Cooper County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1919 (part 5 of 24)

Ernest C. Oerly, proprietor of the "Gooch Pioneer Stock Farm", the old Gooch homestead place at Gooch's Mill, one of the energetic and progressive young farmers and stockmen of Cooper Cunty, was born in this county Feb. 11, 1893, son of John and Elizabeth (Michler) Oerly, the latter born in 1856, is still living on the home place in Prairie Home township. She whs born in Switzerland and came to this country with her parents, who settled in this section of Missouri. John Oerly also was of Swiss stock. He was born near Jamestown, Mo., in 1853, son of Ulrich Oerly and wife, whose last days were spent in Cooper County and who are buried in the Pleasant Grove cemetery. Ulrich Oerly was born in Switzerland and came to this country in young manhood, locating in Moniteau County and later came to Cooper County and located on a farm in Prairie Home township, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died in 1904. His son John also spent his last days there, his death occurring in 1912, and is buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery. John and Elizabeth Oerly were the parents of seven children: W. A. Oerly, of Wooldridge ; Lulu, wife of Thomas Chrisman, Wooldridge; Bertha, married Nicholas H. Blank and died in Sept., 1918, and is buried in Walnut Grove cemetery, Boonville; Oscar Oerly, who was accidentally killed by the discharge of a gun at Gooch's Mill in 1907, he then being 21 years old ; Dula, wife of Hagan Hickam, of Boonville, and Grace, wife of Truman Swanstone, of Saline township and Ernest C.

Reared on the home farm in Prairie Home township, Ernest Oerly received his schooling in the Liberty district school and from the days of his boyhood has been devoted to farming. In 1913, when he was 20 years of age he bought 80 acres of his present farm in Saline township and began farming. In 1917 he bought a tract of 153 acres adjoining and on which stands the substantial old house erected there by his wife's great-grandfather before the Civil War, and has since made his home in that house, Ihe old Gooch home, which in days now long gone was a centre for much of the social activity of the Gooch's Mill neighborhood. There are five great fireplaces in the old house and in its picturesque setting it affords a very pleasant home for its present owners. Since taking possession of this fine farm of 233 acres and which he very appropriately has named the "Gooch Pioneer Stock Farm", Mr. Oerly has made numerous substantial improvements along the lines of modern development. One of the valuable features of this farm is a great never failing spring, which i said to be one of the best springs in this region of numerous springs.

In 1916 Ernest Oerly was united in marriage with Anna Gray Cochran, who was born at Gooch's Mill April 26, 1893, daughter of Dr. 0. W. Cochran, of that place. Mr. Oerly is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Gooch's Mill and Mrs. Oerly is a member of the auxiliary order of Daughters of Rebecca there.

During the time of the cyclone which visited this section on the evening of June 5, 1917, Mr. and Mrs. Oerly lost their home and had a most thrilling and hazardous experience. They then were living in the house on the other part of their present farm, in the place and both were at home at the time the cyclone came up, that being about 9 o'clock in the evening, with them being Herbert Blank, a nephew of Mr. Oerly. The house was blown away, utterly destroyed. When neighbors searched the scene of devastation Mrs. Oerly was found lying but a few feet from the site of the house and was at first thought to be dead, but signs of life presently were detected and she was tenderly cared for. So great was the shock she had received, however, that it was three weeks before shg regained consciousness. Mr. Oerly was blown a distance of 300 yards or more, was rendered insensible by the shock and did not l-egain consciousness for half an hour afterwards. Happily no permanent injury was incurred either by his wife or himself. Herbert Blank, the lad who was visiting with his uncle and aunt, was picked up by the cyclone and carried above the treetops. He was not rendered unconscious and retains the most distinct impressions of his journey through the air and of being lightly deposited again on mother earth uninjured. A big carpet fell upon him as he was lying wondering what was going to happen next. Mr. Oerly's bank book was found at Paris, eight miles away. Nearly all the household silverware was recovered, but of the furniture scarcely a vestige remained. Chickens were completely stripped of their feathers and of Mr. Oerly's live stock four horses and about 25 head of hogs were killed. He also lost his automobile and in other ways suffered a severe loss of property. (32)

William L. Tanner. - Without question or possible rivalry, the Tanner Studio and Art Shop, which was opened by William L. Tanner, in Boonville, on Feb. 26, 1919, is the most artistic and completely equipped studio and photographic establishment in Central Missouri. Following a disastrous fire, which destroyed the former Tanner Studio in the McCurdy Building, Dec. 23, 1918, it was necessary for Mr. Tanner to find other quarters and to completely equip a new studio and shop. This he proceeded to do and has spared no pains or expense in presenting to the people his present beautiful shop, located in the Gmelich Building, 305 Main Street. The Tanner Studio is the last word in modernity. The nitrogen lighting system, with a battery of eight lights, of strength of 8000 watts, is used and renders reliance on daylight as an adjunct to photography unnecessary. Posing can be accomplished at any hour of the day or night by means of the lighting system which Mr. Tanner has installed. The studio is equipped with the finest model of camera in existence fitted with an automatic adjustment, and which uses films instead of plates. Perfectly appointed dressing rooms have been provided for patrons. The studio occupies two floors and the basement of the building. Mr. Tanner's assistants are Mrs. Tanner, who is an expert photographer; Carl Bach, and Frank Swap, the local artist.

Mr. Tanner has been in business in Boonville since 1916. He came to this city from St. Louis, a stranger, unknown and without friends or even acquaintances. On March 23, 1916, he held an opening, something unique in presenting a newly equipped photo study for the inspection of the public. Each lady attending his first opening received an appropriate souvenir of the occasion - a photograph of herself. Fifty-four Boonville ladies availed themselves of this opportunity, and the Tanner Studio was successfully launched in Boonville. Since his initial opening in Boonville, the business has prospered and numbers among its clients the best families of Boonville and this section of Missouri. The re-opening of the Tanner Studio and Art Shop on Feb. 26, 1919, was largely attended and was a social event in the city; none called but to admire and commenl upon the perfect appointments and the furnishings of the studio, and others have been coming to have high grade work done.

A department of the business or profession which will be cared for at the Tanner Studio is the painting of portraits of those who desire work of this character.

William L. Tanner was born in Illinois, Sept. 24, 1880. He is a son of Louis and Christina (Kraft) Tanner, the former of whom was a native of Switzerland and the latter of Illinois. Louis Tanner left his native mountain country and crossed the Atlantic to New Orleans when a boy of 14. During the Civil War he served as munition driver with the Federal forces and had the rank of captain. When 16 years old he was a whip maker. He located in St. Louis with his parents and operated a manufacturing business there. Later the family traded for property at Lost Prairie, near Sparta, 111., and there made their future home. William L. Tanner is the oldest son of a family of 12 children, five sons and seven daughters, born to his parents. In 1886 the family again moved to St. Louis, where the father died Aug. 4, 1912, at the age of 69 years. Mrs. Tanner makes her home with her son, William L., and is aged 73 years. When 13 years old, William L. Tanner left school and went to work. He was employed in a gents' furnishing store until he attained the age of 19 years. He then took up the study of photography and worked for Gustav Schneidt, a successful photographer who had learned his art in Germany and operated two studios in St. Louis. He was with Mr. Schneidt (his father-in-law) for ten years and in 1911 was in the studio of 0. C. Conkling for three years. In 1914 he entered the employ of Hyatt's Photo Supply Company as traveling salesman and remained with this concern until he located in Boonville in 1916.

Mr. Tanner was married on June 5, 1905, to Miss Emma Georgiana Schneidt, who was born in St. Louis, Mo., a daughter of the late Gustav Schneidt, who died April 24, 1916. Mrs. Schneidt and her son, George C. Schneidt, are operating the studios in St. Louis. Mrs. Emma Tanner is an expert finisher of photos and has followed the profession since leaving school. Mr. and Mrs. Tanner have a son, William Louis, Jr., born Feb. 2, 1904.

Mr. Tanner is a republican. He is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and is fraternally affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and the National Union of St. Louis.

William L. Brickner, retired farmer, residing at 411 Center street, Boonville, Mo., is owner of a fine farm of 380 acres on the Santa Fe Trail road, five miles west of Boonville. Mr. Brickner was born Feb. 8, 1860, on a farm four miles west of Boonville and is a son of John M. and Maret Brickner, a sketch of whom appears in this history in connection with that of August Bricker.

Mr. Brickner was reared on the home farm in Cooper County and in October, 1884, he located on a farm one mile south of the home place from his father. He purchased a tract of 135 acres to begin with and erected all buildings and improvements on the place. He continued to accumulate land as he prospered in his farming operations until he be-

Oct. 28, 1884, William L. Brickner and Mary Williams were united in marriage. The following children have been born to them: Walter is operating the home farm, married Nellie Johnmeyer and has three children, William W., Margaret, and Earl; Mrs. Birdie Rasmussen also lives on part of the home place and is mother of one child, Dorsey, born Sept. 23, 1918 ; Lloyd and Beulah Brickner, twins, born July 7, 1898.

The mother of these children was born Feb. 6, 1868, on a farm within one-half mile of the Brickner home place. She is a daughter of Walter and Virginia (Payne) Williams, the latter of whom was born and reared in Cooper County, the daughter of Cooper County pioneers. Walter Williams was born in 1826 and died March 1, 1895. He was a native of Wales and immigrated to America in the early forties. He crossed the Plains to the gold fields of the Pacific Slope in 1849 and was engaged in mining gold for some months. Virginia (Payne) Williams was born July 28, 1S47, and died Feb. 7, 1918. She was a daughter of James R. and Lucy Payne, natives of Virginia, who were pioneer settlers in Cooper County. The children of the Williams family are as follows : Mrs. Mary Brickner, of this review; James R., Walter, and William C. Williams, who reside on the Williams home place, west of Boonville.

^arnut! Oerly, proprietor of "Walnut Grove Farm" in Saline township, is one of the leading agriculturists and stockmen of Cooper County. Mr. Oerlv is a native of Moniteau County, Mo. He was born in 1858, a son of Ulrich and Margaret (Gatchet) Oerly, natives of Switzerland.

