Audrain County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1884 (part 14 of 17)

Mr. White followed farming in Ogle county after his marriage a short time and then went to Iowa, where he lived for about three years. Returning to Ogle county, Illinois, he continued farming there until the fall of 1869, when he sold out and removed to Audrain county, Missouri. Here Mr. White bought land and improved a farm. He has been very successful in this county, and has one of the largest and best improved in this township. His place numbers over 400 acres, and is all in either active cultivation, meadow or blue grass pasturage. His residence is neat and comfortable, and is set off by a handsome yard, tastily ornamented with evergreens and a fine variety of flowering shrubbery, with now and then a larsje forest tree which adds greatly to the effect of the tout ensemble. He also has a large orchard, good barns, substantial fences and other improvements in first-class order. Mr. White makes a specialty of feeding and shipping stock. He ships about two car-loads of steers and one of hogs annually. He and wife are members of the M. E. church, and he is a member of the A. F. and A. M.

William L. Williams

a venerable old citizen of Audrain county, now past the allotted age of three score years and ten, has been a resident of this county for over half a century, and was still a youth when his parents settled here in 1832. They located on a place a mile and a half north¬ west of Mexico, but soon changed their location to half a mile south of this city. Their only neighbors at that time were John Kilgore and family. Mr. Williams' father died in a short time after coming to the county, and his grave was the fourth one made in the Salt River graveyard. His funeral was preached by Robert A. Younger, a Methodist minister of Boone county, and that sermon is believed to have been the first one ever preached in the county. William L. Williams was born in Rutherford county, North Carolina, on the 5th of March, 1814, from which his parents emigrated to Missouri 18 years afterwards. Both of them, however, were originally from Virginia. His father's Christian name was Caleb ; his mother's maiden name was Patsey Brown. She died in this county in 1847. William L. Williams, after he grew to manhood in Audrain county, was married in 1837 to Miss Cordelia Kilgore, a daughter of Thomas Kilgore. She died in 1862, leaving but two children, William T., now of Mexico, and Gideon Tinsley, now of Bates county. To his present wife Mr. Williams was married in 1863. She was a Miss

Mary Evans, formerly of Pulaski county, Kentucky. There are five children by this union : Robert, Joseph, Lucy, John and Mary Evan¬ geline. Mr. Williams has been residing on his present farm for the past 25 years. This is a good place near Mexico, and a comfortable home on which to spend in ease and amidst his family and friends the declining years of his long and well-spent life.

Walter W. Wilson

farmer, and one of the public-spirited citizens of Salt River township, was born at Maysville, Mason county, Kentucky, and while he was still quite young his father died, after which his mother removed to Missouri, with her family of children, locating at Columbia, in Boone county. There Walter W. grew up, and until he was eighteen years of age was clerk in the store of his brother and brother-in-law, but subsequently they sent him up Grand river to open a stock of goods in what is now Livingston county, where he carried on a store about a year. While there the county court appointed a commission to select a site for a county seat, which was chosen and called Chillicothe, and young Wilson bought the first lot and built the first house ever erected in that place. But his health failing, he returned to Columbia and formed a partnership with his brother in the mercantile business, which they carried on with success until the spring of 1850. The California gold excitement was now in its height and young Wilson, with thousands of others, was attracted to the Pacific coast. He crossed the plains and remained in California one year. Returning to Columbia, he subsequently engaged in business there and continued it for about five years, or until 1856. Mr. Wilson now removed to Monroe county, where he entered land and improved a large farm. He sold this soon afterwards, about the close of the war, and came over into Audrain county, settling where he now resides. Mr. Wilson has a splendid farm here, improved with all the conveniences of prosperous and comfortable farm life. He raises large quantities of grain and considerable stock for the general markets. Mr. Wilson is a man ivho takes an intelligent interest in the welfare of the com¬ munity, and has been particularly zealous in his efforts for good schools. He has served for many years as school director and clerk of the school board, and to the public spirit of no man in the vicinity are the people so much indebted for the excellent schools they have in their midst to-day. Mr. Wilson has been married for over thirty vears. It was in 1853 that he was married to Miss Carrie, an amiable and cultured daughter of Theo. Jenkins, Esq., a prominent citizen of Boone county, and a sister to Gov. Hardin's wife, of Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. W. have six children : Josiah, James, Walter, Eliza, Carrie and Mary.

Edwin S. Wilson

ticket agent of the Chicago and Alton, and Wabash Railroads, Mexico. Mr. Wilson may be said to have been almost reared in the railroad service. After attending school from early boyhood up to the age of fifteen, he entered the station office of the Wabash at Moberly, this State, and from that time to this, has not been out of the service of that road for an hour. A young man of quick intelligence, ready aptitude and steady habits, he was soon as conversant with the duties of the office as a profossor is with the labors of the school-room, and in a little while his services became regarded as indispensable by the company. He continued at Moberlv until his transfer to Mexico, where he has since remained. Of course everybody in this city knows Ed. Wilson, and it is but the truth to say that his popularity is as exten¬ sive and general as is his acquaintance, not only here, but at Moberly, and wherever he is known. Mr. Wilson is a native of Pennsylvania, born at Cannonsburg, May 4, 1860, but he was principally reared in Missouri, and may therefore be said to be a Missouri boy. When he was nine years of age his parents, Thomas McK. and Elizabeth (Mur¬ dock) Wilson, removed to Moberly, Missouri, where the father died about three years ago, and where the mother still lives. The father was a merchant, and was a highly respected and popular business man. Ed. is not married, but if a certain young lady in Mexico is not mistaken in the man, and she has no reason to think she is, he soon will be - at least that is the way she talks to the writer. Ed. is one of the "boys" and of course everybody likes him, the ladies, even, with greater warmth, than their brothers. He is a genial, pop¬ ular, whole-souled young fellow, fully up to snuff, and appreciates a good, fly time as well as the next one. In a word, Ed. Wilson is a typical, popular ticket agent, honest as the days are long, and so ac¬ commodating that he will knock a man's hat oft' to get to pick it up. The company could hardly get along without him at Mexico.

James J. Winscott

and wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Johnson, came to this State from Kentucky and settled on Salt creek, in Howard county. The father was a native of North Carolina, born in 1774, and when a small boy was taken to Kentucky by his parents, who removed to that State when Daniel Boone had hardly blazed a way for white men to enter it. Abraham Winscott lived to a ripe old age in Missouri, dying in 1859. His wife was originally of Virginia, born in 1784, and was also of a family of early settlers in Kentucky. She died here in 1876, at the advanced age of ninety-two. 'Squire Winscott was reared on his father's farm, and afterwards learned the carpenter's trade. In 1872 he came to this city and followed his trade here with success for ten years. He was then elected justice of the peace, and is now an incumbent of that office. As a citizen 'Squire Winscott became quite popular at Mexico, and is respected and esteemed by all for his high character and general intelligence. Although his opportunities in early life were exceedingly limited, such was his energy and per¬ sonal worth that he made up for those disadvantages by redoubled efforts to improve his mind and advance himself in the affairs of life. Hence it is that we now find him occupying the position he holds, a position of some prominence in a place like Mexico, and one highly creditable to his standing among his fellow-citizens. Although he has held the office but a short time, he has so discharged its duties that he is recognized as one of the most capable and efficient magistrates and fair-minded, discriminating justices in the determination of causes in the county. On the 18th of December, 1849, 'Squire Winscott was married to Miss Lucinda Roberts, formerly of Boone county. They have five children: William H., Silas A., James H., Andrew J. and 'Squire I. Two are deceased : Willie W. and John J. The 'Squire and his wife are members of the Christian Church, and the 'Squire is a member of the A. O. U. W., the Triple Alliance and the Sons of Temperance.

W. H. Woodward

of W. H. Woodward & Son, real estate, loan and insurance agents and abstracters of titles, Mexico. Mr. Woodward, the senior mem¬ ber of the above named firm, is one of the prominent and experienced business men of Mexico, having been engaged in merchandising here for a number of years before establishing his present agency. He is well known to the people of this city and of Audrain county, as a man of high character and perfect reliability, and being attentive and energetic in carrying on his business, he naturally commands a very liberal and lucrative patronage. In order the more thoroughly and expeditiously to conduct the real estate and abstract branch of his business, he prepared, or had prepared, a complete set of abstract books for the county, gotten up on the most approved plan, which he keeps closely up to date, so that in a few minutes he can tell his client or customer the exact condition, so far as the records go, of the title to any piece of land. In each of the several branches of their busi¬ ness, they are well prepared to attend to anything in their line. This firm is one of the most popular and prominent agencies in the county and has an extensive business. The son, Mr. H. F. Woodward, is a young man well educated and brought up to business life, and by his efficiency and close attention to work contributes very materially to the marked success their agency has achieved. Mr. Woodward is a native Missourian, born in Monroe county, in November, 1835. He was reared in that county and in 1853 began the dry goods business at Madison, which he continued for five years. He then went to Paris and opened a store which he carried on with success until 1865. During that year Mr. Woodward sold out at Paris and came to Mexico, where he has since resided, now for a period of nearly twenty years. He continued selling goods in this city up to 1876, when he engaged in his present business. On the 21st of November, 1860, Mr. Wood¬ ward was married to Miss Mary E. Masterson, originally ol Kentucky, born May 6, 1840. Mr. and Mrs. W. have four children : Annie L., Henry F., William M. and Carrie B. Mr. and Mrs. Woodward are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. W. is a member of the 1. O. O. F. Mr. Woodward took no part in the late war, but suf¬ fered severe losses from the depredations of lawless men under the color of regular soldiery. Mr. Woodward's parents were Gabriel and Phoebe (Barby) Woodward, he a native of Virginia, and she of Tennessee. His father died in 1879 and his mother in the year 1869.

