Nodaway County, Missouri - Chapter 35: Official Record, 1882 (part 13 of 16)

merchant, was born in Maryland in February, 1843, there receiving an excellent business education. For some time he was engaged in clerking in, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and other large cities in the east, thereby acquiring a thorough knowledge of business. In 1869 he came west and located temporarily at St. Joseph, Missouri, where he soon formed the acquaintance of H. L. Williams, Sr., ot that city. The latter, who was about to start a store in Hiawatha, Kansas, tendered Mr. A. a partnership, giving him full charge of the business. He accepted the offer and accordingly located in Hiawatha, where he was successfully occupied in the mercantile trade for two years. The firm then removed to Barnard in the spring of 1872, and continued to do a large business there until 1876, when Mr. Annan sold his interest to John S. Miller & Co., H. L. Williams being the company of the new firm. The subject of this sketch next took a trip east, visiting his old home in Maryland and various cities, finally returning to Barnard, where he opened a store of new goods with R. L. Annan, the style of this firm becoming H. C. & R. L. Annan. They have erected a large and commodious building, which has been filled with a complete and choice stock of general merchandise. The large patronage which they enjoy is a sufficient guarantee of their popularity and success. Mr. Annan married Miss Elizabeth McCandliss, of this city, in May, 1876. They have three children, Annie L., Harry C, and Mary Mable.

Robert L. Annan

of the firm of H. C. and R. L. Annan, merchants, was born in Jefferson County, Virginia, June 15, 1845. He received a good business education, and remained at home with his father, who was in the milling business, until he had reached his majority. From 1864 to 1872 he was engaged in the occupation of tanning in West Virginia, at the expiration of which time he sold out and removed west, settling in Nebraska, where he continued to reside for four years. In 1876 he came to Barnard and formed a partnership which now constitutes the firm of H. C. and R. L. Annan. They continued to do a prosperous business until 1 88 1, when, on account of their increasing patronage, the Messrs. Annan were obliged to erect a commodious structure, now occupied by them. Few firms through the county are more respected than this one, and none are more honorable in their dealings. Mr. R. L. Annan was married to Miss Emma McCandliss, January 1, 1878. They have two children, Bessie and Robert Garfield.

Hobart Aisquith

grocer, was born in Maryland in 1845, and was educated with great care, first attending St. James' College, in Hagerstown, and later, St. John's College, of Annapolis, Maryland. He was brought up on a farm, and there learned the habits of industry and economy, which have followed him through life. At the age of seventeen years he entered the Confederate army, serving for three years, discharging his duty faithfully as a soldier. After retiring from the army he farmed for two years, and then went to Virginia, where he was engaged in business until 1873. In 1874, he came to Barnard, and, after clerking for Messrs. Annan & Co. and J. S. Miller & Co. until 1878, he commenced the grocery business, in which few men have made a greater success. Mr. A. has a large and well selected stock, and by his straight forward course has won the confidence of the community. Mr. Aisquith was married to Miss Mary A. Caples, of Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, May 17, 1876. They have two children, Grace and Edna.

Martin Van Buren Baker

farmer and stock raiser, was born in Daviess County, Missouri, November 7, 1836, and in the spring of 1837, with his father he moved to Platte County. At the time he was nine years old, he came to Andrew County, and remained eight years, when he located in this township, in 1854, buying the farm he now occupies in 1865. This consists of 225 acres, situated in section 11. Mr. B. married Miss Mary M. Jobe, September 10, 1865. They have taken three children to bring up and educate: Hattie Gary, Sarah Thompson and John W. Thompson. Three young ladies have made their homes with Mr. and Mrs. B., and all are now married : Addie Pickerell, wife of William McGuire ; Malissa Hollenbeck, who married Fletcher Badger, and Jennie Hollenbeck, wife of Edwin Gavin. Mr. B. commenced life with small means, working on his father's farm on shares until he was married. He has been one of the hard working men of this section, has improved his farm from year to year, building one of the best farm residences in the county, and has a very desirable home. In 1861, he entered the state militia, and remained one of its members until he enlisted in the Forty-third Missouri Infantry Volunteers. He was promoted to lieutenant, served in the state for one year, and was selected as one of ninety men to protect the county. Mr. B. belongs to the I. O. O. F., and is also one of the leading and active members of the M. E. Church. M. L. Baker, the father of Martin V. Baker, was one of the pioneers of the Platte Purchase, and was born in North Carolina June 15, 1805. He came to Missouri in 1820. stopping in Saline County a few months with his mother, and then went to Clay

County, where he married Miss Percilla Rama, in 1826. They had six children : Nathan, Christopher, Martin V., Mary Jane, John W. and Rachel. Mr. and Mrs. B. moved into Clinton County, settling near Haynesville, in 1828, and lived there four years. In 1837, they came to Platte County, and then to Andrew County, locating in this county in 1854. Mr. B. died in 1870. Mrs. B. was born in Kentucky, in 1807, and has passed through many trials and deprivations, incident to the settlement of a new country. Now at the age of seventy-four she is hale and hearty, and her mind as clear as ever. She lives with her son, Martin, and enjoys such comforts of life as are given to her through a son's care and a dutiful daughter's love.

Daniel Baringer

farmer, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, April 9, 1809, and in 18 16 went to Holland, and from there embarked for Philadelphia, U. S. A. He was on the ocean for ninety-one days ; was shipwrecked twice, losing everything, and out of four hundred and forty-four persons who took passage on the same vessel only two hundred arrived at New Orleans. Mr. B. then came to Louisville, Kentucky in 18 18. In 1829, he moved to Jackson County, Indiana, where he bought 240 acres of land for $400 and commenced work building a double log house and improving a farm. There he lived for thirty years. He married Miss Rebecca Lovier, a native of Maryland, in 1829. They had twelve children, ten of whom are living: Daniel, John J., Nimrod, William, Alpheus, Catherine, Caroline, Elizabeth, Martha Jane and Josephene. James died while in the army, and Laura was killed by the falling of a tree in Indiana. In 1869, Mr. B. came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and bought a large farm, a greater part of which has been improved. He has a fine residence and orchard, and the farm is divided with hedge fences into twenty and forty acre lots. His landed interest embraces 240 acres in section 36. Nimrod Baringer, his son, married Miss Rebecca Coons, of Iowa, in July, 1881. He was one of the company who went to the Black Hills and was burned out by the government. Upon returning to Iowa he was employed on a railroad until he came home to work the farm. Mr. Baringer held many offices of trust and responsibility while in Indiana. He is a Mason and a member of the M. E. Church.

Dr. Alfred Wesley Bear

was born in Cooper Count)', Missouri, March 13, [841, and received a good primary education in the common school, which he supplemented by a course at the Rural Retreat Academy. At the age of seventeen years he commenced to teach school, continuing that profession for thirteen years'.

In the meantime he continued his studies in higher mathematics, the sciences, and also the languages. The last four or five years of his teaching he devoted much of his time to the study of medicine. At the close of his career as an instructor he had become an excellent scholar, and was well versed in medicine. He attended a course of lectures at the Washington University, of Baltimore, Maryland, and in 1871 cameto Barnard, in 1872 engaging in the drug business with Dr. Heath. Mr. M. M. Silvers afterwards bought Dr. Heath's interest, and after a time Mr. Silvers disposed of his to Samuel Philips. In 1881, on account of failing health, Dr. Bear sold his share to his partner, Mr. Philips, and discontinued business. The Doctor owns a good farm in section 20, in this township and some valuable business property, besides residences in Barnard. Since retiring from business he has visited the different mineral springs and tested the virtue of their waters, finding some relief, but in none, he claims, as much as in the mineral water of Barnard. He has used it constantly for four months, and finds himself very much improved, considering the water equal, if not superior, to the celebrated Eureka Springs, of Arkansas. The Doctor has been an active business man and successful in all his undertakings. He is a Mason, a Democrat in politics, and in his religious preferences is a Baptist. He married Miss Mary Hester Bradley, of this county, February 9, 1879.

Joshua H. Benson

farmer and stock raiser, was born in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in 1832, spending his early life at home. In 1853, he went to Vinton County, Ohio, remaining for six years, and, in 1859, ne took a trip to California, where he spent two years of successful labor. In 1863, he came to Missouri, and settled in this township. The farm where he now lives was bought by him in 1869, and consists of 164 acres, situated in section 27. Mr. B. built the Western Hotel, in Barnard, in 1874, and continued to keep it for two years. He also had a lumber yard in Barnard for two years. He bought the steam mill at Prairie Park, the name of a town which was to take the place of Barnard and Bolckow, and located between the two towns. He also purchased several buildings in connection with the mill, and started a store and established a post office in 1865, which was the first in Grant Township, and Mr. Benson was the first postmaster. When the railroad was completed, R. G. Hubbard claimed too large damages for the right of way. through his farm, on which Prairie Park was located. Hence the towns of Barnard and Bolckow were built and the post office moved to Barnard. (See township history.) In 1873-4, Mr. Benson was township collector, and has been for many years one of the leading, active men in all enterprises which would tend to the improving of the town and county. He mar- ried Miss Catharine Briggs in Ohio, July 25, 1855. She was born in that state. They have seven children: Mary A. (married Mr. L. Williams, of Bolckow), Hiram A., Eliza R., Simeon L., William G., James F. On Novembers, 1881, Miss Eliza R. was married to Mr. John H. Jones, of Watson, Iowa, and, on the same evening, Hiram A. was married to Miss Florence Cloud, of Barnard. Mr. Benson is an active member of the Masonic fraterniny.

in the fall of 1866 he removed to Missouri, and in 1870 came to this county and commenced working on a farm. Not being in the enjoyment of good health, he concluded that some trade would be better adapted to his constitution, and accordingly in 1879 ne entered the harness shop of George Waugh, learned the business, soon becoming an adept workman. After completing his trade he bought the interest of Mr. Waugh, and has since been doing a very satisfactory business, goods of his manufacture meeting with a ready sale. Mr. C. married Miss Barbara J. Bear, daughter of S. K. Bear, in the spring of 1872. They have four children : Pleasant Lee, Nancy Agnes, Mattie Bell and an infant. Mr. Clawson is an Odd Fellow and a member of the A. O. U. W. They are liberal supporters of the Baptist Church, Mrs. C. being a' member of that denomination.

