Randolph County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1920 (part 1 of 18)

Biographical sketches

Ottis O. Ash, M. D. - ^Among the professional men of Randolph County none is more worthy of being represented in its annals than Dr. Ottis 0. Ash, a leading physician and surgeon of Moberly. For more than 17 years he has lived within the county's borders, during which time he has been a prominent factor in its social, civic and professional affairs. Doctor Ash was born in Monroe County, Mo., March 13, 1869, the son of W. P. and Hester (Wilson) Ash, being the second of 12 children born to them.

W. P. Ash was born in the same house in Monroe County, Mo., July 8, 1843, and died Feb. 11, 1913. He was a son of Robert and Mary (Kessinger) Ash, both born near Lexington, Ky. They came to Missouri at an early day locating in Howard County, later removing to Monroe County where the grandfather was a farmer. He died in 1875 at the advanced age of 80 years, being survived by his widow who lived to be nearly 100 years old. W. P. Ash was a farmer and country merchant, who passed all his days in Monroe County, now being survived by his wife who was a native of Shelby County, Mo. She now resides at Madison, Mo. She is the daughter of Frank and Julia (Rappwood) Wilson, natives of Kentucky who were among the earliest settlers of this state as her father was one of the first men to erect a gristmill in this section, which was known as the Wilson Mill.

Doctor Ash attended the district school near his home and while yet a young boy began to clerk in his father's store. In 1877 he entered the high school at Moberly, finished there and then took a two year course at the State Normal School at Warrensburg, Mo. Following this, he taught school one year in the district school of Salt River township, Randolph County, but as he had determined upon a professional career, resigned in the spring and early in the fall of 1890 entered Beaumont Hos- pital College. Two years later he was granted a degree of Doctor of Medicine and entered the Medical Department of Washington University, St. Louis, to take a higher course in his profession, graduating there in 1894. He returned to his home and began practice at the town of Ash, Monroe County, which had been named after his father who started the postoffice of the village. Doctor Ash remained in this location for ten years, building up a good practice. He gained the esteem and good will of all the residents over a large radius of the country as he was never too busy or too tired to respond to the call of the suffering. His sympathetic manner, kind heart and abilities won him many life long friends.

In 1902, Doctor Ash took a post graduate course and a year later came to Moberly and began practice as he desired a wider field for his efforts and has met with uniform success and has an extensive practice. He is a close student of his profession, has a fine medical library and a high reputation for skill and ability.

Doctor Ash is a Democrat and served as city physician in 1904. He is a Royal Arch Mason. On Nov. 30, 1904, Doctor Ash married Miss Mazie Peterson who was born at Grand Island, Neb., and they have one daughter, Dorothy.

Willard P. Cave, a leading member of the Randolph County bar and one of the well known attorneys of this section of the state is a native of Missouri and a decedent of pioneers. Mr. Cave was born at Mexico, Mo., and is a son of Frank and Catherine (Galbreath) Cave. Frank Cave was born at Columbia, Mo., and was the son of William and Mary Cave, pioneer settlers of Boone County, Mo. William Cave was a son of Richard Cave who with a brother, William Cave, came from Virginia and settled in Boone County at a very early date. They platted the original town ot Smithland, which is now the city of Columbia, Mo.

Frank Cave was reared in Boone County, attending the University of Missouri and was a graduate of that institution. When the Civil War broke out, he resided at Natchitoches Parish, La., where he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served throughout the war. He died in Audrain County, Mo., in 1880, and his wife died in 1863 and her remains are buried at Caddo, Parish, La.

Willard P, Cave was educated in the public schools and in the University of Missouri, as were also his father and son. Thus three generations of the Ca,ve family are graduates of that institution.

Willard P. Cave began the practice of law in 1883 and since that time has been successfully engaged in the practice in the various state and federal courts and has established a reputation of being one of the able, conscientious and fearless lawyers of this section of Missouri.

Mr. Cave was first married to Octavia Ficklin, a daughter of Prof. Joseph and Penelope (Terrill) Ficklin, both of whom are now deceased. Octavia Ficklin Cave died in 1892 at Moberly, Mo. and her remains are buried at Columbia, Mo. To Willard P. and Octavia (Ficklin) Cave were born two children as follows:

Catherine, married Malcolm McClellan of Jacksonville, Fla., and Helen married Homer Teachenor of Shelbina, Mo. Mr. Cave was married the second time in 1894 to Miss Fannie Lango and to this union has been born one son, Harold, who is a graduate of the University of Missouri and now taking a postgraduate course at Yale.

Harold Cave served in the World War, first entering the ser^/ice as a member of an ambulance unit and reached France considerably in advance of the regular American Expeditionary Forces. There were about 28 members of his unit and after reaching Paris, they took a vote tb decide what they would do and 25 of the number, including Harold Cave, voted to volunteer to serve with the French Army which they did. They served in the sector between Soissons and Rheims for the term of their enlistment. Later Mr. Cave enlisted in the United States navy where he was serving when the armistice was signed. He has received a letter of thanks and a medal in appreciation of his services from the French government.

Willard P. Cave has been identified with the welfare and development of Moberly and Randolph County for nearly 40 years and during that period has contributed much of his time and talent to the betterment and upbuilding of this city and county. He has served four terms as mayor of Moberly and his administrations were successful epochs in the history of Moberly and marked for their progressiveness.

The Mechanics Savings Bank of Moberly, Mo. is one of the substantial financial institutions of this section of Missouri and has stood the test of time with a clean record throughout all the financial flurries of nearly half a century. This bank was organized in 1872 and began business at its present location, 208 Reed St. The first officers were M. N. Towner, president; Moses Jennings, vice-president; S. P. Griffith, cashier; and H. P. Jennings, assistant cashier. The bank was organized with an authorized capital of $100,000.

The present officers are H. P. Jennings, president; J. B. Jennings, vice-president; V. W. Wilhite, cashier and W. T. Smart, assistant cashier. The board of directors consists of the above named gentlemen with the exception of W. T. Smart, and J. C. O'Keefe and Isham Powell are also members of the Board of Directors. The present capitol stock is $150,000 and the surplus and profits are $150,000 with other additional reserve funds. The deposits are over $1,500,000. The bank is the owner of the Merchants Hotel block and is located in the northwest corner of that building.

The changes in the personnel of the officers of this bank have been few since its organization in 1872, and it is regarded as one of the carefully managed and conservative banking institutions of the state. Members of the Jennings family have been the dominant factors of this institution since its organization. Moses Jennings, the first vice-president was the grandfather of J. B. Jennings, the present vice-president and the father of H. P. Jennings.

The bank fixtures are modern and every convenience is provided for the many patrons and every safety device known in the modern banking in the way of mechanical contrivances is here installed. The steel vault is of the best material and construction that money can buy and the door of the vault alone weighs three and one-half tons.

J. B. Jennings, vice-president of the Mechanics Savings Bank and one of the well known bankers of this section of the state was born at West Union, W. Va. and is the son of Hiram and Emely (Davis) Jennings, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. Mr. Jennings is a descendant of old Virginia stock, including the Randolph and Davis families. Hiram Jennings came to Missouri with his family in 1874 and settled at Moberly. Here he was engaged in the dry goods and grocery and lumber business during his active business career and met with success and during his time was one of the substantial business men of this section. He died in 1898 and his wife died in 1895. Their remains are buried in West Union, W. Va. They were the parents of one other child besides J. B. Clara, who is now the widow of W. L. Irwin and resides in Kansas City, Mo. Three brothers are deceased: William, Howard, and the youngest who died in infancy.

