Cooper County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1919 (part 20 of 24)

Captain Barnert attended the Boonville high school. He worked with his father for a few years in carpentering and contracting and then accepted the position of clerk in the Boonville postoffice, under R. W. Corum. He enlisted Sept. 5, 1918 in Company K, 12th Battalion, Infantry Replacement at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, and he was honorably discharged Dec. 19, 1919. Captain Barnert has been connected with the Training School in Boonville for the past five years, at different intervals, and he has held his present position since Dec. 23, 1918. He has 95 boys in his company and he teaches the primary grade. He drills his company one hour each morning and evening and he is responsible also for the moral welfare of the boys. Captain Barnert is giving much satisfaction as instructor and he takes a most commendable interest in his work and in the lads under his charge.

Feb. 27, 1913, Edgar L. Barnert and Marian C. Bradley, a daughter of Thompkins and Mary Bradley, of Boonville, Mo., were united in marriage. The Bradleys are honored pioneers of Boonville and Mr. and Mrs. Bradley are numbered among the county's best families. To Edgar L. and Marian C. Barnert has been born one child, a daughter, Mary Catherine. Mr. and Mrs. Barnert are highly regarded in their community and they have a host of friends in Cooper County.

Edward Gantner and Joseph Gantner, proprietors of "The De Luxe Studio", at 4191/2 East Spring street in Boonville, one of the best studios in Missouri, entered the business of photography in this city in April, 1911 and their gallery was formerly on Main street. Joseph Gantner served an apprenticeship under Pete Stockholm and completed his study of the art of photography under Holborn at Columbia, a photographer who is widely known as one of the artists in his line of work. Since the Gantner brothers began business, Joseph Gantner has established a splendid reputation throughout the country as a most capable retoucher and etcher and he has had exceptional success with children's photos. The studio, a large, modern one of four rooms, equipped with north skylights, artificial lights, the best lenses, every up-to-date convenience, is one of the busiest places in Boonville. The printing and enlarging is done by electricity. "The De Luxe Studio" is a monument to the industry and enterprise of the Gantner brothers and they are most highly appreciated by the people of Boonville and adjoining territory. Both young men were born, reared, and educated in Boonville. Joseph Gantner was for five months with the First Infirmary Section, United States Medical Corps, at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas.

Frank Gantner, father of Edward and Joseph Gantner, a well-known and capable bricklayer of Boonville, was born Nov. 27, 1859, at Boonville, a son of Andrew and Rosa (Diringer) Gantner, honored pioneers of Boonville. Both the father and mother have long been deceased and their remains rest in the Catholic cemetery. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gantner are as follows: Frank and Louis, of Boonville; Joseph, of Fayette,' Mo. ; Andrew, deceased ; John and Mrs. Louise Potter, of Boonville; Mrs. Julia Kohlbick, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Annie Graner, of Boonville; and Dora, deceased.

In the Catholic school at Boonville, Frank Gantner obtained nis primary education. He later attended the public schools of Boonville. His elementary education was supplemented with a course pursued at the Business College in Boonville. Since attaining maturity, Mr. Gantner has followed his vocation of bricklaying and he is recognized in the county as a most efficient workman.

In June, 1881, Frank Gantner and Mary Kathrain Augusta Smith, a daughter of Nicholas and Amelia (McDaniel) Smith were married. Mr. Smith served three years in the Union army during the Civil War and died while in service. His remains are buried in the cemetery at Glasgow, Mo. Mrs. Smith later died in Texas and is buried there. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Smith are, as follow: Mrs. Frank Gantner, the wife of the subject of this sketch; Peter F., of Kansas City, Mo.; John J., of Oregon ; and Nicholas M., of Kansas City, Mo. To Frank and Mary K. Gantner have been born the following children: Flora, the wife of Carl

Neff, of Boonville; Francis Edward, one of the two brothers, the subjects of this sketch; Reverend B. N., chaplain at Camp Mills, Long Island; Joseph K., one of the two brothers, the subjects of this sketch; and Mittie Rosa Amelia, the eldest child, who died at the age of 13 years. Mr. ana Mrs. Gantner reside on South Eighth street in Boonville. They are highly regarded in the community and they are worthy and consistent members of the Catholic Church.

Capt. J. W. Bozarth, chief engineer of the Boonville Training School, is a native of Worth County, Mo. Mr. Bozarth was born in Allendale, March 18, 1878, a son of John Rogers and Mary E. (Blodgett) Bozarth, the former, a native of Worth County, Mo. and the latter of California.

The Bozarths are of French lineage and the Blodgetts are of English lineage. John Rogers Bozarth was a son of John Rogers Bozarth, Sr., who came from New York to Missouri about 1870. The senior Bozarth died in Iowa. John Rogers Bozarth, Jr. and Mary E. Blodgett were united in marriage at Burlington, Iowa, and to them were born the following children: Rosa, the wife of John L. Crandall, of Wichita, Kan.; Capt. J. W., the subject of this sketch ; Andrew J., of Liberal, Kan. ; Francis F., of Liberal, Kan. ; Grace, the wife of Everett Stalker, of St. John, Kan. ; and Jess M., who is, at the time of this writing, a member of the 44th Infantry, Company G., now at Camp Lewis, Wash. Jess M. Bozarth enlisted in the service of the United States in May, 1918. The father died at the age of 42 years in 1890 and his remains were interred in the cemetery at Ruskin, Neb. The widowed mother now makes her home at St. John, Kan. Mrs. Bozarth is a member of an old and prominent pioneer family, who, upon coming to America, located first in Tennessee, afterwards in Missouri, and then settled in California, during the period of the excitement over the discovery of gold there. Mrs. Bozarth was born in 1851.

Capt. J. W. Bazarth received his elementary education in the public schools. He attended Armour's Technical Engineering School in Chicago, 111. and studied civil engineering in the Kansas City Technical School at Kansas City, Mo. Captain Bozarth also took the machinists' course at Kansas City with the Eagle Manufacturing Company. He was appointed engineer of the Boonville Training School, now the Missouri Reformatory at Boonville, in Dec, 1904, a position he has since held. He has an assistant engineer and about 20 boys help with the work. The different shops of the school are run by electric motor power, furnished by the engineering plant, which plant also supplies the light, heat and hot water used by the school. A tunnel, 5,000 feet in length, has been constructed under the hill upon which the buildings of the school are and through

Dec. 25, 1906, Capt. J. W. Bozarth and Georgia M. Cheshire were united in marriage. Mrs. Bozarth is a daughter of Thomas B. ana Angelina (Strickland) Cheshire, now residents of Versailles, Mo. Mr. Cheshire was born in Howard County, Mo. in 1841 and Mrs. Cheshire was born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1844. The Cheshire family is of English descent. David Cheshire, a pioneer blacksmith of Old Franklin, Mo., came from Virginia in the early days to Missouri and located in Howard County. The children of Thomas B. and Angelina Cheshire, are: Nettie S., the wife of J. W. Wilkerson, born March 31, 1863 and is now deceased; Nannie, the wife of J. W. Odell, born Feb. 3, 1865 ; Ethel, the wife of P. F. Casey, born June 17, 1879, now residing in Oklahoma City, Okla. ; Mrs. J. W. Bozarth, born June 6, 1881, in Morgan County, Mo. ; Jimmie, born Jan. 20, 1868 and Julia, born Sept. 18, 1870, died in infancy. Mrs. Bozartn was prior to her marriage a school teacher in Morgan and Moniteau Counties. She was a student at the Warrensburg State Normal School.

Capt. C. C. Meyer, the efficient night watchman of the Missouri Reformatory, is one of Cooper County's best-known citizens. Captain Meyer is a member of a prominent pioneer family of Missouri. He was born Feb. 8, 1869 at California, Mo., in Moniteau County, a son of W. F. and Mrs. Meyer.

W. F. Meyer was a native of Germany. He immigrated to America in his early manhood and located in Cole County, Mo., on a farm near Warsaw. Later, he moved to Moniteau County. He was a veteran of the Civil War and he held the position of city treasurer of California, Mo. for 20 years. He died in 1908 at the age of 77 years and his remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at California, Mo. Ten years later, he was joined in death by his wife, in 1918, and she, too, was laid to rest in the cemetery at California. The children of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Meyer are as follows : Henry, a tailor, of California, Mo. ; W. L., who is engaged in the lumber business at Sandy Hook, Mo. ; Adolph, manager of a hotel at Mountain Grove, Mo. ; Ed, a tailor, of California, Mo. ; Frank, who is engaged extensively in the lumber business near Palm Beach, Fla. ; Capt. C. C, the subject of this sketch ; A. B., cashier of the Bank of Jamestown, Mo. ; and Rose, of California, Mo.

Capt. C. C. Meyer is a graduate of the California High School. He was for 18 years employed as station agent by the Missouri Pacific and the

Missouri, Kansas & Topeka Railway companies. For eight years, he capably filled the position of marshal at California, Mo., which position he resigned to accept the appointment as night watchman at the Missouri Reformatory. Captain Meyer has charge of the quarry at the Reformatory. He is an exceptionally intelligent workman and is conscientious in his efforts to give the boys a fair chance to become good citizens.

In 1894, Capt. C. C. Meyer and Lou Harris, a daughter of C. C. and Ellen Harris, of California, Mo., were united in marriage. Mrs. Meyer has one brother, Frank, a harness maker, of California, Mo. To Captain and Mrs. Meyer have been born two children: Harris, who assists his father with the work at the reformatory ; and Winona, a teacher. Miss Winona offered her services as Red Cross nurse, but as she was too young to be accepted, she continued her work as a teacher.

Captain Meyer is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He and Mrs. Meyer are worthy members of the Christian Church and in politics Captain Meyer is a democrat.

William L. Nelson, congressman from the Eighth Congressional District, is a native of Cooper County, and was born on his father's farm, Aug. 4, 1875. After completing the course in the district school he was awarded a scholarship in Hooper Institute at Clarksburg, Moniteau County, and studied there for some time. He later entered William Jewell College and taught school while studying at this college to pay his expenses. Mr. Nelson would attend William Jewell for a year and then teach school in order to earn the needed funds to pay his way. He has also taken special work in the Missouri College of Agriculture.

