Dade County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1917 (part 8 of 10)

Rev. William Rufus Russell

One of the best known men of Dade County is Rev. William R. Russell of Everton, Mo. He was born in North Township, Dade County, June 22nd, 1849, a son of Aaron Russell, who was a native of Alabama, born there December 20th, 1819. Aaron Russell was of Pensylvania Dutch ancestry and came from Tennessee to Callaway County, Missouri, in the early 30 's, and to Dade County about 1840, settling in North Township, where he entered land, .which he improved, building himself a log cabin. During the Civil war he cast his lot with the Union, but was captured the very day he was mustered in, and was paroled later, so he did not see active service, but it was no fault of his patriotism. He married Miss Serena Howard, who was a native of Tennessee, born February llth, 1828, arid to this union were born eight children, as follows: Robert, died in infancy; Mariah Elizabeth, died at the age of 12 years; William R., of this review; John Wesley, died aged 21 years; Thomas Uel, is a farmer of North Township; Alice, now Mrs. P. 11. Hawkins of Greenfield; Fannie, now Mrs. Samuel Baldwin of North Township; Lucy, now Mrs. M. J. M. Brickey of North Township, and Decatur L., who is a prominent physician of Lockwood, arid at present the county Coroner. After receiving his education in the common schools of the county and the high school at Greenfield, William K. Russell taught school for a number of years in Wright, Cedar and Dade Counties. In Dade he taught two years at Lockwood, two years in South Greenfield and several years in Everton. In 1870 he was licensed to preach in the M. E. church, and in 1877 joined the St. Louis Conference, being ordained elder in 1881 by Bishop Hurst. In 1883 he united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church, and when the Presbyterian and the Cumberland Presbyterian churches united in 1906 he went with the united church, and was a member of the first general assembly of the united church at Columbus, O. Besides other places, he has filled important charges at Hartville, Uadeville and Boliver. He moved to Everton, and has been the pastor there for 29 years, in the meantime preaching at other places. Rev. Russell was married April 27th, 1873, to Miss Ella V. Summers, who was born in Jackson, Mo., April 25th, 1850, and was a daughter of Andrew and Mary (Fugate) Summers. Mr. Summers was a prominent man of Cape Girardeau County, where lie was sheriff at the time of his death in 1S54. Rev. William JR. Russell is a Democrat in politics and has been very prominent in his party. He was elected to the office of County Treasurer in 1874 and in 1896 elected as State Representative, serving in the Thirty-ninth General Assembly. The good that Rev. Russell has done cannot be told, the number of souls he has led to Christ are legion, and his influence will live for generations to come. Truly, this kindly man of God is and has been a blessing to Dade County, and we are proud that he is a native son. Would that we had more like him. Surely his good works shall rise up to bless his memory for numberless years after he shall have gone to his Heavenly reward.

William Oren Russell

Was born in Grant Township, Dade County, Missouri, March 29th, 1875. His father, Cyrenus Z. Russell, was born in Illinois and died in Greenfield April 21st, 1906, at the age of 65 years. He came to Dade County in 1874 and settled on a 40-acre tract of land in Grant Township, which had been given to his wife by her father. He accumulated 480 acres in this township and a tract of 160 acres on the prairie in Lockwood Township. He was a successful farmer and stock raiser, as well as a man of splendid clerical ability. In 1886 he was elected to the office of county clerk on the Republican ticket, moved to Greenfield and held the office for eight years. Retiring from the office, he entered the real estate business, read law, and was admitted to the bar, but confined himself to strictly office practice. lie also wrote insurance, and was secretary for a number of years of a local Building and Loan Association. He was a successful business man and in every way dependable.

At the breaking out of the civil "war he enlisted in the Twenty-first Regiment, Missouri Infantry, Federal Troop, and served till the close of the war, being mustered out with the rank of second lieutenant. He was a member of the local G. A. R. post in Greenfield, and one of its commanders. He was a member of the Christian church, an elder at the time of his death, and a charter member of the local lodge of Odd Fellows, having in turn filled all the official chairs.

C. Z. Russell was a man of high standing in the community, and among his wide circle of friends and business associates. He was an active Republican, having served both as a member of the county as well as the state committee. In early life he was married to Ala Ann Teagarden, a native of Kentucky, who was born in 1849, and, with her parents, moved to Illinois in 1851. After her marriage to C. Z. Russell they moved to Fort Scott, Kas., and from there to Dade County.

Mrs. Russell was of Scotch-Irish parentage, a member of the Christian church, educated in a ladies' seminary and to her marriage with C. Z. Russell five children were born :

(1) Charles, born in Fort Scott, Kas., and died at the age of 21 years. He graduated at Ozark College in Greenfield in June, 1891, and died the following August.

William 0. Russell was raised on a farm until 11 years of age, when his father moved to Greenfield. He attended the public schools of the county and afterward took a course in Robbins' Business College in Sedalia, Mo. His first real work was one year spent in making a set of abstract books for Frieze & Payne. He then entered the mercantile business in partnership with a pioneer, J. W. Garrett, under the firm name of Garrett & Russell, and sold groceries in Greenfield from 189(5 to 1898, when Mr. Garrett sold out to J. M. Travis, and the firm then was known as Travis & Russell, and remained so for about three years. After the death of Mr. Travis, Mr. Russeli conducted the business in his own name for about four years. After retiring from the grocery business, about seven years ago, Mr. Russell took charge of the loan and abstract business of W. (). Russell & Co., with offices with Ben M. Xeale, who has an interest in the business. He also has conducted an insurance business for the past ten years with success.

near Greenfield in 1875 and died June 26th, 1904. She was a daughter of B. C. and Frances Anderson, early settlers in the county. She was a member of the Christian church and was the mother of three children:

His second marriage occurred July 22nd, 1908, to Miss Mary Ethel Morgan, born in 1890, a daughter of M. D. and Mary (Anderson) Morgan of Greenfield. She has a good education, and is a member of the Christian church. They have two children:

Mr. Russell has acquired considerable distinction as a fraternity man, being a member of the Masons, and all four branches of the order, an Odd Fellow, having filled all the official chairs, and a member of the TV 0. TV. and M. TV. A. He is also an active member of the Christian church. He is regarded as OTIC of the sound, substantial business men of the town, is an active member of the Commercial club and other civic organizations, and is held in high esteem by his neighbors, friends and associates.

Elwood Rush

One of our real, alive, red-blooded citizens is Fix-Judge Elwood Rush of Marion To\vnship. He was born in Lawrence County, Indiana, October 4th, 1S,"J9, a son of George TV. Rush and Lucinda A. Jones, his wife. The father was a native of North Carolina and the mother of Indiana. George W. Rush came to Indiana with his father when he was a small boy. His father took up land from the government in that state and was identified with the early development of Indiana. In 1S(>(> George TV. Hush, father of Elwood Rush, the subject of his sketch, entered 160 acres of government land in Neosho County, Kansas, and was a pioneer in every sense of the word in that section of the state, and it is here that Judge Elwood Rush saw some of the strenuous side of life. The Indians were numerous at that time, and Mr. Rush remembers well many incidents for which the Indians were responsible, as well as many of their peculiar traits and customs. One of the most peculiar of these was the custom of the Indians feeding their dead after burial. They would bury their dead in a very shallow grave, if any, and cover the bodies with stones, and at the head of the grave would leave a small opening into which the Indians would pour specially-made soup and through which medium they imagined they fed their departed brothers. In that country there were hundreds and hundreds of Indian mounds, and some of these he remembers well of opening and securing relics, beads rings, etc.

Times were hard in Kansas for the pioneer settlers at that early date. One fact that is very vivid in the mind of Mr. Rush to this day is the fact that one-half bushel oC timothy seed which his father had taken from Indiana to Kansas when they emigrated, \vas one year the means of their financial salvation. He remembers that this seed was planted and that he and one of his sisters beat out the seeds from the crop by hand, and that they realized $10 per bushel, and with this money they paid their entrance fees on their land. Mr. Rush was taught to work, and work hard. He had very little chance for schooling, and what little he had received was obtained in a little school house actually 8x10 feet, and he could only attend a day now and then, as he had to work to live. He used oxen mostly. He remained with his father until he was 19 years of age, and at first after leaving home worked out at $13 per month. He followed this for three years, and was finally able to get hold of 40 acres of unbroken land by trading an old yoke of oxen for a horse, and, horses being scarce, he was able to trade this horse for 40 acres of land. This was in 1SSO. This 40 he sold to another party on time, and then made arrangements to buy himself an SO-acre tract for which lie was to pay $300, the first half to be paid when he received the $150 due for the 40 he sold on time. He eventually paid for his, most of the purchase price coming from money he earned breaknig raw land for his neighbors. He had secured a young wild yoke of oxen. He married about this time, July 4th, 1881, a Miss Agnes C. Jones, who was born in Illinois October 25th, 1864, and a daughter of Elmer M. Jones and Helen M. Moore, his wife, who were also early settlers of Kansas, emigrating there about 1867, but subsequently moving to Lockwood, Mo., where Mr. Jones died in 1905, and his wife is still living, at the advanced age of 80 years, and resides with her daughter, Mrs. Rush. Right after his marriage Mr. Rush built a little log house 12x14. He cut the logs himself, giving half for the sawing of the lumber, and to this little place lie took his bride. Here they lived for four or five years. The first winter he cleared two acres for a neighbor, getting the timber for clearing, and from this split his own rails and built a "stake and rider" three-rail fence around 30 acres, which he had broken the previous summer arid on which he put in a crop. By devious methods of trading and managing he bought IS acres of timber land, which he succeeded in trading for an SO-acre tract joining his original 80, which made him a tract of 160 acres, and in four years' time he had prospered to such an extent that from practically a beginning of nothing, he had paid for and owned 160 acres, 60 acres of which w;is under cultivation, and was out of debt. He stayed on this 160-ucre farm, built a good house and barn, fenced complete, went into the slice]) business, and prospered exceedingly, and in 1895 was considered a well-to-do farmer of that section of Kansas.