Daniel D. Woodward

sheriff of Audrain county. Mr. Woodward, one of the most popular officers and efficient sheriffs this county ever had, who is now serving his second term in that office, is a native Missourian, born in Monroe county, January 5, 18&8. Mr. Woodward was reared on his father's farm in Monroe county, and in 1860, then a young man twenty-two - years of age, went to California. Later along, in 1862, found him at Granada, Mississippi, where he enlisted in Co. G, 2d Missouri In¬ fantry, C. S. A., then at that place, and under the command of Gen.

Cockerell. During the third year of the war Mr. Woodward was taken prisoner near Vicksburg, and was subsequently confined at var¬ ious Federal prisons for about a year, including Camp Morton, Indi¬ ana, Fort Delaware, and Point Lookout, Maryland, after which he was released on oath to return home. He did so, but only remained long enough to say " How d' yo' do," and " Good-bye," and then joined Shelby, with whom he remained until the close of the war. After the war Mr. Woodward returned to Monroe county and engaged in farming. He subsequently removed to Audrain county. On the 6th of October, 1866, he was married to Miss Susan Rodman of Audrain county, but formerly of Callaway county, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Woodward have three children: William D., Carroll C. and Andrew G. Fannie, their only daughter, died in infancy in 1871. Mr. Woodward possesses, in a marked degree, the qualities which make one popular with his fellow-citizens. Respected for his recog¬ nized character and integrity, and of genial manners and pleasant address, he is always the life of any social circle of which he may be a member, and is not only an entertaining conversationalist, but is one of the best story-tellers in the county. Possessed of fine busi¬ ness qualifications, fearless and incorruptible in the discharge of his duties, and neglecting nothing that requires attention, he makes a typical sheriff, not only in keeping the business of the office well attended to, but in performing his work in such a manner as to meet the hearty approbation of the officers of the court and of the public at large. His re-election by so handsome a majority is proof conclu¬ sive of all, and more than is here said of him, both as an officer and a man. Mr. Woodward and wife are both members of the Christian Church.

homeopathic physical!, Mexico, Mo. ; office, east-side public square; residence, Promade street. There is an instinctive desire on the part of nearly all to learn something of the personal and professional ante¬ cedents of the family physician, for no one will knowingly place his own life or the lives of those dependent upon him in the hands of a pretender or a quack. To meet this desire of the numerous patrons of Dr. McFall, the following brief sketch is given. The Doctor was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, and while yet a youth moved with his parents to Wisconsin, and received a liberal education at Plattville - Academy, in the latter State. After leaving school he went to New York City, like many other young men, seeking his fortune. After mature deliberation he adopted the medical profession as his life's work, and at once, with characteristic energy, determined to possess a thorough qualification for the practice of his art. With this end in view he entered the office of the celebrated homeopathic female physi¬ cian, Dr. George M. Guernsey, whose success in the treatment of diseases of women has gained for him a world-wide reputation, and who wrote a volume of 900 pages on obstetrics and the treatment of diseases of women and children. While studying medicine, he sustained the relation of assistant in the medical and surgical treatment of the dis¬ eases of women to Dr. Guernsey. Thus he had the advantage of be¬ ing present at actual surgical operations, which is what no medical institution in the land can give, for no college can furnish such cases for the practice of its pupils. Subsequently, the Doctor attended lec¬ tures in Cleveland, Ohio, and afterwards a private course on the medical and surgical treatment of diseases of women of Dr. R. Ludlam, of Chicago. Dr. Ludlam has been for years professor in the Hahne¬ mann Medical College of that city, and has written a book of 500 pages, a work on the medical and surgical treatment of the diseases of women. The Doctor also attended lectures in St. Louis, and is a regular graduate of two homeopathic medical colleges, the diplomas of which grace the walls of his office. Thus, it will be seen, that Dr. McFall has spared neither means nor labor for an honorable position in his profession. Before coming to Mexico the Doctor spent nine years at Carrollton, Ill., in the practice of his profession, and his standing in the community is indicated by the following extract from the Patriot of that city: "Dr. H. C. McFall removed his family goods to Mexico, Mo., this week, where he is permanently established and reports a fine practice. Dr. McFall came to Carrollton about ten years ago, since which time, although a total stranger and the only homeopathic physician in the county, he has built up a very large practice. Very few country physicians after scores of years of labor can boast of as lucrative a practice as Dr. McFall has left to his suc¬ cessor. The Doctor is the personification of industry and indomitable will, and has scored a remarkable success in Greene county." The Doctor has been in Mexico about a year, and his genial, gentle¬ manly manner, combined with his professional success, have already secured him a large, lucrative and constantly increasing practice. In closing this biography it may be said that he is not only a genial gentleman, but a well-read and skillful member of the medical profes¬ sion, and in the treatment of the diseases of women ranks second to none. Through adverse speculations and failures of parties formerly occupying positions of wealth, Dr. McFall, in common with so many of our more energetic men who have maintained a proud struggle for wealth, found his gains swept away, as it were, in an instant. But his indomitable will and fine business tact will secure for him wealth again.

Rasmus Anderson

a thrifty farmer of West Saling township, is a native of Denmark, born in 1841. He was a son of Anders L. and Metta C. (Lason) Anderson, both life long residents of that country, and each of an old Denmark family. They had ten children: Neils L., Neils, Peter, Rasmus, Jorgen, Mary A., Mary Ann, Sidsie, Christine and Lawrence. Rasmus Anderson was reared in his native country up to the age of nineteen, and then came to America, landing at New York December 21, 1860. He came on out to Missouri and located in Audrain county, where he has since resided and been engaged in farming. On the 20th of March, 1866, he was married toMiss Sarah E., a daughter of Clin¬ ton and Caroline Turner, of Pettis county, but formerly of Kentucky. Mrs. Anderson had two brothers and six sisters : Annie E., Cyrus B., Elizabeth, James W., Sarah E., Mary J., TelithaA., Pernatha F. and Joe Willie. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have eight children : Joan, Mary E., Ernest A., Eleanor C., Minnie C., Pernatha F., Christian F. and Lula M. Mr. Anderson is an industrious, enterprising farmer, and he has a good place of nearly a quarter section of land. He deals in stock to some extent and has some good graded cattle and fine hogs. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are members of the Christian Church.

William A. Barnes

farmer. Mr. Barnes' parents, Moses M. and Amelia P. (Wayne) Barnes, a venerable old couple, have been residents of Boone county for nearly sixty years, and are still living there in the enjoyment of comparative good health, both of mind and body. They were from Kentucky, and became the parents of fourteen children, namely:

Lucy, William A., James F., John W., Elizabeth, Benjamin, Sarah, Perry H., Martha, and Mildred and Julia, twins; three died in in¬ fancy. William A., the second in their family, was born on the old Barnes homestead in Boone county in April, 1834, and was brought up by his father to the occupation of a farmer. On the 31st of Juljr, 1856, Mr. Barnes, the subject of the present sketch, was married to Miss Virginia A. Smith, a daughter of James Smith, who is referred to in the sketch of his son, Robert E., which appears on a subsequent page of this volume. After his marriage Mr. Barnes located on a farm with his family and began the career of his life-work, farming. This he has since followed with satisfactory success. Mr. Barnes has been a resident of Audrain county for many years, and has long held a worthy place among the respected farmers of West Saling township. He has a good farm of nearly a quarter section of land, fairly im¬ proved and well watered, on which is also an excellent orchard. His regular crops are mainly grain, but he also raises some hay. He has a good class of stock on his place, and deals to some extent in stock. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have been favored with a family of nine children, whose names and the dates of whose births are here sriven : Charles T., September 9, 1857 ; Ella H., September 15, 1860; James M., June 28, 1862; Robert L., November 27, 1865; Clayton K., Novem¬ ber 3, 1867 ; SallieM., December 2, 1870 ; Annette F., July 27, 1873 ; Willie W., June 27, 1876, and Lula Belle, February 25, 1879. Mr. Barnes is a member of the Baptist Church, and his wife was at the time of her death, which occurred on the 9th of February, 1882. She is buried at the McPisgah graveyard. Mr. Barnes' two eldest children are now attending the State Normal School at Kirksville.

