Randolph County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1920 (part 12 of 18)

William Edward Musick, a prominent farmer and stockman and an extensive stock dealer of Chari|ton township, is a native of Randolph County. He was born in this county May 18, 1866 and is a son of Elijah C. and Elizabeth (Dunn) Musick, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Missouri.

Elijah C. Musick was bom in 1834 and died in Randolph County in July, 1918. He came to Missouri with his father whose name was also Elijah in 1852. They settled in Randolph County and the first work that Elijah C. Musick did was for "Uncle Billy" Rutherford. Later he began farming for himself and followed that occupation throughout his life. During the Civil War, he served in the Union army and was a charter member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was an upright and honorable citizen and highly respected by all who knew him. To Elijah C. and Elizabeth (Dunn) Musick were bom four children as follows: Bell, died at the age of 25 years; William Edward, the subject of this sketch; Eva Lou, died at the age of five years; and Linnie Maude, married Julius Ragsdale and has seven children.

William E. Musick was educated i|n the public schools and attended school at College Mound and also studied under Riley Hall of Darksville. At the age of 17, he began life for himself and operated rented land for several years. In March, 1905, he bought 120 acres and proceeded to improve it. It was practically all grown up in brush and it was no easy task to clear it and convert it into his broad tillable acres as they now appear. However, by constant effort and industry, he now has one of the well improved farms of the county. In 1918, he bought 120 acres more and now has a splendi)d farm of 240 acres with two sets of fann buildings. His residence is equipped with a modern lighting system and other modern conveniences and fixtures. Mr. Musick canled on general farming and stock raising and for the past seven years has bought and shipped stock on a large scale. He deals extensively in mules and is one of the largest mule dealers in the country.

Mr. Musick was united in marriage in May, 1889 to Miss Anna Lewis who was bom in Huntsville, Mo., April 3, 1864. She is a daughter of Dr. Waldo and Sophia (Schaefer) Lewis, both natives of Virginia and early settlers in Randolph County. Dr. Lewis died in 1865 and his wife departed this life in 1876 and Mrs. Musick was reared to womanhood by her grandfather, J. C. Schaefer. J. C. Schaefer was a prominent settler of Randolph County and organized the first Sunday school in this county. He was one of the 12 charter members who organized the. first Baptist church in Huntsville. He was a native of Germany and left that country when a boy to escape military service.

To Mr. and Mrs. Musick have been bom the following children: Callie, married Roy Terrill and they reside on a farm north of Darksville; Lucille, marriled Knox Cross and they reside in Chariton township; Mrs. Nadine Frazier lives on a farm near the Music home and James Wyatt who was bom Dec. 13, 1896 and was inducted into the National army during the World War on Sept. 6, 1918. He was trained at Camp McArthur,

Tex. until November and from there transferred to Camp Merritt and was about to sail for France when the armistice was signed. He was discharged Jan. 18, 1919, and is now at home. Nelhe, the youngest child, is also at home with her parents.

Mr. Musick is a Republican and a member of the Missionary Baptist church. He holds membership in the Knights of the Maccabees. He is progressive, enterprising and a valued citizen to his community and Randolph County.

Irven Ratliff, prosperous and progressive farmer and stockman, who is the owner of a well improved farm of 300 acres in Chariton township, is a native of Illinois. He was born in Hancock County, 111. July 16, 1865 and is a son of William and Nannie (Cozad) Ratliff. William Ratliff was a native of Virginia. He came to Missouri with his family in 1867 and settled near the line between Macon and Randolph counties. Here he engaged in farming and spent the remainder of his life in that locality. He died in 1914 at the age of 70 years. Nannie (Cozad) Ratliff was a native of Illinois and a daughted of Benjamin Cozad. She was born in 1849 and now resides on her home place in Macon County where she is the owner of a farm of 80 acres. To William and Nannie (Cozad) Ratliff were bom the following children : Mrs. Lucy Maude Swetnam, deceased; Ethel, deceased; Mrs. Mattie Reed, lives in Oklahoma; Mrs. Angle Phipps, lives in Texas; B. C, Moberly; Velora, resides in Macon County; Harry also resides in Macon County and Irven, the subject of this sketch. Four children died in infancy.

Irven Ratliiff was educated in the district schools and remained at home with his parents until he was about 20 years of age. He then went to California and after remaining on the Pacific coast four years he returned to Randolph County and here engaged in farming and stock raising. He first bought 120 acres of land and has bought more land from time to time until he is now the owner of 300 acres. His place is well improved with a good residence and one of the best barns in Chariton township which he built in 1919. It is a substantial building 34x78 feet in dimension. Mr. Ratliff carries on general farming "and stock raising and is also a successful breeder of pure bred Duroc Jersey hogs. He also raises cattle and horses and feeds cattle for the market.

Mr. .Ratliff was married Jan. 8, 1890 to Miss Mary S. Harlan. She iS: a daughter of Samuel L. and Martha Elzira (MofRtt) Harlan, natives of Randolph County and McDonald County, respectively. To Mr. and

Mrs. Ratliff have been born the following children: Raymie C, born in Randolph County, March 29, 1891 ; Rupert Earl, born July 19, 1896, served in the National army during the World War from September, 1918 and was discharged in February, 1919, at Camp McArthur; Leonora H., bom June 20, 1898 is a student of Stephens College, Columbia, Mo.; Harold, born June 18, 1905 and Howard, bom Sept. 19, 1910 and Reta and Reber died in childhood.

Mr. Rat] 'Iff is a Democrat and a member of the Baptist church. He is one of the representative and progressive citizens of Randolph County.

Charles Price Fullingtcn, one of the judges of the county court of Randolph County and a prominent farmer and stockman of Salt Spring township, is one of the widely and favorably known men of Randolph County. Judge Fullington is a native son of Randolph County and was bom in a two room log house which is now a portion of his present home which has been remodeled and enlarged. He was born Dec. 31, 1863 and is a son of James Madison and Martha Susan (Dameron) Fullington.

James Madison Fullington was a native of Randolph County and died during the Civil War while serving in the Confederate army under Gen. Sterling Price. He was a son of William Fullington, a native of North Carolina who settled in Missouri in the 30's. Martha Susan (Dameron) Fullington was a daughter of Harrison Dameron, an early pioneer of Randolph County who was also a native of North Carolina. To James Madison and Martha Susan (Dameron) Fullington were bom two children: Thomas W., a farmer and stockman of Salt Spring township and Charles Price, the subject of this sketch. After the death of her iirst husband, Mrs. Fullilngton married J. J. Ashurst and one child was born to that union, Mrs. Laura Cora Dameron, who resides in Salt Spring township.

Charles P. Fullington was reared and educated in Salt Spring township and since he was old enough, he has been engaged in farming and stock raising in this township. For a number of years he and his brother operated the home place and later he bought it. He is now the owner of a farm of 270 acres which constitutes the home place and which was one of the valuable and well improved farms of the county. He also owns a half interest in 226 acres which is located one and one-half miles south of his home place.

1866 and is a daughter of "T. J." and Emma F. (Hale) Bagby, both natives of Missouri. "T. J." Bagby was a son of Owen H. Bagby, a KentuckJan who was a Randolph County pioneer and Emma F. (Hale) Bagby was a daughter of Israel Hale, a native of Pennsylvania and an early settler in this section. To Judge and Mrs. Fullington have been born five children as follows: Etoima Susan, married E. T. Dameron, Silver Creek township; James T., residing at home with his parents; Harold L., also resides at home and two sons died in infancy.

Judge Fullington is a Democrat and takes an active interest in political affairs. He was elected judge of the county court in 1916 and re-elected to that office in 1918 and is now serving his second term. He is a capable and conscientious public official and as judge of the county court has made, and is continuing to make, a commendable record. Many improvements of a public nature in the county have been pushed to completion and many others are under way and in contemplation. During his administration, the splendid county sanitorium was elected and a number of concrete bridges and culverts were built and much road improvement inaugurated, including the two state highways. He gives the public business the same thoughtful consideration and careful management that he does to his own private affairs and the people of Randolph County may well congratulate themselves upon having such an efficient public servant as Judge Fullington.

G. F. Braddick, a veteran locomotive engineer of Moberly, who has been in the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company for a number of years, is one of the well known railroad men of thib section of Missouri. Mr. Braddick is a native of New York State, bom Sept. 24, 1852, and has devoted himself to railroading since boyhood.

G. F. Braddick began his career as a railroader when he was 22 years of age. He entered the .employ of the Rock Island Railroad Company in the capacity of fireman with headquarters in Eldon, la. He worked for that company for three years and then came to Moberly, Mo. and entered the employ of what was then known as the Northern Missouri Railroad, but whiich is now a part of the Wabash system. He began on that road as a fireman and three years later was promoted to engineer and since that time he has been in the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company as locomotive engineer and has to his credit many years of faithful service as an employee of that great transportation system.

To Mr. and Mrs. Braddick have been bom the following children: William Albert, a locomotive fireman of Moberly in the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company and Letha Marie, who resides a!t home with her parents.

William A. Irons, for many years extensively engaged in farming and stock raising in Prairie township, is now living retired after a successful career. He was bom at Warm Springs, Va., Dec. 18, 1843, the son of Thomas and Nancy (Given) Irons.

