Linn County, Missouri - Grantsyille Township, 1882

Grantsyille Township

TAe Last Organization - Its Metes and Bounds - Early Settlement - Schools, Churches, and Cemeteries - Timber and Streams - Population and Valuation - Square Miles and Acres - Scenes and Incidents - Grantsville Village - Township Officers - Business - Biographies.

Grantsville township, the last one organized in the county, was originally a part of Locust Creek, then of Benton, Baker and Enterprise. Its southern border was, it might be said, a part of old Locust Creek township settlement, and was, therefore, or that portion of it, settled nearly as early as any other section of the county.

Some of the most noted of the early pioneers were residents of this township, as now formed, and they have left their mark upon the pages of Linn county's history. The Southerlands, Floods, Fores, Cornett and others were representative men of their day and generation, and in somerespects they have been credited to the early history of Locust Creek tov?nship, for in this history we find no Grantsville township until 1871. It will require less, then, of early history, for in giving it there would be but a repetition, in a measure, of the settlement of Locust Creek. W. P. Southerland came in the fall of 1836, and among those who came about that time, or perhaps sooner, were Silas Fore, Charles A. Fore, John J. Flood, Thomas Russell, most all from Virginia. Mr. Southerland settled on section ten, township iifty-nine, range twenty, and the others can be credited' to Locust Creek township, in part. William Cornett was a near neighbor, and so was John W. Minnis, of Benton township. Peter Fore settled on the southwest corner of section thirty-four, township fifty-nine, range twenty, not over three miles from the county seat. James Phillips and William D. Southerland were also a part of the pioneer band.

Game, of course, was abundant, and the bay of the hounds, the crack of the rifle, and the hum of the spinning- wlieel was the principal music, and was a very satisfactory kind of music. Practical sense was its inspiring melody, and to the pioneer it gave token of meat and clothing^.

Marriages were in progress in those days, but while there was just asmuch happiness all around, there was not quite as much fuss as of later years. It never entered the minds of the young couple of that day to make a public exhibition of themselves to a gaping multitude of strangers, and so early history is sadly deficient in flash marriages and unhappy divorces. Among the first marriages were those of Doctor Dryden to Miss Russell, John Clarkson to Miss Southerland, and William Barbee to Miss Cornett, All these, as this history shows, were happy marriages, and their ofispring, or many of them, are residents of Linn county at this day, honored and honorable citizens. Rev. A. F. Martin, of the Missionary Baptist, yet living, was the first minister who preached in this township, and Dr. Dryden, the first practicing physician.

It was nearly thirty-five years from the time the first settler made his home here that Grantsville, as a township, had a local habitation and a name. .

Its Metes And Bounds

Grantsville township was organized in 1871, and was taken oft' of no less than four townships, each contributing its share to the new organization. There wasn't any practical use for this township, but it was made, and the boundary on the west was made to cut sections, but it did manage to follow the township lines dividing fifty-eight and fifty-nine, and fiftynine and sixty. The township lies wholly in congressional township fifty- nine, and in ranges nineteen and twenty. The township's east and west lines are irregular in form, the former running north on a section line three miles, then east half a mile, and then north, dividing section fourteen; and striking "West Yellow Creek, that stream is made the dividing line for the next three miles, or nearly that distance. The first line followed that stream all the way from the southeast corner of section fourteen, and the dividing line between Locust Creek and Yellow Creek townships, in their original form, was this stream. Its west line runs north four miles, dividing sections, then east one mile, then north two miles, again dividing sections. Its area is six miles, north and south, the north line seven miles east and west, and its south line seven and one half miles, enclosing forty-four and one-fourth square miles, or 28,480 acres of land.

Timber And Streams

Grantsville is almost central in its location east and west, and its south line is about the center of the county, north and south. The topography of this township is as pleasing to the eye as its rich virgin soil attracts the practical nature of those who have an eye for the useful as well as the beautiful. In fact, the rich soil of the magnificent undulating prairies, its splendid timber-belt along the banks of its rippling water-courses, and the wood and bottom-lands, so rich in their imperishable agricultural wealth, give promise that in the near future Grantsville township will rank, both in wealth and prosperity, the equal of any township in the county. Its timber is mostly oak, hackberry, and hickory. Nearly all the timber found in this section is found here, but the above represents the best and greater quantity that is turned into lumber. Its streams are Long Branch, Turkey Creek, and Bear Branch, with other smaller streams. Those mentioned, however, permeate its whole boundary, being west, central and east, and running north and south through the township. Yellow Creek, which is a large stream and used, as is Long Branch, for milling purposes, passes through the southeastern and eastern part, some four miles, and then forms its eastern boundary line two miles on its north end. It is on all of these splendid streams of living water, where a wealth of timber is to be found. Besides these streams, there are a few springs to be found, and of course water can be reached in digging wells anywhere from twelve to forty feet deep. Take the township altogether in its rolling prairies, splendid timber, live water-courses, and wealth of soil, and Grantsville township, from an agricultural point of view, is hard to beat.

Population And Valuation

The township not having been organized in 1870, the population that year belonged to the townships from which it was formed. The census of 1880 gives a population of 1,040, being the eleventh in size, only two town- ships having less, Beuton 1,019, and Enterprise 644. It is from this date that the growth of the township can be dated in population, but its increase in wealth can be partially, if not fully, gathered from 1876. For the past three or four years Grantsville township has very perceptibly improved, and the gain in population has been considerable, which will show a marked increase when the census of 1890 shall have been taken.

A full and thorough assessed valuation of the township has not been giv^en until the year 1881, when the new township organization law gave an assessor to eacli township. They had a better knowledge of the property and valuation than one general county assessor could possibly have, and the returns of 1881 show that Grantsville had an assessed valuation that year of $267,086, and while it is the eleventh in population it was the ninth in valuation. From this time onward there is no doubt of the steady if not rapid progress of this township. It is rich in grapes, prolific in the yield of the cereals and fruits, and berries find a soil indigenous to their growth. All that is needed is the population to coin wealth from her soil.

Ohkistian Church

The Church of Christ was organized in August, 1870, by Elder Carter, with seventeen names on the roll of membership. The church has not yet any place of worship of its own. but holds regular services at the Grantsville school-house, in the village of Grantsville. The church has grown steadily in strength, good work, and in membership, and it has now seventy-one members. Regular services are held at the school-house above mentioned, and two of the original members of the church have been delegated as ministers of the gospel. These are Ambrose Nickell and William A. Nickell.

