Lincoln County, Missouri - Chapter 16: Miscellaneous, 1888 (part 3 of 4)

Elias Magruder, dealer in hardware, furniture, agricultural implements and also undertaker's goods, in Whiteside, was born February 20, 1833, in Henry County, Ky., and is the son of Alpheus and Sallie (Martinie) Magruder, whose sketch appears in that of David Magruder. Elias was the second child born to his parents. He received his education in the old subscription schools, and came to Lincoln County with his parents. In 1856 he married Miss Nancy Hardesty, a native of this county, and to this union were born four children, three sons and one daughter. After marriage Mr. Magruder moved to his present farm, where he has resided ever since. In 1884 he was chosen business manager of the Grange Store at Argentville, and held the position two years. In 1886 he opened his present store, being one of the leading merchants of Whiteside. Beside this he owns 176 acres of good land. He is a Democrat, though not an active politician, and has been a peace-loving man all his life, never having a law-suit and was but once on the witness stand. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

Thomas G. Martin was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., in 1820, and is a son of Louis and Balinda (Rucker) Martin, who were born in Henry County, Va. In 1818 the former came with a brother to Tennessee, where the mother died in 1832. The father came to Lincoln County, Mo., in 1840, and there died in 1877. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and his father was a Revolutionary soldier, and died in Virginia. Thomas G. Martin is one of two living members of a family of seven children, and was educated in the common schools of Tennessee. At the age of seventeen years he came on horseback and alone from his native state to Lincoln County, Mo., and made his home with an uncle, and that fall and winter attended the schools of Troy. He then went to work on a farm, and in 1840 was married to Georgia Ann, a daughter of Dabney and Mary M. Carr, who were born in Albermarle County, Va., in 1793 and 1799, respectively. They were married in 1818, and in 1831 removed to Pike County, Mo., where they reared a family of five children. The father died in 1872 and the mother in 1877, the former being a soldier in the War of 1812. His father, Gideon Carr, was a Virginian, of English descent, and was a Revolutionary soldier. He died near

Nashville, Tenn., aged one hundred and six years. Thomas G. Martin has a good farm of 220 acres near Brussells. He is a Democrat, and he and wife are church members. They became the parents of two children, Thomas Dabney (deceased) and William L. Thomas Dabney was married in 1869 to Susie F. Hayes, and died in 1882, leaving three children: Lottie A., Louis C. and George Thomas Dabney. In 1884 his brother, William L., married his widow. They have two children, Rubie L. B. and Birdie Lee. William L. lives on the farm where he was born. His wife was born in St. Louis, and is a member of the Methodist Church. Grandfather Gen. Joseph Martin was captured by the Indians in one of the Indian wars and afterward married a Cherokee squaw, by whom he had two children, whose supposed descendants, the Rosses, are prominent among the Cherokee Indians to-day. He was sentenced to be executed by the Indians, but owing to the intercession of his wife was spared, and succeeded in making his escape.

William R. Mattingly, a blacksmith and wagon-maker of Millwood, is a son of Philip and Elizabeth (Mudd) Mattingly. The father had been previously married, and after his first wife's death he married Miss Mudd. The father died in Kentucky, and in 1848 she and six children moved to Lincoln County, Mo. William R. was the fourth child, and was born in Washington County, Ky., January 2, 1839, and when nine years of age was brought to this county. Being the eldest son he had to help support the family, and therefore received a very limited education. At the age of fourteen he began learning the blacksmith and wagon-maker's trade, and worked at this until after the war, when he opened a shop at Millwood and there has since remained. He has a large shop, well furnished, and does first-class work. In 1868 he married Miss Anna Mudd, a daughter of Luke Mudd. To this union were born five children, one son and four daughters. Mr. Mattingly has met with good success as a tradesman, and has one of the best shops in this county. He takes an active part in all things pertaining to education, and has been director in his district a number of times. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church, and he is a Democrat and a member of the Catholic Knights of America.

Thomas J. Mattingly, proprietor of the Mosely Hotel, is the son of Stephen J. and Sarah E. (Mudd) Mattingly. The father was born in Kentucky in 1819, and the mother was a native of the same State. They were married here, and two of their children were born in this State. In 1847 they moved to Lincoln County, Mo., settling in Waverly Township, and here the father followed farming and coopering. Both he and wife were members of the Catholic Church. He was a Democrat in politics, and died July 2, 1878. The mother died August 2, 1862. Their family consisted of ten children, Thomas J. being the eldest son. He was born March 30, 1848, in Waverly Township, was reared on a farm, and received a very limited education in the district schools. At the age of twenty he could scarcely write his own name, but he .worked out, and with the money thus obtained attended school in St. Charles County, and also attended Blackburn University, at Carlinville, 111. Returning, he clerked for about two years in the town of St. Charles, and then worked for his father on the farm for about two years. He afterward clerked for H. T. Mudd, of Millwood, and followed this occupation for about three years, a part of the time carrying on a farm. He then engaged in business for himself. In 1878 he married Miss Lucy Hagan, of Hannibal, Mo., and to them were born four children, three living, two sons and a daughter. In 1880 Mr. Mattingly was elected constable of Millwood Township, and has held that position since, four years by election and two years by deputyship. In 1888 he moved to Silex, and took charge of the Mosley Hotel. He has just fitted up a nice store-room, and filled it with drugs and groceries. He has been quite successful in all business transactions, having commenced in life worse off than nothing, being in debt. He is a Democrat in politics, and he and wife are members of the Catholic Church. He is a member of the Catholic Knights of America, and belongs to Branch No. 108, at Hannibal, Mo.

Charles J. Meriwether is a son of Dr. Fountain and Adeline (Miller) Meriwether, who were born, reared and married in Virginia. They came to Lincoln County, Mo., in 1836, where the father, for about forty years, practiced medicine, and also carried on farming. He was a Democrat, and lived to be sixty* five years of age. His wife lived to be a few years older. Six sons and four daughters blessed their union. The fourth child, Charles J., was born in the u Old Dominion1' February 3, 1830, and received the education and rearing of the average farmer's boy. AVhen eighteen years of age he hired out as overseer, and as soon as he had accumulated sufficient money, purchased a piece of land, and has added to the same from time to time until he now has a fine farm of 330 acres. For fifty-two years he has been a resident of Lincoln County, and has proved himself a good neighbor, and a successful farmer. In his younger days he was a great lover of hunting, and was considered a fine shot with a rifle. He was accidentally shot, while out hunting, by a friend, and the sight of the left eye was totally destroyed. For a companion through life he chose Lydia Wells, a native of Albemarle County, Va. She was brought to Missouri when two years old by her widowed mother, and she and Mr. Meriwether became the parents of five sons and two daughters. She is a member of the Episcopal Church, and he is a Democrat.

John Meuth, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Nassau, Prussia, on the Rhine, May 3, 1830, and is one of eight children, seven sons and one daughter, born to John and Sophia (Wagoner) Meuth, both natives of the same place as our subject. The father was a fine cabinet-maker and house-carpenter, and in connection therewith ran a farm. Four of his sons learned trades. The youngest, John Meuth, received a good education in the German language, and when fourteen years of age began learning the shoemaker's trade. He was only about six years old when his father died, and when he was about sixteen his mother also died. Having received his property he left it in the hands of his guardian, and in 1849 he started for America. For several years he worked at his trade, chopped cord- wood, etc., and in 1854 he married Miss Ellen Gleson, a native of Ireland. Now ivas the time to send for his money, and he proceeded to do so> but found that his guardian had made way with the whole of it. In 1856 he moved to Lincoln Count v, Mo. Here his wife died, and the following year he married Miss Margaret Raster, a native of Hanover, Germany. Nine children were the fruits of this union, eight now living, four sons and four daughters. For twenty-six years Mr. Mouth has lived on his present homestead, which consists of 620 acres. He is a Democrat in politics, and he and wife are members of the Catholic Church. His first wife wras also a member of the same church.

Capt. William Miller was born in Lincoln County, N. C, in 1812, and at the age of six years was brought by his parents, Andrew and Jane (Wilson) Miller, to Missouri. They settled near the mouth of Crooked Creek, in the woods among the Indians and wild animals, and there cleared a good farm. The father died on the 30th of December, 1826. The mother was born near Philadelphia, Pa., and when quite small moved with her people to North Carolina, where they lived during the Revolutionary War, her father, Thomas Wilson, furnishing supplies to the army. He was born in Ireland, and was a weaver by occupation. The grandfather Miller was of Scotch-Irish descent, and his son Andrew was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was captain of militia at an early day. He was instrumental in establishing towns in Lincoln County, and aided to a great degree in settling the county. At the time of his death he weighed 355 pounds, although in his young days he was of ordinary weight. They reared a family of nine children, William being the youngest in the family. He was reared in the wilds of Lincoln County, and received very poor educational advantages, being compelled to walk three miles to school through the woods, which were at that time inhabited by wolves and panthers. His marriage to Emily Foster took place in 1832. She was born in North Carolina, and died in 1854, leaving six children. His second marriage was to Sarah Shults in 1855. She wras a daughter of Thompson Shults. Their six children are all grown and married. Mr. Miller has lived on his present farm for seventy years. It consists of about 600 acres, and lies near Moscow Mills. He gave about 400 acres to his children. He served as justice of the peace for nearly fifteen years, and has been prominently identified with the churches and schools in his community. He has been a life-long Democrat, and his first Presidential vote was cast for Jackson. His children by his first wife are: James A.; Lizzie, wife of William Wright, and Josephine, wife of T. H. Harris. By his second wife are:

Alvina Alice, wife of Alex. Miller; Sarah Emma, wife of E. B. Wilson; Lucy Margaret, wife of T. A. Cooper; Martha L., wife of C. M. Wells; Katie, wife of John Carter, and Ida Clay, wife of Hugh Geiger.

