Nodaway County, Missouri - Chapter 35: Official Record, 1882 (part 1 of 16)

County Clerks

1845 - Thomas A. Brown, James M. Fulkerson, John Lowe. 1846 - Thomas A. Brown, John Lowe, William Hutson. 1847 - Thomas Adams, Gillim Baley, William McDowel.

1872 - John M. Bell, S. L. McDowell, R. B. Linnville, Wm. W. Wray, Alex M. Hulse, E. George, M. Skidmore, John A. Mendenhall, James Wakefield, J. W. Houghtaling, Rufus McMackin, C. Farnean, M. D. Nobles, C. W. Hardesty. The above were elected June 4, 1872. Samuel McFarland was appointed in lieu of R. B. Linnville, elected county surveyor.

From 1878 the county was divided into two districts, one judge being elected at large, the judge at large holding for four years, the hold for two years each.

Probate Judges County Treasurers

David McCarty (resigned, Elhanan Reinhart appointed), 1845 J James L. Ray, 1847; Dyer Cash, 1850; Isaac Harris, 1851; John F. Davis (resigned, Jas. Pennington appointed), 1853 > Benjamin F. Sims, 1855 ; Arch Graham (removed from office, L. T. Ellis appointed), i860; A. P. Craven (elected August, i860), i860; James A. Forrest, 1862; A. C. Votaw (appointed September 9, 1862, resigned 1865). 1862 ; L. T. Ellis (appointed May 13, 1865), 1865 ; John M. Busby, 1866 ; William H. Stewart (elected in 1866), 1866; Spencer Stark, 1868; William Daugherty (no assessor for county until 1877 - township assessors between these dates), 1870 ; Lawrence J. Growney (appointed August 6, 1877), 1877 ; James C. Pistole (elected), 1878 ; James M. Given, 1880 (elected, but did not serve on account of county organization going into effect).

County Collectors

James W. Lamar, appointed Agust 5, 1877; P. J. Keeler, appointed March 5, 1878 ; Joseph Skidmore, elected in November, 1878 ; Ed. Vinsonhaler, elected in 1880.

John Appleby

farmer, section 4, post office Elmo, is a native of New York, and was born in Onondaga County, January 10, 181 5. When about four years of age, with his parents, he moved to Cayuga County, where he was reared and educated, being brought up on a farm. He has made farming his occupation during life. In 185 1, he moved to Jo Daviess County, Illinois, and in 1875, came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. His farm contains forty acres. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. Mr. Appleby was married in December, 1835, to Miss Louisa Annable, who was born in Saratoga County, New York, May 6, 1813. When a child she moved to Cayuga County, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. A. have a family of six children : Melissa, John, Silas, Leonard, Emerson, and Cecelia.

George W. Atherton

farmer, section 19, post office Elmo, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, October 2, 1836, and was reared on a farm, and has made farming his occupation during life. In the fall of 1853, he moved to Lee County, Iowa, where he resided until the spring of 1866, when he came to his present location, now owning a farm of one hundred acres. Mr. Atherton has been twice married. First, in March, 1862, to Miss Rebecca J. Price, who was born in Indiana. She died January 2, 1871. They had five children : Ida I., born December 6, 1862 ; Cora E., born April 4., 1864; Annie, born March 4, 1866 ; Edwin, born July 4, 1869, and Willie, born November 30, 1871. Mr. A. was again married June 21, 1875, to Miss Eveline Price, a sister of his first wife. She was born in Lee of the firm of Scott & Atherton, merchants, is a native of Ohio, and was born in the town of Lancaster, April 12, 1856. When three years of age, his parents moved to Dayton, Kentucky, where they remained three years, then moving to Cincinnati, where William grew to manhood. He was educated "in the schools of that city, and when eighteen years old, he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Cincinnati till the fall of 1878, when he wended his way to the west, making Nodaway his destination. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits till the fall of 1880, when he began buying grain in Elmo for N. J. Stratton, which he has since continued. In August, 1881, he embarked in the mercantile trade as one of the firm of Scott & Atherton. They do a large business, are excellent business men, and well thought of in the community. Mr. A. was married August 15, 18S1, to Miss Catharine Colvin, of this county.

E. M. Bailey

farmer and stock dealer, section 15, post office Elmo. The subject of this sketch was born in Burke County, North Carolina, February 22, 1842, and when he was but a boy his parents, Joel and Nancy (Kerley) Bailey, moved to Platte County, Missouri, where they resided till 1856, then coming to Nodaway County. There E. M. was educated, being reared as a farmer boy, and he has made farming and dealing in stock his occupation during life. In August, 1861, he entered the Confederate service in Company B, Third Missouri Cavalry, remaining in this company till about 1864, when he was taken prisoner, but was afterwards released. He then joined Company F, Second Missouri Artillery of the Federal cause, and continued to serve till June, 1865. Mr. B. now has a landed estate of 280 acres, his home farm containing 160 acres. He has held the office of constable three terms, and is now deputy sheriff of the county. He participated in the hanging of the Talbott brothers, and also had been guarding the jail against the suspected mob. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. Mr. B. was married March 20, 1866, to Miss Barbara A. Pruett, a native of Illinois. They have five children : Ervin A., William F., Charley L., Mary F. and James B. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the Church of God.

S. A. was the fourth in a family of eight children, and was born in Greene County, Tennessee, September 21, 1832. He was reared and educated in his native county, and, in 1848, with his parents, he moved to Illinois, and located in Coles County, where he resided till

1857. He then went to Coffee County, Kansas, and, in 1868, moved to Macon County, Illinois, and, in 1871, came to Nodaway County Missouri, where he has since resided. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now owns a farm of 150 acres. In 1862, Mr. B. enlisted in Company F, Twelfth Kansas Infantry, and remained in service nearly three years. He has been twice married. First, March 23, 1854, to Miss Angeline Woodard, who was born in Indiana, December 17, 1836. She died August 27, 1868. They had four children, three of whom are now living: Minerva, born January 9, 1855 ; John R., born February 13,

1858, and Elmer E., born March 27, 1861. Mr. B. was again married March 9, 1874, to Mrs. Minerva J. McCord, a daughter of Henry and Rachael (Williams) Scott, both of Pennsylvania. Mrs. B. was born in Franklin County, Indiana, August 3, 1837, and when seven years of age her parents moved to Lee County, Iowa, where she was married to William H. McCord, on September 20, 1857. He was born in Cass County, Illinois, January 8, 1835, and died September 20, 1868. They had six children, four of whom are now living : Ida J., born August 16, 1858; May F., born April 30, i860; William E., born March 21, 1862, and David A., born January 29, 1864. Previous to the death of Mr. McCord, in the year 1865, they moved to Nodaway County, Missouri. By the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Bales there is one child, Maggie E., born blacksmith, Elmo, was born in Knox County, Tennessee, May 14, 185 1, and when a child, with his parents he moved to Iowa and located in Appanoose County, where he was reared. When twenty years of age, he learned the blacksmith trade in the town of Livingston, which he followed till 1875, when he embarked in the mercantile trade for two years. In 1879, he went to Kansas, remained a short time, and then returned to Iowa, and again resumed his trade in College Springs. In 1880, he came to his present location. Mr. Bales has been twice married. First, June 1, 187 1, to Miss Celestra Maddox, of Appanoose County, Iowa, who died July 27, 1875. They had two children, one of whom is now living : Hattie M. Mr. B. was again married August 26, 1877, to Miss Mary F. Ketter, who was born in Adams County, Illinois, in October, 1859. They have two children: Ollie P., and Albert L.

Charles Barratt

was reared in his native town, receiving the advantage of a good school' education. His father being a merchant and proprietor of a bakery, Charles learned the trade of baking, which he followed while in England. In August, 1850, he was married to Ann Wright, and in the following spring they emigrated to America, landing at New York, and locating in Racine County, Wisconsin, where Mr. B. was engaged in tilling the soil till i860. At that time he became a citizen of Nodaway County, Missouri, and has since been engaged in his present occupation. He has a finely improved farm of 320 acres. In the spring of 1861, he enlisted in the Federal cause in Company C, Fourth Missouri Cavalry, remaining in service two years and six months. During this time he was regimental baker, and his wife and two adopted children were with him for two years, when, on account of his wife's failing health he was released and returned home. Mrs. Barratt was born in the same county as her husband, the date of her birth being 182 1. They have no children of their own, but have raised two orphan children : Sarah J. (now Mrs. Price), and Nellie (now Mrs. Joy).

Joseph M. Bangs

farmer and stock raiser, section 3, post office Braddyville. Was born in Hillsdale County, Michigan, August 10, 1837, and was raised and educated in his native county. In 1857, he went to Minnesota, where he remained three years, then returned to Michigan, and in a short time located in Page County, Iowa. In i860, he took a trip to the mountains, where he was engaged in mining, and after making two journeys to the mountains and one to Michigan, he returned to Page County, Iowa. In the spring of 1866, he came to his present location. He now has a farm of i60' acres, which is well improved. He. is an Odd Fellow and member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228. Mr. Bangs was married June 2, 1862, to Miss Christena Webster, of the same county as himself. They have two children : Charles H. and Herman M.