J. P. Collins

of the firm of Jamison & Collins, proprietors of meat market, was born in Kentucky in February, 1840, and in 1857 came to Missouri. After living in Saline, Andrew and Buchanan Counties for twelve years, he came to this county in 1872. Here he bought a farm, on which he remained until 1880, when he disposed of it and moved to Barnard. In 1 88 1 he opened a meat market with his partner, and they are doing the leading business in the town in a very satisfactory way. Mr. C. is a reliable citizen, and has many friends. He married Miss Lvdia M. Kelly, of Andrew County, September 4, 1871. They have four children : Pleasant P., Mary C, William Harvey and Madora A. Mr. C. was a justice of the peace in White Cloud Township for two years, and performed the official duties of that position in an efficient manner.

Francis Conlin

farmer and stock raiser, was born in Ireland, November 1, 18 14, and emigrated to this country in 1835, settling in Dorset, Vermont, where he learned the stone cutters' trade, serving an apprenticeship of two years and a half. He subsequently moved to New York City, where he followed his trade for six years, and then went to Pennsylvania, and from there to Richmond, Virginia. He next visited Kentucky and Indiana, and then to New Orleans, going from there to Texas, and finally to Shawneetown, Illinois, when he went to work on the Peru Canal. He was subsequently employed to go to Leavenworth, Kansas, to work on the fort, and afterwards to Fort Scott. Upon moving to Platte City, Missouri, he entered eighty acres of land, which he sold, and then came to this county and township where, in October, 1844, he. entered the land where he now lives, consisting of 240 acres in sections 23 and 24. Mr. C. broke twenty acres the first year, built a cabin, and commenced pioneer life in earnest. He was obliged to go with an ox team twenty miles to mill, and to kill game for his meat. Mr. Conlin was among the first settlers in the township, and few men have seen harder times, or suffered more deprivations and trials in a newly settled country. He now belongs to the Masonic lodge, and politically he is a Democrat. Mr. Conlin married Miss Jane Malott, of Platte County, Missouri, September 9, 1845. They have eight children living: William T., Frances M., Sarah A., John Floyd, Samuel Houstin, Margaret Ann, Eliza Jane, and Mary M. Mrs. Conlin died June 16, 188 1. She was a loving wife and mother, and her death was mourned by all. Mr, C. has given farms to his children and started them well in life. In 1876 he built a fine house and now has a beautiful home. John Floyd, his son, lives at home, and takes charge of the farm. He is well educated and a good business man, and is engaged in dealing in and raising stock, keeping quite a number of hogs and cattle on the place.

Preston Curnutt

was born in Tennessee, October 13, 18 18, and came to Platte County, June 9, 1841. He was engaged in working on rented land until he came to this county, in March, 1844, where he made a claim, and upon the organization of the county, he was elected the first county clerk. In 1848, he died. Mrs. Curnutt entered the land when it came into market Mr. C. married Miss Elizabeth Campbell, in Campbell County, Tennessee, in October, 1839. He left four children : William, Pheeriba J., died February 15, 1861 ; John C, and Thomas J., died September 17, 1863. Mrs. C. has passed through many hardships in raising her family, and an account of her expsriences alone would fill a volume. William Curnutt, her oldest son, is now in Montana.

John C. Curnutt

proprietor of livery, was born December 29, 1843, in Platte County, Missouri. He has lived with his mother principally during life, caring for her in her declining years. He married Miss Louisa M. Patten, January 8, 1865. They had three children : William R., Martha D. and Samuel Preston. Mrs. Curnutt died May 4, 1872. Mr. C. moved into Barnard in October, 1880, and bought an interest in the liver)' business, which lie is now conducting in a creditable manner.

Henry Dorst

farmer and stock raiser, section 2, was born in Meigs Count}-, Ohio, October 22, 1841, and came to this state December 3, 1865, remaining in St. Joseph one winter. He afterwards made his home in Andrew County for two years, and in 1867 bought a farm in this township when there Avere but few houses in this district. He worked on the railroad which was built the year after, and has seen Barnard built up, and the most of Maryville. He improved his first farm, but subsequently sold it and bought adjoining land till he now has a fine residence and a farm consisting of ninety-six acres. He married Miss Rhoda Kellogg, of Andrew Count)r, Missouri, October 12, 1867. They had four children : Sarah Ellen, Lizzie Ann, Addie Eliza and John Henry. Mrs. D. died July 16, 1877. June 27, 1878, Mr. Dorst married Mrs. Rhoda Rose, of this county. They have two children, Mary A. and Dora May. Mrs. D. had one child by her former marriage, Florence Cordelia. Mr. D. is a member of the Odd Fallows' fraternity, at Barnard. He is one of the reliable men in the township, a good neighbor and a friend to the need}'. During the war he joined the Seventh Ohio Batter}- and served four years, participating in the battles of Yicksburg, Corinth, and mainothers. He was under the command of Generals Grant, Sherman and McPherson. Entering as a private, for proficiency and valor, he was promoted to lieutenent. After being mustered out he re-enlisted. Not many soldiers have as proud a record.

James M. Gavin

merchant. The subject of this sketch was born in Butler County, Ohio, Juhr 18, 1825, and for that time, received a good common school education. He learned the carriage making trade while young, at which he worked for six years. His taste being better adapted to other branches of industry, in 1850 he commenced the mercantile business, which he continued for eight years, a part of the time doing a large jobbing trade. In 1858 he sold out and moved to Taylor Count)-, Iowa, where he bought a farm and was engaged in dealing in stock and speculating generally. At the breaking out of the rebellion in 1861, he raised the first company of men for the protection of the border towns in Taylor Count), and assisted greath' in defending them against bushwhackers and lawless citizens. The regiment of which Mr. G. was a member, being; independent, when its work was accomplished offered its services to the general government, but as the state quota was full they disbanded. In August, he, with a part of his own company, came to Missouri and joined the Fourth Missouri Cavalry, and were ordered to Southwest Missouri, when they were engaged in defending the Union citizens against the outlaws of that section. He continued this service for eighteen months, when he was appointed district provost marshal, with headquarters at Jefferson City, and continued to hold this position until the close of the war. Of his many hair breadth escapes, the competent and satisfactory manner with which he discharged his varied and difficult duties, and the encomiums heaped upon him by both citizens and military authorities, space will not permit us here to give. Suffice it to say however, that he always discharged his duty honestly and fearlessly, and retired from the army with an approving conscience. Upon returning to Iowa he disposed of his property , and in the spring of 1866 came to Missouri and settled in Rosendale, Andrew County, there buying a flouring mill and woolen factory, in which business he was very successful. In 1S71 he he sold out and came to Barnard and bought interests in large mills here. In 1873 he commenced to do a general merchandising business, erected a large store, and with his son as a partner, has since been conducting an extensive trade. In connection with a second son he has established a store in Bolckow, Andrew Count}-. Mr. Gavin married Miss Eliza Paxton, of Preble County, Ohio, March 31, 1846. By this happy union they have five children: Malanthan \Y., James E., Charles A., who is a student and a fine scholar, Laura A. and Elizabeth A., both young ladies at home. Mr. G. is a successful business man, and has never failed in any enterprise which he has undertaken. He commenced life poor and has been the architect of his own fortune. Toward the close of the war for his meritorious conduct, he was promoted to quartermaster general on General Cooley's staff, with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Smith George

of the firm of Earls & George, general hardware merchants and dealers in saddles, harness, wagons, agricultural implements, and proprietors of the only furniture establishment in Barnard, was born in Ohio in 1843, and from there moved to Savannah, Andrew Count}", Missouri, soon locating in Nodaway Count}-. He then went to Fillmore, Andrew County, where he carried on the saddle and harness business, which trade he had learned before coming west. After a few years he added to his business a stock of hardware, and continued to do a large and profitable trade. In the spring of 1876 he located in Barnard, where his success has kept on increasing, adding to his large hardware stock har- ness, saddles, wagons, (the Mitchell and Harrison make), all kinds ofagricultural implements and a complete assortment of furniture. This is one of the most complete establishments in the county, and would do credit to any city. All this is the result of his being industrious and accommodating, making his guarantees good and his general dealing perfectly reliable. W. S. Earls, of Savannah, is the partner of Mr. George, and is well known as a man of wealth and of an excellent business reputation. Mr. G. has a branch store in Mound City, Holt County, where he is also doing a thriving trade. Mr. George married Miss Emma F. Gleaves, daughter of Dr. Gleaves, of Guilford, formerly of Ohio, in 1868. They have one child, Fanny May, who was eleven years old on November 2, 1 88 1. August 16, 1862, Mr. G. enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after thirteen months of hard service, was* honorably discharged on account of disability. He is one of the enterprising reliable business men of this town and has the confidence of all.