Thomas N. Mitchell, a farmer, stock raiser and a native of Lincoln County, Mo., was born in 1848, and is the fifth of ten children. He was reared on his father's farm, educated in the common schools, and at the age of twenty began earning his own living. In 1808 he was united in marriage to Martha J., a daughter of William S. and Mary Luckett, and by her is the father of five children: Maggie, AValter, Mary, Cora and Helen. Mr. Mitchell has a good farm of 240 acres, and makes a specialty of breeding Clydesdale horses, and has a fine imported horse of that breed. He sympathizes with the Democratic party, and he and wife are members of the Baptist Church. His parents, Elder Albert G. and Amanda Jane (Davis) Mitchell, were natives of Amherst County, Va., the former being born in 1813. He became a member of the church in 1842, was licensed to preach, and soon after began his ministerial duties. He was married in 1833, and in 1845 came to Lincoln County, locating on a farm near Auburn. From there he moved to Pike County, thence to St. Charles County, and about 1883 moved to Montgomery City, where he still resides. He was ordained an elder in his church in 1847, and since his conversion has been an earnest worker for the cause of Christianity. His wife was an earnest and faithful member of the Baptist Church, and died in 1860. Mr. Mitchell took for his second wife Helen Carr. He had a brother, W. W. Mitchell, who was also licensed to preach, and after coming to Missouri was ordained, and became pastor of a number of different churches in Missouri and Illinois. He died in the latter State in 1879. The grandfather of our subject, Tarplin Mitchell, was a Virginian of English descent, and at an early day came to Missouri. His wife, Polly C, died in 1881, at the advanced age of ninety-five years. He died several years previously.

George W. Mohr, postmaster at Troy, is a native of Hesse Darmstadt, Prussia, born November 6, 1836, and is the son of J. Leonard and Barbara Mohr, who were both born in Hesse Darmstadt, Prussia. The father followed agricultural pursuits all his life, and in 1848 they emigrated to America, settling in New York, and three years later moved to Monroe County, 111., where both passed the remainder of their lives, he at the age of sixtysix and she at the age of fifty-eight. Of their family of eight children, five sons and three daughters, all were born in Prussia. Their son, George W., received a good common education in both the English and German. He learned wagon-making and the carriage business while at Belleville, 111., and this he followed for sixteen years, three at Belleville and eleven at Troy. In 1856 he came to Troy, and the following year he married Miss Mary C. Marsh, a native of Kentucky, who bore him nine children, five sons and four daughters. After working at his trade in Troy until 1870 he opened a bakery, grocery and restaurant, and three years later he was appointed postmaster at a salary of $420 per year. He has held this position fifteen years. In 1884 this office became one under presidential appointment with a salary of $1,000 per year. He is one of the few who has held over under Democratic administration, though a stanch Republican. The office now pays $1,200, and his last commission runs from 1884 to 1888. This office was made a money order office July 1, 1879, for which additional pay is received. Mr. Mohr is a member of the A. O. U. W., being financier of his lodge. He has been trustee of the public schools and trustee of Troy. In connection with his official position Mr. Mohr carries on the general merchandise business. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

William Moore, collector of Lincoln County, Mo., and a native of this county, was born July 9, 1840, and is the son of John L. and Agnes (Trail) Moore, both of whom were of Southern birth. They came to this county when young, were married here and are still residents of this county. The father was an old line Whig before the war and is now a Democrat. Both are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Of the eleven children born to their marriage, ten now living, William Moore was the eldest. He was educated in the district aod Troy schools, and at the age of nineteen began for himself by teaching school in the winter seasons and farming during the summer. For about sixteen years he "wielded the birch," and then abandoned this and turned his attention to stock dealing, which he continued until 1886, at which date he was elected collector. In 1869 he married Miss Alcinda F. Sanders, who bore him two children, a son and daughter, the former only, living. After the death of his wife Mr. Moore married Mrs. Ella E. Kansdell, nee Sydnor. He is deeply interested in farming, and is now the owner of 280 acres of good land. He started in life with little or nothing, and has made what he has by his own efforts. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., and is a Democrat in politics.

James Y. Morriss is a son of Yovel and Ursula (Thornley) Morriss, both of whom were born in the " Old Dominion." They wei'e married in their native State and resided there until their respective deaths. The father was quite an extensive planter and was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was twice married, and was the father of four sons by his first marriage. James Y. Morriss is the youngest of seven children, and was born January 3r 1818, in Spottsylvania County, Ya. In 1836 he came to Pike County, Mo., and the following year to Lincoln County. Here he has resided and farmed ever since. In 1843 he was married to Judith B. Stewart, a daughter of Gen. David and Margaret (Jameson) Stewart. Mrs. Morriss was born in Montgomery County, Ky., May 28, 1826, and is the mother of eight sons and four daughters. Mr. Morriss is a Democrat, and is the owner of 220 acres of land, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church. Mrs. Morriss' parents were natives of Kentucky, and came to Missouri in 1829, settling in Marion County, on the Muldrew farm (now the city of Palmyra), moving a year later to Lincoln County. They were the parents of ten children, and were members of the Christian Church. The father was previously a Whig, but later a Deinpcrat, and was for many years prominently identified with the business affairs of Lincoln County, holding a number of responsible offices. He represented his county in the State Legislature. His first wife died in 1848, and in 1850 he married Mary McFarland, by whom he had one child. While he and wife were going to church in 1871 their horse ran away, throwing them from the buggy, killing her instantly, and he died from the effects of his injuries in about an hour.

riage of Guerrant and Elizabeth F. (Smith) Moseley, who were born and raised in Jessamine County, Ky. The former's birth occurred in 1802 and the latter's in 1811. They came to Missouri in 1830, and in 1867 came to Lincoln County, where the father died in 1886. He was a farmer and Democrat. John E. Moseley was born in Marion County, March 18, 1831, and was reared on a farm. At the age of twenty he began working for himself and earned enough money to take him through two years at a higher school. For twenty-five years he farmed during the summer months and taught school during the winter. During the war he spent the most of his time in Illinois, and there in 1860 married Ellen G. Boyd, who died in 1876, leaving three sons. In 1878 he married Susan A. Parsons, who was born in Pike County, Mo., November 22, 1842, and is a daughter of Lewis and Louisa (Moore) Parsons, who came to Pike County, Mo., about 1827. A daughter has been been born to Mr. Moseley and wife. Since 1867 he has been a resident of Lincoln County, where he owns 300 acres of fertile land. Previous to the war he was a Whig, but since that time he has been a Democrat. In 1886 he was elected justice of the peace, and June 2, 1888, was the regular nominee of the Democratic party for associate county judge of the second district. He is a Mason and a member of the A. O. U. W.

Capt. Martin V. Mosley, postmaster and general merchant at Owen, Mo., was born in St. Louis County, Mo., January 1, 1840, and is a son of John and Martha (Arnold) Mosley, who were born, reared and married in Scott County, Ky., and about 1826 came to St. Louis County, the father dying in Montgomery County in 1876, and the mother in Texas two years later. They were of Scotch-Irish and German descent, respectively. Martin Y. is the eighth of eleven children who lived to be grown. His education was obtained in the common schools and at Des Peres College in St. Louis County, after leaving which he began a military experience, which is deserving of more extended mention than the limits of this work will allow. About the breaking out of the war he joined a company at Truxton, Mo., and was subsequently made captain of Company E of Hull's Battalion. The second day after reaching Price's army, and at the battle of Lex- ino-ton he was wounded in the left shoulder and disabled for six months. On the day that Beauregard left the forts of Memphis on his retreat to Tupelo, Miss., Capt. Mosley rejoined Price and remained with a part of his old command in Col. CockrilFs regiment for six weeks. He was then persuaded by Col. Burbridge to return to the Western Department to recruit and organize troops in Missouri, his efforts in this direction in the northern part of the State proving fairly successful. In the spring of 1863, while attempting to gather recruits from several counties into the cedar hills of Callaway County, he was captured near Danville and kept in close confinement at Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, wearing a ball and chain for five months, at the expiration of which time he was tried as a spy. He was sentenced to hard labor at Alton Prison (111.) during the remainder of the war, but in seven months succeeded in making his escape with others, one of the latter being killed and two again taken prisoners. Thirteen of these fleeing prisoners crossed the Missouri River at Clarksville, an undertaking attended with great danger, but which was successfully accomplished, owing to a mistake of the encamped Federal forces that they were militia-men. After pushing on through the country without any serious obstacle, though of course constantly liable to capture, Chain of Rocks was reached, and the next night, to insure greater safety, the little company was disbanded into squads of two and three. Capt. Mosley finally gathered part of his men together and recrossed the Missouri, resting a few days near the site of his old home, and then, well equipped, starting again for the sunny South. In Reynolds County Col. Douglas, direct from Price's army, was met on his march to Pilot Knob, where Capt. Mosley organized a company and once more joined Price's command at Jefferson City. After that some serious hardships were experienced before Texas was reached, concerning which it is hardly necessary to speak in this connection. He surrendered at Shreveport, La., as officer of the day and first lieutenant of Pindall's Battalion of Sharpshooters. Following this Capt. Mosley lived with his parents on the old homestead for two years, then farmed on shares a while, bought the Carr farm in 1869 and kept bachelor's hall until his marriage, November 23, 1875, to