Methodist Episcopal Church

This is said to have been the first church organized in Grantsville township; is called the Bear Branch Methodist Episcopal Church; and is situated on one of the most beautiful building sites in the countj^, a rising eminence, which gives it a splendid view of the surrounding country. The church building was erected in 1876, by John A. Brown, builder, at a cost of $1,550. The church was dedicated in December of the same year by the Rev. Noland, and the first regular service was held and sermon preached by the Rev. C. Grimes, soon after. The church is a frame building, neatly finished, and is located on section sixteen, townshij) fifty-nine, range nineteen. It is at this time in a favorable condition with increasing membership.

Baptist Church

A church of this denomination was organized on the third Sunday in July, 1860, by the Rev. Albert F. Martin, who was also its first pastor, in what is known a8 Guyer settlement. In the spring of 1877 a Baptist church was erected on section nine, township fifty-nine, range nineteen, costing in tlie neighborhood of $1,500, and was dedicated in July of the same year by the Rev. A. F. Martin, on the third Sunday of that month. This church is still in a prosperous condition, with every promise of great future usefulness.

Presbyterian Church

This denomination erected a plain and substantial church building on section twelve, of township fifty-nine, range twentj^ at a cost of eight hundred dollars. This was in the year 1880, and the house was dedicated by the Eev. Mr. Reed. Since the erection of their edifice the church has steadily grown and prospered.

Grantsville cemetery covers two acres of ground, which was a gift from *M.r. E. C. Hutchinson, and was laid out in the year 1868. The grounds have been improved and neatly fenced. The first burial was in the same year, the spring of 1868, and the body of a Mr. Smith, who died at Grantsvill, was interred therein.

Bear Branch cemetery, consisting of something like an acre of ground, was laid out in 1877, and the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Guyer was first consigned to earth within its sacred precinct. There may be other graveyards within the limits of the township, but no others were given by those who _gathered the information from the township.

Grantsville, like all the other townships, is well provided with public schools. In the chapter of school history the amount of the township fund of Grantsville as well as all other townships is given, and this with the county and State funds support no less than seven public schools, with an average school term of six months annually. The school-houses are all neat frame buildings, furnished with good seats and desks, and completed, cost a trifle over four hundred dollars each. The salary of teachers varies from twenty to thirty-five dollars per month.

The oldest school in the township seems to have been one built in the Guyer settlement in 1847. There had been schools taught previous to that year, but the neighbors in that settlement united together and put up a neat log school-house. The school-house built by John' Guyer, "William Kennedy and William Guyer in the fall of the above year, and those who aided in its construction by furnishing material, etc., besides the builders, were S. Kelly, George Tooly, Henry D. Guyer, James Pace, L. Fullen, D. White, James Buchanan, E. Angell, and H. Ginet. When completed H.

D. Shifflet was secured as teacher, and be opened what was called a subscription school with some thirty-five pupils. It was not long after this started before other settlements enclosed school-houses, until a full and complete system of education was inaugurated, and now, as above recorded, there are scA^en schools with all the modern appliances for a good English education. In this regard Grantsville is fully up to her sister townships.

At Different Times

incidents and accidents have happened which have been, however, mostly of local surrounding, and are not of general interest. Among the many was the fact of triplets being born to the wife of Mr. J. F. Kelly, in December, 1868. The children were two boys and a girl, and one boy and the girl weighed seven pounds each, and the other boy baby seven and three quarters. What makes the incident more singular is that the same lady had twins twice, or seven children at three births, six of whom are now living. Mr. Kelly is now a citizen of Linneus.

A sad and fatal accident was the death of Edward Hamilton, county superintendent of public schools, July 14, 1871, who was struck by lightning and instantly killed. He was a man generally respected for his noble qualities, and he was sincerely mourned by neighbors and friends.

The first farmers' club organized in Grantsville township was on March 7, 1873. The meeting was well attended, and the following officers were elected: President, Charles J. Hale; vice-president, J. I. Cassity; secretary, Lyman Smith; and treasurer, E. C. Hutchinson. The meeting was held at the village of Grantsville.

The most noted burglary committed in the township was on the night of June 5, 1873, when the residence of Rev. A. F. Martin was entered, and $500 in greenbacks stolen, and his son losing his watch. The next night D. Hindee lost a horse, which was undoubtedly taken by the same thief to effect his escape.

The principal damage done in this township by the tornado of September, 1876, which was so destructive in the eastern part of the county, was the killing of three horses by lightning on the farm of A. P. Dobbins.

About the saddest case of suicide was that of E. B. Robertson, in 1879,- who severed an artery in his arm with a razor and bled to death. While not very deeply involved, he was in debt, and it seemed to worry him considerable, but no one thought his case was so serious as to anyway impair his mind or cause him to seek death to avoid his trouble. He went to the barn about dusk, and it seems after severing the artery, calmly laid down and bled to death. He showed no struggle, but quietly met his fate while in a fit of deep despondency. Not returning, the family went to look for him and found him as above. He was a kind man and neighbor, a county bridge commissioner, and a member of the Baptist Church. His age was

The house of John McKiiizie was burned February 10, 1S80. The family escaped, but a lot of household goods were lost. The property was insured.

There are two post-offices in the township, Grantsville, which has a village attachment of something: less than fifty inhabitants, and Bear Branch post-uffice on the east side for the benefit of that section. On the organization of the township under the new law the first ofiicers elected were William D. Southerland, trustee; L. Smith, clerk; K. C. Spohtield, assessor; Abner Moyer, collector; and J. F. Kelly, constable; justices of the peace, A. Nickell, and H. Murchard. The present officers of the township are A. L. Monroe, W. H. Mellon, William Lang, Jeremiah Buchanan, Harrison Fosher, and E. Lyons. The first meeting of the board was at the residence of J. Buchanan.

William Lorenzo Ba.Iley'

Mr. Bailey was born in Louisiana, on the twenty-ninth of September, 1816. He is the eldest son of Peter and Anna(Stanfer) Bailey, of a family of five children, four sons and one daughter. The father was a native of Fairfax county, Virginia, born July 7, 1785, and died August 30, 1835, in Washington county, Ohio. William's mother was a native of Germany, and came to America in her girlhood.

