Cooper County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1919 (part 12 of 24)

Charles H. Drechsel, one of Boonville township's best known and most substantial farmers was born in Saxony, Oct. 18, 1859, son of Charles H. and Wilhelmina (Pasley) Drechsel, both natives of that country, to whom were born five children, of whom the subject of this sketch is now the only survivor. In 1865 the senior Charles H. Drechsel and his wife and children came to America and settled at Boonville, where the father presently bought a farm in Boonville township. Fifteen years later, in 1880, he made a visit back to his old home across the water and remained about three months, returning then to Boonville. About a week after his return he was taken suddenly ill and died, being then at the age of 53. His widow was married first time to Philip Pasley and by this first union was the mother of two children, of whom but one, Charles Pasley, of Kansas City, Mo., is living. She died in 1908 at the age of 72 years.

Charles H. Drechsel was but five years of age when he came to this country with his parents. He was reared on a farm in Boonville township, receiving his schooling in the Clear Spring district school. As a young man he worked for some time by the month and then began to farm his father's place, inheriting 40 acres of it upon the death of his father. From time to time, as his affairs prospered, he bought more land, until he now is the owner of 551 acres, 260 acres of which lies in his home farm in section 1, well improved and amply equipped for the general farming and stock raising carried on so successfully by the proprietor. Mr. Drechsel is a republican. He and his family are members of the Evangelical Church, the faith in which he was reared, and he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias at Boonville.

In 1883, Charles H. Drechsel was united in marriage with Ellen Mellor, a member of one of the old families in this community. To this union seven children have been born, namely: Henry, deceased; Fred, deceased; Sophia, wife of John McNorton, of Boonville township; Rosa, wife of C. Meeks, of Kansas City, Mo.; Ernest, of Boonville township; Robert, at home, and Florence, wife of E. Quint, of Boonville. Mrs.

Mr. And Mrs. Charles Ii. Drbchsel

Drechsel was born at Belleville, 111., Jan. 10, 1864, and was but a child when her parents, Fred and Jessie (Payne) Mellor, came to Cooper County, where kinsfolk had preceded them, and located on a farm in Boonville township. Fred Mellor was a native of Germany and his wife was born in Virginia.

Hon. Henry Judson Yancey, former state senator and for many years one of the best known and most influential figures in the political life of Cooper County, was born near the place on which he is now living, a mile south of Pisgah, in North Moniteau township, in 1853, son of Capt. Alfred and Jane Ann (Bowles) Yancey, both members of pioneer families. Mrs. Bowles, grandmother of Senator Yancey, was a charter member of the Pisgah Baptist Church, and her brother, the Rev. John Longan, will always be held in pleasant memory hereabouts as the pioneer Baptist minister of this region. Almost from the days of his boyhood, the Rev. John Longan was a devoted missionary throughout this country, traveling horseback from settlement to settlement, preaching the gospel and neither expecting nor receiving compensation. It is a matter of early note that the only material compensation this devoted missioner ever received was on one occasion when his horse died and the members of his scattered congregations bought him another horse. But his memory is still green heareabout and when Pisgah Church celebrates its centenary, his long and faithful labor of love will be brought to mind.

Capt. Alfred Yancey, father of Senator Yancey, was born in Kentucky in the year 1820 and was but six years of age when he came with his parents to Missouri in 1826, the family first settling in Howard County and later came to Cooper County, where the Yanceys have ever since been prominently represented. Captain Yancey married here and settled on the farm just south of Pisgah, near where his son, the Senator, is now living. Preceding the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commissioned captain of the local company of state militia and rendered valuable service to the Union cause. After the war he settled down to his farming and became a substantial farmer and landowner. Captain Yancey died in 1893 and his widow died in 1894. Both are buried in the Sappington Cemetery at Clarksburg. They were the parents of four children, of whom Senator Yancey is now the only survivor, the others having been Mary Belle, who married George T. Clark, of Clarksburg; Mrs. Bettie Patrick and Jesse Layton Yancey.

Henry Judson Yancey received his schooling in the Yancey district and has given his chief attention to farming. When he was a boy of 17, he went to western Texas, where his uncle, Joseph Bowles, was engaged in cattle ranching, and for some time was engaged as a "cowboy," assisting his uncle in driving cattle through the then Indian country to Abilene, Kans. Though he enjoyed the wild, free life of the great plains, he returned from Abilene, quite content to give his whole time thereafter to th best interests of his home county. From the days of his young manhood, Senator Yancey has given his earnest and thoughtful attention to civic affairs and has for years been reckoned as one of the strong personal factors in the political life of this section, a leader in the ranks of the Democratic party, and in 1914 was elected to represent this senatorial district in the 48th and 49th General Assemblies. During this period of service in the Senate, Senator Yancey rendered conspicuous service not only to his own district but to the State at large and had place on several of the important committees of the Senate ; his most notable act perhaps being that of introducing and pushing through through the Senate to enactment the bill abolishing capital punishment in the State of Missouri.

Nov. 28, 1876, he was united in marriage to Isabel McNeal, who was born in Ohio, and to this union four children have been born: Jennie Alberta, died at the age of 23 years, and is buried at New Zion churchyard ; Alfred Jesse, who is now connected with the State Grain Inspection Department, with headquarters at Kansas City ; Mary Belle, wife of Arthur Elliott, North Moniteau township, and Anna E., who is at home with her parents. Senator and Mrs. Yancey have 14 grandchildren, the Elliotts having eight children, James Earl, Louis Judson, Vincel Weight, Mervin Lee, Anna May, Leta Belle, Luther Brant and Edward Raymond, while A. J. Yancey and his wife have six children, William Henry, Jesse Poindexter, Ada, Charles Brant, Woodrow Wilson, and Mary Frances. The Senator and his wife are members of the Pisgah Baptist Church and he is a member of the Mystic Workers of the World at Pisgah.

Mrs. Yancey's father, Archibald McNeal, also was a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War and died in service. He was a native of Ohio, as was his wife, who before her marriage was Mary Elizabeth Lippy. They were among the early residents of Moniteau township, and there Mrs. McNeal spent her last days. She died on May 5, 1887, and is buried in New Zion churchyard. Mrs. Yancey has a brother, George Mc- Neal, of Montrose, Mo.

Benjamin L. Morris, a substantial farmer of North Moniteau township, has been for more than 20 years one of Cooper County's best known school teachers. Mr. Morris was born on a farm near Tipton, Mo., Dec.

7, 1866, son of Hugh B. and Juda (Davis) Morris, both born in Missouri, the former in Howard and the latter in Cooper County, and who reared a family of 10 children, all of whom are living. Hugh B. Morris was a son of Shadrack Morris, who was a son of Hammond Morris, a Virginian, who settled in this section of Missouri more than a hundred years ago. Hugh B. Morris was born in 1825 and died in 1907. His wife was born in Moniteau township in 1833 and died in Nov., 1918. Both are buried in the Pisgah Baptist Cemetery.

Of the 10 children of Hugh B. and Juda (Davis) Morris, B. L. Morris was the eighth in order of birth. He received his schooling in the local district schools, and Missouri State University at Columbia. Among his classmates at the university was the late Judge Divelbis, of Richmond, whose recent tragic death at that place was the occasion of such a shock to his friends. Upon his return from the university, Mr. Morris resumed farming and has ever since been thus engaged. In addition to his farming, he has been for more than 20 years engaged in teaching school during the winters and is thus one of the best known and most influential members of Cooper County's excellent teaching force. In 1891, Mr. Morris bought the farm on which he is now living, at the edge of the pleasant village of Pisgah, and has since resided there. In 1897, he erected a new house. In 1904 he built a new barn, which was swept away in 1909 in a cyclone, and he straightway put up another and better barn, a substantial structure 46x40 feet. His farm is one of the best in that neighborhood. The farm is well watered, several excellent springs being supplemented by a never-failing driven well, 176 feet in depth. Naturally Mr. Morris has given his close attention to local school conditions and in May, 1913, was one of the organizers of consolidated School District No. 1, of which, with the exception of two years, he ever since has been secretary, and to the genei'al extension of which he devoted his efforts. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are members of the Pisgah Baptist Church, and their son, Lewis L. Morris, is clerk of the congregation.

December 22, 1891, B. L. Morris was married to Patience Baughman, who was born on the farm near Bunceton. She is a daughter of Henry and Anna (Cole) Baughman, both bom in this county, the former in 1835 and the latter in 1847. Both the Baughmans and the Coles are among the real "old families" of this section, particularly the Coles, for Mrs. Morris's maternal grandfather, Samuel Cole, was a son of Hannah Cole, after whom Cole's Fort received its name in the days of the Indian troubles in connection with the war of 1812. The Coles came from Virginia.

Henry Baughman died in 1911 and his widow died in 1918. Both are buried in the Baptist Cemetery at Pisgah. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Mrs. Morris was the third in order of birth, the others being Charles Baughman, of Bunceton; Mrs. Margaret Underwood, of Webb City ; Mrs. Minnie Morris and Mrs. Flora Edwards, of Bunceton ; Mrs. Mary Hadley, of Glendora, Calif ; and Mrs. Katie Gilbert, of Bunceton.

Mr. and Mrs. Morris have one son, Lewis L. Morris, born on Dec. 28, 1893, graduated from the Bunceton High School, and on Nov. 23, 1916, was united in marriage to Alice Doll, daughter of Ellen Edward and Nannie (Patton) Doll, residents of this county. Mrs. Alice Morris was bom in Illinois, coming to this county with her parents, and was graduated from the Bunceton High School. Lewis L. Morris, who, with his wife, makes his home on the Morris farm, is a valued assistant to his father.

Philip Peter Meef, owner of "Riverside Farms" in Boonville township, is a substantial farmer and stockman, was born in that township and has lived there all his life. He was born May 13, 1857, in Boonville township, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Neef, natives of Germany.