Miss Mary Newton McCarty, of New Jersey. In 1884 they located upon their present place in this county, consisting of 180 acres, near Owen. Capt. Mosley is a Democrat politically, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. His wife belongs to the Methodist Church.

Ezekiel A. Mounce is a son of Henry and Ann E. (Downing) Mounce. The former was born in Montgomery County, Ky., in 1811, and after reaching manhood came with his widowed mother and sisters to St. Louis County, Mo., where he was married to Edith Davidson, who died leaving two children. He located in Lincoln County in 1844, where he married Miss L. Sitton, who died soon after marriage. He chose Miss Downing for his third wife, and by her became the father of eight children, only two of whom are living. The mother was born in Lincoln County in 1825, and died in her sixty-third year. The father died at the age of seventy years. They were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and he is a Democrat in politics. Their son, Ezekiel A., was born in the county where he now resides, July 29, 1848. Like a dutiful son he assisted his parents on the farm until twenty-one years of age, when he was united in marriage to Mary, daughter of Calisthenes Sanford, who was quite an early and influential settler of the county. She was born in 1849, and became the mother of six children, five of whom are living, four sons and one daughter. They located on their present farm of 160 acres in 1881, and are considered worthy citizens and good farmers. Mr. Mounce belongs to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and is a member of the A. O. U. W., and supports the principles of the Democratic party.

Solomon R. Moxley was born in Virginia September 2, 1803, and was educated in the old field schools. In 1830 he married Mary V. Bowley, and in 1836 came to Lincoln County, Mo., where the mother died in 1837, and the following year the father married Maria L. Verdier, who was also a native of Virginia. Two children were born to his first marriage, and seven to the last. With the exception of three years Mr. Moxley has lived in this county for forty-two years. He was county judge for many years, and was the first probate judge of Lincoln County, and has followed the occupation of farming through life, and owns 232 acres of land. His parents were James J. and Hannah (Robinson) Moxley, both of whom were born in Westmoreland County, Va. Thev were the parents of two children, and after the father's death, which occurred in 1804, his widow married again, and became the mother of seven children. The father had previously been married, and two children were the result of that union. James V. Moxley is a son of Solomon and Maria (Verdier) Moxley, and was born in the house where he now resides September, 18, 1839. He was educated in the district schools, and was reared on his father's farm. At the age of twenty-one he began studying medicine under Dr. S. H. McKay, and was preparing to take a course of lectures when the war broke out, and his plans had to be given up. In 1862 his marriage with Emma Rodifer was consummated. She was born in Lincoln County in January, 1846, and she and Mr. Moxley became the parents of eight children. They own 133 acres of land, and he affiliates with the Democratic party in his political views.

Judge Henry Thomas Mudd. Among those who have taken a prominent and active part in the growth and advancement of Lincoln County, stands the name of Judge Henry Thomas Mudd. We have been kindly permitted the perusal of his diary, a well bound book of some 300 pages, in which is found a great amount and variety of valuable and interesting matter that will doubtless be prized very highly by his descendants hereafter. Among the matter is a well written history of the Mudd family; a copy of the patent to the old homestead of his ancestors in Charles County, Md. ; the Will of his father, grandfather and great-grandfather; also many articles written by him and published in the county papers in reference to the Lincoln County railroad bonds, and various other matters of interest and amusement; from all of which and other sources we glean the following facts and information: The name of Mudd is very familiar to the people of Lincoln County, and not uncommon to the people throughout the States. Family tradition says that three brothers of that name came over from England with Lord Baltimore and his Catholic colony to America, and settled in Maryland in the year 1634. Only one of these brothers married, whose given name has not been preserved. His son, Thomas, procured a tract of land, containing about 900 acres, equal distance between the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers, patented to him under Lord Baltimore, which has remained continuously a family possession for 240 years, descending from Thomas to his eldest son Henry Thomas, and from Henry Thomas to his eldest son Henry, and from Henry to his eldest son Theodore, and would have descended to his eldest son, the subject of this sketch, but for the abolishment of the old English law of inheritance. This family has become very numerous, from the fact, as found from the copy of the wills in the diary, that the Judge's father, grandfather and great-grandfather, each reared a family of twelve children. Of the Mudd family, in its various branches, many have become skillful physicians and not a few eminent lawyers. The father of the subject of this sketch, Theodore Mudd, was born on the old homestead in Maryland, and was a man of good sense and irreproachable character. He was colonel of a regiment of the State Militia and member of the Maryland Legislature. His mother, Dorothy Dyer, was also a native of Charles County, Md., and was of a highly respectable family, also of twelve children; she died in Maryland at the age of sixty-six. His father spent his last days in Lincoln County, Mo., and was eighty-four years old at the time of his death. Their eldest son, Henry Thomas, was born September 23, 1816, also on the old homestead, where he obtained his growth and received his education in the common country schools of that day. At the age of seventeen he went to Washington, D. C, and for about two years was clerk and collector for the mercantile house of Semmes & Shepherd, both from Charles County, Md., the former the father of Captain Raphael Semmes, of the Confederate Navy, a very intelligent boy about ten years of age at that time and afterwards a graduate at the old Catholic College of Georgetown, D. C. His experience in Washington during those two years has been of much practical benefit to him in his after business life. In his collecting tours he had frequent opportunity to spend half hours in the galleries of the United States Senate whilst Jackson was President and Martin Yan Buren Vice-President, and to witness some of the debates of the great Clay, Webster, Calhoun and Benton, the renowned Senators of their day and generation. In the year 1837 he married Miss Elizabeth E. Dyer, a native also of Charles County, Mil., and to them were born ten children; only two are now living. In 1839, with his wife, one child and a few servants, he moved to St. Charles County, Mo., and the following year located at Millwood, where he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. Two years later he was chosen assessor of that county, which position he held for four years. From 1847 to 1849 he held the office of sheriff, discharging his duties in a fearless and satisfactory manner. His mercantile career dates from 1853, when he opened a store at Millwood, and has continued in the same business ever since. In June, 1855, he lost his first wife and in June of the following year married Miss Mary O'Brien, an educated lady, born in Ireland of most respectable parents; she came to this country with her father and mother when about six years of age, and was reared and educated in Washington County, Mo. To this union eight children were born, five of whom are living, all sons. Two of his sons graduated in medicine, Dr. George Alton Mudd, in the St. Louis Medical College, and Dr. James Theodore Mudd, at the University of Maryland, in Baltimore. The rest of his sons are farmers and business men. Daniel H# is a legal partner of his father in the store at Millwood, and also in the store and lumber yard at Silex, being a wide-awake young business man, with a good prospects of success. In 1875 Mr. Mudd was elected county court judge, and for six years held that position with exceptional ability. We find that during his term of service in the court a compromise was offered by the railroad bond holders, which he and his associates in the court at that time most earnestly recommended to be accepted, and had such a course been pursued and accepted by the people of the county and the committee of their appointment, many thousand dollars, as well as much trouble, litigation and cost, would have been saved to the people of Lincoln County. He always held that the county should pay its just debts the same as an individual, and although at that time the majority of the people stood against him, and he was unable to carry out his views for the benefit of the people, all now acknowledge the righteousness of them. The Judge was a Whig until the dissolution of that party, and since then has been a firm and consistent Democrat. He is one of the founders and main-stays of the Catholic Church at Millwood, and a liberal supporter of all worthy and charitable enterprises. He has been successful as a business man, having the full confidence of the people, and is one among the larger tax payers of the county. His means, however, have been accumulated by no miserly course through life, but he believes most firmly in the scriptural injunction that it is more blessed to give than to receive.