Ulrich Oerly was born in 1827. He immigrated to America in 1847 and located first in Ohio, coming thence two years later to Missouri, locating in Moniteau County, whence he came to Cooper County in 1865 and settled on a farm three miles south of Wooldridge. During the Civil War he served in the state militia one year. He died in 1909 and is buried in Methodist Episcopal Church cemetery at Pleasant Ridge. Margaret (Gatchet) Oerly came to America from Switzerland with her parents, when she was a child eight years of age, in 1834. Her father, John Gatchet, located first in Ohio, also, and from Ohio he came to Missouri in 1849 and settled on a farm in Moniteau County. Mrs. Oerly died in 1911. The children of Ulrich and Margaret Oerly are: John, deceased; Emanuel, a farmer, of Overton, Mo. ; Samuel, the subject of this sketch ; Mary, the wife of Adam Schilb, Wooldridge, Mo.; William, of Spice Creek, Mo.;

Mr And Mrs Samuel Oerly And Family

Samuel Oerly attended Oakland school in Moniteau County and Liberty school in Cooper County. He recalls the log cabin home of his childhood, with its mortar-filled cracks and puncheon floor, and the old-style trundle bed in which he slept, when a lad Since attaining maturity, Mr. Oerly has engaged in farming and stockraising. He purchased his present farm in 1881, from James Q. Ragland, a place comprising 204 acres of land, named "Walnut Grove Farm" because of the splendid walnut trees growing thereon. Excepting the residence and a barn, Mr. Oerly has added all the improvements now on his farm. The land is well watered by eight springs, three of which are never failing. He raises registered Big Bone Poland China hogs and Shorthorn cattle, Cotswold sheep and Rhode Island Red chickens. Mr. Oerly does general farming and feeds extensively hogs and cattle.

June 16, 1881, Samuel Oerly and Mary Adaline Schnuck were united in marriage. Mrs. Oerly is a daughter of John G. and Catherina E. (Meyer) Schnuck. Mr. Schnuck died Aug. 2, 1880, and the widowed mother now makes her home with a son in Boonville township. Mr. and Mrs. Oerly are the parents of the following children: Henry W., born April 7, 1882, the postmaster and merchant at Overton, Mo. ; Herman H., born March 4, 1884, at home; Frank J., born Nov. 19, 1886, now with Company L, 356th Infantry, 89th Division, at Bordeaux, France, when last heard from at the time of this writing; Florence M., at home; and Dora E., the wife of Herman Frederick, of Saline township. Frank J. Oerly, the soldier enlisted in the U. S. army Sept. 19, 1917, and was trained for service at Camp Funston ; became a member of Company L, 356th Infantry, 89th Division. He sailed for France, June 30, 1918, and from Aug. 5, 1918 to Oct. 19, 1918, was at the front, Verdun and Argonne Forest. He was taken sick and sent back to Base Hospital No. 22, Bordeaux. Arrived in America March 28, 1919; honorably discharged April 21. 1919, and now at home.

Mr. and Mrs. Oerly are highly respected in their community. They are worthy and consistent members of the Boonville Evangelical Church. Mr. Oerly is a republican.

Mr. and Mrs. Oerly have two grandchildren : Laura Marie and Ewing Jcseph, the former, the daughter of Henry W. Oerly and the latter, the son of Mrs. Herman Frederick.

John M. Haller, proprietor and manager of the Boonville Coal Company, is a native of Boonville. Mr. Haller is successor to Burger & Son, and purchased this thriving business on Dec. 1, 1918. The yards of the Boonville Coal Company are located at 602 East Spring Street and cover one-half block. Wood, coal, cement, sewer pipe, etc., are sold at retail and three teams are operating continually, and five men are employed in caring for the activities of the yard. John M. Haller was born in Boonville June 22, 1888.

Martin J. Haller, his father, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1859, learned the printer's trade, and emigrating from his native land, located in Boonville in 1872. For the past 15 years, Mr. Haller has been foreman of the "Advertiser" publishing and printing plant in Boonville. He was married to Anna Bach in 1869. Mrs. Anna (Bach) Haller was bom in Boonville and is a daughter of Peter Bach, a Cooper County pioneer. The children born to Martin and Anna Haller are : John M., the subject of this review; Mrs. Minnie Cramer, Boonville; Louise, at home with her parents; Ernest, a sailor, enlisted man in United States Navy, enlisted in 1917 as a pharmacist and is located at Naval Base No. 29; Gilbert enlisted in the United States Navy in 1918, and is attached to U Submarine Boat, No. 3.

John M. Haller was educated in the Boonville public and high schools. For 15 years after leaving high school he was a trusted and capable employe of the Sauter Mercantile Company of Boonville. The business experience gained with this old time established concern, which has lately dissolved, has stood him in good stead since he has engaged in business on his own account, and Mr. Haller is making a decided success of his business venture.

He was married, Aug. 11, 1913, to Miss Nina Demarest of New York City, a daughter of Stephen and Evelyn (Vreeland) Demarest, who now reside in Chariton County, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Haller have two children: John Haller, Jr., born Oct. 6, 1916; Helen Louise Haller, born Aug. 18. 1914.

Mr. Haller is a republican, but is an independent voter. He is a member of the Evangelical Church and is affiliated fraternally with the Knights of Pythias Lodge.

Martin Tucker, sheriff of Cooper County, was born in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 23, 1864. His parents were Joseph Albert and Mary Magdalena (Huber) Tucker, the former a native of England and the latter a native of Germany. Joseph A. Tucker was bom in 1825- and died in 1880. He emigrated from England to America in 1860 and fought in the Union army throughout the Civil War, as sergeant of his company in a Kentucky Union regiment of volunteers. Magdalena (Huber) Tucker was born in 1842 and accompanied her mother to America in 1845. Her father died while serving as a soldier in the German army. She now resides in St. Louis. In 1870 the Tuckers left Kentucky and after one year in St. Louis, they settled at Tipton. The children born to Joseph A. and Mary Magdalena Tucker are : Mrs. Priscilla Belle Hamilton, a widow, residing with her mother in St. Louis; Albert Edward, St. Louis, and Martin Tucker of this review.

Martin Tucker learned the trade of painter and decorator in St. Louis and first followed his trade at Tipton, Mo., where he resided until Sept. 7, 1884, when he located in Boonville. He was employed by Spahr Brothers of this city for a few months and then engaged in business for himself. Mr. Tucker was appointed to a membership on the city police force in 1899 and served as city policeman for six years and seven months. He was then elected city marshal and served for eight years as marshal and chief of police, from 1906 to 1914. The next step in his official career was his election to the office of sheriff of the county in November of 1916 for a term of four years.

Sheriff Tucker was married on Feb. 12, 1885, to Miss Margaret Kirchner, who was born at Belleville, 111., April 18, 1864, and is a daughter of John C. and Anna B. (Knoch) Kirchner. natives of Germany who immigrated to America in 1854. In about 1854 the Kirchners settled in Boonville, later moved to Belleville, 111., in 1862, and returned to Boonville in the spring of 1866. Mr. Kirchner was employed in the coal mines near Boonville and was a farmer and grape grower who conducted a vineyard near Boonville. John C. Kirchner was born Aug. 19, 1833, and died \ug. 8, f900. His wife, Anna B. Kirchner, was born Jan. 29, 1830, and died Aug. 23, 1907. Two children of theirs are living out of 11 born to them: Lizzie is the wife of John G. Bauer, Boonville, Mo., and Mrs. Martin Tucker.

Eight children have been born to Martin and Margaret Tucker, as follows: Two died in infancy; John, Ramsey, 111., a member of the Masonic order; Charles lives at St. Louis, Mo.; Barbara, at home; Edna Jane, her father's office assistant, member of the Eastern Star; Pauline, a teacher in the public schools near Otterville, Mo.; James, graduate of the Boonville High School, class of 1919. Pauline Tucker was married April 17, 1918, to Carl Anthony Watts, a soldier in the National Army, landed in France in August, 1918, member of Company F, 313th Engineers, 88th Division.

Sheriff Tucker is a republican, but is a sheriff of all the people, faithful and conscientious and honest to the last degree in the performance of his official duties - one of the best and most capable sheriffs who ever held this high office in Cooper County. He is a member of the Evangelical Church and is fraternally affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Independent Order of Red Men, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Woodmen of the World, the Degree of Pocahontas, and the Woodmen Auxiliary Order. Mrs. Tucker is a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Woodmen of the World and the Degree of Pocahontas.

John M. Burrus, now deceased, was one of the honored and highly valued pioneers of Cooper County, who contributed his part to the betterment and upbuilding of his community and county. He was a native of Tennessee, born Aug. 23, 1819, and departed this life March 30, 1888, and his remains now rest in the Harris cemetery. He was a son of Hawkey and Frances (Martin) Burrus, who were married May 19, 1817. They settled in Cooper County 2*/2 miles south of Pisgah, on a farm now owned by George Class, and were among the very earliest pioneers of this section. They came from Tennessee. Their children, all of whom are dead, were as follows: John M., the subject of this sketch; Jacob, born Jan. 22, 1823 ; Sarah, born Feb. 24, 1825 ; William, born March 9, 1827 ; James, born April 16, 1828, was a Confederate soldier, and was killed at the battle of Gettysburg; and Valentine, born Aug. 28, 1830.

John M. Burrus was united in marriage April 2, 1857 with Miss Amanda Lovell, the marriage ceremony taking place on the farm where Mrs. Burrus now lives, Rev. Robert Harris being the officiating minister. Mrs. Burrus was born Feb. 3. 1837, on the farm where she now lives and is a daughter of Thomas J. and Olive (Burrus) Lovell.

To John M. and Amanda F. (Lovell) Burrus were bom four children as follows: Jacob, born June 29, 1858; Hawkey, born May 3, 1860; T. J., born April 15, 1870. and Martin Nolan, born June 7, 1867.

