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

Charles H. Daniels was reared in his native state and attended the district schools and remained at home with his father until he was 17 years old. He began his railroading career April 6, 1881, in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a brakeman between

Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pa., with headquarters at Harrisburg. He was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Company for four years, when he went to Kansas City and entered the employ of the Union Pacific as fireman and was promoted to engineer in 1890, and remained with that railroad in that capacity until Sept. 10, 1894, when he resigned and on Sept. 15, 1894, he entered the employ of the Wabash railroad as engineer and ran a freight engine until 1898, when he was promoted to passenger engineer and has since served in that capacity. He is one of the experienced and trustworthy engineers in the employ of the company.

Mr. Daniels was married April 29, 1884, to Miss Mary A. Rider, a daughter of Joe and Phoebe (Hunter) Rider, both natives of Pennsylvania. The father was born March 23, 1884. He served in the army during the Civil War and died at Harrisburg, Pa., May 29, 1887. His wife was born Nov. 25, 1843, and now resides at Harrisburg, Pa. Mrs. Charles H. Daniels is one of the following children born to her parents: Robert, died in infancy; Mary A., the wife of Charles H. Daniels, the subject of this sketch; Lottie, deceased; Anna, is married and resides in Harrisburg, Pa.; Emma, mai-ried Charles Ruby, of Harrisburg, Pa., and Alace, married William Mader, Harrisburg, Pa.

Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniels: Stella Lillian, married Joe Kirby, of Moberly, Mo., and Alice Florence, married Matt McHugh, Moberly, Mo.

Mr. Daniels is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Lodge No. 86, and is a Knights Templar Mason and a member of the Shrine, Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo. He belongs to the Methodist church. , ";

William J. Haynes, the well known police judge of Moberly, is a native of Randolph County and belongs to one of the early pioneer families of this section. He was born in Cairo township, Sept. 27, 1858 and is a son of William and Sarah (McKnight) Haynes.

Wilson Haynes was born in Tennessee and came to Missouri with his parents who settled on a farm in Cairo township at an early day. Wilson Haynes was the owner of 120 acres of land in Cairo township and for a number of years was engaged in farming and stock raising there. Later he sold his place and removed to Joplin, Mo. where he was engaged in teaming and the feed business for a number of years and he now resides in that city at the advanced age of 87 years. He is a veteran of the Civil

War, having served in the Confederate army under Gen. Sterling Price. Sarah (McKnight) Haynes was born near Nashville, Tenn. She died in Joplin in 1890.

Wilson and Sarah (McKnight) Haynes were the parents of the following children:, Elizabeth, married John Bowden and they reside near Springfield, Mo.; William J., the subject of this sketch; Ina, deceased; John T., lives in Cairo township ; Ed lives at Oronogo, Mo. ; J. Neflf, Joplin, Mo. ; Ammet, Tulsa, Okla. ; and Mollie, married Henry Grossman, Joplin, Missouri.

William J. Haynes was reared on the home farm in Cairo township and educated in the district schools. He remained at home with his father, assisting on the home farm until the latter sold out and removed to Joplin. William J. Haynes then worked by the month for farmers in the vicinity of his old home, but it was not long until he bought a farm two and one-half miles southwest of Cairo. Here he was engaged in farming and stock raising until 1911 when he came to Moberly and first engaged in the second hand business and soon after engaged in the hardware and furniture business which he conducted until 1919 when he was elected police judge of Moberly and has devoted his attention to that office since.

Mr. and Mrs. Haynes are members of the Baptist church and he is a Democrat. Judge Haynes is one of the highly respected and substantial citizens of Moberly and Randolph County.

R, F. Keeley, business manager of the Moberly- Democrat, is a newspaper man of many years' experience, and has been connected with the Moberly Democrat for nearly 25 years. He is a native of Missouri and was born in Breckenridge, Caldwell County, May 11, 1869, and is a son of Patrick and Ruth (Davis) Keeley.

Patrick Keeley was a native of Ireland. He came to this country prior to the Civil War and settled in Caldwell County, Mo., where he engaged in farming and stock raising and spent the remainder of his life in that state. His wife was a native of Indiana and came to Missouri with her parents who settled in Caldwell County at an early day. She is now deceased. Patrick and Ruth (Davis) Keeley were the par- ents of three children: R. F., the subject of this sketch; Mary, mamed J. A. Whiteford, superintendent of public schools of Oklahoma City, Okla.. and John, deceased.

R. F. Keeley was reared on the home farm in Caldwell County and educated in the public schools. Early in life he began his newspaper career on the "Breckenridge Bulletin" and there learned the printer's trade. After working in various newspaper offices he came to Moberly in January, 1896, and bought interest in the Moberly Democrat with which he has since been connected.