When William was about fourteen years old, his father, having lost his wife, moved to Washington county, Ohio, taking the subject of this sketch with him. There the father died in 1835, and the son began working at the shoemaker's trade during the winter and farming during summer. On the third day of May, 1840, he was married to Maria Bailey, a lady who was born in Washington county, Ohio, December 22, 1820.

Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have had ten children, named, in order of birth, as follows: Jane A., Julia, Seth H., Peter, Sarah L., William L., Albert, Margaret P., Daniel, and John. After his marriage. Mr. Bailey gave his undivided attention to farming in Washington county, Ohio, till April, 1866, when he moved to Linn county, this State, where he purchased a flirm in Grantsville township. Here he has ever since resided, Mr. Bailey is a strong advocate of education, and keeps his family supplied with choice literature.

Benedict K. Bumgarneb

Mr. Bumgarner was born in Millsborongh, "Washington county, Pennsylvania, in December, 1835. His father, whose given name was Abraham, was also a native of the same county, and he was married to Rebecca Green, who became the mother of Benedict. The father died when Benedict was about four years old, and the latter was soon afterwards taken charge ot by an uncle who reared him. The family of this uncle for some time lived in Lima, Ohio, but, later, moved on a farm near by. Mr. Bumgarner made his home with them till he was about ten years old, when he went to Bridgeport, where he remained two years with a brother-in-law, assisting him in the potter's trade. After this, he was for two years engaged in working on a farm in the county of his birth. A year later, he began learning the trade of wagonmaker, but quit at the expiration of the first year, and went to Putnam county, Illinois, where he again labored on a farm. He then proceeded to La Salle county, Illinois, where he engaged in farming for several years. During his residence there he was married, November 18, 1856, to Miss Mary A. Grave, a native of the same county as himself. This union has proven a happy one, and has been blessed with eleven children, nine of whom still survive. Their names are: Uriah M., Lavinia E., George K., Emma, Elmer, Lizzie B., Elias C, Rebecca, Joshua, Minnie, and Frank R. The last named and Elmer are both dead.

The last four years of Mr. Bumgarner's residence in Illinois were spent in Putnam county, he being still engaged in farming. In December, 1867, he moved to Linn county, this State, where he purchased a farm in the township of Grantsville, near the village of that name. After a residence there of nine years, he traded this farm for one which suited him better, though still in the same township, the latter place being now the homestead of Mr. Bumgarner and family. He has, by industry and close attention to business, rendered this a comfortable home for his wife and children. Mr. Bumgarner and lady are both members of the Church of Christ, and are strong in their faith and the love of truth.

This gentleman, who came to Linn county in 1855, is a native of Frederick county, Maryland, and was there born on the twenty-third day of April, 1816. He is the son of Jacob and Rebecca {nee Cost) Biser; is the youngest of six children. He grew up on the farm where he was born, and there laid the foundation of his education. In 1837 he attended Marshall College in Merceyburg, Pennsylvania, an institution under the control of the German Lutheran Church, and remained about three semesters, there completing his preparatory course. In 1839 he went to Jefferson College in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, and entered the sophomore class, already half advanced in that course. He graduated from that institution in 1842, and remained at home for awhile, and shortly afterwards taught the school in the neighborhood where he was raised. After teaching some three or four terms in Maryland, he came west and taught in the graded schools of Fairfield, Iowa, and subsequently Keosauqua, in the same State. In 1855, he came to Missouri, and stopped first at Linneus, in this county, and soon afterwards taught a school near town. Altogether, he taught about two years in Linn county. He clerked about two years in Linneus for Waters, Cove & Co. He began farming in 1860 and has continued it ever since. He bought the farm on which he now resides in 1865, though he did not move on it till 1877. It contains two hundred acres, and is well improved with good frame dwelling, large barn, and other improvements to correspond. It is situated two and a half miles east of Linneus in the edge of Grantsville township. Mr. Biser was married, on the thirteenth of March, 1861, to Mrs. Jane Stephens, widow of John Stephens, who died here in 1860. Her maiden name was Singleton, daughter of John Singleton, deceased, formerly of Kentucky. Mr. Biser has no children, thousfh Mrs. Biser has two sons by her former marriage.

Mr. Biser is a brother of Daniel L. Biser, a prominent Democrat of Maryland, whose name figures conspicuously in political and official circles of that State, he having been several times a member of the legislature, and was one terra speaker of the house. William Cost Johnson, deceased, of Maryland, was a cousin of the Bisers. Mr. Biser is a substantial citizen of the county, and though he is an educated gentleman, he has no political aspirations, preferring the quiet of his farm to the excitement of political turmoil. He is, however, a staunch Democrat, and never votes any other ticket.

Jeremiah Buchanan

was borL in the State of Illinois, December 2, 1833. He is a son of Joseph Buchanan, who was born in Kentucky, in 1809, and came to Linn county in 1846; he died in August, 1878. The mother of Jeremiah was Sarah E. (McCorab), a native of Tennessee. In 183-1, the parents of the subject of this biography removed to Morgan county, this State, where he received his education in the common schools. When he was thirteen years old, his father came to this county, and at the age of nineteen, Jeremiah Buchanan began his career as a school teacher, being engaged in that occupation in the intervals of his farm work for some two years.

November 21, 1848, he was married by Rev. Fowler to Miss Catharine Montgomery, who was born in Indiana, Xovember 8, 1834. There have been born to them seven children, five of whom are now living, viz: Mary M., Eliza A., John, Susan E., and George A. Two are dead: Sarah A. and Minnie E. After eighteen months' illness, Mrs. Buchanan died, May 22, 1880. Upon his marriage, Mr. Buchanan settled upon the farm where he now lives, which he had previously purchased. In the spring of 1864: he removed to Iowa and remained about one year and a half, returning upon the conclusion of the war troubles in this State. In 1876 he was chosen clerk of Grantsville township, and held the office until it was abolished. He now resides on the home place with his children, amid numerous friends and acquaintances. He is a member of the United Brethren Church, a consistent Christian and a good citizen.