T. J. Burrus who is engaged in farming in Prairie Home township was married Sept. 4, 1895, to Miss Alpha McDow, a daughter of Milton and Keziah (Kirkpatrick) McDow. Seven children have been born to this union, as follows: Bernice married L. B. Morris and has two chil- dren : Thomas J. and Clara Louise ; John M., Prairie Home ; Porter Valentine ; Emil Thomas ; Charles Edward ; Mary Margaret and Joe McDow, all residing at home with their parents.

The Burrus homestead, the home of Mrs. Burrus, is one of the valuable home farms of Prairie Home township. It contains 215 acres and is well located 21/2 miles southwest of Prairie Home. This land was entered from the government by Mrs. Burrus' father, T. J. Lovell.

Mrs. Burrus is one of the noble pioneer women of Cooper County. She has an extensive acquaintance throughout southeastern Cooper County and her friends are legion. She is a member of the Baptist Church at Pisgah. She is the oldest native born pioneer woman in Cooper County.

Joseph M. Green, proprietor of the European Hotel, one of the oldest established and best known hostelries in Boonville, which Mr. Green has been conducting since 1883, was born May 23, 1850, in Green County, near Greensburg, on Green River, Ky. The hotel which Mr. Green owns and operates was used as the official building of the county during the process of construction of the new court house a few years ago. For years, until Mr. Green purposely curtailed his activities as a landlord so as to cut down to a minimum the amount of work involved in conducting the house, this hotel was a popular place for visitors to Boonville, and was prosperous.

David D. Green, father of Joseph M. Green, was a native of New Jersey, migrated to Ohio in the thirties, thence to Kentucky, where he was engaged in business for 15 years, and then came to Arrow Rock, Mo., in 1852. Here he operated a general store and also conducted a saddlery and a hardware business. As age came upon him, the elder Green turned over the store to his eldest son, who changed the business plant to that of a general merchandist store ; later, Joseph M. Green took charge of the business, succeeding his elder brother in the saddlery and harness business, and conducted it for a number of years.

David D. Green was born in 1801 and died in 1875. When a young man he married Nancy C. Phillips, who was born in Kentucky in 1816 and died in 1884. To this marriage were bom three children; Sarah, deceased; Joseph M., of this review; and John, who died at the age of five years. By a former marriage, David D. Green was father of a son, William P., who died in Texas.

Joseph M. Green operated the general store at Arrow Rock, Mo., until 1883. He then came to Boonville and took charge of the hotel. Mr. Green, in past years, has built four additions to the hotel and has modern- ized the building throughout. It now consists of 22 rooms fitted with every comfort for the convenience of guests. He has lived continuously in Boonville for the past 36 years, with the exception of three years spent in Arkansas, from 1911 to 1914, looking after some land which he owns in that state.

The mother of the foregoing children was born in Cooper County, Mo., in 1853. She is a daughter of the late Rev. William D. Mahan, picneer Cumberland Presbyterian minister of Central Missouri. Reverend Mahan was bom in Virginia July 27, 1824, and died Oct. 19, 1906. He was married on July 27, 1850, to Martha R. Johnston, who bore him the following children: Eleanor B., deceased wife of Frank Stewart; and Mrs. Willa A. Green of this review. Reverend Mahan was born in Pittsburg County, Va., and accompanied his parents to Missouri in 1837. He came to Cooper County in 1845 and preached the gospel according to the Cumberland Presbyterian faith for over half a century. He was a son of Thomas Jefferson Mahan, who was a son of William Pope and Permelia Mahan of Pittsylvania County, Va. Thomas Mahan served in Capt. Henry Garnett's Company or the Captain John Douglas Company, Second Virginia State Militia, under Colonel Gregory, during the War of 1812. Mrs. Green is a niece by marriage of Judge McFarland, who married Mary B. Johnston, a daughter of Robert Johnston, a Cooper County pioneer, and is a second cousin of Col. Thomas A. Johnston of Boonville. An ancestor was Thomas Mahan, whose name appears on the roster of exchanged prisoners sent from Quebec in November, 1779, during the American Revolution. Another ancestor, named Smith, served in the Revolution. He enlisted Feb. 12, 1778, and served until February, 1779.

Rev. W. D. Mahan was widely known as an author and writer of religious books. He published "Archaeological Writings of the Sanhedrim and Talmuds of the Jews," which were afterwards combined in the Archko

Library. He based his deductions and decisions upon the results of extensive personal research and study in the ruins and libraries of Rome and Constantinople, gathering at first hand the information necessary from archaeological inscriptions and had the translations duly made by scholars so that he could incorporate the matter in his books. He wrote and published "Caesar's Court," in 1895. The Archko Library, which originally consisted of five volumes, was afterwards combined and published in its entirety by the Archko Book Company of Boonville. He wrote "History on Baptism" and other pamphlets. Rev. Mahan devoted the best years of his life to the production of "Acta Pilate," his first book.

Joseph M. Green is a democrat of the straight, and true variety, which recognizes no deviation from democratic principles of government. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. Green is fraternally affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of the Maccabees. He has been an Odd Fellow since May, 1871.

.ichn J. Walther, contractor and builder, residing at 406 East High street, Boonville, Mo., has been engaged in the contracting business since 1880. During his career as contractor and builder, Mr. Walther has built a large number of Missouri River steamboats; erected the large elevator for the milling company ; built many new store fronts in Boonville ; erected a large number of residences in Boonville and Cooper County, and has employed from three to 10 men during his busy seasons.

John J. Walther was born in Saxony, Germany, Jan. 23, 1854 and is a son of Peter and Carolina (Englehardt) Walther who were born and reared in Germany. Mr. Walther's grandfather was a carpenter and government official in Germany. Peter Walther, his father, was an expert willow worker.

Peter Walther immigrated to America leaving Bremen and landing at New Orleans from a sailing vessel when John J. Walther was six weeks old. Walther, Sr.. settled on a farm west of Boonville and here spent the remainder of his days. He was born in 1832 and died in 1900. His wife was born in 1833 and died in 1873. The children of the Walther family were: John J., of this review; Louis, Emma, Louise, and Bertha, deceased : and Mrs. Anna Labbo, San Francisco.

At the age of 21 years, Mr. Walther began to follow his trade of carpenter. When a boy he chopped wood on his father's farm, helped to build the parental home from timber cut on the place, drove oxen and did the hardest kind of farm labor. Having a natural aptitude for carpenter work he indulged his lobby and has made a success of his life work.

For many years he was a skilled steamboat builder. He built the "Dorothy" a local ferry boat, the "Edna", "Elta" and many other boats and barges. Mr. Walther is owner of a half block of valuable city property, upon which are three brick residence buildings, including his own large house which is a double structure, and his shop which is built upon the same block.

Mr. Walther was married in 1880 to Miss Elizabeth Weber, who was born in '1857 and departed this life in 1900. She was born in Boonville, a daughter of John and Margaret Weber. To this marriage have been born two sons and two daughters: William, Carl and Odell. William Walther is a carpenter and contractor, married Nettie Becker and has a daughter, Elizabeth Walther. Carl Walther is a carpenter and contractor now in Texas, married Donell Woods who died leaving one child, Carl Jacob. Odell Walther is at home. One child died in infancy.

Mr. Walther is a republican but spends little time with political affairs. He is a member of the Evangelical church and has been an Odd Fellow since 1884. He is a substantial well informed, industrious and progressive citizen who has won a high place in the citizenship of Boonville and Cooper County.

Mark Jacobs, proprietor and manager of the Jacobs Brothers Dry Goods Store, is a progressive and enterprising citizen and merchant of Boonville, who is ever found in the forefront of all movements for the advancement of his home city. Jacobs Bros, store was founded in May, 1894, by David W. and Mark Jacobs. After the accidental death of David W. Jacobs as a result of injuries received from a boiler explosion in Seattle. Mark Jacobs purchased the business. The store room is 140 feet in depth to which has been added two rooms on Spring street facing to the south and 40x90 feet in size. In 1916, Mr. Jacobs purchased the three buildings now occupied by his large establishment and remodeled the floor space and uses the lower floors of the buildings. The Jacobs store has the largest floor space and the most extensive stock of ladies' wearing apparel, cloaks and suits, in central Missouri and the trade is the best in this section of the state. Mr. Jacobs employs fourteen sales people, has a secretary, Miss Mollie Jones, who has been in his employ for the past 21 years, and he has kept the same porter for 17 years. During the 25 years in which he has been engaged in business he has never discharged an employe, although many young ladies have left his employ for the duties of wife and housekeeper in past years. Four of his salespeople have been in his employ since the beginning of the business. This record speaks volumes for the kindness, fairness and diplomatic management of Mr. Jacobs.

Mark Jacobs was born in Quincy, 111., Aug. 2, 1869. He is a son of A. Jacobs and Flora (Levy) Jacobs, both of whom were natives of Berlin, Germany. When A. Jacobs was a child his parents removed from Berlin to England and he was there reared. He was born in 1836 and died in 1900, in Boonville. He came to America in 1848 with his parents, and was brought up in the shoe business in Quincy, 111. He was a merchant in Quincy, 111. until 1884 when he went to the Osage Mission, Kan., and was engaged in business there until he came to Boonville in 1894. Mrs. Jacobs died in 1904 at the age of 64 years. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, as follows: David W., deceased; Mark, subject of this review; Mrs. Belle Mendheim, Chicago, 111.; Mrs. Rose Wolfson, Pilot Grove, Mo. ; Dr. A. C. Jacobs, Boonville, Mo., who died July 24, 1918, as the result of injuries received in an accident at Choteau Springs, Mo.; Mrs. Adelaide Klein, Keokuk, Iowa, died April 14, 1919 ; Burt Jacobs, traveling salesman for the Hirschfield Skirt Company.

At the age of 14 years, Mark Jacobs ended his schooling and entering his father's store where he received his excellent business training. In addition to the management of his large dry goods business, Mr. Jacobs is secretary of the Hirsch Wholesale Grocery Company. He is a member of the St. Joseph's Hospital board and has served as chairman of the State Fuel Committee having entire charge of the fuel disposition in three counties. Howard, Cooper and Moniteau during the World War. Mr. Jacobs is a factor in local, civic and commercial affairs and is one of the leaders in the project for a greater and better Boonville.

