Grundy County, Missouri - Chapter 15, 1908 (part 5 of 7)

L. BROWN was born in Clinton County, Ohio, June 9, 1850 He resides six miles southwest of Spickard on Route 4. His father was Moses Brown born Oct. 22, 1806, died Nov. 9, 1868. His mother was Ruth M. (McPherson) Brown, born June 18, 1820, died Jan. 11, 1886.

Mr. Brown was married to Susan Sweetman, Oct. 5, 1879. She was the daughter of Barney and Catharine (Brush) Sweetmen. She was bom Oct. 26, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have nine

Mr. Brown came to Grundy County with his mother in 1873. his father then being dead. They bought a farm, the management of which was left to him. He bought the interest of his sisters in the place after their marriage. He sold the home place in 1901 and bought the farm where he now lives. He is a general stock raiser.

Residence Of Coleman Brooks

Mr. Brooks was born and reared on a faria and has followed that occupation almost continuously. He remained with his parents until grown and then started to make his own way. In 1900 ne made a trip to California where he remained six months following railroading and ranching for a time being in the employ of J. T. James, who owns 60,000 acres of land. Returning he went to farming and later married. He lives on a farm just east of his father's place consisting of 160 acres, a part of the old home place. He also owns 40 acres three fourths of a mile east of the home place. The farm is well improved and the home is one of the prettiest in the county. He does general farming and makes a specialty of handling thoroughbred sheep.

W. T. BROOKS is a native of Grundy County, a son of Tilman and Sarah Brooks, and was born two miles east of his present home March 9, 1848. He lived there on the farm with his parents until he was twenty-eight years old when he married and started out for himself, farming. He fir^t bought a farm near the old home place where he lived a few years and then 1)ought what was then known as the Robinson farm on which he now lives. It then consisted of 160 acres and he has since bought 320 acres adjoining. He owns 80 acres near it, making 560 in all.

to the west and recently spent the winter in CaHfornia. The family is one of the oldest in the county. His father is still living at the age of eightynine.

Residence Of W. T. Brooks

Mr. Black went with his parents from Virginia to Nebraska in 1877, and they remained there three years. Then, in 1881, they came to fiercer Conn- ty, Missouri, where his father, Wm. H. Black, purchased an extensive tract of land. Mr. Black remained at home with parents and helped manage the farm until he was twenty-five years old, when he went to farming for himself, purchasing a farm near Princeton. Later he went into the livery business at Princeton, which he conducted for ten years. In the fall of 1908 he disposed of his livery business at Princeton and later bought a similar business in Trenton of George Lee. He at once moved to Trenton and has added extensively to his livery equipment. While in Princeton Mr. Black dealt very extensively in horses and mules and still handles a lar.iie number. He owns a farm in Mercer Countv, Missouri.

WESLEY BROWN, a son of George W. and Harriet Brown, was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, Nov. 27, 1851. He was married Dec. 24, 1874, to Sarah J. Winters, daughter of George and Margaret Winters. They have had three children ; Lula, born July 8, 1880 married Charles Gentry, of Spickard, Sept. 11, 1898; Bertie, Dec. 9, 1875, died Nov. 30, 1877; Grover C, Dec. 14, 1885, died July 4, 1899.

Mr. Brown lived in Iowa when young, where he followed the hoop business. He came to Missouri in 1885, settling at Spickard, where he followed the same business for ten years. He then went into the mercantile business and for several years clerked for Wilson, Fisk & Wild. Later he went into business for himself and became a member of the firm of Brown Bros. & Keith, at Spickard, handling groceries and dry goods. They have a large store and a splendid trade.

J. M. BALSLEY was born at Witt, Illinois, April 5, 1870. He lived on the farm with his parents until married and soon afterwards moved to Oklahoma, but stayed there only one year when they returned to 111. remaining until 1907 when they moved to Iowa where he farmed until the spring of 1909 when they moved to Grundy County, having purchased the Reed farm five and one half miles southeast of Trenton on Route three. The farm is well improved and consists of 270 acres. Mr. Balsley has remodeled the home until it is one of the handsomest in the county.

Mr. Balsley is a member of the Odd Fellow, M. W. A. and Court of Honor lodges. Both he and Mrs. Balsley are members of the Christian church.

Residence Of J. M. Balsley

J. L. BEACH was born at Hudson, Michigan, May 3, 1861. He lives now on Route 6, Trenton, Mo. He married Hattie E. Ball of \\'est Point, Nebraska, Sept. 10, 1884. They have had five children, three of whom are living, the oldest boy and the youngest girl having died in infancy. Those living are Clyde J., born Nov. 12, 1893; and Mil-

When a boy Mr. Beach moved with his parents to Ogle County, Illinois, where he lived until the close of the war. His father died from an illness contracted during the war. The family then moved back to Hastings, Michigan, where they lived uncil Mr. Beach was eighteen, when he entered the mercantile business at Nashville, Mich., remaining here two years. He then went to Illinois for a year, then to Nebraska, where he farmed two years. He then went into the employ of the Chicago City railway, at Chicago, for one year, then, in 1883, of the Northwestern railway, located at Huron, in which service he remained until 1908. Mr. Beach began his railroading career at the bottom and worked his way to higher positions. He held the positions of brakeman, conductor, trainmaster and superintendent of constructon. While holding the latter position lie built the Boneshill & Dallas extension of the Northwestern in the Tripp County reservation in South Dakota. While there he invested heavily in land in that region. He gave up railroad work in the spring of 1908 and later sold his farm in the spring of 1909 and moved w^ith his family to a farm three and one half miles northeast of Trenton, where he now lives. It consists of 80 acres. Besides doing general farming he handles thorough-bred Poland China hogs. Lady Choice being at the head of his herd.

Residence Of H. C. Campbell

from Ohio to Livingston County, Mo., in 1868 and after a few months came to Grundy County, locating six miles south of Trenton. Here Mr. Campbell lived until he was married, when he moved to .a farm near Farmersville, on which he lived twelve years. He then moved to his present farm of seven hundred and forty-five acres. He also has an eighty in Jackson township. Mr. Campbell is a stockholder in the Farmers Exchange Bank, the Co^l Company, the Grundy County Fair Association and a number of other enterprises in Trenton. He has served a number of years as president and as treasurer of the combination cattle sale org-anization. Mr. Campbell was collector for Jackson township eight years, trustee four years, and was for a time president of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. At present he is overseer of his district and has done much for the good roads cause in this county. He attended the public schools and Trenton High School under Prof. Norton, and took a course in Grand River College. On quitting school he taught for six years, spending the summers on the farm. His present farm is located five miles southeast of Trenton.

A. T. CORNWELL, one of Lincoln's township's leading citizens, was born on the farm he now owns, two and a half miles nortlieast of Tindall, Nov. 26, 1862. He is a son of John P. and Martha (Linney) Cornwell. He has never married and his sister makes her home with him, owning a half interest in the farm on which they live.

Mr. Cornwell taught school in Sullivan County, two years, his first school being taught in Humphreys. All his life, however, he has given his chief attention to farming. Mr. Cornwell has been a stockholder in the Tindall bank since its organiaztion in 1904 and has been its president since:

1906. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., K. of P. and the A F. and A. M. lodges. In his early life he attended the pubHc schools of his section and later took a course at the Kirksville Normal. He belongs to one of the oldest and best known families in North Missouri. His father was one of the early pioneers of Grundy County, coming here in 1838. ,. ' I

F. H. CRAM, son of Samuel and Eliza Cram, was born in Waukee, Wisconsin, Feb. 8, 1855. His parents were pioneers from Minnesota. They are both dead. He moved with his parents to Minnesota when but two years old and lived there with them until he was twenty-two years of age. He then went to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he remained five years, working for the Union Pacific railroad. In 1887 he came to Trenton and worked for the Rock Island for fifteen years. He went co farming and purchased his present farm in 1901. It is on Route 1, out of Trenton and consists of 44 acres of splendid land.

Mr. Cram married Eva Moore in 1881. She died Sept. 1, 1893 leaving one child, Harry H., born May 15, 1882. On Oct. 31, 1896 he married Frona A. Moore, formerly Mrs. St. John. She is a daughter of Eli Moore. He and his wife are both living.

J. W. DOUGLAS, son of Henry Douglas, who lives in Iowa, and Mary E. (Patterson) Douglas, was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, June 19, 1860. He now lives on Route 2, Dunlap.

Mr. Douglas moved with his parents to Missouri in 1874 and settled in Sullivan County near Humphreys. He lived there for a few years and then moved near Lindley, later moving to his present place. He remained at home with his mother until his marriage when he went to farming for himself. He bought his present place about twenty years ago while he was still at home with his mother. They farmed together for several years and then divided the property. He has 100 acres in his home farm and 80 acres nearby. He handles thoroughbred horses and is the owner of Ben Hur a fine stallion and Prince Albert, a noted jack.

SAMUEL D. ELLIOTT is the son of Thomas H. Elliott, who was born in Pensylvania, May 28, 1822 and died Sept. 5, 1906. His mother, Margaret (Harper) Elliott was born in Morgan County, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1829. Mr. Elliott was born in Morgan County, Ohio, Dec. 17, 1862. He now lives six miles west of Spickard on Route 2. After completing the common school course, Mr. Elliott attended Grand River College at Edinburg for two years, then took a course in the Kirksville State normal. He is well known in Grundy County as a school teacher, having taught for fourteen terms.

Henry Willis who was born in England, March 20, 1814 and died Nov. 28, 1898. Her mother, Kitturah A. (Wright) Willis, was born in Ohio, Aug. 31, 1828. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are the parents of five children: Hazel, born Aug. 7, 1891; Willis E., Feb. 14, 1893; Lee and Lynn, July 22, 1897; Margaret, Dec. 8, 1903. Mrs. Elliott was born May 30, 1870 in Grundy County, educated in the common schools and in Grand River College.

]\Jr. Elliott came with his parents to Grundy County when he was seven years old. During his career as a teacher he purchased a farm of 140 acres near Edinburg, sold it in 1895 and taught school for two years, then buying the farm just east of his home. Mr. Elliott has 220 acres of land well stocked and excellently improved. He is one of Grundy Countv's best citizens and highly respected by all.

