Audrain County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1884 (part 15 of 17)

John F. Patterson

farmer. Mr. Patterson's father, John Patterson, was one of the pioneer settlers of Missouri. He was a Virginian, and Avas born February 20, 179(5. On the 19th of November, 1817, he was married to Miss Sallie Burroughs. She Avas born in Virginia, May 17, 1798. Immediately following their marriage they removed to Kentucky, and from there two years afterwards to Howard county, Missouri. It Avas in 1819 that they came to Howard county, and they continued to reside there for nearly twenty-five years, removing thence to Boone count}' in 1843. There Mr. Patterson's mother died on the 9th of November, 1858. The father remained a AvidoAver until his death, Avliich occurred on the 17th of February, 1878. They had a family of eight children: Franklin, hoav deceased; George W., iioav a resident of Platte county ; William H., deceased ; Thomas H., a resi¬ dent of Sturgeon, Boone county ; Greenup B., now in Texas ; Samuel, deceased; John F., the subject of the present sketch; James T., deceased, and Allie E., now Mrs. Joseph Wigham, of Texas. John F. Patterson was born in Howard county, on the 31st of May, 1834. He Avas therefore partly reared in Howard and partly in Boone county. His father was a successful farmer and under him John F. learned the practical methods of farming. On the l(5th of December, 1859, he was married to Miss Minerva C. Short, of Boone county. Mr. Patterson removed to Audrain county in October, 1881, and engaged in farming in this county. Mr. Patterson is an industrious, thorough¬ going farmer, and has been fairly successful in agricultural life. He has a good place of 160 acres and also another place of 80 acres on the Monroe and Audrain county line. Besides farming in a general Avay, he raises considerable stock, and ships annually about a car load of cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are both members of the Baptist Church at Mt. Airy, across in Monroe county. By his first Avife Mr. Patterson had six children: Sallie E., Avho died while the Avife of Leander South, of Boone county; Josiah L., Minnie May, iioav the Avife of Robert Riggs; Lula R., Jennie C. and Ada Pearl. The mother of these died April 5, 1879. On the 4th of October, 1881, Mr. Patterson was married to his present Avife. She Avas previously the Avidow of John D. CreAvs and her maiden name Avas Miss Mary E. Eubank. She Avas a very estimable lady and is much esteemed by her neighbors and acquaintances. Bv her first husband she had one child, James W. Crews, who was born October 13, 1876.

Judge Richard Phillips

farmer and stock raiser. The history ot Judge Phillips' family in¬ cludes the names of several of the old and prominent citizens of Boone and Audrain counties. The Judge's father, Judge Hiram Phillips, was a native of Virginia, horn March 12, 1790, in Northumberland county, and when still young, in about 1800, he was brought by his parents to Kentucky, who immigrated to that State. Hiram Phillips, - after he grew up in Kentucky, was married to Miss Elizabeth, a daugh¬ ter of Richard and Sarah Cave. She was born in Bourbon county of that State, in 1798. They were married December 12, 1818. The following year after their marriage they emigrated to Missouri, set¬ tling in Boone county, near Columbia. There Hiram Phillips became a wealthy farmer and one of the most prominent citizens of the county. He had a fine farm of some 700 acres, and was for many years a judge of the county court. He also represented the people of Boone and the other counties composing that Senatorial district in the State Sen¬ ate. He was a man of unquestioned ability, of high character, and almost unbounded popularity - one of the representative citizens ot Central Missouri. He died March 4, 1869, at an advanced age, mourned by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. His good wife, who had been spared to accompany him down his long and pros¬ perous voyage of life, did not long survive him. She passed away in September of the same year. Both were old and, indeed, constitu¬ ent members of the Antioch Christian Church, of Boone county. But three of their family of eleven children now survive. Judge Rich¬ ard Phillips, the subject of the present sketch, was the fourth child in their family. He was born in Boone county on the 25th of February, 1825. He was reared on his father's farm and was given a good gen¬ eral English education. On the 1st of March, 1849, he was married to Miss Mary A., a daughter of Judge James Harrison and wife, whose maiden name was Rebecca Crockett, a distant relative to the famous Davy Crockett who fell gallantly fighting for Texan independence at San Antoine de Bexar, March 6, 1836. Mrs. Phillips' father was an early settler of Audrain county, and was for many years judge of the county court. She was born in Boone county, June 25, 1830. Judge Phillips, fils, came to this county many years ago, and has been engaged in farming and stock raising here with success from that time to the present. He settled on his present farm in 1873. This place is known as Cedar Grove farm and is one of the choice places of the county. Besides general farming, he handles annually about 100 head of cattle and ships an average of a car load of hogs. Judge Phillips has for years held the position in the esteem and con¬ fidence of the people of one of the leading citizens of the county. As far back as 1854 he was a judge of the county court. He and wife have long been members of the Christian Church. The fiimilv of Judge Phillips and wife consists of three children : Clara R., now the wife of Benjamin T. Hardin ; Joseph J. and Fannie H. The eldest, Mary E., died August 22, 1863.

George B. Rader

farmer. It was in 1871 that Mr. Rader removed from Illinois to Mis¬ souri and located in Audrain countv. Here he bought a neat farm of eighty acres on which he settled, and where he has since resided. His place is conveniently and comfortably improved, and is one of the better class of small homesteads in this part of the county. Mr. Rader, besides farming in a general way, raises some stock, and has an excellent class of cattle and hogs. He was born in Highland county, Ohio, on the 22d of May, 1845, and was a son of George and Maria (Landis) Rader, who were married in about 1840. There were four children in the family : Lucinda, the wife of Elias Hammerton, of Lincoln county, Illinois; George B., the subject of this sketch ; Thompson N., of Carroll county, Missouri ; and Dana J., who died in 1876. The father of these died in Illinois in about 1859. Mrs. Rader, the mother, now makes her home with her children in Illinois and Missouri. George B. Rader was brought up a farmer and in early manhood, on the 3d of August, 1864, he was married to Miss Eliza J. Kent, of Pike county, Illinois. There are twelve children by this union : Laura, Ollie and Emma (twins) ; Linnie, Willie, Lizzie, Guy, Clara, Sammie, Kittie, Lottie and Georga. Mr. and Mrs. Rader are both members of the Christian Church.

Robert F. Smith

farmer. Between 1825 and 1855 there was an almost constant stream of new settlers pouring into Audrain county from Kentucky. Indeed, up to the beginning of the war probably not less than three-fourths of the residents of this county were from Kentucky. Among the others who came here during that time was James Smith and family, who settled in this county in 1842. He lived here until his death, which occurred in 1857. His wife, whose maiden name was Nancy Moss, and was originally from Virginia, survived him tor many years, dy¬ ing in 1878. They had a family of eight children : Creed, Susan, James, MUdred, Virginia A., Robert F., Joseph and Nelson, the youngest of whom died in infancy. Robert J., the youngest of the family of children who grew to maturity, was born five years before his parents left Kentucky, in 1837. Growing up in this county, he learned the occupation of a farmer on the place where the family resided, and re¬ ceived such an education as could be had in the winter schools kept in the neighborhood. In early manhood Mr. Smith engaged in farming for himself, and when about twenty-four years of age, in 1861, was married to Miss Sarah Seymour, a daughter of Joseph Seymour, a wealthy farmer of Audrain county, but formerly of Virginia. Mrs. Smith's mother was, before her marriage, Miss Elizabeth Capher, who was born and reared in Kentucky. Mrs. Smith was one of the only two children born of her parents' marriage, Samuel being the other. There were nine children, however, by a former marriage of her father's: William, John, Joseph, Robert, James, George, Patrick, Susan and Annie. Her father was a large slave-holder before the war, and her mother lost a number of negroes by the Emancipation Proc¬ lamation. Mr. Smith continued farming after his marriage and has succeeded in establishing himself on a comfortable home. He has a neat farm and is fairly well fixed on his place. He and his good wife have had a family of five children, whose names and births are as fol¬ lows : Belle, April 14, 1863 ; Oscar, September 3, 1864 ; Nannie, September 23, 1866; Samuel, September 9, 1874, and Katie, August 23, 1881. He and wife and eldest daughter are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Smith takes a worthy interest in educational matters, and has served his district as school director. Aside from the usual duties of farming, he trades to some extent in stock, and has some high grade cattle and fine Cotswold sheep.