Thomas Irons was bom in Scotland, in 1808, and left his native land when a young man and came to America, locating in Virginia and in 1844 came to Missouri. Mr. Irons bought land in Monroe County and engaged in farming and stock raising until 1849, when he went to California at the time of the gold rush. Three years later he I'etumed to Missouri and settled on the Irons' farm, now owned by his son, where he passed the rest of his life. He died there in April, 1876. During his life Mr. Irons was a staunch Democrat. He had a brother, John Irons, who also came west, locating on land in Monroe County, Mo., where he spent his life. Nancy Given Irons was bom in Monroe County, Va., in 1810, and was reared and educated there. She died in the early 80s. To Thomas and Nancy Irons were born the following children: Robert, deceased; Bettie, the wife of John McKinsey, who is now dead, and his widow resides in Moberly; William A., of this review; Mary, the wife of M. H. Neal, of Prairie township; Susan, deceased, was the wife of James Genola; John, who resides in California; Thomas, deceased; Dazerine, the wife of Sanford Anderson, of Prairie township; Wesley, deceased, and Ptesley, his twin, who lives in Kansas City.

William A. Irons was only two years old when his parents made the long trip across the country to the new home in Missouri. He was reared on the frontier farm of his father, and attended district school. His father owned about 800 acres of land. When his father died he inherited his share of the property and later bought more land and became one of the prosperous and prominent farmers of the community. Some 20 years ago Mr. Irons gave up the actual management of his business, turning it over to his sons, Oliver and Guy, since which time he has been enjoying well eamed and deserved rest.

In May, 1880, Mr. Irons was married to Miss Mary Oliver, of Prairie township, the daughter of Sims and Betsie (Pyles) Oliver, natives of Mis- souri. Mrs. Irons died in 1895. To Mr. and Mrs. Irons were born the following children : John, of Sugar Creek township ; Lucile, the wife of Sam Littrell, of Monroe County ; Oliver, who was drafted during the world War and after entering the service was assigned to Company H, 126th Regiment, 32d Division, sailed for overseas service April 3, 1918, was killed in action Oct. 11, 1918, in the battle of the Argonne, and was buried in France; Guy, at home, married Mary Yeager, of Moberly, and they have one child, William ; Gaston, a farmer of Prairie township, and Robert, the second oldest child, died in infancy.

Mr. Irons has been a Democrat since he cast his first vote. He takes an interest in all public affairs and reads widely on national questions of the day.

E. G. Deskin, now living retired in Moberly is a Civil War veteran of the Union army and a Randolph County pioneer who has been identified with this section of Missouri for 65 years. He was born near Vicalia, Bath County, Ky., in 1842 and is a son of Elijah and Nancy (Vice) Deskin, both natives of Kentucky. The father was born in 1805 and died iln 1890 and the mother was born in 1818. They came to Missouri in 1855 and settled on a farm south of Moberly and the parents spent the remainder of their lives in this county. They were the parents of the following children: Daniel, deceased; Margaret J., deceased; E. G., the subject of this sketch; Charles W., deceased; FVanklin, Antelope, Texas'; Mrs. Elizabeth A. Dixon, of Moberly; Ashland B., Kewanee, 111.; William C, Wichita, Texas.

E. G. Deskin came to Missouri with his parents in 1855 and was engaged in farming in Randolph County until 1870. He then moved to Moberly when the town was just about started. Here he was employed by the North Missouri Railroad Company which is now a part of the Wabash system for seven years. He then engaged in the transfer business and followed that for ten years, when he became a mail carrier and was one of the first class mail carriers in the city of Moberly. After carrying a mail sack for Uncle Sam for 25 years, he resigned on account of failing health and has since that time lived retired in his comfortable home at 919 South Fourth street.

Mr. Deskin was married Sept. 27, 1866 (this was the date of the first sale of lots in Moberly) to Miss Mary Ann McKinsey, a daughter of James L. and Lucy (Hume) McKihsey of Kenton County, Ky. James L. McKinsey served in the Civil War in Company G, 9th Missouri S. M. N.

Mrs. Deskin is one of the following children born to her parents : William P.; John R. also served with his father in the Civil War; Elizabeth Amanda, Nancy, Drucilla, Thomas Jefferson, James E., Randolph, Martha Ellen, Granville and Mrs. Deskin. McKinsey street in Moberly was named after Mrs. Deskin's father. To E. G. Deskin and wife have been born the following children: Nora M., a reporter on the Monitor-Index; James Elijah of Casper, Wyo. ; Clarence Enoch, Des Moines, la., a conductor on the Rock Island railroad; John Omar, a carpenter in the employ of the Wabash railroad, resides at home with his parents; Bell and Nell, both residing at home also.

Mr. and Mrs. Deskin celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Sept. 27, 1916 which was made a memorable occasion in Moberly. The anniversary ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. N. Broadhurst and the Commercial Club presented the venerable bride with $30 in gold.

When the Civil War broke out, E. G. Deskin answered President Lincoln's call for volunteers and enlisted in Knox County, 111., Dec. 1, 1861 for a period of three years or during the war, and was mustered into the United States service at Springfield, 111. as a private in Company D, 64th Illinois Infantry under Capt. John W. Stewart and Col. John Morrill. This regiment was known as the Yates Sharpshooters in honor of the war governor of Illinois. They were first ordered to Quincy where they were supplied with arms and ammunition and then moved to Cairo and then to New Madrid, Mo., where they were assigned to Morgan's brigade, Payne's division. Pope's command. Later they proceeded to Decatur, Ala. and then to Chattanooga, Tenn., to join Sherman. They participated in the following engagements: New Madrid, Island No. 10, Seige of Corinth, Chambers Creek, Tuscumbia Creek, luka, Resaca, Snake Creek, Kingston, Vanwerp, Dallas, New Hope Church, Ackworth, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountains, Chattahoochie, Nance Creek, Decatur, Battle and Seige of Atlanta, Sand Town, Jonesborough, Cedar Town, Pool's Station, Savannah, Kings Bridge, Pocotaligo, Salkahatchie, Cambahee Ferry, Ci^lumbia, Orange Berg, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Bentonville and a number of other minor engagements and skirmishes. After Johnson's surrender, the regiment marched to Washington, D. C. and took part in the Grand 'Review; was with Sherman on the March to the Sea.

During the course of his military service, Mr. Deskin was wounded at the battle of Corinth, Oct. 4, 1862, being twice pierced in the right side by pieces of shell and also struck on the left knee from which he has never fully recovered. He received his honorable discharge at Savannah, Ga., by reason of expiration of his term of service, Dec. 24, 1864, with a splendid miliitary record to his credit.

Mr. Deskin comes from a family who won fame on the field of battle in the Revolutionary War in which his grandfather, Daniel Deskin, served with honor. The war records at Washington show that Daniel Deskin served as a private in Captain Thomas West's company in the 10th Virginia Regiment which later became the 6th Virginia Regiment which was commanded by Col. Edward Stephens. Daniel Deskin enlisted June 20, 1777 for three years as drummer boy. He was mustered out of sei-vice at Camp Morristown, Dec. 9, 1779.

E. G. Desk&i has served as councilman in Moberly. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and is a Republican. Mrs. Deskin is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

S. A. Michaels, now deceased, was for many years a well known and highly respected citizen of Moberly and Randolph County, and in his death which occurred April 9, 1919, this county lost an upright, honorable and valued citizen. He was a native of lUilnois, born Sept. 23, 1854.' He was a son of I. G. L. and Margaret (Walker) Michaels. I. G. L. Michaels was born in Tennessee and came to Randolph County from Illinois in 1880. Later, he went to Alabama where he spent the remainder of his life. His wife was a native of Illinois and is now deceased. They were the parents of the following children: S. A., whose name imtroduces this review; W. G. lives in Illinois; R. F. went to Canada some years ago where he now resides; Mrs. A. A. Cowden lives in Illinois; Mrs. B. F. Lair, of Moberly, Mo.; Mrs. J. A. Stanturf, lives in Illinois and Mrs. A. E. Hurlbutt resides in Minnesota.

S. A. Michaels was reared on a farm in Illinois and received his education in the public schools. He came to Randolph County in 1880 and first settled on a farm in the vicinity of Moberly. In 1912, he moved to the city of Moberly with his family and entered the mail service as a mail carrier on Rural Route No. 5. He died in Moberly, April 9, 1919.

On April 14, 1886, S. A. Michaels and Miss Josephine Shirley were united in marriage. She is a native of Missouri and was bom in Macon County, May 5, 1869 and is a daughter of John J. and Mary A. (Deskin) Shirley. John J. Shirley was for many years actively engaged in farm- ing and stock raising in Randolph County and was one of its representative citizens. He spent his life on his farm here after coming to Randolph County. His wife also died on the home farm in the county. To John J. Shirly and wife were born the following children: Edward S., who resides on the old homestead; Josephine, who mamed S. A. Michaels, the subject of this sketch; Ora, deceased, and Minnie died in infancy.

The following children were born to S. A. and Josephine (Shirley) Michaels: Ray, bom Dec. 29, 1887 and died Feb. 8, 1913; Frank, bom June 30, 1891 and is now in Idaho; Paul, born May 9, 1895, resides at Columbia Mo.; Lee, born March 5, 1897, lives in Detroit, Mich.; Dwight, born Feb. 27, 1900, resides in Moberly, and Nell, bom Nov. 19, 1901, reside^s in Moberly.

Mr. Michaels was a Republican and a Knights Templar Mason and a member of the Maccabees. Mrs. Michaels is a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and is an interested and an active worker in the movements in that organization. The Michaels family is one of the widely known and highly respected families of Moberly and Randolph County.

