;  while  he 
Kept  up  a  familiar  acquaintance  with  the  Greek  and 
Latin  classics.  In  all  the  universities  of  Europe,  a 
more  accomplished  scholar  could  scarcely  be  found. 
All  through  life  the  Bible  constituted  an  important 
part  of  his  studies.  It  was  his  rule  to  read  five 
chapters  every  day. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1817,  Mr.  Monroe  took  the 
Presidential  chair,  and  immediately  appointed  Mr. 
Adams  Secretary  of  State.  Taking  leave  of  his  num- 
erous friends  in  public  and  private  life  in  Europe,  he 
sailed  in  June,  18 19,  for  the  United  States.  On  the 
1 8th  of  August,  he  again  crossed  the  threshold  of  his 
home  in  Quincy.  During  the  eight  years  of  Mr.  Mon- 
roe's administration,  Mr  Adams  continued  Secretary 
of  State. 

Some  time  before  Lhe  close  of  Mr.  Monroe's  second 
term  of  office,  new  candidates  began  to  be  presented 
for  the  Presidency.  The  friends  of  Mr.  Adams  brought 
forward  his  name.  It  was  an  exciting  campaign. 
Party  spirit  was  never  more  bitter.  Two  hundred  and 
sixty  electoral  votes  were  cast.  Andrew  Jackson  re- 
ceived ninety  nine;  John  Quincy  Adams,  eighty-four; 
William  H.  Cr.uvford,  forty-one;  Henry  Clay,  thirty- 
seven.  As  there  was  no  choice  by  the  people,  the 
question  went  to  the  House  of  Representntives.  Mr. 
Clay  gave  the  vote  of  Kentucky  to  Mr.  Adams,  and 
be  was  elected. 

The  friends  of  all  the  disappointed  candidates  now 
:ombined  in  a  venomous  and  persistent  assault  upon 
Mr.  Adams.  There  is  nothing  more  disgraceful  in 
*be  past  history  of  our  country  than  the  abuse  whirh 


was  poured  in  one  uninterrupted  stream,  upon  this 
high-minded,  upright,  patriodc  man.  There  never  was 
an  administration  more  pure  in  principles,  more  con- 
scientiously devoted  to  the  best  interests  of  the  coun- 
try, than  that  of  John  Quincy  Adams;  and  never, per- 
haps, was  there  an  administration  more  unscrupu- 
lously  and  outrageously  assailed. 

Mr.  Adams  was,  to  a  very  remarkable  degree,  ab- 
stemious and  temperate  in  his  habits;  always  rising 
early,  and  taking  much  exercise.  When  at  his  heme  in 
Quincy,  he  has  been  known  to  walk,  before  breakfast, 
se.en  miles  to  Boston.  In  Washington,  it  was  said 
that  he  was  the  first  man  up  in  the  city,  lighting  his 
own  fire  and  applying  himself  to  work  in  his  library 
often  long  before  dawn. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1829,  Mr.  Adams  retired 
from  the  Presidency,  and  was  succeeded  by  Andrew- 
Jackson.  John  C.  Calhoun  was  elected  Vice  Presi- 
dent. The  slavery  question  now  began  to  assume 
portentous  magnitude.  Mr.  Adams  returned  to 
Quincy  and  to  his  studies,  which  he  jjursued  with  un- 
abated zeal.  But  he  was  not  long  [jermitted  to  re- 
main in  retirement.  In  November,  1830,  he  wasf 
elected  representative  to  Congress.  For  seventeen 
years,  until  his  death,  he  occupied  the  post  as  repre- 
sentative, towering  above  all  his  peers,  ever  ready  to 
do  brave  battle' for  freedom,  and  winning  the  title  of 
"  the  old  man  eloquent."  Upon  taking  his  seat  in 
the  House,  he  announced  that  he  should  hold  him- 
self bound  to  no  party.  Probably  there  never  was  a 
member  more  devoted  to  his  duties.  He  was  usually 
the  first  in  his  place  in  the  morning,  and  the  last  to 
leave  his  seat  in  the  evening.  Not  a  measure  could 
be  brought  forward  and  escape  his  scrutiny.  The 
battle  which  Mr.  Adams  fought,  almost  singly,  against 
the  proslavery  party  in  the  Government,  was  sublime 
in  Its  moral  dating  and  heroism.  For  persisting  in 
presenting  petitions  for  the  abolition  of  slavery,  he 
was  threatened  with  indictment  by  the  grand  jury, 
with  expulsion  from  the  House,  with  assassination 
but  no  threats  could  intimidate  him,  and  his  final 
triumph  was  complete. 

It  has  been  said  of  President  Adams,  that  when  his 
body  was  bent  and  his  hair  silvered  by  the  lapse  of 
fourscore  years,  yielding  to  the  simple  faith  of  a  little 
child,  he  was  accustomed  to  repeat  every  night,  before 
he  slept,  the  prayer  which  his  mother  taught  him  in 
his  infant  years. 

On  the  2istof  February,  1848,  he  rose  on  the  floor 
of  Congress,  with  a  paper  in  his  hand,  to  address  the 
speaker.  Suddenly  he  fell,  again  stricken  by  paraly- 
sis, and  was  caught  in  the  arms  of  those  around  him. 
For  a  lime  he  was  senseless,  as  he  was  conveyed  to 
the  sofa  in  the  rotunda.  With  reviving  conscious- 
ness, he  opened  his  eyes,  looked  calmly  around  and 
said  "  This  is  the  end  of  earth  ;"\.\\er\  after  a  moment's 
jiause  he  added,  '■'■  I  am  content"  These  were  the 
last    words  of    the    grand    "  Old    Man    Eloquent." 


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SEVENTH  PRESIDENT. 


NDREW     JACKSON,     the 
seventh    President    of     the 
'  United    States,  was  born   in 
Waxhaw  settlement,  N.    C, 
March  15,  1767,  a  few  days 
after  his  father's  death.    His 
parents  were  poor  emigrants 
from    Ireland,  and  took  up 
their  abode  in  Waxhaw  set- 
tlement, where  they  lived  in 
deepest  poverty, 
Andrew,  or  Andy,  as  he  was 
universally  called,  grew  up  a  very 
rough,  rude,  turbulent  boy.      His 
features  were  coarse,  his  form  un- 
gainly;   and  there  was  but  very 
Kttle  in  his  character,    made  visible,  which  was   at- 
tractive. 

When  only  thirteen  years  old  he  Joined  the  volun- 
teers of  Carolina  against  the  British  invasion.  In 
1781,  he  and  his  brother  Robert  were  captured  and 
imprisoned  for  a  time  at  Camden.  A  British  officer 
ordered  him  to  brush  his  mud-spattered  boots.  "  I  am 
a  prisoner  of  war,  not  your  servant,"  was  the  reply  of 
the  dauntless  boy. 

The  brute  drew  his  sword,  and  aimed  a  desi)erate 
dIow  at  the  head  of  the  helpless  young  prisoner. 
Andrew  raised  his  hand,  and  thus  received  two  fear- 
ful gashes, — one  on  the  hand  and  the  other  upon  the 
head.  The  officer  then  turned  to  his  brother  Robert 
with  the  same  demand.  He  also  refused,  and  re- 
ceived a  blow  from  the  keen-edged  sabre,  which  quite 
disabled  him,  and  which  probably  soon  after  caused 
his  death.  They  suffered  much  other  ill-treatment,  and 
were  finally  stricken  with  the  small-pox.  Their 
mother  was  successfiil  in,   obtaining    their  exchange. 


and  took  her  sick  boys  home.  After  a  long  illn  s-.. 
Andrew  recovered,  and  the  death  of  his  mother  soon 
left  him  entirely  friendless. 

Andrew  supported  himself  in  various  ways,  s  izh  as 
working  at  the  saddler's  trade,  teaching  school  and 
clerking  in  a  general  store,  until  1784,  when  he 
entered  a  law  office  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.  He,  however, 
gave  more  attention  to  the  wild  amusements  of  the 
times  than  to  his  studies.  In  1788,  he  was  appointed 
solicitor  for  the  western  district  of  North  Carolina,  of 
which  Tennessee  was  then  a  part.  This  involved 
many  long  and  tedious  journeys  amid  dangers  of 
every  kind,  but  Andrew  Jackson  never  knew  fear, 
and  the  Indians  had  no  desire  to  repeat  a  skirmish 
with  the  Sharp  Knife. 

In  179 1,  Mr.  Jackson  was  married  to  a  woman  who 
supposed  herself  divorced  from  her  former  husband. 
Great  was  the  surprise  of  both  parties,  two  years  later, 
to  find  that  the  conditions  of  the  divorce  had  just  been 
definitely  settled  by  the  first  husband.  The  marriage 
ceremony  was  performed  a  second  time,  but  the  occur- 
rence was  often  used  by  his  enemies  to  bring  Mr. 
Jackson  into  disfavor. 

During  these  years  he  worked  hard  at  his  profes 
sion,  and  frequently  had  one  or  more  duels  on  hand, 
one  of  which,  when  he  killed  Dickenson,  was  espec- 
ially disgraceful. 

In  January,  1796,  the  Territory  of  Tennessee  then 
containing  nearly  eighty  thousand  inhabitants,  the 
people  met  in  convention  at  Knoxville  to  frame  a  con- 
stitution. Five  were  sent  from  each  of  the  elevei^ 
counties.  Andrew  Jackson  was  one  of  the  delegates. 
The  new  State  was  entitled  to  but  one  member  in 
the  National  House  of  Representatives.  Andrew  Jaclc- 
son  was  chosen  that  member.  Mounting  his  horse  he 
rode  to  Philedelphia,  where  Congress  th«n    held  its 


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sessions, — a  distance  of  about  eight  hundred   miles. 

Jackson  was  an  earnest  advocate  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party.  Jefferson  was  his  idol.  He  admired 
Bonaparte,  loved  France  and  hated  England.  As  Mr. 
Jackson  took  his  seat,  Gen.  Washington,  whose 
second  term  of  office  was  then  expiring,  delivered  his 
last  speech  to  Congress.  A  committee  drew  up  a 
complimentary  address  in  reply.  Andrew  Jackson 
did  not  aporove  of  the  address,  and  was  one  of  the 
twelve  who  voted  against  it.  He  was  not  willing  to 
say  that  Gen.  Washington's  adminstration  had  been 
"  wise,  firm  and  patriotic." 

Mr.  Jackson  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
senate  in  1797,  but  soon  resigned  and  returned  home. 
Soon  after  he  was  chosen  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  his  State,  which  position  he  held  for  si.x  years. 

When  the  war  of  181 2  with  Great  Britian  com- 
menced, Madison  occupied  the  Presidential  chair. 
Aaron  Burr  sent  word  to  the  President  that  there  was 
an  unknown  man  in  the  West,  Andrew  Jackson,  who 
would  do  credit  to  a  commission  if  one  were  con- 
ferred upon  him.  Just  at  that  time  Gen.  Jackson 
offered  his  services  and  those  of  twenty-five  hundred 
volunteers.  His  offer  was  accepted,  and  the  troops 
were  assembled  at  Nashville. 

As  the  British  were  hourly  e.xpected  to  make  an  at- 
tack upon  New  Orleans,  where  Gen.  Wilkinson  was 
in  command,  he  was  ordered  to  descend  the  river 
with  fifteen  hundred  troops  to  aid  Wilkinson.  The 
expedition  reached  Natchez;  and  after  a  delay  of  sev- 
eral weeks  there,  without  accomplishing  anything, 
the  men  were'  ordered  back  to  their  homes.  But  the 
energy  Gen.  Jackson  had  displayed,  and  his  entire 
devotion  to  the  conirfort  of  his  soldiers,  won  him 
golden  opinions;  and  he  became  the  most  popular 
man  in  the  State.  It  was  in  this  expedition  that  his 
toughness  gave  him  the  nickname  of  "  Old  Hickorj'." 

Soon  after  this,  while  attempting  to  horsewhip  Col. 
Thomas  H.  Benton,  for  a  remark  that  gentleman 
made  about  his  taking  a  part  as  second  in  a  duel,  in 
which  a  younger  brother  of  Benton's  was  engaged, 
he  received  two  severe  pistol  wounds.  While  he  was 
lingering  upon  a  bed  of  suffering  news  came  that  the 
Indians,  who  had  combined  under  Tecumseh  from 
Florida  to  the  Lakes,  to  exterminate  the  white  set- 
ders,  were  committing  the  most  awful  ravages.  De- 
cisive action  became  necessary.  Gen.  Jackson,  with 
his  fractured  bone  just  beginning  to  heal,  his  arm  in 
a  sling,  and  unable  to  mount  his  horse  without  assis- 
tance, gave  his  amazing  energies  to  the  raising  of  an 
army  to  rendezvous  at  Fayettesville,  Alabama. 

The  Creek  Indians  had  established  a  strong forton 
one  of  the  bends  of  the  Tallapoosa  River,  near  the  cen- 
ter of  Alabama,  about  fifty  miles  below  Fort  Strother. 
With  an  army  of  two  thousand  men,  Gen.  Jackson 
traversed  the  pathless  wilderness  in  a  march  of  eleven 
days.  He  reached  their  fort,  called  Tohopeka  or 
Horse-shoe,  on  the  27th  of  March.  1814.     The  bend 


of  the  river  enclosed  nearly  one  hanared  acres  of 
tangled  forest  and  wild  ravine.  Across  the  narrow 
neck  the  Indians  liad  constructed  a  formidable  breast- 
work of  logs  and  brush.  Here  nine  hundred  warriors, 
with  an  ample  suplyof  arms  were  assembled. 

The  fort  was  stormed.  The  fight  was  utterly  des- 
perate. Not  an  Indian  would  accept  of  quarter.  When 
bleeding  and  dying,  they  would  fight  those  who  en- 
deavored to  spare  their  lives.  From  ten  in  the  morn- 
ing until  dark,  the  battle  raged.  The  carnage  was 
awful  and  revolting.  Some  threw  themselves  into  the 
river;  but  the  unerring  bullet  struck  their  heads  as 
they  swam.  Nearly  everyone  of  the  nine  hundred  war- 
rios  were  killed  A  few  probably,  in  the  night,  swam 
the  river  and  escaped.  This  ended  the  war.  The 
power  of  the  Creeks  was  broken  forever.  This  bold 
plunge  into  the  wilderness,  with  its  terriffic  slaughter, 
so  appalled  the  savages,  that  the  haggard  remnants 
of  the  bands  came  to  the  camp,  begging  for  peace. 

This  closing  of  the  Creek  war  enabled  us  to  con- 
centrate all  our  militia  upon  the  British,  who  were  the 
allies  of  the  Indians  No  man  of  less  resolute  will 
than  Gen.  Jackson  could  have  conducted  this  Indian 
campaign  to  so  successful  an  issue  Immediately  he 
was  appointed  major-general. 

Late  in  August,  with  an  army  of  two  thousand 
men,  on  a  rushing  march,  Gen.  Jackson  came  to 
Mobile.  A  British  fleet  came  from  Pensacola,  landed 
a  force  upon  the  beach,  anchored  near  the  little  fort, 
and  from  both  ship  and  shore  commenced  a  furious 
assault  The  battle  was  long  and  doubtful.  At  length 
one  of  the  ships  was  blown  up    and  the  rest  retired. 

Garrisoning  Mobile,  where  he  had  taken  his  little 
army,  he  moved  his  troops  to  New  Orleans, 
And  the  battle  of  New  Orleans  which  soon  ensued, 
was  in  reality  a  very  arduous  campaign.  This  won 
for  Gen.  Jackson  an  imperishable  name.  Here  his 
troops,  which  numbered  about  four  thousand  men, 
won  a  signal  victory  over  the  British  army  of  about 
nine  thousand.  His  loss  was  but  thiiteen,  while  the 
loss  of  the  British  was  two  thousand  six  hundred. 

The  name  of  Gen.  Jackson  soon  began  to  be  men- 
tioned in  connection  with  the  Presidency,  but, in  1824, 
he  was  defeated  by  Mr.  Adams.  He  was,  however, 
successful  in  the  election  of  1828,  and  was  re-elected 
for  a  second  term  in  1832.  In  1829,  just  before  he 
assumed  the  reins  of  the  government,  he  met  with 
the  most  terrible  affliction  of  his  life  in  the  death  of 
his  wife,  whom  he  had  loved  with  a  devotion  which  has 
perhaps  never  been  surpassed.  From  the  shock  of 
her  death  he  never  recovered. 

His  administration  was  one  of  the  most  ly.cmcrabie 
in  the  annals  of  our  country;  applunde/;'  oyone  party,- 
condemned  by  the  other.  No  man  h:id  more  bitter 
enemies  or  warmer  friends.  At  the  expiration  of  his 
two  terms  of  office  he  retired  to  the  Hermitage,  where 
he  died  June  8,  1845.  The  last  years  of  Mr.  Jack- 
son's  life   were  that   of  a   devoted  Christian    man. 


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EIGHTH  PRESIDENT. 


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EQ^apiI?  YJil  BUREQ. 


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ARTIN  VAN  BUREN,  ihe 
eighth      President     of     the 
United  States,  was  born  at 
Kinderhook,  N.  Y.,  Dec.   5, 
1782.     He  died  at  the  same 
place,  July   24,    1862.      His 
body  rests  in   the  cemetery 
at  Kinderhook.     Above  it  is 
a  plain  granite  -shaft  fifteen  feet 
..  ■        high,  bearing  a  simple  inscription 
|M        about  half  way  up   on   one    face. 
W        The  lot  is  unfenced,  unbordered 
or  unbounded  by  shrub  or  flower. 

There  »*  out  ilttle  in  the  life  of  Martin  Van  Buren 
of  romant  'c  interest.  He  fought  no  battles,  engaged 
in  no  wild  adventures.  Though  his  life  was  stormy  in 
political  and  intellectual  conflicts,  and  he  gained  many 
signal  victories,  his  days  passed  uneventful  in  those 
incidents  which  give  zest  to  biography.  His  an- 
cestors, as  his  name  indicates,  were  of  Dutch  origin, 
and  were  among  the  earliest  emigrants  from  Holland 
to  the  banks  of  the  Hudson.  His  father  was  a  farmer, 
residing  iii  the  old  town  of  Kinderhook.  His  mother, 
also  of  Dutch  lineage,  was  a  woman  of  superior  intel- 
ligence and  exemplary  piety. 

.^^e  was  decidedly  a  precocious  boy,  developing  un- 
usual activity,  vigor  and  strength  of  mind.  At  the 
age  of  fourteen,  he  had  finished  his  academic  studies 
in  his  native  village,  and  commenced  the  study  of 
law.  As  he  had  not  a  collegiate  education,  seven 
years  of  study  in  a  law-office  were  required  of  him 
ijefore  he  could  be  admitted  to  the  bar.  Inspired  with 
d.  lofty  ambition,  and  conscious  of  his  powers,  he  inir- 
sued  his  studies  with  indefatigable  industry.  After 
spending  six  years  in  an  office  in  his    native  village, 


he  went  to  the  city  of  New  York,  and  prosecuted  his 
studies  for  the  seventh  year. 

In  1803,  Mr.  Van  Buren,  then  twenty-one  years  o) 
age,  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  his  native  vil- 
lage. The  great  conflict  between  the  Federal  and 
Republican  party  was  then  at  its  height.  Mr.  Van 
Buren  was  from  the  beginning  a  politician.  He  had, 
perhaps,  imbibed  that  spirit  while  listening  to  the 
many  discussions  which  had  been  carried  on  in  his 
father's  hotel.  He  was  in  cordial  sympathy  with' 
Jefferson,  and  earnestly  and  eloquently  espoused  the 
cause  of  State  Rights ;  though  at  that  time  the  Fedl 
eral  party  held  the  supremacy  both  in  his  town 
and  State^ 

His  success  and  increasing  ruputation  led  him 
after  six  years  of  practice,  to  remove  to  Hudson,  W\( 
county  seat  of  his  county.  Here  he  spent  seven  years 
constantly  gaining  strength  by  contending  in  th* 
courts  with  some  of  the  ablest  men  who  have  adorned 
the  bar  of  his  State. 

Just  before  leaving  Kinderhook  for  Hudson,  Mi. 
Van  Buren  married  a  lady  alike  distinguished  for 
beauty  and  accomplishments.  After  twelve  short 
years  she  sank  into  the  grave,  the  victim  of  consump- 
tion, leaving  her  husband  and  four  sons  to  weep  ovei 
her  loss.  For  twenty-five  years,  Mr.  Van  Buren  was 
an  earnest,  successful,  assiduous  lawyer.  The  record 
of  those  years  is  barren  in  items  of  public  interest. 
In  181 2,  when  thirty  years  of  age,  he  was  chosen  to 
the  State  Senate,  and  gave  his  strenuous  su|)port  to 
Mr.  Madison's  adminstration.  In  1815,  he  was  ajv 
pointed  Attorney-General,  and  the  next  year  moved 
to  Albany,  the  capital  of  the  State. 

While  he  was  ackno\Vledged  as  one  of  the  most 
piominent  leaders  of  th«  Democratic  party,   he   had 


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the  moral  courage  to  avow  that  true  democracy  did 
not  require  that '' universal  suffrage "  which  admits 
the  vile,  the  degraded,  the  ignorant,  to  the  right  of 
governing  the  State.  In  true  consistency  with  his 
democratic  principles,  he  contended  that,  while  the 
path  leading  to  the  privilege  of  voting  should  be  open 
to  every  man  without  distinction,  no  one  should  be 
invested  with  that  sacred  prerogative,  unless  he  were 
in  some  degree  qualified  for  it  by  intelligence,  virtue 
and  some  property  interests  in  the  welfare  of  the 
State. 

In  182 1  he  was  elected  :.  member  of  the  United 
States  Senate;  and  in  the  same  year,  he  took  a  seat 
in  the  convention  to  revise  the  constitution  of  his 
native  State.  His  course  in  this  convention  secured 
the  approval  of  men  of  all  parties.  No  one  could 
doubt  the  singleness  of  his  endeavors  to  promote  the 
interests  of  all  classes  in  the  community.  In  the 
Senate  of  the  United  States,  he  rose  at  once  to  a 
■:onspicuous  position  as^n  active  and  useful  legislator. 

In  1827,  John  Quincy  Adams  being  then  in  the 
Presidential  chair,  Mr.  Van  Buren  was  re-elected  to 
ihe  Senate.  He  had  been  from  the  beginning  a  de- 
Termined  opposer  of  the  Administration,  adopting  the 
•'State  Rights "  view  in  opposition  to  what  was 
'deemed  the  Federal  proclivities  of  Mr.  Adams. 

Soon  after  this,  in  1828,  he  was  chosen  Governorof 
the  State  of  New  York,  and  accordingly  resigned  his 
teat  in  the  Senate.  Probably  no  one  in  the  United 
States  contributed  so  much  towards  ejecting  John  Q. 
\dams  from  the  Presidential  chair,  and  placing  in  it 
Andrew  Jackson,  as  did  Martin  Van  Buren.  Whether 
entitled  to  the  reputation  or  not,  he  certainly  was  re- 
garded throughout  the  United  States  as  one  of  the 
most  skillful,  sagacious  and  cunning  of  politicians. 
It  was  supposed  that  no  one  knew  so  well  as  he  how 
to  touch  the  secret  spiings  of  action;  how  to  pull  all 
the  wires  to  put  his  machinery  in  motion ;  and  how  to 
organize  a  political  army  which  would,  secretly  and 
steplthily  accomplish  the  most  gigantic  results.  By 
these  powers  it  is  said  that  he  outv/itted  Mr.  Adams, 
Mr.  Clay,  Mr.  Webster,  and  secured  results  which 
few  thought  then  coiild  be  accomplished. 

When  Andrew  Jackson  was  elected  President  he 
appointed  Mr.  Van  Buren  Secretary  of  State.  This 
position  he  resigned  in  1831,  and  was  immediately 
appointed  Minister  to  England,  where  he  went  the 
same  autumn.  The  Senate,  however,  when  it  met, 
refused    to    ratify  the  nomination,    and  he  returned 


home,  apparently  untroubled ;  was  nominated  Vice 
President  in  the  place  of  Calhoun,  at  the  re-election 
of  President  Jackson ;  and  with  smiles  for  all  and 
frowns  for  none,  he  took  his  place  at  the  head  of  that 
Senate  which  had  refused  to  confirm  his  nomination 
as  ambassador. 

His  rejection  by  the  Senate  roused  all  the  zeal  of 
President  Jackson  in  behalf  of  his  repudiated  favor- 
ite; and  this,  probably  more  than  any  other  cause, 
secured  his  elevation  to  the  chair  of  the  Chief  Execu 
tive.  On  the  20th  of  May,  1836,  Mr.  Van  Buren  re- 
ceived the  Democratic  nomination  to  succeed  Gen. 
Jackson  as  President  of  the  United  States.  He  was 
elected  by  a  handsome  majority,  to  the  delight  of  the 
retiring  President.  "  Leaving  New  York  out  of  the 
canvass,"  says  Mr.  Parton,  "the  election  of  Mr.  Van 
Buren  to  the  Presidency  was  as  much  the  act  of  Gen. 
Jackson  as  though  the  Constitution  had  conferred 
upon  him  the  power  to  appoint  a  successor." 

His  administration  was  filled  with  exciting  events. 
The  insurrection  in  Canada,  which  threatened  to  in- 
volve this  country  in  war  with  England,  the  agitation 
of  the  slavery  question,  and  finally  the  great  commer- 
cial panic  which  spread  over  the  country,  all  were 
trials  to  his  wisdom.  The  financial  distress  was  at- 
tributed to  the  management  of  the  Democratic  party, 
and  brought  the  President  into  such  disfavor  that  he 
failed  of  re-election. 

With  the  exception  of  being  nominated  for  the 
Presidency  by  the  "Free  Soil"  Democrats,  in  1848, 
Mr.  Van  Buren  lived  quietly  upon  his  estate  until 
his  death. 

He  had  ever  been  a  prudent  man,  of  frugal  habits, 
and  living  within  his  income,  had  now  fortunately  a 
competence  for  his  declining  years.  His  unblemished 
character,  his  commanding  abilities,  his  unquestioned 
patriotism,  and  the  distinguished  positions  which  he 
had  occupied  in  the  government  of  our  country,  se- 
cured to  him  not  only  the  homage  of  his  party,  but 
the  respect  ot  the  whole  community.  It  was  on  the 
4th  of  March,  1841,  that  Mr.  Van  Buren  retired  from 
the  presidency.  From  his  fine  estate  at  Lindenwald. 
he  still  exerted  a  powerful  influence  upon  the  politics 
of  the  country.  From  this  time  until  his  death,  on 
the  24th  of  July,  1862,  at  the  age  of  eighty  years,  he 
resided  at  Lindenwald,  a  gentleman  of  leisure,  of 
culture  and  of  wealth;  enjoying  in  a  healtliy  old 
age,  probably  far  more  happiness  than  he  had  before 
experienced  amid  the  stormy  scenes  of  his  active  lifs. 


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NINTH  PRESIDENT. 


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ILLIAM  HENRY  HARRI- 
SON, the'  ninth   President  of 
the   United  States,  was  born 
at  Berkeley,  Va.,  Feb.  9,  1773. 
His  father,   Benjamin   Harri- 
son, was  in  comparatively  op- 
ulent circumstances,  and  was 
one  of  the  most  distinguished 
men  of  his  day.      He  was  an 
intimate    friend    of     George 
Washington,  w  as  early  elected 
a  member  of  the  Continental 
Congress,    and "  was    conspicuous 
among  the  patriots  of  Virginia  in 
resisting  the  encroachments  of  the 
British  crown.     In  the  celebrated 
Congress  of  1775,  Benjamin  Har- 
rison   and   John   Hancock   were 
both  candidates  for  the  ofifice  of 
speaker. 

Mr  Harrison  was  subsequently 
chosen  Governor  of  Virginia,  and 
was  twice    re-elected.       His   son, 
i  William  Henry,  of  course  enjoyed 

in  childhood  all  the  advantages  which  wealth  and 
intellectual  and  cultivated  society  could  give.  Hav- 
ing received  a  thorough  common-school  education,  he 
entered  Hampden  Sidney  College,  where  he  graduated 
with  honor  soon  after  the  death  of  his  father.  He 
men  repaired  to  Philadelphia  to  study  medicine  under 
the  instructions  of  Dr.  Rush  and  the  guardianship  of 
t'obert  Morris,  both  of  whom  were,  with  his  father, 
signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 

iJpon  the  ouibreak  of  the  Indian  troubles,  and  not- 
withstanding the  "-emonstrances  of  his  friends,  he 
abandoned  ^his  medical  studies  and  entered  the  army, 
/laving  obtai"*""!  a  commission  of  Ensign  from  Presi- 


dent Washington.  He  was  then  but  19  years  old. 
From  that  time  he  passed  gradually  upward  in  rank 
until  he  became  aid  to  General  Wayne,  after  whose 
death  he  resigned  his  commission.  He  was  then  ap- 
pointed Secretary  of  the  North-western  Territory.  This 
Territory  was  then  entitled  to  but  one  member  in 
Congress  and  Capt.  Harrison  was  chosen  to  fill  that 
position. 

In  the  spring  of  1800  the  North-western  Territory 
was  divided  by  Congress  into  two  portions.  The 
eastern  portion,  comprising  the  region  now  embraced 
in  the  State  of  Ohio,  was  called  "  The  Territory 
north-west  of  the  Ohio."  The  western  portion,  which 
included  what  is  now  called  Indiana,  Illinois  and 
Wisconsin,  was  called  the  "Indiana  Territory."  Wil. 
liam  Henry  Harrison,  then  27  years  of  age,  was  ap 
pointed  by  John  Adams,  Governor  of  the  Indiana 
Territory,  and  immediately  after,  also  Governor  of 
Upper  Louisiana.  He  was  thus  ruler  over  almost  as 
exteneive  a  realm  as  any  sovereign  upon  the  globe.  He 
was  Superintendent  of  Indian  Affairs,  and  was  in- 
vested with  powers  nearly  dictatorial  over  the  new 
rapidly  increasing  white  population.  The  ability  and 
fidelity  with  which  he  discharged  these  responsible 
duties  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that  he  was  four 
times  appointed  to  this  ofifice — first  by  John  Adams, 
twice  by  Thomas  Jefferson  and  afterwards  by  Presi. 
dent  Madison. 

When  he  began  his  adminstration  there  were  but 
three  white  settlements  in  that  almost  boundless  region, 
now  crowded  with  cities  and  resounding  with  all  the 
tumult  of  wealth  and  traffic.  One  of  these  settlements 
was  on  the  Ohio,  nearly  opposite  Louisville;  one  at 
Vincennes,  on  the  Wabash,  and  the  third  a  French 
settlement. 

The  vast  wilderness  over  which  Gov.  Harrisou 
reigned  was  filled  with  many  tribes  of  Indians.  Aboi" 


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WILLIAM  HENRY  HARRISON. 


the  year  1806,  two  extraordinary  men,  twin  brothers, 
of  the  Shawnese  tribe,  rose  among  them.  One  of 
these  was  called  Tecumseh,  or  "  The  Crouching 
Panther;"  the  other,  Olliwacheca,  or  "The  Prophet." 
Tecumseh  was  not  only  an  Indian  warrior,  but  a  man 
of  great  sagacity,  far-reaching  foresight  and  indomit- 
able perseverance  in  any  enterprise  in  which  he  might 
engage.  He  was  inspired  with  the  highest  enthusiasm, 
and  had  long  regarded  with  dread  and  with  hatred 
the  encroachment  of  the  whites  upon  the  hunting- 
grounds  of  his  fathers.  His  brother,  the  Prophet,  was 
anorator,  who  could  sway  the  feelings  of  the  untutored 
Indian  as  the  gale  tossed  the  tree-tops  beneath  which 
they  dwelt. 

But  the  Prophet  was  not  merely  an  orator :  he  was, 
in  the  superstitious  minds  of  the  Indians,  invested 
with  the  superhuman  dignity  of  a  medicine-man  or  a 
magician.  With  an  enthusiasm  unsurpassed  by  Peter 
the  Hermit  rousing  Europe  to  the  crusades,  he  went 
from  tribe  to  tribe,  assuming  that  he  was  specially  sent 
by  the  Great  Spirit. 

Gov.  Harrison  made  many  attempts  to  conciliate 
the  Indians,  but  at  last  the  war  came,  and  at  Tippe- 
canoe the  Indians  were  routed  with  great  slaughter. 
October  28,  18 12,  his  army  began  its  march.  When 
near  the  Prophet's  town  three  Indians  of  rank  made 
their  appearance  and  inquired  why  Gov.  Harrison  was 
approaching  them  in  so  hostile  an  attitude.  After  a 
short  conference,  arrangements  were  made  for  a  meet- 
ling  the  next  day,  to  agree  upon  terms  of  peace. 

But  Gov.  Harrison  was  too  well  acquainted  with 
the  Indian  character  to  be  deceived  by  such  protes- 
tations. Selecting  a  favorable  spot  for  his  night's  en- 
campment, he  took  every  precaution  against  surprise. 
His  troops  were  posted  in  a  hollow  square,  and  slept 
upon  their  arms. 

The  troops  threw  themselves  upon  the  ground  for 
rest;  but  every  man  had  his  accourtrements  on,  his 
loaded  musket  by  his  side, and  his  bayonet  fixed.  The 
wakeful  Governor,  between  three  and  four  o'clock  in 
the  morning,  had  risen,  and  was  sitting  in  conversa- 
tion with  his  aids  by  the  embers  of  a  waning  fire.  It 
was  a  chill,  cloudy  morning  with  a  drizzling  rain.  In 
the  darkness,  the  Indians  had  crept  as  near  as  possi- 
ble, and  just  then,  with  a  savage  yell,  rushed,  with  all 
tlie  desperation  which  superstition  and  passion  most 
highly  inflamed  could  give,  upon  the  left  flank  of  the 
httle  army.  The  savages  had  been  amply  provided 
with  guns  and  ammunition  by  the  English.  Their 
war-whoop  was  accompained  by  a  shower  of  bullets. 

The  camp-fires  were  instantly  extinguished,  as  the 
light  aided  the  Indians  in  their  aim.  With  hide- 
(us  yells,  the  Indian  bands  rushed  on,  not  doubting  a 
speedy  and  an  entire  victory.  But  Gen.  Harrison's 
troops  stood  as  immovable  as  the  rocks  around  them 
vintil  day  dawned  :  they  then  made  a  simultaneous 
charge  with  the  bayonet,  and  swept  every  thing  be- 
fore   them,    and    completely    routing    the    foe. 


Gov.  Harrison  now  had  all  his  energies  tasked 
to  the  utmost.  The  British  descending  from  the  Can  - 
adas,  were  of  themselves  a  very  formidalile  force  ;  but 
with  their  savage  allies,  rushing  like  wolves  from  the 
forest,  searching  out  every  remote  farm-house,  burn- 
ing, plundering,  scalping,  torturing,  the  wide  frontier 
was  plunged  into  a  state  of  consternation  which  even 
the  most  vivid  imagination  can  but  faintly  conceive. 
The  war-whoop  was  resounding  everywhere  in  the 
forest.  The  horizon  was  illuminated  with  the  conflagra- 
tion of  the  cabins  of  the  settlers.  Gen  Hull  had  made 
the  ignominious  surrender  of  his  forces  at  Detroit. 
Under  these  despairing  circumstances,  Gov.  Harrison 
was  appointed  by  President  Madison  commander-in- 
chief  of  the  North-western  army,  with  orders  to  retake 
Detroit,  and  to  protect  the  frontiers. 

It  would  be  difficult  to  place  a  man  in  a  situation 
demanding  more  energy,  sagacity  and  courage;  but 
General  Harrison  was  found  equal  to  the  position, 
and  nobly  and  triumphantly  did  he  meet  all  the  re 
sponsibilities. 

He  won  the  love  of  his  soldiers  by  always  sharing 
with  them  their  fatigue.  His  whole  baggage,  while 
pursuing  the  foe  up  the  Thames,  was  carried  in  a 
valise;  and  his  bedding  consisted  of  a  single  blanket 
lashed  over  his  saddle  Thirty-five  British  officers, 
his  prisoners  of  war,  supped  with  him  after  the  battle. 
The  only  fare  he  could  give  them  was  beef  roasted 
before  the  fire,  without  bread  or  salt. 

In  18 16,  Gen.  Harrison  was  chosen  a  member  of 
the  National  House  of  Representatives,  to  represent 
the  District  of  Ohio.  In  Congress  he  proved  an 
active  member;  and  whenever  he  spoke,  it  was  with 
force  of  reason  and  power  of  eloquence,  which  arrested 
the  attention  of  all  the  members. 

In  1S19,  Harrison  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of 
Ohio;  and  in  1824,  as  one  of  the  presidential  electors 
of  that  State,  he  gave  his  vote  for  Henry  Clay.  The 
same  year  he  was  chosen  to  the  United  States  Senate. 

In  1836,  the  friends  of  Gen.  Harrison  brought  him 
forward  as  a  candidate  for  the  Presidency  against 
Van  Buren,  but  he  was  defeated.  At  the  close  of 
Mr.  Van  Buren's  term,  he  was  re-nomii:ated  by  his 
party,  and  Mr.  Harrison  was  unanimously  nominated 
by  the  Whigs,  with  John  Tyler  for  the  Vice  Presidency. 
The  contest  was  very  animated.  Gen  Jackson  gave 
all  his  influence  to  prevent  Harrison's  election  ;  but 
his  triumph  was  signal. 

The  cabinet  which  he  formed,  with  Daniel  Webster 
at  its  head  as  Secretary  of  State,  was  one  of  the  most 
brilliant  with  which  any  President  had  ever  been 
surrounded.  Never  were  the  prospects  of  an  admin- 
istration more  flattering,  or  the  hopes  of  the  country 
more  sanguine.  In  the  midst  of  these  bright  and 
joyous  prospects,  Gen.  Harrison  was  seized  by  a 
pleurisv-fever  and  after  a  few  days  of  violent  sick- 
ness, died  on  the  4th  of  April;  just  one  month  after 
his  inauguration  as  President  of  the  United  States. 


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TENTH  PRESIDENT. 


1>i 


OHN    TYLER,     the    tenth 

Presidentof  the  United  States. 
He  was  born  in  Charles-city 
Co.,  Va.,  March  29, 1790.  He 
was  the  favored  child   of  af- 
fluence and  high   social    po- 
sition.    At  the   early  age   of 
twelve,  John  entered  William 
and   Mary  College  and  grad- 
uated with  much  honor  when 
but  seventeen  years  old.  After 
graduating,  he  devoted  him- 
self with    great   assiduity  to   the 
study    of    law,    partly   with    his 
father   and   partly  with   Edmund 
Randolph,  one  of  the  most  distin- 
guished lawyers  of  Virginia. 

At  nineteen  years  of  age,  ne 
commenced  the  practice  of  law. 
His  success  was  rapid  and  aston- 
ishing. It  is  said  that  three 
months  had  not  elapsed  ere  there 
was  scarcely  a  case  on  the  dock- 
i  et  of  the  court  in  which   he  was 

hot  retained.  When  but  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he 
was  almost  unanimously  elected  to  a  seat  in  the  State 
Legislature.  He  connected  himself  with  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  and  warmly  advocated  the  measures  of 
Jefferson  and  Madison.  For  five  successive  years  he 
was  elected  to  the  Legislature,  receiving  nearly  the 
unanimous  vote  or  his  county. 

When  but  twenty-six  years  of  age,  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  Congress.  Here  he  acted  earnestly  and 
ably  with  the  Democratic  party,  opposing  a  national 
bank,  internal  improvements  by  the  General  ^Vjvein- 


ment,  a  protective  tariff,  and  advocating  a  strict  con- 
struction of  the  Constitution,  and  the  most  careful 
vigilance  over  State  rights.  His  labors  in  Congress 
were  so  arduous  that  before  the  close  of  his  second 
term  he  found  it  necessary  to  resign  and  retire  to  his 
estate  in  Charles-city  Co.,  to  recruit  his  health.  He, 
however,  soon  after  consented  to  take  his  seat  in  the 
State  Legislature,  where  his  influence  was  powerful 
in  promoting  public  works  of  great  utility.  With  a 
reputation  thus  canstantly  increasing,  he  was  chosen 
by  a  very  large  majority  of  votes.  Governor  of  his 
native  State.  His  administration  was  signally  a  suc- 
cessful one.     His  popularity  secured  his  re-election. 

John  Randolph,  a  brilliant,  erratic,  half-crazed 
man,  then  represented  Virginia  in  the  Senate  of  the 
United  States.  A  portion  of  the  Democratic  party 
was  displeased  with  Mr.  Randolph's  wayward  course, 
and  brought  forward  John  Tyler  as  his  opponent, 
considering  him  the  only  man  in  Virginia  of  sufficient 
popularity  to  succeed  against  the  renowned  orator  of 
Roanoke.     Mr.  Tyler  was  the  victor. 

\w  accordance  with  his  professions,  upon  taking  his 
seat  in  the  Senate,  he  joined  the  ranks  of  the  opposi- 
tion. He  opposed  the  tariff;  he  spoke  against  and 
voted  against  the  bank  as  unconstitutional ;  he  stren- 
uously opposed  all  restrictions  upon  slavery,  resist- 
ing all  projects  of  internal  improvements  by  the  Gen- 
eral Government,  and  avowed  his  sympathy  with  Mr. 
Calhoun's  view  of  nullification ;  he  declared  that  Gen. 
Jackson,  by  his  opposition  to  the  nullifiers,  had 
abandoned  the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party. 
Such  was  Mr.  Tyler's  record  in  Congress,— a  record 
in  perfect  accordance  with  the  principles  which  be 
had  always  avowed. 

Returning  to  Virginia,  he  resumed  the  practice  of 
his  profession.     Therf  was  a  split  in  the   Democraiir 


JOHN  TYLER. 


^arty.  His  friends  still  regarded  him  as  a  true  Jef- 
fersonian,  gave  him  a  dinner,  and  showered  corapli- 
nieuts  upon  him.  He  had  now  attained  the  age  of 
forty-six.  His  career  had  been  very  brilliant.  In  con- 
sequence of  his  devotion  to  public  business,  his  pri- 
vate affairs  had  fallen  into  some  disorder;  and  it  was 
not  without  satisfaction  that  he  resumed  the  practice 
of  law,  and  devoted  himself  to  the  culture  of  his  plan- 
tation. Soon  after  this  he  removed  to  Williamsburg, 
for  the  better  education  of  his  children  ;  and  he  again 
took  his  seat  in  the  Legislature  of  Virginia. 

By  the  Southern  AVhigs,  he  was  sent  to  the  national 
convention  at  Harrisburg  to  nominate  a  President  in 
T839.  The  majority  of  votes  were  given  to  Gen.  Har- 
rison, a  genuine  Whig,  much  to  the  disappointment  of 
the  South,  who  wished  for  Henry  Clay.  To  concili- 
ate the  Southern  Whigs  and  to  secure  their  vote,  the 
convention  then  nominated  John  Tyler  for  Vice  Pres- 
ident. It  was  well  known  that  he  was  not  in  sympa- 
thy with  the  Whig  party  in  the  Noith  :  but  the  Vice 
President  has  but  very  little  power  in  the  Govern- 
ment, his  main  and  almost  only  duty  being  to  pre- 
side over  the  meetings  of  the  Senate.  Thus  it  hap- 
pened that  a  Whig  President,  and,  in  reality,  a 
Democratic  Vice  President  were  chosen. 

In  1 84 1,  Mr.  Tyler  was  inaugurated  Vice  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States.  In  one  short  month  from 
that  time,  President  Harrison  died,  and  Mr.  Tyler 
thus  -cund  himself,  to  his  own  surprise  and  that  of 
the  whole  Nation,  an  occupant  of  the  Presidential 
chair.  This  was  a  new  test  of  the  stability  of  our 
institutions,  as  it  was  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  our 
country  that  such  an  event  had  occured.  Mr.  Tyler 
was  at  home  in  Williamsburg  when  he  received  the 
unexpected  tidings  of  the  death  of  President  Harri- 
son. He  hastened  to  Washington,  and  on  the  6th  of 
April  was  inaugurated  to  the  high  and  responsible 
office.  He  was  placed  in  a  position  of  exceeding 
delicacy  and  difficulty.  All  his  long  life  he  had  been 
opposed  to  the  main  principles  of  the  party  which  had 
brought  him  into  power.  He  had  ever  been  a  con- 
sistent, hont:t  man,  with  an  unblemished  record. 
Gen.  Harrison  had  selected  a  Whig  cabinet.  Should 
he  retain  them,  and  thus  surround  himself  with  coun- 
sellors whose  views  were  antagonistic  to  his  own?  or, 
on  the  other  hand,  should  he  turn  against  the  party 
which  had  elected  him  and  select  a  cabinet  in  har- 
mony with  himself,  and  which  would  oppose  all  those 
views  which  the  Whigs  deemed  essential  to  the  pub- 
lic welfare?  This  was  his  fearful  dilemma.  He  in- 
vited the  cabinet  which  President  Hanrison  had 
selected  to  retain  their  seats.  He  reccommended  a 
day  of  fasting  and  prayer,  that  God  would  guide  and 
bless  us. 

The  Whigs  carried  through  Congress  a  bill  for  the 
incorporation  of  a  fiscal  bank  of  the  United  States. 
The  President,  after  ten  days' delay,  returned  it  with 
his  veto.      He   siuggested.   however,  that  he  would 


approve  of  a  bill  drawn  up  upon  such  a  plan  as  he 
proposed.  Such  a  bill  was  accordingly  prepared,  and 
privately  submitted  to  him.  He  gave  it  his  approval. 
It  was  passed  without  alteration,  and  he  sent  it  back 
with  his  veto.  Here  cq^iimenced  the  open  rupture. 
It  is  said  that  Mr.  Tyler  was  provoked  to  this  meas- 
ure by  a  published  letter  from  the  Hon.  John  M. 
Botts,  a  distinguished  Virginia  Whig,  who  severely 
touched  the  pride  of  the  President. 

The  opposition  now  exultingly  received  the  Presi- 
dent into  their  arms.  The  party  which  elected  him 
denounced  him  bitterly.  AH  the  members  of  his 
cabinet,  excepting  Mr.  Webster,  resigned.  The  Whigs 
of  Congress,  both  the  Senate  and  the  House,  held  a 
meeting  and  issued  an  address  to  the  people  of  the 
United  States,  proclaiming  that  all  political  alliance 
between  the  Whigs  and  President  Tyler  were  at 
an  end. 

Still  the  President  attempted  to  concihate.  He 
appointed  a  new  cabmet  of  distinguished  Whigs  and 
Conservatives,  carefully  leaving  out  all  strong  party 
men.  Mr.  Webster  soon  found  it  necessary  to  resign, 
forced  out  by  the  pressure  of  his  Whig  friends.  Thus 
the  four  years  of  Mr.  Tyler's  unfortunate  administra- 
tion passed  sadly  away.  No  one  was  satisfied.  The 
land  was  filled  with  murmurs  and  vituperation.  Whigs 
and  Democrats  alike  assailed  him.  More  and  more, 
however,  he  brought  himself  into  sympathy  with  his 
old  friends,  the  Democrats,  until  at  the  close  of  his  term, 
he  gave  his  whole  influence  to  the  support  of  Mr. 
Polk,  the  Democratic  candidate  for  his  successor. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1845,  he  retired  from  the 
harassments  of  office,  to  the  regret  of  neither  party,  and 
probably  to  his  own  unspeakable  relief.  His  first  wife, 
Miss  Letitia  Christian,  died  in  Washington,  in  1842; 
and  in  June,  1844,  President  Tyler  was  again  married, 
at  New  York,  to  Miss  Julia  Gardiner,  a  young  lady  of 
many  personal  and  intellectual  accomplishments. 

The  remainder  of  his  days  Mr.  Tyler  passed  mainly 
in  retirement  at  his  beautiful  home, — Sherwood  For- 
est, Charles-city  Co.,  Va.  A  polished  gentleman  in 
his  manners,  richly  furnished  with  information  from 
books  and  experience  in  the  world,  and  possessing 
brilliant  powers  of  conversation,  his  family  circle  was 
the  scene  of  unnsual  attractions.  Witli  sufficient 
means  for  the  exercise  of  a  generous  hospitality,  he 
might  have  enjoyed  a  serene  old  age  with  the  few 
friends  who  gathered  around  him,  were  it  not  for  the 
storms  of  civil  war  which  his  own  principles  and 
policy  had  helped  to  introduce. 

When  the  great  Rebellion  rose,  which  the  State- 
rights  and  nullifying  doctrines  of  Mr.  John  C.  Cal- 
houn had  inaugurated,  President  Tyler  renounced  his 
allegiance  to  the  United  States,  and  joined  the  Confed- 
erates. He  was  chosen  a  member  of  their  Congress; 
and  while  engaged  in  active  measures  to  destroy,  b^ 
force  of  arms,  the  Government  over  which  lie  had 
once  presided,   he    was  taken   sick   and  soon  died. 


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AMES  K.  POLK,  the  eleventh 
President  of  the  United  States, 
WIS  born  in  Mecklenburg  Co., 
N  C,  Nov.  2,  1795.     His  par- 
ents were   Samuel   and    Jane 
(knox)  Polk,  the  former  a  son 
of  Col.  Thomas  Polk,  who  located 
at  the  above  place,  as  one  of  the 
first  pioneers,  in  1735. 

In  the  year  i3o6,  with  his  wife 
and  children,  and  soon  after  fol- 
lowed by  most  of  the   members   of 
the   Polk  fainly,  Samuel    Polk   emi- 
grated some   two   or  three  hundred 
miles  farther  west,  to  the  rich  valley 
of  the  Duck   River.      Here    in   the 
midst  of  the  wilderness,  in  a  region 
which  was  subsequently  called  Mau- 
ry Co.,  they  reared   their  log   huts, 
and  established  their  homes.    In  the 
hard  toil  of  a  new  farm  in  the  wil- 
derness, James  K.  Polk   spent   the 
\Pg'      early  years  of  his   childhood    and 
1^1       youth.     His  father,  adding  the  pur- 
"T        suit  of  a  surveyor  to  that  of  a  farmer, 
gradually  increased  in  wealth  until 
he  became  one  of  the  leading  men  of  the  region.  His 
mother  was  a  superior  woman,  of  strong   common 
sense  and  earnest  piety. 

Very  early  in  life,  James  developed  a  taste  for 
reading  and  expressed  the  strongest  desire  to  obtain 
a  liberal  education.  His  mother's  training  had  made 
him  methodical  in  his  habits,  had  taught  him  punct- 
uality and  industry,  and  had  inspired  him  with  lofty 
principles  of  morality.  His  health  was  frail ;  and  his 
lather,  fearing  that  be  might  not  be  able  to  endure  a 


sedentary  life,  got  a   situation   for   him   behind  the 
counter,  hoping  to  fit  him  for  commercial  pursuits. 

This  was  to  James  a  bitter  disappointment.  He 
had  no  taste  for  these  duties,  and  his  daily  tasks 
were  irksome  in  the  extreme.  He  remained  in  this 
uncongenial  occupation  but  a  few  weeks,  when  at  his 
earnest  solicitation  his  father  removed  him,  and  made 
arrangements  for  him  to  prosecute  his  studies.  Soon 
after  he  sent  him  to  Murfreesboro  Academy.  With 
ardor  which  could  scarcely  be  surpassed,  he  pressed 
forward  in  his  studies,  and  in  less  than  two  and  a  half 
years,  in  the  autumn  of  1815,  entered  the  sophomore 
class  in  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  at  Chapel 
Hill.  Here  he  was  one  of  the  most  exemplary  of 
scholars,  punctual  in  every  exercise,  never  allowinar 
himself  to  be  absent  from  a  recitation  or  a  religious 
service. 

He  graduated  in  i8r8,  with  the  highest  honors, be- 
ing deemed  the  best  scholar  of  his  class,  both  in 
mathematics  and  the  classics.  He  was  then  twenty- 
three  years  of  age.  Mr.  Polk's  health  was  at  thi? 
time  much  impaired  by  the  assiduity  with  which  he 
had  prosecuted  his  studies.  After  a  short  season  of 
relaxation  he  went  to  Nashville,  and  entered  the 
office  of  Felix  Grundy,  to  study  law.  Here  Mr.  Polk 
renewed  his  acquaintance  with  Andrew  Jackson,  who 
resided  on  his  plantation,  the  Hermitage,  but  a  few 
miles  from  Nashville.  They  had  probably  beer 
slightly  acquainted  before. 

Mr.  Polk's  father  was  a  Jeffersonian  Republican 
and  James  K.  Polk  ever  adhered  to  the  same  politi 
cal  faith.  He  was  a  popular  public  speaker,  and  was 
constantly  called  upon  to  address  the  meetings  of  his 
party  friends.  His  skill  as  a  speaker,  was  such  that 
he  was  popularly  called  the  Napoleon  of  the  stump. 
He  was  a  man  of  unblemished   morals,   genial  and 


JAMES  K.  POLK. 


courtef-us  in  his  bearing,  and  with  that  sympathetic 
nature  in  the  jo)  s  and  griefs  of  others  which  ever  gave 
him  troops  of  friends.  In  1823,  Mr.  Polk  was  elected 
to  the  Legislature  of  Tennessee.  Here  he  gave  his 
strong  influence  towards  the  election  of  his  friend, 
%lix.  Jackson,  to  the  Presidency  of  the  United  States. 

In  January,  1824,  Mr.  Polk  married  Miss  Sarah 
Childress,  of  Rutherford  Co.,  Tenn.  His  bride  was 
altogether  worthy  of  him, — a  lady  of  beauty  and  cul- 
ture. In  the  fall  of  1825,  Mr.  Polk  was  chosen  a 
member  of  Congress.  The  satisfaction  which  he  gave 
to  his  constituents  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact,  that 
for  fourteen  successive  years,  until  1839,  he  was  con- 
tinuec*  in  that  office.  He  then  voluntarily  withdrew, 
only  that  he  might  accept  the  Gubernatorial  chair 
of  Tf'nnessee.  In  Congress  he  was  a  laborious 
men>ber,  a  frequent  and  a  popular  speaker.  He  was 
always  in  his  seat,  always  courteous  ;  and  whenever 
he  spoke  it  was  always  to  the  point,  and  without  any 
ambitious  rhetorical  display. 

During  five  sessions  of  Congress,  Mr.  Polk  was 
Speaker  of  the  House  Strong  passions  were  roused, 
and  stormy  scenes  were  witnessed  ;  but  Mr.  Polk  per- 
formed his  arduous  duties  to  a  very  general  satisfac- 
tion, and  a  unanimous  vote  of  thanks  to  him  was 
passed  by  the  House  as  he  withdrew  on  the  4th  of 
March,  1839. 

In  accordance  with  Southern  usage,  Mr.  Polk,  as  a 
candidate  for  Governor,  canvassed  the  State.  He  was 
elected  by  a  large  majority,  and  on  the  1 4th  of  Octo- 
ber, 1839,  took  the  oath  of  office  at  Nashville.  In  1841, 
his  term  of  office  expired,  and  he  was  again  the  can- 
didate of  the  Democratic  party,  but  was  defeated. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1845,  Mr.  Polk  was  inaugur- 
ated President  of  the  United  States.  The  verdict  of 
the  countryin  favor  of  the  annexation  of  Texas,  exerted 
its  influence  upon  Congress  ;  and  the  last  act  of  the 
administration  of  President  Tyler  was  to  affix  his  sig- 
nature to  a  joint  resolution  of  Congress,  passed  on  the 
3d  of  March,  approving  of  the  annexation  of  Te.xas  to 
the  American  Union.  As  Mexico  still  claimed  Texas 
as  one  of  her  provinces,  the  Mexican  minister, 
Almonte,  immediately  demanded  his  passports  and 
feft  the  country,  declaring  the  act  of  the  annexation 
(o  be  an  act  hostile  to  Mexico. 

In  his  first  message,  President  Polk  urged  that 
Texas  should  immediately,  by  act  of  Congress,  be  re- 
ceived into  the  Union  on  the  same  footing  with  the 
other  States.  In  the  meantime,  Gen.  Taylor  was  sent 


with  an  army  into  Texas  to  hold  the  country.  He  was 
sent  first  to  Nueces,  which  the  Mexicans  said  was  the 
western  boundary  of  Texas.  Then  he  was  sent  Tiearly 
two  hundred  miles  further  west,  to  the  Rio  Grande, 
where  he  erected  batteries  which  commanded  the 
Mexican  city  of  Matamoras,  which  was  situated  on 
the  western  banks. 

The  anticipated  collision  soon  took  place,  and  wai 
was  declared  against  Mexico  by  President  Polk.  The 
war  was  pushed  forward  by  Mr.  Polk's  administration 
with  great  vigor.  Gen.  Taylor,  whose  army  was  first 
called  one  of  "  observation,"  then  of  "  occupation,' 
then  of  "  invasion, "was  sent  forward  to  Monterey.  The 
feeble  Mexicans,  in  every  encounter,  were  hopelessly 
ana  awfully  slaughtered.  The  day  of  judgement 
alone  can  reveal  the  misery  which  this  war  caused. 
It  v/as  by  the  ingenuity  of  Mr.  Polk's  administration 
that  the  war  was  brought  on. 

'To  the  victors  belong  the  spoils."  Mexico  was 
prostrate  before  us.  Her  capital  was  in  our  hands. 
We  now  consented  to  peace  upon  the  condition  that 
Mexico  should  surrender  to  us,  in  addition  to  Texas, 
all  of  New  Mexico,  and  all  of  Upper  and  Lower  Cal- 
ifornia. This  new  demand  embraced,  exclusive  of 
Texas,  eight  hundred  thousand  square  miles.  This 
was  an  extent  of  territory  equal  to  nine  States  of  the 
size  of  New  York.  Thus  slavery  was  securing  eighteen 
majestic  States  to  be  add^d  to  the  Union.  There  were 
some  Americans  who  thought  it  all  right :  there  were 
others  who  thought  it  all  wrong.  In  the  prosecution 
of  this  war,  we  expended  twenty  thousand  lives  and 
more  than  a  hundred  million  of  dollars.  Of  this 
money  fifteen  millions  were  paid  to  Mexico. 

On  the  3d  of  March,  1849,  Mr.  Polk  retired  from 
office,  having  served  one  term.  The  next  day  was 
Sunday.  On  the  5th,  Gen.  Taylor  was  inaugurated 
as  his  successor.  Mr.  Polk  rode  to  the  Capitol  in  the 
same  carriage  with  Gen.  Taylor;  and  the  same  even- 
ing, with  Mrs.  Polk,  he  commenced  his  return  to 
Tennessee.  He  was  then  but  fifty-four  years  of  age. 
He  had  ever  been  strictly  temperate  in  all  his  habits, 
and  his  health  was  good.  With  an  ample  fortune, 
a  choice  library,  a  cultivated  mind,  and  domestic  ties 
of  the  dearest  nature,  it  seemed  as  though  long  years 
of  tranquility  and  happiness  were  before  him.  But  the 
cholera — that  fearful  scourge — was  then  sweeping  up 
the  Valley  of  the  Mississippi.  This  he  contracted, 
and  died  on  the  15th  of  June,  1849,  in  the  fifiv-fourth 
year  of  his  age,  greatly  mourned  by  his  countrymen. 


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ACHARY  TAYLOR,  twelfth 
President  of  the  United  States, 
was  born  on  the  24th  of  Nov., 
1784,  in  Orange  Co.,  Va.  His 
" V\','f'''y^T»pf^-;-K^r\t>  father.  Colonel  Taylor,  was 
a  Virginian  of  note,  and  a  dis- 
tinguished patriot  and  soldier  of 
the  Revolution.  When  Zachary 
was  an  infant,  his  father  with  his 
wife  and  two  children,  emigrated 
to  Kentucky,  where  he  settled  in 
the  pathless  wilderness,  a  few 
miles  from  Louisville.  In  this  front- 
ier home,  away  from  civilization  and 
all  its  refinements,  young  Zachary 
could  enjoy  but  few  social  and  educational  advan- 
tages. When  six  years  of  age  he  attended  a  common 
school,  and  was  then  regarded  as  a  bright,  active  boy, 
cather  remarkable  for  bluntness  and  decision  of  char- 
acter He  was  strong,  fearless  and  self-reliant,  and 
manifested  a  strong  desire  to  enter  the  army  to  fight 
the  Lidians  who  were  ravaging  the  frontiers.  There 
is  little  to  be  recorded  of  the  uneventful  years  of  his 
childhood  on  his  father's  large  but  lonely  plantation. 
In  1808,  his  father  succeeded  in  obtaining  for  him 
the  commission  of  heutenant  in  the  United  States 
army  ;  and  he  joined  the  troops  which  were  stationed 
at  New  Orleans  under  Gen.  Wilkinson.  Soon  after 
this  he  married  Miss  Margaret  Smith,  a  young  lady 
from  one  of  the  first  families  of  Maryland. 

Immediately  after  the  declaration  of  war  with  Eng- 
land, in  18 1 2,  Capt.  Taylor  (for  he  had  then  been 
promoted  to  that  rank)  was  put  in  command  of  Fort 
Harrison,  on  the  Wabash,  about  fifty  miles  above 
Vincennes.  This  fort  had  been  built  in  the  wilder- 
ness by  Gen.  Harrison, on  his  march  to  Tippecanoe. 
It  was  one  of  the  first  points  of  attack  by  the  Indians, 
led  by  Tecumseh.     Its  garrison  consisted  of  a  broken 


company  of  infantry  numbering   fifty  men,   many  of 
whom  were  sick. 

Early  in  the  autumn  of  1812,  the  Indians,  stealthily, 
and  in  large  numbers,  moved  upon  the  fort.  Their 
approach  was  first  indicated  by  the  murder  of  two 
soldiers  just  outside  of  the  stockade.  Capt.  Taylor 
made  every  possible  preparation  to  meet  the  antici- 
pated assault.  On  the  4th  of  September,  a  band  of 
forty  painted  and  plumed  savages  came  to  the  fort, 
waving  a  white  flag,  and  informed  Capt.  Taylor  that 
in  the  morning  their  chief  would  come  to  have  a  talk 
with  him.  It  was  evident  that  their  object  was  merely 
to  ascertain  the  state  of  things  at  the  fort,  and  Capt. 
Taylor,  well  versed  in  the  wiles  of  the  savages,  kept 
them  at  a  distance. 

The  sun  went  down  ;  the  savages  disappeared,  the 
garrison  slept  upon  their  arms.  One  hour  before 
midnight  the  war  whoop  burst  from  a  thousand  lips 
in  the  forest  around,  followed  by  the  discharge  of 
musketry,  and  the  rush  of  the  foe.  Every  man,  sick 
and  well,  sprang  to  his  post.  Every  man  knew  that 
defeat  was  not  merely  death,  but  in  the  case  of  cap- 
ture, death  by  the  most  agonizing  and  prolonged  tor- 
ture. No  pen  can  describe,  no  immagination  can 
conceive  the  scenes  which  ensued.  The  savages  suc- 
ceeded in  setting  fire  to  one  of  the  block-houses- 
Until  six  o'clock  in  the  morning,  this  awful  conflict 
continued.  The  savages  then,  baffled  at  every  point 
and  gnashing  their  teeth  with  rage,  retired.  Capt. 
Taylor,  for  this  gallant  defence,  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  major  by  brevet. 

Until  the  close  of  the  war.  Major  Taylor  was  placed 
in  such  situations  that  he  saw  but  little  more  of  active 
service.  He  was  sent  far  away  into  the  depths  of  the 
wilderness,  to  Fort  Crawford,  on  Fox  River,  which 
empties  into  Green  Bay.  Here  there  was  but  little 
to  be  done  but  to  wear  away  the  tedious  hours  as  one 
best  could.     There  were  no  books,  no  society,  no  in- 


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tellectual  stimulus.  Thus  with  him  the  uneventful 
years  rolled  on  Gradually  he  rose  to  the  rank  of 
colonel.  In  the  Black-Hawk  war,  which  resulted  in 
the  capture  of  that  renowned  chieftain,  Col  Taylor 
took  a  subordinate  but  a  brave  and  efficient  part. 

For  twenty -four  years  Col.  Taylor  was  engaged  in 
the  defence  of  the  frontiers,  in  scenes  so  remote,  and  in 
femployments  so  obscure,  that  his  name  was  unknown 
•Deyond  the  limits  of  his  own  immediate  acquaintance. 
In  the  year  1836,  he  was  sent  to  Florida  to  compel 
the  Seminole  Indians  to  vacate  that  region  and  re- 
tire beyond  the  Mississippi,  as  their  chiefs  by  treaty, 
iiac^  promised  they  should  do.  The  services  rendered 
he:e  secured  for  Col.  Taylor  the  high  appreciation  of 
the  Government;  and  as  a  reward,  he  was  elevated 
ic  .he  rank  of  brigadier-general  by  brevet ;  and  soon 
ifter,  in  May,  1838,  was  appointed  to  the  chief  com- 
nand  of  the  United  States  troops  in  Florida. 

After  two  years  of  such  wearisome  employment 
imidst  the  everglades  of  the  peninsula,  Gen.  Taylor 
obtained,  at  his  own  request,  a  change  of  command, 
ind  was  stationed  over  the  Department  of  the  South- 
*est.  This  field  embraced  Louisiana,  Mississippi, 
Alabama  and  Georgia.  Establishing  his  headquarters 
at  Fort  Jessup,  in  Louisiana,  he  removed  his  family 
to  a  plantation  which  he  purchased,  near  Baton  Rogue. 
H(;re  he  remained  for  five  years,  buried,  as  it  were, 
from  the  world,  but  faithfully  discharging  every  duty 
■jnvposed  upon  him. 

In  1846,  Gen.  Taylor  was  sent  to  guard  the  land 
t>elween  the  Nueces  and  Rio  Grande,  the  latter  river 
being  the  boundary  of  Texas,  which  was  then  claimed 
by  the  United  States.  Soon  the  war  with  Mexico 
ws,3  brought  on,  and  at  Palo  Alto  and  Resaca  de  la 
P'aJma,  Gen.  Taylor  won  brilliant  victories  over  the 
M(;xicans.  The  rank  of  major-general  by  brevet 
■was  then  conferred  upon  Gen.  Taylor,  and  his  name 
was  received  with  enthusiasm  almost  everywhere  in 
t!ie  Nation.  .Then  came  the  battles  of  Monterey  and 
Euena  Vista  in  which  he  won  signal  victories  over 
ic  fees  much  larger  than  he  commanded. 

His  careless  habits  of  dress  and  his  unaffected 
simplicity,  secured  for  Gen.  Taylor  among  his  troops, 
'-1  e  sobriquet  of  "Old  Rough  and  Ready.' 

The  tidings  of  the  brilliant  victory  of  Buena  Vista 
si'read  the  wildest  enthusiasm  over  the  country.  The 
niime  of  Gen.  Taylor  was  on  every  one's  lips.  The 
W  hig  party  decided  to  take  advantage  of  this  wonder- 
fu/  popularity  in  bringing  forward  the  unpolished, un- 

•'^red,  honest  soldier  as  their  candidate  for  the 
I'lesidency.  Gen.  Taylor  was  astonished  at  the  an- 
ncancement,  and  for  a  time  would  not  listen  to  it;  de- 
chiring  that  he  was  not  at  all  qualified  for  such  an 
oft  ice.  So  little  interest  had  he  taken  in  politics  that, 
for  forty  years,  he  had  not  cast  a  vote.  It  was  not 
without  chagrin  that  several  distinguished  statesmen 
vflio  had  been  long  years  in  the  public  service  found 
■i.;nr  claims  set  aside  in  behalf  of  one  whose   name 


had  never  been  heard  of,  save  in  connection  with  Palo 
Alto,  Resaca  de  la  Palma,  Monterey  and  Buena 
Vista.  It  is  said  that  Daniel  Webster,  in  his  haste  re- 
marked, "  It  is  a  nomination  not  fit  to  be  made." 

Gen.  Taylor  was  not  an  eloquent  speaker  nor  a  fine 
writer  His  friends  took  possession  of  him,  and  pre- 
pared such  few  communications  as  it  was  needful 
should  be  presented  to  the  public.  The  popularity  of 
the  successful  warrior  swept  the  land.  He  was  tri- 
umphantly elected  over  two  opposing  candidates, — 
Gen.  Cass  and  Ex-President  Martin  Van  Buren. 
Though  he  selected  an  excellent  cabinet,  che  good 
old  man  found  himself  in  a  very  uncongenial  position, 
and  was,  at  times,  sorely  perplexed  and  harassed. 
His  mental  sufferings  were  very  severe,  and  probably 
tended  to  hasten  his  death.  The  pro-slavery  party 
was  pushing  its  claims  with  tireless  energy ,  expedi- 
tions were  fitting  out  to  capture  Cuba  ;  California  was 
pleading  for  admission  to  the  Union,  while  slavery 
stood  at  the  door  to  bar  her  out.  Gen.  Taylor  found 
the  political  conflicts  in  Washington  to  be  far  more 
trying  to  the  nerves  than  battles  with  Mexicans  or 
Indians 

In  the  midst  of  all  these  troubles.  Gen.  Taylor, 
after  he  had  occupied  the  Presidential  chair  but  little 
over  a  year,  took  cold,  and  after  a  brief  sickness  of 
but  little  over  five  days,  died  on  the  glh  of  July,  1850. 
His  last  woids  were,  "I  am  not  afraid  to  die.  I  am 
ready.  I  have  endeavored  to  do  my  duty."  He  died 
universally  respected  and  beloved.  An  honest,  un- 
pretending man,  he  had  been  steadily  growing  in  the 
affections  of  the  people ;  and  the  Nation  bitterly  la- 
mented his  death. 

Gen.  Scott,  who  was  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
Gen.  Taylor,  gave  the  following  graphic  and  truthful 
description  of  his  character: — "  With  a  good  store  of 
common  sense,  Gen.  Taylor's  mind  had  not  been  en- 
larged and  refreshed  by  reading,  or  much  converse 
with  the  world.  Rigidity  of  ideas  was  the  conse- 
quence. The  frontiers  and  small  military  posts  had 
been  his  home.  Hence  he  was  quite  ignorant  for  his 
rank,  and  quite  bigoted  in  his  ignorance.  His  sim- 
plicity was  child-like,  and  with  innumerable  preju- 
dices, amusing  and  incorrigible,  well  suited  to  the 
tender  age.  Thus,  if  a  man,  however  respectable, 
chanced  to  wear  a  coat  of  an  unusual  color,  or  his  hat 
a  little  on  one  side  of  his  head;  or  an  officer  to  leave 
a  corner  of  his  handkerchief  dangling  from  an  out- 
side pocket, — in  any  such  case,  this  critic  held  the 
offender  to  be  a  co.xcomb  (perhaps  something  worse), 
whom  he  would  not,  to  use  his  oft  repeated  phrase, 
'touch  with  a  pair  of  tongs.' 

"Any  allusion  to  literature  beyond  good  old  Dil- 
worth's  spelling-book,  on  the  part  of  one  wearing  a 
sword,  was  evidence,  with  the  same  judge,  of  utter 
unfitness  for  heavy  marchings  and  combats.  Inshorf 
few  men  have  ever  had  a  more  comforta:.''.'?,  '■'>>"t. 
saving  contempt   for  learning  of  every  kind." 


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THIRTEENTH  PRESIDENT. 


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ILLARD  FILLMORE,  thir- 
teenth President  of  the  United 
States,    was  born   at  Summer 
Hill,  Cayuga  Co.,   N.  Y  .,  on 
the  yth  of  January,  1800.  His 
father  was  a  farmer,  and  ow- 
mg  to  misfortune,  in  humble  cir- 
cumstances.    Of  his  mother,   the 
daughter  of  Dr.  Abiathar  Millard, 
of  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  it   has  been 
said  that  she  possessed  an  intellect 
of  very  high  order,  united  with  much 
personal  loveliness,  sweetness  of  dis- 

f     position,  graceful  manners  and  ex- 
quisite sensibilities.      She   died   in 
1831 ;  having  lived  to  see  her  son  a 
'        young  man  of  distinguished    prom- 
ise, though  she  was  not  permitted  to  witness  the  high 
dignity  which  he  finally  attained. 

In  consequence  of  the  secluded  home  and  limited 
means  of  his  father,  Millard  enjoyed  but  slender  ad- 
vantages for  education  in  his  early  years.  The  com- 
mon schools,  which  he  occasionally  attended  were 
very  imperfect  institutions;  and  books  were  scarce 
and  expensive.  There  was  nothing  then  in  his  char- 
acter to  indicate  the  brilliant  career  upon  which  he 
was  about  to  enter.  He  was  a  plain  farmer's  boy ; 
intelligent,  good-looking,  kind-hearted.  The  sacred 
influences  of  home  had  taught  him  to  revere  the  Bible, 
and  had  laid  the  foundations  of  an  upright  character. 
When  fourteen  years  of  age,  his  father  sent  him 
some  hundred  miles  from  home,  to  the  then  wilds  of 
Liviiigston  County,  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  clothier. 
Near  the  mill  there  was  a  small  villiage,  where  some 


enterprising  man  had  commenced  the  collection  of  a 
village  library.  This  proved  an  inestimable  blessing 
to  young  Fillmore.  His  evenings  were  spent  in  read- 
ing. Soon  every  leisure  moment  was  occupied  with 
books.  His  thirst  for  knowledge  became  insatiate, 
and  the  selections  which  he  made  were  continually 
more  elevating  and  instructive.  He  read  history, 
biography,  oratory,  and  thus  gradually  there  was  en- 
kindled in  his  heart  a  desire  to  be  something  more 
than  a  mere  worker  with  his  hands;  and  he  was  be- 
coming,  almost  unknown  to  himself,  a  well-informed, 
educated  man. 

The  young  clothier  had  now  attained  the  age  of 
nineteen  years,  and  was  of  fine  personal  appearance 
and  of  gentlemanly  demeanor.  It  so  happened  that 
there  was  a  gentleman  in  the  neighborhood  of  ample 
pecuniary  means  and  of  benevolence, — Judge  Walter 
Wood, — who  was  struck  with  the  prepossessing  ap- 
pearance of  young  Fillmore.  He  made  his  acquaint- 
ance, and  was  so  much  impressed  with  his  ability  and 
attainments  that  he  advised  him  to  abandon  his 
trade  and  devote  himself  to  the  study  of  the  law.  The 
young  man  replied,  that  he  had  no  means  of  his  own. 
no  friends  to  help  him  and  that  his  previous  educa- 
tion had  been  very  imperfect.  But  Judge  Wood  had 
so  much  confidence  in  him  that  he  kindly  offered  to 
take  him  into  his  own  office,  and  to  loan  him  such 
money  as  he  needed.  Most  gratefully  the  generous 
offer  was  accepted. 

There  is  in  many  minds  a  strange  delusion  about* 
a  collegiate  education.  A  young  man  is  supposed  to 
be  liberally  educated  if  he  has  graduated  at  some  col- 
lege. But  many  a  boy  loiters  through  university  halls 
tnd  then  enters  a  law  office,  who  is  by  no  meaiw   iis 


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MILLARD  FILLMORE. 


well  prepared  to  prosecute  his  legal  studies  as  was 
Millard  Fillmore  when  he  graduated  at  the  clothing- 
mill  at  the  end  of  four  years  of  manual  labor,  during 
which  every  leisure  moment  had  been  devoted  to  in- 
tense mental  culture. 

In  1823,  when  twenty-three  years  of  age,  he  v/as 
admitted  to  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  He  then 
went  to  the  village  of  Aurora,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  law.  In  this  secluded,  peaceful  region, 
his  practice  of  course  was  limited,  and  there  was  no 
opportunity  for  a  sudden  rise  in  fortune  or  in  fame. 
Here,  in  the  year  1826,  he  married  a  lady  of  great 
moral  worth,  and  one  capable  of  adorning  any  station 
she  might  be  called  to  fill, — Miss  Abigail  Powers. 

His  elevation  of  character,  his  untiring  industry, 
his  legal  acquirements,  and  his  skill  as  an  advocate, 
gradually  attracted  attention  ,  and  he  was  invited  to 
enter  into  partnership  under  highly  advantageous 
circumstances,  with  an  elder  member  of  the  bar  in 
Buffalo.  Just  before  removing  to  Buffalo,  in  1829, 
he  took  his  seat  in  the  House  of  Assembly,  of  the 
State  of  New  York,  as  a  representative  from  Erie 
County.  Though  he  had  never  taken  a  very  active 
part  in  politics,  his  vote  and  his  sympathies  were  with 
the  Whig  party.  The  State  was  then  Democratic, 
and  he  found  himself  in  a  helpless  minority  in  the 
Legislature  ,  still  the  testimony  comes  from  all  parties, 
that  his  courtesy,  ability  and  integrity,  won,  to  a  very 
unusual  degrt  e  the  respect  of  his  associates. 

In  the  autumn  of  1832,  he  was  elected  to  a  seat  in 
the  United  States  Congress,  He  entered  that  troubled 
arena  in  some  of  the  most  tumultuous  hours  of  our 
national  history.  The  great  conflict  respecting  the 
national  bank  and  the  removal  of  the  deposits,  was 
then  raging. 

His  term  of  two  years  closed  ;  and  he  returned  to 
his  profession,  which  he  pursued  with  increasing  rep- 
utation and  success.  After  a  lapse  of  two  years 
lie  again  became  a  candidate  for  Congress ;  was  re- 
elected, and  took  his  seat  in  1837.  His  past  expe- 
rience as  a  representative  gave  him  stiength  and 
confidence.  The  first  term  of  service  in  Congress  to 
any  man  can  be  but  little  more  than  an  introduction. 
He  was  now  prepared  for  active  duty.  All  his  ener- 
gies were  brought  to  bear  upon  the  public  good.  Every 
measure  received  his  impress. 

Mr.  Fillmore  was  now  a  man  of  wide  repute,  and 
his  popularity  filled  tlie  State,  and  in  the  year  1847, 
he   was   elected  Comptroller  of    the   State 


Mr.  Fillmore  had  attained  the  age  of  forty-seven 
years.  His  labors  at  the  bar,  in  the  Legislature,  in 
Congress  and  as  Comptroller,  had  given  him  very  con- 
siderable fame.  The  Whigs  were  casting  about  to 
find  suitable  candidates  for  President  and  Vice-Presi- 
dent at  the  approaching  election.  Far  away,  on  the 
waters  of  the  Rio  Grande,  there  was  a  rough  old 
soldier,  who  had  fought  one  or  two  successful  battles 
with  the  Mexicans,  which  had  caused  his  name  to  be 
proclaimed  in  tiumpet-tones  all  over  the  land.  But 
it  was  necessary  to  associate  with  him  on  the  same 
ticket  some  man  of  reputation  as  a  statesman. 

Under  the  influence  of  these  considerations,  the 
namesofZachary  Taylor  and  Millard  Fillmore  became 
the  rallying-cry  of  the  Whigs,  as  their  candidates  for 
President  and  Vice-Peesident.  The  Whig  ticket  was 
signally  triumphant.  On  the  4th  of  March,  1849, 
Gen.  Taylor  was  inaugurated  President,  and  Millard 
Fillmore  Vice-President,  of  the  United  States. 

On  the  gth  of  July,  1850,  President  Taylor,  but 
about  one  year  and  four  months  after  his  inaugura 
tion,  was  suddenly  taken  sick  and  died.  By  the  Con- 
stitution, Vice-President  Fillmore  thus  became  Presi- 
dent. He  appointed  a  ver}-  able  cabinet,  of  which 
the  illustrious  Daniel  Webster  was  Secretary  of  State. 

Mr.  Fillmore  had  very  serious  difficulties  to  contend 
with,  since  the  opposition  had  a  majority  in  both 
Houses.  He  did  everything  in  his  power  to  conciliate 
the  South ;  but  the  pro-slavery  party  in  the  South  felt 
the  inadequacy  of  all  measuresof  transient  conciliation. 
The  population  of  the  free  States  was  so  rapidly  in- 
creasing over  that  of  the  slave  States  that  it  was  in- 
evitable that  the  power  of  the  Government  should 
soon  pass  into  the  hands  of  the  free  States.  The 
famous  compromise  measures  were  adopted  under  Mr. 
Fillnicre's  adminstration,  and  the  Japan  Ex[iedition 
was  sent  out.  On  the  4th  of  March,  1853,  Mr  Fill- 
more, having  served  one  term,  retired. 

In  1856,  Mr.  Fillmore  was  nominated  for  the  Pres- 
idency by  the  "  Know  Nothing  "  party,  but  was  beaten 
by  Mr.  Buchanan.  After  that  Mr.  Fillmore  lived  in 
retirement.  During  the  terrible  conflict  of  civil  war, 
he  was  mostly  silent.  It  was  generally  supposed  that 
his  sympathies  were  rather  with  those  who  were  en- 
deavoring to  overthrow  our  institutions.  President 
Fillmore  kept  aloof  from  the  conflict,  without  any 
cordial  words  of  cheer  to  the  one  party  or  the  other. 
He  was  thus  forgotten  by  both.  He  lived  to  a  rij^e 
old  age,  and  died  in  Buffalo.  N.  Y.,  March  8,    1874. 


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RANKLIN     PIERCE,   the 
fourteenth   President  of  the 
^  United  States,  was  born  in 
Hillsborough,    N.    H.,    Nov. 
23,  1804.     His  father  was  a 
Revolutionary  soldier,   who, 
with   his   own    strong    arm, 
hewed   out  a    liome   in    the 
wilderness.     He  was  a  man 
of    inflexible    integrity;     of 
strong,  though   uncultivated 
mind,  and  an  uncompromis- 
ing Democrat.      The   mother  of 
Franklin  Pierce  was  all  that  a  son 
could  desire, — an  intelligent,  pru- 
dent, affectionate.  Christian  wom- 
an.    Franklin  was  the  sixth  of  eight  children. 

Franklin  was  a  very  bright  and  handsome  boy,  gen- 
erous, warm-hearted  and  brave.  He  won  alike  the 
love  of  old  and  young.  The  boys  on  the  play  ground 
loved  him.  His  teachers  loved  him.  The  neighbors 
looked  upon  him  with  pride  and  affection.  He  was 
by  instinct  a  gentleman;  always  speakingkind  words, 
doing  kind  deeds,  with  a  peculiar  unstudied  tact 
which  taught  him  what  was  agreeable.  Without  de- 
veloping any  precocity  of  genius,  or  any  unnatural 
devotion  to  books,  he  was  a  good  scholar ;  in  body, 
in  mind,  in  affections,  a  finely-developed  boy. 

When  sixteen  years  of  age,  in  the  year  1820,  he 
entered  Bowdoin  College,  at  Brunswick,  Me  He  was 
one  of  the  most  popular  young  men  in  the  college. 
The  purity  of  his  moral  character,  the  unvarying 
courtesy  of  his  demeanor,  his  rank  as  a  scholar,  and 


genial  nature,  rendered  him  a  universal  favorite. 
There  was  something  very  peculiarly  winning  in  his 
address,  and  it  was  evidently  not  in  the  slightest  de- 
gree studied :  it  was  the  simple  outgushing  of  his 
own  magnanimous  and  loving  nature. 

Upon  graduating,  in  the  year  1824,  Franklin  Pierce 
commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge 
Woodbury,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers  of 
the  State,  and  a  man  of  great  private  worth.  The 
eminent  social  qualities  of  the  young  lawyer,  his 
father's  prominence  as  a  public  man,  and  the  brilliant 
political  career  into  which  Judge  Woodbury  was  en^ 
tering,  all  tended  to  entice  Mr.  Pierce  into  the  faci- 
nating  yet  perilous  path  of  political  life.  With  all 
the  ardor  of  his  nature  he  espoused  the  cause  of  Gen. 
Jackson  for  the  Presidency.  He  commenced  the 
practice  of  law  in  Hillsborough,  and  was  soon  elected 
to  represent  the  town  in  the  State  Legislature.  Here 
he  served  for  four  years.  The  last  two  years  he  was 
chosen  speaker  of  the  house  by  a  very  large  vote. 

In  1833,  at  the  age  of  twenty-nine,  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  Congress.  Without  taking  an  active 
part  in  debates,  he  was  faithful  and  laborious  in  duty 
and  ever  rising  in  the  estimation  of  those  with  whom 
he  was  associatad. 

In  1837,  being  then  but  thirty-three  years  of  age, 
he  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of  the  United  States; 
taking  his  seat  just  as  Mr.  Van  Buren  commenced 
his  administration.  He  was  the  youngest  member  in 
the  Senate.  In  the  year  1834,  he  married  Miss  Jane 
Means  Appleton,  a  lady  of  rare  beauty  and  accom- 
plishments, and  one  admirably  fitted  to  adorn  every 
station  with  which  her  husband  was  honored.    Of  the 


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three  sons  who  were  born  to  them,  all  now  sleep  with 
their  parents  in  the  grave. 

In  t)ie  year  1838,  Mr.  Pierce,  with  growing  fame 
and  increasing  business  as  a  lawyer,  took  up  his 
residence  in  Concord,  the  capital  of  New  Hampshire. 
President  Polk,  upon  his  accession  to  office,  appointed 
Mr.  Pierce  attorney-general  of  the  United  States ;  but 
the  offer  was  declmed,  in  consequence  of  numerous 
professional  engagements  at  home,  and  the  precariuos 
state  of  Mrs.  Pierce's  health.  He  also,  about  the 
same  time  declined  the  nomination  for  governor  by  the 
Democratic  party.  The  war  with  Mexico  called  Mr. 
Pierce  in  the  army.  Receiving  the  appointment  of 
brigadier-general,  he  embarked,  with  a  portion  of  his 
troops,  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  on  the  27th  of  May,  1847. 
He  took  an  important  part  in  this  war,  proving  him- 
self a  brave  and  true  soldier. 

When  Gen.  Pierce  reached  his  home  in  his  native 
State,  he  was  received  enthusiastically  by  the  advo- 
cates of  the  Mexican  war,  and  coldly  by  his  oppo- 
nents. He  resumed  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
very  frequently  taking  an  active  part  in  political  ques- 
tions, giving  his  cordial  support  to  the  pro-slavery 
wing  of  the  Democratic  party.  The  compromise 
measures  met  cordially  with  his  approval ;  and  he 
btrenuously  advocated  the  enforcement  of  the  infa- 

inous  fugitive-slave  law,  which  so  shocked  the  religious 
1  .  .  . 

Sensibilities  of  the  North.  He  thus  became  distin- 
guished as  a  "  Northern  man  with  Southern  principles.'' 
The  strong  partisans  of  slavery  in  the  South  conse- 
quently regarded  him  as  a  man  whom  they  could 
iafely  trust  in  office  to  carry  out  their  plans. 

On  t!ie  i2th  of  June,  1852,  the  Democratic  conven- 
tion met  in  Baltimore  to  nominate  a  candidate  for  the 
Presidency.  For  four  days  they  continued  in  session, 
and  in  thirty-five  ballotings  no  one  had  obtained  a 
two-thirds  vote.  Not  a  vote  thus  far  had  been  thrown 
for  Gen.  Pierce.  Then  the  Virginia  delegation 
brought  forward  his  name.  There  were  fourteen 
more  ballotings,  during  which  Gen.  Pierce  constantly 
gained  strength,  until,  at  the  forty-ninth  ballot,  he 
received  two  hundred  and  eighty-two  votes,  and  all 
other  candidates  eleven.  Gen.  Winfield  Scott  was 
the  Whig  candidate.  Gen.  Pierce  was  chosen  with 
great  unanimity.  Only  four  States — Vermont,  Mas- 
sachusetts, Kentucky  and  Tennessee — -cast  their 
electoral  votes  against  him  Gen.  Franklin  Pierce 
was  therefore  inaugurated  President  of  the  United 
States   on    the  4th  of  March,    1853. 


His  administration  proved  one  of  the  most  stormy  our 
country  had  ever  experienced.  The  controversy  be 
tween  slavery  and  freedom  was  then  approaching  its 
culminating  point  It  became  evident  that  there  was 
an  "  irrepressible  conflict  "  between  them,  and  that 
this  Nation  could  not  long  exist  "  half  slave  and  half 
free."  President  Pierce,  during  the  whole  of  his  ad- 
ministration, did  every  thing  he  could  to  conciliate 
the  South  ;  but  it  was  all  in  vain.  The  conflict  every 
year  grew  more  violent,  and  threats  of  the  dissolution 
of  the  Union  were  borne  to  the  North  on  every  South- 
ern breeze. 

Such  was  the  condition  of  affairs  when  President 
Pierce  approached  the  close  of  his  four-years'  term 
of  office.  The  North  had  become  thoroughly  alien- 
ated from  him.  The  anti-slavery  sentiment,  goaded 
by  great  outrages,  had  been  rapidly  increasing;  all 
the  intellectual  ability  and  social  worth  of  President 
Pierce  were  forgotten  in  deep  reprehension  of  his  ad- 
ministrative acts.  The  slaveholders  of  the  South,  also, 
unmindful  of  the  fidelity  w-ith  which  he  had  advo- 
cated those  measures  of  Government  which  they  ap- 
proved, and  perhaps,  also,  feeling  that  he  had 
rendered  himself  so  unpopular  as  no  longer  to  be 
able  acceptably  to  serve  them,  ungratefully  dropped 
him,  and  nominated  James  Buchanan  to  succeed  him. 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1857,  President  Pierce  re- 
tired to  his  home  in  Concord.  Of  three  children,  two 
had  died,  and  his  only  surviving  child  had  been 
killed  before  his  eyes  by  a  railroad  accident ;  and  his 
wife,  one  of  the  most  estimable  and  accomplished  of 
ladies,  was  rapidly  sinking  in  consumption.  The 
hour  of  dreadful  gloom  soon  came,  and  he  was  left 
alone  in  the  world,  without  wife  or  child. 

When  the  terrible  Rebellion  burst  forth,  which  di- 
vided our  country  into  two  parties,  and  two  only,  Mr. 
Pierce  remained  steadfast  in  the  principles  which  he 
had  always  cherished,  and  gave  his  sympathies  to 
that  pro-slaver)'  party  with  which  he  had  ever  been 
allied.  He  declined  to  do  anything,  either  by  voice 
or  pen,  to  strengthen  the  hand  of  the  National  Gov- 
ernment. He  continued  to  reside  in  Concord  until 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  October, 
1869.  He  was  one  of  the  most  genial  and  social  of 
men,  an  honored  communicant  of  the  Episcopal 
Church,  and  one  of  the  kindest  of  neighbors.  Gen- 
erous to  a  fault,  he  contributed  liberally  for  the  al- 
leviation of  suffering  and  want,  and  many  of  his  towns- 
people were  often  gladened  by  his   material   bounty. 


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\UES  BUCHANAN,  the  fif- 
teenth President  of  the  United 
States,  was  born  in  a  small 
frontier  town,  at  the  foot  of  the 
eastern  ridge  of  the  Allegha- 
nies,  in  Franklin  Co.,  Penn.,  on 
the  23d  of  April,  1791.  The  place 
where  the  humble  cabin  of  his 
father  stood  was  called  Stony 
Batter.  It  was  a  wild  and  ro- 
mantic spot  in  a  gorge  of  the  moun- 
tains, with  towering  summits  rising 
grandly  all  around.  His  father 
was  a  native  of  the  north  of  Ireland ; 
a  poor  man,  who  had  emigrated  in 
1783,  with  little  property  save  his 
own  strong  arms.  Five  years  afterwards  he  married 
Elizabeth  Spear,  the  daughter  of  a  respectable  farmer, 
and,  with  his  young  bride,  plunged  into  the  wilder- 
ness, staked  his  claim,  reared  his  log-hut,  opened  a 
clearing  with  his  axe,  and  settled  down  there  to  per- 
form his  obscure  part  in  the  drama  of  life.  In  this  se- 
cluded home,  where  James  was  born,  he  remained 
for  eight  years,  enjoying  but  few  social  or  intellectual 
advantages.  When  James  was  eight  years  of  age,  his 
father  removed  to  the  village  of  Mercersburg,  where 
his  son  was  placed  at  school,  and  commenced  a 
course  of  study  in  English,  Latin  and  Greek.  His 
progress  was  rapid,  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  he 
entered  Dickinson  College,  at  Carlisle.  Here  he  de- 
veloped remarkable  talent,  and  took  his  stand  among 
the  first  scholars  in  the  institution.  His  application 
to  study  was  intense,  and  yet  his  native  powers    en- 


abled him  to  master  the  most  abstruse  subjects  wi  '- 
facility. 

In  the  year  1809,  he  graduated  with  the  highest 
honors  of  his  clas--.  He  was  then  eighteen  years  of 
age;  tall  and  graceful,  vigorous  in  health,  fond  of 
athletic  sport,  an  unerring  shot,  and  enlivened  with 
an  exuberant  flow  of  animal  spirits.  He  immediately 
commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  city  of  Lancaster, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  r8r2,  when  he  was 
but  twenty-one  years  of  age.  Very  rapidly  he  rose 
in  his  profession,  and  at  once  took  undisputed  stand 
with  the  ablest  lawyers  of  the  State.  When  but 
twenty-six  years  of  age,  unaided  by  counsel,  he  suc- 
cessfully defended  before  the  State  Senate  or^e  of  the 
judges  of  the  State,  who  was  tried  upon  articles  o) 
impeachment.  At  the  age  of  thirty  it  was  generally 
admitted  that  he  stood  at  the  head  of  the  bar;  and 
there  was  no  lawyer  in  the  State  who  had  a  more  lu- 
crative practice. 

In  1820,  he  reluctantly  consented  to  run  as  a 
candidate  for  Congress.  He  was  elected,  and  fo) 
ten  years  he  remained  a  member  of  the  Lower  House 
During  the  vacations  of  Congress,  he  occasionally 
tried  some  important  case.  In  1831,  he  retired 
altogether  from  the  toils  of  his  profession,  having  ac- 
quired an  ample  fortune. 

Gen.  Jackson,  upon  his  elevation  to  the  Presidency, 
appointed  Mr.  Buchanan  minister  to  Russia.  The 
duties  of  his  mission  he  performed  with  ability,  which 
gave  satisfaction  to  all  parties.  Upon  his  return,  it, 
1833,  he  was  elected  to  a  seat  in  the  United  States 
Senate.  He  there  met,  as  his  associates,  Webster. 
Clay,  Wright  and  Calhoun.  He  advocated  tl'.e  meas- 
ures proposed  by  President  Jackson,  of  making  repri- 


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JAMES  BUCHANAN. 


sals  against  France,  to  enforce  the  payment  of  our 
claims  against  tliat  country;  and  defended  the 
course  of  the  President  in  his  unprecedented  and 
wholesale  removal  from  office  of  those  who  were 
not  the  supporters  of  his  administration.  Upon 
this  question  he  was  brought  into  direct  collision 
with  Henry  Cla^'.  He  also,  with  voice  and  vote,  ad- 
vocated expunging  from  the  journal  of  the  Senate 
the  vote  of  censure  against  Gen.  Jackson  for  remov- 
ing the  deposits.  Earnestly  he  opposed  the  aboli- 
tion of  slavery  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and 
urged  the  prohibition  of  the  circulation  of  anti- 
slavery  documents  by  the  United  States  mails. 

As  to  petitions  on  the  subject  of  slavery,  he  ad- 
vocated that  they  should  be  respectfully  received; 
and  that  the  reply  should  be  returned,  that  Con- 
gress had  no  power  to  legislate  upon  the  subject. 
"Congress,"  said  he,  "might  as  well  undertake  to 
interfere  with  slavery  under  a  foreign  government 
as  in  any  of  the  States  where  it  now  exists." 

Upon  Mr.  Polk's  accession  to  the  Presidency,  Mr. 
Buchanan  became  Secretary  of  State,  and  as  such, 
took  his  share  of  the  responsibility  in  the  conduct 
of  the  Mexican  War.  Mr.  Polk  assumed  that  cross- 
ing the  Nueces  by  the  American  troops  into  the 
disputed  territory  was  not  wrong,  but  for  the  Mex- 
icans to  cross  the  Rio  Grande  into  that  territory 
was  a  declaration  of  war.  No  candid  man  can  read 
with  pleasure  the  account  of  the  course  our  Gov- 
ernment pursued  in  that  movement. 

Mr.  Buchanan  identified  himself  thoroughly  with 
the  party  devoted  to  the  perpetuation  and  extension 
of  slavery,  and  brought  all  the  energies  of  his  mind 
to  bear  against  the  Wilmot  Proviso.  He  gave  his 
cordial  approval  to  the  compromise  measures  of 
1850,  which  included  the  fugitive  slave  law.  Mr. 
Pierce,  upon  his  election  to  the  Presidency,  hon- 
ored Mr.  Buchanan  with  tlie  mission  to  England. 

In  the  year  18.56,  a  national  Democratic  conven- 
tion nominated  Mr.  Buchanan  for  the  Presidency. 
The  political  conflict  was  one  of  the  most  severe 
in  which  our  country  has  ever  engaged.  All  the 
friends  of  slavery  were  on  one  side;  all  the  advo- 
cates of  its  restriction  and  final  abolition  on  the 
Other.  Mr.  Fremont,  the  candidate  of  the  enemies 
of  slavery,  received  114  electoral  votes.  jMr.  Bu- 
chanan received  174,  and  was  elected.  The  popular 
vote  stood  1,340,618  for  Fremont,  1,224,750  for 
Buchanan.  On  March  4,  1857,  Mr.  Buchanan  was 
inaugurated. 

Mr.  Buchanan  was  far  advanced  in  life.  Onlj^ 
four  jears  were  wanting  to  fill  up  his  three-score 
years  and  ten.  His  own  friends,  those  with  whom 
he  had  been  allied  in  political  principles  and  action 
for  3'ears,  were  seeking  the  destruction  of  the  Gov- 
ernment, that  they  might  rear  upon  the  ruins  of  our 
free  institutions  a  nation  whose  corner-stone  should 


be  human  slavery.  In  this  emergency,  Mr.  Bu- 
chanan was  hopelessly  bewildered.  He  could  not, 
with  his  long-avowed  principles,  consistently'  op- 
pose the  State-rights  party  in  their  assumptions.  As 
President  of  the  United  States,  bound  by  his  oath 
faithfully  to  administer  the  laws,  he  could  not, 
without  perjury  of  the  grossest  kind,  unite  with 
those  endeavoring  to  overthrow  the  Republic.  He 
therefore  did  nothing. 

The  opponents  of  Mr.  Buchanan's  administration 
nominated  Abraham  Lincoln  as  their  standard- 
bearer  in  the  next  Presidential  canvass.  The  pro- 
slavery  party  declared  that  if  he  were  elected  and 
the  control  of  the  Government  were  thus  taken  from 
their  hands  they  would  secede  from  the  Union,  tak- 
ing with  them  as  they  retired  the  National  Capi- 
tol at  "Washington  and  the  lion's  share  of  the  ter- 
ritory of  the  United  States. 

As  the  storm  increased  in  violence,  the  slave- 
holders, claiming  the  right  to  secede,  and  Mr.  Bu- 
chanan avowing  that  Congress  had  no  power  to 
prevent  it,  one  of  the  most  pitiable  exhibitions  of 
governmental  imbecility  was  exhibited  the  world 
has  ever  seen.  He  declared  that  Congress  had  no 
power  to  enforce  its  laws  in  anj'  State  which  had 
withdrawn,  or  which  was  attempting  to  withdraw, 
from  the  Union.  This  was  not  the  doctrine  of  An- 
drew Jackson,  when,  with  his  hand  upon  his  sword- 
hilt,  he  exclaimed.  "The  Union  must  and  shall  be 
preserved!" 

South  Carolina  seceded  in  December,  1860,  nearly 
three  months  before  the  inauguration  of  President 
Lincoln.  Mr.  Buchanan  looked  on  in  listless  de- 
spair. The  rebel  flag  was  raised  in  Charleston;  Ft. 
Sumter  was  besieged;  our  forts,  navy-vards  and 
arsenals  were  seized;  our  depots  of  military  stores 
were  plundered;  and  our  custom-houses  and  post- 
offices  were  appropriated  by  the  rebels. 

The  energy  of  the  rebels  and  the  imbecility  of 
our  pjxecutive  were  alike  marvelous.  The  nation 
looked  on  in  agony,  waiting  for  the  slow  weeks  to 
glide  away  and  close  the  administration,  so  ter- 
rible in  its  weakness.  At  length  the  long-looked- 
for  hour  of  deliverance  came,  when  Abraham  Lin- 
coln was  to  receive  the  scepter. 

The  administration  of  President  Buchanan  was 
certainly  the  most  calamitous  our  country  has  ex- 
perienced. His  best  friends  cannot  recall  it  with 
pleasure.  And  still  more  deplorable  it  is  for  his 
fame,  that  in  that  dreadful  conflict  which  rolled  its 
billows  of  flame  and  blood  over  our  whole  land,  no 
word  came  from  his  lips  to  indicate  his  wish  that 
our  country's  banner  should  triumph  over  the  flag 
of  the  Rebellion.  He  died  at  his  Wheatland  re- 
treat,  June  I,  1868. 


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BRAHAM  LINCOLN,  the 
sixteenth  President  of  the 
T^United  States,  was  born  in 
Hardin  Co.,  Ky.,  Feb.  12, 
I S09  About  the  year  1 7  80,  a 
man  by  the  name  of  Abraham 
Lmcohi  left  Virginia  with  his 
f  inuly  and  moved  into  the  tlien 
wildsof  Kentucky.  Only  two  years 
after  this  emigration,  still  a  young 
man,  while  working  one  day  in  a 
field,  was  stealthily  approached  by 
an  Indian  and  shot  dead.  His  widow 
was  left  in  extreme  poverty  with  five 
little  children,  three  boys  and  two 
girls.  Thomas,  the  youngest  of  the 
boys,  was  four  years  of  age  at  his 
father's  death.  This  Thomas  was 
the  father  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  the 
President  of  the  United  States 
whose  name  must  henceforth  fo-'ever  be  enrolled 
with  the  most  prominent  in  the  annals  of  our  world. 
Of  course  no  record  has  been  kept  of  the  life 
of  one  so  lowly  as  Thomas  Lincoln.  He  was  among 
the  poorest  of  the  poor.  His  home  was  a  wretched 
log-cabin;  his  food  the  coarsest  and  the  meanest. 
Education  he  had  none;  he  could  never,  either  read 
or  write.  As  soon  as  he  was  able  to  do  anything  for 
himself,  he  was  compelled  to  leave  the  cabin  of  his 
starving  mother,  and  push  out  into  the  world,  a  friend- 
.ess,  wandering  boy,  seeking  work.  He  hired  him- 
self out,  and  thus  spent  the  whole  of  his  youth  as  a 
laborer  in  the  fields  of  others. 

When  twenty-eight  years  of  age  he  buill  a  log- 
tabin  of  his  own,  and  married  Nancy  Hanks,  the 
daughter  of  another  family  of  poor  Kentucky  emi- 
grants, who  had  also  come  from  Virginia.  Their 
second  child  was  Abraham  Lincoln,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch.  The  mother  of  Abraham  was  a  noble 
woman,  gentle,  loving,  pensive,  created  to  adorn 
a  palace,  doomed  to  toil  and  pine,  and  die  in  a  hovel. 
''AH  that  I  am,  or  iiope  to  be,"  e.xclaims  the  grate- 
ful son  "I  owe  to  my  angel-mother. 

When  he  was  eight  years  of  age,  his  father  sold  his 


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cabin  and  small  farm,  and  moved  to  Indiana,  Whev 
two  years  later  his  mother  died. 

Abraham  soon  became  the  scribe  of  the  uneducated 
community  around  him.  He  could  not  have  had  a 
better  school  than  this  to  teach  him  to  put  thoughts 
into  words.  He  also  became  an  eager  reader.  The 
books  he  could  obtain  were  few ;  but  these  he  "ead 
and  re-read  until  they  were  almost  committfH  tc 
memory. 

As  the  years  rolled  on,  the  lot  of  this  lowly  faroilj 
was  the  usual  lot  of  humanity.  There  were  joys  and 
griefs,  weddings  and  funerals.  Abraham's  sistci 
Sarah,  to  whom  he  was  tenderly  attached,  was  mai 
ried  when  a  child  of  but  fourteen  years  of  age,  and 
soon  died.  The  family  was  gradually  scattered.  Mi" 
Thomas  Lincoln  sold  out  his  squatter's  claim  ''n  1830 
and  emigrated  to  Macon  Co.,  III. 

Abraham  Lincoln  was  then  twenty-one  years  of  age4 
With  vigorous  hands  he  aided  his  father  in  rearing 
another  log-cabin.  Abraham  worked  diligently  at  this 
until  he  saw  the  family  comfortably  settled,  and  theii 
small  lot  of  enclosed  prairie  planted  with  corn,  when 
he  announced  to  his  father  his  intention  to  leave 
home,  and  to  go  out  into  the  world  and  seek  his  for- 
tune. Little  did  he  or  his  friends  imagine  how  bril- 
liant that  fortune  was  to  be.  He  saw  the  value  oi 
education  and  was  intensely  earnest  to  improve  liis 
mind  to  the  utmost  of  his  power  He  saw  the  ruin 
which  ardent  spirits  were  causing,  and  became 
strictly  temperate;  refusing  to  allow  a  drop  of  intoxi- 
cating liquor  to  pass  his  lips.  And  he  had  read  in 
God's  word,  "Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  "'  .r.i;"  and  a  profane  expression  ha 
was  never  heard  to  utter.  Religion  he  revered.  Hib 
morals  were  pure,  and  he  was  uncontaminated  by  a 
single  vice. 

Young  Abraham  worked  for  a  time  as  a  hired  laborei 
among  the  farmers.  Then  he  went  to  Springfield 
where  he  was  employed  in  building  a  large  flat-boat 
In  this  he  took  a  herd  of  swine,  floated  them  dow> 
the  Sangamon  to  the  Illinois,  and  thence  by  the  Mia 
sissippi  to  New  Orleans.  Whatever  Abraham  I,iii 
coin  undertook,  he  performed  so  faithfully  as  to  giv» 
great  satisfacticn  to  his  employers.      In  this  adven 


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ABRAHAM  LINCOLN. 


ture  his  employers  were  so  well  pleased,  that  upon 
his  return  tliey  placed  a  store  and  mill  under  his  care. 

In  1832,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Black  Hawk  war,  he 
enlisted  and  was  chosen  captain  of  a  company.  He 
returned  to  Sangamon  County,  and  although  only  23 
years  of  age,  was  a  candidate  for  the  Legislature,  but 
was  defeated.  He  soon  after  received  from  Andrew 
Jackson  the  appointment  of  Postmaster  of  New  Salem, 
His  only  post-office  was  his  hat.  All  the  letters  he 
received  he  carried  there  ready  to  deliver  to  those 
he  chanced  to  meet.  He  studied  surveying,  and  soon 
made  this  his  business.  In  1834  he  again  became  a 
candidate  for  the  Legislature,  and  was  elected.  Mr. 
Stuart,  of  Springfield,  advised  him  to  study  law.  He 
walked  from  New  Salem  to  Springfield,  borrowed  of 
Mr.  Stuart  a  load  of  books,  carried  them  back  and 
began  his  legal  studies.  When  the  Legislature  as- 
sembled he  trudged  on  foot  with  his  pack  on  his  back 
one  hundred  miles  to  Vandalia,  then  the  capital.  In 
1836  he  was  re-elected  to  the  Legislature.  Here  it 
was  he  first  met  Stephen  A.  Douglas.  In  1839  he  re- 
moved to  Springfield  and  began  the  practice  of  law. 
His  success  with  the  jury  was  so  great  that  he  was 
Doon  engaged  in  almost  every  noted  case  in  the  circuit. 

In  1854  the  great  discussion  began  between  Mr. 
Lincoln  and  Mr.  Douglas,  on  the  slavery  question. 
In  the  organization  of  the  Republican  party  in  Illinois, 
in  1S56,  he  took  an  active  part,  and  at  once  became 
one  of  the  leaders  in  that  party.  Mr.  Lincoln's 
speeches  in  opposition  to  Senator  Douglas  in  the  con- 
test in  1858  for  a  seat  in  the  Senate,  form  a  most 
notable  part  of  his  history.  The  issue  was  on  the 
slavery  question,  and  he  took  the  broad  ground  of 
.he  Declaration  of  Independence,  that  all  men  are 
created  equal.  Mr.  Lincoln  was  defeated  in  this  con- 
test, but  won  a  far  higher  prize. 

The  great  Republican  Convention  met  at  Chicago 
on  the  i6th  of  June,  i860.  The  delegates  and 
strangers  who  crowded  the  city  amounted  to  twenty- 
five  thousand.  An  immense  building  called  "The 
Wigwam,"  was  reared  to  accommodate  the  Conven- 
tion. There  were  eleven  candidates  for  whom  votes 
were  thrown.  William  H.  Seward,  a  man  whose  fame 
as  a  statesman  had  long  filled  the  land,  was  the  most 
orominent.  It  was  generally  supposed  he  would  be 
the  nominee.  Abraham  Lincoln,  however,  received 
the  nomination  on  the  tliird  ballot.  Little  did  he  then 
dream  of  the  weary  years  of  toil  and  care,  and  the 
bloody  death,  to  which  that  nomination  doomed  him: 
And  as  little  did  hedream  that  he  was  to  render  services 
to  his  country,  which  would  fi.'c  upon  him  the  eyes  of 
the  whole  civilized  world,  and  which  would  give  him 
a  place  in  the  affections  of  his  countrymen,  second 
cnly,  if  second,  to  that  of  Washington. 

Election  day  came  and  Mr.  Lincoln  received  180 
electoral  votes  out  of  203  cast,  and  was,  therefore, 
constitutionally  elected  President  of  the  United  States. 
The  tirade  of  abuse  that  was  poured  upon   this    good 


and  merciful  man,  especially  by  the  slaveholders,  was 
greater  than  upon  any  other  man  ever  elected  to  this 
high  ixjsition.  In  February,  1861,  Mr.  Lincoln  started 
for  Washington,  stopping  in  all  the  large  cities  on  his 
way  making  speeches.  The  whole  journey  was  frought 
with  much  danger.  Many  of  the  Southern  States  had 
already  seceded,  and  several  attempts  at  assassination 
were  afterwards  brought  to  light.  A  gang  in  Balti- 
more had  arranged,  upon  his  arrival  to"  get  up  a  row," 
and  in  the  confusion  to  make  sure  of  his  death  with 
revolvers  and  hand-grenades.  A  detective  unravelled 
the  plot.  A  secret  and  special  train  was  provided  to 
take  him  from  Harrisburg,  through  Baltimore,  at  an 
unexpected  hour  of  the  night.  The  train  sfy.rted  at 
half-past  ten ;  and  to  prevent  any  possible  communi- 
cation on  the  part  ot  the  Secessionists  with  their  Con- 
federate gang  in  Baltimore,  as  soon  as  the  train  haj 
started  the  telegraph-wires  were  cut.  Mr.  Lincoln 
reached  Washington  in  safety  and  was  inaugurated, 
although  great  anxiety  was  felt  by  all  loyal  people. 

In  the  selection  of  his  cabinet  Mr.  Lincoln  gave 
to  Mr.  Seward  the  Department  of  State,  and  to  other 
prominent  opponents  before  the  convention  he  gave 
important  positions. 

During  no  other  administration  have  the  duties 
devolving  upon  the  President  been  so  manifold,  and 
the  responsibilities  so  great,  as  those  which  fell  to 
the  lot  of  President  Lincoln.  Knowing  this,  and 
feeling  his  own  weakness  and  inability  to  meet,  and  in 
his  own  strength  to  cope  with,  the  difficulties,  he 
learned  early  to  seek  Divine  wisdom  and  guidance  in 
determining  his  plans,  and  Divine  comfort  in  all  his 
trials,  bo'h  personal  and  national.  Contrary  to  his 
own  estimate  of  himself,  Mr.  Lincoln  was  one  of  the 
most  courageous  of  men.  He  went  directly  into  the 
rebel  capital  just  as  the  retreating  foe  was  leaving, 
with  no  guard  but  a  few  sailors.  From  the  time  he 
had  left  Springfield,  in  1861,  however,  plans  had  been 
made  for  his  assassination, and  he  at  last  fell  a  victim 
to  one  of  them.  April  14,  1865,  he,  with  Gen.  Grant, 
was  urgently  invited  to  attend  Fords'  Theater.  It 
was  announced  that  they  would  Le  present.  Gen. 
Grant,  however,  left  the  city.  President  Lincoln,  feel- 
ing, wiili  his  characteristic  kindliness  of  heart,  that 
it  would  be  a  disappointment  if  he  should  fail  them, 
very  reluctantly  consented  to  go.  ^^'hile  listening  to 
the  ])lay  an  actor  by  the  name  of  John  Wilkes  Booth 
entered  the  box  where  the  President  and  family  were 
seated,  and  fired  a  bullet  into  his  brains.  He  died  the 
next  morning  at  seven  o'clock. 

Never  before,  in  the  history  of  the  world  was  a  nation 
plunged  into  such  deep  grief  by  the  death  of  its  ruler. 
Strong  men  met  in  the  streets  and  wept  in  speechless 
anguish.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  a  nation  was 
in  tears.  His  was  a  life  which  will  fitly  l)ecome  a 
model.  His  name  as  the  savior  of  his  country  w:'! 
live  with  that  of  Washington's,  its  father;  hisci>untry- 
mer.  being  unable    to   decide    whii  K   is    tl^e   ereatet. 


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SEVENTEENTH  PRESIDENT. 


S3 


NDREW  JOHNSON,  seven- 
teenth President  of  the  United 
States.  The  early  life  of 
Andrew  Johnson  contains  but 
the  record  of  poverty,  destitu- 
tion and  friendlessness.  He 
was  born  December  29,  1808, 
in  Raleigh,  N.  C.  His  parents, 
belonging  to  the  class  of  the 
"poor  whites  "  of  the  South,  were 
in  such  circumstances,  that  they 
could  not  confer  z.iz'^  the  slight- 
est advantages  of  education  upon 
their  child.  When  Andrew  was  five 
years  of  age,  his  father  accidentally 
lost  his  life  while  herorically  endeavoring  to  save  a 
friend  from  drowning.  'Jntil  ten  years  of  age,  Andrew 
was  a  ragged  boy  about  the  streets,  supported  by  the 
labor  of  his  mother,  who  obtained  her  living  with 
her  own  hands. 

He  then,  having  never  attended  a  school  one  day, 
and  being  unable  either  to  read  or  write,  was  ap- 
prenticed to  a  tailor  in  his  native  town.  A  gentleman 
Was  in  the  habit  of  going  to  the  tailor's  shop  occasion- 
ally, and  reading  to  the  boys  at  work  there.  He  often 
read  from  the  speeches  of  distinguished  British  states- 
men. Andrew,  who  was  endowed  with  a  mind  of  more 
than  ordinary  native  ability,  became  much  interested 
in  these  speeches ;  his  ambition  was  roused,  and  he 
was  inspired  with  a  strong  desire  to  learn  to  read. 

He  accordingly  applied  himself  to  the  alphabet,  and 
with  the  assistance  of  some  of  his  fellow-workmen, 
learned  his  letters.  He  then  called  upon  the  gentle- 
man to  borrow  the  book  of  speeches.      The  owner, 


pleased  with  his  zeal,  not  only  gave  him  the  bootc, 
but  assisted  him  in  learning  to  combine  the  letters 
into  words.  Under  such  difficulties  he  pressed  oi- 
ward  laboriously,  spending  usually  ten  or  twelve  hours 
at  work  in  the  shop,  and  then  robbing  himself  of  rest 
and  recreation  to  devote  such  time  4S  he  could  to 
reading. 

He  went  to  Tennessee  in  1826,  and  located  at 
Greenville,  where  he  married  a  young  lady  who  pos 
sessed  some  education.  Under  her  instructions  he 
learned  to  write  and  cipher.  He  became  prominent 
in  the  village  debating  society,  and  a  favorite  witk 
the  students  of  Greenville  College.  In  1828,  he  or- 
ganized a  working  man's  party,  which  elected  him 
alderman,  and  in  1830  elected  him  mayor,  which 
position  he  held  three  years. 

He  now  began  to  take  a  lively  interest  in  political 
affairs ;  identifying  himself  with  the  working-classes, 
to  which  he  belonged.  In  1835,  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Tennes- 
see. He  was  then  just  twenty-seven  years  of  age. 
He  became  a  very  active  member  of  the  legislature 
gave  his  adhesion  to  the  Democratic  party,  and  in 
1840  "stumped  the  State,"  advocating  Martin  '("an 
Buren's  claims  to  the  Presidency,  in  opposition  to  thosv 
of  Gen.  Harrison.  In  this  campaign  he  acquired  much 
readiness  as  a  speaker,  and  extended  and  increased 
his  reputation. 

In  i84r,  he  was  elected  State  Senator;  in  1843,  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  Congress,  and  by  successive 
elections,  held  that  important  post  for  ten  years.  In 
1853,  he  was  elected  Governor  of  Tennessee,  and 
was  re-elected  in  1855.  In  all  these  resi)onsihle  posi- 
ticm«,  he  ditcbaiged  hi*  duties  with  distinguished  abi'. 


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ANDRE  IF  JOHNSON. 


ity,  and  proved  himself  the  warm  friend  of  the  work- 
ing classes.  In  1857,  Mr.  Johnson  was  elected 
United  States  Senator. 

Years  before,  in  1S45,  he  had  warmly  advocated 
the  annexation  of  Texas,  stating  however,  as  his 
reason,  that  he  thought  this  annexation  would  prob- 
ably prove  "  to  be  the  gateway  out  of  which  the  sable 
sons  of  Africa  are  to  pass  from  bondage  to  freedom, 
und  become  merged  in  a  population  congenial  to 
themselves."  In  1850,  he  also  supported  the  com- 
promise measures,  the  two  essential  features  of  which 
were,  that  the  white  people  of  the  Territories  should 
De  permitted  to  decide  for  themselves  whether  they 
would  enslave  the  colored  people  or  not,  and  that 
the  free  States  of  the  North  should  return  to  the 
South  persons  who  attempted  to  escape  from  slavery. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  never  ashamed  of  his  lowly  origin: 
on  the  contrary,  he  often  took  pride  in  avowing  that 
he  owed  his  distinction  to  his  own  exertions.  "Sir,'" 
said  he  on  the  floor  of  the  Senate,  "  I  do  not  forget 
that  I  am  a  mechanic ;  neither  do  I  forget  that  Adam 
was  a  tailor  and  sewed  fig-leaves,  and  that  our  Sav- 
ior was  the  son  of  a  carpenter." 

In  the  Charleston- Baltimore  convention  of  iSuj,  ne 
,»?as  the  choice  of  the  Tennessee  Democrats  for  the 
Presidency.  In  1861,  when  the  purpose  of  the  South- 
iim  Democracy  became  apparent,  he  took  a  decided 
stand  in  favor  of  the  Union,  and  held  that  "  slavery 
must  be  held  subordinate  to  the  Union  at  whatever 
cost."  He  returned  to  Tennessee,  and  repeatedly 
imperiled  his  own  life  to  protect  the  Unionists  of 
Tennesee.  Tennessee  having  seceded  from  the 
Union,  President  Lincoln,  on  March  4th,  1862,  ap- 
pointed him  Military  Governor  of  the  State,  and  he 
established  the  most  stringent  military  rule.  His 
numerous  proclamations  attracted  wide  attention.    In 

1864,  he  was  elected  Vice-President  of  the  United 
States,  and  upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Lincoln,  April   15, 

1865,  became  President.  In  a  speech  two  days  later 
he  said,  "  The  American  people  must  be  taught,  if 
fhey  do  not  already  feel,  that  treason  is  a  crime  and 
must  be  nunished;  that  the  Government  will  not 
always  beai  with  its  enemies ;  that  it  is  strong  not 
only  to  protect,  but  to  punish.  *  *  The  people 
must  understand  that  it  (treason)  is  the  blackest  of 
crimes,  and  will  surely  be  punished."  Yet  his  whole 
administration,  the  history  of  which  is  so  well  known, 
w»s  in  utter  irwonsistency  with,  and  the  most  violent 


opposition  to,  the  principles  laid  down  in  that  speech 
In  his  loose  policy  of  reconstruction  and  general 
amnesty,  he  was  opposed  by  Congress ;  and  he  char- 
acterized Congress  as  a  new  rebellion,  and  Jawlesslj 
defied  it,  in  everything  possible,  to  the  utmost.  In 
the  beginnirig  of  1868,  on  account  of  "high  crimes 
and  misdemeanors,"  the  principal  of  which  was  the 
removal  of  Secretary  Stanton,  in  violation  of  the  Ten- 
ure of  Office  Act,  articles  of  impeachment  were  pre- 
ferred against  him,  and  the  trial  began  March  23. 
It  was  very  tedious,  continuing  for  nearly  three 
months.  A  test  article  of  the  impeachment  was  at 
length  submitted  to  the  court  for  its  action.  It  was 
certain  that  as  the  court  voted  upon  that  article  so 
would  it  vote  upon  all.  Thirty-four  voices  pronounced 
the  President  guilty.  As  a  two-thirds  vote  was  neces- 
sary to  his  condemnation,  he  was  pronounced  ac- 
quitted, notwithstanding  the  great  majority  against 
him.  The  change  of  one  vote  from  the  not  guilty 
side  would  have  sustained  the  impeachment. 

The  President,  for  the  remainder  of  his  term,  was 
but  little  regarded.  He  continued,  though  impotently, 
his  conflict  with  Congress.  His  own  party  did  not 
think  it  expedient  to  renominate  him  for  the  Presi- 
dency. The  Nation  rallied,  with  enthusiasm  unpar- 
alleled since  the  day  s  of  Washington,  around  the  name 
of  Gen.  Grant.  Andrew  Johnson  was  forgotten. 
The  bullet  of  the  assassin  introduced  him  to  the 
President's  chair.  Notwithstanding  this,  never  was 
there  presented  to  a  man  a  better  opportunity  to  im- 
mortalize his  name,  and  to  win  the  gratitude  of  a 
nation.  He  failed  utterly.  He  retired  to  his  home 
in  Greenville,  Tenn.,  taking  no  very  active  part  in 
politics  until  rSys.  On  Jan.  26,  after  an  exciting 
struggle,  he  was  chosen  by  the  Legislature  of  Ten- 
nessee, United  States  Senator  in  the  forty-fourth  Con- 
gress, and  took  his  seat  in  that  body,  at  the  special 
session  convened  by  President  Grant,  on  the  5th  of 
March.  On  the  27th  of  July,  1875,  the  ex-President 
made  a  visit  to  his  daughter's  home,  near  Carter 
Station,  Tenn.  When  he  started  on  his  journey,  he  was 
apparently  in  his  usual  vigorous  healtli,  but  on  reach- 
ing the  residence  of  his  child  the  following  day,  was 
stricken  with  paralysis,  rendering  him  unconscious. 
He  rallied  occasionally,  but  finally  passed  away  at 
2  A.M.,  July  31,  aged  sixty-seven  years.  His  fun- 
eral was  attended  at  Geenville,  on  the  3d  of  August, 
with  every  demonstration  of  respect- 


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EIGITTEENTH  PRESIDENT. 


LYSSES     S.    GRANT,    the 

eighteenth  President  of  the 
^^United  States,  was  born  on 
the  29th  of  April,  1822,  of 
Christian  parents,  in  a  humble 
'  home,  at  Point  Pleasant,  on  the 
banks  of  the  Ohio.  Shortly  after 
his  father  moved  to  George- 
town, Brown  Co.,  O.  In  this  re- 
mote frontier  hamlet,  Ulysses 
received  a  common-school  edu- 
cation. At  the  age  of  seven- 
teen, in  the  year  1839,  he  entered 
the  Military  Academy  at  West 
Point.  Here  he  was  regarded  as  a 
solid,  sensible  young  man  of  fair  abilities,  and  of 
sturdy,  honest  character.  He  took  respectable  rank 
as  a  scholar.  In  June,  1843,  he  graduated,  about  the 
middle  in  his  class,  and  was  sent  as  lieutenant  of  in- 
fantry to  one  of  the  distant  military  posts  in  the  Mis- 
souri Territory.  Two  years  he  past  in  these  dreary 
solitudes,  watching  the  vagabond  and  exasperating 
Indians. 

The  war  with  Mexico  came.  Lieut.  Grant  was 
sent  with  his  regiment  to  Corpus  Christi.  His  first 
battle  was  at  Palo  Alto.  There  was  no  chance  here 
for  the  exhibition  of  either  skill  or  heroisni,  nor  at 
Resaca  de  la  Palma,  his  second  battle.  At  the  battle 
of  Monterey,  his  third  engagement,  it  is  said  that 
he  performed  a  signal  service  of  daring  and  skillful 
horsemanship.  His  brigade  had  exhausted  its  am- 
munition. A  messenger  must  be  sent  for  more,  along 
a  route  exposed  to  the  bullets  of  the  foe.  Lieut. 
Grant,  adopting  an  expedient  learned  of  the  Indians, 
grasped  the  mane  of  his  horse,  and  hanging  upon  one 
side  of  the  aniraal,  ran  the   gauntlet  in  entire  safety. 


From  Monterey  he  was  sent,  with  the  fourth  infantry, 
to  aid  Gen.  Scott,  at  the  siege  of  Vera  Cruz.  In 
preparation  for  the  march  to  the  city  of  Mexico,  he 
was  appointed  quartermaster  of  his  regiment.  At  the 
battle  of  Molino  del  Rey,  he  was  promoted  to  a 
first  lieutenancy,  and  was  brevetted  captain  at  Cha- 
pultepec. 

At  the  close  of  the  Mexican  War,  Capt.  Grant  re- 
turned with  his  regiment  to  New  York,  and  was  again 
sent  to  one  of  the  military  posts  on  the  frontier.  The 
discovery  of  gold  in  California  causing  an  immense 
tide  of  emigration  to  flow  to  the  Pacific  shores,  Capt. 
Grant  was  sent  with  a  battalion  to  Fort  Dallas,  in 
Oregon,  for  the  protection  of  the  interests  of  the  im- 
migrants. Life  was  wearisome  in  those  wilds.  Capt. 
Grant  resigned  his  commission  and  returned  to  the 
States;  and  having  married,  entered  upon  the  cultiva- 
tion of  a  small  farm  near  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  had  but 
little  skill  as  a  farmer.  Finding  his  toil  not  re- 
munerative, he  turned  to  mercantile  life,  entering  into 
the  leather  business,  with  a  younger  brother,  at  Ga- 
lena, 111.  This  was  in  the  year  i860.  As  the  tidings 
of  the  rebels  firing  on  Fort  Sumpter  reached  the  ears 
of  Capt.  Grant  in  his  counting-room,  he  said, — 
"Uncle  Sam  has  educated  me  for  the  army:  though 
I  have  served  him  through  one  war,  I  do  not  feel  that 
I  have  yet  repaid  the  debt.  I  am  still  ready  to  discharge 
my  obligations.  I  shall  therefore  buckle  on  my  »word 
and  see  Uncle  Sam  through  this  war  too." 

He  went  into  the  streets,  raised  a  canipany  of  vol- 
unteers, and  led  them  as  their  captain  to  Springfield, 
the  capital  of  the  State,  where  their  services  were 
offered  to  Gov.  Yates.  The  Governor,  impressed  by 
the  zeal  and  straightforward  executive  ability  of  Capt.  1 
Grant,  gave  him  a  desk  in  his  office,  to  assist  in  the| 
volunteer  organization  that  was  being  formed  in  the 
State  in  behalf  of  the  Government.     On  the   ly'*'  o< 


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UL  YSSES  S:  GRA  NT. 


June,  1 86 1,  Capt.  Grant  received  a  commission  as 
Colonel  of  the  Twenty-first  Regiment  of  Illinois  Vol- 
unteers. His  merits  as  a  West  Point  graduate,  who 
had  served  for  15  years  in  the  regular  army,  were  such 
that  he  was  soon  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Brigadier- 
iGeneral  and  was  placed  in  command  at  Cairo.  The 
irebels  raised  their  banner  at  Paducah,  near  the  mouth 
of  the  Tennessee  River.  Scarcely  had  its  folds  ap- 
peared in  the  breeze  ere  Gen.  Grant  was  there.  The 
rebels  fled.  Their  banner  fell,  and  the  star  and 
stripes  were  unfurled  in  its  stead. 

He  entered  the  service  with  great  determination 
and  immediately  began  active  duty.  This  was  the  be- 
ginning, and  until  the  surrender  of  Lee  at  Richmond 
he  was  ever  pushing  the  enemy  with  great  vigor  and 
effectiveness.  At  Belmont,  a  few  days  later,  he  sur- 
prised and  routed  the  rebels,  then  at  Fort  Henry 
won  another  victory.  Then  came  the  brilliant  fight 
at  Fort  Donelson.  The  nation  was  electrified  by  the 
victory,  and  the  brave  leader  of  the  boys  in  blue  was 
immediately  made  a  Major-General,  and  the  military 
iistrict  of  Tennessee  was  assigned  to  him. 

Like  all  great  captains.  Gen.  Grant  knew  well  how 
to  secure  the  results  of  victory.  He  immediately 
■pushed  on  to  the  enemies'  lines.  Then  came  the 
terrible  battles  of  Pittsburg  Landing,  Corinth,  and  the 
siege  of  Vicksburg,  where  Gen.  Pemberton  made  an 
unconditional  surrender  of  the  city  with  over  thirty 
thousand  men  and  one-hundred  and  seventy-two  can- 
non. The  fall  of  Vicksburg  was  by  far  the  most 
severe  blow  which  the  rebels  had  thus  far  encountered, 
and  opened  up  the  Mississippi  from  Cairo  to  the  Gulf. 

Gen.  Grant  was  next  ordered  to  co-operate  with 
Gen.  Banks  in  a  movement  upon  Texas,  and  pro- 
ceeded to  New  Orleans,  where  he  was  thrown  from 
his  horse,  and  received  severe  injuries,  from  which  he 
was  laid  up  for  months.  He  then  rushed  to  the  aid 
of  Gens.  Rosecrans  and  Tliomas  at  Chattanooga,  and 
by  a  wonderful  series  of  strategic  and  technical  meas- 
ures put  the  Union  Army  in  fighting  condition.  Then 
followed  the  bloody  battles  at  Chattanooga,  Lookout 
Mountain  and  Missionary  Ridge,  in  which  the  rebels 
were  routed  with  great  loss.  This  won  for  him  un- 
bounded praise  in  the  North.  On  the  4th  of  Febru- 
ary, 1864,  Congress  revived  the  grade  of  lieutenant- 
general,  and  the  rank  was  conferred  on  Gen.  Grant. 
He  repaired  to  Washington  to  receive  his  credentials 
and  enter  u[)on  t!'f  duties  of  his  new  office 


Gen.  Grant  decided  as  soon  as  he  took  charge  of 
the  army  to  concentrate  the  widely-dispersed  National 
troops  for  an  attack  upon  Richmond,  the  nominal 
capital  of  the  Rebellion,  and  endeavor  there  to  de- 
stroy the  rebel  armies  which  would  be  promptly  as- 
sembled from  all  quarters  for  its  defence.  The  whole 
continent  seemed  to  tremble  under  the  tramp  of  these 
majestic  armies,  rushing  to  the  decisive  battle  field. 
Steamers  were  crowded  with  troops.  Railway  trains 
were  burdened  with  closely  packed  thousands.  Hit 
plans  were  comprehensive  and  involved  a  series  of 
campaigns,  which  were  executed  with  remarkable  en- 
ergy and  ability,  and  were  consummated  at  the  sur- 
render of  Lee,  April  9,  1865. 

The  war  was  ended.  The  Union  was  saved.  The 
almost  unanimous  voice  of  the  Nation  declared  Gen. 
Grant  to  be  the  most  prominent  instrument  in  its  saU 
vation.  Tne  eminent  services  he  had  thus  rendered 
the  country  brought  him  conspicuously  forward  as  the 
Republican  candidate  for  the  Presidential  chair. 

At  the  Republican  Convention  held  at  Chicago. 
May  21,  1868,  he  was  unanimously  nominated  for  the 
Presidency,  and  at  the  autumn  election  received  a 
majority  of  the  popular  vote,  and  214  out  of  294 
electoral  votes. 

The  National  Convsntion  of  the  Republican  party 
which  met  at  Philadelphia  on  the  5  th  of  June,  1872, 
placed  Gen.  Grant  in  nomination  for  a  second  temi 
by  a  unanimous  vote.  The  selection  was  emphati- 
cally indorsed  by  the  people  five  months  later,  292 
electoral  votes  being   cast   for  him. 

Soon  after  the  close  of  his  second  term.  Gen.  Grant  ■ 
started  upon  his  famous  trip  around  the  world.  He 
visited  almost  every  country  of  the  civilized'  world, 
and  was  everywhere  received  with  such  ovations 
and  demonstrations  of  respect  and  honor,  private 
as  well  as  public  and  official,  as  were  never  before 
bestowed  upon  any  citizen  of  the  United  States. 

He  was  the  most  prominent  candidate  before  the 
Republican  National  Convention  in  1S80  for  a  re- 
noniination  for  President.  He  went  to  New  York  and 
embarked  in  the  brokerage  business  under  the  firm 
nameof  Grant  &  Ward.  The  latter  proved  a  villain, 
wrecked  Grant's  fortune,  and  for  larceny  was  sent  to 
the  penitendary.  The  General  was  attacked  with 
cancer  in  the  throat,  but  suffered  in  his  stoic-like 
manner,  never  complaining.  He  was  re-instated  as 
General  of  the  Army  and  retired  by  Congress.  The 
cancer  soon  finished  its  deadly  work,  and  July  23, 
1885,  the  nation  went  in  mourning  over  the  death  of 
the  illustrious  General. 


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UTHERFORD  B.    HAYES, 

the  nineteenth  President  of 
the  United  States,  was  born  in 
Delaware,  O.,  Oct.  4,  1822,  al- 
most three  months  after  the 
death  of  his  father,  Rutherford 
Hayes.  His  ancestry  on  both 
the  paternal  and  maternal  sides, 
was  of  the  most  honorable  char- 
acter. It  can  be  traced,  it  is  said, 
as  far  back  as  1280,  when  Hayes  and 
Rutherford  were  two  Scottish  chief- 
tains, fighting  side  by  side  with 
Baliol,  William  Wallace  and  Robert 
Bruce.  Both  families  belonged  to  the 
nobility,  owned  extensive  estates, 
'  and  had  a  large  following.  Misfor- 
tane  overtaking  the  family,  George  Hayes  left  Scot- 
land in  1680,  and  settled  in  Windsor,  Conn.  His  son 
George  was  born  in  Windsor,  and  remained  there 
during  his  life.  Daniel  Hayes,  son  of  the  latter,  mar- 
ried Sarah  Lee,  and  lived  from  the  time  of  his  mar- 
riage until  his  death  in  Simsbury,  Conn.  Ezekiel, 
son  of  Daniel,  was  born  in  t724,  and  was  a  manufac- 
turer of  scythes  at  Bradford,  Conn.  Rutherford  Hayes, 
son  of  Ezekiel  aiid  grandfather  of  President  Hayes,  was 
bom  inNew Haven,  in  August,  1756.  He  was  a  farmer, 
blacksmith  and  tavern-keeper.  He  emigrated  to 
Vermont  at  an  utiknown  date,  settling  in  Btattleboro, 
where  he  established  a  hotel.  Here  his  son  Ruth- 
erford Hayes    the  father  of  President  Hayes,  was 


born.  He  was  married,  in  September,  i8t3,  to  Sophia 
Birchard,  of  Wilmington,  Vt.,  whose  ancestors  emi- 
grated thither  from  Connecticut,  they  having  been 
among  the  wealthiest  and  best  famlies  of  Norwich. 
Her  ancestry  on  the  male  side  are  traced  back  to 
1635,  to  John  Birchard,  one  of  the  principal  founders 
of  Norwich.  Both  of  her  grandfathers  were  soldiers 
in  the  Revolutionary  War. 

The  father  of  President  Hayes  was  an  industrious 
frugal  and  opened-hearted  man.  He  was  of  a  me 
chanical  turn,  and  could  mend  a  plow,  knit  a  stock- 
ing, or  do  almost  anything  else  that  he  choose  to 
undertake.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Church,  active 
in  all  the  benevolent  enterprises  of  the  town,  and  con- 
ducted his  business  on  Christian  principles.  After 
the  close  of  the  war  of  181 2,  for  reasons  inexplicable 
to  his  neighbors,  he  resolved  to  emigrate  to   Ohio. 

The  journey  from  Vermont  to  Ohio  in  that  day 
when  there  were  no  canals,  steamers,  nor  railways, 
was  a  very  serious  affair.  A  tour  of  inspection  was 
first  made,  occupying  four  months.  Mr.  Hayes  deter 
mined  to  move  to  Delaware,  where  the  family  arrived 
in  1817.  He  died  July  22,  1822,  a  victim  of  malarial 
fever,  less  than  three  months  before  the  birth  of  the 
son,  of  whom  we  now  write.  Mrs.  Hayes,  in  her  sore  be- 
reavement, found  the  support  she  so  much  needed  in 
her  brother  Sardis,  who  had  been  a  member  of  the 
household  from  the  day  of  its  departure  from  Ver 
mont,  and  in  an  orphan  girl  whom  she  had  adopted 
some  time  before  as  an  act  of  charity. 

Mrs.  Hayes  at  this  period  was  very  weak,  and  the 


RUTHERFORD  B.  HA  YES. 


subject  of  this  sketch  was  so  feeble  at  birth  that  he 
was  not  expected  to  live  beyond  a  month  or  two  at 
most.  As  the  months  went  by  he  grew  weaker  and 
weaker,  so  that  the  neighbors  were  in  the  habit  of  in- 
quiring from  time  to  time  "if  Mrs.  Hayes'  baby  died 
last  night."  On  one  occasion  a  neighbor,  who  was  on 
familiar  terras  with  the  family,  after  alluding  to  the 
boy's  big  head,  and  the  mother's  assiduous  care  of 
him,  said  in  a  bantering  way,  "  That's  right !  Stick  to 
him.  You  have  got  him  along  so  far,  and  I  shouldn't 
wonder  if  he  would  really  come  to  something  yet." 

"  You  need  not  laugh,"  said  Mrs.  Hayes.  "You 
•vait  and  see.  You  can't  tell  but  I  shall  make  him 
President  of  the  United  States  yet."  The  boy  lived, 
in  spite  of  the  universal  predictions  of  his  speedy 
death;  and  when,  in  1825,  his  older  brother  was 
drowned,  he  became,  if  possible,  still  dearer  to  his 
mother. 

The  boy  was  seven  years  old  before  he  w<;nt  to 
school.  His  education,  however,  was  not  neglected. 
He  probably  learned  as  much  from  his  mother  and 
sister  as  he  would  have  done  at  school.  His  sports 
were  almost  wholly  within  doors,  his  playmates  being 
his  sister  and  her  associates.  These  circumstances 
tended,  no  doubt,  to  foster  that  gentleness  of  dispo- 
sition, and  that  delicate  consideration  for  the  feelings 
of  others,  which  are  marked  traits  of  his  character. 

His  uncle  Sardis  Birchard  took  the  deepest  interest 
Un  his  education;  and  as  the  boy's  health  had  im- 
proved, and  he  was  making  good  progress  in  his 
studies,  he  proposed  to  send  him  to  college.  His  pre- 
paration commenced  with  a  tutor  at  home;  bit  he 
was  afterwards  sent  for  one  year  to  a  professor  in  the 
Wesleyan  University,  in  Middletown,  Conn.  He  en- 
tered Kenyon  College  in  1838,  at  the  age  of  sixteen, 
and  was  graduated  at  the  head  of  his  class  in   1842. 

Immediately  after  his  graduation  he  began  the 
study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Thomas  Sparrow,  Esq., 
in  Columbus.  Finding  his  opportunities  for  study  in 
Columbus  somewhat  limited,  he  determined  to  enter 
the  Law  School  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  where  he  re- 
mained two  years. 

In  1 845 ,  after  graduatmg  at  the  Law  School,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  and  shortly 
afterward  went  into  practice  as  an  attorney-at-law 
with  Ralph  P.  Buckland,  of  Fremont.  Here  he  re- 
mained three  years,  acquiring  but  a  limited  practice, 
and  apparently  unambitious  of  distinction  in  his  pro- 
Cession. 

\n  1849  he  rrioved  to  Cincinnati,  where  his  ambi- 
(lon  found  a  new  stimulus.  For  several  years,  how- 
ever, his  progress  was  slow.  Two  events,  occurring  at 
^his  period,  had  a  powerful  influence  upon  his  subse- 
ijuent  '.'.fe.  One  of  these  was  his  marrage  with  Miss 
Lucy  Ware  Webb,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  Webb,  of 
Chilicothe;  the  othev  was  his  introduction  to  the  Cin- 
cinnati Literary  Club,  a  body  embracing  among  its 
nembers  such  tnei\  as'^hief  Justice  Salmon_i|j;£Jjase, 


Gen.  John  Pope,  Gov.  Edward  F.  Noyes,  and  many 
others  hardly  less  distinguished  in  after  life.  The 
marriage  was  a  fortunate  one  in  every  respect,  as 
everybody  knows.  Not  one  of  all  the  wives  of  our 
Presidents  was  more  universally  admired,  reverenced 
and  beloved  than  was  Mrs.  Hayes,  and  no  one  did 
more  than  she  to  reflect  honor  upon  American  woman, 
hood.  The  Literary  Cluo  brought  Mr.  Hayes  into 
constant  association  with  young  men  of  high  char- 
acter and  noble  aims,  and  lured  him  to  display  the 
qualities  so  long  hidden  by  his  bashfulness  and 
modesty. 

In  1856  he  was  nominated  to  the  office  of  Judge  of 
the  Court  of  Common  Pleas ;  but  he  declined  to  ac. 
cept  the  nomination.  Two  years  later,  the  office  o( 
city  solicitor  becoming  vacant,  the  City  Council 
elected  him  for  the  unexpired  term. 

In  1861,  when  the  Rebellion  broke  out,  he  was  at 
the  zenith  of  his  professional  lif ,.  His  rank  at  the 
bar  was  among  the  the  first.  But  the  news  of  the 
attack  on  Fort  Sumpter  found  him  eager  to  take  -id 
arms  for  the  defense  of  his  country. 

His  military  record  was  bright  and  illustrious.  In 
October,  186 1,  he  was  made  Lieutenant-Colonel,  and 
in  August,  1862,  promoted  Colonel  of  the  79th  Ohio 
regiment,  but  he  refused  to  leave  his  old  comrades 
and  go  among  strangers.  Subsequently,  however,  he 
was  made  Colonel  of  his  old  regiment.  At  the  battle 
of  South  Mountain  he  received  a  wound,  and  while 
faint  and  bleeding  displayed  courage  and  fortitude 
that  won  admiration  from  all. 

Col.  Hayes  was  detached  from  his  regiment,  after 
his  recovery,  to  act  as  Brigadier-General,  and  placed 
in  command  of  the  celebrated  Kanawha  division, 
and  for  gallant  and  meritorious  services  in  the  battles 
of  Winchester,  Fisher's  Hill  and  Cedar  Creek,  he  was 
promoted  Brigadier-General.  He  was  also  brevetted 
Major-General,  "forgallant  and  distinguished  services 
during  the  campaigns  of  1864,  in  West  Virginia."  In 
the  course  of  his  arduous  services,  four  horses  were 
shot  from  under  him,  and  he  was  wounded  four  times. 

In  1864,  Gen.  Hayes  was  elected  to  Congress,  from 
the  Second  Ohio  District,  which  had  long  been  Dem- 
ocratic. He  was  not  present  during  the  campaign, 
and  after  his  election  was  importuned  to  resign  his 
commission  in  the  army  ;  but  he  finally  declared,  "  I 
shall  never  come  to  Washington  until  I  can  come  by 
the  way  of  Richmond."  He  was  re-elected  in  1866. 

Ir.  1867,  Gen  Hayes  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio, 
over  Hon.  Allen  G.  Thurman,  a  popular  Democrat. 
In  1869  was  re-erected  over  George  H.  Pendleton. 
He  was  elected  Governor  for  the  third  term  in   T875. 

In  1876  he  was  the  standard  bearer  of  the  Repub- 
lican Party  in  the  Presidential  contest,  and  after  a 
hard  long  contest  was  chosen  President,  and  was  in 
augurated  Monday,  March  5,  1875.  He  served  his 
full  term,  not,  however,  with  satisfaction  to  his  party, 
but  his  admtiristration  was  an  average  one 


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TiVEN'TIETH  PRESIDENT. 


95 


AMES  A.  GARFIELD,  twen- 
tieth President  of  the  United 
States,    was    born   Nov.    19, 
I  S3 1,  in  the  woods  of  Orange, 
Cuyahoga  Co.,  O      His    par- 
ents were  Abram  and   Eliza 
(Ballou)    Garfield,   both   of  New 
England  ancestry  and  from  fami- 
lies well  known  in  the  early  his- 
^5  tory  of  that  section  of  our  coun- 
try, but  had  moved  to  the  Western 
Reserve,  in  Ohio,  early  in  its  settle- 
ment. 

The  house  in  which  James  A.  was 
born  was  not  unlike  the  houses  of 
poor  Ohio  farmers  of  that  day.  It 
ills  about  20x30  feet,  built  of  logs,  with  the  spaces  be- 
vWeen  the  logs  filled  with  clay.  His  father  was  a 
nard  working  farmer,  and  he  soon  had  his  fields 
cleared,  an  orchard  planted,  and  a  log  barn  built. 
The  household  comprised  the  father  and  mother  and 
iheir  four  children — Mehetabel,  Thomas,  Mary  and 
Tames.  In  May,  1823,  the  father,  from  a  cold  con- 
;racted  in  helping  to  put  out  a  forest  fire,  died.  At 
diis  time  James  was  about  eighteen  months  old,  and 
Thomas  about  ten  years  old.  No  one,  perhaps,  can 
fell  how  much  James  was  indebted  to  his  brother's 
toil  and  self  sacrifice  during  the  twenty  years  suc- 
ceeding his  father's  death,  but  undoubtedly  very 
much.  He  now  lives  in  Michigan,  and  the  two  sis- 
ters live  in  Solon,  O.,  near  their  birthplace. 

The  early  educational  advantages  young  Garfield 
enjoyed  were  very  limited,  yet  he  made  the  most  of 
them.  He  labored  at  farm  work  for  others,  did  car- 
penter work,  chopped  wood,  or  did  anything  that 
would  bring  in  a  few  dollars  to  aid  his  widowed 
mother  in  he'  struggles  to  keep  the  little   family  to- 


gether. Nor  was  Gen.  Garfield  ever  ashamed  of  his 
origin,  and  he  never  forgot  the  friends  of  his  strug- 
gling childhood,  youth  and  manhood,  neither  did  they 
ever  forget  him.  When  in  the  highest  seats  of  honor 
the  humblest  fiiend  of  his  boyhood  was  as  kindly- 
greeted  as  ever.  The  poorest  laborer  was  sure  of  the 
sympathy  of  one  who  had  known  all  the  bitterness 
of  want  and  the  sweetness  of  bread  earned  by  the 
sweat  of  the  brow.  He  was  ever  the  simple,  plain, 
modest  gentleman. 

The  highest  ambition  of  young  Garfield  until  hi 
was  about  sixteen  years  old  was  to  be  a  captain  oi 
a  vessel  on  Lake  Erie.  He  was  anxious  to  go  aboard 
a  vessel,  which  his  mother  strongly  opposed.  She 
finally  consented  to  his  going  to  Cleveland,  with  th" 
understanding,  however,  that  he  should  try  to  obtair  i 
some  other  kind  of  employment.  He  walked  all  the 
way  to  Cleveland.  This  was  his  first  visit  to  the  city 
After  making  many  applications  for  work,  and  trying 
to  get  aboard  a  lake  vessel,  and  not  meeting  willi 
success,  he  engaged  as  a  driver  for  his  cousin,  Amos 
Letcher,  on  the  Ohio  &  Pennsylvania  Canal.  Here  ■ 
mained  at  this  work  but  a  short  time  when  he  wen 
home,  and  attended  the  seminary  at  Chester  fo" 
about  three  years,  when  he  entered  Hiram  and  the 
Eclectic  Institute,  teaching  a  few  terms  of  school  in 
the  meantime,  and  doing  other  work.  This  school 
was  started  by  the  Disciples  of  Christ  in  1850,  o! 
which  churcli  he  was  then  a  member.  He  became 
janitor  and  bell-ringer  in  order  to  help  pay  his  way 
He  then  became  both  teacher  and  pupil.  He  soon 
"  exhausted  Hiram  "  and  needed  more  ;  hence,  in  the 
fall  of  1854,  he  entered  Williams  College,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1856,  taking  one  of  the  highest  ho.,- 
ors  of  his  class.  He  afterwards  returned  to  Hiram 
College  as  its  President.  As  above  stated,  he  early 
united  with  the  Christian  or  Diciples  Church  at 
Hiram,  and  was  ever  after  a  devoted,  zealous  mem- 
ber, often  preaching  in  its  pulpit  and  places  where 
he  happened  to  be.  Dr.  Noah  Porter,  President  of 
Yale  College,  says  of  him  in  reference  to  his  religion : 


96 


JAMES  A.  GARFIELD. 


"  President  Garfield  was  more  than  a  man  of 
strong  moral  and  religious  convictions.  His  whole 
history,  from  boyhood  to  the  last,  shows  that  duty  to 
man  and  to  God,  and  devotion  to  Christ  and  life  and 
faith  and  spiritual  commission  were  controlling  springs 
of  his  being,  and  to  a  more  than  usual  degree.  In 
my  judgmenc  there  is  no  more  interesting  feature  of 
his  character  than  his  loyal  allegiance  to  the  body  of 
Christians  in  which  he  was  trained,  and  the  fervent 
sympathy  which  he  ever  showed  in  their  Christian 
communion.  Not  many  of  the  few  'wise  and  mighty 
and  noble  who  are  called '  show  a  similar  loyalty  to 
the  less  stately  and  cultured  Christian  comnmnions 
in  which  they  have  been  reared.  Too  often  it  is  true 
that  as  they  step  upward  in  social  and  political  sig- 
nificance they  step  upward  from  one  degree  to 
another  in  some  of  the  many  types  of  fashionable 
Christianity.  President  Garfield  adhered  to  the 
church  of  his  mother,  the  church  in  which  he  was 
trained,  and  in  which  he  served  as  a  pillar  and  an 
evangelist,  and  yet  with  the  largest  and  most  unsec- 
tarian  charity  for  all  'who  love  our  Lord  in  sincerity.'" 

Mr.  Garfield  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Lucretia  Rudolph,  Nov.  1 1,  1858,  who  proved  herself 
worthy  as  the  wife  of  one  whom  all  the  world  loved  and 
mourned.  To  them  were  born  seven  children,  five  of 
whom  are  still  living,  four  boys  and  one  girl. 

Mr.  Garfield  made  his  first  political  speeches  ia  1856, 
'jn  Hiram  and  the  neighboring  villages,  and  three 
years  later  he  began  to  speak  at  county  mass-meet- 
ings, and  became  the  favorite  speaker  wherever  he 
was.  During  this  year  he  was  elected  to  the  Ohio 
Senate.  He  also  began  to  study  law  at  Cleveland, 
and  in  i86r  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  The  great 
Rebellion  broke  out  in  the  early  part  of  this  year, 
and  Mr.  Garfield  at  once  resolved  to  fight  as  he  had 
talked,  and  enlisted  to  defend  the  old  flag.  He  re- 
ceived his  commission  as  Lieut. -Colonel  of  the  Forty- 
second  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  Aug. 
14,  1861.  He  was  immediately  put  into  active  ser- 
vice, and  before  he  had  ever  seen  a  gun  fired  in  action, 
was  placed  in  command  of  four  regiments  of  infantry 
and  eight  companies  of  cavalry,  charged  with  the 
work  of  driving  out  of  his  native  State  the  officer 
•Humphrey  Marshall)  reputed  to  be  the  ablest  of 
those,  not  educated  to  war  whom  Kentucky  had  given 
to  the  Rebellion.  This  work  was  bravely  and  speed- 
ily accomplished,  although  against  great  odds.  Pres- 
ident Lincoln,  on  his  success  commissioned  him 
Brigadier-General,  Jan.  10,  1862;  and  as  "he  had 
been  the  youngest  man  in  the  Ohio  Senate  two  years 
before,  so  now  he  was  the  youngest  General  in  the 
army."  He  was  with  Gen.  Buell's  army  at  Shiloh, 
in  its  operations  around  Corinth  and  its  march  through 
Alabama.  He  was  then  detailed  as  a  member  of  the 
General  Court-Martial  for  the  trial  of  Gen.  Fitz-John 
Porter.  He  was  then  ordered  to  report  to  Gen.  Rose- 
crans,  and  was  assigned  to  the  "  Chief  of  Staff." 

The  military  b^story  of  Gen.  Garfield  closed  with 


his  brilliant  services  at  Chickamauga,  where  he  woo 
the  stars  of  the  Major-General. 

Without  an  effort  on  his  part  Geir  Garfield  wat 
elected  to  Congress  in  the  fall  of  1862  from  the 
Nineteenth  District  of  Ohio.  This  section  of  Ohio 
had  been  represented  in  Congress  for  sixty  year* 
mainly  by  two  men — Elisha  Whittlesey  and  Joshuv 
R.  Giddings.  It  was  not  without  a  struggle  that  he 
resigned  his  place  in  the  army.  At  the  time  he  en- 
tered Congress  he  was  the  youngest  member  in  that 
body.  There  he  remained  by  successive  re- 
elections  until  he  was  elected  President  in  1880. 
Of  his  labors  in  Congress  Senator  Hoar  says  :  "  Since 
the  year  1864  you  cannot  think  of  a  question  whicii 
has  been  debated  in  Congress,  or  discussed  before  & 
tribunel  of  the  American  people,  in  regard  to  whict 
you  will  not  find,  if  you  wish  mstruction,  the  argu. 
ment  on  one  side  stated,  in  almost  every  instance 
better  than  by  anybody  else,  in  some  speech  made  in 
the  House  of  Representatives  or  on  the  hustings  by 
Mr.  Garfield." 

Uixjn  Jan.  14,  1880,  Gen.  Garfield  was  elected  to 
the  U.  S.  Senate,  and  on  the  eighth  of  June,  of  the 
same  year,  was  nominated  as  the  candidate  of  his 
party  for  President  at  the  great  Chicago  Convention. 
He  was  elected  in  the  following  November,  and  on 
March  4,  i88r,  was  inaugurated.  Probably  no  ad- 
ministration ever  opened  its  existence  under  brighter 
auspices  than  that  of  President  Garfield,  and  every 
day  it  grew  in  favor  with  the  people,  and  by  the  first 
of  July  he  had  completed  all  the  initiatory  and  pre- 
liminary work  of  his  administration  and  was  prepar- 
ing to  leave  the  city  to  meet  his  friends  at  Williams 
College.  While  on  his  way  and  at  the  depot,  in  com- 
pany with  Secretary  Blaine,  a  man  stepped  behind 
him,  drew  a  revolver,  and  fired  directly  at  his  back. 
The  President  tottered  and  fell,  and  as  he  did  so  the 
assassin  fired  a  second  shot,  the  bullet  cutting  the 
left  coat  sleeve  of  his  victim,  but  inflicting  no  further 
injury.  It  has  been  very  truthfully  said  that  this  was 
"  the  shot  that  was  heard  round  the  world  "  Never 
before  in  the  history  of  the  Nation  had  anything  oc- 
curred which  so  nearly  froze  the  blood  of  the  people 
for  the  moment,  as  this  awful  deed.  He  was  smit- 
ten on  the  brightest,  gladdest  day  of  all  his  life,  and 
was  at  the  summit  of  his  power  and  hope.  For  eighty 
days,  all  during  the  hot  months  of  July  and  August, 
he  lingered  and  suffered.  He,  however,  remained 
master  of  himself  till  the  last,  and  by  his  magnificent 
bearing  was  teaching  the  country  and  the  world  the 
noblest  of  human  lessons — how  to  live  grandly  in  the 
very  clutch  of  death.  Great  in  life,  he  was  surpass- 
ingly great  in  death.  He  passed  serenely  away  Sept. 
rg,  1883,  at  Elberon,  N.  J.,  on  the  very  bank  of  the 
ocean,  where  he  had  been  taken  shortly  previous.  The 
world  wept  at  his  death,  as  it  never  had  done  on  the 
death  of  any  other  man  who  had  ever  lived  upon  it. 
The  murderer  was  duly  tried,  found  guilty  and  exe- 
cuted, in  one  year  after  he  committed  the  fou!  deed. 


T  WEJH  T  Y-FIKS  T  PRESIDENT. 


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HESTER      A.      ARTHUR, 

twenty-first    Presi'l^iu   of  the 

United   States,    was    born    in 

Franklin  Courty,  Vermont,  on 

the  fifthofOdober,  1830,  and  is 

the  oldest   of  a   family    of  two 

sons  and    five   daughters.     His 

father  was  the  Rev.  Dr.  William   ' 

Arthur,  aBaptistd'.rgyman,  who 

emigrated  to  tb.s  countr)'  from 

the  county  Antrim,   Ireland,   in 

his  i8th  year,  and  died  in  1875,  in 

Newtonville,   neai    Albany,   after  a 

long  and  successful  ministry. 

Young  Arthur  was  educated  at 
Union  College,  S(  henectady,  where 
he  excelled  in  all  his  studies.  Af- 
ter his  graduation  he  taught  school 
in  Vermont  for  two  years,  and  at 
the  expiration  of  that  time  came  to 
New  York,  with  $500  in  his  jx)cket, 
and  catered  the  office  of  ex- Judge 
E.  D.  Culver  as  student.  After 
I  being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  his  intimate  friend  and  room-mate, 
Henry  D.  Gardiner,  with  the  intention  of  practicing 
in  the  West,  and  for  three  months  they  roamed  about 
in  the  Western  States  in  search  of  an  eligible  site, 
but  in  the  end  returned  to  New  York,  where  they 
hung  out  their  shingle,  and  entered  upon  a  success* 
ful  career  almost  from  the  start.  General  Arthur 
Mx>n  afterwatd  in«rr^d  the  daughter  of  Lieutensint 


Hemdon,  of  the  United  States  Navy,  who  was  lo«t  at 

sea.  Congress  voted  a  gold  medal  to  his  widow  in 
recognition  of  the  bravery  he  displayed  on  that  occa- 
sion. Mrs.  Arthur  died  shortly  before  Mr.  Arthur's 
nommation  to  the  Vice  Presidency,  leaving  two 
children. 

Gen.  Arthur  obtained  considerable  legal  celebrity 
in  his  first  great  case,  the  famous  Lemmon  suit, 
brought  to  recover  possession  of  eight  slaves  who  had 
been  declared  free  by  Judge  Paine,  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  New  York  City.  It  was  in  1852  that  Jon, 
athan  Lemmon,  of  Virginia,  went  to  New  York  with 
his  slaves,  intending  to  ship  them  to  Texas,  when 
they  were  discovered  and  freed.  The  Judge  decided 
that  they  could  not  be  held  by  the  owner  under  the 
Fugitive  Slave  Law.  A  howl  of  rage  went  up  from 
the  South,  and  the  Virginia  Legislature  authorized  th« 
Attorney  General  of  that  State  to  assist  in  an  appeal. 
Wm.  M.  Evarts  and  Chester  A.  Arthur  were  employed 
to  represent  the  People,  and  they  won  their  case, 
which  then  went  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States.  Charles  O'Conor  here  espoused  the  cause 
of  the  slave-holders,  but  he  too  was  beaten  by  Messrs 
Evarts  and  Arthur,  and  a  long  step  was  taken  toward 
the  emancipation  of  the  black  race. 

Another  great  service  was  rendered  by  General 
Arthur  in  the  same  cause  in  1856.  Lizzie  Jennings, 
a  respectable  colored  woman,  was  put  off  a  Fourth 
Avenue  car  with  violence  after  she  had  paid  her  fare. 
General  Arthur  sued  on  her  behalf,  and  secured  a 
verdict  of  $500  damages.  The  next  day  the  compa- 
ny issued  an  order  to  admit  colored  persons  to  ride 
on  their  cars,  and  the  other  car  companiei  quickly 


CHESTER  A.  ARTHUR. 


followed  their  example.  Before  that  the  Sixth  Ave- 
nue Company  ran  a  few  special  cars  for  colored  per- 
sons and  the  other  lines  refused  to  let  them  ride  at  all. 

General  Arthur  was  a  delegate  to  the  Convention 
at  Saratoga  that  founded  the  Republican  party. 
Previous  to  the  war  he  was  Judge-Advocate  of  the 
Second  Brigade  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  Gov- 
ernor Morgan,  of  that  State,  appointed  hmi  Engineer- 
in-Chief  of  his  staff.  In  1861,  he  was  made  Inspec- 
tor General,  and  soon  afterward  became  Quartermas- 
ter-General. In  each  of  these  offices  he  rendered 
great  service  to  the  Government  during  the  war.  At 
the  end  of  Governor  Morgan's  term  he  resumed  the 
practice  of  the  law,  forming  a  partnership  with  Mr. 
Ransom,  and  then  Mr.  Phelps,  the  District  Attorney 
of  New  York,  was  added  to  the  firm.  The  legal  prac- 
tice of  this  well-known  firm  was  very  large  and  lucra- 
tive, each  of  the  gentlemen  composing  it  were  able 
lawyers,  and  possessed  a  splendid  local  reputation,  if 
not  indeed  one  of  national  extent. 

He  always  took  a  leading  part  in  State  and  city 
politics.  He  was  appointed  Collector  of  the  Port  of 
New  York  by  President  Grant,  Nov.  21  1872,  to  suc- 
ceed Thomas  Murphy,  and  held  the  office  until  July, 
20,  1878,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Collector  Merritt. 

Mr.  Arthur  was  nominated  on  the  Presidential 
ticket,  with  Gen.  James  A.  Garfield,  at  the  famous 
National  Republican  Convention  held  at  Chicago  in 
June,  1880.  This  was  perhaps  the  greatest  political 
convention  that  ever  assembled  on  the  continent.  It 
was  composed  of  the  'sading  politicians  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  all  able  men,  and  each  stood  firm  and 
fought  vigorously  and  with  signal  tenacity  for  their 
respective  candidates  that  were  before  the  conven- 
tion for  the  nomination.  Finally  Gen.  Garfield  re- 
ceived the  nomination  for  President  and  Gen.  Arthur 
[or  Vice-President.  The  campaign  which  followed 
was  one  of  the  most  animated  known  in  the  history  of 
our  country.  Gen.  Hancock,  the  standard-bearer  of 
the  Democratic  party,  was  a  popular  man,  and  his 
party  made  a  valiant  fight  for  his  election. 

Finally  the  election  came  and  the  country's  choice 
.vas  Garfield  and  Arthur.  They  were  inaugurated 
.vlarch  4,  1881,  as  President  and  Vice-President. 
(^  few  months  only  had  passed  ere  the  newly  chosen 
President  was  the  victim  of  the  assassin's  bullet.  Then 
came  terrible  weeks  of  sufi"ering, — those  moments  of 
anxious  suspense,  wher  the  hearts  of  all  civilized  na- 


tions were  throbbing  in  unison,  longing  for  the  re 
covery  of  the  noble,  the  good  President.  The  remark- 
able patience  that  he  manifested  during  those  hours 
and  weeks,  and  even  months,  of  the  most  terrible  suf- 
fering man  has  often  been  called  upon  to  endure,  was 
seemingly  more  than  human.  It  was  certainly  God- 
like. During  all  this  period  of  deepest  anxiety  Mr. 
Arthur's  every  move  was  watched,  and  be  it  said  to  hi? 
credit  that  his  every  action  displayed  only  an  earnest 
desire  that  the  suffering  Garfield  might  recover,  to 
serve  the  remainder  of  the  term  he  had  so  auspi- 
ciously  begun.  Not  a  selfish  feeling  was  manifested 
in  deed  or  look  of  this  man,  even  though  the  most 
honored  position  in  the  world  vvas  at  any  moment 
likely  to  fall  to  him. 

At  last  God  in  his  mercy  relieved  President  Gar- 
field from  further  suffering,  and  the  world,  as  nevei 
before  in  its  history  over  the  death  of  any  othei 
man,  wept  at  his  bier.  Then  it  became  the  duty  0/ 
the  Vice  President  to  assume  the  responsibilities  o\ 
the  high  office,  and  he  took  the  oath  in  New  York, 
Sept.  20,  1881.  The  position  was  an  embarrassing 
one  to  him,  made  doubly  so  from  the  facts  that  all 
eyes  were  on  him,  anxious  to  know  what  he  would  do, 
what  policy  he  would  pursue,  and  who  he  would  se- 
lect as  advisers.  The  duties  of  the  office  had  been 
greatly  neglected  during  the  President's  long  illness, 
and  many  important  measures  were  to  be  immediately 
decided  by  him ;  and  still  farther  to  embarrass  him  he 
did  not  fail  to  realize  under  what  circumstances  he 
became  President,  and  knew  the  feelings  of  many  on 
this  point  Under  these  trying  circumstances  President 
Arthur  took  the  reins  of  the  Government  in  his  owh 
hands ;  and,  as  embarrassing  at;  were  the  condition  of 
aflfair.-'  he  happily  surprised  the  nation,  acting  so 
wisel}  hat  but  few  criticiseo  us  administration. 
He  served  the  nation  well  and  faithfully,  until  the 
close  of  his  administration,  March  4,  1885,  and  was 
a  popular  candidate  before  his  party  for  a  second 
term.  His  name  was  ably  presented  before  the  con- 
vention at  Chicago,  and  was  received  with  great 
favor,  and  doubtless  but  for  the  personal  popularity 
of  one  of  the  opposing  candidates,  he  would  have 
been  selected  as  the  standard-bearer  of  his  party 
for  another  campaign.  He  retired  to  private  life  car- 
rying with  him  the  best  wishes  of  the  American  peo- 
ple, whom  he  had  served  in  a  manner  satisfaciorv 
t<^  them  and  with  credit  to  himself. 


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TEPHEN  GROVER  CLEVE- 
LAND, the  twenty- second  Pres- 
ident of  the  United  States,  was 
born  in  1837,  in  the  obscure 
town  of  Caldwell,  Essex  Co., 
N.  J.,  and  in  a  little  two-and-a- 
half-story  white  house  which  is  still 
standing,  characteristically  to  mark 
the  humble  birth-place  of  one  of 
America's  great  men  in  striking  con- 
trast with  the  Old  World,  where  all 
men  high  in  office  must  be  high  in 
origin  and  born  in  the  cradle  of 
wealth.  When  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  three  years  of  age,  his 
father,  who  was  a  Presbyterian  min- 
ister, with  a  large  family  and  a  small  salary,  moved, 
by  way  of  the  Hudson  River  and  Erie  Canal,  to 
Fayetteville,  in  search  of  an  increased  income  and  a 
larger  field  of  work.  Fayetteville  was  then  the  most 
straggling  of  country  villages,  about  five  miles  from 
Pompey  Hill,  where  Governor  Seymour  was  born. 

At  the  last  mentioned  place  young  Grover  com- 
menced going  to  school  in  the  "  good,  old-fashioned 
way,"  and  presumably  distinguished  himself  after  the 
manner  of  all  village  boys,  in  doing  the  things  he 
ought  not  to  do.  Such  is  the  distinguishing  trait  of 
»11  geniuses  and  independent  thinkers.  When  he 
arrived  at  the  age  of  14  years,  he  had  outgrown  the 
c^Mcity  of  tht  village  school  and  expressed  a  most 


emphatic  desire  to  be  sent  to  an  academy.  To  this 
his  father  decidedly  objected.  Academies  in  those 
days  cost  money;  besides,  his  father  wanted  him  to 
become  self-supporting  by  the  quickest  possible 
means,  and  this  at  that  time  in  Fayetteville  seemed 
to  be  a  position  in  a  country  store,  where  his  father 
and  the  large  family  on  his  hands  had  considerable 
influence.  Grover  was  to  be  paid  $50  for  his  services 
the  first  year,  and  if  he  proved  trustworthy  he  was  to 
receive  $  1 00  the  second  year.  Here  the  lad  com- 
menced his  career  as  salesman,  and  in  two  years  he 
had  earned  so  good  a  reputation  for  trustworthiness 
that  his  employers  desired  to  retain  him  for  an  in- 
definite length  of  time.  Otherwise  he  did  not  ex- 
hibit as  yet  any  particular  "  flashes  of  genius  "  or 
eccentricities  of  talent.  He  was  simply  a  good  boy. 
But  instead  of  remaining  with  this  firm  in  Fayette- 
ville, he  went  with  the  family  in  their  removal  to 
Clinton,  where  he  had  an  opportunity  of  attending  a 
high  school.  Here  he  industriously  pursued  his 
studies  until  the  family  removed  with  him  to  a  point 
on  Black  River  known  as  the  "  Holland  Patent,"  a 
village  of  500  or  600  people,  15  miles  north  of  Utica, 
N.  Y.  At  this  place  his  father  died,  after  preaching 
but  three  Sundays.  This  event  broke  up  the  family, 
and  Grover  set  out  for  New  York  City  to  accept,  at  a 
small  salary,  the  position  of  "  under-teacher  "  in  an 
asylum  for  the  blind.  He  taught  faithfully  for  two 
years,  and  although  he  obtained  a  good  reputation  in 
this  capacity,  he  concluded  that  teaching  was  not  hia 


S.   GROVE R   CLEVELAND. 


calling  for  life,  and,  reversing  the  traditional  order, 
he  left  the  city  to  seek  his  fortune,  instead  of  going 
to  a  city.  He  first  thought  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  as 
th'ire  was  some  charm  in  that  name  for  him ;  but 
before  proceeding  to  that  place  he  went  to  Buffalo  to 
»sk  the  advice  of  his  uncle,  Lewis  F.  Allan,  a  noted 
stock-breeder  of  that  place.  The  latter  did  not 
sjjeak  enthusiastically.  "What  is  it  you  want  to  do, 
my  boy?"  he  asked.  "Well,  sir,  I  want  to  study 
law,"  was  the  reply.  "  Good  gracious !  "  remarked 
iha  old  gentleman ;  "  do  you,  indeed  ?  What  ever  put 
that  into  your  head  ?  How  much  money  have  you 
got?"  "Well,  sir,  to  tell  the  truth,  I  haven't  got 
any." 

After  a  long  consultation,  his  uncle  offered  him  a 
place  temporarily  as  assistant  herd-keeper,  at  $50  a 
year,  while  he  could  "look  around."  One  day  soon 
afterward  he  boldly  walked  into  the  office  of  Rogers, 
Bowen  &  Rogers,  of  Buffalo,  and  told  Ihem  what  he 
wanted.  A  number  of  young  men  were  already  en- 
gaged in  the  office,  but  Grover's  persistency  won,  and 
he  was  finally  permitted  to  come  as  an  office  boy  and 
tiave  the  use  of  the  law  library,  for  the  nominal  sum 
of  $3  or  $4  a  week.  Out  of  this  he  had  to  pay  for 
his  board  and  washing.  The  walk  to  and  from  his 
uncle's  was  a  long  and  rugged  one;  and,  although 
[the  first  winter  was  a  memorably  severe  one,  his 
shoes  were  out  of  repair  and  his  overcoat — he  had 
none — yet  he  was  nevertheless  prompt  and  regular. 
On  the  first  day  of  his  service  here,  his  senior  em- 
ployer threw  down  a  copy  of  Blackstone  before  him 
with  a  bang  that  made  the  dust  fly,  saying  "That's 
where  they  all  begin."  A  titter  ran  around  the  little 
circle  of  clerks  and  students,  as  they  thought  that 
was  enough  to  scare  young  Grover  out  of  his  plans  ; 
but  in  due  time  he  mastered  that  cumbersome  volume. 
Then,  as  ever  afterward,  however,  Mr.  Cleveland 
exhibited  a  talent  for  executiveness  rather  than  for 
chasing  principles  through  all  their  metaphysical 
possibilities.  "  Let  us  quit  talking  and  go  and  do 
k,"  was  practically  his  motto. 

The  first  public  office  to  which  Mr.  Cleveland  was 
elected  was  that  of  Sheriff  of  Erie  Co.,  N.  Y.,  in 
which  Buffalo  is  situated;  and  in  such  capacity  it  fell 
to  his  duty  to  inflict  capital  pi>r,Ishment  upon  two 
caiminals.  In  1881  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  the 
CSty  of  Buffalo,  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  with  es- 
pacial  reference  to  the  bringing  about  certain  reforms 


in  the  administration  of  the  municipal  affairs  of  that 
city.  In  this  office,  as  well  as  that  of  Sheriff,  his 
performance  of  duty  has  generally  been  considered 
fair,  with  possibly  a  few  exceptions  which  were  fer- 
reted out  and  magnified  during  the  last  Presidential 
campaign.  As  a  specimen  of  his  plain  language  in 
a  veto  message,  we  quote  from  one  vetoing  an  iniqur 
tous  street-cleaning  contract:  "This  is  a  time  fov 
plain  speech,  and  my  objection  to  your  action  shall 
be  plainly  stated.  I  regard  it  as  the  culmination  of 
a  mos  bare-faced,  impudent  and  shameless  scheme 
to  betray  the  interests  of  the  people  and  to  worse 
than  squander  the  people's  money."  The  New  York 
Sun  afterward  very  highly  commended  Mr.  Cleve- 
land's administration  as  Mayor  of  Buffalo,  and  there- 
upon recommended  him  for  Governor  of  the  Empire 
State.  To  the  latter  office  he  was  elected  in  rSSz, 
and  his  administration  of  the  affairs  of  State  was 
generally  satisfactory.  The  mistakes  he  made,  if 
any,  were  made  very  public  throughout  the  nation 
after  he  was  nominated  for  President  of  the  United 
States.  For  this  high  office  he  was  nominated  July 
II,  1884,  by  the  National  Democratic  Convention  at 
Chicago,  when  other  competitors  were  Thomas  F. 
Bayard,  Roswell  P.  Flower,  Thomas  A.  Hendricks, 
Benjamin  F.  Butler,  Allen  G.  Thurman,  etc.;  and  he 
was  elected  by  the  people,  by  a  majority  of  about  a 
thousand,  over  the  brilliant  and  long-tried  Repub- 
lican statesman,  James  G.  Blaine.  President  Cleve- 
land resigned  his  office  as  Governor  of  New  York  in 
January,  1885,  in  order  to  prepare  for  his  duties  as 
the  Chief  Executive  of  the  United  States,  in  which 
capacity  his  term  commenced  at  noon  on  the  4th  of 
March,  1885. 

The  silver  question  precipitated  a  controversy 
between  those  who  were  in  favor  of  the  continu- 
ance of  silver  coinage  and  those  who  were  opposed, 
Mr.  Cleveland  answering  for  the  latter,  even  before 
his  inauguration. 

On  June  2,  1886,  President  Cleveland  married 
Frances,  daughter  of  his  deceased  friend  and 
partner,  Oscar  Folsom,  of  the  Buffalo  Bar.  Their 
union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  one  daugh- 
ter, Ruth.  In  the  campaign  of  1888,  President 
Cleveland  was  renominated  by  his  party,  but  the 
Republican  candidate.  Gen.  Benjamin  Harrison, 
was  victorious.  In  the  nominations  of  1892  these 
two  candidates  for  the  highest  position  in  the  gift 
of  the  people  were  again  pitted  against  each  other 
and  President  Cleveland  was  victorious  by  an 
overwhelming  majority. 


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TWENTY-THIRD  PEESIDENT. 


"0»o..@X®. 


;eNJAMIN  HARRISON,  the 

twenty-third  President,  is 
the  descendant  of  one  of  the 
historical  families  of  this 
country.  The  head  of  the 
family  was  a  Major  General 
Harrison,  one  of  Oliver 
Cromwell's  trucoed  follow- 
ers and  fighters.  In  the  zenith  of  Crom- 
well's power  it  became  th^  duty  of  this 
Harrison  to  participate  lU  the  trial  of 
Charles  I,  and  .ifterward  tc  sign  the 
des»th  warrant  of  the  king.  He  subse- 
q'jently  paid  for  this  with  his  life,  being 
hung  Oct.  13,  1660.  His  descendants 
came  to  America,  and  the  next  of  the 
family  that  appears  in  history  is  Benja- 
r^in  Harrison,  of  Virginia,  great-grand- 
father of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and 
after  whom  he  was  named.  Benjamin  Harrison 
was  a  member  of  the  Continental  Congress  during 
the  years  i  774-5-6,  and  was  one  of  the  original 
signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independsnce.  He 
W»  ■  three  times  elected  GoTernor  of  Virginia 
^en    William  Henry  Harrison,  the  son  of  the 


distinguished  patriot  of  the  Eevolntion,  after  asuo. 
cessful  career  as  a  soldier  during  the  War  of  1812, 
and  with  -a  clean  record  as  Governor  of  the  North- 
western Territory,  was  elected  President  of  the 
United  States  in  1840.  His  saroer  was  cut  short 
by  death  within  one  month  .f'ier  As  inruguration. 
President  Harrison  wi"  born  pj  r*for:!i  Bend, 
Hamilton  Co.,  Ohio,  Aug.  "0, 18o3,  Kis  life  up  to 
the  time  of  his  graduation  by  the  Miami  University, 
at  Oxford,  Ohio,  was  the  uneventful  one  of  a  coun- 
try lad  of  a  family  of  small  means.  His  father  was 
able  to  give  him  a  good  education,  and  nothing 
more.  He  became  engaged  while  at  college  to  tha 
daughter  of  Dr.  Scott,  Principal  of  a  female  schoo 
at  Oxford.  After  graduating  he  determined  to  en- 
ter upon  the  study  of  the  law.  He  went  to  Cin 
cinnati  and  then  read  law  for  two  years.  At  the 
expiration  of  that  time  young  Harrison  receiv;,d  tt'. 
only  inheritance  of  his  life ;  his  annt  dying  left  hin; 
a  lot  valued  at  $800,  He  regarded  this  legacy  as  s 
fortune,  and  decided  to  get  married  at  once,  'aks 
this  money  and  go  to  some  Eastern  town  an  be- 
gin the  practice  of  law  He  sold  his  lot,  and  with 
the  monej'  in  his  pocket,  he  started  out  witn  his 
young  Wife  to  fight  for  a  place  in  the  world-     Ke 


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BENJAMIN  HARRISON. 


decided  to  go  to  Indianapolis,  which  was  eren  at 

that  time  a  town  of  promise.  He  met  with  slight 
eucouragement  at  first,  making  scarcely  anytt^ing 
the  first  year.  He  worlied  diligently,  applying  him- 
self closely  to  his  calling,  built  up  an  extensive 
practice  and  took  a  leading  rank  in  the  legal  pro- 
fession.    He  is  the  father  of  two  children. 

In  186G  Mr.  Harrison  was  nominated  for  the 
position  of  Supreme  Court  Reporter,  find  then  be- 
gan his  experience  as  a  stump  speaker  He  can- 
vassed the  State  thoroughly,  and  was  elected  by  a 
handsome  majority.  In  1862  he  raised  the  17th 
Indiana  Infantry,  and  was  chosen  its  Colonel.  His 
regiment  was  composed  of  *he  rawest  of  material, 
out  Col.  Harrison  employed  all  his  time  at  first 
mastering  military  tactics  and  drilling  his  men, 
when  he  therefore  came  to  move  toward  the  East 
tvith  Sherman  his  regiment  was  one  of  the  best 
drilled  and  organized  in  the  army.  At  Resaca  he 
especially  distinguished  himself,  and  for  his  bravery 
at  Peachtree  Creek  he  was  made  a  Brigadier  Gen- 
eral, Gen.  Hooker  speaking  of  him  in  the  most 
complimentary  terms. 

During  the  absence  of  Gen.  Harrison  in  the  field 
he  Supreme  Court  declared  the  office  of  the  Su- 
premo Court  Reporter  vacant,  and  another  person 
was  elected  to  the  position.  From  the  time  of  leav- 
ing Indiana  with  his  regiment  until  the  fall  oi  1864 
he  had  taken  no  leave  of  absence,  but  having  been 
nominated  that  year  for  the  same  office,  he  got  a 
thirty-day  leave  of  absence,  and  during  that  time 
madea  brilliant  canvass  of  the  State,  and  was  elected 
for  another  term.  He  then  started  to  rejoin  Sher- 
man, but  on  the  way  was  stricken  down  with  scarlet 
jever,  and  after  a  most  trying  siege  made  his  way 
to  the  front  in  time  to  participate  in  the  closing 
■Ecidents  of  the  war 

In  1868  Gen.  Harrison  declined  re-election  as 
reporter,  and  resumed  the  practice  of  law  In  1876 
De  was  a  candidate  lor  Governor.  Althongh  de- 
bated, the  brilliant  campaign  ht.  ii^ade  won  Tor  him 
%  National  reputation,  and  he  was  much  sought,  es- 
pecial.y  in  the  East,  to  make  speeches.  In  1880, 
OS  usual,  he  took  an  active  part  in  tne  campaign, 
and  ww:  elected  to  the  '^Jnited  States  Senate.  Here 
uc  set-ved  six  years,  and  ."'as  known  as  one  q\  the 
ibiest  men,  best  Ifcwyer-  «.ud  strongest  debaters  in 


that  body.  With  the  expiration  of  his  Senatoiiui 
term  he  returned  to  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
becoming  the  head  of  one  of  the  strongest  firms  in 
the  State. 

The  political  campaign  of  1888  was  one  of  the 
most  memorable  in  the  history  of  our  country.  The 
convention  which  assembled  in  Chicago  in  June  auu 
named  Mr.  Harrison  as  the  chief  standard  bearer 
of  the  Republican  party,  was  great  in  everj'  partic- 
ular, and  on  this  account,  and  the  attitude  it  as- 
sumed upon  the  vital  questions  of  the  day,  chief 
among  which  was  the  tariff,  awoke  a  deep  interest 
in  the  campaign  throughout  the  Nation.  Shortly 
after  the  nomination  delegations  began  to  visit  Mr. 
Harrison  at  Indianapolis,  his  home.  This  move- 
ment became  popular,  and  from  all  sections  of  the 
country  societies,  clubs  and  delegations  journeyed 
thither  to  pay  their  respects  to  the  distinguished 
statesman.  The  popularity  of  these  was  greatly 
increased  on  account  of  the  remarkable  speeches 
made  by  Mr.  Harrison.  He  spoke  daily  all  through 
the  summer  and  autumn  to  these  visiting  delega- 
tions, and  so  varied,  masterly  and  eloquent  were 
his  speeches  that  they  at  once  placed  him  in  the 
foremost  rank  of  American  orators  and  statesraer. 

On  account  of  his  eloquence  as  a  speaker  and  hij 
power  as  a  debater,  he  was  called  upon  at  an  un- 
commonly early  age  to  take  part  in  the  discussion 
of  the  great  questions  that  then  began  to  agitate 
the  country.  He  was  an  uncompromising  anti 
slavery  man,  and  was  matched  against  some  of  the 
most  eminent  Democratic  speakers  of  his  Staitv. 
No  man  who  felt  the  touch  of  his  blade  defired  tc 
be  pitted  with  him  again.  With  all  his  e'oq''ence 
as  an  orator  he  never  spoke  for  oratorical  effect, 
but  his  words  always  went  like  bullets  to  the  mai'k 
He  is  purely  American  in  his  ideas  and  is  a  spier 
did  type  of  the  American  statesman.  Gifted  wit'u 
quick  perception,  a  logical  mind  and  a  ready  tongue, 
he  is  one  of  the  most  distinguished  impromptu 
speakers  in  the  Nation.  Many  of  these  speeches 
sparkled  with  the  rarest  of  eloquence  and  contained 
arguments  of  greatest  weight.  Many  of  his  terse 
statements  have  alreadj'  become  aphorisms.  Origl  ■ 
nal  in  tliought  precise  in  logic,  terse  in  statement, 
yet  withal  faultless  in  eloquence,  he  is  recognized  as 
the  sound  statesman  and  brill  Ian:  orator  c    ta^  da/ 


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HARLES  ROBINSON,  the 
first  Governor  of  Kansas, 
was  elected  under  the  Wy- 
andotte Constitution,  and 
upon  the  admission  of  the 
State,  Jan.  29,  1861;  was 
inaugurated  as  Chief  Ex- 
ecutive. No  better  man  could  have 
been  selected  to  lay  the  foundations 
of  the  State,  for  his  mind  was  crea- 
tive, original  and  vigorous.  Rarely 
working  by  copy,  he  belongs  to  the 
class  who  think  and  originate,  and 
with  whom  precedence  and  text- books 
have  little  authority.  At  this  time  a 
great  State  was  to  be  formed  from  most  incongru- 
ous elements.  It  required  men  of  genius  and  orig- 
inality to  formulate  laws  and  a  constitution,  and 
to  this  work  the  vigor  and  ingenuity  of  Rob- 
inson were  peculiarly  adapted.  Men  of  all  classes, 
sorts  and  conditions,  had  rushed  to  this  section 
upon  different  objects  bent — some  to  assist  in  build- 
ing up  a  State,  some  to  make  money,  to  secure  no- 
toriety and  political  preferment,  but  more,  perhaps, 
as  cosmopolitans,  having  little  interest  in  its  repu- 
tation or  its  future. 

That  the  work  before  Gov.  Robinson  was  ac- 
complished in  a  praiseworthy  manner,  a  grateful 
people  readily  acknowledge.  In  his  course,  which 
necessarily  was  opposed  to  the  rough  and  irrespon- 
sible element,  he  made  many  enemies  and  wiis  im- 
peached by  the  House,  but  on  his  trial  by  the 
Senate  no  evidence  was  adduced  to  connect  him 
with  any  illegal  transaction,  and  a  case  of  malicious 


prosecution  was  clearly  established,  which  left  his 
good  name  untarnished. 

In  reviewing  the  career  of  a  prominent  public 
man,  it  cannot  be  called  complete  without  the  story 
of  his  early  life.  Gov.  Robinson  was  born  at 
Hardwick,  Mass.,  July  21,  1818,  and  received  a 
good  common-school  and  academic  education,  be- 
sides two  years'  drill  at  Amherst  College.  His 
father,  Charles  Robinson,  was  a  pious  and  consci- 
entious man,  who  cherished  an  inherent  hatred  of 
slavery,  and  the  latter  quality  of  his  father's  char- 
acter Charles  inherited  in  a  marked  degree.  Upon 
religious  subjects,  however,  he  was  always  inde- 
pendent and  liberal,  and  is  considered  heterodox, 
although  for  the  great  principles  of  Christianity, 
which  serve  to  improve  society  and  make  better 
men  and  women,  he  has  the  highest  regard. 

There  is  but  little  which  is  ideal  or  sentimental 
in  the  nature  of  Gov.  Robinson,  as  his  life  has 
been  spent  principally  dealing  with  men  upon  prac- 
tical principles.  Before  completing  his  studies  he 
was  obliged  to  leave  college  on  account  of  ill- 
health,  and  his  eyes  failing  him  from  hard  study, 
he  walked  forty  miles  to  consult  a  celebrated  phy- 
sician. Dr.  Twichel,  of  Keene,  N.  H.,  and  there 
became  so  sensibly  impressed  with  both  the  quack- 
eries of  medicine  as  so  often  practiced,  and  the  real 
utility  of  the  healing  art  as  a  science,  that  he  deter- 
mined to  study  medicine,  and  after  a  preparatory 
course  entered  for  a  series  of  lectures  at  Wood- 
stock, Vt.,  and  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  and  from  the 
school  of  the  latter  he  was  graduated,  receiving  his 
diploma  with  the  high  honors  of  the  class.  Subse- 
quently he  became  connected  with   tlie  celebrated 


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CHARLES  EOBINSON. 


Dr.  J.  G.  Holland  in  the  manageuientof  a  hospital, 
la  1849  he  started  out  as  a  physician  to  a  colony 
bound  overland  to  California.  They  arrived  in 
Kansas  City  April  10,  and  on  the  10th  of  May  fol- 
lowing, left  Tvith  ox  and  mule  teams  for  the  Pacific 
Slope. 

On  the  nth  of  May,  thirty-nine  years  ago,  rid- 
ing his  horse  at  the  head  of  a  colony  of  gold- 
seekers.  Gov.  Robinson  ascended  Mt.  Oread,  where 
now  stands  the  State  Universit}'  of  Kansas,  whose 
Regent  he  has  been  for  thirteen  consecutive 
years,  as  well  as  its  faithful,  intelligent  and  gener- 
ous friend.  In  his  note  book  at  th.at  time  he  wrote 
that  if  the  land  was  opened  to  settlement  and  entiy, 
he  would  go  no  further,  as  there  seemed  to  be  gold 
enough  for  all  human  wants  in  the  rich  soil  of  the 
Kaw  Valley,  and  beauty  enough  in  the  rolling  prai- 
ries beyond  to  meet  all  the  aspirations  of  ordinary 
men.  He  pushed  on,  however,  to  California,  and 
there  followed  a  variety  of  occupations,  being  mi- 
ner, restauranteur,  editor  and  member  of  the  Leg- 
islature. Then  he  returned  to  Massachusetts,  and 
in  1852  commenced  the  publication  of  the  Fitch- 
burg  Neii's,  which  he  conducted  two  years. 

At  the  time  of  the  repeal  of  the  Missouri  Com- 
promise, and  the  intense  excitement  coincident 
with  the  organization  of  the  Territories  of  Kansas 
and  Nebraska,  Gov.  Robinson  was  sent  out  bj- 
the  New  England  Aid  Society  to  Kansas,  charged 
with  saving  it  to  freedom.  In  the  darkest  hours  of 
that  long  struggle,  as  well  as  in  its  hour  of  victory, 
he  seemed  to  be  the  one  safe  counselor  and  leader 
of  the  Free-State  forces.  His  California  experience 
had  rounded  and  ripened  a  robust  nature,  and  the 
perils  that  the  hero  of  the  squatter  troubles  had 
passed  through  in  that  strange  combination  of  craft 
and  cunning,  fitted  and  schooled  him  for  his  Kan- 
sas work.  In  the  "Wakarusa  AVar,"  when  the  city 
of  Lawrence,  only  600  strong,  was  besieged  by  an 
opposing  force  of  1,200,  Dr.  Robinson,  as  he  was 
called  in  those  days,  was  chosen  Major  General  of 
the  Free-State  partj'.  He  constructed  forts  and 
rifle-pits  which  did  their  service,  but  as  a  negotiator 
and  diplomat  lie  excelled.  He  wanted  Kansas  to 
be  lawfully  free,  and  felt  justified  in  availing  him- 
self of  any  agency  which  would  assist  him  in  ac- 
complishing this.     Although  the  recognized  leader 


of  the  Free-State  forces,  it  was  not  Robinson,  but 
Lane,  that  the  Quantrell  ruffians  sought  when  *',ey 
massacred  in  cold  blood  180  of  the  inoffensive  ci'i- 
zens  of  Lawrence. 

In  1855  the  Free-State  men  had  been  driven 
from  the  poUs.  Robinson  was  among  the  first  to 
repudiate  the  authority  of  the  bogus  laws,  and  was 
unanimousl}^  chosen  a  delegate  to  the  convention 
which  met  at  Topeka  to  formulate  a  State  govern- 
ment. From  May,  1856,  until  September,  he  was  a 
prisoner  at  Locompton,  charged  with  treason.  Af- 
ter serving  his  term  as  the  first  Governor  of  the 
State,  he  was,  in  1872,  chosen  a  member  of  tbe 
Lower  House  of  the  Legislature,  and  in  1874 
elected  State  Senator  and  re-elected  in  1876.  At 
the  last  election  he  came  within  forty-three  votes 
of  beating  his  opponent  for  the  State  Senate,  and 
where  the  party  majority  of  the  latter  was  about 
1,500. 

Gov.  Robinson  has  been  twice  married.  By 
his  first  wife.  Miss  Sarah  Adams,  daughter  of 
a  highly  respected  Massachusetts  farmer,  two  chil- 
dren were  born  and  both  died  in  infanc}'.  The 
mother  died  in  1846.  On  the  30th  of  October, 
1851,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah  D.  T.  Law- 
rence, daughter  of  a  distinguished  Massacliusetts 
lawyer,  and  connected  with  the  celebrated  Law- 
rence family  of  that  State.  Of  this  union  there 
are  no  children.  Mrs.  Robinson  is  a  lady  of 
high  literary  culture,  and  has  written  one  of  the 
best  of  the  many  books  which  have  been  published 
on  Kansas.  Though  highl}'  accomplished,  she  is 
not  much  of  a  society  woman,  being  content  to 
dwell  quietly  at  home  on  their  farm,  which  lies 
five  miles  out  from  Lawrence,  and  is  the  resort 
of  many  friends,  who  meet  a  refined  and  elegant 
hospitality. 

In  1856  Gov.  Robinson  pre-empted  a  portion 
of  the  land  which,  upon  his  journey  to  Califor- 
nia, he  had  viewed  with  so  much  admiration.  He 
now  has  one  of  the  finest  homes  in  his  section 
of  countrj'.  where  he  resides  in  affluent  circum- 
stances, busying  himself  in  looking  after  his  farm, 
esteemed  by  his  neighbors,  and  amply  honored  by 
the  great  State,  in  laying  the  firm  foundations  of 
which  he  rendered  such  efficient  service  over  a 
quarter    of   a  century  ago. 


■■<>*o-@^^</©-o*o.. 


jHOMAS  CARNEY,  the  sec- 
ond Governor  of  Kansas, 
was  born  in  Delaware  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  Aug.  20,  1824. 
His  ancestry  was  a  mixed 
one,  composed  of  Irish  and 
German.  His  father,  James 
Carney,  was  of  Irish  descent,  be- 
ing the  grandson  of  one  of  the 
same  name,  who  came  to  this 
country  and  assisted  the  Colonies 
in  the  war  with  Great  Britain. 
His  mother  was  remotely  of  Ger- 
man descent,  and  like  his  father 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania.  They 
removed  to  Ohio  the  j'ear  before 
the  birth  C)f  Gov.  Carney.  They 
were  Presbyterians,  in  which  faith  Mr.  C.  was  reared. 
The  portion  of  Ohio  in  which  Mr.  Carney  was 
born  was  then  a  wilderness,  and  the  family  engaged 
in  farming,  the  land  having  to  be  cleared  first.  The 
father  died  when  the  lad  was  but  four  years  old,  leav- 
ing the  mother  with  four  children,  the  eldest  being 
only  six  years  of  age,  the  early  life  of  young  Carney 
therefore  was  spent  in  work  of  the  hardest  kind, 
from  the  moment  he  was  old  enough  to  be  of  any 
assistance.  From  the  age  of  seven  to  eighteen  he 
worked  on  the  farm  belonging  to  the  family,  and 
then  started  for  himself  as  a  farm  hand  for  six 
months,  at  $10  a  month.  From  the  time  he  was 
eleven  years  of  age  until  he  left  home,  he  was  the 
teamster  of  the  family,  and  carried  the  products  of 
the  farm  to  Newark,  thirty-six  miles,  his  motive 
power  being  a  yoke  of  oxen  for  most  of  the  time. 
He    attended    school    'ionae   durinsj    the    winter 


months,  and  after  he  was  eighteen  went  to  school 
in  Berkshire,  Ohio,  for  six  months.  After  this  he 
commenced  a  long,  persistent  and  weary  search  for 
employment  in  a  store,  and  was  finally  successful 
in  Columbus,  where  he  remained  in  the  employ  of 
a  retail  dry-goods  house  for  two  years,  and  then  took 
service  with  a  wholesale  dry-goods  establishment  in 
Cincinnati.  He  obtained,  while  in  the  retail  house, 
$50  a  year  and  his  board  for  the  first  year's  serv- 
ice, and  for  the  second  year  1100.  At  the  end 
of  this  period  he  was  given  a  quarter  interest  in 
the  firm,  with  his  name  at  the  head  of  it.  A  rise 
of  so  great  rapidity  is  unprecedented.  He  resided 
in  Cincinnati  twelve  years. 

Mr.  Carney's  health  became  impaired  by  his  de- 
votion to  business,  and  in  1857  he  visited  the  West, 
and  commenced  business  in  Leavenworth  in  the 
spring  of  1858.  In  1861  he  was  elected  to  the 
State  Legislatui-e,  and  in  1862  was  elected  Gov- 
ernor. He  entered  on  his  duties  the  1st  of  Janu- 
ary, 1863,  at  a  time  when  Kansas  affairs  were  in 
a  most  critical  condition. 

In  1864  he  was  elected  to  the  United  States  Sen- 
ate, but  as  there  was  some  doubt  as  to  whether  or 
not  the  time  at  which  the  election  was  held  was 
the  proper  one,  he  declined  the  position.  He  was 
soon  after  elected  Mayor  of  Leavenworth,  and  was 
re-elected.  Since  that  period,  1866,  he  has  occupied 
himself  wholly  with  his  private  business. 

The  earlier  struggles  of  the  future  Governor 
were  arduous  and  severe,  but  probably  had  their 
effect  in  strengthening  him  for  the  career  for  which 
he  was  destined.  When  he  took  possession  of  the 
gubernatorial  office,  in  January,  1863,  he  found  the 
State  of  Kansas  but  Utile  better  than  a  political  and 


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THOMAS     CARNEY 


financial  wreck.  A  local  writer  referring  to  that 
period  says,  that  the  "State  was  in  peril  at  almost 
every  point,  and  its  settled  portions  were  one  ex- 
tended camp.  A  rebel  force  hovered  on  its  eastern 
and  southern  borders,  while  Indians  were  murdering 
and  scalping  in  the  west.  Nothing  short  of  a  con- 
stant vigilance  could  prevent  the  rebel  enemy 
invading  the  State  and  butchering  the  people." 

An  appeal  was  made  to  the  military  authorities 
for  assistance  and  to  Gov.  Carney  for  protection. 
It  was  at  a  time  when  the  General  Government  was 
too  busy  with  the  Rebellion  to  give  close  attention 
to  matters  in  a  new  and  remote  State,  and  hence 
the  Governor  was  obliged  to  depend  on  his  own 
resources.  He  was  equal  to  the  emergency.  The 
State  had  no  money,  no  men,  no  arms,  no  ammuni- 
tion, with  which  to  protect  itself,  but  even  this  did 
not  discourage  him.  He  visited  the  menaced  re- 
gions, and  soon  satisfied  himself  that  something  had 
to  be  done,  or  the  State  would  be  overwhelmed  by 
the  perils  which  threatened  it.  In  the  counties 
whvch  were  more  particularly  threatened,  the  popu- 
lation became  uneasy,  and  removals  were  being 
made  to  places  of  safety  by  so  many  of  the  resi- 
dents that  there  loomed  up  a  probability  that  the 
entire  region  would  become  a  desert. 

After  looking  over  the  ground.  Gov.  Carney  de- 
termined to  raise  a  force  of  150  men  from  citizens 
of  the  menaced  region,  and  to  employ  them  as  a 
patrol  along  the  border,  so  that  no  hostile  move- 
ment could  be  made  without  detection,  and  the 
people  could  be  warned  of  danger  in  time  to  rally 
at  the  necessary  points  for  defense,  all  being  armed 
and  organized  into  militarj'  organizations.  This 
patrol  was  hired  by  the  Governor  for  the  public 
defense  out  of  his  private  means.  He  agreed  to 
pay  $1  a  day  each,  for  man  and  horse,  the  United 
States  Government  furnishing  the  rations.  He  put 
this  force  in  the  field,  and  kept  it  in  active  opera- 
tion, at  a  cost  to  himself  of  over  $10,000.  At  the 
same  time  he  was  a  Captain  in  the  home  guards, 
and  many  a  night  was  on  guard  like  the  private 
soldier. 

The  little  patrol  put  in  the  field  by  the  Governor 
preserved  the  borders  from  invasion  so  long  as  it 
lasted,  which  was  some  three  moiiths.  At  a  later 
l^eriod  the  Governor  was  notified  by  the  com- 
mander of  the  Federal  forces  that  he  was  able  to 
care  for  the  safety  of  the  State,  and  thereupon  the 
patrol  was  abolished.  Almost  immediately  after  it 
was  disbanded  Quantrell  made  his  raid  into  Kansas, 
and  Lawrence  was  attacked,  burned,  and  its  resi- 
dents massacred.  Concerning  this  feature  of  the 
transaction  the  Governor  saj's:  "While  this  patrol 
was  on  the  border  the  arrangements  were  such  that 
the  different  members  could  speak  with  each  other 


every  hour,  and  thus  be  in  a  position  to  almost  in- 
stantly communicate  with  the  residents  in  case  of 
invasion.  When  the  Government  notified  me  that 
it  could  take  care  of  the  border  I  disbanded  the 
patrol,  and  within  three  days  Lawrence  was  in  ashes 
and  180  people  were  foully  murdered.  The  mili- 
tary was  scattered  in  squads  over  a  distance  of 
twenty-five  miles  along  the  border,  and  when  Quan- 
trell  moved  into  Kansas  he  had  no  difficulty  in 
marching  between  the  Federal  divisions.  The  march 
of  Quantrell  was  entirely  unknown  and  wholly  un- 
expected. Not  a  living  soul  knew  that  he  was  in 
the  State  when  he  arrived  before  Lawrence.  A 
man  living  on  the  route  taken  by  the  guerrillas  saw 
them,  and  mounted  a  horse  and  undertook  to  carry 
the  information  to  Lawrence.  His  horse  fell  and 
the  rider's  neck  was  broken,  and  thus  the  sole  wit- 
ness of  the  invasion  was  silenced." 

It  will  show  the  benevolent  disposition  of  the 
Governor  to  state  that  from  his  own  pocket  he  gave 
$500  to  the  widow  of  the  man  who  undertook  to 
carry  the  warning  of  danger  to  Lawrence. 

The  entire  oflScial  career  of  Gov.  Carney  was  of 
the  stormiest  and  most  perplexing  character,  and  it  is 
certain  that,  with  an  official  head  less  clear  and 
efficient,  the  embarrassments  and  perplexities  of 
Kansas  would  have  proved  insoluble.  Cool,  self- 
possessed,  firm,  intelligent,  he  guided  the  State 
through  the  storms,  breakers,  whirlpools  and  rocks, 
which  were  encountered,  and  finally  reached  the 
harbor,  with  the  vessel  much  battered  but  sound  in 
frame  and  in  all  essential  particulars. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  a  resolution  passed  by 
the  Kansas  Legislature  after  his  term  of  office  had 
expired : 

"Resolved  by  the  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  State  of  Kansas,  that  the  thanks  of  this  House 
and  the  people  of  the  State  of  Kansas  are  justly 
due  to  Hon.  Thomas  Carney,  late  Governor  of  the 
State  of  Kansas,  for  the  honest,  faithful  and  im- 
partial manner  in  which  he  discharged  his  executive 
duties." 

Gov.  Carney  is  possessed  of  ample  wealth,  which 
he  uses  to  the  best  advantage.  His  wife  was  Re- 
becca Canady,  of  Kenton,  Ohio,  who  has  devoted 
much  of  her  time  for  a  number  of  j'ears  in  caring 
for  the  orphaned  children  of  the  State.  His  chil- 
dren are  four  in  number,  all  boys. 

No  man  in  Kansas  is  more  honored  and  re- 
spected than  he,  and  no  man  has  done  more,  either 
in  a  public  or  private  way,  fur  the  advancement  of 
the  State  and  its  institutions.  Its  railroads,  bridges, 
churches,  school-houses,  and  its  citizens  needing 
assistance,  all  bear  witness  to  his  liberality  and 
bounty. 


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'^AMUEL  J.  CRAWFORD,  the 
third  Governor  of  the  State  of 
Kansas,  was  born  in  Lawrence 
County,  Ind.,  April  10,  1835. 
His  ancestors  were  Scotch- 
Irish,  who  emigrated  to  Amer- 
ica at  an  early  period  in  Col- 
onial days.  His  paternal  grandfather 
served  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution 
as  a  soldier  from  the  State  of  North 
Carolina,  and  his  maternal  grand- 
father was  a  planter  in  the  same  State. 
His  father,  William  Crawford,  emi- 
grated, in  1815,  to  the  then  Territory 
of  Indiana,  and  located  in  Lawrence 
County,  where  he  became  a  success- 
ful farmer.  Although  born,  reared 
and  educated  in  a  slave  State,  the  elder  Crawford 
had  imbibed  unconquerable  prejudice  to  the  insti- 
tution of  slavery,  and  as  a  consequence  turned  his 
back  upon  friends  and  kindred  and  sought  a  home 
in  the  Northwest  Territory,  in  which  slavery  and 
involuntary  servitude  had  been  forever  inhibited. 
The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  upon  his 
father's  farm,  and  received  a  common-school  and 
academic  education.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he 
became  a  student  at  law  in  the  office  of  the  Hon.  S. 
W.  Short,  of  Bedford,  Ind.,  pursuing  his  studies 
until  the  fall  of  1857,  when  he  entered  the  Law 
College  at  Cincinnati,  from  which  institution  he 
was  graduated  in  1858. 

In  March,  1859,  he  bade  adieu  to  home  and  friends, 
proceeded  to  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  and  located 
in  Gai'uett,  the  county  seat  of  Anderson  County. 
Here  he  practiced  his  profession  of  the  law,  and  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  first  State  Legislature, 
which  convened  at  Topeka,  March   27,   1861. 

The  attack  upon  Ft.  Sumter,  folhjwing  swiftly 
after  the  Montgomery  Secession  Convention,  the 
failure  of  the  Peace  Conference,  the  Proclamation 
of  Jefferson  Davis  calling  for   100,000   men,  and 


the  seizure  of  Government  property  by  Floyd 
and  Twiggs,  without  protest  from  the  Executive, 
thrilled  loyal  Kansas  to  the  very  core.  President 
Lincoln  made  his  first  call  for  75,000  volunteers  in 
April,  1861.  Responding  to  this  call,  Mr.  Craw- 
ford resigned  his  seat  in  the  Legislature,  returned 
home,  recruited  a  company,  was  chosen  its  Captain, 
assigned  to  the  2d  Kansas  Infantry,  and  mustered 
into  the  United  States  service.  He  served  with  the 
regiment,  participating  under  the  gallant  Gen. 
Lyon  in  the  battle  of  Wilson's  Creek  and  various 
other  battles  of  the  Missouri  Campaign  fought 
during  the  summer  and  fall  of  1861.  In  the  winter 
of  1861-62,  the  regiment  was  re-organized,  and 
became  the  2d  Kansas  Cavalry.  Capt.  Crawford 
was  assigned  to  the  command  of  Company  A,  and 
soon  thereafter  promoted  to  the  command  of  a 
battalion.  He  participated  with  his  regiment  in  the 
battles  of  Newtonia,  Old  Ft.  Wayne,  Cane  Hill, 
Prairie  Grove,  Van  Buren,  and  various  other  en- 
gagements fought  by  Gen.  Blunt  during  the  Trans- 
Mississippi  campaign  of  1862. 

It  was  in  these  engagements  that  Capt  Crawford 
developed  extraordinary  ability  as  a  cavalry  leader. 
At  tlie  battle  of  Old  Ft.  Wayne  he  charged  the 
enemy's  lines  and  captured  a  battery  under  circum- 
stances which  almost  forbade  the  venture,  and  for 
which  achievement  he  was  complimented  in  General 
Orders.  At  the  battles  of  Cane  Hill  and  Prairie 
Grove  he  acquitted  himself  with  great  credit,  and 
was  again  complimented  by  the  commanding  Gen- 
eral. In  March,  1863,  although  holding  the  rank 
of  Captain,  he  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the 
2d  Kansas  Cavalry,  and  led  the  regiment  in  the 
campaign  of  that  year  through  the  Indian  Territory 
and  Western  Arkansas,  which  resulted  in  the  battles 
of  Perryvillc,  McAllister  and  the  Backbone  Mount- 
ain, and  the  capture  of  Ft.  Smith  by  the  Federal 
arms.  The  2d  Kansas  Cavalry  covered  itself  with 
glory  in  these  memorable  campaigns. 

In  October,  1863,  Capt.  Crawford  was  promoted 
to  be  Colonel  of  the  83d  United  States  Infantry, 
and  with  his  regiment  accompanied  Gen.  Steele  on 
the  Shreveport,  La.,  expedition,  which  moved 
southward,  in  March,  1864,  from  Ft.  Smith  and 


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SAMUEL  J.  CRAWFORD. 


Little  Rock  to  co-operate  with  Gen.  Banks  in  his 
Red  River  campaign,  participating  in  the  battles 
of  Prairie  De  Hand  and  .Saline  River.  At  the  latter 
affair  Col.  Crawford  charged  and  captured  a  battery, 
which  his  men  brought  off  the  field  by  hand,  all  the 
artillery  horses  having  been  killed  or  disabled. 
This  battle  resulted  in  a  complete  victory  for  the 
Union  forces,  to  which  consummation  Col.  Craw- 
ford's regiment  largely  contributed.  After  this 
battle  he  returned  with  the  7th  Corps  to  Little 
Rock,  and  thence,  with  the  Kansas  Division,  under 
the  command  of  Gen.  Thayer,  to  Ft.  Smith,  Ark. 
In  July,  1864,  Col.  Crawford  commanded  an  expe- 
dition into  the  Choctaw  Nation  in  pursuit  of  the 
rebel  General,  Standweighty,  whom  he  routed. 

September  8,  1864,  while  stiU  in  the  field,  Col. 
Crawford  was  nominated  as  the  Republican  candi- 
date for  Governor  of  Kansas.  Obtaining  leave  of 
absence,  he  bade  adieu  to  the  gallant  array  with 
which  he  had  served  so  long,  and  on  the  9th  of 
October  returned  to  Kansas.  Upon  arriving  at  Ft. 
Scott  he  learned  that  a  heavy  body  of  the  enemj', 
under  Gen.  Price,  was  moving  westward  through 
Central  Missouri,  with  the  design  of  laying  Kansas 
in  waste.  He  hastened  to  Kansas  City,  arriving 
October  17,  reported  to  Gen.  Curtis,  commanding 
the  Federal  forces  there  concentrating  to  resist  Gen. 
Price,  and  was  assigned  to  duty  as  a  volunteer  aid 
on  his  staff.  A  few  days  subsequently  the  battles 
of  the  Blue,  Westport  and  Mine  Creek  were  fought, 
and  at  the  latter  engagement  Col.  Crawford  ordered 
and  participated  in  a  charge  with  two  brigades  of 
cavalry,  which  resulted  in  the  capture  of  the  Con- 
federate Generals,  Marmaduke  and  Cabell,  500 
prisoners  and  eight  pieces  of  artillerj\  This  battle 
closed  his  military  career  in  the  war  for  the  sup- 
pression of  the  Rebellion,  and  on  April  13,  1865,  he 
was  promoted  by  the  President  of  the  United  States 
to  the  rank  of  Brigadier  General  by  brevet,  for 
meritorious  services  in  the  field. 

On  the  7th  of  November,  1864,  Col.  Crawford 
was  elected  Governor  of  the  State  of  Kansas,  and 
iu  1866  was  re-chosen  for  a  second  term.  During 
his  holding  of  the  gubernatorial  office,  he  re-organ- 
ized and  consolidated  the  Kansas  Volunteer  Regi- 
ments, and  secured  the  enactment  of  new  laws, 
under  which  the  State  Militia  was  placed  on  war 
footing  for  the  protection  of  the  people  against 
rebel  invasions  and  Indian  incursions.  He  devoted 
much  of  his  time  to  the  establishment  and  main- 
tenance of  the  various  State  institutions,  and  on 
retiring  from  office  he  left  the  Deaf  Mute,  Blind  and 
Insane  Asylums,  the  State  University,  the  Agricult- 
ural College  and  State  Normal  School,  in  success- 
ful operation.  He  also  gave  considerable  attention 
to  the  preparation  and  dissemination  of  pamphlet 


literature  respecting  the  advantages  of  his  State, 
with  the  view  of  encouraging  emigration  thereto. 

During  the  memorable  years  of  1867  and  1868, 
hostile  bands  of  Indians  hovered  on  the  borders  of 
Kansas,  driving  back  the  settlers,  checking  the  con- 
struction of  the  railroads  and  threatening  to  cut  off 
communication  between  Kansas  and  the  Western 
States  and  Territories.  For  two  years  an  Indian 
war  of  savage  barbarity  was  carried  on.  Many 
settlers  were  killed,  scalped,  and  their  bodies  mutil- 
ated. Large  amounts  of  property  were  captured 
and  destroyed.  Women  and  even  children  were 
outraged,  and  others  carried  into  captivity  to  suffer 
a  fate  worse  than  a  thousand  deaths. 

The  Federal  forces  stationed  on  the  border  and 
the  State  troops  furnished  by  Gov.  Crawford  were 
inadequate  for  the  protection  of  the  people.  The 
Indians  followed  their  custom  of  making  war  dur- 
ing the  summer  months,  and  then  retreating  to  their 
homes  in  the  Indian  Territory  to  be  fed,  clothed 
and  nurtured  by  the  Government  in  winter.  Finally, 
in  August,  1868,  the  settlements  of  Northwest 
Kansas  were  raided  by  these  Indians,  who  killed 
and  wounded  some  forty  persons,  carried  women 
into  captivity,  and  also  committed  other  atrocities. 

As  soon  as  the  terrible  details  of  this  last  mas- 
sacre reached  the  ears  of  Gov.  Crawford,  he  pro- 
ceeded at  once  to  the  scene  of  disaster,  saw  that  the 
dead  were  properly  buried  and  the  wounded  cared 
for,  returned  to  Topeka,  organized  a  regiment  of 
cavalry,  resigned  the  office  of  Governor,  and  with 
his  regiment  accompanied  Gen.  Sheridan  on  his  his- 
toric campaign  into  the  interior  of  the  wild  country 
bordering  on  Texas,  where  the  hostile  tribes  had 
always  felt  secure  from  punishment  during  the  win- 
ter season.  These  Indians  were  attacked  and  cap- 
tured in  the  Washita  Vallej',  in  December,  1868, 
and  several  of  their  chiefs  held  as  hostages  until  the 
captive  white  women  were  delivered  up. 

Gov.  Crawford  returned  home  after  the  close  of 
this  campaign  and  has  since  been  successfully  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Nov.  27, 
1866,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Isabel  M.  Chase, 
an  estimable  and  accomplished  lady,  of  Topeka, 
where  they  now  reside,  and  the  union  has  been 
blessed  by  two  children,  daughter  and  son.  Gov. 
Crawford  is  possessed  of  an  imposing  presence,  his 
height  being  six  feet  two  inches,  with  the  accom- 
paniment of  a  Herculean  frame,  symmetrically 
proportioned,  and  a  pair  of  shoulders  Atlas  might 
fairly  envy.  His  manners  are  the  very  essence  of 
courtesy  and  gentleness,  and  altogether  he  presents  a 
marked  type  of  the  energetic,  patriotic  and  sturdy 
sons  of  the  great  West — suaviter  in  modo,  fortiter 
in  re — with  whom  the  high  sense  of  duty  stands  first 
and  foremost  in  every  relation  of  life. 


■  ^oASVf.ll 


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NEHEMIAH  GREEN, 
fourth  Governor  of  the 
State  of  Kansas  was,  dur- 
ing the  j^ears  of  his  active 
life,  a  man  essentiallj'  in 
advance  of  his  time. 
Progressive  in  tliought,  cultured, 
and  to  a  great  extent  self-educated, 
he  was,  in  addition  to  these  quali- 
ties, endowed  by  nature  with  a 
strong  character  and  deep  sympa- 
thies, a  temperament  sanguine  j'et 
sedate,  and  with  a  steady  inspira- 
tion to  good  deeds.  He  is  now  a 
confirmed  invalid,  having  been  con- 
fined to  his  room  for  the  last  three  years,  an 
uncomplaining  sufferer.  Comparatively  few  are 
aware  of  the  fact  that  this  affliction,  overtalting 
him  in  the  prime  of  life,  is  due  to  his  exertions 
while  6n  officer  in  the  array,  relieving  his  exhausted 
soldiers  by  himself  carrying  their  guns  and  haver- 
sacks, during  which  a  blood  vessel  was  ruptured, 
and  since  Mr.  Green  has  never  seen  a  well  day. 

Mr.  Green  was  born  March  8,  1837,  in  Grassy 
Point  Township,  Hardin  Co.,  Ohio.  His  father, 
Shepard  Green,  was  a  native  of  Washington  County, 
Pa.,  where  he  was  born  August  2,  1808,  and  tlie 
son  of  Nehemiah  Greon,  vSr.,  who  was  born  in 
England,  and  came  to  America  during  revolution- 
ary'times.  He  espoused  the  cause  of  the  Colonists, 
and  while  doing  his  duty  as  a  soldier,  was  taken 
prisoner  and  conveyed  to  England,  where  he  was 
confined  until  after  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis, 
when  he  was  exchanged.  He  then  located  in  Wash- 
ington County,  Pa. 

Shepard  Green,  when  a  boy  in  his  teens,  went  to 
Ohio  and  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Cham- 
paign County.     There  he  learned  the  tinner's  trade, 


which  he  followed  a  few  years,  but  after  marriage 
he  purchased  a  tract  of  timber  land  in  Grassy  Point 
Township,  Hardin  County,  and  put  up  a  log  house. 
In  that  humble  dwelling  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  born.  The  country  was  wild  and  new,  and 
there  were  no  railroads  for  many  years  afterward. 
The  State  road,  known  as  the  Sandusky  &  Dayton 
road,  passed  by  the  farm,  and  after  a  few  years 
Shepard  Green  put  up  a  hotel  which  he  conducted  for 
several  years,  and  which  was  made  a  stage  station. 
Many  distinguished  guests  sought  entertainment 
under  its  roof;  among  them  were  Henry  Clay,  Tom 
Corwin,  and  Richard  M.  Johnson.  About  1850 
Mr.  Green  removed  to  Logan  County,  where  his 
death  occurred  July  26,  1880. 

Eor  his  wife  Shepard  Green  chose  in  early  man- 
hood Miss  Mary  A.  Fisher.  This  lady  was  born  at 
Fairfax  Court  House,  Va.,  and  was  the  daughter  of 
William  Fisher,  a  Virginian  by  birth,  and  one  of 
the  earliest  pioneers  of  Ohio,  he  locating  first  on 
the  Scioto  river  above  Columbus.  Later  he  re- 
moved to  Logan  County,  where  he  piu-chased  tim- 
))er  land,  improved  a  farm  and  died.  The  mother 
of  our  subject  made  her  home  with  her  parents 
until  her  marriage,  learning  to  card,  spin  and 
weave,  and  when  her  children  were  small  she  made 
the  greater  part  of  the  cloth  in  use  in  the  family. 
Having  no  stove,  her  cooking  was  performed  many 
years  by  a  fire  place.  She  died  at  the  home  farm 
in  Looan  Coiintv,  Ohio,  in  18.59. 

Both  Shepard  Green  and  his  excellent  wife  were 
conscientious  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  the  father  for  many  years  w.as  one  of 
its  chief  pillars.  His  house  was  the  headquarters 
of  the  pioneer  preachers,  and  services  were  fre- 
quently held  there.  Politically,  he  was  an  Old 
Line  Whig.  The  parental  family  included  nine 
children,  atl  of  whom  lived  to  mature  years,  viz: 
William  F.,  Louis  F.,  Nehemiah,  Nancy,  Fanny, 
Shepard,  George  S.,  Mary  and  Emma.  The  sons 
all  served  in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  \\  ar. 


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NEHEMIAH  GREEN. 


When  the  Green  faniil}^  changed  their  residence 
to  Logan  County,  Ohio,  Nehemiah  was  a  lad  of 
thirteen  years.  He  continued  attending  the  sub- 
scription school  until  sixteen  j-ears  old  during  tlie 
winter  season,  and  in  the  meantime  improved  his 
opportunities  for  useful  knowledge.  His  desire  was 
for  a  finished  education,  and  now  to  his  great  satis- 
faction he  was  permitted  to  enter  Weslej'an  Uni- 
versity at  Delaware,  Ohio,  where  he  studied  two 
years.  In  1855  he  left  school  to  visit  the  Territor3r 
of  Kansas.  The  journey  was  made  by  steamer  on 
the  Ohio,  Mississippi  and  Missouri  rivers  to  Kansas 
City;  thence  by  team  to  Douglas  County,  this 
State.  Mr.  Green  made  a  claim  twelve  miles  south  of 
Lawrence,  and  during  that  spring  the  troubles  be- 
gan between  the  Free  State  and  Pro-Slavery  men. 

Mr.  Green  was  an  ardent  Free  State  man,  and 
was  prominently  identified  with  John  Brown,  Jim 
Lane,  Montgomery  Bain,  Gov.  Robinson  and  Mar- 
cus Parrott,  with  whom  he  participated  in  the 
trials,  struggles  and  triumphs  which  followed.  He 
remained  in  Kansas  until  late  in  1857,  then  returned 
to  Oliio  and  entered  theministry,  becoming  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Cincinnati  Methodist  Episcopal  Confer- 
ence, lie  was  stationed  at  Aberdeen  and  AVilliams- 
burg  until  the  first  call  by  President  Lincoln  for 
troops  to  quell  the  Rebellion. 

It  was  not  long  before  Mr.  Green  proffered  his 
services  as  a  soldier  of  the  Union,  enlisting  as  a 
private  in  Company  B  89lh  Ohio  Infantry.  Two 
weeks  later  he  was  commissioned  by  Gov.  Todd,  as 
First  Lieutenant  and  served  with  his  regiment  in 
Kentucky  and  West  Virginia.  He  was  in  the  cam- 
paign which  drove  Kirby  Smith  out  of  the  Blue 
Grass  State  and  Loring  out  of  tlie  Kanawa  Valle^'. 
While  on  the  Kirby  Smith  campaign  he  ruptured  a 
blood  vessel  and  suffered  hemorrhages  and  has  not 
seen  a  well  day  since.  In  1863  he  was  obliged  to 
resign.  He  recuperated  in  a  measure  and  in  1864 
enlisted  in  the  Oliio  National  Guards  and  was  Ser- 
geant Itlajor  of  the  153d  Regiment,  serving  in  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac.  He  received  his  discharge 
in  September,  1864,  and,  returning  to  Kansas,  re- 
sumed his  ministerial  labors,  being  placed  in  cliarge 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal   Church  at  Manhattan. 

In  tlie  meantime  Mr.  Green  had  kept  himself  well 
posted  upon  State  and  national  events  and  was 
looked  upon  as  a  fit  representative  of  the  people's 
interest  in  legislative  halls.  In  1866  he  was  nomi- 
nated for  Lieutenant-Governor  and  elected.  In 
1868  the  Cimaron  War  broke  out  and  Kansas  was 
asked  to  raise  a  regiment  of  cavalry  for  the  United 
States  service.  Gov.  Crawford  resigned  and  was 
appointed  Colonel  of  the  regiment  and  Mr.  Green 
was  then  sworn  in  as  his  successor,  administering 
the  duties  of  his  office  until  the  close  of  the  term. 
Executive  business  had  in  the  meantime  accumu- 


lated while  Gov.  Crawford  was  raising  the  regi- 
ment, and  the  military  and  contingent  fund  had 
l)een  exhausted  while  the  whole  frontier  was  threat- 
ened by  hostile  Indians.  The  soldiers  and  their 
horses  had  to  be  fed  and  the  former  clothed.  Gov. 
Green  was  equal  to  the  emergency  and  borrowed 
mone)^,  while  at  the  same  time  letting  contracts  sub- 
ject to  the  approval  of  the  Legislature  to  carry  on  all 
business,  both  military  and  civil.  He  visited  the 
various  military  posts,  traveling  in  an  ambulance, 
and  personally  inspecting  the  militia.  The  war  ended 
with  the  capture  and  destruction  of  the  bands  of 
Indians  commanded  by  Black  Kettle  and  Little 
Raven,  by  Gen.  Custer. 