Richard S. Cline

Mr. Cline was born in Johnson county, Indiana, on the seventh of February, 1838. His parents, Levi and Matilda (Herndon) Cline, are both natives of Kentucky, the former born in 1811, and the latter in 18 - . They emigrated to Shelby count}', Illinois, when Richard was about twelve years old, and resided there till 1857, when they removed to Chariton county, this State, where they settled on a farm. Our subject resided there till the spring of 1862, when he was enrolled in the Union service. Company B, of the Second Missouri, with which he served two months. In 1863, he came to Linn county, and was soon after enrolled in Company K, Second Provisional Regiment. While serving with this regiment, he was stationed at different points in Missouri, including Brookfield, Brunswick, and Macon City. Again, in February, 1864, he was transferred to Company L, of the Twelfth Regiment of Missouri Cavalry. He served here about eighteen months. On the twenty-fourth of November, 1864, Mr. Cline was captured at Campbellville, Tennessee, by General Forrest. The Confederates, being needy themselves, did not hesitate to act on the principle that "to the victors belong the spoils," and consequently robbed him of his clothing. The prisoners were marched to Columbia, Tennessee; retained two months and were then taken to Corinth, Mississippi, where they were held two weeks, and then marched to Anderson ville, via Columbus, Meridian and Montgomerj'. They were kept at Andersonville till April, 1865. This prison is known to have been the worst the Confederates had, and many stories of privation and suffering can be told bj' Mr. Cline, and, in fact, by all soldiers ever held in that prison. On the night of April 17, 1865, a number of prisoners, including Mr. Cline, were taken from the prison to Baldwin, Florida, a distance of sixty-live miles, which the soldier prisoners had to make on foot. Some of them gave out and died from the effects of privation. They were marched to within a few miles of Baldwin, and turned loose in the swamp. They made their way to Jacksonville, Florida, where Mr. Cline and a few others entered the Union lines. He was soon after sent, with a detachment, to Annapolis, Maryland. Soon after this, they were ordered to St. Louis, where Mr. Cline was honorably discharged. Returning to Linn, he was soon engaged by a railroad company to assist in making a survey, and he was thus occupied for a year.

He then began grading work for the same road, continuing till about De- -cember, 1878. On February 3d, 1867, shortly before he quit railroading, he was married to Miss Sarah A. Gnyer, a lady born in Miller county, this State, on the twelfth of June, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Cline have been blessed with six children, four of whom still survive. Their names, in order of birth are: Williatn H. (deceased), Elizabeth A., Laura J., Jacob S,, Joseph A., and Mary E. (deceased).

Mr. Cline began farming soon after quitting the railroad, and has not followed any other calling since that time. Though an invalid, Mr. Cline does what work he can, and is possessed of a neat, comfortable home in Grantsville township. He draws a pension from the government; a justly merited compensation for his lost health, due to his privations in the service of the Union.

was born in Portage county, Ohio, September 22, 1826. He is a son of Ariel Case, who was born in Tolland county, Connecticut, in 1780, and died in the summer of 1854, and of Persis Seward, who was born in Massachusetts, about 1786, and died about the year 1874. O. H. P. remained in Ohio with his parents until he was twenty-one years of age, farming in the summer and attending school in the winter months. When he was twenty-two years of age his father gave him a small farm, on which he worked for two years, making his home with his parents in the meanwhile. In 1850 he was married to Mary Dickinson, of his native county, who died in two and a half years after her marriage; she was the mother of one child, Mary D., who died in infancy. Soon after his wife's death, Mr. Case went to Indiana, and from there to Wisconsin, on a prospecting tour. In the »latter State he purchased two hundred acres of land, and returned to his old home. Here he was married, March 28, 1854, to Miss Marilla A. Harmon, also a native of Portage county, born April 21, 1833. There have been born to them five children, three of whom are living: viz., Adelbert P., Mary Louisa, Almon S., and two dead, Clarence H. and Frank H. Soon after his second marriage, Mr. Case removed to his Wisconsin farm, and engaged in farming until 1867, in which year he came to Linn county and purchased the farm in Grantsville township, on wliich he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Case are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and consistent members thereof Mr. Case is a strong believer in education and is a helper in every good work.

James I. Cassity

was born in Fleming county, Kentucky, November 1, 1830. His father was William F. Cassity, born in Montgomery county, Kentucky, January, 1803, and removed in January, 1851, to this couoty. His vocation was that of farmer and blacksmith. He was a well informed gentleman and respected by all who knew him; he held the office of justice of the peace for several years, and after a life of usefulness he died, in January, 1867. The wife of William T. Cassity was Dora Trumbo, born in Bath county, Kentucky, December 21, 1808; she is yet living. James I. Cassity remained in his native county until October 1, 1849, when he removed with his father to Lee county, Iowa, and from there, after raising one crop, to Missouri, in 1851, the family first settling in Benton township. Mr. Cassity lived with hia parents until he was twenty-three years of age, when he began work on his own account on a tract of land given him by his father. In March, 1859, he, with four companions, went to Colorado, where Mr. Cassity remained for three months, being engaged in mining. He returned to this county,, and January 15, 1860, was married to Mary R. H. Moore, born in this county, January 15, 1842; Esq. Paston officiated on the occasion. The issue of their marriage has been nine children; viz., Dorothy A., Mary J.^ Isaac F., James W. H., Sarah L., John I., George H., and Daniel Garfield ^ living, and Essie B., dead. In 1861 he enrolled as a member of the Union home guards, and served in the Federal militia at intervals during the war. Since 1865 he has given his attention to farming. In 1863 he was constable of his township. By industry and economy he has become the possessor of 285 acres of land; is a prosperous farmer, and well respected in Ki& community.

Petek T. Fore

The subject of this sketch was born in Virginia on the fourteenth of Juney. 1837. He is the fourth son and fifth child of F. M. and Sarah (Galoway) Fore, both natives of Virginia, who were married in that State and had a family of eight children. The mother was born in 1806, and died December 25, 1871. The father was born October 11, 1796, and is still living in his declining years in Grantsville township, Linn county. Peter was still an infant when his parents emigrated to Missouri and settled in this county, in the township above mentioned. He acquired his education in Linn county, working on the farm in summer, and attending school in winter, and remained with his parents till he was about sixteen years old. In the spring of 1853, Mr. Fore made a trip to California, where he spent about nine years, during which time he was engaged in stock-herding, mining and running a butcher's stand. Returning to his Missouri home in 1859, he gave his attention to farming and stock-raising.

Mr. Fore was united in marriage, by Rev. A. Martin, December 11, 1862, with Miss Mildred E. Brown, a native of Linn county, and a daughter of Thirza Brown.

