Buchanan County, Missouri - Chapter 28: Reminiscences, 1904 (part 13 of 18)

With the exception of two years during tlie Civil War, spent in Kansas, our subject has always lived on his present farm. He has 104 V2 acres in his farm, one-half of which he has cleared himself, and follows general farming and stockraising. He ships cattle and hogs and raises a large acreage of corn. His home is one of comfort and convenience and his barns, fences and orchards all show the good management which has gained him his reputation as a good farmer. Mr. Maddox is also entitled to regard as a survivor of the Civil War, one who offered his services in the time of his country's need. In July, 1864, he enlisted in Company B, 17th Reg., Kansas \'ol. Inf., under Col. S. A. Drake, and remained in the service until the close of the war. His duties were mainly confined to guard duty and scouting and, on account of fever, he was twice confined in a hospital, once at Pueblo, Kansas, and again at Leavenworth, Kansas. He has a good record as a soldier and takes a justifiable pride in the same.

In 1866, in Kansas, INIr. Maddox was married to Ellen Corwin, who was born in Indiana in 1846, and died here on February 22, 1874, leaving one child, Samuel P., a resident of Platte County, who has one girl, - Opal.

In July, 1875, ^'^^- Maddox was married to Mrs. Katherine Parson, who was born in Platte Comity, Missouri, and they have one daughter, Effie Jane, who married Albert Cone, of Buchanan County, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Cone have two sons : David and Leonard. Mrs. Maddox had two children by her previous marriage ; Ida. who married x\lbert Munkers, of Johnson County, Missouri, and Alfred of Colorado.

Mr. Maddox has always been identified with the Republican party, casting his first presidential vote for General Grant. He has always taken an active interest in township affairs as well as outside matters, and has served three terms as road overseer. The family is one which stands well in Platte township and Mr. Maddox is a worthy representative of this pioneer family.

ERSCHEL BARTLETT, a member of the firm of Bartlett Brothers and president of the Bartlett Brothers Investment Company, of St. Joseph, was born in Washington township, Ripley County, Indiana, November 23, 1841, and is a son of David and Phoebe (EHsworth) Bartlett. Josiah Bartlett, the grandfather of our immediate subject, was born in Connecticut, a scion of an old colonial family. He later went to New York, thence to Hamilton County, Ohio, and died there, aged 80 years. His son, David Bartlett, was born in Connecticut, March 9, 1808. He was reared on a farm and learned the trade of tanner and currier, a tannery, in those days, often being a part of the equipment of a farm. About 1825 he accompanied the family to Hamilton County, Ohio, and there went into the tanning business with his brother, removing prior to 1 841 to Ripley County, Indiana, led to settle there account of the quantities of oak bark obtainable for use in tanning.

Here he farmed and operated a large tannery and also carried on shoemaking and the manufacture of harness, thus by his business enterprise combining the three by-products, as modern ideas would express it, from his extensive stock-raising. He belonged to the Odd Fellows and was a Republican in his political sympathy. In 1852, in the hope of restoring his wife to health, he went to California and during two years' residence there, he carried on a dairy business in Sacramento. In 1858, with his family, he removed to Atchison County, Missouri, and later, to St. Joseph, but after residing here a few years he returned to the farm in Atchison County. He died September 19, 1870, and his remains were laid by the side of his wife at New Haven, Hamilton County, Ohio. He married Phoebe Ellsworth, who was born in Pennsylvania and was a daughter of William Ellsworth, who was born in Ireland. Their children were : Josiah and Virgil, both deceased ; Herschel, of this sketch ; William H., deceased; David L. ; and Lucv A., wife of Albert Bartlett, of St. Joseph.

Plerschel Bartlett remained with his parents until of age, alternately farming and teaching school, and he accompanied the family in its removal to Atchison County, Missouri, in 1858. They resided in the neighborhood of Tarkio until 1862, and then the whole family removed to St. Joseph, and our subject became an employee of a local dry goods house and then became a distributing clerk in the Post Office.

In 1866 was founded what is the oldest and has become the largest and most comprehensive real estate business of this citv. It was started by our subject, in partnership with his brother, the late William H. Bartlett, merely as buyers and sellers on their own account. In 1874 they commenced negotiating loans for Eastern parties and their investment business has now become the leading feature of the concern. About this date a third brother, David L., was taken into partnership, and in 1898 the Bartlett Brothers Investment Company was incorporated, with Herschel Bartlett as president; David L.. as vicepresident and William H., as secretary and treas-

On September 23, 1881, Herschel Bartlett was married to Emily P. Nye, who is a daughter of James A. Nye, of St. Joseph, and they have one son, Philip C. K., who is at Yale, preparing for graduation in the class of 1908. Mr. Bartlett ' is an elder in and has been one of the trustees of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Both he and his brother David L. are members of the Republican party and first-class, representative citizens.

David L. Bartlett was born April 27, 1848. After coming with the other members of the family to St. Joseph, he was connected with the railway service and mercantile lines until he became a member of the present firm. He married Grace Graves, of Boston, Massachusetts, and they have one son, - Latham Herschel.

This great business enterprise represents the energy and ability of one family. Both the survivors are men of unblemished character who command the confidence and respect of all who have dealings with them or meet them in social intercourse.

D\\^\RD A. PRINZ, proprietor of Prinz's Academy of Dancing, of St. Joseph, and probably one of the best instructors in the terpsichorean art in this section of the State, was born in St. Joseph, October 3, 1872. and is a son of Peter and Caroline (Wagner) Prinz.

Peter Prinz was born in Germany and was eight years of age when he accompanied William Gernandt to America. They remained in the State of New York for a time and then came to St. Joseph. Here Mr. Prinz learned the barber's trade and later became a member of the Fire Department, of which he was foreman for many years. He conducted his barber business until 1898, since which time he has been associated in business with our subject. He married Catherine Wagner, of St. Joseph, and they had six children, namely : Emelia ; Josephine, wife of James J. Cavanaugh, of San Francisco ; Edward A. ; Frederick A. ; Annie W., wife of Edward J. Kerner, of St. Joseph ; and Augustus, a musician at the Orpheum Theater, of this city. Frederick A. died August 29, 1904, aged 25 years. He had been associated with our subject in business. He is survived by a widow, formerly Nellie Maxwell, and one son, - Fred Melvin.

Linnencamp's parochial school in St. Joseph, and, as a little lad, began his business career, by carrying a newspaper for the St. Joseph Herald. Later he became connected with the business department of this paper and continued in its employ for five years. During all this period he had improved every opportunity to study dancing as a graceful art, in preparation to embracing it as a career. In 1891 he opened his first school for instruction in dancing, in old Younger Hall, at the corner of Eighth and Edmond streets. After one season, during which he received much encouragement, he moved to the Samuels Building at Sixth and Charles streets, and in 1898 to his present commodious quarters in Columbia Hall, in the Irish-American Building. His reputation has grown to such an extent as a teacher of deportment and the graceful and useful art of dancing, that last year his pupils numbered 1,100, of both sexes. In addition to his nrivate school and classes, he is the dancing master at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, and for the past three years has also been instructor at the Blees IMilitary Academy, at Macon, IMissouri. His methods are those recognized by polite society all over the world and his careful instruction covers every form of the subject. Many of his pupils belong to St. Joseph's most exclusive society.

Mr. Prinz has two sons : Leroy Jerome, born in 1897; and Edward A., Jr., born in 1901. He is a member of the Catholic Church. His fraternal connections include the Elks and the American National Association of Masters of Dancing.

HARLES H. BUCKMAN, one of the well-known citizens of St. Joseph, now living retired after a successful mercantile career, was born in Washington County, Kentucky, July 5, 1831, and is a son of James W. and Mrs. Susan (Yates) (Fenwick) Buckman.

The paternal grandfather was one of the pioneers who first penetrated into what was then the almost forbidden land of Kentucky. He was born in Maryland, but with his brother Ignatius went to Kentucky in young manhood, settling in what is now Washington County, right among the Indians. For this hardihood, Ignatius paid with his life and the grandfather passed through manv thrilling adventures. James W. Buckman died in Kentucky, where his whole life was spent, in 1862, aged 70 years. The farm on which he Hved had been preempted by his father-in-law, but it had been included in a prior French claim, which was brought forward by Governor Wickliffe, as were thousands of others at that time, and thus the land was lost to the family. Those were days of great injustice and many of the pioneers saw the results of years of privation, danger and industry taken from their children. James W. Buckman married Mrs. Susan Fenwick, who was a daughter of Thomas Yates of Washington County, Kentucky, and they had four children, three of whom reached maturity, namely : James, deceased ; Charles H., of this sketch ; and Paul C, who was killed in the Civil War, during his first three months of service in the Federal Army. By her previous marriage, Mrs. Buckman had four sons and two daughters. Her father was one of the earliest settlers of \\'ashington County, Kentucky. The family belonged to the Catholic Church.

Our subject worked on the home farm until the land was wrested from the family, when he was about 18 years of age. With his father he then went into the mercantile business, in the dry goods line, at New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky, and remained there until 1853. He then entered the employ of Sylvester Johnson, who kept a general store there, with whom he continued until 1856. In the fall of 1856 he was married and then in the spring of 1857 came to St. Joseph. The trip consumed two weeks, made by steamboat from St. Louis, landing in this city on the I St of April, 1857.

Mr. Buckman immediately entered the employ of Tootle & Fairleigh, and he remained with that firm until 1865 and then entered into a partnership with R. McDonald, under the firm name of R. McDonald & Company. They founded the first wholesale dry goods house in St. Joseph and the business was continued for 12 years, assuming large proportions. Mr. Buckman then retired and removed to Seneca, Kansas, where he entered into a retail dry goods business for some four years. In 1884 he returned to St. Joseph and since that time has not been connected with individual business enterprises.