James W. Heath

physician and surgeon, was born on the 25th day of July, 1825, and is a native of Erie County, Pennsylvania. His father, John Heath, who was a merchant, was born in New Hampshire, and his mother, Hannah - (Wasson) Heath, was a native of the same state. James spent his youth at home and in clerking in a store. He received excellent educational advantages at the Waterford Academy, of Pennsylvania, applying himself diligently for some time. Having made choice of the practice of medicine as his profession, he commenced its study with Dr. Ira Barton, of Waterford, Pennsylvania, as his preceptor. He attended the Western Reserve College in 1849-5°) and soon after began practicing medicine. In 1 86 1, Dr. Heath took a trip to Colorado, Nevada and California, spending nearly ten years in that country, and visiting many different cities. He encountered numerous difficulties while traveling among the Indians, was once robbed of his money and a valuable watch by road agents, but escaped with his life. A narration of his tour is both interesting and instructive. He extended his journey through Texas and the south, and finally, in 1870, Dr. Heath came to Missouri, and in March, 1871, located in Barnard, where he has since continued to care for the sick and administer to their wants. After coming to Missouri, he attended and afterwards graduated from the Hospital College of St. Joseph. A physician of over thirty years' standing, a resident of the county for over ten years, and his thorough knowledge of his profession, have combined to render him among the leading practitioners in Nodaway County. In connection with Mr. Noah McClaskey, he owns an excellent drug store, in which they are doing one of the best trades in this part of the county. Dr. Heath has been twice married. By his first wife, who died in 1858, he had a daughter, Gertrude, now the wife of John W. Cartas, of this place. His second marriage occurred November 8, 1874, to Mary Phillips, daughter of Joshua Phillips, who died in 1872. By this latter union there is one child, Earl S., born April 6, 1878. Dr. Heath is a member of the District Medical Society of Northwest Missouri. He also belongs to the Masonic Lodge. He is a Democrat, and in his religious preferences he is a Presbyterian.

John W. Houghtaling

farmer and dairyman, section 31, was born in Albany County, New York, September 27, 1837, and enjoyed fair opportunities for obtaining an education, until he was ten years old, when his father moved to Boone County, Illinois. There he continued to live until he was twentyone years of age, when he came to Missouri, and bought the farm where he now lives, consisting of 137 acres. He married Kate Berger, in Boone County, Illinois, in 1863. They have three children : Carrie Bell, Jane May and Frank Edgar. Mr. H. came to the county with but limited means, but becoming possessed of a farm which has proven so productive, and with a love and zeal for his work, together with excellent business calculations, he has made one of the best farms, and has among the best improvements in the township, and the close of every year finds new and needed improvements of some kind. Mr. H. and Mr. E. Robinson were the first farmers in the township to start the dairy and butter making business, and their success is shown in the patronage which they enjoy. Farmers who are disheartened and discouraged would do well to take a few lessons of them. Mr. Houghtaling enlisted in 1863, in the Ninety-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was ordered to Vicksburg, and through the south generally. He was with A. J. Smith through the Red River expedition, and suffered most everything but death for seventy-five days. He also was through the siege of Mobile, for thirteen days. He was prompt in the discharge of his duty, a general favorite with the officers and men, and never complained, but made the best of his lot. He was sunstruck twice, and once had his leg broken. He was in the terrible Guntown expedition, in which 10,000 men entered under the order of General Sturgess against Forrest. Through the treachery of the general they came out with the loss of 6,000 men, having suffered untold agonies. Mr. H. was mustered out in February, 1866, and received an honorable discharge. He then returned to Illinois. He is a Methodist, and also a member of the Masonic fraternity.

James A. Jamison

county in 1868. He learned the tanner's trade while young, at which occupation he worked for fifteen years. He subsequently bought a farm in White Cloud Township, but after a few years disposed of it and rented land until he came to Barnard in 1879. I*1 October, 188.1, he opened the "Boss Market," with J. P. Collins, and has a market which is a credit to the town. Mr. J. married Caroline M. Clatterbuck, of Callaway County, Missouri, December 23, 1856. The}' have a sister's child which they have brought up from infancy, Elizabeth Leopard, born in 1863. Mr. J., after years of labor in different vocations, has found his right place. He has a natural talent for the business, and is making it a success. Genial, kind and attentive, he suits himself to the wants of all.

farmer, section 36, was born in White Count}', West Tennessee, September 10, 1813, and in 181 5, with his father, he came to Saline Count}-, Missouri, where his parents died two years after, leaving a large family of children in the wilderness, six miles from any settlement. The many struggles of these#children for even a subsistence can never be told, yet the\- lived and have become valuable citizens and honored members of society. The family consisted of fifteen children : William, Mornan, Ed\-, Mar}-, Nancy, Elisha, Samuel, Ireby S., Sail}-, Pamelia, and Malissa. Four died in infancy. After the death of their parents, the younger children found places in families until able to take care of themselves. Ireby walked to McDonough Count}-, Illinois, where he had an olcler brother living, and remained with him until April, 1832, when he enlisted in the Blackhawk war under Captain J. W. Stevenson. He remained through the war, was wounded twice in his hip, and carries the balls to this day in his bod}-. He also received a bad wound in his arm. He obtains a pension of six dollars per month from the government. After returning from the war, he went to New Orleans, where he remained through the winter with his uncle, Mathew Jobe, and in the spring of 1833 he went to Galena, Illinois, and engaged in mining, there continuing until 1835, when he went to Springfield, Illinois, where he married Miss Mar}- Chilton, February 18, 1835. They have six children living: William, Elizabeth, Caroline, Augusta, Thomas, and Melina. The}- lost six : Caleb, Lucy, Martha Ann, Ireby, Nelson and Duke. Caleb was killed during the rebellion by a horse while in service. Mr. I. S. Jobe went to Stephenson Count}-, Illinois, in 1836, and pre-empted 160 acres of land, which he improved and where he remained twenty years. He then moved to Andrew Count}- and bought a farm of 300 acres, paying therefore $4,550. By some fraudulent transaction he was sold out of his home, and lost his farm and everything he possessed. In [862 he came to Nodaway Count}- and located eight}- acres of land, making additions from time to time as he prospered, until he had one of the best and largest farms in the county, including 640 acres. After his family grew up he helped them, giving to each a farm and home, till now he owns but 1 10 acres. His children are located within a short distance of him, the sons being among the prosperous and influential farmers of the count}'. His daughters married farmers who are also settlers near, and are men of prominence and wealth. Thus Mr. Jobe, at the age .of nearly three score years and ten, finds himself pleasantly situated, surrounded by a loving family. He is a Universalist, and in his political faith is a Jackson Democrat.

Augustus W. Jobe

farmer and stock feeder, section 12, was born in Stephenson County> Illinois, December 28, 1840, and in 1856 he moved with his father to Andrew County, locating in this county in the spring of 1861. He commenced life poor, but with a determination to succeed, bought some prairie land and commenced work. By his hard toil and economy he has succeeded in improving a valuable farm containing 153, acres, erected a fine residence in 1866, and has been very successful in all his enterprises. Mr. J. married Miss Elizabeth Phillips, in this township, December6, 1863. They have four children: James A., Ida Isabelle, Calep and Samuel Edgar. Mr. Jobe was a great hunter and fisherman in early times, and his narratives are both thrilling and interesting.' Joshua Phillips, the father of Mrs. Jobe, was a very early settler of this township.' He was born in Massachusetts, removed from there to New York, thence to Ohio and Indiana, and in 1850 he came to this county, where he died in 1872. Mrs. Phillips, his wife, died in 1873. Of the family of Mr. Phillips, Samuel is a druggist, Mary married Dr. Heath, Laura married John Reed, of Barnard, and Sarah married Joseph Baker, of Kansas.

Valentine Korell

was born in Prussia, March ri, 1830, and there received a good education. Under the long established law, he entered the army as a volunteer in the artillery service, in 1848, remaining for two years. Coming to this state in 185 I, he settled in Nodaway County in March, of that year, and here started the first blacksmith shop in this part of the county, and in the spring of 1859, ne went to Pike's Peak with other adventurers. He was elected president of the claim court, and after remaining in that locality for a year or so, he returned in October, i860, having been unfortunate in some of his transactions. On June 13, 1861, Mr. K. enlisted in the Thirteenth Missouri Volunteers, and at Lexington, Missouri, he was promoted to captain, September 10, 1861. On September 21, he was taken prisoner. He was discharged during the December following, and at the same time re-enlisted in the Twenty-fifth Missouri Volunteers, as first lieutenant of Company B, participating in the battles of Shiloh and Corinth. He was discharged for disability, June 28, 1862, and returned home. In 1863, he was register of the land office, and in the fall of that year was elected justice of the peace, which position he continued to fill for sixteen years. In the spring of i88r, he was elected township assessor and clerk, and has been president of the village corporation ever since it was incorporated, except during one year. Mr. K. has been engaged in trade here for several years. At one time he owned a portion of the land where Barnard is located, but he disposed of man)' of his lots, and has done considerable building. Mr. Korell has been twice married. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth Billings, whom he married March 27, 185 1. They had by this union six children : Lydia Ann, Jacob B., John W., Valentine Francis Sigel, Charles T., Clara A. Mrs. K. died December 29, 1867. He was married the second time to Miss Betty W. McBrine, May 30, 1868. They have one child, George Washington. Mr. K. is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges, and belongs to the Baptist Church.