At that date he traded his land in Kansas for 240 acres of land in Dade County, Missouri, with an encumbrance of $2, .'!()(), and here he moved his family. This place was known as the Tncle Hillie Waggoner farm, and had been run down considerably, but after his strenuous pioneer life in Kansas lie well knew how to put this fine place back in shape. lie went to work with his accus- tomed energy, improving the place; with fences, barns and outbuildings, until, now lie has one of the finest stock farms of all Dade County. He has two large barns, OIK; 36x50, which has a large basement, and one stone barn, 36x40 feet, and cultivates 140 acres, the balance of his ranch being in good grass pasture and timber land. On this place he has put a fine line of full-blooded stock, handles registered Shorthorn cattle, Shropshire sheep and Poland- China hogs. lie is one of our leading stock men.

On his place may be found one fine registered Percheron stallion, named Monte Christo, and one registered jack, named Giant Jumbo, and a registered Shorthorn bull, named Red Cloud; in fact, Mr. Rush is a large breeder of jacks as well as Percheron horses. This place is w7ell watered by wells, all wire-fenced and cross-fenced, and is an ideal stock farm/ In addition to his holdings in Marion Township, Dade County, Mr. Rush owns 80 acres in Kansas and five and one-hair acres adjoining the city of Lockwood.

Taken altogether, Mr. Hush is one of our most substantial citizens. To him and his wife have been born five children, the oldest, Rodger, died at the age of 4 years; Lawrence married Bertha Ilamni, a native of Dade County, and they are farming in Barton County, this state, and have four children, as follows, Clarence, Walter, Elvin and Lester Elmer; Iva married A. P. Allen of Denver, Colo., a prominent business man of that city, where they live; Lena married August Braggs, a native of Iowa, and they are living on a part of Mr. Rush's place and have one fine boy named Leo Paul; Truman is at home, attending school.

Mr. and Mrs. Rush are members of the Christian church, in which they take an active part. In politics Mr. Rush is a red-hot Republican. He was elected judge of the county court for the Western district in 1908, and served two years with credit to himself and with entire satisfaction to his constituents. He is a great friend of the public school and has served on the school board many years, as well as spending some of his energies as road commissioner. Too much cannot be said for this highminded, broad-guaged citizen. He is a self-made man in every sense of the word and stands at the front rank of Dade County's citizenship. We need, and have for years needed, more men of the calibre of Judge Rush. He is a booster for all things for the good of his county or its people, and can be relied upon to spend his money for any good cause along progressive lines. It is a pleasure to meet and know this broad-guaged, courteous gentleman. May he always remain a citizen of Dade County, is the earnest wish of thousands of Dade County citizens.

W. E. Scott Sr

Born in Dade County September 20th, 1855, son of Emerson and Amanda (Tucker) Scott. He was the fourth in point of birth of a family of eight children:

W. E. Scott was 27 years of age when he started in business on his own account. He rented for two years arid then bought 24 acres, 18 acres of which was improved. It had no house, but he moved a small two-room house upon it, arid he lias since added to it, doing' all the work himself, until he now has a comfortable farm home. lie has worked hard arid prospered, so that now his farm consists of 120 acres of fine land, good buildings and modern conveniences.

On the 1st day of November, 188.'', lie was married to Susan A. McConnell, born in Dade County May "24th, 1858, daughter of Theodore and Margaret (Watson) Mc- Cormell, both now deceased.

Mr. Scott is interested in dairying, and finds that it pays. He keeps six cows, and, in addition to his clover pasture, has one and one-half acres of alfalfa, which yields splendidly. He favors the Red-Polled cattle for dairy purposes.

Politically Mr. Scott votes the Democratic ticket. His entire family, including himself, are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Mr. Scott is wide-awake on the question of good roads and good schools. His farm is well located, well watered and especially adapted for dairy purposes. He has four good wells and one is equipped with a windmill. He takes great delight in farming enterprises, and both himself and his boys are enthusiastic concerning the future of Dade County.

John E. Scroggs

Was born upon the banks of the White river in the state of Arkansas about 50 miles west of Memphis in the year 1843. His father, AVilliam L. Scroggs, was born in North Carolina and died in Dade County in April, 1894, at the age of 76 years. He was of Scotch-Irish parentage, a farmer, and of strong anti-slavery proclivities. He came to Dade County in 1848, bringing his son, John E., with him. He located on a farm of 80 acres in Center Township about three and one-half miles northeast of Greenfield. He subsequently purchased adjoining land, and was prosperous. This land was all unimproved, and he built the first frame house in the neighborhood. He also introduced the first cook stove in the neighborhood, going to St. Louis in a wagon for it. It was quite a curiosity among the neighbors. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church for many years, first attending services in the homes of the community, and afterward assisting in build- ing the brick (Ebeneezer) church in Greenfield, where he was a regular attendant until his death. In politics he was first a Whig, but united with the Republican party when it was first organized. He continued in this political faith during life. He was public administrator of the county for many years.

William L. Scroggs married for his second wife Leah Caroline Mitchell of Tennessee about 1846. There were 14 children born of this marriage, nine of whom are still living:

The first wife of William L. Scroggs was Kachael Jane Erwin, born in Iredale County, North Carolina, in .1823, daughter of John M. Erwin, a Presbyterian minister. Her husband, William L. Scroggs, was also born in the same county. She died when John E. was about four weeks old, he being the only child. She was a member of the Presbyterian church.

John E. Scroggs was about 5 years old when lie came to Dade County with his father and step-mother. Before coming to Missouri his father had run a store on White river, in Arkansas. John E. Scroggs grew up on a Center Township farm and obtained his meager education in the district schools of the neighborhood. He remained at home till 1^ years of age, when he enlisted (1862) in the Federal army, Sixth Missouri Cavalry, as a private. Went into camp at Springfield and to the front soon after. He remained in the service three years and was mustered out at Baton Rouge, La., having attained the rank of corporal. After his return home he again took up farming as an occupation, which he followed for one year, then taught school in the neighborhood for two years. In 1869 he bought a farm of 80 acres in section '20 in Center Township. In November of the same year he married Malinda C. Dicus, a daughter of John M. and Jane (Tucker) Dicus, born in Center Township in May, 1848. Her parents wrere early settlers of the county, coming from Tennessee, and were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Both are now dead. Malinda C. died in November, 1875. To this marriage were born five children, three of whom died in infancy:

The second wife of John E. Scroggs was Virginia McConnell, born in Sac Township, Dade County, daughter of Theodore and Margaret McConnell. She died in November, 1882, leaving four children:

(4) Rosa Ella, married T. K. McConnell of Greenfield. He is a civil engineer, former county highway engineer, and now engaged in the grocery business. They have one daughter.

The third wife of John E. Scroggs was Nannie Lieuallen, born near Lynchburg, Va., died in November, 1912, at the age of 59 years. Born of this marriage is one boy, Arthur C., now living at Humansville and editor of the Star-Leader.

at Pontiac, Livingstone County, Illinois, July 1st, 1865, daughter of George and Martha A. (Pratt) Fisher. Har father came to Dade County in 1875 and located in Greenfield. He was a cabinet-maker by trade, but owned a farm northwest of Greenfield. He died in Dade County. Mrs. Scroggs is a member of the Presbyterian church.

John E. Scroggs is a member of the Presbyterian church and has been an elder for 15 years. He is a Republican in politics, is justice of the peace in Center Township and is serving his second term as police judge of the city. He has been a successful business man, at one time owning 400 acres of land, of which he has left 230 acres, highly improved. He has retired from the farm and owns a comfortable home in Greenfield.

John C. Seybert

A native of Sac Township, Dade County, Missouri, born July 4th, 1854, son of Silas E. and Mary Jane (Jackson) Seybert. His father was born in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, was educated in the east, married there, and came to Dade County in 1837. He was three times married, his first wife having died in Pennsylvania. His second wife was a Finley of pioneer stock. He married her in Dade County. His third wife was Mary Jane, widow of Meridith Hailey, who had two daughters by her first husband, Jane Hailey, who is now Mrs. T. B. Rountree of Cane Hill, and Fannie, who is now Mrs. Wood Kirby of Dadeville.

Silas E. Seybert was a trader, and at one time owned about 1,000 acres of land in Dade and Cedar Counties. lie built the first water mill at Seybert on Sac river and it took its name from him, and still retains it. lie was a

Democrat, both from tradition, precedent and practice, and, in keeping with his ancient ideals and to fill a present as well as a long-felt want, he established a distillery, which he operated in connection with the mill. His life came to a tragic end, being shot in the very early days of the war, aged about 53 years. His widow re-married and lived until about 1910. She married Harvey Lloyd, and lived in Cedar County.