In 1893 he and his brother Louis 0. Nelson purchased the Bunceton Eagle, and the success which they achieved in this new field of endeavor attracted attention throughout the State.

In 1900, when 25 years of age, Mr. Nelson was nominated for the State Legislature. His election followed. In 1906, he was again chosen to serve in the Missouri General Assembly. As a legislator, he took special interest in farm matters, and was the author of various agricultural measures. Serving through two regular terms and one special session, he was never absent from his desk when the House was in session.

Mr. Nelson has also been a frequent contributor to agricultural papers, and has several times refused offers of editorial positions on such publications. He has always taken an interest in community work of every kind. While on the farm he assisted in organizing the Cooper County Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and for seven years served as secretary. He was also the first secretary of the Cooper County Fair at Bunceton, which, for more than 20 years, has lived up to the motto which he gave it - "For Farmers, Not Fakirs."

In the spring, of 1908, Mr. Nelson was asked by H. J. Waters, then at the head of the Missouri College of Agriculture, and George B. Ellis, at that time secretary of the State Board of Agriculture to become assistant secretary of the board. The offer was entirely unsolicited and not until August did Mr. Nelson accept it.

As assistant secretary of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture, Mr. Nelson served during the latter part of Governor Folk's administration, throughout the terms of Governor Hadley and Governor Major, and in January, 1916, was elected to serve during the four years of Governor Gardner's administration. Each time his election was by the unanimous vote of the board. In August, 1917, Mr. Nelson was asked by Doubleday, Page & Co., New York City publishers, to assist in editing a farmers' cyclopedia. The Board of Agriculture, on learning of the offer, generously granted Mr. Nelson a three months' leave of absence - the first vacation that he had ever taken. On his return to Missouri, the offices of the Board of Agriculture having in the meantime been moved to Jefferson City, Mr. Nelson resigned his position and continued to make his home in Columbia. Later, he did special organization work under the direction of the College of Agriculture and the U S. Department of Agriculture.

In the fall of 1918, W. L. Nelson was elected to represent the Eighth District in the Congress of the United States, and on March 4, 1919, he took his seat in the House of Representatives.

Mr. Nelson was married June 9, 1909, to Miss Stella Boschert, a daughter of W. J. Boschert, of Bunceton. To this marriage has been born one son, Will L., Jr. Mr. Nelson is a member of the Baptist Church, and is a thorough democrat.

Capt. George Todd Irvine, instructor of mathematics and physical sciences at Kemper Military School, is one of the county's most successful and prominent citizens. Captain Irvine is a native of Ohio. He was born Oct. 25, 1876, at Wakeman, Ohio, a son of Rev. Edward and Ellen Georgiana (Todd) Irvine.

Rev. Edward D. Irvine was a native of England. He immigrated to America, when he was but a lad, with his father, Samuel T. Irvine, and settled at SpringTTCsi^ Ohio. Reverend Irvine was educated at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, and was in the ministry practically all his life. Ellen Georgiana (Todd) Irvine is a native of Wakeman, Ohio. She was (51) born March 3, 1848, a daughter of George and Betsey (Pierpont) Todd, who came from Connecticut to Ohio in the early days. To Rev. Edward D. and Ellen G. Irvine were born the following children: Capt. George Todd, the subject of this review; Pierpont Edward, an engineer employed by the American Coal and By-Products Coke Company of Chicago, 111., and Silva Grace, who died at the age of five years. The father died Dec. 15, 1906, at Wellsburg, W. Va. and the widowed mother now makes her home in Wakeman, Ohio.

Captain Irvine is a graduate of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, as was his father before him. He was a member of the class of 1898. Since completing his college course, he has been engaged in the teaching profession, for one year in the state of New York and since then at Kemper Military School, taking his present position as instructor of mathematics and physical sciences in Jan., 1900.

Captain Irvine is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star, and he has filled the office of Master. He is a worthy and consistent member of the Episcopal Church, of which church his father was for so many years a highly respected and beloved minister. Captain Irvine is one of the county's most popular young citizens and he is held in the highest regard in Boonville.

Charles Henry Dunnavant, of the Sand & Gravel Company of Boonville, is one of the highly regarded citizens of Cooper County. Mr. Dunnavant was born at Boonville, Jan. 16, 1868, a son of George and Mary Jane (Sullens) Dunnavant, the former, a native of Kentucky and the latter, of Howard County.

George Dunnavant was a steamboat pilot on the Missouri River and for 36 years he operated the ferry at Boonville. During the Civil War, Mr. Dunnavant piloted the boat which brought the soldiers of the Federal army up the Missouri. George and Mary Jane Dunnavant were the parents of the following children: James, of Jefferson City, Mo.; Joseph, of Nelson, Mo.; Frank, of Boonville; Charles Henry, the subject of this sketch ; Mrs. Georgiana Ross, of Kansas City, Mo. ; Mrs. Mollie Robinson, of Kansas City, Mo. ; Mrs. Luttie Hogg, of Kansas City, Mo. ; and Feedy, Johnny, Willie, Eddie and Mrs. Maggie Grundy, all of whom are now deceased. The father died about 1889 and the widowed mother now resides in Boonville.

At the time of this writing, in 1909, Mr. Dunnavant is the engineer of the Sand & Gravel Company at Boonville. He is a capable workman and he has been very successful in his vocation.

In 1890, Charles Henry Dunnavant was united in marriage with Daisy Brown and to them were bom two children: Earl, at home; and Grace, the wife of James Kramer, who resides in Arkansas. Mrs. Dunnavant died May 8, 1903 and she was laid to rest in the cemetery at Boonville. Mr. Dunnavant was married to Alpha Spry, a daughter of George and Nancy Spry. George Spry died Sept. 22, 1906 and his remains were interred in Nelson cemetery. George and Nancy Spry were the parents of four children as follows : Mrs. Charles Henry Dunnavant, the wife of the subject of this sketch ; Corp. Walker Allen, who was with the 35th Division, 3rd Regiment, 140th Infantry in the World War and was wounded in the battle of Argonne; Pearl C. and Mabel F., of Boonville. Mrs. Dunnavant has a halfsister, the child born to Mrs. Spry by her first marriage, Mrs. Bertha C. McLaughlin, of Boonville. Mrs. Spry has remarried and she is now the wife of Ben Dobson, of Boonville. To Charles Henry and Alpha Dunnavant has been born one child, a daughter, Rosalie. Mr. and Mrs. Dunnavant reside at 112 Water street in Boonville.

Mr. Dunnavant is a member of the Woodmen of the World. He is a democrat and he has served as councilman from the first ward for two terms. He is one of the leading citizens of the city of Boonville and he and Mrs. Dunnavant are highly regarded and valued in Cooper County.

Patrick Darby, a late prominent citizen of Cooper County, was a native of Ireland. Mr. Darby was born April 4, 1838, a son of James and Catherine (Ferrell) Darby. He immigrated to New York, when he was a young man, 18 years of age. In 1862, Mr. Darby enlisted in the Civil War with the First New York Veteran Cavalry of Volunteers and served until the end of the conflict. For ten months he was confined in Andersonville Prison and no words could possibly depict the sufferings of every unfortunate soldier there, victims of barbarous cruelty. In 1868, Patrick Darby came to Missouri and purchased the farm located near Billingsville and engaged in farming and stockraising and became very successful.

In New York, Patrick Darby and Ellen Coleman were united in marriage. Ellen (Coleman) Darby was a native of Geneseo, N. Y. To Patrick and Ellen Darby were born the following children: John F., of Saline County; James, of Shreveport, La.; Mrs. Matt Cleary, of Boonville; Mrs. Ed Garthoffner, of Boonville; Edward B. and Eugene M., of Boonville.

May 4, 1904, Patrick Darby and Miss Albertine Hartman, of Tipton, Mo., were married. Albertine (Hartman) Darby is a daughter of Henry and Josephine (Veulemans) Hartman. She was born March 14, 1852 in Cooper County. The Hartmans were among the first families of Moniteau County, where they located prior to the coming of the railroads in this section of the state. Mrs. Darby is the eldest of 14 children, six of whom are now living: Mrs. Patrick Darby, Adam, John, Herman J., Frances J., and Thomas F. With the exception of Mrs. Darby, the Hartman children all reside at Tipton, Mo. Mr. Darby was a member of the John A. Hayne Post Grand Army of the Republic.

In this entire state, there could be found no more patriotic citizen than Patrick Darby, no man of higher ideals or stronger character. He was beloved by all with whom he came in contact and he had countless friends in the county, who still lament their loss. Mr. Darby died Jan. 30, 1917. A writer at the time of the death of Mr. Darby, thus described a beautiful floral tribute laid at his feet:

"Because of his intense patriotism and his great love for the flag of his adopted country, The United States, the family of Patrick Darby had Mr. E. C. Stammerjohn, the Boonville florist design and arrange a beautiful flag emblem of flowers for the funeral. The flag was perfectly made of white and red carnations for the stripes and white heliotropes representing the stars on a ground of blue, made also of flowers. The whole was surrounded with foliage of various colors, making a beautiful and appropriate emblem."

Wallace L. Morton, proprietor of "Shamrock Dairy Farm", Shamrock Heights, near Boonville, was born Oct. 23, 1879, on the place, where he now resides. Mr. Morton is a son of Robert and Permelia Frances (Orr) Morton, the former, a native of Pilot Grove township, and the latter, of Kentucky. The father died in 1891 and his remains are interred in Walnut Grove cemetery. The widowed mother now makes her home with her son, Wallace L., the subject of this sketch. The "Shamrock Dairy Farm" has been the home of the Mortons for more than 40 years. The children of Robert and Permelia Frances Morton are, as follow: Mrs. Minnie G. Short, of Boonville ; Mrs. John H. Baer, of Wichita, Kan. ; H. R., who is with the Witte Engine Company, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Joseph Sale, of Fort Worth, Texas ; Wallace L., the subject of this review ; Mrs. Russell Blakey, of Wichita. Kan., and Robert M., a registered pharma- cist, who is now with the United States army, serving in the Medical Corps, stationed at St. Louis, Mo. Robert M. Morton enlisted in the service in the fall of 1918.

