Grundy County, Missouri - Chapter 15, 1908 (part 6 of 7)

j\^r. King was reared on a farm. His father dying when he was a baby, his mother moved with the family to Grundy County in 1865, buying the farm Mr. King now owns the follow^ing year. She later sold this place to her son, Francis and bought a ])lace near H. A. Sawyer's. Here Mr. King lived until 1874, when he went to farming with his brother, Francis, buying the farm himself in 1878. He has lived there continuously since that time. The farm consists of eighty acres of well improved land.

J. A. LANG, son of J. J. and \'er<3na Lang, was born in Delaware County, Iowa, Jan. 21, 1880. He was educated in the public and high schools of Iowa. He was married Feb. 6, 1901, to Edna Mathiessen. They have three children; Leta Lucile, born Jan. 3, 1902; Anton Lester, and Jacob coriiing to Grundy County in 1903, and buying the Hersey place, five and a half miles southeast of Trenton, where he has since lived. He owns a neatly improved farm of a hundred and twentyacres.

Mr. Lnng is a Republican in politics. He belongs to the German Reformed Church, his wife ta the Methodist Church. She was born in Illinois, October 10, 1880.

M. Lee came to Grundy County with his parents in 1865, settling- on the farm he now owns. He lived there until grown, then assisted his parents in taking care of the farm until their death, after which he bought the interest of the other heirs. The farm consists of two hundred acres, with excellent improvements. Mr. Lee is a stockholder and director in the Dunlap Bank.

S.A. LAUDERBACK, a son of Allen and Rachel Lauderback, was born in Mercer County, May 12, i860. He lives on route seven, Trenton. Mr. Louderback was married to Amanda C. Mullins, Sept. 14, 1885. They have four children; Oliver D.. born Feb. 6, 1887; Tessie E., Aug. 14, 1888; Ralph E., March 16, 1890; and Walter E., February 7, 1892.

Mr. Lauderback lived on the old home farm in Mercer County until grown and married, when he bought a farm in the same county. He moved to Harrison county in 1887 and remained two years, then returned to Mercer county and remained until 1905 when he moved to his present farm at Parkerton. He has a well improve:! larm of a hundred and fifty-five acres adjoining the town, and a very pretty home.

F. L. LEIN was born in X'ienna, Austria, (3ctoler 20, 1872. lie is the son of F. A. Lein and Marie ^largaret ( Lyeden frost ) Lein. He was educated in the pubhc schools of ^.lissouri. He was married December 29, 1896 to Etheleen TindaU, born ^lay 18, 1878, daughter of C. H. and Martha Tindall. They have four children; Katie Eunice, born September 29, 1897; Cecil Ray, born July 10, 1900: Lawrence Tindall, born September 10, 1905, and ]\Iary Lyda, born March 3, 1908.

Vv. Lein came with his parents to Linneus, ]\Io, from Austria in 1879, then went in 1881, to BrookfieVb Mo. In 1883-4, he lived in Argentine, Kansas, and went to Linn County in 1886. In 1890, he canie to Grundy County where he now lives on his farm.

L. C. LEMLEY was born in Tyler County, West Virginia, July 29, 1866. He lives on route six, Trenton, J\Io. He was married September 9, 1889, to OUie Renfro, who died nine years later. He was married to Nannie Renfro in October, 1906. He has six children, three by his first wife and three by the second.

Mr. Lemley left West Virginia when small, coming to Grundy County, where his parents settled in the forks of the river. He was married and farmed in the forks of the river several years, moving to his present two hundred acre farm in 1903. Mr. Lemley raises fine horses and mules and good cattle. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge, at Kdinl)urg.

L. W. LEHEW was born in Allen County, Indiana. Oct. 26, it>59; when thirteen years of age he came with his parents to Grundy County, Mo., in the year 1873 settling on a farm northeast of Trenton and living there until married, receiving a district school education. He was married to Miss Florence Clawson, daughter of James W. Clawson, Sept. 28, 1890, moving on the farm he now lives on. Mr. and Mrs. LeHew have three children: Jas. R., born Oct. 20, 1892; Charles H., born Oct. 14, 1898 and Edith L., born May 29, 1901. Mr. Le- Hew went to farming for himself when twenty-one years of age, raising and feeding cattle, hogs, and horses in which he has been very successful. Mr. Le- He has a nice home of 240 acres and also a farm in Texas. Both Mr. and Mrs. LeHew are member?; of the Baptist church: the latter was l)orn in Grun- <\y county, Dec. 11, 1865.

County, Mo., April 14th, 1859. His education was completed at Shelbina College. He lived in- Shelby County until 1892, the earlier part of his life on a farm, and afterwards in the poultry business at Clarence. Mo. In 1892 he moved to Fort Scott, Kansas, where he engaged in the same business, having interests at Parsons and other points. In 1896 he moved to Trenton, and since that time has conducted a large poultry and produce business here, taking charge of the Swift interests in 1899.

Mr. Lightner is a member of the Presbyterian church board, and was to a considerable degree instrumental in securing the new Presbyterian church building in this city. Since 190(3 he has been a member of the board of public works. He was one of the directors of the chautau(|ua association since its organization, and is now president.

Mr. Lightner was married to Miss Ida M. Snidon, daughter of Jacob Snidon, of Monroe County, Feb. 24, 1886. They have one son, Drexel C, born August 6th, 1887. He atended the high school and the business college at Trenton, and is secretary and assistant manager of the poultry business .

P. S. LONGSTRETH is the son of John W. and Deliorah Longstreth, both of whom are dead. He was born in Lincoln township, Grundy County, Missouri, Jan. 12, 1872. He now lives on route six, Trenton, Mo.

Mr. Longstreth was born and reared on the farm where he now hves. His old home is still standing. He lived with his parents until grown when he went to Oklahoma for a short time. His father died when he was twelve years old and he lived at home and helped support the family. He went to farming for himself and was later married. Soon after his marriage, he moved to a house one hall mile west of his present home where he lived until July 1908 when on account of the illness of his mother he moved back to the old home place. The home place consists of 130 acres and is owned by the heirs. The other place one half mile west consisting of 120 acres belongs to Mr. Longstreth and his brother Ira D., and they also own 80 acres east of the home place. They are partners in farming and have been since they were boys. There are also two other tracts, one of 60 acres and one of 90 acres belonging to the heirs, on one of which farms his sister lives.

COLLINS McLaughlin, son of Thomas and Susan A'IcLaughlin, was born in Knox County Ohio, Dec. 10, 1844. When he was one year old, his parents moved to southern Indiana, where he resided on a farm which his father owned until the year 1867. He then traveled through with an ox team to Grundy County, Mo. He remained in Trenton one year, from there he moved on a farm southeast of Trenton, where he hved eight years. He then moved to a farm northwest of Spickard. There he was married to Mrs. Sarah A. Monk, a widow with four children, Minnie, Dan, AUie and Lenna (deceased) ; she died Oct. 17, 1904. Mrs. McLaughhn was born in Montezuma, Iowa, April 2, 1855. Her maiden name was Sarah Angelina

In 1892, he bought and moved to what was then known as the George Goodknight farm but now known as Maple Grove. It is located four mile northwest of Trenton or a half mile west of the old

Titsworth ford. He still lives on the farm and is engaged in stock raising and dairy farming. He owns a herd of pure bred Jerseys, and is engaged in raising good horses, trotters, and pacers. His farm is one of the best improved farms in that vicinity.

MILES McMULLEN was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1868. He is the son of John McMuUen who lives in Pennsylvania, and Mary A. McMullen, deceased. He now lives on Route six, Trenton, Mo. On April 27, 1894, he was married to Ella Pulliam. She was born in Grundy County on the old Pulliam place, Aug. 15, 1875. They have had two children; Stephen, who died May 18, 1909 and Ollie May, born May 5, 1902.

Mr. McMullen was raised on the farm in Lancaster County, Penn., He lived at home until grown. In 1891, he came to Grundy County. His brother, Harry had come here two years previous and engaged in farming. Miles joined his brother here and they farmed together for several years. The farm which Mr. McMullen now owns was given to him by his father in law, Mr. Pulliam. When he and his wife first went to farming there, the place was almost barren, but he has made it a well improved farm and has one of the finest homes in the county. In 1906, they rented the farm and went to Colorado on account of Mrs, Mc- Mullen's health. In two years they returned and have since resided on the farm. He handles

Residence Of W. O. Garnand

HARRY McMULLEN, a son of J. H. and Mary McMullen was born in Lancaster County, Penn., March 2, i860. He was married March 4, 1890, to Miss Mary Stehman, daughter of Isaac Stehman. Mrs. McMullen was born in the same county, Dec. 8, 1863. They have three children; John S., born May 26, 1891 ; Henry Lloyd, born Aug. 14, 1893; and Miles P., born May 2, 1902. Mr. McMullen lived on a Pennsylvania farm until grown, his father being a railroad conductor and later a farmer He came to Grundy County in 1884, and farmed for a few years, then returned to Pennsylvania and married, bringing his wife with him to Grundy County. For a number of years, he leased the farm which he afterwards bought and now owns, it then belonging to Mrs. Pelton. He owns a well improved farm of four Trenton.

Mr. Martin lived in Iowa until 1895 when he went to Daviess County, stayed two years, then came to Grundy County, living on the A. J. Selsor farm for two years, then for two years on the P. Z. Delano place. He then leased the George Delano farm of a hundred and twenty acres, five and a half miles east of Trenton, where he now lives.

RICHARD J. MARTIN was born in Clinton County Mo., Nov. 3rd, 1871. At the age of five his parents located at Lathrop, Mo., where he attended the Lathrop High School after which he took a course in a business college. In March, 1888, he located at Excelsior Springs where he was employed as Assistant Post Master. In November,

1898 he located in Trenton, Mo., where he was employed by the C. R. I. & P. Ry. in the freight department until Nov. 1906, when he resigned his position as cashier to engage in the transfer business. In July, 1908, he accepted a position as manager for the Trenton Ice Co.