After  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office  Gov. 
Green  delivered  the  great  seal  of  the  State  to  his 
successor  and  resumed  preaching.  In  due  time  h. 
was  chosen  Presiding  Elder  of  Manhattan  District, 
which  included  the  western  half  of  the  north  half  c>f 
the  State.  He  followed  up  the  frontier  and  laid  the 
foundation  for  many  prosperous  churches.  He  thus 
labored  actively  in  tlie  church  until  1873,  when 
failing  health  compelled  him  to  retire.  That  year 
he  settled  on  his  farm  in  Grant  Township,  Riley 
County.     This   farm  comprises   840  acres   of  land. 

Gov.  Green  lived  a  few  years  in  comparative 
quiet  but  in  1 880  was  brought  forward  again  by 
his  old  constituents,  elected  to  the  State  Legisla- 
ture and  took  an  important  part  in  the  proceedings 
being  finally  elected  Speaker^jro  tem.  During  this 
term  the  principal  subjects  acted  upon  were  educa- 
tion, transportation,  agriculture  and  temperance. 
Mr.  Green  took  an  important  part  in  the  proceed- 
ings to  compel  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  to  ac- 
knowledge its  obligation  to  the  State.  A  measure 
was  passed  which  forced  the  matter  to  the  Supreme 
Court  when  the  Company  surrendered  every  point 
and  although  its  offices  were  moved  from  the  State, 
agreed  to  accept  service  on  any  local  agent. 

The  marriage  of  Nehemiah  Green  and  Miss  Ida 
K.  Leffingwell,  of  Williamsburg,  Ohio,  was  cele- 
brated in  1860.  This  lady  was  born  at  that  place 
and  was  the  daughter  of  Sidney  and  Melissa 
(Bryant)  Leffingwell.  She  became  the  mother  of 
three  children  and  died  in  1871.  The  eldest  child, 
Glenzen  S.,  is  a  resident  of  Oregon.  Effie  married 
Dr.  William  B.  Sweatman,  and  the\' live  in  Parkers 
ville,  Morris  Co.,  this  State.  Alice  is  the  wife  of 
Prof.  John  E.  Edgerton,  Principal  of  the  schools 
of  White  Cit3'.  In  1873  Mr.  Green  contracted  a 
second  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Sturdevant.  This 
lady  was  born  in  Rusli  ville,  N.  Y.  and  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Josiah  and  Hannah  (Peabody)  Sturdevant, 
who  were  natives  respectively  of  New  England  and 
New  York  State ;  they  spent  their  last  years  in 
Rushville,  N.  Y.  Of  this  union  there  have  been 
born  two  children — Burtis  W.  and  Ned  M. 


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^  AMES  M.  HARVEY,  fifth  Gov- 
-  ernor  of  the  State  of  Kansas,  and  a 
Virginian  by  birth,  is  a  native 
of  Monroe  County,  and  was  born 
Sept.  21,  1833.  His  parents, 
Thomas  and  Margaret  (Walker) 
Harvey,  were  also  natives  of  the 
Old  Dominion,  but  removed 
from  that  State  when  their  son 
James  M.  was  quite  young. 
He  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  and  select  schools  of  In- 
diana, Illinois  and  Iowa,  and 
following  his  tastes  and  talents, 
became  a  finished  practical  sur- 
veyor and  civil  engineer.  Mr. 
Harvey,  in  the  j'ear  1859,  just  before  Kansas  was 
freed  from  Territorial  enthrallment,  and  when  she 
was  struggling  to  become  one  of  the  sisterhood  of 
.States,  removed  hither,  settling  in  Riley  County. 
He  at  once  became  warmly  interested  in  the  affairs 
of  this  section  of  country,  and  distinguislied  him- 
self for  his  ability,  intelligence  and  enthusiastic  sup- 
port of  the  measure  which  was  to  make  the  Territory 
a  full  member  of  the  American  Union.  The  pur- 
suit of  agriculture  at  that  time  offered  a  more  ample 
income  than  his  profession,  and  in  this  he  at  once 
engaged,  but  the  seclusion  of  the  farm  did  not  con- 
ceal his  eminent  ability  and  his  talents  from  the 
public,  and  he  was  a  prominent  factor  in  the  affairs 
Df  Kansas  for  a  period  of  nearly  thirty  years. 

It   was  not  long  after  his  arrival  here  until  the 


Civil  War  was  precipitated  upon  the  country,  and 
James  M.  Harvey  enlisted  as  a  soldier  of  the  Union 
army,  and  was  soon  given  a  Captain's  commission 
in  the  4th  and  10th  Regiments,  which  were  consoli- 
dated. He  served  with  honor  in  the  campaign  in 
which  his  command  took  part,  and  was  mustered  out 
in  1864.  The  following  year,  and  also  in  1866,  he 
was  elected  to  represent  his  county  in  the  Kansas 
Legislature,  where  he  displayed  such  power  as  to 
attract  the  leading  men  of  the  commonwealth,  and 
in  which  he  gave  unmistakable  indications  of  the 
distinction  he  would  achieve  in  the  future.  After 
serving  his  terms  creditably  as  a  member  of  the 
House,  he  was,  in  1867-71,  a  member  of  the  Senate, 
and  in  the  latter  year  was  elected  Governor. 

The  duties  of  these  various  offices  Mr.  Harvey 
discharged  with  that  fidelity  and  ability  which  en- 
titled him  to  still  higher  distinction,  and  accordingly 
on  the  assembling  of  the  State  Leglature,  in  1874, 
he  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy  occasioned  Ly  the 
resignation  of  Alexander  Caldwell,  United  States 
Senator.  This  vacanc}'  had  been  temporarily  filled 
by  the  appointment  of  Robert  Crozier,  but  the 
Legislature  promptly  recognized  the  olaims  of  Mr. 
Harve}-,  and  gave  him  the  merited  compliment  of 
his  regular  election  to  that  position  He  took  his 
seat  on  the  12th  of  February,  and  in  this,  as  in  all 
other  places  which  he  was  called  upon  to  fill,  dis- 
charged his  duties  with  great  credit  to  himself  and 
honor  to  his  State  until  the  4th  of  March,  1877,  at 
wliich  time  his  term  expired. 


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JAMES  M.  HARVEY. 


During  Mr.  Harvey's  incumbency  of  the  Gov- 
ernor's office  much  important  work  was  done  bj"^  the 
Legislature,  including  the  issuance  of  bonds  for 
the  military  expenses  of  the  Indian  War,  and  pro- 
viding a  military  contingent  fund  for  the  protection 
of  the  frontier  of  the  Stale  against  Indian  depreda- 
tions— these  two  objects  calling  for  $275,000;  and 
also  the  further  issuance  of  bonds  to  aid  in  com- 
pleting the  west  wing  of  the  State  Capitol,  $70,000 ; 
to  defray  the  expenses  of  raising  the  19th  Regiment, 
$14,000;  and  $1,500  was  appropriated  to  buy  seed 
wheat  for  destitute  farmers  on  thfe  frontier.  Dur- 
ing that  term  also  the  east  wing  of  the  new  capitol  at 
Topeka  was  so  far  completed  that  on  December  25 
they  were  occupied  by  the  State  officers.  At  that 
date  there  had  been  expended  on  the  wing  com- 
pleted and  on  the  west  wing,  on  which  work  was 
still  progressing,  the  sum  of  $417,588.29.  At  the 
annual  election,  which  occurred  Nov.  8,  1870, 
Gov.  Harvey  received  over  19,000  majority  over 
his  Democratic  opponent.  For  United  States  Sena- 
tor, to  serve  the  unexpired  term  of  Caldwell,  the 
balloting  commenced  January  27,  and  was  continued 
four  days,  no  candidate  receiving  the  required 
seventy  votes  necessary  to  a  choice.  On  the  2d  of 
February,  Mr.  Harvej'  was  elected  on  a  joint  vote 
of  seventy-six  as  against  fifty-eight  thrown  for  all 
other  candidates. 

During  the  twelfth  session  of  the  Kansas  Legis- 
lature, James  M.  Harvey,  Governor,  thirty-eight 
laws  were  passed.  Amo.ig  them  were  bills  authoriz- 
ing or  legalizing  the  issuance  of  municipal  bonds;  the 
State  Board  of  Agriculture  was  created ;  $3,000  was 
appropriated  for  the  relief  of  Western  settlers,  and 
$2,500  for  the  Freedman's  University  of  Quindaro; 
the  boundaries  of  Kingman  and  Harvey  Counties 
were  defined,  the  latter  named  in  honor  of  James 
M. ;  two  new  judicial  districts  were  created,  the 
Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth;  the  salaries  of  State 
officers  and  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Courts  and 
Districts  Courts  were  increased  ;  and  an  act  passed 
providing  for  the  sale  of  Normal  School  lands; 
Commissioners  were  also  appointed  to  provide  for 
the  settlement  of  losses  by  Indian  depredations 
between  1860  and  1871. 

Gov.  Harvey  upon  I'ctiring  from  public  life  re- 
turned to  his  farm  at  Vinton,  Riley  County,  where 


he  resided  for  a  time,  and  then  returned  to  the 
vicinitj'  of  his  old  home  in  Virginia,  and  is  now 
living  in  Richmond.  On  the  4th  of  October,  1854,  he 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Charlotte  Cutter, 
of  Adams  County,  III.,  and  of  this  union  there 
were  born  six  children,  four  daughters  and  two 
sons,  namely :  Clara,  Emma,  Lillian,  Martha,  James 
N.  and  John  A. 

The  assuring  smile  of  peace  fell  upon  Kansas  for 
the  first  time  in  her  existence  when  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion  ended,  and  about  the  time  Mr.  Harvey, 
after  serving  valiantly  in  the  ranks  of  the  Union 
army,  returned  to  Riley  County,  and  was  called 
upon  to  assist  in  the  further  great  work  which  la}' 
before  both  legislators  and  people.  It  was  a  time 
demanding  the  best  efforts  of  its  wisest  men,  and 
Mr.  Harvey  in  his  sphere  was  equal  to  the  emer- 
gency, and  to  the  perplexing  duties  devolving  upon 
him  as  Legislator,  Senator  and  Governor.  Twelve 
years  of  turmoil  and  strife  had  trained  the  inhabitants 
to  know^  no  rest  save  in  motion,  and  no  safety  ex- 
cept in  incessant  vigilance.  Under  this  discipline 
their  character  had  become  as  peculiar  as  the  expe- 
riences through  which  they  had  passed.  A  rest- 
less energy  was  the  controlling  element,  and  the  life 
of  ease  and  peace  was  one  so  foreign  to  their  ex- 
perience as  to  strike  them  as  almost  unnatural. 
They,  however,  under  the  fortunate  rule  of  a  wise 
executive,  turned  to  the  pursuit  of  the  peaceful  arts 
and  conquered  the  right  to  the  free  soil  they  now 
tread.  Mines  were  opened,  railroads  built,  hus- 
bandry and  manufactures  brought  wealth  and  plenty, 
and  peace  and  prosperity  reigned. 

Along  with  the  happy  state  of  affairs  just  above 
mentioned,  there  were  also  built  up  the  indispensa- 
ble adjuncts  of  churches,  schools  and  charitable 
institutions,  together  with  happy  homes,  villages 
and  cities,  and  all  else  which  marks  the  develop- 
ment of  a  civilized  and  free  people.  Every  man 
who  at  that  critical  period  performed  his  duty  de- 
serves to  be  perpetuated  in  history.  Among  these 
James  M.  Harvey  was  likewise  equal  to  the  emer- 
gency, and  is  amply  entitled  to  have  his  name  en- 
rolled among  the  patriots  of  that  period,  who  labored 
efficiently  in  bringing  about  the  future  prosperity 
of  the  commonwealth  which  now  occupies  a  proud 
position  among  the  States  west  of  the  Mississippi. 


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THOMAS    A.   OSBORN,    one 

of  the  most   popular   and 
distinguished  gen  1 1  e  m  e  n 
who  ever  served  the  State 
of  Kansas  as  her  Executive, 
is  to-day  an  honored   citi- 
zen of  that  great  common- 
wealth and  a  resident  of  her  capital 
city.     He  was  chosen  to  this  high 
position  at  a  critical  time   in  the 
history   of  the  State.      While   it 
is  true  that  no  commonwealth   in 
our  glorious  galaxy  of  States  has 
been   so   sorely'   tried   or   passed 
through  so  many  and  such  severe 
ordeals,  there  have  been  some  peri- 
ods of  greater  trials  than   others. 
One  crisis  after  another  has  come  upon  this  people, 
but  tliere  was  always  a  firm  and  wise   hand  ready 
.  and  able  to  guide  the  ship   of   State   through   the 
storm  and  over  the  shoals.     Kansas  found  in    the 
person  of  Mr.  Osborn  a  safe  leader,  a  patriot  and  a 
statesman.     From  the  year   1872  to  1877  was  an 
important  period  in  the  history  of  Kansas,  and  during 
this  time  Thomas  A.  Osborn  stood  at  the  head   of 
its  affairs.     Many  vital  questions  were  forced  upon 
the  Executive  during  these  eventful  years,  and  the 
record  he  made  then  will  ever  endear  him    to  the 
hearts  of  the  people  of  the  State  he  so  efficiently 
served.     When  tried  he    was  not  found   wanting, 
but  demonstrated  that  he  possessed  a  sound  judg- 
ment, a  keen  foresight,  and  an  unfaltering  devotion 
to  the  well-being  and  prosperity  of  the  State.  Though 
a  stanch  Republican  as  a  citizen,  as  a  Governor   he 
was  non  partisan,  and  worked  impartially  to  the  bet- 
terment and  welfare  of  the  whole  people.     Not  only 


has  he  been  a  valued  citizen  of  the  State  because 
he  so  ably  filled  the  Gubernatorial  Chair  for  two 
terms,  but  because  for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century 
he  has  stood  in  the  front  rank  of  her  most  progres- 
sive and  patriotic  citizens,  aiding  in  every  laud.able 
enterprise  having  for  its  object  the  public  good. 

Thomas  A.  Osborn   was    born    nearly    fifty-two 
years  ago,  at  Meadville,   Pa.,   Oct.    26,    1836.     He 
attended  the  common  schools  of  his  neighborhood 
during  his  boyhood,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  com- 
menced life  as  a  printer  by  carrying  the  newspapers 
of  the  office.    Here  he  served  a  full  apprenticeship, 
and  in  the  meantime  pursued  the  course  of  study 
which  had  been  interrupted    by    the    necessity   of 
making  his  own  living.     By  his  labors  at  the  case 
he  was  enabled  in  due  time  to  earn   enough  money 
to  pay  his  way  through  Allegheny   College,  and  in 
1856  he  commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  office 
of  Judge  Derrrickson,  of  his   native  town.     The 
year  following  he  came  to  Michigan,  and  was  soon 
afterward   admitted  to   the    bar.     In    November, 
1857,  he  migrated  to  Kansas,  and  began  his  career 
in  the  Territory  at  Lawrence,  as  a  compositor  in  the 
office  of  the  Herald  of  Freedom.     Such   was   his 
fidelity  to  duty,  and  his    industry    and    efficiency, 
that  he  was  soon  promoted  to  the  position  of  foreman, 
and  in  March,  1858,  the  editor  of  the  paper,  after 
a  two-weeks  absence,  expressed  his  thanks   "to  his 
worthy  foreman,  T.  A.  Osborn,  Esq.,  for  the  very 
satisfactory  manner  in  which  he  has  conducted   its 
columns." 

Before  IMr.  Osborn  was  twenty-two  years  old  he 
commenced  the  practice  of  law  at  Ehvood,  Doni- 
phan County,  and  soon  acquired  a  fine  reputation 
in  his  chosen  profession.  Politicall}',  he  was  a  strong 


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THOMAS  A.  OSBORN. 


Republican  and  Free-State  man,  and  in  1859  was 
elected  Senator  from  Doniphan  County  to  the  first 
State  Legislature,  taking  his  seat  in  1861,  when 
twenty-five  years  old.  The  j-ear  following  he  was 
chosen  Piesidentp?-o  ?e;ft  of  the  Senate  during  the 
absence  of  the  Lieutenant  Governor,  and  during 
the  impeachment  trial  of  Gov.  Robinson  and  others. 
His  next  promotion  was  his  election  to  the  office  of 
Lieutenant  Governor  over  his  competitor,  Hon.  J.  J. 
Ingalls. 

In  1864  Mr.  Osborn  received  the  appointment  of 
United  States  Marshal  in  Kansas,  by  President 
Lincoln,  and  occupied  the  position  until  1867,  re- 
siding during  and  after  his  term  of  office  at  Leaven- 
worth. In  the  fall  of  1872  he  accepted  from  the 
hands  of  his  party  the  nomination  for  Governor  of 
Kansas.  The  convention  assembled  atTopeka,  and 
their  candidate  was  elected  by  a  majority  of  34,000. 
He  was  duly  inaugurated  in  January,  1873,  and 
served  with  so  great  ability  and  rendered  such  sat- 
isfaction that  he  was  again  chosen  at  the  State  Con- 
vention of  his  party  for  a  second  term.  The  fol- 
lowing November  he  was  duly  elected,  and  served 
another  two  j'ears. 

It  is  proper  in  this  connection  to  give  a  resume 
of  some  of  the  occurrences  in  Kansas  at  the  time 
Gov.  Osborn  occupied  the  position  of  State  Execu- 
tive. In  May,  1874,  during  his  second  j-ear  as 
Governor,  the  Indians  on  the  southwestern  frontier 
commenced  depredations  upon  the  settlers  in  Bar- 
bour County,  which  were  confined  for  a  time  totiie 
stealing  of  their  cattle  and  horses.  In  an  attempt 
to  recover  some  of  the  plunder,  a  detachment  of 
United  States  Cavalry  fatally  wounded  a  son  of 
Little  Robe,  a  chief  of  the  Cheyennes.  This  in- 
cited the  Indians  to  open  outrages,  and  in  June  five 
murders  were  committed.  These  outrages  alarmed 
the  entire  southwestern  border,  and  action  was  at  once 
taken  to  place  the  more  exposed  points  in  as  good 
a  condition  of  defense  as  was  possible.  Companies 
were  organized  and  armed  in  readiness  foranemer- 
genc3%  and  stockades  were  constructed  by  the  set- 
tlers at  Medicine  Lodge,  Kiowa,  Sun  City,  and  at 
points  midway  between  the  two  latter  places.  Not- 
withstanding these  precautions,  hundreds  of  people 
deserted  their  homes  and  sought  protection  in  tlie 
larger  towns.  In  July  other  murders  were  com- 
mitted, and  suspicion  pointed  strongly  to  the  Osage 
Indians.  Early  in  August  a  party  of  these,  twenty- 
five  in  number,  appeared  near  the  town  of  Kiowa, 
claiming  to  be  out  on  a  buffalo  hunt,  and  upon  be- 
ing ordered  to  return  to  their  reservation  tlie}'  re- 
fused to  do  so.  This  was  communicated  to  Capt. 
Ricker,  who  was  in  command  of  a  company  of 
mounted  militia,  and  who  in  setting  out  to  find 
liiem,  overtook  them  about  fifteen  miles   northeast 


of  Medicine  Lodge.  In  the  skirmish  which  ensued 
four  Indians  were  killed.  The  savages  now  grew 
more  bold  and  decided  in  their  onslaught  upon  the 
wiiite  settlers,  and  by  the  1st  of  September  they 
had  slain  sixteen  citizens,  six  of  whom  were  resi- 
dents of  Lawrence  and  peaceably  engaged  in  sur- 
veying public  lands  forty  miles  south  and  twenty 
miles  west  of  Dodge  City.  Gov.  Osborn  was  com- 
pelled to  keep  the  volunteer  militia  companies  on 
the  border  in  active  service  until  nearly  the  close 
of  1874,  and  between  those  who  urged  extreme 
measures  and  those  who,  more  timid,  advised  a  pol- 
icy of  extreme  forbearance,  he  was  in  a  position  re- 
quiring gi-eat  ingenuity  and  temperance  of  action. 
Few  men  in  his  position  could  have  done  better, 
and  more  would  probably  have  failed  in  assisting  to 
bring  all  these  troubles  to  a  peaceable  conclusion. 

After  leaving  the  Gubernatorial  Chair  in  1877, 
Mr.  Osborn  was  appointed  by  President  Hayes, 
United  States  Minister  to  Chili.  In  this  position  he 
remained  for  four  j'ears,  when  he  was  tendered  by 
President  Garfield  the  position  of  Minister  to  the 
Empire  of  Brazil.  This  he  accepted,  and  remained 
near  the  court  of  Don  Pedro  until  the  administra- 
tion of  President  Cleveland  came  into  power. 

Mr.  Osboru's  record  as  a  foreign  Minister  was 
not  only  highly  creditable  to  our  own  Nation,  but 
doubly  so  to  him  as  an  official  and  a  citizen  of  the 
great  peace-loving  Republic  of  America.  While  in 
Chili  he  was  quite  active  in  trjingto  bring  to  an 
end  the  bloody  war  in  which  that  country  was  en- 
gaged with  Pei'u  and  Bolivia,  and  in  1880  presided 
over  a  conference  of  representatives  of  the  bellig- 
erent power  on  board  the  American  man-of-war 
''Lackawanna"  in  the  bay  of  Arica,  which  had  in 
view  that  object.  He  also  interested  himself  in 
bringing  to  a  peaceful  conclusion  the  long-pending 
boundary  dispute  between  Chili  and  the  Argentine 
Republic.  For  his  valued  and  able  services  in  this 
connection  he  received  the  thanks  of  both  nations. 

Since  Gov.  Osborn's  return  to  the  United  States 
he  has  occupied  himself  in  various  enterprises,  and 
while  not  entirely  eschewing  politics,  has  made 
known  his  desire  to  be  excused  from  filling  further 
official  positions.  He  stood  at  the  hend  of  the  Kansas 
delegation  to  the  National  Republican  Convention  in 
1888,  and  in  that  august  assembly  was  a  prominent 
figure.  He  is  a  man  whose  opinions  are  universally 
held  in  respect,  and  one  who  has  no  unimportant 
influence  in  the  councils  of  his  party.  His  early 
life  and  training  served  to  build  up  within  him  tiiat 
patience  and  self-reliance,  and  that  perseverance  in 
behalf  of  a  worthy  principle,  which  has  been  the 
secret  of  his  standing  among  his  fellowmen,  and 
distinguished  him  as  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary 
aliility,  and  one  eminently  to  be  trusted. 


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EORGE  T.  ANTHONY, 
the  seventh  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Kansas,  came 
of  an  excellent  family  of  the 
Empire  State,  who  were  or- 
thodox Quakers  religiously, 
and  who  in  point  of  the  ele- 
ments which  go  to  make  up  the  bone 
and  sinew  of  the  social  fabric,  pos- 
sessed all  the  characteristics  of  that  pe- 
St^M^>  culiar  people.  He  was  born  in  May- 
t^Py)  field,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y.,  June  9, 1824, 
and  spent  his  boyhood  and  youth  on  a 
farm,  acquiring  his  education  mostly 
in  the  winter  season,  and  making  him- 
self useful  at  agricultural  pursuits  in  summer. 
About  the  age  of  nineteen  he  commenced  learning 
the  tin  and  copper  smith's  trade  at  Union  Springs, 
Cayuga  County,  which  he  followed  as  a  journey- 
man five  years,  then  repaired  to  Ballston  Spa,  and 
clerked  in  a  hardware  store  until  his  removal  to 
Medina,  in  1850. 

In  the  town  above  mentioned  Mr.  Anthony  found 


his  future  wife.  Miss  Rose  A.  Lyons,  to  whom  he 
was  married  Dec.  14,  1852,  and  thereafter  for  a 
period  of  nine  years  was  engaged  in  trade  in  hard- 
ware, tin  and  stoves,  and  also  carried  on  the  manu- 
facture of  stoves  and  agricultural  implements.  Later 
he  engaged  in  the  commission  business,  and  in  due 
time  was  made  Loan  CommissioLer  for  Orleans 
County,  being  thus  occupied  three  years. 

During  the  late  Rebellion  and  under  the  call  of 
July  2,  1862,  for  additional  troops,  Mr.  Anthony 
was  selected  by  request  of  Gov.  Morton  as  one  of  a 
committee  of  seven  to  raise  and  organize  troops  in  the 
Twenty-eighth  District  of  New  York,  embracing  the 
counties  of  Orleans,  Niagara  and  Genesee.  In  Au- 
gust following  he  was  authorized  to  recruit  an  inde- 
pendent battery  of  light  artillery  of  six  guns,  and 
which  was  subsequently  known  as  the  17th  New 
York  Independent  Battery.  Such  was  the  in- 
itustry  with  which  he  set  about  this  commission, 
that  in  four  days  the  maximum  number  was  secured 
and  mustered  into  service,  with  INIr.  Anthony  as 
Captain,  and  they  proceeded  at  once  to  AVashiugton. 


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GEORGE  T.  ANTHONY. 


Capt.  Anthony  served  with  his  battery  until  the 
close  of  the  war,  operating  between  Washington  and 
Richmond,  and  in  front  of  the  latter  city  and  Pe- 
tersburg, being  with  the  18th  Army  Corps  during 
the  last  year  of  the  war.  He  was  breveted  Major 
for  services  in  the  last  campaign  ending  at  Appo- 
mattox Court  House,  and  after  the  surrender  of  the 
Confederate  forces,  was  mustered  out  of  service  at 
Richmond,  Va.,  June  12,  1865. 

In  November,  1865,  Mr.  Anthony  changed  his 
residence  from  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  to  Leavenworth, 
this  State,  and  became  editor  of  the  Leavenworth 
Daily  Bulletin,  also  of  the  Leavenworth  Daily  Con- 
servative, filling  the  position  two  years  and  one-half. 
He  subsequently  assumed  proprietorship  of  the  Kan- 
sas Farmer,  which  he  conducted  six  years.  In  the 
meantime  such  had  been  the  zeal  with  which  he  in- 
terested himself  in  the  affairs  of  a  State  struggling 
for  recognition,  and  only  needing  good  men  for 
leaders,  that  he  was  recognized  as  a  man  eminently 
fitted  for  promotion,  and  in  December,  1867,  was 
appointed  United  States  Internal  Revenue  Assistant 
Assessor,  and  the  following  year  Collector  of  Inter- 
nal Revenue.  For  three  years  he  was  President  of 
the  Kansas  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  and  for  two 
years  held  the  same  position  on  the  Board  of  Cen- 
tennial Managers  for  the  State,  and  was  discharging 
the  duties  of  the  three  offices  at  the  time  of  his 
election  as  Governor,  on  the  7th  of  November, 
1876. 

Gov.  Anthony,  while  State  Executive,  presided 
wisely  as  counselor  over  the  many  difficult  ques- 
tions arising  at  that  time,  and  retired  from  the 
office  with  the  best  wishes  of  those  who  had  realized 
how  faithfully  he  had  endeavored  to  perform  his 
duty.  He  continued  his  residence  in  Leavenworth 
after  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office,  and  there- 
after was  employed  much  of  the  time  in  a  respon- 
sible position,  in  connection  with  the  extension  of 
the  great  Santa  Fe  Railroad  through  New  Mexico 
and  into  Old  Mexico. 

That  Gov.  Anthony  was  popular  during  his  in- 
cumbency of  the  Executive  office,  is  indicated  by 
the  fact  that  the  county  seat  of  Harper  County  was 
named  in  his  honor.  Over  the  establishment  of 
this  town  there  was  much  earnest  debate  in  regard 
to  its  location  and  many  other  important  details  in 


connection  therewith.  It  is  now  a  city  of  impor- 
tance, and  was  honored  with  a  post-office  in  the 
summer  of  1878.  At  first  the  service  was  only 
weekly,  but  in  due  time  became  daily,  and  it  was 
made  a  money-order  office  in  1880.  Previous  to 
this,  however,  a  bank  had  been  established  in  a 
small  frame  structiu'e  standing  on  the  street,  and 
its  business  was  soon  conducted  in  a  store  building, 
with  a  capital  of  $20,000.  The  Globe  Mills  were  put 
up  in  1880-81,  at  a  cost  of  over  $25,000,  and  in  due 
time  commanded  a  large  trade  from  points  in  the 
Indian  Territory,  as  well  as  the  surrounding  towns. 

Churches  and  newspapers  sprang  up  in  due  time 
in  the  town  of  Anthony,  and  various  lodges  of  the 
different  societies  were  named  in  honor  of  the 
Governor.  The  town  itself  lies  on  the  edge  of  a 
beautiful  valley,  a  trifle  over  two  miles  from  the 
geographical  center  of  Harper  County,  and  the  site 
was  selected  after  much  deliberation  by  the  Town 
Company,  which  had  been  formed  at  Wichita  for 
the  purpose,  as  it  was  found  desirable  to  establish  a 
town  not  far  from  the  center  of  Harper  County, 
which  embraced  large  tracts  of  beautiful  rolling 
land.  The  projected  town  was  considered  a 
matter  of  serious  importance,  and  not  the  least 
among  the  matters  connected  with  its  establishment 
was  the  name  by  which  it  should  be  called.  The 
descendants  of  Gov.  Anthony  may  be  pardoned  if 
in  preserving  their  family  history  they  keep  prop- 
erly in  view  this  fact  in  connection  therewith.  The 
town  site  was  made  to  cover  320  acres,  and  the  first 
work  of  the  company  was  to  build  a  barracks  for 
the  accommodation  of  emigrants,  and  to  dig  three 
public  wells. 

About  as  soon  as  the  announcement  went  forth 
that  the  "  city  of  Anthony  "  was  ready  for  settle- 
ment, about  a  dozen  box  houses  sprang  up  as  if  by 
magic,  and  were  soon  followed  by  a  store  of  general 
merchandise,  a  hardware  and  a  drug-store,  and  closelj' 
upon  the  heels  of  tiiese  came  a  ph3-sician  and  an 
attorney.  The  new  town  grew  rapidly,  and  now 
occupies  a  proud  position  among  the  other  cities 
adjacent,  going  in  some  respects  ahead  of  those 
which  are  older.  As  may  be  supposed,  the  patriot, 
the  ex-soldier,  and  one  of  the  most  conscientious 
men  who  ever  occupied  the  Gubernatorial  Chair  of 
Kansas,  has  watched  its  growth  with  lively  interest 


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OHN  P.  ST.  JOHN,  eighth 
Governor  of  the  State  of 
Kansas,  was  born  in  Brook- 
field,  Franklin  Co.,  Ind., 
Feb.  25,  1833.  The  family 
is  of  Huguenot  descent. 
Daniel  St.  John,  the  paternal 
grandfather,  was  a  native  of 
Luzerne  Countj',  Pa.,  and  for 
sixty  years  was  one  of  the  fore- 
most ministers  of  the  Universalist 
denomination,  preaching  with  un- 
swerving faith  the  doctrines  he 
had  espoused,  and  illustrating  their 
purity  by  aguileless  and  untarnished 
.  reputation.  He  was  the  friend  and 
contemporary  of  Murray,  Ballon,  Streeter  and 
Thomas,  and  was  numbered  with  them  as  one  of 
the  American  fathers  of  this  religious  faith.  He 
was  also  a  Freemason,  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  Broad  Ripple,  Ind.,  was 
the  oldest  member  of  the  fraternity  in  the  State. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  the  son  of  Samuel 
St.  John,  who  was  born  in  Orange  County,  N.  Y., 
and  was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability.  The 
mother,  Sophia  (Snell)  St.  John,  was  of  English 
extraction,  a  lady  of  rare  intelligence,  with  a  char- 
acter adorned  by  all  the  Christian  virtues.  The 
children  of  farmers  in  the  rural  districts  of  Indiana 
lorty  years  ago  were  taught  Ijy  such  instructors  as 
the  limited  means  of  the  inhabitants  could  com- 
mand, and  who  dispensed  knowledge  usually  onl^' 
two  short  terms  each  j'ear.     Under  these  circum- 


stances the  early  education  of  John  P.  St.  Johi. 
was  acquired.  He  soon  mastered  the  elementarj 
branches  taught  in  the  district  school,  but  deter- 
mined  to  carry  on  his  education  as  soon  as  he  could 
secure  the  means,  and  for  this  purpose,  while  yet 
a  youth,  entered  a  store,  but  devoted  his  leisure 
hours  to  his  books. 

In  1852  Mr.  St.  John  made  his  way  to  the  Pa- 
cific Slope,  and  employed  himself  at  whatever  he 
could  find  to  do — wood-chopping,  steamboating, 
mining,  merchandising,  etc.  During  the  period  of 
eight  years,  which  were  pregnant  with  adventure, 
hardship,  danger  and  toil,  if  not  of  profit,  he  made 
voyages  to  Central  America,  South  America, 
Mexico,  Oregon  and  the  Sandwich  Islands.  He 
was  engaged  in  the  Indian  Wars  of  Northern  Cali- 
fornia and  Southern  Oregon  in  1852-53,  in  which 
he  suffered  all  the  perils  and  hardships  incident  tu 
the  struggles  of  that  time,  and  was  several  times 
wounded  in  the  service. 

During  his  mining  life  in  California  the  long- 
cherished  predilection  of  Mr.  St.  John  for  the  legal 
profession  ripened  into  a  definite  purpose.  He 
accordingly  procured  a  few  elementary  law  books, 
and  under  circumstances  calculated  to  try  the 
courage  of  one  less  determined,  he  commenced  his 
law  studies  in  his  mining  camp,  reading  each  even- 
ing after  the  close  of  the  day's  labor  by  the  light 
of  a  burning  pine  knot  or  the  camp  fire.  He  thus 
pursued  his  studies  laboriously  for  two  years.  In 
1860  he  returned  eastward  with  but  little  more  of 
this  world's  goods  than  when  he  set  out  eight  years 
before,   but  equipped   with    a    vich    exnerience,  a 


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JOHN  P.  ST.  JOHN. 


knowledge  of  the  world  and  a  fair  idea  of  common 
law.  With  the  view  of  perfecting  himself  still 
further  in  his  studies,  he  entered  the  office  of 
Messrs.  Starkweather  &  McLain,  at  Charleston,  111., 
and  at  the  expiration  of  a  year's  time  was  admitted 
to  practice  at  the  bar,  and  became  a  member  of  the 
firm  above  mentioned. 

The  anticipated  professional  career  of  Mr.  St. 
John,  however,  was  rudely  broken  in  upon  by  the 
mutterings  of  Civil  "War,  and  laying  aside  his  per- 
sonal interests,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company 
C,  68th  Illinois  Infantry.  The  regiment  was  soon 
sent  to  Alexandria,  Va.,  and  St.  John  was  assigned 
to  detached  duty  as  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
He  continued  in  this  capacity  until  his  term  of 
enlistment  had  'Spired,  but  subsequently  at  Camp 
Mattoon,  111.,  he  was  placed  in  command  of  the 
troops  there,  given  the  commission  of  Captain,  and 
upon  the  organization  of  the  143d  Illinois,  was 
elected  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  this  regiment.  They 
operated  subsequently  in  the  Mississippi  Valley,  and 
Col.  St.  John  continued  in  the  service  until  1864, 
when  he  retired  to  private  life,  and  resumed  the 
practice  of  law  in  connection  with  Judge  McLaini 
the  surviving  partner  of  the  old  firm. 

In  February,  1865,  Mr.  St.  John  with  his  family 
removed  to  Independence,  Mo.,  where  he  first 
became  prominent  as  a  politician,  and  as  a  most 
effective  and  popular  orator.  During  his  four- 
years  residence  at  that  point  he  took  an  active  part 
in  the  political  campaign  of  1868,  making  an  effect- 
ive and  vigorous  canvass  of  Western  Missouri  in 
behalf  of  the  nominees  of  the  Republican  party.  In 
May,  1869,  he  changed  his  residence  to  Olathe, 
Kan.,  and  associated  himself  with  M.  V.  B.  Parker 
for  the  practice  of  law.  This  continued  until  1875, 
and  Mr.  St.  John  then  formed  a  partnership  with 
Hon.  I.  O.  Pickering,  of  Olathe,  and  continued  the 
practice  of  his  profession  until  pressing  public 
duties  forced  him  to  abandon  it. 

The  prominence  of  Gov.  St.  John  in  public  life 
seems  to  have  become  his  unsought,  and  as  the  re- 
sult of  circumstances  entirely  outside  his  individ- 
ual purposes  or  designs.  Up  to  1872  he  had  given 
only  such  attention  to  political  affairs  as  was 
vouchsafed  by  all  intelligent  and  patriotic  voters. 
He  had  held  unsought  the    various  local   offices 


which  fall  to  the  lot  of  responsible  citizens  in  th- 
administration  of  town  affairs,  and  as  an  ardent  Re- 
publican had  done  acceptable  work  on  the  stump 
during  the  canvass  of  1868.  Four  years  later  he 
was  elected  State  Senator  from  Johnson  County, 
and  at  once  took  a  leading  position,  both  on  the 
floor  as  a  debator,  and  in  the  committee  rooms  as 
an  efficient  business  member. 

The  temperance  movement  found  a  sturdy  and 
fearless  advocate  of  prohibition  in  Mr.  St.  John. 
Consequently  when  the  question  came  to  be  an 
issue  in  the  politics  of  Kansas,  he  was  at  once  rec- 
ognized as  the  fit  exponent  and  defender  of  the 
then  unpopular  doctrine.  The  Kansas  State  Tem- 
perance Convention  accordingly  nominated  him  as 
its  candidate  for  Governor,  in  1876.  He  declined 
the  nomination,  although  in  full  accord  with  the 
convention  on  the  issue  it  presented.  That  same 
fall  he  was  on  the  first  ballot  in  the  Republican 
convention,  the  leading  gubernatorial  candidate. 
On  the  seventh  ballot  he  withdrew  his  name,  which 
action  resulted  in  the  nomination  and  subsequent 
election  of  Hon.  George  T.  Anthony. 

At  the  Republican  State  Convention  held  two 
years  later  at  Topeka,  in  August,  1878,  Mr.  St. 
John  received  the  Republican  nomination  for 
Governor.  Considering  the  distracting  element  of 
a  third  party,  the  campaign  was  brilliant  and  effect- 
ive, and  the  result  one  of  the  most  decisive  politi- 
cal victories  ever  achieved  in  the  State.  In  1880, 
in  a  total  vote  of  198,238,  Mr.  St.  John  was  re- 
elected by  a  majority  over  the  next  highest  candi- 
date of  51,647  and  a  majority  over  all  of  32,170,  a 
fact  which  shows  how  satisfactory  to  the  people 
had  been  the  manner  in  which  he  had  discharged 
the  duties  of  his  office  during  his  first  term. 

The  great  exodus  of  the  colored  people  from  the 
Southern  States  to  Kansas  began  in  1879,  and  Gov. 
St.  John  at  once  took  an  active  interest  in  their 
behalf.  Through  his  influence,  personal  and  official, 
the  necessities  of  thousands  of  these  destitute  and 
suffering  people  were  relieved  and  themselves 
placed  in  a  position  to  become  self-sustaining.  In 
1882  his  friends  nominated  him  as  Governor  for  a 
third  term,  but  he  failed  of  are-election.  In  1884 
he  was  the  nominee  of  the  Prohibition  party  for 
President,  and  received  150.000  votes. 


EORGE  W.  GLICK,  ninth 
Governor  of  Kansas,  was  its 
first  Democratic  State  Ex- 
ecutive. He  was  born  at 
Greencastle,  Fairfield  Co., 
Ohio,  July  4,  1827,  and  on 
the  paternal  side  is  of  Ger- 
man descent.  His  great-grandfather, 
Henry  Glick,  was  one  of  five  brothers 
who  left  the  beautiful  Rhine  country 
prior  to  the  Revolutionary  War.  In 
this  immortal  struggle  they  all  partici- 
pated and  subsequently  settled  in  Penn- 
sylvania. George  Glick,  grandfather 
of  the  Governor,  served  as  a  soldier 
in  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  severely  wounded  at 
the  battle  of  Ft.  Meigs. 

Isaac  Glick,  the  father  of  George  W.,  and  who 
was  prominent  as  a  farmer  and  stock-raiser  of  San- 
dusky County,  Ohio,  held  for  three  consecutive 
terms  the  office  of  Treasurer  of  that  county,  and 
was  a  man  accounted  above  reproach,  both  in  his 
business  and  private  character.  He  married  Miss 
Mary  Sanders,  daughter  of  George  Sanders,  who 
was  a  soldier  patriot  in  the  War  of  1812,  in  which 
he  ranked  as  a  Captain  and  bore  the  marks  of  his 
bravery  in  bodily  wounds  of  a  serious  nature.  Mrs. 
Mary  (Sanders)  Glick  is  a  lady  of  high  culture  and 
great  piety,  active  in  the  work  of  Christian  charity, 
and  of  that  retiring  disposition  which  fully  car- 
ried out  the  command  of  the  great  teacher,  "Let 
not  thy  right  hand  know  what  thy  left  hand  doeth." 
As  a  boy,  George  W.  Glick  was  more  than  usually 
studious,  and  acquired  a  good  English  education, 
embracing  the  higher  mathematics  and  the  lan- 
guages, which  lent  a  polish  to  his  practical  sense  and 
business  qualifications,  and  enabled  him  to  succeed 


almost  uniformly  in  his  undertakings.  When  he 
was  a  little  lad  of  five  years  the  family  removed  to 
Lower  Sandusky,  now  Fremont,  where,  after  com- 
pleting his  education,  he  entered  the  law  office  of 
Buckland  &  Hayes,  the  junior  member  of  the  firm 
being  afterward  President  of  the  United  States.  In 
due  time  he  passed  a  thorough  examination  in  con- 
nection with  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  students, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court. 
Mr.  Glick  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion at  Fremont,  Ohio,  where  his  careful  attention 
to  the  interests  of  his  clients  secured  him  a  large 
patronage.  Later  he  removed  to  Sandusky  City, 
and  in  1858  was  made  the  Congressional  nominee 
of  the  Democratic  party  in  his  district,  but  declined 
the  honor  in  the  presence  of  the  convention,  but 
accepted  later  the  nomination  for  State  Senator. 
Although  defeated,  he  ran  nearly  2,000  votes  ahead 
of  his  party  ticket.  Later  he  was  elected  Judge 
Advocate  General  of  the  2d  Regiment  of  the  Sev- 
enteenth Division  of  the  Ohio  Militia,  with  the  rank 
of  Colonel,  receiving  his  commission  from  Gov. 
Salmon  P.  Chase. 

Late  in  1858  Mr.  Glick  came  to  Kansas,  locating 
in  Atchison,  and  associated  himself  in  the  practice 
of  law  with  Hon.  Alfred  G.  Otis.  This  gentleman 
was  well  versed  in  jurisprudence,  and  as  Judge  of 
the  Second  Judicial  District  from  January,  1877,  to 
January,  1881,  won  golden  opinions  as  an  adminis- 
trator of  justice.  The  firm  of  Otis  &  Glick  contin- 
ued fifteen  years,  and  was  finally  dissolved  in  con- 
sequence of  a  throat  affection  from  which  Mr.  Glick 
had  suffered  for  some  time.  The  firm  settled  up 
its  affairs  annually,  never  a  dispute  occurring, 
its  last  settlement  having  been  effected  within  an 
hour. 

At  the  first  election  held   under  the   Wyandotte 


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GEORGE  W.  GLICK. 


Constitution,  Dec.  6,  1859,  Mr.  Glick  was  made  the 
Democratic  nominee  for  Judge  of  the  Second  Judi- 
cial District,  and  received  a  vote  larger  tlian  that 
of  any  candidate  on  his  ticket.  He  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  from  the 
city  of  Atchison,  in  1862,  and  each  consecutive  year 
thereafter  until  1867.  He  was  re-elected  in  1875 
and  again  in  1  S80.  During  these  years  he  was  Chair- 
man of  tlie  Judiciary  Committee,  and  was  chosen 
to  fill  this  position  by  tlie  Republican  Speakers  of 
the  House,  wLo  manifested  the  utmost  confidence 
in  his  wisdom  and  integrity.  Thereafter  he  served 
on  the  most  important  committees  existing,  and 
during  the  session  of  1876  was  Speaker  j;ro  tem  of 
the  House.  In  May,  1874,  he  served  as  State  Sen- 
ator, having  been  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused 
by  tlie  resignation  of  the  Hon.  Joseph  C.  Wilson. 
From  this  time  on  Mr.  Glick  was  constantly  called 
into  requisition  by  his  party,  being  in  1886  a  dele- 
gate to  the  Union  Convention  at  Philadelphia,  and 
in  1870  a  member  of  the  Democratic  State  Central 
Committee.  Subsequently  he  was  a  member  of  the 
State  Central  Relief  Committee,  and  was  3om mis- 
sioned a  Centennial  Manager  by  Gov.  Thomas  A. 
Osborn  in  1876.  Subsequently  he  was  elected 
Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  and  was  pres- 
ent at  the  first  meeting  in  Philadelphia,  when  the 
arranging  of  the  display  was  completed.  In  Jul^' 
1882,  he  was  nominated  by  acclamation  as  the  Dem- 
ocratic candidate  for  Governor,  and  at  the  election 
received  considerable  support  outside  of  his  party. 
Mr.  Glick  was  County  Commissioner  of  Atchison 
County  upon  his  accession  to  the  office  of  Governor, 
and  was  also  holding  the  position  of  Auditor.  In 
his  election  to  this  office  he  received  about  forty- 
six  per  cent  of  the  votes  cast,  and  was  outdone  by 
only  one  man  in  this  respect,  namely,  John  P.  St. 
John,  who,  in  1880,  received  about  fifty-eight  per 
cent.  Although  a  man  of  temperate  habits,  he  does 
not  consider  prohibition  a  sovereign  remedy  for 
the  evils  arising  from  the  use  of,  and  traffic  in,  in- 
toxicating drinks.  In  February,  1876,  while  a 
member  of  Aie  House  and  during  the  tendency  of 
the  proposed  amendment  to  the  Dram  Shop  Act,  he 
entered  a  protest,  which  was  spread  upon  the  House 
Journal,  in  which  he  maintained  that  the  Prohibi- 
tory Liquor  Law  had,  wherever  tried,  failed  to  ac- 


complish its  purpose,  and  that  this  proposition  was 
conceded  by  all  who  were  not  controlled  by  fanat- 
icism ;  that  no  one  would  attempt  to  enforce  sucii 
a  law,  and  that  regulation  and  control  of  the  traffic 
was  an  absolute  necessity  for  the  preservation  of 
the  peace  and  good  order  of  society,  and  that  this 
control  was  made  of  no  effect  bj'  the  proposed 
amendment. 

Mr.  Glick  furthermore  contended  that  the  reve- 
nue derived  from  the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors 
aided  in  paying  the  burdensome  expenses  following 
the  wake  of  such  sales,  and  that  by  the  proposed 
law  the  burdens  upon  the  public  were  increased 
while  its  ability  to  prevent  them  was  decreased. 
He  believed  that  if  the  bill  became  a  law  it  would 
increase  the  number  of  places  where  liquor  would  be 
sold,  thereby  resulting  in  the  increase  of  the  evils  of 
the  traffic,  and  also  the  expenses  of  protecting  life  and 
propertj'  and  preserving  the  public  peace. 

The  early  Kansas  railroads  found  in  Gov.  Glick 
a  stanch  and  efficient  assistant,  and  he  was  one 
of  the  first  Directors  of  the  Central  Branch  of  the 
Union  Pacific,  running  west  from  Atchison.  He 
was  also  a  Director  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 
Fe — the  important  transportation  line  of  the  State 
and  of  the  country  west  of  the  Mississippi.  From 
the  time  of  the  organization  of  the  Atchison  &  Ne- 
braska, he  was  its  President  to  its  completion,  and 
spent  four  years  of  incessant  labor  in  order  to  effect 
its  construction  from  Atchison  to  the  capital  city 
of  Omaha.  He  organized  the  Atchison  Gas  Com- 
pany and  secured  the  building  of  the  works.  Many 
of  the  buildings  in  the  city  of  Atchison,  both  busi- 
ness and  dwelling-houses,  were  erected  by  him,  and 
he  has  generously  disbursed  his  capital  to  encourage 
those  enterprises  best  calculated  to  increase  the  im- 
portance of  the  city. 

Mr.  Glick  was  married  at  Massillou,  Ohio,  Sept. 
17,  1857,  to  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Dr.  A. 
Ryder,  of  Fremont,  that  State.  While  he  was  State 
Executive  his  son  Frederick  was  his  private  secre- 
tary. This  son  and  a  daughter  Jenn'e  are  his  onl^' 
children.  Mr.  Glick  was  the  first  Master  of  the 
Shannon  Hills  Grange  of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternit}' 
nearly  forty  years,  and  aided  in  organizing  the 
Royal  Arch  Chapter  and  Command  eiy,  of  Atchison. 


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jHE  tenth  Governor  of  Kansas 
was  born  March  10, 1839,  at 
Brownsville,  Pa.,  and  in  his 
early  flays,  after  an  ordinary 
education,  learned  the  prin- 
ter's trade.  In  1857  he  went 
to  Pittsburgh,  and  was  em- 
ployed in  the  office  of  the  Commer- 
cial Journal,  and  early  in  October 
of  that  year  he  emigrated  to 
Kansas  and  located  in  Atchison. 
He  purchased  the  office  of  the 
Squatter  Sovereign  in  February, 
1858,  and  changed  its  name  to  the 
Freeman's  Champion,  and  on  the 
20th  of  the  month  commenced  his 
editorial  career  in  this  State,  by 
the  issue  of  the  first  number  of  the  paper  which  he 
has  since  been  identified  with.  He  was  always  a 
stanch  free-State  man,  and  an  earnest  and  ardent 
Republican,  being  among  the  organizers  of  that 
grand  old  party  in  his  native  State.  He  was  Sec- 
retary of  the  Wyandotte  Constitutional  Convention, 
and  was  elected  State  Senator  before  he  was  of  age. 
During  the  summer  of  1861  Mr.  Martin  assisted 
in  organizing  the  8th  Kansas  Infantry,  of  which  he 
was  appointed  Lieutenant  Colonel.  The  regiment 
served  on  the  Missouri  border  during  the  fall  and 


winter  of  1861.  Early  in  1862  he  was  appointed 
Provost  Marshal  of  Leavenworth,  and  in  March  of 
the  same  year  his  regiment  was  ordered  to  Corinth, 
Miss.,  Lieut.  Col.  Martin  in  command.  A  few  weeks 
after,  when  at  Corinth,  the  regiment  with  the 
division  to  which  it  was  attached,  was  ordered  to 
join  Gen.  Buell  in  Tennessee,  and  thereafter  during 
the  whole  war  it  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Cumber- 
land. Lieut.  Col.  Martin  was  promoted  to  be 
Colonel  on  the  1st  of  November,  1862,  and  was 
Provost  Marshal  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  from  Decem- 
ber, 1862,  to  June,  1863.  The  regiment,  under  his 
command,  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Perryville 
and  Lancaster,  K}'.,  the  campaign  against  Tul- 
lahomaand  Chattanooga,  the  battle  of  Chickamauga, 
the  siege  of  Chattanooga,  the  storming  of  Mission 
Ridge,  the  campaign  of  East  Tennessee,  in  the  win- 
ter of  1863-64,  the  campaign  from  Chattanooga  to 
Atlanta,  and  the  subsequent  pursuit  of  Hood  north- 
ward. Col.  Martin  commanded  the  3d  Brigade,  1st 
Division,  20th  Army  Corps,  on  the  second  day  of 
the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  and  during  the  siege  of 
Chattanooga,  and  commanded  the  1st  Brigade,  3d 
Division,  4th  Army  Corps,  from  August,  1864,  until 
his  muster  out  at  Pulaski,  Tenn.,  Nov.  17,  1864. 

In  a  lengthy  description  of  the  battle  of  Mission 
Ridge,  published  in  the  New  York   Times  of  July 


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JOHN  A.  MARTIN. 


18,  1876,  Maj.  Gen.  Thomas  J.  "Wood,  who  com- 
manded the  3d  Division,  4th  Corps,  Army  of  the 
Cumberland,  says: 

"Willich's  brigade,  in  the  center,  had  with  it  the 
heroic,  accomplished  Martin,  Colonel  of  tlie  8th 
Kansas.  What  that  regiment  could  not  take  it  was 
not  worth  while  to  send  any  other  regiment  to  look 
for.  Martin  was  among  the  foremost  to  set  the 
example  of  the  upward  movement,  and  among  the 
first  to  reach  the  crest." 

In  a  letter  published  in  the  Cincinnati  Commer- 
cial of  Jan.  24,  1876,  the  late  Brig.  Gen.  August 
Willich,  commander  of  the  1st  Brigade,  3d  Division, 
4th  Army  Corps,  after  stating  that  the  orders  he 
received  at  Orchard  Knob,  concerning  the  advance 
to  Mission  Ridge,  were  to  "take  the  rifle  pit  at  the 
foot  of  Missiop  Ridge,  and  to  keep  that  position," 
and  describing  the  advance  to  the  base  of  the  ridge 
and  the  capture  of  the  rifle  pits  there,  says : 

"Herein  the  work  assigned  by  Gen.  Grant  was 
accomplished.  But  now  the  fire  of  the  enemy  be- 
came very  severe;  the  shells  rent  the  ground  in 
every  direction;  our  lines  were  infiladed  from  the 
different  spars  of  the  ridge,  where  the  enemy  was 
protected  against  our  fire  by  his  works  and  his 
dominant  position.  There  appeared  at  first  thought 
to  Gen.  Willich,  holding  position  about  100  yards 
behind  the  rifle  pits,  to  be  only  three  chances,  viz : 
To  obey  orders  and  to  be  shot  without  effective 
resistance ;  to  fall  back,  or  to  charge.  The  second 
chance  being  out  of  the  question,  I  galloped  with 
Lieut.  Green,  of  my  staff,  up  to  the  8th  Kansas, 
lying  in  line  behind  the  rifle  pits.  Col.  Martin, 
commanding  tlie  regiment,  seeing  me,  jumped  on 
the  breastworks  and  shouted :  'Here  we  are.  Gen- 
eral, what  more.?'  'Forward,  storm!  We  have  to 
take  the  works  on  the  ridge,'  was  the  answer.  The 
Colonel:  'Altogether,  boys,  forward!  Hip,  hip, 
hurrah!'  Like  one  man,  the  whole  line,  with  one 
leap,  cleared  the  breastworks;  forward  they  moved 
and  the  air  was  soon  filled  with  the  sound,  'Forward  I 
Forward!'  extending  more  and  more,  right  and  left." 

Returning  home.  Col.  Martin  resumed  control  of 
the  Atchison  Champion  early  in  Januar}',  1865,  and 
on  the  22d  of  March  issued  the  first  number  of  the 
Daily  CJiamjnon.  He  has  been  commander  of  the 
department,  a  delegate  to  the  National  Republican 


Conventions  of  1860,  1868,  1872  and  1880;  was  a 
United  States  Centennial  Commissioner,  and  one  of 
the  Vice  Presidents  of  that  body ;  was  one  of  the 
incorporators  of  the  State  Historical  Society,  of 
which  he  was  President  for  one  term ;  was  elected 
by  the  two  Houses  of  Congress  one  of  the  Board  of 
Managers  of  the  National  Soldiers'  Home,  in  1878, 
and  re-elected  in  1882,  being  now  Second  Vice 
President  of  that  body.  He  was  married,  June  1, 
1871,  to  Miss  Ida  Challiss,  eldest  daughter  of  Dr. 
William  L.  Challiss,  of  Atchison,  and  has  seven 
children. 

At  the  Republican  State  Convention,  held  in 
Topeka  July  17,  1884,  therules  were  suspended  and 
John  A.  Martin  was  nominated  for  Governor  by 
acclamation.  At  the  November  election  following 
he  was  elected  Governor  by  a  plurality  of  38,495 
votes.  At  the  Republican  State  Convention,  held 
in  Topeka  July  7,  1886,  he  was  again  unanimously 
nominated  for  a  second  term,  and  at  the  November 
election  following  was  elected  Governor  by  a  plu- 
rality vole  of  33,918.  He  was  the  first  and  only 
Governor  of  Kansas  who  was  twice  unanimously 
nominated  by  his  party  for  that  office,  and  has 
served  with  distinction,  filling  the  honored  position 
occupied  by  his  able  predecessors  with  equal  ability, 
and  giving  to  the  people  as  the  Chief  Executive  of 
the  populous  and  growing  State,  satisfaction.  He 
is  a  man  of  honest,  upright  character,  and  abhors 
trickery  and  deceit,  and  in  looking  over  his  long 
and  useful  life  he  may  well  feel  a  just  pride  at  the 
position  he  has  won  in  the  esteem  and  confidence 
of  honest  men,  and  the  respect  of  all  good  citizens. 
There  are  but  few  men  of  the  stirring  State  of 
Kansas  who  have  been  more  closely  identified  with 
all  public  movements  for  the  general  welfare  and 
prosperity  of  the  State  than  John  A.  Martin.  His 
name  may  be  found  on  almost  every  page  of  the 
memorable  history  of  Kansas,  from  the  holding  of 
the  first  Republican  Convention,  held  at  Osawato- 
mie  in  1859,  until  to-day,  when  he  is  the  leading 
spirit  among  the  enterprising  men  of  the  most  pro- 
gressive State  of  the  Nation.  A  man  of  excellent 
judgment,  moved  by  honest  purpose  and  love  for 
the  general  welfare  of  the  whole  State,  he  is  always 
found  identified  with  the  right,  and,  as  might  be 
expected,  popular  with  the  people. 


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>0N.    L.    U.   HUMPHREY. 

This  distinguished  gen- 
tleman was  chosen  Gov- 
ernor of  Kansas,  at  the 
election  held  in  Novem- 
ber, 1 888.  He  had  made 
for  himself  an  honorable  record  on 
the  deadly  battle-field,  as  well  as  in 
the  more  monotonous,  though  not 
less  courage-requiring  hours  of  po- 
litical life,  in  the  fields  of  journal- 
ism, in  the  forensic  arena,  and  in 
the  various  capacities  in  which  he 
has  labored  for  the  public  weal.  It 
is  not  our  purpose  in  this  brief 
sketch,  to  dwell  at  great  length  upon  his  private 
life,  his  public  record  suflScing  to  indicate  that  his 
character  is  noble,  and  his  example  a  worthy  one. 
Gov.  Humphrey  was  born  in  Stark  County,  Ohio, 
July  25,  1844.  His  father,  Col.  Lyman  Humphrey, 
who  was  a  native  of  Connecticut,  of  English  de- 
scent, and  a  lawyer  of  distinction,  died  when  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  was  but  eight  years  of  age. 
At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  in  1861,  Gov. 
Humphrey  was  attending  the  High  School  at  Mas- 
siuon,  ana  ms  lervid,  patriotic  heart  was  thrilled  to 
the  utmost,  with  an  enthusiastic  desire  to  serve  his 
country,  and  uphold  the  flag  which  he  had  been 
taaght  to  revere.     Though  only  a  boy  of  seven- 


teen, he  enlisted  in  Company  I,  76th  Ohio  lafan- 
try,  a  regiment  famous  for  its  bravery,  and  for  the 
eminent  men  who  belonged  to  it.  Such  was  the  gal- 
lantry, and  the  proper  conception  of  a  soldier's  du- 
ties exhibited  by  him,  that  he  had  been  promoted 
to  the  office  of  1st  Lieutenant,  had  acted  as  Adju- 
tant of  his  regiment,  and  had  commanded  a  com- 
pany for  a  year,  before  he  was  out  of  his  minority. 

Much  active  service  was  experienced  by  Capt. 
Humphrey,  and  among  the  battles  in  which  he  par- 
ticipated, were  those  of  Donelson,  Pittsburg  Land- 
ing, Corinth,  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  Chattanooga, 
Atlanta,  and  the  fighting  around  that  citj%  he  be- 
ing under  fire  five  or  six  weeks  in  that  single  cam- 
paign. He  was  with  Sherman  in  his  march  to  the 
sea,  was  present  at  the  capture  of  Savannah,  and 
was  engaged  in  many  other  trying  scenes.  He  was 
with  his  regiment  in  the  campaign  through  the 
Carolinas,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Benton- 
ville,  as  well  as  in  the  capture  of  Gen.  Joe  John- 
ston's army.  He  was  twice  wounded,  once  at 
Pittsburg  Landing,  and  once  at  Chattanooga,  but 
refused  to  retire  from  the  field.  During  the  four 
years  of  his  military  service,  he  never  was  absent 
from  duty  for  a  day.  The  regiment  of  which  he 
was  a  member,  belonged  to  the  1st  Brigade,  1st 
Division,  15th  Corps,  Army  of  the  Tennessee. 

At  the  termination  of  the  war  Capt.  Humphrey 
resumed  the  studies  which  had  been  interrupted  by 


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LYMAN  U.  HUMPHREY. 


the  "irrepressible  conflict,"  feeling  the  need  of  a 
more  thorough  education  to  fit  him  to  act  well  his 
part  in  the  battle  of  life.  He  entered  Mt.  Union 
College,  and  soon  after  matriculated  in  the  law  de- 
partment of  the  Michigan  Universitj',  from  which 
he  was  graduated  after  having  completed  his  stud- 
ies in  the  legal  profession.  Returning  to  his  native 
State  he  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  several 
courts  of  Ohio,  in  1868,  but  feeling  that  the  "West 
would  afford  a  broader  field  for  his  labors,  he  re- 
moved to  Shelby  County,  Mo.,  where  for  a  time  he 
assisted  in  editing  the  Shelby  County  Herald. 

The  newer  State  of  Kansas,  which  had  already 
become  the  home  of  many  men  eminent  in  various 
walks  of  life,  seemed  to  beckon  Capt.  Humphrey 
still  further  West,  and  in  February,  1871,  he  crossed 
the  Missouri  and  located  at  Independence.  He 
formed  a  law  partnership  with  the  Hon.  Alexander 
M.  York,  the  attempt  at  whose  bribery  by  Senator 
Pomeroy  in  1873,  during  the  contest  for  United 
Stales  Senatorial  honors,  brought  his  name  promi- 
nently before  the  people  of  Kansas  as  an  opponent 
to  fraud  and  corruption.  The  legal  relation  be- 
tween the  two  gentlemen  lasted  until  1876,  after 
which  time  Gov.  Humphre3'  continued  the  practice 
of  his  chosen  profession  alone.  The  Independence 
Tribune  was  founded  by  Messrs.  A  .M.  York, 
W.  T.  Yoe  and  L.  U.  Humphrey,  the  latter  with- 
drawing from  the  firm  at  the  expiration  of  a  year. 

Gov.  Humphrey  had  not  long  been  a  resident  of 
Kansas  before  his  talents  were  known  and  his  fit- 
ness for  public  office  appreciated.  In  1871,  the 
year  of  his  arrival  in  the  State,  he  was  honored  by 
the  Republican  nomination  as  candidate  for  a  seat 
in  the  State  Legislature,  but  because  of  his  vigor- 
ous opposition  to  the  Issue  of  questionable  bonds 
to  the  L.  L.  &  G.  Railroad  Company,  he  was  de- 
feated b}'  a  small  vote.  In  1876  he  was  vindicated 
by  an  election  to  the  House  from  a  district  form- 
erly Democratic,  and  served  two  years  as  a  member 
of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee.  In 
1877  Melville  J.  Salter  having  accepted  a  position 
in  the  land  oflBce  at  Independence,  resigned  his 
position  as  Lieutenant  Governor,  and  our  subject 
was  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy.  His  principal  op- 
ponent was  the  Democratic  candidate.  Thomas  W. 
Waterson,  who  received  24,740  votes,  while  Mr. 


Humphrey  received  62,750,  his  majoritj'  over  alj 
other  candidates  being  27,381.  The  following  year 
he  was  re-elected;  the  covention  which  nominated 
him  having,  after  a  protracted  and  exciting  strug- 
gle, placed  John  P.  St.  John  at  the  head  of  the 
ticket. 

In  1884  Mr.  Humphrey  was  elected  to  the  State 
Senate  for  the  term  of  four  years,  and  upon  the  or- 
ganization of  that  Legislative  bodj'  was  chosen 
President,  pro  tern,  by  a  unanimous  vote.  On 
July  25,  1888,  that  being  the  forty-fourth  anni- 
versary of  his  birth,  he  was  nominated  for  Gover- 
nor of  the  State  of  Kansas,  and  was  elected  by  the 
splendid  majority  of  73,361.  Gov.  Humphrey 
carried  104  out  of  the  106  counties  in  the  State, 
his  opponent  in  the  contest  being  no  less  prominent 
a  person  than  Judge  John  Martin. 

Gov.  Humphrey  has  been  frequently  called  upon 
to  preside  as  a  Judge,  pro  tem,  of  the  District 
Court,  an  honor  which  indicates  the  degree  of  con- 
fidence reposed  in  him  by  the  public.  He  has  been 
an  active  Republican,  and  has  an  enviable  record 
both  as  a  speaker  and  writer  in  behalf  of  the  prin- 
ciples to  which  he  is  a  devotee.  He  is  deeply  in- 
terested in  the  promulgation  of  the  fundamental 
doctrines  of  true  government,  and  the  loyal  prin- 
ciples for  which  our  forefathers  in  earlier  years  and 
our  nearer  kinsmen  in  recent  times,  gave  their 
strength  and  even  their  lives.  He  belongs  to  the 
Loyal  Legion,  a  body  made  up  of  those  who,  like 
himself,  are  intensely  patriotic.  Also  is  a  member 
of  the  G.  A.  R.,  and  a  prominent  Mason.  His  affa- 
bility, his  frankness,  and  his  justice  in  dealing  with 
men,  has  won  for  him  a  higli  place  in  the  esteem  of 
all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact,  either  personallj- 
or  through  the  medium  of  his  published  addresses. 
His  keen  perception  as  to  the  wants  of  the  growing 
State,  his  desire  that  she  shall  be  built  up  in  all  the 
elements  that  constitute  the  true  greatness  and  glorj- 
of  a  government  or  of  a  people,  and  the  powers  of 
discrimination,  which  lead  him  to  discern  right  from 
wrong,  justice  from  injustice,  especially  qualify  him 
for  the  high  office  to  which  the  people  called  him. 

Gov.  Humphrey  was  married  at  Independence  on 
Christmas  Day,  1872,  to  Miss  Leonard,  daughter  of 
James  C.  Leonard.  They  have  two  ch  Idren.  Lv- 
man  L.,  and  A.  Lincoln. 


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5HE  time  has  arrived  when  it 
becomes  the  duty  of  the 
people  of  this  county  to  per- 
petuate the  names  of  their 
pioneers,  to  furnish  a  record 
of  their  early  settlement, 
and'  relate  the  story  of  their 
progress.  The  civilization  of  our 
day,  the  enlightenment  of  the  age 
and  the  duty  that  men  of  the  pres- 
ent time  owe  to  their  ancestors,  to 
themselves  and  to  their  posterity, 
demand  that  a  record  of  their  lives 
and  deeds  should  be  made.  In  bio- 
graphical history  is  found  a  power 
to  instruct  man  by  precedent,  to 
enliven  the  mental  faculties,  and 
to  waft  down  the  river  of  time  a 
safe  vessel  in  which  the  names  and  actions  of  the 
people  who  contributed  to  raise  this  country  from  its 
primitive  state  may  be  preserved.  Surely  and  rapidly 
the  great  and  aged  men,  who  in  their  prime  entered 
the  wilderness  and  claimed  the  virgin  soil  as  their 
heritage,  are  passing  to  their  graves.  The  number  re- 
maining who  can  relate  the  incidents  of  the  first  days 
of  settlement  is  becoming  small  indeed,  so  that  an 
actual  necessity  exists  for  the  collection  and  preser- 
vation of  events  without  delay,  before  all  the  early 
settlers  are  cut  down  by  the  scythe  of  Time. 

To  be  forgotten  has  been  the  great  dread  of  mankind 
from  remotest  ages.  All  will  be  forgotten  soon  enough, 
in  spite  of  their  best  works  and  the  most  earnest 
efforts  of  their  friends  to  perserve  the  memory  of 
their  lives.  The  means  employed  to  prevent  oblivion 
and  to  perpetuate  their  memory  has  been  in  propor- 
tion to  the  amount  of  intelligence  they  possessed. 
The  pyramids  of  Egypt  were  built  to  perpetuate  the 
names  and  deeds  of  their  great  rulers.  The  exhu- 
mations made  by  the  archeologists  of  Egypt  from 
buried  Memphis  indicate  a  desire  of  those  people 


to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  their  achievements. 
The  erection  of  the  great  obelisks  were  for  the  same 
purpose.  Coming  down  to  a  later  period,  we  find  the 
Greeks  and  Romans  erecting  mausoleums  and  monu- 
ments, and  carving  out  statues  to  chronicle  their 
great  acliievements  and  carry  them  down  the  ages. 
It  is  also  evident  that  the  Mound-builders,  in  piling 
up  their  great  mounds  of  earth,  had  but  this  idea — 
to  leave  something  to  show  that  they  had  lived.  All 
these  works,  though  many  of  them  costly  in  the  ex- 
treme, give  but  a  faint  idea  of  the  lives  and  charac- 
ters of  those  whose  memory  they  were  intended  to 
perpetuate,  and  scarcely  anything  of  the  masses  of 
the  people  that  then  lived.  The  great  pyramids  and 
some  of  the  obelisks  remain  objects  only  of  curiosity; 
the  mausoleums,  monuments  and  statues  are  crum- 
bling into  dust. 

It  was  left  to  modern  ages  to  establish  an  intelli- 
gent, undecaying,  immutable  method  of  perpetuating 
a  full  history — immutable  in  that  it  is  almost  un- 
limited in  extent  and  perpetual  in  its  action ;  and 
this  is  through  the  art  of  printing. 

To  the  present  generation,  however,  we  are  in- 
debted for  the  introduction  of  the  admirable  system 
of  local  biography.  By  this  system  every  man,  though 
he  has  not  achieved  what  the  world  calls  greatness, 
has  the  nieans  to  perpetuate  his  life,  his  history, 
through  the  coming  ages. 

The  scythe  of  Time  cuts  down  all ;  nothing  of  the 
physical  man  is  left.  The  monument  which  his  chil- 
dren or  friends  may  erect  to  his  memory  in  the  ceme, 
tery  will  crumble  into  dust  and  pass  away;  but  his 
life,  his  achievements,  the  work  he  has  accomplished, 
which  otherwise  would  be  forgotten,  is  perpetuated 
by  a  record  of  this  kind. 

To  preserve  the  lineaments  of  our  companions  we 
engrave  their  portraits,  for  the  same  reason  we  col- 
lect the  attainable  facts  of  their  history.  Nor  do  we 
think  it  necessary,  as  we  speak  only  truth  of  them,  to 
wait  until  they  are  dead,  or  until  those  who  know 
them  are  gone:  to  do  this  we  are  ashamed  only  to 
publish  to  the  world  the  history  of  those  whose  lives 
are  unworthy  of  public  record. 


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V- 


M'Uy-UM- 


ON.  HENRY  G.  WEBB,  attorney-atlaw  and 
a  prominent  citizen  of  Parsons,  was  born  in 
Ridgebury  Township,  Bradford  County,  Pa. 
He  is  a  son  of  Hon.  John  Leland  Webb,  a 
native  of  Fairfield  County,  Conn.,  who  was  there 
reared,  removing  thence  to  Pennsylvania  and  be- 
coming an  active  business  man  of  Bradford  County. 
He  engaged  in  contracting  and  building,  and  was 
one  of  the  first  contractors  of  the  North  Branch 
Canal  in  northern  Pennsylvania.  Politically  he 
was  a  Democrat,  firm  in  his  allegiance  to  party 
principles  and  nominees. 

Among  the  positions  in  which  John  L.  Webb 
served  may  be  mentioned  those  of  Commissioner 
and  Sheriff  of  the  county  of  Bradford.  He  was 
twice  elected  to  the  State  Legislature,  and  in  that 
responsible  position  served  with  credit  to  himself 
and  to  the  satisfaction  of  his  constituents.  In  his 
religious  belief  he  was  identified  with  the  Christian 
Church,  and  was  devoted  to  the  success  and  growth 
of  that  religious  organization.  He  married  Miss 
Anise  Hammond,  a  native  of  Chemung,  N.  Y.,and 
they  became  the  parents  of  seven  children,  fotfr  of 
whom  are  now  living. 

Reared  to  manhood  in  Pennsylvania,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  received  a  fair  education  in  the 
common  schools.  In  September,  1848,  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Bar  at  Wellsboro,  Pa.,  having  studied 
law  after  the  death  of  his  father  in  October,  1846. 
He  conducted  his  readings  in  the  office  of  John  C. 


Knox,  who  afterward  was  elected  Judge  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania.  After  having 
been  admitted  to  the  Bar,  Mr.  Webb  removed  to 
Wisconsin  in  1849  and  located  at  Princeton,  Mar- 
quette County,  removing  thence  to  Wautoma, 
Waushara  Count}',  where  he  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  until  the  spring  of  1868. 
That  year  witnessed  his  arrival  in  Kansas,  where 
for  a  time  he  resided  in  Mound  City. 

In  the  spring  of  1870  Mr.  Webb  came  to  Oswego, 
Labette  County,  and  in  the  fall  of  the  same  j'ear 
he  was  chosen  Judge  of  this  judicial  district,  re- 
taining that  position  until  1873,  when  he  resigned. 
He  then  formed  a  legal  partnership  with  W.  B. 
Glass,  and  the  connection  continued  for  about  nine 
years,  when  it  was  dissolved.  The  Judge  then 
associated  with  himself  L.  C.  True,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Webb  &  True,  and  this  partnership  con- 
tinued for  fifteen  months.  Judge  Webb  then  re- 
moved to  Cherokee  County,  and  made  his  home 
there  until  January,  1889,  when  he  came  to  Par- 
sons. Here  he  formed  a  partnership  with  C.  L. 
Caldwell,  under  the  firm  title  of  Webb  &  Caldwell, 
and  the  two  conducted  an  extensive  legal  practice 
until  the  20th  of  May,  1893. 

On  the  20th  of  May,  1849,  Judge  AVebb  and 
Miss  Susan  J.  Abbott  were  united  in  marriage. 
Mrs.  Webb  was  born  and  reared  in  Lorain  County, 
Ohio,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Justin  Abbott.  She 
died  on  the.  3d  of  September,  1864.     The  Judge 


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was  again  married,  April  13,  1866,  his  bride  being 
Miss  Amanda  J.,  daughter  of  Linford  Gower.  She 
was  born  in  Peunsjdvania  and  accompanied  her 
parents  to  Wisconsin  when  a  child,  growing  to 
womanhood  in  Plainfield  Township,  Waushara 
County.  Of  his  first  union,  the  Judge  has  one 
child,  Emma  E.,  wife  of  Christopher  C.  Wenzell,  a 
builder  and  contractor  residing  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo. 

An  independent  Republican  in  politics,  Judge 
Webb  has  been  elected  upon  tlie  ticket  of  his  party 
to  numeious  positions  of  trust.  In  1860  he  was 
elected  to  represent  his  district  in  Wisconsin  in 
the  Lower  House  of  the  Legislature.  In  1864  he 
was  elected  to  the  Wisconsin  State  Senate,  and  two 
years  later  re-elected  to  that  position.  In  the  fall 
of  1876  he  was  chosen  to  represent  this  district  in 
the  State  Legislature,  and  while  an  incumbent  of 
that  honored  position  was  instrumental  in  advanc- 
ing the  interests  of  his  constituents. 

In  his  social  affiliations  the  Judge  is  identified 
with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellovvs  and 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging  to  the  chapter. 
He  is  a  man  who  has  ever  maintained  a  deep  inter- 
est in  the  welfare  of  the  people  and  the  progress 
of  the  count3-  and  state,  and  his  labors  have 
been  instrumental  in  accomplishing  many  greatly 
needed  reforms.  Having  been  the  incumbent  of 
various  important  positions,  he  has  been  situated 
so  as  to  lender  the  people  much  valuable  service, 
and  with  justice  it  may  be  said  that  no  citizen  of 
Parsons  has  accomplished  more  for  the  develop- 
ment of  the  resources  of  the  city  and  county  than 
has  he.  While  residing  in  Wisconsin  he  served  as 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors,  and  by  vir- 
tue of  that  office  became  a  member  of  the  County 
Commissioners'  Board. 

Judge  Webb  has  ever  been  prominent  in  the 
cause  of  truth  and  justice.  His  legal  attainments 
are  widely  known,  and  have  been  recognized  by 
the  Bar  of  the  state,  his  position  among  those  of 
his  profession  being  one  of  eminence  and  influ- 
ence. His  opinions  in  important  cases  are  eagerly 
sought,  and,  as  given,  are  indicative  of  his  ability 
and  thorough  knowledge  of  legal  technicalities. 
His  decisions  in  important  matters  are  well  wortliy 
to  be  placed  side  by  side  with  those  of  the  past. 


which  have  sustained   the  dignity  of  the  highest 
judicial  tribunals  of  the  state. 


y^ILLIAM  W.  WILSON,  since  August,  1868, 
'  an  energetic  citizen  and  enterprising  gen- 
\J^^  eral  agriculturist  of  Mound  City  Town- 
ship, Linn  County,  Kan.,  was  born  in  Jay  County, 
Ind.,  August  27,  1839.  His  parents,  Joseph  and 
Sabina  (Grisell)  Wilson,  were  long-time  residents 
of  Indiana,  and  there  enj03'ed  the  high  esteem  of 
many  friends.  By  his  marriage  Joseph  Wilson 
became  the  father  of  ten  children,  four  of  whom 
arrived  at  adult  age.  Hannah  married  D.  F.  Hoover 
and  makes  her  home  in  Jay  County,  Ind.;  Maria 
is  the  wife  of  E.  M.  Hyatt,  a  well  known  citizen 
of  Mound  Cit3^  Township;  and  Joseph  A.  is  a  suc- 
cessful business  man  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Tiie  fatiier  of  our  subject,  with  two  of  his  chil- 
dren and  a  half-brother,  T.  F.,  came  to  Kansas, 
and  took  up  a  claim  in  Mound  Cit}'  Township, 
where  he  passed  his  declining  years  and  died  De- 
cember 13,  1866.  A  Republican  and  active  in 
local  affairs,  he  occupied  with  ability  various  of- 
fices of  trust  while  a  citizen  of  Indiana,  efficiently 
performing  the  duties  of  County  Treasurer  and 
Postmaster.  Our  subject,  reared  and  educated  in 
Jay  County,  Ind.,  when  about  sixteen  years  of 
age  removed  with  his  parents  to  Iowa,  locating 
in  1856  in  Lee  County.  When  they  journeyed  to 
Kansas  two  years  later,  Mr.  Wilson,  who  then  had 
not  attained  his  majority,  was  legally  given  his 
time  by  his  father.  He  pre-empted  a  claim  in 
Mound  City  Township,  which  he  afterward  sold, 
hoinesteading  the  place   where  be  now  resides. 

Our  subject  is  the  owner  of  one  hundred  and 
ninety  acres  of  land,  finely  cultivated  and  de- 
voted to  mixed  farming.  For  some  j'ears  he  fol- 
lowed stock-raising  almost  exclusively,  and  han- 
dled large  flocks  and  herds  of  graded  cattle  and 
hogs.  A  cyclone  at  one  time  wrought  great  de- 
struction of  property  in  this  immediate  neighbor- 


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hood,  and  tore  to  pieces  houses,  barns  and  gran- 
aries. A  large  and  conimodious  barn  arose  from 
tlie  foundation  of  the  old  building,  and  the  hand- 
some and  modern  stone  residence  has  since  been 
repaired  and  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  homes 
in  tiie  towiishii).  In  1860  our  subject  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Souder.  Two 
children  blessed  the  union:  Joseph,  who  married 
Anna  Krouse;  and  Sabina,  who   died    in   infancy. 

Mrs.  Wilson,  born  in  Columbiana  County,  Ohio, 
October  22,  1838,  is  the  daughter  of  Michael  and 
Margaret  (Cannon)  Souder,  natives  of  the  same 
county',  widely  known  and  highly  respected.  The 
paternal  grandfatlier,  Michael  Souder,  was  of  Ger- 
man parentage  and  settled  in  Columbiana  County 
in  1802.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Souder  later  removed  from 
their  native  state  to  Knox  County,  111.,  and  re- 
sided near  Galesburgh.  In  1859,  journeying  to 
Kansas,  they  settled  for  a  tiuie  in  Mound  City 
Township,  but  after  some  years  removed  to  Mis- 
souri, making  their  home  in  Pettis  County,  where 
Mr.  Souder  died  January  4,  1888.  The  mother 
yet  survives  and  enjoys  comparatively  good  health. 

Mrs.  Wilson  was  one  of  eight  children.  Amanda 
married  John  Armstrong  and  died  in  Linn  Coun- 
ty, Kan.;  Mahala  is  the  wife  of  Thomas  Seran,  a 
citizen  of  Pettis  County,  Mo.;  Elizabeth  was  the 
third  in  order  of  birth;  John  died  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  years;  Frances  M.  resides  in  Saline 
County,  Mo. ;  Armiua  married  David  Gelder  and 
resides  in  Oklahoma;  Mathew  lives  in  Pettis  Coun- 
ty, Mo.;  and  Lindsey  C.  also  lives  in  Pettis  Coun- 
ty, Mo.  In  1888  our  subject  and  his  estimable 
wife  experienced  the  pleasure  of  an  extended  ab- 
sence in  California,  the  home  farm  being  rented. 
They  spent  a  twelvemonth  in  Placerville,  El  Do- 
rado County,  and  visited  in  Oregon  for  about 
three  months. 

Li  1892  Mrs.  Wilson  made  a  second  trip  to 
California,  sojourning  mostly  in  a  valley  near  San 
Francisco.  The  inviting  Wilson  homestead  is  one 
of  the  most  desirably  located  in  Mound  City 
Township,  and  is  the  abode  of  thrift  and  plenty. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilson  are  Congregationalists,  and 
have  ever  been  foremost  in  the  extension  and 
support  of  religious  work  and  influence.  Our  sub- 
ject for  many  years  voted  the  straight  Republican 


ticket,  but  of  late  has  been  independent  in  poli- 
tics, and  gives  his  hearty  support  to  the  best 
man  for  the  place.  In  all  matters  of  local  inter- 
est and  enterprise  he  has  long  been  an  important 
factor,  and  for  nearly  thirtj'-five  changing  years 
has  been  associated  with  the  upward  growth  and 
rapid  development  of  Linn  County. 


\T/OSEPH  T.  LEONARD.  Prominent  among 
the  solid  financial  institutions  of  Crawford 
County  stands  the  First  National  Bank  of 
)  Girard.  Organized  in  1884  with  J.  D. 
Barker  as  President,  it  enjoyed  a  steady  growth 
and  won  the  confidence  of  the  people  to  an  ever- 
increasing  extent  during  the  entire  period  of  that 
gentleman's  connection  with  it.  At  the  close  of 
July,  1893,  nine  years  having  elapsed  since  the 
foundation  of  the  institution,  $65,000  had  been 
paid  in  dividends  at  twelve  per  cent,  per  annum, 
and  a  special  dividend  declared  of  twenty  per 
cent. 

The  present  officers  of  the  First  National  Bank 
are:  H.  P.  Grund,  President;  Joseph  T.  Leonard, 
Cashier;  D.  Corning,  Vice-President;  Directors,  J. 
D.  Barker,  W.  C.  McMillan,  D.  Corning,  H.  P. 
Grund,  J.  E.  Raymond,  T.  McLaughlin  and  J.  T. 
Leonard.  The  stockholders  are  men  of  promi- 
nence in  the  county,  and  without  an  exception  are 
wealthy  and  successful  men.  Mr.  Grund,  who 
served  as  Vice-President  during  the  Presidency  of 
Mr.  Barker,  and  who  was  elected  President  in  1892, 
is  one  of  the  most  prominent  merchants  in  the 
county,  having  a  large  establishment  and  conduct- 
ing an  extensive  business  at  Girard. 

The  capital  stock  of  the  bank  is  $50,000,  and 
the  surplus  810,000,  the  entire  capital  being  intact. 
The  location  of  the  bank  is  central,  the  building 
occupying  the  southwest  corner  of  the  public 
square.  The  interior  furnishings  are  appropriate 
and  substantial,  and  the  safe  is  one  of  the  most 
modern  styles,  having  a  time  lock  and  all  the 
latest  improvements.  To  an  unusual  degree  the 
bank  enjoys  the  confidence   of  its  customers,  and 


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during  the  financial  stringency  of  1893,  when  in 
every  part  of  the  United  States  banks  were  sus- 
pending business,  the  First  National  of  Girard 
honored  every  demand  made  upon  it.  This  was 
the  first  National  bank  organized  in  Crawford 
County,  and  although  others  have  been  established 
since,  none  have  gained  the  popularity  and  the 
substantial  success  of  this. 

The  Cashier  of  the  bank,  J.  T.  Leonard,  was 
born  in  Beardstown,  111.,  January  12,  1854.  His 
father,  E.  B.  Leonard,  likewise  a  native  of  Cass 
County,  111.,  is  at  present  engaged  in  the  mercan- 
tile business  at  Joplin,  Mo.  In  his  boyhood  our 
subject  was  a  student  in  the  common  schools  of 
Beardstown,  where  he  acquired  a  fair  education. 
At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  became  a  surveyor  on  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad,  and  con- 
tinued thus  engaged  for  two  years.  In  1872  he 
came  to  Kansas,  and  locating  in  Girard,  became  a 
clerk  in  the  employ  of  H.  P.  Grund,with  whom  lie 
remained  until  the  fall  of  1878.  He  then  formed 
a  partnership  with  G.  D.  Kincaid,  and  for  a  time 
conducted  a  general  mercantile  business. 

In  1877  Mr.  Leonard  became  Cashier  of  the 
Merchants'  &  Farmers'  Bank,  and  continued  in 
that  capacity  for  one  3'ear.  He  did  not,  however, 
abandon  his  mercantile  enterprise,  but  continued 
in  that  business  until  the  fall  of  1891,  when  his 
store  was  burned  to  the  ground,  causing  a  total 
loss  of  stock  and  building.  In  February,  1882, 
Mr.  Leonard,  togetlier  with  H.  P.  Grund  and  J.  D. 
Barker,  purchased  the  private  bank  of  Mr.  Booth, 
which  they  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Citi- 
zens' Bank,  our  subject  being  Cashier.  In  July, 
1884,  this  institution  was  merged  into  the  First 
National  Bank,  of  which  Mr.  Leonard  has  been 
Cashier  since  its  establishment. 

In  1878  Mr.  Leonard  married  Miss  Anna  M., 
daughter  of  Ira  D.  Carpenter,  a  prominent  and 
wealthy  farmer  residing  near  Toronto,  Canada. 
Mrs.  Leonard  was  born  and  reared  in  Canada,  and 
is  a  cultured  and  amiable  lady,  occupj'inga  promi- 
nent position  in  social  circles.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leon- 
ard are  the  parents  of  two  children,  Howard  and 
Alice.  Politically  a  Democrat,  our  subject  has 
been  influential  in  the  councils  of  his  party,  and 
has  served  as  a  member  of  the  State  Central  Com- 


mittee, the  Congressional  Committee,  and  has  been 
Chairman  of  the  County  Central  Committee.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  has  ofliciated  as  Treasurer  of 
the  Board  of  Education  and  Treasurer  of  the  city 
of  Girard,  and  is  at  present  a  member  of  the  City 
Council.  In  his  social  relations  he  is  identified 
with  the  Masonic  fraternity. 


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'ifJOHN  W.  HOLT,  a  successful  general  agri- 
culturist and  stock-raiser  of  section  36, 
Centre ville  Township,  Linn  Count}',  is  a 
self-made  man  and  representative  American 
citizen,  and  from  small  beginnings  has  with  natu- 
ral ability  and  unswerving  industr}^  steadily  won 
his  upward  way  to  a  comfortable  competence  and 
position  of  usefulness  and  influence.  Mr.  Holt  is 
by  birth  an  Ohio  man,  a  native  of  Knox  Country, 
and  was  born  September  16,  1838.  His  parents, 
Jonah  and  Bets.y  Elizabeth  (Mathews)  Holt,  were 
the  descendants  of  long  lines  of  thrift}'  and  hard- 
working ancestors.  The  father  was  born  in  Penn- 
sylvania, and  the  mother,  a  native  of  the  Bucke3e 
State,  was  born,  reared,  educated  and  married  in 
Knox  County,  where  the  parents  continued  to  re- 
side for  a  number  of  years.  PMnalh'  they  joined 
the  steady  stream  of  emigration  to  the  further 
west  and  journeyed  to  Tazewell  County,  111.,  where 
after  lives  of  care  and  bus}'  toil  they  passed  away 
mourned  by  many  friends  and  relatives.  Eight 
children  had  blessed  their  fireside  and  been  cared 
for  tenderly  through  the  early  years  of  infancy 
and  cliildhood.  The  sons  and  daughters  who  clus- 
tered in  the  old  home  were:  William,  Sarah  A., 
Fidelia,  John  W.,  Thomas,  Jesse,  Jonah  and  Carrie. 
John  W.,  reared  to  twelve  years  of  age  in  the  old 
Knox  County  home,  attended  the  district  school  of 
his  birthplace,  and  was  a  sturdy  lad  when  he  ac- 
companied his  parents  to  Illinois,  where  he  attained 
to  n;anhood.  When  the  Government  issued  its 
appeal  for  troops  in  the  disastrous  days  of  the 
Civil  War,  our  subject  patriotically  responded,  and 


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with  courage  enlisted  in  August,  1862,  in  Compan}' 
B,  Seventy-third  Illinois  Infantry,  serving  with 
brave  fidelity  until  the  close  of  the  war.  At  the 
fierce  battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  he  was  twice 
knocked  down,  once  by  the  concussion  of  a  shell, 
and  at  another  time  by  his  gun  being  struck. 
Among  the  engagements  in  which  Mr.  Holt  active- 
ly participated  were  the  battles  at  Perryville,  Ky., 
Stone  River,  Tenn.,  Chickamauga,  Ga.,  Resaca, 
Ga.,  Kenesaw  Mountain,  the  Atlanta  campaign,  Dal- 
las, Ga.,  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Ga.,  Atlanta  and  .Toncs- 
boro.  Our  subject  also  took  part  in  the  campaign 
after  Generals  Bragg,  Johnston  and  Hood,  and  al- 
though constantly  exposed  to  death  and  capture, 
escaped  without  any  serious  wound  and,  mustered 
out  of  service  in  Springfield,  111.,  at  the  close  of 
the  war,  returned  at  once  to  his  home  in  Tazewell 
County. 

For  the  next  few  years  Mr.  Holt  continued  to 
till  the  soil  of  Illinois,  but  in  1870,  in  the  spring 
of  the  year,  located  in  Kansas,  and  renting  land  on 
Lost  Creek,  remained  in  that  locality  for  two  years. 
He  then  worked  out  by  the  month  at  farming  dur- 
uig  the  busy  seasons  and  in  the  winter  labored  at 
anything  his  hands  could  find  to  do.  Carefully  and 
prudently  our  subject  managed  to  accumulate  a 
small  capital,  which  he  invested  in  his  present  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  sixty-seven  acres,  now  under 
fine  cultivation  and  one  of  the  most  productive 
homesteads  in  the  township.  Mr.  Holt  has  added 
improvements  from  time  to  time  and  owns  good 
stock  of  a  high  grade. 

Before  leaving  Tazewell  County,  111.,  John  W. 
Holt  and  Miss  Louisa  Kellog  were  united  in 
marriage.  This  excellent  lady,  a  native  of  Taze- 
well County,  did  not  long  survive,  but  lived  to 
become  the  mother  of  one  child,  who  died  in 
infancy.  The  young  mother  also  passed  to  her 
rest  in  the  home  of  her  youth.  A  second  time 
entering  the  bonds  of  wedlock,  our  subject  married 
in  Centreville  Township  Miss  Sarah  Vinton.  She 
was  a  native  of  the  sunny  south  and  was  born  in 
Mississippi.  Of  the  large  family  which  brighten- 
ed the  Kansas  home  seven  children  now  survive. 
JIaey  is  the  only  son;  then  follow  in  the  order  of 
their  birth,  Blanche,  Mary,  Bertha,  Jessie,  Maud, 
Ella  and  Elsie.     The  latter  is  now  deceased. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holt  are  valued  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  together 
with  their  family  are  active  in  the  social  and  benev- 
olent enterprises  of  their  denomination  and  home 
neighborhood.  Our  subject,  interested  in  both 
local  and  national  issues,  has  held  with  efficient 
discliarge  of  duty  the  position  of  Road  Overseer. 
His  record  as  a  citizen,  a  soldier  and  business  man 
is  untarnished,  and,  possessed  of  sterling  integrity 
vi  character,  John  W.  Holt  receives  the  deserved 
confidence  of  his  fellow-townsmen. 


ORRIS  CUNNINGHAM,  a  thoroughly 
practical  and  enterprising  general  agricult- 
urist and  a  pioneer  settler  of  Kansas,  culti- 
vating a  valuable  and  extensive  farm,  de- 
sirably located  upon  section  20,  Osage  Township, 
Miami  County,  Kan.,  handles  upon  his  broad  acre- 
age some  of  the  best  stock  in  the  state.  Mr.  Cun- 
ningham is,  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word,  a  self- 
made  man,  who  has  with  earnest  purpose,  untiring 
industry  and  sterling  integrity  made  his  way  up- 
ward to  a  position  of  useful  influence,  commanding 
universal  respect  and  esteem.  Born  in  County 
Kerry,  Ireland,  in  1835,  our  subject  wps  the  son  of 
honest,  hard-working  and  upright  ancestors,  who, 
generation  after  generation,  had  lived  and  died  in 
their  native  land.  Old  Erin.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  scliools  of  Ireland,  and  being  in 
humble  circumstances  in  life,  early  began  to  earn 
his  livelihood.  Altliough  young  in  years,  he  de- 
veloped ambition  and  a  determination  to  rise  in 
the  world.  America,  the  land  of  promise,  was 
drawing  to  her  shores  the  energetic  and  enter- 
prising sons  and  daughters  of  old  Ireland,  and 
when  Mr.  Cunningham  was  only  about  fifteen 
years  of  age  he,  in  1850,  embarked  for  the 
land  beyond  the  sea.  Safely  crossing  the  broad 
Atlantic,  our  subject  was  in  due  time  landed 
upon  the  shores  of  the   Canadian  Dominion. 

After  spending  about  two  weeks  in  Quebec,  Mr. 
Cunningham  determined  to  make  his  way  speedil}' 


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to  the  United  States,  and  crossing  over  into  New 
York,  remained  in  Ogdensburgli  for  some  six 
months,  finding  ready  employment  in  that  locality. 
Continuing  for  about  three  years  in  the  Empire 
State,  our  subject  removed  from  Ogdensburgli  to 
Elmira,  where  he  worked  as  a  laborer  for  a  rail- 
road corporation  during  the  remainder  of  his  so- 
journ in  New  York.  In  1853,  journej'ing  to  In- 
diana in  the  hope  of  receiving  more  profitable  em- 
pl03'ment,  Mr.  Cunningham  worked  as  a  section 
hand  upon  a  railroad  and  made  his  home  in  New 
Castle,  Henry  County,  until  October,  1857,  when 
he  emigrated  to  the  farther  west  and  located  in 
Miami  Count3',  Kan.  For  some  length  of  time  he 
lived  in  Osawatomie  Township  and  worked  at  anj^ 
employment  which  he  could  find.  With  frugality 
and  industr}'  he  managed  to  accumulate  a 
small  capital,  and  in  1857,  buying  a  claim  in 
Osage  Township  for  the  sum  of  130,  laid  the  foun- 
dation of  his  future  success.  In  1858  our  subject 
settled  upon  his  claim  and  with  zeal  entered  into 
the  cultivation  and  improvement  of  his  land. 
After  bringing  a  portion  of  the  land  under  profit- 
able cultivation,  Mr.  Cunningham  sold  one-half 
of  his  homestead  for  the  eightj'-acre  tract  where 
lie  now  resides. 

To  the  original  acres  of  his  valuable  farm  our 
subject,  financially  prospered,  has  since  added  un- 
til he  now  owns  two  hundred  and  thirty-three 
acres  of  some  of  the  best  land  in  Kansas,  whose 
fertile  soil  annuall}'  returns  him  an  abundant  har- 
vest. The  farm  has  been  liberally  improved  with 
excellent  buildings,  a  comfortable  and  attractive 
dwelling,  large  and  substantial  barns  and  granary. 
While  in  New  Castle,  Morris  Cunningham  married 
Miss  Mary  Collins,  a  native  of  County  Limerick, 
Ireland.  Five  children  have  blessed  the  union. 
George  was  the  eldest  born ;  Emma  J.  is  the  wife 
of  John  Chamberlain;  William.  H.,  Annie  and 
Kate  complete  the  list  of  sons  and  daughters  who 
gatliered  in  the  pleasant  home.  Independent  in 
politics,  our  subject  gives  liis  vote  to  the  best  man, 
and  although  never  an  office-seeker  is  well  posted  in 
both  local  and  national  affairs.  A  participant  in 
the  struggles  and  privations  of  the  early  days  in 
Kansas,  Mr.  Cunningham  lias  lived  to  realize 
prosperity  and  to  behold  the  rapid  advancement  of 


his  adopted  country  and  home  state.  Together 
with  his  good  wife  and  intelligent  family  our  sub- 
ject enjo3'S  the  regard  of  the  surrounding  com- 
munity, and  is  widel}' known  as  an  excellent  busi- 
ness man,  a  kind  neighbor,  sincere  friend  and 
loval  citizen. 


NDREW  H.  CHAMBERS,  a  leading  citi- 
zen of  Kansas  since  1855,  and  for  many 
years  a  representative  general  agricultur- 
ist, prosperously  tilling  a  valuable  farm 
located  on  section  31,  Mound  Township,  Miami 
Count3%  is  a  native  of  Pike  County,  Ind.,  and  was 
born  January  25,  1844.  His  father,  born  March 
15,  1815,  was  likewise  a  native  of  Pike  County', 
and  was  the  son  of  John  Chambers,  who  passed 
away  near  Petersburgh,  having  spent  nearly  all 
of  his  life  within  the  borders  of  the  state.  Here 
he  shared  the  privations  and  experiences  of  fron- 
tier days  in  the  then  wilderness  of  the  territory, 
the  scene  of  many  terrible  conflicts  between  the 
red  men  and  the  pioneer  citizens.  When  the  fa- 
ther of  our  subject  was  a  boy,  wild  game  was 
abundant  within  rifle  range  of  the  old  homestead, 
and  wagons  were  the  only  vehicles  of  travel  cross- 
ing the  broad  prairies.  The  mother,  Catherine 
(Grubb)  Chambers,  was  born  in  North  Carolina  in 
March,  1816.  Her  parents,  emigrating  from  North 
Carolina  in  a  veiy  early  day,  made  their  home  in 
Pike  County,  Ind.,  where  they  later  died.  The 
father,  Andrew  B.  Chambers,  married  his  wife  in 
Pike  County  in  the  year  1836,  and  the  parents  at 
once  locating  upon  a  farm  gained  their  living 
from  the  fertile  soil  of  Indiana  until  1855,  when 
in  the  month  of  April  they  journe3'ed  b\'  wagon 
to  Kansas,  and  in  Osawatomie  Township,  three 
miles  southwest  of  the  village  of  Osawatomie,  lo- 
cated a  Government  claim. 

The  hard-working  and  euergetic  father  died  Jan- 
uarj'  8,  1858,  and  the  devoted  mother  passed  away 
February  16,  1875.  The  nine  children  who  gathered 
in  their  home  were  Margaret,  John,   Geoi'ge,  An 


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drew  Henderson,  Elizabeth,  Rachael,  Maria,  Na- 
thaniel and  Susan.  Margaret  and  Maria  are  now 
deceased.  Our  subject,  accompanying  his  parents 
to  Kansas,  remained  with  his  mother  until  twenty 
j'ears  of  age  assisting  in  the  conduct  of  the  farm. 
Upon  the  1st  of  January,  1864,  answering  to  the 
appeal  of  the  Government,  Andrew  H.  Chambers 
enlisted  in  Company  G, Sixteenth  Kansas  Cavalry, 
and  served  with  courage  until  December  16,  1865, 
when  he  was  mustered  out  at  Ft.  Leaven wortii. 
Our  subject  spent  almost  a  year  of  service  near 
Ft.  Leavenworth  and  took  part  in  the  Price  raids, 
and  for  almost  nine  months  was  on  duty  in  the 
Black  Hills  country.  Prior  to  his  enlistment  Mr. 
Chambers  was  in  the  emplo}'  of  the  Government 
as  teamster  and  cook.  When  he  was  mustered 
out  of  service,  our  subject  returned  at  once  to  his 
old  home  and  engaged  industriously  in  the  pursuit 
of    agriculture. 

In  Osawatomie  Township,  November  24,  1867, 
were  united  in  marriage  Andrew  H.  Chambers 
and  Miss  Sarah  C.  Veach,  who  was  born  in  Ross 
County,  Ohio,  near  Chillicothe,  March  29,  1848. 
Her  father,  Harrison  Veach,  was  a  native  of 
Virginia  and  was  bom  near  Petersburgh  in  No- 
vember, 1816.  Her  mother,  Matilda  (Shafer) 
Veach,  was  likewise  a  native  of  Ross  County,  Ohio, 
and  was  born  April  1,  1829. 

The  grandparents  of  Mrs.  Chambers  were  among 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  Ross  County,  where  the 
grandfather  entered  into  rest  while  the  mother 
was  very  young  and  left  a  large  family  with  but 
extremely  limited  means  of  support.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Veach  were  married  in  Ross  County  June  10, 
1846.  They  remained  for  about  two  3'ears  in  their 
early  home,  then  journeyed  by  boat  to  Iowa, 
locating  in  Van  Buren  County  in  1848.  In 
June,  1857,  they  removed  to  Kansas  and  settled 
upon  a  Government  claim  in  Osawatomie  Town- 
ship, where  the  father  died,  lamented  by  all  who 
knew  him,  February  15,  1879. 

The  five  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Veach  were: 
Sarali  C,  Elmira,  Winfield  S.,  Annette  and  Will- 
iam R.  Winfield  S.,  a  bright,  promising  young 
man,  was  drowned  in  the  Indian  Territory  while 
herding  cattle.  Immediately  after  his  marriage 
our    subject   settled    on    a    farm    in    Osawatomie 


Township,  and  having  purchased  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  of  wild  land  entered  with  energy  into  its 
cultivation  and  improvement.  He  remained  upon 
this  homestead  until  January,  1886,  when  he  sold 
the  property  and  invested  in  his  present  valuable 
farm  in  Mound  Tovvnship,  one  hundred  and 
twenty-one  acres  desirably  located  on  section  31. 
The  farm,  now  highly  improved  with  excellent 
buildings,  and  annuallj'  yielding  an  abundant 
harvest,  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  township. 

Our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  have  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  four  children.  Ida  M.  re- 
sides in  Boise  City,  Idaho;  Irma  B.  is  the  wife  of 
Harvey  Ball,  of  Boise  Cit}',  and  was  married  De- 
cember 1,1892.  William  Scott  and  Clarence  H., 
the  two  brothers,  are  intelligent  youths  attaining 
to  manhood.  Our  subject  is  politically  a  reformer 
and  advocates  progress  and  needed  changes  for 
the  better.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chambers  are  both  lib- 
eral in  their  religious  belief  and  are  foremost  in 
kindljf  words  and  generous  deeds.  In  March, 
1892,  our  subject  rented  his  farm  and  spent  six 
montlis  in  Idaho,  but  returned  to  his  home  fully 
satisfied  with  the  outlook  in  Kansas.  A  man  of 
superior  ability,  and  recognized  as  a  practical  ag- 
riculturist thoroughly  posted  in  the  details  of 
farming,  Mr.  Chambers  enjoys  the  esteem  and  con- 
fidence of  old-time  friends  and  neighbors  with 
whom  he  siiared  the  perils  of  long  ago  and  has 
since  rejoiced  in  the  prosperity  of  to-day. 


^^f  NDREW  RUSSELL  LEE.   Early  in  Janu- 
0jiM    ary  of  1882,  Mr.  Lee  came  to  Linn  County 
///  A    from  Cowley  County,  Kan.,  and  has  since 
'^  resided   on   section   2,  Liberty  Township, 

where  he  owns  a  finelj-  improved  farm  of  two  hun- 
dred and  forty  acres.  He  is  a  descendant  of  Irish 
ancestors,  his  paternal  grandfather,  James  Lee, 
having  been  a  native  of  the  Emerald  Isle.  In  an 
early  day  he  left  the  land  of  his  birth  in  company 
with  the  other  members  of  his  father's  familj-,  but 
while  crossing  the  Atlantic  en  route  to  America 


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the  vessel  was  wrecked  on  Delaware  Bay  and  he 

was  the  only  member  of  the  family  who  was  saved. 
Upon  arriving  in  this  country,  he  settled  in  Wash- 
ington County,  Pa.,  where  he  died  at  an  advanced 
age. 

The  parents  of  our  subject,  Samuel  and  Jane 
(Russell)  Lee,  were  natives  of  Washington  County, 
Pa.,  the  former  born  in  1807,  and  the  latter  in 
1805.  Tlie  maternal  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
Andrew  Russell,  was  born  in  the  eastern  part  of 
Pennsj'lvania,  and  after  his  marriage  settled  in 
Washington  County,  Pa.,  where  both  he  and  his 
wife  died.  Samuel  Lee  married  and  settled  in 
Washington  County,  Pa.,  and  afterward  removed 
to  Guernsey  County,  Ohio,  where  he  was  bereaved 
bj'  the  death  of  his  wife  in  1880.  He  still  survives, 
having  attained  to  an  advanced  age.  His  six  chil- 
dren were  named:  Ann  I.,  Elizabeth,  Nancy  C, 
Mary  J.,  Andrew  R.  and  Maria  E. 

Born  in  Guernsey  County,  Ohio,  January  8, 
1839,  our  subject  was  reared  to  manhood  upon  his 
fatlier's  farm,  receiving  his  education  in  llie  com- 
mon scliools.  In  that  county  on  the  28tli  of  Jan- 
uary, 1869,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Emma  R.  Johnston,  who  was  born  there  March  10, 
1848.  The  Johnston  family  is  of  Scotch  origin, 
and  for  one  hundred  years  or  more  thej'  have 
been  represented  in  Carlisle,  Pa.  The  grandfather 
of  Mrs.  Lee,  James  Johnston,  was  a  native  of  the 
Keystone  State,  and  a  son  of  Alexander  Johnston. 
The  fatlier  of  Mrs.  Lee  was  also  named  Alexander, 
and  was  born  in  Noblestown,  Pa.,  September  21, 
1821.  He  married  Mary  Jane  Mason,  who  was 
born  in  Ireland  in  January,  1823.  Her  father, 
William  Mason,  emigrated  to  America  in  1835, 
and  soon  afterward  settled  in  Guernsey  Count}', 
Ohio,  where  he  died  June  13,  1884. 

In  the  Johnston  famil}' there  were  nine  children, 
namely:  Emma  R.,  Anna  M.,  Alice  A.,  James  M., 
Charles  S.,  Susan  J.,  Marietta,  Myrtle  and  Laura 
B.  The  mother  of  these  children  still  survives. 
Our  subject,  after  his  marriage,  continued  to  reside 
in  Guernsey  County,  Ohio,  until  1874,  when  he 
removed  to  Cowley  County,  Kan.,  and  there  en- 
gaged extensively  in  agricultural  pursuits  until  his 
removal  to  Linn  County,  in  1882.  Here  he  has 
valuable  and  large  property  interests  and  is  num- 


bered among  the  progressive  and  enterprising 
farmers  of  the  township  of  Liberty.  He  and  his 
wife  have  one  child,  a  daughter,  Jessie  E.,  whose 
birth  occurred  in  Cowley  Countj-,  Kan.,  December 
23,  1878. 

Prior  to  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Lee  was  a  strong 
Abolitionist  and  used  his  influence  for  the  cause 
of  the  Union.  Since  that  time  he  has  supported 
with  his  ballot  and  influence  the  principles  of  the 
Republican  party.  In  his  religious  connections, 
he  is  identified  with  the  United  Presbj'terian 
Church,  in  which  he  is  an  Elder.  Mrs.  Lee  is  also 
a  member  of  that  denomination  and  is  an  earnest 
worker  in  all  religious  enterprises. 


,ij^^  AMUEL  CURTIvS,  an  extensive  stock-raiser 
^^^^  and  successful  agriculturist,  prosperously 
\\\J_jf)  cultivating  a  fine  farm  of  two  hundred 
and  seventy  acres  located  upon  section  15, 
town  22,  range  22,  Blue  Mound  Township,  Linn 
County,  Kan.,  has  been  intimately  associated  with 
the  growth  of  the  county  for  about  twent3'-tliree 
years..  Born  in  Steuben  Count}-,  N.  Y.,  February 
26,  1842,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  Thomas  M.  and 
Martha  C.  (Scott)  Curtis,  long-time  residents  of 
the  Empire  State,  who  early  emigrating  to  Michi- 
gan, located  in  St.  Joseph  County  in  1844,  then 
making  their  home  on  a  farm  near  Constantine. 
Later  the  father  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  land,  which  he  cleared,  cultivated  and 
improved,  the  farailj'  remaining  in  Michigan  until 
1865.  At  this  latter  date  the  parents  journeyed 
to  Iowa,  and  engaged  in  farming  in  both  Muscatine 
and  Louisa  Counties,  and  are  residing  in  Letts- 
ville. 

The  father  and  mother  reared  a  family  of  ten 
children,  all  now  living.  Samuel,  our  subject, 
is  the  eldest  in  order  of  birth;  Shepherd  R.  is  a 
mechanic  employed  in  Chicago;  John  is  an  en- 
terprising farmer  of  Louisa  County,  Iowa;  IVLiry 
Ann  is  the  wife  of  Madison  Hutchinson,  of  But- 
ler County,  Kan.;    Albert    is    in  Iowa,   engnged 


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in  the  tile  drainage  business;  Thomas  lives  in 
Lettsville;  Ellen  married  Mark  Furnas,  a  resident 
of  Lettsville;  Ollie,  the  wife  of  David  Parsons, 
makes  her  home  in  the  same  place;  Minerva,  Mrs. 
Harrison,  resides  with  her  husband  and  family  in 
Muscatine  County,  Iowa;  Hattie  is  yet  with  her 
parents  in  Lettsville. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  aside  from  the  pur- 
suit of  agriculture,  was  while  in  Michigan  also 
engaged  in  contracting  and  building  railroad 
grades,  and  worked  on  the  Illinois  Central  Rail- 
road. He  likewise  furnished  large  timber  for 
building  purposes,  and  through  some  extensive 
contracts  lost  heavil3^,  but  in  his  farming  ventures 
was  successful.  Thoroughly  posted  on  the  ques- 
tions of  the  day,  and  interested  both  in  local  and 
national  issues,  Thomas  M.  Curtis  has  been  from 
the  formation  of  the  party  an  active  Republican, 
and  has  held  with  ability'  the  official  position  of 
Justice  of  the  Peace.  The  parents,  now  over 
three-score  years  and  ten,  are  both  earnest  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  have 
ever  been  distinguished  by  their  Christian  char- 
acter. Our  subject  arrived  in  Michigan  a  little 
child  of  two  years,  and  in  the  Wolverine  State  at- 
tained to  manhood,  receiving  an  excellent  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  his  home  district.  In  1862, 
answering  the  call  of  the  Government,  he  enlisted 
in  Compan^^  D,  Nineteenth  Michigan  Infantry, 
and  served  witii  faithful  courage  until  the 
close  of  the  war,  in  April,  1865.  The  regiment  was 
stationed  near  Nashville  for  some  time,  during 
which  period  Mr.  Curtis,  being  taken  very  ill,  was 
sent  to  the  hospital,  where  he  remained  for  six 
months. 

Rejoining  his  regiment  as  soon  as  he  was  able,  our 
subject  participated  in  the  following  engagements: 
Stone  River  Bridge,  where  he  was  captured,  but 
only  held  for  a  few  hours,  then  being  released;  Res- 
aca.  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Goldsboro,  Big  Shantjr  and 
Atlanta.  Mr.  Curtis  was  with  the  command  which 
marched  with  Sherman  to  the  sea,  and  took  part  in 
the  Grand  Review  in  "Washington,  soon  after 
which  he  was  mustered  out  and  returned  to  Michi- 
gan. In  a  brief  time  he  accompanied  his  parents 
to  Louisa  County,  Iowa,  and  renting   land,   en- 


gaged in  farming  in  the  Hawkeye  State  until  he 
emigrated  to  Kansas,  in   1870. 

April  12,  1867,  were  united  in  marriage  Samuel 
Curtis  and  Miss  Alice,  daughter  of  Amos  and  Julia 
(Eubanks)  Harrison.  Mrs.  Curtis,  a  most  estima- 
ble lady  and  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  was  born 
in  Jones  County,  July  10,  1848.  Her  parents,  also 
born  in  the  Tar  State,  removed  with  their  family 
in  1855  to  Louisa  County,  Iowa,  where  the  father, 
first  engaging  in  farming,  subsequentlj'  entered 
into  the  mercantile  business  in  Lettsville.  Mrs. 
Harrison  died  in  Iowa,  and  afterward  her  hus- 
band, who  was  a  mfiu  of  enterprise  and  native 
ability,  removed  in  1870  to  Kansas,  where  he  had 
previously  owned  a  large  tract  of  land.  He  had 
at  one  time,  prior  to  the  latter  date,  given  to  his 
children  a  half-section  of  Kansas  land.  Pros- 
pered linancially,  he  spent  his  declining  years  in 
Blue  Mound  Township,  Linn  County. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harrison  welcomed  to  their  hearts 
and  home  ten  children,  of  whom  nine,  surviving 
the  perils  of  infancy,  lived  to  adult  age.  They 
were  in  the  order  of  their  birth,  Harriet,  Eugene, 
Christiana,  Sarah,  Alice,  AUeUjWyche,  Rovella  and 
Thompson.  Mr.  Harrison,  a  second  time  entering 
matrimonial  bonds,  became  the  father  of  three 
children,  Fred,  Colyer  and  Blanche.  Amos  Harrison 
was  a  man  of  strong  character,  universally  re- 
spected, and  in  political  affiliation  was  a  Democrat. 
He  was  a  valued  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  one  of  its  most  liberal  sup- 
porters.    His  death  was  mourned  as  a  public  loss. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curtis  have  resided  constantly  in 
Blue  Mound  Township  since  1870,  and  beginning 
with  eighty  acres,  a  gift  from  Mr.  Harrison,  our 
subject  has  steadilj-  made  his  way  upward.  His 
highly  cultivated  homestead  of  two  hundred  and 
seventy  acres,  well  improved  with  excellent  build- 
ings and  stocked  with  graded  cattle  and  horses, 
attests  to  the  energetic  thrift  and  excellent 
management  of  the  owner  of  one  of  the  best  farms 
in  the  township.  Of  the  four  children  who  bright- 
ened the  home,  Ellen,  a  most  promising  daughter, 
born  June  10,  1869,  died  on  June  16,  1881.  The 
three  surviving  arc:  Charles,  born  October  5, 1872; 
Mabel,  born  May  15, 1878;  and  Leo,  born  February 


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15,  1882.  Mr.  Curtis  is  a  valued  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  his  family 
are  regular  attendants.  Politically,  our  subject  is  a 
Republican,  and  has  with  faithful  efficiency  occu- 
pied the  lesponsible  position  of  Treasurer  of  the 
township.  Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  and  witiiin  and 
without  the  order  has  many  sincere  friends. 


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*  ft,ILLIAM  WHITEHEAD,  a  prominent  gen- 
\/iJi/  ®'^'  agriculturist  and  successful  stock- 
'^^\fl  raiser  residing  upon  section  11,  Stanton 
Township,  Miami  County,  Kan.,  is  widely  known 
and  highly  respected  as  one  of  the  pioneers  of 
the  state,  who,  settling  October  14,  1855,  in 
Franklin  Countj%  side  by  side  with  John  Brown, 
maintained  tlie  inalienable  right  of  Kansas  to 
be  admitted  into  the  Union  a  free  state,  uncon- 
taniinated  by  human  slavery.  From  those  early 
days  of  privations,  struggles  and  border  warfare 
up  to  the  present  prosperous  and  peaceful  times, 
our  subject  has  been  intimately  associated  with 
the  rapid  growth  and  progress  of  his  present  lo- 
cality, and  has  been  ever  ready  to  aid  in  the  pro- 
motion of  all  matters  of  mutual  welfare. 

Mr.  Whitehead  is  a  true  western  man  and  a  na- 
tive of  Shelby  County,  III.,  and  was  the  son  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  (Davis)  Whitehead,  both  na- 
tives of  Kentucky.  The  father  was  only  three 
years  of  age  when  his  parents  emigrated  to  Illi- 
nois, where  he  was  reared  to  manhood.  The  mother 
was  five  years  old  when  her  parents  followed  the 
tide  of  emigration  to  the  westward  and  likewise 
located  in  Illinois.  The  father  and  mother  hav- 
ing attained  to  mature  years  were  united  in  mar- 
riage in  Madison  County.  The  father  had  aided 
in  the  establishing  of  the  first  brickyards  in  St. 
Louis,  but  after  his  marriage  devoted  himself  en- 
tirely to  agricultural  pursuits,  and  settled  perma- 
nently in  Shelby  County  in  1820,  u|)on  wild  land 
which  lie  cultivated  and  imjiroved  with  excellent 
buildings. 

The  father  was  a  man  of  courage  and  resolu- 
tion, and  took  an  active  part  in    the   Black  Hawk 


War.  He  died  mourned  by  many  friends  in  1866, 
but  the  mother  survived  him  a  number  of  years, 
passing  away  in  1882,  aged  seventy-four  years. 
They  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children,  two  of 
whom  are  yet  living:  William,  our  subject,  and 
Abagail  Adkins,  living  in  Ottawa,  Kan.,  and  the 
mother  of  four  children.  William  Whitehead, 
born  January  17,  1836,  was  reared  upon  a  farm 
and  educated  in  the  neighboring  district  school. 
He  remained  at  home  until  he  attained  his  major- 
ity, and  early  became  a  practical  general  agricult- 
urist, thoroughly  versed   in  the  tilling  of  the  soil. 

In  the  year  1856  William  Whitehead  and  Miss 
Jane  White  were  united  in  marriage.  The  estim- 
able wife  of  our  subject  was  the  daughter  of 
Martin  and  Vashti  White,  her  father  being  a  pio- 
neer citizen  and  a  strong  pro-slavery  man  of  Kan- 
sas. Mrs.  Jane  (White)  Whitehead  had  one  daugh- 
ter, Velma,  the  wife  of  DeWitt  McDaniel,  living 
in  Bates  County,  Mo.,  and  who  is  the  mother  of 
four  children.  Our  subject,  emigrating  to  Kansas, 
settled  in  1855  on  the  Old  Mission  farm,  in  the 
southeastern  part  of  Franklin  Count}-,  where  the  fa- 
ther later  died.  In  a  brief  time  Mr.  Whiteliead  made 
his  permanent  home  upon  his  present  farm,  then  all 
wild  land,  but  now  one  of  the  most  highly  im- 
proved places  in  the  township.  The  first  wife  of  our 
subject  survived  onl}-  a  short  time,  passing  away 
deepl}'  mourned  by  all  who  knew  her. 

March  20,  1861,  William  Whitehead  and  Miss 
Statira  Reed  were  united  in  wedlock.  Mrs.  White- 
head, a  native  of  Sandusk}',  Ohio,  became  the 
mother  of  two  children,  of  whom.  Myrtle,  the  wife 
of  O.  A.  Buchanan,  resides  in  this  countj'.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Buchanan  have  three  children.  The  sec- 
ond wife,  a  most  excellent  lad}-,  died  in  1863, 
and  for  a  third  time  our  subject  entered  into  mat- 
rimony, wedding  in  the  latter  part  of  the  same 
year  Miss  Mary  E.  Lee,  a  native  of  Illinois. 
This  union  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  seven 
sons  and  daughters,  four  of  whom  are  now  living: 
Samuel;  Marietta,  wife  of  Oeorge  Rouse,  a  resi- 
dent of  Franklin  Coiinly;  Clarence  and  James. 
The  third  wife  entered  into  rest  in  1878.  In  1879 
Mr.  Wiiitehead  married  Miss  Sarah  II.  Raglan,  a  na- 
tive of  Illinois.  She  bore  one  child,  now  deceased, 
and  later  died,  in  May,  1883.     In  January,  1881, 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


our  subject  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  Keene,  a 
native  of  Kentucky.  Tiiis  excellent  lady  died 
September  1,  1886. 

In  April,  1887,  Mr.  Whitehead  was  united  in 
marriage  with  his  present  wife,  then  Miss  Mary 
.1.  Anderson,  a  native  of  Indiana,  born  Decem- 
ber 11,  1849.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitehead  are  both 
active  members  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  are 
foremost  in  good  work.  Our  subject  has  taken 
an  abiding  interest  in  the  schools  of  the  town- 
ship, aiding  in  organizing  those  of  his  district, 
and  was  a  valued  officer  of  the  School  Board 
for  over  sixteen  years.  He  gave  his  children  as 
good  an  education  as  his  home  locality  afforded. 
Now  owning  three  hundred  and  ninety-four  val- 
uable acres  of  highly  cultivated  land,  he  is  num- 
bered among  the  substantial  men  of  Miami  Coun- 
ty. Politically  a  Republican  and  devoted  to  the 
party,  he  was  its  candidate  for  the  Legislature 
three  years  ago.  He  was  in  Topeka  during  the 
memorable  fight  of  the  Populists  and  Republicans 
in  the  Legislature  of  1892-93.  Many  years  have 
come  and  gone  since  the  Price  and  Quantrell 
raids,  during  which  Mr.  Whitehead  so  courage- 
ously assisted  in  the  defense  of  the  homes  and 
families  of  the  Kansas  settlers,  and  yet  to-daj'  he 
is  the  same  as  then,  a  true  and  loyal  citizen,  ever 
ready  to  aid  in  the  behalf  of  right  and  justice. 


SI  j^ILLIAM  H.  WEATHERMAN,  a  successful 
\rJ//  farmer  residing  in  Centrevilie  Township, 
^i/^  Linn  County,  furnishes  by  his  useful  and 
honorable  life  an  illustration  of  the  fact  that  pa- 
tient perseverance  and  untiring  energy  bring  to 
their  possessor,  almost  invariably,  a  large  measure 
of  success.  Coming  to  Kansas  poor  in  purse,  hav- 
ing only  about  $300,  he  nevertheless  was  rich  in 
hope,  ambition  and  enterprise,  and  it  was  not  long 
before  prosijeritj'  smiled  upon  his  efforts.  He  is 
now  tiie  owner  of  four  hundred  and  seventy  acres 
and  is  one  of  the  monej'ed  men  of  the  county. 

The  parents  of  our  subject,   James   and  Lucy 
(Pitts)  Weatherman,  were  natives  respectively  of 


North  Carolinia  and  Virginia,  and  after  their  mar- 
riage settled  in  Sullivan  County,  Ind.  About  1846 
they  removed  to  Missouri,  but  after  a  short  sojourn 
there,  returned  to  Sullivan  County,  whence  about 
1875  they  went  to  Chautauqua  County,  Kan. 
There  they  resided  until  called  from  earth.  They 
were  a  worthy  couple,  thoughtful  and  considerate 
in  their  intercourse  with  all,  and  generous  to  the 
poor  and  needy.  Their  family  consists  of  fifteen 
children,  ten  daughters  and  five  sons,  our  subject 
being  the  eldest  of  the  number. 

Born  in  Sullivan  County,  Ind.,  November  .5, 
1830,  the  subject  of  this  notice  spent  his  boyhc  od 
years  in  his  native  place.  The  eldest  child  of  a 
large  family  whose  circumstances  were  straightened, 
it  is  not  strange  that  his  educational  advantages 
were  of  the  slenderest  kind;  in  fact,  his  education 
is  principally  the  result  of  self-culture,  and  through 
reading,  observation  and  experience  he  has  become 
well  informed.  He  accompanied  his  parents  to 
Missouri,  returned  witii  them  to  Indiana  and 
thence  removed  to  Linn  County,  Kan.,  in  1858, 
settling  southeast  of  where  Parker  now  stands,  in 
Liberty  Township.  Two  years  later  he  came  to 
section  12,  Centrevilie  Township,  where  he  has 
since  resided.  He  has  embellished  his  place  with 
first-class  improvements  and  all  the  modern  con- 
veniences, making  it  one  of  the  best  farms  of  the 
county. 

In  Centrevilie  Township,  Linn  County,  Kan., 
January  8,  1860,  Mr.  Weatherman  married  Miss 
Violet  Sadler,  who  was  born  in  Perry  County,  Mo., 
September  3,  1835.  Her  parents,  James  T.  and 
Lucinda  M.  (Sercy)  Sadler,  were  born  in  North 
Carolina,  where  they  married  and  commenced 
housekeeping.  Thence  they  removed  to  Tenn- 
essee and  from  there  came  to  Kansas  in  the  fall  of 
1857,  settling  in  Centrevilie  Township,  Linn 
County,  where  they  resided  until  death.  They 
were  the  parents  of  thirteen  children,  two  sons 
and  eleven  daughters,  Mrs.  Weatherman  being  the 
third  in  respect  to  age.  Our  suliject  and  his  wife 
were  the  parents  of  six  children:  Joseph  A.;  James 
F.,  who  died  when  four  ycars|old;  Lucy  E.;  William 
H.,  Jr.;  Margaret  J.,  the  wife  of  John  W.  Gorrell, 
and  one  child  that  died  in  infancv. 

A     Democrat   in     his     political    opinions,    Mr. 


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Weatherman  takes  an  intelligent  interest  in  all  pub 
lie  measures  and  has  been  honored  b}^ election  to  a 
number  of  important  offices.  In  1862-63  he  filled 
the  position  of  County  Assessor,  and  is  the  only 
man  who  ever  assessed  the  county.  For  several 
years  he  has  held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace 
and  has  also  filled  the  school  offices.  He  and  his 
wife  are  identified  with  the  Christian  Church,  in 
which  they  are  active  workers. 


eAPT.  HENRY  C.  REPPERT.  who  follows 
farming  on  sections  18,  20  and  21,  Reeder 
Township,  Anderson  County,  is  one  of  the 
honored  veterans  of  the  late  war,  who  ably  and 
faithfully  defended  the  Union  in  her  hour  of 
peril  and  followed  through  many  a  hard  battle  the 
Old  Flag  which  now  floats  so  triumphantly  over 
the  united  nation. 

The  Captain  was  born  in  Greene  County,  Pa., 
May  10,  1836.  His  grandfather,  George  Reppert, 
was  a  native  of  Germany,  and  the  founder  of  the 
family  in  America.  The  father  of  our  subject, 
Louis  Reppert,  was  born  in  Greene  County,  Pa., 
and  married  Susan  Jenkins,  a  native  of  the  same 
county.  They  there  located,  but  afterward  re- 
moved to  Washington  Count}^,  Ohio,  in  1838.  In 
1875,  they  went  to  Ashland,  Ky.,  where  they  spent 
their  remaining  days.  They  had  a  family  of  five 
children:  Henry  C;  Valeria,  wife  of  ColonelDoug- 
las,  of  Putnam,  Ky.;  Anna,  wife  of  Hon.  J.  S.  Cone, 
of  Red  Bluff,  Cal.;  Walter,  who  died  in  Red  Bluff 
in  1891;  and  Phalauris,  who  died  in  Walla  Walla, 
Wash.,  about  1889.   . 

Our  subject  was  about  two  years  old  when  his 
parents  removed  to  Washington  County,  Ohio, 
and  he  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  four  miles 
south  of  Marietta.  He  remained  at  home  until 
eighteen  years  of  age,  when  he  crossed  the  plains 
to  California,  driving  an  ox-team  from  Ft.  Scott 
to  Sacramento  and  arriving  at  his  destination  af- 
ter five  months  of  travel.  He  engaged  in  mining 
and  steamboatiug,  meeting  with  very  good  success. 


Soon  after  his  return  to  Ohio,  he  went  to  West 
Virginia,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  oil  business 
for  two  j^ears,  but  in  April,  1861,  was  obliged  to 
leave  on  account  of  the  troubles  that  preceded  the 
war.  On  the  15th  of  September  following,  he 
became  a  member  of  Company  L,  First  Ohio  Cav- 
alry, and  served  as  a  private  until  February  14, 
1863,  when  he  was  commissioned  Second  Lieuten- 
ant. A  month  later  he  was  made  First  Lieutenant, 
and  December  14,  1864,  became  Captain,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  until  receiving  his  discharge, 
September  26,  1865.  His  companj'  was  bod}'  guard 
for  Gen.  George  H.  Thomas  for  two  years.  Cap- 
tain Reppert  was  absent  from  duty  onl}'^  twenty 
days,  while  home  on  a  furlough.  He  was  always 
found  at  his  post,  encouraging  his  troops  and 
leading  them  on  to  victory. 

After  receiving  his  discharge  in  Nashville,  Tenn., 
the  Captain  returned  to  Washington  County,  Ohio, 
and  in  the  following  December  came  to  Anderson 
County,  Kan.  After  two  years  he  took  up  his 
residence  upon  his  present  farm  in  Reeder  Town- 
ship, where  he  owns  four  hundred  acres  of  valu- 
able land  that  is  highly  cultivated.  He  has  erected 
good  buildings  and  made  all  necessary  improve- 
ments, and  the  place  is  considered  one  of  the  model 
farms  of  the  community. 

While  home  on  a  furlough,  the  Captain  was 
married  near  Marietta,  Ohio,  on  the  24th  of  Sep- 
tember, 1864,  to  Miss  Ann  Briggs,  who  was  born 
in  that  locality  on  the  3d  of  December,  1836, 
and  is  a  daughter  of  Dean  and  Sarah  (Scott) 
Briggs,  the  former  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and 
the  latter  of  Washington  County,  Ohio.  Her  i 
parents  married  and  settled  in  the  latter  county,  ' 
where  her  father  died  in  1884.  Her  mother  still 
survives.  Thej'  had  two  children:  Ann,  and 
Martha,  wife  of  E.  F.  Murdock,  of  Chillicothe, 
Ohio.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reppert  were  born  six 
children:  Martha  B.,  who  died  in  childhood;  Val- 
eria, who  became  the  wife  of  Samuel  Dushane  and 
died  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  May  4,  1892;  Sidne}'  C,  J 
Louis  v.,  Henry  C.  and  Rutherford  H.  ■ 

The  Captain  takes  a  very  prominent  part  in 
political  affairs,  is  a  stanch  advocate  of  Republican 
principles,  and  in  the  fall  of  1874  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Legislature.     For  several  terms  he 


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served  as  Township  Trustee,  and  has  filled  every 
public  office  with  credit  to  himself  and  satisfaction 
to  his  constituents.  Socially,  he  is  a  member  of 
Cloud  Post  No.  176,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Central  City. 
His  possessions  have  been  acquired  through  his 
own  efforts,  and  he  may  truly  be  called  a  self-made 
man.  His  life  has  been  well  and  worthily  spent, 
and  he  is  as  true  in  times  of  peace  as  he  was  when 
the  Union  was  in  peril. 


?)HOMAS  ELWOOD  SMITH,  a  prosperous 
miller  and  leading  business  man  of  Mound 
City,  has  occupied  important  positions  of 
trust,  having  been  the  first  President  of  the  town. 
For  many  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Common 
Council,  and  also  officiated  with  ability  as  Mayor. 
Born  January  4,  1827,  in  Bucks  County,  Pa.,  our 
subject  is  the  son  of  John  Smith,  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  the  son  of  David  Smith,  also  born  in 
the  Quaker  State.  The  paternal  ancestors,  settling 
in  Pennsylvania  in  the  latter  part  of  1600,  were 
immediately  associated  with  the  early  struggles 
and  triumphs  of  our  country  and  occupied  posi- 
tions of  usefulness  and  influence.  The  mother, 
Jane  (Buckman)  Smith,  daughter  of  Jesse  Buck- 
man,  belonged  to  an  old  Quaker  family  numbered 
among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Bucks  Countj^ 

Until  the  Civil  War  the  parents  resided  in  their 
native  state,  and  the  father,  a  leading  farmer,  was 
also  prominent  in  local  affairs,  being  a  reform 
politician,  an  advocate  of  temperance,  and  a  strong 
anti-slavery  man.  He  was  one  of  seven  among 
the  ten  thousand  voters  of  Bucks  County  who 
cast  their  ballots  for  James  C.  Birney  for  Presi- 
dent. With  his  wife  he  held  membership  in  the 
Society  of  Friends,  but  was  quite  liberal  in  his  re- 
ligious views.  Of  the  three  children  who  blessed 
the  Pennsylvania  home,  two  are  now  living: 
Thomas  El  wood  and  a  sister,  Kate  H.  Trego,  yet 
residing  in  the  Quaker  State. 

Reared  upon  the  old  homestead,  our  subject  at- 
tended  the   common   schools  of  the  district  and 
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completed  his  studies  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  under 
Professor  Hallowell,  who  was  intrusted  with  the 
education  of  the  sons  of  many  prominent  south- 
erners, senators  and  representatives  of  Congress. 
While  in  Virginia,  Mr.  Smith,  then  a  strong  anti- 
slavery  man,  became  acquainted  with  the  sons  of 
Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  General  Windsor  and  General 
Jessup,  all  advocates  of  slavery.  Oul}'  four  or  five  of 
the  students  were  Abolitionists  in  sentiment,  but 
although  opposed  to  the  majority  in  his  political 
views,  he  was  popular  among  the  others.  He  fin- 
ished his  course  of  instruction  with  honor,  and  af- 
terward returned  to  the  old  homestead,  upon  which 
generation  after  generation  of  the  Smith  family 
had  resided  since  1718,  and  which  is  yet  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  family.  The  roomy  and  venerable 
stone  residence  was  built  in  1738,  and  is  still  in  a 
fine  state  of  preservation. 

In  1853,  Thomas  El  wood  Smith  and  Miss  Re- 
becca S.  Betts  were  united  in  marriage.  The  es- 
timable wife  of  our  subject  is  the  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Margaret  Head  (Baker)  Betts,  both 
members  of  the  Society  of  Friends  and  natives  of 
Pennsylvania.  The  mother  was  a  descendant  of 
the  aristocratic  Head  family  of  England.  The  fa- 
ther died  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-six  years, 
after  a  career  of  honored  integrity  and  industry. 
Mrs.  Smith  was  born  August  5,  1829,  in  Bucks 
County,  Pa.,  and  completed  her  education  in  a 
female  seminary  in  Chester  County,  Pa.,  under  the 
care  of  Professor  Martin,  enjoying  the  benefit  of  a 
three-years  course  of  instruction. 

Our  subject  remained  a  citizen  of  Bucks  Coun- 
ty until  1857,  when,  in  company  with  Dr.  Trego 
and  Edwin  Smith,  he  journeyed  to  the  far-off 
state  of  Kansas  and  settled  in  his  present  locality. 
Desiring  to  attract  congenial  neighbors  and  in- 
duce early  settlement,  the  young  men  put  up  a  saw- 
mill and  later  erected  a  gristmill,  and  were  ready 
for  work  in  February,  1858.  It  was  the  first  mill 
in  this  part  of  the  country,  and  customers  came 
from  a  distance  of  one  hundred  miles  west.  Mr. 
Smith  became  acquainted  with  John  Brown,  Mont- 
gomery, Jamison  and  Jim  Lane.  He  participated 
in  the  border  troubles,  and  engaged  in  some  of  the 
Missouri  raids,  going  to  the  rescue  of  friends  held 
by  the  slavery  men.     When  the  war  began  he  went 


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east,  and  was  in  Philadelphia  at  the  time  the  Sixth 
Massachusetts  Regiment  was  mobbed  in  the  streets 
of  Baltimore.  Returning  to  Kansas,  he  was  re- 
quested to  stay  here  and  operate  the  mill,  while 
most  of  the  men  were  necessarily  absent  from  their 
liomes,  engaged  upon  the  battlefield.  He  was  a 
leading  member  of  the  state  militia,  and  occasion- 
ally saw  service  during  the  perilous  times  of  the 
next  eight  years.  Living  upon  historic  ground, 
he  actively  engaged  in  the  preservation  of  the 
Union,  taking  part  in  the  Price  raids  and  defend- 
ino'  with  fearlessness  the  homes  of  those  so  far 
away.  The  mill  was  destroyed  by  an  incendiary, 
who  later  upon  his  dying  bed  confessed  the  crime. 
Ulr.  Smith  rebuilt  his  mill  and  also  cultivated  a 
fine  farm  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  which 
has  now  for  thirt3'-five  continuous  years  yielded 
an  abundant  harvest. 

Unto  our  subject  and  his  excellent  wife  were 
born  ten  children, six  of  whom  are  j^et  surviving, 
namely:  T.  Elliott,  Jessie  B.,  Mary  B.,  Walter,  Sus- 
annah and  Maggie  C.  The  youngest  is  a  promis- 
ing student  in  the  State  University  of  Lawrence. 
One  son,  Howard,  deceased,  was  a  young  man  of 
talent  and  a  graduate  of  the  law  department  of 
the  State  University;  Jessie  B.  was  graduated  in 
Trenton,  N.  J.;  Mary  B.  was  a  student  in  the  State 
University  and  took  a  kindergarten  course  in 
Philadelphia;  Susannah  is  a  graduate  of  Oberlin; 
Walter  took  a  course  in  a  business  college  at  Kan- 
sas City,  and  now  assists  his  father  in  the  conduct 
of  the  mill;  and  Elliott  is  a  mining  engineer  and 
is  engaged  in  the  mountains  of  the  west. 

In  the  support  of  various  religious  denomina- 
tions located  here,  Mr.  Smith  has  liberally  aided, 
but  is  not  identified  with  a.nj  church.  He  was 
one  of  twenty  men  who  organized  the  town  of 
Mound  City,  and  has  been  a  most  important  fac- 
tor in  its  rapid  growth  and  development.  Few  of 
the  twenty  are  now  left,  but  he  still  works  with 
unimpaired  vigor.  A  friend  to  educational  ad- 
vancement, he  was  a  valued  member  of  the  School 
Board  and  long  its  able  Treasurer.  Fraternally, 
he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  order  and  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  has  a 
host  of  friends  in  these  organizations.  lie  takes 
an   active   part   in    politics,  and    was  formerly  a 


Greenbacker,  but  is  now  a  member  of  the  People's 
party.  He  voted  for  John  P.  Hale,  John  C.  Fre- 
mont, Abraham  Lincoln  and  U.  S.  Grant,  and  then 
abandoned  the  party.  He  came  to  Kansas  ani- 
mated by  a  desire  to  make  this  part  of  the  Union 
a  free  state,  and  was  immediately  recognized  as  a 
man  of  sterling  integrity  and  high  order  of  abil- 
ity. He  took  a  leading  place  among  the  councils 
of  his  fellow-townsmen,  and  was  elected  one  of 
the  first  Justices  of  the  Peace  in  his  locality. 

A  progressive  man,  possessing  extended  informa- 
tion, Mr.  Smith  filled  witli  eflJciency  the  position 
of  Ma3'or,  and  has  been  a  prominent  adviser  of 
the  City  Council.  He  is  an  energetic  business  man, 
and  personally  manages  his  large  mill,  which  has  a 
capacity  of  one  hundred  barrels;  it  is  fitted  with  full 
roller  S3Stem  and  has  steam  and  water  power  at  its 
command.  For  thirtj'-seven  years  intimately  asso- 
ciated with  the  history  of  Kansas,  he  has  made  an 
enviable  record  as  a  friend  and  citizen,  and  will 
leave  to  his  children  as  a  precious  bequest  the  mem- 
ory of  loj'alty  and  self-sacrificing  devotion  to 
principle  and  the  uplifting  of  humanitj'.  Surviv- 
ing to  witness  the  wonderful  prosperity  of  Kansas, 
he  may  well  congratulate  himself  upon  the  fruition 
of  his  early  hopes  and  efforts  and  rejoice  in  the 
victory  of  right  and  justice. 


<iipiiDWARD  E.  MUNCHMEYER.  Prominent 
l^  among  the  residents  of  Linn  County  is 
/'i^ — ^  the  gentleman  whose  n.ame  introduces 
these  paragraphs,  and  who  came  to  Kansas  in 
the  fall  of  1870  from  Washington  County,  Ohio. 
His  farm  comprises  one  hundred  and  fifty-five  acres 
onsection  15, Potosi  Township,  upon  which  he  con- 
ducts general  farming  and  stock-raising.  In  all 
his  enterprises  he  displays  the  possession  of  sound 
judgment  and  tact,  and  he  has  met  with  success  in 


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his  chosen  occupation,  being  now  one  of  the  pros- 
perous agriculturists  of  the  county. 

The  late  "William  Munchmeyer,  father  of  our 
subject,  was  a  native  of  German}',  and  emigrated 
to  the  United  States  at  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years.  He  married  Miss  Mary  Spencer,  and  after- 
ward settled  in  West  Virginia,  whence  he  removed 
to  Wasliiugton  County,  Ohio,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1870  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  in  Sheridan 
Township,  Linn  County,  where  his  death  occurred 
in  1880.  His  wife  survived  him  for  a  short  time, 
passing  away  in  February,  1892.  She  was  a  woman 
possessing  in  a  high  degree  the  attributes  most 
winning  to  all.  Kind  in  •  her  intercourse  with 
friend  and  stranger  alike,  thoughtful  of  the  wel- 
fare of  others,  devoted  to  the  interests  of  her  hus- 
band and  children,  it  is  not  strange  that  her  mem- 
ory is  revered  by  all  by  whom  in  life  she  was  held 
dear. 

The  second  in  a  family  of  six  children,  our  sub- 
ject was  born  in  Wood  County,  W.  Va.,  July  10, 
1855.  At  the  age  of  seven  yeai'S  he  accompanied  his 
parents  to  Ohio,  and  there  passed  his  boyhood 
years,  receiving  a  common-school  education  in  the 
home  district.  He  was  early  trained  to  habits  of 
industry,  and  aided  his  father  upon  the  home  farm. 
Since  1870  he  has  resided  continuously  in  Linn 
County.  For  nine  years  after  locating  here  he 
worked  out  by  the  month  and  prudently  saved  his 
earnings,  so  that  he  was  enabled  at  the  expiration 
of  that  time  to  buy  a  home  and  commence  the 
improvement  of  his  land.  He  has  alwa3's  engaged 
in  agricultural  pursuits  and  understands  every  de- 
tail of  the  work. 

November  13,  1879,  our  subject  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Green,  who  was  born  in 
Rush  County,  Ind.,  November  13,  1858.  Her 
father,  Jesse  Green,  was  born  in  one  of  the  Caro- 
linas,  and  in  boyhood  removed  to  Rush  County, 
Ind.,  where  he  married  Miss  Elizabetli  Reddick,  a 
native  of  that  county.  She  died  in  1861;  he  sur- 
vived her  for  twenty  years,  passing  away  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1881.  They  were  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren, of  whom  Mrs.  Munchmej-er  was  the  younger. 
To  the  union  of  our  subject  and  his  wife  there 
have  been  boi'n  three  children,  Arthur  E.,  Clar- 
ence II.  and  Lena  F.     Under  the  wise  training  of 


their  parents  the  children  are  receiving  the  best 
advantages,  and  are  being  i)repared  for  positions 
of  usefulness  and  honor  in  the  business  and  social 
world. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Munchmeyer  settled  upon 
the  place  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  and  his 
wife  are  active  and  devoted  members  of  the  Chris- 
ian  Church,  to  the  support  of  which  they  gener- 
ously contribute.  They  are  very  popular  in  the 
church  and  among  the  people  of  the  township, 
their  noble  qualities  being  recognized  and  appre- 
ciated. No  public  enterprise  is  considered  feasible 
unless  Mr.  Munchmeyer  is  enlisted  in  its  behalf, 
and  he  has  done  much  to  advance  the  interests  of 
the  county. 


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A.  BLAIR,  M.  D.,  junior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Gardner  &  Blair,  physicians  and 
^^A(  surgeons  at  Girard,  was  born  in  Hunting- 
don County,  Pa.,  on  the  6th  of  June,  1857.  He 
traces  his  ancestry  to  a  titled  family  of  Scotland, 
famous  in  the  history  of  that  country.  His  grand- 
father, John  Blair,  was  born  in  the  "land  of  this- 
tles," and  emigrated  thence  to  the  United  States, 
making  settlement  in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  built 
and  operated  a  mill  in  Huntingdon  County. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  John  H.  Blair,  was 
born  in  Huntingdon  County,  Pa.,  and  there  grew 
to  man's  estate,  becoming  familiar  with  the  mill- 
ing business  at  an  early  age.  He  has  for  many 
years  conducted  the  mill  which  his  father  estab- 
lished in  1831,  and  in  addition  thereto  he  has  en- 
gaged in  the  mercantile  business,  being  a  man  of 
energy,  perseverance  and  excellent  judgment.  He 
still  makes  his  home  in  the  county  of  his  birth. 
His  wife,  who  passed  awa}'  on  the  4th  of  March, 
1876,  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Holmes  Mc- 
Connell,  and  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Her  fa- 
ther, George  McConnell,  was  a  captain  in  the  War 
of  1812. 

In  Huntingdon  County,  Pa.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch   was  reared   to  manhood,  receiving  a  good 


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education  in  the  common  schools  and  in  Hunting- 
don Academj',  from  which  institution  he  was 
graduated  in  1873.  Upon  starting  out  in  life  for 
himself,  he  engaged  for  a  time  as  a  clerk  in  a  store. 
In  1875,  having  resolved  upon  a  professional 
career,  he  commenced  the  study  of  medicine  under 
the  guidance  of  Dr.  J.  M.  Morrison,  at  "Waterloo, 
Pa.  In  the  spring  of  1877  he  entered  Rush  Medi- 
cal College,  at  Chicago,  wheie  he  prosecuted  his 
studies  for  several  months.  In  the  fall  of  1879  he 
became  a  student  in  the  College  of  Physicians  & 
Surgeons  at  Baltimore,  graduating  from  that  in- 
stitution on  the  4th  of  March,  1880. 

Immediately  after  completing  his  professional 
studies,  the  Doctor  commenced  the  practice  of 
medicine  at  Blair's  Mills,  Pa.  Later  he  went  to 
Huntingdon,  and  from  that  place  proceeded  to 
Scotland,  where  he  engaged  in  practice  for  seven 
years,  establishing  in  the  meantime  an  enviable 
reputation  for  skill  in  the  diagnosis  of  cases  and 
success  in  their  treatment.  He  then  came  to  Kansas, 
and  for  three  and  one-half  years  conducted  an  ex- 
tensive practice  in  Plain ville,  whence,  in  1890,  he 
came  to  Girard,  opening  an  ofHce  at  this  place  in 
partnership  with  Doctor  Gardner.  While  a  resi- 
dent of  Plaiiiville,  he  engaged  in  practice  with  Dr. 
J.  U.  Catudal,  who  is  now  in  Paris,  taking  a  special 
course  of  study. 

In  1881  Doctor  Blair  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  .Jeannette  Dice,  who  was  born  and 
roared  in  Scotland,  Pa.  They  are  the  parents  of 
three  children,  Lucretia  G.,  Gertrude  and  Phoebe. 
The  Doctor  served  as  County  Physician  for  one 
year.  He  is  prominently  connected  with  the  Kan- 
sas State  Medical  Society  and  the  Southern  Kansas 
Medical  Societ}',  and  takes  a  deep  interest  in  all 
matters  of  general  importance  to  the  profession. 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  diseases  of  the  eye  and 
ear,  in  which  he  took  a  special  course  under  Prof. 
A.  Friedcnwald,  M.  D.,  of  Baltimore,  Md.  His 
reputation  as  a  specialist  in  the  treatment  of  these 
diseases  is  not  limited  to  Girard  or  the  surround- 
ing country,  but  extends  throughout  the  state, 
and  he  has  an  extensive  practice  in  these  lines,  as 
well  as  a  large  general  practice.  During  all  the 
years  of  his  professional  career,  he  has  never  lust 
sight  of  the  fact  that  his  vocation  is  to  relieve  the 


suffering,  and  this  he  does,  not  so  much  for  the- 

money  it  brings  him,  as  for  the  pleasure  it  gives 
him  to  be  able  to  bring  relief  and  comfort  to  suf- 
fering humanity.  If  his  time  and  strength  per- 
mit, he  never  refuses  a  call,  even  though  he  knows 
there  will  he  no  remuneration.  This  is  the  testi- 
mony of  many  of  the  poor,  who  have  never  ap- 
pealed to  him  in  vain.  His  broad  S3nnpathy,  ex- 
tended charity  and  inherent  kindness  of  heart  have 
made  him  deservedly  popular  with  all  classes. 

AVhile  not  an  active  partisan.  Dr.  Blair  gives  his 
support  to  the  principles  and  nominees  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  and  is  a  firm  friend  of  that  politi- 
cal organization.  In  his  social  alHliations,  he  is 
identified  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men. As  a  citizen,  he  is  progressive  and  gives  his 
support  to  all  measures  having  for  their  object  the 
promotion  of  the  best  interests  of  Girard  and  the 
advancement  of  the  material  welfare  of  Crawford 
County. 


^W  T.  BROOK.  Instances  of  men  who  have 
(^/l'I     obtained    wealth    through  the  cultivation 

///  ii  of  the  soil  of  southeastern  Kansas  are  too 
^jj  numerous  to  be  considered  excef)tionHl. 
Hundreds  there  are  who,  coming  to  Kansas  with- 
out capital,  have  caused  the  land  to  give  its  in- 
crease and  have  witnessed  the  results  of  their 
labors  in  a  rapidly  increasing  prosperity.  Such  an 
one  is  the  subject  of  this  biographical  notice,  who 
is  a  well  known  and  influential  citizen  of  Blue 
Mound  and  an  extensive  land-owner,  his  posses- 
sions aggregating  some  eighteen  hundred  acres. 

Elsewhere  in  this  volume  mention  is  made  of 
Hugh  M.  Brook,  a  brother  of  our  subject,  the  two 
occup\-ing  adjoining  residences  in  the  city  of  Blue 
Mound.  Their  father,  the  late  I.  J.  Brook,  was 
born  near  Zanesville,  Ohio,  being  the  son  of  John 
Brook.  After  his  marriage  to  Miss  Jane  Marshall, 
a  native  of  South  Carolina,  he  settled  in  what  is 


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now  Henderson  County,  111.,  where  lie  accumulated 
large  and  valuable  possessions,  and  where  his 
death  occurred  August  8,  1890.  He  and  his  wife 
were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  viz.:  John,  Maria, 
J.  W.,  Smily,  Hugh  M.,  Margaret  E.,  Mary,  A.  T., 
Charles  F.  and  Jessie. 

Born  in  Henderson  County,  111.,  July  28,  1854, 
our  subject  grew  to  manhood  upon  his  father's 
farm.  He  received  an  excellent  education,  which 
was  commenced  in  the  district  schools  and  com- 
pleted in  the  United  Presbyterian  College  of  Mon- 
mouth, 111.  He  remained  at  home  with  his  father 
until  he  came  to"  Kansas  in  the  spring  of  1879  and 
settled  in  Blue  Mound  Township.  He  continued 
to  make  his  home  there,  devoting  his  attention  to 
improving  his  land,  until  the  spring  of  1887, when 
he  came  to  the  city  of  Blue  Mound,  and  has  since 
been  a  citizen  of  this  place.  Though  residing  in 
the  citj',  his  interests  are  still  in  the  country,  and 
he  engages  quite  extensively  in  farming.  He  is 
also  financially  interested  in  the  Queen  City  salt 
factory,  at  Hutchison,  Kan. 

The  lady  who  on  the  13th  of  April,  1881,  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mr.  Brook,  and  who  since 
that  time  has  been  his  devoted  helpmate,  dividing 
his  sorrows  and  doubling  his  joj'S,  was  in  maiden- 
hood IMiss  Clara  L.  Cable.  She  was  born  in  Warren 
County,  111.,  and  there  resided  until  lier  marriage 
at  Berwick,  that  cOunty.  She  graduated  at  Mon- 
mouth College  in  1876.  Her  parents,  Ezra  and  Mar- 
tha (Latimer)  Cable,  reside  in  Floyd  Township, 
Warren  County,  being  among  the  most  prominent 
people  of  their  section  of  country.  They  have 
had  six  children:  Addie  M.,  Clara  L.,  Effie,  Carl 
D.,  Grace  and  Roy  E.  To  the  union  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Brook  there  have  been  born  three  children, 
namely:  Charles  F.,  who  was  born  December  28, 
1882;  I.  J.,  January  11,  1888;  and  Bessie  C,  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1890. 

Mr.  Brook  takes  a  commendable  4jride  in  Blue 
Mound  and  its  advantages,  and  every  movement 
looking  to  the  material  advancement  of  the  city 
meets  with  his  encouragement  and  active  support. 
In  politics  a  Republican,  he  advocates  with  en- 
thusiasm and  fidelity  the  platform  of  his  chosen 
party  and  supports  its  candidates  with  his  ballot. 
His  wise  discrimination  of  men  and  things,  excel- 


lent judgment  and  high  abilities  have  contributed 
to  secure  for  him  tiie  highest  material  success,  and 
considerable  prominence  in  the  city  and  county'  as 
well. 


PRANK  ADAMS,  who  carries  on  general 
farming  on  section  10,  Sheridan  Township, 
Crawford  Count}',  is  the  owner  of  a  good 
farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  upon  which 
are  a  comfortable  residence,  good  barns  and  out- 
buildings and  all  the  necessary  improvements  that 
go  to  make  up  a  model  farm.  His  fields  are  well 
tilled,  and  in  connection  with  the  cultivation  of 
his  land  he  buj-s,  feeds  and  ships  stock  quite  ex- 
tensively. He  is  a  practical  farmer  and  business 
man,  and  in  his  dealings  has  been  quite  successful. 

Mr.  Adams  was  born  in  Christian  County,  111., 
in  1845,  and  is  the  third  in  a  family  of  ten  cliil- 
dren  who  were  born  unto  Leason  and  Amelia 
(Ralston)  Adams.  The  father  was  born  in  North 
Carolina  in  1816,  and  was  a  son  of  Francis  Adams, 
whose  father  came  to  America  with  General  LaFa}'- 
ette  during  the  Revolution.  The  mother  of  our  sub- 
ject was  a  native  of  Indiana.  Frank  grew  to  man- 
hood in  his  native  county,  acquired  his  education 
in  the  common  schools,  and  in  February,  1870, 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Matilda  J.  Bul- 
pitt,  who  was  born  and  reared  on  Prince  Edward 
Island.  Her  father,  James  Bulpitt,  was  the  first 
preacher  of  the  Church  of  England  on  that  island, 
and  there  he  spent  his  entire  life. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adams  were  born  two  chil- 
dren: Elmer  D.  and  Amelia  L.,  who  are  still  with 
their  parents.  In  1877,  Mr.  Adams  brought  his 
family  to  Crawford  County,  and  purchased  the 
farm  on  which  he  now  resides.  He  and  his  family 
are  all  members  of  the  JMethodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  socially  he  is  connected  with  the 
Masonic  fraternity  and  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen.  In  politics,  he  takes  quite  an 
active  interest  and  supports  the  Republican  party. 


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His  fatliei-  cast  his  fli-st  vote  for  William  Henry 
Harrison,  and  his  last  vote  for  Gen.  Benjamin  Har- 
rison, the  illustrious  grandson  of  the  Tippecanoe 
hero.  For  fifteen  consecutive  years,  Mr.  Adams 
held  the  office  of  School  Treasurer  in  his  district 
and  proved  a  capable  and  faithful  official,  but  has 
never  been  an  office-seeker. 

A  self-made  man,  our  subject  began  life  for  him- 
self empty  handed,  but  has  made  the  most  of  his 
privileges  and  advantages,  and  has  steadily  worked 
his  waj'  upward.  His  industry  and  enterprise 
have  overcome  the  difficulties  in  his  path,  and  he 
is  now  the  possessor  of  a  comfortable  competence, 
which  numbers  him  among  the  substantial  citizens 
of  the  communit3\  He  is  well  and  favorably 
known  as  one  of  the  self-made  business  men  of 
southeastern  Kansas.  Liberal  in  the  support  of 
every  worthy  enterprise  which  is  brought  to  his 
notice,  the  community  finds  in  him  a  valued  citizen, 
and  he  certain!}'  deserves  representation  in  the  his- 
torj^  of  his  adopted  county. 


1 


'  OHN  McHENRY.  Having  been  a  resident 
of  Linn  County  since  the  fall  of  1867,  Mr. 
^^1  j  McIIenry  has  been  a  witness  of  its  develop- 
'f^fJ  meut,  and  has  contributed  to  its  progress. 
Perhaps  no  citizen  is  more  widely  known  through- 
out the  county  than  he,  and  certainly  none  is  more 
highly  respected  than  "Uncle"  John,  as  he  is  fa- 
miliarly called.  A  man  of  enterprise  and  public 
spirit,  he  has,  while  securing  his  individual  success, 
also  contributed  to  the  material  advancement  of 
the  county.  Since  locating  in  the  county,  he  has 
resided  on  section  17,  Potosi  Township,  where  lie 
is  extensivel}'  engaged  in  farming. 

A  native  of  Pennsylvania,  Mr.  McIIenry  was 
born  in  Indiana  County,  November  26,  1810,  and 
was  reared  to  manhood  in  the  place  of  his  birth. 
After  completing   his  education   in  the    common 


schools,  he  embarked  in  farming  pursuits,  and  was 
thus  engaged  during  the  period  of  his  residence  in 
Indiana  County.  In  1850  he  removed  to  Illinois 
and  settled  in  Henry  County,  where  he  followed 
the  occupation  in  which  he  had  previously  en- 
gaged. During  the  seventeen  years  of  his  resi- 
dence there,  he  became  well  known  throughout 
the  county,  and  was  recognized  as  one  of  its  most 
progressive  agriculturists.  In  1867  he  came  to 
Kansas,  and  has  since  resided  in  Linn  County, 
where  he  owns  and  cultivates  two  hundred  acres 
of  fine  farming  land.  His  residence  is  a  commo- 
dious structure,  adapted  to  the  comfort  and  con- 
venience of  his  family,  while  he  has  also  erected 
suitable  buildings  for  the  shelter  of  stock  and  stor- 
age of  the  various  cereals  raised  on  the  farm. 

While  residing  in  Indiana  County,  Pa.,  Mr.  Mc- 
Henry  was  married,  in  June,  1831,  to  Miss  Mar}- 
Williamson,  who  was  born  in  the  Ke3'stone  State 
on  the  14th  of  October,  1810.  Thej-  are  the  par- 
ents of  six  surviving  children:  Sarah  J.,  who  is  the 
wife  of  i;dward  Bell;  Hiram,  a  resident  of  Lead- 
ville,  Colo.;  Isaac,  who  makes  his  home  in  Potosi 
Township;  John  J.,  who  also  resides  in  Potosi 
Township;  Devenia  C,  who  is  the  wife  of  Joel 
Griffin,  and  resides  in  Wilson  County,  Kan.;  and 
Martha,  who  is  at  home.  The  deceased  children 
are:  Mary  and  Catherine,  who  died  in  Penns}"!- 
vania;  Samuel,  who  passed  away  in  Henry  Countj', 
111.;  and  Nancy,  formerly  the  wife  of  William  A. 
Raster,  and  who  died  in   Red  River  County,  Tex. 

To  the  township  of  Potosi  Mr.  McHenry  has  al- 
ways held  a  most  devoted  attachment,  and  what- 
ever contributes  to  lier  growth  and  advancement 
he  is  read}'  to  espouse.  Although  he  is  an  out- 
spoken Republican  in  politics,  yet  some  of  his 
warmest  friends  are  among  the  opposing  party, 
and  the  ties  of  party  are  always  with  liim  less 
strong  than  those  of  friendship.  He  and  his  wife 
are  devoted  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  formerly  he  took  a  prominent  part  in 
all  religious  enterprises,  but  with  advancing  3cais 
he  has  been  obliged  to  desist  from  active  labor. 
Surrounded  by  ever}'  comfort  of  life,  and  minis- 
tered to  by  loving  bands,  he  is  quietly  passing  the 
twilight  of  his  useful  existence  in  his  pleasant 
home.     Upon  his  past  he  can  look  without  remorse, 


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187 


and  upon  his  fstiire  without  fear,  and,  cheered  by 
the  Christian's  hope,  he  awaits  the  summons  to  his 
heavenly  home. 


ii-^"i^li^^& 


■^OHN  H.  WAYNE,  for  many  years  a  suc- 
I  cessful  general  agriculturist  and  stock- 
raiser  and  a  well  known  and  highly  re- 
spected citizen  of  Linn  Count}',  Kan., 
located  in  December,  1855,  upon  a  claim  on  sec- 
tion 22,  town  22,  range  23,  where  he  yet  resides, 
having  brought  up  from  its  wild  condition  to  its 
present  productive  state  of  cultivation  a  pre-emp- 
tion for  which  he  paid  $1.25  per  acre.  Mr.  Wayne 
is  a  native  of  Bourbon  County,  Ky.,  and  was  born 
October  1,  1830.  His  parents.  Temple  and  Laura 
(Peyton)  Wayne,  were  also  natives  of  Kentuck}'. 

In  about  1831  the  father  and  mother  removed 
to  Missouri,  and  not  long  after  the  mother  died, 
leaving  seven  sons  and  daughters.  William  died 
in  Missouri  early  in  life;  Mary  became  the  wife  of 
Robert  Thockmorton,  and  died  in  Linn  County, 
Kan.;  Temple  makes  his  home  in  Missouri;  Jo- 
.seph  passed  away  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  j'cars; 
Laurinda  has  been  married  twice  and  now  resides 
in  Idaho;  her  first  husband  was  Cornelius  Garner, 
and  her  second  Mr.  White.  Our  subject,  John  H., 
was  the  next  in  order  of  birth;  and  .James  H.  lives 
in  Missouri.  The  father  subsequently  marrying 
Miss  Elizabeth  Gregg,  they  became  the  parents  of 
nine  children,  seven  of  whom  survived  to  adult 
age.  Lucy  married  John  Ruark,  and  died  in  But- 
ler County,  Kan.;  George  resides  in  Oregon;  Eliza- 
beth married  H.  Jasper  Dingus;  Emily  is  deceased; 
Susan  Martha  is  the  wife  of  George  ISIitcliell,  of 
Linn  County;  Alfred  and  Franklin  reside  in  Linn 
County. 

In  1855  the  parents  of  our  subject  made  their 
home  in  Kansas  and  settled  in  Mound  City  Town- 
ship, where  later  the  father  took  up  a  homestead. 
He  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-three,  his  wife  surviving 
him    many   years   and    passing  away    in   Kansas. 


The  father  devoted  his  life  to  the  pursuit  of 
agriculture,  and  was  a  man  of  tireless  indus- 
try, upright  in  character  and  highly  respected  by 
all  who  knew  him.  Our  subject,  reared  upon  a 
farm,  grew  up  manly  and  self-reliant,  and  was  well 
fitted  to  lake  an  active  part  in  any  work  of  life 
which  might  in  the  future  devolve  upon  him. 
He  received  in  the  district  schools  of  the  home 
neighborhood  a  good  common-school  education, 
and  remained  continuously  amid  the  scenes  of  his 
childhood  until  the  fall  of  1855,  when  he  jour- 
neyed to  Kansas  on  horseback,  and  from  that 
time  has  made  this  state  his  permanent  residence. 

Upon  December  25,  1857,  were  united  in  mar- 
riage John  H.  Wayne  and  Miss  Nancy  Park, 
daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Park.  Tlie  es- 
timable wife  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Randolph 
County,  Mo.,  and  came  to  Kansas  with  her  par- 
ents. Her  father,  William  Park,  was  one  of  the 
pioneers  of  1855,  in  the  spring  of  which  year  he 
pre-empted  a  claim  in  Mound  City  Township.  Mr. 
Park  was  born  in  Madison  County,  Ky.,  May  19, 
1810,  and  was  the  son  of  David  Park.  William 
Park  married  in  Kentucky  Miss  Elizabeth  Mc- 
Aualley,  and  with  her  made  his  home  in  Randolph 
County  about  1836.  He  became  the  owner  of  a 
farm,  wliich  ho  cleared,  cultivated  and  improved. 
He  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  many  years.  In 
1855  he  journeyed  to  Kansas  by  team,  and  after 
many  years  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Wayne  i)assed 
away,  mourned  by  all  who  knew  her,  in  December, 
1884. 

Mr.  Park  after  a  time  married  the  widow  of  a 
brother  and  resides  in  Johnson  County, Ind.  Prior 
to  the  death  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Park,  eight  of  her 
nine  children  had  married  and  settled  near  their 
parents.  Doctor  Franklin,  the  eldest,  now  lives 
in  San  Diego,  Cal.;  Martha,  married  to  Thomas 
Waldcn,  is  now  deceased;  Susan,  wife  of  Tlieo 
Tedford,  died  in  Linn  County;  Nancy  is  the 
wife  of  John  H.  Wayne;  Louise,  the  wife  of 
Samuel  Baldwin,  makes  her  home  in  Oregon;  Lu- 
cinda  is  the  wife  of  the  Rev.  John  Baldwin,  a 
minister  of  the  Baptist  Church;  John  R.  makes 
his  home  in  Oregon;  William  H.  resides  in  Linn 
County;  and  Sarah  died  in  childhood.  Mr.  Park, 
beginning  life  a  poor  man,  steadily  won  his  way 


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upward  and  cared  tenderly  for  his  children,  giv- 
ing to  his  sons  and  daughters  each  a  good  educa- 
tion and  thus  starting  them  worthily  in  life.  In 
belief  a  Baptist,  he  is  a  devout  Christian,  earnest 
in  good  work  and  a  liberal  supporter  of  religious 
enterprises. 

Our  subject  has  constantly  resided  upon  his 
present  farm  ever  since  his  arrival  in  Kansas,  and 
devotes  himself  to  the  culture  of  two  hundred  and 
twenty-eight  acres  of  land,  also  handling  a  supe- 
rior grade  of  stock,  horses,  cattle  and  hogs.  Three 
children  have  blessed  the  home  with  their  pres- 
ence: James  W.,  a  citizen  of  Leavenworth  Coun- 
ty, Kan.;  Carrie  May,  the  wife  of  Edward  Bell,  of 
Linn  County,  Kan.;  and  Charles  E.,  a  book-keeper 
in  Topeka,  Kan.  For  man}'  years  Mr.  Wayne  has 
been  a  valued  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  and, 
possessed  of  sterling  integrity  of  character,  ever 
exerts  his  influence  in  behalf  of  right  and  justice. 
During  the  troublous  daj-s  of  the  Civil  War,  our 
subject  was  Quartermaster  of  the  Sixth  Regiment  of 
state  militia,  and  was  called  out  for  duty  several 
times.  Passing  through  the  vicissitudes  and  trials 
which  beset  Kansas  in  her  early  da3's,  Mr.  Wayne 
has  attained  to  financial  success,  and  is  numbered 
among  the  substantial  citizens  of  Linn  County. 


=^r  MOS  DURBIN,  a  representative  agricultur- 
WLull  ist  and  successful  stock-raiser  of  Mound 
City  Township,  Linn  County,  is  desirably 
located  upon  a  fine  farm  of  two  hundred 
and  six  acres,  situated  on  section  10,  in  one  of 
the  most  fertile  districts  of  the  state.  A  constant 
resident  of  the  townsliip  since  1860,  he  enjo3S  an 
extended  acquaintance  and  tlie  high  regard  of  all 
his  fellow-townsmen,  witli  many  of  whom  he  has 
borne  the  heat  and  burden  of  the  day  in  the  vicis- 
situdes which  Kans.as  lias  experienced  during  the 
past  thirty-three  years.  Enterprising,  energetic 
and  a  leading   citizen    of    Linn    Count}-,  he  has 


aided  in  the  advancement  and  stimulated  the  pro- 
gressive interests  of  the  coramunitj-,  and  has  never 
been  known  to  withhold  his  assistance  in  any  mat- 
ter of  mutual  welfare. 

The  parents  of  our  subject,  Amos  and  Susan 
(White)  Durbin,  were  natives  of  the  sunuj'  south, 
having  been  born  in  Maryland.  They  were  there 
married  and  afterward  removed  to  Mississippi, 
where  they  remained  one  year,  returning  thence 
to  the  home  of  their  childhood,  Maryland.  After 
a  brief  time  the}'  sojourned  to  Kentuckj^  and  set- 
tled in  Greenup  County,  which  tlie}'  made  tlieir 
abiding  place  for  a  full  score  of  years.  Finally 
they  again  changed  their  residence  and  located 
in  Indiana,  where  some  time  later  they  died. 
Their  nine  children  were  Betse}'  E.,  Nancy,  Polly, 
David,  Susan,  Thomas,  William,  Amos  and  Jack- 
son. Amos  was  born  in  Greenup  Count}',  Kj-., 
July  4,  1813.  He  was  a  mere  bo}'  when  his  father 
and  mother  removed  to  Johnson  County,  Ind., 
where  he  received  his  education  and  was  trained 
to  habits  of  industrious  thrift. 

Upon  the  10th  of  October,  1833,  our  subject  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Nancj'  Ann  Forsj-th, 
a  lady  of  worth,  who  was  born  in  Oldham  Count}', 
Ky.  Two  children  were  born  unto  this  marriage, 
one  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The  other,  Cas- 
sandra, a  lovely  and  accomplished  j'oung  lady, 
married  Edward  Kingsbury,  a  n.ative  of  Ohio,  and 
passed  away,  beloved  b}'  all  who  knew  her,  in  No- 
vember, 1869.  Mrs.  Nancy  Ann  Durbin  died  in 
Johnson  County,  Ind.,  in  1837,  having  survived 
her  marriage  but  four  j'ears.  Upon  the  7th  of 
November,  1837,  Amos  Durbin  married  Miss  Mar- 
garet Featheringill,  who  was  born  in  Oldham 
County,  Ky.,  February  6,  1820.  Until  1839  Mr. 
Durbin  continued  his  residence  in  Johnson  Coun- 
ty, Ind.,  but  at  that  time  located  in  Winnebago 
Count}',  111.,  and  settled  fourteen  miles  west  of 
Rockford.  For  many  years  he  was  numbered 
among  the  leading  farmers  of  that  locality,  but  in 
the  fall  of  1860,  selling  his  Illinois  property,  he 
with  his  family  journeyed  to  Kans.as  and  located 
permanently  in  Linn  County. 

Mr.  Durbin  purchased  one  hundred  and  fifty- 
four  acres  on  section  10,  Mound  City  Township, 
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brought  the  land  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation 
and  made  many  valuable  improvements,  beside 
adding  to  his  original  investment  one  hundred 
acres.  Aside  from  the  tilling  of  the  soil  he  profit- 
ablj'  handles  a  fine  grade  of  stoclf  and  has  upon 
his  farm  some  of  the  best  horses  and  cattle  in  the 
count3'.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Durbin  are  valued  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  to  which  he 
has  belonged  for  over  a  half-century,  and  for 
thirty  years  has  been  a  Class-leader.  Mrs.  Dur- 
bin is  a  lady  of  intelligence  and  ability  and  has 
been  prominent  in  the  social  and  benevolent  en- 
terprises of  her  locality,  and  together  with  her 
husband  enjoj'S  the  esteem  of  many  friends.  Al- 
though never  a  politician  in  any  sense  of  the 
word,  Mr.  Durbin  takes  a  deep  interest  in  the 
management  of  both  local  and  national  affairs  and 
is  known  as  a  man  of  sterling  integrity  and  a  sub- 
stantial and  public-spirited  citizen. 


eHARLES  HALLER.  Just  outside  of  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  village  of  Prescott, 
on  section  7,  lies  one  of  the  best  farms  of 
Linn  County.  This  attractive  place  is  the  prop- 
erty of  Mr.  Haller,  one  of  the  honored  pioneers 
of  Kansas,  whose  residence  in  Linn  County  dates 
from  the  21st  of  June,  1857.  He  was  born  in 
Frederick  County,  Md.,  January  14,  1827,  being 
the  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  (Bolinger)  Haller. 
His  father,  who  was  a  native  of  Bavaria,  Germany, 
was  a  soldier  under  Napoleon  Bonaparte.  After 
his  marriage  he  emigrated  to  the  United  States 
and  settled  in  Maryland,  where  he  secured  em- 
ployment as  a  day  laborer.  There  he  passed  his 
remaining  j'ears  until  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  he 
closed  his  eyes  upon  the  scenes  of  earth.  His  wife 
survived  for  a  few  years. 

In  the  parental  family  there  were  seven  chil- 
dren, who  grew  to  mature  j'ears  and  are  now  liv- 
ing. Jacob  resides  in  Frederick  County,  Md. 
Ann  Maria  married  Joshua  Murray  and  makes  her 


home  in  Maryland.  Elizabeth,  also  a  resident  of 
Maryland,  is  the  wife  of  David  Minnick;  Catherine 
married  John  Ringel,  of  Maryland;  Charlotte, 
Mrs.  Harman  Fulmer,  resides  in  Mary  laud;  Daniel 
makes  his  home  in  Linn  County.  Our  subject, 
who  is  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth,  spent  his 
youthful  jears  in  his  native  county  and  state, 
where  he  attained  his  m.ajority.  In  boyhood  he 
attended  the  common  schools,  and  later  he  was  em- 
ployed on  a  farm. 

Removing  to  Ohio  at  the  age  of  twenty-one, 
our  subject  sojourned  for  a  time  in  Montgomery 
County  and  worked  on  a  farm  near  Dayton,  his 
wages  ranging  from  $11  to  $20  per  month.  He 
also  dealt  to  some  extent  in  horses.  On  the  15th 
of  April,  1857,  he  removed  to  Cooper  Count}', 
Mo.,  and  in  June  following  he  came  to  Kansas  and 
settled  on  Indian  lands  in  Bourbon  County, 
where  he  purchased  a  claim  consistingof  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres.  In  the  fall  of  1857  he  pur- 
chased a  claim,  this  one  being  located  in  Linn 
County  on  the  Miami  Reservation.  He  pre- 
empted the  claim  and  made  it  his  home  until  in 
September,  1861,  when  he  enlisted  as  a  member  of 
Company  G,  Seventh  Kansas  Cavalry.  The  regi- 
ment was  mustered  into  service  on  the  1st  of  Sep- 
tember at  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  and  after  receiving 
instructions  went  to  Kansas  City,  and  later  oper- 
ated in  Missouri  until  February,  1862.  From  that 
month  until  April  of  the  same  year,  they  remained 
at  the  headquarters  at  Humboldt,  Kan. 

From  Humljoldt  the  regiment  was  ordered  to 
Lawrence,  thence  to  Ft.  Riley,  and  from  there  to  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  and  Columbus,  Ky.,  reaching  the  latter 
place  on  the  2d  of  June,  1862.  Thej  were  next 
ordered  to  Union  Citj',  then  to  Corinth,  Miss., 
where  they  participated  in  the  second  battle  of 
Corinth  under  General  Rosecrans.  Later  under 
General  Grant  our  subject  took  part  in  the  ad- 
vance on  Vicksburg.  He  was  also  present  at  Wa- 
ter Valley  and  fought  at  tiie  engagement  on  the 
Yellow  Bushey.  When  the  enemj'  from  tiie  rear 
captured  Holly  Springs,  our  subject  with  his  regi- 
ment marched  to  that  place,  arriving  the  day  after 
the  battle.  They  followed  the  reljel  force  to  Bol- 
iver,  Tenn.,  and  by  riding  all  night  succeeded  in 
getting  ahead  of  the  enemy.     In  the  morning  the 


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pickets  were  attacked,  lines  formed,  and  with  six- 
teen hundred  cavalry  Van  Dorn's  army  was  routed 
and  pursued  into  Mississippi.  Once  more  they 
went  to  Holly  Springs  and  from  there  marched  to 
Summerville,  looking  after  Colonel  Faulkner. 

After  passing  the  winter  at  Germantown,  the 
regiment  proceeded  to  Tuscumbia,  Ala.,  on  the 
Dodge  expedition,  and  after  a  brief  engagement 
with  the  enemy  fell  back  to  Tuscumbia,  then  to 
Town  Creek,  where  a  fight  took  place.  While 
scouting  for  General  Dodge  several  skirmishes 
ensued.  From  Corinth  they  marched  to  Barns- 
ville,  whence  one  thousand  of  the  best-mounted 
men  rode  to  Tupelo,  where  a  battle  took  place. 
The  company  of  which  our  subject  was  a  member 
was  dismounted.  They  made  a  charge  on  the 
enemy,  scattering  the  ranks  and  disorganizing  the 
forces,  whom  they  followed  into  the  country,  so 
that  when  the  bugle  sounded  the  recall  they  were 
out  of  hearing.  In  number  they  were  forty,  and 
after  the  enemy  rallied  these  forty  men  were 
within  the  rebel  lines  and  thus  cut  off  from  the 
command.  After  the  engagement  the  rebels  fell 
back  on  these  forty  men,  who  opened  fire  and 
stampeded  the  enemy,  thus  succeeding  not  only 
in  effecting  their  own  escape,  but  also  in  capturing 
fifteen  prisoners.  They  killed  many  of  the  con- 
federates, but  did  not  lose  one  of  their  number. 
For  their  valorous  and  heroic  action  they  received 
great  praise. 

In  July,  1864,  the  regiment  took  part  in  the 
battle  under  A.  J.  Smith  at  Tupelo.  At  the  time 
of  the  assassination  of  President  Lincoln,  our  sub- 
ject was  stationed  at  Pilot  Knob,  and  later  was 
ordered  to  southern  Missouri.  In  July,  1865,  he 
went  to  Cape  GLi-ardeau,  Mo.,  from  there  by 
steam  to  Omaha,  Neb.,  next  to  Ft.  Kearney,  and 
from  there  back  to  Leavenworth,  Kan.  At  the 
expiration  of  hostilities  he  was  discharged,  Decem- 
ber 29,  1865.  During  the  period  of  his  active 
service  he  had  several  horses  shot  under  him  and 
frequently  his  clothes  were  pierced  b}'  bullets,  but 
he  fortunately  escaped  uninjured  and  was  always 
ready  for  duty,  with  the  exception  of  eight  days 
spent  in  a  hospital.  During  tiie  latter  months  of 
his  service,  he  was  Commissary-Sergeant. 

Returning  to  Linn  County,  Mr.  Haller  resumed 


farming  operations  and  also  dealt  extensively  in 
real  estate,  having  at  different  times  owned  a  large 
amount  of  real  estate.  At  present  he  is  the  owner 
of  three  hundred  and  fort^'-seven  acres  of  land, 
which  is  subdivided  into  three  well  improved 
farms.  Prior  to  coming  to  Kansas  he  had  through 
economy  saved  $600,  but  in  1858  he  unfortunately 
lost  all  he  had  by  fire.  Undaunted  by  this  catas- 
trophe, he  commenced  once  more  to  build  up  his 
fortune,  and  with  what  success  we  have  already 
noted.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  has  served 
as  Township  Trustee,  having  been  nominated  for 
that  position  without  his  knowledge.  He  h.as  been 
twice  married,  his  first  wife  having  been  Amanda, 
daughter  of  William  and  Sarah  Osborn,  natives  of 
North  Carolina.  Mrs.  Amanda  Haller  was  born 
in  Indiana  and  died  in  Kansas,  leaving  a  son, 
William  O.  The  second  wife  of  Mr.  Haller  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Woodman  and  is  a 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  E.  (Miller)  Wood- 
man, natives  of  Vermont  and  Penns3"lvania.  Our 
subject  is  a  man  of  energy,  keen  in  iiis  business 
transactions  and  thoughtful  in  his  intercourse 
with  others. 


■ifiOHN  W.  BENNETT.  Carlyle  we  believe 
it  was  who  said  that  "the  true  delineation 
of  the  most  humble  man  and  his  scene  of 
J  pilgrimage  through  life  is  capable  of  inter- 
esting the  greatest  men;  that  all  men  are  to  an  un- 
speakable degree  brothers,  each  man's  life  a  strange 
emblem  of  every  man's;  and  that  human  portraits, 
faithfuU}'  drawn,  are  of  all  pictures  the  welcomest 
on  human  walls."  Within  the  limits  of  the  pres- 
ent volume,  it  will  be  impossible  to  present  a  por- 
trait, and  it  shall  be  our  attempt  merely  to  give  a 
faithful  sketch  of  the  events  which  have  been  es- 
pecially noteworthy  in  tlie  life  of  Mr.  Bennett. 

Now  a  resident  of  Parsons,  where  he  is  eng.aged 
in  the  agricultural  implement  business,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  is  a  native  of  Kane  County,  111., 
and  was  born  on  the  2d  of  July,  1849.    His  father. 


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Elias  Bennett,  was  born  in  Chemung  County,  N. 
y.,  and  grew  to  manhood  in  that  place,  where  he 
married  Miss  Sarah,  the  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Reser.  After  liis  marriage  he  engaged 
in  farming  in  Chemung  County  until  about  1833, 
when  he  settled  in  Kane  County,  111.,  and  em- 
barked in  farming  pursuits.  In  1862  he  enlisted 
in  the  artillery  under  the  command  of  Capt. 
George  Renrick,  and  continued  in  active  service 
until,  as  a  result  of  exposure  and  long  marches, 
he  contracted  disease,  which  caused  his  deatii  at 
Knoxville,  Tenn.,  in  Januarj%  1863.  His  widow 
survived  for  a  number  of  years,  passing  away  on 
the  12th  of  December,  1891.  He  was  a  man  of 
prominence  in  his  community,  and  an  ardent  ad- 
vocate of  the  Democratic  party. 

In  the  parental  familj  there  were  nine  children, 
of  whom  seven  are  still  living.  John  W.  was 
reared  in  Kane  County,  and  there  received  a  fair 
education.  In  1881  he  came  to  Kansas,  and  for  a 
time  conducted  a  livery  business  at  Parsons.  Af- 
ter eight  years  thus  spent,  he  started  in  the  agri- 
cultural implement  business,  in  which  he  has  since 
engaged.  As  a  business  man,  he  is  conservative 
and  cautious,  prudent  in  making  investments  and 
judicious  in  the  conduct  of  his  business,  yet  he  is 
energetic  and  pushing. 

In  Newaygo  County,  Mich.,  March  14,  1875,  Mr. 
Bennett  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Clara 
M.,  daughter  of  Charles  Warren,  a  resident  of 
Ionia  County,  Mich.  Mrs.  Bennett  died  on  the 
19th  of  February,  1892,  after  having  become  the 
mother  of  three  children,  Mabel,  Grace  and  Cora. 
Grace  died  February  12,  1893,  at  the  age  of  eleven 
years  and  fifteen  daj's.  In  his  political  opinions, 
Mr.  Bennett  is  a  Republican  and  an  active  worker 
in  tlie  party.  He  has  served  for  six  years  as  a 
member  of  the  City  Council,  and  for  two  years  was 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education.  At  the  Re- 
publican County  Convention,  in  August,  1893,  he 
was  nominated  for  Sheriff  of  the  county,  and  was 
elected  by  a  majority  of  four  hundred  and  eightj'- 
six. 

Sociall}',  Mr.  Bennett  is  identified  with  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity,  being  a  member  of  Parsons  Lodge 
No.  117.  He  is  connected  with  tlie  Knights  of 
Pythias,  Uniformed  Rank,  and  has  been  an  active 


member  of  the  lodge.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  the  Select 
Knights,  of  the  city.  In  every  enterprise  calcu- 
lated to  promote  the  interests  of  Parsons,  he  is 
warmly  interested,  and  gives  liis  support  to  every 
public-spirited  enterprise. 


^  OHN  BURDUE,  the  owner  of  the  northeast 
quarter  of  section  18,  Centreville  Town- 
ship, is  one  of  the  well  known  farmers  of 
Linn  County,  and  occupies  a  high  place  in 
the  regard  of  his  neighbors.  He  is  one  of  the  pio- 
neers of  the  Sunflower  State,  whither  he  came  in 
the  spring  of  1857  from  his  former  home  in 
Huron  County,  Ohio,  and  has  been  closely  con- 
nected with  the  history  of  the  township  since  the 
date  of  his  arrival  here.  A  practical  and  indus- 
trious man,  he  devotes  his  attention  closely  to  the 
details  of  farm  labor,  and  has  met  with  success  in 
his  undertakings. 

The  Burdue  family  is  of  French  origin.  The 
grandfather  of  our  subject  was  Natlianiel  Burdue, 
a  native  of  France,  and  a  long-time  resident  of 
the  Kej'stone  State.  William  Burdue,  father  of 
John,  was  born  in  Erie  Count}',  P.n.,  and  in  his 
early  manhood  married  Elizabeth  Blazier,  a  native 
of  Hanover  Township,  Washington  Countj^,  Pa. 
The  father  of  Mrs.  Burdue  was  George  Blazier, 
who  was  presumably  a  descendant  of  German  an- 
cestors. The  parents  of  our  subject  settled  in 
Huron  County,  Ohio,  soon  after  their  marriage, 
and  made  it  their  permanent  home  until  called 
from  earth.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren who  lived  to  maturity,  namely:  Nathaniel, 
George,  William  W.  (deceased),  John,  Jacob  (de- 
ceased), Isaac  and  Benj.amin.  Tlie  members  of 
the  family  wlio  still  survive  are  highly  respected 
and  prominent  in  their  various  communities. 

Born  in  Huron  County,  Ohio,  Februaiy  22, 
1822,  the  subject  of  this   biographical   notice   was 


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reared  to  manliood  in  that  count}-,  and  remained 
there  until  the  time  of  his  removal  to  Kansas,  al- 
though meantime  he  had  made  temporary  sojourns 
in  other  places.  In  the  fall  of  1844  he  left  Huron 
County  and  removed  to  Cass  County, Mich.,  where 
he  resided  for  two  years,  worliing  for  others  by 
the  month.  He  did  not  feel  satisfied  to  make  his 
permanent  home  in  Michigan,  and  accordingly  re- 
turned to  Ohio  in  1846,  and  continued  to  reside 
there  until  1857,  when  he  located  in  Linn  County. 
En  route  to  Kansas,  he  stopped  in  Iowa,  remain- 
ing there  through  the  winter  and  coming  to  Linn 
County  in  the  spring. 

In  Centreville  Township  Mr.  Biirdue  secured  a 
claim  to  a  tract  of  land  and  has  since  made  this 
his  home.  Farming  has  been  his  life  occupation, 
and  he  is  now  the  owner  of  two  hundred  and  forty 
acres,  which  he  secured  through  industry  and  the 
exercise  of  good  judgment.  His  marriage  was 
solemnized  in  Huron  County,  Ohio,  on  the  20th 
of  June,  1848,  his  wife  being  Miss  Sarah  Hill,  who, 
it  is  thought,  was  born  in  the  state  of  New  York. 
A  stanch  Democrat  in  his  political  opinions,  Mr. 
Burdue  gives  his  support  to  the  principles  of  his 
chosen  party,  and  his  ballot  maj-  always  be  relied 
upon  in  behalf  of  its  candidates. 


NDREW  THRONDSON.  As  indicated  by 
J]  the  name,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  a 
Norwegian.  He  was  born  in  Norway,  and 
was  reared  to  manhood  in  his  native  land, 
whence,  in  the  fall  of  1865,  he  set  sail  for  America. 
Alone,  with  little  money  and  no  friends,  he  landed 
in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  sliortly  afterward 
came  west  to  Chicago,  where  he  remained  for  three 
years.  He  then  located  in  Kansas  City  and  for 
two  years  followed  tha  trade  of  a  currier  and  tan- 
ner. 

While  a  resident  of  Kansas  City,  Mr.  Throndson 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Maria  L.  Eraan- 


uelson,  who  was  a  native  of  Sweden.  With  his 
wife,  he  removed  in  1871  to  Kansas  and  resided 
for  a  time  in  Bourbon  County,  removing  from 
there  to  Crawford  County  in  1874  and  locating  up- 
on the  farm  where  he  now  resides.  In  Bourbon 
County  he  was  engaged  in  mining,  but  since 
coming  to  this  county  he  has  followed  farming  and 
stock-raising.  Entering  upon  this  vocation  in  a 
small  way,  he  has  steadil}'  advanced  and  prospered, 
and  is  now  one  of  the  most  successful  farmers  and 
largest  landowners  of  this  section  of  the  state. 

The  farm  which  Mr.  Throndson  owns  and  oper- 
ates is  located  in  Sherman  Townsliip  and  consists 
of  six  hundred  and  twenty-eight  acres,  all  of  which 
he  has  accumulated  since  coming  to  this  count}'. 
The  place  is  well  stocked  with  cattle  and  valuable 
horses,  and  Mr.  Throndson  has  been  quite  success- 
ful in  his  efforts  as  a  stock-raiser.  In  addition  to 
farming  and  stock-raising,  he  has  had  the  manage- 
ment and  control  of  the  Kansas  City,  Ft.  Scott  & 
Memphis  Railroad  tree  farm  at  Farlington,  having 
accepted  tiiat  position  at  the  solicitation  of  the 
owners. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Throndson  resulted  in 
the  birth  of  six  children:  Alma,  Hylmer,  Oscar, 
Signe,  Julius  and  Gustav.  The  mother  of  these 
children  died  at  her  home  March  23,  1886.  By  his 
second  marriage,  which  united  him  with  Mamie 
Traver,  there  were  born  three  children:  Clarence, 
Irene  and  Cecil.  Though  not  a  native  of  this 
country,  no  native-born  citizen  takes  a  deeper  or 
more  intelligent  interest  in  its  welfare  than  docs 
Mr.  Throndson.  In  politics,  he  gives  his  support 
to  the  men  and  measures  of  the  Republican  party, 
of  which  he  is  a  loyal  adherent.  He  has  served  as 
Treasurer  of  Sherman  Township  for  one  term  and 
has  occupied  other  positions  of  trust  and  responsi- 
bilit}'.  He  is  also  interested  in  educational  affairs, 
and  has  given  his  children  the  best  advantages 
possible  in  the  waj'  of  obtaining  an  education. 

In  religious  connections,  Mr.  Throndson  is  iden- 
tified with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and 
gave  liberally  of  his  time  and  means  toward  the 
erection  of  the  new  church  edifice  at  Farlington. 
In  his  social  relations,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity  and  is  prominent  in  that  order.  En- 
terprising and  public-spirited,  he  is  always  in  favor 


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of,  and  lends  his  substantial  assistance  to,  all  pro- 
jects which  are  likely  to  benefit  his  locality.  His 
life  furnishes  an  excellent  illustration  of  the  suc- 
cess due  to  honesty  and  fair  dealing  in  connection 
with  energy  and  economy. 


"^f  OHN  A.  HENNING,  M.  D.,  Ph.  D.  The 
healing  art  has  alwa^-s  been  held  in  honor, 
whatever  the  state  of  society.  Among  all 
people  to-day  the  curer  of  ills,  by  what 
name  soever  called,  is  esteemed  a  friend  of  his 
kind.  Prominent  among  the  close  students  of 
his  profession  and  in  his  mission  of  healing  the 
sick.  Dr.  John  A.  Henning's  generous  treatment 
of  his  patients,  his  liberality  and  kindness  of 
heart,  have  won  for  him  not  the  respect  alone, 
but  the  earnest  regard  of  the  large  clientele  which 
he  li.as  gathered  around  him.  He  is  a  native  of 
Bucks  County,  Pa.,  born  September  7,  1829,  and 
his  ancestors  for  manj'  generations  have  been  resi- 
dents of  that  state. 

Tlie  parents  of  our  subject,  David  and  Eliza- 
beth (Schuartz)  Henning,  were  born  in  the  Ke}'- 
stone  State  in  1798  and  1802  respectively,  and 
the  father  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  In  1835 
he  removed  with  his  family  to  Darke  County, 
Ohio,  and  thence  in  1848  to  Wayne  Count3-, 
Ind.,  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Richmond,  where 
his  death  occurred  in  1877.  His  wife  passed  away 
the  year  previous.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  nine  of  whom  attained  their  majority, 
John  A.  being  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth.  The 
earl3''  life  of  the  latter  was  passed  on  the  farm 
and  he  attended  the  country  schools,  where  the 
"three  Rs"  were  taught.  In  those  days  a  per- 
son who  understood  arithmetic  and  could  read 
and  write  was  well  qualified  to  teach  school. 

When  young  Henning  was  seventeen  years  of 
age  he  met  with  an  accident  while  working  around 
a  thresUing-machine.     Que  of  his  lower  limbs  was 


caught  and  he  was  crippled  for  life.  His  parents 
being  poor,  he  was  obliged  to  choose  some  occupa- 
tion whereby  he  would  be  enabled  to  earn  his  own 
livelihood,  and  he  chose  teaching.  During  the 
winter  seasons  he  attended  the  high  school  at 
Richmond,  and  in  the  summer  he  taught  school 
to  earn  sufficient  means  to  clothe  himself  and  at- 
tend school  the  following  winter.  When  nine- 
teen years  of  age,  an  accident  occurred  which 
changed  his  course  in  life.  A  professor  of  phre- 
nology came  to  the  neighborhood,  and  among  the 
numerous  persons  to  have  their  heads  examined 
was  our  subject.  The  professor  informed  him  that 
he  would  make  an  excellent  architect  or  a  fine 
mechanic,  but  as  he  was  a  cripple  he  would  ad- 
vise him  to  study  medicine.  Young  Henning  de- 
clared he  would  never  be  a  doctor,  tiiat  he  iiad 
no  desire  to  study  medicine,  and  that  he  had  very 
little  respect  for  physicians. 

Returning  to  his  school,  our  subject  remained 
there  for  some  time,  but  within  a  year  began  the 
study  of  medicine  under  the  instruction  of  Dr. 
George  W.  Reynolds.  At  the  same  time  he  taught 
school,  and  in  the  spring  of  the  year  1856  he 
took  a  course  of  lectures  in  the  Eclectic  Med- 
ical Institute  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  May  of 
the  same  year,  he  hung  out  his  sign  as  Dr.  J.  A. 
Henning,  at  Dunkirk,  Ind.,  and  is  was  thought  by 
many  that  he  could  not  make  a  living.  He  at- 
tended closely  to  his  business,  however, and  at  the 
end  of  his  first  year's  practice  had  ^^900.  For 
eight  years  he  remained  at  Dunkirk,  and  then  re- 
moved to  Farmland,  Randolph  County,  Ind.,  and 
five  years  later  changed  his  location  to  Redkcy, 
Ind.  There  he  gave  up  his  profession,  and  for 
two  years  he  engaged  in  merchandising.  He  be- 
came the  owner  of  a  gristmill,  but  this  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire,  and  as  he  met  with  other  losses, 
which  satisfied  his  ambition  as  a  merchant,  he  re- 
turned to  his  profession.  In  1880  he  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  Bennett  Medical  College,  of  Chi- 
cago, after  which  he  located  in  Indianapolis, 
where  he  assisted  in  founding  the  Indiana  Pxlec- 
tic  Medical  College,  in  which  he  occupied  the 
chair  of  materia  medica  and  therapeutics.  He 
was  well  pleased  with  the  position,  but  on  .account 
of  his  wife's  poor  health   and  to  please  his  son, 


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who  wished  to  go  west,  he  turned  his  face  toward 
the  setting  sun,  and  came  to  Kansas  January  3, 
1883.  He  located  at  Garnett  and  entered  upon  a 
lucrative  practice,  which  he  still  continues. 

The  Doctor  is  a  close  student,  and  in  1892  the 
degree  of  Ph.  D.  was  conferred  upon  him  by  the 
Society  of  American  Literature  and  Art  of  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y.  He  is  a  frequent  contributor  to  med- 
ical journals,  and  his  name  is  well  known  among 
the  medical  fraternity.  Being  a  careful  financier, 
he  has  accumulated  enough  of  this  world's  goods 
to  place  him  in  very  comfortable  circumstances. 
He  has  no  desire  to  save  money,  but  wishes  to 
get  solid  enjoyment  out  of  it  as  he  goes  along, 
and  to  rest  his  mind  from  his  practice  he  and  his 
wife  frequently  take  extended  trips. 

Dr.  Henning  was  married  in  1853  to  Miss  Ase- 
nath,  daughter  of  Boyd  and  Rebecca  Lindville. 
She  was  a  native  of  Delaware  County,  Ind.,  and  was 
born  May  7,  1836.  To  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Henning  were 
born  two  children,  a  daughter  and  son,  the  former 
of  whom  died  in  infancy'.  The  son,  whose  birth  oc- 
curred in  1855,  married  Miss  May  Green  and  is  a 
successful  farmer,  residing  six  miles  northeast 
of  Garnett.  In  politics  the  Doctor  is  a  Repub- 
lican, and  is  now  County  Physician.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  State  Medical  Society  of  Kansas, 
Missouri  and  Indiana,  and  socially  is  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity.  lie  and  his  wife  are  prom- 
inent members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
with  which  they  have  been  connected  for  many 
years. 


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^=^  EGRGE  II.  McDonald,  Deputy  Clerk  of 
III  ,_-,  the  District  Court,  and  a  prominent  resi- 
^;^j  dent  of  Girard,  was  born  in  Butler  County, 
Pa.,  on  the  20th  of  August,  1825.  He  is  of  imme- 
diate Scotch  descent,  his  father,  Norman  McDon- 
ald, having  been  born  in  the  land  of  thistles. 
From  that  country  he  emigrated  to  America  in 
boyhood,  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  where  for  a 


number  of  years  he  made  his  home  in  Butler 
County.  Thence  he  removed  to  Ohio,  and  resided 
in  Meigs  County  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  1851.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812, 
and  participated  in  that  memorable  and  useless 
struggle  at  New  Orleans,  under  the  brave  leader- 
ship of  General  Jackson. 

In  Butler  County,  Pa.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
passed  the  days  of  his  youth  in  a  comparatively 
uneventful  manner,  alternating  attendance  at  the 
common  schools  with  hard  work  upon  the  home 
farm.  At  the  age  ef  twent}--four  years  he  re- 
moved to  Meigs  Count3',  Ohio.  Prior  to  that 
event,  however,  he  had  engaged  in  teaching  school, 
having  entered  that  profession  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enteen. In  1863  he  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Com- 
pany M,  Fifth  Illinois  Cavaliy,  and  remained  in 
the  service  until  the  close  of  the  war.  After  re- 
maining for  a  time  in  the  Quartermaster's  depart- 
ment, he  took  charge  of  the  Brigade  Commissary's 
department,  and  continued  in  that  capacity  until 
October  29,  1865,  when  he  was  honorably-  dis- 
charged. 

Upon  retiring  from  the  army,  Mr.  McDonald 
went  to  Wa^'ne  County,  111.,  where  he  continued 
to  make  his  home  until  1878.  He  removed  from 
that  state  to  Iowa,  and  remained  there  for  four 
years.  Later  he  sojourned  in  Illinois  for  one 
year,  and  from  there  came  to  Kansas,  where  he 
and  each  of  his  sons  pre-empted  claims  in  Clark 
County.  In  1890  he  came  to  Crawford  County, 
where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  He  was  united 
in  marriage  in  1851  with  Miss  Sarah  F.  Martin, 
and  they  are  the  parents  of  six  living  children: 
Emma,  wife  of  C.  L.  King,  and  a  resident  of  Clark 
County,  Kan.;  Mrs.  Viola  Hardin;  William  W., 
who  is  the  popular  District  Clerk  residing  in  Gir- 
ard; Norman,  who  lives  in  Farlington;  George  W., 
one  of  the  editors  of  the  Herald;  and  Clara,  who 
lives  at  home. 

In  all  public  and  political  matters,  Mr.  McDon- 
ald takes  an  intelligent  interest,  and  gives  the 
weight  of  his  influence  to  the  Republican  parly, 
believing  the  principles  of  this  political  organiza- 
tion best  adapted  to  promote  the  welfare  of  the 
people.  He  affiliates  with  tiie  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  belonging  to  the  post  at  Girard.     In  re- 


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ligious  coimeclious,  he  and  his  wife  are  identified 
with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of  which 
they  are  active  and  prominent  members.  For 
some  years  he  has  engaged  as  a  dealer  in  stock, 
wliich  he  keeps  on  his  land  in  Clark  County,  and 
from  the  sale  of  which  he  receives  a  good  income. 
While  a  resident  of  Wayne  County,  111.,  he  served 
as  a  member  of  the  County  Court.  For  seven 
years  he  filled  the  position  of  Assessor  of  the 
township,  and  he  has  also  served  as  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  and  in  other  offices  of  trust. 


'  LONZO  APPLEGATE,  a  practical  and  suc- 
cessful general  agriculturist  cultivating  a 
finel}'  improved  farm  of  two  hundred 
(^^  acres  located  in  Centreville  Township, 
Linn  County,  Kan.,  has  been  a  leading  citizen  of 
this  part  of  the  state  for  about  a  score  of  years. 
Our  subject  is  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  and  was 
born  April  8,  1842,  near  Tom's  River,  Ocean 
Count}'.  His  parents,  Moses  and  Eupheraia  (Hey- 
er)  Applegate,  were  both  born  in  New  Jersey,  tlie 
mother  being  a  native  of  Morris  County.  The  Ap- 
plegates  were  of  sturdy  Scotch  ancestry,  but  the 
paternal  grandfather,  Ebenezer  Applegate,  was  for 
a  long  time  a  resident  of  New  Jersey.  In  that  state 
he  spent  his  declining  years,  and  died  at  an  ad- 
vanced age. 
■  The  Heyer  family  was  descended  from  a  long 
line  of  German  forefathers,  thrifty,  hard-working 
and  upright  people.  The  mother,  after  a  life  of 
faithfulness  to  her  husband  and  family,  passed 
away  in  the  state  of  her  birth  in  the  3'ear  1875. 
Three  children  of  the  parents  survived  to  adult 
age,  Alonzo,  Peter  C.  and  James.  The  fatiier  was 
by  occupation  a  farmer,  and  upon  the  old  home- 
stead our  subject  gained  much  of  the  practical 
knowledge   which  has  aided  him  upward  in  the 


struggle  of  daily  life.  He  spent  the  years  of 
youth  in  assisting  his  parents  and  receiving  in- 
struction in  the  home  schools  of  the  district. 

Upon  May  16,  1861,  were  united  in  marriage 
Alonzo  Applegate  and  Miss  Sarah  W.  Moore,  the 
latter  of  whom  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  Decem- 
ber 26,  1843.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Applegate, 
ilichael  and  Elizabeth  (Mears)  Moore,  were  also 
natives  of  the  Quaker  State,  where  they  spent  the 
first  part  of  their  married  life.  They  afterward 
located  in  New  Jersey,  and  finally  removed  to 
Linn  County,  Kan.,  in  1867.  This  state  was  their 
permanent  home — with  the  exception  of  the  tiiree 
years  spent  in  Missouri — until  1892,  when  they 
returned  to  New  Jersey,  where  they  now  reside. 
Of  their  large  family  of  twelve  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, eleven  survived  to  reach  adult  age,  and  are 
in  the  order  of  their  birth:  Joseph,  Nathan,  Sarah, 
Ann,  Rachael,  Fannie,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Lewis, 
John  and  Carrie.  John  died  in  Centreville  Town- 
ship, Linn  County,  in  1874. 

Our  subject  was  married  in  Ocean  County,  N.  J., 
and  with  his  excellent  wife  was  making  his  home 
in  his  native  state  when,  in  1863,  he  enlisted  in 
Company  F,  Fourteenth  New  Jersey  Infantry,  and 
remained  in  the  service  of  the  Government  for 
one  year,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  was  dis- 
charged for  disability.  During  the  twelvemonth 
Mr.  Applegate  had  courageously  participated  in 
the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Cold  Harbor,  Ber- 
muda Hundred  and  Petersburgh.  Constantly  ex- 
posed to  the  perils  of  the  battlefield  and  the  vicis- 
situdes of  the  weather,  he  was  taken  ill  with 
typhoid  fever  and  was  discharged  on  account  of 
his  feeble  condition  from  the  hospital  at  Newark, 
N.J. 

Our  subject  returned  to  Ocean  Count}'  and  en- 
gaged in  the  pursuit  of  farming  near  his  old  home 
until  the  fall  of  1873.  Emigrating  to  Kansas, 
he  for  four  years  rented  and  worked  land  in  Cen- 
treville Township,  then  homesLeaded  forty  acres 
where  he  now  resides.  In  these  passing  j'ears  he 
has  been  financially  prospered,  and  has  increased 
his  homestead  by  the  addition  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres.  He  has  brought  his  land  up  to  a  high 
state  of  cultivation,  has  improved  his  property 
with  excellent  and  commodious  buildings  and   he 


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now  ranks  among  the  prosperous  and  substantial 
citizens  of  the  county. 

Twelve  children  blessed  the  union  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Applegate,  one  of  whom  passed  away  in  in- 
fanc}^  and  one  in  earl}'  childhood.  The  surviv- 
ing sons  and  daughters  are:  Alonzo  E.,  who  mar- 
ried Jane  Randall;  Sarah,  the  wife  of  John  Won- 
derley,  Jr.;  Effie,  the  wife  of  Wesley  Hale;  PMith, 
the  wife  of  Eugene  Shoemaker;  Moses,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Clara  Elington;  Fannie,  Michael,  Ona, 
Jesse  and  Pearl.  The  brothers  and  sisters  enjo}'  a 
wide  acquaintance  and  the  affectionate  regard  of 
a  large  circle  of  old-time  friends.  Politically  our 
subject  is  a  Republican  and  has  ever  been  inter- 
ested in  local  and  national  issues,  and,  a  liberal- 
spirited  and  patriotic  citizen,  is  an  important  fac- 
tor in  matters  of  mutual  welfare.  Fraternally  he 
is  associated  with  the  Ancient  Free  &  Accepted 
Masons,  and  is  a  ready  aid  in  good  work  and 
benevolent  enterprises. 


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^  EVI  SMITH.  Among  the  fine  farms  of 
ity  is  the  Smith  homestead,  which 
on  section  18,  Potosi  Township, 
in  the  midst  of  a  rich  farming  country.  Original- 
ly consisting  of  eighty  acres,  it  now  comprises  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres,  upon  which  have  been 
placed  all  the  improvements  modern  agriculture 
can  suggest.  Through  a  proper  rotation  of  crops 
and  fertilization  of  the  soil,  the  value  of  the  land 
has  been  greatly  increased,  and  the  place  now 
ranks  among  the  finest  in  the  township.  The  resi- 
dence is  a  neat  and  cozy  abode,  furnished  in  a 
manner  indicating  the  refined  tastes  of  the  in- 
mates. 

The  fourth  in  a  family  of  ten  children,  our  sub- 
ject is  the  son  of  John  S.  and  Margaret  (Van  Gor- 
der)  Smith,  natives  respectively  of  Orange  Coun- 
ty, N.  Xm  tind  New  York  City.  The  father  resides 
in  Iowa,  but  the  mother  departed  this  life  at  her 
home  in   Iowa  County,  Iowa.     In  the  county  of 


Tompkins,  state  of  New  York,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  born  on  the  6th  of  January,  1834. 
When  he  was  about  six  years  of  age,  he  was  taken 
by  his  parents  to  Michigan,  and  sojourned  for  six 
months  in  Jackson  County,  removing  thence  to 
Calhoun  County,  where  the  years  of  his  boy- 
hood and  youth  were  passed.  His  education  was 
limited  to  the  common  schools  of  the  home  dis- 
trict, but  through  self-culture  he  has  become  well 
informed. 

When  about  twenty  3'ears  of  age,  Mr.  Smith  re- 
moved to  Iowa  County,  Iowa,  where  he  engaged 
in  farming  for  a  number  of  years,  meeting  with 
considerable  success  in  his  chosen  occupation.  He 
continued  to  reside  in  Iowa  until  he  came  to  Linn 
County  in  July,  1870.  Here  he  made  settlement 
on  section  18,  Potosi  Township,  where  he  pur- 
chased eighty  acres  and  commenced  the  labor  of 
tilling  the  soil.  As  above  stated,  his  landed  pos- 
sessions now  aggregate  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres.  As  a  farmer,  he  introduces  all  the  modern 
machinery  and  improvements  upon  his  place,  and 
keeps  abreast  with  the  latest  information  in  the 
agricultural  world. 

In  Iowa  Count}-,  Iowa,  August  25,  1861,  the 
ceremony  was  performed  which  united  in  marriage 
Levi  Smith  and  Miss  Sarah  A.  Coj'.  The  bride 
was  an  amiable  joung  lady  tff  seventeen  j'cars, 
whose  winning  manners  had  won  for  her  a  host  of 
warm  friends  in  her  girlhood's  home.  She  was 
born  in  Jackson  County,  Ind.,  March  17,  1844,  and 
in  childhood  accompanied  her  father's  family  to 
Iowa,  where  she  grew  to  womanhood.  Her  par- 
ents, Moses  and  Appsla  (Ballard)  Co}-,  were  na- 
tives of  Kentucky,  and  died  in  Iowa  County,  Iowa. 
They  had  two  children,  Mrs.  Smith  being  the 
younger.  Mr.  and  Jlrs.  Smitli  are  the  parents  of 
four  living  children:  Loretta  C,  the  wife  of 
Charles  Barker;  Rosa  M.,  Mrs.  Alfred  Smith;  Lot- 
tie E.  and  John  M.  Three  children  are  deceased: 
one  that  died  unnamed  in  infancy;  Charles  D., 
who  died  wlien  eighteen  months  old;  and  Libbie, 
wiio  passed  aw.ay  at  the  age  of  six  years. 

Through  his  long  and  honorable  career  as  a 
farmer,  Mr.  Smith  has  always  displayed  the  utmost 
probity  in  all  his  business  transactions  and  a 
painstaking  perseverance  in  everytiiing  he  under- 


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takes.  He  affiliates  with  the  Democratic  party, 
and  on  that  ticket  has  been  elected  to  a  number  of 
the  minor  offices  in  Potosi  Township.  His  inter- 
est in  educational  matters  has  been  deep  and  un- 
wavering, and  he  has  given  his  children  every  ad- 
vantage for  acquiring  good  educations.  He  and 
his  wife,  by  their  broad  sympathy,  inherent  kind- 
ness of  heart,  extended  cliarity  and  devotion  to 
friends,  have  gained  the  lasting  regard  of  all  their 
associates. 


FATHER  F.  M.  VERDAN,  pastor  of  St. 
Aloyssius  Parish,  in  Crawford  County, 
was  born  in  Savoy,  France,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  country  of  his  birth.  He  began  the 
study  for  the  ministry  at  the  age  of  nine.  He 
could  read  long  before  he  could  walk, and  although 
he  was  so  young  when  he  began  his  ministerial 
studies  he  found  no  difficulty  in  keeping  up  with 
his  classes.  He  was  graduated  from  the  highest 
institutions  of  learning  m  Paris. 

At  the  age  of  twenty -six  j'cars.  Father  Verdan 
came  to  America,  and  entered  the  Notre  Dame 
University,  in  Indiana,  where  he  learned  the  Eng- 
lish language.  Later,  he  went  to  New  Orleans, 
and  taught  language  in  the  St.  Isadore  College, 
where  he  remained  for  eight  months.  He  was 
then  ordained,  and  went  to  Montreal,  Canada,  but 
left  that  place  after  eight  months,  because  of  the 
loss  of  hearing  in  one  ear.  From  Canada  he  came 
to  Crawford  County,  Kan.,  where  he  soon  regained 
his  hearing.  Here  he  began  to  build  up  the  church, 
and  now  the  congregation  consists  of  about  eiglity- 
five  families.  He  established  a  store  for  the  ben- 
efit of  the  community,  also  a  creamery  and  a 
postoffice,  and  expects  soon  to  start  a  mill  and  a 
blaclvsmith's  shop. 

At  Walnut,  Father  Verdan  built  one  of  the  finest 
church  edifices  in  the  county,  and  there  is  a  good 
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congregation  at  that  place.  For  the  first  six  years 
of  his  residence  in  Crawford  County  he  conducted 
services  at  Girard.  He  is  probably  one  of  the 
best  Ivnown  priests  in  the  southeastern  part  of  the 
state.  Although  he  takes  no  part  in  politics,  he 
keeps  himself  well  informed  on  the  issues  of  the 
day.  He  gives  his  entire  attention  to  clmrch  work, 
and  is  greatly  beloved  by  his  people. 

Of  a  family  of  three  brothers.  Father  Verdan  is 
the  only  one  who  took  up  the  work  of  the  church 
and  came  to  America.  His  youngest  brother  be- 
came a  surgeon  in  the  French  arm3',  and  died  in 
Africa.  Although  only  twenty-seven  years  of 
age  at  the  time  of  his  death,  he  had  already  be- 
come a  noted  physician. 


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Wi  T.  DUTTON,  of  Erie,  follows  farming  and 
stock-raising.  He  was  born  in  Marion 
County,  Ohio,  on  the  16th  of  September, 
1841,  and  his  fatlier,  Virden  Dutton,  was  one  of 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  that  county,  whither  he  re- 
moved from  Delaware,  his  native  state.  He  was 
married  in  Delaware  to  Miss  Hannah  Carey.  Locat- 
ing in  Wabash  County,  Ind.,  he  tliere  engaged  in 
milling  until  his  death.  In  politics,  he  was  a  sup- 
porter of  the  Whig  party,  and  was  a  man  of  ster- 
ling worth. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  sixth  in  a  fam- 
ily of  nine  children.  He  was  a  lad^f  only  four 
summers  when  his  parents  removed  to  Indiana, 
where  he  was  reared  to  manhood.  In  its  public 
schools  he  acquired  his  education  and  then  began 
working  in  a  brick  yard,  where  he  was  employed 
for  six  years.  Subsequently  he  embarked  in  gen- 
eral merchandising,  purchasing  his  stock  with  the 
capital  he  had  acquired  through  his  industry  and 
economy  in  previous  years. 

In  1863,  Mr.  Dutton  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Mary  Welch,  a  native  of  York,  Pa. 
They  began  their  domestic  life  in  Indiana,  but  in 


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1869  came  to  Neosho  County,  locating  in  Erie,  in 
company  with  his  brotlier,  George  F.  Diitton,  who 
is  now  living  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  It  was  not 
long  before  his  fellow-townsmen  recognized  his 
worth  and  abilit3',  and  a  j'ear  after  his  arrival  he 
was  elected  Constable,  which  ofHee  he  filled  for  six 
years.  During  this  time  he  was  also  Coroner  of 
the  county,  and  was  elected  and  served  as  Justice 
of  the  Peace.  When  his  term  as  Constable  had  ex- 
pired, he  embarked  in  the  hardware  and  grocery 
business,  which  he  continued  for  about  nine  years. 

In  June,  1869,  the  mother  of  our  subject 
came  to  this  county  and  entered  fort}'  acres  of 
land  from  the  Government.  She  died  about  1888, 
but  previously  her  land  had  been  laid  off  into 
town  lots,  which  form  the  now  thriving  city  of 
Erie.  Mr.  Dutton  of  this  sketch  owns  two  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres  of  land  in  Erie  Township  ad- 
joining the  town.  He  at  first  purchased  sixty-six 
acres,  but  from  time  to  time  he  has  added  to  this 
until  he  now  has  a  fine  farm,  whose  extent  is  given 
above. 

In  January,  1880,  Mr.  Dutton  was  called  upon 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife.  He  afterward  mar- 
ried Miss  Lou  Himmelright,  a  native  of  Clinton 
County,  Mo.  Mr.  Dutton  now  has  three  children: 
Charles  C,  who  is  now  Deputy  Count}'  Treasurer 
of  Neosho  County;  Dallas  D.,  who  is  in  the  employ 
of  Bradley,  AVIieeler  &  Co.,  of  Kansas  City,  Kan.; 
and  Daisy  D.,  who  is  at  home. 

Since  the  organization  of  the  party,  our  subject 
has  been  a  stalwart  Republican,  and  many  times 
has  he  been  honored  with  elections  to  public  ofBce. 
He  has  served  as  Township  Clerk,  Township 
Treasurer,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  School 
Board  for  three  years.  He  was  Mayor  of  the  city 
for  four  years,  and  was  Clerk  of  the  Council.  So- 
cially, he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  fraternity 
and  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  the  Odd  Fellows' 
society,  the  Encampment  and  Rebecca  Lodge.  He 
is  also  Past  Grand  of  the  Odd  Fellows'  society,  and 
has  represented  the  local  lodge  in  the  Grand 
Lodge,  also  the  Encampment  and  Rebecca  Lodge. 

Mr.  Dutton  now  owns  and  occupies  a  fine  resi- 
dence in  Erie,  and  has  about  forty  town  lots.  He 
also  has  another  residence  and  two  store  buildings. 
He  is  QJie  of  the  pioneev?  of  this  place  ^n^  Ji»s 


been  prominently  identified  with  its  growth  and 
upbuilding  and  all  that  pertains  to  its  develop- 
ment. He  has  been  connected  with  the  official, 
social  and  business  interests  of  the  place  and  is 
recognized  as  one  of  the  valued  citizens  whom 
Neosho  County  could  ill  afford  to  lose. 


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"^l  AMES  CATON.  Nowhere  within  the  limits 
of  Miami  Count}'  can  there  be  found  a  gen- 
tleman who  takes  greater  interest  in  agri- 
cultural affairs  than  does  the  subject  of  this 
notice,  who  is  a  successful  farmer  of  Richland 
Township  and  the  owner  of  four  hundred  acres 
on  section  17.  For  a  number  of  years  he  has  been 
one  of  the  leading  stockmen  of  the  township,  his 
l)lace  being  stocked  with  fine  cattle,  varying  in 
number  from  two  hundred  to  one  thousand. 

The  parents  of  our  subject,  Robert  and  Elizabeth 
(Caton)  Caton,  were  natives  of  Ireland,  where  they 
were  reared  and  married.  About  1830  they  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  New 
York,  residing  for  a  time  near  the  city  of  Utica 
and  later  making  their  home  in  Albany.  In  1840 
they  went  to  Canada,  where  tiie  father  engaged 
first  in  the  boot  and  shoe  business,  and  later  con- 
ducted farming  ojierations.  He  died  in  Canada 
about  1851, and  his  wife  passedaway  in  1840.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  seven  of  whom 
were  born  in  Ireland  and  were  left  in  the  Old  Coun- 
try when  Mr.  Caton  crossed  the  ocean.  Of  the 
four  born  in  America,  James  is  the  only  survivor. 
The  parents  were,  members  of  the  P^piscopal 
Church,  and  the  father  politically  was  an  old-line 
Whig  and  a  conservative  man. 

Born  on  the  18th  of  December,  1834,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  was  obliged  to  become  self-sup- 
porting at  the  early  age  of  nine.  For  a  time  he 
worked    on   the  Welland   Canal,  in  Canada,  and 

with  the  assistange  of  l)is  ftUUer,  purchased  a  team 


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when  only  twelve  years  old.  Later  he  sold  the 
team  and  went  to  Hamilton,  Canada,  where  he  en- 
gaged as  a  teamster  and  later  took  charge  of  a 
stable  containing  forty  horses.  He  managed  the 
business  for  one  and  one-half  years  and  was  suc- 
cessful in  winning  the  confidence  of  the  other 
emploj'es  of  the  firm,  although  he  was  the  only 
Protestant  among  a  large  number  of  Catholics. 

Leaving  Canada,  Mr.  Caton  went  to  New  Or- 
leans, then  up  the  Mississippi  River  to  Stillwater, 
Minn.,  and  from  there  engaged  in  rafting  down 
the  Mississippi  to  St.  Louis.  After  having  made 
two  trips,  he  went  to  Chicago  on  a  flat-boat,  and 
later  secured  a  position  as  mate  on  a  small  steamer 
on  the  Illinois  River.  Subsequently  he  engaged 
as  an  engineer  for  two  years,  and  in  connection 
therewith  also  learned  tiie  trade  of  a  blacksmith. 
He  was  then  hired  by  Jabez  Fisher,  the  pork 
packer  of  Lakin,  111.,  to  run  a  ferry  boat  across  the 
Illinois  River  at  Lakin.  This  he  did,  operating 
the  first  ferry  at  that  place.  Subsequently  he  be- 
came the  manager  of  a  sawmill  belonging  to  Will- 
iam Fisher,  and  then  resumed  the  trade  of  a  black- 
smith, which  lie  followed  for  two  years.  His  next 
occupation  was  that  of  grading  a  railroad,  under 
Contractor  Thompson,  at  which  he  made  a  good 
salary,  clearing  $450  in  thirty-two  da^'S. 

On  the  12th  of  August,  1855,  Mr.  Caton  married 
Miss  Julia  Martin,  who  was  born  in  Ireland  March 
16,  1834,  and  emigrated  to  America  in  1843. 
Three  years  after  his  marriage,  he  located  in  Blar- 
shall,  111.,  where  he  conducted  a  rented  farm  until 
the  spring  of  1870.  He  then  came  to  Kansas  and 
purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  situated 
three  miles  south  of  Paola.  The  land  was  wild, 
and  of  cultivation  there  was  not  a  trace  to  be 
seen.  After  farming  on  that  place  for  four  years, 
Mr.  Caton  located  upon  the  farm  where  he  has 
since  resided.  At  the  time  of  the  purchase,  the 
estate  included  eighty  acres  of  parti}-  improved 
land,  and  the  original  tract  has  been  added  to  until 
Mr.  Caton  is  now  the  owner  of  four  hundred 
acres,  llie  most  of  which  is  under  cultivation. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Caton  are  the  parents  of  ten  chil- 
dren, as  follows:  R.  D.,  Harriet,  John  II.,  George, 
James  E.,  Mary,  Walter  M.,  Tliomas  J.,  Lizzie  and 
William  L.    The  three  daughters  Jire  married,  and 


the  sons  are  all  independent,  being  numbered 
among  the  foremost  citizens  of  their  various  com- 
munities. James  E.  is  the  present  candidate  be- 
fore the  Republican  convention  for  the  office  of 
County  Clerk.  Mr.  Caton  is  especially  interested 
in  stock-raising,  and  during  the  year  1893  had  on 
hus  place  one  hundred  head  of  cattle,  one  hundred 
and  fifty  hogs  and  other  stock  of  good  grades. 

In  financial  circles,  the  name  of  .James  Caton 
carries  considerable  influence.  In  business  matters 
he  is  a  leading  resident  of  Richland  Township, 
paying  more  taxes  tiian  any  otlier  citizen  of  the 
township  and  also  handling  larger  sums  of  money 
than  anj'  one  else  in  this  part  of  the  count}'.  As 
a  Republican,  he  has  been  active  in  politics  during 
the  entire  period  of  his  residence  in  Miami  County, 
and  is  a  firm  believer  in  the  platform  of  his  chosen 
party.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in  the  welfare 
of  the  Baptist  Church,  in  whicli  he  is  Trustee.  He 
has  served  as  a  member  of  the  School  Board  for 
six  years.  Socially  he  is  identified  with  the  An- 
cient Order  of  United  Workmen. 