In 1856, Mr. lUickman married Martha L. Quiggins, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and they had eight children, namely: Charles W., of St. Joseph ; Martha Louisa ; F"rank H. ; Mary Agnes, wife of William S. Harrington, of St. Joseph ; Victor L. ; Emma B. ; John E. and Bertha R.

During his long commercial life, ]\Ir. Buckman proved himself a good citizen, assisting in the various public-spirited enterprises and supporting its moral and educational movements. He belongs to those whose enterprise and ability helped to accomplish St. Joseph's prosperity.

APT. JOHN PATTON, one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Rush township, Buchanan County, who resides on his well-cultivated farm of 120 acres in section 27, is also a distinguished survivor of the great Civil War, in which he served with gallantry. Captain Patton was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee, October 13, 1 82 1, and is a son of Thomas and Martha (Blakeley) Patton.

The Patton family is of Scotch-Irish extraction, and its early founders in America settled in North Carolina, where branches still remain. Thomas Patton, father of Captain Patton, was born in the "Old North" State, later removed to Tennessee, and in 1831 come to Missouri and settled on a farm in Jackson County, where he lived until 1844, when he removed to Nodaway County and later to Gentry County, where he purchased a large body of unimproved land. About 1848 he came to Rush township, Buchanan County, where he died in 1855 at the age of 75 years. He married Martha Blakeley, of Tennessee, who died in 1833 in Jackson County, the mother of these children: Andrew C, Margaret, Matilda, Robert, Katherine, Charles, Mary, Thomas, John, and Ganum. Of these our subject is the only survivor.

John Patton attended a Quaker school in Jefferson County, Tennessee, until he was 10 years of age, when the family moved to Jackson County, Missouri. Educational opportunities were limited here and the greater part of his time was passed in hard work on his father's fanri. When he reached maturity, he began to farm for himself, in Nodaway County, where he owned the first quarter section ever preempted. Pioneer conditions still existed here and after two years - (in 1847) he traded his land in this county for land in Gentry County, on which he resided until t86i. The excitement of war had then spread over the country, and men were taking sides as their convictions led them, and in ^lay, on the day following the battle of Wilson's Creek, he with six companions jojned the Confederate forces under General Price. This was not, however, his first military experience, as he served 14 months in the ^Mexican War, as a member of the Second ^Missouri Cavalry, and an interesting incident was that in this service his captain was the Brigadier-General Slack of his command in the Civil War. and his colonel was Major-General Price, his beloved commander in his second service. After his enlistment. Captain Patton returned to Gentry County and raised a battalion of 400 nien, was made its major, and they joined General Price at Lexington. In January, 1862, the command was reorganized at Springfield, Missouri, and our subject was made captain of Company H, Second Missouri Cavalry, under Col. Elijah Gates, and in that capacity he served until his capture at the battle of Champion Hills, in 1863. He took part in the battles of Blue Lexington. Pea Ridge, the two battles of Corinth. Grand Gulf and Champion Hills. He was paroled in ]\Iarch, 1865, after 21 months imprisonment on Johnson Island, and walked all the way from Richmond to Mobile, to rejoin his regiment. However, as he was under parole, his fidelity to his cause could not be recognized, and he returned to Missouri.

Captain Patton found the family estate in bad shape, his own wealth had melted away, and, confronted with these facts, he began to resume his old occupations, bravely accepting what was ineivtable. He began the redeeming of 400 acres of land in Gentry County, cutting the timber and selling ties, and subsequently traded the land for his present farm in Buchanan County, on which he settled, ^March 10, 1867, and where he has resided ever since. He has a very fine property here, in good condition, well-improved, and a comfortable and attractive home.

On May 12, 1844, Captain Patton married Sarah Bowers, a daughter of William Bowers, of Jackson, ]\Iissouri, who died in 1850, while he was in California. She was survived by two children: Luthena, wife of G. W. Brumfield, a farmer in Montana : and John, a resident of Arizona. Captain Patton was married Januarv 15, 18^5. to Almeda Jane Sego, a daughter of Lemuel D. Sego. of Gentry County, Missouri, and they had two children : Ambrose, who is circuit clerk of Buchanan Counnty ; and Sterling Price, who resides on the home farm with his father. The last named married Bina Whitlow, a dausrhter of Benjamin Whitlow, of Winthrop, and has two sons, - Mnton W. and an unnamed infant. ]\Irs. Patton, mother of these sons, .died in 1895, aged 61 years.

Captain Patton has survived many of his old comrades in arms and many of those who crossed the plains with him, by ox-team, to California, in 1849. He was one of the Argonauts of that interesting period of our country's history. For one year he worked at mining in the gold fields and then opened a mine store which he conducted until 1853, when he returned to Missouri. He has always been a consistent Democrat and has been honored by his party on many occasions. He was the first sheriff of W^orth County, under appointment of Governor Jackson, and for a number of years served as a justice of the peace in Gentrv Countv. His long life has been full of events and few can recall the incidents of the past half century with more clearness or dramatic interest. Having personally participated in two of the great wars of the country, having been one of that daring band to cross the great American Desert and scale the mountain passes, and a pioneer along the border of civilization, his recollections are of such a nature that they deserve preservation in lasting form. In the evening of life, he finds himself surrounded by devoted kindred and many friends and this incomplete record is but a small tribute to one of Buchanan Countv's notable men.

the well-known firm of \\"illiam Krumm & Sons, florists. Mr. Krumm was born April 13, 1829, in Erfort, Germany, where his parents spent their entire lives.

At the age of 18 years, William Krumm landed from ?. German vessel at the port of New York. He had been liberally educated and was not without means, and soon penetrated as far West as Council Blufl:'s, Iowa. His first visit to St. Joseph was while on a hunting trip. Later he went South and spent four years in the city of New Orleans. In Cincinnati he learned the trade of builder and perfected himself in the profession of architecture and in the various cities in which he lived he carried on business as architect and builder. In 1856 he went to California and worked for a year in the mines in Placer Countv, and upon his return located at Quincy, Illinois. After his marriage there, shortly after, he established himself in business at Quincy, where he remained for four years and then moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he resided until 1865, when he came to St. Joseph to settle permanently.

In 1869, Mr. Krumm bought 25 acres of land in section 22, township 57. range 35. Washington township, at 28th and Hickory streets, St. Joseph, and started into market gardening and floriculture. His beginnings were on a very modest scale but have so expanded that the greenhouses of the firm now cover two acres and plants and flowers are shipped all over Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, and still fartlier West. As his sons grew up, Mr. Krumm took them into partnership and they now manage the entire business, the founder of it having been practically retired for some years.

At Quincy, Illinois, Mr. Krumm married Margaret Rufif, a native of Alsace, France, and they have had a family of seven children, namely ; Casper, who follows the business of harness-making, at Kansas City ; William, Jr., who is a carriage-maker and blacksmith, at Wliitman, Kansas ; John, Henry and Frederick, all of whom reside with their father, who make up the firm of Krumm Brothers, florists, at St. Joseph : Ada, who is the wife of A. Lazaleer, a farmer of Washington township ; and Maggie, who is the wife of Frederick Leight, a gardener of \\'ashington township.

The business established by Mr. Krumm continues to be one of the successful enterprises of St. Joseph. In addition to the large greenhouses mentioned above, Krumm Brothers operate a store at No. 704 Felix street. The young men have grown up in the business under their father's instruction and supervision and are not only practical florists but are also good business men. Mr. Krumm has the satisfaction of knowing that all his children are well established in life and are respected members of their various communities.

Politically, Mr. Krumm has been identified with the Republican party ever since attaining his majority, but has never consented to accept public office of any kind. His fraternal relations as a Mason include membership in the Blue Lodge: Royal Arch Chapter; Commanderv Knights Templar: and Moila Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He is also an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Knights of Honor of St. Joseph. He is a member of the Christian Church.

ILLIAM F. ROSS, D. D. S., a prominent practitioner of dental surgery, at St. Joseph, was born at Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri, September 25, 1870, and is a son of John A. and Martha R. (Howell) Ross.

The father of Dr. Ross was born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and accompanied his parents to the United States in 1840. After a short period in Ohio, they came to Northwestern Missouri, among the early pioneers of this locality. The family engaged extensively in farming and stockraising. In 1849 John A. Ross crossed the plains to California, where he met with great success in the gold regions. In 1852 he returned to Gentry County, Missouri, where he bought a land claim and kept adding to his property until he owned 1,500 acres. He devoted his energies for a time to the raising of cattle and became the largest shipper in the county. In 1886 he removed to Stanberry, where he lived retired until the close of his life, in 1897. He was a large capitalist and was the first president of the bank at Albany, Missouri, which was organized in 1876. Later he was a stockholder in the bank at Stanberry, and the bank at Mound City, and subsequentlv he became president of a bank at Lebanon, Illinois, and at the time of his death he was president of a bank at King City, Missouri. For many years he was a prominent Democrat, a worker for his party's success, but would never accept office for himself. He belonged to the Masonic bodies at Stanberry.

John A. Ross was twice married. His second union was with a daughter of James Howell, of Albany. IMissouri. and 10 children were born to them, nine of whom reached maturity, viz : James H., a dentist of St. Joseph : George A., of Mexico, Missouri; William F., of this sketch; Ella R., wife of R. B. Cofifey, of Stanberry, Missouri ; Myrtle, wife of B. R. Williams, of Callao, Missouri; Martha, wife of O. R. Garman. of Idaho Springs. Colorado ; Thomas, of Stanberry, Missouri ; Ethel, wife of I. F. Harlan, of Moberly, Missouri ; and Ollie. who lives at home. The family were reared in the faith of the Baptist Church.