John C. Seybert obtained a meager education in the common schools of the county, and afterward, during the years 1875 and 1876, attended the Morrisville College. He was thrown upon his own resources when about 12 years of age, and worked until he married. He was married April 1st, 1878, to Miss Jennie L. Johnson, who was born February 7th, 1856, a native of Georgia. They were married at Fort Smith, Ark. After a short honeymoon he brought his bride to Dade County and rented land from his brother, Samuel. His worldly possessions at this time consisted of one pony. The following year he rented land in Cedar County of The. Johnson, then concluded to try Arkansas, going to that state overland in a wagon, but never unloaded his goods. He came back to Dade County and rented part of the old homestead near Seybert, which he cultivated for three or four years, then bought on credit a tract of 125 acres lying north of Seybert. This was unimproved timber land. He built a small house upon it, cleared and fenced, and after six or seven years sold out to William Toler. This was in 1893. After disposing of his farm he went to Cane Hill and entered the produce business, which he followed for ten years. Tn the meantime he had invsted now and then in real estate, first buying 60 acres in Cedar County, then 80 acres lying directly north of Cane Hill. After this he traded for 341 acres west of Cane Hill and moved upon it, where he remained for six years, eventually selling it in 1908 and went to California. He remained in the Golden state less than one year, when he bought a flour and feed business at Skiatook, Okla., and lived there two and one-half years, when he sold out and came back to Dade County. In 1912 he bought 282 acres in

Sac Township, where he now lives. It was then known as the Tom Smith place and was well improved. Mr. Seybert is engaged in general farming and feeds a carload or more of hogs for market each year. The farm is well watered with springs and spring branches. It is now called "The Willow Springs Stock Farm."

(1) Mary, born September 19th, 1879, married to Clem Doolin. They had one child, Pearl. For her second husband she married a Mr. Sullivan of Joplin, Mo., where they now live.

(2) Sallie, born April 2nd, 1887, married Ervin Keller of Dade County. He died and she married Mr. Flemming of Cedar County. They have one child.

(:]) Roger' M., born October 20th, 1890, married Flossi*- Duncan, a native of Dade County. Be lives with his father, and they are jointly interested in farming and stock raising enterprises.

John C. Seybert is a member 'of the Christian church at Cane Hill, is a life-long Democrat and has been honored by his party by being elected judge of the county court of Cedar County, where he served with distinction for two years. He also served as justice of the peace for two years, and has been a member of the school board for more than 12 years, part of the time in Cedar County and part of the time in Dade County. lie holds membership in the I. (). 0. F. lodge at Stockton.

Mr. Seybert is a representative citizen of that sturdy, dependable stock for which Pennsylvania is famous. Tn appearance many times as rough and rugged as their native hills, but always a warm, true heart within. It is men of this class who have conquered the wilderness of the world and made manv of them to bloom and blossom as a rose.

Albert Hawes Scott

Amanda (Tucker) Scott. They were married in Dade County and were the parents of nine children, seven of whom are living. Albert H. Scott was fourth in order of birth. He was 36 years of age when he started in life for himself. He was married at this age February 27th, 1889, to Rosa Stockton, born December 9th, 1866, daughter of Gibson and Rebecca (Patterson) Stockton* Her father was a native of Polk County, while her mother was born in Dade County, in which county they were married. Mrs. Scott was the third of a family of four children. Her two brothers, who are still living, are John Stockton and William Stockton, both farmers, living in Polk Township, about four miles east of Greenfield.

At the time of his marriage Albert H. Scott owned 100 acres of land fairly well improved. It was upon this farm that he took his bride and began life in earnest. He fenced the place with wire, cleared out additional fields and prospered. From time to time he purchased adjoining land until at the time of his death he had 228 acres all in one body. In 1906 he built a six-room dwelling house, and was a thrifty, well-to-do farmer. In politics lie was a Democrat and served as a member of the school board for many years.

Mrs. Scott is a member of the Baptist church, a lady of culture and refinement and of a good family. Mrs. Scott and her sons continue to run the farm. They are engaged in general farming and feed about a carload of hogs each year. They also have raised sheep successfully. Four children were born to this union, all now at home: tian County, Kentucky, November 16th, 1818, and died in Dade County in 1891. His father, William, emigrated from Scotland and finally settled in Kentucky. Samuel E. Shaw was a farmer and very successful in his operations. He was the owner of 700 acres of land and a strong anti-slavery man. He came to Dade County in the spring of 1841. In politics he was originally a Whig, but afterward a Republican. He was sheriff and collector of Dade County and presiding justice of the county court. During the Civil war he was captain of the Home Guards, his sympathies being with the North. When he first came to Dade County he took up a claim of 160 acres of government land in Sac Township, all in the timber, upon which he built a double log house and otherwise improved. This house was afterward ceiled and weatherboarded and became quite habitable. He was a member of the M. E. church and a publicspirited citizen.

Samuel E. Shaw was married in Kentucky to Sarah Katherine Petty, a native of North Carolina, born in 1814 and died in Dade County in 1899. She was of English ancestry, a member of the M. E. church and the mother of seven children, four of whom are still living:

(.'3) Sarah C., married Isaac T. Sloan, now deceased. He was a Sac Township farmer, afterward recorder of deeds of Dade County. She still resides in Greenfield.

James J. Shaw was the oldest child of this family. He enlisted for service in the Civil war in the Sixth Missouri Cavalry, and later in the Militia, and served during the war. He was lieutenant in the Militia. He represented Dado County one term in the Missouri Legislature, was a justice of the peace in Sac Township, a successful farmer, and died in Greenfield in 1910.

William E. Shaw was raised on a farm and attended the country schools. When less than 20 years of age he enlisted in the state troops, August 16th, 1861, and was later mustered into the United States service. He served over four years, was a non-commissiond officer and was mustered out at New Orleans as orderly sergeant. Returning home, he bought a farm in Sac Township and afterward moved to North Township, where he remained until he was elected recorder of deeds of Dade County. During his term of office he resided in Greenfield, after which he bought a farm in Marion Township and moved there. Again, in 1912, he took up his residence in Greenfield.

About the year 1865 he joined the M. E. church and was licensed as a local preacher in 1880. after having completed the required course of study. In 1884 he was ordained as a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian church and took charge of a congregation in Sac Township, spending half the time at Oak Grove church, and has remained in the Ozark Presbytery ever since. He was called to the church in Greenfield in 1906. During his administration the fine brick church was erected at a cost of $3,500. He is now on an extended vacation in California.

William E. Shaw was first married December 10th, 1865, to Sarah S. Barnett, born in Vernon County, Missouri, in 1838. Both her parents are now dead. She died September 21st, 1890. Seven children were born of this marriage, all living:

(1) James E., a merchant and mechanic of Greenfield, operates a tank factory and garage, sells automobiles, and is prosperous. He married Katie Griggs, and they have six children.

William E. Shaw married for his second wife Martha J. Jones in 1892. She was born in Cooper County, Missouri, in 1852, a daughter of Jesse and Martha (Taylor) Jones, who came to Marion Township in 1861. lie was a farmer. She received a common school education. Her father represented Dade County in the Missouri Legislature during the war, being elected by reason of his military record.

To this union was born a daughter, Leta E., August 3rd, 1893. She attended the public schools of the county and High school. Has a good musical education and followed teaching as a profession till her marriage in 1909 to Paris E. Wyrick, a farmer, residing on the Shaw farm in Marion Township. They have two children.

William E. Shaw is a member of the G. A. R. and has acted as chaplain since his membership. In politics he is a Republican, having been elected recorder of deeds on that ticket, and a member of the Thirty-eighth General Assembly of Missouri.

Levin Wilcoxon Shafer

Was born at Muncie, Ind., August 8th, 1837, son of George and Martha ("\Vilcoxon) Shafer, \vlio went from a spot in the Meimia Valley near Portsmouth, ()., to Indiana in a very early day. They were of German ancestry, the forebearers of the family emigrating from the Fatherland to southern Ohio. They \vere farmers, and George went to Indiana when Muncie was but a hamlet. He was a success- ful farmer and stock raiser and died hi Indiana at the age of 92 years. His first wife died at about the age of 35 years. They were both members of the M. E. church. He was again married. To the first marriage were born four children, only one of whom is living, Margaret, now Mrs. H. Weir, now living on a farm near Muncie. Ind. One son, John, was a veteran of the Civil war.

Levin \V. Shafer was raised on a farm, graduated from the Muncie High School, from a business college in Cincinnati, read law in Muncie and was admitted while a young man to practice in the courts of his native state. At the breaking out of the Civil war he recruited a company while reading law in December, 1SG4, and was mustered into the service as second lieutenant of Company 0, 134th Indiana Infantry Volunteers, under the call for 300,000 men to serve 100 days. His commission is signed by President Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. He saw considerable service during his short enlistment. After the surrender of General Lee he was detailed to duty on courtmartial at Decatur, Ala., and was detained there until November, when his regiment was mustered out.

He then returned to Indiana and resumed his law studies and was admitted to the practice. In November, 1865, he came to Lamar, Mo., but finding no attraction there, after a sojourn of one month he came to Greenfield and hung out his shingle. He immediately built up a lucrative practice, which he maintained during his active life.