Jacob Neef came to this country with his parents in 1848, immediately following the unsuccessful revolution in Germany, the family locating on a farm three miles west of Boonville. Not long after coming here he was married and began farming on his own account in Boonville township. During the Civil War he espoused the Union cause and served as a member of the Home Guards and was killed at the battle of Boonville in 1864, he then being about 36 years of age, and his widow was left with a family of small children to look after. She kept her family together and survived her husband many years. She died in 1896, at 75 years of age. To Jacob Neef and wire were born six children as follows: George, deceased; Fred, living near Boonville; Mollie, wife of E. L. Moehle, Boonville township; Philip Peter; Frank, deceased, and Jacob, deceased.

Having been but seven years of age when his father was killed in battle, Philip P. Neef early found himself facing responsibilities and labors such as are spared the average boy and he thus grew up selfreliant and able to face the future. He stuck to the farm and after his marriage in 1879 rented a farm. In 1882 he bought 85 acres, a part of the farm on which he is now living and there established his home in a log cabin that was standing on the place. The ground was but incompletely cleared and was full of stumps, but the new owner went to work with a will and soon had it cleared and it also was not long until he had a more habitable dwelling house on the place. Mr. Neef added to his land holdings until now he is the owner of 317 acres of excellent land, 195 acres of which is in the home place, and he is one of the well-to-do farmers of the community. In 1900, Mr. Neef bought 110 acres adjoining his original 85 and in 1906 he bought another farm of 123 acres as a home for his elder son, Carl, who also is making his home in Boonville township. Mr. Neef and his sons are republicans and the family are members of the Evangelical Church.

Dec. 28, 1879, Philip P. Neef was married to Julia C. Huth, who also was born in Boonville township, and to this union were born two sons, Carl A. and John H., the latter of whom, born on June 21, 1882, is unmarried and remains at home and is managing "Riverside Farms", the home place, and is one of the most successful breeders of Cooper County. He breeds Mammoth jacks, Percheron horses, Shorthorn cattle and 0. I. C. and Chester White hogs, eligible to registration. For 13 years he has been a successful breeder of S. C. R. I. Reds, Reid's Yellow Dent seed corn and Poole, Marvelous, Fultz and Harvest King seed wheat.

Carl A. Neef, who was born on Dec. 15, 1880, married Flora Gantner and is living on a farm not far from his father's place. He and his wife have four children, Philip F., Catherine J., Carl E. and Margaret J., lively youngsters in whom their grandparents take much delight. Mrs. Julia C. Neef was born in Boonville township on Sept. 5, 1856, one of the seven children born to John Peter and Mary Madeline (Back) Huth, five of which children, three sons and two daughters, are still living. John Peter Huth and his wife Were both in Germany and were married in this county, where their last days were spent. Mr. Huth came to the United States in 1848 and not long after his arrival in this country joined the rush fir the gold fields of California, making the arduous overland trip. He returned in 1852 via Cape Horn and New York City and came to Missouri, locating on a farm in Boonville township, where after his marriage in 1853 he and his wife lived. There Mr. Huth died May 26, 1896, aged 74 v« ars. His widow died in 1909 and was 79 years of age.

Truman H. Morris, one of the best known agriculturists in the southern part of Cooper County, and formerly one of the county's best known school teachers, is a native son of Cooper County, and a member of one of the county's pioneer families. He was born on a farm four miles north of Tipton, son of Hugh B. and Juda A. (Davis) Morris, both members of pioneer families. Hugh B. Morris entered from the government a farm north of Tipton. Eight of his 10 children were born, the two younger children being born on the farm to which he moved in 1868, and which is

Truman H. Morris received his schooling in the local district school and Missouri State University, which he attended during the years 1881- 82-83. Meanwhile he had been giving his attention to farming during the summers, at the same time teaching school during the winters, and for 25 years continued this dual vocation, 13 years of this period being spent at teacher at the Greenwood school. In all of that time Mr. Morris's employment as a teacher did not take him into districts farther than two miles removed from his home and he thus was enabled to carry on his farming operations uninterrupted. In 1904 Mr. Morris bought from the J. W. Penn estate his present farm of 200 acres, seven miles east of Bunceton. This is the old John R. French farm and the house of 15 rooms which stands on the place was erected by Mr. French before the Civil War. In this house are three great stone fire-places, which were built by the late Col. Robert A. McCulloch, and which are in good condition. A stone fence and stile, together with great stone hitching-posts, at the front of the house, built more than 60 years ago, and a stone fence to the west, probably built at the same time, still stand, as true to the line as when built. The fine forest trees in the front yard were planted by Mr. French. It is recalled that in the days of the French proprietorship there, Mr. French maintained an orchard of 60 acres and the cider vinepar which he produced from the products of that orchard helped no little in establishing the reputation Missouri has long held as a vinegar state. The old building in which he operated his cider-mill is still standing. On one occasion, Mr. French was unable to get barrels in sufficient quantities to care for his cider and he pumped the water out of his four cisterns and filled them with cider. Since taking possession of the place, Mr. Morris has made substantial improvements, including the erection of two barns, one 56x64 and the other 36x40. and has in other ways brought the farm plant up-to-date. Mr. Morris is a democrat and in 1895 he made the race in the primaries for the nomination for clerk of the Circuit Court. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Prairie Home and he and his family are members of the Christian Church at Pisgah.

Dec. 21, 1883, Truman H. Morris was married to Bettie Clawson, who also was born in this county, and to this union three children have been born ; Jesse Teel, who is in government service in Washington, D. C. ; and John Paul and Edith Gertrude, twins, who were graduated from the high school at Bunceton with the class of 1919. Jesse Teel

Morris, who is a graduate of the State Normal School at Warrensburg, Columbia University (New York), and of Carnegie Technical Institute at Pittsburgh, was for some time engaged as supervisor of manual training in one of the high schools at Pittsburgh, but transferred his services to the Government, and is now connected with the agricultural department in the bureau of live-stock inspection at Washington. Mrs. Morris was born in Clarks Fork township, a daughter of Jesse and Catherine (Palmer) Clawson, both long since deceased. Jesse Clawson was a well-known business man, and had an interest in a St. Louis packing plant. He died in 1865, and his widow died in 1900. Bot hare buried in Pisgah Cemetery. They were the parents of nine children, five of whom are still living, Mrs. Morris having two brothers, R. M. Clawson, of Cass County, this State, and J. W. Clawson, of Vinita, Okla., and two sisters, Miss Kate Clawson and Mrs. L. M. Hagen, who are living in Los Angeles, Cal.

Chris J. Brandes, one of the well-known and successful farmers and stockmen of Cooper County, was born in Clarks Fork township, July 6, 1866. He is a son of Charles and Margaret (Smith) Brandes, further mention of whom is made in this volume in connection with the sketch of Theodore L. Brandes.

Chris J. Brandes received his education in the Washington and the Lee School districts. He also attended the German school at Clarks Fork for a time. He remained at home with his parents until he was 21 years of age, when he engaged in farming for himself on rented land for about five years. In 1894 he purchased 160 acres of his present place. He has added to it until he now owns 380 acres of well-improved farm land with three sets of farm buildings. The home residence was built by Mr. Brandes shorty after he bought his first land. The family lived in a temporary building on the place while the residence was being erecte.l. Mr. Brandes practically built his house alone, from excavating the cellar to doing the carpenter and mason work. His first barn on the place was double log building, which he also built himself, and which cost him beside his own labor only $7.75. This old building is still standing. Mr. Brandes carries on general farming and stock raising, making a specialty of Callaway cattle. Poland China hogs, and Shropshire sheep. The place is well adapted for both general farming and stock raising. The water supply is pumped by a gas engine from a well 207 feet deep. The Brandes place is one of the well improved farms of Cooper County.

She is a daughter of William H. and Mary (Dale) Long. W. H. Long was born in Bourbon County, Ky., in 1833, and died in Cooper County in 1909, and his remains are buried at Pisgah. He served as a captain in the Confederate army during the Civil War, under Gen. Sterling Price. When the war broke out he enlisted in Cedar County, Mo., and served throughout the war, and was wounded. His wife was a native of Indiana, born in 1835. They were married in Cedar County, and the following children were born to them: Mrs. Lizzie Salmons, Rockville; Josie died in infancy; Florence married William E. Draffen and died at the age of 36 years, in 1903 ; Lee married Chris J. Brandes, the subject of this sketch ; Thomas lives in North Moniteau township; Charles M., North Moniteau township; W. R., San Antonio, Texas; Sterling Price died in infancy, and Wade Hampton, Jefferson City.

To Mr. and Mrs. Chris J. Brandes have been born the following children: Clara married William T. Martin; Edna M., died in infancy; William Carl resides at home with his parents; Edgar resides at home. Six children died in infancy. William Carl is a veteran of the World War. He entered the United States service, Sept. 5, 1918, and was trained at Camp McArthur, Texas, until Nov. 4, 1918, when he transferred to Camp Merrit, N. J., and was aboard the English transport Cedric, which was preparing to start for France when the armistice was signed Nov. 11, 1918. He was then returned to Camp Merrit, and later to Camp Grant, 111., where he was mustered out of service, Dec. 31, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Brandes have three grandchildren : Mary Lee, Irma Gray, and Grace Lucille Martin, who live with their grandparents. Mr. Brandes is a member of the Masonic Lodge at Bunceton, and he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church at Pisgah.