\\'illiani F. Ross was educated in the public schools and the normal school at Stanberry. He then entered the Louisville College of Dentistry, from which he was graduated with his degree, in 1896. Coming to St. Joseph, he practiced here a short time and then went to South America, z'ia Europe, learned the Portuguese language and practiced his profession at Rio de Janeiro. The death of his father recalled him to Alissouri ; after assisting in the settlement of the large estate, he commenced to practice at St. Joseph, meeting with much success. He occupies fine offices at suite 31, Ballinger Building.

On September 28, 1899, Dr. Ross was united in marriage with Frances J. Faucett, who is a daughter of Robert H. Faucett, one of St. Joseph's most prominent citizens, president of the R. H. Faucett ]\lill Company. The two children of this marriage are : Faucett W. and John A. Mrs. Ross, a lady of many accomplishments, is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Faucett. Politically, Dr. Ross is a Democrat. He is a prominent member of the State Dental Association and the International Dental Congress. He is a young man of high personal character.

OBERT H. MITCFIELL, one of the most prominent agriculturists of Bloomington township. Buchanan County, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, has a fine farm in sections 24 and 25 and a home of which he may well be ])roud. He was born near DeKalb, Buchanan County, Missouri, March 11. i860, and is a son of James W. and Sarah J. (Bryant) Mitchell.

James W. Mitclrell was born in Fairfax County, \'irginia, April 20, 1833. and came to Buchanan County, Missouri, in 1856, then moved to Atchison County, where he remained until 1859. He next engaged in mining in Colorado until 1862, when he returned and permanently located in Buchanan County. He engaged in farming until his death on a farm half a mile west of what is now our subject's place in Bloomington township. He was joined in marriage with Sarah J. Bryant, who was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, October 29, 1839, and was a daughter of James and Rose (Davis) Bryant, her parents being the first couple married in Bloomington township, the event taking place early in 1839. Mrs. Sally Davis, mother of Mrs. Rose (Davis) IVyant, lived to be 100 years and 100 days old, dying in 1873. The following children were born to James W. and Sarah J. (Bryant) Mitchell : Robert H. ; Hugh B., born September 13, 1861 ; Anna L., born December 13, 1865, who is the wife of D. G. Roberts and lives in Crawford township : Elizabeth M., born November 10, 1867, who is the wife of S. P. Morlock, of Little Rock, Arkansas : Francis D., born

January 18, 1870, who is a druggist of Kansas City : Rose Emma, born September 7, 1872, who married Woodward Roberts of Platte Countv ; Mary F., born November 22, 1874, who is the w^fe of William George, of Dearborn, Missouri ; James W. ^Mitchell was a member of the Christion Church, and his wife a member of the Baptist Church. After his death, she formed a second union with William Allen, and is now a widow residing in Dearborn, Missouri.

Robert H. Mitchell has a fine farm of 240 acres situated only five miles southeast of De- Kalb. and is the owner and breeder of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China hogs. j His farm, which is known as the "Shorthorn Farm," is one of the most highly improved larming properties in Buchanan (I^ounty. He has spent more than $5,000 on improvements, has th^. property all fenced and has modern barns and the necessary outbuildings. His dwelling is situated on an elevation, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country ; the lawn about has a velvety appearance ; and the well-trimmed trees add to its attractive appearance, all of which has given it the reputation of being one of the best kept estates in l^)Uchanan County. His success as a farmer is well deserved and he stands high in the esteem of his fellow men. He engaged in the profession of teaching for many years and is a man of literary attainments. He wrote an article entitled "Success" which appeared in a DeKalb paper in 1901, and its merit is such that we reproduce it :

"Purposes, however wise, without plans can not be relied on for good results. Random or spasmodic efforts like aimless shots are usuallv no better than wasted time and strength. The purposes of shrewd men in the lousiness of this life are alwa}s followed by carefully formed plans; whether the object is learning, honor or wealth, the ways and means are always laid out according to the best rules and methods. The mariner has his charts, the architect his plans, and the sculptor his model, and all as a means and condition of success. Invention, genius or even what is called inspiration can do little in any department of theoretic or practical science except as it works by a well-formed plan ; then every step is an advance toward the accomplishment of the object. Every tack of the ship made according to nautical law keeps her steadily nearing the port ; each stroke of the chisel brings the marble in closer likeness to the model. No efforts or time is lost, for nothing is done rashly or at random. Therefore let every young man early in life begin to mature his plans for life. The first step in the ladder to success is a practical education for the duties of life and then with definite plans and a little resolution all becomes

A short biography of Mr. Mitchell which appeared in the same publication bearing date of December 27, 1901, shows the esteem in which he is held in his home community. It follows: "The gentleman whose portrait heads this sketch, Robert H. Mitchell, is at present one of our most prominent and enterprising farmers. He is the (nvner and breeder of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China hogs. His fine farm of 240 acres is situated only five miles southeast of DeKalb, and Mr. INIitchell is certainly in a position with his keen perception of sagacious business principles to make his mark in the financial world.

"At one time ]\Ir. Mitchell was the acting cashier of the Derge-Campbell bank of this place. He was born near DeKalb, Buchanan county, ^Missouri, in i860 and grew to manhood here. He is a young man of sterling traits of character and an indomitable will, which has crowned his life with merited and well-earned success. Starting out in life when a mere boy he began the battle of life with no other equipment than strong faculties of mind, an untarnished name and a determination to win his way to a high plane in life - morally and financially - despite every obstacle. That he has accunuilated a snug income, given his mind the culture and polish of a Ifberal education and retained the respect and esteem of the people whom he has mingled with from boyhood, is incontrovertible attestation that success has crowned his eft'orts. After enjoying the educational advantages of the district schools here, he entered the State Normal at Warrensburg, Missouri, in 1880, taking a thorough course there. At the end of the term Mr. INIitchell had made such progress in his studies as to be able to enter the higher schools as a teacher. He went to Sacramento, California, and taught in the high schools of that city ; he afterward was called to Linkville. Oregon, where he was installed as principal of the high schools of that place. Notwithstanding he is yet a young man, he has spent eleven years as an instructor in the schoolroom.

"For several years he was with the Rice-Stix Dry Goods Company, of St. Louis, where he won the highest esteem of his employers as a man of vast business sense from every standpoint.

"On October 6, 1897. he was married to I^lorence Chesnut, of near Dearborn. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have an elegant country home, surrounded by all conveniences and comforts that tend to make a person happy and contented."

Fraternally, our subject is a high Mason and belongs to the following lodges : Wellington Lodge No. 22, A. F. & A. M., of DeKalb ; Chapter No. 8, R. A. M., of St. Louis ; Hiram Council, of St. Louis ; St. Aldemar Commandery, No. 18, of St. Louis ; Moolah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of St. Louis. He also has membership in DeKalb Lodge, No. 191, I. O. O. F. Mrs. Mitchell is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Our subject is a member of the Central Christian Church.

LIVER A. SANDUSKY, the pioneer produce merchant along the Missouri River, has for many years been one of the leading business men of St. Joseph. He is a native of Kentucky, having been born near the city of Lexington, February 7, 1832, and is a son of Jacob E. and Hannah (Middleton) Sandusky.

The family is of Polish origin, the name originally being spelled Sodowsky, and was established in Virginia in the early colonial days. The great-grandfather of our subject went West from Virginia to Kentucky with Daniel Boone, settling in the blue grass region, where he improved a farm. Tlie country was extremely wild and unsettled at that time, and frequently trouble and skirmishes with Indians were had. While with a surveying party at Salt Lick, this sturdy pioneer and his party were set upon by the Indians, and believing "discretion is the better part of valor" made for the woods, hiding in bushes until they finally made their escape. He helped survey that section of the country, and in after years, when he was 80 years old, he was called into court to testify as to surveys and the location of old lines established many years previously. Ephraim Sandusky, his son,, the grandfather of our subject, was also a pioneer of Kentucky, and became the owner of 700 acres of land 10 miles from Lexington. He participated in the War of 1812.

Jacob E. Sandusky was born on the same farm as his son, in 1808, and became ain extensive farmer, carrying on his operations near Lexington. In 1838 he purchased land in Clark County,

Missouri, with the intention of moving thither, but gave up that plan and located in Shelby County, Kentucky, where he lived and farmed until his death in 1898, aged 90 years. He was first married to Hannah Aliddleton, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of James ^liddleton, of Maryland, who removed to Kentucky and settled on the Shelby Pike, between Franklin and Louisville. ^Ir. and ]\Irs. Sandusky were both personal friends of Henry Clay. They were parents of three children, two of whom are now living. He formed a second union with Nancy Blades, by whom he had five children.