As the years went by Levin W. Shafer became one of the leading lawyers of southwest Missouri. He accumulated a large amount of money and property, but lost much of it in mining operations and speculations. He built a splendid home in Greenfield upon land owned by his fatherin-law, and this home and its surrounding lawn is still one of the show places of the city. Among his friends and neighbors he was, to use the words of a local newspaper, "The best loved man and citizen of Greenfield." He was a prominent Mason, and in politics a Republican, though not a politician. In the 70 's he was elected probate judge of Dade County and served four years. He affiliated with the

Liberal Republicans in 1872, voting for Greeley and Brown, which caused both his Democratic and Republican friends to desert him, resulting in his defeat when he run for reelection. His departure from the fold was, however, soon forgotten and condoned, when, in the fall of 1904, he was elected circuit judge on the Republican ticket in the Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit, which position he held up to the time of his death, which occurred May 9th, 1906, at Lamar, where he was holding a term of court, life ceasing suddenly while sitting in a chair from an affection of the heart.

He was married to Jane 11. Bowles in 1866, daughter of Samuel B. and Elizabeth (Vaughn) Bowles of the Bowles family of nation-wide reputation through the editorship of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Mrs. Shafer was born in Sequatchie Valley, Tenn., August loth, 1842, of English ancestry. The Vaughns went to Virginia in a very early day, and a Vaughn, a great-grandfather of Mrs. Shafer, served in the Revolutionary war. The Vaughns lived mostly in Louisa and Culpepper Counties, Virginia. Mrs. Shafer 's parents came from Tennessee to Dade County about 1850 and located in Greenfield. Her father was a physician and established a lucrative practice.

Mr. and Mrs. Bowles were both members of the Presbyterian church. Tie was a prominent Mason, and old-line Whig, and afterwards a Republican. During the Civil war a military post was established (the Missouri Voluntary Cavalry, under Colonel John F. Phelps), and Dr. Bowles was the post surgeon. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bowles died many years ago in Greenfield.

(2) Bertha Bowles, born in Greenfield, married Fred W. Warner, president of the Oakland Motor Company at Poritiac, Mich. They have two sons, Fred W. and -Daniel Sumner.

Mrs. Shafer is a member of the Presbyterian church. Frederick L. Shafer attended the Greenfield schools and took the academic course for two years at Drury College, Springfield, entered the Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Va., in 1891, taking academic course for three years. He then returned to his home in Greenfield and read law in his father's office and was admitted to the bar in 1897. Was with his father in the practice until the former was elected circuit judge, and then he continued the practice in the firm of Shafer & Bowles, later as Shafer & \Vetzel, and since then alone.

In the year 1900 he made a set of abstract books of Dade County, which he later sold, and for some time he has been engaged in abstracting, using a set of books owned by S. A. Payne.

Frederick L. Shafer was married in 1902 to Jennie Clark, born in Dadeville in 1876, a daughter of Edgar and Ann Eliza (Morris) Clark, early settlers in Dade County. They were originally from Kentucky.

The Shafer family has been one of the landmarks of Dade County. Levin W. Shafer served for 35 years continuously on the school board of Greenfield district, and was always identified with every public movement in the county. His election as circuit judge on the Republican ticket in a district overwhelmingly Democratic was a just tribute to his worth as a man and the esteem in which he was held as a citizen.

Raleigh J Shipley

Born June 26th, 1844, in Warren County, Tenn., son of Tidance and Lucinda (Mitchell) Shipley, who in the fall of 1850 came overland, driving ox teams, from Tennessee to Dade County, bringing two children with them: Raleigh J. and Laura, who is nowT Mrs. John Faurbin of Cheyenne, Wyo. There were several other pioneer families came to Missouri with the Shipley's, among them the Mitchell family. They all settled near Greenfield. Two years after coming to the county, Tidance Shipley bought 40 acres of land and entered 160 acres, making 200 acres in one body lying two and one-half miles northwest of Greenfield. Here he raised his family, which consisted of four children :

Raleigh J. Shipley remained at home until the breaking out of the civil war, when he enlisted in the Union army. A full history of his company and regiment, with mention of his individual service, will be given in another place in this volume. Mr. Shipley has been Commander of the local G. A. R. Post in Greenfield since 1900, and is now Officer of the Day in that organization. He has always taken an active part in all the enterprises of the G. A. R., and much of its local success is due to the zeal and enthusiasm of Mr. Shipley.

During the war Mr. Shipley saved the greater part of his meager wages and upon his return home he purchased 120 acres of land two miles east of Lockwood, upon which there were practically no improvements except one small log cabin, which he patched up and to which he took his bride and began life in earnest.

He lived on this farm seven years, made some improvements and sold it and purchased 80 acres of land on Sons Creek, to which he afterward added 40 acres, all lying just five miles west of Greenfield, and fairly well improved. He lived on this place seven years, when he traded it for 80 acres near Ernest. He afterward sold this and bought 80 acres in Center Township on the Arcola road, two and one-half miles northwest of Greenfield. He lived on this place some time, when he sold it in 1902 and bought a small farm of 30 acres adjoining the city of Greenfield, where he is at present living a happy, retired life.

Mr. Shipley was married on the 25th day of February, 1866, to Nancy E. Cook, daughter of Phaeroh and Mary Cook, natives of East Tennessee, but a pioneer family of Dade County. To this union were born seven children:

(1) Annie L., born March 10th, 1867, married A. P. Parnell. She is now deceased, leaving one child, Raleigh E., the only living representative of this family. He is nowr in the U. S. navy.

(2) Mary J., born September 13th, 1868, married Robert E. Lamb, who died early, leaving one daughter, Katie, now Mrs. Wiley E. Griffith. Mary married again, this time to Ira Bardmas, who died, leaving one child, Hattie Bardmas. Mary again married, this time to James H. Davidson of Greenfield, Mo., who is now deceased.

(3) "Willie, born January 25th, 1870, married Julius McGinty, who died, when she was again married to Charles Messick, a carpenter living at Greeley, Colo. They have five children, Maude, Sylvia, Roxie, Finis and Albert.

(4) Clara A., born August 15th, 1873, married W. C. Starr, a carpenter now7 living in Greenfield. She died in 1903, leaving four boys : Leonard, Howard, Roy and Clarence.

(5) Albert E., born September 5th, 1878, married Sarah Price. They live in Houston, Texas, and have five children: Roy, Harold, Clyde, Kenneth and Irene.

Mrs. Shipley was a native of Bade County, Mo., born April 7th, 1846, daughter of Pharaoh and Mary (McClure) Cook. Her father died a great many years ago, but the mother died in 1912 at the age of 97 years 2 months and 20 days.

Mr. and Mrs. Shipley are active members of the Baptist church. He is a Republican in politics, served three terms as Justice of the Peace and two terms as a member of the Township Board in Center Township. The only secret organization to which he belongs is the G. A. B.

Mr. Shipley has been active in the good roads movement in Dade County, is an enthusiastic farmer, florist and gardener, and has made a specialty of fruit and bee culture.

John C. Shouse

Was born in Kentucky November 3rd, 1834, son of William 0. Shouse, a native of Kentucky, born in 1812. His parents came to Kentucky from Pennsylvania in a very early day and were of German ancestry. William 0. Shouse came to Missouri in 1837 and settled upon land now near the townsite of AVestport, a suburb of Kansas City, Jackson Avenue being on the west part of the homestead, it also bordering on Elmwood cemetery. lie became successful as a farmer, sold his homestead, which was afterward laid out in town lots, and dred in Kansas City August 18th, 1892. lie was a member of the Baptist church and one of it's officers. In politics he was an old-line Whig, but after the Civil war became a Democrat. For a number of years he conducted a grocery business and accumulated consider-

William 0. Shouse was married to Harriet A. Bryan, a native of Kentucky, born in 1814, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Alexander) Bryan. Her father was of Irish and her mother of Scotch -Irish ancestry. Her parents went into Kentucky at a very early day, her father being an intimate friend and admirer of Daniel Boone. Her father was a successful farmer, and the family were members of the Baptist church. Joseph was a Whig in politics. Her parents both died in Kentucky. Harriet was married in 1833 and was the mother of four children:

John C. Shouse was raised on the farm and received but a limited education, principally pertaining to farming. The common free public school system was adopted about the time he was 10 years of age, but they were few and far between, the closest one being about 10 miles away.

Kansas City in that day consisted of a few straggling business houses scattered along the river front and over the adjoining bluffs. It was yet in its infancy. Mr. Shouse was always a farmer. He came to Bade County from Jackson County in the fall of 1880 and settled on section 31, in Morgan Township, where he owned about 400 acres of land. He now has 120 acres in Center Township and 240 acres in Ernest Township. He has enjoyed the full measure of success in his farming and stock raising enterprises. In the year 1903 he retired from the active farm life and purchased a lovely home on College street in Greenfield, one of the most attractive in the city. He is now leading a quiet, retired life and learning how to grow old gracefully.

He was married in 1857 to Mary Ann Campbell, born in Kentucky and dying in the year 1874 at the age of 39 years. She was of Scotch ancestry, attended the Presbytc-- rian church and was the mother of seven children:

(7) Mary Ann, married Henry Rube Oglesby of Warrensburg, former railroad and warehouse commissioner of Missouri, now with the Standard Oil Company. They have three children.

After the deatli of his first wife John C. Shouse married Caroline Neece, born in South Carolina, died in 1891 at the age of .'i8 years. She was of Irish ancestry, her parents moving to Jackson County, Missouri, in an early day, in which county she was married. She was the mother of five children:

Sonic years after the death of his second wife John C. Shouse married Almira Frances Smith, born in Morgan Township, Dade County, Missouri, February ,12th, 18fj(), daughter1 of James M. and Cytha Ann (Morris) Smith. They came to Dade County from Cass County, Missouri, in 1854. They were farmers and very successful. They came from Tennessee to North Missouri, the mother being a native of Kentucky. Mrs. Shouse was sixth in point of birth in a family of eight children.