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OHN  H.  MORRISON.  In  the  career  of  this 
gentleman  we  find  an  excellent  example  for 
young  men  just  embarking  in  the  field  of 
active  life  of  what  ma}'  be  accomplished  by 
a  man  beginning  poor,  but  lionest,  prudent  and 
industrious.  In  early  life  he  enjoyed  but  limited 
advantages,  nor  had  he  wealth  or  position  to  aid 
him  in  his  youth.  He  relied  solely  upon  his  own 
efforts  to  win  prosperity,  nor  has  his  been  a  success 
only  in  the  sense  of  accumulating  a  competence, 
but  in  doing  good  to  others  and  in  winning  their 
respect. 

Now  a  prominent  attornej'  of  Oswego,  Mr.  Mor- 
rison is  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  was  born  in 
Mifllin  County  on  the  23d  of  April,  1850.  He  is 
a  son  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  (Ross)  Morrison, 


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natives  of  Penns^'lvania,  the  former  having  been 
born  in  Mifflin  Conntj-,  and  the  latter  in  Perry 
County.  Samuel  Morrison  was  reared  to  man- 
hood upon  a  farm,  and  followed  agricultural  pur- 
suits for  a  time.  Later  he  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  at  Newton  Hamilton,  Mifflin  County, 
where  he  resided  until  about  1853.  Then  remov- 
ing to  Illinois,he  located  in  Fulton  County,  where 
lie  conducted  general  farming,  stock-raising  and 
other  pursuits  until  his  death  in  1887.  His  wife 
died  in  November,  1893, at  Ipava,  111.  She  died  as 
she  had  lived,  a  faithful  Christian  mother.  They 
were  the  parents  of  two  children,  J.  H.  and  J.  A., 
the  latter  being  a  resident  of  Ipava, 111.  The  father 
was  a  man  of  sincere  Christian  character  and  a  de- 
voted member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
At  the  time  the  family  removed  to  Illinois,  our 
subject  was  a  lad  of  about  three  years.  He  grew 
to  manhood  in  Fulton  County,  where  he  received 
the  advantages  of  a  common -school  education. 
After  completing  his  studies,  he  engaged  in  teach- 
ing school  for  about  three  years,  and  in  the  mean- 
time emploj^ed  his  leisure  hours  in  the  study  of 
law.  In  Fulton  County,  111.,  he  was  admitted  to 
the  Bar  of  Illinois  in  1878,  and  at  once  commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  that  county,  i-e- 
niaining  there  for  two  years.  In  1880  he  came  to 
Oswego,  where  he  remained  for  some  time.  In  the 
winter  of  1886-87  he  served  in  the  State  Legisla- 
ture, and  from  1889  until  1891  tilled  the  position 
of  Count}-  Attorney  of  Labette  County,  Kan. 

Removing  to  Portland,  Ore.,  in  1891,  Mr.  Mor- 
rison remained  in  that  city  for  one  and  one-half 
years  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
lie  was  not  satisfied,  however,  to  establish  his 
iiome  permanently  in  the  far  west,  having  gone 
tliere  principall}^  on  account  of  his  wife's  health. 
Since  his  return  to  Kansas  he  has  resided  in  Oswe- 
go, his  former  home. 

In  his  political  belief  he  is  a  Republican,  and 
has  served  as  Chairman  of  the  County  Republican 
Committee,  being  prominent  in  his  chosen  political 
organization.  He  has  also  served  as  delegate  to 
the  state  convention. 

In  church  matters  Mr.  Morrison  is  a  Congrega- 
tionalist.  Socially  he  is  identified  with  the  An- 
cient Order  of  United  Workmen,     He  was  united 


in  marriage  in  1877  with  Miss  Loesa,  daughter  of 
Robert  Carithers,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stock- 
raiser  of  Fulton  County,  111.  Two  children  have 
been  born  of  this  union,  Maud  and  Ralph,  bright 
and  intelligent  children,  who  are  being  educated 
in  the  Oswego  schools. 


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II^N- 


"I^  OBERT  H.  MOORE  is  one  of  the  wealthy 
IL;^  and  progressive  agriculturists  of  Wash- 
.'*i\\\  ington  Township,  Anderson  Countj',  own- 
\^  ing  a  large  and  well  equipped  farm  on 
section  6.  In  the  ea.Y\y  days  he  filled  a  number 
of  township  offices,  and  has  always  taken  an  active 
part  in  all  local  and  political  affairs.  His  influence 
has  ever  been  cast  on  the  side  of  improvement  and 
measures  calculated  to  promote  the  good  of  the 
county. 

The  birth  of  our  subject  occurred  in  Muskin- 
gum County,  Ohio,  on  the  llth  of  December, 
1827.  His  parents  were  Elijah  and  Frances  (Weed- 
en)  Moore.  The  former  was  a  native  of  Virginia, 
and  came  from  one  of  the  notable  families  of  the 
Old  Dominion,  his  father  being  Joseph  Moore. 
Both  parents  of  our  subject  died  in  Muskingum 
County,  where  they  were  numbered  among  tlic 
early  settlers.  The  youth  of  Robert  H.  Moore  was 
passed  in  his  native  count}',  and  when  only  thir- 
teen vears  of  age  he  commenced  learning  tlie  car- 
penter's and  joiner's  trade,  serving  an  apprentice- 
ship of  four  years.  He  afterward  formed  a  part- 
nership with  his  old  employer,  continuing  wilii 
him  for  five  years.  For  four  successive  years,  Mr. 
Moore  engaged  in  business  alone  witli  fair  success. 

It  was  in  April,  1857,  that  Mr.  Moore  started 
for  the  west  and  located  in  Anderson  County. 
He  became  the  owner  of  a  claim  on  section  6, 
Washington  Township,  where  he  settled  and  at 
once  began  to  improve  the  laud.  He  still  owns 
his   original    farm    and    has    since   extended    the 


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boundaries  of  the  same  until  it  now  comprises 
about  three  liundred  and  seventj'  acres.  Many 
valuable  improvements  have  been  placed  upon  the 
farm  b}'  the  owner,  which  have  added  materially  to 
its  value.  He  has  built  a  good  residence  and  otlier 
farm  buildings,  and  has  set  out  numerous  shade 
and  fruit  trees.  He  is  without  doubt  one  of  the 
most  enterprising  and  progressive  agriculturists  of 
tins  region,  having  accumulated  a  considerable 
fortune  by  his  industry  and  perseverance. 

A  marriage  ceremony  was  performed  in  Musk- 
ingum County,  Ohio,  in  March,  1852,  whereby 
Miss  Martha  Hutton  became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Moore. 
The  lady  was  born  in  the  same  county  in  which  her 
marriage  took  place,  in  July,  1831.  Seven  children 
have  been  born  of  this  union.  Emeline  is  the  wife 
of  Henry  Thompson;  Laura  became  the  wife  of 
William  Manners;  William  is  next;  Judson  mar- 
ried Miss  C.  CuUison;  Nettie  and  James  and  one 
child  who  died  in    infancy  complete   the   number. 

The  business  ability  of  Mr.  Moore  is  well  known 
in  this  county,  and  he  is  now  serving  as  Vice- 
President  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Garnett. 
He  is  respected  and  esteemed  for  his  qualities  of 
true  worth  and  uprightness  of  life.  He  is  honor- 
able and  just  to  one  and  all  with  whom  he  has 
dealings,  and  with  his  family'  numbers  a  host  of 
friends  in  the  neighborhood  of  his  home. 


VK^ELSON  F.  PAYNE.  The  name  of  this 
I  ///  gentleman  is  a  familiarone  to  the  people  of 
/lyx^  Liberty  Township,  and  indeed  to  all  the 
residents  of  Linn  Count}'.  His  farm  is  pleasantly 
located  on  section  34,  township  19,  range  22,  and 
has  been  his  home  since  1870,  at  which  date  he 
came  to  Kansas.  His  childhood's  home  was  in  New 
York,  and  he  was  born  in  Cattaraugus  Count}', 
N.  Y.,  October  21,  1844,  being  a  son  of  Harrison 
and  Abigail  (Luce)  Payne.  In  the  Empire  State 
he  passed  the  uneventful  years    of   boyhood    and 


youth,  daily  learning  in  the  school  of  experience 
lessons  as  useful  as  those  gleaned  from  the  text- 
books of  the  common  schools.  He  was  intelligent 
and  thouglitful  beyond  his  years,  and  early  in  life 
became  very  proficient  in  every  department  of 
agriculture. 

Orphaned  by  the  death  of  his  parents  when  he 
was  seventeen,  our  subject  afterward  worked  by 
the  month  or  day  at  any  honest  employment 
he  could  secure.  On  the  17th  of  June,  1864,  he 
enlisted  as  a  member  of  tlie  Union  army,  and  was 
mustered  into  service  with  Company  D,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Seventy-ninth  New  York  Infantry,  in 
which  lie  served  for  eleven  months.  His  regiment 
was  assigned  to  the  Arm}-  of  the  Potomac,  and 
witli  it  he  participated  in  the  battle  in  front  of 
Petersburg,  June  17,  1864,  as  well  as  in  a  number 
of  minor  engagements.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he 
was  discharged  under  general  orders. 

Returning  to  New  York,  Mr.  Payne  was  em- 
ployed as  a  farm  hand  until  1870,  when  he  came 
to  Kansas  and  bought  the  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  where  he  now  resides,  paying  $750  for  the 
tract  of  raw  prairie  land.  Not  having  the  money 
necessary  to  commence  the  independent  career  of 
a  farmer  on  his  own  properly,  he  worked  for  four 
years  in  the  employ  of  others,  and  his  knowledge 
of  agriculture  and  his  tireless  industry  caused  his 
services  to  be  highly  appreciated  in  his  commu- 
nity. Subsequently  he  operated  for  some  time  as 
a  renter,  and  while  so  doing  devoted  as  much 
time  as  practicable  to  the  clearing  and  improving 
of  his  property,  on  which  he  erected  a  number  of 
farm  buildings.  Since  coming  to  this  place  he  has 
given  considerable  attention  both  to  general  farm- 
ing and  stock-raising,  and  also  for  some  years 
owned  an  interest  in  a  threshing-machine,  which 
he  operated. 

In  February,  1876,  Mr.  Payne  returned  to  his 
native  county,  and  was  there  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  p:dith,  daughter  of  Carl  and  Cliristina 
(Johnson)  Carlson.  Mrs.  Payne  is  of  Swedish 
birth,  alio  emigrated  to  this  country  wlien  four- 
teen yeats  of  age.  She  is  tlie  mother  of  two  chil- 
dren, Lorenzo  and  Ethel,  in  whose  welfare  and 
that  of  her  husband  her  interests  are  centered. 
In  his  social  connections  Mr.  P.ayne   is  identified 


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with  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  the  Ancient  Order 
of  United  Workmen  and  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  being  prominent  in  these  fraternities. 
Formerly  he  attiliated  with  the  Republican  party, 
but  since  the  organization  of  the  Populist  party 
he  has  supported  its  principles.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  active  in 
its  support.  • 


jUFUS  SMITH,  a  prominent  citizen  and  lead- 
g  agriculturist  residing  upon  the  south- 
east quarter  of  section  4,  Paris  Township, 
^ipjLinn  County,  has  since  October,  1859, 
been  intimately  associated  with  the  upward  growth 
and  progressive  interests  of  his  present  locality. 
He  has  with  ability  discharged  the  duties  of  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  and  efflciently  served  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  School  Board.  The  paternal  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  Gideon  Smith,  was  a  resident  of 
Westmoreland  County,  New  Brunswick,  where  the 
father  of  Rufus,  AVilliam  Smith,  was  born,  June  12, 
1808.  The  mother,  in  maidenhood  Miss  Matilda 
Fillmore,  was  also  a  native  of  Westmoreland  Coun- 
ty, and  was  born  July  12,  1812.  The  maternal 
grandfather,  John  PlUmore,  who  was  born  on  the 
ocean  while  his  parents  were  coming  to  America, 
was  a  man  of  integrity  and  was  esteemed  by  all 
who  knew  him.  The  parents,  reared,  educated  and 
married  in  their  birthplace,  spent  their  happy  mar- 
ried life  in  New  Brunswick.  Tlie  father  died  in 
tlie  early  '80s,  but  tlie  mother  still  survives.  The 
seven  brothers  and  sisters  who  gathered  in  the  old 
home  were:  Rufus,  Mary,  John,  Elizabeth,  AVill- 
iam,  Judith  and  Elijah.  Our  subject,  the  eldest 
of  the  family,  was  born  in  AVestmoreland  County, 
February  19,  1834,  and  remained  upon  his  father's 
farm,  assisting  in  the  daily  round  of  agricultural 
pursuits,  until  he  had  attained  to  nineteen  years 
of  age,  when  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  in 
the  carriage  and  wagon   manufacturing    business, 


continuing  in  that  employment  until  he  reached 
his  majority. 

In  November,  1855,  Mr.  Smith  emigrated  to  the 
United  States,  located  for  a  short  time  in  Missis- 
sippi, and  then  journeyed  to  Kane  County,  111. 
At  Lodi  Station,  now  Maple  Park,  he  worked 
at  his  trade  until  he  came  to  Linn  County,  Kan. 
His  first  location  in  the  west  was  Moneka,  Paris 
Township,  where  he  followed  his  trade  from  Octo- 
ber, 1859,  until  March,  1861,  when  he  took  up  a 
Government  claim  where  he  now  lives.  Eight 
months  after  settling  on  this  land  our  subject  w.as 
driven  away  b3'  the  troubles  which  then  existed, and 
in  September,  1861,  as  he  was  preparing  to  leave 
his  home  and  join  the  army,  which  was  about  to 
confront  Price,  he  found  liis  home  surrounded  by 
seven  armed  men.  Mr.  Smith,  thoroughly  under- 
standing his  danger,  left  the  house,  but  had  only 
gone  a  short  distance  when  he  was  shot  through 
the  body.  He  was  carried  into  his  home  and  as- 
sisted by  one  of  the  posse,  another  going  for  tlie 
doctor.  He  was  confined  to  his  bed  for  thirty- 
da^'s,  but  as  soon  as  he  was  able,  wiselj'  removed  to 
Mound  City,  wliere,  when  he  was  strong  enough, 
he  worked  at  his  trade.  He  continued  thus  era- 
ployed  uutil  1869,  with  the  exception  of  the  one 
hundred  and  fifty-six  da3'S  he  served  in  the  army. 
Mr.  Smith  afterward  experienced  much  trouble  in 
holding  his  claim,  but  at  last  it  was  justly  awarded 
to  him.  He  again  took  possession  of  the  land  in 
1869,  and  has  made  this  valuable  farm  his  per- 
manent home  when  not  engaged  in  the  mercan- 
tile business  in  Pleasanton,  where  he  profitably 
handled  merchandise  for  a  number  of  j'ears. 

Since  the  year  1889,  our  subject  has  devoted  his 
entire  time  to  the  two  hundred  and  eightj^  acre 
homestead,  whose  finely  cultivated  fields,  sub- 
stantial improvements  and  excellent  location  in 
Paris  Townsiiip  render  it  one  of  the  best  pieces  of 
farming  property  in  this  part  of  Linn  County.  In 
Kane  County,  III.,  September  7, 1856,  Rufus  Smith 
and  Mrs.  Charlotte  Crabtree  were  united  in  mar- 
riage. The  accomplished  wife  of  our  subject  was 
the  widow  of  Charles  Crabtree  and  the  daughter 
of  Jolin  Fillmore.  She  was  born  in  Westmoreland 
Count3-,  New  Brunswick.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smitli 
have  one  surviving  child,  a  daughter,  Eva  J.,  the 


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wife  of  L.  M.  Hatiiaway.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hathawa}' 
have  been  blessed  with  a  family  of  children,  six  of 
wliom~are  living:  Gaetano  M.,  Rufus  C,  Artemus 
B.,  Lamort,  Clarence  H.  and  David.  Formerly  a 
Baptist  in  his  religious  views,  our  subject  is  now 
identified  with  the  United  Brethren  Church,  and 
together  with  his  good  wife  takes  an  active  part 
in  the  benevolent  work  and  enterprises  of  the 
locality.  Mr.  Smith  is  deeply  interested  in  both 
local  and  national  issues,  and  in  his  official  posi- 
tions has  given  great  satisfaction  to  the  commu- 
nity in  which  he  resides.  After  a  successful 
career  as  a  merchant  he  retired  from  his  business 
in  Pleasanton,  in  1889.  Since  occupying  him- 
self entirely  in  the  cultivation  of  his  homestead, 
he  has  taken  high  place  among  the  agricultur- 
ists of  Linn  County,  and  possesses  the  sincere 
regard  of  a  wide  acquaintance. 


■if]  AMES  A.  RAMSEY.  The  rapid  advance- 
ment made  of  late  in  matters  pertaining  to 
popular  education  is  due  in  no  small  part 
to  the  brilliant  leaders  who  have  risen  here 
and  there,  and  who  have  dedicated  their  labors 
and  energies  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  school  in- 
terests of  their  respective  states.  Among  those 
who  have  won  wide  recognition  in  Kansas  is 
James  A.  Ramsey,  who  early  began  the  career  of  a 
teacher  and  is  now  filling  creditably  the  position 
of  County  Superintendent  of  Schools.  He  comes 
of  Scotch  descent,  and  inherits  all  the  thrift  and 
energy  of  his  ancestors.  His  grandfather,  Robert 
Ramsey,  was  born  in  Scotland,  but  came  to  Amer- 
ica at  an  early  date  and  settled  in  western  Pennsyl- 
vania. There  he  reared  five  sons  and  one  daugliter: 
Robert  (father  of  our  subject),  William,  Andrew, 
James  N.,  Oliver  and  Sarah  Ann,  the  latter  of  whom 
married  Samuel  Dobbins. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Robert  Ramsey,  Jr., 


was  born  in  Mercer  County,  Pa.,  and  after  grow- 
ing up,  followed  farming  in  that  state  for  some 
time.  ■  When  a  young  man,  he  was  tempted  by  the 
fertile  prairies  of  Illinois  to  make  a  settlement 
within  that  state,  locating  in  Washington  County, 
in  1838.  There  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  M. 
McAfee,  and  there  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his 
days  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was 
the  owner  of  about  three  hundred  acres  of  land, 
and  being  a  member  of  the  Covenanter  Church 
took  no  interest  in  politics.  His  death  occurred 
in  February,  1885,  when  sixtj'-four  years  of  age. 
The  mother,  who  was  a  native  of  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
is  still  living,  and  resides  with  a  daughter  in  New 
York  State.  Tiieir  five  children  were  named  as 
follows:  Maggie,  wife  of  Hugh  Dugan,  of  Sterling 
Center,  N.  Y.;  Nannie,  wife  of  Rev.  T.  J.  Allen, 
a  minister  of  the  Covenanter  Church  of  Sterling, 
Kan.;  James  A.;  Lizzie,  wife  of  William  Carson, 
of  Oakdale,  111.;  and  Robert  George,  a  minister 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church  of  Xenia, 
Ohio. 

The  early  scholastic  training  of  our  subject  was 
received  in  the  common  schools  and  in  Coulter- 
ville  Academy,  from  which  he  was  graduated. 
Later  he  taught  school  in  Washington  Countj', 
III.,  for  seven  years,  and  then  came  to  Kansas, 
where  he  continued  the  same  occupation  for  five 
years.  In  the  fall  of  1890  he  was  elected  Country 
Superintendent  of  Schools,  and  re-elected  in  1892. 
Public  education  in  Kansas  has  no  more  earnest 
advocate  and  co-operator  than  he — no  one  who 
more  thoroughly  understands  and  appreciates  its 
needs  and  interests,  and  perhaps  no  one  better 
qualified  through  experience  to  bring  it  to  that 
high  state  of  perfection  which  its  present  rapid 
advancement  assures.  He  is  a  Republican  in  his 
political  preferment,and  only  two  candidates  were 
elected  on  the  ticket  in  1890.  In  1892  he  received 
an  increased  majority. 

Mr.  Ramsey  selected  his  wife  in  the  person  of 
Miss  Hattie  L.  McClurkin,  only  child  of  Archibald 
McClurkin,  of  Oakdale,  III.,  and  their  union  was 
celebrated  May  10,  1881.  She  was  born  in  that 
town  November  27,  1861.  Blr.  McClurkin  was  a 
farmer  and  an  early  settler  of  Washington  Coun- 
ty, III.     His  death  occurred  in  1863.     Two  chll- 


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dren  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ramsey:  Norman 
F.  and  Lester  A.  Mr.  Ramsey  is  a  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  Church,  and  is  one  of  tlie  rep- 
resentative men  of  this  section.  He  founded  tlie 
"Anderson  County  Teacher,"  a  monthly  published 
in  the  interests  of  the  Anderson  County  schools, 
and  is  still  its  editor.  It  is  now  on  its  second  vol- 
ume. He  taught  the  public  schools  of  Oakdale, 
111.,  and  Welda,  Kan.,  and  met  with  the  best  of 
success.  His  mother  was  a  teacher,  and  each  of 
her  five  children  followed  that  profession  for  over 
ten  years.  In  connection  with  teaching,  Mr.  Ram- 
sey was  also  engaged  in  farming,  and  for  some 
time  owned  a  farm  near  Welda. 


lOBERT  G.  STEWART.  Time  has  dealt 
kindly  with  this  venerable  citizen  of  Pa- 
ola  and  his  wife,  and  has  enabled  them  to 
^  lay  aside  the  labors  of  former  years  and 
settle  down  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  pliysical  com- 
forts and  social  pleasures  their  adequate  means 
and  refined  tastes  make  possible  and  agreeable. 
They  have  an  extended  acquaintance  and  have 
long  been  known  as  being  among  the  best  represen- 
tatives of  the  agricultural  class  of  Miami  County. 
Having  always  been  engaged  in  farming,  Jlr. 
Stewart  is  well  versed  in  the  principles  of  agricult- 
ure, employs  the  best  modern  methods  in  tlie 
cultivation  of  his  land  and  derives  a  comfortable 
income  from  his  harvests.  On  account  of  advanc- 
ing years  he  no  longer  actively  engages  as  a  tiller 
of  the  soil,  but  still  superintends  the  management 
of  his  extended  landed  possessions  and  gives  to 
his  valuable  business  interests  the  same  thoughtful 
attention  which  characterized  him  in  life's  prime. 
A  native  of  Oliio,  the  subject  of  this  biograph- 
ical sketch  was  born  in  Warren  County  in  1814. 
He  was  one  of  nine  children  comprising  the  fam- 


ily of  Alexander  and  Rebecca  (Clarke)  Stewart, 
natives  respectively  of  North  and  .South  Carolina. 
The  Stewart  family  originated  in  Scotland  and 
from  that  country  several  of  the  name  emigrated 
to  the  United  States  in  an  early  day  and  settled 
in  the  south.  The  fourth  in  order  of  birth  in  the 
family,  our  subject  spent  his  boyhood  years  in  the 
parental  home,  where  he  grew  to  a  robust  man- 
hood, well  qualified  physically  and  mentally  to 
discharge  his  duties  as  a  citizen  and  fulfill  his  ob- 
ligations as  a  man.  His  educational  advantages 
were  limited  to  such  information  as  could  be  ob- 
tained in  the  pioneer  schools  of  the  neighborhood, 
and  the  broad  fund  of  knowledge  he  now  pos- 
sesses is  the  result  of  self-culture. 

In  Ohio,  on  the  18th  of  January,  1843,  Robert 
Stewart  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Nancy 
Van  Dervort,  a  native  of  the  Buckeye  State  and 
the  daughter  of  Jonah  and  Elizabeth  (Reed)  Van 
Dervort.  Her  father  was  born  in  Virginia  and 
removed  thence  to  Ohio,  where  he  resided  until 
death.  The  children  born  to  the  union  of  our 
subject  and  his  wife  were  seven  in  number.  Fla- 
vins A.,  the  eldest,  served  in  the  War  of  the  Re- 
bellion and  is  at  present  a  resident  of  Miami 
County.  Cassius  N.  makes  his  home  in  Arizona. 
Mary,  the  tliird  in  respect  to  age,  is  deceased. 
John  and  Iva  reside  with  their  parents.  Sarah  is 
the  wife  of  Joseph  Bates.  Libbie  is  living  at 
home  and  tenderly  cares  for  her  aged  parents. 

In  1869  Mr.  Stewart  brought  his  family  to  Kan- 
sas, and  here  he  has  since  resided.  With  the  aid 
of  his  sons  he  has  purchased  and  cleared  large 
tracts  of  land  and  now  owns  over  one  section  in 
Miami  County,  all  of  which  they  have  improved. 
The  sons  are  manl}-  and  industrious,  and,  like 
their  father, advocate  the  principles  of  the  Repub- 
lican party.  During  the  daj's  of  the  old-line 
Whig  party,  Mr.  Stewart  voted  that  ticket,  but 
since  the  organization  of  the  Republican  parl3-  he 
has  been  unswerving  in  his  allegiance  thereto. 
While  he  takes  an  intelligent  interest  in  local  and 
national  affairs,  he  is  not  a  zealous  partisan,  and 
has  always  preferred  the  quietude  of  domestic  life' 
to  the  excitement  of  a  public  career. 

The  religious  home  of  the  family  is  in  the  Bap- 
tist Church,  with  which  all  the  children  excepting 


RESIDENCE  OF  GEORGE    R0OK5TOOL,  SECT., OSAGE  TR,  M  I  AMI     CO.,KAN. 


RESIDENCE  OF    R.   G.    STEWART  ,  S  EC.  28.^  PAOLA    TP, MIAMI    CO., KAN 


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one  are  actively  identified.  Mr.  Stewart  has  never 
been  an  advocate  of  secret  organizations  and  is 
not  identified  witli  any  fraternal  association.  In 
addition  to  general  farming  lie  has  made  a  specialty 
of  raising  Clydesdale  horses  and  has  met  with  flat- 
tering success  in  that  department  of  agriculture. 
All  the  improvements  now  noticeable  upon  his 
farm  are  the  result  of  his  efforts,  and  the  place 
ranks  among  the  finest  in  the  county.  The  build- 
ings are  substantial,  each  adapted  to  its  special 
purpose.  The  traveler  who  passes  the  farm  inva- 
riably pauses  to  admire  the  handsome  residence, 
which  Mr.  Stewart  erected  at  a  cost  of  $4,000,  and 
which  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  county. 


^^EORGE  ROOKSTOOL.  The  agricultural 
[||  ,— ,  part  of  the  community  is  its  bone  and 
^^jj  sinew,  from  which  come  the  strength  and 
vigor  necessar3'  to  carry  on  the  affairs  of  manu- 
facture, commerce  and  the  state.  AViien  the  agri- 
cultural class  is  composed  of  men  and  women  of 
courage,  enterprise,  intelligence  and  integrity, 
prosperity  will  attend  all  departments  of  activit}', 
and  this  is  pre-eminently  the  case  in  Miami  Coun- 
ty. Among  the  sons  of  Ohio  who  have  brought 
with  them  to  Kansas  the  sturdj^  habits  of  inde- 
pendence, integrity  and  industry,  which  have  ever 
marked  the  native  Ohioan,  we  are  gratified  to  be 
able  to  mention  George  Rookstool,  whose  beauti- 
ful farm  is  to  be  found  on  section  7,  township  19, 
range  23,  Osage  Township. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Preble  County,  OhiO) 
November  6,  1833,  to  the  union  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Brown)  Rookstool.  In  1835  his  parents 
removed  to  Elkhart  County,  Ind.,  and  there 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  days.  They  were 
lionest,  upright  citizens  and  were  held  in  high  es- 
teem by  all.  George  was  but  two  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  removed  to  Elkhart  County, and 
there   he   grew  to  mature  3'ears,  .actively  engaged 


in  cultivating  the  soil  of  his  father's  farm.  He 
secured  a  good  practical  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  then  began  teaching,  following  this 
profession  for  one  term  and  meeting  with  good 
success. 

In  1855  Mr.  Rookstool  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Rebecca  Bunger,  a  native  of  Elkhart 
Count}',  Ind.,  and  the  daughter  of  George  and 
Mar}' Bunger,  who  were  esteemed  residents  of  that 
county.  Following  his  marriage  onr  subject  rented 
land  in  Elkhart  County  until  1859,  when  he  started 
westward  with  his  famil}'.  After  a  journe}-  of  one 
month  in  a  wagon  he  reached  Kansas  and  at  once 
took  a  claim  where  he  now  resides,  and  in  due 
time  pre-empted  the  same.  On  account  of  ill 
iiealth  he  was  obliged  to  return  to  Indiana  in 
1862,  and  for  six  years  followed  farming  in  Elk- 
hart County.  He  then  returned  to  his  Kansas 
home  and  has  since  been  remarkably  successful  as 
a  farmer  and  stock-raiser.  He  is  now  the  owner 
of  four  hundred  and  eighty-eight  acres  of  land 
and  has  one  of  the  finest  residences  in  the  town- 
ship. Everytliing  about  his  place  proves  that  he 
is  a  man  of  enterprise  and  energy,  and  all  his 
farming  operations  are  conducted  in  a  maimer  re- 
flecting the  highest  credit  upon  his  management 
and  good  judgment.  For  a  number  of  3ears  he 
gave  his  attention  largely  to  the  breeding  of 
Short-horn  cattle,  but  in  connection  is  now  en- 
gaged in  raising  draft  and  trotting  horses. 

By  his  marriage  Mr.  Rookstool  [became  the  fa- 
ther of  eleven  children,  of  whom  the  following 
attained  years  of  maturity:  Albert,  residing  in 
Miami  County;  Martha,  wife  of  Fred  Diehm,  of 
Linn  Count}';  Emma,  wife  of  Jerome  Russell,  of 
Pratt  County,  Kan.;  Ashley,  of  Miami  County; 
Ella,  wife  of  Charles  Springer,  of  Linn  County, 
Kan.;  Samuel,  of  Miami  County;  George  C.  and 
Minnie,  who  are  at  home.  A  grand-daughter, 
Edith,  makes  her  home  with  our  subject.  In  his 
political  views  Mr.  Rookstool  is  a  stanch  advocate 
of  Republican  principles  and  cast  his  first  Presi- 
dential vote  for  Col.  J.  C.  Fremont  in  1856.  He 
has  been  a  member  of  the  School  Board  and  has 
held  other  local  positions  in  his  township.  So- 
cially, he  is  identified  with  Lodge  No.  131,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  .and  also  belongs    to  the  E.astern   Star,  in 


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which  his  wife  also  holds  membership.  Both  are 
highly  respected  in  the  community,  and  their  home 
is  a  model  of  comfort  and  convenience. 


-4-i^-=^^=€^-t- 


(f^EV.  R.  H.  SHERAR,  ordained  in  1878  as  a 
lll^  preacher  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
;ir\\\  Church,  and  a  man  of  ability  and  enter- 
W^prise,  is  an  extensive  landholder  and  a 
prosperous  general  agriculturist,  whose  home  farm 
is  located  upon  section  18,  Stanton  Township, 
Miami  County,  Kan.  Long  a  resident  of  the  state 
and  closely  identified  with  the  vital  interests  of 
Kansas,  Mr.  Sherar  has,  as  a  citizen  and  a  minister 
of  the  Gospel,  greatly  aided  in  the  upward  growth 
and  rapid  advancement  of  his  present  locality,  and, 
widely  known,  commands  universal  respect  and 
esteem.  Our  subject,  born  September  1,  1837,  in 
Franklin  County,  N.  Y.,  was  the  son  of  Caleb 
Sherar,  a  native  of  Maryland, who  was  born  in  1811. 
The  family  is  of  English  descent.  Grandfather 
Sherar  being  a  captain  in  the  regular  army  of 
England.  Captain  Sherar  took  part  in  the  battle 
of  Waterloo,  and  was  given  a  grant  of  two  hun- 
dred acres  of  land  near  Cork,  Ireland.  A  man  of 
ambition,  he  determined  to  emigrate  to  America, 
and  in  1813  crossed  the  Atlantic  and  settled  in  the 
state  of  New  York.  The  mother  of  Rev.  R.  II.  Sherar 
was  Ann  (Moore)  Sherar,  who  was  born  in  Ireland, 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  The  home  of  the  parents 
was  blessed  with  the  presence  of  eight  children, 
four  sons  and  four  daughters.  Three  of  the  broth- 
ers and  two  of  the  sisters  are  yet  living.  Tlie 
mother  was  a  devout  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Churcli  and  active  in  good  work.  The 
parents  arriving  in  Kansas  in  1855  were  the  first  set- 
tlers of  Stanton  Township.  The  father  was  an  active 
politician  and  joined  the  militia  during  tbe  Civil 
War.  After  a  career  of  busy  usefulness  lie  passed 
away  in  1872,  the  mother  also  entering  into  rest 
the  same  year. 

Our  subject,  spending  liis  boyhood  days  mostly 
in  Illinois,  attended  the  excellent  schools  of  Free- 


port  and  Cherry  Valley.  Accompanying  his  jiar- 
ents  to  Kansas  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  he  en- 
tered into  tbe  pursuits  of  agriculture,  and  the  suc- 
ceeding year,  1856,  joined  tlie  force  of  John  Brown 
at  Osawatomie.  The  force,  consisting  of  thirt}'- 
five  men,  took  part  ill  the  engagements  of  Black 
Jack,  Middle  Creek  and  Osawatomie.  Mr.  Sherar 
actively  participated  in  the  various  difficulties 
shared  by  John  Brown  until  the  departure  of  the 
latter  for  Virginia.  During  one  of  the  border 
fights  our  subject  received  a  buckshot  wound  in 
the  forehead.  Well  acquainted  with  Brown  and 
personally  drilled  by  him,  Mr.  Sherar  served  as 
Corporal  under  him  and  was  later  offered  a  com- 
mission as  Colonel  in  a  Virginia  regiment  if  he 
would  go  to  the  south.  Our  subject  preached  the 
funeral  sermon  of  one  of  the  men  who  escaped 
from  Harper's  Feriy  and  afterward  died  in  Paola. 
He  was  named  Charles  Leon  hard  ts,  and  was  known 
as  a  man  of  great  personal  courage. 

In  1859  were  united  in  marriage  R.  H.  Sherar  and 
Miss  Maggie  S.  Downen,  daughter  of  Job  and  Ala- 
bama (Williams)  Downen.  Mr.  Downen,  a  native 
of  Illinois,  died  in  DeWitt  Count}*,  deeply  mourned 
by  a  large  circle  of  friends.  Mrs.  Downen,  a  na- 
tive of  Kentucky,  married  a  second  time,  and  re- 
moving to  Kansas  in  1855,  is  now  residing  in  Osa- 
watomie. Three  children  of  the  first  marriage  and 
two  of  the  second  are  now  living. 

Mrs.  Sherar  was  born  September  23,  1840,  in 
DeWitt  County,  111.,  and  was  there  reared  and  ed- 
ucated. Mr.  Sherar,  after  his  marriage,  went  to 
Pike's  Peak  and  worked  in  the  gold  mines,  but 
returned  home  the  same  year  and  settled  upon  a 
farm  in  Stanton  Township,  a  pioneer  settler  of  the 
locality,  the  land  then  being  eutirel}-  in  a  wild 
condition.  In  the  spring  of  1861,  our  subject 
raised  a  company  of  state  militia  and  was  com- 
missioned First  Lieutenant.  The  company,  known 
as  the  Stanton  Guards,  was  attached  to  Colonel 
Colton's  regiment.  Mr.  Sherar,  taking  an  active 
part  in  the  engagement  near  Morristown,  Mo.,  had 
charge  of  the  compan}-,  and  continued  in  the 
service  until  the  spring  of  1863,  when  he  was  mus- 
tered out.  Immediatel\'  re-enlisting,  our  subject 
was  actively  engaged  on  the  border  lietween  Kan- 
sas and  Missouri  for  five  months,  and  participated 


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in  numerous  sharp  fights.  He  and  John  Huff 
were  candidates  for  Captain  and  Iluflf  won.  Mr. 
Sherar  knew  Quantrell  personallj',  and  went  at 
one  time  in  pursuit  of  his  band.  One  day  when 
visiting  Stanton  on  business,  he  found  Captain 
Snider  and  four  other  men  trying  to  Icill  Quan- 
trell. They  had  leveled  their  guns  at  him,  but 
Mr.  Sherar  threw  up  their  guns  and  hurried 
Quantrell  into  the  store,  keeping  himself  between 
Quantrell  and  the  five  men.  Once  safe  inside,  Quan- 
trell ascended  a  ladder,  and  our  subject,  following 
with  a  cocked  pistol  in  his  hand,  stated  that  he 
would  shoot  the  first  man  who  put  his  head  above 
the  floor,  and  finally  safely  surrendered  Quantrell 
to  the  Sheriff.  At  the  close  of  five  months' service, 
Mr.  Sherar,  in  the  spring  of  1864,  enlisted  in 
Company  I,  Sixteenth  Kansas  Cavalry,  and  as  Or- 
derly Sergeant  served  with  fidelity  until  he  was 
mustered  out,  July  24,  1865.  He  took  an  active 
part  in  the  battles  of  Camden,  Mo.,  and  Weslporti 
and  later,  sent  to  Nashville,  fought  under  General 
Thomas  in  the  battle  against  the  forces  of  General 
Hood.  He  was  then  sent  back  to  Ft.  Leaven- 
worth and  from  there  to  New  Mexico.  Our  subject, 
with  his  regiment,  was  engaged  in  a  flght  with 
the  Indians  at  Salt  Bottom,  on  the  Arkansas  River, 
near  Cimarron  Crossing.  A  second  time  in  a 
conflict  with  the  Indians  on  the  Arkansas,  in  Wal- 
nut, Mr.  Sherar  found  his  scalp  in  great  danger, 
but  fortunately  escaped  unhurt.  A  third  time  he 
met  the  Indians  in  a  battle  at  Little  Arkansas,  and 
not  long  after  was  mustered  out  at  Leavenworth. 
While  on  the  plains  Mr.  Sherar  killed  numerous 
buffaloes  and  had  many  exciting  experiences.  At 
the  close  of  the  war  he  settled  upon  his  present 
farm,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since. 

In  1868  Mr.  Sherar  was  converted  and  joined 
the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church, and  in  1872 
united  with  the  Presbytery  and  six  years  afterward 
was  ordained  to  preach  the  Word.  For  fourteen 
N'ears  pastor  of  a  church  in  Richland  Township, 
and  for  ten  years  in  charge  of  a  church  at  Rantoul, 
our  subject  has  been  the  instrument  of  good,  and  has 
brouglit  a  powerful  influence  to  bear  upon  his  lo- 
cality. He  has,  aside  from  his  pastoral  labors,  con- 
ducted with  ability  a  fine  farm  of  two  hundred 
and  forty  acres,  and,  financially'  prospered,  owns 


in  all  about  nine  hundred  and  seventy  acres  of 
valuable  land.  The  home  farm,  under  a  high 
state  of  cultivation,  is  finely  improved  with  mod- 
ern, commodious  and  substantial  buildings. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sherar  have  welcomed  to  their 
hearts  and  home  seven  children.  Lillie  Ann,  the 
wife  of  Elijah  Freeman,  is  the  mother  of  four  chil- 
dren; Minnie,  wife  of  James  Price,  has  one  child;  El- 
mer is  unmarried;  Harrison  is  the  husband  of  Laura 
Ogden  and  has  no  family;  Miles  is  deceased;  Rob- 
ert and  Otis  complete  the  family  group.  Elmer 
was  a  student  at  the  State  Normal  School  two 
years,  and  attended  Ozark  College  one  year.  The 
daughters  taught  school.  Mr.  Sherar,  for  nine 
years  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education,  takes 
a  great  interest  in  the  advancement  of  the  schools 
of  his  district.  Politically  a  strong  Republican, 
he  has  been  asked  to  become  a  candidate  for  the 
Legislature,  but  has  refused.  Our  subject  is  fra- 
ternally associated  with  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  Likewise  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Anti-Horse  Thief  Association,  he  organ- 
ized the  society  in  the  state,  and  in  early  days  a 
leader,  assisted  in  the  hanging  of  seven  horse 
thieves.  As  a  man  of  law  and  order,  he  did  his 
duty,  but  now  rejoices  in  the  better  days  which 
bless  the  land.  Valued  by  all  who  know  him, 
our  subject,  as  a  clergyman  and  citizen,  has  fought 
a  good  flght  and  is  well  worthy  of  the  confidence 
he  now  receives  from  the  entire  community  in 
which  his  peaceful  life  is  passed. 


iTr^\)ENJAMIN  F.BLAKER,  senior  member  of 
|iy^  the  firm  of  B.  F.  Blaker  &  Co.,  lumber  and 
/((M)  li  grain  merchants  of  Pleasan ton,  and  also  one 
\s:/'  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Blaker  Milling 
Company,  of  this  place,  became  a  resident  of  this 
thriving  village  in  1870,  and  has  since  been  thor- 
oughly identified  with   the   business  interests   of 


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the  town  and  county.  He  was  born  in  Bucks 
County,  Pa.,  December  3,  1844,  and  is  a  son  of 
Joshua  C.  and  Ann  (Croasdale)  Blaker,  also  na- 
tives of  Bucks  County. 

Upon  his  father's  farm  our  subject  was  reared 
to  manhood,  gaining  early  in  life  a  practical 
knowledge  of  agriculture,  and  also  acquiring  a 
fair  education  in  the  district  schools.  In  1870  he 
came  to  Kansas  and  located  in  Pleasanton,  where 
he  embarked  in  the  lumber  business.  One  3'ear 
later  his  brother  Alfred  joined  him  and  the  firm 
name  was  changed  to  B.  F.  Blaker  &  Co.  In 
1872  thejf  commenced  dealing  in  grain,  and  two 
years  later  built  an  elevator.  In  1886  they  erected 
the  mills  of- Pleasanton  under  the  firm  name  of  the 
Blaker  Milling  Company,  and  these  they  equipped 
with  all  the  modern  improvements.  The  capacity 
of  the  mills  is  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  barrels 
of  flour  per  paj'  and  one  hundred  barrels  of  meal. 
About  one-fourth  of  the  entire  amount  of  wheat 
used  has  to  be  imported,  as  the  home  market  can 
not  supply  the  demand.  The  firm  also  operates 
lumber  yards  at  La  C^'gne,  Fontana,  Blue  Mound, 
Parker,  Gridle}'  and  Kincaid,  Kan.;  and  Sprague 
and  Amsterdam,  Mo.,  and  also  handles  grain  at 
some  other  points.  The}'  are  interested  in  a  com- 
mission house  in  Kansas  City,  where  Alfred  Blaker 
makes  his  home  and  whither  he  removed  for  the 
purpose  of  being  near  his  business. 

The  marriage  of  Benjamin  F.  Blaker  occurred 
in  1872  and  united  him  with  Miss  Adda  Brabant, 
who  was  born  in  Milwaukee,  AVis.,  in  1850.  They 
are  the  parents  of  two  children,  Emma  and  Pau- 
line. In  his  political  opinions  Mr.  Blaker  is  a 
Republican  and  has  held  a  number  of  local  offices, 
to  which  he  has  been  elected  by  the  unanimous 
choice  of  his  part}'.  He  alwa^'s  performs  his  duty 
as  a  citizen,  but  is  obliged  to  give  his  attention 
largely  to  his  private  affairs  and  therefore  does 
not  mingle  with  the  public  life  of  the  city  to  any 
large  extent.  Socially,  he  is  identified  with  Eu- 
reka Lodge  No.  88,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  is  Past 
Master. 

The  success  which  Mr.  Blaker  has  achieved  and 
the  prominent  position  he  now  occupies  in  busi- 
ness circles  represent  the  result  of  his  own  unaided 
exertions.     When  he  came  to  Kansas  he  was  poor 


in  purse,  though  rich  in  hope  and  courage.  Now 
he  is  the  owner  of  some  thousand  acres,  part  of 
which  is  utilized  as  a  stock  ranch,  and  he  is  also 
the  owner  of  valuable  real  estate  in  Pleasanton, 
being  one  of  the  most  successful  business  men  of 
this  place.  In  disposition  he  is  quiet  and  reserved; 
in  his  business  he  is  cautious  and  conservative 
and  displa3's  the  possession  of  excellent  business 
capacitj-,  and  in  his  social  relations  he  is  thouglit- 
ful  and  considerate.  He  is  a  member  of  .Jewell 
Post  No.  3,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Pleasanton. 


T^ANIEL  jM.  MARTIN.  There  are  few  men  of 
I  Jj]  the  present  da}-  whom  the  world  acknowl- 
ijif^  edges  as  successful  more  worth}'  of  honor- 
able mention,  or  whose  history  affords  a  better 
example  of  what  may  be  accomplished  by  perse- 
verance and  strict  integrity,  than  the  subject  of 
this  sketch.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  Miami 
County  since  April  22,  1857.  He  is  a  native  of  the 
Empire  State,  born  in  "\Yashington  County,  August 
30,  1834,  and  is  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Deidemia 
(Spring)  Martin,  both  natives  of  that  county  and 
state. 

The  family  removed  from  New  York  to  Miclii- 
gan  in  September,  1837,  and  resided  in  Allegan 
County,  where  the  father  had  previously  worked 
at  his  trade  of  a  millwright.  The  latter  also  pur- 
chased a  good  tract  of  land.  In  1839  they  went 
to  Chicago,  when  that  city  presented  a  rather  dif- 
ferent appearance  from  its  present  vast  propor- 
tions, and  the  father  took  a  claim  north  of  tiie 
village,  where  he  and  his  family  resided  until  1854_ 
From  there  they  went  to  Missouri,  and  kept  a  hotel 
at  AVest  Point  until  August,  185G,  when  they 
were  made  prisoners  and  taken  to  Kansas  by 
border  ruffians.  They  were  placed  on  a  boat  and 
ordered  to  leave  and  never  return.     In  1857  the 


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faniil}'  came  to  Kansas  and  took  a  claim  south  of 
Osawatomie,  where  the  father  died  in  September, 
1859,  when  sixty-two  j^ears  of  age.  Tlie  mother 
followed  him  to  the  grave  in  April,  1884,  when 
seventy-seven  years  of  age.  They  had  born  to 
their  union  eleven  children,  all  of  whom  grew  to 
mature  years. 

The  eldest  child,  Leander,  enlisted  in  Com])any 

A,  Eighteenth  United  States  Regiment,  was  made 
First  Lieutenant,  and  was  killed  at  Sand  Moun- 
tain, Tenn.;  John  resides  in  Michigan;  George  H. 
makes  his  home  in  Osawatomie;  Daniel  M.  is  our 
subject;  Alamanza  E.  married  Dr.  J.  C.  Price,  of 
Osawatomie;  William  is  next;  Helen  married  Dr.  A. 
J.  Wade;  Hannibal  S.  resides  in  Colorado;  Sarah  F. 
married  Charles  Marvin,  of  Meadville,  Pa.;  Ben- 
jamin lives  in  Colorado;  and  AnnaL.  is  now  Mrs. 
Duncan,  of  Colorado.  The  father  was  first  a  Whig 
in  his  political  views,  but  later  affiliated  with  the 
Rei)ublican  party  and  voted  with  that  until  his 
death.  The  youthful  days  of  our  subject  were  pass- 
ed in  New  York,  Michigan  and  Illinois,  and  his  ed- 
ucational advantages  weie  rather  limited.  He 
came  with  his  parents  to  the  Sunflower  State  in 
1857,  and  as  he  had  learned  the  carpenter's  trade 
he  worked  at  that  in  this  state,  but  was  also  en- 
gaged in  other  enterprises. 

Al  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War  his  patriotism 
was  aroused,  and  in  July  he  enlisted  in  Company 

B,  Third  Kansas  Infantrj'.  Upon  the  re-organiza- 
tion of  the  company  it  became  Company  D,  Tenth 
Kansas.  Mr.  Martin  was  commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant  of  Company  A,  Eighteenth  United 
States  troops,  in  July,  1864,  and  when  his  brother 
was  killed,  succeeded  him  as  First  Lieutenant.  He 
was  mustered  out  in  March,  1866.  At  Perry  Grove 
he  received  a  gun-shot  wound  and  still  carries  the 
ball.  Following  the  war  he  began  working  at  his 
trade  at  Osawatomie,  and  in  1884  settled  on  his 
farm  of  eighty  acres,  where  he  has  made  good  im- 
provements. He  was  married  August  30,  1866,  to 
Miss  Keturah  A.  Snider,  a  native  of  Chester  Coun- 
ty, Pa.,  and  the  daughter  of  Eli  Snider,  a  black- 
smith by  trade.  Three  children  have  been  given 
them:  Florence  M.,  George  M.  and  Dama  E.  In 
politics  Mr.  Martin  is  a  Populist.  He  has  been 
Township  Treasurer,  is  now  Justice  of  the  Peace 


of  Mound  Township,  and  has  held  other  local  posi- 
tions. He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  &  Ac- 
cepted Masons. 


jr.:  NTON  F.  MEYER.  I  n  the  life  of  this  suc- 
^lUil  cessful  business  man  of  Crawford  County 
are  illustrated  the  results  of  perseverance 
and  energy,  coupled  with  judicious  man- 
agement and  strict  integrity.  He  is  a  citizen  of 
whom  any  community  might  well  be  proud,  and 
the  people  of  this  county,  fully  appreciating  his 
abilit}',  accord  him  a  place  in  the  foremost  ranks 
of  representative  business  men.  At  present  he 
conducts  a  flourishing  mercantile  business  in  the 
village  of  Brazilton,  and  is  not  only  the  most 
prominent  business  man  of  this  place,  but  the  most 
influential  citizen  as  well.  In  addition  to  mer- 
chandising, he  has  for  the  past  three  years  held 
the  position  of  Postmaster. 

Born  in  Germany,  in  the  province  of  Hanover, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  a  small  child  when 
he  accompanied  his  parents.  Christian  and  OUie 
(Tiedeman)  Mej^er,  to  this  country.  Locating  in 
St.  Louis,  the  father  followed  his  trade  of  a  tailor, 
and  soon  afterward  went  to  Sedalia,  thence  to  Con- 
cordia. In  1868  he  came  to  Kansas  and  located 
upon  a  tract  of  land  in  Sherman  Township,  Craw- 
ford County,  where  he  remained  until  his  death  in 
1875.  His  wife  survived  him  for  a  few  years, 
passing  away  in  1877. 

At  the  age  of  fourteen  our  subject  commenced 
to  earn  his  livelihood,  and  for  some  time  thereaf- 
ter followed  any  occupation  he  could  find  to  en- 
gage his  attention  and  bring  him  substantial  re- 
turns. Upon  coming  to  Kansas  in  1868,  he  as- 
sisted his  father  in  clearing  and  improving  a  farm, 
and  in  1875  he  purchased  one  hundred  and  twen- 
ty acres  lying  in  Sherman  Township,  Crawford 
County,  for  which  he  paid  $4.50  per  acre.  He 
gave  his  attention  to  improving  the  property  and 
tilling  the  soil,  making  his  home  upon  that  place 


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for  about  twelve  years.  In  1887  he  disposed  of 
the  farm,  and  coming  to  Brazilton  embarked  in 
the  general  mercantile  business,  in  which  he  has 
since  engaged. 

On  the  16th  of  November,  1873,  Mr.  Meyer  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Johanna  Fisher,  the 
daughter  of  Frederick  Christof  Fisher,  a  native  of 
Germany,  who  came  to  the  United  States  about 
1858  and  settled  in  Benton,  Mo.  The  family  re- 
sided in  Missouri  until  about  1862,  when  the  wife 
and  mother  died.  Later  the  father  died  in  Mis- 
souri, in  1874.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meyer  have  had  six 
children,  four  of  whom  are  now  living,  namel}': 
Clara,  Bertha,  Matilda  and  Otto.  The  two  de- 
ceased are  Theodore  and  Emma. 

The  political  views  of  Mr.  Meyer  are  widely 
known  throughout  Crawford  County,  his  voice 
and  his  vote  being  with  the  Republican  party,  of 
which  he  is  a  local  leader.  In  religious  belief,  he 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 
He  has  established  a  large  trade  among  the  people 
of  this  part  of  the  county,  who  consider  his  store 
the  best  place  in  which  to  purchase  dry  goods  and 
drugs.  He  bu^'s  both  grain  and  corn,  which  he 
ships  largely  to  the  eastern  markets.  In  all  the 
relations  of  life,  whether  business  or  social,  he  is 
alwaj's  tlie  same  consistent  and  upright  man,  and 
receives  the  confidence  of  all  who  know  it. 


,,f>  RTHUR  FULLER,  senior  member  of  tlie 
(G^O  firm  of  Fuller  &  Randolph,  attorneys-at- 
lll  law  at  Pittsburgh  and  Girard,  is  one  of  the 
most  eminent  practitioners  of  Crawford 
County,  and  is  an  influential  citizen  of  Girard, 
where  he  has  resided  for  a  number  of  j'ears.  He 
is  at  present  serving  as  City  Attorney  of  Girard, 
and  in  tliat  position  liis  knowledge  of  technicali- 
ties and  intricate  points  of  law  and  jurisprudence 


is  universally  recognized.  Politically  a  Repub- 
li(!an,  he  is  one  of  the  prominent  local  workers  of 
his  party,  and  is  actively'  interested  in  the  conduct 
of  local  and  national  affairs. 

Referring  to  the  parental  liistor}'  of  our  subject, 
we  find  that  he  is  the  son  of  Dr.  Benjamin  A.  Full- 
er, a  native  of  New  York  State,  who  was  reared 
near  the  foot  of  Lake  Geneva.  About  1847  he  re- 
moved to  Illinois,  and  began  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine in  Sangamon  County,  where  he  continued  to 
reside  for  a  number  of  j-ears.  His  services  during 
the  year  of  the  cholera  were  highly  appreciated  by 
the  people  of  the  community,  and  lie  won  the  con- 
fidence of  his  large  circle  of  acquaintances.  In 
the  spring  of  1875  lie  came  to  Crawford  County, 
Kan.,  and  has  since  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine  at  Farlington,of  which  he  is  a  prominent 
citizen. 

In  the  ])arental  family  there  were  two  children, 
Arthur  and  Ada,  the  latter  being  the  wife  of  Gov. 
A.  P.  Riddle,  of  Minneapolis,  Kan.  Arthur  was 
born  in  Virden,  Macoupin  County,  111.,  on  the  31st 
of  July,  1859.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  Sangamon  County,  and  also 
attended  the  high  school  at  Siiringfield.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  he  commenced  to  teach 
school  in  Crawford  Count}%  where  he  remained 
for  four  years  thus  engaged.  He  then  began  the 
study  of  law  with  D.  B.  Van  Sickel,  now  of  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  On  the  4th  of  October,  1882,  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  at  the  Bar  of  the  state,  and 
he  now  also  practices  before  the  United  Slates 
Court. 

In  1887  Mr.  Fuller  was  united  in  marriage  with 
IMiss  Anna  P.  Richardson,  the  daughter  of  James 
Richardson,  a  prominent  hotel  man,  who  for  a 
time  was  proprietor  of  the  St.  James,  at  Girard, 
and  who  now  lives  in  Kansas  Cit}'.  Mrs.  Fuller 
was  born  in  Connecticut,  and  removed  from  that 
state  to  Chicago  in  her  girlhood.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fuller  are  the  parents  of  one  child,  Lois.  In  his 
practice  Mr.  Fuller  has  made  a  specialty  of  rail- 
road work,  and  at  present  is  attorney  for  the 
Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway'  Company, 
the  St.  Louis  ife  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company, 
the  Cherokee  &  Pittsburgh  Coal  Mining  Company, 
the  Pittsburgh  &  Midway  Coal  and  Mining  Com- 


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pany,  and  the  First  National  Bank  at  Girard.     He 
also  makes  a  specialty  of  corporation  law. 

Mr.  Fuller  has  frequently  represented  his  party 
as  their  delegate  to  the  state  conventions  of  the 
Republican  party,  and  is  an  active  worker  for  that 
organization.  In  his  social  relations,  he  is  iden- 
tified with  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  being  Past  Chancellor-Commander  in 
the  latter  society.  The  firm  of  Fuller  &  Randolph 
is  the  most  prominent  in  the  county,  Mr.  Ran- 
doiiJli  making  his  lieadquarters  at  Pittsburgh, 
while  Mr.  Fuller  represents  the  Arm  and  conducts 
the  office  at  Girard. 


j^^  AMUEL  BOWMAN,  a  successful  farmer  of 
^^^  Centreville  Township,  Linn  County,  and 
((i/__flj  tlie  owner  of  valuable  farming  property 
on  section  36,  township  20,  range  21,  was 
born  in  Pickaway  County,  Ohio,  December  21, 
1841.  His  parents,  John  and  Mary  (Morris) 
Bowman,  married,  passed  their  entire  lives  and 
finally  died  in  Pickaway  Count}'.  They  had  a 
family  of  eight  children,  the  eldest  of  whom, 
Is.aac,  was  drowned  in  childliood;  John  is  a  resi- 
dent of  Greelej',  Kan.;  William  lives  in  Sumner 
County,  this  state;  Lydia,  Mrs. Weekley,  makes  her 
home  with  her  brother  John;  Melissa,  the  wife  of 
R.  Burk,  resides  in  Shelby  County,  111.;  Matilda, 
Mrs.  George  Cummings,  lives  in  Crawford  Coun- 
ty, Kan.;  and  Mary,  who  is  the  wife  of  William 
McCuUough,  lives  in  Ottawa,  Kan. 

The  youngest  cliild  of  the  family  is  Samuel,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  Left  an  orphan  in  his  early 
life,  he  subsequently  made  his  iiome  with  his 
brother,  whom,  in   J854,  he  ivccoinpanied  to  Illi- 


nois, locating  in  Shelby  County.  He  resided  with 
his  brother  until  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  the 
Union  army,  and  was  mustered  into  service  as  a 
member  of  Company  C,  Thirty-fifth  Illinois  In- 
fantry. Among  the  engagements  in  which  he  par- 
ticipated may  be  mentioned  the  battles  of  Stone 
River,  Ciiickamauga,  Buzzard's  Roost,  Missionary 
Ridge,  Resaca,  Pickett's  Mills,  and  many  skir- 
mishes on  the  way  to  Atlanta.  When  the  period  of 
service  of  liis  regiment  expired  and  it  was  mus- 
tered out,  our  subject  was  transferred  to  Company 
I,  Fifty-ninth  Illinois  Infantry,  in  which  he  served 
until  June,  1865,  being  on  detached  service.  At 
the  expiration  of  this  period  of  enlistment,  he  was 
mustered  out  of  the  service  at  Nashville. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Bowman  returned  to 
Shelby  County,  111.,  and  again  eng.aged  as  a  farm 
hand.  In  1867  he  returned  to  his  native  county, 
and  there  married  Mrs.  Elvina  (Stein)  Grant.  He 
afterward  operated  rented  land  in  Shelby  County, 
whence  in  1872,  loading  all  his  worldly  effects  in 
two  wagons,  he  started  for  the  Sunflower  State, 
and  after  a  journe}^  of  twenty-one  days  settled  on 
the  place  where  he  now  resides.  Purchasing 
eighty  acres  of  wild  prairie  land,  he  at  once  com- 
menced the  arduous  task  of  improving  a  farm,  and 
from  time  to  time  he  added  to  his  possessions  until 
his  property  now  consists  of  two  hundred  and 
forty  acres,  wliere  he  engages  in  mixed  husbandry. 
Politically  he  is  a  Populist,  but  in  former  years 
he  was  a  Democrat.  Socially  he  is  identified  with 
James  M.  Arthur  Post  No.  300,  G.  A.  R.,  at 
Goodrich. 

Elvina  Stein,  as  Mrs.  Bowman  was  known  in 
maidenhood,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  Septem- 
ber 13,  1840,  being  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Klingerman)  Stein.  The  family  removed  to 
Pickaway  County,  Ohio,  about  1843,  wiiere  her 
parents  died,  leaving  three  children:  Elvina;  Will- 
iam, a  mechanic  at  Garnett,  Kan.,  and  Edwin,  who 
resides  in  Anderson  County.  The  only  daughter 
was  orphaned  in  childhood,  and  was  sixteen  years 
of  age  when  she  became  the  wife  of  George  Grant, 
a  native  of  Pickaway  Countj^,  Ohio.  He  died  at 
the  age  of  thirty-three,  leaving  liis  widow  with 
two  children;  Lewis,  and  Emma,  wife  of  Rieliard 
Si^nds,  of  Mound  City,  Kan,     Mr.  and  Mrs,  Bow- 


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man  are  the  parents  of  four  children:  Lizzie,  wife 
of  Charles  Cooper;  Charles,  Minnie  and  Clara. 


'  OSEPII  M.  KING.  One  of  the  most  promi- 
nent and  successful  enterprises  of  Mon- 
mouth    is    the    mercantile     establishment 

'^J  owned  and  conducted  by  Mr.  King.  From 
the  inception  of  the  business  in  1892  until  the 
present  time,  it  has  enjoyed  a  steady  growth,  and 
now  is  numbered  among  the  important  industries 
of  the  count}'.  The  store  building  is  a  conven- 
iently arranged  structure,  24x120  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, and  the  proprietor  alwa3'S  carries  a  large 
and  well  assorted  stock  of  goods.  The  trade  is 
good,  embracing  the  people  of  the  village  and  the 
fai'mers  of  the  surrounding  country. 

Born  in  Bracken  Count}',  Ky.,  October  28,  1835, 
our  subject  is  a  son  of  William  D.  and  Nancy 
(Turner)  King,  both  of  whom  were  born  in  the 
Blue  Grass  State.  Prior  to  the  Civil  War  they  re- 
moved to  Indiana  and  settled  in  Clinton  County, 
wiiere  the  wife  and  mother  died  in  1850.  The  fa- 
ther died  in  Montgomery  County,  Ind.,  at  the  age 
of  seventj'-three.  Joseph  M.  was  reared  on  a  farm 
and  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Kentucky,  adding  to  the  knowledge  acquired  in 
schools  the  broader  information  gained  by  self- 
culture  and  diligent  application. 

In  1854  Mr.  King  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Rebecca  Coffman,  who  was  born  in  Indiana 
June  8,  1836.  The  young  couple  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Clinton  County,  Ind.,  and  in  1867  came 
to  Kansas,  where  they  settled  upon  improved  land 
in  Sheridan  Township,  Crawford  County.  He 
improved  the  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  com- 
prising the  farm,  and  made  it  his  home  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  adding  to  his  possessions  until  he  ac- 
quired the  ownership  of  two  hundred  acres,  which 
he  still  holds.  In  1880  he  embarked  in  business 
at  Monmouth,  but  later  went  to  Pittsburgh,  and 
engaged  in    merchandising    there    for   one   year. 


Then  disposing  of  the  business  he  returned  to 
Monmouth  and  opened  the  store  which  he  still 
conducts.  He  also  superintends  the  management 
of  his  farm,  and  in  addition  to  this  handles  all  the 
grain  at  this  point. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  King  were  the  parents  of  nine  chil- 
dren, of  whom  seven  are  now  living,  namelj^:  E.  J., 
M.  S.,  N.  A.,  S.N.,F.  J.,  VV.W.and  F.  M.,  the  latter 
now  a  telegraph  operator  at  Coffey  ville.  In  his  so- 
cial relations  Mr.  King  is  identified  with  the  Ma- 
sonic order  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men, and  in  the  latter  organization  has  served  as 
Master  Workman.  In  politics  a  Democrat,  he  has 
been  honored  by  election  to  various  offices  of 
trust.  He  has  been  Township  Trustee  and  has 
held  the  school  offices.  He  was  nominated  for  the 
office  of  Sheriff,  but  suffered  defeat  with  the  re- 
mainder of  the  ticket.  As  a  business  man  he  is 
conservative  and  cautious,  and  is  averse  to  specu- 
lation of  any  sort.  His  genial  manners  and  the 
uniform  reliability  of  his  transactions  have  won 
for  him  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he  has 
business  or  social  relations. 


^^-M^©^@l^l^^ 


<^  MLLIAM  GARDNER,  Mayor  of  Girard,  is 
\rJ\]  one  of  the  most  enterprising  business  men 
\!^  of  Crawford  County.  The  gratifying  suc- 
cess which  has  crowned  liis  efforts  is  the  more  no- 
ticeable and  praiseworthy  because  of  the  few  op- 
portunities afforded  him  in  the  earlier  da3's  for 
that  training  and  other  help  usuallj'  considered 
indispensable  to  a  start  in  life  and  the  success 
which  is  desired.  He  is  a  worthy  representative 
of  that  class  best  designated  by  the  term  "self- 
made." 

In  Girard,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  the  public 
square,  stands  the  furniture  and  undertaking  es- 
tablishment of  which  Mr.  Gardner  is  the  owner 
and  proprietor.  Since  tiie  inception  of  this  enter- 
prise, in  1875,  it  has  enjoyed  a  steady  growtli,  and 
at  the  present  time  is  numbered  among  the  sub- 


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stantial  enterprises  of  the  place.  As  a  business 
man,  the  frank  geniality,  tact  and  readiness  to 
oblige,  which  have  ever  characterized  Mr.  Gardner, 
have  won  for  him  the  confidence  of  the  people  of 
Girard  and  the  surrounding  country,  and  his  pat- 
ronage includes  all  classes  of  people. 

A  native  of  London,  England,  the  subject  of 
this  biographical  notice  was  born  on  the  2d  of 
July,  1840.  He  is  a  son  of  William  Gardner,  lilie- 
wise  a  native  of  England,  who  there  spent  his  en- 
tire life.  He  was  reared  in  London,  and  in  youth 
learned  the  trade  of  a  ship  carpenter  at  Portsmouth, 
England.  At  tlie  age  of  sixteen  he  went  to  sea, 
and  for  the  eight  years  following  was  employed 
on  a  trading  vessel.  He  also  spent  two  years  as  a 
member  of  the  English  navy.  In  1863,  having 
resolved  to  seek  a  home  in  the  United  Stales,  he 
emigrated  hither,  and  for  two  years  thereafter  was 
employed  as  a  ship  carpenter  on  an  English  trad- 
ing ship.  At  that  time  he  did  not  located  per- 
manently in  this  country,  but  returned  here  in 
1872,  and  coming  directly  to  Kansas,  settled  in 
Girard,  where  he  followed  the  trade  of  a  house 
carpenter  and  a  cabinet-maker  for  a  number  of 
years. 

While  a  resident  of  England,  Mr.  Gardner  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  J.  Cook,  an 
estimable  lady,  who  is  highly  esteemed  in  social 
circles.  A  Republican  in  his  political  belief,  Mr. 
Gardner  has  been  actively  identified  with  public 
and  political  affairs  ever  since  locating  in  Girard. 
For  two  years  he  served  as  Coroner  of  the  county, 
and  for  one  year  was  a  member  of  tiie  City  Coun- 
cil. In  April,  1891,  his  fellow-citizens  honored 
him  by  conferring  upon  him  the  highest  office 
within  their  power,  that  of  Mayor,  and  he  served 
for  one  term  with  such  efficiency  that  he  was  re- 
elected in  1893,  and  is  the  present  incumbent  of 
the  position.  He  has  assisted  materially  in  main- 
taining and  promoting  the  reputation  of  Girard  as 
a  communit}'  of  law-abiding  and  intelligent  peo- 
ple. He  is  at  present  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trade. 

In   his  social  relations,  Mr.  Gardner  is  actively 

connected  with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  he  has 

served  as   Chancellor-Commander  of   the  Knights 

of  Pythias  lodge.     He  is  also  a  member  of  the  An- 

4 


cient  Order  of  United  Workmen.  A  gentleman  of 
modest  and  unassuming  deportment,  of  genial 
manners  and  of  real  merit,  he  has  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  the  entire  comnuiuily. 


,^I^PS?Si£^ 


^mm^^^w^. 


ON.  THOMAS  ROBERTS.  Among  those 
who  achieved   eminence    solely   by    excel- 

i^  lence  of  character,  without  any  of  the 
(^  modern  appliances  by  which  unworthy 
persons  seek  to  gain  undeserved  and  transient 
popularity.  Judge  Thomas  Roberts  occupied  a 
prominent  place.  In  presenting  his  biography  the 
mind  lingeringly  dwells  upon  the  fair  record  of 
his  life.  Around  his  name  and  reputation  cluster 
all  the  manly  virtues,  truth,  candor,  magnanimity 
and  benevolence.  Brave,  noble  and  generous,  he 
was  a  man  whom  to  know  was  a  privilege,  and  to 
honor  a  pleasure.  He  was  born  in  Wales,  March 
23,  1816,  and  died  in  Miami  County,  Kan.,  August 
1,1892. 

When  a  child,  our  subject  removed  with  his  par- 
ents to  Liverpool,  England,  and  there  received 
his  English  education.  After  the  death  of  his 
father  he  returned  to  Wales  and  received  an  edu- 
cation in  the  Welsh  language,  but  after  the  death 
of  his  mother  he  again  went  to  England,  and  made 
his  home  there  until  1835.  Then  a  strong  desire 
to  try  his  fortune  in  the  New  World  induced  him 
to  leave  his  country.  After  reaching  New  York 
he  went  to  Ohio,  where  December  10,  1838,  he 
married  Clarinda  Farr,  a  native  of  Lorain  County, 
Ohio,  who  was  the  first  white  child  born  in  that 
county,  her  birth  occurring  September  15,  1817. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  Abel  and  Mary  (Smith) 
Farr,  the   first  family  to  settle  in   Lorain  County. 

Our  subject  and  his  wife  removed  to  the  terri- 
tory of  Wisconsin  in  1841,  and  resided  in  the  wil- 
derness of  what  is  now  Racine  County,  later  going 
to  Dodge  County.  In  1855  he  brought  his  family  to 
Kansas  and  entered  a  claim  on  the  creek  near  the 


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present  site  of  Osawatomie.  Here  he  built  at  a 
cost  of  $4,000  the  first  mill  in  the  county,  which 
later  was  destro^'ed  by  fire,  iiroving  a  total  loss. 
Mr.  Roberts  was  a  strong  Free  State  man  and  took 
an  active  part  in  the  border  troubles  wilh  John 
Brown  and  others.  His  house  was  a  free  hotel. 
When  the  town  was  burned  he  was  taken  from  his 
bed  and  told  that  he  was  to  be  killed.  His  reply 
was,  "Kill  me  then;"  but  tliey  concluded  to  let 
him  go,  saying,  "I  guess  he  is  not  a  regular  Yan- 
kee." 

In  1859  Mr.  Roberts  was  elected  Probate  Judge 
of  Lykens,  now  Miami  County,  in  the  first  terri- 
torial election,  and  served  two  years.  In  1861  he 
was  elected  State  Senator  and  served  as  a  member 
of  the  court  that  impeaciied  the  state  officers  in 
1862.  In  1864  he  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  District 
Court,  and  two  years  later  became  County  Attor- 
ney. During  the  war  he  held  the  commission  of 
Captain  of  the  Fifth  Kansas  Militia,  and  after 
peace  was  declared  he  practiced  law.  In  1885  he 
removed  to  the  city  of  Osawatomie,  erected  sev- 
eral buildings,  and  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  and  the  collecting  and  insurance  business.  He 
left  a  valuable  estate,  consisting  of  country  and 
city  propert}'.  He  was  a  man  of  unquestioned  in- 
tegrit}',  a  close  reasoner  and  a  profound  thinker. 
As  a  judge,  he  comprehended  at  once  the  law  and 
facts  of  tlie  case,  and  liis  analytical  powers  enabled 
him  to  develop  the  points  with  such  clearness  and 
force  that  his  decisions  commended  themselves 
alike  to  the  Bar  and  to  the  people. 

To  Judge  Roberts  and  his  wife  were  born  six 
children,  as  follows:  Sarah  Adelaide,  who  married 
C.  W.  Stevens;  Thomas  F.;  Adeliza,  wife  of  Will- 
iam West;  Flora,  wife  of  James  MuUins;  Belle, 
wife  of  Robert  MuUins,  and  Emma,  who  mairied 
Lewis  Evert,  and  died  near  Somerset,  Kan.  Judge 
Roberts  was  a  Republican  and  a  strong  advocate 
of  prohibition.  Socially  he  was  a  Mason.  At  the 
time  of  his  marriage  he  was  a  poor  man,  but  he 
brought  !}!6,000  with  him  to  Kansas  and  was  suc- 
cessful after  locating  in   Miami   County. 

Abel  Fair,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Roberts,  was  born 
in  New  Hampshire,  as  was  also  the  motlier.  The 
latter  was  the  daughter  of  Aaron  Smith,  a  Puritan 
fvonj    England    and    an    oflicer    in    the    Revolu- 


tionary War,  where  he  lost  an  eye  and  an  arm.  He 
was  captured  by  the  Indians.  He  owned  three 
liundred  acres  on  the  Connecticut  River  and  this 
land  he  improved  and  cultivated.  The  parents  of 
Mrs.  Roberts  were  married  in  the  Buckeye  State, 
where  they  were  among  the  early  settlers,  and 
where  they  passed  the  remainder  of  their  days. 
Mrs.  Roberts  is  now  residing  in  Osawatomie  and 
looks  after  the  rental  of  her  property.  She  is  a 
lady  of  more  than  ordinary  intelligence  and  re- 
finement. 


1876  and  now  makes  his  home  on  section 
12,  Liberty  Township,  Linn  County,  three 
V^and  three-fourths  miles  southeast  of  the 
city  of  Parker.  He  is  of  English  parentage  and 
descent.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Richard  Bot- 
trell,  was  born  in  England  and  married  Miss  Grace 
Harris,  their  union  resulting  in  the  birth  of  two 
children:  Richard,  now  a  resident  of  Outagamie 
County,  AV is.,  and  John,  the  father  of  our  subject. 
The  family  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in 
1846,  and  settled  in  Walworth  County,  Wis.,  near 
Trov  Centre,  where  the  grandparents  died. 

A  native  of  Devonshire,  P^ngland,  John  Bottrell 
was  born  in  1831,  and  was  a  youth  of  fifteen  years 
when  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  America.  In 
1853  he  married  Miss  Sarina  S.  Bovee,  who  was 
born  in  Utica,  N.  y.,in  1833,  being  the  daughter  of 
P.  V.  Bovee,  an  early  settler  of  Eagle,  Waukesha 
County,  Wis.  John  Bottrell  and  his  wife  resided  in 
Wisconsin  until  the  spring  of  1876,  wlien  they 
sold  their  ninety-acre  farm  and  removed  to  Kan- 
sas. The  journey  was  made  with  two  terms  and 
occupied  four  weeks.  When  the  tedious  trip 
was  brouglit  to  a  close  the  family  settled  in  Lib- 
erty Township,  Linn  County,  upon  one  hundred 
and   sixty  acr^s   that   had    been   purchased   pre- 


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viously.  Upon  the  homestead  there  established,  the 
wife  and  mother  passed  from  earth  in  1888.  The 
father  still  resides  there. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  had  a  family  of  five 
children,  of  whom  tlie  eldest,  our  subject,  was 
born  in  Walworth  County,  Wis.,  September  18, 
1854.  The  record  of  the  family  is  completed  by 
the  names  of  Philip  El.;  John  L.,  a  resident  of 
Montgomer}'  County,  Kan.;  Grace,  wife  of  Isaac 
E.  Nolin;  and  Guy  L.  The  father  of  these  children 
enlisted  in  Auoust,  1862,  as  a  member  of  Com- 
pany A,  Twentj'-fourth  Wisconsin  Infantry,  and 
served  for  three  years,  participating  in  all  the 
marches  and  engagements  of  the  regiment.  He 
was  a  valiant  soldier  in  time  of  war  and  a  public- 
spirited  citizen  in  times  of  peace. 

On  his  father's  farm  in  Walworth  County,  Wis., 
the  subject  of  this  biographical  sketch  was  reared 
to  manhood,  meantime  receiving  the  advantages 
of  a  common-school  education  as  well  as  a  course 
of  study  in  the  normal  school  at  AVhitewater, 
Wis.  For  a  time  lie  was  employed  on  a  farm, 
working  for  others,  and  he  also  clerked  in  a  store 
in  Oconto  County.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he 
engaged  in  teaching  in  Oconto  County  and  re- 
mained there  until  1876,  when  in  company  with 
the  other  members  of  his  father's  familj'  he  came 
to  Kansas.  Here  for  several  years  he  taught 
school  during  the  winter  seasons  and  engaged  in 
farming  in  the  summer. 

In  1882  Mr.  Bottrell  married  Miss  Laura  B. 
Payne,  who  was  born  at  Cadmus,  Linn  County 
December  11,  1859,  being  a  daughter  of  Judson 
and  Cornelia  (Walton)  Payne.  The  only  child 
of  this  union  is  Leslie,  who  was  born  August  4, 
1890.  Since  his  marriage  Mr.  Bottrell  has  resided 
on  section  12,  Liberty  Township,  where  he  owns 
one  hundred  and  forty  acres  of  good  land,  em- 
bellished with  a  first-class  set  of  farm  buildings 
and  containing  all  the  modern  improvements. 
Formerly  a  Republican,  he  now  affiliates  with  the 
Populists  and  is  quite  prominent  in  local  political 
affairs.  He  has  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and 
in  other  positions  of  honor.  He  is  one  of  the 
stockholders  in  the  corporation  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Parker  and  is  closel}'  identified  with  many 
Other  important  enterprises  of  Linn  County. 


)  OHN  W.  ELAM,  a  successful  farmer  and 
stock-raiser  residing  on  section  7,  Neosho 
Township,  Labette  County,  is  a  son  of  James 
and  Merinda  (Sharp)  Elam.  His  father  was 
born  in  Virginia,  and  his  mother  in  North  Caro- 
lina. During  childhood,  they  removed  to  Clark 
County,  111.,  where  they  were  married  and  where 
thej'  reared  a  family.  In  1866,  they  emigrated  to 
Bentonville,  Ark.,  where  the  father  is  still  living,  at 
the  age  of  eight3'-four  years.  In  the  family  were 
twelve  children,  of  whom  seven  grew  to  manhood 
and  womanhood.  Three  brothers  lerved  in  the 
Civil  War.  James  H.  was  a  Corporal  of  the  Eighty- 
fifth  Illinois  Infantry,  and  being  c.iptured,  was 
confined  in  Libby  Prison;  A.  M.  served  in  the 
Forty-third  Indiana  Infantry,  and  was  confined 
in  the  stockade  at  Tyler,  Tex.,  for  more  than  a 
year. 

Mr.  Elam  whose  name  heads  this  record  was  born 
in  Clark  County,  111.,  in  1840,  and  in  the  usual 
manner  of  farmer  lads  spent  tlie  days  of  his  boy- 
hood and  youth.  The  common  schools  afforded 
him  his  educational  privileges,  and  he  acquired 
a  good  knowledge  of  the  English  branches.  He 
had  just  reached  manhood  when  the  Rebellion 
broke  out,  and,  prompted  by  patriotic  impulses, 
he  enlisted  on  the  1st  of  August,  1861,  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  K,  First  Missouri  Cavalry.  He 
served  throughout  the  war,  and  being  appointed 
Sergeant,  held  that  office  until  the  cessation  of  hos- 
tilities. He  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge 
and  many  skirmishes  in  that  vicinity,  was  at  Mem- 
phis, Tenn.,  .and  Coldwater,  Miss.,  and  after  peace 
had  been  restored  was  mustered  out  at  St.  Louis, 
October  20,  1865,  never  having  received  a  wound. 

Mr.  Elam  at  once  returned  to  Clark  County,  111., 
but  after  a  short  time  removed  to  Bentonville, 
Ark.,  where  he  remained  until  1869,  when  he  came 
to  Labette  County,  Kan.,  having  purchased  his 
farm  the  previous  year.  He  now  owns  three  hun- 
dred and  fifty  acres  of  land,  all  under  a  high  state 
of  cultivation  and  well  improved.  He  is  a  prac- 
tical and  progressive  agriculturist,  and  the  neat  and 
thrifty  appearance  of  the  place  indicates  the  en- 
terprise and  careful  supervision  of  the  owner. 

In  1868,  Mr.  Elam  married  Martha  C.  Langston, 
a  native  of  Bentonville,  Ark.,  and  unto  them  have 


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been  born  eleven  children,  six  sons  and  five  daugh- 
ters. The  family  circle  yet  remains  unbroken. 
Mr.  Elam  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  has  been  an  active  and  useful  citizen. 
He  holds  the  offices  of  Trustee  and  Steward  and 
has  been  prominent  iu  all  church  and  benevolent 
work.  Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Anti- 
Horse  Thief  Association.  In  politics,  he  is  a  stal- 
wart Republican,  keeps  well  informed  ou  the  issues 
of  the  da3',  and  does  all  in  his  power  for  the  suc- 
cess of  his  party.  He  has  served  as  School  Director 
for  twelve  consecutive  years,  and  for  some  time 
has  abl\' and  successfully  filled  the  oftice  of  Justice 
of  the  Peace. 


lTl_  ON.  LEVI  HATCH.  As  a  veteran  of  the 
Wfji]  Civil  War,  and  as  a  progressive  citizen  of 
/4V^'  Arcadia,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  has  be- 
(^)  come  widely  and  favorably  known  among 
the  people  of  Crawford  Countj'.  At  the  time  of 
locating  in  the  Sunflower  State  the  country  was 
disturbed  b^'  the  border  troubles,  and  Kansas  pre- 
sented a  scene  of  carnage  and  excitement,  the 
friends  of  the  Union  struggling  with  the  cham- 
pions of  the  Confederacy  for  the  possession  of  the 
soil.  Judge  Hatch  has  lived  to  see  the  wonderful 
development  of  the  resources  of  the  state,  and  has 
himself  been  intimately  connected  with  its  mate- 
rial and  moral  progress.  He  takes  a  leading  po- 
sition in  public  enterprises,  and  as  a  citizen  is 
genial,  energetic  and  public-spirited. 

Born  in  Athens  County,  Ohio,  October  22,  1823, 
our  subject  is  a  son  of  Nathan  and  Rosanna  (Duffy) 
Hatch,  natives  respectivelj'  of  New  York  and 
Pennsjivania.  The}'  were  early  settlers  of  Ohio, 
where  they  remained  until  death.  Levi  was  reared 
on  a  farm, and  in  his  j'outh  received  a  limited  ed- 
ucation in  the  common  schools.  He  also  worked 
in  a  mill  for  a  time.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one, 
lie  started  out  in  business  for  himself,  his  entire 


possessions  consisting  of  two  shirts  and  one  pair 
of  trousers.  He  worked  on  a  farm  and  in  a  saw- 
mill, and  b}'  industry  and  ecouomj' laid  the  foun- 
dation of  future  success. 

In  1845  Mr.  Hatch  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Jane  Pearson,  who  was  born  in  Ohio  April  22. 
1827.  Of  this  union  the  following  children  were 
born,  namely:  George  M.,  who  died  in  1857; 
William  W.,  who  is  deceased,  and  had  two  chil- 
dren; Henrietta,  wife  of  Henr>'  Burden,  and  the 
mother  of  seven  children;  Lottie,  who  married  and 
at  her  death  left  two  children;  Martha  J.,  wlio 
married  L.  P.  McGonigle,  five  children  having 
been  born  of  their  union;  Lewis  J.,  who  is  de- 
ceased, and  had  four  children;  and  John  I.,  who  is 
also  married  and  is  the  father  of  two  children.  In 
1850  the  Judge  removed  to  Iowa  and  resided  for 
a  number  of  jears  in  Lee  Count}'.  In  1857  he 
came  to  Kansas  and  settled  upon  a  Government 
claim  in  Crawford  Count}',  where  he  pre-empted 
the  southwest  quarter  of  section  1,  township  24, 
range  28.  At  that  time  the  country  was  .sparsely 
settled  and  improvements  were  few,  but  through 
economy,  good  judgment  and  energy  he  has 
brought  his  land  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation. 

On  August  15,  1861,  the  Judge  enlisted  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Union  army,  becoming  a  member  of 
Company  K,  Sixth  Kansas  Cavalry,  and  from  the 
ranks  was  soon  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant. 
Upon  tiie  reorganization  of  the  regiment  he  en- 
tered the  Quartermaster's  department  at  Ft. 
Scott,  where  he  remained  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
During  his  service  he  formed  a  personal  and  inti- 
mate acquaintance  with  Colonel  Jewell,  and  also 
met  many  other  famous  soldiers.  Upon  his  return 
to  the  farm  he  resumed  agricultural  operations, 
and  in  the  quiet  round  of  rui'al  life  and  duties  be- 
came prosperous  and  well-to-do. 

In  politics  a  Republican,  the  Judge  is  firm  in  his 
support  of  the  principles  of  that  organization.  He 
won  his  title  by  his  service  as  the  first  Probate 
Judge  of  Crawford  County,  and  in  addition  to 
that  position  has  served  in  other  responsible 
offices,  where  his  labors  have  contributed  to  the 
promotion  of  the  best  interests  of  his  fellow-citi- 
zens. He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
ChuiQh  at  Arcadia,  and  were  largely  instrumental 


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in  securing  the  erection  of  the  present  commodi- 
ous church  edifice.  He  lias  officiated  as  Deacon 
for  a  period  of  almost  fort^^  years.  Socially  he  is 
identified  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repulilic, 
belonging  to  the  post  at  Arcadia. 


PAVID  C.  FRAZIER.  While  general  history 
treats  of  the  great  events  that  have  tran- 
spired in  the  past,  and  records  the  rise  and 
fall  of  empires  and  governments,  with  criticisms 
and  eulogies  on  the  lives  of  sovereigns,  statesmen 
and  other  great  men,  it  is  proper  that  some  of  the 
real  representatives  of  the  people  should  be  re- 
membered in  a  work  like  this,  and  that  those  upon 
whose  shoulder^  the  weight  and  responsibility  of 
our  Government  chiefly  rests  should  assume  their 
proper  place  in  these  annals.  In  this  sketch,  the 
object  will  be  to  preserve  in  a  permanent  form, 
for  the  use  of  his  friends  and  the  generations  to 
follow,  the  worthj'  example  and  Christian  charac- 
ter of  one  of  the  honored  residents  of  Crawford 
Count}'. 

Now  a  farmer  residing  on  section  30,  Sherman 
Township,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  a  native  of 
Indiana,  having  been  born  in  Fountain  County. 
His  parents,  James  and  Elizabeth  (Cade)  Frazier, 
were  married  in  Ohio,  and  about  sevent}'  years  ago 
removed  to  Indiana,  where,  in  the  timberland  of 
Fountain  County,  they  made  a  permanent  home. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  a  hard-work- 
ing farmer  and  upright  man,  and  his  death,  in  1833, 
was  mourned  throughout  the  county.  His  wife 
survived  him  man}'  years,  passing  away  in  1866. 
They  were  influential  members  of  tiie  Methodist 
Episcopal  Cliurch,  to  which  she  belonged  for  a 
period  of  sixty-five  years,  and  in  which  he  served 


as  Steward.  He  was  the  first  Commissioner  of 
Fountain  County,  and  his  name  is  inseparably 
connected  with  the  early  history  of  that  portion 
of  Indiana. 

Our  subject  is  the  youngest  of  eleven  children, 
of  whom  three  sons  and  two  daughters  are  now 
living.  He  was  born  on  the  16th  of  May,  1833, 
and  was  orphaned  by  his  father's  death  when  he 
was  an  infant.  As  ma}'  be  supposed,  the  }'Oungest 
of  eleven  fatherless  children,  he  did  not  have  a  very 
happj'  boyhood.  His  education  was  limited  to  a 
brief  attendance  at  the  district  schools,  and  his 
time  was  principally  devoted  to  farm  work.  Strug- 
gling against  adverse  circumstances,  he  gradually 
became  independent,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
four  was  enabled  to  establish  home  ties  of  his  own. 
He  married  in  1857  Miss  Minerva  E.,  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  (James)  Williams,  both  of 
whom  were  born  in  Kentucky  in  1803. 

After  their  marriage  in  the  Blue  Grass  State,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Williams  removed  to  Indiana  in  1833, 
and  settled  in  Montgomery  County,  where  he  fol- 
lowed the  trade  of  a  mechanic  and  aided  in  found- 
ing the  city  of  Crawfordsville.  In  1839  he  re- 
moved to  Fountain  County,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  occupation  of  a  millwright.  He  died  in  this 
county  while  visiting  his  daughter,  in  1882.  His 
wife  passed  away  in  1864.  They  were  the  parents 
of  twelve  children,  of  whom  four  are  now  living. 
In  religious  belief  the}'  were  members  of  the  Chris- 
tain  Church,  and  they  traced  their  ancestry  to 
Wales  and  England.  Mrs.  Frazier  was  born  in 
Montgomery  County,  Ind.,  August  4,  1837,  and 
was  reared  to  womanhood  in  Fountain  County, 
where  she  received  a  good  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools. 

Purchasing  the  interest  of  the  other  heirs  in  the 
old  homestead,  our  subject  located  there  shortly 
after  his  marriage,  and  continued  to  cultivate  the 
soil  of  the  place  for  four  years.  In  1861  he  re- 
moved to  Illinois  and  settled  upon  a  partially  im- 
proved farm  in  Vermilion  County,  where  he  re- 
mained for  ten  years,  meantime  bringing  the  farm 
to  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  In  1871  he  came 
to  Kansas,  where  he  settled  upon  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  comprising  a  i)art  of  his  present  posses- 
sions.   The  land  was  then  wholly  unimproved,  and 


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not  only  has  he  brought  it  to  a  good  state  of  cul- 
tivation, but  he  has  also  added  thereto,  until  at 
the  present  time  (1893)  his  landed  possessions 
aggregate  eight  hundred  acres.  With  the  assist- 
ance of  his  sons,  he  has  cleared  and  broken  the 
soil  of  one  thousand  acres  in  this  county.  He  has 
also  planted  seven  miles  of  hedge  fencing  and 
thirteen  hundred  apple  trees.  His  residence  was 
erected  in  1876,  at  a  cost  of  $3,000,  and  contains 
the  modern  improvements;  there  are  also  other 
farm  buildings  of  a  substantial  order. 

The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frazier  has  resulted 
in  the  birth  of  nine  children,  of  whom  seven  are 
now  living.  James  B.,  a  merchant  in  Farlington, 
Kan.,  married  Miss  Sarah  Leacii,  and  they  have 
two  children;  .John  B.,  who  lives  in  Gray  County, 
Kan.,  married  Miss  Nancy  M.  Hubert,  and  has 
three  children;  Arista  E.  chose  for  his  wife  Miss 
Ella  Crawford,  and  two  children  were  born  of 
their  union;  his  home  is  in  Girard,  this  state; 
Highland  W.,  residing  on  a  part  of  our  subject's 
farm,  married  Miss  L.Bessie  McBroom;  AlvahE.  is 
at  home;  William  married  Eva  Beaver,  and  the}', 
with  tlieir  child,  reside  on  the  home  farm;  and 
Edward  is  at  home.  The  deceased  children  are 
Doctor  C.  and  Rosabell. 

In  religious  connections  Mr.  Frazier  is  identified 
with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Cliurch,  in  which  he 
has  officiated  as  Steward  and  Class-leader.  He  has 
also  been  active  in  Sunday-school  work,  having 
been  Superintendent  of  the  same.  He  is  interested 
in  educational  matters,  and  has  been  a  member  of 
the  School  Board  for  twenty  years.  He  gave  his 
children  the  best  of  advantages,  and  two  of  his 
sons  have  followed  the  profession  of  teaching. 
Formerly  a  Democrat,  he  is  now  a  Populist,  and 
has  served  in  various  positions,  including  that  of 
Road  Overseer.  His  name  was  prominently  men- 
tioned as  a  candidate  for  the  office  of  County 
Treasurer,  but  he  refused  to  allow  his  name  to  be 
presented  to  the  convention. 

Mr.  Frazier  improved  two  farms  in  Illinois  and 
five  farms  in  Kansas,  owning  two- thirds  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  coal  land  in  one  tract 
in  Baker  Township,  also  a  tract  of  two  hundred 
and  forty  acres,  and  eight}-  acres  in  the  same  town- 
ship.    Mr.  Frazier  has  become  prominently  identi- 


fied with  the  best  interests  of  the  county,  and  is 
one  of  its  most  highly  esteemed  citizens. 


1^    *    •■ 


Sf^LMER  C.  CLARK,  Clerk  of  the  District 
lU]  Court  at  Oswego,  was  born  in  Leavenworth, 
/jL-^  Crawford  County,  Ind.,  May  16,  1863.  He 
is  the  son  of  James  A.  Clark,  likewise  a  native  of 
Crawford  County.  The  paternal  grandfather,  Sam- 
uel M.  Clark,  a  Pennsylvanian  by  birth,  was  an 
early  settler  of  Eaton,  Ohio,  and  from  there  re- 
moved in  1816  to  Indiana,  becoming  a  pioneer  of 
Crawford  County.  With  the  growth  and  devel- 
opment of  the  Hoosier  State  he  became  closely 
connected,  contributing  to  the  progress  of  its  ma- 
terial resources  and  advancing  its  best  interests. 
He  entered  a  tract  of  land,  upon  which  he  engaged 
in  farming  pursuits.  He  was  also  prominent  in 
public  affairs,  and  for  three  terms  served  as  Sheriff 
of  the  county. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  reared  to  man- 
hood in  Indiana,  his  youth  being  spent  amid  the 
pioneer  scenes  there.  For  forty  years  he  engaged  in 
the  furniture  and  undertaking  business  at  Leaven- 
worth, meeting  with  fair  success  in  that  enterprise. 
In  1883  he  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  in  Montgom- 
ery County,  where  for  a  number  of  years  he  engaged 
in  farming  near  the  village  of  Independence.  He 
came  to  Labette  County  in  1886,  and  since  then 
has  made  his  home  in  Parsons,  of  which  he  is  a 
well  known  citizen.  In  political  belief  he  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  is  proud  of  the  principles  and  his- 
tory of  that  party.  Having  lived  a  life  of  in- 
tegrity and  uprightness,  he  is  held  in  high  esteem 
by  all  who  know  him.  He  is  a  man  of  liberal 
spirit,  tlioroughly  identified  with  every  improve- 
ment and  progressive  enterprise  of  the  neighbor- 
hood, and  possessing  a  ready  apprehension  to  dis- 
cern that  which  is  for  the  best  interest  of  the 
community.     The  lady  whom  he  married  was  in 


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maidenhood  Harriett  E.  Gaitlier,  and  was  a  native 
of  Harrison  County,  Ind. 

In  tiie  schools  of  Crawford  County,  Ind.,  the 
subject  of  this  brief  notice  received  the  rudiments 
of  his  education,  to  which  lie  has  since  added  by 
diligent  application  and  effort.  Upon  embarking 
in  his  business  career,  he  opened  a  mercantile  es- 
tablishment at  Sedgwick,  Kan.,  and  conducted  a. 
fair  business  at  that  place  for  about  three  years. 
Upon  coming  to  Parsons,  he  was  for  a  time  in  the 
emplo}'  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway 
Company.  Later  he  studied  law  with  the  legal 
firm  of  Simons  &  Atkinson,  of  Parsons,  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  at  the  Bar  of  the  state  of 
Kansas  on  the  11th  of  October,  1889,  after  which 
he  opened  an  office  for  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion at  Parsons. 

For  a  time  Mr.  Clark  served  as  Deputy  District 
Clerk,  to  which  position  he  was  appointed  in  1890. 
In  November,  1892,  he  was  the  only  successful 
Republican  candidate,  and  elected  to  the  office, 
assumed  the  duties  of  the  position  on  the  9th 
of  January,  1893.  His  abilities  and  untiring  en- 
ergy admirably  qualify  him  for  the  prompt  and 
efficient  discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  position,  and 
both  as  an  official  and  as  a  private  citizen  he  is 
highly  regarded  by  the  people  of  his  county.  Po- 
litically he  is  a  Republican,  and  takes  an  active 
interest  in  party  affairs.  Socially,  he  is  identified 
with  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
On  the  25th  of  December,  1892,  he  married  Miss 
Linnie  C,  daughter  of  William  Smith,  of  Oswego. 


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^i^^HOMAS  WALKER,  a  progressive  agricult- 
(fn^^  urist  of  Liberty  Township,  Linn  County, 
\^^y  owns  and  tills  the  soil  of  a  farm  that  is 
pleasantly  located  on  section  26,  township  20, 
range  21.  He  was  born  in  Pike  County,  111., 
March  19,  1837,  and  is  of  direct    English  descent. 


His  father,  Robert  Walker,  was  a  native  of  York- 
shire, England,  whence  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
years  he  emigrated  to  the  United  States  and  set- 
tled in  Illinois.  Somewhat  later  his  sister  Lizzie, 
wife  of  Joseph  Wilson,  came  to  this  country  and 
located  in  Pike  Couut}^  111.  For  a  time  he  was 
employed  on  a  Pike  County  farm,  and  also  en- 
tered land  there,  to  the  cultivation  of  which  he 
gave  his  undivided  attention. 

In  Pike  County,  Robert  Walker  and  Miss  Frances 
Wade  were  united  in  the  bonds  of  marriage;  there 
the}'  commenced  housekeeping,  working  together 
for  their  mutual  good  until  the  happy  family  circle 
was  broken  bj'  the  death  of  Mrs.  AValker,  at  the 
early  age  of  thirty  years.  He  survived  her  for 
man 3'  3-ears,  passing  away  at  the  age  of  fifty-three. 
Three  children  blessed  their  union:  Thomas,  of 
this  sketch;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Milton  Batley,  and 
a  resident  of  Pike  County,  111.;  and  Rebecca,  Mrs. 
John  Hardy,  of  Pike  County,  111.  The  father  of 
this  famil}'  was  a  rugged,  stalwart  man  and  a  suc- 
cessful farmer,  being  the  owner  of  three  hundred 
acres  of  arable  land.  He  also  improved  a  number 
of  other  farms,  as  he  frequentl}-  exchanged  prop- 
erty. 

The  eldest  of  three  children,  our  subject  was 
only  five  years  of  age  when  he  was  orphaned  by 
his  mother's  death.  That  bereavement,  although 
a  heavy  one,  did  not  break  up  the  little  household, 
as  the  father  kept  the  children  together,  and  un- 
der his  guidance  and  care  they  grew  to  maturity. 
Thomas  was  the  recipient  of  excellent  common- 
school  advantages,  and  also  gained  a  good  idea  of 
agriculture  in  his  }outh.  In  1859  he  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Purrilla  Morrell,  who  was 
born  in  Pike  County,  111.,  in  1836,  being  the 
daughter  of  E.  G.  and  Patsy  (Lewis)  Morrell.  In 
1864  Mr.  Walker  removed  to  Shelby  County,  111., 
settling  in  Tower  Hill  Township,  where  he  pur- 
chased eight}-  acres  of  land.  He  improved  the 
place  and  devoted  himself  to  its  cultivation  until 
1874,  when  he  disposed  of  the  propert}'  and  came 
to  Kansas. 

Arriving  in  the  Sunflower  State  in  March,  1874, 
Mr.  Walker  resided  for  six  months  in  Bourbon 
Count}',  and  from  there  came  to  Linn  County 
For  four  years  he  tilled  the  soil  of  rented  land,  af- 


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ter  which  he  settled  upon  his  present  farm,  con- 
sisting of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres.  He  also 
rents  a  tract  of  land  and  engages  extensively  in 
general  farming  and  stock-raising.  He  and  his 
wife  are  the  parents  of  six  children:  Angie,  wife 
of  Ed  Groves,  of  Blue  Mound,  Kan.;  Robert;  Es- 
sie, Mrs.  Edward  Reed,  of  Pike  County,  111.;  Het- 
tie,  wife  of  James  Purcell,  of  Blue  Mound,  Kan.; 
Emma,  now  Mrs.  James  Cottle;  and  Anna.  In  his 
political  opinions,  Mr.  Walker  is  a  Democrat,  and 
although  not  solicitous  for  office,  has  served  as 
School  Director  and  in  other  local  offices.  He  is 
a  believer  in  the  principles  of  Christianity,  and  is 
identified  with  the  United  Brethren  Church,  as 
is  also  his  wife. 


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'^  UNIUS  LOMAX,  a  prosperous  agriculturist 
and  well  known  citizen  of  Mound  City 
Township,  Linn  County,  is  by  nativity  a 
genuine  western  pioneer,  and  was  born  in 
Orange  County,  Ind.,  June  1."),  1834.  Since  Jul}^ 
1866,  he  has  resided  in  his  present  locality,  and 
for  twenty-two  years  has  been  pleasantly  situated 
on  section  33,  where  he  profitably  cultivates  a 
fine  farm  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres.  The 
Lomax  family  is  of  English  descent.  The  pater- 
nal grandfather,  Jonathan  Lomax,  was  a  native  of 
North  Carolina,  and  later  removed  to  Tennessee, 
he  finally  followed  the  tide  of  emigration,  and 
coming  north,  spent  his  last  daj's  in  Orange  Coun- 
ty, Ind. 

In  Tennessee  the  father  of  our  svibject,  Quintin 
Lomax,  was  born,  and  was  a  mere  child  when  with 
his  parents  he  removed  to  Indiana,  where  he  was 
reared  and  educated.  There  he  married  Miss  Nancy 
Davis,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  who  was  reared 
from  early  childhood  in  Orange  County,  Ind.  Af- 
ter their  marriage  they  settled  upon  an  Indiana 
farm,  where  they  continued  to  reside  until  the 
death  of  the  father  and  husband.     The  venerable 


mother  still  survives  (1893),  and  makes  her  home 
among  the  scenes  of  her  youth. 

The  eleven  sons  and  daughters  who  gathered 
about  the  family  fireside  of  Quintin  and  Nancy 
(Davis)  Lomax  were:  Jane,  Jonathan,  Josephus, 
Margaret,  Junius,  "Wellington,  Laniska,  Abel,  Ma- 
tilda, Lucy  and  Andrew  J.  Our  subject,  the  fifth 
in  order  of  birth,  was  reared  upon  the  farm  of  his 
father,  and  from  sixteen  years  of  age  was  mainlj" 
self-supporting,  although  he  made  his  home  with 
his  parents  until  he  had  attained  to  his  majority. 
Beginning  life  for  himself,  he  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade,  which  occupation  he  followed  until 
his  marriage.  In  Dubois  Count}',  Ind.,  December 
8,  1859,  he  was  united  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Gra- 
ham, a  native  of  Dubois  Count}'.  She  was  born 
January  30,  1842,  and  spent  the  first  seventeen 
years  of  her  life  in  her  birthplace,  enjojnng  the 
advantages  of  instruction  in  the  district  schools 
of  her  home  neighborliood.  Her  father,  Ewing 
Graham,  was  by  birth  a  Kentuckian;  her  mother, 
Elizabeth  Graham,  a  native  of  Germany,  emigrated 
to  America  when  only  six  years  of  age.  They 
married  and  settled  in  Dubois  County,  where  they 
were  well  known  and  highly  respected.  Mr.  Gra- 
ham passed  away,  mourned  b}'  many  friends,  Jan- 
uary 10,  1890.  His  faithful  wife  departed  this 
life  in  the  spring  of  1892.  They  were  the  parents 
of  nine  children:  Margaret,  Elizabeth,  David, 
Catherine,  Lucinda  A.,  James  R.,  one  tliat  died  in 
infancy.  Marietta  and  John  H. 

Immediately  following  their  marriage  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Lomax  located  on  a  farm  in  Orange  Count}^ 
Ind.,  where  our  subject  engaged  with  energy  in 
the  pursuit  of  agriculture,  and  continued  in  tlie 
tilling  of  the  soil  until  he  entered' the  Union  army. 
He  enlisted  September  23,  1864,  in  Company  H, 
Fort^'-fourth  Indiana  Infantr}',  and  July  3,  1865, 
liaving  served  courageously,  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged, and  returned  again  to  his  wife  and  fam- 
ily. He  remained  in  Indiana  until  1866,  when,  in 
the  month  of  July,  he  journej-ed  with  his  family 
to  Linn  County.  Kan.,  and  for  four  years  lived 
upon  a  rented  farm  in  Mound  City  Township.  The 
fifth  year  was  passed  upon  a  farm  in  Potosi  Town- 
ship, and  in  1871  he  began  the  cultivation  of 
eighty  acres  where  he- now   resides.     This  acreage 


RESIDENCEOF  C  W.  M?.  CLURE,  SEC.12.,  BLU  E  MOUND   TP^  LINN    CO.,  KAN. 


RESIDENCE  OF  JUNIUS    -LOM  AX  ,  5Ee5.22-24&33,)  MOUND  CITY  TP. ,  LI  N  N    CO.,  KAN. 


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has  since  been  increased  to  two  hundred  and  forty, 
and  is  devoted  to  mixed  farming,  some  exception- 
ally fine  stock  being  raised  with  success. 

The  eleven  children  comprising  the  family  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lomax  are:  Armilda,  the  wife  of 
James  Barrack;  Russell,  who  died  in  childhood; 
Samantha  M.  and  John  P.,  who  i)assed  away  in  in- 
fancy; William  T.,  Albert  E.,  Benjamin  F.;  Del- 
bert  Q.,  who  was  drowned  in  Stanton  Township, 
Linn  County,  at  the  age  of  about  five  years;  David 
E.,  Ella  M.,  who  died  when  an  infant;  and  Clar- 
ence J.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lomax  passed  through  a 
terrible  experience  April  21,  1887,  at  which  time 
they  were  visited  by  a  terrific  cyclone  that  swept 
away  their  barns,  house  and  other  buildings  and 
left  them  without  shelter,  the  family  escaping 
death  bj'  taking  refuge  in  a  hollow  near  the  iiouse. 

Our  subject  is  a  valued  member  of  the  United 
Brethren  Church,  and  is  active  in  good  works. 
Politically  he  takes  a  deep  interest  in  local  and 
national  affairs,  and  a  friend  to  educational  ad- 
vancement, has  for  seven  j^ears  been  an  efficient 
member  of  the  School  Board.  A  prominent  fac- 
tor in  all  matters  of  mutual  welfare,  he  has  many 
friends,  and  is  numbered  among  the  substantial 
citizens  of  Linn  County. 


/j^  HARLES  W.  McCLURE.  Noticeable  among 
llf^!,  the  finely  improved  farms  of  Blue  Mound 
^^^J  Township,  Linn  Count3',  is  the  McClure 
homestead,  which  is  located  on  the  southeast 
quarter  of  section  12,  township  22,  range  22. 
The  owner  of  this  estate,  Charles  W.  McClure,  was 
born  in  Clark  County,  111.,  on  the  30th  of  March, 
1843,  and  is  the  son  of  John  M.  and  Rebecca 
(Wilkin)  McClure,  natives  of  Knox  County,  Ind. 
The  paternal  ancestors  of  our  subject  located  in 
Indiana  prior  to  its  admission  into  the  Union, and 
his  grandfather,  Charles,  spent  his  entire  life  there, 
with  the  exception  of  tlie  time  when  he  was  on  the 


frontier  in  the  Indian  wars  under  General  Har- 
rison. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  John  M.  McClure, 
was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  spent  his  entire 
life  in  the  Hoosier  State,  with  the  exception  of  a 
residence  of  four  years  in  Clark  County,  111.  He 
and  his  first  wife  were  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren: Mary,  Mrs.  John  Macklin,  who  died  in 
Knox  County,  Ind.;  our  subject;  and  William, 
who  died  in  childhood.  By  a  subsequent  marriage 
he  became  the  father  of  one  son,  John,  now  de- 
ceased. Charles  W.  is  the  onl^^  surviving  member 
of  tlie  family.  He  was  reared  principally  in  In- 
diana, to  which  state  his  father  returned  after  the 
death  of  his  mother  in  Illinois. 

In  October,  1861,  Mr.  McClure  enlisted  for 
service  in  the  Union  armj',  and  his  name  was  en- 
rolled as  a  member  of  Company  II,  Fifty-first  In- 
diana Infantry,  in  which  he  served  for  four  years 
and  three  months,  having  veteranized  at  the  ex- 
piration of  three  years.  With  his  regiment  he 
was  present  at  Stone  River,  Nashville,  Franklin 
and  other  important  engagements.  Near  Rome, 
Ga.,  his  regiment  was  captured  by  the  rebels,  but 
on  account  of  sickness  he  was  not  in  active  service 
at  the  time,  and  so  escaped  being  a  prisoner.  He 
was  Sergeant  of  his  company  until,  at  the  close  of 
the  war,  he  was  honorably  discharged  from  the 
army. 

Returning  to  civic  pursuits,  Mr.  McClure  for  a 
time  remained  at  his  old  home  in  Indiana,  whence 
he  came  to  Kansas  and  purchased  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  of  unimproved  land.  Here  lie  has 
since  made  his  home,  having  placed  the  soil  under 
excellent  cultivation  and  introduced  all  the  mod- 
ern conveniences.  He  is  now  the  owner  of  two 
hundred  and  forty  acres,  the  value  of  which  has 
been  greatly'  increased  by  the  erection  of  a  num- 
ber of  substantial  buildings,  including  a  pleasant 
rural  abode  for  his  family. 

April  17,  1873,  Mr.  McClure  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Sarah  C,  daughter  of  Benjamin  F. 
and  Mary  J.  (Marsh)  Gibbs.  She  was  born  in 
Hancock  County,  Ind.,  April  17,  1854.  Her  par- 
ents, who  were  natives  respectively  of  Ohio  and 
Tennessee,  removed  to  Indiana  in  childliood  and 
there  married  and  resided  until   1870,   when    they 


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came  to  Kansas.  Their  home  is  now  in  Blue 
Mound.  They  had  a  family  of  seven  children, 
three  of  whom  are  now  living:  A.  Ward,  who  is 
engaged  in  the  hardware  business  in  partnership 
with  his  father  at  Blue  Mound;  Mrs.  McClure, 
and  Mazie  L.,  who  is  at  home. 

The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  MeClure  has  resulted 
in  the  birth  of  six  children,  namely:  Leonard  G., 
who  was  born  September  H,  1874;  Ina  B.,  born 
November  19,  1876;  Orrin,  who  died  April  1, 
1892,  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years;  Carl  L.,  who 
passed  away  at  the  age  of  six  months;  Ralph  C, 
who  died  May  28,  1888,  when  three  years  of  age; 
and  Frank  D.,  who  was  born  November  1,  1891. 
In  religious  affiliations,  Mr.  McClure  is  identified 
with  the  Baptist  Church,  while  Mrs.  McClure  is  a 
Methodist.  Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  the  An- 
cient Order  of  United  Workmen,  and  in  his  politi- 
cal relations  he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  one  of  the 
prominent  stockmen  of  the  countj%  and  has  for  a 
number  of  years  engaged  extensively  in  stock- 
raising. 


^^EORGE  H.  CROZIER,oue  of  Linn  County's 
'11  g— ,  most  progressive  and  successful  farmers,  is 
^^iJ  a  resident  of  Centreville  Township,  and 
owns  a  large  farm  on  section  15.  He  is  of  imme- 
diate Irish  descent.  His  parents,  Richard  and 
Elizabeth  (Armstrong)  Crozier,  were  natives  of 
the  Emerald  Isle,  and  were  united  in  marriage  in 
County  Tyrone.  About  1827  they  emigrated  to 
the  United  States  and  settled  in  Tompkins  Coun- 
ty, N.  Y.  In  1846  they  removed  west  to  Illinois 
and  located  in  Schuyler  County,  where  Mr.  Crozier 
died  in  March,  1854.  Three  years  afterward  his 
widow  came  to  Kansas,  and  died  in  Centreville 
Township,  Linn  County,  in  March  of  1867. 

In  the  family  of  Richard  Crozier  there  were 
nine  children  who  lived  to  niaturit}',  namely: 
William,  Richard,  John,  James  A.,  Lucinda,  Mar- 


tin A.,  George  H.,  Mary  A.  and  Hannah  J.  George 
H.  was  born  in  Tompkins  County,  N.  Y.,  June  15, 
1845,  and  was  about  five  years  of  age  when 
taken  by  his  parents  to  Schuyler  Count}^  111. 
There  his  bo3'hood  years  were  passed,  and  there  he 
gained  a  common-school  education  and  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  agricultural  pursuits.  After 
his  father's  death  he  accompanied  his  mother  to 
Linn  Count}',  where  he  has  since  resided,  with  the 
exception  of  two  years  (1859  and  1860)  spent  on 
the  Pacific  Coast  and  in  New  Mexico. 

Farming  has  been  Mr.  Crozier's  life  occupation, 
and  he  is  now  the  owner  of  three  hundred  and 
twenty  acres,  upon  which  he  has  made  first-class 
improvements  and  erected  a  residence  of  modern 
style  of  architecture.  His  first  marriage  took  place 
in  Franklin  County,  Kan.,  in  March,  1867,  his 
wife  being  Miss  Marietta,  daughter  of  Deacon  Har- 
rison Reed,  of  Franklin  Countj'.  She  was  born  in 
Schuyler  County,  111.,  about  1846,  and  died  in 
Centreville  Township,  in  October,  1875.  Four 
children  were  born  of  this  marriage:  Ilattie,  the 
wife  of  Fred  Shank;  Marietta,  Mrs.  Michael  Zim- 
merman; Georgia,  who  died  when  about  one  3'ear  M 
old;  and  Ellen.  * 

February  27,  1892,  Mr.  Crozier  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Mary  C.  Jones,  who  was  born 
in  Allamakee  County,  Iowa,  March  29, 1854.  The 
parents  of  Mrs.  Crozier  were  Hiram  and  Almira 
(Dennis)  Jones,  natives  of  Ohio,  who  married  and 
located  in  Indiana.  Thence  thej'  removed  to 
Allamakee  County,  Iowa,  and  from  there  to  Law- 
rence Count}',  111.,  later  to  Texas,  where  Mr.  Jones 
died  in  the  spring  of  1860.  Afterward  Mrs.  Jones 
married  Thomas  M.  May,  and  she  now  resides  in 
Sheridan  Township,  Linn  County,  Kan.  Seven 
children  were  born  of  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jones,  viz.:  Flora  A.,  Fannie  A.,  Erastus  H.,  Mary 
C,  Horace  W.,  John  N.  and  James  D. 

No  man  in  Centreville  Township  takes  a  warmer 
interest  in  its  progress  than  Mr.  Crozier,  and  no 
one  has  contributed  more  unselfishly  to  its  welfare 
than  he.  In  all  local  affairs  he  takes  an  intelli- 
gent interest,  and  gives  his  support  to  the  Repub- 
lican part}'.  Energetic  and  enterprising,  he  has 
made  a  success  of  his  chosen  occupation,  through 
which  he  has  attained  a  competency.     He  believes 


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that  Kansas  is  unsurpassed  b}'  any  state  in  tlie 
Union  as  an  agricultural  centre,  and  entertains  the 
greatest  anticipations  of  its  prosperity  in  future 
years. 


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ILLIAM  HENDERSON,  a  prosperous 
mer  of  Linn  County,  resides  on  section 
22,  Valley  Township,  wliere  he  is  an  ex- 
tensive property  owner.  His  landed  possessions 
aggregate  four  hundred  and  fifty  acres  included 
in  one  farm,  and  here  he  has  erected  a  substantial 
set  of  farm  buildings,  including  a  dwelling  for  his 
family  that  is  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  most  ele- 
gant in  the  township.  AVithin  its  spacious  walls 
he  and  his  accomplished  wife  dispense  a  gracious 
hospitality  to  their  hosts  of  warm  personal  friends 
and  to  the  stranger  as  well. 

Mr.  Henderson  is  a  man  who  has  made  his  way 
in  the  world  unaided  by  any  extraneous  circum- 
stances. Orphaned  in  childhood,  he  was  early 
in  life  thrown  upon  his  own  resources,  and  the 
extensive  property  that  he  has  accumulated  rep- 
resents the  result  of  years  of  arduous  toil.  The 
biograplier  has  been  unable  to  gain  anj'  definite  in- 
formation concerning  his  ancestrj^,  and  of  his  par- 
ents but  little  is  known.  It  has  been  learned,  how- 
ever, that  they  were  for  a  time  residents  of  Harrison 
County,  Ind.,  whence  thej-  removed  to  Mahaska 
Count}', Iowa, in  an  early  day  and  there  remained 
until  death. 

Born  in  Harrison  County,  Ind.,  October  28, 
1846,  our  subject  was  early  orphaned  by  the  death 
of  his  parents.  He  was  reared  to  manhood  in 
Iowa,  receiving  a  fair  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  Mahaska  County.  At  the  age  of  about 
eighteen  he  enlisted,  September  10,  1864,  as  a 
soldier  in  the  Civil  War,  his  name  being  enrolled 
as  a  member  of  Company  D,  Tliirty-third  Iowa 
Infantry,  in  which  he  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war.     He  was  honor.ably  discharged  July  17,1865, 


at  New  Orleans,  La.  There  had  been  nothing  un- 
usual in  his  experiences  in  camp  or  field,  and  he 
fortunately  escaped  without  either  having  been 
wounded  or  imprisoned. 

Returning  to  Mahaska  County,  Mr.  Henderson 
engaged  as  a  farmer  in  tlie  employ  of  others,  re- 
ceiving his  wages  by  the  month.  While  residing 
in  Mahaska  County  he  was  there  married,  Septem- 
ber 3,  1868,  to  Miss  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  James 
and  Susan  (Pattison)  AValker,  both  of  whom  were 
natives  of  Washington  County,  Pa.  They  were 
married  in  the  Keystone  State  and  subsequently 
removed  to  Knox  County,  Ohio,  and  from  there 
went  to  Mahaska  County  in  1856.  In  1869  they 
removed  to  Linn  County  and  both  passed  away  at 
their  home  in  Valley  Township.  They  had  a  fam- 
ily of  nine  children,  of  whom  eight  grew  to  man- 
hood and  womanhood,  Mrs.  Henderson  being  the 
youngest  of  the  eight.  She  was  born  in  Knox 
County,  Ohio,  March  14,  1843,  and  was  about  thir- 
teen 3'ears  old  when  she  accompanied  her  parents 
to  Mahaska  County,  where  she  grew  to  woman- 
hood. Her  maternal  grandfather.  Rev.  John  Pat- 
tison, was  a  clergyman  in  the  Presbyterian  Churcli, 
and  died  in  Washington  County,  Pa.  The  fam- 
ily is  of  Scotch  ancestry. 

In  the  spring  following  his  marriage  Mr.  Hen- 
derson came  to  Linn  Counts'  and  for  four  years 
operated  a  sawmill.  Later  he  bought  a  tract  of 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  on  section  22,  Valley 
Township,  of  which  he  has  been  a  resident  since 
1876.  He  has  a  fine  farm  of  four  hundred  and 
fifty  acres,  upon  which  he  has  built  a  number  of 
structures  for  the  storage  of  grain  and  shelter  of 
stock.  In  addition  to  general  farming  he  has  en- 
gaged to  some  extent  in  stock-raising,  in  which  he 
has  met  with  more  than  ordinary  success. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henderson  are  the  parents  of 
three  living  children:  Leona,  who  is  the  wife  of 
Thomas  E.  Rowe;  Emma  S.  and  Wilda  O.  Four 
children  died  in  infanc}'.  Mrs.  Henderson  has 
been  identified  with  the  United  Presbyterian 
Church  from  girlhood  and  is  actively  interested 
in  religious  enterprises.  In  politics  Mr.  Hender- 
son acts  with  the  Republican  party  and  has  held  a 
number  of  local  offices,  rendering  satisfactory  ser- 
vice to  his  constituents.     He  and  his  wife  are  peo- 


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pie  of  culture  and  refinement,  generous  to  those  in 
need  and  active  in  their  support  of  all  worthy  en- 
terprises. They  are  highly  regarded  in  this  com- 
munity. 


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jl^  ON.  PERCY  DANIELS,  Lieutenant-Gov- 
Wjii  ernor  of  Kansas,  was  born  in  Woonsocket, 
i«W^  R.  I.,  September  17,  1840,  and  is  the  sec- 
(^  ond  son  of  Judge  David  and  Nancy 
(Ballou)  Daniels,  both  of  whom  died  when  he  was 
a  lad  of  six.  In  his  childhood  he  was  the  recipi- 
ent of  fair  educational  advantages,  and  after  com- 
pleting liis  literarj'  studies  he  devoted  considera- 
ble attention  to  the  study  of  civil  engineering  at 
Providence,  but  was  obliged  to  discontinue  on 
account  of  a  severe  illness.  During  a  slow  con- 
valescence he  staj^ed  with  relatives  at  Worcester, 
Mass. 

Persistence  was  a  prominent  trait  in  the  charac- 
ter of  young  Daniels,  and  whatever  he  undertook 
he  rarely  abandoned  unless  prevented  by  an  im- 
movable barrier.  An  incident  illustrating  this 
trait  occurred  while  he  was  ill.  Among  the  math- 
ematical books  he  used  in  school  was  one  contain- 
ing a  thousand  problems,  without  a  rule  for  their 
solution,  and  at  the  time  of  stud3'ing  the  book  he 
had  failed  to  solve  seven  of  the  sums.  When  ill 
he  again  studied  these  examples  and  solved  every 
one  of  them  without  writing  a  figure.  Tlie  last 
and  most  intricate  required  three  days,  and  just 
as  it  was  completed  a  blood  vessel  above  his  eye 
broke,  and  for  montlis  afterward  his  life  hung  by 
a  thread. 

At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War  our  subject 
commenced  the  study  of  military  tactics,  which  he 
pursued  during  his  convalescence,  and  in  the  fall 
of  1861  he  enlisted  in  a  company  of  home  guards. 
At  the  first  drill  he  was  put  into  the  awkward 
squad,  at  the  second  he  was  made  Orderly-Ser- 
geant, and  at  the  third  the  commander  resigned 
and  he  became  Caiitain.  He  spent  the  winter  of 
1861-62  in  a  lumber  camp  in  the  pineries  of  Mich- 


igan. Returning  east  in  May,  he  enlisted  in  the 
Seventh  Rhode  Island  Infantry,  and  opened  a  re- 
cruiting office  iu  Woonsocket  in  June,  1862, 
where  most  of  Compan}'  E  was  raised  during  the 
next  two  months.  July  26,  he  was  commissioned 
Second  Lieutenant,  and  on  the  4th  of  September 
was  promoted  to  be  First  Lieutenant.  Soon  after  the 
battle  of  Antietam  the  regiment  joined  the  army 
of  General  McClellan  and  pursued  the  retreating 
forces  of  General  Lee  as  far  as  Fredericksburg, 
where  they  participated  in  that  disastrous   battle. 

In  the  spring  of  1863  the  regiment  accompanied 
General  Burnside  to  the  west,  and  in  Ma}'  the^' 
were  ordered  to  re-enforce  General  Grant  at 
Vicksburg.  After  the  capture  of  that  city  they 
took  part  under  General  Sherman  in  the  pursuit 
of  the  army  of  Gen.  Joe  Johnston,  and  the  cap- 
ture of  Jackson,  Miss.,  after  which  they  were 
ordered  back  to  Kentucky.  Then  came  the  East 
Tennessee  campaign,  where  the  winter  was  spent 
in  guarding  lines  against  guerrillas  and  building 
roads.  With  the  liberation  of  East  Tennessee, 
the  regiment  was  sent  to  Virginia  in  time  to  cross 
the  Rapidan  with  the  Armj-  of  the  Potomac  at  the 
opening  of  the  great  campaign  of  1864  and  served 
with  credit  until  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia 
laid  down  its  arms  at  Appomattox.  During  this 
campaign  of  three  hundred  and  forty  days  the 
regiment  took  part  in  twelve  battles  and  lost 
many  men  in  these  engagements,  and  at  the  battles 
of  Spottsylvania  and  Cold  Harbor  the  regiment 
lost  one-third  of  the  men  engaged  in  each  battle. 

At  the  opening  of  this  campaign  our  subject 
was  fourth  Captain,  but  in  a  short  time  was  as- 
signed to  the  command  of  the  regiment  over  the 
senior  captain,  and  in  Juno  was  promoted  to  be 
Lieutenant-Colonel.  After  the  mine  fight  he  was 
brevetted  Colonel,  and  after  the  battle  of  Popular 
Grove  Church,  September  30,  he  was  assigned  to 
duty  on  his  brevet  rank.  He  was  present  and  on 
duly  in  every  fight  in  which  the  command  took 
part,  and  was  in  one  assault  independent  of  the 
regiment.  He  also  had  charge  of  a  portion  of  the 
construction  of  roads,  fortifications  and  bridges 
required  during  the  siege  of  Petersburg,  and  iu 
tiiat  work  both  the  regiment  and  its  commander 
were  strongly  complimented  bj'  the  regular  army 


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engineers.  In  December  the  Seventh  Regiment, 
having  been  partly  filled  up  by  consolidation  with 
the  re-enlisted  veterans  of  the  Fourth  Regiment, 
was  sent  to  complete  and  help  garrison  the  famous 
Ft.  Sedgwick,  and  they  remained  on  duty  there 
until  the  assault  and  capture  of  Petei'sburg.  The 
enemy  wanted  to  take  the  fort  and  position 
to  raise  the  siege,  and  it  was  expected  that 
the  vigilance  and  persistence  of  the  regiment  and 
its  commander  would  prevent  such  a  result,  wbich 
expectation  was  fully  realized  by  subsequent 
events.  After  the  fall  of  Petersburg  they  took 
part  in  the  pursuit  and  capture  of  the  remainder 
of  Lee's  army. 

After  the  war  Colonel  Daniels  was  in  Kentucky 
and  Tennessee  for  two  winters  engaged  on  rail- 
road work  and  prospecting,  and  the  appreciation 
of  his  services  in  the  arm}'  by  his  superiors  is  indi- 
cated by  the  following  extract  from  a  letter  writ- 
ten by  General  Burnside  to  him  as  he  was  prepar- 
ing to  go  south  in  1865: 

"I  desire  before  parting  with  you  to  express  my 
sincere  thanks  for  the  generous,  loyal,  efficient  and 
gallant  service  you  have  always  rendered  me  dur- 
ing our  long  service  together.  I  know  of  no  one 
who  deserves  better  of  his  country  than  you. 
You  will  carry  with  you  my  sincere  prayer  for 
j'our  health,  happiness  and  prosperity.  I  am  sure 
that  the  same  energy,  talent,  loyalty  and  gentle- 
manl}'  deportment  that  liave  made  you  one  of  our 
best  officers  will  make  you  a  useful  citizen  and  a 
kind  friend  to  the  community  in  which  you  may 
settle." 

From  the  south  Colonel  Daniels  came  to  Kan- 
sas. In  June,  1867,  he  took  a  trip  east  and  re- 
turned to  Kansas  accompanied  bj'  his  bride,  for- 
merly Eliza  A.  Eddy,  of  Leicester,  Mass.  They  lo- 
cated on  the  neutral  lands  at  Crawfordsville, 
where  Colonel  Daniels  opened  a  country  store,  and 
while  conducting  that  establishment  also  improved 
the  farm  four  miles  northwest  of  Girard,  where  he 
now  resides.  Upon  disposing  of  his  store  he  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  surveying  until  1873,  when 
he  accepted  a  position  in  the  city  engineering  de- 
partment of  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  remained  in  the 
employ  of  the  city  until  1878,  meantime  being 
promoted  to  be  City  Engineer.     From   1879  until 


1881  he  was  a  resident  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  where 
he  engaged  in  business  as  a  civil  engineer  and  at- 
tended to  the  settlement  of  a  brother's  estate.  In 
the  spring  of  1881,  accompanied  by  his  family,  he 
returned  to  Kansas.  Since  that  time  he  has  been 
engaged  in  railroad  work  about  two  years,  and 
served  as  Surveyor  of  Crawford  County  for  five 
years. 

His  attention  in  1888  being  drawn  to  the  con- 
dition of  the  farmers,  and  their  lack  of  prosperity, 
Colonel  Daniels  commenced  an  investigation  in 
order  to  satisfy  himself  whether  the  condition  of 
affairs  was  not  a  direct  result  of  Government  pol- 
icy and  the  enforcement  of  a  new  commercial 
practice  entirely  in  behalf  of  other  interests.  In 
July  of  that  year  he  published  an  open  letter  con- 
taining the  seven  cardinal  points  of  his  political 
faith,  in  which  he  demanded  the  Australian  bal- 
lot system,  large  restrictions  of  immigration  and 
a  graduated  tax  on  the  estates  of  the  millionaires, 
and  asked  the  Republican  party  to  endorse  these 
demands. 

Continuing  his  investigations,  in  1889  Colonel 
Daniels  delivered  the  now  well  known  course  of 
lectures  that  was  published  under  the  title  of  "A 
Crisis  for  the  Husbandman,"  and  as  a  result  of  his 
investigations,  which  were  inaugurated  with  a 
hope  to  induce  the  Republican  party  to  abandon 
its  hypocritical  position  on  the  tariff  and  taxation 
questions,  he  left  the  party  he  had  defended  for 
nine  and  twenty  years.  In  January,  1890,  he  pur- 
chased the  Girard  Herald  to  defend  his  position 
and  if  possible  convince  the  voters  of  Crawford 
County  of  the  reasonableness  of  his  demands,  and 
especially  of  the  necessity  for  the  graduated  estate 
tax,  or  some  similar  expedient.  In  October,  1891, 
the  specific  proposition  contained  in  the  "Crisis" 
lectures  was  adopted  and  endorsed  by  the  People's 
party  county  convention,  as  it  had  already  been 
by  the  County  Alliance,  and  the  next  week  Colo- 
nel Daniels  sold  the  paper  to  the  veteran  news- 
paper men,  Dr.  A.  G.  Lucas,the  present  chief  edi- 
tor. Since  then  he  has  actively  engaged  in  no 
other  enterprise  than  the  management  of  his  farm. 

Since  joining  the  reform  movement  in  1889, 
Colonel  Daniels  has  taken  an  active  part  in  for 
warding  its  interests  and  defending  its  position. 


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In  October,  1889,  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  State 
Alliance,  the  St.  Louis  convention  in  December 
of  the  same  year,  to  the  Cherry  vale  convention 
that  nominated  Hon.  T.  J.  Hudson  for  Congress, 
and  the  Omaha  convention  that  nominated  Gen- 
eral Weaver  for  President.  At  the  People's  party 
convention  at  Wichita,  June  17,  1892,  he  was 
nominated  for  the  office  of  Lieutenant-GT)vernor, 
to  which  honorable  position  he  was  elected  by  a 
handsome  majoritj-. 

During  the  winter  of  1892-93  Governor  Dan- 
iels served  as  President  of  the  Senate,  and  on  the 
11th  of  March,  Senator  Thatcher,  the  Republican 
leader  in  the  Senate,  introduced  the  following 
resolution  and  moved  its  adoption: 

"Resolved,  That  the  dignity,  ability-  and  cour- 
tesy of  the  President  of  the  Senate,  Hon.  Percy 
Daniels,  during  the  present  session  of  the  Senate 
have  given  him  a  worthy  place  in  our  esteem; 
that  we  bear  a  cheerful  and  heart}'  recognition  of 
his  eminent  desire  to  act  impartially  and  justl}' 
with  all  questions,  many  of  them  difficult,  that 
came  before  him  for  settlement;  and  that  we  ask 
him  to  carry  with  him  our  best  wishes  for  his 
peace  and  prosperity." 

This  resolution  was  unauimously  adopted  by 
a  rising  vote. 

A  sketch  of  the  life  of  Governor  Daniels  would 
be  incomplete  were  no  mention  made  of  the 
scheme  for  graduated  property  tax,  with  which 
his  name  is  inseparably  associated.  This  scheme 
demands  a  graduated  tax  on  the  estates  of  mill- 
ionaires, for  the  purpose  of  compelling  the  plun- 
derers to  disgorge,  and  for  making  restitution  to 
labor  for  the  wrongs  of  the  past.  The  tax  proposed 
is  one  per  cent,  for  amounts  above  §1,000,000,  in- 
creasing to  eighteen  per  cent,  on  estates  above  $10,- 
000,000.  A  bill  is  now  before  Congress  which  was 
drawn  by  Colonel  Daniels,  and  provides  not  only 
for  the  assessment  and  collection  of  this  tax,  but  for 
the  apportionment  and  expenditure  of  thevastsum 
it  would  produce.  The  bill  provides  that  the  pro- 
ceeds shall  be  proportioned  among  the  states:  one- 
third  in  pioportion  to  area;  one-tiiird  in  proportion 
to  population,  and  one-third  in  proportion  to 
wealtli;  and  that  it  shall  be  expended,  first,  for  pay 
ing  the  pensions  and  settling  the  accounts  of  the  ex- 


soldiers  against  the  Government;  second,  for  em- 
ploying all  idle  American  labor  on  extensive  in- 
ternal improvements  in  every  state,  in  building  and 
improving  country  roads  and  water-ways,  and  in 
constructing  and  maintaining  stor.age  reservoirs 
and  forest  parks;  third,  in  pa3ing  all  expenses 
of  the  militia.  This  bill  also  provides  for  a  tax 
on  emigrants;  it  provides  for  a  graduated  suc- 
cession tax,  beginning  with  one  per  cent,  on 
$100,000.  It  provides  for  the  payment  from 
this  fund  for  all  assessments  for  national,  state, 
county,  township  and  cit}'  purposes.  It  provides 
for  an  accurate  assessment  of  all  the  property  in 
this  country  owned  and  controlled  by  any  person, 
and  that  a  record  of  the  whole  estate  (witiiin  the 
limits  of  the  United  States)  of  every  citizen  shall 
be  kept  in  the  office  of  the  assessor  of  the  district 
of  which  the  owner  is  a  resident.  It  provides 
that  the' secretarj'  of  every  corporation  shall  make 
an  annual  return  for  the  use  of  the  assessor. 

The  services  which  in  the  past  Colonel  Daniels 
has  rendered  the  people  of  Kansas  entitle  him  to 
rank  among  the  eminent  men  of  the  Sunflower 
State,  and  it  is  but  fair  to  suppose  that  the  future 
will  bring  to  him  even  greater  honors  than  the  past; 
and  that  he  will  be  instrumental  in  securing  for 
the  people  even  greater  privileges  and  larger 
blessings  than  heretofore.  In  fact,  his  energy  and 
abilities  are  of  such  a  character  that  death  alone 
will  terminate  his  activities.  As  long  as  life  shall 
last  his  labors  to  promote  the  welfare  of  the  peo- 
ple will  be  unceasing  and  his  interest  in  their 
prosperity  tireless. 


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AMUEL  McCOLLAM.  No  better  repre- 
sentative of  honest  manhood  can  be  found 
than  the  above-named  gentleman,  an  in- 
fluential citizen  of  Lincoln  Township,  An- 
derson County.  He  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  and 
was  born  November  17,  1828. 

The  i)arentsof  our  subject  were  Frank  and  Eliza- 
beth (Kirkpatrick)  McCoUam,  both  natives  of  Ire- 


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land.  After  their  marriage,  they  settled  in  their 
native  county,  where  the  mother  died.  The  fa- 
ther then  emigrated  to  America,  where  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  days  and  died  in  this  county 
at  the  home  of  our  subject.  The  grandfather,  John 
McCollam,  died  in  County  Antrim,  Ireland. 

Of  the  five  living  children  born  to  Frank 
and  Elizabeth  McCollam,  Samuel  is  the  second. 
He  lived  in  his  native  countr}'  until  1850, 
and  then  came  to  the  United  States  and  set- 
tled in  Pennsylvania.  He  lived  there  for  two 
years  and  followed  farming  and  boating,  and  at 
the  end  of  that  time  sold  out  and  removed  to  Lee 
County,  111.  In  April,  1857,  became  to  Anderson 
County  and  settled  in  Lincoln  Township,  where 
he  bought  the  claim  on  which  he  now  resides,  and 
which  has  been  finely  improved  with  all  the  mod- 
em appliances  necessary  for  successfully  operating 
a  farm.  The  neat  and  attractive  appearance  of  the 
outbuildings  speaks  of  the  good  taste  of  the  owner 
and  of  the  industry  necessary  to  convert  an 
uncultivated  tract  into  such  a  valuable  farm.  His 
landed  possessions  aggregate  about  five  or  six  hun- 
dred acres,  all  in  Lincoln  Township. 

Mr.  McCollam  was  happily  married  in  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  .January  15,  1858,  to  Miss  Margaret 
Tweed,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  was  born  Feb- 
ruarj-  11,  1829.  This  most  worthy  lady  is  an  un- 
fortunate victim  of  paralysis  but  endures  her  afflic- 
tion with  great  fortitude  and  reconciliation,  and 
is  tenderly  cared  for  by  her  devoted  husband. 
Notwithstanding  this  severe  trial,  the  home  of  this 
estimable  couple  is  often  the  scene  of  social  gath- 
erings, and  the  hospitality  with  which  one  is 
greeted  leaves  a  pleasant  remembrance.  Five 
children  have  blessed  the  union  of  our  subject  and 
his  wife,  namely:  John,  Frank;  Eliza,  wife  of  Til- 
ford  Perry;  Rachael,  wife  of  William  Perry;  and 
Sarah,  who  is  a  school  teacher. 

Mr.  McCollam  takes  an  active  part  in  local  and 
political  affairs  and  always  finds  time  to  devote  to 
the  cause  of  religion.  He  and  his  wife  have  been 
connected  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
for  many  years  and  he  has  held  some  important 
offices  therein.  His  high  sense  of  honor  and  truth 
has  won  for  him  the  respect  of  the  entire  com- 
munity, and  his  success  ^s  £i  substantial  agricultur- 


ist of  Anderson  County  is  well  merited.  He  is 
one  of  the  solid  men  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home, 
and  a  true  and  reliable  man  in  the  fullest  sense  of 
the  term. 


ETER  S.  PADDOCK,  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Blue  Mound  Township,  Linn  County, 
now  residing  upon  section  16,  three  miles 
south  of  Blue  Mound,  is  numbered  among 
the  substantial  and  enterprising  general  agricult- 
urists of  the  state.  Arriving  in  Linn  County  in 
1866,  our  subject  has  shared  in  the  trials  and  dif- 
ficulties experienced  by  the  majority  of  residents 
within  the  borders  of  Kansas,  and,  aided  by  un- 
varying industry  and  a  fund  of  courage,  has  self- 
reliantly  achieved  a  position  of  independence  and 
gained  a  comfortable  competence. 

Mr.  Paddock  is  a  native  of  Knox  County,  Ind., 
and  was  born  July  1,  1844,  in  the  home  of  his 
parents,  Morrison  and  Susan  (Steflfy)  Paddock. 
The  father  was  a  native  of  Onondaga  County, 
N.  Y.,  but  the  mother,  of  southern  nativity,  was 
born  in  Virginia.  They  met  and  married  in  Indi- 
ana, and  continued  to  make  their  home  in  Knox 
County  until  tlieir  removal,  in  the  fall  of  1866, 
to  Kansas.  Journeying  thither  with  teams,  the 
family  traveled  to  Blue  Mound  Township,  where 
the  father  took  up  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
of  land,  which  he  entered  from  the  Government, 
and  upon  which  he  continued  to  reside  until  his 
death,  at  sixty-three  years  of  age,  in  November, 
1883.  The  mother  still  remains  upon  the  old 
farm,  which  has  been  brought  up  to  a  high  state 
of  cultivation. 

The  eight  children  who  shared  in  the  love  and 
care  of  the  parents  are:  Cornelia,  wife  of  Albert 
J.  Bruce,  a  successful  farmer  of  Linn  Countj-; 
Peter  S.,  our  subject;  M.  D.  La  Fayette,  who  died 
in  Linn  County;  Harvey  W.,  a  citizen  of  Linn 
County;  Mary  Jane,  wife  of  Mitchell  Ross,  of 
Blue  Mound  Township;  Henry,  who  passed  to  his 


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rest  in  Linn  County;  De  Kalb,  living  on  the  old 
homestead;  and  Morrison,  who  lives  with  his 
mother  and  brother  on  the  old  farm.  The  mother  is 
in  faith  a  Presbyterian  and  is  a  devout  Christian 
woman.  The  father  was  independent  in  politics, 
and,  a  man  of  earnest  tlioughtand  sincerity,  gave 
his  vote  and  influence  to  the  best  man  for  the 
place. 

Our  subject,  reared  upon  his  father's  farm,  at- 
tended the  district  scliools  of  Indiana,  and  while 
a  boy  received  a  thorough  training  in  agricultural 
duties.  Arrived  at  manliood,  he  came  with  his 
parents  to  Kansas  in  1866,  and  at  first  worked  out 
as  a  farm  hand.  In  1870  Peter  S.  Paddock  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lydia  Isabelle  Mc- 
Grew,  daughter  of  Elder  Samuel  B.  McGrew,  one  of 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  Kansas.  He  was  a  man  of 
strong  character  and  high  position,  widely  known 
throughout  the  slate,  and  was  universally  honored 
for  his  qualities  of  head  and  heart.  Mrs.  Paddock, 
a  lady  of  worth  and  culture,  possessed  of  great 
natural  ability,  was  born  July  4,  1850,  in  Henry 
County,  Iowa.  Immediately  after  their  marriage, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paddock  settled  on  section  32,  near 
the  village  of  Blue  Mound,  occupying  a  claim  then 
in  dispute. 

Our  subject  entered  with  energy  into  the  culti- 
vation of  the  wild  land,  and  finall3'  homesteading 
the  same,  continued  Jiis  residence  there  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  During  this  period  the  husband  and 
wife  experienced  many  privations,  but  with  cour- 
age struggled  on.  In  1882  Mr.  Paddock  sold  this 
land  and  moved  to  his  present  farm  of  one  hun- 
dred and  twentjf  valuable  acres,  highly  cultivated 
and  annuall}'  yielding  an  abundant  harvest.  Fi- 
nanciall3'  prospered,  he  has  made  substantial  im- 
provements and  erected  a  comfortable  and  com- 
modious residence,  and,  although  he  carries  on 
mixed  farming,  he  devotes  himself  principal- 
ly to  stock-raising.  Five  of  'the  six  children 
who  blessed  the  home  are  yet  surviving.  Nathan 
A.,  the  eldest,  was  born  November  3,  1871; 
Delbert  A.,  May  8,  1873;  Herbert  S.,  November 
18,  1876;  Franklin  W.,  October  1,  1878;  Addison 
G.  died  in  infancy;  and  liessie  R.  was  born  Octo- 
ber 3,  1886. 

The  Paddock  family  are  of  a  long-lived  ancestry, 


the  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  having 
lived  to  reach  tlie  age  of  one  hundred  and  three 
years.  Grandfather  Thomas  Paddock,  a  native 
of  the  Empire  State,  emigrated  to  Indiana  when 
advanced  in  years,  and  died  in  his  western  home. 
His  cliildren  were:  David;  Morrison,  father  of  our 
subject;  Thomas,  who  died  unmarried;  Margaret, 
Mar^-,  Elizabeth,  Matilda,  Ann  and  Cornelia.  Mrs. 
Paddock  is  a  devout  member  of  the  United 
Brethren  Church  and  is  active  in  good  work. 
In  political  affiliation  Mr.  Paddock  is  a  Repub- 
lican, and,  never  an  office-seeker,  is  3'et  intelli- 
gently interested  in  both  local  and  national  man- 
agement of  public  affairs.  In  all  matters  pertaining 
to  the  advancement  and  progress  of  his  locality, 
he  is  ever  ready  to  extend  a  helping  hand,  and  is 
one  of  the  representative  men  of  Blue  Mound 
Townshi]). 


4^— --r^^ii-?- 


AVID  V.  REED.  Labette  County  is  pecul- 
iarly fortunate  in  having  been  settled 
^^3<^  by  intelligent  and  enterprising  men,  who 
from  the  first  evidentlj'  "came  to  staj'," 
and  at  once  identified  themselves  with  the  interests 
and  progress  of  this  section  of  the  country.  They 
brought  with  them  their  capital  and  their  families, 
and  have  formed  the  bone  and  sinew  which  have 
amid  dangers  and  difficulties  set  in  motion  the  car 
of  progress  and  insured  the  prosperity  of  one  of  the 
most  valuable  tracts  of  country  on  the  western 
continent.  These  thoughts  are  involuntarily  sug- 
gested in  contemplating  the  career  of  the  subject 
of  this  sketch. 

Mr.  Reed  is  a  farmer  and  stock-raiser  of  this 
county,  and  resides  on  section  18,  Libert^'  Town- 
ship. He  was  born  Union  County,  Ohio,  in  1843, 
and  was  the  fourth  in  a  family  of  five  children 
born  to  James  and  Fannie  (McWilliams)  Reed, 
both  natives  of  Ohio.  Wiien  David  was  but  a 
child  his  parents  removed  to  the  west,  locating  in 
Lucas  County,  Iowa,  and  there  David  grew  to 
manhood. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  late  war,  in  August, 


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1862,  Mr.  Reed  enlisted  in  the  arraj',  and  was  en- 
rolled as  a  member  of  Company  K,  Thirty-fourth 
Iowa  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  served  until  the 
close  of  the  war,  taking  part  in  the  battles  of 
Vicksburg  and  Blakely,  Ala.  He  was  under  the 
command  of  Grant  and  Slierman,  and  participated 
in  the  engagements  at  Ft.  Donelson  and  Ft. 
Gaines,  besides  taking  part  in  many  other  battles  of 
a  lesser  nature.  Mr.  Reed  served  valiantl}'  and 
was    mustered   out  of  service  in  Texas  in  1865. 

Returning  to  Iowa,  our  subject  remained  there 
until  1867,  when,  desiring  to  try  the  laroader  op- 
portunities of  Kansas,  he  came  to  Labette  County, 
and  settled  the  claim  where  he  now  resides,  it 
being  the  first  claim  taken  up  on  the  prairie.  He 
is  the  owner  of  one  section  of  land,  and  at  one 
time  dealt  extensively  in  stock,  but  now  devotes 
almost  his  entire  attention  to  farming.  Mr.  Reed 
came  to  the  county  a  poor  man,  but  by  close  at- 
tention to  business  he  has  amassed  what  he  now 
has. 

Mr.  Reed  was  married  in  this  county  in  1871, 
to  Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  Theron  Collins,  who 
came  to  Kansas  from  New  York  in  the  spring  of 
1868,  but  has  since  died.  A  brother  and  sister  of  Mr. 
Reed  are  now  residents  of  this  county.  Mr.  Reed, 
politically,  votes  the  straight  Republican  ticket, 
but  has  never  aspired  to  office.  Socially  he  is 
not  connected  with  secret  societies. 


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<|  ji,lhLIAU  H.  MURRAY,  an  enterprising 
\/^//  agriculturist,  successful  stock-raiser  and 
W^  pioneer  citizen  of  Linn  County,  Kan., 
now  pleasantly  located  upon  section  29,  Paris 
Township,  arrived  in  this  neighborhood  August  8, 
1854,  and  is  the  oldest  surviving  settler  in  the 
county.  For  nearly  two-score  years  intimately 
associated  with  the  vicissitudes  and  history  of  his 
adopted  state,  he  has  won  his  way  to  a  position  of 
honored  usefulness  and  influence.  His  father, 
Caleb  Murray,  a  native  Virginian,  was  married  in 
5 


the  Old  Dominion  to  Amelia  Davis,  a  cousin  of 
Jefferson  Davis, President  of  the  Confederac}',  and 
also  a  native  of  Virginia.  After  their  marriage 
the  parents  lived  for  some  time  in  the  home  of 
their  childhood,  but  finally  removed  to  West  Vir- 
ginia and  thence  departed  to  Ohio,  where  they  re- 
mained but  a  short  time.  Journeying  to  Indiana, 
they  resided  in  that  state  for  two  or  three  years. 
They  subsequently  settled  in  Knox  County,  111., 
and  in  the  fall  of  1837  went  to  Polk  County,  Mo. 
Ten  years  later,  having  again  changed  his  resi- 
dence, the  father  died  near  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  in 
1847.  The  mother  survived  about  fifteen  years 
and  passed  away  March  20,  1862,  in  Paris  Town- 
ship, Linn  County,  Kan. 

Of  the  large  family  of  thirteen  children  born 
unto  Caleb  and  Amelia  (Davis)  Murray,  five  were 
daughters  and  eight  sons.  William  IL,  our  sub- 
ject, the  fifth  in  order  of  birth,  was  born  in  Lafay- 
ette County,  Ind.,  August  14,  1832,  and  was  only 
five  years  of  age  when  with  his  parents  he  re- 
moved to  Missouri.  There  he  continued  to  live  un- 
til twent3'-two  years  old,  when,  in  1854,  he 
emigrated  from  Polk  County  to  Kansas.  Up- 
on August  10  of  the  same  year  he  staked  out 
a  claim  in  Linn  Count}',  where  he  has  since 
continuously  resided.  In  these  changing  years  he 
has  been  an  e^'e-witness  of  and  participant  in  the 
struggles  and  triumphs  which  have  fallen  to  the 
share  of  the  citizens  who  weathered  the  past 
thirty-eight  years  of  diversified  Kansas  experiences. 
Possessed  of  executive  ability,  excellent  judg- 
ment and  tireless  industrj',  he  has  achieved  a  hand- 
some competence,  and  is  an  extensive  land-owner. 
Aside  from  his  magnificent  stock  farm  of  one 
thousand  acres  in  Pans  Township,  he  is  also  the 
owner  of  five  hundred  and  sixty  valuable  acres  in 
Centreville  Township.  Having  solely  through 
his  self-reliant  efforts  accumulated  this  fine  estate, 
he  may  justly  congratulate  himself  upon  his  well 
earned  success  in  life. 

In  Paris  Township,  January  18,  1857,  William 
H.  Murray  and  Miss  Agnes  D.  Rowe  were  united 
in  marriage.  Tlie  estimable  wife  of  our  subject 
was  born  in  Illinois,  March  20,  1836,  and  is  the 
mother  of  nine  children.  These  sons  and  daugh- 
ters of  our  subject  are:  Mary  E.,  wife  of  William 


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Kimball;  C.  H.;  Sarah,  wife  of  Hiram  Smith;  Jane, 
wife  of  Archibald  Carroll;  George,  who  married 
Ida  Humphrey;  William,  a  promising  young  man, 
who  died  when  about  twentj'-two  years  of  age; 
Henry;  Myrtie,  the  wife  of  John  Humphrey,  and 
Kate.  Mr.  Murraj',  whose  time  has  been  mainl}^ 
employed  in  the  numerous  duties  connected  with 
his  extensive  interests,  is  ever  ready  to  assist  in 
all  local  enterprises  of  merit,  and  is  known  as  one 
of  the  substantial  and  liberal-spirited  citizens  of 
Linu  County,  being  fully  in  sympathy  with  the 
progressive  movements  and  educational  advance- 
ments of  to-day. 


UDGE  J.  W.  ANDERSON,  Probate  Judge 
of  Neosho  County,  makes  his  home  in  Erie, 
Kan.  He  is  a  native  of  the  Bucke3e  State, 
born  in  Pickaway  County'  October  23, 1840, 
and  IS  a  son  of  John  R.  Anderson,  who  was  born 
in  eastern  Maryland,  whence  he  came  to  Ohio 
when  a  boy  with  his  father,  James  Anderson.  The 
latter  served  in  the  War  of  1812.  .John  R.  grew 
to  manhood  in  Pickaway  County,  and  there  mar- 
ried Miss  Susan,  daughter  of  Jacob  Shepherd.  He 
"tiien  engaged  in  farming  until  1858,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Piatt  County',  111.,  where  he  purchased 
a  small  tract  of  laud,  and  engaged  in  its  cultiva- 
tion until  1869.  In  that  year  he  went  to  Barton 
Count}^  Mo.,  where  his  death  occurred  in  1871. 
He  had  lost  his  first  wife,  and  afterward  mar- 
ried P]lizabeth  Asher,  who  was  called  to  her  final 
rest  in  1889.  By  the  first  marriage  were  born  ten 
children,  nine  of  whom  grew  to  manhood  and 
womanhood,  while  five  are  still  living. 

Judge  Anderson  acquired  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  Ohio  and  Illinois,  and  was 
reared  to  farm  life.  He  followed  agricultural  pur- 
suits until  entering  the  army  in  July,  1861. 
Prompted   by   patriotic   impulses,  he  joined  the 


boys  in  blue  of  Company  F,  Second  Illinois  Cav- 
alry, and  became  First  Sergeant.  He  was  mus- 
tered out  November  22,  1865.  He  had  partici- 
pated in  the  battle  and  siege  of  Yicksburg,  the 
engagements  at  Holly  Springs  and  Jackson,  and 
altogether  was  in  thirty-two  battles  and  skirmishes. 
He  was  wounded  at  Holly  Springs  and  also  in  the 
battle  of  liliddlebury,  Tenn. 

After  the  war  Mr.  Anderson  returned  to  Illinois, 
and  on  the  11th  of  October,  1866,  removed  to 
Barton  County,  Mo.,  where  he  purch.ased  eighty 
acres  of  land.  Later  he  extended  the  boundaries 
of  his  farm  until  it  comprised  one  hundred  and 
sixt}'  acres,  which  he  placed  under  a  high  state  of 
cultivation.  He  was  married  on  the  9tb  of  March, 
1864,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  James  B.  Morain,  of 
Piatt  County,  111.,  and  a  native  of  Pickaway  Coun- 
ty, Ohio.  They  became  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren, but  two  died  in  infancy.  Those  living 
are:  Cora;  Olive,  wife  of  B.  C.  Degarmo;  and 
Emma,  wife  of  C.  J.  Burrows,  proprietor  of  the 
Star  Grocery,  of  Parsons,  Kan.  The  mother  of 
this  family  died,  and  in  1873  Judge  Anderson 
wedded  Miss  Saiah,  daughter  of  Josiah  Hoor,  anil 
a  native  of  McLean  Count}-,  111. 

In  1874  our  subject  removed  to  McLean  Coun- 
ty, where  he  followed  farming  for  five  years,  and 
then  came  to  Neosho  County.  He  first  purchased 
a  farm  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  partially 
improved.  This  he  placed  under  a  high  state  of 
cultivation,  and  made  of  it  a  valuable  and  desir- 
able place.  He  also  owns  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  land  in  Erie  Township,  which  j-ields  to 
him  a  good  income.  Both  farms  are  now  rented, 
while  the  Judge  devotes  his  attention  to  his  of- 
ficial duties.  In  the  fall  of  1890  he  was  elected 
Probate  Judge,  and  entered  upon  the  duties  of 
that  oflice  January  12.  1891.  So  acceptably  did 
he  fill  the  position  that  he  was  re-elected,  and  en- 
tered upon  his  second  term  in  1893.  He  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  his  party  in  this  count}',  and 
is  one  of  its  active  workers.  For  four  years  he 
has  been  identified  with  the  Populist  party. 

Sociall}-,  our  subject  is  connected  with  the 
Farmers'  Alliance,  and  is  a  memlicr  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  tlie  Republic,  having  served  as  Com- 
mander of  the  local  post  for  two  years.     His  wife 


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is  a  very  prominent  worker  in  the  Woman's  Chris- 
tian Temperance  Union,  and  both  the  Judge  and 
Mrs.  Anderson  are  consistent  members  and  lead- 
ing workers  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
Prominent  in  benevolent  and  social  interests,  they 
give  their  support  to  everything  calculated  to 
prove  of  public  benefit  or  to  advance  the  general 
welfare.  Their  lives  are  indeed  exemplary,  having 
been  well  and  worthily  passed.  The  Judge  has 
been  true  to  every  trust  reposed  in  him,  whether 
public  or  private.  He  is  held  in  universal  confi- 
dence and  esteem,  and  it  is  with  pleasure  that  we 
present  to  our  readers  this  record  of  his  life. 


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M.  ALLEN  is  the  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Allen  &  Allen,  bankers  of  Erie,  and 
is  a  worth}'  representative  of  the  business 
interests  of  tills  place.  A  native  of  Indi- 
ana, he  was  born  in  Putnam  County,  January  31, 
1842,  and  is  a  son  of  R.  N.  and  Elizabeth  (Tal- 
bott)  Allen.  The  father  was  born  in  Virginia,  and 
about  1827  emigrated  to  Putnam  County,  Ind., 
where  he  entered  land  from  the  Government.  He 
made  the  trip  in  company  with  William  Talbott, 
the  fatlier  of  his  intended  wife.  There  he  opened 
u]j  a  farm,  transforming  the  wild  land  into  rich 
and  fertile  fields.  Devoting  his  energies  to  its 
cultivation  until  1865,  he  then  removed  to  Bloom- 
ington,  Ind.,  where  he  died  on  the  12th  of  Octo- 
ber, 1876.  His  wife  passed  away  in  1860.  While 
in  Indiana  he  served  as  Associate  Judge  of  Put- 
nam Count}^  He  lield  membership  with  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church.  The  maternal  great- 
great-grandfather  of  our  subject  was  one  of  the 
heroes  of  the  Revolution. 

J.  M.  Allen  belongs  to  a  family  of  eleven 
children,  eight  of  whom  grew  to  mature  years, 
while  four  sons  and  two  daughters  are  yet  living, 
all  of  whom  graduated  at  De  Pauw  University. 
The  sons  are:  A.  P.,  residing  in  this  count}';  R. 
N.,  who  is  President  of  the  First  National  Bank 


of  Clianute,  Kan.;  H.  C,  a  prominent  lawyer  of 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  who  is  now  serving  as  attor- 
ney for  the  street  railroad  company  and  an  in- 
surance company;  and  our  subject. 

Mr.  Allen  whose  name  heads  this  record  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Putnam  County,  Ind., 
and  then  spent  one  year  in  De  I'auw  University, 
where  we  find  him  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  war, 
in  April,  1861.  He  immediately  left  the  school- 
room, and  when  Lincoln  issued  the  first  call  for 
troops  he  joined  Company  K,  Sixteenth  Indiana 
Infantry.  He  became  First  Lieutenant,  and  was 
mustered  out  July  20,  1865.  At  Snaggy  Point, 
on  the  Red  River,  he  was  taken  prisoner  May  1, 
1864,  and  was  incarcerated  for  five  months  and 
twenty  days  at  Tyler,  Tex.  He  was  wounded  at 
the  battle  of  Arkansas  Post,  and  again  at  Vicks- 
burg.  He  participated  in  the  entire  siege  of  that 
cit}',  and  was  also  in  many  other  hotly  contested 
engagements. 

After  the  war,  Mr.  Allen  removed  to  this  coun- 
ty and  entered  from  the  Government  one  hundred 
and  sixt}'  acres  of  land  in  Erie  Township.  He 
afterward  purchased  eighty  acres  and  began  the 
development  of  his  farm,  the  boundaries  of  which 
lie  extended  from  time  to  time  until  he  had  seven 
hundred  acres.  Tins  he  sold  in  1883.  He  was 
married  in  Baldwin,  Kan.,  August  27,  1867,  to 
Miss  Eva,  daughter  of  Henry  Foster,  of  Putnam 
County,  Ind.  They  began  their  domestic  life 
upon  the  farm  where  they  lived  until  1883,  when 
tiiey  came  to  Erie. 

Mr.  Allen  is  numbered  among  the  pioneers  of 
Neosho  County,  which  was  veiy  sparsely  settled 
by  white  people  at  the  time  of  his  arrival,  and 
Indians  still  lived  in  the  neighborhood.  He  has 
seen  as  many  as  twenty-two  deer  from  his  cabin 
door  at  one  time.  On  coming  to  Erie  in  1883,  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  his  nephew,  W.  T. 
Allen,  in  the  banking  business,  in  which  he  has  since 
continued.  It  has  become  one  of  the  leading 
financial  institutions  of  tlie  county,  business  being 
conducted  on  a  safe  and  conservative  basis.  He 
has  led  a  busy  and  useful  life,  yet  has  found  time 
to  serve  in  public  office.  In  1867  he  was  elected 
County  Commissioner  for  a  two-years  terra,  then 
was  re-elected,  and   served    as  Chairman  of  the 


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Board  during  the  time  of  the  trouble  concerning  ! 
the  county  seat.  In  the  fall  of  1873  he  was  elected 
to  tiie  Slate  Legislature  upon  the  Republican 
ticket,  being  a  stanch  advocate  of  Republican 
principles  until  1877,  at  which  time  he  espoused 
what  was  known  as  the  Greenback  cause.  In  1878 
lie  was  a  candidate  for  State  .Senator,  but  was  de- 
feated by  one  luindred  and  forty-four  votes.  So- 
cially, he  is  a  member  of  Erie  Post  No.  311,G.  A.  R., 
which  he  joined  at  its  organization,  and  in  1892 
was  elected  as  a  delegate  to  the  National  Encamp- 
ment in  Washington.  He  belongs  to  the  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen  and  Modern  Wood- 
men, and  holds  membership  with  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  were  born  four  chil- 
dren, two  sons  and  two  daughters:  J.  F.,  who  is 
serving  as  book-keeper  in  the  bank  in  Erie;  Clay, 
who  has  just  been  appointed  a  cadet  at  West 
Point;  Sue  and  Ada,  who  are  at  home.  The  family  is 
widely  and  favorably  known  in  the  county,  its 
members  holding  an  enviable  position  in  social 
circles.  Mr.  Allen  has  borne  all  the  experiences 
of  frontier  life  in  this  locality,  and  is  familiar 
with  tlie  history  of  its  troublous  times.  On  the 
side  of  right  and  order  he  has  ever  been  found, 
and  his  hearty  support  and  co-operation  have  ever 
lieen  given  to  those  enterprises  tending  to  ad- 
vance the  best  interests  of  the  community. 


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^I'AMES  B.  STURDIVAN,  a  farmer  residing 
on  section  3,  AVestphalia  Township,  is  num- 
bered among  tlie  early  settlers  of  Anderson 
County  of  1859.  His  residence  in  the  state 
dates  from  1857.  He  was  born  in  Wayne  County, 
111.,  October  23,  1834,  and  is  a  son  of  William  and 
Mary  Ann  (Fulton)  Sturdivan.  His  grandfather, 
Stephen  Sturdivan,  was  a  native  of  Vermont,  but 
removed  to  Tennessee  and  there  reared  his  family. 
The  father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  the  latter 


state,  but  attained  his  majority  in  Indiana.  When 
a  young  man  he  went  to  AVayne  County,  111.,  where 
he  married  Miss  Fulton,  and  with  his  wife  removed 
to  Rock  Island  County,  becoming  one  of  its  early 
settlers  and  the  owner  of  a  fine  farm.  His  death 
occurred  there  March  7,  1858,  and  his  wife  passed 
away  in  March,  1868.  Their  family  numbered 
eight  children,  of  whom  .James  is  the  eldest;  Steph- 
en resides  in  Iowa;  Mary  Ann  is  the  wife  of  Peter 
Noah,  of  Grinnell,  Iowa;  Martha  is  now  Mrs.  Van 
Metcalf,  of  Poweshiek  County.  Iowa;  William  is 
living  in  Sheldon,  Iowa;  John  T.  makes  his  home 
in  Pocahontas,  Iowa;  Jane  was  the  wife  of  Elias 
Clifton  and  died  in  Rock  Island  County,  111.,  and 
Eliza  is  the  wife  of  Nathan  Sparks,  of  Pocahontas 
Countj',  Iowa. 

In  taking  up  the  sketch  of  our  subject  we  pre- 
sent our  readers  the  life  record  of  one  of  Anderson 
County's  prominent  agriculturists.  He  was  reared 
upon  his  father's  farm  and  remained  in  Illinois 
until  1857,  when  he  accompanied  his  uncle,  David 
Sturdivan,  to  Kansas,  locating  in  Jefferson  County, 
where  he  followed  any  means  of  livelihood  where- 
by he  could  earn  an  honest  dollar.  In  1858,  he 
married  Ellen  Jones,  daughter  of  Vincent  and  Lot- 
tie Jones,  and  a  native  of  Missouri.  The  follow- 
ing year  he  took  up  a  claim,  the  farm  upon  which 
he  now  resides,  and  as  soon  as  the  land  came  into 
market  entered  it  from  the  Government.  In  1860, 
he  returned  to  Illinois,  and  for  some  time  made 
his  home  in  Rock  Island  County.  In  1865,  he  en- 
listed in  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-sixth 
Illinois  Infantry,  and  served  for  seven  months  as 
a  defender  of  the  Union. 

In  1882,  Mr.  Sturdivan  was  called  upon  to 
mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  died  leaving 
seven  children,  William,  Marion,  Oliver,  Elmer, 
Stephen,  Emma  and  Anna.  In  1884,  our  subject 
w.as  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with 
Mrs.  Mary  Slarkey.  She  was  born  in  Germany, 
August  15,  1839,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Hiram  and 
Mary  Angeline  Bolson.  Her  mother  died  in  Ger- 
many, leaving  five  children,  Charles,  John,  Ed- 
ward, Henry  and  Mary.  Mr.  Bolson  was  again 
married,  and  in  1843  emigrated  to  the  United 
States.  He  settled  in  Philadelphia,  and  thence 
removed  to  Jersey  City.     By  trade  he  was  a  black- 


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smith.  In  1858  the  family  came  to  Kansas,  locat- 
ing in  Anderson  County,  where  Mary  Bolsou  be- 
came the  wife  of  William  Starkey,  who  died  in  1872. 
Tiiey  had  two  daughters:  Nancy,  wife  of  Frank 
Kellogg,  and  Ida. 

Mr.  Sturdivan  returned  to  Kansas  in  1866,  and 
has  since  lived  upon  his  present  farm,  where  he 
now  has  two  hundred  and  eight3'-five  acres  of 
valuable  land.  He  follows  general  farming  and 
stock-raising,  having  dealt  extensively  in  stock  for 
many  years.  He  is  a  man  of  good  business  ability, 
sagacious  and  enterprising,  and  has  acquired  a 
handsome  property.  Himself  and  wife  are  well 
known  throughout  this  communit}',  and  it  is  with 
pleasure  that  we  present  the  record  of  this  worthj' 
couple  to  our  readers. 


'  UGUSTUS  V.  CROSBY.  Among  the  suc- 
[@7lJ|I  cessful  and  efficient  agriculturists  of  Linn 
County  whose  lal)ors  have  contributed  to 
the  material  advancement  of  their  various 
communities  prominent  mention  belongs  to  the 
gentleman  whose  name  introduces  this  sketch,  and 
who  for  many  years  has  resided  on  section  36, 
township  20,  range  21.  His  farm  is  located  about 
three  miles  southwest  of  Goodrich,  in  Centreville 
Township,  and  consists  of  one  hundred  and  twenty 
acres,  containing  all  tlie  modern  conveniences,  and 
embellished  with  a  substantial  set  of  buildings. 

Mr.  Crosljy  came  to  Kansas  in  1866,  and  has  re- 
sided in  Linn  County  ever  since  that  year.  He 
was  the  first  member  of  his  father's  family  to  come 
to  the  .Sunflower  State,  but  he  was  soon  followed 
by  his  parents,  who  made  permanent  settlement 
here.  He  was  born  in  Huron  County,  Ohio,  Feb- 
Yuary  15,  1851,  and  is  a  descendant  in  the  second 
generation  of  William  Crosby,  a  soldier  in  the  War 
of  1812,  who  came  to  Ohio  in  an  early  day,  and 
settling  in  Huron  County,  resided  there  until  about 


1873.  Then,  accompanied  by  his  wife,  he  removed 
to  Kansas  and  p.assed  his  declining  years  in  Craw- 
ford County  with  a  son,  in  whose  home  he  died  at 
the  age  of  eightj'-six. 

James  Crosby,  father  of  cur  subject,  was  prob- 
ably a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  was  born  in 
1821.  In  his  j'outli  he  learned  the  trade  of  a 
cooper,  and  also  engaged  in  wagon-making.  He 
removed  to  Ohio  in  early  life,  and  there  married 
Miss  Rachel  Ann  Dailey,  who  was  born  in  the  state 
of  New  York,  being  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Dailey. 
Pursuing  his  trade  in  Huron  County  until  1867, 
James  Crosby  then  came  to  Kansas,  and  for  one 
year  resided  in  Anderson  County,  whence  he  came 
to  Linn  Count}'.  He  died  in  Centreville  Town- 
ship in  the  spring  of  1873;  his  wife  is  still  living. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  children:  Sarah, 
who  married  Henry  Gardner  and  resides  in  Craw- 
ford County,  Kan.;  Jessie,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Charles  Flora,  and  is  now  a  widow,  making  her 
home  with  our  subject;  Pickett,  a  farmer  residing 
in  Centreville  Township;  and  Augustus  V.,  our 
subject,  who  is  the  eldest  of  the  children.  The  fa- 
ther was  a  Republican  in  politics  and  a  stanch 
supporter  of  its  principles. 

In  the  district  schools  of  Huron  County,  Ohio, 
our  subject  received  a  fair  education.  In  his  six- 
teenth year  he  came  to  Kansas,  in  company  with 
another  man,  and  driving  a  flock  of  sheep.  The 
trip  occupied  one  hundred  and  ten  days,  and  was 
made  on  foot.  Arriving  in  the  Sunflower  Slate, 
he  secured  a  situation  on  a  farm  in  the  employ  of 
the  gentleman  whom  he  had  accompanied  to  this 
state.  During  1867  his  parents  settled  in  Kansas, 
after  which  he  resided  with  them  and  tilled  the 
soil  of  the  home  farm.  In  the  spring  of  1873  he 
located  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides.  He 
owns  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land,  which 
he  has  brought  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation  and 
embellished  with  good  buildings. 

In  September,  1872,  Mr.  Crosby  married  Miss 
Mary  Hurst,  wiio  was  born  in  Illinois  on  the  Dth 
of  August,  1852.  She  accompanied  her  mother, 
Clarissa  Hurst,  to  Kansas,  and  has  since  made  her 
home  in  this  state.  She  is  the  mother  of  four  chil- 
dren, Anna,  Osie,  Clara  and  Rachel.  The  family 
is  highlj'  respected  in  social  circles,  and  its  various 


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metnbers  enjoy  the  esteem  of  a  large  circle  of  as- 
sociates. In  his  political  belief,  Mr.  Crosby  is  a 
true-blue  Republican,  and  always  votes  the  party 
ticket. 


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ILTON  PHEBUS  is  numbered  among  the 
principal  stockmen  of  Linn  County  and 
resides  one  mile  north  of  Parker,  on  sec- 
tion 5,  Liberty  Township.  His  residence 
in  Kansas  dates  from  1880.  He  is  a  native  of  In- 
diana, and  was  born  in  Kosciusko  County  on 
the  1st  of  Jul}',  18-1:3.  The  ancestry  of  the 
family  is  traced  to  England,  but  its  representa- 
tives have  long  been  numbered  among  the  influ- 
ential people  of  the  United  States.  Grandfather 
George  Phebus  was  born  in  Maryland  and  became 
an  early  settler  of  Ohio,  whither  he  removed 
on  horseback.  During  the  Revolutionary  War  he 
served  in  the  defense  of  the  Colonies,  and  several 
of  his  sons  were  soldiers  in  the  War  of  1812.  His 
occupation  was  that  of  farming,  in  which  he  en- 
gaged throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  activity. 
He  married,  and  reared  a  family  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  William  Phebus,  was 
a    native    of    Pickaway    County,   Ohio,   and    was 
there  reared  to  manhood.     Tliere,  also,  he  married 
Miss  Maria  Baggs,  who  was    born  in  Virginia  in 
July,  1811,  their   union  being  solemnized  on  the 
15th  of  March,  1837.     Shortly  after  his  marriage 
he  located  on  a  farm  in  Kosciusko  County,  Ind., 
where  he  resided  many  years.     His  death  occurred 
in  December,  1861,  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine  j'ears, 
he    having    been    born  Mareii  3,  1805.     His  wife 
survived    him  eighteen  years  and  passed  awav 
1882.     She  had   become  the  mother  of  five  cr;,' 
dren,  of  whom  Milton  was  tlic  only  one  who  : 
tained  manhood. 

In  the  district  schools  of  the  Hoosier  State   our 
subject  gained    the    rudiments  of   his    education, 


which  was  afterward  supplemented  by  self-culture 
and  observation.  In  1864  he  left  the  peaceful 
pursuit  of  agriculture  and  took  up  arms  in  his 
country's  defense.  He  was  mustered  into  service 
as  a  member  of  Company  M,  Forty-first  Indiana 
Cavalry,  and  served  for  seventeen  months,  when 
he  was  mustered  out  under  general  order.  In  the 
engagement  at  Resaca  he  took  an  active  part,  also 
in  all  the  battles  to  the  evacuation  of  Atlanta. 
Returning  to  Nashville,  the  command  went  from 
there  on  a  campaign  to  Eastport,  Miss.,  the  last 
engagement  being  at  Franklin,  Tenn. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Phebus  returned 
to  Indiana  and  resided  on  the  old  homestead, 
caring  for  his  rnotber,  who  had  been  recently 
widowed.  On  New  Year's  Eve,  1866,  he  married 
Miss  Catherine  Bowman,  who  was  born  in  Wayne 
County,  Ohio,  December  30,  1845.  Her  parents, 
Jacob  and  Susanna  (Weaver)  Bowman,  were  na- 
tives of  Pennsylvania,  whence  they  removed  to 
Ohio,  and  from  tliere  in  1854  went  to  Indiana, 
where  they  settled  on  a  farm  in  ElkhaiiiJ-Count}'. 
The  father  was  born  in  1814,  a,ni  me  mother  in 
1817.     They  still  reside  on  the  homf   '  ■  k- 

hart  County  and  enjoy  good  health  '  .UM,i.j'i 
ing  their  advanced  years. 

There   were   twelve   children    in 

lily,  ten  of  whom    survived  tu 
\v        He  the  following  concerning  thom: 
was  a  member  of  Company  "-  ^oi-t''--ei<T' 
ana  Infantiy,  during   i. 
resident  of    Oklahoma;  J  ' 
Company  I,  Sevei 
died  at  Nash    "'         j  .la    ^ 
wait  and  :     .des   in  Lagrange  Con' 
erine  is  tl  ^  wife  of  our  suhjef*,  '•i.e.  m 

Noble  Coui.  Inci.;  Susan  ra'!<iif.i^'»W?l*i:'  Kliein- 
smith  and  livt  in  Lagra.i^e  Coun\y;Tn'd.;  Sarah 
became  the  wife'nf  Homer  Po.-j.  .  ;'  '"'"i  in  La- 
grange County,  I^i.;  Jacob  )=^ "''Ifes ' Uls  home  in 
Lagrange  County,  where  David  also  resides. 

F-v  .^      "mber  of 'vears  afte,    his  marriage  ' 
^"•' -foii^       jtinued   tO'"2side   in  Indiana,  ai- 
■  ave  years  was  engaged  in  the  liveiy  businL.. 

Syracuse,  that  state.     In  1880  he  came  to       •"-' 

1   and   after  a  sojourn  of  six  mo''*   ^  at  For.-        ue 

settled  where  he  now  resides.     Prev.jus  tfo  com- 


oamur' 


>ohn  Greena- 
Ci- 


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247 


ing  liere  he  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
of  raw  land,  which  he  now  has  well  improved.  At 
the  present  time  he  is  the  owner  of  eighty  acres, 
on  which  he  engages  extensively  in  tiie  live-stock 
business.  In  addition  to  this  he  has  given  each  of 
his  children  an  eighty-acre  tract.  When  the  vil- 
lage of  Parker  was  founded  he  became  a  silent 
partner  in  a  mercantile  business,  with  which  he 
was  connected  for  some  time. 

The  family  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Phebus  was  com- 
pleted bj'  the  birth  of  three  children,  namely: 
William,  who  married  Mina  Bundy  and  has  one 
son,  Raymond;  Celestia,  the  wife  of  Erastus  Cle- 
mans  and  the  mother  of  one  son,  Lester;  and  Ey- 
man,who  is  at  home.  The  family  occupies  a  high 
position  in  social  circles,  and  its  various  members 
are  highly  regarded  both  in  Parker  and  the  sur- 
rounding country.  Mr.  Phebus  is  not  identified 
with  any  secret  "or  religious  organization,  but  lias 
devoted  his  attention  exclusively  to  the  details  of 
his  business.  He  is  not  actively  interested  in  pol- 
itics,, a"  "lowgh  his  ballot  is  invariably  cast  for  the 
candidates  and  principles  of  the  Democratic  party. 


•  on  ei  iiaf.  ■:,:■     ,i' 


OliiSi.   ,      ,      1,1,  ;^    •      "'■ontative   general 
J  "-^.»Mtui'ist,  successful  stou..  vftiser  and  in. 
^  .    ,wt,:i'    citizen,   cultivates    p,    fine    farm 

^:/'       '  joated  in  Miami    rownship,  Mi- 

ami Cujiiu,  and  has,//?*  oyer  a  ^jarter  of  a  cen- 
.  tury  liecr    '  lentified  wit'i  the  rapid  growth 

and  upw<».  .  ^   '^ifress  of  his  l-ome  locality,  where, 
widely    known,   he    enjoj'S   the  respect  of    many 
"liends.     Our  s'-bject  is   a  jative  of,,f  o^un^i^^  ^ 
ili,  Ireland,  and  was  b-^'-n  in  the  ywy:,Jy>-*.   -"" 
f  iMUt,  the  days  of  his,, boyhood    in    his  birthpi^ 
»taP.^/I  ^ai'ed   to   a    self-reliant    manhood     in    the 
.;,f;ountrv  ,flipre  received   his  education  in  the 
coniuion    .,„iiools,  and   was  trained    to   habits    of 


tlirifty  and  energetic  industry,  which  well  fitted 
liim  to  make  his  way  in  life.  The  father,  Thomas 
Elliott,  likewise  a  native  of  County  Antrim,  was 
a  son  of  Robert  Elliott,  the  ancestors  of  the 
family  having  for  many  generations  past  been 
numbered  among  the  intelligent  and  enterprising 
dwellers  of  the  Emerald  Isle.  The  mother  of  our 
subject,  Jane  (McLane)  Elliott,  daughter  of  John 
McLane,  and  likewise  born  in  County  Antrim, 
Ireland,  was  a  woman  of  ability  and  culture.  The 
parents  spent  their  entire  lives  amid  the  familiar 
scenes  of  their  childhood  days,  and,  useful,  con- 
tented and  industrious,  lived  and  died  in  County 
Antrim. 

Soon  after  attaining  to  his  majority  Mr.  Elliott 
determined  to  try  his  fortune  in  tlie  land  beyond 
the  sea,  but  it  was  not  until  he  was  about  twenty- 
four  years  of  age  that  he  finally  embarked  for 
America.  After  a  safe  and  pleasant  voyage  our 
subject  landed  in  New  York.  He  remained  but  a 
brief  time  in  the  metropolis  of  the  east,  but  jour- 
neying to  Greene  County  found  ready  employment 
upon  a  farm,  and  for  the  succeeding  three  years 
made  his  home  in  the  Empire  State.  At  the  ex- 
piration of  this  length  of  time  he  followed  the 
tide  of  emigration  to  the  farther  west,  and  locat- 
ing in  Illinois,  lived  for  about  a  twelvemonth  in 
Grundy  County.  From  Illinois  Mr.  Elliott  passed 
over  into  Missouri,  and  settling  in  Bates  County, 
continued  to  make  his  home  in  that  part  of  the 
country  until  in  the  early  '60s.  He  emigrated  to 
the  farther  west  and  permanently  located  in  his 
present  neighborhood  in  Kansas.  Entering  at 
once  upon  the  cultivation  of  his  fine  farm  upon 
section  1,  Miami  County,  he  brought  the  fertile 
soil  up  to  a  high  state  of  productiveness,  and  im- 
proved his  homestead  with  large  and  substantial 
buildings.  Prospered  financially,  our  subject  owns 
about  two  thousand  acres  of  valuable  land,  and 
is  numbered  among  the  wealthy  and  substantial 
men  of  the  county.    He  has  some  of  the  best  stock 

,in    the    state,  and  his    annual    liarvesls    yield    a 

'   v. 

■  '-^ndsome  income. 

In  Kendall  County,  111.,  John  Elliott  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Ann  McCIintock,  a  native 
of  Ireland  and  a  most  estimable  lady.  Nine  chil- 
dren  blessed   the    union,   and   the   seven  surviv- 


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ing  are  in  the  order  of  their  birth:  Thomas  R., 
John,  Mary,  Annie,  Joseph,  Charles  and  Frank 
M.  Two  little  ones  died  in  infancy,  Samuel  and 
William.  Mr.  Elliott  takes  an  active  interest  in 
church  work,  he  and  his  excellent  wife  being  Pres- 
byterians. They  are  both  liberal  givers,  and  aid 
in  religious  extension  and  the  various  benevolent 
enterprises  of  their  neighborhood.  Thef ;  eldest 
son,  Thomas  E.,  married  Miss  Clara  Riggs;  John 
married  Miss  Orpha  A.  Haines;  and  Mary  J.  is 
the  wife  of  George  B.  Baxter.  Winning  his  way 
unaided  to  g,  position  of  useful  influence  in  his 
adopted  country,  our  subject  has  attained  to  suc- 
cess, an(l  now,  surrounded  by  his  ambitious  and 
intelligent  family,  may  with  pleasure  review  his 
career,  which  as  a  friend,  neighbor  and  fellow-citi- 
zen has  been  characterized  by  native  ability  and 
sterling  integrity  of  character. 


^^L-^  JASPER  DINGUS,  one  of  the  pioneer  set- 
Ifjl  tiers  of  Mound  City  Township,  Linn  Coun- 
/^^^  t}',  and  an  extensive  stock-raiser  and  high- 
ly) ly  esteemed  citizen,  residing  near  Critzer, 
arrived  in  his  present  locality  December  2,  1854, 
and  took  up  from  tbe  Government  the  west  half 
of  the  northeast  quarter  and  east  half  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  section  16,  comprising  one  hun- 
dred and  sixt}'  acres.  Born  in  Scott  County,  Va., 
January  9,  1830,  our  subject  was  a  3'oung  man 
when  in  the  early  days  in  the  history  of  the  state  he 
began  life  for  himself  upon  the  prairies  of  Kansas. 
His  parents,  Henr^'  S.  and  Nanc^-  (Dollerhide) 
Dingus,  were  natives  of  Virginia,  and  the  paternal 
grandfather,  Phillip  Dingus,  was  born  in  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

The  parents  removed  from  Virginia  to  Missouri 
about  1835,  making  the  tedious  journey  with 
teams.  They  settled  in  Franklin  County,  fifty-five 
miles  from  St.  Louis,  and  located  on  land  where 
the    mother   died    two  years  later.     Two    of  the 


three  children  who  once  gathered  in  the  Missouri 
home  j-et  survive.  Jane,  who  married  Samuel 
Morrow,  came  to  Kansas  in  1855,  and  died  in  Linn 
Count}'  in  1884;  William,  after  the  war,  became  a 
citizen  of  Mound  City  Township,  where  he  yet  re- 
sides. Our  subject  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth 
and  was  onl}-  about  five  years  of  age  when  his 
parents  emigrated  from  Virginia.  The  father, 
marrj'ing  a  second  time,  had  by  his  last  wife  a 
large  famil}',  five  of  whom  attained  to  adult  age. 
The  eldest  was  Martha,  who  married  Biford 
Vaughan.  The  others  were:  James;  Virginia,  wife 
of  Charles  Fickett;  Frances,  who  died  unmarried, 
and  Patrick.  The  father  passed  to  his  rest  in 
Franklin  County,  Mo. 

As  soon  as  old  enough  our  subject  assisted  in 
the  care  of  the  home  farm  and  also  received  a  lim- 
ited education  in  the  district  school.  His  health 
not  being  good,  in  the  early  part  of  1854  he  bor- 
rowed a  horse  from  his  brother-in-law  and  started 
west  on  a  prospecting  tour.  Being  favorably  im- 
pressed with  the  appearance  of  the  countiy,  he  took 
up  a  claim  in  Linn  County.  He  then  returned  his 
borrowed  horse,  and  on  another,  which  his  grand- 
father loaned  him,  traveled  from  Hickory  County, 
Mo.,  to  Franklin  County.  On  his  way  back  he 
passed  a  number  of  people  at  a  camp-fire,  one  of 
whom  proved  to  be  an  uncle.  In  companj'  with 
this  relative  and  his  family  our  subject  traveled  to 
Kansas,  and  took  up  his  permanent  abode  in  Linn 
County  January  22,  1855.  With  his  worldly 
goods  stored  in  his  carpet  bag,  ho  began  life  for 
himself  very  modestly.  His  uncle,  Barney  Rich- 
ardson, made  him  welcome  in  his  new  home,  in 
which  he  remained  one  year.  At  the  expiration 
of  the  twelve  months  he  built  for  himself  a  com- 
fortable little  cabin,  which  was  shared  by  his 
brother-in-law  for  a  time.  For  his  land  he  paid 
the  Government  price, $1.25  per  acre,  and  received 
the  deed  for  the  same  in  1859. 

February  26,  1857,  H.  Jasper  Dingus  and  Miss 
Elizabeth  Wayne  were  united  in  marriage,  and 
afterward  lived  on  the  land  originally  taken  up 
by  our  subject  until  the  homestead  law  was  passed, 
when  thej'  settled  on  section  20.  After  a  five- 
years  residence  Mr.  Dingus  received  a  deed  to  the 
land,  but  his  health  being  vevy  poor,  returned  at 


RL5IDENCC0F    HENRY    VV.    BRASE,    SEC. 12^,    P0T051     TP,,L1;IN    CU.,KAIJ. 


.FARM    RESIDENCE  OF    H.J,    DINGUS,    5EC'5.  IS.  &  17.  ,   MOU  ND    CITY    TR.LMMIM    CO., KAN. 


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once  to  his  old  farm,  where  he  has  since  remained 
continuously  with  the  exception  of  two  years 
spent  in  Ft.  Scott,  to  which  place  he  went  on  ac- 
count of  its  educational  facilities.  The  cabin  of 
hewn  logs  originally  erected  by  him  is  yet  stand- 
ing, and  having  been  sold,  is  now  occupied. 

Mrs.  Dingus  was  born  in  Missouri,  June  23, 
1839,  being  the  daughter  of  Temple  and  Elizabeth 
(Gregg)  Wayne,  natives  of  Campbell  County,  Va., 
and  South  Carolina,  respectively.  Brought  to- 
gether in  Missouri  by  changes  of  residence,  they 
were  mai-ried  in  the  latter  state,  and  remained 
witiiin  its  borders  until  Ma}',  1855,  when  they  mi- 
grated to  Kansas.  Locating  in  Mound  City  Town- 
ship, they  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives  in  that 
neighborhood.  Mr.  Wayne  died  in  January,  1861. 
His  good  wife,  surviving  a  score  of  years,  passed 
away  July  2,  1881.  Of  their  nine  children,  seven 
survived  to  adult  age.  Lucy  married  John  Ruark, 
and  died  in  Butler  County,  Kan.;  George  resides 
in  Oregon;  Elizabeth  wedded  our  subject;  Emily 
died  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years;  Susan  is  the 
wife  of  George  Mitchell,  of  Linn  County;  Alfred 
resides  in  Linn  County;  Franklin  is  also  a  citizen 
of  Linn  County.  By  a  former  marriage  Mr.  Wa^'ne 
had  the  following  children:  Temple;  Mary,  who 
married  Robert  Thockmorfon;  Laurinda,  wife  of 
Cornelius  Garner;  John  and  James. 

The  home  of  our  subject  and  his  excellent  wife 
has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  seven  sons  and 
daugliters,  namely:  Henry  W.;  Martha,  the  wife  of 
Jolin  Bower  and  a  resident  of  Linn  County,  Kan.; 
Winnifred,  Rosa,  Clandon,  Ellen  and  John.  Ap- 
preciating the  value  of  an  education,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dingus  have  generously  given  their  children  the 
best  possible  opportunities  for  instruction.  Mrs. 
Bower,  an  accomplished  lady,  is  a  graduate  of  the 
normal  school  at  Ft.  Scott  and  has  taught  school. 
Winnifred  and  Rosa  are  now  attending  the  Kansas 
Normal  School  and  have  both  taught  with  success. 
Financiall}'  prospered,  Mr.  Dingus  owns  over  a  half- 
section  of  land  and  devotes  tiie  most  of  his  time 
to  raising  a  superior  grade  of  mules  and  horses. 
The  extensive  homestead  is  under  a  fine  state  of 
cultivation  and  improved  with  good  and  substan- 
tial buildings.  Formerly  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dingus  now  commune  with 


the  Christian  Church  and  are  active  in  good  work. 
Politically  he  was  once  a  Republican  but  is  now 
a  Populist.  During  the  Civil  War  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  state  militia,  and  then  a  loyal  citizen, 
is  to-day  the  same,  ever  prompt  to  assist  in  matters 
of  public  welfare. 


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ENRY  W.  BRASE.  The  accessions  to  the 
population  of  southeastern  Kansas  have  not 
been  wlioUy  or  even  principally  confined  to 
the  cities.  The  excellence  of  the  soil  has 
been  demonstrated,  and  large  numbers  of  agricult- 
urists from  the  east  and  other  countries  have  come 
hither  and  have  gained  success  as  tillers  of  the  soil. 
Among  the  Germans  who  have  become  prosper- 
ous farmers  of  Linn  County,  none  is  more  deserv- 
ing of  mention  than  Mr.  Brase,  who  occupies  and 
owns  a  valuable  farm  on  section  12,  Potosi  Town- 
ship. 

Born  in  Germany  March  28,  1827,  our  subject 
passed  his  boyhood  years  in  the  Fatherland,  where 
he  was  the  recipient  of  good  educational  advan- 
tages. In  1847  he  emigrated  to  America,  and 
after  landing  in  New  York  proceeded  directly 
to  Philadelphia,  whence  he  went  to  Baltimore,  and 
from  there  to  Cumberland  County,  Pa.  Es- 
tablishing his  home  there,  he  continued  to  reside 
in  that  county  until  1854,  when  he  came  west  to 
Illinois  and  located  in  Lawrence  County.  Accom- 
panied by  his  famil}',  he  came  to  Linn  County  in 
the  spring  of  1856  and  settled  on  the  farm  where 
he  now  lives.  Here  he  owns  one  hundred  and 
sixt}'  acres  of  valuable  land,  upon  which  he  raises 
the  various  cereals  and  also  engages  to  some  extent 
in  stock-raising.  He  has  erected  all  the  buildings 
necessary  for  the  proper  conduct  of  the  work,  and 
has  embellished  tlie  place  with  many  of  the  modern 
improvements. 

During  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Brase  served  in  the 
army  for  three  years,  enlisting  in  Company  I,  Sec- 


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ond  Kansas  Cavalry,  and  serving  with  bravery  un- 
til the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment.  He 
has  been  three  times  married.  His  first  un- 
ion was  celebrated  in  Lawrence  County,  111., 
to  Miss  Amy  J.  Moore,  who  died  about  1855. 
He  was  again  married  in  Lawrence  County,  111., 
choosing  as  his  wife  Miss  OUie  Moore,  and  they 
became  the  parents  of  six  children,  only  one  of 
whom  survives,  Amy  J.,  the  widow  of  George 
Richison,  who  died  in  Linn  Count}',  Kan.,  Sep- 
tember 28,  1892.  Mrs.  Ollie  Erase  passed  away 
in  1866. 

In  Linn  County,  Kan.,  June  6,  1869,  Mr.  Erase 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Julia  Richcy, 
who  was  born  in  Adams  County,  III.,  January  7, 
1847.  They  are  the  parents  of  five  children:  EfHe 
M.,  who  is  the  wife  of  Henry  Merriman;  Henry 
W.,  who  married  Artie  Jarred;  Katie,  Ada  and 
Gussie.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Erase,  P.  J.  and 
Eliza  (Worrell)  Richey,  came  to  Linn  County  in 
1859  and  died  in  Potosi  Township,  the  father  Au- 
gust 4,  1866,  and  the  mother  November  1,  1861. 
They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  Mrs.  Erase 
being  the  third  in  order  of  age.  In  their  religious 
belief,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Erase  are  in  sympathy  with  the 
doctrines  of  the  Cliristian  Church,  with  which  they 
hold  membership,  and  in  which  he  has  held  the 
office  of  Deacon.  He  is  a  man  of  keen  perception 
and  shrewd  discernment,  and  has  made  a  success 
of  his  ciiosen  occupation,  farming,  in  which  he 
has  alwaj'S  been  engaged. 


ORVILLE  P.  WATSON,  the  efficient  President 
of  the  Mound  City  Eank,  of  Linn  County, 
and  a  leading  merchant  of  his  home  cit}',  is 
a  native  of  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  and  was  born 
July  7,  1832.  Zara  and  Sallie  (Fisk)  Watson 
were  both  natives  of  the  Empire  State,  where  the 
father  was  well  known  as  a  successful  farmer. 
The  paternal  great-grandfather  rebelled  against 
King    George    in    England,    and    emigrating     to 


America,  made  his  home  in  the  state  of  New 
York.  Zara  and  Sallie  (Fisk)  Watson  were  the 
parents  of  six  sons  and  tliree  daughters,  all  of 
whom  survived  to  mature  age,  and  three  are  now 
living.  Sarah,  Mrs.  Millis,  is  at  home  in  New 
Lisbon,  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.;  Fidelia,  Mrs.  Knis- 
kern,  resides  in  Hornellsville,  N.  Y.  Our  subject, 
Orville  P.,  was  reared  upon  the  old  homestead 
until  fourteen  j^ears  of  age.  He  I'eceived  a  com- 
mon-school education,  and  leaving  home  before 
fifteen,  for  two  years  resided  with  his  eldest 
brother,  and  then  hired  out  to  a  man  to  learn  the 
carpenter's  trade,  living  with  him  two  years. 
During  the  following  summers  Mr.  Watson  devoted 
himself  to  journeyman's  work,  and  during  the 
winters  returned  home  and  attended  school. 

In  the  year  1855  were  united  in  marriage  Or- 
ville P.  Watson  and  Miss  Calista  A.  Swift,  born 
in  Herkimer  Countj',  N.  Y.,  in  1831.  Our  subject 
and  his  estimable  wife  remained  in  Richfield  a 
couple  of  j-ears,  and  in  1857  removed  to  Linn 
County,  some  time  before  the  organization  of 
the  present  citj'.  Mr.  Watson  settled  on  a  wild 
prairie  farm  three  and  a-half  miles  north  of  the 
site  of  Mound  Cit}'.  There  were  then  no  neigh- 
bors, and  the  country  round  about  presented  a 
scene  of  loneliness,  but  our  subject  with  cheerful 
energy  built  a  frame  house  and  entered  with  en- 
tiuisiasm  upon  the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  Re- 
maining upou  the  farm  until  1861,  he  also  found 
profitable  emplo3'nient  at  his  trade  of  a  carpenter. 
His  homestead  of  one  hundred  and  sixt}'  acres 
constantly  increased  in  value. 

In  1862,  as  sutler,  Mr.  Watson  went  with  the  Fif- 
teenth Illinois  Infantry  to  Memphis  and  was  pres- 
ent at  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  taking  an  active 
part  in  the  Grand  Gulf  and  Mississippi  campaign. 
After  remaining  two  years  in  the  service,  our  sub- 
ject spent  six  months  in  New  York  and  then  re- 
turned to  Kansas,  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
in  Mound  City,  and  was  one  of  the  pioneers  in 
that  line  of  trade.  Opening  on  a  corner,  in  the 
building  which  he  still  occupies,  he  has  continu- 
ously' handled  merchandise  with  most  profitable 
results.  Investing  largely,  he  carried  from  the 
first  a  fine  stock  of  goods,  from  *7,000  to  $8,000 
worth,  and  hauled  his  goods    ninety   miles,  from 


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Leavenworth,  the  trip  then  taking  about  two 
weeks. 

Mr.  Watson  personally  superintended  the 
freighting  of  his  goods  and  experienced  many  pe- 
culiar adventures  incidental  to  those  pioneer  da^-s. 
Later,  he  with  three  others  organized  the  Mound 
City  Bank,  witli  which  he  has  since  been  iden- 
tified, and  which  now  has  a  capital  of  §50,000 
and  a  surplus  of  a  considerable  amount.  The 
bank  was  after  a  time  re-organized,  and  at  first 
Vice-President,  our  subject  has  for  some  time 
been  President  of  the  well  known  financial  insti- 
tution. Beside  his  finely  cultivated  home  farm 
of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  improved  with 
excellent  barns  and  a  commodious  and  hand- 
some residence,  Mr.  Watson  owns  other  outside 
and  inside  valuable  property  interests  and  is 
numbered  among  the  capitalists  of  Linn  County. 
His  mercantile  business  averages  816,000  per  j'ear 
and  is  one  of  the  best  in  his  locality.  His  excel- 
lent wife  entered  into  rest  in  July,  1889,  mourned 
by  all  who  knew  her.  She  was  the  mother  of  two 
cliildreu,  one    of  whom    now  survives,  Frank   G. 

Mr.  Watson  is  fraternally  a  valued  member  of 
the  Ancient  Free  &  Accepted  Masons  and  has  ad- 
vanced to  the  thirty-second  degree.  He  is  a 
Mystic  Shriner,  belonging  to  Ararat  Temple,  A. 
A.  O.  N.  M.  S.,  of  Kansas  City.  For  two-score 
years  an  active  member  of  the  order,  our  subject 
was  Master  of  the  blue  lodge  for  years,  was  High 
Priest  in  the  chapter  and  has  been  King  in  the  same. 
He  was  Color-bearer  in  Hugh  De  Payne  Comman- 
dery,  S.  K.  T.,  and  in  this  ancient  society  has  a 
host  of  friends. 

Politically  a  Republican,  Mr.  Watson  has  taken 
a  high  place  in  local  politics  and  has  become  one 
of  the  prominent  men  of  Linn  County.  He  is 
widely  known  and  universally  respected  for  his 
ability  and  upright  character.  Aside  from  other 
interests  our  subject  is  a  Director,  stockholder  and 
Vice-President  of  the  Bank  of  Bule  Mound,  and 
a  stockliolder  and  Director  of  the  bank  at  Parker. 
Many  years  ago,  passing  througii  border  troubles, 
he  became  acquainted  with  Montgomery,  .Jennison 
and  John  Brown.  Surviving  to  witness  the  won- 
derful growth  of  Kansas,  Mr.  Watson  lived  to  see 
spring   into   existence     the     flourishing  town   of 


Mound  City,  of  which  he  was  for  five  years  the 
efficient  Mayor,  and  early  became  a  recognized 
factor  in  the  development  and  promotion  of  the 
vital  interests  of  his  home  locality  and  Linn 
County. 


eAPT.  SOLOMON  KAUFFMAN.  The  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  Jacob  Kauffinan,  was 
a  native  of  Germanj',  and  came  to  America 
some  time  during  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  was 
a  young  man  and  settled  in  Chester  County,  Pa., 
where  he  married  a  lady  who  was  also  a  native  of 
Germany,  and  together  they  passed  the  remainder 
of  their  days,  living  to  a  good  old  age.  Their  relig- 
ious belief  was  in  accordance  with  the  Ornish 
Mennonite  Cliurch,  of  which  they  were  honored 
members.  Their  son,  David,  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  m  Chester  County,  Pa.,  but  removed  to 
Kishacoquillas  Valley,  Mifflin  County,  where  he 
married  and  pursued  farming  until  March,  1845. 
He  then  sold  his  farm,  and  with  teams  and  wagons 
took  his  family  to  Champaign  County,  Ohio, 
where  he  purchased  laud  and  made  a  comfortable 
farmer's  home.  There  he  and  his  wortli}'  compan- 
ion passed  the  remainder  of  their  days. 

They  were  the  parentsof  seven  children.  Josepii 
N.,  the  eldest  of  the  children,  settled  in  Ohio  in 
1843,  and  was  a  minister  in  tlie  Omish  Mennonite 
Churcii.  Later  he  became  a  bishop  in  the  Dunkard 
Church  and  carried  on  his  ministerial  duties  iu 
Ohio  principally,  but  died  in  the  Shenandoah 
Valley,  Va.,  January  19,  1891.  Mattie  married 
Jacob  Hooley  and  still  resides  in  Champaign 
County,  Ohio,  where  she  located  in  1845.  Chris- 
tian removed  to  Ohio  in  1844,  and  resides  in 
Champaign  County.  David  J.  settled  in  the 
Buckeye  State  in  1845,  and  after  a  short  residence 
in  Logan  County,  removed  to  McLean  Count}', 
111.,  thence  to  Shelby  County,  that  state,  and  later 
joined  the  colony  that  founded  Greeley,  Colo.  He 
next  removed  to  Washington  Territoiy,  but    in 


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1891  he  settled  in  Fresno  County,  Cal.  Jonas  went 
to  Ohio  in  1845,  and  later  to  McLean  County,  111., 
where  he  died  during  the  cholera  epidemic.  Jon- 
athan went  to  Ohio  in  1845,  and  during  the  gold 
excitement  visited  California.  He  now  resides  in 
McLean  County,  111. 

Solomon  Kauffman,  the  youngest  of  the  above 
mentioned  family,  was  born  in  Mifflin  County, 
Pa.,  January  6,  1832,  and  divided  his  time  in 
youth  in  assisting  on  the  farm  and  in  attending 
the  common  schools  a  few  months  each  winter.  He 
was  the  first  member  of  the  Kauffman  family  to 
choose  a  trade  in  preference  to  tilling  the  soil. 
When  nineteen  years  of  age  he  began  learning  the 
carpenter's  trade  and  served  a  three  years'  appren- 
ticeship. In  1852  he  removed  to  McLean  Coun- 
ty, 111.,  and  in  1854  to  Iowa.  He  put  the  roof  on 
the  first  sawmill  in  Marshalltown,  Iowa,  in  the 
fall  of  the  latter  j'ear,  and  on  January  1,  1856,  his 
shop,  tools,  etc.,  in  Lafayette.  Iowa,  were  destroyed 
by  fire.  The  fertile  soil  and  political  excitement 
in  Kansas  Territory  were  attracting  settlers  in  that 
direction,  and  he  decided  to  make  a  home  within 
its  borders.  He  reached  Kansas  City  April  30,  ac- 
companied by  Joseph  Ingles,  an  old  school  teacher. 
They  made  the  trip  on  fool  from  Kansas  Citj-  to 
Lawrence,  thence  to  Topeka,  back  to  Lawrence, 
and  thence  to  Neosho  Vallej%  via  the  Sac  and 
Fox  Indian  agencies,  their  only  guide  being  a 
pocket  compass.  From  Hampden,  in  Coffee  Coun- 
t}',  they  went  to  the  headwaters  of  the  Pottawato- 
mie creeks,  in  Anderson  County,  and  there  took 
up  claims. 

At  that  time  there  were  only  five  families  with- 
in a  radius  often  miles  of  tiieir  cabin.  The  border 
warfare  was  going  on,  and  Mr.  Kauffman  at  once 
offered  his  services  to  the  stale  organizations.  He 
enlisted  in  the  Kansas  State  Volunteer  service 
under  Gen.  J.  II.  Lane  and  afterward  joined  the 
Kansas  State  Militia  under  Capt.  Samuel  AValker. 
He  was  present  at  Topeka,  July  4,  1856,  wiien  the 
Kansas  Slate  Legislature  was  disbanded  by  United 
States  troops,  ready  to  aid  the  Free  State  men  in 
whatever  resolutions  tliey  saw  fit  to  decide  upon. 
The  company  under  Captain  AValker  served  until 
mustered  out,  November  30,  1856.  It  numbered 
ninet}'  men  when  mustered  out  of  service,  and,  as 


the  men  could  find  little  to  do,  Thaddeus  Hiatt, 
of  New  York,  and  W.  F.  M.  Arnj',  of  Blooming- 
ton,  111.,  organized  these  men  into  a  colony,  and 
through  the  influence  of  Mr.  Kauffman  they  lo- 
cated in  Anderson  Count}'. 

Returning  to  his  claim  about  December  20, 
1856,  he  assisted  the  colony  in  securing  claims  in 
the  fertile  valleys  of  the  Pottawatomie  creeks,  and 
assisted  in  building  the  first  houses  in  the  new 
town  of  Hiatt,  camping  with  the  colony  in  the 
timber  on  Cedar  Creek,  near  the  town  site  of  Hiact, 
almost  the  entire  winter  of  1856-57,  and  enduring 
extreme  hardships  and  privations.  When  the 
Civil  War  broke  out,  the  settlers  met  at  the  house 
of  Mr.  Kauffman  and  org.inized  a  companj-  of 
militia,  Mr.  Kauffman  being  chosen  Captain.  They 
prepared  for  dutj',  but  later  Mr.  Kauffman  bid 
adieu  to  his  company  and  enlisted  as  a  private  sol- 
dier. He  was  mustered  into  the  service  in  Com- 
pany A,  Third  Kansas  Volunteers,  the  same  being 
subsequently  consolidated  with  the  Fourth  Regi- 
ment, forming  tiie  Tenth  Kansas  Infantrj-,  his  com- 
pany taking  the  position  of  Company  C.  On  the 
lltiiof  September,  1862,  he  was  commissioned 
First  Lieutenant  of  Compan}-  L,  Third  Regiment, 
Indian  Brigade,  commanded  by  Col.  William  A. 
Philips,  and  IMay  28,  1863,  he  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  Captain.  The  commands  with  which  he 
was  connected  did  service  in  Missouri,  Arkansas, 
Kansas  and  Indian  Territory,  and  he  participated 
in  numerous  engagements  with  the  enemy.  He 
was  mustered  out  of  service  May  31,  1865. 

Returning  to  Anderson  County,  Kan.,  after  tlie 
war,  he  was  married  August  29,  1865,  to  Miss  Me- 
lissa J.  Patton,  a  native  of  Preble  Count}',  Oiiio, 
and  the  daughter  of  Peter  and  Hannah  (Oglesby) 
Patton.  After  marriage  Captain  Kauffman  resided 
on  his  farm  until  November,  1868,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Garnett,  where  for  two  j-ears  he  filled 
the  office  of  Clerk  of  the  District  Court,  and  also 
engaged  in  the  real-estate  and  loan  business,  whicii 
he  conducted  until  1874.  He  then  purchased  the 
Garnett  Plain  Dealer,  and  conducted  its  publi- 
cation until  1882.  From  July,  1878,  to  1886,  he 
was  Postmaster  at  that  place,  but  since  the  latter 
date  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  real-estate  busi- 
ness,    lie  h.is  also  built  some  business  blocks  and 


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private  residences  in  Garnett,  among  which  may 
be  mentioned  tlie  building  occupied  by  the  Bank 
of  Garnett  and  the  opera  house  block,  of  which 
he  was  sole  proprietor  and  manager  for  a  number 
of  years.     In  polities  he  is  a  stanch  Republican. 

In  1857  Mr.  Kauffraan  was  a  delegate  to  the 
Kansas  State  Convention  at  Grasshopper  Falls,  and 
the  same  year  he  received  a  majority  of  the  votes 
cast  for  Probate  Judge  of  Anderson  County.  The 
following  year  he  was  elected  Chairmiin  of  the 
Board  of  Supervisors  of  Reeder  Township  and 
served  as  a  member  of  the  County  Board  of  Su- 
pervisor one  term.  In  1868  he  was  elected  Clerk 
of  the  District  Court,  and  from  1878  to  1886  he 
held  the  office  of  Postmaster.  Socially  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 
and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Kauffman  have  an  adopted  son,  Arthur  B., 
who  is  now  a  resident  of  Chicago,  111. 


f/_^ON.  JOHN  C.  COLLINS.  The  history  of 
every  community  is  made  up,  so  far  as  its 
most  interesting  features  are  concerned,  of 
the  events  and  transactions  of  the  lives  of 
its  prominent  and  representative  citizens.  In  any 
history  of  Miami  County  an  outline  of  the  career 
of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  should  not  fail  to  be 
presented.  In  every  relation  of  life  he  has  been 
honorable  and  upright,  and  although  quiet  and 
unassuming,  his  life  has  been  full  of  good  deeds. 
Born  in  Lewis  County,  Ky.,  in  1837,  our  subject 
spent  the  years  of  boyhood  and  youth  in  the  Blue 
Gr.ass  State,  where  for  a  time  he  was  a  student  in 
the  subscription  schools  of  the  home  neighbor- 
hood. His  attention,  however,  was  devoted  prin- 
cipally to  agricultural  work,  and  early  in  life  he 
gained  a  thorough  knowledge  of  fanning  pursuits. 
Removing  to  Ohio  in  1854,  he  remained  in  that 
state  for  a  number  of  years,  enlisting  from  there 


as  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army.  When  the  first 
call  w.as  issued  b}'  President  Lincoln  for  troops,  in 
April,  1861,  Mr.  Collins  was  one  of  the  first  to 
respond.  He  became  a  member  of  Company  D, 
Twenty-second  Ohio  Infantry,  and  upon  the  date 
of  the  organization  of  this  regiment  he  was  com- 
missioned Second  Lieutenant,  and  served  in  that 
capacity  for  four  months,  at  which  time  (August 
9)   they  were  mustered  out  of  the  service. 

From  the  8th  of  September,  1861,  until  the  1st 
of  October  following.  Lieutenant  Collins  served  as 
a  recruiting  officer.  He  then  enlisted  in  Company 
G,  Fourteenth  Kcntuckj^  Infantry,  a  company 
which  he  had  aided  in  organizing  and  raising,  and 
of  which  he  was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant. 
He  served  in  that  position  until  June,  1862,  when 
he  was  commissioned  Captain  of  the  company. 
Meanwhile  he  had  participated  in  all  the  early 
skirmishes  of  the  war,  and  had  eng.aged  in  a  num- 
ber of  fights  along  the  line  of  the  Baltimore  & 
Ohio  Railroad,  from  Parkersburg,  Va.,  to  Clarks- 
burg, Philippi  and  Grafton. 

During  the  Captain's  three  years'  service,  he  was 
for  a  time  under  Gen.  "Bill"  Nelson,  and  later 
was  in  the  command  of  General  Garfield.  He  par- 
ticipated in  the  battles  of  Ivy  Mountain,  Pikes- 
ville  and  Palm  Gap,  and  under  General  Garfield 
m.arched  from  Paintsville  to  the  vicinity  of  Pres- 
ton, Ky.  From  there  he  was  transferred  to  Lex- 
ington, and  later,  under  General  Morgan,  of  Ohio, 
took  part  in  the  battle  of  Cumberland  Gap.  He 
was  present  at  the  battle  of  Tazewell,  Tenn.,  after 
which  he  was  transferred  to  eastern  Kentucky.  It 
may  with  justice  be  said  that  to  his  bravery  was 
largely  due  the  capture  of  the  rebels  at  Laurel 
Creek,  Wayne  County,  Va.,  where  provisions, 
stolen  horses,  etc.,  were  captured. 

The  Captain  came  back  to  Ohio  in  1863  with 
the  prisoners  captured  at  Laurel  Creek,  and  while 
on  a  furlough  was  united  in  marriage,  in  March, 
1863,  with  Miss  Mary  J.  Simonin,  who  accompan- 
ied him  to  the  front.  He  took  charge  of  his  com- 
mand again,  and  in  1864,  at  Paintsville,  defeated 
the  rebels  under  General  Cl.ay.  Later,  at  Mead- 
ows Lakin  River,  he  captured  fifty  southern  sol- 
diers. In  May,  1864,  he  was  transferred  to  Georgia, 
and  on  the  23d  of  that  month  was  at  Kingston. 


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He  participated  in  all  the  engagements  of  the  At- 
lanta .campaign  prior  to  and  including  the  fall  of 
Atlanta,  after  which  he  was  mustered  out  of  the 
service,  January  31,  1865. 

In  reviewing  the  Captain's  militar}'  career,  the 
reader  will  notice  how,  step  hj^  step,  he  climbed 
the  ladder  of  railitarj'  honors,  until  at  the  close  of 
the  war  he  bore  the  respected  and  well  merited 
title  of  Captain.  As  a  soldier  and  a  commanding 
officer,  he  was  bold  and  daring,  performing  his  du- 
ties with  that  fearless,  unabating  zeal  which  in- 
spired the  most  timid  of  his  followers  with  brav- 
ery. Upon  retiring  from  the  armj-,  he  came  at 
once  to  Richland  Township,  Miami  County,  and 
here  rented  a  farm  for  two  jears.  He  then  pur- 
chased the  farm  which  he  still  owns,  and  which 
comprises  two  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  well 
improved  land.  He  conducts  a  general  farming 
business,  and  in  his  private  affairs  displays  the 
same  spirit  of  daring  and  perseverance  which  char- 
acterized his  war  record. 

Having  been  a  studious  reader  throughout  his 
entire  active  life,  our  subject  is  naturally  a  well 
informed  man.  His  ability  is  recognized  by  the 
l)eople  of  the  county,  who  have  frequently  chosen 
him  for  positions  of  public  trust.  Upon  the  Re- 
publican ticket  he  was  elected  Township  Trustee, 
and  served  in  that  office  from  1874  until  1876. 
In  1884  he  was  elected  Probate  Judge,  which 
office  he  retained  for  three  consecutive  terms, serv- 
ing with  great  efflcienc}'  and  success.  In  his  so- 
cial connections,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternit}',  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen,  and  has  held  offices  in  all  these  organ- 
izations. 

Although  space  will  not  admit  of  our  noting 
step  by  step  the  genealogy  of  the  Collins  family, 
this  sketch  would  be  incomplete  were  no  mention 
whatever  made  of  our  subject's  ancestors.  His 
paternal  grandfather  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  and 
was  of  Scotch  descent.  He  emigrated  to  this 
country  in  early  life,  and  spent  his  remaining 
years  m  the  east.  Our  subject's  maternal  grand- 
father, William  Cordingley,  was  a  native  of  Eng- 
land, whence,  accompanied  by  his  wife,  he  emi- 
grated to  America,  and    made  settlement  in  Ken- 


tucky   in   an   early    day,   becoming   a  prominent 

politician  and  well  known  citizen  of  that  state. 

The  parents  of  oUr  subject  were  George  W.  and 
Nancy  (Cordingley)  Collins,  the  former  a  native 
of  Blaryland,  born  near  Baltimore,  but  reared  in 
Washington,  D.  C.  While  serving  as  page  in 
Congress,  he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Mr.  Cord- 
ingley, who  was  then  a  Member  of  Congress  from 
Kentucky.  In  that  way  he  met  the  lady  whom  he 
afterward  married;  they  reared  a  family  of  eleven 
children,  man}-  of  whom  are  now  filling  lionorable 
positions  in  the  business  world. 

In  Judge  Collins  the  community  has  a  faithful 
and  unswerving  friend,  ever  alert  to  serve  her 
best  interests,  and  generous  in  his  contributions 
toward  every  movement  tending  to  the  general 
advancement.  He  is  a  cultured  and  polished  gen- 
tleman, both  by  instinct  and  training,  and  posses- 
ses a  generous  and  true-hearted  disposition.  As  a 
farmer,  as  well  as  a  business  man,  he  has  long  been 
connected  with  the  public  life  of  the  count}',  and 
as  an  official  he  has  proved  himself  to  be  incor- 
ruptible, able  and  efficient. 


-^l'  LBERT  H.  INGERSOLL,  an  energetic  and 
{([siLJl  enterprising  general  agriculturist  and 
(i>  stock-raiser  residing  upon  section  2,  town- 
ship 23,  range  22,  Blue  Jlound  Township, 
Linn  County,  Kan.,  has  been  a  resident  of  the  state 
since  1881,  and  within  the  last  half-score  of  3-ears 
has  been  closeh*  identified  with  the  growing  inter- 
ests and  rapid  advancement  of  his  present  locality. 
Mr.  IngersoU  was  born  in  Vermilion  Count}',  III., 
November  1,  1851.  His  parents  were  Samuel  P. 
and  Sarah  R.  IngersoU,  both  natives  of  the  Empire 
State.  The  father  was  born  on  the  shore  of  Ca- 
yuga Lake  January  13,  1808,  and  was  reared  in 
the  home  of  his  parents,  Benjamin  and  Laura  In- 
gersoU, natives  of  New  England.  In  1818,  the 
paternal    grandparents    with    their    family  emi- 


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grated  from  New  York  State  to  Obio  and  settled 
in  Warren  County,  where  Benjamin  worked  at  his 
trade  of  slioemaker  and  sturdily  began  the  battle 
of  life.  The  grandparents  were  blessed  with  twelve 
children,  of  whom  the  father  of  our  subject  was 
the  fourth  in  order  of  birth.  After  a  time  he 
learned  the  trade  of  a  plasterer  and  engaged  in 
that  business  in  Cincinnati.  When  twentj'-one 
years  of  age  he  was  united  m  marriage  with  Miss 
Sarah  Snell.  and  with  his  excellent  wife  he  removed 
from  the  Buckeye  State  to  Indiana,  later  making 
his  home  with  his  family  in  Vermilion  County, 
111.,  and  settling  in  what  is  now  Danville,  in  which 
city  S.  P.  Ingersoll  built  the  first  house  of  any 
note. 

Until  advanced  in  years  the  father  pursued  his 
trade  in  Illinois  and  then  came  to  Kansas,  where 
lie  now  resides  with  our  subject.  The  mother 
jiassed  peacefully  away  in  1881,  aged  seventj"^- 
three,  leaving  a  family  of  children.  Benjamin  mar- 
ried Sarah  Campbell,  and  died  in  Vermilion  Coun- 
ty; Laura  Ann,  the  eldest,  who  also  died  in  Vermil- 
ion Count3-,  was  the  wife  of  Samuel  Possee;  Re- 
becca married  William  Smith  and  passed  away  in 
Vermilion  County;  Sophia  S.  died  in  Marion  Coun- 
ty, Ind.;  Eleanor  married  Henry  Armentrout  and 
lives  in  Linn  County,  Kan.;  Michael  Crawford 
died  in  Vermilion  Countj';  Charles  is  a  well 
known  citizen  of  Vermilion  Count3';  George  B. 
(lied  in  Vermilion  County;  Albert  was  the  young- 
est of  the  household  band.  The  father  owned  in 
Illinois  about  three  hundred  acres  of  excellent 
land,  which  he  brought  up  to  a  high  state  of 
cultivation  and  well  improved.  The  mother,  a 
member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  a  devout 
Christian  woman,  reared  her  children  to  respect 
religious  observances.  The  father  has  always  taken 
a  prominent  part  in  the  enterprises  of  the  various 
localities  in  which  he  has  resided,  and  is  politically 
a  Republican,  having  been  a  strong  adherent  of 
that  party  since  its  formation. 

Our  subject,  reared  to  mature  3'ears  in  his  birth- 
place, was  educated  in  the  district  scliools  of  Ver- 
milion County,  and  was  trained  to  habits  of 
self-reliance  upon  his  fatlier's  farm.  Although 
from  early  youth  a  practical  agriculturist,  he 
learned  the  trade  of  a  plasterer,  and  beginning  life 


for  himself  engaged  in  that  occupation  principally 
during  his  sojourn  in  Illinois.  lie  entered  into 
matrimonial  bonds  in  his  birthplace,  marrying  Miss 
Roxena  Dalbj-,  daughter  of  Christopher  DalbJ^ 
After  a  time  deciding  to  try  their  fortunes  in  an- 
other state,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ingersoll  removed  to 
their  present  home  in  Kansas,  where  our  subject 
tills  the  soil  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  fertile  acres, 
which  annually  3'ield  him  an  abundant  harvest. 
The  pleasant  home  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth 
of  one  child,  Addie  Ann.  Politically  Albert  Inger- 
soll, like  his  father,  is  a  Republican, and  cast  his  first 
Presidential  vote  for  Ul3sses  S.  Grant.  Fraternally 
he  is  an  active  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen  and  numbers  many  warm  friends 
within  the  order,  and  also  enjo3'S  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  his  fellow-townsmen,  without  respect 
to  party  lines  or  aflilialion. 


'\||OHN  J.  BLACKBURN,  a  well  known  and 
extensive  stock-raiser  and  thoroughly  prac- 
tical general  agriculturist  residing  upon 
section  5,  Centreville  Township,  Linn  Coun- 
t3',  Kan.,  prosperousl3'  conducts  the  old  Blackburn 
homestead,  upon  which  his  father,  a  man  of  strong 
character,  prominent  in  the  early  struggles  of  the 
state,  long  made  his  home.  Our  subject  was  born 
in  Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  December  30,  1851,  and  was 
but  seven  years  of  age  when  he  came  to  Linn 
Count3',  Kan.  His  father,  the  late  Heniy  Black- 
burn, an  enterprising  and  liberal-spirited  citizen 
and  an  important  factor  in  the  upward  progress  of 
Kansas,  was  a  native  of  England,  and  was  born 
January  25,  1812.  Reared  and  educated  in  the 
land  of  his  nativit3',  he  attained  to  manhood 
bright,  intelligent  and  ambitious,  and  realizing 
the  broader  opportunities  of  the  United  States, 
decided  to  try  his  fortunes  in  the  New  AVorld. 
After  a  safe  voyage  he  reached  our  hospitable 
shores  and  soon  made  his  way  to  the  prairies  of 
Illinois,  locating  in    Morgan    County,   where    he 


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engaged  in  the  cultivation  of  a  farm.  In  a  short 
time  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary 
Eaton.  Later  the  father  and  mother  journej-ed  to 
Iowa,  and  settling  in  Mahaska  County  made  the 
Hawkej'e  State  their  permanent  home. 

After  many  years'  residence  in  Iowa,  the  mother 
passed  away,  in  March,  1854.  She  was  a  lady  of  supe- 
rior ability  and  lovely  character  and  was  mourned 
by  all  who  knew  her.  The  father  removed  to  Linn 
County,  Kan.,  with  liis  family  in  1858,  and  located 
in  Centreville  Township,  where  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Jane  V.  Terrell.  Seven  children  blessed  the 
first  marriage,  two  little  ones  dying  in  infanc}'. 
The  surviving  children,  four  daughters  and  one  son, 
are,  Hester,  Cassandra,  Josephine,  Jane  and  John  J. 

The  father,  Henry  Blackburn,  entered  with 
ardor  into  the  live  issues  of  the  da}',  and,  appreci- 
ated by  his  fellow-citizens  as  one  of  the  represen- 
tative men  of  Linn  County,  was  elected  to  the 
Kansas  Legislature  in  1868.  As  a  member  of  im- 
portant committees  he  did  his  duty  faithfully, 
serving  the  best  interests  of  his  constituents  and 
making  an  excellent  record  as  a  public  man.  Hav- 
ing for  sixteen  years  shared  in  the  trials  and  tri- 
umphs of  the  stale,  Henry  Blackburn  passed  to  liis 
rest  November  8,  1884,  regretted  as  a  jniblic  loss. 
Aside  from  his  other  positions  of  trust  he  was  for 
several  terms  Commissioner  of  Linn  County,  and 
while  in  Mahaska  County,  Iowa,  was  for  a  number 
of  years  Register  of  Deeds.  True  to  his  duties  as 
a  friend  and  citizen,  he  was  universally  esteemed, 
and  his  memory  will  long  be  green  in  the  hearts 
of  the  people  of  the  community  in  which  the  lat- 
ter years  of  his  useful  life  were  passed. 

Our  subject  received  a  good  common-school 
education  in  his  home  district,  and,  trained  to 
the  everyday  routine  duties  of  the  farm,  made 
the  pursuit  of  agriculture  the  occupation  of  liis 
early  years.  He  now  devotes  himself  mainly  to 
raising  a  high  grade  of  stock,  handling  some  of 
the  best  in  this  part  of  the  state.  The  three  hun- 
dred acreage  of  the  old  farm  has  been  brouglit  up 
to  a  high  state  of  cultivation  and  finely  improved 
with  excellent  buildings,  erected  mainly  b}'  the 
father  of  our  subject. 