Edward G. Cogley, a well known veteran passenger engitneer of the Wabash Railroad has been identified with the interests of Moberly for many years. Mr. Cogley is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and was reared and educated in that city. He is a son of Thomas J. and Mary (Whalen) Cogley, both natives of Ireland who came to America in 1853 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and spent the remainder of their lives there. They were the parents of the followitng children: Miles L., a banker, who resides in Texas ; Mrs. Emma Bhrens of Kansas City, Mo. and Edward G., the subject of this sketch.

Edward G. Cogley began his career as a railroader in the employ of the New York Central Railroad Company in the capacity of locomotive fireman and was soon promoted to the position of engineer. Shortly afterwards he came to Missouri and settled at Sedalia. He was then employed on the Missouri P'acific Railroad as locomotive engineer for a time. That was when the St. Louis Union Station was located at the corner of Seventh and Popular streets and was not a very imposing structure. In December, 1882, Mr. Cogley came to Moberly and entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company and since that time has been employed by that company as a locomotive engineer. He is now in the passenger servifce and runs between Moberly and St. Louis. He is one of the thoroughly experienced railroad men of the country and has a long career to his credit as a careful and capable engineer and a conscientious employee who has been faithful to his duty. During all these years he has never been censured for neglect of duty or any accident.

Since coming to Moberly, Mr. Cogley has made a number of investments which have demonstrated his good judgment and vision of the future of Moberly. He has always had faith in the future of Moberly, and has been a consistent booster of this city almost since its beginning, and it can be truly said that today he takes pride in the development and achievement of his adopted city as it takes its place in the ranks of the leading cities of central Missouri.

Mr. Cogley was married to Miss Honora Hayes, also a native of Cleveland and a daughter of Mortimer and Mary (Hickey) Hayes, both natives of County Limrick, Ireland. The father died in his native land and the mother came to the United States and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where she died in 1885. They were the parents of the following children: Mary, Catherine, James, Bridget, John, Margaret, Honora and Mortimer. To Edward G. Cogley and wife were born six children as follow: Helen Frances, deceased; Cecelia, deceased; James, resides in Kansas City, Mo.; Mary G., deceased; Margaret Estella, married J. L. Ford, of Moberly, and Irene Augusta, deceased.

James Cogley, who is the only son livilng, born to Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Cogley, received his education in the public schools of Moberly and the Christian Brothers College at St. Louis. He is now employed by the Kansas City Pump Company, where he has charge of the general oi?.ce work. He married Miss Ethel Gibbs, of Kansas City. Although Kansas City has been the scene of his business activity for a number of years, he retains a warm spot in his heart for Moberly, the home of his parents, and his many boyhood friends and associates here. He never misses spending his vacation, accompanied by his wife, in Moberly.

Mr. Cogley is a Republican, although he was a Democrat in his earlier career and supported the policies of that party up to the days of Bryan and free silver in 1896. He has never aspired to hold political office, although he takes a keen interest in public policies and affairs. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Mrs. Cogley is a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary of that organization. The Cogley family are members of the Catholic church.

Richard L. Carter, Sr., of Moberly, is a Wabash passenger conductor and has been in the train service of this railroad for many years and is one of its thoroughly experienced railroad men. Mr. Carter is a native Missourian and belongs to a pioneer family of this state. He was born at Harrisonville, Cass County, Dec. 25, 1855, a son of Joseph H. and Juliet (Simpson) Carter.

Joseph Carter was born at Culpeper Court House, Va., and early in life came to Missouri. He was conducting a hotel at Harrisonville when the Civil War broke out and when Order .No. 11 was issued he went to Kansas City, where his slaves followed and he did the best that he could to provide for them, although under the circumstances they were forced to suffer many hardships. They depended upon him for support and after nearly a year's effort he found places of employment for all of them so that they could make their own living.

After locating in Kansas City, Joseph Carter engaged in the merchant tailoring business in the old Shannon building, at the north end of Main street, near the levee, which was the business district of Kansas City in 1862. Here Mr. Carter did a thriving business and soon became a member of the firm of Whitting and Carter and they did business in Kansas City for a number of years. He came to Momerly in 1886 and spent his last days with his son, Richard L. Carter. He died Oct. 28, 1889. Juliet (Simpson) Carter was a native of Kentucky and died in Kansas City, Mo. They were the parents of the following children: Joseph J., was one of the founders of the first newspapers published in Moberly, which is still known as the Monitor; Mrs. A. Pomeroy, of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Delia Godkin, deceased; J. W., an extensive stockman, San Antonio, Tex.; Dora, deceased; Richard L., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Mollie Flemming, Chicago, 111.

Richard L. Carter has been engaged in the railroad business since he left school at the age of 16 years. He began his career selling tickets in the old union depot ticket office in Kansas City, Mo. After two years of employment there he entered the employ of the North Missouri railroad, now known as the Wabash railroad as brakeman, and in 1880, he was promoted to freight conductor. In 1892 he was promoted to passenger conductor and since that time he has served in that capacity and Moberly has been his home for 42 years.

Kimmell, natives of Johnstown, Pa., where the father was born Feb. 23, 1838. He was a soldier in the Civil War and after coming to Moberly he was engaged in the contracting and building business and he erected a number of the principal buildings of Moberly. He now lives in Arizona. His wife was born in Johnstown, Pa., March 27, 1833, and died in Kansas City, March 23, 1890. They were the parents of the following children: Adolph, a mining man of Colorado; Mrs. J. D. McKimm, Kansas City; Mrs. Carter, of this review; Mrs. Edith R. Jones, deceased; Clarence A., Denver, Colo. ; Bert F., was killed in an accident in the Wabash shops at Moberly in 1916; Leo F., Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Bertha Jackson, of Kansas City, Mo.

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Carter have been born the following children: Margaret, deceased; Mrs. Robert Conlley, of St. Louis, Mo.; Edith R., deceased-; Queenie N., deceased; Richard L., Jr., a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Dorsie, deceased; Mrs. McAtee and Ben, deceased.

Mr. Carter is a member of the Order of Railroad Conductors, and the auxiliary of that order and he also holds niembership in the Knights of the Maccabees and the Elks. The Carter family are members of St. John's Catholic church of Moberly.

Nicholas Mathias, one of the old-tim_e locomotive engineers of Missouri and a man who has been connected with railroading from the days when the first railroads were operated at Moberly, now lives retired in Moberly. Mr. Mathias was born in Lorraine, FVance, Aug. 25, 1840, the son of John and Mary (Kieffer) Mathias, the former born in the same province in 180O, was a soldier under the great Napoleon and because of his loyalty to the emperor was obliged to leave his native land. The mother was also a native of Lorraine. There were four children in the family: Mary, deceased; John, deceased; Nicholas, of this review, and Thomas, deceased.

The Mathias family made the trip from Lorraine across France to the coast by wagon, took passage on a sailing vessel for America, and after a long voyage landed at New Orleans. PYom there, they took a river steamer for the trip to St. Louis. They settled at Carondelet, Mo., a French village, in 1844, and the father at once began truck farming and gardening, and spent the remainder of his life there. The children were sent to school in Carondelet, which was held in a log building with rude log benches as seats for the pupils.

At the age of 16 Nicholas Mathias started to work on a steamboat as helper to the engineer, who in those days had to be a blacksmith as well. When the boat was laid up for repairs, Mr. Mathias went to Texas. Landing in Galveston, he remained a few days, then went to Beaumont, where he secured work with a construction gang of the Texas & New Orleans railroad, remaining with that corporation until the outbreak of the Civil War. Feeling was bitter against northern men and as he would not join the Confederate army, Mr. Mathias came back to St. Louis and at the age of 21 enlisted in the Union army April 18, 1861, being assigned to Battery K, First Missouri Artillery. He served under General Sherman during practically the four years in the army. He took part in the engagements of Shiloh, Memphis, Nashville, Siege of Corinth. He was mustered out at the St. Louis Barracks Aug. 25, 1865, and soon after returned home and entered the employ of the Jron Mountain railroad in the shops. Later he became a locomotive fireman and went to work for the Missouri Pacific railroad. After some time with that road, Mr. Mathias accepted a position with the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, which afterward became a part of the Frisco System and remained there two years before going with the St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern, now the Wabash System. He was hired as engineer and was one of the trusted employees of the road, serving that corpora£ion faithfully and well for 41 years before he retired.

On Oct. 1, 1866, Mr. Mathias was married to Miss Margaret Preston, of Carondelet, Mo., who was born in Utica, N. Y., and died in Moberly May 4, 1906. To this union were bom the following children: Thomas^ deceased ; William, deceased ; Harry, of Moberly, and Frederick J., also of Moberly.

Mr. Mathias is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and of the Catholic church.' For nearly a half century he has been one of the substantial and representative citizens of the city and can recall the great changes and improvements in the country and in railroading since he first located here.

Clement H. Nelson, a well-known Wabash passenger engineer who has been identified with Moberly for the past 30 years, is a native of Arkansas. He was bom in Benton County, March 22, 1873, and is a son of Robert M. and Catherine (Blackburn) Nelson. Robert M. Nelson was bom at Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 28, 1838. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Union army and served as sergeant in the 14th Regi- ment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, until, on account of failing health, he was discharged from the service. After his, military service he returned to Illinois and taught school for a time, when he came to Missouri and settled near Kansas City, where he continued teaching school until 1876. He then returned to Montgomery County, 111., and engaged in the poultry business. He died at Greenville, 111., March 19, 1917. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Catherine Blackburn, was bom in Montgomery County, 111., Feb. 8, 1841, and was a daughter of Richard H. and Tibitha (Vickers) Blackburn, both natives of Illinois. They were the parents of the following children: George M., Moberly; Richard, lives in Oklahoma; Ella, married J. C. Luker, and lives in Minnesota; Clement H., the subject of this sketch; Minnie, lives in Minnesota; Alfred, lives in Oklahoma; Clarence, deceased; Ernest, deceased, and Ina, deceased.