Dr. Henry Clay Gibson. The late Dr. Henry Clay Gibson was, in his day, the most able physician in Cooper County, and was in his later days the oldest practicing physician in this section of Missouri. Dr. Gibson was born in Cooper County, Aug. 25, 1825, and died Dec. 14, 1887. He was born on the old Gibson homestead, which is now incorporated into the Missouri Training School property. William, or "Uncle Billy Gibson," his father, was a native of North Carolina and was an early pioneer in Cooper County. He married for his first wife, Rhoda Cole, born in Cole's Fort on the Missouri River, and a daughter of Stephen Cole, the first white settler in what is now Cooper County.

1846-47. He then entered the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, from which he was afterwards graduated. Returning to Boonville after receiving his degree, he began the practice of his profession, soon secured a lucrative practice, and established a wide reputation as an educated, successful physician. Devoted to medicine as a science, not less than to his practice, and desiring to keep up with the progress of the profession as represented by the advancement in learning in the schools, he returned to Philadelphia and again entered his alma mater for a post graduate course.

Dr. Gibson was twice married. His first marriage occurred on Jan. 11, 1856, too Miss Mittie Nelson, a native of Virginia, and sister to James M. Nelson. She died one year after marriage. Dr. Gibson's second marriage took place Jan. 11, 1871, with Mrs. Mary L. (Jones) McCarthy, widow of Justin McCarthy. Three children were born to this union: Mary J. Gibson, at home with her mother; Rhoda Cole Gibson, died in infancy ; Martha, wife of A. K. Mills, died at Webb City, Mo. ; Mrs. Nancy O'Meara, wife of Joseph O'Meara, teacher of dramatic art in the College of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio. The mother of these children was born Nov. 2, 1840, in a log cabin at Bolivar, Mo. She is a daughter of Caleb and Nancy (Chapman) Jones, natives of Baltimore, Md., and Old Franklin, Mo., respectively. Caleb Jones was a pioneer merchant, trader, postmaster, and Whig politician of the early pioneer days. He was born in Baltimore, a son of Joshua Jones, a native of that city, who fought with the American Army in the War of 1812. The wife of Joshua Jones was Mary Ann Sands, a daughter of Commodore Sands of the United States Navy. Caleb Jones was born in 1800 and died March 15, 1883. He came up the river to St. Louis, and walked to Arrow Rock, Mo., where he taught school and formed a partnership with Clay Jackson, later the war governor of Missouri. He became a merchant, moved to Old Franklin, and developed a large wholesale business which supplied many points in southwest Missouri with goods. He had previously operated a trading post in Bolivar, Mo., and was widely and favorably known throughout the entire section where his goods were sold. Mr. Jones later had an establishment in Boonville, including both a retail and a wholesale business. During the Civil War he suffered serious reverses from which he never fully recovered. He died in Mrs. Dr. Gibson's home. His children were: Mrs.

Joshua Jones, mentioned in the preceding paragraph, was a son of Joshua Jones, patriot, of Welsh extraction, who fought in the American Revolution. Nancy Chapman Jones, mother of Mrs. Gibson, was born April 6, 1814, and died Feb. 7, 1878. She was a daughter of Squire George Washington Chapman, a Kentucky frontiersman, and a pioneer in Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas. He was a noted border character who spent his life in advancing the outposts of civilization in remote and unsettled regions.

Mary L. Jones was first married in 1860 to Justin McCarthy, of San Antonio, Texas, who died in that city in 1865, leaving a son, William J., an actor.

John J. Heiberger, proprietor of the Heiberger Bakery, Boonville, Mo., has the oldest established bakery in the city. Mr. Heiberger established his bakery in May, 1895, and has been doing business successfully in the same location since that time. The output of the Heiberger bakery is 700 loaves of bread daily, besides a quantity of pies, all of which is consumed in Boonville and the towns of Cooper County. One auto truck is operated and three men are employed in the operation of the bakery.

Mr. Heiberger was born in Boonville, Aug. 3, 1872, and is a son of Blasius (b. 1847, d. May 11, 1918), who was born in Alsace and came with his mother to America in his boyhood days and settled in the Clear Creek neighborhood in Cooper County. When grown to manhood B. Heiberger came to Boonville and operated a saloon, restaurant and various other business enterprises during his career. He married Mary Friess who was bom in Germany in 1849 and came to America with her parents when a child. B. and Mary Heiberger were parents of the following children: Charles, Hannibal, Mo. ; Anna, wife of Clarence Ashley, St. Louis, Mo. ; Kate Heiberger, a trained nurse, in the government hospital at Washington, D. C. ; and John J., subject of this review; Josephine, employed in the office of the United States Rubber Co., St. Louis, makes her home with her mother.

October 6, 1897, he was married to Rebecca Stammerjohn who was born in Boonville, June 24, 1875, and is a daughter of Claus Stammerjohn and Emma, his wife, natives of Holstein, and Prussia, respectively, the former of whom was born in 1843, emigrated to America in 1869 and settled in Boonville. Emma Stammerjohn was born in 1851 and came to America when young. Two children were born to John J. and Rebecca Heiberger, as follows: John C, a student in the Missouri State University, Columbia, Mo.; Edwin, assisting his father in the bakery.

Mr. Heiberger is a stanch republican. He is a member of the Christian church and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a good citizen, substantial, progressive and enterprising.

Walter Barron, a Civil War veteran of the Union army, and an early settler of Cooper County, is a native of Ireland. He was born in County Waterford, April 2, 1840, a son of Michael and Mary R. (Murphy) Barron, both natives of Ireland. The father was born in 1800, and immigrated to America with his family in 1848. They first settled in Calloway County, Mo., after landing at New Orleans from a sailing vessel, and coming up the Mississippi River to St. Louis by steamboat and to Calloway County by stage coach. They remained in Calloway County about two years, and in 1850 settled at Boonville. The father helped build a mill at Boonville and was engaged in the milling business for a number of years. He died in 1891 at the advanced age of 91 years. His wife died in 1870 at the age of 50 years. This pioneer couple were the parents of two children: Mary, who married Hiram Shrowt, and died in 1900, and Walter, the subject of this sketch.

Walter Barron was educated in the public schools of Boonville and Mt. Sinia, Cooper County. He began life as a farmer and stock raiser, and has been engaged in that business all his life. He purchased the farm, "Ballan Curia," where he now resides, in 1865, and thus it has been his home for over half a century. He first bought 80 acres of land and later added 320 acres more and at one time owned about 400 acres. However, he disposed of a part of his land and now owns 166 acres. He has a wellimproved place, a good modern farm residence of nine rooms with a good barn 48x54 feet, and other commdious and convenient farm buildings. In recent years Mr. Barron has rented his place, although he continues in the stock business on a moderate scale. During his active carrer he was one of the successful fruit growers of Cooper County, and has set out three orchards.

Walter Barron

When the Civil War broke out, Mr. Barron enlisted in the Home Guards at Boonville. He was then just 21 years of age. Later he enlisted in the 37th Illinois Infantry, and afterwards became a member of the 9th Missouri Cavalry. He participated in the battle of Castle Rock Ford on the Osage River and was in the skirmish south of Boonville. He was also at the battles of Little Blue, Independence, Big Blue, Mine Creek and Little Osage and a number of other engagements and skirmishes. He took part in 21 engagements in all, including the battle with Bill Anderson's guerrillas at Fayette, in which many men were killed.

In 1869. Mr. Barron was married to Miss Virginia M. Hurt, a daughter of Joel and Harriet (Farris) Hurt, both deceased. The Hurt family consisted of the following children: Henrietta Runkle; Virginia M. ; Boone Hurt, Pleasant Green ; Mary Helen Cartner, deceased ; Mrs. Dora Davis, Boonville township; Mrs. Josie Earhart, Gooch Mill, and Milo B., deceased. By a first marriage, Joel Hurt was father of: Joel Hurt, a wealthy citizen of Omaha ; Ira 0., Texas ; Nancy McAllister, Oklahoma. To Mr. and Mrs. Barron were born the following children: William P., died at the age of 24 years ; Mrs. Minnie Langkop, Bunceton, Mo. ; Mrs. Rosa Brandes, Clarks Fork township; Mrs. Lulu Brandes, Boonville, Mo.; John, Moniteau township ; Nellie resides at home ; Boone, Brunceton, Mo. ; Walter, Jr., died at the age of 19 ; Mary Ellen, died at the age of 13, and Josie and Joseph, twins, died in infancy. Mrs. Barron died January 7, 1918, and her remains are buried in the Catholic cemetery at Boonville. The following are the grandchildren: Ralph and Waldo Langkop; Clorine, Earle, Mary Virginia Brandes, Walter Barron and Ruth, Lloyd and Rodney Brandes. Boone Brandes has one son, Boone Donald.

Mr. Barron was commissioned captain of the Missouri State Militia by Governor Thomas Fletcher just after the close of the Civil War, and the duties of this organization was to protect peaceful citizens against bands of outlaws which infested the state at that time. Mr. Barron is one of the real pioneers of Cooper County. He says that he cannot recall the names of a half dozen people now living in Boonville who were here when he came here, 69 years ago, which impresses us with the fact that time is rapidly thinning the ranks of the old settlers. Mr. Barron cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln for president, and since that time has supported the policies and principles of the Republican party. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republican, John A. Hayne Post No. 240, Boonville, Mo., and is Past Commander of this post. (33)

William F. Johnmeyer. - It is given to but few men to achieve success such as that which has come to William F. Johnmeyer, retired farmer of Boonville, in the short space of 37 years since he first came to America from Germany and hired out as farm hand in Cooper County. Mr. Johnmeyer has not only accumulated a fine farm, become well to do, but has achieved more than a local reputation as a grower of corn and a breeder of poultry. In 1907 his exhibit of corn was awarded a silver loving cup at the Jamestown Exposition for the best exhibit of many kinds of corn. He received the grand corn prize through the Missouri Commission having charge of the Missouri exhibits at the exposition. Mrs. Johnmeyer, in 1901, 1902, and 1903, was awarded loving cups at the county fairs, for taking the most prizes ,for canned goods and farm products put up on the Johnmeyer farm. For several years Mr. Johnmeyer was an expert corn grower and made a business of producing seed corn which commanded a ready sale at good prices. He also specialized in fine poultry. He won many premiums on seed corn exhibited at Columbia and elsewhere, and his achievements as a corn grower attracted nation-wide attention, as having produced the best grades of corn in the United States, according to the leading agricultural authorities at Washington, D. C.