J. W. MASON was born in Grundy County, Jan. 22, 1866. He lives five miles northeast of Laredo. Mr. Mason was married to Mary A. Patterson, November 15, 1891. Mrs. Mason was born March 22, 1874. They have four children; Grace H., born Jan. ly, 1893; John W., Nov. 11, 1897; Glenn T., Sept. 3, 1903; Chester L., Sept. 16, 1906! Mr. Mason went from Grundy County in 1894 to Deepwater, Henry County. ^ He returned to Grundy County the next year. He went to Daviess County in 1902, returning to Grundy in 1904. Mr. Mason is a farmer and stockraiser. He is a son of J. C. and Elizabeth (Blew) Mason. He is a Republican in politics.

JOHN R. MERRILL is a son of James R. and Mary Merrill. His father died when John R. was a small boy, his mother in 1889. Mr. Merrill was born Feb. 19, i860 in Trenton, Mo. He was married February 22, 1885, to Cora E. Stewart, daughter of Dr. S. Stewart. They have one child, Olive Jeanette, born Dec. 3, 1885.

young, going to work in a store for R. G. Beasley" when thirteen years old and working for him three years. Then he worked in a hardware store two years for Murphy, Asher & Co., then for Stein & Sons eleven years. At the expiration of this period Mr. Merrill began work for the firm of Stephens, Hoffman & Co., in 1892. Mr. Stephens retiring, he worked with the firm of Hoffman & Co., later becoming a partner in the firm, which is now known as the Hoffman-Merrill Mercantile Company, or popularly known as the Farmers Store. This store is one of the very largest in North Missouri, and would be a credit to a city of twenty thousand population. It has separate departments for dry goods, men's clothing, shoes, ladies' ready made clothing, carpets and draperies, and china. Twenty-five people are regularly employed, and the store's trade district extends throughout this and into adjoining counties.

H. P. MERRYMAN, son of J. H. and Evaline Merryman, was born in Grundy County, near Laredo, September 17, 1878. He lives on route three^ Trenton, Mo. He was married September 17, 1899, to Miss Cora P. Belshe, daughter of Calvin Belshe. They have three children; Letha Lela, born August 14, 1900; Mary Lucile, July 21, 1905; J. C. Gilman, February 10, 1909.

Mr. Merryman lived on the home farm near Laredo until grown. When married he moved to the two hundred and sixty acre farm which came to his wife through her father. He has a well stocked, well improved, well managed farm. Both Mr. and Mrs. Merryman are members of the Christian church.

Residence Op H. P. Merryman

W. H. MCMURTRY was born in Illinois, March 31, 1856. He is the son of F. M. McMurtry, born in Illinois, Nov. 16, 1833, and Elizabeth (Pitman) McMurtry, born in June 1832. He was educated in the public schools of Illinois.

He was married September 15, 1880 to Louisa Leeper, who was a daughter of Hezekiah Leeper, born Oct. 13, 1825, and Nancy (Snyder) Leeper, born Dec. 18, 1828. Mr. and Mrs. McMurtry have

Mr. McMurtry moved from Illinois to Iowa, where he engaged in farming until 1896. He then moved to Ridgeway, Mo., where he lived until 1903. In 1903, he moved to Livingston County where he lived until 1905, when he moved to Grundy County on his fine farm.

WILLIAM A. McVAY, a son of James W. and Sarah L. McVay, was born in Jones county, la., Dec. 20, 1858. He was married to Miss Jennie A. Williams, daughter of R. A. Williams, of Spickard, Nov. 6, 1885. They have three children; Owen W., born June 7, 1887; Donald C, April 16, 1890; and James R., June 5, 1893.

Mr. McVay's parents came from Iowa when he was three months old ; lived in Daviess County 2 years and in Harrison county five years, coming to Grundy county and settling near Spickard. Here they made their home until the death of James W. McVay, in 1904. Mr. McVay lived here on the Washington township farm until twenty-seven, when he began farming near the home place. He then moved to Spickard and bought a mill of P. W. Bain, which he kept for a year and a half, then sold it and moved to Decatur county, la., where at Lamoni he bought three hardware stores, combined them, erected a building and stayed a year and a half when he sold out and moved to the farm he now owns, the Grand River Stock Farm, three miles north of Trenton. He soon came to Trenton, still managing the farm, however, and erected a hardware, grain and implement building, and conducted this business until January i, 1909, when he sold it and traded the building for a farm.

G. F. MACK was born in Grundy County, four miles north of Farmersville, Dec. 5, 1865. He now lives on route six, Trenton, Mo. His parents are James and Alpha Mack. His mother has been dead eleven years, his father lives near Four Corners. He was married Feb. 27, 1889, to Miss Hallie Betz, daughter of Wm. Betz. They have two children living, and two, Clyde and Carl, twins, born Sept. 22, 1891, are dead. Judson E., was born Dec. 13, 1899; Laura M., March 12, 1906.

Mr. ]\Iack was raised on a farm. When he began farming for himself, he leased the Belshe place for three years, then the Skinner place for the same period. He lived on the Routh place for the next eleven years, then bought his present farm a mile and a half southwest of Four Corners.

Mr. Mack's father is one of the county's earliest settlers, and is now more than eighty four years old. He lives with his son, Otis, near Four Corners. Mrs. Mack was born at Akron, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1868, and came with her parents to Grundy

County when small. Mr. Mack is an Odd Fellow. A. MANG, son of George and Anna Mang, was born December 29, 1875, ^^ Kaues Laudren, Germany. He now lives on Route six, Trenton, Mo. He was educated in the public schools of America.

Mr. Mang came to America in 1881, directly to Grundy County and settled near Spickard, where they lived about 11 years. Then they went to south Missouri where they lived about five years. Mr. Mang then left home and went to Iowa w^here he remained about three years, marrying while there. He returned to Grundy County and leased land for three years. He then bought the Schlotterback farm, five and three fourths miles north east of Trenton. It consists of 41 acres. He also has other land.

JOHN D. MOORE, son of J. H. and Isabel Moore, was born near Spickard, Mo., August 23, 1878. He was married March 11, 1899, to Miss Maude May Welch, daughter of W. B. Welch, of Gallatin. They have one child, Eula, born July 20, 1904.

Mr. Moore farmed near Spickard until 1904 when he came to Tindall and worked with his brother, Charles Moore, who was in the mercantile business there, afterwards, in 1908, May 15, going into business himself at Tindall in partnership with his brother. They handle a general line of drugs and medicines.

Moore Bros. Store, Tindall, Mo

W. D. MOORE, son of H. S. and Luthera Moore, was born near Dunlap, where he now lives, March 14th, 1862. He was married to Eva Bradley July 1 6th, 1907.

also been in the lumber business. He owns a 190 acre farm extending to the borders of Dunlap, and has a nice residence property in that town. Mr. Moore is an extensive dealer in horses and cattle. In politics he is a Democrat.

FRANK D. MURPHY, son of David and Susan Murphy, was born in Henry County, Iowa, July 30, 1865. He lives on Route one, Trenton, Mo. He was married Feb. 4, 1884, to Miss Bettie A. Froman, daughter of Thomas Froman. They have five children.

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 here with his parents until grown and married, then went to farming for himself, 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 and a beautiful home. He makes a specialty of dairy farming.

C. W. NEELY was born in Morgan County, Ohio, July II, 1867. He moved with his parents to Illinois when a small boy, where he remained a year. He then came to Grundy County, where he has spent the greater part of his life.

He lived first in the Prairie View neighborhood, his father later buying the farm near the Poor Farm on which he now lives. Mr. Neely lived at home until grown, when he went to farming for himself. He farmed near Spickard, then leased several places, and finally in 1899 bought the farm near Grundy Center on which he now lives. It consists of 100 acres of well improved land. In the spring of 1907, he went to Oklahoma, where he bought a farm which he still owns. In the spring of 1909, he returned and took charge of his farm here.

Residence Of H. S. Hall

He was married March 22, 1891 to Laura Smith, who died in 1902, leaving one boy, Albert, who was born December 30, 1892. On February 28, 1904, he was married to Miss Carrie Pennell, daughter of Abram Pennell. They have no children. They are members of the Methodist church.

C. M. MILLER, son of Humphrey and Amelia Miller, was born at Columbus, Indiana, March 6th, 1858. His present home is in Trenton, Mo. He was married to Minerva Crow, daughter of Milton Crow, of Trenton, November 6th, 1878.

Mr. Miller went with his parents from Columbus to Des Moines, la., and came from there to Trenton in 1877, where he entered the Rock Island train service. He was brakeman for a time, then conductor, and ran a train from 1878 to 1884, when he went to Salt Lake City, where he remained six years, after which he returned to Trenton He loans money and deals in rental properties.

O. R. MILLER was born at Mount Sterling, Illinois, March 25, 1846. He is a son of Samuel W. Miller, born in Kentucky in 181 o, and died in 1882. His mother, Margaret (Alexander) Miller was born in Tennessee in 181 5 and died in 1884. Mr. Miller lives five miles south east of Laredo. He was married November 10, 1878 to Frances Woods, daughter of C. I. and Rebecca (Miller) Woods of Kentucky. Mrs. Miller was born in Howard County, December 10 1850. They have had twelve children, only two

Mr. Miller came to Missouri in March 1867. He was a plasterer by trade and worked in Linneus and Trenton. He still does plastering in addition to managing his farm, which he has owned for several years. Mr. Miller embarked in the drug business in Alpha in 1880 and was in that business four years; selling his store, he has since given his attention to farming and plastering He is a member of the A. F. and A. M. Lodge No. 253 at Laredo.

ALBERT MOORE is a son of Manford and Martha Moore. His farhpr lives near Hickory. His mother died in 1887. Mr. Moore was born in Wilson township, AprH [i, 1877. He was married April 8, 1903, to Norma Hinkley. They have one child, Lynn, born Ja". 4. 1907. Another, born ho /n i/'eb. 8, 190.]., dicci in infancy. Mr. M:*0Te started out for himself, working as a farm hand for several years. He bought his present farm in 1908. Previous to that he had leased land for a number of years.

Mrs, Moore is a native of Grundy County, being born in Marion township, Jan. 22, 1874. She is a daughter of J. B. Hinkley who died in 1902. Her mother is yet living. Mr. Hinkley came to this county in 1886.