EDWARD R. EVANS was born in Madison County, New York, Sept. 17, 1846. He was married March 8, 1867, to Mary J. Harman. They have had seven children, three of whom are living.

Mr. Evans spent his early life in New York, where he worked a number of years in a woolen mill. He came to Missouri when twenty years old and settled in Linn County, coming to Grundy in 1871. In Linn County he worked in the shops, and on coming to Grundy he worked in the shops at Trenton, and was for seven years on the road. He was locomotive engineer running on the Wabash for five years. Returning to Trenton in 1884, he worked for the Rock Island one year, after whic^ he went to Colorado in the interests of the Trenton

Mining Co. and the Rock Island. He had charge of the machinery in sinking the Sunny Side Coal Mine, helping to operate later and remaining there eight years. Returning to Trenton at the end oi that period he acted as janitor of the central school building until 1901 when he accepted the position as carrier on Route 2 out of Trenton and has held that position continuously since that time.

He belongs to the I. O. O. F. lodge and he and his wife are both devoted members of the Baptist church, he being for years a member of the Board of Trustees.

ALVA W. FRENCH is a son of J. A. and Martha French. He was born near Gait, Grundy County, May 5th, 1886 and now lives on Route 3, Trenton, AIo. Mr. French was married Jan. 23, 1909, to }.Iiss Nellie Lucas, daughter of G. \V. Lucas. Mr. Lucas now lives in South Missouri but was formerly employed at Cook's mill at Trenton.

Mr. French was born and reared on a farm and spent most of his life at home with his parents. When grown he started to farming for himself. In the spring of 1909, soon after his marriage, Jie leased the Key farm of 80 acres, near the old home place and on which he now lives.

T. F. FULKERSON, a son of Peter G. and Eliza (Carnes) Fulkerson, was born on the old Fulkerson homestead Sept. 30, 1870 and spent h;s early life there. He attended the public schools of that section and later took a course at De Pauw university. On quitting school he farmed for a short time and then came to Trenton where he shipped stock for a few years and then began trading in land and became interested in various enterprises, taking considerable interest in the Trenton Mining Company and the Trenton Electric Light Company, in which he owned a large amount of stock and was president of the company until it was sold in 1906. Since then he has devoted his attention to handling land. He owns a large amount of land and a number of pieces of city property, among them a half interest in the Harber hotel.

Residence Of J. A- French

there until grown, when he began farming for hin;i~ self. He remained in Michigan until 1877 when he came to Grundy County, buying a farm northea .t of Trenton where he lived until 1898. In 1898 he bought his farm four miles southeast of Trenton on Route 3 and has lived there since. It consists of 140 acres, and he owns 50 acres just west of the home place. He handles high grade stock of all kinds, including Shorthorn cattle.

B. F. FORD, a son of B. M. and Eleanor Ford, is a native of Grundy County and was born on a farm seven miles northeast of Trenton, Mar. 1, 1861 He lived with his parents there until he was twentyfive years old. He then started farming for hiiuself, buying a farm near the old home place on which he lived until 1905 when he bought his present farm one and one half miles east of Trenton. It consists of 110 acres in the home place and he also owns 80 acres near Dunlap. The farm has manv modern improvements, one being the electric lights supplied by the plant at Trenton. Mr.

He married Mary M. LeHew, daughter of B. F. and Sarah C. LeHew, Sept. 16, 1883. They have two children, Lewis Edward, born June 29, 1884 and Walter Dale, born Au^-. 19, 1888, Lewis

Residence Ok B. F. Forp

Both Mr. and Mrs. Ford's parents were among the early pioneers of the county. Mr. Ford's parents are still living. Mrs. Ford's father died man_v years ago, but her mother still lives on the old home place.

parents until he was twenty-four years old when he married and went to farming for himself. He then bought a farm near Shott, which consists of 40 acres and which he still owns. He lived there eleven years and then bought the farm on whicn he now lives and which consists of 80 acres. He does general farming and raises high grade stock, making a specialty of cattle.

JAMES GATES, son of Cyrus and Lydia. Gates, both of whom are dead, was born in Grundy County, Sept 12, 1865. He now hves on Route 6, Trenton.

He was married to Lydia Lunbeck, June 22, 1884. She died June 28, 1890. They had three children. Cyrus was born Aug. 1, 1885, and lives at home; Pernie Wooddale March 2, 1887; and Edward, Aug. 8, 1888, died Jan. 16, 1892. He was. married Jan. 10, 1898 to Mrs. Rachel Barnett, a sister of his first wife. She was born in Henry County, Iowa, March 10, 1859. Her parents came co- Grundy County from Iowa when she was seven, years old. When she was ten years old they went to south Missouri and she remained there until she was twenty-two. She was married to Samuel B. Barnett, who died March 31, 1882. They had one child, Mary A Barnett, born Aug. 7, 1881, who lives, in Trenton and is bookkeeper for Titcomb & Evans.

Mr. Gates was born on the old home place twoand one half miles west of Tindall. His mother died when he was a few weeks old. His father remarried and he lived at home until his marriage, when he went to farming for himself. He farmed for his father for six years after his marriage.. His father bought 40 acres of the Steve PulliauT place and he moved there in 1887. His father died in 1888 and the land was left to him. Later he bou.f^ht 40 acres adjoining the John Jones farm and later 80 acres east of the home place, from W. S. Thompson. He has 12 acres northwest of his homeplace, which makes 172 acres in all.

O. S. GALLATIN, a son of John and Clo L. Gallatin, was born in Grundy County, a mile and a half south of his present home, June 15, 188L He lives on Route 3, four and a half miles southeast of Trenton. Mr. Gallatin and Miss Ethel A. Campbell, daughter of Herk Campbell, were married Dec. 25, 1899. They have two children liv-

Residence Of O. S. Gallatin

Mr. Gallatin has always lived on a farm and began farming for himself when married. At present he lives on a farm belonging to his wife's father, consisting of 120 acres and adjoining Mr. Campbell's home place.

DR. H. E. HALL, son of Henry and Mary A. Hall, was born at Meridian, New York, May 28, 1860. He was married to Nettie Anderson, of Meadville, July 28, 1884. They have two children, Vitia N., born April 23, 1885, wife of Wm. H. Holsclaw, of Laredo, and Henry I., Dec. 6, 1890, now with the U. S. Signal Corps, at Leavenworth, Kans.

Dr. Hall's parents came to Linn Comity in 1868 and he lived in that county until fourteen years old. He taught school for ten years, and worked at watch making in Brookfield. He went to work at Davison's drug store, in Laredo, n 1892 and stayed in the store five years. He thea entered the University Medical College at Kans.is City, where he graduated in 1900, and since th.-.t time has followed the practice of medicine in his old home town, Laredo. He makes a specialty of surgery. He has a splendid library as well as an up to date equipment and keeps thoroughly up with the progress of his profession. He takes an active interest in all public questions and is a member ,)f the Masonic lodge.

G. P. HERRIOT, a son of Dr. J. E. Herriot, w^as born at Jerome, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1873. He moved with his parents to Trenton in 1893. He attended the public schools of Ohio and took a course at the State Normal. On coming to Trenton his father opened a drug store and Mr. Herriott clerked for his father for a time and later took a course in the Kansas City Pharmaceutical College. He then clerked in drug stores at Plattsburg, Mo., Mystic,

Iowa and elsewhere and in 1900 went to Novinger where he went into the drug business. In 1904 he was appointed post master at Novinger and sold out his drug store. He was reappointed postmaster in 1908, but a few months later gave up this position on account of ill health. He traveled for a few months and in the summer of 1909 went to Colorado where he and his wife are special agents in the postal department.

WM. D. KEITH is a son of Stephen and Mary (Scott) Keith. He was born in Franklin township three miles east of where Spickard now is, Sept. 11, 1857. Mr. Keith and Miss Alice Goben, daughter of Preston Goben, were married Oct. 28, 1875. They have had six children, four of whom are living. Tina P. was born Dec. 13, 1876; Lovie, Feb. 12, 1882, now Mrs. John Ballinger; Lena, Sept., 25, 1884; Glenn, March 12, 1889; Virgil, March 24, 1891, died Oct. 8, 1900.

Mr. Keith lived on a farm until 1894 when he went into the mercantile business at Spickard and has continued there since. The firm is known as Brown Bros. & Keith, Wesley and Moses Brown being the other members of the firm. They started in business in a small way, running a grocery store at first. Later dry goods were added and they now have one of the largest stores in a town the size of Spickard in the state.

and died Sept. 14, 1893. His mother was Charlotte (Kilburn) Merryman who was born Oct. 26^ 1836. Mr. Merryman was born March 23, 1857 in Grundy County, Wilson township. At present he lives three miles southeast of Laredo, Mo. He was married April 19, 1877 to Mary P. Belshe who was born April 20, 1859 and died May 8, 1897. He was afterwards married to Martha Matheny. Mr. Merryman has two children dead; Geetie M, born Feb. 4, 1880, died Oct. 12, 1902; Vernie V., Dec. 8, 1881, died June 20, 1890. Those livingare Ethel L., born Jan. 12, 1884; Robert F., April 26, 1886; Snoda E., Sept. 9, 1888; Aubrey E., Sept. 21, 1893.

W. A. MERRYMAN, son of Anderson and Keziah (Kilburn) Merryman was born near what is now the city of Laredo, Feb. 12, 1866. He spent his early life on a farm and attended the public schools of that section, later taking a thorough course in a business college. At the age of twenty he left home and started out for himself, married and began farming. He purchased a farm near the old home place. Later he bought land adjoining and now owns 763 acres in one body, which is one of the best farms in the county and is situated four miles east of Laredo., For a number of years he dealt in pure-bred Hereford cattle, but sold out that business in 1907. In 1890 he was elected president of the Commercial Bank of Laredo, an institution which he was chiefly instrumental in organizing and in which he is a principal stockholder.

W. A. Merryman

The bank has ample capital, the confidence of the people and a splendid growing business. He also owns town property and is interested in numerous enterprises.

Mr. Merryman was married Aug. 11, 1886 to Miss Mary F. Woods, daughter of C. C. Wood-.. They have no children living. He is a member >f the Masonic, Odd Fellow and Eagle lodges.