John H. And James W. Brockman

proprietors of Elmwood Farm. Such is the reputation of the people of the Blue Grass Regions of Kentucky for being successful and neat farmers and enterprising stockmen, that in this State, before the war, when one traveling through the country came in view of a place of unusual beauty and in a more than ordinarily advanced state of culti¬ vation, he was almost sure to remark that " here lives a farmer from the Blue Grass Regions of Kentucky." And although there are many good farmers in Missouri now, from other States than Kentucky, as there were not a few before the war, still one can go through the country even at this day and pick out, with hardly a mistake, the places belonging to former citizens of the Blue Grass Regions. Elm- wood Farm, the homestead of the subjects of the present sketch, is a striking proof of the advanced ideas the Blue Grass farmers have of carrying on and improving the appearance of a place. Its owners and proprietors coming from Clark county, Kentucky, the very heart of the Blue Grass Regions, it is not surprising, but is as should be expected, that it is one of the handsomest farms in Audrain county. It con¬ tains 600 acres ot beautiful land, and is improved in a style to com¬ pare favorably with the natural beauty of its site. It is such a place, in a word, as Clark county (Kentucky) farmers would be expected to have. The Messrs. Brockman are largely engaged in grain raising and handling stock. They were the sons of Asa T. Brockman and his wife, whose maiden name was Susan A. Huguely. The parents were both of old and well respected Kentucky families. Asa T. Brockman was one of the prominent farmers and fine stock men of Clark county. But in 1877 he sold out in Kentucky and came to Missouri, locating first in Boone county, but afterwards settling in Saling township, of Audrain county, where he died three years sub¬ sequent to his removal to this State. His widow is still living, and finds a welcome and pleasant home with her sons on Elmwood Farm. Six of their family of ten children are living: John II., James W., Roger Lee, Rachel H., Asa T. and Maggie D. Four others are de¬ ceased : Mary E., the wife of Willis Green, of Kentucky ; Flora, Alice and an infant, whose name was Willis. John H. was born in Clark county, Ky., May 27, 1854, and James W. in the same county, February 14, 1858. They were reared on their father's homestead in Kentucky, and there learned those methods of advanced farmincr and those ideas of carrying on a place of which they have since <nveu such a marked proof in their career as farmers in Audrain county. They, of course, came to this county with their parents. At the time of their father's death the place contained but 280 acres. To this they have since added by their industry and good management until the farm has expanded into the large place which it is to-day. Both still young men, it is but the truth to say that they have shown a degree ot enterprise and intelligence in carrying on their farming operations equaled by but few farmers, if any, in Audrain county. They deal to a considerable extent in stock, particularly in horses and mules. They also raise and buy cattle and hogs for shipment. They are expecting soon to turn their attention largely to wheat rais¬ ing, and also to Southdown sheep. Both gentlemen are worthy members of the Christian Church. John H. Brockman, the eldest brother, on the 3d of October, 1882, was married to Miss Florena

Dawson, an amiable and accomplished daughter of Nathaniel Dawson, a prominent citizen of Monroe county. Asa Brockman, the father, had been once married before his marriage to the mother of his sons, John H. and James W., and the other children mentioned above; but the only two children born of his first marriage died before reaching maturity.

John H. Brown

farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Brown, one of the enterprising young farmers of West Saling township, was born in Boone county, Missouri, January 8, 1857. He was one of a family of eleven children of Riley Brown and wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Winn. Her pa¬ rents were old and respected residents of Boone county. The father died there in June, 1882. The mother is still living, and six of her younger children are with her on the old homestead. John H. Brown was reared on the farm in Boone county, and after he grew up was married, on the 8th of December, 1880, to Miss Julia Proctor, a daughter of Joseph E. and Hannah E. (Cunningham) Proctor, of Boone county. After his marriage Mr. Brown removed to Audrain county, and located on his present farm. Here he has a good place of 80 acres, 60 of which are in active cultivation. The balance is in pasturage. Mr. Brown is making a specialty of raising stock, and has some excellent graded cattle and fine hogs. He is a dealer in stock, and thus far has been very successful in this line of business. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have an interesting little daughter, born Novem¬ ber 25, 1881. Mrs. Brown's father is now deceased, having died in January, 1879. His widow is still living wTith several of her chil¬ dren about three miles south-west of Sturgeon, on the old family homestead.

Louis Burkey

farmer. Mr. Burkey is a worthy representative of that industrious, thrifty class of farmers of German nativity of whom there are many in Audrain county. His parents, Peter and Magdaline (Sipp) Bur¬ key, came to the United States in 1855, and when they landed here the father had but $32 in the world. The father was a poor man when he married, and in Germany it is by no means as easy to get a start in life as it is in this country. His life-long hope was to be able to accumulate enough to bring himself and his family to America, be¬ lieving that he could do well in this country. It took the savings of over twenty years of hard work and economical living in the Old

Country to bring them across to the New World. They came on out to Missouri and settled in Audrain county. Here the father worked out for a year, and then rented land for three years, by which time he had saved up enough to buy a place of his own. Such is the dif¬ ference in the chances of rising in the world in Germany and in the United States. He died a few years ago and was well fixed in life. His children all have comfortable homes of their own. If these in¬ dustrious Germans can thus succeed in this country, why cannot every other honest man succeed as well? Industry, economy and sober living will accomplish it for any man of good intelligence. Louis Burkey, the subject of this sketch, was born in Hesse Darm¬ stadt, Germany, August 12, 1837, and was brought up to the weav¬ er's trade. Coming over with his father to this country in 1855, he worked on a farm here until he was able to get land of his own. He was married in 1866 to Miss Catherine Ess, a daughter of John Ess, formerly of Germany, but later and now of Audrain county. Mr. Burkey went to work with the energy and intelligence character¬ istic of his race, and now has a fine farm of nearly 300 acres. He has a good class of stock and deals to some extent in cattle and mules. There is an excellent measure or vein of coal on his place, which adds greatly to its value. Mr. Burkey is school director of his dis¬ trict, and is one of the solid, substantial men of the community. He and his wife have four children : Magdaline, Louisa, Minnie and Newton Frederick. He has three sisters, Barbara, Margaret and Catherine. His wife has five sisters and two brothers, Magdaline, Lizzie, Nellie, Louisa, Eleanora, John William and Henry Newton.

Peter Burkey

farmer, and a relation to Louis Burkey, whose sketch precedes this, was born in Germany on the 25th of January, 1825, and was a son of Peter, Sr., and Barbara (Wick) Burkey, who came to the United States and settled in Audrain county in 1844. The father became a successful farmer of this county, and lived here until his death. His wife is also now deceased. They had ten children : Jacob, Peter, Andrew, Anthony, Margaret, Kitty, Sibbila, Magdalina, and three died in infancy. Peter Burkey, Jr., the subject of this sketch, was reared to the occupation of farming, which he has since followed. In 1857 he was married to Miss Margaret Burkey, a daughter of Peter Burkey and Magdalina (Sipp) Burkey, the parents of Louis Burkey, mentioned in the preceding sketch. Mr. Burkey and wife have eight children: Mary M., Louis, Sibbila, Jacob, Laura, John P., Charles H. and Nora May. Mr. Burkey has been very successful as a farmer, and has an excellent place of nearly a quarter section of land. Like all German-American farmers, he is industrious, frugal, and a good manager : and still hardly a middle-aged man, he will doubtless become, in the twenty years or more of activity yet before him, one of the substantial property holders of West Saling town¬ ship. During the war Mr. Burkey did valiant service in the Enrolled Militia for the old Flag. He is a worthy citizen, and is well re¬ spected.

John Washington Bush

farmer, and a man whose life has been one of more than ordinary activity and travel, was born in Kentucky, near Lexington, November 9, 1826. Reared in his native State, he acquired a good education, better than the average of young men of his part of the country at the time, but having a desire to see something of the world, he started out from home at an early age and soon obtained employment on a steamer plying between Louisville and New Orleans, on which he continued in the capacity of clerk for some time. He then engaged in school teaching at different points, traveling a great deal from the time he started out from home up to the time he married and settled down in life. It was in 1866 that he came to Missouri. Here he first made his home in Randolph county, but soon afterwards crossed over into Audrain where he has since resided. On the 19th of July, 1866, he was married to Miss Isabella Brown, of Boone county, born August 8, 1843, and a daughter of Thomas F. and Frances (Parks) Brown, formerly of Kentucky. Mr. Bush has been farming since he has been a resident of this county, and is well known as one of the thorough¬ going, intelligent and enterprising farmers of West Saling township. Years of industry and good management have fixed him comfortably in life. His farm contains over a quarter section of land and although not one of the largest, it is one of the finest places in the township, both in the fertility of the soil and in its other natural advantages, and in the superior character of its improvements. It is, indeed, one of the choice grain and stock farms of the township. Mr. Bush has been in bad health for some time and has been advised by his phy¬ sician to make his home in Florida, where it is thought the climate will restore the former vigor and strength of his constitution. He is therefore anxious to dispose of his place here if he could do so on fair terms. This offers an exceptional opportunity for some worthy farmer to obtain a choice place on reasonable terms. Mr. and Mrs. Bush have but one child, Florence A., born July 31, 1869. Mr. Bush's parents were Daniel and Frances (Sears) Bush, both natives of Ken¬ tucky. The father died in the State of Mississippi, of which he was then a resident, in 1843 ; the mother died in Tennessee during the late war. There were seven children in the family : Jacob, Newton, Mary, Lizzie, Martha, John W. and George. Mrs. Bush was one, the second in her parents' family of ten children: Mary E., Isabella, George W., Amanda T., Sarah T., John W., Josie A., Almeda F., Nettie, James R. Mr. Bush and wife are members of the Christian Church ; he is also a member of the Masonic order and of the I. O.O. F.