Cythia Harriet, born on the farm April 28th, 1894, graduated from the Greenfield High School and died December 10th, 1915. She was a member of the Christian church.

Mr. and Mrs. Shouse are each members of the Christian church. He is a life-long Democrat, but never had any political aspirations. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity with membership in Greenfield. He has 47 living grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Silas E. Shaw

One of Dade County's most prominent native sons is Silas E. Shaw of Sac Township. He was born February 10th, 1871, a son of Rev. Samuel M. Shaw and Lucretia Jane Hobbs, his wife. Rev. Samuel Shaw was also a native of Dade County from January 1st, 1845, and his father, Samuel E. Shaw, was a native of Kentucky, where he married Miss Kate Petty, a native of North Carolina, and they emigrated to Dade County, Missouri, in 1840 and entered considerable land and also bought, and he became one of the prominent farmers of the county, as well as a very prominent factor in local politics. He was a republican and directly following the civil war was elected sheriff and collector, and in 1870 was elected as judge of the county court, and served for many years with credit to himself and the county. He was especially well educated for his time, and was a leader in religious matters, being a member of the Methodist Epsicopal Church. During the war he served in the Home Guards. He died in 1891 and his wife passed away in 1896. Rev. Samuel M. Shaw was educated in Dade County and at the time of the great civil war enlisted in Company D, Sixth Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, and served with distinction. He died at Greenfield April 1st, 1913, after a long and useful life of doing good to others. Pie was a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, and at one time served on the county court as judge. His wife is still living at Greenfield. They raised a large family and gave them all fine educations. All but the oldest of the girls of the family were teachers in early life. A brief record of this fine family is as follows : Of the twelve children, two died in infancy; Cora A. is now Mrs. J. F. Montgomery of Sac Township; Silas E. of this review; R. M. lives on the old Shaw homestead in Sac Township ; Myrtle E. is now Mrs. Arthur Morris of Greenfield; Leonard M. of Greenfield; Gaylord H. lives in Lindsey, Cal.; Elsie Vale and Elva Gale, twins, Elsie is unmarried and is now teaching in McAlister Okla., while Elva is now Mrs. Howard Berry of Greenfield; Mary E. is now Mrs. Arthur Hessler of Jerome, Idaho; Rose Arnetta is also unmarried and teaching in McAlister, Okla.

Silas E. Shaw remained at home with his parents, helping them with the farm until his 21st year. On Feb. 2f)th, 1892, he married Miss Mary M. Marcum, who was born September 7th, 1872, a daughter of William K. and Marietta V. (Hembree) Marcum, he a native of Tennessee and she of Dade County.

Silas Shaw, after spending one year in Indian Territory, where he put in one crop on rented land, bought 70 acres in Sac Township, Dade County, and near Seybert. This was partly improved, about half in cultivation and had a small cabin. Here he went to work with a will and greatly improved by clearing and fencing with wire, and prospered with his business, and in 1902 bought 147 acres adjoining him on the south. This place was fairly well improved and had a good residence, which Mr. Shaw has rebuilt until now it is one of the finest farm residences in the county. He has added large and numerous barns and outbuildings, ynd today this fine 217-acre farm is considered one of the best in the entire county and is exceptionally well watered with springs, wells and the Sac river.

September 3rd, 1898; Eulalia Ruth, born February 18th, 1893, is now teaching in Sac Township; Herbert M., born January 23rd, 1895, lives at home and is preaching in the Church of God; Bessie J., born October K)th, 1898; Susie E., born September 3()th, 1900; William E., born September 17th, 1902; George Argus, born September 8th, 1904; Robert E., born July 31st. 1906; Mary L., born July 12th, 1908; Henrietta C./born May 5th, 1910; Haydn Lorenzo, born May 2(5th, 1912; Lilly Maxine, born March 7th, 1914. All the last named nine children are at home and attending school.

Mr. and Mrs. Slunv arc line Christian people, and are members of the Church of God, a religious belief that has a large ami representative following in Dade County. In politics Mr. Shaw is a Republican and has served on the school board for some years, lie does not care for office, prefering to devote his time and energies to his large business interests and his fine family. His farming operations are indeed large, and he raises considerable stock, including horses, mules, hogs and cattle. Mr. Shaw comes from one of the very best families of the county and he and his wife can justly be proud of their success in life as well as their fine family, which they have raised in the fear of God and who are growing up to be our best citizens. Mr. Shaw is a kindly, courteous, Christian gentleman, whom it is a pleasure to meet and know, and it is such men as he that constitute the backbone1 of the fine citizenship of Good Old Dade Couutv.

Isaac Thomas Sloan

"Was born in Dade County, Missouri, September 17th, 1845, and died in Greenfield July 2nd, 1911, son of William Bradley Sloan, who came from Tennessee to Dade County in the latter part of the 30 's. lie, however, located first in Greene County, but in a short time came on to Dade County and entered land in Sac Township near Sac river, where he built a large double log house and cleared out his land. Both he and his wife died on this farm. They were of Eng- lish-Irish ancestry. As early as 1849 he took the gold fever and spent some years in California in digging the golden dust. He was successful in all his undertakings, and during life accumulated considerable property. Tie was a Whig in politics. He was twice married, his second wife being Flora L. Fanning, daughter of Thomas and Harriet Fanning, who came from Tennessee in the 30 's and settled in Sac Township about one mile from the Sloans. They were the first families in the neighborhood.

Isaac T. Sloan was raised on a farm and attended the country schools. When 18 years of age he enlisted in Company L, Sixth Missouri Cavalry, in 1862, and served until the end of the war. He was mustered out at Baton Rouge, La., and returned home to the farm. He had a well improved farm, being" part of the old homestead, where for many years lie was engaged in general farming and stockraising. In December, 1898, lie moved to Greenfield, having been elected recorder of deeds that fall. He served four years as recorder and also filled an unexpired term as county collector by appointment. He was a member of the M. E. church and took great interest in its affairs. He was also a member of the G. A. R. post at Greenfield. In politics he was originally an old-line Whig, but later a Republican.

Isaac T. Sloan was married on the 24th day of September, 18G5, to Sarah Catharine Shaw, born November 25th, 1850, daughter of Samuel E. and Catherine (Petty) Shaw, who came from Kentucky in the 30 's and settled in Sac Township. The Pettys lived in Kentucky and later came to Pettis County, Missouri. The Shaws were successful farmers and died on the old homestead in Sac Township. They were of English-Irish ancestry and had eight children, two dying in infancy:

(4) Samuel Manarift, lived for years and raised a family on the old homestead, was a local preacher in the M. E. church, was associate judge of the county court, moved to Greenfield and died there.

Mrs. Sloan was raised on a farm and attended the country schools, was married to I. T. Sloan and was the mother of eight children, six of whom are still living:

Was born in Sac Township May 3rd, 18(v>, son of Wesley McLemore, who was born in Tennessee June 7th, 1827. He came to Dade County in 1849 and, with his brother, A. J. McLemore, both being single, located in Sac Township. AVesley soon returned to Tennessee and his brother, Archibald McLemore, came back to Dade County with him. Wesley McLemore was raised on a farm and had practically no education. Both his parents died when he was <inite young.

Joseph W. McLemore was raised on a farm, attended country school and remained on the old homestead until his marriage, and he and his brother still own the old place.

Mr. McLemore has been extensively engaged in buying and shipping stock for many years and devotes his entire time and attention to farming, stock raising and shipping.

He was married October 8th, 1885 to Laura Sloan, a daughter of Isaac T. and Sarah Catherine (Shaw) Sloan, born July 3rd, 1867. She attended the common schools of the county and is the mother of three children:

Mr. McLemore and family are prominent members and workers in the M. E. church, have a lovely home on Maple street in Greenfield, his girls are both splendid musicians and their home is an ideal one. Mr. McLemore is a republican in politics and is counted one cf the substantial business men of the county.

Oscar P. Sloan

Was born February 5th, 1874 in Sac Township, son of Isaac T. and Sarah Catherine (Shaw) Sloan. He received a good common school education, and on the 3rd day of May, 1890 was married to Birdie M. Davidson, a native of Dado County, born July 15th, 1878, daughter of James find Elizabeth Jane (Taylor) Davidson, both now deceased. They were old residents of Dade County and farmers.

Oscar P. Sloan carne to Greenfield in 1911 and clerked in a store and after one year opened a grocery store on his own account, in which business he is still engaged.

