Harrison County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1921 (part 12 of 15)

Mr. Reeves is a Democrat in politics. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Modem Woodmen of America lodges. In 1916 he was appointed presiding judge of the First District in Harrison County., In his work as a farmer and as a cattle man, in his management of the various farms which he owns and in his performance of his public duties Mr. Reeves has been successful. He has high ideals of citizenship and always stands ready to forward the community interests and civic welfare.

James Parrish, deceased, was a well known farmer of Madison Township, where he spent many years of his life. Mr. Parrish was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, November 28, 1828. His father was Pausley Parrish, a native of Illinois, now deceased. James Parrish left Ohio in 1860 and went to Illinois where he remained for several years. In 1879 he left his old home at Bennett, Illinois, and came to Harrison County where he bought a farm of 240 acres of which he later sold 120 acres to his brother who was also a farmer. Mr. Parrish was a practical man in his work; he thoroughly realized the value of progress and put many improvements on his farm.

James Parrish was married July 4, 1881 to Samantha Light, who was bom in Shelby County, Illinois, November 10, 1853. She was the daughter of Samuel and Cynthana Light, both natives of Pennsylvania. She was reared on a farm and has always been a woman who worked hard. To her union with Mr. Parrish no children were born, but Mrs. Parrish took a little girl into her home and reared her to womanhood.

James Parrish died at this home on his farm near Ridgeway, Januaiy 11, 1908, at the age of seventy-nine years. He identified himself with the Baptist Church in 1850, and his funeral service was conducted by the Baptist minister, Rev. V. M. Harper. The remains of Mr. Parrish are buried in the Lilly Cemetery.

While he lived in Illinois, Mr. Parrish was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was an industrious, energetic man who held the high esteem of his neighbors.

Anthony Skroh, a retired fanner of Madison Township, is now living at Cainsville where he moved after his retirement from active work on his farm. He has six acres of ground and a good, well kept home in the northeast part of Cainsville where he is enjoying his freedom from active business cares.

Anthony Skroh was born in southeast Bohemia, June 11, 1854, the son of Joseph and Anna (Fiala) Skroh. Joseph Skroh was born in Bohemia in 1813 and was married in 1848 to Anna Fiala, a native of Bohemia, born in 1826. They left their native land in June, 1865 and came to the United States where they settled in Madison Township, Harrison County. Joseph Skroh was a tanner by trade but he bought 140 acres of land in Madison Township from Peter Cain and made improvements on it. This land is now held by his son, the subject of this review. Joseph Skroh died July 19, 1875 and his wife died in September, 1876. To their union three children were bom: Joseph, deceased; Anthony, the subject of this sketch; and Anna, deceased.

Anthony Skroh came to Harrison County with his parents and remained on the farm where they settled until his retirement in 1916. After the death of his father, he made extensive improvements on the farm and added to the original holding until he owned 380 acres of land which he later divided among his children. Mr. Skroh also owns land in North Dakota. Several years ago he began breeding Holstein and Shorthorn cattle and Percheron horses in which work he made a success.

Mr. Skroh was married November 6, 1881 to Mary Stocklasa, born February 2, 1862 in Bohemia, the daughter of Wencil and Anna Stocklasa, early settlers of HaiTison County, having left Bohemia in 1876.

Mr. Skroh was married in Mercer County. To this union seven children were born: Anna, wife of Joseph Posler of Madison Township; Fred v., who with his wife and three others were killed September 24, 1921 on their farm at Monte Vista, Colorado; Matilda M., married to Joseph Jezek, of Diagonal, Iowa; Adolph, living on the home place; Edwin H., hving in North Dakota ; Charlie, the fifth child, who was killed ; and Tressie M., living at home.

Mr. Skroh is an independent voter in politics and is a member of the C. S. P. S. Lodge, a Bohemian organization which has held a charter in St. Louis since 1854. Mr. Skroh says that his success has been achieved because of his hard work. He has been an energetic and industrious man and a highly esteemed citizen of his community.

Samuel H. Glaze, deceased, was a man whose name is connected with the pioneer days in Harrison County. He had large land holdings and was interested in commercial enterprises, in politics, and in lodge work. He was born in Wood County, Virginia, November 13, 1816, the son of John and Annie (Wolf) Glaze of German and English descent. John Glaze was a soldier in the War of 1812, and later a farmer of West Highland County, Ohio, where he died in 1879 at the age of eighty years.

Samuel H. Glaze was reared on a farm in West Highland County, Ohio, and farmed on a small tract of land which he owned until 1857, when he sold out and moved to Harrison County, where he bought more than 2,300 acres of land near Cainsville. He improved this land which was later divided among his children. Mr. Glaze helped to organize the Cainsville Bank and was the first president of the bank, holding that office for a number of years. He was a Republican in politics and served as the justice of the peace of his township. He was a devoted member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and worked faithfully in that order until his death which occurred May 13, 1907.

Samuel H. Glaze man-ied Sarah Milburn, a native of Pennsylvania, bom August 22, 1815. She died September 6, 1885. To this union nine children were born, four of whom are now living: Samuel N., of whom a sketch appears; Sarah A., wife of W. C. Baker, whose sketch appears in this volume; Lydia L., married to John H. J. Summers and living at Blythedale; and Daniel R., a review of whose life appears in connection with the sketch of his son, Dr. L. A. Glaze.

Samuel Nelson Glaze, prominent citizen of Cainsville, belongs to a family whose name is well known in Harrison County. The Glaze name has been connected with farming interests, mercantile pursuits and commercial enterprises for many years.

S. N. Glaze was born in West Highland County, Ohio, March 9, 1843, the son of Samuel H. and Sarah (Milburn) Glaze. Data on the life of Sainuel H. Glaze appears elsewhere in this volume.

Samuel N. Glaze came to Missouri with his parents in 1857. During the Civil War he enlisted in Company E, 43rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry under Colonel Harding and served from August, 1864, until June, 1865. He returned to Harrison County and operated a sawmill on Grand River with his brother-in-law, W. C. Baker, from 1869 to 1876. After then he farmed and then conducted a flour mill in connection with his farming for a number of years.

Mr. Glaze was married April 3, 1893 to Mary E. Kinion, a daughter of John Kinion, a farmer and stockman of Madison Township, who came to Missouri from Wapello, Iowa, in 1856. He was a veteran of the Civil War. To the marriage of Samuel N. and Mary E. (Kinion) Glaze the following children were born: Oscar L., now living in Canada; Bertram, an implement dealer at Cainsville; Carl E., a farmer in Madison Township; and Carrie Austin who died in infancy.

Mr. Glaze is a Republican in politics. He is the president of the Cainsville Bank which his father helped organize. Mr. Glaze is one of the leading citizens of Cainsville, a man whose integrity and high ideals in business have brought him the trust and esteem of his community.

Wesley C. Baker, who has been a farmer and stockman in Harrison County since 1860, was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, April 20, 1845. His father, Jacob A. Baker, was a native of Maryland and came to Indiana in his early manhood and became a farmer and plasterer. In Maryland he married a Miss Hall who died and later in Indiana he married Mary Ann Hite who became the mother of Wesley C. Baker. In 1845 Jacob A. Baker came to Iowa but did not like the country and soon returned to Indiana where he died in Monroe County in 1850. His wife, Nancy (Hite) Baker died in 1857. Jacob A. Baker was the father of thirteen children by both marriages. By his marriage to Ann Hall, Jacob A. Baker had four children as follows: Eliza Ann, Sarah Jane. John Wesley and Joseph Henry, all deceased. By Jacob A. Baker's marriage,

March 5, 1835, to Mary Ann Hite, the following children were born: Samuel H., Jacob A., Charles G., Daniel R., Wesley C, the subject of this sketch; Cathrine G., Ann B., Margaret, Isaac W., all of whom are deceased except Wesley C.

Wesley C. Baker was reared in Indiana and after coming to Missouri with his half brother, Joseph Henry Baker, he worked as a farm hand on the brother's farm receiving his board and clothes for his work, n 1862, he left home and enlisted for service in the Civil War in Comlany E, 3rd Missouri State Militia Cavalry. He served for six months and then was discharged on account of disability. In 1863 he helped his brother raise a crop and again in 1864, he enlisted in the army at Cainsville, in Company C, 48th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was on guard duty at Rock Island and was discharged in the fall of 1864.

After leaving the army Mr. Baker came back to Harrison County and in 1865, made an agreement with his brother by which he obtained the ownership of 118 acres of land, paying his brother $400.00 in cash and working by the month and trading for the remainder which was $100.00. In 1866 he left the farm and learned the plasterers trade. For three months that winter he attended the district school at Eagleville. In 1860 and 1861 he attended school in a log cabin which was the school building of that day. Here he had as teacher, Henry Carson. In 1867 Mr. Baker went back to his farm and began work there. This place was north of his present farm. He sold some land and traded for other land, conducting his business of general farming from 1869 to 1874 in partnership with S. N. Glaze, his father-in-law from whom he borrowed money for part of his enterprises. In 1873, Mr. Baker moved to his present farm. Here he built a log cabin and a stable of logs and at once set about making improvements. No such thing as barbed wire was known, the fences being constructed of rails. Mr. Baker bought some land from Mr. Glaze, paying ten dollars an acre for part of it. Other people around him wanted to sell, so from time to time he bought more land. His wife also inherited land and altogether they had over eleven hundred acres in Madison Township.