HENRY NEELY was born in Morgan County, Ohio, July 6, 1838. He now lives on route six, Trenton, Mo. Mr. Neely was married to Carolin Eilkil, of Ohio, April 14, 1859. They have three children; Wm. H., born July 22, 1862, now railroading at Sedalia; C. W., born July 11, 1867, and Elizabeth May, born September 13, 1874, now Mrs. Joseph Phillips.

Mr. Neely lived on an Ohio farm until 1874, when he was in Illinois a year, coming to Grundy County in 1875. He settled four miles north of Trenton, lived there three years, and bought his present place in 1882. Mr. Neely's farm is well stocked with small fruit and he has a very large orchard, the care of which takes the greater part of his attention. Thirty acres of his forty acre farm is in fruit.

In the Civil War Mr. Neely served in the 84th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, enlisting in July, 1862. He was shot through the ear at Beverly, West Virginia, while in pursuit of Stonewall Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Neely are members of the Methodist church. He also belongs to the I. O. O. E.

GRENVILLE G. OWEN, son of G. B. and Susan Owen, was born in Grundy County near his present home August 15, 1855. He was married to Sarah V. Overton, of Wilson township, in April 1877. They have three children: John Everett was born March 22, 1883; Coral Verne, born May 4, 1888; Ethel Dora, born May 15, 1893. Coral Verne is the wife of R. R. Wirt, and lives on the old home place.

Mr. Owens lived on a farm until several years after his marriage. In 1894 he went to Trenton and was engaged in the livery and grocery business for six years, when he returned to the farm and stayed about four years. He then came to l^aredo, in 1904, and went into the shipping business. He handles grain of all kinds. John Owen, who is associated with his father in the grain business, was married to Olive Belshe March 6, 1904.

Mr. Owen is a Mason and an Odd Fellow and a member of the Baptist church. He still owns his three hundred and twenty acre farm north of Laredo.

WILLIAM E. OWENS was born in Wilson township, Sept. 6, 1866. He lives four miles southeast of Laredo. He is a son of David and Anna (Yates) Owens. His father was born in Kentucky, Feb. 29, 1838; his mother was born Aug. 31, 1832. Mr. Owen was married to Miss Amanda C. Pentse, daughter of Lemuel and Adaline (Miller) Pentse Sept. 12, 1886. They have three children; Lloyd, born July 2, 1889; Josie L., Sept. 12, 1897; Troy M., Feb. 14, 1903.

Mr. Owens began farming south of Alpha soon after his marriage. In 1890, he moved to Alpha and in 1901 to Blaine C ounty, Okla. Returning to Missouri in 1903, he moved to the farm south of Laredo where he has since lived. Mr. Owens is a Democrat and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Residence Of H. B. Patrick

H. B. PATRICK is the son of Harmon and Matilda Patrick. His father died five years ago. His mother died when he was three years old. He was born in Ringgold County, Iowa, October 29, 1856. He was married February 9, 1877 to Miss Jennie Farmer, daughter of James Farmer deceased. Mrs. Patrick was born November 5, i86c in Monroe County, Iowa. They have three children living and one dead. William E., was born Nov. 25, 1877, is married and lives in Ringgold County, Iowa. Charles, born March 25, 1882, is also married and lives in the same county. Mabel C, born Nov. 3, 1884, lives at home.

joining land. He lived in the same township in Ringgold County until March 1908, when he came to Grundy County, buying the J. S. Leisure farm on Route six near Grundy Center where he now lives. He has a well kept farm of eighty seven and one half acres and a good home. He was township trustee for a number of years in Iowa.

HENRY M. PATTERSON was born at Hodgenville, Kentucky, April 28, 1866. He was married to Cordia A. Anderson, daughter of James T. Anderson at Chillicothe, Mo., April 2y. 1902. They have had four children, two of whom are living.

Mr. Patterson lived in Kentucky until eighteen years old when he moved with his parents to Linn County, Mo. After some time spent on a farm he went into the mercantile business at Faulker, Mo. Here he remained two years and received the appointment of post master of that place. Selling out, he worked in the Meadville post office with his brother for four years when he entered the drug business at Ludlow, Mo., and remained a year. He then returned to Meadville and established a local telephone system which he sold out in 1908 and moved to Laredo, Mo., where he embarked in the furniture business in which he is engaged at the present time. In connection with this he does the business of undertaker and embalmer.

Residence Of J. B. Patton

On February 28, 1895, he was married to Emma L. Patterson, daughter of Robert and Mary Patterson, deceased. Mrs. Patton is a native of Ohio, born near Mansfield. She came to Missouri in 1894. She had lived all her life on one farm near Mansfield. She attended the public schools in Mansfield, Ohio. They were married soon after she came to Missouri.

Mr. Patton was born and reared on the farm he now owns, and has not been off of it to exceed six montiis at any one time. His father died when he was about fourteen years old and he stayed at home and helped to run the farm and support his mother, who lived with him almost all of the time until her death, Jan. 8, 1908. Mr. Patten's farm which is a part of the old home place, consists of 100 acres, he purchasing the interest of the other heirs. He also own 30 acres on Honey Creek. The place is well improved and he has a beautiful and well furnished home. Mr. Patton is a Mason. Mrs. Patton is a member of the Methodist church. The land owned by Mr. Patton was entered by his father and has never passed out of the family, only one transfer having been made and that to the children. The family is one of the oldest and l)est known in North Missouri.

ABRAM PENNELL, son of Edward and Susan Pennell, was born in Morgan County, Ohio, April 20, 1841. He was married to Eliza J. W'eeden of the same county, September 7, 1865. She was l)orn June 13, 1839. They have four children; Carrie, born Dec. 8, 1866, now Mrs. Chas. Neely; Frank, born Feb. 13, 1868, lives in Franklin County, Kansas. George E., Sept. i, 1870; Charles A., Sept. 14, 1873, the Trenton photographer.

"Wr. Pennell lived at Malta, Ohio where his father worked at the wagon maker's trade until he was eighteen years old. They then moved to the countrv, his father buying a farm. He lived there with his father until 1865, except the time he was in the army. At the close of the war he returned home, married and w^ent to farming for himself. He lived there until 1870, when he emigrated to Missouri, settling in (^rundv County. In 1878, he bought his present farm, six miles northeast of Trenton where he has since Hved. His farm consists of 120 acres on the home place also 10 acres just north of the home place, 130 acres in all. The farm is well improved.

E. G. Pennell'S Residence And Barn

EDWARD GRANT PENNELL is a son of Edward and Susan Pennell, both deceased. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio, March 14, 1866. He was married February 20, 1890 to Miss Bettie Patton, daughter of B. M. Patton. They have four children. Edna Cleo was born Dec. 29, 1890; Ray Patton, May 2y, 1892; Harley Hubert, January 17, 1898; James Grant, Dec. 17, 1897. Mrs. Pennell was born near Grundy Center, Nov. 24, 1872. The farm on which they now live is a part of the old Patton place.

Mr. Pennell came to Grundy County, AIo., in 1876, his father buying a farm just north of Grundy Center. His father died in 1881, his mother in 1894. He lived at the old home until his mother's death, after which he moved to his present home, a part of which Mrs. Pennell inherited and a part ^f which was later bought of the other heirs. Mr. Pennell has 80 acres in this farm and 30 acres near the old home place. The family belongs to the ]\lethodist church.

D. E. PHILLIPS is a son of L. C. and Mary Phillips of Washington, D. C. He was born February 18, 1874, in Montgomery County, Maryland, and now lives on route three, Trenton, Mo. He was married to Mattie E. Hupp, daughter of John C. Hupp, January 28, 1899. They have one child, Margaret A., born March 22, 1900.

Mr. Phillips moved with his parents to Leesburg, Va.,. when small and lived there until nineteen years old, his father being an officer in the pension department at Washington, D. C. He joined the jth U. S. cavalry, Custer's old regiment when nineteen years old and spent a year in Texas and was in Arizona, New ^Mexico and Colorado five years including the Indian campaign of 1896. He served four years as sergeant and was in charge of a recruiting office in Denver. Colo., during the Spanish war.

He went into the grocery business in Fairfield, la., in 1898 and remained there until 1903, when he moved to Jackson County, ]\Io., and went to farming. He came to Grundy County in the spring of 1906 and bought the old A. J. Selsor place.

Residence Of W. R.

Mr. Pnlliam has always lived on the old Pulliam homestead, where he took care of his father and mother nntil the death of the former at the age of 84. He was given one hundred acres of land, bought two hundred of his father, and one hundred and forty of the heirs of the estate.

Mr Pulliam's cousin, Salli j Cunningham, is his liouse keeper. His brother. James V., who is paralyzed, lives with him. He has 80 acres in the neighborhood and two other tracts, one of 85 and one of 40 making 205 in all.

J. N. RENFRO was born in Grundy County, Harrison township on April 3, 1882. He is the son of Sid Renfro, deceased and Mary J. Masters Renfro. He now lives on Route 7, Trenton. He was married to Alice Kerns, Dec. 6, 1900. They have four children; Hattie, born Sept. 21, 1901 ; Rosa, Oct. 9, 1904; Myrtle T., born Oct. 11, 1906; Lola, born Oct. 22, 1907. Mrs. Renfro was born in Buchanan County, Aug. 13, 1881.

Mr. Renfro was born and reared on a farm in Harrison township. He lived there with his parents until grown and married and then moved to his present farm which his father owns. It is four miles northwest of Trenton and consists of 509 acres, one of the best farms in the county. He does general farming and stock raising. The family belongs to the Baptist Church.

DANIEL RIDDLE, son of James B. and Matilda Riddle, was born in Clark County, Indiana, Sept. 1 6, 1862. He was married to Mamie Joiner April 3, 1887.

Mr. Riddle left Indiana with his parents when three years old, going to Southern Iowa where he lived near the Missouri line until twenty-one. He then went to Nebraska, then to Grundy County and larmed near Spickards, moving to Tindall, his present home in 1897, where he went into the mercantile business. This business he sold out the next year, and went into the real estate business which he now follows. He has been at various times justice of the peace, constable and collector of his town ship.