Henry F. Barker

notary public and justice of the peace ; also of the firm of Colvin & Murphy, lumber dealers, Elmo. The subject of this sketch is a son of William R. and Sarah (Fairwell) Barker, the former of New Jersey, and the latter of New York. Henry was born May 1, 1836, and is a native of New York. He was educated in the Brockport schools, and while there acted as clerk in the post office, but had resided in Rochester since he was ten years of age He was there employed in the post office eighteen years of age, when he was engaged in traveling rill the fall of 1857. He returned to New York, and in the spring of 1.858, went to.

Illinois, and was there occupied in farming till the spring of 1862. At that time he enlisted in Company F, Seventh Illinois Cavalry, and November 3, 1863, ne was appointed as first lieutenant ; he also acted as commissary sergeant and as company clerk till the close of the war, when he returned to Illinois. In the fall of 1867, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, being engaged in various occupations. He was the first to build a house in the town of Elmo, and since that time has been engaged in his present business. In 1865, Mr. B. was elected township collector for one year, and in the following spring was elected as a justice of the peace, which position he has since continued to hold. In January, 1876, he was qualified as notary public. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Barker has been twice married. First, May 16, 1858, to Miss Marcia Dunn, of Monroe County, New York, who died June 22, 1858. He was again married May 1, 1865, to Miss Mary George, of Fayette County, Illinois. They have two children : William E. and Clara O.

section 31, post office Braddyville. The subject of this sketch is a native of England, and was born in Bedfordshire, within forty-five miles of London, on April 15, 1808. He was educated in his native land, and when fifteen years of age, he chose the practice of medicine for a profession. In the year 1827, he embarked for America, and at that time was appointed surgeon of the vessel on which he took passage. He landed at Philadelphia, and was located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, for one year, when he settled in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, for about three years. He then went to Philadelphia, where he was married to Miss- Rachel Metcalf, of Pennsylvania. After residing there for six months, he immigrated to Clinton County, Illinois, and in 1862, moved to Montgomery County, where he resided till the spring of 1880, when he came to his present location. The doctor has been engaged in the practice of his profession since he came to America, and has met with a considerable degree of success. In the year of 1879, he received a diploma from the State of Illinois for the practice of his profession. He has also during life been engaged in the ministry, and is now a minister of the Christian Church. His first wife died in the year 1874. They had nine children,, four of whom are living: Samuel, Joseph, Nathan and Thomas. Dr. B. was again married, on June 2, 1875, to Mary Starkweather, whose maiden name was Lyons. She was born in Matoupin County, Illinois, November 28, 1834.

Jacob Boone

grated with his parents to Guernsey County, Ohio, in which location he was reared and educated, improving his useful time on a farm. In 1845, he located in Hannibal, Missouri, where, for a period of eight years, he was engaged in running a wood yard on the Mississippi River. He was a resident of Hannibal and vicinity till the beginning of the war, when, in the latter part of 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Twentyfirst Missouri, continuing in service till the close of the war, when he was honorably mustered out, having participated in many important battles. He then went to Boone County, Indiana, where he remained two years, then removing to Tama County, Iowa, and in the spring of 1869, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. His landed estate consists of 145 acres, most of which is improved. Mr. Boone acted as constable of the township for one year under the township organization. He was married April 22, 1866, to Miss Malinda J. Davis, who was born in Boone County, Indiana, September 26, 1843. They have had six children, five of whom are now living : Cornelia, Cora I., Mary C, Elizabeth, and Arminda.

Mrs. Maria Bowman

section 12, postoffice Dawson, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, June 3, 1829. In the year 1852, her parents moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, and located on the farm where she now resides, the land having been entered at that time. Her father, Abraham, and her mother, Susan (Hamer) Hagey, now reside in Green Township, of this county. Mrs. B. was educated in Ohio, and in October, 1855, she was married to Henry Bowman, a native of Indiana. He was born February 4, 1837, and came to Missouri about 1840, residing in Platte County till 1844, when he came to Nodaway County. Here he died, February 7, 1866. Their family consisted of five children, four of whom are now living : John W., Susan J., Missouri A. and Sarah C. Mrs. B., since the death of her husband, has carried on agricultural pursuits, and now has a farm of 220 acres. During the past year she built a very fine residence, which adds much to the appearance of the farm. At the death of Mr. B. he left a farm in Green Township for his family, which is undivided. Mrs. Bowman is a member of the Christian Church.

farmer, section 27, post office Elmo, is a native of Holland, and was born May 19, 1838. When eight years of age he came to America and was located in St. Louis for two years, when he went to Sangamon County, Illinois, where he resided till 1871. At that time he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He has made farming his occupation dur- ing life and now has a landed estate of 240 acres. Mr. B. was married November 21, 1868, to Miss Sarah Cheesman, who was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, November 12, 1847. When twelve years of age she went to Sangamon County, Illinois, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. Brewrink have three children, Georgia E., born January 26, 1871, and William L. and Mable L., twins, born September 21, 1879.

Stephen Brown

farmer, section 14, post office Elmo, is a native of Indiana, and was born in Sullivan County, February 4, 1853. When a child with his parents he moved to Jefferson County, Iowa, where they resided for seven years, when they located in Van Buren County. When he attained the age of sixteen years, they settled in Page County, and in 1873 Mr. B. came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He now has a farm of eighty acres. He was married March 16, 1874, to Miss Sarah O. Cunning, who was born in Humboldt County, Ohio, in September, 1855. They have had three children, two of whom are living : Dora M. and Olive M.

dealer in general merchandise, also proprietor of the Burnett Mill, Dawson, was born in Duchess County, New York, July 2, 1827, and when seven years of age his parents moved to Wayne County, Michigan, where they resided one year, then moving to St. Joseph County, Indiana. After remaining there two years they located in Jefferson County, Iowa, where H. Burnett grew to manhood. He was reared as a farmer boy, and in 1847, he went to Warren County, Iowa, where he was engaged in farming till about 1853, when he began the milling business. This he has since continued. In 1856, he settled in Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, except for four years, during which time he was in Atchison County. His present mill was built by him in the year 1870. In 1880, Mr. Burnett began in the mercantile trade at Dawson, and has since been doing a leading business. He was postmaster during the existence of the City Bluffs post office, which was for seven years, and was also postmaster in Dawson for a period of time. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. Mr. B. was married January 14, 1849, to Miss Mercy A. Whitton. She was born May 2, 1833, and is a native of Maine. They have had twelve children : Henry C, William H., Lafayette N., Willis A., James H. and Ida G.

farmer and dealer in sheep and mules, section 36, post office Braddyville, is a native of Indiana, was born in Putnam County, February 10, 1838, and was reared and educated in his native county. His father, William Burnett, is a native of Tennessee, and now resides in Buchanan County, Missouri. His mother, Sarah (Jones) Burnett, was born in North Carolina, and died when R. S. was but two years of age. He was then brought up under the instructions of his grandfather, and in December, 1856, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, being engaged in farming and dealing in stock. In the fall of 1880, he sold his farm in Grant Township, which contained 120 acres, and in March, 1881, he moved to his present location on the farm owned by Baker and Saunders, containing 370 acres, which he has leased for three years for the purpose of making sheep raising and dealing in mules his main occupation. In August, 1861, Mr. B. enlisted in Company H, Thirteenth Missouri Infantry, and September 27, 1861, he was captured by Price's army and in two days was sworn out, when he re-enlisted in the Missouri State Militia, Company K, Thirty-sixth Regiment, and remained with this company till the close of the war. While in the battle of Lexington he received two wounds from which he has since been afflicted. Mr. Burnett was married December 26, 1861, to Miss Rebecca E. Allen, who was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, April 26, 1846. They have had ten children, six of whom are living : George W., born October 12, 1862 ; John A., born August 2, 1866; Richard S., born November 19, 1870; Linia L., born September 21, 1872 ; Amanda O., born October 23, 1875 ; Martha A., born April 9, 1877.

James E. Campbell

retired farmer, section 11, post office Elmo, was born in Mason County, Kentucky, November 30, 1819, and was reared in Mason and Fleming Counties. In 1852, he came to Missouri, and located in Clay Countyr where he resided till 1855, when he moved to Nodaway County. At the breaking out of the war, he enlisted in Price's army, and remained in service till Price surrendered at Shrevesport, January 9, 1865. He then located in Sarpy County, Nebraska, where he resided till 1869, when he returned to Nodaway County. His land he has sold and divided with his children, till he now only has eight acres. He resides with his youngest daughter, Mrs. David Reynolds, at present. Mr. Campbell is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married October 2, 1838, to Miss Frances J. Butler, who was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, August 14, 1813. They had eight children, five of whom are living: Robert T., born July 27, 1839; Isabella J., born November 19, 1841; Mary A., born October 22, 1846; John B., born May 5, 1844, and Paulina, born May 13, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the M. E. Church South.

Robert T. Campbell

farmer, section 4, post office Elmo, is a son of J. E. Campbell, ana was horn in Fleming County, Kentucky, July 27, 1839. His history from this time till he was grown is closely connected with that of his father, as he accompanied him in his various moves, finally locating in this county. In 1861, Robert enlisted in the Confederate cause in Company A, Third Missouri Cavalry, and remained in service till the close of the war, when he went to Sarpy County, Nebraska. There he resided till 1870, when he returned to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since lived, now owning a farm of 170 acres. Mr. Campbell was married October 20, i860, to Miss Ruth Hedgepeth, who was born in Nodaway County, Missouri, September 19, 1844. They have six children : Francis E., born January 19, 1862 ; Mary P., born October 5, 1866 ; James R., born December 2, 1868 ; Rose A., born May 19, 1871 ; Arthur A., born March 28, 1875, and Flora, born April 23, 1879.