Robert Cros White

farmer. Mr. Croswhite's father, William Croswhite, was one of the early settlers ot Audrain county. He was previously a wealthy farmer of Clark county, Kentucky, but as his children began to grow up around him he wanted to get land for them to establish themselves on when they came to start out in life, and he therefore came to Missouri, where lands were cheap. It was in 1839 that he removed to this State. He came directly to Audrain county, where he bought and entered land, on a part of which he made a farm and lived here until his death. He became a well-to-do farmer and respected citizen of this county, and died at a green old age in 1859. Mr. Croswhite's father was twice married. His first wife, who died in Kentucky, bore him four children : John, Thomas, Patsey and Betsy. Subsequently he married Miss Mary Hagerty, originally of Virginia. She pre¬ ceded him to the grave about a year. There were nine children by this union, including Robert, the subject of the present sketch, viz. : James, William, David, Nancy, Margaret, Robert, Frances, Susan and Jacob. Robert Croswhite was born before his parents left Kentucky, in Clark county, in 1826. Fie was therefore 13 years of age when his pa¬ rents came to Audrain county. Completing his adolescence in this county he was soon after married here to Miss Emily Croswhite, in 1847, a daughter of James Croswhite, a distant relative of his, formerly of Ken¬ tucky. She, however, survived her marriage only a short time, having been the mother of two children at her death, both of whom died in in¬ fancy. After her death, the California gold excitement having broken out, Mr. Croswhite went overland to the Pacific coast to better his for¬ tunes in digging the Pactolian sands of California. He remained there, however, only about a year, with not much gold to show for his toil, but like the Christian who went in partnership with the Jew, with a great deal of experience. Returning to his old home in Audrain county by the Isthmus route, he resumed ploughing for gold, which he was now sat¬ isfied was a more certain way of getting it than by the chance work of mining. Soon afterwards he was married, Miss Mary Palmer, a daughter of Martellus and Nancy (Mosely) Palmer, becoming his wife. In agricultural and in domestic life Mr. Croswhite has been fairly blessed. His labors have brought him a good home, a place that he can call his own, on which to spend the remainder of his days in quiet and in comparative ease and comfort. His farm is a neat and convenient one and is fairly improved. Mr. and Mrs. Croswhite have had eight children: George, John, William, Mary, Lucy, Sarah, Robert and Frank. During; the war Mr. Croswhite served a short time in the enrolled State militia. Otherwise his whole life, thus far since he returned from California, has been spent on a farm. He and wife are both members of the Christian Church, as are also four of their children.

Thomas Downey

farmer. Mr. Downey has been a resident of Missouri for about thirty years. He was born and reared in Kentucky where he was married, in 1847, to Miss Sallie Inman. She was a native of Marion county, of that State. Mr. Downey, himself, was born in Washing¬ ton county, of the Blue Grass Commonwealth, February 6, 1831. Some seven years after his marriage he emigrated to Missouri and set¬ tled in Randolph county. In 1861, he removed to Audrain county and located in West Saling township, but ten years afterwards he bought a tract of 160 acres of land in East Saling township, of this county, which he subsequently improved and on which he has since resided. Mr. Downey has a good farm and is fairly well fixed on his place. He is a man of industry and is well respected. Mr. Downey's first wife died in 1864. She left him five children : Margath E., now Mrs. James Villett, of Hannibal (married) ; Joseph (married), John and Beauregard. Subsequently Mr. Downey was married to Miss Sophronia Wilson, of Scott county, Illinois. She was spared to brighten his home for over sixteen vears, but at last the finger of death touched her and she was no more. She died in 1882. Two sons were left to her husband : Sidney J. and Walter S. To his present wife Mr. Downey was married a few months ago. She was a Miss Paulina E. Roberts of Boone county, and is an excellent lady. Mr.

Downey is a member of the Christian Church. His parents were William C. and Margaret (Trent) Downev, both born and reared in Kentucky. They were married in about 1826. Mr. D.'s mother died in 1834. His father was married a second time. There were five children by the first marriage. The father died at the residence of his son, Thomas, in this county, in 1883.

Samuel W. Downing

farmer and stock man. Mr. Downing, for a number of years one of the substantial farmers of the eastern part of the county, and a man who by his high character as a citizen and his activity in agricultural affairs has won, as he deserves, the respect and consideration of the community, is a native Missourian, born in Cooper county, on the 3d of June, 1839. His parents were both from Virginia, his father, Robert E. Downing, of Northumberland county, and his mother, whose maiden name was Eliza Bell, of Westmoreland county. They were married in about 1832 and emigrated to Cooper county, Mis¬ souri, settling at Boonville some seven years afterwards. In 1850 the father went to California, where he was engaged in mining for about three years. On his return he died on shipboard, September 23, 1853. His wife survived him until 1876. They left three chil¬ dren : Lucinda E., wife of William Harness, and Robert E., both residents of Cooper county, and Samuel W., the subject of the pres¬ ent sketch. Samuel W. Downing, after he grew upVwas married to Miss Sal lie F., a daughter of Benjamin and Susan Hardin, of Ran¬ dolph county. Mrs. Downing was born in that county September!), 1838 ; and she was married to Mr. Downing October 10, 1860. Mr. Downing has followed farming from early manhood and has been en¬ tirely successful. He settled on his present place in the spring of 1872. This farm contains 400 acres of fine land, about 250 acres of which are devoted to grain and hay : the balance is in pasturage. He is somewhat extensively engaged in stock raising, particularly cattle, hogs and mules, of each of which he ships to the Wholesale market an¬ nually large numbers. In fact, he is one of the leading farmers and stock men of this section of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Downing have a family of five children: Benjamin H., Robert E., Mollie E., Eliza B. and Samuel W. Mr. and Mrs. Downing are members of the Christian Church. For raising horses and mules Mr. Downing has some of the finest blooded stock in North-east Missouri.

Mrs. Parhelia Earsom

widow of Samuel H. Earsom, late of this county, was a daughter of Robert D. and Elizabeth Schooler, who settled in this county from Kentucky, in 1839. Her father died here May 23, 1840 ; her mother, January 27, 1845. He was born July 15, 1788, in the Old Dominion ; his wife December 8, 1784, also in that State. Robert D. Schooler's father was an early settler in Clark county, Kentucky. He became a very wealthy planter in that county and at one time owned over forty negroes. He lived to the advanced age of ninety. Mrs. Earsom, the subject of the present sketch, was reared in Clark county, Kentucky, where she was born December 16, 1816, and was married in 1844. Her husband, Samuel H. Earsom, had previously been married twice. His first wife's maiden name was Mary Louisa Reynolds, who left him a daughter, Mary L. His second wife before her marriage was a Miss Susan Johnson, who left him a son, John W. By his third marriage (the subject of the present sketch) were born seven children : Simon P., Robert D., Martha J., James H., George W. and Francis M. (the last two twins), and Jacob H. and Rayborn H. The father of these, Samuel H. Earsom, was a son of John W. and Jane (Hanes) Earsom, formerly of Virginia. Samuel H. was the eldest of a family of nine children, the others being Simon, Nancy, James, William, Sarah, Mary, Harriet A. and Sidney E. Samuel H. Earsom was an early settler in Audrain county, and became one of the successful farmers and well known citizens of the county. He died July 12, 1857. Mrs. Earsom, his widow, still resides on the homestead where he died. This is a good farm of 200 acres, most of which is under fence and otherwise improved. One of her sons is carrying on the farm, and is to some extent engaged in handling stock. Mrs. Earsom has been a member of the Christian Church for many years. She has in her possession an ancient heirloom of the family in the shape of a hymn book, entitled " Gospel Sonnets," which was the property of her grandfather, Whorton Schooler, referred to above as having lived to an advanced age, in Clark county, Ivy. He was an earnest mem¬ ber of the old-line Baptist Church.

John A. Fawver

Mary A. (Guess) Fawver, were both natives of Virginia, and John A., himself, was a native of and was reared in that State. He was born in Shenandoah county, of the Old Dominion, January 20, 1847, and was reared on his father's farm in that county. During the war his father's people took the Union side and John A., although still a youth, enlisted under the broad and bright folds of the Stars and Stripes in 1863. He served until the last shot of the rebellion had been tired, and was honorably discharged in August, 1865. He served under Burnside at the battle of Knoxville, under Grant at Lookout Mountain, and under Thomas at Nashville. In 1869 Mr. Fawver came to Missouri and located in Audrain county, and the following year he was married to Miss Malvina Mallory, a daughter of Elberton B. Mallory, whose sketch appears on a subsequent page of this work. Mr. Fawver went to work in this county with that energy and resolution that never fail to produce favorable results. By his industry and good management he has made himself a com¬ fortable home and has one of the best farms of West Saling township. He and his good wife have a family of seven children : James W. (deceased), Mary A., George L., Maude E., John A., Nora Belle and Lillie May. Mr. and Mrs. Fawver are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Fawver's place contains an excellent coal measure which adds greatly to its value.

Archibald B. Ficklin

farmer, one of the substantial and well respected citizens of Saling township, is the subject of the present sketch. Mr. Ficklin was a son of William Ficklin and wife, whose maiden name was Fannie Walker, the father a native of Kentucky and the mother originally from Virginia. There were nine children in the family of Mr. Ficklin's parents, six sons and three daughters, of whom seven are still living: Alexander, late of Montgomery county, Kentucky, who fell at the battle of Stone River, gallantly fighting under the broad folds of the Stars and Stripes; Jarret, now of Montgomery county, Ky. ; Ellen, now Mrs. Moses Thomas, of the same county; William, of Montgom¬ ery county, Ky. ; Mary, relict of Edward Hines, of the same county ; Archibald, the subject of the present sketch ; Margaret, the wife of John Cleveland, now of Audrain county; Charles, deceased, and Richard, of Montgomery county, Ky. The father of these died in Kentucky in 1838; the mother died in 1864. Archibald Ficklin was born in Montgomery county, Ivy., May 5, 1825, and was reared on his father's farm. On the 1st of January, 1852, he was married to Miss Elizabeth, a daughter of Hugh and Sarah Johnson, of Powell county, Kentucky. She was born in Montgomery county, Ky., September 20, 1829. Mr. Ficklin lived in Kentucky for a number of years after his marriage, but finally decided to cast his fortunes with the fertile territory drained by the waters of the mighty Missouri ; and accord¬ ingly, he removed to this State and settled in Audrain county. Here he has since made his home. He settled on his present place in the spring of 1883. Here he has a good farm of about a quarter of a section of land. He devotes his place mainly to grain growing, but raises considerable hay and also has good pastures. Mr. Ficklin is engaged to a certain extent in stock raising and is one of the respected farmers of the township. He and his good wife have a family of seven children : Sarah E., now the wife of James Eison ; Millard F., now of New Mexico ; Henrietta, now the wife of James Owings ; George, Grant, Lizzie E. The eldest, William N., died in 1854.