Tom Rountree And Family Robert Spain

One of our highly honored citizens of Dado County ^s Robert Spain of Smith Township. ITo being one of th^ oldest native sons of our county and was born here January 21st, 1844 a son of Lewis and Martha Penn. both natives of Tennessee and were among the very early settlor* of this part of Missouri. The Penn family were a prominent pioneer family and from thorn Penn Prairie received its name. Lewis Spain entered some 700 acres of land and was a prosperous farmer and at the time of his death in 1882 owned 440 acres besides having given his children considerable land to start thorn in life. His wife lived some years after him passing away in 1900 at a ripe old ago and loved and respected by all. They raised a largo family, throe of their sons served in the Confederate Army. Richard was in Company A and was killed in battle in Arkansas and Wm. D. served through the war and died in Dado county whore his wife and children still live. Robert, the subject of this review was a member of company A and served over three years and after its close remained in Texas for one year when ho came back to Dado county and took up his residence in 1806, working on the home farm with his father at general farming" and stock raising. ITo also followed teaming for about two years. June 30th, 1879, Mr. Spain married Fannie (Tlarrol) Strip]) who was the widow of Killis Stapp and by whom she had one daughter, Lillie, who married Tlieo Oldham and died in 1911 leaving three children, Sylvia, Jewell and Claude To Mr. and Mrs. Spain were born six children as follows: AVarron J., born September 7th, 1S77, married Fannie

Stapp and they live on a fine farm close to the Spain homestead and have six children, Edna, Iva, Lulu, Howard, Carlton and Ellis; Homer, born March 7th, 1882, married his first wife, Mollie Mitchell who died leaving four children, Eula, Louis, Mildren and Robert. He married again to Miss Gertie Murs and they have one child, Edith J.; Ira L., born March 7th, 1886, married Stella Speers and their children are, Myrtle and Velmar, they are also large farmers and stock raisers in Dade; Bell, born December 16th, 1889, is now Mrs. Wm. Mallory and has four children, Everett, Geneva, Elsie and Laura; Nora A., born April 20th, 1892, first married James Lack by whom she had two children, named, Oval and Ovia, she married again to Homer Montgomery and they reside in California and have one child, Merle* Mr. Spain's first farming for himself was done on an 80-acre tract that he had purchased previous to his marriage and here he and his wife prospered and added land until they had 200 acres. At the time of his father's death, Mr. Spain bought out all the other heirs and moved to the old Spain homestead of 440 acres and where he now lives in a large coin modious residence. Here lie carries on general farming and stock raising on a large scale although he rents out some of his land. Mr. and Mrs. Spain are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and in polities Mr. Spain is a democrat and he has been influential in the party, and has served as town assessor and for many years on the school board. Mr. Spain is a member of the Confederate Veteran Camp at Greenfield. Too much cannot be said of the high esteem in which Robert Spain and his family are held in minds and hearts of the people of Dade county. Mr. Spain is a fine broad minded, courteous and Christian gentleman and he and his family have been a blessing to this county and we hope that Mi1, and Mrs. Spain may live many, many years filled with happiness and contentment.

Boliver Wright Smith

B. W. Smith was the 3rd child in a family of nine, all of whom are dead but three. Vinton Smith lives with his father near Arcola, while his sister Dell is now Mrs. Murphy Shaw of Greenfield.

John W. Smith came to Dade County in 1837, being brought by his father and mother from Tennessee. They were among the very early settlers of the county. It is said that there were only twelve white families living in Dade County at that time.

At the time of his marriage, B. W. Smith was renting land and farming in different places in the county up to 12 years ago wThen he bought 93 acres in Sac township wThich lie kept four years then bought 1:20 acres north of Dadeville. This was in 19(;8. This last place was very little improved with a fair frame house. He has since broken and cleared out, fenced and cross-fenced with hog-tight wire and built a good barn. The place is well watered by two good springs and a good well. At the time of his election as Sheriff of Dade County, Mr. Smith was engaged in general farming and stock raising, usually feeding out all his crop and marketing from one to t\vo car loads of hogs each year.

He was married April 15th, 1883 to A Hie Van Hooser, born May 20th, 1866, daughter of John Newton and Elizabeth (Logan) Van Hooser, both natives of Tennessee, coming to Dade county among the early settlers. Mrs. Smith was born one mile west of Dadeville. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of five children, viz:

(2) Homer, born July 2nd, 1887. married Bessie Wilson, a native of Dade County. They have four children: Opal, Sherman, Madaline and Josephine. They live in North Morgan Township.

(3) Macie, born July 22nd, 1889, married Joe Witt, a farmer of North Morgan Township, a native of Dade County. They have two children: Elma and Wilma.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are each members of the Christian church, he is a Republican, has served on school board for a number of years. He is making a splendid official but expects to return to his farm when his term of office expires.

Mrs. Smith has four brothers living in Dade County: John B. Van I looser, J. I. Van Hooser, \V. II. Van I looser and ]{. II. Van I looser. One C. X. Van 1 looser lives at Hoisington, Kansas and one, J. F. Van I looser lives in California.

F. M. Sneed Drug Company

F. M. Sneed, the proprietor of this Drug Company was born in Greene County, Missouri, January 1st, 18^3, son of J. P. and Mollie (Knox) Sneed, the former being a native of Greene County and his father was a pioneer from Tennessee. J. P. Sneed \vas married in Greene county, Mo., in 1881. lie was a farmer and is still active. Is a republican in politics, and both he and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Mrs. J. P. Sneed was also a native of Greene County, of the old pioneer Knox stock who were originally from Tennessee.

F. M. Sneed was the oldest of a family of 14 children, all of whom are living except one who died at the aire of '2 years. Mr. Sneed was educated in the schools of Greene county and supplemented that education by entering the Queen City Business College from which he graduated in 11)03 after which he went to Pleasant Hope in Polk county where he worked for the Pleasant Hope Milling Company for one year then entered the drug business as clerk for The J. W. Crank Drug Company at Springfield, in which position he remained for twelve years. On the 19th day of December, 1907, he was licensed as a .Registered Pharmacist and in June, 1914 came to Greenfield and bought out the Weir pharmacy. He immediately enlarged the stock and now carries a complete, up-to-date line of drugs and medicines, including jewelry, books, stationery, cut glass, paints, oils, druggists' sundries and medical appliances. It is one of the most complete pharmacies to be found in the country.

F. M. Sneed was married on the 8th day of September, 1908, to Miss Bessie B. White, born May' 4th, 1889 in Springfield, daughter of A. C. and Fannie (Gott) White. To this union was born, one child, Melvin White Sneed, July 5th, 1912 in Springfield. Mr. Sneed is a Republican in politics and both himself and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He is an active, energetic, public-spirited man, wide awake to the best interests of the community and in every way an exemplary citizen.

Hugh Stapp

Born March 21st, 1852, in Monroe County, Tenn., son of Achillis Granville Stapp also born in Tenn., February 21st, 1830, and Margaret (Weir) Stapp, a native of Tenn., born August .'51st, 182f>. Father and mother were married in Tennessee, April 24th, 1851 and came to Missouri, overland, in an ox wagon and settled first in Greene county in fall of 1852. He later took up a claim on the prairie in Dade county but was forced to give it up by reason of the treachery of persons he supposed were his friends. In company with his family he wont back to Greene county on a visit just before the breaking out of the war and was taken sick and for a few years his life was despaired of. After the war he entered 120 acres and purchased 40 acres adjoining, upon which he made his home until the date of his death, June !!0th, 1870. lie was buried in Christian countv.

Hugh Stapp was married February llth, 1877 to Louisa Morris, who was born June 29th, 1858, a daughter of Monroe and Mary Jane (Menesse) Morris, both natives of Tennessee but were married in Dade County, December 1st, 1853.

James Monroe Morris died in Dade County, February 28th, 1905 and his wife Mary Jane Morris died the same year, January 10th, 1905. They were the parents of 13 children:

Of the above children, Malissa married Harry Cowan of California, Cordelia married J. R. Cearnal of Jasper county, Rachel Catherine married Albert Lucas, Louetta died, aged 20 years, Susan Ritabell was the wife of Albert Daughtrey, died May 31st, 1914. Martha died in infancy and Elsie May is now the wife of G. W. Snaden.

(2) Jesse Lawson, born February 15th, 1882, married Grace L. Allison a native of Ohio, who was born December 14th, 1879, daughter of David J. and Lucinda (Weed) Allison. They have two children: James Lacey, born June 20th, 1910 and Flsie, born September 24th, 1913. Father and son are no\v engaged in farming on a large farm.

At the time of his marriage Hugh Stapp was a tenant farmer and continued so until 1SS5 when he bought 80 acres of land in Washington Township where he now lives. It was raw timber land, but Mr. Stapp went to work with a vim, erected a little frame cabin, 15 by 17 feet with a lean-to, cleared out a field, added 20 acres in two years and later bought 40 acres adjoining and afterwards 70 acres more so that his farm now comprises 210 acres of splendid land, practically the fruits of his own labor. He has made splendid improvements. His son owns 30 acres adjoining this farm and lie and his father work in partnership.

Hugh Stapp and son are engaged in general farming, raise 40 or 50 head of hogs each year and make a specialty of Short-Horn cattle. They also have 50 head of Angora goats.

In 1905 they erected a fine barn on this farm which is remarkable by reason of the floor, being a natural strata of flat limestone rock on the surface of the ground, 38 by 40 feet without a break, the foundation wall of the barn being cemented to the rock floor making it absolutely varment proof.

Both Hugh Stapp and his son, Jesse, are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Jesse is also an Odd Fellow. Both are democrats and active in party work though not office seekers. Hugh Stapp is a stockholder in the R. S. Jacobs Bank of Greenfield, while Jesse is a stockholder in the Bank of Pennsboro. Both are splendid citizens, good roads enthusiasts and progressive farmers.

Aaron D. States

Mr. States received the major part of his education in the schools of Ada, Ohio, fitting him for the work of later life in the lines of education, writer, platform orator mid minister in ail of which lines he did credit to his early teaching, to himself and to the community wherever his lot was cast.

Just budding into young manhood he came west with his parents in 1879; four years later, in 1883 was married to Miss Josephine Culpepper, who survives him.