JOSEPH T. RINKER was born in Wilson township, Grundy County, March 20, 1871. He lives three miles southeast of Laredo. Mr. Rinker's father, J. H. Rinker, was born in Indiana, Nov. 27, 1836. His mother, Anna (Bell) Rinker, was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, Dec. 31, 1837. Mr. Rinker was married Sept. 23, 1896, to Miss Ida Banta, daughter of Charles and Mary (Metcalf) Banta. Mr. Banta was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, Sept. 12, 1854, and died July 20, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Rinker have two children; Charles Vern, born Dec. 31, 1897, and Kathryn, born Jan. 25, 1903.

then went into the hvery business in Laredo, remaining two years, and since that time has devoted his attention to agriculture and stock raising. He is a RepubHcan.

L. M. ROBERTSON, whose parents were W. H. and Louisa Robertson, was born on the old Robertson homestead a half mile south of Laredo, Oct. 7, 1869. He was married Jan. 5, 1896, to Miss Anna Gregg, daughter of George and Augusta Gregg. They have two children; Charles B., born July 14, 1897; and Edna F., Feb. 10, 1905. They had one child, born Feb. 12, 1900, died in infancy.

Mr. Robertson lived on his father's farm near che present limits of Laredo until married, for two years before his marriage running a farm near his father's. When married, he bought the Alexander farm four miles north of Laredo, which farm he owned and managed for six years. Selling it he moved to a farm near Dunlap where he lived seven years, then in 1908 bought his present one hundred and sixty acre farm, three miles north of Laredo. Mr. Robertson is a breeder of pure bred Duroc Jersey hogs.

Mr. and Mrs. Robertson are members of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Robertson was born in Schuyler County, 111., Dec. 26, 1872, and came with her parents to Grundy County in 1888.

1891, to JNIiss Anna Lehew, daughter of U. F. and Sarah Lehew. They have two children; Grace T., born Dec. 24, 1892, and Cecil B., born Sept. 5, 19CO. Mrs. Ream was born in Indiana, August 4, 1868. She is a member of the Baptist Church.

jMr. Ream lived on the old home place with his parents until married, tie began farming for himself on a place near by, now owned by B. T. Ream, his brother. He lived on the Lemley farm a short time, then moved to Hickory County, I\Io., where he remained two years, returning to Grundy and buying his present farm in 1905. It is an excellent farm of one hundred and sixty acres, lying six miles east of Trenton.

A. E. ROOKS was born in Grundy County, March 10, 1866. He lives in the southern part of Wilson township, not far from the Livingston County line. Mr. Rooks was married Nov. 16, 1893 to Lenora B. Nichols. They have five children; Thomas L., was born Oct. 19, 1894; Archie E., Sept. 16, 1896; Frederick R., March 4, 1898; Jessie May, April 7, 1902, and Russell, May 9, 1906. Mrs. Rooks was born April 21, 1879.

When Mr. Rooks was eight years old, he went with his father to Indiana, where the family stayed four years, returning to St. Clair County, Mo. When he was eighteen, he went to Kansas with his father, remained a year, and spent the next seven years in the states of Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa, returning to Grundy County at the age of twentv seven. He has lived here since that time, except for three years. Mr. Rooks does general larming and stock raising and is especially interested in the mule business. He is widely known in this county as a trader.

J. F. ROSS, son of Henry and Jane Ross, was born in Hancock County, Illinois, July 15, 1848. Both of liis parents died when he was a small boy. PTe now lives on Route six, Trenton, Missouri.

then he came to Grundy County with his brotherin-law, James Clawson. He hved with his brother-in-law for a short time and with E. L. Winters for a year, when he joined tlie Union army and served until the close of the war. When he returned from ihe w.'.r. lie made his home with Mr. W^inters until 1869, when he went to farming for himself. Two years later he was married. Prior to his marriage, he bought a farm near Gait, which he owned for a short time. He leased the farm for a few years, then he and his sister bought a farm where John Shelton now lives. He sold that leased again for a few years, then moved to his present farm which came to his wife from the Patton estate in 1894, where he has since lived. Mr. Ross is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge.

DAN SANDLIN was born in Grundy County, Dec. 22, 1874. He was the son of Robert S. and Martha J. Sandlin both of whom live near Modena. Mr. Sandlin now lives on Route 7, Trenton. He was married Feb. 17, 1896 to Emma Hubbard, daughter of J. E. Hubbard. They have four children. Mrs. Sandlin was born in Mercer county, near Modena, Jan. 12, 1876. The children are: Osie Mabel, born Aug. 13, 1896; Cleo Loyd, June 10, 1898; James R., Feb. 22, 1901 ; Allie M., Oct. 18, 1905.

Mr. Sandlin was born and reared on a farm in this county, near Modena and lived with his parents in that section until twenty seven years old. He then married and went to farming for himself.

He fanned for four years on his father's place^ then north of i\Jodena for two years, then west of Modena and remained seven years, then leased the Arthur Oyler farm near Parkerton. It consists of 150 acres. He does general farming.

HENRY H. SAWYER, son of Jacob and Hannah Sawyer was born in Ohio, Nov. 30, 1840. He was married March 31, 1868 to Miss Macedonia Cochran, daughter of Wm. Cochran. Mrs. Sawyer was born in Dec. 17, 1850. Her father came to this country in the thirty's. They have nine children living, and three dead. Mary J., born Jan. 6, 1869, riow Mrs. Marion Campbell of Washington; C. C, l]orn April 22, 1871, of Oilman; Edward N., Dec. 29, 1873, in Washington; Semira H., Jan. 29. 1876, married Mock Ellis, died May 3, 1900: Thomas J., born July 23, 1879; Cora J., born March 20, 1881, now Mrs. Dale Walker; Arthur, born May 2^. 1884, died July 5, 1884; Florence Rosella, born July 24, 1885. now Mrs. Guy Russell, of Trenton; Frank, born Feb. 8, 1887, lived a month; Daisy, born Jan. 16, 1889, now Mrs. Roy Daniels; Hugh P.. born Jan. 4, 1892; Norris, May 2. 1894.

what was called the Jewett Norris farm, where Mr. Sawyer lived until he married, except during the war. He served in Co. C. i8th. Mo. Volunteers, from Sept. 1861 until the close of the war. He was with Sherman in his march to the sea, and took part in many fierce engagements, including among others, Shiloh, Corinth, Miss., luka and Chattanooga. After the war, Mr. Sawyer returned home, married, and for several years ran a saw mill and grist mill near Trenton. He then went to farming northwest of Trenton, owning the farm where the water works now stands. He lived for a time also on a farm twelve miles north of Trenton. He then bought his present farm of a hundred acres, eight miles northeast of Trenton.

W. H. SCHLOTTERBACK, son of George W. Schlotterback, who lives with his son, Levi, and Evaline Schlotterback, deceased, was born at Trenton, Mo., June 26, 1865. He now lives on Route six, Trenton, Mo. He was married Feb. 5, 1886 to Eva E. Wohler, who died in June 1889. They had no children. On April 24, 1901, he was married to Martha L. Luke, daughter of Thomas Luke. They have no children.

Mr. Schlotterback lived in Trenton until he was twelve years old, when he went with his parents to a farm southeast of Trenton. He lived there for several years. When he was married he went to farming for himself. He has lived on several places in the county. In 1902, he leased the Brown Stewart place and has lived there since. His farm consists of 80 acres and is a well improved farm.

PERRY SCHOOLER, son of Abram and Rachel (King) Schooler, was born in Mercer county, five miles north of Spickard September i8, 1853. He was married to Cornelia Cornwell, August 30, 1874. They have one child, CharlesE., born September 24, 1875. ' Mr. Schooler's father died in 1862, leaving a large family. Mr. Schooler came to Spickard in 1874, and worked in various capacities until 1881, when he became section foreman on the Rock Island, working in this capacity for ten years. In 1 89 1 he went into the furniture and undertaking business, which he has followed to the present time. "^Te has built up a big store and a big business.

Mr. Schooler is one of the leading Odd Fel lows of the state, and is unexcelled as a drillmaster in that order. He is one of the principal business men of Spickard. In politics he is a Republican.

J. H. SHELTON was born in Hardin County, 111., Jan. 15, 1840. He lives on Route six, Trenton, Mo. He was married Feb. 27, 1873 to Miss Emma Ross, daughter of Henry Ross. She was born in Scott County, 111., in July, 1845, and came to Grundy County in the fall of 1863. Her parents died when she was small. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton have three children. P. W., born Dec. 29, 1873, lives in Blaine County, Oklahoma; Bertha B., born Sept. 27, 1875, now Mrs. J. H. Rains, of Ford County, Kansas; Stella B., born Aug. 4,

1878, is now Mrs. Arthur Yambert of this county. When a boy, Mr. Shehon moved with his parents to low^a. He ran away from home when fourteen, going to his aunt's in IlHnois not far 'from Galesburg, and has made his own way since that time. At the outbreak of the war, he joined Co. L., 9th in., serving four years and four days. He then went to the home of his father in Iowa, where he stayed a few years, then went to Kansas, and in a short time, in the fah of 1871, came to Grundy County. After his marriage, in the spring of 1873, he moved to his wife's farm, where they have hved since. The farm is located eight miles northeast of Trenton and contains eighty acres of well improved land.

HIRAM T. SHERROW, son of Lorenzo D. and Mary E. Sherrow, deceased, was born on the farm where he now lives, eight and a half miles south east of Trenton, June 10, 1854. His parents came to this county at a very early date. He was married to Miss Armetta Beckner, daughter of Andrew Beckner, April 26, 1874. Mrs. Sherrow was born Sept. 26, 1858, on a farm adjoining where she now lives. The Beckner family are also nmon-i^- the earliest settlers of Grundy County.

Mr. Sherrow lived on the farm with his parents until nearly twenty one, when he married and went to farming on the home place. The place then consisted of eighty acres, which he inherited on the death of his parents. He later bought a hundred

Residence Of Hiram T Sherrow

Mr. Simons was in the employ of the railroad running out of Galesburg, 111., for a time after leaving Fairfield, and then ran a bottling works establishment at that place. He left there in 1893, coming to Trenton where he bought out Henry Shaffer, and has been in the bottling business since that time, manufacturing all kinds of soft drinks. He is a director in the Farmers Exchange Bank, and of the coal company, and is interested in other business establishments.