Niles Carver

farmer, section 34, post office Braddyville, is a native of Maine, and was born in Kennebec County, August 16, 18 18. When twelve years of age he moved to Piscataquis County, and when sixteen years old he learned the shoemakers' trade, which he followed, in connection with other occupations, for nine years. He was then engaged in the mercantile trade for two years, and at the same time was occupied in the hotel business. Mr. C. then went to Phillipsville, New York, where his. time was spent in the manufacturing business for three years, after which he moved to Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. There he remained one year engaged in a saw mill, when he located in Boone County, Illinois, and after residing in Illinois fifteen years, employed in various branches of business, in 1869 he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since lived. He now has 87 acres of land, on which is a fine orchard of over 600 trees and all varieties of small fruits. Mr. Carver was married in the year 1839, to Miss Elmira Freeman, of Maine. She died in the year 1861. They had six children, three of whom are living: Franklin, Henry E. and Emily. Mr. C. was again married in September, 1864, to Mary E. Fuller, of Canada. They have had three children, two of whom survive : Lorenzo F. and Clifford A. During the war Mr. C. enlisted in the Ninety-sixth Illinois Regiment, and was mustered in as fife major, remaining in service till the following spring. He also had with him his son Frank, a? drum major, who remained in service till the close of the war. His son Eugene, as tenor drummer, who was then but thirteen years of age, and his son Millen, who was bugler, and entered the service when about fifteen years of age, served two years.

farmer, section II, post office Elmo, the subject of this sketch, may be termed one of the pioneers ot Nodaway County. He is a son of Michael and Melissa (Bieson) Castillo, the former a native of Virginia and the latter a Kentuckian by birth. I. N. was born in the town of Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, July 2, 1824. He was reared in his native county, and spent his youth principally on a farm. March 10, 1848, he started for Missouri, and was located in Clinton County till fall, when he went to Savannah, Andrew County, where he resided and engaged in the carpenter's trade till September 17, 1854, when he came to Maryville, Nodaway County. There he was occupied at his trade till the date of his location in Lincoln Township, where he now resides. Among the different buildings on which he was employed was the old court house. Since moving to this township he has been engaged in farming and now has a farm of 160 acres. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M., and is also a member of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Castillo was married March 2, 1848, to Miss Malinda Ray, who was born in Wayne County, Kentucky, August 1 1, 1830. She died December 20, 1858. They had five children : Mary J., born March 13, 1849; John F., born April 10, 1852; Joseph A., born January 30, 1854; Alice, born December 5, 1855, and Amos G., born May 10, 1857. Mr. C. was again married December 4, i860, to Miss Mary Severs. She was born in Anderson County, Tennessee, February 2, 1832. They have five children : Hugh N., born August 26, 1861 ; Malinda A., born May 10, 1863 ; Daniel, born December 8, 1865 ; Napoleon B., born March 31, 1869, and Etta L., born December 30, 1871.

John H. Clardy

farmer and stock dealer, section I, post office Elmo, was born in Andrew County, Missouri, January 1, 1845, an(J resided in his native county till 1874, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. He now owns a farm of 140 acres. In January, 1863, Mr. C. enlisted in the Confederate service, and remained in Company G., of Elliott's battalion, till the close of the war. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. Clardy was married February 5, 1873, to Miss Rebecca A. Pew, an estimable lady. She was born in the year 1856, and is a native of Kentucky. They have three children : Sarah J., James M., and Annie.

sixty years of age. He was raised as a farmer boy, and has made farming his occupation through life. When some eighteen years of age, he, with his parents, moved to Platte County, Missouri, where he remained till about 1850, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. Here he has since resided. Mr. C. was in the Mexican War and acted as quarter master teamster, hauling the first cannon into the City of New Mexico. His estate consists of 560 acres of choice land. Mr. Colvin is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married about the year 1847, to Miss Delila Fulse, of North Carolina. They have had fourteen children, nine of whom are living: Missouri, Platte, Kittie, William, John, Robert, Eliza and George.

Elmo, was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, September 13, 1828, and when four years of age he accompanied his parents on their move to Putnam County, Indiana, where he was reared. He was educated in the schools of Greencastle, and when in his nineteenth year he began the study of medicine and attended the Keokuk Medical Institute. During the fall of 1848, he began the practice of his profession in Mercer County, Missouri, where he continued till 1862, after which he was engaged at his profession in various localities in Missouri till October, 1873. At that period Dr. Collings came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and located at Lamar Station, remaining there till 1878, when he took atrip, lasting over three months, to California and a number of the territories. He also at the same time visited the British Islands. After this journey he again resumed his practice at Lamar Station, and in 1880, he came to his present location, and erected the first dwelling in the town. Dr. Collings is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married September 7, 1847, to Miss Susanna Evans, who was born in North Carolina, November 13, 183 1. She died November 9, 1862. They had six children, four of whom are now living : Francis A., Julia A., Octava C, and Burr. The doctor was again married May 1, 1872, to Miss Mary J. Henderson, a native of Caster County, Kentucky, where she was born February 22, 1845. They have one child : Spencer. Dr. and Mrs. Collings are members of the Church of God. The former is also a minister of that church.

George A. Crowdes

farmer, section 28, post office Dawson, was born in Marion County, Kentucky, June 6, 1847, and, in 185 1, with his parents he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now has a farm of eighty-seven acres. Mr.

C. is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married January 19, 1871, to Miss Nancy A. Bailey. She was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, November 7, 1852, and when seven years of agevcame to Nodaway County. Mr. and Mrs. C. have had five children, four of whom are living : Dora F., born November 4, 1871 ; May A., born May 30, 1874; Lueller F., born July 26, 1876, and Franklin, born June 11, 1882.

James L. Davis

farmer, section 12, post office Elmo, was born in Platte County, Missouri, March 18, 1837, and when three years of age his parents moved to Andrew County, where he was reared and educated. He has always made farming his occupation during life. In 186:, he moved to Nodaway County, where he has since resided, except from 1864 till 1866, during which time he resided in Nebraska, and from that time till 1S71, he was a resident of Andrew County. He now owns ninety-five acres of land. In the fall of 1861, Mr. D. enlisted in the Confederate service, in which he remained till after the battle of Springfield, Missouri. During that time he acted as sergeant. He is at present a member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228, A. F. and A. M. Mr. Davis was married February 22, 1859, to Miss Mary Messick. She was born in Platte Count}-, Missouri, July 14, 1843. They have had six children, four of whom. are now living: Elizabeth F., born November 22, 1861 ; Mary A., born May 26, 1863 ; John W., born August 22, 1866, and Elias E., born November 6, 1868.

Marcus M. Dilley

carpenter and farmer, section 15, post office Elmo, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1833, and was reared and educated in the town of Claysville, in his native county. After becoming grown (as did ex-President Grant) he learned the tanner's trade, but did not follow it as an occupation. In 1856, he immigrated to Page County, Iowa, and in 1868, to his present location, where he now owns a farm of 1 12 acres. He has in the past year (1881) erected a fine residence, doing the carpenter work himself, which trade he has followed more or less during life. When an orphan boy he was reared under the instructions of a carpenter, thus becoming acquainted with that occupation. He has been justice of the peace and has held other minor offices. Mr. Dilley is a member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228, I. O. O. F. He was married December 25, 1857, to Miss Catharine Nizley, who was born in Highland County, Ohio, February 3, 1831. When she was eight years of age her parents moved to Fountain County, Indiana, where she was reared and educated, after which she came with her father to Page is of the firm of Bilby, Wood & Co., dealers in general merchandise, Dawson, and is also engaged in dealing in live stock and in buying grain for J. W. Chambers & Co. The subject of this sketch is a native of Ohio, and was born in Ross County, May 31, 1839. He was reared on a farm in his native county, there being educated. In the year 1861, he enlisted his services in company C, Thirty-third Ohio infantry, and was mustered in as regimental quartermaster August 4th the same year. In 1864, he was promoted to captain of company H, and in a short time was appointed as commissary in General Walker's staff, first division fourteenth army corps. He was thus mustered out at the close of the war, having participated in a number of the most important battles during the four years' campaign. Captain D. then returned to Ross County, Ohio, and in a short time came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He was engaged in farming and dealing in stock till December, 1879, when he moved to his present location and began buying grain. June 4, 1881, the present store was opened, and the firm are now doing a thriving business, having a store room in all 100x20 feet. Their stock of goods is equal to that of most any store in the county. Capt. D. was once elected county assessor, which position he held one year, when township organizations came into effect. He is a member of Quitman Lodge, No. 196, A. F. and A. M. February 10, 1867, Capt. Dougherty was married to Miss Adasa J. Corken, of Ross County, Ohio. They have had five children, four of whom are now living : Wm. H., born December 31, 1867; Mary C, born November, 1874; Myrtie, born August 1876, and Charles M., born March 3, 188 1. Mr. and Mrs. D. are members of the M. E. Church.