Amos D. Spratt

Mr. Spratt, a prominent farmer and stock man of West Saling township, and one of its highly respected citizens, is one of that class of clear-headed, thorough-going men who succeed in life in whatever department of its activities they exert themselves. Mr. Spratt in years past had many difficulties to contend with, and encountered not a small share of misfortune; but, notwithstanding all, he has suc¬ ceeded in establishing himself comfortably in life, and by his upright

On both sides of his parental family Mr. Spratt is of Virginia an¬ cestry, but his grandfathers, paternal and maternal, were both pioneer settlers in Kentucky, and each was compelled to live for a time in the forts erected in those early days for protection against the Indians. His father's name was Robert Spratt; his mother's maiden name was Sena Wilkerson. Both were born and reared in the Blue Grass State and were there married. Amos D. Spratt was born in Montgomery county, Ky., November 17, 1825. While he was still young his parents removed to Montgomery county, Ind., where both subse¬ quently died. They had a family of nine children : Ray, Moses, Hall, Sarah, William, Sena, John R. and Amos D. Amos D. Spratt was reared on a farm. In 1847 he came to Missouri and worked at different points in this State for about three years - going to and returning from Iowa, however, in the meantime. By this time he had saved up enough by industry and economy to get himself an out¬ fit - wagon and team - to go to California, for he had decided to try to improve his fortunes at mining in the gold sands of the Pacific coast. Accordingly, in 1850, he crossed the vast solitudes of the plains and passed over the cloud-capped heights of the Cordilleras, on to the shores of the boundless Western sea. Over 500 miles of this journey Mr. Spratt made on foot, for his wagons were drawn by oxen. In California he went to work with energy and resolution. But his health broke down and he was compelled to quit the mines. He then engaged in teaming, after having worked about eighteen months deep down in the bowels of the earth. From California, still in bad health, he went to the Cactus Republic of Mexico. There he spent one summer and then drifted down to New Orleans, finally coming back up through Arkansas, where he stayed for a while, but ultimately landed in Boone county in the fall of 1853. Soon recovering his health, Mr. Spratt was not long in getting a sufficient start to engage in the stock business, which he followed up to the outbreak of the war. He became a large shipper of mules to Louisiana, and was down there with his last cargo when the signal shot of the great struggle was fired from Charleston harbor. Everything became excitement, and all business was paralyzed. Louisiana seceded, and in the general con¬ fusion he was compelled to sell his drove of mules for what he could get, and on credit at that. Returning home a year later, he ran the risk of sming; back to Louisiana in order to collect something on his. sales. But he found his debtors off in the army, and some of them were already dead, so that practically he got nothing. Nor has he ever realized anything on those debts to this day. This was a heavy loss. But he went to work again to repair his fortunes, and has succeeded abundantly. Moving to Audrain county, he en¬ gaged in farming in this county and in dealing in and raising stock. He has long been one of the prominent stock men of this part of the county. Mr. Spratt's place contains nearly 600 acres of fine land, practically all of which is under fence and otherwise well improved. Indeed, it is one of the finely improved farms of the township. He laises fine cattle, hogs and mules, and deals in them to a considerable extent, shipping large numbers annually to the general markets. Mr. Spratt was not married early in life. But in 1865 he was married to Miss Amanda Stipp, a daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Mosely) Stipp, of Boone county, but formerly of Kentucky. Mrs. Spratt had four brothers and one sister: Isaac, George, William, John and Sarah. Mis. Spiatt, a lady singularly devoted to her home and loved ones, lived to brighten and comfort the life of her husband until a few months ago. She died November 16, 1883. She was a woman of manv es¬ timable qualities of mind and heart, and was loved only less by her neighbors and acquaintances than in her own family. Her death was a sad bereavement to her loved ones and to the entire community. She was a devoted wife and affectionate mother, and a kind and gen¬ erous-hearted neighbor. Her loss has left a vacancy which it would be hard, if not impossible, to fill with one so noble and true as she was in mind and character, and in all the better qualities of our na¬ ture. Mr. Spratt is greatly bowed down with the grief her death has left in his heart. She left but one child, an interesting and accom¬ plished young daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, now sixteen years of age. She is a young lady of rare graces of mind and person, and although sorely afflicted by the sad bereavement which has settled over her hither' s home, she bears up under her affliction with remarkable forti¬ tude, and has taken charge of the domestic affairs of the household with an intelligence and soberness worthy of one many years her senior. Mr. Spratt and his daughter are members of the Christian Church.

Granville C. Terry

farmer, and of the Old Dominion by nativity, was a son of William T. and Elizabeth M. (Wadlington) Terry, of Halifax county, Virginia, who afterwards became residents of Kentucky, where they died, each at a ripe and respected old age. Granville C. was born in Halifax county, of his native State, on the 11th of December, 1819, but was partly reared in Kentucky. He continued to reside in the Blue Grass State after he grew up until the close of the civil war, and became a well-to-do farmer and slave-holder of his county. But through the vicissitudes of the war he lost all of his property, although he took no active part in the struggle. In 1865, desiring to get a new start in life, he came to Missouri, locating in Audrain county where lands were cheap and fertile, and where every advantage for success¬ ful farming and stock raising could be had. The following year Mr. Terry was married to Miss Angeline E. Crawford, formerly of Logan county, Kentucky, and a daughter of Henry J. and Dorcas (Douglass) Crawford, both originally of North Carolina. Mr. Terry, although then well advanced in the middle of life, went to work to establish himself a comfortable home, and has been fairly successful. He has a neat farm, comfortably and substantially improved. Mr. and Mrs. Terry have a family of six children : William M., James C., Olive C., Mattie Lee, John R. and Mary L. He and his wife are both members of the M. E. Church, and Mr. Terry is a member of the Masonic order. Mr. Terry has three brothers and six sisters: Thomas S., Nathaniel B., Rachel C., Sarah R., John R., Mary A., Emily, Lucy H. and Elizabeth. Mrs. Terry had five brothers and two sisters : William D., Martha, James A., Henry T., John D., Mary F. and Charles W.

Hugh Todd

farmer. Every old Missourian in this part of the State has heard of the Todd family, for different representatives of this family came here among the early settlers of the country. There are Todds in nearly every county of North-east Missouri, and they are invariably, so far as the writer knows, well-to-do and respected people. Particularly is this so of the branch of the family to which the subject of the pres¬ ent sketch belongs. Mr. Todd's parents, Asa and Rebecca (Bennett) Todd, settled in Howard county away back when Indians were still in the country, and the family were compelled to live in forts for a time. Asa Todd subsequently became a well-to-do farmer of that county. He died there in 1843. His widow survived him for over thirty years, dying April 2, 1875. Hugh Todd, the fifth in their family of five children (David, August, Mary, Thomas and Joseph being the others), was born on the old family homestead in Howard county July 16, 1837. He was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools, and on the 16th of January, 1876, was married to Miss

Maggie Thurmond, a daughter of Richard and Lucinda (Harper) Thurmond, formerly of Kentucky. Mrs. Todd's maternal grand¬ father was a native of Canada, and her paternal grandfather, whose name was also Richard, was formerly of Virginia. Mr. Todd, before his marriage, had long been engaged in farming on his own ac¬ count. He has been a resident of Audrain county for a number of years, and by his industry and good management has made himself a comfortable home. He has a good farm of over a quarter section of land, on which he has all the conveniences of a first-class homestead. Besides raising grain, etc., Mr. Todd raises considerable stock, and sells a number of cattle and hogs every year. During the war he served nearly a year in the Confederate arm})', being in Perkin's reo-iment of Parson's division, under that old Pater Patriae of Missouri General Price, but he was captured in 1863 and was held a prisoner in McDowell s College at St. Louis for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Todd have a family of three children, whose names and births are as follows : Bennett, January 16, 1877 ; Ralph S., September 1, 1879, and David farmer. Mr. Traughber's parents, Emanuel and Elizabeth C. (Crawiord) Traughber, were originally residents of Logan county, Kentucky. During the great hegira, or rather emigration, of Kentuckians to Missouri prior to the late war, they came out to this State and settled in St. Francois county. This was in 1855. They resided there for some seven years, then removed to Bates county, but in a short time afterwards the family came to Audrain county. Emanuel Trauirhber was a farmer by occupation, and followed that both in Kentucky and in this State. He was killed here in 1863, being shot bv Frank Welch, who owed him a sum of money and became incensed at him for bein«- requested to pav it ; or rather a dispute arose about it, which resulted m Welch shooting him. He left a family of three children: Francis M., the subject of this sketch ; Lucy A., now Mrs. F. M. Bryson, of Boone county, and Lizzie, who died, however, at a tender age. The mother of these still resides in this county. Francis M. was born before his parents left Kentucky, in Logan countv, on the 12th of February, 1848. He was therefore principally reared in Missouri. He was married in this county on the 27th of February, 1868, when Miss Maria A, a daughter of Solomon andLucratia Bryson, became his wife. She was born in Boone county January 13, 1849. Mr. Traugliber has made farming his occupation from boyhood, and has been satisfactorily successful. By industry, perseverance and intelligent, economical management, he has become one of the comfortable farm¬ ers of this part of the county. He settled on his present place in the spring of 1871. He has a good farm of 240 acres. His place is sub¬ stantially improved, and is one of the valuable homesteads of the township. Mr. Traughber and his good wife are blessed with seven children: Stella L., Hattie B., Lizzie P., William F., Leslie B., Ida L. and Fannie M. Mr. and Mrs. Traughber are members of the Christian Church, and he is a member of the A. O. U. W., the Knights of Honor and of the A. F. and A. M.

Augustus Turner

one of those venerable old gentlemen, of whom so many are made men¬ tion in the present volume, native to Kentucky, who honor Audrain county by their residence, and whose white hairs and bent forms remind us of the long and useful lives they have lived, is now past the allotted age of three-score and ten, and was born in Madison county, Kentucky, away back in 1812, the year the signal shot of the Second War for Independence was fired. On both sides of his fam¬ ily Mr. Turner comes of well known names in Kentucky and Mis¬ souri - the Turners andTolsons. His father was Enoch Turner; his mother's maiden name was Susan Tolson. Every old Kentuckian is familiar with these family names, for both were among the worthy people of that State. Enoch Turner and wife had a family of four¬ teen children, as follows: Augustus, Mariam, Abigail, Jemima, Eliza¬ beth, Susan, Thomas, Katie, Martha, Benjamin aud Mattie. The others died in tender years. But three of the family are now living, Augustus, Abigail and Elizabeth. The family came to Missouri as early as 1816, and settled in Boone county. There the father died in 1840, and the mother in 1855. Augustus Turner, the subject of the present sketch, after he grew up, was married to Miss Ladonia Hill, a daughter of John Hill and wife, whose maiden name was Rebecca Brink. They were also from Kentucky. Mrs. Turner had two sis¬ ters and one brother, Sabina, Serena and Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have a family of five children : Sarah R., Susan, Foster, Mary T. and Queen B. The mother of these died November 21, 1857, in Randolph county. Mr. Turner was married a second time. This was in 1875. Miss Sabina E. Hill, a sister of his first wife, then be- came his wife. Mr. Turner has followed farming from boyhood, and has been fairly successful. He has an excellent farm in Audrain county and is comfortably fixed. He owned a number of slaves be¬ fore the war, and these remained with him until the spring of 1883, when he removed from his former place and left them where he had previously resided. Mr. and Mrs. Turner are members of the Bap¬ tist Church.