Oliver A. Sandusky spent his boyhood days on his father's farm near Lexington and near Shelbyville, in Shelby County, whither his parents had moved when he was seven years old. He was reared to hard labor and worked on the farm until he reached the age of 23 years, his educational training being limited to such advantages as the district school afforded during its three months session in the winter. In 1855. he came by way of boat, the "Star Polar," to Missouri, locating at St. Joseph, near which city he assumed the management of a farm of 200 acres, located in Andrew County. After his marriage in 1857, he located on a farm of 80 acres in Andrew County, which he purchased and conducted until the outbreak of the Civil War. He enlisted in Company M. 9th Reg.. Missouri Vol. Cav., was mustered in at St. Joseph and campaigned in Missouri under Gen. Odin Guitar. During 1864 he engaged in considerable skirmishing and saw much hard fighting, being captured at Glasgow by Shelly of Price's army. He was paroled and sent to the barracks at St. Louis, and still later to Macon City where he remained until the close of the war. After his discharge he returned to his farm but soon sold out and in the fall of 1865 engaged in the grocery business at the comer of Sixth and Edmond streets, St. Joseph, where he continued for about eight years. He gradually drifted into the general produce business and became highly successful. In 1873 he located on Market square and handled general produce and fruits, particularly apples. He now buys and sells from 200 to 250 cars of apples a season, shipping to various points in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, doing all business from his office in St. Joseph. He deals in eggs, butter and potatoes in car-load lots, general farm produce, onions, berries and various small fruits. He is the oldest commission merchant in the city. He has been identified wth many industries of the city and was at one time a large stockholder in the Llano Live Stock & Land Company, which owned some 30,000 acres of land in Texas. He is considered one of the most enterprising and prosperous business men of Buchanan County and has been blessed with success in whatsoever business he has turned his hand. He is publicspirited and has at all times the welfare of his home city at heart.

JNIr. Sandusky was married in 1857 to Serelda Potter, who was born in Caldwell County, ]\Iissouri, and is a daughter of John Potter, an earlysettler in this State. This union has been without issue, but in 1871 they took a niece of ]\Irs. Sandusky to raise, namely : Serelda Olive Ford. In 1879, they took a nephew of our subject to raise. Oliver A. Sandusky. Jr. The latter married ]Mabel [Matthews, of Hampton. Kansas, and they have three children : Richard and Jacob, born in Hamlin, Kansas, and Thomas, born in St. Joseph. He is identified with our subject in business and has given evidence of superior business ability. Serelda Olive Ford was married in 1880 to James S. Polk, and they are the parents of five sons and two daughters, as follows : Mabel S., born in St. Joseph ; Paul H. ; Ethel F. ; Glenn Scott ; Oliver Baxter ; James Samuel ; and George.

Politically, Oliver A. Sandusky is a supporter of Democratic principles and is always deeplv interested in his party's success. He and his wife reside in their comfortable home at No. 720 South loth street.

A:\IES R. FLE^IING, a successful farmer and stock-raiser of WashinsTton township, Buchanan County, has had a most interesting and varied career in the business world. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, February 2, 1827. and is a son of Daniel and IMary (Ryan) Fleming, both natives of Ireland where they lived all their lives.

Daniel Fleming engaged in farming in Ireland and remained there throughout life. He had three brothers who came to America, - Thomas, James and ^lichael, - all of whom served in the War of 181 2. He and his wife were parents of the following children : James R. : Malachi ; John ; Thomas : Daniel : Anthony ; and ^Margaret, who lives in Dublin, Ireland. Our subject and his sister are the only survivors of this family.

schools of his native country and Hvcd at home until he reached the age of 19 years. He then came to America oij a sailing; vessel, the trip consuming- 21 (lays, and landed in Quebec. He went from there to'lM-anklin County, New York, where he worked on a railroad, then went to Cattaraugus County. New York. One year later he went to Rochester, and from there to Columbiana County, Ohio, where he remained one season. He went to West X'irginia for a short time, then to IMaysville, Kentucky, where for three years he worked on a turnpike and followed farming. He next went to Arkansas, where he did some ditching, then to New Orleans, where he spent the winter. Returning North, he located in St. Louis for a time, then came to St. Joseph, IMissouri, in 1852. Here he engaged in contracting on the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, and later did street grading. He also conducted a dray and transfer line here for a period of five years, after which he went West to Colorado. Ccilifornia, Idaho. Montana and other Western States, remaining in the West a jK'riod of seven years. He came back to Buchanan Comity and purchased 80 acres of undeveloped land in section 34. township 57, range 34, Washington township, which he subsequently added to until at the present time he has 165 acres. It was mostly Avild land, with a small clearing and old buildings. He has placed it under a high state of cultivation, fenced it and built a good home and substantial barns and outbuildings. He raises wheat, oats, corn and hay, and has his place well stocked with cattle, horses, mules and hogs. He also raises some fruit. ]\Irs. Fleming has gained an enviable reputation as a butter maker, and has a ready sale for this commodity on the' St. Joseph market. Mr. Fleming is purely a self-made man, and such success as he has attained has come solely through hard labor and judicious management.

James R. Fleming was married in 1856 to Lydia Miller, who was born in \\'ayne County. Ohio, March 1, 1835. and is a daughter of David H. and Elizabeth ( IJoDair) Miller, her father being a native of Switzerland and her mother, of France. Her parents were married in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and from there moved to Wayne County. Ohio, moving to Buchanan County. jMissouri. in 1847. ^'i"- ^liHer owned 240 acres in Washington township, and a block in St. Joseph, and was w^ell known here. He moved to Bond County. Illinois, where he died. He spoke five dififerent languages and served as interpreter for President Lincoln. He and his wife had five children : Kate ; Samuel, of Bond County, Illinois ; Jonas, of Carroll County, Missouri ; So])hia. deceased ; and Lydia. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming have five children : Mary Ann, wife of John Hayes, of St. Joseph: Margaret, wife of John Smith, of St. Josejih : John, of St. Joseph; Jennie (deceased), who was the wife of George Smith ; and Elizabeth. They have adopted two sons. - Henry and Ceorgc Masters, - who coniluct the affairs of tbe farm. Our subject is a Democrat in ])olitics, and served as school director five years. Religiously, he and his wife are members of the Catholic Church at Saxton.

ILLIA.M F. MARSH, one of the wellknown farmers of Tremont township, Buchanan County, located on a fine . farm of 130 acres in section 15. township 56, range 34, belongs to an old pioneer family of Tremont township. He was i:)orn near Mount Airy, Surry County. North Carolina, Sej^tcmber 11, 1836, and is a son of Henry H. and Elizabeth (Gordon) ]\Iarsh.

The parents of Mr. Marsh were both natives of Surry County, where they married and lived until 1854. when they removed to Buchanan County, Missouri. Mr,. Marsh died in the following year, leaving his widow with seven children, namely : John P., deceased : Squire \'.. deceased in Alabama : William F.. of this sketch ; Mary A., wife of James Poe, of St. Joseph ; Samuel N.. a farmer of Platte County. Missouri ; (jranville H., deceased ; and Sarah H.. wife of William Wyatt, of St. Joseph.

The educational opportunities which are almost forced upon the children of the present day were not aft'orded our subject in his youth. The death of his father, soon after the removal of the family to its pioneer home, threw much of the responsibility for the family's welfare upon his young shoulders and he made it his business to care for his mother until her death in 1879 and to assist the younger members of the family.

On June 14. 1864, Mr. Marsh was married to Mary M. Dowell. who was born in Breckenridge County, Kentucky, and is a daughter of Lorenzo D. and Minerva Jane (.Atkinson) Dowell. both natives of Breckenridge County. Mr. Dowell came to Buchanan County in the fall of 1854 and settled on the farm now occupied by our subject. At that time it was wild prairie and timber and he was one of the first settlers in this section,.

William Gernandt

Game was yet so abxindant that deer and wild turkeys could be shot from the doorstep. He lived to clear up a fine farm, which he put in good condition and made many improvements. His death took place here March 11, 1873, but his widow, who was born December 16, 1824, still survives. Mr. and Mrs. Dowell had six children : Nancy E. wife of \\\ H. Norton, of Talmage, Nebraska : James T., deceased ; Mary M.v wife of Mr. Marsh ; Georgia C.. wife of Thomas Jackson of Nebraska City, Nebraska ; Grififin P. of .St. Joseph, Missouri ; and John A., a commercial traveler.

After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Marsh lived in Tremont township until 1870, when they removed to St. Joseph, where Mr. Marsh was engaged for five years in railroad work, and then returned to the farm. Mrs. Marsh and her mother are both active members of the Christian Church.

At the hospitable Marsh homestead, the genial host has many interesting stories to tell of conditions existing in the county's pioneer days. He has known almost all of the families who have become identified with affairs in Buchanan County since 1854. z-\lthough he has always voted the Democratic ticket, he has never cared for political ofiice, his interests always being centered in farming. The family is well known and highly respected in Tremont township.

ILLIAM GERNANDT, one of the respected and esteemed citizens of St. Joseph, who has lived retired from business activity since 1886, was born in Guntersblum, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, June 18, 1833. and is a son of Jacob Gernandt. The story of his successful business career is of interest, as it portrays the rise to wealth of one who was not blessed with the advantages of education or of means, when he started out in the world for himself. He is a self-made man in every respect.

The parents of our subject were both born in Hessen-Darmstadt, the mother being a member of a family named Loos. She died in 1834 and the father died in 1839, leaving a family ot four sons : Fred, deceased, who was a resident of Rochester, New York; Jacob, of Auburn, New York ; George, deceased, who lived in Jorda'n, New York ; and ^^'illiam.

vcar old and his father when six years of age, and was reared during his orphaned childhood on the farm of Adam Loos, where he made himself useful and attended school until the age of 14 years. He was then apprenticed to the barber's trade and remained with his employer four years. He had carefully saved his money in order to join in America his brother Jacob, who had established himself at Auburn, New York, in the barber business. The voyage was made in a sailing vessel from Liverpool, England ; on arriving at New York, he found a welcome from his brother awaiting him. He remained in j the latter 's employ for 10 months and by that time had become enough accustomed to the ways of the new cr>untr\- to set up a shop of his own at Binghamton, New York, from which city he removed some years later to Syracuse. Next removing to Indianapolis, Indiana, he there carried on his business until 1858, when, in March of that year, he came to St. Joseph, Missouri. He bought .out an establishment on Market square, owned by Philip Arnholt, but later sold it back to the former proprietor ; however, in 1862, he repurchased the business and carried it on at this place until 1869.