J. B. Jennings received his education in the high school of Moberly and in 1879 entered the Mechanics Savings Bank and has been connected with this institution continuously until the present time. Nothwithstand- ing, Mr. Jenning's career has has been first of all that of a banker, he has always found time to devote a portion of his time to public and civic affairs, and take a good citizens interest in the welfare of the community. He served as treasurer of the city of Moberly for 18 years and for 12 years w.as treasurer of the Moberly School Board. He has been prominently identified with the Missouri Banker's Association for a number of years and at various times has served as treasurer, vice-president and president of that organization. He is a member of the American Banker's Association and at the present time is a member of the executive council of that organization.

Mr. Jennings was married in 1896 to Miss Frances W. Wight, a daugh-.' ter of James W., Sr. and Auleria (Fullenwider) Wight, of Moberly. further mention of whom is made in this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Jennings have been born two children. The elder, Howard Wight, age 21 years, is now a student in the University of Colorado, at Boulder, Colo. He began military training at the age of 13 years and when he was 21 years of age, he was captain of Company I at Boulder, Colo. The younger child, Frances E. is at home with her parents. Mr. Jenning's home is located at 520 W. Rollins Street on the site of the old Jennings home which was destroyed by fire where his parents lived for 20 years.

Alexander M. Mounce, Jr., bookkeeper for the D. H. Mounce Lumber Company, Moberly, Mo., is one of the progressive young men of Randolph County, who turned from the peaceful pursuits of business life when the United States entered the World War and served during the remainder of that great conflict.

Alexander M. Mounce, Jr., was born at Bunker Hill, Kan., April 18, 1888, and is a son of Alexander M. and Martha (Monson) Mounce, the latter of whom is now deceased, having departisd this life in October, 1914, and her remains are buried in Woodland Cemetery, Moberly, Mo. The father resides in Moberly which has been his home for the past 30 years and a sketch of him appears in this volume.

Alex. M. Mounce, Jr., received his education in the public schools of Moberly, Missouri State University at Columbia, Mo., and the University of Chicago, Chicago, 111. In 1912 he entered the employ of the D. H. Mounce Lumber Company at Hoberly as bookkeeper and was thus employed until Dec. 13, 1917, when he enlisted in the Aviation Corps of the United States Army. Shortly after enlisting, he was sent to Camp Custer at Battle Creek, Mich. After spending seven weeks there, he was trans- ferred to Barron Field, Fort Worth, Texas, where he served with the flying and engineering department of the aviation service until Marcn 28, 1919, when he was honorably discharged. Mr. Mounce then returned to Moberly and resumed his former position with the D. H. Mounce Lumber Company and is now serving in that capacity.

A. M. Mounce of the D. H. Mounce Lumber Company is one of the enterprising business men of Moberly. He is a native of Missouri, ha'ving been born at Florida, Monroe County, June 18, 1848. He is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Bryant) Mounce, the former a native of Lincoln County, Ky., and the latter of Virginia. Samuel Mounce came to Missouri and settled in Monroe County about 1820 and was there married and spent the remainder of his life. He was a cabinet maker and also owned and operated a farm in Monroe County. Hfe died in 1864. His wife preceded him in death a number of years, having died in 1849. "'^ To Samuel and Elizabeth (Bryant) Mounce were born the following cMldren: John W., who was an accountant and vice-president of the Bank of Hannibal, died at Hannibal, Mo., in 1917 ; Mary C, married David Hendricks, who is now deceased and she resides in the state of Washington; Sarah Mariah, married Thomas Sheriman and they reside at Fresno, Calif. ; Lucy Ann, widow of Richard Robey, Monroe City, Mo. ; David Henry, senior member of the D. H. Mounce Lumber Company, and A. M., the subject of this sketch.

A. M. Mounce was educated in the public schools and when about 16 years old, in 1864, he entered the dry goods business at Shelbina, Mo., and for ten years was thus engaged. He then went to Hannibal, where he was engaged in the same business until 1885, when he went to Clarksville, Mo. and was engaged in business there and later at Louisiana and Mexico, Mo. He then went to Bunker Hill, Kans., where he remained until 1889, when he came to Moberly and since that time has been identified with the D. H. Mounce' Lumber Company and for 30 years his interests has been with this concern. The D. H. Mounce Lumber Company is one of the leaders in lumber and other building supplies in this section of the state. The business is located on the comer of Weightman and Sturgeon streets.

A. M. Mounce was married first in 1871 to Miss Mattie Monson of Shelbina, Mo., and to this union the following children were born : Edna, Washington, D. C, Mrs. Goldena Terrill, Moberly, Mo., Mrs. Margaret Lynch, St. Louis, Mo., Alexander M., Jr., a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Stella deceased, and Fay, deceased. The mother of these children died in 1914 and Mr. Mounce was united in marriage Sept. 25, 1919, with Jannie Burton, of Moberly, Mo. and they reside at 600 West Carpenter Street, Moberly, Mo.

Mr. Mounce is a Democrat and has always taken a commendable interest in political matters and public affairs. While a resident of Bunker Hill, Kan., he served as councilman and when he lived in Shelby County was a candidate for circuit clerk of that county.

Major J. Lilly, a prominent member of the Randolph County b^r, who is engaged in the practice of his profession at Moberly, is a native of Randolph County and a descendant of one of the pioneer families of this section of the state. He was born in this county March 25, 1872, and is the son of James Madison and Margaret (Orr) Lilly.

James Madison Lilly was a native of Kentucky, born in Oldham County, Ky., in 1816. He came to Missouri in 1836 and first settled in Marion County, where he remained two years. In 1838 he came to Randolph County, which has been the home of the Lilly family to the present time. James Madison Lilly followed blacksmithing and also worked as a stone mason. He was also engaged in farming for a considerable time. He died Aug. 8, 1900. His wife, Margaret (Orr) Lilly, was born in Washington County, Va., Jan. 2, 1835, and died Sept. 15, 1903.

To James Madison and Margaret (Orr) Lilly, were born the following children: Charles W., a farmer of Randolph County; Joseph, who formerly served as superintendent of the public schools of Moberly; Henry L., a farmer in Randolph County; Nora, married Omer Hendricks of Monroe County, Mo., and Major J., the subject of this sketch.

Major J. Lilly was reared in Randolph County and received his education in the public schools and the State Normal School at Kirksville, Mo. He began his career as teacher in 1890. He served as school commissioner of Randolph County for two years, and at the same time was engaged in teaching in the Moberly public schools. Later he served as superintendent of public schools at Unionville, Mo. In 1898 Mr. Lilly was elected clerk of the Circuit Court in Randolph County, and in 1902 he was re-elected to that office, serving eight years in all. During that time he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1901. At the expiration of his second term of office, he engaged in the practice of law and has successfully devoted himself to his profession in this county for the past 20 years, and is regarded as one of the foremost lawyers of this section of the State.

Mr. Lilly is a Democrat and stands high in the councils of his party. He has served two terms as a member of the State Democratic Committee. In 1918 he was a candidate in the primary for judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals and was the second in the list of four candidates.

Mr. Lilly was united in marriage July 17, 1901, to Miss Irma Ragland of Monroe County, Mo. She is a daughter of Frank B. and Letitia (Bassett) Ragland, the former of whom is now deceased. He was identified with the agricultural industries of Monroe County for many years. To Mr. and Mrs. Lilly have been born two children : Margaret and Frank.