Clement H. Nelson was educated in the public schools of St. Louis and was graduated in 1889. He then took a course in a business college and was graduated in 1890. Mr. Nelson came to Moberly that year and was in the office of T. E. Butterly, master mechanic of the Wabash here at that time. Some time afterwards, Mr. Nelson was appointed general timekeeper and in 1892 he began firing on the Wabash railroad and in 1898, he was promoted to engineer. In 1904, he was promoted to passenger engineer, and has continued in that capacity until the present time. Mr. Nelson has a commendable record to his credit in running a locomotive on the Wabash road for 22 years.

Mr. Nelson has not only dMigently applied himself to his chosen vocation, as a locomotive engineer, but he has been mindful of the duty which is imposed upon every good citizen in taking an interest in public affairs and commendable institutions. He has served on the Moberly school board for eight years, and for 12 years has been a member of the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian Association and he is also a director of the Randolph County Trust Company.

April 21, 1897, Mr. Nelson was united in marriage with Miss Mary J. Dulany, a daughter of G. W. and Virginia J. (Martin) Dulany. G. W. Dulany was bom in Monroe County, Mo., Aug. 27, 1836, and came to Moberly about a year after the town was founded. He was employed by the Wabash Railroad Company as foreman for several years and also served as city marshal of Moberly. He had charge of the burning of the brick which we used in building the Wabash shops here. He was a char- ter member of the Moberly Christian church and also held membership in the Maccabees Lodge. He died in Moberly Sept. 19, 1912. His wife was also a native of Monroe County, Mo., bom Oct. 4, 1843, and now resides in Moberly in the old home place, which has been her home for fifty years. Mrs. Clement H. Nelson is one of five children bom to her parents, the others being as follows: Cass F., Jacksonville, Fla. ; Kean H., deceased ; Mrs. E. Leonard, Moberly, Mo. ; Kent, deceased. Mrs. Nelson was bom Oct. 9, 1874.

To Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have been bom one son, Leonard L., who was born Aug. 23, 1898, and was graduated from the Moberly High School in the class of 1917 and afterwards attended Drake University of Des Moines, la., and is now in the produce business at Moberly, Mo.

Mr. Nelson is a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Commandery and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Order of Foresters. He is a Republican and he and Mrs. Nelson are members of the Christian church of which he is an elder, and they are both members of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Walter J. Shiflett, a well known and popular conductor on the Wabash Railroad, has been a resident of Moberly for the past 22 years. He was born at Charlottesville, Va., June 20, 1875, and is a son of Anfield and Barbara (Frazier) Shiflett, both natives of Charlottsville, Va.

Anfield Shiflett was bom in 1838 and was engaged in farming when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted m the Confederate army at Richmond, Va., and served until the close of the war. After the war he returned to his old home at Charlottsville, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a highly respected man in the community where he was known and for a number of years served as justice of the peace of Charlottsville, Va. Barbara (Frazier) Shiflett was a daughter of Lelion and Barbara (Mallory) Frazier. She also spent her entire life in her native town of Charlottsville, Va. They were the parents of the following children: Thomas, deceased; George, lives near Huntsville, Mo.; Mrs. Kate Shiflett, near Durvon, W. Va. ; Barnard, near Huntsville, Mo. ; Walter J., the subject of this sketch; Robert, Huntsville; Deniza, Charlottsville, Va. ; Anfield, Franklin, Ohio.

Walter J. Shifiett was reared on a farm in the vicinity of Charlottesville, Va., and attended the public schools; he began doing for himself at the age of 15 years. He began work in the railroad shops at Clifton Forge, Va., and remained there until 1898. ^ He then came to Moberly and entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company and worked in the shops here until 1902. He then engaged in the train service as brakeman, and was promoted to conductor in 1906, and since that time has been in the employ of this railroad in tha't capacity.

Mr. Shiflett was united in marriage with Miss. Mary H. Burton, a daughter of William and Hester (Harlow) Burton, of Higbee, Mo. The father is now deceased and the mother resides at Higbee. They were the parents of the following children: Martha, Mrs. R. D. Embree, Higbee, Mo.; J. W., C. C, W. M., Mrs. Shiflett and Paul B. To Mr. and Mrs. Shiflett have been bom one son, Walter Burton Shiflett, who was born in Moberly, June 18, 1902. He was educated in the public schools of Moberly and was graduated from the high school and is now employed as yard clerk for the Wabash railroad and resides with his parents of Moberly.

Walter J. Shiflett is a Democrat, a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Eastern Star, and the Order of Railway Conductors. He and Mrs. Shiflett are members of the Presbyterian church, and she holds membership in the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Order of Railway Conductors. The Shiflett family are well known in Moberly and Randolph County and stand high in the community.

Charles E. Greasa, a Wabash locomotive engineer of Moberly, Mo., is a well known and highly respected citizen of this county which has been his home for the past 21 years. He is a native of Missouri, and was bom -at Rolla, Feb. 16, 1865. He is a son of Henry and Charlotte (Meyer) Greasa, both natives of Hanover, Germany, who came to the United States and first located at Rolla, where they settled in 1858, and later the family removed to St. Louis, where the mother now resides. The father served in the Union army under General Sigel. He was a government teamster and was killed while serving in the army in 1864.

Charles E. Greasa was the youngest of three children born to his parents, the others being Henry, who now resides in St. Louis, Mo., and Clara, who is deceased. Charles E. Greasa was reared in St. Louis and educated in the public schools of that city. When he was about 11 years of age, he began to learn the butcher's trade in St. Louis and followed that line of work until he was 16 years old, when he went to work in a railroad roundhouse, and four years later engaged ijn the butchering business for himself. He continued in that business until 1894, when he entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company as a locomotive fireman and six years later he was promoted to engineer. Since that time he has been running an engine for the Wabash Railroad Company. He came to Moberly in 1899 which siqice has been his home and headquarters. He has a good record to his credit and is one of the trusted employees of the Wabash Railroad Company.

Mr. Greasa was married in 1892 to Miss Magelna Krallman and to this union have been born two children: Freda, who now resides at home with her parents and, Esther, who is studying in St. Louis to be a trained nurse.

Mr. Greasa is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineei-s and Mrs. Greasa belongs to the Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and they are both members of the Lutheran church. The Greasa family are well known and representative of the best citizens of Moberly and Randolph County.

Robert Willis Spragg, a well known and popular locomotive engineer of the Wabash railroad, who is engaged in the passenger service, has been identified with Moberly and the Wabash Railroad Company for the past 26 years. Mr. Spragg was born at St. Johns, New Brunswick, Oct. 14, 1862, and is a son of Hiram and Eliza (Connor) Spragg, both natives of New Brunswick. Hiram Spragg was born Jan. 9, 1832, and was reared to the occupation of farming and was married in New Brunswick and in 1866 came to the United States and engaged in farming, near Independence, Iowa, where he later bought a farm of 300 acres closer to Independence where his children could be given better educational advantages. Here he followed farming and stock raising for a number of years and was also engaged in stock buying and became very wellto-do. Later he retired from active participation in farming, but he still owns his farm which is being operated by one of his sons. He removed to San Diego, Calif., where he is now living retired. His wife was bom at St. Johns, New Brunswick, July 7, 1842, and they were married there. She died at Independence, Iowa, June 26, 1902. They were the parents of three children of whom Robert Willis Spragg of this review is the oldest. The others are : John F., who was killed in a railroad accident on the Union Pacific Railroad, Feb. 16, 1891, and Percy A., who now has charge of the home place at Independence, Iowa.

1882. He then went to Waterloo, Iowa, and entered the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad Company as a locomotive fireman, being employed by Master Mechanic Thomas Place, who is still living at Waterloo, Iowa, retired. He was a pioneer railroader and the first master mechanic of the Dubuque and Sioux City division of the Illinois Central. Mr. Spragg fired on that road until 1887 when he went to Denver, Colo., where he fired on the Union Pacific railroad until 1894, when he resigned and came to Moberly. On Aug. 15, 1894, he entered the employ of the Wabash company as engineer, having run an engine on the Union Pacific from Sept. 18, 1889, until he came to Moberly. He ran a freight engine until 1896, when he was promoted to passenger engineer and since that time has been in the passenger service and his present run is between Moberly and Albia, Iowa. He has had a successful railroad career and is regarded as one of the capable and careful men on the Wabash system. Since coming to Moberly, Mr. Spragg has taken an active interest in local affairs and has been a citizen of real worth. He has ever been a Moberly booster and possesses the Moberly spirit which has made of it one of the live and thriving cities of central Missouri. Mr. Spragg has made profitable investments and is also the owner of 80 acres of valuable land one mile south of Moberly. He has served on the Y. M. C. A. board of directors at Kansas City, Mo., for ten years.

Mr. Spragg was married June 20, 1888, to Miss Lois Stromgren, of Waterloo, Iowa. She died September 7, 1900, and is buried at Waterloo, Iowa. On Oct. 21, 1901, Mr. Spragg was united in marriage with Miss Lelia Stout, a native of Michigan and a daughter of Samuel B. and Elizabeth May (Lewis) Stout, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of New York. The father died at Plymouth, Ind., Aug. 1, 1880, and the mother departed this life in Chicago, 111., Sept. 16, 1914. They were the parents of the following children: Samuel L., deceased; Lelia, the wife of Robert WiUis Spragg, of this review; Perry G., deceased; Edith L., married William J. Henzell, Tacoma, Wash.; Gertrude, married Warren D. Smith, Chicago, 111.;

Mrs. Robert Willis Spragg is a woman of extraordinary ability and rare accomplishments. She began her educational career in the public schools of Plymouth, Ind., where she was graduated from the high school. Afterwards she was graduated from the Barnes Business College of La Porte, Ind., and she also was graduated from the Chautauqua College at Chautauqua, N. Y. She has made an extensive study of music.