Wesley C. Baker was married November 24, 1867 to Sarah Anna Glaze who was born March 11, 1849, the daughter of S. H. and Sarah (Milburn) Glaze. To the union of Wesley C. and Sarah Anna (Glaze) Baker the following children were born: Anna M., married to L. D. Cochran who now lives at Kirksville and are the parents of four daughters, all teachers ; Samuel H., a farmer living southwest of the home place in

Madison Township and the father of one child; Charles W., a farmer living west of his father's farm and with three children; Harvey N., a farmer living six miles southeast of Cameron with four children; Coy E., a resident of Madison Township with three children; Mary Cordia, at home; and Manly V., conducting the home place, has one child. All of Mr. Baker's children had a good common school education. He has sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Mr. Baker is a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church. Before the Civil War, he was identified with the United Brethren Church, but later went into the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church and was a class leader in it for many years. He belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic and always took an active interest in the work of that organization. Mr. Baker is a citizen who can always be depended upon to further the cause of community improvement, a man with high standai'ds of citizenship and one who has been successful because of his energy and perseverance.

J. 0. Reed, a druggist and well known business man of Blythedale, was bora in Union Township, March 29, 1870. His parents were George O. and Jennie (Shirtz) Reed.

George 0. Reed was born in Kentucky in November, 1842. He was a farmer and came to Missouri with his parents very early in his life. They settled in Clinton County and George 0. Reed remained there until after the Civil War when he moved to Union Township, Harrison County and farmed there until his death, March 19, 1894. His wife was born in Clinton County in 1849. She now lives at Ridgeway. To the marriage of George 0. and Jennie (Shirtz) Reed the following children were born: Cora G., now Mrs. Albei't Garrison of Ridgeway; Mary V., married to F. L. Cowperthwaite of Dighton, Kansas; J. O., the subject of this review ; and Lydia, now the wife of Dr. J. J. Winningham, of Blythedale.

J. 0. Reed was reared on a farm and remained in farm work until 1886. He was educated in the district schools and the Eagleville High School. In 1892-1893 he attended the college at Stanberry and then taught school for eight years in the rural schools at Ridgeway, at Eagleville and at Blythedale. He clerked in a drug store for a while and then went to Highland Park College in Des Moines where he took a course in pharmacy. In 1896 Mr. Reed entered the drug business at Blythedale

Mr. Reed was married May 6, 1896 to Mamie Winningham who was born in Harrison County, the daughter of Dr. F. M. and Ehzabeth (Woodward) Winningham, both now deceased. No children were born to Mr. Reed's marriage. In 1921, Mr. and Mrs. Reed adopted a son. Jack C, who was born June 11, 1921.

Mr. Reed is identified with the Democratic party in politics and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge. He helped organize the Citizens Bank of Blythedale and has been on the board of that institution since its organization. He is a stockholder in that bank and also in the Fanners and Merchants Bank. Mr. Reed is a progressive business man and a reliable citizen of his community.

Dr, J. J. Winningham, a successful physician and surgeon of Blythedale and the owner of 363 acres of land in Union Township, belongs to a family that has been favorably known in Harrison County for many years. He was born at Brooklyn, Missouri, March 3, 1870, the son of Dr. F. M. and Elizabeth (Woodward) Winningham. His birth place was the same farm where his mother and his son, Archie, were born. The tract of 176 acres is now owned by Dr. J. J. Winningham.

Dr. F. M. Winningham was born March 3, 1846 on a farm two miles northeast of Bethany. He received his medical training at the Cincinnati Medical School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated in 1874. He began the practice of his profession at Martinsville and came to Blythedale in 1896 where he built up a practice and remained until his death in 1912. He was also interested in the drug business. Doctor Winningham was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His parents were Sharp and Malinda (Miller) Winningham, natives of Indiana. Sharp Winningham was one of the memorable group of men who went west in 1849 in search of gold. He was killed on the way to the gold fields. Elizabeth (Woodward) Winningham was born in 1850, the daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Robinson) Woodward, both natives of Virginia and early settlers of Harrison County where they o^vned land in Union Township. Mrs. Winningham died in 1912.

and Mamie, now the wife of J. 0. Reed, a sketch of whose life appears in this volume. All of the children grew up on the farm and J. J. Winningham attended the Marion Sims Medical College at St. Louis from which he graduated in 1897. He began practicing at Brooklyn, Missouri and remained in that location until 1907, when he came to Blythedale where he has established a good practice.

Doctor Winningham was married October 30, 1890, to Lydia Nevada Reed, bom in Harrison County, the daughter of George 0. and Jennie (Shirtz) Reed. To this union two children were born: Archie J., a veteran of the World War who served in France for a year in the Engineer Corps and now living at Eastland, Texas; and Bonnie Lee, now the wife of Vern Trotter of McPherson, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Trotter have one daughter, Catherine.

Doctor Winningham is a Democrat in politics. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and belongs to the Harrison County Medical Society. He is a substantial citizen and a progressive man in his profession.

Thomas Brinigar, a practical farmer and stockman of Harrison County, is the owner of 196 acres of well improved land and has his residence one-fourth mile from the city limits of Blythedale.

Mr. Brinigar was born in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, June 23, 1852, the son of Michael and Emily (Kreamer) Brinigar, sketches of whose lives appear in connection with the review of the life of W. J. Brinigar in this volume. Thomas Brinigar attended the district schools of Wisconsin and came v/ith his parents to Missouri when he was eighteen years old. That was in the early days when Harrison County was still a part of the wild frontier and Mr. Brinigar tells that the country abounded in deer, wild turkeys and prairie chickens. He had all a boy's zest for hunting and used to shoot the prairie chickens from his father's doorway.

Thomas Brinigar became heir to forty acres of land and later added to that tract. He improved his land and sold it, buying it back in 1921. He does general fanning on his land and is a successful stock raiser.

Mr. Brinigar was married the first time February 16, 1872 to Lucinda Bandy, a native of Knox County, Illinois. To this union four children were born: Rosa, the wife of Jacob Walton of Colfax Township; George, living in Marion Township; Alta, married to B. M. Troxell, of Wyoming; and Grace, wife of Benjamin Briggs. Mrs. Brinigar died February 12, 1918 at the age of sixty-one years. On March 4, 1920, Mr. Brinigar married the second time, Mrs. May (Bell) Smith, widow of Norman Smith, of Lamoni, Iowa, who had, by her first marriage, one daughter, Ruth, now married and living in Montana.

Mr. Brinigar is a Republican and is a member of the Latter Day Saints Church. He is much interested in the problem of better roads and has served as road overseer for his township. He has also served on the grand jury at Bethany and has been a member of the petit jury five terms, one term at St. Joseph. Mr. Brinigar is a reliable citizen, industrious and enterprising.

J. E. Harper, the popular and efficient cashier of the Citizens Bank at Blythedale, was bom in Colfax Township, February 29, 1888, the son of S. M. and Eldora (Richardson) Harper to whom three children were born: J. E., the subject of this sketch; Telore, living in Colfax Township; and W. I., a resident of St. Joseph.

S. M. Harper was born in Colfax Township, in January, 1867, the son of W. B. and Nancy (Bridges) Harper, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Illinois. They were among the early settlers of Harrison County, coming here in 1848 and homesteading land in section 22 of Colfax Township. W. B. Haiper died on the land which he took up. He owned other land in Missouri and also in Kansas at the time of his death in 1894 when he had reached the age of ninety-four years. His wife died in 1906 at the age of seventy-two. Eldora (Richardson) Harper was a native of Clay Township and died when only a young woman. S. M. Harper now lives with his son, the subject of this review. As a young man, S. M. Harper was a farmer, later conducting a butcher shop and still later engaging in the drug business at Blythedale. He went to St. Joseph and was in various lines of work until 1920, when he came back to Blythedale to live with his son.

J. E. Harper was reared on a farm, attended the district school and began life for himself at the age of sixteen, when he began farming on a farm with his uncle, John A. Harper. Mr. Harper continued to farm until 1911, when he began to carry the mail on Route No. 3 and later on Route No. 1 from Blythedale. In 1919 he accepted the position of cashier at the Citizens Bank and has continued in this place ever since.

The Citizens Bank of Blythedale was organized in 1910. The first pi'esident was Christopher Canaday. The present officers are: W. J. Brinigar, of Marion Township, president; M. B. Officer, of Blythedale, vice president; J. E. Harper, cashier; and R. F. Richardson, J. M. Gill, J. O. Reed, E. M. Dale, W. J. Brinigar, and M. B. Officer, directors. The capital stock surplus and undivided profits of the bank is $37,000.00. The bank is located in a building owned by the organization with furniture and fixtures valued at $1,750.00.

Mr. Harper was married January 2, 1910 to Mattie Jones, born in Clay Township, the daughter of S. P. and Malinda (Cason) Jones, early settlers of this county. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Harper; Creta and Cleo, the latter deceased.

Mr. Harper is a Democrat and is identified with the Christian Church. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Mr. Harper is a capable business man who brought a wide experience to the bank and has therefore been a marked success in his line of work. He has assisted in building up the Citizens Bank and that institution is now one of the efficient banking organizations in the county.

H. W. Beeney, formerly a farmer and stockman, has now retired from active life but still lives on his farm of eighty acres in Clay Township. Mr. Beeney is of English descent, his parents having been among the people who saw greater and better opportunity for prosperity and improvement in the new land of America than in their native country.

H. W. Beeney was born in Knox County, Ohio, February 8, 1846, the son of Joseph and Anna (Wright) Beeney, both natives of England where they were married. They were the parents of eleven children of whom the subject of this sketch was the tenth child born and is now the only surviving one. Mr. and Mrs. Beeney came to the United States in their youth and settled in Knox County, Ohio, where they operated a farm and where they both died.