"Shamrock Dairy Farm" comprises 53 acres of land within the city limits of Boonville. The residence is a modern structure, built upon the highest point of the farm, and overlooking the city. Robert Morton, father of Wallace L. Morton, was a market gardener and horticulturist and his garden and orchard were famed throughout the county. Wallace L. Morton has been engaged in the dairy business for the past several years and, at the time of this writing in 1919, he has a herd of 25 head of Jersey cattle, which he has himself raised on "Shamrock Dairy Farm". A silo, 12x30 feet, has been erected on the place and Mr. Morton usually keeps from 20 to 25 acres of the farm in pasture land. He has an up-todate milkhouse, where the milk is cared for in a sanitary manner and he delivers bottled milk to his customers twice daily in the summers and once daily in the winters.

April 22, 1917, Wallace L. Morton was united in- marriage with Dora Sloan, of Boonville, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Mudd) Sloan, the father, a native of Kentucky and the mother, of Illinois, both now residents of Boonville township. Mr. Sloan has resided in Boonville township for the past 64 years. The children born to Robert and Mary Sloan are as follows: Mrs. Wallace L. Morton, the wife of the subject of this sketch ; Mrs. Margaret Barlow, of Boonville township ; Marshal, Elizabeth and Pauline, at home with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Morton are valued members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Morton is affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics, he is a democrat.

At the time of this writing, in 1919, Mr. Morton had cut down a tree, an old, historic oak, connected with stories of the Civil War in Cooper County. Two confederates, on the then newly opened road near Boonville, saw a body of Federals approaching and to escape capture the two climbed the oak tree, growing on the Morton farm. The Federals camped near the tree, in which the Confederates were obliged to remain one day and one night, before they could make their escape. The tree has now passed into history as all that remains to remind one of the tales of other days is the spot where it grew and the six cords of wood into which it has been cut.

P. R. Jaeger, proprietor of the "Jaeger Fruit Farm", in Boonville, is Cooper County's leading horticulturist and one of the most thoroughly posted fruit growers in the state. Mr. Jaeger was born in Germany, July

6, 1869, a son of Ernest and Clara (Schubert) Jaeger, of Saxony, Germany, who immigrated to America in 1884 and settled on a farm of 40 acres located in Lone Elm township. Mr. Jaeger improved his land and spent his life on his farm. He died in 1913 and his remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Clarks Fork Church. The widowed mother resides in Boonville. She is now 79 years of age. The children born to Ernest and Clara (Schubert) Jaeger are, as follows: Otto, who resides in the state of Washington; Bruno, of Boonville; P. R., the subject of this sketch ; Mrs. M. Lohse, of Boonville ; and Hugo, of Sedalia.

In the schools of Germany and the public schools of Cooper County, P. R. Jaeger received his education. He attended Warrenton College at Warren, Mo. For several years, Mr. Jaeger has been engaged in fanning and fruit growing. He served 10 years in the lumber business, employed by J. E. Thro. Abandoning the lumber business, Mr. Jaeger entered the business of carpentering and contracting. In 1908, he purchased his present country place, a small farm of two and one-half acres of land within the city limits of Boonville, with a small orchard to which tract he added an adjoining farm of 15 acres, 10 acres an apple orchard. In addition to growing apples, Mr. Jaeger has cherries, strawberries and raspberries growing on his farm. The orchard has a northeast slope and it has proven an exceedingly profitable investment. The gross income from the orchard in 1918 was about $5,000. Mr. Jaeger has always taken a keen interest in horticulture and his exceptionally thorough training has been a splendid asset to him in his chosen vocation. He raises several varieties of apples, namely: Ben Davis, Gano, Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Winesap, Huntsman, Favorite, Delicious, Ingrain and a few early summer varieties. He has at the time of this writing in 1919, just closed a deal for an adjoining tract of land, of 10 acres, upon which he will place another orchard. Mr. Jaeger is a member of the Missouri State Horticultural Society. He has made many exhibits of his fruit at the Sedalia State Fair and he has won many premiums.

In 1901, P. R. Jaeger and Mary Schack, of Boonville, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Shack, were married. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jaeger as follow: Mildred, who is a student in the Boonville High School ; and Florence, who is a pupil of the city schools, in the seventh grade of school. Mr. and Mrs. Jaeger are highly regarded in Boonville and they are numbered among the best families of the county.

William G. Lauer, the well-known and respected street commissioner of Boonville, is one of Boonville's own boys of yesterday, a native son of

Erhart Lauer immigrated to America about 1861. He enlisted in the Civil War and. served with the Union army in the United States cavalry, enlisting at Boonville. Mr. Lauer was in the service three years, serving until the war had ended, in Missouri and Kansas. Frances (Tempfel) Lauer came to America with her parents, when she was a girl 10 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Tempfel settled in Boonville township on the farm where both died. Their remains rest in West Boonville cemetery. Mr. Lauer has long been deceased and he was laid to i-est in Walnut Grove cemetery. His widow still survives him and she resides on South Main street in Boonville. Erhart and Frances Lauer were the parents of eight children, as follow: Mrs. Julia Mock, deceased; Ella, at home with her mother; Charles F., a farmer, of Boonville township; Henry, a farmer, of Boonville township; Arthur, a farmer, of Boonville township; Fred, a traveling salesman, of Marshall, Mo.; Oscar, at home with his mother; and William G., the subject of this review.

William G. Lauer attended the public schools of Boonville. He had been engaged in farming in Boonville township, until he came to Boonville nine years ago and purchased the old Rice homestead at 1003 South Seventh street, his present residence. In 1915, he was appointed street commissioner and he is now serving his fourth year in office.

June 18, 1889, William G. Lauer and Cora Simmons, a daughter of James and Belinda Simmons, were united in marriage. James Simmons died in 1901 and he was buried in Walnut Grove cemetery. Mrs. Simmons makes her home with her son, William Simmons, a farmer in Boonville township. Mrs. Lauer is one of six children born to her parents, as follows: Mrs. Ella Lymer, of Boonville; Mrs. William C. Lauer, the wife of the subject of this sketch; Mrs. George Simmons, of Boonville township; Mrs. Hattie Lauer, of Boonville; Mrs. Levina Lymer, of Boonville; and Mrs. Stella Oswald, who resides in Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Lauer are the parents of five children: William, who is employed by the Boonville National Bank; Roy enlisted in the U. S. army from Seattle, Wash., June 14, 1918; arrived at Spokane, June 15, took a two months' training course in an automobile school and from there was sent to Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky., where he served six months, was discharged, came home Dec. 15, 1918 and left for Seattle, Jan. 8, 1919, where he is employed by the Electric Light & Power Co. ; Earl who served 10 months a member of Battery E, 316th Field Artillery in France; returned to the United

States June 9, 1919 and was discharged at Newport News, Va., arriving home June 19, 1919 ; and Frances and Herbert, at home. Mr. Lauer is a member of the German Lutheran Church and Mrs. Lauer is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The former is affiliated with the Woodmen of the World.

Robert S. Roe, a member of one of the real pioneer families of this section of Missouri, and one of the best known and most substantial farmers in Cooper County, is the owner of an excellent farm in Palestine township. He was born in this county on a pioneer farm in Pilot Grove township, Jan. 18, 1858, son of Robert and Frances (Harrelson) Roe, the latter of whom also was born in this county, and both of whom were representatives of families which had settled here in the early days.

Robert Roe was born in Caroline County, Md., Feb. 27, 1815, and was but 10 years of age when his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Leith) Roe, came to Missouri from Virginia in 1825 and located in Cooper County. Two years later, in 1827, Samuel Roe entered a tract of land from the Government on the site now occupied by the town of Pilot Grove, and there established his home, spending there the rest of his life, one of the substantial and influential pioneers. Samuel Roe was born in Scotland, Jan. 17, 1788, and died at his home in this county, May 26, 1878, at the age of 91 years. He was twice mamed. His first wife, Elizabeth Leith, was born in England, March 30, 1794, and died in this county, Dec. 17, 1826, about a year after the family located here. To that union were born five children, of whom Robert was the eldest. Following the death of the mother of these children, Samuel Roe married Sarah Shaw, who was born Jan. 18, 1795, and died in 1868. To that union four children were born. In 1817, Samuel Roe moved from Maryland to Virginia, his son, Robert, then being but two years of age, and it was thus that the latter had lived in two States before coming to Missouri with his paretics in 1825. He grew to manhood on the home farm in the Pilot Grove settlement, and after his marriage established his home in Henry County. Mo. near Calhoun. In 1849, he joined the numerous bands then flocking across the plains to the promising gold fields of California, but in 1852 returned to Cooper County, and east of Pilot Grove resumed his farming operations there until 1869, when he sold out and bought a farm in Palestine township. He retired in 1893, moved to Pilot Grove, where his death occurred, April 15, 1894, he then being 79 years of age. His widow died

July 19, 1899. She was born near Boonville, Feb. 25, 1824, daughter of Bennett and Amy (Brashear) Harrelson, natives of England, the former bom on Sept. 12, 1773, and the latter, Dec. 16, 1785, who were among the real pioneers of Cooper County. Bennett Harrelson's last days were spent in Henry County, Mo. To Robert and Frances (Harrelson) Roe were born 10 children, of whom four are still living, those besides the subject of this sketch being: Elizabeth, deceased; Alice, wife of Edward Wallin, a retired farmer, Greenridge, Mo. ; and 0. L. Roe, Sedalia, engaged as a painter and coach finisher in the Missouri Pacific Railroad shops.