SOLOMON SKAGGS, son of Wesley and Elizabeth Skaggs, was born in Davis County, Indiana, October 2nd, 1839. He lives on route two, Trenton. Mr. Skaggs was married Jan. 8, 1874, to Maria E. Baker, daughte.r of Martin Baker. They have one child living and two dead. Frank B., was born Sept. 17, 1883. He was married to Miss Etta Clinginsmith, Dec. 23, 1908, and lives with his father. Wm. B., was born June 20, 1876^ died August 23, 1877; Lula, born Sept. 13, 1880, died Aug. 10, 1888.

]\Ir. Skagg's mother died when he was small, and his father afterwards married again. The family came from Indiana to Grundy County in 1853, settling on the farm now owned by Solomon Sherrow. He lived with his father until grown, when he bought the farm he now owns, within a mile of his father's old farm. Here he kept bachelor's hall for tv/o years, and was then married.

Residence Of Solomon Skaggs

At the outbreak of the war Mr. Skaggs joined Co. B., 23rd., Missouri and served over three years. He was in the battle of Shiloh, and the siege of Atlanta. He was captured at Shiloh and spent six months in prison in Macon, Ga., and Montgomery, Ala., He is a member of the R. P. Carnes Post, G. A. R. at Dunlap. Mr. Skaggs is a stockholder in the Dunlap Bank, and in the Citizens Bank, at Laredo.

B. F. SMITH is a son of Oliver and Ruth Smith. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio, March 2, 1850, and now lives on route three, Trenton, Mo. Mr. Smith was married to Dora Combs, daughter of J. B. Combs, October 6, 1890.

Residence Of B. F. Smith

He left Ohio with his parents in 1864 and moved to Grnndy County about three miles east of his present home, and lived here until the year after his marriage. He bought his present farm in 1894, and has lived on it since that time. He has a well improved farm of three hundred and twenty acres, and is a breeder of pure bred short horn cattle. Mrs. Smith is a fancier of Buff Rock chickens. Mr. Smith belongs to the I. O. O. F.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of eight children. Everett Reed, was born May 4, 1892; Juanita Belle, December 8th, 1893, died June 2, 1894; Sarah Ethel and Edith Ruth, November 14, 1895; Herschel William, April 5, 1897; John Oliver, July 7th, 1898; Myrtle Mauree, October 4, 1901 ; and Frankie Adora, August 21st, 1904.

DR. EDWARD H. STECKMAN was born at Everett, known as Bloody Run, Penn., Jan. 14, 1854. He left that state with his parents when a boy moving to Brown County, 111., and in 1871 to Grundy County, Mo., where his parents spent the remainder of their lives. Dr. Steckman attended the schools of Illinois and the Trenton High Scl^ool also taking a course in the Warren sburg State Normal. He then taught a short time after which, he took a degree in the College of Dental Surgery, Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating in 1880. He then came to Trenton, and has since successfully followed the practice of his profession. He is ?, stockholder in the ice company, owns an interest in the Farmers Exchange Bank, and has seven hundred and fifty acres of Grundy County land, lying in three farms, one of which he is personally conducting and the other two of which he is leasing. Dr. Steckman was married in 18^6 to ]\Iiss Mary Ella McCarty, of Smyth County, Virginia. She died March 12, 1890. He was again married, Jan. 16, 1894, to Miss Sarah Mitchell, a daughter of a well known Bancroft family. They ha\^e one child, Mary Ella, born Sept. 30, 1899.

JOHN S. STEVENS was born in Richland County, Ohio, in 1842. He attended the schools of that state and was for a time a student in Adrian College, Michigan. He lived on a farm until nineteen, when he enlisted in the Union army, joining Company A., 67th Ohio Inf., in which company he remained until the close of the war. He was with the Union army on the attempt to enter Charleston, and was wounded by the bursting of a shell in the battle of Morris Island. He was with Ben Butler at the investment of Richmond, and took part in the battles around that city and was at Lee's surrender.

At the close of the war, Mr. Stevens returned to Ohio and was deputy county recorder, later attending college. He came west in 1867, landing at Maysville, Mo., where he lived seventeen years. He was for twelve years a judge of the probate court of De Kalb County, and was engaged in the newspaper business. Later he went to Winston wdiere he engaged in banking for 16 years. During this time he established a bank at Altamont. These banks were later sold, and he was for a time at the head of the Clay County Bank, at Excelsior Springs, I\:^o. In 1903 he came to Tro-ton, and was cashier of the Farmers Exchange Bank, retiring on the consolidation of that institution with the American Bank.

A. C. STORMS is the son of S. H. and Jane Storms. His mother has been dead ten years, his father died in 1908. Mr. A. C. Storms was born in La Porte, Indiana, September 28, i860. He was educated in the public schools. He was married March 10, 1884, to Anna Chester, daughter of William Chester. They have five children: Roy L., born February ist, 1885 ; Ray C, born July 23, 1886, now in the jewelry business in Pleasonton, Kans. ;

Mr. Storms left Indiana with his parents when six years old and moved to Mercer county, Mo., and lived on a farm for a short time later moving to Ravanna, Mo., where the father engaged in the trade of wagon maker for many years. In 1881 Mr. Storms, jr., began work as clerk in the drug business of Dr. Shipley of Ravanna, clerking for about five years when he bought a half interest in the drug stock with Dr. Shipley and remained in that business for six years. He then sold out his interest and in 1891 bought a drug store in Laredo, Mo., where he now lives and carries on a drug business. He is a registered pharmacist and handles a line of books, etc., in connection with his drug store. He is an Odd Fellow.

C. C. SUMMERS was born in Mercer County, Dec. 2, 1862. He lives three and one half miles east of Laredo. He was married Jan. 2y, 1892, to Miss Martha Tuttle. They have three children. Bertha M., was born Nov. 8, 1892; Fred A., was born April 8, 1894; Wilma F., March 29, 1904. Mrs. Summers was born April 8, 1870. Her father, Reuben M. Tuttle, was born Feb. 22, 1848. Her mother, Margaret (Rash) Tuttle was born Nov. 28, 1852.

Mr. Summers began farming in Mercer County at the age of twenty one. He lived near Ravanna for several years, coming to Grundy County in 1903 and locating near Hickory. He lived a short

S. G. SMITH, son of Wm. C. and Mary Smith, both of whom are dead, was born Aug. 15, 1854, near Watertown, New York. He now hve^ on Route six, Trenton, Mo.

Mr. Smith was born and reared on a farm in New York. He lived with his parents until he was grown. When he was married, he rented a dairy farm and lived there until 1887, when he moved to Iowa, where he remained ten years engaged in farming. In 1897, he came to Grundy County, where he has lived since. He has leased and handled a number of farms in that time. In the spring of 1909, he leased the George W. Frey farm near Grundy Center church. It consists of

Mr. Smith was township assessor in Jefferson County, New York for some years while he lived there. He is a stalwart Democrat in politics and takes a deep interest in public affairs.

Residence Of J. C. Spera

J. C. SPERA, son of Wm. Spera who died in 1901, was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, October 21, 1869. His mother, Elvina C. Spera, lives in Illinois. Mr. Spera was married Nov. 20, 1888, to Miss Annetta Drager, daughter of Conrad and Charlotte Drager of Penn. Mrs. Spera was born Dec. 15, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Spera have three children. Guy C, was born May 27, 1890; Raymond D., July 2, 1894; William C, Dec. 24, 1897.

Mr. Spera lived with his parents on a farm near Carlisle until grown, when he went to work for the Postal Telegraph company as lineman, remaining with them but a short time. He then went into the employ of the Philadelphia and Redding railroad company and was in their service three years. In 1893, he moved to Decatur, III, near which place he farmed for 1 1 years, then moved to \'ernon County, Mo. He farmed in Vernon Countv until 1908, when he purchased the J. B. Gass farm near Grundy Center church, where he has since lived. The farm consists of 120 acres, and is one of the prettiest little places of the county. Mr. Spera handles Poland China hogs and fine horses and cattle. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the Modern Woodmen. The family belongs to the U. B. church.

J. T. SPICKARD, son of George A. and Mary Spickard, was born in Grundy County near where the city of Spickard now is October 14, 1854. The city was named in honor of his father. Mr. Spickard was married to Mary C. Shinn, August 12th, 1873. She died March 4, 1907. In April, 1908, he was married to Luella Cooper.

Mr. Spickard lived on the old Spickard farm until grown, when he bought a farm for himself. He went to Oklahoma in 1892, remained seven years, returned to Missouri, stayed two years, then went to Colorado where he was in the railroad business five years. Returning to Missouri in 1907 he farmed for a vear, then took charge of the Farmers

Telephone Company as local manager, with headquarters in Spickard. The company has sixteen long lines, and upwards of thirty phones in the city system.

Mr. Spickard has six children and eight grandchildren. His children are Wm. R., born August 12, 1874, of Myers township; Sylvia T., March 16, 1876, now Mrs. J. W. Larcom of Colorado; Maggie C, December 11, 1877, died March 12, 1879; Chas. G., October 19, 1880, of Grundy County; Ella F., December 21, 1886, now Mrs. Jesse Alumbaugh of Colorado; and George H., born June 17th, il

^:r. Sutton came to Grundy County with his parents when about nine years of age. They settled near Tindall, where his father l^ought a farm. He lived there with his father until grown and then started farming for himself. He first boueht a farm near Grundv Center where he lived three years, and then sold that and bought his present farm in 1905, where he has lived since. He does general farming and stock raising. He belongs to the Odd Fellows lodge and is a Republican in politics.

L. M. TARTER is the son of F. M. and Mary Tarter. His father lives in Vernon County,his mother died in 1879. He was born at Farmington, Til., Sept. 16, 1878. He graduated at the Trenton High School in 1900, and then attended the I\Tissouri University, taking courses in agriculture and electrical engineering

Mr. Tarter came to Missouri with his father when very small. They lived for a time near Farmersville, and for a time at Chillicothe. He worked on a farm, and at whatever work he could get, earning his way through school. For four years, he made his home with Dr. R. C. Norton.