Mr. Keeley was united in marriage in 1893 with Miss Lottie Beazley, of Brunswick, Mo. Two children have been born to this union, Eugene, who is 22 years old, enlisted in the United States navy during the World War and served until its close and is now in the employ of the Bell Telephone Company at Chicago, and Gerald, who is eight years old.

Mr. Keeley is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a member of the Methodist church, south, and is a Democrat. He is one of the widely known newspaper men of central Missouri.

George M. Davis, a well-known citizen of Clark, Mo., is a native of Randolph County and is a representative of one of the pioneer families of this section of Missouri. He was born in Prairie township, Feb. 2, 1858, and is a son of Madison and Saldria (McCauley) Davis.

Madison Davis was born in Kentucky and came to Randolph County, Mo., with his parents when young. He was engaged in farming and stock raising in Prairie township and died there about 1904 at the age of 75 years. His wife, whose maiden name was Saldria McCauley, was a native of Boone County, Mo., and a daughter of Samuel and Cynthia (Lewis) McCauley, both members of pioneer families of that section. Mrs. Madison Davis died about 1908 at the age of 72 years.

George M. Davis was one of the following children born to his parents: Mrs. T. J. Farris, Moberly, Mo.; Mrs. John F. Bradley, deceased; George M., the subject of this sketch; Jeff, lives on a farm south of Moberly; J. S., lives in Oklahoma; and Mrs. Lucy Swetman lives in Kansas City, Mo.

George M. Davis was reared on the home farm and attended the district schools and when a boy began work in a sawmill. Later he worked in a flour mill in Renick for the Renick Milling Company and was employed there from 1881 until 1894. He then located at Clark,

Mo., where he was engaged in the flour and feed business and later entered the employ of the J. H. Teasdale Commission Company of St. Louis as traveling representative. He covers a large scope of territory for this company which includes the states of Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas' and northeastern Oklahoma.

On May 4, 1879, George M. Davis was united in marriage with Miss Victoria Baty, a daughter of Pleasant and Saldria (Adams) Baty, the former a ijative of Callaway and the latter of Randolph County. To Mr. and Mrs. Davis have been born three children, as follows: Walter E., Moberly, Mo.; Melvin, deceased; and Ethel, married Brad Robertson, Slater, Mo.

Mr. Davis is a Democrat and has taken an active interest in public affairs. He served as constable of Prairie township for two terms and has served on the Clark school board of which he was president for six years and has also served as mayor of Clark. He was one of the organizers of the Clark Electric Company. He is a member \of the Christian church and was a member of the building committee when the local church was built in 1898. Mr. Davis is a well known and substantial citizen, and has a wide acquaintance,

Henry Harmon, now deceased, was for many years identified with the interests of Moberly and Randolph County and was a progressive and liighly respected citizen. He was born at Canal Fulton, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1853, and died at Taylorville, 111., Jan. 3, 1919, and his remains are buried at Canal Fulton, Ohio.

Henry Harmon was a son of Frederick and Gesena Harmon. Frederick Harmon was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and was married there in 1834. Two years later he immigrated to America with his wife and settled in Lawrence township, Stark County, Ohio. Here he engaged in farming until the time of his death in 1885. His wife was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 3, 1808 and died in Stark County, Ohio, April 20, 1898. She was the oldest woman in Stark County at the time of her death. Her remains are buried at Canal Fulton, Ohio.

Henry Harmon was one of seven children born to his parents. He was reared and educated in Ohio and in early life learned the trade of brass moulding. In 1875, he came to Moberly from Kent, Ohio, and entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company as a brass moulder. He continued in that work until 1890 when he engaged in the dairy business in Moberly and for five years conducted that business. He bought the place in Moberly where Mrs. Harmon now resides April 10, 1880. It consists of six acres besides six adjoining lots. Mr. Harmon built a small brass foundry on one of these lots where he was also interested in that line of work for a time.

Henry Harmon was married at Jacksonville, Mo., Feb. 18, 1878 to Miss Thursie Reynolds, a daughter of Isaac R. and Margaret (Peyton) Reynolds, both natives of Kentucky and settled in Randolph County at an early day where they were engaged in farming and stock raising. Isaac R. Reynolds was born in Kentucky, Nov. 16, 1816 and died in Jacksonville, Mo. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. M. Carter, Feb. 19, 1900 and his remains are buried in the cemetery near Jacksonville. His wife was born in Kentucky in 1830 and they were married in that state. She died at Jacksonville, Jan. 3, 1893 and is also buried near Jacksonville. They were the parents of eight children as follows: Elizabeth, died in infancy ; William T., Globe, Ariz. ; Joseph E., married W. N. Rutherford of Moberly and she is now deceased; Mary E., married M. M. Carter, Jacksonville, Mo.; Thursie, married Henry Harmon, the subject of this sketch; Hayden L., deceased; Minnie, married Dr. W. D. Halliburton, Moberly, Mo. and Matthew, Amarillo, Tex.