His first newspaper work was at Cherokee, Kansas where lie founded and became editor of the "Cyclone" in 1884. He was afterward connected with the "Miami County Republican and the Paola Times of which he was owner in the same state; the Kansas City World, Golden City Tribune, Lamar Republican-Sentinel, Columbia Herald, and Springfield Independent, all in Missouri.

He entered the ministry of the Church of Christ in 1890, his first pastorate being that at Olathe, Kansas. He served later at Ft. Scott and also at Lawrence, Kansas, from which place he moved to Greenfield, Mo., in 1892, since which time his ministerial efforts were largely devoted to evangelizing. He held pastorates with different churches over most of Southwest Missouri and his work often calling him to other states. He was engaged in Christian work up to the time of his death but at that time was serving no regular pastorate. The last public act of his life was the conducting of the funeral of a prominent Greenfield citizen, the late John Harrison.

During all the years of his church work he never forgot his pen nor permitted his ambitions as a writer to fag: was a constant contributor to the magazines and journals.

As an orator, his abilities brought, him into prominence as a campaigner, political and otherwise and for 33 years the work occupied much of his time from National campaign work down to the smaller and mor<> local work, but never at the sacrifice of his greater ideals. With all this, always public spirited and in the forefront of every movement for the material as well as the spiritual welfare of his people, his indefatigable labors accomplished much. He was the pioneer in the business and established the first practical telephone system in Greenfield - the business out of which the Dade County Mutual and other systems, local, have grown.

Not long after coming to Greenfield he established a neat little cottage home in the north part which he christened "Rest-A- While." This was in his possession at the time of his death and is now occupied by his bereaved wife. For some years, however, he had not occupied this home. After returning from Springfield where he was last in the newspaper business he settled, with Mrs. States, in the Cabin Home, "The Cabin by the Winding Way," as he delighted to express it, situated on his holdings out on the Limestone Way. This spot he dearly loved - loved to live in - loved to write about and to talk about - loved to work for and "his works do follow him."

He has been an Odd Fellow for nearly 35 years and had served that order as state Chaplain and was never too busy to do his duty for the organization or anywhere else when duty called him.

The writer realizes that this brief biographical sketch can give but an intimation imperfect and colorless of the man's real worth who was altogether and wholly a man. At the time of his death he was engaged in the work of this publication and collaboration with others and was a moving spirit if not in fact the moving spirit locally in the enterprise. As an evangelist, writer, platform and pulpit orator and a literateur of no mean ability, he magnified his posi tion to all cases for more than these positions magnified the man. As a citizen, a plain citizen, his life and example were worth more than all these. The worth of his life among us was inestimable and his loss to us is irreparable.

George E. Strange

His father was born December 3rd, 1847 and his mother was born March llth, 1840. His father was a native of Johnson County where he was raised and so far as known the Strange family were native Missourians while Mrs. Strange was a native of Tennessee, her people coming to Missouri in 1840. Joseph A. Strange died in Dade County. He was a farmer. He came to Dade county in the early 80 's and settled near Lockwood. In his early life he was a member of the Christian church but later joined the United Brethern. In politics he was a Republican. Joseph A. Strange and wife were the parents of six children all dead but George E.

(o) John (twin of William Clay) they were born April llth, 1872, John married Zona Cassada. He died leaving three children, Goldie, Kay and Hughie.

George E. Strange received his education in the common schools of Dade county and remained at home until 1900 when he commenced farming on rented land on his own account. In 1909 he bought an 80-acres of land in South Morgan Township which he kept for one year, and since which time he has bought, sold, traded, exchanged and invested until he now owns 1GO acres all in one body in South Morgan Township.

This 160 acres is a well improved farm, all in cultivation except 15 acres, well fenced, well watered by springs and well. In 1913 Mr. Strange built a new frame -house on the Greenfield & Dadeville road also a new house west of his present [dace. lie lias put up substantial out buildings, and lias one of the choice farms in his locality. He is engaged

In the year 1899, on the 24th day of October, he was married to Mary Elizabeth Edwards, who was born January 7th, 1881, a native of Spencer County, Ind., daughter of Abraham and Levenia Jane (Dale) Edwards. Her father was a native of Indiana while her mother was born in Kentucky. The Dales were early emigrants from Kentucky. There were six children in the Edwards family, three of whom are living:

The Edwards family came to Dade County about 1881. They settled near Dadeville and Mr. Edwards died August 18th, 1894. Mrs. Edwards still lives in Dadeville.

(1) Levenia E., born July 6th, 1900. received her schooling in Dade county, married Hiram Hunt, March 5th, 3915, and lives in South Morgan township. He is a native of Dade county, born December 25, 1889, and is a farmer by occupation.

All of the above children are at home attending school except the oldest daughter. Mr. Strange is a Republican but never aspired to a public office nor held any political position. Has been a member of his local school board. He

Mr. Edwards, his father-in-law was a veteran of the civil war, serving in the 53rd regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry for three years and four months, and was for some time a prisoner in the Andersonville prison.

Mason Talbutt

Mason Talbutt, a member of the Greenfield bar, was born October 6th, 1846, in Greenfield, Dade county, Mo., his parents being Columbus and Amanda (Allison) Talbutt. The father who was a Tailor by trade, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, and the mother in Tennessee, but for many years they were residents of Greenfield where both passed away. They had a family of eight children, seven of whom are now living.

In his early life Mr. Talbutt learned the printing business, and worked at it until the beginning of the Civil War, and in 186.3 he enlisted as a private in Co. I of the 15th Mo. Cav. Vol., and was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant, and was discharged June 30th, 1865. After the war was over he again engaged in the newspaper business for a number of years, and while working at his trade studied law and was admitted to practice by Judge Parkinson at Greenfield, in June, 1879, and has been so engaged since that time. In October, 1884, he formed a partnership with the lion. E. P. Mann, which continued until January, 1901, when Mr. Mann moved to Springfield.

Mr. Talbutt served several years as Justice of the Peace, and in ISS:! he was elected Judge of the Probate Court and served four years, and in 1896 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Dade county, and served two terms, lie is a member of the Greenfield School Board and has been for a number of years, and has served as a member of the Board of Aldermen and one term as Mayor of Greenfield.

In Greenfield, on December 7th, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Clara Kimber, a daughter of Joseph II. Kirnher, and to this union five children were born who are now living, viz: Florence B., the wife of C. E. Tarr,, of Billings, Montana, Mary E., the widow of Harry II. Davis, of Greenfield, Maggie D., the wife of W. C. "Whaley, of Greenfield, Henry K., of Greenfield, and Lucy M., wife of Clyde McLemore, of Billings, Montana.

Mr. Talhntt has been connected with the K. S. .Jacobs Banking Co., from its organization, was elected a director June 10th, ISSrJ, and has been on the Board since that time, was elected Vice President in February, 11)00 and President in June, 1!)0(> - which position he still holds.

The family are members of the M. E. church, and Mr. Talbutt politically is a Democrat. 1 Ie is a member of Washington Lodge Xo. S7, A. F. cV. A. M., and of Dude Lodge Xo. 518,1. (). 0. F. at Greenfield, Mo.

The above is a brief sketch of a man who has resided in Greenfield for more than seventy years and whose life is written upon every page of her history. Judge Talbutt has been a power in the educational forces of Greenfield. He was the first man to place his name upon the subscription list for $1,000 in an effort to secure the Southwest Missouri Normal School for Greenfield. His influence and standing in the community has contributed to the success of the H. S. Jacobs Banking Company of which institution he is President. As an evidence of the high regard and esteem in which he was held by the veteran financier and businessman, K. S. Jacobs, he was named as one of the Executors in his will. Mr. Talbutt 's law library is one of the best in Southwest Missouri outside the large cities, and the books have not been mere shelf ornaments but have been carefully and diligently studied by the Judge so that his knowledge of the law is equalled by few and surpassed by none of the leading lawyers of this section.

By reason of his extreme modesty the last portion of this sketch goes to the printer without Mr. Talbutt 's knowledge or consent, but it is true in every particular, never-tlie-less.

D. E. Tarr

father was a native of Maine while his mother is a native of New York. They were married at Liberty, Clay County. Mo. Both families had emigrated to Clay county in an early day, although Mrs. Tarr had been previously married to George Potter in New York and after living in Kentucky for some time where they were engaged in the dairy business, they had two children, Flora, who is now Mrs. William Thomas of Douglas, Iowa and Arthur Potter, of Greenfield. Mr. Potter enlisted in the Union Army during the civil war from Clay County, Mo., and died during the service.

After the marriage of Nathan D. Tarr and Mrs. Potter (Lina B. Waight) they remained in Clay County only a short time, moving first to Cass county, later to Barton county, then to Yernon county, after which they came to Dade county, locating in Greenfield in 1878 where Mr. Tarr opened up a jewelry store which he conducted and enlarged until his death in 1884.

Mr. and Mrs. Tarr were the parents of two children: Charles E. Tarr, for man}' years a prominent business man of Greenfield, serving one term as mayor of the city, now located in Billings, Mont., where he is engaged in the coal and ice business.

D. E. Tarr, the subject of this sketch, received his education in the public schools of Greenfield. After his father's death in the year, 1885 in company with his mother and brother they moved to the old Scroggs farm where they farmed for one year then returned to Greenfield and in February, 1887 opened up a new grocery store where the Opera House now stands. They begun business with a $.'500 stock of goods under the firm name of L. B. Tarr, although both boys were interested in the business. This firm is now the largest grocery firm in Greenfield and one of the largest in Southwest Missouri. It still retains the original firm name. In 1!K)0 C. E. Tarr retired as manager, selling his interest to D. E. Tarr and Arthur Patter, his half-brother, but the business still continues in the original firm name of L. B. Tarr. They now occupy a large, two-story brick building on the west side of the square and large ware-rooms farther south on the same street. They carry a stock of approximately $15,000, consisting of " up-to-the-minute" groceries, crockery and general supplies. In addition to a large retail trade they also conduct a wholesale grocery business covering a territory of several counties.