William F. Johnmeyer was born in Germany, Nov. 15, 1858, and was a son of Frederick William and Charlotte Johnmeyer, who lived and died in Germany. Mr. Johnmeyer came to America in 1881, locating at once in Cooper County. He had very little money and accordingly went right to work as a hired hand on the farms in Cooper County. He hired out for three years at $12 per month at the start, and $20 per month during the third year, and during that time saved $500. Feeling himself to be well off, he got married and then rented a farm for four and a half years. In the fall of 1888, he purchased 132 acres of land west of Boonville in Boonville township. He agreed to pay $36 an acre for this land. Not long afterwards he bought an additional 33 acres, paid out, and then bought another tract of 140 acres, which he sold some time ago at a profit. The Johnmeyer farm is well improved and highly productive and has created wealth for its owner, who has tilled his land with intelligence and foresight. March 2, 1914, Mr. and Mrs. Johnmeyer moved to Boonville. In process of erection on High Street, is a new residence which will be occupied by this worthy couple when completed.

Jan. 28, 1884, William F. Johnmeyer and Miss Sophia Smith were united in marriage. Mrs. Sophia Johnmeyer was born on Lone Elm Prairie, Dec. 25, 1863, and is a daughter of Nicholas and Margaret (Demhauser) Smith, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history.

Eight children have been born to William F. and- Sophia Johnmeyer, as follows : Margaret, wife of George Branch, a farmer of Boonville township ; Fred, a farmer in Saline County, Mo. ; Albert, a farmer, living west of Boonville ; Martin, who is cultivating the Johnmeyer home place ; Nellie, wife of Walter Breuckner, living west of Boonville; Mrs. Emma Langlotz, west of Boonville; Perley, on the home place; Alexandra, aged 12 years.

Mr. Johnmeyer is a republican, but has taken little part in political affairs, other than to cast his vote. He and his family are members of the Evangelical Church. Many things are to be placed to the credit of Mr. and Mrs. Johnmeyer, the best of which is the rearing of a splendid family of sons and daughters, who are all good citizens, industrious and enterprising. They are a congenial, intelligent, and progressive couple, whose achievements in Cooper County have made them widely known throughout the country. For a farmer, Mr. Johnmeyer evidently has enough fame to last him the remainder of his life.

William B. Talbott, traveling salesman, Boonville, Mo. ; was born at Marengo, Iowa, May 20, 1885. He is a son of George Edward and Mary (Davis) Talbott, the former of whom is a native of Illinois, and the latter a native of Williamsburg, Iowa.

George Edward Talbott was a son of George Washington Talbott, of Virginia, who first settled in Ohio and went from that state to Illinois, where George Edward Talbott was born and reared. Mr. Talbott was married in Iowa, and in about 1910, went to Wichita, Kan., where he remained for three years. In 1912 he located in Kansas City where he holds the position of manager of the Baker Manufacturing Company. He had previously been engaged in manufacturing at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, under the firm name of Smith-Talbott Manufacturing Company. His children are as follows : William B. Talbott, Maude L., at home with her parents; Mina C, a teacher in the Kansas City, Kan., public schools; Mrs. Josephine Ramsdale, Kansas City ; Rev. Howard Talbott, a minister of the Presbyterian denomination, now Chaplain with the American Expeditionary Forces, 2nd Division, first in France and now in Germany with the Army of Occupation ; Lieut. George H. Talbott, a theological student, enlisted in the National Army with the 32nd Division at the outbreak of he war and has seen much active service with the American Army in France ; Helen Louise Talbott, aged 12 years, is at home with her parents. William B. Talbott received his education in the high school of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, attended the Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. for two years, and then studied law in the University of Iowa. Illness coming upon his father, he was prevented from completing his collegiate course and had to go to work and assist in supporting the family. In 1907 he became a salesman for the Baker Manufacturing Company of Kansas City, and is one of the most successful traveling salesmen on the road. Mr. Talbott's territory covers western Missouri from Jefferson City, westward. He came to Boonville on July 4, 1909 and is one of the best known of the progressive and public spirited citizens of this city. He was married on June 14, 1911, to Miss Minnie B. Gross, who was born in Boonville and is a daughter of C. E. Gross. The children born to William B. and Minnie B. Talbott are: Ruth Louise, bom April 19, 1912; William Burl, Jr., born- Oct. 13, 1913; Mary Frances, born Oct. 12, 1917.

Mr. Talbott is a pronounced democrat. He has been active in the affairs of his party and has served as secretary of the Democratic Central Committee. He was elected to a membership on the Boonville Board of Education in the spring of 1918 and took his seat as a member of the board in June, 1918. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church while Mrs. Talbott is a Catholic. He is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and is a member of the Chapter, Commandery and Shrine; the United Commercial Travelers and the Missouri Drummers Association.

A. W. McFarland. - The story of the struggles and accomplishments of the pioneer men and women of any section of the country, is one of ever increasing interest. The true history of Cooper County consists, in a large measure, in the recital of the lives and deeds of the pioneers, whose sacrifices made possible the better condiations which those of a later generation enjoy. A. W. McFarland, who died Jan. 9, 1910, while a native of Cooper County saw much of the early life and early day development of this county. He belonged to a family of pioneers. He was born in Boonville township in 1834, a son of Jacob and Matilda (Fleming) McFarland, who were among the very early settlers of this county. Jacob McFarland died in 1843, and his wife departed this life three years later, and their remains now rest in a private cemetery on their old home farm.

A. W. McFarland was reared to manhood in Cooper County, and educated in the district schools, or such schools as existed at that time. He was married Dec. 10, 1857, to Miss Mary Catherine Hurt. They resided in Cooper County for about three years after their marriage, when they removed to Henry County, and remained there three years. They then returned to Cooper County and settled on the farm where Mrs. McFarland now lives. Here A. W. McFarland engaged in farming and stock raising, and was regarded as a successful man of affairs, and a good citizen. He improved his place and made a pleasant home for himself and his family. It is one of the attractive places in that section of the county, and the cedar trees which were set out over a half century ago still ornament the front yard of the residence, and give the place an artistic and distinctive appearance.

Mary Catherine (Hurt) McFarland is also a native of Cooper County, and belongs to a family of pioneers. She was born in Clarks Fork township, Sept. 2, 1838, a daughter of William and Catherine (Robertson) Hurt. William Hurt was born in Cooper County, of Virginia parents, who were among the first settlers of this section. He died in 1895. His wife, who was also born in this county died in 1881. Their remains are interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery. William and Catherine (Robertson) Hurt were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Nancy M. Davis, deceased; Mary Catherine, widow of A. W. McFarland, the subject of this sketch ; Jenkin B., deceased ; Benijoh, deceased ; William, resides in Clarks Fork township ; and James, resides in Clarks Fork township.

To A. W. and Mary Catherine (Hurt) McFarland were born the following children : Alice, married Robert Johnston, who is now deceased, and she lives in Boonville ; Laura Catherine, deceased ; William J., resides on the old home place ; Lillie May, deceased ; and Agnes Lee, married Terrell Mills, and they reside on the McFarland homestead.

Terrell Mills and Agnes Lee McFarland were married Oct. 11, 1899. Mr. Mills was born in Clarks Fork township, Feb. 20, 1878. He is a son of James T. and Bettie Elizabeth Mills. The father is now deceased and the mother resides in Kansas City, Mo. To Terrell and Agnes Lee (Mc- Farland) Mills has been born one child. Mary Elizabeth, bom Jan. 18, 1905.

There were nine grandchildren in the McFarland family, as follows: Emmett B. Johnston; Mrs. Berna Swarne; Mrs. Ruth Swarner; Percy E. McFarland, deceased; Mrs. Eula Mercer; Wilbur J. McFarland; Mary Martha McFarland; Alice Grace McFarland; and Mary Elizabeth Mills. The following are great-grandchildren of Mrs. McFarland: Burnah Mildred Lucile, Edward, and Mildred Swamer, and Roberta, Bernard, and Mary Edwina Johnston.

The McFarland family have been prominently identified with Cooper County almost since its beginning, and are one of the highly respected pioneer families of this section. Mrs. McFarland, although in her 81st year, has a keen insight into the affairs of every-day life and a remarkable memory, rich in reminiscense of Cooper County history.

Homer L. Chamberlin has resided in Cooper County since his birth, with the exception of one year spent in the employ of the Consolidated Copper Company of Luray, Ariz. When 19 years old he bought 72 acres of land near Speed, Mo. He sold this farm and then bought 300 acres in the Texas Panhandle, which he sold in 1907. He then rented until he purchased his present farm in 1910.

November 10, 1912, Homer L. Chamberlin and Miss Alice Dauer were married. This marriage has been blessed with the following children: Doris, born Nov. 8, 1913; Bernice, born July 5, 1915; Hortense, born July 9, 1917; Birdie Jeanette, born Dec. 2, 1918. In addition to his own family, Mr. Chamberlin is rearing an orphan boy, George Kowler, whom he adopted Nov. 25, 1913, and who was born March 2, 1903.

The mother of the foregoing children was born in Cooper County, July 4, 1888, and is a daughter of Max and Augusta (Haas) Dauer. Max Dauer was born in Germany, April 1, 1860, and accompanied his parents, George and Anna Dauer, to Cooper County, Mo., in 1867. He was reared here, became a farm owner, and was married in 1885 to Augusta Haas, who was born in Germany in 1865. Mr. Dauer owned a farm of 85 acres, which he recently sold and is now living in Boonville. He has two children: Mrs. Homer L. Chamberlin, and Birdie, wife of Albert Selck, assistant postmaster, Boonville, Mo.