John S. Leighty

farmer and stock raiser, section 19, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1823, and spent his youth on a farm, and has for many years been dealing in and handling stock. He went to Morgan County, Ohio, where he lived nine years, and then located'in McDonough County, Illinois, remaining until 1872, when he came to this county and bought his farm, which contains 320 acres. He has made many improvements upon it until it ranks foremost among the best for stock purposes in the county. In 1876 he sold the farm to his brother Henry and his son-in-law, D. Welling, both of whom are living in Illinois. Mr. Welling is one of the most extensive dealers and feeders of stock in that state, purchasing large droves yearly in Kansas and other places, and shipping them to his farms, here and in Illinois. Mr. Leighty has the entire charge of the one in this county, and is now feeding 300 head of cattle and from 150 to 300 head of hogs. Mr. Leighty married Miss Lizzie Freeman, a very estimable lady, in 1845. She was from Pennsylvania. They have six children: Freeman, Whitney, Lycurgus, Bell, Lizzie and Granville. Bell was married to Mr. Welling in 1868. They have four children: Fred, Annie, Lizzie and David. Mr. L. is a Mason.

John Lowe

farmer and railroad engineer, section 31, was born in Ireland, June 24, 1829, and came to this country in 1844, settling in Chester County Penn- sylvania, where his father had settled fourteen years previously. There he had bought a large farm, and conducted it upon a large scale. In 1846, the elder Lowe died, John's mother having died some time before in Canada. In the settlement of Mr. Lowe's large estate, the administrator managed to defraud the family of children out of most of it. ( >n this account young Lowe was compelled to seek his fortune alone. He learned the blacksmith trade, connected with the carriage ironing and plating business, in which he became quite proficient. His brother, Patrick, having engaged in railroading, and becoming an engineer, induced his brother to act as his fireman. So, leaving the shop and his trade, in 1850, the latter entered upon his new duties as fireman on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and in six months had made such progress in becoming acquainted with the mysteries of the mechanical world that he was given an engine to run, and since then has spent the most of his time in that employment. Few men have a better reputation as a safe and competent engineer. Mr. L. married Miss Margaret Boylen, of Reading, Pennsylvania, December 28, 1852. She was born in Ireland, December 11, 1831. They had eight children: Margaret A., Mary J., Joseph F., James P., Ellen E., John A., Thomas K. and Francis A. John died September 29, 1868. Mrs. Lowe died June 26, 1881. In the fall of 1867, Mr. L. came to Nodaway County, and bought the farm where he now resides, containing 252 acres. This he did for the purpose of preparing his children for lives of usefulness. Joseph, his oldest son, grew to manhood, and, with the help of the younger brothers, has carried on the farm. Margaret received superior educational advantages in Pennsylvania, and, in 1872, she was appointed Lady Superior of the St. Vincent Orphan Asylum, in Albany, New York. Mary and Ellen have had a thorough education at the St. Joseph Academy. Joseph has been a student at the St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kansas. The family are Catholics, and are valuable members of society.

miller and grain dealer, was born in Warren County, Ohio, February 9, 1822, and received a common school education, after which he learned the carpenter and joiners trade. He located in Hamilton, where he became a large contractor, and also in Cincinnati, erecting some of the finest structures in those cities. This business he has continued in all for thirty years. In 1855 he moved to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he constructed a fine steam flouring mill. After operating it for one year he sold it and then went to contracting and building, in which business he remained engaged until 1861, when he joined the 25th Iowa Volunteer Infantry as wagon master. He was in the Seventeenth Corps, under Logan, where he saw difficulties in transportation, etc., but few have had the privilege of beholding. Mr. McC. served for two years, and was discharged for disability. He returned to Mount Pleasant, and in 1866 he moved to Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, and took the contract of building the count)- house and jail. This he completed sooner than expected to the entire satisfaction of the county. In 1872 he moved to Barnard, Nodaway Count}-, buying the large flouring mill at that place, and there has continued to reside. Mr. McCandliss has been twice married: First, to Miss Maria Geary, of Hamilton, Ohio, in 1845. They had seven children : Mary, (wife of Edward Maekland ;) Elizabeth, (wife of H. C. Annan ;) Emma married Robert L. Annan, of Barnard ; Irvin W., in the mill with his father, Charles E., and May, at home. Mrs. McC. died October 14, 1877, in Barnard. His second wife was Mrs. Marilla Brown, widow of Dr. Brown, of Troy, Kansas, to whom he was married January 24, 1879. She has one child by her former marriage, Clara Brown. Mr. McCandliss and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has an excellent mill, with three run of stone, the advantages of good water power, and under his management is rapidly gaining in popularity with the people.

John R. Phipps

farmer, section 22, was born in Owen County, Indiana, August 24, 1835, and came with his father in 1854, to Putnam County, Missouri. He received a good education and remained with his father until 1864, when he came to this count)' and bought his present farm one year after, and which now contains 136 acres. When the railroad was constructed and Barnard located, and also the flouring mill established, Mr. Phipps found his farm in the right place adjoining the corporation. He has made good improvements upon the same, and has a fine residence. He was engaged with his father in merchandising in Putnam County for six years, in which undertaking he was fortunate. Mr. Phipps has been a successful feeder and dealer in stock, and in this business he is now mostly engaged. He was a member of the state troops during the war and did good service in Owen County for three years in the Union cause. He married Miss Lucinda Montgomery, of Andrew County, in 1858. She was born in Indiana, but came to Andrew County, Missouri, in 1857. They have nine children living: Leo M., Jennie, Homer D., George, Charles, Paris, Rosie, Joseph and Iredell. Mr. Phipps and his family are Methodists. Mr. P. is one of the reliable men of the township.

Isaac Price

father he moved to Ohio, where he grew up and learned the blacksmith trade-, which has been his life work. In the fall of 183 1 he went to Pennsylvania, remaining there for several years, and then returned to Ohio. From there he went to Owens Count)', Indiana, where he made his home until 187 1, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and settled on the farm where he has since lived. He bought 300 acres of land and has settled his children1 near him. He married Miss Prudence Gordon in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1836. They had four children : James, Susana, Serepta and Mathew Laughlin. Mrs. Price died in Washington County, Ohio, in 1850. For his second wife he married Miss Mary Ann Linn in 1852, in Washington County, Ohio. They have four children living : John, Atson, Zoe, and Minnie. Daniel died January 11, 1874, aged twenty years. Of the children from the first marriage, Sarepta died when nine years old ; Mathew Laughlin died in this place in 1874, aged twenty-five ; James died in October, 1877, m Owen Count)', Indiana, leaving a wife and five children : Lavina, Henry, George, Sarah E., and Mary Ann. George is living with his grandfather. John married Esther Josephine McFarland, November 2, 1876. Susanna married John C. Hall, January 1, 1861. Atson has from early boyhood been determined to receive an education, and while having had ordinary advantages for schools, he has worked himself up until he has become possessed of a thorough English education. He is succeeding remarkably well as a teacher, and few young men are entitled to more credit for their studious habits and noble aspirations. Mr. Price is one of the many reliable and well-to-do farmers in the county, and has gained an enviable reputation among his neighbors.

Ephraim Rhoads

farmer, section 7, was born in Andrew County, Missouri, November 27, 1847, and came to this county with his mother and stepfather, Samuel Snider, in 1867. He married Miss Nancy Jane Kellogg, in Andrew County, Missouri, in the spring of 1868, and remained there after his marriage for three years. He then came to this township, bought a farm, and worked hard to improve it, and after living upon it for nine years, he disposed of it to Samuel Snider, afterwards buying eighty acres of prairie, upon which land he has just erected a fine residence, and is making a beautiful as well as a valuable farm. He commenced life poor, and what he owns he has made by energy and good business calculation. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Rhoads consists of three children : William, Leon and Edgar. They are members of the Christian Church.

farmer and dairyman, section 32, was born in Ireland in 1829, and there received a good education at the Warwick Academy. Upon coming to this country in 1848, he settled in Wisconsin and engaged in the mercantile business. In 1851 he fell a victim to the California fever, sold out his business and went to the golden fields, being occupied in mining for four years. His adventure proving a success, he returned to the states and settled in Bloomington, Indiana, embarking in the dry goods trade. On account of failing health he moved to Minnesota in 1856. In 1-862 he enlisted in the Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and after disposing of the Indian troubles on the northern frontier, the regiment was ordered to the southern part of Missouri, where they were engaged until 1864, when they were ordered to Louisiana. Mr. R. commanded a company, and was an officer who could be relied upon at any time. In 18^4 he received an honorable discharge and returned to Minnesota, where he continued his farming operations. In the spring of 1866 he bought land in Andrew County, Missouri, and after living there for five years he sold out and bought the beautiful place where he now resides, containing 185 acres. He has for many years been studying the principles underlying the foundations of our Government, and the result shows that he has become an earnest advocate of the Greenback theory. In recognition of his ability and fitness for a representative in the state legislature, he received the nomination for that position in the campaigns of 1878 and '80, receiving some 400 votes above his ticket. Mr. Robinson married Miss Emma Howe, in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1856. They had three children : Sally E., Samuel E. and Mary. Mrs. Robinson died in Andrew County, in July, 1866. His second wife was Miss Jennie Stockwell, of Bloomington, Indiana, whom he married in 1867. Mr. R. has a fine dairy, and keeps from twenty to forty cows, making some of the choicest butter in the market.

Samuel Snider

farmer, section 18, was born in Indiana, March 25, 1825, and came to Andrew County, Missouri, in 1849. In March, 1867 he bought his present farm, which he has improved until it contains 160 acres of cultivated land. Upon it is a fine orchard with choice fruit. Mr. Snider married Mrs. Margaret Rhoads, mother of Ephriam Rhoads, in Andrew County, Missouri, in October, 1850. They have six children : William Henry, Rebecca Ann, Mary Ellen, John Thomas, James Samuel and Daniel Columbus. Mrs. Snider was born in Clarke County, Indiana, April 24, 1823, and came to Andrew County in 1845. Her first husband was Calvin Goforth, brother of William Goforth, the first settler in the township.