William H. Turley, who died at his home in LaMine township in the fall of 1909 was one of the most substantial and progressive farmers of the county. He was born on the farm on which he died and had spent all his life there. His father also was born on that farm, a son of one of the real pioneers of this region, the Turleys having been represented in this community practically since the days of its beginning. Milton Turley, the father, married Louisa Ricks and to that union were born four children, three 'sons and a daughter, all of whom are now deceased. Of these William H. Turley, born on March 8, 1856, was the eldest, the others being Harvey C, Stephen G. and Adelia. William H. Turley began operations there on his own account on reaching manhood and established his home there. He and his brother, Harvey C. Turley owned in partner- ship a tract of 340 acres of excellent land and did well- in their operations. Their farm was well improved and they made a specialty of good live stock. William H. Turley was a democrat, a member of the Christian Church and was affiliated with the M. W. of A. He died Oct. 12, 1909, and his widow is still making her home on the home place, which is now owned and operated under the general direction of her elder son, John H. Turley.

Dec. 13, 1881, William H. Turley was united in marriage with Anna B. Herndon, who also was born in LaMine township, July 6, 1861, second in order of birth of the seven children born to George and Elizabeth (Pope) Herndon, the others being as follows: Benjamin T. Herndon, Saline County; William, deceased; John M., deceased; Ella D., deceased, and Lester H. and James G. Herndon, of Saline County. George Herndon, also was born in LaMine township, about 1824, son of one of the earliest settlers in that section, a Virginian, who came to this county in 1811. George Herndon died at his home in this county in 1884. His wife died at the age of 35 years in 1872. She was born in Garrett County, Ky., a daughter of Thomas Pope and wife, the latter of whom was a Bland, who came to Cooper County about 1836, settled on a farm here and reared a family of three children.

John H. Turley was born Nov. 4, 1883, and has always lived on the farm which he now owns, except a few years during when he was engaged in railroad service. He supplemented the schooling received in the local schools by a course in Hill's Business College at Sedalia and from 1907 to 1911 was employed as a clerk for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. a1 Boonville and later at Marshall. He then returned to the home farm and operated the same for his widowed mother until in 1918, when ho bough! the place. Since taking possession of the farm Mr. Turley has made numerous improvements on the place and now has an excellent farm. That portion of the old Turley place which he bought consists of 100 acres and in addition to his general farming he gives considerable attention to the breeding of Poland-China hogs. Mr. Turley is a democrat and in the campaign of 1916 he was the nominee of his party for the legislature, but went down in the face of the republican majority of that year. Aug. 24, 1918, he married Ethel Clickner, who was born at Edina, Mo., was graduated from Fayette High School and attended Howard Payne College, also the Warrensburg Normal School, and is now the teacher at the Locust Grove school in LaMine township. Mr. Turley is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church.

Robert Thomas Draffen, a Civil War veteran, and a member of one of the pioneer families of Cooper County, was born in Kelly township, July 16, 1844. He is the son of William and Atlanta (McCullough) Draffen, both natives of Virginia. William Draffen was born in 1820, and died in Moniteau township in 1906, on his home place, where he had lived since settling in Cooper County in the thirties. His wife died in 1907, and their remains are buried at Pisgah. William Draffen was a son of Robert Thomas Draffen, who settled at Boonville at a very early date. He was a cigar manufacturer and also bought and sold tobacco.

Robert T. Draffen was educated at Lee's School, and has always lived in Kelly and Moniteau townships, and has been engaged in farming and stock raising. He bought his present place, which consists of 84 acres, in 1885. This is one of the historic old places of Cooper County. A still was operated here during the Civil War and for some years afterwards.

When the Civil War bi-oke out, Mr. Draffen enlisted in the Confederate army under General Marmaduke. He participated in a number of engagements, and was at the battle of Mine Creek, where General Marmaduke was captured. Later, in 1862, Mr. Di-affen was taken prisoner and held in the Boonville jail for a time, when he was paroled. He afterward joined the army and was at Shreveport, La., when the Confederate army under General Price surrendered there. He then returned to Cooper County, where he has since been engaged in farming and stock raising.

Mr. Draffen was first married in 1870 to Miss Rebecca McLean, a daughter of James and Jennie (Bull) McLean, pioneers of Cooper County. Two children were born of this union, Sterling Price, who resides near McBain, Mo., and Laura, married Elmer Hedspeth, who resides in Alabama. The mother died in 1878, and on Dec. 15, 1881, Mr. Draffen was married to Miss Bettie Carpenter, a daughter of Robert L. and Priscille

(Robinson) Carpenter, the former a native of Copper County, who died March 25, 1892, aged 61 years, and the latter a native of Kentucky, died Feb. 16, 1913, aged 83 years. Their remains are buried in the cemetery at Bunceton. They were the parents of the following children: James, Jefferson City; Mrs. Helen Richey, Bunceton; Mrs. J. B. Scott, Bunceton; William, Bunceton ; Robert, Bunceton ; Emmett, married Maggie Rowles and is now deceased ; Josie, died at the age of 50 years, and Bettie, wife of Robert T. Draff en, the subject of this sketch.

To Robert T. and Bettie (Carpenter) Draffen have been born the following children: William Robert, residing at home; Gussie, married Andrew Snorgrass, Vermont, Mo.; Lynne Lee, a student at the State Normal School at Warrensburg, has been a teacher at Blackwater, Mo., for three years ; Wallace, married Edith Embry, Moniteau township ; Weight, a teacher; and Benjamin McCulloch, at home.

The land which constitutes Mr. Draffen's farm was entered from the Government by his grandfather, Robert Thomas McCulloch, who entered several hundred acres of land in this vicinity. William Chambers, greatgrandfather of Mrs. Draffen, was one of the pioneers of Boonville, and his career was intimately associated with the early history of that town. Thus, both Mr. and Mrs. Draffen are descendents of the very earliest pioneers of this section, and rank among the leading people of Cooper County.

Berend Vieth, a Cooper County pioneer, who has been successfully engaged in farming and stock raising, is a native of Holstein, Germany. He was born Aug. 16, 1839, a son of Heinrich and Catherine (Behrens) Vieth. Berend Vieth was reared and educated in his native land, and came to America in 1865, locating in Cooper County. Here he worked as a farm laborer and in other lines of industry for a time, and later operated rented land. He made the initial purchase of his present farm in 1880, which consisted of 160 acres and also of 80 acres of timber land. He bought more land later until he was the owner of 540 acres, which constitute the present Vieth farm. In the early days, Mr. Vieth was an extensive feeder of cattle and hogs, which he shipped to the St. Louis markets. He has been successful in his undertaking, and is one of the well-to-do men of the community. Due to an injury Mr. Vieth received 20 years ago, he has been practically an invalid for the past five years, and his son, H. C. Vieth, has carried on the farming operations.

County. Mrs. Vieth was born in Germany, Sept. 10, 1848, and was brought to America by her parents when she was 4 years old. The family first settled in Rochester, N. Y., and 15 years later came to Cooper County, settling on a farm near Crawfords Bridge. To Berend Vieth and wife have been born the following children: Ida, married Henry Schnuck, Overton, Mo.; Emma resides at home; Tillie, married Charles Barta, Kansas City, Mo. ; H. C, who is farming the home place, and Carries resides at home. The grand children are as follows: Lorine, Arthur and Lloyd Schnuck, and Raymond and Ralph Barta.

The Vieth farm is one of the valuable places of Cooper County. It is well improved with a good nine-room farm residence, and other high class improvements. H. C.| Vieth, who conducts the home farm, is one of the progressive young men of Cooper County. He was born in Kelly Township, July 30, 1881, and received his education in the public schools and the parochial school at Clarks Fork, and later attended Hill's Business College at Sedalia. In addition to general farming, Mr. Vieth raises Shorthorn cattle and hogs extensively.

Thomas A. Harris, proprietor of "Sunnyside" farm in LaMine township and progressive stockmen in Cooper County, former president of the American Berkshire Association, was born July 23, 1862, son of William J. and Sarah (McMahan) Harris, both members of pioneer families.

William J. Harris was born on June 15, 1815, near Richmond, Va.. and was but eight years of age when in 1823 he came with his mother, Nancy (Ferris) Harris, and the Turley and Herndon families to this part of Missouri. With him and his mother was his sister, who when 16 years of age married I. Majors, of Cass County, Mo., and who lived to celebrate the seventieth anniversay of her marriage. She was the mother of 16 children. In this region William J. Hai*ris grew to manhood and was an influential factor in its development. He helped Mr. Turley, Mr. Herndon and Thomas Mellor hew the logs for the first school house in the district and also helped to pay the wages of the first teacher. In 1849 he joined the great rush of gold seekers to California, driving an ox-team through, but did not find his expectations realized there and presently came back, returning by way of Cape Horn and the East. In 1853 he bought the farm on which his son, Thomas A. Harris, is now living, erected a log house and reared his family, where he died Nov. 12, 1881. William J. Harris was twice married. By his first wife, Sarah McMahan, who died in 1862, at the age of 27 years, he was the father of five children, namely: Mantie, wife of Judge John B. Harris, Fulton, Mo.; William P., deceased; Sterling P., of Pettis County; Leona, died in infancy, and Thomas A., who was but eight days old when his mother died. In 1869 William J. Harris married Lizzie Lake, who was born in Howard County, and to that union were born two children, Stella and Ada, both now deceased.

Thomas A. Harris was reared on the farm on which he was born and which he has owned since 1899, when he bought the interests of the other heirs in the place, which he has named "Sunnyside" farm. For years he has been extensively engaged in the breeding of Berkshire hogs and the raising of Shorthorn cattle, of the latter feeding two loads a year. Mr. Harris has a fine farm of 417 acres, his last purchase being 127 acres in Feb., 1919, and his place is well improved, including a modern house lighted with gas, and two silos and is otherwise well equipped. He began the breeding of Berkshire hogs in 1889, his first pair having been bought from N. H. Gentry, of Pettis County, and he ever since has made a specialty of Berkshires, holding semi-annual sales at "Sunnyside", a veteran exhibitor at state fairs, and has long been recognized as the most extensive breeder of Berkshires in Cooper County. He has received as high as $350 for a single hog and has bred hogs that have brought as much as $1,500. For years Mr. Harris has been one of the most active members Of the American Berkshire Association and served as president of that association for one year. His three sons are partners in the operations at "Sunnyside". Mr. Harris and his sons are democrats and the family are members of the Christian Church.