Residence Of L. M. Tarter

After graduating in tl^e Trenton High School, he taught for several terms, then attended the university, working his way through that institution. December 14, 1904, during his senior year at the university, he married Miss J. Blanche Clark, the daughter of George W. Clark. When he had finished school, ^Ir. Tarter lived on his father inlaw's place for three years, then bought his present farm and moved thereon, building a beautiful home. Both he and Mrs. Tarter belong to the Methodist church. They have one son, Rodney Clark Tarter, born June 2y. 1909.

DAVID THOMPSON, is a son of Joseph and IMarv Thompson. His father was one of the old citizens and early settlers. i\Ir. Thompson was born in Harrison countv, June 20, i.*^48. He was ediicnted in the public schools of that day, a log cabin with puncheon seats. Mr. Thompson was married to Sarah A. Hume, daughter of Len B. Hume, an old settler of Clark county. Mrs. Thompson was born in Ripley county, Indiana, June 29, 1849, ^^'^^^ came to Missouri when two years old, settling in Clark county. Mr. Thompson moved with his parents to Iowa in 1855, lived there one year, then came to Clark county, Mo., where his father bought unimproved land and hewed out the logs to build his own house. Deer were plentiful and neighbors scarce. Mr. Thompson lived at home with his parents till married then he and his brother, Dennis, went to Kansas where they bought land. He returrred to Clark county after a few monLiis and farmed with his father one year then started west and stopped in Grundy county, buying land near Lindley, J\Io. There he remained for five years. He sold this farm and bought the Stephenson farm, sold this farm and went into the grocery business in Trenton, Mo. The next year fat bought the farm he now li\'es on which consists tof one hundred and sixty acres of land three and "bhe-half miles northeast of Trenton. He handles shorthorn cattle and fine hogs.

j\Ir. Thompson enrolled in the Missouri Militia, Co. K, 69th Regiment, Oct. 1864, and remained in the service five months, carrying a musket and seeing real service under Capt. Hahn and Col. Howell.

ORA C. TOLSON is a son of A. C. and Amanda (Owen) Tolson, both native Missourians. His father was born near Alpha, Oct. 22, 1852; liis mother was born April 5, 1856. ^Ir. Tolson v/as born at Alpha, May 20, 1885. He lives two and three fourths miles southeast of Laredo. He was married April 10, 1907 to Miss Roxie Ann

JMabel McKay. They have no children. Mrs. Tolson was born May 25, 1891. She is a daughter of J. F. and Magnettie (Rule) ^Vlc Kay. Her parents were born in Indiana.

Mr. Tolson, after completing the common school course, entered the Gem City Business College at Quincy, 111., in the spring of igoi and there completed a Inisiness course, a course in typewriting and stenography. He then went to Kansas City where for a time, he worked as locomotive fireman for the C. and A. Railroad. Returning to Laredo, he clerked a year for the Laredo Mercantile company. In 1907, he moved to the farm and has since been engaged in farming and stock-raising,

Mr. Tolson is of a pioneer family. His grandfather, James Tolson, was a commissioner of justice, appointed by Sterling Price in 1854. He is a member of the A. F. and A. M. and I. O. O. F. lodees.

Dr. K. W. TRAVIS, of Spickards, was born in Harrison County, June 4, 1852. After taking a general course in Grand River College, he graduated in the St. Louis American Medical College, Eclectic, in 1878, after which he located at Spickards and has since that time practiced his profession in that territory, with the exception of four years, from 1880 to 1884, at Modena, Mo., and fourteen month^ at Wableu, Mo., from which he returned in August, 1908, and bought the drug store owned by the Dr. Cash estate. He now manages the drug store in addition to his medical practice.

Dr. Travis was married to Dollie Renfro, daughter of Charlton Renfro, at Spickard, March 20, 1894. They have one child, Carohne, born March 16, 1896.

J. MILO TURNER, son of James D., and Mary Turner, was born at Mt. Ayr, la., April 30, 1884. He left Mt. Ayr when fourteen years old, when he worked in hotels at Fort Madison, Ottumwa and Keokuk, successively, in various capacities from dishwasher up to chef. In April, 1904, he went on the road for the International Correspondence Schools and was appointed assistant superintendent of the western Illinois division. In July, 1904, he went to thcvMonroe Hotel, Joliet, 111., as night clerk,

Mr. Turner took charge of the new Harber Hotel at its opening, January 18, 1909. This is a thoroughly modern hotel in every respect, with telephone, bath, and every modern convenience for individual rooms, and is one of the handsomest buildings in the city of Trenton.

W. C. URTON, son of Alfred and Ann Urton, was born in Adams County, 111., June i, 1858. He was married to Maggie A. Evans, daughter of Wm. Evans, of an old Grundy County family, June 26, 1 88 1.

Mr. Urton came with his parents to Grundy County in 1866, settling on "Illinois Ridge" where they lived until the death of the father in 1888. His mother sold the farm three years later, and moved to Laredo. She now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Welty.

Mr. Urton quit farming in 1885, moving to Trenton, where he was in the mercantile business three years. He then came to Laredo and went into the general merchandise business. He was in partnership with W. M. Robertson for a little more than three years, when he bought out Mr. Robertson's interest and has since been proprietor of the store. Mr. Urton's store is one of the largest in the county outside of Trenton, and does a large business.

Residence Of Jerome Vvestfall

JEROME WESTFALL was born February 3, 186^, in Clarence, la. He is a son of David and Elizalieth W'estfall. He was married September 20, 1893, to Miss Ella M. Dewell, daughter of Nathaniel Dewell. They have one child, Alice M., born March 3, 1902; another child died in infancy.

Mr. Westfall lived on an Iowa farm until twenty-one years old. He then went to Miles City, IMontana, going into the employ of the Northern Pacific. After two years service for that company he went into the mercantile business in Miles City, in which business he is still interested. Mr. Westfall came to Grundy County in 1905 and bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres near Trenton. This farm is thoroughly modern with electric

C. B. WILLIAAIS, son of J. R. and Mary R. Williams, of this county, was born in Morgan Comity, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1S75. He lives on route two, Trenton, ^lo. Mr. W^illiams was married Sept. 13, 1897, to ^liss Mary A. Coit, daughter of Roy B. Coit, deceased. They have two children, Carl D., born Sept. 8, 1898, and Austin B., born Nov. 7, 1903. Mrs. Williams was born in Portage County, Ohio, July 27, 1875, coming to Missouri with her ]:)arents in 1882.

]\Ir. Williams hved on an Ohio farm until 1892, \\-hen he came with his parents to Grundy County. They settled near Farmersville, where they lived three years, then l^.ought the farm now owned by Jerome Westfall. ^Ir. Williams, Sr., then bought a farm near the Rural Dale school house, and later the farm now owned by Lewis Robertson, selling it to :\lr. Robertson in 1908. Mr. Williams went to farming for himself while his father lived on the W^estfall ])lace, renting at first the farm now ownied bv B. F. Ford, then moving to the farm he now owns. A part of this farm came to Mrs. Williams from her father, her hus1)and buying land adjacent. In 1904, he sold the farm and returned to his old home in Ohio, where he remained three years, coming back to the same farm in 1907, and afterwards buying adjoining land. Both \\r. and Airs. Williams are meml:ers of the Baptist Church.

Barton Utterback'S Store. Brimson. Mo

BARTON UTTERBACK was born in Pullman County, Indiana, Oct. 22, 1870. He was the son of John and Rachel Ellen Utterhack. He now lives at Brinison. He was educated in the district schools and Central Normal College at Danville, Indiana.

Mr. Utterback was married March 17, 1891 to Emma Maxwell, daughter of James Maxwell of Harrison County. They have three children; Marmon M., seven years old; \^ernon E., six years old, and Ellen Marie, three years old.

His mother died in 1873, when he was a small boy and left him with relatives. In 1879 he moved to Kentucky with his father, going from there to 111., on a farm in 1880. In 1898 he moved to Harrison County, Mo., where he now owns an 80 acre farm. About 1905 he moved to Brimson and purchased an interest in the Brimson Mercantile Co., continuing" in that firm until the spring of 1906. He then bought the hardware interest of the Mercantile Co., and continued alone for a year, when he formed a partnership with Gabriel Jones and B. C. Stevens in the general mercantile line, Mr. Stevens retiring Jan. i, 1909, the store then becoming Utterback & Jones. The store has a floor space of 80 X 50 feet, besides a basement under the entire building. It carries a general stock of dry goods, shoes, groceries, salt and proprietary medicines. Mr. Utterback is a Democrat.

FRANK VENCILL, cashier of the Tindall bank, is a son of H. H. and Sarah (Winters) Vencill. of Gait. He was born near Gait, July 23, 1875. Mr. Vencill attended the Kirksville Normal, and took a business course. He was married to Mattie Hosom, of near Tindall, November 21, 1901. They have one child. Cor win, born June 6, 1906. Both Mr. and Mrs. Vencill are of prominent Grundy County families.

Mr. Vencill was born and raised on a farm. When nineteen years old he went into the Cook & Vencill Bank at Gait with his brother, G. E. Vencill. On the organization of the bank at Gilman, in 1897, he was made cashier, then sold out his interest in the bank and returned to the farm. After four years spent in farming, Mr. \^encill w^ent back to the banking business, becoming cashier of the Tindall Bank upon its organization. His bank is in the midst of a prosperous farming community and he has built up a prosperous business.

On Oct. 6, 1901, he was married to Miss Amy Long", daughter of Mark Long. Mrs. Wagner was born at Trenton. They have tw^o children ; ( )rville and Opal.

^Ir. Wagner came to Grundy County with hi^ parents when he was two years old and settled near Spickard where his parents still live. He lived at home and hel])ed run the farm until he was grown and married, then went to farming for himself. He farmed on his father's place two years, then at the "Forks" three years. He then went to New ^lexico where he railroaded inr a year. Returning ta Grundy County he rented the Ballinger farm near Grundy Center. The farm consists of 136 acres and belongs tn ]. W. Ballinger.