He died October 7, 1842. She then returned to Indiana, and in 1843 she married her second husband, Ephraim Rhoads, and came to Andrew County in 1845. They had one child, Ephraim R. Mr. R. died in 1847, in Andrew County. Mrs. Snider is a woman of mature judgment, and has seen much of 1 he hardships of pioneer life. She belongs to the Christian Church, proprietor of the Western Hotel, was born in Platte County, Missouri, August 20, 1844, and in 1857, with the family, he moved to Henry County, Iowa, where be received a limited education at Howe's Seminary in Mt. Pleasant. After a few years his father moved to Lucas County, where the son grew up to manhood. The elder Stockton was unable to provide for his family as he could wish to do, so that James when he was fourteen years old was compelled to look out for himself. In October, 1858, he left home, going about thirty miles, where he hired out to husk and gather corn. By winter he had earned a good winter suit and eight calves. The latter he drove home and exchanged for a team, which transaction proved to be the foundation and starting point of his successful career in life. August 2, 1862, Mr. S. enlisted in the Thirty-fourth Regiment Iowa Infantry, Company K, under Captain William Boyles. After a general drill at Camp Lawman, in Burlington, the regiment was ordered to Vicksburg in time to participate in Sherman's great battle- They were them sent to Arkansas Post, where they participated in that hard-fought battle. The Union army took 7,000 prisoners, and the Thirty-fourth Iowa was detailed to guard them to the Chicago prison. Upon reaching St. Louis the small pox had broke out on the boat, and Mr. Stockton fell a victim to that disease. He was taken to the hospital in St. Louis, where he remained until he was discharged for disability and returned home. Some months afterwards he enlisted under Captain Stockton - his grand-father - in a cavalry regiment, for the service of the State of Missouri, being appointed sergeant. The regiment did much hard work in following Price and Ouantrell's commands. After the close of the war Mr. S. returned to Gentry County, where he settled in business. He married Miss Mary Ann Hussey, in Gentry County, January 20, 1865. They have four children : Loretta Jane, Albert F., Ida O. and Lee J. Mrs. Stockton is the daughter of John Hussey, formerly of North Carolina, and is of one the oldest and most distinguished families of Quakers in the state. Mr. Hussey gave his daughter forty acres of unimproved land, and with this and the small tract which Mr. Stockton had, they commenced the struggle of life. He built a small house, broke up his lot and in a short time had it fenced, and since that time has never met with a discouragement that he could not control. He added 100 acres of adjoining land to his farm, all situated and adjoining the village of Mt. Pleasant, and now worth $50 per acre. He also bought a fine house in Mt. Pleasant. In 1873 he commenced the hotel business and continued it until 1878, when he sold out his hotel property and bought the Western Hotel in Barnard, where he is doing a fine business. Mr. S.'s daughter Loretta has just entered on a four year's course of stud}- at Dr. Martin's Seminary in St. Joseph. He takes great interest in educational matters.

postmaster at Barnard, was born in Hamden Junction, Vinton County, Ohio, in March, 1849, and in 1859 he came with his father to Mills County, Iowa. He there received a common education, completing his schooling at Otoe College, Nebraska City. He learned the saddle and harness trade, at which he worked for several years in Nebraka City and St. Joseph, and in 1871 he came to Barnard and opened a shop, continuing to conduct it for two years. In 1873 he sold out and commenced to run a grocery, drug and confectionery store, which he kept until October, [881, when he sold out. In May, 1876 Mr. T. was appointed postmaster at Barnard, and has been the incumbent of the office since that time. In the spring of 1878 he entered the office of Dr. Heath, and was engaged in the study of medicine until he entered the Hospital Medical College at St. Joseph, where he attended during the course of 1880-81. Mr. Thompson commenced life poor in pocket, but has been fortunate in everything that he has undertaken. Honorable in his dealings, consistent in his course, politically and otherwise, he has gained a good reputation. He was appointed census enumerator in 1880 for Hughes Township. He is a Mason and Odd Fellow. Mr. T. has ever been active in all improvements of the village, and is a great friend of schools.

Jonathan Wohlford

farmer and stock raiser, section 35, was born in Center Count)-, Pennsylvania, November 6, 1834, and at the age of thirteen years his father moved his family to Stephenson County, Illinois, and bought a farm. The son was engaged in working at home until he was twenty-one, when he came to this county in 1855, and bought the farm where he now lives, consisting of 400 acres. He improved his land and worked hard, and, being successful, in 1868 he erected one of the finest residences in the township. When he started here he had but $100. By good management and economy he has saved a valuable property. Being a true Union man, he took an active part in tin- rebellion, being a member of the state troops. He is a good citizen and an honored neighbor. He is a leading Republican politician, having held several offices of trust and responsibility, the duties of which he discharged with honor and

-credit. Mr. VV. married Miss Sarah E. Jobe, daughter of I. S. Jobe, of this township, in the fall of 1856. They have six children : Samuel A., Mary L. (who married John Perkins, of this township), William D., George C, Nora E., and Ira Edward.

J. S. F. Wood

farmer, fruit grower and clergyman, is the owner of 130 acres of land on section 36, upon which are 1,000 choice bearing apple trees. Mr. Wood was born in Page County, Virginia, January 6, 1839, and came to Missouri with his father in the fall of 1838. He received a good education at the Mt. Pleasant College, in Kansas, and subsequently studied for the ministry. In i860, he commenced preaching as a Baptist clergyman, and in 1850, came to Andrew County, Missouri, where he began his ministry. Locating in this county in the spring of 1868, he bought the farm where he now lives. This he improved, built a comfortable house, and set out an orchard of fifteen acres of very choice fruit. He "has now over 1,000 bearing trees, which are yielding him large returns. Mr. Wood married Miss Sarah Elliott, daughter of Jonathan Elliott, of Andrew County, March 8, 1866. They have two children : William J. and Jay A. Mr. W. organized the Baptist Church in Bolckow, and has started many others. He has made three trips to Virginia and back with his team since locating here. He has accomplished much labor on his farm, besides attending to his ministerial duties Mr. Wood is serving the Baptist Church in Bolckow, as its pastor, very acceptably to the congregation.

F. M. Anderson

farmer, speculator and cattle feeder, section 6, is a native of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and was born on the 28th day of May, 1842. He moved with his parents to Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, in 1856, and settled on a farm, where he remained till 1862, when he went to Ohio and enlisted in the First Cavalry. He participated in the engagements at Jonesburg, Atlanta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee, was

October, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio. Mr. A. then moved to Andrew County, Missouri, and, in 1866, returned to his native home, spending one summer, when he again went to Andrew County, Missouri, and from there to Caldwell County. He then located where he now resides. His farm consists of 320 acres of improved land, well watered. Mr. Anderson was married December 7, 1867, to Miss Mary J. Moffitt, a native of Morgan County, Indiana, born on the 20th day of April, 1846. Their family consists of three children : Lavina, born October 13, 1868 ; Joseph W., born June 23, 1872, and Oris C, August 31, 1876. Mr. A. is a member in good standing of Hesperian Lodge, No. 189, I. O. O. F.

John Ashford

farmer and stock raiser, section 34, is a native of County Devonshire,. England, where he was born on the 18th of February, 1824, and subsequently, with his parents, immigrated to Wales, and there remaining till he was some twenty-five years of age. Some of the time he was interested in the lumber business. In 1849 ne came to America and settled in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, on a farm. In 1863 he went to Montana Territory, following mining and contracting, and traveled through the Yellowstone country and the country in which General Guster was killed, and was acquainted with Curtis' guides, James Taylor and Mitch Bowies, half-breeds. Mr. A. returned to the states in 187 1, on a visit to> his family, who were then residents of Andrew County, Missouri, and concluding to remain, he purchased his present farm in Nodaway County,. Missouri, in 1872, at once beginning to make improvements. This is now under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Ashford was married December 8, 1844, to Miss Jane Harris, a native of Cornwall, England, born September 21, 1826. They have had ten children : Mary, Harriet, Benjamin, Augusta, Alice, Josephine and Mollie, living, and William, Elizabeth and Mamie, deceased. Mr. A. is a member of Hesperian Lodge, No. 189, I. O. O. F., of Graham.

physician and surgeon, a native of Pulaski County, Kentucky, was born on the 12th day of December, 1844, on a farm, being the youngest son of Walker Barron. P. J. received a good common school education, and afterwards attended Gilmore's Institute for some nine months. He began the study of medicine with a Dr. Doolin, continuing for about two years. In 1864 he enlisted in the Second Kentucky Cavalry, and was with General Sherman on his march to the sea, his regiment acting as escort to that general at the time of the surrender. Dr. B. was mustered out at Lexington, North Carolina, and was discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, August 4, 1865. From 1867 to '69 he was engaged in the mercantile business. This he closed out and devoted the next two years to purchasing and shipping south large numbers of mules and horses. In 1871 he came to Missouri and settled in Graham, Nodaway County, associating himself with the firm of McQuary & Bros., and devoting his leisure time to the study of medicine. In 1877 he entered the Keokuk Medical College, at Keokuk, Iowa, from which institution he was graduated June 18, 1878. He then returned to Graham and began the practice of his chosen profession. His studious habits, large experience and attention to business have gained for him a name which will place him in the front rank among. his fellow practitioners. Dr. Barron was united in marriage on the eighteenth of November, 1874, to Miss Sarah J. Shamberger, a native of Bolt County, Maryland. She was born August 4, 1846, and came to Graham in 1872. They have three boys: Jacob S., Pleasant J., and Joe F. Dr. B. is a member of the Christian Church.