John B. Freeman

blacksmith. Among all the better races of mankind there is a wide diversity of genius and aptitudes. One is fitted and has a taste for a certain line of emplojnnent, another for a different line, and so on to the end. And it is always considered proper that one should devote himself to whatever calling for which he may have a natural inclina¬ tion. Mr. Freeman early displayed a preference for mechanical work, and having an opportunity to learn blacksmithing, he apprenticed himself to that trade. Learning the trade, he has since followed it, and has become one of the capable blacksmiths of this part of the county. He was born in Illinois, August 28, 1849, and was reared in his native county. After learning the blacksmith's trade he was married, January 25, 1871, to Miss Cornelia Ellen Walker, a daughter of James G. and Harriet ( Stephenson) Walker, of Illinois, but formerly of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman are blessed with six children: Walter B., Nellie Lee, William W., Maggie May, Thomas C. and Harry. Harry, the youngest, was born November 7, 1883, and if he is never distinguished by any greater event, he will at least go down in history (the "History of Audrain County"), as the youngest child mentioned in the present work. At the time the reporter took the data for this sketch his eyes for the first time beheld the light of day, and the reporter had the honor and pleasure of being present at his christening. Mr. Freeman has a good shop and commands a good business. His parents were both natives of Kentucky. His father, William Freeman, died in Illinois. The mother, whose maiden name was Ruthie Lee, still resides in that State.

physician and surgeon, section 3. Dr. Gentry is a worthy represent¬ ative of one of the old and prominent families of Audrain county. His father is the Rev. Pleasant T. Gentry, of this county, who has been engaged in the ministry of the Missionary Baptist Church for nearly half a century. The Doctor's mother, before her marriage, was a Miss Mary M. Quisenberry. They were from Clark county, Kentucky, where they were married in 1830. In 1856 they came to this county, where they have since resided. Eight of their family of ten children are living: Andrew J., a merchant in Boone county; Rev. Benjamin P., a Baptist minister at Kirksville and professor of Latin in the State Normal School of that city; Dr. Colby C., the subject of this sketch; David T., a prominent attorney at Mexico; Dr. Enoch N., a leading physician of Boone county; Flavel V., a citizen of Mexico; Orma Z., the wife of George Vance, of Los Angelos county, California ; and Lucy A., the wife of Dr. T. B. Toal¬ son, of this county. Dr. Colby C. Gentry, the fifth in this family, was born in Kentucky, August 18, 1850, and was therefore a lad but six years of age when his parents removed to this county. Reared in the county, he was given an excellent general education. At the age of 22, on the 24th of December, 1872, he was married to Miss Annie L., a refined and attractive daughter of Thomas Upton and Veturia M. Cobbs, of Monroe county, but originally of Virginia. Mrs. Gentry was born in the latter State July 27, 1854. During the earlier years of his manhood Dr. Gentry was principally occupied with agricultural pursuits. However, in 1879, he began the study of medicine under his brother, Dr. Enoch Gentry, and pursued it with energy and diligence until he was prepared to enter medical college. He matriculated at the Missouri Medical College in 1880, and graduated with honor in the class of 1883. Returning to Audrain county, he at once entered actively upon the practice of his profession, keeping his office at his residence as given above. Dr. Gentry is a man of superior natural ability, and well educated, both generally and in his profession, as well as having a wide experience with men and affairs ; he thus brings to bear in the practice of his profession qualities and qualifica- tions which cannot fail of ultimate success. Indeed, his success is already assured from the large clientele which he even now commands. He is a man of pleasant address, generous impulses and kindly dis¬ position, and will doubtless become as popular as a physician as he is as a citizen. He has a neat farm where he resides of 160 acres, which he superintends and conducts. His place is devoted to general farm¬ ing and to stock raising in the ordinary way. It is well improved and is a comfortable homestead. The Doctor and Mrs. Gentry have one child, Tandy E. The second Veturia M., died in 1874, at the age of two. The Dr. and Mrs. Gentry are members of the Baptist Church.

Stephen E. Green

farmer. For 66 years Mr. Green's parents, Squire Green and wife, whose maiden name was Emily Evans, have been residents of Mis¬ souri. They came here from Madison county, Kentucky, in 1818, and are now among the oldest residents of Randolph county. They had a family of nine children: Nancy A., John W., Stephen E., James M., Sallie E., Matilda J., Squire C., Emily E. and Jemima C. Stephen E. Green, the second in their family of children, was born in Randolph county, August 9, 1842. Brought up on a farm, he learned thoroughly the practical minutiae of farming, and during the winter months attended the neighboring schools, thus acquiring a fair ele¬ mentary education. A young man during the war, he served for a time in the enrolled militia on the Union side. While not in the service he was engaged in farming, and has been occupied in this occupation ever since the war. On the 19th of February, 1867, Mr. Green was married to Miss Sallie C. Harris, of Randolph county, a daughter of William H. and Millie A. (Ellington) Harris, formerly of Madison county, Kentucky. Her parents came to Missouri in 1822. They had ten children: Annie E., William H., Alexander, Elizabeth R., James T., Sarah C., Joseph H., Eduma, Mary F. and Lenora. Mr. Green settled on his present farm in 18 - . He has a neat place and is doing fairly well as a farmer. He raises some stock and also considerable grain for sale. His place contains a line vein of coal which has been worked with success. Mr. and Mrs. Green have four children, whose natal days are: Mary A., November 18, 1867 ; Carrie E., July 21, 1869; Harry, February 22, 1871; Millie N., February 9, 1881.

William H. Guinn

farmer and stock raiser. Audrain county is largely settled up by sturdy Virginians and Kentuckians, and among the former class Mr. Guinn, the subject of the present sketch, occupies a worthy position. He was born in the Old Dominion on the 18th of May, 1836, and came out to this State with his parents in 1858. His parents were David and Virginia Guinn. They had a family of four children : James F., Sarah L., Nancy N. and William H. The family settled in Audrain county, where the parents lived until their death. Will¬ iam H. was leaieo in Virginia, and married the year before coming to this State. Cynthia A. Tinder was the maiden name of his wife. She was a daughter of Ephraim Tinder, who married a lady by the name of Morris. Mr. Guinn on coming to Audrain county engaged in fanning heie, and has since followed it and with satisfactory success. He has succeeded in making himself a comfortable home, and has a good place ot ovei a quarter section of laud. He is to some extent engaged in stock raising, and has some good grade cattle and hogs. Mr. and Mrs. Guinn have a family of three children: Virginia A., Nancy N. and James F. He and wife are both members of the church, he of the M. E. Church South, and she of the Christian Church.

John S. Hanna

farmer. The Hanna family is an old and prominent one in the history of the country. They came originally from the South, and branches of the family are now to be found in Virginia, South Carolina, Pennsylvama, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and doubtless other States. The founders of the family in this country came over prior to the Revolution, and some of their descendants claim that theirs is one of oldest families in history. It is asserted that they can trace their lineage back through the records of the past to Hanno, the distin¬ guished African explorer and the author of the " Periplus of Hanno," who flourished during the sixth century B. C. However that may be, Mr. John S. Hanna, the subject of this sketch, comes of the branch of the family which was long settled in Kentucky. His grandfather, Andrew J., became an early settler in Boone county, where he lived to an advanced age, closely approaching his hundredth year. He sur¬ vived all his children, some of whom lived to old age. He was one of the constituent members of the O. S. Presbyterian Church at

Columbia. Mr. Hanna's father, Samuel G. Hanna, was born in Ken¬ tucky in 1801, prior to his father's removal to Missouri. After he grew up he was married to Miss Jane Jonnson, also formerly of Ken¬ tucky. He became a successful farmer of Boone county and died in 1849. He left five children : Elizabeth, now deceased ; Martha, now the wife of R. L. Keene, of Boone county; Andrew J., who died in that county, at the age of eighteen; Margaret J., now the wife of William Baker, at present residents of California, and John S. John S. Hanna was born in Boone county on the 23d of April, 1842. He was reared to a farm life and educated in the common schools. Brought up in the country and to farm labor, habits of industry be¬ came second nature to him, and he developed that integrity of character and that frugality and soberness of habits so essential to success in every walk of life. In a word, he grew up to be a worthy, sober, valued citizen. Farming naturally became his permanent oc¬ cupation, and he followed it with substantial success. On the 14th of February, 1865, he was married to Miss Marian A., a daughter of Alexander and Mahala Keene, of Boone county. She was born Decem¬ ber 4, 1847. Three children bless their married life : Lena, now the wife of William C. Rawlings of this county; Mattie and Alexander. In 1874 Mr. Hanna removed to California, where tie resided for about live years. Returning in 1879, he bought his present farm, or rather the land of which it is composed, for he improved his farm " from the stump up." He has improved his place more than ordinarily well. His fences are substantial, and he has erected a fine barn, a neat resi¬ dence and excellent other out-buildings. His place contains 200 acres. Mr. Hanna is still only a middle-aged man, yet he has shown the qualities that win success in life and is rapidly becoming comfortably fixed. He and wife are members of the Christian Church, and he is a member of the A. F. and A. M., and is Master Workman of the Select Knights of the A. O. U. W. Mr. Hanna is distantly related to the Hannas of Indiana - Hon. Robert A., formerly United States Senator from that State, and Hon. John Hanna, lately a member of Congress from Indiana. He is also related to Hon. John Hanna, M. C. from Pennsylvania.