To Henry and Thursie (Reynolds) Harmon were born three children: Frank W., born. Feb. 4, 1879; Fred, born Nov. 1, 1882 and Mattie, bom March 5, 1885, all of whom reside at home with their mother in Moberly.

Mrs. Thursie Harmon was born in Jacksonville, Randolph County, Aug. 17, 1853 and now resides at 1224 Franklin street, Moberly, which has been her home for over 30 years. She is a member of the Christian church as was also her husband during his lifetime. The Harmon family is one of the highly respected families in Moberly and Randolph County.

John W. Hutsell, an extensive farmer and stockman of Union township, was born Dec. 7, 1839, and has been identified with Randolph County all his life. He is the son of Bloomfield and Elily T. (Carver) Hutsell.

Bloomfield Hutsell was born in Bourbon County, Ky., Oct. 5, 1813, and died in Randolph County, Jan. 2, 1884, and his wife was born in Fayette County, Ky., Nov. 19, 1821, and died in Randolph County in September, 1907, and her remains and her husband's are buried in the Antioch Church Cemetery. They were married in Kentucky Nov. 27, 1836, and the following year came to Randolph County and settled in Union township, where John W. Hutsell, the subject of this sketch, was born. They were the parents of the following children: John W., Mrs.

John W. Hutsell was reared amidst the pioneer surroundings of the early days in Randolph County and attended school in the Cottage Grove district and his first teacher was Prof. Murrell. The school house was a log structure of the primitive type with split logs for seats. The pupils went to school early in the morning and remained at their labors as long as they could see. Mr. Hutsell remained at home with his parents until he was 24 years old. He then clerked for two years in a store and in 1867 bought a part of his present farm in Union township. His place is located three and one-half miles northeast of Moberly and he now owns 200 acres, after having given to his son, 240 acres. His place is well improved with a good nine-room residence, barns and other buildings. For many years Mr. Hutsell was an extensive feeder of cattle and hogs and now carries on general faiming and stock raising and raises cattle, hogs, horses, mules and sheep.

Mr. Hutsell was married Jan. 11, 1866, to Miss Minnie Eubanks, of Paris, Mo. She was a daughter of Richard and Jane (Tremble) Eubanks. Richard Eubanks was a native of Tennessee, born Oct. 1, 1810, and came to Randolph County in 1836. His wife was the widow of Henry Scott. To Mr. and Mrs. Hutsell were born the following children: James D., Union township; William W., Sugar Creek township; Annie May, married Sanford Bennett, and they reside on the home place. Mr. Hutsell has two grandchildren: John H. Hutsell and Mable R. Bennett.

James H. Owen, a well known farmer and stockman of Cairo township, is a native of Randolph county. He was born in Cairo township about three miles west of the town of Cairo, October 16, 1867, and is a son of Thomas H. and Susan (Furguson) Owen.

his brother, Capt. Ed Owen, at one time owned over 600 acres of land in the vicinity of Jacksonville, and that town occupies a part of the old

Grand Prairie Church Cemetery. Thomas H. Owen went to California during the gold excitement of 1849. He was accompanied by his brother, Capt. Ed Owen, and also Warren and John Taylor.

Susan (Furguson) Owen, mother of James H. Owen, was a native of Tennessee and came to Randolph county when a young girl and was here married to Thomas H. Owen. They were the parents of the following children: Lucy, married Will H. Wright and he is now deceased; Katherine, married Charles Snodgrass, of Moberly; Margaret, married Ben Poison, of Moberly; Edwin, died in infancy; James H., the subject of this sketch ; Susie, married John D. DeGrine and they live near Huntsville ; WilHam T., Denver, Colo. ; and Winston C, Santa Cruz, Calif.

JameE= H. Owen was reared on his father's farm and educated in the public schools of Cairo. He remained at home with his parents until he was 21 years old when he engaged in farming on his own account on rented land. Later he bought land and now owns a valuable farm of 80 acres which is well improved. He carried on general farming and stock raising and deals in mules. He has dealt in mules for many years.

Mr. Owen was married in Cairo township, December 19, 1894, to Miss Nina G. Amick, a daughter of Jack and Catherine (Bennett) Amick. The Amick and Bennett families were among the pioneer settlers of Randolph county. Jack Amick was born in Missouri and his wife in Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Owen were born two children : Orpetta, died December 3, 1917, and Cleona, who resides at home.