Reared on the home farm in Pilot Grove township, Robert S. Roe has always been a farmer, a vocation which he has followed with considerable success, as the well-improved farm on which he is now living will attest. He received his schooling in the district schools, and when 21 years of age, in 1879, began farming on his own account, renting in Pettis County, and remained there until 1882, when he returned to this county and bought a farm two and one-half miles west of Speed. Three years later, in 1885, he sold that farm to advantage and went to Camden County, where he remained until 1890, when he returned to this county and engaged in farming until 1893, when he went back to Camden County. There he remained until 1898, returning then to Cooper County and renting the farm on which he is now living in Palestine township, the old Cole place, and there established his home. In 1918, Mr. Roe sold 253 acres of the home place, including that portion occupied by the old farm house, but still owns 188 acres, on which he has erected a new and modem house, the same being equipped with electric lights, hot and cold water and all the conveniences of an up-to-date farm house, and has built up a general farm plant in keeping with the same, his place being one of the best improved farms in that locality. Mr. Roe is a democrat and has ever taken an interested part in local civic affairs, but the only public office he has held was that of local highway engineer, a position which he occupied for four years. He and his family are members of the Methodist Church.

Robert S. Roe has been twice married. By his first wife, Myrtle Wilkerson, two children were born, Mrs. Lena Doyle, of Palestine township, and J. Lovell Roe, a telegraph operator, now at Lakeside, Neb. Following the death of the mother of these children, Mr. Roe married on March 6, 1892, Mrs. Gilla C. (Cole) Soloman, who was born in this county, and to this union six children have been born, namely: Samuel C, of Palestine township ; Truman T., of Boonville ; Porter E., deceased ; Grace, wife of George Putnam, of Palestine township ; Adda, wife of Aubrey Gander, of Kelly township, and Joseph L., who is at home. Mrs. Roe was born on the farm on which she is now living, or rather on that portion of the place recently sold by Mr. Roe, Jan. 25, 1859, and there grew to womanhood and was married to Tilman H. Soloman, who was born in Moniteau County, and who died leaving her with three children, Edward, who is now living at New Franklin; Nadine, wife of V. Oswald, of Lebanon township, and Cordelia, wife of James Leslie Painter, Jr., of Palestine township. Mrs. Roe is a daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Peters) Cole, and is one of the two daughters born to them, she having a sister, Mrs. Jennie Cash, living at Warrensburg. Samuel Cole was born in Kentucky in 1800, and was 12 years of age when he came to this State with his parents in 1812, the family being a part of the colony which accompanied Daniel Boone here in that year. Samuel Cole was twice married, and his first wife, Sallie Briscoe, also a member of one of the pioneer families of this region, bore him 15 children.

John H. Schnuck, a prominent farmer of Boonville township, was born at Gooch's Mill, April 11, 1874. Mr. Schnuck is a son of John G. and Catherine (Meyer) Schnuck.

John G. Schnuck was born in Germany in 1830. Catherine (Meyer) Schnuck, was born in Cooper County in 1842, on the farm later known as the Ulrich Oerly farm. John G. Schnuck owned and improved a farm of 225 acres east of Gooch's Mill. He died in 1880 and was buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Mrs. Schnuck now makes her home with her son, John H., the subject of this sketch. John G. Schnuck was, and his wife is, a member of the Lutheran Church. The children of John G. and Catherine (Meyer) Schnuck are: Mrs. Samuel Oerly, of Overton, Mo.; Mrs. Elizabeth Renken, of Boonville; Mrs. Catherine Smith, deceased; Henry E., a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Mrs. Annie Twillman, of St. Louis, and John H., the subject of this sketch.

John H. Schnuck was educated in the public schools of Cooper County, attending school at Gooch's Mill in Liberty district. For about three years, he was in a drug business at Gooch's Mill. He abandoned this and engaged in farming on the home place for a few years, then moved to his present farm, which comprises 188 acres, of valuable land. In addition to the home place, Mr. Schnuck owns a farm of 90 acres located one mile east of the home place. The Schnuck homestead is located one mile southeast of the city limits of Boonville. Since coming to this farm, Mr. Schnuck has added two barns, fences and numerous other improvements.

He is engaged in general farming and stockraising. Mrs. Schnuck is interested in the poultry industry and raises Buff Orpingtons, pure breds, and has one of the best flocks in the county.

In 1899, John H. Schnuck was united in marriage with Margaret Oswald, a daughter of Herman and Christina Oswald. To Mr. and Mrs. Schnuck were born five children: Katherine, Beatrice, Oswald, Norbert and Vergil, all at home. Mrs. Schnuck died in 1909 and her remains are interred in the Catholic cemetery at Boonville. Sept. 28, 1911, Mr. Schnuck was married to Josephine Rossen, a daughter of S. C. and Elizabeth (Robertson) Rossen, the former a native of Denmark, and the latter of Arkansas. S. C. Rossen was born in 1849, and his wife was born in 1861. They are both residents of Boonville, and he is the pi-esent superintendent of the County Home of Cooper County. The children of S. C. and Elizabeth Rossen are: Mrs. Schnuck, the wife of the subject of this sketch; James, of St. Louis, Mo. ; Albertine, deceased ; Frederick, of St. Louis ; and Edward, who, at the time of this writing, is in France, a corporal with Company F, 110th Supply Train. Corporal Edward Rossen enlisted in the service of the United States in June, 1917, and he has been in France since May, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Schnuck had a son, Joseph Rossen, who died at the age of six years in Sept., 1918.

Mr. Schnuck is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Schnuck is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Schnuck family is well known and highly respected in Cooper County.

J. R. Gilman, an honest, industrious farmer of Boonville township, was born July 3, 1858, near Overton, Mo., a son of John and Kate (Smith) Gilman, the former a native of Wayne County, Ohio. John Gilman came to Missouri in 1856, and located near Overton, moving thence to Jewett's Mill. In later years he moved to Cole County, where he died and is buried. Mrs. Gilman died Aug. 10, 1858, and she is buried in Clayton cemetery at Overton.

J. R. Gilman, the only child born to John and Kate Gilman, attended the public school of Cole County. He had few educational advantages, but in spite of the handicap, he has "made good". In the first part of his career, he rented land. Twenty-six years ago he moved to his present farm and a year later purchased it. This farm comprises 100 acres, located three miles southeast of Boonville, in Boonville township, on the Jefferson City road. He had improved the farm, adding a barn, and has dug a well and at the time of this writing, is preparing to install a water system, which will supply water for the residence, from a supply tank outside. The farm is well watered, and although somewhat rough, the soil is excellent. Mr. Gilman is engaged in general farming and he has been very successful.

Dec. 25, 1879, J. R. Gilman and Kate Robertson, a daughter of John and Mary Robertson, of Boonville township, were married. John Robertson was born in Cooper County. He was a veteran of the Mexican War and a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. Both parents of Mrs. Gilman are now deceased, and the remains are interred in the cemetery at Boonville. Mr. and Mrs. Gilman are the parents of five children, all of whom have been reared to maturity and are now married: Stella, now Mrs. Henry G. Adams, of Brinkley, Ark.; Myrtle, the wife of Harry Kaiser, of Washington township ; John, who married Stella Robinson, near Boonville ; Paul, who married Margaret Dick, Sedalia, where he is a drug salesman; and Ed, who maried Ruby Gray, of Longfellow, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Gilman are the proud grandparents of ten grandchildren, namely : Charlie, Mary K., Margaret and Joe Adams; Derrick, Joseph, Harry, Jr., Kaiser, Deckey May, Betty Ann and Darrell Gilman.

Mr. Gilman is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Maccabees. He and Mrs. Gilman are members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically, he is a democrat. The Gilman family stands high In the respect of the best citizens of Cooper County.

J. H. Meyer and F. A. Meyer, the well-known Meyer Brothers, proprietors of the Boonville Bottling Works, began business in Boonville in 1915, purchasing the business of Meyer & Tackett, located at 525 Morgan street in Boonville. The present building occupied by the firm is 20x90 feet, with a basement. The Meyer Brothers have established an excellent trade since they entered the mercantile business four years ago. The elder brother, J. H., the senior member of the firm, is now deceased. He died Sept. 1, 1918.

The Meyer brothers were born, reared and educated in Boonville. J. H. Meyer was born in 1871 and F. A. Meyer was born in 1883. They are sons of Joseph and Margaret (Schoen) Meyer, natives of Germany. Joseph Meyer immigrated to America in 1854 and Mrs. Meyer came two years later. They were united in marriage in Cooper County in 1866. Mr. Meyer was, by trade, a stonemason and a very competent workman. He was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting in 1861 and serving until the close of the conflict, when he returned to his home in Boonville. He died in 1914 at the advanced age of 86 years and his remains are interred in Walnut Grove cemetery. Mrs. Meyer still survives her husband and resides in Boonville at 1109 Sixth street. She is 75 years of age. The children of Joseph and Margaret Meyer are, as follows : August, of Boonville; Anna, the wife of W. M. Parsons, of Kansas City, Mo.; J. H., the senior partner 'of the firm, Meyer Brothers, who died at the age of 48 years in 1918, and he was unmarried ; Theresa, of Boonville ; Mamie, the wife of C. W. Richards, of St. Louis ; Susie, the wife of W. R. Dodge, of Manhattan, Kan.; F. A., the youngest brother of the two partners, the subject of this review; Charlie, who is, in 1919, with Company I, 85th Division of the American Expeditionary Force, in France, who enlisted in April, 1918, reached France in June, 1918, was formerly with the 89th Division, was wounded in the battle of Argonne Forest, was confined in a hospital for four months, and is now back with his division in active service.

F. A. Meyer attended the Boonville High School. After leaving school, he was for some time engaged in the nursery business with the H. W. Jenkins Nursery. He, with his brother, J. H., became interested in the bottling business and he is well equipped to handle his work and the brothers have been very successful. Mr. Meyer is one of Boonville's good citizens, a progressive, industrious, capable business man.