Robert Mudd, another successful farmer of Lincoln County, was born in Washington County, Ky., October 9, 1817, and is the son of Nicholas and Martha (Janes) Mudd. The father was a native of Maryland, and when a boy went with his parents to Kentucky, where he married Miss Janes, a native of Kentucky, though her parents came from Maryland. The father was a farmer, and died in Kentucky at a good old age. He was a Whig in politics and a member of the Catholic Church, as was also his wife. She died in Lincoln County, Mo., when quite old. Their son, Robert, who was the eldest of a family of seven children, five now living, was reared on a farm and educated in the old field schools. In September, 1835, he married Miss Eliza Mudd, a native of the same county as himself, born July 11, 1816. Her ancestors, however, came from Maryland. By their union Mr. and Mrs. Mudd became the parents of eleven children, six of whom are now living, two sons and four daughters. After farming in Kentucky until 1843, they moved to Lincoln County, Mo., settling near Millwood, where they have lived ever since. In 1845 they moved to their present property which consists of 290 acres, and here he has since resided. He has been quite successful, as when he landed in Lincoln County he had only an old horse and $25 in money. For about eight or ten years he served as constable of Millwood Township. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church and he is a Democrat, although a Whig until the dissolution of that party.

Benjamin S. Mudd, farmer and son of Francis L. and Emily A. (Berry) Mudd, was born in Charles County, Md., March 4, 1825. His parents were both natives of Maryland, where they were married and where ten children were born to them. After farming in that state until 1835, they moved to Pike County,

Mo., and seven years later to Lincoln County of the same State, where they passed the remainder of their lives. The father was a lieutenant under Gen. Barney in the Avar of 1812, was a Democrat in politics, a member of the Catholic Church, and lived to be sixty-six years of age. His wife was also a member of the Catholic Church. Their son, Benjamin F., was about ten years old when his parents moved to Missouri. He grew up on the farm, received a very limited education, and when about twenty-one years of age he began for himself, by working for Judge H. T. Mudd at §85 a year. After farming for some time he began learning the carpenter trade, and thus made a start. Having saved about §800 he purchased the farm where he now lives. In 1854 he married Miss Mary Hammonds, a native of Lincoln County, born April 24, 1838, being the daughter of William Hammonds, one of the early settlers of the county. The result of this marriage was the birth of one daughter, who is now the wife of J. E. Mudd. Mr. Mudd now owns 200 acres of good land and has made all his property by his own industry and good management. He is a Democrat in his political views, and he and Mrs. Mudd are members of the Catholic Church.

A. N. Mudd, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Marion County, Mo., March 12, 1841, and is the fifth of eight children born to Atha N., Sr., and Priscilla N. (Jamison) Mudd, both of whom were natives of Maryland, where they attained their growth, married and lived until 1839, when they moved to Missouri and located in Marion County. Ten years later they moved to Lincoln County, Mo. The father followed merchandising in Maryland, and after coming to Missouri taught school. He was a man of delicate health, and died in the prime of life. He was well educated, wras a graduate from a law school, but never practiced. He was a Whig in politics, and he and wife were members of the Catholic Church. Their son, Atha N., attained his growth on the farm and received a limited education. Being the eldest son, and his parents poor, he had to aid in supporting the family, and remained at home until twenty-four years of age. In 1865 he went to California, and after working by the month on a farm for about two years he began farming for himself, following this occupation successfully for seven years. In 1873 he returned, purchased a farm, and in February of the same year he married Miss Sophia Dyer, a native of Lincoln County, and daughter of George Dyer. This union resulted in the birth of seven children, four now living. In 1883 Mr. Mudd located where he now lives and is the owner of 450 acres of land. He is a Democrat in his political views, and he and wife are members of the Catholic Church. He is a good citizen.

James Edwin Mudd, stock breeder and farmer, and son of Judge H. T. Mudd, was born near Millwood, May 13, 1844. He was reared chiefly in his father's store, and educated in the common schools. He worked for his father, receiving wages for the same, until thirty-two years of age, and in 1876 he married Miss Hester E. Mudd, daughter of Benjamin S. Mudd. She was born in Lincoln County, Mo., in 1860, and by her marriage became the mother of five children, two sons and three daughters. Soon after marriage Mr. Mudd began farming and keeping breeding horses. In 1878 he moved to his present farm, which consists of 160 acres. He has, perhaps, done more than any other man in this county to improve the horses thereof. He owns three fine horses - a Percheron and Clydesdale, a Morgan and Englishshire, and a Clydesdale. Besides these he owns three jacks. He is accounted an enterprising, wide-awake young man, and although he has met with misfortune in the loss of stock, and in the destruction of his house by fire, with undaunted courage is still working away. He is a Democrat in politics, a member of the Catholic Knights of America, and he and wife are members of the Catholic Church.

James P. Mudd, another successful farmer of that name, was born in Lincoln County, Mo., January 27, 1848, and is the eldest of six children, four sons and two daughters, born to Thomas W. and Mary (Mattingly) Mudd. The father was born in Kentucky in 1809, although his ancestors were from the old Maryland stock of Mudds. The mother was also a native of Kentucky, born in 1807. They were born in Washington County, Ky., where they lived until 1847, when they came to Lincoln County, Mo., and located near Silex, on a farm. The father was a Whig until the dissolution of that party, when he advocated the principles of the Democratic party. He died in 1864, and his wife in

1870. Both were members of the Catholic Church. James P. Mudd was reared on a farm and educated in the district schools. He was but sixteen years old when his father died, and he thus became the main dependence of the family, and managed with the skill of a man. In 1878 he married Miss Alice Hammonds, a native of this county, and the daughter of William and Rose Ann (Wells) Hammonds, both natives of Kentucky, born in 1808 and 1818, respectively. They came to Lincoln County when quite young, were married here, and here the father followed the occupation of a brick-mason and farmer. He died in 1872, but the mother is still living, and is a member of the Christian Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Mudd were born three children, all daughters. Mr. Mudd is a Democrat in his political principles, is a member of the Catholic Church, and of the C. K. of A. He owns a good, although a rather small farm, and is accounted a successful farmer. He has made this county his home all his life, and has won a place of high esteem among his neighbors.

Alphonsus H. Mudd, farmer, is the son of Dr. Hillery P. and Clare (Mudd) Mudd, who were both born in Maryland, where they grew up and were married. The father had been previously married to a Miss Mudd, by whom he had one child. After her death he married the mother of our subject, who was a sister of Judge H. F. Mudd. In 1839 the father and mother moved to Missouri, locating near Millwood, and here the Doctor practiced medicine, farmed, and was also engaged in merchandising. He and a partner kept the first store in Millwood, secured the first post-office, named it Millwood, and Mr. Mudd was the first postmaster. He was a Democrat in politics, and he and wife were members of the Catholic Church. To his second marriage were born eight children, all of whom lived to be grown, and Dr. Joseph A., who wrote a brief history of Lincoln County for the county atlas, is one of his sons. Alphonsus H. Mudd, another son, and the subject of this sketch, was born in Millwood, September 11, 1849, attained his growth on the farm, and received his education in the common schools. After reaching manhood he taught school for about two terms, although his chief calling has been farming. In 1877 he married Miss Mary E. O'Brien, a native of Lincoln County. To this marriage have been born four children, two now living, and both daughters. Mr. Mudd has lived in this county all his life, and owns a good farm of 160 acres.

William Murphy, an enterprising farmer of Lincoln County, Mo., was born in County Wexford, Ireland, April 12, 1819, and is the eldest of a family of seven children born to Garret and Mary (Roster) Murphy. The parents were both born in County Wexford, Ireland, about 1788. After marriage the father engaged in the dairy business for many years, and then tilled the soil until 1849, when he set sail for America, the voyage taking seven weeks. They landed at New Orleans, and came by steamer to St. Louis, which they reached New Year's day, 1850. They then came to Lincoln County, and here the remainder of their days were passed. Both lived to be seventy-five years old, and both were members of the Catholic Church. The father was a Democrat in politics. Their son, William Murphy, came to St. Louis with his parents, and there met Judge H. T. Mudd, to whom he hired out for a year, at the rate of $95 per year. Soon he pre-empted a piece of land, and has added to this until he now owns 425 acres. In 1854 he married Miss Ann Murphy, also a native of Ireland, who came here a short time after her future husband. To them were born four children, all of whom lived to be grown, but only three now living, one son and two daughters: Mary (wife of Michael Dunn, a farmer), Michael (also a farmer, married to Miss Georgie Roby), and Josephine (wife of Beuford Shocklee). Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are members of the Catholic Church, and he is a Democrat in politics.