farmer and stock raiser, section 16, was born on a farm in Sangamon County, Illinois, on the 13th day of August, 1828, and when at the age of nine years, with his parents, he moved to Platte County, Missouri, and settled on a farm. In 1841 he moved to White Cloud Township, this county, and located on the S. L. Briggs place, and while living there he planted a sprout only a foot high which has now grown to be a tree some three feet in diameter. In 1846 the family moved to Washington County, Illinois, and in 185 1 S. H. went across the plains to California, starting from St. Louis on the 4th of April, and arriving at Placerville on the 7th of September, making the trip with oxen. He there followed mining for about five years, and in 1856 returned to Illinois via San Francisco, New Orleans, and St. Louis. He remained in Illinois two years, and in 1858 moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, and purchased land on which he resided till i860. As a citizen he has always shown a worthy public spiritedness, and has heartily sympathized with all local improvements. Mr. Barnes was united in marriage October I, 1857, to Miss Annie C. Collins, a native of Washington County, Illinois, born on the 21st of March, 1840. By this union they have had the following children : J. W., born October 14, 1858 ; Nancy A., born August 12, i860; Mary T., born December 24, 1861, died March 17, 1862; Laura A., born February 6, 1863, died April 24, 1879; Louisa E., born December 17, 1866; Serepta A., born May 10, 1868, died September 12, 1874; N. H., born December 25, 1869; Ida M., born April 17, 1871 ; Stephen E., born February 7, 1873 ; Osa V., born March 10, 1876; Florence, born June 28, 1877; Pauline E., born March 31, 1879. Mr- and Mrs. B. are members of the M. E. Church.

Henry F. Baublits

farmer and stock raiser, section 18, was born on the 18th of June, 1820, on a farm in Baltimore County, Maryland, spending his boyhood days in the same county. At the age of seventeen years, he learned the shoemaker's trade, working at that business for some years, when he learned and worked at the manufactory of grain cradles. In 1854, he -moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, and settled some two and a-half miles south of Graham, and in 1856, he came to his present location, about two and a-half miles southeast of Graham, purchasing 120 acres. From this time on he entered, and made additional purchases of land, till he now owns about 700 acres finely improved. On coming to Missouri, he found this a wild prairie, but being a man of great energy, by his own industry and good management, he has made this property himself. He is cautious, straightforward, and strictly honest in all transactions. Mr. B. was married in September, 1842, to Miss Mary Hair, a native of Baltimore County, Maryland, born in 1821. By this union they have had eight children : Mollie, Melvin, John H. and Alice, living, and Sarah, William, Alfred and Charlotte, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. B. are both members of the Lutheran Church.

Joseph Harlan Bohart

retired merchant and speculator, is the second son of Richard C. and Eliza Bohart. The former was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, on the 7th of September, 1828, and when at the age of four years, with his parents, he moved to Clarke County, Indiana. He was a cooper by trade, but, in 1853, he embarked in the mercantile business, continuing till 1879. He was very ambitious, firm in purpose, honorable and strictly methodical in all his transactions. To his excellent business qualifications is largely due his remarkable success. Through his energy and enterprise the Presbyterian Church was built. He went where duty called him at all times, and during any season. His presence was always greeted with gladness. He was the able defender of the faith, and a wise counselor. Sunday schools were an especial object of interest with him. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and belonged to Hesperian Lodge, No. 189, I. O. O. F. Mr. Bohart was united in marriage September 21, 1848, to Miss Eliza Dunlavy, a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania, born on the 6th of June, [826. She was the second daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Dunlavy, and with her parents moved to Clarke County, Indiana, in 1844. On the 25th of June, 1876, on a beautiful day near sundown, this noble man, Richard C. Bohart, closed his eyes in death. His wife still survives, and enjoyes the blessing of his children. She is an active member of the Presbyterian Church. Harlan is a native of Clarke Comity, Indiana, and was born on the 18th of February, 1854, and, with his parents, in 1864, came to .Nodaway County, Missouri, settling at Graham. He spent his boyhood days here, and received a good education. In 1875, he became the junior member of his father's establishment, a stock consisting of general merchandise. In 1878, the father sold his interest to his two younger sons, and the firm was known as Bohart & Brother. In 1 88 1, the firm was dissolved, Harlan devoting his entire attention to the stock business. He is connected with Mr. Peter Maurer, and the firm is among the strongest in the country. Mr. Bohart was married on the 13th day of May, 1875, to Miss Martha E. Brink, the daughter of John Q., and Mary Brink. She was born on the 15th day of June, 1854. They have two children, Stella, born September 2, 1878, and Mabel, born March 21, 1881.

William B. Bohart

liveryman, an enterprising young business man, is a son of Richard C. and Eliza Bohart, and is a native of Henryville, Clarke County, Indiana, born on the 14th day of August, 1861. When near three years of age he was brought to Graham by his parents, in 1864, spending his youth here and receiving his education at the High School of Graham. In 1878, he with a brother, purchased his father's one-half interest in the store and continued in the mercantile business till 1881. At that time the entire stock was disposed of. Mr. B. then purchased one-half interest in the stock and stable of E. R. Pratt, and they are doing an excellent business. Mr. Bohart is a firm friend of his adopted city, and loses no opportunity to advance her interest and prosperity. His marriage occurred on the 25th day of December, 1879, to Miss Maria Impey, a native of Andrew County, Missouri, born on the 3d of April, i860. With her parents she came to Graham in 1873. Mr. and Mrs. B. have one child, Oron Floyd, born November 5, 1880. Mr. B. is a member of Lodge No. 202, of the A. O. U. W.

Uriah Bond

blacksmith, is a native of Guilford, North Carolina and was born on a farm on the 12th of July, 1820. He spent his youthful days and received a good common school education, in his native county, and in 1843 he immigrated to Clay County, Missouri, settling on a farm near Liberty. There he remained until 1855, when he moved to Haynesville, Clinton County, Missouri, and worked at his trade for seven years. In 1862 he responded to his country's call by enlisting in Company B., Sixth Missouri State Cavalry, and did active service througJi the State of Missouri till 1864, when he was honorably discharged. In the fall of 1865 with his family, he moved to Graham, Nodaway County, and resumed the business of village blacksmith. By good management and industry he is now pleasantly situated. He was united in marriage on the 30th day of September, 1838, to Miss Louisa Fentris, a native of North Carolina, born October 9, 1822. Mr. and Mrs. Bond have had ten children: Thomas C, Jane L., Mary T., Martin N. S. D., Lora A. and Lula H. living, and Sarah P., John M., William S., and Rosa, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. B. are both members of the M. E. Church.

Charles E. Bowen

carriage painter, section 11, was born in St. Clair County, Michigan, on the 19th day of March, 1841, being the eldest son of John and Julia Bowen. Charles spent his boyhood and received his education in his native county, and there began the painter's trade when but sixteen years of age. He responded to his country's call in 1861, by enlisting in Company F, Sixteenth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, participating in the battles of Yorktown, the seven days battle of the Wilderness, and the second Bull Run. He received a wound in the left thigh, and was transferred to the invalid corps, stationed at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was mustered out August 26, 1865. Mr. Bowen then settled at Fall River, Massachusetts, where he remained till 1866, when he moved to Philadelphia, and in 1867, came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He located at Graham, and in 1871, moved to Maryville. In 1876, he returned to Grahafn, and farmed till 1880. He then opened a shop and began working at his trade. Mr. B. was married February 22, 1864, to Miss Cora Costilla, a native of Charleston, North Carolina, born in 1841. He formed her acquaintance while he was in the army. They have one adopted child, Minnie Cobb, a native of Nodaway County, Missouri, born in 1870. Mr. B. and wife are members of the Church of God.

I. F. Brown

farmer, speculator and cattle feeder, section 11, is a descendant of one of the first families 01 Nodaway County, and is a grand child of Abner Brown, the founder of the city of Graham. The subject of this sketch, better known as "Frank," is a native of Graham, Nodaway County, Missouri, and was born on the 27th day of June, 1847. He spent his youthful days here, and received a good common school education at this place. He was the eldest son of J. M. and Elizabeth Brown, and when at the age of fifteen years his father enlisted in the army and lost his life in the war of the rebellion, Frank being the eldest son, it fell on his shoulders to look after the interest of the farm and family. This he continued to do faithfully, being engaged in farming and raising and dealing in live stock. Though young in years he is old in experience in this business, and is classed among the leading men of the county. He has associated himself with Mr. William E. Johnson, and they are doing an extensive trade. Mr. Brown was married on the 20th day of November, 1870, to Miss Louisa J. Bond, a native of Clay County, Missouri, born on the 29th day of July, 1851. She is the second living child of Uriah and Louisa Bond, now residents of Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have a family of five children: Chloe C, born October 17, 1871 ; Otto M., born September 11, 1873; Thomas M., born December 18, 1875; Earle B., born August 13, 1877 ; and Fred F., born March 18, 1880. Mrs. B. is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. B. has spent much time traveling through the western territories. His farm now consists of 305 acres of finely improved land, with excellent buildings.