H. W. Beeney was reared in Ohio on his parent's farm. After his marriage he came to Labette County, Kansas where he conducted a farm. In 1869 he moved to Harrison County and rented land in Clay Township. He farmed and worked in Princeton for six years and about 1883 bought his present farm. He has improved this land extensively and was successful in his work on it.

On September 26, 1867, Mr. Beeney was married in Knox County, Ohio to Mary Riley, born in that county, August 5, 1848, the daughter of Lewis and Mary (Holland) Riley, a review of whose lives appear in this volume. To the union of H. W. and Mary (Riley) Beeney four children were born : Lewis C, deceased ; Owen L., living in Phelps County ; Gracia G., now the wife of H. F. Thomas and living with her father, the subject of this sketch; and Joseph, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Beeney has four grandchildren.

Mr. Beeney is an adherent of the democratic party in his political views and is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He has the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens because of his life of integrity and industry.

Wallace W. Kurd, deceased, was a prominent farmer in Harrison County for many years. He was a native of Ohio, born in Lorain County, February 22, 1846.

Mr. Kurd's parents were Seneca M. and Ellen (Hubbard) Hurd, the former born in Ohio and the latter a native of Illinois. To their union five children were born, the oldest being Wallace W., the subject of this sketch. The only child surviving at present is a daughter; Emma, now Mrs. Turner and living at Harvard, Nebraska. After the death of Ellen (Hubbard) Hurd, Seneca Hurd married Maria Derby and to this union two children, a son and a daughter were born.

Wallace W. Hurd was a miller by trade and he worked at this occupation in Wisconsin and Iowa. In 1870 he came to Harrison County and bought a farm of sixty acres in Marion Township. He added to the original holding until he owned over 230 acres of land. He operated his farm successfully and in the course of time began to breed pure bred cattle. He handled only the pure bred stock and raised Herefords. This business he continued to conduct in connection with general farming until his death.

Mr. Hurd was married December 13, 1868, to Ellen Brinigar, born in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, August 23, 1850. Her parents were Michael and Emily (Kreamer) Brinigar, mentioned in connection with the review of the life of W. J. Brinigar in this volume. To this union of Wallace W. and Ellen (Brinigar) Hurd eight children were born, two of whom are now deceased. Those living are: Hattie Belle, wife of John Copper, a farmer in Chase County, Nebraska; Myron H., living at

Kinsley, Kansas; Oscar E., a resident of Meeker, Colorado; Harvey W., of Meeker, Colorado; Ross, address unknown; and Ella Maud, now Mrs. F. J. Allman, of Blythedale. A sketch of the life of F. J. Allman appears in this volume.

Wallace W. Hurd died at his home in Blythedale, Missouri, P'ebruary 15, 1918, and his widow is now living at Blythedale. Mr. Hurd was a Republican in politics and was an adherent of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, of which church his widow is a member. Mr. Hurd was a member of the school board of his district, serving in that capacity with efficiency. He was a man of energy, strong purpose and industry. In his business affairs he was ever upright and fair and in his work as a citizen he was the upholder of high standards.

Ii-a Caldwell, a retired farmer of Marion Township and a veteran of the Civil War, is living now in Blythedale. He retains the ownership of eighty acres of land in sections 11 and 12 in Marion Township.

Mr. Caldwell was bom in Fayette County, Indiana, May 12, 1839, the son of Train and Jane (McClure) Caldwell, both natives of Ohio. The parents of Train Caldwell were natives of Kentucky who migrated to the northwest in the early days. While on their way to their new home, they stopped near Cincinnati, then a village of four little log cabins to negotiate a treaty with the Indians, and while waiting there Train Caldwell was bom in the block house where his parents stopped. Train Caldwell was a farmer all of his life. He died at Connersville, Indiana. Jane (McClure) Caldwell was a native of Adams County, Ohio, and she also died at Connersville, Indiana.

Ira Caldwell was reared on a farm in Indiana. In 1870, he went with his family to Cole County, Illinois and farmed there for four years. In 1874 he came to HaiTison County and settled on a farm in Marion Township where he bought land until he had 200 acres. He improved this land and remained on it, conducting a successful business until May, 1920, when he gave up the active work of the farm and came to Blythedale to live.

Mr. Caldwell enlisted in the Union army in August, 1862, when President Lincoln called for 500,000 men. Mr. Caldwell was in Company I, 84th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and remained in active service throughout the war. He served under Major General Thomas and was in sixteen battles.

Ira Caldwell was married October 10, 1867 to Margaret J. Kelsey, who was born in Rush County, Indiana, February 7, 1841. Her parents were Joab and Sallie (Broadway) Kelsey. Joab Kelsey came to Harrison County in 1855 and homesteaded land in Marion Township, but left that same year and returned to Indiana where he remained until 1869 when he came back to Harrison County. He died here and his remains are buried in Hugh's Cemetery near Ridgeway. The remains of his wife are buried in Indiana. To their union six children that were bom grew to maturity. There are only two living at present: Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Caroline E. Moore, a widow, living at Blythedale.

To the union of Ira and Margaret J. (Kelsey) Caldwell two children were born: Hester, for several years a teacher, now married to C. B. Harrison and living on a farm in Marion Township and Sanford, deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell are members of the Baptist Church and he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Post 551 at Blythedale. He is one of the hardy and intrepid men who met the difficult days of the country's history with courage and fortitude. To such we owe much credit and praise.

Mr. Caldwell has in his possession a solid silver cup inscribed "Indiana State Fair Premium, 1857", which was awarded him for exhibiting the best fat cow shown at the Indiana State Fair that year. He also has a pipe bowl which he whittled out with a pocket knife while he was in the army in 1863, from a laurel root which he got on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. The bowl is as perfect as though it was moulded by modern machineiy.

R. C. McNelly, a retired farmer of Colfax Township and the owner of 180 acres of land there, is of Irish descent and is a veteran of the Cvil War. He was born near Jefferson in Clinton County, Indiana, the son of John and Jane (Thompson) McNelly.

John McNelly was born in New Jersey, August 18, 1816. He was a wool carder by trade but later in his life became a farmer. He came to Decatur County, Iowa in 1854 and died there July 30, 1890. His wife was bom in Pennsylvania, February 25, 1821 and still lives, although more than a hundred years old, at Ridgeway. She was married in Indiana and to her union with John McNelly six children were born, two of them now deceased.

R. C. McNelly was the second child of his parents. He was reared on a farm and came with his parents to Iowa when he was eleven years old. He married there and in 1876 came to Harrison County where he bought his present farm which he at once began to improve. He did general farming and stock raising in both of which industries he achieved success.

Mr. McNelly was married April 27, 1870 to Catherine Asbach who was born near Bonne, Germany, July 24, 1848 and came to the United States in 1853 with her parents, John and Veronica (Proff) Asbach. They settled at Brunswick, Missouri that same year and operated a farm there, later moving to Decatur County, Iowa where they also conducted a farm. To the union of R. C. and Catherine (Asbach) McNelly four children were born: William, now living at home; Mary F., the widow of Mark Stanley of Lamoni, Iowa; Ida, deceased; and Gertrude, living at home. Mr. McNelly has three grandchildren, Everett, Vernon, and Gertrude Stanley. Mrs. McNelly died at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, while there being treated, November 26, 1901.

Mr. McNelly is a democi-at in politics. He enlisted for service in the Civil War, October 8, 1864 in the 16th Volunteer Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Corps, Company G, which was made up at Dubuque, Iowa. He saw service in the south and was with Sherman on his famous March to the Sea. He participated in the final Grand Review at Washington, and was mustered out of service in 1865 at Davenport, Iowa. The lives of such men as Mr. McNelly mean much in the growth of a county. By their adherence to high standards of citizenship, by their indomitable perseverance in the face of difficulties, and by their appreciation of the needs of the community they have made possible the highly organized civic body that makes the county today.

William Whittig, a retired farmer of Colfax Township and the owner of 400 acres of land there, is a man whose name belongs in a record such as this. He is the oldest living settler now in the township and the history of his life since he came to Harrison County is the story of the development of the county itself.

Mr. Whittig was born five miles from Dayton, Ohio, December 25, 1827, the son of Frederick and Barbara Whittig, the former a native of Germany and the latter born in Maryland. They were the parents of six children of whom Mr. Whittig is the only one surviving.

Wiliam Whittig enlisted for service in the Civil War at Bethany in 1862 and was placed in the Provision Corps. He participated in the mihtary movements around Lexington. After the war, Mr. ; Whittig returned to his home in Harrison County and has lived here ever since. He lived in Whiteside County, Illinois for a time when he was a young man and came to Missouri in 1856. He settled in Colfax Township and homesteaded 160 acres of land for which he paid the government two dollars an acre. To enter land, it was necessary to make payments in gold coin, a rare commodity that was difficult to obtain. The Missouri banks refused to accept Iowa money, and in turn the Iowa banks refused Missouri money. Mr. Whittig says the old "shin plasters" were the ordinaiy medium of exchange. Fortunately he had, put away some gold coins while he lived in Illinois and these coins he used to make the payments on his land in Harrison County.