The outbreak of the Civil War caused a disturbance in business all over the country. At one period Mr. Gernandt served as a soldier, in Company D, 25th Reg., Missouri Vol. Inf. In the fall of 1 86 1 he revisited his native land and while there, on June 11, 1862, he married Charlotte Loos, who was also a native of Guntersblum, and a daughter of Adam Loos, whose adopted son he was. Mr. Gernandt brought his bride to America in the same year on the great iron steamship, the "Great Eastern," which was at that time the largest vessel of its kind afloat. He returned to St. Jose]:>h, resumed his former business and also engaged in operating a tannery, in partnership with W. R. Knight, and about the time he closed this plant, in 1872, he became interested in a mercantile business in the line of leather and shoe findings, which he established on North Second street. This business Mr. Gernandt developed into a very large enterprise, on both wdiolesale and retail lines, and many representatives were employed to cover many of the adjacent States. In 1886 he disposed of his interests in this business and has only been passively interested in other concerns since.

fornia. ]\Ir. and Mrs. Gernandt make it their pleasant custom to spend a part of each year in CaHfornia, where they have many pleasant social ties. They have a handsome residence at No. 309 North 17th street, which has been the family home for 35 years. Their two sons, - William F. and George O., - are both representative business men, the former being connected with the German-x\merican Bank, and the latter with the Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing Company, of St. Joseph. The family are consistent members of the German EvangeUcal Church. Politically, Mr. Gernandt is identified with the Republican party, and socially, is a member of the German Turn-Verein. His portrait accompanies this sketch, being shown on a preceding

ON. HARRY KEENE, deceased, formerly county judge of Buchanan County, was also a prominent business citizen of St. Joseph and one of her valued residents. Judge Keene was born in Bristol, England. September 18, 1847. and was a son of Joseph and EHzabeth (Churchhouse) Keene.

The ancestors of the late Judge Keene, on both paternal and maternal sides, had long been residents of England, the first of the family to come to America being Joseph Keene, his father. In 1850, accompanying a brother, Joseph Keene, he crossed the ocean and located near Dubuque, Iowa, where he began to farm, anxious. to found a home to which he could bring his family from their native land. He worked hard, taking pride in what he accomplished, and, apparently with high hopes and eager expectations, started on his return journey in 1855. From that time his fate is shrouded in darkness. The mother subsequently came to America and died at Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, in 1877.

The late Judge Keene was one of 13 children and grew u]) on a farm near Bristol, attending school until the age of 10 years, when he was a])- prenticed to the drug business. After three years he left this business and entered the employ of a butcher, later becoming fireman on the Bristol & Exeter Railroad. In these changes we can see the strivings of a youth dependent upon his own resources, with no strong backing behind him. After three years of railroad work he turned his eyes to America, and as soon as he could accumulate enough capital he sailed from Liverpool and landed safely in the port of New York. He then proceeded directly to Cook County, Illinois, and was employed as a farm hand. Later he came still farther West and when he arrived at St. Joseph, his future home, he accepted railroad work again, becoming fireman on the old Platte Country Railroad, which later became the Missouri Valley and subsequently the Kansas City line.

In 1870 he became an engineer and continued for seven years in service between Kansas City and Omaha, and during all these years never met with a serious accident. In 1877 he retired from railroad work and conducted a restaurant on Edmond street until 1880, when he sold out and turned his attention to manufacturing soda and mineral waters, taking Joseph Hayward as partner. The firm style was Keene & Hayward which continued uuntil 1890, when the business was disposed of. Judge Keene then entered into the real estate business and met with success in this new venture. In 1890 he became interested in the Uvalde Irrigation, Manufacturing & Water Company, of L^valde County, Texas, and was made secretary of the company.

The death of Judge Keene occurred on June 2, 1900. while but in middle life and in the enjoyment of vigorous mental powers which had made him a factor in business, political and social life. In each circle he had made an indelible impression, and was probably one of the most popular men St. Joseph ever had as a citizen. In In 1888 he was nominated on the Republican ticket and elected county judge by a large majority. During the continuance of his term, from January, 1889, to December 31, 1891, he, was an indefatigable worker for the county's interests and had the satisfaction of furthering many improvements. Under his direction many improvements were made at the County Poor Farm, county roads were built and strengthened and many reforms were advocated as they came within his jurisdiction. Thoroughly learned in the law, he never applied for admission to the bar until just prior to his death, having completed the course in Sprague's Correspondence School.

Widely known throughout Buchanan County, he was probably best known in other sections on account of his numerous fraternal connections. He was a Mason of high degree and held many official positions. He was deputy grand master of the State of Missouri ; was a member of St. Joseph Lodge. No. 78. A. F. & A. M. ; St. Joseph Chapter, No. 14. R. A. ^1. ; thrice illustrious master of the Royal and Select JXIasons, St. Joseph Council, No. 9 ; a member of St. Joseph Commanclery, No. 4, K. T. ; a member of Moila Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine ; also a Knight of Pythias and a charter member of the Ancient Order of United Workman. He took pride in his INIasonic connections and was honored, trusted and beloved by his brothers of the fraternity. In 1880 he became a representative of the subordinate lodge and soon passed through the different offices of the Grand Lodge, being appointed in November, 1892, deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. In 1886 he was made district lecturer of the 12th District of ^lissouri, which included Buchanan, Andrew and DeKalb counties. From 1887 to 1892 he held this commission and in 1888 was representative from Missouri at the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Colorado, being appointed by Grand Master William D. Todd.

Judge Keene is survived by a widow. On September 6, 1866, in England, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Dunstan, who was born in that country in 1847, t^''^ same year of her husband's birth. A happy and congenial companionship of more than 30 years was severed by his death and there only remains the memory of one who proved himself worthy in every relation of life. His fellow citizens and associates in his many business inidertakings mourned the loss of one so well qualified for public life and its many responsibilities, but she mourns the loss of one whose goodness of heart and tender sympathy smoothed her pathway for so long a period.

EORGE WASHINGTON PAGE, one of the well-known citizens and successful farmers of Rush township, Buchanan County, who resides on his wellcultivated farm of 150 acres, situated in section 23, belongs to one of the oldest and most honorable pioneer families of Northwestern Missouri. He is a native of this State, born in Platte County, August 18, 1854, and is a son of Jesse and Emily (Plummer) Page.

William Page, the paternal grandfather, was born in Virginia, but removed to Kentucky, where he almost reached the age of 100 years. Jesse Page, his oldest son. was born in Kentucky, and came to Missouri in 1845, settling down in the dense wilderness of Platte County, building his home of logs in close proximity to

: tlie wigwams of the Indians and tlie retreats of the wild creatures of the forest. Coming of a strong and robust ancestry, he was able to put forth almost superhuman efforts in the clearing and cultivation of his land and made the pioneer farm into one of fertility and productiveness. At a later time, he sold this property to one who was spared the toil and hardship endured by its first owner. Mr. Page bought a second farm on which the remainder of his life was passed. Through his farming and stock-raising enterprises, he had accumulated a large capital, and, at death, was considered one of the substantial men of his section, as he also was one of the most highly respected.

The mother of our subject, formerly Emily Plummer, \\as born in Kentucky 84 years ago. She still survives, reverenced and beloved by her family and tenderly regarded by many to whom she kindly ministered during the days of pioneering in the early times in Platte County. Her cheerful sympathy and assistance iii times of trouble and sickness made her beloved in her neighborhood and it is hoped that many more peaceful years may be enjoyed by her. The children of Jesse and Emily (Plummer) Page were: Frank, of Platte Countv. Missouri; John W., of DeKalb: Elizabeth (Mrs. Osborne), of Buchanan County ; William, deceased ; Amanda (Mrs. Rees), deceased; Louisa (Mrs. Lawson), of Platte County ; George W' ., of this sketch ; Melissa (Mrs. Holland), of Kansas; James, of Oakland, California; Alice (Mrs. Hargrove); Charles, of Buchanan County ; and Amy, wife of Luther Brown, of Platte County.

Our subject obtained the best education afforded at that time in the schools of Platte County, which he attended during the winter sessions until the age of 20 years. He then began farming for himself in Buchanan County, to which he had moved in 1875, and resided in Bloomington township for 24 years. Mr. Page returned to Platte County for two years, but came back to Buchanan County and settled on his present fine farm in Rush township, which he has operated ever since, extensively engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He has given n great deal of attention to the raising and breeding of fine stock and has done much in this section "to improve the quality of the stock. He is justly regarded one of the leading farmers of Rush township.

Henry Gore, a farmer of Rush township. They have had a family of five children, namely : OUie May, who married Thomas R. Cook, of I3eKalb, and has two children, - Bryant and Earl ; William Henry, who married Geneva Allison, daughter of William Allison, and has one daughter, - Ruth Ann ; Jesse J., a farmer of Rush township, who married Nellie Yocum. daughter of John Yocum, and has one daughter, - Ruby A. ; Cleveland, who married Edith Gardner, daughter of Frank Gardner ; and George, who lives at home. Although Mr. Page has never consented to accept public office, he has always done his full duty as a public-spirited citizen, has taken a deep interest in township improvements and has supported educatioual measures. Politically, he is a Democrat. His membership in the Central Protective Association was the result of one-time local conditions, which made such organization necessary. With his family, he belongs to the Christian Church, to which he has always given a liberal support.