1821, and settled in Grantsville township, Linn county, in February, 1842. He was married to Tliirza Jones on the ei.^hteenth of February, 1841. The latter was born in Sangamon county, Illinois, August 27, 1823. Mr. Brown died August 24, 1881.

After his marriage, Mr. Fore devoted himself to farming and the stock business, and in the year 1864, made a trip to Utah with a drove of cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Fore are the parents of eleven children, eight of whom still survive. Their names are here given in order of birth: Florence, Anna, Olive, Cella R., Littleton, Thomas P., Thirza, Henry, Alia, James, and Mabel. The first three of these children are dead.

Mr. Fore owns a good farm of two hundred and forty acres of fine land in Grantsville township. He is industrious, energetic, and perseverin«y, and few men manage their farms more successfully than Peter T. Fore.

Thomas J. Guyer

Mr. Guyer is a native of Missouri, and was born in Miller connty. May 31, 1845. His father, Mr. Henry D. Guyer, is a native of Kentucky, the date of his birth being May 10, 1818. The mother of our subject bore the name of Elizabeth McComb, before she was married to the elder Guyer. She was born in Tennessee, October 4, 1818, and died, December, 1873. When Thomas was one year old his parents moved from Miller to Linn county, and settled in Grantsville township. Mr. Guyer was reared on the farm, working thereon in the summer and attending school during the winter months.

In the war of the Rebellion his sympathies were with the Union cause, and he enrolled, in the spring of 1863, in the Home Guard Militia, serving one year and a half. In July, 1864, he enrolled in company A, of the Fortysecond Missouri Volunteers, a regiment of infantry, his company being commanded by Captain "William H. Lewis. He was on duty as a good soldier till he was honorably discharged in August, 1865, when he returned to his home in Linn county. Soon afterwards he bought a farm in Grantsville township near his old home, and worked it for three years, making his home with his parents at their homestead. In 1871 Mr. Guyer was married to Miss Jane Hague, who was born in Athens county, Ohio, on the eighth of March, 1840. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Guyer took his bride to his farm, where they have ever since resided, he giving his attention to agricultural pursuits. Besides what he produces from his own farm, Mr. Guyer engages in buying and shipping live-stock, and has visited, as a stock dealer, the States of Iowa and Arkansas.

Mr. and Mrs. Guyer have had six children, five of whom are still living. The names of their offspring are as follows: Reuben II., Charles E., Thomas L., Allie M., Elbert H. (deceased), and Sarah J. Mr. Guyer is a strong advocate of truth and liberty, and is every way a good citizen.

John H. Guyer

born in Miller county, Missouri, on the third of April, 1843. He is the eldest of a famil}' of nine children, and is a son of Mr. Henry D. 'Guyer, whose biography is published elsewliere in this work. Our subject to Linn county, this State, with his father when the former was but (five years old, and was reared on the old Guyer larra in Grantsville to-wnship. He obtained his education in the schools of the county, which he attended during the winter season, while living with his parents. In the fall of 1864 Mr. Guyer enlisted in Company A of the Forty-second Regiment of Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and served till June 28, 1865, when he returned to his home in Linn county. He was married on the seventeenth day of June, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Fosher, a native of Buchanan county, Missouri, and born January 6, 1846. Their wedding ceremony was performed by the Rev. Hustead. Seven children have been born of this union, six of whom are still living. Their names are: Walter E., Cora E., Henry A., Jennie C, Charles R., Elizabeth C, and John W. Mr. Guyer owns a fine farm of six hundred acres in Grantsville township, and has it well improved with good residence, barn and out-buildings, and it is well supplied with live stock. He is an industrious, useful member of society, and both himself and wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Henry D. Guyer

Mr. Guyer is a native of Madison county, Kentucky, where he was born May 10, 1818. He is a son of John and Ellen (Hill) Guyer, the former born in Virginia in 1793, dying March 31, 1854; the latter was born in Stokes county, North Carolina, in 1792, and died October 26, 1842. The subject of this sketch remained in Kentucky until 1834, when he accompanied his father's family to Cooper count}', Missouri, where they remained until the following year, when they came to where Linn county now lies, the county not then having been organized. Mr. Guyer's father at first settled in the southeastern part of the county, near where St. Catharine now stands; where Henry D. remained for three years and then returned to Cooper county and lived with his uncle for eighteen months, during which period he attended school a part of the time and worked for his support the remainder. He then went to Miller county, where he worked for Lis brother in-law for twelve months. September 17, 1841, he was married to Elizabeth A. McComb, who was born in Tennessee, October 4, 1818. The marriage service was performed by J. T. Davis. Mrs. Guyer's father, Jacob M. McComb, was born in Ireland about the year 1772, and died in Texas in 1866. He was a teacher by profession. Her mother was Sarah Evans, born in Georgia, and who died in 1846. After his marriage Mr. Guyer continued to reside in Miller county for about five years. In 1845 he came to this county, purchased and settled on the farm where he now lives, in Grantsville township. Mr, and Mrs. Gayer had born to them> nine children, all of whom are still living. Mrs. Guyer died December 18, l>i73, after a lingering ilhiess of some twelve months. She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church and died in the hope of a blissful immortality in the world beyond the tomb. November 17th, 1874, Mr. Guyer married Nancy Cotton, a sister of his iirst wife, and a native of Tennessee^ In 1861, when the civil war broke out, Mr. Guyer enrolled in the Missouri Militia, and was on duty at intervals for about two years. He is a member of the Baptist Church. By his own exertions he has become a prosperous farmer and the possessor of a fair competence of this world's goods. His children are: Sarah A., born June 21, 1841; John H., born April 3, 1343;; Thomas J., born May 31, 1845; Margaret J., born August 17, 1847;. Jacob M., born June 24, 1849; Eliza C, born September 12, 1853; James L., born March 18, 1855; Mary E., born February 19, 1848; and William- H., born December 11, 18G1. Four sons and two daughters are married.

Reuben R. Hague

This gentleman was born in Athens county, Ohio, January 9, 1835. His father's name was Reuben Hague, Sr.,and he wasa«ativeof Pennsylvania, born in 1794. He at one time lived ten years in Linn county, Missouri, but went to California, where he still resides at an advanced age. Reuben,. Jr., was reared on a farm. In 1856, on the twenty-first of August, he was married to Jane Patterson, who was a native of Morgan county, Ohio, and born March 25, 1838. This proved a congenial union, and they have been, blessed with six children, all of whom still survive. Their names and dates of birth are as follows: Doctor C, born January 9, 1858; Charles A., born August 23, 1860; Julia, born January 7, 1864; Jacob, born March 10, 1867; Sarah, born June 8, 1869; Lucy, born November 18, 1874.