William J. Harshberger

farmer. The Harshbergers, though of German descent, have for generations been settled in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, and are known there as among the better class of people and respected citizens ot that section ot the State. Mr. Harshberger's father was Samuel Harshberger. He was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, October 4, 1804, and after he grew up was married in 1823 to Miss Mary Zirkel, also a native of that county, born in 1809. Fifteen children followed this union, including William J., the subject of the present sketch. Eight others are still living, three brothers and five sisters. The mother of these died in Virginia, December 29, 1866. Her husband survived her until January 15, 1881, dying also in Vir¬ ginia. William J. Harshberger was born on his father's homestead in Shenandoah county, of the Old Dominion, on the 1st of June, 1847, and was reared on the farm. He remained in Virginia until 1871, when he came out to Missouri in company with his brother, and located in Audrain county. Young Mr. Harshberger was attracted to this State mainly by the fertility of its soil and the cheapness of lands, for his purpose was early formed to devote himself to an agri¬ cultural life, believing that in this department of industry there is more ot real independence, and, at the same time, substantial rewards, than in almost any other calling. He recognized the fact that he could much sooner establish himself comfortably in life here where all the advantages for farming were far superior to those in Virginia, than he could possibly do in his native state. Coming here, therefore, he went to work with a singleness of purpose and untiring industry to obtain a good start in life. Nor has the result disappointed his ex¬ pectations. He has a good place of over a quarter section of land, a laige portion ot which is devoted to pasturage in connection with his stock interests, to which he expects ultimately to turn most of his at¬ tention. He also has a good meadow and raises a large corn crop every year. Mr. Harshberger is one of the thrifty" thorough¬ going farmers ot his vicinity. On the 28th of December, 1875, he was married to Miss Alice P. Doling, a daughter of John H. Dol¬ ing, of Monroe county. Mr. and Mrs. Harshberger are blessed with three children: Myrtle K., Susan L. and Albert T. Mrs. H. is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. H. and wife are much es¬ teemed by their neighbors and acquaintances.

William Hartly

farmer. Mr. Hartly is one of the many worthy Kentucky farmers who have settled in this county since the war. He came here in 1869, and since that time has held a respected position in West Saling town¬ ship as one of its industrious farmers and law-abiding citizens. He has a good place of 100 acres, and has it substantially and comfortably improved. Like most farmers in this part of the county, he gives some attention to stock raising, and also deals in stock to a certain extent. He has an excellent grade of cattle and hogs and some good horses. Mr. Hartly takes a commendable interest in the common-weal of the community, and especially is an earnest advocate of good roads. He has held the office of road overseer, and exerted himself faithfully while in that position to improve the condition of the roads in his dis¬ trict. Mr. Hartly was born in Kentucky in 1826, and was reared to the life of a farmer. His father was Daniel Hartly, and his mother's maiden name was Sallie Honel. Both were natives of the Blue Grass State. They had eight children: William, Thomas, Rachel, Matilda, Hiram, John, Sallie and Elv. All lived to reach maturity. William Hartly, after he grew up, was married in Ohio November 4, 1848, to Miss Mary Ann, a daughter of John Patten and Minerva (Randall) Patten. Her father was a native of Ohio, but her mother was from New York. Mr. and Mrs. Hartly have had a family of nine chil¬ dren : Thomas R., Harriet F., Daniel, Sidney, Hiram, Sallie, Sabine and Lucy ; one besides died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Hartly are members of the Baptist Church.

farmer. The old North State has given to Missouri many of its better citizens, for in every county in this State may be found among the substantial farmers and business men, and in every department of life, those who are either of North Carolina themselves or are the sons of natives of that gallant old State. Among the latter class of citizens of Audrain county is the subject of the present sketch, one of the in¬ dustrious farmers of West Saling township. Mr. Hickerson is a son of John and Mary (Moore) Hickerson, his father by birth a North Carolinian. Allen E., however, was born in Kentucky, where the family lived at the time of his birth, April 27, 1842. When he was sixteen years of age the family came to Audrain county, this State, where the parents lived until their death, the father January 28, 1873, and the mother September 18, 1876. Their family consisted of six children : James S., John C., Isaac M., Elhanon, Allen E. and Will¬ iam H. This family of children came by the father's second marriage, his first wife having been a Miss Julie Moore, a sister to his second wife. There were three children by the former marriage : Mary H., Elizabeth A. and Minerva J. The mother of these died November

27, 1832. Allen E. Hickerson, like his brothers, was reared on the farm, and on reaching manhood made farming his permanent occupa¬ tion. During the war he served in the enrolled militia for some time °n the Union side. After the war, on the 27th of February, 1866, Mr. Hickerson was married to Miss Paulina Gruggin, a daughter of Thomas E. and Susana (Crews) Gruggin, formerly of Kentucky. There were twelve children in the family, of which Mrs. Hickerson was the third, viz. : Nancy E., Vienna, Paulina, Kezia, David T Mary A., John W., Mevry P., Eliza P., Samuel T., James M. and an infant, deceased. After his marriage, Mr. Hickerson located on a farm with his family and went to work with that energy and resolution that could not fail of a measurable degree of success. The result is, he now has a neat place of his own, and is fairly well fixed. Mr! Hickerson has some good stock, and raises both grain and stock for the markets. He and his good wife have a family of three children - John F., Verbenia and William H. Mr. and Mrs. Hickerson are members of the Baptist Church.

John Hoffmann

farmer and blacksmith Mr. Hoffmann is a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, that populous principality of Germany which has furnished so many worthy and thrifty citizens to the United States. He was born Feb¬ ruary 3, 1823, and was reared in his native country. When a younoman he became a soldier in the French army, and was for five years campaigning in Africa, seeing much hard service during that time. Returning to Germany after the expiration of his term of service in that far off Terra Incognita, he remained there until 1853, when he came to America with his parents, Jacob and Abelona (Fraugh) Hoff* man n, and their family of children. There were seven children in their family: Elizabeth, Eva C., John, Jacob, Valentine, Abelona and Madelina, the latter of whom was the eldest. The family settled in Monroe county, Missouri, where the father lived for many years. He died, however, at the home of one of his daughters in Iowa, in 1860. His wife had preceded him to the grave by many years. John Hoffmann, the subject of the present sketch, had learned the blacksmith's trade in his native country before entering the French army, and after coming to the United States he worked at it for a time. But the war breaking out in 1861, he soon afterwards enlisted in the Union army, becoming a member of the 49th Missouri Volun¬ teer Infantry. During the war Mr. Hoffmann was under Sherman and witnessed the fall of Mobile, and was also at Montgomery, Alabama, when that city surrendered. After the war, having married before it broke out, he returned to Missouri and engaged in farming. He soon came to Audrain county, where he has since resided. He has a neat i farm here and is fairly situated in life. It was in 1858 that Mr. Hoff¬ mann was married. His wife, Katie, was a daughter of Peter Burkey, the husband of Mary M. Sipp, mentioned in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffmann's family consists of seven children : Barbara, Jacob, Mary M., Louis F., Charles F., Anthony, Nora May. Three others, Bettie, John H. and Willie, are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffmann are members of the Reformed Church.

David T. Hubbard

farmer. Mr. Hubbard's father, Fleming Hubbard, was one of the early settlers of Audrain county, having located in Saling township, of this county, from Kentucky, as early as 1826. He remained here until 1852, engaged in farming, and then removed to Randolph county, where he resided until 1870, when he settled at Sturgeon, Boone county, where he now lives. He was born in Madison county, Kentucky, October 28, 1807, and was married in Randolph county, in 1835, to Miss Elizabeth Crews, who was born in Kentucky in 1817. There were four children by this union : George W., Annie E. (de¬ ceased), James F. and David T., the subject of the present sketch, who was the second in the family. The other two reside in Randolph county. The father has since been twice married, having lost his first and second wives. By his second marriage there was one child, An¬ nie, now the wife of George Pickett, of this county. David T. was born in this county, January 30, 1837, and was reared to a farm life, which he has since followed. On the 19th of January, 1860, he was married to Miss Susan, a daughter of John S. and Lucinda Kimbrough, of Randolph county. Mrs. Hubbard was born in that county September 23, 1839. Mr. Hubbard has long been a resident of this county. He settled on his present farm in 1874, and has a place of 240 acres, besides another place which he owns, not far distant, of 120 acres. It is therefore apparent that his life has. not been an idle or unsuccessful one. On the contrary, he has long been regarded as one of the most energetic and clear-headed farm¬ ers in that part of the county. And as a citizen and neighbor, he ranks with the best in his community. He follows farming gener¬ ally on a rather large scale, and handles from 50 to 100 head of steers annually and about two car loads of hogs. He is an active member of the Patrons of Husbandry, and is also a member of the A. O. U. TV . Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard have a family of seven children : John F. (married), of this county; Arah, Henry E., Lula C., Allie M., Clara S. and Callie. Two are deceased, Mattie and Luther, both of whom died at tender ages. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Baptist Church.