Benjamin F. Turner

farmer. Thomas Turner, the father of Benjamin F., was one o-f the early settlers of Boone county, Missouri. He was from Kentucky, and was born in Madison county, of that State, on the 24th of August, 1791. His wife's maiden name was Margaret or " Peggy" Denham. She was born June 12, 1793. They settled in Boone county about ten miles north of Columbia in 1825. His first wife died there, Sep¬ tember 27, 1837. He was then married to Mrs. Maria, the widow of Madisou Dysart, of Boone county. He and his last wife lived in that county to ripe old ages, and reared a worthy family of children. He died April 29, 1853. Both were members of the Baptist Church. Three of their family of five sons are stili living, all residents of Boone county. Benjamin F., the subject of the present sketch, was born of his father's first marriage, in Boone county, on the 17th of December, 1830. He was reared on the farm in that county, and on attaining his majority engaged in farming for himself. On the 24th of January, 1859, he was married to Miss Nancy C., a daughter of Madison and Maria Dysart. She was born in Audrain county, Janu¬ ary 24th, 1835. Some years before his marriage Mr. Turner became a resident of Audrain county and engaged in farming here, which he has since followed. He has, therefore, witnessed the progress of this county from an almost wilderness to one of the best and most populous counties in the State ; and his brain and muscle have contri¬ buted their full share with the other old settlers for its development and prosperity. The labor and intelligence which have made him one of the substantial farmers and solid citizens of the county, have re¬ dounded not less to the advancement of its material and business in¬ terests. Mr. Turner located on his present farm away back in 1856, now nearly thirty years ago. Here he has a fine place of 560 acres, forty of which are timbered land, the balance being either in cultiva¬ tion, meadow or pasturage. He raises annually from 150 to 200 acres of grain, and cuts from 60 to 100 acres of tame meadow ; and he also raises considerable stock, particularly mules, cattle and hogs. Mr.

Turner is a prominent member of the Patrons of Husbandry. His wife has long been a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have a family of six children : Thomas M., Gilmore C., Annie M., Zelica F., Mary E. and Charles S. Two, besides, are deceased, Margaret D., who died in 1881, at the age of 17, and Lizzie, who died in 1874, when in the seventeenth month of her age.

Thomas S. Wisdom

ceased, but his mother still survives, being a resident of Wilson town¬ ship. They had a family of nine children, seven daughters and two sons, of whom five daughters and the two sons are still living. Thomas S., the younger of the two sons, was born on his father's homestead in this county, on the 14th of August, 1843. He was reared here to majority receiving, as he grew up, such an education as could be had at that time in the common schools - one sufficient for all practical purposes. Ou the 1st of December, 1867, he was married to Miss Martha E., a daughter of Thomas R. and Kitty Grant, of this county. Mrs. Wisdom was born November 5, 1848. Mr. Wisdom settled on his present farm in the spring of 1871. His place contains 242 acres, and is fairly improved. He follows farming in a general way and raises some stock, particularly mules and cattle. He is a worthy farmer and well respected citizen of the township. Mr. and Mrs. Wisdom have a family of six children : John T., Joseph G., Wilmoth, Hamilton, Kitty and Gustava A. Three died in infancy, Ervin S., Allen B. and Minnie B. Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the Christian Church : he is also a member' of the A. F. and A. M.

Rev. Ephraim M. Young

minister of the old Baptist Church, and farmer. Mr. Young, one of the oldest residents of Audrain county, and a man whose name for a generation has been known to the people as that of an upright and in¬ dustrious farmer, has been engaged in the ministry of the Gospel for about sixteen years. He was a son of John Young, of this county, and wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Turner. His father came here from Sampson county, Kentucky, though he was originally from

North Carolina. He settled in Audrain county in 1837, and lived here until his death, which occurred October 28, 1852. His wife sur¬ vived him until September 1876, dying in the eighty-fifth year of her age. There were eight children in their family: Rebecca, Benjamin, Tobitha, Harrison, John, James, William and Ephraim M. Four ot these are deceased, Harrison, John, William and Tobitha. Ephraim, the subject of this sketch, was born five years before his parents re¬ moved to Missouri, in Sampson county, Kentucky, March 21, 1832. Reared in the early days of Audrain county, his school advantages were of course very limited and indifferent. But having a natural taste for mental culture, he applied himself to study during his leisure from farm work, and thus at an early age had succeeded in acquiring more than an average general education among the young men of the peViod. The heads of families who knew him, recognizing his superior qualifications in book learning, solicited him to teach school for the instruction of their children, which he followed successfully for several years. But in those days farming was about the best occupation one could follow, and he naturally turned his attention to that. On the 16th of February, 1854, he was married to Miss Lucretha Shields, of Howard county, a daughter of Thomas and Fannie (Johnson) Shields. Mr. Young has continued farming uninterruptedly in Audrain county from early manhood, and his long years of industry and good manage¬ ment have been rewarded with satisfactory results. He has a fine farm of 200 acres, which is well improved and has every natural ad¬ vantage for a first-class homestead and a good grain and stock farm. The place has running water on it and a good supply of timber and an abundance of fine coal. His coal measure, or mines, he is having worked and with good success. Mr. Young has been a member of the old Baptist Church for many years, and in 1868 he was licensed to preach. Since then he has been filling the Pulpit whenever and wherever occasion required his services. The work of the ministry is purely a work of duty and love ivith him, for he asks and will accept nothing for his services. He is a man of sincere piety, great earnest¬ ness as an expounder of the Gospel, and his labors in the church are not unrewarded by sinners being brought to repentance, and to humble themselves in prayer before the everlasting throne of grace. Rev. Mr. Young and his good wife have had a family of nine children : Joseph E., Elizabeth F., Nannie B., Medora, Benjamin L., Louella, Minnie L., Katie, Eva and Elizabeth. Elizabeth F. and Louella are deceased. Mr. Young's wife and children are members of the old Baptist Church.

Giles J. Adams

of section 9, has been justice of the peace in this district for the last seven years, and is justly regarded as one of the most capable and efficient, as he is one of the most popular, judges Wilson township ever had. He was born in Madison county, Kentucky, in 1816, a son of Joel Adams, who was born in 1797, and Mary Jane (Johnson) Adams, born in 1801, both natives of Pittsylvania county, Virginia. They had a family of nine children, Giles J. being the seventh. Joel Adams came to Mis¬ souri in 1854, and settled in Boone county, where he remained until his death ; his wife died in Kentucky. G. J. Adams was raised on a farm, and received a good common school education. He worked as a blacksmith for seventeen years, but has returned to his old life, viz. : farming. He owns 100 acres of well watered and improved land, 80 acres beinsr under cultivation. In 1837 Mr. Adams married Miss

Martha A. Denhorn, the daughter of Parker Denhorn, of Kentucky, by whom he had seven children: Margaret A., born June 29, 1840; William D., April 3, 1842 ; James H., July 17, 1845 ; Mary E., April 10, 1848 ; Lucretia D , January 19, 1850 ; Lucy Ann, October 16, 1851. Mrs. Adams died on January 15, 1879. On October 22, 1879 Mr. Adams married Mrs. Nancy Russel, who was born in Kentucky, May 26, 1826, and daughter of Abraham and Martha (Fore) Dith, natives of Virginia. Mrs. Nancy Adams had seven children by her first mar¬ riage. They were born on the following dates: William D., Decem¬ ber 29, 1845; James M., August 13, 1847; Ditto, July 8, 1849; Joseph J., June 8, 1851; Amanda J., February 28, 1853 ; George Ann, in 1855. Mr. Adams was not in either army during the Civil War, but was made a prisoner twice, the first time for sixteen days, the next for eight days. Mr. and Mrs. Adams are members of the Christian Church.

John F. Baker

farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Baker who is rapidly coming to the front as an agriculturist in Audrain county, like many of the younger farmers of this county, is by birth and bringing up a son of Missouri, a State, although not one of the oldest, one of the best, and destined to be one of the very first in the Union. This the character and enter¬ prise of the young men who have been and are being brought up within its borders are destined to make it. No State on the continent can point to a more promising class of citizens of its own production than Missouri. In Audrain county, the subject of the present sketch is a worthy representative of the native sons of this State. Mr. Baker was born in Boone county, on the 17th of October, 1851, and is now, therefore, only in his thirty-third year, yet he is one of the prominent farmers and stock raisers of the northern part of the county. His parents are Benjamin F. Baker and wife, whose maiden name was America F. Batcliffe, both now residents of Middle Wilson township. They came to this county from Boone county in 1861, and settled on the homestead where they now reside. Eight of their family of children are living: John T., George T., Alfonzo, now of Kansas; Ida T., now the wife of Dr. Charles Vernon ; Katie E., America A., William M., Joseph G. Two are deceased, Alfred M. and Dolena. John T. came to this county, of course, with his parents in 1861, and grew up to manhood on the farm in Middle Wilson township. His father, being himself a good farmer, and a thorough-going enterpris¬ ing man, John T. had all the advantages which accrue from beinobrought up by such a man. In other words, he was educated into be¬ ing an energetic, thrifty farmer, of which fact he has since given con¬ clusive proof. Starting out for himself when a young man, he has since carried on his farming operations with a degree of energy and intelligence worthy of a much older and longer experienced man. The result is in a few years he has succeeded in establishing himself comfortably as a farmer. He raises annually over 100 acres of grain, and from 20 to 75 head of cattle. He also feeds for the markets about 100 head of hogs. On the 30th of November, 1881, Mr. Baker was married to Miss Maria B. Scruggs, a daughter of John W. Scruggs, of Cole county. Mrs. Baker is a member of the Church. Mr. Baker is highly respected in Wilson township as one of its worthy citizens.