Mr. Whittig's reminiscences of life in the early days in the county are worthy of a repetition here. They make a phase of history that we can get only through the men and women who were an integral part of those pioneer days. Mr. Whittig built a log cabin on his land, and being a poor man with a large family, he and his wife worked practically day and night to improve the farm. The cabin set in the midst of prairie grass as high as a horse and when Mr. Whittig bought cattle he kept them in the yard around the cabin with bells tied to them so he could find them in the mornings. Otherwise they would have ibeen lost in the thick prairie grass. He used oxen to break the prairie land, a slow and arduous task. He received corn from St. Joseph and then took it to a grist mill, worked by horses, where it was ground into meal. Flower was so expensive that it was used only rarely in the family. When the busy season came, Mr. Whittig often broke prairie all day and then cut corn until midnight. It was a life of privations and hard work but it laid the foundation for the well improved farm that belongs to Mr. Whittig now.

William Whittig was married to Elzabeth White, born in Elkhart County, Indiana, who died soon after the close of the Civil War at the age of thirty-six years. To this union nine children were born, six of whom are still living: Frances, deceased, married Frank Smith; Albert D., living on the home place with his father; Harvey, living in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, Martha, deceased, was married to Albert DeLong;

Mr. Whittig is a republican in his political views and is a member of the United Bretherni Church. To men such as Mr. Whittig:, we of today owe much. They braved the dangers of frontier life and, by their work, made possible the industrial and civic growth that have built up Harrison County.

W. C. McKiddy, a resident of Cainsville where he is the o\mer of property, has been a merchant, a farmer and a school teacher in this county and is a veteran of the Civil War. He was born in Knox County, Kentucky, February 3, 1845, the son of John H. and Bersheba (Fuson) McKiddy. Of the eight children born to them only two are now living. They are: W. C, the subject of this sketch, the sixth child born; and Rachel, the wife of Charles Hunter of Mercer County.

John H. McKiddy was born in Whitley County, Kentacky in 1810, the son of John and China (Rose) McKiddy, the former a native of Scotland and the latter bom in Whitley County, Kentucky of English decent. John H. McKiddy died in 1849. His widow, a native of Knox County, Kentucky, born in 1819, brought her family to Mercer County, Missouri, in 1858 making the difficult overland trip driving a team of oxen, braving the privations and hardships with pluck and a hardy endurance that were characteristics of the enterprising families who came to the untried frontier in those days. She and her family all settled on a farm which they began to improve. Mrs. McKiddy had six sons and four who served in the Civil War. Thomas, John, and Jonathan all served in Company M, Missouri State Militia Cavalry. W. C, the subject of this review, served in Company D, 44th Missouri Volunteer Infantiy. Mrs. McKiddy died in February, 1865. The county may well be proud of such pioneer women for to their indominable perseverance we owe much of our present stability.

W. C. McKiddy was reared on a farm. He enlisted in the war at Princeton, Missouri, August 2, 1864 and was discharged from service at St. Louis, August 15, 1865 having seen service in some of the late battles of the war. He went back to Mercer County after the war and began farming in 1867. He sold his farm in 1876 and entered the teaching profession in which he remained until 1883. He received his education in the rural schools and attended a select school but was prac- tically a self-educated man. He taught in Mercer County and the two years from 1881 to 1883 in Cainsville. On March 31, 1883 he opened a hardware store at Cainsville which he continued to conduct for twenty years. On April 6, 1903 this store was burned and Mr. McKiddy then went into the real estate business, continuing to conduct this enterprise until 1916 when he retired from active business life.

Mr. McKiddy was married May 10, 1883 to Ida B. Chambers, of Cainsville, who was born March 31, 1863 and died March 2, 1918. She was the daughter of John Quincy and Margaret E. (Bishop) Chambers. Her father was a blacksmith and an early settler of Harrison County. To the union of W. C. and Ida B. (Chambers) McKiddy four children were born : John H., editor of the Enid Sunday News at Enid, Oklahoma ; Addie Belle, wife of E. C. Mullins of Princeton; Sylvia M., married to D. L. Oliphant and now living with her father; and Harry E., accidently killed at Hutchinson, Kansas. Mr. McKiddy has nine grandchildren.

Mr. McKiddy is a republican and is a member of the Baptist Church of which organization he is a deacon. He has been a notary public for twenty years. Mr. McKiddy is a man whose variety of pursuits have kept him keenly interested in phases of social and business life and he maintains this interest since his retirement from business.

Chailes A. Kopp, enterprising farmer of Colfax Township owns 220 acres of well improved land and raises graded stock. He is a native of this county where he was born in Colfax Township, January 29, 1876, the son of John M. and Sarah (Hoffman) Kopp.

John M. Kopp was born in Wurtenberg, Germany, January 27, 1831. When he was a boy of eleven years he came to the United States with his parents and settled in Iowa. When he was thirteen years old he started to work for himself and became the owner of a good farm in Iowa. He came to Harrison County about 1858 and settled in Colfax Township. He married Sarah Hoffman of Indiana who was born in January, 1836, and grew up in Morgan County, Indiana. To their union seven children were born. Three of them are now living; I. L., living at Bethany; Hettie E., now Mrs. Poush of Riverton, Nebraska; and Charles A., the subject of this sketch.

Christian Church. He was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic Post at Eagleville. He served in the 23rd Volunteer Infantry, Missouri, during the Civil War and was in the Battle of Shiloh where he was wounded. He was then assigned to hospital duty and was discharged as disabled. He came back to Harrison County then, where he married and spent the remainder of his life.

Charles A. Kopp has always lived on a farm. He has therefore been connected in a very practical way with farm problems all of his life. He bought his first land in 1899, improved it, and added to his holdings as he could until he has acquired his present well located and nicely improved fann.

Mr. Kopp was married to Ida M. Hutton, September 13, 1899. Mrs. Kopp was born in Colfax Township, the daughter of Marcellus T. and Anna (Graham) Hutton. Mr. Hutton was born in Bedford, Indiana and Mrs. Hutton was a native of Galesburg, Illinois. They were early set^jtlers of Harrison County. Both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Kopp have two adopted children; Josephine E. and Roy N.

Mr. Kopp is a Republican and is a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mr. Kopp is a reliable and substantial member of his community, a man known for his integrity and progressive ideals.

W. W. McFarland, deceased, was a well known farmer in Colfax Township for many years. He was born in Winneshiek County, Iowa, October 29, 1870, the son of Daniel and Sarah (Rutledge) McFarland.

Mr. McFarland was a farmer all of his life. He was reared on his father's farm in Iowa and after he grew to manhood he bought land for himself in that state. In 1895 he came to Harrison County and rented a fai-m near Eaglesville. That same year, however, he bought the present McFarland farm in Colfax Tovniship. This was at first a tract of eighty acres but Mr. McFarland added to the original holding until he owned 200 acres all well improved. He did general farming and raised graded stock attaining marked success in both lines of work. He died April 2, 1918.

W. W. McFarland was married at Fredericksburg, Iowa, December 27, 1893 to Bertha Farnum. Mrs. McFarland was born in Marengo, Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. Her father was William C. Farnum, born in Allegany County, New York, July 5, 1826. He moved to Henry

County, Illinois in 1844 and there he married Laura L. Burt, December 5, 1850. Mrs. Famum was born in Niagara County, New York, December 20, 1832. To their union eight children were bom, six of them still living: Willis, Frank, and Lemuel live at Canby, Minnesota; a daughter, now Mrs. Fred Swale, lives at Fredericksburg, Iowa; another daughter, Helen, is now Mrs. Monroe, living in South Dakota; and the youngest child. Bertha, is the widow of the subject of this sketch.

William C. Famum was a veteran of the Civil War in which he served two years and four months. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. In 1878 he moved to Iowa and in 1885 he went to Fredericksburg, Iowa, where he died November 29, 1898. Mrs. Farnum died August 11, 1900.

To the union of W. W. and Bertha (Farnum) McFarland four children were born: the oldest child died in infancy; Fola L., died in 1918; Zatha D., living at home ; and W. Wyane, also living at home.

Mrs. McFarland is a member of the United Brethern Church. Mr. McFarland was identified with the Baptist Church and was a republican in his political views. He was an enterprising and progressive man in his vocation with high ideals of his civic duty, a man who was highly esteemed for his integrity.

J. D. Miller, well known as an enterprising farmer of Marion Township, is now retired from active life and lives at the north edge of Eagleville. The Miller name is well known in this county, the parents of Mr. Miller having been early settlers here and Mr. Miller's two sons being attorneys in Bethany and Eagleville.

J. D. Miller was bom in Lowell, Indiana, September 19, 1868, the son of Jacob A. and Melissa Ann (Hill) Miller to whom nine children were bom. Only three of them are now living: J. D., the subject of this review; a sister, Mrs. Gatley, of Louisburg, Kansas; and J. A., living in Geddes, South Dakota.

Jacob A. Miller was born in New York, August 21, 1842. He was a farmer all of his life and has now retired and lives at Eagleville. He enlisted for service in the Civil War at Joliet, Illinois, in 1863 and was placed in Company A, 156th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He received his discharge in 1865 and in 1877 came to Harrison County and settled in Union Township. Mr. Miller with his wife and children, made the trip from Indiana to Missouri by wagon. They were twenty-one days on the road, fourteen days driving in the rain. Milissa Ann (Hill) Miller, born in Lowell, Indiana, November 12, 1845, died September 25, 1880 and Mr. Miller married the second time in 1881. His second wife was Addie Bonner, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and to this union three children were born: Lloyd, living four miles west of Eagleville; Harry, a merchant, a review of whose life appears in this volume; and Iva, wife of Frank Matthews, of Fayette, Missouri.