Clinton T. Nash is one of three sons and six daughters born to the marriage of William M. and Naomi M. (Menifee) Nash, who were natives, respectively, of Virginia and Kentucky. The father was a saddler by trade, and a very wealthy man. In his political views he was an old line Whig, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. Both parents died in Kentucky, leaving their children well provided for. Clinton T. Nash was born in Georgetown, Ky., January 16, 1826. Not liking the idea of being compelled to go to school, he ran away from home in 1844, and taking a boat went down the Ohio and up the Mississippi River, until he came to Clarksville. Here he kept bar on a boat for some time, and also a confectionery store opposite the Planters' House, in St. Louis. He afterward returned to Kentucky, and engaged in the grocery business at Great Crossings, but in a few months sold out his interest and returned to Lincoln County, Mo. He loaned out his money and worked on a farm for wages, then went to Now Hope, in Lincoln County, where he opened a grocery store and managed it for some time. In 1854 he began dealing in apples, his trade extending up and down nearly all the tributaries of the Mississippi River. After a time he turned his attention to farming which occupation he has continued up to the present time. In 1858 he married Martha J. Haislip. She was born in Lincoln County, June 23, 1839, and became the mother of three sons and one daughter. Two children are living: Susie S. (Mrs T. M. Rose) and Clinton T. Mr. and Mrs. Nash are members of the Christian Church, and he is a Democrat in politics. He has been a Mason since 1849. Mrs. Nash's parents were R. W. and Susan S. Haislip, who came from Virginia to Lincoln County at an early day. The father was accidentally killed, and the mother died in 1876.

Richard H. Norton, one of the leading attorneys of Troy, and son of Elias and Mary (McConnell) Norton, and grandson of William and Sarah (Harlan) Norton, was born in Troy, November 6, 1849. The grandparents moved from Kentucky to Scott County, Ind., at an early day and were there married. The grandfather was a cabinet-maker by occupation, and was for a number of years county judge. He was a Democrat in politics, and both he and wife lived to a good old age, dying in Indiana. In their family were two sons, both of whom found their way to Lincoln County, Mo. The only one now living is Elias Norton, father of our subject. He was born in Scott County, Ind., August 1, 1820, and while growing up worked a short time in his father's shop, after which he went to school, but onlv for a few months. In 1842 he came to Lincoln County, Mo., drove the stage for some time, and then turned his attention to hotel keeping. In 1860 he was chosen sheriff and collector of this county, which position he held until the breaking out of the late war. He took no part in this, except to save a company of Germans from slaughter, and thereby prevented retaliation on his own community. For about fourteen years after the war he was engaged in merchandising, but retired in 1883. Many years previous, in 1844, he married Miss Mary McConnell, a native of Virginia. By this union he became the father of three sons. After the death of his first wife Mr. Norton married Miss Carrie Williams, a native of Pennsylvania. She lived but six weeks. In 1871 Mr. Norton married Miss Ella Turner, a native of Pike County, Mo., and to this union were born five children, all sons. His first wife was a Methodist, the second an Episcopalian, and his present wife is a Presbyterian. He is a Democrat, and one of the board of directors of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Savings Bank. When he came to Lincoln County he had a little over a dollar and, notwithstanding the fact that he has lost about $30,000, he now owns between 8,000 and 10,000 acres of land. On this he has a fine prospect for coal, though, as yet, it has not been developed. His son, Richard H. Norton, was educated in the Troy schools and St. Louis University. At the age of twenty he began reading law under A. Y. McKee, and graduated from the law department of the Washington University in 1870, after which he located at Troy, where he has practiced ever since. In 1874 he married Miss Annie Ward, daughter of Dr. James A. Ward, by whom he has a daughter. Mr. Norton is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the A. O. U. W., and is also a member of the I. O. O. F. He is also one of the board of directors of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Savings Bank of Troy, and has always been a Democrat in politics. In 1884 he ran for the nomination as Representative in Congress from the Seventh District. Several candidates were in the field, of whom he and Elijah Robinson, of Pike County, were the strong candidates, too strong indeed, for either to be elected. Again, in 1886, when the race for the nomination to the same office was made, he and Mr. Robinson found themselves pitted against each other. The nomination again fell to an obscure candidate, scarcely known in the race, but like Hector and Achilles, neither would succumb, and the friends of each did their utmost to have their favorites nominated in August, Mr. Norton proving to be the successful candidate. He is accounted one of the leading lawyers of this section. John A. Overall, farmer and stock raiser, of Lincoln County, of which he is a native, was born in 1838, and is the seventh of ten children born to William O. and Elizabeth (Crenshaw) Overall. They were born in Nelson and Bullitt Counties, Ky., and were reared and married in their native State. They came to Lincoln County, Mo., about 1837, and here spent the remainder of their days, dying in 1869 and 1877, respectively. John A. Overall, their son, attended the district schools of his county in boyhood, and remained with his parents until he attained his majority, when he began farming for himself, and in 1868 was married to Ellen Argent, and by her became the father of seven children, six living: John William, Ida E., Albert S., Roily H., Francis M. and Jessie B. Mr. Overall has spent his entire life on the farm of his birth, and now has over 1,000 acres in different tracts. He takes great interest in raising fine cattle, hogs and sheep, and is one of the extensive and prosperous farmers of the county. He votes the Democratic ticket, and his first presidential vote was cast for Breckinridge in 1860. His wife died in 1881. She was a member of the Baptist Church, and was an earnest Christian, and devoted mother and wife. Her parents, John and Nancy Argent, were born in England and Maryland, respectively. The father's birth occurred in 1808 near London, and at the age of twelve years he came with a married sister to the United States, settling in St. Louis, and later in Troy. He was married in St. Charles County, and was twice married after his first wife's death. He died in 1871.

James^ Wiley Owen was born in Halifax County, of the "Old North State," in 1843, and is the eldest of three children born to William H. and Lucy A. (Jones) Owen, also North Carolinians, where they resided until 1817, when they came to Lincoln County, Mo. Here the mother died two years later, and the father in 1850. Sheridan Owen the grandfather, served as a colonel in the Revolutionary War, and James Wiley Jones, the other grandfather, was also a Revolutionary soldier. James Wiley, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the common schools, and after his parents' death lived with Joel Blanks until he was twenty-two years of age, but had worked for himself after he had attained his nineteenth year. He was married in 1866 to Sarah C, a daughter of Lorenze D. and Mary Ann Hill, natives of Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Owen have one daughter living, Clara

Belle, and three children dead, W. H., L. A. and T. Owen. Mr. Owen has a well-cultivated farm of 326 acres of land, and in connection with farming he is quite an extensive stock dealer, and has a fine herd of short-horned cattle. He has been a Democrat in his political views all his life, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. When Owen Station was established it was named in his honor.

Richard H. Owings is one of the firm of Mason, Dubel & Co., of Olney and was born in Warren County, Mo., March 2, 1844. His parents, George W. and Mary O. (Willnot) Owings, were born, reared and married in Kentucky, and there resided until about 1837, when they moved to Warren County, Mo., and settled on a farm, where they yet live. The father is a Democrat, and has held the office of justice of the peace for many years. Both parents are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Richard H. Owings is the fifth of eight children, and received very limited educational advantages in his youth. He assisted his parents on the farm until nineteen years of age, and then went to Nevada, where he remained until 1867, when he returned and located in Warren County, and in 1874 came to Lincoln County. Here he has a fine farm of 357 acres of land, and is well fixed financially. Addie Earns, a native of this county, became his wife in 1870. She has borne him seven daughters, the last two being twins. Mr. Owings is a Democrat, and a member of the A. O. U. W., and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

Frederick W. Page is a native of Orange County, Vt., where he was born in 1831. He is a son of Ephraim Page and Miranda (Tillottson) Page, who were natives of Vermont. The former was born in 1806, and in 1840 came with his family to Ogle County, 111., where the mother died. In 1856 he came to Lincoln County, Mo., and in 1864 died in St. Louis while serving his country. He was of Scotch descent, and his father, Reuben Page, was a soldier in the War of 1812. Frederick W. Page received a common school education, and was married in Illinois, in 1856, to Susan Kauffman, who died in 1859, leaving two children. Ten years later Mr. Page married Lydia Cannon. He owns 536 acres of land, and his wife owns eighty acres. From fifteen to twenty-three years of age Mr. Page followed the sea, and made one trip to Havre de Grace and one to Bio Janeiro. In 1862 he joined Company A, Third Missouri Cavalry, State Militia, and served until the close of the war, and since that time has been engaged in farming and stock raising. He is a Bepublican in his political views, but was formerly a Democrat. His wife belongs to the Christian Church and he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His only son, Frederick Ephraim, is married, and lives on the old farm.

Joseph N. Palmer is a son of Henry and Mary A. (Flood) Palmer. The father was born in Virginia in 1814, and when about ten years of age moved with his parents to Kentucky. In 1830 he came to Pike County, Mo., where he married Nancy E. McGowen, who bore him one son and two daughters. After her death he returned to Kentucky and married Mary A. Flood, and by her became the father of three sons and three daughters. After his second marriage he returned to Missouri, and in 1848 located in Lincoln County. In 1871 his second wife died, and two years later he wedded Mrs. Lydia J. Hutchison, nee Yeater, who is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Palmer has been quite successful in his business ventures through life, and has become a man of wealth and influence. Joseph N. Palmer was born in Balls County, Mo., March 28, 1846, and spent his early days on a farm. He worked for his father until twenty-one years of age, and then began fighting the battle of life for himself, as a farmer. In 1870, the same year he was married, he located on his present farm of 236 acres of land. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and in his political views is a Democrat. His wife's maiden name was Nancy E. Giles. She was born in Lincoln County, April 9, 1847, and is a daughter of Williamson C. Giles. She became the mother of two sons and two daughters. She is a member of the Christian Church.