Oct. 9, 1895, Thomas A. Harris was united in marriage with Margarel P. Wing, and to this union seven children have been born, namely : Mildred, deceased ; Wilbur M., who was graduated from the Boonville High School, and Robert P., Ella L., Sarah Lillian, Thomas A. and Margaret Leona. Robert P. is a graduate of Dunkle's Business School. Mrs. Harris also is a member of one of Missouri's pioneer families. She was born in Columbia, this state, Sept. 30, 1870, daughter of David W. and Ella (Parker) Wing, further mention of whom is made elsewhere in this volume.

Thomas J. Lovell, a Civil War veteran and a member of one of the very early pioneer families of Cooper County, was born in Prairie Home township, about a mile from where he now resides, Aug. 4, 1842. He is a son of Thomas J., Sr., and Ollie (Burrus) Lovell, the former a native of

North Carolina, and the latter of Tennessee. They were among the pioneer settlers of Prairie Home township. The following children were born to them : Lucy Ann, married Fayette Carlos, and they are both now deceased ; Armstead Franklin, deceased ; John, deceased ; Elizabeth, married William Burrus, and both are now deceased; Amanda, married John M. Burrus, and resides on the old home place; Sarah, deceased; Thomas J., the subject of this sketch ; and Olive Francis, married Squire Moore, and they are both deceased. The mother of these children died in 1847, and Thomas J. Lovell afterwards married Catherine Fry, and three children were born to this union: Martha Bell, deceased; Nevada, married Henry Summers, and both died in Denver, Col. ; and Andrew Jackson, who resides in Denison, Texas. Thomas J. Lovell's second wife died about 1852, and he married Mrs. Telitha Timms, and to this union was born one daughter, Nannie, now the wife of Robert Kirkpatrick, Clinton, Mo. Thomas J. Lovell, Sr., died in 1855.

Thomas J. Lovell, whose name introduces this sketch, was reared in Cooper County, and attended the early day schools. The first school which he attended was a log building in the Pisgah district, and the school was taught by a Mr. Teeters. When the Civil War broke out, Mr. Lovell enlisted at Versailles, Mo., in the Confederate army, in Captain Butler's company. He served from 1861 until the close of the war. He was wounded three times, the first time at the battle of Dry Wood, Sept. 1, 1861, near Fort Scott, Kan. He was sent home from there, but returned to the army in 1862, and was again wounded at Jenkins Ferry, Ark. His company surrendered at the close of the war at Shreveport, La. He then returned to Cooper County, where he has since resided. He has been engaged in farming and stock raising, and has met with success. He owns 120 acres of well improved land in Prairie Home township, and is one of Cooper County's substantial and highly respected citizens.

Mr. Lovell was married in 1870 to Miss Hattie B. Kirkpatrick. One child was born to this union, Edward Franklin, who resides at Salem, III. The wife and mother died in 1893, and her remains are buried in Pisgah Cemetery. May 12, 1897, Mr. Lovell was united in marriage with Martha Gilbreath, a native of Macon, born in 1851. She is a daughter of Hugh F. and Catherine (Carpenter) Gilbreath, the former a native of Tennessee, born in 1826, and died Jan. 26, 1888, and the latter a native of Cooper County, born in 1828, and died in May, 1915. They were the parents of the following children: Mary Francis, deceased; Mrs. Laura Clawson, Vinita, Okla. ; Martha, the wife of Thomas J. Lovell, the subject of this sketch ; J. N., Tulsa, Okla. ; Mrs. Flora Johnson, deceased ; Gilmer, deceased; Mrs. Victoria Floyd, deceased; Anna, deceased; Walter, Speed, Mo. ; and two sons died in infancy. Mrs. Lovell is a member of New Salem Church in Prairie Home township. Mr. Lovell is a democrat, and is a member of Camp Harper, Confederate Veterans, Bunceton, Mo.

William J. Lacy, of Prairie Home township, belongs to a family of pioneers of this State of Revolutionary ancestors. William J. Lacy was born in Moniteau County, Nov. 29, 1847, a son of Dr. Archibald J. and Mary Letitia (Winston) Lacy, both natives of Stokes County, N. C. Dr. Archibald Lacy was born July 25, 1823, and died in Cooper County, Jan. 6, 1892. He was the son of Dr. William A. Lacy and Agnes (Johnson) Lacy, the former of whom was born in Virginia in 1802, and died in Cooper County, May 26, 1887. His wife was a native of North Carolina, and died in Cooper County, Sept. 23, 1888. Dr. William A. Lacy came to Missouri in 1836 and settled in Moniteau County, which was then a part of Cole County, and he later moved to Salem County, and then returned to Cooper County.

Mary Letitia (Winston) Lacy, mother of William J. Lacy, was born in Stokes County, N. C, March 10, 1827, and died Oct. 24, 1848. She was a daughter of Gen. Joseph W. Winston, who was a major general in the war of 1812, and his father was a colonel in the Revolutionary War under Washington.

William J. Lacy was the only child born to his parents. After the death of William J. Lacy's mother, his father married Julia Gale, a daughter of Dr. R. W. Gale, of Cooper County, and three children were born to this union : Robert A., deceased George G., now living in Oklahoma and Agnes G., deceased.

William J. Lacy was reared by his grandparents, who moved from Moniteau to Saline County in 1851. They later went to Vernor County, but in 1874 William J. returned to Cooper County, where he has since resided. He settled on his present place of 120 acres in 1912.

Mr. Lacy was married Sept. 5, 1872, to Nancy Elem Johnston, a daughter of Washington A. and Martha (Hunt) Johnston, the former a native of Prairie Home township, born Jan. 1, 1825, and died Feb. 15, 1908. His wife was born in 1829 and died Jan. 14, 1919. Robert B. Johnston, grandfather of Mrs. Lacy, and his wife were among the very early pioneers of Cooper County. Mrs. Lacy has a sister living, Jennie L., who is now the wife of E. B. Shannon, Clarks Fork township.

conbe County, N. C, March 8, 1789, and his wife, Nancy Hunt, was born June 21, 1795, and died Aug. 20, 1876. They moved to Howard County, Mo., in 1816, and in 1825 settled on Salt Creek, near Pisgah, Cooper County. They reared 10 children. William Hunt was a son of Jonathan and Ailcy (Berry) Hunt, natives of Buncom County, N. C.

To William J. Lacy and wife have been born two sons, Archibald Johnston Lacy, born Jan. 4, 1876, and died Nov. 15, 1912, and Robert Winston Lacy, born June 21, 1880, married Elizabeth Jones, a daughter of David L. Jones, Jan. 16, 1907, and they have two children, Archibald Jones, born Nov. 8, 1909, and Robert Winston, born March 13, 1916. They live in Prairie Home township.

George Washington Mellor, one of the substantial farmers and stockmen of LaMine township, was born on the farm on which he is now living, Jan. 10, 1856. He is the elder of the two sons born to Thomas and Mary Jane (Talbot) Mellor, the former of whom was of English birth and the latter a Virginian, whose last days were spent in Cooper County.

Thomas Mellor was born at Ashland, in Derbyshire, England, March 18, 1818, and was about 12 years of age when he came to this country with his parents, John and Martha (Barrett) Mellor, in 1830, the family locating in Oswego County, N. Y. John Mellor there engaged in farming, but soon moved to Franklin, Delaware County, N. Y., where he bought a small dairy farm and where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. In 1838. he then being 20 years of age, Thomas Mellon decided to come West. He came by way of New Orleans, where he remained until 1844 when he came by boat to this section of Missouri and settled on land which he bought near Rankin's Mill, in Boonville township, where he remained until the California gold excitement in 1849 caused him to join the band of prospectors headed for the new Eldorado and he drove an ox-team through to the gold fields. He did not remain long, however, returning by way of the isthmus and New York. While East he visited with old home folks in New York state for a while and then returned to Cooper County, where about 1853 he bought a tract of land in LaMine ' township and created a home in which he spent the rest of his life, becoming the owner of a fine farm of 640 acres. He also was the proprietor of a freight warehouse on the river front at the mouth of the LaMine River. He died on May 28, 1904. Thomas Mellor was twice married. His first wife, Sarah Gadsby, died at the time of the birth of her first child, the child also dying, and he later married Mary Jane Talbot, who was born in Virginia and who died in 1894 at the age of 66 years. To that union two sons were born, the subject of this sketch having a younger brother, John Paul Mellor, also a resident of LaMine township.

George W. Mellor was reared on the home farm in LaMine township and completed his schooling in the high school at Boonville. He early turned his attention to Cable Railway system and for two years he worked at Los Angeles and for two years at San Diego in that business. He was married in the former city in 1891 and the year following his marriage returned to the old home in this county, the operations of the farm requiring his attention, and has since made his home there, owner of a fine farm of 210 acres which he inherited at the death of his father. In 1898 he erected on that place a fine, modern eight-room house and his farm is equipped in keeping with the same. Mr. Mellor is a stockholder in the National Bank of Boonville. He is a democrat and is affiliated with the Modem Woodmen of America at Blackwater. He and his family are members of the Christian Church.

Aug. 19, 1891, at San Diego, Cal., George W. Mellor was united in marriage to Charlotte Stiles, who was born in Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 6, 1870, a daughter of Hiram and Mary Ann (Hovey) Stiles, natives, respectively, of New York and Ohio, who moved with their family to San Diego in 1886, spending the rest of their lives there. Mi-, and Mrs. Mellor have four children, namely: Bessie 0., wife of G. H. Neiderjohn, of Nelson, Mo. ; Thomas E., now at home, having but recently returned from service in the United States army, receiving his discharge at Camp Funston, Kan. ; Mabel S., wife of P. M. Floyd, of Boonville, and Bernice, wife of William G. Weekley, of LaMine Station.