J. D. Miller attended the rural schools in his boyhood and later was in Stanbery College at Stanbery, Missouri, for six months. He farmed on rented land for three years and then bought a farm of 120 acres three miles southeast of Hatfield. He later sold that place and purchased land six miles southeast of Hatfield. He remained on this farm until 1910 when he moved to Eagleville where he owned a farm of eighty acres. This he later sold and moved to Kansas City, Missouri, but in 1918 he returned to Eagleville and has made that place his home ever since. Mr. Miller has owned and sold 320 acres of land in this county.

J. D. Miller was married February 7, 1889, to Myrtle B. Fletcher, born at Civil Bend, Missouri, and to this union three children were born: Charles A., prosecuting attorney of Harrison County, at Bethany; Le Roy, deceased; and George R., an attorney at Eagleville. Both of Mr. Miller's sons were teachers in the Missouri schools before they were admitted to the bar.

Mr. Miller is identified with the Republican party in politics and has served as a member of the board of Hamilton Township. He has always been a man of enterprise and ambition and is a reliable citizen.

George A. Powell, president of the Citizens Bank of Eagleville and a farmer and stockman of Colfax Township where he has land holdings of 480 acres has been a resident of Harrison County for many years and is a well known citizen here.

G. A. Powell was born near Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, October 14, 1857. His parents were G. B. and Eliza (Saucer) Powell to whom four children were born. All of them are dead except G. A., the subject of this review. G. B. Powell was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, March 31, 1830. His parents, Abel and Miss (Turner) Powell, both natives of Kentucky, came to Illinois in 1835 and settled in Jo Daviess County on a farm. They both died in Illinois and their remains are buried there. They were the parents of three sons: Wil-

In 1870, G. B. Powell came to Harrison County and settled in Lincoln Township where he farmed until his retirement from active business life. He is a Republican and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge. He was married in 1854 to Eliza Saucer who was born in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in 1834. She died in 1911 and her remains are buried in the Eagleville Cemetery. She was a member of the Methodist Church.

George A. Powell attended the district school in Illinois and was reared on a farm. When he was thirteen years old he came with his parents to Missouri where he has spent the remainder of his life. He owned a farm in Lincoln Township which he operated in partnership with his brother, Fred, for five years. This land is now owned by Earl Powell, a nephew of G. A. Powell. In 189-3 Mr. Powell bought the Hezekiah Herring farm of 360 acres where he is living now. He has made extensive improvements on the place and has engaged in stock buying and selling in connection with general farming. In both lines of business, Mr. Powell has been both enterprising and successful. His home is located on the Jefferson High\vay two and one-half miles north of Eaglevile.

G. A. Powell was married October 21, 1893 to Ida Gilbert, born in Tazewell County, Illinois, a daughter of John and Martha (Taylor) Gilbert, both natives of Indiana. Mr. Gilbert is dead and his widow now lives in Tazewell County, Illinois. Mrs. Powell was a teacher in the rural schools of Illinois for several years before her marriage. To the union of G. A. and Ida (Gilbert) Powell two children were born : Lenore, a graduate of the State Teachers College at Kirksville and a teacher for a number of years, is now married to Myrh Magee, of Los Angeles, California; and Fred, a graduate of the Eagleville High School, now employed in a bank in Los Angeles, California.

George A. Powell is a Republican and is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. In 1900 he assisted John Barber in the organization of the Citizens Bank at Eagleville. He is a stockholder in that institution and is also its president. His wide acquaintance in the county and his varied interests have made him a valuable officer in the bank. Mr. Powell has always been a progressive farmer and a farsighted business man and is reckoned as one of the efficient and substantial citizens of his community.

William Warren Little, a well known farmer and stockman of Colfax Township, is the owner of two farms and has a new, modern house on Jefferson Highway. He has 240 acres of land in Missouri and 60 acres in Decatur County, Iowa. Mr. Little belongs to one of the pioneer families of the county and has lived here since he was one and onehalf years old. His father and mother were pioneers, first in Mi«souri, and later in Iowa and the family name has been well and favorably known in these two states for many years.

W. W. Little was born near Madison, Wisconsin, April 25, 1855. His parents were James M. and Elizabeth Daliah (Forster) Little. They had eight children, five of whom are still living. James M. Little was born in Monroe County, Ohio, June 25, 1830. He went to Wisconsin in 1854 and came to Harrison County in 1856 and rented land in Colfax Towship for several years. During the Civil War he bought a farm in Decatur County, Fayette Township, Iowa which he operated until his death, February 11, 1896. His wife was born in Pennsylvania, April 10, 1832 and died in California in 1912.

William Warren Little attended the district school and grew up on the farm. His father was a invalid and had little to give his children. Mr. Little therefore started as a poor boy and began early to make his own way in the world. He helped break up the wild prairie land and worked hard for his success. He bought forty acres of land from his father in the fall of 1876 and added to this as he could until he completed the work of purchasing his present holdings. Mr. Little has been raising stock for many years and he attributes much of his success to that line of work.

W. W. Little was married on November 8, 1877 to Martha C. Graham, bom in Wisconsin, March 11, 1859 and to this union five children were born: Mabel G., wife of Harry Wilcoxson of Colfax Township; Letha D., married to James Hart of Colfax Township ; Nora, wife of Henry Brooks, also living in Colfax Township; James Otis, living in Decatur County, Iowa; and Glenn G. of Colfax Tovsmship. Mrs. Little died September 14 1916. On October 15, 1919 Mr. Little married Mae Lillian Graham, bom in Wayne Wisconsin, a cousin of Martha C. (Graham) Little. Mrs. Mae Lillian (Graham) Little is a graduate of the State University at Madison, Wisconsin and was a teacher for a number of years before her marriage. She was the head of the department of mathematics in the Wausau High School, Wausau, Wisconsin, for several years. Her parents were

Charles W. and Margaret (Hay) Graham. Mr. Graham was a native of Jefferson County, Missouri and Mrs. Graham was born near Glasgow, Scotland. They lived in Warren, Illinois for many years and are now dead. Mr. Little has six grandchildren.

Mr. Little is a Democrat and is identified with the United Brethern Church. He has served as a member of the school boai'd of District No. 11 for twenty years. He is a man who has made a marked success in life by his own efforts. He was ambitious and determined and these qualities added to his integrity made possible the carrying out of his enterprises.

R. F. Richardson, well known as an enterprising farmer of Colfax Township where he owns 240 acres of land, is a native of Harrison County. His family for three generations have been successful farmers here and Mr. Richardson received therefore a most efficient traning in all of the work that pertains to the successful operation of a farm while he was growing up.

R. F. Richardson was born in Colfax Township, July 24, 1864. His parents were John B. and Abigail (Bridges)' Richardson whose children were: Charles, deceased; Mary E., wife of Silas Dale of Dallas, Texas; Albert L, deceased, a review of whose life appears in this volume; R. F., the subject of this sketch; and Nettie, married to W. A. Fulkerson of Boise, Idaho.

John B. Richardson was born in Hart County, Kentucky, in 1841 and came to Harrison County w'hen he was a lad of thirteen with his parents, Paschal and Miss (Wardup) Richardson, both natives of Hart County, Kentucky. John B. JRichardson married Abigail Bi'idg'es in 1860. She was bom in Indiana. They lived on their fann in Colfax Township and were successful in their work. Mr. Richardson was a republican in politics and served as justice of the peace in the township. He died in 1919 and his widow, now eighty-one years old, is living at Blythedale.

R. F. Richardson attended the district school and was reared on the farm. He rented land from his father for the first two years after he started to work for himself. After his marriage he went to Eagleville where his father-in-law gave Mrs. Richardson seventy acres of land. This land Mr. Richardson sold two years later and bought eightythree and one-half acres in Section Seventeen in Colfax Tovioiship. Five years later he sold this farm and in 1894 he bought his present farm of 240 acres of land, eighty acres of which is timber. Mr. Richardson has made extensive improvements. He has operated a handle factory on his farm for several years. He installed a lathe which he uses to make the handles for axes, hammers and such tools, using only native timber for the handles. Mr. Richardson has achieved success in this work and now ships his products to many states in the union.

R. F. Richardson was married December 25, 1887 to Lana Dale, born in Kentucky in 1867, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Shirley) Dale, early settlers of this county and both now dead. To the union of R. F. and Lana (Dale) Richardson the following children were born: Earl, living in Colfax Township; Clair, also of Colfax Township; Ruth, at home with her father and the oldest child who died in infancy.

Mr. Richardson is identified with the Republican party and is a member of the United Brethern Church. He was cashier of the Citizens Bank at Blythedale from 1911 to 1915 and is now a director of that institution. He has served his community in various official capacities and the fact that he has been frequently reelected attests to his efficiency. He was township collector in Colfax Township for six years; clerk and assessor for four years ; trustee for four years ; and is now serving as clerk and assessor.

Since the death of his wife, February 9, 1919, Mr. Richardson's daughter, Ruth, has kept house for him. He is a man who has versatile abilities and wide range of interests, and in all of his activities he has been successful.

E. E. Raskins, a prominent farmer and stockman of Colfax Township, is of English parentage but has lived in Missouri for practically all of his life. He was born in Canada, February 22, 1874, the son of Myron J. and Helen (Simpson) Haskins.