R. Dwight

farmer, section 3, post office Braddyville, Iowa, was born in Cortland County, New York, October 3, 1824, and in 1836, with his parents, he moved to Ohio. In 185 1, he went to Wisconsin, where he resided till 1861, when he returned to Ohio, and in 1877, visited Minnesota. He was located in Hamstead County for one year, after which he moved to Black Hawk County, Iowa. One year later he came to his present location. Mr. D. now has a farm of 150 acres, which will compare favorably with any in the county. He was married April, 1858, to Miss Mary A. Thompson, who was born in the City of Rochester, New York, October, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. D. have three children : Charles W., born October, 26, 1858 ; Celia A., born November 27, 1861, and Mattie A., born October 13, 1863.

of the firm of J. P. Eggleston & Co., dealers in furniture and hardware, is a native of New York, and was born in Essex County, June 28, 1833. In the year 1838, with his parents he immigrated to Hamilton County, Ohio, where he resided till 1845, and then located in Sangamon County, Illinois. In this county he grew to manhood. Mr. E. was principally educated in the town of Rochester, Illinois, and was engaged in farming in that state till the spring of 1866, when he went to Cass County, Indiana, and was there occupied in burning lime, acting as superintendent for Talbet & Dunn, proprietors of the lime kiln. He continued in this occupation till 1873, when he moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits till 1881, when he began in his present business with his son, J. P., as a member of the firm of J. P. Eggleston & Co. Mr. E. was married February 13, 1856, to Miss Mildred A. Peddicord. She was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, November 5, 1840. They have had eleven children, seven of whom are now living : Jasper P., born August 13, 1857; Mary E. (now Mrs. Falyer), born December 28, 1858 ; Jennette B. (now Mrs. Beery), born October 23, i860 ; Margaret L. (now Mrs. King), born April 27, 1862 ; Lucy M., born July 19, 1868 ; Jesse D., born December 13, 1874, and Jacob L., born July 23, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. E. are members of the Church of God. Mr. E. has been an elder of that denomination for several years.

John H. Fullinwider

farmer, section 4, post office Elmo, is a native of Indiana, in which state he was born April 1, 1830. When six years of age he moved to Iowa, and in December, 1863, he enlisted in Company K, Fourth Iowa Infantry, remaining in service for twenty-two months. Shortly after this, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since continued to reside. Mr. F. now has a farm of eighty acres of choice land. He was married November 13, 185 1, to Miss Harriet E. Harper, who was born in Highland County, Ohio, October 23, 1830. She was reared and and educated in her native county, and moved to Iowa when about sixteen years old. Mr. and Mrs. F. have had seven children, six of whom are now living: Edward T., born February 12, 1854; Charles II., born September 9, 1855 ; Laura PI, born April 10, 1858 ; John H., December 23, i860; Mattie V., born June 25, 1866, and William 1'. F., born August 31. 1869.

he was a boy his parents moved to Venango, Pennsylvania, and in 1865 they located in Illinois. In 1880 Mr. Gillespie came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now owns a farm of 160 acres. He was married February 19, 1880, to Miss Ada Warren. She was born in Williams County, Ohio, April 19, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. G. are members of the M. E. Church.

Colonel E. George

farmer and stock dealer, section 10, post office Elmo, was born in Spartansburgh District, South Carolina, February II, 1824, and, in 1833, he moved, with his parents, to Fayette County, Illinois. Their mode of transportation was by foot, carrying what property they possessed. He resided with his parents, near Vandalia, till 1842, when he went to Sangamon County, Illinois, and remained employed by Jacob Strawn (the widely known stock dealer in Sangamon and Morgan Counties,) for four years. He then located at Peoria, and entered the employ of the stage line running between Peoria and Rushville. He first began as teamster, and was afterwards promoted to the, agency, supplying and fitting up teams, continuing this till 1847, when he went to Hancock County, Illinois. There he was engaged in farming for two years. In 1849, Mr. G. came to St. Joseph, Missouri, and, May 14, he started for California, arriving at Hangtown September 3. He was there occupied in mining and prospecting till 1853, when he returned to Hancock County, Illinois where he resided till the spring of 1855, when he located in Putnam County, Missouri. Here he embarked in the mercantile trade, and also dealt in stock and speculating. He continued this business on a large scale till the beginning of the war, when business ceased to a great extent. In 1862, he was chosen as a delegate from his district of Missouri to the Montgomery Convention, and from there, April 6, 1862, he went to Pittsburg Landing and joined Johnson's army. He was with Beauregard for five days, participating in the battle of Shiloh, after which he was discharged, and commissioned as Colonel. Colonel George then returned to Missouri for the purpose of recruiting,- but upon his arrival home his good judgment bade him to recant, which he did, destroying his commission. He then went to Macon City, Missouri, where he began dealing in stock, etc., and, in 1865, he sold his property in Putnam County and came to Nodaway County, Missouri- Here he has since resided, and now his farm contains 800 acres, 600 of which are improved. Mr. G. is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M., and also belongs to the I. O. O. F., holding his membership in Pontoosuc Lodge, of Pontoosuc, Illinois. He has been three times married. First, February 24, 1846, to Miss Christina Short, who was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, December 14, 1826. She died

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March 3, 1849. They had one child, who is now deceased. He was again married to Mrs. Catherine Dort, whose maiden name was Sutton. She was a native of Illinois, and died in November, 1871. They had three children : William, John and Catherine. Mr. George was again, married, the third time, April 7, 1872, to Mrs. Nancy E. George, whose maiden name was Thomeson. She was born in Moultrie, Illinois, in November, 1841. They have had three children, one of whom is now living, Edmond E. The Colonel is a son of Mathew and Vina (Sanders) George. The former was a native of South Carolina, and died in this County, April^ 22, 1881. The latter is a Virginian by birth. She was born December 12, 1804, and now resides in this county. They had a family of thirteen children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the second in the family.

Michael Guthrie

farmer, section 35, post office Braddyville, Iowa, was born in Pike County, Ohio, May 5, 181 1, and was reared on a farm, there being principally educated. In 1827, he moved to Vermillion County, Indiana, where he resided for eighteen months, then locating in Vermillion County, Illinois. After making his home there until about the year L854, he came to Wayne County, Missouri, and in 1855, settled in his present location. While in Illinois he learned the cooper's trade, which he followed for about ten years. With this exception, he has been engaged in farming during life, and now owns a farm of 209 acres. During the Black Hawk war, Mr. G. served for two months. He was married November 3, 1836, to Miss Elizabeth Osborn. She was born in Adams County, Ohio, October 20, 18 19. When about ten years of age, her parents moved to Kentucky, and one year later to Vermillion County, Indiana, where she was married. They have had twelve children, seven of whom are now living: William, Samuel, Melissa, Maria, Nancy, Emma, and Perry.

Samuel Guthrie

farmer, section 10, post office Dawson, was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, August 9, 1846, and when about ten years of age, he, with his parents, moved to Nodaway County, where he has since resided. In 1861 he enlisted in the Federal cause in Company I, First Nebraska Infantry, and remained in service till the close of the war. For some time after he was acting as a soldier on the plains. He now has a farm of 240 acres. Mr. Guthrie was married October 24, 1875, to Miss Estel Russell. She was born in Canada West, May 13, 1855. They have three children: Alfred H., born January m, 1877; John L., born December 8, farmer, section 8, post office Elmo, was born in Oakland County, Michigan, July 1, 1836, and was reared and educated in his native county, there residing till 1865, when he came to his present location. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now owns a farm of 120 acres, which is improved in the best manner. In the spring of 1875, he went to California with the intention of making that his future home, but not seeing the advantage of changing from Nodaway County, he returned during that fall. Mr. Hall is a member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228, I. O. O. F. He was married February 25, 1858, to Miss Mary S. Fair, who was born in Oakland County, Michigan, November 3, 1841. She was there reared, educated and married. Mr. and Mrs. H. have two children : Charles N., born November 19, 1864, and Lillie F., born September 16, 1862.

George W. Hamilton

farmer, section 10, post office Blanchard, is a son of James A. and Hiliah (Rhodes) Hamilton, both of whom are natives of New Jersey. G. W. was born in Sussex County, of that state in September, 1837. When fifteen years of age he moved to Warren County, where he resided till 1864, when he located in Bureau County, Illinois, there making his home till 1869, the date of his emigration to Nodaway County, Missouri. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now has a landed estate of 283 acres. Mr. H. was married in the year 1857 to Miss Mary E. Hull, of Hunterdon County, N. J. She died in April, 1878. They had six children : Joseph S., James A., Catharine, Benjamin, Charles V., Mary E.

John Hardcastle

farmer, section 4, post office Braddyville, is a native of England, and was born in Yorkshire, March 5, 1837. He was there reared and educated. He resided on a farm till sixteen years of age, after which he worked as an apprentice for five years at the wheelwright trade, or as it is here known, as carriage and wagon making. Mr. H. continued work in his native country for two years as a journeyman, and in 1859 he started to America, landing at New York, May 16. From there he went to Canada, where he remained about four years, most of the time working at his trade. Upon returning to the United States, he was for a few years engaged at his trade in Ohio and some of the Southern states, where he was employed by the Government. He finally located in Cincinnati, where he continued his trade till 1868, when he came to St. Joseph, and for a short time was engaged in the cabinet trade. He then began work for the Missouri Valley Railroad in the car shops, and in 1877 he located on the farm where he now resides, there owning 120 acres of land, which is moderately improved. Mr. Hardcastle was married in May, 1874, to Mrs. Martha Ladue. Her maiden name was Brown, and she was born in Canada, in September, 1831.