Mr. Lilly is a member of the Presbyterian church and is a Knights Templar Mason and a representative to the Grand Lodge of Louisiana. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Past Exalted Ruler of Moberly Lodge No. 936.

John N. Hamilton, a prominent member of the Randolph County bar and a well known attorney throughout central Missouri, has been a prominent factor in the affairs of this section for many years and has been successful in the many fields of endeavor to which he has given his attention. Mr. Hamilton is a native of Randolph County and comes from a family of prominent pioneers of this state. He was bom on a farm in Prairie township, April 22, 1854, and is a son of Dr. Thomas L. and Cynthia A. (Christian) Hamilton.

Dr. Thomas L. Hamilton was born in Williamson County, Tenn., May 17, 1825 and was a son of Dr. John B. Hamilton and Nancy (Campbell) Hamilton, natives of Kentucky who lived near the Tennessee state line, pear Mammoth Cave. The family moved to Green, Ky. when Thomas L. Hamilton was a child. Dr. John B. Hamilton practiced medicine in that vicinity for many years and in 1846 came to Prairie township, Randolph County, Mo. with his family and later located in Gallatin, Mo. After the death of Dr. John B. Hamilton's first wife, he married Caroline Sanders. Dr. Thomas L. Hamilton received a good preparatory education and early in life began the study of medicine under the direction of his father. He took his first course of lectures at the McDowell Medical Institute in the winter of 1849-50. In 1850, he began the practice of his profession near Renick, Randolph County, and with the exception of about three years, spent at Davids and one year in St. Louis County and about a year in Huntsville, during the Civil War, he was engaged in the practice in that locality until his death in 1894. In addition to his practice he was also interested in the mercantile business for a number of years and conducted a drug and dry goods store. He took a prominent part in local affairs of his day and served as mayor of Renick and was president of the school board there.

Dr. Thomas L. Hamilton was married Dec. 18, 1850 to Cynthia A. Christian, daughter of N. B. and Martha C. Christian and to that union the following children were born: Cora, married Rev. J. W. Terrill, president of Mt. Pleasant College which was located at Huntsville and they are both now deceased; John N., the subject of this sketch; William T., a farmer and merchant of Randolph County; Carrie E., married E. B. Pennington, of Birmingham, Ala. ; James P., president of the Lozier-Rowe Abstract Company of Kansas City, Mo. ; Ollie, married Oscar Craig, who is now deceased and left one child, Lawrence Craig who is now a student in Drake University at Des Moines, Iowa, and Ida F., who is now the widow of John Davin and resides in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Hamilton was a Mason and a member of the Christian church.

John N. Hamilton was reared in Randolph County and educated in the public schools and Mt. Pleasant College at Huntsville. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1875. He began his professional career at Renick and in 1885, located at Huntsville which has since been his home. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Hamilton has always had a large law practice, he is extensively interested in other entei-prises. On Feb. 1, 1911 he purchased the Huntsville "Herald" which is a $10,000 coiTDoration known as the Hamilton Publishing Company .The "Herald" is an influential newspaper of wide circulation. Mr. Hamilton also organized and incorporated the Hamilton Abstract Company. This company was incorporated in 1909. He was also one of the promoters and incorporation known as the Hamilton Publishing Company. The "Herald" incorporated and is president and manager of the Hamilton estate, a $50,000 corporation. He is the owner of considerable real estate and interested in other enterprises, including the Hamilton and Company Insurance agency.

Mr. Hamilton was united in marriage Dec. 6, 1897 with Miss Susan C. Maupin, of Renick, Mo. She is a daughter of L. D. and Nannie (Moore) Maupin, natives of Monroe County, Mo, where the father was a carpenter and wagon maker.

iin 1894 was reelected to that office and served two terms. He served as city attorney of Huntsville for four years. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Christian church.

The Farmers and Merchants Bank, of Moberly, Mo., is one of the substantial iinancial institutions of Randolph County which has had a marked development and phenomenal success since its organization in 1913. The officers at the organization of this bank were A. Vince, president; R. A. Curran, vice-president; J. W. Bundridge, cashier and V. E. Bundridge, assistant cashier. The first directors were : Abe Vince, R. A. Curran, J. W. Bundridge, E. P. Newman, T. J. Jones, J. T. Sheahan, and V. E. Bundridge. The bank was organized with a capitol stock of $30,000.

The present officers of the Farmers and Merchants Bank are: J. W. Bundridge, president; R. A. Curran, vice-president; V. E. Bundridge, cashier; J. W. Sours, assistant cashier; Abe Vince, chairman of the Board of Directors which is composed of the above officials of the bank and T. J. Jones, J. T. Sheahan and E. P. Newman.

The capitol stock has been increased to $75,000 since the organization of the bank. The surplus is $25,000 and the deposits are over $700,000.

The Farmers and Merchants Bank is a conservatively conducted banking institution and the officers and directors are all substantial men of affairs whose integrity and capabilities are well known to the Moberly and Randolph County public.

J. W. Bundridge, president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Moberly is a well known and successful banker and has been engaged in the banking business since early manhood. He is a native of Missouri and was born in Macon County, Oct. 30, 1881. He is the son of John C. and Delana (Campbell) Bundridge, who now reside at Bucklin, Mo. They are the parents of two children, J. W., the subject of this sketch and V. E., a sketch of whom appears in this volume.

J. W. Bundridge was educated in the public schools, and after attending the Brookfield High School, he took a course in the State Normal School at Kirksville, Mo. and later attended the Chillicothe Business College.

Mr. Bundridge began his banking career shortly after leaving the school at Browning, Mo. In 1905 he organized the bank at New Boston, Mo., and in 1910 he organized the Citizens Bank at Bucklin, Mo. In 1913, he disposed of his interests in the Citizens Bank and organized the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Moberly, Mo., to which he has since devoted

Mr. Bundridge was married in May, 1905 to Miss Sylvia D. Bums of Green City, Mo. She is a daughter of George S. Burns, who is now deceased as is also his wife. To Mr. and Mrs. Bundbridge has been bom one son, Eldon.

Mr. Bundridge is a member of the Modem Woodmen of America and the Benevolent and Protective Elks. Mr. Bundridge is essentially a banker and has made an unqualified success in his chosen field of endeavor.

V. E: Bundridge, casliier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Moberly was bom in Linn County, Mo., July 28, 1890 and is the son of J. C. and Delana (Campbell) Bundridge, now residents of Bucklin, Mo.

V. E. Bundridge received his education in the public schools, including a course in the Brookfield lligh School. Later he took a course in the Chillicothe Business College and was graduated from that institution in 1908.

Since leaving school Mr. Bundridge has been engaged in the bankingbusiness. He was first connected with the Citizens Bank of Bucklin, Mo. He was also identified with banks of Browning and Brookfield, Mo. In 1913 he assisted in the organization of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Moberly and at the organization of this institution he became assistant cashier and on Dec. 1, 1919 he became cashier of the bank and has capably filled that position to the present time. Alt?.ough a young man, Mr. Bundridge has had an extensive experience in the banking business and is well qualified for the responsible position which he holds.

Mr. Bundridge was married April 8, 1916 to Miss Mary Cecil Ingram, of Moberly, Mo. She is a daughter of J. W. and Martha (Enslen) Ingram, of Moberly, Mo. To Mr. and Mrs. Bundridge has been born one daughter, Martha Delana.