Myron J. Haskins was born in New York State, September 13, 1844 and moved to Canada with his parents. On December 19, 1865 he was married to Helen Simpson, born in Prince Edward Province, Canada, March 16, 1848 and they came to Missouri with their family in 1880 and located on the farm now owned by their son, E. E. Haskins. They were the parents of six children: Mabel C, wife of J. T. Whittig of Caldwell, Idaho; Charles E., of Lamoni, Iowa; Melvin E., living at Skiatook, Oklahoma; Mary H., died January 29, 1892; E. E., the subject of this review; and Roy E., now living at Lamoni, Iowa. Myron J. Haskins was a republican in politics and was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was highly esteemed by the community where he lived and was elected to serve in various official capacities in the township. He was justice of the peace for a while and was a member of the township board. He was also an elder in the church with which he was identified. He died January 17, 1896. His widow died December 21, 1920.

E. E. Haskins was only six years old when his parents came to Harrison County. He attended the district schools and began work for himself when he was twenty-two years old. He operated a part of the estate for his mother for a while, then rented a farm for a few years. In 1916 he bought 120 acres of land and later became heir to some land so that his holdings are now 319 acres, all well improved. Mr. Haskins raises Duroc hogs and has been successful in that work.

On December 13, 1896 Mr. Haskins was married to Mabel Earley who was bom in Kewanee, Illinois, February 4, 1881. She was the daughter of William and Sarah (Whitehouse) Earley, both natives of England who left their native country in 1863 after their marriage. They settled first in Illinois but moved to Decatur County, Iowa in ISS*^* They also lived in this county for a short time. They were the parents of thirteen children, Mrs. Haskins being the twelfth child born to them. Both Mr. and Mrs. Earley are dead and their remains are buried in Andover, Missouri.

To the union of E. E. and Mabel (Earley) Haskins seven children vere born: Malcolm, trained for service in the World War at Camp i^unston, Kansas and later was in training in Detroit when the armisvice was signed, now living in Colfax Township; Iva E., married to Garland Wendell, of Bethany; Miriam, wife of Everett Wilcoxson of Colfax Township; Clayton Boyd, died in infancy; and Velton, Crystal, and Arlo, are living at home. Mr. and Mrs. Haskins have one grandchild. Fay Louise Haskins.

E. E. Haskins is a republican and is a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in which he is an elder. He is serving his third term as a justice of the peace and member of the township board. Mr. Haskins is a reliable and substantial citizen and an eflticient officer of his township. He is enterprising and progressive in his work and can always be depended upon to further the cause of civic welfare.

J. 0. Ballew, a prominent farmer and stockman of Hamilton Township, is the owner of Hillsdale Stock Farm, embracing 280 acres of well improved land. Mr. Ballew belongs to one of the pioneer families of the county, his grandparents having entered land here from the government in early days. Mr. Ballew was born in Hamilton Township, March 8, 1881, the son of George W. and Emira E. (Allen) Ballew.

George W. Ballew was born in Howard County, Missouri, April 19, 1846 and followed the vocation of farming all of his life. His parents were William W. and Mary Ann (Taylor) Ballew, both natives of Missouri. They came to Harrison County in 1883 and took up land in Union Township. This was unbroken prairie then and the land had to be broken up with teams of oxen. It meant a life of untiring effort but the pioneers were inured to toil and privation and found their happiness in their successful work on the land.

Geoi'ge W. Ballew was married on December 4, 1870 to Emira E. Allen, born August 8, 1853 at Bethany, the daughter of Alston and Emily (Duncanson) Allen, the former born in Overton County, Tennessee and the latter in Livingston County, Kentucky. Mr. Allen was a carpenter and lived in Bethany where he and his wife reared a family of four children. One son is now dead. Mrs. Ballew is a member of the Christian church and now makes her home at Eagleville. George W. Ballew died May 28, 1910.

To George W. and Emira E. (Allen) Ballew six children were born: N. B., a garage owner at Eagleville; J. 0., the subject of this review; Lewis, living in Union Township; Walter W., of Hamilton Township; Clarence, deceased; Bessie, wife of Jess Barrett of Independence, Missouri.

J. 0. Ballew was reared on a farm and has been connected with farm affairs all of his life. He obtained his education in the rural schools and in 1902 bought his present fai*m where he has made extensive improvements. He has built a new house which is equipped with electricity. For the last eight years Mr. Ballew has been interested in the breeding of Percheron horses and jacks. In this line of work he has achieved a marked success; the jacks that he showed at the Harrison County Fair in 1919 won the first prize and the grand champion prize.

Hunsicker, of Hamilton Township. A sketch of the hfe of Mr. Hunsicker may be found in this volume. To the union of J. 0. and Grace (Hunsicker) Ballew five children vi^ere born: Clyde, deceased; Mabel, Lucille, Carl and Roberta May, all at home.

Mr. Ballew is a Republican in his political views and is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a reliable young man who is making a success of his undertakings because of his spirit of progressiveness and his business foresight.

D. H. McLain, a substantial farmer and stockman of Hamilton Township and the owner of 265 acres of well improved land, is a native of Harrison County where he has spent all of his life. He was born in Clay Township, December 17, 1871. His parents were D. F. and Mamie (Sylvester) McLain.

D. F. McLain was born in Knox County, Ohio, July 26, 1846 and was engaged in farming all of his life. After the close of the Civil War he came to Harrison County and settled in Clay Township where he bought, fed and shipped live stock in connection with his general farm work. He became a well known stockman of the community. He was married the first time in 1870 at Albany, Missouri, to Mamie Sylvester, born in Meigs County, Ohio, April 19, 1852. To this union three children were bom: D. H., the subject of this sketch; Hortense, deceased; and Finley, deceased. Mamie (Sylvester) McLain died in 1881 and Mr. McLain was married the second time in 1884 to Theodosia Sylvester, a sister of his first wife. Mr. McLain was a Democrat and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He died May 30, 1898 and his widow now lives with D. H. McLain.

D. H. McLain was reared in Clay Township and came to Hamilton Township in 1900 where he bought his present farm on which he has made several improvements. He has operated his farm with success and has dealt in stock also with success.

D. H. McLain was married March 21, 1900, to Eva Greenwood, born in Clay Township, the daughter of Daniel and Hester (Marshall) Greenwood. Daniel Greenwood was born in Indiana and his wife was a native of Kentucky. They were the parents of thirteen children of whom eight grew to maturity. Mrs. McLain, the eighth child bom, was a twin. Daniel Greenwood and his wife were early settlers in this county. They lived on the Grand River and it was necessary to work hard to make a living for the family. To the union of D. H. and Eva (Greenwood) McLain four children were born: Dwight D., Ned N., Hugh H., and Paul D., all living at home.

Mr. McLain is a Democrat in politics and is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Eagleville. He has served as collector and trustee of the township. Mr. McLain is a man who is highly esteemed in his community. He is an enterprising farmer and an efficient citizen.

George I. Huitt, farmer and stockman of Hamilton Township, is the owner of 140 acres of well improved land and is well known in the township as a man of integrity and industry. He was bom in Union Township, this county, January 10, 1872. His parents were Israel and Susan Rebecca (Davis) Huitt.

Israel Huitt was born in Ohio, March 29, 1850. He was a hard working farmer all of his life and always rented the land which he fanned. He lived in Iowa for a short time and came with his parents to Harrison County later. His father was Jefferson Huitt and he married a Miss Maxline. They settled in Washington Township and remained there. Israel Huitt, however, went west in the 70's and homesteaded land in Nebraska but soon returned to Harrison County. He married Susan Rebecca Davis who was bom in Union Township, April 2, 1853. To their union eleven children were born, two of whom are now dead. George I., the subject of this review was the oldest child. Israel Huitt died in Hamilton Township, January 19, 1914 and his widow now resides at Eagleville.

George I. Huitt attended the district schools of Iowa and Missouri. His first school was at Davis City, Iowa, where his parents lived for one year. He began work for himself as a farm hand at ten dollars a month. He continued to receive this salary for two years. In 1896 after his marriage he began operating rented land and in 1901 he moved to Hamilton Township where he bought his present farm in 1904. He has improved this land and, besides conducting a general farai, has raised stock with success.

Sarah C. (Preston) Harrold, the former a native of Indiana and the latter born in Ohio. They were married in Missouri after the close of the Civil War. Mr. HaiTold is a veteran of the Civil War and now hves on a farm in Marion Township. To the union of George I. and Belle (Harrold) Huitt six children were born, four of whom died in infancy. The remaining two are Gladys L. and Garland L., both living at home. Mr. Huitt is a Republican and is a member of the Christian Church. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge. Mr. Huitt is an enterprising man who has made his success in life entirely by his own efforts. Such men are always an asset to a community which they have helped build up.

R. L. Martin, the owner of three farms, comprising 480 acres in Hamilton Township, is a native of Harrison County, where he was born in Colfax Township, April 27, 1858. The Martin name appears in the annals of the county in the early '50s when William D. Martin, father of the subject of this review, homesteaded land here. The Martin history is therefore the story of the growth of the county from pioneer days to the present.

William D. Martin was born in Tennessee, June 14, 1821. Upon coming to Harrison County he took up eighty acres of land in Colfax Township, later buying forty acres more. Here he fanned until his death in November 20, 1898. He was a well known man of his time and served his township as constable and road overseer for many years. He was married twice, the first time to Sarah Owens, a native of Barnes County, Kentucky. To this union seven children were born: Lucinda, was married and is now deceased; John W., deceased; Singleton W., deceased ; Nancy Jane, now Mrs. McCormick, of Pleasanton, Iowa ; a daughter who died in infancy; R. L., the subject of this sketch; and George W., deceased. Mrs. Martin died in 1865 and Mr. Martin then married Anna Owens, a cousin to his first wife, and to this union five children were born: Emmett, now living in Kansas; Fannie, now Mrs. H. Young, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ; Lena, married to Dean Creamer, of Eagleville ; Clara, deceased ; and Clarence, accidentally killed at his home in Iowa, near Lamoni, October 11, 1921.

various stages of transmutation up to the present highly organized civic body that makes up the county. Mr. Martin is a practical and progressive farmer. Of his three farms, he chose as a residence the one nearest a shipping point, Blythedale. He raises high grade Jersey Duroc hogs and Hereford cattle and has been successful in this line of work.