John Isaac Long

farmer. At the age of thirteen this young man, the eldest in his parents' family of children, was left, by the death of his father, the head of the family, and to take charge of and manage the farm. His father, Thomas P. Long, died January 26, 1879. The place he left consisted of 40 acres, and on this, with his own energy and good man¬ agement, young Long was left to support the family. There are two others, sisters, younger than him, Emma E. and Sallie C. The mother also was spared to the family, but she turned everything over to the control and direction of her son ; and well and worthily has he discharged the duties of his responsible position. By the sweat of his own brow the family have been supported, and they have been comfortably provided for. The sisters have been given the advantages afforded by the neighborhood schools, and the family has been in as comfortable circumstances as those of other farmers in the vicin¬ ity. Each year young Long has raised a good crop and a respecta¬ ble number of stock ; and producing more than was necessary for home consumption, he has annually sold enough to provide the family with all the necessaries of life. A young man with such a record is certainly entitled to no ordinary degree of credit, and the pride of his mother in the worth of her son may well be pardoned, when she says that " John Isaac is as good a boy as a mother ever had." He is still only seventeen years of age, but, notwithstanding, is looked upon as one of the worthy, thrifty young farmers of the township. His father, Thomas P. Long, a son of Jacob and Maria (Parsons) Long, formerly of Virginia, was born in this State, Ralls county (to which the family removed in an early day), on the 6th of September, 1830. He had five brothers and five sisters : Elizabeth A., John W., George W., Mary E., Thomas, Rebecca, Stephen G., Harrison M. and Isaac P. Two others died in infancy. Thomas P. Long, after he grew up, was married, April 13, 1865, to Caroline Millikin, a daugh¬ ter of James H. and Sarah (Welch) Millikin, formerly of Virginia, but later along of Audrain county, Mo. James H. Millikin and wife had six children : Malinda A., Rhoda J., John W., Caroline, Sarah E. and Janies H. Thomas P. Long came to Audrain county after his marriage, and later along settled on the farm where he died, and where his widow and three children still live.

Stephen G. Long

farmer, and a native Missourian, comes of a pioneer family of Ralls county, his parents, Jacob and Maria (Parsons) Long, having settled in that county from Virginia in 1824. The father, a venerable old octogenarian, still resides there, but the mother died nearly forty years ago. There were eight children in the family besides Stephen G., he being the seventh, as follows : Elizabeth A., Mary E., George, John, Thomas P., Rebecca, Stephen G., Harrison M. and Isaac. The father is now living with his second wife in Ralls county. Stephen G. Long was born on the family homestead in that county in 1834, and was brought up to the occupation of a farmer. In 1863 he was mar¬ ried to Miss Sidnev Elizabeth Earsom, a daughter of Simon and Maria (Long) Earsom, also early settlers of Ralls county. Mrs. Long had three sisters and three brothers: Nancy M., Sarah J., John, Samuel, Harriet and James. Mr. Long some years after his marriage removed to Audrain county, where he has since resided. His farm in West Saling township contains 120 acres, and is a neat, comfortable homestead. He is one of the industrious farmers of the township, and is well re¬ spected as a citizen. He and wife are both members of the M. E. Church South, and Mr. Long is a worthy member of the Masonic order. Formerly he was a member of the Grange. He and wife have a family of seven children : Maria, Rosalee, Harriet, Belle, Ida, LeRoy and Ruth, and one died in infancy.

farmer. Where the church-spired city of Lexington, in Clark county, Kentucky, now stands, Mr. McDonald's grandfather, Samuel McDon¬ ald, generations ago, chased the wild game of the forest and saw on that spot, then so wild and primitive, the native bear of the country killed by his fellow pioneers. But how changed the scene to-day ! The forest is gone ; in the dim distance of the Western horizon the In¬ dian has disappeared forever; the wild scream of the panther and the melancholy bark of the wolf are heard no more ; all are gone, gone to join that " innumerable caravan which move on to that mysterious realm," eternity. A new creation has taken their place. Nature herself has changed her face. Where formerly stood a mighty for¬ est, a stranger to the woodman's ax, and ancient as the rock-ribbed hills, to-day shine the splendid temples and bloom the sunlit flower gardens of a gentle and god-like race of men ; where formerly the shrill, murder-inspiring war whoop was heard, and throngs of savage men with naked arms and faces stained like blood, filled the green wilderness, to-day the sacred chimes of the Sabbath bells are heard, and bright-eyed children meet to learn the lessons of Christian love and universal peace ; by the same brook where formerly the fleetfooted deer and the slow-paced bear came to slack their thirst, to-day the shouting school boy, let loose from school, comes to chase the bright-finned fishes glinting through its crystal waters. In short, where formerly all was an unknown, forbidding wilderness, in which the merciless savage waged his cruel war, and built his soul-revolting fire about his hapless foe ; in which wild beasts dwelt and made earth and air hideous with their horrid cries, and feasted on each other and on human flesh and blood ; in which all animate nature was at war with all living and moving beiiigs - where all was a universal strug¬ gle and universal death ; there, to-day, stands a splendid city, whiterobed and beautiful, the fair queen of her own Blue Grass State, sparkling in the sun-light of heaven, the brightest gem in the diadem of the Kentucky Commonwealth.

Mr. McDonald's father, Francis McDonald, was a native of Scot¬ land, and came over to this country prior to the Revolution. He was a gallant soldier in the army of the Colonies, and served through the entire War for Independence. Mr. McDonald's father was born and reared in Clark county, Kentucky, and was married there to Miss Sal lie Robinson, also of that county, a daughter of Joseph Robinson. Hugh McDonald, the father of our subject, was a prominent citizen of Clark county, and reared a family of eleven children : Francis, Joseph, Lucinda, Catherine, Elizabeth, William R., Rebecca, Mary, Susan, Samuel G. and Sarah. Francis McDonald, the eldest of these, was born in Clark county, Kentucky, April 4, 1830. Reared in Ken¬ tucky, Francis McDonald, jr., was married there January 9, 1851, when Miss Caroline McDonald became his wife. She was a daughter of Samuel McDonald, a cousin to her husband's father. Her moth¬ er's maiden name was Mildred Schooler, of the well known Schooler family of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald came to Missouri in 1857 and settled in Audrain county, where they have since resided. Mr. McDonald has a good farm of 140 acres of land, all well im- proved. He and his good wife have had a family of eleven children, the names and births of whom are as follows : Margaret A., November 22, 1851 ; Hugh G., January 1, 1853 ; Thomas H., January 9, 1856 ; William H., April 2, 1859 ; Radford L., March 31, 1861 ; John R., February 9, 1863; Mary M., September 30, 1864; Samuel H., De¬ cember 25, 1866 ; Ella N., August 10, 1867 ; Joseph D., March 23, 1869 ; Alexander, November 26, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald are members of the Christian Church. Mr. McDonald has served as school director ot the district, and was formerly a member of the Grange.

farmer. Mr. McLaughlin is a son by nativity of the Green Mountain State of Vermont. His father, Lewis McLaughlin, came originally from Massachusetts. Mr. McLaimhlin's mother's maiden name was Sarah Hatch. She was of an old Vermont family, her father having been a native of that State. In 1854 Mr. McLaughlin's parents re¬ moved to Ohio and thence, two years afterwards, to Illinois. In 1864 they settled permanently in Minnesota, where they still reside. The father, now eighty-six years of age, is still active and vigorous. Phin¬ eas H. was born in Addison county, Vermont, December 25, 1837. Thirteen years of age when his parents removed West, he grew to manhood on this side of the Alleghanies. On the 30th of December, 1858, he was married to Miss Dorcas M., a daughter of Jonathan and Mary M. Hatch of Will county, Illinois. She was born in St. Law¬ rence county, New York, December 3, 1839. Mr. McLaughlin en¬ gaged in farming in Will count}7, Illinois, which he followed until 1869, when he removed to Missouri, locating first at Centralia, but the following year he settled on his present farm. His place contains 240 acres, and is near the line of Audrain and Boone counties. Mr. Mc¬ Laughlin is an energetic farmer and a worthy citizen, and is looked upon as a good neighbor and upright man by all who know him. He and his excellent wife have a family of three children: Ransom E., born May 15, 1863, Gertrude M., born January 12, 1880, and Hiram Garfield, born August 10, 1881. One, the eldest, is deceased, Her¬ bert J., born December 14, 1859, who died February 27, 1873, in his fourteenth year. Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin are members of the M. E. Church at Centralia. Ot four sisters and two brothers, Mr. Mc¬ Laughlin has living three sisters and one brother: Jane, now of Will county, Illinois ; Adelia, now Mrs. William Case of Minnesota ; Emma, now Mrs. Stephen Davidson of Kansas; and William W., now of

Minnesota. Mrs. McLaughlin's father, Jonathan Hatch, born May 27, in Windsor, Vt., removed from Vermont to New York in 1838, and in 1847 he came West to Portage countv, Ohio. Eight years afterwards he settled in Grundy county, Illinois, where he died May 4, 1857. In 1874 his widow married Henry Webster of Will county, Illinois, where she still resides. Her maiden name was Terry, and she was born November 28, 1810, in Canada East, - town of Eaton dis¬ trict of Three Rivers, now called County of Sherbroock. Her parents were from the New England States, the family consisting of six chil¬ dren, of whom only two survive, Mrs. McLaughlin, the daughter, and Columbus, the son. He was born June 24, 1843, in the town of Pots¬ dam, St. Lawrence county, N. Y.