W. W. Brown

farmer, speculator, and cattle feeder, section 6, is a native of Nodaway County, Missouri, and was born January 20, 1848. He is the second son of J. M. and Elizabeth Brown. The former the son of Abner Brown, one of the first settlers of Hughes Township, he having come here in 1840. The subject of this narrative spent his boyhood days and received his education at Graham. When he was the age of fourteen years, his father enlisted in the army and lost his life at Memphis, Tennessee, in 1863. W. W.'s time was for the next few years devoted to assisting his mother with the farm. When twenty years old he disposed of his interest in the farm to his brothers, and began the business of a live stock speculator. In 1876 he purchased 240 acres of land, making an additional purchase in 1880, till now he owns some 400 acres of well improved land, with buildings complete, and well watered. Mr. Brown was married on the 20th day of November, 1870, to Miss Martha A. Trapp, a native of Andrew County, Missouri, born February 1, 1854. She is the daughter of Rev. Christian Trapp, a pioneer and a native of Missouri, born in 18 19 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. B. are both members of the Christian Church. Their family consists of two children : Claudius O., born December 17, 1872 ; Orie B., born January 20, 1879.

Thomas W. Chamberlain

farmer and cattle feeder, is a native of Meade County, Kentucky, where he was born June 18, 1836, being a son of Paul P. and Elizabeth (Lampton) Chamberlain, both natives of Virginia. His father was born in 1812, and died in 1881, and his mother, who was born in 1814, is still living in Andrew County, Missouri. Thomas, with his parents, moved to Missouri in 1843 and settled in the northwestern part of Andrew

County. There he spent his boyhood days, and received his education. In 1856 he associated himself with one Garner Kelly, and carried on a wood yard on the Missouri River, in Holt County, till 1859, when he returned to Andrew County, Missouri. He was united in marriage on the 19th of October, 1858, to Miss Eliza J. Hall, the daughter of J. P. and Celia (Cobb) Hall. She, with her parents, came to Missouri and settled in Andrew County, in 1840. Mr. Chamberlain farmed till 1864, in which year he freighted on the plains. He returned during the fall of that year and has since been following agricultural pursuits. In 1870 he sold out and settled in Nodaway County, Missouri. His farm consists of 24a acres of finely improved land, some five miles south of Graham. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Christian Church. They have five children : Mary D., Walter Lee, Soloma, Celia E. and Anna V.

Fayette Cook

farmer and stock raiser, section 24, is a native of Morrow County, Ohio, and was born on the 20th of July, 1829. He spent his boyhood days and received his education in his native county, and started out in life for himself when but a mere boy, first engaging in agricultural pursuits. In 1850 he visited the western country, spent the winter in Nodaway County, Missouri, returned to Ohio, and in 1858 went to Pike's Peak and then to Salt Lake City and through Oregon. From there he traveled through North and South California, took a vessel at San Francisco and returned to Ohio by the way of New York. He there devoted his time to farming, and in 1869 sold out and came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and settled on his present farm, consisting of some 400 acres ot well improved land, situated about four miles north of Graham. Mr. Cook was married February 24, 1852 to Miss Mary Cyphers, a native of New Jersey, born on the 24th of October, 1831. With her parents she soon after moved to Morrow County, Ohio. Their family consists of six children, Samantha, Miles, Allen, James, John and Mary Belle. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are both members of the Patrons of Husbandry, Lodge No. 131, and are supporters of the Baptist Church. Mr. Cook has gained for himself a famous reputation as being a large producer. In 1880-81 his corn crop amounted to about 9,000 bushels and his wheat footed up 1,000 bushels.

Anderson Craig

farmer and stock raiser, section 19, is a native of Gallatin County, Kentucky, where he was born on the first of June, 185 1, being the fourth son of Albert G. and Virginia J. (Brooking) Craig. They were natives of Kentucky. Anderson spent his boyhood days and received a common schooling in his native county. He graduated in French, German and English literature at the Washington and Lee University, of Lexington, Virginia, in 1870. In the spring of 1871, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, purchasing some 320 acres of raw prairie, five miles northeast of Graham. By his industry, good management and late purchases, he now is owner of 440 acres of finely improved land. Mr. Craig was united in marriage on the 17th day of December, 1874, to Miss Mary J. Still, a native of Douglas County, Kansas, born on the 11th day of January, 1855. She was the only daughter of Dr. J. M. and Rahab M. (Saunders) Still, and moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Craig have two children, a son and daughter : Arthur S. and Beulah R. They are members of the Baptist Church, and also of Patrons of Husbandry Lodge, No. 131.

William H. Cramer

an extensive farmer and stock raiser, section 24, is a native of St. Lawrence County, New York, and was born on a farm September 19, 1839. He passed his boyhood days and received his education in his native county, and July n, 1862, enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Sixth New York Volunteer Infantry. He participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and was with General Sheridan. He was discharged in May, 1865, and returned to his home in New York ; then went to Michigan, where he stayed two years, and, upon selling out, he moved to Illinois, remaing one year, when he located in Atchison County, Missouri. This was his home for some time. In 1872 Mr. C. moved to Holt County, Missouri, and, in 1874, to the farm near which he now resides. In 1877, he returned to Atchison County, and farmed till 1880, when he sold out, and again came to Nodaway County. His farm consists of 273 acres of improved land, well watered. He is a self made man, and has accumulated what he has by close attention to business, and strict integrity therein. Mr. C. was married in Will County, Illinois, September 24, 1867, to Miss Dollie Goodwin, a native of Will County, Illinois, born February 22, 1849. By this union they have had four children : Charlotte R., born December 12, 1868, in Atchison County, Missouri ; Altie M., born February 8, 187 1, in Forest City, Holt County, Missouri ; Jesse H., born January 8, 1878, in Atchison County, Missouri, died September 29, 1878, and Lois H., born August 11, 1879, in Atchison County, Missouri. Mr. Cramer is a Mason, belonging to Lodge No. 208, of Will County, 111.

William E. Crawford

farmer, stock raiser and cattle feeder, section 28, is a native of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and was born October 30, 1842-. In 1844, with his parents, he moved to Ohio, and settled in Pickaway County. In October, 1863 he enlisted in the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry, and participated in the battles of Nashville, Tennessee ; Lookout Mountain, Salisbury, North Carolina, and with his regiment assisted in the capture of Jefferson Davis. Mr. C. received his discharge at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1865. He returned to Pickaway County, Ohio, and in 1868 moved to Andrew County, Missouri, his parents coming with him. In the spring of 1869 he purchased his present farm in Nodaway County, Missouri, on which he settled, and by his industry and good management he now owns 120 acres of improved land. Mr. Crawlord was married May 12, 1863, to Miss Rebecca Hanks, who was born on the 15th of April, 1843. She died October 14, 1871, leaving the following children : John H., Charles A., Sarah E., and Mary. Mr. C. was married again on the 30th day of August, 1873, to Miss Prudence Campbell, born in 1845. She died May 19, 1880, leaving two children, Josie M. and Flora E. His third marriage was on the 2d of March, 188 1, to Miss Ida Tryon, a native of Morgan County, born April 30, 1862. Mr. C. is a member of the Christian Church. Mrs. C. worships with the Baptist denomination.

Jonathan Cryder

farmer and stock raiser, section 16, was born in Ross County, Ohio, on the 23d of April, 1828, and spent his boyhood days and received a good education in his native county. In the fall of 1850 he moved to Pike County, Illinois and settled on a farm, but sold out in 1865 and came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He located about three miles north of Graham, where he remained two years, then disposed- of his place and purchased the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 120 acres of well improved land. Mr. Cryder was married on the 20th day of October, 1850, to Miss Harriet Downs, a native of Ross County, Ohio, born on the 8th of April, 1831. They have had a family consisting of: John M., George T., Clara, Mary C. and Atta, living, and Frank, Flora E., Curtis G., Emma E. and Albert M. deceased. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the M. E. Church.

Austin Dicken

dealer in dry goods, is a native of Lexington, Perry County, Ohio. He was born on the 27th day of November, 1847, and in 1852 he moved with his parents to Logan, Hocking County, of the same state. At this place he received a good common school education, and with his parents, in 1863, he moved near Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois, remaining till 1870, when he came to Graham, Nodaway County, Missouri. He worked at the carpenter's trade until September, 1880, when he became the junior member of the firm of A. C. Snyder & Co. Mr. Dicken read- ily reads character, fully appreciates true friendship, and as cordially hates hypocrisy in all forms. He is a good type of a successful merchant. He was united in marriage on the 2d day of March, 1875, to Miss Louisa Swank, a native of Crawfordsville, Putnam County, Indiana, born on the 3d day of March, 1858. Their family consists of three children: Grace B., Effie, and Clarence M. Mr. D. is a member of the I. O. O. F., belonging to Lodge No. 189.

merchant, was born on the 23d day of February, 1854, in St. Louis, Missouri, being the only child of William W. and Lucetta I. Dougherty, natives of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The former was born on the 28th day of February, 1806 ; the mother on the first day of January, 1826. They were united in marriage on the 14th of May, 1843. The elder Dougherty went to St. Louis in 1832, and was one of the pioneers of that city. He followed merchandising by steamboat for twenty years, and in 1867, came to Nodaway County, Missouri, purchasing a fine farm some five miles east of Graham. He was of that class of men who leave their impress wherever they live, and to him, and the noble, self-sacrificing labors of his wife, is the city of Graham large'y indebted for its good name and prosperity. On the first of August, 1876, Mr. D. died. His wife survives, and now enjoys the blessing of her only child, Sylvester. The latter received his primary schooling at St. Louis, and in 1869, he entered St. Joseph College, which he was obliged to leave one year previous to graduating, on account of ill health. He returned to his home, and was engaged in dealing in live stock for some time, when he associated himself with M. M. Dougherty, at Graham, and did a general merchandise business. Ir 1875, Mr. M. M. Dougherty retired, and the firm was known as S. S. Dougherty & Co. In 1876, he sold out and returned to the farm, and in 1879, again entered the mercantile business, forming the firm now known as S. S. Dougherty & Co. Mr. D. was married April 28, 1877, to Miss Annie M. Murphey, a native of Washington, Tazwell County, Indiana, born November 1, 1857. She graduated from the Independence Academy of Iowa, in 1874. They have a family consisting of three children : Cecil, born January 29, 1878 ; William, born August 12, 1879, ar*d Sylvester, born January 29, 1 88 1. Mr. and Mrs. D. are both members of the Catholic Church.