Judge George W. Morris, a prominent farmer and stockman of Moniteau township, former member of the Board of County Judges of Cooper County, is a native of this county, and belongs to one of the pioneer families. Judge Morris was born in Kelly township, Oct. 22, 1863. He is a son of Hugh B. and Juda A. (Davis) Morris, early settlers of Cooper County.

Judge Morris was reared in this county, and educated in the public schools at Pisgah. He received a very good common school education. having been fortunate in having some very good instructors, among whom was James Groves. Judge Morris was reared on a farm, and has made farming and stock raising his life's occupation. He has lived on his present place in North Moniteau township since 1885. The place con- sists of 700 acres, a part of which was formerly the old McCulloch place. It is located in North Moniteau and Clarks Fork townships, and is one of the valuable farms of Cooper County. There are three sets of improvements on the place. The farm is nicely located, and an extensive view can be had from the home residence. From here one can easily see the water tower and court house at California, Mo., when atmospheric conditions are favorable.

George W. Morris was united in marriage Dec. 30, 1885, to Miss Matilda McCulloch, a native of Cooper County, born in Kelly township, Oct. 13, 1860. She is a daughter of Col. Robert A. and Mary (Mahan) McCulloch. Col. Robert A. McCulloch was born in Albemarle County, Va.,- in 1825, and came to Missouri with his parents, Thomas and Mary McCulloch, who first settled in Howard. County. They remained there but a short time, when they came to Cooper County. Robert A. McCulloch served in the Confederate army during the Civil War and became a lieutenant colonel. He served in General Forest's brigade. He was known as "White Headed Bob" McCulloch, and a cousin of his, Col. Robert McCulloch, who was also a Confederate veteran, was known as "Black Headed Bob" McCulloch. They crossed the plains together and went to California with ox teams during the gold excitement of 1849. Col. Robert A. McCulloch died in 1911, aged 86 years. His wife, Mary (Mahan) McCulloch, was a native of Cole County. She died several years prior to her husband's death, aged 45 years. They were the parents of three children as follows: Mary, married George A. Carpenter, and is now deceased; Matilda, wife of George W. Morris, the subject of this sketch; and Albert J., who resides at Winfield, Kan.

Judge and Mrs. Morris reared an orphan child, Ola McDonald, who is now the wife of Warren Carpenter, of Prairie Home township. Judge Morris is one of Cooper County's most substantial citizens. He has an extensive acquaintaince, not only in Cooper County, but in this section of the State, and he and Mrs. Morris have many friends and are universally respected. Judge Morris served as a member of the County Court from 1915 to Jan. 1, 1919, having been elected on the democratic ticket in November, 1914.

William Edgar Wolfe, of Prairie Home township is a native of Cooper County whose ancestors were very early settlers in this section of the State. Mr. Wolfe was born near Overton, Nov. 14, 1868, and is a son of Wesley and Sallie (Street) Wolf. Wesley Wolfe was also a native of Cooper County, born near Wooldridge, where he was reared to manhood.

During the Civil War he entered the Confederate army and served for two years, until that great conflict closed. He returned to Cooper County, where he was engaged in farming until his death, Feb. 10, 1875. His wife was a native of Virginia ; she died Jan. 21, 1878. Their remains are buried in the Clayton Cemeteiy. Wesley Wolfe's father was a Pennsylvanian, and settled in Missouri about 100 years ago. Shortly after coming here he entered the island just east of Wooldridge and lived there for many years. To Wesley and Sallie (Street) Wolfe were born the following children: Lucy, deceased; James, deceased; Charles C. resides at Overton ; Mrs. Eliza Anderson, deceased ; Columbus, lives in Illinois ; Mrs. Lavina Isom, Carrollton, Mo.; Mrs. Julia Ward, lives in Carroll County; William Edgar, the subject of this sketch, and Pressley, Overton.

William Edgar Wolfe was reared and educated near Overton, and in early life worked as a farm laborer for about 10 years, receiving from $15.00 to $16.00 per month. He worked for C. C. Eldridge, who is now living retired in Boonville, for six years. Mr. Wolfe bought his first land in 1901, which he later sold and bought his present place in Prairie Home township in 1911, which he purchased from H. F. Fricke. The place consists of 1091/2 acres, and is nicely located on the Jefferson Highway. Since he bought the place, Mr. Wolfe has built a good substantial eightroom residence and other farm buildings.

June 26. 1892, William Edgar Wolf was united in marriage with Miss Annie Dishion, a daughter of James and Nancy Jane (Adair) Dishion, the former of whom died Sept. 16, 1911, and the mother now resides on the home place in Prairie Home township. James F. and Nancy Jane (Adair) Dishion were the parents of the following children : Mrs. Laura Deuel ; Anna, wife of William Edgar Wolfe ; Mrs. W. C. Kirschman ; Ada, died at the age of 12 years; Margaret, died at the age of seven years; Alvin, resides in Prairie Home; Silas, Prairie Home; Minnie May, Prairie Home ; Mrs. Myrtle Richie, died at the age of 27 years in Colorado ; Edna Ritchey, Prairie Home; and Speed, Prairie Home.

To Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe have been born the following children: Blanch, married Fred L. Grostedt, Clarks Fork township ; Oral Wilson Wolfe, served in the World War in France and Germany, a member of Company L, 356th Infantry, 89th Division. He entered the army April 24, 1918, was trained at Camp Funston, Kan., and sent to France June 3, 1918, and arrived there June 24. He took part in the important engagements in which the 89th Division participated, including the battles of the Meuse, Argonne and St. Mihiel, as well as other continuous fighting.

He was wounded at St. Mihiel, and was discharged from the service June 24, 1919. Louis Edgar Wolfe entered the army Oct. 21, 1918, and was sent to Camp Bowie, near Ft. Worth, Texas, and was on detached service there when the armistice was signed. The other children born to Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe are : Elva, at home ; Serelda, deceased ; John J., died in infancy; Nancy J.; Leith Alexander; Willie Franklin; Ewing C. ; Champ Clark; Charles K., died in infancy; and Allen B.

John Paul Mellor, proprietor of "Cape Verde" stock farm along the Missouri River in LaMine township, was born on that farm and has lived there all his life, having developed an excellent piece of property. He inherited the old home place which was established by his father many years ago and has done much toward the improvement of the same since it came into his possession. Born July 23, 1857, Mr. Mellor retains distinct recollections of the Civil War period and has some interesting souvenirs of that struggle picked up on his farm, including a grape-shot that was fired from Boonville. He also has some quite interesting relics of the days of Indian occupancy, the collection which he maintains at his home attracting much attention on the part of those interested in such matters. Mr. Mellor's father was a cripple during a part of his life and was thus incapacitated for service during the Civil War. He had a freight warehouse on the river front at the mouth of the LaMine River and this warehouse was once attacked by Federal gunboats which fired as many as 300 shots at the place. The Mellor place also was raided by Federal soldiers, who took the horses out of the stable, emptied the smokehouse of its stored meats and took the bedclothes and such other articles from the house. The elder Mellor, Thomas Mellor, was of English birth and was 12 years of age when he came to this country with his parents, the family locating in New York state. When 20 years of age he went to New Orleans and a few years later came to Missouri and settled near Rankin's Mill in Boonville township, this county. In 1849 he went to California and on his return made a visit back to his boyhood home in New York, after which he returned to Missouri and in this county spent the rest of his life. On the home place, "Cape Verde" farm, now owned by the subject of this sketch, the elder Mellor created a good piece of property and the same has been much improved since coming into the possession of the present owner.

life and has always made his home on the place on which he was born, being now the owner of 371 acres of excellent and well cultivated land. He is a stockholder in the Central National Bank of Boonville and in the Citizens Trust Company of that city. He is a democrat and he and his family are members of the Christian Church.

"Nov. 28, 1888, John P. Mellor was united in marriage to Nancy Clara Schuster, who was born at Chouteau Springs, Mo., Dec. 19, 1865, daughter of Moritz and Rachel (Hidlebridle) Schuster, the latter born in Maryland. Moritz Schuster was a native of Germany, but had been a resident of this country since the days of his boyhood. Mr. and Mrs. Mellor have six children, namely : George T. ; Agnes, wife of Henry Fritz, of Blackwater township ; Speed S., who is farming in LaMine township ; Grace G., wife of William G. Turley, of LaMine Station, and Ada Marie and Ernest, at home.

George T. Mellor, the eldest son, who was born on Dec. 11, 1889, enlisted for service in the national army in June, 1917, not long after this country's declarations of war against Germany, and as a member of G Company, 140th Infantry, underwent training at Camp Nichols, Leavenworth, Flat River and Ft. Sill, and was a first class private when he sailed for France with his detachment in the spring of 1918. On Sept. 28, 1918, he was severely wounded during the battle then raging in the Argonne Forest ; was discharged and now living at home. George T. Mellor married Mollie Cramer, also of LaMine township, and has one child, Roy T.

William F. Carpenter, a progressive citizen of Prairie Home township, who is one of Cooper County's substantal citizens, is a native of Missouri. He was born in Macon County, Dec. 6, 1874, and is a son of Hugh F. and Rebecca (Buck) Carpenter. Hugh F. Carpenter was also born in Macon County, and now resides at La Plata, Mo. His wife died in November, 1912. Hugh F. Carpenter is a son of Henry Carpenter, who was born in Clarks Fork township. He died at St. Louis. Hugh F. and Rebecca Carpenter were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Ellen Dale, deceased ; William F., the subject of this sketch ; Emma, married William Self, Macon County; James, lives in Montana; Minnie, married Arthur McKinzey, Macon County; Ada Mame and Frances reside in Adair County.