Alexander J. Horn

farmer, section 23, post office Elmo, was born in Madison County, Ken tucky, February 21, 1822, and while a boy his parents moved to Davis County, Kentucky, where he was reared. In 1841, he came to Missouri and located in Buchanan County, and in 1857, he settled in Nodaway County, where he has since resided. He now has a farm of 100 acres of choice land. Mr. Horn was married August 4, 1841, to Miss Elizabeth Adams, an estimable lady. She was born in Adams County, Ohio. They have had ten children, nine of whom are now living: Andrew W., Martha A., Armilda J., Alexander, Irvin, James W., Reuben E., David and Henrietta E.

Joseph Hutson

farmer, section 32, post office Dawson. As the subject of this sketch we mention the oldest settlers now living west of the Nodaway River in Nodaway County. The manner in which he lived during the first settlement of the county may be inferred from reading the pioneer history of the county. Mr. H. is a native of Kentucky, and was born in Clay County, December 25, 1808. He was there reared, and was educated in the old-fashioned log school houses, consequently his educational advantages were very much limited. The days of his youth were spent on a farm, and in a blacksmith shop. He followed the trade of blacksmithing in connection with farming for many years, and in 1839 he emigrated to Missouri, and located on the farm where he now resides. His finances at the time of his arrival, October 31, were $2.50. He now owns a farm of 140 acres, and has given to his children 480 acres. Mr. H. has never held an office in his life ; was once elected to the position of justice of the peace, but would not accept the office. He has never been a member of any secret society, but has belonged to the Baptist Church for over thirty years. He has been twice married ; first, June 4, 1830, to Miss Margaret Bowlin, who was born in Clay County, Kentucky, in the year 18 10. She died in 1846. They had a family of eight children : John, Kasire, James, William (deceased), Margaret, Lucinda (deceased), George YV., and Sarah. Mr. H. took for his second wife, farmer and carpenter, section 33, post office Dawson. The subject of this sketch is a son of Joseph Hutson, an old settler of the county, and was born in Clay County, Kentucky, July 7, 1830. He came with his parents to Missouri in 1839, and in the following spring located in Nodaway County, where he has since resided. He was reared on a farm, and when nineteen years of age he learned the carpenters' trade, which he followed for a few years, and then returned to the farm, and has since been engaged in tilling the soil. For the past ten years he has also followed his trade more or less. He now has a farm of 170 acres. Mr. Hutson is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married December 30, 1852, to Miss Rutela E. Lamar. She was born in Anderson County, East Tennessee, November 21, 1835. They have six children ; James M., Charles W., Sarah A., Margaret, and Louis N. and Thomas P., twins.

Elmas James

farmer, section 8, post office Elmo, was born in Muskingham County, Ohio, June 10, 185 1, and when seven years of age, with his parents, he moved to McDonough County, Illinois, where he was reared and educated. In 187 1 he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now owns a farm of 200 acres. Mr. James was married July 1, 1 871, to Miss Sidney Wheeler, who was born in Muskingham County, Ohio, December 13, 1851. She resided in her native county till 1856, when she moved to McDonough County t Illinois, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. J. have had three children, two of whom are now living: Cora A., born December 24, 1874; Edward O., born June 1 1, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. James are members of the M. E. Church.

Jefferson Johnson

farmer, section 29, post office Elmo, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, March 15, 1837, and when twelve years of age, with his parents, he moved to DeKalb County, Indiana, where he grew to manhood. He was reared on a farm, and followed farming in Indiana till 1859, when he wended his way to California. There he was engaged in lumbering in the red woods for about nine years, after which he returned to Bureau County, Illinois, where he resided till 1875, when he located in Adair County, Iowa. In the fall of 1880, he came to his present location.

Since his return from California he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, now having a farm of eighty acres. Mr. Johnson was married March 14, 1873, to Miss Emeline Harkley. She was born in Bureau County, Illinois, and was there reared and married. Mr. and Mrs. J* have two children, Mary and Essie.

William M. Johnston

farmer, section 32, post office College Springs, is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in Mercer County January 18, 1840. When four years of age, with his parents, he moved to Lenawee County, Michigan, where he resided twelve years. In the fall of 1855, he moved to Knox County, Illinois, and in the following spring located in Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. He was educated in the different localities in which he resided, completing his schooling in Amity College. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now has a farm of 100 acres. In September, 1861, Mr. J. enlisted in Company E, Sixth Missouri Mounted Infantry, remaining in service with this company till March 25, 1862, when he enlisted in Company C, Fourth Missouri Cavalry. May 25, 1864, he was discharged on occount of disability. Mr. J. has served as justice of the peace for ten years in this township. He was married August 24, 1864, to Miss Rosana Oster, a daughter of John Oster. She was born in Clinton County, Missouri, March 11, 1844. They have had six children, five of whom are now living : Zachariah, born May 15, 1865 ; Elvina M., born March 21, 1867 ; C. E., born October 17, 1871 ; Willie, born November 22, 1876, and Alice, born November 11, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. J. are members of the Baptist Church.

Jacob J. King

farmer, section 7, post office Dawson, was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, December 15, 1832, and was reared on a farm and has followed tilling of the soil during life. He resided in his native county till 1856, and from this date till 1861 he made his home in Worth County, Missouri. Mr. K. then resided in Ringgold County, Iowa, till 1866, the date of his immigration to Nodaway County, Missouri. He now has a well improved farm of 323 acres. Since locating in Lincoln Township he has assessed the township during one year. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Carson, October 3, 1856. She was born and reared in the same county as himself, the date of her birth being October 5, 183 1.

George Kinman

stock dealer and feeder, section 16, post office Elmo, was born in Boone County, Indiana, October 29, 1837, and there resided till the year 1853, when with his parents he moved to Vermillion County. In 1865, he located in Page County, Iowa, and since 1867, he has been a citizen of Nodaway County, Missouri. Mr. K. was reared a farmer boy, and has since made farming and the stock business his occupation. He has a landed estate of 240 acres, all of which is improved. His house and surroundings present an appearance indicating energy and enterprise, there being upon the place a very fine orchard of 400 trees. Mr. Kinman was married March 13, 1859, to Miss Elizabeth Yager, who was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, May 20, 1837. She was reared in her native county, except for seven years, during which time she resided in Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. K. have had nine children, eight of whom are living: William F., born February 17, 1S60; Robert D., born August 15, 1862 ; George H., born April 29, 1863 ; Eliza J., born September 25, 1865, and died December 1, 1866; Mary C, born December 1, 1866; John R., born November 28, 1868 ; Charles H., born July 9, 1873 ; Dora O., October 24, 1876, and Freddie M., born January 30, 1879. Mr. K.'s father, John, was a native of England, and his mother, Judia (Dodsun) Kinman, of Kentucky.

farmer, section 22, post office Blanchard, was born in Mercer County ; Pennsylvania, August 9, 1833. and was reared on a farm. When eighteen years of age, he learned the trade of shoemaking, which he followed for six years. In 1855, he moved to Jackson County, Iowa, and in 1 87 1, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, now having a farm of 160 'acres. Mr. Kirby was married March 6, 1857, to Miss Mary Umphey. She was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in May, 1835. They have a family of eight children : Louis, William, Andrew, Alice, Eli, Charles, Grant and Orra.

Charles J. Lamar

of the firm of C. J. Lamar & Son, merchants, Dawson, is a native of Anderson County, East Tennessee, the date of his birth being March 4, 1831. When a child, his parents, with the family, moved to Indiana, where they resided for two years, and then emigrated to Platte County, Missouri. In one year they located in Nodaway County, where Charles has since resided. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits till about the year 1867, when he embarked in the mercantile trade at Lamar Station, which he pursued till 1873. In 1877 he began in the same business at the point called Six Corners, and continued in that locality till the spring of 1880, when he began in his present location. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. Mr. Lamar was married November 1 1, 1842, to Miss Gizor Hutson. She was born in Clay County,

John Mills Lamar

John Mills Lamar was born on the 6th day of July, 1804, in Anderson County, Tennessee, where he grew to manhood. He attended the schools in his native county, and acquired a substantial elementary education. During the year 1826, he was married to Hanie Smith, also a resident of Anderson County, Tennessee, but a native of Virginia. In the year 1836, Mr. Lamar recruited a company of volunteers in Anderson County, of which he was chosen captain, and with his company joined one of the last expeditions which took part in the Floridian War. In 1839, ne moved from the State of Tennessee to Hendricks County, Indiana ; in 1841, from that state to Platte County, Missouri, and in the summer of 1842, he located with his family just west of the Nodaway River, in the east edge of the Hutson settlement, now Lincoln Township. At this date his family consisted of himself, wife and five children, then under the age of fifteen years. His children were named respectively, Rufus, Napoleon B., Charles J., Rutela E., and Sarah. From the date of his settlement in this county, he began to adapt himself to his new home and surroundings. With commendable zeal he sought by correspondence to induce emigration from his native state to his adopted country. At the same time he bent every energy to civilize the then wild frontier. In the month of August, 1843, his wife Hanie, and eldest son Rufus, both died. They were the first white persons buried in the settlement. In the winter of 1843-4, Mr. Lamar taught a school in one of the newly erected cabins, which was attended by all of the children of the settlement. During the same winter he was appointed justice of the peace by the County Court of Holt County, the settlement then being a part of that county. In the fall of 1844, he was elected to fill the same office, and acted in that capacity for several years, and until after the territory constituting the Hutson settlement was attached to Nodaway County. Many of his official acts appear upon the pages of the first records of this county, while from a private diary by him kept, appear many official acts which ante date all public records of this county. From this record we extract the following entry, which will show the exact date of the first marriage in this county as it is now bounded :

The first wedding : "Be it remembered that on the 15th day of February, A. D. 1844, I, John M. Lamar, an acting justice of the peace in and for the Township of Benton, Holt Count)', Missouri, did solemnize the rites of matrimony between Abijah Hampton and Nancy Oster, and join them together in wedlock as husband and wife.