Thiebant Eberlin

boot and shoe merchant. The subject of this sketch is a native of Melsheim, Chochfeld, Alsace, where he was born on the 14th day of October, 1826. After receiving a good education he served an apprenticeship of two years, working at his business until 1856, except during the time that he served in the French revolution during the war of 1849. I" 1856 he concluded to immigrate to America, and took passage on board the vessel Oscar. Landing at New York City, he went direct to Buffalo, New York, where he worked for two months, and then located in Cleveland, Ohio. There he made his home for two years, at the end of which time he located in Honey Creek, Wisconsin, and worked at his trade for fourteen years. In 1868 Mr. E. came to Missouri and settled in Graham, Nodaway County. Since that time he has been doing a thriving business. He was married on the 25th day of April, 1853, to Miss Mary C. Ham. a native of France, born the 15th day of October, 1825. By this marriage they have had two children : Litea, living, and Thiebant, who died September 25, 1872.

Joseph P. Emms

of the firm of S. S. Dougherty & Co., merchants, is a native of Kent County, England, born April 7, 1833, and was one of twins, sons of James Emms, an English revenue officer, who held that important office some fifty years. J. P. Emms was of an ambitious and energetie nature, and after receiving a good common school education, in 1853 he embarked on the ship Golden Rule as steward, doing service during the Crimean war. In 1854 he returned to his native place, and in 1855 embarked on the steamship Hermann and made some twenty trips between the English coast and New York City, and one on the Baltic Sea. In 1858 he immigrated to America and settled in Woodstock, Illinois, where he was engaged in the grocery business. He afterwards purchased a farm on which he resided until 1864, when he closed out and moved to Fillmore County, Minnesota. There he purchased a tract of land of 240 acres, and continued to improve it until 1874. This he disposed of and moved to Graham, Nodaway County, where he entered the mercantile business. He is kind, generous and courteous, but inclined to be reserved in his manner. His heart and hand are in all good works. Mr. E. was united in marriage on the 5th day of December, 1858, to Miss Caroline Dunning, a native of Dutchess County, New York, born the 7th of September, 1822. She departed this life the 5th day of March, 1881, in her fiftyninth year, leaving four children : James C, Georgiana H., John F. and Mary.

Joseph Ensor

farmer and stock raiser, section 30, was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, on the 23d day of October, 1824, spending his boyhood days and receiving his education in his native county. He began life for himself as a farmer, when at the age of twenty-three, then did a mercantile business some three years, and in 1867 he sold out, and with his family moved to Hughes Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, settling on a farm near where he now resides. His landed interest consists of some eighty acres of finely improved land, the result of his own industry and good management. Mr. E. was united in marriage the 2d day of March, 1848, to Miss Levina Barring, a native of Baltimore County, Maryland, born on the 7th of November, 1821. Their family consists of seven children: Charles W., Kesih J., Elijah B., Thomas H., Mary C, and William B., living, and Joseph F., deceased. Mr. E. is a Mason in good standing, and also belongs to Hesperian Lodge, No. 189, I. O. O. F. Mr. and Mrs. E. are both members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

Peter Forcade

farmer and breeder of short horns, is a descendant of one of the best known families of Nodaway County, Missouri. His father, Henry Forcade, was a native of Byron, Germany, born the 22d of December, 1821. He came to America in 1830, settling in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and after various moves located in Nodaway County, Missouri. Peter's mother, formerly Sarah J. Gilmore, is a native of St. Clair County, Indiana, where she was born the 26th of December, 1824. This couple were married on the 22d of February, 1848. Peter is a native of St. Clair County, Illinois, and was born December 11, 1848. He spent his boyhood days and received his education in his native county, and in 1865, with his parents, moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, locating near where he now resides. His farm consists of 135 acres of well improved land, situated about three miles north of Graham, and well adapted for stock purposes, on account of the water privileges. Mr. Forcade soon found a wife in the person of Miss Amanda Wright, whom he married on the first day of May, 1873, she being the daughter of David and Nancy (McClung) Wright, and a native of Illinois. She was born the 25th of December, 1858, and moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1870. Mr. and Mrs. F. have a family of four children : George S., born August 10, 1874 ; Frederick C, born May 27, 1876 ; Grace G., born October 13, 1878 ; Henry E., born December 25, 1880. Mr. Forcade is a member of Lodge No. 189, of the I. O. O. F. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Forcade takes a great interest in the breeding of short horn cattle, and stands among the foremost of the list of breeders of Nodaway County. His herd can be traced directly to the Bates strain of cattle. The following is the pedigree of Mazurka 24th : By Baron Bates 6th, 22,009 ! Mazurka 22d, by Duke Clifton, 11,672 ; Mazurka 21st, by Filligree's Oxford, 6,736 ; Mazacca.by Lord Lieutenant, 6,966; Mazurka 20th, by Royal Oxford, 18,774; Mazurka 14th, by Export Albion, 19,209 ; Mazurka 5th, imported Duke farmer and stock raiser, section 25, is the son of Henry and Sarah J. (Gilmore) Forcade, and was born in St. Clair County, Illinois, on the 30th of January, 1852. When at the age of thirteen years, with his parents, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and settled some three miles north of Graham, near where he now resides. His farm consists of ninetyfive acres of good land, well watered and adapted to grain and stock- He was married to Miss Lorinda A. Miller, on the 16th of October, 1874. She was a native of Athens County, Ohio, and was born the 9th of November, 1848. Mr. Forcade is a member of Hesperian Lodge, No. 189. Both he and his wife belong to the Baptist Church, and Patrons of Husbandry Lodge No. 131. Mr. Forcade is a young man of excellent judgment, and though beginning without capital, excepting a few acres of land given him by his father, and prompted by an ambition to become known as an upright, honorable and influential man, he has by his own efforts risen to his present position.

James W. Gile

farmer and stock raiser, is a native of Boone County, Indiana, where he was born the 16th day of January, 1847. In l%$0, with his parents, he moved to Jasper County, Iowa, and settled on a farm, starting out in life for himself, when eighteen years old, as an agriculturist. He came to Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1870, and as a renter farmed till 1871, when he settled on his present farm, consisting of eighty acres of well improved land situated in section 30. Mr. G. was married the 29th day of March, 1874, to Miss Anna J. McComb, a native of Canada, born the 6th day of February, 1857. She moved with her parents, and lived in Indiana for one year, in Michigan for two years, and made her home three years in Cedar County, Iowa. She came to Nodaway County in 1874, and settled some eight miles south of Maryville. Mr. and Mrs. G. are both members of Patrons of Husbandry Lodge No. 131, Hughes Township, and belong to the Baptist Church. Their family consists of three children : Eva May, Clara R. and Lara.

James Gilles

farmer and stock raiser, section 15, is a native of County Down, Ireland, born December 23, 1817, and in 1841 he emigrated to Quebec, Lower Canada, with his parents, being about seven weeks on the water. They moved to Vermont in 1842, and settled on a farm, and in 1870 came to Nodaway County, Missouri, locating on the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 120 acres of well improved land. Mr. G. is indeed the architect of his own fortune, and his life furnishes a most worthy example of what may be attained by constant, persistent, honest effort. He was married the 2nd day of June, 1842, to Miss Clarinda Crawford, a native of Vermont, born in 1824. She died on the I2th of October, 1858, leaving a family of Simeon J., John L., Jane, Louisa, Nancy, Rebecca and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. G. were both members of the Presbyterian Church.

James F. Groves

farmer and stock raiser, is a native of Platte County, Missouri, and was born on the 22d of June, 1839. ^n 1840, with his parents, he moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, and settled in White Cloud Township, and in 1857 he came to Hughes Township, locating first on a farm north of Graham. In July, 1861, he enlisted in company F, First regiment Confederate Cavalry, and was under General Price. He was discharged in November, 1861, at Lexington, Missouri, and on the 1st of January, 1862, he re-einlisted and participated in the battles of Wilson Creek, Drywood and Corinth, and was afterwards discharged. He then took the oath and returned to Graham in 1864. Mr. G., with his family, moved to a place near Omaha, Nebraska, and farmed till the fall of 1865, when he was engaged in teaming at Omaha tell 1866, then returning to Nodaway County, Missouri. In 1868 he moved to Atchison County, Missouri,, and was occupied in the livery and ferry business till 1871, when he moved to his present farm, three miles north of Graham, consisting of 120 acres of improved land. Mr. Groves was married in August, 1863, to Miss Sarah R. Spencer, and by this union they have a. family consisting of Susan N., William J., Thomas M., Ettie M., Hiram L., Charles, Nellie and Jesse James living, and Robert L. and an infant deceased. Mr. and Mrs. G. and daughter Susan are members of Patrons of Husbandry Lodge No. 131.