Joseph W. Park, blacksmith and wood workman at Corso, Mo., is a son of Josiah W. and Barbara (Ingram) Park, who were early settlers of Lincoln County. The father was a farmer and chair maker, and both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a Whig and died in the prime of life. The mother was born in Logan County, Ky., and immigrated to Missouri when quite small. She became a widow at the age of forty-six years, ind was left in very moderate circumstances, but the husband, in his wisdom, bequeathed to her the little homestead, and by judicious management and indomitable perseverance on her part, she brought her children up to manhood and womanhood and won for herself the admiration of all who knew her. She lived to a good old age. Their family consisted of ten children, six sons and four daughters. Their fifth son, Joseph W., was born in Lincoln County, Mo., March 13, 1S50, and was reared on the home farm and educated in the common schools. At the age of eighteen he began working for himself, and in 1872 was married to Sarah E. Abbott, a native of Ohio, and by her became the father of two children, Minnie B. and Sadie G. In 1870 Mr. Park began working at the carpenter's trade, which he continued some four years, and at the end of that time began working at the blacksmith's trade and has continued the same up to the present time. By close application to business (unaided by a tutor) and fair dealing with the public, he has become a good workman, and has the good will of all that know him. He has a good shop and a profitable business, and is the owner of forty- three acres of land. He supports the principals of the Republican party, and is a member of the A. O. U. W. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Caswell P. Paxton, farmer and stock trader, is a son of Luke and Mary E. (Prewitt) Paxton, both of whom were born in Kentucky. Tradition gives the origin of the Paxton family in the United States, thus: Three brothers came from the highlands of Scotland and settled in Virginia. One of the brothers became separated from the other two and in time spelled his name Paxson. The other two retained the old Scottish way of spelling the name. Later generations found their way into Kentucky, and when young, the parents of Caswell P. Paxton came to Lincoln County, Mo., and were here married. The father was a merchant in Louisville, Mo., and erected the best store building the town has ever had. Both he and wife were members of the Christian Church, and he was a Whig until the extinction of that party, and was afterward a Democrat. He lived to be forty-five years of age. His widow still survives. Of their ten children nine are living - seven sons and two daughters. Caswell P. Paxton, the eighth child, was born in Louisville, Mo., June 14, 1859. His early days were spent on his father's farm, but his educational advantages were limited. He has, however, acquired a good education through his own efforts. When about twentytwo years of age he began trading in stock and has carried on that business up to the present time. In 1886 he was married to Bettie N. Vaughan, a native of Pike County, Mo. She is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and he belongs to the Christian Church and is a Democrat in politics.

Henry W. Perkins, cashier of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Troy, Mo., is the son of Walton and Louisiana (Green) Perkins. The father was born in Lincoln County, N. C, November 26, 1807, and when eleven years of age came to this county with his parents, who settled about two miles south of Troy, where they purchased a tract of land from the government. To make a payment on this young Walton was sent to St. Louis with the money sewed in his jacket pocket. This thirteen year old boy made the trip, paid over the money and returned - a triumph of boyhood! He remained on the farm until seventeen years of age, when he came to Troy and learned the tanner's trade under Boss " Wing, with whom he remained until the last day of his minority. As he put aside his apron, at the close of the first day, he whispered to it confidentially - earnestly - " Now lie there!" With a capital of $63 he purchased a horse, and started for the lead mines of Galena, 111., where he arrived with a lone dollar in his pocket. He mined a while with ill success, then sold his horse and came on a flat-boat to Clarksville, after which he walked to Troy. In 1834 he married Miss Green, who bore him one child, Henry W. With the exception of a short time spent in California, Mr. Perkins made Lincoln County his home, and made farming and trading in stock his chief business, although he followed mercantile pursuits and kept hotel several years. In 1873 he, with associates, organized the Farmers' and Mechanics' Savings Bank, of which he was president until his death, which occurred in 1885. His son, Henry W., was born in Troy, Lincoln County, Mo., April 21, 1835, and received his literary education in the Troy High School and in the State University. He received his business education in Jones' Commercial College, St. Louis. After his return he engaged as clerk and book-keeper, being the first to keep a double entry set of books. His chief occupation in life has been farming and banking, having carried on the former quite extensively. In 1874 he was chosen cashier of the above-named bank, and has been in that capacity since. Early in 1888 he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the county treasurer's office, made by the resignation of W. S. Bragg. Mr. Perkins, however, had been custodian of this county's available funds for the last fifteen years. In 1860 he married Miss Georgie Kitner, a native of Virginia, though reared in St. Louis County, Mo. She is an active member of the Presbyterian Church. To them were born seven children, four now living, one son and three daughters. Mr. Perkins is a stanch Democrat in politics, is a member of the A. O. U. W., and is also a member of the Masonic Fraternity, having gone as high as the K. T. degree.

James F. Pogue, of the firm of Pogue & Moxley, was born at White Sulphur Springs, Va., June 27, 1850, and is the son of William H. and Sarah E. (Brown) Pogue, natives of Virginia, where they grew up and were married. The father was a teacher and also a merchant. In 1858 they moved to Ralls County, Mo., and in 1870 to Callaway County, where they are still living on a farm. For about eight years he was justice of the peace of Callaway County. Both he and wife are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church. Five children were born to their marriage, the oldest being James F. He was educated in the public schools, also at Westminster College, of Callaway County, and at New London Institute he took the prize for making the most advancement in all studies in a department of about sixty. He then read medicine for some time, after which he engaged in teaching, being then nineteen years of age, and this occupation continued for nine years with good success. In 1878 he opened a family grocery in Wellsville, Montgomery County. In 1884 he moved to Whiteside and opened a drug store, but two years later took to general merchandising. In 1887 he was joined in business by John A. Moxley, and they carry the largest stock of goods in town, and are stirring business men. While teaching in Lincoln County he married Miss Maggie A., daughter of Judge S. R. Hoxley. This union resulted in the birth of four children, two sons and two daughters. Mr. Pogue commenced in the world a poor boy, and has made all he has by his own efforts. He is a Democrat in politics and is a member of the Triple Alliance. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church.

George W. Pollard was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., in 1823, and is a son of John and Judith (Bortel) Pollard, and a grandson of George Pollard, who was of Scotch descent and died in Missouri. Grandfather Bortel was born in Virginia, and served seven years during the Revolutionary War. He died in Virginia. John Pollard is a Virginian, born in 1790, and was married at about nineteen years of age. In 1831 he located in St. Charles County, Mo., and some time after in Lincoln County, where he cleared a large farm. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and died in 1870, being over seventy-nine years of age. His wife died in 1869 over seventy-five years of age, and both were consistent members of the church. George W. Pollard, the immediate subject of this sketch, was the fifth of eleven children, and received no early educational advantages. He began farming for himself at the age of twenty-one, and in 1846 was married to Serepta B., a daughter of James Blanks, of Virginia, who became a resident of Lincoln County, Mo. in 1831 or 1832. Mr. Pollard has lived on his farm of 230 acres since his marriage, and in his political views has been a life-long Democrat. His children are William Jasper, who is a traveling salesman for a St. Louis house; John N., a druggist at Springfield, Mo. ; Benjamin W., a farmer; Jennie B., wife of J. F. Hall, a farmer; Permelia, wife of W. H. True, also a farmer; Laura L., unmarried; G. S. Pollard, a teacher, and Douglas M., who is a farmer and lives at home. Mr. Pollard and wife, and all but two children are members of the Christian Church.

John W. Pollard is a brother of George W. Pollard, whose sketch precedes this, and was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., in 1830, being the seventh of the family. He was brought to Missouri when an infant, and in his boyhood days received but little schooling. After attaining his majority he began farming on his own responsibility, and followed this occupation exclusively until 1877, at which time he began merchandising at Chain of Rocks, Mo., the firm being known as John N. Pollard & Co., but two years later changed to Rellen & Pollard, and has continued the same up to the present time. They carry a stock of merchandise valued at about $4,000, with a good annual profit. Mr. Pollard was married in 1875 to Virginia Hamilton, who was born in Lincoln County, and became the mother of three children - George O. M., Edward and an infant. Since his marriage he has lived in the vicinity of Chain of Rocks, and owns over 500 acres of land, all of which he has made by his own efforts. He has been a life-long Democrat, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. His wife belongs to the Christian Church and is a daughter of Aaron Hamilton, a Virginian.