Thomas Hogan, retired contractor, living in his comfortable and substantial home at 629 East Spring street, Boonville, Mo., is a native of New York. Mr. Hogan was born Aug. 15, 1856, and is a son of Peter and Catherine (Murphy) Hogan, both of whom were natives of Ireland. They emigrated from Ireland to America when young and lived the remainder of their lives in the vicinity of New York City and Brooklyn, rearing a family of four children of whom Thomas Hogan of this review is the only survivor.

The boyhood days of Thomas Hogan were spent in the city of his birth and he attended the public schools of his home city. When Greeley was giving his famous advice, "Go West Young Man, Go West, and Grow Up With the Country." Thomas Hogan was one of the many thousands of young men from the East who read, thought, then acted upon the admonition of the great editor. He came West, grew up with the country and assisted it to materially grow up with him. He began his westward way as a builder of railroads, albeit at first in an humble capacity, first working with the construction gangs in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, then farther west to Illinois. All the time he was following the laying of the steel tracks toward his goal "The West." He continued to go West until he got to the furthermost end of the country, Washington Territory, all the time engaged in railroad building. He rose from an humble shoveler and digger to become a contractor in his own right and handled some large and important construction undertakings. He was doing construction work on the Oregon Short Line and the Northern Pacific through the Cascade Mountains in 1882. Before he had attained the age of 21 years he had reached the Puget Sound country. In 1877 he was laying track on the Eastern and Washington Railroad from Springfield, Ohio, to Washington Court House. At this time he began contracting on his own account and has followed it for over 40 years with varying degrees of fortune. Sometimes, Mr. Hogan made money; then at other times, weather conditions and other things would conspire to rob him of any profit which might have been made on the job. He constructed the great railroad tunnel at Carter, Okla., on the Iron Mountain Railway, in 1904. This tunnel is 4,700 feet long and was a notable undertaking. He built 15 miles of railroad from Batesville, Ark., west on the White River line. Mr. Hogan located at Boonville in 1892 and made this city his headquarters. In 1898 he built part of the line of the Missouri Pacific Railway to Jefferson City, building two miles of the road to the Elliot station. He built five miles of road between Wymore and Fairbury, Neb., on the Burlington Railway in 1880, at a time when Nebraska was new and undeveloped. He followed the iron rails into Colorado, and built six miles of the Denver extension in 1882. He built eight miles on the Wood River branch, running into Bellevue, Idaho, from 1883 to 1884, to meet the Oregon Short Line. From 1878 to 1904, Mr. Hogan was engaged in railroad construction work.

The greater part of the public improvements in Boonville, such as streets, sewerage, water works, etc., has been built by Mr. Hogan. He built the firts brick paving in Boonville in 1898. In fact he built all of the paving in the city excepting about one half mile and the work was done in a thoroughly workmanship manner which is enduring the stress of traffic in a way which compares most favorably with similar work in other cities. Mr. Hogan built all of the sewerage in the city, that is, the district sewers, built the Boonville Water Works basins and other work of importance in the city. At the outset of his successful career he made his headquarters in Springfield, Ohio, for two years and built some of the first rock roads in Pike County, Ohio. Mr. Hogan was the originator of the modern sewerage system in Boonville; he advocated the building of a sewerage system and led the agitation for its installation. During his career he has employed hundreds and thousands of men of all nationalities and his contracts have run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. At Carter, Ark., the tunnel project which he constructed cost a half million dollars to build.

Mr. Hogan was married in 1892, at Boonville, Mo., to Miss Sarah Sharp, who was bom in 1869, reared in Cooper County and was a daughter of Thomas and Margaret Sharp. Her parents were natives of Indiana and pioneers in this county. Mr. Sharp is deceased; Mrs. Sharp makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Hogan.

Mr. Hogan is a democrat and prominent in the affairs of his party. He was a member of the City Water Works Board, and was the originator of the present splendid water works system in Boonville, which is considered to be one of the finest in this section of the country. Mr. Hogan is a member of the Catholic Church and is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus.

Henry A. Renken, proprietor of "Willow Spring Farm," in Clarks Fork township, is one of Cooper County's "self-made" men, a leading agriculturist and stockman, and a prominent citizen of his township. Mr. Renken was born June 26, 1853, in Bremen, Oldenburg, Germany, a son of Eilert G. and Sophia Dorothy (Addix) Renkin, who immigrated to America in 1882 and settled in Boonville, Mo.

Eilert G. Renken was a tailor by trade. He died at the advanced age of 90 years, and his wife died at the age of 76 years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Renken died at the home of their son, Henry A., in Clarks Fork township. The children of E. G. and Sophia D. Renken are as follows: William Henry, who came to Cooper County, Mo, from Germany in 1875, and died in September of the same year; Henry A., the subject of this review; Ida, now deceased, the wife of Leonard Smith and the mother of one child, a son, John Henry, who is now living in Clarks Fork township. William Henry served in the German army prior to his coming to America.

Henry A. Renken immigrated to America in 1872 and located at Billingsville, Mo., where he was employed for four years, receiving §100 a year. He worked as a laborer for 12 years and saved his earnings. Mr. Renken resided at Big Lick for one year after his marriage, and he moved to his present country place in 1882, a farm comprising 185 acres of land. At the time of his purchase, an old log-cabin stood on the place. The present comfortable residence was built in 1892. It is a seven-room structure, well constructed, airy, and arranged with two halls. Prior to building the residence, Mr. Renken built two barns one in 1882, and the other in 1883. All buildings on the Renken farm are in excellent repair, including a garage, chicken houses, machinery shed, engine house, smoke house, shed for farm scales and granary. Mr. Renken has drilled two wells, one 212 feet in depth, the second 323 feet in depth. A third well is on the farm. In addition to the wells, there is an excellent spring on the farm and Clarks Fork Creek touches it. The Renken farm, widely known as "Willow Grove Farm," is located six miles from Boonville on the Jefferson road. Mr. Renken raises pure bred, but not registered, cattle and hogs. In former years, he was interested in raising trotting horses, and as a horseman he was unusually successful. He raised "Billy," and "Billy" was a high-stepper, a jumper, the sort used in England for fox chases. "Billy" was sold afterward for $15,000 and he was taken to England.

In 1880, Henry A. Renken was united in marriage with Elizabeth C. Schnuck, of Saline township, a daughter of John and Catherine (Meyer) Schnuck. To Mr. and Mrs. Renken have been born the following children: Ida, now deceased, the wife of Herman Schmidt; Tillie, the wife of W. A. Farris, of Boonville; Florence, the wife of Walter Wamhoff, of Pilot Grove; William H., of Boonville; Leonora, the wife of John G. Henry, of Boonville; and Clara the wife of William G. Henry, of Boonville. Mr. and Mrs. Renken are the proud grandparents of four grandchildren: Walter M. Warnhoff, Alvina Elizabeth Henry, and George Henry Renken and Ralph Homer Warnhoff.

Henry A. Renken came to Missouri when deer still abounded. When he purchased his farm it was still unimproved. He and his faithful wife have together labored long and persistently to make their country place one of the most attractive in the county, and they have succeeded. Mr. Renken has always taken a good citizen's interest in the public schools of the county and in the work of the late war he was very active. He assisted with all the Liberty Loans, the Red Cross work, and the sale of Thrift Stamps. Mr. and Mrs. Renken are industrious progressive, highly respected citizens. They are valued members of the Evangelical Church of Boonville. Recently Mr. Renken sold his farm to his son-in-law. William G. Henry, and he and Mrs. Renken will make their future home in Boonville.

William E. Roeschel. - The late William E. Roesehel, former druggist of Boonville. was one of the best known citizens of Cooper County, who lived a life of usefulness and bore himself in such a manner as to place him in the front ranks of the leading and best respected citizens of Cooper County. He was born in Boonville. Oct. 7. 1859. lived practically all of his days in the city of his birth and died here. Nov. 12. 1916.

Dr. Ernest Roeschel, his father, was born at Moerfelden. Dukedom of Hesen-Darmstadt. Germany. March 3. 1824. He was educated in his native land and became an expert chemist and apothecary. When _ - years of age he came to America, landing at New York City, and from there went to Belleville. 111. Six months later he came to Boonville. and was first employed in the drug store conducted by Dr. Kueckelhan. He remained there for three years and was then engaged by Thomas Allen who purchased the store. When Mr. Allen was succeeded in business by the firm of Allen, Speed & Co.. he remained with the firm for one year and then became a member of the firm of Speed i Roeschel. When the firm was dissolved upon the death of Mr. Speed, in 1S62. Mr. Roeschel became sole proprietor of the business which he conducted for many years until he turned it over to his son. William, of this review.

During the Civil War. Dr. Ernest Roeschel was enrolled on the side of the Union and served in the Home Guards and the Missouri Militia. For several years he was a member of the Boonville School Board, and also served as a member of the Boonville City Council.

Dr. Roeschel was married in Nov., 1853. in Boonville. to Miss Mary Haas. One child was born to this marriage. Mary, wife of W. A. Sombart of this city. In 1855. after the death of his first wife. Dr. Roeschel was married to her sister. Miss Rosetta Haas. Four children were born of this marriage: William. Victor. Laura and Emma. Emma married William J. Courtney, a shoe merchant of Sedalia. She and two of her children were drowned in the Missouri River at Boonville in 1906. One child survives her. William, aged 18 years. Mrs. Ernest Roeschel resides in Boonville and is aged 87 years.

Ernest Roeschel was a son of George Roeschel. a farmer and miller of Hessen-Darmstadt. Germany. His mother was Elenora Doerner Roeschel. who died at the age of 72 years.

William E. Roeschel. of this review, received his primary education in the public schools of Boonville and graduated from the local high school. He then studied at the University of St. Louis, and the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. He was first engaged in the drug business at Carth- age, Mo., from 1882 to 1883. He then located permanently in Boonville and became associated with his father in the drug business. Soon afterwards he took entire charge of the Roeschel Drug Store and continued in business until failing health compelled him to dispose of the business to the present proprietor, William R. Miller, in 1914.