John  J.  Blackburn  and  Miss  Arcelia  Jackman 
were    married    in    Linn    County,   Kan.,    Novem- 


ber 8,  1883.  Mrs.  Blackburn  was  a  native  of 
Linn  Count}-,  Iowa,  and  was  born  April  29,  1861. 
Her  parents,  Adam  and  Jane  (McMuUeu)  Jackman, 
came  to  Kansas  in  1878  and  settled  in  Miami 
County,  which  part  of  the  state  they  then  made 
their  home,  some  time  later  locating  in  Centreville 
Township.  They  were  the  parents  of  six  children, 
Arcelia,  Nancy  C,  Richaid  G.,  William  (deceased), 
John  and  Lavada.  Our  subject  and  his  accom- 
plished wife  have  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  one 
child,  a  daughter,  Maiy.  AVitliout  being  in  any 
sense  of  the  word  an  office-seeker,  Mr.  Blackburn 
is  a  public-spirited  citizen,  intelligently  interested 
in  both  local  and  national  issues  and,  ever  ready 
to  assist  in  the  promotion  of  enterprise,  commands 
the  confidence  of  many  friends  and  the  high  regard 
of  his  fellow-townsmen. 


L^^HOMAS  A.  KINSELLA,  one  of  the  promi- 
lu^^  nent  farmers  of  Grant  Township,  owns 
V^^''  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  in  the  above 
mentioned  townsliip,  and  since  the  time  of  his 
coming  here  has  been  a  leader  in  the  matters  per- 
taining to  the  development  and  progress  of  this 
section  of  the  county.  He  is  an  Illinois  man  by 
birth,  and  possesses  in  a  marked  manner  the  qual- 
ities usually  attributed  to  the  individuals  who  first 
opened  their  e3-es  in  that  state.  The  birth  of  this 
gentleman  took  place  in  Will  Count}',  111.,  in  1849. 
He  was  the  eldest  of  six  children  born  to  John 
and  Mary  (Ryan)  Kinsella,  both  natives  of  Ireland, 
from  Carlo w  and  Kilkenny  respectively.  They 
were  married  in  Illinois,  and  the  following  are 
the  children  born  to  this  worthy  couple:  Thomas 
A.,  our  subject;  Frank,  a  manufacturer  of  stained 
glass  in  Chicago;  Jennie,  John  D.,  Annie  and  J.  E., 
all  of  whom,  with  the  exception  of  our  subject, 
reside  in  Chicago.  The  maternal  grandfather, 
Thomas  Ryan,  came  to  America  at  an  early  day. 
Our  subject  grew  to  manhood  in  his  native 
county,  and  was  liberally  educated  in  the  common 


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schools  there.  He  graduated  from  the  business 
college  at  Notre  Dame,  Ind.,  after  which  he  en- 
gaged in  teaching  in  Will  County,  111.  He  re- 
mained there  until  1878,  when  he  resolved  to  try 
the  broader  opportunities  of  the  west,  and  settled 
in  Kansas.  Here  he  purchased  his  present  farm  of 
two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  all  of  which  he  has 
improved  and  developed,  so  that  he  now  has  one 
of  the  finest  farms  in  this  section  of  the  state.  He 
is  interested  in  sheep  and  cattle,  and  is  also  a 
very  successful  farmer. 

In  Will  County,  111.,  in  1875,  Thomas  A.  Kin- 
sella  and  Maggie  C.  Lacey  were  united  in  marri- 
age. They  are  the  parents  of  six  children,  John, 
Frank,  Leo,  Paul,  Mary  and  Florence,  all  of  whom 
are  members  of  the  Catholic  Church.  Politicallj^, 
our  subject  is  a  member  of  the  People's  party,  and 
has  held  the  office  of  Town  Trustee  in  Grant  for 
three  terms.  Mr.  Kinsella  has  been  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Farmers'  Alliance  ever  since  its 
organization,  and  in  1889  was  made  President  of 
it.  He  is  at  present  Secretary  of  the  Alliance 
store,  and  has  held  that  position  for  several  j'ears. 


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^^EORGE  W.  KELLER,  a  real-estate  dealer 
[l|  (—-I  and  farmer  and  stock  dealer  of  Colony, 
^^IJ)  came  to  Kansas  on  the  19th  of  February, 
1879.  He  located  in  Linn  County,  and  the  fol- 
lowing November  came  to  Anderson  Countj\  set- 
tling in  what  is  now  Lone  Elm  Township,  at  the 
bead  of  Deer  Creek.  Mr.  Keller  was  born  in  New- 
ark Township,  Licking  County,  Ohio,  June  11, 
1846,  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  M.  and  Anna  (Hen- 
ton)  Keller.  The  family  is  of  German  extraction, 
and  was  founded  in  this  country  during  early  Co- 
lonial days.  As  the  country  became  settled  further 
west,  the}'  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania,  North  Car- 
olina and  Kentucky. 

Our  subject  is  a  descendant  of  the  Pennsj'lvania 
branch.  The  grandfather,  Jacob  Keller,  removed 
from  the  Keystone  State  to  Ohio  in  the  early  set- 
tlement of  Licking  County,  and  became  one  of 
the  pioneers  of  Newark.  He  improved  a  farm  in 
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the  forest  and  became  the  owner  of  a  large  tract 
of  land  in  the  Licking  Valley,  wiiere  is  some  of  the 
most  fertile  and  valuable  land  in  the  Buckeye 
State.  This  property,  inherited  by  his  descend- 
ants, has  made  many  of  them  well-to-do.  The 
grandparents  lived  to  a  good  old  age.  They  had 
six  sons  and  thiee  daughters  who  grew  to  mature 
years:  Benjamin,  now  of  Bates  County,  Mo.;  Abra- 
ham and  Daniel,  who  died  in  Ohio;  Eli,  who  was 
a  prominent  breeder  of  Merino  sheep  and  died  in 
Ohio;  Jacob,  who  died  on  the  old  homestead; 
Henry  M.,  father  of  our  subject;  Elizabeth,  wife 
of  Peter  Holler,  of  Ohio;  Diana,  who  died  in 
childhood;  and  Sarah,  wife  of  Richard  Jones,  of 
Franklin  County,  Ohio. 

Henry  Keller  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  acquiied 
a  good  education  in  Dennison  College,  of  Gran- 
ville, Ohio.  He  then  engaged  in  leaching  for 
some  years,  after  which  he  worked  in  wood  for 
some  time.  He  possessed  considerable  genius  in 
that  direction,  and  has  invented  and  patented 
several  articles.  He  owns  a  highl}'  cultivated  and 
valuable  farm  of  two  hundred  and  thirty  acres 
near  Newark,  on  which  he  still  makes  his  home. 
He  is  an  earnest  and  faithful  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church  and  an  untiring  laborer  in  the  Mas- 
ter's vineyard.  He  married  Anna,  daughter  of 
Capt.  John  Hcnton,  of  Fairfield  Count}',  Ohio, 
and  she  has  since  been  his  faithful  companion  and 
helpmate.  Their  family  numbers  three  sons  and 
three  daughters,  of  whom  George  is  the  eldest; 
Rachel  A.  is  the  wife  of  Samuel  Kinney,  of  New- 
ark, Ohio;  Abraham  is  a  farmer  of  Carson,  Iowa; 
Henry  C.  is  a  farmer  and  merchant  of  West  Plains, 
Mo.;  Sarah  became  the  wife  of  Charles  Dickson, 
and  after  his  death  married  John  Shepherd,  of 
Oklahoma;  Minerva  is  the  wife  of  David  \Y. 
Sanders,  of  Burlington,  Kan. 

The  schools  of  Newark  afforded  our  subject  his 
educational  privileges.  He  remained  at  home  until 
he  had  attained  his  majority  and  then  removed  to 
Illinois,  being  employed  as  a  teacher  in  the  schools 
of  Cole,  Moultrie  and  Shelby  Counties  until  1870. 
In  Moultrie  Count}'  he  married  Lydia  Rale,  who 
died  in  McLean  County  a  year  later,  leaving  a 
son,  Frank.  Mr.  Keller  improved  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  in  Martin  Township,  Mc- 


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Lean  County.  In  1873  he  returned  to  Newark, 
Ohio,  and  in  November  wedded  Eliza  J.,  daughter 
of  David  T.  and  Elizabeth  Black.  She  was  born 
in  Newark.  Their  union  has  been  blessed  with 
five  children:  Belle,  Day,  Guy  W.,  Elsie  J.  and 
Clinton  T. 

In  Eebruary,  1879,  Mr.  Keller  came  to  Kansas 
and  purchased  four  hundred  and  twenty-six  acres 
of  land  in  Lone  Elm  Township,  where  he  carried 
on  general  farming  and  stock-raising.  He  now 
owns  three  farms  in  this  county  and  one  in  Allen 
County,  comprising  seven  hundred  acres,  all  high- 
ly cultivated  and  improved.  Removing  to  Colon}', 
he  there  made  his  home  for  five  years,  but  is  now 
living  on  one  of  his  farms,  which  lies  near  the  vil- 
lage. He  conducts  a  real-estate,  loan  and  insur- 
ance business,  having  an  office  in  Colony,  and  also 
deals  in  live-stock.  He  is  one  of  the  original 
stockholders  and  a  director  in  the  People's  Bank, 
of  (Jolon}',  and  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Eastern 
Kansas  Telephone  Company.  He  takes  an  active 
part  in  local  politics,  supports  the  Republican 
part}',  is  a  member  of  the  Central  Committee,  and 
has  frequently  served  as  a  delegate  to  the  county, 
district  an  state  conventions.  He  is  connected 
with  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  Knights  of  Pyth- 
ias, and  ever  since  he  was  a  young  man  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He 
possesses  a  generous  and  kindly  spirit,  gives  freely 
to  benevolent  and  charitable  interests,  and  never 
withholds  his  aid  from  any  enterprise  that  is  cal- 
culated to  promote  the  public  good  or  advance 
tlie  general  welfare. 


(!L_j^ON.  JAMES  P.  RANNEY.  Among  those 
iT)!.  who  have  achieved  prominence  solely  by 
/^^^  excellence  of  character,  without  any  of  the 
(^|)  modern  appliances  by  which  unworthy 
persons  seek  to  gain  undeserved  and  transient 
popularity,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  occupies  a 
conspicuous  place.     James  P.  Rauney  has  a  pleas- 


ant and  comfortable  rural  home  on  section  36, 
township  18,  range  22,  Mound  Township,  and  is 
classed  among  the  representative  men  of  his  sec- 
tion. He  was  born  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  July  17, 
1848,  to  the  marriage  of  William  and  Ann  (Os- 
trander)  Ranney,  worthy  and  much  esteemed  resi- 
dents of  that  city,  where  they  made  their  home  for 
some  time. 

The  youthful  days  of  our  subject  were  passed  in 
assisting  his  father  in  the  arduous  duties  of  the 
farm  and  In  attending  the  common  schools,  where 
he  received  a  good  practical  education.  He  re- 
mained in  Wisconsin  until  1866,  when  the  Sun- 
flower State  tempted  him  to  settle  within  its 
borders,  and  he  bought  eighty  acres  of  raw  prairie 
land  in  Miami  County,  where  he  now  resides. 
With  the  exception  of  two  years,  when  he  resided 
in  Paola,  Mr.  Ranney  has  made  his  home  on  this 
farm,  which  has  since  been  increased  to  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  acres.  One  not  familiar  with 
the  history  of  the  past  can  scarcely  believe  when 
he  looks  upon  the  splendid  farm  of  Mr.  Ranney 
that  it  was  ever  a  trackless  wilderness,  much  less 
that  that  was  its  condition  less  than  half  a  century 
ago.  His  fine  farm,  so  well  cultivated  and  im- 
proved, is  a  standing  monument  to  his  industry 
and  good  management,  and  is  one  of  the  best  in 
his  section. 

Mr.  Ranney  was  married  February  22,  1874,  at 
which  time  he  united  his  fate  with  that  of  Miss 
Ida  L.  Ininan,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  In- 
man.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Inman  were  among  the  first 
settlers  of  Rock  County,  Wis.,  and  were  worthy 
and  esteemed  residents  of  that  county,  where  they 
spent  so  many  years  of  their  lives.  To  our  subject 
and  wife  have  been  born  six  children,  who  are 
named  in  order  of  their  birth  as  follows:  Mabel, 
Nettie,  Ralph,  Clarence,  Addie  and  Anna,  twins, 
all  bright  and  interesting  children.  Mr.  Ranney 
has  ever  been  one  of  the  most  public-spirited  men 
of  his  county,  and  has  fought  witli  her  most  faith- 
fully in  all  her  struggles  for  growth  and  material 
advancement.  He  is  a  warm  friend  and  an  agree- 
able companion,  ever  ready  to  help  when  help  is 
needed,  and  is  beloved  and  respected  by  all  who 
know  him. 

lu  politics,  Mr.  Ranney  is  a  Populist,   but    was 


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formerly  a  Democrat.  In  1890  he  was  elected 
Probate  Judge  and  served  one  term.  He  has  been 
Justice  of  the  Peace  many  years,  and  has  held 
other  local  offices.  He  is  one  of  the  early  members 
of  the  Populist  party,  was  Count}'  Secretary  of 
the  Farmers' Alliance,  and  was  the  first  County 
Secretary  of  that  organization,  having  helped  to 
organize  that  lodge.  He  is  one  of  the  prominent 
members  of  the  People's  party  but  has  ever  been 
active  in  politics,  and  is  a  man  who  wields  much 
influence  throughout  his  county.  He  was  former- 
ly an  anti-monopolist.  Socially  he  is  a  member  of 
the  Knights  of  Pythias.  •. 


/^  YRUS  A.  DEGARMO  owns  and  operates  a 
[l\  I-,  farm  located  on  section  14,  Sheridan  Town- 
^^^J  ship,  Crawford  County.  An  influential 
citizen  of  the  township,  he  is  also  well  and  favor- 
ably known  throughout  the  entire  county,  and  as 
a  fanner  is  progressive  and  energetic.  He  is  the 
owner  of  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  im- 
proved land,  upon  which  he  has  erected  a  number 
of  substantial  farm  buildings,  including  a  neat 
residence  and  commodious  barn. 

Referring  to  the  ancestral  history  of  our  sub- 
ject, we  find  that  he  is  a  son  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Frakes)  Degarmo,  natives  of  Virginia,  and 
prominent  members  of  the  farming  class  of  their 
community.  Thej'  had  a  family  of  seven  children, 
of  whom  four  are  now  living,  all  in  Sheridan 
Township.  They  arc  Cyrus  A.,  Robert  M.,  J. 
Franz  and  Frank.  Our  subject  was  born  in  Mc- 
Donough  County,  111.,  on  the  28tli  of  April,  1841, 
and  was  reared  on  a  farm,  meantime  receiving  his 
education  in  the  common  schools. 

Remaining  at  home  until  he  was  twent3'-one 
years  of  age,  Mr.  Degarmo  was  then  married,  in 
1862,  to  Miss  Mary  Willey,  who  was  born  in  Mc- 
Donough  County,  111.,  in  December,  1840.     After 


their  marriage,  the  young  couple  began  house- 
keeping on  a  farm  in  McDonough  County,  whence 
in  1865  the}'  removed  to  Mi.=souri  and  settled  in 
Knox  County.  Two  years  later  they  located  on 
the  farm  which  they  still  occupy.  At  that  time 
the  property  was  unimproved,  neighbors  were 
few  and  conveniences  equally  conspicuous  by 
their  absence.  Our  subject's  family  came  hither 
with  three  other  families,  and  his  father  also  ac- 
companied the  party,  he  being  subsequently  killed 
by  lightning. 

The  original  purchase  of  Mr.  Degarmo  consisted 
of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  railroad  land. 
Here  he  first  built  a  pole  shanty,  in  which  for  a 
number  of  years  he  made  his  home.  About  1883 
he  erected  his  present  residence  at  a  cost  of  $800, 
and  about  the  same  time  built  a  barn,  40x56  feet 
in  dimensions,  costing  $650.  He  has  set  out 
numerous  shade  and  ornamental  trtes,  as  well  as 
an  orchard  of  the  best  varieties  of  fruits.  As  a 
farmer  he  has  been  quite  successful,  for  at  the 
time  of  coming  here  he  was  very  poor,  with  little 
of  this  world's  goods  to  call  his  own.  He  is  both 
a  grain  and  a  stock  fanner. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Degarmo  are  the  parents  of  six 
children,  of  whom  four  are  now  living:  F.  Marion, 
who  married  Ella  Turkington,  and  lives  in  Sheri- 
dan Township,  Crawford  County;  Elizabeth  M.; 
Alice  M.,  who  married  Robert  A.  Townsend,  of 
Sheridan  Township,  Crawford  Count}',  three  chil- 
dren having  been  born  of  the  union;  and  Elsie, 
who  resides  with  her  parents.  In  religious  con- 
nection Mr.  and  Mrs.  Degarmo  are  identified  with 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at  Beulah,  in 
which  he  has  served  as  Steward  and  is  at  present 
Trustee.  The  family  are  regular  attendants  at 
the  Sunday-school. 

Socially,  Mr.  Degarmo  is  identified  with  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity  .and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America,  belonging  to  the  lodge  at  Girard.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  Democratic 
principles,  and  is  a  local  leader  of  the  party.  For 
ten  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  School 
Board  of  District  No.  43,  in  which  capacity  he  has 
done  good  service  in  behalf  of  the  schools.  Seen 
in  his  comfortable  home,  surrounded  by  his  fam- 
ily, one  cannot  help  feeling   that  Mr.  Degarmo  is 


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singularly  favored,  and  should  be,  as  he  is,  univer- 
sally respected  for  his  many  good  qualities,  as 
well  as  for  what  he  has  accomplished. 


11^.1 


/i^EORGE  E.  REINER.  The  descendant  of 
II  ^_  a  long  line  of  German  forefathers,  Mr. 
^^1!  Reiner  is  also  a  true  and  independent 
American  citizen,  and  gives  his  allegiance  to  the 
land  of  his  birth.  In  the  conduct  of  his  business 
affairs  lie  has  been  distinguished  for  ambitious  en- 
ergy, and  as  a  dealer  in  hardware,  stoves  and  agri- 
cultural implements  has  gained  an  enviable  repu- 
tation througliout  the  entire  county  of  Crawford. 
He  is  known  as  one  of  the  most  energetic  and 
capable  citizens  of  Girard,  and  his  trade  extends 
not  only  throughout  this  city,  but  into  the  sur- 
rounding country. 

Born  in  Madison,  Wis.,  on  the  6th  of  February, 
1861,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Hitz)  Reiner,  natives  of  Germany,  who  were 
tiiere  reared  and  married.  At  the  age  of  twelve 
years  John  Reiner  commenced  to  learn  the  trade 
of  a  blacksmith,  whicli  he  followed  in  the  Fatlier- 
land  and  also  after  coming  to  America  in  1845. 
He  settled  in  Madison,  Wis.,  where  he  continues 
to  make  his  home.  In  his  political  belief  he  is  a 
stanch  Democrat,  and  throughout  his  entire  resi- 
dence in  this  country'  he  has  exerted  a  constant 
influence  in  behalf  of  public  progress  and  local 
improvements. 

After  completing  the  studies  of  the  grammar 
scliool,  our  subject  entered  the  Madison  High 
School,  graduating  from  that  institution  in  1879. 
In  the  fall  of  that  year  he  came  to  the  state  of 
Kansas,  and,  locating  in  Girard,  entered  the 
employ  of  C.  Hitz,  in  the  milling  business.  He 
continued  in  the  employ  of  that  gentleman  for 
six  years,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that  time  em- 
barked in  the  grocery  business  in  partnersliii)  witii 
Ml'.  WiiUace,  the  firoi    title  being  G,  ij.  Reipev  & 


Co.  That  connection  continued  for  one  and  one- 
half  years,  when  our  subject  sold  out  to  his 
partner. 

AVe  next  find  Mr.  Reiner  occup3'ing  the  posi- 
tion of  book-keeper  in  the  Girard  Foundr3^  after 
whicli  he  superintended  the  management  of  the 
hardware  business  for  Mr.  Tontz.  Later  he  pur- 
chased a  one-half  interest  in  the  business,  and 
upon  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Tontz  from  the  con- 
cern Mr.  Prentice  entered  the  partnership,  the  firm 
being  for  the  following  two  and  one-half  3ears 
that  of  Reiner  &  Prentice.  Subsequentlj'  our  sub- 
ject purchased  his  partner's  interest,  and  since 
that  time  he  has  been  conducting  the  business 
alone.  He  has  established  a  lucrative  trade,  and 
far  and  near  is  known  for  the  reliability  of  his 
dealings  and  the  integrity  of  his  business  trans- 
actions. 

In  May,  1885,  Mr.  Reiner  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Florence  A.,  daughter  of  John 
Tontz,  of  Girard.  The}'  are  the  parents  of  three 
children:  George  E.,  Charlie  W.  and  Fred  L.  Mr. 
Reiner  is  well  known,  and  is  noted  for  his  strict 
attention  to  his  own  business,  although  at  all  times 
he  is  ready  to  respond  to  calls  upon  his  own  time 
and  means,  if  convinced  of  the  advantages  which 
will  accrue  to  his  cit}-  or  count}'.  His  views  have 
made  of  him  an  active  Republican,  and  in  that 
party  he  sees  the  redemption  of  the  country  from 
all  tlie  ills  which  afflict  her.  He  has  occupied  a 
number  of  responsible  positions,  and  at  present  is 
President  of  the  City  Council. 

Socially,  Mr.  Reiner  is  identified  with  tlie  Ma- 
sonic fraternity,  belonging  to  the  chapter  and  the 
Knights  Templar.  He  is  also  connected  with  the 
Kniglits  of  Pj'lhias,  and  has  served  as  Chan- 
cellor-Commander of  that  organization.  He  is 
one  of  the  progressive  men  of  this  locality',  and 
seeks  to  extend  everj'  resource  in  the  county  so 
far  as  possible.  His  store  is  located  on  the  west 
side  of  the  public  square,  convenient  for  the  pur- 
poses of  trade,  and  within  the  establishment  may 
be  found  a  complete  assortment  of  ranges,  hard 
and  soft  coal  burners  and  wood  stoves.  There 
also  will  be  noticed  every  variety  of  agricuituial 
implements  or  labor-saving  macliines,  as  well  as  the 
giPftllej-  a|-t(clqs  of  hardware  ftnd  tinware  useful  in 


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the  home.  The  owner  and  proprietor  of  this  es- 
tablishment is  a  man  of  sterling  worth,  who  has 
carved  his  way  to  fortune  through  many  diffi- 
culties, but  now  has  reached  an  eminence  from 
which  he  can  look  down  and  offer  encouragement 
to  those  still  struggling  up  the  ladder  of  fame. 
In  spite  of  his  success,  he  is  a  quiet,  unassuming 
gentleman,  whom  it  is  a  pleasure  to  meet,  and  his 
many  friends  unite  in  pronouncing  him  one  of 
the  most  esteemed  citizens  of  Girard. 


.  AVID  C.  THURSTON,  a  farmer  residing 
on  section  13,  North  Township,  and  one 
of  the  well  known  residents  of  Labette 
County,  is  a  native  of  Morrow  County, 
Ohio,  and  was  born  on  the  11th  of  March,  1843. 
He  IS  a  son  of  Levi  and  Elizabeth  E.  (Bastress) 
Thurston,  the  former  born  near  Pottsville,  Pa.,  of 
English  descent,  and  the  latter  also  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  a  descendent  of  German  ances- 
try. They  were  married  in  the  Keystone  State, 
whence  soon  afterward,  in  1830,  they  removed  to 
Ohio  and  settled  in  Morrow  County,  of  which  they 
were  early  settlers.  There  he  still  resides,  being  at 
present  (1893)  eightj^-seven  years  of  age.  His 
wife,  the  mother  of  our  subject,  passed  away  on  the 
28tli  of  January',  1891, at  the  age  of  seventy -seven 
years  and  eight  months.  The}'  had  a  famil}'  of 
ten  children,  of  whom  six  are  now  living;  three  of 
their  sons  were  soldiers  in  the  Civil  War. 

LTpon  a  farm  north  of  the  village  of  Mt.  Gilead, 
Ohio,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  passed  the  days  of 
his  youth  and  grew  to  a  sturdy  manhood.  He 
received  a  good  education  in  the  union  schools  of 
Mt.  Gilead,  but  sj^ent  his  time  principally  in  farm 
work.  On  the  21st  of  April,  1861,  be  enlisted  as 
a  private  in  Company  ¥.,  Twentieth  Ohio  Militia, 
for  three  months'  service.  With  his  company  he 
was  sent  to  West  Virginia  to  guard  the  Baltimore 
&    Ohio    Railroad,   under    the  command    of  Gen. 


George  B.  McClellan.  At  the  expiration  of  his 
period  of  service,  lie  was  honorably  discharged, 
and  immediately  afterward  re-enlisted,  becoming  a 
member  of  Company  C,  Fifteenth  Ohio  Infantry, 
which  was  organized  at  Mansfield,  Ohio. 

Marching  to  Camp  Dennison,  the  newl}'  organ- 
ized company  received  arms  and  ammunition,  and 
then  proceeded  to  Lexington,  Ky.,  from  there  to 
Louisville,  the  same  state,  and  thence  to  Bacon 
Creek,  near  Green  River.  They  were  ordered  to 
the  relief  of  General  Grant  at  Ft.  Donelson,  but 
after  a  day's  inarch  turned  to  Bowling  Green  and 
from  there  went  to  Nashville.  Under  the  command 
of  General  Buell  the  company  marched  to  Shiloh, 
where  they  participated  in  the  second  day's  en- 
gagement. Later  they  took  part  in  the  siege  of 
Corinth,  from  there  went  to  Chattanooga  and  then 
followed  General  Bragg  to  Louisville.  After  the 
battle  of  Lawrenceburg,  Ky.,  the}' pursued  General 
Bragg  to  the  front  of  Nashville,  and  thence  to  Mur- 
freesboro,  where  on  the  26th  of  December,  1862,  was 
fought  the  memorable  battle,  the  first  of  a  series  of 
engagements  of  inestimable  importance  in  the 
issues  of  the  war. 

Following  these  battles  our  subject  participated 
in  the  Tullahoma  campaign  and  the  battle  of  Lib- 
erty Gap,  after  which  he  moved  across  the  Look- 
out Mountain  to  Chattanooga,  and  with  his  com- 
mand flanked  General  Bragg.  On  the  19th  of 
September,  1863,  his  regiment  was  transferred  to 
the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  with  which  he  took 
part  in  the  two  days'  battle  of  Chickamauga,  and 
then  retreated  to  Rossville,Ga.,  from  there  march- 
ing to  Chattanooga.  On  the  23d  of  November, 
the  regiment  moved  out  to  Orchard  Knob  and 
opened  the  battle  at  that  place  under  the  eyes  of 
Gen.  U.  S.  Grant.  Two  days  later,  under  Gen.  T. 
J.  Wood,  they  charged  on  Missionary  Ridge  and 
broke  the  rebel  center. 

On  account  of  disabilit}',  Mr.  Thurston  remained 
in  the  convalescent's  camp  for  one  month,  after 
which  he  rejoined  his  regiment  at  Strawberry 
Plains,  in  East  Tennessee,  where  he  veteranized  asa 
Corporal.  After  a  furlough  of  thirty  days,  he  re- 
joined his  regiment  at  Chattanooga,  and  then  ad- 
vanced to  Rocky-Faced  Ridge  and  commenced  the 
Atlanta  campaign.     On   the  27th  of  May,   1864, 


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Pickett's  Mill  was  charged,  resulting  disastrously 
to  the  Union  forces,  and  entailing  a  loss  of  four- 
teen hundred  and  sevent}'  men  in  three  hours. 
Mr.  Thurston  was  a  valiant  soldier  in  the  battles 
of  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Chattahoochie,  siege  of  At- 
lanta, Jonesboro,  thence  back  to  Atlanta  and  from 
there  went  into  camp. 

In  October  Mr.  Thurston  with  his  regiment  fol- 
lowed General  Hood  to  Gatesville,  and  was  sent 
from  there  to  Pulaskiville,  later  under  Gen.  George 
H.  Thomas,  fought  at  Columbus,  Tenn.  After  the 
battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  he  retired  to  Nashville, 
reaching  that  city  November  30,  1864.  On  the 
15th  of  December,  his  regiment  moved  out  against 
General  Hood,  routing  his  arm^-and  following  him 
to  the  vicinity  of  Huntsville,  Ala.  There  they 
remained  in  camp  until  March,  1865,  when  thej' 
went  to  East  Tennessee  for  the  purpose  of  heading 
off  General  Lee.  Later  they  returned  to  Nashville, 
and  from  there  went  to  New  Orleans,  reaching 
that  city  in  July,  1865. 

From  New  Orleans  the  regiment  sailed  down  the 
Mississippi  and  from  there  across  the  Gulfof  Mex- 
ica  to  Indianola,  Tex.,  and  thence  marched  to  San 
Antonio,  where  Mr.  Thurston  was  appointed 
Provost  Guard.  On  the  21st  of  November,  1865, 
he  was  mustered  out  of  the  service,  and  at  once 
proceeded  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  on  the  27th 
of  December,  1865,  he  was  houorabl}*  discharged, 
after  a  continuous  service  of  four  years  and  eight 
months.  After  the  battle  of  Shiloh  he  was  pro- 
moted to  be  Corporal,  and  in  Ma}',  1864,  became 
Sergeant;  in  August,  1864,  was  chosen  Second  Ser- 
geant, and  in  March,  1865,  was  made  Orderly- 
Sergeant,  with  a  complimentary  commission  as 
Second  Lieutenant.  He  took  part  in  every  en- 
gagement in  which  his  regiment  participated,  and 
also  participated  in  a  fight  at  Charleston,  Tenn., 
against  the  Confederate  forces  under  (4eneral 
Wheeler.  Though  often  slightly  injured  in  battle, 
he  was  never  seriously  wounded  and  was  never 
taken  prisoner. 

Upon  his  return  from  the  field  of  battle,  Mr. 
Thurston  remained  in  Ohio  until  March,  1866, 
when  he  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  on  the  farm 
he  has  since  occupied.  Neighbors  there  was  none 
at  that  time,  and  the  land  itself  presented  any- 


thing but  an  inviting  aspect  to  the  would-be  set- 
tler. In  spite  of  adverse  circumstances,  he  worked 
patientl}'  and  to  such  good  purpose  that  he  ac- 
quired the  ownership  of  an  eighty-acre  farm,  all 
of  which  is  under  the  best  of  cultivation.  Mr. 
Thurston  is  a  member  of  the  Settlers'  Protective 
Association,  of  which  he  was  Secretary  for  four 
years.  He  was  also  Secretary  of  the  Grange  at 
Concord,  and  for  five  j-ears  has  served  as  Secretary 
of  the  Anti-Horse  Thief  Association.  Naturally 
he  takes  a  great  interest  in  the  Grand  Arm}',  and 
is  a  member  of  Antietam  Post,  at  Parsons. 

In  May,  1868,  Mr.  Thurston  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  W. 
Barnes.  She  was  born  in  Ashland  County,  Ohio, 
in  October,  1841,  and  died  February  19,  1869. 
Mr.  Thurston  was  a  second  time  married,  April  16, 
1871,  his  wife  being  Miss  Christina  F.  Biby,  who 
was  born  in  Indiana  November  7,  1853,  and  died 
June  11,  1877.  Tiiree  children  were  born  of  the 
union:  Levi  H.,  Edward  E.  and  Albert  A. 

The  lady  who  on  the  14tli  of  July,  1878,  became 
the  wife  of  Mr.  Thurston  was  Rebecca  A.,  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Martha  J.  (Owens)  Chapman. 
Her  parents  were  born  in  Kentucky,  near  Mam- 
moth Cave,  and  were  there  reared  and  married. 
In  1857  they  settled  in  "Warren  County,  111.,  and 
from  there  removed  to  Kansas  in  1869,  and  settled 
in  Neosho  County,  where  Mr.  Chapman  died  on 
the  12th  of  September,  1886.  Mrs.  Chapman  is 
still  living  (1893)  and  makes  her  home  in  Neosho 
County.  Mrs.  Thurston  is  one  of  ten  children, 
six  of  whom  survive.  She  was  born  in  Kentucky. 
June  14,  1854,  and  by  her  marriage  has  become 
the  mother  of  three  cliildren:  Elizabeth  E.,  James 
Asa  Harvey  and  David  Chickamauga. 

In  his  political  belief  Mr.  Thurston  is  a  stanch 
Republican,  and  so  firm  was  he  in  his  allegiance  to 
the  party  of  iiis  choice  that  when  Abraham  Lin- 
coln was  a  second  time  elected  to  the  Presidency 
he  went  under  fire  to  cast  his  ballot  for  him.  He 
has  served  in  numerous  responsible  positions,  in 
all  of  which  he  has  rendered  efficient  service  on 
belialf  of  his  fellow-citizens.  For  nine  years  lie 
served  as  Township  Treasurer,  and  for  twenty 
years  has  been  Treasurer  of  School  District  No. 
16.  In  1880,  and  again  in  1890,he  took  the  United 


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States  census  in  this  township.  Some  years  ago 
he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace,  but,  not  desir- 
ing the  office,  refused  to  qualify.  As  a  citizen  he 
is  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  of  the  county; 
as  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War  he  is  held  in  the 
highest  regard  b3'^  all  who  love  their  country  and 
cherish  the  principles  for  which  our  Government 
stands,  and  as  a  farmer  he  has  proved  energetic 
and  capable. 


K 


OBERT  W.  WRIGHT,  M.  D.,  proprietor  of 
the  Pioneer  Drug  Store  at  Oswego,  was 
born  in  Millington,  Yorkshire,  England, on 
^j^Christmas  Day,  1824.  At  the  age  of  four- 
teen he  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  company 
with  his  father,  William  Wright,  and  settled  in  Bur- 
tonsville,  Montgomery  County,  N.  Y.,  whence  he 
removed  to  Bellona,  Yates  County,  N.  Y.  For 
five  years  he  was  employed  by  Henry  Coleman  and 
George  O.  Toby,  and  at  the  age  of  twent3'-one  com- 
menced to  study  medicine  at  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y.  In 
order  to  defray  his  expenses,  he  taught  a  singing 
school  and  boarded  himself  in  the  oflice  of  iiis  pre- 
ceptor. Later  he  attended  lectures  at  Geneva, 
N.  Y. 

In  the  village  of  Abington,  Luzerne  County,  Pa., 
in  the  si)ring  of  1848,  Doctor  Wriglit  and  Miss 
Lota  A.Waite  were  united  in  marriage.  In  the  same 
year  the  young  couple  migrated  to  Wisconsin  and 
located  in  Emerald  Grove,  near  .Janesville,  where 
they  remained  until  the  spring  of  1850.  They 
then  removed  to  Iowa  and  became  pioneers  of  In- 
dependence. In  July,  1861,  the  Doctor  organized 
a  company  and  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier.  He 
was  detailed  to  take  charge  of  the  hospital  at 
Franklin,  Mo.,  in  the  winter  of  1861-62.  After  the 
battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  Ark.,  he  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  Captain  of  Company  C,  Ninth  Iowa  In- 
fantry.    After  the   battle  of  Vicksburg  he  was  ap- 


pointed in  Iowa  Recruiting  Agent  of  the  Govern- 
ment for  the  Dubuque  District,  and  served  in  that 
capacity  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

In  1865  the  Doctor  visited  his  old  home  in  Eng- 
land. Returning  to  tlie  United  States,  he  located 
temporarily  at  Springfield,  Mo.,  whence  in  July, 
1867,  lie  removed  to  Oswego,  Kan.  He  was  one  of 
the  original  members  of  the  Town  Compan}-,  and 
in  the  summer  of  1867  erected  the  first  frame  house 
in  the  place.  This  structure  was  16x24  feet  in  di- 
mensions and  was  a  mere  shed,  though  serving  the 
double  purpose  of  store  and  dwelling.  In  this,  the 
original  Pioneer  Drug  Store,  he  conducted  a  flour- 
ishing business,  carrying  a  stock  of  drugs  and  gro- 
ceries, which  he  sold  to  the  farmers  of  the  surround- 
ing country. 

Doctor  Wright  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Rail- 
road Assessor  and  served  in  that  capacity  for  three 
years.  He  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  State 
Legislature,  being  the  member  who  introduced  the 
bill  providing  for  an  appropriate  representation 
of  Kansas  at  the  Centennial.  Governor  Osborn 
appointed  him  one  of  the  Centennial  managers  of 
the  exhibit  of  Kansas  in  Philadelphia,  and  by  that 
a[)pointment  recognized  the  credit  that  was  due 
him  for  securing  from  the  Legislature  the  ap])ro- 
priation  of  $25,000.  The  Doctor  has  served  for 
three  terms  as  Mayor  of  Oswego,  and  has  held  var- 
ious other  responsible  positions. 

Every  railroad  in  southeastern  Kansas  has  re- 
ceived the  Doctor's  support.  He  was  instrumental 
in  securing  the  Missouri,  Kansas  cV  Texas  Rail- 
road to  Oswego,  and  was  the  originator  and  Pres- 
ident of  the  Spring  Valley  &  Southern  Kansas 
Railroad, afterward  known  as  the  Memphis,  Carth- 
age it  Northwestern  Railroad;  he  served  as  Vice- 
President  and  Director  of  the  company  until  the 
road  was  graded  to  Oswego.  In  August,  1869,  he 
laid  out  the  town  of  Independence  and  organized 
the  Town  Compan}-,  naming  the  place  in  honor  of 
his  old  home.  Independence,  Iowa. 

A  prominent  member  of  the  Kansas  State  Medical 
Association,  Doctor  Wright  served  as  its  President 
for  two  years.  He  spent  two  3'ears  in  California 
and  traveled  extensively  through  that  state  in 
search  of  a  suitable  location,  but  found  that  the 
state  was  owned  1)3'  English  lords  and  dukes  and 


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he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and 
lias  taken  an  active  interest  in  every  worthy  en- 
terprise which  tends  toward  the  advancement  of 
the  county,  in  whicli  he  has  so  long  made  his  home. 


^/AMES  TEXAS  BROWN,  a  farmer  and 
stock-raiser  of  Washington  Township,  Craw- 
ford County,  residing  on  section  10,  was 
born  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  August  23,  1816, 
and  is  the  eldest  of  eight  children  whose  parents 
were  Nathan  and  Mary  Brown.  They  were  na- 
tives of  Virginia.  The  father  served  in  the  War 
of  1812,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  New  Or- 
leans. The  grandfather,  James  Brown,  was  born  in 
the  Old  Dominion  and  served  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War.  The  family  originally  came  from  Aber- 
deen, Scotland. 

Our  subject,  accompanied  by  his  parents,  went 
to  Vermilion  Count}',  111.,  when  a  lad  of  six  sum- 
mers and  there  remained  until  fifteen  years  of 
age.  During  that  time  the  father  died,  and  Mr. 
Brown  of  this  sketch  went  to  St.  Louis,  where  he 
joined  the  United  States  Fur  Company  and  went 
to  Ft.  Benton.  He  remained  with  the  company 
for  about  seven  years,  hunting  through  Nebraska, 
Colorado  and  Wyoming.  He  had  many  narrow 
escapes  in  hunting  the  buffaloes  of  the  plains,  for 
the  Indians  were  still  treacherous.  In  1839,  he 
went  to  Texas,  and  in  1840  went  to  Minnesota 
and  Wisconsin,  where  he  followed  carpentering. 

In  1847,  Mr.  Brown  returned  to  Illinois  and 
married  Miss  Mary  Sprawls.  By  this  union  were 
born  four  children:  Electa,  wife  of  R.  M.  Tiffany, 
of  Girard;  Mary  A.,  wife  of  Mr.  McMurdy,  of 
Minnesota;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Culvert,  of 
Greenwood  County,  Kan.,  and  Nathan,  of  Iowa. 
In  Iowa  Mr.  Brown  married  his  second  wife  and 
they  became  the  parents  of  a  daughter,  M.aggie, 
who  married  C.  C.  Laws,  of  Girard.     In  1856,  our 


subject  emigrated  to  Kaufman  County,  Tex., 
where  he  remained  until  1880,  and  during  that 
time  served  as  a  member  of  the  Constitutional 
Convention.  To  him  is  due  the  present  school 
laws  of  the  state  of  Texas,  which  he  modeled  after 
those  of  Iowa,  with  which  he  was  familiar.  He 
served  in  the  Legislature  during  the  winter  of 
1868-69,  proving  an  honored  and  competent 
member  of  the  Assembly. 

In  1880,  Mr.  Brown  came  to  Crawford  County 
and  purchased  a  section  of  land,  but  has  since  sold 
part  of  it,  his  possessions  now  aggregating  three 
hundred  and  twenty  acres.  He  once  owned  a  sec- 
tion of  land  in  Greenwood  County,  Kan.,  and 
while  in  Texas  had  over  thirty  thousand  acres. 
He  has  a  beautiful  home,  and  his  is  one  of  the 
model  farms  of  the  community.  He  possesses  most 
excellent  business  ability,  and  the  success  of  his 
life  is  due  to  his  own  efforts.  Since  its  establish- 
ment he  has  read  the  St.  Louis  Globe-Demorrai,  and 
since  1856  has  taken  Norton's  Union  Intelligence. 
Since  the  war,  he  has  been  a  stalwart  supporter  of 
the  Republican  party,  and  socially  is  a  member  of 
the  Odd  Fellows'  society. 


^>-^<^ 


^— 


CARRY  H.  LUSK,  editor  and  proprietor  of 
|;  the  daily  and  weekly  Sun,  at  Parsons,  was 
born  in  Edinburgh,  Ind.,  on  the  14th  of 
April,  1852.  His  father,  David  W.  Lusk, 
was  a  native  of  Kentuck}',  and  removed  from 
there  to  Indiana,  where,  in  the  village  of  Ediu- 
burgii,  he  established  the  first  paper  published  In 
Johnson  County.  Later  be  went  to  Madison,  Ind., 
and  from  that  place  removed  to  Charleston,  the 
same  state,  whence  he  proceeded  to  southern  Illi- 
nois. He  was  a  man  upon  whom  high  honors 
were  bestowed,  and  for  some  time  he  occupied  the 
oflScer  of  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue,  and  also 
held  the  position  of  State  Printer  for  two  years. 
A   Republican  in  his  political  belief,  David  W. 


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Lusk  was  one  of  the  most  influential  men  of  his 
party  in  southern  Illinois,  and  was  also  prominent 
in  literary  and  journalistic  circles.  He  published 
a  book  called  "Politics  and  Politicians  of  Illinois," 
which  has  had  a  wide  circulation,  not  only  in  Illi- 
nois, but  throughout  many  other  states  of  the 
Union.  As  a  writer,  he  was  versatile  and  pungent, 
quick  to  discern  and  prompt  to  execute,  keen  in 
thought  and  forceful  in  expression.  By  inherent 
qualifications,  no  less  than  cultivated  tastes,  he 
was  admirably  adapted  to  the  profession  of  a  jour- 
nalist. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Shawneetown,  111.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  conducted  his  studies  for 
some  time.  There,  also,  he  served  an  apprentice- 
ship to  the  newspaper  business  under  the  efficient 
direction  of  his  father.  At  the  age  of  about  fif- 
teen years,  he  removed  to  Olney,  111.,  and  there 
purchased  a  paper,  the  Olney  Ledger,  which  he 
conducted  for  seven  years.  From  that  place  he 
went  to  Springfield,  111.,  and  aided  his  father  in 
the  publication  of  the  Illinois  Skite  Gazette,  which 
he  managed  for  two  years. 

Coming  to  Kansas  in  1878,  Mr.  Lusk  purchased 
the  Sun,  a  struggling  paper  published  at  irregular 
intervals.  Then  a  practical  failure,  he  has  made 
of  it  a  splendid  success  and  a  popular  journal 
with  many  friends  in  both  parties.  He  publishes 
both  a  daily  and  a  weekly  issue,  and  has  made  of 
his  pai)er  one  of  the  most  influential  organs  of  the 
Republican  party  in  Labette  Count}'.  The  Su7i 
takes  the  lead  in  advocating  whatever  may  be  for 
the  highest  good  of  the  community,  and  is  con- 
ducted strictly  upon  business  principles. 

In  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  advancement  of 
society,  education  and  politics,  Mr.  Lusk  takes  a 
keen  and  discriminating  interest,  and  through  the 
columns  of  his  paper,  which  has  a  wide  circulation 
both  in  this  and  surrounding  counties,  he  has 
many  times  been  instrumental  in  securing  for  this 
locality  various  advantages  of  a  nature  more  or 
less  important.  Mr.  Lusk  is  an  able  editor,  and 
has  made  a  marked  success  in  the  conduct  of  bis 
paper,  devoting  his  energies  to  making  it  one 
which  will  be  a  potent  factor  in  tlie  upbuilding 
of  the  city  and  county.  In  liis  social  relations  he 
is  identified  with  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  Amer- 


ica. He  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  Parsons 
April  27,  1889,  and  assumed  the  duties  of  the  po- 
sition on  the  11th  of  May,  1889,  serving  until 
January  9,  1894.  He  also  served  for  one  year  as 
Chairman  of  tlie  Republican  County  Central  Com- 
mittee. 


F.  EDWARDS,  a  farmer  and  contractor 
^jOi  residing  in  North  Township,  Labette 
fi  li  Count}',  claims  Kentucky  as  a  state  of  his 
nativity.  He  was  born  in  Laurel  County 
in  1843,  and  is  a  grandson  of  William  Edwards,  a 
native  of  North  Carolina.  His  father,  Charles 
Edwards,  was  born  in  Wales,  and  bidding  adieu  to 
that  country,  came  with  three  brothers  to  America 
during  the  Colonial  days.  All  four  aided  the 
Colonies  in  their  struggle  for  independence. 
Charles  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Yorktown,  and 
Thomas  lost  his  life  at  Round  Stone,  Va.,  but  the 
other  two  survived  the  struggle.  The  parents  of 
our  subject  were  John  and  Sarah  (Elliott)  Ed- 
wards. They  had  a  family  of  twelve  children, 
who  grew  to  mature  years. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  spent  the  days  of  his 
boyhood  and  youth  in  Kentuck}-,  and  acquired  his 
education  in  the  public  schools.  After  arriving  at 
man's  estate  he  was  united  in  marriage  withSojjhia 
Benjey,  tlie  marriage  ceremony  being  performed  in 
1865.  Previously  he  had  enlisted  in  the  Union 
army  as  a  member  of  Company  L,  First  Kentucky 
Cavalry,  under  Colonel  Wolford,  serving  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  He  also  had  three  brothers  in 
the  service,  but  none  lost  tlieir  lives  in  battle.  Our 
subject  was  always  with  his  regiment,  and  partici- 
pated in  the  engagements  at  Murfrcesboro,  Mills 
Springs,  Atlanta  and  the  entire  Geoigia  campaign. 
He  went  with  Sherman  on  the  celebrated  march  to 
the  sea,  and  participated  in  the  Grand  Review  at 
Washington,  the  finest  military  pageant  ever  seen 
on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic. 

Mr.  Edwards  began  railroad  contracting  in  1809, 
and  aided    in  buildinsr  the  Cincinnati  it  Southern 


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Railroad.  The  year  1877  witnessed  his  ari'ival  in 
Kansas.  Here  he  engaged  in  contracting  with  Mr. 
Wolcott.  They  constructed  the  Kansas  Citj'  & 
Pacific  Railroad  from  eight  miles  north  of  Parsons 
to  within  fifteen  miles  of  Paola.  He  also  built  ten 
miles  of  the  Frisco  Line  in  the  territory,  and  for 
tliree  years  has  been  engaged  in  doing  the  repair 
work  for  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas   Railway. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwards  were  born  sis  chil- 
dren: Irvin,  Maggie,  Sarah  (deceased),  Nannie, 
John  and  Lee.  Mr.  Edwards  has  been  a  second 
time  married,  the  lady  of  his  choice  being  Sarah 
E.  Chambers.  Three  children  grace  this  union: 
Arra  Belle,  Dellie  and  Effle.  Eight  of  the  family 
are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  all  are 
highly  respected  people,  who  rank  high  in  the  social 
circles  in  which  they  move. 

Mr.  Edwards  has  always  been  identified  with 
the  Democratic  part^',  and  socially  is  a  member  of 
tlie  Masonic  fraternity  and  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen.  His  life  has  been  a  successful 
one,  and  his  business  ability,  combined  witii  well 
directed  efforts  and  enterprise,  has  acquired  for 
him  a  handsome  property.  He  now  owns  nearly 
five  hundred  acres  of  good  land,  ail  of  which  he 
has  accumulated  since  coming  to  this  county.  He 
is  a  man  of  sterling  worth  and  strict  integrity,  and 
his  well  spent  life  has  gained  him  high  regard. 


-'^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^'-^ 


\T/ACOB  UNGEHEUER.  To  an  extent  not 
usually  enjoyed  has  success  crowned  the 
efforts  of  the  subject  of  our  sketch,  who 
is  one  of  the  wealthiest  men  of  Linn  County, 
and  probably  the  most  extensive  landowner  in 
Centreville  Township.  His  residence  is  a  commo- 
dious and  attractive  abode,  and  is  pleasantly  lo- 
cated on  section  23.  Since  coming  to  Linn  Coun- 
ty in  the  spring  of  1858,  Mr.  Ungeheuer  has  en- 
gaged in  general  fanning  and  is  now  the  owner  of 
thirteen  hundred  acres  in  Centreville  Township, 
lu   his   agricultural    operations    he   combines    in- 


dustry and  perseverance  with  wise  judgment  and 
keen  insight — qualities  which  have  contributed 
largely  to  his  prosperity. 

A  native  of  Germany,  our  subject  is  the  son  of 
John  and  Catharine  Ungeheuer,  wiio  passed  their 
entire  lives  in  the  Fatherland.  He  was  born 
March  7,  1835,  and  remained  in  Germany  until  he 
was  nineteen  years  of  age,  meantime  attending 
the  common  schools  and  also  learning  the  trade  of 
a  blacksmith.  In  1854  he  crossed  the  Atlantic, 
and  after  landing  in  New  York  proceeded  to  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  where  he  was  employed  at  his  trade 
for  one  year.  Thence  lie  went  to  St.  Louis  and 
was  similarly  engaged  for  a  few  months.  In  Des 
Moines,  Iowa,  where  he  next  made  location,  he 
worked  at  his  trade  for  three  months,  and  then 
opened  a  shop,  which  he  conducted  for  one  year. 

From  Des  Moines  Mr.  Ungeheuer  came  to  Kan- 
sas and  followed  his  trade  in  Centreville  Town- 
ship, Linn  Countj^,  until  the  opening  of  the  Civil 
War.  In  the  fall  of  1861  he  enlisted  as  a  black- 
smith in  Company  E,  Sixth  Kansas  Infantry,  and 
served  in  that  capacit}'  for  more  than  three  years, 
when  he  was  discharged.  While  boiling  coffee,  in 
the  fall  of  1862,  the  kettle  slipped  and  the  hot 
coffee  flew  in  his  face,  causing  a  total  loss  of  the 
sight  of  his  left  eye.  Upon  leaving  the  Union 
service,  Mr.  Ungeheuer  returned  to  Centreville 
Township,  and  has  since  engaged  in  farming  here. 

In  Centreville  Township,  April  1, 1861, occurred 
the  marriage  of  Mr.  Ungeheuer  to  Miss  Sarah 
Walker,  who  was  born  in  North  Carolina  April  24, 
1843.  Her  parents,  Alfred  and  Susanna  (Sale) 
Walker,  were  natives  of  North  Carolina, and  came 
to  Linn  County  about  1856,  settling  in  that 
county,  where  both  died,  he  on  the  22d  of  No- 
vember, 1861,  and  she  early  in  the  '70s.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  five  daughters 
and  three  sons,  Sarah  being  the  eldest  of  the  num- 
ber. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ungeheuer  have  nine  living 
children,  namely:  John,  who  married  Miss  Emma 
B.  Mundell;  Maiy,  Mrs.  Henry  Mantey;  Ida;  Nora, 
Mrs.  Watson  Campbell;  Charlie;  William;  Cora, 
who  married  Charles  C.  Burkhead;  Franklin  an'd 
RolLa. 

The  life  of  Mr.  Ungeheuer  affords  a  striking  ex- 
ample of   what    is  in   the   power    of    every  ener- 


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getic,  ambitious  man  to  accomplish  for  himself. 
Beginning  with  no  moneyed  capital,  in  a  country 
whose  language  and  people  were  strange  to  him, 
he  continued  steadfastly  and  patiently  at  his  work, 
and  in  due  time  was  rewarded  with  prosperity. 
He  has  ever  been  one  of  our  most  loyal  citizens, 
and  no  native-born  American  is  more  patriotic 
than  he.  His  wife  is  identified  with  the  Protest- 
ant Methodist  Church,  to  which  he  contributes 
liberally,  though  not  identified  with  it  or  any 
other  denomination. 


RTHUR  D.  SOWERBY,  the  popular  and 
efficient  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Richmond, 
has  for  a  number  of  years  been  activelj' 
interested  in  the  progressive  enterprises 
of  his  present  locality,  and  in  1890  became  a  per- 
manent resident  of  Richmond,  Franklin  Gount}^ 
Kan.  The  bank  in  which  our  subject  holds  so 
responsible  a  position  was  organized  by  Mr.  Sow- 
erby  himself  in  tlie  month  of  July,  1890.  It  is  a 
state  institution,  and  was  incorporated  with  an 
authorized  capital  of  §50,000.  Being  the  princi- 
pal stockliolder,  and  recognized  as  a  man  of  execu- 
tive abilitj',  our  subject,  as  was  eminentl}'  fitting, 
became  from  the  first  the  cashier  and  general  man- 
ager of  the  prosperous  moneyed  institution.  The 
Richmond  Bank  has  done  a  business  of  over  a 
81,000,000  annuall}^  and  carries  a  large  surplus, 
its  volume  of  trade  far  exceeding  early  expecta- 
tions. 

Mr.  Sowerbj'  is  a  native  of  England,  and 
was  born  in  the  city  of  London  Ma}'  8,  1856.  His 
parents,  John  Edward  and  Elizabeth  (Dewhurst) 
Sowerby,  were  likewise  English  born,  and  were 
the  descendants  of  a  long  line  of  useful  and  il- 
lustrious   ancestors,  the    father  and    his  paternal 


grandfather  being  widely  known  as  writers  of  dis- 
tinction on  the  subject  of  botany. 

The  father  published  Sowerby's  English  Botany, 
a  work  of  great  merit,  which  required  eleven  years 
to  complete  and  publish.  He  was  also  the  author  of 
other  wcrks  which  obtained  a  wide  circulation.  He 
was  a  cultured  man,  of  broad  intelligence  and  pro- 
found research,  and  was  recognized  as  authority- 
upon  botanical  subjects.  Winning  universal  re- 
cognition in  his  literar}-  field  of  labor,  he  attained 
to  financial  success,  and  after  a  life  of  busy  useful- 
ness entered  into  rest  in  the  year  1869.  The 
mother  makes  her  home  in  England.  Our  subject, 
the  second-born  in  a  family  of  six  children,  is 
the  only  one  who  emigrated  to  the  United 
States.  He  received  an  excellent  education  in  his 
birthplace,  and  upon  attaining  to  manhood  deter- 
mined to  try  his  fortunes  in  the  land  be3'ond 
the  Atlantic,  and  in  1878  embarking  for  America, 
after  a  safe  and  pleasant  v03-age  landed  in  !New 
York.  Our  subject  first  made  a  long  expected 
visit  with  relatives  in  the  state  of  Connecticut, 
then  journeying  to  the  westward  he  remained  for 
a  few  months  in  Ohio.  The  succeeding  year,  1879, 
he  found  his  wa^'  to  Kansas,  and  successfully  en- 
gaged in  merchandising  in  Central  Cit}'. 

In  1880  Mr.  Sowerb}"  became  identified  witii  tlie 
First  National  Bank  of  Garnett,  where  he  ably 
served  as  book-keeper  and  teller  until  he  made  liis 
home  in  Richmond.  In  the  year  1879  were  united 
in  marriage  Arthur  D.  Sowerby  and  Miss  Jessie 
Motherhead,  an  accomplished  lady,  born  in  Hong 
Kong,  China,  and  the  daughter  of  English  parents. 
The  father  of  Mrs.  Sowerby,  Alfred  Motherhead, 
was  Clerk  of  the  Court  in  China  at  the  time  of 
his  daugliter  Jessie's  birth.  Three  sons  blessed  the 
union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sowerby,  Alfred  A.,  Leslie 
F.  and  Clive  H.,  all  intelligent  young  lads,  with  a 
bright  future  before  them. 

Our  subject  and  his  excellent  wife  are  devout 
Episcopalians,  and  are  foremost  in  good  work  and 
benevolent  enterprises,  occupying  social  positions 
of  influence.  Politically  a  Republican,  Mr.  Sower- 
by has  not  been  troubled  with  a  desire  for  oflice, 
and  is  devoted  to  the  demands  of  his  business.  He 
is  fraternally  a  valued  member  of  the  Ancient 
Free  it  Accepted  Masons,  and  is  likewise  connected 


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with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  and 
within  these  orders  has  a  host  of  friends  and  well- 
wishers. 


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^1/  J.  WILSON,  an  early  settler  of  Kansas  and 
a  public-spirited  citizen  of  enterprise  and 
ability,  prosperously  conducts  one  of  the 
finest  farms  of  Marysville  Township,  Miami 
Count}%Kan.,and  is  pleasantly  situated  on  section 
24.  A  friend  to  educational  advancement,  and 
intimately  associated  with  the  progressive  inter- 
ests of  his  locality,  Mr.  Wilson  has  served  elB- 
ciently  as  Clerk  of  the  School  Board,  and  among 
his  friends  and  neighbors  is  esteemed  for  his  ster- 
ling integrity  of  character  and  excellent  business 
abilit}'.  Our  subject  is  a  native  of  Erie  County, 
Pa.,  and  was  born  July  4, 1841.  His  parents,  James 
and  Elenor  (McNair)  Wilson,  were  both  descended 
from  a  long  line  of  energetic  and  hard  working 
ancestors.  The  pioneer  home  of  the  father  and 
motlier  was  blessed  with  the  presence  of  five 
children,  four  of  whom  are  yet  living.  The  mother 
died  in  1846,  universally  lamented,  and  the  father 
passed  away  in  1864.  He  was  a  man  of  broad  in- 
telligence, liberal  in  his  views  and  upright  in  his 
daily  walk,  commanding  the  high  regard  of  all 
who  knew  him.  He  appreciated  tlie  advantages 
of  an  education  and  gave  his  children  all  the 
opportunities  for  instruction  he  could  afford. 

Our  subject  was  reared  upon  his  father's  farm 
and  was  trained  to  the  avocation  of  a  tiller  of  the 
soil.  He  attended  the  district  school  of  the  home 
neighborhood,  and,  always  a  farmer,  began  life  for 
himself  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  then  leav- 
ing home  and  journeying  to  the  farther  west  of 
Illinois.  Mr.  Wilson  settled  in  Kane  County  and 
worked  on  a  farm  b}'  the  month  for  three  years. 
He  later  emigrated  to  Nebraska  and  located  on  the 
Little  Blue,  where  lie  had  an  interest  in  a  rancli 
for  about  a  twelvemonth.  In  the  year  1867  our 
subject  came  to  Kansas  and  made  his  permanent 


home  in  the  east  half  of  the  southwest  quarter  of 
section  28,  Ten  Mile  Township,  all  wild  land  then. 
Remaining  upon  this  homestead  for  about  thirteen 
years,  Mr.  Wilson  devoted  himself  unweariedly  to 
the  cultivation  of  his  acres  and  to  the  various  need- 
ed improvements.  In  1880,  beginning  anew,  he  re- 
moved to  his  present  farm,  as  before,  entering  upon 
the  cultivation  of  entirely  wild  land.  Financially 
prospered,  Mr.  Wilson  is  the  owner  of  three  hun- 
dred and  twent3'  acres,  finely  cultivated,  two  hun- 
dred and  twenty  being  under  the  plow  and  pro- 
ducing an  abundant  harvest  of  grain,  corn,  flax, 
millet,  timothy,  clover  and  prairie  hay.  Tlieie 
are  upon  the  place  twelve  high-grade  horses, 
eight}'  head  of  cattle  and  one  hundred  and  sixty- 
nine  hogs. 

The  commodious  family  residence  of  modern 
design  and  finish,  a  capacious  barn  costing  $1,800, 
and  large  sheds  are  among  the  valuable  improve- 
ments of  the  Wilson  farm.  The  barn,  one  of  the 
best  in  the  township,  is  40x50  feet  with  a  shed 
twenty  feet.  The  posts  are  twenty  feet,  and  there 
is  a  basement  underneath.  The  walls  are  ten  feet 
and  one  inch  in  height  and  two  feet  in  tiiickness. 
There  are  in  the  orchard  sixty-five  apple  trees,  six 
cherry  and  forty  peach  trees,  also  a  number  of 
ornamental  trees  and  shrubs.  Beginning  in  Kan- 
sas upon  a  capital  of  $90.05,  Mr.  Wilson  has  won 
his  upward  way  to  a  comfortable  competence, 
and,  unaided,  has  self-reliantly  attained  to  a  posi- 
tion of  useful  influence.  As  Clerk  of  the  school 
district  our  subject  has  given  to  the  public  most 
efficient  service,  and  politically  a  Republican  and 
a  prominent  leader  of  the  local  party,  he  has  fre- 
quently represented  his  fellow-citizens  at  state  and 
county  conventions,  and  in  the  discharge  of  tlic 
duties  intrusted  to  his  care  gave  thorough  satis- 
faction to  all  his  constituents.  He  has  been  urged 
to  make  the  race  for  County  Commissioner,  but 
has  persistently  refused  to  accept  the  nomination. 

February  22,  1871,  J.  J.  Wilson  and  Miss  Alice 
Pipher  were  united  in  marriage..  The  estimable 
wife  of  our  subject,  born  in  1848  in  the  state  of 
New  York,  was  tlie  daughter  of  Lewis  and  Sopiiro- 
nia  (Gardner)  Pipher.  Mr.  Pipher,  a  native  of 
Canada,  and  his  good  wife,  born  in  Jeflferson 
County,  N.  Y.,  for  many  years  inp.de  tlieir  home 


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in  Kane  County,  111.,  but  in  1870  removed  to 
Miami  County,  Kan.,  where  they  both  passed  away. 
Ten  children  had  blessed  their  union.  Joseph 
Pipher  was  a  member  of  the  Eiglith  Illinois  Cav- 
alry and  served  with  courage  during  the  Civil 
War.  Mrs.  Pipher  was  a  devout  Christian  and  a 
valued  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Our  subject  has  no  children,  but,  a  friend  to 
educational  advancement,  aids  tlie  youth  of  (lis 
locality'  in  securing  a  higher  and  more  extended 
education  than  was  possible  in  Kansas  but  a  com- 
paratively few  years  ago.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilson 
enjoy  the  kindly  esteem  of  manj'  friends,  and 
ever  read}'  to  lend  a  helping  hind  to  the  unfort- 
unate, accomplish  much  good.  Our  subject  is 
numbered  among  the  substantial  men  of  the 
county,  and,  a  liberal-spirited  citizen,  is  active  in 
all  matters  pertaining  to  the  public  welfare. 


II/^^  ON.  JABEZ  B.  BKOADIIEAD,  prominently 
K'  j)  associated  with  the  early  histoiy  and  strug- 
^>^  gles  of  the  state  of  Kansas,  located  in 
(^/  Mound  City  Township,  Linn  Count}',  in 
the  fall  of  1858,  and  for  over  twentj'-two  years 
was  closely  identified  witii  the  upward  growth  and 
ultimate  success  of  his  adopted  state.  A  man  of 
broad  intelligence,  business  enterprise  and  upright 
character,  his  executive  ability  made  him  an  im- 
portant and  invaluable  factor  in  the  development 
of  the  new  country,  whose  triumphant  advance 
was  marked  by  unprecedented  trials  and  calami- 
ties, overcome  with  heroic  courage  and  endurance. 
He  was  born  in  Sorb}'  Bridge,  Yorkshire,  England, 
April  4,  1826.  Arriving  in  America  with  his 
parents  when  only  a  little  child,  lie  soon  became  in 
heart  and  soul  a  thorough  American, and  was  but 
fifty-five  years  of  age  when  his  useful  life  was 
terminated    by  a  terrible    death.     Gored   and  lit- 


erally crushed  by  an  infuriated  bull  weighing 
fully  twenty-six  iiundred  pounds,  he  survived  to 
suffer  but  a  few  hours  after  receiving  his  frightful 
injuiies  and  passed  to  his  rest  mourned  as  a  pub- 
lic loss  by  all  who  knew  him.  Our  subject  was  a 
half-brother  of  J.  C.  Broadhead,  of  Paris  Town- 
ship, and  was  a  son  of  John  Broadhead,  of  York- 
shire, England.  His  mother,  Hannah  Hall  Broad- 
head, was  also  a  native  of  Yorkshire,  England. 
The  parents,  immediately  after  their  emigration 
to  the  United  States,  made  their  home  in  Cliau- 
tauqua  County,  N.  Y.,  and  many  years  later  died 
in  Busti. 

Ten  children  clustered  in  the  home  of  John  and 
Hannah  Broadhead,  and  Jabez  B.,  the  eldest  son, 
early  became  self-supporting.  He  was  educated 
in  the  district  schools  of  the  Empire  State  and 
there  attained  to  manhood.  Upon  the  1st  of 
September,  1850,  our  subject  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Hannah  M.  Smith,  born  Novem- 
ber 30,  1831,  in  Busti,  Chautauqua  County,  N.  Y. 
For  some  years  subsequent  to  their  union  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Broadhead  resided  amid  the  scenes  of  their 
youthful  days,  and  it  was  not  until  1858  that  they 
made  a  change  of  locality,  then  journeying  to 
Kansas,  from  that  time  their  future  home.  In 
Mound  City  Township  our  subject  at  once  en- 
gaged in  the  cultivation  of  a  fine  farm,  and  had 
brought  his  homestead  up  to  a  highly  productive 
state  and  added  many  valuable  improvements 
when  he  was  so  suddenly  summoned  from  his  la- 
bors. Financially  successful,  he  was  also  deeply 
interested  in  both  local  and  national  issues,  and, 
popular  with  his  fellow-citizens,  wiio  appreciated 
his  qualities  of  head  and  heart,  he  was  elected  to 
the  Kansas  Legislature  in  the  early  '60s.  An  ar- 
dent Abolitionist,  he  made  a  gallant  fight  in  the 
House  for  his  principles  and  his  party  and  did 
good  work  in  securing  Kansas'  admission  into  the 
Union  as  a  free  state. 

In  religious  convictions  Mr.  Broadhead  was  a 
Congregationalist  and  was  active  in  tiie  support 
and  extension  of  Christian  influence.  Elected  the 
first  President  of  the  Linn  County  Agricultural  So- 
ciety, he  discharged  the  duties  of  the  position  to 
the  great  acceptability  of  his  associate  members  and 
held  that  honored  office  at  the  time  of  his  death. 


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He  was  among  the  leaders  in  improving  the  qual- 
ity of  stock  owned  in  Linn  County  and  imported 
tliorouglibreds  and  full-blooded  stock.  His  home, 
one  of  the  pleasantest  in  the  county  and  the  abode 
of  hospitality,  was  blessed  with  the  presence  of 
four  children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy  and 
anotlier  in  early  cliildhood.  Ellen  M.  is  the  wife 
of  Judge  Theodoeius  Botkin;  and  Mary  F.,  is  the 
wife  of  Charles  W.  Forbes. 

The  homestead,  containing  three  hundred  and 
twenty  acres,  is  one  of  the  finest  pieces  of  farm- 
ing property  in  the  state  and  is  kept  in  perfect 
order.  Tlie  estimable  widow  of  our  subject,  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church  as  was  her 
husband,  and  witli  her  two  daughters  occupies  a 
social  position  of  usefulness  and  influence. 


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ART  VELTHOEN  is  a  native  of  Holland, 
and  is  one  of  the  industrious  farmers  of 
(i'  Anderson  County.  He  owns  a  desirable 
farm  on  section  20,  Union  Township,  and 
ma3'  be  truly  proud  of  the  success  he  has  achieved 
in  the  laud  of  liis  adoption.  For  over  thirty  j'ears 
he  lias  taken  his  share  in  the  advancement  and 
l)rosperity  of  this  county,  of  which  he  is  justly  es- 
teemed one  of  the  leading  agriculturists. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  the  southern  part  of 
Holland,  March  10,  1828,  and  passed  his  boyhood 
in  tlie  usual  manner  of  farmer  lads.  Much  of  his 
time  was  devoted  to  raising  flax,  in  which  he  has 
very  successful,  and  for  a  period  of  about  six  years 
he  was  employed  as  an  overseer,  as  he  was  consid- 
ered an  expert  in  the  business.  His  parents  were 
also  natives  of  Holland,  where  they  passed  their 
entire  lives.  His  father  bore  the  same  Christian 
name  as  our  subject,  while  his  mother  was  in  her 
maidenhood  Miss  Heltje  Fisher.  Their  family 
comprised  three  children,  namely:  Leauder,  John 
and  our  subject. 

Believing  that  lie  could  better  his  condition, Mr. 
'N'elthoen  took  passage  on  a  sailing-vessel  on  the 
10th  of  March,    1856,  bound  for  America.     The 


voyage  consumed  fifty  days,  his  destination  being 
New  Orleans,  where  he  arrived  early  in  May.  He 
only  remained  in  the  Crescent  City  for  about  two 
days,  and  thence  proceeded  up  the  Mississippi 
River  as  far  as  Keokuk,  Iowa.  After  prospecting 
in  the  west  to  some  extent,  he  located  in  Marion 
County,  Iowa,  which  was  his  place  of  abode  until 
April,  1861,  the  dale  of  his  arrival  in  Anderson 
County.  He  at  once  settled  in  what  is  now  Union 
Township,  where  he  has  since  been  one  of  the 
prominent  residents.  He  had  only  limited  means, 
which  he  invested  in  one  hundred  acres  of  land, 
but  as  the  years  rolled  by  he  found  himself  en- 
abled to  purchase  more  land,  until  at  the  present 
time  he  possesses  some  six  hundred  acres. 

The  union  of  Mr.  Velthoen  and  Mrs.  Henrietta 
M.  Enochs  was  celebrated  in  Greeley,  Anderson 
County,  on  the  31st  of  August,  1862.  The  lady 
was  born  in  Darke  County,  Ohio,  April  20,  1831. 
Her  maiden  name  was  Lawrence.  She  became  the 
wife  of  George  Enochs,  and  came  to  this  county 
in  October,  1859,  settling  in  Union  Township, 
where  Mr.  Enochs  was  accidently  killed  on  the 
29th  of  October  of  the  following  year.  Their  son, 
William  H.,  is  now  a  farmer  of  Union  Township. 
Our  subject  and  his  wife  have  a  son,  John  S.,  who 
married  Miss  Mary  J.  Alexander,  and  resides  in 
Union  Township.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Velthoen, 
Clark  Lawrence,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania, 
while  her  mother  was  born  in  Maryland. 

In  his  political  atliliations  our  subject  is  a  stanch 
supporter  of  the  Republican  party  and  nominees. 
He  is  a  liberal  contributor  to  church  and  benevo- 
lent enterprises,  and  adheres  strictly  to  the  teach- 
ing of  the  Golden  Rule.  He  has  a  pleasant  home, 
and  has  found  in  his  wife  a  kind  and  trusty  help- 
mate, who  has  aided  materially  in  his  success. 


«HOMAS  P.  GOWDY,  an  honored  veteran  of 
the  late  war,  is  classed  among   the  intelli- 

gent  and  enterprising  farmers  of  Jackson 

Township,  Anderson  County,  who  have  contributed 
so  largely  to  raise  it  to  its  present  high  position  as 


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a  great  agricultural  centre.  His  farm  is  one  of  the 
finest  in  the  place,  and  here  he  has  a  comfortable 
home. 

Mr.  Gowdy  was  born  in  Clarke  County,  Ohio, 
December  21,  1834,  to  John  and  Ann  (Steele) 
Gowdy,  natives  of  Kentucky,  who  married  and 
settled  in  Clarke  County,  Ohio,  where  they  re- 
mained some  time  and  then  removed  to  Warren 
County,  111.,  in  1851.  The  former  died  in  1864, 
and  the  latter  in  1883.  They  had  ten  children: 
James  S.,  "William  C,  Nancy  C,  Isabella,  John, 
Joseph,  Robert,  Thomas  P.,  David  and  Sarah  J. 

Our  subject  spent  the  early  years  of  his  life  in 
his  native  county,  going  to  Warren  County,  111., 
with  his  parents  in  1851,  and  continuing  with 
them  until  the  war  broke  out.  Being  of  a  patriotic 
nature,  young  Gowdy  enlisted  in  the  service  of 
his  country  in  July,  1862.  He  enrolled  with 
Company  C,  Eighty-third  Illinois  Infantry,  and 
remained  on  the  field  until  the  close  of  the  strug- 
gle. In  the  battle  of  Ft.  Donelson,  in  186?,  he 
fought  bravel}',  and  when  peace  was  declared,  re- 
turned home  to  Warren  County,  where  he  resumed 
his  work  on  his  father's  farm. 

In  1865,  Mr.  Gowd^'  was  married  to  Miss 
Jsanc}'  J.  Caldwell,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
A.  (Nichol)  Caldwell,  whose  biograpliies  may  be 
found  in  the  sketch  of  Joseph  Caldwell.  Mrs. 
Gowdy  was  born  in  Greene  County,  Ohio,  Septem- 
ber 24,  1841.  She  was  twelve  years  old  when  she 
went  with  her  parents  to  Warren  County,  111., 
where  she  grew  to  womanhood  and  married  our 
subject.  After  their  union,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gowdy 
settled  in  Hale  Township,  the  same  county,  and 
there  lived  until  the  fall  of  1869,  when  they  came 
to  Anderson  County,  and  located  in  this  township, 
on  the  land  which  he  had  previously  bought.  In 
these  years  our  subject  has  worked  industriously, 
improving  his  land,  and  froin  time  to  time,  as  he 
was  able,  erecting  the  necessary  outbuildings  with 
which  to  carry  on  farming  successfully.  He  is 
now  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  sagacious  and 
prominent  farmers  and  stock-raisers  in  this  part  of 
the  state,  and  is  also  a  marked  figure  in  its  political 
and  social  life.  His  farm  comprises  two  hundred 
and  thirty-three  acres  of  fertile  soil,  which  yields 
an  abundant  harvest  of  the  various  cereals  each 


season.  Mr.  Gowdy  has  never  been  an  oflSce-seeker, 
but  has  been  called  to  fill  some  important  town- 
ship offices,  having  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace 
for  two  terms,  besides  filling  other  equally  respon- 
sible positions.  He  is  a  stanch  Republican  and 
takes  an  active  interest  in  tlie  political  issues  of 
the  day. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gowd}-  are  deepl}-  interested  in 
religion,  and  are  valued  and  consistent  members 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church.  To  this  es- 
timable couple  were  born  three  children:  Brainard 
AV.,  Kiley  Warren  and  Harry  S.  A  law-abiding 
citizen,  possessed  of  good  social  qualities  and  ex- 
cellent character,  our  subject  is  held  in  good  re- 
pute by  neighbors  and  friends. 


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EM.  BOOR.  In  the  great  and  fertile  west  are 
some  extensive  farmers,  men  who  bring 
to  their  calling  rare  business  skill  and  ex- 
cellent judgment.  Seme  of  the  most  enterprising 
of  these  may  be  found  in  Kansas.  Ranking  among 
them  is  E.  M.  Boor,  who  is  one  of  the  prominent 
men  of  Crawford  Count}'.  He  owns  and  operates 
two  hundred  and  nineteen  acres  of  land  in  Osage 
Township,  nearly  all  of  whicli  is  under  cultiva- 
tion, tlie  balance  being  devoted  to  stock-raising. 
Mr.  Boor  was  born  in  Bedford  County,  Pa.,  in 
1836,  and  when  yet  an  infant  his  parents  removed 
to  Claj-  County,  Ind.  He  was  the  fifth  of  seven 
children  born  to  John  and  Sarah  (Miller)  Boor, 
both  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  of  German  de- 
scent. Our  subject  grew  to  manhood  in  Indiana, 
and  there  married  Miss  Sarah  Rector,  whose  par- 
ents were  among  the  early  pioneers  of  that  state. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boor  began  life  together  in  1860, 
with  little  or  no  means.  They  continued  to 
live  in  Indiana  until  1882,  when  tiiey  removed  to 
KansftS,     They  sold    out   their   Indiana    property 


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and  purchased  land  in  Osage  Township,  Crawford 
Count}',   where  they  have  since  resided. 

Our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  are  the  par- 
ents of  thirteen  children,  eleven  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing. They  are  all  members  of  the  Disciples  Church 
at  Monmouth,  except  the  three  youngest.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Boor  have  been  members  of  this  denomi- 
nation for  many  years,  and  in  their  social  and 
private  life  show  themselves  to  be  guided  by 
Christian  principles. 

Politically,  Mr.  Boor  is  :i  member  of  the  Repub- 
lican party,  and  cast  his  first  vote  for  Lincoln.  He 
is  a  genial,  pleasant  gentleman,  and  is  well  liked 
by  a  large  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances. 


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\t  OHN  M.  BOWMAN.  The  confidence  of  the 
public  in  any  business  enterprise  must  be 
measured  by  its  tangible  attitude  toward 
J  that  enterprise.  Measured  in  this  way  the 
Bank  of  Greeley  has  a  strong  and  unassailable  hold 
upon  the  business  and  financial  men  of  that  city. 
The  honored  and  esteemed  President  of  this  bank, 
John  M.  Bowman,  was  born  in  fickaway  County, 
Ohio,  .January  26,  1827,  to  the  union  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Morris)  Bowman.  The  father,  a  native 
of  Hardin  County,  Va.,  was  born  in  1800;  the 
mother  was  born  in  1802,  being  the  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Wells)  Morris,  both  of  whom 
were  originally  from  Mainland. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Will- 
iam Bowman,  was  a  native  of  the  Old  Dominion, 
but  at  an  early  date  removed  to  Ohio,  where  he 
was  a  pioneer  of  Pickaway  County,  settling  there 
during  the  AVar  of  1812,  when  the  Indians  were 
about  the  only  inhabitants.  He  had  a  brother, 
Jacob  Bowman,  who  settled  at  Newark,  Ohio,  at 
the  same  time.  Grandfather  Bowman  cleared  a 
farm  in  the  timber  of  Walnut  Township,  now  one 
of  the  finest  townships  in  that  section  of  country. 
He  lived  to  be  about  three-score  years  of  age. 
Both  the  paternal  and  maternal  grandparents  had 
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fifteen  children,  all  of  whom  attained  to  mature 
years. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Jolin  Bowman,  was 
trained  to  the  arduous  duties  of  the  farm  at  an 
early  age,  and  when  but  a  boy  removed  with  his 
parents  to  Pickaway  County,  Ohio,  where  he  mar- 
ried and  became  an  influential  farmer.  There  his 
death  occurred  in  1842,  and  his  wife  followed  him 
to  the  grave  two  years  later.  Eight  children 
were  born  to  them,  the  eldest  of  whom,  a  son,  was 
drowned  in  childhood.  The  others  were  as  fol- 
lows: John  M.;Lydia,  who  married  Edward  Weak- 
ley, and  is  now  a  widow,  making  her  home  with 
our  subject;  William,  who  resides  in  Sumner 
County,  Kan.,  Melissa,  who  married  Robert  Burk, 
and  resides  near  Shelby ville.  111.;  Matilda,  who 
married  George  Cummings,  and  lives  at  Girard, 
Kan.;  Mary,  who  married  William  McCullough, 
and  resides  at  Ottawa,  Kan.,  and  Samuel  (see 
sketch). 

The  youthful  days  of  our  subject  were  spent  on 
the  farm  in  Ohio  and  in  attending  the  common 
schools,  where  he  received  a  good  practical  educa- 
tion. In  1851  he  married  Miss  Rachel  Warren, 
who  was  born  in  Pickaway  County,  Ohio,  in  1831, 
being  the  daughter  of  Silas  and  Sarah  (Riley) 
Warren,  natives  of  Delaware.  In  September, 
1854,  our  subject  removed  to  Illinois  and  settled 
in  Tower  Hill  Township,  Shelby  County,  where  he 
purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  raw 
prairie,  making  his  home  there  until  he  came  to 
Kansas.  At  that  time  he  owned  two  hundred  and 
thirty  acres  of  land  which  he  sold.  AVhlle  traveling 
westward  he  stopped  in  Missouri  for  a  few  raontiis 
and  then  came  to  Kansas,  where  he  purchased 
four  hundred  and  eighty  acres  of  unimproved 
land  located  in  the  southwestern  part  of  Lib- 
erty Township,  Linn  County.  Later  he  purchased 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  additional,  and  fol- 
lowed stock-raising  and  also  dealt  in  live  stock. 
On  this  place  he  resided  until  1886,  meantime 
making  manj'  improvements  and  erecting  fine 
buildings.  He  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  his  wife 
September  16,  1871.  After  his  children  started 
out  in  life  for  themselves  he  left  the  farm  and 
came  to  Greeley,  where  he  has  since  resided. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bowman  were  born   four  chil- 


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dren:  George,  who  was  born  December  9,  1852, 
and  is  now  a  druggist  at  Hopkins,  Mo.;  Nelson, 
who  was  drowned  in  the  Kansas  River  while  a 
student  at  Leconipton;  Noah,  who  is  an  attorney  at 
Garnett,  Kan.,  and  has  one  son;  and  Jennie,  who 
married  John  McFadden,  of  Greele}',  and  has 
oneson  and  one  daughter.  In  his  political  views 
Mr.  Bowman  is  a  stanch  advocate  of  Democratic 
principles.  He  has  held  local  offices,  but  the  de- 
mands of  his  private  business  have  prevented 
hira  from  participating  largely'  in  ]jublic  affairs. 
In  his  religious  views  he  affiliates  with  the  United 
Brethren  Church,  having  joined  that  church 
in  1845;  he  was  Class-leader  for  several  years, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  liberal  branch  of  the 
church.  From  the  establishment  of  the  Bank  of 
Greeley  he  has  been  its  President  and  one  of  the 
original  stockholders.  It  is  a  state  bank  and  is 
one  of  the  solid  financial  institutions  of  the 
county.  For  some  time  he  had  an  interest  in  the 
Gi'eeley  Mills,  and  also  dealt  in  live  stock  for 
some  years  after  removing  to  Greeley.  He  has 
made  his  own  way  in  the  world,  for  when  he  first 
settled  in  Illinois  he  had  only  a  team  and  wagon 
and  8817  in  mone3%  which  represented  his  earnings 
in  Ohio.  He  prospered  in  Illinois  and  has  also 
been  unusually  successful  in  Kansas. 


,ANH:L  p.  GARDNER,  who  carries  on 
Jj]  general  farming  and  stock-raising  on  sec- 
l-*^  tions  28  and  29,  Ladore  Township,  Neosho 
Count\',  is  the  owner  of  two  hundred  and 
forty  acres  of  fine  land,  constituting  a  desirable 
and  valuable  farm.  Its  fields  are  well  tilled  and 
3-ield  to  the  owner  a  golden  tribute.  Tliere  are 
also  many  improvements  upon  it  which  add  to  its 
value  and  attractive  appearance. 

Mr.  Gardner  is  a  native  of  the  Empire  State. 
He  was  born  in  Genesee  County  in  1838,  and  is 
one  of  seven   children.     His   parents,    Ozro    and 


Ann  (Underwood)  Gardner,  were  also  natives  of 
New  York.  The  grandfather,  Ensign  Gardner, 
was  born  in  Connecticut,  and  was  one  of  the  he- 
roes of  the  Revolution  who  valiantly  aided  in  the 
struggle  for  independence. 

Our  subject  spent  the  first  seven  years  of  his 
life  in  the  state  of  his  nativity,  and  then  accom- 
panied his  parents  on  their  removal  to  Kane  Coun- 
ty, 111.,  where  the}'  resided  eigiit  years.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period  the}'  removed  to  Jackson 
Count}',  Iowa,  where  Daniel  Gardner  also  spent 
eight  years.  During  that  period  he  was  married 
near  Brooklyn,  Poweshiek  County,  Iowa,  the  lady 
of  his  choice  being  Miss  Rosa  Motheral.  and  in 
1861  he  brought  his  wife  to  Kansas,  locating  in 
Allen  County.  There  he  lived  until  1863,  when 
he  entered  the  service  of  his  country  as  a  member 
of  Company  E,  Fifteenth  Kansas  Cavalry,  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  under  Colonel 
Cloud,  doing  duty  in  Kansas,  Arkansas,  Missouri 
and  Colorado. 

When  hostilities  had  ceased  and  peace  had  been 
restored,  Mr.  Gardner  returned  to  his  farm  in 
Allen  County,  and  the  following  year  came  to 
Neosho  County,  locating  upon  the  farm  which  is 
still  his  home.  It  was  then  wild  land,  upon  which 
not  a  furrow  had  been  turned  or  an  improvement 
made,  but  with  characteristic  energy  he  began  its 
development,  and  in  course  of  time  the  barren 
prairie  began  to  yield  him  a  ready  return  for  his 
labors.  His  life  has  been  a  busy  and  useful  one 
and  has  always  been  devoted  to  general  farming, 
in  which  he  has  met  with  good  success. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gardner  were  born  two  chil- 
dren: Otto,  who  died  in  infancy,  and  Effie,  wife 
of  William  Baine.  The  mother  of  this  family  was 
called  to  her  final  rest,  and  after  her  death  ISIr. 
Gardner  was  again  married,  his  second  union  be- 
ing with  Sarah  McClure.  Ten  children  graced  this 
union,  five  sons  and  five  daughters:  Cora,  Myrtle, 
Carrie,  Inez,  Daniel  P.,  INIaggie,  and  four  infant 
boys  deceased.  In  politics,  Mr.  Gardner  supports 
the  Democratic  party.  He  has  served  in  the  office 
of  Town  Trustee,  and  socially  is  connected  with 
the  Grand  Army  of  tlie  Republic.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Cliristian  Church  and  tlie  Anti-llorse 
Thief  Association,     When  he  came  to  Kansas  he 


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had  no  capital  or  propertj',  hence  his  entire  pos- 
sessions have  been  acquired  since  his  arrival,  and 
the  fact  tliat  he  is  now  a  well-to-do  citizen  indi- 
cates a  busy  and  useful  life. 


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APT.  JOHN  R.  FOSTER,  President  of  the 
First  National  Bank  at  Garnett,  Kan.,  re- 
quires more  than  a  passing  notice  in  a  work 
of  this  character.  He  is  the  pioneer  banker  of 
Anderson  County,  and  is  well  known  as  a  finan- 
cier and  shrewd  business  man,  as  well  as  a  banker 
of  the  soundest  judgment  and  wide  range  of  prac- 
tical experience.  The  First  National  Bank  of 
Garnett  is  closely  identified  with  the  financial  in- 
terests and  commercial  progress  of  this  community 
and  is  one  of  the  solid  institutions  of  Kansas,  en- 
joying a  re|)utation  for  reliability  and  safety  that 
extends  far  beyond  the  limits  of  this  county. 

Capt.  John  R.  Foster  was  born  in  Knox  County', 
Tenn.,  December  2,  1841,  being  a  son  of  Jesse  F. 
and  Huldah  E.  (Ramey)  Foster.  His  ancestors 
were  all  wealthy  and  the  owners  of  large  planta- 
tions in  the  southern  states  as  well  as  a  great  many 
slaves.  The  family  of  which  our  subject  was^  a 
member  removed  to  Webster  County,  Mo.,  in 
1845,  and  settled  on  a  farm  where  the  father  and 
mother  both  passed  the  closing  scenes  of  their 
lives.  Of  the  four  children  born  to  them  our  sub- 
ject is  the  first  in  order  of  birth.  Thomas,  the 
second  child,  is  now  cashier  of  the  People's  Na- 
tional Bank  at  Burlington,  Kan.  Ann  E.  is  the 
wife  of  Robert  McMahan,  of  Webster  County,  Mo. 
Jesse  F.  resides  on  the  homestead  in  Webster 
County,  Mo. 

Our  subject  passed  his  boyhood  and  youth  upon 
a  farm,  and  early  in  life  developed  a  strong  liking 
for  business.  When  but  ten  j^ears  of  age  he  com- 
menced trading  in  live-stock,  and  as  his  judgment 
was  all  that  could  be  desired  in  his  dealings  his 
father  would  always  uphold  him  in  any  bargain  he 


chose  to  make.  Although  the  latter  never  gave 
him  money  to  spend,  he  gave  young  Foster  oppor- 
tunities to  earn  the  same.  When  the  Civil  War 
broke  out  this  bo}'  was  among  the  first  to  offer  his 
services,  and  he  enlisted  in  Coleman's  Regiment, 
serving  three  montlis,when  the  regiment  disbanded. 
He  then  furnished  horses  for  the  Government  and 
made  money  from  the  start.  In  1862  he  again 
enlisted,  and  in  March  was  mustered  into  the  ser- 
vice with  Company  H,  Eighth  Missouri  Cavalrj', 
of  which  he  was  commissioned  .Second  Lieuten- 
ant. Before  attaining  his  majority  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  Captain  and  commanded  his 
company  in  man}'  hard  fought  battles. 

On  August  16,  1862,  in  the  engagement  at  Lone 
Jack,  Mo.,  his  company  suffered  a  loss  of  forty- 
three  men  in  killed  and  wounded.  Lieutenant 
Foster  received  a  load  of  shot  in  the  face  and  had 
the  barrel  of  his  revolver  shot  away,  the  stock  re- 
maining in  his  hand.  The  company  was  next  on 
duty  in  Arkansas,  where  many  skirmishes  and 
hard  inarches  occurred.  In  the  spring  of  1863 
our  subject  received  his  commission  as  Captain  of 
Company  F,  and  commanded  it  until  they  were 
mustered  out  of  the  service.  At  the  battle  of 
Moore,  Mo.,  his  horse  was  shot  under  him  and  he 
came  near  being  severely  injured  by  its  fall.  The 
next  day  was  occupied  in  a  running  fight  from 
Stringtown  to  California,  Mo.,  and  following  this 
the  company  was  in  an  all-da}'  fight  at  Booneville 
without  breakfast  or  dinner.  Shortly  after  this 
was  the  battle  of  Pleasauton,  Kan.,  where  one 
thousand  men  were  taken  prisoners  and  all  tiie 
enemy's  guns,  with  the  exception  of  two,  were 
captured.  The  battle  of  Independence,  Mo.,  was 
the  last  engagement  in  which  Captain  Foster  par- 
ticipated. He  remained  in  command  of  the  com- 
pany, however,  until  mustered  out,  in  June,  1865. 

The  war  tiien  being  over.  Captain  Foster  re- 
turned to  Missouri,  and  having  .saved  his  money, 
engaged  in  general  merchandising  at  Lebanon. 
Later  he  followed  the  same  business  at  Pleasant 
Hill,  that  state,  but  sold  out  in  1867,  and  the  day 
following  became  associated  with  the  hank  of 
Leonard,  Dunbaugh  &  Co.,  at  Pleasant  Hill,  where 
he  received  his  first  lesson  in  banking,  first  as 
book-keeper  and  latter  as  teller.     In  the  spring  of 


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1870,  in  connection  with  his  brother  Thomas,  who 
had  also  been  saving  money,  Captain  Foster  em- 
barlied  in  the  banking  business  at  Garnett,  under 
the  firm  name  of  John  R.  Foster  &  Co.  This  was 
tlie  first  bank  in  Anderson  Countj'.  When  the 
grasshoppers  destroyed  the  crops  and  the  county 
commissioners  voted  to  furnish  assistance  to  the 
people,  this  bank  furnished  the  money  to  pur- 
chase the  supplies. 

The  bank  was  organized  under  the  state  laws  in 
about  1872  and  became  the  Anderson  County  Sav- 
ings Bank,  with  a  capital  stock  of  §20,000.  Soon 
afterward  Captain  Foster  was  elected  President, 
which  position  he  still  holds.  He  is  widely  known 
as  a  leading  financier  and  as  a  man  whose  high 
sense  of  honor  commands  the  respect  and  confi- 
dence of  all  with  whom  he  has  business  relations. 
The  bank  is  one  of  the  sound  financial  institutions 
of  southeastern  Kansas.  It  has  a  surplus  of  $12,500, 
and  its  individual  deposits  are  §160,000.  The 
bank  building  was  erected  by  our  subject  in  1870. 
Captain  Foster  is  also  President  of  the  Bank  of 
Westphalia,  is  a  Director  in  the  Bank  of  Greeley,  a 
Director  in  tiie  Inter-State  National  Bank  at  Kan- 
sas City,  Kan.,  and  a  stockliolder  in  the  People's 
Bank  of  Colony,  Kan. 

The  business  in  which  Mr.  Foster  takes  special 
interest  is  stock-raising.  He  owns  about  one 
tliousand  acres  of  land  near  Garnett,  on  which  he 
has  carried  on  an  extensive  stock  business  for 
many  3-ears.  In  1883,  in  connection  with  Mr. 
Hopkins,  he  purchased  twenty-five  thousand  acres 
in  Texas  and  organized  the  Clay  County  Land 
and  Cattle  Company  with  an  authorized  capital 
stock  of  1250,000,  §150,000  being  paid  in.  Mr. 
Foster  is  Treasurer  of  the  com  pan}'.  He  has  also 
dealt  extensively  in  real  estate  in  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
and  Ft.  Worth,  Tex.  He  is  Treasurer  of  the  Gar- 
nett Canning  Compan^^,  and  has  figured  promi- 
nently in  many  other  enterprises.  In  politics  he 
usually  votes  the  Republican  ticket,  but  is  in- 
clined to  be  independent  in  his  views.  He  lias 
never  sought  public  offices,  for  he  has  neither  the 
time  nor  the  desire  for  positions.  The  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic  is  the  only  society  to  which  he 
belongs. 

The  most  important  event  of  his  career,  however, 


took  place  in  1865,  when  he  led  to  the  altar  Miss 
Anna  V.  Bailej',  a  native  of  Springfield,  Mo.,  and 
the  daughter  of  Joshua  M.  and  Lorinda  H.  Baile}' 
(see  sketch  of  J.  B.  Bailey).  Two  children  have 
been  born  to  Captain  and  Mrs.  Foster:  Edward  L., 
cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Garnett,  and 
Jesse  F.,  book-keeper  of  the  same  bank.  West 
Lawn,  the  pleasant  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foster, 
is  located  one  mile  west  from  Garnett,  and  is  a 
model  of  neatness  and  comfort.  Everything  about 
the  place  indicates  to  the  beholder  that  the  owners 
are  people  of  refinement  and  culture. 


I#^^ll-^"i^i^^€ 


"ifJAMES  W.  SCOTT.  There  is  no  more  at- 
tractive section  in  which  to  farm  than  that 
of  Labette  County.  Here  are  many  splen- 
did farms  and  enterprising  farmers.  One 
of  them,  our  subject,  is  a  leading  farmer  and 
stock-raiser  of  this  communitj'.  He  has  a  fine  es- 
tate on  section  31,  and  has  been  a  residentof  Kan- 
sas since  1871.  His  early  home  was  in  Bourbon 
County,  Ky,,  where  his  birth  occurred  in  1847. 
He  spent  his  childhood  and  3'outh  attending  tlie 
district  schools  and  becoming  familiar  with  the 
various  emplo\'ments  of  rural  life,  and  upon 
reaching  manhood  was  consequently  fitted  for  tlie 
career  of  a  farmer,  which  he  has  since  followed. 

Our  subject  was  one  of  seven  children  born  to 
James  T.  and  Mary  (Logan)  Scott,  both  natives 
of  Fayette  County,  Ky.  The  brothers  and  sisters 
were  as  follows:  Thomas,  who  served  in  the  Union 
cause  in  the  Civil  War  over  three  3'ears  and  is  de- 
ceased; Marj-;  James  W.,  our  subject;  S.  A.,  a 
teacher  of  Labette  County,  and  a  graduate  of  Kan- 
ville  (K3'.)  College;  Charles  and  Etta  deceased, 
and  one  who  died  in  infancy'.  The  paternal  grand- 
father, Thomas  Scott,  was  of  Scotch  descent,  and 
although  not  positively  known,  it  is  said  he  was  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania. 

James  W.  Scott  was    married   in    1885  to  Miss 


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Annie,  daughter  of  Frederick  Kimber,  who  came 
to  the  county  in  1870  from  Illinois,  but  who  was 
originally  from  England.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  are 
the  parents  of  four  children:  Jessie,  Charles,  Mary 
and  Paul.  They  are  both  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church,  of  which  they  are  sincere  and  con- 
sistent members.  Politically,  our  subject  is  a 
stanch  Republican,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in 
all  questions  of  the  times.  He  was  elected  County 
Commissioner  in  1889,  and  served  one  term.  He 
was  defeated  a  second  time  by  four  votes  on  ac- 
count of  fusion  of  the  Populists  and  Democrats. 
Sociall}',  Mr.  Scott  is  a  member  of  no  secret  orders, 
except  the  National  Anti-Horse  Thief  Detective 
Association. 

Our  subject  came  to  Kansas  when  it  was  noth- 
ing but  a  wilderness,  but  through  his  earnest 
efforts  has  improved  his  farm  and  added  to  it,  so 
that  now  he  owns  nearl}'  a  whole  section  of  land, 
all  of  which  is  highly  improved.  He  and  his  wife, 
surrounded  by  loving  friends,  are  well  known  in 
their  section,  and  are  highly  esteemed  by  all  with 
whom  they  come  in  contact. 


"■/3  5* 


ff^—^^^ON.  LESTER  K.  KIRK.  In  this  country 
Wjr  where  so  many  young  men  are  thrown 
1^^  upon  their  own  resources  at  an  early  age 
(^  .  and  are  olten  obliged,  while  yet  inexperi- 
enced and  while  yet  unfamiliar  with  their  own 
tendencies  and  inclinations,  to  choose  their  occu- 
pation in  life,  it  cannot  always  be  expected  that 
the  most  suitable  or  congenial  pursuit  will  be  se- 
lected. It  thus  often  occurs  that  a  young  man 
finds  after  a  few  years  that  he  has  made  a  mis- 
take, and  that  in  some  other  pursuits  he  can  find 
a  larger  sum  of  pleasure  and  more  substantial  re- 
sults. In  the  Old  Country,  where  too  often  genius 
and  ambition  are  both  absolutely  opposed  by  the 
old  adage,  "Follow  your  father,  my  son,  and  do 
as  your  father  has  done,"  young  men  do  not  have 


the  advantage  they  have  here.  In  this  country  it 
is  the  trend  of  legislation  to  place  no  obstacle  in 
the  way  of  the  full  development  of  talent  and  the 
skyward  expanse  of  genius.  Consequently  it  should 
be  impressed  upon  the  minds  of  30uth  that  they 
should  begin  at  an  early  age  to  practice  retrospec- 
tion, and  should  seriousl}'  study  the  famous  Delphic 
oracle,  "Know  thyself."  They  will  thus  find  as 
suitable  an  occupation  as  did  Lester  K.  Kirk,  who 
is  now  a  prominent  attorney  at  Garnett. 

Mr.  Kirk  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  born  in  Mahon- 
ing County  December  6,  1841,  .and  is  a  sou  of 
Caleb  and  Julia  A.  (Jacobs)  Kirk,  both  natives  of 
Coitsville,  Mahoning  County,  Ohio.  The  early 
life  of  our  subject  was  passed  on  a  farm  in  Mercer 
County,  Pa.,  whither  the  parents  had  removed 
soon  after  his  birth,  and  he  attended  the  common 
schools  and  academies.  In  June,  1861,  he  enlisted 
in  Company  G,  One  Hundredth  (Round  Heads) 
Pennsylvania  Regiment,  and  remained  with  the 
company  until  1864.  At  the  battle  of  Petersburg 
he  received  a  gunshot  wound  in  the  left  shoulder 
and  was  discharged  on  account  of  disability.  He  was 
in  the  battles  of  Port  Royal,  second  battle  of  Bull 
Run,  Ox  Hill,  South  Mountain,  Antietam,  Freder- 
icksburg, Vicksburg,Knoxville,  Wilderness,  Spott- 
sylvaniaand  Cold  Harbor.  He  rose  from  the  rank 
of  private  to  Captain,  and  left  the  army  bearing 
wounds  that  will  remain  with  him  through  life. 

After  leaving  the  army  Mr.  Kirk  went  to  Illi- 
nois, thence  to  Iowa,  and  read  law  at  Mt.  Pleasant, 
in  the  office  of  Ambler  &  Ambler.  Later  he  en- 
tered the  law  department  of  the  Iowa  University, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  in  1865,  at  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant. He  then  came  to  Kans.as,  and  first  engaged 
in  the  cattle  and  sheep  business,  but,  as  this 
proved  unprofitable,  he  engaged  later  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law.  This  he  has  since  continued,  and  has 
met  with  the  best  of  success.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Republican,  and  was  State  Senator  for  two  terms. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
State  Charitable  Institution,  and  was  President  of 
the  Board  for  four  years.  He  was  the  first  Mayor 
of  Garnett,  and  has  held  many  other  local  offices 
of  importance.  Mr.  Kirk  w.as  married  to  Miss 
Martha  Lindsay,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  David  Lind- 
say, and  a   sister  of  Dr.  Thomas  Lindsay.     Three 


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sons  have  blessed  this  union:  L.  D.,  S.  B.  and 
Paul,  all  in  school.  Our  subject  owns  a  farm  of 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  adjoining  the  city  of 
Garnett,  where  he  resides,  and  he  built  and  owns 
the  Kirk  Block  in  that  place.  In  religion  he  is  a 
Con  gregati  on  al  ist. 


iT^  ON.  EDWIN  T.  METCALF,  M.  D.,  located 
Wji.  in  Colony  in  the  fall  of  1882,  and  is  now 
i^^  the  oldest  physician  in  years  of  active 
((^  practice  in  this  place.  Skilled  in  his  pro- 
fession, he  has  won  a  high  reputation  among  his 
brethren  of  the  medical  fraternity,  and  is  also 
widely  known  in  public  circles  throughout  the 
state.  He  is  the  present  State  Senator  from  his 
district,  and  the  upright  course  which  he  has  taken 
in  the  Legislature  has  brought  credit  to  himself 
and  satisfaction  to  his  constituents. 

The  Doctor  was  born  near  Carlinville,  III.,  July 
27,  1843,  and  is  a  son  of  John  M.  and  Isabelle 
(Wyetli)  Metcalf,  the  former  a  native  of  Kentucky, 
and  the  latter  of  Pennsylvania.  His  mother  was 
a  lineal  descendant  of  one  of  the  signers  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence.  John  Metcalf  went 
to  Illinois  when  a  3'oung  man  with  his  father, 
William  Metcalf,  who  settled  in  Macoupin  County, 
purch.asing  large  tracts  of  laud  and  locating  his 
sons  in  that  vicinity,  which  still  goes  by  the  name 
of  the  Metcalf  settlement.  He  was  a  slaveholder 
in  Kentucky,  but  becoming  convinced  that  slavery 
was  wrong,  disposed  of  his  negroes  and  removed 
to  a  free  state,  becoming  a  wealth}-  farmer  of 
Illinois. 

The  Doctor's  father  worked  at  farm  labor  dur- 
ing his  youth,  and  in  his  leisure  hours  read  medi- 
cine with  Doctor  Wood,  of  Carrollton,  III.  Subse- 
quently he  located  as  a  physician  in  Winchester, 
Scott  County,  but  .again  returned  to  the  farm  for 
a  short  time.     Afterward  he  located  in  Greenfield, 


III.,  removing  thence  to  Waverly,  where  he  died 
in  1858.  His  widow  is  still  livingand  now  makes 
her  liome  in  Oakland,  Cal.  Although  reared  on  a 
slave  plantation  in  the  south,  he  became  a  bitter 
opponent  of  the  institution  of  slavery,  and  in 
1856  was  a  delegate  to  the  first  Republican  con- 
vention held  in  Bloomington,  111.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  Church  and  of  the  Masonic 
fraternitj'.  He  died  on  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  while 
going  to  Texas  for  his  health.  The  Metcalf  family 
numbered  seven  children:  Julia,  wife  of  Silas 
Burnett,  of  Dallas,  Tex.;  Edwin  T.;  George  D.,  a 
lawyer  of  Oakland,  Cal.;  Harriet,  wife  of  Peter 
Casserly,  of  Springfield,  III.;  Richard  W.,  who  died 
in  childhood;  John  W.,  professor  of  music  in  Oak- 
land, Cal.;  and  one  who  died  in  infancy. 

Doctor  Metcalf  of  this  sketch  spent  his  early  life 
in  Waverly,  III.,  and  there  acquired  his  literary 
education.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  the  Union 
army,  and  was  assigned  to  Company  G,  One  Hun- 
dred and  First  Illinois  Infantry,  in  which  he 
served  eight  months,  when  he  was  discharged  on 
account  of  physical  disability.  Returning  to 
Waverly  in  Jul}',  1863,  he  entered  the  office  of  Dr. 
J.  B.  Miner,  who  had  resigned  his  position  as  First 
Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  One  Hundred  and  First 
Regiment.  With  him  Mr.  Metcalf  read  medicine  for 
three  years,  and  then  attended  lectures  at  Rush 
Medical  College.  In  1867  he  located  in  Tallula, 
111.,  where  he  successfull}'  engaged  in  practice  un- 
til coming  to  Kansas  in  1882. 

The  Doctor  was  married  in  1864  to  Chattie, 
daugliter  of  James  and  Tliurza  Burnett.  She  was 
born  in  AVaverly,  Marcb  10,  1847.  By  their 
union  were  born  seven  children:  Milton,  now  a 
lawyer  of  Kans.as  Cit}-;  Anna,  George,  Patti,  Ed- 
win, John  and  Belle,  who  died  in  infancy. 

In  politics,  Dr.  Metcalf  is  a  stalwart  Republican, 
and  now  represents  Anderson  and  Linn  Counties 
in  the  State  Senate.  The  last  session  of  the  Assem- 
bly was  a  memorable  one,  as  two  Houses  were 
organized  in  the  lower  branch  of  the  Legislature,  a 
legal  one  by  the  Republicans  and  an  illegal  one  by 
the  Populists.  Senator  Metcalf  was  a  stanch  sup- 
porter of  the  legal  House  and  assisted  in  defend- 
ing it  at  all  times.  The  history  of  that  session  is 
so  well  known  throughout  the  Union  that  special 


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287 


mention  is  unnecessary  in  this  volume.  The  Doc- 
tor has  been  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lic Health  and  Immigration,  and  is  a  member  of 
several  other  important  committees.  He  belongs 
to  the  Christian  Cliurcli,and  socially  is  connected 
with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen  and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public. 

Other  business  interests  occupy  the  attention  of 
our  subject  besides  his  practice.  He  is  a  stock- 
holder in  the  People's  Bank  of  Colony  and  in  tlie 
Eastern  Kansas  Telephone  Company.  He  also 
owns  a  farm  near  Colony.  When  he  first  came 
to  this  place  he  conducted  a  drug  business,  but 
after  a  time  gave  it  up,  as  his  attention  was  all 
required  by  his  increasing  practice.  He  now  re- 
ceives a  liberal  patronage  and  stands  in  the  front 
rank  as  a  physician.  His  popularity  and  promi- 
nence in  all  circles  are  well  merited. 


(^^HOMAS  J.  BASKERVILLE,  M.  D.,  now  lo- 


County,  owns  a  fine  farm  of  one  hundred 
and  six  acres  under  a  state  of  high  productiveness, 
and  well  improved  with  excellent  and  commodious 
buildings.  He  is  widely  known  as  a  magnetic  heal- 
er, and  has  man}'  patients  in  his  immediate  vicin- 
ity and  the  surrounding  country.  He  has  been 
called  to  patients  in  Illinois,  Missouri  and  Iowa,  his 
success  having  been  phenomenal  in  the  care  and 
cure  of  the  afflicted.  Dr.  Baskerville  was  born  in 
Cumberland  County,  Va.,  May  20,  1830.  His  father, 
John  Baskerville,  was  a  Frenchman  and  a  gallant 
soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  served  under 
General  Jackson  at  New  Orleans,  and  was  under 
General  Harrison  (Old  Tippecanoe)  during  the 
Indian  wars. 

The  motiier  of  our  subject,  Fannie  Woodson, 
was  born  and  reared  in  Cumberland  County,  Va., 
and  being  a  colored  woman  was  held  in   slavery. 


She  was  brought  from  the  Old  Dominion  to 
Cooper  County,  Mo.,  with  our  subject,  who  was 
also  a  slave.  Thomas  J.  remained  with  his  devoted 
mother  until  she  died  on  the  same  plantation.  Our 
subject  was  twelve  or  thirteen  years  old  when  the 
famil}'  were  separated,  and  from  that  time  never 
saw  his  father.  He  was  held  in  bondage  until 
September  22,  1862,  when  he  was  freed  by  the 
proclamation  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  A  just  and 
fair-minded  man,  lie  believes  that  in  considering 
the  condition  of  affairs  at  that  time,  lie  was  treated 
well.  While  a  slave  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Phcebe  Ad  ley,  with  whom  he  was  per- 
mitted to  live  in  all  about  six  years.  Finally 
separated,  she  afterward  died  in  Cooper  County, 
Mo.  A  second  time  entering  the  bonds  of  wed- 
lock, Thomas  J.  Baskerville  and  Miss  Hannah  Brad- 
ford were  married  in  1863,  in  Bates  County,  Mo. 
Surviving  a  short  time,  his  excellent  wife  passed 
away  in  Mound  City  in  the  fall  of  1864. 

Marrying  for  a  third  time,  upon  April  17, 
1867,  Dr.  Baskerville  was  joined  in  matrimony 
with  Miss  Amanda  Parks,  a  native  of  Benton 
County,  Mo.  He  and  his  worthy  wife  were  the 
parents  of  one  child,  Thomas  J.,  Jr.,  who,  a  bright 
and  promising  little  one,  passed  away  when  nine- 
teen months  old.  When  upon  March  23,  1863, 
having  journeyed  from  Henry  County,  Mo.,  to 
Linn  County,  Kan.,  the  Doctor  made  a  permanent 
home  in  his  adopted  state,  he  leased  a  farm  for 
five  years  in  Mound  City  Township,  and  at  the 
expiration  of  that  time  purchased  forty  acres  in 
Paris  Township,  where  he  immediately  settled 
and  which  has  since  been  his  constant  residence. 

Financially  prospered,  the  Doctor  has  added 
sixt3--six  acres  to  the  original  homestead,  brought 
the  land  up  to  a  highly  cultivated  state  and  im- 
proved the  farm  with  a  substantial  and  attractive 
building.  Since  the  early  '80s  our  subject  de- 
veloped wonderful  powers  of  magnetism,  and  has 
devoted  himself  to  the  care  and  treatment  of  the 
sick  and  suffering  with  the  best  of  results.  Known 
far  and  wide,  Dr.  B.askerville  is  held  in  high  esteem 
as  a  man  of  ability  and  Christian  character.  He 
takes  an  active  interest  in  local  and  national  gov- 
ernment and  is  a  pronounced  Republican. 

A  liberal  minded  and  progressive  citizen,  our 


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subject  lends  ready  aid  to  benevolent  enterprises 
and  assists  generouslj^  in  all  matters  of  mutual 
welfare.  Fraternally  he  is  a  valued  member  of 
Solomon  Lodge  No.  16,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,aud  having 
served  with  faithful  courage  in  the  army  from  the 
fall  of  1862  until  the  close  of  tlie  war,  is  an 
honored  member  of  Montgomery  Post  No.  33, 
G.  A.  R.  Literallj"^  a  self-made  man,  fighting  his 
upward  way  through  obstacles,  our  subject  lias  won 
the  respect  and  hearty  good-will  of  a  host  of  ac- 
quaintances. 


"S^i^ICHARD  ARNOLD,  a  prosperous  farmer  liv- 
IWf  ing  on  section  7,  is  a  native  of  Virginia, 
(In  fl\  now  West  Virginia,  and  was  born  July  5, 
1831.  His  father,  James  Arnold,  was  also 
a  native  of  that  state,  and  was  a  son  of  Zach- 
ariah  Arnold,  a  German,  who  emigrated  to  this 
country  before  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  served 
in  the  AVar  of  1812.  His  mother  was  Elizabeth 
(Sloan)  Arnold,  a  native  of  West  Virginia,  who 
was  a  daughter  of  Richard  Sloan,  a  native  of 
Dublin,  Ireland.  His  parents  were  married  in 
West  Virginia,  and  resided  there  until  their  death. 
They  had  six  children,  all  now  living  and  members 
of  the  German  Baptist  Church.  Our  subject  was 
reared  on  the  farm  in  Virginia,  receiving  his  edu- 
cation at  the  neighboring  schools.  The  home  was 
one  of  the  grand  old  places  of  the  south,  where  he 
remained  until  he  was  thirty  j'eais  of  age,  follow- 
ing the  occupation  of  fanning. 

Mr.  Arnold  was  married  December  4,  1861,  to 
Miss  Sally  Flickinger,  who  was  a  native  of  Somer- 
set County,  Pa.,  and  a  daughter  of  Elizabeth 
(Bueghley)  Flickinger,  a  native  of  tlie  Ke}'- 
stone  Slate.  Mrs.  Flickinger  was  a  daughter  of 
John  Bueghley,  who  came  to  America  from  Ger- 
many, married  and  made  his  permanent  home 
here.  Mrs.  Flickinger's  parents  are  both  deceased. 
They  were  parents  of  nine  children,  six  of  whom 


are  living.  Immediately  after  marriage  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Arnold  settled  in  Ashland  County,  Ohio, 
where  they  made  their  home  for  twent}'  j-ears. 
Coming  west  in  1883,  they  located  on  the  farm 
where  they  now  reside.  He  began  life  with  a  very 
small  allowance,  but  by  dint  of  perseverance  and 
honest  hard  labor  he  now  has  three  hundred  and 
twelve  acres  of  improved  land,  and  gives  his  time 
and  attention  exclusively  to  farming,  making  a 
specialt}'  of  grain  and  stock.  In  1885  he  built  a 
neat  and  pretty  residence  costing  $3,000.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Arnold  are  the  parents  of  the  following  chil- 
dren: Anna  S.,  Ada  A.,  Lizzie  C,  Mary  E.,  Rich- 
ard P.,  Ellen  R.,  Virginia,  Kate  and  George  S. 

The  family  are  members  of  the  progressive  part 
of  the  Dunkard  Church.  He  always  having  taken 
an  active  part,  and  has  been  Deacon.  He  has  given 
his  children  a  good  education,  the  oldest  having 
graduated  from  Ashland  College.  Mr.  Arnold 
is  a  member  of  the  Anti-Horse  Thief  Association, 
and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education. 
Politicall}^  our  subject  is  a  Republican,  taking  great 
interest  in  politics  but  never  caring  to  hold  office. 
During  the  Civil  War  he  was  drafted  b^^  the  Con- 
federates, but  evaded  and  did  not  participate  in 
the  war.  He  has  always  taken  much  interest  in 
educational  matters  and  was  one  of  the  incorpora- 
tors of  Ashland  College,  in  Ohio,  of  which  he  was 
also  a  Trustee. 


yfclLLIAM  H.  COOPER,  an  enterprising  agri- 
'  culturist  of  Reeder  Township,  has  been  a 
resident  of  Anderson  County  for  a  period 
of  about  thirty-flve  years,  during  which  time  he 
has  taken  a  leading  part  in  furthering  the  welfare 
of  this  region.  His  well  improved  farm  is  situ- 
ated on  section  27,  where  he  is  engaged  in  gen- 
eral farming. 

The  birth  of  Mr.  Cooper  occurred  in   Berkshire 
County,  Mass.,  October  24,  1838.     He  is  the  sou  of 


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Austin  O.  and  Abbie  (Churchill)  Cooper.  The 
former  was  a  native  of  Connecticut,  and  the  latter 
of  Massachusetts.  After  their  marriage  they  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  Berkshire  County  until  1849, 
when  they  removed  with  their  family  to  Hillsdale 
County,  Mich.  After  making  tlieir  home  there  for 
ten  years  the}^  emigrated  to  Kansas,  finally  making 
a  settlement  in  Reeder  Township,  Anderson  Coun- 
ty. On  this  farm  they  passed  their  remaining 
years,  the  father  dying  February  6,  1885,  and  his 
wife  some  years  previously,  May  10,  1874.  They 
were  worthy  citizens,  highly  respected  in  this  com- 
munity. 

The  early  boyhood  of  William  H.  Cooper  was 
passed  in  his  native  county.  When  he  was  twelve 
years  old  he  went  with  his  parents  to  Hillsdale 
County,  Mich.,  and  during  the  ten  years  of  his 
residence  there  obtained  a  good  education  in  the 
common  schools.  In  the  spring  of  1859  he  came 
to  Anderson  Count}^,  and  has  since  made  his  home 
here  with  the  exception  of  three  years  when  he 
was  in  California.  Prior  to  leaving  Michigan  he 
had  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  and  this  line  of 
business  he  followed  both  in  Kansas  and  Califor- 
nia. After  his  return  from  the  west  he  engaged 
in  farming,  and  has  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits up  to  the  present  time. 

In  Reeder  Township,  on  the  15th  of  May,  1862, 
was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Cooper  and 
Miss  Margaret  Davis.  Mrs.  Cooper  was  born  near 
Montrose,  Iowa.  Three  children  were  born  of  this 
union:  Edna  D.,  Helen  and  Everett.  Helen  was 
attending  school  in  Garnett,  this  state,  in  the  fall 
of  1890,  when  she  was  called  to  her  final  home, 
being  theo  nearly  fifteen  years  of  age.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Cooper  are  highly  esteemed  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  to  which  their  daughter  also 
belongs. 

Our  subject  owns  and  operates  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  twenty  acres,  which  is  exceedingly 
fertile  land  and  under  good  cultivation.  He  has 
erected  a  good  set  of  farm  buildings  and  has  a 
substantial  residence,  which  is  the  abode  of  hos- 
pitality and  good  cheer.  He  is  numbered  among 
the  leading  agriculturists  of  this  locality,  and  his 
farm  is  a  model  of  thrift  and  enterprise.  His 
many  friends  and   neighbors   have   often  elected 


him  to  fill  local  oflBees  of  responsibility  and 
trust,  and  he  has  justified  their  choice  by  the  able 
manner  in  which  he  has  discharged  the  duties  per- 
taining to  each  office.  In  the  early  part  of  the 
'60s  he  was  given  the  position  of  Postmaster  of 
Central  City,  and  continued  as  such  for  several 
years.  Personally,  he  is  a  man  of  high  character 
and  integrity,  and  has  won  the  good  will  and 
friendship  of  all  who  know  him. 


M.  COFFMAN.  Among  the  young  men  of 
Neosho  County  who  have  selected  agricul- 
ture as  their  vocation  in  life  and  who, 
judging  from  present  indications,  are  bound  to 
realize  their  most  sanguine  anticipations,  is  the 
subject  of  this  biographical  notice,  who  is  residing 
on  section  15,  Ladore  Township.  Mr.  Coffman 
was  born  in  Adams  County,  Ind.,  in  1852,  and  is 
the  son  of  David  L.  and  Margaret  (Hughes)  Coff- 
man, botli  natives  of  Ohio.  The  Coffmans  were 
of  German  descent. 

Our  subject  was  reared  in  his  native  state,  and 
remained  there  until  1870,  when  he  came  to  Kan- 
sas with  a  sister,  the  parents  having  died,  leaving 
a  family  of  eight  children,  of  whom  G.  M.  Coffman 
was  the  youngest.  On  his  arrival  in  Kansas,  Mr. 
Coffman  bought  an  unimproved  claim,  and  settled 
where  he  now  resides.  He  has  it  all  under  culti- 
vation, and  has  made  a  specialty  of  growing  iiay 
and  shipping  it  to  the  southern  markets. 

Mr.  Coffman  received  a  good  education  in  the 
schools  of  Roanoke,  Ind.,  and  for  several  years 
after  coming  to  this  state  taught  school  during 
the  winter  terms.  He  taught  for  five  terms  at 
Galesburg,  and  also  taught  in  the  schools  in  the 
township  \vhere  he  now  resides.  In  the  spring  of 
1880,  Mr.  Coffman  was  married  to  Miss  Addie 
Ferguson,  and  to  them  have  been  born  three  chil- 
dren, as   follows:  Guy  M.,  Clyde  C.  and  Thomas 


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E.  Mrs.  Coffman  spent  her  early  days  in  Michi- 
gan and  received  her  education  at  Benton  Harbor. 
For  some  years  she  taught  in  the  schools  of  her 
native  county,  and  also  taught  after  coming  to 
Kansas. 

Politically,  Mr.  Coflfman  is  a  member  of  the 
People's  party,  but  prior  to  this  time  was  a 
stanch  Democrat.  He  has  served  in  numerous 
township  offices,  acting  as  Trustee  of  Ladore  Town- 
ship, and  he  has  also  held  most  of  the  township 
offices.  Socially  he  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen  and  the  Patriarchs.  He 
has  also  been  National  President  of  the  Anti-Horse 
Thief  Association  for  two  years  and  is  always  pres- 
ent at  the  meetings.  He  has  also  served  as  State 
President  of  this  association  in  Kansas  for  two 
years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coffman  occupy  a  pleasant 
social  position  among  the  people  of  this  commun- 
ity, by  whom  they  are  respected  for  their  intelli- 
gence, and  heartily^  liked  for  their  frank,  open- 
hearted  hospitality  and  genial  and   kindly   ways. 


tivity. 


'  NDREW  M.  DAVIS,  M.  D.,  who  has  been 
engaged  in  the  prosecution  of  his  chosen 
profession  in  Colony  since  December, 
1886,  claims  Ohio  as  the  state  of  his  na- 
His  birth  occurred  in  Ha3'esville  October 
4,  1852,  his  parents  being  William  and  Eliza- 
beth (Byerly)  Davis.  His  father  was  born  in 
Alleghenj'  County,  Pa.,  in  1840,  and  in  early  life 
emigrated  to  Ohio,  where  he  met  and  married  Miss 
Byerly.  He  resided  in  Haj'csville,  Ohio,  until 
1880,  when  he  removed  to  Holt  County,  Mo.,  lo- 
cating on  a  farm  near  Craig.  There  his  death 
occurred  in  September,  1881.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Democrat,  and  he  held  a  number  of  local  offices. 
In  religious  belief  he  was  a   Methodist  and    for 


many  years  was  an  active  member  of  the  church. 
His  wife  still  survives  him. 

Upon  his  father's  farm  the  Doctor  passed  the 
days  of  his  bo3'hood  and  youth  amidst  pla^'  and 
work,  and  after  attending  the  common  schools 
completed  his  education  in  the  Vermillion  Insti- 
tute, in  Hayesville.  He  then  engaged  in  teaching 
school  in  Ashland  Countj',  Ohio,  and  was  Princi- 
pal at  Mifflin  for  three  years.  Later  he  taught  one 
term  of  school  in  Holt  County,  Mo.  While  en- 
gaged in  teaching,  Mr.  Davis  devoted  his  leisure 
hours  to  reading  medicine,  with  the  desire  of  en- 
tering the  medical  profession,  and  later  became  a 
student  in  the  medical  department  of  the  Western 
Reserve  University,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  from 
whicli  he  was  graduated  in  1883  with  the  degree 
of  M.  D.  He  made  his  first  location  as  a  physician 
in  Fairfax,  Mo.,  where  he  engaged  in  practice  un- 
til December,  1885,  the  time  of  his  arrival  in  Col- 
ony. Here  he  opened  an  office,  and  it  was  not  long 
before  he  built  up  a  good  practice. 

An  important  event  in  the  life  of  the  Doctor 
occurred  in  the  year  1886,  when  was  celebrated 
his  marriage  with  Miss  Emma  C,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Nancy  (Simpson)  Pittis,  and  a  native 
Harrison  County"-,  Ohio.  Their  union  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  two  daughters,  Nellie  and 
Mary  Edna.  The  parents  both  hold  membership 
with  the  Presb3terian  Church  and  are  highly  re- 
spected people  of  the  communit_y,  who  hold  an 
enviable  position  in  social  circles. 

The  Doctor  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity^ and  is  now  AVorthy  Master  of  Olive  Branch 
Lodge  No.  212,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  also  belongs 
to  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  of  which  he  is 
Secretaiy,  and  to  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
AVorkmen.  After  locating  in  Colon}'  he  engaged 
in  the  drug  business  for  three  j'ears,  but  on  ac- 
count of  his  increasing  patronage  he  was  forced 
to  abandon  it  and  give  his  entire  time  and  atten- 
tion to  the  care  of  his  patients.  He  keeps  well 
abreast  with  all  the  discoveries  connected  with  the 
medical  science  and  has  a  reputation  which  many 
an  older  physician  might  well  envy.  He  was 
elected  October  18,  1893,  Grand  Medical  Director 
for  tiie  Select  Knights  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen  for  the  state  of  Kansas.  In  Sep- 


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tember,  1893,  he  was  appointed  on  the  Board  of 
Pension  Examining  Surgeons  at  Garnett,  Kan., 
and  is  Secretary  of  the  Board. 


''ll  AMES  H.  HILL.  Those  to  whom  has  been 
granted  the  privilege  of  residing  in  Kansas 
for  the  past  thirty  years  or  more  have  wit- 
)  nessed  an  uninterrupted  series  of  improve- 
ments. Where  once  rose  the  smoke  of  the  camp 
fire  now  ascends  the  busy  hum  of  industry  from 
a  thriving  city.  Where  once  the  hunter  roamed 
in  search  of  game  the  farmer  now  tills  the  soil. 
Chaos  lias  been  reduced  to  system,  and  poverty 
has  been  replaced  by  prosperity.  As  one  of  the 
number  whose  efforts  have  contributed  to  secure 
these  results,  we  present  the  name  of  James  H. 
Hill,  a  resident  farmer  of  Anderson  County.  Since 
coming  to  this  county  in  1860,  he  has  been  inti- 
mately associated  with  its  material  development 
and  has  been  especially  prominent  in  Westphalia 
Township,  where  his  pleasant  rural  home  is  located 
on  section  12. 

It  will  not  be  amiss  to  state  briefly  the  ancestral 
history  of  our  subject.  Frederick  Hill  was  born 
in  Brownswick,  Germany,  April  13,  1745,  and 
took  the  place  of  an  older  brother  who  had  been 
drafted  to  fight  in  the  British  army  against  the 
Colonies.  Coming  to  America,  the  regiment 
camped  in  Canada,  and  the  St.  Lawrence  River 
being  frozen  over,  he  and  a  companion,  a  Mr. 
Steckman,  deserted  the  army,  crossed  on  the  ice 
and  joined  the  defenders  of  the  Colonies.  He 
continued  a  faithful  soldier  to  the  cause  of  liberty 
until  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown. 

After  the  war  Frederick  Hill  located  in  Bedford 
County,  Pa.  He  married  Elizabeth  Defenbaugh, 
who  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  February 
5,  1757,  and  at  the  age  of  eleven  years  removed  to 
Bedford  County,  Pa.  She  passed  away  September 
28,  1854,  aged   ninety -seven  years,  seven  months 


and  twenty-three  daj^s.  Frederick  Hill  died  May 
2,  1838,  aged  ninety-three  j'ears  and  nineteen 
days.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  sons  and  " 
five  daughters,  their  eldest  child  being  .Jacob,  who 
was  born  in  Bedford  County,  Pa.,  March  17, 1781, 
and  died  July  25,  1845.  His  wife,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Rosena  Elizabeth  Byer,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1798,  and  died  November  24,  1859.  Her 
parents  were  Frederick  and  Rosena  Elizabeth 
(Lantz)  Byer;  the  former  was  born  in  Frederick 
Countj',Md.,  February  11,  1758,  and  died  in  1821, 
aged  sixt\--four  years;  the  latter  was  born  August 
13,  1760,  and  died  March  26,  1818. 

Grandfather  Hill  had  a  family  of  five  sons  and 
six  daughters,  the  second  of  the  children  being 
John  Lantz,  who  was  born  in  Bedford  County, 
Pa.,  June  11,  1824.  In  1846  he  married  Miss  Susan 
Kellerman,  who  was  born  in  Bedford  County,  Pa., 
December  30,  1827,  being  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Dorothy  Kellerman,  natives  of  Bucks  County.  Pa. 
In  the  fall  of  1859  Mr.  Hill  moved  from  the  Key- 
stone State  to  Kansas,  and  in  the  following  year 
settled  on  land  he  had  purchased.  There  his  death 
occurred  September  17,  1879,  when  fifty-five  years 
of  age.  His  widow  is  still  living  and  resides  on 
the  old  homestead,  which  comprised  five  hundred 
acres  at  the  time  of  his  death.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  United  Brethren  Church,  and  her  husband  held 
membership  in  the  same.  They  were  most  worthy 
and  esteemed  citizens,  and  enjoyed  the  respect 
and  affection  of  all  with  whom  they  became  ac- 
quainted. Eight  children  were  born  to  them.  Irvin 
died  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years;  Mary  mar- 
ried James  Magaghey  and  became  th&  mother  of 
four  children,  Ora,  Susie,  Maud  and  Fannie;  Dora 
married  David  Kellerman  and  has  three  children, 
Asa,  Troy  and  Pearl;  James  H.,  our  subject,  was 
next  in  order  of  birth;  Amanda,  widow  of  Samuel 
S.  Wade,  has  two  children,  Ethel  and  Jennie; 
Sadie  married  Clarence  Woodward;  Augusta  mar- 
ried John  Griffin  and  has  two  children,  Dell  and 
Zeno;  Nellie  is  the  youngest  member  of  the  fam- 
ily. In  politics  the  father  of  these  children  was  a 
Republican. 

James  H.  Hill,  the  original  of  this  notice,  first 
saw  the  light  of  day  in  Pennsylvania,  his  birth 
occurring  October  31,  1854.  As  he  was  only  about 


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five  years  of  age  when  Lis  parents  came  to  Kansas, 
he  has  but  dim  recollections  of  the  Ke3Stone  State. 
Since  first  coming  here  he  has  resided  on  the  old 
farm  and  is  now  the  owner  of  six  hundred  and 
flft3'-six  acres.  He  follows  stock-raising,  deals  in 
live  stock,  and  being  thorough-ooing  and  indus- 
trious is  now  in  very  comfortable  circumstances. 
He  was  married  in  1876  to  Miss  Margaret  Weddle, 
a  native  of  Missouri,  and  the  daughter  of  William 
Weddle.  Six  children  were  born  of  this  union: 
John,  who  died  when  four  j'ears  of  age;  James 
Bruce,  Kuth  A.,  Mark  D.,  Fred  C.  and  William  L. 
The  principles  of  the  Republican  party  fully 
commend  themselves  to  the  judgment  of  Mr.  Hill 
as  worthy  of  his  sanction.  In  carrying  on  his  ex- 
tensive farming  interests  he  does  not  lose  sight  of 
the  stock-raising  industry  and  on  his  farm  has 
some  thorough-bred  Clyde  horses.  His  fine  farm 
is  a  standing  monument  to  his  industry  and  good 
management.  He  enjoys  to  an  unusual  degree  the 
confidence  of  the  community. 


UILLIAM  B.  SCOTT,  Postmaster  at  Oak- 
wood  and  Treasurer  of  Centreville  Town- 
^^^  ship,  is  numbered  among  the  influential 
residents  of  Linn  County  and  conducts  an  exten- 
sive mercantile  business  in  the  thriving  village  of 
which  he  is  the  most  prominent  citizen.  Througli 
fair  dealings  and  courtesy  to  customers  he  has 
won  an  enviable  reputation  among  the  people  of 
Oakwood  as  well  as  the  surrounding  country,  and 
has  built  up  a  good  trade.  Prior  to  embarking 
in  mercantile  pursuits  he  followed  the  occupation 
of  a  farmer  and  owns  and  occupies  a  well  improved 
estate  comprising  two  hundred  and  fifteen  acres 
on  section  1,  Centreville  Township. 

Mr.  Scott  is  of  direct  Irish  descent.     His  pater- 
nal great-grandfather,  James  Scott,  was  a  native 


of  the  Emerald  Isle,  and  some  years  after  his  mar- 
riage emigrated  to  the  United  States,  where  for  a 
time  he  sojourned  in  New  York  and  later  settled 
in  Jefferson  Count}',  Ohio,  where  he  died.  The 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  William  Scott,  was 
likewise  a  native  of  Ireland  and  accompanied  the 
other  members  of  the  family  to  America,  settling 
in  Jefferson  County,  Ohio,  where  he  died.  In  that 
county  James,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born 
on  the  7tli  of  April,  1807.  He  grew  to  manhood 
in  the  place  of  his  birth  and  there  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Jane  Mansfield,  whose  birth 
occurred  in  Jefferson  Count}'. 

The  maternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
Thomas  Mansfield,  who  died  on  his  farm  in  Har- 
rison County,  Ohio.  The  father  of  Thomas  was 
William,  whose  death  also  occurred  in  Harrison 
County.  The  Mansfield  family  traces  its  ancestiy 
to  England,  according  to  tradition.  The  parents 
of  our  subject  married  and  settled  in  Jefferson 
County,  whence  in  1842  they  removed  to  Chari- 
ton County,  Mo.,  and  for  one  year  made  their 
home  in  Brunswick.  Thence  they  went  to  Bur- 
lington, Iowa,  and  later  sojourned  in  various 
places  for  two  years,  at  the  expiration  of  that  time 
locating  in  Galena,  HI.,  and  residing  there  about 
one  year.  From  that  place  they  proceeded  to 
Green  County,  Wis.,  and  remained  there  for  two 
years.  Returning  to  Jefferson  Count}',  Ohio, 
they  stayed  there  until  the  spring  of  1850,  when 
the  father,  leaving  his  family  in  the  Buckeye 
State,  made  the  long  overland  journey  across  the 
plains  to  California,  where  he  was  engaged  princi- 
pally in  mining  for  three  years. 

From  the  Pacific  Coast  James  .Scott  proceeded 
to  Australia,  and  in  that  far-distant  land  he  en- 
gaged in  mining,  remaining  there  almost  two 
years.  After  a  long  absence  at  a  distance  so  great 
from  his  family,  he  returned  to  the  United  States 
and  spent  a  little  while  in  Ohio.  Accompanied 
by  his  family,  he  removed  to  AVapello  County, 
Iowa,  where  he  conducted  farming  for  one  and 
one-half  years,  and  in  the  spring  of  1857  removed 
to  Missouri,  locating  in  Livingston  County,  where 
he  died  in  1885.  His  wife  departed  this  life  in 
Columbus,  Ohio,  about  1857.  They  were  the  [lar- 
ents  of  eight  children,  viz.:  William  B.,  Elizabeth, 


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Thomas  F.,  Francis  M.,  Susannah,  Mary  J.,  John 
W.,  and  one  wlio  died  unnamed  in  infancy. 

The  eldest  son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was 
born  October  9,  1830,  being  a  native  of  Jefferson 
County,  Ohio.  He  remained  an  inmate  of  his  fa- 
ther's home  until  twenty  years  of  age,  after  whicli 
he  worked  on  a  farm  for  a  time.  Subsequently 
he  worked  on  a  railroad  for  three  years  and  then 
went  to  Drakesville,  Davis  County,  Iowa,  where 
he  followed  the  occupation  of  a  carpenter  and 
cabinet-maker  for  six  years.  From  that  place  he 
removed  to  Montezuma,  Poweshiek  County,  Iowa, 
whence  he  came  to  Linn  County  in  the  spring  of 
1859.  Immediately  after  his  arrival  in  Kansas,  he 
pre-empted  a  claim  and  commenced  the  work  of 
improving  the  farm  where  he  has  since  resided. 
He  owns  two  hundred  and  fifteen  acres,  upon 
which  he  has  erected  the  full  complement  of 
buildings. 

In  Drakesville,  Davis  County, Iowa,  October  19, 
1854,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Scott  to  Miss 
Nancy  K.  Scott,  who  was  born  in  Jefferson  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  March  2,  1835,  being  the  daughter  of  W. 
G.  and  Isabella  (Ross)  Scott,  natives  of  the  Buck- 
eye State.  They  are  the  parents  of  four  children, 
Frank  J.,  Wilbur  E.,  Clarence  V.  and  Alma  M. 
Independent  in  politics,  Mr.  Scott  has  been  prom- 
inently identified  witli  the  public  affairs  of  Linn 
County,  and  has  served  in  a  number  of  important 
local  offices.  In  the  fall  of  1869  lie  was  elected 
to  the  State  Legislature  of  Kansas,  and  at  the  ex- 
piration of  his  term  of  office  was  re-elected,  in  the 
fall  of  1871.  Seven  years  later  he  was  again 
chosen  to  represent  his  constituents  in  the  Legis- 
lature, and  the  fact  of  his  long  service  in  that  po- 
sition proves  better  than  mere  words  could  do 
his  popularity  throughout  this  district.  He  is  the 
present  Treasurer  of  Centreville  Townsliip,  and 
has  served  as  Postmaster  at  Oakwood  ever  since 
1879,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  months. 

In  his  religious  views  Mr.  Scott  is  liberal,  but 
while  he  holds  membership  in  no  denomination, 
he  is  liberal  in  his  contributions  to  all,  and  the 
poor  and  needy  are  never  turned  away  unaided. 
Socially,  he  affiliates  with  the  Masonic  fraternity 
and  is  prominent  in  the  local  lodge.  For  many 
years  be  devoted  his  attention  closely  to  agricul- 


ture, but  in  the  spring  of  1889  he  embarked  in  the 
mercantile  business  at  Oakwood,  in  which  he  has 
since  been  engaged,  also  continuing  his  farm  work. 
From  August,  1878,  until  he  established  his  busi- 
ness at  Oakwood,  he  had  a  general  store  on  his 
farm.  He  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  foremost  men 
of  southeastern  Kansas,  and  his  labors  on  behalf  of 
his  fellow-men  entitle  him  to  the  lasting  regard  of 
all  who  clierish  an  interest  in  the  countj'  and  desire 
its  progress,  materiallj'-,  morally  and  socially. 


ENRY  KING.  No  country  has  afforded 
greater  opportunities  to  the  poor  man  than 
our    own;    it    is   indeed    the    poor    man's 

g)  country.  Here  an  industrious,  frugal  man 
has  a  chance  to  accumulate  wealth.  Man3'  fail  to 
do  so,  but  the  best  of  our  population  lay  by  some 
of  their  earnings  and  soon  find  themselves  in  pos- 
session of  a  handsome  property.  Among  them  is 
the  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  article.  Mr. 
King  resides  in  Nortli  Township,  and  is  a  native 
of  Quebec,  Canada.  When  quite  young  lie  came 
with  his  parents  to  Indiana,  locating  where  Ft. 
Wayne  now  stands,  and  in  that  county  grew  to 
mature  years.  He  was  the  second  of  seven  chil- 
dren born  unto  Mark  and  Helen  (Robinson)  King, 
the  former  a  native  of  Maine,  and  the  latter 
of  Scotland.  The  brothers  and  sisters  were  as 
follows:  Paul,  who  was  killed  during  tiie  war 
while  performing  his  duties  as  Orderly  Sergeant; 
Mary  A.,  who  became  the  wife  of  K.  Sutherland  and 
died  at  Emporia,  Kan.,  leaving  a  family  of  five 
children;  Hannah,  wife  of  Martin  Hoover,  of  Ohio; 
David,  of  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind.;  OUie,  who  lives  in 
Colorado;  John,  who  makes  his  home  in  Indiana, 
and  George. 

Our  subject  went  to  Iowa  and  located  at  Wa- 
peld,  and  while  there  married  Miss  Susan  J.  Van 
Horn,  and  they  came  to  Labette  County,  locating 


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on  the  farm  where  they  still  reside.  Mr.  King  is 
the  owner  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land, 
all  of  which  he  has  since  improved.  His  improve- 
ments are  all  of  a  good  and  substantial  character 
and  thoroughly  fitted  for  the  uses  to  which  he 
puts  them. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  King  have  been  born  three 
children,  two  of  whom  are  living.  Charles  resides 
at  home,  and  Lydia  is  the  wife  of  A.  B.  Williams. 
Jesse  died  in  the  winter  of  1892-93.  Politically, 
Mr.  King  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  a  strong  advocate 
of  the  principles  of  his  chosen  party.  Mr.  King 
is  an  esteemed  resident  of  Labette  County  and 
takes  now,  as  he  always  has,  an  active  interest  in 
its  prosperity,  aiding  all  beneficial  schemes  tend- 
ing to  develop  its  business  resources  or  improve 
its  educational  or  social  status. 


"iTiOHN  C.  BURNETT,  an  influential  citizen 
I  of  Centreville  Township,  Linn  County, 
^^  !  Kan.,  and  one  of  the  enterprising  and  pros- 
^^f)  perous  agriculturists  of  the  slate,  has  been 
for  many  years  a  tiller  of  the  soil  of  section  35, 
where  he  cultivates  a  large  farm  of  three  hundred 
and  eighty  acres,  mostly  under  a  high  state  of 
productiveness  and  well  improved  with  a  hand- 
some residence,  commodious  and  substantial  barns 
and  otiier  buildings.  Mr.  Burnett  is  a  native  of 
Wayne  Countj',  Kj'.,  and  was  born  June  16,  1831. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  Jeremiah  Burnett,  was  a 
highly  respected  resident  of  Virginia,  where  he 
married  and  reared  his  family,  and,  continuing  in 
the  Old  Dominion,  there  passed  away  at  an  ad- 
vanced age.  The  father,  Isaac  Burnett,  born  upon 
the  old  Virginia  homestead,  spent  the  days  of 
childhood  in  his  birthplace,  but  attaining  to  ma- 
ture years,  emigrated  to  Waj-ne  Count}',  K^-.,  where 
he  died.  Tiie  mother,  Nancy  (Hurt)  Burnett,  was 
also  a  native   of  the  south  and  was   born  in  South 


Carolina.  She  remained  the  greater  part  of  her  life 
in  Wayne  County,  Ky.,  where  she  likewise  passed 
away.  The  parents  welcomed  to  their  hearts  and 
home  eight  children:  Elizabeth,  Jeremiah,  William, 
Jonathan,  Reuben,  James,  John  C.  and  Polly  A. 

Our  subject,  reared  in  Kentucky,  there  attended 
the  district  schools,  and  through  the  days  of  boy- 
hood assisted  his  father  in  the  dail}'  round  of  agri- 
cultural toil.  He  grew  up  an  energetic  and  indus- 
trious man,  self-reliant  and  thoroughl}'  posted  in 
the  occupation  which  he  has  made  the  business  of 
his  life.  August  16,  1853,  John  C.  Burnett  and 
Miss  Artemesia  Scott  were  united  in  marriage  in 
Wa3'ne  County,  Ky.  The  bride,  a  most  estimable 
lad)',  was  the  daughter  of  Tliomas  and  Myra 
(Long)  Scott,  early  settlers  of  Kentuck}',  well 
known  and  highly  respected.  Mrs.  Artemesia  Bur- 
nett was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  was  born  in 
Morgan  County,  March  1,  1831.  She  spent  the 
years  of  childhood  in  her  birthplace,  and  later  re- 
moved with  her  parents  to  Kentuekj'and  remained 
with  her  father   and    mother   until   her  marriage. 

Our  subject  and  his  faithful  wife  made  their  home 
in  Wayne  County  and  continued  their  residence 
in  that  part  of  Kentucky  until  1873,  when  they 
emigrated  to  Linn  County,  Kan.,  from  that  time 
their  permanent  abiding  place.  Mrs.  Burnett  was 
a  devout  Christian,  and  had  been  from  her  early 
years  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  when 
death  claimed  her,  upon  Februar}'  14,  1883,  was 
fully  prepared  to  meet  the  Master.  She  had  borne 
nine  children,  three  sons  and  six  daughters.  Anna 
M.,  the  eldest,  is  the  wife  of  Alvis  Parmley;  James 
C.  married  Mar}'  Slater;  Thomas  S.  is  next;  Nancy 
is  the  wife  of  Walter  McBride;  M3'ra  is  the  wife 
of  Joseph  Teagarden;  Harrison  married  Miss  Lillie 
Toal;  Emily  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Minnich;  Jane 
and  Josie  complete  the  list  of  brothers  and  sisters, 
all  occap3'ing  positions  of  usefulness  and  influence. 

Devoting  himself  with  close  attention  to  the 
cares  of  his  farm,  Mr.  Burnett  has  never  taken  an 
active  part  in  local  politics,  but  is  intelligently  in- 
terested in  all  the  vital  questions  and  issues  of  the 
day.  He  is  alwa^'s  read}'  to  do  his  share  in  mat- 
ters of  public  welfare  and  needed  local  improve- 
ments, and  is  one  of  the  substantial  men  of  the 
county.     For  about  thirty  years  our   subject   has 


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been  connected  with  the  Baptist  Church,  and,  a 
Christian  man  of  sterling  integrity  of  character,  is 
ever  to  be  found  on  tlie  side  of  right  and  justice. 


'  OHN  Q.  ADAMS,  who  was  an  extensive 
stock-raiser,  prominent  general  agriculturist 
and  leading  citizen  of  Linn  County,  re- 
sided upon  a  homestead  on  section  27, 
Paris  Townsliip.  His  broad  acres,  finely  cultivated, 
and  embellished  with  superior  improvements  made 
the  eight  hundred  and  twenty  acre  tract  one  of 
the  most  magnificent  pieces  of  farming  property 
in  Linn  County.  Settling  in  Kansas  in  1859,  Mr. 
Adams  abl}'  discharged  the  duties  of  the  various 
otlicial  positions  of  trust  which  he  held.  A  de- 
voted friend  to  educational  advancement,  and  in 
earlier  years  a  most  competent  and  successful  in- 
structor, he  materially  aided  in  elevating  tiie 
scliools  of  the  county  to  their  present  Iiigh  grade 
of  scholarship  and  instruction.  Our  subject  was 
a  native  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  was  born  March  9, 
1830.  His  parents  were  also  of  New  England 
birth,  and  were  descended  from  a  long  line  of 
sturdy,  self-reliant  and  energetic  ancestors.  His 
father,  John  Q.  Adams,  was  born  amid  the  hills  of 
New  Hampshire,  and  his  mother,  Lovina  (Walker) 
Adams,  was  a  native  of  Maine.  The  parents  were 
married  in  Boston,  where  the  father  was  for  some 
years  prosperously  engaged  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness. The  charms  of  the  west  finally  induced  the 
father  and  mother  to  remove  to  Ohio,  to  which 
state  they  journeyed  in  1831,  settling  in  Coshoc- 
ton County. 

In  the  Buckeye  State  the  father  devoted  him- 
self to  the  pursuit  of  agriculture,  and  there  for 
two-score  of  years  he  tilled  the  soil,  and  after 
a  long  and  useful  life  passed  away,  respected 
by  all  who  knew  him,  in  the  fall  of  1873.  The 
mother   survived    eighteen    years,   dying   in    the 


early  winter  of  1891.  Seven  children  gathered  in 
the  home  upon  the  old  Ohio  farm:  John  Q.,  Ed- 
ward W.,  Sarali  M.,  James  C,  Betsey  L.,  Augusta 
and  Dorothy.  The  eldest-born,  our  subject,  was 
but  one  year  old  when  with  his  parents  he  re- 
moved from  Boston  to  Ohio,  where  he  was  reared 
upon  his  father's  farm  and  enjoyed  excellent 
education. al  advantages.  Although  early  trained 
to  the  daily  round  of  agricultural  pursuits,  he 
adopted  the  avocation  of  a  teacher,  and  for  eleven 
years  engaging  in  his  chosen  pursuit,  was  known 
as  one  of  the  able  instructors  of  Ohio  and  Indi- 
ana. In  Jul}',  1852,  Mr.  Adams  made  his  home 
in  Indiana,  settling  in  Decatur  County.  He  was 
Principal  of  the  high  school  of  Greensburgh,  Ind., 
and  while  residing  iu  that  city  made  the  acquain- 
tance of  his  future  wife. 

Upon  January  22,  1856,  were  united  in  marriage 
John  Q.  Adams  and  Miss  Sarah  J.  "Wilson.  The 
latter  was  a  native  of  Decatur  County,  Ind., 
and  was  born  June  24,  1838.  The  parents  of 
Mrs.  Adams,  John  D.  and  Sarah  Hester  Wilson, 
were  also  natives  of  Indiana  and  spent  their  en- 
tire married  life  within  the  borders  of  the  state. 
The  father  died  near  his  birthplace,  but  the  mother 
passed  away  in  Linn  County,  Kan.,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Adams. 

In  July,  1859,  our  subject,  with  his  estimable  wife 
and  their  two  children,  emigrated  to  Kansas,  lo- 
cating in  Blue  Mound,  where  they  remained  for 
about  seven  3ears,  and  in  1866  settled  upon  the 
farm  where  the  family  now  reside,  in  Paris  Town- 
ship. The  attractive  and  commodious  residence, 
with  its  beautiful  surroundings,  the  large  and  well 
finished  barns  and  granaries,  presents  a  scene  of 
prosperous  thrift  and  plenty  second  to  none  in 
the  county.  Ten  intelligent  sons  and  daughtei-s 
gathered  about  the  fireside,  and  as  they  arrived 
at  the  proper  age,  received  the  superior  educa- 
tional advantages  their  locality  afforded.  They 
were  in  the  order  of  their  birth:  John  Q.,  Jr.,  who 
married  Miss  Mary  Brooks;  Ida  B.,  the  wife  of 
William  Chitwood;  Edward  J.;  Maro  M.,  who 
married  Rachael  Stanley;  Ira  G.,  who  married  Miss 
Ella  Ellington ;  Daise}^  the  wife  of  A.  B.  Ashbaugh ; 
Bruce  B.,  Don  L.,  Myrtle  .and  Robert  C.  Mrs. 
Adams  occupies  a  high  social  position,  and  has  the 


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pleasure  of  seeing  ber  children   grow  up  to  years 
of  usefulness. 

Mr.  Aflams  passed  to  Lis  final  rest  October  13, 
1893,  mourned  by  his  devoted  family  and  a  host 
of  friends,  who  knew  him  only  to  give  praise  to 
his  deeds  of  valor  and  his  good  name.  He  was 
the  second  County  Superintendent  of  Schools  in 
Linn  County,  and  for  seven  terms  was  Township 
Trustee.  At  his  hands  the  interests  of  the  chil- 
dren of  the  county  met  with  earnest  and  devoted 
attention,  and  the  educational  work  which  he  ac- 
complished will  prove  his  enduring  monument. 
Politically  a  Republican,  Mr.  Adams  was  intelli- 
gently posted  oil  all  current  matters  of  the  day, 
and  gave  his  hearty  support  to  the  "party  of  re- 
form." 


(^  lilLLIAM  K.  KELLERMAN  is  one  of  the 
\ajl'  most  substantial  farmers  of  Anderson 
wW  County, and  his  home  on  section  5,  West- 
phalia Township,  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  com- 
munity. His  settlement  in  Kansas  dates  from  the 
9th  of  April,  1875,  and  in  the  eighteen  years  which 
have  since  passed  he  has  always  lived  at  his  pres- 
ent place  of  abode.  He  was  born  in  Bedford 
County,  Pa.,  March  20,  1838,  and  is  a  son  of  Lewis 
and  Catherine  (Kerr)  Kellerman,  also  natives  of 
the  Keystone  .State.  The  grandfather,  John  Kel- 
lerman, was  born  in  Cambria  County,  Pa.,  and  was 
a  blacksmith  by  trade.  He  spent  his  entire  life  in 
the  state  of  his  birth,  and  passed  away  when  more 
than  seventy  years  of  age.  His  children  were  as 
follows:  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Jacob  May;  Samuel; 
Lewis;  Margaret,  wife  of  Elias  Croner;  Mary  Ann, 
wife  of  John  Kizer;  Daniel;  Joseph;  and  Susan, 
wife  of  John  L.  Hill. 

The  father  of  our  subject  is  still  living  in  Cof- 
fey County,  Kan.,  and  is  now  more  than  eighty 
years  of  age.  In  early  life  he  followed  teaming 
between  Baltimore  and  Washington,  beginning 
that  work  at  the  age  of  thirteen.     Later  he  teamed 


from  Philadelphia  westward  to  Pittsburg.  Pa.,  and 
Zanesville,  Ohio.  In  Bedford  County,  Pa.,  he 
married  Miss  Kerr,  who  died  in  1838,  leaving 
three  children:  James,  nowa  resident  of  Anderson 
County;  John,  of  La  Plata  County,  Colo.;  and 
William  K.  Lewis  Kellerman  was  again  married, 
his  second  union  being  with  Margaret  Hill,  by 
whom  he  had  the  following  children:  F.sther,  wife 
of  Irvin  Hill,  of  Denver,  Colo.;  David,  who  is  liv- 
ing in  Burlington,  Kan.;  Charles,  a  resident  of 
Coffey  County,  Kan.;  Samuel,  whose  home  is  in 
Denver,  Colo.;  and  Mrs.  Laura  Dyckman.  The 
father  of  this  family  came  to  Kansas  in  1866,  and 
for  a  time  resided  in  Anderson  County,  but  is 
now  living  in  Coffey  County,  where  he  owns  three 
good  farms  and  follows  stock-raising.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  Church. 

In  the  usual  manner  of  farmer  lads,  William 
Kellerman  spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and 
youth  and  in  the  common  schools  acquired  his 
education.  Having  attained  to  man's  estate  he 
chose  as  a  companion  and  helpmate  on  life's  jour- 
ney Miss  Henrietta  Miller,  a  native  of  Bedford 
County,  Pa.,  and  a  daughter  of  Josiah  Miller. 
Their  union  was  celebrated  in  1860,  and  they  be- 
gan their  domestic  life  upon  the  farm.  Mr.  Kel- 
lerman owned  and  operated  one  hundred  and 
ninety-three  acres  of  valuable  land,  which  he 
placed  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  Wisliing 
to  seek  a  home  in  the  west,  he  came  to  Kansas  in 
1875  and  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
of  raw  prairie  laud  in  Anderson  County.  Later 
he  purchased  an  additional  tract  of  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres,  and  he  now  owns  two  hundred 
acres,  having  given  to  his  children  the  remaining 
one  hundred  and  twenty  acres.  Tbis  is  one  of  the 
valu.able  and  desirable  places  of  the  neighborhood, 
complete  in  all  its  appointments  and  supplied 
with  all  modern  conveniences  and  accessories.  His 
residence,  which  was  erected  in  1887,  is  the  finest 
in  the  neighborhood.  It  is  neatly  and  tastefully 
furnished  and  supplied  with  all  that  refinement 
and  culture  approve. 

In  1876  I\[r.  Kellerman  was  called  upon  to 
mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  died  on  the  31st 
of  January.  Nine  children  had  been  born  of  that 
union:    Elsworth,  now   of  Washington;    Maggie, 


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who  died  at  the  age  fourteen;  Allie,  wife  of  Jacob 
Mosher,  of  Olilahoraa;  Ida,  wife  of  George  Can- 
nad,  of  Oklahoma;  Warren,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  eight  years;  Howard,  at  home;  Dora,  wlio  died 
at  tiie  age  of  eleven,  and  George  at  the  age  of  six; 
and  Hattie,  wife  of  James  Smiley,  of  Franklin 
County,  Kan.  November  22,  1877,Mr.Kellerman 
was  married  to  Miss  Mattie  Wlialey,  of  Iowa 
County,  Wi^.,  who  died  July  19,  1892,  leaving 
two  children,  Mary  K.  and  Earl  W.  On  the  15th 
of  March,  1893,  Mr.  Kellerman  married  Matilda, 
daughter  of  William  and  Caroline  (Ebert)  Sahm. 
She  was  born  in  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  August  7, 
1861. 

In  politics  Mr.  Kellerman  is  a  Populist,  but 
would  never  accept  public  office  except  that  of 
Treasurer  of  the  school  district,  which  he  has  held 
for  many  years.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  united 
with  the  Lutheran  Church  and  has  since  been  one 
of  its  faithful  members.  His  business  career  has 
been  a  profitable  and  successful  one,  his  indefatiga- 
ble labors  having  won  him  a  handsome  competence 
and  numbered  him  among  the  substantial  citizens 
of  the  community.  He  is  a  man  of  generous  and 
kindly  spirit,  and  his  genial  manner  has  gained 
him  many  friends. 


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)  OBERT  MICHAEL.  Many  of  the  prosper- 
"■C  ous  citizens  of  Linn  County  are  those  who 
came  here  in  an  early  day  and  entered 
^^  land  from  the  Government,  devoting  their 
attention  for  many  years  to  improving  their 
claims  and  cultivating  their  farms.  Now  as  the 
result  of  their  efforts  they  are  the  owners  of  ex- 
tensive and  valuable  estates,  from  which  each  year 
large  harvests  are  gathered.  Among  those  who  came 
to  Kansas  in  1859  and  pre-empted  claims  in  Linn 
Count}'  was  Mr.  Michael,  who  entered  one  hun- 
dred and  eighty  acres  in  Centreville  Township. 
At  that  time  he  sojourned  here  but  a  short  while, 


coming  back  in  1864  and  locating  in  this  county 
permanently. 

A  native  of  Huntingdon  County,  Pa.,  our  sub- 
ject was  born  July  18,  1820.  He  is  of  German 
descent,  his  grandfather,  Peter  Michael,  having 
been  born  in  the  Fatherland,  whence  he  emigrated 
to  America  and  afterward  participated  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary War.  He  attained  to  the  great  age  of 
one  hundred  and  five  years  and  passed  away  in 
Blair  Countj',  Pa.  The  father  of  our  subject,  Jo- 
seph Michael,  was  born  near  Gettysburg,  in  Mary- 
land, and  married  Miss  Ellen  Wilson,  a  native  of 
Huntingdon  County,  Pa.  Her  father,  William 
Wilson,  who  was  born  in  Ireland,  emigrated  to 
the  United  States  and  settled  in  Huntingdon 
County,  Pa.,  where  he  died. 

After  his  marriage  Joseph  Michael  located  in 
Huntingdon  Count}',  whence  he  removed  to  the 
adjoining  county  of  Clearfield;  there  his  wife 
died  in  the  latter  part  of  the  '50s,  and  he  passed 
away  in  the  early  part  of  the  '60s,  about  four 
years  after  the  demise  of  his  wife.  They  were  the 
parents  of  nine  children,  eight  of  whom  attained 
to  mature  years.  They  were  named,  David,  Han- 
nah, Michael,  Nancy,  Susanna,  Eliza,  Delilah,  Will- 
iam and  Edward.  Michael,  the  third  in  the  family 
in  respect  to  age,  was  reared  in  Huntingdon 
County  prior  to  the  age  of  seven  years,  when  he 
accompanied  his  parents  to  Clearfield  County  and 
there  grew  to  manhood  on  his  father's  farm.  He 
was  principally  engaged  in  lumbering  before  he 
came  to  Kansas. 

In  Clearfield  County,  Pa.,  in  June,  1841,  oc- 
curred the  marriage  of  Mr.  Michael  to  Miss  Emily 
Rose,  who  was  born  in  New  York  January  22, 
1823.  They  had  a  family  of  seven  children, 
Nancy  M.,  Clark,  Ady,  William,  John,  Eleanor 
and  Emma.  Mrs.  Emily  Michael  died  in  Clear- 
field County  in  November,  1859.  Our  subject  was 
married  in  Linn  County,  Kan.,  in  1865,  to  Miss 
Corrilla  Barr,  who  died  in  Centreville  Township, 
leaving  one  son,  Ellswortli  M.  In  Linn  County 
on  the  27th  of  February,  1873,  Mr.  Michael  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Clarissa  Hurst,  the  widow  of  William 
Hurst,  who  died  in  Menard  County,  111.,  in  April, 
1866.  Her  parents,  Henry  P.  and  Mary  (Potter) 
Husted,were  natives  respectively  of  Pennsylvania 


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and  New  York,  he  Laving  been  born  March  10, 
1794,  and  she  March  29,  1792.  Thej  were  mar- 
ried August  13,  1815,  and  became  the  parents  of 
nine  cliildren,  Emily,  Amarilis,  Hannah,  Lyman, 
Benjamin  D..  Clarissa,  Celestia,  George  W.  and 
Truman  G.  Mrs.  Husted  passed  away  on  tlie  31st 
of  October,  1865,  wliile  lier  husband  died  in  Octo- 
ber, 1869. 

Mrs.  Michael  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  having  been 
born  in  Holmes  Count^s  June  12,  1828.  Her  first 
marriage  resulted  in  the  birth  of  eight  children, 
John  H.,  James  A.,  Mary  J.,  Hannah,  Emily,  An- 
nis,  Alice  and  William  G.  Mrs.  Michael  is  a  lady 
of  refined  tastes,  is  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  her 
husband  and  children,  and  ministers  to  their  com- 
fort with  untiring  liands.  In  her  religious  con- 
nections she  is  identified  with  the  Baptist  Church, 
in  the  work  of  which  she  takes  an  active  part. 
She  has  aided  her  husband  in  the  accumulation  of 
his  property,  and  his  success  is  due  in  no  small 
measure  to  her  untiring  exertions  and  cheerful 
co-operation. 

The  farm  occupied  by  Mr.  Michael  consists 
of  three  hundred  and  eiglity  acres  and  is  em- 
bellished with  all  the  modern  conveniences,  in- 
cluding a  substantial  set  of  buildings  adapted 
to  their  various  uses.  The  land  is  devoted 
principally  to  general  farming,  and  each  year 
large  crops  of  corn  and  wheat  are  raised.  In 
political  affairs  Mr.  Michael  has  taken  a  warm  in- 
terest and  is  one  of  the  leading  Republicans  of  the 
township.  Every  enterjjrise  of  undoubted  benefit 
to  the  community  meets  with  his  enthusiastic  sup- 
port, and  while  he  has  gained  wealth  through  the 
cultivation  of  ^the  soil  of  Linn  County,  the  welfare 
of  the  county  has  in  turn  been  advanced  through 
his  capability  and  energy. 


>EORGE  W.  OVERLEY.  The  farming  in- 
terests of  Crawford  County  are  carried  on 
Jl  by  an  active  and  intelligent  class  of  men, 
who  are  thus  performing  their  share  in  maintain- 
ing and  ejfteuding   the   agricultural    interests   of 


this  part  of  Kansas.  Among  the  number  is  the 
gentleman  whose  name  introduces  this  paragraph, 
and  who  owns  a  finely  improved  farm  on  section 
22,  Osage  Township.  He  has  witnessed  the  won- 
derful progress  of  the  count}'  during  the  more 
than  twentj'  years  of  his  residence  here,  and  has 
been  a  prominent  factor  in  local  growth  and  pros- 
perity. 

Concerning  the  parental  history  of  our  subject, 
we  note  the  following:  His  father,  Isaac  Overley, 
was  born  in  Ross  County,  Ohio,  in  1810,  and  from 
that  state  removed  to  Indiana,  thence  to  Illinois, 
where  for  a  time  he  resided  in  Sangamon  Count}', 
and  later  went  to  Piatt  County.  In  1870  he  lo- 
cated in  Kansas,  where  he  purchased  an  unim- 
proved tract  of  land,  comprising  the  northeast 
quarter  of  section  22,  Osage  Township,  Crawford 
County.  There  he  continued  to  reside  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  April,  1877.  His  wife, 
who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elizabeth  Wurtz- 
baugh,  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1812,  and  died  in 
August,  1879,  at  the  Kansas  home. 

Of  a  family  of  nine  children,  seven  of  whom  are 
now  living,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the 
joungest  in  respect  to  age.  He  was  born  in  San- 
gamon Count}',  111.,  January  6,  1854,  and  was 
reared  to  manhood  principally  in  Illinois,  where 
he  was  a  student  in  the  common  schools.  At  the 
age  of  sixteen  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  Kan- 
sas, and  aided  his  father  in  the  development  of 
the  property  purchased  on  section  22.  In  Febru- 
ary, 1877,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Thomas  Marriott,  of  Ohio. 
She  was  born  in  Licking  County,  Ohio,  in  Septem- 
ber, 1854,  and  at  the  age  of  four  years  was  or- 
phaned by  her  father's  death.  Her  mother  after- 
ward married  J.  B.  Fleming,  and  is  still  living. 
After  completing  her  education  in  the  schools  of 
Girard,  Kan.,  Mrs.  Overley  followed  the  profession 
of  a  school  teacher  in  Crawford  County  prior  to 
her  marriage.  She  is  a  lady  of  culture  and  a 
prominent  member  of  tiie  Christian  Church. 

Of  the  four  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ovci- 
ley,  three  are  now  living,  viz.:  Clara  Belle,  Ora 
George  and  Otis  Weaver.  Our  subject  is  now  the 
owner  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  of  which 
the  entire  tract  is  under  the  plow  excepting  twenty 


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acres.  He  is  a  general  stock  and  grain  farmer,  and 
makes  a  specialty  of  raising  thorougti-bred  Short- 
horn cattle.  All  the  improvements  now  visible 
on  the  place  are  the  result  of  his  exertions,  and 
are  a  standing  monument  to  his  enterprise  and 
ability.  In  his  political  opinions  lie  is  a  member 
of  the  People's  party,  and  takes  an  active  interest 
in  the  issues  of  the  state  and  Government,  but  is 
not  a  zealous  partisan.  Socially  he  is  connected 
with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen. 


!)HOMAS  KIRKPATRICK,  M.  D.  Although 
still  in  the  dawn  of  the  success  which  has 
attended  his  efforts  in  a  professional  way, 
our  subject  lias  already  given  abundant  evidence 
of  the  ability  which  qualifies  him  for  a  high  place 
in  the  medical  profession.  Truly  ambitious,  and 
with  an  ambition  whose  aim  is  pure  and  unsullied, 
there  seems  to  be  no  reason  why  his  unquestioned 
ability  should  not  find  full  scope  in  relieving  the 
pains  to  which  a  suffering  world  is  heir.  This 
successful  young  physician  was  born  in  Wapello 
County-,  Iowa,  near  Otturawa,  May  2,  1858,  to  the 
union  of  Minor  and  Hannah  (Godfrey)  Kirkpat- 
rick,  both  of  whom  now  reside  near  Ottumwa, 
Iowa. 

Minor  Kirkpatrick  was  a  native  Virginian,  born 
near  Harper's  P'erry,  and  the  son  of  Thomas  Kirk- 
patrick, who  was  a  native  of  the  Green  Isle  of 
Erin.  The  latter  crossed  the  ocean  to  America 
with  his  parents  when  but  a  boy  and  settled  with 
them  in  the  Old  Dominion.  There  he  finished  his 
growth  and  married.  A  number  of  3'ears  later  he 
removed  to  Ohio,  where  he  resided  until  advanced 
in  years  and  then  moved  to  Missouri,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  days  with  a  daughter. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  The  father 
of  our  subject  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  when  a 


boy  went  to  live  with  a  man  named  Gwynne,  a 
stockman,  with  whom  he  remained  sixteen  years, 
living  most  of  the  time  in  a  saddle,  herding  and 
taking  care  of  cattle.  He  grew  to  manhood  in 
the  Buckeye  State  and  there  remained  until  1850, 
when  he  removed  to  Iowa  and  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Wapello  County.  There  he  resided  until  1885  and 
became  the  owner  of  four  hundred  and  forty-five 
acres,  which  he  had  purchased  in  the  raw  state. 
He  brought  the  land  up  to  a  fine  state  of  cultiva- 
tion, it  being  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  the  county. 

In  1885  he  sold  out  and  retired  from  active  pur- 
suits. In  politics  he  was  a  stanch  Re|)ublican,  and 
in  religion  wasa  memberof  the  Cumberland  Presby- 
terian Church.  To  this  marriage  were  born  seven 
children,  five  of  whom  reached  mature  years. 
Sanford  is  in  the  Internal  Revenue  service;  he 
was  a  member  of  Company  K,  Second  Iowa  Infan- 
try, during  the  late  unpleasantness  between  the 
north  and  south,  and  served  four  years;  he  now 
resides  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.  Wade  was  a  member 
of  Company  K,  Second  Iowa  Infantry,  and  served 
until  the  siege  of  Atlanta,  when  he  lost  one  of  his 
lower  limbs  by  the  explosion  a  shell;  at  present  he 
resides  at  Hedrick,  Iowa.  Gwynne  was  a  railroad 
man,  and  died  in  Grand  Island,  Neb.  Almira,  wife 
of  John  J.  Lentner,  resides  near  Highland  Center, 
Wapello  County,  Iowa;  and  Thomas,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  is  the  youngest  member  of  the  family. 

The  early  life  of  the  latter  was  passed  on  the 
farm  and  he  received  the  rudiments  of  an  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools.  Later  he  attended 
school  at  Ottumwa  and  assisted  in  the  office  of  his 
brother,  who  was  County  Recorder,  thus  continuing 
at  intervals  for  five  j'ears.  He  also  taught  scliool, 
and  while  thus  engaged  commenced  the  studj'  of 
medicine  with  Dr.  B.  W.  Searle  as  preceptor.  Later 
he  took  one  course  of  lectures  at  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons  at  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and 
then  entered  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
geons at  Chicago,  from  which  institution  he  grad- 
uated in  1883.  Soon  afterward  he  came  to  Kansas 
and  located  at  Westphalia,  where  he  also  represents 
the  drug  business.  He  was  married  in  1884  to 
Miss  Florence  Sage,  daughter  of  Erasmus  T.  and 
Elizabeth  Sage,  residents  of  Agency,  Iowa.  She 
was  born  near  Fairfield,  Iowa,  and  is  a  lady  of 


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more  than  ordinary  ability  and  relnement.  Three 
children  have  been  born  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Kirkpat- 
rick:  Eva  Hazel,  Zoe  and  T.  Sage.  In  his  political 
predilections  he  is  a  Republican  and  is  now  hold- 
ing the  office  of  Postmaster  of  Westphalia.  Soci- 
ally he  is  a  Ro3'al  Arch  Mason,  being  Past  Master 
of  Avon  Lodge  No.  305,  and  a  Knight  of  Pythias. 


ifeS    ^    .-» 


AVID  R.  CAMPBELL.  This  enterpiisiug 
farmer  of  Linn  County  came  to  Kansas 
in  1870,  and  since  that  time  has  resided 
on  section  1,  in  the  southeastern  part  of 
Centreville  Township.  He  is  the  son  of  David 
and  Margaret  (Mull)  Campbell,  natives  of  New 
Jersey,  and  was  born  in  Atlantic  County  of  tiiat 
state,  November  15,  1835.  He  is  a  descendant  in 
the  third  generation  of  a  Scotchman  who  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States  early  in  this  century. 
Tlie  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Archi- 
bald Campbell,  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  AVar.  He  married, 
reared  a  large  famil}'  of  children,  and  died  at  the 
advanced  age  of  ninety-six. 

David  Campbell,  like  his  father,  was  an  ener- 
getic farmer,  a  progressive  citizen  and  a  brave 
soldier,  participating  with  valor  in  the  War  of 
1812.  As  a  business  man,  he  was  keen,  shrewd 
and  sagacious,  and  honorable  in  his  dealings  with 
all.  He  took  contracts  for  furnishing  timber  for 
vessels,  and  also  engaged  in  the  sale  of  telegraph 
poles  and  ciiarcoal.  In  his  various  lines  of  busi- 
ness, he  frequently  employed  more  than  two  hun- 
dred men.  Me  was  very  successful,  although  he 
never  accumulated  a  large  fortune.  In  tlie  Whig- 
party  he  possessed  great  influence,  and  was  fre- 
quently chosen  to  occup}'  positions  of  trust.  For 
many  years  he  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and 
during  his  long  incumbency  of  that  ofhcc  united 
ill  marriage  forty-nine  couples.     In  the  Metliodjst 


Episcopal  Church  he  was  an  active  member  and 
leader  of  the  choir.  He  was  especially  gifted  in 
song  and  possessed  a  voice  of  marvelous  sweetness 
and  power.  In  1846,  while  talking  to  his  family 
after  having  eaten  a  hearty  supper,  he  expired 
very  suddenly.  His  wife  survived  him  for  many 
}-ears,  passing  away  in  New  York  in  1878. 

Twelve  children  comprised  the  family  of  David 
Campbell,  of  whom  nine  grew  to  mature  years: 
Sophie,  now  Mrs.  Langley;  Jacob,  who  died  in 
New  Jersey;  Caroline,  Mrs.  R.  Steelman,  of  Ocean 
City,  N.  J.;  Redrick,  whose  home  is  in  Ft.  Scott, 
Kan.;  our  subject;  Anna  Maria,  the  wife  of  G.  W. 
Smith,  of  New  Jersey;  Margaret,  who  married 
Joseph  Camp  and  died  in  New  Jersey;  William 
Henry,  whose  death  occurred  in  New  Jersej^;  and 
Angeline,  the  wife  of  Mr.  Joseph,  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  David  R.  grew  to  manhood  in  the  state  of 
his  birth.  He  was  eleven  3'ears  of  age  when  tlie 
death  of  his  father  deprived  him  of  the  wise  coun- 
sel of  that  parent  and  terminated  his  schooldays. 
At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  entered  upon  a  three 
years'  apprenticeship,  receiving  for  his  wages  the 
sum  of  $30,  and  paying  for  his  clothes.  This  sum 
was  meagre,  but  he  had  the  advantage  of  training 
received  from  an  excellent  mechanic,  and  also  of 
association  with  one  of  the  most  highly  respected 
families  in  that  community. 

After  having  completed  his  apprenticeship,  Mr. 
Campbell  worked  during  one  summer  in  order  to 
earn  $50,  after  which  he  started  for  the  distant 
west.  At  the  lime  of  reaching  Pike  Count}',  111., 
he  had  $10  in  his  possession.  He  commenced  to 
work  at  his  trade,  following  it  in  both  Adams  and 
Pike  Counties,  111.,  and  engaging  extensively'  as  a 
contractor  and  builder.  Later  he  resided  for  ten 
j'cars  in  Warren  County,  III.,  and  there,  as  else- 
where, he  was  prospered  in  his  undertakings,  never 
losing  a  dollar  on  a  contract. 

His  inclinations  lying  in  the  direction  of  agri- 
culture, an<l  preferring  to  rear  his  children  in  the 
country,  our  subject  came  to  Kansas  in  the  year 

1869,  and  after  having  built  two  houses  in  Pleas- 
anton,  he  pui'chased  a  portion  of  his  present  farm, 
and  located  on  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  raw 
prairie  land.     Here  he  settled  on  the  6th  of  April, 

1870,  and  shortly  afterward  experienced   the  hard 


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times  caused  by  the  ravages  of  grasshoppers.  With 
all  other  Kansas  farmers,  he  was  unfortunate  and 
lost  several  crops.  However,  he  was  undaunted 
by  misfortune  and  courageously  set  to  work  to  re- 
pair his  fallen  fortunes.  It  was  not  long  until  the 
tide  turned,  and  since  then  he  has  enjoyed  unin- 
terrupted prosperity.  At  the  present  time  he  is 
the  owner  of  four  hundred  and  eighty  acres  in  one 
body  and  some  timber  land  in  addition. 

In  1858  Mr.  Campbell  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Ruth,  daughter  of  Williston  and  Mary 
(Simmons)  Stevens,  and  a  native  of  Adams  Coun- 
ty, 111.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Campbell  have  had  fifteen 
children,  of  whom  twelve  are  now  living,  viz.:  Wil- 
liston, Anna,  Frank;  Ruba,  wife  of  William  Ver- 
trees;  Maggie,  Mrs.  Robert  Waldraven;  Martha, 
Edna,  Allison,  Lee,  Roland,  Irvin  and  Nellie.  Mrs. 
Campbell  is  identified  with  the  Baptist  Church, 
which  the  other  members  of  the  family  attend. 
In  politics,  Mr.  Campbell  was  early  in  life  trained 
to  believe  in  the  principles  of  the  Republican 
party,  but  he  is  independent  in  local  and  national 
aflfairs,  voting  for  the  best  man  and  the  best  prin- 
ciples. Though  often  requested  to  accept  official 
honors,  his  preferences  are  in  favor  of  a  more  re- 
tired life.  He  is  actively  identified  with  the  Farm- 
ers' Alliance,  and  is  a  man  of  firm  convictions, 
whose  influence  is  always  given  to  the  support  of 
the  measures  calculated  to  enhance  the  welfare  of 
his  fellow-citizens. 


^>^^<^ 


«^  J.  SHEFFIELD,  who  devotes  his  time  and 
(,@/lIj|  attention  to  farming  on  section  11,  Lin- 
coln Township,  Crawford  County,  is  a 
native  of  the  Empire  State.  In  Chenango 
County  is  the  place  of  his  birth,  the  date  of  which 
is  July  20,  1845.  His  parents  were  Joseph  and 
Sarah  Maria  (Jackson)  Sheffield.  They  were  also 
natives  of  New  York,  and  in  1848  emigrated  to 
Illinois,  locating  in  De  Kalb  County  upon  a  new 


farm.  It  was  all  raw  prairie,  on  which  not  a  fur- 
row had  been  turned  or  an  improvement  made, 
but  his  labors  transformed  it  into  a  valuable  tract. 
In  1866  they  came  to  Kansas,  and  here  again  pur- 
chased wild  land.  The  father  was  a  Republican  in 
politics.  Both  parents  are  now  deceased.  They 
bad  a  family  of  three  children,  two  of  whom  are 
now  living:  A.  J.,  of  this  sketch,  and  Mary  Jane, 
wife  of  James  J.  King,  a  farmer  of  Lincoln  Town- 
ship, by  whom  she  has  two  children. 

Mr.  Sheffield  of  this  sketch  acquired  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and  Kansas, 
and  into  his  mind  were  instilled  lessons  of  in- 
dustry and  uprightness  by  his  mother,  a  most 
worthy  woman,  who  was  dearly  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  her.  To  his  father  he  gave  the  benefit 
of  his  services  until  after  he  had  attained  his  ma- 
jority, when  he  entered  from  the  Government  a 
claim  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  on  which 
he  now  resides.  He  has  greatly  improved  his 
farm,  and  has  extended  its  boundaries  vntil  it 
now  com[)rises  two  hundred  and  eighty-five  acres, 
of  which  one  hundred  and  fift}'  acres  are  under  a 
high  state  of  cultivation.  He  has  just  completed 
a  pleasant  and  comfortable  residence  at  a  cost  of 
$1,700,  exclusive  of  his  own  labor.  In  1884  he 
erected  a  fine  stone  barn,  32x60  feet  and  fourteen 
feet  high,  with  all  necessary  outbuildings.  This 
is  one  of  the  model  farms  of  the  community,  com- 
plete in  all  its  appointments,  and  by  its  neat  ap- 
pearance gives  evidence  to  the  passer-by  of  the 
thrift  and  enterprise  of  the  owner. 

In  1871  Mr.  Sheffield  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Mary  M.  Collins,  a  native  of  Kansas, 
and  a  daughter  of  Daniel  Collins,  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Lincoln  Township.  Five  children  were 
born  unto  them,  but  only  two  are  now  living, 
Joseph  D.  and  Stephen  A.  The  mother  died  in 
1883,  and  in  1885  Mr.  Sheffield  married  Eliza  E. 
Hoopingarner,  a  daughter  of  J.  P.  Hoopingarner. 
She  was  born  in  Lincoln  Township,  March  24, 
1865.  Two  children  grace  this  marriage,  Eva  J. 
and  Olive  A. 

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheffield  are  members  of  the 
Christian  Churcli,  and  take  an  active  part  in  its 
growth  and  upbuilding.  He  belonged  to  the 
Building   Committee,    and    was    largely    instru- 


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mental  in  erecting  the  house  of  worship  in  Arca- 
dia. He  is  also  a  prominent  worker  in  the  Sunday- 
school.  He  belongs  to  the  Anti-Horse  Thief 
Association,  wliich  he  has  served  as  Treasurer  and 
President,  and  is  a  stalwart  supporter  of  the  Re- 
publican party.  He  has  frequently  served  as  a 
delegate  to  the  political  conventions,  but  has 
never  sought  or  desired  office  for  himself,  prefer- 
ring to  devote  his  entire  time  to  his  farm  and 
home. 


■•o♦o..f§^>•^/@•.o♦o.. 


^kOHN  S.JOHNSON  is  a  public-spirited  citi- 
zen who  is  in  harmony  with  advanced 
^;::^  ideas,  intelligent  progress  and  the  best 
^^fJ  methods  of  promoting  education,  improve- 
ments, and  the  good  of  his  country  generally. 
He  was  born  in  Edgar  County,  111.,  near  Grand- 
view,  February  2,  1829,  and  is  a  son  of  Isaac  and 
Sarah  (Kearn)  Johnson.  The  father  was  a  native 
of  West  Virginia,  born  February  7,  1794,  and  the 
mother  was  born  February  18,  1799.  Andrew 
Johnson,  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  of  Scotch 
descent.  His  son,  Isaac,  was  a  cousin  of  President 
Andrew  Johnson. 

Isaac  Johnson  when  eight  years  old  removed 
with  the  family  to  Ohio,  and  thence  to  Edgar 
County,  111.,  where  he  was  one  of  the  pioneer  set- 
tlers, setting  out  one  of  the  first  orchards  in  the 
county.  He  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  enlisting 
at  the  beginning,  and  by  re-enlisting  served  to 
the  end  under  Gen.  W.  H.  Harrison.  In  1834  he 
went  to  Texas  and  assisted  in  gaining  the  inde- 
pendence of  the  Lone  Star  State.  In  1836  he 
removed  to  Iowa  with  two  teams  of  horses  and 
wagons,  crossing  the  Mississippi  River  September 
20,  1836,  at  Ft.  Madison,  and  purchased  some 
claims,  amounting  altogether  to  about  seven  hun- 
dred acres.  In  the  spring  of  1837  he  commenced 
improving  the  same,  and  in  1869  he  removed  to 
Osceola,  Clarke  County,  Iowa,  and  there  his  death 


occurred   January  4,   1870.     His  wife  died   many 
3'ears  previous,  February  10,  1837. 

In  the  parental  family  were  five  children.  Aaron 
born  April  1,  1816,  is  a  carpenter  and  farmer, 
and  resides  in  Ft.  Madison,  Iowa;  James  K.,  born 
January  2,  1818,  was  a  carpenter  bv  trade, 
and  died  at  Ft.  Madison;  Araariah,  born  Sep- 
tember 15,  1823,  is  a  carpenter  by  trade,  but 
at  present  is  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  in 
Sacramento,  Cal.;  Rebecca,  born  March  18,  1826, 
married  W.  T.  Rutherford  and  resides  in  Hunts- 
ville,  Mo.  Our  subject  is  the  youngest  of  these 
children.  The  father  of  these  children  married 
the  second  time,  taking  for  his  wife  Miss  Delilah 
Wilson,  who  bore  him  eleven  children,  eight  of 
whom  are  living:  William  C,  Marion  W.,  Alice, 
C.  B.,  Marj',  Isaac  N.,  Larkin  and  Rutiierford.  The 
father  was  originallj'  a  Whig  in  politics,  but  later 
he  affiliated  with  the  Republican  party.  He  held  a 
number  of  local  offices  and  was  a  representative 
citizen.  For  sixty-flve  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Although  he 
accumulated  a  large  fortune,  he  lost  nearlj'  all 
through  friends  during  his  last  j-ears. 

John  S.  Johnson  was  but  seven  years  of  age 
when  the  family  lemoved  to  Iowa.  He  secured  a 
fair  education,  and  when  but  a  lad  worked  on  the 
first  paper  published  in  Ft.  Madison,  Iowa,  the 
same  being  the  Lee  County  Democrat.  After  this 
he  learned  the  printer's  trade  but  subsequently 
engaged  in  farming.  On  December  29,  1849,  he 
left  for  California  via  New  Orleans,  Brazoria, 
Tex.,  and  Ft.  Brown,  then  crossed  into  Mexico, 
and  at  last  reached  San  Francisco  April  10, 
1850.  He  first  engaged  in  mining  and  later  as  a 
clerk  in  a  wholesale  grocery,  receiving  §300  per 
month  for  his  services.  Before  the  3'ear  ended  he 
purchased  a  third  interest  in  the  business,  but  sold 
out  before  the  fall  of  1852  and  returned  home  via 
Panama.  He  first  engaged  in  general  merchandis- 
ing at  Ft.  Madison  but  soon  sold  out  and  pur- 
chased a  drove  of  cattle,  Stirling  with  the  same  to 
California  across  the  plains  April  10,  1853.  He 
placed  his  cattle  on  a  'ranch  near  Sacramento  and 
clerked  in  a  grocery  store,  receiving  !?200  per 
month.  Later  he  sold  the  cattle  for  $8,000,  and  in 
November,  1853,  he  started  home  via  the  Isthmus, 


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Havana  and  New  York.  On  his  return  to  Ft. 
Madison  he  purchased  a  farm  and  spent  over 
$3,000  learning  to  farm. 

From  there  he  came  to  Kansas  and  purchased 
four  hundred  and  eighty-nine  acres  of  land  in 
Reeder  Township,  which  he  improved,  and  then 
engaged  in  stock-raising.  In  connection  he  also 
kept  a  store  in  Central  City,  and  for  several  3'ears 
had  the  largest  store  in  Anderson  County.  There  he 
resided  until  1884,  when  he  removed  to  Lawrence 
and  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade,  but  finding  that 
there  was  no  mone3'  in  it  he  removed  to  Garnett 
the  same  year,  and  here  he  has  resided  since. 
Altogether  he  has  made  ten  trips  to  California. 
He  owns  valuable  property  in  that  state  and  large 
tracts  of  land  in  Anderson  County,  and  he  has 
given  his  children  considerable  property. 

June  17, 1852,  our  subject  married  Miss  Martha 
Marsh,  a  native  of  Preble  County,  Ohio,  born 
April  6,  1834,  and  the  daughter  of  Stephen  and 
Sarah  Marsh.  Thej'  have  had  seven  children,  two 
of  whom  are  living.  Mary  E..  born  September  5, 
1860,  is  the  wife  of  James  D.  Stevens;  she  has 
two  children,  Delia  Maud  and  Edwin  J.  Harry,  the 
second  child,  was  born  August  25,  1869,  and  mar- 
ried Jessie  M.  Rayn.  In  politics  Mr.  Johnson  is 
a  Democrat,  and  has  held  ofUce  in  his  county.  In 
his  religious  views  he  affiliates  with  the  Con- 
gregational Church,  and  socially  he  is  an  Odd 
Fellow  and  a  Royal  Arch  Mason.  He  is  a  self- 
made  man  and  what  he  has  accumulated  in  the 
way  of  this  world's  goods  is  the  result  of  his 
own  efforts.  He  is  upright  and  honest  in  all  his 
dealings  and  has  reaped  rich  returns.  He  is  well 
known  and  highly  honored  throughout  the  coun- 
ty- 


^  OHN  OHARAH,  a  prosperous  stock-raiser 
and  general  farmer  of  Linn  County,  has  re- 
^p=^^  sided  in  the  Sunflower  State  since  the  fall  of 
i^^  1868  and  owns  a  finely  improved  farm  on 
section  13,  township  22,  range  21,  Blue  Mound 
Township.     He  was  born  March  26,  1836,  in  the 


eastern  part  of  Upper  Canada,  near  the  present  site 
of  Iroquois.  He  is  the  son  of  John  Oharah,  a  na- 
tive of  the  North  of  Ireland  (probabl}'  County 
Cavan),  who  married  Jane  Dysart  and  settled  in 
Canada. 

When  less  than  two  years  of  age,  our  subject 
was  orphaned  by  his  mother's  death,  and  after 
that  sad  bereavement  he  was  taken  into  the  family 
of  Charles  Rose,  witii  whom  he  remained  until 
sixteen  years  of  age.  He  received  some  schooling, 
but  his  education  was  limited,  at  least  so  far  as 
text  books  are  concerned,  although  in  the  school 
of  experience  he  has  gained  a  broad  and  liberal 
education.  While  living  with  Mr.  Rose  he  worked 
on  the  farm,  and  after  leaving  his  home  he  secured 
employment  on  a  farm  in  Canada,  where  he  worked 
for  two  years  at  $8  per  month. 

In  1854  Mr.  Oharah  went  from  Canada  to  Illi- 
nois, where  he  settled  in  Winnebago  County,  and 
for  a  time  was  cmplo3'ed  by  others  on  a  farm. 
While  residing  there,  he  married  Miss  Harriet  Ann 
Cottrall,  of  Howard  County,  Iowa.  Mrs.  Oliarah 
is  a  daughter  of  William  and  Margaret  (Ellington) 
Cottrall,  and  was  born  in  McLean  County,  111., 
May  3,  1841.  William  Cottrall  was  a  native  of 
Ohio,  and  when  a  young  man  went  to  Illinois,  be- 
coming a  pioneer  of  that  state.  He  worked  for 
Isaac  Funk  for  many  years  in  McLean  County. 
In  1850  he  removed  to  Iowa,  and  in  the  following 
year  he  located  on  a  farm  in  Howard  Count}'. 
About  1867  he  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  in 
Neosho  Count}',  and  later  removed  to  Allen 
County,  where  he  died.  His  wife  had  passed  away 
in  McLean  County,  111. 

In  the  Cottrall  family  there  were  nine  children, 
namely:  Michael  E.,  wlio  resides  in  California; 
Mary,  who  married  William  Randolph  and  died  in 
Sacramento,  Cal.;  Susan,  wife  of  Jesse  Brock,  of 
Oklahoma;  James,  who  died  in  McLean  County, 
111.;  Cassandra,  who  married  Henry  L.  Beker  and 
lives  in  Rockford,  111.;  William,  whose  death  oc- 
curred iu  McLean  County.  111.;  Harriet  Ann,  wife 
of  our  subject;  Isaac,  a  resident  of  California,  and 
Elias,  of  Neosho  County,  Kan. 

For  a  number  of  years  after  his  marriage  Mr. 
Oharah  lived  in  Winnebago  County,  111.,  wiience 
in  1864  he  removed  to  Howard  County,  Iowa, and 


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purchasing  eio^hty  acres,  engaged  in  the  improve- 
ment of  bis  farm  until  the  time  of  his  removal  to 
Kansas.  In  1868  he  came  to  the  Sunflower  State, 
the  journey  being  made  with  teams.  For  four 
j-ears  he  resided  in  Linn  County  near  Mound  City, 
from  which  place  he  removed  to  his  present  farm, 
where  he  had  previously  purchased  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  of  unimproved  land.  He  has 
brought  tlie  soil  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation,  and 
devotes  the  land  principally  to  stock-raising  pur- 
poses and  the  raising  of  cereals. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oharah  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren: Charles  A.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
five  years;  Margaret,  wife  of  George  Campbell, 
residing  in  Linn  County;  Ida;  Willie,  deceased; 
Francis  and  John.  The  religious  home  of  the 
family  is  in  tlie  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in 
which  they  have  taken  a  prominent  part  for  manj' 
3'ears.  In  political  belief,  Mr.  Oharah  affiliates 
with  the  Republicans,  and  has  served  in  various 
local  offices,  including  that  of  School  Director. 


^  LTMAN  D.  JUCHEMS  an  energetic  and  en- 
terprising young  citizen  and  prosperous 
general  agriculturist  and  stock-raiser  of 
Centreville  Township,  on  section  24,  Linn  County, 
Kan.,  is  one  of  the  successful  and  rising  farmers 
of  the  west.  Born  in  Grand  Detour,  Ogle  County, 
111.,  April  4,  1860,  he  spent  the  early  years  of  his 
life  in  his  native  state,  where  his  parents,  Daniel 
D.  and  Greitze  (Oilman)  Juchems,  were  well  known 
and  highly  esteemed.  The  father,  a  native  of 
German}',  was  born  in  the  province  of  Hanover, 
in  1821.  The  mother,  also  of  German  birth,  and 
a  native  of  the  city  of  Emden,  province  of  Han- 
over, was  born  June  7,  1820.  Educated  in  the 
Fatherland  and  there  attaining  to  mature  years, 
the  parents  married,  and  some  time  afterward  de- 
cided to  try  their  fortunes  in  America.     Together 


they  bade  farewell  to  the  old  friends  and  scenes 
of  childhood,  and  crossing  the  broad  ocean  were 
soon  safely  landed  in  the  United  States.  In  a  brief 
time  they  were  transported  to  the  prairies  of 
Illinois,  and  settled  in  Ogle  County  in  1855.  The 
father  died  July  7,  1862,  and  the  mother,  a  woman 
of  strong  character  and  courage,  some  j'ears 
afterward  removed  with  her  family  to  Kansas, 
and  died  at  an  advanced  age  in  Centreville 
Township  May  23,  1890. 

Four  children  had  clustered  in  the  home,  of 
whom  the  eldest,  Maggie,  died  in  childhood.  Feijo 
was  the  second-born;  Roelf  was  the  third  in  order 
of  birth;  Oltman,  our  subject,  was  the3-oungest  of 
the  parents'  family.  Mr.  Juchems  received  a 
fairly  good  common  education  in  the  district 
schools  of  Grand  Detour  and  Anderson  Count}', 
Kan.,  and  from  his  youth  trained  to  habits  of 
thrift  and  industry,  attained  to  mature  years 
manly  and  self-reliant.  He  was  only  a  babe  of 
two  years  when  his  father  died,  and  was  but  a 
lad  of  twelve  j'ears  when  his  mother  and  her 
famil}'  journeyed  to  Kansas,  settling  in  Anderson 
County  in  May,  1872.  A  thoroughl}'  practical 
farmer,  our  subject  has  with  excellent  results  culti- 
vated his  present  homestead  of  two  hundred  and 
forty  acres  in  Centreville  Township.  He  at  one 
time  farmed  and  owned  a  valuable  tract  of  four 
hundred  acres  in  Anderson  County,  but  prolitablv 
disposed  of  that  property  and  now  gives  his  entire 
attention  to  the  home  farm,  which  annually  }-ields 
an  abundant  harvest.  The  broad  acreage  is  im- 
proved witii  good  and  commodious  buildings, 
modern  in  construction  and  convenient  in  ar- 
rangement. 

In  Anderson  County,  Kan.,  June  2.'5,  1889,  were 
united  in  marriage  Oltman  D.  Juchems  and  Miss 
Jennie  Hamilton,  daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  and 
Margaret  (Harkness)  Hamilton,  old-time  residents 
and  highly  respected  citizens  of  Anderson  Coun- 
ty. Mr.  Hamilton  was  a  native  New  Englander, 
and  born  in  Aroostook  County,  Me.  The  mother 
of  Mrs.  Juchems  was  born  in  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 
The  fourchildren,onc  son  and  three  daughters,  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hamilton  were:  Mary  C,  "William 
G.,  Margaret  E.  and  Jennie.  The  latter,  the  esti- 
mable wife  of  our  subject,  was  born  iu  Grand  De- 


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tour,  Ogle  County,  111.,  July  7, 1867,  and  a  young 
lady  of  superior  ability,  is  a  social  favorite  among 
a  laige  circle  of  friends.  Mrs.  Juclienis  was  only  a 
little  child  when  her  parents  located  in  Kansas. 
She  was  educated  in  Anderson  County,  where 
she  grew  up  to  womanhood.  One  child,  Vera 
M.,  born  in  Centreville,  Linn  County,  June 
6,  1891,  has  blessed  the  pleasant  home  of  the 
young  father  and  mother.  Until  September,  1889, 
our  subject  continued  to  reside  in  Anderson 
County,  but  at  that  period  settled  in  his  present 
locality.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Juchems  take  an  active 
part  in  the  social  and  benevolent  enterprises  of 
their  home  neighborhood  and  enjoy  the  regard  of 
the  community  of  Centreville  Township.  Although 
not  aspiring  to  political  promotion,  our  subject  is 
intelligently  interested  in  local  and  national  gov- 
ernment and  is  well  posted  in  the  active  and  vital 
issues  of  the  day.  He  is  especially  friendly  to 
educational  advancement,  and  is  ever  ready  to 
assist  by  word  and  deed  in  all  matters  pertaining 
to  mutual  welfare,  and  is  a  true  American  citizen, 
hard  working,  ambitious  and  upright  in  character. 


AMUEL  SHAFFER.  The  farming  class  of 
America,  and  especially  of  southeastern 
Kansas,  is  notable  for  the  degree  of  intel- 
ligence that  is  possessed  by  its  representa- 
tives. Our  subject  is  one  of  those  men  to  whom 
this  county  owes  much.  He  is  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  was  born  in  Blair  Countj',  June  1, 
1844.  His  father,  also  a  Pennsj'lvaniaa  by  birth, 
was  born  in  Huntingdon  County  in  1808.  His 
mother,  Catherine  (Hillman)  Shaffer,  was  a  native 
of  the  same  state.  The  family  was  among  the  old- 
est in  Pennsylvania,  and  were  prominent  in  all 
matters  of  public  interest.  Grandfather  Shaffer 
was  one  of  the  Hessians  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 


The  parents  of  our  subject  died  in   Pennsylvania. 

Samuel  Shaffer  was  one  of  eigiit  children  born 
to  the  above  couple.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm, 
and  early  learned  the  rudiments  of  that  occupa- 
tion. In  September,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Clara  Henderson,  a  native  of  Jefferson  County, 
Pa.,  and  born  August  5,  1845.  In  1869  our  sub- 
ject and  his  estimable  wife  came  west,  and  for  a 
time  located  in  Kansas  City.  In  February  of  tiie 
following  3'ear,  they  came  to  their  present  home, 
and  at  that  time  the  country  round  their  home 
was  very  wild,  no  house  being  in  sight.  They  set- 
tled on  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  all  of  whicii 
is  now  improved,  and  by  his  earnest  efforts  Mr. 
Shaffer  has  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  the  locality. 
He  is  engaged  in  general  farming,  and  has  been 
very  successful  in  all  his  work. 

In  1861,  our  subject  ran  away  from  home  and 
enlisted  in  Company  C,  Third  Pennsylvania  Regi- 
ment, being  then  only  sixteen  years  of  age.  He 
served  all  through  the  three  months'  campaign  un- 
der General  Wynkoop.  When  discharged  from 
service,  he  went  to  Washington  and  drove  a  team 
for  the  Government,  and  assisted  in  building  many 
of  the  forts  around  Arlington.  He  went  home 
during  the  winter  and  summer,  and  in  August  en- 
listed for  nine  months  in  Company  B,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Twenty-fifth  Pennsylvania,  as  a  private. 
He  later  became  the  Colonel's  Orderly.  He  took 
part  in  the  battles  of  Antietam  and  Chancellors- 
ville,  besides  doing  other  active  service.  He  was  dis- 
charged at  the  end  of  the  service  and  went  home. 
The  next  summer  he  again  enlisted,  becoming  a 
volunteer  in  Company  B,  Two  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsylvania  Division.  He  was  in  the 
charge  at  Petersburgh,  Va.,  under  Butler  April 
2,  1865,  and  was  also  present  at  the  surrender  of 
Lee.  At  the  time  of  the  Grand  Review  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  he  belonged  to  the  First  District, 
Ninth  Army  Corps.  He  was  mustered  out  of 
service  June  1,  1865,  having  served  a  little  over 
two  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shaffer  are  the  parents  of  seven 
children,  six  of  whom  are  now  living:  Minnie 
Kate,  Robert,  Rosa  Pollen,  S.  B.,  Jr.,  Kolla  Em- 
ery and  Gertrude.  William  is  deceased.  The 
children  have  had  the  best  educational  advantages. 


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Miss  Minnie  K.  was  a  student  at  the  business  col- 
lege of  Topeka,  and  is  now  a  practical  stenograph- 
er, type-writer  and  telegraph  operator.  She  took 
in  short  hand  the  last  speech  made  in  the  county 
by  Senator  Plumb. 

Politically,  Mr  Shaffer  is  a  Republican,  and  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  all  the  work  of  that  party. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  tlie  School  Board,  and  has 
frequently  been  a  delegate  at  conventions.  He  was 
Sheriff  of  the  county  for  four  years.  Our  subject 
is  a  member  of  Antietam  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Parsons, 
and  is  also  one  of  the  Patriarchs  of  America. 


jICHARD  LENOX,  a  prosperous  and  enter- 
prising general  agriculturist  and  successful 
stock-raiser  pleasantl}' located  upon  section 

^14,  Osage  Township,  Miami  County,  Kan., 
emigrated  hitlier  from  Delaware  County,  Ind.,  in 
September,  1881,  and  has  for  more  than  twelve 
j'ears  been  identified  with  the  upward  growth  and 
progressive  interests  of  his  present  home.  Aside 
from  his  life-work  as  a  farmer  our  subject  has  with 
fidelity  discharged  the  duties  of  public  office  to 
the  great  satisfaction  of  the  general  public,  and 
fully  commands  the  high  regard  of  a  wide  ac- 
quaintance. Mr.  Lenox,  who  was  born  August  5, 
1854,  in  Delaware  County,  Ind.,  was  the  son  of 
David  Lenox,  likewise  a  native  of  the  same  state 
and  county.  The  mother.  Rose  (Bonner)  Lenox, 
also  a  native  of  Indiana,  was  born  in  Henry  Coun- 
ty. Both  the  paternal  and  maternal  grandparents  of 
our  subject  were  numbered  among  the  industrious 
and  enterprising  pioneer  settlers  of  Indiana.  The 
parents  were  reared  and  educated  in  the  primitive 
schools  of  the  early  days,  the  buildings,  desks  and 
seats  all  being  constructed  of  logs.  After  marriage 
they  settled  in  belaware  County,  Ind.,  upon  a  farm, 


where  the  father  passed  away  in  the  month  of 
July,  1863. 

David  Lenox  had  some  time  previous  to  his 
death  enlisted  in  Company  B,  Eighty-fourth  Indi- 
ana Regiment,  but  through  his  untimely  death  the 
country  lost  a  faithful  citizen,  and  a  man  who  if 
he  had  lived  would  have  proven  a  soldier  of  cour- 
age and  endurance.  The  mother  is  a  resident  of 
Muncie,  Ind.  She  married  a  second  time,  then 
wedding  A.  Givins,  now  deceased.  The  parents 
had  but  one  child,  Richard,  who,  like  his  father, 
was  reared  in  Delaware  County,  Ind.,  and  attend- 
ing the  excellent  public  schools,  enjoyed  good  edu- 
cational advantages.  He  early  began  the  battle  of 
life,  and  from  his  j'outh  assisted  in  the  labors  of 
the  farm.  Continuing  to  engage  in  agricultural 
pursuits,  Mr.  Lenox  remained  in  Indiana  until 
1881.  For  some  time  previous  he  had  deter- 
mined to  try  his  fortunes  In  the  farther  west,  and 
finally  at  the  latter  period,  1881,  he  removed  to 
Kansas,  where  he  has  prosperously  won  his  upward 
way  to  a  comfortable  competence  and  assured  suc- 
cess. Richard  Lenox  and  Miss  Susan  Brown  were 
married  in  Chebanse,  Kankakee  Countj',  111.,  and 
received  the  best  wishes  of  many  friends.  Mrs. 
Lenox,  born  in  Henry  Count3',  Ind.,  was  educated 
in  her  birthplace  and,  a  lady  of  ability,  was  well 
fitted  to  assume  the  responsibilities  of  domestic 
life. 

The  pleasant  home  of  our  subject  and  his  wortli^y 
wife  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  five  chil- 
dren, David  B.,  Willard  W.,  Swannie  D.,  Rosa, 
and  Baker,  all  of  whom  will  enjoy  eveiy  possible 
opportunity  to  prepare  themselves  for  a  useful 
and  honored  future.  When  our  subject  removed 
to  Miami  Count}'  he  settled  at  once  upon  his  pres- 
ent farm,  which  lie  had  purchased  sometime  previ- 
ous to  his  permanent  settlement  in  Osage  Town- 
ship. He  owns  two  hundred  and  fifteen  acres  of 
land,  highl}' cultivated,  and  improved  with  a  com- 
modious and  attractive  residence,  large  barn  and 
out-buildings.  Politically  a  Republican  and  a 
local  leader  of  the  party,  Mr.  Lenox  has  been 
School  Treasurer,  and  for  one  term  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  giving  to  each  official  obligation  close  at- 
tention and  efficient  care.  He  shelters  upon  his 
farm  some  excellent   stock  of  high  grade,  and  has 


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been  especially  successful  in  raising  cattle  and 
horses.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lenox  liberally  aid  in  the 
good  work  of  their  home  neighborhood,  and  enter- 
ing with  cordiality  into  all  matters  of  public  wel- 
fare, have  gained  the  esteem  and  respect  of  the 
entire  community  by  whom  they  are  surrounded. 


v 


jILLIAM  C.  HUTCHISON,  an  enter- 
prising general  agriculturist  successfully 
\^'^  handling  large  numbers  of  stock,  is  one  of 
the  extensive  land  owners  of  Kansas  and  culti- 
vates a  valuable  farm,  desirablj*  located  upon  sec- 
tion 9,  Richmond  Township,  Franklin  County. 
Emigrating  from  Richland  County,  Ohio,  to  the 
farther  west,  our  subject  settled  in  his  present  lo- 
cality in  April,  1885,  and  since  then  has  been 
identified  with  the  upward  growth  and  advancing 
interests  of  his  adopted  state.  Mr.  Hutchison  is 
a  native  of  Guernsey  County,  Ohio,  and  was 
born  November  10,  1842.  His  father,  John  C. 
Hutchison,  a  man  of  worth  and  ability,  was  widely 
and  favorably  known  and  highly  respected  in 
the  Buckeye  State.  The  mother,  .Jane  Hutch- 
ison, late  in  life  making  her  home  in  Kansas, 
passed  away  in  Ottawa  in  November,  1891,  at  a 
good  old  age.  Our  subject  spent  the  days  of  boj'- 
liood  in  the  town  of  Fairview,  Guernsey  County, 
Ohio, and  reared  to  habits  of  self-reliant  industry, 
enjoyed  the  benefit  of  instruction  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  home  district.  At  eighteen  years 
of  age,  beginning  life  for  himself,  Mr.  Hutchison 
received  employment  as  a  clerk  in  a  general  store 
in  Monroe  County,  Ohio,  and  worked  faithfully 
for  his  uncles  a  period  of  about  two  years.  He 
later  attended  scliool  in  Guernsey  County  for  four 
months  and  then,  anxious  to  more  thoroughl}' 
fit  himself  for  the  work  of  life,  in  June,  1865,  en- 
tered upon  a  course  of  study  in  Eastman's  Busi- 
ness College  located  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

Having   satisfactorily  completed    his    practical 
studies,    Mr.    Hutchison    returned    to    Guernsey 


County,  Ohio,  and  at  once  received  employment 
in  a  hardware  store,  where  he  remained  two  years. 
In  April,  1868,  our  subject  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  in  Antrim,  Ohio,  in  company  with  John 
Bickham,  the  firm  name  being  Bickham  tt  Hutch- 
ison. Tiie  partnership  continued  for  three  years, 
in  which  time  the  business  increased  in  magnitude, 
and  the  firm  soon  gained  an  enviable  reputation  for 
carrying  a  complete  line  of  goods  of  the  latest  and 
best  makes  and  of  a  choice  variety  and  design. 
At  the  expiration  of  three  years  Mr.  Bickham  sold 
out  his  interest  to  A.  H.  Hutchison,  a  younger 
brother  of  our  subject  and  a  man  of  ability  and 
enterprise.  For  five  years  the  Hutchison  Brotii- 
ers  conducted  a  business  second  to  none  in  its 
line  in  that  part  of  the  state,  and  made  a  wide  ac- 
quaintance throughout  the  county.  The  firm 
known  as  W.  C.  Hutchison  &  Co.  enjoyed  the 
confidence  and  best  wishes  of  the  entire  commu- 
nity of  Antrim,  but  at  the  close  of  the  five  j-ears 
the  brothers  removed  the  remainder  of  their  stock 
to  Plymouth,  Richland  Countj',  Ohio,  and  con- 
tinued together  until  1883,  when  they  closed  out 
and  devoted  themselves  to  other  occupations. 

Mr.  Hutchison  next  prospected  for  two  years 
in  the  west,  and  after  some  time  bought  in  Frank- 
lin Count}',  Kan.,  in  connection  with  his  brotiier 
nine  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  some  of  the  finest 
land  in  this  section  of  country.  The  interests  of 
our  subject  and  his  brother  A.  H.  were  mutual 
until  March,  1892,  when  they  dissolved  partner- 
ship, William  C.  retaining  six  hundred  and  forty 
acres,  on  entire  section  of  land.  He  is  a  large 
stock-raiser  and  has  some  of  the  best  cattle  and 
horses  herded  in  the  west,  and  a  practical  farmer 
and  a  man  of  clear  judgment  and  broad  intelli- 
gence, is  numbered  among  the  leading  citizens 
and  progressive  agriculturists  of  Franklin  Coun- 
ty. February  10,  1870,  in  Cambridge,  Guernsey 
County,  Ohio,  were  united  in  marriage  William  C. 
Hutchison  and  Miss  Alice  V.  Bracken,  a  native 
of  Ohio.  The  union  of  our  subject  and  his  estim- 
able wife  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  four 
children:    Pearl  M.,  Jennie  S.,  John  E.  and  AV.  B. 

Fraternally,  Mr.  Hutchison  is  associated  with 
the  Ancient  Free  &  Accepted  Masons,  and  is  like- 
wise a  valued  member  of  the  Independent  Order 


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of  Odd  Fellows,  and  without  being  in  any  sense 
of  the  word  a  politician,  is  intelligently  interested 
in  both  local  and  national  affairs.  His  sons  and 
daughters,  bright  young  people,  will  have  everj^ 
opportunity  to  worthily  prepare  themselves  for 
any  position  of  trust  to  which  they  may  be  called, 
and  enjoying  an  excellent  education,  have  before 
them  the  prospect  of  a  successful  and  useful  future. 


PEMETRIUS  E.  BUTTS.  New  York  has  con- 
)  tributed  to  Kansas  many  of  the  best  citizens 
^  now  residing  in  the  Sunflower  State,  but  she 
has  contributed  none  more  worthj'  of  respect  than 
the  gentleman  whose  name  introduces  this  sketch, 
and  who  is  the  present  Sheriff  of  Miami  County. 
A  man  of  great  industrj^,  undoubted  integrity, 
and  more  than  ordinary  business  capacity,  he  has, 
while  develoi)ing  his  farm  and  making  a  home, 
unconsciously  made  for  himself  a  name  and  char- 
acter that  are  to-day  known  and  read  of  all  men. 
As  a  farmer,  he  is  thorough  and  practical  in  all  his 
improvements,  buildings  and  surroundings,  and  it 
has  always  been  his  aim  to  make  them  harmonious 
with  his  own  taste  and  that  of  his  family.  As  an 
official,  he  has  discharged  the  duties  and  obliga- 
tions of  his  office  in  a  manner  eminently  satisfac- 
tory to  the  people. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  J.  D.  Butts,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  and  the  sou  of 
Elijah  Butts,  who,  in  turn,  was  the  son  of  a  sol- 
dier in  the  War  of  1812,  and  probably  also  in  the 
Revolution.  The  marriage  of'  J.  D.  Butts  united 
him  with  Miss  Lucinda  Furbush,  who  was  born  in 
Massachusetts,  and  removed  thence  to  Otsego 
County,  N.  Y.  For  a  time  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, and  later  conducted  a  flourishing  business  as 
a  manufacturer  of  furniture.  In  1853  he  removed 
to  De  Kalb  County,  111.,  where  he  engaged    in  the 


grain   and  lumber   business  until  the  opening  of 
the  Civil  War. 

As  Captain  of  Company  K,  Forty-second  Illinois 
Infantry,  J.  D.  Butts  went  to  the  front  at  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  war.  Later  he  commanded  Compan}' 
C,  Seventeenth  Illinois  Cavahy,  after  which  he 
was  made  Major  of  the  same  regiment,  which  po- 
sition he  held  when  discharged  in  1866.  He  re- 
turned to  DeKalb  Count}',  and  resided  there  until 
1873,  when  he  was  appointed  Assistant  State  Grain 
Inspector  at  Chicago.  He  made  his  home  in  that 
city  until  his  death  in  1881.  Politically,  he  was 
first  a  Whig  and  later  a  Republican.  He  was  a 
successful  business  man,  whose  abilities  gained 
for  him  the  respect  of  his  associates.  His  wife 
passed  from  earth  in  1891.  They  were  the  parents 
of  five  children,  four  of  whom  are  now  living. 

Born  in  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  February  21, 
1844,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  a  mere  child 
when  he  accompanied  the  family  to  DeKalb  Coun- 
ty, 111.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  the  county,  and  grew  to  manhood  upon 
his  father's  farm.  On  the  22d  of  January,  1861, 
he  enlisted  in  the  regimental  band  of  the  Forty- 
second  Illinois  Infantry,  being  at  that  time  in  his 
seventeenth  year.  In  1862  the  band  was  mus- 
tered out  of  service.  In  Septemlier  of  the  ensu- 
ing year  he  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  E, 
Seventeenth  Illinois  Cavalry,  in  which  he  served 
until  the  close  of  the  war,  winning  by  his  gallan- 
try and  meritorious  conduct  the  rank  of  First 
Lieutenant.  On  the  27th  of  December,  1865,  lie 
was  mustered  out  of  the  service. 

Returning  to  Illinois,  Mr.  Butts  continued  to 
reside  in  De  Kalb  County  until  September,  1866, 
when  he  went  to  Riley  County,  Kan.,  and  there 
engaged  in  the  milling  business.  In  1870  he  re- 
moved to  Butler  County,  where  he  erected  tlic 
second  sawmill  in  the  county.  After  one  and  one- 
half  years  spent  there,  he  disposed  of  the  mill  and 
returned  to  De  Kalb  County,  111.,  where  he  re- 
mained for  one  j-ear.  The  year  1873  witnessed 
his  arrival  in  Miami  County,  and  locating  in 
Osawatomie,  he  purchased  land  and  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock-raising.  He  lived  for  a  time 
on  his  farm,  and  in  February,  1890,  returned  to 
Osawatomie.     In  1891    he  was    elected    Sheriff  of 


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Miami  County,  and  re-elected  in  1893  by  a  large 
plurality,  since  which  time  he  has  resided  in  Paola. 

In  1864  Mr.  Butts  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Theodosia,  daughter  of  J.  H.  Wagner.  They 
are  the  parents  of  three  children:  Arthur  E.,  who 
resides  at  Ionia,  Mich.;  Jessie,  Mrs.  Jesse  Wells, 
who  resides  on  a  farm  belonging  to  her  father; 
and  Henry  W.,  who  has  a  clerical  position  in  Pa- 
ola. A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Butts  has 
served  in  other  responsible  positions  besides  that 
of  Sheriff.  For  three  terms  he  was  Trustee  of 
Osawatomie  Township,  of  which  he  was  also  Enu- 
merator. He  has  been  and  is  still  an  active  worker 
in  the  ranks  of  the  Republican  party.  Socially, 
he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  fraternity.  East- 
ern Star,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Sons  of  Vet- 
erans and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

The  real-estate  possessions  of  Mr.  Butts  include 
some  valuable  property  in  Osawatomie,  in  addi- 
tion to  a  farm  comprising  two  hundred  and  eighty- 
three  acres  in  Osawatomie  Township.  A  man  of 
enterprise,  he  is  ever  i-eady  to  extend  his  assist- 
ance in  all  matters  of  public  interest,  and  has  con- 
tributed not  a  little  to  the  advancement  of  the 
county.  While  prominent  in  politics,  he  is  also  a 
man  who  is  thoroughly  domestic  in  his  tastes  and 
habits,  loving  his  family  and  choosing  to  spend 
his  time  in  their  society. 


^^  TEPHEN  S.  OUTMAN.  Southeastern  Kan- 
sas boasts  of  many  finely  improved  farms, 
from  whose  fertile  acres  are  annually  gath- 
ered bounteous  harvests  of  golden  grain. 
Among  the  estates  which  in  point  of  cultivation 
rival  those  of  the  east,  the  writer  noticed  with 
especial  interest  the  farm  owned  and  operated 
by  Mr.  Outman.  While  not  so  large  as  many 
others  in  Linn  County  (being  eighty  acres  in  ex- 
tent), nevertheless  every  acre  has  been  rendered 
productive,  tUv»s  enhancing  the  moneyed  value  of 


the  place.  Taken  all  in  all,  it  is  one  of  the  best 
farms  in  Centreville  Township,  where  it  lies  on 
section  8. 

Mr.  Outman  has  resided  in  Linn  County  for  a 
number  of  years,  having  come  hither  from  Jeffer- 
son County,  Mo.,  in  October  of  1877.  A  few 
words  in  regard  to  his  parentage  will  not  be  amiss 
before  mentioning  briefly  the  principal  events  in 
his  useful  life.  His  father,  the  late  John  Outman, 
was  born  iu  Steuben  County,  N.  Y.,  and  in  an 
early  day  removed  to  St.  Francois  County,  Mo., 
where  he  married  Miss  Mary  Chapman,  a  native 
of  that  county.  The  young  couple  settled  there 
and  made  it  their  home  until  the  death  of  Mrs. 
Outman,  which  occurred  in  October,  1867.  Dur- 
ing the  following  year  the  father  removed  to  Jeff- 
erson County,  Mo.,  and  there  resided  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  January,  1874. 

There  were  twelve  children  m  the  family,  eleven 
of  whom  attained  to  manhood  and  womanhood. 
They  are:  Caroline,  Angeline,  Ann,  John,  Ste- 
phen S.,  William,  Robert,  Martin,  Newton,  James 
and  Alice.  The  fifth  in  order  of  birth  of  the  chil- 
dren is  Stephen  S.,  who  was  born  in  St.  Francois 
County,  Mo.,  April  13,  1849,  and  was  there  reared 
to  maturity,  receiving  the  advantages  of  a  com- 
mon-school education.  At  the  age  of  about  nine- 
teen he  accompanied  his  father  to  Jefferson  County, 
Mo.,  but  sojourned  there  only  from  March  to  July 
of  1868,  when  he  removed  to  Osawatomie,  Kan., 
and  learned  the  trade  of  a  stone  mason  in  that 
city. 

After  sojourning  in  Kansas  some  two  and  a-half 
years,  Mr.  Outman  returned  to  Jefferson  County, 
Mo.,  and  there  engaged  at  his  trade  and  in  mining. 
In  October,  1877,  he  again  returned  to  the  Sun- 
flower State,  this  time  settling  in  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Linn  County,  where  he  engaged  in  farming 
for  nine  years.  From  there  he  removed  to  Cen- 
treville, of  which  he  has  since  been  a  residen*. 
His  marriage  occurred  in  Jefferson  County,  Mo., 
June  4,  1873,  his  bride  being  Miss  Hattie  Roberts, 
who  was  born  in  Jefferson  County  March  10,  1857. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  Henry  and  Jane  (Fletcher) 
Roberts,  and  her  father  resided  in  Jefferson  County 
until  his  demise.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Outman  have  seven 
children,   whose  names  are    Robert  L,,  Bertha  E., 


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Carrie  E.,    Henry   L.,   Alpha   M.,  Harlan   V.  and 

Frederic  Stephen. 

Tlie  educational  interests  of  the  township  have 
always  received  the  hearty  support  of  Mr.  Outman 
and  he  has  served  as  School  Director  for  a  number 
of  years.  He  has  also  held  a  number  of  local 
positions,  in  all  of  which  he  has  rendered  satisfac- 
tory and  efficient  service,  his  influence  being  used 
for  the  promotion  of  the  best  interests  of  his  fellow- 
citizens.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Church  of  God 
and  is  an  earnest  worker  in  religious  enterprises. 
A  genial,  entertaining  companion  and  an  honorable 
industrious  man,  he  naturally'  occupies  a  high  place 
in  the  regard  of  all  who  know  him,  and  he  is  one 
of  the  public-spirited  citizens  who  have  contributed 
so  largelj'  to    the  progress  of  the  community. 


«V-^<| 


J' ?  ESSE  B.  WELLS,  Sr.,  a  prosperous  general 
agriculturist  and  a  successful  stock-raiser 
pleasantly  located  upon  section  23,  Osawa- 


tomie  Townsliip,  Miami  County,  Kan.,  has 
been  intimate!}-  associated  with  the  history  and 
upward  growth  of  the  state  since  the  year  1856, 
when  he  made  this  part  of  the  country  his  perma- 
nent home.  Our  subject  was  born  in  Monroe 
County,  Ind.,  December  6,  1828.  His  father,  David 
Wells,  a  native  of  Virginia,  was  born  in  1801  and 
was  the  son  of  Elijah  Wells,  who  emigrated  to 
Kentucky',  where  at  a  good  old  age  he  passed 
away.  The  father  of  our  subject  married  in  Ken- 
tucky Miss  Luc3-  Berr}',  a  native  of  the  state,  who 
was  born  in  1801.  Soon  after  their  marriage  the 
parents  journeyed  to  Indiana  and  settled  upon  the 
land  where  they  resided  until  1850,  when  they 
removed  to  the  far-off  state  of  Iowa,  making 
their  permanent  home  in  Clarke  County.  There 
the  father  passed  away  in  1857,  and  the  mother 
surviving  until  1865,  then  entered  into  rest.  A 
farmer  by  occupation,  and  an  energetic  hard-work- 
ing man,  the  father  was  universally  respected,  and 
his  good  wife,  aiding  him  in  the  labor  of  life,  pos- 


sessed the  esteem  of  all  who  knew  her.  The  eight 
children  who  clustered  in  their  home  were  Eliza- 
beth, Jesse  B.,  John  F.,  Mar}',  Thomas  W.,  Henry 
T.,  Hester  A.  and  Susan. 

Our  subject,  the  eldest  son,  reared  in  Monroe 
County,  attended  the  district  school  of  tiie  neigh- 
borhood in  childhood,  but  earl.y  began  his  self-reli- 
ant career  as  a  bread  winner,  working  in  youth 
upon  his  father's  farm  and  becoming  well  versed 
in  the  duties  of  agricultural  life.  Marrying  when 
very  young,  he  had  only  just  attained  his  majority 
wiien  with  his  wife  and  child  he  removed  to  Lucas 
County,  Iowa,  where  he  remained  some  four  or  five 
years  engaged  in  tilling  tlie  soil  of  the  great  corn 
state.  He  then  sold  out  his  interests  in  that  local- 
ity and  bought  land  in  Clarke  Count}',  Iowa,  wliere 
he  devoted  himself  to  agricultural  pursuits  until 
1856,  when,  disposing  of  his  second  Iowa  farm,  he 
removed  to  liis  present  locality,  Miami  County, 
Kan.  Buying  a  Government  claim  in  Osawatomie 
Township,  Mr.  Wells  improved  the  wild  land  and 
afterward  purchased  eighty  acres  on  section  23,  to 
which  he  has  since  added  another  eighty.  He  has 
brought  the  soil  up  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation 
and  has  likewise  improved  the  valuable  homestead 
with  excellent  buildings,  cornmodious  barns  and 
an  attractive  and  comfortable  residence.  Devoting 
himself  with  enterprise  to  farming,  our  subject  has 
made  a  success  of  his  avocation  in  life,  and  is  now 
numbered  among  the  substantial  citizens  of  Jliami 
County. 