In the fall of 1856 Mr. Hague came to this county and lived in Grantsville township till 1861, when he went to Iowa, and, after a temporary stay, proceeded to La Salle county, Illinois. He only remained six months, when, concluding Linn county, Missouri, was the best place for him, he returned to Grantsville township and there settled on a farm, where he has since resided. His value as a successful farmer and good citizen is duly appreciated by all who know him.

Smith E. Hubbard

is a native Missourian, and was born in Sullivan county on the eighteenth of October, 1842. He is the son of James and Elizabeth (Reece) Hubbard,, the father being a Kentuckian, who was born in 1803. While Smith wasbut a boy his parents moved to Saline county, Missouri, where they lived one year, and then returned to Sullivan county. Both the parents died soon after their return to the last named county, their deaths occurring in the year 1853, and only three months apart. Thus deprived of parental care, Smith was taken into the family of Mr. Isaiah Curtis, a farmer, with whom he lived four years. He then came to live with his brother-in-law in Linn county, and farmed with him till the fall of 1861, when he enlisted and served six months in the civil war, under General Sterling Price. Returning to Linn, he remained a few months and then went to Sangamon county, Illinois, where he farmed for one year. The political sentiment in that State was all one way, and " patriotism " ran high. Mr. Hubbard caught the spirit, and enlisted (this time on the Union side) in Company L of the Twelfth Illinois Cavalry. From this time forth he made a gallant soldier, and was in a number of battles and skirmishes. Discharged at Houston, Texas, and mustered out at Springfield, Illinois, he returned to Sullivan county, Missouri. His stay here was but a few months, when he went westward, stopping a short time in St. Joseph, and then proceeding to Salt Lake City, and thence to Boise City, Idaho. At the latter place ihe was engaged in farming for eighteen months. In 1869 he went to Elko, Nevada, where he was engaged in freighting for nearly two years. From there he returned to Sulliran county, this State, where he was "married on the twentieth day of March, 1871, to Miss Clementine Creacy, a lady who was born near Nashville, Tennessee. Four children, all living, have been the result of this marriage, whose names are the following: Martha E., Henry E., Creacy D., and Bertha. In the spring of 1872, about a year after his marriage, Mr. Hubbard emigrated to Elko, Nevada, where he gave his attention to stock dealing for seven years. In December, 1878, he returned to Missouri, and spent one winter in Brookfield. He then purchased a farm in Grantsville township, on which he moved, and where he has ever since been laboring in the ranks of those who are the bone and sinew of -our great country - namely, the producers, the result of whose toil goes to feed the hungry millions who constitute our vast population.

Jeptha S. Miller

The subject of this sketch was born in Knox county, Ohio, on the seventeenth day of May, 1836. When Jeptha was quite small, his father, Mr. Samuel Miller, started from Ohio to find a location in the west, but as the family never afterwards heard of him, the presumption is that he is dead. This sad event, of course, deprived our subject of ever knowing much of his father. When he was two years old, he was adopted into the family of Josiah D. Minton, a well-to do Ohio farmer. A year later Mr. Minton and family emigrated to Van Buren count}', Iowa. Miller remained with the Mintons till he was eighteen years old, working on the farm and occasionally going to school. He then began doing for himself, working as a laborer on a farm in Iowa for two years, and then going to Adams county,

Illinois, where he again worked on a farm two years longer. His next appearance was further west in Kansas and Jackscn count}', Missouri, but he only made short stops. He did, however, stay three months in Chariton <;ounty, Missouri, where he drove on a stage line. Ketnrning to Illinois via Iowa, he spent a short time and again came to Missouri, staying this time for a short period in Boonville, where he worked on a ferry' boat. After this Mr. Miller went to Carroll county and was engaged in teaming. Prom thence he went to Livingston county, and worked on a farm.

On the twenty-fifth of December, 1859, he was married to Miss Julia G. Page, a lady born August 9, 1844. They have six children, all living, named: Nancy, Laura E., Minnie, Josiah, Allie J., and George J. Soon after his marriage Mr. Miller returned to Yan Buren county, Iowa, taking his family with him. He was there when the civil war broke out, and in August, 1861, enlisted in Company G of the Third Iowa Cavalry. He -only served till February, 1862, when he was discharged on account of physical disability. Returning to his family in Iowa, he soon removed to Scotland county, this State, and stopped for a few months. Going back to Iowa, Mr. Miller went South with the Forty-fifth Iowa Regiment, and was with them for some time in several different States. Returning to Iowa before the war closed, our subject in course of time turned up again in northeast Missouri, where he read medicine under Dr. Barnett of Knox county. He studied closely for some time and then removed to Adair -county, where he practiced medicine for about four years. In the spring of 1878, Dr. Miller came to Linn county, and for the first three years prac- -ticed in the village of Grantsville. He then purchased a small farm in Grantsville township, and at this writing is residing there, having permamently settled in Linn county.

Abner Moyer

The old and worthy citizen who is the subject of this sketch was born in Hockiagham county, Virginia, on the twenty-fourth day of May, 1821. Abner is the son of Joseph Moyer, also a native of Rockingham county, and in his younger days a tanner by trade, but later in life became a farmer, -which occupation he followed till his death, in 1878. The mother of our siibject was Mary Sellers by maiden name, and was born in Virginia in 1798, and died in 1876.

Mr. Moyer lived with his parents until after he was of age. Being a great lover of learning, he made the best possible use of all available means for acquiring knowledge, and, even after attaining his majority, attended school for six months. Soon after this he engaged in teaching in Virginia, and followed that calling several years. In 1843 he came out to Missouri to take a look at the new country, of whose resources he had heard so much. After spending a few months here, he returned to his native State, and there remained, engaged in teaching and farming till the spring of 1857".. While thus engaged, he was married on October 1st, 1846, to Miss Virinda Baugher, daughter of George W. and Anna C. Baugher, both of the latter being native Virginians. After his marriage, Mr. Mojer only taught one terra of school, and from that time forth gave his attention to farming. In the spring of 1857, he left Virginia and came to Linn county, Missouri,, stopping temporarily in Baker township. He purchased land, subsequently, in Grantsville, township, on which he settled and has resided there ever since. Mr. Moyer has increased the original purchase, from time totime, till now he is possessed of seven hundred and sixty acres of good land. He has served as justice of the peace and collector of Grantsville township, and, in 1874, was elected representative of Linn county, and served one term in the General Assembly, making one of the best representatives the county ever had.