George C. Honerbrink, a progressive farmer and stockman of Saline township, is a native of Cooper County. Mr. Honerbrink was bom June 23, 1875 in Prairie Home township, a son of E. F. and Barbara (Iceley) Honerbrink, natives of Germany. E. F. Honerbrink immigrated to America, when he was a young man, and he was married to Barbara Iceley in Ohio. The Honerbrinks settled in Missouri in the early seventies, on a farm of 80 acres of land located in Prairie Home township, to which tract Mr. Honerbrink added 80 acres of land in 1881 and 160 acres of land 10 years ago. He now owns a half section of land in Prairie Home township. Mrs. Honerbrink died at the Honerbrink homestead in 1912 and her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Boonville. The children of E. F. and Barbara Honerbrink are: Henry, of Prairie Home township; Fred, of Saline township; Lucy, of Saline township; Annie, the wife of Christian Ohlandorf, of Clark's Fork township; Mary, the wife of John Crane, of Clark's Fork township; Sophia, the wife of Hogan Freeman, of Saline township; and Ernest, at home.

Mr. Honerbrink, the subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Prairie Home township. He has been interested in farming and stockraising all his life and he has raised large herds of cattle and hogs in recent years. His farm, comprising 118 acres of valuable land, is located nine miles southeast of Boonville and four miles southwest of Overton in Saline township. Mr. Honerbrink purchased this country place in 1905 and since acquiring the ownership of the farm he has partly fenced it and has added a barn, 42x54 feet, and other buildings, and he has improved the residence. The Honerbrink farm is well watered by a stream, which crosses the place, and several good springs.

March 19, 1905, George C. Honerbrink and Christina Brueckner, of Saline township, were married. Mrs. Honerbrink is a daughter of George and Caroline (Metz) Brueckner. She was born Aug. 12, 1882. George Brueckner was a native of Germany and he immigrated to America with his parents in 1850. He was killed by a stroke of lightning on the Brueckner homeplace, June 3, 1895. Mrs. Brueckner was bom Aug. 5, 1861, on the farm which is now her home. The deed to her farm was signed by Andrew Jackson. Mrs. Honerbrink has one sister and one brother now living: Mrs. J. C. Farris, of Arkansas; and George, Jr., of Boonville. To George C. and Christina Honerbrink have been born three children : George Carl, Eulah Viola; and Willie Beatrice. Mr. and Mrs. Honerbrink are consistent and valued members of the Evangelical Church.

The Honerbrink farm has located upon it an old cemetery, established by Joseph Westbrook, who owned the farm 90 years or more ago. He was trie first to be interred in the buria! ground and later the different members of his family were laid to rest there. Other pioneers of Cooper County have this spot for their last resting place, among them the Elliot and William Leek families. It is related that Grandmother Cynthia Westbrook, who lived on the Honerbrink farm more than a century ago, was accustomed to ride horseback from her home to the principal marketing place in Howard County and that on horseback she would cross the Missouri River, when the water was low. The Honerbrink farm is one of the most interesting country places, historically, in Cooper County.

J. H. Stretz, of the Boonville Brick Company, is one of Boonville's own boys. Mr. Stretz was bora June 23, 1862 in Boonville, a son of Frank and Magdalena (Rider) Stretz, both of whom were natives of Germany.

Frank Stretz immigrated from Germany to America in 1845 and settled at Boonville, where he was first employed as potter by Mr. Vollrath, the pioneer potter of this city. In his latter years, Mr. Stretz was engaged in gardening. He died in 1878, from the effects of sunstroke. Mrs. Stretz died at the age of 82 years. Both father and mother are interred in the Catholic cemetery at Boonville. The children of Frank and Magdalena Stretz are, as follow: Mrs. Mary Strickfaden, deceased; Frank, of

Boonville; Charles, who died about two years ago in New Orleans; Mrs. Kate Strickfaden, of California, Mo. ; Joseph, who resides in the state of California; Mrs.- Sophia Schuster, of Boonville; Theresa, a daughter who died at the age of 24 years; J. H., the subject of this sketch; and Albert, of Chicago, 111.

J. H. Stretz received his education in the Catholic school of Boonville. Since attaining maturity, he has been employed in brick manufacturing and he has followed this vocation and bricklaying in Boonville the past 38 years. J. H. Stretz and Louis Gautner have formed a partnership in the business of brick making and they have succeeded Claus Stammer John. The firm was established in 1905 and the office is located at the factory, which is on the Missouri, Kansas & Topeka railroad, near the station. The plant has a capacity of 20,000 bricks daily. The firm does a general contracting business and has built in Boonville the St. Joseph Hospital, which is 48x102 feet in dimensions; the pipe factory, the largest factory in the city; the county infirmary; and perhaps 100 other buildings. The Boonville Brick Company has done much toward pushing Boonville into the front ranks among the leading manufacturing cities of the state and Mr. Stretz and his partner deserve much credit and commendation.

J. H. Stretz was united in marriage with Mittie Edwards and to this union were born the following children: Mrs. Julia Walje, of Sedalia, whose husband is a well-known railroad employe there; Henry, of Boonville; Mrs. Rose Taylor, of Kansas City, Mo.; Lawrence, a competent brickmason of Fulton, Mo. ; Norbert, who has recently returned from England after serving one year in the United States army, with the Aircraft Construction Company; Ernest, who enlisted in the service of the United States in Jan., 1918, a gunner with the Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion, homeward bound from France at the time of this writing, in 1919; Mrs. Mary Sonen, of Osawatomie, Kan.; and Ferdinand, who died at the age of 16 years. The mother died in 1888.

In 1899, J. H. Stretz and Mrs. Mary (Edwards) Gantner, of Boonville, were married. Mrs. Stretz is a daughter of J. A. and Eva (Potts) Edwards, the former, a late stockdealer of this city, and the latter, now a resident of Rockyford, Col. Mr. Edwards is deceased. Mrs. Stretz, by her first marriage, is the mother of four children: Mrs. Ollie Sinclair, of Boonville; Mrs. Nettie Smith, of Boonville; Urban and Earl, both of whom served in the United States army overseas for one year with the Aircraft Construction Company in England, returning to America in Jan., 1919, now engaged in brick-masonry in Boonville. To J. H. and Mary

Stretz have been born four children: Virgil, Agnes, Helen and Leonard. Mr. and Mrs. Stretz are faithful members of the Catholic Church and Mr. Stretz and all his sons, excepting the youngest, are members of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Stretz is also affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America.

There is no man in Cooper Couny more worthy of respect and consideration than J. H. Stretz. He is one of Boonville's leading citizens and is admired by all who know him. He has served three terms as a member of the city council and, at the time of this writing, in 1919, he is serving his fourth term in office. He has proven himself an able and conscientious official.

Col. Robert L. Harriman, for years recognized as one of the leading live-stock auctioneers in the West, for 20 years a member of the board of directors of the Bank of Bunceton, a member of the firm of Harriman Bros., breeders of Shorthorn cattle, a resident of Bunceton for nearly 35 years, and in many ways actively identified with the growing interests of that section of Cooper County, is a native son of this county. He was born at Pilot Grove, March 19, 1856, son of Dr. William and Caroline (Mayo) Harriman, formerly and for years influential residents of that neighborhood, and whose last days were spent there, their final resting place being in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, which was established on a corner of the old Harriman home place.

Dr. William Harriman was born in New Jersey, the son of a clergyman, and was reared by two aunts, who brought him up in a bookish atmosphere. He was schooled in both law and medicine, but gave his preference to the latter profession, and as a young man went to Kentucky, where he engaged in the practice of medicine, and where he married Caroline Mayo, a daughter of William and Caroline (Pleasants) Mayo, the latter of whom was a second cousin of Thomas Jefferson, and a lineal descendant of Pocohontas. William Mayo and his wife were natives of Virginia, who moved from Norfolk, Va., to Kentucky, where they reared their family. It was in the latter '40s, and after two children had been born to him and his wife that Dr. William Harriman left Kentucky and came to Missouri with his family, coming up the river with a bunch of negroes, a fine string of thoroughbred horses and jacks and a good small herd of Shorthorn cattle. He landed with his possessions at Boonville, and moved thence to the Pilot Grove neighborhood, where he established his home, and where he became the owner of 2,400 acres of land. Upon locating there, Doctor Harriman re-established himself in the practice of his profession, and soon became widely known as one of the leading physicians of his time in this section of Missouri. He had not been trained to the life of the farm, but his wife was a skilled executive along those lines, and acted as overseer of the place, she and her sons directing the operations of the same, while the Doctor devoted his attention to his practice and his books. On that place, Doctor Harriman and his wife spent the remainder of their lives, useful in all good works thereabout in their clay and generation, and their memory is still cherished throughout that neighborhood. They were the parents of eight children, as follows: Dr. William P., a physician, now deceased; Georgianna, also deceased, who was the wife of John F. Rogers, former sheriff of Cooper County ; Isabella, deceased; John H., deceased; Jennie, wife of J. A. Thompson, of Pilot Grove ; Col. Robert L. ; Regis A., of Pilot Grove, and Caroline, wife of J. D. McCutcheon, of Pilot Grove.

Reared on the farm on which he was born in the immediate vicinity of Pilot Grove, Robert L. Harriman received his schooling in the Pilot Grove School and in the private school then being conducted at Bunceton by D. R. Cully, and from the days of his boyhood devoted himself to the affairs of the farm, with particular attention to the live-stock breeding operations long carried on there. He married in the fall of 1882, and for some time thereafter made his home on what is now known as the Luray stock farm in Palestine township, and which he owned for five or six years. In 1885, however, he moved to Bunceton for the better attention he could there give to his growing live-stock interests, and has resided since. About 1889 Colonel Harriman began the crying of sales in the vicinity of his home, and it was not long until his success in that line had created a wide demand for his services, this demand presently necessitating the limitation of his services to live-stock sales only, and for many years the Colonel has thus been one of the best known live-stock auctioneers in the West. He has long specialized in the crying of sales of Shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs, and is an acknowledged authority in these classes. The Colonel has cried stock sales in no fewer than 12 of the States of the Union, and his operations have carried him as far as Portland, Ore., in which city in one week he sold at auction more than $100,000 worth of stock. Though he is not an advertiser, the Colonel is so widely known in his particular field that during the seasons he finds himself book 40 or 50 sales ahead, and as a measure of the value in which his services are held it is not improper to state that his fee for crying the sales of pure-bred stock is $100 the day.