Mr. Bundridge is a member of the Moberly Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and is the present treasurer of the Moberly Board of Education.

Jerry M. Jefferies, a well known and successful attorney of Moberly, is a native of Missouri and a descendant of one of the early pioneer families of this state. He is the son of William M. and Sarah E. (Smallwood) Jefferies, the former a native of Lewis County, Mo., which is the same county in which Jerry M. Jefferies, the subject of this sketch, was bom. The mother is a native of Indiana. Jerry Meridith, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a native of Faquier County, Va., and a pioneer settler of Lewis County, Mo. When he settled in that county, he entered government land and spent the remainder of his life there.

Jerry M. Jefferies received his preliminary education in the public schools of Lewis County and the La Grange Baptist College. He then entered the St. Louis Law School and was graduated from that institution in 1899. In 1900, he engaged in the practice of his profession at Canton, Mo. and was thus engaged until 1910. He then came to Moberly and took up the practice of law here and was successful from the start. During the ten years that he has been a resident of Randolph County, he has built up a large practice, acquired an extensive acquaintance and stands high with the members of the legal profession and the citizens of Randolph County. Two years after coming to this county, Mr. Jefferies was elected prosecuting attorney and at the expiration of his first term was re-elected to succeed himself, serving in that important office from 1913 to 1917.

James Winter Wight, a prominent attorney of Moberly who has been successfully engaged in the practice of law for the past 26 years is recognized as one of the able lawyers of central Missouri. He is and has been identified with the interests of Randolph County in many ways and bears the distinction of having served as prosecuting attorney of Randolph County longer than any other man that ever held that office.

Mr. Wight is a native son of Randolph County and is a member of one of its old and distinguished pioneer families, members of which played a conspicuous part in the early settlement and development of Missouri which is more fully set forth in the biographical sketch of James Frances Ratcliiff Wight, grandfather of James Winter Wight which will be found elsewhere in this volume. James Winter Wight was born at Wightland in Randolph County, July 1, 1869. He is the only son born to James William and Aurelia T. (Fullinwider) Wight, now residents of the city of Moberly and of whom more extensive mention is made in this volume.

James W. Wight was reared in Randolph County and received a good preliminary education in the public schools of this county. He then entered Central College at Fayette, Mo., where he took a course, after which he attended Washington University in St. Louis and then attended the University of Missouri at Columbia where he was graduated from the law department. While a student at the latter institution he was awarded the Stephens medal for oratory. After completing his law course he was admitted to practice at Moberly and since that time has been actively engaged in the practice and numbers among his clients some of the leading men of affairs and business institutions of this county. He is a close student of the law and a capable trial lawyer.

Mr. Wight is a Democrat and has ever taken a keen interest and active part in matters pertaining to politics of a local, state and national character. He fi^st served as prosecuting attorney of Randolph County by appointment from Gov. Joseph Folk to fill out the unexpired term of the late Harry LaMotte. After serving that term he was elected to that ofRce for two terms in succession. He was again elected to the office of prosecuting attorney in 1916, serving one term and thus he has served nearly four full terms in the office of prosecuting attorney which is the record for long service in that office in Randolph County. He made a good record for all the years that he was prosecuting attorney and he was always fair, as well as fearless, in the matter of law enforcement. While Mr. Wight has had a busy professional career he has also been interested in other fields of endeavor and among other things he has been interested in the management of the old homestead of the Wight family in Randolph County, known as Wightland. This is a splendid estate consisting of 500 acres of valuable land.

Mr. Wight was united in marriage Dec. 1, 1892 with Miss Elma Smith, of Palmyra, Mo., a daughter of John A. and Ellen (Gardner) Smith. To Mr. and Mrs. Wight have been bom three children: Florence Loraine, married Paul Stephenson of Moberly, Mo. ; James Augustine, who is now a student in Central College at Fayette, Mo. and Francis Mildred, resides at home with her parents in Moberly.

During the World War, Mr. Wight served in the capacity of Government Appeal Agent. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and he and Mrs. Wight are members of the Methodist Church, South.

James William Wight, a prominent citizen of Randolph County, now living retired at Moberly, is a native of this county and is the only son born to James Francis Ratcliff Wight and Frances and Burton Wight. A sketch of James Francis Ratcliflf Wight appears in this volume. James William Wight was born in Randolph County, June 13, 1842, and has spent practically all his life in his native county. He was given more than ordinary educational advantages. He attended Mount Pleasant College in Randolph County, graduating with the highest honors of the class and being chosen by tt»e president of the school from among the entire list to deliver the valedictory address. Subsequently he was again chosen to deliver an address about two years later, at which time he was awarded the degree of Master of Arts. Mr. Wight's career as an active business man was largely devoted to the beautiful old country estate of Wightland in Randolph County.

An influential Democrat, he was elected and served for eight years as clerk of the Randolph County Court. Mr. Wight is one of the prominent laymen of the Southern Methodist Church of the county, having served as recording steward, church treasurer, steward, district steward, Sunday school, superintendent, member of the board of trustees of church property, chairman of said board of the church in Moberly. He holds the office of chairman of the board of trustees at the present time. His only fraternal or social relation is with the Order of Good Templars.

On May 12, 1868, Mr. Wight was married in Shelby County, Kentucky to Aurelia Tevis Fullinwidei'. She was educated at Science Hall, Shelbyville, Ky. Her parents were Henry Winter and Jane Amanda (Shipman) Fullinwider. Her grandfather Jacob Fullin wider was born, at Hagerstown, Md., in 1767, moved with his father to Kentucky in 1783 and on the frontier of Kentucky became noted as one of the great Indian fighters. Later he served in the last campaign of "Mad" Anthony Wayne against the Indians of the Northwest. Rev. Peter Fullinwider, father of Jacob and great grandfather of Mrs. Wight, settled at Hagerstown, Md., in 1852. He was a Reformed Presbyterian minister, and one of the great desires of his life was to preach the gospel to the Indians. It was on this mission that he sought the bordering countries in the same year that peace was declared between Great Britian and tYie colonies and only a short time after George Rogers Clarke and his Virginia soldiers had conquered the Ohio valley and made a permanent part of the colonial possessions. Rev. Peter Fullinwider was a great power for good during his generation, and one of the most noted of the early ministers of the gospel in the west. He died in Shelby County in 1799 and was buried under the house, safe from Indian scalp-hunters.

The old bible which is now in possession of one of the great granddaughters was brought from Switzerland in 1752, and was carried by him in all his wanderings, wrapped in a buckskin, taking part in many picturesque incidents in his remarkable career. To him it was the cherished treasure of his heart. Although it weighed 30 pounds, it was carried on horseback all over the country and from its pages the little congregations.

of Wights, Rice's and many of the other forts were taught the gospel. Many were the Indians that listened to his translation from this book, for he tried to study their language as far as possible. In old age it was for years his custom to sit at the table and read from this cherished volume, and daily he could be seen, his silvery locks falling over his shoulders, stooping over the book, enjoying its promises and enraptured with its beauties. One morning when his little grandsons were tiny boys playing about the room with their little sisters and cousins, the venerable grandfather was found to be dead with his face in the old Bible. "God hath taken him thus," it was said.

There are two children of Mr. Wight and wife : James Winter Wight, further mention of whom is made in this volume and Frances Amanda Wight who was born at Wightland, Randolph County, Oct. 7, 1876. She received her education at Central Female College at Lexington and was married to John B. Jennings, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.