D. E. Tarr and Arthur Potter are the owners of the Dade County Garage which was completed in 1917 and is one of the very best equipped buildings of its kind in Southwest Missouri. Mrs. Tarr is still living at the age of 85 years.

D. E. Tarr was married on the 17th day of May, 1899, to Ethel A. Wilson, a native of North Missouri, born August 27th, 1878, daughter of George and Fannie (Harper) Wilson. Her mother is now deceased. Her father is a farmer residing one mile southeast of Greenfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Tarr are the parents of four children: Wilson, PVed, Howard and John. Wilson is now attending Westminster College at Fulton, Mo., taking a commercial course, the other children are attending the Greenfield schools.

Arthur Potter married Effie Evans, daughter of A. J. Evans of Nevada, Mo., and they have two children, Jack and George, both attending school in Greenfield.

The firm of L. B. Tarr, in addition to the grocery business, conducts a large (lour, feed, hay and grain business, and were the first to establish the auto delivery in the city.

Until recently 1). E. Tarr was the owner and resided upon a fine farm of 1 O'O acres, adjoining the city limits on the south. Here he built a large frame residence, barn and other outbuildings, planted an orchard and otherwise improved it for an ideal farm home. He has been connected with the grocery business for over Ml years, and is active in all the public enterprises of the city.

Berry G. Thurman

three sons and one daughter are living: Dr. E. J. Thurman, a practicing physician in St. Louis; James W. Thurman, a farmer in the state of Washington, and Mary N. Tarrant, the wife of J. R. Tarrant of Springfield, Mo.

His father, John B. Thurman, was born in Warren County, Kentucky, and came to Galloway County, Missouri, when 20 years old. He was a blacksmith by trade, but spent most of his life on a farm. He died at his home in Greenfield, Mo., in 1888, at the age of 74 years.

His mother was born in Monitau County, Missouri, and died at the home of J. R. Tarrant in Springfield, Mo., in 1905, at the age of 86 years. Her maiden name was Jane Allee. Her mother was a Hill, and it was said in an early day that the population of Maniteau County consisted of "Hills and Alices."

B. G. Thurman, with his father, moved from Miller County to Morgan County, Missouri, in 1858, and from there, in 1S68, to the Thurman farm, adjoining Cedarville, in Cedar Township, Dade County. Thurman was raised on a farm and was educated in the district schools of Morgan County. lie attended the High school at Greenfield, .Missouri, in 18(58, and of Boliver in 18(59, and the State University at Columbia in 1X71 -72 -7.'}. He received his first certificate to teach school from Prof. West, school commissioner of Dade County, and taught school in Dade, Barton, Cedar and Vernon Counties, and paid his expenses ill High school and college. He read la\v in the office of the late and lamented Judge David A. DeArmond in the summer of 187-!, and graduated in .June, 1 x7.v>, in the first law class graduating after the inauguration of the law department in the State I'niversity. lie laught school at Virgil City, in Vernon County, to pay up indebtedness incurred during the last year at the university, and opened a law office with .Judge DeArmond in the old .Jacobs building in Greenfield .January 1, 1X74.

who was a candidate for re-election after defeating Judge DeArraond for the office in 1872. lie was again a candidate for re-election in 1870, and was defeated by J. F. Duckwall. In 1878 he was a candidate against the late Judge L. W. Shafer for prosecuting attorney, and was elected. In 1881 he moved with his family to Lamar, Mo., having dissolved partnership with Judge DeAnnond, and entered into partnership with A. J. Wray, a lawyer at Lamar, Mo., which partnership was continued for more than 25 years, and until the death of Mr. Wray. He was elected to the State Senate in 1888 to fill out the uncxpired term of Senator Claycomh, who had been nominated to the office of lieutenant governor on the ticket headed by Governor I). K. Francis, lie was a member of the revision committee of 1889, and helped to revise and compile the Statutes of 1889. He was appointed by Governor Dockery as a member of the board of curators of the State University, and served from 1902 to 1906.

At the election in 1906 he was elected judge of the Twenty-sixth Judicial District of Missouri, composed of Barton, Cedar, Dade and Yernon Counties, Judge Charles G. Burton of Nevada, Mo., being the candidate against him. This election was to fill out the unexpired term of the late Judge L. W. Shafer, who was elected over J. B. Johnson of Nevada, Mo., in 1904. lie was a candidate in 1910 against S. A. Payne of Greenfield, and was elected. He was reelected in 1916 over A. J. Young of Greenfield, and his present term will expire in 1922.

He was married at Greenfield, Mo., November 12th, 1879, to Lnla C. Clark, daughter of Captain S. S. and Margaret Clark. There were born of that marriage two children, a boy and a girl: Harold C. and Bess. Harold C. graduated from the university in June, 1904, having completed the full course in the Academic and Law Departments of the University, and located that year at Muskogee, Okla. (then Indian Territory.) "Hal," as he was commonly called, was married in 1904 to Freda Levy at Columbia, Mo., and there are four children born of that marriage. He engaged in the practice of law at Muskogee, and in

1914 was elected superior judge of that county, which has the same jurisdiction as our Circuit Court. He was born in Dade County July 29th, 1881. Bess was born in Barton County July* 25th," 1887, and married T. E. Braniff of Oklahoma City October 26th, 1912, and she now lives with her husband in that city. They have one child, a girl.

Since January, 1874, he has devoted his time almost exclusively to the practice of law, up to the time he was elected judge. Since 1874 he has been at every term of the Dade County Circuit Court except one, in 1889, when he was in the State Senate. During the years lie has been on the bench he has never failed to open court at 9 o'clock in the morning, except one time when high water prevented him from reaching Stockton until 10 o'clock of the first day of court.

Thomas Jefferson Underwood

There is probably no better known or more highly respected man in Dade County than T. J. Underwood, the subject of this sketch. He was born in Xorth Township, Dade County, January 19th, 1862, the son of Decatur and Elizabeth (Davidson) Underwood. He was born in Tennessee in 1835 and she in 1834. Decatur Underwood was brought to Dade County by his father, Thomas Underwood, during the late 30's, who came overland with ox teams and wagons, bringing his wife, who was Maria Howard. They settled two miles north of Areola on 160 acres which they homesteaded. This they improved and built a log house, which was one of the first in that part of the county and which is still standing, although weather-boarded, and is probably the oldest building now in use in the county. Thomas Underwood was a pioneer in every sense of the word. He died in St. Louis, while his wife passed away in. Dade County. Decatur Underwood was a prominent citizen of Dade County and was the father of four children, three of whom are now living. They are: Thomas J. of this review;

Sarah E., who is now Mrs. D. W. Edwards of Greenfield, and Alice, now Mrs. I. G. Hawkins of North Township, while Anna married Dr. E. U. Sloan and died leaving two children, Geneva and Eudora. The father of these children died July 16th, 1908, but his first wife, mother of our subject, died January 3rd, 1917, at the advanced age of 83 years.

Thomas J. Underwood was 20 years of age when he started out to make his own way in the world. He first entered the mercantile business in a very modest way, opening up a store in Arcola in a small rented building and with a stock of about $200. He enlarged this considerably, and finally took in as partners J. 0. Mitchell and D. W. Edwards, and together they increased the stock materially, but after a few years closed the business and Mr. Underwood bought 212 acres of good land and farmed and raised considerable stock, but sold this place in 1901, at which time he was elected county assessor, which position he held for four years. In 1903 he again entered the mercantile business at Arcola with his father as his partner. They started with a stock of $500 and soon increased it to $5,000, and ran the business under the firm name of D. Underwood & Son. This store burned in 1905, but the building, which was owned by Decatur Underwood and D. W. Edwards, was at once rebuilt, and the firm of D. Underwood & Son resumed their business. They had little money, but ample credit, so that thoy were able to go ahead with a stock of near $3,000. In 1908 Thos. J. took over the entire business, and the business is now known as The Home Store, T. J. Underwood, proprietor. Mr. Underwood has certainly made good in his business. He now carries a stock of $7,000. and it is a well-kept and up-to-date establishment. In 1909 he was appointed postmaster, and he has made a very efficient officer and still holds the place, even under a Democratic administration.

Mr. Underwood married Miss Amanda Appleby, who was born February 2nd, 1862, a daughter of Benj. and Louise (Wilson) Appleby, more of whom is written elsewhere. To Mr. and Mrs. Underwood have been born seven children, five of whom are living. Those deceased are: Howard, born October 4th, 1896, died at the age of 10 years, Irene, born November 1st, 1888, died in 1900. Those living are as follows: Eulalia May, born September 2nd, 1888, married C. W. Daugherty, a business man of Long Beach, Cal., and they have two children, Mary and Helen; Goldie, born February 2nd, 1891, married R. A. Furnoy, a business man of Joplin, Mo.; Benj. D., born October 24th, 1894, lives in California, where he has been employed by the Long' Beach Dairy Company for the past six years; Thos. Walker, born April' 8th, 1900, and Clyde Cowan, born May 29th, 1905, both at home and attending school.