Mr. Moyer and wife are the parents of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters, five of whom are still living at time of this writing. They are both members of the Baptist Church, and have taken due pains to rear their children in good morals, and to give them such an education as would fit them for all the requirements of intelligent citizenship.

After the expiration of his legislative term, Mr. Moyer retired to hisfarm, giving his attention to agricultural pursuits, and the buying and shipping of live stock. Fully identified with all that pertains to the interest, growth and prosperity of Linn county, full of progressive energy and the spirit of thrift, Mr. Moyer stands in the front rank of the county's most useful and honorable citizens.

Abner L. Monroe

M.r. Monroe was born in Washington county, Ohio, May 13, 1844. His father was John Monroe, who was born in that State in 1805. He was a farmer and stock-raiser. In 1874 he removed to this county, but after a sojourn of two years returned to Ohio. His wife was Matilda Lambert, who was born in Belmont county, Ohio, December 4, 1808; she died April 3, 1859. The subject hereof remained with his parents until the age of seventeen, working in summer and attending the public schools of his neighborhood, in which he obtained his education. Upon the breaking out of the civil war, he enlisted in Company B, Fifty-third Ohio Infantry, under Capt. J. I. Parrill. During his term of service he participated in eighteen regular engagements, among which were Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw, and all of the other important battles in General Sherman's campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas, in all of which Mr. Monroe did his full duty as a soldier. Soon after General Sherman had captured Raleigh, North Carolina, and General Joseph E. Johnston had surrendered, he ordered his corps commanders to take their commands by easy marches to Washington City, via Richmond; but the march proved not to be an easy one, as the corps commanders " ran a race " for tlieir destination. Mr. Monroe was with his reo-iment in the famous grand review at Washington, in May, 1865. In a short time the Fifty-third Ohio, now a veteran regiment, it having reenlisted after the expiration of its three years of service, was ordered to Louisville,. Kentucky, from whence it went to Little Rock, Arkansas, where it was mustered out of service August 28, 1865. Upon the conclusion of his four years' service Mr. Monroe returned to Washington county, Ohio, where he was married November 10, 1865, to Nancy J. Wilson, a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, born June 22, 1847. They are the parents of five children, all of whom are living, three boys and two girls. Soon after his marriage Mr. Monroe came to Linn county and purchased the fanii where he now lives. In 1874 he was elected justice of the peace of Grantsville township, which office he has tilled ever since, and is still filling to the satisfaction of all concerned. February 11, 1880, the devoted wife of Mr. Monroe died after a painful illness of three months. In 1873 he was appointed postmaster at Bear Branch, in this county, being the first and present incumbent of that ofiice. Mr. Monroe is a consistent member of the United Brethren Church, as was his wife. He has always been an active, progressive citizen ; a warm believer in and a strong friend of education, and everything else that he believes tends to better the condition of society and his fellow men. He is well known and looked upon as one of the most influential citizens of this township. He lives comfortably on an excellent farm which he has acquired by his own industry and management, and it is now and promises to be well with him and his.

Rev. Alton F. Martin

was born in St. Louis county, Missouri, April 1, 1812. His father was Louis Martin, who was born in Augusta county, Virginia, in 1777, and was a farmer; he died March 18, 1853. A. F. Martin's mother was Mary (Jones) Martin, born in North Carolina, November, 1789. Mr. Martin remained in St. Louis county at work on a farm and attending school until the age of fifteen, when he was sent to Rock Spring Seminary, St. Clair county, Illinois, in which institution he was afterwards engaged as tutor and was a general favorite with students and faculty. In 1831 he returned to St. Louis county and engaged in teaching for four years, with occasional labors in the ministry. In 1835 he removed to Chariton county, near Keytesville, where he purchased a farm and engaged in farming (occasionally preaching) for three years. He then removed to Keytesville and engaged in teaching for about two years. In 1839 he removed to this county, purchasing the farm where he now lives. During his residence in Linn county Mr. Martin has performed a great deal of ministerial work. He has been one of the missionaries of the Baptist Church; pastor of the church at Trenton for a number of years; first pastor of the Linneus <5hurch; and has preached in diiferent parts of the county and country. His work in this direction lias been of great value to the cause of Christianity in this part of Missouri. Mr. Martin has been twice married. September 5, 1833, he married Mary A. Walton, a native of Kentucky, born in 1813, They have had six children, only two of whom are now living. In 1845 Mrs, Martin died of consumption, and the same year he was again married to Miss Anna M. Ely, a native of Frankfort, Kentucky, born September 29, 1823, Her father was Benjamin Ely, a native of New Jersey; her mother was Elizabeth (Bell) Ely, born in Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have had born to them eleven children; nine living. Two of these are Louis and John, both of whom graduated with the highest honors at William Jewell College, Liberty, and are now in the ministry. Mr. Martin took no part in the civil war, being exempt from military service and not willing to engage in the service voluntarily. No man stands higher in the estimation of the community in which he resides than Mr, Martin. Surrounded by hosts of friends and living with a most estimable family of -children, all of whom are ornaments of society, and possessing the consciousness of ever having tried to better the world he lived in, he can and -does view the approaching sunset of his well spent life without remorse or -apprehension, but with satisfaction and confidence. Having fought a good fight, and finished his course, besides zealously keeping the faith, he can but be sure that there ultimately awaits him a crown of righteousness.