Mr. Martin was married to Minnie B. Miller on April 2, 1892 and to this union four children were born: Murryl, Ralph, Ray and Harry, all living at home.

Mr. Martin is a Republican and is a member of the modern Woodmen of America lodge. He is a stockholder in the Blythedale Creamery. He is a reliable citizen who is highly esteemed by his fellow citizens in the township.

Charles Girdner, cashier of the First National Bank of Cainsville, is a member of a family whose name has been well known in Harrison County for three generations. His grandfather, Joseph Girdner, was a native of Kentucky, and came with his wife, Anna (Prichard) Girdner, to Missouri, settling here when the country was still wild prairie land and rearing a family of five boys and three girls on their home place in Mercer County.

John R. Girdner, a son of Joseph and Anna (Prichard) Girdner, was born in Mercer County and grew to manhood on the farm. He owned a great deal of land and farmed for many years in Trail Creek Township. He also fed cattle. He married Mariah Isabelle Grandlee, a native of Pennsylvania. They are living now in Princeton. Their children were: George E., a lumber dealer of Cainsville, a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Jennie, deceased, was married to Stoton Boxley; Bessie M., now the wife of Fred Clements, of Princeton; Cleo, living with her parents at Princeton; and Charles, the subject of this review, who was the third child born to his parents.

Charles Girdner was bom in Trail Creek Township, Harrison County, five miles south of Cainsville, September 14, 1878 and was reared on the farm. He attended the Ross district school and the Princeton High School and, in 1904, he entered the Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie. New York, and later graduated there. He came home and farmed until the organization of the First National Bank when he accepted a position in it.

The First National Bank of Cainsville was organized September 13, 1906 with a capital stock of $25,000.00. The bank has maintained the same capital stock and has a surplus of $20,000.00 and undivided profits of $7,000.00. The building in which the business is done is owned by the bank and the stockholders are farmers of Harrison County and business men of Cainsville. The officers were: J. R. Girdner, president; A. J. Bush, vice president; R. W. Boeger, cashier; Charles Girdner, assistant cashier.

Charles Girdner was made the cashier of the bank in 1907 and has retained that position ever since. He owns lands in Harrison County and also in North Dakota. His land interests combined with his thorough training in business have given him an unusual opportunity to help build up the institution with which he is connected.

Mr. Girdner was married on September 18, 1908 at Cainsville to Daisy G. Wilson who was born and reared at Cainsville. She is the . daughter of George R. and Rhoda B. (Woodward) Wilson, pioneers of Harrison County and both living now at Cainsville. Mr. and Mrs. Girdner have no children.

Mr. Girdner is an independent Democrat in politics. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the Modem Woodmen of America and of the Yeoman Lodge. He is an enterprising young man who is proving successful in business.

O. S. Baker, an enterprising and reliable farmer of Marion Township has lived in Harrison County since his childhood. He was born in Edgar County, Illinois, January 30, 1881, the youngest of five children born to Thomas J. and Rosa (Sifl'erman) Baker. The other children were: Low, deceased; Oil, retired and living at Ridgeway; Minnie, wife of Henry Lindsey of Marion Township; and Harvey, now living in the southern part of Missouri.

Thomas J. Baker was born on a farm in Pickaway County, Ohio. He was later a farmer in Edgar County, Illinois and in 1893 he came to Harrison County and located three miles south of Eagleville. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Ohio in the volunteer infantry. He was vdth Sherman on his famous March to the Sea. Mr. Baker retired from active life on his farm and went to Ridgeway to live about three years before his death which occurred in 1914, when (44) he was sixty-seven years old. After the death of his first wife, Rosa Sifferman Baker, a native of south Missouri, whose death occurred when she was thirty-two years old, Mr. Baker married the second time. His second wife was Alice Drake, a native of Indiana, now living at Ridgeway. To this second union four children were born: Ethel, married to Burr Pointer and living in New Mexico; Lavilla, wife of Hersey Goodwin, of Ridgeway; Howard, a resident of Ridgeway; and Elsie, living at home.

0. S. Baker was reared on a faiTn and attended the district schools. He started work for himself when he was a young man and bought land southeast of Eagleville in 1906. He improved his land, going into debt for the eighty acres. After he paid out on the land he sold it and in 1915 he bought his present farm of 120 acres which he has now improved. He has ten acres of his farm in orchard.

Mr. Baker was married December 25, 1904 to Flora Buntin, a native of Harrison County, the daughter of Greenburg Buntin, a farmer who was prominent in the politics of the county, now deceased.

R. J. Goodrich, one of the public spirited men of Cainsville who has devoted much time to matters pertaining to community improvement, was born in Grundy County, September 10, 1869, the son of Martin and Amanda (Johnson) Goodrich.

Martin Goodrich was born in Missouri, his parents having moved from Vermont to Macon County, Missouri. Here Martin Goodrich was reared on a farm. He died in Grundy County at the age of thirty-five. His wife, Amanda (Johnson) Goodrich was born in Yorkshire, England and came to the United States when she was only a child. After the death of Mr. Goodrich she married John Williams. She died at Beloit, Kansas. To the union of Martin and Amanda (Johnson) Goodrich the following children were born: Carrie, married to Henry Maxey and now deceased ; R. J., the subject of this review ; and Nellie, deceased.

R. J. Goodrich grew up in Grundy County and near Lansing, Michigan. He attended the public school at Trenton, Missouri and took a business course at Moberly. Later he was a student in the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated there in 1893.

He located in Mt. Moriah, Missouri, and practiced his profession there for twelve years. In 1906 he moved to Cainsville and went into the drug business which business he has since conducted with marked success.

Doctor Goodrich was married June 16, 1894 to Addie Jones whose home was near Moberly, Missouri. To this union the following children were born: Gladys, now the wife of Raymond Allison of Quincy, Illinois; Wilbur J., now with his father in the drug store; and Charles R., living at home.

Doctor Goodrich is a Democrat in politics and is a member of the Christian Church of which he is the treasurer. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He helped promote and organize the P'armers Telephone Company of Hari'ison County and is now the vice president, auditor and a director in that company. He has served as a member of the city council and the township board and has given freely of both his time and financial aid to the good roads movement in the county. Doctor Goodrich merits the esteem in which he is held in the town and community thereabouts.

Frank Sobotka, well known farmer and stockman of Madison Township, is the owner of 179 acres of land and all of it is well improved. Mr. Sobotka is a dairyman and a breeder of Jersey cattle and has been successful in his enterprises.

Frank Sobotka was born in Madison Township, Harrison County, January 14, 1869, the son of Joseph and Anastazie (Klubka) Sobotka. Joseph Sobotka was born in Bohemia in the Austrian Empire, August 16, 1836, the son of John and Annie (Santrucek) Sobotka, both of whom died in their native country, February 19, 1848. Joseph Sobotka became a butcher and on December 25, 1858 he opened a meat market in his native land. He left Bohemia and came to the United States in 1867. Here he settled in Harrison County, Missouri. He rented land near Cainsville and later conducted a meat market. Afterwards he bought land and at one time owned 400 acres. He died at Diagonal, Iowa, July 3, 1892. Joseph Sobotka was married twice: the first time was in Bohemia to Anastazie Klubka in 1859. To this union seven children were born, two of whom died in infancy. The others are: Emanuel, living at Diagonal, Iowa; Joseph F., near Diagonal, Iowa; John, Little Rock, Arkansas; Frank, the subject of this sketch; and Charles, living near to his brother Frank. Anastazie (Klubka) Sobotka died in 1888 and Joseph Sobotka married the second time Mary Rychonovsky, now deceased. To this second marriage no children were born.

Frank Sobotka was reared on the farm and attended school in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Shenandoah, Iowa. In April, 1898, he enlisted for service in the Spanish War. He was assigned to Company I, First Nebraska United States Volunteers Infantry and went to the Philippine Islands. He remained in the service for eighteen months and was discharged at San Francisco, California in 1899. He was in the following engagements during his service: Capture of the city of Manila, August 2-5; the Philippine Insurrection, August 13, 1899; Santa Mesa and Deposito, February 4, 5; Santolan Pumping Station, February 6; Mariquina Road, March 5, 6; San Francisco del Monte, March 25; Novaliches River, March 26; Marilo River, March 27; Grugunto and Santa Maria, March 29; battle near Malolos, March 30, 1899; capture of Malolos, March 31; Quinga, April 23; Bagbag River, April 24; San Tomas and San Fernando, May 4, 1899. Mr. Sobotka was a corporal from April 27, 1898 until December 25, 1898 and was a quartermaster sergeant from December 26, 1898 to August 23, 1899.

After his return from the war, Mr. Sobotka taught school in some of the Nebraska counties and for a time was principal of the Imperial, Nebraska, High School. Several years before this time, in 1894, he had taught in Harrison County, Missouri, and in 1901 he came back and taught a district school. That same year, however, he began farming and improving land and in 1914 he began the breeding of pure bred Jersey cattle.