Roy W. Edwards, a well known jeweler of Moberly, and a veteran of the World War, is a native of Nebraska. He was bom at Dubois, Neb., March 12, 1891, and is the son of William Henry and Julia (Downs) "Edwards. William Henry Edwards was a native of Newcastle, Pa. He went to Nebraska when he was 21 years of age, where he worked at his trade, which was that of a jeweler and watchmaker and spent the remainder of his life there. He died Dec. 19, 1911, and his remains was buried ,at Dubois, Neb. His wife was a native of Connecticut and they were married in Nebraska. She died in 1890 and is also buried at Dubois.

Roy W. Edwards is one of the following children born to his parents ; Andrew W., who served in the United States navy in the Atlantic fleet, enlisting in 1917, and served until the close of the war, now residing at Lincoln, Neb.; Chole, married Robert Whithorne, and died at Vallejo, Cal.; and Roy W., whose name introduces this sketch.

Mr. Edwards was educated in the public schools of Alva, Okla. and the Northwestern Normal School. He learned the trade of jeweler at the Bradley Polytechnic at Peoria, 111., and since 1910, he has v/orked at that trade with the exception of the period spent in the United States Army during the World War. He enlisted at Moberly, March 17, 1918, in the 56th Engineers, and was sent to Washington Barracks, Washington, D. C. for training. His unit sailed for France, July 8, 1918, and on July 22, 1918, he landed at Brest, France. After five weeks training, near Paris, they were sent to the front and spent 20 days on the front line. Mr. Edwards was in searchlight work and was stationed near the Meuse at the time the armistice was signed. He remained in France until March 14, 1919, when he returned to America and received his honorable discharge at Camp Taylor, Ky., March 27, 1919, and is now connected with the Burklund Jewelery Store at Moberly.

Mr. Edwards was a charter member of Theodore Bazan Post, No. 6, American Legion and was the first treasurer of the local organization and the second commander of the Post, which position he holds at the present time. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias of Michigan City, Ind. and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Moberly. He is a progressive young man and has a wide acquaintance and many friends in Moberly and Randolph County.

John H. Nebergall, one of the oldest and most popular conductors on the Wabash Railroad and the president of the Moberly Steam Laundry Company, was bom in Ross County, Ohio, June 24, 1854, the son of James and Mary (Parker) Nebergall. They were the parents of four boys: James, deceased; John, the subject of this review; Adam, of Carroll County, Mo. ; and George Franklin of St. Louis. The father was descended from a long line of Pennsylvania ancestors. He was a farmer there, later he went to Ohio and then to Illinois, where he became prosperous as a farmer. Soon after the close of the Civil War he came to Missouri, locating on a farm in Carroll County, Dec. 25, 1867. He became one of the recognized agriculturists of central. Missouri and lived there until he retired, when he moved to Chillicothe, and died in 1886 at the age of 74 years. Mrs. Nebergall was bom near Indianapolis, Ind., and died 1868, aged 55 years.

John H. Nebergall was reared on a farm and attended the district school. When only 18 years old, Mr. Nebergall secured a position with the construction company which was building one of the new lines of railroad through this section. He was willing to do anything to make a start and for a short time carried water and did anything he was called upon to do. With headquarters in Moberly, he early became acquainted with this city which since has been the scene of his financial successes. In 1873, Mr. Nebergall became a brakeman on the Wabash Railroad. In 1875 he was promoted to freight conductor and in 1884 he was promoted to passenger conductor and today holds one of the important passenger runs on the

Wabash system from Moberly to Des Moines. Not confining all his energies to one vocation, Mr. Nebergall studied the financial situation and in 1890 invested in a laundry business in Moberly in association with R. J . Gee. This partnership was dissolved in August, 1918 and Mr. Nebergall in association with R. J. Gee incorporated the laundry with a capital stock of $40,000. The business ran the first week about $55. Under their able management this has been increased until it is a slack season when the books do not show a turn over of more than $1,000 for each week of ihe year. Today the Moberly Steam Laundry has one of the largest plants in central Missouri. An up-to-date dry cleaning department is one of the features of the business and gives excellent service.

Mr. Nebergall operates one of the finest cattle, horse and stock ranches in Wallace County, Kan., which is incorporated with paid up capital of $50,000. In addition to this place, Mr. Nebergall owns two sections of valuable wheat and grazing land in Edwards County, Kan., where he raises grain and carries on extensive dairying operations. He is also a stockholder in the Durbin Malleable Foundry Company, of St. Louis, which is capitalized at $500,000 and being a patriotic citizen Mr. Nebergall has not neglected the home industries as he is a stockholder in the Moberly Trust Company. He is regarded as one of the substantial financiers of central Missouri.

On Dec. 7, 1876, Mr. Nebergall was married to Miss Nellie Shumate, Jackson County, Ohio, and to them four children have been born: Charles C, in partnership with his father in the Gates Half Sole Tires and a battery service station, Moberly; Jeanette, married W. G. Price, of Des Moines; Bessie, who married J. W. F'aessler, of Moberly, and Lewis L., a bookkeeper in Omaha.

Mr. Nebergall belongs to the Masonic Lodge and the Order of Railroad Conductors. He and his wife are members of the Baptist church, and he is a Republican.

James Francis Ratcliff Wight. - Among the notable Randolph County families none has been more conspicuous for three generations in this county since 1840 than the Wight fam.ily.

James Francis Ratcliff Wight, the founder of the Wight family in Randolph County was born in PYankfort, Ky., May 26, 1819 and died Oct. 26, 1905. He was a son of James and Sarah (Ratcliff) Wight. James Wight was the founder of the Wight family in America. He was bom at Ormiston, near Edinburgh, Scotland, Feb. 24, 1789. In 1794 he came to America with his parents, James and Jane (McConachee) Wight and settled near Richmond, Va. He subsequently removed to Fleming County, Ky., and then to Frankfort, in the same state, where he was married Nov. 15, 1815, to Sarah Ratcliff and to them were born eight children. While residing in Frankfort, James Wight was a cabinet workman and contractor and built the statehouse or capital. In 1836 he took his family to Shelby County, Ky., and ever after lived as a farmer until his death at the home of one of his daughters at Normal, 111., April 22, 1871. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. His early education was obtained in the common school of the country districts. He was a member of the Methodist Church South and took much interest in church affairs, giving liberally of his means to the support of the church and benevolences.

Sarah (Ratcliff) Wight, wife of James Wight, was born in Richmond, Va., May 10, 1790. She was the daughter of Francis Ratcliff, who was born in Chesterfield County, Va., in 1755, and the maiden name 3f her mother was Rebecca Bridges who was born in 1758. Frances Ratcliff was a corporal in Capt. William Pierce's company in the Mrst Artillery Regiment of Continental troops, commanded by Col. Charles Harrison during the Revolutionary War. This regiment was assigned to the state of Virginia. The records of the land office at Richmond, Va., show that Francis Ratcliff was allowed the portion of land allotted the corporal of the Continental line for three years service. Sarah Ratcliff received her education in the common schools and was also a member of the Methodist Church, South.