James Samuel Barnes

of section 7, farmer, hog raiser and dealer, of this county, was born in Randolph county, Mo., May 7, 1845, being a son of Benjamin Barnes, of Missouri, and Agnes Reed, of Kentucky. J. S. Barnes was the eldest son of their four children : Nancy, James S., Darwin Reed and William C. Benjamin Barnes was attracted by the brilliant accounts of Califor- nia, and bid his faithful wife and loving little ones a fond farewell for, as they thought, a while , but alas ! they were to meet no more in this world of trials, for in 1850 he died, far away from his home and loved ones. After some years Mrs. Barnes was married to J. II. Green, a farmer of Audrain county, where they now reside. On March 15, 1877, James Samuel Barnes and Laura M. Brockman, of Kentucky, were married. They have had four children : Tandy G. (deceased), Willie D., Walter W. and Fannie M. To Mr. Barnes is given the honor of being the first farmer in the neighborhood who owned thoroughbred hogs, in which he now does a general trading business. He has a farm of eighty acres all in cultivation and very well watered. In some parts there are indications of iron. Mrs. Barnes was the daughter of James T. Brockman, who was born in Kentucky, of Virginians, and Fannie B. Quisenberger, whose ante¬ cedents belonged to Kentucky lor three generations. They were the parents of seven children, viz: Mary Jane, Elizabeth, Tandy Q., Jacob X., Laura M., Addie G. and Maggie. J. S. Barnes' great¬ grandfather was a Welshman, his wife a German lady. J. Barnes, the grandfather of our subject, was married in Missouri, while shut up in a fort as a prisoner of the Indians. He and live others were compelled by the Indians to " run the gauntlet." Of these, four came out with their lives, but one fell a victim to that inhumane tor¬ ture. Peyton Stephens and J. Barnes were worthy and esteemed preachers in the Baptist Church. Peyton Stephens, after leading a long and model life, was called by his Redeemer to " enjoy the King¬ dom prepared from the beginning for him," in the year 1879. Mr. Barnes has a brother living in Callaway county.

John C. V. Baskin

who lives in Wilson township, on section 24, a successful farmer and stock raiser, Inis held the position of school director for the past fif¬ teen years in this district, and is one of the most energetic and popu¬ lar citizens in South Wilson township. He was born in Virginia on December 25, 1828, and is the son of an old and highly respected family of Virginia. Charles A. Baskin and his wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Vanlear, came to Missouri and settled fifteen miles north-east of Fulton in 1842. They had three children : John C. V., William T. S., James H. H. Mr. Charles A. Baskin died in 1855. His wife in 1877. In 1850 Mr. Baskin went to California. He crossed the plains with horse and mule teams. The company started from Weston May 10, and reached Weverville July 27, 1850. "At this place," Mr. B. said, " we started to mining; after a week went to Hengtown, on Deer creek, where we worked for a month ; after this we moved to several places, and finally came to the Marsaid river ; here we mined until 1852." By this trip he made a good deal of money and came home by way of Cuba, having been in one of the worst of sea storms while in the Gulf of California. Mr. J. C. Y. Baskin was married October 12, 1853, to Miss Marv A. Glendy, a na¬ tive of Callaway county, Missouri, and daughter of Samuel Glendy and Sally Shields, natives of Virginia. J. C. V. Baskin and wife have had three children, viz : Sarah E., born May 1, 1855; Charles A., born October 3, 1859 ; Ella J., born October 3, 1861. Of these, one daughter was educated at Hardin College. The other is at Concord. The son he sent to Quincy, Illinois. The oldest daughter has married James A. Harrison, and Ella J. married Robert Hooton. Mr. and Mrs. Baskin, and Mrs. Baskin's mother, Mrs. Glendy, an old lady of eightythree years, reside on the farm, which contains 223 acres of well-im¬ proved and watered land. There is a neat dwelling and good out-houses. John C. Y. Baskin entered the Confederate service in 1864, in the 9th Missouri, Company E, Parsons' brigade. He was fighting from Mis¬ souri to Arkansas, but was in no general engagement. Serving until the close of the war, he then surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana, and was paroled. Mr. Baskin lost two slaves by emancipation. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. The oldest daughter is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Baskin is a member of the I. O. O. F.

David C. Bond

one of those industrious, worthy Indianians, so many of whom have settled in Missouri since the war, to the great benefit of the State, was born in Miami county, Indiana, July 25, 1849, and was a son of Jesse and Jane (Cox) Bond, both also natives of that State. Mr. Bond was brought up to habits of industry on his father's farm in Indiana, and had the advantages of the ordinary schools in the neighborhood, which he did not fail to improve, thus securing a fair average education suf¬ ficient for all the practical purposes of farming and common business life. His father was ji man of great strength of character and per¬ fectly upright, as well as full of energy and industry. David C., coming up under such a father, of course became imbued with the characteristics similar to those of his parent, and thus it is that in his career up to the present time he has shown a disposition to live up¬ rightly and to succeed only by honest industry and good management. On the 22d of March, 1876, Mr. Bond was married to Miss Delia A. Olds, a daughter of Richard and Hester Olds, formerly of Jefferson county, New York. Mr. and Mrs. B. have one child, Emma Ger¬ trude, born September 18, 1877. Mr. Bond sold out in Indiana in 1879, and came to Missouri in 1883, and has since bought a fine place in Wilson township of about 400 acres, one of the handsome farms of the township, being set oft' with a fine residence and other tastily built improvements. He is now engaging quite extensively in stock raising, and will doubtless become one of the foremost farmers and stock men of this part of the county. Mr. Bond's father still resides in Indiana, and is a comfortable farmer and well respected citizen of Miami county. His mother died in 1856 and his father is married a second time. His father's present wife was formerly Miss Harriet Hough, a native to Ohio. There were five children of his father's first marriage, the others, besides David C., having been Robert, now of Indiana ; Paley, now deceased ; Emdline, now the wife of Rufus Men¬ denhall, of Indiana; and Charles, also of Indiana. By the second marriage there are four children living: Ira, now of Howard county, Missouri ; Nellie J., deceased ; Albert A., Ruth E. and Benjamin A., all at home. Mrs. Bond is a member of the Episcopal Church. She has three brothers and one sister living : Emma G., now teacher in a high school in Pennsylvania; Frank S., Pitt M. and Clay T., the last three of Denver, Indiana, where their parents also reside. Their mother's maiden name was Miss Hester Zeran.

William T. Bradley

section 24, was born in Virginia, February 14, 1821, and is the son of Thomas Bradley and Frances (Minter) Bradley, natives of Virginia. Thomas Bradley and wife emigrated to Missouri in 1842 and settled in Audrain county, where they resided until their death. Thomas Bradley and wife have had seven children : John G., Edward, Martha F., Sally A., Julia A., Elizabeth and W. T. William T. Bradley was married on February 1, 1844, to Miss Sarah G. Jesse, a native of Vir¬ ginia, the daughter of Will iam M. Jesse and Polly Ann Parker, who had sixteen children ; of those Mrs. Bradley was the fourth child. Mrs. Jesse is still living at the age of 82 years : her husband died in August, 1858, in Audrain county. William T. Bradley and wife have had ten children: John E., born April 12, 1846; Mary E., born March 16, 1848; William T., Jr., born August 15, 1850; Alex¬ ander, born January 21, 1853; Joseph S., born September 6, 1855 ; Martha F., born September 1, 1858 ; James K., born March 31, 1864 ; David, born March 16, 1866; Christopher C., born April 11, 1860; Ann M., born July 14, 1861. The farm contains 290 acres of land, all under fence but 10 acres. It is splendidly watered, part is devoted to pasture and part to cultivation. A creek runs through this tract, and affords an excellent watering place for his cattle and stock, which are of a good grade. Mr. W. T. Bradley has always shown himself a friend of the district schools. The farmers and citizens have acknowl¬ edged their appreciation of this fact by electing him school director. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley are worthy members of the Baptist Church.