William H. Mellon

Mr. Mellon is a native of County Antrim, Ireland, where he was born in April, 1829, He was the first son of a family of seven children. His father was Felix Mellon, born in 1803, and still living a paver and stonecutter. The mother of Mr, H. was Mary (Gil more) Mellon, who was born in 1804, and died in 1838. Mr. Mellon was educated in the parish schools of his native county, which he attended from the age of seven years until he was seventeen ; then he engaged in difierent kinds of labor peculiar to his country. For two years he worked as a linen- warper. In 1849 he left the Emerald Isle and removed to Canada, Here he learned blacksmithing, at which trade he worked in the town of Pickering for eight years, and in the town of West McG-ilvery until 1867. In 1854 he married Margaret Fike, a native of Pickering, Canada. They had ten children, six of whom are living. Mrs. Mellon died June 23, 1873, and October 17, 1874, Mr, M, was again married to Mary E. Palmer, of Spencer county, Indiana daughter of Jesse and Susan E, (Allen) Spratlin, born July 5, 1848, Mr. and Mrs. Spratlin were both natives of Tennessee, the former born in 1816 and Mrs, S. in 1821; they are both yet living. Mr, and Mrs. Mellon are the parents of three children, two girls and one boy, all living. In 1867, Mr. Mellon came to Linn county, where he has resided ever since, a portion of the time in Grantsville. In 1870 he purchased the farm on which he now lives. For three times he has been elected and once appointed to the office of justice of the peace, which office he has filled acceptably to all. By his industry and good management he has secured for himself a comfortable home in which he lives, enjoying the respect and esteem of all who know him.

Rev. Ambrose Nickell

Hev. Nickell was born in Morgan county, Kentucky, March 6, 1833. He is a son of John J. and Malinda (Fugitt) Nickell. His father was a native Kentuckian, born in 1807, and a farmer by vocation. He was a member of the Church of (Christ, and died in the triumph of his faith May 26, 1881. Mrs. Malinda Nickell is still living. Ambrose Nickell remained with his parents until he was twenty years of age, dividing his time between attending school and working upon his father's farm. March 15, 1843, he married Miss Elenor Kirk, born in Morgan county, Kentucky, May 4, 1822, a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Kirk, the former a native of Montgomery and the latter of Fleming county, Kentucky. Soon after his marriage Mr. Nickell removed to Rowan county, Kentucky, where he lived for five years, engaging in farming, and serving two years as justice of the peace. In October, 1857, he came to Linn county and purchased the farm where he now lives. In 1874 he was ordained by the Church of Christ as a preacher of the Gospel, in which calling he has labored faithfully and zealously, winning golden opinions from all with whom he has worked. He has preached for several different churches, and has ulso officiated in the organization of one. At present he has charge of the church at Grantsville. During the civil war, in 1864, Mr. N. was enrolled in the Federal militia, and served three and a half months. Mr. and Mrs. Nickell are the parents of six children, four living; viz., William A., born March 17, 1854; James A., born July 24, 1856; Queen E., born January 12, 1861; John A., born November 25, 1862. Two are dead; viz., Robert R., born May 6, 1858, died September 27,1879; and Henry D., born April 27, 1864, died October 9, 1865. In 1873 Mr. Nickell was elected assessor of Grantsville township and served four years. He was reelected on two occasions. In 1872 he was elected justice of the peace. William A., the oldest son of Mr. Nickell, graduated at the Kirksville Normal school in 1876, and had been a teacher prior to that. lie was set apart for the ministry by the Cliurch of Christ in November, 1881. He was married in December, 1876. James A., the second son of Mr. Nickell, was married in December, 1875. Mr. Nickell has always been an exemplary citizen, one whom his fellowmen have looked to as an example and for counsel. If earnestness and fidelity in every good work and faithful service in the cause of the Master meet with recompense, he may well expect to hear in the end the " well done, thou good and faithful servant " of him in whose service he has so zealously striven.

is a native of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was born June 25,. 1824. His father was David Ormiston, who was born April 11, 1800, and died in Edgar county, Illinois, June 4, 1880; and his mother was Jane (Bell) Ormiston, who was born in " Auld Scotia " February, 1802, and died in 1840. "When William Ormiston was five years of age his parents removed to the United States, landing in Philadelphia, and proceeding from there to Washington county, Ohio, where the subject of this sketch remained until he was twenty years of age, when he purchased his "time "' from his father for fifty dollars, with the view of learning the trade of a blacksmith. Before engaging in this vocation, however, the gentleman under whom he expected to work died, and young Ormiston then worked with his brother in learning to be a carpenter. March 13, 1847, he married Plarriet Louthan, who was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, October 21, 1818. Her father was Edmond Hayes, a Virginian, who served with the rank of captain in the American army during the War of 1812; he died in 1854. The maiden name of her mother was Sarah Whitticar. She was born in Yirginia, in 1778, and died in August, 1861. After his marriage Mr. O. worked at his trade until 1865, except a period in 1864, when he served in Company F, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National Gruards. In 1865 he came to this county and purchased a farm in section one,. Grantsville township, which he owned for one year, and then sold and purchased the farm where he now lives. For several years he worked at hi& trade, but is now engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Ormiston have had born to them eight children, six of whom still live. One of his sons, David B., has an excellent education and is now engaged in school teaching. January 7, 1868. he was appointed a justice of the peace of Grantsville township, and at the ensuing November election was elected by the people to the ofiice, which he filled for six 3'ears; at the same time he was a member of the township board. He has taken an active part in public affairs, and is one of tiie most prominent and influential citizens of his township.

Anthony H. Shifflett

This gentleman was born in Howard county, this State, on the twentieth day of July, 1840. He is the oldest son of a family of seven children, five sons and two daughters. His father, Mr. George T. Shifflett, who was born in Kentucky in 1819, moved to Linn county when our subject was but one year old, and settled three miles from Linneus. Anthony spent his youth on the farm, attending school in the proper season, and remained with his parents till he was twenty-two years old. At that age he quit the paternal roof and began life for himself, being engaged chiefly in farm work. In the winter of 1863 he went to Audrain county and attended school there for two years. In the spring of 1865 he made a trip to Salt Lake City, but returned to Linn county after a short sojourn, and again engaged in farming-

Mary M. llines, a lady who was born in Linneus. She is the daughter of William and Elenor (Hackley) Hines, the former born in Virginia in 1801, and the latter in Kentucky in 1808. Her father died November 28, 1869, and her mother on the sixteenth of August, 1875.

The wedding ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Martin. The issue of this marriage is four children; namely, James S. (deceased), Edward E., Eva R., and George T. Before his marriage, Mr. Shifflett had be- -come possessed of a farm in Grantsville township, on which he moved shortly after marrying, and has ever since resided. He has been constantly in this county, engaged in farming, ever since his first coming, except the Salt Lake trip, previously mentioned, and a trip to Texas, which he made in 1859. Mr. Shifflett, by economy and good management, has become possessed of a good comfortable home, and is one of the substantial citizens of growing and prosperous Linn.