Colonel Harriman has been twice married. In November, 1882, he was united in marriage to Rosa Stephens, who was born in Kelly township, in 1860, and who died March 9, 1916. She was the daughter of John H. and Margaret (Ewing) Stephens, the former of whom was an extensive landowner and stockman in Kelly township. To that union were born four children, two of whom died in infancy, the others being Louise and Helen. Louise Harriman married W. B. Wallace, a son of T. J. Wallace, a member of one of the old families of Cooper County, and is now living at Boonville. She and her husband have one child, a son, Thomas H. Wallace. Helen Harriman married George W. Robertson, a hardware merchant at Mexico, Mo., and has one child, a son, George William Robertson III. On Dec. 26, 1917, Colonel Harriman married Bettie J. Harned, who also was born in this State, daughter of Benjamin and Bettie J. (Bradley) Harned, who are now living on a farm in this county. Benjamin Harned and wife are the parents of 11 children, of whom Mrs. Harriman is the second in order of birth. Colonel and Mrs. Harriman are members of the Presbyterian Church. The Colonel is a democrat. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Bunceton. The Colonel has for years given his active attention to the general business affairs of his home community, and for 20 years or more has been a member of the board of directors of the Bank of Bunceton. He is a member of the Central Shorthorn Association of Kansas City, and in association with his nephew, Bert Harriman, is connected with the firm of Harriman Bros., of Bunceton, a firm widely known as breeders of pure-bred Shorthorn cattle.

James B. Shepherd, a leading agriculturist and stockman of Saline township, is one of the county's prominent citizens. Mr. Shepherd is a native of Andrew County, Mo. He was born Jan. 9, 1856, a son of Levi and Joanna (Campbell) Shepherd.

Levi Shepherd was born in Jackson County, Mo., on the farm which is now the present site of Independence, a son of Elijah Shepherd and Rebecca (Yates) Shepherd. Elijah Shepherd came to Missouri from Kentucky about 1810 and settled on a tract of land in Jackson County, where he died. His widow moved from Missouri to California in 1870 and she died near San Jose, several years later. Levi Shepherd was born in 1832 and he died May 14, 1914, on his farm in Saline township. His remains are interred in the cemetery at Gooch's Mill. Joanna (Campbell) Shepherd was born in 1834 near Wooldridge in Saline township, a daughter of Bradley and Meka Campbell, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter, of North Carolina, honored pioneers of Saline township. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have long been deceased and their remains are buried in the family cemetery near Wooldridge. Mrs. Shepherd died in 1916 and she was laid to rest beside her husband in the cemetery at Gooch's Mill. Mr. Shepherd was a confederate veteran of the Civil War. The children of Levi and Joanna Shepherd are, as follow: James B., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Rebecca J. Eager, of Saline township; C. M., cashier of the Pilot Grove Bank, Pilot Grove, Mo. ; Mrs. Alice C. Clayton, of Wooldridge, Mo. ; and William L., a late teacher in the Robinson district schools, near Prairie Home, who died at the age of 22 years at the Shepherd homestead.

James B. Shepherd attended the public schools of Missouri and Hooper Institute, at Clarksburg, Mo. Since leaving school, he has been engaged in farming and stockraising in Saline township. He purchased his present country place, a farm comprising 205 acres of land, in 1881. There are two sets of improvements on the farm. The land is exceptionally well watered by three never-failing springs. Mr. Shepherd is following general farming and he raises large herds of cattle, hogs and horses. The Shepherd farm is located 14 miles southeast of Boonville. Mr. Shepherd relates that the covered bridge over the Petite Saline River at Gooch's Mill was built more than 75 years. This bridge is a landmark in the county, having covered sides and a roof, constructed of wood, and is still in a good state of preservation, in 1919.

In 1880, James B. Shepherd and Amanda E. Stone, of Saline township, were united in marriage. Mrs. Shepherd died April 23, 1903, and she was laid to rest in Oak Grove cemetery. Aug. 27, 1916, Mr. Shepherd was married to Mrs. Maggie L. Shepherd, of Clay County. To Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd have been born two children: Addie Lee, 11 years of age; and Helen Louise, three years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd are members of the Baptist Church.

Mr. Shepherd is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He is a charter member of the lodge which was organized at Overton in 1881.

Capt. George T. Boyce, of the Kemper Military School in Boonville, one of the leading citizens of Cooper County, is a native of Shelby County, Mo. Mr. Boyce was born Sept. 20, 1876, a son of George W. and Mary J.

George W. Boyce was born in Delaware in 1825. He was, by trade, a contractor and builder. During the Civil War, he served with the confederates under Colonel Porter, who secured volunteers for the command of General Sterling Price. Mr. Boyce was taken prisoner by the Union men, after he had been in service but a few weeks, at Newark, Mo., in 1864. Later, he was paroled and he returned to Delaware, where he remained until 1866, when he returned to Shelby County, Mo. Mr. Boyce first came to Shelby County in 1857 and three different times he returned to his native state, the last time in 1869. When he came back to Shelby County, after his last visit to Delaware, he remained. George W. Boyce was a son of Joseph J. Boyce, a veteran of the War of 1812, who enlisted in 1812 and served throughout the war and until 1819, in the regular army. He was with General Andrew Jackson in the war against the Seminoles in Florida. The predecessor of the Boyces in America came to this country about 1630. Mary J. Boyce, mother of Captain Boyce, died in 1891 and George W. Boyce died in 1895. The remains of both parents are interred in Bacon Chapel cemetery in Shelby County.

Captain Boyce received his elementary education in the public schools of Shelby County. Later, he was a student at Northwest Missouri College at Albany, Mo., and at Rose Polytechnic Institute, and at the State University of Missouri. He came to the Kemper Military School in October, 1900, and for the first three years he taught commercial subjects. In 1903 and 1904, Captain Boyce attended the State University, after which he accepted a position as principal of the township high school at Marshall, 111. He taught in the high school of Albany, Ga., a place he held during 1907 and 1908. In the latter year, he was recalled to the Kemper Military School to open the manual training department of the school. Captain Boyce is the originator of the manual training work here and today this department in the Kemper Military School is the* best manual training department in any preparatory military school in the United States. The training is not compulsory, but optional with the students, and more than one-third the student body is taking the course. Captain Boyce made a map of Cooper County in 1918, the original of which hangs in the Commercial Club room in Boonville. The map is a pen drawing and accurate in every detail.

Gilbert, a daughter of John W. and Melissa (Taylor) Gilbert. The mother of Mrs. Boyce died in 1916 and she is buried in the cemetery at Marshall, 111. Mr. Gilbert resides at Kansas, 111. The grandfather of Mrs. Boyce, father of Melissa (Taylor) Gilbert, was a cousin of former President Zachariah Taylor. To Captain and Mrs. Boyce have been born three children: George T., Jr., John M., and Mary M. The Boyces are membei-s of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Boonville.

Captain Boyce is widely known throughout the county and he is universally respected as a gentleman and scholar. He and Mrs. Boyce are numbered among Boonville's best and most prominent citizens and they have innumerable friends wherever they are known.

Captain Harris Cecil Johnston, of the Kemper Military School, a prominent and highly respected young citizens of Boonville, was born Feb. 12, 1883, in Boonville, a son of Col. T. A. Johnston, superintendent of the Kemper Military School, and Carolina (Rea) Johnston. Captain Johnston is one of four children born to his parents, as follows : Rea Alexander, the present major of the Missouri State Reformatory at Boonville; Bertha, the wife of Major A. M. Hitch, of Boonville; Capt. Harris Cecil, the subject of this sketch ; and Alice, the wife of Major R. J. Foster, of Washington, D. C.

Captain Johnston is a graduate of the Kemper Military School, a member of the class of 1901, and he was a student of the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio. He accepted the position of quartermaster at Kemper Military School in 1904, succeeding Major Joseph H. Rea, and this position he has most capably filled for the past 15 years. The quartermaster's department has complete charge of all the supplies of the school, and Captain Johnston is a most efficient officer. In addition to his regular duties, he attends to the finances and to the coaching of the athletic teams and to the "booking" of games with outside schools.

June 27, 1905, Capt. Harris Cecil Johnston was united in marriage with Georgia Walker Wooldridge of Boonville. Mrs. Johnston is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elizabeth (Osborne) Wooldridge. Dr. Wooldridge was a prominent banker and grain merchant of Boonville, and he is now deceased. Mrs. Wooldridge resides in Kansas City, Mo., with her son. J. H., a well-known grain merchant of that city. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Wooldridge are as follows: Lula B., of Boonville; Jay H., of Kansas City, Mo. ; 0. J., a grain merchant of St. Louis, Mo. ; Mrs. Harris Cecil Johnston, the wife of the subject of this review; Jessie, the wife of Frank Brosius, of Boonville ; and one child, the eldest, died in infancy. To Captain and Mrs. Johnston have been born two children: Marjorie Walker and Ann Caroline.

Captain Johnston is a deacon of the Presbyterian Church. He is a thorough, able, young man, and he is held in the highest respect by all his colleagues and acquaintances.

Charles F. Lauer, a successful and prosperous farmer and stockman of Boonville township, is a native of Cooper County. Mr. Lauer was born in Boonville township, Oct. 10, 1868, a son of Erhardt and Frances (Tempfe!) Lauer, natives of Germany.