/VRTIN HERSCH is possibly the oldest of the pioneers of Buchanan County now living. He came to this county in 1839 and the following year entered a claim in section 36, Center township, on which he has resided ever since. He was born in Rofo township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1817, and is a son of Martin and Katherine (Shade) Hersch, being of German parentage.

It is not known definitely whether Martin Hersch, Sr., was born in Germany or in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but he spent the greater part of his life in that county and died there about 1831. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. ]\Iartin Hersch's marriage to Katherine Shade, who was born in Germany, was blessed, with the following issue : Henry, who died in Pennsylvania ; Martin ; John, who died in Pennsylvania ; Katherine, deceased ; and Fannie (Musser), deceased. Mrs. Hersch formed a second marital union with Jacob Kessler, by whom she had a son and two daughters.

At the age of 16 years, our subject began to learn the trade of a cooper, and served an apprenticeship of two years. He then worked at the trade of a painter two years. At the age of 22 years, he left the old homestead and went to Dayton, Ohio, where he engaged in coopering for a year. He then went to Terre Haute, Indiana, and other points along the Wabash River, where he followed his trade and was employed in the steamboat service until 1839. He then came West, on a steamboat to Liberty, Missouri, thence to Buchanan County by team, and here he has resided ever since. In the early days he made barrels for Joseph Robidoux, the founder of the city of St. Joseph. He followed farming with a great deal of success and at the same time plied his trade as a cooper. He has a farm of 244 acres in section 36, Center township, and on this property first lived in a cabin, 14 by 14 feet, the first four or five years without a floor to it. In i860, he built a commodious home for those days, and has since added to and modernized it. He has a model farm, with good substantial barns and outbuildings, and has a fine orchard of nine acres. During the Civil War he served in the Missouri State Militia under Captain Hunter, and assisted in the capture of a great many Rebels. He also participated in the battle at Lexington, known as the Lone Jack fight. He had horses and considerable other property stolen from him during the war. He was originally a Whig in politics, and later a Republican. For one of his years he is wonderfully preserved. He enjoys the full use of his mental faculties, and is possessed of a wonderful power of sight, being able to read readily without the aid of glasses.

In 1845, ^^i"- Hersch was joined in marriage with Mary Jane Raney, who was born in Tennessee, December 17, 1827, and was a daughter of George and Margaret (Osborne) Raney. She died March 31, 1893, leaving three children: Henry and George (twins), born February i, 1847; ^"^1 Katherine (Bell). George Hersch manages his father's farm. He was married September 12, 1869, to Minnie McWilliams, who was born in Carroll County, July 5, 185 1. and is a daughter of David and Elizabeth A Ic Williams. They have seven children : William M., of South Dakota ; Leonard R., of Nebraska ; Mary, deceased; Margaret (Oxford), of Nebraska; Frank B., of Nebraska ; Lydia, who lives with our subject; and Ival, of Nebraska. Henry Hersch. the twin of George, lives in this county and has two children: James and Sarah ^1. Katherine (Bell) is a widow and has three children : Oscar E., James H. and Martin A.

Martin Hersch also reared two girls, Isabclle and Arabelle Atchison (twins), who were orphan cousins of j\Trs. Hersch. Arabelle is now Mrs. Anderson and resides in Kansas Citv, and Tsa-

Hon. John T. Chesnut

Air. Hersch has always kept open door for all his friends, who delight in accepting of his hospitality. He has three carp ponds upon his estate, fed by springs, and his neighbors and friends are wont to spend many pleasant hours fishing here. He is representative of the highest type of citizenship, is deeply interested in the afifairs of importance to his communit}- and country, and has ever evinced a public spirit.

(JN. JOHN T. CHESNUT. judge of the Count}- Court of Buchanan County, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, is a pioneer citizen of this community, where he has lived since 1842. He is one of 13 children born to Andrew C. and Evaline (Jones) Chesnut. The father was born and reared in the State of Kentucky where he followed the life of a planter until 1842, in which }ear he came West to Buchanan County, Missouri. Here he followed farming in the southern part of the county until his death. He was an honored citizen, and had the respect of his fellow citizens to a marked degree.

John T. Chesnut was born in Laurel County, Kentucky, August 12, 1839, and was three years of age when his parents removed to Buchanan County, Missouri. He was reared on his father's farm and received his educational training in the ]jrivate schools. He then took up mercantile and agricultural pursuits, which he successfully followed until 1894. In that year he was elected to the office of circuit clerk on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected in 1898 and filled that office until 1902. On Alay 25, 1904. he was appointed by the Governor of ^Missouri to fill the tmexpired term of the late Judge Stanton as judge of the County Court of Buchanan County. He has since filled the office with credit and was the choice of his party for the nomination to succeed himself. He is a man of great ability and stands well in public opinion.

Judge Chesnut was united in marriage with Edna Nidy, a daughter of John Nidy. who was a very prosperous farmer of Buchanan County. Airs. Chesnut was called to her final rest on February 13, T904, leaving her husband and one daughter, Airs. Carrie T. Staener. to mourn her lass. The family home is at No. 312 South xyih street, St. Joseph. Politically. Judge Chesnut has

ILLIAAI D. PYNE. one of the prominent citizens of Agency township, Buchanan County, and a leading agriculturist, resides in section 7, on his fine farm of 180 acres, located in sections 6 and 7. Air. Pyne was born in Augusta Countv, Mrginia, September 5, 1855, and is a son of Alarshall B. and Alargaret S. (Douglas) Pyne. The Pvne family is of Scotch-Irish descent. Its early members settled in Pennsylvania and there the grandfather of our subject was born. He went from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to \'irginia and settled in Clarke County, where ! Alarshall B. Pyne was born, in 1825. In his early life he taught school in his native locality and'then went to Philadelphia as bookkeeper for Oliver Alartin & Company, wholesale merchants, and on his return resumed teaching. Three years after his marriage, he came to Buchanan County, Alissouri. bought a farm of 160 acres, to which he later added 20 acres, and lived on this farm all his remaining years, dying June 21, 1897. He set out the four-acre orchard and he built the present comfortable residence of our subject. He was a well-informed man, and in some ways was ahead of his time. With the liberality of thought of the present day. he probably could have adjusted himself both politically and religiously. A Whig, then a Know Nothing, he later became identified with the Democratic party. Reared in the Protestant Episcopal Church, he did not subscribe to its ritual entirely, in later life leaning more in the direction of the Presbyterian faith, which church he attended. He married Alargaret S. Douglas, who was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, Alarch 27. 1827, and she still survives, one of the most active members of our subject's family. Her children are: William D., Alary AT., Katherine and Jeb, all living on the old homestead. The maternal descent is German, and the maternal grandparents were William and Eliza Douglas, of Pennsylvania.

William D. -Pyne has been a resident on the home farm since 1856. It is one of the highly improved farms of the county. In addition to his farm, Air. Pyne has other interests, being secretary of the board of directors of the Farmers' Bank at Agency.

Politically, he is a Democrat. He has long been one of the leading members of the Presbyterian Church, one of its deacons, and is a man who lives an honest, upright, exemplary life. He has never married. The old homestead is now, as in former days, a center of hospitality.

T. JOSEPH COMMERCIAL COLLEGE (CHRISTIAN BROTHERS). How many memories the name of this famous educational institution brings to the minds of many of the leading business men, not only of St. Joseph, where it was established in 1865, but to successful and representative men all over the State. Under the teaching and supervision of the Christian Brothers, youthful minds are directed into proper channels, morals are protected and virtues nourished, and, from the bottom of the ladder, students are trained, step by step, until they are qualified for almost any position in commercial, public or social life.

The headquarters of this representative body of the Catholic Church is at Paris, France, but many branches have been established in tlie United States. The beginning of the work at St. Joseph, was in a building wh.ich had been erected by the noted pioneer priest. Father James Power, a good and holy man, and its first director was Brother Noah. This building had been used as barracks by the soldiers during the Civil War, and one of the first fruits of peace was the opening of the structure as an educational institution. In 1886 the present imposing building was erected at great cost, and was thoroughly equipped with every modern improvement contributive to the mental and physical development of the students. These come from all over the country, accommodations being provided for a large number, the present roll including some 300 students. The college curriculum is kept up to a very high standard, compa""ing favorably with other colleges throughout the country. The present officers of the college are: Rev. Brother Liguori, president ; Brother Novatian, vice-president ; Brother Flavian, secretary ; and Brother Gerardus, treasurer.

The Christian Brothers are, to the students, just what the name imi)lies. All are highly educated men, thoroughly fitted through natural gifts and scholarly training, to direct the educational aspirations of any youth, and they arc much more, for they have been selected by the highest church authority, for their special virtues of patience, gentle sympathy, firmness and spirit of Christian brotherhood. If a student should gain absolutely no mental training here, which would be impossible, the daily association with this band of educated, refined and earnest men, who ha\e dedicated their whole lives to this work, would be an advantage beyond price. While the Catholic faith is the one recognized in the institution, students of other denominations are welcomed, no interference being made with their religious beliefs.

St. Joseph is justly proud of her prominence in many directions ; her great business centers, her public improvements, her substantial citizens and her refined and intellectual social life, but,, probably, most of her educational institutions, and not the least of these is the St. Joseph Commercial College, under the management of the Christian Brothers.

Infield Scott Morrison

INFIELD SCOTT MORRISON, M. D., a prominent member of the medical fraternity in Buchanan County, a member of the Buchanan County Medical Society, member of the American Medical Association and examiner for various life . insurance companies, and an eminently successful practitioner at Rushville, was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, April 28, 1852, and is a son of David S. and Eliza (Heyter) Morrison.