James Francis Ratcliff Wight married Anna Burton in Oldham County, Ky., June 6, 1839. She died Sept. 3, 1843, leaving one child, James William Wight who now resides in Moberly and a sketch of whom appears in this volume. The second marriage of James Francis Ra'xliff Wight was to Harriet Amanda Head, Dec. 8, 1846. No children v;ere born to this marriage. Mr. Wight was a farmer and stock raiser taking much interest in fine horses and cattle and he was a promoter of agricultural fairs. He owned about 1,000 acres of land in Randolph County upon which he resided for more than 60 years and to which he had moved from Shelby County, Ky., in the fall of 1840. He was a Methodist and in politics a Whig, and as a member of that party he was elected to the state legislature from Randolph County, which was then about equally divided between Whigs and Democrats, in 1854. After the dissolution of the Whig party, he allied himself with the Democrats and again represented Randolph County in the legislature in 1876, defeating after a spirited contest one of the most popular men of the county. During the Civil War he was a strong Southern sympathizer, and while he did not enlist as a soldier he rendered the cause much help by his counsel and means. During that great conflict he had many interesting experiences which tested the true metal of the man. While he was steadfast^ and loyal to the cause in which he believed and the principles for which he stood he was also fair and generous to its enemies. It has been well said of him: "The late Mr. Wight was a man of strict integrity, a close observer of men and affairs, a good judge of human nature, wise in council, and his advice was often sought in matters financial and judicial. He was very charitable, having reared six orphan children."

Frances Ann (Burton) Wight, wife of James Frances Ratcliff Wight, was born in Oldham County, Ky., Jan. 21, 1820 and was the daughter of William and Ann Burton. She came with her widowed mother and husband to Randolph County, in 1840. They made the trip in wagons, the party consisting of eight white people and 30 negro slaves. In coming through Illinois, a negro girl was kidnapped by Abolitionists which detained them several days. The mother of the kidnapped girl was frantic with grief because of the kidnapping and wild with joy at the rescue.

Forrest Martin, secretary and treasurer of the Little Dick Clothing Company of Moberly, is a native son of Randolph County and a descendant of one of the very early pioneer families of this county. He was born in Prairie township May 8, 1877 and is the son of Bailey Martin and Martha Ellen (Davis) Martin. Bailey Martin was born in Prairie township, Randolph County, Aug. 8, 1827. He was reared to manhood in this county and followed farming and stock raising here all his life, and had a successful career. He died Dec. 24, 1908 and his remains are buried in the Davis Cemetery. He was the son of Hetiry Martin, a native of Kentucky who was a pioneer settler of Prairie township, when that township included what is now Sugar Creek, Silver Creek and Salt Spring township. When he came here he entered government land, taking up about a section and this property is now owned by the Bailey Martin heirs. Henry Martin spent his entire life in Randolph County, after coming here and died about the age of 84 years. He was prominent in the early day affairs of this county and served as justice of the peace of Prairie township for a number of years.

Bailey Martin was united in marriage in Prairie township, Feb. 18, 1852 with Miss Martha Ellen Davis. She was a daughter of Joseph and Permelia (Kirkpatrick) Davis who were also very early pioneer settlers in Prairie township. They were Kentuckians and drove through from that state to Randolph County on horseback. They both spent their lives in this county and their remains are buried in Davis Cemetery. Mrs. Martha Ellen (Davis) Martin is now 82 years of age and resides on the home place in Prairie township.

To Bailey and Martha Ellen (Davis) Martin were born 13 children, all of whom are living as follow: Mollie, married Lee Shirley, now deceased and she resides in Colorado; Ida, married T. S. Hines who is now deceased and she resides in Texas; Ella, widow of the late T. T. Patton, Moberly; Laura, married Noah Burkhead and lives in Prairie township; Prof. W. H. Kansas City, Mo.; J. R., president of the Little Dick Clothing Company, Moberly; Hannah, married J. J. Ct^ristian, Moberly; Mattie, resides at home with her mother; J. D., with the Little Dick Clothing Company; Luther, agent for the Wabash Railroad Company at DeWitt, Mo.; Florence resides at home with her mother; Omar, manager of the Wolff -Berger Company, Moberly and Forrest, the subject of Lhis sketch.

Forrest Martin was reared on the home farm and received his education in the public schools. He began his career as a clerk in Moberly and in 1907 he was elected county clerk of Randolph County and served in that capacity in a capable and efficient mariner until 1911 when he bought a half interest in the Little Di(^ Clothing Company which nad been established by his brother J. R., in 1897 and since that time he has devoted himself to this business.

Mr. Martin was married July 1, 1900 to Miss Sallie G. Perkins, of Moberly, Mo., the marriage ceremony being performed at the home of the bride's grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Peeler at Rocheport, Mo. Mrs. Martin is a daughter of Rev. G^ A. Perkins, a minister of the Christian denomination. To Mr. and Mrs. Martin have been bom two children: Martha Maurine a student in Linwood College, and Doris Margaret, at home with her parents.

Mr. Martin is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose and Modern Woodmen of America. He is a substantial citizen and one of Moberly's most progressive business men.

Phares K. Weis, who is successfully engaged in the general insurance business at Moberly, is one of the progressive and enterprising younger business men of this city. He is a native of Kentucky, bom at Louisa, Lawrence County, Ky., Jan. 7, 1885. He is the son of Dr. Francis W. and Josephine (Evans) Weis. The father was born in Maysville, Ky., in 1852, and the mother is a native of Missouri, born at Armstrong, Howard County in 1861. His parents were among the early settlers of that section of the state.

PKares K. Weis and his brothers LeRoy D. who now resides at Chicago, 111. and Rolla L. who died in infancy, were the only children born to their parents. Phares K. Weis was educated in the public schools of Kentucky, West Virginia and Moberly. In early life he began the printer's trade on the Ashland Daily News, Ashland, Ky. Later he worked on the Armstrong Herald, Armstrong, Mo., and in 1896 he came to Moberly, and was employed on the Weekly Headlight for two years. He then entered the employ of the Moberly Democrat and remained with that paper for eight years and at the time of his resignation he was city editor. He then worked on the Monitor for four years. He was a charter member of the Moberly Printer's Union when he was sixteen years old.

Mr. Weis began writing insurance in 1911 and since that time has gradually added some of the best companies to his agency, until he now represents a number of the best insurance companies of the country. He represents practically every branch of insurance underwriting and has built up an extensive business. His offices are located in the Moberly Trust Building.

Mr. Weis was married in 1912 to Miss Harriet Turley of Moberly,. Mo. She is a daughter of Thomas and Marie Turley. To Mr. and Mrs. Weis have been bom two children: Mary Loraine and Phares K., Jr.

Mr. Weis takes an active part in all matters pertaining to the betterment and upbuilding of the community and for a time during the year .of 1919, he was acting secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, an organization in which he has taken a keen interest.

I. B. Forney, proprietor of the I. B. Forney Ladies Ready to Wear Clothing Store is one of the successful merchants of Moberly and conducts one of the leading establishments of this section, dealing exclusively in ladies' ready to wear garments. Mr. Forney has been engaged in the mercantile business in Moberly for over 40 years, and during that

I. B. Forney was born at West Liberty, Ohio County, Va., March 14, 1861. He is a son of D. S. Forney and Henrietta (Beatty) Forney. The mother was born in Cambridge, Ohio, in 1836 and died in Moberly, Mo., in 1872. D. S. Forney was a native of Virginia, bom in 1834. He came to Moberly in 1867 ; prior to that time he was a wool buyer in this section. Here he engaged in the dry goods business which he conducted for a number of years. He was one of the successfi^l pioneer merchants of Moberly and at the time of his death in 1912, he was the oldest merchant in this city. He lived to the age of 78 years and his remains rest by the side of his wife in Oakland Cemetery.