William F. Carpenter was reared and educated in Macon County, and since early manhood has been engaged in farming and stock raising. He came to Cooper County from Macon about 1898. In 1919 he bought his present place, which is located one and one-half miles southeast of Prairie

Home, and consists of 155 acres of fertile and well improved land. He has a nice eight-room farm residence, and the other buildings and improvements on the place are substantial and in good condition.

Mr. Carpenter was married April 6, 1905, to Miss Dora F. Short, a daughter of Robert and Victoria (Rich) Short. Robert Short was a native of Missouri and died Nov. 26, 1899, aged 50 years, and his wife died in 1885. They were residents of Clarks Fork township, and their remains are buried in Carpenter Cemetery, near Pisgah. They we're the parents of the following children: Dora F., the wife of William F. Carpenter, the subject of this sketch; Maude L., married L. B. Amick, Howard County; Jessie died in infancy. To Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter have been born children as follows; Myriam Ruth; Helen Louise; Clyde; Genevieve, and Marvin Earl.

Mr. Carpenter follows general farming and stock raising, and has met with uniform success. Mrs. Carpenter is quite extensively engaged in the poultry business, specializing in Brown Leghorn chickens, an industry which has proven both interesting and profitable.

Mr. Carpenter is public-spirited and enterprising, and takes a keen interest in public affairs. He is one of the directors of the Consolidated School District No. 3 at Prairie Home, and is now serving his second term. He is also a director of the Prairie Home Fair Board. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.

Frederick Schilb, a well known Cooper County pioneer and Union veteran of the Civil War, was born in Bavaria, March 3, 1845, a son of Jacob and Margaret Ann (Mueller) Schilb, both natives of Bavaria. The father was born March 3, 1799, and died June 30, 1856, and the mother died Dec. 31, 1876, aged 75 years. The Schilb family emigrated to America and settled in Cooper County in 1847, when Frederick Schilb was two years old. The father bought a farm near Liberty School. The place consisted of 80 acres, for which he paid $275.00, which not only included the farm, but the growing crops, a cow and a calf and the dog. To Jacob and Margaret Ann (Mueller) Schilb were born the following children: Jacob, deceased ; Adam, deceased ; David, deceased ; Margaret, married Henry Meyer and both are deceased; Frederick, the subject of this sketch. Frederick Schilb was reared on the farm and educated in the old Liberty School district. A part of the time during his school days, school was held in private residences. He spent his boyhood days not unlike the average boy of his time until the Civil War broke out. In January.

1862, he enlisted at Boonville in Company A, 1st Missouri regiment, and re-enlisted in 1863, becoming a member of Company F., 13th Missouri cavalry. He experienced an active military career during the war and remained in the service for some time afterward. He was at the battle of Mine Creek, Big Blue and a number of other engagements. When the war closed he was sent with his regiment across the Plains to Colorado against hostile Indians. He was discharged and mustered out of service at Ft. Leavenworth Kan., in 1866. During his service in the army, Mr. Schilb had many interesting experiences. On the campaign across the Plains, he had an opportunity to see the west as it was before civilization had made much progress in that section. In the summer of 1865, Mr. Schilb remembers of having seen 700 covered wagons, or "prairie schooners," leave Ft. Kearney, Neb., in one train, on their way across the Plains. The Government required at that time that emigrants travel in trains of not less than 50 wagons, in order that they might be able to protect themselves against the attacks of hostile Indians.

After his discharge from the army, Mr. Schilb returned to Cooper County, and the following year he bought his first farm of 95 acres near Guyers Ford, upon which he lived until 1877, when he sold out, and in 1878 he bought 110 acres of land in Prairie Home township, where he made his home until 1911, when he moved to his present place, and has since been living practically retired in the village of Prairie Home. Mr. Schilb was married March 15, 1868, to Miss Mary J. Meyer, a daughter of John and Edna D. (Robinson) Meyer, the former a native of Germany, and the latter of Lynchburg, Va. John Meyer died in 1853, when Mrs. Schilb was about two years old, leaving three children besides Mrs. Schilb. The others were Louis G., Slater, Mo. ; John H., Neosho, Mo. ; and Sarah Ann, who married Frederick Hertzburg, and is now deceased. After her husband's death the mother married again, and to this marriage was born one child, Louisa Ruth, who married Earnest Klatt, and they are both now deceased.

To Mr. and Mrs. Schilb have been born the following children: Margaret, married Henry Kuhn, Prairie Home township; Frederick L.. the present postmaster of Prairie Home; Mary Edna, married William Dietzel, of Moniteau County; Laura Olive, married Ernest Kirschman, Prairie Home township; Clara M., married Oliver T. Haley, resides on the home farm ; Stella F., married George Morris, Prairie Home ; Nettie, married Frank Renfrew, Wooldridge, Mo. ; Lula A., married Oscar Blank, Prairie

Mr. and Mrs. Schilb celebrated their golden wedding anniversary March 15, 1918, an event long to be remembered by the members of this numerous and highly respected family of Cooper County. The Schilb family are members of the Methodist Church and stand high in the community. Mr. Schilb is a member of John A. Hayne Post, Grand Army of the Republic, Boonville.

Martin Luther Weekley, a well-known and substantial landowner and retired farmer living in LaMine township, this county, and a veteran of the Civil War, is a native of the old Buckeye state, but has been a resident of Missouri and of Cooper County since coming here in the latter '60s and has thus been a witness to and a participant in the development of this region for more than a half century. He was born in Belmont County, Ohio, March 23, 1842, son of Henry and Mary (Beckett) Weekley, whose last days were spent in that state.

Henry Weekley was born in eastern Virginia on Sept. 3, 1800, and was but a boy when his parents, William and Susan Ann (Bigby) Weekley, who were the parents of 11 children, of whom he was the seventh in order of birth, moved from their native Virginia over into Ohio and established their home in the then wilderness He grew to manhood in the new state and after his marriage established his home on a farm and continued farming the rest of his life. He and his wife were the parents of 10 children, of whom four survive, the subject of this sketch having three sisters living, namely: Mrs. Susan Ann Willis, of Armstrong's Mill, Ohio; Catherine Penrose, of Dorsey, Ohio, and Sarah, widow of M. Woodburn, of Canton, Ohio.

Martin L. Weekley grew up on the home farm in Belmont County, Ohio, and was living there when the Civil War broke out. On Dec. 24, 1861, he then being but 19 years of age, he enlisted his services in behalf of the Union cause and went to the front as a member of D Company, 43d Rgiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served as a private with that command until the close of the war, being mustered out with his regiment at Louisville, Ky., in July, 1865. During this time of service Mr. Weekley participated in a number of important battles and engagements and was with Sherman's army on the march to the sea. Upon the completion of his military service Mr. Weekley returned to his home in Ohio, but two years later, in 1867, came to Missouri and became engaged in woodchopping and the making of railroad ties in Cooper County, where he ever since has made his home. Two years after coming here Mr. Weekley married one of Cooper County's daughters and in the spring of 1870, shortly after his marriage, began farming on a small tract of twenty-eight acres of land he had bought in section 28 of LaMine township. There he made his home and as his farming operations prospered he gradually added to his holdings until he became the owner of 506 acres, all but 150 acres of which he has now sold, dividing the proceeds among his children, and is now in a position to "take things easy" in the comfortable evening time of his life. Mr. Weekley is a republican and is a member of John Hain post of the Grand Army of the republic at Boonville, in the affairs of which organization he has for many years taken an active interest. He and his family are members of the Church of Christ and he has long been an elder in the same.

On Dec. 26, 1869, Martin L. Weekley was united in marriage to Martha E. Lewis, who was born at Boonville, this county, Dec. 8, 1845, and who died on Dec. 7, 1905. Mrs. Weekley was a daughter of Jesse and Amelia (McMahan) Lewis, the former of whom was born in the neighborhood of Zanesville, Ohio, and the latter in Saline County, Mo., a member of one of the pioneer families in this part of the state and further reference to which family is made elsewhere in this volume. To Martin L. and Martha E. (Lewis) Weekley six children were born, as follows: Charles H., deceased ; Alvaretta, deceased ; Luther F., of LaMine township ; Laura E., wife of Palmer Taggart, living on the Weekley home place in LaMine township; Thomas Alexander, also of LaMine township, and William G., of that same township. Luther, the oldest child, has a daughter, Martha Rose, and second child, Thomas A., two sons, DeWitt J. and Martin R.

Andrew A. Ritchie, a well known and progressive farmer of Prairie Home township, residing at Prairie Home since Jan. 20, 1919, was born in Cooper County, Sept. 29, 1866, and is a descendent of pioneers of this county. Ho is a son of Abraham and Lizzie (Wood) Ritchie. The mother died in 1869. and her remains are buried in Andrew County, Mo. She was born in Cooper County, in 1846. Abraham Ritchie was born in Prairie Home township, in 1841, and now resides with his son here. To Abraham and Lizzie (Wood) Ritchie were born the following children: J. L., Cole County; A. A., the subject of this sketch; Mary Ellen, married Charles Hawkins and resides at Gorham, Wash.

first teacher, Jennie Adams. Mr. Ritchie has spent his life in Cooper County, except two years, when he was in Arkansas. He has always been engaged in farming and stock raising, and in 1915, purchased the old homestead of 90.5 acres from his father.