Joseph S. Bradley

of section 24, a young and highly-respected citizen and farmer of this this county, was born in Audrain county, in 1855, and was a son of W. T. Bradley and Sarah G. Guthrie, natives of Virginia, who came to Missouri and settled in Audrain county, where he still resides. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bradley have had ten children, viz. : John E., Mary E., William T., Alexander, Joseph S., Martha F., Fannie, James R., Columbus and David L. Joseph S. Bradley was raised on his father's farm, and led the life mostly adopted by farm lads, viz. : helping on the farm during the summer or busy time, and attending the district school during the winter months. In September, 1879, he and Miss Nancy B. Wayne, a native of Missouri, were united in wedlock. She was the second daughter of James H. Wliyne and Elizabeth J. Bomar, natives of Missouri, who had nine children, viz. : LaurandaE., Nancy B., Sarah E., Leoder, John T., Anna C., James W., Mary J. and George S. Mr. Joseph S. Bradley and wife have one child, Elmer Earle, born July 6th, 1880. Mr. Bradley's farm contains 120 acres of land, all under fence and nicely improved. He also trades and raises a fine line of o-raded stock. Thev are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

Albert C. Brockman

an energetic farmer and worthy citizen of North Wilson township, came from that cardiac center of the Blue Grass Regions of Kentucky, Clark county, where he was born on the 8th of December, 1856, and was reared. His father was Jacob Brockman, now a well-to-do farmer of Boone county, Missouri. Mr. Brockman's mother, before her marriage, was a Miss Narcissa Quisenbury. She died compara¬ tively early in her married life,' and had been the mother of five chil¬ dren, three of whom are still living: Ormie, now Mrs. Robert B. Scott of Kentucky, and Colby T., now of Boone county, being the other two. In 1877 the family removed to Boone county where the father, now a venerable old gentleman, is still engaged in farming on a comfortable place which he owns in that county. He has married since his first wife's death, Miss Mary Stevenson becoming his wife, but no children have issued from his last marriage. Albert C. Brockman, the subject of this sketch, was reared on his father's farm in Ken¬ tucky, and came out with the family to Missouri in 1877. Here he soon afterwards engaged in farming for himself, and on the 8th of December, 1880, was married to Miss Grotia H. Prather, a daughter of James C. Prather, of Boone county, who is a near relative to Col. Griff Prather of St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Brockman have one child, an interesting little daughter, Ormie S., born September 25, 1881. About the time of his marriage Mr. Brockman bought a tract of land in Audrain county on which he made his home and has since resided. He has a good farm of 120 acres, and is otherwise fairlv well fixed. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the Christian Church. Mr. B. is a cousin to Messrs. John H. and James W. Brockman, whose sketch appears in this volume.

John Brown

section 15, farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Brown, a substantial farmer of this county, and one of the well respected citizen of South Wilson township, is a native of Kentucky, born May 26, 1814, and was the second son of William Brown, a native of Pennsylvania, and Margaret (Hamilton) Brown, a native of Kentucky, but raised in Virginia. William Brown died in Scott county, Kentucky, in 1829. His widow then emigrated with her family of eight children to Mis¬ souri 'and settled in Callaway, where she resided until her death in 1859. The subject of this sketch resided in Callaway county from 1833 to 1879, when he removed to his present home in Audrain county, South Wilson township. In April, 1849, he married Miss Jane Robertson, a daughter of John A. Robertson, one of the oldest settlers and best respected men in the county. John A. Robertson was born and raised in Kentucky, where he married Miss Nancy Carr, a native of the same place ; she became the mother of his nine child¬ ren. Mr. Robertson was killed by Jayhawkers during the war ; he was the original owner of the farm where Mr. Brown and wife reside. It contains 1280 acres of land all under fence, the greatest part of this large tract being devoted to pasturing ; he has some very neat and sub¬ stantial buildings, also a good young orchard. Mr. Brown is the owner of some very fine graded cattle. John Brown and wife have had seven children, viz. : Mary Kerr, born April 20, 1853 ; John W., born July 29, 1855 ; Nancy J., born April 14, 1857 ; James Robert, born September 8, 1859 ; Benjamin Allen, born December 29, 1861 ; George Hamilton, born February 25, 1864 ; Margaret A., born April 6, 1866. Nancy J. died in 1863. Mary Kerr was married to Joel Hitt on December 8, 1881, but died in 1882, leaving one child, Joel Kerr Hitt, born October 29, 1882. John Brown and wife are mem¬ bers of the Presbyterian Church, and they have been members of the Grange.

Braxton Brown

He also has a farm of forty acres of well watered and fertile land all under cultivation. The subject of this sketch was born in Ohio, in 1829, and is a son of Elijah Brown, of Virginia, and Mary Tulley, of Ohio. They emigrated to Missouri and settled in Clark county in 1851, where they had twelve children born to them, viz. : Rebecca, Isaac, John, Braxton, Mari ah, Judv, Madison, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Sophia and Alexander. Braxton Brown came to Audrain county in 1871, when he bought, improved and settled at his present homestead. On the 29th of October, 1859, he married Miss Elizabeth Smith, who was born on January 25, 1835, in the State ot Ohio, and was the eld¬ est daughter of Alexander Smith, of Virginia, and Mary Hersev, of Ohio. There was six children younger than Mrs. Brown (Elizabeth) : Amanda, John, Frank, Adam A. and Mary E., twin brother and sister, and James L. Mr. Smith and family came to Missouri in 1844 and settled in Scotland county, where he still resides. Mr. Brown has two children, Lennie Belle, who was born January 24, 1857, and Minnie Davis, born July 29, 1861. He entered the Con¬ federate service in 1861, in Greene's regiment, State service, where he served for some six months, when he was cut off from the main of section 27, was born in Callaway county, in 1848, and to-day stands among the foremost as a successful farmer, stock raiser and trader of his county. His wife, Miss Zarelda Campbell, a lady of marked abilities, was born in West Virginia, a daughter of Robert Campbell and Sally McDowell, both of West Virginia. Mr. J. Brown and Miss Campbell were married on June 15, 1881, for according to the poet :

On October 7, 1882, a little stranger came to gladden the hearts of the young couple. Her name is Edith Campbell Brown. The farm contains 500 acres of as good land as can be found in Audrain county. Mr. Brown has made some very good improvements on the farm ; a very large part of the land he has devoted to pasturage, as he makes a specialty of raising and trading in stock. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown are members of the Presbyterian Church. Joseph Brown's father, C. H. Brown, who was born in Missouri, married Miss Amanda McKarney. They had eight children, viz. : William, Robert, James, Mary, Joseph, Charles, John S. and James. Two of the boys, Robert and James, are dead. Mrs. Brown's parents had fifteen children, viz. ; James, Mary J., Ann E., John, Margaret, Robert, Bella, William, Alcerta, Catherine, Burnett, Thompson, Zerelda, Remmington and Ernest.

section 33, like most of the citizens of Callaway county now ap¬ proaching middle age, is a native of Callaway county. He was born December 23, 1849, near New Bloomfield. His parents, C. H. Brown, Sr., and Amanda Brown, nee McKarney, were born and reared in Mercer county, Kentucky. They emigrated to Missouri, and settled in Callaway county, near New Bloomfield, where their family of eight children was born, reared and educated. They were born in the folyears : William, May, 1838; Robert M., 1840; James M., 1842; Mary A., 1844; Joseph, 1847 ; Charles H., 1849 ; Maggie D., 1852; John S., 1856. C. H. Brown, Jr., married on the 13th ofDecember,

1877, a young lady he knew from childhood, she having been born and reared in the same township as himself, Miss Laura J. Curry, who was the youngest child of William M. Curry and Mary Snell, who, like Mr. Brown's parents, had been natives of Mercer county, Ken¬ tucky. Mr. and Mrs. Curry had ten children, eight of whom are living: Eliza Jane, Margaret C., Sarah A., John J., Marge, William C., Charles R. and Laura J. ; the two that died were infants. Mr. C. H. Brown, Jr., is the father of two bright and interesting children, Robert Argyle, born August 28, 1879, and Katie Ethel, who was born February 22, 1883. C. H. Brown, Jr., like his father, follows farm¬ ing, but gives more attention to stock trading and raising. He has some thoroughbred short horn cattle. The farm contains some 240 acres of land with good orchard and pasture, in fact, all the improve¬ ments necessary that makes a farm life a pleasure. Husband and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

J. S. Brown

of sections 27-28, is one of the most popular and highly-respected men in Callaway county, in which place he was born on the 29th of April, 1856. During his boyhood he assisted his parents on their farm, receiving his education at the neighboring schools, mostly during the winter months. His father, as is mentioned in the previous sketch, was one of the early settlers of Callaway county. On October 15, 1880, Miss Mintie, of St. Louis county, the daughter of John Northern and Ellen Frances Patterson, of Missouri, became Mrs. J. S. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Brown reside on a good farm, which contains 320 acres of splen¬ didly improved and watered land. They are the owners of some of the finest short horn cattle in the county. They have but one child, Clarence Melvin Brown, born November 6, 1881. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church. John Northern and wife, as is mentioned in a previous sketch, had six children. Mrs. Northern died in April, 1883; but Mexico holds as one of her ablest citizens John Northern.

James M. Bruce

of section 3, farmer and stock raiser, came to Audrain county, Missouri, in 1880, where he bought a neat fatm of 74 acres. Judging from the appearance of the place, it is safe to state that .lie is a man of industri¬ ous habits and refined tastes. There is a splendid orchard of choice fruit, and two of the finest springs in the county on this model farm.

His cattle ancl hogs are of the best grades. This quiet, industrious farmer is the worthy representative of George Bruce and Elizabeth Miller, natives of Virginia. He had ten brothers and sisters ; four died in infancy, but William, George, John, Franklin, Sarah and Ann are still living. George Bruce and wife moved to Ohio, thence to Illi¬ nois, where he and the partner of all his joys and sorrows passed away. Mr. Bruce died in 1877 at the old and respected age of eightyfour years ; his good wife died in 1858. In 1843 James M. Bruce married Miss Margaret Divens, of Ohio, daughter of Jacob Divens and Mary Thompson, natives of Virginia, who had four children, viz. : Margaret, Minerva and Allan ; one died in infancy. Mr. J. Divens died in Bainbridge, Ohio, September 16, 1833; his wife died Septem¬ ber 24, 1835. James M. Bruce and wife have had seven children : Minerva, born July 29, 1843 ; MaryE., born December 25, 1846 ; Alice L., born March 17, 1848; Artemesia, born October 7, 1850; Eliza, born October 10, 1853; Allen G., born December 18, 1855; John W., born May 29, 1857. Of these Alice L. died August 3, 1849, and Allen G. died June 26, 1856.