The Morrison family is of Scotch, Irish and German ancestry. F"rederick Morrison, the paternal grandfather of Dr. Morrison, was born in Limerick, Ireland, came to America in early manhood and located in Virginia. After coming to this country, he married Elizabeth Smith, who was born November 25, 1774, in Germany. She was a woman of great piety and subject well remembers seeing her read her old Dutch Bible. Their children were : William D. ; David S. ; Squire; Nancy (Mrs. Helphestine) : Eliza (Pope) ; Mary, wife of John Nealis ; and Martha, wife of Charles Nealis. Frederick ]\Iorrison and wife both died in Virginia.

David S. ]\Torrison, father of Dr. Morrison, was born February 5, 1802, in Virginia, where he taught school for several years after completing his education. In 1834 he removed to Fleming County, Kentucky, where he engaged in farm-

In 1833, David S. Morrison married Eliza Heyter, who was born in Virginia, June 14, 1816, and was a daughter of Esau and Elizabeth (Ellison) Heyter. Esau Heyter was a prominent planter, the owner of many slaves, and operated a mill at what was known as Heyter's Crossing, of the Holston River, in Washington County, Virginia. The children born to David S. Morrison and wife were: William H., born September 10, 1836, a farmer of Fleming County, Kentucky; Frank Andrews, born September 25, 1840, now deceased, who was a large live-stock dealer ; Henry Clay, born June 14, 1843, who served through the Civil War, a member of the loth Regiment Kentucky Vol. Cav., and is now a farmer in Fleming County ; Elizabeth Jane, born October 18, 1845, "^vho married Robert Story, a successful farmer of Fleming County ; Leander Cox, born August 15, 1850, now deceased, who was a Kentucky farmer ; Winfield Scott, our subject; Mary Ellison (Mrs. Carey), born August 15, 1854, who resides in Fleming County; Charles Nealis, born August 31, 1856, who died October 15, 1862, from an attack of diphtheria ; IMartha Bell, born April 29, 1858. who married Richard Graham, a brick manufacturer of Chandler. Oklahoma, and son of Hon. Robert Graham, of Fleming County. The mother of this family died in 1881. Both David S. Morrison and wife were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he filled the office of steward for many years. Politically, he was identified with the Republican party.

Winfield S. Morrison obtained his early education in the common schools in his native locality, completing the course at the age of 16 years. His 17th year was spent at College Hill Academy, a noted educational institution, near Richmond, Kentucky. For the subsequent five years, he followed teaching as a profession, commanding salaries ranging from $40 to $150 per month, and filling positions from that of pedagogue of a country school to that of principal of the High School at Hillsboro, Kentuckv. During this period he attended the National Normal School at Lebanon. Ohio, and was graduated both from the business and engineering departments, and later completed the scientific course in this institution. For the next three years he attended the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati and was graduated with the class of 1880.

After this thorough preparation, in several professional lines, Dr. Morrison gave himself a year of recreation, spending a large portion of it Kentucky, and then took up the serious duties for which he was so well equipped in every way. He selected Rushville, Buchanan County, Missouri, as the field of his life work and has continued in the practice of medicine here ever since, and, both as practitioner and consulting physician, is known all over Buchanan County. Always abreast of the times and keeping in close touch with all scientific advance in his profession, he took a post-graduate course at the Post- Graduate Medical School, at Chicago. He owns one of the most comprehensive libraries in the county, and the range of subjects indicates the varied interests and intellectual inclinations of a scholarly man. The collection of medical works includes every branch of the science and through their study Dr. Morrison has been materially assisted in solving perplexing problems which face everv sincere practitioner.

The Doctor has always taken a great interest in promoting the educational facilities of Rushville. The graded school was established mainly through his efi"orts and not only did he give time and effort, but contributed liberally of his means when the school fund was found insufficient to meet the demands. He served many years on the School Board and when he resigned an article appeared in the Rushville paper, from which we quote the following : "As school trustee, the Doctor was the man for the position. He has an excellent education, besides he used to rank among the finest teachers in the State of Kentucky. These advantages, combined with his business qualifications, made him a very competent and valuable man in the management of school affairs, and it is doubtful if a man of his qualifications to fill the vacancy can be found."

On September 15, 1881, Dr. IMorrison was united in marriage with Allie Lee Wells, who is a daughter of Elder J. M. and Elizabeth Wells. Mrs. Morrison was born May 15, 1867, at Rushville, Missouri, where she is highlv esteemed for her womanly character. Dr. and Mrs. Morrison have had eight children, namelv : \^irgil, Paul S., Althea, Hannibal, Ruth. Marv Irene, Ethel Marguerite and Anna Mable. Virgil, born July 25, 1882, noAv a student in the Ensworth Medical College, at St. Joseph, will graduate in the class of TO05. Paul S., born July 11, 1884, ^^ter completing a three-years course at St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kansas, has entered his father's drug store, which is the leading" pharmacy in the town. Ruth, the fifth member of the family, died in childhood. Mrs. Morrison is a consistent member of the Christian Church.

Dr. Morrison has always been identified with the Democratic party. His fraternal connection ,^is with the Free Masons. He is one of the town's prominent, public-spirited and representative citizens, and he is justly regarded with high esteem, both from a personal and professional standpoint.

AMES HORIGAN. The death of the late James Horigan at his beautiful home in St. Joseph, removed from this city one of its pioneer business men, and one whose great financial success may be directly attributed to his perseverance, application, patient industr}- and his keen, intelligent and trained habits of observation. Mr. Horigan was born in Ireland and was a true representative of a country that has contributed to America many of her most worthy citizens.

The late Mr. Horigan came to the United States in 1850 and 10 years later established himself at St. Joseph, IMissouri. Here he founded the great business now known all over the country as the Horigan Supply Company. Its beginning, like that of many other important enterprises, was small and insignificant and thus it required more business ability to expand than if a large capital had been invested. He was thoroughly acquainted with every detail of the plumbing and associated lines of business and, when St. Joseph was ready to extend her system of public improvements, Mr. Horigan was the recognized authority on work in his line. As years passed, he still stood at the head of his constantly expanding business and he was permitted to see it the largest and most important house of its line in the West. The Horigan Supply Company, which is located at Nos. 209-211 South Fourth street, St. Joseph, is known all over the country as manufacturers and jobbers of plumbers', gas and steamfitters' supplies, pumps, wrought iron pipe, fittings, Eclii)se cylinder and engine oils aild engine and mill supplies. At the death of Mr. Horigan, the management of this large concern fell into the capable hands of the founder's only son, John J. Horigan, who is president of the company and one of tlic leading young business men of St. Joseph..

During his many years of business life at St. Joseph, the late Mr. Horigan not only amassed a large fortune, but he also made for himsdf an enviable reputation as a business man of sound judgment, imquestioned integrity, and, without filling an\- public ofiice, was considered one of the cit} "s most useful citizens.

I\Ir. Horigan was survived by his widow . (who is now deceased) and by one son and three daughters. The son, John J. Horigan, was born in St. Joseph, October 10, 1869, and, as noted, occupies a prominent place in the city's business life. One daughter is the wife of Joseph Flynn, who is secretary and has charge of the counting room of the Horigan Supply Company ; a second daughter is the wife of Otto H. Ouentin, prol)rictor of the O. H. Ouentin Drug Company, and interested in the Ouentin-Knight Millinery Company, both of St. Joseph ; and the third is the wife of Thomas P. Holland, who is senior member of the Holland & OTirien Shoe Company, of St. Joseph, and treasurer of the Tootle, Wheeler & Motter Mercantile Company, of St. Joseph.

]\Ir. Horigan was a worthy member of the Catholic Church. He was of an exceptionally genial disposition, was extremely generous and kind-hearted and the occasion was never known when he was not willing to assist those less fortunate than himself. To a remarkable degree he had the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens and the devotion of his immediate family was marked. As a token of their love and respect, they erected the beautiful stone structure, of Gothic architecture, in Mount Olivet Cemetery, known as the Horigan ^lemorial Chapel. lt.«; estimated cost was $10,000, but as a token of filial love its value can not be measured. No man of Mr. Horigan's material and moral worth can pass away from a community without his loss being deeply felt ; few dejiart leaving behind the record of more good deeds, more generous benefactions or more kindl\- impulses, than the late James Horigan.

OHN G. ADAMS. For many years the late John G. Adams was a prominent farmer and valued citizen of Buchanan County. He was a native of Missouri, born in St. Charles County, October 18, 1840, and died in his home in section 31, township 57, range 34, in Washington township, December 2^. 1891. He was a son of lohn and ^Margaret (Gill) Adams,

John Adams, our subject's father, was born in Virginia but passed the greater part of his hfe in Missouri, locating in St. Charles County as a boy and following farming and tanning. He married Margaret Gill, of [Missouri, and they had a family of seven daughters and three sons.

-John G. Adams remained at home until the opening of the Civil War, when he enlisted in the Union Army, entering Company E, First Reg., Kansas Vol. Inf., and after serving three years was mustered out at Litttle Rock, Arkansas, but he reenlisted and served until the dose of the war. He was attached to the command under General Grant and took part in the great batttles of that part of the army, including Shiloh and Corinth. Although he escaped wounds, he suffered for a time with fever and one occasion had a very narrow escape from death, his horse being shot from under him.