John C. Madison

farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Madison, a native of Denmark, has for nearly ten years had charge of the Sarles' farm in Saling township, perhaps the largest place in the eastern part of the county, on whieh he has been extensively engaged in farming and stock raising. Like the sturdy inhabitants of his country, Mr. Madison is a man of in¬ defatigable industry, of level-headed enterprise, and of sterling character ; and the acquisition of wealth by such men in this country is simply a matter of time. Honest toil, directed by intelligence, on the rich soils of the New World, cannot fail of ultimate success. He was born on the Island of Alster, oft' the coast of Denmark, on the 19th of June, 1847. He was the second of a family of eight children of Andrew and Annie Maria (Clawson) Madison, both natives of the same Island, the father born July 23, 1817, and the mother April 28, 1824. They were married July 25, 1845. The other seven of their children were as follows: Catherine M., who died at a tender age; Annie C., the wife of C. H. Palmos, now of Manistee, Michigan ; James P., married to Annie C. Lawson, of Denmark, also residents of Manistee; Maria C., the wife of L. S. Johnson, originally of Denmark, but now of this county; Hans P., who died at an early age ; Peter, who married Miss Christina M. Bendicson, of Denmark, now residents of Illinois ; and Hans P., now of Manistee, Michigan. John C. and James P. came to this country in 1872 and settled in Iroquois county. The rest of the family came over in 1880 and located at Manistee, Michigan, where some of them still reside. The mother died at that place December 13, 1881. John C. Madison, the subject of this sketch, was married August 23, 1873, to Miss Maria C. Jacobson. Mrs. Madison was born in Denmark in 1844. In 1876 Mr. Madison removed to Audrain county, and in March of the same year took charge of the Sarles' farm. This place consists of over 1300 acres. Mr. M. raises large quantities of grain and harvests annually over 200 acres of tame meadow. Most of the farm, however, is devoted to pasturage, stock raising being his principal business. He is at present devoting most of his attention to cattle and hogs, though some time back he handled about 500 head of fine Cotswold sheep. Mr. and Mrs. Madison are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Madison's father, after his wife's death, came to live with his son, where he still resides. Mr. Madison is one of the worthy citizens of the township, and comes of a class and race of people far more preferable as immigrants to Americans than many who are settling here from other countries. Some of the best blood of England and therefore of the United States came originally from Denmark.

Elblrton B. Mallory

farmer. When this old pioneer came to Missouri and settled in Saling township of this county, there were but twelve voters in the township, and his was one of the first votes ever cast in the township. This was in 1838, and the election was held at the residence of Payton Mahone, an old pioneer long since gathered to the bosom of his fathers. Mr. Mallory has resided on the place where he now lives since 1837, a period of forty-seven years. He is therefore justly classed with the venerable old pioneers of the county. He has lived to witness the almost endless prairie of Audrain county checked with farms and lined with lanes as far as the eye can reach ; and to see the broad stretches of waste land which extended themselves out in every direction to become the home of a prosperous and enlightened people. The reminiscences of this worthy old settler ought to be written down and preserved for the information of coming generations, for they would throw a flood of light on the early history of the county. He was born in Sampson county, Kentucky, January 23, 1813, and was a son of William Mallory and wife, Catherine Harris, early settlers of the Blue Grass State from Virginia. His father was a gallant soldier in the War of 1812, and served under the command of that iron soldier, Gen. Jackson. Mr. Mallory, the subject of the present sketch, was reared in his native State, and there learned the brick- layer's trade, at which he worked until his removal to Audrain county. Indeed, he worked at this trade to some extent after his settlement in Audrain. He came here in 1837, and the same year was married to Miss Tobitha Young, a sister to Ephraim M. Young, whose sketch follows this. Mr. and Mrs. Mallory have been blessed with a family of eleven children : Catherine, Elizabeth, James C., Sarah A., Melvina L., Mandeville, Mary J., Virginia, Levina D., JohnW., Elverton. The mother of these, who was born November 9, 1818, died February 23, 1878. Of the above children three are deceased, Elizabeth, John W. and Mary J., the latter dying, the wife of James Vance. Mr. Mallory is a member of the Christain Church ; his wife was a member of the old Baptist. Mr. Mallory, himself, was one of eleven children in his father's family: Levina, Samuel K., John, Osborn, E. B., Calvin, Melvina, Nathan, John W., Felix and Mary J. Mr. Mallory's farm contains about a quarter section of land and is one of the com¬ fortable homesteads in the township.

Diether Miller

farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Miller is of German parentage, Chris¬ tian Miller, his father, having come from the Old Country, and set¬ tled in Audrain county, where he lived until his death, which occurred in 1883. He was born in Germany, in 1818, and immigrated to the United States, in 1840. His wife is still living and is a resident of Boone county in Sturgeon. They had a family of ten children : Die¬ ther, John P., Jacob B., Sybell, Isabel, Christian M., Katie M., Mary H., George W. and Andrew J. Diether Miller was born in Audrain county, May 30, 1842. He was reared a farmer, and has followed the occupation of farming thus far through life. During the war, however, he served for about six months on the Union side in the State service. In May, 1877, Mr. Miller was married to Miss Nancv Malone, a daughter of Milton A. and Virginia (Updegratt) Ma¬ lone, her father a native of Kentucky, but her mother originally of Pennsylvania. They were long residents, however, of Indiana and Iowa, and in the former State Mrs. Miller was born November 20, 1847, and reared in the latter. Mrs. Miller was one of a family of four children: Nancy E., Laura Belle, Willie Annie and Francis A. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have two children : Katie Sybell, born April 26, 1879, and John J. M, born January 14, 1881. Mr. Miller makes a specialty of raising and dealing in stock. He has good graded cat- tie and a fine lot of hogs. His farm is well adapted to stock raising, having good pasturage, well watered, good fences, etc. Mr. Miller stands well in the community where he lives and takes a commenda¬ ble interest in school matters, and has held the office of school direc¬ tor.

Rolley D. Mobley

farmer. Away back in the " Twenties " Mr. Mobley's-father, Will¬ iam Mobley, came out to this State a young man and first located in Howard county, where he lived for several years and married. He afterwards removed to Randolph county and lived there until his death, which occurred in 1879. His wife, whose maiden name was Sophia Burnham, preceded him to the grave by about three years. They had a family of fourteen children : Squire, Slomney, Elizabeth, Jason, Sarah A., Henry, Leander, Robert D., Marion, Louisa, John, William, Martha J. and Sophia. One, besides, died in infancy. Rolley D. Mobley was born before his parents left Howard county, and was reared in Randolph county. The date of his birth was the 26th of March, 1834. Mr. Mobley's education was received in the common schools of Randolph county. His father being a farmer by occupation, he was reared to that calling, and after he grew up, also became a farmer, the industry which he has since followed. On the 39th of December, 1854, Mr. Mobley was married to Miss Louisa Stipp, formerly of Indiana, a daughter of Michael and Jemima (Grimes) Stipp, her father a native of Kentucky, but her mother originally of Virginia. Mrs. Mobley was one of a family of eleven children of her parents : Polly, Isaac, Nancy, 'Beckie Ann, Elizabeth, John, Louisa, William and Retta. Two, besides, died in infancy. Mrs. Mobley's father came to Missouri in 1855 and settled in Ran¬ dolph county, where he died in 1883. His wife preceded him to the grave about fourteen years. Mr. Mobley, after his marriage, contin¬ ued farming, and later along moved to Audrain county. He has a good place here of 100 acres, about 80 acres of which are under fence. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. They have been blessed with ten children, the names and births of whom are as follows : Equenes and Tylenes (twins), December 22, 1855 ; Martha Jane, September 23, 1857 ; William M., February 10, 1860 ; Henry, May 4, 1862; John W., October 26, 1863; Jasper N., July 3, 1867 ; James W., April 27, 1873; Amos D. S., September 6, 1879, and Memos, who died in infancy. Mrs. Mobley was born November 18, 1837.

John P. Naylor

farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Naylor, one of the leading farmers of Saling township, and a citizen who stands high in the esteem of the community, is a native Missourian, and comes of one of the pioneer families of the central part of the State. His father, Warner Naylor, came to this State from Kentucky as early as 1828, married and settled first in Boone county. In 1845 he removed to Howard county, where he resided for over twenty-five years. In 1876, how¬ ever, he returned to Boone county, where he died at the advanced age of 70 years. He was one of the substantial men of Boone county, and at his death left a fine estate of nearly 500 acres of land in Howard county and a large amount of town property in Sturgeon, Boone county. His wife's maiden name was Malissa Hawkins. She was raised in Boone county. She died in 1850. They had a family of eight children: Benjamin R., now of Cass county, Missouri ; John P., the subject of this sketch ; Ambrose W., deceased, late a resident of Howard county ; Mildred F., the wife of James Davis, of Audrain county; George W., now of Boone county; Mary A., the wife of James B. Winn, of Howard county; James V., died in boyhood, and Clayborn J., died in early life. John P. Naylor was born on the 3d of January, 1833, five years after his father came to this State. Reared on his father's farm, he naturally adopted farming as his occupation for life. Mr. Navlor has been very successful as a farmer, and now owns a fine place of 560 acres in Audrain county, on which he resides. He settled on this place in 1881. He has recently erected a handsome dwelling on his farm, one of the best in the township. He also has a body of land in Howard county. Mr. Naylor, besides farming in a general way, raises considerable stock. He has a handsome herd of a good grade of cattle. On the 30th of September, 1858, Mr. Naylor was married to Miss Nanc}^ J. Graves, a daughter of Edward and Lydia Graves, of Boone county, Missouri. She was born November 8, 1837. Mr. and Mrs. Naylor have a family of three children : Mollie, born August 26, 1862 ; George P., born August 6, 1864; Joella, born October 22, 1868,' and Sarah F., the eldest, born March 27, 1860, died October 25, 1869. Mr. N. is also raising a nephew, Joseph W. Naylor, the son of his brother, A. W. Naylor, deceased. Mr. Naylor's father was married a second time, his last wife having been, before her marriage, a Miss Julie A. Arnett. There were four children by this union, three of whom are still living, two sons and one daughter.