Charles H. Bruce

farmer and stock raiser. Although a native of Virginia Mr. Bruce was principally reared in Missouri, and has been a resident of Audrain county since he was fourteen years of age, or about thirty-two years. When he was ten years of age his parents, George and Batsey (Love¬ lace) Bruce, emigrated to Callaway county, Missouri, with their family, where they lived for about four years and then came over into Audrain county, settling in Wilson township where the father became a successful farmer and lived until his death, which occurred in 1862. The mother is still living and makes her home with one of the children in Caldwell county, Texas. Ten of their family of eleven children are living: James L., now of Washington Territory; Julia A., now Mrs. H. F. King, of Texas ; Thomas D., now of Mexico, this county ; Charles H., the subject of this sketch ; John E., a resident of Wash¬ ington Territory; Samuel A., George W., of Texas; Campnes I., also of Texas; Mary E., now Mrs. Viet, of Texas, and Alfred N., also of the Lone Star State. Charles H. Bruce was born in Halifax county, Virginia, March 13, 1833, and of course came out to this

State with his parents. After attaining his manhood and, indeed, before he was twenty-one years of age he engaged in farming for him¬ self and has since followed it. For a number of years past Mr. Bruce has also handled considerable stock, and now ships from 40 to 200 head of steers annually and from 50 to 300 hogs. He has a fine farm of 200 acres and has it comfortably improved. On the 26th of November, 1872, Mr. Bruce was married to Miss Jennie LaForce, daughter of Washington and Pheroba LaForce, of this county. Mrs. Bruce was born in Boone county, February 15, 1852: Mr. and Mrs. B. have three children : Edna B., George and Charles. Mr. Bruce has resided on his present farm since 1877. He is one of the energetic men of the county and is indebted to his own industry and personal worth almost alone for what success he has had in life. His wife is an exemplary member of the Christian Church.

John S. Bryson

Notwithstanding Mr. Bryson is one of the youngest farmers in North Wilson township he is one of the most thrifty and successful ones, considering his means, in this part of the county. He is one of those clear-headed, energetic young men, of steady habits and frugal, who, appreciating the duties and responsibilities of life, strive to dis¬ charge them in a useful and worthy manner ; and recognizing the fact that success can be honorably achieved only by industry and good management, he has gone to work with the determination to come to the front on this line or on none. Mr. Bryson was born in St. Charles county, Missouri, August 16, 1860. Reared on the farm in that county, he received a good common school education in the schools of his vicinity. He early started out in life for himself and later along came to Audrain county, where he has since resided. His residence here has been characterized by untiring industry and has not been without substantial results. Mr. Bryson has made himself a neat and excellent home and has one of the nicest small farms in the township. Considering his age and that he had little or nothing to begin on, he is unusually well fixed. On the 11th of January, 1881, Mr. Bryson was married to Miss Armilda H. Hays, who was born March 23, 1863, a daughter of Willis Hays and Harriet Hays, of St. Charles county. Mr. and Mrs. Bryson have one child, Orville, born December 9, 1881. One, besides, died in infancy. Mr. Bryson was a son of John William Bryson and wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Y. Moore. The former was born March 9,

1831, in Boone county, Mo., and the latter April 19, 1833, in St. Charles county, Mo. They were married December 5, 1858, in St. Charles county. Besides John S. they had two daughters, Virginia A., born November 3, 1859, in Jasper county, Mo., and Sarah Y., also born March 3, 1863, in Jasper county, but who died in St. Charles county, October 20, 1881. The father was killed during the war. He was taken out from his house on the pretense of making him a prisoner, and was wantonly and brutally shot down. The mother is now the wife of Thomas Sears, a wealthy farmer and prominent citizen of Jasper county.

Hillary B. Bush

farmer. The Bush family have been settled in this part of the State from an early day.. It was in 1845 that Mr. Bush's parents, Stephen J. and Julia A. (Gibbs) Bush, came out from Clark county, Ken¬ tucky, and settled in Audrain county. Here the father improved a large farm on which he resided for about ten years. He then ex¬ changed his place in this county for one across in Boone county, to which he removed, where he lived for about thirteen years. In 1868, having engaged in the ministry of the Christian Church nearly twenty years before, he received a call in Howard county, which he accepted. He preached in that county for many years, and continued his lifework in the ministry until his death, which occurred in 1880. Rev. Mr. Bush was a man of profound piety, and zealously devoted to the great cause of bringing souls to Christ. For 30 years he was a licentiate in the ministry, and most of his time was spent in earnest work in his sacred calling. He was twice married, his first wife hav¬ ing been called to her last rest many years before his death. His second wife, before her marriage, was Miss Lucretia Denham, of Boone county. She also is now deceased. In his first family there were six children, including Hillary B., the subject of this sketch, as follows : Alexander B., a gallant soldier under the ill-starred banner of the South, who fell at Corinth nobly fighting for the Southern cause; Andrew J., now of Texas ; Hillary B., the subject of this sketch ; William T., now deceased ; Julia A., the wife of Dr. William Smith, of Callaway county; and Nannie A., the wife of M. V. Orear. By the father's second marriage there was one child, a daughter, Mary E., now the wife of Henry V. Weidemeier, of Jacksonville, Florida. Hillary B. Bush was born in this county on the 12tli of January, 1848, but was principally reared in Boone county. His father gave him good common-school advantages, and on reaching manhood he became a farmer, the occupation to which he was brought up. On the 21st of March, 1871, he was married to Miss Flemmie H. Givens, a daughter of Elbert and Sarah Givens, of Boone county. Mrs. Bush was born in Fleming county, Kentucky, March 29, 1849. It was in 1872 that Mr. Bush bought a small place in Boone county and settled on it. This, however, he sold soon afterwards and removed to Columbia, where he was engaged in the hotel business for about 18 months. He then resumed farming, and in 1879 came to Audrain county and bought 80 acres, a part of his present farm. A man of industry and intelligence, he has added to this since, until he now has a good farm of 215 acres, and is somewhat extensively engaged in stock raising:. Mr. and Mrs. Bush are members of the Christian Church at Antioch. He and his good wife are blessed with three children : Aubrey C., Estella and Roy G.

Judge Robert Creed Carter

farmer and stock raiser. To say that Judge Carter is a representa¬ tive of the well known Carter family of Virginia, is a sufficient assur¬ ance to all who know anything about the history of prominent families of the Old Dominion of the position he occupies both ai=f a man and citizen in Audrain county. The history of this family has recently been given in a work published by the Virginia Historical Soci¬ ety, entitled "The Records of the Administration of Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia, 1752-1757." In this work appears the biography of Robert Carter, president of the Council of Virginia in 1726 and the owner of over 300,000 acres of land and some 1,100 slaves. A sketch of the life of Robert Carter, Jr., an eminent citizen and philanthropist, who voluntarily emancipated all his slaves, over 800 in number, is also given. Numerous other mem¬ bers of the family are mentioned. Judge Carter, the subject of this sketch, was a son of Creed Cannon Carter, who was born in Amherst county, Virginia, January 20, 1799. Judge Carter's mother, before her marriage, was a Miss Mary W. Clasby, born in Virginia in 1801. In 1830 Creed Cannon Carter emigrated from Virginia and settled in Callaway county, Missouri. There he bought an extensive tract of land and improved a large farm. He lived in Callaway county until near the close of his long and well-spent life. He became one of the prominent farmers of Callaway county and one of its most highly respected. He died in Boone county in the eighty- fifth year of his age. Judge Carter's mother died in 1869. There were eight chil¬ dren in the family, five of whom, including the Judge, are still living : Emily J., now the widow of William D. Hume, of Callaway county ; Nancy E., now the wife of William McClure, of Boone county ; Susan E., now the widow of James Long, also of that county ; Phebe E., the wife of George W. Smith, of Callaway county; and the youngest, Judge Carter, himself. Three are deceased: Thomas A., Mary C., the wife of Dr. G. C. Johnston, of Buchanan county; and Amanda S., who was the first wife of George W. Smith. Judge Rob¬ ert Creed Carter was born in Callaway county, July 17, 1838, and was reared on his father's farm in that county. He continued to reside in Callaway county engaged in farming and stock raising up to 1872, when he purchased land in Audrain county, and removed to this county and settled on his present place, known as Maple Grove farm. Both in Callaway and Audrain counties Judge Carter is known as a farmer of great energy, thorough-going enterprise, and as a broad and progressive-ideaed agriculturist. He has one of the best farms in North Wilson township, and is widely and highly respected through¬ out the county. A man of good education and well informed by a wide range of reading, he has long taken an intelligent interest in pub¬ lic affairs, and has come to be respected and trusted as a leader by those among whom he lived on account of his sound judgment and thorough knowledge of matters relating to the general interests of the county. A man of good business qualifications as well as of unques¬ tioned integrity, in 1880 he was called upon by the votes of a large majority of his fellow-citizens to serve them in the responsible office of county judge. With such credit and ability did he acquit himself of the duties of this position, that in 1882 he was re-elected by an over¬ whelming majority, and is now serving his second term in office. Judge Carter is a prominent member of the Masonic order, and also an active and useful member of the Baptist Church. On the 5th of December, 1866, he was married to Miss Nannie S. McClanahan, a refined and amiable daughter of John M. McClanahan, of Callaway county. Mrs. Carter was born in that county on the 15th of Novem¬ ber, 1840. Their union has proved a singularly happy one, and has been blessed with eight children, seven of whom are living: Mary A., Mattie L., John C., Thomas W . , Birdie, Maggie, Virgil C. and Nannie Laura. Virgil C. died in infancy. Mrs. Carter is also a mem¬ ber of the Baptist Church.