She was a student at the Are Institute at Chicago for three years and studied at the musical college of Chicago for two years. She read law in the office of Judge Hess, of Plymouth, Ind. Mrs. Spragg has taught school a number of terms, her first experience in this work being when she was 15 years old. Later she taught in high school. She learned telegraphy and for some years was telegraph operator and station agent in the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company. For 20 years she was private secretary to Supt. J. S. Goodrich of the Wabash. She is a stenographer and an expert accountant and has taught shorthand, typewriting and telegraphy for a number of years.

Mr. Spragg is a Knights Templar MaSon and a member of the Shrine, Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo.; the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a Republican and he and Mrs. Spragg are members of the Episcopal church. They are members of the Order of the Eastern Star of which Mrs. Spragg is Past Matron. She is also a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Mr. and Mrs. Spragg have a wide acquaintance in Moberly and Randolph County and rank high in its citizenship.

George C. Deskin, a well-known locomotive engineer of the Wabash railroad, was bom on a farm a mile and a half east of the townsite of Moberly, Dec. 18, 1861, the son of Moses H. and Ann (Beal) Deskin.

Moses Deskin was born in Cape Gifrardeau, Mo., March 11, 1811, and was reared and educated in this state. He first engaged in farming and later ran a flat boat on the Mississippi River, but gave that up to come to Randolph County and entered a farm just east of the present site of Moberly 10 years before this city was thought of. In 1836 this land was mostly unbroken prairie and woodland. He farmed his homestead and died there in the spring of 1877. Ann Beal Deskin was born in Boone County, Ky., in 1821, and was reared there during her early girlhood. She accompanied her parents when they came to Missouri and here she was married to Moses Deskin. She spent most of her life on the old homestead, passing away there in 1886*. There were the following children in the Deskin family: Sophia, the wife of Andrew J. Foose, deceased; Mary, the wife of A. Shirley, deceased; Reason J., deceased; Sally Joe, the wife of H. J. Link, of Edmond, Okla. ; Jerry W. and Stephen L., deceased ; Lucile E., of Moberly, and George of this review.

George C. Deskin remained at home on the farm until he was 17 years old, attended the district school and the schools of Moberly. He secured a position in the Wabash shops in 1881, where he worked two years before becoming a locomotive fireman. Six years later he was promoted to engineer and served in that capacity until 1894, when he resigned to engage in the dairy business in Moberly. In 1903 Mr. Deskin disposed of his dairy, and a year later opened a restaurant in Moberly, which he managed until 1914, then sold it and moved to Indiana, where he engaged in farming two years. He returned to Moberly in 1916 to- 'take a position on the Wabash as switch engineer in the yards of Moberly.

April 5, 1905, Mr. Deskin was married to Miss Stella M. Paul, the daughter of Samuel and Ann (Grey) Paul, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the mother was born in Indiana. Two children have been born to this union : Ann Mildred 'and Paul G., both at home.

Mr. Deskin is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers; also belongs to the Masonic Lodge and with his wife is a member of the Baptist church. He is a Republican. Mrs. Deskin belongs to the Auxiliary of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and the Eastern Star.

Robert Ross Dixon, a well-known foreman of the Wabash railroad shops at Moberly, was bom here Sept. 29, 1889, the son of Samuel K. and Matry C. (Strickler) Dixon.

Samuel K. Dixon was a native of Virginia, bom April 2, 1846, where he was reared and educated and when old enough began farming. In 1866, Mr. Dixon came to Missouri and located on a farm in Monroe County and later moved to Randolph County, buying a farm three miles northeast of Moberly, where he engaged in farming until the family came to Moberly to live where the father worked as a carpenter until his death, Sept. 6, 1918. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in the Confederate army and served until peace was established. Mr. Dixon was laid to rest on what would have been his golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Dixon was bom in Rockville, Ind., Nov. 12, 1847. and was married there Sept. 6, 1868, and is now residing in her home in Moberly. There were two children in the Dixon family: Alva D., the wife of W. E. McCully, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Robert Ross, of this review.

Robert Ross Dixon was reared ijn Randolph County and attended the district and the Moberly schools until his 15th year when he went to work in the storehouse of the Wabash shops and remained in the employ of the road here until 1911, when he went to St. Louis to take a position in the supply department. Three years later he returned to Moberly and in June of that year became foreman of the storehouse, a position which he still holds.

March 8, 1914, Mr. Dixon was married to Miss Laura Robinson, the daughter of John and Matilda (Whittker) Robinson, the former a native of England, born in Manchester and came to the United States in 1847 and later became an employee of the Wabash railroad in the Moberly shops. He died March 31, 1901. Mrs. Dixon's mother was also born in Manchester, England, and married in her native country and accompanied her husband to the United States. She now lives in Moberly. There were 13 children in the Robinson family of whom Mrs. Dixon was next to the youngest. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Dixon: Robert Taylor and William Ross. The latter died in 1919.

Mr. Dixon is a member of the Modem Woodmen and is independent in politics. He is a member of the Baptist church and Mrs. Dixon is a Presbyterian.

Charles B. Cleveland, one of the popular passenger conductors of the Wabash railroad, with a run out of Moberly, where he makes his home, has been in the continuous service of the company for more than a quarter of a century. He was born on a farm eight miles east of Huntsville, Feb. 15, 1875, the son of John D. and Betty (Dameron) Cleveland.

John D. Cleveland was a native of Missouri, reared and educated here. He was a 49er when gold was discovered in California and drove across the continent with a team of oxen and a prairie schooner. He reached the coast safely and after a period there returned to Missouri and at the outbreak of the Ciivil War enlisted in the army, serving until peace was declared. He then engaged in farming again, and passed the remainder of his life on the old homestead, where he died in 1876, and was laid to rest in the family burying ground on the farm. Betty Dameron Cleveland was bom in Huntsville, Mo., and was reared and educated in that locahty and married ijn Randolph County, where she passed her life and died Jan. 16, 1919, and was buried by the side of her husband. There were four children in the Cleveland family: Janie M., the wife of J. W. Malone, of Moberly; John D., of Fresno, Calif.; Charles B., of this review, and Able F., of Sacramento, Calif.

Charles B. Cleveland was reared on his father's farm and attended the district school and lived at home until he was 15 years of age. He then secured a position as bell boy in ^he Hosier Hotel, of St. Louis. He remained a year when he went to Pine Bluff, Ark., to work in the Cotton Belt railroad shops, located there. In 1891, he returned to Moberly and entered the Wabash shops, where he remained a year. Mr. Cleveland then went to Chicago, where he began firing a locomotive on the Great Western railroad, being employed in that manner until 1894, when a strike was called. He went then to Melrose, Minn., to fire on the Great Northern system. Later he returned to Missouri and located in Springfield, where he was employed by the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis railroad and from there came to Moberly in December, 1895. After getting settled here Mr. Cleveland entered the employ of the Wabash again as a freight brakeman and was promoted to conductor June 3, 1903, and was given charge of a passenger train in 1912, a position which he has since held.

Feb. 16, 1898, Mr. Cleveland was married to Miss Ada Miller, the daughter cf David and Mary (Marvin) Miller, the former a native of Pennsylvania who came to Missouri with his parents when a boy of six years. He lived in Randolph County the rest of his life, passing away Sept. 12, 1918. Mrs. Miller was bom in Virginia in 1852, and was married in 1877. She died in 1879, leaving the one child, Mrs. Ada Cleveland. Mr. Miller married again and four children were bom to that union. Mrs. Cleveland belongs to one of the old pioneer families of Missouri. Her grandfather, Valentine Miller, was born in Pennsylvania in 1825, came west and located here in 1865, and was one of the well-known men of his day.

John L. Darby, who was engaged in farming for a number of years and later a well-known merchant of Moberly, is now agent for the Sharpless Cream Separator Company. He is a native of Randolph County, born on the old family homestead, three miles northeast of Cairo, July 9, 1873, the son of John C. and Milissa (Stephens) Darby.

John C. Darby was bom on the same place June 25, 1844, and reared and educated here. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the army and served four years. His father, John Darby, came to' Missouri at an early day and entered 160) acres, in Cairo' township, three miles northeast of the town. James L. Darby's father inherited the homestead and remained there, engaged in farming, until 1912, when he gave up the active management of the place and came to Moberly to live. He died Sept. 28, 1914. Milissa Stephens Darby v/as born on a farm close to Middlegrove, Monroe County, Mo., Sept. 18, 1842, and is now living at Grey Bull, Wyo. The following children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Darby: Lillie, deceased; Leila, the wife of John Bennett, of Moberly ; Louis, of Rocky Ford, Colo. ; John S., of Moberly ; James L., of this review; Luther, deceased; Emma L. ; Willis, deceased; Paul, of Belgrade, Mont. ; and David, deceased.

James L. Darby spent his boyhood on the farm, received his education in the district school. When he was 13 years old began to work on the farm. In 1901 he bought a farm of 120 acres, one mile northeast of Moberly, where he farmed six years before selling out in September, 1907. He then moved to Moberly. The next year he opened a confectionary store at 112 Reed street, where he built up a good business and in February, 1919, he sold out and is now agent for Sharpless Cream Separator.