D. M. MINTER, a son of Wm. Minter, a Mercer County pioneer, was born in Mercer County, Missouri, Nov. 6, 1849. He was married to Miss Ada McDonald, daughter of Jacob McDonald, Jan.

D. M. Minter

ty, to which he has in the past given his chief attention. He moved to Spickard in 1907 where he has since made his home and still manages his farm. He gives much attention to cattle raising and has one of the best Short Horn herds in North Missouri, at the head being the celebrated Rose of Sharon. He is interested in various btisiness enterprises and helped to organize the Farmers and

ADDISON DAVID MONTGOMERY, son of Thomas and Matilda Montgomery, was born Sept. 5, 1872 on a farm near Jamesport, Daviess County, Missouri. When he was seven years of age he moved with his parents to Trenton, Mo., w^here he has since lived. He received his education in the Trenton public schools. His occupation is house painting and paper hanging. In politics he is a Prohibitionist.

FRANK D. MURPHY, son of David and Susan Murphy, was born in Henry County, Iowa, July 30, 1863. He lives on Route 1, Trenton, Mo. He was married Feb. 4, 1883 to Bettie A. Froman, daughter of Thomas Froman. She was born Oct. 1, 1862 in Daviess County, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy have five children: Claude was born July 29, 1885; Nannie, Aug. 3, 1889, married Estes Colley; Roy F., Jan. 25, 1898; Minta B., Aug. 23, 1899; Walter J., Dec. 21, 1903.

Mr. Murphy's father, David Murphy, was born March 22, 1882, in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. His mother, Susan Murphy, was born March 14, 1834 in West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia.

Mr. Murphy's parents came with him to Grundy County in 1869, and settled on the place now owned by J. D. Speck, four miles north of Trenton. He lived there with his parents until grown and married, then went to farming for him- self, a mile and a half east of Tindall. He stayed here five years, then rented the home farm, stayed there five years, then moved back to the former place, after which he bought the Wise farm two and a fourth miles east of Tindall. He bought other land adjoining, and now owns a fine farm of a hundred and fifty one acres. He makes a specialty of dairy farming.

Residence Of J. G. Overton

27, 1850. He now lives on Route 3, Trenton, Mo. He was married Jan. 10, 1871, to Julia F. Spence, daughter of William Spence. His wife died June

Mr. Overton moved to Missouri with his parents when a bal^y and they settled in Grundy County one mile north of his present home. He lived there until grown, when he went west and south to see the country, moving to his present farm in 1871, immediately after his marriage. The original farm comprised 840 acres, but he has given each of his grown children a farm and he now has 320 acres in the home place and has one of the handsomest homes in the county. Mr. Overton has a fine herd of Shorthorn cattle, with Golden Ring, out of Lord Lovell, at the head. He also handles high grade hogs, horses and sheep.

J. H. ROBERTSON, the son of Wm. H. and Louisa F. (Williams) Robertson, was born at Trenton, Mo., May 1, 1858. He was married to Rettie E. Owens, Dec. 19, 1878. They have five children living and one dead. Albert F. was born May 10, 1880, now at Kansas City; Ernest J., April 2, 1883 now in contracting business with his father; Emma E., Dec. 12, 1888; Bessie M.,

Mr. Robertson lived in Trenton when small, moving with his parents to a farm near what is now Laredo in 1864. He lived there on the farm until 1878, when he was married, and went to Trenton in Jan. 1880. He was three years with the Grundy County Coal Company. 1884 he went to Eldorado Springs, staying there until 1887. He then moved to Laredo and has since been engaged in the lumber and contracting business at that place. He has a big shop and the firm is known as J. G. Robertson & Son. He has been in the contracting business there for twenty-two years and has erected many fine structures.

E. J. Robertson, the junior member of the firm was married June 4, 1905, to Lynda A. Dobbins. They have one child, John M., born Oct. 18, 1906.

LEWIS FIELD WILLIAMSON, the second son of Rev. J. L. D. and Sarah L. (Temple) Williamson was born in Wapaloo County, Iowa, June 27, 1856. His father was a Baptist missionary and lived on the frontier. In 1865, the family came to Missouri and in '69 they moved to southeastern Kansas. Mr. Williamson returned to Missouri in 1879 and came to Grundy County in Sept 1894. April 13, 1880, he was married to Thirza E. Elliott, (youngest daughter of James H. and Angelina (Arnold) Elliott of Schuyler County, Mo.). To them were born five children; Etta,

Mr. Williamson was a railroader for nineteen years, but the past five years has lived on a farm, purchasing his present home in east Marion township, three years ago.

Mrs. Willis is the daughter of Joseph S. and Mary Johnson. Mr. Willis is a Methodist minister and has preached for many years in the vicinity ot Gait and other parts of this county and in adjoining counties. He began preaching in his eight - teenth year. He has a farm of 400 acres north of Gait, a handsome residence property in Trenton, and a 320 acre farm near Kingfisher.

E. C. WILSON, son of Sarah (Wisdom) and J. C. Wilson, both of whom are dead, was born in Grundy County, Harrison township, Jan. 24, 1871. He now Hves on Route 7, Trenton, Mo. He was educated in the pubHc schools. - Mr. Wilson was born and raised on the farm and lived with his parents until grown. His parents both died in the spring of 1908, within five months of each other. For the past five years, they had made their home with him. Mr. Wilson went west in 1897 and remained four years , in Colorado and Arizona, in a copper smelter in Arizona and in the ranching business in Colorado. He lives on a farm of eighty acres, seven miles north west of town. It belonged to his father up to the time of his death and Mr. Wilson then bought the interest of the other heirs. Mr. Wilson's father was born in Tazewell County Va., April 12, 1831, and came to Missouri in 1840, settling in Linn County. He came to Grundy County two years later. His mother was born in Randolph County in 1838 on August 9. His father died March 28, 1908 and his mother died April 3, 1908. They had eight children, five of whom are living.

DR. J. B. WRIGHT, son of Albert and Elizabeth Wright, was born at Xenia, Ohio, August i, i860. He attended college at Lynchburg, Ohio, before beginning his medical studies. He was married October 30, 1888, to Eva M. Fox.

Dr. Wright came with his parents to Grundy County in 1877. He taught school for four years, and read medicine with Dr. May, of Princeton. He then entered the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, graduating in 1883, and began the practice of his profession at Spickard. He remained in Spickard until 1898, when, after taking post graduate work in the Post Graduate Medical College, of New York, he located at Trenton, where he has since been. Dr. Wright is a member of the American, state and county medical societies. He has an excellent equipment and instruments, and conducts a hospital in addition to his general practice. He is ctlso a member of the pension board, and has specialized on the eye, ear, nose and throat.

T. J. ADAMS, son of David and Sarah Adams, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, January 5, 1 85 1. He now Hves on route three, Trenton. Mr. Adams and Georgia A. Smith were married February 13, 1872. They have one adopted son, Kenneth Walker, whom they took to raise and educate when he was five years old, and who is now twelve.

Mr. Adams' parents went to Iowa when he was one year old, and lived there until 1S66. when they came to Missouri. They lived first in Livingston County, near Farmersville, then moved to Mr. Adams' present home. Upon the 4eath of hi= mother, in 1901, Mr. Adams bought the interest of the other heirs in the place. The farm is located nine miles southwest from Trenton. Mr. Adams is a breeder of pure bred Poland China hogs. Both he and Mrs. Adams are members of the Christian church.

DR. W. R. ADAMS is a son of George W. and Elizabeth Adams. His father, who was for sixteen years county clerk of Linn County, now lives at Meadville. Mr. Adams was born at Linneus, Mo., September 12, 1881. He took an academic course in the Missouri state university, and graduated in medicine in the University Medical college, in 1904, after which he served one year as assistant surgeon in the Kansas City general hospital.

Dr. Adams located in Laredo, for the practice of his profession, in 1905. He does a general practice of medicine and surgery, giving special attention to the latter. He is examining physician for twelve life insurance companies.

Dr. Adams was married to Edna Petty, daughter of Judge E. Cx. Petty, of Linneus, Oct. 4, 1905. He and Mrs. Adams are members of the Methodist church, and he is a member of the Masonic lodge.

J. E. AKERS was born July 27, 1879, ^^^ ^^^^ farm on which he now hves with his mother. His father, James Akers, w^as born in Butler county, Ohio, January zy, 1832. He came to Missouri in 1855, settling eight miles southeast of Trenton, where he lived several years, then moved to the farm on which his son and widow now lives, in 1870. He died August 10, 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Akers are the parents of eight children. Mrs. Akers' maiden name was Eliza Coakley. She was born June 8th, i860.

J. E. Akers has lived on the home place, cared for his mother and helped to run the farm since his father's death. He is not married. The farm consists of eighty acres and is located five miles east of Trenton.

DR. EVEREl^r ALLEN, son of W. W. and Martha Allen, was born near Chillicothe, Mo., Oct. I, 1868. He is a graduate of the Galena, Kas., high school. Dr. Allen was married to Mary C. Varney, of near Chula, March 6, 1889. He graduated at the University Medical College in 1889. He was for some time located in Hickory, coming to Trenton in 1908. He has done post graduate work and has taken a special course in hospital work.

S. W. ANDERSON is the son of Wm. Anderson, born in Tennessee, July i, 1814, and Nancy Jane ( Lyda ) Anderson, born in Tennessee. He was born in \\'ilson township, June 18, 1855. He now resides four and one half miles southeast of Laredo.

The subject of this sketch began his life's responsibilities at the age of eighteen. He has lived at home with his father all the time. His father deeded him the home farm of 366 acres of the best land in that part of the county. He deals quite extensively in cattle, both feeding and breeding the Short Horn. He is a progressive citizen and is always ready to help any good enterprise along in the county. He is also a composer

Dr. J A. Asher

DR. J. A. ASHER, of Trenton, son of Solomon and EHzabeth Ellen (Birch) Asher, was born in Ohio, February 7, 1854. His father came with his family to this county in 1869, ^^'^^ settled on the Asher farm near Dunlap. Dr. Asher's early life was spent on the farm. After completing the district school course, he attended Grand River college, Edinburg.