Elijah V. Chrisman

of section 1, an energetic and highly respected young farmer and citizen of this comity, is the descendant of members of old and respected fami¬ lies of Kentucky - Elijah English Chrisman and Jane A. Varnon, who came to Missouri in 1855 and settled in Boone county, where he still en¬ joys the pleasures of life ; his wife died in Audrain county, March 11, 1880. She was the mother of eight children : Nancy J., John L., Grace H., James O., Elizabeth M., Laura F., Maria E., Paulina F., JanettW., Elijah Y. E. Y. Chrisman's father was a farmer, who had Elijah's help in summer, but during the winter months he attended the neigh¬ boring schools where he received a fair education. On August 19, 1877, he married Miss Jane J. Roberts, daughter of one Francis M. Roberts and May Jane Asburg, natives of Boone county, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts had nine children : Jane J., Sam A., Lela B., Robert S., George P., Martha H., Mary F. and Francis M. As Mr. Chrisman confines himself strictly to farming, his farm of 80 acres, which is all under cultivation, is just about as pretty a farm as one sees in his travels through the country. Mr. and Mrs. Chrisman have had two children, but one died leaving Maude L., who was born January 19, 1881, to be the petted darling of this happy couple. E. E. Chrisman lost eleven slaves by emancipation, besides several good horses. The Missouri Militia, commanded by Hartman, burned his house twice and his barn once; in the last fire he lost two splendid horses. The family are members of the Christian Church.

Cyrus F. Clark

farmer and stockman. Mr. Clark, a worthy son of the old Granite State by nativity, in which he was also partly reared, now occupies a position in the front rank of farmers in this part of Audrain county. Although still comparatively a young man, the extent of his farm operations and of his stock interests are exceeded by few agricul¬ turists in Wilson township. Mr. Clark has shown himself to possess to a marked degree many of those stronger and better characteristics of New Englanders, which distinguish them by their success, and prom¬ inence in life wherever their fortunes are cast. In many respects the Yankee, as the native of the New England States is called, bears a striking resemblance in mental attributes and his methods of getting along in life, to the Scotchman. Clearness and quickness of intelligence are characteristic of both, - restless energy, untiring industry, sensi¬ ble frugality, and the knack of making the very best out of any situa¬ tion in life in which he may be placed. Thus the New Englander, like the Scotchman, scarcely ever fails, where his surroundings are not absolutely unfavorable, to establish himself comfortably and, indeed, to rise above the general average of those around him. Mr. Clark was born in Strafford county, New Hampshire, No¬ vember 17, 1847. His childhood and early boyhood were spent in his native county, but in 1855 his parents, John Clark and wife, for¬ merly Miss Betsey Jenness, removed with their family of children to Ohio and settled in Clermont county, where Cyrus F. grew to man¬ hood. There were six other children it* the family besides the subject of the present sketch: Betsey M. (now deceased), Jacob P. (also now deceased); John E., now of Arizona; Louella M. (now de¬ ceased) ; Oliver D. (now deceased) ; and Eben W., now of Arizona. Cyrus F. Clark, like his brothers, was reared to an agricultural life, and under his father learned those ideas and methods of farming bv which he has since been able to make a more than ordinarily success¬ ful career, considering his age, in this department of life. In 1867, Cyrus F. came to Missouri, his parents following two years later, settling in Audrain county. Here the father subsequently died, but the mother still survives and is now in New Hampshire. The same year Mr. Clark (Cyrus F.) bought a fourth interest in a section of land in this county, for he had accumulated some means of his own by teaching. And by way of parenthesis, it may be remarked here, that since that time he has taught school to some extent and with ex¬ cellent success, though not in recent years. On the 19th of January, 1876, he was married to Miss Wilmoth Simms, a daughter of William M. and Frances Simms of this county. She was born in Audrain county, October 31, 1847. About the time of his marriage Mr. Clark located on his present place, a handsome estate of 640 acres. Since that time he has been engaged in farming and handling stock to considerable extent. He annually raises from 100 to 300 acres of grain and feeds and grazes from 150 to 300 steers. He is of late turning his attention to horse and mule raising, owning some of the finest horses and jacks in the State, and is stocking his farm with brood mares. He also feeds and raises hogs which he ships to the wholesale markets, both to St. Louis and Chicago. Besides his home farm Mr. Clark has another fine place of over 800 acres. Such is a mere out¬ line of the extent of his farming and other interests in Audrain county. Certainly this is a showing which only a few men thirty-six years of age can present who started in life in the school-room. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have two children: Charles F., born January 3, 1879, and Fannie W., born August 6, 1833. Their eldest, a son, died in infancy. Mrs. Clark is a member of the Old Baptist Church. Mrs. Clark is a lady who is much esteemed by her neighbors and acquaintances for the amiability and kindness of her disposition, and her fine social qualities. A lady of culture, she is an ornament to society in which she moves, and exercises a refining and elevating influence on those was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1839, and was a son of Thomas Cogswell, who was born in Maine in 1799. His mother, before her marriage, was a Miss Mary J. Myers, also a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1815. The parents were married in the Key¬ stone State in 1836. Three of their family of four children are still living: James, now of Kansas; Samuel M., of Franklin county, Kentucky, and John T., the subject of this sketch. The other child, a daughter, Mary J., died in tender years. In an early day the family removed to Franklin county, Kentucky, and John T., after he grew up there, came to Missouri in 1860 and settled in Audrain countv, where he has since resided. In 1867 Mr. Cogswell bought his present farm in Wilson township. Besides running his farm Mr. Cogswell is foreman on the railroad, a position he has held for the last four years. He is a thorough-going man, and has made all he has by his own exer¬ tions. On the 19th of September, 1861, he was married to Miss Kate A., a daughter of James G. and Rebecca E. Wright, of this county. Mrs. Cogswell was born in Franklin county, Kentucky, December 30, 1842. Mr. and Mrs. Cogswell have four children: Mary B., died December 8, 1883, while the wife of James E. Haley; Virginia G., James W. and Martha T. Mrs. Cogswell is a member of the Baptist Church.

Daniel Perry Cox

section 34, is a worthy citizen and successful farmer of Wilson town¬ ship. He was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, April 6, 1814, and he is a son of Daniel Cox and Lydia (Hurst) Cox, both natives of Scott county, Kentucky. Of this union there were seven children, viz. : John W., born in 1808 ; Lucinda, born 1810; Emily, born 1812 : Daniel P., born 1814 ; Mary A., born 1816 ; Hannah, born 1818, and James,.

born in 1824. The father of this large family died on August 2, 1836, leaving his faithful wife to bear the burden alone. In the year 1836 she moved to Missouri and settled in Boone county, near Cedar creek. Her children were most all able to lend a helping hand in doing the farm work, so they succeeded very well. This good, Christian mother, and energetic and enterprising woman died in Audrain county in 1866. Daniel Perry Cox came to Missouri and settled with his mother in Boone county, near Cedar creek ; but in 1848 he moved to his present home in Audrain county. Daniel Perry Cox was married on the 1st of August, 1838, to Miss Margaret Shock, a young and greatly res¬ pected lady, who had come from Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are the parents of thirteen children, viz. : Sarah C., born May 26, 1839 ; Mary Ann, born February 15, 1841; Eliza J., born October 12, 1842; Thomas A., September 23, 1844; John J., born December 14, 1846 ; William H., born October 9, 1848; Barton W., born December 15, 1850 ; Margaret M., born October 9, 1853 ; Lucinda F., born Febru¬ ary 7, 1856; George P., born May 25, 1858; Albert H., born De¬ cember 27, 1859, and Susan F., born August 4, 1862. Of these the following are numbered among the dead : Mary A. Cox, died February 13, 1845 ; George P., died June 21, 1858 ; Thomas A., died December 26, 1863 ; Sarah C., died October 27, 1866. Mrs. Margaret Cox, their mother, died January 20, 1879. Eliza J. and Lucinda reside with their father at the old home, where he enjoys very good health. A remarkable fact concerning this old gentleman of seventy years is that he can read any print without glasses. Mrs. Cox's parents, John Shock, a Virginian, and Mary Bealor, of Kentucky, had nine children : Miller was born January 12, 1799 ; David, October 8, 1800; Henry, April 3, 1802; Hector, March 19, 1804; Eliza, October 28, 1807 ; Mary, 1810; William, February 8, 1812, Margaret (Mrs. Cox) was born May 30, 1817, and Sally was born November 13, 1824. John Shock came to Missouri in 1820 and settled in Howard county, but the next year he removed to Columbia, in Boone county, near where Columbia now stands.

B Alton W. Cox

section 1, farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Barton W. Cox, a native of Boone county, Missouri, born December 15, 1850, is one of the neatest and most business like farmers of Wilson county. His farm contains 430 acres all under fence, with good, substantial improvements; his stock is among the best graded. Barton W. Cox was married to Miss Paralea Shelton on May 30, 1871 ; his bride was born and reared in

Missouri. Her father, Edmond Shelton, of Tennessee, married a young lady of Missouri, whose maiden name was M. J. McCarty. They had five children, Paralea, Tennessee, Virginia, Robert and Nancy Ann. Mr. Cox and wife have five children, viz. : Edmond Lee, born July 19, 1872 ; Eva Lena, born February 20, 1874 ; William Monroe, born January 13, 1877 ; Margaret Jane, born October 3, 1879 ; Thomas Earle, born November 1, 1881. D. P. Cox and his wife, Margaret Shock, were born and raised in Kentucky ; they came to Missouri in 1832, and settled in Boone county, from which place they moved to Audrain, where Mr. Cox now resides, in 1849. This indus¬ trious and ambitious couple were the parents of the following children : Catherine, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Thomas A., John J., William, Hector, Barton W., Margaret M., Fannie, Susan F. and Albert H. Cox. Barton W. Cox and wife are members of the Christian Church.