Nov. 1, 1899, Mr. Darby was married to Miss Mariah Chandler Newman, the daughter of George T. and Susan E. (Baker) Newman, the former bom in Kentucky in 1845, was a farmer and came to Missouri when only 18 years old and bought a farm near Higbee. He died in 1914. His wife was a native of Missouri, bom in 1850, and now lives on the home farm, a mile and a half northeast of Hiigbee. Mrs. Darby was the third of the seven children in the Newman family. To Mr. and Mrs. Darby has been bom one child: Allene, born August, 1900, died Nov. 11 of the same year.

Mr. Darby is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is one of the substantial citizens of Moberly who has been well known in business circles for many years.

Albert C. Gladney, a leading member of the Randolph County bar, is a descendant from Irish ancestors who located in the Carolinas early in the 19th century and later became pioneer settlers of Missouri. He was bom on the old homestead in Lincoln County, Sept. 7, 1872, the son of John M. and Annie (Wilson) Gladney. John M. Gladney was born on the same farm, July 4, 1830, and reared and educated in Missouri and when old enough became a farmer. He spent his life on the old home >place, and died there March 1, 1893, and was laid to rest in the old family burying ground on the farm.

John M. Gladney was the son of Samuel and Margaret Gladney, both natives of Ireland, who came to the United States and settled in South Carolina in 1817 and two years later came to Missouri, locating on the homestead of 300 acres in Lincoln County, which has never passed out of the family. Samuel Gladney spent the rest of his life in Missouri and died on his land in 1872, and his wife died in 1876, and' both are buried in the family cemetery.

Annie Wilson Gladney, mother of Albert C. Gladney, was bom in Auburn, Mo., May 4, 1842, and is living on the old Gladney homestead. She and her husband were the parents of the following children: David, farming the old home place; Enoch, deceased; Emma, on the home farm with the mother; Andrew, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Albert C, of this review; Lucy, the wife of William Eaymond, of Clarksville; John M., deceased; Frank, a lawyer of St. Louis; Steele, of Bellville, 111., and Eugene, of Oklahoma.

Albert C. Gladney was reared on the old homestead, attended the district school during his boyhood and then entered Central College for higher courses of study. He remained at home until he was 21 years old and then entered the St. Louis Law School, where he graduated and was admitted to the bar in 1900. That same year, Mr. Gladney came to Moberly and opened an office, where he has since been engaged in the practice of law. He has built up a good practice and is one of the wellknown lawyers of this section of the state. Mr. Gladney has served as justice of the peace for 1912 to 1918.

Dec. 12, 1901, Mr. Gladney was married to Miss Mary Duncan, of Lincoln County, and two children have been bom to this union: Enoch A. and David C, both at home with their parents.

Mr. Gladney is a Democrat; he and Mrs. Gladney are members of the Methodist church, south, and they also belong to the missionary society of the church. Mrs. Gladney is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

J. Ereckson Hall, the successful manager of the Moberly Steam Laundry, has led a varied career, and today is regarded as one of the substantial business men of the city. He was bom at Halmstad, Sweden, Sept. 14, 1863, the son of K Ereckson and Anna Hall, the former bom in Annestad, Sweden, in 1828, and the mother in 1836. They came to the United States in 1880 and first located in Iowa, where E. Ereckson Hall was engaged in business as a general merchant for many years.

Mrs. Hall died in Smithfield, Utah, in 1898, and her husband died there in 1900. They were the parents of the following children: Rika, the wife of John Peterson, of Oakland, Calif.; Maria, the wife of A. Benson, of Blackfoot, Idaho; J. Ereckson, of this review; Axrel, deceased; Nettie, now Mrs. Mitchell, of Pocatello, Idaho, and three children who died in infancy.

J. Ereckson Hall was reared in Sweden and received his education there, the schools in Sweden are under the supervision of the government and attendance is compulsory. When only 15 years of age he went to sea on a Swedish sailing vessel which landed at an English port and he left the boat on which he had crossed the North Sea and became a sailor on an English vessel. For a number of years he sailed under the British flag, touching the ports of many lands and sailed nearly all over the world and by the time he was 22 years old, he had visited many countries and seen many races of people.

Soon after his 22d birthday Mr. Hall returned to his home in Sweden, where he was married Aug. 12, 1888, to Emma Magnuson. They went to England within a short time and came to the United States, landing here J^rch 1, 1888. Mr. Hall and his wife located in Des Moines,. Iowa, but four years later came to Moberly, where the family has since lived. Upon first locating here Mr. Hall secured a position with the Moberly Steam Laundry Company as foreman, and in 1918 he was promoted to manager.

Mr. and Mrs. Hall had one child- that died in infancy. They are well known in the city and have many friends. Mr. Hall holds two memberships in the Chamber of Commerce, one personal and the other in the interests of the laundry, of which he is the executive head.

David P. Ash, one of the substantial and successful farmers of Praiirie township, Randolph County, who specializes in breeding pure blooded Poled Angus Aberdeen cattle and Poland China hogs, is the owner of 120 acres of valuable farm land. He was born in Denmark Jan. 9, 1858. the son of Peter and Margaret Ash, both natives of Denmark. Peter Ash was bom in 1819 ; he was reared and educated in his native land and fought in the war between Denmark and Germany. He was a farmer all his life, specialized in raising stock and spent the remainder of his days i|n his native land. He died in March, 1869. The mother was born in 1821 and died in 1886. There were five children in the Ash family: David, of this review; Christian and Sophia, deceased; John, who remains in the native land, and Annie, deceased.

David Ash was reared on his father's farm in Denmark, and attended the pubhc schools. He left his native country in 1875 and came to the United States. After reaching here he settled on a farm near Rock Island, 111., and removed from there to Des Moines, Iowa, where he worked as a miner until 1904. That year Mr. Ash came to Missouri, locating on his farm in Randolph County, where he has since been engaged in general farming and stock raising. For some years, Mr. Ash has handled Poled Angus Aberdeen cattle and Poland China hogs, and he is one of the prominent stockmen of the township. He has placed permanent improvements on his farm, and in 1917 built his present modern home;

March 8, 1884, Mr. Ash was married to Miss Eliza Meyer, the daughter of John and Magelijna (Barnhart) Meyer, both natives of Germany. John Meyer came to the United States in 1847 and settled on a farm in Illinois, where he died in 1885. Mrs. Magelina Meyer was born in 1849 and died in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1912. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. David P. Ash : John P., of Moberly ; Lena, now Mrs. M. Oldham; George, on the home farm; and Ada, also at home.

M. A. Carter, a widely known stock buyer, who has been successfully engaged in that business in Randolph County since he was 18 years old, is a native of this county. He was born in Jacksonville, April 18, 1875, and is a son of M. M. and Mary E. (Renolds) Carter.

M. M. Carter was also a native of Randolph County, born in 1842, and died "at Jacksonville in 1918. He was a stock buyer and shipper and for many years was successfully engaged in that business. He was a veteran of the Civiil War, having served in that army for four years. Mary E. Renolds Carter was also a native of Randolph County, born near Jacksonville, in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Carter were married by Rev. J. A. Berry.

To M. M. and Mary E. (Renolds) Carter were bom the following children: Frank E., Jackson, Miss.; M. A., the subject of this sketch; Isaac B., Green River, Utah ; Maggie M., married L. A. Malone and resides near Jacksonville; Minnie, married H. Conner, Union, Neb.; James D., Huntsville, Mo.; Jessiie L., married Jess C. Scott, Scott, Miss.; Harry D., Jonesberg, Mo. ; Hayden R., Salisbury, Mo. ; and two children who died in Infancy.

Mr. Carter was united in marriage Oct., 20, 1919, at Jacksonville, Mo., Lo Beulah Miles a daughter of William and Clara E. (Snow) Miles, both natives of Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. Miles have been born two children: Marilla E., married Asher W. Elliott, a druggist of Jacksonville, Mo.; and Beulah, the wife of M. A. Carter, the subject of this sketch.

James S. Hedges, Jr., one of the leading merchants of Moberly who owned a grocery store for a number of years and now handles coal and ice, is a native son of Randolph County, born in Moberly Aug. 27, 1883, the son of James S. and Sarah (Featherston) Hedges.

James S. Hedges, Sr., is a native of Clay County, Mo., bom April 3, 1846, and was reared and educated in this state. He came to Moberly in 1867 and engaged in the grocery busi|ness, opening his store the day the first lots of the town site were put up for sale, which gives him the honor of being one of the very oldest merchants of the town. Mr. Hedges is a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted at the outbreak of hostilities and was assigned to the 48th Regiment, serving under Colonel James Moss and later under Colonel Hale. Mr. Hedges has taken an active part itn local affairs, serving as a member of the city council of Moberly from 1892 to 1896 and for a number of years was a director of the Moberly Building and Loan Association. Mrs. Hedges was bom on a farm just east of Moberly, June 5, 1843, and was married there in 1876. She died in 1912. Her father, Charles Featherston, came to Moberly in 1868, and lived here until his death in 1883. He was the first constable of the town and took a prominent part in the early development . of Moberly. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. James S. Hedges, Sr.: Willard, deceased; Lijllie, the wife of Robert Kfeman, of Huntsville, and James S., of this review.

James S. Hedges, Jr., was reared in Moberly, attended the public school until he w^as old enough to engage in business and then bought a half interest in his father's grocery store, which they conducted until 1914, when Mr. Hedges began handling ice and coal. He was one of the prime movers in the estabhshment of the Moberly Artificial Ice Company and handles that ice. His coal business has proved profitable and he is considered one of the substantial of the younger generation of business men of the city.