September 25, 1883, William E. Roeschel and Miss Cora Holt were united in marriage. Three children blessed this union: Mabel, Ernest H., and William E. Roeschel. Mabel is the wife of Otto H. Cramer, a leading merchant of Bunceton, Mo.

Ernest H. Roeschel was born in 1888. He enlisted in the National Army in June, 1917, trained at Fort Sheridan, was commissioned a second lieutenant, remained on duty at Camp Taylor for one year and was sent to France in Sept., 1918. He was a member of the 334th Infantry, transferred to the 138th Regiment and was with the 35th Division. Lieutenant Roeschel took part in the last great drive on the western front in the fall of 1918. He was honorably discharged in May, 1919 and is now in Chicago with an engineering firm.

Mrs. Cora (Holt) Roeschel was born in Alton, 111., and is a daughter of Thomas and Jane Jemima (Four) Holt, the former of whom was a native of Tennessee, and the latter of Pennsylvania. Both parents, came of an old American stock. The Holt family moved from Alton, 111., to Richmond, Mo., and there the parents spent the remainder of their clays.

Mr. Roeschel was successful in business and was interested financially in other enterprises in Boonville aside from his drug business. He was formerly a director of the Farmers Bank of Boonville, and was one of the substantial men of the city. He was a republican and was a member of the Knights of Pythias.

Fred Dauwalter, secretary of the Boonville Building and Loan Association, and also engaged in the writing of fire and live stock insurance, with offices in the Pythian Building, Boonville, Mo., was born in St. Louis, Mo. His parents were J. S. and Catherine (Haller) Dauwalter, both of whom were natives of Germany. J. S. Dauwalter was a tanner by trade and established a tanning business in Boonville in 1868 and remained in the tanning business until his death in 1913 at the age of 84 years. He also established a harness manufacturing business which was the leading concern of its kind in Boonville for many years, later being operated under the name of Dauwalter and Son. Catherine Dauwalter his wife.

was born in 1833 and died in 1912. They were parents of the following children: Clara Dauwalter, in the offices of W. H. Trigg & Co., Boonville; Bertha and Kate, living in Boonville; Fred, of this review.

Reared and educated in the public schools of Boonville, Fred Dauwalter became associated with his father in business and remained with the Dauwalter & Son firm until 1895 when he became cashier of the Commercial Bank of Boonville and served in this position for 18 years. In 1913 he engaged in the insurance business.

Mr. Dauwalter was married in 1887 to Miss Minnie Kratz of Boonville, who died in Oct., 1914, leaving three children: Schuyler, Kansas City, Mo., special agent for the Fidelity & Phoenix Fire Insurance Co., for the state of Missouri; Helen, physical training teacher in the Boonville High School, graduate of the Warrensburg Normal, and the Chicago University and was a candidate for the position of county superintendent of schools at the election held in April, 1919 ; Elizabeth, a student in Boonville High School.

Powhatan C. Nuckols a well-known and respected farmer and stockman of Boonville township, is a native of Virginia. Mr. Nuckols was born Feb. 1, 1849, a son of George P. and Martha B. (Crawford) Nuckols.

George P. Nuckols was born in Goochland County, Va., in 1815. He was a plasterer, bricklayer and whitewasher. The whitewasher has been supplanted by the painter of today, but in the early part of the nineteenth century whitewashing was as much a vocation as painting is now It was said that George P. Nuckols was one of the most expert washers in his part of the country, as he could whitewash an entire room without dropping one bit of lime on the floor. He was wont to relate a story in regard to the coming of the railroads into his section of Virginia, and his son, Powhatan, recalls the tale. When the first train came puffing into Gordonsville, Va., the entire countryside flocked into the village to see the sight. One old lady, completely overwhelmed with the novelty, exclaimed earnestly, "Law! that engine must be tired. See how the poor thing blows!" Martha B. (Crawford) Nuckols was a native of Louisa County, Va. The children of George P. and Martha B. Nuckols are as follows: Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Nuckols, deceased; Mrs. Missouri Ann Perkins, deceased ; Charles Robert, who resides on a part of the Nuckols home place in Virginia; Powhatan C, the subject of this review; Mrs. Frances Wade, who resides on a part of the home place in Virginia ; Mrs. Susan Georgetta Isabel, deceased; Luther Robinson, deceased; Melvin Werllow, of Cody,

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Wy. ; Napoleon and Benjamin, of Cody, Wy. ; and. three children, who died in infancy. Both father and mother are now deceased, and their remains rest in the family burial ground on the home farm in Virginia. The Nuckols family is of Scotch descent.

Powhatan C. Nuckols attended a private school in his native State. He was with the Confederate army for a short time during the Civil War, but he was not a regularly enlisted man, as he was but 16 years of age at the time. Mr. Nuckols came to Missouri in 1869 and located at Overton, where he was employed by Kelly Ragland for three years, receiving as remuneration, $20 a month at first, and later $25 as foreman, and then received $30 per month. He saved his earnings and purchased of farm of 340 acres at Overton, Mo. The river took away from him about 200 acres of the farm, and he sold the remainder and purchased his present country place in Boonville township, a farm of 230 acres, formerly owned by Lon Hickerson, known as the old Tucker place. There is a good residence on the farm, and two barns, one of which Mr. Nuckols has added. There is a well, 163 feet in depth, on the Nuckols place, which well is pumped by a windmill, and always contains at least 86 feet of water. The previous owner of the farm thought no water could ever be found under the land. Mr. Nuckols raises whiteface and Durham cattle, and a cross between Duroc Red and Poland China hogs.

Powhatan C. Nuckols and Zerilda J. Brushwood were united in marriage in December, 1873. Mrs. Nuckols is a native of Boone County, Mo. She was left an orphan when she was a very small child, and she was reared and educated by Mrs. Zerilda Farris. Mr. and Mrs. Nuckols have one daughter, Mattie Bell, who is the wife of M. C. Farris, and they reside in Texas. Mr. Farris is an engineer. Mr. Nuckols is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Nuckols is a member of the Baptist Church.

Mr. Nuckols is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Woodmen of the World. He is numbered among the best and most progressive citizens of Cooper County.

Benjamin F. Fredmeyer, proprietor of a flourishing dry cleaning, dyeing and pressing establishment in Boonsville engaged in his present business on May 1, 1915. It is a pronounced success and the Fredmeyer establishment enjoys the trade and patronage of the best class of Boonville citizens. He was born in this city, April 13, 1886, and is a son of John Fredmeyer, an old citizen of Boonville.

Germany, settled in St. Louis upon immigrating to America and in 1857, came to Cooper County, where they spent their remaining years engaged in farming. John Friedmeyer was reared in Cooper County and engaged in farming pursuits in the Lone Elm neighborhood until his removal to Boonville. He was married to Catherine Eder, at Gooch Mill. She was born in 1849 and died June 10, 1901. Nine children were born to John and Catherine Fredmeyer, six of whom are living as follow: Tillie, wife of J. W. Mitchell, Boonville, Mo. ; John, a painter and decorator, Boonville, Mo. ; William, a painter, Boonville, Mo. ; Mrs. Josie Harrison, Boonville, Mo.; Benjamin F., subject of this sketch. Those deceased are: Bettie, Caroline, Edward and Harry.

B. F. Fredmeyer attended the public and high schools of Boonville and then pursued a course in Hill's Business College, Sedalia, Mo. For eight years he followed the profession of telegraph operator. For six and a half years he was manager of the Western Union office at Boonville and served as manager at Hannibal, Mo., for 18 months. In 1915 he established his present business.

Mr. Fredmeyer was married on Nov. 25, 1914, to Miss Matilda Kopp, who was born in Boonville, Mo., June 2, 1893, and is a daughter of Philip Kopp (b. 1837, d. 1898). Philip Kopp was born in Germany and came to Boonville, Mo., with his parents who immigrated to America from Germany in 1843. He married Louise Bowler who was formerly engaged in the millinery and dressmaking business in Boonville with her sister for over 25 years. She was bom in 1857 and died June 22, 1917. Mrs. Louise Kopp was born on a farm west of Boonville and was a daughter of Gottfried Bowler who was killed by guerrillas during the Civil War. His father was also shot in the back while driving to the city. Philip A. Kopp conducted a barber shop in Boonville for a number of years and erected the building now occupied by the Fredmeyer business. He sold the lot upon which is built the McCurdy building. Philip A. Kopp was father of the following children : Philip E., Kansas City, Mo. ; Arthur W., a soldier in the National Army, stationed at Camp Hallburg, near Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Fredmeyer is a republican. He is a member of the Evangelical Church and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Pythias.

Homer L. Chamberlain, proprietor of "Coal Spring Stock Farm," consisting of 192 acres of good land purchased Aug. 9, 1910. This farm is so called because a good part of the farm is underlaid with a vein of coal. Mr. Chamberlin is engaged in stock raising, sells no grain from the farm, and feeds everything raised on the place to live stock, and even buys grain and hay for his live stock. Mr. Chamberlin was born in the Bell Air neighborhood, Feb. 3, 1883.

Lucien L. Chamberlin, his father, was born Jan. 22, 1838, and died Feb. 28, 1919. His birth occurred in Jefferson county, Va., and he died at Magnolia, Miss., at the age of 81 years, one month, and six days. He was a son of John W. and Eliza (Headwald) Chamberlin, mention of whom is made in connection with the sketch of A. L. and his father, Albert M. Chamberlin, in this volume. On the outbreak of the Civil War, L. L. Chamberlin enlisted in Co. B, 12th Virginia Regiment, Colonel Harmon's regiment, in Ashby's brigade, afterward known as the "Laurel Brigade," and served with his command until the close of the war. "Ashby's Brigade" covered itself with glory during the Civil War. This brigade participated in more hard fought battles than any other command on either side during the war. It never surrendered, but at the close of the war disbanded, and what was left of its tattered and warworn members, went home, to surrender, if at all, as individuals. L. L. Chamberlin took a part in all the battles in which his command participated and passed through the entire struggle without a wound. He was under constant fire for 40 days during one of their most severe campaigns. He came to Cooper County, Mo., in 1865, and in 1882, he located on his farm of 349 acres, which he developed into a fine estate. In 189T he went to Texas, where he bought 1800 acres in Harris County. One year later he returned to Missouri and purchased the old McCurdy farm of over 300 acres. Two years later he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. L. M. Harriman, and also with his son, Homer L.