In the winter of 1875 ^^^ 1876, he taught school at what was then known as the Winters district, where now stands the town of Gait. August 6th, 1876, he took up the study of medicine under Dr. Thomas Kimlin, and for many years clerked in Dr. Kimlin's drug store. He attended the medical department of the university of Michigan, and graduated at the University medical college of New York in the spring of 1881.

Dr. Asher was appointed a member of the board of examining surgeons for the pension department at Trenton in 1888, and has served continuously in that capacity except for the four years of Cleveland's administration.

For years Dr. Asher has been one of the leading physicians of the county, and has held many positions of trust. He is the present coroner of the county and was by virtue of this office sheriff of the county from the time of the death of Sherifif Estes in 1908, until his successor was appointed.

Dr. Asher has been a director in the Citizen's State Bank since its organization. He owns a good farm and takes much interest in fine stock, especially the breeding of good horses, to which industry he has probably contributed more than any other man in Grundy county.

Dr. Asher was married to Sallie M. Graham, daughter of D. George and Martha Graham, January 18, 1888. Th^y have two children: Vera, born December 4. 1892 r.nd Arthur Graham, born July 26, 1895.

OSCAR AUSTIN, son of Thomas and Martha J. Austin, was born on the farm where he now lives, near Spickard, December 15, 1865. He and Miss Lissa Schooler, daughter of Job Schooler, were

]\lr. Austin's father died when he was small, and he was compelled to work to help support the family. He went to farming for himself when eighteen years old, and later married. He afterw^ards bought a hundred and forty acres of the home place, and has a good home and a well improved farm. Mr. Austin handles Shorthorn cattle, and fine horses and hogs. He is a member of the K. of P. lodge.

GEORGE E. BAIRD is a son of Miles B. and Mary A. (Herrington) Baird. He was born in Shelby county, Mo., January 8, 1842. He was married to Rachel ^lagdaline Haley, daughter of Silas Haley, one of our strongest pioneer characters, Feb. 22,1880. They have three children : Mary Susan, wife of H. M. Merryman, born Dec. 8th, 1880 ,' Elizabeth Eaton, Oct. 9, 1883 ; and Sarah Ellen, Dec. 19, 1885. Mrs. Baird was born July 21,, i860.

Mr. Baird's parents moved from Shelby ville to Nineveh, Adair county, going in a few years from there to Putnam, where Mr. Baird, Sr., entered land. They went from Putnam to Sullivan county, where the family lived until Air. Baird was grown. He went with his parents to Oregon in 1863, ^i"!*^! remained in Union, Oregon, thirteen years in the cattle business. In 1876 he went from Oregon to Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas, where he stayed five years, then came to Grundy county and in 1882 bought a six hundred acre farm of'

James Austin. He afterwards lioiight other farms in Grundy county, making fifteen hundred acres in all, and considerable real estate in Trenton and other property.

]\lr. Baird and family live on Trenton avenue, Trenton, Mo. He is a deacon in the Christian church of Trenton, of which Mrs. Baird is also a member.

W. C. BELL, son of Wm. and Nancy Bell, was born at Westerville, Ohio, February 20, 1858. He now lives on route one, Trenton. Mr. Bell was educated in the pu1)lic schools and Otterburn University W'hich was located in his home town. He was married March 4, 1884, to Miss Emma Guiles, daughter of A. J. Guiles, of Boonville, la. They have two children; Samuel Earle, born April 29, 1885, a machinist at Ossawatomie, Kans. ; and Devona B., born February 26, 1894.

When he had completed his schooling Mr. Bell began railroading in the employ of the Illinois Central, first at Columbus, Ohio, then at Amboy, 111. He came to Trenton in 1883, and went to work for the Rock Island as conductor. He remained with the road until 1905, when he moved to the Gardner farm of a hundred and sixty acres, three miles north of Trenton, which he had bought in the meantime. In 1906 he went to Des Moines, where he was in the wholesale hay business until 1908, when he returned to his farm. Mr. and Mrs. Bell and their daughter are members of the Christian church. He belongs to the Order of Railway Conductors.

H. G. BELSHE was born in Wilson township, Grundy County, Dec. 25, 1843. ^le now lives two and one half miles southwest of Laredo. His father was Richard Belshe, born in Virginia, in 1801, and died in 1885. His mother was Nancy (McMillen) Belshe, born in Tenn., in 1805, and died in 1886.

Mr. Belshe was married Jan. 25, 1866, to Clem entine Kilburn, born Nov. 14, 1848. They have four children; Sarah N., born Jan. 2, 1867, died Nov. 4, 1885; Lizzie E., born April 6, 1873, died Sept. 13, 1874; Amelia M., born Dec. 22, 1876, married Charles Tracy Jan. i, 1900, and James Richard, born Aug. 7, 1879. Mr. Belshe was born in Grundy County when it was truly a wild country. He has until recently owned the place which his father first settled on but at present it belongs to his son.

Mr. Belshe is one of Grundy's largest land owners. After having given each of his children a farm, he has 468 acres left. Mr. Belshe is the first male child born in this county since it was separated from Livingston. He has traveled extensively in the West, East and South, returning here in 1869. He helped to freight goods with ox teams from Brunswick to what few towns there were here. Mrs. Belshe is also from one of the pioneer families and was born on the place where she and Mr. Belshe now live.

Sarah J. Bickel, was born in Grundy County, seven miles east of Trenton, June i6, 1870. He was married October 3, 1894, to Miss Lillie B. Combs, daughter of John B. Combs. She w^as born in Grundy County, April 7, 1870.

marriage, while living with his parents. The farm is three miles east of Trenton, and consist'^ of a hundred and sixty acres of well improved

A. J. BLANCHARD is a son of Lemuel and Maria Blanchard, both of whom are dead. He was born in Adams County, Illinois, Feb. 5, 1858. He was educated in the public schools. Mr. Blanchard lives on Route seven, Trenton, Mo.

He was married in 1880 to Lizzie Craighead^ who was a native of Adams County. She was born in 1861. About two years after their marriage, Mrs. Blanchard died, leaving one son, Robert Lee, born May 19, 1881, died March 18, 1900.

Mr. Blanchard came to Missouri with his father when small and settled in Knox County, living there until grown. His mother died just before they left Illinois. When he married, he went to farming for himself in Knox County and lived there until the death of his wife, when he came to Grundy County. He has hved here ahnost continuously except nineteen months in Texas. He now lives on the Sid Renfro farm, four miles northwest of Trenton. The farm consists of 540 acres.

ISAAC BLATTNER was born in Northum^ berland County Pennsylvania, August 19, 1843. ^^ now lives on route six Trenton, Mo. He was married January 16, 1866 to Miss Louisa Alberts. They have five children: W. H., born Dec. i, 1868, living at home with his father; Frank D., born Nov. 22, 1870, w'ho farms near Laredo, Mo. ; Mary Leota born Oct. 30, 1873, at home; Susan Jane, born May 26, 1875, "o^v ^Irs. W. G. Harris; Alice Louella, born Jan. 17, 1877, now at home.

Mr. Blattner left Pennsylvania when three years old and went with his parents to Iowa remaining there until 1873. Both parents died while living in Iowa. Mr. Blattner went to farming for himself when he w^as married. He moved to Grundy County in 1873 and bought his present farm which consists of one hundred and five acres. He joined the 24th, Iowa Volunteer Infantry in 1862 and served three years and one month. He was at the seige of Vicksburg, battle of Jackson, Mississippi, with Banks in the Red river campaign, at Harpers Ferry and with Sheridan in his later campaigns, leaving the service wnth the rank of corporal.

A. R. BONDURANT was born Dec. 24, 1867 at Wintersville, Sullivan County, Missouri. He moved to Grundy County in 1882, and lived on a farm until 1896. He attended the country school from two to four months in the year until 1888, when he took a course in the Gem City Business College. In 1891, he attended the Grundy County Institute and began teaching at the old Berry school house. He taught seven terms in the country and was then elected Principal of the Fourth Ward at Trenton, which position he held for seven and a half terms, when he resigned. He and W. R. Berry then bought a stock of hardware at Belton, Cass County, Mo. They remained there less than a year when they sold out and Mr. Bondurant returned to Gait and in Feb. 1902, with a silent partner, bought out Cooper Brothers and conducted the business until Oct. 1904, when he organized the Farmer's Hardware Company, of which he was the manager. In March 1908, he resigned and moved to Elk City, Okla., where he had an excellent position w^ith a hardware company. In June 1909, he returned to Gan so that his wife could be with her mother who was in extremely poor health, and accepted his old position as Manager of the Farmer's Hardware Company.

Mr. Bondurant is a member of the Baptist church and has been superintendent of the Sunday School for many years. He is also a member of the I. O. (3- F. and takes an active part in the work of that order. He was mayor of Gait for one term, and gave the city a firm, moral, and business-like administration.

FRANK L. BOSLEY, son of J. M., and Florence (Reynolds) Bosley, was born in old Middlebury, Grundy County, October 22, 1859. He was married November 20, i8<S8 to Miss May Booher, daughter of John Booher, an old pioneer. Mr. Bosley moved with his parents to Trenton when a boy, and they lived for several years where the Owl pharmacy now stands. They moved to Chariton County in 1869, returning to Trenton in 1872. His father died two months after their return. Mr. Bosley worked in stores for several years, for Lafferty & Winters, for John Shanklin, and others. He then began work as a plasterer, which he has continuously followed for nineteen years. He worked in the cement business also at Gallatin and Princeton, and one summer in Leavenworth for the National Government. Mr. Bosley lives in Trenton. His grandfather helped to name the city, which was named for Trenton, New Jersey. /.He is a Mason and a member of the Christian church.

J. N. BRASSFIELD, son of Riley and Rachel Brassfield, was born in Livingston County, June 25, 1852. He was married to Miss Clara E. Miller, daughter of J. W. Miller, February 12, 1879. Mrs.

Brassfield was born in Franklin County, Ohio, in August, 1857, and came with her parents to Missouri when ten years old. Her mother was Mary Elizalieth Miller. The name of his farm is Walnut View.

Mr. Brassfield lived with his parents on a farm near Chillicothe until he was twenty-seven years old, when he went to .farming for himself. He bought a 192 acre farm south of Hickory, just across the Livingston county line and also bought the home place of 120 acres. He sold the home place, bought the Steve Perry place near Trenton, sold that and the farm near Hickory and bought his present 160 acre farm a mile and a half northeast of the corporate limits of Trenton, in 1906. He raises short horn cattle and Poland China hogs.