D. S. Forney was a son of Dr. D. S. Forney, Sr., who was bom in Eeistertown, Maryland, and died in Burlington, la. He was a highly educated man and a graduate of Yale, having received his degree when he was 21 years of age. He practiced medicine for 70 years. His first wife bore the maiden name of Buchanan and she was a niece of President James Buchanan. Their marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Alexander Campbell, founder of the Christian church.

D. S. Forney, father of I. B. Forney, was not only a successful merchant, but took an active part in the civic affairs of Moberly. He served three terms as mayor of this city and during that period much public improvement was made, including a sewer system and water works, as well as other improvements.

' I. B. Forney is one of the following children bom to his parents: May Miller, deceased; I. B., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Etta Ditty, deceased; and Frank B. a merchant of Moberly.

I. B. Forney was educated in the public schools of Moberly and was brought up in the mercantile business. He engaged in the dry goods business for himself at Moberly in 1894, at his present location. Here he continued in the general drygoods business until about 1913, when he began to specialize in ladies' ready to wear clothing and abandoned the general drygoods business and has buit up an extensive business in this particular line. He is a discriminating buyer and makes regular trips to the eastern markets and manufacturers to purchase his stock and study the styles and the I. B. Forney store can always be depended upon to stand in the forefront in style as well as quality.

The store is located at 400 Reed Street and is equipped with the most modem fixtures. Mr. Forney is the owner of the building, the first floor of which is occupied by his business and the upper floors is rented for office purposes.

Mr. Forney was united in marriage Jan. 1, 1895 with Miss Ida Tredeman of St. Louis, Mo., and two daughters have been born to this union: Henrietta and Irene, both graduates of the Moberly High School.

Dr. Thomas S. Fleming, a well known and successful physician of Moberly, is a native of Randolph County. He was born at Elliott, May 30, 1887, and is a son of Jacob C. and Nettie (McClure) Fleming, further mention of whom is made in this volume.

Dr. Fleming received his preliminary education in the public schools of Moberly, and was graduated from the Moberly High School in the class of 1907. . He then entered Missouri University at Columbia, Mo., where he was graduated in 1911 ; he then attended St. Louis Medical University, and was graduated with a degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1913. After serving two yeal*s as an intern in the city hospital at St. Louis, Mo., he began the practice of his profession at Moberly, Jan. 1, 1915. Here he was successfully engaged in the practice of his profession until the United States entered the World War, when on June 2, 1917, he applied for a commission in the medical corps of the United States army, and was commissioned as first lieutenant, and sent to Fort Riley, Kan., where he was stationed until Jan. 1, 1918. He was then attached to the 65th Coast Artillery at San Francisco, Calif. In March, 1918, he set sail from San Francisco with his unit for France, by way of the Panama Canal, and arrived there with the 65th Coast Artillery, April 8, 1918. From that time on he was with his command at the front, until the armistice was signed. He returned to the United States in Jan., 1919, and shortly afterwards resumed the practice of his profession at Moberly, where he has an extensive and well established practice.

Dr. Fleming was united in marriage Oct. 3, 1917, with Eilleen Trenble, daughter of M. J. and Ahna (Valendegham) Trenble, of Plattsburg, Mo. To Dr. and Mrs. Fleming have been bom one daughter, Shirley, who was bom June 27,^1919.

Dr. Fleming is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and holds membership in the County, State and American Medical Association.

James Sandison, a pioneer of Moberly who for many years was engaged in contracting, is now living retired at his comfortable and pleasant home at 902 West Gilman street, Moberly, Mo. Mr. Sandison was born at New Mills of Keith, Scotland, Dec. 29, 1843. He is a son of William and Jean (Dasson) Sandison, both natives of Scotland, the former being born near the New Mills of Keith and the latter on the Eiver Donn. The father was a stone mason. The mother came to America when she was 52 years of age and settled near Huntsville, Mo. She spent the remainder of her life in Randolph County and died at the age of 92 years and her remains are buried at Huntsville.

The following children were born to William and Jean (Dasson) Sandison: William, died at Huntsville, Mo.; Mrs. Annie Simpson, Huntsville, Mo.; James, the subject of this sketch; Arthur, deceased; Charles, deceased; Mrs. Mary Murray, Paducah, Ky. ; Christena Bohn, Huntsville; Jean, deceased ; and two of the family. Jack and Helen, remained in Scotland.

Since coming to Randolph County, James Sandison has seen this section of the country developed almost from the beginning. When he came to Randolph County there were only three houses on the present site of the city of Moberly. Since early manhood, Mr. Sandison has been engaged in construction work and similar industrial enterprises and was a successful contractor during his active career. He began constructing railroad bridges for the Hannibal, Moberly and Central Railroad Company which is now the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. His last contract work was for the Wabash Railroad Company at St. Louis where he did some bridge work, built a roundhouse and constructed additional trackage to accommodate the World's Fair traffic. For several years Mr. Sandison was also engaged in the manufacture of brick at Moberly and did an extensive business in this line and at the same time carried on his general contracting business. He frequently employed as many as 80 or 90 men and kept his plant in operation continually. He was an extensive employer of labor and never had any trouble with his employees. He sold his brick plant in 1906 to the Metropolitan Paving and Brick Company of Canton, Ohio, and that company still operates it. Mr. Sandison then retired.

In 1872, Mr. Sandison returned to Scotland and was married to Miss Mary Morrison and brought his bride to Moberly. Mrs. ^andison's mother, Margaret Morrison, now resides with Mr. and Mrs. Sandison. She came to Moberly in 1881. She was bom in Scotland Dec. 24, 1827 and although now in her 93rd year she is as keen and active as the average person many years younger. She gets up every morning at six o'clock and during the World War she did a great deal of knitting for the Red Cross. She has the distinction of having had three grandsons in the World War. They were John, Herbert and George Morrison, all of whom entered the army from Arizona.

Mr. Sandison has been an extensive traveler during the course of his career and has made 13 trips across the Atlantic Ocean. He was in Scotland when the World War broke out. He crossed the ocean four times on the ill fated Lusitania and made his last return trip on the Aquitania. For the last few years he and Mrs. Sandison made a trip north each summer, including Canada and Alaska. He is a Randolph County citizen of real worth and is held in the highest esteem.

Jack M. Sandison, a member of the firm of Robuck-Sandison Wholesale Grocery Company of Moberly, is a well known and progressive business man of this city. He is a native son of Randolph County and was bom in Moberly July 30, 1879. He is the son of James and Mary (Morrison) Sandison, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.

Jack M. Sandison was educated in the public schools of Moberly and the Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio. After completing school he learned the science of ^ceramics, or the art of clay working. He then was engaged with his father in the manufacture of brick at Moberly for a number of years. In 1915 he engaged in the wholesale grocery business in partnership with Mr. Robuck and since that time has been successfully engaged in that business.

Mr. Sandison is a Republican and takes an active part in political affairs; he has been his party's candidate for state representative and county assessor. He is a Knights Templar Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine

William Sandison, of the firm of Robuck-Sandison, wholesale grocers of Moberly was born at Huntsville, Mo., Dec. 6, 1874. He is the son of James Sandison, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. William Sandison was educated in the public schools of Moberly, including a course in the Moberly High School. Later he took a course in business college and for 17 years he was manager and superintendent of the Moberly Paving Brick Company. He continued with that company for several years after the local plant was purchased and operated by the Metropolitan Paving Brick Company. He resigned his position with that company in 1916 and in February, 1917, he became associated with the Robuck-Sandison Company.