Erhardt Lauer immigrated to America in 1861. He enlisted in the Civil War and served throughout the conflict with the Union Army, with Company E, 5th Missouri Infantry. He was, by trade, a potter, and he was employed for several years by Mr. Jeglin, of Boonville. Later, he purchased a farm west of Boonville, near the Missouri Valley coal mines. He died in 1905 and his remains were laid to rest in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Frances (Tempfel) Lauer came to America with her parents in 1845. She is a daughter of Frederick and Fredericka (Oswald) Tempfel. Mr. Tempfel was, by trade, a stonemason. Mrs. Lauer now resides in Boonville. She is, at the time of this writing, 73 years of age. The children of Erhardt and Frances Lauer are as follows: Mrs. Julia Mocks, deceased ; Emma, who died in infancy ; Charles F., the subject of this review ; William G., of Boonville ; Fred W., of Marshall, Mo. ; Henry E., Ella M., Oscar G. and Arthur C, twins, all of Boonville.

Charles F. Lauer attended Westwood School in Boonville township. He has, since leaving school, been engaged in farming and stock raising. Mr. Lauer was on the home place for 24 years. He purchased his present farm in September, 1892, a place comprising 114 acres of land located six miles southeast of Boonville. Mr. Lauer has himself improved this farm, adding all the buildings, except the residence, since acquiring the ownership of the place. The land is well watered by five springs, and is well adapted for general farming and stock raising. Mr. Lauer raises cattle, hogs, horses and mules.

March 6, 1901, Charles F. Lauer was married to Delia Woolery, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wilkes) Woolery. Thomas Woolery was born near Pleasant Green and now resides at Bunceton. He is 75 years of age, at the time of this writing in 1919. Mrs. Woolery was born near Springfield, Mo. She died about 20 years ago, and her remains rest in Mount Nebo Cemetery.. Mr. and Mrs. Woolery were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Charles F. Lauer, the wife of the subject of this review; Mrs. Mary Johnson, of Pleasant Green, Mo.; Allen, of Kansas Cityr Mo.; Samuel, of Bunceton; Mrs. Bessie Reed, of Pleasant Green; Minnie, who died at the age of 11 years; and Downing, a telegraph operator, now residing in Illinois. Mr. Woolery is a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. He served throughout the conflict with Gen. Sterling Price. To Mr. and Mrs. Lauer has been born one child, a daughter, Lorine Frances. Mr. Lauer is a member of the Evangelictl Church, and Mrs. Lauer is a member of the Christian Church.

Mr. Lauer is affiliated with the Woodmen of the World and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a modest, unassuming citizen, a man highly regarded by all who know him.

Edward Hasenbach, a prosperous and progressive farmer and stockman of Saline township, residing on the F. H. Hobrecht farm of 160 acres, located nine miles southeast of Boonville, was born Feb. 8, 1882, in California, Mo., a son of Frederick and Emma (Schmidt) Hasenbach, the former a native of Germany. Mr. Hasenbach died at Boonville in October, 1881, a few years after coming to this country. His widow resides in Bconville. Frederick Hasenbach was, by trade, a tanner, and he operated a tanyard in Boonville. Edward Hasenbach, the subject of this sketch, is the only child born to his parents.

Mr. Hasenbach attended Woodland District School in Saline township. Practically all his life he has been interested in farming and stockraising, and for the past six years he has resided on the farm where he now lives. He is the owner of a farm of 56 acres of valuable land in Saline township. He is an industrious, honest citizen, respected by all with whom he comes in contact.

In 1907, Edward Hasenbach was united in marriage with Alma Hobrecht, a daughter of H. A. and Nancy Hobrecht, of Saline township. The great-grandparents of Mrs. Hasenbach, on the paternal side of the family, died and were buried in Schmidt Cemetery in Saline township in 1844. The Schmidt Cemetery is one of the first burial grounds established in Cooper County, and is located on the farm of Otto Schmidt.

To Mr. and Mrs. Hasenbach have been born two sons: Harold and Carl. The Hasenbachs are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Hasenbach is affiliated with the Odd Fellows:

Acrey B. Hurt, of Clarks Fork township, is a native of Cooper County, and a member of a pioneer family of this section of the State. He was born in Clarks Fork township, Sept. 27, 1864, a son of Acrey and Matilda (Rackaid) Hurt, both natives of Virginia. They were married in Vir- ginia and came to Cooper County in 1855, settling on the farm where Acrey B., the subject of this sketch, now lives. The father served in the Home Guards during the Civil War, and followed farming and stock raising throughout his life. He met with success, and at the time of his death was the owner of 160 acres of land. He died in 1882, and was survived by his widow a number of years. She died in 1898. They were the parents of the following children : Mrs. Jeanette Arnold, Boonville ; Andrew W., Clarks Fork township; Benjamin F., Clinton; Arbell, Moniteau County; Mrs. Annie E. Copas, Jefferson City; Newton J., deceased; Acrey B., the subject of this sketch; Silas, Boonville; and William T., Pilot Grove.

Acrey B. Hurt was reared on the home farm in Clarks Fork township, and was educated in the district school. The first school house in his district was a log structure, which stood on the Hurt farm. The seats were made of split logs, and it was a typical school building of pioneer days. It was abandoned for school purposes, however, before Mr. Hurt was old enough to attend school. Acrey Hurt has always followed farming and stock raising. However, during the last year, on account of poor health, he has rented his place, but still retains his residence there.

A number of Mr. Hurt's uncles were among the early settlers of Cooper County. Theodore Hurt came here in 1855, and another uncle, Joseph Hurt, came prior to that date. Another uncle, Osmus Hurt, settled in Pettis County at an early date.

Mr. Hurt is a constant reader, and keeps himself well posted on the world's current events. He is one of the intelligent and substantial citizens of Cooper County.

Commodore P. Fairfax, proprietor of a fine farm of 333 acres in Lebanon township, and one of the best known and most successful breeders of horses and mules in this section of Missouri, is a native of Virginia. He was born in Wirt County, Va. (now W. Va.), May 1, 1852, son of William and Elizabeth Fairfax, who were the parents of 10 children, five sons and five daughters, of whom four are still living. Of these but two are living in Cooper County, the subject of this sketch having a sister, Mrs. Melissa Arnold, who lives in the vicinity of Vermont. In 1865, William Fairfax came to Missouri with his family, and settled on a farm in this county, where he died a month later. He was born in Virginia in 1803, and was thus 73 years of age at his death. His widow died in 1866.

Cooper County with his parents in 1865. He grew to manhood on the farm which his father had bought upon coming to this county, completed his schooling in the local schools and engaged in farming, which he has followed all .his life, and with gratifying success. He married when 21 years of age, and then bought a farm near Lebanon. Sometime later he sold that farm and bought one of 300 acres south of Lebanon, where he made his home for many years, in 1917 he trading that place for the farm of 333 acres on which he now lives. This place, in 1865, when Mr. Fairfax came to Cooper County, was owned by Jack Newman, whose son at that time was sheriff of Cooper County, and it has long been regarded as one of the best farms in that vicinity. Mr. Fairfax has made numerous improvements, and is contemplating more. He for years has been engaged in the breeding of horses and mules, his stable including both saddle and and draught horses and jacks of notable strain. One of the latest additions to his stable is a French coach stallion. Mr. Fairfax is a democrat, and has ever given attention to local civic affairs. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Fairfax has been twice married. In 1873, he was married to Emma Kemp, who was born in this county, and who in 1891 met her death by being thrown from a horse she was riding, her foot being caught in the stirrup. To that union were born seven children, one of whom died in infancy, the others being as follows: Lester, now a wellto-do banker at Kansas City ; Willard, who is farming in Morgan County ; June, wife of T. G. Lewis, Kansas City; Thomas L., head of the schools at Clifton City ; Forester, living in western Kansas ; and Elmer, deceased. June 24, 1893, Mr. Fairfax married Margaret Reed, who was born in this county, a member of one of the old families of this section of the State, and to this union seven children have been born, namely: Homer, who is at home assisting his father ; Lon S., who died while serving in his country's army in Europe during the late World War; and Edith, Jack, Hugh, Nola. and Leta May, at home.

Lon Stephens Fairfax, the soldier son, whose death while serving as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe has put a gold star in the service flag of the Fairfax family, was born in this county Feb. 2, 1896, and here grew to promising young manhood. Early in the course of this country's war against Germany in 1917, he was inducted into the National Army, and was assigned to Camp Dodge, Iowa, for preliminary training. There he was attached to Company H, 351st Infantry (Pioneer Regiment), 56th Division, and with that command in

August, 1918, sailed for France, his division arriving just at the time of preparations for the terrific push which was destined to bring the war to an end. With his command he took part in the desperate and decisive battle in the Argonne Forest in September, went "over the top" without receiving a scratch, marched then with the victorious army to Coblentz, and was on the front when the armistice was signed in November. His division then was assigned to the Army of Occupation in the Rhine country, and he was there serving, when on Jan. 11, 1919, he was stricken with pneumonia. His condition was regarded as critical from the start, and eight days later, Jan. 11, 1919, he died, a true American soldier and a loyal and valiant defender of his country's cause. The body was buried in Coblentz, Germany, where many other American soldiers sleep amid the poppies, and his sorrowing comrades erected a stone over his grave, and there devoted a wreath to his memory - to the memory of a gallant lad who relinquished all thought of self when his country called.

Dr. Hugo H. Buescher, a successful dentist of Boonville, is a native of Warren County, Mo. Mr. Buescher was born Oct. 28, 1896, a son of Rudolph and Wilhelmina (Hasenjager) Buescher, natives of Warren County.

Rudolph Buescher was born in 1852, a son of one of Warren County's most honored pioneers. The senior Buescher was one of the first settlers near Hopewell, Mo. Wilhelmina Buescher was born in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Buescher now reside in Hartsburg, in Boone County, where they moved in 1896. They are the parents of the following children: Louis, deceased ; Josephine, the wife of Henry Kluesmeyer, of New Franklin, Mo. ; John, a minister of the Burlington Evangelical Church, Burlington, Iowa; Herman and Robert, who died in infancy; Edward, a prosperous farmer near Hartsburg, Mo.; Meta, the wife of Frank Backhorst, of Hartsburg; Alina, the wife of Frank Osterloh, a farmer, near Hartsburg; Otto, who is engaged in farming near Hartburg; Oscar, who enlisted in the service of the United States in May, 1918, and reached France in August, 1918, was at the front when the armistice was signed, has been in active service for many months, and has escaped unharmed, and is now with his company, Company F, 349th Infantry, in France, at the time of this writing, in 1919 ; Hugo H., the subject of this sketch; Levonia, the wife of Julius Meyer, a well-known farmer near Hartsburg, Mo.