Mr. and Mrs. Brassfield have five children living and two dead : Frank R.. born Sept. 9, 1882 ; H. Vencil, born Jan. 5, 1885; Lena M., Sept. 16, 1887; Grace T., Oct. 1890; John A., Sept. 16, 1894; Eddie E., born Nov. 22, 1879, died July 10, 1882. Another child died in infancy. Both Frank and Vencil are salesmen in the employ of the Coleman Gas Light Co., of Wichita, Kansas.

A. M. BRIDGES, a son of John C. and Catherine Bridges, was born in Linn County, Missouri, Nov. 15, 1869. H^ "ow lives on route three, Trenton, Mo. Mr. Bridges was married December 2, 1896, to Mary V. Kelly, daughter of Thomas Kelly, of Linn County. They have three children ; Hubert

Residence Of A. M. Brioches

Mr. Bridges came with his parents to Grundy County when nine years old. They then returned to Linn County and remained six years. Returning to Grundy, he bought what is known as the Kelly farm, of two hundred acres, six miles southwest of Trenton. Mr. Bridges raises good stock of all kinds. Mrs. Bridges is a member of the Christian church.

T. S. BROWER, son of R. C. and Jane Brower, was born in Mercer County, July 6, 1873. He now lives at Brimson. He was educated in the district schools and Stanberry normal.

Fie was married Dec. 26, 1896 to Cora E Young, daughter of W. H. Young of Harrison township. They have had four children; Sylvia, nine years old, Velma, seven years old, Ruby, five years old and Lowell three years old.

Mr. Brower moved to Harrison County in the vear 187Q. After finishing the district schools and Stanberry college, he taught school in Harrison and Mercer counties for nine years. He was in the produce business for four years- He entered the government employ as mail clerk in 1905. In Oct. 1908, he took charge of the Brim son lumber yard.

D. C. BROWN, JR., son of Hon. D. C. and Martha J. Brown, was born in Harrison township, three miles northeast of Brimson, Feb. 18, 1 88 1. He now lives at Brimson. He was educated at the district school.

Mr. Brown was married June 26, 1904 to Hattie Gregg, a daughter of Thomas Gregg and a niece of Prof. J. D- Campsey. They have one child, Harry Campsey, born Sept. 13, 1905.

The subject of this sketch lived with his father until 1898, when he commenced working for a railroad in Nebraska. From 1901 to 1902, he was a cowboy in Colorado. On Jan. 15, 1904, ne was appointed mail carrier. Since that time he has been in the livery and farming business.

E. E. BROW X, son of J. H. and Louisa Brown, the former of whom is dead and the latter of whom Hves at Trenton, was born in Grundy County, near Edinburg, April 21, 1864. He now lives on Route seven, Trenton. He was married to Lula Buchanan, daughter of A. H- Buchanan, Oct. 3, 1889. She died June 5, 1895. He was married to Nannie Buchanan, daughter of A. H. Buchanan, Alarch 19, 1901. She was born June 18, 1880. By his first wife he has two children; Lydia Vernon, born July 2, 1892, and Lulu Lee, born Dec. 30, 1894. By his second wife he had four children; Leonard H., born Feb. 28, 1903; Helen L., born Jan. 28, 1905; Frances, born Dec. 4, 1907 and Harold, born July 3, 1909.

Mr. Brown was born on a farm near Edinburg and lived there with his parents until married. He then went to farming for himself. Jtist before his marriage, he spent about six months in Oregon in the mercantile business- On his return, he married and went to Oklahoma near Oklahoma City. He stayed there five years engaged in farming, his wife dying while there. He returned to Grundy County and shortly afterward bought his present farm and married, his second wife being a sister of his first. His farm consists of 40 acres, adjoining that of his father in law, seven miles northwest of Trenton. Mr. Brown belongs to the Odd Fellow and M. W. A. lodges. They are members of the Mehodist church.

Thomas A. Brown

THOMAS A. BROWN, son of D. C. and Martha J. Br(n\n \vas 1:)orn in Grundy County, March i8, 1876. He was educated in the district schools, Grand River Colleg'e and the Kirksville Normal. He farmed and tauglit school until 1903 when he sold his farm in Daviess County and founded the Brimson Banner, a weekly newspaper published at Brimson. He was editor of this paper for two and one half years. Tn i()04, he was appointed postmaster and served almost a year resigning in 1905. During' this time he had engaged in the im])lement and \ehicle business with his father under the firm name of Brown & Son- He sold his newspaper in order to devote his entire time to the Vehicle and Hardware business. The firm continued in business until Jan. i, 1909, when his father retired and it became the firm of Brown & Hudson, which firm now carries an extensive stock of hardware and implements.

Mr. Brown was married June 20, 1906 to Dora M. Gardner, daughter of W. G. Gardner of Gilman Gity. They have had two children ; Edith Evelyn, born June 12, 1907, died April 7, 1908; and Cleo May, born Aug. 24, 1908.

Mr. Brow-n served one year as trustee of Taylor township. Tn connection with his implements and Hardware he does an extensive l)usiness in shipping live stock and grain.

ARCH BRUCE was born in Linn Coutny, Missouri, March 24, 1875. He now lives three miles solithwest of Laredo. He was educated in the pul:)lic schools of Linn County and the Kirksville ?itate Normal. He was married Feb. 20, 1895 to Nancy Kilburn, who was born Aug. 31, 1875. They have four children; Marvin L-, born Feb. 1898: Ralph, J^,orn Jan. 4. 1902; Fauntell. born July 5, 1904: John Quincy, l,orn June 13, 1907.

INIr. Bruce's parents were O. R. Bruce, horn in Ohio Aug. 31, 1839, and M. J. (Smith) Bruce, born Sept. 2C), 1847. Mrs Bruce's parents were John Kilburn, born Fe1x t8, 1841 and Ann (Warren) Kilburn.

After completing- the common schools of Linn County. ^Tr. Bruce at the age of seventeen, went to the State Normal at Kirksville, Mo., returning to his father's farm and staying until his marriage.

He married a Grundy County girl and came lo this county to reside. Mr. Bruce has a beautiful home and a fine farm of 80 acres, it being located on the prairie just southwest of Laredo. He is a Republican in politics. He belongs to the A- 1\ and A. M. Lodge No. 253, Laredo and to the chapter of Royal Arch Masons at Chillicothe. He belongs to the Baptist church.

J. A. CLAYPOLE is a son of James and Mary Ann Claypole, old reridents of this coimty, both deceased. He was born within a mile of his present home, July 3, 1863. He was married Jan. i, 1882, to Irene C. Barr. daughter of David Barr, of an old f^nu'ly. They have three children; David H,, born Sept. 22^, 1882; Mary Cordia, May 21, 1887; and Robert Arthur, Dec. 2, 1889.

Mr. Claypole lived until grown on the farm on which he was born, then began farming for him-* self. He farmed just east of his present home for five years, then bought the farm where he has since lived. It has a hundred and thirty acres of well improved land, a pretty home and good barn. Mr. Claypole is a stockholder in the Citizens bank, at Laredo, and is interested in other business enterprises,

Mrs. Claypole was born Feb. i'^, 1865, near her present home. Their son, David H., is married and lives just west of his father. Their daughter, Mary Cordia, is now Mrs. Otto Elliott, and lives in the same neighborhood. Robert A. is also married, and lives at his father's home.

W. R. COIT is a son of Royal B. and Clarissa Coit. His father died in 1907. His mother lives with him. He was l:iorn in Portage county, (_)hio, Oct. 18, 1866, and now lives on route two, Trenton. He was married Dec. 31, 1892, to Miss Mildred Tinkle, .daughter of Jacob Tinkle, deceased. They ha\'e two children; Gail \\\, born Feb. 22, 1894, and Bruce E., born April 25, 1895.

]\h'. Coit came from Ohio with his parents to Grundy county in 1882, settling on what was known as the Milton Cook farm, where h. N. Robertson now lives. He lived at home until his marriage, when he moved to his present farm, a part of which was given him by his parents at that time. The original farm contained eight}^ acres. Air. Coit has since bought forty acres more. He has built a pretty home, and has the farm well improved. Mrs. Coit is a member of the Methodist church. He is a Democrat, but remembers his Republican friends in county elections.

T. B. CRUTCHER, son of Peter and Eliza Crutcher, both of whom are dead, was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, Feb. 28, 1852. He now lives on Route one, Trenton. He was educated in the public schools.

Mr. Crutcher was married May 3, 1877 to Mary F. Froman, daughter of Thomas Froman. They hnve eight children: Anna E., born Sept. 28, 1879, now Mrs. Geo. Sutton; Carrie, July 2, 1883; Sadie T., May 2, 1886, now Mrs. Earl Barrett of Kansas City; Woodie, June 24, 1888; Nona D., Sept. 21, 1890, now Mrs. Leslie Tharp; Mattie M., May 12,

1894; Maggie, July 6, 1896, and Tracy, Alay 2, 1900. Mrs. Crutcher was born in Daviess County, Nov. 30, i860, l3Ut has lived in Grundy County practically all her life.

The subject of this sketch was Ixirn and reared on a farm in Kentucky and lived with his parents until he was twenty five years of age. He then married and came to Grundy County. His wife although a Missourian. had l)een living in Kentucky about a year. He settled near Trenton first and then moved to Lincoln towaiship where he has lived continuously since. He has leased seA'eral farms and in the spring of 1909 rented the Harry Hall farm, three miles east of Tindall. T<- consists of 80 acres.

He was married Dec. 5, 1875 to Olive Penick, He is a son of Francis and Mary (Noble) Day. They have four children. Mary, wife of R. G. Sheets of Kansas City; Elsie, wife of W. L. Rucker, of New Jersey; Arthur, in New York, manager of the Franco American Bank, headquarters in Paris, married Miss Kennefick of Kansas City; and Vane, fourteen years old.