February  24,  1848,  were  united  in  marriage 
Jesse  B.  Wells  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Whitson,  born 
in  Monroe  County,  Ind.,  March  29, 1829.  Reared 
in  her  birthplace,  the  estimable  wife  of  our  subject 
was  the  daughter  of  Wesley  Whitson,  a  native  of 
Kentucky  and  the  son  of  a  noted  Methodist  di- 
vine, who  lived  and  died  in  Kentucky.  The  mother 
of  Mrs.  Wells,  Mrs.  Jane  (Mitchell)  Wliitson,  like- 
wise born  in  Kentucky,  was  tlie  daughter  of 
James  Mitchell,  who  emigrated  from  Kentucky 
in  1845  to  Monroe  County,  Ind.,  where  he  passed 
away.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Wells  were  wedded 
in  Monroe  County,  Ind.,  and  there  the  devoted 
mother  died  in  1833,  mourned  by  all  who  knew 
her.  The  father  surviving  many  years  passed 
away  in  the   '60s.    Unto  the  union  of   Mr,   and 


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Mrs.  Whitson  were  born  five  children:  Solon  T., 
Numa  W.,  Maria   L.,  Elizabeth  A.  and    Margaret. 

The  cozy  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wells  has 
been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  sons  and  daughters, 
five  of  whom  are  now  living.  Mana  is  the  wife  of 
Bickley  Meadow;  Numa  married  Ada  Holland  and 
resides  in  Paola;  John  P.  married  Hattie  Ellis,  wiio 
died  in  Oklahoma  in  June,  1890;  Jesse  B.,  Jr., 
married  Miss  Jessie  A.  Butts;  Minnie  is  the  wife 
of  John  Westfall,  of  Oklahoma.  Our  subject  and 
his  wife  have  been  afflicted  by  the  death  of  five 
beloved  children.  Mar3'  L.  died  when  about  fifteen 
months  old;  Solon  T.,  a  man  of  ability,  passed  away 
in  Wyoming  Territory  in  1890,  at  forty-one  j-ears 
of  age;  David  T.,  a  young  man  of  energy  and  am- 
bition, died  at  twenty-four  years  of  age;  he  had 
previous  to  his  untimely  demise  in  1874  married 
Miss  Ellen  Carter,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  Frank 
Pyles;  Freddie  died  in  childhood;  Elmer  passed 
away  March  17,  1892,  when  twenty-three  years 
old;  his  wife,  who  was  Miss  Lillie  Ellis,  survives 
him. 

Liberal  in  his  religious  views,  and  in  polities  an 
Independent,  Mr.  Wells  has  never  sought  political 
promotion,  but,  intelligently  posted  in  the  affairs 
of  the  day,  faithfully  does  his  duty  as  a  man  and 
citizen.  When  the  appeal  of  the  Government  for 
more  troops  aroused  the  land,  our  subject,  promptly 
responding,  enlisted  August  22,  1862,  in  Company 
C,  Twelfth  Kansas  Infantry,  and  with  fidelity 
served  nearl}'  three  years,  being  mustered  out  at 
Little  Rock,  Ark.  His  regiment  was  engaged  on 
the  border  most  of  the  time  and  fought  in  numer- 
ous hot  skirmishes  and  decisive  battles.  Mr.  Wells 
left  the  service  with  impaired  health  and  was  a 
long  time  recuperating.  Solon  T.  was  a  member  of 
Company  G,  Kansas  Cavahy,  and  served  with  cour- 
age nearly  two  years,  although  only  a  mere  boy. 
After  the  close  of  the  Rebellion  the  enterprising 
and  patriotic  lad  participated  for  about  a  half- 
year  in  the  Indian  campaign  in  Texas,  and  left 
the  service  at  Ft.  Hayes.  David  T.  served  with 
his  brother  six  months  in  the  Indian  campaign, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  at  Ft.  Henry.  Al- 
though both  of  these  heroic  sons  are  now  no  more, 
the  memory  of  their  devotion  to  their  country  and 
their  subsequent  lives  of  sterling   integrity   will 


long  be  green  in  the  hearts  of  all  who  knew  and 
loved  them.  Sharing  in  the  privations  and  sacri- 
fices of  the  early  days  in  Kansas,  and  in  the  Civil 
War  fighting  a  good  fight,  our  subject  has  survived 
to  rejoice  in  the  triumphs  of  the  state  which  now 
takes  a  proud  position  among  her  sisters  of  the 
Federal  Union.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wells,  numbered 
among  the  pioneers  of  Kansas,  command  the  high 
regard  of  a  wide  acquaintance  and  a  host  of  old- 
time  friends. 


"j|?OHN  STEVENS,  profitably  conducting  a 
fine  farm  of  two  hundred  and  ninety  fertile 
acres  located  upon  section  31,  Centre ville 
Township,  Linn  County,  Kan.,  is  one  of  the 
representative  agriculturists  and  leading  citizens 
of  the  state,  in  which  he  has  resided  continuously 
since  1856.  Born  in  Luzerne  County,  Pa.,  Jan- 
uary 16,  1850,  our  subject  was  the  son  of 
Thomas  and  Caroline  (Seward)  Stevens.  The 
paternal  grandfather,  Benjamin  Stevens,  early 
made  his  home  in  Ohio,  in  which  state  his  son 
Thomas  was  born.  Later  removing  to  Luzerne 
County,  Pa.,  the  grandfather  passed  away  after  a 
long  life  of  busy  usefulness.  The  mother,  a  de- 
scendant of  an  honored  family,  was  united  in 
marriage  with  th.e  father  in  Pennsylvania,  and 
soon  afterward  they  emigrated  to  the  far  west,  lo- 
cating in  Iowa  in  1856.  The  parents  about  one 
year  later  removed  to  Anderson  County,  Kan.,  and 
a  twelvemonth  after  permanently  settled  in 
Scott  Township,  from  that  time  their  constant  res- 
idence. 

In  the  parental  family  were  eight  children. 
Harriet,  who  was  the  wife  of  L.  Clark,  died  in 
Paris  Township;  Clara  is  the  wife  of  James  Ken- 
nedy; Matilda  is  the  wife  of  Quincy  Kennedy; 
Harrison  was  a  soldier  in  the  Sixth  Kansas  Caval- 
ry and  was  killed  near  Ft.  Smith,  Ark.;  Martha  is 
the  wife  of  Daniel  Augur;   John    is   our   subject; 


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Lydia  is  the  wife  of  John  "Williamson;  and  Will- 
iam married  Belle  Brooks. 

Our  subject  came  with  his  family  to  Kansas  and 
remained  with  his  parents  until  he  was  twenty- 
four  j'ears  of  age,  but  from  the  time  he  was  thir- 
teen years  old  he  was  self-supporting  and  worked 
out  by  the  week  or  month.  Only  a  little  lad 
when  he  arrived- within  tlie  borders  of  the  state,  he 
received  his  education  in  the  district  schools  of 
Kansas,  and  an  industrious  and  ambitious  young 
man,  he  reached  mature  years  well  fitted  to  assume 
the  responsibilities  of  life.  Mr.  Stevens  was  mar- 
ried in  Paris  Township,  Linn  County,  Kan.,  Octo- 
tober  10,  1885,  to  Miss  Mary  Kennedy,  a  grand- 
daughter of  Charles  and  Sarah  (Phillips)  Kennedy. 
The  latter  were  natives  of  Hardin  County,  Kj'.,  and 
pioneers  of  Schuyler  County, 111.,  where  they  set- 
tled in  the  fall  of  1834.  They  shared  with  cour- 
age the  difficulties  and  privations  of  frontier  life 
and  remained  there  until  their  death.  The  revered 
grandmother  passed  away  in  Ma}',  1851,  the  grand- 
father, honored  by  all  who  knew  him,  surviving 
until  May  16,  1885.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Mary 
Stevens,  Jesse  and  Eliza  (Hawtliorn)  Kennedy. 
were  numbered  among  tlie  early  dwellers  within 
the  state  of  Kansas.  Jesse  Kennedy  was  born  in 
Hardin  County,  Ky.,  October  4,  1834,  and  March 
23,  1863,  was  wedded  to  Miss  Eliza  Hawthorn,  a 
native  of  BurlingUm,  Iowa.  Previous  to  his  mar- 
riage the  father  of  Mrs.  Stevens  had  located,  in  May, 
1857,  in  Linn  County,  Kan.,  settling  at  first  in 
Valle)'  Township,  whither  lie  brought  his  wife,  but 
in  the  spring  of  1864  removed  to  Pans  Township, 
where  he  j'et  resides. 

Mrs.  Kennedy  passed  away  on  the  8th  of  March, 
1870,  mourned  by  many  friends.  She  was  the 
mother  of  three  children:  Mary,  Josie  and  Robci't. 
Mrs.  Stevens  was  born  in  Valley  Township,  Linn 
County,  January  26,  1864.  Immediately  after 
their  marriage  our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife 
settled  on  their  present  homestead,  wliere  Mr. 
Stevens  has  so  successfully  cultivated  his  valuable 
acreage.  Financially  prospered,  he  has  made  many 
excellent  improvements,  and  has  built  one  of  the 
most  attractive  and  comfortable  country  residences 
in  his  locality.  The  four  children  who  have 
brightened  with  their  cheery  and  intelligent  pres- 


ence the  pleasant  home  are:  Bertie,  Jesse,  Frank-        1 
Im  and   Freddie  F.     Two  little    ones,  Jesse   and 
Franklin,  died  in  infancy.    Surrounded  by  friends 
and   relatives,  Mr.  and   Mrs.  Stevens  are  occupy- 
ing positions  of  social  and  business  influence,  and 
taking  an  active  part  in  all  worthy  work  and  be--       _ 
nevolent  enterprises    of  their    neighborhood,    are        ■ 
universally'  esteemed,  and  enjoj'  the  hearty    and 
best  wishes  of  many  friends.     Our  subject,  while 
not  a    politician,  is    well  posted   ou    the  current 
affairs  of  the  da}'  and   is  interested  in  both    local 
and  national  issues. 


m>^^<^ 


"j|(  AMES  W.  GALYEN,  a  leading  agriculturist 
residing  on  section  1  7,  Neosho  Township, 
Labette  County,  was  born  in  Vermilion 
County,  111.,  in  1837.  Ills  father,  Abrara 
J.  Galyen,  was  born  in  Tennessee  in  1808,  and  was 
a  son  of  Jacob  Galyen,  who  emigrated  to  America 
from  England  in  an  early  da}', and  married  a  lady 
of  Scotch  birth  about  the  time  of  the  Revolu- 
tionai-y  War.  To  them  were  born  two  sons.  The 
mother  of  our  subject,  who  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Elizabeth  Lyon,  was  a  native  of  the  Buckeye 
State,  and  went  thence  to  Vermilion  County,  III., 
with  her  parents,  locating  near  Georgetown.  The 
family  there  remained  until  1849,  when  they  emi- 
grated to  Barry  County,  Mo.,  and  kept  a  wayside 
inn.  The  mother  still  makes  her  home  in  that  lo- 
cality, but  the  father  died  in  1854.  He  was  a 
famous  shot  with  the  rifle,  and  spent  much  of  his 
time  in  hunting  wild  turkeys  and  other  wild  game. 
He  was  assassinated  by  a  desperado  named  Jordan. 
Our  subject  is  one  of  a  family  of  seven  children, 
five  of  whom  are  still  living.  He  grew  to  man- 
hood upon  the  farm  and  acquired  his  education  in 
the  common  schools.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he 
left  home  and  went  to  Texas,  where  he  spent  the 
three  succeeding  years  of  his  life.  He  then  re- 
turned to  Missouri,  where  he  engaged  in  farming 
and  handling  stock  in  a  small  way  until  the  war 
broke  out,     It  was  in  I860  thy,t  he  married  Lucre- 


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tia  J.  Lovelace,  a  native  of  Missouri,  who  was 
born  in  1844.  They  become  the  parents  of  one 
son,  Isaac,  who  operates  the  home  farm  in  connec- 
tion with  his  father. 

Tlie  same  year  of  Iiis  marriage  Mr.  Galyen  en- 
listed in  the  Confederate  service,  and  participated 
in  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge.  Wliile  he  was  gone 
his  stock  was  stolen,  his  fences  were  destroyed  and 
his  home  plundered.  He  took  part  in  many  bat- 
tles and  skirmishes,  and  during  the  service  was 
captured.  He  was  parolled  at  Fayetteville,  Ark., 
and  then  went  to  his  home,  but  later  rejoined  his 
regiment  and  served  in  the  battles  of  Helena  and 
Little  Rock.  He  was  there  again  captured,  pa- 
rolled  and  once  more  returned  home.  Later  he 
went  to  Benton,  Ark.,  but  he  remained  there  only 
a  short  time. 

In  1865,  Mr.  Gal3'en  came  to  Kansas  and  made 
a  claim  on  which  he  has  since  made  his  home.  It 
was  then  all  wild  land,  but  his  labors  have  trans- 
formed the  barren  prairies  into  rich  and  fertile 
fields,  which  yield  to  the  owner  a  golden  tribute. 
His  possessions  aggregate  four  hundred  and  fifty 
acres  of  valuable  land,  and  he  makes  a  specialty  of 
fruit  growing.  In  politics  he  is  a  stalwart  Demo- 
crat. A  man  of  liberal  and  progressive  views,  he 
keeps  himself  well  informed  on  all  matters  of  gen- 
eral interest  and  is  a  loyal  citizen.  He  is  a  man 
of  upright  principles  and  sterling  worth,  and  the 
confidence  of  the  entire  community  is  his. 


'MOS  POOLE.  Those  who  pitched  their 
tents  in  Kansas  as  early  as  1868  are  usu- 
ally denominated  pioneers,  a  title  that 
may  with  propriety  be  applied  to  the  sub- 
ject of  this  biographical  notice.  Originally  from 
Pennsylvania,  he  early  in  life  removed  to  Illinois, 
making  the  long  journey  overland  with  horses. 
Some  time  later  he  again  started  westward  and 
came  to  Kansas,  making  the  journey  with  three 
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teams  and  consuming  three  weeks  en  route.  At 
that  time  Kansas  City  was  the  railroad  terminus 
and  also  the  market  place  for  the  people  of  the 
Sunflower  State. 

On  section  34,  in  Liberty  Township,  northeast 
of  the  village  of  Parker,  Linn  County,  will  be  no- 
ticed the  finely  improved  farm  belonging  to  Amos 
Poole.  He  is  a  native  of  Cayuga  County,  N.  Y., 
February  14,  1821,  being  the  date  of  his  birth. 
His  father,  William  Poole,  lemoved  from  New 
Jersey  to  New  York,  where  he  resided  until  1834, 
and  removed  thence  to  Crawford  County,  Pa. 
There  his  death  occurred,  and  there  also  his  wife, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Dolly  Douglas,  passed 
away.  They  were  worthy  people,  honorable  and 
industrious,  kind  and  thoughtful  in  their  relations 
with  others,  and  trained  tlieir  twelve  children  for 
positions  of  usefulness  and  honor. 

Wlien  a  lad  of  about  thirteen  years,  Amos  Poole 
accompanied  his  parents  to  Penns3'lvania,  where 
he  was  reared  to  the  life  of  a  farmer,  gaining  a 
thorough  and  accurate  knowledge  of  agriculture 
in  all  its  details.  About  1845  he  removed  to  Illi- 
nois and  located  in  Warren  Count}',  where  he  pur- 
sued the  occupation  of  a  farmer  until  the  time  of 
his  removal  to  this  state.  Here  he  settled  upon 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  which  under 
his  skillful  management  has  been  transformed 
from  raw,  wild  prairie  to  a  finely  improved  farm, 
embellished  with  every  convenience  of  a  modern 
estate. 

In  September,  1846,  occurred  the  marriage  of 
Amos  Poole  to  Miss  Eliza  Ward,  who  was  born  in 
Crawford  County,  Pa.,  October  4,  1828.  Her  par- 
ents, John  and  Harriet  (St.  John)  Ward,  were 
natives  of  the  state  of  New  York',  whence  they 
removed  to  Pennsylvania,  and  from  there  to  War- 
ren County,  111.,  where  they  died.  Mr.  Ward  was 
a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  also  followed  the  occu- 
pation of  a  farmer.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Poole  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  eight  chil- 
dren, namely:  John  G.,  who  resides  in  Downs,  Os- 
borne County,  Kan.,  being  a  prominent  physician 
of  that  place;  William,  a  farmer,  tilling  the  soil  of 
the  home  place;  Harriet  Ann,  who  died  in  infancy; 
Willis  Porter,  who  resides  in  Woodson  County, 
and  is  a  farmer  by  occupation;    H.Frank,  a  har- 


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ness-rnaker  at  Parker;  Rhoda,  the  wife  of  Daniel 
Watson,  of  Linn  County;  Abraham  L.,  a  barber 
in  Parker,  and  Charles  H.,  a  farmer  residing  in 
Liberty  Township. 

While  not  a  partisan  in  his  political  pieferences, 
Mr.  Poole  nevertheless  has  firm  convictions  of  his 
own,  and  is  frank  in  their  avowal.  He  gives  his 
stanch  support  to  the  Republican  party  and  advo- 
cates its  principles  with  fidelity  and  enthusiasm. 
His  interest  in  educational  matters  has  always 
been  abiding  and  deep,  and  while  a  member  of  the 
School  Board  he  was  instrumental  in  raising  the 
standard  of  education  and  promoting  the  interests 
of  the  schools  of  the  district.  In  his  religious 
connections  he  advocates  the  doctrines  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 


L^^HOMAS  CRANSTON.  One  mile  north  of 
lu^^  the  village  of  McCune  lies  an  attractive 
^^^0'  homestead,  upon  which  have  been  placed 
all  the  improvements  that  enhance  the  value  of 
farming  propert}'.  There  are  two  hundred  and 
forty  acres  in  the  place,  upon  which  general  farm- 
ing operations  are  successful!}'  conducted  by  the 
proprietor.  A  substantial  set  of  buildings  has 
been  erected,  and  the  soil  placed  under  excellent 
cultivation,  while  by  good  fencing  the  land  is 
divided  into  fields  of  convenient  size  for  pastur- 
age or  cultivation. 

Among  those  who  have  emigrated  to  America 
from  the  lands  beyond  the  sea,  there  are  none 
who  display'  more  thrift  or  industry  than  the 
sturd}-  Scotch.  Our  subject  may  be  justl}-  proud 
of  the  fact  that  his  native  home  was  the  land  of 
the  thistle,  and  his  ancestors,  through  many  suc- 
cessive generations,  Scotch.  He  was  born  in  Dum- 
fries-sliire,'and  grew  to  manhood  in  the  country  of 
his  birth.    At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  emigrated 


to  America,  and  for  three  j-ears  afterward  was  en- 
gaged at  his  tiade  of  a  carpet  weaver  in  Massachu- 
setts. 

At  the  time  the  Civjl  War  commenced,  Mr. 
Cranston  was  a  resident  of  Jefferson  County,  Ind. 
In  1862  he  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  A, 
Third  Indiana  Cavalry,  Colonel  Chapman  com- 
manding. The  regiment  was  incorporated  witli 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  took  part  in  the  fol- 
lowing engagements:  Gettysburg,  the  Wilderness, 
Fredericksburg.  Chancellorsville,  the  Kilpatrick 
raid  to  Richmond,  Sheridan's  raid,  Wilson's  raid, 
and  other  important  battles.  They  destroyed  the 
Danville  Railroad  at  Winchester,  and  our  subject 
there  had  the  good  fortune  to  see  General  Sheri- 
dan on  his  celebrated  ride  from  "twenty  miles 
awaJ^"  He  participated  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley 
campaign,  was  present  at  Five  Forks,  and  was  with 
General  Custer  at  Sailor's  Creek  before  the  sur- 
render of  General  Lee.  He  was  with  his  company 
in  the  three-da3's  siege  of  Appomattox  Court 
House,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  took  part  in  the 
Grand  Review  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  received 
an  honorable  discharge  at  Indianapolis  in  186.5. 

Returning  to  his  home,  Mr.  Cranston  engaged 
in  farming  in  Jefferson  County.  Shortly-  after- 
ward, in  1867,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Annie,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Agnes  (Kirk- 
wood)  Glenn,  natives  of  Ayrshire,  Scotland.  Mr. 
Cranston  has  no  relatives  in  America  save  those 
related  b}'  marriage.  Mrs.  Cranston  was  the 
mother  of  six  children.  Sterling,  William,  .James 
I.,  Agnes,  John  and  David,  the  latter  of  whom  is 
deceased. 

In  1881  Mr.  Cranston  came  to  Kansas  and  pur- 
chased one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  in  Crawford 
County,  to  which  he  has  since  added  bj'  purchase, 
until  at  the  present  time  (1893)  he  is  the  owner  of 
two  hundred  and  forty  acres  of  valuable  land. 

A  visitor  to  the  home  of  Mr.  Cranston  will  see 
that  he  has  not  onl}'  erected  good  buildings  and 
kept  his  farm  well  supplied  with  modern  machin- 
er}-,  but  that  he  is  also  successful  as  a  tiller  of  the 
soil.  His  harvests  are  invariably  large,  and  he 
finds  a  ready  sale  for  all  the  grain  he  raises.  In 
politics,  he  is  a  Republican,  but  has  never  aspired 
to  office,     Sociallj',  he  is  a  member  of  the  Grand 


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Army  of  the  Republic,  and  is  Commander  of  the 
post  at  McCune.  His  wife  is  an  active  worker  in 
the  Presb^'terian  Ciiurcli,  and  while  he  is  not  iden- 
tified therewith,  he  contributes  liberally  to  its  sup- 
port. 


■S^  OBERT  P.  LYTLE  was  born  in  Rock  Castle 
VJi^''  County,  Ky.,  April  9,  1843,  and  is  a  son  of 
'■^\  John  J.  and  Elizabeth  (Heathham)  Lytle, 
natives  of  Kentucky.  Grandfather  Lytle 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  John  J.,  who 
enfjaged  for  a  time  in  the  mercantile  business  in 
the  Blue  Grass  State,  afterward  became  interested 
in  farming  pursuits.  His  death  occurred  in  1862. 
His  widow  resides  in  Parsons  and  is  now  (1893) 
eighty-seven  years  of  age.  They  were  the  parents 
of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  are  living  with  the 
exception  of  one  son,  who  was  a  soldier  in  both 
the  Mexican  and  Civil  Wars,  and  was  taken  pris- 
oner and  kept  for  six  months  on  quarter  rations. 
Surviving  both  wars,  he  was  finally  killed,  in  1878 
by  a  snow-slide  in  Hinsdale  County,  Colo.  The 
father  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church, 
while  his  wife  was  a  Methodist.  As  a  Whig  he 
took  an  active  part  in  politics  and  held  numerous 
offices  in  Kentucky.  Coming  to  Kansas  in  1857, 
he  settled  on  a  farm  in  Atchison  Count}'  and  there 
establisiied  a  permanent  home. 

Upon  the  home  farm  our  subject  grew  to  man- 
hood. In  1861  he  commenced  freighting  goods 
across  the  plains  between  Atchison  and  Denver, 
continuing  thus  engaged  until  1864.  Meantime 
he  passed  through  many  perilous  experiences 
and  witnessed  many  exciting  scenes  among  the 
Indians.  In  the  year  last  named  he  came  to  this 
county  and  settled  on  section  20,  Ladore  Town- 
ship, upon  wild  land  comprising  a  part  of  the 
Osage  Ceded  Lands.  Here  he  has  since  resided 
and  is  now  the  owner  of  four  hundred  and  sev- 
enty-five acres   of  improved  land,  upon  which  he 


engages  in  raising  grain  and  stock,  making  a 
specialt}'  of  mules.  Ills  residence,  erected  a  few 
years  ago,  cost  $1,500  and  is  a  neat  and  commo- 
dious structure. 

October  17,  1869,  Mr.  Lytle  married  Miss  Alice 
Bedell,  who  was  born  in  Missouri  in  January, 
1851,  and  is  a  daughter  of  William  R.  Bedell,  who 
came  to  Kansas  in  1868  and  now  lives  in  Cowley 
County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lj-tle  are  the  parents  of 
ten  children,  the  following  of  whom  are  now  liv- 
ing: Nellie,  Rosetta,  Lillie,  William  R.,  Bertie  N., 
Jimmie  J.,  Ralph  P.  and  Jessie  Lucille.  The  relig- 
ious home  of  the  family  is  in  the  Christian  Church, 
in  which  he  is  a  Trustee  and  an  active  worker  in 
the  Sunday-school.  Miss  Rosetta,  who  is  a  teacher 
of  music,  is  the  organist  of  the  church. 

jMr.  Lytle  is  a  member  of  the  Anti-Horse  Thief 
Association,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men and  the  Masonic  fraternity.  As  a  member  of 
the  Republican  party  he  takes  an  active  part  in 
political  affairs  and  has  frequently  served  as  a  del- 
egate to  conventions.  He  is  serving  as  Clerk  of 
the  local  school  district  No.  36,  and  was  Clerk  of 
Ladore  Township  in  an  early  day.  During  the 
Civil  War  he  was  a  member  of  Capt.  Sam  HoUis- 
ter's  Camp,  Twelfth  Kansas  State  Militia. 


EV.  NICHOLAS  W.  TAYLOR,  a  farmer  re- 
siding in  Washington  Township,  Crawford 
Count}',  is  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Polly 
^  Ann  (Hudnall)  Taylor,  and  a  brother  of 
J.  I.  Taylor,  now  residing  in  Lincoln  Township. 
He  was  born  in  Warren  County,  Ky.,  June  21, 
1828,  and  received  a  common-school  education  in 
the  temples  of  learning  then  to  be  found  in  the 
Blue  Grass  State.  Upon  attaining  his  majority 
he  purchased  a  farm  in  Warren  County,  and  at 
once  commenced  the  active  career  of  an  agricult- 
urist. 

Not  content  with  the  education  he  had  received 
in  the  district  schools,  our  subject,  as  soon  as  he 


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had  saved  sufficient  mouey,  attended  a  select 
school  in  Warren  County,  where  he  supplemented 
the  knowledge  previously  acquired  by  a  systematic 
study  of  the  higb-scliool  branches.  He  then  com- 
menced to  teach  school  in  the  county,  and  contin- 
ued in  that  profession  for  some  time,  teaching 
nine  terms  in  Kentuclty  and  Missouri.  As  an  in- 
structor he  was  interested  in  the  progress  of  each 
pupil  and  a  friend  of  all  under  his  preceptorship, 
so  that  he  was  popular  and  successful  as  a  teacher. 

On  the  28th  of  June,  1854,  the  subject  of  this 
notice  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Julia  A. 
E.,  daughter  of  William  Cole,  formerly  a  promi- 
nent resident  of  Warren  County,  Ky.  Her  pater- 
nal grandfatlier  was  born  in  a  fort  during  the 
Revolutionary  War.  Mrs.  Taylor  was  born  in 
Warren  County,  June  6,  1833,  and  was  there 
reared  to  womanhood,  remaining  an  inmate  of  the 
parental  home  until  she  went  to  that  of  her  hus- 
band. They  have  had  thirteen  children,  but  0UI3' 
seven  are  now  living:  Mary  A.,  the  widow  of 
John  Defabaugli,  and  the  mother  of  one  child; 
Nancy  E.,  who  married  J.  O.  Barkdale,  by  whom 
she  has  four  children;  Joseph  I.,  a  widower  resid- 
ing in  California;  Emma;  William  N.;  Charles  T. 
and  James  A. 

In  1854  Mr.  Taylor  purchased  a  large  tract  of 
land,  including  nine  hundred  and  seventj'  acres, 
in  Warren  County,  Ky.  Soon  afterward  he  dis- 
posed of  the  propertj^  and  coming  north,  so- 
journed for  one  year  in  Mississippi  County,  Mo., 
whence  in  1855  he  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  in 
Jefferson  County,  near  Winchester.  The  land  was 
at  that  time  wild  and  scarcely  a  furrow  had  been 
turned  in  the  soil.  Of  cultivation  not  a  trace 
was  to  be  seen,  and  even  a  vivid  imagination 
could  3(-.arcely  depict  the  present  prosperity  of 
the  place.  The  first  purchase  of  Mr.  Taylor  con- 
sisted of  one  hundred  and  sixtj-  acres,  to  which  he 
added  from  time  to  time  until  he  acquired  two 
hundred  and  forty  acres.  This  he  sold  in  1869, 
and  during  the  same  year  located  upon  Ills  present 
farm,  then  wholl}'  unimproved. 

The  village  of  Mulberry  was  platted  by  Mr. 
Taylor  soon  after  his  arrival  in  Crawford  Count.y. 
There  he  opened  a  store  and  conducted  a  general 
mercantile    business  for  two   years,  since   which 


time  he  has  resided  upon  his  farm.  Soon  after 
coming  here  he  erected  a  tliree-stor^'  stone  house 
at  a  cost  of  $800,  the  stone  for  which  was  taken 
from  the  quarry  on  his  land.  Later  he  planted 
an  orchard,  and  from  time  to  time  made  other 
improvements,  which  materially  enhanced  the 
value  of  the  place.  He  made  his  home  in  the 
stone  house  from  1871  until  1886,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  one  year  spent  in  Girard  and  three  years 
in  Baldwin  City.  In  1886  he  erected  the  resi- 
dence in  which  he  has  since  made  his  home.  This 
house  is  one  of  the  most  substantial  and  commod- 
ious in  the  township,  and  was  erected  at  a  cost  of 
$2,000.  The  barn,  which  was  also  built  in  1886, 
cost  *;2,500,  and  is  60x80  feet  in  dimensions,  with 
a  seven-foot  basement.  This  building  serves  as  a 
granary,  having  at  present  (1893)  three  hundred 
tons  of  hay,  and  also  is  used  for  the  shelter  of  the 
hundred  head  of  stock   which  Mr.  Taylor  owns. 

In  1873  Mr.  Taylor  fell  from  a  load  of  hay 
upon  a  three-tined  fork,  which  entered  his  body 
just  below  the  sternum.  Two  of  the  tines  passed 
through  his  lungs,  while  the  third  penetrated  the 
liver  and  came  out  on  the  right  side  near  the 
spinal  column.  This  incident  proved  almost  fatal, 
and  it  was  long  ere  the  injured  man  recovered 
sufficiently  to  again  superintend  the  management 
of  his  farm.  He  is  now  the  owner  of  five  hun- 
dred and  fifty-seven  acres  of  land,  upon  which  he 
engages  in  raising  grain  and  stock.  He  makes  a 
specialty  of  Poland-China  hogs,  in  the  raising  of 
which  he  has  been  very  successful. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-one,  Mr.  Taylor  united 
with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  lias 
since  been  a  faithful  member  of  that  denomina- 
tion. In  former  years  he  was  accustomed  to  offici- 
ate as  a  local  preacher  and  also  as  circuit  preacher, 
having  been  ordained  to  the  ministiy  in  1862. 
He  now  preaches  occasionallj',  and  his  efforts  in 
that  line  are  always  appreciated  bj'  his  friends. 
As  a  minister  he  has  been  earnest  and  lo^'al,  fear- 
less in  the  presentation  of  the  Gospel  and  eloquent 
in  a))peals  to  his  hearers.  Socially  he  is  identified 
with  the  Masonic  order. 

Through  all  the  years  of  his  active  life,  Mv.  Ta^'- 
lor  has  steadfastly  adhered  to  the  principles  of  the 
Republican  party,  and   notwithstanding  the   pop- 


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ularity  of  the  People's  party  in  late  j'ears,  he  has 
never  forsaken  the  political  organization  with 
which  his  lot  was  first  cast.  He  joined  the  Farm- 
er's Alliance,  and  has  served  as  President  of  the 
County  Alliance.  While  a  resident  of  Jefferson 
County  he  was  elected  Sheriff  in  1861,  and  served 
in  that  responsible  position  for  two  years.  His 
name  was  prominentlj'  mentioned  for  tlie  position 
of  State  Senator,  but  his  strong  temperance  pro- 
clivities defeated  him  in  the  convention. 


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AMUEL  ANDERSON,  who  since  1880  has 
been  a  resident  of  Kansas,  is  a  native  of 
)  Pennsylvania,  and  was  born  in  Beaver 
County,  October  7,  1844.  Me  is  a  son  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Miller)  Anderson,  both  of  whom 
were  born  and  reared  in  the  Keystone  State  and 
there  married.  The  father,  who  was  a  miller  by 
trade  and  a  farmer  by  occupation,  went  to  Cali- 
fornia during  the  early  part  of  tlie  '50s  and  there 
died.  His  wife  passed  away  in  1844.  Of  theirsix 
cliildren  three  are  now  living. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  in  Beaver 
County,  where  he  acquired  a  fair  education  in  the 
common  schools.  Orphaned  in  youth,  he  was 
obliged  to  be  self-supporting  from  an  early  age. 
In  June,  1861,  he  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company 
D,  Tenth  Pennsylvania  Reserves,  and  for  a  time 
remained  with  his  regiment  in  Pennsylvania. 
After  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  lie  was  ordered  to 
Washington,  D.C.,and  was  there  attached  to  fifteen 
tliousand  Pennsylvania  reserves.  He  participated 
in  the  following  engagements:  Mechanicsville, 
Gaines'  Mill,  White  Oak  Swamp,  Malvern  Hill, 
South  Mountain,  Antietam  and  Gettysburg,  and 
was  then  transferred  to  Battery  D,  Fiftli  United 
States  Light  Artillery,  known  as  Griffin's  Battery. 
With  liis  regiment  lie  took  part  in  the  Mine  Run 
campaign  and  accompanied  General  Grant  through 
the  Wilderness,  witnessing  various  desperate  en- 
counters between  the    opposing  armies.     At    the 


expiration  of  his  period  of  service  he  was  honora- 
bly discharged.  Though  often  under  fire  and  in 
the  thickest  of  the  conflict,  he  was  never  wounded 
nor  captured. 

Removing  to  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Mr.  Anderson  there 
served  for  five  years  as  an  ofHcer  on  the  regular 
police  force,  with  which  he  was  connected  for  a 
period  of  about  twelve  years  altogether.  For  five 
years  lie  filled  the  position  of  Alderman,  and  later 
was  eniplo^'ed  for  eighteen  months  in  the  delin- 
quent tax  office.  Coming  to  Kansas  in  1880  he 
settled  on  his  present  farm,  consisting  of  four 
hundred  acres  of  partly  improved  land.  As  a  re- 
sult of  his  efforts  he  has  placed  the  soil  under  good 
cultivation,  and  conducts  general  farming  and 
stock-raising. 

In  1872  Mr.  Anderson  married  Miss  Maggie 
Roos,  who  was  born  in  Westmoreland  County, 
Pa.,  in  1844.  They  are  the  parents  of  throe  chil- 
dren: Paul,  Mark  and  Clay.  For  many  years  a 
member  of  the  Republican  party,  Mr.  Anderson 
has  been  active  in  its  ranks  and  attends  all  the 
political  gatherings  of  the  community.  He  has 
served  as  a  member  of  the  School  Board.  Socially 
he  is  identified  with  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  belonging  to  a  post  at 
Paola. 


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^IfASPER  M.  BROADY,  a  prominent  farmer 
and  successful  stock-raiser  of  Blue  Mound 
Township,  resides  on  section  14,  township 
20,  range  21,  his  farm  occupying  a  location 
in  llie  extreme  southwest  corner  of  Linn  County. 
Here  he  owns  six  hundred  acres  of  valuable  land, 
which  he  devotes  to  the  raising  of  cereals,  and  also 
engages  extensively  in  raising  stock.  For  fifteen 
years  or  more  he  has  been  the  agent  for  o:  c  thou- 
sand acres  of  land,  which  he  controls,  tlie  owner 
residing  at  Lawrence,  this  state.     As  a  stock-raiser 


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he  uses  good  judgment  in  the  purchase  of  stock, 
as  well  as  in  breeding  the  various  grades,  and  from 
their  sale  he  annually  receives  a  handsome  income. 

Born  in  Adams  County,  111.,  July  4,  1837,  our 
subject  is  the  son  of  John  C.  and  Anna  (Wigle) 
Broady.  The  family  is  of  British  extraction,  and 
has  been  represented  in  the  United  States  for  sev- 
eral generations.  The  father  of  our  subject  was 
born  in  Kentucky  in  August,  1812,  and  was  reared 
to  manhood  upon  a  farm.  When  a  j'oung  man  he 
migrated  to  Illinois  and  located  in  Adams  County, 
being  at  that  time  about  twentj'  years  of  age. 
There  he  purchased  a  small  tract  of  land,  to  which 
he  added  from  time  to  time  until  he  became  the 
owner  of  two  hundred  and  fourteen  acres.  So 
much  did  he  enhance  the  value  of  his  property  by 
the  improvements  he  placed  thereon,  that  the 
place  was  valued  at  §10,000.  When,  in  March, 
1878,  his  eyes  were  closed  in  death,  it  was  felt 
throughout  his  community  that  one  of  its  best  citi- 
zens had  been  removed  from  the  scenes  of  his  use- 
fulness. 

The  maiden  name  of  the  mother  of  our  subject 
was  Anna  Wigle;  she  was  born  in  1818,  and  died 
in  the  fall  of  1879.  Nine  children  had  blessed  her 
marriage,  seven  of  whom  are  now  living.  Our 
subject  is  the  eldest  of  the  number;  Oscar,  at  the 
age  of  seventeen,  was  killed  bj'  the  falling  of  a 
log  he  was  assisting  his  father  in  loading  on  a 
wagon;  Jefferson  II.  is  an  eminent  lawyer  of  Ne- 
braska and  resides  in  Lincoln,  that  state;  Margaret 
is  the  wife  of  Jasper  Davis,  of  Linn  County;  John 
C.  is  an  attornej'  of  Quincy,  111.;  Dolphus  S.  is  a 
farmer  residing  in  Adams  County,  111.;  Viola  is 
the  wife  of  Henry  Rhodes  and  resides  in  Carroll- 
ton,  Mo.;  and  lone  resides  with  her  brother  in 
Quinc}'.  The  senior  Mr.  Broady  was  active  in 
politics  as  a  stanch  Democrat,  but  steadfastly  re- 
fused to  accept  public  office.  His  parents  were 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  his  father 
being  a  Deacon  in  that  denomination,  but  he 
never  united  with  any  religious  organization. 

Our  subject  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  being  the 
eldest  child  of  the  family-,  he  labored  assiduously 
in  clearing  the  land  and  aiding  in  the  maintenance 
of  the  family.  He  was  the  recipient  of  common- 
school  advantages,  and    at   the    age  of    eigliteen 


commenced  to  teach  school,  following  that  pro- 
fession for  eighteen  successive  winter  seasons  and 
farming  during  the  summer.  In  March,  1863,  he 
married  Miss  Orra  Whitcomb,  who  was  born  in 
Adams  County,  111.,  .January  23,  1843,  being  the 
daughter  of  Wyman  and  Lury  (Brockway)  Whit- 
comb. Her  father  was  born  in  Vermont  in  1798, 
and  when  a  3'oung  man  migrated  to  Ohio,  where 
he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lury  Brock- 
waj'.  In  1833,  accompanied  by  his  familj',  he  re- 
moved to  Illinois  and  settled  in  Adams  County, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming  on  two  huudrt'il 
acres  of  land  he  owned  there. 

In  politics,  Mr.  AVhitcomb  was  an  ardent  sup- 
porter of  the  Democratic  part3',  and  for  sixteen 
consecutive  3^ears  represented  his  township  on  tlu' 
County  Board  of  Supervisors,  being  prominent  in 
the  councils  of  his  chosen  party.  Though  not  iden- 
tified with  any  religious  organization,  he  was  a  be- 
liever in  the  Christian  religion,  and  was  a  strictly 
honest  man,  conscientious  and  upright  in  his  deal- 
ings with  all.  His  death  took  place  March  8, 
1886;  his  wife  passed  away  September  29,  1888. 
They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  of  whom 
the  following  seven  attained  maturity:  Jasper, 
who  resides  in  Adams  County-,  111.;  Arvilla,  Mis. 
James  Taylor,  who  died  in  Bourbon  County-,  Kan., 
February  23,  1891;  Dwight,  whose  home  is  in 
Hancock  County,  111.;  Eliza,  who  married  Israel 
Camp,  and  lives  in  Bourbon  County,  Kan.;  David, 
a  resident  of  Adams  Count}-,  111.;  Moses,  a  farmer 
of  Bourbon  Count}-,  Kan.;  and  Orra,  the  wife  of 
*  our  subject.     Two  died  in  childhood. 

In  1865  Mr.  Broady  came  to  Kans-as,  making 
the  journey  overland,  and  arriving  at  his  destina- 
tion in  September  of  that  year.  In  1860  he  pre- 
empted one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  where  he  now 
resides,  but  at  the  time  of  his  settlement  here  the 
land  was  wholly  unimproved.  For  one  year  Jlr. 
Broady  operated  as  a  renter,  meantime  devoting 
as  much  time  as  possible  to  milking  improvements 
on  his  place.  In  January,  1867,  he  settled  on  the 
farm,  and  soon  afterward  embarked  in  the  stock- 
raising  business.  He  is  now  the  owner  of  six  hun- 
dred acres  and  engages  extensively  in  the  live- 
stock business. 

The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Broad}-  w.is   blessed 


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by  the  birth  of  four  children,  one  of  whom  died 
in  infancy.  The  otliers  are:  Otto,  who  resides  in 
Linn  County;  Anna,  who  died  of  scarlet  fever  at 
the  age  of  nineteen  years;  and  Marguerite,  wlio  is 
witli  lier  parents.  Mr.  Broady  is  a  stockholder  in 
the  First  National  Bank  at  Garnelt,  this  state.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stanch  Democrat,  and  has  been  iion- 
ored  by  his  party  with  the  nominations  for  town, 
county  and  legislative  offlces,  but  as  the  Democrats 
are  in  a  niinorit3'  in  this  section,  he  has  suffered 
defeat  with  the  remainder  of  the  ticket.  He  gives 
his  unqualified  support  to  public-spirited  enter- 
prises, and  is  one  of  the  progressive  citizens  of  the 
community.  ■ 


t^HOMAS  LINDSAY,  M.  D.  Very  few  save 
those  who  have  trod  the  arduous  paths  of 
tlie  profession  can  picture  to  themselves 
the  array  of  attributes,  physical,  mental  and  moral, 
and  the  host  of  minor  graces  of  manner  and  person, 
essential  to  the  making  of  a  truly  successful  physi- 
cian. His  constitution  must  needs  be  of  the  hard- 
est to  witlistand  the  constant  shock  of  wind  and 
weather,  the  wearing  loss  of  sleep  and  rest,  the 
ever-gathering  load  of  care,  and  the  insidious  ap- 
proach of  every  form  of  fell  disease  to  which  his 
daily  round  of  duties  momentarily  exposes  him. 
Such  a  physician  we  find  in  Dr.  Thomas  Lindsay, 
who  in  Ills  own  person  so  closely  resembles  the 
ideal  we  have  attempted  to  sketch  above.  He  is 
the  oldest  physician  in  Anderson  County,  and  has 
practiced  medicine  in  Garnett  since  IMarch,  1857. 
Like  many  of  the  representative  citizens  of  the 
county,  he  owes  his  nativity  to  the  Buckeye  State, 
being  born  in  Harrison  County,  August  6,  1826. 
His  parents,  David  and  Martha  (Orr)  Lindsay, 
were  natives  of  Ireland  and  Pennsylyania  respect- 
ively. The  father  was  born  in  County  Down, 
and  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  inheriting  the 
sturdy  characteristics  of  the  former  and  the  wit 


and  enterprise  of  the  latter.  Thomas  Lindsay, 
the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  also  born  in 
County  Down,  North  of  Ireland,  and  was  there 
married.  After  the  birth  of  one  son  (the  father 
of  our  subject),  Mr.  Lindsay  and  family  crossed 
the  ocean  and  located  in  one  of  the  Carolinas. 
About  1810  he  moved  from  there  to  Jefferson 
County,  Ohio,  and  still  later  to  Guernsey  County, 
that  state,  where  his  death  occurred  about  1832, 
at  an  advanced  age.  He  was  the  father  of  eight 
children:  David,  John,  Rosetla,  Mary  Ann,  Eliza- 
beth, Thomas,  Samuel  and  Amelia. 

David,  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  March  3, 
1800,  and  was  a  small  boy  when  he  came  to 
America.  He  was  reared  on  the  farm,  and  being 
of  a  thoughtful,  studious  turn  of  mind,  educated 
himself,  and  later  taught  school.  He  became  a 
minister  in  the  Presb3'terian  Church,  and  pursued 
this  worthy  calling  the  remainder  of  his  days, 
preaching  in  various  towns  in  Ohio.  In  1842  he 
emigrated  to  Iowa,  and  located  near  Birmingham, 
Van  Buren  County,  but  became  disabled,  having 
fractured  his  thigh  bone  by  falling  from  a  stage 
coach.  He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty  years.  His 
wife  survived  hiin  ujitil  1885,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  eighty-five  years.  The  following  children  were 
born  to  them:  Lydia  Ann,  Robert  Orr,  Thomas, 
Mary  Jane,  P]sther  Jane,  David  Huston,  Martha, 
John,  Samuel,  Mary  and  Elizabeth. 

The  original  of  this  notice  was  sixteen  years  of 
age  when  the  family  moved  to  Iowa,  and  he  re- 
ceived his  education  in  public  and  private  schools. 
Later  he  read  medicine  with  his  uncle,  John  Lind- 
say, in  Carroll  County,  Ohio,  and  later  attended 
the  Western  University  Medical  College,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1854,  although  he  had 
practiced  with  his  uncle  after  1849.  Following 
this  he  came  west  and  stopped  in  Iowa,  where  he 
remained  one  year.  In  1857  he  made  his  appear- 
ance in  Garnett, and  in  1862  he  was  commissioned 
Surgeon  in  the  Twelfth  Kansas,  serving  until  June, 
1865.  Since  that  time  he  has  practiced  his  pro- 
fession at  Garnett,  and  no  one  stands  higher  in 
the  estimation  of  the  people  than  lie. 

Doctor  Lindsa>'  was  twice  married,  first,  in  1851, 
to  Miss  Agnes  Sharp,  daughter  of  William  B. 
Sharp.     She  died   in   1856  in   Iowa,  leaving  two 


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children:  William  S.,  a  physician  of  Topeka, Kan., 
and  David,  a  phj'sician  of  McPherson,  Kan.  In 
1859  the  Doctor  married  Miss  Martha  Smith,  a 
native  of  eastern  Ohio  and  a  daughter  of  William 
Smith.  To  them  have  been  given  three  children: 
Samuel  W.,  a  druggist  of  McPherson,  Kan.;  Clara  S. 
and  Elizabeth.  Politicall}',  Doctor  Lindsay  is  a 
stanch  Republican.  He  represented  Anderson 
County  in  the  Territorial  Legislature  in  1859,  be 
ing  the  first  under  county  representation.  In 
1867  the  Doctor  was  again  a  member  of  the  State 
Legislature.  In  1873  he  was  appointed  United 
States  Examining  Surgeon  for  Pensions,  a  position 
he  still  holds.  He  is  local  Surgeon  of  the  Santa  Fe 
Railroad  Company,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Na- 
tional Society  of  Railroad  Surgeons.  He  is  also  a 
charter  member  of  the  State  Medical  Society. 
Doctor  Lindsay  still  owns  land  near  Garnett,  the 
same  that  he  pre-empted  thirt3'-five  years  ago. 


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OSEPH  STEPHENS,  the  owner  of  a  mag- 
nificent farm  of  six  hundred  and  twenty 
acres,  located  in  Centreville  Township, 
Linn  County,  is  by  birth  and  training  well 
fitted  to  win  success  in  agricultural  pursuits,  his 
father  having  been  a  life-long  farmer  and  a  de- 
scendant of  a  long  line  of  ancestors  who  devoted 
themselves  to  the  tilling  of  the  soil.  Our  subject 
was  born  in  Fulton  County,  III.,  July  26,  1839, 
and  is  the  son  of  James  Stephens,  a  native  of 
Kentucky,  who  was  born  in  1801.  The  mother, 
Jlargaret  (Peck)  Stephens,  was  also  born  and 
reared  in  Kentucky,  the  year  of  her  nativity  being 
1812. 

The  parents  were  married  in  the  state  where 
they  had  passed  the  happy  years  of  childhood,  but 
after  remaining  there  a  short  time  journeyed  to 
Illinois,  and  in  the  early  part  of  the  '30s  were 
numbered  among  the  pioneers  of  Fulton  County, 
where  they  spent  the    remainder   of   their    lives. 


The  Illinois  homestead  welcomed  to  its  fireside  a 
large  family  of  children,  namely:  William,  John, 
Mary  A.,  Peter,  Enoch,  Joseph,  Ellen,  George, 
Jackson,  Angeline  and  Marion.  Our  subject,  the 
sixth  in  order  of  birth,  was  educated  in  the  little 
sclioolhouse  of  the  district  and  aided  in  the  work 
of  the  farm. 

Beginning  life  for  himself  Mr.  Stephens  con- 
tinued to  cultivate  the  fertile  soil  of  Illinois,  and 
it  was  not  until  he  had  reached  thirty  years  of 
age  that  he  decided  to  try  his  fortune  in  another 
state.  He  traveled  through  the  west  for  some 
two  or  three  years,  and  then  returning  to  Fulton 
County,  111.,  was,  upon  the  12th  of  Januaiy,  1871, 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  E.  McDaniel, 
also  a  native  of  Illinois.  Three  children  blessed 
their  union,  William,  John  and  George.  Four 
3'ears  and  four  months  after  their  marriage  the  es- 
timable wife  and  mother  passed  away  mourned 
by  many  friends  and  sorrowing  relatives. 

For  a  second  time  our  subject  entered  the  bonds 
of  matrimon3f,  and  May  18,  1876,  married  Miss 
Sarah  J.  Beaty,  a  native  of  Coshocton  County, 
Ohio,  who  was  born  August  15,  1850.  Her  par- 
ents, Isaac  and  Esther  (Conner)  Beaty,  were  na- 
tives of  Ohio  and  were  reared,  educated  and  mar- 
ried in  the  Bucke3e  State.  Journe3'ing  to  Fulton 
County,  111.,  in  the  fall  of  1851,  the}-  have  since 
continued  to  reside  there.  Nine  children  shared 
in  the  comforts  and  care  of  the  home.  They  were 
in  order  of  birth  Jackson,  Peter,  Robert,  Hiram, 
Daniel,  Sarah  J.,  Sebillia,  Lewis  and  Lavinia. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephens  have  been  blessed  by  the 
birth  of  four  children,  Isaac,  James,  Esther  and 
Eva.  For  many  years  our  subject  has  been  a  val- 
ued member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  both  he 
and  his  good  wife  are  active  in  the  religious  and 
benevolent  work  and  enterprises  of  their  localitj'. 
The  sons  and  daughters  of  the  household  are  re- 
ceiving excellent  educational  advantages  and  are 
preparing  tiiemselves  for  the  duties  of  life,  having 
been  trained  to  habits  of  industrious  thrift  and 
self-reliance.  Removing  from  Fulton  County, 
111.,  Mr.  Stephens  located  in  Linn  Count}',  Kan., 
in  1878,  and  settling  upon  a  fine  farm  where  he 
now  makes  his  home  has  improved  the  broad  acres 
with  a   comfortable  residence,  commodious  barns 


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and  other  buildings.  He  has  brought  the  land  to 
a  liigh  state  of  cultivation  and  now  profitably 
conducts  one  of  the  most  valuable  farms  in  Linn 
County. 


OHN  TURKINGTON.  The  rapid  develop- 
ment and  almost  marvelous  growth  of 
Crawford  County  have  to  a  great  extent 
enriched  many  men  by  the  increase  in 
value  of  their  lands,  assisted  by  their  own  indus- 
try and  efforts  in  farming.  Among  the  class  is 
the  subject  of  this  personal  history.  He  is  a 
leading  farmer  and  stock-raiser  of  Sheridan  Town- 
ship, making  liis  home  on  section  8.  He  was  born 
in  County'  Armagh,  Ireland,  in  1819. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  our  subject  resolved 
to  try  his  fortune  in  America,  and  leaving  his 
people  behind,  sailed  for  the  land  of  the  free  and 
landed  in  New  York  City.  He  remained  in  that 
city  for  some  time  with  an  uncle  who  resided  there, 
but  soon  after  left  liis  uncle's  home  and  went  to 
Orange  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  worked  for  $7 
per  month  during  the  summer  season.  Mr.  Turk- 
ington  remained  in  and  about  New  York  nearly 
one  year,  and  then  shipped  for  New  Orleans,  and 
while  on  the  journey  to  that  place  was  caught  in  a 
storm  and  given  up  for  lost,  but  finally  came  out 
all  right.  He  was  employed  by  a  sugar  planter 
near  New  Orleans  as  a  time-keeper  for  two  years. 
Removing  to  Ohio  he  resided  for  a  time  in  Greene 
County,  where  he  worked  as  his  trade,  that  of  a 
machinist. 

At  Xenia,  Ohio,  Mr.  Turkington  was  married  to 
Eliza  J.  McCrary.  They  remained  there  until 
1867,  when  they  located  in  Crawford  County',  on 
their  present  homestead.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Turking- 
ton were  the  parents  of  nine  cliildren,  two  of  whom 
are  deceased:  W.  E.,  who  is  a  resident  of  Cherokee; 
James  H.,  deceased;  Lizzie,  wife  of  George  Meyer; 


John;  Eleanor,  wife  of  Myron  Degar;  George; 
Oliver,  who  is  at  home;  Lottie  and  Minnie. 

When  our  subject  arrived  with  his  family  in 
Crawford  County,  he  bought  the  farm  where  he 
now  resides,  and  has  added  to  it  until  he  now 
owns  one  section  of  land,  all  of  which  he  has  accu- 
mulated since  arriving  in  the  state.  He  has  never 
sold  any  corn  since  coming  to  the  state,  but  has 
kept  the  place  well  stocked  with  cattle  of  all  kinds. 
He  does  his  own  shipping,  and  his  farm  is  con- 
sidered one  of  the  finest  in  the  county,  and  all  the 
improvements  on  the  place  have  been  made  by 
himself. 

The  Turkington  family  are  all  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  at  Monmouth,  a  church 
which  Mr.  Turkington  aided  materially  in  con- 
structing. Politically,  he  was  an  old-line  Whig, 
an  Abolitionist,  and  after  the  war  was  a  Republi- 
can, but  since  the  organization  of  the  People's 
party  he  has  been  identified  with  it.  He  is  a  con- 
servative business  man,  and  one  who  is  well  liked. 
Industry,  energy  and  economy  are  his  cardinal 
virtues,  and  they  have  brought  a  merited  success 
to  crown  his  efforts.  The  genial,  generous  and  so- 
ciable character  of  both  himself  and  wife  has  en- 
deared them  to  all  with  whom  they  has  come  in 
contact,  and  they  merit  and  receive  in  the  highest 
degree  the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  commu- 
nity in  which  they  live. 


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■jl?  EWIS  ELDER.  It  matters  little  what  oc- 
|l  (j^  cupatiou  a  man  may  select  for  his  life  call- 
J^^V  ing,  so  long  as  it  is  honorable.  If  he  is 
honest,  upright  and  courteous  in  his  intercourse 
with  others,  and  possesses  energy  and  determina- 
tion, he  will  succeed.  If  more  deference  is  paid 
to  the  followers  of  an j' one  vocation  in  preference 
to  another,  it  is  to  tlie  farmers,  on  whom  the  pros- 
perity of  our  nation  to  such  a  large  degree  de- 
pends. The  southern  part  of  Kansas  has  pioved 
an  El  Dorado  to  thousands  of  agriculturists,  who 


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have  come  hither  from  the  east,  and  who,  by  dint 
of  hard  work,  have  developed  the  resources  so 
liberally  provided  by  nature. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  now  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stock-raiser  of  Lincoln  Township, 
Crawford  County,  was  born  in  Bedford  County, 
Pa.,  and  there  spent  the  years  of  his  boyhood  and 
youth,  receiving  a  limited  education  in  the  schools 
of  the  Keystone  State.  At  the  age  of  twenty,  re- 
solving to  seek  a  fortune  in  the  far-famed  west,  he 
went  to  Indiana,  and  resided  in  that  state  for  six 
years.  There  he  married  and  there  he  was  be- 
reaved by  the  death  of  his  wife  and  child.  On 
coming  to  Kansas  in  1871  he  purchased  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres,  comprising  a  portion  of  his 
present  estate  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  of 
well  improved  land.  At  the  time  of  locating  in 
this  county,  he  was  the  owner  of  a  good  team 
and  wagon  and  1120  in  cash.  From  that  beginning 
he  has  accumulated  his  present  possessions,  and  the 
results  speak  more  eloquently  than  words  of  his 
energy  and  excellent  judgment  as  a  fanner  and 
business  man. 

In  Crawford  County  in  1872  Mr.  Elder  and 
Miss  Lydia  Konkel  were  united  in  marriage,  and 
to  thfcm  have  been  born  nine  children,  as  follows: 
Eva,  wife  of  Samuel  Tope,  and  a  resident  of  Col- 
orado; Curtis,  Bertha,  Rossa,  Flora,  Hulda,  Edda, 
Christian  and  Ada.  From  the  beginning  of  the 
Civil  War  tlie  sympathies  of  Mr.  Elder  were  on 
the  side  of  the  Union,  and  in  August,  1862,  he 
enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  F,  One  Hundred 
and  Tliirty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  in 
which  he  served  for  about  six  months.  He  was 
then,  on  account  of  disability,  honorably  dis- 
charged from  the  service. 

As  a  member  of  the  People's  party,  Mr.  Elder 
takes  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs,  and  is 
now  oHiciating  as  Trustee  of  the  township  in 
which  he  resides,  having  been  twice  elected  to 
that  position.  He  also  served  as  Town  Clerk  for 
one  year  and  Town  Treasurer  for  two  years.  In 
his  social  connections  he  is  identified  with  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  being  an  influential 
member  of  the  post  at  Proctor.  His  wife  is  a 
member  of  the  Church  of  God,  and  he  supports  the 
various   religious  and  benevolent  projects  of  the 


community,  although  not  actively  identified  witli 
any  church. 

Referring  to  the  ancestral  history  of  our  subject, 
we  find  that  his  paternal  great-grandfather  was  a 
native  of  Ireland,  and  after  coming  to  the  L'nited 
States,  settled  in  Pennsylvania.  Tlie  father  of  our 
subject,  .lohn  Elder,  as  well  as  Grandfather  James 
Elder,  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania.  The  former 
married  Miss  Louisa  Vickroy,  who  was  born  in  the 
Keystone  State,  and  they  became  the  parents  of 
three  children  who  attained  mature  years,  Lewis 
being  the  eldest  of  the  number. 


-'i^mi'- 


jENARD  H.  KEELING  has  been  a  resident 
of  Anderson  County  since  1872,  when  he 
'^f*^  I)  came  here  from  Washington  County,  Iowa, 
and  located  in  Jackson  Township,  on  sec- 
tion 29.  Mr.  Kelling  was  born  in  Prussia,  Janu- 
ary 31,  1835,  and  when  but  one  and  a-iialf  years 
of  age  was  brought  over  to  America  by  his  parents, 
Benard  and  Helena  Kelling.  The  father  died  in 
Comanche,  Iowa,  about  six  months  after  arriving 
tiiere,  and  the  mother  passed  away  in  Rock  Island 
»•  County,  111.  Soon  after  the  death  of  the  father, 
the  family  removed  to  Rock  Island  County,  where 
our  subject  lived  until  he  was  sixteen  years  old, 
when  he  crossed  the  plains  to  California,  being 
eight  months  on  the  way.  He  lived  at  various 
places  along  the  Pacific  Coast  for  five  3'ears,  work- 
ing by  the  month  part  of  the  time  and  subse- 
quently finding  employment  in  tlie  mines.  He 
returned  to  Rock  Island  County  and  remained 
there  a  few  months,  and  then  went  to  Iowa,  where 
he  was  employed  b}'  a  railroad  company  for  two 
seasons,  after  wbicii  he  tried  farming  for  about  a 
year. 

At  the  tune  when  so  man\-  people  were  going 
to  Pike's  Peak,  our  subject  was  among  the  very 
first  to  go,  but  he  was  satisfied  tliere  only  a 
short  time,  and  returned  to  Illinois.  He  re- 
mained there  another  brief  period  and  then  went 
to  Washington  County,  Iowa,  where  he  engaged 
in  farming.     While  living  there  he  was  united  in 


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marriage  to  Catherine  Seber,  in  1861.  By  her 
union  with  Mr.  Kelling,  this  good  ladj'^  became  the 
proud  mother  of  three  children,  Alex  II.,  William 
B.  and  Frederick  L.,  and  went  to  her  final  rest  iu 
that  county  in  1880.  Two  yeais  later  our  sub- 
ject was  again  married,  his  second  choice  of  a  life 
companion  being  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Durstine,  nee 
Gorton.  Mrs.  Kelling  was  born  in  Vermont, 
March  29,  1849,  and  was  the  widow  of  C.  Wilson 
Durstine,  who  died  in  April,  1881. 

When  Mr.  Kelling  was  first  married,  he  settled 
in  Washington  County,  Iowa,  and  stayed  there 
until  the  spring  of  1872,  when  he  came  to  Kansas 
and  located  in  Coffey  County.  He  remained 
there  until  the  following  autumn,  at  which  time 
he  established  himself  in  Anderson  Countj',  and 
located  on  section  20,  this  township.  From  there 
he  came  to  his  present  place  of  abode,  one  mile 
south.  Mr.  Kelling  possesses  a  clear  intellect,  and 
is  a  man  of  wide  experience  and  extended  infor- 
mation. He  has  improved  his  estate,  which  com- 
prises five  hundred  acres,  and  it  is  considered  one 
of  the  best  kept  farms  in  the  county.  Besides  gen- 
eral farming,  our  subject  is  engaged  quite  exten- 
sively in  the  raising  of  stock,  and  keeps  some  of 
tiie  best  grades  always  on  hand.  He  has  never 
been  an  office-seeker,  but  attends  strictl}^  to  his 
own  affairs  at  all  times,  thus  finding  but  littte 
time  to  devote  to  politics. 

Mr.  Kelling  is  known  and  respected  for  the 
honesty  and  sincerity  of  his  character,  and  has  the 
friendship  of  some  of  the  best  men  in  the  com- 
munity. His  genial  and  hopeful  disposition,  com- 
bined with  a  persevering  nature,  is  the  secret  of 
his  success  in  life. 


*  ■•o»e>^y^.<\^..o4o> 


eHARLES  N.  BACON,  residing  on  section 
20,  Ladore  Township,  is  one  of  the  foremost 
of  the  citizens  who  have  aided  in  the  ad- 
vancement and  development  of  Neosho  County. 
He  is  a  leading  farmer  and  stock-raiser, one  of  the 
ablest  of  its  business  men  and  financiers,  and  one 
who  has  been  long  and  honorably  identified  with 


its  public  life.  His  character,  keen  insight,  wide 
experience  and  large  public  spirit,  are  universally 
recognized  by  his  acquaintances,  and  his  name  is 
associated  with  many  enterprises  that  have  proved 
of  incalculable  benefit  to  the  township  and  county. 

Born  at  Painesville,  near  the  city  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  first  opened  his 
eyes  upon  the  scenes  of  earth  September  3,  1843. 
He  was  the  third  of  six  children  born  to  the  union 
of  David  N.  and  Harriet  (Stuvers)  Bacon,  natives  re- 
spectively of  Genesee  County,  N.  Y.,and  Erie  Coun- 
ty, Pa.  It  is  supposed  that  the  paternal  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  David  Bacon,  was  a  native  of  Ver- 
mont; certain  it  is  that  he  was  an  early  settler  of 
New  York  and  a  resident  of  Genesee  County  for 
many  years.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  our  subject 
left  the  shelter  of  the  parental  roof  and  became  a 
sailor  on  the  Lakes,  being  thus  engaged  for  about 
seven  years,  and  during  the  last  two  3ears  of  this 
time  he  held  the  position  of  mate  of  his  vessel. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Bacon 
enlisted  in  December,  1861,  as  a  member  of  the 
One  Flundred  and  Twenty-eighth  Ohio  Infantry, 
in  which  he  served  over  three  years,  being  mus- 
tered out  on  the  20th  of  January,  1865.  He  then 
returned  to  his  seafaring  life  and  for  two  j'ears 
sailed  on  the  Lakes.  Later  he  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business  for  two  years.  In  the  fall  of 
1869  he  and  his  brother  M.  H.  purchased  a  tract  of 
land  in  Ladore  Township,  Neosho  County,  where 
they  engaged  in  stock-raising.  Three  years  after- 
ward the  partnership  was  dissolved  by  the  death 
of  the  brother,  since  which  time  our  subject  has 
been  the  sole  owner  and  proprietor  of  the  prop- 
erty. He  now  has  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres, 
upon  which  he  engages  in  general  farming  and 
which  are  embellislied  by  a  suitable  set  of  farm 
buildings. 

In  January,  1873,  Mr.  Bacon  married  May, 
daughter  of  William  Higgins,  a  native  of  Ohio, 
who  removed  thence  to  Indiana  and  Iowa  and 
from  there  came  to  Kansas.  Four  children  were 
born  of  this  union,  Ellla,  Ilattie,  Grace  and  Elsie. 
Throughout  his  entire  life  Mr.  Bacon  has  been 
firm  in  his  allegiance  to  the  principles  of  the  Re- 
publican party  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  po- 
litical affairs.     While  residing  in  Ohio  he  enjo3'ed 


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a  personal  acquaintance  with  the  lamented  Presi- 
dent Garfield,  whom  he  alwaj's  warmly  admired 
and  sustained.  He  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace 
for  seven  consecutive  years.  He  served  as  dele- 
gate upon  three  occasions  to  the  congressional 
conventions,  two  times  to  the  state  conventions 
and  very  frequently  to  tlie  count}'  conventions, 
having  been  Cliairman  of  the  last  county  conven- 
tion. Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic  and  belongs  to  the  post  at  Osage 
Mission.  In  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of 
which  lie  is  a  memher,  he  is  serving  as  Trustee, 
Class-leader  and  in  various  other  positions. 


]^4^§ 


fflOMAS  McGEE.  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Commissioners  of  Linn  County,  and  a  pros- 
perous farmer  and  stock-raiser  of  Centre- 
ville  Township,  owns  a  finely  improved  farm  on 
section  2,  where  he  has  resided  since  coming  here 
in  1865  from  Stephenson  County,  111.  On  his  fa- 
ther's side  he  is  of  English  descent,  his  Grand- 
father McGee  having  emigrated  to  this  country 
from  England  in  Colonial  times  and  made  settle- 
ment in  Penns3'lvania.  He  enlisted  in  tlie  Colo- 
nial army  and  served  during  the  entire  period  of 
the  Revolutionary  War. 

Grandfather  James  McGee  was  liorn  in  Penn- 
sylvania and  died  in  Clearfield  County,  that  state. 
John  B.  McGee,  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in 
Centre  County,  Pa.,  about  1824,  and  in  early  man- 
liood  married  Miss  Catherine  Holmes,  a  native  of 
Ireland  and  the  daughter  of  James  Holmes,  who 
emigrated  to  America  about  1812  and  settled  in 
Pennsylvania,  wliere  he  died.  After  their  mar- 
riage, the  parents  of  our  subject  settled  in  Clear- 
field Count}',  Pa.,  whence  about  1858  they  removed 
to  Stephenson  Count}',  111.,  and  from  there  in  the 
fall  of  1864  they  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  in 
Centreville  Township,  Linn  County.  He  still 
makes  his  home  here;  his  wife,  however,  passed 
away  many  years  ago,  in  June,  1867.     They  had  a 


family  of  nine  children,  as  follows:  Mary  O., 
James  (deceased),  Thomas,  William  and  Catherine 
(deceased),  Robert,  Henry,  Wesley,  and  Pliilip 
(deceased). 

In  Clearfield  County,  Pa.,  our  subject  was  born 
on  the  26th  of  August,  1844,  and  there  he  passed 
the  early  years  of  his  life.  At  the  age  of  fourteen 
years  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  Stephenson 
County,  111.,  and  there  grew  to  manhood.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1863,  when  a  youth  of  uinete(m  years,  lie 
enlisted  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Forty- 
sixth  Illinois  Infantry,  and  served  until  the  close 
of  the  war,  being  for  the  most  of  the  time  in 
detached  service.  At  the  expiration  of  his  per- 
iod of  enlistment,  and  when  peace  once  more 
smiled  upon  our  land,  he  returned  to  the  parental 
home  in  Stephenson  County.  In  the  fall  of  1865 
he  came  west  to  Kansas  and  settled  on  the  farm  of 
which  he  has  since  been  a  resident. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  McGee  took  place  in 
Linn  County,  Kan.,  in  August,  1867,  the  bride  be- 
ing Miss  Mary  J.  Saddler,  who  was  born  in  south- 
western Missouri  about  1849.  Her  father,  James 
Saddler,  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  came  to 
Linn  County  1858,  settling  on  Big  Sugar  Creek, 
Centreville  Township,  where  he  and  his  wife  died. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  McGee  departed  this  life  at  her  home 
on  the  9th  of  April,  1872,  leaving  one  child,  Rosa 
O.  Mr.  McGee  was  again  married,  choosing  as 
his  wife  Miss  Nancy  J.  Plymate,  a  sister  of  Mrs. 
N.  G.  Round,  who  was  born  in  Warren  County, 
111.,  March  17,  1854.  Her  parents,  John  and 
Mary  (Vance)  Plymate,  were  natives  respectively 
of  New  York  and  Kentucky  and  removed  to  Linn 
County  from  Warren  County,  111.,  in  September, 
1866.  They  settled  in  Centreville  Township, 
where  he  died  March  8,  1876,  and  she  May  20, 
1890.  They  had  a  family  of  four  children:  Hila 
A.,  Margaret,  Nancy  J.  and  David.  The  marriage 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McGee  was  solemnized  in  Linn 
County  December  1,  1872,  and  h.os  resulted  in  the 
birth  of  the  following-named  nine  children:  John 
L.,  Elmer  M.,  James  E.,  Bernice  I.,  Thomas  W., 
Carl  R.,  Lulu,  Orplia  L.  and  Clarence. 

In  the  fall  of  1889  Mr.  McGee  was  elected 
County  Commissioner,  and  three  years  later  was 
re-elected  to   the   ottice,  and  is  the  present  Chair- 


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man  of  the  Board.  He  is  independent  in  pol- 
itics, voting  for  the  best  man  irrespective  of 
party  attiliations.  He  and  liis  wife  are  active 
members  of  the  Christian  Church,  in  which  he  has 
served  as  Deacon  and  to  the  support  of  which  he 
has  contributed  regularly  and  gencrousl}'.  In 
educational  affairs  lie  is  especially  interested  and 
has  been  a  member  of  the  School  Board  for  twelve 
years.  Socially,  he  is  identified  with  Magnolia 
Lodge  No.  20, 1.  O.  O.  F.  His  farm  is  embellished 
with  all  necessary  buildings,  including  a  neat  resi- 
dence, and  his  landed  possessions  aggregate  four 
hundred  acres  in  Centreville  Township. 


'\fOHN  R.  HOWARD.  Perhaps  no  resident 
of  Linn  County  has  traveled  more  exten- 
sively than  the  subject  of  this  notice.  His 
experiences  in  remote  places,  and  his  jour- 
neys by  land  and  water  were  characterized  by 
many  thrilling  adventures,  which,  if  told,  would 
fill  a  volume.  Since  coming  to  this  county  in 
April,  1872,  he  has  resided  on  section  15,  Potosi 
Township,  where  he  devotes  his  attention  to  gen- 
eral agricultural  pursuits.  He  is  the  owner  of  one 
hundred  and  forty  acres,  where  he  industriously 
engages  in  tilling  the  soil. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  Allen  H.  Howard, 
a  native  of  the  sunny  south,  who  died  in  Johnson 
Count}',  111.  He  had  married  Miss  Elizabeth 
Shropshire,  an  estimable  lady,  whose  death  oc- 
curred in  Walla  Walla  County,  Wash.  Mr.  How- 
ard, Sr.,  was  one  of  the  brave  men  who,  during 
the  second  struggle  with  Great  Britain,  enlisted 
for  service  on  his  country's  behalf.  He  was  Fife- 
Major,  and  had  some  active  experiences  in  war, 
being  in  General  Jackson's  army  at  the  memorable 
battle  of  New  Orleans,     During  the  Black  Hawk 


War,  his  name  was  again  enrolled  for  active  serv- 
ice, and  he  went  to  the  front  with  his  regiment, 
being  at  Ottawa,  111.,  during  the  massacre  there. 

There  were  twelve  children  in  the  parental  fam- 
il3',  our  subject  being  the  next  to  the  youngest. 
He  was  born  in  Haywood  County,  Tenn.,  on  the 
8th  of  August,  1834,  and  when  quite  young  he  ac- 
companied his  parents  to  Johnson  County,  111., 
where  he  resided  until  he  was  twelve.  In  the 
spring  of  1847  he  removed  to  Johnson  County, 
Iowa,  and  there  made  his  home  until  the  spring  of 
1864.  The  gold  excitement  of  1849  had  been  suc- 
ceeded by  a  steady  removal  of  eastern  people  to 
the  Pacific  Coast,  and  although  ]\Ir.  Howard  had 
no  wild  and  visionary  expectations  of  finding  an 
El  Dorado,  yet  he  believed  that  success  might  be 
found  in  the  Golden  State.  Accordingly  in  1854 
he  went  to  Oregon,  and  from  there  to  California, 
making  the  journej'  overland,  and  engaging  in 
mining  there  until  Ma}',  1858. 

Returning  to  Iowa,  Mr.  Howard  settled  in  Ben- 
ton County,  of  which  he  was  a  resident  until  the 
spring  of  1864,  when  he  removed  to  what  was 
then  the  territory  of  Washington.  He  spent  two 
years  there,  and  in  the  early  part  of  1866  again  re- 
turned to  Iowa,  the  home  journej'  being  made  via 
the  Isthmus  of  Panama.  Locating  in  Iowa  Coun- 
ty, Iowa,  he  remained  there  until  he  came  with 
his  famil}-  to  Linn  County,  in  the  spring  of  1872. 
Since  coming  to  the  Sunflower  State  his  attention 
has  been  devoted  principally  to  farming,  in  which 
he  has  met  with  success.  During  recent  3'ears  he 
has  taken  a  deep  interest  in  political  affairs,  and 
for  a  time  held  the  oflSce   of  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

In  Iowa  Count}',  Iowa,  January  28,  1862,  Mr. 
Howard  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Caroline 
Athey,  who  was  born  in  Parke  County,  Ind.,  May 
15,  1842.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  are  the  parents 
of  fourteen  children,  viz.:  Hardee  H.,  May  L., 
Early  L.,  Eva  H.,  Ida  H.,  Esther  Z.,  Clyde  S.,  Nel- 
lie S.,  Warren  P.,  Gaylord,  Dolly  C,  Yancy,  Shel- 
by and  Fred  V.  Gaylord  died  when  about  eight 
years  old,  in  1886;  May  is  the  wife  of  Clinton 
Athey;  Earlj'  married  Miss  Jane  Grimes.  The 
other  children  are  with  their  parents.  The  parents 
of  Mrs.  Howard,  Judson  and  Susan  (Justice) 
Athey,  had  a  family  of  eleven   children,  of  whom 


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she  was  the  next  to  the  youngest.  Mr.  Athey, 
who  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  died  in  Iowa  Coun- 
ty, Iowa;  his  wife,  who,  it  is  thought,  was  born 
in  Indiana,  also  passed  awaj'  in  Iowa  County. 


f|j^^ELSON  ELLIOTT.  This  gentleman  isnum- 
[|  )))  bered  among  the  successful  agriculturists 
,'iv-.^  and  prominent  stock-raisers  of  Putnam 
Township,  Anderson  County,  Kan.,  having  by  dint 
of  energy  and  prudent  management  become  the 
possessor  of  five  hundred  acres  of  fine  farm  land, 
for  which  this  county  is  noted.  Mr.  Elliott  has 
lived  here  but  a  short  time,  having  come  here  in 
1890,  but  he  has  become  well  known  throughout 
the  entire  community  for  his  prosperity  as  a 
farmer.  He  resides  on  section  31,  where  he  has  a 
comfortable  anu  commodious  home,  in  which  have 
been  made  all  the  improvements  of  modern  times. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  whose  Christian  name 
was  Aaron,  and  the  mother,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Jane  Rapold,  were  both  natives  of  Ross 
County,  Ohio,  and  were  the  parents  of  three  chil- 
dren: Levi,  Austin  and  Nelson.  The  father  died 
August  4,  1888.  Our  subject  grew  to  man's  estate 
in  his  native  county,  Ross,  where  he  was  born 
February  27,  1852.  He  spent  the  greater  part  of 
his  time  on  the  farm,  for  his  father  was  a  farmer 
and  blacksmith  by  trade,  and  after  he  reached  his 
sixteenth  year,  worked  out  b}'  the  month.  In  1877, 
became  to  this  county  and  started  in  life  for  him- 
self, following  his  chosen  vocation,  that  of  a 
farmer. 

The  pleasant  wedded  life  of  our  subject  and  his 
wife  began  April  11,  1882.  Mrs.  Elliott  is  the 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Lydia  (Kaufifman)  Eich- 
holtz,  and  bears  the  given  name  of  Ida.  Jacob 
Eichholtz  was  born  in  Champaign  County,  Ohio, 
as  was  also  his  wife.  They  came  to  Anderson 
County  early  in  the  '70s  and  settled  in  Reeder 
Township.  After  a  time  they  removed  to  Putnam 
and    ultimately    to    Westphalia  Township,  where 


they  have  since  lived.  The  following  children 
were  born  to  tiiem:  Ida  M.,  John,  Joseph,  William, 
Ora,  Henry  and  Charles.  The  worthy  wife  of  our 
subject  was  born  in  Champaign  Count>',  Ohio, 
January  14,  1864. 

Mr.  Elliott  first  settled  in  Reeder  Township, 
where  he  resided  until  1890,  and  then  removed  to 
Putnam  Township  in  October  of  the  same  year, 
locating  on  the  land  that  has  since  been  his  home. 
The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elliott  has  resulted  in 
the  birth  of  these  children:  Minnie,  William, 
Charles  and  Maud.  Our  .subject  has  always  been 
a  farmer  and  an  extensive  stock-raiser  and  so  finds 
little  time  to  devote  to  public  affairs.  However  he 
is  ever  ready  to  help  in  all  good  causes  and  to  do 
what  he  can  toward  the  upbuilding  of  this  com- 
munity. He  and  his  wife  both  possess  genial, 
sunny  temperaments,  know  how  to  enjo3'  life,  and 
are  social  favorites,  extending  the  hand  of  hospi- 
tality to  any  wiio  may  call  at  their  comfortable 
home. 


OHN  SAMUEL  GOODRICH,  founder  of 
the  pleasant  village  of  Goodrich,  and  a 
prominent  resident  of  Linn  Count}-,  as  well 
as  one  of  its  earliest  pioneers,  was  born  in 
Bainbridge,  N.  Y.,  October  9,  1831.  His  father, 
Jeremiah,  the  son  of  Daniel  Goodrich,  was  twice 
married,  our  subject  being  a  son  of  the  first  union. 
When  he  was  a  mere  child,  he  was  orphaned  by 
his  mother's  death,  and  subsequently  his  father 
married  Miss  Rebecca  Huntley.  The  children  born 
to  the  union  of  Jeremiah  and  Sophronia  Goodrich 
were  five  in  number,  and  were  named  as  follows: 
William,  n'ow  a  resident  of  Todd  County,  Minn.; 
Eraaline,  who  first  married  Elisha  Coon,  and  after 
his  death  became  the  wife  of  a  Mr.  Mills,  now  re- 
siding in  Venice,  N.  Y.;  Martha,  John  Samuel,  and 
Charles,  deceased.  Tlie  second  marriage  of  Jeremiah 
Goodrich  resulted  in  the  birth  of  three  children: 


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James  A.,  residing  near  Gooclrich;  Helen  R.,  who 

married  Nelson  Crook  and  lives  near  Goodrich; 
and  Lucy  C,  who  is  married  and  lives  near  Red- 
wood, Minn. 

AVhen  our  subject  was  a  lad  of  twelve  years,  the 
family  emigrated  to  Illinois  and  settled  in  Hadley, 
Will  County,  where  the  father  soon  afterward 
died.  The  children  were  therefore  obliged  to  be- 
come self-su])porting  at  an  early  age,  and  our  sub- 
ject, instead  of  attending  school,  secured  employ- 
ment in  a  cotton  factory.  Later  he  commenced 
to  work  on  a  farm,  and  was  thus  engaged  until 
1852,  when  he  went  to  California,  then  the  El 
Dorado  of  many  an  Argonaut.  He  remained  in 
the  Golden  State  for  five  3-ears,  and  for  one  year 
engaged  in  mining,  after  which  he  embarked  in 
the  mercantile  business,  carrying  goods  by  pack 
mules  from  one  place  to  another.  His  ventures 
were  crowned  with  the  highest  success,  though  his 
profits  were  necessarily  reduced  on  account  of  the 
high  expenses. 

The  return  trip  was  made  via  the  Isthmus  of 
Panama,  and  while  off  the  island  of  Cuba  the  ship 
was  wrecked  on  the  rocks,  but  after  a  week's  delay 
was  repaired  so  as  to  complete  the  voyage.  From 
New  York  City  Mr.  Goodrich  proceeded  to  Phila- 
delphia. There  at  the  mint  he  exchanged  for  cash 
gold  dust  valued  at  $2,000,  to  be  made  into  United 
States  coin.  Thence  he  returned  to  Illinois,  liis 
mother  having  in  the  meantime  removed  to  Stark 
County.  He  was  married  near  Chillicothe,  111., 
to  Miss  Jane  McCabe,  and  shortly  after  that  im- 
portant event  he  came  to  Kansas  with  team  and 
wagon.  Upon  reaching  Linn  County  he  purchased 
a  claim,  and  later  pre-empted  the  land,  which  he 
improved  and  cultivated. 

At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Good- 
rich's sympathies  were  enlisted  on  behalf  of  the 
Union  cause,  and  in  September,  1861,  he  was  mus- 
tered into  service  as  a  member  of  Company  E, 
Sixth  Kansas  Cavalry,  in  which  he  served  until 
January,  1865.  Among  the  engagements  in  which 
he  was  an  active  participant  may  be  mentioned 
the  battles  of  Cane  Hill,  Ark.,  Prairie  Grove  and 
numerous  minor  skirmishes.  At  the  expiration 
of  his  period  of  enlistment  he  retui'ned  to  his 
home,  where  he  hfis  since  engaged  in  general  farm- 


ing and  stock-raising.  He  has  gained  considera- 
ble local  fame  as  a  breeder  of  Galloway  cattle, 
which  he  introduced  into  the  county. 

In  the  year  1872  a  postoffice  was  established 
at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Goodrich,  and  was 
named  in  his  honor.  He  was  appointed  Post- 
master, and  still  holds  the  commission.  For  some 
years  he  conducted  a  general  mercantile  business, 
having  an  extensive  trade  with  the  people  of  the 
surrounding  country.  He  was  largely  instrumental 
in  securing  the  railroad  at  this  place.  The  origi- 
nal route  was  further  west,  but  by  the  expendi- 
ture of  considerable  money  and  time  he  was  en- 
abled to  have  the  route  changed.  AVhen  the 
railroad  was  built,  a  station  was  located  on  his 
farm  and  called  Goodrich.  To  him  more  than  to 
any  other  man  is  due  the  prosperity  of  the  thriv- 
ing little  village  that  bears  his  name.  Its  citizens 
are  an  unusually  fine  class  of  people,  energetic, 
refined  and  public-spirited,  and  there  is  no  doubt 
but  that  in  future  3'ears  it  will  be  one  of  the  im- 
portant towns  of  the  county. 

Mention  has  hitherto  been  made  of  the  first 
marriage  of  Mr.  Goodrich.  His  second  union  took 
place  in  January,  1871,  at  which  time  he  married 
Mrs.  Frances  C.  (Good)  Ewing,  who  was  born  in 
Christian  County,  111.,  April  29,  1845.  Her  par- 
ents, Jasper  N.  and  Rose  Ann  Good,  started  for 
Kansas  in  1858,  but  on  account  of  border  troubles 
stopped  in  Missouri  for  eighteen  months,  locating 
in  this  state  in  1860.  On  Christmas  Day  of  1862, 
Miss  Good  became  the  wife  of  Robert  M.  P>wing, 
and  of  this  union  were  born  two  children,  I^mma 
Ann  and  Charles  Alonzo.  Mrs.  Goodrich  is  a  lady 
of  refined  and  noble  character,  and  is  highly 
esteemed  wherever  known. 

In  politics  a  Republican,  Mr.  Goodrich  has  been 
elected  on  his  party  ticket  to  several  offices  of 
trust.  His  interest  in  educational  matters  h.as 
been  constant,  and  his  active  co-operation  has  se- 
cured many  improvements  in  the  public-school 
system  of  Linn  County.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  the  School  Board  for  many  years.  In  religion 
a  Methodist,  he  has  served  the  congregation  in  the 
capacity  of  Steward  for  more  than  twenty  years. 
Socially,  he  is  identified  with  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic.     His   material    prosperity  has  been 


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secured  through  indefatigable  energy,  and  he  is 
now  the  owner  of  a  section  of  land,  in  addition  to 
other  valuable  real  estate.  However,  he  has  also 
had  some  reverses,  and  through  the  failure  of  the 
LaC3'gne  Exchange  Bank,  in  which  he  was  one  of 
the  original  stockholders,  lie  lost  ovei-  $5,000. 


J 


!!/_  ON.  ALEXANDER  G.  SEAMAN  resides  on 
rji,  the  west  half  of  section  26,  township  19, 
/^^^  range  22,  and  is  one  of  the  well  known 
(^;  farmers  of  Liberty  Township,  Linn  Coun- 
ty. His  residence  in  this  county  dates  from  1860, 
although  lie  had  resided  in  Kansas  for  two  years 
previous  to  his  advent  in  Linn  County.  During 
the  period  of  more  thirty  years  that  he  has  made 
his  home  here,  he  has,  while  materially  promoting 
his  own  interests  and  gaining  a  competency,  also 
advanced  the  welfare  of  his  community.  At  the 
time  of  coming  to  Kansas  he  had  only  $4  in  cash 
and  was  in  debt  to  the  amount  of  $15,  but  through 
untiring  perseverance  and  good  management  he 
has  been  greatly  prospered. 

Born  in  Chemung  County,  N.  Y.,  January  2, 
1835,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  Chaunceyand  Mar- 
garet (Glenn)  Seaman,  both  natives  of  the  Empire 
State.  The  Seaman  family  is  of  English  extrac- 
tion, but  has  been  represented  in  the  Ignited 
States  for  several  generations.  The  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  Andrew  (Seaman,  was  a  native  of 
New  York,  where  he  followed  the  trade  of  a  tailor, 
and  also  engaged  in  farming.  During  the  War  of 
the  Revolution  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  defense  of 
the  Colonies,  and  drew  a  pension  from  the  Govern- 
ment for  his  services.  His  home  was  for  many 
years  in  Schenectady  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died 
at  the  age  of  ninety-six. 

One  of  a  family  of  twelve  children,  Ciiauncey 
Seaman  was  born  in  October,  1807.  lie  was  reared 
a  farmer,  and  for  a  tune  engaged  in  teaching  school. 


After  his  marriage  he  resided  for  a  few  years  in 
Chemung  Count3'.  His  wife  died  a  few  years 
after  their  union,  leaving  two  ciiildren:  Andrew, 
a  resident  of  Whiteside  Countj^,  III.,  and  Alex- 
ander G.,  of  this  sketch.  He  married  a  second 
time,  and  of  that  union  one  child  was  born, 
Stephen,  a  resident  of  LaCygne,  Kan.  In  1850 
Chauncey  Seaman  emigrated  to  Illinois  and  re- 
sided in  Whiteside  County  until  1863,  meanwhile 
clearing  some  land  and  improving  a  farm.  Com- 
ing to  Kansas  in  1863,  he  purchased  a  half-sec- 
tion of  land  near  Parker,  and  here  lie  remained 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1867. 

In  his  political  belief,  Chauncey  Seaman  was  in 
early  life  a  Free-Soil  Democrat,  and  in  1860  sup- 
ported Stephen  Douglas,  but  he  subsequentlj' 
acted  with  the  Republican  party.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  filling  the  position  of  Justice  of 
the  Peace,  which  was  the  only  office  he  ever  held. 
However,  he  was  always  active  in  the  support  of 
his  party's  principles,  and  gave  his  influence  in 
behalf  of  its  candidates.  He  was  a  man  of  firm 
convictions  upon  all  subjects  of  imjiortance,  and 
through  his  upright  life  and  conscientious  deal- 
ings with  all,  he  gained  the  esteem  of  his  large 
circle  of  associates. 

Orphaned  in  infancy  by  the  death  of  his  mother, 
our  subject  was  taken  into  the  home  of  his  grand- 
parents and  by  them  tenderly  cared  for  until  his 
father's  second  marriage.  He  was  reared  on  a 
farm,  and  in  addition  to  becoming  familiar  with 
agriculture  in  its  various  departments,  he  also 
learned  the  trade  of  a  carpenter  and  joiner.  In 
1850  he  emigrated  to  Illinois,  and  resided  in 
Whiteside  County  until  he  came  to  Kansas  in 
1858,  making  the  journey  to  this  state  with  an 
ox-team,  and  spending  two  months  en  route.  He 
stopped  first  at  Burlingame,  Osage  Count}-,  where 
he  pursued  his  trade.  In  1860  he  came  to  Linn 
County,  and  resided  on  land  owned  by  his  father 
until  1864.  He  then  purchased  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  of  unimjjroved  laud,  to  which  he  has 
since  added  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  three 
hundred  and  twenty  valuable  acres.  Here  he  en- 
gages in  general  farming  and  stock-raising,  and 
buys  and  sells  stock  extensively.  His  farm  is  em- 
bellished with  all   the   attributes  of  a   first-class 


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estate,  and  tlie  residence  is  one  of  the  most  at- 
tractive in  the  township. 

In  1858  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Seaman 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  Khnganian,  and  four  children 
have  been  born  of  the  union:  Margaret,  wife  of  R.W. 
Nungesser;  Chauncej-,  who  resides  in  Sedgwick 
City,  Kan.;  Amelia,Mrs.  William  Hockenberry,  who 
lives  with  her  parents;  and  Emma,  wife  of  Henry 
Adams,  of  Pueblo,  Colo.  Formerly  a  member  of 
the  state  militia,  Mr.  Seaman  was  called  out  into 
active  service  several  times  during  the  Civil  War, 
and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  AVestport.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  Republican.  In  1874  he  was  elected 
Treasurer  of  Linn  County  and  held  the  office  for 
the  term  of  two  years.  He  has  been  Trustee  of  his 
township  several  terms,  and  in  1869  represented 
his  district  in  the  State  Legislature.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  being  a  Knight 
Templar,  and  is  also  identified  with  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

Before  the  village  of  Parker  wa^  founded  Mr. 
Seaman  conducted  a  general  store  for  three  .years, 
and  also  had  a  postoflice  here.  When  the  railroad 
passed  through  Parker  he  sold  his  business  to  the 
iirst  merchant  in  the  town.  For  about  ten  j'ears 
he  conducted  a  nursery  business  on  his  farm,  and 
for  five  years  he  was  connected  with  a  nursery  at 
LaCygne.  His  nursery  was  the  first  in  this  part 
of  the  county  and  was  started  by  Mr.  Bishop  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War. 


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■if  AMES  SCHOLFIELD.  In  recording  the 
lives  of  the  prominent  citizens  of  Crawford 
,  ,  I  County,  and  perpetuating  for  coming  gen- 
^^fJ  erations  their  useful  and  honorable  exaui- 
ples,  mention  should  be  made  of  the  subject  of 
this  notice.  A  man  well  known  for  the  honesty  and 
integrity  which  have  ever  char.acteiized  his  bus- 
iness transactions,  he  is  justl3f  regarded  as  one  of 
the  most  substantial  and  representative  of  the  res- 
10 


idents  of  Sheridan  Township,  and  has  always  ex- 
hibited a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  and  advance- 
ment of  his  communitj'.  He  has  earned  prosper- 
it3'  by  deserving  it. 

The  farm  which  Mr.  SchoUield  owns  and  oper- 
ates is  located  on  section  17,  Sheridan  Township, 
and  comprises  five  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of 
well  improved  land,  upon  which  have  been  erected 
a  neat  set  of  buildings,  including  a  commodious 
residence.  A  native  of  Illinois,  our  subject  was 
born  in  Morgan  County  in  1842.  He  is  a  son  of 
James  and  Mariat  (Cutts)  Scholfield,  natives  of 
England,  who  after  emigrating  to  the  United 
States  settled  in  Illinois,  where  the  father  followed 
his  trade  of  a  carpenter  in  connection  with  farm- 
ing operations. 

In  the  schools  of  Morgan  Count}-,  James  Schol- 
field acquired  the  rudiments  of  his  education,  but 
his  knowledge  has  been  principally  acquired  hy 
self-culture  and  experience.  At  the  opening  of 
the  Civil  War,  though  but  a  youth  of  twent}',  he 
determined  to  prove  his  allegiance  to  his  country 
by  enlisting  in  the  army.  Accordingly  his  name 
was  enrolled  as  a  member  of  Company  I,  One 
Hundred  and  First  Illinois  Infantry,  in  which  he 
served  as  a  private  for  about  nine  months,  and 
was  then  discharged  on  account  of  disability. 

Returning  to  his  Illinois  home,  Mr.  Scholfield 
was  soon  afterward  married  to  Martha,  daughter 
of  Henry  Potter,  of  Morgan  County,  111.,  and  a  sis- 
ter of  Harry  T.  Potter.  Mrs.  Scholfield  was  born  in 
England,  but  has  passed  her  life  principall}-  in  the 
United  States,  whither  she  came  in  girlhood.  She 
is  the  mother  of  ten  children,  namely:  Ettie, 
Emma,  Fi-ank,  Ruth,  Fannie,  Charlie,  Fred,  John, 
Vetra  and  Walter.  The  children  have  been  the 
recipients  of  excellent  advantages  in  the  common 
sciiools  and  colleges  of  the  state,  and  are,  without 
exception,  well  informed  and  intelligent. 

For  two  years  Mr.  Scholfield  conducted  a  farm 
in  Iowa,  whence  he  returned  to  Illinois  and  there 
remained  for  a  time.  In  1874  he  came  to  Kansas 
and  located  upon  the  farm  where  he  has  since 
made  his  home.  The  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  which  he  then  purchased  were  unimproved, 
not  a  furrow  having  been  turned  in  the  soil,  but 
such  has  been  his  energy,  that  the  place  now  ranks 


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among  the  best  in  the  township  of  Sheridan.  In 
addition  to  raising  cereals,  he  also  is  engaged  ex- 
tensively as  a  stock-dealer.  Politically,  he  is  a  Re- 
publican and  is  prominent  in  local  politics.  He 
is  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  to  the  support  of  which  he  is  a  liberal 
contributor.  Since  coming  to  the  county  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  School  Board  of  his  district, 
and  is  always  interested  in  educational  matters. 


♦^^'^1®' 


t.IIOMAS  BROWNRIGG  is  one  of  the  exten- 
sive and  successful  agriculturists  of  Ander- 
son County,  owning  and  operating  a  good 
farm  on  section  1,  Welda  Township.  He  is  a  na- 
tive of  Westmoreland,  England,  born  January  22, 
1822.  His  youth  and  early  manhood  were  passed 
in  his  native  land,  and  it  was  not  until  1876  that 
he  crossed  the  Atlantic,  believing  he  could  better 
secure  a  fortune  in  the  United  States.  This  decis- 
ion was  a  wise  one,  and  the  success  he  has  achieved 
has  shown  this  to  be  true. 

Our  subject's  father,  Tiiomas  Browurigg,  was 
also  a  native  of  Westmoreland,  England,  where 
he  passed  his  entire  life,  his  death  occurring  at  the 
awe  of  eighty  years.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Ellen  Addison.  She  was  a  native  of  the 
same  shire  and  lived  to  the  good  old  age  of  eighty- 
five  years. 

Mr.  Brownrigg  of  this  sketch  was  married  in 
AVestmoreland,  February'  9,  1854,  to  a  native  of 
the  same  part  of  England,  Miss  Mary  Ann  Beck 
by  name.  Her  birth  occurred  April  21,  1829,  and 
by  her  marriage  she  has  become  the  mother  of  nine 
children.  Thomas  married  Jane  Halhead  and  is  a 
resident  of  Welda  Township;  James  B.,  who  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Atkinson,  also  lives  in  the  same 
township;  Isaac  is  tlie  next  in  order  of  birth; 
Robert  wedded  Ida  Smith  and  lives  in  Westphalia 
Township;  William,  whose  wife  was  formerly  Miss 


Emma  Hamilton,  makes  his  home  in  Linn  County, 
Kan.;  Elizabeth  E.  and  Miles  are  the  next  in  order 
of  birth;  Mary  Ann  became  the  wife  of  Homer 
Ramsej',  of  Ness  County,  Kan.,  and  George  com- 
pletes the  family.  These  children  were  all  born 
in  England,  were  given  good  educations  and  are 
useful  and  respected  citizens.  James  Beck,  Mrs. 
Brownrigg's  father,  was  a  son  of  Thomas  Beck,  and 
it  appears  that  this  family  were  residents  for  sev- 
eral generations  of  Westmoreland,  England. 

On  his  arrival  in  Kansas  in  1876,  Mr.  Brownrigg 
settled  in  Welda  Township,  Anderson  County, 
where  he  has  since  been  a  resident.  He  purchased 
one  hundred  and  sixtj'  acres,  which  are  still  in  his 
possession,  and  which  formed  the  nucleus  of  his  now 
extensive  estate.  His  farms  now  comprise  some 
eight  hundred  acres,  most  of  which  is  under  good 
cultivation  and  improved.  The  owner  has  erected 
good  buildings  and  increased  the  value  of  his 
property  materially  bj'  setting  out  a  large  number 
of  trees.  He  is  progressive  in  his  ideas  and  has 
made  a  considerable  fortune  since  coming  to  the 
United  States.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  highly 
esteemed  and  respected  in  the  neighborhood  of 
their  home  and  are  favorably  known  throughout 
the  county. 


AMUEL  N.  PAWING  became  a  resident  of 
Linn  County  December  1,  1881,  and  i.-< 
now  a  prominent  stock-raiser  of  Blur 
Mound  Township,  residing  on  section  2:5, 
township  22,  range  21.  He  was  born  in  Logan 
County,  Ky.,  March  22,  1844,  being  a  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Emeline  (Young)  Ewing,  natives  of  But- 
ler Countj',  Ky.,  and  Logan  County,  Ky.,  respect- 
ively. Grandfather  Samuel  Ewing  was  a  native  of 
Virginia,  whence  he  migrated  to  the  Blue  Grass 
State  in  an  early  day,  and  there  spent  his  remain- 
ing years.  The  parents  of  our  subject  resided 
upon   a  Kentucky   farm   until  their  death.     They 


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reared  five  children:  Thomas,  a  farmer  residing  in 
Butler  County,  Ky.;  Mary,  who  married  Marcus 
McMillan  and  died  in  Logan  Count}',  K}^;  Me- 
liiida,  Mrs.  Marcus  McMillan,  who  died  in  Logan 
County,  Ky.;  our  subject,  and  Sarah,  who  became 
the  wife  of  John  Dial  and  died  in  Warren  Count}', 

Ky. 

In  the  common  and  private  schools  of  Logan 
County,  Samuel  N.  Ewing  received  the  rudiments 
of  his  education.  The  instruction  there  received 
has  been  since  broadened  by  extensive  reading  and 
self-culture,  and  he  is  now  a  well  informed  man. 
Upon  starting  out  in  business  for  himself,  he  em- 
barked as  a  liveryman  in  Russellville,  Ky.,  and 
was  thus  engaged  for  two  years.  About  that  time, 
in  February,  1867,  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth, 
daughterof  Byron  and  Margaret  (Grintcr)  Warden, 
and  a  native  of  Logan  County,  Ky.  After  his 
marriage,  Mr.  Ewing  rented  land  and  engaged  in 
farming.  In  the  spring  of  1869  he  removed  to 
Jlissouri,  and  purchasing  an  eighty-acre  farm  in 
Bates  County,  resided  thereon  until  1881. 

Disposing  of  his  Bates  County  property,  Mr. 
Ewing  came  to  Linn  County  and  purchased  one 
liundred  and  twenty  acres  where  he  now  resides. 
Here  he  built  a  house  and  commenced  the  work  of 
improving  and  cultivating  the  land,  which  through 
his  untiring  efforts  became  one  of  the  finest  tracts 
in  the  township.  However,  he  has  met  with  his 
share  of  misfortunes  and  has  suffered  particularly 
from  fire.  In  June,  1892,  while  attending  church, 
his  house  was  destroyed  by  fire  and  its  contents 
entirely  lost.  Soon  afterward  he  erected  a  sub- 
stantial two-story  frame  structure,  where  he  now 
resides  He  is  extensively  engaged  in  stock-rais- 
ing, bo;  1  ■-.  Iiis  own  property  and  ui)on  a  half- 
section  o    i.ind  w'.iic.  .10  leases. 

The  union  of  Mr.  and  ^Nfrs.  Ewing  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  four  children,  who  are 
named:  Dennis,  Lewis  Franklin,  Ferris  and  Charles, 
energetic  and  capable  young  men,  who  have  been 
carefully  trained,  under  tlie  personal  supervision 
of  their  parents,  for  positions  of  usefulness  in  the 
business  world.  Mr.  Ewing  is  one  of  the  prominent 
members  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen 
and  takes  an  interest  in  the  success  of  that  organi- 
zation.    Politically  he  is  firm  in  his  allegiance  to 


the  Democratic  party,  which  he  supports  with  his 
ballot.  While  a  citizen  of  Bates  County,  Mo.,  he 
held  numerous  towiisliip  offices,  but  since  coming 
to  Linn  County  has  not  taken  an  active  part  in 
local  affairs. 


<|  IjfolLLIAM  C.  FLETCHER,  a  practical  gen- 
\/iJt/  ®'^'  agriculturist  and  extensive  land-owner 
V^\^  of  Linn  County,  has  for  many  years  been 
numbered  with  the  prominent  men  and  leading 
citizens  of  Paris  Township,  his  farm,  situated  upon 
section  4,  being  one  of  the  best  in  this  part  of  the 
state.  The  parents  of  our  subject,  John  and  Sarah 
(Burlington)  Fletcher,  were  among  the  early  and 
highly  respected  residents  of  eastern  Kansas,  and 
actively  participated  in  the  stirring  scenes  of  the 
pioneer  days  of  1857.  The  father  was  a  native  Ken- 
tuckian,and  the  mother  was  born  in  Indiana.  John 
Fletcher  came  a  young  man  from  the  state  of  his 
nativity  to  Illinois,  where  he  settled  upon  a  farm 
near  Macomb,  McDonough  County,  in  1833.  There 
he  mairied,  and  remained  with  his  family  twenty- 
two  years;  then,  with  wife  and  children,  journeyed 
to  the  farther  westward,  and  located  in  the  fall  of 
1857  in  Paris  Township,  Linn  County,  Kan.  A 
man  of  enterprise  and  integrity,  he  commanded 
the  esteem  of  many  friends,  and  was  regretted  as  a 
public  loss  when  he  died  in  January,  1864.  His 
widow  survived  him  many  years,  passing  away 
February  15,  1882.  Seven  children  had  clustered 
about  their  fireside:  James;  John;  William  C; 
Lizzie,  wife  of  Z.  Kincaid;  Job;  Albert,  and  Addie, 
wife  of  George  Mayhorn. 

William  C,  our  subject,  was  born  in  McDonough 
County.  111.,  March  10,  1845.  Reared  upon  the 
old  homestead,  he  was  early  trained  to  habits  of 
industrious  thrift,  and  gained  a  common  education 
in  the  schools  of  the  district.  He  was  a  boy  of 
twelve  when  with  his  parents  he  removed  to  Kan- 
sas, where  the  labor  of  his   life  has    mainly   been 


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given  to  agricultural  pursuits,  although  he  is  in- 
terested cxtcnsivel}'  in  coal  banking. 

Our  subject  was  united  in  marriage  April  19, 
1876,  with  Miss  Emma  M.  Lowe,  a  native  of  New 
Jersey,  who  was  born  February  10, 1857.  The  true 
helpmate  and  accomplished  wife  of  our  subject,  a 
lady  of  intelligent  ability,  is  the  daughter  of  old 
residents  and  honored  citizens  of  New  Jersey,  in 
which  state  both  the  father,  John  C.  Lowe,  and  the 
motlier;  Peninah  Wolfe,  were  born,  educated,  and 
spent  the  greater  part  of  their  married  life.  The 
father,  a  patriotic  and  courageous  man,  offered  his 
services  in  behalf  of  national  existence,  and  died 
in  the  army.  The  mother  survives,  and  lives  in 
Mound  City.  The  three  children  who  blessed 
their  home  were  Emma  M.,  Olivia  and  John  C. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fletcher  reside  upon  a  highly  cul- 
tivated farm  of  four  hundred  and  twenty-five 
acres,  pleasantly  situated,  and  improved  witli  an 
attractive  dwelling,  commodious  barns  and  other 
buildings.  The  large  acreage  is  devoted  to  gen- 
eral farming,  and  some  superior  stock  is  bred  upon 
the  place.  Financially  prospered,  our  subject  also 
lakes  an  active  interest  in  local  and  national  issues 
and  is  regarded  as  an  important  factor  in  the  prog- 
ress and  improvements  of  the  township. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fletcher  are  the  parents  of  two 
children,  Nellie  E.  and  Eldon  W.,  who  are  enjoj'- 
ing  the  superior  educational  advantages  of  Iheir 
immediate  vicinity,  and  who,  together  with  their 
father  and  mother,  occupy  a  higli  place  in  the  so- 
cial life  of  their  township  and  receive  the  esteem 
of  sincere  friends. 


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V.I        i*ASHINGTON    NANTZ,  Commissioner   of 
i\\      ///    T:„„ri *■'  ""d  a  successful  farmer  of  Po- 


(X[  I^A.SlillNLTrOA'  INA 
\rj//  Linn  County', and  ; 
^^^     tosi  Township,  wa 


was  born  in  Wabash  Coun- 
ty, I  nd.,  IMarch  19,1839.  He  is  the  second  of  a  fam- 
ily of  eight  children  born  to  the  union  of  William 
M-  £*od  Susan  (Keller)  Nantz,  natives  respectively 


of  North  Carolina  and  Indiana.  They  died  in 
Wabash  County,  leaving  our  subject  an  orphan  at 
a  time  when  he  most  needed  the  counsel  of  a  fa- 
ther and  the  care  of  a  mother.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  he  was  thrown  upon  his  own  resources, 
and  from  that  time  he  was  self-supporting.  He 
was  taken  into  the  home  of  his  uncle,  Isaac  Keller, 
for  whom  he  worked  until  he  came  to  Kansas. 

It  was  during  the  year  1859  that  Mr.  Nantz  first 
located  in  the  Sunflower  State.  Coming  to  Linn 
Count}',  he  made  his  home  here  for  a  period  of 
two  years,  after  which  he  returned  to  Wabasii 
Countj',  Ind.,  and  there  embarked  in  general  farm- 
ing and  stock-raising.  He  met  with  considerable 
success  in  his  chosen  occupation,  but  was  not  sat- 
isfied to  make  his  permanent  home  in  the  Hoosier 
State.  In  1869  he  again  came  to  Kansas  and  set- 
tled in  Linn  County,  of  which  he  has  since  been  a 
resident.  On  section  15,  Potosi  Township,  he 
owns  a  fine  farm  embracing  three  hundred  and 
twenty  acres  in  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  The 
place  was  wholly  unimproved  at  the  time  of  his 
settlement  here,  but  through  his  tireless  exertions 
and  good  management  the  appearance  of  the  farm 
has  been  transformed.  A  set  of  farm  buildings 
has  been  erected,  modern  machinery  has  been  in- 
troduced, trees  have  been  planted  and  numerous 
other  improvements  added,  which  prove  the  thrift 
and  energy  of  tlie  owner  of  the  farm. 

In  Wabash  Count}',  Ind.,  Februar}'  6,  1863,  oc- 
curred the  marriage  of  Washington  Nantz  to  Miss 
Jennie  E.  Liglitfoot,  who  was  born  and  reared  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  is  a  lady  of  kind  disposition, 
devoted  to  the  welfare  of  her  family.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Nantz  are  the  parents  of  six  children:  Rosa, 
who  is  the  wife  of  J.  A.  McCurry;  Minnie,  who 
married  L.  W.  Leisure;  William,  Lizzie,  Lulu  and 
Frank.  Theyburied  one  child,  Carrie,  who  died 
in  infancy.  The  family  occupies  a  position  of 
prominence  in  the  community,  and  its  various 
members  are  highly  regarded  by  all  who  know 
them. 

Mr.  Nantz  is  a  man  who  takes  an  intelligent  in- 
terest in  public  affairs,  and  gives  his  support  to 
every  measure  having  for  its  object  the  promotion 
of  the  progress  of  the  county  conimerciall}-,  mor- 
ally   and   socially.     In    Noveipber,    1891,  he  w£v§ 


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elected  County  Commissioner  on  the  Populist 
ticket  for  a  term  of  three  years,  and  is  now  serv- 
ing in  that  office,  where  his  services  are  highly 
satisfactory.  In  his  religious  views  he  is-libcral. 
Realizing  that  the  future  of  our  country  depends 
upon  the  education  of  its  citizens,  he  has  always 
favored  every  measure  calculated  to  raise  the 
standard  of  education  and  place  the  best  advan- 
tages within  the  reach  of  the  poorest  child.  He 
has  given  to  his  children  every  opportunity  for 
becoming  well  informed,  and  they  have  amply  re- 
paid his  efforts  on  their  behalf.  Throughout  Po- 
tosi  Township,  he  occupies  an  enviable  position, 
and  is  regarded  as  one  of  its  most  energetic  and 
capable  agriculturists. 


^S^  BURGESS  PARK,  editor  and  publisher  of 
|lW)  the  Osage  Mission  Journal,  was  born  in 
iy~^,  East  Walpole,  Mass.,  on  the  17th  of  No- 
vember, 1839.  He  is  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Harrison 
G.  and  P^lizabeth  (Bird)  Park,  natives  of  Massa- 
chusetts. The  father,  who  was  a  prominent  Con- 
gregational minister  of  New  England,  was  gradu- 
ated from  Brown  University  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen j'ears,  and  afterward  graduated  at  Andover 
Theological  Seminary.  His  pastorates  were  in 
Massachusetts,  where  he  resided  until  his  death. 
He  was  a  man  of  culture,  and  was  highly  esteemed, 
not  only  by  his  parishioners,  but  by  all  wlio  knew 
him. 

In  the  parental  family  there  were  twelve  chil- 
dren, of  whom  seven  are  now  living.  Three  sons 
served  in  the  Civil  War,  all  with  distinguished 
gallantry.  Wisner  served  as  Captain  of  Company 
H,  Fortieth  Massachusetts  Infantry,  for  tiiree  years. 
Henry  enlisted  as  a  Corporal  in  the  same  company 
in  the  defense  of  the  Union,  and  served  meritori- 
ously until  he  was  killed  on  the  James  River,  in 
Virginia,  June  6,  1864.  The  subject  of  this  sketch 
received  a  good  education  in  the  schools  of  Massa- 


chusetts, and  grew  to  manhood  in  the  state  where 
he  was  born.  For  two  years  prior  to  his  enlist- 
ment he  prosecuted  his  studies  in  Amherst  College, 
where  he  laid  the  foundation  of  the  broad  knowl- 
edge and  extensive  information  he  afterward  ac- 
quired. 

On  the  13th  of  September,  1862,  Mr.  Park  en- 
listed as  a  private  in  Company  B,  Fortj'-second 
Massachusetts  Infantry,  and  accompanied  his  regi- 
mentto  Louisiana,  where  he  was  placed  in  the  com- 
mand of  General  Banks.  The  regiment  operated 
mostly  in  the  gulf  regions  of  Louisiana  and  Texas. 
Colonel  Burrell  and  three  companies  were  taken 
prisoners  at  Galveston,  January  1,  1863.  In  five 
days  more  the  rest  of  the  regiment  would  have 
suffered  the  same  fate.  On  the  20th  of  August, 
1863,  our  subject  was  honorably  discharged  at  the 
expiration  of  his  period  of  service.  He  then  went 
to  Virginia,  and  until  the  close  of  the  war  had 
charge  of  a  public  school  in  Norfolk  instituted  by 
General  Butler. 

Removing  from  tiie  Old  Dominion  to  Missouri, 
Mr.  Park  settled  in  Chillicothe,  Livingston  Coun- 
ty, where  he  taught  school  for  two  years.  He  was 
then  elected  County  Surveyor,  and  for  four  years 
was  actively  engaged  in  the  discharge  of  his  offi- 
cial duties.  Subsequentlj'  he  studied  dentistry, 
and  after  coining  to  Kansas,  in  1877,  settled  in 
Osage  Mission,  where  he  engaged  in  dental  prac- 
tice. In  partnership  with  E.  L.  Conklin,  he  pur- 
chased the  Osage  Mission  Journalin.  October,  1892, 
and  has  since  devoted  h^s  attention  to  editing  and 
publishing  this  paper.  The  Journal  is  a  weekly 
newspaper,  Republican  in  politics,  and  contains 
local  news,  as  well  as  items  of  general  interest. 
The  proprietor,  as  the  paper,  is  a  strong  Repub- 
lican in  his  political  belief,  and  is  one  of  the 
active  workers  in  the  ranks  of  the  party. 

On  New  Year's  Day,  1876,  Mr.  Park  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Jennie  Perrine,  a  native  of 
Oiiio,  and  a  daughter  of  Dr.  M.  T.  Perrine,  of 
Osage  Mission.  Three  children  blessed  the  union: 
Portia,  Florence  and  Ellsworth.  In  his  social  con- 
nections, Mr.  Park  is  identified  with  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  being  a  member  of  Mission  Lodge  No. 
92,  of  which  he  was  at  one  time  Secretary  and 
Junior  Warden.     He  has  also  been  Master  Work- 


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man  of  the  Ancient  Order,  of  United  Workmen, 
and  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public. In  1889  lie  was  appointed  Postmaster,  and 
held  that  position  for  four  years,  until  the  expira- 
tion of  President  Harrison's  administration,  when 
he  resigned. 


WfclLLIAM  COX,  a  representative  citizen  and 
prominent  general  agriculturist  of  Mound 
City  Township,  Linn  County,  Kan.,  has 
been  a  constant  resident  of  the  state  for  the  past 
thirty-four  years,  and  during  this  long  time  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  the  troublous  experi- 
ences and  later  successes  of  his  present  localit}-. 
Born  in  Somersetshire,  England,  Kovemher  7, 
1834,  our  subject  was  the  son  of  Charles  and  Marj' 
(Lennon)  Cox,  both  descendants  of  a  long  line  of 
English  ancestry.  The  father  was  a  farmer,  and 
resided  in  England  until  1873.  His  wife  hav- 
ing died  some  time  previously,  he  emigrated  to 
Kansas  and  spent  his  remaining  years  within  the 
latter  state.  The  five  children  of  the  parental 
family'  are,  Anna,  wife  of  "Walter  Thyer,  a  resident 
of  Blue  Mound  Township;  William,  our  subject; 
Alfred,  a  business  man  of  Kansas  City;  .James, 
proprietor  of  a  hotel  in  Wales;  and  Frederick, 
a  resident  of  New  Mexico.  The  father  was  the 
owner  of  eighty  acres  of  land  in  England,  and 
also  rented  two  hundred  acres,  which  yielded  him 
an  excellent  income,  and  through  whose  abundant 
harvests  he  accumulated  a  handsome  proi)ert3-. 
Immediately  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  he  retired 
from  active  business  and  devoted  his  time  mainly 
to  travel.  While  in  business  he  dealt  extensively 
in  farming  produce  and  was  well  known  in  a  wide 
region  of  England.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  was  a  liberal  giver  in  behalf  of 
benevolent  enterprises. 

Our  subject,  being  the  eldest  son  of  the  family, 
gave  his  time  more  to  work  than  study  during  his 
youth,  but  in  after  life  supplemented  the  knowl- 
edge gained  in  bo}'hood  by  observation  and  read- 


ing. In  the  spring  of  1856,  Mr.  Cox  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  in  a  short  time  found  his  way 
to  the  western  metropolis,  Chicago,  there  visiting 
numerous  acquaintances  and  relatives,  making  liis 
home  mainly  with  Thomas  Richards.  Our  subject 
remained  in  Illinois  until  1859, spending  a  greater 
portion  of  his  time  in  Lake  County,  where  he 
worked  as  a  farm  hand.  The  times  were  particu- 
larly hard  then,  on  account  of  a  money  panic,  and 
wages  were  very  low. 

In  1859,  accompanied  by  Fletcher  Tucker,  a 
playmate  of  boyhood  daj-s,  Mr.  Cox  journeyed  to 
Kansas,  where,  after  working  two  weeks  in  Leaven- 
worth, he  sought  emplo.yment  on  a  farm  and  was 
engaged  by  Otis  Marsh  to  split  rails  and  chop 
wood.  In  the  spring  our  subject  accompanied  Mr. 
Marsh  while  surveying  the  road  from  Ft.  Leaven- 
worth to  Ft.  Rile3%  also  from  Leavenworth  tu 
Ft.  Scott.  While  out  on  this  business,  they  en- 
tered claims  from  the  Government  in  Linn  Coun- 
ty, and  made  the  called  for  improvements,  build- 
ing a  house  12x14  feet,  and  had  several  acres 
broken.  They  paid  for  the  same  with  land  war- 
rants, and  then  Mr.Cox  went  to  Mound  Cit^'  and  en- 
gaged in  various  pursuits — brick-laying  and  well- 
digging — and  also  joined  the  Sixtii  Kansas  Militia. 
He  was  called  out  numerous  times  in  defense  of 
life  and  property  attacked  mainly  by  border  ruf- 
fians. 

Mr.  Tucker,  who  came  with  our  subject  to  Kan- 
sas, remained  long  his  close  friend  and  associate, 
and  also  joining  the  militia,  became  so  worn  out 
with  fatigue  and  exposure  during  the  Price  raid 
that  he  died  from  the  effects.  Mr.  Cox  for  three 
years  was  almost  constantly  in  service,  and  at  the 
end  of  that  time  received  his  honorable  dis- 
charge from  the  militia.  After  the  war  he  en- 
gaged in  farming,  and  horaesteaded  the  place 
wliere  he  now  resides.  His  time  is  mainl}'  oc- 
cupied in  the  cultivation  of  the  three  hundred  and 
twenty  acres  of  his  fine  farm,  where  he  has  alst) 
for  many  years  profitably  handled  a  high  grade 
of  stock,  and  large  numbers  of  horses,  cattle  and 
hogs.  For  many  j'ears  our  subject  has  made  a 
specialty  of  blooded  stock,  and  the  Cox  farm  is 
noted  for  the  same. 

In  the  fall  of  1862  were  united  in  marriage  Will- 


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iara  Cox  and  Miss  Margaret  Thompson.  The  latter 
was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  (Dennis) 
Tliompson  and  was  born  in  Fairfield  County,  Oliio. 
Her  father  was  a  native  of  England.  Our  subject 
and  his  worthy  wife  were  blessed  by  the  birth  of 
nine  children.  Nettie  is  the  wife  of  Josephus  Mc- 
C'liity,  of  Ft.  Scott;  Jessie  married  Jolm  Berrick, 
of  Ft.  vScott;  Sidney  resides  in  Blue  Mound  Town- 
ship; Mary  is  the  wife  of  Daniel  Noel,  a  citi- 
zen of  Oklahoma;  Margaret  is  Mrs.  Eugene  Mich- 
aels, and  lives  in  Ft.  Scott;  Anna,  Nellie,  Willie 
and  Hazel. 

Arriving  within  the  borders  of  the  state  on  the 
3d  of  November,  1859,  Mr.  Cox  has  won  his  way 
up  to  a  comfortable  competence,  but  has  experi- 
enced numerous  vicissitudes.  In  1887  his  build- 
ings, fence,  orchards  and  all  the  improvements  were 
destroyed  by  a  terrible  cyclone  which  devastated 
that  section  of  country.  The  family  were  saved 
by  seeking  refuge  in  a  cellar.  Courageously  our 
subject  set  himself  to  work  to  make  good  the  ruin 
wrought,  and  to-day  a  handsome  and  commo- 
dious residence,  large  barns  and  other  build- 
ings attest  to  the  energetic  enterprise  of  the 
owner,  who  now  conducts  one  of  the  best  farms  in 
this  section  of  the  country.  Politicall}',  our  sub- 
ject is  a  stalwart  Republican  and  an  ardent  advo- 
cate of  the  party  of  reform. 


^*  ICHAEL    C.    THOMPSON,  a   resident   of 
I      IV    Linn  County  since  the  springof  1875,  and 
J       IA'  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Liberty  Township, 
*  was  born  in  Ross  Count}-,  Ohio,  Septem- 

ber 15,  1841.  He  is  the  son  of  William  Thomp- 
son, presumably  a  native  of  the  Buckeye  State,  and 
Jane  (Beam)  Thompson,  of  Ohio,  who  in  1843  re- 
moved to  Morgan  Count}-,  111.,  and  settled  on  the 
Illinois  River.  Soon  after  locating  there  Mr. 
Tliomi)son  died.  In  1860  his  widow  removed  to 
southwestern  Missiouri  in  company  with  her  son. 


Michael  C.,and  later  went  to  Miami  County,  Kan., 
where  her  death  occurred  in  1880. 

There  were  five  children  in  the  parental  family, 
namely:  Elizabeth,  John,  George,  Mary  J.  and 
Michael  C.  The  two  last-named  are  the  only 
surviving  members  of  the  famil3',the  former  being 
the  wife  of  Joel  Turnliam,  and  the  latter  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  Their  mother  was  a  second 
time  married,  becoming  the  wife  of  John  Knight, 
who  died  in  Morgan  County,  111.  One  child, 
Henry,  was  born  of  this  union.  Our  subject 
passed  the  early  years  of  his  life  in  Morgan  Coun- 
ty, whence  in  1860  he  removed  to  southwestern 
Missouri  and  settled  in  Jasper  County.  In  the 
fall  of  1861,  when  the  war  broke  out,  he  removed 
to  Kansas  and  settled  in  Miami  County. 

In  the  autumn  of  1862  Mr.  Tliompson  enlisted 
as  a  soldier  in  the  defense  of  the  Old  Flag,  becom- 
ing a  member  of  Company  C,  Twelfth  Kansas  In- 
fantrj',  in  which  he  served  for  three  years.  Dur- 
ing that  time  he  participated  with  his  regiment  in 
man}'  of  the  border  skirmishes  and  endured  all  the 
hardships  and  privations  incident  to  war.  After 
the  close  of  the  conflict  he  leturned  to  Missouri 
and  resumed  farming  pursuits.  In  1875  he  came 
to  Linn  County  and  settled  in  Liberty  Township, 
of  which  he  has  since  been  a  resident.  His  farm 
is  located  on  section  8,  and  contains  a  first-class 
set  of  farm  buildings,  including  one  of  the  pret- 
tiest homes  in  the  county. 

In  Miami  County,  Kan.,  Mr.  Thompson  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Martha  Collins  on 
the  14th  of  October,  1866.  Mrs.  Thompson  is  the 
daughter  of  John  Collins,  whom  it  is  thought  was  a 
native  of  Virginia.  He  married  Miss  Susan  Wil- 
son, of  Virginia,  and  with  his  wife  settled  in  Vin- 
ton County,  Ohio,  whence  in  1855  he  removed 
to  Wapello  County,  Iowa.  In  the  spring  of 
1866  he  came  to  Miami  County,  this  state. 
His  wife  died  in  1882.  He  still  survives, 
making  his  home  in  Osage  County,  Kan.,  and  en- 
joys fair  health,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  he 
has  reached  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-two  years. 
His  children  were  six  in  number:  Annis,  Harvey, 
Emeline,  Elizabeth,  Martha  and  John.  Mrs. 
Thompson  was  born  in  Vinton  County,  Ohio,  on 
the    12th    of   March,  1845.     Of  her  union,  three 


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children  have  been  born,  viz.:  Charlie  L.,  who 
married  Miss  Daisy  Hinkle;  Daisy  L.,  now  Mrs. 
James  M.  Hawkins;  and  Guy,  who  married  Miss 
Laura  L.  Tueker. 

Throughout  his  community  Mr.  Tliompson  is 
known  as  a  man  of  intelligence  and  public  spirit, 
who  maintains  a  deep  interest  in  everylliing  per- 
taining to  the  progress  of  the  township  and  county. 
In  politics  a  Republican,  he  has  been  chosen  by  his 
fellow-citizens  to  represent  them  in  various  con- 
ventions, and  has  in  ever3'  instance  rendered  sat- 
isfactory services.  With  his  wife  he  liolds  mem- 
bership in  the  Baptist  Church. 


'^]OHN  A.  MANN,  one  of  the  substantial 
farmers  of  Anderson  Count}',  residing  on 
section  8,  Westphalia  Township,  was  boin 
in  Hocking  County,  Ohio,  December  11, 
1837,  and  is  of  English  descent.  His  grandfather, 
Arthur  Mann,  a  native  of  England,  came  to  the 
United  States  and  married  Nancy  Thompson.  Lo- 
cating in  Virginia,  he  tliere  spent  his  remaining 
days.  He  reared  a  family  of  several  sons, namely: 
Arthur,  Henry,  Walter,  William,  Oliver,  John  and 
James  T.  The  last-named  is  tiie  father  of  our 
subject.  He  was  born  in  Virginia,  Jul}'  17,  1807, 
and  in  1828  emigrated  to  Hocking  County,  Oliio, 
where  he  became  acquainted  with  and  married 
Caroline  Warthman,  who  was  born  in  the  Buck- 
eye State  May  28,  1809. 

James  T.  Mann  was  a  bricklayer,  plasterer  and 
paper-hanger  by  trade,  and  also  owned  a  farm  in 
Hocking  County.  In  1857  he  removed  to  Van 
Wert  County,  Ohio,  and  purchased  land,  which 
he  cultivated  in  connection  with  work  at  his 
trades.  There  he  continued  to  make  his  home 
until  his  death.  He  passed  away  March  25, 
1890,  while  visiting  in  Kansas,  and  was  buried  in 
Central  Cit}'  Cemetery.     His  wife  died   two  years 


previous  in  Van  Wert  County.  In  early  life  he 
was  a  Whig  in  politics,  but  afterward  became  a 
stalwart  Republican.  For  about  sixty  years  him- 
self and  wife  were  faithful  and  active  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

In  the  parental  family  were  eight  children.  Sarah 
was  born  September  8,  1833;  she  married  Abra- 
ham Bigham  and  died  in  Van  Wert  Count}',  Ohio, 
leaving  two  sons,  John  W.  and  William  O.  Ma- 
thias  was  born  October  14,  1835,  and  died  Febru- 
ary 26,  1837.  John  A.  is  the  next  younger.  Mary 
E.,  who  was  born  April  22,  1840,  is  the  wife  of 
Charles  W.  Carpenter,  of  Van  Wert  County,  Ohio, 
by  whom  she  has  two  children,  Jesse  B.  and  M.  B. 
McPherson.  James  O.  was  born  May  10,  1842, 
enlisted  in  Company  A,  Ninety-ninth  Ohio  In- 
fantry,and  died  April  18,  1863,  at  Camp  Dennison, 
Ohio.  Arthur  was  born  August  9,  1844,  and  died 
on  the  14th  of  September,  1849.  Christina,  who 
was  born  August  11,  1847,  died  September  23, 
1849.  Frances  was  born  May  31,  1850,  and  died 
.January  5,  1861. 

No  event  of  special  importance  occurred  during 
the  childhood  and  youth  of  our  subject,  which 
were  quietly  passed  on  the  home  farm.  After  at- 
taining his  majority,  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand 
for  two  years,  and  then  rented  land  for  a  year. 
Subsequently  he  purchased  forty  acres,  and  fol- 
lowed farming  in  his  own  interest  until  coming 
to  Kansas  in  August,  1870.  In  November  of  the 
same  year  he  settled  upon  his  present  farm,  pur- 
chasing one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land, 
which  was  then  unimproved,  but  which,  through 
his  untiring  zeal  and  efficient  labors,  has  become 
a  highly  improved  and  fertile  tract.  The  bound- 
aries of  ills  farm  have  been  extended  until  it  now 
comprises  four  hundred  and  seventy  acres  of  rich 
land.  Great  neatness  cliaracterizes  the  place.  The 
buildings  are  all  in  good  repair,  the  fences  well 
kept,  the  hedges  well  trimmed,  and  good  walks 
are  around  his  buildings.  This  well  deserves  to 
be  mentioned  among  the  model  farms  of  Ander- 
son County.  In  connection  with  its  cultivation, 
Mr.  Mann  is  also  extensively  engaged  in  raising 
fine  stock. 

Our  subject  has  been  twice  married.  In  Van 
Wert  County,  Ohio,  January  21,  1861,  he  wedded 


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Sarah  J.  Todd,  a  native  of  that  countj',  and  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Mary  (Hire)  Todd.  She 
died  in  Kansas  July  20,  1873,  leaving  three  chil- 
dren: Mar}'  Lillie,  wife  of  Frank  S.  Mitchell,  of 
Garnett,  Kan.;  Ashley  E.,  who  is  living  near  Gar- 
nett;  and  Cary  L.,  at  home.  On  the  9th  of  March, 
1874,  Mr.  Mann  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Aldridge) 
Starr,  who  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Mo., 
and  is  a  daughter  of  James  .and  Nancy  J.  (Patter- 
son) Aldridge.  Thej'  have  four  children:  Pliny  C, 
Emma  Florence,  Walter  S.  and  Edwin  C.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Mann  is  a  Republican,  has  served  as 
County  Commissioner  for  one  term,  Township 
Treasurer  two  terms,  and  as  a  member  of  the 
School  Board.  For  many  years  he  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  The  hon- 
orable, upright  life  which  he  has  lived  has  gained 
him  universal  confidence  and  won  him  the  good 
will  of  all. 


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ENRY  HARRISON  STALEY  is  one  of  the 
most  prosperous  farmers  and  stock-raisers 
in  Putnam  Township,  Anderson  Count}', 
where  he  has  a  large  farm  and  other  valua- 
ble property.  Almost  twenty  3'ears  ago  he  came 
to  this  county,  when  it  was  in  a  wild  and  unsettled 
condition.  He  bravely  persevered  until  he  over- 
came every  obstacle  that  lay  in  his  pathway,  and 
finally  achieved  success,  solely  by  the  exercise  of 
good  management  and  enterprise,  and  it  may  well 
be  said  that  he  is  a  self-made  man. 

Mr.  Staley  was  born  in  Crawford  County,  Ohio, 
October  10,  1844,  and  there  spent  the  first  nine 
years  of  his  life.  His  parents,  Jacob  S.  and  Cath- 
erine (Meeks)  Staley,  were  natives  of  Pennsylva- 
nia and  Ross  County,  Ohio,  respectively.  The 
former  was  reared  in  Ohio  and  was  a  succe.ssful 
farmer  in  Tama  County,  Iowa.  He  died  in  the 
spring    of    1883,  and    his  wife   passed    away    ten 


years  later.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children, 
six  sons  and  four  daugliters,  of  whom  our  subject 
was  the  eighth  in  order  of  birth.  He  was  reared 
to  manhood  in  Tama  County,  Iowa,  where  he  re- 
ceived a  common-school  education.  In  the  spring 
of  1866  he  removed  to  Cass  Count}',  Mo.,  where 
he  at  once  engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising 
on  a  small  scale. 

The  tract  on  which  Mr.  Staley  located  was  all 
raw  land,  with  no  improvements  whatever,  and  as 
he  had  but  little  money  with  which  to  start  out  in 
life  he  was  compelled  to  use  the  most  rigid  econ- 
omy. He  remained  in  Cass  County  until  1874,  at 
which  time  he  decided  to  remove  to  Anderson 
County,  and  again  he  endured  the  hardships  of 
pioneer  life.  From  a  small  beginning  he  lias 
accumulated  considerable  valuable  farming  land, 
upon  which  have  been  made  all  the  substan- 
tial improvements  that  mark  the  place  one  of  the 
most  desirable  in  this  localit}'.  He  keeps  more 
than  five  hundred  head  of  cattle  and  several 
hundred  hogs,  besides  a  large  number  of  horses 
and  mules.  He  is  probably  the  most  extensive 
stock-raiser  in  Anderson  County,  and  manages 
his  business  with  sound  judgment. 

Our  subject  has  been  twice  married,  his  first 
alliance  having  been  contracted  in  1876.  His  wife, 
Margaret  McFarland,  was  a  native  of  New  York, 
of  Scotch  descent,  and  died  in  August,  1880.  The 
present  wife  of  Mr.  Staley  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Elizabeth  Price;  she  is  a  native  of  Scotland, 
having  been  born  in  Glasgow.  Their  marriage 
took  place  in  Coffey  County, Kan., in  Mareii,  1886, 
and  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  the  following 
children:  Maggie,  Grace  and  Harrison. 

The  energy  and  prudence  displajed  by  Mr.  Sta- 
le}' in  the  management  of  his  affairs  make  him  one 
of  the  best  examples  of  a  first-class  agriculturist, 
.and  the  reliable  manner  in  which  he  has  ever  per- 
formed the  duties  devolving  upon  him  as  a  citizen 
of  a  great  commonwealth  and  as  a  member  of  soci- 
ety has  won  for  him  the  esteem  of  all  who  know 
him.  His  wife  and  family  are  also  accorded  their 
due  measure  of  regard.  He  has  held  some  of  the 
minor  otiioes  in  the  township  and  has  served  faith- 
fully in  the  interests  of  his  fellow-citizens.  At 
the    present  time  he  is  proprietor  of  the  Broad- 


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lands  Stock  Farm,  which  he  conducts  in  the  most 
efficient  manner  possible,  as  only  those  can  do  who 
have  had  long  experience  in  the  business. 


TfAMES  A.  SMITH.  Gibbon  has  said  that 
every  man  has  two  educations,  one  which 
is  given  him,  and  the  other  and  most  im- 
portant, that  which  he  gives  himself.  Sir 
Walter  Scott  emphasized  this  statement  when  he 
said:  "The  best  part  of  a  man's  education  is  that 
which  he  gives  liimself."  The  mind  has  been  en- 
dowed with  no  more  powerful  ambition  than  that 
of  self-improvement.  The  self-made  man  carries 
with  him  his  own  capital — a  capital  unaffected  by 
monetary  crises,  an  investment  whose  interest  is 
not  regulated  by  success  of  speculation — a  treasure 
which  none  can  dispute,  and  of  which  no  one  can 
deprive  liim. 

As  a  representative  of  the  class  who  have  at- 
tained success  in  life  solely  through  their  own  ex- 
ertions, and  whose  knowledge  has  been  acquired 
by  virtue  of  their  own  untiring  labor  in  its  pur- 
suit, we  mention  the  name  of  James  A.  Smith,  one 
of  the  early  settlers  of  Crawford  County  and  an 
attorn ey-at-law  residing  in  Girard.  He  was  born 
near  the  city  of  Monmouth,  111.,  on  the  5th  of 
May,  1840,  and  is  a  son  of  Seth  and  Cathar- 
ine (Tuttle)  Smith.  The  mother  was  a  native  of 
Boston,  Mass.  The  father  was  born  in  Connecti- 
cut, but  was  reared  principally  in  Boston,  Mass., 
where  he  conducted  mercantile  pursuits  in  South 
Boston  until  1838,  when  he  removed  to  Illinois 
and  located  near  Monmouth. 

The  early  education  of  our  subject  was  acquired 
in  Monmouth.  Although  his  advantages  were 
limited,  he  improved  his  opportunities,  and  by  a 
steady  course  of  reading  has  always  kept  himself 
well  informed  upon  current  events.  On  the  17th 
of  April,  1861,  he  enlisted    in    the   Union   army. 


becoming  a  member  of  Company  F,  Seventeenth 
Illinois  Infantry,  serving  in  the  said  regiment 
until  .June,  1864,  and  in  the  commissary  depart- 
ment until  October  17,  1865,  when  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged  at  Ft.  Scott,  Kan.  While  in  ac- 
tive service,  he  commenced  reading  law  under  the 
preceptorship  of  General  Blair,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  Bar  in  the  fall  of  1866,  before  Judge  Valen- 
tine, at  Ft.  Scott. 

Immediately  after  his  admission  to  the  Bar,  Mr. 
Smith  came  to  this  strip  of  land,  which  he  aided 
in  organizing  under  the  name  of  Cherokee  Coun- 
ty. For  a  time  he  served  as  attorney  for  the  Mu- 
tual Cherokee  Strip,  and  was  the  first  attorney  for 
Cherokee  County.  For  ten  years  he  officiated  as 
Probate  Judge,  occupying  that  position  for  four 
successive  terms — from  1876  to  1884.  He  is  now 
serving  his  second  term  as  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Common  Council  of 
the  city  of  Girard,  and  has  held  other  positions 
of  prominence  and  trust.  In  the  various  posi- 
tions he  has  filled  he  has  been  elected  by  unprece- 
dented majorities,  which  fact  is  due  to  his  ster- 
ling worth  and  high  character.  In  the  practice 
of  law  he  makes  a  specialty  of  probate  business, 
his  experience  as  Probate  Judge  having  given  him 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  that  line  of  practice. 
He  has  an  extensive  general  practice,  extending 
throughout  Crawford  and  the  surrounding  coun- 
ties. 

In  his  social  relations  Mr.  Smith  is  identified 
with  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  the  Knights  Tem- 
plar, and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic.  He  has  been  especially  active  in 
the  Masonic  order,  and  has  held  all  the  offices  in 
tlie  lodge,  including  that  of  High  Priest.  In  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  he  has  served  as 
Commander  and  Adjutant.  In  the  Republican 
party  he  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  leaders  in 
the  county,  and  has  served  as  Chairman  of  the 
Republican  Central  Committee. 

In  the  early  da3's  of  the  settlement  of  Kansas 
Mr.  Smith  was  an  active  participant  in  the  league 
troubles,  and  on  several  occasions  was  arrested. 
He  contributed  toward  the  sending  of  a  delegate 
to  Wasiiington  in  order  to  have  the  matter  satis- 
factorily' adjusted.    He  was  one  of  the  parties  who 


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started  the  petition  for  the  organization  of  the 
Strip,  and  narrates  many  interesting  incidents 
connected  with  that  important  affair,  as  well  as 
the  general  history  of  this  section  of  Kansas.  Few 
men  are  more  widely  known  than  he,  and  as  one 
of  the  honored  pioneers  of  Crawford  County  he 
justlj-  merits  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 
September  1,  1869,  Mr.  Smith  and  Miss  Carrie 
Stearns  were  united  in  marriage.  She  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Stearns,  a  native  of  New  York.  Of 
this  union  there  are  three  children:  Helen,  Grant 
and  Catharine  C,  all  at  home  and  bright,  intelli- 
gent children. 


eAPT.  REUBEN  SMITH,  Cashier  of  the 
.  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Bank  of  Osawato- 
^_  mie,  Kan.,  is  a  banker  of  experience  and 
sound  judgment,  to  whose  efficiency  is  largely  due 
the  prosperous  condition  shown  by  the  statement 
of  the  bank.  He  w.as  born  near  Manchester,  Eng- 
land, October  29,  1832,  to  the  union  of  James  and 
Axie  Smith,  and  was  the  eldest  of  three  children, 
and  the  only  one  who  came  to  the  United  States, 
his  sister,  Sarah,  and  his  brother,  Henry,  remaining 
in  England.  Our  subject  remained  in  his  native 
country  until  twenty-one  years  of  age,  and  up  to 
that  time  worked  in  a  brick3'ard  owned  by  his 
father.  When  he  first  came  to  the  United  States 
he  worked  as  a  farm  hand,  receiving  $10  per  month 
from  a  farmer  near  Burlington,  Iowa,  where  he 
remained  for  some  time.  His  wages  were  in- 
creased to  $17  per  month,  and  during  the  last 
years  of  his  stay  there  he  worked  land  on  shares. 
He  saved  money  and  in  1857  came  to  Kansas, 
settling  in  ISHami  County,  Osawatomie  Township, 
two  miles  south  of  the  present  city  of  Osawatomie. 
Subsequently  Mr.  Smith  took  a  claim  but  sold 
the  same  within  one  year,  and  took  another  two 
miles  farther  east,  which  he  soon  had  under  a  fair 
state  of  cultivation.  He  was  a  Free  State  man,  and 


although  the  border  warfare  was  going  on  he  did 
not  take  an  active  part.  He  sold  his  second  claim, 
and  as  he  had  saved  a  little  money  he  next  pur- 
chased one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land 
near  the  west  line  of  Osage  Township.  This  was 
in  1860,  a  year  when  no  rain  fell  in  Kansas  and 
no  crops  were  raised.  In  1861,  before  the  United 
States  called  for  troops,  our  subject  raised  a  com- 
pany of  state  militia  and  was  commissioned  Cap- 
tain, being  the  first  man  commissioned  in  Miami 
County.  This  company  did  duty  along  the  bor- 
der of  Kansas,  and  was  also  ordered  to  Missouri  to 
assist  United  States  troops.  The  company  was 
called  upon  frequently  and  did  noble  duty  with- 
out the  hope  of  reward. 

In  August  the  company  disbanded,  and  Captain 
Smitli  enlisted  as  a  private,  beingassigned  to  duty 
in  what  was  know  as  the  Cass  County  (Mo.) 
Home  Guards,  but  more  generally  known  as  the 
Nugent  Indians,  a  name  given  them  by  Gen. 
Samuel  Sturges,  who  commanded  the  brigade.  Our 
subject  served  there  seven  months  and  was  mus- 
tered out  as  Sergeant.  Later  he  was  assigned  to  a 
new  company  and  made  I'irst  Lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany A,  Second  Battalion  Missouri  State  Cav- 
alry, serving  with  the  same.  In  August,  1862, 
the  Captain  of  the  company  was  killed  at  Lone 
Jack,  and  our  subject  was  then  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  Captain,  serving  in  that  capacity  until 
the  latter  part  of  the  year.  He  commanded  the 
company  in  the  engagements  with  guerrillas  and 
bushwhackers  in  Missouri  most  of  the  time,  and 
was  also  on  duty  in  Arkansas  and  Indian  Terriloiy. 

Within  ten  days  after  the  Captain  was  mustered 
out  he  was  placed  on  duty  as  Assistant  Provost- 
Marshal  and  served  as  a  spy  and  scout  in  Mis- 
souri under  Generals  Curtis  and  Blunt.  In  1864 
his  old  comp.any  of  militia  re-elected  him  Captain, 
and  he  commanded  the  same  during  the  Price 
raid  and  in  all  engagements  that  followed,  driv- 
ing the  enemy  out  of  the  state.  This  occupied 
thirty  daj'S.  He  still  held  his  commission  as  Pro- 
vost-Marshal, and  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  Immediately  afterward  Captain  Smith  re- 
turned to  his  farm,  which  he  found  in  a  ruinous 
condition,  and  sold  out  and  purchased  another 
farm.     Previous   to  the  war,  in  1858,  he  married 


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Mi&s  Mary  Rowcroft,  and  this  was  the  first  mar- 
riage in  Mound  Township,  Miami  X'ountj'.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Mark  Rowcroft,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Miami  County,  and  died  in  1868, 
leaving  two  children:  Minnie  D.,  now  the  wife  of 
George  Williams,  and  Laurella,  wife  of  George 
Whitaker. 

Our  subject's  second  marriage  occurred  in  1868, 
to  Mrs.  Margaret  Baker,  nee  Gillehand,  and  the}' 
had  one  child,  Edwin  R.  Mrs.  Smith  died  in 
1873,  and  in  1874  the  Captain  selected  his  third 
wife  in  the  person  of  Mrs.  Mariah  C.  Bowman. 
Seven  children  have  been  born  to  this  union: 
Frances,  Arthur  H.,  John  H.,  Frederick,  Clara, 
Benjamin  H.  and  Fannie.  In  the  year  1869  Cap- 
tain Smith  was  elected  to  the  State  Legislature, 
and  served  three  terms.  In  the  spring  of  1873  he 
was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  Kansas  State  Insane  Asylum  at  Osawatoraie, 
being  Secretary  of  the  Board.  In  the  fall  of  1873 
he  resigned  and  was  appointed  Steward  of  the  in- 
stitution, a  position  he  held  with  one  short  inter- 
mission until  1889.  He  then  resigned  and  as- 
sisted in  organizing  the  bank  of  which  he  has 
since  been  Cashier.  This  is  a  state  bank,  with  an 
authorized  capital  of  $50,000,  its  business  is  in- 
creasing year  by  year,  and  its  reputation  has 
become  firmly  established.  It  is  but  justice  to  say 
that  no  bank  in  the  county  has  a  better  class  of 
depositors  or  enjoys  to  a  higher  degree  the  conB- 
depce  of  the  public.  The  President,  Robert  Kin- 
caid,  is  a  man  of  great  personal  popularity  and  one 
who  has  the  confidence  and  good-will  of  all. 

A  Republican  in  his  political  views,  Captain 
Smith  helped  to  organize  the  party  in  Kansas,  the 
convention  being  called  at  Osawatomie  in  1858, 
and  Horace  Greeley  was  present.  Our  subject  has 
held  the  office  of  Assessor  and  Justice  of  the 
Peace  and  other  local  positions.  He  is  the  owner 
of  three  hundred  and  forty-five  acres  of  land 
in  Mound  Township,  and  aside  from  his  duties 
as  Cashier  he  is  engaged  in  raising  stock.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  blue  lodge, 
chapter  and  commandery,  and  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Knights  of  Honor.  He  was  Comman- 
der of  Osawatomie  Post  No.  322,  G.  A.  R. 
Captain    Smith-  gives  close  attention  to  business. 


and  although  he  came  to  the  United  States  with 
no  means,  and  to  Kansas  with  less  than  §300,  he 
was  rich  in  integrity,  industry  and  resolution,  and 
is  now  one  of  the  substantial  men  of  Miami 
County.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  state  conven- 
tions and  has  been  a  member  of  the  City  Central 
Committee.  At  present  he  is  President  of  tlie 
Board  of  Trade  at  Osawatomie. 


RANK  SHINKLE.  Few  men  have  lived 
more  quietly  and  unostentatiously  tlian 
Frank  Shinkle,  and  yet  few  have  exerted 
a  more  salutary  influence  upon  the  immediate  so- 
ciety in  which  they  move,  or  impressed  a  com- 
munity with  a  more  profound  reliance  on  their 
honor,  ability  and  sterling  worth.  His  life  lias 
not  been  illustrious  with  startling  or  striking  con- 
trasts, but  it  lias  shown  how  a  laudable  ambition 
may  be  gratified  when  accompanied  by  pure  mo- 
tives, perseverance,  industry  and  steadfastness  of 
purpose. 

Mr.  Shinkle  is  a  prominent  farmer  and  stock- 
raiser  of  Miami  County,  Kan.,  and  the  son  of 
James  Shinkle,  who  first  saw  the  light  of  d.ay  in 
Brown  County,  Ohio,  September  2,  1823.  Chris- 
tian Shinkle,  the  giandfather  of  our  subject,  was 
a  native  of  the  Keystone  State,  and  was  fourteen 
years  of  age  when  his  parents  moved  to  Ohio.  He 
assisted  his  father  in  clearing  the  Brown  Coun- 
ty farm,  which  was  covered  with  heavy  timber, 
and  was  there  married  to  Miss  Malinda  Judd. 
About  1826  he  and  tiie  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon County,  111.,  where  they  were  among  the 
pioneers.  There  the  grandmother  died  in  1842, 
and  the  grandfather  subsequentl}'  moved  to  De 
Witt  County,  where  his  death  occurred  in  1849. 
They  were  the  parents  of  four  sons  and  onedaugli- 
ter,  all  of  whom  followed  agricultural  pursuits. 

James  Shinkle,  father  of  our  subject,  was  next 
to  the  youngest  child  of  the  above  mentioned  fam- 
ily.    He    readied    mature  years    in    Illinois,    and 


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was  married  in  De  Witt  County,  that  state,  in 
1844,  to  Miss  Martha  S.,  daughter  of  James  and 
Mary  McCord.  She  was  born  in  Tennessee,  and 
came  with  her  parents  to  Illinois  as  early  as  1832, 
being  among  the  early  settlers  of  De  Witt  Coun- 
ty. James  Shinkle  purchased  raw  prairie  land  in 
De  Witt  County,  worked  industriously  and  perse- 
veringly,  and  became  the  owner  of  three  hundred 
and  twenty  acres  of  excellent  land.  He  followed 
stock-raising  and  made  many  improvements.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Seventh 
Illinois  Infantry  during  tlie  Rebellion.  In  1865 
he  sold  out,  and  with  team  and  wagon  made  his 
way  to  Kansas,  settling  on  section  15,  township 
19,  range  23,  Osage  Township,  Miami  County, 
wliere  he  had  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  unimproved  land  in  1864.  Not  being 
satisfied,  lie  remained  there  only  until  1866,  and 
then  moved  to  Linn  County,  Scott  Township,  pur- 
chased land,  and  there  made  his  home  until  1888, 
when,  on  account  of  the  death  of  his  wife,  he 
gave  up  his  farm  and  found  a  comfortable  home 
with  ills  children.  He  became  the  owner  of  four 
hundred  acres  in  Scott  Township,  and  followed 
mixed  husbandry  for  many  years.  To  iiis  mar- 
riage were  born  three  children,  our  subject  being 
tlie  eldest  in  order  of  birth.  John  N.  married  and 
made  his  home  in  Linn  County  until  his  death. 
He  left  a  daughter.  McCord  is  an  able  attorney 
of  Linn  County,  Kan.  In  politics  the  father  is  a 
Republican,  and  in  religion  a  Methodist,  having 
held  membership  in  the  church  for  lifty  years.  He 
was  also  Class-leader  for  many  years. 

The  original  of  this  notice  was  born  in  De  Witt 
County,  111.,  December  12,  1845,  and  his  early 
education  w.as  received  in  the  district  schools.  He 
came  with  the  family  to  Kansas  in  1865,  and  the 
father  soon  gave  him  the  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  on  which  he  has  since  resided.  He  is  now 
the  owner  of  about  two  thousand  acres  of  land, 
but  has  not  given  his  attention  entirely  to  farm- 
ing, but  gives  much  of  his  time  to  stock-raising. 
For  the  past  four  j'ears  he  has  had  a  partner,  Ben- 
jamin Shinkle,  in  the  stock  business,  and  they 
buy,  feed  and  ship.  They  handle  two  thousand 
lioad  annually,  and  also  raise  horses.  Mr.  Shinkle 
is  also  connected  with  a   mercantile  firm  at  Fon- 


tana.  In  1868  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E. 
Joll}',  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  the  daughter  of  F^lias 
and  Elizabeth  (Bishop)  Jolly.  Seven  children 
have  been  given  them:  Mattie,  Naomi,  James, 
Nannie,  Ellery,  F^thel  and  Swanie.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican,  and  held  the  office  of  Town- 
ship Treasurer  for  one  term.  Socially,  he  is  a 
member  of  Lodge  No.  312,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  re- 
ligiously is  a  INIethodist. 


I  M.  MASON,  a  farmer  residing  in  Osage 
(  Township,  Crawford  County,  is  a  native 
of  Ohio,  having  been  born  in  Portage 
County  on  the  23d  of  September,  1835.  He  is  a 
son  of  Peter  and  Sebra  (Da}')  Mason,  natives  of 
Connecticut  and  early  settlers  of  Ohio,  where  the 
father  engaged  in  farming  in  Portage  Count}'. 
In  his  community  he  was  highly  esteemed  as  a 
man  of  honorable  and  noble  principles.  He  was  a 
Whig  in  his  political  belief,  and  was  a  man  of  pa- 
triotic spirit  and  a  loyal  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1812.  From  him  his  children  inherited  their  pa- 
triotic love  of  country  and  devotion  to  the  Union, 
and  it  is  a  noteworthy  fact  that  five  of  the  sons 
served  in  tlie  Civil  War. 

Our  subject  is  one  of  seventeen  children,  of 
wiiom  seven  are  now  living,  1893.  He  was  reared 
to  manhood  upon  a  farm,  amid  the  scenes  of  rural 
life,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  commenced  to  learn 
the  trade  of  a  carpenter,  which  he  afterward  fol- 
lowed as  a  journeyman  and  contractor  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  In  that  way  he  earned  sufficient 
money  to  enable  him  to  pursue  a  commercial  course 
in  a  college  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  prose- 
cuted his  studies  with  diligence  and  success.  In 
1855  he  removed  to  Illinois,  and  in  the  village  of 
Bushnell  purchassd  a  drug  business,  which  he  con- 
ducted for  a  time.  Disposing  of  the  store,  he  lo- 
cated on  a  farm  and  continued  to  engage  as  an 
agriculturist  in  Illinois  until  1863,  the  year  of  his 
arrival  in  Kansas.     Here  for    two  jears   he  made 


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his  home  upon  a  partially  improved  farm  in  Bour- 
bon Count}'. 

AVhile  a  resident  of  Bourbon  County,  Mr.  Ma- 
son enlisted  in  a  battalion  for  guard  dut^'  at 
home,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  par- 
ticipating in  the  battles  of  Little  Blue,  Mine  Creek, 
AVestport,  and  all  the  engagements  against  General 
Price.  He  accompanied  the  regiment  into  Arkan- 
sas, but  with  that  exception  his  military  service 
was  confined  to  the  state  in  which  he  lives.  In 
the  fall  of  1865,  shortly  after  retiring  from  the 
service,  lie  located  upon  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  comprising  a  portion  of  his  present  farm  on 
section  11,  Osage  Township.  The  land  was  then 
unimproved,  and  the  county  of  Crawford  was 
verjf  sparsely  settled. 

From  time  to  time  Mr.  Mason  has  added  to  his 
property  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty  acres  of  finely  improved  land, 
upon  which  he  has  placed  first-class  improvements, 
the  estate  being  one  of  the  best  in  the  township. 
In  1885  Ills  residence  was  completed  at  a  cost  of 
$3,000,  and  the  barn,  which  is  a  substantial  struc- 
ture, was  built  at  a  cost  of  8700.  The  farm  is 
neatly  fenced  with  hedge  and  barbed  wire,  and 
the  land  is  divided  and  subdivided  into  fields  of 
convenient  size  for  pasturage  or  cultivation.  All 
the  cereals  are  raised  here,  although  a  specialty  is 
made  of  corn.  The  pl.nce  is  well  stocked  with 
hogs  and  cattle. 

In  1856  Mr.  Mason  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Ellen  Everett,  who  was  born  in  New  Jersey 
in  1836.  They  are  tlie -parents  of  three  children, 
namely:  Ada  L.,  who  married  J.  H.  Foresman,  of 
Joplin,  Mo.,  and  has  one  child;  John  C,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  seventeen;  and  Frank  E.,  a  merchant 
residing  in  McCune.  The  last-named  son  married 
Miss  Laura  Ramp,  and  they  have  one  child.  In 
religious  matters  Mr.  Masou  is  identified  with  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in  which  he  has  served 
as  Steward  and  Trustee.  He  is  a  prominent  worker 
in  the  Sunday-school,  and  served  as  Superintend- 
ent while  residing  in  Illinois.  In  social  connec- 
tions he  is  a  Mason,  and  aided  in  the  organization 
of  Oswego  Lodge. 

A  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Mason  cast  his  first 
ballot  for  Abraham    Lincoln    for   President.     He 


has  frequently  served  as  a  delegate  to  various 
conventions,  both  county  and  state.  He  has  served 
as  a  Commissioner  of  this  country,  and  was  at  one 
time  a  candidate  for  the  Legislature,  but  was  de- 
feated. In  educational  matters  heisalways  inter- 
ested, and  has  been  a  member  of  the  local  School 
Board.  He  has  given  his  children  good  educa- 
tional advantages,  and  both  his  son  and  daughter 
were  students  in  Baker  University,  at  Baldwin 
City. 


S)^.5.^..j..j.F 


5^  BENEZER  M.  GENTLE. a  prominent  citizen, 
a  thoroughly  practical  general  agriculturist 
L^^  and  a  prosperous  stock-raiser,  residing  near 
tlie  village  of  Mound  City,  Linn  Coiint\',  has  for 
over  twenty-two  years  shared  in  the  advancing  in- 
terests of  his  present  locality,  and  proven  an  impor- 
tant factor  in  the  development  of  enterprise.  Born 
near  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  Jul}'  24, 
1829,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  William  and  Mary 
M.  (Thompson)  Gentle,  both  natives  of  Frederick 
County,  Md.  The  parents  were  reared  and  edu- 
cated in  the  home  of  their  childhood,  and  were  there 
married,  removing  to  Hamilton  County,  Ohio, 
about  1810.  Tlie  father  died  in  1850,  aged  sixty- 
two  years;  the  mother,  long  surviving,  after  his 
demise  removed  to  Hancock  County,  III.,  where  she 
died  at  a  good  old  age.  William  and  Mary  Gentle 
were  numbered  among  the  pioneers  of  Hamilton 
County,  and  were  honored  by  all  who  knew  them. 
Intelligent,  hard-working  and  upright,  the>'  en- 
dured with  hope  and  courage  the  sacrifices  and 
toil  demanded  of  our  early  settlers.  Twelve  chil- 
dren clustered  about  their  fireside,  three  daughters 
and  six  sons  surviving  to  adult  age.  Elizabeth 
married  Jesse  H.  Hubbard,  and  died  in  Hancock 
County,  111.;  John  died  in  Fulton  County,  III.; 
William  passed  away  in  Hancock  County,  111.,  in 
1869;  Hester  became  the  wife  of  Zachariah  Hol- 
land, and  died  in  Hamilton  Count}',  Ohio;  Bcnja- 


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mill  resides  in  Ford  Count}',  III.;  James  C.  died  in 
Fulton  County,  111.;  Thomas  died  in  Iowa;  Mar- 
garet was  the  wife  of  Thomas  Stewart,  and  died  in 
Hamilton  County,  Ohio. 

Our  subject,  Ebenezer  M.,  was  the  youngest  of 
the  parental  family.  He  remained  in  Ohio,  work- 
ing upon  the  farm  of  his  father,  until  nineteen 
years  of  age,  when,  having  received  a  fair  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  the  district,  he  learned  the 
trade  of  a  carpenter.  In  1855,  he  located  in 
Warren  County,  111.,  and  worked  at  his  trade  one 
3ear,  but  at  the  expiration  of  the  twelve  months 
removed  to  Fulton  Count}',  and  settled  at  Farm- 
ington.  In  this  latter  village  Mr.  Gentle  was  in 
1858  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lydia  Ann 
Fink,  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Sarah  Fink,  old 
residents  and  well  known  citizens  of  Maryland, 
the  native  state  of  Mrs.  Gentle.  After  their  mar- 
riage, our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  made 
their  home  in  Hancock  County,  111.,  where  Mr. 
Gentle  entered  into  the  pursuit  of  .agriculture  and 
devoted  himself  unweariedly  to  the  tilling  of  the 
soil  until  1866,  when  again  he  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  his  trade  as  carpenter  and  builder.  At  this 
time  the  tide  of  emigration  setting  in  vigorously 
toward  the  farther  west,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gentle 
finally  decided  to  tr}'  their  fortunes  in  the  state 
of  Kansas,  and  in  1870  journeyed  with  their  fam- 
ily to  Linn  Count3^  Our  subject  in  a  short  time 
purchased  eighty  acres  of  land,  but  entered  into 
the  grocer}-  business  at  Mound  City,  where  with 
his  family  he  continued  to  reside  until  1876.  In 
the  meantime  he  for  four  years  occupied  himself 
with  his  trade,  and  found  ready  employment  at 
remunerative  figures  as  a  carpenter  and  builder. 

In  1876,  his  family  removed  to  the  farm,  where 
the  sons  devoted  themselves  to  general  agriculture 
and  stock-raising,  our  subject  continuing  profit- 
ably to  handle  the  tools  of  his  trade.  In  1883, 
Mr.  Gentle  determined  to  emigrate  to  the  farther 
west  and  sold  out,  with  his  two  sons  then  travel- 
ing to  Oregon  with  the  intention  of  making  that 
state  his  permanent  abiding  place.  Our  subject, 
however,  finally  decided  that  Kansas  suited  him 
quite  as  well,  if  not  better  than  Oregon,  and  re- 
turned to  his  former  locality,  purchased  forty 
acres,  and    built  an   attractive  and   commodious 


residence.  Seven  children  have  blessed  the  home 
with  their  presence.  Charles  T.  was  the  eldest; 
Adolphus  married  Nina  Strain;  Alverta  is  at 
home;  (^eorge  lives  in  AVinslovv,  Ariz.;  W.  Fred 
is  a  citizen  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  Ira  M.  is  next; 
and  Lana  A.  is  the  wife  of  Henry  Savage,  of  Kan- 
sas City.  Mr.  Gentle  is  fraternally  associated 
with  Magnolia  Lodge  No.  20,  T.  0.  O.  F.,  and  has 
passed  the  chairs.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  the 
Grand  Lodge,  enjoying  both  within  and  without 
this  order  the  confidence  of  many  friends.  Poli- 
tically, our  subject  is  a  strong  Republican,  and  is 
well  posted  in  the  local  and  national  issues  of  the 
day,  ever  doing  his  full  duty  as  a  true  represent- 
ative citizen. 


f(_^  ARRY  T.  POTTER  was  born  in  Yorkshire, 
England,  in  1844,  and  came  to  America 
with  his  parents  in  1849.  After  two  years 
spent  in  New  York,  the  family  emigrated 
to  Morgan  County,  111.,  where  he  grew  to  man- 
hood and  made  his  home  until  1874.  In  the  com- 
mon schools  he  acquired  his  education.  In  1871 
he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Annie  E. 
Donald,  and  the}'  began  their  domestic  life  upon 
a  farm  in  Morgan  County.  Mr.  Potter  there 
purchased  eighty  acres  of  timberland,  which  he 
cleared  and  improved.  This  he  sold  in  1874,  and 
then  came  to  Crawford  County,  where  he  spent 
his  remaining  days. 

After  reaching  Kansas,  Mr.  Potter  purchased 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  and  became 
Land  Agent  for  the  Memphis  Railroad  Compan}'. 
In  this  way  he  advertised  the  land  and  caused  the 
settlement  of  the  neighborhood.  He  always  took 
a  leading  part  in  everything  pertaining  to  the 
welfare  of  the  community  and  its  development, 
and  aided  materially  in  the  public  growth  and 
progress.  At  an  early  day  he  became  identified 
with  the  Methodist  Church,  and  was  always  one 
of  its  prominent  and  active  workers.  In  politics 
he  was  a    Republican    until    1888,  when   he  allied 


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himself  with  the  Prohibition  party,  and  by  it  was 
nominated  for  State  Auditor.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  he  owned  over  two  sections  of  land,  which 
he  had  accumulated  through  industry,  persever- 
ance and  good  management.  He  thus  left  his 
family  in  good  circumstances.  .Social!}',  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen. 
Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Potter  was  born  a  family  of 
six  children,  as  follows:  Effie  M.,  wife  of  the  Rev. 
R.  E.  McLean,  of  Cherryville,  pastor  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  of  that  place;  George  E., 
James  Newton ;  Delia  and  Stella,  twins;  and  Ar- 
thur. Mrs.  Potter  was  born  in  Morgan  Count}', 
111.,  and  is  a  daughter  of  William  and  Sarah  Don- 
ald. Her  father  was  a  native  of  Scotland,  and  her 
mother  was  born  on  the  Green  Isle  of  Erin.  In 
youth  they  came  to  America,  and  were  here  mar- 
ried. Both  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  were  highly  respected  people.  Mr. 
Potter  was  called  to  his  final  rest  in  1891,  at  the 
age  of  forty-seven  years,  and  his  loss  was  mourned 
throughout  the  entire  community.  His  church 
lost  a  consistent  member,  the  coramunitj'  a  valued 
citizen,  his  neighbors  a  faithful  friend,  and  his 
familj'  a  loving  and  tender  husband  and  father. 


JTiESSE  V.  WHISLER.  Among  the' residents 
I  of  Crawford  County  who  have  come  hither 
I  from  the  east  and  have  here  found  pros- 
^jj^  perity  and  success  in  farming  and  stock- 
raising  may  be  mentioned  the  name  of  Jesse  V. 
Whisler.  The  farm  which  he  owns  and  occupies 
is  situated  on  section  22,  Washington  Township, 
and  consists  of  one  hundred  and  sixt}'^  acres  of 
land,  upon  which  have  been  placed  numerous 
farm  buildings  and  improvements  of  a  substan- 
tial nature.  When  our  subject  located  here,  the 
farm  was  unimproved,  and  as  far  as  the  eye  could 


penetrate  there  stretched  a  seemingly  endless  ex- 
panse of  prairie  land. 

The  Whisler  family  is  of  Penns>lvania-Dutch 
origin.  The  parents  of  our  subject,  Daniel  and 
Sarah  (Bender)  Whisler,  were  both  natives  of 
Pennsylvania,  but  removed  from  there  to  Ohio, 
where  the  father  died.  The  mother  and  family 
later  proceeded  westward  to  Iowa.  The  mother 
resides  in  Findlay,  Ohio,  at  this  writing.  They  had 
a  family  of  five  children,  our  subject  being  the 
fourth  in  order  of  birth.  He  was  born  in  Rich- 
land C'ount}^  Ohio,  in  1844,  and  in  his  boj'hood 
accom|)anied  his  parents  to  Jefferson  County,  Iowa, 
where  he  resided  from  1856  until  1870.  His  edu- 
cation was  received  in  the  schools  of  Ohio  and 
Iowa,  and  has  been  supplemented  b}-  observation 
and  tlioughtfnl  reading. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Whisler  took  place  in 
Iowa  and  united  him  with  Miss  Mar}'  Porter,  a 
teacher  in  the  schools  of  Louisa  County,  that 
stale.  Of  this  unicm  three  children  were  born, 
viz.:  Maggie,  who  is  the  wife  of  A.  S.  Sargent,  of 
Rice  County,  Kan.;  Sadie,  a  teacher  of  Crawford 
County;  and  .lolin  W.,  who  is  a  minister  in  the 
Church  of  God  and  a  3'oung  man  of  brilliant  at- 
tainments and  splendid  education.  After  the 
death  of  Mrs.  Mary  Whisler,  our  subject  was  again 
married,  in  1880,  his  wife  being  Christcna  Fred- 
erick. They  are  the  parents  of  three  children: 
Mabel,  Gertrude  and  A.  Frederick. 

After  coming  to  Kansas,  in  the  year  1870,  Mr. 
Whisler  engaged  in  teaching  in  Crawford  County 
for  several  3'ears,  and  aivled  in  the  oiganization 
of  public  schools  in  his  district.  He  has  taken 
an  active  interest  in  educational  matters  and 
rendered  efficient  service  as  a  member  of  the 
School  Board.  In  politics  he  is  a  Populist,  and 
upon  the  ticket  of  that  party  he  was  elected 
to  the  position  of  Town  Clerk,  serving  in  that 
office  for  several  terms.  He  is  now  officiating  as 
Township  Treasurer.  In  religious  connections  lie 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Church  of  God, 
and  he  has  been  especially  active  in  Sunda3'-scliool 
work,  having  served  as  Superintendent  or  Assist- 
ant Superintendent  during  almost  the  entire  pe- 
riod that  h.is  elapsed  since  the  organization  of  the 
Fairview  Union  Sunday-school.     For  three  years 


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Jie  filled  the  position  of  County  Sunday-school 
President,  and  for  five  years  was  Vice-President 
of  the  association.  He  has  officiated  almost  con- 
stantly as  Township  President.  For  many  j-ears 
he  has  been  an  Elder  in  the  church.  In  his-  social 
relations  he  is  identified  with  the  Ancient  Order 
of  United  Workmen  and  the  Anti-Horse  Thief 
Association. 


(^^MOMAS  W.  REYNOLDS,  the  efficient  Clerk 
f/f^^  of  Neosho  County,  and  a  well  known  resi- 
%^^'  dent  of  Erie,  was  born  in  Greene  County, 
Ohio,  July  29,  1839.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  a  farmer  of  Allegheny  County,  Pa.,  and  in 
Greene  County,  Ohio,  bought  a  farm  for  his  son, 
William  Reynolds,  the  father  of  our  subject,  who, 
removing  thither,  married  Miss  Eliza  Mitchell, 
daughter  of  John  Mitchell.  Both  parents  were 
natives  of  Allegheny  County.  The  maternal  grand- 
father became  the  owner  of  eleven  hundred  acres 
of  land  in  Ohio.  William  Reynolds  followed  farm- 
ing in  Greene  County  upon  one  hundred  and 
seven  acres  of  good  land  until  his  death  in  1840. 
His  widow  then  went  to  live  with  her  father,  but 
afterward  married  Rev.  AVilliam  Davidson,  of 
Hamilton,  Ohio,  a  minister  of  the  United  Presby- 
terian Church. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  in  his 
mother's  home,  and  educated  in  Hamilton,  Ohio, 
attending  the  high  school.  At  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen he  determined  to  seek  a  home  in  the  west, 
and  went  to  Nebraska,  locating  in  Nemaha  Coun- 
ty. In  the  spring  of  1860  he  crossed  the  (jlains 
to  Pike's  Peak,  Colo.,  and  while  en  route  had  a 
fight  with  the  Indians.  There  he  engaged  in 
prospecting  and  mining  until  the  following  win- 
ter, when  he  returned  to  Hamilton,  Ohio,  and 
when  President  Lincoln  issued  his  call  for  seventy- 
five  thousand  volunteers  he  enlisted,  on  the  19th 
11 


of  April,    1861,  in   Company  F,  Third   Ohio    In- 
fantr3'. 

Mr.  Reynolds  was  in  the  service  for  three  j'ears 
and  three  months,  and  was  mustered  out  in  June, 
1864.  For  the  last  year  and  a-lialf  he  served  as 
Orderly  Sergeant  of  his  company',  and  acted  as  its 
Commander  for  thirteen  months.  He  spent  the 
first  season  in  the  Army  of  the  East,  participating 
in  the  battle  of  Tiger  Valle}',  and  afterward  went 
to  Bowling  Green,  thence  to  Nashville,  and  on  to 
Murfreesboro  and  Huntsville.  In  the  fall  they 
joined  Buell's  army  and  participated  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Perryville.  Later  Rosecrans  assumed  com- 
mand, and  they  went  to  Nashville  and  partici- 
pated in  the  battle  of  Stone  River  or  Murfreesboro. 
They  were  then  detailed  with  the  Fifty-first  and 
Seventy-third  Indiana  and  Eightieth  Illinois  reg- 
iments to  go  on  a  raid  under  Col.  A.  D.  Straight. 
After  a  hard  battle  near  Rome  they  were  captured 
by  General  Forest  and  turned  over  to  the  home 
guard  of  that  place,  b3'  which  they  were  searched 
and  robbed  and  then  sent  to  Richmond  and  At- 
lanta. They  were  afterward  placed  in  Belle  Isle 
Prison,  but  in  a  short  time  were  parolled  and 
taken  to  Camp  Chase.  Not  long  afterward  Mr. 
Reynolds  joined  his  regiment  in  Cincinnati,  and 
went  to  Nashville.  Later  he  did  guard  duty, 
and  subsequently  was  sent  to  Chattanooga,  where 
he  was  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service. 
He  then  went  to  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  where  he 
was  mustered  out. 

After  the  war  Mr.  Reynolds  remained  in  Ham- 
ilton, Ohio,  for  about  a  year  in  the  employ  of 
the  Government,  and  then  went  to  Gibson  Coun- 
ty', Ind.,  where  his  father  iiad  entered  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  of  timberland.  On  the  8th  of 
February,  1867,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Jane  M.,  daughter  of  Elijah  Coulter,  a  miller 
and  farmer  of  Gibson  County.  Unto  them  have 
been  born  ten  children,  all  of  whom  are  still  liv- 
ing. Two  of  the  number  are  married,  while  tlie 
others  are  yet  with  their  parents. 

In  the  midst  of  the  forests  in  Indiana  Mr.  Reyn- 
olds hewed  out  a  farm,  upon  which  he  made  his 
home  for  three  and  a-half  years.  He  then  sold 
out,  in  September,  1870,  and  came  to  Neosho  Coun- 
ty,  locating   in    Canville    Township,  and   enter- 


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ing  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  on  sec- 
tion 24  from  the  Government.  He  now  has  two 
hundred  and  sixty  acres,  all  under  a  high  state  of 
cultivation  and  well  improved.  He  carries  on 
general  farming  and  stock-raising,  and  in  his 
dealings  has  met  with  good  success. 

Mr.  Reynolds  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in 
support  of  the  Republican  party.  In  tiie  fall  of 
1889  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Count}'  Clerk, 
and  entered  upon  its  duties  the  following  Janu- 
ary-. On  the  expiration  of  his  two  years'  term 
he  was  again  elected,  and  is  the  present  incum- 
bent. For  three  terms  he  served  as  Township 
Trustee,  and  was  Clerk  of  the  Township  Board 
for  several  years.  For  two  terms  he  served  as 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  has  been  a  member  of 
the  School  Board  for  a  number  of  j'ears.  He  takes 
quite  an  active  part  in  Grand  Army  work,  and  is 
a  charter  member  of  Earltown  Post  No.  206, 
G.  A.  R.  Mr.  Reynolds  has  led  a  busy  and  useful 
life,  and  has  ever  been  found  true  to  the  trust  re- 
posed in  him. 


\f^  DWARD  T.  CAMPBELL.  For  more  than 
1^  twenty  years  Mr.  Campbell  has  resided 
It' — ^  upon  section  2,  of  Sherman  Township, 
Crawford  County,  where  he  engages  in  general 
farming  and  stock-raising.  At  the  time  of  locat- 
ing here,  about  1872,  he  purchased  from  the  rail- 
road company  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
unimproved  land,  and  to  the  original  tract  he  has 
from  time  to  time  added  until  he  is  now  the 
owner  of  five  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  of  which 
two  hundred  and  twenty  acres  are  under  excellent 
cultivation. 

The  parents  of  our  subject,  James  and  Mahala 
J.  (Fields)  Campbell,  were  natives  of  Russell 
County,  Va.,  and  belonged  to  the  F.  F.  Vs.  The 
fatiier  followed  farming  in  the  Old  Dominion  until 
Uis  fieath,  after  which  his  wife  married  James  HaV' 


mon,  becoming  by  the  second  union  the  mother 
of  one  child,  Lottie,  wife  of  .John  Holtman,  of 
Crawford  ('ounty,  Kan.,  and  the  mother  of  two 
children.  Mrs.  Mahala  J.  Harmon  has  been  a  second 
time  widowed  and  now  makes  her  home  with  our 
subject.  By  her  fiist  marriage  she  had  three  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  are  now  living,  E.  T.  and  J.  F. 
The  mother  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church 
and  is  a  lady  of  upright  and  amiable  character, 
beloved  hj  all  who  know  her. 

Born  in  Russell  County,  Va.,  on  the  23d  of  Sep- 
tember, 185.3,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared 
upon  a  farm  in  the  Old  Dominion,  where  be  re- 
sided until  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age.  In  the 
subscription  schools  of  the  district  he  received  tiie 
rudiments  of  an  education.  His  literaiy  advan- 
tages, however,  were  very  meagre,  and  the  exten- 
sive knowledge  he  now  possesses  has  been  acquired 
principally  by  self-culture.  In  the  spring  of  1S70 
he  came  to  Kansas  and  has  since  resided  in  Craw- 
ford County.  After  coming  here  he  worked  for  a 
time  on  the  farm  of  the  present  Lieutenant-Gov- 
ernor, Percy  Daniels,  and  then  in  1872  settled 
upon  the  farm  where  he  has  since  remained. 

In  1886  Mr.  Campbell  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Mary,  daughter  of  William  and  Amanda 
(Hall)  Lawler,  of  Farlington,  this  state.  Mrs. 
Campbell  is  a  member  in  high  standing  of  the 
Missionary  Baptist  Church  and  is  regarded  as  a 
worthy  and  exemplary  Christian  by  all  who  know 
her.  In  his  social  connections  Mr.  Campbell  is  a 
Mason,  and  is  also  identified  with  the  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen  at  Farlington,  of  which 
he  has  been  Master.  Since  the  organization  of  the 
People's  party,  he  has  been  one  of  its  most  active 
supporters  and  has  frequently  served  as  a  delegate 
to  its  conventions.  For  two  j-ears  he  filled  the 
position  of  Trustee  of  Sherman  Township,  and  he 
is  now  a  member  of  the  School  Board. 

Mr.  Campbell  is  a  practical  grain  and  stock 
farmer,  and  has  been  generally'  very  successful  in 
his  farming  operations.  A  man  of  solid  worth 
and  character,  he  is  recognized  as  such  by  his  fel- 
low-citizens, and  is  highly  regarded  by  all  who 
know  him.  As  the  result  of  patient  toil  and  hon- 
orable industrj'  he  enjoys  a  well  earned  compe- 
tence,    He  has  never  engaged  in  uncertain  sj)ecU' 


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lations  or  the  turmoils  of  political  strife,  but  has 
attended  strictly  to  his  chosen  occupation. 

A  few  words  with  reference  to  J.  F.  Campbell, 
our  subject's  brother,  will  not  be  amiss  in  this-con- 
nection.  He  was  born  in  Russell  County,  Va.,  in 
18.56,  and  accompanied  the  family  to  Kansas. 
About  1874  ho  married  Miss  Theodosia,  daughter 
of  A.  M.  Clifford,  now  of  Oklahoma.  Mrs.  Theo- 
dosia Campbell  died  in  June,  1892,  after  having 
become  the  mother  of  four  children,  all  of  whom 
are  now  living.  Mr.  Campbell  settled  upon  the 
southeast  quarter  of  section  34,  Sherman  Town- 
ship, and  from  the  wild  land  improved  a  fine  farm. 
In  March,  1893,  he  disposed  of  the  property'  and 
removed  to  Oklahoma,  where  he  has  since  resided. 
He  was  an  official  in  the  Baptist  Church  while  a 
resident  of  Crawford  County,  and  was  highly  es- 
teemed, not  only  by  the  congregation,  but  also  by 
everyone  who  knew  him.  As  a  Populist,  he  took 
an  active  part  in  political  affairs,  and  f or  two  j'ears 
served  as  Trustee  of  Sherman  Township.  He  is 
identified  witii  the  Fraternal  Aid  Society. 


j^^  TEPHEN  ABOTT  HERRIMAN,  deceased. 
^^  The  life  narrative  of  the  head  of  a  family 
(ll/j))  is  interesting,  not  only  to  his  posteritj^  but 
also  to  the  citizens  of  the  section  in  which 
he  has  resided,  and  this  is  doubly  true  when 
such  a  man  has  established  for  himself  and  his  chil- 
dren a  reputation  for  integrity,  character  and 
ability,  and  has  been  of  value  in  the  development 
of  that  portion  of  the  country  which  was  his 
home.  Such  a  narrative  do  we  have  in  the  sketch 
of  Stephen  A.  Ilerriman,  who  located  in  Kansas  in 
the  spring  of  1868. 

Mr.  Herriman  was  a  native  of  the  Buckeye 
State,  born  in  Clarke  County,  November  1,  1838, 
and  the  son  of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth  Herri- 
man.  He  was  reared  to  the  arduous  duties  of  the 
farm,  and  educated  in  the  common  schools.    L?tter 


he  taught  school  in  Kentucky  for  one  year  and 
then  went  to  Ohio,  where,  in  connection  with 
teaching,  he  tilled  the  soil  for  some  time.  During 
the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Thirty- 
first  Ohio  Infantry,  and  served  three  years  as  a 
private  soldier.  He  was  slightly  wounded  once 
in  a  finger.  After  the  war  he  returned  to 
Ohio  and  resumed  teaching  and  farming  alter- 
nately. As  before  stated,  he  came  to  Kansas  in 
the  spring  of  1868  and  purchased  one  hundred 
and  sixtj'  acres  of  land,  which  he  immediately  be- 
gan improving.  At  the  same  time  he  taught 
school.  The  land  was  raw  prairie  when  he  pur- 
chased it,  and  as  time  passed  he  added  to  the  orig- 
inal tract  until  he  was  the  owner  of  one  thousand 
acres.  He  also  engaged  in  stock-raising  and  feed- 
ing, and  became  one  of  the  substantia],  worthy  citi- 
zens of  the  county.  On  the  home  place  he  erected 
a  fine  residence  and  substantial  barns  and  out- 
buildings. 

In  the  year  1889  Mr.  Herriman  removed  from 
the  farm  and  located  in  Garnett,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  pleasant  residence.  This  worthy  man 
passed  away  on  the  31st  of  Januar)',  1893,  and  in 
his  death  the  community  lost  one  of  its  best  citi- 
zens, and  the  family  a  noble  husband  and  loving 
father.  All  his  property  was  tlie  result  of  energy 
and  industry  on  his  part,  and  everything  that  he 
undertook  seemed  to  prosper.  He  was  very  domes- 
tic in  his  taste,  and  loved  the  home  fireside  better 
than  any  other  place  on  earth.  In  politics,  he  was 
independent,  and  for  one  term  held  the  office  of 
County  Commissioner.  On  the  3d  of  September, 
1868,  he  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Little,  daughter  of 
John  and  iSIary  Ann  (Ilighwood)  Little,  and  a  na- 
tive of  Clarke  County,  Ohio,  born  .January  12, 
1848.  She  resided  in  her  native  county  until  her 
marriage.  Three  children  were  the  fruits  of  this 
union:  Grace,  who  was  born  April  9,  1871,  and 
married  Brainard  W.  Gowde}-;  Mary  Susan,  who 
was  born  October  12,  1876;  and  Ada  May,  born 
December  16,  1878.  The  two  last  are  with  their 
mother. 

John  Little,  father  of  Mrs.  Herriman,  was  a  na- 
tive of  the  Keystone  State,  born  August  18,  1819, 
and  was  married  in  his  native  state  when  but 
twenty-one  years  of  age.     His  wife  was  originally 


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from  England,  and  came  to  the  United  States  wlien 
nine  3'ears  of  age.  Soon  after  marriage  tbey  moved 
by  wagon  over  the  mountains  of  Pennsylvania  to 
Clarke  C'ountj%  Ohio,  and  settled  on  a  farm  where 
they  resided  for  many  3'ears.  Mrs.  Little  there  died 
February  19,  1883,  when  sixtj^-two  3'ears  of  age. 
Afterward  Mr.  Little  went  to  Minneapolis  and  has 
made  his  home  with  a  son  there  ever  sinee.  He 
and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  seven  daughters 
and  a  son.  Lydia  Elma  married  C3'rus  Murray 
and  resides  in  Clarke  Counts',  Ohio;  Anna  High- 
wood  married  John  Herriman  (see  sketch);  Susan 
Merrett  married  C'3'rus  Ball,  and  died  in  Clarke 
Count3',  Ohio;  Mary  E.  is  Mrs.  Herriman;  Emma 
Margaret  married  AVilliam  Baxter,  and  resides  in 
Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Ada  Maria  married  Alfred 
Clements,  and  resides  in  Clarke  Count3',  Ohio; 
Laura  Jane  married  Lemuel  Nicholson,  and  resides 
iu  Clarke  Count3',  Ohio,  and  John  Warren,  a  ph3'- 
sician  of  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  is  noted  far  and 
wide  for  his  success  in  the  healing  art,  and  has  one 
of  the  finest  libraries  in  tlie  cit3'.  The  father  of 
these  children  was  one  of  the  honest,  upright  men 
of  the  count3'  and  was  universally  respected. 


^^i^:i^^i 


,^^  AMUEL  M.  PORTER,  who  resides  on 
'^^^  section  23,  Westphalia  Township,  Ander- 
IWAIi)  son  County,  northwest  of  the  viUaoe  of 
AVestphalia,  ownsa  fine  farm,  which  attests 
b3'  its  thrift  and  productiveness  the  excellent 
qualities  of  thoroughness  and  S3'stem  which  mark 
the  owner.  The  career  of  Mr.  Porter,  of  whom 
it  is  our  pleasure  and  privilege  to  here  attempt  a 
short  sketch,  is  connected  about  equally  with  Ohio 
and  Kansas.  Born  in  the  former  state  in  Brown 
Count3',  October  10,  1839,  he  was  there  reared 
and  educated,  receiving  such  advantages  as  the 
common  schools  afforded.  When  but  a  lad  he  be- 
cunje  fan}ili;xr  with  all  the  duties  of  the  farm  and 


assisted  his  father  in  tilling  the  soil  until  the 
breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War. 

In  October,  1861,  our  subject  enlisted  and  was 
mustered  in  with  Compau3'  A,  Seventieth  Ohio 
Infantr3%  and  served  for  fifteen  months,  when  he 
was  discharged  at  Memphis  on  account  of  physical 
disabilit3\  He  participated  in  the  blood3'  battle 
of  Shiloh  and  the  evacuation  of  Corinth,  holding 
the  rank  of  Sergeant.  Returning  to  the  Buckeye 
State  in  1863,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Euphemia 
Games,  who  was  born  in  Brown  Count3',  Ohio, 
and  is  a  daughter  of  John  Games.  In  1869  our 
subject  and  family  left  Ohio  and  made  their  way 
toward  the  setting  sun,  stopping  nearlj'  one  year 
near  Peru,  La  Salle  Couiit3',  111.,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  tilling  the  soil.  From  there  he  came  direct 
to  Kansas,  and  at  once  invested  in  eight3'  acres  of 
raw  prairie  land,  which  he  improved  b}'  cultiva- 
tion, and  on  which  he  erected  a  substantial  dwel- 
ling and  good  outbuildings.  This  was  in  Miami 
Countv',  and  there  he  resided  until  1882,  when  lie 
located  in  Anderson  Countj'  and  purchased  a  half- 
section  of  land,  which  was  also  unimproved. 

Mr.  Porter  now  owns  four  hundred  acres,  has 
it  improved  and  cultivated,  and  has  followed 
stock-raising  for  the  most  part  since  locating  here. 
To  his  marriage  were  born  nine  children,  one  of 
whom  died  in  infancj'.  Those  living  are:  John. 
David,  Elijah,  Martin,  Lonnie,  Belle,  Grace  and 
Albert.  Politicall3',  Mr.  Porter  is  a  Republican, 
and  his  associations,  as  far  as  party  is  concerned, 
have  alwa3's  been  with  that  body.  He  has  never 
sought  office,  but  has  been  Township  Treasurer.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  L^nited  Brethren  Church.  With 
little  or  no  assistance  he  has  made  his  own  wa\' 
in  life,  and  being  distinguished  for  prudence,  fore- 
sight and  good  judgment  has  been  unusually  suc- 
cessful. He  is  one  of  the  original  stockholders 
and  directors  in  the  Bank  of  Westphalia. 

Moses  and  Jane  (Martin)  Porter,  the  parents  of 
our  subject,  were  natives  of  the  Buckc3'c  State, 
and  there  resided  until  about  1863,  having  in 
the  meantime  united  their  fortunes.  They  then 
removed  to  La  Fayette,  lud.,  near  which  cit^  the 
father  purchased  a  farm.  As  he  was  advanced  in 
years,  and  as  he  had  secured  a  competency,  he  re- 
til  cd  from  the  farm,  and  now  makes  liis  home  in  Ln 


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Fayette.  Although  eightj'  years  of  age,  time  has 
dealt  leniently  with  him,  and  he  enjoys  compara- 
tively good  health.  His  wife,  and  the  mother  of 
our  subject,  died  in  June,  1892,  when  eight3r-one 
years  of  age.  Both  were  consistent  and  exemplary 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Chnrch,  and 
in  former  years  were  active  workers  in  the  same. 
Tliey  reared  six  children,  as  follows:  Elijah,  who 
resides  in  Brown  County,  Ohio,  and  is  engaged  in 
farming;  Samuel  M.,  our  subject;  Amos,  a  farmer 
of  La  Fa3'ette,  Ind.;  Eugene, a  grocer  of  La  Fayette; 
Cerilda,  who  married  .John  Games  and  resides  at 
Baldwin,  Kan.;  and  .Jackson,  who  died  in  La  Fay- 
ette, Ind. 


l>^r<m^ 


y»/  N.  EWING,  a  prominent  farmer  and  stock- 
/  raiser  of  Neosho  Countj'.  residing  on  sec- 
'^f^  tion  25,  Ladore  Township,  was  born  in 
Pendleton  County,  Ky.,  in  1840,  and  was  the  sec- 
ond in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  five  children, 
whose  parents  were  Milton  and  Nancy  (Brann) 
Ewing.  They  were  also  natives  of  Kentucky. 
The  grandfather,  John  Ewing,  removed  from  Vir- 
ginia to  Kentucky  when  the  latter  state  was  ytt 
a  territory,  and  he  had  a  patent  from  the  Gov- 
ernor of  Virginia  for  a  large  tract  of  land.  He  was 
very  fond  of  hunting,  and  became  quite  noted  as 
a  marksman. 

In  the  county  of  his  nativity  our  subject  grew 
to  manhood,  and  in  the  common  sciiools  acquired 
a  good  English  education.  When  the  war  be- 
tween tiie  north  and  south  broke  out,  he  idenii- 
fied  himself  with  the  southern  cause  and  served 
for  about  three  j^ears.  After  his  return  home  from 
the  war,  lie  was  married,  in  1867,  the  lady  of  his 
choice  being  Miss  Nancy  Makemson.  They  began 
their  domestic  life  in  Kentucky,  but  after  three 
years  emigrated  westward  to  Kansas,  and  Mr.  Ew- 
ing purchased  the  farm  on  which  he  now  resides. 
It  comprises  four  hundred  acres  of  rich  and  val- 
uable land,  and    his  entire  landed  possessions  ag- 


gregate one  section.  All  the  improvements  upon 
the  farm  are  the  work  of  his  hands,  and  there- 
fore stand  as  monuments  to  his  thrift  and  enter- 
prise. All  modern  conveniences  and  accessories 
are  there  found,  and  the  place  is  incomplete  in  no 
particular.  In  connection  with  general  farming, 
lie  carries  on  stock-raising,  and  always  has  good 
grades  of  horses  and  cattle  upon  his  place. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mis.  liwing  has  been  born  a  fam- 
ily of  three  children,  two  sons  and  a  daughter, 
viz.:  Edgar,  who  is  married  and  resides  on  his 
father's  farm;  Lillian  and  William,  who  are  still 
under  the  parental  roof.  Tiie  household  is  the 
abode  of  hospitality,  and  its  members  rank  high  in 
social  circles.  Mr.  Ewing  and  his  family  belong  to 
the  Church  of  Christ,  and  take  an  active  and  com- 
mendable interest  in  church  work.  In  politics  he 
was  formerly  a  Democrat,  but  of  late  years  has  voted 
with  the  People's  party.  He  has  never  cared  for 
political  preferment,  desiring  ratiier  to  give  his 
entire  time  and  attention  to  his  business  interests, 
in  which  he  has  met  with  signal  success.  His  pros- 
perilj'  has  been  achieved  by  persistent  and  dili- 
gent effort,  and  his  success  is  the  merited  crown 
of  his  labors. 


|Tt_^  ON.  DAVID  A.  CROCKER,  a  well  known 
li/jj  business  man  of  Linn  County,  and  a  prom- 
i£)^  inent  hardware  merchant  of  Pleasauton, 
'§©'  '^'^'^  born  in  Franklin  Countj',  Ind.,  August 
30,  1834.  His  father,  Benjamin  Crocker,  was  born 
near  Falmouth,  Mass.,  in  1778,  and  grew  to  man- 
hood in  his  native  place,  where  he  learned  the 
trade  of  a  shoemaker.  After  his  marriage,  wliicli 
united  him  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Bourn,  he  removed 
to  Indiana,  and  for  a  time  followed  his  trade,  but 
later  engaged  in  farming.  Some  time  after  going 
to  Indiana,  he  purcliased  a  tract  of  land  covered 
with  timber,  and  while  he  worked  at  his   trade  he 


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hired  others  to  clear  his  land.  Upon  his  farm, 
which  consisted  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres, 
he  made  good  improvements,  and  there  he  re- 
mained until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1851. 
His  wife  died  in  Indiana  some  3'ears  pior  to  his 
demise. 

There  were  three  sons  and  five  daughters  in  the 
family-,  viz.:  Jane,  Thomas,  Patience,  Benjamin, 
Lucy,  Elizabeth,  Cecelia  and  David  A.  The  last- 
named,  the  youngest  member  of  the  family,  w.as 
reared  on  the  home  farm,  and  in  his  childhood  was 
a  student  in  the  country  schools.  In  1854  he  ac- 
companied his  sister  to  Keokuk  County,  Iowa, 
and  there  worked  at  the  trade  of  a  carpenter,  hav- 
ing served  an  apprenticeship  to  that  trade  while  a 
resident  of  Indiana.  In  1857  he  came  to  Kansas 
and  entered  a  claim  to  a  tract  of  land  in  Linn 
County,  on  which  he  made  improvements,  and  at 
the  same  time  worked  in  a  saw  and  grist  mill  near 
Mound  City.  He  finally  secured  a  clear  title  to 
his  land  and  resided  there  until  1876,  becoming 
the  owner  of  two  hundred  and  sixty  acres. 

In  the  fall  of  1876  Mr.  Crocker  came  to  Pleas- 
anton  and  purchased  an  interest  in  the  hardware 
business  of  Park  cfe  Baldwin,  of  which  he  became 
the  sole  proprietor  in  1884.  His  present  store 
building  was  erected  in  1887,  and  he  owns  a  one- 
half  interest  in  the  opera  house  which  is  above  his 
store.  In  politics  a  Republican,  ho  has  served  as 
County  Commissioner  for  two  terms,  member  of 
the  State  Legislature  for  one  term.  Mayor  of  Pleas- 
anton,  and  delegate  to  district  and  state  conven- 
tions. For  years  he  has  been  one  of  the  promi- 
nent figures  in  the  political  life  of  lhecount3-,aud 
his  service  in  various  official  positions  has  been 
eminently  satisfactory  to  his  constituents.  While 
in  the  Legislature  he  was  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Agriculture,  in  which  position  he  ren- 
dered efficient  service.  Socially,  he  is  identified 
with  Eureka  Lodge  No.  88,  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Pleas- 
anton  Lodge  No.  65,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  which  he  is 
Noble  Grand.  In  addition  to  his  hardware  busi- 
ness, he  still  retains  the  ownership  of  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  located  near  Pleasanton. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Crocker  occurred  in 
1867,  and  united  him  with  Miss  Drusilla  Botkin, 
who  died  in  1869,  leaving  one  child,  Clara.    Some 


time  after  the  demise  of  his  first  wife,  he  was  again 
married,  choosing  as  his  bride  Miss  Amelia  Botkin, 
a  sister  of  his  former  wife,  and  a  daughter  of  Isaac 
Botkin.  Mrs.  Crocker  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  was 
born  near  Springfield,  in  August,  1834.  She  is  a 
lady  possessing  manj'  noble  qualities,  and  her 
character  is  such  as  to  endear  her  to  all  her  ac- 
quaintances. 


im^m 


"jfjOSHUA  B.  BAILEY  is  one  of  the  enter- 
1  prising  farmers  of  Reeder  Township,  An- 
=;v  I  derson  County',  his  home  being  on  section 
'f^fJ  24,  where  he  owns  and  carries  on  a  valu- 
able farm.  His  birth  occurred  in  Greene  County, 
Mo.,  December  4,  1849,  and  he  was  early  inured 
to  the  duties  and  routine  of  mercantile  work,  gain- 
ing a  practical  experience,  which  has  been  of 
great  benefit  to  him  during  his  entire  career.  He 
continued  to  live  on  the  old  homestead  with  his 
parents  until  1870,  when  he  started  out  to  make 
his  own  way  in  the  world. 

The  first  point  at  which  our  subject  began  his 
life  work  was  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.,  where 
he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  mercantile  estab- 
lishment. For  several  years  following  he  worked 
for  different  firms  in  various  capacities,  until  June, 
1876,  when  he  came  to  Kansas,  settling  first  in 
Garuett.  For  some  time  he  was  eraplo^-ed  in  the 
Anderson  County  Savings  Bank,  and  when  this 
institution  was  united  with  the  First  National 
Bank,  taking  the  name  of  the  latter,  he  was  made 
one  of  the  tellers.  In  this  position  he  continued 
until  coming  to  Reeder  Township. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Bailey  took  place  Septem- 
ber 20, 1877,  during  his  residence  in  Garnetl.  His 
wife  was  formerly  Mrs.  Mary  (Porter)  Buterbaugli, 
widow  of  the  late  Dr.  John  Buterbaugh.  Siie  was 
born  in  Livingston  County,  N.  Y.,  July  12,  1845, 
and  is  a  daughter  of  Mathew  and  Salomi  Porter. 
Her  parents  were  also  natives  of  the  same  county, 


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and  in  1859  they  removed  to  the  west,  settling 
in  Reader  Township.  They  afterward  located  in 
Garnett,  where  tliey  passed  their  remaining  years, 
their  deaths  occurring  there.  By  her  first  marriage 
Mrs.  Bailey  had  one  daugliter,  Fannie  M.,  now 
the  wife  of  A.  W.  Baird.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bailey 
have  five  children,  who  in  order  of  birth  are  as 
follows:  Helen,  Matliew  P.,  Jesse  J.,  Mary  and 
Frances  Folsoni.  Joshua  M.  Bailey,  our  subject's 
father,  was  born  in  Logan  Count}',  Ky.  On  arriv- 
ing at  man's  estate,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Lavinda  H.  Neal,  a  native  of  Tennessee. 
The  farm  of  Mr.  Baile}'  comprises  two  hundred 
and  forty-three  acres,  situated  on  section  24.  It 
is  al!  under  cultivation, and  since  it  has  come  into 
his  possession  lie  has  made  many  substantial  im- 
provements upon  the  place,  which  is  a  model  one 
in  every  respect.  Upon  it  is  a  well  built  resi- 
dence, good  barns  and  other  necessary  build- 
ings. The  owner  keeps  thoroughlj-  abreast  with 
the  times  in  everything  pertaining  to  carrying  on 
a  farm,  and  is  not  content  to  follow  merel}-  the 
old  wa^'S  of  doing  things,  but  consults  farm  jour- 
nals and  in  every  way  possible  uses  the  most  mod- 
ern methods  in  his  work.  He  is  justlj'  considered 
one  of  the  most  practical  and  enterprising  agri- 
culturists of  this  reojon. 


—J- 


^^>^r~<m=^- 


ll-^  ON.  C.  G.  LANCE,  Judge  of  the  Police 
Ijij  Court  of  Pittsburgh,  was  born  in  Warren 
/^W^  County,  Tenn.,  on  the  26th  of  October, 
(^)  1841.  He  is  the  descendant  of  patriotic 
ancestors,  li is  grandfathers,  Henry  Lance  and  Rich- 
ard Stone,  having  both  been  participants  in  the 
Revolutionary  War.  He  is  a  son  of  J.  F.  Lance, 
a  native  of  Tennessee,  who  engaged  in  the  voca- 
tion of  a  farmer  in  the  state  of  his  birth,  remain- 
ing there  until  his  demise.  A  man  of  firm  con- 
victions, he  was  a  stanch  adherent  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party.     In  his  religious  connections  he  was 


identified  with  the  Christian  Church.  His  wife, 
our  subject's  mother,  was  Amanda  Maria  Camp- 
bell, likewise  a  native  of  Tennessee. 

In  Middle  Tennessee  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
spent  the  ^ears  of  his  boyhood,  which  were  un- 
eventfully passed  in  a  manner  similar  to  other 
farmer  lads.  However,  the  monotony  of  life  was 
rudely  disturbed  by  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War,  and  he,  although  a  son  of  the  sunny  south, 
was  a  film  friend  of  the  Union,  to  which  from  the 
first  his  sympathies  were  given.  In  January,  1863, 
he  enlisted  in  the  United  States  navy,  and  served 
until  August  12,  1865,  when  he  was  discharged 
with  the  rank  of  first  class  Fireman.  He  partici- 
pated in  the  siege  of  Savannah,  Charleston,  the 
surrender  of  Richmond  and  many  minor  ei^^age- 
ments. 

At  the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Lance  returned  to 
Middle  Tennessee,  where,  on  the  26th  of  October, 
1865,  he  married  Miss  Eliza,  daughter  of  Thomp- 
son Frazier,  a  fai  mer  living  in  Coffee  Count}-,  Tenn. 
After  his  marriage  Mr.  Lance  engaged  in  farming 
in  Coffee  Count}',  wliere  he  remained  for  twelve 
3'ears.  He  then  removed  to  Missouri,  and  con- 
ducted farming  and  stock-raising  in  Cedar  County 
for  a  period  of  seven  years.  In  1885  he  came  to 
Kansas,  and  on  arriving  in  Pittsburgh  engaged  for 
a  time  as  proprietor  of  the  Cottage  House.  He 
then  opened  a  coal  yard  west  of  the  city,  where 
he  remained  for  two  years,  conducting  a  good 
business. 

The  first  connection  of  Mr.  Lance  with  the  po- 
lice force  dates  from  1890,  when  he  was  appointed 
a  member  of  the  force,  serving  in  that  capacity 
for  twenty  months.  He  was  then  elected  to  the 
office  of  Police  Magistrate,  and  is  now  serving  liis 
second  term  as  the  incumbent  of  that  office.  He 
is  at  the  head  of  the  department,  consisting  of 
five  officers — a  marshal  and  four  policemen.  Un- 
til 1873  he  was  a  Republican,  but  at  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  People's  party  in  this  state  (in  which 
he  aided)  he  supported  the  principles  of  that  part}  , 
to  which  he  has  since  adhered.  He  has  attended 
eveiy  state  convention  of  this  party,  as  well  as 
every  congressional  and  county  convention ,  and 
iKas  been  one  of  its  strongest  workers  in  Crawford 
County.  Notwithstanding  his  prominence  in  poll- 


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tics,  he  is  not  solicitous  of  office,  and  has  never 
aspired  to  public  positions.  He  has  many  warm 
friends  in  Pittsburgh,  and  both  times  that  he  lias 
been  nominated  for  the  position  he  now  holds  has 
run  ahead  of  his  ticket.  He  was  nominated  on 
the  Reform  ticket  for  the  State  Legislature  bj'  ac- 
clamation, but  refused  to  accept. 

In  his  social  relations  Judge  Lance  is  connected 
with  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Fraternal  Aid,  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  tlie  Knights  of  La- 
bor, Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  the  Alli- 
ance, and  other  organizations  for  the  benefit  of 
the  laboring  class.  He  has  served  as  Master  Work- 
man of  the  Knights  of  Labor,  and  for  twenty 
years  has  been  an  active  worker  in  labor  organiz- 
ations, having  alwa3S  been  a  firm  friend  of  the 
workingman  and  interested  in  everything  that 
tends  to  advance  tlie  interest  of  that  class. 


"li'ACOB  BAUER.  Linn  County  boasts  of  a 
large  number  of  farms  which,  in  regard  to 
fertility  and  cultivation,  are  unsurpassed  bj^ 
an  J'  in  the  state.  One  of  these  estates  lies  on 
section  28,  Centreville  Township,  and  consists  of 
one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  highly  improved 
land,  upon  which  have  been  placed  all  the  embell- 
isliments  of  a  first-class  modern  farm.  The  owner, 
Mr.  Bauer,  under  whose  personal  supervision  all 
these  improvements  liave  been  made,  is  a  practical, 
energetic  and  industrious  farmer,  who  tiioroughl3' 
understands  every  detail  of  his  business  and  exer- 
cises good  judgment  in  his  agricultural  operations. 
Mr.  Bauer  is  one  of  the  men  who,  natives  of  Ger- 
many, have  emigrated  to  the  New  World,  and  here 
found  success  and  prosperity.  His  home  has  been 
in  Linn  County  since  August  of  1876.  He  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Siegen,  province  of  West- 
phalia, kingdom  of  Prussia,  February  20,  1844. 
His  parents,  Conrad  and  Elizabeth  (Fauchs)  Bauer, 


emigrated  to  America  in  1865,  and  settled  in  La 
Salle  County,  111.,  where  they  passed  their  remain- 
ing days.  He  departed  this  life  on  the  24th  of 
June,  1866,  and  she  survived  him  a  few  3'ears, 
dj'ing  Januarj'  11,  1872.  They  were  the  parents 
of  a  large  familj'  of  children,  but  only  four  at- 
tained to  mature  years,  Jacob  being  the  eldest  of 
these. 

In  the  Fatherland,  the  subject  of  this  .sketch 
grew  to  stalwart  manhood,  availing  himself  mean- 
time of  the  excellent  opportunities  for  securing 
an  education  that  were  offered  him.  In  his  j'outh 
he  learned  the  trade  of  a  tanner,  and  followed 
that  occupation  for  five  years  in  the  Old  Countr}'. 
In  1864  he  left  his  home  and  tlie  associations  of 
his  youth,  and,  taking  passage  for  America,  landed 
in  New  York  after  a  comparatively  uneventful 
voyage.  Coming  west  to  Illinois,  he  settled  in 
La  Salle  County,  and  was  employed  in  a  stone 
quarry  until  the  time  of  his  removal  to  Kansas. 

Upon  locating  in  Linn  Count}',  Mr.  Bauer  pur- 
chased forty  acres  on  section  28,  Centreville  Town- 
ship, which  he  improved  and  upon  which  he  has 
since  resided.  From  time  to  time,  as  opportunity 
offered,  he  has  added  to  his  original  purchase  until 
he  is  now  the  owner  of  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
acres,  constituting  a  well  improved  and  highly 
cultivated  farm.  His  buildings  are  substantial  and 
couvenientl}'  arranged,  the  residence  being  a  neat 
farm  structure,  and  other  commodious  buildings 
being  provided  for  the  storage  of  grain  and  the 
shelter  of  stock. 

In  Linn  Count}',  August  20,  1877,  Mr.  Bauer 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Mrs.  Sophia  Crain, 
widow  of  Jerome  Crain.  Her  parents,  Lewis  and 
Louisa  (Schrader)  Hermann,  were  natives  of  Prus- 
sia, whence  the}'  emigrated  to  the  United  Slates  in 
1852, and  sojourned  for  a  time  in  Clinton  Count}', 
Iowa.  There  Mrs.  Hermann  died  during  the  latter 
part  of  December,  1856,  and  in  the  summer  of  the 
following  year  Mr.  Hermann,  .accompanied  by  his 
family,  came  to  Linn  Couuty,  settling  near  Farlin- 
ville,  Paris  Township,  where  he  died  January  12, 
1884.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children, 
who  lived  to  mature  years,  Sophia  being  tlie 
second  in  order  of  birth.  She  was  born  in  Siegen, 
AVestphalia,  Prussia,  August  26,  1850,  and  was  a 


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child  of  two  years  when  her  parents  came  to  the 
United  States. 

The  first  husband  of  Mrs.  Bauer  was  Jerome 
Crain,  to  whom  she  bore  three  children,  namely: 
Ella  M.,  the  wife  of  Rudolph  Radke;  Eliza  and 
Clara  L.  Mr.  Crain  died  in  Linn  County,  Kan., 
March  4,  1876.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bauer 
lias  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  seven  children,  as 
follows:  Amelia  M.,  Bertha  S.,  Earl  P.,  Nora  S., 
Ge()rge,  Pearl  A.  and  an  infant  son.  The  children 
are  bright  and  intelligent,  and  arc  receiving  excel- 
lent educations  in  the  home  schools.  A  progress- 
ive, intelligent  man,  Mr.  Bauer  stands  high  among 
Ills  fellow-citizens,  and  is  said  to  be  one  of  the 
best  farmers  for  miles  around.  With  his  wife,  he 
enjoys  a  high  degree  of  popularity  among  the 
people  of  the  community. 


■^fJONATHAN  C.  BROADHEAD,  for  thirty- 
three  years  a  prosperous  general  agricultnr- 
^^  1st  and  well  known  stock-raiser  of  Linn 
^^^  County,  Kan.,  is  a  leading  citizen  of  his  lo- 
cality, and  has  held  with  faithful  efficiency  many 
of  the  offices  of  Paris  Township.  His  valuable 
homestead  of  three  hundred  and  sixty  acres  situ- 
ated upon  section  3  is  under  a  high  state  of  cul- 
tivation, and  annually  3'ielding  an  abundant  har- 
vest, also  shelters  many  of  the  finest  cattle  and 
horses  in  the  state,  stock-raising  being  a  special 
and  most  profitable  feature  of  the  Broad  head  farm. 
Our  subject  was  born  in  the  town  of  Harmony, 
Chautauqua  County,  N.  Y.,  April  29, 1837,  and  was 
the  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Cheney)  Broad- 
head.  The  father,  born  in  Yorkshire,  England, 
came  to  America  when  comparatively  a  young 
man,  and  married  for  his  second  wife  the  mother 
of  our  subject,  a  native  of  Rensselaer  County, 
N.  Y.  The  maternal  grandfather,  Jonathan  Cheney, 
a  New  Englander  by  nativity,  was  born   in  Con- 


necticut. He  was  a  man  of  enterprise  and  sagac- 
itj'  and  was  numbered  among  the  early  settlers  of 
Harmony,  where,  upon  his  old  farm,  he  passed 
away  at  an  advanced  age,  beloved  by  all  who 
knew  him.  John  and  Elizabeth  Broadhead,  im- 
mediately after  their  marriage,  located  in  Chau- 
tauqua County,  which  they  continued  to  make 
their  home  with  the  exception  of  three  years  they 
passed  in  Linn  Countj-,  Mound  City  Township, 
Kan. 

The  parents  finally  spent  their  declining  years 
in  Busti,  Chautauqua  County,  N.  Y.,  where  they 
died  mourned  by  all  their  old-time  friends  and 
neighbors.  Their  two  children  are  Jonathan  C. 
and  James  W.  By  his  first  marriage,  with  Hannah 
Hall,  the  father  had  ten  sons  and  daughters,  of 
whom  the  Hon.  Jabez  Broadhead  was  the  eldest 
son,  and  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  best  known 
and  most  influential  citizens  of  Linn  Count}'. 
Our  subject  was  born  upoij  the  old  homestead  of 
his  maternal  grandfather,  but  was  reared  and  edu- 
cated in  Busti,  where  he  lived  with  his  parents 
until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  then  went 
to  Wisconsin  to  work  in  the  pineries,  and  began 
life  for  himself  with  energetic  industry.  At  the 
expiration  of  three  years,  Mr.  Broadhead  returned 
to  his  old  home  in  the  Empire  State,  and  after  a 
brief  visit  to  the  scenes  of  his  childhood,  in  April, 
1859,  located  permanently  in  Linn  County,  Kan. 
He  first  bought  and  settled  upon  two  hundred 
acres  of  land  where  he  now  lives,  and  there  en- 
tered with  ardor  into  the  pursuits  of  agriculture. 
Financially  prospered,  he  has  added  to  the  original 
amount  a  quarter-section,  and  bringing  the  large 
acreage  under  cultivation,  has  improved  the  farm 
with  attractive  and  substantial  buildings. 

Upon  August  11,  1867,  Jonathan  C.  Broadhead 
and  Miss  Susan  White  were  united  in  marriage 
in  Linn  Count}'.  Mrs.  Broadhead,  a  lady  of  intel- 
ligence and  culture,  was  born  in  DeWitt  County, 
111.,  April  10,  1850.  Her  father,  Henry  M.  White, 
was  a  Kentuckian  b}-  birth,  and  her  mother,  Eliza- 
beth (Barnes)  White,  was  born  in  Oliio.  In  the 
fall  of  1864,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  White  came  from  their 
farm  in  DeWitt  County,  111.,  to  Kansas,  locating 
in  Miami  County,but  during  the  following  twelve- 
month   they   removed   to  Paris   Township,    their 


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home  for  many  years.  They  now  live  a  retired 
life  in  Pleasanton,  Kan.,  and  are  spending  the 
evening  of  their  days  not  far  from  various  members 
of  their  family.  They  had  seven  children:  Maria, 
Susan,  Mary,  Ella,  Myrtle,  Andy  and  one  little 
one  who  died  in  infancy.  Immediately  following 
the  marriage  of  our  subject,  he  settled  with  his 
wife  upon  the  farm  now  his  home,  and  here  has 
gathered  the  family  of  sons  and  daughters,  six  of 
of  whom  j'et  survive  to  cheer  the  hearts  of  the 
parents.  They  are  in  the  order  of  their  birth, 
Eva;  Mattie,  the  wife  of  Ira  Myers;  James  R.,  Fred 
C,  Bessie  M.  and  .Josephine  R.  Devoting  himself 
exclusivelj'  to  general  agriculture  and  stock-rais- 
ing, Mr.  Broadhead  has  talieu  time  to  give  faith- 
ful service  as  a  public  officer,  and  by  so  doing  has 
won  the  esteem  he  so  richly  deserves.  Together 
with  his  wife  and  famil}'  he  occupies  a  social  po- 
sition second  to  none  in  the  township,  and  worth- 
il3'  commands  the  high  regard  of  a  host  of  friends. 


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JOSEPH  SIMPSON.  During  recent  years 
stock-raising  has  become  one  of  the  promi- 
nent industries  of  Linn  County',  and'among 
the  number  who  have  engaged  in  it  with 
success  may  be  mentioned  the  name  of  the  gentle- 
man who  is  a  prominent  resident  of  Centreville 
Township,  and  who  forms  the  subject  of  our 
sketch.  He  dates  his  residence  in  Kansas  from 
the  year  1866,  althougli  it  was  not  until  some 
twelve  years  later  that  he  located  on  his  present 
farm  on  section  2,  township  22,  range  21,  where 
he  owns  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  and  en- 
gages extensively  in  stock-raising. 

Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  December  17,  1848, 
our  subject  is  a  son  of  William  and  I*>liza  (MeCul- 
lum)  Simpson,  natives  of  County  Antrim,  Ireland, 
the  former  born  in  1803,  and  the  latter  August 
14,  1825.     They  were  married  in  Ireland  in  1847, 


and  soon  afterward  emigrated  to  the  United  States, 
settling  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1855  they  re- 
moved to  Lee  Count}',  111.,  where  they  resided 
upon  a  farm.  In  1866  they  came  to  Kansas,  the 
overland  journey  with  teams  requiring  three  weeks 
and  live  days. 

Settling  in  Linn  C'ount\',  William  Simpson  jjur- 
chased  land  which  was  somewhat  improved.  Here 
he  gave  his  attention  to  agiiculture  with  such 
success  that  he  became  the  owner  of  five  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  of  highly'  improved  land.  Upon 
the  homestead  there  established  he  remained  until 
his  death,  January  3,  1893.  His  wife  died  on  the 
8th  of  September,  1892.  Their  three  children 
were  Joseph,  Daniel  L.,  and  Lizzie,  wife  of  Collin 
Morrison.  The  religious  home  of  the  family  was 
in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  The  father  was  a 
man  of  energy  and  prudence,  kind  in  his  inter- 
course with  others,  and  an  earnest  worker  in  re- 
ligious enterprises. 

Upon  his  father's  farm,  our  subject  was  reared 
to  manhood.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of 
Illinois  and  Kansas,  and  assisted  in  the  work  of 
cultivating  the  home  farm  until  his  marriage. 
That  important  event  occurred  in  1873,  and  un- 
ited him  with  Miss  Hannah  Hurst,  who  was  born 
in  Fulton  Countj-,  III.,  December  17,  1855.  Her 
parents,  William  and  Clarissa  (Husted)  Hurst, 
were  early  settlers  of  Fulton  County,  where  her 
father  died.  Later,  her  mother  married  again, 
becoming  the  wife  of  Robert  Michaels,  with  whom 
she  now  resides  in  Linn  Count}'.  Since  1878  Mr. 
Simpson  has  resided  on  his  farm  in  Centreville 
Township,  where  he  conducts  stock-raising  on  an 
extensive  scale. 

To  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Simpson  five 
children  have  been  born,  namely:  Myrtle,  who  was 
born  on  the  first  day  of  the  year  1875;  William, 
born  June  11,  1878;  Leonard,  April  18,  1881; 
Robert,  January  16,  1884;  and  Winnie,  October  1 
1890.  Politically,  Mr.  Simpson  was  formerly  a 
Republican,  but  now  affiliates  with  the  Populists, 
being  a  prominent  worker  in  tliat  organization. 
He  has  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  has 
also  been  a  member  of  the  School  Board.  In  these 
as  well  as  all  other  positions  he  has  been  called 
upon  to  occupy,  he  has  served  with  credit  to  him- 


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self  and  to  the  general  satisfaction  of  the  people, 
whose  welfare  is  ever  a  matter  of  personal  impor- 
tance to  him. 


pj\)   C.  REDLON.     lu  the  brief  and  imperfect 

^^'-  outline  we  are  able  to  give  in  this  sketch 
of  the  personal  history  of  one  of  the  wealth- 
iest residents  of  Crawford  County,  we  can 
do  little  more  than  merely  glance  at  some  of  the 
principal  events  with  which  he  has  been  connected 
and  identified  in  his  long  and  useful  career  as  a 
farmer,  stock-dealer  and  business  man.  An  ac- 
count of  the  life  and  character  of  Mr.  Redlon,  ris- 
ing from  an  humble  position  by  his  own  unaided 
efforts  to  a  place  of  honor  among  men,  presents  a 
useful  lesson  to  the  youtii  of  this  generation  and 
adds  another  striking  illustration  of  the  power 
and  force  of  determined  purpose  and  persever- 
ance. 

Tiie  landed  possessions  of  Mr.  Redlon  aggregate 
thirty-four  hundred  and  eighty-nine  acres,  the 
larger  part  of  which  has  been  placed  under  culti- 
vation. His  home  is  pleasantly  situated  on  section 
13,  Crawford  Township,  where  he  has  erected  a 
substantial  residence,  commodious  barns  and  other 
outbuildings.  He  has  also  planted  an  orchard  of 
two  hundred  trees  and  put  out  ten  miles  of  fenc- 
ing. In  former  3'ears  he  was  proprietor  of  a  hard- 
ware store  in  Girard,  and  is  now  the  owner  of  a 
flouring  mill  in  this  citj'.  The  mill  has  a  capacity 
of  forty  barrels  daily  and  is  one  of  the  best  in 
the  county. 

As  a  stock-raiser  and  dealer,  Mr.  Redlon  is  one 
of  the  most  prominent  men  in  the  county.  His 
place  is  stocked  with  two  hundred  head  of  cattle, 
hogs,  sheep  and  horses,  including  an  imported 
draft  stallion,  of  the  Percheron  breed,  named 
"Handsome,"  and  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  finest 
stallions  in  the  state.     While  Mr.  Redlon  has  been 


successful  in  the  majority  of  his  enterprises,  he  has 
also  met  with  reverses  and  has  had  his  share  of 
misfortune.  However,  he  is  still  very  wealthy, 
notwithstanding  his  losses. 

Some  mention  of  the  ancestry  of  Mr.  Redlon 
will  not  be  inappropriate  in  this  connection.  He 
is  a  son  of  Benjamin  Redlon,  who  was  born  in 
Buxton,  Me.,  June  19,  1803.  The  paternal  grand- 
parents were  Amos  and  Miranda  (Emery)  Redlon, 
while  the  great-grandparents  were  Ebenezer  and 
Sarah  (Hanscome)  Redlon.  From  Ebenezer  the 
lineage  is  traced  to  Ebenezer,  Sr.,  who  settled  in 
Buxton,  Me.,  in  1762;  preceding  him  were  Matth- 
ias, Magnus  and  Gervasius.  The  family  came  to 
England  with  William  the  Conqueror  in  1065,  and 
received  large  grants  of  land  in  Northumberland 
County,  where  several  successive  generations  re- 
sided. The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Aroostick  War.  By  trade  he  was  a  blacksmith, 
and  in  later  life  followed  farming. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  was  Hannah,  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Martha  (Hancock)  Gibson,  all 
natives  of  Maine,  the  latter  being  a  relative  of 
John  Hancock  of  Massachusetts.  Mrs.  Hannah 
Redlon  was  born  in  Saco,  Me.,  in  1800,  and  was 
married  in  Buxton,  that  state,  where  she  lived 
until  18-10,  removing  thence  to  the  Mohawk  Val- 
ie3\  From  there  the  family  removed  to  the  south- 
western part  of  New  York,  where  the}'  remained 
for  a  number  of  years.  Their  next  home  was  in 
Waushara  County,  Wis.,  and  in  1885  they  went 
from  that  state  to  Nebraska,  where  the  father  died 
February  6,  1887,  and  the  mother  June  9,  1889. 
They  were  active  members  of  the  Free  Will  Bap- 
tist Church,  and  were  a  worthy  couple,  highly  es- 
teemed where  they  resided.  Of  their  ten  children, 
the  following  now  survive:  Sarah  (Mrs.  Kilpatrick), 
Benjamin  C,  W.  K.,  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Youngs),  Mrs. 
Mary  Grifhth,  Mrs.  Abigail  Hall,  Mrs.  Cyrene  Hall 
and  Thomas  L. 

Born  in  Harrison  Township,  Cumberland  Coun- 
ty, Me.,  October  9,  1829,  our  subject  was  a  student 
in  the  common  schools  of  Maine  and  New  York. 
At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  bought  his  time  of  his 
father,  after  which  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  black- 
smith and  for  a  time  was  employed  in  the  machine 
shops  of   John  A.   Ritts,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.     In 


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1849  he  went  across  the  plains  to  California,  the 
journe}'  consuming  three  months  and  fifteen  days. 
He  was  diverted  from  his  original  intention  of 
going  to  Sacramento,  instead  of  which  he  first  vis- 
ited the  Spanish  settlements  and  later  went  to  San 
Francisco.  Proceeding  to  the  mines,  he  opened  a 
blacksmith  shop  and  conducted  a  flourishing  busi- 
ness for  two  years  when,  becoming  ill,  he  was 
obliged  to  return  home. 

After  following  his  trade  for  a  time  in  Califor- 
nia, Mr.  Eedlon  went  to  Wisconsin  in  1852  and 
settled  in  Fond  du  Lac  Countj%  where  he  worked 
at  his  trade.  He  then  removed  to  Plainfield, 
Waushara  County,  Wis.,  where  he  remained  until 
1866.  From  there  he  came  to  Kansas  and  for  two 
years  made  his  home  in  Ft.  Scott,  after  which  he 
came  to  Crawford  County  and  settled  upon  the 
ranch  in  Sherman  Township  where  he  has  since  re- 
sided. He  paid  $!  10,000  for  the  place,  which  is  one 
of  the  finest  in  the  county.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican and  has  been  the  incumbent  of  numerous 
township  offices. 