University at St. Louis, and of the latter institution he is a graduate, a member of the class of June 3, 1918. He opened a dental office at Gallatin, Mo., in June, 1918, and in August of the same year he was called into service, as he had enlisted for duty, Dec. 21, 1917, and was awaiting call. Dr. Buescher was sent to Camp Pike, where he was kept on duty until he was honorably discharged in December, 1918. While in service, he was engaged in the practice of his profession. He located in Boonville, Jan. 1, 1919, coming thence from Camp Pike, and he has thus far established a splendid reputation, and is meeting with exceptional success. Dr. Buescher is a capable practitioner and a young man in very way worthy of all the success which will attend his efforts.

July 31, 1918, Dr. Huga H. Buescher was united in marriage with Susie Woodward, of Gallatin, Mo., a native of McFall, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Buescher have made many friends in Boonville and Cooper County since their recent coming to this locality, and they are highly regarded by all who know them. Dr. Buescher is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias of Boonville.

Archie L. Farris, a prominent farmer and stockman of Saline township, is a member of one of the oldest and best pioneer familier of Cooper County. Mr. Farris was born March 10, 1876, at the Farris homestead in Saline township, on the farm a part of which is the present home of the subject of this sketch. He is a son of William P. and Almeda S. (Grubbs) Farris, natives of Cooper County.

Eri Mosley Farris, great-grandfather of Archie L. Faris, was one of the earliest settlers of Cooper County. He settled on the farm known as the Farris home place, and he and his wife are interred in the family burial ground on this farm. Eri Farris, Jr., an uncle of Archie L. Farris, now resides in Pettis County, and he, at the advanced age of 90 years, is still active and alert, mentally and physically. William P. Farris, father of the subject of this review, was born in Cooper County in 1842. He was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. He served under Gen. Sterling Price, and was twice imprisoned at Jefferson City. After the war ended, Mr. Farris returned to the farm and engaged in general farming and stock raising the remainder of his life. He died in 1914, and his remains are interred in Clayton Cemetery. Almeda S. (Grubbs) Farris was born in 1844 and died in 1901. She was laid to rest in Clayton Cemetery. The children of William P. and Almeda S. Farris are as follows: Emmet, who died in infancy ; Lena and Nela, who died in infancy ; James E., who was born in 1874 and died in 1901 ; Archie L., the subject of this review; William A., an auto repairman of Boonville; Nellie, the wife of Waite Finley, of Saline township ; Lydia M., who died in infancy ; Edna E., the wife of Layton T. Mills, of Boonville ; and Annie M., the wife of George Brueckner, of Boonville.

Archie L. Farris attended the public schools of Cooper County. He was a student for one year at Harper Institute at Clarksburg, Mo., when he returned to the home place and has ever since been engaged in farming and stock raising. Mr. Farris raises Poland China hogs and pure-bred Plymouth Rock chickens, having of the latter a flock of 150 hens. Mr. Farris's farm comprises 128 acres of land located eight miles southeast of Boonville, and is known as the "Maple Dale Farm." On this place are two good barns, an excellent chicken house, a machine shed, and a comfortable residence, built in 1898, all improvements placed there by Mr. Farris.

Oct. 19, 1898, Archie L. Farris was married to Sadie M. Hobrecht, a daughter of H. A. and Nancy J. Hobrecht, both of whom are residents of Saline township. Mrs. Farris has one brother and one sister living: Frank Elmer, who resides on the Hobrecht home place in Saline township ; and Mrs. Alma B. Hasenbach, of Boonville. To Mr. and Mrs. Farris have been born three children: Wilbur S., Hargrove, and Raymond E. Mr. and Mrs. Farris are worthy and consistent members of the Baptist Church, and Mr. Farris is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

For nine years, Mr. Farris has been a valued member of the School Beard of his district. He takes a good citizen's interest in educational matters and in affairs of public import. He and Mrs. Farris are highly regarded among the best families of Cooper County.

John C. Lohse, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Clarks Fork township, is a native of Cooper County, and a descendent of pioneer parents. He was born in Prairie Home, March 31, 1876, a son of Fred and Anna (Smith) Lohse, both natives of Germany, who settled in Prairie Home township some years prior to the Civil War. When Fred Lohse first came to this county he worked out by the month, and continued to do so for several years before he was able to invest in a farm of his own. He spent his life here and was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising, and now resides on the old home place at the age of 76 years. His wife died about 20 years ago, and her remains are buried in the Lutheran Church Cemetery at Clarks Fork. They were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Maggie Kaiser, deceased; John C, the sub- ject of this sketch; Henry, a farmer in Clarks Fork township; Lena, deceased; Martin, a farmer in Clarks Fork township; Ernest, who resides on the old home place; Walter, lives at Lone Elm, and Willie died at the age of 14 years.

John C. Lohse was reared on the home farm in Prairie Home township, and educated in the public schools. His farm consists of 160 acres, and is one of the nicely improved and well kept places of Clarks Fork township. It was formerly the Dorsey place, and Mr. Lohse purchased it in 1899. He has just completed the erection of a 10-rocm brick residence with all modern improvements, including electric lights, hot and cold water system, with furnace heat. This is one of the fine residents of this section of the county. There are three barns on the Lohse place, all of which are commodious and conveniently arranged. Mr. Lohse carries on general farming and raises hogs and cattle extensively.

John C. Lohse was united in marriage with Miss Nora Fricke, of Clarks Fork township. She is a daughter of William and Minnie Fricke. The father is now deceased, and the mother lives in Carks Fork township. Mrs. Lohse is one of three children born to her parents, the others being William, who resides on the home place, and Emma, who married William Smith, of Bunceton. To Mr. and Mrs. Lohse have been born the following children : Arthur, died at the age of seven years ; Wilbur, Grace Marie, Bernice. Mr. and Mrs. Lohse reared a nephew, Raymond Kaiser, who now resides with the Lohse family.

Mr. and Mrs. Lohse are members of the Clarks Fork Lutheran Church. The Lohse family are well known and highly respected, and Mr. Lohse is a citizen of genuine worth to the community.

Robert A. Shannon, a prominent farmer and stockman of Clarks Fork township, is a native son of Cooper County. He was born in the township where he now resides, April 26, 1881, and is a son of Elza and Mary (Miller) Shannon.

Robert A. Shannon is one of two children born to his parents, the other one being Eliza Miller Shannon. The mother died in 1884. and to the father's second marriage the following children were born: Martha, married Vivian Mills; George, Noye, Louis Minnie, died in infancy, and Maggie, died at the age of three years.

Mr. Shannon was educated in the public schools of Cooper County and the State Normal School at Chillicothe, Mo. He engaged in farming and stock raising, and in 1901 bought the Joel Hurt place. Later he sold that farm and bought his present place of 160 acres in 1916. This is a well improved place, with a good two-story, 10-room, modern residence. The place is equipped with an acetylene lighting system, and is modern in every particular. There is one large barn, 40x40 feet on the place and other farm buildings. The place is well watered aand nicely adapted to stock raising as well as general farming. Mr. Shannon raises Duroc Jersey hogs extensively, and has also made a success of breeding Galloway cattle. He also raises pure-bred Rhode Island chickens.

In 1901, Robert A. Shannon was married to Miss Anna Eldredge, a daughter of Charles C. Eldredge, of Prairie Home township. Mrs. Shannon is one of the following children born of her parents: Dr. James Eldredge, Kansas City, Mo. ; Lucy, married Newton Cunningham, and resides in Texas ; Bessie, married Milton Cunningham, Boonville ; Olive, married Leslie Laws, they reside in Oklahoma; Charles C, Jr., Boonville; Anna, wife of Robert A. Shannon, the subject of this sketch; Dorothy, married Fred Bear, Vernon County ; Sarah, married Asa Williams, Santa Fe, N. M. ; Louisa, married David Hurt, Boonville. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Shannon have been born four children as follows: Norman Laura, Mary and Gilbert.

Mr. and Mrs. Shannon are members of the Walnut Grove Christian Church. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a progressive and public spirited citizen. He is for good schools, good roads, and stands ever ready to give his support to any movement which has for its object the betterment of the community.

One of the historic landmarks of Cooper County is an old building which stands on the Shannon farm. It was built nearly 100 years ago. Colonel McCulloch owned it at one time, and he sold it to Steigleder, and here all the Steigleder children were reared. Louis Earhart bought it later, and he sold it to Jennie Portner, who sold it to Mr. Shannon. It is a log structure and in later years was clapboarded. It is now used for a corn crib.

Robert William Mills, a descendent of one of Cooper County's honored pioneer families, is a native son of this county. He was born on the place where he now resides in Saline township, Oct. 18, 1881, the son of Hunter N. and Mary E. (Thomas) Mills. Hunter N. Mills was also born in Cooper County, and was a son of Henry W. Mills, a native of Virginia, born July 27, 1815, and died Feb. 12, 1898. He was a prominent pioneer of Cooper County and became prosperous.

Hunter N. Mills was reared in Saline township, and was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising, and at the time of his death was the owner of 500 acres of land. He married Mary E. Thomas, a native of Moniteau township, Cooper County. She was a daughter of James and Martha G. (Ellis) Thomas, natives of Virginia, and early settlers in Cooper County. Hunter N. Mills died in 1915, and his wife died in 1912. They were the parents of the following children: Mabel, married D. L. Rogers, Boonville; Irene, married J. P. Kaiser, Clarks Fork township; Robert W., the subject of this sketch ; Garland, died at the age of one year; Vivian H., resides in Saline township; Vera, Axil, Colo.; and Elvira, married Louis James, Axil, Colo.