Air. Day was reared on a farm in Martinsburg and in Sullivan C(Uinty. He was a merchant in Newtown for three years. He organized a bank at Harris, then went to Gallatin where he was cashier of the First National Bank for four vears. He then came to Trenton and has since l^een cashier of the Citizen's State IJank. He is a director and the largest stockholder of that hank. He is a director of the N^ational I'ank of the Republic of Kansas City. He has a farm near Trenton where he raises fine cattle and ^'ood horses. He belongs to the Masons, Elks, M. W. A. and Eastern Star He has a fine residence on Prospect street in Trenton.

JOHN DO AX, son of John and Sarah Doan, was born on the old Doan homestead six miles north of Trenton. ( )ctober lo, iX6i. and lived there until his marriage with Miss Mary E. Gates, daughter of C^rus Gates, Nov. 12, 1885. His father dying in 1876, he helped his mother to run the farm until his marriage, soon after which he bought the farm on which he now lives, near his old home. There are three hundred and twenty acres in the farm on which he lives, and he owns a part of the old Gates farm. Mr. Doan in addition to regular farming and stock raising, is a breeder of Shro])shire sheep and Shorthorn cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Doan have eight children. Deborah, born Aug. 28, 1886, graduated in 1909 in the medical department of the Illinois state university and is a student of Barnes University, St Louis; Mabel, born Aug. 13, 1890, is a student in the normal at Kirksville; Nellie, born Sept. 5, 1891, is a member of the senior class in the Trenton high school; Lucy was born in July, 1896; Mary L., Sept. 24, 1897; Mildred, Sept. 25, 1899; Zelpha,

John Doan, Sr. was born in Philadelphia in 1 801, and came to this county in 1858. His wife, Sarah Doan, aged seventy eigiit lives on the old home place.

J. A. DONALDSON is a son of Edward Donaldson, deceased, and Evaline Donaldson. He was born in Grundy County near Spickard, July 2y, 1861. He now lives on Route one, Trenton. He was educated in the public schools. He was married Dec. 30. 1886 to Mary J. Hughes, daughter of William and Ann E- Hughes. Mrs Donaldson is also a native of Grundy County, born near Spickard, Aug. 7, 1866. They have one child, Grace, born Oct. ij, 1887, now Mrs. Charles Bosley of Spickard.

The subject of this sketch was born ancL reared on a farm near Spickard and lived there until gro\\'n and married, then went to farming for himself. He leased land two years, then became owner of part of the Hughes farm near Spickard. After having lived there eight years, in 1895 ^^^ bought the farm where he has since lived. It consists of 120 acres, well improved with a 1)eautiful home, three and a half miles east of Tindall, in Lincoln township. He is a member of the Odd Fellow lodge. Mrs Donaldson is a member of the Christian church.

]\Ir. Duke was born and reared on a farm in Jefferson County, Iowa. He lived there until 1895 W'hen he came to Grundy Count}- with his parents, settling- on a farm near Grundy Center, then known as the Sim Jones farm, which his father bought. He lived v.ith his parents until grown. He then Avent to ^\'ork for the Rock Lsleand remaining in their employ nearly three years. He managed the Carpenter place for a time and in the spring of 1909, moved to his father's farm, where he now lives. The farm consists of zS^o acres well improved, and fine home.

JESSE DUNLAP, son of Freeman and Mel- "vina Dunlap, was born in Grundy County, near his present home, Feb. 20, 1869. He was married to Sophi? Hildebrand, Jan. i, 1901. His wife is a daughter of John Hildebrand. They have no children.

Residence Of Jess Dunlap

ISAAC ELLIOTT, son of Elijah and Dorcas Ellintt. was horn in ^lorgan County, Ohio, Oct. 12, 1843. Hewas married Sept. 10, 1S65, in Ohio, to Esther Harkins. Mrs Elliott was horn in Morgan County, (^hio, Nov. 10, 1841, and died Xov. 31, KjO/. They have seven children living, and one dead. Ernest, horn ]\Iay 24, 1866, lives on an adjoining farm; Frank, horn ALay i, 1867, is in Texas; Lemuel, horn June 17, 1869, was killed hy a runaway horse, Dec. 25, 1885; Noel, horn Lan. ij, 1872, lives on an adjoining farm; John D., horn

Jan. 27, 1874, lives west of the home place; Wilber T., born Dec. 29, 1876, in U. S. Government service at Washington. I). C. ; Wm. C, hovn Dec. 25, 1879, lives four miles east of the home place; Augustus Otho, born May 29, 1883, with his wife, Corcla Claypole, daughter of James Claypole, have lived with Mr. Elliott since the death of his wife.

Mr. Elliott grew to nianhood on his father's farm in Ohio, then when married l^ought a farm near the old home place, which he occupied until 1882, when he came to Grundy County and bought his present farm, on Route two, east of Trenton. ^Ir. Elliott makes a specialty of Delaine sheep, and has a fine flock of over a hundred head of pure bred animals. He of course raises other live stock. He has an excellently improved farm and a pretty home.

Durino- the war, Mr. Elliott served in Co. K. 161 st Ohio volunteer infantry. He belongs to the R. P. Carnes Post G. A. R., at Dunlap. He is a Republican in ]:)olitics.

C. S. ENDICOTT is a son of J. J. and Melissa Endicott. His father came to Missouri in 1864. Mr. Endicott was born in Trenton, where he now lives, Sept. 8th, 1867. He was married June 17th 1890, to Irene Walker, of Illinois.

Mr. Endicott moved with his parents to Daviess County when nine years old, and remained there ten years, returning in 1885. He learned the carpenter trade when quite young, going to W'Ork at that and in the contracting business on his return from Daviess County in 1885, since

Residence Of O. T. Ellington

O. T. ELLINCxTON, who Hves on route three, Trenton, JMo., is a son of J. M. and Susan Elhngton, and he w^as born in Adams County, Ihinois, Feb. 4, 1861. He was married December 28, 1882, to Miss Maggie Belshe, daughter of J. C. Belshe. They have seven children. Mary Ethel was born Sept. 4, 1884; Edna Bernice, April 29, 1888; Susan Mony, December 2, 1893; Ralph Belshe, June 4, 1896; James Wendell, August 19, 1899; Cordelia Margaret, August 29. 1901 ; Claude LeRoy, Nov. 14, 1903.

Mr. Ellington lived in Illinois until 1879, coming with his parents to Grundy County at that time. When he was married he began farming for him- self, where he now owns three hundred and sixty acres of splendid land three and a half miles southeast of Trenton. Mr. Ellington handles good live stock, dealing especially in cattle.

DR. JESSE F. FAIR, a son of Joel J. Fair, was born in Harrison County, Mo., Jan. 9th, 1858. He was married to Maude Coffey, February 28, 1884. They have seven children.

Dr. Fair lived on a farm until grown, when he took a three years course in Avalon college. He taught school several terms, and studied medicine under Dr. F. E. Coffey. He graduated at the Homeopathic Aledical College of Alissouri, at St. Louis, in 1885, and since that time has practiced his profession. He was located at Avalon for one 3^ear, at Blue Ridge, Mo., two years, at Tribune, Kansas, one year, then at Helena, Mo., for eleven years coming to Trenton in 1899, where he has since lived.

H. F. FICKEL was born in Wilson township Grundy County, on Feb 7, 1871. He now lives two and one fourth miles southeast of Laredo. He was educated in the public schools of the county. On Nov. 2, 1898, he was married to Josie Bell Lightner, born Jan. 11, 1879. Mrs Fickel was the daughter of C. R. Lightner and Hulda (Owen)

Mr. Fickel stayed at home and worked for his father for which he was given one of the best farms in the county. He lives on it at present. He handles the Hereford cattle and has one of the ] e^t herds in the country. Tn politics, Mr. Fickel

B. M. FORD is a son of Laban Ford, who came to Missouri in 1819 and died in 185 1. Mr. Ford was born in Howard County, Mo., Octobei 21. 1826. He was married April 10, 1849, to Elinor Tharp of Howard County. The}' ha\-e had seven children, five of whom are living. James Thomas, born FelM'uary 20, 1850. now lives at Emporia, Kansas: Sarah Jane, born January 29, 1852, now J\Trs. J. L. Steel of Minneapolis, Kansas; Elizabeth iM-ances. January 29. 1852, now Mrs. G. W. Skaggs of Minneapolis. Kansas; B. F. Ford, March 10, i860, lives two miles east of Trenton, Mo.; Nancy Ellen. June 10, 1863, now Mrs. R. L. Evans

Mr. Ford moved to this county in the fall of 1 8r 1. nnd entered two hundred acres of land six mile-; northeast of Trenton, Mo., on which he lived forty-one years. He quit farming and moved to 'J'renton in 1896, selling his stock and farm.

ROSA T. FORD, daughter of R. W. and Elizabeth (Hedrix) Browning was born on Feb. 20, i^yy. She was married to G. W. P'ord, June 2, 1896. Four children were born to them; John R., was born June 17, 1897; Landon B., Dec. 1899; Bertha L., Sept. 9, 1901, died April 26, 1904^ and Opal, Aug. 31, 1903. G. \V. Ford died March 21, 1907. Mrs. Ford is a member of the Christian church and the Yeoman lodge. She lives on her farm on Route one, ten miles north of Gait. (See page 288.)

DR. MOSES FREY came from an old \^irginia family, locating in Fairfield County, Ohio,, in the early part of the last century. He took his-i degree at the Starling Aledical College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1846. Julia Pullen was the daughter of Judge Thomas W. Pullen, a pioneer in the Hocking valley, Ohio, having emigrated from England prior to the war of 181 2. Moses Frey and Julia Pullen were married in 1844. To them were born five children, of which the oldest was George W., born July 9, 1846.

George W. Frey was educated in the common and high schools of Logan and Hocking Counties, Ohio, and at the University of Athens. Ohio. He taup-ht in the ])ublic schools of Ohio and Missouri from 1865^-94. In 1895, he was instrumental in or- ganizing the Mutual Insurance Co., of this county, which has become a strong organization, giving protection to the farmers of the county at less than half the standard rate.

Sarah M., the oldest daughter of Joseph D., and Mary Virginia DeWolf was born at Haydenville, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1846, and educated at the Mc Arthur, (Ohio) high school. Her father was of an old German-French family. Her mother, whose maiden name was Rice, traces her ancestry in a direct line to the Mayflower.