In  1847  Mr.  Redlon  married  Miss  Eliza  Smith, 
who  was  born  in  Albany',  N.  Y.,  in  1830.  Eight 
children  were  born  of  the  union,  seven  of  whom 
are  now  living,  as  follows:  Lloyd,  Hannah,  Charles, 
Alice,  F'lora,  Penola  and  Marion.  After  the  death 
of  Mrs.  Eliza  Redlon,  our  subject  was  again  mar- 
ried, choosing  as  his  wife  Miss  Emma  Ann  Getter, 
who  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Ohio,  Jan- 
uary 29,  1869.  At  the  age  of  twelve  years  she 
united  with  the  Evangelical  Lullierau  Church,  of 
which  she  was  afterward  a  member  until  her  death. 
At  her  Kansas  home  on  the  8th  of  November, 
1891,  she  was  united  in  marriage  with  Mr.  Redlon 
and  soon  afterward  came  to  Crawford  County. 

Some  time  prior  to  her  marriage  Mrs.  Redlon 
suffered  from  an  attack  of  la  grippe,  which  after- 
ward developed  into  consumption.  On  the  15th 
of  June,  1893,  at  her  request,  she  was  taken  to  the 
home  of  her  parents  near  Leon,  and  there  she  died 
July  7,  at  10:30  a.  m.  The  funeral  services  were 
lield  in  the  Methodist  Church  at  Leon,  Rev.  W.  M. 
Runyan  delivering  tlie  discourse  to  a  large  audi- 
ence. From  there  tiie  remains  were  conveyed  to 
the  Leon  cemetery  and  laid  to  rest.  We  cannot 
close  this  sketcii  more  appropriately  than  by  quot- 


ing from  a  poem  written  by  Mrs.  M.  J.  Sparks,  of 
Marion,  111: 

"If  life  were  done  wlien  sLill,  cold  hands 
Are  crossed  upon  the  pulseless  breast, 
If  all  were  o'er  when  death-dimmed  eyes 
Are  closed  in  their  unbroken  rest, 
Well  might  we  shed  the  burning  tear. 
As  in  the  anguish  of  despair 
We  stand  beside  a  loved  one's  bier 
And  mourn  the  loss  of  one  so  dear. 
But  far  beyond  the  shores  of  time, 
Beyond  life's  billows  tempest-driven. 
There  beams  a  hope,  a  jo.y  sublime. 
Those  cherished  ones  we'll  meet  in  heaven. 
For  life  with  them  is  just  begun; 
Earth's  prison  bars  are  burst  in  twain, 
Their  conflict's  o'er,  their  battle's  won, 
In  yon  bright  clime  they  live  again." 


EV.  SAMUEL  B.  McGREW,  a  representative 
man  and  public-spirited  citizen  of  Linn 
Ji  \V  County,  Kan.,  has  for  thirty-three  j'ears 
^)  been  an  active  participant  in  tiie  early 
struggles  and  later  triumphs  of  the  state,  and  re- 
siding on  section  20,  Centreville  Townshi|),  is 
widely  known  as  an  important  factor  in  the  up- 
ward growth  and  rapid  development  of  the  vital 
interests  of  his  locality.  Our  subject,  born  in 
Westmoreland  Count}',  Pa.,  October  10,  1826,  was 
the  son  of  James  B.  and  Isabella  McGrew.  Tiie 
paternal  grandfather,  James  B.  McGrew,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Scotland,  and,  a  man  of  enterprise,  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States  in  about  178.5,  locating 
in  Westmoreland  Count}',  where  lie  passed  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life,  and  where  the  father  of  our 
subject,  James  B.,  Jr.,  was  born  and  died.  The 
mother  was  a  daugliter  of  William  McGrew,  a  n.i- 
tive  of  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.,  where  his  chil- 
dren were  also  born.  Later,  the  mother  removing 
to  Ohio,  died  in  the  Buckeye  Slate.  The  maternal 
grandfather,  emigrating  from  Ireland,  made  liis 
home  in  Pennsylvania  until  his  death.     The   par- 


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ents  attained  to  adult  age  in  the  home  of  their 
childhood,  and  were  married  in  the  county  of  their 
birth.  Not  long  afterward,  however,  they  settled 
in  Beaver  Count}',  where  they  lived  about  twelve 
years,  then  returning  to  their  early  home. 

Tlie  old  home  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  four 
daughters  and  seven  sons.  Samuel  B.,  the  young- 
est of  the  family,  was  but  ten  3'ears  of  age  when 
his  father  died,  and  he  was  sent  by  his  guardian  to 
Mt.  Pleasant,  Jefferson  County,  Ohio,  for  three 
years,  which  he  spent  in  a  Quaker  boarding  school. 
Ho  then  enjoyed  a  four  years'  course  of  instruc- 
tion in  Washington  College,  Washington  County, 
Pa.,  and  was  graduited  with  high  honors  at  the 
age  of  seventeen.  For  the  succeeding  two  years 
our  subject  devoted  himself  to  teaching,  and  to  the 
study  of  medicine  in  West  Newton,  Pa.  Later  he 
settled  in  Indiana,  and  for  three  j'ears  taught 
sciiool  near  Greencastle,  after  which  he  journeyed 
to  Iowa,  and  locating  near  Mt.  Pleasant,  Henry 
County,  engaged  in  teaching  there  for  two  years 
and  a-half.  In  the  meantime,  February  1,  1849, 
Mr.  McGrew  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Easter  Ann  Cubbison,  who  was  born  in  Florence, 
Washington  County,  Pa.,  March  1,  1828.  The  fa- 
ther of  Mrs.  McGrew,  James  Cubbison,  was  a 
native  of  Ireland,  and  Mrs.  Lydia  (Culley)  Cub- 
bison, was  born  in  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.  Af- 
ter teaching  six  years  in  Henry  and  Lucas  Coun- 
ties, Iowa,  our  subject,  in  1857,  located  in  Kansas, 
and  for  nine  years  lived  near  Mound  City.  In 
March,  1866,  he  settled  permanently  on  the  farm 
in  Centreville  Township   where  he  now  resides. 

In  1852,  the  Rev.  Samuel  B.  McGrew  was  licensed 
to  preach,  and  entered  the  Kansas  Conference  in 
1860.  He  became  an  Elder  of  the  United  Brethren 
Church  in  1865,  and  in  1869  was  made  the  Pre- 
siding Polder;  he  has  ever  since  occupied  that 
important  position,  at  the  same  time  presiding 
over  the  Neosho  Annual  Conference.  Nine  chil- 
dren have  with  their  cheerful  presence  brightened 
the  home  of  our  subject  and  his  worthy  wife. 
Lydia  I.  is  the  wife  of  Peter  Paddock;  Ellen  mar- 
ried H.  Bettes;  James  B.  married  Eva  Johnson; 
Mary  J.  is  the  wife  of  David  Marvel;  Emmett 
married  Jane  Johnson;  Ada  is  Mrs.  Vincent  Sis- 
gon;  John  C  is  th?   husbq.nd  of  Louie  Gibbous; 


Lizzie  is  the  wife  of  John  Burkhead;  Samuel  W. 
married  Amanda  Barber.  Upon  August  28,  1892, 
the  devoted  wife  and  mother  passed  to  her  rest, 
mourned  by  all  who  knew  her.  The  fine  home- 
stead of  two  hundred  and  twenty  acres  owned  by 
Elder  McGrew  is  improved  with  attractive  and 
substantial  buildings,  and  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  the  farm  are  under  a  highly  productive 
state  and  annuall}'  yield  an  abundant  harvest. 

A  man  of  sound  principle  and  sterling  integrity, 
our  subject  fully  commands  the  confidence  of  his 
fellow-citizens,  and  was  elected  to  the  Legislature, 
serving  his  constituents  with  faithful  efficiency 
during  the  sessions  of  1863  and  1864.  He  also 
held  the  responsible  official  position  of  Count}- 
Assessor  in  1862  and  1863.  During  his  career  as 
a  citizen  and  minister  of  the  Gospel,  Elder  Mc- 
Grew has  jiassed  through  many  thrilling  experi- 
ences. In  the  autumn  of  1863,  having  just  re- 
turned, between  12  and  1  o'clock  at  night,  from  a 
Quarterly  meeting,  a  posse  of  nine  border  ruffians 
surrounded  his  home  (then  near  Mound  City)  and 
demanded  that  he  should  come  out  at  once.  This 
he  refused  to  do,  and  having  barricaded  his  doors, 
went  aloft  with  his  only  weapon,  a  small  hatchet. 
After  a  parley  of  half  an  hour  the  miscreants  be- 
gan to  pile  up  wood  on  the  left  side  of  the  house 
and  declared  their  intention  to  smoke  him  out. 
For  the  first  time  our  subject  addressed  them,  say- 
ing, "I  do  not  wish  to  hurt  you  or  see  you  hurt, 
but  if  at  the  end  of  three  minutes  a  man  of  you 
remains  upon  these  premises,  he  will  be  killed." 
Then  at  the  close  of  two  moments  he  knocked  a 
board  off  the  roof,  which,  falling  among  the  ruf- 
fians, frightened  them  so  the}'  desisted  momentar- 
ily. Mr.  McGrew  again  addressing  them,  said, 
"You  have  now  half  a  moment  in  which  to  escape 
before  I  give  the  signal  for  help.  "Then  taking  up 
a  tin  horn,  the  good  Elder  blew  three  tremendous 
blasts,  when  the  men  speedily  departed  and  were 
soon  over  the  border  safe  in  Missouri.  As  soon  as 
they  were  gone,  our  subject  sent  a  boy  to  a  brother 
who  lived  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  distant,  and 
he  went  north  to  the  residence  of  a  Mr.  Smith, 
whom  the  posse  had  threateded  to  kill.  He  reached 
the  Smiths  in  safety,  warned  them  of  their  dan- 
ger, and  being   furnished  with  a  swift  horse,  pro- 


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ceeded  to  Mound  City,  where  he  gave  the  alarm. 
On  the  way  thither  he  was  seen  by  his  brother, 
also  mounted  on  a  fleet  horse,  and  who  supposing 
him  to  be  a  border  ruffian,  pursued  him  a  mile  and 
three-quarters  before  he  discovered  who  he  was. 
One  hundred  citizens  of  Mound  City  were  in  full 
pursuit  very  soon,  but  the  scoundrels  who  had  at- 
tempted assault  escaped.  Surviving  the  troublous 
days  of  the  early  history  of  Kansas,  the  Rev.  Sam- 
uel B.  McGrew  is  identified  with  the  present  pros- 
perity of  his  adopted  state,  where,  a  man  of  in- 
born courage  and  native  ability,  he  has  sur- 
mounted difficulties  and  overcome  all  the  obstacles 
which  at  first  beset  his  path  to  success. 


^ORMAN  G.  ROUND,  an  influential  citizen 
and  e.irly  settler  of  Linn  Count3',  Kan.,  is 
^1  a  pr  sperous  general  agriculturist  and  suc- 
cessful stock-raiser  of  Centreville  Township,  and 
for  many  years  has  been  closely  identified  with 
the  rapid  development  of  tiie  various  local  enter- 
prises and  prominent  interests  of  this  part  of  the 
state.  Our  subject  was  born  in  Knox  County, 
111.,  August  10,  1848.  His  parents,  Robert  D.  and 
Eliza  (Albro)  Round,  were  among  the  substantial 
residents  and  representative  pioneers  intimately 
associated  with  the  liistory  and  upward  growth  of 
Kansas,  to  which  state  they  emigrated  in  June, 
1857.  The  father  was  a  native  of  Mar3'land,  but 
the  mother  was  born  in  the  state  of  New  York. 
Shortlj-  after  their  marriage  the  parents  made  their 
home  in  Knox  Count}',  111.,  and  from  there  after  a 
time  removed  to  Arkansas,  where  they  resided 
for  some  five  years.  At  the  expiration  of  this 
length  of  time  they  journeyed  to  Linn  County, 
Ivan.,  and  settled  in  Centreville  Township,  where 
after  eighteen  years  passed  in  busy  usefulness  the 
father  died,  September   30,    1875.     Five   children 


briglitened  the  fireside  of  Robert  D.  and  Eliza 
Round:  Norman  G.;  Phoebe  M.,  the  wife  of  A.  A. 
Stevenson;  John  W.,  who  married  Ella  Way  mire; 
Dora  M.,  wife  of  Benjamin  Lockwood;  and  Ida,  wife 
of  W.  J.  Cook. 

Norman  G.  Round,  the  eldest  of  his  father's 
family,  was  only  a  little  lad  when  his  parents  lo- 
cated in  Kansas,  but  at  the  time  of  the  Civil 
War  had  entered  his  teens,  and  actlvel}'  partici- 
pated in  the  scenes  of  those  troublous  times.  He 
received  his  education  mainly  in  the  district 
schools  of  the  home  neighborhood,  and,  trained 
from  his  earliest  youth  to  industrious  and  self- 
reliant  habits,  attained  to  manhood  well  prepared 
to  meet  and  overcome  the  cares  and  perplexities 
of  daily  life.  In  Centreville  Township,  August  7, 
1873,  our  subject  entered  into  matrimonial  bonds, 
then  wedding  Miss  Margaret  Piymate,  a  native  of 
Warren  County,  111.,  who  was  born  February  13, 
1852.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Round,  John  Piymate,  was 
a  native  of  the  Empire  State.  The  mother,  IMary 
(Vance)  Piymate,  was  born  in  Kentucky.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Piymate  married  in  Warren  County,  111., 
and  resided  there  continuously  until  September, 
1866,  when  tliey  journeyed  to  Kansas,  and  locating 
in  Linn  Countj',  settled  in  Centreville  Township, 
where  tliey  passed  their  last  years,  highly  respected 
by  all  who  knew  them.  Mr.  Pl^-mate  died  March  8, 
1876,  the  mother  surviving  until  May  20,  1890. 
Their  home  had  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of 
four  children:  Hila  A.,  Margaret,  Nancy  J.  and 
John.  Hila  is  the  wife  of  Adam  Iloleman;  Mrs. 
Round  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth;  Nancy  J. 
is  the  wife  of  Thomas  McGee;  John  died  in  in- 
fancy. 

Immediately  after  the  marriage  of  our  subject 
he  located  with  his  wife  in  Centreville  Township, 
and  entered  upon  the  cultivation  of  one  iuindred 
and  sixty  acres  of  land,  which  he  has  owned  ever 
since,  and  upon  which  he  still  continues  to  live. 
The  farm  is  under  excellent  cultivation  and  is  im- 
proved with  a  pleasant  and  commodious  dwelling, 
good  barns  and  other  buildings.  The  five  chil- 
dren who  have  gathered  in  the  home  are  Lura  M., 
EIra  G.,  John  R.,  Opal  M.  and  Clyde  W.  The  es- 
timable wife  of  our  subject  is  a  valued  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church,  and  is  active  in  religious  and 


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benevolent  work.  Mr.  Round  is  prominent  in 
local  politics,  and  has  held  witli  efficient  discharge 
of  dut}^  nianj'  of  the  township  offlces.  A  man  of 
sterling  integrity  and  public  spirit,  he  justly  com- 
mands the  confidence  of  his  fellow-townsmen. 


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ylLLIAM  L.  CROSSWHITE,  a  resident  of 
Linn  County,  Kan.,  since  1882,  owns  and 
^f^  occupies  one  of  Liberty  Township's  finest 
farms,  located  on  section  4,  one  mile  north  of  the 
village  of  Parker.  He  was  born  in  Campbell 
County,  Tenn.,  November  9,  1826,  being  a  son  of 
William  and  Nancy  (Lindsej^)  Crosswhite.  The 
family  is  of  English  extraction.  The  paternal 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  George  Crosswhite,  was 
a  native  of  England,  and  in  company  with  a 
brother  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  settling  in 
Tennessee,  while  his  brother  located  in  Kentucky. 
George  Crosswhite  was  a  farmer  by  occupation, 
and  died  in  Campbell  County,  Tenn. 

In  Grandfather  Crosswhite's  family'  there  were 
eight  children,  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  viz.: 
John,  William,  Reuben,  Jesse,  Polly,  Anna,  Ura 
and  Aggie.  William,  the  second  in  order  of  birth, 
was  born  in  Tennessee  about  1799,  and  spent  al- 
most his  entire  life  in  Campbell  County,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  and  also 
followed  the  occupation  of  a  farmer.  He  died  in 
Johnson  County,  Tenn.,  at  the  age  of  forty-seven 
years.  His  wife  survived  him  many  years  and  at- 
tained to  the  advanced  age  of  about  four-score 
and  ten. 

There  were  ten  children  in  the  famil}'  of  Will- 
iam Crosswhite,  of  whom  we  note  the  following: 
George  was  drowned  when  a  boy;  Mary  married 
James  M.  Miller  and  died  in  Campbell  County, 
Tenn.;  our  subject  is  the  next  in  order  of  birth; 
John  is  a  farmer  of  Tennessee;  Cornelius  makes  his 
borne  in  Gentry  County,  Mo.,  where  he  pursues 


farming  avocations;  Alfred  C.  died  in  Johnson 
County', Kan.;  Isaac  passed  away  while  residing  in 
Tennessee;  Madison  died  in  the  hospital  at  Nash- 
ville; Sarah  married  Joseph  York,  and  departed 
this  life  in  Tennessee;  Anna  married  William  Chil- 
ders.  Of  the  above  mentioned  sons,  four,  Cornel- 
ius, Alfred  C,  Madison  and  William,  were  soldiers 
in  the  Union  army,  and  Isaac  served  in  the  Con- 
federate army. 

In  East  Tennessee,  amid  rural  scenes  and  envi- 
ronments, the  subject  of  this  sketch  attained  a 
sturdy  manhood.  In  1847  he  married  Miss  Eliz- 
abeth Shown,  who  was  born  in  Jolmson  Count}', 
Tenn.,  February  12,  1829.  Her  paternal  grand- 
father, Leonard  Shown,  was  born  in  England,  and 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  when  a  j'oung  man, 
settling  in  Tennessee.  Her  father,  Isaac  Shown, 
was  born  in  Tennessee,  where  he  spent  his  entire 
life  engaged  in  farming  pursuits,  passing  away  at 
the  age  of  forty-five  years.  He  married  Miss 
Polly  Wills,  also  a  native  of  Tennessee,  in  which 
state  her  death  occurred. 

In  1854  Mr.  Crosswhite  removed  to  Gentry 
County,  Mo.,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
accumulated  considerable  property.  In  1864  he 
enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  H,  Eighteenth 
Missouri  Infantry,  and  served  for  eleven  months, 
accompanying  General  Sherman  on  his  famous 
march  to  the  sea,  and  participating  in  the  Grand 
Review  at  Washington.  Afterward  he  was  taken 
sick  and  was  sent  to  the  hospital,  where  he  re- 
mained until  mustered  out  of  tiie  service  under 
general  order.  After  the  war  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing in  Cass  County,  Mo.,  whence  in  1882  he  came 
to  Kansas  and  settled  upon  his  present  farm.  He 
is  the  owner  of  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  of 
well  improved  land,  upon  which  he  engages  in 
stock-raising. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crosswhite  are  the  parents  of 
eleven  children,  of  whom  we  note  the  following:. 
Mary  A.  E.,  who  was  born  December  5,  1847, 
married  Sylvester  McBride  and  resides  in  Missouri; 
Nancy  C.  was  born  March  17,  1850,  and  became 
the  wife  of  William  Franz,  their  home  being  in 
Cass  County,  Mo.;  Sarah  E.,  whose  birth  occurred 
March  17,  1852,  was  united  in  marriage  witii  Met- 
calf  Araent,  and  died  in  Ci\ss  County,  Mo,;  Will- 


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iam,  who  was  born  May  10,  1854,  resides  in  Cass 
County,  Mo.;  Elizabeth,  whose  birth  occurred  Oc- 
tober 5,  1856,  married  Benjamin  Ament,  and  they 
are  residents  of  Cass  County,  Mo.;  Isaac  Albert, 
who  was  born  October  9,  1859,  married  Miss  Lot- 
tie Breclvenridge  and  lives  on  tlie  liome  farm; 
Sophia  Jane,  a  twin  of  Isaac  A.,  became  the  wife  of 
William  Bradlej',  and  malces  her  home  in  Linn 
Count}',  Kan.;  Benjamin  J.,  whose  birth  tooli  place 
December  29,  1861,  chose  as  his  wife  Miss  Josie 
Ingram,  and  they  are  residents  of  Linn  County; 
Rufus  H.  was  born  April  7,  1863,  and  is  with  his 
parents;  Fannie,  who  was  born  February  5,  1866, 
died  at  the  age  of  eleven  years;  and  Maggie  M., 
the  )-oungest  of  the  family,  who  was  born  April 
18,  1869,  resides  at  home.  Politically,  Mr.  Cross- 
white  is  independent  in  local  matters  and  a  sup- 
porter of  Democratic  principles  in  national  elec- 
tions. Mrs.  Crosswhite  is  a  devoted  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church  and  one  of  tjje  prominent 
workers  of  that  denomination. 


ANIEL  M.  BENDER,  residing  on  section 
30,  North  Township,  is  an  able  and  enter- 
prising farmer,  and  has  been  potent  in 
extending  the  agricultural  interest  of  Lab- 
ette Countj".  He  was  born  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  No- 
vember 17,  1843,  and  is  a  sou  of  Jacob  and  Maria 
(Mayer)  Bender,  natives  of  Penns3lvania,  both  of 
whom  are  now  deceased.  Daniel  M.  was  reared  on 
.his  father's  farm,  where  he  remained  until  he  was 
a  youth  of  sixteen.  He  then  served  an  appren- 
ticeship to  learn  the  trade  of  a  miller,  and  at  the 
expiration  of  the  time  followed  his  trade  as  a 
journeyman  for  one  year  in  the  Keystone  State. 

Removing  to  Indiana,  Mr.  Bender  secured  em- 
ployment in  a  mill  in  Palestine,  and  later  was  en- 
gaged at  his  trade  in  Oswego,  the  same  state.     In 


November,  1863,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Com- 
pany I,  Twelfth  Indiana  Cavalry,  and  marched 
with  his  regiment  to  Louisville,  where  the  com- 
pany was  mounted.  From  there  they  proceeded  to 
the  Tennessee  River,  where  they  did  considerable 
service  under  different  commanders,  and  especially 
under  General  Wilson.  Later  they  were  in  the 
command  of  General  Milroy,  and  then  with  Gen. 
George  H.  Thomas.  Proceeding  to  Mobile,  they 
pursued  the  Confederate  President,  Jefferson  Da- 
vis, and  took  part  in  a  number  of  fiercely  con- 
tested engagements,  including  the  liattles  of  Mar}' 
Cole,  Ala.,  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  and  INIobile,  Ala. 

After  having  served  for  two  3'ears  and  one 
month,  Mr.  Bender  was  honorably  discharged.  He 
had  participated  in  a  number  of  battles,  without 
receiving  any  injury  save  a  wound  in  the  left 
limb  in  1863.  He  was  promoted  to  Fourth  Duty 
Sergeant,  and  in  the  summer  of  1864  was  appointed 
Orderly  Sergeant.  After  retiring  from  the  service, 
he  returned  to  Palestine,  Ind.,  where  he  resumed 
work  in  a  mill.  A  few  3-ears  after  returning  from 
the  war,  he  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1867,  with 
Miss  Eliza  A.  Beattj-,  a  native  of  Boone  Prairie, 
Ind.,  born  in  February,  1844.  Mrs.  Bender  is  the 
daughter  of  the  late  Ross  Beatt}-,  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Indiana. 

In  1867,  immediately  following  his  marriage 
Mr.  Bender  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  west  of 
Chetopa,  on  section  13,  Ilackberry  Township, 
Labette  County.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest  set- 
tlers of  the  township,  and  put  up  the  first  box 
liouse  within  its  limits.  For  five  years  he  made 
his  home  there,  improving  his  farm  and  engaging 
with  success  as  a  tiller  of  the  soil.  Thence  he  re- 
moved to  the  village  of  Chetopa,  where  he  era- 
barked  in  the  milling  business,  aud  continued  thus 
engaged  for  a  period  of  six  years.  In  Januar}^ 
1880,  he  removed  to  Oswego,  Kan.,  where  he  re- 
sided until  1885,  coming  in  that  year  to  his  pres- 
ent farm. 

As  the  result  of  energetic  application,  Mr. 
Bender  has  accumulated  three  hundred  and  thirty 
acres  of  land,  all  of  which  is  well  improved.  He 
erected  in  1884  a  substantial  and  conveniently 
arranged  residence,  which  cost  him  *3,500,  and  is 
one  of  the  most  comfortable  homes  of  the  commu- 


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nity.  He  has  planted  fifty  acres  in  an  orchard, 
and  in  addition  to  general  farming,  also  engages 
with  success  in  stock-raising,  making  a  specialty 
of  pedigreed  horses,  and  now  owning  three  stand- 
ard-bred trotters  of  the  Ilambletonian  stock. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bender  are  the  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren. Earl  Ross  and  Lottie  Pearl.  In  their  religious 
connections  they  are  active  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  in  which  Mr.  Bender  has 
served  as  Trustee  and  Steward.  In  former  years 
he  actively  engaged  in  Sunda3'-school  work.  So- 
cially he  is  identified  with  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  and  Antietam  Post,  G.  A.  R., 
at  Parsons.  In  politics,  he  is  a  straightforward 
Republican,  and  takes  an  intelligent  interest  in 
public  affairs.  In  1868,  while  residing  in  Hack- 
berry  Township,  be  was  elected  Justice  of  the 
Peace.  In  1879  he  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Labette 
Count}',  and  served  so  acceptably  that  at  the  ex- 
piration of  his  term  of  office  he  was  re-elected  to 
the  same  ixjsition,  serving  four  3'ears  altogether. 

In  the  fall  of  1892,  Mr.  Bender  was  nominated 
by  the  Republican  Convention  for  the  Legislature, 
and  was  elected  by  legal  votes,  with  a  majority  of 
thirty-six,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  in  the 
district  there  was  a  Democratic  majority  of  one 
hundred  and  eighty  to  overcome.  However,  forty- 
five  illegal  votes  were  cast  against  him,  which 
made  a  majority  of  nine  for  his  opponent  in  the 
State  Legislature  of  1893.  He  contested  the  seat 
before  a  committee  selected.  Only  one  witness 
could  be  brought  before  the  committee.  The  oth- 
ers could  not  be  compelled  to  testify,  because  the 
committee  was  not  recognized  by  Governor  Llew- 
elling.  The  witness  above-mentioned  secured  a 
writ  ot  habeas  corpus,  and  the  case  was  taken  be- 
fore the  Supreme  Court,  which  decided  the  legality 
of  the  Republican  House,  but  it  was  then  so  close 
to  the  end  of  the  session  that  the  contest  still  re- 
mains open. 

For  the  past  twenty  years  Mr.  Bender  has  taken 
an  active  interest  in  conventions  and  party  mat- 
ters, and  is  one  of  the  most  influential  Republicans 
of  the  county.  Aside  from  political  affairs,  he  is 
also  prominent  in  social  and  business  circles,  and 
wherever  known,  is  highly  regarded  for  his  manly 
qualities  and  upright  life,  He  has  ^  large  interest 
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in  a  cattle  ranch  in  Colorado,  an  enterprise  which 
has  proved  remunerative.  Since  1868  he  has  been 
closely  connected  with  the  history  of  the  county 
in  which  he  now  resides.  During  that  year  he 
established  a  flouring  mill  at  Chetopa,  and  manu- 
factured the  first  flour  in  Labette  County. 


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LBERT  JOHNSON,  a  prominent  stock- 
S^/ull  raiser  of  Linn  County,  residing  on  section 
25,  in  the  southwestern  part  of  Liberty 
Township,  was  born  in  Delaware  County, 
N:  Y.,  September  27,  1843.  His  parents,  Benja- 
min and  Elizabeth  (Pierce)  Johnson,  and  his 
grandfather,  Benjamin  Johnson,  were  all  natives 
of  New  York.  The  ancestors  of  the  Johnson 
family  for  many  generations  resided  in  the 
New  England  States.  Great-grandfather  Johnson 
served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
where  he  rendered  valiant  service  in  the  cause  of 
the  Union;  he  attained  to  the  great  age  of  one 
hundred  and  four  years.  Grandfather  Johnson 
was  also  a  man  of  patriotic  spirit,  and  during  the 
War  of  1812  his  name  was  enrolled  for  active 
service,  and  as  Colonel  he  bravel}'  led  his  regi- 
ment through  all  its  marches  and  engagements. 
His  occupation  was  that  of  farming,  and  he  was 
thus  engaged  in  both  Delaware  and  Cortland 
Counties,  N.  Y. 

Benjamin  .Johnson  was  for  man}'  ^ears  a  resi- 
dent of  Delaware  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  fol- 
lowed the  trade  of  a  carpenter.  About  1856  he  re- 
moved to  Knox  County,  111.,  where  he  resided  un- 
til his  death  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years.  His 
wife  is  at  present  residing  in  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
They  were  the  parents  of  seven  children,  all  liv- 
ing, as  follows:  Willis,  a  real-estate  dealer  residing 
in  Kansas  City;  Elbridge,  a  carpenter  who  lives  in 
Lawrence,  Kan.;  Albert,  our  subject;  Josephine, 
who  married  James  Smith,  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.; 


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Sanford  F.,  a  grocer  of  Kansas  City;  Martha,  the 
wife  of  Edward  I.  Mitchell,  of  Dubuque,  Iowa; 
and  Carrie,  the  wife  of  Charles  Bishop,  of  Indian- 
apolis, Ind.  The  father  of  this  farail3'  was  a  man 
of  prominence  in  Delaware  County,  and  in  his 
business  of  contracting  frequently'  employed  one 
hundred  men.  He  built  theseminar}- at  Charlotte- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  and  other  substantial  structures  still 
standing  as  monuments  to  liis  skill.  In  politics 
he  was  tirst  a  Democrat,  and  later  a  Republican. 
He  and  his  family  were  identified  with  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  in  whicii  they  were  ear- 
nest workers. 

For  some  years  the  Johnson  familj-  resided  in 
the  country,  and  the  sons  were  all  trained  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits,  but  none  of  them,  excepting  our 
subject,  entertained  a  preference  for  agriculture. 
His  tastes  have  always  been  in  the  direction  of 
rural  life,  and  after  completing  his  education  he 
entered  upon  the  independent  life  of  a  farmer.  At 
the  age  of  twenty-one,  he  married  Miss  Maiy  E. 
Davis,  who  was  born  in  Knox  County,  111.,  being 
the  daughter  of  Southwick  and  Elizabetli  E.  Da- 
vis. Mr.  .Johnson  had  accompanied  his  father  to 
Knox  County  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  and 
with  the  other  members  of  the  family  settled  in 
Galesburgh.  After  his  marriage  he  gave  his  atten- 
tion to  the  cultivation  of  a  farm  in  Washington 
County,  111.,  for  some  two  or  three  years.  In 
1868  he  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  in  Franklin 
County,  whence  in  1875  he  removed  to  the  prop- 
erty he  now  owns.  He  has  two  hundred  acres 
upon  whicli  have  been  placed  the  best  of  improve- 
ments. In  addition  to  general  farming,he  has  de- 
voted considerable  attention  to  stock-raising,  and 
makes  a  speciall}'  of  Normans  and  Clydesdales, 
iiaving  on  his  farm  a  number  of  imported  horses 
of  great  value. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Johnson  was  blessed  by 
the  birth  of  three  children:  Ida,  wife  of  Harvey 
Griffith;  Benjamin  anci  Jennie.  In  politics  a  Re- 
publican, Mr.  Johnson  has  been  closel3-  connected 
with  local  political  affairs  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  served  as  County  Treasurer  for  one  term,  and 
for  the  same  length  of  time  filled  the  position  of 
Clerk  of  Franklin  County.  As  a  citizen  he  is  pro- 
gressive  tiud  enterprising,  favoring  all  measures 


which  will  elevate  society  and  uplift  his  fellow- 
men.  During  the  dark  daj's  of  the  Civil  War,  his 
sympathies  were  with  the  Union,  and  in  the  spring 
of  1864  he  was  mustered  into  service  as  a  member 
of  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-sixth 
Illinois  Infantry,  in  which  he  served  for  six 
months.  He  was  then  discharged  on  account  of 
physical  disability.  He  is  one  of  the  best  known 
stockmen  of  Linn  Countj-,  and  for  eight  years  has 
engaged  extensively  in  raising  cattle  and  fine 
horses,  gaining  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  suc- 
cessful agriculturist  and  capable  business  man. 


ORENZO  D.  HERLOCKER  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Crawford  County  since  the  spring 
of  1871,  and  now  conducts  agricultural 
operations  on  section  19,  Sherman  Township.  A 
native  of  Franklin  County,  Ohio,  he  was  born  on 
the  2.3d  of  April,  1845,  and  is  the  son  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  A.  (Johnson)  Herlocker.  His  parents 
were  natives  of  the  Bucke3'e  State,  the  father  hav- 
ing been  born  in  Fairfield  County-,  April  16,  1806, 
and  the  mother  in  Delaware  Conntj-,  April  10, 
1823.  He  remained  a  resident  of  that  state  until 
his  death,  in  August,  1892,  meantime  following  the 
trade  of  a  tanner  and  the  occupation  of  a  farmer. 
His  wife  survives  him,  and  makes  her  home  in 
Delaware  County.  B3"  a  previous  marriage  he 
had  three  children,  one  of  whom,  Christian, served 
in  the  Second  Colorado  Cavaliy  during  the  Civil 
War. 

A  sincere  Christian,  Samuel  Herlocker  was  for 
many  j-ears  identified  with  the  .Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  in  which  he  took  an  active  part.  Politi- 
cally-, he  was  a  Democrat,  and  served  in  various 
positions,  including  that  of  Justice  of  the  Peace 
for  fifteen  years.  He  was  an  industrious,  ener- 
getic man,  and  was  honored  by  all  who  knew  him, 


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He  and  his  second  wife  (our  sul)ject's  mother) 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  seven  of  whom 
are  now  living.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  was 
reared  on  his  fatiier's  farm,  and  was  not  more 
fortunate  than  other  young  men  of  his  time  in  his 
opportunities  for  obtaining  an  education.  In  re- 
turn for  his  efforts  he  received  only  a  meagre 
foundation  for  an  education,  but  he  had  energy 
and  a  strong  desire  to  learn,  and  did  not  content 
himself  with  his  limited  schooling.  Through  read- 
ing and  self-culture  he  has  become  well  informed. 

In  1868,  Mr.  Ilerlocker  married  Miss  Elizabeth 
Kramer,  a  native  of  Franklin  County,  Ohio,  born 
May  1,  1843,  the  daughter  of  Jacob  Kramer,  a 
farmer  by  occupation.  For  three  years  our  sub- 
ject drove  a  wholesale  notion  wagon  in  Ohio,  but 
after  his  mari'iage  he  removed  to  Jones  County, 
Iowa,  where  he  operated  a  rented  farm  until  the 
spring  of  1871.  He  then  came  to  Kansas  and  set- 
tled upon  the  farm  where  he  has  since  resided. 
He  erected  a  frame  house,  10x14  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, in  which  he  resided  until  1880,  when  he 
erected  his  present  home  at  a  cost  of  $2,200. 
Here  he  and  his  wife  make  their  home  with  their 
four  children:  Elmer,  John,  Edward  and  Ida  May. 

The  farm  owned  by  Mr.  Herlocker  consists  of 
three  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  of  which  the  en- 
tire tract  has  been  cleared  with  the  exception  of 
twenty  acres.  He  has  planted  two  and  a-quarter 
miles  of  hedge  fencing,  and  set  out  four  hun- 
dred trees.  He  engages  in  general  farming,  and 
in  addition  to  raising  grain,  devotes  considerable 
attention  to  stock-raising.  He  and  his  wife  are 
identified  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
in  which  he  has  served  as  Trustee.  He  aided  in 
the  erection  of  the  church  at  Farlington.  For 
twelve  years  he  has  served  as  a  member  of  the 
School  Board,  and  has  given  his  children  every 
facility  for  obtaining  good  educations,  his  son 
Elmer  being  now  a  student  at  Ft.  Scott. 

Socially  a  Mason,  Mr.  Herlocker  is  identified 
witii  Blue  Lodge  No.  93,  Chapter  No.  30  and  the 
commandery.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Red  Men,  and  has  served  as  Master 
of  Farlington  Lodge  No.  113,  A.  O.  U.  W.  In 
politics  a  life-long  Democrat,  he  has  alwa^'s  taken 
an  interest  in    public  affairs,  and  has  frequently 


served  as  a  delegate  to  the  conventions.  He  took 
an  active  part  in  the  last  state  convention.  For 
six  years,  from  1876  to  1882,  he  served  as  County 
Commissioner,  and  has  also  been  Trustee  of  Sher- 
man Township  and  Sheriff  of  Crawford  County  in 
1890-91.  At  the  last  county  convention  held  at 
Giiard,  August  12,  1893,  he  was  again  placed  in 
nomination  for  the  position  of  Sheriff.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Crawford 
County  Agricultural  Society,  and  is  the  Vice- 
President  of  that  organization. 


^  ft  I LLI  AM  S.  KIMBALL,  a  farmer  residing 
\rJ//  in  Sherman  Township,  Crawford  County, 
VW  is  a  native  of  Cambridge,  Washington 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  was  born  in  1840.  At  the  age 
of  four  years  he  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Ft. 
Madison,  Iowa,  and  thence  removed  to  Hancock 
County,  111.,  where  he  remained  for  two  years. 
His  next  home  was  in  Bureau  County,  111.,  where, 
at  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  began  to  be  self-support- 
ing. He  worked  out  by  the  month  for  seven 
years,  after  which  he  rented  land  in  Bureau  County, 
111.,  and  engaged  in  farming  for  some  time. 

Our  subject  is  the  son  of  William  and  Cordelia 
(Freeman)  Kimball,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of 
Massachusetts.  The  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Kimball,  spent  his  entire  life  in  the  village  of  Old 
Hadley,  Mass.  The  family  is  of  English  origin 
and  was  represented  in  Massachusetts  during  the 
early  history  of  that  state.  William  S.  was  the 
eldest  of  five  children,  the  others  being  Mary, 
Maria,  John  and  George.  He  was  married  in 
Stark  County.  111.,  on  the  30th  of  December,  1863, 
to  Maggie  P.  Comstock,  and  five  children  have 
been  born  of  the  union.  They  are:  George  W., 
who  resides  in  Genoa,  Neb.;  Edna  M.,  wife  of 
Charles  Dickens,  who  lives  near  Genoa,  Neb.;  Will- 


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ard  A.,  Nancy  and  Essa  M.,  who  are  with  their 
parents. 

Since  coming  to  Crawford  Count}'  in  1885,  Mr. 
Kimball  has  accumulated  four  hundred  acres,  upon 
wliicli  lie  conducts  general  farming,  and  to  the 
management  of  which  he  gives  his  personal  super- 
vision. He  engages  extensively  as  a  stock-dealer, 
and  raises  horses,  cattle  and  hogs.  He  is  the  owner 
of  two  imported  mares,  and  one  Clydesdale 
stallion  that  was  imported  direct  from  Scotland. 
By  a  long  course  of  honorable  dealing,  he  has  be- 
come widely  and  favorabl}'  known  to  the  citizens 
of  Crawford  County,  and  is  regarded  as  a  man  of 
superior  judgment  and  marked  abilitj'. 

In  politics  a  stanch  Republican,  Mr.  Kimball  al- 
ways supports  the  nominees  of  his  party.  In  his 
social  relations,  he  is  identified  with  the  Farmers' 
Alliance,  the  National  Detective  Association  and 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  stands  high  in  all  of 
these  organizations.  The  citizens  of  his  township 
have  for  many  years  availed  themselves  of  his 
services  in  various  positions,  and  he  has  always 
served  with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  his  constituents.  He  takes  a  leadijg  part  in 
public  enterprises,  is  liberal  to  those  in  need,  kind 
and  amiable  in  the  domestic  circle,  and  genial  as  a 
citizen.  His  many  commendable  traits  of  character 
endear  him  to  the  confidence  of  a  large  circle  of 
fiiends. 


^]  ONATHAN  E.  WOLF  is  one  of  the  repre- 
sentative citizens  and  well  known  agricult- 
urists of  Welda  Township,  and  makes  his 
home  on  section  6.  He  has  been  a  resident 
of  this  vicinitj'  since  1883,  but  has  lived  in  Kan- 
sas for  about  twenty  years.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob 
Wolf,  who  was  born  in  Adams  County,  Pa.  He  in 
turn  was  a  son  of  Adam  Wolf,  a  native  of  Han- 
over, Germany,  who  emigrated  to  America  in  his 
early  manhood  and  made  a  settlement  in   Adams 


County,  Pa.  On  reaching  his  majority,  .Jacob 
AVolf  chose  for  his  life  companion  Miss  Matilda 
Bales,  who  is  of  English  parentage.  Her  birth  oc- 
curred in  Peiry  County, Pa.  After  their  marriage, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wolf  continued  to  live  in  Adams 
County  for  several  years,  afterward  removing  to 
Westmoreland  County  in  the  same  state.  Later 
they  concluded  to  try  their  fortunes  in  the  west, 
and  first  settled  in  Dubuque  Countj-,  Iowa,  thence 
coming  to  Kansas,  and  locating  in  Miami  County 
in  1872.  Mrs.  Wolf  died  in  that  county  in  1888, 
and  the  father  died  in  Welda  Township,  June  8, 
1890. 

Our  subject,  whose  birth  occurred  August  9, 
1835,  in  Adams  Count}-,  Pa.,  is  one  of  five  chil- 
dren, being  the  eldest  of  the  farail}'.  The  others 
are  as  follows:  Frederick  A.,  Mary  E.,  Esther  B. 
and  Ninetta  M.  Our  subject  was  only  three  years 
of  age  when  his  parents  removed  to  Westmoreland 
County,  Pa.,  where  he  lived  until  nearly  thirteen 
j^ears  of  age.  With  his  parents  he  then  proceeded 
to  Dubuque  County,  Iowa,  where  the  principal 
part  of  his  education  was  obtained.  He  remained 
under  the  parental  roof  until  the  winter  of  1869, 
when  he  embarked  in  agricultural  pursuits  for 
himself. 

In  June,  1862,  Mr.  Wolf  enlisted  in  the  defense 
of  the  Old  Flag,  becoming  a  member  of  Company 
A,  Eighteenth  Iowa  Infantry.  At  the  expiration 
of  nine  months  of  arduous  service  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged  on  account  of  disability,  and  re- 
turned to  Dubuque  County.  In  the  winter  of 
1869,  he  went  to  Lawrence  County,  Mo.,  where 
he  remained  only  a  few  months.  Thence  he 
proceeded  to  Miami  County,  Kan.,  where  he  was 
actively  engaged  in  farming  for  twelve  years. 
From  his  boyhood  up  to  the  present  time  he  has 
lived  the  life  of  a  farmer,  and  is  thoroughly  con- 
versant with  every  detail  of  the  work.  His  valu- 
able farm  comprises  within  its  boundaries  four 
hundred  and  forty  acres,  which  have  been  mainly 
placed  under  cultivation.  Substantial  and  well 
kept  buildings  necessary  for  the  various  depari- 
raents  of  farm  work  are  on  the  place,  on  which  lie 
has  made  many  improvements  since  becoming  it'< 
owner  in  1883. 

The  first  marriage  of  Mr.  Wolf  look  place  ;\Iarcli 


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18,  1858,  with  Miss  Mary  M.Taylor,  who  was  born 
in  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.,  March  3,  1840.  By 
tlieir  union  were  born  Ave  children:  Jacob  K.; 
.John  R.  L.,  now  deceased;  Laura  E.,  Lorenzo  T. 
and  Liva  G.  Jacob  K.  wedded  P]inma  Hedric. 
The  second  son  died  at  the  age  of  two  years  and 
seven  months.  Laura  E.  became  the  wife  of  E.  A. 
Nokes.  Lorenzo  T.  married  Miss  Phila  Randall. 
Liva  G.  is  the  wife  of  Joseph  Yokum.  The  de- 
voted wife  and  mother  died  in  this  township. 
March  17,  1887.  The  present  wife  of  Mr.  Wolf 
was  formerly  Mrs.  Nanc^'  J.  Randall,  widow  of 
James  P.  Randall. 

Our  subject  has  held  a  number  of  township 
offices,  which  he  has  filled  with  credit  to  himself 
and  to  the  full  satisfaction  of  his  constituents.  He 
was  for  some  time  Township  Trustee.  He  has  al- 
ways had  a  warm  place  in  his  heart  for  the  boys  in 
blue,  and  is  a  member  of  Louisburg  Post  No.  252, 
G.  A.  R.  In  all  his  business  dealings,  Mr.  Wolf 
has  been  found  honorable  and  just,  and  is  a  man 
of  sterling  worth. 


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„,.,'NDREW  J.  RANNEY,  Commissioner  of 
■£=!l|  Miami  Count}-,  is  a  rnan  of  good  judg- 
''  ment,  well  read,  .and  of  versatile  talents. 
He  was  born  in  Waukesha  County,  Wis., 
July  24,  1844,  his  parents  being  William  and  Ann 
(Oslrander)  Kanney,  the  former  of  whom  was  a 
native  New  Englander,  born  in  Massachusetts,  the 
motlier's  birth  having  occurred  in  the  state  of 
New  York.  At  Vienna  they  were  joined  in  the 
bonds  of  matrimony,  and  in  1837  migrated  west- 
ward, their  objective  point  being  Wisconsin,  at 
which  time  there  were  only  two  houses  in  Milwau- 
kee. 

William  Kanney   was   a    contractor  and  liuild- 
er,  and    taking  up    his   residence    in  Milwaukee, 


he  built  the  first  warehouses  and  mills  of  the  place. 
Later  he  moved  to  Waukesha,  and  in  1848  lo  Rock 
County,  and  in  the  vicinity  of  Beloit  he  purchased 
and  improved  a  good  farm  on  which  he  made  his 
home  until  1866.  The  Sunflower  State  then  became 
his  home,  and  here  death  claimed  him  in  1882,  at 
the  age  of  eight}'  years.  His  widow  survived  him 
two  years,  dying  in  her  eighty-fourth  year.  A 
family  of  six  children  blessed  the  union  of  this 
worthy  couple:  Emily,  who  married  J.  B.  Vanal- 
stine,  of  Rock  County,  Wis.;  Pha^be,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  seventeen  j'ears;  William,  who  resides 
in  Miami  County,  Kan.;  Andrew  J.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch;  James  P.,  also  a  resident  of 
Miami  County,  and  Mary,  wife  of  0.  N.  Niles,  of 
Miami  County.  The  father  by  a  former  marriage 
had  two  children:  Daniel,  who  died  at  Racine, 
Wis.,  and  Pamelia,  who  became  the  wife  of  James 
Barnes,  and  died  at  Grand  Haven,  Mich.  The 
mother  b}'  a  former  marriage,  with  a  Mr.  McCar- 
they,  had  one  child,  Levi,  who  died  without  issue. 
William  Ranney  was  a  Democrat  until  the  opening 
of  the  Civil  War,  then  became  a  stanch  Republi- 
can, by  which  party  he  was  elected  to  the  ofiice  of 
Supervisor  of  the  town  of  Plymouth,  Rock  Coun- 
ty', Wis.  He  and  his  wife  were  for  many  years 
active  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
and  were  highlj'  honored  citizens  in  ever}'  locality 
in  which  they  made  their  home. 

Andrew  J.  Ranney  spent  his  early  life  on  his 
father's  farm  in  Rock  Count}',  and  during  that 
lime  was  given  the  advantages  of  the  common 
schools.  In  1866  he  came  to  Kansas  and  pur- 
chased eighty  acres  of  raw  prairie,  but  while  put- 
ting it  under  cultivation  he  also  followed  the  trade 
of  a  stone  mason  and  stone  cutter  on  different 
railroads  throughout  the  country,  continuing  this 
business  up  to  within  a  recent  date.  He  did  a 
great  deal  of  work  on  the  Kansas  Cit}',  Ft.  Scott 
&  Memphis  .ind  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroads  as 
contractor,  and  was  considered  a  master  workman. 
By  the  exercise  of  great  energy,'  perseverance  and 
determination  he  has  become  possessed  of  a  very 
fine  farm  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  which 
he  devotes  to  general  farming,  raising  annually, 
besides  the  usual  cereals,  a  large  amount  of  stock, 
in  which  he  also  deals.     His  farm  shows  that  he  is 


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a  man  of  thrift  and  energy,  for  it  is  neatly  kept 
and  well  improved,  and  his  slock  is  alwaj-s  in  good 
condition  and  well  cared  for. 

Mr.  Ranney  was  first  married  in  1871  to  Miss 
Nettie  Smith,  a  daughter  of  Ezra  Smith.  She  was 
bf)rn  in  the  state  of  New  York,  and  died  in  1873, 
leaving  one  son,  Gu3'  L.  His  second  marriage 
took  place  in  1883,  Miss  Florence  Turner,  a  daugh- 
ter of  A.  J.  Turner,  becoming  his  wife.  She  was 
born  in  Miami  County,  Kan.,  and  has  borne  lier 
husband  three  children:  Fred,  Frank  and  Carl.  Mr. 
Ranney  is  most  emphatically  a  Republican  in  his 
political  affiliations,  by  which  party  he  was  elected 
Trustee  of  his  township,  and  also  to  the  position 
of  County  Commissioner,  which  he  is  now  filling, 
and  which  office  came  to  him  unsolicited.  He  has 
made  his  own  way  in  life,  and  in  looking  back  over 
his  career  no  one  can  say  but  that  it  has  been  good. 


'^-^^>-^<l 


ON.  JOHN  M.  MAHR,  M.  D.,  editor  of  the 
Crawford  County  Bemoa-at,  and  a  success- 
^  ful  physician  of  McCune,  is  a  native  of 
(^  Illinois,  having  been  born  at  Galena,  Au- 
gust 29,  1844.  He  is  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary 
A.  (Montague)  Mahr,  early  settlers  of  Jo  Daviess 
County,  111.,  and  well  known  throughout  that  sec- 
tion of  the  state  for  their  hospitality  and  kind- 
ness to  the  strangers  who  visited  the  county,  as 
well  as  to  the  pioneers  who  resided  there.  The  fa- 
ther died  in  1861;  the  motlier,  who  still  survives 
(1893),  m.-ikes  her  home  in  South  D.akota. 

The  only  survivor  of  a  family  of  four  children, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  spent  his  childhood  years 
in  the  parental  home  and  received  his  education 
in  the  common  schools.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he 
went  to  Texas,  where  he  remained  for  a  number  of 
years,  beginning  the  study  of  medicine  in  Bell 
County.  On  the  8th  of  September,  1862,  he  en- 
listed as  Hospital  Steward  at  Lexington,  Mo.,  and 


served  in  that  capacity  until  April  18,  1863.  On 
the  18th  of  May,  1863,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in 
Company  A,  Seventh  Illinois  Cavalr3%  at  La- 
Grange,  Tenn.,  and  at  the  expiration  of  his  period 
of  service,  in  1864,  he  re-enlisted  and  served  until 
the  close  of  the  war,  receiving  an  honorable  dis- 
charge November  4,  1865.  In  the  summer  of  1864 
he  was  promoted  to  Hospital  Steward  of  the 
Seventh  Illinois  Cavalry,  in  which  capacity  he  was 
serving  at  the  time  of  his  discharge. 

Among  the  battles  in  which  the  Doctor  partici- 
pated may  be  mentioned  the  following:  Memphis; 
Hurricane  Creek,  Miss.;  Okolona;  Prairie  Station; 
West  Point;  New  Castle  and  Moscow,  Tenn.;  .Sal- 
isbury; Wyatt;  Salem,  Miss.;  Collierville,  Boli- 
var, Whitesville,  Franklin  and  Nashville,  Tenn. 
In  addition  to  these  he  participated  in  man}' 
skirmishes,  including  his  service  in  Missouri,  when 
a  student  at  Lexington,  at  tiie  time  of  Colonel 
Mulligan's  siege.  During  the  entire  period  of  his 
service,  covering  three  years  and  three  months,  he 
was  never  wounded  nor  captured,  and  was  almost 
invariably  able  to  report  for  duty.  He  took  part 
in  all  of  Grierson's  operations,  with  the  exception 
of  the  Grierson  raid  of  1863. 

After  leaving  the  army.  Doctor  Mahr  located 
in  Sidney,  111.,  where  he  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness until  the  fall  of  1866.  He  then  entered  the 
Eclectic  Medical  Institute  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  the 
spring  of  1867.  He  commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  at  Kansas,  111.,  and  remained  there 
until  August,  1867,  when  he  came  to  the  Sunflower 
State  and  located  in  Slierman  City,  Cherokee 
County.  In  1869  he  located  in  Labette  County,  in 
the  village  of  Montana,  where  he  conducted  a 
Large  practice  until  March  1,  1884,  since  which 
time  he  has  resided  in  McCune. 

March  29,  1866,  the  Doctor  was  united  in  mar- 
riage at  Sidney,  111.,  with  Miss  Matilda  J.  Harmon, 
who  was  born  in  Ohio  August  20,  1847.  Her  par- 
ents were  Charles  and  Almira  Harmon,  the  former 
a  native  of  Ohio  and  an  early  settler  of  Missouri. 
Being  a  strong  Union  man  during  the  war,  he  was 
obliged  to  leave  Missouri,  and  crossing  the  river 
into  Illinois,  settled  in  Edgar  County,  and  later 
removed   to  Champaign  County,  the  same  state. 


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He  came  to  Kansas  at  the  time  of  the  Doctor's  lo- 
cation here.  Doctor  and  Mrs.  Mahrare  the  parents 
of  three  children,  namely  :J.  C,  a  practicing  physi- 
cian of  Pond  Creek,  who  married  Miss  Nettie  Fair, 
and  has  one  child;  George  C,  of  McCune,  who 
married  Miss  Orpha  Sowers,  and  has  two  children, 
and  Coral  M. 

In  1889  Doctor  Mahr  established  the  Craicford 
County  Democrat  at  McCune,  a  weekly  paper  de- 
voted to  the  interests  of  the  Democratic  party,  and 
a  representative  organ  of  that  party.  Under  the 
editorship  of  our  subject,  the  paper  has  worked 
its  way  steadily  up  to  a  position  of  prominence 
throughout  the  county,  and  it  is  now  a  welcome 
guest  in  hundreds  of  homes.  The  present  circula- 
tion is  seven  hundred  and  fifty.  The  Doctor  re- 
cently bought  out  the  Republican  paper  publislied 
at  this  place. 

Socially  Doctor  Mahr  is  a  member  of  the  Ma- 
sonic order,  belonging  to  Temple  Lodge  No.  237 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  has  been  Master. 
He  is  also  identified  with  Parsons  Royal  Arch 
Chapter,  also  the  Couer  de  Leon  Comniandery  of 
Parsons  and  the  Abdallah  Shrine  of  Leavenworth. 
He  is  also  prominently  connected  with  Osage  Post 
No.  156,  G.  A.  R.,  of  McCune,  of  which  he  has 
been  Commander  and  is  now  Surgeon.  Identified 
with  the  Knights  of  Pythi.as,  he  has  been  Chan- 
cellor and  Deputy  Grand  Chancellor  of  the  lodge. 
He  his  also  served  as  Medical  Examiner  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  at  McCune, 
and  is  the  present  Chief  Protector  of  the  Select 
Friends  of  McCune. 

Actively  interested  in  polities.  Doctor  Mahr  was 
formerly  a  zealous  Republican,  but  for  twenty-one 
years  has  been  equally'  ardent  in  his  support  of  the 
Democratic  party.  He  has  frequently  served  as 
delegate  to  various  local  and  state  conventions. 
In  1870-71  he  represented  Labette  County  in  the 
Kansas  Legislature,  and  took  an  active  part  in  all 
public  and  progressive  matters  calculated  to  bene- 
fit his  constituents;  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Public  Lands,  and  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Federal  Relations.  During  the  first 
administration  of  President  Cleveland  he  served 
as  Postmaster  at  McCune,  resigning  the  office  No- 
vember 30,  1889.  lie  has  been  honored  by  election 


to  the  position  of  Mayor  of  McCune,  aiid  has  also 
been  a  member  of  the  Council.  He  is  a  man  of 
prominence,  politically  and  in  business  and  pro- 
fessional circles,  and  through  his  contributions  to 
medical  jouinals  in  recent  years  has  gained  con- 
siderable  fame  among    his  professional   brethren. 


i^p^  B.  ROBINSON,  a  prosperous  and  en terpris- 
lff(^\  iiig  general  agriculturist  and  stock-raiser  of 
^>^'J  Marysville  Township,  Miami  Count}',  Kan., 
now  located  upon  a  magnificent  farm  of  five  iiun- 
dred  acres,  occupies  a  large  portion  of  section  36, 
and  is  numbered  among  tiie  leading  citizens  and 
substantial  men  of  the  county.  For  many  chang- 
ing years  identified  with  the  vita!  interests  of  his 
present  home,  our  subject  has  efficiently  held  vari- 
ous responsible  positions  of  public  trust,  and  dur- 
ing 1882,  1883  and  1884  was  County  Commis- 
sioner, serving  during  1884  as  Chairman  of  the 
Board. 

Mr.  Robinson,  a  native  of  Greene  County,  111., 
was  the  son  of  T.  C.  and  Eliza  A.  (Biscoc)  Robin- 
son, natives  of  Maryland,  and  was  reared  upon  the 
farms  of  their  parents.  The  father,  a  man  of  spirit 
and  courage,  was  a  member  of  the  militia  during 
the  Mexican  War.  Always  a  devout  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  for  many 
years  a  Steward,  he  entered  into  rest  in  1890, 
mourned  by  all  who  knew  him.  The  excellent 
mother  yet  survives.  The  pleasant  home  of  the 
parents  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  ten  children, 
seven  of  whom  are  now  living.  The  two  sons, 
George  H.  and  our  subject,  T.  B.,  actively  partici- 
pated in  the  conflict  of  the  Civil  War.  George  II. 
was  Sergeant  in  Company  H,  Ninety-first  Illinois 
Infantry,  and  served  with  fidelity 

Our  subject,  born  November  15, 1840,  was  reared 
on  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  district  schools  of 
Greene  County,  111.,  completing  his  studies  at  Car- 


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rollton.  He  remained  at  home  until  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  and  in  1864  enlisted  in  Company  G, 
One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Illinois  Infantry, 
as  Sergeant.  Detailed  to  guard  the  prison  at  Rock 
Island,  our  subject  remained  there  during  his  term 
of  service,  and  was  discharged  in  October,  1864, 
then  returning  home.  He  was  married  November 
8,  1864,  to  Miss  Mary  Mason,  who  was  a  native  of 
Kentucky,  but  later  a  resident  of  Illinois.  The 
latter  was  born  June  21, 1842,  and  is  the  daughter 
of  Dr.  George  B.  Mason,  who,  in  liis  ninet}'- 
second  j^ear,  is  a  resident  of  Greene  County,  111. 
An  early  settler  of  Illinois,  formerly  a  popular 
citizen  of  Kentucky,  he  was  a  Representative  in 
the  Legislature  of  the  latter  state  for  two  years. 
Mr.  Robinson  emigrated  to  Kansas  in  1866,  and 
settled  in  Ten  Mile  Township  on  wild  land,  which 
he  cultivated  four  years.  He  then  sold  out  at  130 
per  acre,  and  soon  after  located  on  his  present 
farm,  consisting  of  one  iiundred  and  sixt}-  acres  of 
prairie  land,  to  which  he  has  added  three  hundred 
and  forty.  Upon  his  farm  he  raises  grain  chiefly,  but 
also  cultivates  a  variety  of  produce  and  handles 
high-grade  cattle  and  hogs. 

Mr.  Robinson  built  a  residence  costing  11,000  in 
1873,  and  in  1878  erected  a  barn  at  an  expense  of 
$1,100,  and  has  various  necessar3'  and  substantial 
outbuildings.  The  valuable  farm  contains  a  three- 
acre  orchard,  fifty  ornamental  shade  trees,  an 
osage  orange  grove  of  one  and  a-half  acres,  and  a 
one-acre  grove  of  walnuts.  Our  subject  was  flrst 
married  to  Miss  Sarah  Smith,  of  Greene  County, 
111.,  who  died  three  months  after  her  marriage.  Mr. 
Robinson,  later  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary 
Mason,  was  blessed  with  her  cheerful  companion- 
ship many  years,  but  on  the  25th  of  March,  1884, 
this  estimable  lady  passed  away  deeply  mourned. 
She  bore  her  husband  seven  children,  two  of  whom 
are  yet  living.  John  M.  is  a  civil  engineer  of  Jop- 
lln.  Mo.;  Minnie  M.  is  a  successful  teaclier  of 
Miami  County. 

Our  subject  wedded  his  present  wife,  Frances  V. 
(Rhodes)  Robinson,  in  1885.  She  was  born  in 
Indiana  in  June,  1853,  and  is  the  daughter  of  John 
Rhodes.  The  latter  is  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  the 
son  of  an  early  pioneer  of  the  state.  Five  little 
ones,  four  of  whom  are  now  living,  brightened  the 


pleasant  home.  They  are  Wilma,  Hope.  Jennie 
and  Lizanna.  Mrs.  Robinson  is  a  valued  member 
of  the  Christian  Church,  and  is  an  active  aid  in 
good  work.  Our  subject  is  fraternally  a  member 
of  Spring  Hill  Lodge  No.  56,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and 
was  its  first  Secretarj'.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
chapter  at  Paola,  and  has  been  Master  and  Secre- 
tary of  the  Grange.  He  has  given  his  children  a 
good  education,  and  his  son  is  a  graduate  of  the 
State  Universit}'  in  the  Class  of  '92.  His  eldest 
daughter  is  a  graduate  of  tiie  normal  school  at 
Ft.  Scott,  and  completed  the  course  in  the  Class  of 
'92.  Mr.  Robinson  takes  a  deep  interest  in  the 
local  schools,  and  is  an  efficient  member  of  the 
School  Board.  He  is  politically  a  life-long  Repub- 
lican, and  cast  his  first  Presidental  vote  for  Lin- 
coln. Taking  a  high  place  in  the  home  councils 
of  the  party  of  reform  he  has  often  been  a  delegate 
to  judiciar}'  and  count}'  conventions.  He  long  per- 
formed the  duties  of  Township  Clerk,  and  as  Com- 
missioner of  the  county  rendered  most  valuable 
service.  Mr.  Robinson  is  a  member  of  General  Cur- 
tis Post,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Spring  Hill,  and  was  Junior 
Vice-Commander.  In  this  order  and  in  his  fra- 
ternal relations,  as  well  as  through  his  establish- 
ed reputation  as  an  official  and  private  citizen,  he 
commands  the  confidence  of  a  host  of  friends. 


<-i'l'i-2 


?RED  MATHEWS  is  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful and  extensive  stockmen  of  south- 
eastern Kansas,  in  which  branch  of  indus- 
try he  has  brought  to  bear  much  native  shrewd- 
ness and  good  judgment,  as  well  as  an  unlimited 
amount  of  energy  and  pusii.  He  owes  his  na- 
tivity to  the  state  which  has  given  to  the  world 
so  man}'  able,  successful  and  brilliant  men.  New 
York,  his  birth  occurring  in  Erie  County  on  Decem- 
ber 9,  1833.  His  parents,  ISIichael  and  Margaret 
(Miller)  Mathews,  were  born  in  Alsace,  France, 
whicii  is  now  a  part  of  the  German  Empire,  the 
father  being  of  French  and  the  mother  of  Swiss 


PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


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descent.  They  came  to  the  United  States  in  1833, 
and  settled  in  Erie  County,  N.  Y.,  where  the  fa- 
ther tilled  a  small  farm,  having  followed  the  call- 
ing of  a  shoemaker  in  his  native  land,  where  he 
eventually  died.  In  1862  his  widow  came  to  Kan- 
sas, where  she  died  three  years  later.  Their  chil- 
dren were  as  follows:  Michael,  who  married,  and 
died,  leaving  two  children;  Margaret,  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Adam  Eva,  and  died  in  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.,  and  Magdalena,  who  married  Christopher 
Trudy,  and  also  died  in  Buffalo. 

Fred  Mathews  lived  on  a  farm  until  he  was 
about  eleven  years  of  age,  then  went  to  Buffalo 
and  clerked  in  a  grocery  store  for  a  brother-in- 
law,  with  whom  he  remained  until  about  sixteen 
years  of  age,  with  the  exception  of  one  j'ear  which 
he  spent  on  a  farm.  Upon  giving  up  his  clerkship 
he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  after  which  he 
engaged  in  the  manufacturing  of  packing  boxes. 
About  I860,  anticipating  the  advice  of  Horace 
Greeley,  be  came  to  Kansas  and  purchased  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  the  farm  on  which  he 
is  now  living,  which  at  that  time  had  a  small 
house  erected  upon  it  and  about  eight  acres 
broken  and  fenced.  He  at  once  engaged  in  stock- 
raising,  and  as  his  capital  increased  he  began  deal- 
ing in  stock,  making  the  specialty  of  the  purchase 
and  sale  as  well  as  the  breeding  of  fine  horses. 
His  operations  in  this  line  have  reached  vast  pro- 
portions and  his  name  has  become  indelibly  associ- 
ated with  the  stock-raising  interests  of  the  state  of 
Kansas,  as  well  as  the  surrounding  territory.  His 
farm  comprises  four  hundred  acres  in  Osage  Town- 
ship, but  at  different  times  he  has  owned  consid- 
erabl}'  more  than  this  amount  of  land.  He  has  a 
ranch  of  two  thousand  acres  in  Edwards  County, 
which  he  devotes  to  the  raising  of  stock,  winch  he 
fattens  on  his  home  farm  in  Miami  Count\',  and 
finnlly  sliips  from  there  to  the  Kansas  Cit3-  market. 
His  E^dwards  Count}'  propert}'  is  well  improved 
with  good  buildings,  and  a  large  portion  of  it  is 
under  cultivation  and  devoted  to  the  culture  of 
wheat.  Besides  this  lie  owns  property  in  Colorado. 
On  the  farm  on  which  he  lives,  exceptionally  valu- 
able improvements  have  been  made,  and  he  has  a 
beautiful  stone  residence,  tastefully  furnished  and 
very  conveniently  arranged. 


Our  subject  was  married  in  1858  to  Miss  Caroline, 
a  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Clarissa  (Willard)  Brown, 
and  a  native  of  the  city  of  New  York.  To  their 
union  seven  children  have  been  given:  George, 
who  is  a  resident  of  El  Dorado  County,  Kan.;  Gil- 
bert L.,  who  has  charge  of  the  ranch  in  Edwards 
County;  Clara,  who  is  the  wife  of  C.  V.  Chalfont, 
a  resident  of  Finney  County,  Kan.;  Fred  W.,  at 
home;  William  S.,  who  resides  in  Finnej'  County; 
Delia,  and  one  child  that  died  in  infanc}',  a  twin 
sister  of  Freddie. 

Politically  Mr.  Mathews  has  always  been  a  Re- 
publican, and  has  successfully  and  creditably  filled 
a  number  of  local  offices,  although  he  has  never  de- 
sired public  preferment.  He  was  for  three  years  a 
member  of  a  mercantile  firm  in  Fontana.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Fontana  Co-operative  Mercantile 
Association,  which  was  chartered  in  1893,  the  bulk 
of  its  capital  having  been  furnished  by  Mr.  Math- 
ews. At  the  time  of  his  arrival  in  Kansas  his 
entire  worldly  possessions  amounted  to  about 
$1,200,  but  by  perseverance  and  strict  attention  to 
his  work  he  has  been  successful  far  beyond  his 
most  sanguine  expectations  and  is  considered  one 
of  the  wealthy  citizens  of  the  state.  Although  he 
was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
he  has  never  connected  himself  with  any  denomi- 
nation. 


AVID  DAY.  The  gentleman  whose  name 
.,  J  heads  this  sketch  is  one  of  the  pioneers 
^^!^  of  Mound  Township,  Miami  Count}',  to 
which  region  he  came  in  1857.  His  native 
place  is  Morgan  County,  K}'.,  where  he  was  born 
November  13,  1822,  his  parents  being  Travis  and 
Nancy  (Lewis)  Da}',  natives  respectively  of  Ken- 
tucky and  Tazewell  County,  W.  Va.  They  died 
in  Kansas,  the  former  at  the  age  of  seventy-flve, 
and  the  latter  at  the  age  of  eighty-four.  A  fam- 
ily of  thirteen  children    was  given   them,  eleven 


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of  whom  grew  to  maturity.  Melinda,  who  first 
married  Thomas  Loveless  and  afterward  John 
Walters,  resides  at  Parker,  Kan.;  Sarah  married 
John  Walsh  and  now  resides  in  Morgan  County, 
Ky.;  Thomas  is  a  resident  of  Parlter,  Kan.;  Hannah 
is  the  wife  of  Robert  Cottell,  a  resident  of  Seattle, 
Wash.;  James  was  murdered  in  Linn  County,  Kan.; 
David  is  our  subject;  Cj'nthia  Ann  died  in  early 
life;  Mary  married  William  Oakley,  a  resident  of 
Linn  County;  Jane  married  Alexander  Fletcher,  a 
resident  of  Missouri;  John  is  a  resident  of  Linn 
County;  Kebecca,  who  married  Jolin  Cottrell,  is 
now  deceased;  and  Martha  married  Samuel  Wal- 
tlial,  of  Miami  County. 

Like  the  majorit3'  of  men  wlio  have  made  a  suc- 
cess in  the  different  walks  of  life,  David  Day  was 
rearecl  a,  fanner,  and  while  following  the  plow  on 
his  father's  farm  he  learned  lessons  of  industry 
and  perseverance,  which  were  his  stepping  stones 
to  success  when  starting  out  in  life  for  himself. 
He  made  his  home  in  Kentucky  until  1857;  he  then 
came  to  Kansas  and  pre-empted  a  tract  of  land  in 
Linn  County,  consisting  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  all  of  which  he  improved  and  later  sold. 
He  then  purchased  another  tract  and  settled  on 
the  south  line  of  Miami  Count}',  where  he  engaged 
in  stock-raising;  he  also  purchased  and  sold  live 
stock,  for  which  industr}'  he  seems  to  have  a 
natural  aptitude  and  in  which  he  has  always  shown 
good  judgment  and  has  met  with  commenda- 
ble success.  Eight  years  ago  he  built  the  home 
in  which  he  now  resides,  having  become  the  owner 
of  the  land  on  which  it  stands  some  years  previ- 
ous, and  here  has  been  content  to  "pursue  tiie  even 
tenor  of  his  way"  up  to  the  present.  His  land  is 
well  adapted  to  the  purposes  to  which  it  is  de- 
voted, stock-raising  and  the  breeding  of  race 
horses  receiving  especial  attention  at  his  hands. 
He  has  raised  some  speedy  animals,  among  which 
may  be  mentioned  "Old  Man,"  "Pete,"  who 
made  one-fourth  of  a  mile  in  seventeen  seconds; 
"Trunyon,"  "John  Bascone;"  the  well  known 
"Lucy  Day,"  "Hathaway,"  "Gildersleeve,"  "Okla- 
homa Sal,"  "Angora,"  and  many  others.  The 
farmers  of  this  section  owe  much  to  Mr.  Day  for 
the  improvement  in  their  stock,  and  as  he  seems 
to  be  a  natural  lover  of  horses  and  an  excellent 


judge  of  the  animals,  he  has  been  successful  in  rais- 
ing them. 

Mr.  Day  has  been  married  twice,  the  first  wife 
being  Martha  Hajes,  who  died  without  issue.  The 
maiden  name  of  his  present  wife  was  Susan  Sclio- 
field,  who  has  borne  him  five  children,  Edgar 
(deceased),  Etta,  Dallas,  P^stella  and  Harold,  all  of 
whom  are  bright  and  intelligent  children.  Polit- 
ically, Mr.  Day  has  always  been  in  sympathy  witli 
the  Republican  party  but  is  by  no  means  a  politi- 
cian, much  preferring  to  devote  his  energies  to  his 
business.  His  estate  embraces  six  hundred  acres  of 
valuable  land,  all  of  which  he  has  obtained  by  Ibe 
exercise  of  both  brain  and  brawn. 


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&0N.  JAMES  W.  COX  came  to  Kansas  in 
]  1874  and  has  resided  in  Linn  County, 
Kan.,  since  the  fall  of  1882.  He  owns  a 
large  tract  of  valuable  land  on  section  12, 
township  22,  range  22,  Blue  IMound  Township, 
where  he  is  successfully  engaged  in  general  farm- 
ing and  stock-raising  pursuits.  He  was  born  in 
McLean  County,  111.,  and  is  a  son  of  George  W. 
and  Nancy  (Loving)  Cox,  natives  of  Norway,  Ox- 
ford County,  Me.  The  father  of  our  subject  was 
a  son  of  William  Cox,  and  traced  his  ancestry  to 
Wales.  He  received  a  common-school  education 
in  Maine,  and  there  served  an  appenticeship  to  tlie 
trade  of  a  cloth-maker,  which  he  followed  for  a 
number  of  years. 

In  1837  George  W.  Cox  went  to  Illinois,  the 
long  journey  being  made  mostly  by  water.  Dur- 
ing the  first  five  years  of  his  residence  in  Illinois, 
he  worked  near  Hudson  with  his  brother  Samuel. 
He  became  a  pioneer  of  Gridlc}'  Township,  Mc- 
Lean County,  111.,  where  he  entered  two  hundred 
acres  from  the  Government  and  devoted  the  re- 
maining 3'ears  of  his  life  to  the  improvement  of 
his   property.     He  was  a  man    of   genial    nature, 


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hospitable  manner  and  generous  heart,  and  was 
highly  esteemed  by  his  large  circle  of  acquaint- 
ances. March  24,  1842,  he  was  married  in  Bloom- 
ington.  111.,  to  Miss  Nancy  J.,  daughter  of  Taylor 
Loving,  of  Gridley  Township,  and  for  three  years 
he  made  his  home  on  the  Taylor  Loving  farm. 
His  wife  died,  leaving  five  children,  four  of  whom 
are  now  living,  namely:  James  W.,  Mar}'  Z.,  Henry 
W.  and  Charles  S.  The  fatlier  died  June  30,  1874, 
at  the  age  of  nearl}'  three-score  years. 

Upon  his  father's  farm  in  Illinois  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  grew  to  manhood,  receiving  excellent 
educational  advantages  in  the  State  Normal  Uni- 
versity, at  Normal,  111.,  where  he  conducted  his 
studies  for  three  years.  He  embarked  in  farming 
in  McLean  County,  where  he  owned  eighty  acres 
and  resided  until  1874.  His  marriage  took  place 
September  5, 1867,  and  united  him  with  Miss  Mary 
E.  Turpin,  who  was  born  in  Owen  County,  Ind., 
May  9,  1846.  Her  parents  were  Henry  and  Sarah 
(Kiser)  Turpin,  the  latterof  whom  died  in  Indiana, 
leaving  four  children:  Nancj'  J.,  who  died  Octo- 
ber 30,  1874;  Mary  E.,  the  wife  of  our  subject; 
David  and  Richard,  who  reside  in  McLean 
County,  111.  In  1852  Mr.  Turpin  married  a  second 
time,  and  then  removed  to  Illinois,  settling  in 
McLean  County,  where  he  died  in  1858.  There, 
also,  his  wife  and  his  son  b}'  his  second  marriage 
passed  awa}-. 

Upon  coming  to  Kansas  our  subject  settled  in 
Allen  County,  where  he  purchased  land  and  en- 
gaged in  stock-raising.  In  1882  he  came  to  Linn 
County,  and  for  a  time  resided  in  Blue  Mound, 
where  he  conducted  a  large  hardware  business 
until  Januarj'  23,  1885,  at  which  date  his  store 
was  destroyed  by  fire.  He  then  purchased  the 
property  where  he  now  resides,  the  place  consist- 
ing of  four  hundred  and  eight}'  acres  of  valuable 
land.  A  stanch  Republican  politically,  Mr.  Cox 
represented  Allen  County  in  the  Legislature  of 
Kansas  for  one  term,  being  elected  in  1881.  He 
has  also  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  as  a 
delegate  to  political  conventions.  Socially  he  is 
connected  with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cox  are  the  parents  of  four  chil- 


dren: Jennie  L.,  Zeuner,  Viola  and  Aura,  all  of 
whom  are  witli  their  parents.  They  have  received 
the  best  educational  advantages,  and  are  very  pop- 
ular in  social  circles.  The  eldest,  Jennie,  has 
graduated  in  stenography  .and  received  an  ex- 
cellent literary  education  in  the  State  Normal 
School  at  Emporia,  Kan.  She  is  now  a  teacher  in 
the  grammar  grade  of  the  Blue  Mound  schools. 
Viola,  who  attended  the  State  Normal  School,  is 
also  a  successful  teacher. 

Mr.  Cox  is  one  of  the  veterans  of  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion.  Soon  after  the  outbreak  of  the  war 
he  enlisted,  in  August,  1861, as  a  member  of  Com- 
pany C,  Thirty-third  Illinois  infantry,  and  served 
for  two  years,  participating  in  numerous  engage- 
ments and  skirmishes.  He  served  with  valor  and 
fidelity  to  the  cause  of  the  Union,  and  was  dis- 
charged an  account  of  physical  disability. 


;r-^AMUEL  S.  SHUMAKER,  an  enterprising 
citizen,  prosperously  conducting  an  exten- 
sive farm  in  Blue  Mound  Township,  Kan., 
has  been  numbered  among  the  substantial 
and  progressive  men  of  the  state  for  a  period  of 
twenty-three  years,  and  activel}'  participating  in 
all  matters  of  mutual  welfare,  is  widely  known 
and  esteemed.  Mr.  Shumaker  was  born  in  Knox 
County,  111.,  September  3,  1846,  and  was  the  son 
of  Jacob  and  Charlotte  (Smith)  Shumaker,  natives 
of  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  and  the  state  of  Indiana, 
respectively.  The  paternal  great-grandfather  Shu- 
maker was  born,  reared  and  married  in  Germany, 
in  which  country  the  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Shumaker,  was  also  born.  The  great-grandfather 
emigrated  to  America  with  his  parents,  settling 
in  the  United  States.  He  was  married,  and  with 
his  wife  located  in  Knox  County,  111.,  where  after 
a  life  of  care  and  toil  he  died,  at  a  good  old  age. 
The  father  of  our  subject,  born  and  reared  in  Jack- 


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son  County,  Ohio,  married  in  Knox  County,  111., 
and  having  spent  almost  his  entire  life  in  this 
county,  passed  away  universally  respected  by  all 
who  knew  him.  The  mother  resides  in  Seward 
County,  Neb.  Fourteen  children  gathered  about 
the  family  heartli,  ten  of  whom  are  yet  living. 

John  H  ,  the  eldest-born,  is  a  resident  of  Raj', 
Colo.;  Mary  E.,  the  wife  of  Michael  Dunagan, 
makes  her  home  in  Seward  County,  Neb.;  Sally 
Ann  is  the  wife  of  Harvey  Moler,  of  Seward  Coun- 
ty, Neb.;  Samuel  S.,  our  subject,  was  the  next  in 
order  of  birth;  George  W.  resides  in  Knox  Coun- 
ty, 111.;  William  R.  is  also  a  citizen  of  Knox  Coun- 
ty, 111.;  Catherine,  married  to  Jolin  Donahue,  is  at 
home  in  Seward  County,  Neb.;  Abigail  L.,  the 
wife  of  Milton  HoUowaj',  lives  in  Seward  County, 
Neb.;  Phffibe  Elizabeth,  married  to  Frank  Shafer, 
resides  in  Fulton  County,  111. 

Enlisting  in  the  year  1865  in  the  service 
of  the  Government  as  a  volunteer,  our  subject 
served  faithfully  in  behalf  of  National  existence 
until  the  close  of  tlie  war,  in  Jul}-,  1866.  Mean- 
time, he  had  taken  part  in  the  service  on  the  Mis- 
sissippi Rivei',  between  Cairo  and  the  south.  Re- 
turning in  the  year  1866  to  Illinois,  he  remained 
there  continuously  until  1870.  At  this  latter 
date  our  subject  determined  to  try  his  fortunes  in 
the  farther  west,  and  accompaning  T.  Z.  Stev- 
enson to  Kansas,  remained  in  his  employ  for  the 
succeeding  two  years.  Seven  years  after  this 
Mr.  Shumaker  purchased  the  farm  of  two  hundred 
acres  which  he  now  so  prosperouslj'  tills.  He  car- 
ries on  general  agriculture  and  also  handles  a 
good  grade  of  stock. 

In  1870  were  united  in  marriage  Samuel  S.  Shu- 
maker and  Miss  Emily  Alexander.  The  latter  was 
a  native  of  Tazewell  County,  111.,  and  the  daugh- 
ter of  Peyton  D.  and  Oplielia  (Berlin)  Alexander. 
The  pleasant  home  of  IMr.  and  Mrs.  Shumaker  was 
brightened  by  the  birth  of  seven  children,  five  of 
whom  yet  survive.  Stella  is  the  wife  of  Will- 
iam A.  Connor;  Wirt,  Ernest,  Peyton  .Jacob  and 
Testal  complete  the  list.  Nora  and  Ara  died  in 
cliildhood.  The  beloved  mother  entered  into  rest 
in  September,  1891,  aged  fortj'  years.  She  was  a 
devout  member  of  tiie  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
and  was  beloved  by  a  large  circle  of    friends  and 


relatives,  who  deeply  mourned  her  loss.  Our  sub- 
ject is  likewise  a  valued  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  and  in  political  affiliations  is  a 
Republican,  a  man  of  sterling  integrity  of  diame- 
ter and  worth}-  of  all  tiie  respect  he  universall}- 
receives.  July  26,  1893,  Mr.  Shumaker  and  Mrs. 
Clara  B.  Libby,  nee  Fornej',  were  united  in  mar- 
riage. Slie  was  the  widow  of  Warren  E.  Libby, 
and  a  daughter  of  Peter  A.  and  Angeline  M. 
(Meek)  Forney. 


^^•5"}"!"5-|: 


eW.  BENNETT,  the  trustworthy  Slierifif  of 
Neosho  County,  lesiding  in  Erie,  was  born 
November  8,  1843,  in  Plato,  Kane  County, 
111.,  and  is  a  son  of  Elias  Bennett,  who  was  born 
and  reared  in  Chemung  County,  N.  Y.,  and  there 
married  Sarah  J.  Reser,  daughter  of  Joseph  Reser, 
who  was  of  Holland  descent.  When  twenty-five 
years  of  age,  Elias  Bennett  emigrated  to  Kane 
County,  111.,  becoming  one  of  its  early  settlers.  He 
purchased  one  hundred  and  sixt}'  acre  of  unbroken 
land,  which  he  transformed  into  a  valuable  farm, 
which  yielded  him  a  good  income.  During  the  late 
war  he  enlisted  in  the  Fifth  Illinois  Heavy  Ar- 
tillerj-  in  Elgin,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Knoxville,  Tenn.  He  was  an  active  politician, 
supporting  the  Democratic  party  in  early  life,  but 
became  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  Republican  part}- 
on  its  organization.  He  was  honored  with  a  num- 
ber of  official  positions,  for  he  w.as  a  prominent 
citizen.  He  held  membership  with  the  Baptist 
Church.  His  wife  passed  away  in  Chicago  in  1892. 
Tiiey  were  the  parents  of  nine  children  who  grew 
to  mature  years,  of  whom  seven  are  yet  living. 
Two  brothers  reside  in  Labette  County,  Kan;  J. 
W.  is  Sheriff  of  that  county,  and  Lovier  is  a 
bridge  carpenter  for  the  Missouri,  Kansa.s  ife  Texas 
Railroad  Com  pan}-. 

In   tlie   county  of   his  nativity,  C.  W.  Bennett 
was  reared,  and  in  the  public  schools  began  his  ed- 


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ucation,  which  was  supplemented  by  study  in 
Beloit  College,  of  Beloit,  Wis.  Fie  was  there  a 
student  at  the  breaking  out  of  tlie  late  war.  Im- 
mediately he  abandoned  his  text  books  for  the 
ride,  and  enlisted  September  6,  1861,  in  Compan}'^ 
K,  Fifty-second  Illinois  lufantr}',  responding  to 
President  Lincoln's  call  for  three  hundred  thous- 
and volunteers.  At  the  battle  of  Shiloh  he  was 
wounded,  and  on  account  of  his  disability  he  was 
discharged  and  returned  home,  but  he  again 
enlisted,  joining  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and 
Fortj'-first  Illinois  Infantry.  He  became  Orderly- 
Sergeant  and  afterward  was  made  Captain,  in 
which  command  he  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Ft.  Donel- 
son.  Ft.  Henry,  Pittsburg  Landing,  Corinth  and 
others,  and  was  alwa3'S  found  faithfully  support- 
ing the  Stars  and  Stripes. 

On  February  14,  1866,  Mr.  Bennett  wedded  Miss 
Sarah  .J.  Clark,  the  eldest  daughter  of  George  P. 
Clark,  a  horse  dealer  of  Elgin,  III.  Unto  them 
have  been  born  six  children :  Arthur  E.,  who  is  now 
professor  of  Latin,  Greek  and  the  sciences  in  the 
normal  college  of  Ft.  Scott;  Charles  F.,  who  is  a 
student  in  the  college;  Lillie,  Eva,  Harry  and  Le- 
roy,  who  are  still  under  tiie  parental  roof. 

In  the  fall  of  1870,  Mr.  Bennett  came  to  this 
county,  locating  on  section  35,  Lincoln  Township, 
where  he  purchased  a  claim.  For  four  j'ears  he 
engaged  in  its  cultivation  and  then  sold  out,  buy- 
ing one  hundred  and  sixty-Qve  acres  on  section 
30  of  the  same  township.  That  farm  continued 
to  be  his  home  for  tliree  years,  when  he  traded  it 
for  a  tract  of  land  in  Mt.  Pleasant  Township, 
Leavenworth  County.  The  latter  he  afterward 
traded  for  his  present  farm  on  section  15,  Lin- 
coln Township.  He  now  owns  five  hundred  and 
eighty  acres,  four  hundred  on  section  15,  eighty 
on  section  12,  and  one  hundred  on  section  18. 
This  is  all  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation  and  is 
a  very  valuable  propert}^  Mr.  Bennett  continued 
to  devote  his  energies  to  its  improvement  until 
elected  Sheriff  of  the  county,  since  which  time  he 
has  attended  only  to  the  duties  of  his  office. 

In  politics  Mr.  Bennett  is  a  stalwart  Republican 
and  an  earnest  advocate  of  the  party's  principles. 
In  1892  he   served  as  a  delegate  to  the  state  con- 


vention. For  six  years  he  has  held  the  office  of 
Township  Trustee,  and  has  filled  other  positions 
with  credit  to  himself  and  satisfaction  to  his  con- 
stituents. In  the  fall  of  1893  he  was  elected 
County  Sheiiff,  and  so  ably  has  he  filled  the  office 
that  he  was  re-elected  for  a  second  term  of  two 
years.  Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  the  Order  of  Select  Friends,  and  War- 
ren Post  No.  114,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Osage  Mission.  He 
is  a  man  of  excellent  business  ability  and  through 
his  own  industr3'  and  enterprise  has  worked 
his  way  upward  from  an  humble  position  to  one 
of  affluence.  His  public  and  private  life  are  alike 
above  reproach  and  have  formed  an  exemplary 
character. 


ILLIAM  M.  MILLER,  a  representative 
general  agriculturist  and  successful  stock- 
^  raiser,  for  twenty-three  years  a  constant 
resident  of  his, present  locality  in  Richland  Town- 
ship, Miami  County,  Kan.,  is  closely  identified 
with  the  upward  growth  and  rapid  advancement 
of  the  state,  where  all  his  interests  have  centered 
for  so  many  changing  seasons.  A  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  born  in  York  County  in  1838,  our 
subject  IS  the  descendant  of  an  old  and  highly  re- 
spected family  of  the  Quaker  Stale,  whose  sturdy- 
German  ancestry  bequeathed  to  them  habits  of  in- 
dustrious thrift  and  unimpeachable  integrity  of 
character. 

Henry  Miller,  the  father  of  our  subject,  also  a 
native  of  York  County,  was  the  son  of  Daniel 
Miller,  whose  father,  the  paternal  great-grand- 
father of  our  subject,  was  born  and  reared  in  the 
Old  Country,  and  later,  emigrating  to  the  United 
States,  founded  in  the  Quaker  State  the  family 
branch  to  which  William  M.  directly  belongs. 
Daniel  Miller,  the  paternal  grandfather,  was  a  man 
of  courage  and  resolution,  and  served  with  brav- 
ery in  the  War  of  1812.     The  father  and   mother 


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welcomed  to  their  hearts  and  homes  twelve  sons 
and  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  yet  living.  Will- 
iam M.,  tlie  eldest  of  the  large  family,  attained  to 
manhood  in  Cumberland  County,  where  his  par- 
ents had  after  their  first  few  years  of  married  life 
made  their  residence. 

Our  subject,  spending  the  years  of  his  boyhood 
on  his  father's  farm,  early  began  tlie  work  of  life, 
and  vigorously  aiding  in  the  cultivation  of  the 
soil,  bad  but  little  opportunity  to  gain  an  educa- 
tion. Reaching  mature  years  energetic,  enterpris- 
ing and  self-reliant,  he  married,  and  remaining 
for  a  time  in  Cumberland  County,  was  engaged 
in  work  as  a  day  laborer  wlien  tlie  Civil  War  called 
him  to  the  aid  of  his  country.  In  June,  1864,  he 
enlisted  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty-ninth 
Pennsylvania  Infantry,  and  served  with  gallantry 
until  the  close  of  the  war.  Tiiree  of  the  brothers 
also  entered  tiie  service  of  the  Union,  Jacob  Miller 
being  severely  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Antietam. 
The  war  ended,  Mr.  Miller  returned  to  his  Penn- 
sylvania home.  At  once  entering  upon  an  ap- 
prenticesliip  to  the  trade  of  a  wagon-maker,  he  ac- 
quired a  vocation  which  gave  him  ready  employ- 
ment at  remunerative  wages,  and  in  time  a  skilled 
workman,  he  remained  in  the  occupation  of  a  wao-- 
on-maker  until  1870.  In  the  meantime,  determined 
to  try  his  fortune  in  a  newer  field  of  action,  our 
subject  journeyed  with  his  family  to  the  farther 
west,  and  in  the  sjjring  of  1870  permanently  lo- 
cated in  Kansas,  for  a  twelvemonth  making  his 
home  in  Paola  with  B.  Miller  &  Co.  In  1871  Mr. 
Miller  settled  in  Richland  Township,  and  while 
continuing  actively'  in  his  trade  of  a  wagon-maker 
combined  with  that  employment  the  occupation 
of  a  farmer,  improving  eighty  acres  of  valuable 
land. 

William  M.  Miller  and  Miss  Martlia  E.  DeWalt 
were  united  in  marriage  in  1859,  the  estimable 
wife  of  our  subject  being  a  native  of  Cumberland 
County.  Two  children,  a  son  and  daughter,  Syl- 
vester and  Annetta,  have  blessed  the  home.  In 
1874  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miller  removed  to  Franklin 
County',  and  in  1877  our  subject  invested  in  his 
present  farm,  highly  cultivated,  well  improved 
with  excellent  buildings  and  containing  a  fine 
fruit  orchard.     The    improvements  of    the   place 


have  all  been  made  under  the  supervision  of  Mr. 
Miller,  who  since  1880  has  devoted  himself  en- 
tirely to  agricultural  pursuits.  The  daughter  of 
our  subject.  Miss  Annetta,  who  is  a  teacher,  is 
an  accomplished  young  lady;  slie  has  received 
a  musical  education  and  possesses  talent  of  a  high 
order.  The  son,  Sylvester,  living  in  Franklin 
County,  owns  two  hundred  and  fourteen  acres  of 
land  and  is  a  prosperous  farmer. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miller  are  both  valued  members 
of  the  Church  of  God  and,  earnest,  upright  and 
conscientious  Chiistians,  are  active  in  the  good 
work  of  that  denomination.  Politically  a  stanch 
Republican  and  a  firm  believer  in  the  principles 
the  party,  our  subject  takes  a  leading  place  in  the 
local  councils  of  the  party,  and  aiding  in  all  mat- 
ters of  public  welfare,  has  l)een  especially  inter- 
ested in  the  advancement  of  the  schools  of  his 
locality.  For  some  length  of  time  Mr.  Miller  has 
been  seriously  crippled  in  his  right  hand  by  a 
catarrhal  affection.  He  has  successfully  won  his 
way  since  his  arrival  in  the  state  and,  togetlier 
with  his  family,  enjoys  the  esteem  and  confidence 
of  a  wide  acquaintance,  and  possesses  the  best 
wishes  of  a  host  of  friends. 


W^ILLIAM  GOFF,  a  farmer  residing  in  Sher- 
idan Township,  Crawford  County,  and 
the  owner  of  a  finely  improved  farm  of 
six  hundred  acres,  is  a  native  of  Fayette  County, 
Pa.,  and  was  born  June  20,  1825.  His  parents, 
Jacob  and  Mary  (Williams)  Goff,  were  born  in  the 
Keystone  State,  where  he  engaged  in  the  vocation  of 
a  farmer,  and  from  which  he  went  forth  to  do  serv- 
ice for  his  country  in  the  War  of  1812.  In  1833  he 
came  to  Illinois  and  settled  in  La  Salle  County, 
on  the  Vermilion  River,  where  he  and  his  wife 
remained  until  death.  They  had  six  children, 
three  of  whom  are  now  living.  Two  of  his  sons 
were  soldiers  in  the  Civil  War,  and  our  subject 
served  in  the  Kansas  state  militia  four  years. 

At  the  age  of   thirteen   years  our  subject    was 
orphaned  by  the  death  of  his  parents,  after  which 


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be  liirerl  out  by  the  month  at  a  salary  of  $8.  This 
amount,  however,  was  given  him  in  orders  at  a 
store,  where  he  received  $6  in  exchange  for  the 
order.  In  that  way  he  worked  for  two  years  and 
then  went  to  the  lead  mines  at  JlineraL  Point, 
Wis.,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  Return- 
ing to  Illinois,  he  engaged  in  teaming  on  the  canal 
from  Chicago  to  La  Salle  for  two  years.  In  the 
fall  of  1848  he  opened  the  first  coal  bank  in  La 
Salle,  and  shipped  the  coal  to  Chicago  on  the  first 
boat  ever  run  on  the  canal. 

In  1849  Mr.  Goff  crossed  the  plains  to  Califor- 
nia, making  the  journey  with  an  ox-team,  cross- 
ing the  Missouri  River  at  St.  Joseph  and  reaching 
Salt  Lake  City  during  the  latter  part  of  June, 
lie  spent  one  and  one-half  months  in  that  place, 
then  proceeded  to  Los  Angeles  along  the  southern 
route.  The  party  of  which  he  was  a  member  had 
one  hundred  and  five  wagons  and  paid  -S  1,000  to 
a  Mormon  guide,  who  conducted  them  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  miles  south  of  Salt  Lake.  There 
dividing  into  small  companies, our  subject  and  six 
other  men  sold  their  teams  and  purchased  mules, 
which  they  packed  with  provisions  for  fifteen 
days.  They  traveled  about  two  hundred  miles 
and  passed  the  spot  where  the  famous  Mountain 
Meadow  massacre  took  place. 

In  the  wilderness,  surrounded  by  lofty  moun- 
tains and  far  removed  from  human  habitations, 
the  little  company  wandered  for  many  days  and 
nights,  and  their  supply  of  food  and  water  giving 
out,  they  were  threatened  with  the  most  hor- 
rible of  all  fates,  death  by  starvation.  Fifteen 
of  their  horses  died,  and  their  own  strength  was 
exhausted.  The3'  determined,  therefore,  to  at- 
tempt to  find  their  way  back  to  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  after  traveling  for  some  time  fortunately 
struck  the  old  trail.  Their  sole  provisions  con- 
sisted of  five  pounds  of  flour  for  each  person,  to- 
gether with  a  small  piece  of  bacon.  They  were 
obliged  to  kill  a  large  number  of  their  horses,  and 
after  drying  the  meat  subsisted  upon  it  until  help 
was  received.  They  met  a  passing  company,  to 
whom  they  gave  all  the  mules  and  money  on 
hand,  for  which  they  were  allowed  the  privilege 
of  accompanying  the  excursionists  to  California. 

They  journeyed   along  without  further  trouble 


until  within  one  day's  journey  of  the  mountain's 
summit,  after  which  our  subject  and  his  partner, 
Sam  Wilson,  proceeded  together.  They  killed  a 
crow  which  they  boiled  and  ate  for  breakfast. 
With  no  other  food  than  this  they  traveled  all 
day  down  the  mountain  and  at  night  secured 
some  beef.  On  the  following  daj'  they  obtained 
dinner  at  a  ranch,  for  which  good  fortune  they 
were  very  grateful.  On  the  following  day  they 
reached  the  Williams'  rancli,  wiiere  they  remained 
for  three  weeks.  One  jear  after  leaving  liiseastein 
home  he  arrived  in  Los  Angeles,  where  he  found 
wages  so  low  that  many  people  were  working  for 
their  board  without  other  remuneration.  This  was 
not  encouraging  news  to  the  two  men,  who  had 
only  about  $5  with  them. 

It  was  not  long,  however,  before  Mr.  Goff  se- 
cured a  position  at  §1  per  day  and  his  board,  and 
for  one  month  he  engaged  in  blasting  rock  for  a 
small  stone  building.  Upon  completing  that  work 
he  found  a  captain  of  a  ship  who  consented  to 
take  him  and  his  partner  to  Sacramento  and  trust 
them  for  the  money.  The.y  gave  their  notes  for 
the  passage  for  i§40,  and  after  a  voyage  of  four 
and  one-half  days  reached  San  Francisco  safely. 
There  he  secured  a  job  as  a  day  laborer,  and  for 
four  and  one-half  days,  at  a  salary  of  $4  per  day, 
aided  in  filling  up  and  grading  a  lot.  Times  were 
hard,  money  scarce,  and  there  was  much  suffering 
among  the  people,  for  while  wages  were  high  the 
cost  of  living  was  even  higher. 

Mr.  Goff  also  worked  for  three  weeks  in  laying 
a  stone  wall,  receiving^6  per  day.  After  pa3-ing  all 
bills  he  and  his  friend  had  enough  money  left  tu 
enable  them  to  reach  Sacramento,  and  after  a  voy- 
age of  six  da^'S  on  a  whaleboat  they  reached  their 
destination.  A  few  days  later  they  secured  work 
in  unloading  steamboats,  and  afterward  received 
$16  a  ton  for  putting  up  ha^'.  They  purchased  a 
scythe  for  $40  and  mowed  a  swath  around  eight 
hundred  acres,  being  thus  engaged  for  three  weeks 
and  receiving  $20  per  ton  for  the  hay  thus  secured. 
In  two  months  they  made  over  $1,000  in  this  wa^'. 

From  Sacramento  proceeding  to  the  mines  on 
Feather  River,  Mr.  Goff  purchased  a  claim,  where 
he  worked  for  one  month.  The  claim  proved 
worthless,  however,  and  as  he  could  not  sell  it  he 


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abandoned  it  entirely.  Going  to  Marysville,  he  pro- 
cured supplies  and  then  journeyed  to  Rich  Bar,  on 
Feather  River,  camping  in  the  Onion  Valk;y.  lie 
remained  in  California  some  time  afterward  and 
then  came  to  his  Illinois  home,  after  an  absence  of 
eight  years.  Fortune  had  smiled  upon  him  and 
he  brought  considerable  money  home  with  him. 

In  1859  Mr.  Goff  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  in 
Bourbon  Count3-,  where  he  remained  until  1866. 
During  that  year  he  located  upon  one  hundred 
acres,  comprising  a  portion  of  his  present  farm. 
At  the  time  of  his  arrival  there  were  no  settlers 
for  miles  around,  and  he  now  enjoys  the  distinc- 
tion of  beijig  the  earliest  settler  in  this  section  of 
the  county.  He  has  added  to  his  original  purchase 
from  time  to  time,  until  his  landed  possessions  now 
aggregate  six  hundred  acres  of  well  improved 
land.  As  a  farmer  he  has  used  keen  discrimina- 
tion and  excellent  judgment  in  the  planting  and 
harvesting  of  crops,  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the 
most  progressive  men  of  the  count}-. 

"While  residing  in  Bourbon  County,  Mr.  Goff 
was  united  in  marriage,  in  the  spring  of  1860,  with 
Miss  Charlotte  Ford,  who  was  born  in  Maine  Au- 
gust 8,  1842.  She  was  educated  in  her  native 
state  and  in  Illinois,  and  in  1859  came  to  Kansas, 
where  she  followed  the  profession  of  a  teacher. 
Her  parents,  Isaac  and  Mary  Jane  (McQuestiu) 
Ford,  were  natives  respectively  of  Maine  and  New 
Hampshire,  and  settled  in  La  Salle  County,  111.,  in 
1852,  where  they  remained  until  death.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Goff  are  the  parents  of  six  children.  Mary, 
who  married  J.  W.  Carter,  has  one  child.  William 
is  also  married  and  has  one  child.  Ora  is  the  wife 
of  Clinton  Cook,  and  they  have  two  children. 
The  others,  Newton,  Clara  and  Eddie,  are  still 
with  their  parents. 

As  a  citizen  Jlr.  Goff  takes  an  intelligent  inter- 
est in  everything  i)ertaining  to  the  general  ad- 
vancement of  his  communit}',  and  in  his  political 
belief  affiliates  with  the  Populists.  lie  has  always 
maintained  a  deep  interest  in  educational  matters, 
and  has  frequently  served  as  a  member  of  the 
School  Board.  His  children  have  been  the  recipi- 
ents of  the  best  educational  advantages  possible  in 
the  county,  and  the  eldest  daughter  was  for  some 
time  prior  to  her  marriage  a  successful  teacher. 


JOEL  T.  TINDER, M.  D.,  who  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Tinder  Brothers,  practicing 
physieums  and  surgeons  at  Parsons,  was 
.^_^  born  in  Danville,  Ind.,  on  the  24th  of  No- 
vember, 1845.  He  is  a  son  of  William  Tinder, 
who  was  born  in  Shelby  County,  Ky.,  and  was 
reared  to  manhood  in  Indiana,  where  he  resided 
for  a  time  in  Jennings  County, and  later  made  set- 
tlement in  Hendricks  County.  In  the  county  last 
named  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Cath- 
erine Kennedy,  the  daughter  of  Jesse  Kennedy,  a 
native  of  England,  who  emigrated  to  America  in 
company  with  two  brothers. 

After  his  marriage,  William  Tinder  located  upon 
a  tract  of  land  in  Hendricks  County,  which  his  fa- 
ther had  entered  from  the  Government.  There 
he  continued  to  reside,  eng.aging  with  success  In 
agricultural  pursuits  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred In  March,  1884.  His  widow  still  survives 
and  makes  her  home  in  Danville,  Ind.  In  his  po- 
litical afflliations  he  was  a  Democrat  and  took  an 
active  interest  in  all  the  work  of  his  party.  A 
successful  farmer,  he  was  engaged  in  stock-raising, 
in  which  de|)artment  of  agriculture  he  met  with 
equal  prosperity.  In  his  religious  belief  he  was  a 
Baptist  and  aided  in  all  religious  and  pliilanthro[)ic 
enterprises  to  the  extent  of  his  ability. 

Tracing  the  ancestry  of  the  Tinder  family  back 
another  generation,  we  find  that  the  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  Joel  Tinder,  was  a  native  of  Vir- 
ginia and  there  married  Miss  Martha  Johnson, 
who  was  a  second  cousin  of  President  Andrew 
Johnson.  After  their  marriage  the  grandparents 
of  our  subject  removed  from  the  Old  Dominion 
to  Kentucky  and  became  identified  with  the  pio- 
neers of  Siielby  County,  where  the}'  continued  to 
reside  until  death.  Like  all  Kentuckians,  the}' 
were  hospitable,  and  they  also  possessed  the  Vir- 
ginian characteristics  of  refinement,  generosity 
and  culture. 

The  family  of  which  our  subject  is  a  member 
consisted  of  twelve  children,  of  whom  eleven  grew 
to  manhood  and  womanhood,  and  ten  are  at  tiie 
present  writing  (1893)  living.  Joel  T.  was  reared 
on  the  old  homestead  In  Danville,  Ind.,  and  re- 
ceived a  fair  education  in  the  common  schools, 
al'tliough   the  knowledge  he  now   possesses    has 


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been  mainly  acquired  by  self-culture.  Upon  start- 
ing out  in  life  for  himself  lie  began  to  teach 
school,  and  followed  that  profession  for  ten  years 
in  the  schools  of  Hendricks  County,  Ind.,  with  the 
exception  of  one  terra  in  Putnam  County,  that 
state.  Meantime  he  employed  his  leisure  hours  in 
the  study  of  law  aiid  medicine  and  formed  an  at- 
tachment to  the  latter  science. 

On  Christmas  Day,  1870,  Doctor  Tinder  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lizzie,  daughter  of 
John  and  Mary  (Haynes)  Bousman,  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stock-raiser  of  Hendricks  County,  Ind. 
Mrs.  Tinder  was  born  near  Hillsboro,  Oiiio,  and 
grew  to  womanhood  in  Indiana.  By  her  union 
she  has  become  the  mother  of  six  children,  Maud 
E.  alone  surviving.  After  his  marriage  our  sub- 
ject purchased  and  conducted  a  drug  store,  but 
retired  from  business  in  order  to  accept  the  prin- 
cipalship  of  the  schools  at  Coatesville,  Ind.,  fiUing 
that  position  for  five  years.  Thence  he  removed 
to  Danville,  Ind.,  and  conducted  a  flourishing 
drug  business  there  for  three  j'ears. 

In  1883  the  Doctor  was  graduated  from  the 
Central  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  at 
Indianapolis  and  at  once  came  to  Parsons,  having 
traded  his  property  in  Indiana  for  a  large  farm. 
Here  he  and  his  younger  brother,  J.  W.,  estab- 
lished the  practice  in  medicine  and  surgery  which 
they  have  since  conducted.  They  are  widely  and 
favorably  known  as  practitioners  of  the  regular 
school  of  medicine,  and  their  diagnosis  of  cases 
and  application  of  remedies  to  the  disease  prove 
the  possession  on  their  part  of  great  knowledge 
and  extensive  learning. 

Politically,  the  Doctor  is  a  Democrat.  In  Au- 
gust, 1893,  he  was  appointed  United  States  Pen- 
sion Examiner  for  Labette  County,  and  is  now 
Medical  Examiner  for  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen.  He  is  also  Medical  Examiner  for  the 
following  organizations:  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America,  Woodmen  of  the  World;  Order  of  Select 
Friends,  of  which  he  is  also  Vice-President;  the 
Fraternal  Aid  Association,  the  Order  of  ^Egis,  the 
Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company, 
the  Kansas  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company;  the 
Equitable,  of  Iowa,  and  other  companies  and  or- 
ders. He  is  also  Suprerpe  Medical  Examiner  of  the 
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Patriarchs  of  America.  He  has  been  the  incum- 
bent of  all  the  chairs  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  and  has  represented  his  lodge  in 
the  Grand  Lodge,  also  serving  as  Past  Grand.  He 
is  a  Mason,  and  is  prominent  in  that  fraternity.  In 
his  religious  opinions  he  is  identified  with  the 
Christian  Church.  He  is  the  owner  of  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres  of  arable  land  in  Labette 
County,  which  he  devotes  to  general  farming,  and 
which  is  under  the  management  of  a  superintend- 
ent residing  on  the  place.  He  also  owns  a  fine 
residence  property  located  on  the  corner  of  Six- 
teenth Street  and  .Johnson  Avenue,  in  Parsons, 
which  is  one  of  the  many  pretty  homes  of  this 
city. 


LVA  CLARK.  In  these  da^-s  of  money 
,@74!J[  making,  when  life  is  a  constant  stuggle 
4'  between  right  and  wrong,  it  is  a  pleasure  to 
present  to  an  intelligent  reader  the  unsul- 
lied record  of  an  honorable  man.  To  the  youtli  it 
will  be  a  useful  lesson,  an  incentive  to  honest  in- 
dustry. Such  a  person  we  find  in  the  gentleman 
whose  name  introduces  this  sketch,  and  wlio  is 
one  of  the  prominent  residents  of  Neosho  County. 
He  conducts  a  farm  located  on  section  3,  Lincoln 
Township,  where  he  owns  two  liundred  and  fortv 
acres  of  finely  improved  land. 

Our  subject  is  one  of  three  sons,  two  of  whom 
were  soldiers  in  the  Civil  War.  .James,  a  veteran  of 
the  conflict,  is  a  resident  of  Forest  Grove,  Oregon, 
and  a  member  of  the  City  Council  of  that  place. 
Born  in  Vinton  County,  Ohio,  December  8,  1841, 
our  subject  is  a  son  of  Stephen  and  Amanda 
Clark.  He  was  reared  to  manhood  on  a  farm  in 
the  Buckeye  State,  and  received  such  advantages 
as  were  afforded  by  the  common  schools  of  the 
home  neighborhood. 

August  y,  1862,  Mr.  Clark  enlisted  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  I,  Ninety-second  Ohio  Infantry, 
and  went  to  the  front  as  private.    He  served  in  Vir- 


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ginia  under  General  Cox  until  January,  1863,  af- 
ter which,  under  General  Rosecrans,  he  participated 
in  the  engagements  at  Ft.  Donelson  and  Nash- 
ville. During  his  three  j'ears'  service  he  took  part 
iu  the  following  battles,  among  others  of  lesser 
note:  Hoover's  Gap,  Chickaraauga,  Mission  Ridge, 
Buzzard's  Roost,  Resaca,  Kingston  (Ga.),  Big 
Shanty,  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Chattahoochie  River, 
Atlanta,  Jonesboio,  Savannah,  Bentonville  (N.  C), 
and  also  witnessed  the  surrender  of  General  John- 
ston. He  accompanied  General  Sherman  on  his 
famous  march  to  the  sea,  after  which  he  went  to 
Washington,  D. C,  and  took  part  in  the  Grand  Re- 
view. During  a  part  of  the  time  he  was  in  active 
service,  he  was  on  detached  dut}'  at  General  Baird's 
headquarteis.  He  was  never  wounded,  nor  at  any 
time  captured  by  the  Confederates,  and  was  alwaj-s 
able  to  report  for  duty,  excepting  for  four  daj's 
during  which  he  was  in  the  hospital. 

Upon  returning  liome,  Mr.  Clark  resumed  farm- 
ing operations  on  his  mother's  homestead.  From 
tliere,  in  1868,  he  removed  to  Kansas  and  settled 
on  the  farm  where  he  has  since  resided.  The 
county  was  sparsely  settled  at  that  time,  and 
neighbors  were  few  and  times  iiard.  Through  tire- 
less exertions  he  has  accumulated  two  hundred 
and  forty  acres,  upon  which  he  engages  in  mixed 
farming.  On  New  Year's  Day,  1867,  lie  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Sarah  A.  Tom,  a  na- 
tive of  Athens  Count}',  Ohio,  born  in  1847.  Tliey 
are  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  of  whom  nine 
are  living,  namely:  John  H.,  Orson  L.,  Minnie 
R.,  Charles  S.,  Sarah  B.,  Fred  S.,  Clara  L.,  Alva 
Clyde  and  J.  Arthur. 

In  their  religious  belief,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clark  are 
members  of  the  Metliodist  Protestant  Church  at 
Mentor,  in  wiiich  lie  is  one  of  the  Trustees.  He 
was  formerly  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school 
and  is  now  one  of  the  teachers.  He  has  served  as 
a  member  of  the  School  Board.  Socially,  he  is 
connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  in  which  he  lias  occupies  all  the  chairs, 
and  has  represented  his  lodge  in  the  Grand  Lodge. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  encampment.  In  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  lie  is  now  serving 
as  Commander,  and  has  held  every  office  in  the 
post.     In   the   Anti-Horse   Thief   Association,  of 


which  lie  is  a  member,  he  has  officiated  as  Sec- 
retary and  President,  and  has  also  been  its  dele- 
gate to  the  State  Association.  He  was  a  dele- 
gate to,  and  member  of  the  Grand  Council  of  the 
Settlers'  Protective  Association  of  the  Osage  ceded 
lands  in  Kansas.  In  politics,  he  is  a  Republican, 
and  has  ever  been  active  in  public  affairs.  He  has 
frequently  Ijeen  a  delegate  to  various  conventions, 
and  for  eight  years  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace. 


\T^AVID  A.  WARREN.  While  not  the  only 
I  Jj]  industry',  agriculture  has  for  a  number  of 
jfi^  years  formed  the  most  important  occupa- 
tion of  the  people  of  Kansas,  and  especially  the 
residents  of  Linn  County.  Through  it  man}'  who 
came  to  this  state  without  money  or  friends  have 
gained  positions  of  influence  and  honor.  Among 
this  number  mention  should  be  made  of  the  suc- 
cessful agriculturist  whose  name  introduces  this 
sketch,  and  who  owns  a  finely  improved  farm  on 
section  27,  Centreville  Township. 

During  the  year  1859  Mr.  Warren  first  came  to 
Linn  County.  Here  he  pre-emi)ted  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  on  section  27,  Centreville  Town- 
ship. At  that  time,  however,  he  remained  in  the 
county  but  a  few  months,  returning  to  Huron 
Count}',  Ohio,  and  remaining  there  for  a  number 
of  years.  In  October,  1865,  he  again  came  to 
Linn  County,  and  in  February  of  the  following 
year  he  settled  upon  his  land,  and  at  once  com- 
menced the  work  of  improving  the  property. 
Through  energy  and  judicious  investments  he 
gradually  increased  his  possessions,  until  he  is 
now  the  owner  of  five  hundred  and  fifty-five 
acres  that  pay  a  golden  tribute  to  his  care  and 
cultivation.  As  the  result  of  his  good  manage- 
ment, he  now  enjo3'S  the  comforts,  pleasures  and 
amenities  of  social  existence,  and  has  all  the  means 
for  making  life  worth  living. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  John  Warren,  was  born 
iu  New  England,  October  17,  1796,  being  the  son 


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of  David  Warren,  a  native  of  New  England,  who 
died  in  Rochester,  Vt.  The  mother  of  our  sub- 
ject bore  the  maiden  name  of  Hannah  Austin,  and 
was  born  in  New  England  December  22,  1799. 
John  Warren  was  married  to  Hannah  Austin  on 
the  11th  of  .January,  1820,  in  Rochester,  Vt. 
Thence  in  1853  he  removed  to  Huron  County, 
Ohio,  and  his  death  occurred  in  Lime  Township, 
that  county,  August  29,  1853,  resulting  from  ty- 
plioid  fever.  His  widow  also  died  in  Huron 
County,  having  survived  his  demise  for  thirteen 
years. 

In  the  parental  family  there  were  eleven  chil- 
dren, eight  of  whom  attained  to  manhood  and 
womanhood,  namelj^:  Martha,  Julia  A.,  John  W., 
Hannah  C,  Dorcas  L.,  David  A.,  Mary  E.  and 
Henry  B.  All  are  deceased  with  the  exception  of 
Mary  E.,  Mrs.  Leonard  Ross,  of  Iowa  City,  Iowa; 
and  David  A.  The  latter  was  born  in  Rocliester. 
Vt.,  June  14,  1836,  and  passed  the  early  years  of 
his  life  in  the  Green  Mountain  State.  In  1853  he 
removed  to  Huron  County,  Ohio,  and  after  the 
death  of  his  father  he  continued  to  reside  with 
his  mother  until  1859,  when  he  came  to  Kansas, 
and  after  pre-empting  his  land  returned  to  the 
Buckeye  .State. 

In  September,  1861,  when  the  Rebellion  had 
thrown  its  dark  shadow  over  the  nation,  Mr.  War- 
ren enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  C,  Fift}'- 
fifth  Ohio  Infantry.  He  participated  in  the  fol- 
lowing engagements,  besides  many  battles  of  minor 
importance:  Second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  C'hancel- 
lorsville,  Gettysburg,  Resaca,  Peach  Tree  Creek 
and  Bentouville.  At  Bull  Run  he  was  wounded 
in  the  side,  and  suffered  from  th^  effects  of  the  in- 
jury for  two  months.  At  Gettysburg  he  was 
wounded  in  the  right  limb;  at  Peach  Tree  Creek 
lie  received  a  slight  wound  in  the  head;  and 
at  Bentonville,  N.  C,  he  was  seriously  wounded 
in  the  left  limb.  Through  the  entire  period  of 
his  service  he  was  absent  from  only  one  battle  in 
which  his  regiment  participated.  July  3,  1865, 
he  was  mustered  out  at  New  York  City,  on  David's 
Island. 

Returning  to  Linn  County  in  October,  1865, 
Mr.  Warren  settled  upon  his  land  in  February  of 
the  following  year.     Here  he  has   erected  a  set  of 


neat  buildings,  including  one  of  the  finest  resi- 
dences for  miles  around.  He  was  married  in  Linn 
County,  August  15,  1876,  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Morri- 
son, who  was  born  in  Green  Count}',  Wis.  Her 
father,  the  late  James  N.  Morrison,  was  born  in 
Pike  County,  Ohio,  August  19,  1819,  being  a  de- 
scendant of  Scotch  ancestors.  The  mother  of  Mrs. 
Warren,  Rebecca  Snider,  was  born  in  Coshocton 
County,  Ohio,  February  19,  1825,  being  the  daugli- 
ter  of  Asa  B.  Snider,  a  native  of  Virginia. 

After  Mr.  Morrison's  marriage,  which  took  place 
on  the  17tli  of  October,  1842,  he  settled  in  Ver- 
milion County,  111.,  but  three  years  later  moved  to 
Green  County,  Wis.,  and  thence,  early  in  the  '70s, 
he  came  to  Linn  County,  Kan.,  where  he  resided 
until  his  death.  May  2,  1892.  He  had  a  family  of 
eight  children,  six  of  whom  reached  maturity. 
They  are:  Charles  M.,  Mary  J.,  Asa  F.,  Elmira  B., 
Ella  (deceased)  and  John.  Mrs.  Warren,  who  was 
the  eldest  daughter,  was  reared  in  Green  County, 
and  accompanied  her  parents  to  Kansas,  remaining 
with  them  until  her  marriage.  In  his  political  be- 
lief, Mr.  Warren  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  Re- 
publican party  and  takes  an  active  interest  in 
local  matters.  In  religious  connections,  he  and 
his  wife  are  identified  with  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church. 


ENRY  B.  SCOTT, a  i)opular  citizen  of  Linn 
Count}'  and  a  prosperous  agriculturist  of 
Centreville  Townsliip,  owns  and  cultivates 
two  hundred  and  twenty  acres  on  section 
15,  where  he  has  resided  for  many  years.  He  is  a 
genial,  affable  gentleman,  well  informed  and  pub- 
lic spirited,  and  his  efforts  have  contributed  not  a 
little  to  promote  the  general  welfare  of  the  com- 
munity. He  is  the  son  of  the  Rev.  William  Grout 
Scott,  who  was  born  in  Jefferson  County,  Ohio, 
May  11, 1811,  being  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 

The  mother   of    our  subject  was  Isabella  Ross, 
who  was  born  in  Jefferson  County,  Ohio,  March  4, 


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1811,  a  descendant  of  Scotch  ancestors.  After 
their  marriage,  the  parents  of  our  subject  settled 
in  Jefferson  County,  Ohio,  where  he  was  pastor  of 
a  Metliodist  Protestant  Church.  Subsequently  he 
was  pastor  of  churches  in  various  places  in  Ohio, 
Iowa  and  Missouri,  and  came  to  Kansas  iu  1858. 
His  death  occurred  on  the  3d  of  February,  1861. 
After  his  demise  his  widow  returned  to  the  Sun- 
flower State,  and  died  at  I'leasanton,  March  21, 
1879. 

There  were  eight  children  in  the  parental  fam- 
ily, as  follows:  Susannah,  who  died  in  Muskingum 
County,  Ohio,  March  12,  1851,  when  nearly  eigh- 
teen years  old;  Nancj^  who  is  the  wife  of  William 
Scott,  a  resident  of  Centreville  Township;  Mar- 
garet, the  widow  of  Jarvis  Danforth;  Henry  B.; 
Lina,  Mrs.  Thomas  Barwick;  Ede,  the  wife  of 
Isaac  Moon;  Asa  S.;  and  Mary,  Mrs.  George 
Dewey.  Henry  B.  was  born  in  Jefferson  Countj^, 
(Jhio,  December  10,  1838,  and  made  his  home  with 
las  [jarents  until  he  was  eighteen  years  old,  when 
he  started  out  in  the  world  for  himself. 

Coming  to  Kansas,  Mr,  Scott  resi<led  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  state  until  1858,  when  he 
came  to  Linn  County  and  embarked  in  farming  iu 
Centreville  Township.  He  was  thus  engaged  until 
he  enlisted  in  the  fall  of  1862  as  a  member  of  Com- 
pany I,  Fifth  Kansas  Cavalry.  He  served  until 
the  close  of  the  war,  and  at  Helena,  Ark.,  lost  the 
hearing  of  his  right  ear  by  the  concussion  of  a 
cannon  ball.  At  the  close  of  the  Rebellion,  he  re- 
turned to  Linn  County  and  settled  upon  the  farm 
in  Centreville  Township  where  he  has  since  re- 
sided. He  is  one  of  the  prominent  members  of 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  is  very 
popular  among  the  veterans  of  tiie  war. 

In  Centreville  Township,  November  13,  1866, 
Mr.  Scott  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Han- 
nah J.  Crozier,  who  was  born  in  Tompkins  Coun- 
ty, N.  Y.,  December  4,  1847.  For  information 
concerning  her  parents,  the  reader  is  referred  to 
the  sketch  of  George  H.  Crozier,  which  is  presented 
elsewhere  in  this  volume.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  were 
the  parents  of  four  children:  Lillie  B.,  who  died 
when  about  nine  months  old ;  Elizabeth,  whose  death 
occurred  October  31,  1888,  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
years;  Isab^lJ*  and  William  G,    Mr.  Scott  takes  an 


active  part  in  local  affairs,  and  has  been  identified 
with  the  Republican  party  since  its  organization. 
He  and  his  wife  are  actively  identified  witli  the 
Metliodist  Protestant  Church. 


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|!^  ON.  CHARLES  H.  LEWLS,  a  leading  citi- 
ifjV  zen,  prosperous  general  agriculturist  and 
/iW^'  successful  stock-raiser  conducting  a  valua- 
(^^  ble  farm  pleasantly  located  on  section  36, 
Osage  Township,  Miami  Count}-,  Kan.,  has  with 
honor  discharged  the  duties  of  various  positions  of 
trust.  He  was  in  1884  elected  to  the  State  Legisla- 
ture, and  in  1886  was  re-elected  for  two  terms, 
and,  faithful  to  his  constituents,  served  with  effi- 
cienc_y  in  the  interests  of  the  general  public.  Born 
in  New  Hampshire,  April  3,  1847,  our  subject  was 
the  son  of  William  L.  Lewis,  likewise  a  native  of 
the  old  Granite  State,  and  born  March  29,  1820,  in 
the  town  of  Lempster.  The  father  remained  in  his 
birthplace  during  his  boyhood,  and  when  about 
seventeen  years  of  age  he  went  to  Nashua,  N.  H., 
and  there  engaged  for  two  or  three  years  in  the 
boot  and  shoe  business.  He  later  removed  to 
Lawrence,  Mass.,  where  he  was  employed  in  the 
Department  of  Public  Works  as  foreman  of  stone 
work.  Spending  a  number  of  years  in  Lawrence, 
William  Lewis  assisted  in  building  the  dam 
across  the  Merrimac  River,  and  as  a  stonemason 
secured  profitable  emiiloyment.  He  was  married 
in  Nashua  in  May,  1843,  to  Miss  Deborah  J.  Clark, 
who  was  born  in  New  Boston,  N.  H.,  in  1820. 
While  in  New  England  the  last  time  the  father 
was  employed  on  the  Wells  River  Railroad,  and 
later  journeying  to  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  remained 
there  about  a  twelvemonth,  working  mostly  at  his 
trade. 

Finally  making  his  home  in  .Jackson,  Ohio,  the 
father  continued  his  occupation  as  a  stonemason, 
and  then  buying  a  steivro  mill,  engaged  for  many 


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years  in  lumbering,  and  withliis  otiier  occupations 
combined  farming,  continuously  devoting  a  por- 
tion of  his  time  to  the  pursuit  of  agriculture.  He 
did  a  large  amount  of  work  in  Jackson  County, 
Ohio,  building  three  bridges,  which  cost  many 
thousands  of  dollars.  In  November,  1877,  William 
Lewis  came  to  Miami  County,  Kan.,  and  settled  on 
the  farm  where  he  3et  resides.  The  parents  have 
ever  been  devout  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Cliurch  and  liberal  givers  in  behalf  of  re- 
ligious work.  Of  their  four  children  only  two 
now  survive.  William  C.  died  while  in  the  army; 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Thirt3--sixth  Ohio  Regi- 
ment, and  passed  away  in  a  hospital  in  Indiana. 
Charles  H.  was  the  second-born;  Mary  died  at  the 
age  of  fourteen  3^ears;  Uattie  is  the  wife  of  D.  B. 
Cooper. 

Our  subject  was  about  three  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  located  near  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
He  remained  in  the  Empire  State  one  j'ear  and 
then  removing  to  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  there 
spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  attained  to 
manhood.  He  received  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  and  as  he  grew  older  engaged  in 
farming  and  lumbering.  In  Jackson  County,  Ohio, 
in  December,  1871,  Ciiarles  H.  Lewis  and  Miss 
Mary  J.  Hayes  were  united  in  marriage.  The  es- 
timable wife  of  our  subject  was  the  daughter  of 
Moses  Hayes,  an  old  settler  of  Jackson  County, 
and  a  near  relative  of  Ex-President  Hayes.  Mrs. 
Lewis  was  born  in  Jackson  County  and  was  reared 
and  educated  in  her  birthplace. 

For  some  time  after  his  marriage  our  subject  and 
his  estimable  wife  continued  to  make  their  home 
in  Ohio,  but  in  November,  1877,  they  emigrated 
to  Kansas.  Mr.  Lewis  owns  a  fine  farm  of  six 
hundred  acres,  and  since  his  arrival  within  the 
state  has  given  his  entire  attention  with  most  profit- 
able results  to  farming  and  stock-raising.  The 
valuable  iiomestead  is  improved  with  commodious 
and  substantial  buildings,  and  with  its  broad  acre- 
age presents  a  scene  of  thrift  and  plent3'.  The 
children  who  gather  about  the  family-  fireside 
are  six  in  number.  Nellie  B.  is  a  school  teacher  in 
Fontana;  then  follow  in  order  of  birth:  Bertha, 
William,  Frank,  Harry  and  Robert.  Freddie 
died    when  six    years  old.     While    in    Ohio,    Mr. 


Lewis  was  an  Elder,  and  for  a  long  time  was  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  but  now  both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lewis  are  connected  with  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church  and  are  foremost  in  the 
good  work  and  benevolent  enterprises  of  that  de- 
nomination. 

Politically  a  Republican,  and  a  local  leader  of 
the  party,  our  subject  for  six  years  ably  filled  the 
office  of  Township  Trustee,  and  was  for  a  term 
Justice  of  the  Peace.  During  the  session  of  the 
Legislature  in  1887,  Mr.  Lewis  was  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Agriculture  and  was  a  member 
of  the  committee  which  investigated  the  building 
of  the  state  house.  He  was  likewise  a  member  of 
the  Committee  on  State  Offices  and  Judicial  Ap- 
pointments. The  knowledge  gained  by  our  sub- 
ject while  a  builder  and  a  contractor,  erecting 
bridges  and  other  public  works  in  Ohio,  has  been  of 
great  advantage  to  him  since  in  numberless  ways. 
Mr.  Lewis  is  fraternally  associated  with  tiie  Ancient 
Free  &  Accepted  Masons,  and  is  Secretary  of 
Equity  Lodge  No.  131.  A  public-spirited  citizen  of 
sterling  integrity  and  true  American  enterprise, 
our  subject  has  worthily  made  his  upward  way  and 
to-day  commands  tiie  confidence  and  high  esteem 
of  a  host  of  friends. 


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(^  I^ILLIAM  HOPKINS.  The  agriculturists 
\/\Jr  °^  Jackson  Township,  Anderson  County, 
yy^  are  as  a  rule  possessed  of  great  energy, 
and  rank  well  among  tlie  farmers  the  world  over. 
Our  subject  is  one  of  the  successful  agriculturists 
above  named,  his  comfortable  estate  being  located 
on  section  28.  The  land  is  under  thorough  tillage, 
bears  a  full  line  of  adequate  improvements,  and 
produces  a  goodly  store  of  the  various  crops,  to 
the  raising  of  which  it  is  devoted. 

The  father  of  our  subject  bore  the  given  name  of 
Shodroch  and  was  a  native  of  Delaware.  He  was  a 
son  of  William  Hopkins,  who  in  turn  was  also  a 
native  of  Delaware,  which  state  he  represented  in 


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the  Legislature  at  one  time.  William  Hopkins 
emigrated  from  Delaware  to  Indiana  in  an  early 
day  and  was  among  the  first  settlers  of  Fountain 
County,  where  he  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
Shodroeli  L.  went  to  Fountain  County  witli  his  par- 
ents and  there  grew  to  maturity,  receiving  some 
little  school  education.  He  was  married  to  Mary 
Galloway,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  lived  and  died 
in  the  same  county.  The  mother  died  when  our 
subject  was  nine  years  old,  and  being  bereft  of  a 
mother's  loving  and  tender  care,  young  William 
was  sent  to  live  with  his  grandfather,  John  Gallo- 
way, who  reared  him  to  a  life  of  usefulness. 

Mr.  Hopkins  was  born  in  Fountain  County, 
Ind., March  o,  1838, and  was  given  the  advantages 
of  a  very  good  education  iu  the  district  schools  of 
the  county.  While  still  enjoj'ing  a  life  of  single 
blessedness,  he  came  to  Anderson  County  and 
bought  a  tract  of  land  in  Jackson  Township. 
This  was  in  the  year  of  1859,  and  the  following 
December  he  returned  to  his  native  county,  wliere 
he  remained  until  the  spring  of  the  succeeding 
year.  It  was  then  time  to  attend  to  the  planting 
of  crops,  so  he  came  back  and  spent  the  necessarj' 
time  in  cultivating  the  soil  and  sowing  the  seed 
which  was  to  bring  him  a  bountiful  harvest.  In 
April,  1861,  he  again  returned  to  his  old  home 
and  did  not  come  back  until  about  one  year  later, 
when  he  returned  and  made  a  permanent  settle- 
ment. 

March  30,  1862,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
our  subject  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Crane.  This  lady, 
intelligent,  cultured,  and  efficient  in  womanly  du- 
ties, was  born  in  Fountain  County,  February  16, 
1841.  Her  father,  Abram  Crane,  was  a  native  of 
Warren  County',  Ohio,  and  was  the  son  of  Abner 
Crane.  Abram  Crane,  who  was  noted  for  his  wealth, 
was  an  early  settler  of  Fountain  County,  where  he 
died.  Her  mother,  who  was  known  in  maidenhood 
as  Ruth  Romine.  was  a  native  of  Virginia  and  died 
in  Fountain  County.  Ever  since  their  marri.age 
Mr. and  Mrs.  Hopkins  have  made  this  county  their 
home.  Here  they  have  been  greatly  prospered,  and 
by  habits  of  industry  and  economy  liave  acquired  a 
nice  home  and  two  hundred  and  eight3'-five  acres 
of  land,  wliicii  is  in  a  finely  cultivated  condition. 

Mr.    Hopkins    and    his    faithful    wife    became 


the  parents  of  five  children:  Carleton  W.;  Frank 
A.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eleven  years;  Ina,  Mj'i- 
tle  and  George  R.  These  children  are  receiving 
the  opportunities  of  a  good  education  and  are  fol- 
lowing the  good  example  set  them  by  their  parents, 
who  are  both  groat  workers  in  the  cause  of  tem- 
perance, Mrs.  Hopkins  being  identified  with  the 
Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union.  The  home 
of  our  subject  and  wife  is  one  of  the  coziest  in 
this  part  of  the  country,  and  the  gracious  hospi- 
talit}'  of  the  wife  and  the  genial  courtesy  of  the 
host  give   it  an  attraction  to  their  many  friends. 


W^      through  w 


ILLIAM  PAGINTON,  one  of  the  honored 
ettlers  of  Linn  County,  Kan.t 
whose  earnest  efforts  the  state  has 
overcome  obstacles  and  marched  steadily  forward 
toiler  high  position  in  the  Union,  has  resided  in 
his  present  locality  upon  section  17,  Centreville 
Township,  since  April.  1857,  and  is  to-day  number- 
ed among  the  prominent  agriculturists  and  stock- 
raisers  of  the  community.  Our  subject  was  born 
in  Wiltshire,  England,  April  6,  1827, and  was  edu- 
cated and  reared  in  his  native  land,  where  he  at- 
tained to  manhood.  His  parents,  Peter  and  Mary 
(Harding)  Paginton,  spent  their  entire  lives  in 
England,  and  were  both  descendants  of  long 
lines  of  sturdy  ancestors,  loyal  subjects  of  the 
British  crown.  Reaching  years  of  maturity,  Mr. 
Paginton  began  the  pursuit  of  agriculture  in  his 
native  land,  but  at  about  twentj'-two  ye.ars  of  age 
determined  to  try  his  fortune  in  the  country  of 
promise  beyond  tiie  sea.  In  1849,  bidding  fare- 
well to  his  relatives,  friends  and  the  familiar  scenes 
of  his  boyhood,  be  crossed  the  broad  Atlantic,  and 
safely  landing  in  the  United  States,  located  at  once 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  received  immediate 
emplo3nieiit  in  a  lard  oil  factory. 

For   three   years   Mr.    Paginton    continued    to 
make  his  home  in  Cleveland;  then    removing   to 


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Cincinnati, he  enojaged  again  in  tlie  sareie  business, 
following  tlie  occupation  for  anotlier  tliree  years, 
at  tlie  expiration  of  which  time  he  journeyed  to 
Davenport,  Iowa,  where  he  received  steady  work 
in  a  flour  mill  until  he  located  in  Kansas.  First 
settling  in  Paris  Township,  he  there  passed  some 
six  or  seven  years  and  then  purchased  the  eight3'- 
acre  farm  where  he  now  lives.  Upon  this  land, 
which  he  has  brought  up  to  a  highly  produc- 
tive state,  he  has  erected  a  handsome  and  commo- 
dious residence,  good   barns  and   other  buildings. 

U|)on  May  11,  1854,  William  Pagintonand  Miss 
Frances  White  were  united  in  marriage.  Mrs. 
Paginton,  a  most  estimable  lady,  and  a  native  of 
Ireland,  was  born  in  Ahava,  Linster  County,  in 
1829.  She  died,  beloved  by  all  who  knew  her, 
March  15,  1892.  The  following  obituary  notice 
clearly  indicates  the  noble  character  of  the  de- 
ceased, and  the  high  estimation  in  which  she  was 
held  by  her  many  friends  and  associates  of  former 
years: 

"Died,  Mrs.  Frances  (White)  Paginton,  at  the 
homestead  in  Centreville  Township,  on  Wednesday, 
the  15tli  inst.,  after  months  of  decline  and  suffer- 
ing, aged  sixty-four  years.  Mrs.  Paginton  was 
born  in  Ahava,  Linster,  Ireland,  and  at  the  age  of 
twentj' years,  full  of  hope  and  energy,  which  make 
this  life  a  success,  she  started  for  the  land  of  the 
free,  landing  in  the  city  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in 
1849,  where  she  met  and  married  Mr.  William 
Paginton  in  1854;  removing  to  Davenjjort,  Iowa, 
they  there  spent  three  years,  and  there  they  buried 
their  first-born  son.  In  1857  they  emigrated  to  this 
county  and  state,  where  in  the  struggle  for  a  com- 
petency she  has  been  a  helpmate  indeed  during  the 
thirty-nine  years  of  their  wedded  life.  To  thein 
were  born  four  cliildren,  three  of  whom  survive 
their  mother.  To  them  she  was  a  most  affectionate 
mother.  As  a  neighbor  she  had  a  heart  full  of 
friendship  and  sympathy.  Mrs.  Paginton  was  a 
very  kind  woman,  true  and  steadfast  in  her  con- 
victions of  moral  right  and  rectitude,  and  having 
the  courage  of  her  convictions.  A  member  of  the 
Episcopalian  Church  by  baptism  in  infancy,  and  by 
confirmation  in  mature  years,  she  lived  and  died  in 
the  faith  of  the  church  she  loved.  'Thou  art  gone 
to  the  grave,  but  we  will  not  deplore  tliee.'    Fun- 


eral services  at  the  home,  conducted  by  the  writer. 
A  very  large  assembly  of  sympathizing  friends  at- 
tended the  last  rites  of  the  dear  departed  one.  So 
may  we  all  fight  life's  battle,  faithfully,  that  we 
may  meet  again  'when  the  mists  have  roiled  away.' 
"Rev.  S.  B.  McGrew." 
One  touching  incident  in  connection  with  the 
last  illness  of  Mrs.  Paginton  was  the  courage  with 
which,  although  so  ill,  she  resisted  giving  up  to  the 
dread  disease;  until  the  last  she  was  not  confined 
to  her  bed,  but  with  bright  words  sought  to  cheer 
those  about  to  be  bereaved.  The  three  children 
who  survive  her  are:  George  W.  W.,  who  married 
Miss  Leonora  Wilson;  Mary  Emma  and  Robert 
White.  The  eldest,  Robert  W.,  died  in  infanc}'. 
Miss  Emma  is  an  accomplished  and  intelligent 
young  lady,  enjoying  the  best  wishes  of  a  host  of 
friends.  Our  subject  takes  an  interest  in  local 
affairs,  and,  one  of  the  oldest  settlers  of  the  town- 
ship, is  also  one  of  the  most  thoroughly  public- 
spirited  and  representative  citizens. 


"^  OBERT  W.  GAILEY.  Among  the  lumber 
jf  dealers  of  Garnett,  the  best  known  in  the 
y  building  trade,  one  who  maj'  be  mentioned 
\^)  as  of  special  prominence,  is  Robert  W.  Gal- 
ley, who  established  his  lumber  yards  in  this  city 
in  1889.  He  keeps  constantly  on  hand  a  large 
stock  of  dressed  lumber  and  building  materials 
and  is  prepared  to  furnish  at  short  notice  almost 
anything  in  that  line  required  by  a  contractor, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  popular  dealers"  in  this  part 
of  the  country  among  the  large  mass  of  contractors 
and  builders.  Handling  nothing  but  first-class 
goods,  he  fills  all  orders  with  the  greatest  care  and 
with  the  utmost  promptness,  and  those  entrusting 
bills  to  him  are  always  confident  that  they  will  re- 
ceive the  very  best  material,  cut  to  use  with  the 
utmost  economy,  and  at  prices  which  defy  com- 
petion. 

Mr.  Galley  is  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  in 
Perry  County,  fourteen  miles  northwest  of  Harris- 


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burg  October  26,  1838,  and  is  a  son  of  Alexander 
and  Mary  (White)  Gailey.  Tiie  name  of  Gailey 
originated  in  this  manner:  Many  generations  ago 
a  Scotchman  by  the  name  of  Buchanan  won  a 
purse  in  a  boxing  contest.  The  money  he  was 
to  receive  was  spread  out  on  the  lea  (meadow), 
and  as  he  walked  over  the  same  the  people 
called  out  ''Gay  Lea,"  and  he  was  ever  after- 
ward known  as  Gailey.  Three  of  his  sons  emi- 
grated to  the  North  of  Ireland  and  from  them  have 
descended  the  Gaile^-s  of  to-daj'.  The  grandfa- 
ther of  our  subject,  Andrew  Gailey,  accompanied 
by  his  brother,  Alexander  Gailey,  came  from  the 
North  of  Ireland  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania. 
Alexander  Gailey  never  married;  he  was  a  Lieu- 
tenant in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  lived  to  be 
one  hundred  and  two  years  of  age.  Grandfather 
Gailey  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  Perry  County, 
Pa.,  nearly  all  his  life,  passing  his  last  days,  how- 
ever, with  a  daughter  residing  in  Washington 
County,  Pa.  He  was  about  eighty-five  years  of 
age  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  was  a  worthy 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  His  familif 
consisted  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  Barbara 
married  James  Gailey  and  died  in  Indiana.  Robert 
died  in  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  wkere  he  was  en- 
gaged in  farming.  Alexander  was  the  father  of 
our  subject;  and  Jane  married  John  Murray  and 
now  resides  in  Pana,  111. 

Alexander  Gailey  was  born  in  Perry  County, 
Pa.,  June  10,  1792,  and  was  married  in  that  county 
to  Miss  Mary  White.  He  followed  the  peaceful 
pursuit  of  farming  and  met  with  good  success  in 
that  calling.  He  also  owned  a  sawmill,  which  he 
conducted  in  connection  witli  farming  for  many 
years.  When  advanced  in  j'ears  he  removed  to 
Kansas  and  passed  the  remainder  of  his  da3's  in 
Garnett,  his  death  occurring  April  28,  1890.  The 
mother  is  also  deceased.  Both  were  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  Churcli  at  one  time,  but  later 
they  united  with  the  United  Presbyterian  Church. 
Mr.  Gailey  was  a  Democrat  in  early  life,  later  a 
member  of  the  American  party,  and  wiien  the  Re- 
publican party  was  formed  he  rallied  to  its  stand- 
ard. Eight  children  were  born  to  this  most  estim- 
able couple,  as  follows:  Margaret  D.,  now  residing 
in  Garnett,  became  the  wife  of  Alexander  Garrett, 


and  removed  from  Pennsylvania  to  Kansas  in 
1857.  They  first  settled  in  Franklin  County  and 
later  in  Anderson  Countj^,  where  her  husband  was 
accidently  killed.  Elizabeth  W.  married  Rev. 
James  N.  Smith  and  resides  near  Garnett.  Mr. 
Smith  isoneof  the  pioneer  ministers  af  the  United 
Presbj'terian  Church  in  Kansas.  Barbara  resides 
in  Garnett.  Andrew  W.  was  a  farmer,  and  re- 
sided in  Perr3'^  County,  Pa.,  for  many  j-ears.  His 
death  occurred  in  Washington  Count}',  that  state. 
Catherine  H.  resides  in  Garnett;  Mary  J.  married 
Rev.  J.  H.Adair,  a  minister  in  the  United  Presby- 
terian Church,  and  now  resides  in  Missouri;  Rob- 
ert W.,  our  subject,  and  James  A.  complete  the 
number.  The  latter  was  at  one  time  a  farmer,  but 
later  he  became  a  druggist  and  died  in  Garnett. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  was  reared  on  a  farm 
and  received  a  common-school  education.  Until 
1867  he  remained  under  the  parental  roof,  after 
which  he  came  to  Kansas  and  purchased  eighty 
acres.  The  year  previous  to  this,  while  in  Kan- 
sas on  a  visit,  he  purchased  eightj-  acres,  so  that 
when  locating  here  he  has  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  land.  This  land  was  but  little  improved, 
theie  beinga log  cabin  and  an  orchard  on  it,  but  he 
began  making  improvements  and  engaged  actively 
in  farming  and  stock-raising.  In  1886  he  removed 
to  Garnett  and  was  employed  in  a  lumber  jard, 
where  he  remained  two  years.  Returning  to  the 
farm,  he  remained  on  the  same  one  year,  and  in 
1889  removed  to  Garnett,  where  lie  purchased  a 
half-interest  in  his  present  business.  He  still  owns 
his  farm  and  also  his  residence  property  in  Gar- 
nett. 

Mr.  Gailey  has  been  twice  married,  first  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1868,  to  Miss  Mary  B.  Calvert,  daughter  of 
John  and  Rebecca  Calvert,  and  a  native  of  west- 
ern Pennsylvania.  Her  death  occurred  February 
25,  1888,  and  four  children  were  left  motherless: 
Maud  C,  wife  of  Charles  E.  McMurray,  of  Kansas 
City,  Mo.;  Frank  A.,  Roy  E.  and  Pearl  E.  Mr. 
Galley's  second  marriage  occurred  November  5, 
1889,  to  Mrs.  Anna  K.  Beard,  wee  Kanard.  In  pol- 
itics he  is  a  stanch  Republican.  He  is  now  County 
Surveyor,  having  formerly  held  that  position 
twelve  years;  he  was  Township  Trustee  five  years, 
was  clerk  of  the  Board  of  Education   of  Garnett 


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and  a  member  of  the  City  Council,  acting  Mayor 
during  an  unexpired  term  caused  by  the  resigna- 
tion of  the  Mayor.  In  his  religious  views  he  is  a 
United  Presbyterian  and  is  an  Elder  in  tlie  church. 


I^****B= 


/p^  AMALIEL  A.  MILLSAPS,a  leading  citizen, 
III  ,— — ;  enterprising  general  agriculturist  and  ar- 
^^4'  dent  temperance  advocate,  widely-  known 
tliroughout  Linn  County,  Kan.,  has  for  many 
3-ears  resided  upon  his  homestead  on  the  northeast 
quarter  of  section  19,  Centreville  Township.  Mr. 
Mlllsaps,  born  in  Lawrence  County,  Ind.,  February 
5,  1824,  is  the  son  of  William  and  Elizabetli  (Mc- 
Guire)  Millsaps,  long  time  and  highly  respected 
residents  of  Indiana.  The  father  of  our  subject, 
who  was  familiarly  known  as  "Billy"  Millsaps, 
was  born  in  Tennessee,  and  was  the  son  of  Robert 
Millsaps,  who  was  born  in  North  Carolina.  The  pa- 
ternal great-grandfatlier  of  our  subject  emigrated 
from  Ireland  when  about  thirteen  years  of  age,  and 
witli  his  parents  settling  in  the  sunny  south,  later 
died  in  North  Carolina.  The  paternal  grandfather 
removed  to  Indiana  from  his  native  state  and  died 
in  Brown  County.  The  maternal  great-grandfa- 
ther McGuire  came  to  this  countiy  from  Ireland  a 
friendless  orphan  bo}-,  and  b^'  hard  work  won  his 
way  in  life.  Grandfather  John  McGuire  was  born 
in  Kentucky,  as  was  also  the  mother  of  Mr.  Mill- 
saps. The  parents,  Billy  and  Elizabeth  ]\Iillsaps, 
were  married  in  Lawrence  County,  Ind.,  where 
the}'  passed  their  wedded  life,  the  mother  dying  in 
her  Indiana  home  in  1834.  The  father  emigrated 
to  Iowa  in  1854,  and  settled  in  Ringgold  County. 
There  he  spent  several  years,  finally  removing  to 
Decatur  Count}',  where  he  died  in  1885. 

Three  sons  and  three  daughters  blessed  the  home 
of  the  parents,  our  subject  being  the  eldest  son. 
Mr.  Millsaps,  reared  and  educated  in  his  birthplace, 
remained    in   Lawrence   Count}',  Ind.,  until  1854, 


when  he  went  to  Ringgold  County,  Iowa,  his  home 
until  1865,  at  which  time  he  journeyed  to  Kansas, 
and  settling  in  Linn  County,  has  since  resided  con- 
tinuously in  this  part  of  the  state,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  seven  years  passed  in  Allen  County.  Until 
twenty-four  years  of  age  our  subject  devoted 
himself  to  the  pursuit  of  agriculture,  and  then  for 
six  years  divided  his  time  between  milling  and 
manufacturing,  being  chiefly  engaged  in  wagon 
making.  When  in  Iowa  he  gave  his  attention 
both  to  farming  and  manufacturing,  with  excel- 
lent financial  results.  After  arriving  in  Kansas, 
Mr.  Millsaps  for  the  first  six  years  was  engaged 
as  a  huckster  and  also  prosperously  handled  mer- 
chandise, but  is  now  mainly  employed  in  the  till- 
ing of  the  soil  and  stock-raising.  His  fine  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  is  under  a  high- 
ly productive  state  of  cultivation  and  well  im- 
proved with  attractive  and  substantial  buildings, 
a  handsome  residence  and  capacious  barns. 

Gamaliel  A.  Millsaps  was  first  united  in  marriage 
in  Jackson  County,  Ind.,  February  29,  1848,  then 
wedding  Miss  Ann  Oglesby,  a  native  of  Kentucky. 
This  estimable  lady  died  in  Centreville  Township, 
June  27,  1890.  She  was  the  mother  of  eight  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Six  lived  to 
adult  age:  Mary  C,  who  is  the  wife  of  John  Ayers 
and  died  in  Centreville  Township,  December  7' 
1888;  Sarah  E.,  who  was  the  wife  of  Aaron  Hall, 
and  died  in  Anderson  County  in  the  early  part 
of  1879;  Arilla  J.,  the  wife  of  William  C.  Dug- 
ger;  William  C;  Nannie  E.,  the  wife  of  D.  Mosh- 
ier;    and  James  A. 

Upon  October  8,  1892,  Mr.  Millsaps  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Mrs.  Barbara  (Spots)  Swooger, 
the  widow  of  John  A.  Swooger.  She  was  a  native 
of  Germany,  and  was  born  in  Baden  October  31, 
1837.  Mr.  Millsaps,  never  an  office-seeker,  has 
however,  occupied  offices  of  trust  to  the  general 
satisfaction  of  his  fellow- townsmen.  He  was  Post- 
master of  Farlinville  for  a  year  and  a-half,  and 
has  efficiently  held  the  position  of  School  Di- 
rector; he  takes  an  active  part  in  the  religious  and 
benevolent  work  of  the  United  Brethren  Church, 
with  which  he  and  his  present  wife  are  connected, 
as  was  also  his  first  wife.  When  Mr.  Millsaps  first 
located  in  Iowa  he  assisted  in  the  organization  of 


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Ringgold  County,  aided  in  laying  out  public  roads 
and  promoted  other  needed  improvements.  He  en- 
tertained the  first  minister  of  the  gospel  who  ever 
preached  in  the  county,  and  tlie  services  were  held 
in  the  house  of  our  subject.  Mr.  Millsaps  has  been 
especially'  active  in  the  temperance  cause  and  has 
been  successful  in  winning  many  from  their  habit 
of  strong  drink. 

Our  subject  lias  a  natural  gift  as  a  mechanic 
and  is  an  expert  in  the  use  of  tools.  Long  be- 
fore leaving  his  early  home  he  built  a  fifty-foot 
barn  for  his  father,  and  he  took  up  the  manu- 
facture of  wagons  without  any  instruction.  In 
the  county  where  he  was  reared  he  was  thought 
a  superior  workman  and  received  much  encour- 
agement. As  an  agriculturist  Mr.  Millsaps  has 
financially  prospered,  and  in  his  efforts  for  the 
uplifting  and  reform  of  others  has  been  blessed. 
During  the  many  years  of  residence  in  Linn 
County,  he  has  made  warm  friends  and  wholly 
possesses  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  general 
public. 


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^1  OSEPH  M.  KLEISER,  M.  D.,  a  practicing 
I  physician  and  surgeon  of  Parsons,  was  born 
-J.  I  in  Bourbon  Count}-,  near  Moreland,  Ky., 
(i^^  September  24,  1849.  He  traces  his  ancestry 
to  Switzerland,  whence  his  paternal  grandfather, 
Joseph  Kleiser,  emigrated  to  the  United  St.Ttes  and 
settled  in  Bourbon  County,  K}'.,  of  which  he  was 
a  pioneer  and  prominent  citizen.  In  the  land  of 
his  birth  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  Swiss  clock- 
maker,  and  after  locating  in  Kentucky  he  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  s|)inning  wheels  and  other 
articles  in  common  use  among  the  earl}'  settlers. 
He  was  a  man  of  great  inventive  genius  and  me- 
chanical ability.  In  connection  with  the  manu- 
facture of  spinning-wheels  he  engaged  in  clock- 
making,  blacksinithing  and  tlie  manufacture  of 
pottery. 

In  Grandfather  Kleiser's  family  there  were  fif- 
teen children,  of  whom  the  ninth  was  Jonas,  father 


of  our  subject.  He  was  born  in  Bourbon  County, 
Ky..  and  in  the  Blue  Grass  State  married  Miss 
Melita,  daughter  of  Achilles  Stapp,  a  farmer  of 
Scott  County,  and  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  Mrs.  Kleiser  was  born  in  Scott  County,  and 
was  a  member  of  an  old  Kentucky  family  that  had 
emigrated  thither  from  Virginia.  For  a  number 
of  j'ears  Jonas  Kleiser  engaged  as  a  stock-trader, 
and  conducted  an  extensive  pork-packing  business 
at  Louisville,  Ky.,  shipping  to  New  Orleans.  In 
1853  he  went  to  California,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock-raising  in  the  northern  part  of 
the  state.  He  met  with  success,  and  continued  to 
make  his  home  in  the  Golden  State  until  1860, 
when  he  was  drowned  in  the  Trinity  River.  Our 
subject's  mother  lives  on  the  old  liomestead  in 
Bourbon  County,  Kj'. 

Doctor  Kleiser  is  one  of  three  children,  the 
others  being  daughters.  He  was  about  four  j-ears 
old  when  he  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Califor- 
nia, and  remained  there  several  years.  In  1859  he 
returned  to  Kentucky  in  order  to  enter  school 
and  continued  there  for  a  number  of  j-ears.  In 
1867  he  became  a  student  in  the  Washington  and 
Lee  University',  where  he  remained  for  two  years. 
Upon  completing  his  literary  studies,  he  entered 
the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia. In  1870  he  entered  the  medical  department 
of  the  University  of  New  York,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  was  graduated  in  1871. 

After  completing  his  medical  studies,  the  Doctor 
returned  to  Bourbon  County,  Ky.,  where  he  staid 
for  one  year.  In  1872  he  located  in  Parsons, 
where  he  has  since  conducted  an  extensive  prac- 
tice in  medicine  and  surgery.  In  December,  1878, 
he  married  Miss  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  George  A. 
Reynolds,  a  native  of  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  who  moved 
to  Kfinsas  and  served  as  the  first  Mayor  of  Ft. 
Scott,  being  closely  identified  with  the  earlv  his- 
tory of  that  city,  and  serving  for  a  time  as  Indian 
Agent  to  the  Seminoles.  His  profession  was  that 
of  an  attorney,  and  he  was  a  prominent  writer  on 
the  political  questions  of  the  age.  Mrs.  Kleiser 
was  born  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  and  by  her  marriage 
has  a  family  of  four  children:  Max,  Carl,  Fritz 
and  Hugh. 

In  his  political  belief  the  Doctor  is   an    ardent 


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supporter  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  is  an  ac- 
tive worker  in  the  ranks.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
United  States  Board  of  Pension  Examiners,  and 
was  also  connected  with  that  Board  under  the  ad- 
ministration of  President  Garfield.  He  has  served 
as  Chairman  of  the  Democratic  Central  Commit- 
tee. At  present  he  is  local  surgeon  of  the  Mis- 
souri, Kansas  &  Texas  Railroad.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Labette  County  Medical  Societj',  and  has 
officiated  as  its  President.  Socially  he  affiliates 
with  the  Masons,  and  is  connected  with  the  Mystic 
Shrine. 


Vf^  MANUEL  HAMPSHIRE.  A  traveler  in 
||^  Anderson  County  sees  many  attractive 
11' — -^1  homes,  not  only  in  the  thriving  towns,  but 
in  the  agricultural  districts,  the  evidences  of  pros- 
perity and  good  taste  being  plentiful  on  every 
hand.  In  Jackson  Township  stands  a  substantial 
house  which  presents  a  homelike  appearance, 
around  which  well  tilled  acres  stretch  and  con- 
venient farm  buildings  cluster.  Investigation 
shows  that  this  estate  belongs  to  Emanuel  Hamp- 
shire, a  native  of  Seneca  County,  Ohio,  where  he 
was  born  July  15,  1835. 

The  paternal  great-giandfather  of  our  subject, 
Barney  Hampshire,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary War,  which  information  is  all  that 
can  be  ascertained  concerning  his  life.  The  grand- 
father also  bore  the  Christian  name  of  Barney  and 
was  a  native  of  Maryland.  He  met  with  an  un- 
timely end  in  the  Muskingum  River,  in  Ohio.  The 
maternal  grandfather,  John  Jacob  Swope,  was 
born  in  Switzerland,  and  being  left  an  orphan  at 
a  tender  age,  came  to  America,  where  he  settled  in 
Morgan  County,  Ohio,  in  an  early  day.  There  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  amid  the  pioneer 
scenes  of  that  state,  where  he  was  well  known  and 
respected  b}'  the  settlers. 

John  and  Mary  (Swope)  Hampshire,  the  parents 


of  our  subject,  were  natives  of  Maryland  and  Ohio, 
respectively.  The  former  was  born  in  Baltimore 
County,  October  16,  1808,  and  the  latter  in  Mor- 
gan County,  in  February,  181L  The}'  settled  in 
Morgan  County  after  their  marriage  and  lived 
there  a  short  time,  and  then  removed  to  Seneca 
County,  Ohio,  where  they  resided  for  thirty-one 
years.  At  that  juncture  they  moved  to  Wood 
County,  the  same  state,  where  the  mother  died 
August  11,  1866,  and  the  father  survived  until 
July  29,  1892,  when  he,  too,  was  called  to  the  eter- 
nal home.  They  had  ten  children,  six  of  whom 
reached  mature  years.  They  arc:  George,  Henry, 
Emanuel,  Abraham,  Rachael  and  Catherine. 

Our  subject  was  reared  in  his  native  county, 
and  helped  with  the  work  on  his  father's  farm  un- 
til he  became  of  age,  and  then  followed  the  car- 
penter's trade  for  a  few  years  in  connection  with 
farming.  Subsequently  he  devoted  his  entire  at- 
tention to  agriculture,  and  has  alwaj'S  been  very 
prosperous  in  his  chosen  vocation.  Mr.  Hamp- 
shire was  married  to  Sarah  Stahl,  the  ceremony 
being  solemnized  in  Seneca  County,  January  4, 
1857.  Mrs.  Hampshire  was  born  in  that  count3% 
September  2,  1839,  to  Jacob  Stahl,  who  was  a  na- 
tive of  Perrj^  County,  Ohio,  as  was  also  his  wife, 
who  was  known  in  her  maidenhohd  as  Dinah 
Smith.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stahl  were  early  settlers  of 
Seneca  County,  where  they  lived  and  died  in 
peace.  Jacob's  father  was  William  Stahl,  a  na- 
tive of  Pennsylvania,  who  emigrated  to  Perry 
County,  Ohio,  where  they  reared  a  family  of  chil- 
dren. 

When  our  subject  was  married  he  located  tem- 
porarily in  Seneca  County,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1865  moved  to  Wood  County,  where  he  lived  for 
some  time.  He  finally  landed  in  this  couuty,  and 
at  once  purchased  land  in  Jackson  Township, 
which  he  immediatelj'  set  about  improving.  He 
has  done  an  immense  amount  of  hard  work,  and  al- 
though he  has  passed  the  fiftieth  mile-stone  in  the 
road  of  life,  he  is  still  very  active  and  able  to  do 
a  great  deal  of  labor.  He  is  the  possessor  of  three 
hundred  acres  of  beautiful  farm  land,  which  is 
kept  in  excellent  condition  the  year  round. 

The  union  of  our  subject  and  his  wife  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  twelve  children,  all  of  whom 


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reached  mature  years  with  the  exception  of  three, 
who  died  in  infancy.  The  living  children  are: 
Rufus  A.,  who  is  Principal  of  the  Burlington 
public  schools  and  a  graduate  of  Lane's  Univer- 
sity; Simon  J.,  a  physician  and  a  graduate  from  the 
Keokuk  Medical  College;  William  H.,  a  school 
teacher,  and  a  graduate  from  Lane's  Universitj-; 
Clara  E.,  the  wife  of  William  Hearst;  Levi  W., 
a  farmer  of  Jackson  Township;  Mattie,  wife  of 
I.  I.  McKittrick;  Effle,  Jessie  H.  and  Ollie  A. 
Mr.  Hampshire  is  a  man  who  takes  great  interest 
in  public  affairs,  especially  those  which  tend  to- 
ward the  upbuilding  of  the  locality  in  which  he 
resides.  He  has  been  connected  with  the  United 
Brethren  Church  for  many  years,  and  is  ever  ready 
with  heart  and  hand  to  do  whatever  is  in  his  power 
for  the  advancement  of  the  cause  of  religion. 
Tlie  sketch  of  this  gentleman's  life  is  a  plain  state- 
ment of  the  height  to  which  integrity  of  purpose, 
undaunted  energy  and  generosity  of  feeling  can 
elevate  a  man.  He  is  one  of  tlie  most  useful  citi- 
zens of  this  vicinity,  and  one  whom  the  people 
can  respect  and  esteem,  while  his  worthy  compan- 
ion is  also  known  for  her  social  qualities  and 
pleasant  disposition,  which  attract  many  warm 
friends  to  their  home. 


\tl  OHN  M.  HERRIMAN.  To  the  person  who 
closely  applies  himself  to  any  occupation 
which  he  has  choseu  as  his  calling  in  life 
'  there  can  come  oul^-  good  results — suc- 
cess and  a  high  place  in  the  esteem  of  those 
among  whom  he  has  made  his  home.  And  Mr. 
Herriman  is  no  exception  to  the  rule,  for  it  has 
been  by  industry  and  strict  attention  to  agricult- 
ural pursuits  onlj'  that  he  lias  attained  to  the  posi- 
tion which  he  now  enjoys.  He  owns  five  hundred 
acres  of  well  impi-oved  land  in  Anderson  Count}', 


and  is  engaged  in  general  farming  and  stock- 
raising. 

Mr.  Herriman  is  a  native  of  the  Buckej'e  State. 
He  was  born  in  Clarke  County,  May  22, 1837,  and  is 
the  son  of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth  (Morris)  Herri- 
man. The  father  was  born  in  Vermont,  as  was 
also  the  grandfather,  Stephen  Herriman.  The  lat- 
ter enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
but  on  account  of  his  youth  did  not  participate  in 
any  engagements.  He  removed  to  Ohio  at  an 
early  date  and  located  in  Clarke  County.  Tlie 
father  of  our  subject  was  married  in  Ohio  to  Miss 
Morris,  a  native  of  the  Blue  Grass  State,  who  died 
in  February,  1847.  They  were  the  parents  of 
three  children:  John  M.;  Stephen  A.,  who  died  in 
Garnett;  and  Cinderella,  who  married  Heniy  Har- 
per, and  now  resides  near  Hannibal,  Mo.  The 
father's  second  marriage  resulted  in  the  birth  of 
three  children:  Luella,  who  is  married  and  resides 
in  Indianapolis;  Ira,  who  resides  in  the  Hoosier 
State;  and  Ida. 

The  3-outhful  da_vsof  our  subject  were  passed  on 
a  farm,  and  in  1866  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
L.  Little,  a  native  of  Clarke  Count\',  Ohio.  She  was 
born  in  1843,  and  is  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
E.  Little.  Previous  to  his  marriage  Mr.  Herriman 
taught  school  in  Ohio  two  terms,  and  one  term  in 
Iowa.  In  December,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany C,  Sixth  Ohio  Cavalry,  which  was  later  trans- 
ferred to  an  independent  battalion,  and  when  the 
Eleventh  Cavalry  was  organized  this  was  made  a 
part  of  it.  He  served  three  years  and  three 
months  as  a  non-commissioned  officer,  principally 
in  the  west,  fighting  Indians  and  guarding  stage 
routes.  In  18Q.8  he  came  to  the  Sunflower  State 
and  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixt^'  acres  of 
land  on  section  10,  on  which  he  resided  until  1886, 
when  he  moved  to  Garnett.  He  is  a  successful 
farmer,  and  his  broad  acres  are  covered  with  many 
blooded  animals — horses,  cattle,  hogs,  etc.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Herriman  have  been  born  three  children, 
Josephine,  Maud  and  Howard,  all  at  home,  and  all 
bright,  interesting  children. 

A  Republican  in  ids  political  principles,  Mr. 
Herriman  held  the  office  of  County  Treasurer  from 
1886  to  1889,  inclusive,  and  discharged  the  duties 
of  the  same  in  a  manner  reflecting  credit    upon 


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395 


himself  and  his  party.  Previously  he  had  held 
the  office  of  Trustee  and  School  Treasurer.  So- 
cially he  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic.  All  his  attention  is  given  to  his  occu- 
pation, and  he  possesses  those  qualities  of  industry 
and  energy  which  have  brought  him  so  rapidly  to 
the  front. 


•^^■^1®-^© 


lENJAMIN  F.  HAMILTON.  Here  and 
there  among  the  fertile  farms  of  Kansas 
may  be  found  quiet,  retiring  people  of  both 
sexes  who  have  found  peace  and  content- 
ment in  the  surroundings  of  a  retired  home.  Such 
has  been  the  case  with  the  subject  of  our  sketch, 
who  resides  in  Lincoln  Township,  Anderson  Coun- 
ty, where  he  has  made  his  home  since  187.5.  His 
father,  Rufus  Hamilton,  was  born  in  Waterbor- 
ough.  Me.,  in  1801,  to  John  Hamilton  and  his  wife. 
John  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and 
died  at  the  great  age  of  ninety-four  years.  The 
mother  of  our  subject  was  Mary  Orne  in  her 
single  life,  and  was  born  in  1799  in  Gray,  Me., 
where  she  was  married.  Her  father  was  David 
Orne,  who  was  of  Scottish  ancestry. 

After  the  marriage  of  our  subject's  parents  they 
settled  in  Gray,  where  they  lived  for  some  time, 
and  then  moved  to  Portland;  they  remained  there 
only  for  a  short  period,  and  then  located  in  Aroo- 
stook County.  They  lived  in  that  county  until 
1848,  at  which  lime  they  found  a  suitable  location 
in  the  town  of  Grand  Detour,  111.,  where  the 
mother  died  in  1856.  The  father  then  returned 
to  Maine,  and  lived  in  Saco  until  the  time  of  his 
demise.  Following  are  the  names  of  the  children 
born  to  Rufus  and  Mary  (Orne)  Hamilton:  Benja- 
min F.,  Royal  G.,  William  W.  and  James  T. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Gray,  Me.,  September 
13,  182.3,  and  spent  the  first  seven  years  in  his 
pative  place.     When  his  parents  moved  to  Aroo- 


stook County  he  accompanied  them,  and  there 
lived  on  his  father's  farm  until  he  reached  his  ma- 
jorit}',  in  the  meantime  acquiring  some  little 
knowledge  of  blacksmithing  from  his  father,  who 
was  a  follower  of  that  trade.  When  he  reached 
his  twenty-first  year  he  went  to  Grand  Detour, 
111.,  in  Ogle  County,  and  was  there  employed  in 
the  Deere  Plow  shops,  later  accepting  a  like  posi- 
tion in  Dixon,  111.,  which  he  held  until  coming  to 
Kansas.  For  twelve  years  prior  to  his  coming  to 
Anderson  County  he  was  engineer  for  the  com- 
pany in  whose  employ  he  had  been  foT  so  long, 
and  to  which  he  had  been  a  valuable  workman. 
When  he  came  to  this  county  he  settled  on  sec- 
tion 27,  in  Lincoln  Township,  where  he  has  been 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising  ever  since. 
Mr.  Hamilton  was  united  in  marriage  in  Grand 
Detour,  May  9,  1856,  to  Miss  Margaret  Harkness, 
who  was  born  in  Newburgh,  N.  Y..  December  31, 
1835.  Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth 
of  four  children:  Mary  O.,  the  wife  of  F.  Hayes; 
William,  who  married  Lizzie  Smith;  Lillie,  widow 
of  the  late  Henry  Cormau;  and  Jennie,  who  is  also 
married.  Our  subject  has  filled  tlie  office  of  School 
Director,  and  is  very  much  interested  in  all  things 
looking  toward  the  improvement  of  his  section. 
He  is  an  energetic,  honest,  progressive  and  upright 
citizen  and  ranks  high  in  the  community. 


"il'OSEPH  WAYMIRE,  an  energetic  general 
agriculturist  and  successful  stock-raiser,  has 
for  a  number  of  years  industriously  culti- 
vated a  fine  farm  of  three  hundred  and 
three  acres,  located  on  section  30,  in  Centreville 
Township,  Linn  County.  Mr.  Way  mire  has  dur- 
ing his  years  of  residence  in  this  localitj'  been 
intimately  associated  in  local  improvements  and 
progress,  aud,  being  a  liberal-spirited  man,  enjoys 
the  esteem  of  his  neighbors  aud  fellow-townsmen. 
Our  subject  is  a  native  of  Indiana, and  was  born 
May  9, 1841,  in  Madison  County,   His  father,  Noah 


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"Waymire,  spent  the  first  two  years  of  his  life  in 

the  state  of  his  nativity,  Ohio,  and  then  with  his 
parents  removed  to  Indiana.  The  paternal  grand- 
parents made  tlieir  home  in  Wayne  County,  and 
there  the  father  was  reared,  educated,  and  later 
married,  being  joined  in  the  bonds  of  wedlock  in 
1829  with  Miss  Mary  Howard,  a  native  of  Wayne 
County,  Ind.  The  parents,  immediately  after 
their  marriage,  settled  in  Madison  County,  and 
remained  permanently  in  that  part  of  Indiana 
until  1882,  when  they  emigrated  to  Linn  County, 
Kan.,  locating  in  Pleasauton,  where  the  father 
died  September  4,  1884.  The  excellent  mother 
survived  almost  four  years,  passing  to  her  rest  at 
a  good  old  age,  August  8,  1888. 

Thirteen  sons  and  daughters  had  gathered  about 
the  fireside  of  tlie  parents,  and  of  this  goodly 
number  our  subject  was  the  sixth  in  the  order  of 
birth,  and  he  attained  to  manhood  on  his  fa- 
ther's Indiana  farm.  Attending  the  district  school 
of  the  home  neighborhood  and  assisting  in  the 
daily  cares  incidental  to  the  life  of  a  farmer,  he 
grew  up  to  mature  3'ears  manly  and  self-reliant. 
He  remained  with  his  parents  some  time  after 
reaching  his  majority,  and  was  tlioroughly  versed 
in  the  pursuit  of  agriculture  when  he  began  life 
for  himself. 

On  November  29,  1866,  were  united  in  marriage 
Joseph  Waj'mirc  and  Miss  Nancy  Paterson,  a  na- 
tive of  Madison  Count}-,  Ind.,  born  May  16,  1840, 
and  a  lady  of  excellence  and  worth.  The  father 
of  Mrs.  Waymire,  William  Paterson,  born  in  the 
sunny  south,  spent  the  earl}'  days  of  boyhood  in 
his  native  state,Virginia.  The  mother,  Mrs.  Nancy 
(Carroll)  Paterson,  was  by  birth  a  Kentuckian.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Paterson,  long-time  and  pioneer  resi- 
dents of  Indiana,  were  widel}'  known  and  highly 
respected.  The  father,  after  a  long  life  of  useful- 
ness, died  in  Madison  County,  Ind.;  the  mother, 
surviving  for  some  time,  passed  away  in  Miami 
County.  The}'  were  the  parents  of  nine  children, 
of  wliom  Mrs.  Waymire  was  the  youngest. 

Immediately  succeeding  his  marriage,  our  sub- 
ject settled  in  Madison  County,  Ind.,  and  tilled 
the  fertile  soil  of  that  locality  until  1877,  when  he 
emigrated  with  his  wife  and  family  to  Linn  Coun- 
ty, Kan.    Mr. Waymire  first  located  in  Paris  Town- 


ship, but  after  remaining  there  a  few  months  settled 
upon  the  fine  farm  where  he  now  resides,  in  Cen- 
treville  Township. 

The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waymire  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  ten  sons  and  daughters: 
Frank,  William  S.;  Laura,  wife  of  Calvin  Thomp- 
son; Jane,  Charlie,  Jesse,  Etta,  Howard,  Annie  and 
Belva.  Bright  and  intelligent  young  people,  these 
brothers  and  sisters  occup}-  positions  of  useful  in- 
fluence and  have  all  enjoyed  excellent  educational 
opportunities,  worthily  fitting  them  for  any  duties 
to  which  they  may  be  called. 

Mr.  Wa3-mire  is  a  citizen  of  public  enterprise, 
and,  interested  in  both  the  local  and  national  man- 
agement of  ofiice,  gives  his  support  to  the  man  best 
adapted  to  the  requirements  of  the  position. 


^=^KORGE  W.  GOBLE,  an  influential  and  pio- 
jlj  ,_-,  gressive  agriculturist  of  Linn  County  and 
^^/|j  a  citizen  of  Liberty  Township,  owns  and 
operates  a  valuable  tiact  on  section  24,  township 
20,  range  22.  His  residence  in  Kansas  dates  from 
1877.  He  is  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and  was  born 
in  Flo.yd  County  November  6, 1844,  being  the  son 
of  William  and  Martha  (Harris)  Goble,  natives,  re- 
spective!}', of  Kentucky  and  Virginia.  The  pater- 
nal grandfather  of  our  subject,  Jacob  Goble,  was  a 
native  of  the  Old  Dominion  and  an  early  settler 
of  the  Blue  Grass  Slate. 

A  farmer  by  occupation,Williara  Goble  was  thus 
engaged  throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  activ- 
ity, and  was  a  continuous  resident  of  Floyd  Coun- 
ty, Ky.,  until  his  death,  which  occurred  at  the  age 
of  seventy-four.  Subsequently,  his  widow  went  to 
Nebraska,  and  now  makes  her  home  with  her  son 
Richard,  in  Barren,  that  state.  There  were  eleven 
children  in  the  family,  as  follows:  Jane,  who  mar- 
ried Jefferson  Harris,  and  died  in  Floyd  County, 


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Kj'.;  Eliza,  who  became  the  wife  of  Elkanah  Keith, 
and  is  a  resident  of  Linn  County,  Kan.;  Martha, 
who  is  married,  and  lives  in  Floyd  County,  Ky.; 
Mary,  who  became  the  wife  of  James  Burchett, 
and  lives  in  Floyd  County,  Ky.;  Frances,  Mrs.  K. 
Harreld,  of  Chester,  Neb.;  James,  who  resides  in 
Floyd  County,  Ky.;  George,  the  subject  of  this 
biographical  notice;  Andrew  J.,  of  Chester,  Neb.; 
Jacob,  a  resident  of  Floyd  County,  Ky.;  Jefferson, 
residing  in  Chester,  Neb.;  and  Richard,  who  makes 
his  home  in  Barren,  Neb. 

Upon  the  home  farm  in  Floyd  C'ount3',  our  sub- 
ject attained  to  a  sturdy  manhood,  acquiring  phys- 
ical strength  and  mental  vigor  well  fitting  him 
for  the  battle  of  life.  During  the  dark  days  of  the 
Civil  War,  he  resided  in  Kentuck}',  and  experi- 
enced all  the  horrors  of  the  deadly  conflict,  al- 
though not  an  active  participant  in  any  struggle. 
His  father,  however,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confed- 
erate army,  and  naturally  his  S3'nipathies  were  on 
the  side  of  the  south.  In  1869,  he  journe3'ed 
to  Missouri,  and  made  his  home  in  Cass  County 
until  1877.  There,  in  1874,  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Frances  Peton,  a  native  of  Howard 
Count}',  Mo.,  and  the  daughter  of  Horatio  and 
Frances  (Mead)  Peton. 

Coming  to  Kansas  in  1877,  Mr.  Goble  first  rented 
land  at  Twin  Springs,  Miami  Count}'.  In  1879, 
lie  came  to  Linn  County,  and  two  years  later  he 
purchased  eighty  acres  of  his  present  farm,  which 
was  then  raw  prairie.  Through  industry  and  good 
management  he  has  acquired  the  ownership  of  two 
hundred  and  twenty  acres,  upon  which  he  engages 
in  farming  and  stock-raising.  He  has  erected  a 
complete  set  of  farm  buildings,  including  a  com- 
modious residence  and  barn.  He  has  accumulated 
his  property  through  energ}-  and  untiring  indus- 
try-, and  his  success  proves  the  i)ossession  of  abili- 
ties of  a  high  order. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goble  are  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren: Dora,  Horatio,  Newton  and  Laura.  The 
family  occupies  a  high  position  in  the  social  cir- 
cles of  Liberty  Township,  and  Mrs.  Goble  is  prom- 
inent in  the  United  Brethren  Church,  to  which  she 
has  belonged  for  a  number  of  years.  In  former 
years  Mr.  Goble  was  identified  with  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  the  principles  of  which  he  had  been 


taught  to  cherish  in  youth,  but  he  now  affiliates 
with  the  Populists  and  gives  his  influence  to  the 
growth  of  that  new  political  organization. 


eALVIN  C.  KERR.  This  old  settler  of  Linn 
County  came  here  from  Elkhnrt  County, 
Ind.,  in  the  fall  of  1857,  and  has  since 
made  his  home  on  section  14,  Centreville  Town- 
ship, where  he  owns  and  operates  a  finely  improved 
farm.  He  is  the  son  of  John  and  Nancy  (Kessey) 
Kerr,  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  who  married  and 
settled  in  Mansfield,  Richland  County,  Ohio,  and 
from  there  removed  to  De  Kalb  County,  Ind.  La- 
ter they  made  settlement  in  Elkhart  Count}',  Ind., 
and  came  from  there  to  Linn  County,  Kan.,  in  the 
fall  of  1857,  locating  in  Centreville  Township, 
near  the  village  of  Goodrich.  There  both  died, 
the  father  in  1858,  and  the  mother  in  1887. 

The  second  of  three  children,  Ebenezer,  Calvin 
C.  and  David,  our  subject  was  born  in  Mansfield, 
Ohio,  October  21, 1837.  He  grew  to  manhood  in  the 
Hoosier  State,  receiving  such  advantages  as  were 
obtainable  in  that  section  of  country.  His  time 
was  devoted  mainly  to  the  work  of  farming,  and 
early  in  life  he  acquired  a  thorough  knowledge  of 
agriculture  in  every  detail.  In  the  fall  of  1857 
he  accompanied  his  father  to  Linn  County,  and 
has  since  been  a  resident  of  Centreville  Townshi|). 
At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War  he  was  one  of  the 
brave  boys  in  blue  who,  having  offered  their  serv- 
ices for  the  preservation  of  the  Union,  marched  to 
the  front  and  fought  for  the  Old  Flag.  He  enlisted 
in  September,  1861,  becoming  a  member  of  Com- 
pany E,  Sixth  Kansas  Cavalry,  and  served  until 
January,  1865,  receiving  an  honorable  discharge 
at  the  expiiation  of  his  period  of  service. 

Upon  returning  to  the  pursuits  of  civil  life,  Mr. 
Kerr  resumed  farming  upon  his  estate  in  Centre- 
ville Township,  and  during  the  years  that  have 


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since  come  and  gone  he  has  secured  a  large  num- 
ber of  improvements  and  has  greatlj'  enlianced  the 
value  of  tlie  property.  His  landed  possessions  now 
aggregate  one  hundred  and  sixty-niue  acres,  upon 
which  all  the  buildings  necessary  for  farm  work 
have  been  erected.  He  is  a  Republican  in  his  po- 
litical opinions,  and  has  held  the  office  of  Consta- 
ble, as  well  as  other  local  offices,  in  which  he  has 
rendered  efficient  service. 

A  sketch  of  the  life  of  Mr.  Kerr  would  be  in- 
complete were  no  mention  made  of  the  lady  who, 
for  a  quarter  of  a  century,  has  been  his  devoted 
helpmate  and  cheerful  assistant  in  every  enter- 
prise, yiie  was  in  maidenhood  Martha  J.  Walker, 
and  was  born  in  North  Carolina,  being  the  daugh- 
ter of  Alfred  and  Susan  (Sales)  Walker.  Her  par- 
ents came  to  Linu  County  in  the  spring  of  1857 
and  settled  in  Centroville  Township,  where  they 
remained  until  death.  Eight  children  comprised 
their  family:  Sarah,  Martha  J.,  Margaret,  Charles, 
John,  Susan,  Willianu«nd  Mary.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kerr  are  the  parents  of  six  surviving  children: 
John  C.  F.,.Minnie,  George,  Edward,  Ross  and 
Hester. -■■■ 


UGH  M.  BROOK.  There  is  in  Blue  Mound 
no  residence  more  attractive  or  inviting 
than  the  beautiful  home  where  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Brook  hospitably  welcome  and  charm- 
ingly entertain  their  hosts  of  warm  personal 
friends.-  As  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  pro- 
gressive of  Linn  County's  citizens,  Mr.  Brook  has 
been  one  of  the  important  factors  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  city  where  he  makes  his  home,  and  has 
also  aided  in  the  material  advancement  of  the 
count}'.  Having  resided  in  the  Sunflower  State 
since  1871,  he  has  witnessed  its  rapid  growth  and 
has  seen  it  attain  a  place  among  the  most  progress- 
ive of  the  United  States. 
In  connection  with  this  sketch  of  the  life  of  Mr, 


Brook,  a  brief  resume  of  events  of  interest  in  his 
honored  father's  career  may  with  propriety  be 
presented.  Isaiah  J.  Brook  was  a  native  of  Mus- 
kingum County,  Ohio,  and  there  resided  until 
1837,  when,  accompanied  by  his  family,  he  re- 
moved to  Illinois  and  settled  in  Henderson  Coun- 
ty. There  his  marriage  occurred,  uniting  him  with 
Miss  Jane  T.  Marshall,  a  native  of  South  Carolina, 
who  is  now  in  Henderson  County,  111.  After  his 
marriage  he  continued  the  tranquil  life  of  a  tiller 
of  the  soil,  gradually  adding  to  his  propert}'  until 
he  owned  fifteen  hundred  acres  in  Illinois,  besides 
some  property  in  Kansas.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  engaged  in  loaning  money,  and  although  ham- 
pered in  early  life  by  poverty  and  other  oljstacles, 
he  nevertheless  accumulated  a  competency.  His 
death  occurred  in  Henderson  County,  August  18, 
1890,  at  the  ago  of  seventj^-six  j-ears,  eight  months 
and  eight  days. 

In  the  famil^'of  Isaiah  J.  Brook  there  were  ten 
children,  two  of  whom  died  in  childhood.  The 
others  are:  John  A.,  of  Henderson  County,  111.; 
Maria,  wife  of  William  P.  Barnes,  a  resident  of 
Blue  Mound,  Kan.;  James  W.,  whose  home  is  in 
Henderson  County,  111.;  our  subject;  Margaret  E., 
the  wife  of  John  Geddes,  of  Prairie  Cit}',  111.; 
Mary,  who  married  George  Pierce  and  resides  in 
Henderson  County,  111.;  and  Albert  Thomas,  of 
Blue  Mound.  In  politics  Isaiali  Brook  was  a 
Douglas  Democrat  in  early  j'ears,  but  since  1860 
has  affiliated  with  the  Republicans.  AVhile  a  resi- 
dent of  Henderson  Count}'  he  served  as  County 
Commissioner.  In  his  religious  connections  he 
was  identified  with  the  United  Presbyterian 
Church. 

Mr.  Brook  graduated  from  the  United  Presby- 
terian College  at  Monmouth,  111.,  in  1869,  and 
on  his  father's  farm,  in  Henderson  County,  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  agriculture  was  instilled 
in  his  mind.  In  1871  he  came  to  Kansas  and  set- 
tled upon  one  hundred  and  sixty  aces  located  in 
Blue  Mound,  which  he  had  purchased  while  on  a 
visit  to  the  Sunflower  State  the  year  previous. 
The  land  boasted  but  few  improvements,  and  it 
required  some  years  of  arduous  toil  to  bring  the 
soil  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  He  devoted 
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and  made  his  home  on  the  farm  until  the  spring  of 
1886,  when  he  located  in  Blue  Mound  and  erected 
the  residence  in  which  his  family  now  resides. 
From  time  to  time  he  has  added  to  his  landed  pos- 
sessions, until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  over  two 
thousand  acres,  forming  a  valuable  property  and 
the  source  of  a  handsome  income.  He  deals  ex- 
tensively in  live-stock  and  makes  a  specialty  of 
breeding  and  raising  fine  grades  of  stock. 

In  November,  1885,  BIr.  Brook  organized  the 
Bank  of  Blue  Mound  and  superintended  the  erec- 
tion of  tlie  bank  building.  He  was  Cashier  of  the 
bank  for  about  four  years,  when  he  disposed  of  his 
interest  to  the  present  owners.  In  1882  the  town 
company  was  organized  and  he  was  chosen  its 
Treasurer,  and  was  one  of  its  most  active  men. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  but  takes  no  inter- 
est or  part  in  local  political  .affairs  other  than  to 
cast  his  ballot  for  the  candidates  of  his  party.  In 
his  religious  connections  he  is  a  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  Church  and  a  liberal  supporter 
of  that  denomination.  He  was  married  in  1871  to 
Miss  Rachel  A.,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Jane 
(Orr)  Maxwell,  and  a  native  of  Iowa.  One  child, 
Jennie,  has  blessed  the  union. 


Z'  i-^-S-s 


(TL^  ON.  JOHN  W.  MILLER.  There  is  an  ob- 
li/jl^  scurity  in  the  game  of  life  that  to  the  ro- 
flW^  bust  mind  is  alwa3's  attractive.  The  im- 
(^)  portant  uncertainty  of  the  final  outcome 
serves  as  an  incentive  to  great  deeds.  To  push 
forward  and  win  the  battle  is  one  common  im- 
pulse and  ambition  of  humanity.  But  in  this 
vast  concourse  of  struggling  warriors  the  num- 
ber who  achieve  success  is  comparatively  small, 
and  in  the  majority  of  instances  is  confined  to 
those  who  by  reason  of  family  inheritance  or  ex- 
tended learning  have  a  better  start  than  their 
fellows.  Without  these  qualifications  succes?  is 
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rarely  attained,  and  when  it  is  the  fortunate  being 
is  invariably  the  possessor  of  an  indomitable  will, 
untiring  energy  and  an  unusual  amount  of  na- 
tive shrewdness  and  ability.  Sucii  a  man  is  the 
Hon.  John  W.  Miller,  the  present  Probate  Judge 
of  Anderson  County. 

A  native  of  Ohio,  his  birth  occurred  in  Tuscara- 
was County  Jul}'  30,  1850,  he  being  a  son  of  George 
and  Sarah  (Braninger)  Miller,  natives  of  the  Key- 
stone State.  The  parents  were  married  in  Ohio, 
and  soon  afterward  settled  in  Tuscarawas  Coun- 
ty, where  they  remained  until  1866,  and  then 
made  their  way  to  Kansas.  For  about  eighteen 
months  they  resided  in  Douglas  County,  but  from 
there  they  removed  to  Bates  County,  Mo.,  remain- 
ing there  two  years,  and  thence  to  Linn  County, 
where  they  resided  until  1870.  They  then  came 
to  Anderson  County  and  settled  near  Hickory 
Grove,  Rich  Township,  where  the  fathci'  resides  at 
the  present  time.  The  mother  passed  away  Jan- 
uary 5,  1891.  The}'  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren, all  of  whom  grew  to  mature  years. 

The  Hon.  John  W.  Miller,  the  only  son  in  the 
family,  made  his  home  under  the  parental  roof 
until  after  settling  in  Anderson  Count}'.  His 
j'outhful  days  were  passed  in  assisting  on  the  farm 
and  in  attending  the  common  schools,  in  which 
he  received  a  good  practical  education.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1873,  he  commenced  teaching  school,  and 
for  sixteen  years  gave  nearly  his  entire  time  to 
that  profession,  doing  all  his  teaching  in  four  dis- 
tricts. Being  naturally  of  a  studious  turn  of 
mind,  he  applied  himself  diligently  during  his 
spare  moments  and  thus  obtained  a  good  educa- 
tion. In  the  fall  of  1890  his  superior  ability  was 
recognized  by  the  people  and  he  was  elected  to 
his  present  position,  and  re-elected  in  1892. 

In  the  year  1878  our  subject  was  married  to 
Miss  Alice  Elizabeth  Miller,  a  distant  relative.  She 
was  a  native  of  Tuscarawas  County,  Ohio,  and  the 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Miller.  Six 
children  have  blessed  this  union,  viz.:  Roy,  Ola, 
Lonnie,  Samuel,  Harry  and  Dale.  Formerly  in- 
dependent in  his  political  views,  he  is  now  a  Pop- 
ulist, and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  People's 
party  in  the  southern  part  of  Anderson  County. 
Before  being  elepted  judge  he  served  his  township 


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as  Trustee  and  Clerk,  and  held  other  local  posi- 
tions. He  is  a  man  of  excellent  judgment  and  is  un- 
questionabl}'  one  of  the  foremost  citizens.  Gifted 
with  intelligence,  of  unswerving  integrity,  he  to- 
day commands  the  respect  of  his  fellow-men,  and 
numbers  his  friends  only  by  his  number  of  ac- 
quaintances. Sociall}',  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen.  He  owns  a  farm  of  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres  of  land  near  Kincaid.  This 
he  purchased  when  it  was  raw  prairie,  and  he  now 
lias  the  same  under  cultivation,  and  on  it  has  a 
good  orchard.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  Garnett 
since  1891,  and  is  universally  respected. 


^OHN  N.  BARNES.  The  Blue  Mound  Sun 
was  established  on  the  21st  of  May,  1883, 
by  W.  P.  Barnes,  who  conducted  the  paper 
^^^  for  one  year.  He  then  disposed  of  his  in- 
terest in  the  enterprise  to  George  Botkin,  who  sub- 
sequently sold  out  to  the  present  owner,  the  sub- 
ject of  our  sketch,  and  the  editor  and  proprietor 
of  the  paper.  It  is  an  eight-column  folio.  Repub- 
lican in  politics  and  devoted  to  the  interests  of 
Blue  Mound  and  Linn  County.  The  success  of 
tills  weekly  and  the  hearty  support  it  receives 
from  the  people  of  the  county  are  abundant  evi- 
dence of  the  high  a[)preciation  in  which  it  is  held. 
It  has  earned  success  by  the  zealous  advocacy'  of 
all  measures  to  promote  the  growth  and  develop- 
ment of  the  industries  of  southeastern  Kansas. 

Born  in  Henderson  County,  III.,  January  15, 
1864,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  John  N.  and  Sarah 
E.  (Deerwester)  Barnes,  natives,  respectively,  of 
Cortland  County,  N.  Y.,  and  Ohio.  The  Barnes  fam- 
ily was  rei)resented  in  New  York  earl}-  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  state,  and  its  members  for  several  gen- 
erations were  identified  with  the  history  of  Massa- 
chusetts,    John  N.  Barnes  vrs^  born  in  1833,  the 


son  of  Asa  Barnes,  and  when  a  boy  removed  to 
Ohio.  Upon  attaining  his  majority  he  went  to 
Ripley  County,  Ind.,  where  he  married^  Later, 
in  1859,  he  made  settlement  in  Henderson  County, 
111. 

At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Barnes, 
Sr.,  became  a  most  devoted  adherent  of  the  cause 
of  the  Union  and  offered  his  service  in  behalf  of 
the  cause  of  the  north.  In  May,  1862,  he  was 
mustered  into  service  with  Company  C,  Ninety- 
first  Illinois  Infantry.  At  Nollen  Mills,  Kj'.,  he 
was  taken  prisoner  in  December,  1862,  and  later 
was  parolled,  when  he  returned  home.  In  June, 
1863,  the  prisoners  were  exchanged  and  he  then 
went  back  to  the  field  of  battle.  He  participated 
in  a  number  of  important  engagements,  and  was 
wounded  and  taken  to  the  hospital  at  New  Orleans, 
where  he  died  February  14,  1864.  He  left,  besides 
his  widow,  two  children,  Alvah  C,  a  resident  of 
Atlanta,  Ind.;  and  John  N.,  of  this  sketch.  The 
mother  of  our  subject  afterward  became  the  wife  of 
G.  W.  Dowell,  and  four  children  were  born  of  that 
union:  David  R.,  Charles  C,  Cora  and  Eva  (de- 
ceased). 

When  five  j'ears  of  age,  our  subject  accompanied 
his  mother's  family  to  Iroquois  County,  111.,  where 
he  resided  on  a  farm  near  Rankin.  He  was  a  stu- 
dent in  the  common  schools  and  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  Rankin  schools  in  1881.  Three 
years  afterward  he  entered  the  Grand  Prairie  .Sem- 
inary, at  Onarga,  111.,  completing  the  course  in 
June,  1887,  when  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science 
and  the  honors  of  his  class  were  conferred  upon 
him.  On  the  day  after  his  graduation  he  assumed 
charge  of  the  editorial  department  of  the  Onarga 
Leader,  and  continued  in  that  position  for  a  short 
time. 

In  the  year  1888,  Mr.  Barnes  came  to  Kansas, 
and  on  the  2d  of  April  of  that  year  he  purchased  the 
Sun.  November  2,  1888,  fire  swept  the  village  of 
Blue  Mound,  and  the  office  of  the  Sun  was  reduced 
to  ashes.  The  paper,  however,  did  not  miss  an 
issue  and  was  soon  located  in  new  quarters.  This 
fact  of  itself  is  enough  to  prove  the  enterprise  of 
the  proprietor  and  manager.  The  Sun  is  a  wel- 
come guest  in  hundreds  of  homes  in  Linn  County, 
and  its  shrewd,  keen  editorials  not  only  show  the 


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quick  perceptive  qualities  of  the  editor,  but  are 
also  formative  in  their  character,  molding  the 
opinions  of  the  thinking,  intelligent  public. 

In  politics  Mr.  Barnes  has  always  been  a  Repub- 
lican, and  has  for  years  taken  an  active  part  in 
public  affairs.  Wiiile  3'et  a  student  in  school  he 
was  an  intelligent  reader  and  held  decided  opin- 
ions upon  all  subjects  of  national  importance. 
Upon  coming  to  Kansas  his  abilities  were  very 
soon  recognized,  and  in  the  year  1889  he  was 
chosen  a  member  of  the  County  Central  Commit- 
tee; he  still  retains  that  office,  and  for  two  years 
has  served  as  Secretary  of  the  committee.  So- 
cially, he  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans, 
being  Captain  of  M.  M.  Crocker  Camp  No.  157. 


iilMOTHY  H.  JONES.  Of  the  various  en- 
terprises that  have  made  Greeley  one  of 
the  thriving  cities  of  Anderson  County, 
the  lumber  trade  has  alwa}-s  held  an  import- 
ant place,  employing  large  capital  in  its  con- 
duct, and  giving  to  cognate  industries  a  decided 
impetus  by  the  energy  and  ability  displayed  in 
its  development.  Among  the  most  active,  enter- 
prising firms  engaged  in  this  line  is  that  of  Jones 
&  Harrison,  which  deals  extensively  in  lumber  and 
building  material  at  Greeley. 

Timothy  11.  Jones  was  born  in  Clinton  County, 
Ind.,  September  29,  1846,  to  the  marriage  of  Uriah 
and  Elizabeth  (Boyle)  Jones.  The  grandfatlier  of 
our  subject  was  a  native  of  Wales,  and  on  first 
coming  to  the  United  States  settled  in  Virginia. 
He  was  married  in  that  state,  but  later  moved  to 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of 
his  days.  His  son,  Uriah,  father  of  our  subject, 
grew  to  manhood  and  was  married  in  the  Key- 
stone State.  From  there  he  moved  to  Indiana, 
settled  in  Clinton  County,  but  in  1851  moved 
from  there  to  Iowa,  stopping  near  Mt.  Vernon 
at  first.  About  1854  he  settled  in  Poweshiek 
County,  that  state,  and  there  purchased  r^w  land, 


paying  for  the  same  with  a  land  warrant  given 
him  for  service  in  the  Mexican  War.  He  became 
wealth^^  as  a  farmer,  and  died  in  that  state  April 
3,  1893,  aged  eighty  years,  lacking  ten  days. 
Tiie  mother  is  still  living.  Besides  farming,  Mr. 
Jones  followed  contracting  and  building,  and  for 
a  number  of  years  had  quite  an  extensive  busi- 
ness, building  churches  and  scboolhouses.  He  af- 
filiated with  the  Democratic  partj'  in  his  political 
views  and  for  some  time  was  County  Commis- 
sioner of  Poweshiek  County.  Left  an  orphan  at 
an  early  age,  and  being  the  3-oungest  of  the  fam- 
ily, he  was  bound  out.  After  reaching  his  four- 
teentli  birthday  he  branched  out  for  himself,  and 
what  he  accumulated  was  the  result  of  many  }'ears 
of  hard  labor. 

Uriah  Jones  was  one  of  the  civil  engineers 
who  surveyed  the  Wabash  Canal,  having  fol- 
lowed surveying  more  or  less  for  many  years.  So- 
cially, he  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  being  Past  Grand  Master.  A 
complete  account  of  the  life  of  this  worthy  citizen 
will  be  found  in  the  history  of  Poweshiek  Coun- 
ty. He  was  the  father  of  ten  children,  who  are 
named  in  the  order  of  their  births  as  follows: 
John  W.,  a  farmer  of  Poweshiek  Count}-,  Iowa; 
Uriah  C,  a  physician  of  Carroll  Count}-,  Iowa; 
Newton  Jasper,  a  physician  at  Shelb}',  Iowa;  Tim- 
othy H.;  Henry  S.,  a  farmer  of  Audubon,  Iowa; 
Martha,  who  married  S.  M.  Winchell  and  resides  at 
Malcolm,  Iowa:  David  F.,  a  merchant  of  Cali- 
fornia; Jacob,  a  farmer  on  the  old  homestead; 
Dora;  Frank,  of  Poweshiek  Countj',  Iowa;  and 
George  W.,  a  physician  of  Boulder,  Colo.  The 
original  of  this  notice,  who  was  the  fourth  in  order 
of  birth  of  the  above-mentioned  children,  was 
reared  on  the  farm,  attended  the  common  .schools 
and  served  an  apprenticeshi|)  at  the  carpenter's 
trade.  Later  he  worked  at  his  trade  with  his  fa- 
ther, but  in  1869  he  came  to  Kansas  and  pur- 
chased sixty  acres  of  prairie  land  in  Liberty  Town- 
ship, Linn  County,  which  he  at  once  began 
improving.  At  the  same  time  he  carried  on  his 
trade,  and  subsequently  purchased  one  hundred 
acres. 
.  Until  1884  our  subject  was  a  resident  of  Linn 
County,  after  which  he  rented  his  land  and  moved 


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to  Greeley,  where  he  followed  his  trade  until  1888. 
He  tlien  embarked  in  the  lumber  business  at  Good- 
rich, continued  there  three  j-ears,  and  then  sold 
out  and  returned  to  Greeley,  where  lie  has  since 
been  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  under  the 
firm  name  of  Jones  &  Harrison.  June  16,  1870, 
he  wedded  j\Iiss  Lizzie  Holmes,  a  native  of  Browns- 
ville, (.)hio,  but  at  the  time  of  her  marriage  a  resi- 
dent of  Poweshiek  County,  Iowa,  and  the  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  J.  and  Eliza  Holmes.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jones'  union  was  blessed  by  the  birth  of  six 
children,  as  follows:  Mayne  D.,  Alice  M.,  Iris  E., 
llarr}',  Frank  A.  and  Opal.  Formerly  a  Democrat 
in  politics,  he  is  now  a  Populist,  and  has  held  a 
number  of  local  offices.  At  one  time  he  was  a 
candidate  for  county  office,  but  his  part}-  was  in 
the  minority.  He  is  a  member  of  Greclej'  Lodge 
No.  211,  A.  F.  (fe  A.  M.,  and  in  his  religious  views 
has  been  a  Methodist  for  nearly  thirty  years.  Our 
subject  had  two  brothers  in  the  Civil  "War,  and, 
although  but  a  boy  of  fifteen  at  that  time,  he  was 
anxious  to  fight  for  the  Old  Flag.  They  would 
not  enlist  him,  but  he  joined  Companj'  C,  Sixth 
Iowa  Cavaliy,  and  remained  with  the  same  for 
three  months. 


ON.  WILLIAM  II.  RYAN,  a  successful  mer- 
chant of  Brazilton,  is  also  one  of  the  most 
prosperous  farmers  of  Walnut  Township, 
Crawford  Count}',  and  has  accumulated  a 
valuable  property  solely  by  the  exercise  of  his  in- 
herent industry  and  perseverance.  His  early  ad- 
vantages were  quite  limited,  he  being  thrown 
largely  upon  his  own  resources  and  obliged  to 
fight  the  battle  of  life  for  some  time  with  little  to 
encourage  him.  The  fact  that  he  is  now  the  owner 
of  three  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  is  sufti- 
cient  indication  of  the  manner  in  which  he  has 
spent  hi?  time,  and  illustrates   forcibly   what   a 


man  may  accomplish  by  a  resolute  will,  prudence, 
economy  and  good  management. 

Born  in  Omaha,  Neb.,  on  the  15th  of  August, 
1857,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  thirteen  j-ears 
old  when,  in  1870,  he  accompanied  his  parents  to 
Osage  Mission,  Kan.,  where  he  grew  to  manhood, 
receiving  his  education  in  the  common  schools. 
His  parents,  William  and  Bridget  (Doughney) 
Ryan,  were  natives  of  London,  England,  and  Can- 
ada, respectivel}'.  The  former  emigrated  thence  to 
Canada,  where  they  were  united  in  marriage.  They 
located  in  Omaha  in  1854,  and  resided  in  that  city 
until  1870,  removing  thence  to  Osage  Mission.  The 
mother  is  now  deceased,  and  the  father  resides 
in  Osage  Mission.  Their  union  resulted  in  the 
birth  of  eleven  children,  of  whom  ten  grew  to 
manhood  and  womanhood,  our  subject  being  the 
fourth  in  order  of  birth. 

At  an  early  age  our  subject  was  introduced  to 
the  various  employments  of  the  farm,  and  chose 
its  peaceful  pursuits  as  his  vocation,  although  in 
connection  therewith  he  has  also  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile pursuits.  In  1878  he  married  Miss  Ella 
Songer,  who  was  born  in  Iowa,  being  the  daughter 
of  Harrison  Songer.  She  is  a  lad}'  of  estimable 
character,  and  since  her  marriage  has  joined  the 
Roman  Catholic  Church,  of  which  Mr.  R3-an  is  a 
communicant.  Throughout  Crawford  Count}',  our 
subject  and  his  wife  are  well  known,  and  being 
genial  and  pleasant  in  manners,  and  possessing 
more  than  ordinary  ability  and  intelligence,  they 
are  deservedly  very  popular.  They  are  the  parents 
of  seven  children. 

Until  1882  Mr.  Ryan  devoted  his  attention  ex- 
clusively to  farming,  but  since  that  time  he  has 
also  engaged  in  the  grain,  lumber  and  mercantile 
business.  During  the  administration  of  President 
Arthur  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  at  Brazilton* 
and  held  that  position  for  eight  years,  when  he  re- 
signed. In  1886  he  was  nominated  on  the  ticket 
of  the  Democratic  party  as  Representative  from 
this  district  to  the  State  Legislature,  his  opponent 
being  Col.  Edward  Brown.  He  was  defeated  by 
one  hundred  and  ninety  votes,  which  proves  his 
popularity,  for  there  is  a  usual  Republican  majority 
in  this  county  of  six  hundred.  For  the  past  ten 
years  he  has  served  as   delegate  to   every   Demo- 


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cratic  Convention  held  in  the  state,  and  until  1892 
he  was  one  of  the  foremost  workers  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party.  He  was  then  nominated  by  the  Pop- 
ulists as  Representative  from  tiiis  district,  and 
lacked  only  a  few  votes  of  being  nominated  State 
Senator  by  the  same  convention.  His  nomination 
was  by  acclamation,  and  he  was  the  nominee  of 
botli  the  Populists  and  Democrats,  being  elected  by 
the  fusion  of  these  political  organizations.  He 
served  as  teniporar}'  chairman  of  the  Populist 
House,  and  has  been  instrumental  in  materially 
promoting  the  welfare  of  his  fellow-citizens. 


'jf/  OSEPH  A  WELLS  ably  represents  the  busi- 
i  ness  interests  of  Erie,  for  he  is  one  of  its 
leading  and  prominent  citizens,  doing  busi- 
^^  ness  here  as  an  attorney  at  law  and  dealer 
in  real-estate  and  mortgage  loans.  He  was  born  in 
White  Hall,  Greene  County,  111.,  March  24,  1838. 
His  grandfather,  Philip  Wells,  was  in  the  War  of 
1812,  and  served  at  the  battle  of  New  Orleans. 
His  father,  Samuel  Wells,  was  born  in  Cheatham 
County,  Tenn.,  and  from  Nashville,  that  state,  re- 
moved to  Illinois,  becoming  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers of  Greene  County.  He  located  in  Walker- 
ville  Township,  where  he  purchased  and  improved 
large  tracts  of  land.  At  one  time  he  owned  about 
six  hundred  acres.  In  politics  he  was  an  old-line 
Democrat.  Tiie  mother  of  our  subject,  who  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Powers,  was  also  a  na- 
tive of  Tennessee.  Both  parents  are  now  deceased. 
Joseph  Wells  was  reared  in  his  native  county 
and  was  educated  in  the  old-time  log  schoolhouse. 
In  every  particular  he  is  a  self-made  man.  He 
read  law  with  Judge  Hodges,  of  Carrollton,  111., 
.  preparatory  to  practice,  and  at  the  early  age  of 
twentj'-one  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace.  After 
the  breaking  out  of  the  late  war,  he  enlisted  in 
Company  H,  Ninety-first  Illinois  Infantry,  which 


was  organized  at  Camp  Butler.  From  the  8th  of 
October  until  the  27th  of  December,  1862,  he  was 
engaged  in  scouting  through  Kentucky  after  Mor- 
gan, and  on  the  last  date  above  mentioned  the 
Union  forces  met  that  general  and  his  troops  in 
battle  at  Elizabethtown. 

The  Ninety-first  was  forced  to  surrender,  but  was 
soon  afterward  parolled,  and  on  the  5th  of  June, 
1863,  was  exchanged.  The  troops  were  then  newly 
armed  and  equipped  and  sent  down  the  Mississippi 
to  Vicksburg,  thence  to  Port  Hudson,  after  which 
they  engaged  in  scouting  until  August,  when  they 
went  to  New  Orleans.  On  the  6th  of  September, 
they  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Morganza  Bend,  and 
the  next  day  started  for  Atchafalaya.  The  regi- 
ment fell  back  to  Morganza,  then  went  to  New 
Orleans,  and  on  the  23d  of  October  was  sent  to 
Texas.  They  made  a  raid  on  .Salt  Lake,  ninety 
miles  out  into  the  enemy's  country,  which  they 
captured,  securing  several  hundred  mules  and 
horses. 

On  the  9th  of  January,  1864,  they  arrived  at 
Brownsville,  on  the  Rio  Grande.  Subsequently 
they  went  to  New  Orleans  and  thence  to  Mobile, 
marching  through  the  swamps,  wading  creeks, 
swimming  the  rivers  and  building  corduroy  roads- 
Subsequently  occurred  the  attack  on  Spanish  Fort, 
which  after  fourteen  days  surrendered,  and  then 
occurred  the  capture  of  Ft.  Blakel}'.  One  after 
another  the  strongholds  of  the  south  were  taken, 
and  on  the  12th  of  April  Mobile  surrendeied. 
General  Hardy,  of  the  Confederate  forces,  attempted 
to  get  away  with  the  stores,  but  was  intercepted  bj' 
the  .Second  Brigade.  Here  Capt.  Joseph  A.  Wells 
and  Capt.  A.  S.  Stover,  with  Companies  H,  C,  B,  F, 
D  and  A  of  the  Ninet3'-flrst  Regiment,  put  the 
enemy  to  rout  after  a  running  fight  of  three  miles. 
Our  subject  was  made  Orderly  Sergeant  on  the 
organization  of  his  regiment,  First  Lieutenant 
October  23,  1863,  and  Captain  on  the  I6th  of  Au- 
gust, 1864.  On  the  12th  of  July,  186.'),  he  was 
honorably  discharged,  after  three  years  of  faithful 
and  valiant  service. 

Captain  Wells  then  returned  to  Greene  County, 
and  went  to  Adair  County,  Mo.,  where  he  bought 
an  improved  farm,  but  in  March,  1866,  he  sold  out, 
and  on  the  4th  of  April,  1866,  came  to  this  county, 


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He  was  married  March  25,  1860,  to  Miss  Matilda, 
daugliter  of  Pleasant  Wood,  an  old  settler  of 
Greene  County,  111.  She  died  June  25,  1891,  leav- 
ing five  sons  and  a  daugliter:  Logan  H.,  who  has 
charge  of  his  father's  stock  enterprises;  Seth  G., 
foreman  of  the  printing  office  of  the  Republican- 
Record;  Byron  C,  who  is  in  partnership  with  his 
father,  and  has  charge  of  the  loan  and  insurance 
department;  Jay  C,  who  is  employed  in  the  Key- 
stone hotel,  in  Joi)lin,  Mo.;  Loyal  T.,  who  is  the 
owner  of  a  ranch  in  Oklahoma,  and  Jennie  E.,  a 
model  young  lady  of  nineteen,  who  is  her  father's 
housekeeper. 

Since  coming  to  Kansas,  Mr.  Wells  has  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law,  and  is  also  doing  a  real-es- 
tate, mortgage,  loan  and  insurance  business.  He  is 
also  pension  agent  for  southeastern  Kansas,  and 
has  probably  obtained  three  thousand  pensions. 
He  lias  been  Supreme  Protector  of  the  Order  of 
Select  Friends  from  its  organization  Ave  years 
ago.  He  was  one  of  the  thirteen  organizers  of 
this  society,  which  was  formed  June  5,  1888,  in 
lola,  Kan.  Its  headquarters  are  at  Ft.  Scott,  and 
Dr.  W.  I.  Linn  is  Supreme  Recorder.  Lodges  have 
been  established  in  Kansas,  Missouri,  Nebraska  and 
Iowa.  This  is  the  leading  insurance  organization 
of  southeastern  Kansas. 

Captain  Wells  was  elected  Probate  Judge  of 
Neosho  County  in  1866,  the  first  to  fill  that  office, 
which  he  held  two  years.  In  1868,  he  embarked 
in  the  hotel  business,  and  was  proprietor  of  the 
Erie  House  until  1883.  During  that  time  he  also 
served  in  official  positions,  and  in  1872  73  was 
United  States  Deputy  Marshal.  In  the  latter  year 
he  was  appointed  to  the  United  States  Civil  Ser- 
vice. He  has  held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace 
for  a  number  of  terms,  was  Police  Judge,  Mayor  of 
the  city  and  a  member  of  tlie  Common  Council. 
He  is  now  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Education. 

The  Captain  takes  great  interest  in  civic  socie- 
ties and  holds  membership  with  Erie  Lodge  No. 
22,  O.  S.  F.;  Parsons  Lodge  No.  1,  P.  A.;  Erie 
Lodge  No.  109,  K.  P.;  Erie  Lodge  No.  2017,  K. 
IL;  Erie  Camp  No.  1101,  M.  W.  A.;  Erie  Lodge 
No.  76,  A.'  F.  &  A.  M.;  Valley  Chapter  No.  11, 
R.  A.  M.;  Erie  Lodge  No.  136,  O.  E.  S.;  Erie  Lodge 
No.  275,  A.  O.  U.  W.;  Erie  Lodge  No.  37,  L.G.  A. 


R.;  Erie  Post  No.  311,  G.  A.  R.;  Erie  Division 
No.  16,  U.  R.  K.  P.,  and  Parsons  Lodge  No.  14, 
W.  W.  He  is  now  Colonel  of  the  Neosho  County 
(Kan.)  Regiment  of  the  Grand  Armj'  of  Republic, 
and  has  been  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army 
post;  Master  of  the  Masonic  fraternity;  Worthy 
Patron  of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star;  the  First 
Chancellor-Commander  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
and  has  filled  various  other  large  offices. 

Captain  Wells  has  long  been  recognized  as  a 
prominent  and  influential  citizen  of  the  commu- 
nity. He  surveyed  the  town  site  of  Erie,  and  was 
one  of  three  who  drew  lots  for  the  corner  on  which 
his  office  is  located.  He  now  owns  a  nice  home 
and  several  other  buildings  in  Erie,  and  four  hun- 
dred acres  of  valuable  land  northeast  of  the  city, 
which  yields  to  him  a  good  income,  for  the  fields 
are  well  tilled.  He  there  also  has  twenty  head  of 
standard-bred  horses.  His  well  conducted  business 
interests  and  his  untiring  labors  have  brought  to 
him  a  handsome  competence.  His  life  has  been 
well  and  worthily  spent.  A  faitliful  soldier  dur- 
ing his  country's  hour  of  peril,  he  is  alike  true  in 
times  of  peace. 


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eAPT.  L.  FRENCH  WILLIAMS,  a  prominent 
Grand  Army  man  and  leading  citizen  of 
Mound  City,  Linn  County,  Kan.,  is  a  na- 
tive of  Brown  County,  111.,  and  was  born  in  White 
Oak  Springs,  October  6,  1837.  His  parents, 
Joshua  P.  and  Hannah  (French)  Williams,  settled 
in  Brown  County,  111.,  in  1836,  and  were  num- 
bered among  the  early  pioneers  of  the  state. 
The  father  rose  to  prominence,  and  in  1846  became 
a  Captain  of  dragoons  in  the  Illinois  militia. 
The  four  children  who  clustered  in  the  home  of  the 
parents  were  L.  French,  Lizzie,  Marcellus  and  Han- 
nah. In  religious  belief  the  fatiier  was  a  Mormon, 
and  the  mother  was  a  Presbyterian.     Joshua  P. 


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Williams  died  in  1872,  mourned  by  many  friends; 
tbe  mother,  surviving  some  years,  passed  away  in 
1888.  She  was  a  woman  of  ability,  and  having 
been  a  school  teacher  in  Ohio,  educated  her  chil- 
dren at  home.  Becoming  a  bread-winner  at  fif- 
teen j'ears  of  age,  our  subject  clerked  in  a 
store,  where  he  remained  from  1855  until  1857, 
and  then  spent  one  j'ear  in  study  in  a  school  at 
Libert}',  Ind.  He  next  resumed  his  duties  as  a 
clerk,  and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  un- 
til the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War.  Answer- 
ing to  the  call  of  the  Government,  upon  August 
3,  1861,  L.  French  Williams  enlisted  in  Company 
C,  Tweut^'-seventh  Illinois  Volunteers,  and  mus- 
tered in  as  First  Sergeant,  was  sent  from  Camp 
Butler,  111.,  to  Jacksonville,  where  he  remained  a 
week,  then  went  on  to  Decatur,  and  at  Cairo  en- 
tered the  camp  of  instruction. 

Our  subject  fought  in  the  battle  of  Belmont, 
under  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant,  then,  forwarded  to  Colum- 
bus, Ky.,  was  stationed  there  two  weeks.  He  as- 
sisted in  the  capture  of  Island  No.  10,  and  was 
promoted  to  the  Second  Lieutenancy  before  the 
engagement  of  Belmont.  Next  sent  to  Pittsburg 
Landing,  Lieutenant  Williams  actively  participated 
in  the  conflict  of  Corinth  under  Halleck;  from 
there  he  proceeded  to  luka,  then  went  forward  to 
Tuscumbia,  thence  to  Decatur,  Ala.;  he  then  fought 
in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  under  command  of  Gen.  .John 
M.  Palmer.  Our  subject  later  took  part  in  the  en- 
gagements of  the  Array  of  the  Cumberland  and 
fought  in  the  battle  of  Stone  River  under  General 
Sheridan.  The  command  then  drove  General 
Bragg's  army  into  Chattanooga,  and  September 
19,  1863,  Captain  Williams  fought  in  the  battle 
of  Chickamauga.  On  the  second  day  he  was  des- 
perately wounded  by  a  gunshot,  which,  striking 
the  light  temple,  passed  tlirough  his  head  and 
came  out  in  the  centre  of  the  left  check.  The  ball 
severing  the  optic  nerve  of  the  right  eye,  our  sub- 
ject lost  the  use  of  that  member,  and  was  also  de- 
prived of  the  senses  of  taste  and  smell.  Insensible 
for  three  days,  Captain  Williams  was  left  on  the 
field  for  dead,  and  for  twelve  dreary  days  of 
suffering  remained  there.  Finally  rescued  from 
the  iiorrors  of  the  field,  he  was  borne  to  the  hos- 
pital in  Chattanooga,  where  his  wounds  were  skill- 


fully cared  for  by  Dr.  E.  H.  Bowman,  surgeon  of 
our  subject's  own  regiment. 

Captain  Williams  remained  in  Chattanooga  Hos- 
pital until  the  middle  of  November,  1863,  when 
he  was  sent  back  to  Nashville  Hospital.  He  was 
later  removed  to  the  Parole  Camp  at  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  and  remained  there  until  exchanged  in  June, 
1864.  He  returned  to  military  duty  in  Nash- 
ville, and  was  sent  to  Springfield,  111.,  and  was  must- 
ered out  with  his  regiment  September  20,  1864. 
Captain  Williams  at  once  returned  to  his  home  in 
Pike  County,  111.,  and  in  the  winter  of  1867  went 
into  the  mercantile  business  in  Perry,  where  he 
remained  until  1872,  then  locating  permanently 
in  Linn  County,  Kan.,  and  settling  on  a  farm  at 
Blue  Mound.  His  homestead,  though  raw  prairie 
land,  yielded  to  culture  and  was  under  excellent 
improvement  when  in  the  year  1882  he  removed  to 
Mound  Cit}-,  here  entering  the  office  of  Register 
of  Deeds  and  Abstracts  as  Deputy.  In  the  fall 
of  1883  Captain  Williams  was  elected  Regis- 
ter of  Deeds,  and  with  faithful  ability  discharged 
the  duties  of  the  position  until  January,  1888. 
Since  then  he  has  not  engaged  in  any  regular  bus- 
iness, the  vision  of  his  apparently  uninjured  eye 
failing  him  rapidly.  Distinguished  upon  the  field 
for  his  gallant  conduct,  our  subject  received  his 
promotion  as  First  Lieutenant  in  May,  1862,  and 
became  Captain  December  1,  1862. 

After  the  war,  upon  May  2,  1865,  were  united 
in  marriage  Captain  L.  French  Williams  and  Miss 
Nannie  L.  Bertrees,  a  native  of  Pike  County,  111., 
and  a  daughter  of  Charles  M.  Bertrees,  now  a  well 
known  resident  of  Mound  City.  Five  children 
have  brightened  with  their  cheerful  presence  the 
home  of  Captain  and  Mrs.  Williams.  Clara,  the 
eldest-born,  is  the  wife  of  E.  N.  Smith;  she  is  the 
mother  of  one  child,  and  resides  in  El  Dorado, 
Kan.  The  other  daughters  are  in  the  order  of  birth 
Nettie  M.,  Fannie,  Hannah  and  Emma.  These  ac- 
complished sisters  have  all  received  good  educa- 
tions. Miss  Nettie,  possessed  of  artistic  tastes,  is 
studying  in  Chicago.  Our  subject  and  his  estima- 
ble wife  are  both  valued  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church  and  foremost  in  good  work.  Cai)tain 
Williams  assisted  in  establishing  Montgomery 
Post  No.  33,  G.  A.  R.,  in  Mound  City,  and  was  the 


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first  Commander.  He  is  fraternally  associated 
with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  and 
has  been  Recorder  of  the  society  for  eight  years. 
He  liltewise  aftihates  with  the  Ancient  Free  &  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  and  among  these  various  orders 
has  a  host  of  sincere  friends.  Politically  a  Re- 
Ijublican  and  a  local  leader  in  the  councils  of  the 
"party  of  reform  and  progress,"  Captain  Williams 
has  frequently  been  a  delegate  to  conventions, 
where,  ably  representing  his  constituents,  he  has 
displayed  executive  ability  of  a  high  order.  A 
true  friend  and  upright  citizen,  our  subject  enjoys 
the  entire  confidence  of  his  fellow-townsmen,  and 
together  with  his  wife  and  family  occupies  a  posi- 
tion of  social  influence.  Suffering  through  long 
years  from  the  terrible  wound  received  upon  the 
field  of  battle,  and  knowing  that  the  latter  days 
of  his  life  must  be  clouded  by  impaired  eyesight, 
Captain  Williams  has  the  proud  consolation  that 
his  sacrifice  was  not  in  vain,  and  that  national  ex- 
istence to-day  owes  its  preservation  to  the  loyal 
heroes  of  the  Civil  War. 


'  SRAEL  K.  BROWN,  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
Crawford  County  and  the  owner  of  valuable 
|i  land  in  Lincoln  Township,  was  born  in 
Stephenson  County,  111.,  in  1840.  He  is  the  de- 
scendant of  loyal  and  patriotic  forefathers,  and 
may  be  justl}'  proud  of  the  fact  that  both  his  pa- 
ternal and  maternal  grandfathers  were  valiant 
soldiers  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  His  par- 
ents. Col.  Ezekiel  and  Cornelia  (Keyes)  Brown, 
were  born  and  reared  in  AVorcester  County,  Mass., 
and  removed  from  there  to  New  York,  where  for 
a  number  of  years  the}-  made  their  hone. 

From  the  Empire  State  Colonel  Brown  removed 
as  far  west  as  Illinois,  where  he  resided  for  some 
time.  Coming  thence  to  Kansas,  he  resided  first 
iu  Bourbon,  where  he  served  as  County  Assessor 


for  five  years.  He  came  to  Crawford  County  in 
1865,  and  died  at  the  home  of  his  son,  Israel  K.,  in 
1872.  His  wife  also  died  here  in  1883.  Both 
were  sincere  Christians  and  active  members  of  the 
Missionary  Baptist  Church.  In  every  community 
where  they  resided  they  won  the  esteem  and  con- 
fidence of  their  associates  and  were  known  as  a 
worthy,  hospitable  and  kind-hearted  couple.  The 
father  won  his  title  in  consequence  of  having  held 
the  commission  of  Colonel  for  a  number  of  years. 

The  family  of  which  our  subject  is  a  member 
consists  of  seven  children,  of  whom  we  note  the 
following:  H.  B.  is  a  resident  of  Kansas  and  lives 
in  Ft.  Scott.  Addie  L.  is  the  wife  of  W.  R.  Vance. 
Elizabeth,  now  deceased,  married  G.  P.  Cole  and 
became  the  mother  of  seven  children.  Persis,  the 
deceased  wife  of  G.  A.  Ilungerford,  had  two  chil- 
dren. Dollie  A.  is  the  wife  of  G.  A.Fountain  and 
has  four  children;  she  lives  iu  South  Dakota.  Our 
subject  is  the  next  in  order  of  birth.  Chad  resides 
in  Lincoln  Township,  Crawford  County. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen  3'ears  our  subject  accom- 
panied his  parents  to  Kansas,  where  he  has  since 
made  his  home.  In  1862  he  enlisted  as  a  member 
of  the  Second  Kansas  Battery,  which  became  a 
factor  of  the  Seventh  Army  Corps  and  operated 
west  of  the  Mississippi  River.  He  participated  in 
a  number  of  important  engagements,  including 
the  battles  of  Honey  Creek  and  Ft.  Smith,  and  also 
took  part  in  many  skirmishes,  where  the  danger 
was  equally  great,  though  tiie  results  were  less  im- 
portant. In  August,  1865,  at  the  close  of  the  war, 
he  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  and  honorably 
discharged. 