Mr. Ritchie was married Jan. IS, 1888, to Miss Dora Sinclair, a daughter of George A. and Rhoda (Stephens) Sinclair. George A. Sinclair had two half brothers. Joe and Peter Cole. The Cole family was one of the first to settle in Cooper County, and the Stephens family were also one of the very first to families to settle in this county. George A. Sinclair died in 1890 at the age of 55 years. His wife died in 1918, aged 71 years. His remains are buried at Siloam Springs, Ark., and his wife is buried at Walnut Grove Christian Church Cemetery. They were the parents of the following children: Dora, the wife of A. A. Ritchie, the subject of this sketch, was born in Henry County, in 1870 ; William B., Tipton, Mo. ; Mollie, married Ed. McNair, Siloam Springs. Ark. ; John. Boonville ; Lizzie, married Hardin Hill. Speed : Anna. Parsons, Kan. ; Joe. Boonville; and Emmerett, Parsons. Kan. To Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie have been born three children as follows: Abraham Lee. born in 1889, married Edna Dishion in 1912, and resides on the home farm : George Emil, born 1890, married Myrtle Dishion in 1912, and his wife is now deceased, and he resides on the home farm : Ray P., resides at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie are members of the Christian Church at Walnut Grove. The Ritchie family is well known in Cooper County and are highly regarded.

Thomas Henry Smith, a former well known merchant at Prairie Home, now deceased, was born on a ranch in Guadaloupe County, Texas. March 4, 1857, a son of George P. and Mary Louisa (Miller) Smith, natives of Kentucky, and parents of four other children, namely: George P. Smith, of Kingville. Texas; Mrs. R. S. Rurges. of Sequin. Texas; Mrs. R. S. Thomas, of Blue Springs, Mo.; and W. E. Smith, of San Antonio. Texas. By a prior marriage George P. Smith had a daughter. Mrs. J. P. Jefferson, of Sequin, Texas.

Reared on a farm in Texas. Thomas Henry Smith early engaged in the raising of cattle, and so continued carrying on his operations on a ranch in western Texas until 1890. when he removed to Kansas City, and from there to Prairie Home, and engaged in the mercantile business, continuing this for about 10 years; he bought a farm and engaged in cattle feeding until his retirement in March, 1919. and returned to Prairie Home. where he died on April 9. 1919. The Smith home is prettily situated on

North Broadway, Prairie Home, and may be regarded as of historic interest from the fact that a part of the material entering into its construction had many years before been used in the erection of the old Prairie Home College. And in that pleasant home, Mr. Smith's widow and her son and daughter are now living, and Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. Martha Gray Thomas, is making her home with them.

Oct. 14, 1885, at Greenwood, Mo., Thomas Henry Smith was married to Anna Gray Thomas, who was born near Pisgah, Cooper County. She is a daughter of the late Dr. James Bennett Thomas and Martha Gray (Ellis) Thomas. Mrs. Thomas was born on Sept. 9, 1834, daughter of William and Mary (Dickinson) Ellis. Mrs. Thomas and her sister, Ann M. Ellis, were the original promoters of the movement to create a fund for the erection of the Prairie Home Baptist Church about 1894, and were among the most active solicitors. The late Dr. James Bennett Thomas was born in Kentucky and was a son of the Rev. Robert Stewart Thomas, A. M., first president of William Jewell College, and one of the first professors of Missouri State University. The Rev. Robert Stewart Thomas was bom in Scott County, Ky., June 25, 1805, and was married on July 16, 1824, to Elvira Johnston, of Bourbon County, Ky. His father, John P. Thomas, came to Missouri in 1827 and settled in Boone County, where he spent the remainder of his life, one of the honored pioneers of that section of the State. The Thomases are of Virginia Colonial stock, and are related to the Madisons, the Pendletons and the Barbours. The Rev. Robert Stewart Thomas was taken into the Baptist Church at Paris, Ky., when 16 years of age, and his life thereafter was devoted to the church. At 18 years of age he was licensed to preach, and it was not long until he became recognized as one of the most forceful pulpit orators of his day. He accompanied his father into Missouri in 1827, and his talents soon won for him a foremost position among the educators and ministers of his generation in this State. He received his Master of Arts degree from Yale, and his devotion to the cause of education was second only to his devotion to the cause of the church. He died at Fulton on June 12, 1859, and the Baptists of Missouri have preserved something of the record of his life's work in a memorial volume.

To Thomas Henry and Anna Gray (Thomas) Smith were born three children, Lula Gray Smith, who completed her schooling at Lexington College and is at home with her mother; Ellis Thomas Smith, deceased; and William Robert Smith, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Smith also reared

Lalla Kookh Fowler, taking her into their home when she was an infant. On Dec. 25, 1915, Miss Fowler married W. R. Wilson, and is now living at St. Louis, where Mr. Wilson is engaged as advertising manager for an extensive dry goods establishment.

August R. Schuster, a well-known and substantial farmer and stockman of LaMine township, was born on that farm and has been a resident of LaMine township all his life. He was born on Sept. 23, 1883, a son of Moritz and Rachel (Hildebrant) Schuster, both of whom spent their last days on the farm here mentioned.

Moritz Schuster was born in Germany in 1844 and was but five years of age when his parents came with their family to this country in 1849 and came to Missouri, Boonville being their objective point. Not long after coming to this county the father of Moritz Schuster bought the farm in LaMine township now owned and occupied by his grandson, August, and in time had a very well developed place. Moritz Schuster grew to manhood there and was living there when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted and went to the front as a member of same company and regiment, that Charles Bell was with. He served until mustered out at the close of the war. He returned to the home farm and after his marriage established his home there and he and his wife spent the remainder of their days on that place. He died in March, 1915, less than one month after the death of his wife which occurred on Feb. 28. She was born in Virginia, March 18, 1845, and was a daughter of one of the pioneers of Cooper County. Moritz Schuster and wife were the parents of nine children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the eighth in order of birth and of wjiom seven are still living.

August R. Schuster received his schooling in the district schools and has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. He bought his first farm in 1904, and after setting out trees and otherwise improving it, in 1910, sold it to his brother, Benjamin Schuster. He then bought the old home place and since taking possession of the same has made many improvements, crowning the same by the erection in the summer of 1919 of a handsome 10-room dwelling house of 'the modern bungalow type. Mr. Schuster has 318 acres of excellent land and in addition to his general farming giving considerable attention to the raising of live stock. He is a stockholder in the Boonville National Bank and Trust Company of Boonville. He is a republican and he and his family are members of the Christian Church.

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also was born in LaMine township, a daughter of Ballard and Lillie (Rhoden) O'Neil, natives of Missouri, both of whom are now deceased, and to this union five children have been born, namely: Mabel, deceased; Agnes R, Virginia, Elnora and a son who died in infancy.

Clarence Levi Eager, one of Cooper County's progressive young farmers and proprietor of a fine farm of 175 acres near Gooch's Mill in Saline township, is a member of one of the county's pioneer families, a great-grandson of the founder of Gooch's Mill. He was born at Gooch's Mill, Aug. 4, 1890, son of Charles L. and Rebecca (Shepherd) Eager, residents of "Elmwood" farm in Saline township. Charles L. Eager is a son of Lewis and Cynthia A. (Gooch) Eager, the latter of whom was a daughter of William D. Gooch, a Virginia who founded Gooch's Mill and was succeded by his son-in-law, Lewis Eeager, also a Virginian. Rebecca Shepherd Eager is a daughter of Levi and Joanna (Campbell) Shepherd, former residents of Saline townships.

Clarence L. Eager received his schooling in the old Liberty School in Saline township, in the Boonville High School and Kemper School, and upon completing his schooling began farming on his own account. In 1914, not long after his marriage, he established his home on his present farm, the old Judge Hall place, in Saline township, and has since resided there. When Mr. Eager took possession of that place it was but slightly improved, and he has worked wonders in bringing it "out of the kinks;" included in the improvements he has made being the erection of a handsome modern bungalow of seven rooms, a stock barn, 48x56, with metal roof and sides, and other essential outbuildings, and has secured an unfailing water supply from a well 230 feet deep.

Clarence L. Eager was united in marriage in 1913 to Emma Louise Catherine Effinger, of this county, and to this union one child has been born, Hazel Louise. Mrs. Eager is a daughter of Henry and Louise Catherine (Brockman) Effinger, of Boonville township, and is a graduate of Cottey College at Nevada. Mr. and Mrs. Eager have a very pleasant home. Mr. Eager is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Prairie Home.

O. M. & C. E. Hale, proprietors of the Prairie Home Garage, are two of the live young business men of this thriving town. 0. M. Hale conducted this business alone until Feb. 7, 1919, when he sold a half interest to his brother, C. E. This garage was established in 1911, having been built by Brooks & Fischer. It is a well equipped garage, 40x60 feet. The Hale Brothers do all kind of automobile repair work, and their repair department is equipped with special machinery for automobile work. They have the agency for the Mitchell cars and a sub-agency for the Maxwell, and are doing a very satisfactory business in their sales department.

The Hale family is one of the pioneer families of this section of Missouri. 0. M. Hale, the senior member of the firm, was born Aug. 28, 1890, a son of T. F. and Sallie B. {Carey) Hale. T. F. Hale was born in Cooper County in 1851, a son of Meade Hale, a Missouri pioneer, who settled near Big Lick, Saline township, at a very early date. Sallie B. (Carey) Hale is a daughter of George Carey, a pioneer of Prairie Home township, who is now 80 years old. T. F. Hale and wife now reside at California, Mo. Their children are as follows George, deceased ; John, a farmer in Moniteau County; 0. M., senior member of the Hale Brothers; Frank, resides on the home place in Prairie Home township; Charles E., junior member of the firm of Hale Brothers ; Isaac C, California, Mo. ; Allie, married R. L. Simmons, California, Mo.; Bertha, married Arthur Bottoms, Prairie Home; Edna, married Alvin Carpenter, Prairie Home township.

O. M. Hale was married to Miss Lillie Klockner, of California, Mo. She is a daughter of Louis and Rosa (Moss) Klockner. The Klockner family were very early settlers in Cooper County. Louis Klockner"s father was reared in Boonville, Mo. Mrs. Hale was one of four children born to her parents, the others being as follows Dora, married Joseph Graff, Prairie Home; Clara, resides in Kansas City, Mo., and Louis 0. is a druggist in St. Louis, Mo. To Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Hale have been born two children: Courtney and Kinneth.