Sept. 13, 1913, Mr. Hedges was married to Mijss Viola Chrane, the daughter of John S. and Catharine (Schneider) Chrane, both natives of Missouri, the former born in 1846, and the mother was born in 1871, and died in 1894. Mrs. Hedges is the third in order of birth of their family of 12 children. Mr. and Mrs. Hedges are members of the Christian church. Mr. Hedges ib a Democrat.

Asher W. Elliott, owner and manager of the leading drug store of Jacksonville, is a native son of the town and Randolph County. He was born Oct. 23, 1889, which places him among the younger generation of business men of this section who have made good. He is the son of Alonzo H. and Evelena (Barnhart) Elliott. Alonzo Elliott was born in Randolph County in April, 1848. He was reared and educated here and became a general farmer, specializing in breeding Aberdeen Angus cattle.- He is the owner of two good farms, one of 387 acres and another of 161 acres, located southwest of Jacksonville about three miles, where he is still engaged in farming. Evelena Barnhart Elliott was also bom in this county, and reared and educated here. There were three children in the family: Roy, a farmer south of Jacksonville; Asher W., of this review, and Lester, living on his father's farm, south of town.

Asher W. Elliott was reared in the country and received his elementary education in the district school and then entered Prichett College, at Glasgow, Mo., where he pursued a course of special studies. After finishing college he returned to the farm and worked with his father until 1916. That year he came to Jacksonville and bought a drug store and since that time has been successfully engaged in business here.

Jan. 11, 1910, Mr. Elliott was married to Miss Marilla Miles, the daughter of William N. and Claire (Snow) Miles, of Jacksonville, Mo. They are members of the younger social circles of Jacksonville and Mr. Elliott is one of the progressive business men of the town who has built up a good trade.

Mr. Elliott and his v;ife are members of the Christian church of Jacksonville; he is a Mason and Mrs. Elliott is a member of the Eastern Star.

Alonzo H. Elliott, a well known and prosperous farmer of Randolph County, who owns 565 acres of valuable land near Jacksonville, was born in this locahty April 26, 1864. He is a son of William W. and Nancy Jane (Terry) Elliott. William W. Elliott was a native of Kentucky, bom in Madison County, Aug. 4, 1829. He came to Missouri in 1833 and took up land which he farmed and at the same time he worked as a carpenter. His land was located north of Huntsville and was a large and valuable tract. Mr. Elliott died in 1906. He had been retired from active business since 1902. Nancy Jane Terry Elliott was born in Randolph County, north of Huntsviille, in 1836, and died Feb. 17, 1909. Two children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. William W. Elliott: Alonzo H., of this review, and Mrs. Frederick Priesmeyer, of Moberly.

Alonzo H. Elliott was reared in the country and educated in the district school. He remained at home with his parents until he was 24 years old. At that time he was married and his father gave him a farm, which he operated four years. He then returned to the home place, where he was engaged in general farming and stock raising until 1915. He then moved to Jacksonville, but still manages his land, which now consists of 547 acres, and is located southwest of the town. He has placed all the improvements on his present place, and has five barns, a good house, which was built in 1912, and other farm buildings. Mr. Elliott and his father were among the first men of the county* to handle Aberdeen Angus cattle.

Nov. 23, 1887, Mr. Elliott was married to Miss Evelna Bamhart, a daughter of G. W. Barnhart. Mr. Barnhart was born in Illinois in 1825, and came to Missouri and engaged in farming and stock raising near Kirksville. Later he moved to a farm west of Jacksonville, Randolph County, where he died in 1899. Mrs. Elliott's mother was bom in Wayne County, Ky., in 1827, anfl was married at Kirksville in 1862. She died in Randolph County in 1882. To Mr. and Mrs. Elliott have been born three children: Roy S., on his father's farm; Asher W., a druggist of Jacksonville, whose history will be found on another page of this volume, and Lester, also on his father's land.

Mr. Elliott is a member of the Masonic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. No. 541, Jacksonville, Mo., and is a member of the Eastern Star, and he and his wife belong to the Baptist church. Mr. Elliott is a Democrat. Mrs. Elliott also is a member of the Eastern Star.

William S. Jordan, a well-known machinist of the Wabash raidroad, who has been employed in the shops at Moberly, Mo., for over 35 years, was born in Brown County, Ohio, May 27, 1850, the son of John W. and Sarah (Church) Jordan, the former born in the same county in 1828, enlisted in the Confederate army at the outbreak of the Civil War and was promoted to captain of the commissary department, where he served until peace was established. He was a riverman, and spent his life on the steamboats of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He died at Mobile, Ala., Nov, 3, 1865. Sarah Church Jordan was bom in Maysville, Ky., in 1829, and was married in Ohio. She died at the advanced age of 90 years. There were th'e following children in the Jordan family: William S., of this review; Lou, the widow of Philip Wells, of Oklahoma; Sarah, the wife of Austin Nelson, and both are dead, and John W., also deceased.

William S. Jordan was reared in St. Louis, attended the public schools until he was 14 years old and then began to learn the machinist's trade at the old Lafayette Foundry of that city. He began his apprenticeship in 1864 and finished four years later. Remaining in St. Louis, Mr. Jordan worked at his trade until 1872, then moved to Litchfield, 111. On Dec. 18, 1885, he came to Moberly to enter the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company in the shops here and has remained with this company to the present time, and is one of the oldest men in years of service, here.

April 22, 1894, Mr. Jordan was married in Moberly to Miss Lucretta Broadwater, the daughter of John S. and Margaret (Tremble) Broadwater, who was the third child, in a family of ten children.

Mr. Jordan is a Mason, belonging to Lodge No. 344, Moberly. He is a member of Knights of Pythias and is independent in politics. Mrs. Jordan is a member of the Maccabees and they both belong to the Methodist Episcopal church, south.

Allen C. Westfall, employed in the coach repair department of the Wabash carpenter shops in Moberly, Mo., is a native of this country, and was bom on a farm in Union township, Aug. 16, 1865, the son of Jacob C. and Elizabeth (Degarmo) Westfall.

Jacob C. Westfall was a native of West Virginia and came to Missouri in January, 1836, with his parents, who were early settlers of this section. His father, Comeliius Westfall, entered 300 acres of land from the government, four miles east of the present town site of Moberly. He died on that homestead in 1869, and was buried in the old Grimes family burying ground. Jacob Westfall was engaged in general farming and stock raising during his life on the farm he inherited from his father, and died there in 1878. He was buried in the Vince cemetery. Elizabeth Degarmo Westfall was born in Missouri, Dec. 3, 1841. She was married in Randolph County and is now living in Moberly, aged 78 years. There were the following children in the family : Allen C, of this review ;

Allen C. Westfall was reared on the old homestead in Union township, attended the district school and then began to farm the home place when his father died. He was only a boy of 13 years at the time, but did his best to help his mother. In 1888, Mr. Westfall bought a farm west of the homestead and placed permanent improvements on this 40 acre tract. He engaged in general farming and stock raising for some years and then sold out, but in 1898 bought 145 acres of land two miles north of his former place, improved it and later sold it when he bought property in Moberly and moved here in February, 1915. He soon took a position with the Wabash Eailroad Company as a carpenter in the coach repair department, where he has since been engaged.

Dec. 17, 1889, Mr. Westfall was married to Miss Grace McCartney, of Randolph County, and to this union five children have been born: Winnie B. and Joseph A., deceased; Marie L. ; Robert and Ruth, all of whom live in Moberly. Mrs. Westfall's father, Samuel McCartney, was a native of Pennsylvania, who was an early pioneer of Missouri. He was a school teacher and was the origimator of the first teacher's institute held in Randolph County. Later he bought land and engaged in farming. Mrs. McCartney was Keren H. Baird before her marriage, a native of Clinton County, Pa. Mrs. Westfall was the second child in a family of four children. Mr. Westfall is a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carpenters, and is a Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Westfall belong to the Methodist church, south.

August Hestler, one of the well-known passenger locomotive engineers of the Wabash railroad, has been a resident of Moberly for 23 years. He was born in Orange County, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1858, the son of Minert and Mary (Stiner) Hestler. The father was bom in Switzerland and emigrated from his native land to the United States, first settled in New York, and later moved to Wisconsin and then to Iowa, where he died and was buried at Hampton. Mary Stiner Hestler was also a native of Switzerland, was married in that countiy and accompanied her husband to the United States. She died in Iowa and was buried at Hampton beside her husband. There were the following children in the family: Catharine, deceased; August, of this review; Helen and Frank, deceased; Mary, the wife of Swan Hanson, of Olewein, la. ; Alexander, of Hampton ; Annie, the wife of John Adams, of Valley Junction, la.

August Hestler was reared and educated in Wisconsin and when only nine years of age began to work out. He was employed at various kinds of work and in 1874-75 drove a stage between Mainitowoc and Sheboygan, Wis. He then began firing for the Goodrich Steamship Line, out of Chicago. Soon after this, he began firing an engine on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad and was promoted to engineer in 1883. Subsequently, Mr. Hestler went to Parsons, Kan., to run an engine for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad and came to Moberly in 1897 to enter the employ of the Wabash railroad as engineer. Later he was promoted to a passenger run, which he has since held,

Mr. Hestler was first marri;ed to Miss Jennie Silva, who died in Moberly in 1913, leaving the following children: Emma H., the wife of Fred Ross, of Moberly; Marian, the wife of Sidney Haynes, of Moberly; Mildred, of Chicago; Frank, at home. In 1917, Mr. Hestler married Mrs. Marie M. Carr of Kansas City.