Similar entries of other marriages and official acts which took place in the Hutson settlement (now Lincoln Township), while it constituted a part of Holt County, and before the organization of Nodaway County, are found in this diary. Some years after the death of his first wife, Mr. Lamar was married to Susannah Spencer, and during the first years of the settlement, his cabin was the home of all immigrants in search of homes in his neighborhood. We note in his diary the date of all arrivals and departures, to and from his section of the country. A welcome was extended to those who came, a regret followed those departing. Mr. Lamar took a lively interest in the welfare and prosperity of his neighboring settlers, and never hesitated to espouse the cause of the weak or oppressed, if he felt their cause was just. In 1845, he composed and reduced to manuscript the account of a difficulty which arose between two settlers over a disputed claim. This narrative was entitled "Chronicles of the West."* In style and spirit it was quite characteristic of the author. In 1846, Mr. Lamar was elected and commissioned Captain of the Second Company, First Battalion, Fifteenth Regiment, Second Brigade, Fifteenth Division Missouri Militia, and served in the regiment under Colonel Amos Graham, of Nodaway County, Missouri, for some time, but the regiment was never called into active service. From 1846 up to i860, he filled the offices of justice of the peace and constable of his township. In 1855, he was one of the commissioners who located the county seat of Atchison County, at Rock Port, Missouri. He aided all enterprises which promised to benefit his county. In politics he was a firm Democrat. As far back 1849, we note in his diary the following entry : "The winter of 1848-9, the hardest winter ever known in Missouri, sent as a curse on the American people for electing General Taylor to the presidency of the United States of America, and as a preface to his administration." Many like entries show the tenacity with which he grasped a tenet. Though pronounced in his views, he rarely took an active part in political canvasses. He rather accorded to all mankind the unqualified freedom to think, speak and act according to the dictates of an individual judgment. During the late war Mr. Lamar, to some extent, sympathized with the seceding states ; however, he took no part in the conflict. After the war, some years, he opened a store of general merchandise in connection with his son, at Six Corners, in Lincoln Township, and continued in that business up to the time of his death. On the 16th day of August, 1877, at the residence of his son, Charles J. Lamar, he died ; and midst a throng of friends and relatives the remains of the old pioneer were conveyed to the beautiful hill-top, just west of the Nodaway River, where, among the forest trees, they were laid away to rest beside the graves of his first wife and child, who had there slept for thirty-four years.

James W. Lamar

farmer, section 27, post office Dawson, was born in Anderson County, East Tennessee, April 27, 1834. He was reared and educated in his native county, and in the spring of 1850, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He was brought up on a farm, and after receiving his education he was for a number of years engaged in teaching school. In 1857, he embarked in the mercantile trade at Lamar Station, which business he pursued for a number of years. His estate consists of 235 acres of choice land. In his early days he was taught that slavery was right, and still adheres to his early teaching. His official career has been a quiet one. He was for one term deputy sheriff of the county, and was twice elected township trustee under the township organization. In 1877, Mr. Lamar was appointed tax collector, and served one year. He has been twice married ; first, December 24, 1857, to Miss Lucinda Hutson, who died leaving one child, Winfield S. Mr. L. was married to his present wife April 25, 1861. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Terhune, and she was born in Anderson County, East Tennessee, November 9, 1843. They have seven children, Eliza O., Robert, May, Charley A., Cora, Leona, and Maudie.

Jacob Lamb

farmer, section 31, post office Elmo, is a native of England, and was born November 30, 1826, in the Parish of Bradley, Derbyshire, his post office in that land being Ashbon. He was reared and educated in his native country, and resided on a farm till eighteen years of age. After this he was engaged in various occupations till August 4, i85i,when he left Liverpool for America, landing at New York, September 4th of the same year. He soon went to Richfield, Ohio, his first work in America being to dig a well. Mr. Lamb then began working on a railroad, and in a short time commenced the improvement of a farm in Ashtabula County, Ohio, where he continued for eighteen months. After this he went on the water, going from Cleveland, and was a sailor for three years. Upon giving up that life at Chicago, he went to Iowa, where he resided one year, and in the following spring (1856) he came to Nodaway County, Missouri where he has since resided, and now has a farm of 135 acres. Mr. Lamb was married October 4, 1857, to Eliza C. Severs. She was born in Anderson County, East Tennessee, December 15, 1853, and came to Nodaway County, "Missouri, in the year 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb have a family of seven children : Rebecca A., born June 7, 1858 ; Hugh R., born June 26, 1861 ; John N., born April 28, 1864; May M., born August 22, 1866; William P., born September 29, 1868; Ellen I., born July 26, 1870 ; and Melvin, born February 28, 1875.

William S. Lamme

farmer, Section 27, post office Dawson, was born in Hancock County, Illinois, December 17, 1832, and was reared in his native county on a farm, and has made farming his occupation during life. In the spring of 1856, he immigrated to Putnam County, Missouri, and, in 1864, he located in Grundy County, Missouri, where he resided till 1866, when he became a citizen of Nodaway County, Missouri. Here he has since resided- His landed estate consists of 155 acres, improved. August 15, 1854, Mr. S. was married to Miss R. J. Neel. She was born in Boone County, Kentucky, July 3, 1830. They have one child, Milton.

William V. Lanning

farmer, section 18, post office Elmo, is a native of New Jersey, and was born in Morris County, June 17, 1833. He was reared and educated in his native county, and subsequently went to Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where, on the 6th day of June, 1856, he was married to Miss Mary Smith. During that fall, they moved to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and, in the same fall, moved to Bureau County, Illinois, where they resided till 1868. At the end of that time, Mr. Lanning came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, and now has a farm of 200 acres. Mrs. L. was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey where she lived until her marriage. Their family consists of three children: Cornelia, born May 7, i8S7; Annie, born January 29, 1866, and Ida M., born October 29, 1867.

James B. Lester

farmer and stock raiser, section 9, post office Elmo. As one of the progressive citizens of Lincoln Township, we mention J. B. Lester, who is a native of Tompkins County, New York, the date of his birth being January 5, 1823. His father, George, was a native of Connecticut, and his mother, Aurena (Bennett) Lester, of New Jersey. When J. B. was fourteen years of age, they moved to Chemung County, New York, where he grew to manhood. There he cast his first vote, which was for James K. Polk. From the time he was seventeen years of age till his twentieth year his time was occupied in operating on the canal. In 1845 Mr. L. drifted westward, making Henry County, Illinois, the point of his destination. He settled near the present site of Kewanee, and resided in this locality, engaged in agricultural pursuits, till the spring of 1875, which date found him tilling the soil of Fremont County, Iowa. In March, 188 1, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he purchased a farm of 318 acres, on which he has since erected a handsome residence. March 20, 1852, Mr. Lester was married to Miss Barbara S. Kimberling, who farmer, section 17, post office Elmo, was born in Fountain County, Indiana, March 10, 1838, and, when sixteen years of age, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. His farm now contains forty acres. In the fall of 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Second Nebraska Cavalry, remaining in that company till December, 1863, during which time he did gallant service. Mr. L. was married November 17, 1867, to Miss Lavina Neffeshe, an estimable lady. She was born in Lee County, Iowa, March 21, 1849. They have four children: William E., born May 12, 1870; Alpha, born June 13, 1873 ; Samuel E., born December 28, 1875, and Fred, born August 28, 1880.

Andrew J. Livengood

farmer, section 9, post office Elmo, is a native of Indiana, and was born in Fountain County, March 20, 1839. He resided in his native county till 1854, when, with his parents, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since remained. He now owns a farm of 120 acres. Mr. Livengood was married December 6, 1868, to Miss Sarah Farrens. She was born in Page County, Iowa, October 3, 1847, and was there reared and married. They have one child, Martha E., born September 22, 1869.