Our  subject  has  Patent  No.  1  on  the  Cherokee 
Neutral  Land,  consisting  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  land.  He  was  threatened  for  proving 
up  the  land  but  was  never  obliged  to  protect 
himself.  He  now  owns  the  entire  tract  included 
in  his  original  purchase,  with  the  exception  of 
five  acres  deeded  to  the  village  of  Cato.  A  life- 
long Republican,  he  has  served  as  Trustee  of  Lin- 
coln Township  and  was  nominated  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket  for  the  office  of  Clerk  of  the  District 
Court,  but  the  fusion  of  Democrats  and  Populists 
defeated  him.  In  his  religious  affiliations  he  is 
identified   with    the    Missionary  Baptist   Church. 


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Soeiallj',  lie  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen,  tlie  Select  Knights  and  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Reijublic.  The  present  resi- 
dence is  a  large  stone  building,  erected  in  1882. 
Previous  to  that  year  he  lived  in  the  log  house 
that  now  stands  in  his  3'ard. 


R.  GEORGE  W.  PILKINGTON.  The 
medical  profession  in  Garnett  is  repre- 
sented by  a  number  of  skillful  practition- 
ers, who  have  an  extended  knowledge 
of  therapeutics,  and  who  hold  enviable  repu- 
tations as  physicians  of  ability.  This  noble  pro- 
fession affords  to  the  student  a  never  ending 
source  of  investigation  and  experiment.  New 
remedies  are  constantly  being  discovered,  steady 
progress  is  being  made  in  surgery,  and  new 
diseases  are  presenting  themselves  under  varying 
forms  of  civilization.  Whatever  may  be  said  of 
discoveries  in  other  fields  of  knowledge — and  cer- 
tainly they  are  astonishing — it  can  be  truthfully 
said  of  this  science  that  not  one  can  equal  it  in  the 
great  strides  it  is  making  toward  a  comprehensive 
grasp  of  the  whole  subject  of  man  in  relation  to 
health  and  disease,  the  prevention  and  the  cure  of 
ills  that  flesh  is  heir  to. 

In  the  noble  army  of  workers  in  this  great  field 
stands  the  name  of  George  W.  Pilkington,  who 
located  in  Garnett  in  1883,  but  who  has  been  a 
resident  of  Kansas  since  1881.  He  is  a  native  of  the 
Prairie  State,  born  in  Ottawa,  August  1,  1848,  and 
a  son  of  George  W.  and  Martha  (Crary)  Pilking- 
ton, natives,  respectively,  of  Pennsylvania  and 
Ohio,  the  former  born  near  Harrisburg,  and  the 
latter  in  Cincinnati.  George  W.  Pilkington,  Sr., 
when  a  young  man,  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
was  there  married  to  Miss  Martha  Crary,  who  was 
a  daughter  of  Lyman  Crary.  About  1844  the  par- 
ents of  our  subject  removed  to  Ottawa,  111.,  when 


there  were  but  few  houses  in  that  place,  and  there 
the  father  remained  until  1862,  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. From  there  he  removed  to  Pontiac,  where 
he  improved  a  farm  and  became  the  owner  of  one 
of  the  finest  farms  in  Livingston  County.  In  1882, 
he  came  to  Kansas,  and  settled  at  Garnett,  where 
his  death  occurred  January  15, 1892.  The  mother, 
who  was  born  in  1817,  resides  in  Garnett,  and  is 
in  the  enjoyment  of  a  comfortable  old  age.  She  is 
an  earnest  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  The  father  was  unusually  successful  as 
an  agriculturist. 

Of  the  six  children  born  to  the  above  mentioned 
couple,  four  grew  to  mature  years.  William  Wil- 
son was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Peach  Tree  Creek. 
He  enlisted  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and 
Fourth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  a 
non-commissioned  officer  when  killed.  John  M. 
died  soon  after  attaining  his  majority.  Lj-man  D. 
is  a  partner  with  our  subject  in  the  drug  business 
at  Garnett.  The  original  of  this  notice  was  early 
initiated  into  the  duties  of  farm  life,  and  until 
nineteen  years  of  age  had  attended  only  the 
common  schools  of  his  county.  He  then  entered 
the  Christian  College,  located  at  Eureka,  111.,  and 
there  graduated  from  the  commercial  course.  He 
also  took  the  normal  course.  Later,  he  entered  the 
Wesleyan  University,  at  Bloomington,  111.,  but  as 
his  means  were  limited  he  left  this  college  after 
the  junior  year.  After  this  he  entered  the  Eclectic 
Medical  College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1877, 
and  afterwards  located  at  Sullivan,  Moultrie  Coun- 
ty, 111.  Five  years  later  he  entered  the  Miami 
Medical  College,  and  attended  the  same  two  years. 

In  the  year  1881  he  came  to  Kansas,  and  ac- 
cepted the  position  of  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the 
Kansas  Central  and  Union  Pacific  Railroads,  with 
headquarters  at  Clay  Centre,  Kan.  There  he  re- 
mained two  years,  and  then  came  to  Garnett,  where 
he  has  since  given  his  attention  to  oflice  and  city 
practice  and  to  the  drug  business.  He  is  Assistant 
Surgeon  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  and  the  K.,  N.  & 
D.  Railroads,  and  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
physicians  of  the  count}'. 

Financially  the  Doctor  has  been  very  successful, 
and  is  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  competency  earned 
b}'  his  own  efforts.      In  politics  he  adheres  to  the 


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principles  of  the  Republican  party,  and  was  Chair- 
man of  the  Plfth  District  (Illinois)  Central  Com- 
mittee for  four  years.  Socially,  he  is  a  Knight 
Templar  in  the  Masonic  fraternity. 


^>-^<l 


JOHN  R.  DIVELBISS,  M.  D.,  a  leading  med- 
ical practitioner  and  skillful  surgeon  of 
La  Cygne,  Linn  County,  is  a  pioneer  physi- 
cian of  the  state,  and  located  at  West  Point 
in  1860.  West  Point,  now  a  defunct  town,  was 
then  a  thriving  place,  situated  on  the  state  line 
east  of  La  Cygne,  and  the  principal  trading  point 
in  eastern  Kansas,  Kansas  Cit}'  then  being  known 
as  Westport  Landing. 

Our  subject,  born  in  Franklin  County,  Pa.,  Oc- 
tober 27,  1817,  was  the  son  of  John  and  Maria 
(McCune)  Divelbiss.  The  paternal  great-grand- 
father, emigrating  from  Wurtemberg,  German}', 
to  America,  was  accompanied  hither  b}'  two  broth- 
ers, the  three  fleeing  from  German}-  during  the 
storm  of  the  revolution  in  the  Old  Country.  The 
grandfather,  John  Divelbiss,  actively  participated 
in  the  struggles  of  the  War  of  Independence,  and 
was  one  of  the  brave  soldiers  who  aided  in  estab- 
lishing a  republican  government  in  our  beloved 
land.  He  also  fought  with  courage  in  the  War  of 
1812.  He  was  a  man  of  earnest  nature  and  up- 
right character. 

The  maternal  ancestors  of  our  subject  for  many 
generations  lived  and  died  in  Scotland,  but  a 
forefather  flnall}^  founded  in  the  United  States 
a  family  branch  whose  descendants  are  numbered 
among  the  true  and  tried  citizens  of  the  Union. 
The  parents  of  Doctor  Divelbiss  removed  to  the 
west  in  1852, and  settled  near  Canton,  Fulton  Coun- 
ty, 111.,  where  the  mother  passed  away  in  1861, 
deeply  mourned.  The  father,  not  long  after  the 
death  of  his  life  companion,  journej'ed  to  Kansas, 
arriving  in  1868,  and  survived   until  October  30, 


1885.  He  was  born  April  27,  1800,  and  through- 
out his  long  career  of  busj'  usefulness  was  known 
as  a  man  of  ability  and  of  sterling  integrity  of 
character. 

Reared  upon  a  farm,  our  subject  completed  his 
higher  studies  in  Marshall  College,  of  Mercersburg, 
Pa.,  and  graduated  with  honor  in  1848.  He  then 
traveled  extensively  in  the  west  and  south,  and 
having  read  medicine  with  Dr.  James  Scott,  of 
Mercersburg,  then  commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession.  In  the  fall  of  1848  he  located  in 
Peoria,  and  spent  the  most  of  his  time  in  that  cit}' 
until  1860,  when  he  left  Illinois  for  the  broader 
and  newer  field  of  Kansas,  at  once  making  his 
home  in  West  Point. 

When  Doctor  Divelbiss  located  in  Kansas  border 
warfare  was  at  its  height.  He  was  decided !}'  a 
Free  State  man,  but  did  not  express  his  opinions, 
and  as  a  physician  and  surgeon  attended  the  sick 
and  wounded  of  both  sides  with  impartiality. 
When  the  Civil  War  became  an  assured  fact,  it 
was  necessary  and  right  for  every  man  to  de- 
clare his  convictions,  and  our  subject,  being  a 
stanch  Union  advocate,  found  himself  no  longer 
safe  in  West  Point.  In  1861,  Doctor  Divelbiss 
removed  to  Paola,  and  two  j^ears  later  located  in 
Grasshopper  Falls,  now  Valley  Falls,  and  there  con- 
tinued the  practice  of  medicine  until  1872,  when 
he  again  made  his  home  in  Linn  Count}',  and  set- 
tled in  La  Cygne,  since  his  permanent  abiding 
place. 

Immediately  after  his  location  in  Kansas,  enter- 
ing upon  an  extensive  round  of  practice.  Doctor 
Divelbiss  journeyed  day  and  night  over  a  sparsely 
settled  country,  with  roads  and  bridges  far  from 
the  best,  and,  traveling  on  horseback,  frequently 
slept  for  hours  in  the  saddle.  During  the  Civil 
War  our  subject  served  as  Surgeon  of  the  Third 
Kansas  State  Militia,  and  was  on  the  field  at  tiie 
time  of  the  Price  raid.  He  knew  every  resident 
within  the  radius  of  fifty  miles  from  West  Point 
and  had  an  extensive  acquaintance  throughout 
the  state. 

In  1856  were  united  in  marriage  John  K.  Divel- 
biss and  Miss  Martha  Rector,  daughter  of  John 
Rector,  a  successful  farmer  of  Fulton  County,  111. 
The  estimable  wife  of  our  subject  was  a  native  of 


tOfeTRAlT  AND  BlO^ftAPHlCAl.  RfiCORt), 


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Ohio,  but  early  accompanied  her  parents  to  Illi- 
nois. Six  children  blessed  the  home,  of  whom 
one  son,  John  F.,  died  at  the  age  of  four  j'ears. 
The  five  surviving  are:  Lorilla  J.,  wife  of  Elijah 
Saunders;  Eunice,  who  married  Leander  Robinson; 
Ada,  wife  of  James  Northwaj';  Marj',  wife  of  J.  T. 
Norland;   and  Louis  B.,  at  home. 

Politically,  in  early  life  a  Whig  and  later  a  Re- 
publican, Doctor  Divelbiss  has  held  several  local 
positions  of  trust,  and  was  the  efficient  Postmaster 
of  Grasshopper  Falls.  He  is  fraternallj'  a  valued 
member  of  the  Ancient  Free  &  Accepted  Masons, 
and  in  religious  afiiliation  is  a  Presbyterian.  Al- 
though almost  entirely  devoted  throughout  his 
long  career  to  the  practice  of  his  profession,  our 
subject,  while  in  Grasshopper  Falls,  was  interested 
in  a  drug  and  grocery  business,  and  was  kept  con- 
stantly occupied  with  the  demands  of  his  various 
emplo^-ments.  For  the  past  score  of  j-ears  closely 
identified  with  the  development  of  his  present 
home  locality.  Doctor  Divelbiss  is  known  as  a 
man  of  enterprise  and  as  a  skillful  physician,  and 
enjoys  the  iiigh  regard  and  the  best  wishes  of  a 
wide  acquaintance. 


BRAHAM    B.    MITCHELL,   one   of    the 

(@/4J  early  settlers  of  Crawford  County,  now 
14  residing  in  Farlington,  was  born  near 
Bedford,  Lawrence  County,  Ind.,  in  1826. 
He  comes  of  an  old  English  family,  which  was 
founded  in  America  by  his  grandfather,  Abraham 
Mitchell,  a  native  of  England.  He  emigrated  to 
the  New  World  in  Colonial  days  and  aided  the 
Colonies  in  their  struggle  for  independence. 
After  the  war  he  became  a  preacher  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  Thomas  Mitchell,  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  born  in  this  country,  and  during  the 
early  childhood  of  our  subject  removed   to   Mor- 


gan County,  Mo.  He  had  only  two  sons,  Abra- 
ham B.,  and  Josiah,  who  is  now  a  resident  of  Claj' 
County,  111. 

Mr.  Mitchell  whose  name  heads  this  record  was 
reared  to  manhood  in  Morgan  County,  and  there 
acquired  his  education.  After  attaining  to  man's 
estate,  he  returned  to  the  county  of  his  nativity 
and  was  united  in  marriage  with  Nancy  Bil- 
lings. He  at  once  began  speculating  in  land, 
and  in  1869  came  to  Crawford  County,  where  he 
purchased  the  quarter-section  upon  which  he  now 
lives.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  his  business 
dealings,  and  from  time  to  time  has  made  addi- 
tional purchases,  until  he  now  owns  six  hundred 
acres  of  valuable  land,  which  yields  him  a  good 
income. 

In  1892  Mr.  Mitchell  was  called  upon  to  mourn 
the  loss  of  his  wife,  and  since  that  time  lie  has 
married  Mrs.  Nancy  J.  Dalton,  daughter  of  James, 
Billings.  Unto  them  has  been  born  one  child, 
Sarah  D.  They  have  a  pleasant  home,  which  is 
the  abode  of  hospitality,  and  throughout  the  com- 
munity where  they  are  widely  and  favorably 
known  they  have  many  friends. 

Mr.  Mitchell  comes  of  an  old  Whig  family,  but 
has  always  affiliated  with  the  Democratic  party, 
and  soon  after  his  arrival  in  Crawford  County 
was  elected  to  the  Legislature,  serving  one  term. 
He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church  and  have  long  been  earnest  laborers  in  the 
Master's  vineyard.  Charitable  and  benevolent, 
probably  no  man  in  the  community  has  done  more 
towards  aiding  orphan  children  than  Mr.  Mitchell. 
Knowing  the  hardships  of  his  own  childhood,  he 
has  the  keenest  sympathy  for  those  who  are  left 
alone  to  fight  life's  battles,  and  his  assistance  has 
served  to  encourage  and  help  many  over  the  diffi- 
culties and  obstacles  of  this  life. 

Mr.  Mitchell  may  truly  be  called  a  self-made 
man,  for  he  started  out  when  a  child  empty 
handed.  He  worked  his  own  way  through  school, 
and  when  he  had  become  a  man,  returned  to  his 
home  in  Indiana,  where  he  collected  what  was 
due  him  from  his  father's  estate,  about  $600. 
With  this  he  purchased  land,  and  by  judicious  and 
careful  investments  he  has  acquired  a  handsome 
propert3'  and  worked    his  way  upward    to  a  posi- 


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tion  of  wealth  and  affluence.  His  example  may 
serve  t'o  encourage  others  and  is  deserving  of  em- 
ulation. 


^^  ABRIEL  J.  MASTERS,  a  prominent  citizen 
/||  and    a    leading    general    agriculturist    of 

-  %3!  Marj-sville  Township,  Miami  County,  Kan., 
is  a  man  of  executive  ability  and  excellent  judg- 
ment. He  has  held  with  efficiency  the  position  of 
Township  Clerk,  and  for  many  years  has  been  inti- 
mately connected  with  the  promotion  of  the  pro- 
gressive interests  of  liis  home  locality.  Born 
August  17,  1848,  in  Jessamine  County,  Ky.,  our 
subject  was  the  son  of  John  Masters,  likewise  a 
native  of  Jessamine  County,  and  born  in  the  year 
1812.  His  mother,  Elizabeth  (Hendricks)  Masters, 
a  native  of  Virginia,  born  in  1818,  later  removed 
to  Kentucky,  in  which  state  she  was  married. 
The  parents  remained  in  Kentucky  until  1854, 
and  then  journeying  to  Illinois  made  their  home 
in  McLean  County  on  a  farm.  Again  removing 
to  the  farther  west,  they  came  in  1867  to  Miami 
County,  Kan.,  and  settled  upon  section  27,  on  partly 
improved  land,  upon  which  valuable  homestead 
the  father  died  fifteen  years  afterward,  passing 
away  in  1882.  The  mother  surviving  a  half-score 
of  years  entered  into  rest  in  1892.  They  were 
the  parents  of  nine  children,  and  of  the  happy 
sons  and  daughters  who  once  gathered  about  their 
hospitable  fireside,  seven  are  yet  living.  William 
H.  was  the  eldest  born;  Joseph  T.  is  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Harvey  County;  James  S.  resides  in, 
Miami  County;  Gabriel  J.  is  our  subject;  W.  M.  is 
in  charge  of  the  abstract  office  of  Paola;  Mary  J. 
is  now  Mrs.  William  Lyon;  Hendricks  is  a  travel- 
ing salesman. 

The  parents  were  valued  members  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church,  the  father  being  for  many  years  an 
honored  Elder  and  active  in  the  extension  of  re- 
ligious influence.     A  man    of    upright   character 


and  sincere  purpose,  he  was  an  ardent  advocate  of 
right  and  justice,  and  was  unflinching  in  his  con- 
victions of  duty.  Two  of  the  sons,  William  H. 
and  Joseph  T.,  served  with  bravery  in  the  Civil 
War,  and  both  were  members  of  the  Ninety-fourth 
Illinois  Regiment.  Our  subject,  the  fourth  of  the 
living  children,  was  reared  upon  the  farm  of  his 
father  and  was  educated  in  the  district  schools 
of  Illinois.  Remaining  with  his  parents  until 
he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  accompan- 
ied them  to  Kansas,  and  through  3'ears  of  ex- 
tended and  practical  experience  gaining  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  agricultural  pursuits,  has  made 
farming  the  vocation  of  his  life. 

In  the  jear  1873  were  united  in  mani.age 
Gabriel  J.  Masters  and  Miss  Eliza  A.  Perrj',  daugh- 
ter of  H.  O.  Perry,  of  Hillsdale,  Miami  County. 
The  estimable  wife  of  our  subject,  a  native  of 
Indiana,  and  born  in  the  year  1855,  received  her 
education  in  the  schools  of  her  birthplace.  After 
his  marriage,  Mr.  Masters  lived  for  two  years  on 
his  father's  homestead,  and  spent  the  succeeding 
two  3'ears  on  the  Perry  place,  tiien  removing  to 
his  present  farm,  all  wild  laud.  To  the  original 
eight}'  our  subject  has  since  added,  now  owning 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  valuable  land. 
He  also  owns  a  half-interest  with  his  brotlier  in 
fifty  acres  located  elsewhere. 

The  home  farm  of  Mr.  Masters  is  highly  culti- 
vated, and  annuall_y  yielding  an  abundant  harvest, 
is  likewise  improved  with  substantial  and  com- 
modious buildings.  The  family  residence,  costing 
$700,  was  erected  in  1886.  Some  of  the  home- 
stead acres  are  planted  out  to  fruit,  and  promise  a 
fine  orchard  in  the  near  future.  On  section  25 
Mr.  Masters  has  fiftj'  finely  improved  acres,  con- 
taining an  orchard  of  one  hundred  trees,  all  in  good 
condition.  Grain,  wheat,  oats,  tlax  and  corn  are 
raised  on  the  farm,  where  also  large  numbers  of 
high-grade  stock  are  fed  and  reared.  The  pleas- 
ant home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Masters  li.as  been  blessed 
by  the  birth  of  six  children,  four  surviving. 
Ray  and  Harry  have  passed  away;  Claude,  Earl, 
Myrtle  and  Oliver  are  living.  Our  subject  is  an 
Elder  of  the  Hillsdale  Congregational  Church,  of 
which  his  excellent  wife  is  also  a  valued  member. 
Mr.  Masters  takes  a  leading  part  in   the   Sundaj'- 


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school,  and  has  likewise  served  for  five  years  as 
an  able  Director  of  the  district  schools.  He  has 
given  his  children  a  good  education,  and  Claude, 
aged  fifteen,  has  graduated  from  the  county  school. 
Politically  a  Republican,  and  occupj'ing  a  promi- 
nent place  in  the  local  councils  of  the  party,  our 
subject  has  served  to  tlie  great  satisfaction  of  his 
constituents  at  state  and  count}'  conventions.  He 
lias  been  Township  Clerk,  and  faithful  to  every 
trust  reposed  in  him,  has  been  repeatedly  urged  by 
his  fellow-citizens  to  make  the  race  for  the  office 
of  County  Commissioner,  but  has  steadfastly  re- 
fused to  do  so.  He  and  his  family  are  social  fa- 
vorites, and  enjoy  the  esteem  and  best  wishes  of  a 
larffe  circle  of  friends. 


'^i^i 


"^l  OEL  ELLIOTT.  It  is  doubtless  entirely  due 
to  the  industrious  and  persevering  maimer 
with  which  Mr.  Elliott  has  conducted  farm- 
ing operations  that  he  has  risen  to  such  a 
substantial  position  among  the  agriculturists  of 
]\liami  County.  In  1871  he  located  on  his  present 
farm  in  Richland  Township,  and  has  since  de- 
voted his  attention  to  his  chosen  occupation  with 
so  much  energ}'  and  ability  that  he  has  acquired 
the  ownership  of  a  fine  tract  of  land,  embellished 
with  suitable  buildings  and  machinery  adapted  to 
agricultural  purposes. 

A  native  of  Indiana,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  born  in  Montgomeiy  County  in  1840.  He 
was  one  of  eight  children  born  to  the  union  of 
.John  and  Grace  (Rilej-)  Elliott,  natives  respect- 
ively of  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio,  who  were  mar- 
ried near  the  city  of  Hamilton,  Ohio.  Four  of 
the  l)rothers  came  to  Kansas:  John,  who  is  now  a 
resident  of  Richland  Township;  Mack,  Henry  and 
Joel,  all  of  whom  are  living  in  this  township.  In 
many  of  the  states  of  the  Union  the  Elliott  family 


has  done  genuine  pioneer  work,  assisting  in  clear- 
ing land,  opening  roads,  cultivating  the  soil,  and 
advancing  the  general  interest  of  various  locali- 
ties. Not  only  were  they  numbered  among  the 
pioneers  of  Pennsylvania,  but  as  the  tide  of  civil- 
ization advanced  westward,  they  removed  to  In- 
diana, becoming  early  settlers  of  that  state.  They 
were  also  represented  in  Kansas  during  the  early 
years  of  the  settlement  of  this  state. 

In  a  manner  similar  to  other  farmer  lads,  Joel 
Elliott  passed  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth, 
alternating  work  upon  the  home  farm  with  at- 
tendance at  the  district  schools.  At  the  opening 
of  the  Civil  War,  he  was  an  enthusiastic  supporter 
of  the  Union,  and  in  December,  1861,  he  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  the  Ninth  Indiana  Battery,  under 
Noah  S.  Thompson,  of  Crawfordsville,  Ind.  He 
served  as  a  member  of  that  battery  until,  at  the 
close  of  the  war,  in  Februaiy,  1865,  he  was  honor- 
abl}'  discharged.  He  was  initiated  into  the  service 
at  Pittsburg  Landing,  and  also  saw  active  service 
in  the  battles  of  luka,  Sabine  Cross  Roads,  Nash- 
ville and  the  siege  of  Corinth.  He  also  partici- 
pated in  various  skirmishes  of  less  importance 
than  the  above-named  engagements,  but  no  less 
hazardous  to  life. 

Upon  leaving  the  southern  battlefields,  the  Ninth 
Battery  took  passage  on  a  vessel  coining  north  on 
the  Mississippi.  During  the  voyage  the  boat  was 
blown  up  by  the  explosion  of  the  boiler,  and  of 
the  sixty  private  soldiers  and  four  commanding 
officers,  twentj'-seven  were  wounded  and  many 
died  before  reaching  Paducah,  Ky.  There  were 
only  five  who  were  able  to  care  for  the  wounded. 
Mr.  Elliott  was  fortunate  in  escaping  svithout  in- 
jury, and  as  soon  as  possible  proceeded  on  his 
northward  journey'.  Upon  reaching  Indiana,  he 
resumed  the  peaceful  occupation  of  a  farmer,  in 
which  he  had  previouslj'  engaged. 

In  1867  Mr.  Elliott  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Pauline,  daughter  of  Clayton  Swindler, a  res- 
ident of  Montgomery  County,  Ind.  Three  3ears 
after  his  marriage  he  came  to  Kansas  and  located 
in  Shawnee  County,  where  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing for  one  year.  He  then  located  on  section  6, 
Richland  Township,  Miami  Count}-,  where  he  is 
now  the  owner  of  one  of   the   well   improved  and 


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highly  cultivated  farms  of  the  township.  He  and 
his  wife  are  the  parents  of  sis  children:  Hattie, 
Grace,  Nora,  Edith,  Edna  and  Bert.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Elliott,  together  with  their  daughter  Hattie, 
are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church.  A  man  of 
upright  character  and  sterling  integrit}',  our  sub- 
ject always  casts  his  influence  on  tlie  side  of 
right,  and  in  all  matters  of  public  welfare  is  pre- 
pared to  do  his  part  as  a  true  and  liberal-spirited 
American  citizen.  He  is  prominent  in  Grand 
Armj-  circles,  and  belongs  to  Wellsville  Post  No. 
96.  He  is  also  identified  with  the  Ancient  Order 
of  United  Workmen.  In  his  political  affiliations, 
he  gives  his  influence  to  the  principles  of  the  Re- 
publican party. 


I.SAAC  COOK  owns  and  operates  one  of  Craw- 
ford County's  finest  farms,  comprising  three 
hundred  and  twenty  acres  situated  on  section 
17,  Sherman  Township.  Mr.  Cook  isa  j-oung  man, 
yet  he  has  accomplished  wonders  in  the  battle  of 
life.  Starting  in  life  from  an  humble  position,  he 
has  alone,  and  by  merit,  attained  a  degree  of  suc- 
cess and  distinction  of  which  an  older  and  more 
favored  man  might  well  feel  proud.  In  whatever 
position  he  had  been  placed,  in  all  his  relations 
and  in  social  and  business  connections,  his  course 
has  been  one  of  honor  and  integrity,  and  the  suc- 
cess he  has  attained,  and  the  bright  prospects 
which  seem  to  await  his  future  efforts,  are  the 
legitimate  outcome  of  his  exemplary  course.  The 
fine  farm,  the  pleasant  home,  and  the  many  im- 
provements, are  monuments  to  his  industry,  econ- 
omy and  good  judgment. 

Born  in  England,  February  23,  1856,  our  sub- 
ject is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Sarah  Cook,  both  of 


whom  were  likewise  natives  of  England,  the  mother  I 
dying  in  that  country.  In  1864,  the  father,  ac- 
companied by  his  children,  emigrated  to  the  United 
States  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  mining  in  Schuylkill  County.  In  1888 
he  came  to  Kansas  and  located  in  Cherokee  Coun-  ' 

ty,  where  his  death  occurred  in  the  spring  of  1892.  I 
He  was  the  father  of  eight  children,  all  of  whom 
are  now  living.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  a 
mere  lad  when  the  family  came  to  America,  and 
his  boyhood  j'ears  were  passed  in  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  obtained  a  good  education  in  the  graded 
schools  of  Ashland,  Schuylkill  County,  Pa.  In 
his  30uth  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  carpenter,  but 
never  actively'  followed  this  occupation,  prefer- 
ring to  give  his  attention  to  agriculture. 

In  1880  Mr.  Cook  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Emma  E.  Evans,  who  was  born  in  Schu3dkill 
County,  Pa.,  Januaiy  17,  1857,  and  was  there 
reared  to  womanhood.  She  is  the  daughter  of  A. 
B.  and  Elizabeth  Evans,  natives  respectively  of 
Wales  and  Pennsylvania,  and  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  four  of  whom  are  now  living.  Mr.  Evans 
engaged  in  merchandising  in  Tower  City,  Pa.,  for 
many  3'ears,  and  he  and  his  wife  died  at  that  place 
on  the  same  day,  September  30,  1882.  For  five 
years  after  his  marriage  our  subject  was  in  the 
mercantile  business  at  Tower  City;  after  which,  in 
1885,  he  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  upon  the 
farm  where  he  has  since  resided. 

The  Cook  homestead  consists  of  three  hundred 
and  twenty  acres,  of  which  one  hundred  and  thirty 
acres  are  under  cultivation.  The  farm  is  improved 
with  a  substantial  set  of  buildings,  of  which  the 
most  conspicuous  is  the  family  residence,  built  at 
a  cost  of  $1,200.  In  addition  to  general  farming, 
Mr.  Cook  engages  in  raising  Poland-China  hogs 
and  a  good  grade  of  cattle  and  horses.  He  is  one 
of  the  stockholders  in  the  Farmers'  Alliance  store, 
at  Girard.  Socially,  he  is  identified  with  the  Ma- 
sonic order. 

In  political  belief,  Mr.  Cook  is  a  member  of  the 
People's  party,  to  which  he  transferred  his  alle- 
giance from  the  Republican  party.  He  takes  an 
active  part  in  everything  pertaining  to  the  wel- 
fare of  this  political  organization,  and  is  one  of  its 
most  influential  members.     In  1890  he  was  elected 


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413 


Commissioner  of  Crawford  County,  and  at  the 
present  time  (1893)  is  serving  as  Chairman  of  the 
County  Board. 


RS.  CONSTANCE    BARTH0L0MP:ES,  of 

Union  Township,  is  a  new  comer  in  this 
locality,  having  only  arrived  in  Anderson 
County  in  the  spring  of  1892.  She  is  the 
wife  of  Paul  Bai'lholomees,  and  is  now  making  her 
home  on  section  12.  She  was  born  in  Champagne, 
France,  January  7,  1846,  where  she  grew  up  to 
womanhood.  She  received  a  superior  education 
in  Chalons-sur-Marne,  in  Champagne,  and  went 
with  her  parents  to  Belgium,  where  she  resided  for 
about  two  years.  The  following  year  was  spent 
in  England,  where  she  engaged  in  teaching  French. 
Returning  to  Belgium,  she  lived  in  that  eountr}' 
until  March,  1872,  when  she  crossed  the  Atlantic 
with  her  parents  and  landed  in  New  York  City. 
The  family  proceeded  at  once  to  Kansas  City, 
where  our  subject  made  her  home  until  her  mar- 
riage. 

The  father  of  Mrs.  Bartholomees  bore  the  name 
of  Felix  Rennecon,  while  the  mother's  maiden 
name  was  Cesarine  Charpentier.  Both  of  the  par- 
ents were  natives  of  France.  The  mother  died  in 
Kansas  City  in  September,  1890,  and  after  that 
sad  event  the  father  returned  to  Paris,  where  he 
is  still  living. 

In  Kansas  Cit}',  October  19,  1874,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  became  the  wife  of  Paul  Bartholomees. 
He  was  born  in  Belgium,  January  23,  1833,  being 
a  son  of  John  B.  and  Johanna  K.  (De  Schmit) 
Bartholomees,  both  likewise  natives  of  Belgium, 
where  they  passed  their  entire  lives.  After  our 
subject's  marriage,  she  continued  to  reside  in  Kan- 
sas Gity  until  the  spring  of  1892.  In  1889,  with 
her  husband  and  family,  she  returned  to  her  native 
land,  and  passed  eighteen  months  in  most  pleasant 
reunion  with  old  friends  and  relatives  in  Paris. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bartholomees  were  born  eight 
ehildren,  two  of  whom  died    in   infancy.    Those 


surviving  are  as  follows:  Charles  and  Felicie, 
twins;  Paul,  Willie,  Josephine  and  George.  As 
previously  stated,  the  familj'  settled  in  Union 
Township  in  the  spring  of  1892.  Here  Mrs.  Bar- 
tholomees owns  a  farm  of  six  hundred  acres,  which 
is  under  good  cultivation  and  well  improved.  In 
addition  to  this  extensive  farm  she  owns  thirty- 
eight  hundred  and  forty  acres  in  the  western  part 
of  Kansas,  and  a  number  of  fine  lots  and  other 
property  in  Kansas  City.  She  is  a  capable  and 
thoroughly  equipped  business  woman,  managing 
her  estates  and  extensive  affairs  in  an  able  and 
creditable  manner.  Both  she  and  her  husband 
have  during  their  brief  residence  here  won 
many  friends  by  their  affable  and  pleasant  man- 
ners, and  are  considered  a  great  addition  to 
the  society  of  the  neighborhood.  Mrs.  Barthol- 
omees, as  has  been  seen,  has  traveled  extensively 
and  has  added  to  the  liberal  education  which  she 
had  received  in  early  years  b}'  reading  and  obser- 
vation. She  is  an  interesting  conversationalist,  and 
is  delightfully  entertaining  in  describing  her  trips 
and  travels  in  different  lands. 


♦^^1 


ELISH A  H.  WELLS,  a  farmer  of  North  Town- 
ship, Labette  County,  residing  on  section  36, 
was  born  in  Edgar  County,  111.,  and  is  a  son 
of  Elijah  and  Jane  (Elledge)  Wells,  who  were  na- 
tives of  Morgan  County,  Ky.  They  had  a  family 
of  nine  children.  Albert  H.,  now  a  resident  of 
Labette  County,  was  born  in  Kentucky,  and  was 
carried  by  his  mother  on  horseback  from  there  to 
Edgar  County,  111.,  in  1830.  The  other  members 
of  the  family  are,  Riley,  Clarissa,  Angeline,  John, 
Martha  and  Elijah.  The  paternal  grandfather, 
John  Wells,  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  emi- 
grated from  the  Old  Dominion  to  Kentucky  during 
its  earl}'  history.  There  he  engaged  in  hunting 
and  trapping  with  Daniel  Boone.  His  son,  Elijah, 
look  part  in  the  Black  Hawk  War.  Originallj- 
the  Wells  family   is   of    Welsh    origin,    while    the 


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EUedge  family  is  of  Scotch  descent.  Both  parents 
of  our  subject  were  born  in  Morgan  County,  Kj'., 
were  married  about  1828,  and  in  1830  emigrated 
to  Edgar  County-,  111.,  where  the  father  became 
one  of  the  most  extensive  cattle  and  mule  raisers 
of  the  community.  He  owned  a  large  farm,  and 
was  one  of  the  most  successful  agriculturists  of 
the  neighborliood.  Himself  and  wife  were  char- 
itable and  benevolent  people,  whose  generosit}'  and 
liberality  were  well  known,  and  the  poor  and 
need}'  found  in  them  atall  times  true  friends.  In 
early  life  they  embraced  tiie  faith  of  the  Disciples' 
Church,  and  were  among  its  faithful  members 
throughout  their  remaining  days.  In  politics  Mr. 
"Wells  was  a  Democrat. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  a  liberal  edu- 
cation. His  parents  having  been  born  and  reared 
in  the  south,  and  being  accustomed  to  its  life  and 
methods,  he  naturally  sympathized  with  them  in 
the  struggle  for  the  supremacy' of  their  principles 
during  the  late  war,  and  became  a  Confederate 
soldier  under  General  Morgan.  He  was  with  that 
officer  when  he  was  killed.  Mr.  Wells  served  as 
Orderl}-  Sergeant  and  took  part  in  the  battles  of 
Greenville,  Saitville,  Carter's  Station  and  Straw- 
berry Plains.  He  fought  in  support  of  what  lie 
believed  to  be  right,  and  was  a  brave  soldier,  but 
time  has  demonstrated  to  him  the  wisdom  of  the 
result,  and  since  the  war  no  man  has  been  a  more 
loyal  citizen  to  tlie  Government  than  has  hi;. 

In  1866,  .Mr.  Wells  came  to  Labette  County, 
Kan.,  and  has  since  been  identified  with  its  best 
interests.  On  the  30th  of  December,  1869,  he  wed- 
ded Mary,  daughter  of  Alex  and  JNIaiT  (Bradford) 
Slane,  who  were  natives  of  Ireland,  but  were  of 
Scotch  parentage.  The}' came  to  America  in  1844, 
locating  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  they  remained 
until  1869,  when  they  came  to  Kansas.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Wells  have  a  family  of  nine  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Ida  F.,  wife  of  Levi  McCalister;  Edgar  D., 
Bertha  P.,  Annie  S.,  John  M.,  A.  Sidney,  Ethel  B., 
Leon  and  Ray  T. 

Mr.  AVells  has  given  his  children  good  school 
privileges  and  has  thus  fitted  them  for  the  practical 
and  responsible  duties  of  life  which  they  will  be 
called  upon  to  perform.  The  three  eldest  have 
engaged  in  teaching.     He  and  his  family  are    all 


identified  with  the  Christian  Church  and  are  con- 
sistent and  faithful  members,  who  do  all  in  their 
power  to  insure  its  upbuilding  and  promote  its 
growth.  Socially  he  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen. 


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fclLLIAM  S.  WHITE  is  a  true  southern 
gentleman,  warm  hearted  and  genial,  and 
"^'  in  the  history  of  Crawford  County  he 
well  deserves  representation.  He  now  follows 
farming  on  section  33,  Lincoln  Township,  where 
he  owns  two  hundred  acres  of  good  land.  He 
was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1823,  and  grew  to  man- 
hood in  the  county  of  his  birth.  He  was  one  of 
a  family  of  nine  children,  whose  parents  were 
William  and  Jane  (Hogeland)  White.  The  father 
who  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  was  a  native  of 
Kentucky,  whither  the  mother,  a  native  of  New 
Jersey,  went  in  1800.  The  grandfather,  Sylvester 
White,  was  a  native  of  Belfast,  Ireland.  He  came 
to  Ameiica  during  the  Revolution,  and  aided  in 
tiie  struggle  for  independence.  After  the  war  he 
was  retained  in  the  United  States  service.  He 
went  to  Oiiio,  where  he  laid  out  the  town  of  Cin- 
cinnati, and  then  returned  for  his  wife,  who  had 
the  distinction  of  being  the  first  white  woman  to 
visit  that  now  flourishing  city. 

William  S.  White  was  reared  under  the  parental 
roof  and  afterward  removed  to  Buchanan  County, 
Mo.,  in  1844.  In  1852  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Elizabeth  Ranch,  and  they  made  their  home 
in  ]Missouri  until  1863,  when  they  returned  to 
Kentucky,  as  Mr.  White  wished  to  euter  the  Con- 
federate army.  He  served  in  Clark's  Company 
with  General  Price  for  nine  months.  He  had  two 
brothers  killed  in  the  Confederate  service,  and 
one  who  died  during  that  period.  After  the  war 
Mr.  White  resided  in  Kentucky  on  the  old  4iome- 
stead,  and  continued  the  cultivation  of  the  farm 
until  1883,  which  year  witnessed  his  arrival  in 
Crawford  County,  Kan. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  White  were  born  eleven 
children  who  are   still   living,  and  they  have  lost 


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three.  Those  who  survive  are  Margaret  J.,  Henrj' 
C,  George  L.,  William  S.,  Mary  E.,  Hallie  V., 
Emma  S.,  John  E.,  Addie  A.,  M.  Jessie  and 
Sarah.  Mr.  White  now  owns  two  hundred  acres 
of  rich  land,  all  in  one  bodj',  and  has  placed 
many  improvements  upon  his  farm,  which  add  to 
its  value,  convenience  and  attractive  appearance. 
In  early  life  he  was  an  old-line  Whig,  but  is  now 
a  member  of  the  People's  party.  Himself  and 
family  hold  membership  with  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church 

Socially,  Mr.  White  is  connected  with  the  Odd 
Fellows'  society  and  with  the  National  Detective 
Association.  He  is  an  example  of  the  true  south- 
ern hospitality  and  gentlemanliness.  He  fought 
in  the  Confederate  cause  from  principle,  hut  never 
favored  the  disruption  of  the  Union.  Although 
he  has  been  offered  official  honors,  he  has  steadily' 
refused  to  accept,  preferring  to  devote  his  time 
to  his  business  and  the  enjoj'ment  of  his  home. 
Taking,  as  he  does,  such  an  active  interest  in  the 
home  and  the  pleasures  of  the  fireside,  it  is  no 
wonder  that  he  has  a  comfortable  residence  and  one 
of  the  best  kept  farms  in  southeastern  Kansas.  On 
every  hand  may  be  seen  evidences  of  good  taste 
and  husbandry. 


W.  SINGLETON,  Vice-President  of  the 
Bank  of  Greeley,  is  a  man  of -ability  and  of 
'ij  vast  practical  experience.  The  bank  com- 
menced business  under  the  most  favorable  auspices, 
and  has  had  the  cordial  endorsement  of  leading 
firms  and  corporations,  who  have  opened  accounts 
with  it.  Active  business  men  as  well  as  fanners 
are  pleased  with  the  methods  and  policy  of  the  in- 
stitution, and  under  the  sound  and  conservative 
management  of  Vice-President  Singleton  and  asso- 
ciates the  bank  is  prepared  to  extend  every  facility 
to  its  customers  consistent  with  legitimate  bank- 
ing. This  gentleman  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo,, 
15 


September  21, 1851,  and  is  the  son  of  Benjamin  R. 
and  Mary  Jane  (Burgess)  Singleton. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Norfolk, 
Va.,  where  his  ancestors  had  resided  for  many  gen- 
eiations.  AVhen  but  a  lad  he  removed  with  his 
parents  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where  he  received  his 
education,  graduating  at  the  Henry  Wyman  Mili- 
tar}'  Institute.  His  father,  Henry  Singleton,  one 
of  the  leading  men  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  projector 
of  man 3'  enterprises,  was  an  architect  and  civil  en- 
gineer. He  designed  and  took  cliarge  of  the  con- 
struction of  the  court  house  of  St.  Louis.  Prior 
to  the  Civil  War  he  was  Port  Warden  of  the  port 
of  St.  Louis. 

Benjamin  R.  Singleton  followed  in  the  footsteps 
of  his  father,  engaging  in  civil  engineering  and 
architecture  in  St.  Louis.  In  1852  he  removed  to 
Virginia,  where  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  United 
States  Government  as  civil  engineer  and  superin- 
tendent of  the  United  States  Navy  Yard  at  Ports- 
mouth, Va.,  for  nine  years  prior  to  the  Civil  War. 
He  was  then  appointed  as  civil  engineer  to  make 
topographical  survej'S  and  maps  for  the  move- 
ments of  the  troops  of  the  southern  army  in  east- 
ern Virginia.  Returning  to  St.  Louis  in  1863,  he 
engaged  with  the  cit3',  designing  and  superintend- 
ing the  construction  of  many  of  its  most  impor- 
tant public  buildings,  and  subsequently  superin- 
tended the  construction  of  the  water-works  at  St. 
Louis,  and  the  construction  of  the  Eads  bridge. 
Then  later  he  engaged  in  architectural  work,  and 
continued  this  until  1888,  when  he  was  appointed 
as  architect  and  general  superintendent  of  the 
construction  of  the  public  school  buildings  of  St. 
Louis,  numbering  over  one  hundred  and  fifty 
structures,  which  position  he  holds  at  the  present 
time.  He  has  been  successful  professionally  and 
financially.  He  is  a  member  of  the  order  of  the 
Legion  of  Honor.  In  religious  connections  he  is  a 
member  of  Dr.  Rhodes'  Evangelical  Lutheran 
Church  of  St.  Louis,  and  has  been  prominently 
identified  with  that  organization  for  many  years. 
He  married  Miss  Mary  Jane  Burgess,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  and  four  children  were  given  them,  three 
sons  and  a  daughter.  Two  besides  our  subject  are 
now  living:  Nannie  L.,  who  married  E.  Couper,  a 
commercial  gentleman  of  St.  Louis;  and  Ben  E,, 


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private  secretary  for  his  father  in  the  public  school 
department. 

The  scliolastic  training  of  our  subject  was  re- 
ceived at  the  Henry  Wyman  Institute  and  Wash- 
ington University,  graduating  from  the  latter  in- 
stitution in  tlie  Class  of  '69.  After  that  he  en- 
gaged in  civil  engineering  for  the  city  of  St.  Louis, 
arid  in  the  railroad  survey  of  the  Danville,  Olnej' 
tt  Ohio  River  Railroad,  its  terminal  points  being 
Chicago,  111.,  and  Paducah,  Ky.  Only  a  portion 
of  the  railroad  was  built.  Acquiring  a  fancy  for 
railroad  life,  he  fitted  himself  for  telegraphy  and 
depot  agency,  and  held  various  positions  satisfac- 
torily. 

Desiring  a  change,  Mr.  Singleton  engaged  in 
1877  with  E.  HoUister,  of  Alton,  111.,  in  his  whole- 
sale fruit  house,  and  managed  business  for  that 
gentleman  for  two  3ears.  From  there  he  came  to 
Kansas  and  became  depot  agent  and  telegraph  op- 
erator for  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company 
at  Greeley,  holding  the  position  creditably  until 
.lune,  1887,  when,  on  account  of  ill  health,  he  re- 
tired from  the  depot.  The  railroad  company, 
however,  did  not  accept  his  resignation  until  the 
following  fall,  so  desirous  were  they  to  retain  him. 
His  health,  however,  compelled  liim  to  retire  from 
business  for  one  j'ear. 

In  1888  Mr.  Singleton  helped  to  organize  the 
Bank  of  Greelej-jOf  which  he  was  one  of  the  prime 
promoters.  The  bank  commenced  business  as  a 
slate  bank,  authorized  capital  850,000,  with  John 
M.  Bowman,  President;  W.  T.  Roth,  Cashier;  and 
C.  W.  Singleton,  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Direct- 
ors. Mr.  Singleton  has  also  dealt  in  imported 
coach  and  draft  horses  and  driving  horses,  fitting 
the  latter  for  market.  He  now  resides  in  the  city 
of  Greeley.  Three  years  ago  he  purchased  a  tract 
of  sixty  acres  adjoining  Greeley  as  a  country 
home,  and  on  this  erected  good  buildings.  He 
has  a  half-mile  race  track  and  an  amphitheater, 
and  has  introduced  many  other  improvements, 
making  it  one  of  the  most  attractive  and  inviting 
homes  in  the  vicinity.  He  is  President  of  the 
Eastern  Kansas  Telephone  Company,  of  which  he 
was  one  of  tlie  promoters,  and  for  two  years  was 
one  of  the  owners  of  the  Greeley  Mills.  No  man 
has  ^oqe  mpre  for  the  upbuilding  of  Greeley  than 


he,  for  he  has  built  some  eight  or  nine  dwellings, 

and  has  dealt  largely  in  real  estate. 

In  September,  1880,  Mr.  Singleton  married  Miss 
Bessie  Rupp,  a  native  of  Hamilton,  Ohio,  born  De- 
cember 1,  1859.  Tvvo  interesting  children  have 
been  born  to  Mrs.  Singleton:  Curtis  B.  and  Clarice. 
A  Democrat  in  politics,  Mr.  Singleton  has  held 
local  office,  but  the  principal  part  of  his  time  has 
been  devoted  too  closely  to  business  to  attend  to 
politics.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity, and  is  Secretarj'  of  Greeley  Lodge  No.  211,  A. 
F.  &  A.  M. 


.'  I  ACOB  H.  HALDEMAN.  M.  D.  The  gen- 
tleman whose  name  heads  this  sketch  is  a 
thorough  student  of  medicine.  His  leisure 
hours  are  spent  in  medical  research,  and  his 
views  are  without  that  narrowness  or  prejudice  so 
characteristic  of  those  who  zealously  advocate  par- 
ticular dogmas.  His  practice  is  large,  although  lie 
is  still  a  young  man,  and  his  success  in  Mi.ami 
County  as  a  follower  of  Esculapius  has  been  re- 
markable. His  father,  Dr.  George  AV.  Ilaldeman, 
was  born  in  Perry  County,  Pa.,  in  March,  1830, 
and  was  graduated  from  the  Jefferson  College  of 
Medicine,  after  which  he  practiced  his  profession 
at  Newville,  Pa.,  whence,  in  1870,  he  moved  to 
Kansas  and  located  at  Paola,  where  lie  was  soon  in 
command  of  a  large  and  lucrative  practice;  in  fact, 
larger  than  that  of  anj'  other  physician  in  the 
section  at  that  time.  He  was  a  man  of  very  be- 
nevolent disposition,  kind  and  genial  in  his  man- 
ners, and  commanded  the  utmost  respect  from  all 
who  knew  him.  Although  he  enjoyed  a  lucrative 
practice,  he  never  strove  to  store  up  great  riches, 
and  at  his  death  the  propert}'  left  his  family  was 
principally  life  insurance  money.  He  was  a  prom- 
inent member  of  various  medical  associations,  (,)f 
whi^U    he    w?is   always   an    honored    and    valued 


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member.  In  polities  he  was  a  Democrat,  but  took 
no  interest  in  political  matters  other  than  to  cast 
his  ballot  for  such  candidates  as  he  deemed  best 
fitted  for  the  office.  In  his  religious  convictions 
he  was  always  a  Presbyterian,  and  was  in  full  com- 
munion with  that  denomination  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  March,  1884.  His  widow 
survives  him,  and  is  a  resident  of  Paola.  To  this 
worthy  couple  eight  creditable  ciiildren  were  born, 
of  whom  two  died  in  infancy  and  six  attained 
their  majority.  Robert  W.  is  in  the  employ  of  a 
railroad  at  Pueblo,  Colo.;  George  died  in  1887,  at 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  wliich  city  he  was  a  telegraph 
operator;  Jacob  H.  is  the  subject  of  this  slcetch; 
Ralph  is  a  printer  at  Pontiac,  111.;  Henrietta  is  the 
wife  of  .Joseph  Bowles,  a  resident  of  Chicago;  and 
Alphonsine  is  the  wife  of  Archie  Johnson,  of 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  but  a  boy  of  eight 
years  when  his  parents  settled  at  Paola,  the  date 
of  his  birth  being  February  2,  1862.  He  received 
his  early  education  in  the  town  schools,  and  fin- 
ished his  education  in  the  normal  school  of  the 
place.  During  that  time  he  wisely  embraced  such 
opportunities  as  presented  themselves  to  acquire 
useful  knowledge,  and  became  a  well  informed 
young  man.  He  commenced  the  study  of  medi- 
cine when  only  a  lad,  his  father  being  his  pre- 
ceptor, and  took  his  first  course  of  lectures  in  the 
Kansas  City  Medical  College,  after  leaving  which 
he  entered  the  famous  Rush  Medical  College  of 
Chicago,  and  completed  his  course  at  the  Jefferson 
Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  from  which  noted 
institution  he  was  graduated  in  the  Class  of  '83, 
soon  after  he  attained  his  majority.  He  at  once 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Paola,  where  he  soon  became  known  to  the  citi- 
zens as  one  who  thoroughly  understood  his  calling, 
and  whose  cases  were  conducted  in  a  skillful  and 
successful  manner.  He  has  applied  himself  with 
great  assiduity  to  his  profession,  and  in  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  lives  he  is  respected  by  the 
profession  and  by  those  who  call  upon  his  services. 

During  the  first  year  of  his  practice,  our  subject 
was  appointed  United  States  Pension  Surgeon, 
and  when  the  Board  of  Pension  Examiners  was 
formed  he  was  chosen  Chairman,  which  position  he 


still  fills.  He  is  Medical  Examiner  for  more  than 
a  score  of  life  insurance  companies,  and  Local  Sur- 
geon for  two  railway  companies — the  Kansas  City, 
Ft.  Scott  &  Memphis  and  the  Missouri,  Kansas  & 
Texas.  In  his  political  views  he  is  an  advocate  of 
Republican  principles,  and  on  the  first  ballot  he 
ever  cast  was  printed  his  own  name  as  a  candidate 
for  County  Coroner,  which  otHce  he  subsequently 
held  for  two  terms.  He  is  now  serving  his  second 
term  as  Mayor  of  Paola,  to  which  position  he  was 
elected  without  opposition.  He  is  Past  Eminent 
Commander  of  St.  Elmo  Commandery  No.  22, 
K.  T.,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.  He  was  married  in  1889  to  Miss  Mary  E., 
daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  Boj'd,  by  whom  he  has 
one  son,  Jacob  H.,  Jr. 


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^/AMES  H.  McEWEN.  There  is  something 
essentially  American  in  the  life  and  charac- 
^^^  ter  of  the  gentleman  who  is  the  subject  of 
^f^fJ  this  sketch.  The  United  States  has  given 
rare  opportunities  to  men  with  courage,  honesty 
of  purpose,  integrity  and  energy  to  achieve  suc- 
cess. The  bulk  of  the  men  wlio  have  legitimately 
achieved  fortune  has  been  men  with  the  above 
characteristics,  and  James  H.  McEwen  is  one  of 
that  stamp.  He  is  at  present  Registrar  of  Deeds 
of  Anderson  County,  and  no  man  has  done  more 
to  advance  the  interests  of  the  county  than  he. 

Born  in  Allegheny  County,  Pa.,  October  8, 
1840,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  Allen  and  Elizabeth 
(Maharah)  McEwen,  natives  of  Pennsj'lvania,  the 
former  born  in  Dauphin  County,  and  the  latter  in 
Pittsburgh.  The  paternal  grandparents  of  our  sub- 
ject, John  and  Margaret  (Bradley)  McEwen,  were 
born  in  Dauphin  County,  Pa.,  but  the  great- 
grandfather, John  McEwen,  was  originally  from 
Scotland.    He  came  to  this  country  at  a  period  an- 


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tedating  the  Revolution,  and  fought  bravely  for 
independence,  being  a  Captain  in  the  Colonial 
army.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  died  in  Dauphin 
County.  He  had  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 
John,  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  horn  about 
the  time  of  the  beginning  of  the  Revolution,  and 
was  also  a  tiller  of  the  soil.  During  the  latter  part 
of  his  life,  he  removed  to  Allegheny  County,  Pa., 
and  there  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-two,  his  wife 
surviving  him  five  years  and  dj'ing  at  the  age  of 
seventy-nine.  The}'  had  five  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters: John,  James,  "Washington,  Allen,  Thomas, 
Maria  (who  died  young),  Julia  Ann  and  Margaret. 

Allen  McEwen  was  early  trained  to  the  duties 
of  the  farm,  but  in  addition  to  this  he  also  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade.  When  but  a  child  he  re- 
moved with  his  parents  to  Allegheny  County,  and 
was  married  in  Pittsburgh  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Ma- 
harah,  whose  birth  occurred  in  February,  1818.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  James  and  Hannah  (Lawhead) 
Maharah.  After  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McEwen 
resided  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  until  after 
the  Civil  War,  and  then  removed  to  Iowa,  locating 
near  Indianola,  where  they  remained  for  some 
time.  From  there  thej^  removed  to  Kansas  Cit}%  and 
five  years  later  came  to  Garnett,  where  they  re- 
side at  the  present  time.  They  have  had  the  fol- 
lowing children:  James;  John,  deceased;  AVilliam, 
who  resides  in  Chicago;  Allen,  who  resides  in  Kan- 
sas Cit3%  Kan.;  Elsworth  and  Julia  Ann,  both  de- 
ceased; Hannah,  now  Mrs.  Yarnall,  of  Kansas  City, 
Kan.;  and  Elizabeth,  deceased.  For  over  fifty 
years  Mr.  McEwen  has  been  a  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  Church,  and  his  ancestors  for 
many  generations  were  members  of  the  same 
church.  In  politics  he  affiliated  with  the  Republi- 
can party. 

The  original  of  this  sketch  learned  the  carpen- 
ter's trade  under  his  father,  and  removed  with  the 
family  to  Iowa.  He  settled  near  Garnett,  Kan.,  in 
1881,  and  in  the  following  3'ear  purchased  one 
hundred  and  sixt^'  acres  of  land,  all  of  which  was 
unimproved.  He  began  working  on  this  farm,  got 
it  all  under  a  good  state  of  cultivation,  erected 
good,  substantial  buildings,  and  there  resided  un- 
til the  fall  of  1891.  In  connection  with  farming 
be  also  gave  Qonsider^vble  of  his  time  to  teaching 


and  to  the  carpenter's  trade.  In  the  fall  of  189 1  he 
was  elected  to  his  present  position,  and  has  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  that  position  in  a  manner 
reflecting  credit  upon  himself  and  his  constituents, 
and  in  1893  he  was  re-elected  by  an  increased  ma- 
jority. 

In  the  3'ear  1866  Mr.  McEwen  was  married  to 
Miss  Susan  A.  Wiley,  a  native  of  Greene  County, 
Pa.,  and  the  daughter  of  George  and  Mar^'  Wiley. 
Seven  children  have  been  the  fruits  of  this  union: 
Cephas,  Sadie  A.,  Thomas  Albert,  William  Lind- 
say, Mary,  James  C.  and  George  A.  Like  his 
father,  Mr.  McEwen  is  a  stanch  Republican  in  liis 
political  views.  For  two  terms  he  was  Trustee  of 
Lincoln  Township,  and  he  also  held  other  local 
positions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Armj'  of 
the  Republic,  and  in  his  religious  views  is  a  United 
Presbyterian.  In  the  year  1861  he  enlisted  in 
the  army,  being  mustered  into  service  in  Company' 
A,  Eiglit3'-fifth  Penns3-lvania  Infantry,  on  the 
7th  of  September.  He  participated  in  the  battles 
of  the  campaign  of  INIcClellan  in  1862,  and  for 
some  time  was  in  the  hospital  at  Philadelphia.  Re- 
joining his  command  at  Hilton  Head,  S.  C,  he  was 
in  the  Tenth  Arm3'  Corps.  In  the  fall  of  186.3  ne 
returned  to  the  Peninsula  with  his  command,  was 
in  the  campaign  of  1864,  Eigliteenth  Army  Cor])s, 
and  was  mustered  out  at  Pittsburgh,  November  24, 
1864. 


•-flOHN  W.  WAMPLER.  Passing  through 
I  Crawford  County,  the  traveler  notes  with 
admiration  a  finely  improved  farm  in  Grant 
Township,  on  section  3.  The  place  com- 
prises four  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  and  is  de- 
voted to  the  cultivation  of  the  various  cereals,  as 
well  as  the  raising  of  cattle,  hogs  and  poultry. 
Among  tlie  noticeable  features  of  the  farm  are  the 
fish  ponds,  for,  as  is  well  known   throughout  the 


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county,     Mr.    Wampler  is    an    enthusiast  in   tlie 
science  of  ichthyology. 

A  native  of  Maryland,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  born  in  Carroll  County,  March  23,  1846.  He 
traces  his  ancestry  to  Germany,  whence  his  grand- 
father, Philij)  Wampler,  emigrated  to  America  and 
settled  in  Pennsylvania.  He  had  two  sons,  one 
of  whom  settled  in  Mar3'land  and  the  other  in  Vir- 
ginia. The  father  of  our  subject,  David  Wampler, 
was  born  in  the  Keystone  State,  and  removed 
thence  to  Maryland,  later  settling  in  Ohio,  where 
he  resided  until  his  death. 

When  the  family  removed  to  Ohio,  our  subject 
accompanied  them  and  there  grew  to  manhood,  ob- 
taining his  education  in  the  common  schools  of 
the  home  neighborhood.  In  Ohio  he  married  and 
there  much  of  his  active  life  has  been  passed. 
Since  coming  to  Kansas  he  has  been  identified  with 
the  state  so  prominently  that  he  was  selected  State 
Fish  Commissioner  in  the  summer  of  1893,  a 
position  he  is  well  qualified  to  fill.  The  family 
of  which  he  is  an  honored  representative,  has 
been  noted  throughout  its  entire  history  for  in- 
dustry and  integrity,  and  has  been  closely  asso- 
ciated with  the  progress  of  various  communities. 

When  a  youth  of  eighteen,  Mr.  Wnmpler  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  Company  I,  Ninety-third  Ohio  In- 
fantry, and  after  serving  for  three  months  in  that 
capacity  he  was  appointed  Sergeant.  He  partici- 
pated in  thirteen  battles  and  a  number  of  skirm- 
ishes, and  in  every  engagement  proved  the  posses- 
sion of  courage  and  loyalty.  Shortly  after  his  re- 
turn from  active  service  in  the  defense  of  the  Union, 
IMr.  Wampler  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Elizabeth  Kinsej',  and  they  are  the  parents  of  six 
children,  Katie,  David,  Ada,  .Joseph  H.,  Erastus  and 
Susie. 

The  farm  owned  and  operated  by  Mr.  Wampler, 
is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  county  and  is  devoted 
to  general  farming  purposes.  As  an  agriculturist,  he 
is  thoroughly  informed  upon  everything  which  will 
increase  the  fertility  of  the  soil  and  enhance  his 
material  success  in  his  chosen  occupation.  For 
many  years  he  adhered  to  the  principles  of  the 
Republican  party,  to  which  he  gave  the  support 
of  his  ballot,  but  after  having  closely  and  thought- 
fullv    studied    the   great    issues  at    stake,  he    has 


transferred  his  allegiance  to  the  Populists.  He 
has  ever  been  an  extensive  reader  on  all  subjects 
of  local  or  general  importance,  and  consequently 
is  a  man  of  broad  information.  A  liberal  and 
progressive  citizen,  he  has  aided  in  forwarding 
needed  improvements  and  local  enterprises. 


\r^,  EV.  FATHER  JOHN  WARD,  Rector  of 
Ls^  St.  Patrick's  Church,  at  Parsons,  was  born 
/Ai\V  in  Cuyahoga  County,  Ohio,  on  the  23d 
"^pof  May,  1857.  He  is  a  son  of  the  late 
.Joseph  and  Ellen  Ward,  the  former  of  whom  con- 
ducted a  farm  near  the  city  of  Cleveland.  They 
were  an  honest,  generous  and  worthy  couple,  and 
were  devoted  members  of  the  Catholic  Church, 
in  which  faith  they  reared  their  children.  While 
they  never  became  wealthy,  they  secured  a  com- 
petence and  were  enabled  to  give  their  children 
good  advantages,  preparing  them  for  positions  of 
usefulness  in  the  world. 

In  the  schools  of  Cuyahoga  County  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  acquired  the  rudiments  of  his  edu- 
cation. At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  entered 
St.  Mary's  Seminary,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where 
he  prosecuted  his  studies  for  two  and  one-half 
years.  He  then  went  to  Canada  and  conducted 
the  studies  of  the  classical  course  in  Assumption 
College,  after  which  he  became  a  student  in  St. 
Minard's  Seminary,  in  Indiana,  graduating  from 
that  institution  in  1884.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
priesthood  on  the  17th  of  July,  of  the  same  year. 
Tiie  first  charge  of  Father  Ward  was  in  Kansas, 
whore  he  filled  the  position  of  Assistant  Rector  of 
the  cathedral  at  Leavenworth.  After  remaining  in 
that  city  four  months,  he  went  to  Marshall  Coun- 
ty, this  state,  and  there  otflcialed  as  pastor  of  St. 
Joseph's  Church,  and  also  the  Church  of  the  Immac- 
ulate Conception.  The  former  was  located  in  the 
country,  and  the  latter  in  Frankfort.    He  remained 


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PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


there  until  1888,  wlien  he  came  to  Parsons  and  be- 
came rector  of  St.  Patrick's  Church.  He  has  un- 
der his  charge  one  hundred  and  fifty  families,  his 
congregation  numbering  about  six  hundred.  He 
is  also  at  the  head  of  St.  Patrick's  parochial  school, 
which  has  one  hundred  and  twenty  pupils  and 
three  teachers.  There  are  five  sisters  who  labor 
here,  Sylvera  being  tlie  Mother  Superior. 

Tiie  work  at  this  point  has  steadily  advanced 
under  the  supervision  of  Father  AVard,  and  the 
congregation  lias  increased  considerably  in  num- 
bers in  the  meantime.  At  the  present  time  (1893) 
a  new  church  edifice  is  being  built,  which,  when 
completed,  will  cost  $30,000,  and  which  is  located 
at  the  head  of  Central  Avenue.  All  the  money 
necessary  to  carry  this  building  to  completion  has 
been  secured  by  the  pastor,  who  has  labored  un- 
weariedly  for  many  months  in  order  to  secure  the 
new  church.  He  is  highly  esteemed  both  by  his 
parishioners  and  also  by  all  the  citizens  of  the 
place,  irrespective  of  religious  belief.  In  addition 
to  his  charge  at  Parsons,  he  has  an  appointment 
for  one  service  each  month  at  Ladore. 


^  IfelLLIAM  KLINE.  More  than  three-score 
\/\///  y6a'"8  have  come  and  gone  since  the  sub- 
^7\^  ject  of  this  sketch  opened  his  eyes  to  the 
light  of  day.  Time  in  its  flight  has  wrought  man}' 
wonderful  changes,  but  in  no  part  of  our  country 
has  the  transformation  been  more  startling  than 
in  the  Sunflower  State.  Where  now  rise  proud 
cities  sixty  years  ago  there  rose  the  smoke  of  the 
Indian  camp  fires,  and  where  around  the  lonelj- 
cabin  the  fierce  wolves  howled  may  now  be  heard 
the  busy  hum  of  industry  in  a  populous  town. 
Fine  farms,  too,  dot  every  hillside  and  adorn  ever}' 
prairie. 

Although    not  a  native  of    Kansas,  Mr.  Kline 
has  aided  in  securing  these  happy  results  and  has 


contributed  his  quota  to  the  advancement  of  the        ■ 
interests  of   Tjinn   Count}',  where   he  has  resided 
since  the  spring  of  1879,  his  farm  being  one  of  the 
most  highly   improved  of    Centreville    Township.         ■ 
He  was   born   in    Berks   County,  Pa.,  August   10, 
1830.     His  parents,  Joseph  and  Catherine  (Barlett) 
Kline,  were    also   natives   of    Pennsj^lvania,    and 
after   their    marriage    settled    in    Berks    Count}'.        ■ 
They   also  sojourned    in    Centre  County,  Pa.,  re-        ^ 
moving    from  there  to    Stephenson    County,  111., 
where  both  passed  away.     They  were  the  parents 
of  ten  children,  of  whom  our  subject  is  the  fourth        J 
In  order  of  age.  ^ 

From  Berks  County  our  subject  accompanied 
his  parents  to  Centre  County,  Pa.,  and  from  there 
to  Stephenson  County,  111.,  in  1848.  He  contin-  | 
ued  to  reside  with  his  father  until  his  marriage,  * 
which  important  event  took  place  atJIonroe,  Wis., 
November  30,  1858.  For  several  years  thereafter 
he  resided  in  Stephenson  County,  whence  he 
removed  to  Grundy  County,  Iowa,  and  there 
made  his  home  for  two  years.  He  then  returned 
to  Stephenson  County  and  resided  until  the  fall 
of  1878,  when  he  removed  to  Douglas  County, 
Kan.  His  location  there,  however,  was  only  tem- 
porary, as  in  the  spring  of  the  following  year  he 
settled  on  section  14,  Centreville  Township,  Linn 
County,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  is  the 
owner  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  cares,  devoted  to 
general  agricultural  purposes  and  embellished  with 
every  modern  improvement. 

The  maiden  name  of  Mrs.  Kline  was  Rebecca 
Lauok.  She  was  born  in  Huntingdon  County,  Pa., 
December  18,  1839,  and  was  the  daughter  of  John 
and  Rebecca  (Sullivan)  Lauck,  natives  of  Penn- 
sylvania, who  died  in  Stephenson  County,  III. 
Mrs.  Kline  was  the  fourth  of  eight  children  and 
received  fair  school  advantages  in  the  home  dis- 
trict. She  is  a  lady  of  refinement  and  is  a  good 
neighbor  and  helpful  friend.  Her  interests,  how- 
ever, centre  in  her  home  and  she  has  given  the 
greatest  attention  te  the  welfare  of  her  children, 
ten  in  number.  They  are  Emma  C,  who  is  the 
wife  of  Charles  Clark;  Henry  E.;  John  William, 
who  married  Nettie  McCollam;  Daniel  W.,  who 
chose  for  his  wife  Miss  Nora  Burrs;  Myrtie  J.; 
Carrie  R.,  the  wife  of  William  Burrs;    George  E., 


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421 


Lizzie  A.,  Fred  E.,  Frankie  M.  and  Emerson  C. 
Frankie  M.  is  deceased.  In  their  religious  con- 
victions Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kline  are  identified  with  the 
Holiness  Church,  to  the  support  of  which  the^' 
contribute  liberally. 


|T/_^  UGH  PADEN  ALEXANDER,  residing  on 
i/jy  section  22,  Union  Township,  Anderson 
/4i^^  County,  is  an  enterprising  business  man, 
{^/  who  is  engaged  in  general  farming  and 
stock-raising.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  Ander- 
son County  since  1882,  and  at  once  became  iden- 
tified with  all  progressive  movements  in  this  local- 
ity. Prior  to  this  time  he  lived  in  Marshall 
County,  Kan.,  for  several  years,  and  lias  made  his 
fortune  in  the  west. 

Mr.  Alexander  was  born  in  Huntingdon  Coun- 
t3',  Pa.,  August,  3,  1836.  John  Alexander,  his 
father,  was  also  a  native  of  that  county,  but  his 
grandfather,  who  bore  the  same  Christian  name, 
was  a  native  of  the  North  of  Ireland.  Four  gen- 
erations back  the  Alexanders  were  residents  of 
Scotland,  but  for  some  reason  removed  to  the 
northern  part  of  the  Emerald  Isle.  Our  subject's 
grandfather  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in 
Huntingdon  Count}',  Pa.,  where  his  death  occurred. 
The  maiden  name  of  our  subject's  mother  was 
Mary  Jane  Sheller.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Chris- 
tian Sheller,  a  native  of  Germany,  who  came  with 
his  parents  to  America  at  the  age  of  six  years.  The 
great-grandfather  on  the  maternal  side,  Hugh  Pa- 
den,  was  a  Colonel  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and 
the  family  was  a  very  prominent  one  in  those  days. 
Mr.  Sheller  was  reared  in  Lancaster  Count}',  of  the 
Keystone  State,  and  died  in  Union  County  at  the 
age  of  eighty-eight  years.  Mrs.  Mary  Alexander 
was  born  in  Dauphin  County,  and  by  her  marriage 


became  the  mother  of  seven  children, Hugh  P.  be- 
ing the  eldest,  and  the  others  as  follows:  Martha 
A.,  James  O.,  Samuel  C,  Maggie  E.,  Florence  C. 
and  Mary  J.  After  the  marriage  of  our  subject's 
parents  they  settled  in  Huntingdon  County,  Pa., 
where  they  lived  for  several  years,  thence  remov- 
ing to  Blair  County,  of  the  same  state,  where  the 
mother  died  in  1848.  Tlie  famil}-  afterward  re- 
moved to  Union  County,  Pa.,  where  the  fatiier 
died  in  1876. 

After  the  death  of  his  mother,  when  our  sub- 
ject was  twelve  years  of  age,  he  went  to  live 
with  an  uncle,  staying  with  him  for  two  years. 
With  that  exception  he  remained  with  his  father 
until  he  became  of  age,  passing  his  youth  on  a 
farm.  AVhen  he  left  home  he  took  charge  of  the 
farm  of  William  Frick,  the  father  of  H.  C.  Flick, 
for  one  and  a-half  years.  For  the  three  years  suc- 
ceeding he  attended  school  at  the  University  of 
Louisburg,  Pa.,  after  which  he  engaged  in  teach- 
ing and  attending  the  State  Normal  School  for  one 
year.  For  five  years  he  taught  with  good  success 
in  his  native  state,  and  in  1865  removed  to  the 
west.  He  opened  an  academy  in  Andrew  County, 
Mo.  This  institution  was  known  as  the  Savannah 
Academy,  and  he  was  Principal  of  the  same  for 
two  years.  His  success  as  an  educator  becoming 
known,  he  was  elected  to  the  responsible  position 
of  County  Superintendent,  which  ofHce  he  filled 
acceptably  for  six  years.  During  the  term  of  his 
administration  of  the  oflice,  forty-two  new  school- 
houses  were  built  in  the  county.  At  the  same 
time  he  was  Principal  of  the  public  schools  of  Sa- 
vannah, Andrew  County,  a  position  he  occupied 
for  five  years.  In  March,  1873,  he  accepted  the 
principalship  of  the  public  schools  of  Marysville, 
Marshall  County,  Kan.,  serving  in  that  capacity 
until  June,  1882. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Alexander  occurred  De- 
cember 24,  1863,  in  Philadelphia,  with  Miss  Han- 
nah E.  Kunkel,  who  was  born  in  Cumberland 
County,  Pa.,  March  30,  1842.  Her  great-grand- 
father, Leonard  Kunkel,  was  a  native  of  Germany, 
who  emigrated  to  America,  locating  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pa.  His  son,  John  Kunkel,  was  born  in 
Lebanon  County,  and  he  in  turn  was  the  father  of 
Rudolph,  who  became  the   father   of  Mrs.  Alexan- 


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PORTRAIT  AKD  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


der.  Rudolph  Kunkel  married  Elizabeth  Nies, 
who  was  born  in  Berks  County,  Pa.,  being  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  Nies.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kunkel  passed 
their  married  lives  in  Lancaster  County,  where  the 
mother  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  3-ears,  March 
4,  1893.  She  was  the  mother  of  two  children  who 
lived  to  mature  years,  namel}':  Hannah  E.  and 
Amanda. 

To  our  worthj^  subject  and  wife  have  been  born 
eight  children,  the  two  elder  of  whom  are  married, 
Mary  J.  being  the  wife  of  John  S.  Velthocn;  and 
Bessie,  the  wife  of  George  W.  West.  The  other 
surviving  members  of  the  family  are:  Minnie  A., 
Maggie  P.,  Mattie  0.  and  Winona  A.  Florence  C. 
and  Hugh  P.  died  in  infanc3\  Soon  after  going 
to  Andrew  County,  Mo.,  Mr.  Alexander  became 
interested  in  religious  work  among  the  colored 
people,  as  there  were  large  numbers  in  that  part  of 
the  state.  In  spite  of  much  opposition  he  organ- 
ized a  Sabbath-school,  which  he  conducted  suc- 
cessfully. As  a  result  he  was  socially  ostracized 
for  a  time,  but  nothing  daunted,  he  persevered  in 
the  good  work.  Meeting  with  grand  success  in 
the  enterprise,  he  inaugurated  a  da}' school  for  the 
colored  people,  trying  the  subscription  plan,  em- 
ploying his  own  teachers  and  furnishing  a  consid- 
erable share  of  the  means  to  carry  on  the  school. 
As  there  was  open  enmitj-  to  the  plan  shown  by 
man  J'  of  the  white  citizens,  he  ma}-  be  said  to  have 
opened  the  school  at  the  point  of  the  revolver. 
Since  coming  to  this  county  he  has  been  greatly 
interested  in  the  work  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
in  which  he  has  held  the  office  of  Elder.  He  has 
taken  his  share  in  Sunday-scliool  work  and  has 
been  an  active  member  of  the  denomination  since 
he  was  a  young  man.  While  living  in  Marshall 
County,  Kan.,  he  organized  two  churches,  one  at 
Deer  Creek  and  the  other  at  North  Marysville.  In 
other  places  he  has  given  his  valuable  services  to 
Uie  cause,  and  in  this  county  has  re-organized  the 
churches  at  Lone  Elm  and  at  Sugar  Valley. 

The  farm  of  Mr.  Alexander  has  within  its 
boundaries  three  hundred  and  eighty  acres,  on 
which  he  has  made  man}'  improvements.  He  has 
found  time  amidst  his  many  banches  of  work  and 
the  care  necessarily  bestowed  upon  the  farm  to 
serve  his  fellow-citizens  in  various  oflices  in  the 


township,  and  has  acceptably  filled  the  office  of 
Justice  of  the  Peace  for  many  years.  There  are 
few  men  more  highly  thought  of  in  this  township, 
and  he  is  truly  worthy  of  the  confidence  which  is 
reposed  in  him  by  his  friends. 


W  OSS  PETERSON.  The  career  of  Mr.  Peter- 
I  (^  son,  one  of  the  most  prominent  stock- 
/11=^.  raisers  of  Linn  County,  Kan.,  presents  an 
example  of  industry,  perseverance  and  good  man- 
agement, rewarded  by  substantial  results,  well 
worthy  the  imitation  of  all  who  start  out  in  life 
as  he  did,  with  no  capital  except  a  good  constitu- 
tion and  a  liberal  supply  of  pluck  and  energy. 
He  came  originally  from  Sweden,  and  was  born  in 
Christiaustad,  July  9,  1834,  being  one  of  five  sons 
born  to  his  parents.  The  father  was  twice  mar- 
ried, his  second  union  resulting  in  the  birth  of 
four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 

When  about  twenty-one  years  of  age  the  orig- 
inal of  this  notice  became  convinced  that  he  could 
better  his  condition  if  he  emigrated  to  the  United 
States,  and  accordingly  he  and  his  brother,  Peter, 
braved  Neptune's  tender  mercies  and  reached  the 
American  continent  in  safety.  Peter  enlisted  in 
the  army,  and  died  while  in  the  service.  Our  sub- 
ject was  then  the  only  one  of  the  family  on  this 
side  of  the  ocean.  He  came  here  15  in  debt,  and 
first  landed  in  Quebec,  Canada,  where  he  remained 
but  a  short  time,  and  then  came  to  the  United 
States.  He-  made  his  first  stop  in  Stark  County, 
111.,  where  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand  for  three 
years.  He  then  came  to  Kansas,  and  engaging  in 
farming,  saved  enough  means  by  industry  and 
economy  to  purchase  some  land.  When  the  war 
broke  out  he  enlisted,  but  was  rejected. 

In  the  year  1860  our  subject  married  Miss 
Nancy  Ann  Day,  a  native  of  Morgan  County, 
Ky.,   and    the   daughter   of    James   Day.      After 


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his  marriage  our  subject  rented  land  for  some 
time,  and  then  located  on  his  present  property, 
on  section  19,  Liberty  Townsiiip,  where  he  has  a 
fine  farm  and  one  of  the  handsomest  residences  in 
Linn  County.  His  outbuildings  are  commodious 
and  substantial,  and  no  man  In  the  county  has 
better  judgment  regarding  live  stock  than  he.  He 
is  the  owner  of  nine  hundred  and  thirty  acres  of 
land,  and  it  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  agricult- 
ural spots  of  the  district,  being  conspicuous  for 
the  management  that,  while  making  it  neat  and  at- 
tractive, still  shows  prudence  and  economy.  Two 
of  his  sons  reside  near  him,  on  the  same  farm,  and 
have  good  residences. 

The  marriage  of  our  subject  resulted  in  the 
birth  of  five  bright  children.  Hannah  died  in 
infancy;  James  died  when  fourteen  years  of  age; 
Peter  married  Miss  Rosa  McAdow;  Charles  F. 
married  Miss  Delia  Shinkle;  and  Oliver  is  Cashier 
of  tlie  bank  of  Barker.  Mr.  Peterson  is  alive  to 
matters  of  public  importance  and  is  deeply  inter- 
ested in  tlie  success  of  the  Republican  party.  He 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  for 
twenty-three  3ears,  and  is  also  interested  in  edu- 
cational matters,  having  been  a  member  of  the 
Scliool  Board  for  some  time.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  stockholders  of  the  Citizens'  Bank  of 
Greelejr,  Kan.,  and  President  of  tlie  same.  For 
some  time  he  was  a  partner  of  J.  M.  Bowman  in 
the  stock  business. 


ICHAEL  DURST,  an  extensive  general 
agriculturist,  successful  stock-raiser  and 
progressive  citizen  of  Osage  Township, 
Miami  County,  is  well  located  on  section 
29,  where  with  practical  knowledge  and  skill  he 
cultivates  the  broad  acres  of  one  of  the  finest  farms 
in  the  county.  Arriving  in  his  present  locality 
during  the  troublous  days  of  the  Civil  War,  our 
subject  has  for  thirty  years  been  closely  identified 
with  the  upward  progress  of  his  adopted  state,  and 


has  been  a  participant  and  an  eye-witness  of  the 
development  of  a  country  whose  earlj'  pioneer 
settleis  suffered  privations,  sacrifice,  and  even 
death,  in  belialf  of  their  political  convictions, 
homes  and  families. 

Mr.  Durst  is  a  native  of  Alsace,  German}',  when 
it  was  a  French  province,  and  was  born  September 
25,  1832.  Spending  the  days  of  childhood  and 
youth  in  the  land  of  his  birth,  he  there  received 
his  education,  and,  trained  to  habits  of  industri- 
ous thrift,  attained  to  manhood  self-reliant,  ener- 
getic and  ambitious.  He  early  resolved  to  emi- 
grate to  America,  and  after  reaching  his  majority 
determined  as  soon  as  possible  to  try  his  fortunes 
in  the  land  of  the  free.  At  last  bidding  adieu  to 
the  familiar  scenes  and  old  friends  of  boyliood,our 
subject  embarked  for  the  United  States,  and  spent 
his  twenty-second  birthday  upon  the  ocean. 

Crossing  the  Atlantic  in  a  sailing  vessel,  Mr. 
Durst  was  forty-four  days  making  tlie  voyage,  and 
had  ample  time  to  anticipate  his  future  in  a  strange 
land  surrounded  by  strangers.  He  landed  in  New 
York  Cit3%  but  made  only  a  brief  stay  in  tlie  me- 
tropolis of  the  Empire  State,  journeying  thence  to 
Buffalo,  where  lie  crossed  into  Canada  and  re- 
mained busily  employed  for  the  four  succeeding 
years.  In  1857,  making  his  home  in  the  States,  he 
journeyed  to  Jackson  County,  Mo.,  and  located 
there  for  two  j-ears.  Our  subject  then  purchased 
a  farm  in  Bates  County,  Mo.,  and  cultivated  the 
fertile  soil  of  his  farm  until  1862,  when  he  jour- 
neyed to  Miami  County,  Kan.,  and  settled  on  a 
homestead  near  Fontana.  At  tlie  expiration  of  a 
year,  and  in  the  early  part  of  1864,  he  permanently 
located  where  he  now  resides,  in  Osage  Town- 
ship. His  four  hundred  acres  are  all  in  one  body, 
and  a  large  portion  of  the  land  is  under  a  high 
state  of  cultivation.  The  many  valuable  improve- 
ments, the  attractive  and  commodious  residence 
and  excellent  and  roomy  barns  clearly  attest  tlie 
financial  prosperitj-  of  Mr.  Durst,  who  lias  won  his 
way  rapidly  upward  to  a  position  of  useful  influ- 
ence and  assured  success.  He  is  numbered  with 
the  leading  farmers  and  substantial  men  of  Miami 
County. 

Our  subject  has  been  twice  married,  first  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Burnhardt,  a  lady  of  wortii,  who  died  in 


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Osage  Township  in  the  early  '70s.  Mr.  Durst  and 
this  estimable  wife  were  blessed  by  the  birth  of 
five  children,  two  of  whom  now  survive.  Katie 
is  the  wife  of  Louis  Katler,  and  Anna  is  the  wife 
of  C.  Conklin.  The  present  wife,  Mrs.  Mary  (Cole) 
Durst,  is  a  woman  of  abilit}'  and  culture  and  is  a 
true  helpmate. 

Mr.  Durst  has  devoted  himself  entirely  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits  and  stock-raising,  and  handles 
upon  his  farm  some  of  the  finest  horses  and  cattle 
bred  in  this  part  of  the  couutrj'.  Without  being 
in  any  sense  of  the  word  a  politician,  he  is  intelli- 
gently interested  in  the  vital  questions  of  the  day. 
He  is  ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  in  matters 
of  mutual  welfare,  and  is  widely  known  and  highly 
respected  as  a  kind  neighbor,  sincere  friend  and 
upright  citizen. 


C^ 


■I^,  ON.  M.  L.  PALMER,  who  is  a  prominent 
jlTji  agriculturist  and  stock-raiser  located  upon 
^^^  section  13,  Richland  Township,  Miami 
(^)  County,  Kan.,  was  elected  b}'  his  constitu- 
ents of  tlie  Seventeenth  District  to  the  Legislature 
of  the  state.  He  has  with  efficient  fidelity  dis- 
charged the  duties  entrusted  to  his  care,  and  as  an 
ardent  Republican,  takes  a  high  place  in  the  local 
councils  of  the  party.  Our  subject,  born  August 
23,  1840,  in  Salem  Township,  AVashington  County, 
Ohio,  attained  to  manhood  upon  his  father's  farm 
and  attended  the  schools  of  the  home  neighbor- 
hood, excelling  especiall}-  in  tiie  stud}-  of  history, 
ancient  and  modern. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Joseph  Palmer,  born 
June  30,  1815,  in  Vermont,  removed  to  Ohio 
in  1818  and  was  numbered  among  the  very  early 
pioneers  of  Washington  County.  His  mother, 
Matilda  (Ward)  Palmer,  was  born  in  Washington 
County  July  2,  1815.     The  parents,  both  of  p:ng- 


lish  descent,  were  united  in  marriage  in  the  native 
state  and  county  of  the  mother,  who  passed  away 
June  24,  1861,  widely  known  and  universally  be- 
loved for  her  true  Christian  character  and  exem- 
plary life.  Of  the  tliree  children  who  blessed  the 
home  of  the  parents,  two  are  now  living.  The 
father  and  mother  were  both  members  of  the  Uni- 
versalist  Church.  Early  in  life  a  Whig,  the  father 
was  later  a  strong  Republican.  Casting  his  first 
vote  in  1836,  he  has  never  but  once  missed  a  state 
or  national  election.  For  twenty-four  years  suc- 
cessively he  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace,  giving 
thorough  satisfaction  to  the  general  public  by 
his  wise  administration  of  the  law.  One  of  his 
brothers  did  gallant  duty  in  the  War  of  1812,  and 
no  member  of  the  family'  lias  ever  been  wanting 
in  true  loyalty  to  the  Government.  The  eldest 
daughter,  Mrs.  Eunice  Flanders,  lives  in  Ten  Mile 
Township,  Miami  Count}',  and  is  the  mother  of 
two  children. 

M.  L.  Palmer  and  Miss  Mary  J.  Flanders  were 
married  in  Washington  County,  Ohio,  October  30, 
1861.  The  estimable  wife  of  our  subject,  born  De- 
cember 19,  1842,  in  Washington  Count}',  Ohio,  was 
the  daughter  of  Jacob  Flanders,  a  long-time  and 
highly  esteemed  resident  of  the  Buckeye  State. 
Three  sons  have  brightened  the  home.  Edward 
W.  married  Mary  J.  Caton  and  is  a  citizen  of 
Richland  Township;  Dudley  R..  the  husband  of 
Kate  KcKinney,  also  makes  his  home  in  the  town- 
ship;   Harry,  the  youngest  son,  is  unmarried. 

Upon  the  27th  of  August,  1862,  Mr.  Palmer 
enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  H,  Seventh 
Ohio  Cavalry,  and  was  later  promoted  to  be  Cor- 
poral. He  first  entered  a  camp  of  instruction 
at  Ripley,  Ohio,  and  remaining  until  December, 
crossed  the  river  at  Marysville,  Kj'.,  and  joined 
Gen.  Q.  A.  Gilmore  at  Lexington,  Kv.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1863,  he  went  with  General  Biirnside  to 
East  Tennessee,  and  engaging  at  Cumberland  Gap 
in  the  thick  of  the  fight  took  part  in  the  campaign 
of  East  Tennessee  until  the  following  April,  when 
lie  was  sent  to  Nicholasville  to  recruit.  After 
Morgan's  raid  into  Kentucky,  l\Ir.  Palmer  was  en- 
gaged against  him  in  Cynthiaiia,  Ky.,  and  his  reg- 
iment joined  Sherman  in  Marietta,  Ga.,  July  4, 
1864.     Mr.  Palmer  was  never  wounded   nor   cap- 


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tured  and  remained  constantly  on  duty  until  May 
25,  1865. 

Our  subject  actively  engaged  in  the  battle  of 
Button  Hill,  K}'.,  and  was  also  in  numerous  skir- 
mishes with  Morgau,  Basil  Duke,  and  Pegram  up 
to  July  4,  1863,  and  also  fought  Morgan  near 
Columbus,  Ky.,  and  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Buffington  Island,  second  engagement  at  Cumber- 
land Gap,  and  for  some  time  daily  upon  the  field  of 
warfare,  was  in  the  battles  of  Blue  Springs,  Jones- 
boro,  Bluntville,  Bean  Station,  Greenville,  Rogers- 
ville,  Walkersford  Danbridge,  Moss}'  Creek  and 
Marysville.  During  his  long  period  of  service,  Mr. 
Palmer  contracted  an  ailment  from  which  lie  never 
recovered.  He  was  left  near  Stamford,  K3'.,  with- 
out descriptive  list  and  then  worked  in  a  colored 
enlisting  olHce  in  Kentuckj'  under  Capt.  .7.  C.  Ran- 
dolph until  he  was  discharged.  Before  this  illness 
Mr.  Palmer  never  missed  a  detail  nor  a  day's  duty. 
For  two  years  after  the  close  of  the  war  he  was 
confined  to  the  house  and  had  a  hemorrhage  of 
the  lungs.  In  1870  lie  received  employment  as  a 
collecting  agent  for  a  railroad  and  held  that  posi- 
tion of  trust  for  two  years.  Mr.  Palmer  was  for 
six  3'ears  conductor  on  a  Pittsburgh,  Marietta  & 
Clevleand  train,  and  for  four  3'eais  was  a  station 
agent  and  telegraph  operator. 

Removing  to  Kansas  in  the  month  of  December, 
1881,  our  subject  settled  on  his  present  farm  of 
one  hundred  and  sixtj'  acres,  then  wild  land,  but 
now  under  a  highly'  profitable  state  of  cultivatiou. 
Exclusively  a  farmer,  he  lias  devoted  himself  to 
the  improvement  of  his  homestead,  one  of  tlie 
finest  and  most  valuable  in  the  township.  A 
friend  to  educational  advancement,  he  has  taken 
an  active  interest  in  the  schools  of  Kansas  and  has 
given  the  children  excellent  opportunities  for  in- 
struction. Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  a  member  of 
Palmer  Lodge,  at  Salem,  Ohio,  and  has  held  minor 
olHces  in  the  order.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of 
Paola  Post,  G.  A.  R.  Mrs.  Palmer  is  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  has  throughout  her 
life  been  active  in  good  works.  Our  subject  is 
politically'  a  local  power,  and  in  both  Ohio  and 
Kansas  has  been  a  delegate  to  various  conven- 
tions.    He  has  been  twice  elected  Township  Trus- 


tee, and  in  1890  a  candidate  for  re-election  to  the 
Legislature,  was  defeated  by  the  Populists.  While 
occupying  a  seat  in  the  Legislature  in  1888  and 
1889,  Mr.  Palmer  served  with  marked  ability  as 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Roads  and  High- 
ways, and  was  a  member  of  the  Railroad  Com- 
mittee, and  also  a  member  of  the  Committee 
on  County  Seats  and  County  Lines.  In  the  con- 
duct of  his  public  duties,  true  to  his  constituents 
and  the  people  of  his  state,  our  subject  gained  the 
high  regard  of  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact 
and  has  a  host  of  friends  in  Miami  County. 


^^OTTLOB  ZORN.  As  a  representative  of  the 
III  ,- —  progressive  and  successful  farmers  of  Linn 
\^^i  County,  Kan.,  especial  mention  belongs 
to  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  conducts  agri- 
rultural  operations  on  section  28,  Centreville 
Township.  He  became  a  resident  of  this  county 
in  1872,  coming  at  that  time  from  La  Salle  County, 
111.  Mr.  Zorn  is  a  native  of  Wurtemberg,  German^', 
and  was  born  March  20,  1849.  His  parents,  Frede- 
rick and  Louisa  Zorn,  came  to  America  in  1854, 
and  making  their  way  to  La  Salle  County,  111., 
were  classed  among  its  well-to-do  residents.  The 
father  died  in  1866,  and  the  mother  of  our  subject 
still  survives. 

Mr.  Zorn  of  this  sketch  is  the  youngest  but  one 
in  the  parental  family  of  six  children,  his  brothers 
and  sisters  being  Christian,  Fred,  Mina,  Eliza  and 
Charlie.  He  was  reared  to  manhood  in  La  Salle 
County,  and  when  making  his  home  in  this  state 
first  settled  in  Paris  Township,  Linn  County, 
where  he  resided  for  two  3'ears.  Later  removing 
to  Blue  Mound  Township,  he  was  there  engaged  in 
tilling  the  soil  until  the  spring  of  1878,  when  he 
located  in  Centreville  Townshi))  on  the  farm 
where  he  is  at  present  residing.     It  contains  one 


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hundred  and  twenty  acres,  and  the  improvements 
and  substantial  buildings  wliicli  adorn  the  place 
are  the  results  of  his  efforts  and  stand  as  monu- 
ments to  his  thrift. 

Gottlob  Zorn  and  Miss  Phila  McLaughlin  were 
married  April  11,  1872,  in  La  Salle  County,  111. 
Mrs.  Zorn  was  born  in  the  above  county  Novem- 
ber 11,  1848,  and  is  a  daughter  of  Hiram  and 
Priscilla  (Melcher)  McLaughlin,  the  former  of 
whom  died  while  residing  in  Illinois.  Of  their 
family  of  six  children  two  are  now  living. 

To  our  subject  and  his  wife  have  been  born 
four  children,  viz.:  Mary  L.,  Frank  0.,  Jessie  L. 
and  Sylvia.  A  strong  Republican,  Mr.  Zorn  is 
recognized  as  a  man  of  extended  influence  and 
enjoys  the  esteem  of  a  host  of  friends.  He  has 
served  many  terms  as  a  member  of  the  School 
Board  and  has  done  much  to  promote  the  standard 
of  scholarship  in  his  neighborhood.  February  20, 
1865,  our  subject  became  a  member  of  Company 
K,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-sixth  Illinois  Infantry. 
While  en  route  with  his  compan}'  from  Springfield 
to  Camp  Butler  Mr.  Zorn  was  injured  and  remain- 
ed in  the  service  only  about  seven  months,  when 
he  received  his  honorable  discharoe. 


1^  OBERT  LANDERS,  one  of  the  largest  land 
jLs^  owners  of  Crawford  County  and  a  resident 
c4i  W.  of  Sherman  Township,  is  a  native  of  Lira- 
^^erick,  Ii'eland,  and  spent  his  boyhood  years 
in  the  land  of  his  birth.  At  the  age  of  twenty 
years,  he  emigrated  to  America,  and  for  a  few 
years  made  his  home  in  the  south.  In  1858,  while 
residing  in  St.  Louis,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Hannah  O'Brien,  who,  like  himself,  was 
of  Irish  birth  and  parentage.  They  became  the 
parents  of  sis  children:  John,  Patrick,  Katie,  Mary, 
Robert  and  Ellen. 

For  a  number  of  years  after  his  marriage,  the 


subject  of  this  sketch  remained  a  resident  of  Mis-  T 
souri,  whence,  in  1871,  he  removed  to  Kansas,  and 
located  in  Sherman  Township,  Crawford  County. 
He  purchased  eight}'  acres,  comprising  the  nucleus 
of  his  present  possessions,  and  at  once  commenced 
the  task  of  clearing  and  cultivating  a  farm.  As 
an  evidence  of  his  industry  and  good  management, 
it  is  only  necessar}'  to  mention  the  fact  that  he  is 
now  (1893)  the  owner  of  eleven  hundred  and 
twenty  acres,  all  of  which  he  has  accumulated 
since  coming  to  this  county.  This  large  farm  Mr. 
Landers  personally  superintends,  devoling  it  to 
the  raising  of  grain  as  well  as  good  grades  of  live- 
stock. He  feeds  to  his  stock  all  the  grain  he  raises, 
and  has  accumulated  wealth  by  buj'ingand  selling 
horses,  cattle  and  hogs.  In  business  life  he  has 
achieved  success,  to  which  he  is  justlj'  entitled  by 
honorable  dealing  and  industrious  perseverance, 
and  has  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  every 
dollar  of  his  wealth  has  come  to  him  in  a  legiti- 
mate and  honest  wa\\ 

Although  not  a  politician,  Mr.  Landers  takes  an 
active  part  in  the  issues  and  controversies  of  the 
day,  voting  and  acting  with  the  Democratic  party. 
Among  the  public  positions  he  has  been  called 
upon  to  occupy  may  be  mentioned  the  office  of 
Treasurer  of  Sherman  Township,  which  he  filled 
for  two  years.  He  has  never  aspired  to  anj'  posi-  I 
tion  of  prominence  officially,  yet  few  men  who  are 
ambitious  in  that  way  would  fill  a  place  of  trust 
more  worthily.  For  twent}'  years  he  has  served 
as  a  member  of  the  School  Board,  and  was  instru- 
mental in  promoting  the  interests  of  the  common 
schools  of  his  township.  He  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 

John  Landers,  our  subject's  eldest  son,  received 
excellent  educational  advantages  in  his  youth, and 
graduated  with  the  Class  of  '85  from  the  business 
college  at  Ft.  Scott,  Kan.  He  is  now  the  business 
manager  of  the  farm,  and  in  addition  to  being  in- 
terested with  his  father,  is  also  the  owner  of  four 
hundred  acres.  First-class  improvements  have 
been  added  to  the  farm,  including  a  fine  residence 
and  substantial  barns.  Our  subject  usually  keejJS 
from  one  hundred  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  head 
of  cattle,  having,  as  above  stated,  niade  a  success 
of   his  stock   enterprises.      His   life   furnishes   an 


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illustration  of  the  fact  that  a  man  may  attain 
success  in  spite  of  adverse  circumstances.  Ilis 
advantages  for  an  education  were  very  limited; 
indeed,  it  may  witli  truth  be  said  that  he  had  no 
advantages  and  but  few  opportunities.  He  had 
neither  capital  nor  friends  when  he  came  to 
America,  yet  he  has  secured  prosperity  and  suc- 
cess, and  now  has  an  assured  competence  for  life. 


^>-^^<m 


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W.  SPICER.  The  character  and  standing 
of  a  man  are  usually  determined  by  what 
he  has  accomplished.  The  life  work  of  Mr. 
Spicer  is  finely  illustrated  by  the  amount 
of  property  he  has  accumulated  and  the  comforts 
by  which  his  family  is  surrounded.  He  has  one  of 
the  most  attractive  homesteads  in  Crawford  Coun- 
ty, embracing  one  hundred  and  fifty-seven  acres, 
located  on  sections  27  and  28  in  Baker  Township. 
His  farm  is  supplied  with  first-class  buildings,  and 
everything  about  the  place  is  kept  in  good  shape, 
from  the  live-stock  to  the  farm  machinerj'.  The 
many  conveniences  wbich  the  owner  of  the  estate 
has  gathered  about  himself  and  his  family  indicate 
his  progressive  character  and  untiring  energy.  The 
leading  features  of  his  character  are  his  strict  at- 
tention to  business,  his  promptness  in  meeting  his 
obligations  and  his  excellent  understanding  of  all 
the  branches  of  general  agriculture.  He  numbers 
his  friends  by  the  score,  and  welcomes  beneath  his 
hospitable  roof  the  best  people  of  the  township. 

Born  in  Bourbon  County,  Ky.,  on  the  21st  of 
August,  1829,  our  subject  is  a  descendant  in  the 
second  generation  of  R.  Spicer,  who  went  to 
Bourbon  County  from  Pennsylvania  and  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  days  in  the  Blue  Grass  State. 
Two  of  oui  subject's  uncles,  William  and  Merritt 
Spicer,  were  soldiers  in  the  War  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. His  father,  Allen  Spicer,  was  a  native  of 
Bourbon  County,  and  was   there  reared   to  man- 


hood, receiving  only  very  meagre  educational  ad- 
vantages. There  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Piper, 
an  estimable  young  lady  of  that  county. 

When  our  subject  was  a  lad  of  twelve,  he  ac- 
companied his  parents  to  Illinois  and  settled  in 
Vermilion  County,  where  his  father  was  a  pioneer. 
He  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
Government  land,  for  which  he  paid  11.25  per 
acre,  and  which  he  cleared  and  improved.  About 
1870  he  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  in  Baker 
Township,  Crawford  County,  where  he  continued 
to  reside  until  his  death,  in  1889.  His  wife  died 
in  Illinois.  In  his  political  belief  he  was  a  Demo- 
crat, and  supported  the  principles  of  that  party 
throughout  his  entire  life.  In  his  religious  con- 
victions he  was  a  member  of  tte  Christian  Church. 
While  residing  in  Vermilion  County,  he  served  as 
Constable.  He  also  occupied  other  positions  of 
prominence  and  responsibility.  He  and  his  wife 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  of  whom  four 
are  living. 

In  Vermilion  County,  111.,  J.  W.  Spicer  was 
reared  to  manhood.  His  boyhood  and  jouth 
passed  uneventfully,  while  he  assisted  his  father 
on  the  farm  and  attended  the  common  schools. 
On  the  18th  of  March,  1852,  he  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Rachel,  daughter  of  William 
Swank,  a  native  of  Pickaway  County,  Ohio,  who 
removed  from  that  state  to  Illinois.  Mrs.  Spicer 
was  born  in  Vermilion  County,  that  state,  of 
which  her  father  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers. 
She  has  become  the  mother  of  eleven  children,  of 
whom  six  are  living.  Lillie,  who  was  born  Octo- 
ber .30,  1858,  married  Newton  Lawler,  a  merchant 
residing  in  Farlington,  Kan.;  Douglas,  who  was 
born  August  3,  1862,  married  Miss  Mertie  Tred- 
well  and  lives  in  Baker  Township,  Crawford  Coun- 
ty; Myrtle  was  born  .January  5,  1865,  and  is  the 
wife  of  J.  G.  Starr,  a  real-estate  dealer  of  Aurora, 
Mo.;  Sephus  was  born  April  11,  1867,  and  is  still 
at  home.  Siotia,  who  was  born  April  11,  1873, 
and  Emma,  whose  birth  occurred  August  14,  1876, 
also  reside  with  their  parents. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Spicer  purchased  one 
Inindred  and  sixty  acres  located  in  Vermilion 
County,  111.,  and  upon  that  place  he  resided  for  a 
[jeriod  of  twenty-two  years.     The   land   he  placed 


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under  a  good  state  of  cultivation,  erected  good 
buildings,  substantial  fences,  and  introduced  the 
other  appliances  necessary'  to  the  modern  and  well 
regulated  farm.  While  residing  in  that  county, 
he  held  various  township  offices,  in  all  of  which 
he  rendered  acceptable  service,  and  was  instru- 
mental in  promoting  the  welfare  of  his  fellow- 
citizens.  In  1875  he  disposed  of  his  property 
there  and  came  to  Kansas,  where  he  purchased  bis 
present  farm  in  Baker  Township,  Crawford  Couu- 
t}'.  The  years  which  followed  were  replete  with 
labor  and  the  exercise  of  prudence  and  economy, 
and  this  course  rigidly  adhered  to  produced  the 
results  which  he  looks  upon  to-day.  His  land  is 
well  watered  bj'  a  small  creek  which  flows  through 
his  farm,  and  he  has  introduced  all  the  improve- 
ments to  be  found  on  a  first-class  estate. 

Since  taking  up  his  residence  in  Crawford  Coun- 
ty, Mr.  Spicer  has  participated  in  its  growth  to  its 
present  condition  as  one  of  the  most  prosperous 
agricultural  counties  of  the  state.  Though  al- 
ways a  busy  man,  he  has  found  time  for  the  thought- 
ful consideration  of  all  subjects  of  vital  import- 
ance to  the  communit}'.  In  matters  political,  he 
gives  his  influence  to  the  People's  part}',  and  is 
active  in  the  ranks  of  that  organization.  Formerly 
he  supported  Democratic  principles.  In  his  social 
relations  he  is  identified  with  the  Masonic  fratcr- 
nit}-,  and  aided  in  the  organization  of  the  lodge 
in  Pittsburgh,  this  stale,  with  which  is  now  iden- 
tified. 


^^ 


IRALEY  &  WICKHAM  is  a  firm  well  known 
throughout  Crawford  County,  for  it  is 
composed  of  two  of  the  most  prominent 
business  men  of  the  community.  They  are 
located  in  Girard,  and  have  two  departments  of 
their  business.  One  of  the  members  of  the  firm 
deals  extensively  in  stock,  while  the  other  looks 
after  the  farming    interests.     By  fair  and  honest 


dealing  they  have  won  universal  confidence,  and 
a  well  merited  success  has  crowned  their  efforts. 

,7ohn  W.  liraley,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm, 
is  numbered  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Sherman 
Township.  He  was  born  in  Orleans  County,  N.  Y., 
and  there  spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and 
youth.  About  1850  he  engaged  in  manufactur- 
ing, having  previously  served  an  apprenticeship 
to  the  Star  &  Nichols  Manufacturing  Compan}'. 
He  continued  the  manufacture  tTf  woolen  goods 
for  three  years  in  New  York,  and  then  removed 
to  Livingston  County,  Mich.,  where  he  followed 
farming  for  about  twelve  years. 

The  3'ear  1867  witnessed  the  arrival  of  Mr.  Bra- 
ley  in  Kansas.  He  came  with  his  brother  and  jNIr. 
Wickham,  bringing  about  fifteen  hundred  sheep, 
the  greater  jiart  of  which  died  during  the  follow- 
ing winter.  -Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged 
in  stock-raising  under  the  firm  name  of  Braley  &. 
Wickham.  They  now  have  about  two  hundred 
sheep  on  their  farm,  and  also  handle  cattle,  horses 
and  hogs.  This  land  comprises  two  sections,  all 
of  which  they  have  improved  and  fenced.  One 
pasture  alone  contains  seven  hundred  and  twenty 
acres. 

Mr.  Brale}'  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  and  is 
a  slanch  Republican.  He  has  taken  an  active  part 
in  politics,  and  served  as  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  County  Commissioners  for  two  years,  during 
which  time  the  County  Treasurer  was  impeached 
and  turned  out  of  office.  He  has  taken  an  active 
interest  in  eveiything  pertaining  to  the  welfare 
of  the  community,  and  is  recognized  as  a  valued 
citizen. 

Nelson  .J.  Wickham  was  born  in  Orleans  Coun- 
ty', N.  Y.,  in  1834,  and  is  a  son  of  Case  Wick- 
ham, who  was  born  in  Canada.  The  grandfather, 
John  Wickham,  was  a  native  of  Dutchess  Coun- 
ty, N.  Y.,  and  the  family  was  of  Scotch  and  Eng- 
lish descent. 

Mr.  Wickham  enlisted  in  the  Seventeenth  New 
York  Battery  in  August,  1862,  and  joined  the 
Eastern  army,  taking  part  in  the  siege  of  Peters- 
burg and  all  of  the  engagements  until  the  final 
surrender  of  Lee,  which  he  witnessed.  His  brigade 
withstood  the  last  charge.  Returning  to  his  home, 
Mr.  Wickham  in  1866  became   interested  with  the 


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Braley  Brothers,  and  the  following  year  they  came 
to  Kansas.  About  1871  Mr.  Wickham  and  John 
W.  Braley  became  the  sole  partners,  and  this  con- 
nection has  since  continued.  They  are  men  of 
excellent  business  and  executive  ability,  and  have 
been  more  than  ordinarily  successful.  In  1876  Mr. 
Wickham  married  Miss  Emma  S.  Jones,  a  native 
of  Indiana.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army 
post  of  Girard,  and  is  a  stalwart  Republican  in 
|)olitics.  The  members  of  the  firm  of  Braley  & 
Wickham  well  deserve  representation  in  this 
volume. 


II^REDERICK  DIXON  MYBICK  is  a  promi- 
l;;^(6)~i  nent  farmer  and  stock-raiser  residing  on 
(1\  section    16,  township  22,   range  22,  Linn 

County,  and  dates  his  settlement  in  this  place  from 
December  5,  1856.  He  was  born  in  Old  Paris, 
Henry  County,  Tenn.,  February  26,  1837,  and  is 
the  son  of  William  and  Nancy  (Gross)  Myrick, 
natives  of  North  Carolina  and  Tennessee,  respec- 
tively. The  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  born 
in  Wales,  and  coming  to  the  United  States  about 
1792,  located  in  North  Carolina.  He  was  accom- 
panied on  his  emigration  to  this  country  by  two 
brothers,  one  of  whom  spent  his  entire  life  in 
North  Carolina,  and  the  other  lived  and  died  in 
Virginia. 

AVilliam  Myrick,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
born  in  1801,  while  his  mother  was  born  in  1806. 
They  were  married  in  Tennessee,  where  they  were 
farmers,  and  where  they  resided  until  coming  to 
Kansas  in  1857.  Here  they  purchased  a  farm  near 
Mapleton,  on  which  they  resided  until  their  de- 
cease, the  father  dying  in  1873.  Their  family  in- 
cluded ten  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  those 
deceased  are:  George  N.,  Howell  A.,  Marcus  L., 
Matthew  C,  Harriet  J.  and  two  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. Those  living  besides  our  subject  are:  Louisa, 
Jackson  R.,  William  Thomas  and  Newton   Green. 


The  parents  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  South. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  came  to  Kansas  in 
1856,  at  which  time  he  entered  a  claim  from  the 
Government  for  a  portion  of  what  is  now  one  of 
his  valuable  farms.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  he 
resided  in  Kansas  during  the  border  troubles,  but 
being  a  man  who  attended  strictly  to  his  own 
affairs,  he  was  never  molested.  During  the  Civil 
War  he  was  a  member  of  the  state  militia.  He  has 
frequentl}'  met  John  Brown,  and  often  heard  him 
speak. 

When  first  coming  to  Kansas,  Mr.  Myrick  settled 
in  Mapleton,  Bourbon  County,  where  he  resided 
for  a  period  of  twenty-one  years.  He  was  the  pro- 
jector of  the  first  milling  enterprise  in  the  above 
place,  and  in  1861  manufactured  the  first  flour  ever 
turned  out  in  the  county.  He  continued  to  oper- 
ate the  mill  for  four  years,  and  was  very  success- 
ful in  that  branch  of  business.  Mr.  Myrick  now 
owns  three  hundred  and  sixty-one  acres  of  valu- 
able land  in  two  separate  farms,  and  makes  a 
specialty  of  raising  fine  grades  of  stock. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Robinson  was  united  in  marriage 
with  our  subject  August  6,  1859.  She  was  born 
in  Coffee  County,  Tenn.,  October  6,  1843,  and  was 
the  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Eliza  (Murphy)  Rob- 
inson. Her  parents  removed  to  Arkansas  about 
1845,  and  made  their  home  in  Carroll  County  for 
seven  years,  at  the  end  of  that  time  coming  to 
Bourbon  County,  this  state.  They  made  their 
home  there  for  two  years,  and  then  going  to 
northern  Missouri,  resided  there  for  seven  years, 
and  subsequently  returned  to  Arkansas,  where  the 
father  died  in  Carroll  County.  Mrs.  Robinson, 
who  is  still  living,  resides  in  North  Cherokee  Na- 
tion. She  became  the  mother  of  a  family  of  ten 
children:  Virginia;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  our  sub- 
ject; Abner,  Mary  J.,  Julia  Ann,  William  T.,  Har- 
riet B.,  William  Park,  Murphy  and  Ella. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Myrick  were  born  the  follow- 
ing ten  children:  Georgiana,  Abner  B.,  Benjie, 
Frederick,  Fredonia,  Gracie,  Delia.  Clinton,  Wal- 
ter and  Thomas.  In  his  political  relations,  our  sub- 
ject is  a  stanch  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  Edora 
Lodge  No.  28,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  is  Past 
Master,  and  also  holds  mernbership  with  the  East- 


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ern  Star  chapter  at  Mapleton.  For  sixteen  years 
Mr.  Myrick  has  represented  the  German  Insurance 
Company  of  Freeport,  111.,  in  this  section,  and  is 
likewise  agent  for  the  State  Insurance  Company  of 
Des  Moines.  He  is  a  self-made  man  in  the  truest 
sense  of  the  term,  all  of  his  property  being  the  re- 
sult of  much  hard  labor  on  his  part,  and  he  is  a 
man  whose  word  is  considered  as  ^ood  as  his  bond. 


/^^  F.  JOHNSON  is  the  owner  of  four  hundred 
(|(  acres  of  land  on  section  26,  Richland  Town- 

^^^  ship,  constituting  one  of  the  richest  farms 
in  Miami  C'ountj'.  This  valuable  property  he  has 
acquired  through  his  indomitable  industry  and 
good  management.  As  a  farmer  Mr.  Johnson  dis- 
plays excellent  judgment  in  the  rotation  of  crops 
and  the  cultivation  of  the  land,  but  as  a  stock- 
raiser  he  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  the 
county,  beginning  in  this  branch  of  agriculture 
about  tiiree  years  ago.  He  is  interested  in  breed- 
ing Belgium  stallions  and  coach  horses,  of  the  lat- 
ter having  a  fine  coal-black  animal  which  is  named 
"Robert,"  and  was  imported  in  1887.  In  that 
year  also  "Hercules,"  a  fine  chestnut  sorrel  stallion, 
was  brought  from  Belgium. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Logan  County,  111.,  and 
is  the  son  of  Henry  Johnson,  a  native  of  Indiana, 
whence  he  removed  to  the  Prairie  State  when  a 
boy.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  during 
the  Civil  Wav  was  First  Lieutenant  in  the  One 
Hundred  and  Sixth  Illinois  Infantry.  He  was  in 
the  service  for  two  and  a-half  j-ears,  when  he  was 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disability. 

The  maiden  name  of  our  subject's  mother  was 
Lockey  Ewing.  She  was  born  in  Kentucky,  and 
met  and  married  Henry  Johnson  in  Illinois.  In 
1880  the  parents  removed  to  Kansas  and  made  set- 
tlement on  the  same  section  where  our  subject 
lives.     There  they  departed  this  life,  the  mother's 


decease  occurring  in  1885,  and  the  father  dying  in 
1891. 

The  parental  family  included  three  children, 
of  whom  C.  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  the 
eldest.  Levi  makes  his  home  in  Kansas  City,  and 
Mary  E.,  now  Mrs.  Gonitis,  is  living  in  Ottawa, 
Kan.  The  parents  of  our  subject  were  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  were  active 
workci'S  in  the  same.  The  father  was  a  Grand 
Army  man  and  a  member  of  Wellsville  Post. 

Our  subject  was  born  Januaiy  1,  1836,  and  was 
reared  on  hjs  father's  farm.  He  received  a  good 
education,  completing  his  studies  in  Jacksonville 
(111.)  College.  Upon  leaving  the  school-room, 
he  engaged  in  farming,  and  in  this  pursuit  has 
accumulated  a  fine  competenc3-.  In  April,  1859, 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Jane  Man  ley,  and  to 
them  has  been  Iiorn  a  son,  Henry  A.  Mrs.  M.  J. 
Johnson  died  in  1865,  and  in  1869  our  subject  was 
married  to  Josephine,  daughter  of  James  G.  and 
Pamelia  (Green)  Berry.  Mrs.  Johnson  is  a  native 
of  Montgomery  County,  Ohio,  while  her  parents 
were  born  in  Virginia,  the  father  in  1800,  and  the 
mother  two  years  later.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Berry  set- 
tled in  Sangamon  County,  111.,  about  1858,  and 
remained  there  until  1862,  when  they  took  up 
their  abode  in  Logan  County,  where  the  former 
died  in  1878,  and  the  latter  in  1884.  Of  their 
family  of  twelve  children,  seven  are  living. 

Mrs.  Josephine  Johnson  was  born  in  1846,  in 
Montgomery  County,  111.,  and  there  received  her 
education.  In  1880  she  came  with  her  husband  to 
Kansas,  and  located  on  the  farm  where  they  make 
their  home  at  tiie  present  time,  when  it  was  only 
partlj'  improved.  They  are  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church.  Socially,  Mr.  .Johnson  is 
a  Grand  Army  man,  and  in  politics  a  stanch  Re 
publican,  casting  his  first  vote  for  Abraham  Lin- 
coln. He  has  been  greatly  interested  in  school 
affairs,  and  has  served  his  district  as  a  member  of 
the  School  Board.  He  is  a  great  leader  in  politi- 
cal affairs,  and  frequently  represents  his  state  and 
county  in  conventions.  He  has  been  Justice  of 
the  Peace  for  two  terms,  and  in  every  enterprise 
to  which  he  gives  his  support  he  maintains  a  deep 
and  unwavering  interest. 

In  1861,  while  residing  in  Illinois,  the  colored 


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people  were  all  driven  from  Logan  County,  with 
the  exception  of  one,  who  was  employed  by  our 
subject.  He  was  ordered  to  send  this  man  away, 
and  was  even  threatened  with  mob  violence  if  he 
did  not  do  so.  A  company  of  sixty  men  was  sent 
to  comi)el  him  to  do  as  he  had  been  requested,  but 
liaving  recei-ved  orders  from  Governor  Yates  to 
hold  the  negro,  he  did  so,  and  received  the  pro- 
tection of  soldiers,  who  filled  his  house  and  com- 
pelled the  retreat  of  the  mob  when  within  a-half 
mile  of  his  residence. 


^^EORGE  M.  EVERLINE.  The  test  of  a 
III  (—-,  man's  ability  and  aptitude  for  any  line  of 
^^jj  business  is  the  result  he  is  able  to  show 
after  a  fair  trial.  No  man  in  Garnett,  Kan.,  per- 
haps has  more  thoroughly  demonstrated  his  abil- 
ity to  push  an  enterprise  to  a  successful  issue  than 
George  M.  Everline,  and  no  one  deserves  more 
honorable  mention  as  a  thorough-going,  wide- 
awake citizen.  Mr.  Everline  is  now  one  of  the 
foremost  general  fire,  lightning  and  tornado  in- 
surance agents  in  this  part  of  the  state.  Like 
many  of  the  enterprising  men  of  the  count3',  he 
is  a  native  of  Germany,  born  in  Bavaria  June  7, 
1831,  and  is  a  son  of  John  S.  and  Ursula  Barbara 
(Kramer)  Everline.  The  name  Everline,  however, 
was  formerly  spelled  Eberlien.  The  first  member- 
of  this  family  to  settle  in  America  was  the  father 
of  our  subject,  who  came  here  in  1838,  and  settled 
in  Ciicleville,  Ohio,  where  his  death  occurred  the 
following  year. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  head  miller  in  a 
flouring-mill  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred very  suddenly  when  he  was  forty-four 
years  of  age.  The  mother  died  in  1884,  in  De- 
catur, 111.  George  M.  was  the  only  child  born  to 
this  estimable  couple.  He  resided  in  Ohio  until 
16 


1854,  and  received  a  common-scliool  education  in 
his  youth.  Later  he  attended  a  select  school,  and 
still  later  a  business  college  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
He  was  but  nine  yeard  of  age  when  his  father  died, 
and  after  this  he  worked  on  the  Sciota  River  for 
some  time.  In  1854  he  accompanied  a  dealer  in 
live  stock  to  Illinois,  and  worked  for  him  a  num- 
ber of  years.  His  first  trip  to  Illinois  was  to  drive 
a  number  of  horses  there.  lie  purchased  some 
land  near  Decatur,  111.,  and  in  the  year  1856 
was  married  to  Miss  Nancy  Ricketts,  a  native  of 
Coshocton  County,  Ohio,  and  the  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  Ricketts. 

In  the  j'ear  1857  Mr.  Everline  moved  to  Oakley 
and  engaged  in  merchandising,  and  was  also  made 
Postmaster  and  railroad  agent.  In  the  spring 
of  1864  he  came  west,  and,  leaving  his  wife 
with  her  parents  near  Ottawa,  enlisted,  and  was 
mustered  into  service  as  a  private  in  Company 
II,  Eleventh  Kansas  Infantry.  He  served  about 
two  years,  remaining  with  that  company  during 
his  service,  and  while  in  camp  he  was  clerk  at  head- 
quarters. After  leaving  the  army  he  clerked  in  a 
store  a  short  time  at  Ottawa,  and  later  taught  school 
at  Peoria,  Franklin  County,  Kan.  In  the  spring  of 
1866  he  came  to  Garnett,  and  in  the  fall  of  the 
same  year  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  District 
Court  and  served  one  term,  after  which  he  en- 
gaged in  the  insurance  business.  In  1870  he 
was  again  elected  Clerk  of  the  District  Court  and 
served  another  term.  Since  that  time  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  insurance  business.  He  rep- 
resents fourteen  prominent  insurance  companies, 
and,  with  the  exception  of  about  four  years,  has 
been  Justice  of  the  Peace  since  1876. 

Our  subject  has  held  other  local  positions,  the 
most  prominent  being  Clerk  of  the  District  Court, 
Councilman ,  Police  Judge,City  Clerk,  Mayor,  mem- 
ber of  the  School  Board,  Deputy  Registrar  of  Deeds 
and  Township  Clerk.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Everline 
were  born  eleven  children,  eight  of  whom  are  now 
living:  Carrie,  who  died  in  1869,  aged  eleven 
years;  Emma;  Arthur  J.,  who  was  an  employe  of 
the  Kansas  City,  Ft.  Scott  and  Memphis  Railroad, 
and  who  was  killed  in  the  switch  yards  at  Mem- 
pliis,  Tenn.,  December  6,  1889;  Dora,  who  became 
the  wife  of  J.  Sanders,  of  ,St.  Joseph,  Mo.;  Perry  L., 


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an  employe  of  the  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Company; 
Julia  May;  Alfred  R.,  in  the  employ  of  the  same 
road;  Jlinnie,  Earl  and  Inez.  In  politics  Mr. 
Everline  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Free  it  Accepted  Masons  and  the  Grand 
Armj'  of  the  Republic,  and  is  a  public-spirited 
citizen. 


)  OHN  M.  ROSE,  a  prosperous  agriculturist 
and  successful  stock-raiser,  residing  upon 
one  of  tiie  best  farms  in  Mound  Township, 
_  Miami  County,  has  since  1872  been  identi- 
fied with  the  advancement  of  his  present  home  in- 
terests, and,  widel3'  known,  is  highly  esteemed  for 
his  business  ability  and  sterling  integrity  of  char- 
acter. Born  in  Sandusky  County,  Ohio,  August 
24,  1843,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  James  and 
Nancy  (Gordon)  Rose,  natives  of  the  Buckeye 
State,  and  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased. 

The  parental  family  included  eight  sons  and 
three  daughters,  of  whom  David  was  Captain  of 
Company  E,  Thirt3--rHSt  Ohio  Infantry,  and  died 
while  in  the  service.  I^dward,  who  was  a  member 
of  the  Tenth  Ohio  Cavahy,  is  also  deceased; 
James  resides  in  Chase  County,  Kan.,  where  he  is 
Probate  Judge;  Henry  makes  his  home  in  Syra- 
cuse, Neb.;  Charles  is  a  resident  of  Florida; 
Alonzo  makes  his  home  in  Delaware  Count}',  Ohio; 
Ferdinand  is  a  farmer  in  Morrow  County,  that 
state;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  L.  M.  Cunard,  is  located  at 
Mt.  Gilead,  Ohio;  Martha,  now  Mrs.  G.  H.  Mosier, 
is  living  in  Delaware  Count}',  the  above  state, 
while  Eliza,  Mrs.  E.  Curl,  is  also  residing  in  the 
Buckeye  State. 

John  M.  Rose,  of  this  sketch,  owned  a  small 
farm  in  Ohio,  which  he  tilled  until  coming  to 
Kansas  in  1872.  For  two  years  after  locating  here 
he  operated  rented  land,  and  at  the  expiration  of 
that  time  purchased  eighty  acres  of   his    present 


fine  estate,  which  now  embraces  two  liundred  and 
forty  acres.  He  has' always  followed  farming  pur- 
suits, and  his  understanding  of  agriculture  in  its 
various  departments  is  broad  and  deep.  Mr.  Rose 
devotes  the  greater  portion  of  his  time  and  at- 
tention to  stock-raising,  and  has  upon  his  place 
some  fine  registered  animals. 

In  the  year  1862,  our  subject  was  mustered  into 
the  service  of  the  Union  armj'  as  a  member  of 
Companj'  B,  Tenth  Ohio  Cavalry,  and  served  his 
countrj'  bravely  for  twelve  months,  when  he  was 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disability.  All 
of  his  brothers,  with  the  exception  of  the  young- 
est, then  a  lad  of  eight  years,  were  soldiers  in  the 
Union  army,  and  were  all  wounded  save  John  M. 
After  the  establishment  of  peace,  Mr.  Rose  re- 
turned to  Ohio,  where  he  resumed  farming,  which 
has  been  his  life  occupation. 

The  lady  to  whom  our  subject  was  married  in 
1865  was  born  in  Morrow  County,  Ohio,  and  bore 
the  name  of  Miss  Sarah  Jane  Pipes.  By  their 
union  were  born  five  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, of  whom  Bert  was  killed  by  lightning  when 
twenty-two  3'ears  of  age.  The  remaining  sons 
and  daughters  arc  Edward,  James,  John,  Lud- 
will,  Lillian,  Lulu  and  Fern.  In  his  political  re- 
lations our  subject  is  a  Republican,  and  socially 
a  Grand  Army  man.  He  is  one  of  Miami  Coun- 
t3''s  most  enterprising  citizens,  and  has  alwa\'S 
been  identified  with  movements  beneficial  to  the 
community. 


\T/ACOB  M.  ROHRER,  Of  that  sturdy  and 
independent  class,  the  farmers  of  Kansas, 
none  are  possessed  of  more  genuine  merit 
and  a  stronger  character  than  the  subject  of 
this  biographical  notice.  He  has  attained  a  more 
than  ordinary  degree  of  success  in  his  calling  as 
an  agriculturist,  aud  wherever  known,  he  is  con- 
ceded to  be  an  energetic  and  progressive  tiller  of 


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tbe  soil,  and  a  public-spirited  citizen,  interested  in 
the  welfare  of  tbe  township  and  county  where  he 
resides. 

A  native  of  Ohio,  our  subject  was  born  in 
Holmes  County  in  1839,  and  in  his  youth  removed 
to  Illinois.  At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War  he 
espoused  the  cause  of  the  Union,  and  in  August, 
1862,  his  name  was  enrolled  as  a  member  of  Com- 
pany E,  Ninety-fourth  Illinois  Infantry,  Colonel 
Orm,  of  Bloomington,  commanding.  He  was 
mustered  into  the  service  at  Bloomington,  and 
from  that  city  accompanied  his  regiment  to  St. 
Louis.  Thence  he  went  with  his  command  to  the 
southwestern  part  of  Mar3iand,  where  he  partici- 
pated in  a  number  of  minor  engagements.  From 
Mar3'land  he  marched  to  the  south,  and  was  pres- 
ent at  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  in  which  he  served 
with  bravery.  After  having  served  for  two  years, 
he  was  honorably  discharged  at  the  expiration  of 
his  period  of  service,  and  from  Brownsville,  Tex., 
returned  to  his  home  in  Illinois. 

In  the  fall  of  1869,  Mr.  Rohrer  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  MoUie  E.  Clarke,  an  accom- 
plished }Oung  lady,  who  received  a  superior  liter- 
ary education  in  the  schools  of  Bloomington,  111. 
Tliey  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  namel3': 
Ettie,  who  was  graduated  from  the  Emporia  High 
School  in  June,  1892,  and  is  now  a  teacher  in 
Miami  County;  William,  Lana  and  Beulah,  who 
are  with  their  parents.  The  family  occupies  a  high 
position  in  the  social  circles  of  the  community, 
and  its  members  are  welcome  guests  in  the  best 
homes  of  the  county. 

Coming  to  the  Sunflower  State  iu  1874,  Mr. 
Rohrer,  in  partnership  with  his  brother  A.,  bought 
a  quarter-section  of  land  in  Miami  County.  After- 
ward our  subject  purchased  his  brother's  interest, 
and  at  present  is  the  owner  of  more  than  fifteen 
hundred  acres  of  fertile  land.  This  large  estate 
has  been  accumulated  through  his  personal  efforts 
and  is  under  his  direct  supervision.  In  addition 
to  farming,  he  has  engaged  with  success  in  the 
raising  of  cattle  and  hogs.  He  usually  feeds  all 
the  grain  he  raises,  although  occasionally  he  dis- 
poses of  corn  or  wheat  in  the  city  market. 

In  his  political  belief  Mr.  Rolirer  gives  his  liearty 
support  to  the  principles  of  the  Republican  party, 


and  is  prominent  in  the  ranks  of  that  organiza- 
tion. He  has  served  as  Treasurer  of  Richland 
Township,  and  for  twelve  consecutive  years  offici- 
ated as  a  member  of  the  School  Board.  In  what- 
ever position  he  has  served,  he  has  proved  the 
possession  of  energy,  good  judgment  and  tact,  and 
is  justly  prominent  in  local  affairs.  Socially  he  is 
identified  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
belonging  to  the  post  at  Paola.  He  and  his  family 
are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
and  he  is  a  liberal  subscriber  to  all  the  enterprises 
of  that  denomination. 


\F^^  F.  HENTZEN,  a  pi-ogressive  citizen  of 
r)\'  Erie,  Neosho  County,  Kan.,  has  become  so 
aS^  well  known  in  this  community  that  he 
(l^  needs  no  special  introduction  to  our  read- 
ers. He  is  at  present  engaged  in  the  furniture 
and  undertaking  business,  and  as  his  friends  are 
many  we  feel  assured  that  this  record  of  his  life 
will  be  received  with  general  interest. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Missouri,  in  Clay  Coun- 
ty', seven  miles  northeast  of  Kansas  City,  and 
is  the  son  of  Henry  Ilentzen,  a  native  of  Berlin, 
Germany.  The  father  emigrated  to  America  in 
company'  with  his  famil}'  iu  the  '30s,  and  locating 
in  .Tefferson  City,  Mo.,  there  followed  his  trade 
of  a  barber.  His  wife  dying,  he  was  again  married, 
the  lady  of  his  choice  being  Miss  Margaret  Cham- 
bers. She  was  born  of  Swiss  parents,  and  her 
mother,  who  emigrated  to  America,  made  her 
home  in  Columbus,  Ohio. 

In  1848,  the  father  of  our  subject,  removed  to 
Missouri,  where  he  purchased  and  improved  land, 
iiis  i)lace  consisting  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-two 
acres,  and  at  the  same  time  he  carried  on  milling 
operations.  He  was  engaged  in  this  latter  indus- 
try until  some  time  in  the  '60s,  when  he  disposed 


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of  bis  milling  interests  and  engaged  in  farming 
until  liis  decease,  which  occurred  in  Januar3',  1887. 
The  mother  of  our  subject  departed  this  life  Sep- 
tember 4,  1893,  at  the  home  of  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Betty  Clinton,  in  Missouri. 

H.  F.  Heutzen,  of  this  sketch,  was  reared  to 
manhood  in  Clay  County,  Mo.,  and  there  received 
such  an  education  as  could  be  gained  in  the 
Schools  near  his  home.  He  was  married  September 
13,  1881,  to  Miss  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  Henry  Mc- 
Bride.  The  year  previous  Mr.  Hentzen  had  come 
to  tliis  count}',  and  locating  at  Osage  Mission  con- 
ducted the  furniture  and  undertaking  business 
there  for  a  period  of  sis  and  a-half  years.  At  the 
expiration  of  that  time  he  made  his  advent  into 
Erie,  with  whose  interests  he  has  since  been  con- 
nected. 

In  political  affairs  our  subject  is  a  stanch  Repub- 
lican and  at  the  present  time  is  serving  acceptably 
as  a  member  of  the  Cit}'  Council.  He  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Catholic  Church.  In  addition  to 
his  business  interests  already  mentioned,  he  owns 
a  quarter-section  of  land  in  this  county  which  he 
hires  cultivated. 


^'AMES  F.  JOHNSTON.  The  biographies 
of  successful  men  who,  without  the  influ- 
ence of  wealth  or  the  prestige  of  family 
have  attained  to  positions  of  usefulness 
and  honor  serve  the  two-fold  p'urpose  of  encour- 
aging the  young  and  paying  a  well  merited  trib- 
ute to  the  man  himself.  While  Mr.  Johnston  has 
not  gained  great  wealth,  he  has  secured  a  valu- 
able property  and  is  numbered  among  the  sub- 
stantial residents  of  Miami  Count}'.  He  is  the 
owner  and  occupant  of  a  finely  improved  farm, 
located  on  sections  3  and  34,  the  residence  being 
located  on  the  section  first  named. 

Boin  in  Bond  County,  111.,  iu  1835,  our  subject 


is  the  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Price)  Johnston, 
natives  respectively  of  South  Carolina  and  Vir- 
ginia. He  was  reared  to  manhood  in  the  county 
of  his  birth,  where  he  received  a  common-school 
education,  and  during  the  summer  seasons  aided 
in  the  work  on  the  home  farm.  His  parents  being 
in  humble  circumstances,  he  commenced  his  active 
business  career  with  no  fortune  save  his  industry 
and  uncompromising  integrity.  He  established  a 
home  of  his  own  in  1858,  when  he  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Rachel  Merry,  an  estimable 
lady,  possessing  a  noble  character  and  kindly  dis- 
position. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Johnston  continued  to 
reside  in  Bond  County  until  1866,  when  he  came 
to  Kansas  and  settled  in  Richland  Townshij),  Mi- 
ami County.  He  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  unimproved  land  on  section  10,  to  the 
cultivation  of  which  he  devoted  his  time  for  a 
number  of  years.  At  present  he  owns,  as  above 
stated,  a  farm  of  two  hundred  and  forty-nine 
acres,  situated  on  sections  3  and  34.  He  has  brought 
the  land  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation,  and  has 
erected  the  substantial  and  commodious  buildings 
which  are  now  on  the  propert}'.  In  connection 
with  general  farming,  he  was  for  man}'  years  ex- 
tensively engaged  in  raising  stock,  meeting  with 
success  in  that  line  of  work. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnston  reared  a  family  of  five 
children,  viz.:  Samuel  N.;  Mary  I.,  wife  of  Frank 
Redenbaugh,  of  California;  James  D.;  Clara  A., 
who  married  D.  D.  Bryon;  and  Charles,  who  makes 
his  home  in  Franklin  County,  this  state.  The 
family  was  bereaved  in  1869  by  the  death  of  the 
devoted  wife  and  mother,  whose  loss  was  a  severe 
affliction  to  the  husband  and  children.  Mr.  John- 
ston has  been  closely  identified  with  the  worthy 
interests  of  the  county  in  which  he  has  resided 
for  so  many  years.  In  all  matters  pertaining  to 
the  general  good  he  is  especially  active,  and  is  a 
friend  to  local  progress  and  educational  advance- 
ment. For  a  period  covering  more  than  twenty- 
five  years  he  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  School 
Board  in  the  district  where  he  resides,  and  has 
materially  promoted  the  standard  of  education 
in  the  community. 

Politically  a  stanch  Republican,  Mr.  Johnston 


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has  at  various  times  been  elected  to  official  posi- 
tions, in  wliich  lie  has  served  with  fidelity  and  to 
the  great  satisfaction  of  the  people.  For  two 
years  he  filled  the  position  of  Township  Treasurer, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1892  he  was  elected  Clerk  of 
Richland  Towuship.  In  his  religious  affiliations, 
he  has  been  activel}'  connected  with  the  Cumber- 
land Presb3'terian  Church  since  about  1870.  He 
is  well  known  throughout  the  county,  and  his 
sterling  worth  has  won  for  him  the  high  regard  of 
all  with  whom  he  has  been  brought  in  contact. 


l^ETER  H.  WATKINS.  Of  all  the  numerous 
))/   vocations  by  which  men  gain  a  livelihood, 

f^  none  is  more  honest  and  independent  than 
I  \  that  of  tilling  the  soil.  Prominent  among 
the  farmers  who  successfully  manage  their  affairs 
in  Washington  Township,  Anderson  County,  is 
the  gentleman  above  named,  who  is  located  on  a 
well  cultivated  tract  on  section  4,  where  he  has  re- 
sided since  1870.  The  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
whose  given  name  was  Ebenezer,  was  a  native  of 
Wales,  and  came  to  this  country  when  four  years 
old.  He  was  a  gallant  soldier  in  the  War  of  the 
Revolution,  and  passed  away  in  Virginia.  The 
paternal'  grandmother  bore  tiie  maiden  name  of 
Christina  Marks,  and  was  born  in  Loudoun  Coun- 
ty, Va.  After  the  death  of  her  husband,  which 
occurred  in  Floyd  County,  she  went  to  Wahington 
County,  Ind.,  where  she  spent  the  remainder  of 
her  life,  and  died  some  time  in  the  earl^'  '40s. 

The  fatlier  of  our  subject,  Isaiah  Watkins,  was 
born  in  Montgomery  County,  Va.,  on  the  17th  of 
April,  1811,  and  was  there  reared  to  manhood. 
He  is  a  man  of  strict  moral  principles  and  good 
character,  and  is  liked  bj'all  who  know  him.  In  the 
year  1835,  he  married  a  Miss  Margaret  Bierley, 
who  was  a  native  of  Washington  Countj%  Ind., 


where  she  was  born  in  March,  1818.  After  their 
union,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Watkins  remained  in  Wash- 
ington County  for  about  four  years,  and  then  re- 
moved to  Bartholomew  Count}^  where  the  latter 
liicd  February  12,  1858.  Mr.  Watkins  continued 
to  live  there  till  1882,  when  he  came  to  Ander- 
son Count}'  to  live  with  his  children.  He  is  tlie 
father  of  nine  children,  namely:  Peter  H.,  John  B., 
George  W.,  Jacob  T.,  Lemuel  F.,  Isaiah  M.,  Luther, 
Lafayette  and  Melissa. 

Peter  H.  Watkins  is  a  native  of  the  state  of 
Indiana,  having  been  born  in  Washington  Coun- 
ty, on  the  3d  of  October,  1837.  He  was  about 
three  years  old  when  his  parents  moved  to  Bar- 
tholomew County,  Ind.,  where  he  grew  to  mature 
years,  during  which  time  he  was  constantl}'  in  that 
county  with  the  exception  of  about  two  and  one- 
half  years,  which  he  spent  in  Pike  County,  111.  In 
the  summer  of  1870  he  came  to  Anderson  Count}', 
purchased  land  in  this  township,  and  has  ever  since 
made  this  his  abiding  place. 

For  a  life-companion,  our  subject  chose  Mrs. 
Rachael  Vanscoj'oc,  who  was  born  in  Grant  Coun- 
ty, Ind.,  December  28,  1840.  The  marriage  was 
performed  in  Washington  Township,  October  3, 
1872,  at  the  home  of  the  bride.  Mrs.  Watkins' 
parents,  Evan  and  Margaret  (Scott)  Benbow,  were 
natives  of  North  Carolina  and  early  settlers  of 
Grant  County,  where  they  died  some  years  ago. 
Of  the  nine  children  born  to  them,  five  sons  and 
four  daughters,  Mrs.  Watkins  was  the  fourth  in 
order  of  birth.  She  was  formerly  married  to 
Isaac  Vanscoyoc,  to  whom  she  bore  six  children: 
Clara,  John,  Jane,  Altice,  Denny  and  Thomas. 
Mr.  Vanscoyoc  passed  away  May  18,  1870. 

The  union  of  our  subject  and  his  wife  has  been 
blessed  by  the  birth  of  two  children,  William 
Clarence  and  Frank.  Mr.  Watkins  finds  time  in 
the  midst  of  his  extensive  personal  affairs  to  bear 
an  active  part  in  tlie  local  and  political  trans- 
actions and  in  all  movements  which  tend  to  tlie 
general  welfare  of  the  community.  He  has  been 
Township  Trustee  and  Treasurer,  and  has  also  filled 
the  responsible  office  of  Town  Clerk,  discharging 
his  duties  in  every  capacity  in  a  trustworthy  man- 
ner and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  people.  He  is 
identified  with  the  German  Baptist  (or  Dunkard) 


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Church,  in  which  he  is  an  active  worker.  Mr.  Wat- 
kins  has  alwaj'S  been  an  industrious  man  and  a 
good  manager,  and  has  made  for  himself  and 
family  a  comfortable  maintenance.  He  is  now 
the  owner  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
fertile  land,  on  which  have  been  erected  a  number 
of  convenient  and  valuable  buildings.  Personallj' 
he  is  a  genial  and  companionable  man,  strictly 
honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  and  therefore  is 
highly  regarded  by  all  with  whom  he  has  to  do. 


I  SAAC  SHACKELTON,  a  prosperous  and  ener- 
getic general  agriculturist  located  upon  sec- 
tion 13,  Osawatomie  Township,  Miami  Coun- 
ty, Kan.,  handles  upon  his  broad  acres  some  of  the 
finest  stock  in  the  state,  and  has  been  especially 
successful  in  raising  a  grade  of  horses  second 
to  none  in  his  locality.  AVidely  known  and 
highly  esteemed  for  his  enterprise  and  excellent 
business  qualifications,  our  subject  enjoys  the  con- 
fidence of  many  friends,  and  is  intimately  associ- 
ated with  the  progressive  interests  of  Miami 
County,  where  he  has  continuously  resided  since 
1878.  Mr.  Shackelton  was  born  near  Trenton, 
N.  J.,  September  9,  1839,  and  was  the  son  of 
Samuel  Shackelton,  likewise  a  native  of  New  Jer- 
sey, and  born  in  1814.  The  paternal  grandfather, 
emigrating  from  England  to  the  United  States, 
located  in  the  town  of  Hope,  N.  J.,  in  a  verj'  early 
day.  The  mother,  Katie  (Derlin)  Shackelton, 
was  also  born  in  New  Jersey.  Her  father  emi- 
grated from  Wales  to  America  and  lived  for  many 
years  in  New  Jersey,  where  he  died,  mourned  by 
all  who  knew  him.  The  parents  of  our  subject, 
marrj'ing  in  their  native  state,  remained  there  for 
some  time,  but  finally  journeyed  to  Pennsylvania 
and  made  their  home  in  Easton,  Northami^ton 
County.  They  spent  a  number  of  years  in  the 
Quaker  State,  but  finally,  following  the  tide  of  emi- 


gration, found  their  way  to  Illinois,  settling  in  De- 
Kalb  County,  their  permanent  abiding  place  until 
their  death. 

The  father,  by  occupation  both  a  carpenter  and 
farmer,  after  a  life  of  busy  usefulness  died  in  1878, 
his  good  wife  having  preceded  him  to  the  better 
land  eight  years  before,  in  1870.  Of  the  nine 
children  who  blessed  the  union  of  the  father 
and  mother,  four  survived  to  maturity:  M.  G., 
Emil3',  Maria  and  Isaac.  Our  subject  was  about 
thirteen  years  of  age  when  he  accompanied  his 
parents  to  DeKalb  County,  111.  He  gained  a  com- 
mon-school education  in  the  Quaker  State,  and  re- 
maining with  his  father  until  1866,  was  variously 
engaged  in  agricultural  duties  and  carpenter  work. 
He  entered  the  emplo}'  of  the  Government  in 
1862,  and  did  the  duty  of  timekeeper  of  a  con- 
struction corps.  He  has  devoted  almost  his  entire 
life  to  farming,  but  has  gained  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  trade  of  a  carpenter,  working  side 
by  side  with  his  father  at  the  bench. 

In  DeKalb  County,  111.,  in  the  year  1870,  were 
united  in  marriage  Isaac  Shackelton  and  Miss  Han- 
nah Adelia  Butts;  she  was  born  in  Otsego  County, 
N.  Y.,  and  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Jesse  D. 
and  Lucinda  P.  (I'orbush)  Butts,  the  latter  of 
whom  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  December  29, 
1816.  The  maternal  grandfather,  Aaron  Forbusli, 
died  in  the  Empire  State,  where  he  was  widely 
known  and  highlj'  respected.  The  parents  of  Mrs. 
Shackelton  married  and  settled  in  Otsego  County, 
N.  Y.,  and  journeying  to  Illinois,  located  in  De- 
Kalb County  in  1855.  After  residing  for  many 
years  in  that  part  of  the  state,  the}'  flnallj'  removed 
to  Chicago,  their  permanent  home  until  the  death 
of  the  father,  August  7,  1880.  The  mother  p.issed 
away  April  17,  1891,  in  Sidney,  Iowa.  Of  their 
five  children  four  lived  to  maturity':  Demetrius 
E.,  Charles  A.,  Hannah  A.  (Mrs.  Shackelton)  and 
Frank  L. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shackelton  iramediatel_v  follow- 
ing their  marriage  settled  in  Milan  Township, 
DeKalb  County,  III.,  where  our  subject  bouglit 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  which  he  in- 
dustriously cultivated  for  three  years  and  then 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  DeKalb  for  the 
succeeding  two  years.     At  the  expiration   of  this 


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length  of  time  Mr.  Sbackelton  with  his  wife  and 
family  traveled  to  Kansas  and,  pleased  with  Miami 
County,  here  located,  settling  in  Osawatomie 
Township.  The  Shackelton  farm  contains  one 
hundred  and  eighty-three  fertile  acres,  the  most  of 
which  is  under  a  iiigh  state  of  cultivation  and 
well  improved  with  excellent  and  attractive  build- 
ing. Three  children  have  brightened  the  pleasant 
home,  Granville,  Jessie  and  Halle. 

Since  his  arrival  in  Kansas  Mr.  Shackelton  has 
devoted  his  time  continuously  to  farming  and  has 
achieved  financial  success.  Aided  by  his  wife,  a 
true  helpmate  and  a  lady  of  superior  ability,  he  has 
won  his  upward  way  to  a  position  of  influence,  and 
as  a  successful  stock-raiser  enjoys  an  enviable  rep- 
utation throughout  the  county.  Broad  in  his  re- 
ligious views,  our  subject  is  ever  ready  to  lend  a 
helping  hand  to  the  unfoi'tunate,and,  politically  a 
Democrat,  is  an  ardent  supporter  of  the  i)arty  of 
the  peojjle.  Fraternally  associated  with  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Mr.  Shackelton 
has  many  warm  friends  in  that  ancient  order  and 
likewise  enjo^'S  the  high  regard  of  the  general 
public. 


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ANIEL  SHIPMAN,  deceased,  for  many 
years  a  leading  citizen  and  enterprising 
general  agriculturist  of  Osawatomie  Town- 
ship, Miami  County,  Kan.,  was  a  man  of 
worth  and  broad  intelligence,  and  vitally  inter- 
ested in  all  matters  of  public  welfare,  commanded 
the  esteem  of  many  friends,  and  was  mourned  .as  a 
public  loss  when  upon  February  14, 1888,  he  entered 
into  rest.  Our  subject  was  born  in  Kent,  England, 
August  14,  1824,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  had 
not  yet  reacheri  three-score  years  and  ten,  and  was 
occupying  a  position  of  useful  influence.  Mr. 
Shipman  was  reared  to  manhood  in  his  native 
land.  Self  reliant,  energetic  and  industrious,  he 
determined,  when  .about  twenty-five  years  of  age, 


to  try  his  fortunes  in  the  broader  fields  of  the 
world  of  promise  beyond  the  sea.  Embarking 
for  America,  our  subject  made  a  safe  and  prosper- 
ous voyage  across  the  Atlantic  and  soon  landed  in 
the  United  States.  Locating  at  once  in  the  west, 
Mr.  Shipman  made  his  home  in  Illinois,  in  which 
state  he  found  ready  em])loyment  and  remained 
for  about  six  years. 

At  the  expiration  of  this  length  of  time,  fol- 
lowing the  tide  of  emigration  to  the  farther  west, 
Mr.  Sliipman  journej'ed  to  Kansas,  and  locating 
in  Miami  County  in  the  early  '60s,  purchased  a 
farm  in  Osawatomie  Township,  where  he  continued 
to  reside  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Arriving 
within  the  borders  of  the  state  a  single  man,  it  was 
not  many  years  before  Daniel  Shipman  entered 
into  the  bonds  of  matrimony,  wedding  in  Miami 
County,  Kan.,  in  1838,  Miss  Surilda  Pine,  a  native 
of  the  state  of  Missouri,  who  was  born  in  Lincoln 
County,  June  12,  1849.  The  union  of  our  subject 
and  his  estimable  wife  was  blessed  by  the  birth 
of  one  child,  a  bright  and  attractive  daughter, 
MoUie,  now  the  wife  of  John  C.  Brad}-.  ]\Ir.  and 
Mrs.  Brady  are  the  happ}'  parents  of  one  child,  a 
daughter,  Fannie. 

The  father  of  Mrs.  Shipman,  a  long  time  resi- 
dent and  highly  esteemed  citizen  of  Missouri, 
his  native  state,  was  Charles  G.  Pine,  who  was 
widely  known  as  a  man  of  earnest  purpose  and  ster- 
ling integrity  of  character.  He  later  became  one 
of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Miami  Count}',  Kan., 
where  he  passed  away,  honored  by  all  who  knew 
him,  April  23, 1877.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Shipman, 
in  maidenhood  Ellender  H.  Schrum,  was,  like 
her  husband,  a  native  of  Missouri,  where  she  spent 
her  entire  life  and  died  nearly  a  score  of  years  be- 
fore the  demise  of  her  husband,  upon  December 
30,  1857. 

Our  subject,  possessing  ability  of  a  high  order, 
and  a  man  of  excellent  business  attainments,  read- 
ily made  his  way  upward  to  a  financial  position  of 
assured  success.  Entering  with  unfl.agging  industry 
into  the  cultivation  of  the  fertile  soil  of  Kansas, 
he  brought  his  broad  acres  up  to  a  high  state  of 
cultivation.  He  is  an  excellent  manager  and  has 
added  to  his  property  and  improved  his  valuable 
farm,  one  of  the  best  in  its  locality;  he  has  erected 


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a  handsome  and  commodious  residence  and  built 
large  and  substantial  barns,  and  the  Shipman  home- 
stead is  known  far  and  wide  as  the  abode  of  thrift 
and  plenty.  At  the  time  of  his  death  Mr.  Ship- 
man  owned  three  hundred  and  twent}'  acres  of  as 
fine  land  as  the  state  of  Kansas  contained,  and  left 
to  his  heirs  a  comfortable  competence.  His  widow 
is  a  lady  of  superior  ability  and  culture,  and  pos- 
sesses the  sincere  regard  of  many  friends;  she  oc- 
cupies a  position  of  usefulnes,  and  is  foremost  in 
good  works  and  benevolent  enterprises. 


AVID  DICK,  who  carries  on  general  farm- 
ing on  section  24,  Lincoln  Township, 
Crawford  County,  is  a  native  of  the  Ke3'- 
stone  State.  He  .was  born  in  Indiana 
Count3'  in  1835,  and  is  one  of  a  family  of  eight 
children,  wliose  parents  were  John  and  Margaret 
(Pate)  Dick.  Tliey  were  also  natives  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. In  the  county  of  his  nativity  our  subject 
spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth,  and  was 
early  inured  to  the  arduous  labors  of  the  farm, 
for  as  soon  as  he  was  old  enough  to  handle  the 
plow  he  began  work  in  the  fields.  To  iiis  father 
he  gave  the  benefit  of  his  services  until  his  mar- 
riage. 

Mr.  Dick  was  joined  in  wedlock  with  Miss 
Amanda  Golden,  and  then  located  on  a  farm  of 
his  own  in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  lived  for  some 
time.  Bidding  good-bye  to  his  native  state,  he  re- 
moved with  his  family  to  Richland  County,  Ohio, 
but  after  a  short  time  he  came  to  Kansas,  the 
year  1871  witnessing  his  arrival.  He  located  upon 
the  farm  wliere  he  still  resides,  and  here  he  has  de- 
veloped three  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  good 
land.  In  fact,  this  is  one  of  the  finest  farms  of  the 
county,  being  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation 
and  well  improved  with  all  modern  accessories  and 
conveniences.     The  home  has   been  blessed    with 


the  presence  of  four  children,  three  sons  and  a 
daughter,  Charles,  Thompson,  Minnie  and  Frank,       J 
and  they  have  been    provided   with   good    educa-        ^ 
tional  privileges,  which  have  fitted  them   for  the 
practical  and  responsible  duties  of  life. 

Mr.  Dick  is  connected  with  the  business  inter- 
ests of  Englevale,  having  erected  a  large  store 
building  in  that  place,  over  which  is  an  entertain- 
ment hall.  He  votes  the  Republican  ticket  and 
takes  quite  an  active  part  in  political  affairs.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  School  Board,  and  himself  and 
family  are  members  of  the  Church  of  God.  He 
takes  quite  an  active  interest  in  everything  per- 
taining to  the  welfare  of  the  community,  and 
gives  his  support  to  all  enterprises  calculated  to 
advance  the  educational,  social  and  moral  good. 
He  IS  conservative  in  that  he  is  not  venturesome, 
yet  is  progressive,  and  the  community  finds  in 
him  a  valued  citizen.  His  life  has  been  an  honor- 
able and  upright  one,  devoted  to  his  business  in- 
terests and  the  happiness  of  his  family,  and  it  is 
with  pleasure  that  we  present  this  record  of  his 
life  to  our  readers. 


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^5^1  R ANDISON  J.  MUNDELL,  a  practical  agri- 
i||  g-,  culturist  and  prominent  citizen  of  Centre- 
^^5)  ville  Township,  Linn  Country,  Kan.,  now 
residing  upon  his  finely  cultivated  homestead  lo- 
cated on  section  1,  is  a  native  of  Harrison  Count}', 
W.  Va.,  and  was  born  March  19,  1839.  Since 
1863  identified  with  the  interests  of  his  present 
home,  he  has  held  with  ability  the  position  of 
Township  Treasurer.  The  father  of  our  subject, 
James  Mundell,  was  born  in  Greene  County, 
Pa.,  January  28,  1798.  The  Mundells  are  of 
Irish  ancestr}',  but  the  paternal  grandfather  was  a 
well  known  citizen  of  the  Quaker  State,  where  he 
died.  The  mother,  Nancy  (Grooms)  Mundell,  was 
born  in  Greene  County,  Pa.,  December  25,   1807. 


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439 


The  maternal  grandfather,  Richard  Grooros,  was 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  Quaker  State.  The 
parents  married  and  settled  in  their  native  county, 
and  lived  there  from  1824  until  1828.  Then 
they  located  in  Harrison  County,  Va.,  and  re- 
mained there  until  1853,  a  full  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, when  they  settled  in  Cooper  County,  Mo., 
where  tlie  father  died  on  the  5th  of  May,  1855. 
The  mother  removed  with  her  children  to  Douglas 
County,  Kan.,  in  the  spring  of  1862,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1863  located  in  Centreville  Township, 
Linn  County.  For  thirty  years  a  constant  resi- 
dent of  this  locality,  the  beloved  mother  died 
March  8,  1893,  mourned  hy  all  who  knew  her. 

The  father  was  connected  with  the  Methodist 
Church,  I)ut  the  mother  was  a  devout  member  of 
the  United  Brethren  Church.  From  the  obituaiy 
notice  which  mainly  gave  the  facts  we  have  pre- 
viously recorded,  we  make  the  following  brief  ex- 
tracts: "Passed  away,  Mrs.  Nancy  Mundell,  at  the 
residence  of  her  son,  T.  A.  Mundell,  near  Centre- 
ville, March  8,  1893,  at  the  age  of  eighty-five 
years,  two  months  and  thirteen  days.  Peacefully 
she  passed  into  the  presence  of  her  Savior.  She 
was  the  mother  of  seven  children,  four  sons  to 
follow  her,  three  daughters  having  preceded  her  to 
the  Land  of  Rest.  She  was  a  devoted  wife  and 
loving  mother.  She  led  a  quiet  life,  alwa^^s  look- 
ing to  the  welfare  of  others.  In  early  life  she 
became  a  Christian, and  united  witii  the  Method- 
ist Protestant  Church.  After  coming  to  Kansas 
she  united  with  the  United  Brethren  Church,  liv- 
ing a  consistent  Christian  until  Christ  claimed  His 
own.  A  large  audience  of  friends  and  neighbors 
attended  the  funeral  services  at  the  church  March 
10,  after  which  we  laid  her  earthly  remains  away 
in  the  Goodrich  Cemetery  until  the  resurrection 
morning."  The  seven  children  were  in  the  order 
of  their  birth:  Brice  G.,  Joseph  W.,  Rosanna  (de- 
ceased), Almeda  (deceased),  Grandison  J.,  Sophia, 
(deceased),  and  Theopilus  A. 

Our  subject,  the  fifth  child  in  order  of  birth, 
accompanied  the  family  in  their  various  removals. 
He  came  with  his  mother  to  his  present  locality 
in  1862,  and  mainly  engaged  in  farming,  now  pros- 
perously cultivates  a  valuable  homestead  of  three 
hundred    and   twenty   acres,   well  improved  with 


excellent  and  commodious  buildings,  it  being  one 
of  the  best  farms  in  the  county.  LTpon  IMaich  23, 
1871,  were  united  in  marriage  Grandison  J.  Mun- 
dell and  Miss  Sarah  L.,  a  daughter  of  Will- 
iam H.  Davis,  who  was  born  in  Steuben  Coun- 
ty, N.  Y.,  August  14,  1823.  The  paternal  grand- 
parents, Aaron  and  Phoebe  (Burrows)  Davis, 
natives  of  the  Empire  State,  after  their  marriage 
settled  in  Steuben  County,  where  the  grandmother 
died.  The  grandfather  later  removed  to  Mich- 
igan, and  finallj'  located  in  Winnebago  County, 
111.,  where  he  passed  away  in  1869.  Aaron  Davis 
.and  his  good  wife  were  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  lived  to  years  of  maturity: 
Elisha,  David,  William  H.  and  Charlotte.  Will- 
iam H.  remained  in  his  native  county  until  he  had 
arrived  at  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he  left  home, 
and  beginning  life  for  himself,  located  in  Ontario 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  worked  out  by  the  month.  At 
the  age  of  twent3'-one,  upon  January  28,  1844, 
lie  married  Miss  Ann  Chamberlin,  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Bodine)  Chamberlin,  natives  of 
New  Jersey,  who  were  reared  and  married  in  their 
early  home.  They  afterward  located  in  Seneca 
County,  N.  Y.,  then  removed  to  Rochester,  and 
finall}' settled  in  Champaign  County,  Ohio,  where 
the  latter  died. 

John  and  Sarah  Chamberlin  iiad  twelve  children, 
of  whom  Ann,  Mrs.  Davis,  was  the  fourtli  in  order 
of  birth.  She  was  born  in  Seneca  Countj-,  N.  Y., 
August  14,  1823.  Immediately  succeeding  his 
marriage  William  Davis  and  his  wife  made  their 
home  in  Rochester,  from  which  city,  after  a  resi- 
dence of  several  years,  they  emigrated  to  Winne- 
bago County,  111.  There  Mr.  Davis,  engaging  in 
farming,  remained  until  the  spring  of  1870,  tiien 
settled  in  Centreville,  Linn  County,  Kan.,  on  the 
farm  where  he  is  now  located.  Mr.  Davis  entering 
Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Forty-sixth  Illi- 
nois Infantry,  in  1864,  served  with  faithful  fidelity 
one  year,  when  the  war  ended.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis, 
are  the  parents  of  three  children,  Frank;  Sarali  L., 
wife  of  our  subject,  and  Emma,  wife  of  Benjamin 
Werkman.  Mrs.  Mundell,  a  lady  of  ability  and 
culture,  was  born  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1850.  Our  subject  and  his  wife  have  been 
blessed  with  the  presence  of  three  children:  Jessie 


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E.,    Georgiana    and   Frances    L.     Mr.  and    Mrs. 

Mundell  are  valued  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  and  are  active  in  tlie  support 
and  extension  of  good  work  and  religious  influ- 
ence. Our  subject  is  numbered  among  the  liberal- 
spirited  citizens  of  Linn  County,  and  taking  a 
lively  interest  in  both  local  and  national  affairs,  is 
ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  in  all  enter- 
prises of  the  count}'. 


S?       OUIS  BRAND.    A  biography  should  be  writ- 

I  (^  ^^^^  ^^^  *^®  ^^^^  ^^  "'^  lessons,  that  men 
/iL^»  everywhere  may  place  themselves  in  con- 
tact with  facts  and  affairs,  and  build  themselves 
up  to  and  into  a  life  of  excellence,  not  in  any 
sphere,  but  in  their  own  rightful  place,  where  they 
may  keep  and  augment  their  individuality.  To 
record  in  some  respects  the  details  of  such  a  life 
is  purposed  in  the  following  history  of  Louis 
Brand,  who  is  not  onl}'  one  of  the  successful  and 
thorough-going  agriculturists  of  Mound  Township, 
but  an  honored  and  worthy  citizen  as  well.  He 
resides  on  section  18,  is  the  owner  of  large  tracts 
of  land,  and  has  a  very  tasty  and  commodious 
residence.  He  is  a  native  of  Switzerland,  the  land 
of  beautiful  scenery,  and  his  birth  occurred  March 
13, 1845,  to  the  union  of  John  and  Marj-  (Paiitou) 
Brand. 

The  Brand  family  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1850,  and  settled  in  Columbiana  County,  Ohio, 
where  they  remained  until  1852.  From  there 
they  removed  to  Carroll  County,  Mo.,  settled  on 
a  farm,  and  there  tlie  father's  life  terminated. 
Later  the  mother  removed  to  Kansas  and  received 
her  final  summons  in  Miami  County.  The^'  were 
the  parents  of  thirteen  children,  ten  of  whom  grew 
to  mature  years.  Mary  became  the  wife  of  Michael 
Pariton;  Kate  married  C.  Brand;  Margaret  mar- 
ried Michael   Stiner;  John  is  next;  Lizzie  and  C. 


are  deceased;  Louis  is  our  subject;  Louisa  is  the 
wife  of  L.  Umpherman;  Benjamin  and  Caroline 
complete  the  list.  The  father  of  these  children  was 
an  honest,  hard-working,  persevering  man, and  no 
doubt  inherited  all  these  characteristics  from  his 
ancestors,  who  were  worthy  sons  of  Switzerland. 
Those  of  that  nativity  who  came  to  the  United 
States  have  almost  without  exception  proved 
themselves  most  worthy  citizens  and  members  of 
society. 

Our  subject  made  his  home  under  the  parental 
roof  until  his  mother  moved  to  Kansas,  and  then 
he  and  liis  brothers  purchased  sixty-flve  acres  of 
land.  They  have  prospered  in  their  enterprises 
and  are  the  owners  of  one  thousand  acres  of  land. 
They  are  engaged  principally  in  stock-raising,  but 
the  farming  industry  is  not  neglected  entirely. 

In  1871  our  subject  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Margaret  Tapa,  a  native  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.  The  following  interesting  children  have 
been  given  them:  Rosella,  Laurence,  Ora,  John, 
Anna,  Laura  and  Alger.  During  the  late  unpleas- 
antness between  the  north  and  the  south,  Mr. 
Brand  enlisted  in  Companj'  F,  Forty-fourth  Mis- 
souri Regiment,  in  1864,  serving  one  j'car.  He 
served  his  countr}'  faithfully  and  participated 
in  a  number  of  engagements,  the  most  prominent 
being  Duck  River,  Spring  Hill,  Franklin,  Nash- 
ville and  Spanish  Fort.  In  politics  he  casts  his 
vote  with  the  Republican  party,  with  which  he 
is  in  full  harmony.  He  is  a  member  of  A.  J. 
Smith  Post  No.  102,  G.  A.  R. 


jfMOS  CORRINGTON  BABCOCK,  M.  D., 
a  prominent  physician  and  druggist  nt 
Blue  Mound,  and  the  owner  of  a  large 
amount  of  valuable  land  in  Linn  County, 
was  born  in  Smyrna,  Chenango  Count}',  N.  Y., 
Februar}-  28,  1833.  His  ancestors  for  many  gen- 
erations resided  in  New  York  State.     His  father, 


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Corrington  Babcock,  was  born  in  Brookfield,  that 
state,  and  upon  choosing  a  profession  entered 
upon  the  study  of  medicine,  which  he  practiced 
successively  in  Truxton,  Cortland  and  Preble, 
N.  Y.  Subsequently  he  removed  to  Chenango 
Count3',  N.  Y.,  and  practiced  his  profession  in 
Smyrna  until  about  1840,  when  he  removed  to 
Phoebus,  Onondaga  County.  Twelve  years  later 
he  went  to  Georgetown,  Madison  County,  and 
spent  sis  years  in  that  place.  Thence  he  removed 
to  Corfu  and  there  remained  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  His  wife 
passed  away  some  years  prior  to  his  demise. 

Doctor  and  Mrs.  Babcock  have  been  blessed 
by  the  birth  of  four  children,  Amos  C.  being  the 
second  in  order  of  birth.  The  eldest,  Asa  D.,  also 
became  a  physician,  and  for  a  time  followed  his 
profession  in  Earlville,  N.  Y.  In  1855  he  le- 
moved  to  Illinois  and  located  at  Galva,  where  he 
died  at  the  age  of  fifty  years.  He  was  an  indefati- 
gable worker  and  would  often  ride  for  miles,  un- 
mindful of  storm,  in  order  to  visit  a  patient,  and 
his  services  were  given  to  the  poor  and  needy 
witliout  other  recompense  than  their  gratitude. 
In  fact,  his  tireless  devotion  to  his  professional  du- 
ties was  to  a  large  extent  :the  cause  of  his  death. 
The  elder  daughter  in  the  family,  Harriet  M.,  mar- 
ried Dr.  II.  S.  Hutchins  and  resides  in  Batavia 
N.  Y.  The  younger  daughter,  Anna  M.,  died  at 
Batavia.  The  mother  of  these  children  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Fanny,  and  was  born  in  Massa- 
chusetts. 

The  literary  studies  of  Amos  Babcock  were 
conducted  in  the  academy  at  Homer,  N.  Y.  He 
studied  medicine  under  the  preceptorship  of  his 
father  and  attended  a  course  of  lectures  at  the 
Albany  Medical  College.  In  the  spring  of  1855 
he  accompanied  his  brother  to  Galva,  111.,  and  in 
partnership  with  him  conducted  an  extensive 
practice  for  four  3-ears  and  also  engaged  in  the 
drug  business.  Returning  to  the  Empire  State 
he  entered  the  New  York  Medical  University  and 
was  graduated  with  the  Class  of  '60.  IJe  then 
went  back  to  Galva,  where  he  practiced  his  pro- 
fession until  1883,  he  and  his  brother  being  the 
leading  surgeons  of  the  place.  He  was  promi- 
nently connected   with  the  village,  which   during 


the  period  of  his  residence  there  grew  from  a 
town  of  sixteen  buildings  to  a  city  having  a  pop- 
ulation of  four  thousand.  In  addition  to  the  in- 
come received  from  his  practice  he  owned  a  farm, 
from  the  rental  of  which  he  received  a  fair   sum. 

In  the  year  188.3,  Doctor  Babcock  located  in 
Blue  Mound,  where  he  has  since  given  his  attention 
to  the  medical  pr.actice  and  drug  trade.  He  was  one 
of  the  original  stockholders  in  the  Bank  of  Blue 
Mound  and  was  its  Vice-President.  In  addition 
to  valuable  real  estate  in  Blue  Mound  he  is  the 
owner  of  four  hundred  and  forty  acres  in  Linn 
County,  the  value  of  which  is  constantly  increas- 
ing. He  was  interested  in  the  salt  works  at  Hutch- 
inson, Kan.,  and  was  connected  with  a  syndicate 
formed  to  develop  the  works,  but  the  enterprise 
proved  a  failure.  His  success  in  life  has  been 
gained  solely  through  his  own  exertions.  He  was 
poor  in  boyhood  and  obtained  money  to  pay  for 
his  education  by  teaching  school. 

With  all  the  discoveries  in  the  medical  world, 
the  Doctor  keeps  abreast.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  was  a  member  of  the  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation and  Milit.ary  Tract  Association,  being 
President  of  the  latter  for  two  years.  While  an 
advocate  of  the  principles  of  the  Republican  party 
he  is  not  a  politician  nor  a  active  partisan.  So- 
cially, he  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason,  and  has  filled 
the  position  of  Master  of  the  lodge  at  Blue  Blound, 
being  a  charter  member  of  Mound  City  Chapter, 
R.  A.  M.  In  the  progress  of  the  city  he  takes  a 
warm  interest,  and  its  welfare  is  ever  uppermost  in 
his  mind. 

The  lady  who  in  1872  became  the  wife  of  Doctor 
Babcock  was  Miss  Jean  N.  Lauder,  who  was  born  in 
Ryegate,  Vt.,  June  4,  1836.  She  was  the  second 
in  a  family  of  eleven  children,  all  of  whom  are 
now  living.  The  parents,  George  and  Jean  (Laird) 
Lauder,  were  born,  reared  and  married  in  Scot- 
land, where  their  eldest  child,  a  daughter,  w.asalso 
born.  The  family  was  never  all  together  at  one 
time,  all  of  its  members  having  never  been  in  the 
same  house  at  the  same  time.  Mr.  Lauder  engaged 
in  business  as  a  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  hay 
and  feed  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  where  his  death 
occurred  and  where  his  widow  still  makes  her 
home.     At  the   time   the  family'  removed  to  Call- 


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fornia  Jean  was  a  young  lady  of  twenty  years. 
For  some  time  she  followed  the  profession  of  a 
teacher,  and  it  was  while  thus  engaged  at  Galva, 
111.,  that  she  met  the  Doctor.  They  were  married 
in  Montreal,  Canada,  and  their  union  has  proved 
a  most  congenial  one.  The  heaviest  sorrow  of 
their  wedded  life  has  been  the  loss  of  their  only 
son,  Charles  D.,  whose  death  occurred  at  McPher- 
son,  Kan.,  where  he  was  engaged  as  a  mail  carrier. 
He  was  a  bright  and  promising  3'oung  man  of 
twentj'-two,  in  whom  centered  the  hopes  of  his 
parents. 


■ff  AMES  MORRELL,  a  highly  respected  pio- 
neer citizen  and  representative  general  agri- 
culturist and  stock-raiser  of  the  state  of 
Kansas,  is  pleasantly  located  near  the  town 
of  Fontana,  Miami  Count}^,  Kan.,  and  for  about 
thirty-four  years  he  has  been  intimately  associated 
with  the  changing  scenes  and  upward  progress  of 
this  part  of  the  western  country.  It  was  in  the 
spring  of  1859  that  Mr.  Morrell  settled  perma- 
nently in  Miami  County,  wliere  later  lie  shared  in 
the  perilous  experiences  incidental  to  border  war- 
fare. With  courage  he  aided  in  the  defense  of  the 
homes  and  families  of  the  neighboring  farmers, 
many  of  whom  were  absent  upon  the  battlefield 
giving  faithful  service  in  behalf  of  national  ex- 
istence. Participating  in  the  s.icrifices  and  priva- 
tions of  the  early  days,  our  subject  has  survived 
to  rejoice  in  the  i)rosperity  which  now  blesses  the 
state,  which  is  already  taking  a  liigli  place  in  the 
galaxy  of  states. 

James  Morrell  was  born  in  Richland  Count}', 
Ohio,  October  14,  1828,  and  was  tlie  son  of  Robert 
and  Minerva  (Mitten)  Morrell.  The  father,  a  na- 
tive of  the  Quaker  State,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
County,  Pa.,  but  the  paternal  ancestry  for  several 
generations  had  been    numbered  among   the    in- 


telligent and  substantial  residents  of  the  Emerald 
Isle. 

The  mother  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and 
was  reared  and  educated  in  her  birthplace.  Our 
subject  was  yet  quite  young  when  his  parents  re- 
moved from  Richland  to  Pickaway  County,  Ohio, 
where  he  was  partially  reared  and  educated,  his 
father  and  mother  again  making  a  change  of  resi- 
dence, this  time  settling  in  Ross  County.  In  this 
latter  locality  Mr.  Morrell  attained  to  manhood 
and  engaged  in  farming.  Devoting  himself  cou- 
stantlj^  to  agricultural  pursuits,  he  finally  emi- 
grated to  the  far  west  of  Kansas,  and  in  1859  set- 
tled in  Osage  Township,  of  which  he  has  since  been 
a  resident.  He  first  improved  a  farm  located  near 
Fontana,  which  he  afterward  sold,  later  buying  his 
present  homestead. 

During  the  troublous  period  in  the  earl}'  ex- 
istence of  the  state,  and  while  the  Civil  "War  was 
devastating  the  land,  our  subject  was  numbered 
among  the  tried  and  true  who  could  be  depended 
upon,  and  served  with  fidelity  in  the  state  militia. 
Prospering  with  the  better  daj'S  which  have  come 
to  the  state,  Mr.  Morrell  has  brought  his  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty-four  acres  up  to  a  high  state  of 
cultivation  and  improved  the  farm  with  commodi- 
ous and  substantial  buildings.  The  parents  of  our 
subject  came  to  Kansas  in  the  early  '70s  and  set- 
tled near  Girard,  at  Mulberi'y,  where  the  vener- 
able father  passed  awa}'  about  ten  years  later,  nged 
eighty-four. 

Mr.  Morrell  was  wedded  in  Chillicothe,  Ross 
County,  Ohio,  to  Hester  A.  Allen.  She  was  born 
in  Perry  Count}',  Ohio,  and  was  reared  in  Hocking 
County.  Six  children  have  blessed  the  happy  home 
of  our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife.  Levi,  the 
second-born,  died  when  three  years  of  age;  J.  B., 
Harvey,  Ella  and  Ollie  complete  the  list  of  intelli- 
gent sons  and  daughters,  who  together  with  their 
parents  occupy  positions  of  useful  infiuence  and 
worthily  possess  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  many 
friends.  .J.  B.  married  Kate  Kretzlnger;  Harvey 
married  Lillie  McCoy;  Ella  is  the  wife  of  John 
Reasor;  Ollie  is  the  wife  of  Webb  Barklow.  Polit- 
ically a  Democrat,  Mr.  Morrell  is  a  firm  advocate 
of  the  principles  of  the  party  and  is  deeply  inter- 
ested in  both  local  and  national  issues.    He  is  ever 


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ready  to  lend  a  helping  band  in  matters  of  mutual 
welfare,  and  is  prominent  in  the  home  councils  of 
the  community,  where  he  is  well  known  as  a  man 
of  ability  and  enterprise. 


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IIL-^  ON.  WILLIAM  H.  WILLIIOITE,  M.  D., 
[jjl,  located  iu  Kansas  in  1864,  and  has  since 
/^^^  been  a  resident  of  Miami  County.  He  was 
(^;  born  in  Owen  County,  Ky.,  December  29, 
1839,  and  is  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Sarah  (Gos- 
sett)  Willhoite,  natives  likewise  of  the  Blue  Grass 
State.  The  family  of  our  subject  in  1850  re- 
moved to  McLean  County,  111.,  and  located  on  a 
farm  near  Lexington,  where  they  improved  two 
hundred  and  forty  acres  of  laud. 

In  1868  the  parents  of  Mr.  Willhoite  sold  out 
their  possessions  in  Illinois,  and  when  removing 
to  Kansas  City,  Mo,  the  father  contracted  small- 
pox, from  which  he  died  iu  Miami  County,  this 
state.  The  mother  of  our  subject  is  still  living 
and  makes  her  home  in  Missouri.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Alexander  Willhoite  were  prominent  members  of 
the  Christian  Church,  and  reared  a  large  family  of 
children,  of  whom  our  subject  is  the  eldest. 

The  early  life  of  William  II.  was  passed  on  the 
home  farm  and  in  attendance  at  the  district  school. 
In  1860  he  went  to  Austin,  Mo.,  and  there  read 
medicine  under  Dr.  J.  W.  Gossett,  and  four  years 
later  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Miami  Mission,  which  was  located  near  the  pres- 
ent village  of  Fontana.  Later  he  was  graduated 
from  the  American  Medical  College  at  St.  Louis, 
and  when  the  ,Ft.  Scott  &  Gulf  Railroad  was  built 
he  removed  to  Fontana,  where  he  resided  until 
1883,  the  year  of  his  coming  to  Paola. 

The  lady  to  whom  our  subject  was  married  in 
1866  was  Miss  Mary  M.  La  Fountain.  She  was 
born  near  P't.  Wayne,  Ind.,  and  is  a  very  highly 
educated  lady.     In   bis    political    affiliations    our 


subject  is  a  Democratj'and  from  1881-82  repre- 
sented the  southern  district  of  Miami  County  in 
the  Legislature,  and  from  1887-88  represented  the 
northern  district  of  the  county.  Doctor  Will- 
hoite has  at  all  times  taken  an  active  part  in 
local  politics,  and  was  Coroner  of  Miami  Coun- 
ty one  term,  and  has  served  elticiently  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  School  Board.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church,  and  in  social  matters  is  a  Knight 
Templarand  is  Past  Master  of  the  Blue  Lodge.  He 
has  been  Iligli  Priest  of  Paola  Chapter,  R.  A.  M., 
and  Past  Eminent  Commander  of  Lodge  No.  22, 
K.  T.  He  has  passed  all  the  chairs  in  Paola  Lodge 
No.  11, 1.  O.  O.  F.,  and  is  a  member  of  Pythian 
Lodge  No.  45,  K.  P.,  of  which  he  is  Past  Chancel- 
lor-Commander. 

The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  .Joshua 
Willhoite,  was  born  in  Kentucky,  and  died  of 
cholera  in  1854,  after  removing  to  McLean  Coun- 
ty, 111.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  and 
was  present  at  the  battle  of  Ft.  Meigs.  The  fam- 
ily trace  their  ancestors  back  to  three  brothers  who 
came  from  Germany  and  located  in  Virginia,  and 
from  them  all  the  representatives  of  that  name  in 
the  United  States  are  descended. 

Besides  being  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his 
profession,  Doctor  Willhoite  is  the  owner  of  two 
farms,  comprising  two  hundred  and  forty  acres,  to 
which  he  gives  some  attention,  and  is  also  dealing 
in  real  estate,  owning  at  one  time  as  much  as  one 
thousand  acres  of  land. 


I@^S~I^ 


M/OSEPH  M.  CALDWELL.  This  highly  re- 
spected gentleman  does  a  thriving  business 
in  general  merchandise  and  stock-dealing  in 
Glenlock,  Anderson  Count3',  Kan.  The  fa- 
ther of  our  subject,  John  Caldwell,  was  a  native  of 
Greene  Couuty,  Ohio,  and  died  in  Minden,  Neb., 
May  26,  1892,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  seven tj'-eight 
years,    five    months  and    twenty-sis    days.      The 


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mother,  who  was  known  in  her  maidenhood  as 
Mary  A.  Nichol,  was  born  in  Belmont  County, 
Ohio,  March  26,  1822,  and  still  survives.  She  is 
the  mother  of  the  following  children:  Nancy  J., 
Jackson  N.,  Joseph  M.,  J.  Melanchthon,  F.  Marion, 
J.  Riley,  Donna  M.E.,Lelia  A.,  Eva  J.  and  William 
Elmer. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Greene  Count3',  Ohio, 
June  6,  1846,  and  was  the  third  in  order  of  birth 
in  the  large  family  of  children  born  to  his  parents. 
When  six  years  of  age,  he  went  to  Warren  Countj', 
111.,  with  the  family  and  was  there  reared  to  man- 
hood, spending  the  greater  part  of  his  youth  on  his 
father's  farm.  He  enlisted  in  Company  H,  of  the 
Forty-seventh  Illinois  Infantry,  in  the  spring  of 
1865,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He 
then  returned  home  and  remained  for  about  two 
3'ears,  and  in  the  fall  of  the  year  1867  made  an 
extended  trip  through  the  west,  finally  settling 
in  Anderson  County.  In  the  spring  of  1869, 
he  found  a  suitable  location  in  Jackson  Town- 
ship, and  at  once  removed  here  and  began  farm- 
ing. Mr.  Caldwell  has  been  very  prosperous  in 
his  vocation  as  a  farmer,  and  in  all  has  im- 
proved three  separate  tracts,  which  are  regarded 
as  some  of  the  finest  farms  in  the  county.  Besides 
this,  he  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  the  devel- 
opment of  the  town  of  Glenlock  since  the  time  it 
was  incorporated  in  1866,  toward  which  he  did 
much.  He  has  erected  several  good  buildings  here, 
and  for  a  number  of  yeais  has  done  a  lucrative 
business  in  the  mercantile  trade.  In  connection 
with  his  store,  he  also  engages  in  the  stock  busi- 
ness, keeping  large  numbers  of  fine  horses,  cattle, 
sheep  and  hogs  to  a  good  advantage  on  his  broad 
and  attractive  estate,  which  aggregates  six  hundred 
and  forty  acres. 

The  gentleman  of  whom  we  write  was  married 
in  this  county'  February  23,  1882,  the  other  con- 
tracting party  being  Miss  Mattie  L.  Henry.  She 
was  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  was  born  April  29,  1851, 
but  died  in  Garnctt,  November  19,  1882,  while 
making  that  place  her  a  temporary  home.  She  was 
a  member  of  the  Universalist  Church,  in  which  she 
proved  herself  a  worthy  member.  After  the  decease 
of  his  first  wife,  Mr.  Caldwell  married  Sarali  8. 
Henry,   the   wedding   taking    place   January    29, 


1891.     This  estimable   lady  was  born   in    Clarke 
County,  Ohio,  December  9,  1844. 

Our  subject  has  proved  as  capable  a  farmer  as 
he  has  shown  himself  to  be  an  efficient  business 
man  and  prosperous  merchant.  He  is  a  man  of 
solid  virtues,  sensible  and  thoughtful  in  his  views, 
and  in  him  the  United  Presbj'terian  Church  finds 
a  consistent  member.  In  politics,  he  is  an  ardent 
Prohibitionist,  and  is  always  read}'  to  sustain  his 
favorite  party.  He  has  held  the  olfice  of  Township 
Trustee,  but  has  never  aspired  to  anything  higher. 
For  a  more  minute  history  of  our  subject  and  his 
parents,  as  well  as  that  of  his  respected  ancestors, 
we  would  refer  our  reader  to  the  treatise  on  the 
life  of  John  Caldwell  (deceased),  which  is  given 
in  the  history  of  Warren  County,  111.  Mr.  Cald- 
well of  this  brief  sketch  is  a  man  of  wide  experi- 
ence and  one  who  stands  high  in  the  commercial 
and  social  circles  of  the  county.  He  possesses 
sound  common  sense  and  a  firm  character  and 
is  one  whose  influence  for  good  is  felt  in  this 
community. 


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■JOSHUA  N.  BURKHEAD,  an  enterprising 
and  highly  esteemed  citizen,  a  practical 
general  agriculturist  and  i)rosperous  stock- 
raiser,  identified  with  the  progressive  inter- 
ests of  Linn  County,  Kan.,  conducts  a  fine  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  fifty-eight  acres  located  upon 
section  29,  Centreville  Township.  Making  a  suc- 
cess of  agricultural  puisuiljs,  Mr.  Burkhead  also  en- 
ters with  liberal  spirit  into  the  social  and  business 
life  of  the  community,  with  whom  he  has  sustained 
for  many  years  the  most  pleasant  relations,  and  by 
whom  he  is  highly  regarded. 

Our  subject  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  was 
born  in  Harrison  County  on  the  19lh  of  No- 
vember, 1833.  His  father,  Mahalaleel  F.  Bulk- 
head, was  a  native  of  Maryland,  and   his  mother, 


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Sarah  (Barnett)  Burkhead,  was  born  in  Virginia. 
The}'  were  descendants  of  old  southern  families,  and 
after  their  marriage  first  made  their  home  in  Harri- 
son County,  Ohio,  where  tiie  father,  by  occupation 
a  farmer,  entered  with  energy  into  the  tilling  of 
the  soil.  They  remained  in  the  Buckeye  State  un- 
til the  tide  of  emigration  attracted  them  to  In- 
diana, whither  they  removed  in  the  j-car  1846,  lo- 
cating in  Adams  County.  After  a  continuous  resi- 
dence of  twenty-nine  years  in  that  county,  the  fa- 
ther died,  mourned  by  all  who  knew  him,  in  1875. 
The  mother  afterward  journeyed  to  Kansas,  and 
passed  away  in  Centreville  Township,  March  2, 
1881. 

To  the  beloved  father  and  mother  was  born  a  fam- 
ily of  eight  sons  and  three  daughters,  of  whom  our 
suliject  was  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth.  Mr.  Burk- 
head received  his  primary  instruction  in  the  schools 
of  his  birthplace,  and  arriving  in  Adams  County  a 
lad  of  thirteen,  completed  his  studies  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  Indiana.  Trained  to  habits  of 
industry,  and  early  taught  self-reliance,  our  sub- 
ject attained  to  manhood  well  fitted  to  assume  the 
responsibilities  of  life. 

In  Harrison  Count}',  Ohio,  on  the  11th  of 
September,  1853,  .Joshua  N.  Burkhead  and  Miss 
Susanna  Johnston  were  united  in  marriage.  Mi'S. 
Burkhead,  a  native  of  Ohio,  was  born  in  Guernsey 
County  July  6,  1835.  Her  father,  Thomas  John- 
ston, was  a  Virginian.  The  mother,  Anna  (Barkis) 
Johnston,  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  while  yet  com- 
paratively young  passed  away,  in  1843.  The  fa- 
ther survived  the  death  of  his  wife  thirtj'-five 
years,  and  died  in  Adams  Count}',  Ind.,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1878.  With  his  accomplished  wife,  our  sub- 
ject immediately  after  his  marriage  made  his  home 
in  Adams  County,  and  engaging  in  farming,  also 
conducted  a  sawmill  with  success  for  seven  years, 
and  for  six  years  ran  a  stavemill.  He,  however, 
devoted  most  of  his  time  to  the  cultivation  of  the 
farm,  which  3'ielded  every  year  an  abundant  har- 
vest. 

On  account  of  his  health,  Mr.  Burkhead  left 
Indiana  and  settled  in  Knox  County,  111.,  where 
he  remained  four  years,  and  then  having  recu- 
perated, returned  to  Adams  County.  From  there 
ne,  together  with  his  family,  journeyed  to  Linn 


County,  Kan.,  since  March,  1879,  their  permanent 
home.  Eight  children  have  survived  the  perils  of 
infancj',  and  most  of  tiiem  now  liave  families  of 
their  own.  Anna  E.,  the  eldest,  is  the  wife  of 
Frederick  Zimmerman;  John  married  Lizzie  Mc- 
Grew;  Nancy  J.  is  thewifeof  George  "Waite;  Hat- 
tie  S.  is  next  in  order;  Samuel  married  Miss  Lulu 
"Wonderley;  Charles  C.  married  Miss  Cora  Unge- 
heuer;  Noah  J.  and  Berta  A.  complete  the  list. 
Four  little  ones  died  in  childhood. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burkhead  have  been  connected 
with  the  Protestant  Methodist  Church  ever  since 
they  were  young,  and  together  with  their  famil}' 
are  active  in  good  works  and  benevolent  enter- 
prises. They  occupy  a  position  of  social  useful- 
ness and  influence,  and  enjoy  the  best  wishes  and 
high  regard  of  a  host  of  friends.  Financiall}'  [iros- 
pered,  our  subject  has  improved  his  highly  culti- 
vated farm  with  an  attractive  and  commodious 
residence,  the  abode  of  hospitality.  Politically, 
our  subject  is  identified  with  the  People's  party, 
and  a  public-spirited  citizen,  is  interested  in  both 
the  local  and  national  management  of  Govern- 
mental affairs. 


[Il-^  ADDEN  BETTES,  a  leading  general  agri- 
ifjl  culturist  and  highly  respected  citizen  of 
i^>^  Centreville  Township,  Linn  County,  Kan., 
(^)  has  won  his  upward  way  in  life  through 
his  own  self-reliant  efforts,  and  a  man  of  upright 
character  and  liberal  spirit,  ever  ready  to  assist  in 
matters  tending  to  the  advancement  of  mutual 
welfare,  worthily  receives  the  high  regard  of  a 
wide  circle  of  friends.  Mr.  Bettes  was  born  in 
Independence  County,  Ark.,  August  12,  1847. 
His  parents,  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  (Elmes)  Bettes, 
were  both  of  southern  nativity.  The  father  was 
born  and  reared  in  the  state  of  Tennessee,  and 
the    birthplace  of  the    mother  was  in  Mississippi. 


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Brought  together  by  removal  from  their  na- 
tive states  to  Arkansas,  they  were  married  in  In- 
dependence County,  and  there  made  their  home 
during  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  The  father,a 
physician,  was  graduated  from  the  Tennessee  Med- 
ical College,  and  after  many  3'ears  passed  away, 
leaving  the  burden  of  maintaining  the  3'oungest 
members  of  the  large  family  of  seven  sons  and 
three  daughters  to  the  widow  and  seventh  child, 
Hadden.  Tiie  father  died  in  1858,  tlie  mother 
surviving  only  until  1863.  Keraaining  with  the 
orphaned  younger  children,  Mr.  Bettes  at  the  lat- 
ter date,  when  nineteen  years  of  age,  continued 
in  Arkansas  and  faithfully  contributed  his  earn- 
ings toward  the  support  of  the  dependent  ones. 

From  his  eleventh  year  obliged  to  earn  his 
daily  bread,  our  subject  is  mainly  self-educated, 
but,  a  man  of  intelligence  and  discernment,  has 
supplemented  with  observation  and  reading  tiic 
limited  knowledge  gained  from  books  in  the  daj's 
of  childhood.  In  1870  he  came  with  two  sisters 
to  Linn  County, Kan., and  located  in  Paris  Town- 
ship, where  he  made  his  home  until  he  removed 
to    his    present    farm    in    Centreville    Township. 

Upon  the  4th  of  April,  1874,  Hadden  Bettes  and 
Miss  Ellen  McGrew,  born  in  Iowa  April  10,  1854, 
were  united  in  marriage.  Mrs.  Bettes  is  the  daugli- 
ter  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  B.  McGrew,  a  native  of 
Westmoreland  Count}-,  Pa.,born  October  10, 1826. 
Tlie  grandfather,  James  B.  McGrew,  was  also  a 
Penusylvanian  by  nativity,  but  his  father  was 
born  in  bonnie  Scotland.  Tlie  paternal  grand- 
mother, Isabella  McGrew,  was  of  Irish  descent,  her 
father,  William  McGrew,  having  been  born  in  Ire- 
land. The  mother  of  Mrs.  Bettes,  Mrs.  Esther 
Ann  (Cubbison)  McGrew,  was  born  in  Florence, 
Washington  County,  Pa.,  March  1,  1828.  Her  fa- 
ther, James  Cubbison,  was  a  native  of  the  Elmer- 
aid  Isle,  but  a  man  of  enterprise,  early  emigrated 
to  America.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Bettes,  Elder  Mc- 
Grew, is  well  known  throughout  Linn  County  as 
one  of  the  pioneer  citizens,  through  whose  earnest 
efforts  Kansas  rose  aijove  the  struggles  of  its  first 
existence  to  its  long  continued  prosperity  and 
present  high  position  among  its  sister  states. 

Tlie  home  of  our  subject  and  his  accomplished 
and  worthy  wife  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of 


a  large  family  of  children,  of  whom  six  sons  and 
daughters  yet  survive.  -  Thomas  was  the  eldest- 
born,  then  follow  in  order  of  birth:  Robert  L.; 
Olive,  deceased;  Willie;  Harriet,  deceased;  Eliza- 
beth, Ella  and  Lula.  Mrs.  Bettes  is  a  valued  mem- 
ber of  the  United  Brethren  Church,  and,  with  her 
children,  is  active  in  the  social  and  benevolent 
enterprises  of  that  religious  denomination.  Mr. 
Bettes  although  never  a  politician,  does  his  dul3'at 
the  polls,  and  a  man  of  advanced  ideas  is  deeply 
interested  in  both  local  and  national  affairs.  Dar- 
ing his  many  years  of  continued  residence  in  the 
township  he  has  ever  lent  readj'  aid  in  matters 
tending  to  the  promotion  of  public  interests,  and 
in  all  the  duties  of  life  faithful  to  the  trusts  re- 
posed in  him,enj03's  the  best  wishes  and  confidence 
of  the  community'  b}'  which  he  is  surrounded. 


^Sil-^i-i^im^i^^^ 


fi;_^  ON.  JOHN  R.  CLARK,  who  was  elected  to 
the  Slate  Legislature  of  Kansas  in  the  fall 
of  1892,  and  is  now  serving  his  constituents 
as  the  Representative  of  their  district,  is  a 
highly  esteemed  resident  of  Valley  Township,  Linn 
County.  He  is  an  extensive  agriculturist  and 
successful  stock-raiser. and  owns  one  thousand  val- 
uable acres  in  Linn  Count}',  Kan., and  Bales  Coun- 
ty, Mo.,  as  well  as  a  fine  property  located  in  Iowa. 
Mr.  Clark  was  born  in  Knox  County,  near  Ml.  "\'er- 
non,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  earl}'  and  highlj'  re- 
spected residents  of  that  state.  Reared  to  a  self-re- 
liant manhood  upon  his  father's  farm,  he  received 
his  primary  education  in  the  district  school  of  his 
home  neighborhood,  and  w.as  pursuing  his  higher 
studies  in  Coshocton  Countj-,  Ohio,  when  the  Civil 
War  broke  out. 

In  August,  1862,  our  subject  enlisted  in  Company 
F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  Ohio  Infantry, 
and  served  with  efficiency  until  November,  1865. 


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lie  was  promoted  to  be  .Sergeant  and  served  on  de- 
tached duty  at  brigade  headquarters  for  about 
eighteen  months.  He  served  in  the  Army  of  the 
Ciimberhind,  having  joined  that  command  imme- 
diately after  the  battle  of  Murfreesboro,  or  Stone 
River,  Tenn.  Following  that  engagement,  early 
in  18G3,  the  brigade  was  sent  to  Franklin,  Tenn.^ 
and  built  Ft.  Ilarpeth,  which  proved  so  destructive 
to  Hood's  overwhelming  forces  on  their  march  to 
Nashville  and  the  north.  The  next  campaign  was 
with  General  Rosecrans  at  Chattanooga,  Chicka- 
mauga,  Missionar3-  Ridge  and  Lookout  Mountain. 
Bragg  having  been  routed,  the  brigade  was  sent  to 
relieve  Burnside  at  Knoxville. 

Subsequently  entering  upon  the  Atlanta  cam- 
paign, our  subject  participated  in  the  engagements 
at  Rocky-Face  Ridge,  Buzzard's  Roost,  Resaca, 
New  Hope  Church,  Kenesaw  Mountain  and  Peach 
Tree  Creek.  During  the  entire  campaign  of  four 
months,  the  brigade  was  for  only  four  days  out  of 
sight  and  sound  of  bullet  and  ball.  Later  tiie}' 
fought  Hood  at  Franklin  and  Nashville,  and  from 
tliat  place  moved  toward  the  North  Carolina  line. 
When  General  Lee  surrendered,  they  were  sent  to 
Texas,  spending  some  four  months  in  that  state. 
Tiie  war  ended,  Mr.  Clark  was  mustered  out  at  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio. 

Immediately  after  being  mustered  out  of  service, 
our  subject  located  in  Greene  County,  entering  An- 
tioch  College,  where  he  remained  for  one  year,  de- 
voting himself  to  stud3-.  In  1867,  he  made  his 
home  in  Cass  County,  Mo.,  and  there  taught  school 
for  two  years,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that  time 
removed  to  Mulberry,  Bates  County,  Mo.  He  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  stock-raising  at  that  place, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1879  located  permanently  in 
Valley  Township,  Linn  County,  where  he  has  since 
been  closel3'  identified  with  the  growth  and. inter- 
ests of  this  locality.  Here,  as  in  Missouri,  he  has 
prosperously  won  his  way  to  a  position  of  influ- 
ence. The  broad  and  highly  cultivated  acreage 
owned  b^'  him  is  finely  improved  with  commodious 
and  attractive  buildings,  substantial  in  construc- 
tion and  modern  in  design.  The  farm,  containing 
s»me  of  the  best  stock  in  the  state,  presents  a  scene 
of  plenty,  and  under  the  management  of  our  sub- 
ject annuallj'  yields  an  abundant  return  for  money 
17 


and  labor  expended,  being  in  fact  one  of  the  model 
farms  of  Linn  County. 

In  Monmouth,  Warren  County,  111.,  January  2, 
1879,  John  R.  Clark  and  Miss  Carrie  J.  Logan 
were  united  in  marriage.  Mrs.  Clark  was  a  native 
of  Warren  County,  and  the  daughter  of  Rhoda  and 
James  Logan.  Two  children  blessed  tiie  pleasant 
home  of  our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife,  a  son 
and  daughter,  Harry  J.  and  Laura  M.  Mrs.  Clark 
passed  awaj^  deeply  mourned  by  many  relatives 
and  friends  December  30,  1892.  Mr.  Clark  is 
a  valued  member  of  the  United  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  takes  an  active  part  in  the  extension 
of  religious  work  and  benevolent  enterprise,  as 
did  his  wife. 

In  both  Missouri  and  Kansas,  our  subject  is 
known  as  a  strong  Republican,  taking  a  leading 
part  in  the  local  councils  of  his  party.  Elected  to 
his  present  responsible  position,  he  has,  as  a  mem- 
ber of  important  committees, already  subserved  tlie 
interests  of  the  general  public,  and  a  man  of  intel- 
ligent ability  and  excellent  judgment,  has  proven 
himself  "the  right  man  for  the  place,"  and  fully 
justifies  the  high  esteem  and  confidence  bestowed 
upon  him  b^'  his  fellow-citizens.  Faithful  to  every 
trust  reposed  in  him, and  ever  equal  to  the  demands 
of  the  occasion,  in  private  life,  upon  the  battle- 
field, or  in  the  halls  of  legislature,  Mr.  Clark  is 
essential!}'  a  true  and  loj'al  citizen. 


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/^^EORGE  VAN  BUSKIRK,  one  of  the  rep- 
(11  resentative  men  of  Kansas,  and  a  successful 

^\^^l  farmer  residing  in  the  southeastern  part  of 
Mound  Township,  has  been  a  respected  citizen 
of  the  state  since  the  1st  of  June,  1868.  Born  in 
Indiana,  November  6,  1820,  our  subject  is  a  son 
of  Joseph  and  JIary  (Hoff)  Van  Iluskirk,  who  re- 
moved from  Kentucky  to  Indiana,  settling  in 
Wayne  County  in  about  1855.     The  Van  Buskirks 


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PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


are  a  long  lived  people  and  descendants  of  an  old 
Dutch  family',  of  which  three  brothers  came  to 
America,  one  locating  in  New  York,  one  in  Ken- 
tucky and  another  in  Penns3'lvania.  From  the 
Kentucky  branch  our  subject  is  descended,  and 
was  but  two  years  old  when  his  good  mother  died, 
leaving  seven  children.  Elislia,  for  many  years 
a  practicing  physician,  lives  in  Grant  County,  Ind. 
Dillard,  by  occupation  a  farmer  and  carpenter,  re- 
sides in  Tipton.  Franklin,  a  tanner  by  trade,  died 
in  Hamilton  County'.  John,  who  was  both  a  carpen- 
ter and  farmer,  died  in  Tipton.  Our  subject  was 
a  twin  of  the  latter.  Elias,  a  physician  and  drug- 
gist, passed  away  in  Hamilton  County,  Ind.  Re- 
-becca  married  Lee  Poor  and  died  in  Cass  County, 
Mich.  By  a  second  marriage,  the  father  had  other 
cliildren,  two  of  whom  are  yet  living,  Jehu,  a  cit- 
izen of  Tipton,  Ind.,  and  Mary  Ann,  who  married 
Jolin  Mount,  a  resident  of  Trego  Count}',  Kan.  Of 
tlie  tliree  deceased  children,  Joseph  was  a  soldier, 
and  died  of  disease  contracted  while  in  the  faith- 
ful discharge  of  duty  in  behalf  of  national  exist- 
ence. Araos  was  also  a  brave  soldier  and  fell  a 
victim  to  his  devotion  for  his  country,  afterward 
dying  from  the  exposure  and  sufferings  inciden- 
tal to  the  campaign.  Hannah  E.,  the  wife  of  Da- 
vid Keay,  passed  away  in  Tipton  County,  Ind. 

The  father  died  in  Tipton  County,  Ind.,  at  the 
age  of  seventy-three  years.  He  had  spent  his  use- 
ful life  in  Wayne  County,  Ky.,  and  Henry  and 
Tipton  Counties,  Ind.  A  blacksmith  by  trade, 
lie  also  combined  with  that  line  of  business  the 
avocation  of  a  tiller  of  the  soil.  Politically,  he 
was  a  Republican,  and  in  religious  aftiliations  was 
connected  with  the  Christian  Church,  of  which  he 
had  from  his  early  youth  been  a  devout  member. 
Reared  upon  his  father's  farm,  Mr.  Van  Buskirk 
spent  the  most  of  his  early  life  in  Henry  County, 
Ind.,  and  April  6,  1841,  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Nancy  Paul,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Leah  Paul.  Mrs.  Van  Buskirk,  who  was  born  Oc- 
tober 12,  1819,  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  re- 
moved with  her  parents  to  Henry  County,  Ind. 

Our  subject,  purchasing  an  unimproved  farm  in 
the  heavy  timber,  removed  thither  with  his  wife 
and  industriously  engaged  in  the  cultivation  of 
an    eighty-acre    homestead.     One  after  the  other 


he  successively  cleared,  cultivated  and  improved 
six  different  tracts  of  land,  and  was  credited  with 
making  more  farm  improvements  in  Tipton  Coun- 
ty than  any  other  man  of  that  daj'.  In  1868, 
with  two  teams  and  wagons,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Van 
Buskirk  with  their  family  and  household  goods 
journeyed  to  the  far  off  state  of  Kansas.  The 
roads  being  in  bad  condition,  six  weeks  were  con- 
sumed on  the  waj',  but  at  last  the  travelers  arrived 
at  the  long  wished  for  destination. 

Mr.  Van  Buskirk  at  once  took  up  a  claim,  home- 
steading  from  the  Government  the  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  to  which  he  has  since  added  and 
where  he  now  resides.  He  brought  with  him  but 
little  money  but  was  favored  with  excellent  crops, 
and,  a  man  of  energ}'  and  tireless  industry,  pros- 
pered. During  his  years  of  toil  in  Indiana  he 
accumulated  at  one  time  a  comfortable  compe- 
tence, but  lost  $18,000  by  the  burning  of  a  wool- 
en mill  in  which  he  had  invested,  and  because 
of  this  loss  he  sought  to  retrieve  his  fortunes 
in  a  new  state.  Financially  blessed  in  again  win- 
ning his  upward  way,  our  subject  is  now  the 
owner  of  a  highly  productive  farm  of  two  hun- 
dred and  eight  acres  of  fine  land,  well  improved 
with  substantial  and  commodious  buildings,  and 
is  a  living  illustration  of  the  value  of  sturdy  self- 
reliance,  courage  and  enterprise. 

For  manj'  years  our  subject  engaged  extensively 
in  stock-raising,  but  in  1880  sold  out  his  farming 
interests  and  made  his  home  in  Mound  Cit^'  for 
the  succeeding  nine  years.  For  five  years  Mr. 
Van  Buskirk  engaged  in  the  hardware  trade  in 
Mound  City,  but  in  1888  purchased  his  old  farm 
and  with  joy  again  returned  to  the  homestead. 
Mrs.  Van  Buskirk,  a  most  estimable  lady  and  faith- 
ful companion,  passed  away  deeplj-  mourned  May 
2,  1892.  Nine  children  had  clustered  about  the 
family  hearth.  Louamy  is  the  wife  of  Daniel 
Jones.  Franklin  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth. 
Mary  E.  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years.  John, 
born  December  2,  1848,  accompanied  the  family 
to  Kansas,  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  and  en- 
gaged in  that  occupation.  In  1882,  in  connection 
with  his  father,  he  purchased  the  flour-mill  "sit 
Mound  City.  He  ran  the  mill  three  years,  then 
devoted  himself  to  his  trade  until   1889,  when  he 


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settled  with  his  parents  upon  the  old  farm.  A 
leading  citizen  and  man  of  ability,  he  is  widely 
known  and  in<jhl3'  esteemed.  In  December,  18'J2, 
he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Ellen  Miller, 
and  3'et  continues  his  residence  upon  the  old 
homestead.  The  next  child  of  our  subject  was 
Miranda,  who,  a  bright  and  intelligent  young  girl, 
died  at  the  age  of  eleven  years.  Benton  is  a 
herdsman.  Horace  died  in  earl}'  childhood.  Fre- 
mont is  also  a  herdsman. 

Mr.  Van  Buskirk  affiliates  with  the  Republicans, 
and  is  well  posted  in  local  and  national  affairs. 
He  has  throughout  his  entire  career  as  a  citizen 
liberally  assisted  in  matters  of  public  welfare,  and 
is  known  as  a  loyal  and  upright  man,  true  to 
every  duty  of  life.  For  a  half  century  he  has 
been  a  consistent  member  of  the  Christian  Church 
and  liberally  assists  in  the  extension  of  religious 
work  and  influence. 


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^^f  NDREW  J.  HILL,  a  thoroughly  practical 
general  agriculturist  and  successful  stock- 
raiser,  widely  known  as  an  energetic  and 
enterprising  citizen  of  Linn  Count}',  Kan., 
has  from  his  birth  been  intimately  associated  with 
the  changing  scenes  of  a  state  whose  history  is 
full  of  spirited  and  stirring  experiences.  Mr.  Hill, 
now  cultivating  a  fine  homestead  located  upon 
section  20,  Centreville  Township,  is  a  native  of 
Kansas,  and  was  born  on  his  present  home  Sep- 
tember 15,  1859,  being  one  of  the  early  dwellers 
in  this  part  of  the  state.  His  parents,  John  D. 
and  Julia  (Whipple)  Hill,  locating  in  Linn  Coun- 
ty previous  to  the  distractions  of  the  Civil  War, 
shared  in  the  perils  and  troubles  which  beset  the 
dwellers  of  Kansas,  constant!}'  threatened  with 
invasion  by  the  border  rufiians  of  Missouri.  The 
father,  John  D., a  native  of  New  York,  was  born 
July    18,    1823.      The    mother's    birthplace   was 


Genoa,  Cayuga  County,  N.  Y.,  and  the  date  of  her 
birth  February  26,  1822.  The  parents  were  mar- 
ried in  Norwalk,  Ohio,  December  10,  1845,  and 
began  their  wedded  life  in  Huron  County,  re- 
maining there  for  a  period  of  about  twelve  years. 
Young  and  ambitious,  and  influenced  by  a  de- 
sire to  better  themselves  in  life,  they  in  1857 
joined  the  tide  of  western  emigration  and  journey- 
ed to  Kansas,  in  the  spring  of  the  same  year  set- 
tling in  Centreville  Townshii),  Linn  County. 

The  father  for  eiglit  3'ears  engaged  in  the  pur- 
suit of  agriculture  in  his  western  home,  but  upon 
the  10th  of  October,  1865,  passed  away,  mourned 
by  his  family  and  the  entire  community  of  Cen- 
treville Township.  He  and  his  good  wife  had 
been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  two  children,  sons» 
Walter,  who  died  in  childhood,  and  Andrew  J., 
our  subject.  The  mother  married  again,  her  sec- 
ond husband  being  Allen  McKee,  a  native  of  New 
York.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  were  married  Janu- 
ary 18,  1871,  and  continued  to  make  Centreville 
Township  their  home.  Mr.  McKee  died  here  No- 
vember 7,  1877.  Mr.  Hill  has  spent  his  entire 
life  in  his  present  locality,  where  he  was  reared, 
attended  the  district  school,  and  growing  up  to 
years  of  maturity,  dutifully  assisted  upon  the  home 
farm.  From  his  earliest  years  accustomed  to  the 
round  of  agricultural  pursuits,  our  subject,  begin- 
ning life  for  himself  as  a  farmer,  has  met  with 
financial  success.  His  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
six  acre  tract  is  under  a  higlil\'  productive  state 
of  cultivation,  annually  yielding  an  abundant 
crop.  It  is  well  improved  with  attractive  and  sub- 
stantial buildings  and  is  one  of  the  best  pieces  of 
farming  property  in  the  township  and  presents 
a  scene  of  thrift  and  plent}'. 

February  26,  1889,  Andrew  J.  Hill  and  Miss 
Mary  Smitheian  were  joined  in  the  bonds  of  wed- 
lock. The  accomplished  wife  of  our  subject,  a 
social  favorite,  was  born  in  Delaware  County, 
Iowa,  August  9,  1863.  Two  children  were  born 
to  our  subject  and  his  wife,  Nellie  M.  and  Walter. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hill  are  valued  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  are  active  in 
good  work,  participating  in  the  social  and  benev- 
olent enterprises  of  that  religious  denomina- 
tion.    Our   subject   has    held    various    offices    in 


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the  cliurcli,  of  which  he  is  a  generous  suppor- 
ter. Tlie  parents  of  Mr.  Hill  were  also  from 
their  eai'ly  youth  devoted  Christians  and  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Cliurch.  Deeply  in- 
terested in  the  advancement  of  the  vital  interests 
of  the  township  and  ever  ready  to  give  assistance 
in  needed  improvements,  our  subject  is  a  public- 
spirited  man  and  a  true  American  citizen,  pro- 
yicssive  and  liberal  in  sentiment. 


ELIJAH  W.  PEIRSOL,  a  representative  gen- 
eral agriculturist  and  successful  stock-raiser 
of  Williamsburgh  Township, Franklin  Coun- 
ty Kan.,  is  one  of  the  extensive  landholders  of 
the  state,  with  whose  progressive  interests  he  has 
been  closely  identified  for  more  than  a  score  of 
years.  Our  subject,  born  in  Washington  County, 
Pa.,  June  12,  1836,  was  the  son  of  John  and  Cath- 
erine (Wesley)  Peirsol,  long  time  residents  of  the 
Quaker  State,  widely  known  and  highly  respected. 
The  father  and  niotiier  marrjing  and  settling  in 
Washington  Count3',  later  removed  to  Union 
County,  Ohio,  where  after  years  of  busy  useful- 
ness they  entered  into  rest.  Of  the  thirteen  chil- 
dren who  blessud  the  home  eleven  survived  to 
reach  adult  age,  and  were  in  the  order  of  their 
birth  Christiana,  Silas,  Elijah  W.,  Evan,  Mary, 
Margaret,  Kate,  George,  John,  Enoch  and  Jacob. 
P^lijah  W.  was  about  two  years  of  age  when  his 
parents  made  their  home  in  Ohio, and  in  this  latter 
state  our  subject  received  his  education  and  train- 
ing in  habits  of  industrious  self-reliance.  From 
his  earliest  boyhood  assisting  in  the  daily  round 
of  agricultural  duties  upon  the  old  farm,  he  grew 
up  a  practical  tiller  of  the  soil,  energetic  and  en- 
terprising, and  was  well  fitted  to  make  his  own 
w.ay  iu  life. 

Remaining    with    his    father    until    twenty-one 


3'ears  of  age  Mr.  Peirsol  then  left  home,  and  be- 
ginning life  for  himself  journeyed  to  Madison 
County,  Ind.,  and  worked  out  as  a  farm  laborer 
until  he  enlisted,  in  August,  1861,  in  Companj^  F, 
Thirty-fourth  Indiana  Infaulr3%  and  courageously 
served  sixteeu  months,  then  being  discharged  at 
Helena,  Ark.  Our  subject  returned  home,  and  iu 
the  spring  of  1864  went  to  Idaho,  making  the 
long  journey  overland  with  an  ox-team  and  was 
four  months  on  the  road.  He  was  engaged  for 
the  two  succeeding  years  in  mining  and  freight- 
ing and  met  with  fair  success  in  his  various  ven- 
tures. In  the  fall  of  1866,  Mr.  Peirsol,  jour- 
neying through  Idaho  and  Montana,  reached  the 
Missouri  River,  and  in  company  with  a  part}-  of 
sixteen  others  boarded  a  flat-boat,  and  making  a 
safe  voyage,  were  lauded  at  Omaha,  from  which 
city  our  subject  proceeded  directly  to  his  Ohio 
home.  After  making  a  visit  to  the  scenes  of  his 
youth,  Mr.  Peirsol,  in  the  spring  of  1867,  located 
in  Ottawa  County,  Kan.,  and  engaged  in  business 
for  about  two  and  a-half  j'ears,  when  he  sold  out 
and  removed  to  Texas,  and  was  occupied  while  in 
the  Lone  Star  State  in  buying  and  shipping  stock 
to  Kansas.  He  purchased  four  hundred  head  of 
cattle,  wliich  he  drove  to  Franklin  Count3',  and  in 
the  spring  of  1871  purchased  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  of  land,  desirably  located  upon  section 
12,  Williamsburgh  Township, and  financially  pros- 
pered, has  since  added  to  that  purchase  until  now 
he  owns  fourteen  hundred  acres  of  valuable  land. 
Our  subject  has  devoted  himself  with  most  ex- 
cellent results  entirely  to  farming  and  stock-rais- 
ing since  locating  pernianenl^-  in  Kansas.  Bring- 
ing a  portion  of  his  land  up  to  a  high  state  of 
cultivation  and  improving  his  broad  acres  with 
commodious  and  substantial  buildings,  Mr.  Peirsol 
is  numbered  among  the  leading  general  agricul- 
turists and  prominent  stockmen  of  the  state.  In 
Madison  County,  Ind.,  January  23,  1873,  were 
united  in  marriage  Elijah  W.  Peirsol  and  Melissa 
McClintock,  who  was  born  in  Madison  County, 
Ind..  November  11,1841.  The  parents  of  iMrs.  Peir- 
sol, Alexander  and  Mary  (Wise)  SlcClintock,  were 
married  and  passed  their  lives  in  Madison  County, 
where  they  welcomed  to  their  hearts  and  home 
seven  children:  Samuel,  George  (deceased),  Mary 


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J.,   Gilbert    (deceased),   Melissa,  Alexander,  and 
John  (deceased). 

Our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  are  the  pa- 
rents of  tliree  children:  Alma  Kate,  Elijah  E. 
and  Melissa  May.  These  bright  and  intelligent 
daughters  and  son,  receiving  the  best  educational 
advantages  of  their  iiome  vicinit3',  are  favorites 
with  a  wide  acquaintance,  and  are  fitting  them- 
selves to  occupy  with  honor  any  position  of  trust 
to  which  they  may  be  called  in  the  future.  While 
in  no  sense  of  the  word  a  politician,  Mr.  Peirsol  is 
well  posted  on  local  and  national  issues,  and  a 
true  American  citizen,  takes  an  active  interest  in 
all  matters  pertaining  to  the  public  good.  A  man 
of  sterling  integrity,  excellent  judgment  and  na- 
tive ability,  he  has  with  energ}^  won  his  upward 
way  to  assured  success  and  now  fully  possesses 
the  kindly  regard  of  the  community  where  he 
has  passed  twenty-two  years,  and  which  he  has 
materially  aided  in  its  progress. 


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^^m  LEXANDER  LEMON.  Though  a  num- 
(©/lI|     ber  of  years  have  passed  since  the  subject 

\l\  11)  of  this  sketch  closed  his  e3-es  upon  the 
<^  scenes  of  time,  be  is  still  remembered 
with  affection  by  his  associates  of  da^s  gone  by. 
A  successful  agriculturist,  he  managed  his  estate 
in  a  skillful  manner,  so  as  to  secure  the  very  best 
results  from  every  acre,  and  succeeded  in  bringing 
the  place  to  a  liigh  state  of  cultivation,  embellish- 
ing it  with  all  the  buildings  necessary  for  the 
proper  conduct  of  his  work.  He  was  quite  well 
known  by  the  people  of  Linn  County  and  was 
especially  prominent  in  Scott  Township,  where 
he  resided  on  section  8. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  William  Lemon, 
resided  for  many  years  in  Westmoreland    Count}-, 


Pa.,  where  they  finally  departed  this  life.  Alex- 
ander was  born  in  that  county  August  12,  1834, 
and  was  one  of  a  family  of  nine  children.  The 
biographer  finds  little  of  special  interest  or  im- 
portance to  record  concerning  his  childhood  and 
youthful  years,  which  were  uneventfully  passed 
upon  his  father's  farm.  In  the  common  schools 
of  the  home  neighboihood  he  laid  the  foundation 
of  his  education,  which,  however,  has  been  gained 
largely  in  the  school  of  experience. 

In  the  fall  of  1856  Mr.  Lemon  removed  from 
the  Keystone  State  to  Iowa  and  resided  in  that 
state  until  June,  1857.  Thence  proceeding  to 
Scott  Township,  Linn  County,  he  secured  a  claim 
on  section  8,  and  here  made  his  home  until  his 
death.  A  man  of  industrious,  painstaking  dispo- 
sition, he  succeeded  in  introducing  improvements 
of  a  modern  nature  and  built  a  large  number  of 
structures  for  the  storage  of  grain  and  shelter  of 
stock.  At  the  time  of  his  demise  he  was  the  owner 
of  one  hundred  and  sevent}'  acres.  On  the  13th 
of  December,  1887,  at  his  home,  his  useful  life  was 
brought  to  an  end.  In  his  death  the  community 
lost  an  energetic  citizen,  the  people  a  kind  neigh- 
bor, his  family  a  loving  husband  and  father,  and 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  one  of  its  most 
prominent  members. 

In  Indiana  County,  Pa.,  February  21,  1860,  Mr. 
Lemon  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  E. 
Kelly,a  native  of  that  county,  born  July  19, 1838. 
Her  parents,  Robert  and  Rachel  (Glasgow)  Kellj', 
were  of  Irish  and  Scotch  jjarentage  respectively, 
and  died  in  Indiana  County,  Pa.  They  had  a 
family  of  nine  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Lemon  is 
the  seventh.  Their  union  has  resulted  in  the  birth 
of  six  children,  the  eldest  and  youngest  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  William  E.  died  in  childhood, 
and  Elmer  F.  passed  away  at  the  age  of  four 
months.  The  two  survivors  arc  James  II.  and 
Nora  E.,tlie  latter  being  the  wife  of  Samuel  Traul. 

Since  her  husband's  death  Jlrs.  Lemon  has  had 
entire  charge  of  the  estate,  which  she  conducts  in 
such  a  manner  as  to  secure  the  most  desirable  re- 
sults. Possessing  executive  ability  and  wise  judg- 
ment, which  she  brings  to  the  details  of  her  work, 
she  has  met  with  more  than  ordinary  success,  and 
the  results  enjoyed  prove    her    high  capabilities. 


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She  is  a  devoted  Christian,  a  faithful  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  strives  in  all 
her  deeds  to  exemplify  the  religion  which  she  pro- 
fesses. 


^^IDEON  BURGESS,  an  extensive  and  pros- 
lll  J—-,  perous  "general  farmer  pleasantlj'  located 
^^Jj  upon  section  17,  Richmond  Township, 
Franklin  County,  emigrating  from  Allen  County, 
Ind.,  arrived  in  his  present  locality  in  June,  1880. 
Our  subject  is  a  native  of  New  England,  and  was 
born  in  Litchfield  County,  Conn.,  September  1 1, 
1812.  The  Burgess  famil3'  originally  came  from 
England  in  the  "Mayflower,"  landing  on  the  siiores 
of  New  P^ngland,  where  they  founded  the  Amer- 
ican branch,  from  whom  have  descended  honored 
citizens,  courageous  and  upright,  widely  known 
and  highly  respected. 

The  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  Heze- 
kiah  Burgess,  was  born  in  Litchfield  County, 
Conn.,  but  later  made  his  home  in  Washington 
County,  where  the  paternal  grandfather,  Ebenczer 
Burgess,  was  born,  reared  and  educated,  attained 
to  a  self-reliant  manhood  and  was  married.  The 
grandfather,  spending  his  life  within  the  borders 
of  his  native  county,  there  reared  his  famil}'  of 
sons  and  daughters.  Upon  the  old  Burgess  liome- 
stead  the  father,  Eben  Burgess,  was  born,  but 
later  located  in  Litchfield  County,  Conn.,  where, 
with  his  wife  and  family,  he  resided  for  some 
time. 

The  mother  of  our  subject,  Olive  (Smedley)  Bur- 
gess, was  a  native  of  Litchfield  Count}', Conn., and 
was  the  daughter  of  Ephraim  Smedley,  a  man  of 
sterling  character,  also  born  in  Litchfield  County, 
and  the  descendant  of  worthy  English  ancestors. 
The  parents  were  married  in  Litchfield  Count}', 
but  after  some  3'cars  resolved  to  try  their  fort- 
unes in  the  broader  west,  and  in  June,  1832,  jour- 


neyed to  Allen  County,  Ind.,  then  literally  a  wil- 
derness. For  sixteen  years  the  parents  shared 
the  privations  of  pioneer  life,  then,  August  31, 
1848,  the  wife  and  mother  passed  away.  The  fa- 
ther, surviving  a  score  of  years,  lived  to  become 
an  eye-witness  of  the  wonderful  development  of 
the  west,  and,  universally  regretted,  died  April 
5,  1868.  The  three  children  who  blessed  their 
union  were:  Lucy,  who  became  the  wife  of  Elisha 
Green,  and  later  died  in  Allen  Count}-,  Ind., 
August  2,  1843;  George,  the  eldest  son;  and 
Gideon,  our  subject.  The  latter  passed  the  earl}' 
years  of  his  life  on  a  farm  in  Litchfield  County, 
and  in  1832  accompanied  his  parents  to  the  west, 
settling  in  Allen  County,  Ind.  He  jnade  the  trip 
to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  by  wagon,  and  then  took  the 
Erie  Canal  to  Buffalo.  From  liuffalo,  in  the 
steamer  "Anthony  Wayne,"  he  traveled  via  lake  to 
Pennsylvania,  and  thence  by  wagon  to  Maumee, 
Ohio,  where  he  took  a  keel-boat  pushed  by  men  up 
the  Maumee  River  to  Ft.  Wayne.  At  this  time 
young,  energetic  and  ambitious,  Mr.  Burgess  en- 
tered with  zeal  into  the  pursuit  of  agriculture, 
tilling  the  fertile  soil  of  Indiana. 

In  Allen  County,  Ind.,  November  25,  1840, 
were  united  in  marriage  Gideon  Burgess  and  Jliss 
Louisa  Smith,  born  in  Bethlehem,  Washington 
County,  Conn.,  November  11,  1823.  The  father 
of  Mrs.  Burgess,  John  Smith,  was  a  native  of  Wood- 
bury, Conn.  The  mother,  Betsey  (Scott)  Smith, 
was  born  in  Bethlehem,  that  state.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Smith  were  united  in  wedlock  in  Woodbury  Coun- 
ty, and  there  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives. 
The  father  passed  away  in  1830,  but  the  mother, 
surviving  more  than  a  half-century,  was  eighty- 
two  years  old  when  she  entered  into  rest.  Their 
six  children  were  Elizabeth,  John,  Louisa,  Nancy, 
Martha  and  Isaac.  Louisa  emigrated  with  the 
Burgess  family  to  Indiana  in  1832,  when  only 
nine  years  of  age. 