Mr. Hestler has been a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers since 1885 and has served as local and general chairman of that organization and has held most all the other offices. He is a member of the Mystic Workers and he and Mrs. Hestler belong to the Presbyterian church. In national affairs, he is a Republican. Mrs. Hestler belongs to the Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, is a member of the Royal Neighbors and an active worker in church affairs.

Henry M. Biu-ton, a blacksmith employed in the Wabash railroad shops in Moberly, was bom on a farm near Huntsville, Mo., Jan. 19, 1875, and is the son of Henry and Jennie (Walker) Burton, an extensive sketch of whom appears in this volume.

Henry M. Burton was reared in the country, attended the district school and then graduated from the high school in Huntsville. He remained at home working on the farm until he was 20 years old, when he went to Huntsville to learn the blacksmiith's trade. Sept. 23, 1912, Mr. Burton came to Moberly to take a position as blacksmith in the shops of the Wabash railroad, where he has since been employed.

Jan. 16, 1901, Mr. Burton was married to Miss Ida M. Bales, the daughter of John C. and Mary C. (Jacobs) Bales, whose grandfather was a native of Tennessee and her grandmother of North Carolina. Mr. Bales was a general farmer and stock raiser; he was city collector of Richmond, Mo., and constable of Richmond township, Ray County, Mo.

He now resides ' with Mrs. Burton in Moberly. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Burton, Helen Maurine, a student in the Moberly High School.

Mr. Burton is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the Rebeccas and with his family is a member of the Methodist church, south. He is a Republican.

William S. Kelly, a well known and capable machinist employed in the Wabash Railroad shops at Moberly, Mo., was bom here Dec. 26, 1876, and is a son of WiUiam and Ellen (Ryan) Kelly.

William Kelly was a native of Ireland, bom in April, 1849. He came to the United States with his parents when a child three years old. The Kelly family reached this country in 1852 and first settled in New York where the father worked at his trade of machiniist. In 1866 they came to Missouri and located at St. Charles, where the family lived for 10 years before coming to Moberly. Mr. Kelly was employed in the Wabash shops here as a machinist until shortly before his death, Nov. 22, 1886. He was buried at St. Mary's cemetery. Ellen Ryan Kelly was bom at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1855 and was married to Mr. Kelly at St. Charles, Mo., Jan. 8, 1872 and now makes her home with her son William S. There were the following chijldren in the Kelly family: John J., of Pittsburg, Pa.; Mamie, the wife of W. S. Margerum, of Des Moines, la. ; William S., of this review, and Charles M., of Moberly.

William S. Kelly was reared in Moberly, attended the old Central school and in early life began work in the railroad shops as a machinist apprentice. He served his apprenticeship and has since been employed as a joumeyman machinist by .the Wabash Railroad Company.

Mr. Kelly resides in Moberly with his mother; he is a member of the Machinists Union, the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic church, and has always been a Democrat.

William S. Kelly's uncle, Michael Kelly, was one of the first settlers of Moberly and was present the day the town plat was opened and lots were sold. He was a stockholder of the company which built the first water works of the town. Mrs. Kelly who resides at 712 Reed street, ijn one of the first cottages built in the city, is one of the early residents and has seen the village grow to a city and can recall many interesting events of the early days of Moberly and Randolph County.

J. A. Grotjan, a widely known gunsmith and skilled machinist, who has lived in Moberly many years was bo,rn in Chariton County, Mo., Feb. 16, 1866, the son of Charles and Louise (Suppe) Grotjan. Charles Grotjan was a native of Germany, born in 1822 and came to the United States in 1860. Shortly afterwards he came to Missouri, locating in Chariton County on a farm where he was engaged in farming and stock raising until 1898 when he came to Moberly where he spent the last two years of his life with his son. He diied May 8, 1901 and was buried at Oakland cemetery. The mother was born on a farm in Wisconsin, May 15, 1844 and died Aug. 12, 1868. They were the parents of five children as follows: Louise, deceased; William, deceased; J. A., of this review; Minnie, deceased, and one child died in ipifancy.

J. A. Grotjan was educated in the public schools and in early life learned the carpenter's trade under the direction of his grandfather, F. W. Suppe. Later he entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company as a machinist helper and learned the machinist's trade. After working for the Wabash Railroad for a number of years he buiilt a shop of his own in 1896, near his residence at 516 North Ault street, Moberly, where he installed machinery with which he is equipped to do all kinds of repairing and fine machine work.

March 5, 1895, Mr. Grotjan married Miss Terssa Cathrine Pomie and three children have been bom to the union: Arthur, deceased; Arbie Harold, deceased; George T., a machinist at the Faessler Machine Shop, Moberly, Mo.

Mr. Grotjan is a Mason, being a member of the Blue Lodge and an Independent voter. He is an old and respected resident who has lived here to see the town grow into a city and taken an interested part in its development.

William Foster Henderson, a well known citizen of Moberly, Mo., who is employed as a locomotive engineer on the Wabash Railroad with a run out of Moberly, has been in the employ of this company for more than 15 years. He was born in Iroquois County, 111., March 23, 1865 and is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Lewis) Henderson.

Joseph Henderson was bom on a farm in Illinois Aug. 28, 1830 and was reared and educated there. He was engaged in farming and also the mercantile business. He died ijn Centralia, 111., June 7, 1895 and was buried there. Sarah Lewis Henderson was also a native of Illinois, born April 23, 1832 and died Dec. 31, 1872. There were seven children born to Joseph and Sarah (Lewis) Henderson: Isaac, of Seneca, Kan.; Owen, also of Seneca, Kan.; Charles, o.f Salem, Ore.; William, of this review; Wesley deceased ; and Mary, who died in infancy.

Wiilliam F. Henderson was reared on a farm and educated in the district schools. He began work in the roller mills of Centralia as a helper when only 16 years old. In 1886 he went to St. Louis and secured ?, position in the Laclede Roller Mills where he worked three years. He came to Moberly in 1901 and entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company as a locomotive fireman. He was promoted to engineer in 1906 and has since continued in that capacity.

Sept. 18, 1897, Mr. Henderson was marnled in St. Louis to Miss Annie Mannecke, a daughter of William and Freda (Herdmann) Mannecke, both natives of Missouri, and now deceased. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Henderson: Percy, of Racine, Wis.; John L., of Moberly; Irene E., at home and Charles M., also at home and both are attending school.

Mr. Henderson is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, is a Democrat and with his wife is a member of the Methodist church. Mrs. Henderson belongs to the Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Royal Neighbors. Mr. Henderson is one often reliable and capable men in the employ of the Wabash Railroad and is a substantial citizen of Moberly.

George W. Morris, a well known mine superintendent of Jacksonville, is a mining man of vast experience. He was born in South Shields, Durham, Eng., April 7, 1867 and is a son of Charles and Sarah (Scott) Morris.

Charles Morris was a native of Wales, bom July 23, 1833 and came to America in 1869. He first settled at Duquoin, 111., where he followed coal mining and from there went to Savannah, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. He remained there from 1882, engaged in coal mining until 1884 when he came to Missouri and followed coal mining at Rich Hill for five years. He then came to Ardmore, Macon County, where he resided for 25 years when' he removed to Huntsville and died there Nov. 5, 1911. His wife was bom in South Shields, Dunham, Eng., Feb. 22, 1837 and they were married in England, Jan. 18, 1859, and she now resides at Jacksonville, Mo. They were the parents of five children as follows: George W., the subject of this sketch; Charles, Moberly, Mo.; Benjamin, Kansas City, Mo. ; Robert, Sheridan, Wyoming, and Mary died in infancy.

where he was employed as a mule driver; later he was employed in operating air machinery for a coal mine and worked at that for five years. He then fired a switch engine at McAllister, Ind., for the Pacific Coal Company. He then came to Missouri and located at Rich Hill, where he was employed in operating hoisting machinery in a coal mine and also did general work about the mine. His next place of employment was at Ardmore, Mo., where he was employed as mine foreman for one year. He then went to Renick, Mo. as mine foreman for the same company and from there back to Ardmore in the same capacity for eight years. He then opened a mine between Huntsville and Moberly, as a member of the firm of Jones-Davis and Morris. One year later he went with the Elliot Coal Company as foreman and while there opened the San Diego mine, three miles west of Elliot and was superintendent of mines No. 1, 2 and 3 or the Wabash Coal Company. He was with the Randolph-Macon Coal Company for two years when he went to Kansas City and was in the employ of a railroad company for two years and for a time ran a switch engine for the Rock Island railroad. Sept. 26, 1918, he came to Jacksonville as superintendent for the Jacksonville Coal Company and has served in that capacity until the present time.

Mr. Morris was married April 24, 1892 to Mi|ss Vetura Shaw, a daughter of David S. and Eliza Jane (Frazier) Shaw, both natives of Missouri. The father was born in Monroe County, Sept. 1, 1833 and died at Huntsville, Jan. 12, 1918 and the mother now resides at Huntsville. To Mr. and Mrs. Morris have been bom the following children: Hannah, married Lloyd Frazier and they li|ve near Huntsville, Mo. ; Roy, Geby, Wyo. ; Floyd L., Jacksonville; and Ada Bell married L. C. Maddox, Kansas City, Mo.

Mr. Morris is a member of the Masonic Lodge and Unity Holiness church. He is independent in politics and is now serving as mayor of Jacksonville. He is the owner of 130 acres of land one and one-half miles east of Huntsville. He is a progressive and public spirited citizen.