George W. Frey and Sarah M. DeWolf were married Oct. 26, 1869. '^^ them were born six children; Charles W., W m. A., Julia V., Mary H., Fanny J., and Arthur W. All are living but Mary, who died May 12, 1903.

Mr. Frey has been secretary of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company from its organization. He owns a fine farm two and a half miles north of Trenton, and is associated with his youngest son in the stock business. He has been an Odd Fellow for 35 years and an active member of the M. E. Church for 45 years.

FREDERICK D. FULKERSON son of Joshua and Margaret Fulkerson was born one half mile south of Brimson, July 28, 1870. He was educated in the district schools. Grand River College at Edinburg and the University of Missouri. He has never married.

and the College at Edinburg, went to the State University in 1895, 1896, and 1897 where he studied law. During the latter part of his junior year, he was called home on account of sickness and he never returned. He has been engaged in scientific hog and cattle raising since he left school and now has some of the best Poland china hogs in the United States as was shown a short time ago when some of the British colonies of South Africa wrote him that they had the only Polend Chinas in that country and that they had come from his herd. His herd has a more than state wide reputation and his sales are attended by the leading breeders in the great hog belt of the Mississippi Valley.

E. W. FULLERTON was born in Wayne, County, Iowa, March 9, 1870. He is a son of E. W. and Mary Fullerton, the former of whom died fourteen, and the latter twenty four years ago. He was married March 7, 1894 to Edna McKay, who died Sept. i, 1897. To them was born one child, Harry M., Aug. 24, 1897. Mr. Fullerton was then married to Hannah Williams, daughter of John R. Williams, Feb. 15 ,1903. They have two children; Mary, born JMarch 7, 1904: and Carl E., born July 20, 1905.

Mr. Fullerton lived with his parents on an Iowa farm until twelve years old, when they came to Grundv Count v. His mother died soon after, his father ten years later. On his father's death, Mr. Fullerton took charge of the farm, it being afterwards divided between him and his sister. He has bought a hundred and five acres adjoining his portion. The land is situated ten miles south east of Trenton, and is well improved, with good buildings. Mr. Fullerton is serving his second term as collector of Marion township. He is a member of -the Baptist Church.

G. W. GALL, son of John and Anna Gall, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, June 26th, 1847. He was married to Mary E. Johnson April 2nd, 1874. They have seven children. They are Elmer, who lives in Canada and is married; Bessie M., now Mrs. John Harlin, who lives in Stockport, la. ; Curtis B., who is single and lives in Fairfield, la. ; Virgie B.,. now Mrs. Williams, lives in Canada; John H., married and lives in California; Chester S., married, lives in Kansas City and is in the employ of the Rock Island railroad, and George E., in Oregon. His wife died July i6th, 1891. He was married to Geneva Overman, daughter of Abel Overman, January 20, 1901. They have one child, Mildred Lucile, born June 15, 1906.

Mr. Gall moved to Indiana with his parents when a small boy. He lived there on a farm until grown then went to Iowa where he did farming till 1 90 1 when he came to Grundy County and "bought the Baker farm which consists of two hundred and eighty acres. In the fall of 1908 he sold one hundred and thirty acres to J. H. Merryman. He belongs to the Odd Fellows and Masons. Mrs.

C. D. GASS was born in Richland County, Ohio, March 3, 1836. He lives on Route six, Trenton, Mo. Mr. Gass was married March 14, 1865, to Olive S. Young, of Ohio. The^y have five children. Laura I., now Mrs. B. F. Humphrey,

Residence Of C. D. Gass

Mr. Gass came to Missouri from Ohio in 1872, and settled on his present home. He was on his wav to Kansas, when he met sixteen famihes whom he had known in Ohio, and conckided to locate here. He accordingly bought a one hundred and forty acre farm, five and a half miles north east of Trenton, afterwards buying land in other parts of the county ?.nd in the suburbs of Trenton. Mr. Gass has made a specialty of sheep raising. 5

All of Ml. Gass's children are married but one, Dr. Lloyd L., of Joplin. During the war, Mr. Gass serA^ed in the 86th Ohio volunteer infantry- Company C. He belongs to Col. Jacob Smith Post, G. A. R.'

Mr. Gass came to Grundy County with his parents in 1873. His father bought land six miles north east of Trenton in the Grundy Center neighborhood. He lived there with his parents until grown and married. He then went to farming for himself. He bought a farm just west of his father's where he lived seven years. He then purchased the present farm, one mile southeast of the home place and has lived there since. His farm consists of 88 acres, is well improved and he has a pretty home.

OTTO GEHLBACH was born in Bavaria, Germany, June 18, 1848. He landed in America in May, 1867, and came to Grundy County within a years, settling first slightly east of his present home, where he engaged in farming. He bought his present place and moved to his present home in the rich country between Trenton and Tindall in 1895. Mr. Gehlbach at first bought a small farm and added to it until he now has 560 acres in one body.

Mr. Gehlbach is a noted breeder of shorthorns, having been in the business for eighteen years. The world champion cow, Rowena 2nd, owned by H. J. Hughes, was bred by Mr. Gehlbach.

ALFRED GRAY, son of Alfred and Elizabeth Gray was born in Mercer county, 111., July 30, 1848. He was married December 19, 1868, to Mary, daughter of J. M. Leisure. They have five children living and four are dead.

Mr. Gray was born and reared on a farm. When about grown he went to the Exline Seminary, at Fairfield, la., where he graduated in 1867. After his marriage, he farmed for three years after which he traveled for a wholesale house in Ottumwa, Iowa for ten years, then lived for three years in Nebraska. Mr. Gray came to Grundy county in 1883 and lived for ten years on a farm near Edinburg. He then came to Trenton and went into the real estate business with E. L. Winters. He joined Orville Dixon in a partnership in the real

Residence Of T. A. Gose

Mr. Gose left Indiana with his parents in 1879, and came to Mercer County, where he lived with his parents until grown. He then farmed in Mercer County a number of years. In 1907, he purchased the A. G. Knight farm of four hundred and sixty acres, six miles east of Trenton, where he has since lived. Mr. Gose went to Montana in 1 90 1, and ran a sheep ranch for seven years. He was also in Wyoming a short time. On his return from the west, he bought his present farm.

H. S. HALL, son of John J. Hall, was bora in Durham, England, Feb. ii, 1851. He came with his ]:)arents to America in 1867. He landed in Pennsylvania, and worked for seven years in the coal mines of that state. He moved to Iowa in 1876, where he went to farming, his parents coming the next year. In 1896, Mr. Hall came to Grundy County, having bought a one hundred and sixty acres farm seven miles north of Trenton the previous year. He also bought one hundred and twenty acres in the river bottom at the same time, and later bought eighty acres in the Paint Lick

Mr. Hall was married to Frances E. Goodman, daughter of Isaac Goodman, Sept. 7, 1876. Mrs. Hall was born in Schuylkill County, Penn., Jan. 5, 1854. They have two children. J. Johnson was born June 26, 1877, and Isaac G., Jan. 13, 1886. Mr. Hall's mother, who is now Mrs. Ann Richardson, lives with her son. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are members of the Methodist Church. He is a member of the Masonic lodge. Mr. Hall is justice of the peace for Lincoln township.

Residence Of Selah Hart

has since lived. He settled first in the eastern part of the county, buying a farm on which he lived three years. He then sold that place and bought the Lane farm in the Rural Dale neighborhood, where he lived until 1885, when he bought the farm he now owns. It is five and one half miles south east of Trenton, and contains two hundred and forty acres of well improved land and a fine home.

Mr. Hart was married June 24, 1869 to Rebecca Murphy, who died March 31, 1878. Three children were born to them; Mary, June 2, 1870, who is now Mrs. Ed Urton; Frank, November 29, 1871'ii now in Okmulgee, Okla., ; Anna, Feb. 7, 1873, now at Seattle. Mr. Hart was married Sept. 4, 1879, to Mrs. Rachel DeWees, who died August 13, 1883, He was married Dec. 3, 1890 to Mrs Charlotte Buchanan.

W. C. HARTLEY, son of S. A. and Ann L. Hartley was born in Grundy County, August 26, 1878. He lives on Route two, Trenton, Mo. He was married Sept. 17, 1902, to Stella Kilburn, of Laredo. They have one son, Clyde L., born May 26, 1907. Three children died in infancy.

Mr. Hartley lived on his father's farm, eight miles east of Trenton, until grown. He then went to Kansas and worked a year on a ranch. The next year, he went to Wyoming where he started into the sheep shearing business, doing this work in Montana, Idaho, and other h'lg sheep regions of the country. He also followed this work in Illinois for a time. He followed this during the summer, and in the fall and winter, ran a saw^ mill near his old home, being regarded one of the most expert sheep shearers in the country. He bought the Henry Anderson place, which he now owns located three and a half miles north west of Laredo. He also owns forty acres on Medicine Creek. Since buying his land, he has given the greater part of his attention to farming, doing sheep shearing in the season and in his own community. He belongs to the I. O. O. F. lodge and he and Mrs. Hartley are members of the Baptist Church.

D. A. HOLLOW AY was born in Grundy County, Mo., Dec. 13, 1845. ^^ ^^^^^ the son of J. W. Holloway, born July 1827, died Dec. 13, 1889, and Mary (Merryman) Holloway, born in 1828, in Rockcastle, Kentucky. He was educated in the public schools of the county.

Mr. Holloway enlisted in the army, May 2, 1864 to Jan. 25, 1866. He was in the 115th. Illinois infantry. He resided in the county from 1866 to 1896, then he went to south Missouri until 1905, when he came to his present home. Mr. Holloway owns 160 acres in Douglas County, Mo.

PLATT HUBBELL, one of Trenton's leading attorneys, says that his chief claim to distinction is that he was born in a log cabin. While by no means his chief claim to distinction, it is nevertheless true. He was born at the old home place where his grandmother now resides in this county- Jan. 12, 1870 and is of a weU known family whose members are among the early pioneers of this state and have wielded a potent influence in its history. He received his early education in the public schools of this county and then read law under the late George H. Hubbell and Judge Willard P. Hall, who was for a time in partnership with Major Hubbell. He was admittted to the bar in 1891, and at once began practicing in this city, in which he has achieved success. His business is devoted almost exclusively to civil business and he does not take business from Corporations, preferring to devote his time to the cause of the people. He is a Democrat in politics, but

Residence Of W. T. Wilson

W. J. HUGHES, son of Moses Hughes who died in 1861, and Elizabeth Bradburg Hughes who died in 18(89, was born in Schuyler County, Missouri, June 21, 1852. Mr. Hughes lives on Route six, Trenton, Mo. He was educated in the public schools.