O. C. W^\GNER, son of J. A. and Nancy Wagner, both of whom live near Spickard, was born in Tazewell County, Virginia Oct. 9, 1876. He now lives on Route six, Trenton. Mr. W^agner was married Dec. 21, 1904 to Miss Mary Lovell, daughter of J. M. Lovell. She was born near ^lelbourne Sept. 7, i(S84. They have two children; Anna May, born Jan. 22, 1906, and Charles Monroe, born Jan. 25, 1908.

Mr. W'agner came to Grundy County w'hen about seven years of age and settled on a farm near Spickard where his father purchased a farm and where his parents still live. Mr. Wagner lived there until he was twenty two years old, when he left home and worked out for several years. He then married and went to farming for himself. He leased the Biggs place for several years, then the Lemley place four years, then bought his present farm known as the Ballinger farm, three miles northeast of Grundv Center church and six miles east of Tindall in Lincoln township. He does general farming and has a well improved farm of no acres.

NANC^' J. WARREN was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Feb. 20, 1843. Her parents were John Kilburn, born in Kentuck}' in 1799 and died Jan. 1S74, and Nancy (Griffin ) Kilburn. Mrs. A\'arren now lives three miles southwest of Laredo. She was educated in the juiblic schools of Kentucky. She was married Sept. 9. 185S to Fountain F. Warren, l)orn Dec. i, 1831. He was the son of William \W'irren of Kentucky and Elizabeth (Thompson) ^^'arren of Kentucky. They had twelve children ; Elizabeth Hern, born Sept. 4, 1859; John H. and \¥m L..born May 26, 1862; Joseph M., born March 16, 1865; Andrew H., born Nov. 10, 1868; Melissa E., born Jan. 17, 1871 ; Laura J., born Feb. 24. 1874; Montgomery, born June 16, 1876; Ida May, born May 10, 1879; Chas. E., born Jan. i, 1882; Milton G., born Nov. 10, 1884, and Nova E., born June 4, 1898.

as they could build their little one roomed house, they moved to their new home, where they lived ever since, and Mrs. Warren now lives on that farm Mr. Warren was one of the best stock men and his boys are to day interested in stock. In politics the family favors the Democratic party. Mrs. Warren is a member of the Baptist church.

Residence Of J. W. Wilson

JOHN W. WILSON, son of J. B. and Corena Wilson, was born in Mercer County, September 7, i860. He was married September 6, 1889, to Miss Hilda Mueller, daughter of Jacob M. Pueller, of near Tindall.

1889, and remained there until 1894 when he went into the mercantile business as senior partner in the firm of J. \\\ Wilson Company, and he remained here until 1901 when he sold out and went to Houston, Texas. He remained there two years, and still holds property there. In 1904 Mr. Wilson was elected cashier of the Farmers and Merclrnits Bank, which position he now holds. He is a Repul lic-in and ])rominent in luisiness circles of Spickard.

She vras married Aug. 3, 1879 to Joseph N. Buckingham. His father was Philo and his mother Imogene Buckingham. They had three children. Anna I. (Buckingham) Burditt, born July 6, 1881 ; Juha A., ATay 26, 1884, died Nov. i, 1890; and Jennie (Buckingham) Allen, born April 4, l^^'rs. Wyatt is from one of the pioneer families. Mr. Wvatt was one of the first school teachers of the cnrntA- -nd pt the time of the breakhi'^: out of the war he enlisted in the 2t, I\1o., Co. C, Vol., Inf., He went in as a private and was promoted to the First Lieutenancy. At the close of the war he came back to Grundy and followed the plastering trade until 1866, then was deputy county clerk under R. P. Carnes. He then returned to his trade and followed it to the time of his death at Gait, in June, the 25th, 190S.

Mrs. XA^'att is a member of the Christian Church. With the exception of seven months spent in California, she has always lived within a day's drive of her birthplace.

THOMAS S. WILSON, a son of J. B. and Corena Wilson, was born in Grundy County, July 25, 1867. He w^as married June 20, 1895, to IMiss Clara Packer, daughter of H. W. Packer. They have no children.

Mr. Wilson lived on the farm until twentyseven years old, when he came to Spickard and went into the poultry and produce business which he followed for fifteen years without intermission. He has now leased the business but still owns it. Mr. Wihon is also owner of the Spickard mills and deals extensively in grain, feed, seed, flour and meal. Mr. Wilson is one of Spickard's leading business men and has made very valuable properties out of both the mill and poultry plant.

Mr. Wilson lived in Trenton until twelve years old, then lived on a farm until grown and married, when he went to 'farming for himself. He bought his present farm in 1898, and has lived there since that time. It consists of eio"hty acres of well improved land, and was entered ]}y 3*1 rs. W'lison's father, Jacob Dilley.

]Mr. Wilson belongs to the I. O. O. F. lodge. For a number of years he was justice of the peace and a member of the township board for Lincoln township. He and Mrs. Wilson are members of the Christian Church.

Mr. Wood is a Republican. He w^as elected clerk and assessor of Wilson township in 1891 and served in that office for sixteen years. He then retired to the farm, the Snowflake poultry farm, three and a half miles southeast of Laredo. Mr. Wood is a member of the Masonic lodge of Laredo. He takes an active interest in public affairs and is one of the party leaders of hi,s township.

HOWARD B. ASHER, son of Solomon and Elizabeth Asher, was born in Ohio, March 3, 1852. In 1869 he came with his parents to Grundy County, where his father bought the farm near Honey Creek Chapel on which Mr. Asher now lives. Three years later his father bought a hardware store in Trenton, and moved to Trenton to assist in running it. Later he and his brother, Milton, engaged in the hardware business, and he learned the tinner's trade. He was in the hardware business for a time with T. A. Murphy, their store being burned. He was in the poultr}^ business for a time, and was for five years engineer at Cook's mill. In 1906 he moved to the old home place, where he has since lived. It consists of 120 acres of well improved land. Mr. Asher was married Dec. 24, 1875, to Miss Elizabeth Humphrey, daughter of Benjamin Humphrey. They have one son, Harry L. Asher, born April 18, 1884, now salesman and advertising manager for the Farmers Store.

WM. H. BABB is a son of James W. and Alice Babb. His father came from Tennessee, his mother from Kentucky. He was born in Grundy County, April 21, 1867. He was married to Miss Jennie Browning, daughter of Captain John M. Browning, Dec. 28, 1887. They have two children; Garnett, born May 11, 1889, and Charles E., Jan. 15, 1890. Mrs. Babb was born Feb. 7, 1869.

years, then went to Fontell, Iowa. From here he went to Repubhcan City and Norton City, Nebraska, successively, then returned to Grundy County where he remained a short time. He then went to CaHfornia, remaining only a short time. On his return he went to farming near Spickard where he remained five years, then to near Princeton, re- maining three years, then back to a farm east of Spickard. Later he moved to Trenton when he went into the real estate business, then into tlie wholesale beer and whiskey business. In the spring of 1909 he disposed of his wholesale business and returned to the real estate business, with head quarters at Kansas City, where he moved with his iamily later.

R. M. BAKER was born on the old Baker homestead in Grundy County, twelve and a half miles north of Trenton, May 19, 1866. He lived there with his parents until 1886, when they moved to Livingston County, near Chillicothe, remaining' there until 1900. His father died while there. His mother lives in Clark County. Mr. Baker married in 1896, and went to farming for himself. He lived in Livingston County four years after his marriage,

Residence Of J. 1'.. Hk'Ooks

Mr. Baker was married Dec. 27, 1896, to Miss Willa Peery, daughter of Reece Peery and sister of the late Henry Peery. Mrs. Baker is also a native of this county and was born on the old Peery

J. C. Barr. Laredo, Mo

Mr. Beacom was born on a farm and lived there until fourteen years of age. He beg-?n railroading when sixteen and has held the following positions : call boy, time keeper, foreman of freight house platform, bill clerk, ticket clerk, pa^sens^er brakeman, train baggageman, freight brakeii'ian, conductor, foreman of gravel pit, yardniaster, general yardmaster, trainmaster and superintendent. He came to Trenton September, 1907, as Superintendent of the Missouri Division of the Rock Island.

As the above indicates, he began his railroad career at the bottom of the ladder and worked his way upward by his own efforts, and in his own words, he attained his present position because henever looked at the clock and made it a point to give service that would merit recognition.

RICHARD E. BOYCE, a son of Isaac and Dorinda (Peery) Boyce, was born in Daviess County, in Nov. 1847. He came to Grundy County when ten years old and lived in Harrison township. When he was sixteen he began teaching, and taught in Grundy and Mercer Counties until 1867. He also took a course in Grand River College. Mr. Boyce clerked in W. W. Brook's store in Trenton for about.

a year, then with other firms. He was elected sheriff in 1872 and served two terms. In 1876 he was elected comity treasurer. He was in the mercantile business for many years, establishing the firm R. E. Boyce & Co., in 1879. The store burned about the year 1881 following which Mr. Boyce bought a farm tw^o miles east of Trenton. He formed a partnership with B. C. Nichols and James Fulkerson in 1885, and entered the mercantile business again. He was with this firm about twelve years, after which he was in the grocery business about seven years. In 1908 Mr. Boyce entered the real estate business in partnership with C. C. Keith.

W. H. BREWER, one of Grundy County's prominent citizens, was born in Illinois, August 31, 1850. He came with his parents to Mercer County when a small boy, and lived in that county for a considerable time, farming, and was in the mercantile business at Princeton for a short time. In 1873 he came to Grundy County settling near Spickard where for a number of years he farmed and fed cattle. He still owns a large farm in that locality, and is an extensive stock dealer. Later he engaged in the mercantile business at Spickard, forming a partnership with A. Rathschild, which partnership lasted but about a year. Mr. Brewer was for fifteen years in partnership with the late J. B. Carnes in the live stock business, buying in all parts of the country. He assisted in the organization of the Bank of Spickard and was one of its directors. Selling his interest in that institution in 1903 he assisted in the organization of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, with E. A. Cook, P. G. Wild and others, and was its first president, having held that position continuously since that time.