James and Lydia K. (Sitton) Porter are among the oldest settlers of Lincoln County, Mo. The former was born in Williamson County, Tenn., August 10, 1807, and is the son of David and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Porter, who were natives of Virginia and South Carolina, respectively. In early life the parents moved to Tennessee, where the mother died when James was about nine days old. He was taken by his grandparents and remained with them until about ten years of age. The father married again and moved to Missouri about 1810, where they made a settlement on Big Creek, within the present limits of Lincoln County. In 1836 they moved to Pike County, 111., and here the stepmother died at the age of eighty-two. Her husband in 1849 started for California, and at Fort Hall dropped dead ; he was sixty-nine years of age. He was of English-Scotch extraction, was a blacksmith and farmer by occupation, was a ranger in the war of 1812, and was a man of infinite jest. At the age of ten James was brought to Lincoln County, Mo., where he had almost no advantages for an education ; six months in all would cover his schooling. At the age of seventeen he was apprenticed to " Boss" Wing, of Troy, to learn the tanner's trade, served his time, laid aside his apron and engaged in agricultural pursuits. March 17, 1829, he married Miss Lydia K. Sitton, who was born near Nashville, Tenn.,

January 24, 1807, and who was the daughter of Lawrence B. and Kachel S. (Gibson) Sitton. Her father was born in 1785, in North Carolina, and her mother in South Carolina in 1776. They immigrated to Davidson County, Tenn., were married there and afterward moved to Warren County in 1811, and moved to their farm on Big Creek in 1812. The war coming on, Mr. Sitton left that place, secured a home within one and threefourth miles of Kennedy's Fort, Warren County, and then enlisted in Capt. Callaway's company, serving fourteen months. After returning from the war he built a house near Auburn in 1816, and moved there the following year. He was a farmer all his life. The mother died in 1824 and he in 1863. He was magistrate for about twenty-four years. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Porter made a settlement in what is now Monroe County, and in 1835 they returned to Lincoln County, where they have resided ever since. To their marriage were born five sons : James C, a farmer of Beno County, Kas. ; William C, a farmer of Lincoln County; David D., a merchant of Paris, Tex.; John L., deceased, and George W., a farmer of Lincoln County. All the sons, with the exception of the one in Texas, are Bepublicans, and four of them were in the late war. George W. was captain in the Union army; David D. was captain in the Confederate army; William C. was orderly sergeant in the Union army, and James C. was a private in the State militia. Mr. and Mrs. Porter are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. When they were first married he had a horse and a cow, and she had a cow and a bed. They have seen almost every side of the wheel of fortune. Having giving their children a good start in life they still have enough to keep them in their old age. Mr. Porter cast his first presidential vote for John Q. Adams, was a Whig in politics, then a Know-Nothing, and is now a Bepublican. When he first settled in Monroe County he had to go twenty-two miles to get his ax re-set.

Hon. Charles U. Porter, an early settler, is the son of William, Sr., and Mary A. (Duncanson) Porter, both natives of Fredericksburg,Va., born respectively in 1770 and 1777. In early life the father engaged in merchandising in Fredericksburg, and later purchased a farm in Culpeper County, which he cultivated until 1835, when he and family came to Lincoln County, Mo., locating on the bluffs of the Mississippi, but sickness of the family caused them to move further back into the county. In 1840 the father died, and the mother survived him fifteen years. While in Virginia the father was judge of the court of his native town. Both were Episcopalians, though they joined the Presbyterian Church in the absence of the church of their choice. He was a Whig in politics. In their family were six children, three sons and three daughters; of these four survive. Charles U. was the third child born to this union, his birth occurring in Fredericksburg, Va., October 2, 1815. He was reared on a farm and secured a good common school education. He came to Lincoln County with his parents, and has since made this his home. In 1849 he was chosen to represent Lincoln County in the Legislature, and filled the office for one term. He and his colleague went to Jefferson City in a carriage, and at that session the grants were made to the Hannibal, St. Joe & Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1878 he was chosen county judge, and held the office four years. He was a Whig previous to the war, but since then has been a Democrat. Although a slave holder he was always a Union man. Mr. Porter taught school for some time, though his chief business has been farming. He owns 440 acres, and has made this county his home for fifty-three years. He is accounted a good citizen and a kind neighbor. He is a single gentleman, and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Norman Porter, senior member of the firm of Porter & Crider, was born in Lancaster, Garrett Co., Ky., October 8, 1837, and is the son of William and Sallie (Richardson) Porter, who were born respectively in Kentucky and Tennessee. The father was a blacksmith by trade, and is now a resident of Lincoln County, Mo. He is living on a farm, and is in his eightieth year. The mother is in her seventy-fourth year. He was a Whig in politics, then a " Know-Nothing," and is now a Republican. Both he and wife are members of the Christian Church. Norman Porter was the third son of nine children born to his parents. He was educated in the common schools, and at the age of eighteen he started out for himself, working on a farm, and with the proceeds thus obtained schooled himself. In 1859 he came to Lincoln

County, Mo., and there, for ten winters, taught school. From 1865 to 1870 he engaged in farming, and in 1873 he opened a stock of goods at Olney, Lincoln Co., where he continued until 1883. The following year he came to Silex and opened the largest stock of goods in the place. In 1869 and 1870 he was assessor. In 1884 he married Mrs. Martha J. Gilbert, nee Jones, daughter of Rev. William M. Jones, a Baptist minister. She is a native of Montgomery County, and by her marriage became the mother of one .child, Charles T. Porter. Mr. Porter is a Eepublican in politics, is a member of the Christian Church, and is a highly respected citizen. Besides the store the firm deals quite extensively in grain. Mrs. Porter is a member of the Baptist Church.

J. W. Powell and R. H. Womack are the proprietors of the Elsberry Advance, which paper was established in 1880. Mr. Powell was born near Troy in 1855, and is a son of Watson and Sarah W. (Zimmerman) Powell, who were born in Halifax County, Va., and Lincoln County, Mo., in 1821 and 1837, respectively. They were married in Lincoln County in 1852, and there the father still lives, a well-to-do farmer. The mother died in 1870. J. W. Powell attended the common schools and the schools of Troy, and in 1878 began the study of law, and was admitted to the bar a year later. He became a member of the law firm of Walton, Avery & Powell, and later of the firm of McKee, Avery & Powell. In 1880 he came to Elsberry, and the following year purchased an interest in the Elsberry Advance, with which paper he has since been connected. He also continues his law practice and has met with good success. In 1881 he was married to Annie, a daughter of Isaac and Mary Whiteside, and two children have blessed their union. Mr. Powell is a supporter of the principles of the Democratic party, and is a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W.

R. H. Womack was born in Mansfield, La., October 31, 1853, and is a son of H. H. and Jane A. (Carr) Womack, who were native Virginians. They were married in Alabama, but spent the greater part of their lives in Louisiana. H. H. Womack was a successful lawyer, and was for some time sheriff of De Soto Parish, La. He served in the Confederate army, and died about the year 1874 ; he is buried at Mansfield. The mother is still living and resides at Houston, Tex. R. H. Womack was educated at private schools, and learned the printer's trade at New Orleans, at which he worked in different parts of the country for some time. For the past eight years he* has been engaged as an editorial writer on Missouri newspapers, and is a stanch Democrat in principle. He bought into the Elsberry Advance in July, 1887, since which time he has, jointly with Mr. Powell, edited and published that paper. Mr. Womack was married in 1880 to Susie E. Megown, daughter of Judge John Megown, of New London, Ralls County, and by her he is the father of three children, two boys and one girl.

George Pratt, grocer, of Troy, was born in Callaway County, Mo., February 9, 1852, and was reared to agricultural pursuits, being educated in the log school-houses. At the age of seventeen he began clerking, and continued this occupation for seven years. He then opened a general store at Medora, Osage County, Mo., but only remained there until 1879, when he moved to Troy, and has since been engaged in the grocery business, meeting with fair success. Mr. Pratt started a poor boy, and by his own efforts has made all he has. He is well respected by all who know him, and is scrupulously honest in all his dealings. In 1885 he married Miss Clara Sedlack, daughter of Martin and Mary (Cassidy) Sedlack, who are natives of Bohemia and Ireland, respectively, and who left their native country and immigrated to America when young. To Mr. and Mrs. Pratt was born one daughter, who was named Lillian. Mr. Pratt is a Democrat in his political views.

Robert Chandler Prewitt, M. D., is a son of Robert C. and Elizabeth M. (Elgin) Prewitt, who were born in Virginia and Maryland, respectively. They were early residents of Kentucky, and there the father first married a Miss Garth, who bore him a son. After her death he married Miss Elgin, and by her became the father of eight children, five sons and three daughters. He was a farmer and a soldier in the War of 1812, and in his political views was a Democrat. He became a resident of Lincoln County, in 1835. He died in 1850. His wife lived to be nearly ninety years of age. Dr. Robert Prewitt is their second child.