]\Ir. Hughes was married April 9, 1872 to Mary A. Starr. They have six children. ^Irs. Hughes was born Nov. 2, 1849 ^^^ Mercer County, where she lived until after marriage.

Mr. Hughes was born and reared in Schuyler County where he lived until sixteen years of age. He then moved to Mercer County, where he lived at home until grown. He then went to farming for himself and lived there until 1889, wdien he moved to Grundy County, where he has lived continuously. He bought the Wiggins farm near Tindall, where he lived thirteen years. He sold that and since has been renting, living on several farms. Mr. Hughes leased the William Lockhart place in 1905 and has lived there since. It is four and one half miles northeast of Trenton and consists of 120 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes both belong to the Christian church. Mr. Hughes is a carpenter by trade. When a small boy, his par- cnts moved to Arkansas, returning to Mercer County where he worked at his trade and farmed. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are Sylvester B., born Jan. 29, 1874, who is married and Mv£S in Nebraska; Edward J., born Aug. 2^, 1876, Ts.Who Hives at home; Nettie, born Sept. 17, 1878, who lliMes at home; James W., born April 4, 1883, who is married and lives at Gait; Virgil P., born July 2, 1886, who is married and lives at Milan; Charles C, born May 31, 1889, who lives at home.

C. A. HAYNES, son of Aaron and Philena Haynes, both of whom are dead, was born near Grundy Center on the farm on which he now lives. He was born Aug. 15, 1872. He was married May 6, 1896 to Clara Songer who was born in Trenton township, Feb. 3, 1872. They have two children; Lester S., born Oct. 16, 1898 and Carroll B., born Jan. 22, 1903.

Mr. Haynes was born and reared on the farm near Grundy Center church and li\'ed there with his parents until grown. His mother died in 1895, and his father on Dec. 20, 1908, in Trenton. His father came from Ohio to Grundy County in 1869, and was one of the best known citizens in the county. Mr. Haynes was married soon after his mother's death and then took charge of the farm. The farm belongs to the estate, but is managed by him It consists of 240 acres, is well improved and has a beautiful home. Mr. Haynes owns 200 acres of land on Honey Creek. He does general farming and stock raising.

J. A. HILDEBRAND was born m Lincoln township on a part of the farm he now owns, Nov. 23, 1872. He is the son of John and Anna Hildebrand, both of whom are living. His father came to this county in 1861. Mr. Hildebrand was married March 12, 1896 to Miss Mattie Blanchard, daughter of Asa Blanchard of an old Grundy County family. Fjoth her parents are living. Mr. and Mrs. Hildebrand have had two children, one of whom is living. Carl Bright, born Dec. 30, 1 89 1 was drowned while skating on a pond near home. Dec. 27. 1908. His cousin, Albert Blanchard, was drowned at the same tome. Annie Magretta, was born Sept. 2^, 1900.

?k:r. Hildebrand lived with his parents on the home phce until married. He then bought 100 acres of his father, and afterwards 50 acres more. His firm is well located, a1)0Ut nine miles northeast of Trenton. 'Wv. Hildebrand is a Republican in politics vyiqX belongs to the T. O. O. F. lodge. He and -Mrs. Hilde1:)rand are members of the Christian Church and the Rebekah lodge.

W. H. HILDEBRAND is a son of John ?nd Anna Hildebrand. He w;as born Fel). 13, 1866, in Lincoln township, Grundy County, Mo. He was educated in the public schools. Mr. Hildebrand now lives on Route six, Trenton, Mo.

Mr. Hildebrand was born and raised on the old home place and lived there with his parents until grown. He then went to Illinois where he engaged in work on a farm until his marriage, when he went to farming for himself in Macon County. He lived there and farmed until the spring of 1909, when he bought the old Hildebrand homestead^ where he now lives and moved thereon in March. The farm on which he now lives is just northeast of Grundy Center and consists of 172 acres well improved.

S. R. HILL is a son of Philip and Mary Hill, both deceased. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1854. He now lives on Route two, Trenton, Mo. Mr. Hill was married Oct. 9, 1879, to Miss Mary Morris, daughter of Richard and Sophia Morris, both dead. She was born in Morgan County, Ohio, June 8, 1856, and came to Grundy County in 1876.

Mr. Hill came with h{^ parents to Missouri in 1859. They lived a year on the old Leeper place, now owned by J. A. French, near Trenton. They afterwards bought and moved to the farm now owned by Mr. Hill. The latter lived at home until twenty six years old, then married and went to farming for himself. He bought a farm near Gait, sold it, and bought the Isaac Elliott farm, then bought a tract of land adjoining the home place. He afterwards sold out and went to Kansas where he farmed ten years, then returned to the old home farm to care for his parents, inheriting the farm at their death. He has a well improved farm and a pretty home. It is located ten miles east of Trenton. Both Mr. and IMrs. Hill are members of the Baptist Church.

Mr. Ingraham went to south Missouri in Feb. 1884, returning to Grundy County in the following September. He lived here until the spring of 1893, when he went to Sherman County, Nebraska, returning in September of the next year and locating on a farm eight miles north of Gait, where he remained until the fall of 7897, when he moved to the farm where he novv^ resides.

Mr. and Mrs. Ingraham and the two children that survive are active workers in the M. P. Church. Mr. Ingraham is the son of Norman and Margaret (Herbert) Ingraham. His father was born Aug. 14, 1834 in DeKalb County, Indiana, and died Dec. 13, 1907 at Eagle City, Okla. His mother was born Sept. 8, 1835 in Scott County, Ohio, and died Sept. 21, 1893 at Lou]) City, Nebr., Mrs. Ingraham is a daughter of fames H. and Hila WilHs; James H. WilHs was born May i, 1828, near Greeneville, Tenn., and died Oct. 28, 1902 at Gait, AIo. Hila M. Willis was born May II, 1827, near Greenville, Tenn., and died ^larch I, 1903 at Gait, Mo.

Residence Of Benson Jackson

BENSON JACKSON, son of James and Jennet Jackson, was born in Dundass County, Canada, January 7, 1846. He now lives on route one, 1Venton. He was married Nov. 26, 1874, to Miss Josephine Brynn. daughter of Thomas J. Bryan. They

At the age of sixteen he learned the tinners trade and soon had management of a good business. In 1866 he came to the United States, settling first in Williams County, Ohio, moving to Clinton county la., afterwards to Cedar county, and afterwards to Dunlap, Ta., where he engaged in the hardware business. He also gave a part of his attention to farming and for a number of years conducted a lumber and grain Inisiness.

^Tr. Jackson sold out his extensive interests at Dunlap and moved to Des Moines in the spring of 1893. Here he Iniilt the Iowa brick company plant, for the manufacture of paving, and was secretarv and manager of the company.

In 1901 he sold out this business and came to Grundy county where he bought the Clark and Durant farm of six hundred and eighty acres. In the spring of 1909 he sold two hundred acres to Sam Terry and bought another forty adjoining the home place. He also bought the hardware store and residence of J. D. Speck of Tindall, Mo; his son, Raymond R. Jackson being manager of the store and the firm styled B. Jackson and Son.

Mrs. Jackson was born in Illinois in 1851 but spent most of her life in Iowa. She had five brotlv ers in the Union Army. Mr. Jackson is a Mason of high degree. His ancestors took part in the revolutionary war. Their daughter, Gladys, is now Mrs. Harry Tibbets, of near Tindall.

F. J. JONES, son of Jonathan and Sarah Jones, was born in Harhn County, Nebraska, Oct. 8, 1885. He hves on Route six, Trenton, Mo. Mr. Jones was married Feb. 21, 1906 to Misi Stella Walters. She was born in Fulton County, 111., April 28, 1884. Her parents both died years ago and she came to Grundy County with her uncle, John Walters, in 1894.

Mr. Jones left Illinois, when about twelve years old, the family moving to Harrison County, where they remained three years. He then came to Grundy County and lived several years in Lincoln township, buying the Pratt farm. Selling that, he leased the George Keene place, known as the Sam Humphrey farm. It is a splendid little farm of eighty acres.

JOSEPH KELSO is the son of Hiram and Marietta Kelso. His father died Jan. 25, 1899. His mother lives with him. He was born on the place he now owns, July 3, 1867. He was married to Miss Iva M. Carpenter, daughter of Bart and Sarah Carpenter, Oct. 13, 1899. She was born June 10, 1877, in Lincoln township, between Tindall and Dunlap

The land on which Mr. Kelso lives, a mile and a half north east of Tindall, was entered by his grandfather, Col. Samuel Kelso, one of the county's first pioneers. His father was born and died on the farm Mr. Kelso now owns. Mr. Kelso se- cured the old home place before the death of his father, and afterwards bought adjoining land. The farm consists of a hundred and forty acres. He also owns a hundred and sixty acres of land in New Mexico. He handles pure bred Percheron and Hambletonian horses, Shorthorn cattle, and Duroc fersey hogs. He also raises mules and has an exceptionally fine jack of imported breeding. Mr. Kelso belongs to the M. W. A. and to the I. O. O. F. lodges. He and Mrs. Kelso are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His aunt, Miss Bettie Kelso, makes her home with them. His farm is well improved and well kept,. and he has an excellent home.

WESLEV E. KING is a son of Thomas and Louise King, the former of whom died in 1862, and the latter in 1898. Mr. King was born in Livingston County, July 8, 1861. He was married Aug. 19, 1880. to Florence Sutton, wlio died March 11, 1895. I'^ive children w-ere born to them, three of whom -Tc living. Charles, born Feb. 10, 1884, lives in Santa Fe, New^ Mexico. Abbie, born Sept. 27, 1888, is now Mrs. Albert Ricketts, and lives in Franklin township; Alcie. born Jan. 22, 1891, kee])s house for her father. Two children died in infancy.