Mr. Sobotka married Rose Brower on September 15, 1901. Mrs. Sobotka was born in Madison Township, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Beardsley) Brower, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter of Ohio. Elizabeth Beardsley's father was from New York. She was born in Medina County, Ohio, 1845. In 1852 the family moved to Tazewell County, Illinois. In 1864, she moved with her father to Harrison County, Missouri, by wagon, she driving one of the teams all the way. John Brower was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, in 1838 and was a farmer by occupation. He came to Missouri and enlisted for service in the Civil War on October 15, 1861 in Company I, Twentythird Regiment Infantry, Missouri Volunteers. He served for three years. He was with Sherman on the March to the Sea and was dis- charged at Savannah, Georgia, December 29, 1864. He reenlisted, but was discharged shortly afterwards. Mr. Brower was at Washington for the Grand Review at the close of the Civil War.

To the marriage of Frank and Rose (Brower) Sobotka the following children were born: Esther; Mark; Paul was accidentally injured in his thirteenth year by a horse and died six days later; Ralph, Helen, George, Elizabeth; and Randall and Russell, twins.

Mr. Sobotka is a Republican and is a member of the Methodist Church. He is also a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He has been a member of the township board and is now serving on the School Board No. 59. Mr. Sobotka is a reliable man who has the esteem of his community.

Lowell A. Glaze, osteopathic physician and ophthalmologist of Cainsville, belongs to a family that has been well known in Harrison County since the early days when his grandfather, Samuel H. Glaze, took up land here.

Samuel H. Glaze was born in Virginia, November 16, 1816 and married Sarah Millburn who was born in Pennsylvania, August 22, 1815. She died September 6, 1885 and her husband died May 13, 1907. They were the parents of nine children of whom Daniel R., the father of the subject of this sketch, was the youngest. He was born in Harrison County, February 8, 1860, was reared on the farm and later in life entered the commercial field. He owned a drug store, a grocery store, and a hardware store in Cainsville at various times. After handling the last named for several years he retired from active business and now lives at Cainsville. He still retains the old home place first owned by his father. Daniel R. Glaze was mairied twice; the first time to Mary Elizabeth Cochran, a native of Madison Township in this county. She died in November, 1888. To their union three children were born: Erben F., deceased; Lowell A., the subject of this review; and Ti-uman D., a teacher in the schools of Columbia, Missouri. Daniel R. Glaze was married the second time in 1890 to Amelia Clayborn and to this union two daughters were born: Chloe A., deceased; and Joye I., married to Hall Baker and living on the home place.

College at Cameron, Missouri. He was at home for a while, conducting the work on 700 acres of land. In 1911 he went to Kirksville and worked for an uncle, L. D. Cochran, in the implement business, remaining there about two years. He then accepted a position as manager of a garage at Kirksville and in 1914 he entered the American School of Osteopathy. The next year he entered the Waggoner School of Ophthalmology and graduated from both schools at Kirksville, July 2, 1917. He located at Cainsville and at once began the practice of his profession. He has built up a large clientage and is successful in his work.

Doctor Glaze was married March 29, 1909 to Harriet Biddison, who was born at Leon, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Miss (Richardson) Biddison. Mr. Biddison was a merchant at Cainsville for a number of years, having located here when his daughter was about thirteen years old. He was intensely interested in the betterment of Cainsville and worked hard for all civic enterprises. He is now living retired at Leon, Iowa. Dr. and Mrs. Glaze had two children: the older died in infancy; the younger is a son, Wilbur C, born April 6, 1912.

Doctor Glaze is a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Yeoman lodges. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, an order in which his paternal grandfather was much interested. Doctor Glaze is one of the progressive and popular young men of Cainsville, an asset to his profession and to the community.

Earl C. Young, an enterprising farmer and stockman of Madison Township, is the owner of 210 acres of land on which he does general farming and breeds Spotted Poland-China hogs and Hereford cattle. Mr. Young was born on the farm where he now lives, October 18, 1893. His parents were Caleb and Clara (Lilly) Young to whom four children were born, as follows: Rosa Anna, now the wife of Francis Johnson of Madison Township; Cora, deceased, was married to Leonard Francis; Lilly, the wife of Wesley Hallock of Grant Township; and Earl C, the subject of this review.

Caleb Young was born in Madison Township, the son of Frederick and Jerusha (Stoner) Young, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Ohio. They were early settlers of Harrison County, where they homesteaded land, adding to the original holding until, at the time of his death, Frederick Young was the owner of several hundred acres. Caleb Young died in 1895 at the age of forty-five years, and his wife, who was also a native of Madison Township, died in 1917 at the age of fifty-one years.

Earl C. Young received his education in the district schools and spent three years in the Ridgeway High School. He has always farmed on the home place which he bought in 1914 in partnership with his sister, Lilly. In 1916 Mr. Young bought his sister's interest in the place, and has made some improvement on the farm since that time.

Mr. Young was married February 17, 1917, to Fay Smith, who was born in Grant Township, the daughter of Lynus and Mollie (Rakestraw) Smith, now living on their farm in the northeast corner of Grant Township. Mr. and Mrs. Young have one child, Gerald E.

Mr. Young is a Democrat in politics and is a member of the Christian Church. He is an industrious and progressive young man who is making a success of his work.

Charley Sobotka, well known over Harrison County as a successful farmer and breeder of Jersey cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs, is the owner of 280 acres of well improved land on which he farms and raises stock.

Mr. Sobotka was born on the farm where he now lives, February 24, 1876. He was the seventh child of Joseph and Anastazie (Klubka) Sobotka, sketches of whose lives appear in connection with the review of the life of Frank Sobotka, a brother of the subject of this sketch.

Charley Sobotka has always lived on the farm where he now resides. He attended the district school of the county and later was a student in the Western Normal at Shenandoah, Iowa. When he was twenty-two years old he went to work for himself. His father, a well known farmer of Madison Towaiship, gave him eighty acres of land and on this land Charley Sobotka at once began making improvements. He added land to the original tract from time to time, the last addition being in 1917. In 1918 he built a two story house which is modern in equipment. He began handling pure bred cattle in 1910 and had begun breeding Duroc Jersey hogs two years before. Mr. Sobotka and the three sons who are with him are all energetic, industrious men and are making a marked success of their work.

of whom were born in Bohemia and are residents of Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri. To this union three children were born: Edward E., Walter J. and Arnold C, who are all living- at home with their father. On September 3, 1914, his wife Anna departed to the world beyond and was laid to rest in the Bohemian Cemetery. On October 22, 1915, Mr. Sobotka was married to Lillie Rouse, of Princeton, Missouri, a sister to his first wife.

Mr. Sobotka is a Democrat in politics and is known as a good citizen, ready to help any movement for the public good. Mr. Sobotka has conducted several private sales of his stock and has been very successful in this enterprise.

Mrs. Sobotka has charge of the poultry business of the farm and has been very successful in breeding up a large flock of pure bred White Wyandotte chickens and also Bourbon Red turkeys.

H. T. Rogers, cashier of the Cainsville Bank, is a member of one of the pioneer families of Missouri. His father, T. G. Rogers, was born in Clay County, Kentucky, in 1841. His parents were George H. and Nancy (Robinson) Rogers, both natives of North Carolina. They were among the intrepid men and women who came, in the trying days of 1847, to build homes in the practically unpeopled state of Missouri. They settled in Daviess County and helped found the stable community that soon existed there. Their son, T. G. Rogers, father of the subject of this sketch, began working for himself by clerking in a store belonging to his brother-in-law, M. Moss. The two men continued in partnership in various towns in Missouri and in 1879, Mr. Rogers came to Cainsville and entered into a business partnership with John Hall. The firm was later known as Rogers and Wilson.

T. G. Rogers was married to Eleanor 0. Chambers of Mercer County in 1861. She died March 4, 1902 at the age of fifty-four and her husband died June 15, 1910. They had only one son, H. T., the subject of this review.

H. T. Rogers was reared in Cainsville; he attended the Cainsville High School and the Bryant Commercial School at St. Joseph, Missouri. He was a clerk in his father's general store at Cainsville until 1887, when he went into mercantile business independently at Cainsville. He later sold this business and accepted a position as assistant cashier in the Cainsville Bank where he succeeded to the position of cashier after the death of C. B. Woodward. Mr. Rogers was one of the group of men who organized the Cainsville Bank in 1883. He owns 400 acres of land in Harrison and Mercer counties and, because of his varied interests in mercantile pursuits, in farming, and in business, he has been more than ordinarily successful in his work in connection with the Cainsville Bank.

H. T. Rogers was married May 12, 1887 to Maggie C. Burrows who was born October 28, 1867 on a fann near Cainsville in Mercer County. She is the daughter of Joseph H. and Mary A. (Shaw) Burrows. Her father was bom May 15, 1840, in Manchester, England, the son of Thomas and Mary (Pendlington) Burrows, who came to the United States in 1842 and settled at Keokuk, Iowa. Mary (Pendlington) Burrows died on the trip up the Mississippi River. Joseph H. Burrows worked for his uncle in the latter's brick yard in Quincy, Illinois, for a while and later became a clerk in a general store. In 1862 he came to Cainsville and in 1867 he was ordained a minister in the Baptist Church. In 1870 he was elected a representative to the State Legislature. After having been reelected several times, he retired from political life and took up his duties in the church. He was a very fluent speaker and a successful minister. He died April 28, 1918.

Two children were born to the union of H. T. Rogers and Maggie C. (Burrows) Rogers; Eva, now the wife of 0. R. Booth of Cainsville; and Burrows living at home.

Mr. Rogers is a Democrat in politics and a member of the Baptist Church. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias Lodge. He is one of the successful men who have helped to build up Harrison County.