Mr. Brewer was married to Miss Sarah Cornwell about the year 1879. She died about the year 1888, leaving two children: Nellie, born Dec. 20,

W. H. Brewer, Spickard, Mo

DR. T. J. COLLINS was born in Grundy County, on the old home place about seven miles northeast- of Trenton, Feb. 13, 1879, and is a son of John H. and Rhoda Collins. He lived there with his parents until grown and in the meantime attended the public schools. He then took a course in the Kirksville State Normal. Later he attended the American School of Osteopathy at that place, graduating in 1901. While attending this school Dr. Collins met Miss Grace Park, daughter of Attorney Joseph Park, of La Plata. Soon after graduation and on Oct. 2, 1901 they were married and Dr. Collins began practicing at La Plata where he remained four years. He then returned to Grundy County and practiced his profession in Trenton for a few months. He gave up his profession on account of his health and went into the farming and stock buying business until Jan. 1, 1909 when he bought the implement and grain business of W. A. McVay. He has since added much to the stock and is building up a splendid trade.

I. H. CRAIN, son of Louis and Hannah Crain, was born in Cass County, Ind., Jan. 19, 1842. He now lives on Route 1, Trenton. He was married to Louella Ford, Aug. 7, 1870, who died five years later, leaving two children. March 2, 1880, he was married to Mattie W. Lyford. By this marriage six children were born.

Mr. Crain lived in Indiana until the outbreak of the war, when he joined Company E. 29th Indiana Volunteer infantry, and served until after the battle of Shiloh when he was discharged an account of sickness. He then went into the civil department of the government and handled supplies for the army until the close of the war. He then returned to Indiana for a short time, coming to Utica, Missouri, in 1866. He lived there until 1892 and moved to Daviess County coming to Grundy in 1900. Mr.

Grain worked at the carpenter trade until 1875. He was in the mercantile business in Livingston and Daviess Counties, trading a stock of goods in Daviess for the Jeff Lowry farm. He lived on the farm until 1903, then in Trenton until 1905, when he bought his present farm. He owns 614 acres in Grundy and 170 in Daviess Go. Mr. Grain is a breeder of Aberdeen Angus cattle and Poland Ghina

Residence Of I. H. Ckain

S. B. CURRY, son of John and Frances (Moore) Curry, was born near Richmond, Iowa, Feb. 19, 1863. He lived at home on the farm until he was fifteen years of age when he started out for himself. He worked for a few years at a training stable for race horses, then went to work for the Milwaukee railroad. He worked in Iowa as fireman, brakeman, conductor and yardmaster until 1889 when he came to Missouri and lived at Chillicothe until 1894. He came to Trenton in 1894 and had charge of the Rock Island yards until 1904 when he quit railroading and went into business.

three children. Dorothy L. was born Nov. 5, 1885 now Mrs. Samuel Karnes, of Burlington, Iowa; James P., April 1, 1888, recently married Miss Beulah Oyler; Imogene, Nov. 26, 1891 at home.

Mr. Curry has always been interested in fine horses and has owned some of the best animals in America. He now owns Col. Felter, colt trotter trial 2:35; May Tell, brown mare, 2:15 1-4 of the line of Hamburg Belle; 2:01 1-4; Lady Yates, 2:21 3-4.

Residence Of W. D. Gose

HIRAM URIAH DALE is of German and Irish descent, and was born in New Lexington, Ohio, April 8, 1839. He moved with his parents to a farm in Indiana in 1848, and there learned the brick mason's trade. In 1858 he joined the Christian church of Loganport, Ind., and the same year began to prepare himself for the ministry, entering" the Indiana Normal School. He entered the Electric Institute at Hiram, Ohio, in 1863 where he formed the acquaintance of H. W. Everest who occupied the president's chair, while the president. Garfield, was in the war. When Everest was called to the presidency of Eureka College in 1864 Mr. Dale went there, where he graduated in 1868, afterwards receiving the A. M. degree from that institution.

On his graduation he took the pastorate of a church in Massachusetts, and came from there to Trenton in 1870, where he preached seven years, reorganizing the church which had been disintegrated by the war.

Mr. Dale was married Oct. 9, 1873 to Miss Leona Boggs, of Eureka, 111. She died Oct. 31, 1902. Of this union six children were born: Edna, now a missionary in China ; Ruby, a teacher of music, in Chicago; Lois, now Mrs, E. H, Swander, of South Dakota; Mary, now Mrs. F. Hooker Groom, whose husband is pastor of the Christian church in Tacoma, Wash. D. P. is now in the university at Madison, Wis. The youngest died at the age of four.

Mr. Dale has taught school; he was financial secretary for Drake University three years and Iowa state secretary of the National Benevolent Association for the Christian church for seven years.

Residence And Bakn Of George Lenz

DR. E. A. DUFFY, a son of B. F. and Elizabeth (Kuhn) Duffy, was born in Quincy, 111., Oct. 18, 1878. His father was for many years connected with the Burlington railroad in various official capacities and lived in a number of places during that time. Dr. Duffy left home while young, and went to reading medicine with Dr. Powell, a noted surgeon of Albia, Iowa, and also attended the Albia high school. He then attended the Marion Sims Medical College at St. Louis, graduating in 1899. He took the examination before the Iowa state board in 1898, and was the youngest man ever li- censed by that board to practice medicine, but he did not take up practice until after his graduation a year later. He is also a graduate of the Chicago Post Graduate Hospital and a registered pharmacist.

Dr. Duffy practiced in Iowa until 1907 when he came to Trenton. He is especially interested in microscopical work and bacteriology. He was married April 6, 1900, to Miss Ollie Moore, daughter of O. A. Moore, of Green Castle, Mo. They have two children: Margaret, born Feb. 1, 1903 and Oliver, Aug. 15, 1906. Dr. Dufify devotes his entire time to his profession, and has built up an extensive practice. He was for a time associated with his brother in the drug business at Green Castle.

Residence Of F. M. Fisher

in Warren County, 111-, Oct. 1, 1855, and is a son of Moses and Margaret (Chinn) Fisher. He came with his parents to Grundy County in 1856 and they settled near what is now the Four Corners, his father purchasing the farm Mr. Fisher now owns. He remained at home with his parents until grown when he started out for himself, farmed a few years, but later gave most of his time to stock buying in which he was very successful. He was live stock agent for the O. K. railroad for several years, but finally gave that up so that he might devote his entire time to his own business interests. In 1893 he purchased the old home place and married the latter part of the year. He has lived there continuously since that time managing his farm, but still devotes much of his time to buying and shiping stock. His farm consists of 240 acres. He does general farming and handles all kind of high grade stock.

CALEY F. FLEMING was born in Highland County, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1852. He is a son of Robert and Christina (Caley) Fleming. Mr. Fleming moved with his parents to Richland County, 111., when small, and lived on a farm in that county until about grown. He then went to Olney, 111., where he was employed in a large flouring mill, learning the miller's trade. He worked here from 1872 until 1889, when he came to Trenton and went into the milling business buying an interest in the city mills with his brother, Henry Fleming, and Isaac Jennings. They sold out in 1905 and he took charge of the C. H. Cook mill, with which he has remained since, during its several changes of ownership.

Mr. Fleming was married June 19, 1878, to Miss Mary St. John, daughter of M. M. St. John. They have one child, Robert Bain, born June 24th, 1879. He is now married, and is employed in the post office in Trenton.

Mr. Fleming is a Republican. He is now and has been for many years a member of the board of education. He is a member of the Methodist church and of the M. W. A. and the K. of P. orders.

T. B. Ford

He attended the district schools, Grand River College, Humphreys College, afterwards graduating at the Warrensburg state normal, and attending the Missouri state university, the University of Chicago, and Harvard University. He is now taking post graduate work in Harvard.

Since early manhood Mr. Ford has devoted his life to teaching. Beginning with the country schools in his neighborhood, he went to Spickard as principal, then to a number of cities in this state, as Superintendent, among them being New London, Marionville, Vandalia, Gallatin, and Trenton, successively. His last work in teaching was as head of the department of English in the Maryville state normal.

W. O. GARVIN was born in Rogersville, Kentucky, Nov. 9, 1853. He came to Missouri with his parents when about five years old, stopping at Chillicothe a short time then coming to Grundy County. He lived on a farm near Edinburg until about grown, and attended Grand River College. On finishing school he went to farming for himself, coming to Trenton in 1879, where he clerked for R. H. Hume in the grocery business until Mr. Hume sold his store to Mr. Stein. He then worked for H. Stein until 1886, when President Cleveland appointed him postmaster of Trenton. When lus four years term as postmaster had expired he went into the grocery business with T. A. Woodress, continuing until 1892. He was then in the real estate business with E. A. Fisher for a number of years. He helped to organize the American bank, was made president, and on the consolidation of that bank with the Farmers Echange Bank, in 1904, he was made president of the Farmers Exchange bank, which position he has since held. The latter institution was organized in 1903, has a capital stock of $80,000, and does a flourishing business.

Mr. Garvin carries on stock raising and farming extensively, and is interested in various business enterprises. He owns 725 acres of land five miles southeast of Trenton.

Mr. Garvin was married to Miss Vada Riggs, August 20, 1887. She is the daughter of R. W. Riggs. They have one child, Gilbert Martin, born July 21, 1891. He is a graduate of the Trenton high school, and is now taking a law course in Drake University.

RICHARD J. GREEN was born in Peoria County, Illinois, where he lived until 1881 when he came to Sullivan County, Missouri. He has lived since that time in Sullivan, Livingston and Grundy counties. He spent four years in general merchandise stores in Lindley and Humphreys. April 15, 1889 he began banking at Gait. In 1894 he went to Chula and Jan. 1, 1902 he moved to Trenton where he has since lived.

Richard J. Green

residence on College Avenue in Trenton. He has other real estate interests in the city and is interested in a number of business enterprises.

W. H. GRIFFEE was born in Dresden, Ohio,. Dec. 19, 1856. He came to Mercer County when a small boy, starting across from Ohio in a wagon. His father, Wm. Grififee, died on the road. When he was twelve years old he came to Grundy County, his mother having- already moved here, and soon after went to work in a butcher shop. He was in the ice business for twelve years, later conducting a meat market, in which business he is now engaged.

Mr. Griffee handles an excellent and extensive line of goods, and has a good business. His shop burned last winter and its contents were almost completely destroyed, Mr. Griffee losing a considerable sum. He soon afterwards opened a new market on Elm Street, near the Central school building, where he is now located.