George W. Livengood

farmer, section 16, post office Elmo, was born in Fountain Count)-, Indiana, July 9, 1842, and when twelve years of age his parents moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. He was reared a farmer boy, and has followed the same occupation during life, and now lias a farm of 180 acres. In November, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Second Nebraska Cavalry, and remained in the service of this company till December 12, 1863, when he re-enlisted in Company I, Korty-eighth Missouri Infantry, with which regiment he continued to serve till the close of the war. Mr. Livengood was married April 1, 1866, to Miss Frances E. Rutledge. She was born in Greene County, Indiana, March 16, 1848. They have had six children, four of whom are now living: Julian E., born January 16, 1867; Thomas R., born January 23, 1869; lumber dealer, Dawson, is a native of Canada, and was born in the town of Kingston, January 4, 1824. He was aducated in his native town, and in June, 1840, he went to Rochester, New York, where he learned the saddle and harness trade, which he followed in that city till the fall of 1844. At that time he went to Franklin County, Ohio, where, for a period, he was engaged in the saddle and harness business. In 1853, Mr. McCrea located on a farm in Knox County, Illinois, and was there occupied in agricultural pursuits till 1856, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He was engaged in farming from that time till he began in his. present business, excepting four years, when he gave his attention to the milling business. November 23, 1880, Mr. McCrea began in the lumber trade, and has since been doing a thriving business. He has a landed estate of over 300 acres, a good part of 'which is underlaid with coal. In the fall of T871, he sank a coal shaft, which laid dormant till 1880, since which time it has supplied the wants of many families. In March, 1862, he enlisted in the Missouri State Militia,. Company C, Fourth Cavalry, and remained in service till June, 1863, being on detail duty during his time in service as horse farrier and blacksmith. He is now justice of the peace, which office he has held for over ten years, though he is no great aspirant for office. He* has been for some years a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. McCrea has been twice married. First, August 18, 1846, to Dyan Hyles. She was born in Perry County, Ohio, and died in this county, December 24, 1866. They had a family of six children : Mary E. (now Mrs. Davison); Elizabeth J. (now Mrs. Dawson); Charlotte (now Mrs. Brambeil); Hamilton, Alice (now Mrs. Eckley), and Florence (now Mrs. Huddel). He was married to his present wife in November, 1867. Her maiden name was Margaret B. Foster, and she was born in Warren County, Ohio, April 18, 1828. When she was but a child her parents moved to Wayne County, Indiana, and when she was ten years of age they moved to Hendricks County, Indiana, where she grew to womanhood, and was there married to Elihu Maines, April 16, 185 1. Mr. Maines died in that county, February 16, 1861, leaving a family of five children, four of whom are now living: Mollie (now Mrs. Walker); William C, John W. and Theodore. Mrs. McCrea resided in Indiana after the death of her first husband till the fall of 1865, when she came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and until married to her present husband made h;r home with her father, who resided near Clearmont. Mr. and Mrs. McCrea have one child : Wellington.

farmer, section 6, post office College Springs, Iowa, is a native of Illinois, and was born in McDonough County, August 22, 1844. When about ten years of age his parents moved to Fulton County, where he resided for nine years and then located in Warren County. In 1875, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, now owning a fine farm of 280 acres. Mr. McCurdy was married November 19, 1868, to Miss Sarah E. Patterson, who was born in York County, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1846. She was reared and educated in her native count)', and in 1865, moved to Warren County, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. McC. have six children, five of whom are living: Nettie, born August 28, 1871 ; James C, born February 17, 1874; Hattie, born May 10, 1876; Cora, born January 10, 1873, and one infant, born November 27, 1881.

Elmo. The subject of this sketch is a native of Missouri, and was born in Livingston County, August 4, 1840. In 185 1, he moved to Linn County, Missouri, where he grew to manhood, and received a literary education. When at the age of nineteen years he began the study of medicine, having to teach school a part of the time to defray expenses during his studies. In 1865, he began the practice of his profession in Putnam County, Missouri, and in 1870, he located in Mercer County, where he continued his practice till June, 1880. He then came to his present location. Dr. Martin attended the Keokuk College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he graduated February 19, 1873. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married October 27, 1867, to Miss Martha Wilson. She was born June 16, 1843, and is a native of Indiana. Dr. and Mrs. Martin have one child : Lillian May, born July 8, 1869. The doctor is an excellent physician, readily understanding the wants of his patients. He well merits his success.

Edgar L. Morgan

farmer, section 1, post office Blanchard, Iowa, is a native of New York, and was born in Herkimer County. March 22, 1834. He was educated in his native county, and was reared a farmer boy, and has made farming his occupation during life. In 1 S 5 4 . he moved to Delaware Count)-, ( )hio, where he resided till 1866, when he moved to Racine County, Wisconsin. There he made his home till 1870, when he came to Nodaway County, where he has since resided. April 9, [859, Mr. Morgan was married to Miss May J. Clark. She was born in Delaware County, Ohio, farmer, section 5, post office Elmo, is a native of Ohio, and was born in Adams County, August 27, 181 5. He was there reared, and there he secured the advantage of a common school education, the school being held in the oldest style of buildings. While in his native county Mr. N. was married to Miss Ann McClure, which event occurred October 11, 1836. They resided in Adams Count}' till the fall of 1852, when they moved to Fayette County, Indiana, and there remained till 1866, the time of their emigration to Nodaway County. Mr. Nelson's farm now contains 240 acres of land, well improved. His parents, Joseph and Nancy (Colemanj Nelson, were natives of Virginia. Mrs. N. was born in Adams County, Ohio, May 5, 18 18. She was there reared and educated. They have had a family of twelve children, nine of whom survive : Martha A., born October 2, 1841 ; Nancy J., born December 13, 1843; James, born June 30, 1848; Lafayette, born May 28, 1850; George, born March 12, 1852; William, born January 21, 1854 ; Huston, born September 26, 1856 ; Mary W., born March 7, i860, and Oliver P., born April 15, 1862.

Joseph R. Nelson

dealer in general merchandise. The subject of this sketch was the first to open a store in the town of Elmo, and has ever continued to hold his share of the trade in that locality. He is a native of Louisiana, and was born near New Orleans, March 14, [836. When but a boy he accompanied his parents to Lee County, Iowa, where he was principally reared and educated. In 1852, with them he moved to the Territory of Utah, where he began work in a woolen mill, which he continued for seven years. In i860, he returned to Union County, Iowa, and operated a carding machine till 1863, when he moved to Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, where he was engaged in the same business till 1867. At that time he came to Nodaway Count)-, Missouri, and took charge of the carding machine which is now known as Burnett's Mill, which he continued to run for two years. After this he was engaged in the saw mill business in different parts of the count}- till the fall of 1871, when he embarked in the mercantile trade at Clearmont, there remaining till the spring of 1872. In the fall of that year he began in the mercantile trade at Lamar Station, where he continued till the beginning of the town of Elmo, and as before stated, was the first merchant in the town. Mr. Nelson was married June 14, 1858, to Miss Lydia A. Chadwick. She was born in Monmouth Count}-. New Jersey, February 5, 1834. They have had fourteen children, twelve of whom are living: Elizabeth L., John J., Joseph R., George G., Henry A., Mary M., Emily A., Sarah A., Nora N., Attie L., Nina R., and Thomas N. Mr. Nelson is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M.

John Oster

farmer, section 33, post office Braddyville, is a native of Virginia, and was born October 22, 1815. When three years of age his parents moved to Richland County, Ohio, where he was reared and educated. He was a resident of that locality till May, 1837, when they immigrated to Missouri, and located in Caldwell County. Mr. O. was there engaged in farming till March, 1840, when, with his parents, he located in Lincoln Township, Nodaway Count)', Missouri. The condition of the county at that time may be readily inferred by reading the pioneer history of the county and township. Mr. Oster now has over eighty-five acres of land. He was married October 25, 1840, to Miss Melvina Potter. She was born in Clay County, Missouri, September 27, 1822, and when about fourteen years of age her parents moved to Clinton Count}". Mr. and Mrs. O. have had thirteen children, five of whom are now living: Rosana, born March 11, 1844; Sarah S., born October 29, 1847; Nancy, born March 12, 1849; Elizabeth, born May 16, 1850; and Margaret, born December 8, 1853.

Jotham L. Parker

farmer and stock raiser, section 34, post office Braddyville. This gentleman is a native of Ohio, and was born in Meigs County, July 27, 1834. When two years of age his parents moved to Michigan, and located in Oakland County, where he was reared and educated. In 1858, he went to Gratiot County, Michigan, where he entered a tract of land under the graduation law, and made for himself a farm, and was there engaged in farming till i860, when he went to California by way of New York and the Isthmus. In different parts of that state he was engaged in various branches of business, and finally located in Trinity County on a farm, which he improved. In 1864, he returned to Michigan, and with his family started to his intended home in California ; but on reaching the point where he now resides, he bought forty acres of land and there resided till 1874, when he sold that farm and moved to his farm in California. The land he was afterwards compelled to take back, and in 1S7S he returned to his present location. His farm now consists of 235 acres, which is finely improved. He also has his farm in California of 160 acres. Mr. Parker was married July 4, 1854, to Miss Sarah A. Hall. She was born in Oakland County, Michigan, August 3, [833, and was reared in her native county and there married. Mr. and Mrs. P, have farmer, section 33, post office Elmo, was born in Highland County, Ohio, June 29, 1825, and, when twelve years of age, with his parents he moved to Hendricks County, Indiana, where he grew to manhood. He was reared as a carpenter and farmer boy. November 7, 1843, he commenced to learn the trade of blacksmithing, which he followed in Indiana till the fall of 1857, when he moved to Wapello County, Iowa. There he resumed his chosen occupation till 1865, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. Here he has since resided, and has been engaged at his trade and farming. In 1861 he enlisted in the Missouri State Militia, and remained in service till the close of the war, acting as shoer for the regiment. October 14, 1848, Mr. Pike was married to Miss Elizabeth Frazier. She was born in Laurel County, Kentucky, in the year 1827. She died in 1880. They had nine children : Orra, Lawrence, Wyatt T., Eliza J., Mary M., William D., Sarah E. and Lorenzo D.