Jacob Davis

-of section 14, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Ohio, Jefferson county, April 2, 1809, the son of Jassett Davis, a native of Virginia, and Mary Sheples, a native of Pennsylvania. This couple had fifteen children, our subject included, thirteen of whom they raised to man and womanhood. Jacob Davis was brought up on his father's farm, where he learned a thorough knowledge of farming and stock raising, and to-day owns a tract of 320 acres, all well improved and splendidly watered. He trades in cattle and sheep, and makes it a point to keep a general line of stock of the best grades. Mr. Davis came to Audrain county and settled on his present place in 1866. He was married in Ohio to Miss Rachel Mushrush, on March 27, 1832. The bride was a daughter of Jacob Mushrush and Catherine Saltsmon, natives of Penn¬ sylvania. Jacob Davis and wife have had eight children, all are living : Levy, born August 19, 1831 ; Eliza, born February 20, 1833 ; Sam¬ uel, born May 18, 1835, Martha J., born November 11, 1837 ; Wm. C., born April 1, 1839 ; Lewis G., born May 6, 1841 ; Johnson, born April 6, 1843; Melacandria, born November 28, 1846.

Robert L. Davis

for nearly half a century a citizen of Missouri and for about thirty years past a resident of Audrain county, was born in the Old Domin¬ ion, in Prince William county, on the 29th of November, 1813. In 1837, having grown to manhood in the meantime, and his father's family having determined to cast their fortunes with the new country of Callaway county in this State, then fast settling up, he came out to Missouri, and made preparations for the removal of the family to that county. Having prepared a home for them he returned to Vir¬ ginia, and brought the family out the following year. They lived in Callaway county near Millersburg for about eighteen years. During this time the father died, and in 1854 the family came over into Audrain county. The mother died in Mexico in 1865. She was for many years a member of the Old Baptist Church. Four of their family of nine children are living: Jane, now a widow of John Blackwell and a resident of Mexico ; Robert L., the subject of this sketch ; William A., of this county; and Salina C., now the wife of Dr. W. H. Lee, of Mexico. Those deceased are: Nancy, Lawrence E., Amanda M., the wife of Charles C. Marshall, of Sangamon county, Illinois; John F., and Lucretia C., the wife of James Rodman,, deceased. On the 17th of March, 1841, Robert L. Davis was married to Miss Sarah J., a daughter of Alexander and Agnes Hord, of Cal¬ laway county. Mrs. Davis was born in Culpeper county, Virginia, April 21, 1820. Mr. and Mrs. D. have nine children : John A., Law¬ rence E., Priscilla F., the wife of R. D. McCord, of Clay county, Kansas; Simon T., of Monroe county, Missouri ; James H., Robert L., of this county, and Mollie P. Two are deceased, Malinda A. and Sarah A. Mr. Davis settled on his present place in 1855. Here he has a fine farm of about 300 acres, and raises large quantities of grain and handles stock quite extensively.

Robert W. Edmonston

of section 26, one of the model farmers and stock raisers of South Wilson township, and who, by his energy and intelligence, has come to be one of the substantial property holders of the county, was born in Callaway county, Missouri, on February 23, 1852, and was the son of Winfield Jackson Edmonston, a native of Maryland, but of English descent, and Christian Moots, a native of Ohio. This couple were married in 1839, and came to Missouri and settled in Callaway county in 1841. It was here that they reared their family of eight children, viz.: James Owen, Mary E. (now deceased), Sarah Ann E. (also deceased), William Albert, Charles Winfield, Robert W., Nannie Vir¬ ginia, and Charles Coonrod, who died in infancy. Mrs. Christian Moots died on April 9, 1879. Her husband is now' a resident of Audraiu county. Robert W. Edmonston, the subject of this sketch.

was married on January 15, 1879, to Miss Annie Mary, a native of Callaway county and daughter of John Thomas Henderson, of Ken¬ tucky, and Nancy A. Allen, of Callaway county. Mr. Henderson came to Missouri and settled in Callaway county as early as 1829. He and his wife still reside near the old homestead, where they are esteemed as good, kind neighbors. Robert W. Edmonston and wife have had one child, Clark Owen, born December 12, 1879. He has 303 acres of land all under fence, with good improvements in all departments ; there is a fine residence and neat outhouses and a good orchard. Mr. Edmonston deals in horses, mules, cattle, hogs and sheep. All are of the best grades. He and his wife are members ot the Methodist Church.

Presley S. Edwards

farmer, was born in Boone county, Missouri, April 11, 1839, and was a son of Presley S., Sr., and Mary (Simms) Edwards, his father a native of Tennessee, and his mother also of the same State. The parents marrying in Tennessee, they came to Missouri in about 1819, and settled in Boone county, where both subsequently died, the mother surviving her husband, however, for many years. She died February 18, 1877. Presley S. Edwards, Jr., the subject of this sketch, was reared in Boone county, and at about the age of twenty-two was married on the 21st of February, 1851, to Miss Elizabeth F. Hamilton. In the meantime, however, the family of his parents had removed to Audrain county, and he continued to make his home here after his marriage. He had been a resident of this county for about thirty-five years, and is justly classed as one of its old and respected citizens. Mr. Edwards has followed farming thus far through life and is known as a worthy, industrious farmer. Mr. and Mrs. E. have a family of six children : Mary M., Laura E., Edward D., Wilmoth S., Hattie B. and Luther. Walter C., next to the youngest, died in boyhood. Mrs. E. is a member of the Christian Church, and a pious, devout-hearted women. Her husband is a worthy member of the A. O. U. W., occu¬ pying an enviable position among the Select Knights of that order.

John J. Edwards

farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Edwards, although hardly a middleaged man, has a comfortable property, and is in a situation to become, at no distant day, one of the large farmers and stock raisers of this part of the country. He has a good farm of 200 acres, and, still having twenty or thirty years more of industrial activity before him, it is but just to expect that unless overtaken by some unavoidable mis¬ fortune he will become a man of considerable means. Mr. Edwards is one of those energetic, industrious men, who, having the courage to work their way up in life, also have the good judgment to save what they accumulate, thus ultimately becoming more than ordinarily suc¬ cessful. By nativity and bringing up he is a Missourian. He was born in Boone county on the 12th of May, 1843, and was reared in that county. At the age of twenty he was married to Miss Zerelda F. Wilcoxon, a daughter of John and Margaret Wil'coxon, of that county. Mr. Edwards' wife was born on the 27th of January, 1845. They have five children : Christopher W., John W., Samuel B., Hattie E., Mary N., Nellie R. and Floyd A. Mr. Edwards came to his present farm in 1881. He and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and Mr. E. is a member of the Select Knights at Centralia of the A. O. U. W.

Benjamin F. Ellis

section 36, an industrious farmer and cattle raiser, was the son of Michael Ellis, a native of North Carolina,, and Miss Margaret McClure, who was a daughter of William McClure, who claimed Ireland as his native land. Mr. McClure served through the war as one of Washington's aides-de-camp. In the year 1826 the grim reaper, death, claimed him as his own. Mr. Michael Ellis and Miss McClure were married about the year 1810. By this marriage he had nine children : Benjamin F., William M., Jane H., John, Mary Ann, David W., Elizabeth Jane, James H. and a little darling who died in its infancy. In the year 1848 the family suffered an irreparable loss in the death of their be¬ loved mother. After her death, Mr. Ellis removed to Alabama, where he died in the year 1853, leaving behind him a worthy family of children to perpetuate his name and honor and cherish his memory. B. F. Ellis, the original subject of this sketch, was born on July 31, 1811, and like his father, is a native of North Carolina, where he spent his boyhood, receiving his education from the common schools of the district. After some time he moved to Tennessee, where he met, wooed and married Miss Theresa Ann, daughter of John Patton, a native of Tennessee, but her mother, Mrs. Sarah Patton, nee Yates, was formerly of Kentucky. By this marriage Mr. Ellis had nine children, viz.: Sarah J., James Michael, Elizabeth Adeline, Mary

Ann, John Patton, Margaret Emily, Newton Franklin, George W., Dora Frances. In 1842 Mr. B. F. Ellis emigrated to what is now called Lawrence county, Mo., where he remained until 1864. During the war he lost considerable property, for which the government failed to compensate him. In 1865 he, with his family, removed to their present home in Audrain county, which consists of a well stocked farm, with a good orchard and 80 acres of land. Mr. Ellis and chil - dren are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

James M. Ellis

section 35, having been born and raised on a farm, naturally enough, in after years when it became necessary for him to do for himself, he adopted the same means as his father; so to-day his farm shows signs of thrift and industry. It consists in a splendid orchard and 96 acres of improved land ; it is one of the most fertile on account ol its being so well watered. Benjamin F. Ellis, his father, was born in North Carolina, and his mother, whose maiden name was Theresa Ann Patton, was born and reared in Tennessee, where they were married and lived until they emigrated to Missouri in 1842. James Ellis was eno'ao'ed in farming when the war commenced. He enlisted in the State service in Crawford's battalion, Ram's division, September 1, 1861. He entered the Confederate service in 1862, in Burns' regi¬ ment, Parson's brigade. He remained in the Confederate service until the close of the war. The command surrendered at Shreveport, La. He was not present at the time but received a parole afterwards at Marshall, Texas. He then went back to farming and settled down in life by marrying a young lady who was born and raised in Missouri r. Miss Mary J., daughter of G. H. Baynham, of Virginia, and Martha James, of Kentucky. Mr. Ellis and his wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Ellis had been a member of the Grange.