The Hale family is well known in Cooper and Moniteau Counties, and 0. M. and C. E. Hale are two of the substantial business men of Prairie Home.

Gilman W. Jewett, proprietor of "Sugar Tree Farm," in Saline township, one of the substantial farmers of that neighborhood, was born at Jewett's Mill, in Clarks Fork township, Jan. 20, 1865, son of Samuel L. and Martha M. (Dorsey) Jewett, both of whom spent their last days in this county and are buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Samuel L. Jewett, who for many years was engaged in the milling business in this county, and whose old mill in the Clarks Fork neighborhood is still standing, was born near Waterloo, 111., in 1834. His father and mother both died when he was about five years of age, and he was cared for by William Cropper, with whom he came to Missouri in 1840, the family settling near the present town of Overton. There, Samuel L. Jewett grew up and received his early schooling. At the age of 17 he began working in Conner's mill, and was thus engaged for two years, when he entered college at Alton, 111., and after a course there left for Calfornia, going by way of the isthmus. That was about 1854 and he was absent for five or six years, mining and milling in California. He returned by way of Cape Horn and New York to Cooper County and bought Davis & Barker's mill in the vicinity of Clarks Fork and resumed the milling business. For five years he operated this mill and then sold it and in 1865 returned to Illinois and became engaged in farming in Madison County, that State, but shortly afterwards returned here, buying back his old mill, which by that time had come into the ownership of James Armstrong, and here spent the remainder of his life. He died in February, 1917, he then being 83 years of age. His wife died in May, 1893. To Samuel L. Jewett and wife were born six children, as follows: Judge Benjamin D. Jewett, living on the home place at Clarks Fork, an ex-judge of the eastern district of Cooper County; Mrs. Walter B. Windsor, living near Clarks Fork ; Gilman W. ; Edward M., died at Boonville, Dec, 1918; Halbert A., Clarks Fork; and Theodore B., on the home place with Judge Jewett.

Reared in Clarks Fork, Gilman Jewett received his early schooling in the local schools and the Pilot Grove School. In 1898, he bought a farm southeast of Bunceton with his brothers and a few months later established his home there. A few years later, however, he sold that place, and in March, 1903, bought from John Malone the farm on which he is now living, the old Hammond place in Saline township, and has since made that his home, developing there a fine piece of property, "Sugar Tree Farm." Since taking possession of "Sugar Tree Farm," Mr. Jewett has made numerous improvements, including the remodeling the fine old brick farm house which was erected there by Samuel Hammond in 1850 with brick burned on the place, the building of two fine barns and a tile silo, two tenant houses and other buildings. Of the 443 acres in "Sugar Tree Farm" about half is bottom land, the remainder being what is known as "second bottom," and all is productive. The place is well watered, and 200 acres of meadow land afford admirable faclities for extensive livestock operations. There also is an excellent orchard on the place.

March 22, 1899, G. W. Jewett was married to Myrtle A. Mills, of Clarks Fork township, and to this union two children have been bom, Samuel L., a student at Missouri State University, and who, during the World War was a member of the S. A. T. C. there, receiving his discharge in December, 1918, and Martha W., who was graduated from the Boon- ville High School with the class of 1919. Mrs. Jewett was born in Denver, Colo., Nov. 11, 1872, only child of J. T. and Leona (Maxwell) Mills, the latter of whom died at the age of 23 years, when her daughter was an infant. J. T. Mills was a native of this county, born in Clarks Fork township in 1845, and nearly all his life was spent on a farm there. He retired and moved to Kansas City, where he died at the age of 67. After the death of his first wife, J. T. Mills married Bettie L. Tucker, and to that union were born seven chlidem: J. Turril Mills, Boonville; Anna, wife of C. E. Conner, Boonville; William H. Mills, Kansas City; Pauline, wife of Lawrence Meyer, Boonville; Thomas W. Mills, who served in the United States Army in the World War as a member of the Hospital Corps at Camp Eustice, Va. ; Miss Gladys Mills, Kansas City; and Mrs. Helen Hale, Kansas City. Mr. Jewett is a member of the local lodge of the Woodmen of the World at Gooch's Mill.

Benjamin E. Schuster, one of LaMine township's best known and most progressive young farmers and hog breeders and the proprietor of a well-improved farm in that township, was born in LaMine township and has lived there all his life. He was born Sept. 23, 1888, a son of Moritz and Rachel (Hildebrant) Schuster, further mention of whom is made in this volume.

Benjamin E. Schuster received his schooling in the public schools of that neighborhood and high school at Marshall, Mo., where he was graduated in the class of 1908. As a young man began to turn his attention to farming on his own account and soon became a landowner. In 1907 he purchased the place that was owned by his father and after his marriage in the fall of 1908 established his home on the place known as "Silvercrest" farm and has since been residing there. Since taking possession of that farm Mr. Schuster has made extensive improvements on the place and now has one of the best farms in the neighborhood. He is the owner of 100 acres of excellent land and is doing well in general farming and hog raising. Mr. Schuster makes a specialty of breeding pure bred Poland China hogs and during the year disposes of 200 head or more for breeding purposes at prices considerably above the market price. He ranks among the successful breeders of pure blood Poland China hogs in the country and the product of his pens are shipped all over the United States. He holds two sales annually. His pens are well arranged and the place shows every evidence of modern methods.

Davis and wife. Mr. Schuster is a member of the Christian Church and his wife is a Baptist. Mr. Schuster is a republican and is a stockholder in the Boonville National Bank and in the Citizens Trust Company of Boonville, as well as in the Bank of Blackwater at Blackwater.

William Karm. station agent at Overton, for more than 23 years an employe of the Missouri Pacific, is a native of Indiana. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., July 28, 1865, son of James C. and Teresa (Rudolph) Karm, who came to Cooper County more than 40 years ago, and whose last days were spent- near Chateau Springs.

James C. Karm and his wife were natives of Germany, and after their marriage came to America, locating at Lawrenceburg, Ind., where Mr. Karm followed his profession as a school teacher. In 1877 they moved to Missouri and settled in the vicinity of Chateau Springs, where he opened a private school and became one of the influential factors in the educational and social development of that section. He and his wife died in 1882, the former in January of that year and the latter in July, and are buried in the Martinsville Cemetery. James C. Karm and wife were the parents of seven children: Mrs. Katie Ehlen, St. Louis; Mrs. Mary Martin, La Mine ; Mrs. Teresa Ludwig, Helena, Mont. ; Mrs. Annie Rogers, Helena; Josephine, Helena; William; and James C, who died at the age of 50 years at Redlands, Calif.

In 1882, William Karm went to Helena, Mont., and was employed there until 1887. Upon his return he followed farming near Chateau Springs. March 1, 1896, he was appointed agent for the Missouri Pacific Railway Company at the station at La Mine and continued thus engaged there for nine years, when he was transferred to Overton, where he since has been located. During the more than 23 years he has been employed by the company he has lost but one week of time, which is a record of which any railroad man might be proud. Mr. Karm owns a comfortable home at Overton. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World at Gooch's Mill and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

July 28, 1892, William Karm was united in marriage at the Martinsville Church near Chateau Springs, to Mary Ann Ryan, who was born in Missouri, and to this union four children have been born: Margaret, wife of Carl Fisher, Prairie Home ; John R., with the bridge department of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company; and William, Jr., and Henry R., at home. Mrs. Karm was born at Billingsville, Mo., daughter of Thomas and Mary Ryan, and was but two days old when her mother died. Her father, who was a soldier of the Union during the Civil War, was killed

Arthur F. White, of the well known blacksmithing firm of White & Sells, is one of the progressive citizens of Prairie Home, Mo. He is a native son of Cooper County and was born in Clarks Fork township, July 16, 1888. He is a son of Millard F. and Sarah (Darberry) White, who now reside in Prairie Home. The former is a native of Missouri and the latter of Arkansas.

Arthur F. White is one of five children born to his parents, the others being as follows: Pearl, married Andy Shirley, Boonville; Maggie, married Elmer Shirley ; Ethel, married Dean Deuel, Sedalia ; and Walter, who served with the 89th Division during the World War. He was a member of Company L, 356th Infantry. He enlisted Sept. 5, 1917, and was trained at Camp Funston, and on June 16, 1918, was sent to France. He participated in much of the severe fighting. He was at the front and through the battle of Argonne and other engagements, and with his division as a' part of the army of occupation in Germany. Arthur White was reared and educated in Cooper County, and learned the blacksmith trade with Frank Rodell. He has been engaged in blacksmithing at his present location in Prairie Home for five years. On Feb. 11, 1919, he formed a partnership with Joseph Sells, and they are doing an extensive business. They have a well equipped shop for doing a general line of blacksmithing and woodwork. The place is furnished with power from a gas engine, by which their saws, disc sharpeners, emery wheels and other mechanical devices are operated.

Mr. White was married Feb. 14, 1912, to Miss Esther Byler, a daughter of Robert and Nora Byler. To Mr. and Mrs. White have been born one son, Arthur Lewis, born Dec. 26, 1918.

During the World War, Mr. White was in the U. S. Army about 60 days. He went to Camp Funston, Sept. 19, 1918, and was discharged Nov. 20, 1918. He is a member of the Woodmen of the W7orld and the Royal Neighbors. He is an enterprising young man, and a Cooper County citizen worth while.

Robert Kaempfer, now living retired at Prairie Home, is one of the best known men in the eastern part of the county. He was born on the old Kaempfer place, part of which he still owns, two miles east of Prairie Home, June 2, 1846, son of John Godfrey and Mary (Schiele) Kaempfer.