The  union  of  our  subject  and  his  estimable 
wife  has  been  brightened  by  the  birth  of  seven 
sons  and  daughters.  Althea  is  the  wife  of  Nathan 
Risdon;  Lucy  was  the  wife  of  Robert  Bell  and 
died  in  Allen  County,  January  15,  1877;  George 
was  the  third  child;  Ezra  died  when  about  two 
years  old;  Asa  and  Louisa  both  died  in  childhood; 


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and  Eben  H.  married  Sarali  Conklin.  When  Mr. 
Burgess  located  in  Kansas,  lie  settled  on  the  farm 
where  he  now  lives,  and  has  continuously  resided 
in  Richmond  Township,  Franklin  County.  Own- 
ing a  valuable  farm  of  thirteen  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  our  subject  has  brought  a  portion  of  the  land 
up  to  a  high  state  of  cultivation,  and  improved 
the  homestead  with  first-class  buildings,  an  attrac- 
tive and  commodious  residence  and  large  and  sub- 
stantial barns. 

Politically  a  Republican,  Mr.  Burgess  held  with 
honor  ofHcial  positions  of  trust  in  Indiana,  and,  a 
strong  advocate  of  reform  and  progress,  is  intelli- 
gently posted  in  both  local  and  national  issues. 
Gideon  Burgess  is  a  true  and  self-reliant  American 
citizen,  and  enjo3's  the  esteem  and  confidence  of 
the  entire  community.  Recognized  as  a  man  of 
judgment  and  executive  ability,  he  occupies  a  po- 
sition of  useful  influence.  The  Burgess  farm,  a 
scene  of  thrift  and  plent}',  is  the  abode  of  hospi- 
tality, and  is  well  known  to  the  dwellers  of  Frank- 
lin County. 


^^  OL.  JAMES  F.  HARRISON,  the  popular 
[l(  and  enterprising  County  Surveyor,  and  old- 

^^^  time  citizen  of  Mound  City,  Linn  County, 
Kan.,  born  March  9,  1825,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
W.1S  the  son  of  William  Henry  Harrison,  a  native 
of  Vincennes,  Ind.  His  father,  born  September 
26,  1802,  was  the  son  of  Gen.  William  Henry  Har- 
rison, the  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  be- 
ing the  hero  of  Tippecanoe,  and  later  President 
of  the  United  Slates.  The  father,  educated  in 
Transylvania  University,  in  Kentucky,  was  admit- 
ted to  the  Bar  in  Ohio  in  1823.  The  mother,  Jane 
Findlay  Irwin,  was  the  daughter  of  Archibald 
Irwin,  a  prosperous  farmer  near  Mercersburgh,  Pa. 
Born  in  1804,  she  passed  away  at  forty-three 
yearsof  age,May  11,  1847.  The  father  died  univer- 


sally mourned  February  6,  1838.  On  the  Harri- 
son side  the  family  dates  back  to  Thomas  Harrison, 
a  Major-General  of  the  Parliamentary  army,  and 
once  Colonel  of  the  Old  Ironsides  Regiment  of 
Cromwell.  He  was  one  of  the  judges  who  tried 
King  Charles,  and  was  the  one  who,  by  orders  of 
Cromwell,  dissolved  the  long  Parliament  and  ar- 
rested the  Speaker.  He  was  hung,  drawn  and 
quartered,  May  10,1660.  His  son,  Benjamin  Har- 
rison, who  emigrated  to  America  on  account  of 
political  differences  with  his  father,  located  in  the 
Old  Dominion,  and  became  Clerk  of  the  Council 
of  Virginia.  He  died  in  the  year  1649,  and  left  a 
son,  Benjamin;  the  latter  was  born  September  20, 
1645,  in  South  work  Parish,  Surrey  County,  Va., 
and  died  in  January,  1713.  His  son,  Benjamin, 
born  in  Berkley,  Va.,  and  later  Attorney-General 
and  Treasurer  of  the  state,  was  also  Speaker  of  the 
House  of  Burgesses,  and  died  April  10,  1710,  aged 
thirty-seven  years. 

Benjamin  Harrison,  also  born  in  Berkley,  and 
a  son  of  the  last-named  and  Sheriff  of  Charles 
City  County,  and  in  1728  a  member  of  the  House 
of  Burgesses  died  in  1774.  His  son,  Benjamin, 
likewise  of  Berkley,  was  a  member  of  the  House  of 
Burgesses,  from  1750  to  1775,  and  was  a  member 
of  the  First  Continental  Congress  and  a  signer  of 
the  Declaration  of  Independence.  He  was  three 
times  Governor  of  Virginia  and  carried  the  popu- 
lar vote  of  his  state.  His  third  son,  William 
Henry  Harrison,  born  in  Berklej^  February  9, 
1773,  afterward  became  the  famous  General  and 
later  President  of  the  United  States.  He  served 
as  Aide  de  Camp  under  Anthony  Wayne  and  was 
Secretary  of  the  Northwest  Territory.  He  was  a 
delegate  to  Congress  from  that  territory,  and,  a 
brave  soldier,  fought  at  the  battle  of  Tippecanoe 
November  7,  1811.  He  was  also  eng.aged  at  Ft. 
Meigs,  and  participated  in  the  battle  of  the  Thames 
October  5,  1812.  He  was  United  States  Senator 
from  Ohio,  and  was  Minister  to  Colombia.  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  he  expired  while  in  of- 
fice, April  4,  1841.  His  second  son,  William 
Henry  Harrison,  became  the  father  of  our  subject. 
Upon  the  maternal  side,  the  family  dates  back  to 
Archibald  Irwin,  who  settled  in  Pennsylvania  be- 
fore the  Revolutionary  War.     He  was  a  cadet  of 


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the  House  of  Irwin,  of  Bonshaw,  Scotland.  His 
son  Archibald  married  Mar}'  McDowell,  and  their 
son  Archibald  married  Mary  Ramsay,  whose  fa- 
ther was  a  younger  member  of  the  Dalhousie  fam- 
ily of  Scotland.  Their  daughter  was  .Jane  Find- 
lay  Irwin,  tiie  mother  of   Col.   James  F.  Harrison. 

The  parents  after  tlieir  marriage  settled  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  the  father  practiced  law, 
and  later  died  in  his  father's  house  at  North  Bend. 
The  father  and  mother  were  blessed  with  two 
children,  James  F.  and  William  Heur}-.  The  lat- 
ter, born  May  5,  1828,  died  in  Mexico,  in  April, 
1849. 

Our  subject,  who  was  educated  in  Cincinnati 
College,  entered  West  Point  Military  Academy  in 
1841  and  graduated  in  1845.  Gen.  Fitz  John 
Porter  was  in  the  same  class.  Colonel  Harrison 
later  resigned  from  the  academy,  but  when  the 
war  broke  out  with  Mexico,  volunteered. in  the 
First  Ohio  Infantry.  He  was  Adjutant  of  the 
same  when  only  twenty-one  years  of  age,  and 
served  with  distinction  under  Col.  Alexander  M. 
Mitchell.  Our  subject  remained  with  his  regiment 
actively  engaged  all  through  the  war;  he  was  under 
the  command  of  General  Taylor  until  discharged 
in  June,  1847,  and  participated  in  numerous  hot 
skirmishes  with  the  Mexican  Cavalry.  Our  sub- 
ject became  an  inmate  of  the  White  House  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  during  the  incumbency  of  President 
W.  H.  Harrison,  and  was  at  his  bedside  when  that 
veteran  soldier  and  statesman  entered  into  rest, 
mourned  by  all  loyal  citizens  as  a  national  loss. 
This  was  prior  to  his  going  to  West  Point.  After 
his  return  from  tlie  Mexican  War,  Colonel  Harri- 
son entered  into  the  study  of  law,  and  later  ad- 
mitted to  the  Bar  of  Indiana,  pr.icticed  tiiere  for 
a  few  years.  He  resided  in  Da\ton,  Ohio,  from  1854 
until  1864,  and  enlisted  in  the  three  months'  ser- 
vice in  the  Civil  War,  being  Colonel  of  the  Eleventh 
Ohio  Infantry.  During  the  Chickamauga  Cam- 
paign, be  w.as  Aide  de  Camp  and  Chief  of  Staff  to 
Gen.  W.  H.  Lytle,  and  was  covered  by  the  life 
blood  of  the  General  when  he  was  killed  Septem- 
ber 20,  1863.  The  friendship  between  our  subject 
and  the  General  was  very  strong;  their  fathers 
also  had  been  friends,  tried  and  true,  as  has  like- 
wise  been  their   grandfathers.     For  a  short  time 


Colonel  Harrison  served  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  P.  H. 
Sheridan,  but  after  the  sad  demise  of  General  Ly- 
tle, resigned  from  the  arm}'. 

During  the  last  call  of  President  Lincoln,  our 
subject  re-enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  First  Ohio 
Cavalry,  and  was  transferred  as  Lieutenant  to  the 
One  Hundred  and  Eighty-fifth  Ohio  Infantrj-. 
Later  as  Captain  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Eighty- 
seventh  Ohio  he  went  to  Georgia  and  remained 
until  the  close  of  the  war.  During  the  Squirrel 
Hunter  Campaign  in  Ohio,  our  subject  was  the  re- 
cipient of  the  following  order,  September  12,  1862: 

"Colonel  Harrison,  First  Regiment  State  Militia, 
has  been  placed  in  charge  of  the  defense  of  the 
Ohio  River  west  of  Cincinnati  to  the  Indiana 
line.  He  will  be  obeyed  and  respected  accord- 
ingly. By  order  of  Maj.-Gen.  Lew  Wallace,  and 
Maj.  M.  McDowell,  A.  D.  C. 

Our  subject  served  through  the  campaign  and 
was  discharged  by  order  of  David  Tod,  Governor 
of  Ohio.  Colonel  Harrison  raised  a  company  in 
Diiyton,  Ohio,  in  a  half-hour  and  was  placed  in 
command  of  a  regiment.  The  same  day  he  was 
given  charge  of  a  Irigade,  being  then  engaged  two 
weeks  in  the  service  of  the  Government.  In  1866, 
our  subject  settled  in  Linn  County,  where  for 
many  j'ears  he  has  been  County  Surveyor  and  one 
of  the  most  popular  men  of  his  locality. 

In  the  year  1848  were  united  in  marriage 
James  F.  Harrison  and  Miss  Caroline  JL  Alston, 
of  South  Carolina.  This  estimable  lady  died  in 
the  spring  of  186?,  and  the  three  children  of 
the  union  are  now  deceased.  Our  subject  marry- 
ing again,  wedded  in  December,  1864,  Miss  Alice 
Kennedy,  a  native  of  Mississippi,  and  a  daughter 
of  John  Kennedy,  formerly  of  Belfast,  Ireland, 
but  originally  a  Scotch  farmer,  removing  to  Belfast 
in  mature  life.  Unto  this  second  marriage  were 
born  six  children,  five  of  whom  are  now  living, 
John  Scctt,  William  Henry,  Mary  Randolph,  James 
Findlay,  Jr.,  and  Archie  Irwin.  Colonel  Harrison 
is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church  and  is  fore- 
most in  the  good  work  and  benevolent  enterprises 
of  that  denomination.  Fraternal I3' associated  with 
Jewell  Post  No.  3,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Pleasanton,  ho 
is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Veterans'  Associa- 
tion of  the  Mexican  War.     Politically,  our  subject 


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was  a  Douglas  Democrat  and  had  been  a  slave- 
holder, but  the  first  gun  fired  at  Sumter  changed 
liim  and  killed  his  Democracy  for  all  lime  to 
come.  The  relationship  between  Colonel  Harrison 
and  ex-President  Benjamin  Harrison  is  that  of 
cousins,  there  being  relationship  on  both  the  fa- 
ther's and  mother's  side.  The  descendant  of  hon- 
ored ancestry,  and  himself  personally  faithful  to 
all  his  obligations  as  a  man  and  citizen,  our  sub- 
ject has  won  a  high  place  in  the  regard  of  a  wide 
acquaintance,  and  throughout  Linn  County  is  es- 
teemed as  a  man  of  fine  attainments,  superior  abil- 
itj'  and  sterling  integrity  of  character. 


'-^^^^^S^t^^i^rf^*'-^ 


,  YAN  G.  MENDENIIALL,  M.  D.,  a  successful 
general  medical  practitioner  of  La  Cygne, 
Linn  County,  Kan.,  settled  in  his  present 
^j  locality  in  1873,  and  has  for  a  score  of 
years  been  actively  engaged  in  the  responsible 
duties  of  his  profession  within  the  town  and  sur- 
rounding country.  Doctor  Mendenhall,  financially 
prospered,  possesses  large  landed  interests,  owning 
fifteen  hundred  highly  cultivated  acres  in  Kansas, 
one  whole  section  of  which  he  uses  as  a  magnifi- 
cent stock  farm,  where  are  bred  high  grades  of 
horses  and  cattle.  He  also  possesses  valuable  real 
estate  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  is  known  as  one 
of  the  most  energetic  and  enterprising  business 
men  of  his  locality.  Our  subject,  a  native  of 
Hamilton  County,  Ind.,  was  born  December  5, 
1841,  and  was  the  son  of  James  and  Rebecca 
(Campbell)  Mendenhall.  The  American  Menden- 
halls  are  all  descendants  of  three  brothers  who, 
emigrating  from  England  to  America,  settled  in 
North  Carolina  during  Colonial  days.  The  ances- 
tors of  the  motiier  were  the  well  known  and  hon- 
ored Campbells  of  Scotland.  The  father  of  Doctor 
Mendenhall  was  born  in  Ohio,  but  the  mother  was 
a  native  of  the  state  of  Soutli  Carolina.     The  par- 


ents were  wedded  in  Ohio  and  subsequently  made 
their  home  in  Indiana.  Remaining  in  the  latter 
state  until  1858,  they  then  removed  to  Vermilion 
County,  111.,  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Danville, 
where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives. 

The  father,  after  a  long  career  of  busy  useful- 
ness, passed  away  in  1873,  aged  sixty-four  yeais. 
The  mother  survived  until  1890,  and  was  seventy- 
eight  years  old  at  the  time  of  her  death.  Eight 
children,  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  fifth  in 
order  of  birth,  had  clustered  about  the  (ireside  of 
the  parents.  Sarah  became  the  wife  of  John 
Reeves  and  died  in  Hamilton  County,  Ind.  Pris- 
cilla  married  M.  Patton  and  resides  in  Vermilion 
County,  111.  Ira  C.  is  a  leading  minister  of  the 
United  Brethren  Church.  Lydia  married  John 
Newlan  and  died  in  Parke  County,  Ind.  Ryan 
G.  is  our  subject.  Almeda  was  the  wife  of  Samuel 
Thompson  and  passed  away  in  La  Cj'gnc.  Rhoda 
is  married  and  resides  in  Vermilion  County,  III. 
Jennie  is  the  wife  of  Wesley  Elliott,  also  of  that 
county.  The  early  life  of  our  subject  was  spent 
upon  the  farm  of  his  father,  but  he  acquired  a  lit- 
erary education,  completing  his  higher  studies  in 
Bloomingdale  (Ind.)  Academj'.  Later,  at  Ridge 
Farm,  111.,  Doctor  Mendenhall  entered  upon  the 
study  of  medicine,  with  Doctor  Boswell  Ward 
as  preceptor,  and  subsequently  attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  from  which  he  was  grad- 
uated in  1867.  Not  long  after  our  subject  began 
the  practice  of  medicine  in  Waterman,  Parke 
Count}',  Ind.,  and  in  October,  1870,  entered  Belle- 
vue  Hospital, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1871. 
Doctor  Mendenhall  immediately  afterward  settled 
in  Kansas  City,  but  two  years  later  removed  to  his 
present  locality,  where  he  has  been  eminently  suc- 
cessful as  a  physician  .and  business  man. 

In  1873  were  united  in  marriage  Ryan  G.  Men- 
denhall and  Miss  P^liza  A.  Frazier,  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abner  Frazier.  The  estimable  and 
accomplished  wife  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Ver- 
milion Count}',  III.,  and  there  attained  to  woman- 
hood. One  daughter  h.as  blessed  the  union,  Jessie 
F.  Politicallj',  a  Republican  and  a  firm  supporter 
of  the  party.  Doctor  Mendenhall  is  much  too  busy  a 
man  to  give  his  time  to  duties  outside  of  his  pro- 
fessional and   private  business  cares.     He  was  for 


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a  time  a  member  of  the  School  Board  of  La  Cygne, 
but  when  the  new  La  Cygne  sehoolhouse  was  built 
and  he  was  elected  Commissioner,  he  refused  to 
qualify.  Fraternally,  he  is  a  member  of  Russell 
Lodge  No.  154,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Georgetown, 
111.;  he  is  likewise  associated  with  Paola  Chapter 
No.  20,  R.  A.  M.,  at  Paola.  He  also  belongs  to  St. 
Elmo  Commandery  No.  22,  K.  T.  and  Abdallah 
Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  of  Leavenworth. 

The  paternal  and  maternal  ancestors  of  Doctor 
Mendenhall  were  Quakers, and  were  widely  known 
for  their  sterling  integrity  and  upright  character. 
Our  subject,  although  not  connected  with  any  de- 
nomination, is  a  liberal  giver  in  behalf  of  good 
works.  Beginning  his  career  as  a  poor  boy,  and 
with  energetic  industry  and  enterprise  working  his 
way  through  college,  Doctor  Mendenhall  has  well 
earned  the  prosperity  wliich  has  crowned  Ids  earnest 
efforts,  and  he  ma^' congratulate  himself  that  self- 
made  and  self-reliantly  winning  his  way  upward, 
he  has  attained  to  a  high  position  of  social  influ- 
ence and  professional  work.  Respected  as  a  man, 
citizen  and  physician,  he  eni03's  the  confidence 
of  all  who  know  him,  and  counts  his  friends  by  the 
score.  He  is  local  surgeon  of  the  Kansas  City, 
Ft.  Scott  &  Memphis  Railroad,  which  position  he 
has  iield  for  the  past  twenty  j'ears 


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RA  STEINBERGER,  M.  D.,  is  a  leading  physi- 
cian and  druggist  of  Erie,  who  enjoys  a  large 
practice  and  a  lucrative  trade.  Tiie  record  of 
his  life  is  as  follows:  He  was  born  in  Champaign 
County,  Oiiio,  four  miles  west  of  Urbana,  on  the 
21st  of  March,  1842,  and  is  descended  from  good 
old  Revolutionary  stock,  liis  great-grandfather 
being  a  hero  in  the  AVar  for  Independence. 

The  Doctor's  father,  Steplien  Steinberger,  was  a 
native  of  Virginia,  and  on  emigrating  westward 
with  liis  parents,  became  one  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Champaign    County,    Ohio.      He    there    married 


Lucinda  Smith,  a  native  of  that  county,  and  in 
1842  removed  with  his  family  to  Peru,Lnd.,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  millwright  business  for  about 
five  3'ears.  He  then  removed  to  Somerset,  Wa- 
bash County,  Ind.,  and  there  engaged  in  the  same 
business  until  1868,  which  year  witnessed  his  ar- 
rival in  Neosho  County,  Kan.  From  the  Govern- 
ment he  entered  eiglity  acres  of  land  on  section  3, 
Erie  Township,  where  he  developed  and  improved 
a  farm,  upon  which  he  made  his  home  until  his 
death  in  1883.  In  politics  he  was  a  supporter  of 
tiie  Democratic  part}'.  The  family  numbered  five 
children,  but  only  two  are  now  living,  Ira,  and  U. 
J.,  wlio  is  a  physician  of  Coffeyville,  Ind. 

Dr.  I.  Steinberger,  of  this  sketch,  was  reared  prin 
cipally  in  Wabasli  Count}',  Ind.,  and  in  its  public 
schools  acquired  his  literary  education.  He  then 
engaged  in  teaching  for  one  term,  after  whicli  he 
read  medicine  with  Doctor  Wagner,  and  in  1862 
took  a  course  of  lectures  in  the  Eclectic  Medical 
Institute  of  Cincinnati.  He  had  further  instruc- 
tion along  that  line  in  the  American  Medical 
School  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1880.  In  June,  1863,  the  Doctor  enlisted  for  the 
late  war,  as  a  member  of  Company  K,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Eighteenth  Indiana  Infantry,  and  when 
the  regiment  was  organized  he  was  elected  a  First 
Lieutenant.  In  June,  1865,  he  was  honorabl}' 
discharged  after  two  j'ears  of  faithful  service. 
He  had  participated  in  the  siege  of  Knoxville  and 
the  campaign  in  East  Tennessee. 

After  his  return  from  the  war,  Doctor  Stein- 
berger engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  Indiana 
until  18G9,  when  he  came  to  Erie,  Kan.  Here  he 
began  the  practice  of  the  medical  profession,  and 
in  1870  he  opened  his  drug  store.  In  1872,  he 
was  burned  out,  but  with  cliaracteristic  energy  he 
began  business  again,  and  has  retrieved  his  lost 
possessions.  He  enjoys  a  1  u-ge  practice  as  a  phy- 
sician and  is  doing  a  good  drug  business. 

In  1865,  in  Somerset,  Ind.,  Doctor  Steinberger 
married  Miss  Isabella,  a  daughter  of  Jolin  Wher- 
ritt,  a  native  of  Ken  tuck}'.  Two  children  gr.ace 
tiieir  union,  Winnie  and  Earl,  the  latter  of  wliom 
is  attending  the  State  University. 

In  jiolilics,  the  Doctor  alllliates  witli  tiie  Dem- 
ocratic party,  and    served  as    Postmaster  of    Erie 


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from  1885  to  1889.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
City  Council,  was  City  Treasurer,  and  served  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Education.  Socially,  he 
is  connected  vvith  the  Masonic  fraternitj'  and  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  Since  1860,  he  has 
been  a  faithful  and  consistent  member  of  the 
Christian  Church,  in  which  he  is  now  serving  as 
Deacon.  In  connection  with  his  other  interests. 
Doctor  Steinberger  owns  two  hundred  acres  of 
good  land,  and  carries  on  general  farming.  He  is  a 
man  of  sterling  worth,  who  gives  his  hearty  sup- 
port and  co-operation  to  every  enterprise  calculated 
to  prove  of  public  benefit. 

During  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  at 
Chicago,  a  prize  of  $5,000  in  gold  was  offered  by 
the  Liggett  &  Mj'ers  Tobacco  Company,  of  St.  Louis, 
to  the  person  who  would  estimate  most  closely  the 
actual  attendance  at  the  Fair.  The  attendance  was 
twenty-one  million  four  hundred  and  eighty  thou- 
sand, one  hundred  and  forty-one.  Doctor  Stein- 
berger guessed  twentj^-one  million,  four  hundred 
and  eighty  thousand,  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
one,  being  a  difference  of  only  twenty.  He  received 
tlie  15,000,  together  with  the  congratulations  of  a 
host  of  warm  personal  friends,  who  regard  him  as 
an  exceedingly  fortunate  man. 


"Sp^t^  EV.  PETER  W.  SHICK,  an  able  and  tal- 
\lf^  ented  minister  of  the  Church  of  Christ, 
-^\  and  an  influential  citizen  of  Mound  VaL 
\^  ley,  was  born  in  Clinton  County,  Ohio, 
April  4,  1827.  He  was  one  of  eleven  children 
comprising  the  family  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth 
(Woodruff)  Shick,  both  of  whom  died  when  he 
was  but  eight  years  old.  Grandfather  Lewis  Shick 
(or  as  the  name  was  then  spelled,  Schick)  was 
born  in  Germany,  and  emigrating  to  America,  lo- 
cated in  Kentucky  in  the  days  of  Daniel  Boone 
and   other  famous  |)ioneers.     He  erected  the  first 


cabin  on  the  present  site  of  Germantown  and  ac- 
quired considerable  fame  throughout  the  state  as 
an  unerring  shot  and  bold  frontiersman.  Peter 
Shick,  Sr.,  was  a  minister  in  the  Baptist  Church 
for  some  time,  but  later  identified  himself  with 
Alexander  Campbell  and  continued  in  the  minis- 
try of  the  Church  of  Christ  until  his  death. 

Our  subject  resided  with  an  uncle  in  his  youth 
and  received  a  common-school  education.  After 
growing  to  manhood  he  engaged  in  the  profession 
of  a  school  teacher  for  ten  years,  and  mean- 
while, by  a  subtle  influence  of  which  he  himself 
was  at  the  time  unconscious,  he  became  to  an 
ever-increasing  extent  identified  with  the  ministry 
of  the  Church  of  Christ,  until  he  was  numbered 
among  the  leaders  of  that  denomination.  He  be- 
gan his  ministerial  career  at  Bloomfield,  Davis 
County,  Iowa,  where  he  located  in  1850.  During 
the  following  year  he  married  Miss  Maggie, 
daughter  of  Nicholas,  and  grand-daughter  of 
Emanuel  Srofe,  a  commissioned  officer  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary War  and  a  participant  in  the  battle  of 
Lundy's  Lane. 

In  1862  Mr.  Shick  accepted  the  pastorate  of  the 
church  at  Mackinaw,  Tazewell  County,  111.,  where 
he  remained  for  five  years.  During  the  ensuing 
five  years  he  was  pastor  of  the  church  at  Hamers- 
ville,  Ohio,  whence  he  came  to  Labette  County, 
Kan., in  the  fall  of  1872,  and  this  county  hassince 
been  his  home.  Locating  on  the  prairie  south  of 
Parsons,  he  improved  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
and  there  remained  until  1878,  when  he  removed 
to  Parsons.  Three  years  afterward  he  came  to 
Mound  Valley,  where  he  has  a  beautiful  home  aiid 
superintends  his  farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  Ij'ing  near  the  city. 

In  Greek  and  Latin  Mr.  Shick  is  well  versed. 
He  is  also  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  Scriptures, 
and  is  an  able  debater  upon  religious  subjects, 
having  held  fift3'-fonr  discussions,  in  which  he  has 
proved  the  possession  of  splendid  reasoning  pow- 
ers and  broad  knowledge.  He  and  his  wife  have 
reared  four  children,  namely:  Kate,  vv'ife  of  Isaac 
Elledge;  Laura,  who  married  Frank  Harper,  of 
Wichita  County,  Kan.;  Alva,  of  Mound  Valley, 
and  Frank,  who  is  connected  with  the  Atchison, 
Topeka  &   Santa  Fe  Railway  Company  at  Wells- 


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ville.  Politically,  Mr.  Shick  is  a  liberal  Democrat. 
Under  the  administration  of  President  Cleveland 
he  served  as  Postmaster  at  Mound  Valley,  and  also 
officiated  in  that  position  during  President  Bu- 
chanan's administration. 


<^^  LEXANDER  LOWE,  a  prosperous  general 
(.@7l|||  agriculturist  and  public-spirited  citizen 
cultivating  a  fine  farm  desirably  located 
upon  section  29,  Osage  Township,  Miami 
County,  Kan.,  is  the  son  of  one  the  early  settlers 
of  the  state,  and  was  but  a  little  lad  of  about 
eight  years  of  age  when  he  accompanied  his  par- 
ents to  his  present  locah'ty.  Our  subject  is  a  na- 
tive of  Illinois,  and  w^s  born  in  Madison  County, 
June  21,  1857.  His  father,  Peter  Lowe,  a  native 
of  Baden  Baden,  Germany,  was  born  in  1830,  and 
was  reared  and  educated  in  his  birthplace  and 
industriously  assisted  his  parents  in  their  labor  of 
life.  Inured  to  habits  of  frugal  industrj^,  he  was  a 
self-reliant  j'outh,  well  fitted  to  make  his  way  in 
life.  When  seventeen  years  of  age,  stimulated  by 
the  example  of  others  and  by  the  success  of  many 
who  had  gone  before,  Peter  Lowe  resolved  to  make 
his  home  in  far  off  America.  Embarking  full  of 
hope  and  courage  he  soon  left  the  shores  of  the 
Fatherland  in  the  distance,  and  after  a  safe  voy- 
age landed  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  remaining  for 
four  years  in  the  latter  city,  worked  at  the  trade  of 
wagon-making.  He  next  journeyed  to  St.  Louis 
and  continued  there  for  a  sliort  time  engaged  in 
wagon  manufacturing,  but  later  located  in  Madi- 
son County,  III.,  his  abiding  place  for  man}-  years. 
Receiving  read}'  employment  as  a  wagon-maker  he 
eng.aged  in  his  trade  for  some  time,  but  finally  re- 
moved onto  a  farm  and  devoted  himself  to  the 
pursuits  of  agriculture. 

While  residing  in  Madison  Countj',  111.,  Peter 
Lowe  was  wedded  to  Miss  Naomi  AVest,  a  most  es- 


timable lady  and  a  native  of  Madison  Countj^ 
Some  time  afterward,  in  the  fall  of  1865,  the 
father  and  mother  removed  to  Kansas,  and  settled 
in  Valle.y  Township,  Miami  Count}',  in  the  spring 
of  1866.  For  the  first  few  years  the  father  worked 
at  his  trade,  and  then  devoted  himself  entirely  to 
agricultural  pursuits  with  most  prosperous  results, 
at  the  time  of  his  death  owning  about  five  hun- 
dred acres  of  find}'  improved  land.  He  likewise 
handled  stock  extensively,  and  was  numbered 
among  the  influential  and  substantial  fanners  of 
the  count}'.  From  the  first  he  identified  him- 
self with  the  interests  of  the  county,  and  took  a 
high  place  in  the  local  councils  of  the  Democratic 
party.  He  served  efficiently  as  Justice  of  the 
Peace  and  was  a  candidate  at  onetime  for  County 
Treasurer  of  Miami  County,  but  was  defeated  by 
a  small  majority.  A  man  of  enterprise  and  ster- 
ling integrity  of  character,  he  was  mourned  as  a 
public  loss  when  on  December  6,  1889,  he  entered 
into  rest.  The  eight  children  who  gathered  in  the 
home  of  the  parents  were:  Elizabeth,  who  died  in 
Miami  Township,  February  7,  1892,  and  was  the 
wife  of  J.  W.  Tallman;  Alexander;  Jacob;  Perry; 
Ada,  wife  of  George  Dettmering;  Lorenzo; 
Laniece,  wife  of  Henry   Rossman;and    Theodore. 

Our  subject  was  educated  mainly  in  Valley 
Township,  Miami  County,  attending  the  district 
schools.  He  assisted  in  the  work  of  the  farm, 
and  being  the  eldest  son,  early  began  the  toil  of 
life.  Thoroughly  trained  to  the  practical  knowl- 
edge of  tilling  the  soil  and  stock-raising,  Mr. 
Lowe  arrived  at  mature  age,  and  upon  the  16th 
of  September,  1880,  in  Paola,  Kan.,  was  united 
in  marriage  with  Miss  Maggie  Dyer.  She  was 
born  in  DeWitt  County,  111.,  on  the  16tli  of  De- 
cember, 1860, and  was  the  daughter  of  George  and 
Ruth  E.  Dyer,  who  removed  with  their  family  to 
Miami  County  in  1866.  Here  the  estimable  wife 
of  our  subject  received  her  education  and  grew  up 
to  an  attractive  and  intelligent  womanhood. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lowe  has  been  blessed  by  the 
birth  of  six  children,  of  whom  their  eldest, 
Otto,  died  when  one  and  a-half  years  old.  The 
five  surviving  are:  Orrin  C,  Ethel  R.,  Leroy  R., 
Lizzie  Z.  and  Lela  J.,  all  bright  and  promising 
children,  who  will  enjoy  excellent  opportunities  to 


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worthily  fit  themselves  for  a  useful  future.  Mr. 
Lowe  settled  on  his  present  farm  in  Osage  Town- 
ship in  1892,  and  has  brought  his  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  up  to  a  higlily  profitable  state  of  culti- 
vation. He  takes  an  active  interest  in  local  af- 
fairs and  is  ever  ready  to  assist  in  all  matters  of 
mutual  welfare,  and,  associated  with  the  progress- 
ive enterprises  of  Miami  County,  commands  the 
high  regard  of  a  wide  acquaintance  and  possesses 
a  host  of  old-time  friends. 


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^^>^^<m^' 


"^  OIIN  M.  FLOOK,  a  prosperous  general  agri- 
culturist and  successful  stock-raiser,  from 
his  earliest  youth  intimately  associated  with 
the  history  and  upward  growth  of  Kansas, 
has  long  been  a  resident  of  his  fine  homestead, 
pleasantly  located  on  section  36,  township  19, 
range  21,  Liberty  Townsliip,  Linn  County.  Ar- 
riving within  the  borders  of  the  state  wlien  only  a 
little  lad  seven  years  of  age,  Mr.  Flook  has  been 
an  e3'e-witness  of  the  struggles  and  vicissitudes  of 
Kansas,  and  comparatively  3'et  a  young  man,  has 
for  many  years  shared  in  the  successes  which  have 
later  blessed  the  dwellers  in  this  part  of  our 
great  country.  Our  subject  is  a  native  of  Indiana 
and  was  born  in  AVabash  County,  February  8, 
1852.  His  father,  William  Flook,  was  the  son  of 
old  and  well  known  residents  of  Ohio,  and  was 
born  in  the  Buckej-e  State,  in  adult  age  making 
his  home  in  Indiana.  The  mother,  Catherine 
(Ecklebarger)  Flook,  was  descended  from  a  Penn- 
sylvania family,  and  is  a  native  of  the  Quaker 
State.  Brought  together  by  changes  of  residence, 
the  parents  were  united  in  marriage  in  Indiana, 
and  settled  down  to  housekeeping  in  Wabash 
County,  where  the  father  tilled  a  farm.  In  1859 
the  father  and  mother  emigrated  from  Wabash 
County  to  the  state  of  Kansas,  making  tlie  journey 
with  teams.     Arriving  at  their  destination,  Will- 


iam Flook  purchased  a  claim  in  the  eastern  part  of 
Liberty  TownshiiJ  and  with  energy  entered  into 
the  improvement  of  his  homestead. 

Prospering,  tlie  father  in  time  became  possessed 
of  a  section  of  land  and  extensively  engaged  in 
stock-raising,  lie  died  September  30,  1890,  aged 
sixty-eight  years.  The  mother  yet  survives.  Of 
the  family  of  seven  children  who  gathered  about 
the  fireside  of  the  old  home  six  are  now  living. 
Jesse  resides  upon  part  of  the  old  homestead; 
John  M.  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth;  Thomas 
is  a  citizen  of  Harvey  County,  Oregon;  George  is 
a  prominent  agriculturist  of  McPherson,  Kan.; 
Frank  lives  on  the  old  farm;  William  also  remains 
upon  the  homestead.  Trained  to  agricultural 
duties  from  his  earliest  youth,  our  subject  grew  up 
to  adult  age  a  thoroughly  practical  farmer,  well 
versed  in  the  tilling  of  the  soil  and  tlie  handling 
of  live-stock,  horses,  cattle  and  hogs.  He  received  a 
good  common  education  in  the  district  schools  of 
his  neighborhood, and  self-reliautly  assisting  upon 
the  old  farm,  remained  with  his  parents  until  his 
marriage. 

On  the  12tb  of  November,  187-t,  were  united 
in  the  bonds  of  wedlock  John  M.  Flook  and  Miss 
Abbie  Woodford,  daugliter  of  Marcus  and  Almira 
(Blaine)  Woodford.  The  estimable  wife  of  our 
suliject  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  was  born  in  Ful- 
ton County,  April  11,  1859.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wood- 
ford were  both  born  near  Utica,  N.  Y.  The}'  re- 
moved to  Ohio,  and  in  1865  made  their  home  in 
Kansas  City,  Mo.,  from  which  place  they  emigrated 
to  Linn  County,  Kan.,  in  1869.  The3'  resided  foi- 
some  time  in  Scott  Townshi(),  but  in  1885  located 
in  Miami  County.  Their  two  children  are  both 
married.  America  is  the  wife  of  J.  N.  Lemen,  of 
Scott  Township;  Abbie  is  the  wife  of  our  subject. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Flook  remained  in  Scott  Township 
for  a  number  of  years  subsequent  to  their  mar- 
riage, and  our  subject  there  cultivated  ninety 
acres  of  land  which  he  owned.  In  1882  he  pur- 
chased his  present  farm  of  two  hundred  acres,  then 
almost  entirely  unimproved.  The  acreage  has 
since  been  brought  up  to  a  high  state  of  cultiva- 
tion, and  a  handsome  residence  and  other  excellent 
buildings  have  been  constructed.  While  every  year 
reaping  an  abundant  harvest,  yielded   by  the  fer- 


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tile  soil,  Mr.  Flook  mainly  devotes  his  time  to 
stock-raising,  feeding  and  shipping.  The  comfor- 
table and  commodious  home  has  been  blessed  by 
the  birth  of  three  children:  Harry,  born  September 
4,  1875;  Warren,  March  26,  1879;  and  Fred,  Octo- 
ber 11,  1881.  The  three  sons,  worthily  fitting 
themselves  for  any  position  in  life  to  which  the^' 
may  be  called,  are  enjoying  the  advantage  of 
thorough  instruction  and  receiving  the  benefit  of 
a  good  eihication.  Politically  our  subject  is  now 
a  Popnlist,  but  in  former  j'ears  he  was  a  strong 
Democrat.  He  is  a  man  of  the  times,  progressive 
in  thought  and  action,  and  commands  the  esteem 
of  manv  friends. 


ILTON  A.  MITCHELL  possesses  tliose 
qualities  of  industry  and  energy  so  char- 
acteristic of  the  native  Ohioan,  and  is 
one  of  the  progressive  and  substantial 
farmers  residing  in  Walker  Township,  Ander- 
son County.  He  was  born  in  Lake  County, 
Ohio,  on  the  19th  of  December,  1829,  but  his 
parents,  William  and  Naomi  (Janes)  Mitchell, 
.  were  natives  of  the  Green  Mountain  State.  Soon 
after  their  marriage,  which  occurred  in  tlieir  na- 
tive stale,  this  wortiiy  couple  removed  to  Ohio, 
and  were  among  the  pioneers  of  Lake  County. 
There  they  resided  the  remainder  of  their  days, 
with  the  exception  of  one  year  spent  in  Wiscon- 
sin. The  father  was  sevent3'-eight  years  of  age  at 
the  time  of  his  death. 

In  the  parental  family  were  eleven  children, 
all  of  whom  grew  to  mature  years.  Zipporah 
married  Asa  Jenkins,  and  resides  in  Ohio;  Obed 
died  in  Michigan;  William  died  in  Henry  Coun- 
ty, Mo.;  Lucretia  married  William  Ford,  and 
resides  near  Great  Bend,  Kan.;  Abner  died  in 
Henry  County,  Mo.;    IMiltcm  is  our  subject;   Jo- 


seph died  in  Sheboygan  County,  Wis.;  Oliver 
was  killed  by  a  falling  tree  in  Arkansas;  Mary 
married  Samuel  Lesey,  and  resides  in  Slieboygan 
County,  Wis.;  George  died  in  Chicago,  111.;  aud 
Henry  died  in  Wisconsin,  while  serving  in  the 
Civil  War.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  these 
cliildren,  Joseph  Mitchell,  was  a  Metliodist  minis- 
ter and  a  prominent  man. 

When  large  enough,  our  subject  was  initiated 
into  the  duties  of  farm  life,  and  remained  in  his 
native  state  until  1849,  when  he  emigrated  to 
Wisconsin.  After  residing  there  for  a  short  time, 
he  returned  to  the  Buckeye  Slate,  and  in  1852  went 
to  California  via  the  Isthmus,  and  remained  on 
the  Pacific  Coast  until  1868,  engaged  in  mining 
and  lumbering.  Returning  home  by  the  same 
route,  in  the  spring  of  1858  he  came  to  Kansas 
and  purchased  the  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
land  on  which  he  now  resides.  In  the  year  1859 
he  went  to  Colorado  and  there  remained  until 
1861,  when  he  returned  to  his  native  state.  In 
September  of  that  year  he  enlisted  in  Company 
G,  First  Ohio  Light  Artillery,  as  a  private.  This 
regiment  was  assigned  to  the  Army  of  the  Cum- 
berland. Soon  after  entering  the  service,  Mr. 
Mitchell  became  a  non-commissioned  officer,  and 
in  1864  was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant, 
with  which  rank  he  was  mustered  out  of  service 
three  years  after  entering. 

Mr.  Mitchell  was  in  the  battles  of  Stone  River, 
Chickamauga,  Chattanooga,  Nashville,  Franklin, 
and  numerous  skirmishes.  At  the  battle  of  Frank- 
lin he  received  a  gunshot  wound  in  the  right 
shoulder,  which  disabled  him  for  two  months,  but 
he  remained  with  his  company  nearly  all  the 
time.  Returning  to  Kansas  after  the  war,  he  set- 
tled on  the  land  he  had  previous!}'  purchased,  and 
is  now  the  owner  of  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  acres.  He  has  a  good  residence,  substantial 
outbuildings,  and  all  his  farming  0])erations  are 
conducted  in  a  manner  retlecting  credit  upon  his 
management.  He  selected  his  companion  in  life 
in  the  person  of  Miss  Nancy  Cook,  a  native  of 
Nashua,  N.  H.,  and  their  marriage  was  solemnized  in 
the  year  1865.  Her  father  was  James  Cook.  To 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  have  been  born  three  chil- 
dren: Emily,  wife  of  Walter  Latimer  (see  sketch); 


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Kate,  clerk  in  the  Bank  of  Garnett;  and  William, 
a  locomotive  fireman.  Formerly  a  Republican  in 
politics,  he  is  now  a  Populist.  He  was  Township 
Trustee  for  some  time  and  has  held  otlier  local  po- 
sitions. Socially,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic. 


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4^ 


(jL^GN.  CHARLES  E.  HARBAUGH  is  the  ge- 
If  jjl  nial  and  well  known  editor  and  proprietor 
/^^^  of  the  Republican  Record  of  Erie,  and  with 
i^^  pleasure  we  present  to  our  readers  this 
record  of  his  life.  He  was  born  in  Maxwell,  Perry 
County,  Ohio,  July  31,  1863,  and  is  a  son  of  Maj. 
Henry  L.  Harbaugh,  who  was  also  a  native  of 
Perry  County.  In  the  Buckeye  State  the  father 
was  reared,  and  as  a  means  of  livelihood  followed 
merchandising.  During  the  late  war  he  enlisted 
as  a  member  of  the  Seventeenth  Ohio  Infantry,  and 
became  a  Lieutenant.  Subsequently,  he  became 
Captain  of  a  company  of  the  Sixt3-second  Ohio 
Regiment.  At  the  Battle  of  Winchester  he  was 
wounded,  and  on  account  of  disability  returned 
home,  but  later  he  joined  the  One  Hundred  and 
Sixty-sixth  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volunteers  and  be- 
came its  Major. 

After  the  war  was  over.  Major  Harbaugh  re- 
turned to  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  merchandising  in 
Gore  until  18G8,  when  on  the  13th  of  October  he 
arrived  in  Kansas.  On  the  7th  of  April  following 
he  came  to  Neosho  County,  locating  on  section 
11,  Centreville  Township,  where  he  made  his  home 
until  October,  1886.  Since  that  time  he  has  lived 
a  retired  life  in  Erie,  but  he  still  owns  his  valuable 
farm  of  two  hundred  acres,  where  he  carried  on 
agricultural  pursuits  and  stock-raising.  In  poli- 
tics, he  is  a  supporter  of  Republican  principles. 
He  married  Rebecca  J.  Ferguson,  and  unto  them 
were  born  three  sons  and  four  daughters,  all  of 
whom  are  still  living. 

Charles  E.  Harbaugh,  the  eldest  of  the  family, 
was  a  lad  of  Ave  summers  when  he  came  with  his 


parents  to  this  county.  Here  he  was  reared  to 
manhood,  and  after  completing  his  literary  educa- 
tion he  was  graduated  from  the  law  department 
of  the  State  University,  in  the  Class  of  '88.  He 
then  engaged  in  legal  practice  in  Kansas  City  un- 
til the  1st  of  January,  1890,  when  he  assumed 
control  of  the  Republican  Record,  which  he  has 
since  edited. 

On  the  23d  of  November,  1892,  Mr.  Har- 
baugh was  married  to  Miss  Belle  La  Bar,  daughter 
of  John  W.  La  Bar,  a  stock-raiser  of  Neosho 
County.  Our  subject  is  a  stalwart  Republican, 
and  in  1892  served  as  a  delegate  to  the  State 
Convention.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Kansas  Republican  League.  His 
wife  is  a  member  of  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society  of  the 
Sons  of  Veterans,  and  in  August,  1893,  was  hon- 
ored with  an  election  as  National  Vice-President 
of  that  order.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity, the  Odd  Fellows,  and  is  past  Chancellor  of 
the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  also  belongs  to  the 
Uniformed  Rank  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the 
Order  of  Select  Friends.  Mr.  Harbaugh  was  unani- 
mously elected  to  the  office  of  Mayor  of  liie 
city  in  1892.  The  Republican  Record  which  he 
publishes  is  a  bright  newsy  sheet,  ably  conducted, 
and  he  has  brought  it  up  to  a  high  standard  of  ex- 
cellence. 

In  the  discharge  of  his  public  duties,  Mr.  Har- 
baugh has  ever  been  prompt  and  faithful.  He  is 
a  young  man  of  more  than  average  ability,  pos- 
sesses many  excellencies  of  character  and  is  a 
popular  gentleman,  who  wins  friends  wherever  he 
goes. 


"ifl    L.  AVARD.     In    July,    1883,    the    McCune 
City  Bank  was  established  with  a  capital  of 
$1.5,000,  and  from  that  date  until   tlie  pres- 
ent (1894)  the  institution  has  been  wholly 
under   the   control   of  Mr.  Ward,  whose  energetic 


efforts  have  placed  it  upon  a  solid 


lancial  basis. 


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He  was  born  in  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.,  February 
4,  1833,  and  is  a  son  of  Stephen  R.  and  Adelia 
(Owen)  Ward,  the  former  of  whom  was  a  native 
of  New  York  City,  and  tlie  latter  of  Orange 
County,  N.  Y.  The  grandparents  were  Josiah  L. 
and  Phojbe  (Davis)  AVard,  of  New  York,  the 
former  having  a  been  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812. 
The  maternal  grandfather  was  John  Owen. 

In  1814  the  Ward  family  removed  to  Ohio  and 
settled  in  Licking  Count}'.  Stephen  R.  enlisted 
in  the  Black  Ilawk  War  and  served  as  First  Lieu- 
tenant. In  1865,  with  his  wife,  he  moved  to  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo.,  and  there  they  remained  until  death. 
They  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  of  whom  six 
are  now  living.  Four  sons  served  in  the  Civil 
War.  J.  L.  was  reared  in  Franklin  County,  Ohio, 
and  was  educated  in  the  academic  department  of 
Central  College.  Leaving  home  at  the  age  of 
fourteen  he  commenced  to  work  on  a  farm  by  the 
month.  When  sixteen  he  began  to  learn  the  trade 
of  a  carpenter,  which  he  followed  until  tlie  fall  of 
1857.  He  then  removed  to  Ilinois,  and  settling 
in  Kankakee  Count}',  engaged  in  general  farming. 

March  11,  1858,  Mr.  Ward  married  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Pool,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabetii 
Pool,  natives  of  New  Jersey,  and  for  man}'  years 
residents  of  Delaware  County,  Ohio.  In  religious 
belief  they  were  members  of  the  New  Light 
Church.  In  their  family  were  ten  children,  ttve 
of  whom  are  now  living.  The  father  died  in 
1849,  and  the  mother,  coming  to  this  county  in 
1876,  died  here  in  1881.  Mrs.  Ward  was  born  in 
Delaware  County,  Ohio,  June  16,  1837,  and  was 
there  reared  to  womanhood.  Three  children  were 
born  to  their  marriage,  namely:  Lewis  V.,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  two  and  one-half  years;  Emma 
Victoria,  who  passed  away  at  the  age  of  seven; 
and  Ida  Elnora,  whose  death  occurred  at  the  age 
of  seventeen. 

In  February,  1866,  Mr.  Ward  came  to  this 
county  and  settled  on  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  unimproved  land  in  Osage  Township,  to 
which  he  afterward  added  until  he  is  now  the 
owner  of  six  hundred  and  forty  acres.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1881,  he  removed  to  McCune  and  embarked 
in  the  mercantile  and  grain  business,  in  which 
he  engaged   until   March,  1883,     Then   disposing 


of  the  business  he  spent  the  ensuing  three  or  four 
months  in  travel  through  the  west  and  especiallj' 
in  the  Kocky  Jlountains.  In  July,  1883,  he 
opened  the  bank,  which  he  has  since  conducted 
with  success. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ward  are  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church  and  are  active  in  Sunday- 
school  work,  he  having  been  a  teacher  and  she 
serving  for  three  years  as  Superintendent.  So- 
cially, lie  is  identified  with  Temple  Lodge  No.  237, 
of  McCune,  and  has  been  its  Master.  He  is  also 
identified  with  the  Ro3al  Arch  Chapter  No.  39,  of 
Parsons.  Couer  De  Leon  Commandery  No.  17  at 
Parsons,  and  Abdallah  Shriue,  of  Leavenworth. 
He  and  his  wife  are  connected  with  the  Order  of 
the  Eastern  Star.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican 
and  has  frequently  been  a  delegate  to  its  conven- 
tions. 


\ll, ENRY  CARBON,  a  prominent  agriculturist, 

r  )j!  located  on  section  4,  Paris  Township,  Linn 
/^v^'  County,  Kan.,  has  for  thirty-five  3'ears  been 
(^)  intimately  identified  with  the  struggles, 
upward  progress  and  later  prosperit}'  of  his  adopted 
state,  to  \\  hicli  he  emigrated  from  New  York  in 
March,  1857.  His  father,  George  Carbon,  was  a 
native  of  Montgomery  County,  N.  Y.,  and,  reared 
and  educated  in  iiis  birthplace,  there  met  and  mar- 
ried Henrietta  Treabox,  who  was  born  in  Germany. 
The  parents  settled  in  Montgoraerj'  County,  where 
the  father  died  in  1845,  and  the  mother,  remain- 
ing in  the  Empire  State,  passed  away  in  Oneida 
County  in  1891.  George  and  Henrietta  Carbon 
were  the  parents  of  three  children:  Henry,  Julia  and 
John.  In  tlie  old  Montgomery  Count}-  home  was 
born,  upon  July  11,  1838,  our  subject,  who,  early 
trained  to  the  duties  of  agriculture  upon  the  farm 
of  his  father,  remained  in  tiie  home  locality  until 
he  was  nineteen  years  ef  age,  when  he  resolved  to 
try  his  fortunes   in  the  then    far  west  of  Kansas, 


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Taking  up  a  claim,  he  entered  with  energy  into  the 
cultivation  of  the  soil.  He  was  married  in  Paris 
Township  to  his  first  wife,  Miss  Sophronia  Sliarp, 
a  native  of  Ohio.  This  estimable  lady  became  the 
mother  of  two  children,  Charles  A.  and  Lillie  H. 
Charles  married  Lasse}'  Whiner}';  Lillie  is  the  wife 
of  Charles  Gould. 

Mr.  Carbon  participated  in  the  early  troubles  of 
eastern  Kansas,  and  enlisted  on  the  10th  of  March 
1862,  in  Company  D,  Fifth  Kansas  Cavalry,  and 
with  fidelity  served  three  years,  one  month  and 
eight  dajs.  While  in  Arkansas  he  was  taken 
prisoner,  and  for  ten  months  experienced  trials 
and  sufferings  in  a  rebel  fort  in  Texas.  At  the 
dose  of  his  patriotic  service,  honorably  mustered 
out,  he  returned  again  to  his  Kansas  home,  where 
he  now  owns  three  hundred  and  forty  acres  of  fer- 
tile land,  much  of  it  now  under  a  high  state  of 
cultivation  and  well  improved  with  excellent 
buildings.  Beginning  life  with  little  or  no  capital 
except  his  stout  hands  and  heart,  our  subject  has 
won  his  way  upward  to  a  comfortable  competence, 
has  held  official  positions  of  trust  and  enjoys  the 
confidence  of  his  friends.  June  13,  1880,  Mr.  Car- 
bon a  second  time  entered  the  bonds  of  matrimony, 
and  was  united  in  wedlock  with  Miss  Katie  Kane, 
a  native  of  Boston,  Mass.,  who  was  born  November 
22,  1852.  The  union  was  blessed  with  three  cliildren, 
George  IL,  Julia  M.  and  Katie  M.  The  worthy 
wife  and  mother  died  February  2,  1890,  regretted 
by  all  who  knew  her  true  nature  and  lovely  char- 
acter. 

Our  sul)ject,  taking  an  active  part  in  local  poli- 
tics, held  for  one  term  the  official  position  of 
Treasurer  of  Paris  Township,  and  discharged  the 
duties  to  the  great  satisfaction  of  the  community 
by  whom  he  is  surrounded.  He  is  a  strong  Re- 
publican and  an  ardent  advocate  of  the  party  of 
reform.  Fraternally,  Mr.  Carbon  is  connected 
with  Magnolia  Lodge  No.  20,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  also 
belongs  to  James  P.  Way  Camp,  a  high  order 
of  the  Odd  Fellows.  Many  years  have  passed 
since  upon  the  field  he  gave  his  services  in  behalf 
of  national  existence,  and  to-day,  as  then,  our  sub- 
ject is  a  public-spirited  man,  ever  ready  to  extend 
aid  in  all  matters  tending  toward  promotion  and 
advancement.  An  eye-witness  of  and  important 
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factor  in  the  wonderful  development  of  Kansas, 
our  subject  may  with  pleasure  review  the  record 
of  his  useful  j'ears  as  a  neighbor,  friend  and 
citizen. 


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<|       &ILLIAM  ALLEN  TRIGG  is  the  editof  and 
\rJ//     proprietor  of  the  Garnett  Eagle,  a  breezy 

\^^  sheet,  which  enjoys  a  good  circulation 
and  is  published  in  the  interests  of  the  com- 
munity, especial  attention  being  paid  to  local 
affairs,  making  it  a  history  of  the  events  that 
transpire  in  this  locality.  Moreover,  it  reviews 
most  intelligently  the  public  issues  of  the  day, 
and  its  advertising  columns  are  well  filled  and 
show  that  the  merchants  of  Garnett  appreciate 
it  as  a  medium  for  making  themselves  known 
to  the  people  at  large.  The  intelligent  and  able 
editor  of  this  journal  was  born  in  Harrison 
County,  Ky.,  April  30,  1840,  and  is  the  son  of 
Thomas  E.  and  Nancy  E.  (Gogliagen)  Trigg,  the 
mother  being  a  daughter  of  Michael  Goghagen,  a 
celebrated  Baptist  minister. 

Thomas  E.  Trigg  was  a  native  of  the  giand  old 
state  of  Virginia,  but  at  an  early  date  went  to 
Bourbon  County,  Ky.  He  was  married  in  Harri- 
son County,  that  state,  and  his  wife  died  in  1845, 
leaving  three  sons:  John  T.,  a  resident  of  Centre- 
ville,  Iowa;  Samuel  S.,  who  died  in  1853  in  Iowa; 
and  our  subject.  The  father's  second  marriage  oc- 
curred in  1847,  and  the  year  following  he  moved 
to  Van  Buren  County,  Iowa,  settling  on  a  farm 
near  Bentonsport.  In  1870  he  came  to  the  Sun- 
flower State  and  made  his  home  in  Linn  County, 
where  his  death  occurred  January  7,  1892.  To 
the  second  union  five  children  were  born:  Israel  F., 
George  E.,  Charles  IL,  Susie  E.  and  Jessie. 

The  boyhood  and  youth  of  our  subject  were  spent 
on  his  father's  farm  in  Iowa,  and  he  secured  a  good 
education  in  the  academy  at  Bentonsport  and  in 

the  university  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.     Like  many 


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of  the  prominent  men  of  the  country,  he  began  his 
career  as  a  scliool  teacher,  and  followed  the  pro- 
fession for  eighteen  years  in  the  state  of  Iowa.  In 
1878  he  came  to  Kansas,  taught  two  years,  and  in 
1880  was  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Linn  Countj^, 
filling  that  position  very  efficiently  for  two  terms. 
In  1884  he  purchased  the  Linn  County  Clarion, 
which  he  published  until  1887,  when  he  came  to 
Garnett  and  purchased  the  Eagle.  In  all  these 
positions  Mr.  Trigg  has  distinguished  himself  as 
an  educator  and  disciplinarian,  and  as  a  newspaper 
man  he  is  alive  to  the  current  issues  of  the  day, 
and  handles  his  subjects  with  an  ease,  grace  and 
finish  that  could  not  fail  to  attract  attention. 

Our  subject  selected  for  his  wife  Miss  Mary 
E.  Ware,  a  native  of  Van  Buren  Count}',  Iowa,  and 
the  daughter  of  Rev.  T.  C.  Ware,  and  their  nup- 
tials were  celebrated  August  19,  1861.  Six  chil- 
dren have  been  the  fruits  of  this  union,  four  of 
wliom  reached  mature  years:  T.  Ellsworth,  Clar- 
ence J.  (see  sketch),  Fred  C.  and  Anna  S.  In 
politics  Mr.  Trigg  is  a  Republican,  and  besides 
holding  the  office  of  Probate  Judge  he  has  held 
numerous  local  offices,  discharging  tiie  duties  of 
all  in  a  manner  reflecting  credit  upon  himself  and 
his  constituents.  He  has  found  time  to  cultivate 
the  social  graces  to  some  extent,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  In  his 
religious  views  he  is  a  Methodist. 


■S^DWARD  II.  KLOCK.  One  of  the  promi- 
Ife]  nent  and  successful  enterprises  of  Pitts- 
jV- — ^  burgh  is  the  establishment  of  which  Mr. 
Klock  is  the  proprietor  and  manager.  From  the 
inception  of  this  establishment  until  the  present 
time  it  has  enjoyed  an  uninterrupted  growth  and 
is  now  one  of  the  most  flourishing  industries  of 
the  county.  Here  maj'  be  found  a  complete  as- 
gortinent    of    groceries,    provisions,    queens  ware. 


cigars  and  tobacco,  and,  in  fact,  everything  to  be 
found  in  a  model  city  store.  By  the  uniform  re- 
liability of  his  dealings  and  his  courtesy  of  man- 
ners, Mr.  Klock  has  built  up  a  large  trade  among 
the  people  of  Pittsburgh  and  the  farmers  of  the 
surrounding  country. 

Born  in  Oneida  Count}',  N.  Y.,  on  the  4th  of 
October,  1843,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  son 
of  Charles  Klock,  who  was  born  on  the  Mohawk 
River,  near  the  city  of  Albanj',  N.  Y.  He  was 
there  reared,  and  there  he  married  Miss  Julia  Bull, 
whose  father  was  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Oneida 
Count}-,  N.  Y.  A  cooper  b}'  trade,  Charles  Klock 
followed  that  occupation  throughout  much  of  his 
active  life,  though  in  later  j'ears  he  engaged  in 
farming  in  Oneida  County.  In  1855  he  removed 
to  Wisconsin  and  engaged  in  farming  in  Wauke- 
sha County,  but  in  1857  he  went  to  Minnesota 
and  located  in  Goodhue  County,  at  Cannon  Falls, 
where  he  conducted  a  farm  until  his  death  in 
1889.     His  wife  died  in  1886. 

At  the  age  of  eleven  years  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  accompanied  his  parents  to  Minnesota, 
where  he  was  reared  to  manhood,  receiving  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  the  home 
neighborhood.  In  1867  he  married  Miss  Ella, 
daughter  of  James  Clark.  Mrs.  Klock  was  born 
in  Massachusetts  and  was  reared  in  Mianesota, 
where  she  removed  after  her  father's  death.  After 
his  marriage,  Mr.  Klock  located  in  Jackson  Count}', 
Minn.,  where  he  purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  making  his  home  upon  that  farm  for  seven 
years.  He  then  disposed  of  the  place  and  went  to 
Texas,  where  he  engaged  in  raising  cotton  for  two 
years,  and  for  one  year  conducted  a  grocery  store 
at  Lawrence.  Upon  disposing  of  that  business  he 
came  toGirard,  in  1879,  and  for  one  year  engaged 
in  pressing  hay. 

Coming  to  Pittsburgh  in  1880  Mr.  Klock  o])cned 
a  meat  market  and  conducted  a  fair  business  for 
two  and  one-half  years,  since  which  time  he  and 
his  son  have  conducted  a  grocery  business,  the 
firm  name  being  E.  H.  Klock  &  Son.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Klock  have  one  son,  Robert  II.,  and  an  adopted 
daughter,  Rosa,  who  has  made  her  home  with  them 
since  she  was  three  years  old.  During  the  late 
war,  our   subject  served    for  seven    months  .as  a 


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member  of  the  Fourth  Minnesota  Infantry  and  he 
is  now  connected  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic.  In  his  political  belief  he  is  a  Repub- 
lican on  national  questions,  but  in  local  matters  he 
is  independent.  For  four  years  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  City  Council,  for  two  years  being 
its  President.  Socially  he  affiliates  with  the  An- 
cient Order  of  United  Workmen,  the  Royal  Arch 
Masons  and  the  Knights  Templar.  lie  is  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Manufacturers'  Bank  at  this  place. 
His  residence  propertj^  is  located  on  the  corner  of 
Locust  and  Eleventh  Streets  in  this  city. 


APT.  NICHOLAS  W.  BARNETT,  in  1890 
'!(  ^^  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Linn  County, is  a 
itizen  of  fine  attainments,  broad  intelli- 
gence and  superior  ability,  and  is  well  qualified  to 
discharge  the  responsible  duties  of  his  position  on 
the  Bench.  He  was  born  in  Jessamine  County,  K\'., 
February  6,  1835,  and  is  a  son  of  Robert  M.  and 
Elizabeth  (Rees)  Barnett,  long-time  and  highly 
respected  citizens  of  Kentucky.  The  father  was  a 
native  of  Ireland,  and  the  mother  was  born  in 
South  Carolina.  He  participated  in  the  War  of 
1812,  and  was  wounded  at  Horse  Shoe  Bend.  In 
1825,  the  parents  of  our  subject  moved  from  Vir- 
ginia to  Kentucky,  and  there  the  father  passed 
away  in  1842.  The  mother  survived  her  husband 
nearly  thirty  j-ears,  passing  away  in  1870.  Their 
family  consisted  of  four  manly  sons,  all  of  whom 
are  now  deceased  with  the  exception  of  our  sub- 
ject. One  of  the  brothers  was  killed  early  in  the 
war,  at  the  battle  of  Iron  Mountain,  Mo. 

Captain  Barnett  was  reared  upon  a  farm  and 
was  trained  to  tiie  round  of  agricultural  labors,  in 
childiiood  attending  the  nearest  district  school. 
Shortly  after  the  death  of  the  father  the  family 


removed  to  Spencer  County,  Ind.,  and  when  our 
subject  was  about  twelve  years  of  age  he  made 
his  home  in  Warrick  Count3',  there  remaining 
until  he  entered  the  army.  He  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate July  9,  1861,  in  Company  I,  Twent^'-fifth 
Indiana  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  service  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  August  19, 
1861.  He  was  forwarded  with  the  regiment  to 
St.  Louis,  and  thence  to  Lexington,  Mo.,  to  re- 
enforce  Mulligan.  After  remaining  in  camp  at 
Sedalia  some  time,  our  subject  followed  the  rebel 
General  Price  to  Springfield,  Mo.,  and  was  at  first 
under  Fremont,  later  under  Hunter  at  St.  Louis, 
thence  joining  General  Grant  at  Cairo,  111. 

When  the  troops  left  Cairo,  tiiey  proceeded  to 
P^t.  Henry,  and  activel}' participated  in  the  siege  of 
Ft.  Donelson,  where  Captain  Barnett  wfis  wounded, 
being  shot  in  the  right  knee.  Suffering  severely, 
he  yet  remained  in  camp  and  accompanied  his 
regiment  to  Pittsburg  Landing,  wheie  he  engaged 
continuously  for  two  days  in  the  battle.  While 
charging  on  the  "  Hornet's  Nest,"  the  second  day, 
he  was  shot  in  the  left  hand  by  a  musket  ball.  He 
took  part  in  the  advance  upon  Corinth  and  in  its 
subsequent  evacuation.  In  the  thick  of  the  fight 
at  Ilatchie  Bridge,  in  October,  1862,  Captain  Bar- 
nett was  wounded  by  a  rifle  ball  in  the  left  breast, 
the  ball  passing  through  a  large  pocketbook  and 
thus  saving  his  life.  He  was  next  engaged  in 
numerous  scouts  and  skirmishes  until  the  battle 
of  Davis'  Mills,  Miss.,  where  he  was  wounded  by 
a  ball  striking  him  upon  the  right  side  of  his  fore- 
head and  cracking  his  skull. 

For  ten  months  Captain  Barnett  did  provost 
duty  at  Memphis,  Tenn.  Tlie  regiment  was  en- 
gaged in  scouting,  skirmishing  and  special  duty, 
but  was  later  attached  to  the  Sixteenth  Corps, 
under  Gen.  A.  J.  Smith.  The  regiment,  now 
almost  constantly  under  fire,  took  part  in  the 
decisive  engagements  of  LaGrange,  Tonn.;  Mos- 
cow; Grand  Junction,  near  Memphis;  Jackson, 
Miss.;  Champion  Hills,  R.aymond,  Black  River 
Bridge,  Stockton,  Miss.;  Jleridian,  Canton;  and 
then  again  served  on  detached  duty,  engaging  in 
the  fights  of  Decatur  and  Morton,  Ala. 

August  7,  1864,  the  regiment  joined  General 
Sherman  at  Atlanta,  and   participated  in  the  siege 


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of  the  city  and  the  battle  of  Jonesboro.  They  then 
fought  General  Hood  at  Snake  Creek  Gap,  and 
INIarietta,  Ga.;  Powder  Springs,  Ala.;  Griswold, 
and  Savannah,  Ga.,  and  passed  from  one  field  of 
conflict  to  another  on  their  celebrated  march  to 
the  sea.  The}'  entered  into  a  fight  at  Pocataligo 
Station,  S.  C,  and  our  subject,  taking  an  active 
part  at  Salkahatchie  River,  Bottom's  Bridge  and 
at  River's  Bridge,  lost  liis  left  hand,  which  was 
shot  to  pieces  by  a  shell.  The  arm  was  after- 
ward amputated  just  below  the  elbow.  Terriblj' 
wounded  February  3.,  1865,  Captain  Barnett  was 
sent  to  the  hospital  at  Hilton  IIead,S.  C,  but  was 
soon  forwarded  to  David's  Island,  N.  Y.,  and 
thence  to  Madison,  Ind.,  where  he  was  mustered 
out  May  30,  1865. 

During  his  faithful  term  of  service,  he  gallantly 
engaged  in  thirty  regular  battles,  and  in  all  was 
wounded  five  times.  Entering  the  service  as  a 
private,  he  was  promoted  to  duty  as  Sergeant  just 
before  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  and  after  the  battle  of 
Corinth  became  First  Sergeant.  October  15,  1864, 
promoted  on  the  field.  Captain  Barnett  then  became 
First  Lieutenant,  receiving  the  reward  for  especial- 
Ij'  meritorious  action.  February-  1,  1865,  he  was 
again  promoted,  serving  as  Staff-Captain  under 
General  Mower.  Each  promotion  of  our  subject, 
well  deserved,  was  gained  by  heroic  action  and 
gallant  bearing  upon  the  field  of  war.  His  record 
of  faithful  service  and  brave  endurance  is  unsur- 
jjassed  and  stands  out  brilliantly  from  the  dark 
background  of  those  troublous  times,  pregnant 
with  sorrow  and  suffering  borne  with  courage  in 
behalf  of  national  existence.  Captain  Barnett 
served  from  July  9,  1861,  to  May  30,  1865,  and 
when  his  three  years'  term  had  expired,  re-enlisted 
in  camp  in  jMississippi,  February  29,  1864.  He  has 
no  hospital  record  except  when  wounded,  and  was 
never  absent  from  dut}'  at  any  other  time.  Imme- 
diately after  his  discharge  from  the  army  he  re- 
turned to  Warrick  County,  Ind. 

September  30,  1866,  Nicholas  W.  Barnett  and 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  Tindell,  who  was  a  soldier's  widow, 
were  united  in  marriage.  Mrs.  Barnett,  who  is  a 
native  of  Indiana,  was  born  in  1837.  Six  children, 
of  whom  one  son  and  two  daughters  are  now  liv- 
ing, blegsed  the  union:  Edgar  J.,  the  eldesl-born; 


Anna  and  EfHe.  After  his  marriage,  our  subject 
taught  school  in  Warrick  County,  Ind.,  until 
Api"ili  1867,  when  he  went  to  Princeton,  Gibson 
County,  and  June  15  of  that  year  was  appointed 
City  Marshal,  serving  with  efficiency  for  five  years. 
Captain  Barnett  was  Deputy  Sheriff  for  two  j-ears. 
and  from  then  until  March,  1879,  was  engaged  in 
the  duties  of  Pension  Attorney.  Locating  in 
Pleasanton,  Kan.,  in  March,  1879,  he  was  soon 
after  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  with  judi- 
cial ability  performed  the  various  duties  of  the 
office  until  September,  1888,  when,  on  account  of 
his  health,  he  resigned.  Since  1875,  he  has  served 
as  Pension  Attorney,  and  in  1890  received  his 
promotion  to  the  Bench  of  Linn  Countj-,  where, 
to  the  great  satisfaction  of  the  public,  he  presides 
with  dignity  and  honor. 

Our  subject  is  a  valued  member  and  Elder  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  his  wife  and  daugh- 
ters are  also  members  of  the  same  denomination. 
The  son  belongs  to  the  Methodist  persuasion,  and 
is  by  business  profession  a  pharmaceutist  of  Blue 
Mound,  Kan.  Fraternally,  Captain  Barnett  is  asso- 
ciated with  Jewell  Post,  No.  3,  and  having  aided  in 
organizing  that  post  became  its  first  Commander, 
and  has  also  been  Deputy  Staflf.  He  affiliates  with 
the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  of  Pleas- 
anton and  was  First  Master  Workman  two  terms. 
He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Order  of  Select  Friends 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Supreme  Lodge.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committees  of 
the  last-named  order,  and  carries  an  insurance  of 
*2,000  in  the  Workmen  and  «3,000  in  the  Select 
Friends. 

Captain  Barnett  voted  for  Fremont  in  1856,  and 
was  a  stanch  Republican  until  1884;  he  then  became 
an  Independent,  and  was  elected  to  his  present 
office  as  the  candidate  of  the  Alliance  party.  He 
has  recently  refused  the  nomination  unanimouslj- 
tendered  him  by  the  same  part}',  and  has  now  re- 
tired from  all  business  on  account  of  poor  health. 
Enterprising  and  possessed  of  superior  business 
ability,  he  has  passed  through  an  eventful  career, 
untarnished  by  a  discreditable  act  and  rich  in  the 
well  performed  duties  which  have  been  allotted  to 
him  as  a  friend,  neighbor,  citizen,  soldier  and  as 
Judge  upon  the  Bench.      Captain   Barnett  needs 


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no  monument  to  record  the  story  of  his  life, 
whicli  will  descenfl  to  liis  children  as  a  valuable 
bequest  and  dwell  in  the  memory  of  a  host  of 
sincere  friends. 


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AVID  H.  JOHNSON,  a  practicing  physi- 
cian and  surgeon  of  Paola,  was  born  in 
Putnam  Count}',  near  the  city  of  Green- 
castle,  Ind.,  March  8,  1828.  He  is  of  Vir- 
ginian parentage,  his  father  having  been  born  in 
the  Old  Dominion  in  1777.  He  accompanied  his 
parents  to  Ohio  about  1784,  and  settled  on  the 
Muskingum  River,  the  faniily  being  among  the 
earliest  settlers  of  the  Buckeye  State.  He  was  a 
lad  of  but  eleven  years  when,  with  his  nine-year- 
old  brotlier,  Thomas,  he  was  captured  by  the  In- 
dians, who  still  roamed  at  will  through  the  other- 
wise uninhabited  wastes  of  Ohio.  The  boys  were 
taken  into  the  forests  which  then  abounded,  furn- 
ishing a  convenient  retreat  for  the  savage  redmen. 

After  one  day's  journey,  at  night  while  the  In- 
dians were  asleep,  John  (our  subject's  father),  stole 
a  tomahawk  from  one  of  them,  and  his  brother  at 
the  same  time  secured  a  gun.  When  the  signal 
was  given  by  John,  Tom  fired  at  one  Indian,  and 
at  the  same  time  John  struck  the  other  with  his 
tomahawk.  They  then  made  their  way  through 
the  forest  by  signs  made  by  tlie  elder  brother 
breaking  twigs  along  the  way  during  the  day,  and 
when  they  arrived  home  and  told  their  story  it 
was  not  credited,  and  the  neighbors  collected  and 
were  lead  by  the  brothers  to  the  scene,  where  they 
found  the  Indian  that  was  shot  dead;  but  the 
other  one  had  crawled  away  and  hid  in  a  hollow 
log  and  was  still  alive.  As  may  be  imagined 
from  this  episode  in  the  life  of  our  subject's  father, 
he  was  a  man  of  dauntless  courage,  fitted  bj^  nature 
for  the  adventurous  life  of  a  pioneer. 

In  the  Buckeye  State,  John  Johnson  and  Mary 
Van   Buskirk  were  united  in  marriage.     In  1804 


they  removed  as  far  west  as  southern  Indiana,  of 
which  they  were  early  settlers.  There  Mr.  John- 
son engaged  in  farming  until  1824,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Putnam  County,  the  same  state,  and  en- 
tered a  tract  of  Government  land  in  the  north- 
eastern part  of  the  county.  He  cleared  the  land 
and  improved  a  farm,  upon  which  he  made  his 
home  until  his  death  in  1831.  Being  a  man  of 
excellent  business  qualifications,  he  acquired  con- 
siderable land,  and  gained  what  was  in  those  days 
considered  wealth.  His  wife,  wlio  was  born  in 
Maryland,  became  r.n  early  settler  of  Ohio,  and 
died  in  Indiana  in  1880. 

In  the  parental  family  there  were  nine  children, 
of  whom  three  are  now  living:  Sallie  Ann,  who 
married  Jesse  Kendall  and  lives  in  Putnam  Coun- 
ty, Ind.;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  George,  of  the  state  of 
Washington;  and  our  subject,  the  youngest  member 
of  the  family.  He  was  reared  to  manhood  in  Put- 
nam County,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
Greencastle  schools  and  at  De  Pauw  (then  known 
as  Asbury)  University.  Upon  completing  his  col- 
legiate studies,  he  commenced  the  study  of  medi- 
cine under  the  guidance  of  Dr.  J.  B.  Cross,  of  Car- 
pentersville,  Ind.  Later  he  entered  the  College  of 
Physicians  &  Surgeons  at  Indianapolis,  graduating 
from  that  institution  in  1854. 

Immediately  after  graduating  from  the  medical 
college,  the  Doctor  commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Carpentersville,  Ind.,  where  he  re- 
mained for  five  3'ears.  Meantime,  in  1855,  he 
married  and  established  a  home  of  his  own.  His 
wife,  Leanna  D.,  is  the  daughter  of  Thomas  Akers, 
a  farmer  residing  in  Putnam  County,  Ind.  They 
are  the  parents  of  two  children:  Edgar  E.,  who  is 
a  marble  cutter  by  trade;  and  Minnie  B.,  the  wife 
of  Everett  J.  Matthews,  who  lives  twelve  miles 
north  of  Paola.  In  the  year  1859  tiie  Doctor  re- 
moved to  Kansas  and  located  in  Greeley,  Anderson 
County. 

In  August,  1862,  Doctor  Johnson  enlisted  as 
a  member  of  Company  F,  Eleventh  Kansas  In- 
fantry. In  January  of  the  following  year  tlie 
company  was  changed  to  a  cavalry  regiment,  and 
our  subject  continued  to  serve  in  that  connection 
until  August  19,  1865,  when  he  was  mustered  out 
of  the  service  at  Platte  Bridge,  Mont.,  he  being  at 


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tliat  time  a  non-commissioned  officer.  During 
the  first  year  of  his  service  he  was  in  Missouri;  the 
second  year  was  spent  along  the  Kansas  borders' 
and  the  third  in  Montana,  fighting  the  Indians, 
under  the  command  of  Colonel  Plumb.  Upon  re- 
tiring from  the  army,  he  came  to  Paola,  where  he 
has  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  ever 
since. 

Politically' a  Whig  in  former  years.  Doctor  John- 
son is  now  an  ardent  Republican.  He  has  offi- 
ciated in  a  number  of  important  positions,  the 
most  important  of  which  was  his  election  to  and 
service  in  the  State  Legislature  in  1871.  For 
twelve  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Education;  for  six  years  he  has  been  Health 
Officer,  and  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  Coun- 
cil for  six  years.  He  is  the  present  Commander  of 
the  McCaslin  Post  No.  117,  G.  A.  R.,  in  which  he 
has  been  very  prominent.  For  three  years  or  more 
he  has  filled  the  position  of  Secretary  of  the  Board 
of  United  States  Examining  Surgeons  at  Paola.  He 
and  his  wife  are  identified  with  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  and  he  aids  in  the  support  of 
the  same. 


a^l^;i^SE 


St}  M.  MANNEN,  an  enterprising  general 
agriculturist,  successfully  handling  a  high 
grade  of  cattle  and  horses  upon  his  fine 
^^l^  farm  located  on  section  18,  Stanton  Town- 
ship, Miami  County,  is  a  native  of  McLean 
County,  111.,  and  was  born  June  1,  1848.  His 
father,  W.  R.  Mannen,  a  Kentuckian  by  nativity, 
was  born  in  1810,  and  was  the  son  of  Harden  Man- 
nen, a  pioneer  of  the  Blue  Grass  State.  The  mother, 
Maria  M.  (Hall)  Mannon,  likewise  a  native  of 
Kentucky,  and  born  in  Warren  County  in  1812, 
was  the  daughter  of  Neal  Hall,  a  man  of  ability, 
widely  known  and  highly  respected.  A  paternal 
uncle  of  our  subject,  Gen.  John  Mannen,  of  Ken- 


tucky, was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  forty  years, 
and  was  usually  Chairman  of  the  Public  Board. 
The  father  and  mother,  united  in  marriage  in  1833, 
removed  during  the  same  j'ear  to  Illinois, locating 
in  McLean  Count}',  where  they  invested  in  a  two 
hundred  acre  farm.  In  1859  they  emigrated  to 
Kansas,  and  settled  on  the  homestead  now  owned 
by  our  subject.  The  land  when  it  first  came  into 
possession  of  the  father  was  in  a  wild  condition, 
but  in  a  brief  time  yielded  to  cultivation.  Wright 
Mannen  took  a  very  active  part  in  the  affairs  of 
his  new  home.  He  was  a  member  of  the  state 
militia,  and  thoroughly  courageous  and  resolute, 
aided  in  all  the  struggles  of  the  border  warfare, 
sharing  tlie  privations  and  sacrifices  of  those 
troublous  days.  Two  of  his  sons,  Henry  H.  and 
Thomas  M.,  served  with  gallantry  in  the  Union 
army.  The  latter  was  in  the  Twelfth  Kansas  Vol- 
unteer Infantrj';  the  former  was  a  member  of  the 
Ninety- fourth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and 
died  in  the  service  of  his  country.  A  tliird  son, 
A.  J.,  now  Sheriff  of  Wilson  County,  was  likewise 
connected  with  the  state  militia. 

Thirteen  children,  seven  of  whom  are  yet  sur- 
viving, clustered  in  the  old  home.  Elizabeth  A. 
Mavcellus  is  the  mother  of  six  children;  Thomas 
M.,  with  a  family  of  four,  is  a  successful  farmer; 
Ann  ¥j.  Smith  has  four  children;  A.  J.,  a  promi- 
nent resident  of  Wilson  County,  is  the  father  of 
four  children;  our  subject,  J.  M.,  is  the  fifth  child; 
Edith  Davis  has  four  children,  and  Alice  Pontious 
is  the  mother  of  two  children.  The  parents  were 
devoted  members  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  for  forty  years  aided  activel}'  in  the 
extension  of  religious  work  and  influence.  The 
father  was  an  Elder  of  the  church,  and  when  he 
passed  away,  December  14,  1878,  was  mourned  by 
all  who  knew  him.  His  life  companion,  who  had 
shared  his  joys  and  sorrows  for  forty-five  years, 
survived  his  death  until  September  15,  1880. 

Our  subject,  reared  upon  an  Illinois  farm  until 
eleven  years  of  age,  then  removed  with  his  parents 
to  Kansas,  and  in  this  state  enjoyed  excellent  edu- 
cational advantages,  first  attending  the  district 
school  of  his  home  neighborhood,  and  later  the 
public  schools  of  Ottawa  and  Paola,  and  at  sixteen 
years  of  age  entering  the  college  at  Baldwin  City. 


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469 


Mr.  Mannen  remained  with  liis  father  and  mother 
until  their  death, and  then  bonglit  out  the  interest 
of  the  other  heirs  in  the  old  home,  where  he  has 
since  continued  his  residence,  devoting  himself 
entirely  to  the  pursuit  of  agriculture  and  stock- 
raising.  The  farm  is  well  improved  with  substan- 
tial and  commodious  buildings,  modern  in  design 
and  finish. 

Upon  March  12,  1884,  were  united  in  marriage 
J.  M.  Mannen  and  Miss  Helen  Patten,  a  daughter 
of  Robert  and  Catherine  M.  (Sibley)  Patten.  Mr. 
Patten  was  a  native  of  Granville,  N.  Y.,  and  was 
born  April  13,  1820.  Mrs.  Patten  is  a  native  of 
Bennington,  Vt.,  and  was  born  January  5,  1826. 
Married  at  Bennington  on  March  4,  1846,  they  re- 
moved from  the  Green  Mountain  State  to  DeKalb 
Countj',  111.,  where  they  were  located  until  1870. 
They  then  made  their  home  in  Hillsdale,  Kan., 
where  the  father  died  on  the  1st  of  June,  1876. 
He  was  a  harness-m.aker  by  occupation,  and  was 
a  man  of  energetic  industry,  commanding  the 
esteein  of  a  wide  acquaintance.  He  and  his 
good  wife  were  from  early  j'ears  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  of  which  denomination 
he  was  a  Ruling  Elder.  He  was  a  Douglas  Demo- 
crat, and  activelj'  participated  in  public  matters 
of  local  welfare.  Of  the  five  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Patten  but  one  is  living.  The  estimable  wife  of 
our  subject  was  born  December  29,  1849,  in  DeKalb 
Count}',  111.  She  was  educated  in  the  high  school 
of  Sandwich,  111.,  and  was  a  substitute  teacher 
there  for  some  time.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mannen  are 
members  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church, 
and  our  subject  is  Elder  of  Bethel  Congregation. 
Both  take  a  leading  part  and  are  very  successful 
in  Sundai'-school  work.  Mrs.  Mannen  has  been  a 
Sunday-school  leacher  since  slie  was  fourteen  years 
old,and,beinga  woman  of  business  abilit}',  has  been 
Treasurer  of  the  Ladies'  Foreign  Aid  Society.  She 
is  exceedingly  popular  with  j'oung  girls,  and  with 
their  assistance  has  made  and  presented  to  the  Old 
Ladies'  Rest  a  large  and  handsome  quilt.  The 
home  has  not  been  blessed  with  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, but  a  bright  young  lad,  Gilbert  I.  Protzman, 
is  one  of  the  family. 

Fraternall}'  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Free  & 
Accepted  Masons,   Mr.  Mannen   was  Deacon    for 


four  years  in  Stanton.  Politically  he  is  a  stalwart 
Republican,  and  prominent  in  local  affairs,  has  for 
twentj--four  years  been  a  delegate  to  conventions, 
discharging  the  trusts  reposed  in  him  with  effi- 
cienc}'.  He  was  a  candidate  for  County  Clerk, 
but  the  Democratic  ticket  won  the  race.  A  man 
of  integrity,  our  subject  is  a  Prohibitionist  in 
principle  and  a  firm  believer  in  a  united  effort  to 
uplift  fallen  humanity.  Financially  prospered, 
his  one  hundred  and  thirty-four  acreage,  annually 
yielding  an  abundant  harvest,  is  one  of  the  finest 
farms  in  the  locality,  and  as  a  landmark  of  the 
early  days  is  known  far  and  wide. 


ON.  WILLIAM  SPRIGGS,  a  prominent 
citizen  of  Anderson  County,  and  one  of 
the  most  influential  residents  of  Lincoln 
Township,  was  born  in  Floyd  County,  Ky., 
October  11,  1825.  He  was  a  child  of  two  years 
when,  in  1827,  he  was  taken  by  his  father,  John 
Spriggs,  to  Jennings  County,  Ind.  There  he 
grew  to  manhood  upon  his  father's  farm,  remain- 
ing witli  his  parents  until  he  readied  his  majority. 
In  1846  Mr.  Spriggs  embarked  in  farming  pur- 
suits and  continued  thus  engaged  for  two  years. 
He  then  entered  the  law  office  of  the  late  D.  C. 
Rich,  at  Vernon,  Ind.,  and  under  the  preceptorship 
of  that  gentleman  pursued  his  legal  studies  for 
one  year.  Later,  purchasing  a  small  farm  in  Jen- 
nings County,  he  located  upon  the  place  and  en- 
tered upon  the  task  of  improving  and  cultivating 
tlie  land.  After  having  spent  two  years  in  that 
wa}',  he  abandoned  tlie  occupation  of  a  farmer  and 
embarked  in  the  practice  of  law  at  Vernon,  re- 
maining at  that  place  until  the  spring  of  1857. 

At  that  time  Mr.  Spriggs,  accompanied  by  his 
family,  came    to   Anderson    County  and    bought 


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land  near  the  town  of  Scipio.  Wliile  lie  followed 
agriculture,  he  at  the  same  time  gained  a  lucrative 
practice  in  law  in  the  neighboring  town.  Six 
years  later  he  traded  his  farm  for  a  section  of 
land  in  Monroe  Township,  to  the  cultivation  of 
which  he  devoted  his  attention  exclusively  for 
fifteen  years.  In  the  spring  of  1858  he  was  elected 
to  the  State  Constitutional  Convention,  and  after- 
ward was  elected  to  the  Territorial  Legislature, 
where  he  served  for  one  term.  In  the  fall  of  1859 
he  was  chosen  State  Senator  and  served  in  that 
capacity  during  two  sessions  of  the  Senate. 

It  was  felt  by  his  fellow- citizens  that  a  merited 
honor  had  been  conferred  .upon  Mr.  Spriggswhen, 
in  the  fall  of  1862,  he  was  elected  State  Treasurer. 
His  services  in  that  office  were  so  satisfactory  to 
the  people,  and  proved  to  so  large  a  degree  his 
wisdom  and  executive  ability,  that  in  the  fall  of 
1864  he  was  re-elected  for  a  second  term.  Early 
in  the  spring  of  1867,  Gov.  S.  J.  Crawford  ap- 
pointed him  District  Judge  and  he  served  in  that 
position  for  one  j-ear,  at  the  expiration  of  which 
time  he  retired  from  public  life  and  again  fol- 
lowed the  peaceful  and  profitable  vocation  of 
farming,  also  raising  great  numbers  of  stock.  In 
1881  he  was  emplo3'ed  by  the  Missouri  Pacific 
Railroad  Company  as  claim  agent,  and  acted  in 
that  line  for  eleven  years  without  the  loss  of  a 
day  until  November  1,  1892. 

Since  the  date  last  mentioned  Mr.  Spriggs  has 
continued  farming  and  stock-raising  on  his  fine 
place,  which  is  situated  on  section  2,  Lincoln 
Township.  His  landed  possessions  aggregate  four 
hundred  and  ten  broad  acres,  embellished  by  a 
complete  line  of  farm  buildings,  including  a  com- 
modious barn,  and  the  entire  surroundings  show 
the  care  and  attention  of  the  owner.  Our  subject 
was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Ray,  of  Jennings 
County,  Ind.,  August  2,  1847,  and  the  result  of 
their  union  has  been  the  birth  of  eight  children, 
namely:  Euphame,  the  wife  of  George  Ridgew.ay; 
Newton,  who  married  Mary  Shaughnessey;  .Sarah, 
now  Mrs.  William  Frankenberger;  Marj%  the  wife 
of  Robert  Hogue;  John,  who  married  Melinda 
Lewis;  Carrie,  tlie  wife  of  W.  T.  Hopkins;  Nathan- 
iel, and  Clay. 

The  Judge  has  been  a  prominent  man  .as  well  as 


a  valuable  citizen  of  Anderson  County,  and  he  is 
well  informed  on  all  tlie  leading  questions  of  the 
day.  He  takes  an  active  part  in  educational  afi'airs, 
is  libeial  in  his  religious  views  and  has  always 
aimed  to  lead  a  strictly  moral  life. 


-^^^^IS'^®!^!^^ 


'\f[  AMES  M.  MULLINS,  a  prominent  citizen, 
representative  general  agriculturist  and 
^^  ]  prosperous  stock-raiser  of  Osage  Township, 
\^^/'  Miami  County,  Kan.,  has  been  intimately 
associated  with  the  changing  fortunes  and  pro- 
gressive interests  of  the  state  for  the  past  thirt}-- 
seven  years.  Born  in  Linn  Count}-,  Mo.,  Novem- 
ber 19,  1842,  our  subject  is  thp  son  of  Hiram  Mul- 
lins,  a  native  of  Mercer  County,  Ky.,  who  was  born 
in  1806.  The  father,  leaving  his  native  state  when 
a  3'oung  and  ambitious  man,  journeyed  to  Mis- 
souri, and  locating  for  a  time  in  Howard  County, 
was  there  wedded  to  Miss  Susanna  Thompson,  a  na- 
tive of  Virginia.  The  parents  remained  for  a  time 
in  Howard  County,  but  later  removed  to  Linn 
Count}';  they  were  numbered  among  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  their  localit}',  and  continued  to  make 
their  home  in  that  part  of  Missouri  until  June,  1855, 
when  the}'  emigrated  to  the  farther  west  and  set- 
tled in  Stanton  Township.  With  the  exception  of 
two  years  spent  in  Oregon,  the  father  and  mother 
remained  continuously  in  Stanton  Township  until 
1871;  at  that  time  they  removed  to  Osage  Town- 
ship, from  that  time  their  permanent  home  until 
within  about  a  twelvemonth  of  their  death.  The 
father,  surviving  to  reach  his  eighty-seventh  year, 
entered  into  rest  in  Osawatomie  Township.  The 
beloved  mother,  outliving  her  life  companion  but 
one  week,  died  aged  eighty  years.  United  in  life, 
through  which  they  had  happily  walked  together 
more  than  iialf  a  century,  the  venerable  hus- 
band and  wife  were  not  long  divided  by  death. 

The  father,  always  a  hard-working,  industrious 
man  of  ability  and  energy,  had  led  a  very  active 


POUTRAIT  AND  BIOGUAPHICAL  fiECORD. 


471 


life,  and  from  his  youth  a  practical  farmer,  had 
allowed  himself  but  little  rest  until  declining  3'ears 
caused  him  to  retire  from  daily  cares.  Ten  children 
gathered  in  the  old  home.  The  sons  and  daughters 
were  in  the  order  of  tiieir  birth:  William,  deceased; 
Margaret,  the  wife  of  John  T.  Billings,  a  prosper- 
ous citizen  of  Osawatomie  Township;  Lucy  A., 
the  wife  of  S.  C.  Willard,  of  Louisburgh,  Kan.; 
Thomas  P.  and  Hiram,  both  deceased;  John  T., 
Nathaniel  and  Robert.  One  daughter  passed  away 
in  childhood.  Our  subject  spent  the  early  years 
of  boyhood  in  Linn  County,  Mo.,  and  remaining 
there  until  about  thirteen  years  of  age,  attended 
the  district  schools  of  his  home  neighborhood. 
After  accompanying  his  parents  to  Kansas  in  1855, 
lie  enj03'ed  the  educational  opportunities  of  his 
new  home,  although  the  schools  were  then  onl}'  in 
a  primitive  condition.  Until  1871  Mr.  Mullins 
made  his  home  witli  his  parents,  whom  he  assisted 
in  the  care  of  the  homestead.  In  the  month  of 
August,  1861,  our  subject  enlisted  in  the  Missouri 
Home  Guards  and  remained  with  his  company 
about  one  year.  He  later  enlisted  in  Conipan}'  C, 
Kansas  Cavalry,  and  served  faithfully  about  two 
years.  Prior  to  his  last  enlistment  Mr.  Mullins 
drove  an  ox-team  for  tiic  Government  to  Mexico, 
making  two  long  trips.  He  left  the  army  with  badly 
impaired  health,  and  it  was  some  time  before  he 
recuperated. 

November  19,  1871,  were  united  in  marriage 
James  M.  MuUius  and  Miss  Plora  A.  Roberts;  the 
latter  was  born  in  AVisconsin,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
Judge  Roberts,  a  man  of  high  ability' and  scholarly 
attainments.  Immediately  subsequent  to  his  mar- 
riage, our  subject  settled  upon  the  farm  where  he 
now  resides,  and  which — one  of  the  best  in  the 
township — is  highly  cultivated  and  finely  im- 
proved with  good  and  substantial  buildings.  Mr. 
Mullins,  beginning  life  for  himself  with  limited 
means,  lias  with  excellent  results  devoted  himself 
to  tlie  tilling  of  the  soil  and  stock-raising.  The 
child len  who  gathered  in  his  home  were  seven  in 
number,  but  two  died  in  infancy.  The  five  sur- 
viving are:  William,  Thomas,  James,  Lorin  and 
Alice.  Politically  a  Republican  and  a  strong  be- 
liever in  the  principles  of  the  part}',  our  subject 
is,  however,  not  an    office-seeker,   but   a   public- 


spirited  citizen,  intelligently  desiring  the  best 
good.  He  is  ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  in 
matters  of  mutual  welfare,  and  earnest,  straight- 
forward and  possessed  of  sterling  integritj'  of 
character,  is  numbered  among  the  loyal  and  sub- 
stantial citizens  of  the  state. 


J?  AMES  REDDIN,  deceased,  an  honored  pio- 
neer settler  of  Kansas,  and  for  many  jears 
a  prosperous  general  agriculturist  residing 
^^^1  on  a  fine  farm  located  on  section  22,  Osage 
Township,  Miami  Count}-.  Kan.,  was  a  man  who 
by  his  sterling  integrity  of  character,  excellent 
business  attainments  and  kindly  nature  gained  the 
esteem  of  the  entire  community  wlio  surrounded 
him,  and  by  whom  he  was  mourned  as  a  public 
loss  when, on  the  6th  of  June,  1887,  he  entered  into 
rest.  Our  subject,  a  native  of  Ireland,  was  born 
in  County  Donegal,  and  was  the  descendant  of  a 
long  line  of  industrious  and  useful  ancestors.  Re- 
ceiving his  schooling  in  his  native  land,  he  emi- 
grated at  an  early  age  to  tiie  United  States  and 
located  in  the  sunny  south,  where,  having  attained 
to  a  self-reliant  manhood,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  a  most  estimable  and  accomplished  lady.  She 
was  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  an<l  was  born  in 
Guilford  in  May,  1818.  Our  subject  married  liis 
wife  in  North  Carolina,  but  remained  there  only  a 
short  time  afterward.  Ambitious  and  enterprising, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reddin  determined  to  try  their  fort- 
unes in  the  broader  west,  and  journeyed  to  In- 
diana during  the  very  early  days  in  the  history  of 
the  state.  After  one  year  spent  amid  the  frontier 
scenes,  during  which  he  aided  in  tlie  cultivation 
of  the  fertile  soil  of  Indiana,  our  subject  with  his 
wife  and  family  removed  to  Missouri. 

The    Rcddins    remained    but    comparatively   a 
short   time    in   Missouri    when     they    decided    to 


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join  the  tide  of  emigration  then  taking  its  way 
to  Kansas,  and  the  family  again  sought  a  new 
home  amid  strange  and  untried  scenes.  They  set- 
tled in  Osage  Township,  whose  people  gladly  wel- 
comed them  into  their  midst.  Mr.  Reddin  devoted 
himself  untiringlj'  to  the  cultivation  of  the  soil, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  owned  one  of  the 
best  farms  in  his  location. 

Our  subject's  farm  of  four  hundred  acres, 
improved  with  comfortable  buildings,  annually 
yielded  an  abundant  harvest  and  presented  a 
scene  of  thrift  and  plentj',  which  plainly  evi- 
denced the  financial  success  of  the  owner.  Be- 
sides carrying  on  general  farming,  our  subject 
handled  some  of  the  best  stock  in  the  county, 
and  was  numbered  among  the  progressive  and 
thoroughly  practical  agriculturists  of  the  state. 
Appreciated  by  his  neighbors  and  fellow-citizens, 
Mr.  Reddin  held  with  abilit}-  local  offices,  and  gave 
to  each  public  duty  the  conscientious  attention  and 
fidelity  which  distinguished  him  in  all  his  work 
of  life.  His  wife,  a  helpmate  indeed,  and  a  woman 
of  a  high  order  of  abilit}-,  taught  in  an  early 
day  in  the  subscription  schools,  and  later  was  a 
teacher  in  the  public  schools.  She  continued  in  this 
vocation  for  about  forty  years,  and  has  been  thus 
engaged  with  unvarying  success  the  greater  part 
of  her  life.  Mrs.  Reddin  was  a  very  benevolent 
woman,  and  during  the  daj'S  of  slavery  assisted  the 
colored  people,  ever  being  a  friend  to  the  poor,  op- 
pressed and  need}-. 

The  widow  of  our  subject,  surviving  him  three 
3ears,  passed  awa3'  mourned  bj'  all  who  knew  her 
August  22,  1890.  The  two  children  who  blessed 
the  home  were  James  E.,  who  died  in  infancy,  and 
Swannie  A.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Reddin,  the 
only  daughter,  Miss  Swannie, cared  for  her  mother 
devotedly  and  took  full  charge  of  the  estate  left 
by  the  father.  Miss  Reddin  taught  school  eight 
years  in  Missouri.  She  is  a  lady  of  superior  busi- 
ness a))ility,  handling  her  extensive  interests  with 
skill  and  clear  judgment.  She  is  the  owner  of 
four  hundred  and  sixty-three  acres  of  valuable 
land,  eighty  of  which  she  purchased  since  the 
death  of  her  parents.  Aside  from  the  manage- 
ment of  her  landed  propertj-.  Miss  Reddin  is  a 
half-owner  in  a   flourishing  mercantile  business  in 


Baxter  Springs.  She  is  one  of  the  busiest  citizens 
of  Osage  Township,  and  divides  her  time  between 
the  superintendence  of  her  extensive  farm  and  the 
establishment  in  Baxter  Springs.  Possessing  a 
wide  acquaintance  throughout  Miami  County, 
the  daughter  of  our  subject  enjoys  the  sincere  re- 
gard of  many  friends,  and  a  lady  of  energeiic  en- 
terprise, is  worthy  of  the  prosperit3'  now  attend- 
ing her  earnest  efforts. 


<^  EE  WILLIAMS,  M.  D.,  a  practicing  phy- 
il  (f§)  sician  and  surgeon  of  Oswego,  was  born  at 
jjLJ^  Pleasant  Hill,  Miami  County,  Ohio,  .lune 
23,  1850.  His  father,  Isaac,  was  also  a  native  of 
Miami  County,  whither  Grandfather  John  Will- 
iams came  in  an  earl^^  day  and  entered  a  tract  of 
land  from  the  Government.  Isaac  Williams  was 
a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  for  about  tv\ent\'- 
one  years  served  as  a  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He 
married  Sarah  Waymire,  and  they  became  the  par- 
ents of  twelve  children,  five  of  whom  are  still 
living. 

Orphaned  by  his  father's  death  when  he  was  a 
mere  child,  our  subject  developed  habits  of  self- 
reliance  and  determination,  and  was  obliged  to 
earn  his  own  support  from  boyhood  daj'S.  He 
was  reared  on  the  old  homestead  in  Miami  Coun- 
ty, and  received  his  education  at  Pleasant  Hill.  He 
commenced  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  S.  W. 
Keister,  now  a  a  resident  of  Troy,  Ohio,  and  later 
prosecuted  his  studies  in  the  Louisville  Medical 
College.  In  1877  he  was  graduated  from  the  Ken- 
tucky School  of  Medicine,  and  locating  in  Tippe- 
canoe City,  Ohio,  commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession,  remaining  in  that  place  about  eight 
months. 

In  April,  1878,  the  Doctor  came  to  Oswego,  and 
lias  since  engaged  in   practice  at   this    place.     He 


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also  superintends  the  management  of  a  valuable 
farm,  consisting  of  two  hundred  and  thirty  acres, 
located  one  mile  from  the  city,  and  from  the 
rental  of  the  land  derives  a  fair  income.  lie  is 
one  of  the  Directors  of  the  Oswego  State  Bank. 
Politically,  he  is  a  Republican,  and  socially  is 
identified  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  In  1870  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Lucy  Davenport,  a  native  of  Montgom- 
ery County,  Ohio,  and  they  are  the  parents  of 
two  children:  Carrie  (deceased)  and  Cora. 


^S^DWARD  STEIN.  The  business  opportu- 
fe]  nities  in  this  country  are  great,  and  are 
/I' — -^  open  to  all,  whether  native  or  foreign  born, 
and  all  a  3'oung  man  neetJs  to  do  is  to  determine 
what  his  natural  gifts,  taste  and  capacitj'  will  en- 
able him  to  successfully  grasp  and  prepare  himself 
for,  and  when  this  is  determined,  to  industriously 
persevere  in  his  vocation,  observing  honorable 
methods  in  all  relations.  If  this  is  done,  suc- 
cess, the  aim  and  object  of  all,  will  be  the  reward. 
Such  a  narrative  of  success  is  afforded  in  the  life 
of  Edward  Stein,  and  is  a  lesson  from  which  others 
can  profit.  In  Lehigh  County,  of  the  Keystone 
State,  was  born  April  29,  1842,  a  boy  who  grew 
up  to  sturdy  manhood  ambitious  to  excel  in  the 
pursuit  of  his  choice.  His  father,  John  Stein, 
died  about  the  year  1846,  and  his  mother,  who 
was  known  in  her  maidenhood  as  Mary  Klinga- 
mon,  died  in  185L  Early  in  life  Edward  was 
thrown  on  his  own  resources,  and  as  his  parents 
had  moved  to  Pickaway  Count}',  Ohio,  when  he 
was  but  three  3ears  old,  he  had  been  reared  to 
the  life  of  a  farmer,  consequently  receiving  very 
little  schooling.  After  his  parents  both  died,  he 
farmed  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.    At  that 


time  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  and,  with  a  patriotic 
desire  to  serve  his  country,  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany F,  Forty-third  Ohio  Infantry,  in  1861.  Dur- 
ing his  three  years  of  service  he  was  a  drummer, 
and  was  in  the  battles  of  Island  No.  10,  Corinth 
and  luka,  and  was  also  witli  General  Sherman  in 
his  Atlanta  Campaign.  He  was  mustered  out  of 
service  in  1864,  at  Savannah,  Ga. 

After  his  war  experiences,  Mr.  Stein  returned 
home  to  Pickawaj'  County,  and  again  engaged  in 
farming  for  two  years,  and  then  removed  to  An- 
derson County  in  the  fall  of  1868.  He  settled  in 
Lincoln  Township,  on  the  section  where  he  now 
resides,and  at  once  began  clearing  and  cultivating 
the  land.  Since  that  time  he  has  so  skillfully 
managed  as  to  increase  his  estate  both  in  dimen- 
sions and  value,  and  is  now  the  possessor  of  a 
quarter-section  of  fine  farming  land.  Gentle  and 
unobtrusive,  Mr.  Stein  accords  to  every  man  the 
light  to  his  opinions,  and  his  dealings  with  his 
fellow-citizens  have  always  been  of  an  honest  and 
upright  character. 

Our  subject's  marriage  united  him  with  Miss 
Kate  F.  Morgan,  who  is  a  native  of  Pickawa}' 
County,  where  she  was  born  July  31,  1844.  Their 
marriage  occurred  in  that  county,  October  12, 
1865,  and  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  seven 
living  children,  as  follows:  George  E.,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Maud  Ridgeway;  Harley,  Edmund  S., 
Rosa  M.,  Charles  M.,  Ray  A.  and  Ilattie  B.  Will- 
iam is  deceased.  Mrs.  Stein's  parents,  Samuel  D. 
and  Electa  (Sabine)  Morgan,  came  to  Anderson 
County  in  the  latter  part  of  the  '70s,  where  the 
former  died  November  1,  1890,  and  the  latter 
passed  to  her  final  rest  April  8,  1888.  Both  were 
highly  respected  in  the  neighborhood  in  which 
they  resided,  and  were  sadly  missed  when  death 
called  them  from  this  life  to  the  one  beyond. 

Mr.  Stein  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in 
the  public  issues  of  the  day,  and  he  has  held  some 
township  offices,  having  been  elected  Trustee  for 
two  terms,  and  at  one  time  was  a  candidate  for 
County  Treasurer,  but  was  defeated  by  seventeen 
votes.  Politically  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a 
member  of  Kilpatrick  Post  No.  180,  and  is  highly 
connected  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 
and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.    Mr.  Stein  is  a  public- 


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spirited  man,  and  is  ever  ready  to  do  all  that  lies 
within  his  power  toward  the  advancement  of  his 
community. 


^^EORGE  W.  MITCHELL  is  ( 
III ,— -,  neers  and  self-made  men  ( 
^^(|(   residence  here  dating  from  li 


^^^EORGE   W.   MITCHELL  is  one  of  the  pio- 

of  Kansas,  his 
1859.  He  is  to- 
day one  of  the  best-known  and  most  highly  re- 
spected citizens  of  Linn  County,  and  is  residing 
upon  his  fine  homestead  on  section  21,  town- 
ship 22,  range  23,  Mound  City  Township.  Born 
in  Preble  County,  Ohio,  on  the  29th  of  April, 
1836,  our  subject  is  the  son  of  Robert  and 
Cynthia  (Brotherton)  Mitchell,  natives  of  Vir- 
ginia. The  paternal  grandfather,  Nathaniel 
Mitchell,  who  was  of  Irish  ancestry,  was  a  man  of 
sterling  character,  and  an  earl^-  resident  of  the 
Old  Dominion.  Removing  from  Virginia  to  Ohio, 
he  was  numbered  among  the  pioneers  of  Preble 
County  and  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  in 
the  Buckeye  State.  The  parents  were  married  in 
Ohio  and  remained  there  until  about  1838,  when 
they  removed  to  Huntington  County,  Ind.,  where 
the  father  engaged  in  the  occupation  of  farming, 
and  the  mother  soon  after  died.  She  left  three  chil- 
dren: Clements  Ferguson,  who  died  in  Springfield, 
111.,  unmarried;  Milton,  who  went  to  California 
many  years  ago,  his  present  whereabouts  being 
unknown;  and  our  subject,  George  W.,  the  young- 
est. The  father  had  by  a  former  marriage  two  chil- 
dren: John,  who  accompanied  Milton  to  Cali- 
fornia and  has  not  been  heard  from  for  many 
years,  and  one  who  died  in  early  childhood.  The 
father,  for  the  third  time  entering  the  bonds  of 
matrimony,  reared  by  his  last  wife  four  children. 
Nathaniel  resides  in  Indiana;  Delilah  married  Mr. 
McElwaine,  and  died  in  Indiana;  James  was  a 
courageous  and  faithful  soldier  serving  in  the 
Union  army  in  the  Civil  War;  he  was    captured 


and  endured  such  terrible  suffering  in  Libby 
Prison  that  he  afterward  died  in  Jefferson  Barracks, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.;  William  lives  in  Mound  City.  The 
father  of  our  subject  died  in  Indiana  at  a  good 
old  age. 

George  W.,  reared  upon  a  farm,  assisted  in  the 
daily  round  of  agricultural  duties  and  attended 
tlie  school  of  the  home  district.  AVhen  eighteen 
years  of  age  he  learned  brick-making  and  brick- 
laying, and  in  1858  journeyed  to  the  west  to 
seek  his  fortune.  He  located  in  Cooper,  Mo.,  for 
a  brief  time,  and  the  following  3'ear,  with  a  capital 
of  150,  started  on  horseback  for  Kansas.  Arriving 
safe  and  sound,  he  without  delay  took  up  a  claim 
on  the  Indian  Reservation  near  LaCj'gne,  but 
afterward  relinquished  this  land  and  entered  a 
homestead  on  section  20,  near  where  he  now  re- 
sides. During  the  troublous  period  of  the  war 
Mr.  Mitchell  was  a  member  of  the  Sixth  Kansas 
Militia  and  ably  aided  in  the  defense  against  the 
ruffians  of  the  border,  being  a  number  of  times 
called  out  to  repress  violence  and  deeds  of  blood. 
Our  subject  finallj'  proved  up  on  his  homestead, 
which  he  yet  owns.  He  is  possessed  of  real  estate 
aggregating  five  hundred  acres,  and  has  already 
given  his  children  over  two  hundred  and  forty 
acres  of  land. 

The  valuable  home  farm  is  under  a  high  state  of 
cultivation  and  well  improved  with  a  handsome 
residence,  substantial  barns  and  other  buildings. 
This  pleasant  home  is  shared  by  his  estimable  wife, 
Mrs.  Martha  S.  (Wayne)  Mitchell,  to  whom  he 
was  married  December  25,1861.  Mrs.  Mitchell 
is  a  daughter  of  Temple  Wayne,  one  of  the 
honored  pioneer  settlers  of  Linn  County.  Six 
children  have  clustered  about  the  hearth  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Mitchell,  of  whom  the  eldest,  Milton 
F.,  married  Miss  Lillie  Ilawn.  George  William 
married  Miss  Effie  Ty hurst  and  resides  in  El  Dor- 
ado, Cal.  Retta  E.  is  the  wife  of  Wiley  Brock; 
Settle  is  the  wife  of  Felix  Butcher;  Delia  and 
Stella  are  twins. 

From  1884  to  1886  Mr.  Mitchell  was  en- 
gaged in  the  livery  business  and  in  brick-making  in 
Mound  City  and  resided  there  for  the  time  being- 
He  manufactured  the  brick  used  in  the  countj' jail 
and  Baptist  Church  and  was  prospered  in  his  var- 


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ious  lines  of  business.  He  also  for  some  years 
owned  and  operated  threshingTmaeliines  and  was 
uniformly  successful  in  his  enterprises,  and  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother  owned  and  ran  sawmills. 
He  yet  owns  valuable  property  in  Mound  City,  but 
now  devotes  his  time  exclusively  to  stock-raising. 
Our  subject  has  reason  to  rejoice  and  be  proud  of 
his  prosperity,  to  which  he  has  attained  solely 
through  his  own  self-reliant  efforts  and  the  co- 
operation of  his  faithful  helpmate.  When  our 
subject  and  his  good  wife  began  house-keeping 
they  had  two  borrowed  chairs,  and  Mr.  Mitchell 
himself  manufactured  the  bedstead  and  other  arti- 
cles of  furniture.  Their  stock  of  bedding  consisted 
of  a  few  quilts  and  a  straw  bed.  For  six  months 
they  only  used  fifty  cents'  worth  of  sugar,  about 
four  pounds,  their  daily  life  being  sweetened 
mostly  by  hope  and  courage.  There  was  no  stove 
in  the  humble  home,  their  cooking  being  done  at 
the  firepl.ace.  Tiiey  reared  a  family  of  sturdy 
sons  and  daughters,  who  now  occupy  positions  of 
influence.  Politically  at  one  time  a  Republican, 
Mr.  Mitcliell  is  now  a  Populist  and  is  an  earnest 
citizen,  fearless  for  the  right  and  possessing  the 
universal  esteem  of  the  community. 


'  BRAHAM    ROHRER,  a    highly   esteemed 
citizen,   general    agriculturist  and  stock- 
raiser  desirably  located    upon  section   8, 
^  Ten  Mile  Township,  Miami  County,  Kan., 

is  a  man  of  ability  and  enterprise.  He  is  widely 
known  throughout  the  count3^,  where  he  has  re- 
sided for  so  many  years,  and  during  this  time  has 
been  intimately  associated  with  the  growth  and 
progress  of  its  vital  interests.  Born  November  3, 
1840,  in  Holmes  County,  Ohio,  our  subject  is  the 
fourth  child  of  Martin  Rohrer,  a  brother  of  J.  M. 
Rohrer,  of  Richland.  Abraham  Rohrer  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  the  Buckeye  State, 


and,  early  trained  to  the  daily  round  of  agricult- 
ural duties,  became  a  thoroughly  practical  farmer, 
and  has  continued  in  the  vocation  of  a  tiller  of 
the  soil  from  his  youth.  At  fifteen  years  of  age 
beginning  life  for  himself,  he  worked  out  by  the 
month  upon  neighboring  farms  and  remained  five 
years  in  one  place,  three  years  being  spent  in  vari- 
ous localities.  After  a  time  he  removed  to  Illinois, 
and  later,  in  the  spring  of  1861,  left  McLean 
County,  where  he  iiad  been  living,  and  returned  to 
Ohio.  The  even  tenor  of  the  peaceful  work  of  our 
subject  was  finally  disturbed  by  the  struggles  of 
the  country. 

In  the  month  of  August,  1862,  Mr.  Rohrer  en- 
listed in  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Second 
Ohio  Infantr}^  and  was  promoted  from  a  private 
to  a  Corporal  not  long  afterward.  After  spending 
some  time  in  camp  at  Mansfield,  Ohio,  our  subject 
was  forwarded  to  Covington,  Ky.,  armed  and 
equipped,  and  then  went  on  to  Louisville,  and 
marched  to  Clarksville,  Tenn.,  being  on  the  way 
twenty-two  da^'s  in  succession.  At  the  expiration 
of  six  months  Mr.  Rohrer  reached  Kashvilleand 
spent  six  months  in  Tennessee.  He  engaged  in 
the  battle  of  Murfreesboro,  was  present  at  the  bat- 
tles of  Stevenson,  Ala.,  Decatur,  and  many  other 
fights  and  skirmishes.  When  General  Hood  at- 
tacked General  Thomas,  our  subject  took  part  in 
the  three  days'  battle.  He  was  afterward  sent  to 
Stevenson  on  patrol  duty,  and  was  with  the  Union 
army  when  they  recaptured  Decatur.  Mr.  Rohrer 
was  engaged  through  Alabama  in  building  bridges 
and  a  blockhouse.  Mustered  out  and  discharged 
at  Nashville,  after  three  years'  service,  he  turned 
over  his  arms  to  the  Government  in  Columbus, 
Ohio,  July  4,  1865.  Although  constantly  sur- 
sounded  by  danger  upon  the  field,  our  subject  es- 
caped capture  and  wounds,  returned  home  and 
immediately  went  to  work  in  Ohio.  At  the  expi- 
ration of  two  months,  in  the  fall  of  1865,  he  made 
his  home  in  McLean  County,  111.  In  the  spring 
he  rented  a  farm,  and  for  nine  years  he  and  his 
brother,  Jacob  M.,  farmed  in  partnership.  They 
began  with  a  debt  of  $500,  and  during  the  ch.ang- 
iiigse.asons  there  never  was  the  slightest  disagree- 
ment between  tiie  two  brothers. 

September  1,    1868,   were    united    in    mariiage 


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Abraham  Rohrer  and  Miss  Anna  Downs,  a  native 
of  Holmes  Count3%  Ohio,  who  was  born  in  April, 
1843.  The  estimable  wife  of  our  subject  was  the 
daughter  of  Henry  Downs,  also  of  Holmes  Coun- 
ty, Ohio.  Immediatelj'  after  the  dissolution  of  his 
business  partnership,  our  subject  came  to  Kansas 
and  settled  upon  the  land  where  he  now  resides. 
To  the  eight}'  unimproved  acres  which  he  then 
had,  Mr.  Rohrer  has  since  added,  and  at  one  time 
owned  considerably  more  than  the  two  hundred 
and  seventy-eight  acres  of  his  present  highly  cul- 
tivated homestead.  His  residence,  built  at  various 
times,  cost  $1,000.  His  large  barn,  erected  in  1882, 
at  a  cost  of  $1,900,  is  44x50  feet,  and,  well  finished 
inside  and  out,  is  one  of  the  best  barns  in  the  coun- 
ty. In  1875  Mr.  Rohrer  built  a  barn  costing  $250. 
It  is  24x44  feet,  and  well  arranged,  and  is  used  for 
his  fine  horses  and  hogs  and  as  a  corn  crib.  The 
farm,  which  annually  yields  an  abundant  harvest 
of  grain  and  shelters  numbers  of  horses,  cattle  and 
hogs,  has  also  a  small  orchard  of  two  acres.  Our 
subject  deals  in  draft  and  stable  horses  and  has  one 
very  valuable  horse,  an  English-Shire,  which  was 
imported.  He  recently'  sold  a  fine  pair  of  geld- 
ings, shipping  them  to  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  makes  a 
specialt}'  of  handsome  coach  horses,  and  also 
handles  a  high  grade  of  Durham  cattle  extensivel}'. 

Our  worthy  subject  and  liis  estimable  wife  have 
no  children,  but  have  reared  a  niece.  Miss  Delia 
Snj'der.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rohrer  were  formerly  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  but  now 
affiliate  with  the  Cumberland  Presb^'terian,  our 
subject  being  especially  active  in  church  work.  He 
gave  $500  to  aid  in  building  the  church  in  Wag- 
staff,  and  is  an  Elder  in  the  same,  and  both  he  and 
his  good  wife  are  teachers  in  the   Sunday-school. 

Mr.  Rohrer  is  fraternally  a  member  of  Mc- 
Caslin  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  in  Paola,  and  much  enjo3's 
the  re-unions  of  the  oider.  Politicall}'  a  Re- 
publican, he  is  frequently  an  honored  delegate  to 
state  and  county  conventions,  and  as  a  member 
of  the  School  Board  has  aided  in  the  promotion 
of  educational  matters.  During  tlie  last  adminis- 
tration of  Cleveland  Mr.  Rohrer  was  appointed 
Postmaster  at  the  solicitation  of  prominent  citizens, 
and  discharged  the  duties  of  the  position  with 
ability  for  two  years,  A  self-made  man,  winning  his 


upward  way  unaided,  he  gives  the  following  excel- 
lent advice  to  his  young  friends:  "Be  honest,  up- 
right and  industrious,  and  look  well  after  and  be 
careful  of  your  profits."  Ever  ready  to  assist  in 
all  matters  of  public  welfare,  an  excellent  neigh- 
bor, true  friend  and  lojal  citizen,  our  subject  en- 
joys the  regard  of  a  wide  acquaintance  and  is 
numbered  among  the  substantial  and  influential 
men  of  the  county. 


t  p^  ETER  McGOUGH  was  born  in  Peny  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Hanora 
(Grace)  McGough,  the  former  of  whom 
was  born  in  Maryland  in  1803,  and  the 
latter  in  Ireland  in  1802.  They  were  married  in 
Ohio,  of  which  state  they  were  early  settlers,  and 
whence  the}-  removed  to  Illinois,  settling  in  La 
Salle  County  in  1852,  and  remaining  there  until 
their  death.  She  passed  away  in  1890, and  he  fol- 
lowed her  to  his  final  rest  two  j-ears  afterward. 
Their  five  children  are  all  living. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  upon  a 
farm,  and  remained  with  his  parents  until  he  was 
twentj'-two.  In  1854  he  married  Miss  Sarah  J. 
Boman,  who  was  born  in  Allen  County,  Ohio,  Oc- 
tober 10,  1835.  Her  parents,  Wesley  and  Nancy 
(.Johnson)  Boman,  natives  of  Ohio,  removed  to 
Illinois  in  1840,  and  settled  in  Putnam  County. 
His  death  occurred  in  1842.  The  wife  and  mother 
is  still  (1893)  living,  and  is  now  eighty-eight 
years  old.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, of  whom  Mrs.  McGough  is  the  only  sur- 
vivor. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  McGough  resided  in  La 
Salle  Count3%  HI.,  until  1869,  when  he  came  to 
Kansas  and  settled  upon  his  present  farm.  He  is 
one  of  the  oldest  surviving  settlers  of  this  local- 
it}',  and  his  original   farm,  which  consisted  of  one 


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bundred  and  sixty  acres,  has  been  increased  by 
subsequent  purchase  until  it  now  comprises  live 
hundred  and  twenty  acres.  Here  Mr.  McGough  en- 
gages in  general  farming  and  stock-raising,  mak- 
ing a  specialty  of  Poland-China  hogs,  full-blooded 
Durham  cattle  and  Percheron  stallions.  His  re- 
sidence, erected  in  1886,  cost  $2,100. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McGough  there  have  been 
born  nine  children,  as  follows:  Henry;  Nora,  wife 
of  M.  T.  McCarthy,  of  Labette  County,  and  the 
mother  of  six  children;  .John,  who  married  Katie 
Kane  and  lives  in  Labette  County;  Maggie,  whose 
union  with  George  Digney  has  resulted  in  the 
birth  of  four  children;  Hugh,  a  resident  of  Par- 
sons, who  married  Katie  Kennedy  and  has  three 
cliildren;  Philip;  Loretta,  who  married  James 
Jolinston,  of  Indian  Territory,  and  has  two  chil- 
dren, twins;  Katie  and  Beatrice. 

Tlie  religious  home  of  the  family  is  in  the  Cath- 
olic Church  at  Parsons.  In  politics  Mr.  McGough 
affiliates  with  the  People's  party.  For  two  years 
he  served  as  Trustee  of  the  township  and,  with 
the  exception  of  tliree  years,  has  been  a  Director 
of  School  District  No.  37  since  the  date  of  its  or- 
ganization. While  a  resident  of  Illinois,  he  was 
a  member  of  the  School  Board  for  nine  years. 


Ws 


^  j^ALLACE  WOLCOTT,  a  farmer  residing 
on  section  28,  North  Townsliip,  Labette 
County,  is  a  native  of  the  Buckeye  State 
and  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Ohio,  No- 
vember 10,  1834.  His  father,  Alanson  Wolcott, 
was  born  January  20, 1803, and  died  February  18, 
1871,  and  was  reared  on  the  same  farm  as  was 
our  subject.  He  comes  from  an  old  New  England 
family.  The  great-grandfather  was  Joseph  Wol- 
cott, and  the  grandfather  bore  the  name  of  Eilias 
Wolcott,     The  latter,  a  native  of  Hartford,  Conn., 


was  born  in  1777  and  took  part  in  the  War  of 
1812.  In  1797  he  removed  to  Washington  County, 
Oliio,  becoming  one  of  its  pioneer  settlers,  and 
there  cleared  and  opened  up  a  farm,  on  wliich  he 
reared  his  children.  The  property  is  still  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  family'.  The  motlier  of  our  subject 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Caroline  McCIure.  She 
was  born  November  16,  1812,  and  died  April  17, 
1891.  She,  too,  was  a  native  of  Washington 
County,  but  was  reared  in  Lawrence  County,  her 
parents  being  James  and  Abigail  (Stacj')  Mc- 
CIure. 

Wallace  Wolcott  was  one  of  thirteen  children, 
twelve  of  whom  are  still  living.  Three  of  the  sons 
served  in  the  late  war  as  defenders  of  the  Union. 
Wallace  acquired  a  liberal  education  in  Marietta, 
lieing  a  student  in  the  Western  Liberal  Institute. 
In  1856  he  chose  as  a  companion  and  helpmate  on 
life's  journey  Miss  Sarah  T.,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Sarah  (Yocom)  Wynn,  both  of  whom  were 
natives  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.  They  removed  to 
Washington  County,  Ohio,  in  1856,  and  tliere  both 
died.  They  left  a  family  of  eleven  children,  but 
only  two  now  survive.  Three  sons  of  that  family 
also  served  in  the  Civil  War,  and  one  was  confined 
in  Libby  Prison  for  eleven  months.  Lewis  Wol- 
cott, brother  of  our  subject,  was  a  Sergeant  of 
Company  F,  Thirty-sixth  Ohio  Infantry,  and  died 
in  the  hospital  at  Summerville,  W.  Va. 

Unto  our  subject  and  his  wife  have  been  born 
four  sons  and  four  daughters:  Adelaide  M.,  wife 
of  A.  n.  Huling,  of  Indian  Territory;  Addison  J.; 
Elmer  E.,  Carrie  A.,  Lewis  D.,  Olive  M.,  William 
H.  and  Minnie  B.  The  family  resided  in  Wash- 
ington County,  Ohio,  until  1884,  which  year  wit- 
nessed their  arrival  in  Labette  County,  Kan. 
Here  Mr.  Wolcott  purchased  a  farm  of  eighty 
acres  southeast  of  Parsons,  which  he  still  owns 
and  operates.  While"  in  the  Buckeye  State  he  was 
a  lumber  merchant,  but  since  coming  to  the  west 
has  been  connected  with  A.  F.  Edwards  in  railroad 
contracting.  They  have  done  a  good  business, 
being  constantly  employed. 

Mr.  Wolcott  entered  the  service  of  his  country 
in  May,  1864,  joining  the  boys  in  blue  of  Com- 
pany K,  One  Hundred  and  Forty-eighth  Ohio  In- 
fantry,    lie  was  commissioned  First    Lieutenant 


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and  was  sent  to  Harper's  Ferry,  thence  to  Burn- 
sides,  Va.,  where  he  saw  his  last  service.  He  was 
mustered  out  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  in  October,  1864. 
Socially,  he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity and  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men. Since  the  organization  of  the  Republican 
party  he  has  been  one  of  its  stanch  supporters,  and 
has  served  as  Trustee  of  North  Township  ever 
since  his  arrival  here.  The  cause  of  education 
finds  in  him  a  warm  friend  and  he  has  provided 
his  children  with  good  advantages.  Addison  and 
Carrie  are  successful  teachers  in  tliis  county.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wolcott  both  engaged  in  teaching  in 
Ohio.  Although  practically  a  new  man  in  south- 
eastern Kansas,  Mr.  Wolcott  is  recognized  as  one 
of  its  representative  business  men  and  public- 
spirited  citizens. 


iiHOMAS  SLATER.  The  biographies  of  those 
who  from  an  humble  position  have  risen 
p^  through  their  own  unaided  exertions  to 
places  of  influence  and  honor  are  useful  as  incen- 
tives to  those  just  entering  upon  their  active  ca- 
reers, and  are  equally  stimulating  to  those  in  the 
meridian  of  life.  Few  hampered  by  poverty  and 
adverse  circumstances  have  so  nobly  conquered 
and  risen  above  opposrng  difliculties  as  has  the 
subject  of  our  sketch,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  Lili- 
erty  Townsiiip,  Linn  County.  He  resides  on  sec- 
tion 26,  township  20,  range  22,  and  is  the  owner 
of  nine  hundred  and  eighty  acres  of  valuable 
land. 

The  present  pros[)erity  of  Mr.  Slater  is  especially 
deserving  of  mention,  inasmuch  as  when  lie  came 
to  the  United  States  he  had  only  *  1,000, and  wliat 
was  far  more  unfortunate,  he  was  in  very  poor 
health  and  was  considered  a  victim  of  consump- 
tion. The  mild,  invigorating  climate  of  the  Sun- 
flower State  soon  restored  his  health,  while  his 
own  keen  business  qualities  secured  for  him   his 


valuable  landed  possessions.  He  is  a  native  of 
Yorkshire,  England,  and  was  born  February  7, 
1838.  At  the  age  of  five  jears  he  was  orphaned 
by  the  death  of  his  father,  John  Slater,  a  black- 
smith, whose  entire  life  was  passed  in  Yorkshire, 
where  he  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-eight.  Hrs 
wife,  the  mother  of  our  subject,  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Mar}-  Thompson,  and  attained  to  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  four-score  years. 

In  the  pai-ental  family  there  were  four  children, 
of  whom  our  subject  was  the  eldest.  The  others 
are:  John,  a  gardener  in  England;  Theophilus,  a 
milk  dealer  of  Liverpool;  and  Hannah,  who  re- 
sides in  Yorkshire.  Thomas  was  reared  to  man- 
hood in  England,  and  at  an  early  age  he  was 
obliged  to  aid  in  the  maintenance  of  the  family, 
who  had  a  hard  struggle  for  many  3-ears.  His  ex- 
perience, while  it  was  severe,  nevertheless  aided 
greatly  in  the  formation  of  his  character,  instilling 
in  his  mind  the  qualities  of  industry,  frugality 
and  perseverance,  which  have  greatly  contributed 
to  his  success.  For  a  time  he  engaged  as  a  dealer 
in  corn  in  Liverpool. 

In  December,  1862,  Mr.  Slater  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Sarah  Hanson,  who  was  born 
in  Yorkshire,  England,  March  17,  1838.  Her  fa- 
ther, Charles  Hanson,  was  a  farmer  in  England, 
where  he  died.  Her  mother,  Mary,  is  still  living 
in  that  country.  Mrs.  Slater  is  one  of  two  daugii- 
ter's,  the  other,  Mary  Ann,  being  a  resident  of 
England.  In  November  of  1867  our  subject,  ac- 
companied by  his  family,  emigrated  to  the  United 
States,  and  for  a  time  sojourned  among  strangers 
in  Caldwell  County,  Mo.  There  he  purchased 
eight}'  acres  of  unimproved  land  from  the  Hanni- 
bal &  St.  Joseph  Railroad  Company,  incurring  an 
indebtedness  on  the  property. 

Disposing  of  the  Missouri  property  in  1870,  Mr. 
Slater  came  to  Kansas,  and  in  Linn  County  pur- 
chased eighty  acres  of  raw  prairie  land.  He 
brought  a  team  with  him  from  his  former  home, 
and  at  once  commenced  the  work  of  ploughing 
and  planting.  As  tiie  j-ears  went  by,  he  added  to 
his  possessions,  until  lie  now  is  the  owner  of  nine 
hundred  and  eighty  acres  of  well  improved  land. 
For  some  years  he  engaged  in  raising  and  selling 
stock,  in  which  be  met  with  success.     About  eight 


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years  ago  he  erected  the  residence  and  barn  now 
adorning  ids  place,  and  which  are  among  the  best 
in  tlie  township.  In  1888  he  retired  from  the  farm, 
and  located  in  Parker,  where  he  occupied  a  pleasant 
house.  In  1891  he  and  his  wife  returned  to  Eng- 
land, and  spent  three  months  with  his  mother 
and  other  relatives  there,  returning  to  the  United 
States,  however,  with  the  firm  conviction  that  this 
is  earth's  fairest  land  In  1893  he  returned  to  his 
farm,  wliich  had  been  rented  during  his  five  years' 
absence   and  had  in  consequence  deteriorated. 

To  bless  the  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Slater,  one 
child,  a  daughter,  Mary,  was  born.  She  is  the  wife 
of  CuUam  Burnett,  and  resides  in  Linn  County; 
she  is  the  mother  of  five  children:  Artemissa, 
Sarah  P.,  Harrison,  John  S.  and  Mary  E.  In  his 
political  belief,  Mr.  Slater  was  formerly  a  Repub- 
lican, and  is  now  an  adherent  of  Populist  princi- 
ples. While  lie  is  actively  interested  in  public 
matters,  he  has  never  consented  to  hold  office,  pre- 
ferring the  quiet  pleasures  of  domestic  life.  In 
P^ngland  he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church;  he  is  not  identified  with  any  denom- 
ination in  this  country,  but  is  a  believer  in  the 
principles  of  the  Christian  religion. 


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(*  IV.ALTER  LATIMER,  Cashier  of  the  Bank 
\/\jr  °^  Garnett,  located  in  this  city  in  1882. 
VW  The  bank,  which  was  established  a  year 
later  with  a  paid-up  capital  of  $50,000,  now  has 
a  surplus  of  $6,000.-  Our  subject  was  born  in 
Faribault  County,  Minn.,- April  24,  1859,  and  is 
the  son  of  James  S.  and  Sarah  A.  (Heard)  Latimer, 
natives,  respectively,  of  Abingdon,  111.,  and  Nash- 
ville, Tenn. 

Grandfather  Alexander  Latimer  was  one  of  the 

first  settlers  of  Knox  County,  111.,  where  he  owned 

the  Cedar  Farm,  and  was  extensively  engaged  in 

breeding  Short-horn  cattle  and  road  horses.     He 

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was  very  successful  in  this  branch  of  agriculture, 
and  also  owned  one  thousand  acres  of  l.ind.  He 
was  very  prominent  in  all  matters  pertaining  to 
his  section  of  the  country,  and  was  a  Director  in 
the  bank  at  Abingdon.  He  died  February  17, 
1893.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  for 
many  years  served  as  Township  Supervisor. 

The  parental  family  of  our  subject  included  five 
children:  Ida,  now  Mrs.  W.  B.  Dunlap,  of  Knox 
County,  III.;  William  A.,  Cashier  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Hannibal,  Mo.;  Orian,  who  holds  a 
like  position  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Abing- 
don, 111.;  and  Washington  D.,  who  is  associated 
with  the  law  firm  of  Cratty  Brothers,  of  Chicago. 

The  early  life  of  our  subject  was  passed  on  his 
father's  farm,  and  he  was  a  lad  of  eight  years  when 
his  father  returned  to  Knox  County.  Walter  com- 
pleted his  education  in  Iledding  College, at  Abing- 
don, III.,  and  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  desiring 
to  see  something  of  the  western  country,  he  took  a 
trip  through  the  states  and  territories.  Returning 
to  Illinois,  he  engaged  in  the  stock  business  under 
the  name  of  J.  S.  Latimer  &  Son;  and  during  the 
few  years  of  its  existence,  the  firm  shipped  nearl}' 
one  thousand  head  of  cattle  out  west.  Upon  aban- 
doning the  stock  business  in  Illinois,  Mr.  Latimer 
came  to  Kansas  and  purchased  a  ranch  which  con- 
tained nine  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  and  began 
breeding  Short-horn  cattle.  He  still  has  an  inter- 
est in  that  farm,  but  on  the  establishment  of  the 
Bank  of  Garnett  he  became  its  Vice-President.  He 
did  not,  however,  give  up  the  supervision  of  his 
stock  farm  until  1888,  when  he  became  Assistant 
Cashier  of  the  bank.  Two  years  later  he  sold  his 
interest  in  the  business,  and  going  to  Calveston, 
Tex.,  there  spent  a  twelvemonth.  Returning  at 
the  expiration  of  that  time,  he  purchased  the  inter- 
est of  J.  A.  Gilmore  in  the  bank,  of  which  he  was 
elected  Cashier. 

June  13,  1882,  Mr.  Latimer  and  Miss  Jessie  E. 
Brook  were  united  in  marriage.  Mrs.  Latimer 
departed  this  life  December  25,  1886,  leaving  one 
child,  a  son,  Jesse  Lloyd.  August  1,  1889,  our 
subject  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  L.,  daughter 
of  Capt.  M.  A.  Mitchell,  of  Greeley. 

In  his  political  afliliations  Mr.  Latimer  is  a 
Stanch    Republican,  and,   although  he    has  often 


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been  solicited  to  do  so,  has  never  accepted  public 
office,  preferring  to  devote  his  attention  exclu- 
sively to  private  affairs.  He  is  a  working  member 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church  and  is  deeply 
interested  in  the  success  of  the  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Association  of  Garnett. 


/^5)  LARENCE  J.  TRIGG,  editor  of  the  Linn 
[if  County  Clarion,  and  formerlj^  Postmaster  at 

^^^  Mound  City,  is  the  son  of  William  A.  Trigg, 
the  prominent  editor  of  the  Garnett  Eagle.  The 
motbcr  of  our  subject  was  known  as  Miss  Mary 
E.  Ware  prior  to  her  marriage.  Mr.  Trigg  was 
born  on  the  7th  of  January,  1865.  in  Bentonsport, 
Iowa,  where  he  attended  the  common  schools;  and 
later  he  prosecuted  his  studies  at  Lane  University, 
at  Lecomplon,  Kan.  In  1884  he  came  to  Mound 
City  and  entered  the  postofflce,  having  been  ap- 
pointed Deputy  Postmaster.  The  same  3ear,  in 
company  with  his  father,  Mr.  Trigg  purchased  the 
Clarion,  of  which  he  was  local  editor  until  1887, 
and  since  that  time  he  has  been  its  editor  and 
publisher. 

The  Clarion  was  established  in  1876  by  John  C. 
Cannon,  T.  B.  Van  Buskirk  and  Dr.  S.  M.  Brice, 
the  latter  of  whom  was  editor.  A  few  3'ears  later 
Doctor  Brice  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  Cannon, 
and  in  1879  R.  B.  Bryan  became  proprietor  of  the 
entire  plant.  In  1882,  however,  he  sold  out  to 
Howard  T.  Smith  and  Hugh  B.  Campbell,  who 
published  the  paper  until  1884,  when  Mr.  Trigg 
took  charge  of  affairs.  The  sheet  is  Republican 
in  politics  and  has  the  largest  circulation  of  any 
paper  in  Linn  County. 

November  15,  1887,  Clarence  J.  Trigg  and  Miss 
Laura  E.,  daughter  of  James  Potter,  were  united 
in  marriage.  Tlie  lady  was  born  in  Ma}',  1865,  in 
Jasper  County,  Iowa.    By  her  union  with  our  sub- 


ject she  has  become  the  mother  of  two  children, 
Otto  Blaine  and  Gladys  A. 

Mr.  Trigg  is  an  exemplary  Christian.  He  and 
his  wife  are  devout  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church.  He  takes  an  active  part  in 
church  work,  is  Secretary  of  the  Quarterly  Confer- 
ence, and  holds  a  similar  position  on  the  Board  of 
Trustees.  Mrs.  Trigg,  who  is  an  active  worker  in 
the  Sundaj' -school,  is  also  Treasurer  of  the  Ladies' 
Aid  Society,  and  has  been  the  means  of  winning 
many  persons  to  a  higher  life. 

March  1,  1890,  our  subject  was  appointed  Post- 
master at  Mound  City,  and  is  perhaps  the  youngest 
man  in  the  United  States  that  ever  held  that  posi- 
tion. In  politics  he  is  a  strong  Republican,  and 
he  is  deeply  interested  in  all  matters  pertaining  to 
local  and  national  welfare.  Socially  he  a  Master 
Mason,  and  has  been  the  Junior  Warden  of  his 
lodge. 


\tl  D.  BRALEY,  who  makes  his  home  on  section 
2,  Crawford  Township,  Crawford  County, 
where  he  owns  a  large  farm,  is  a  native  of 
•^^  the  Empire  State.  His  birth  occurred  in 
Orleans  County,  where  he  grew  to  manhood  and 
received  such  educational  advantages  as  were 
afforded  by  the  common  schools.  He  is  one  of  a 
famil}'  of  ten  children,  of  whom  only  five  are  now 
living:  W.  S.,  a  resident  of  Livingston  County, 
Mich.;  John,  who  is  an  extensive  farmer  and  lives 
near  our  subject;  C3'nthia  C,  wife  of  William  C. 
Packard,  of  Macedon  Centre,  Wayne  County, 
N.  Y.;  Byron  B.,  wlio  lives  on  the  old  homestead 
in  Orleans  County,  N.  Y.;  and  J.  D.,  of  this  sketch. 
The  parents,  Nathaniel  Braley  and  his  wife,  were 
natives  of  Massachusetts  and  New  York  respect- 
ively. The  paternal  grandfather  was  an  old  sea 
captain  and  was  held  a  prisoner  in  England  for  a 


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time  during  the  Revolution.  lie  died  in  tlie  Em- 
pire State. 

When  J.  D.  Braley  and  his  brother  came  to  Kan- 
sas in  the  fall  of  1867  they  brought  a  large  flock 
of  sheep.  They  engaged  in  sheep-growing  for 
several  years  and  then  dissolved  partnership,  but 
our  subject  continued  in  this  line  of  business  until 
1884,  when  lie  sold  out.  He  is  now  practicallj' 
living  a  retired  life.  His  business  career  has  been 
a  very  successful  and  prosperous  one,  and  by  his 
well  directed  efforts  he  has  achieved  a  handsome 
competence.  He  now  owns  six  iiouses  and  lots  in 
Pittsburgh,  Kan.,  and  over  one  thousand  acres  of 
valuable  land,  tiie  greater  part  of  which  has  been 
improved  under  his  special  management. 

In  his  political  affiliations,  Mr.  Braley  is  a  stal- 
wart Republican,  has  tal?en  an  active  part  in  the 
political  affairs  of  his  county  and  has  frequentlj^ 
served  as  a  delegate  to  the  county  conventions, 
yet  he  has  never  sought  political  preferment  for 
himself,  desiring  rather  to  devote  his  entire  time 
and  attention  to  his  business  interests.  He  may 
truly  he  called  a  self-made  man,  for  his  handsome 
fortune  has  been  acquired  entiiely  through  his 
own  labors.  He  has  met  with  some  difficulties  and 
reverses,  but  these  he  has  overcome  bj'  a  strong 
determination  to  succeed,  and  he  now  ranks 
among  the  wealthy  citizens  of  liis  adopted  county. 


W  08EPH  W.  PAYNE.  Lying  on  section  30, 
Scott  Township,  Linn  County,  is  a  finely 
improved  farm  of  four  liundred  and  sev. 
y  enty-four  acres.  This  is  the  property  of 
Mr.  Payne,  Commissioner  of  Linn  County  and 
Treasurer  of  Scott  Township,  and  one  of  the  most 
energetic  and  capable  agriculturists  in  the  commu- 
nity. Through  patient  perseverance  and  untiring 
industry  he  has  acquired  large  and  valuable  lauded 


possessions,  and  ranks  with  the  moneyed  men  of 
the  township.  He  lias  built  for  his  family  a  com- 
modious residence,  elegant  in  its  exterior  appear- 
ance, and  furnished  within  in  a  manner  betoken- 
ing the  refined  tastes  of  the  inmates.  In  addition 
to  the  residence,  there  are  also  a  number  of  neat 
and  substantial  outbuildings. 

The  father  of  our  subject,  Harrison  Payne,  fol- 
lowed farming.  He  married  Miss  Abigail  Luce, 
wlio  was  born  in  New  York,  and  the  young  cou- 
ple commenced  housekeeping  in  Cattaraugus  Coun- 
ty, N.  Y.,  where  they  remained  until  death.  They 
had  a  family  of  ten  ehildien,  our  subject  being 
the  sixth  in  respect  to  age.  He  was  born  in  Al- 
bion, Cattaraugus  County,  N.  Y.,  May  28,  1838, 
and  spent  his  boyhood  years  in  his  father's  home. 
At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  came  west  to  Wal- 
worth Count3',  Wis.,  where  he  was  emplo3'ed  on  a 
farm  for  about  two  years.  After  visiting  a  num- 
ber of  places  with  a  view  to  locating,  he  went  to 
Carroll  County,  Mo.,  where  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing for  a  few  months. 

In  the  spring  of  1858,  Mr.  Payne  came  to  Linn 
County  and  pre-empted  a  claim  to  tiie  tract  of 
land  he  now  owiis.  Here  he  built  a  small  house, 
twelve  feet  square,  and  after  completing  this  prim- 
itive structure  he  commenced  the  arduous  task  of 
clearing  tlie  land.  He  had  been  here  but  a  short 
time  when  the  border  troubles  of  1858  interrupted 
his  peaceful  labors  and  obliged  liira  to  stop  farm- 
ing temporarily.  Aside  from  tliat,  however,  he 
worked  uninterruptedly  on  his  claim  until  tiie  out- 
break of  the  Civil  War,  and  then,  enlisting  in  the 
cause  of  the  Union,  accompanied  his  regiment 
tlirough  its  long  marches,  wliich  were  principally 
west  of  the  Missouri.  F"or  a  time  lie  was  in  the 
Missouri  Home  Guards,  but  later  was  transferred 
to   the  Ninth  Kansas  Infantry. 

After  his  discharge  from  tiie  army,  Mr.  Payne 
returned  to  his  liome  in  Kansas,  and  lias  since  con- 
ducted general  farming  and  stock-raising  here.  In 
the  fall  of  1891  he  was  elected  County  Commis- 
sioner, and  he  lias  also  served  as  Township  Treas- 
urer for  several  years.  He  takes  an  active  part  in 
local  political  affairs,  and  supports  the  principles 
of  the  Populist  party.  With  his  wife  he  liolds 
membership  in  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and   is 


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one  of  the  prominent  members  of  that  organiza- 
tion. While  he  believes  in  churches  and  contrib- 
utes to  their  support,  he  is  liberal  in  his  religious 
views,  and  is  not  identified  with  any  denomina- 
tion. 

In  Miami  County,  Kan.,  August  17,  1862,  Mr. 
Payne  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Elizabeth 
E.  Huls,  who  was  born  in  Clinton  County,  Ohio, 
December  28,  1841.  Her  parents  were  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Cashman)  Huls,  natives  of  Kentucky 
and  Virginia,  respective!}'.  They  removed  from 
Clinton  County,  Ohio,  to  Tazewell  County,  111., 
where  they  resided  until  1858,  and  then  removed 
to  Miami  County,  Kan.,  where  Mr.  Huls  died.  His 
widow  still  survives.  They  had  a  family  of  five 
children,  Mrs.  Payne  being  the  third.  The  union 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Payne  was  blessed  by  the  birtli  of 
five  children,  as  follows:  Elvie  Z.,  who  is  tlie  wife 
of  M.  O.  Flcharty;  William  L.,  who  married  Miss 
pjlla  Dusett;  Lana,  Mrs.  William  Watkins;  Carroll 
E.  and  Roy  M. 


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■il?  EWLS  R.  JEWELL,  who  is  a  noted  represen- 
I  (?g)  tative  citizen  and  one  of  the  old  and  hon- 
JLAy  oved  pioneers  of  Crawford,  is  a  son  of 
Lewis  R.  Jewell,  Sr.,  a  native  of  Massachusetts, 
where  also  his  father,  Lewis  Jewell,  was  born. 
The  mother  of  our  subject,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Susan  Hutchinson,  was  born  in  Ohio;  she  was 
a  daughter  of  John  and  Nancy  (Warren)  Hutch- 
inson, an  old  Massachusetts  family. 

The  father  of  our  subject  removed  to  Ohio  in 
an  early  day,  and  locating  in  Washington  County, 
was  there  married.  Although  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing during  bis  early  life,  he  later  followed 
the  river,  and  on  his  removal  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  was 
a  Captain  and  owner  of  boats  plying  the  Missis- 
sippi and  Ohio  Rivers.  In  the  winter  of  1859  he 
CJvme  to  Kansas  and  located  on  the  neutral  strip  near 


Arcadia,  and  began  farming  and  stock-raising.  In 
that  early  day  in  the  history  of  Kansas,  the  Chero- 
kee Indians  attempted  on  more  than  one  occasion 
to  drive  the  settlers  away,  but  when  they  reached 
the  section  where  Mr.  Jewell  was  living  they 
failed  in  their  purpose  and  in  turn  were  put  to 
flight.  A  delegation  wassent  to  Washington,- D.  C, 
in  behalf  of  the  settlers,  one  of  whom  was  Colonel 
Jewell,  the  father  of  our  subject.  A  large  colon- 
ization scheme,  by  which  eastern  people  were  to 
settle  in  the  state,  was  frustrated  by  the  outbreak 
of  the  late  war. 

In  early  life  the  father  of  our  subject  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat, and  was  called  by  many  a  pro-slavery  man. 
In  1861  he  became  a  Union  soldier,  and  with  his 
company  formed  a  part  of  the  Sixth  Kansas  Cav- 
alry. He  was  appointed  Captain,  and  on  the  re- 
organization of  the  regiment  w.as  made  Lieuten- 
ant-Colonel. He  participated  in  all  the  hard-fought 
battles  in  which  his  company  engaged,  and  at 
Cane  Hill,  Ark.,  in  November,  1863,  he  was  wound- 
ed several  times,  his  horse  being  shot  under  him. 
He  then  commanded  his  regiment  on  foot,  and  was 
leading  the  charge  when  he  received  a  minie-ball 
in  the  groin,  and  after  la3'ing  unconscious  for  al- 
most two  days,  died.  After  he  fell  Gen.  Joe 
Shelb}-  came  to  Mr.  Jewell  and  asked  him  if  he 
could  do  anything  for  him,  as  a  man  who  had 
fought  so  bravely  and  so  well  should  receive  due 
honor.  The  Colonel  asked  to  be  seut  back  into 
the  Union  lines,  which  was  accomplished  under  a 
flag  of  truce.  After  his  death  his  body  was 
brought  home  by  members  of  his  company  and 
was  buried  at  Ft.  Scott,  Kan.  The  mother  of  our 
subject,  who  reared  a  family  of  two  children,  still 
survives  and  is  living  in  California.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Lewis  R.  Jewell,  Sr.,  was  offered  the  agency  of 
the  Cherokee  Nation,  but  refused  to  accept  it.  On 
the  outbreak  of  the  war  he  was  offered  a  commis- 
sion in  the  Confederate  army,  but  replied  that  he 
was  not  fighting  on  that  side.  During  Price's 
first  raid  in  Kansas,  Colonel  Jewell  was  stationed 
at  Ft.  Scott,  with  instructions  to  burn  the  fort 
rather  than  let  it  fall  into  rebel  hands,  but  refused 
to  be  a  party  in  any  such  work.  Jewell  Count}', 
Kan.,  is  named  in  honor  of  Colonel  Jewell,  as  i« 


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483 


also  the  Sons  of  Veterans'  post  at  Girard  and  the 
Grand  Army  post  located  at  Pleasanton.  At  his 
deatli  a  poem  was  written  by  James  Weldon,  and 
it  is  with  pleasure  that  we  insert  it  in  this  connec- 
tion. 

The  Death  of  Lieut.-Col.  Jewell. 


BY  JAMES  WEI.DON,  CO.  E,  SIXTH   KAN.  VOL.  CAV. 

Men  of  Kansas,  tell  me  truly, 

As  you  have  the  hearts  of  men. 
Will  you  not  revenge  brave  Jewell,      }^  -p        , 

Whom  the  rebel  knaves  have  slain?  \ 

When  rebellion  and  dark  treason 

Desolated  iialf  our  land, 
Then  we  see  the  noble  Jewell 

Leading  on  lus  gallant  band. 

Just  think  of  Clear  Creek,  where  he  led  3-ou, 
Where  he  fought  that  summer's  day, 

And  at  Newtonia,  with  six  hundred, 
Held  the  rebel  host  at  bay. 

Then  at  Maysville,  in  Arkansas, 

Where  our  hero  fought  so  brave, 
Where  the  Sixth  and  Second  Kansas 

Gave  so  many  rebels  graves. 

But  Boston  Mountain  tells  the  story. 
Where  brave  Jewell  fought  so  well; 

There  the  rebels  him  surrounded — 
Pierced  with  balls  our  hero  fell. 

The  rebels  bade  him  to  surrender. 

But  our  hero  would  not  yield; 
On  he  charged  and  loudlj'  thundered, 

"Sooner  die  than  leave  the  field." 

Now  see  his  heart's  blood  freely  flowing, 

Life  is  ebbing  with  the  tide; 
With  his  friends  he  did  expire, 

By  the  mountain's  rugged  side. 

Now  his  remains  we  send  to  Kansas, 

To  his  friends  and  family; 
And  may  the  hero  e'er  be  honored 

In  the  land  he  died  to  free. 

Lewis  R.  Jewell  of  this  sketch  was  born  August 
14,  1847,  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  and  received  his  ed- 
ucation after  removing  to  this  state.  He  worked 
on  his  father's  f;irm  and  completed  his  studies  in 
Baker  University,  at  Baldwin  City.  In  1864  he 
enlisted  in  Company  L,  Sixth  Kansas  Cavalry, 
his  father's  old    regiment,  of    which  he  was  made 


Clerk.  He  served  until  June,  1865,  and  after 
being  mustered  out  established  the  first  post- 
office  soutli  of  Ft.  Scott,  which  he  kept,  car- 
ring  mail  to  different  points  for  $12  per  year. 
After  a  twelvemonth  thus  employed,  Mr.  Jewell 
sold  out  his  route  and  began  farming  in  wliat  is 
now  Lincoln  Township.  Soon  afterward,  how- 
ever, he  came  to  Arcadia,  of  which  he  was  one  of 
the  organizers,  and  in  addition  to  carrying  on  a 
raerchantile  business  he  established  the  only  paper 
in  the  place.  He  was  also  agent  for  the  Kansas 
City,  Ft.  Scott  &  Gulf  Railroad  Company,  and 
when  disposing  of  his  store  as  a  merchant  he  be- 
gan dealing  in  real  estate. 

In  1866,  Miss  Sophia,  the  daughter  of  Pliilip 
W.  Hathaway,  and  our  subject  were  united  in 
m.lrriage.  Mrs.  Jewell  was  born  in  Ilarrisburg, 
Pa.,  in  1846,  and  on  accompanying  her  paients  at 
the  time  of  their  removal  to  Kansas,  in  1857,  lo- 
cated with  them  near  Arcadia.  The  ten  children 
born  to  our  subject  and  his  estimable  wife  were 
Frank  A.,  Fred  L.  (deceased),  Lewis  R.,  Susan  E., 
William  W.,  Jessie  M.,  Lena  M.,  Joseph  C,  Sophia 
M.  and  Harriet. 

Sociallj^  Mr.  Jewell  is  a  Master  Mason  and  a 
member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work- 
men. He  is  likewise  connected  with  Arcadia  Post 
of  the  Grand  Army,  of  which  he  has  been  Com- 
mander. In  politics  he  is  a  Republican  and  al- 
ways takes  an  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his 
neighborhood. 


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'^  OSEPH  I.  TAYLOR,  who  carries  on  general 
farming  on  section  21,  Lincoln  Townsliip, 
Crawford  County,  claims  Kentucky  as  the 
yj^  state  of  his  nativity.  He  was  born  in  War- 
ren County,  in  February,  1842,  and  is  a  son  of 
Joseph  and  Polly  Ann  (Iludnall)  Taylor,  the  form- 
er  a    native    of    North  Carolina,  and   the    latter 


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of  Virginia.  Both  families  originally  came  from 
Virginia.  The  paternal  grandfather  came  from 
England  to  America  and  settled  in  the  Old  Do- 
minion. He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution, 
after  which  he  went  to  Kentucky,  in  1803.  The 
parents  of  our  subject  spent  the  greater  part  of 
their  lives  in  Kentucky,  and  died  on  the  old  Tay- 
lor homestead.  They  had  a  family  of  twelve  chil- 
dren, but  only  six  are  now  living. 

Joseph  Taylor,  of  this  sketch,  attended  school 
for  only  about  fifteen  months,  but  the  father 
taught  the  children  at  home,  and  our  subject  thus 
became  quite  well  informed.  In  the  fall  of  1861, 
he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  as  a  member  of 
Company  G,  Eleventh  Kentucky  Infantry,  under 
Col.  P.  B.  Hawkins,  and  was  sent  to  Ft.  Donelson. 
He  served  under  Grant  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh; 
with  Buell  marched  to  Corinth,  Miss.;  and  after 
the  battle  at  that  place  followed  General  Bragg 
through  Kentucky.  He  then  returned  to  Nash- 
ville, and  with  his  regiment  took  prisoners  to  St. 
Louis,  after  which  he  returned  to  Bowling  Green. 

The  regiment  was  mounted  at  Mt.  Sterling,  and 
under  Burnside  engaged  in  service  in  Kentucky 
and  East  Tennessee.  Mr.  Taylor  was  then  under 
General  Sherman  until  after  the  fall  of  Atlanta. 
He  was  never  wounded  or  captured,  and  after 
more  than  three  years  of  faithful  service  was  mus- 
tered out,  December  17,  1864.  He  had  two  broth- 
ers who  also  wore  the  blue,  Thomas  B.,  who  was  in 
the  Twelfth  Kentucky  Cavalry,  and  died  from  an 
accidental  gunshot;  and  James  W.,  who  was  Or- 
derly Sergeant  in  the  Eleventh  Kentucky  Infan- 
try. He  was  captured  in  Tennessee,  and  for  six- 
teen months  was  condnod  in  Libby  and  Anderson- 
ville  Prisons. 

After  the  war,  Mr.  Taylor  engaged  in  farming 
in  Kentucky  for  five  years.  In  1865,  he  wedded 
Miss  Mary  S.  Miller,  daughter  of  Dolphin  Miller, 
and  this  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  three  chil- 
dren: Sallie,  wife  of  R.  E.  Singer;  Vernie,  wife  of 
W.  H.  Sprecher,  an  attornej'-at-law;  and  J.  Luther, 
who  has  been  a  student  of  Baker  University,  at 
Baldwin,  Kan.,  for  the  past  six  years,  and  will 
graduate  at  the  age  of  twenty-two,  in  June,  1895. 

In  the  fall  of  1870,  Mr.  Taylor  came  with  his 
family  to  Kansas,  and  located  on  the  farm   where 


he  now  resides.  He  owns  six  hundred  and  forty 
acres  of  valuable  land,  under  a  high  state  of  culti- 
vation and  well  improved,  where  he  carries  on 
general  farming  and  stock-raising.  He  is  a  good 
business  man,  and  his  industrious  life  and  fair 
and  ui)right  dealings  have  won  him  a  well  merited 
success.  In  politics,  he  is  a  Republican,  and  does 
all  in  his  power  to  promote  the  growth  and  insure 
the  success  of  his  party.  For  three  years  he  ac- 
ceptably served  as  County  Commissioner.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  ]\Iethodist  Episcopal  Church. 


ON.  HUGH  STEVENSON,  Probate  Judge 
of  Miami  County,  has  been  a  resident  of 
Kansas  since  1869,  and  of  the  above  coun- 
•^  tj'  since  1879.  He  was  born  in  Vermilion 
County,  111.,  April  12,  1855.  and  is  a  son  of  Henr^' 
and  Martha  (Newell)  Stevenson.  His  parents 
emigrated  to  Kansas  in  1869,  and  located  on  a 
farm  near  Neosho  when  it  was  raw  prairie  land, 
and  there  thej'  continued  to  reside  until  the  de- 
cease of  the  father,  which  occurred  in  1876,  when 
in  his  sixty-eighth  year.  The  mother  of  our  sub- 
ject had  departed  tliis  life  many  years  previously, 
when  Hugh,  of  this  sketch,  was  only  two  years  of 
age.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  the  father  of 
our  subject  was  married  to  Mary  Harris,  and  by 
this  union  they  became  the  parents  of  five  children: 
Mattie,  Ralph  (deceased),  Bessie,  Harry  and  Mor- 
ton. 

Hugh  Stevenson,  of  this  sketch,  was  reared  on 
the  home  farm  and  received  his  early  training  in 
the  district  schools.  In  1879  he  came  to  this 
state,  and  after  being  graduated  from  the  Kansas 
Normal  College  taught  school  at  intervals  and  at 
the  same  time  read  law  in  the  oflice  of  Carroll  & 
Sheldon.  Mr.  Stevenson  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  1887,  and  after  following  his   profession  for  a 


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year  was  appoiuled  Principal  of  the  schools  at 
Hillsriale,  tliis  state.  He  was  a  stanch  Republican 
in  politics,  and  in  the  fall  of  1892  was  elected 
Probate  Judge  of  Miami  County. 

In  May,  1887,  our  subject  and  Miss  Maria, 
daughtei'  of  Fletcher  and  Elizabeth  A.  Hand,  were 
united  in  marriage.  Their  union  has  been  blessed 
by  the  birth  of  a  son  and  daughter:  Harry  H.  and 
Ruth.  The  Presbyterian  Church  finds  in  our  sub- 
ject an  active  worker  and  consistent  member.  In 
social  affairs  he  is  a  Knight  of  Pythias  and  a  Un- 
ited Workman. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  native  of  Scot- 
land, and  was  a  lad  of  fourteen  3'ears  when  he  ac- 
cora)janied  his  family  on  their  emigration  to  Can- 
ada. They  made  their  home  in  the  Dominion  un- 
til 1838,  at  which  time  they  came  to  the  United 
States  and  made  their  home  in  Vermilion  County, 
111.  There  he  resided  until  coming  to  Kansas. 
He  was  an  official  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  was  very  popular  wherever  known. 


^jp^EWEL  G.  ROWLEY,  a  public-spirited  cit- 
I  jjj  izen  and  representative  agriculturist  resid- 
1^1^  ing  upon  section  32,  Mound  City  Town- 
ship, Linn  County,  Kan.,  settled  in  his  present 
locality  in  the  spring  of  1872.  His  parents,  Seth 
and  Sarah  (Hodgson)  Rowley,  for  many  years 
made  their  home  in  Fabius,  Onondaga  County, 
N.  Y.,  where  our  subject  was  born  March  2,  1833. 
The  father  was  also  a  native  of  the  Empire 
State.  The  paternal  grandfather,  Daniel  Rowley, 
who  was  blind  from  his  twelfth  year,  died  in 
Onondaga  County.  The  mother  was  of  English 
parentage.  The  parents  remained  in  New  York 
until  1844,  when  they  journeyed  to  Illinois,  re- 
maining in  Winnebago  County  for  seven  or  eight 
years.     At  the  expiration  of   that  length  of  time, 


they  settled  in  Waushara  County,  Wis.,  and  lived 
there  until  1868.  They  finally  made  their  liome 
in  Stanton  Township,  Linn  County,  Kan.,  where, 
after  many  years  of  usefulness,  they  both  died. 
The  mother  passed  to  her  rest  January  3,  188(5. 
The  father  survived  until  April  26,  1888.  The 
ten  children  who  had  clustered  about  the  family 
hearth  were  Charles  S.,  Charlotte  J.,  Ephraim  H., 
Newel  G.,  Andrew  J.,  Caroline,  Seth,  John,  Emma 
and  Frank.  Until  twentj'-two  years  of  age  our 
subject  remained  with  his  parents,  then  engaging 
in  the  livery  business  in  Wantoma,  Waushara 
County,  Wis. 

Six  or  seven  3'ears  later,  Mr.  Rowley  sold  out 
and  emigrated  to  Idaho,  where  he  successfully 
mined  from  June,  1861,  until  November,  1863, 
and  soon  after  returning  to  Wautoma,  Wis.,  en- 
listed in  Company  I,  Thirty-seventh  Wisconsin 
Infantry,  and  served  with  bravery  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  Our  subject  was  wounded  by  a  stray 
shot  while  in  camp  and  one  of  his  eyes  was  ser- 
iously injured.  Serving  on  detached  duty  he  was 
first  wagon  master  and  the  Commissary-Sergeant  of 
his  regiment  until  promoted  to  be  First  Lieutenant, 
in  which  position  he  then  served  until  mustered 
out  at  the  close  of  the  war.  Lieutenant  Rowley 
actively  participated  in  numerous  leading  engage- 
ments and  was  in  the  fight  at  Pctersburgh,  Va.,  be- 
ing present  at  the  surrender  of  General  Lee.  The 
war  ended,  our  subject  returned  to  Wisconsin, 
where  he  remained  until  1866.  His  failing  health 
caused  him  to  seek  the  climate  of  Alabama,  in 
which  state  he  spent  eight  months  and  partially 
recuperated  his  health,  which  was  impaired  by  ex- 
posures incidental  to  army  life.  Journeying  to 
Scott,  Kan.,  Mr.  Rowley  then  entered  into  the 
manufacture  of  wagons  and  blacksmithing,  con- 
tinuing thus  engaged  until  1872,  the  date  of  his 
arrival  in  Linn  County,  where  upon  a  rragnificent 
homestead  he  has  since  constantly  resided. 

The  well  known  Rowley  farm  comprises  four 
hundred  and  eighty  acres  of  valuable  land,  much 
of  it  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation  and  finely 
improved  with  a  commodious  and  attractive  resi- 
dence, substantial  barns  and  outbuildings.  April 
26,  1869,  Newel  G.  Rowley  and  Miss  Mary  E. 
Goss  were   united   in   marriage  in   Trading  Post. 


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The  estimable  wife  of  our  subject,  a  true  Lelpmate, 
is  a  native  of  Gosport,  Owen  County,  Ind.,  and 
was  born  November  22,  1844.  The  pleasant  home 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rowley  lias  been  blessed  b}'  the 
birth  of  seven  children,  six  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter: Charles  G.,  Fred  G.,  Jay  G.,  Newel  G.,  Seth 
G.  Gordon  G.  and  Mary  E.  Our  subject  is  a  man 
of  liberal  spirit,  a  believer  in  the  principles  of 
Christianity,  and  lends  his  hearty  support  to  all 
good  work  and  benevolent  enterprises. 

Active  in  local  politics  and  a  highly  esteemed 
citizen,  Mr.  Rowley  has  held  with  faithful  ability 
various  township  offices,  and  together  with  his 
wife,  enjoys  the  confidence  of  man}'  friends. 


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WJAMES  T.  HAMILTON.  Foremost  among 
the  farmers  of  southeastern  Kansas  stands 
the  name  of  this  successful  agriculturist, 
J  whose  home  on  section  14  is  one  of  the 
most  beauLiful  of  Centreville  Township.  The 
family  residence  is  picturesquely  located  upon  a 
high  elevation  and  commands  a  fine  view  of  the 
countr}'  for  many  miles  around.  The  other  build- 
ings are  also  of  a  substantial  kind,  and  are  con- 
veniently arranged  and  adapted  to  their  varied 
uses.  Modern  macliinery  of  the  latest  and  most 
approved  manufacture  may  also  be  found  upon 
the  place,  as  well  as  ever}'  embelhshraent  of  a  first- 
class  farm,  the  entire  effect  being  most  pleasing  to 
the  e3'e,  and  proving  to  the  passer-b}'  that  tlie  pro- 
prietor is  a  man  of  thrift  and  enterprise. 

The  biograplier  has  gleaned  for  the  benefit  of 
the  reader  the  events  of  interest  in  tlie  life  of  Mr. 
Hamilton,  and  these  he  lierewitli  submits:  The 
Hamilton  family  is  of  Scotcli  origin,  and  its  first 
representatives  in  America  settled  in  New  En- 
gland. The  father  of  our  subject,  Rufus  Hamil- 
ton, was  born   in  Oxford  County,  Me.,  in    1801, 


and  was  reared  to  maturity  in  the  state  of  his  na- 
tivity. There  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Mary  Orne,  who  was  bora  in  Maine  in  1799, 
and  was  the  daughter  of  David  Orne,  the  family 
being  of  English  descent. 

After  his  marriage,  Rufus  Hamilton  settled  in 
Aroostook  County,  Me.,  whence  in  1848  he  re- 
moved to  Illinois  and  located  in  Grand  Detour, 
Ogle  County.  His  wife  died  there  in  1857,  and 
he  subsequently  returned  to  Maine,  where  he  died 
in  Saco  in  the  year  18G7.  His  union  resulted  in  the 
birth  of  four  sons,  Benjamin  F.,  Royal  G.,  William 
W.  and  James  T.  The  last-named  son,  who  is  the 
subject  of  this  notice,  was  born  in  Houlton,  Aroos- 
took County,  Me.,  on  the  25th  of  November,  1836, 
and  passed  the  early  years  of  his  life  in  the  village 
of  his  birth.  In  1848  lie  accompanied  the  other 
members  of  the  family  to  Ogle  County,  111.,  where 
he  grew  to  manhood  amid  the  surrounding  prime- 
val scenes,  receiving  a  business  education  and  de- 
voting his  attention  principally  to  merchandising. 

His  educational  advantages  were  fair,  and 
through  self-culture  our  subject  became  well  in- 
formed, and  gained  a  broad  knowledge  in  that 
best  of  all  schools — the  school  of  experience.  For 
eight  j'ears  he  filled  the  position  of  book-keeper 
for  the  Grand  Detour  Plow  Company,  in  whose 
employ  he  remained  from  1856  until  1864.  Later 
he  was  employed  as  Superintendent  of  the  same 
works,  and  also  as  salesman  on  the  road,  working 
in  these  capacities  until  1875.  He  then  entered 
the  employ  of  the  John  Deere  Plow  Company  as 
a  traveling  salesman,  in  which  connection  he  was 
employed  for  nearly  fifteen  years.  As  a  represen- 
tative of  that  firm  on  the  road  he  was  more  than 
ordinaril}'  successful,  his  genial  manners  winning 
for  him  the  friendship  of  all  his  customers. 

Mr.  Hamilton  made  his  home  in  Council  Bluflfs, 
Iowa,  from  1880  until  September,  1890,  and  at 
the  time  last  named  he  came  to  Linn  County, 
Kan.,  and  embarked  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He 
has  since  given  his  attention  to  farming,  with  what 
success  has  already  been  noted.  He  is  the  owner 
of  four  hundred  and  eighty  acres  of  valuable  farm- 
ing land  in  Linn  and  Anderson  Counties,  Kan., 
and  through  prudent  management  and  keen  judg- 
ment has  made  of  his  life  a  success.     Socially,  he 


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is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  and  takes  con- 
siderable interest  in  tlie  active  worli  of  tliat  fra- 
ternity. 

July  30,  1863,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Hamilton  to  Miss  Eliza  E.  Washburn,  the  cere- 
mony which  united  their  destinies  being  solem- 
nized in  Belvidere,  Boone  Countj',  111.  Mrs.  Ham- 
ilton is  the  daughter  of  Luther  AVashburn,  who 
was  born  in  Hebron,  Me.,  April  19,  1800,  and  was 
the  cousin  of  the  late  Hon.  Elihu  B.  Washburn. 
He  married  Miss  Abigail  Dunn,  who  was  born  in 
Gray,  Me.,  August  2,  1802,  and  after  that  impor- 
tant event  the  young  couple  began  housekeeping 
in  Paris,  Oxford  County,  Me.  In  1857  they  came 
to  Belvidere,  Boone  County,  111.,  where  they  re- 
mained until  called  hence  by  death.  Mr.  Wash- 
burn was  eng.aged  in  the  mercantile  business  in 
Maine.  He  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of 
the  following  children,  four  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy: Elijah,  Jonas,  Emily,  Julia,  Lucinda,  Annie, 
Harriet,  Emily  (2d),  and  Eliza  E. 

Mrs.  Hamilton  was  born  in  North  Pans,  Me., 
August  27,  1842,  and  received  excellent  educa- 
tional advantages  in  her  girlhood,  and  is  now  an 
accomplished  lady,  hospitable  and  kind,  occupy- 
ing a  position  of  prominence  in  social  circles. 
One  son  has  come  to  bless  her  marriage,  Gail  W., 
who  was  born  in  Winterset,  Iowa,  April  28,  1866. 
While  gaining  financial  prosperity,  Mr.  Hamilton 
has  also  gained  that  which  is  better,  the  esteem  of 
all  his  associates,  and  he  has  the  reputation  of  be- 
ing an  honorable,  upright  man. 


'  LEXANDER  A.  McINTYRE,  a  popular  cit- 
izen of  Linn  County,  and  one  of  the  most 
capable  and  successful    farmers   of  Scott 
_  Township,  conducts  general  farming  pur- 

suits on  section    7,  where  he   owns  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres.     He  was  born  in  the  North  of  Ire- 


land, April  15,  1837,  being  the  son  of  James  and 
Hannah  (Anderson)  Mclntyre,  the  former  a  native 
of  Scotland,  and  the  latter  of  the  Emerald  Isle. 
Mr.  Mclntyre,  Sr.,  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
linen  in  the  North  of  Ireland,  where  he  died  at 
the  age  of  forty-two  years.  His  wife  also  died  at 
the  old  home  place. 

The  eldest  in  a  family  of  five  children,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  remained  beneath  the  parental 
roof  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  His  op- 
portunities for  obtaining  an  education  were  lim- 
ited, and  his  time  was  devoted  to  the  cultivation 
of  his  father's  farm,  as  well  as  working  in  the  em- 
ploy of  others.  He  continued  to  reside  in  Ireland 
until  1856,  when  he  emigrated  to  the  United 
States,  and  proceeding  directly  to  Indiana,  en- 
gaged in  farming  in  La  Porte  County.  For  a 
time  he  remained  in  the  employ  of  others,  after 
which  he  operated  as  a  renter,  making  his  home  in 
the  county  until  1866.  He  then  returned  to  his 
native  land,  where  he  spent  six  deliglitful  months 
visiting  the  friends  of  former  j'ears. 

In  the  spring  of  1866  Mr.  Mclntyre  came  to 
Linn  County,  and  purchased  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  in  Scott  Township,  of  which  he  has 
since  been  a  resident.  He  disposed  of  the  prop- 
erty which  he  first  purchased,  and  in  1870  settled 
on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives.  Here  he  has 
gradually  introduced  many  improvements  and 
embellished  the  land  with  all  necessary  buildings, 
thus  adding  to  its  value  and  placing  it  in  the  front 
rank  among  the  first-class  estates  of  the  county. 
He  is  a  man  of  considerable  prominence  in  his 
community  and  has  held  a  number  of  the  town- 
ship ofHees.  In  politics  he  is  independent,  voting 
for  the  best  man  irrespective  of  political  afiilia- 
tions.  In  his  religious  views  he  is  liberal,  but  al- 
though not  identified  with  any  denomination,  he 
is  generous  in  his  contributions  to  religious  and 
benevolent  projects.  Socially,  he  and  his  wife 
are  identified  with  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry. 

A  very  important  event  in  the  life  of  Mr.  Mc- 
lntyre was  his  marriage,  which  took  place  in  Scott 
Township,  Linn  County,  December  2,  1869,  at 
which  time  he  was  united  with  Miss  Anna  Pul- 
hamus,  who  was  born  in  Stark  County,  111.,  April 
13,  1848.     Mrs.  Mclntyre  is  the  daughter  of  Tlieo- 


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PORTRAit  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


dore  and  Elizabeth  (Hodgson)  Pulhamus,  natives 
respectively  of  New  Jersey  and  Ohio.  They  came 
to  Linn  County  in  November,  1864,  and  settled 
in  Scott  Township,  where  the3'  have  since  resided. 
They  are  the  parents  of  seven  children,  of  whom 
Mrs.  Mclntyre  is  the  second  in  respect  to  age. 
Her  parents  were  married  in  Stark  County,  111., 
where  they  resided  until  they  removed  to  the 
Sunflower  State.  The  union  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mc- 
lntyre has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  five  chil- 
dren, whose  names  are  Theodore,  John  R.,  Robert 
E.,  Mabel  L.  and  Hannah  M. 


■^/AMESM.  HARGRAVE.  A  glance  at  the 
interesting  genealogy  of  the  Hargrave  fam- 
ily shows  that  James  M.  Ilargrave comes  of 
very  prominent  people,  who  have  become 
noted  in  the  annals  of  Anderson  County  history, 
and  who  have,  bj'  their  upright,  straightforward 
course  through  life,  kept  their  names  unspotted 
and  honored  in  the  sight  of  God  and  man.  Mr. 
Hargrave  is  at  present  Treasurer  of  Anderson 
County  and  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens 
and  business  men  of  the  place.  lie  has  been  a 
resident  of  Kansas  since  Februar_y,  1866,  and  of 
Anderson  County  since  October  of  that  year. 

The  Hargrave  family  was  first  represented  in 
this  country  by  three  brothers,  who,  some  time 
in  the  eighteenth  century,  emigrated  to  America 
and  settled,  one  near  Richmond,  Va.,and  the  others 
in  the  Carolinas.  The  former,  John  Hargrave, 
was  the  great-grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  In  the  Old  Dominion,  AVilliam  Hargrave, 
our  subject's  grandfather,  was  born  and  reared  to 
manhood.  He  followed  the  occupation  of  an 
overseer,  and  his  two  sons,  Cornelius  T.  and  John, 
were  reared    upon    a  plantation.     The    latter  be- 


came a  Presbyterian  minister  and  resided  in  Shcp- 
herdstown  for  some  time,  where  he  died. 

A  native  Virginian,  Cornelius  T.  Hargrave  was 
born  near  Richmond  in  1804  and  in  earl}'  life  mi- 
grated to  Ohio,  the  family  having  removed  from 
Virginia  on  account  of  slavery.  In  1829  he  lo- 
cated in  Fairfield  County,  and  there  followed  the 
occupation  of  a  farmer.  After  coming  to  Ohio, 
he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  A.  Gephart,  a  native  of 
Virginia,  and  for  some  time  after  their  union  they 
continued  to  reside  in  the  Buckeye  State.  In 
1842,  they  left  Ohio  with  the  intention  of  going 
to  Springfield,  111.,  but  having  a  sick  child  they 
deemed  it  advisable  to  stop  in  Indiana  instead  of 
proceeding  further  westward.  There  they  passed 
the  remainder  of  their  days,  the  mother  d3'ing  in 
1878,  and  the  father  in  April,  1886. 

In  the  parental  family'  there  were  six  sons  and 
two  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  now  living.  Will- 
iam H.,  a  carpenter  b}'  trade,  resides  in  Rockville, 
Parke  County,  Ind.,  and  is  engaged  in  the  furni- 
ture and  undertaking  business;  James  is  the  subject 
of  this  sketch ;  John  W.,  a  carpenter  by  trade,  resides 
in  York,  Neb.;  Benjamin  F.  is  a  gardener  at  King- 
man, Kan.;  George  W.,  a  carpenter,  resides  in 
Kansas  City,  Kan.;  Henry  C.  is  a  furniture  dealer 
of  Russellville,  Putnam  County,  Ind.;  Sarah  E. 
married  Thomas  Sutherland,  of  Russellville,  Ind.; 
Ann  M.,  now  Mis.  D.  H.  Grimes,  also  lives  in  Rus- 
sellville, Ind. 

The  original  of  this  notice  was  born  near  Lan- 
caster, Ohio,  May  30,  1836.  He  was  six  years  of 
age  when  the  family  settled  in  Indiana,  and  there 
grew  to  manhood.  In  1858  he  made  a  trip  to 
Kansas,  pre-empted  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
of  land  in  Franklin  County  and  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits.  During  the  Civil  War  he 
was  a  member  of  the  state  militia.  Previous  to  this, 
in  1859,  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  A.,  a  daughter 
of  David  Bowers,  and  a  native  of  Putnam  County. 
Ind.  For  some  time  after  his  marriage  he  rented 
land,  but  in  1866  he  came  to  Kansas,  and  in  October 
purchased  eighty  acres  of  land  in  Putnam  Town- 
ship, Anderson  County,  where  he  resided  until 
September,  1890,  when  he  became  the  owner  of 
two  hundred  and  forty  acres.  He  then  engaged 
in  stock-raising  in  connection  with  fanning,  and 


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lias  marie  manj'  and  vast  improvements  on  his  place. 
Mr.  Ilargrave  passed  through  pioneer  privations 
and  never  accepted  a  dollar  in  aid  during  hard 
times.  In  1889  he  was  elected  Treasurer  of  Ander- 
son County,  and  in  1890  he  removed  to  Garnett 
to  enter  upon  the  duties  of  the  ollice.  He  was  re- 
elected b}' an  increased  majority  in  1891,  and  is 
now  serving  his  second  term.  In  politics  he  has 
always  supported  the  Republican  party,  and  has 
held  the  oftice  of  .Justice  of  the  Peace  as  well  as 
other  minor  positions  of  trust  and  honor,  dis- 
charging the  duties  of  all  in  a  very  credible  man- 
ner. He  still  owns  his  farm  and  property  near 
Garnett.  A  Presbyterian  in  his  religious  views,  he 
is  an  Elder  in  the  church  at  Garnett,  and  has  been 
a  member  of  that  church  since  1854.  To  his 
marriage  were  born  two  children:  John  A.  and 
LiUie  A. 


„,,,  J.  GEORGIA,  senior  member  of  the  real- 
Clll  estate  firm  of  Georgia  &  Wood,  at  Pitts- 
burg, was  born  in  Tompkins  County,  N.  Y., 
August  23,  1835.  He  is  the  son  of  Elijah 
B.,  and  the  grandson  of  Elijah  Georgia,  a  soldier 
in  the  AVar  of  1812.  The  former  was  born  in 
Connecticut  and  remained  there  until  he  was  nine 
years  old,  when,  with  his  father's  family,  he  re- 
moved to  New  York,  settling  in  Tompkins  County 
in  1817  and  becoming  an  early  settler  of  that  part 
of  the  state.  At  that  time  there  were  only  twelve 
persons  in  the  entire  county.  No  improvements 
had  been  made  and  even  the  land  was  in  its  pri- 
meval condition,  not  a  furrow  having  been  turned 
in  the  soil. 

Settling  in  the  heart  of  the  woods,  Grandfather 
Georgia  purchased  four  square  miles  of  land  in 
what  afterward  became  the  town  of  Newfield. 
Upon   that  tract   he  engaged  in  general  farming, 


and  in  addition  to  his  duties  as  a  farmer,  also  offi- 
ciated as  a  preacher  in  the  Baptist  Church  for  forty 
years.  The  fatiier  of  our  subject  was  reared  to 
manhood  on  the  home  farm,  and  in  Newberry 
Township,  Tompkins  County,  was  married.  In 
1850  he  and  his  family  removed  to  Pennsjlvania, 
but  soon  returned  to  New  York,  and  for  a  short 
time  sojourned  in  Waverly. 

In  the  fall  of  1854  the  family  left  New  York 
with  the  intention  of  at  once  settling  in  Kansas, 
but  while  en  route  to  this  state  they  stopped  in 
Michigan  and  located  in  Kalamazoo  County, 
where  they  remained  until  the  fall  of  1860.  They 
then  again  started  to  Kansas,  but  on  arriving  at 
Joliet,  111.,  decided  to  locate  in  Iowa,  and  accord- 
ingly made  settlement  upon  a  farm  in  Johnson 
County,  near  Iowa  City.  There  the  senior  Mr. 
Georgia  resided  until  his  deatii,  which  occurred  in 
1862.  In  1866  the  widowed  mother,  with  her 
children,  came  to  Kansas  and  settled  ujion  what  is 
known  as  the  Joy  land,  north  of  Pittsburgh. 

Upon  arriving  in  Kansas,  the  subject  of  tliis 
sketch  purchased  land  from  the  K.  C,  St.  L.  &  M. 
Railway  Company,  and  became  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  the  section  now  embraced  in  Crawford 
and  Cherokee  Counties.  He  was  one  of  eleven 
children,  seven  of  whom  came  to  Kansas.  At 
Colon,  Mich.,  in  1860,  Mr.  Georgia  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Edith  Bennett,  the  daughter 
of  William  S.  Bennett,  of  Calhoun  County,  Mich. 
Mrs.  Georgia  was  born  in  Branch  County,  Mich., 
and  by  her  union  lias  become  the  mother  of  four 
children,  only  one  of  whom  is  living,  Edith  M., 
Mrs.  N.  E.  Wood.  She  is  prominent  in  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Woman's  Kelief  Corps  of  the  state 
of  Kansas,  and  is  now  officiating  as  Senior  Vice- 
President  for  the  state. 

In  his  youth,  Mr.  Georgia  was  a  student  in  the 
common  schools  of  New  York  and  Pennsylvania, 
and  also  attended  the  academy  at  Atiiens,  Pa.,  for 
one  year.  He  studied  law  for  some  time,  but  was 
never  admitted  to  the  Bar.  He  was  seventeen 
years  of  age  when  he  removed  to  Michigan,  and 
for  twenty  years  lie  spent  the  winter  seasons  in  tiie 
school-room,  gaining  an  enviable  reputation  as  a 
successful  and  thorough  instructor.  On  the  14th 
of  Auo-ust,  18G2,  he  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Com- 


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PORTRAIT  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


pany  E,Twentj'-eigbth  Iowa  Infantry,  and  served 
for  nine  months  and  fourteen  daj'S,  retiring  witli 
the  rank  of  Corporal.  On  account  of  wounds 
which  incapacitated  him  for  active  service,  he  was 
honorably  discharged. 

Upon  coming  to  Kansas  Mr.  Georgia  purchased 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  the  .Joy  purchase, 
where  for  eight  years  he  conducted  agricultural 
operations.  He  then  removed  to  Girard  and  re- 
sided in  that  city  during  his  two-j'ears  period  of 
service  as  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 
At  the  expiration  of  liis  term  of  office  he  removed 
to  Pittsburgh  and  built  a  residence  on  the  present 
site  of  the  postofflce.  A  little  village  had  been 
platted  here  in  1876,  and  he  received  the  appoint- 
ment of  Postmaster,  being  the  first  incumbent  of 
that  ofHce,  excepting  a  man  who  had  filled  the 
position  for  four  months.  He  also  taught  the  first 
school  in  Pittsburgh,  and  continued  thus  engaged 
for  one  year.  Later  he  became  Postmaster,  and 
also  embarked  in  the  grocery  business,  in  which  he 
was  engaged  for  nine  years.  In  1884  he  engaged 
in  the  real-estate  business,  forming  a  partnership 
with  N.  K.  Wood,  which  continues  to  date. 

Politically,  Mr.  Georgia  is  a  Republican  and  a 
strong  advocate  of  protection.  He  favors  the 
adoption  of  gold,  silver  and  paper  as  currencj', 
and  thinks  the}'  ought  to  be  of  equal  value  and 
that  there  should  be  a  legal  tender  made  for  all 
debts,  private  and  public.  He  attended  the  first 
Republican  state  convention  in  the  United  States, 
which  was  held  at  .Jackson,  Mich.,  and  has  been  a 
Republican  ever  since  the  organization  of  the 
party.  He  has  served  as  delegate  to  the  Kansas 
state  conventions  frequentlj',  and  is  influential  in 
the  local  councils  of  the  party. 

Socially,  Mr.  Georgia  in  identified  with  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  has  served  for 
three  terms  as  Commander  of  General  Russell  Post 
No.  65.  He  is  also  identified  with  the  Masonic 
fraternit}',  being  connected  with  the  chapter.  In 
his  religious  connections  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  is  one  of  the 
Trustees  of  that  denomination  at  Pittsburgh.  His 
brother  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  oldest 
survivimg  settler  of  Pittsburgh,  and  our  subject 
was  probably  the  next  settler  here.     He  has  wit- 


nessed the  growth  of  the  citj'  and  has  contributed 
materially  to  its  advancement,  being  recognized 
as  one  of  its  most  progressive  and  public-spirited 
citizens. 


^,  A  J.  JEREMIAH  B.  REMINGTON,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Osawatomie  Bank,  is  a  promi- 
nent farmer  and  stock-raiser  and  a  sub- 
stantial business  man.  He  is  a  native  of 
the  Empire  State,  and  was  born  near  Rocliester, 
on  the  23d  of  November,  1838. 

His  parents,  Benjamin  and  Sarah  Ann  (Burger) 
Remington,  were  natives  of  Massachusetts  and 
New  York,  respectively,  and  their  nuptials  were 
celebrated  in  the  latter  state.  There  they  passed 
the  closing  scenes  of  their  lives,  and  died,  honored 
and  respected  bj'  all.  From  the  time  he  reached 
that  period  of  life  when  his  ph3'sicial  strength 
was  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  wield  the  imple- 
ments of  husbandry  and  guide  the  plow,  our  sub- 
ject began  to  contribute  to  the  earning  of  his  own 
bread.  He  attended  the  common  schools,  and 
when  sixteen  j'ears  of  age  went  to  New  Jersey, 
where  he  taught  school  for  about  eighteen  months. 
Later,  he  entered  Union  College  of  New  York, 
and  was  graduated  at  that  institution  witli  the 
Class  of  '6L  The  Civil  War  was  now  in  progress, 
and  young  Remington,  fresh  from  college,  of- 
fered his  services  in  defense  of  the  Stars  and 
Stripes.  He  enlisted  September  4,  1861,  and  w.as 
soon  mustered  into  service  as  a  private  in  Com- 
pany D,Eightj'-ninth  New  York  Infantrj'.  With- 
in thirty  days  of  enlistment  he  received  a  com- 
mission as  First  Lieutenant.  The  Eightj'-nintli 
Regiment  was  first  placed  in  the  Army  of  the  Po- 
tomac, and  in  1862  it  was  sent  into  the  Carolinas 
under  command  of  General  Burnside.  Later  it  re- 
turned and  took  part  in  the  second  battle  of  Bull 
Run  and  the  following  engagements,  among  which 


PORTEAIT  AND  BIOGEArHICAL  RECOED. 


491 


were  South  Mountain,  Antietam  and  Fredericks- 
burg. 

In  the  spring  of  1863  the  regiment  was  de- 
tached and  sent  south  under  General  Peck,  and 
May  3  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Suffolk,  and  later 
in  the  capture  of  Pig  Point  Battery.  After  the 
repulse  of  General  Longstreet  at  Suffolk,  the  regi- 
ment was  sent  to  Morris  Island,  S.  C,  and  assisted 
in  the  reduction  and  capture  of  Ft.  Wagner  and 
Ft.  Gregg.  Lieutenant  Remington  had  been  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  Captain  iii  the  meantime. 
In  1864  the  regiment,  under  Gen.  B.  F.  Butler,  par- 
ticipated in  the  battles  at  Weldon  Road  and  Ft. 
Darling,  and  next  under  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant  took 
l)art  in  the  battle  at  Cold  Harbor.  After  the 
seven  daj's'  fighting  there  the  command  marched  to 
White  House,  and  then  went  by  boat  to  Point  of 
Rocks,  Va.  From  there  it  marched  to  Peters- 
burg, took  part  in  the  battle  June  14,  and  again 
June  17,  Captain  Remington  receiving  a  rifle-ball 
wound.  The  regiment  was  next  at  the  mine  ex- 
plosion, and  on  the  6th  of  September  Captain 
Remington  was  wounded  in  the  shoulder  by  a 
minie-ball  while  on  picket  line.  On  recovery  he 
was  detailed  to  aid  on  the  staff  of  General  Heck- 
man,  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Major. 
Later  he  served  on  the  staff  of  Generals  Wetzel  and 
Teiry,  until  June,  1866,  when  he  was  mustered  out 
of  service. 

Returning  to  New  York  after  the  war,  he  made 
his  home  there  until  January,  1867,  when  he  took 
Greeley's  advice  and  came  west.  For  two  years 
he  ran  a  sawmill  in  Wyandotte  County,  Kan.,  and 
then  settled  where  he  now  lives.  He  at  first  pur- 
chased one  hundred  and  eighty  acres  of  land,  but 
now  owns  over  eleven  hundred  acres.  His  fine 
farm  adjoins  the  city  of  Osawatomie  on   the  west 


and  is  one  of  the  finest  tracts  in  that  section. 
Major  Remington  has  been  an  extensive  raiser 
and  dealer  in  live-stock  and  has  met  with  marked 
success.  He  has  a  pleasant  home  and  has  been 
more  or  less  interested  in  every  local  enterprise, 
and  has  done  much  toward  the  building  up  of  his 
home  town,  Osawatomie.  He  was  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  Osawatomie  Bank,  and  has  been  its 
only  President.  Tlie  bank  is  organized  under  the 
state  law,  with  an  authorized  capital  of  ^50,000. 
It  is  the  oldest  bank  in  the  city  and  is  a  sound  fi- 
nancial institution.  Major  Remington  is  also  a 
partner  in  the  firm  of  Stanly  Dickisou  &  Co.,  lum- 
ber merchants.  He  has  made  all  his  money  in  the 
Sunflower  State,  where  he  is  held  in  higli  esteem. 
On  the  18th  of  May,  1870,  Major  Eeniington 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Emma  E.  Adair, 
a  native  of  Michigan,  and  four  children  have 
been  the  result  of  this  union:  Flora,  Ada,  Bertlia 
and  Jessie.  In  politics  the  Major  affiliates  with 
the  Republican  party  and  has  ever  taken  an  active 
part  in  local  politics.  He  was  frequently  a  delegate 
to  county,  district  and  state  conventions  and  was 
an  advisor  in  the  councils  of  his  party.  He  was 
never  a  candidate  for  office  until  1890,  when  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature  and 
re-elected  in  1892,  being  chosen  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Ways  and  Means,  which  important 
position  he  filled  with  satisfaction  to  the  j)eople 
and  honor  to  himself.  The  Major  is  a  member  of 
Osawatomie  Post  No.  322,  G.  A.  R.,  of  which 
he  was  the  First  Commander.  He  was  a  delegate 
to  the  National  Encampment  held  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  is  a  member  of  the  staff  of  General 
Weisert,  the  present  Grand  Commander.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 


J^:^ 


~F^ 


The  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company,  St. 
Louis,  Iron  Mountain  &  Southern   Kail- 
way  Company,  and  Leased,  Oiier- 
ated  and  Independent  Lines. 

^^^^IIIS  great  trunk  line,  which  now  threads  its 
way  through  several  states  west  of  the 
Mississippi  River,  has  been  a  potential  fac- 
tor in  the  development  of  Missouri  and  Kansas, 
and.  with  its  accustomed  enterprise,  a  few  years 
ago  penetrated  with  its  lines  into  the  rich  agri- 
cultural districts  of  Nebraska,  to  compete  in  this 
growing  state  with  its  rapidly  accumulating  busi- 
ness. It  was  also  among  the  pioneer  roads  in 
Kansas,  and  its  many  branches  now  traverse  in 
different  directions  the  most  thickly  settled  por- 
tions of  that  state.  It  has  contributed  in  a  large 
measure,  by  its  liberal  and  aggressive  policj^  to- 
ward the  rapid  development  of  the  great  resources 
of  Kansas.  It  is  interesting  lo  note  briefly  its  his- 
tory, as  it  was  the  first  road  built  west  from  St. 
Louis  as  early  as  1850-51. 

The  preliminary  steps  to  build  the  road  were 
taken,  and  it  has  gradually  extended  its  lines, 
like  the  arteries  and  veins  of  the  human  system, 
until  it  has  compassed  in  its  range  the  best  por- 
tions of  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Nebraska,  and  has 
even  reached  out  and  tapped  the  large  commercial 
centres  of  Colorado  and  Texas.  Its  splendid  and 
far-reaching  management  extends  to  its  patrons, 
both  in  freight  and  passenger  traffic,  the  best  fa- 
cilities for  reaching  the  seaboard  and  the  great 
eastern  marts  of  trade.  The  growth  and  devel- 
opment of  the  great  Missouri  Pacific  system  lias 
been   rapid  and  fully  abreast  of  the  times.     Its 


local  business  is  enormous  and  rapidl}'  increasing. 
In  respect  to  its  through  business,  no  other 
road  or  system  in  the  west  or  southwest  is  better 
equipped  than  this.  Its  steel-rail  tracks,  well  bal- 
lasted road-beds  and  superior  passenger  coaches, 
constitute  it  one  of  the  greatest  railroad  systems 
of  the  country.  Its  superb  fast  train  between  St. 
Louis  and  Denver,  via  Kansas  City  and  Pueblo, 
IS  unquestionably  the  most  elegant  and  best- 
equipped  train  of  any  road  which  enters  the  i)eer- 
less  city  of  the  plains.  It  runs  more  p.assenger 
trains  and  finer  coaches  between  St.  Louis  and 
Kansas  Citj'  than  any  other  road,  all  trains  being 
run  with  free  reclining  chair-cars  and  parlor 
coaches.  It  has  contributed  in  a  wonderful  degree 
toward  the  building  up  of  the  various  cities  along 
its  numerous  lines.  Kansas  City  has  felt  its  influ- 
ence as  much  as  that  of  any  other  road  centering 
in  that  metropolis,  as  its  lines  enter  into  tlie  heart 
of  the  coal,  iron  and  lead  fields  of  Missouri.  A  large 
impetus  to  the  development  of  the  mineral  wcaUii 
of  Missouri  and  Colorado  is  due  to  the  energetic 
efforts  of  the  road  in  pushing  out  its  lines  in  all 
directions,  thereby  aiding  the  growth  of  the  now 
industries.  It  is  thus  enabled  to  lay  down  at  the 
doors  of  the  growing  towns  of  the  west  those  two 
essential  factors  in  the  building  up  of  a  new  coun- 
try more  quicklj'  and  cheaply  than  almost  any 
other  road  can  do.  It  gives  its  numerous  and 
rapidly  increasing  patronage  in  Nebraska  and 
Kansas  unsurpassed  facilities  for  reaching  the 
great  health  resorts  of  Arkansas  and  Texas.  Over 
its  lines  from  Omaha  to  St.  Louis,  about  five  hun- 
dred miles  in  extent,  it  runs  the  finest  trains  be- 
tween these  two  cities,  passing  through  Weeping 


494 


TRANSPORTATION. 


Water,  Nebraska  City  and  Falls  City,  Neb.,  and 
St.  Joseph,  Atchison  and  Leavenworth  before 
reaching  Kansas  City.  The  length-  of  its  main 
line  and  branches  in  Nebraska  is  upwards  of  three 
hundred  and  twentj'-five  miles,  its  northern  ter- 
minus being  Omaha,  where  connections  are  made 
with  all  the  other  roads  centering  in  that  growing 
city.  The  line  from  Omaha  to  Falls  City  is  one 
hundred  and  fifteen  miles;  the  Crete  Branch,  fifty- 
eight  miles;  Lincoln  to  Auburn,  seventy-six  miles; 
Warwick  to  Prosser,  seventy-three  miles.  Vari- 
ous extensions  and  additions  are  constantly  be- 
ing made  in  Nebraska,  making  tributary  to  St. 
Louis  the  growing  commerce  of  Omaha,  Lincoln, 
and  other  important  and  growing  cities  in  the 
state.  The  Missouri  Pacific,  in  connection  with 
the  Iron  Mountain  Road,  has  an  immense  traffic 
centering  in  St.  Louis,  and  places  that  great  man- 
ufacturing and  commercial  centre  in  direct  touch 
with  the  cotton  fields  of  Arkansas,  Louisiana  and 
Texas,  as  well  as  the  constantly  growing  stock  and 
grain  productions  of  those  stales  and  the  Indian 
Tcrritor3^  The  Iron  Mountain  Road  has  also  ex- 
erted a  strong  influence  in  developing  the  vast 
lumber  interests  of  Arkansas.  By  a  wise  exten- 
sion of  the  system  it  does  the  bulk  of  the  freight 
and  passenger  traffic  of  Arkansas,  and  brings  into 
direct  communication  with  St.  Louis  the  cities  of 
New  Orleans,  Texarkana,  Arkansas  Cit}',  Helena, 
Memphis,  Hot  Springs,  Ft.  Smith  .and  Little  Rock. 
The  following  table  will  exhibit  the  extensive 
mileage  of  this  system: 

Miles. 

Missouri  Pacific  Railway 1,562 

Missouri     Pacific     Railway,    Independent 

Branch    Lines 1,651 

St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  &  Soutbern  Rail- 
way   1,580 

Houston,  Central  Arkansas  &  Northern  Line     191 

Central  Branch  Union  Pacific  Railroad 388 

Sedalia,  Warsaw  ife  Southwestern  Railway.  .  43 
Kansas    City,   Wyandotte    &    Northwestern 

Railroad 147 


5,562 


On  account  of  its  extensive  mileage  and  the 
ramification  of  the  system,  it  is  destined  to  pro- 
mote in  a  large  degree  the   development  of  the 


material  interests  of  the  country  through  which  it 
passes. 


Chicago,  Kock  Islaud  &  Pacific. 

(^^^HIS  is  one  of  the  most  important  roads  of 
fm^^  the  west,  havnig  its  eastern  terminus  at 
^^^  Chicago,  where  its  facilities  and  track.age  are 
unequaled,  with  its  liandsome  and  commodious 
passenger  depot  on  Van  Buren  Street,  in  the  heart 
of  the  business  centie  of  the  city.  It  is  thus  en- 
abled to  handle  expeditiousl}'  its  large  and  increas- 
ing passenger  traffic,  and  by  its  prompt  and  liberal 
treatment  of  its  patrons  has  built  up  an  immense 
suburban  business.  The  fine  depot  building  is  also 
the  home  of  its  general  offices,  which  are  large 
and  commodious.  Its  management  has  ever  been 
bioad,  liberal  and  energetic,  alwaj's  to  the  fore, 
and  ready  to  take  advantage  of  every  improve- 
ment in  equipment,  thereb}'  offering  to  its  patrons 
the  very  finest,  best  and  safest  facilities  for  travel. 
By  the  splendid  management  and  foresight  of 
its  officers  they  have  built  up  a  vast  system,  ex- 
tending into  twelve  states  and  territories,  even 
into  the  heart  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  south  to 
the  cotton  fields  of  Texas,  and  northwest  to  the 
vast  wheat  fields  of  the  Dakotas  and  Minnesota, 
thus  laying  at  the  feet  of  the  great  commercial 
and  manufacturing  citj'  of  Chicago  the  best  pro- 
ductions of  tlie  extensive  region  through  which 
the  road  passes.  From  Chicago  to  Omaha  it  is 
practically  an  air-line,  being  the  most  straight 
and  direct  road  between  the  two  cities.  It  passes 
through  a  large  number  of  important  towns  in 
Illinois,  including  Joliet,  with  its  great  steel  works 
and  other  manufacturing  interests.  At  Bureau,  a 
branch  extends  to  Peoria,  the  second  city  in  size 
in  Illinois,  with  which  city  it  has  built  up  a  large 
and  growing  traffic.  From  Peoria  a  line  extends 
nortLwest  to  Rock  Island,  at  which  place  it  in- 
tersects the  main  lijie,    At  Rock  Island,  Moline 


TRANSPORTATION. 


495 


and  Davenport,  It  has  a  large  traffic  with  the  ex- 
tensive manufacturing  industries  of   those    cities. 
Here   it  crosses  the  Mississippi  River  over  a  hand- 
some   steel    bridge.     From    Davenport    the    road 
crosses    Iowa,    running    in    a    westerly    direction 
through    a    rich    and    populous    section,    passing 
through  Des  Moines,  the  flourishing  capital  of  the 
state,  and  on    the  west  to  Council  Rluffs,  on  the 
east  bank  of  the  Missouri  River;  here  it  passes  over 
a  fine  bridge   to   Omaha,  the   metropolis    of  Ne- 
braska.    At  this  latter  place  it  comes  into  compe- 
tition with  several  lines  of  the  Burlington  S3'stem, 
the  Union    Pacific,  Missouri   Pacific  and    several 
other  roads.     From  Omaha   its  lines  extend  in  a 
southwesterly  direction.     Passing  through  a  beau- 
tiful prairie  country,  it  reaches  the  beautiful  city 
of  Lincoln,  the  capital  of   Nebraska;    then  on  to 
Beatrice,  Fairbury  and   Nelson,  in  the  same  state. 
At    Fairbury,  the    road   branches  and   runs    to 
Belleville,  Kan.,  where  junction  is  made  with  the 
trunk   line  extending  from   Chicago  and   Kansas 
City  to    Denver,  via  Topeka,  the  capital  city   of 
Kansas.     From  Belleville  the  road  isalmost  an  air- 
line across  the  great  plains  of  Kansas  and  Colorado. 
At  Limon,  in  Colorado,  the  road  branches,  one 
line  extending  to  Denver,  the  other  to  Colorado 
Springs  and   Pueblo.     The  Rock  Island  is  admir- 
ably located  with  reference  to  the  great  ore- pro- 
ducing canons   of   Colorado.     Coal,  iron,  silver, 
gold,   lead,   copper,    building    stone,  everything, 
in  fact,  which  is  produced   in  the   great    mining 
state    of   Colorado    rolls   naturally  down  hill  to 
Pueblo  and  Denver.     To  the  west  are  many  thriv- 
ing   cities    founded    on    mining  and  agriculture; 
here    are    also    the    lovely   towns    of    Colorado 
Springs  and  Manitou,  nestling  at  the  foot  of  Pike's 
Peak.     Manitou   is  at  the  mouth  of  a  deep  canon 
and  is  one  of  the  most  lovely  summer  resorts  in 
America.     Near  here  is  the  famous  "Garden  of  the 
Gods,"    whose    wondrous   beauty  and    grandeur 
are   unsurpassed.     Six  miles  above    this  place  is 
Cascade  Canon,  where,  through  the  enterprise  of 
this  road,  has  been  erected  the  splendid  Hotel  Ra- 
mona.     The  enterprising  management  of  the  Rock 
Island  Road  has  built  at  Manitou  a  railroad  ex- 
tending from  that  city  to  the  top  of  Pike's  Peak. 
Now  the  tourist  no  longer  has  to  trudge  up  the 


trail,  but  is  transported  in  a  palace  car  to  the  top  of 
the  Peak,  amid  the  most  wonderful  and  beautiful 
scenery  on  the  continent.  The  line  terminates  at 
Denver,  a  magnificently  built  city  of  nearly  a 
hundred  and  fifty  thousand  people.  It  is  probable 
that  no  American  city  has  so  many  features  of 
unique  beauty  as  Denver.  Its  splendid  public 
buildings  and  its  broad  avenues,  lined  with  beau- 
tiful residences,  cozily  located  at  the  foot  of  the 
snow-capped  mountains  of  the  Rocky  range, render 
it  unlike  any  other  city  of  its  size  in  the  world. 
The  lide  from  Pueblo  to  Denver  along  the  foot  of 
the  mountains  is  one  never  to  be  missed.  The 
snow-covered  peaks,  the  many  combinations  of 
sun  and  cloud  and  rain  and  snow,  the  marvelous 
atmosphere,  all  combine  to  surprise  and  charm  the 
beholder. 

The  Rock  Island  Route  furnishes  unsurpassed 
facilities  for  the  emigrant  or  home-seeker,  the 
sportsman  or  the  tourist.  It  taps  the  heart  of  the 
new  Territory  of  Oklahoma  and  southern  Kansas, 
a  region  teeming  with  large  crops,  with  fertile 
fields  and  salubrious  climate.  In  its  extended 
ramifications,  no  other  road  reaches  so  many  im- 
portant and  thriving  cities.  It  must  be  apparent 
to  the  reader  that  the  line  is  admirably  situated, 
and  Ihat  in  man3- respects  it  occupies  a  strategic 
position  superior  to  tliat  of  other  trans-Mississippi 
and  Missouri  railroads.  These  advantages  have 
been  utilized  in  the  past,  as  they  will  be  in  the 
future,  in  developing  the  localities  through  which 
the  various  branches  extend,  and  in  building  up 
the  permanent  prosperity  of  the  property'  whose 
history  is  so  closely  interwoven  with  the  settle- 
ment, development  and  prosperitj'  of  the  west. 
To  this  purel)'  local  traffic  must  be  added  the  con- 
tributions of  its  several  termini,  all  large  cities  and 
prominent  trade  centres.  With  the  growth  and 
steady  development  of  the  manufacturing  and 
other  industries  of  Chicago,  Peoria,  Minneapolis, 
Omaha,  Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph,  Atchison,  Leav- 
enworth, Topeka,  Pueblo  and  Denver,  the  Rock 
Island  must  materially  make  corresponding  strides. 
In  brief,  its  commanding  geographical  position, 
coupled  with  its  direct  eastern  alliance  for  through 
business,  must  render  this  one  of  the  most  remun- 
erative in  the  west. 


496 


TR  ANSPORTATI  ON. 


Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway, 

"^OPULARLY  known  as  the  Sante  Fe  Route. 
jl]  The  initial  lines  of  this  great  system  were 
^  first  built  from  Atchison  to  Topeka  in 
1869,  and  for  many  years  the  former  city 
was  the  eastern  terminus  of  the  road.  The  man- 
agement of  tlie  Santa  Fe,  with  great  energy, 
pushed  out  its  lines  in  every  direction  into  the 
young  and  growing  state  of  Kansas,  in  the  ma- 
jority of  instances  preceding  settlement  and  civil- 
ization. This  road  was  the  first  to  penetrate 
across  the  southern  part  of  Colorado,  via  Pueblo 
and  Trinidad  into  New  Mexico,  until  its  lines  en- 
tered the  old  adobe  town  of  Santa  Fe — whose  citi- 
zens were  half  Spanish  and  half  Mexican.  As  its 
course  penetrated  the  wilderness,  it  sometimes  fol- 
lowed the  old  Santa  Fe  trail,  which  had  been  made 
famous  years  before  by  trappers  and  also  by  the 
Government  freighters.  The  marvelous  growth 
and  development  of  the  state  of  Kansas  is  in  a 
great  measure  due  to  the  enterprise  and  public 
spirit  of  the  managers  of  the  Santa  Fe  system. 
Not  only  did  they  devote  their  energy  to  the  up- 
building of  the  road,  but  at  great  expense  they 
maintained  emigration  and  colonial  agents  in  the 
various  countries  of  Europe,  as  well  as  in  the  east- 
ern, middle  and  southern  states,  thereby  advertis- 
ing the  state  of  Kansas  as  no  other  state  has  here- 
tofore been  advertised.  Tlie  Santa  Fe  owns  and 
operates  more  miles  of  road  in  Kansas  thau  any 
other  line,  with  its  vast  system  east  and  west, 
north  and  south  lines  reaching  every  important 
town    in    the    state,  and    penetrating    sixty-three 


counties  in  Kansas.     The   magnitude  of  its  busi- 
ness is  immense. 

The  general  oflices  of  this  road  are  at  Topeka, 
■with  general  branch  offices  at  Chicago.  The  Santa 
Fe  is  an  extensive  system,  extending  by  its  own 
and  leased  lines  from  Chicago  to  Galveston  on  the 
GulfjtoGuaymason  the  Gulf  of  California  in  Old 
Mexico,  and  to  San  Francisco  on  the  Pacific — 
reaching  also  the  important  inland  cities  of  Den- 
ver, Pueblo,  Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph,  St.  Louis  and 
Peoria,  as  well  as  the  leading  towns  in  Texas. 
During  the  fall  and  winter  season  it  has  an  exten- 
sive passenger  traffic  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  as  well  as 
to  the  genial  climes  of  Mexico  and  Texas.  The 
management  is  enterprising  in  building  up  a  large 
and  increasing  freight  traffic,  and  it  is  recognized 
as  one  of  the  important  trunk  lines. 


■  T.  I  S-^^^^-i-H 


Other  Roads. 

MONG  tlie  other  important  lines  through 
jl  this  part  of  the  state  is  the  St.  Louis  & 
San  Francisco, having  its  eastern  terminus 
^1  at  St.  Louis.  The  Kansas  City  &  Gulf 
Road  has  a  large  north  and  south  traffic,  and  the 
same  may  be  said  of  the  Southern  Kansas  Road. 
Another  road  with  a  growing  business  is  the  St. 
Louis,  Ft.  Scott  ife  Wichita.  The  various  small 
lines  of  this  section  are  valuable  tributaries  to  the 
main  trunk  systems  of  southeastern  Kansas. 


BIOGFJpI^r^I^flU 


Adams,  Frank 185 

Adams,  John -^ 

Adams,  John  Q 39 

Adams,  J.  Q 295 

Alexander,  H.  P 421 

Allen, J.M M3 

Anderson,  Judge  J.  W '242 

Anderson ,  Samuel 319 

Anthony,  G.  T 135 

Applegate,  Alonzo 197 

Arnold,  Richard 238 

Arthur,  Chester  A  99 


Babcock,  A.  C. ,  51.  D 440 

Bacon,  C.  N 327 

Bailey,  J.  B 356 

Barnes,  J.  N 400 

Barnett,  Capt.  N.  W 465 

Bartholomees,  Mrs.  C 413 

Baskerville,  T.  J. ,  W.  D 287 

Bauer,  Jacob 3.W 

Bender,  D.  M 366 

Bennett,  C.  W 378 

Bennett,  J.  W 192 

Bettes,  Hadden 445 

Blackburn,  J.  J 257 

Blair,  G.  A. ,  M.  D 1S3 

Blaker,  B.  F 213 

Boor,  E.  M 278 

Bottrell,  R.  E 222 

Bowman,  J.  M 281 

Bowman ,  Samuel 217 

Braley.J.D 480 

Braley  &  Wickham 428 


Brand,  Louis 440 

Brase,  H.  W 251 

Broadbead,  J.  C 359 

Broadbead,  Hon.  J.  B 276 

Broady ,  J.  M 319 

Brook,  A.  T 184 

Brook, H.M 398 

Brown,  I.  K 406 

Brown,  J.  T 271 

Brownrigg,  Thomas 334 

Buchanan, James 75 

Burdue,  John 193 

Burgess,  Gideon 452 

Burkhead,  J.  N 444 

Burnett.  J.  C 294 

Butts,  D.E 310 


Caldwell,  J.  M 443 

Campbell,  D.  R 302 

Campbell,  E.T 3.52 

Carbon,  Henry 462 

Carney,  Thomas 115 

Caton,  James 202 

Chambers,  A.  H 172 

Clark,  Alva .383 

Clark,  E.C 226 

Clark,  Hon.  J.  B 440 

Cleveland,  S.  Grover 103 

Coirman,G.M 280 

Collins,  Hon.  J.  C 255 

Cook,  Isaac 4 12 

Cooper,  \V.  H 288 

Cox,  Hon.  J.  \V 376 

Cox,  William 3:iS 

Cranston,  Thomas 316 

Crawford,  S.  J 119 

Crocker,  Hon.  D.  A 355 

Crosby,  A.  V 245 

Crosswhite,  W.  L 365 

Crozier,  G.  H 232 


Cunningham,  Morris. 
Curtis,  Samuel 


Daniels,  Hon.  Percy ^'M 

Davis,  A.  M.,  M.  D 290 

Day,  David 375 

Degarmo,  C.  A 263 

Dick,  David 438 

Dingus,  H.  J 248 

Divelbiss,  J.  R. ,  M.  D 408 

Durbin,  Amos l.^S 

Durst,  Michael 423 

Dutton,  W.  T 201 


Edwards,  A.  F. 
Elam,  J.  W.... 
Elder  Lewis... 

Elliott,  Joel 

Elliott,  John. . . 
Elliott,  Nelson. 
Everline,  G.  M. 
Ewing,S.  N.... 
Ewing,  W.  N... 


Fillmore,  Millard 

Fletcher,  W.  C 

Flook,J.  M 

Foster,  Capt.  J.  R 

Frazier,  D.  C 

Fuller,  Arthur 


Gailey,B.  W 

Galyen,J.  W 

Gardner,  D.  P 

Gardner,  William. . 
Garfield,  James  A. 

Gentle,  E.  M 

Georgia,  A.  J 

Click,  G.  W 

Goble,  G.  W 

Goir,  William 

Goodrich,  J.  S 

Gowdy,T.  P 

Grant,  Ulysses  S.. . 
Green,  Nehemiah. . 


Haldeman,  J.  H.,M.  D 410 


INDEX. 


499 


Haller,  Charles 

Hamilton,  B.  F 

Hamilton,  J.  T 

Hampshire,  Emanuel 

Harbaugh ,  Hon.  C.  E 

Hargrave,  J.  M 

Harrison,  Benjamin 

Harrison,  Col.  J.  P 

Harrison,  William  Henry. 

Harvey,  J.  M 

Hatch,  Hon.  Levi 

Hayes,  Rutherford  B 

Henderson,  William 

Henning,  J.  A.,  M.  D 

Hentzen,H.  F 

Herlocker,  L.  D 

Herriman,  J.M 

Herriman,S.  A 

Hill,  A.  J 

Hill,  J.H 

Holt,J.  W 

Hopkins,  William 

Howard,  J.  R 

Humphrey,  L.  U 

Hutchison,  \V.  C 


IngersoU,  A.  H. 


Jackson,  Andrew. 
Jellerson,  Thon.as 

Jewell,  L.  R 

Johnson,  Albert. . . 
Johnson,  Andrew. 
Johnson,  C.  F 


Johnson,  D.  H 467 

Johnson,  J.  S 304 

Johnston,  J.  F 434 

Jones,  T.  H 401 

Juchems,  CD 306 


Kaullman,  Capt.  Solomon . .  .253 

Keller,  G.W 261 

Kellerman,  W.  K 296 

Kelling,  B.  H 326 

Kerr,  C.C 397 

Kimball,  W.  S 369 

King, Henry 293 

King,J.M 218 

Kinsella,  T.  A 2.'j8 

Kirk,  Hon.  L.  K 28,-> 

Kirkpatrick,T.,  M.  D 301 

Kleiser,  J.  M.,M.D 392 

Kline,  William 420 

Klock.E.  H 414 


Lance,  Hon.  C.  G 357 

Landers,  Robert 426 

Latimer,  Walter 479 

Lee,  A.  R I'S 

Lemon ,  Alexander 451 

Lenox,  Richard 308 

Leonard,  J.  T 1«9 

Lewis,  Hon .  C.  H 38G 

Lincoln,  Abraham 79 

Lindsay,  Thomas,  M.  D 321 

Lotuax,  Junius 228 

Lowe,  Alexander 4-58 

Lusk,H.  H 271 


M 


Madison ,  James 31 

Mahr,  Hon.  J.  M 372 

Mann,  J.  A 340 

Mannen,  J.  M 468 

Martin ,  D.  M 214 

Martin.  J.  A 147 

Mason, F.M 347 

Masters,  G.J 410 

Mathews,  Fred 374 

McClure,  C.  W 231 

McCoUam .  Samuel 236 

McDonald,  G.  H 196 

McEwen,  J.  H 417 

McGee,  Thomas -328 

McGough ,  Peter 476 

McGrew,  Rev.  S.  B 302 

McHenry,  John 186 

Mclntyre,  A.  A  487 

Mendenhall,R.  G.,  M.  D 455 

Metcalf ,  Hon.  E.  T 286 

Meyer,  A.  F 215 

Michael,  Robert 299 

Miller,  Hon.  J.  W 399 

Miller,  W.M 379 

Millsaps,G.  A 391 

Mitchell,  A.  B 409 

Mitchell.  B.  H 268 

Mitchell,  G.  W 474 

Mitchell,  M.  A 460 

Monroe,  James 35 

Moore,  E.  H 204 

Morrell,  James 442 

Morrison,  J.  H 203 

Mullins.J.M 470 

Munchmeyer,  E.  E 182 

Mundell.  G.  J 438 

Murray,  W.H 241 

Myrick.F.  D 429 


Oharah,  John 305 

Osborn.T.  A 131 

Outman,  S.  S 311 

Gverley,  0.  W' 300 


Paddock,  P.  S 

Paginton,  William... 
Palmer,  Hon.  M.  L. .. 

Park,  E.  B  

Payne,  J.  W 

Payne,  N.  F 

Peirsol,  E.  W 

Peterson,  Loss 

Phebus,  Slilton 

Pierce,  Franklin 

Pilkington,Dr.  G.  W 

Polk,  James  K 

Poole,  Amos 

Porter,  S.  M 

Potter.H.T 


2S7 


Nantz,  Washington.. 


Ramsey,  J.  A 207 

Ranncy,  A.  J »" 

Ranney,  Hon.  J.  P 262 

Reddin,  Jauics 471 

Rcddin,MissS.  A "1 

Redlon.B.C 801 


500 


INDEX. 


Eeed,D.  V 

Reiner,  G.  E 

Remington,  Maj.  J.  B... 

Eeppert,  Capt.  H.  C 

Reynolds,  T.  W 

Roberts,  Hon.  Thomas.. 

Robinson,  Charles 

Robinson,  T.B 

Rohrer,  Abraham , 

Rohrer,  J.  M 

Rookstool,  George 

Rose,  J.  M 

Round,  N.  G 

Rowle.v.N.  G 

Ryan,  Hon.  W.  H 


Scholfleld,  James 333 

Seotl ,  H.  B 385 

Scott,  J.  W 284 

Scott,  W.  B 292 

Seaman ,  Hon.  A.  G 332 

Shackelton,  Isaac 436 

Shaffer,  Samuel 307 

Sheffield,  A.  J 303 

Sherar,  Rev.  R.  H 212 

Shick.Rev.P.  VV -IS? 

Shinkle,  Frank 316 

Shipman,  Daniel 437 

Shumaker,  S.S 377 

Simpson,  Joseph 360 


Singleton,  C.W 

Slater,  Thomas , 

Smith,  J.  A , 

Smith,  Levi 

Smith,  Capt.  Reuben.,. 

Smith,  Rufus 

Smith,  T.  E 

Sowerby ,  A.  D 

Spicer,  J,  W 

Spriggs,  Hon.  William. 

Staley,  H.  H 

Stein,  Edward 

Stemberger,  Ira,  M.  D. . 

Stephens,  Joseph , 

Stevens,  John 

Stevenson,  Hon.  Hugh. 

Stewart,  R.G 

St.  John,  J.  P 

Sturdivan,  J.  B 


Taylor,  J.  I 

Taylor,  Rev.  N.  VV . . . 
Taylor,  Zachary .  . . . 

Thompson,  M.  C 

Throndson,  Andrew. 

Thurston,  D.  C 

Tinder,  J.  T.,M.  D... 

Trigg,C.  J 

Trigg,  W.  A 


Turkington,  John. 
Tyler,  John. ...... 


Ungeheuer,  Jacob 273 


Van  Buren,  Martin  . . 
Van  Buskirk,  George. 

Velthoen,  Aart 

Verdan,  Father  F.  M. 


w 


Walker,  Thomas 227 


Wampler,  J.  W 418 

Ward,  Rev.  John 419 

Ward,  J.  L 461 

Warren,  D.  A 3Sl 

Washington,  George 19 

Watkins,  P.  H lii 

Watson,  O.  P 252 

WajTiiire,  Joseph 395 

Wayne,  J.  H 1S7 

Weatherman,  W.  H 177 

Webb,  Hon.  H.  G 167 

Wells,  EH 413 

Wells,  J.  A 403 

Wells,  J.  B.,  Sr 312 

Whisler,  J.  V 350 

White,  W.S 414 

Whitehead,  William 176 

Willhoite,  Hon.  W.  H 443 

Williams,  Capt.  L.  F 404 

Williams,  Lee,  M.  D 472 

Wilson,  J.  J 275 

Wilson,  W.  W 168 

Wolcott,  Wallace 477 

Wolf,.I.  E 370 

Wright,  R.  W.,M.  D 267 


Zorn,  Gottlob 425 


•J^^' 


I^OI^TI^JLITS. 


Adams,  John 

Adams,  John  Q 

Anthony,  G.  T 

Arthur,  Chester  A 

Bowman,  J.  M 

Buchanan,  James 

Carney ,  Thomas 

Cleveland,  S.  Grover. . 

Crawford,  S.  J 

Fillmore,  Millard 

Garfield,  James  A 


Glick,G.W 142 

Grant, U.S 86 

Green,  Nehemiah 122 

Harrison,  Benjamin 106 

Harrison,  VV.  H 50 

Harvey,  J.  M 126 

Hayes,  Rutherford  B 90 

Humphrey,  L.  U 150 

Jackson,  Andrew 42 

Jefferson,  Thomas 26 

Johnson,  Andrew 82 


154 


30 


Keller.G.  W 260 

Lewelling,  Hon.  L.  D. 
Lincoln,  Abraham... 

Madison,  James 

Martin,  J.  A 

Mon  roe  .James 

Murray,  W.  H 

Osborn.T.  A 

Pierce,  Franklin 

Folk,  J.  K 


146 

34 

240 

130 

70 

58 


Roberts,  Hon.  Thomas 220 

Robinson,  Charles 110 

Smith,  T.  E ISO 

St.  John,  J.  P 138 

Taylor,  Zachary 62 

Tyler,  John 54 

Van  Buren,  Martin 46 

Verdan,  Father  F.  M 20O 

Washington,  George 18 

Webb,  Hon.  H.  G 166 


INDEX. 


501 


■VIE-WS. 


Erase,  H.  W 

Dingus,  H.  J.... 
Durbiu,  Amos. . . 
Haller,  Charles.. 


Kellerman,  W.K. 
Lomax,  Junius — 

Mann,  J.  A 

McClure,  C.  VV. . . . 


Michael,  Robert. . . . 

Mitchell,  B.  H 

Rookstool,  George. 


8taley,H.  H 

Stephens,  Joseph.. 
Stewart,  R.  G 


2197 


I