After the close of the war, he returned to St. Charles County and took a course in a commercial college, but in 1866 he came to Buchanan County and engaged in farm work and carpentering. Late he entered the employ of Frank Thompson, one of the large farmers of Washington township, \\ho later became his father-in-law. After the death of ]Mr. Thompson, ;Mr. Adams purchased the farm and continued to operate it until his death, as mentioned above. He was a man of more than ordinary prominence in his locality, possessing all those qualities which command the respect of the public and win the esteem of acquaintances. Politically, a Democrat, he declined many proffers of political office but willingly served on the School Board and in agricultural organizations. At the time of his decease he was president of the Farmers' Alliance and president of the Central Protective Association. For years he had been a member of the Presbyterian Church and a liberal contributor to its various works of benevolence. He was a Mason.

In 1867 ]\lr. Adams was married to Mary F. Thompson, who was born in W'ashington township, Buchanan County, IMissouri, and is a daughter of Frank and ]\Iahulda (Lynch) Thompson. Frank Thompson was born May 18, 1813, in Sumner County, Tennessee, and died in Buchanan County, ^lissouri, April 18, 1870. He was reared in Tennessee and came to Buchanan County by wagon, in 1843, o"^ of the earliest pioneers. He preempted 160 acres of wild land, the present farm of our subject, and continued its cultivation through life. He took a prominent part in all matters of public concern in the township and was recognized as one of the leading men of his day in his locality. :\Ir. Thompson married, first, Sarah Jane Bagby, of Kentucky, who died two years after the family came to [Missouri. Their children were: Robert M., of Oklahoma Territory; William L., of Holt County, [Missouri ; and Anna E., deceased, who was the wife of George Hurst. He married, second, Mahulda Lynch, who was born in Allen County, Kentucky, February 6, 1824. She still resides on the old homestead with her daughter, Mrs. Adams, from whom she has never been separated for even one day. Eight children were born to this marriage, namely: [Mary F. (Mrs. .\dams), widow of our subject; Zuria'h, who died December 2, 1863; Willis, who died in infancy; Flora, who is the wife of Henry Higgins, of Andrew County, Missouri ; Malinda, who is the wife of John Miner, a farmer living near Easton, Missouri; and Mahulda F. Sarah Jane and Alice who are deceased. The children of Mr. Thompson were all given the best educational opportunities afforded by the local schools. Mr. Thompson was always identified with the Democratic party but he never cared for political honors. He possessed considerable medical knowledge and frequently answered calls miles distant, to prescribe for his neighbors' ailments. He was a member of the Baptist Church. In the deaths of Mr. Thompson and Mr. Adams. A\'ashington township lost two of its most respected and honored men. Both were men of the highest integrity and both reared families, whose members, under their training, have grown to be good and worthy members of society. In the earlv da^s when ]Mr. Thompson built his little cabin in the wilderness here, he displayed the traits of character which made him a natural leader, a position he held as long as he lived. His memory is still held in high regard, not only as one of the earlv pioneers, but as a man of' worth and sterlingcharacter.

The late Mr. Adams was survived by his widow and a part of his family of seven children, the record being as follows : Allen F., born October 2, 1869, deceased February 24, 1890 : Ada T., born December 2. 1872, who is the wife of Robert Heger of Saxton, - she attended the Sisters' school at Chillicothe, Missouri : Opal, born February 13, 1875. "^vho married Paul L'hlig, of Gentry County. [Missouri, and has three children, - John, Robert and Allen : James H., born i February 21, 1879, deceased July 2, 1893: John

Quincy. born April 15, 1882, who married Grace Snyder and conducts a livery business in Gentry County, Missouri, - he attended the Lexington Military School one year; Mary Adelia, born February 24, 1884, deceased September 11, 1884; and Robert H., born November 14, 1888, who is now attending college at St. Joseph.

1 OHN FRANCIS FOGG, one of the wellknown farmers and stock-raisers of Agency township, Buchanan County, the owner of 200 well-improved acres situated in section 7, township 56, range 34, was born in Rappahannock County, Virginia, November 28, 183 1, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (O'Neale) Fogg.

Thomas Fogg spent his whole life in Virginia, where he died at the age of 74 years. He was a large planter. Politically, he was a Whig. He married Mary O'Neale, who was born in Virginia and died aged 84 years. She was a daughter of Daniel O'Neale, a millwright by trade, who spent his life in Virginia. Our subject was born in his Grandfather O'Neale's house. He was the eldest of 10 children, the others being: James, of Washington township, this county ; Joseph, of Holt County. Missouri ; Mary, deceased ; Elizabeth, Mildred and Jane, of Virginia; Adeline, deceased; Charles Elias, of Virginia; and Thomas, deceased.

Our subject remained on his father's farm until 21 years of age and then learned the car- trade at which he worked several years. When his uncle William O'Neale and the latter's family proposed moving to IMissouri, he concluded to accompany them. Transportation in those days was by wagon and boat and these agencies were used to convey the family and belongings first to St. Louis, and then to St. Joseph. Mr. Fogg is always accustomed to say that he walked the greater part of the distance. He worked at his trade in St. Joseph until 1867, when he married and then went to farming, working with his father-in-law for four years. The latter gave him a small tract which he himself increased to TOO acres and later added 100 more, and now has one of the good farms of Agency township. He raises grain and stock, his land being well situated for the large production of both.

children, namely : Mary, who married Frank Ewing, of Washington township, and has one child, - Francis ; Adaline, who married William Lower, of Washington township, and has tv.'O children, - Beatrice and John Francis ; James Thomas, residing at home ; William Gentry, the namesake of a candidate for Governor, who runs a feed mill in St. Joseph ; Pearl, who lives at home; and Sam Jones, named after the noted revivalist.

The Fogg family is probably of English extraction. It is widely distributed and the name is found among agriculturists and business and professional men. During last July a reunion of the family was held, which was attended by more than 200 members. It was a very interesting occasion.

Politically, Mr. Fogg has always been identified with the Democratic party, but takes only a good citizen's interest, not seeking any ofiicial position. Fie has served in school offices and dur-

EORGE W. OILMAN, one of the representative farmers of Lake township, Buchanan County, residing on his wellimproved farm of 225 acres in section 26, was born at Rushville, Buchanan County, November 6. 1873. and is a son of Henry and Polly Ann (Watson) Oilman.

The Oilman family is of English descent. Henry Oilman, father of our subject, was born in England and came to America at the age of 15 years. Soon after his arrival, he secured work at Chicago, Illinois, as a day laborer and continued there for some time. Removing to Buchanan County, Missouri, he obtained employment as a section hand on the Burlington road, at Rushville. His efficiency soon gained him promotion and for 20 years he served that road as foreman. Since 1904 he has lived at vSt. Joseph. Henry Oilman married Polly Aiin Watson, who is a daughter of Elijah Watson, who was a prominent farmer of Buchanan County. The six children born to them were : Frederick, an employee of the Burlington road at Rushville ; Margaret, wnfe of Albert Conard, section foreman on the Burlington road in Iowa ; Kate, wife of T. Jefl^erson Fenton, a farmer of Bloomington township, this county ; Beatrice and Edwarcl, who live at home ; and

George, of this sketch. Mr. Gihnan has always been a member of the Democratic party since reaching his majority. He was one of the charter members of the Rushville lodge of Odd Fellows.

George Gilman completed his education in the public schools of Rushville when 20 years of age and then began to farm. After two years of tilling the soil, he began work as a section hand on the Burlington road, but three years later returned to agricultural pursuits. For the past five 3-ears he has devoted all his attention to the management of his large farm, which he has developed into one of the best and most productive in his part of the township. His improvements are all of a substantial character and add both to the attractiveness and to the value of the place.

On December 23, 1897, Mr. Gilman was married to Lucy Fenton, who is a daughter of Alfred and Alice (Long) Fenton, of Rushville. They have two interesting children : Alfred and Beatrice.

Mr. Gilman has always been identified with the Democratic party. He is associated with both the Masons and the Odd Fellows at Rushville. Both as a man and citizen, he is held in esteem. A\'hile no seeker for political office, he has always taken a good citizen's interest in public affairs, has advocated the election to positions of trust of men in whom the public could place reliance, and has favored all educational movements and desirable agricultural legislation.

DWARD SAMUEL GARNER, ^I. D. The death of the late Dr. Edward Sanuiel Garner, at his beautiful home in St. Joseph, on July 7, 1899, removed from the professional ranks of this city a physician and surgeon of eminent worth. Dr. Garner was born November 28, 1861, in Richmond, INIissouri, and was a son of Dr. Henry C. and Eugenia (Hudnall) Garner, of Richmond, Alissouri. Dr. Henry C. Garner was a son of Col. Jesse and Dosia (Trigg) Garner, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter a daughter of Gen. Stephen Trigg, of Bedford County, Virginia. Col. John Trigg, father of General Trigg, was an officer in the Revolutionary Army and was a member of Congress from the Bedford district in X'irginia. In 1797 he was elected to the House of Representatives and served in that bod\- until 1804. Gen. Stephen Trigg was married, in 1790, to Elizabeth Clark, a daughter of

Judge Robert Clark, a Revolutionary officer, and in 1794 removed from Bedford County, Virginia, to Clark County, Kentucky, with his own family and that of Judge Clark. The latter was a member of the convention that framed the second constitution of Kentucky, at Frankfort, August 17, 1799. The Clark family was one of distinction, a son of Judge Clark becoming Governor of Ken - tucky. General Trigg was a member of the Kentucky Legislature in 1816-17 and in the following year he removed to Howard County, j\lissouri, and served as a member of the House of Representatives of IMissouri during the sessions of 1822 and 1823 and was also made a major-general of the Missouri State Militia.

Dr. Henry C. Garner, the grandson of General Trigg, was born in Howard County, Missouri, and graduated from a medical college in Kentucky. He became an eiuinent physician and surgeon and his mantle fell upon his son, the late Dr. Edward S. Garner of this biography.