J. W. Power

agent for N. J. Stratton, grain dealer, Elmo, is a native of Indiana, ami was born in Hancock County, January 9, 185 1. When he was but six years of age he, with his parents, immigrated to Missouri, and located in Mercer County, where he grew to manhood. He was there educated, after which he was engaged in teaching for a period of time. Mr. P. then traveled over the different western states and territories, and came to his present location in October, 1881. Since that time he has made some investments in the town, which he contemplates making his future home. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. His father, John Power, is a native of Kentucky, and was an early settler in Indiana. He now resides in Mercer County, on the land which he entered from the government. The mother of J. W., Jane (McCann) Power, was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in the year 1865, leaving a family of thirteen children, of whom J. W. is the eleventh in number.

Joseph Price

Among the respected citizens of Elmo, is the subject of this sketch, who was born August 9, 181 5, in Salem County, New York. When two years of age he accompanied his parents to Franklin County, Indiana. where he was reared and educated. He has made farming his occupation during life, till in the past year, since which time he has been engaged in the transfer business. In 1842 Mr. Price emigrated from Indiana to Iowa, and located in Henry County, where he resided a few years; for a short time he also lived in Lee County. Subsequently he came to Missouri, and located in Clarke County, and in the year i860 he came to Nodaway County, where he has since resided, excepting from the fall of 1878 till May, 1 880, during which time he was a citizen of Jewel County, Kansas. Mr. Price was married March 9, 1837, to Miss Abigal Scott, who was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, November 27, 18 17. She was reared in her native county till she attained her sixteenth year, when, with her parents, she immigrated to Franklin Count)', Indiana, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. Price have had nine children, of whom Henry, William N., Sarah E. and Theodore J. are now living.

Samuel W. Puntenney

farmer and stock raiser, section 32, post office College Springs, Iowa, was born in Adams County, Ohio, May 31, 1829. He was reared and educated in his native county, and in the spring of 1855, he moved to Hancock County, Illinois, and while in that location in 1862, he enlisted in Company D, Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry. He was mustered in September 1st as private, and mustered out in January, 1865, as second lieutenant, having participated in many important battles. After a time, he returned to Illinois, and in the fall of 1866, he became a citizen of Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has for the past few years been making a specialty of raising fine stock. He now has a farm of 166 acres, sixty-six of which are in Page County, Iowa. Mr. Puntenney was married October 21, 1852, to Miss Tabitha A. McMahan. She was also born in Adams County, Ohio, July 21, 1827, and was reared, educated, and married in her native county. Mr. and Mrs. P. have had ten children, seven of whom are now living : Martha A. (now Mrs. Whittaker), born September 16, 1853 I Arminta D. (now Mrs. Scott), born October 17, 1856; Ella S. (now Mrs. Russell), born August 7, 1858; John L., born February 24, 1862; Samuel H., born November 23, 1864; George A., born September 20, [866, and Francis M., born September 10, 1868. Mr. and Mrs. P. are members of the United Presbyterian Church.

Reece & Rosebraugh

The drug business of Dawson is ably and creditably represented by the above named firm. The senior partner, A. A. Reece, was born in Fountain Count)-, Indiana, June 23, 1844. When he was but three years of age his parents moved to Coles County, Illinois, and in 1856, to Fulton County, Illinois. In August, [857, they located in Lincoln Town- ship, Nodaway County, Missouri. A. A. Reece was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. In 1861, he returned to Coles County, Illinois, where he remained till 1866, and then again located in Nodaway County. He was engaged in farming till 1869, when he went to Madison Parish, Louisiana, where he embarked in the mercantile trade. In July, 1873, he disposed of his interest there and returned to Nodaway County. In 1876, he began in the drug business at Lamar Station, where he continued till February, 1880, when he moved his stcck of goods to his present location. In February, 1881, he accepted Mr. W. I. Rosebraugh as a partner. Mr. Reece was township collector in the year 1876. He is now a member of the I. O. O. F. society. He was married March 20, 1877, to Miss Nancy J. Mathews, who was born June 28, 1854. She is a native of Ohio. They have two children : Flora E., and David W. William I. Rosebraugh, the junior partner of this firm, was born in Coles County, Illinois, August 2, 1852. He was reared in his native county, and there educated. In the fall of 1879, ne came to Nodaway County, Missouri, having previously made a trip to this county, and also the State of Kansas. His occupation has been that of agricultural pursuits till he began in his present business. He was married to Miss Ella Woodard, January 1, i88d. She was born in the year 1862, and is a native of Coles County, Illinois.

David Reynolds

farmer, section 11, post office Elmo, was born in Anderson County, Tennessee, May 19, 1836. He was reared and educated in his native county, and in 1854, he came to Missouri, locating in Nodaway County in the following spring. In 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate service, and remained on duty till the close of the war, having most of the time been in Company H, Third Missouri Cavalry. He then resided in Nebraska till 1870, when he returned to Nodaway County. He has followed farming from boyhood, and now owns a farm of 165 acres. Mr. Reynolds was married September 8, 1867, to Miss Paulina Campbell. She was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, May 13, 1849. They have had five children, three of whom are living: Francis C, born October 22, 1868; Amanda L., born June 10, 1876; and Carry E., born October 21, 1879. They are members of the M. E. Church South.

Harry R. Richards

telegraph operator and agent for the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad, Elmo. The subject of this sketch is a native of Illinois, and was born in Bureau County, September 11, 1857. When six years of age he, with his parents, moved to St. Louis, where he was reared and educated.

When twelve years old he began work as machinist and adjuster with fihe Wheeler M- Wilson Sewing Machine Company. He continued in the employ of this company for five years, after which he traveled over the State of Texas for about eighteen months. He subsequently became baggagemaster at Norborne, Carroll County, Missouri, where he remained three years, and at the same time learned the art of telegraphing. Mr. R. then worked as extra operator till October 20, 1879, since which time he has held his present position. He has been interested in the sale of lots for the railroad company, and is also one of four interested m the new addition to Elmo, which is destined to be the residence part of the town. Mr. Richards was married May 27, 1879, to Miss Liva Owens. She was born in Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, December 18, 1861, and was principally educated in Kansas City.

Stephen J. Russell

farmer, section II, post office Elmo, was born in Lee County, Virginia, January 1, 1834, and is a son of Ransom and Elizabeth (Jones) Russell, who were both natives of Virginia. The subject of this sketch when about nine years of age, or in the year 1842, came with his parents to Missouri and located in Andrew County, where he was reared and educated. His present occupation he has followed during life. In 1867, he came to his present location, and now has a farm of 205 acres. Mr. R. acted as justice of the peace for two years, and assessed the township during one year. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A F. and A. M. Mr. Russell was married February 23, 1858, to Miss Margaret S. Miller. She was born in Andrew County, Missouri, February 12, 1842, and is a daughter of Young E. and Sarah (Williams) Miller, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Missouri. The family of Mr. and Mrs. R. consists of eight children, five of whom are living : Elbert E., Charles C, Loran L., Jasper J., and Oury O. They are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Theodore J. Scott

of the firm of Scott & Atherton, merchants, Elmo, and also general agent and manager for N. J. Stratton, grain dealer, is a native of Indiana, and was born in Franklin County, January 7, 1840. When four years of age, he moved with his parents to Lee County, Iowa, and in 1865 came to Nodaway County, Missouri, locating on a farm, where he was engaged iu agricultural pursuits till 1875. Mr. Scott then moved to Lamar Station, where he was occupied in the drug business till January, 1880, except during one year, when he resided on his farm and for one season he was in the mountains. In 1880 he came to Elmo, and in July of that year he began buying grain for N. J. Stratton, which he has since continued. September 22, 188 1, he embarked in the mercantile trade. Mr. S. is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married March 5, 1873, to Amanda L. Neff. She was born in Scotland County, Missouri, September 18, 1857. They have one child: John L., born December 18, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the M. E. Church.

Edgar C. Scott

farmer, section 31, post office College Springs, Iowa, is a son of Charles S. and Margaret (Crone) Scott, the former a native of Scotland, and the latter of Ohio. The subject of this sketch was born in the town of Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, December 28, 1848. When a child, his parents moved to Ft. Madison, Iowa, where he resided till he was ten years of age, when he returned to Hancock County, Illinois. July 8, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, Thirteenth United States Infantry, and remained in service till July 8, 1865, when he returned to Illinois. There he was engaged in farming till February, 1869, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and is now the owner of a farm of eighty acres. Mr. Scott was married October 25, 1876, to Miss Arminta D. Puntenney. She was born in Hancock County, Illinois, October 17, 1856, and is a daughter of S. W. Puntenney, of whom mention is made eleswhere. They have three children : Walter D., born August 28, 1877; Clara G., born April 18, 1878, and Ella, born July 7, 1881.