L. L. Chamberlin was married Aug. 8, 1867, at Bell Air, to Miss Mary M. Robinson, a daughter of Rev. Jehu Robinson, of Johnson County, who removed to Cooper County and was a wealthy land owner, holding acreage in three counties. Mrs. Mary or Mollie (Robinson) Chamberlin was born at Springfield, Mo., in 1847, and was one of 11 children born to her parents. She died in 1898, admired and loved for her good Christian works, all her life being a devout member of the Baptist Church. The children bora to L. L. and Mollie Chamberlin are: Magnus J., Homer L., Leonard M., Claybourne, Mrs. Wyatt Wyan, and Mrs. L. M. Harriman, of Magnolia, Miss. Magnus J. Chamberlin lives in St. Louis. Leonard M. Chamberlin lives in Mississippi and is a farmer and live stock dealer. Claybourne Chamberlin, the soldier of the family, enlisted in the National

Army early in May, 1917, sailed for France in April, 1918, after training with the 4th Regular Engineers at Vancouver, Wash., and Charlotte, N. C. In July, 1918, he took part in the battle of the Marne, participated in the St. Mihiel drive, and was in the battles of the Argonne Forest, from Sept. 26 until the latter part of October. He was at the Vesle River, where he took part in some hot fighting. Mrs. Wyatt Wyan lives in Texas. Mrs. L. M. Harriman lives at Magnolia, Miss., and is a worker in the Red Cross.

The late Lucien L. Chamberlin was a well educated man and came from a fine Virginia family. He was active in democratic politics in Cooper County and was one of the "Wheel horses" of his party during his active lifetime. He was an Odd Fellow and a member of the Baptist Church.

Robert F. Wyan. - The oldest mercantile family in Cooper County is the Wyan's, beginning with Jacob Fortney Wyan, grandfather of Robert F. Wyan, retired merchant of Bunceton. Three generations of this family have been engaged in mercantile pursuits in this county since the advent of Jacob F. Wyan as the first merchant in Boonville in 1817. His son, Wesley J. Wyan, also became a merchant, as was the subject of this review. For over 100 years the grandfather, father, and Robert F. Wyan have been among the leaders in the business world of Cooper County, and the family is one of the most honored and respected in this section of Missouri.

Jacob Fortney Wyan, the pioneer merchant of Boonville, was born in Hagerstown, Md., Oct. 14, 1772. He was a son of Dutch parents, and was left an orphan when but a child. He died in Boonville, April 20, 1842. He came to Boonville in 1817 and established the first store. Prior to coming here he had served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and had made a gallant record as a soldier. Mr. Wyan was the first Free Mason to reside in what is now Cooper County, and he gave to the city of Boonville the first cemetery in 1821. He brought to the town the first woolcarding machine and assisted in establishing the first woolen mill.

Jacob F. Wyan was three times married. His first marriage was with Mary Gay, born Feb. 8, 1798, a daughter of Dr. Samuel Gay. His second marriage was with Mrs. Sallie (Gaines) Shanks, a daughter of John Shanks. His third marriage occurred at Crab Orchard, Ky., Jan. 16, 1817, with Nancy Shanks. Seven children were born to this marriage, five of whom were reared to maturity: Sallie Gaines, who married Dr.

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William H. Trigg, of Boonville; Margaret wife of the late James M. Nelson; Mary, wife of Thomas W. Nelson; Nancy, wife of William S. Myers; and Wesley J. Wyan, of this review.

Wesley J. Wyan, father of Robert F. Wyan, was born in Boonville, June 8, 1825. He attended the public schools and studied for four years in the State University at Columbia. When he finished his course at Columbia, he returned home and followed merchandising in Boonville about 15 yeai-s. In 1868 he located at Bell Air and established a general merchandise business. Later, he engaged in the live stock business, but again resumed the mercantile business and resided at Bell Air until his death in 1898. Mr. Wyan won an enviable reputation as a thorough man of business, honest and upright in his dealings with his fellow men, and he was universally respected by all who knew him. He was a member of the M. E. Church South, and was a member of Wallace Lodge, No. 456, A. F. & A. M., Bunceton, Mo.

Aug. 17, 1847, Wesley J. Wyan was married to Miss Catherine J. Menefee, bom in Virginia in 1838, and who was a daughter of Judge Henry R. Menefee, who came from Rappahannock County, Va., in the early forties. Mrs. Catherine Wyan departed this life in 1908. To Wesley J. and Catherine Wyan were born five sons: Robert F. subject of this review; W. F., deceased; Wyatt T, residing in Texas; Henry T., deceased ; Wesley J., died in Texas.

Robert F. Wyan received his education in the Kemper School at Boonville, and when 16 years of age he joined his father in the mercantile business. In 1872 he engaged in business at Bell Aair, and succeeded his father at that place. For over 20 years he carried on a large and successful business enterprise at Bell Air. In 1911, he having located in Bunceton, he associated himself with others and erected the Bunceton Ice and Electric Plant which the corporation operated for a period of five years, and then sold the plant in 1918. Mr. Wyan erected the finest and most beautiful residence in Bunceton in 1912. This splendid home, the only strictly modern home in Bunceton, consists of 15 rooms, and is tastefully decorated and arranged.

Robert F. Wyan was married in 1894 to Miss Rosa Callahan, who was born in Cooper County in 1872, and is a daughter of C. C. Callahan. Four daughters and a son have blessed this union: Augusta, Florence, Jessie, Pauline, and Jacob F. Wyan, all of whom are at home. (34)

Mr. Wyan is a democrat, but has never sought political preferment. He is a member of Wallace Lodge, No. 456, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Bunceton, Mo., and comes of a family of Masons, his father, Wesley J. Wyan, having been one of the most prominent Masons in Missouri, attaining to a membership in the Grand Lodge. Mr. Wyan has the distinction of being the oldest Mason in the southern part of Cooper County in point of years of membership, having been 40 years a Mason, and is the only surviving charter member of the Bunceton Lodge. He is a past master of his lodge. Mr. Wyan is a pleasant, agreeable, well informed gentleman, whose friends are legion in Cooper County, and his family are prominent socially in the city and county.

Henry Waterman. - This was a better world for having had the late Henry Waterman of Boonville for a denizen, even for his brief span of years as alloted to mankind ; lives were freshened, hearts were made glad, and thousands of people were entertained by his great musical talent during his lifetime. For many years Mr. Waterman was president of the Boonville Singing Society, which flourished in the days gone by; he was a founder of the original Turner Hall and was one of the most active citizens in Boonville when it came to promotion of civic enterprise or arranging some entertainment which all the people could enjoy.

Mr. Waterman was born in Roth, Bavaria, in 1818, and died April 1, 1901. The same ship which carried him to America brought along his intended wife, Fannie Strauss, whom he married shortly after landing in New York City, in 1848. She was born in 1821 and died Dec. 13, 1907. Mr. Waterman first* located in Boston, Mass., and from that city located in Worcester, where he engaged in business. From there he came to St. Louis and established a clothing business. April 1, 1867, he came to Boonville, Mo., on the steamboat "Clara." He engaged in the clothing business in this city on the corner now occupied by the Victor Building and was successful in business for many years. Mr. Waterman built up a large trade and his name became familiar throughout this part of Missouri.

Nine children were bom to Henry and Fannie Waterman, as follows: Hannah, deceased, wife of Henry Wolfert, Boonville, Mo.; John, a former merchant, born 1852, and died Feb. 15, 1896; Mrs. Henrietta Becker, Boonville, Mo.; Elizabeth, born, 1851, deceased wife of Philip Wolfert, a merchant of Belleville, 111.; Nannie, deceased wife of Joseph Rosenbaum, a former merchant of Fayette, Mo., and New York City; Belle, living in

Dec. 26, 1898, the golden wedding anniversary of the marriage of Henry and Fannie Waterman was celebrated. The occasion was made practically a holiday in Boonville. Hundreds of friends gathered to witness the wedding, which was performed by Rabbi Dr. Sale of St. Louis. Dr. William Mittelbach was master of ceremonies ; Prof. A. H. Sauter had charge of the music, and the late Hon. Jacob F. Gmelich gave a talk in a happy strain in the native speech of the worthy couple. Mr. Waterman sang his favorite song, "Brightest Eyes," and others well known in Boonville contributed to make an entertainment and celebration famous in the history of the old families of Boonville. It was the concensus of opinion that there had never been a more beautiful nor a more delightful ooccasion of a similar kind held in this city. The outpouring from friends, who loaded Mr. and Mrs. Waterman down with valuable and handsome presents, was a true and fitting testimonial of the very high regard in which they were held in their home city.

The late Henry Waterman was a noted singer, who gave his services freely on public occasions. He sang at all of the churches in the city at various times when his services were desired, and he was the leading spirit in the musical society of Boonville. It was a regular occasion that when Mr. Waterman had a birthday anniversary, the singing society, which he organized, would visit him and celebrate the anniversary; when Mrs. Waterman had a birthday anniversary, the society would call and sing beneath her window and Mr. Waterman would sing a solo. He was a true American patriot, who loved his adopted country and its customs with heart and soul. He was an Odd Fellow for over 50 years and received the coveted gold medal awarded to members who belong to the society for a half century. He was a stanch democrat and took an active and influential part in the affairs of his party.

Mrs. Henrietta (Waterman) Becker, of this review, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1853. She was married in 1874 in St. Louis, to Ferdinand Becker, who was born in Aldenstadt, Germany, in 1852, emigrated from Germany to America in 1870, located in Fayette. Mo., and clerked for Charles Rosebaum of that city. He died in 1893, while on a business and pleasure trip, death coming in Chicago as an operation was performed. He became a Mason at the age of 21 years.