He was born in Fayette County, Ky., April 27, 1821, and was reared on a farm. In 1844 he began the study of medicine under Dr. Isaac Lee, and in 1845-46 took a course of medical lectures at the Medical College of St. Louis, and since that time has been a successful practitioner of Louisville, Mo. He graduated from the college in 1852. In 1850 he was married to Lucy E. Shaw, who died in 1858, leaving two children, one daughter now living. In 1860 he married Mary E. Elgin, a native of Georgetown, Ky., and by her became the father of five children, three of whom are living, one son and two daughters. In connection with his practice the Doctor is interested in farming and is the owner of 250 acres of land. He is a Mason, and is well known throughout the county -as a successful practitioner.

Benjamin F. Reed, clerk of the circuit court of Lincoln County, Mo., was born in Lincoln County, Mo., April 10, 1851, and is the son of James A. and Emily C. (Cobb) Reed, natives of Tennessee and North Carolina, respectively. They were married in Pike County, Mo., in 1838, and soon after came to Lincoln County, Mo., and here made their home. The father was of Scotch-Irish and German descent, was a farmer by occupation, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He was a Democrat in politics. His wife was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Their family consisted of five children, three sons and two daughters. The father died in 1858 at the age of forty years, but the mother still lives and is now in her sixty-ninth year. Benjamin F. Reed was the third child born to this union. He received a meager education in the public schools of his native county, having to work hard on the farm to support his widowed mother and orphan sisters ; but after arriving at the age of eighteen years he determined to have a liberal education, to which object he bent all his energies for the ensuing ten years. Being almost entirely without means, he worked on the farm and attended school, alternately, until he became competent to teach, when he continued to teach and attend school alternately, putting in one year at Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., and three years at the Missouri University, the last year having been devoted to the study of law. Failing health, however, caused him to abandon his profession, and in the spring of 1880 he returned home and entered a dry goods store as clerk, where he continued - in 1882 becoming a partner - until December, 1886. In March, 1882, he was married to Miss Nancy J. Motley, a native of Lincoln County, who bore him three children, two living, a son and a daughter. The same year Mr. Reed made the race for the office he now holds, but was defeated by 125 votes. In 1886, however, he was more successful, and entered upon the discharge of his present position January 1, 1887. He is a Democrat in politics. He was a delegate to the State convention at St. Louis in 1884, to select delegates to the National convention, and also, the same year, was a delegate to the State convention at Jefferson City, to nominate the State ticket. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., being a Past Master, and is also a member of the Temperance Benevolent Association, of which he is now the Grand Treasurer, and was one of the original incorporators of Olney Institute.

John M. Reid, farmer, stock raiser, and a native of Lincoln 'County, Mo., was born in 1837, and is a -son of John and Matilda (Wallace) Reid, natives, respectively, of Shelby and Garrett Counties, Ky. They were both born in 1801, and after their marriage came first to St. Louis County, Mo., and in 1832 located in Lincoln County, where they spent the remainder of their days. The father died in 1856, and the mother in 1863. Both were members of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. John M. Reid is the second of four children who lived to be grown. He was educated in the old subscription schools, and in 1866 was married to Martha E., daughter of James and Julia A. Alexander, who were born in Kentucky and Maryland, respectively, and came to Lincoln County in 1832. Mr. Reid and wife are the parents of seven children, and Own a fertile farm of 200 acres near Brussells. Mr. Reid supports all laudable enterprises. Previous to the war he was a Whig in politics, later became a Democrat, and now affiliates with the Greenback party. He and wife are members of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Grandfather Reid was a member of the county court for some time while in Kentucky, and was also a member of the State Legislature. He died in Lincoln County in 1836.

lives, in 1842, and is the son of Hon. Alexander and Elizabeth (Duff) Reid. The former was born in Shelby County, Ky., in 1797, and he was there reared and was first married to Mary Shannon, who died a few years after, leaving one child. After her death Mr. Reid came to Missouri and purchased a farm, and then returned to Kentucky and married Miss Duff, who was born in Madison County, Ky. He then returned to Missouri, where he spent the remainder of his days, dying in January, 1851, at Jefferson City, while a member of the State Legislature. He was an honest, upright citizen and an able and conscientious official. His remains were interred in the cemetery at Jefferson City. His widow spent the remainder of her days on the old homestead, and died in 1884 at the age of seventy-six years. Both were members of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Judge Reid is their only child. He has spent his entire life on the farm where he was born, and in his boyhood days received such education as the schools of that day afforded. Elizabeth Finley became his wife in 1866. She was born and married in Shelby County, Ky. Her parents, Andrew and Icyphena Finley, lived and died in Kentucky, but several of her brothers and sisters came to Lincoln County. Mr. Reid owns one of the best farms in the county, consisting of 230 acres, and is a successful agriculturist. He is a Democrat, and in 1886 was elected associate judge of Lincoln County. His wife belongs to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.

John E. Richards is a native of St. Charles County, Mo., where he was born in 1846. His parents, Charles and Louisa (Eddens) Richards, were born in the " Old Dominion," but were married in Missouri in 1844, and there reared a family of three sons. The father was a farmer and tobacco manufacturer, and was a prosperous business man. His death occurred May 3, 1855, followed by his wife's death March 30, 1875. At the breaking out of the war John E. Richards enlisted in the Confederate army, but only served a short time when he was captured and paroled. He returned home at the first opportunity, again enlisting in the Confederate service. This was, however, the latter part of the war. Mr. Richards has resided on his present farm of 400 acres since 1876. His property is well improved and situated about seven miles- from the county seat. Besides his residence property he has another farm of 200 acres. In 1874 he was married to Ida A. Carter, who was born in Lincoln County in 1856, and is the mother of three daughters and one son. One daughter died when about one year old. Mrs. Richards is a daughter of Col. Thomas M. Carter.

James Riley is one of the successful farmers and stock raisers of Lincoln County, and was born in the "Emerald Isle" about 1829, being one of seven children born to Patrick and Rose (Tefife) Riley. The father lived and died in the old country, where he had followed the life of an agriculturist, but the mother came with her children to the United States, and from 1848 to 1849 were residents of New Orleans. At the latter date they moved to St. Louis, where the mother and two sisters died of cholera the same year. James Riley received but little schooling in his youth, and during the time he should have been attending school, he served on board a boat that plied on the lower Mississippi, as dish-washer. From that he arose to the position of watchman. At the end of thirteen years he gave up this life and began farming, and succeeded beyond his expectations, being now the owner of 150 acres of fertile land, besides assisting his son in many ways. He was married in 1856 to Bridget Costillo, who was also born in Ireland. They have two children, Rose and Thomas. The family worship in the Catholic Church, and Mr. Riley is in sympathy with the Democratic party.

Benjamin F. Robertson, farmer, stock dealer and merchant, of Lincoln County, Mo., was born in Shelby County, Ky., in 1823, and is the sixth of nine children born to Horatio and Nancy (Gill) Robertson. Both parents were born in Virginia and removed to Kentucky with their parents when quite young, and were married in Shelby County, after reaching maturity. They came to Lincoln Countv about 1826, where the father died in 1840. The mother then went back to Union City, Ky., where her death occurred in 1860. Mills Robertson, grandfather of Benjamin F., was also a Virginian, and Thomas Gill, the maternal grandfather, was an Englishman. Benjamin F. obtained his education in the old log school-houses of early times, and at the age of seventeen years began working for himself and learned the carpenter's and cabinet-maker's trade. In 1854 he married Mary Elizabeth Gilham. She is a daughter of Tandy and Mary , Gilham, of Virginia, and was born in Pike County of that State. She is the mother of four children: George (a hardware merchant at Montgomery City), Ardena T. (wife of C. C. Williams, a broker at Nevada, Mo.), Alice (wife of Samuel Marks, a merchant at Foley), and Martha E. (wife of Joseph Varnum, a merchant at Montgomery City). In 1857 Mr. Robertson settled on his present farm of 306 acres, in Lincoln Countv. He owns considerable property at Foley, which town he established, and since 1879 has had a store there. Soon after locating on his farm he erected a steam saw and flour-mill which he ran for fifteen or sixteen years. He was engaged in the agricultural implement business from 1872 to 1876, and is counted one of the prominent citizens of the the county. He is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Owen C. Robinson, retired farmer, is the son of Benjamin and Rebecca (Lakin) Robinson, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively. After marriage they settled in Maryland. In early life the father was a sailor, but in later years he followed farming. From Maryland they moved to Virginia, and in 1840 to( Pike County, Mo., where they both died, he at the age of sixty-eight, and she also about the same age. The mother was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the father was an old line Whig in politics. Their family consisted of nine children, three now living. Owen C. was born August 4, 1814, in Alleghany County, Md., and when about nine years of age was taken to Virginia, and to this State about 1840. He received a limited education, and when in Virginia he assisted his father in running a stage line. After coming to Missouri he followed agricultural pursuits chiefly. He remained with his father until twenty-eight years of age, when, in 1843, he came to this county and located on a farm in the northern part of Lincoln County. In 1848 he married Miss Elizabeth Salmonds, a native of Lincoln County. The result of this marriage was the birth of five children, three now living, two sons and a daughter. Their son Elijah is one of the ablest lawyers of this section of the State. He is now making his third race for Congress. Mr.