Mr. Sandison was married to Miss Olive Chamblin of Paducah, Ky. She is a daughter of C. H. Chamblin who now resides at Carthage, Mo. and whose wife is deceased. She bore the maiden name of Byers. To Mr. and Mrs Sandison have been born three children as follow: James C, at Harvard University ; AUie Janette and Gordon.

Jacob C. Fleming, president of the Moberly Foundry and Machine Company, is one of the substantial business men of Moberly, and is at the head of one of the important industrial enterprises of this city. He. was born at Kewanee, 111., April 27, 1860, and is a son of Thomas and Janet (Simpson) Fleming, the former a native of England and the latter of Scotland. They were the parents of the following children: Jennie, now the widow of R. S. Crammer, and resides at Nevada, Mo. ; Mary, married Thomas W. Vandivier, Nevada, Mo.; Jacob C, the subject of this sketch; Ira M., Kansas City, Mo.; Cora I., widow of E. K. Atkinson, Nevada, Mo.; Emma L., married A. L. Davis, Joplin, Mo.; Elizabeth A., married David Cravens, Lincoln, Neb.

Thomas Fleming came to America about 1854, and first settled at McKeesport, Pa., where he was engaged in coal mining. About 1858 he went to Kewanee, 111., where he was living when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted in 1862 in the Union Army and served until the close of the war. He took part in a number of important engagements and was with Sherman on his march to the sea and participated in the Grand Review at Washington at the close of the war. After receiving his honorable discharge from the army, he returned to Kewanee, where he operated coal mines for a few years and in 1872 went to Fort Dodge, la. He was engaged as superintendent of mines there for a time and in 1876 he went to Chetopa, Kan. Here he continued his interest in the coal mining business and had charge of coal mines in Missouri, Kansas and Indian Territory for the Osage Coal and Mining Company. About 1879, he removed to Clinton, Mo. continuing with the same company and later went to Nevada, Mo., where he spent the remainder of his life. He died in 1895 and his wife departed this life in 1916 and their remains are buried at Nevada, Mo.

Jacob C. Fleming was educated in the public schools of Illinois, Iowa and Kansas, and when he was 17 years of age, began life as a telegraph operator in the employ of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. In 1884, he took charge of the Osage Coal and Mining Company's store at Elliott, Randolph County, Mo. and later had charge of the operation of their coal mine there. In 1890, his father bought the coal mine property there and Jacob C. had charge of the operation until 1905, when practically all of the coal mines of Randolph County, were absorbed by the Randolph-Macon Coal Company.

In 1906, Mr. Fleming came to Moberly when he and the other heirs of the Thomas Fleming estate organized the Moberly Foundry and Machine Company. This company continued to do business as a partnership until 1915, when it was incorporated with a capital stock of $21,000. In '1917, the Thomas Fleming estate was settled and Jacob C. Fleming continued the business. This company has been successfully operated from the start and does an extensive business, their principal product being railway castings and their entire product, practically, is bought by the Wabash Railway Company. They do a general machine shop business in addition to manufacturing heavy castings; they also manufacture coal mine equipment and machinery, and employe about 18 men. The shop is located at the comer of East Reed and Moulton streets.

Jacob C. Fleming was married in 1886 to Miss Nettie McClure of Clinton, Mo. She is a daughter of William J. and Narcissa (Fike) Mc- Clure, the former of whom is deceased, and Mrs. McClure makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Fleming. To Mr. and Mrs. Fleming have been born the following children: Dr. Thomas S., Moberly, a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Jacob William, who is associated with his father; Janet Elliott Fleming, in the employ of the Government at Washington, D. C.

Mr. Fleming is a member of the Knights Templar Commandery of Moberly. He has an extensive acquaintance in Moberly and Randolph County and is one. of the enterprising and substantial citizens of this section.

E. Bell Mahan, of the well known firm of Mahan and Son, funeral directors of Moberly, Mo., is a native of this state and belongs to one of the early pioneer families. He was bom in Audrain County, about 15 miles southeast of Moberly, March 23, 1864, and is a son of John T. and Elizabeth (Owings) Mahan. John T. Mahan was bom in Boone County,

Mo., Feb. 2, 1828 and died near Paris, Mo., Aug. 8, 1914, and his remains are buried at Moberly. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the Union Army. His wife was a native of Kentucky and preceded her husband in death several years. They were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Levina Crosswhite Monroe County, Mo.; B. D., a contractor, Annaconda, Mont.; James A., died at Ft. Worth, Texas, about 1914, at the age of 58 years ; Walter, Anaconda, Mont. ; Charles F., a farmer near Paris, Mo.; E. Bell, the subject of this sketch; Samuel L., Anaconda, Mont.; Mrs. Emma Hobson, Kansas City, Mo.; Florence, died in infancy ; Cyrus, died in 1890, age 16 years.

E. Bell Mahan was educated in the public schools and engaged in business at his present location in Moberly, Sept. 16, 1892. This firm was also engaged in furniture business until Sept. 1, 1918 and since that time they have been devoted exclusively to the undertaking business and are recognized as one of the leading firms of funeral directors in this section of the state. The firm was originally. Van Cleave, Martin and Mahan and on Jan. 1, 1910, Mr. Vancleave sold his interest to the other partners and since April 1, 1920, the business has been conducted by Mr. Mahan and Son at 211 North Clark street.

Mr. Mahan was married March 18, 1890, to Miss Francis King, a daughter of Francis and Mary (Bunger) King, both natives of Kentucky and now deceased. The father was killed shortly after the close of the Civil War and the mother died in '1895 and their remains are buried in Meade, Kentucky.

To Mr. and Mrs. Mahan have been born the following children: Verna, married H. H. Stampes, Moberly, Missouri; Albert, a sketch of whom follows this article; Eugenia, resides at home with her parents, at 527 Logan Terrace.

Mr. Mahan is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Knights of Pythias; National Union; Knights and Ladies of Security and the Mystic Workers of the World. Mr. Mahan is progressive and public spirited and takes a commendable interest in public affairs; he has served as a member of the Moberly City Council.

Albert K. Mahan of Moberly, who is associated with his father, was bom in Moberly, July 11, 1894, and was reared and educated in the public school of this city and graduated from the Moberly high school in the class of 1913. After leaving school he was employed by the firm of Martin and Mahan until after the United States entered the World War. On

May 25, 1918, he enlisted in the United States army and was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Later he was transferred to Camp Upton, New York, and in Aug., 1918, he embarked for overseas, a member of Company M, 349th United States Infantry, and first landed on tY^e other side at Southampton, England, and from there sailed to LeHarve, France, and after a period of training was sent to sector Hute, Alsace, France, Oct. 17th, and when the armistice was signed he was with his command about twenty miles from Metz. After the signing of the armistice, he remained in France for .several months and reached the United States on May 30, 1919. He was then sent to Camp Zacharay Taylor, Ky., where he received his honorable discharge June 12, 1919. He then returned to Moberly and resumed his former position and became a partner with his father.

Albert Mahan is a member of the American Legion and is adjutant of Theodore Bazan Post, No. 6, Moberly, Mo. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

John E. Lynch, president of the Bank of Moberly, and United States marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri, has had an unusual and successful career. Mr. Lynch was born in Randolph County, just north of Huntsville, Jan. 11, 1858, and is a son of Patrick and Amanda (Stevens) Lynch.

Patrick Lynch was a native of County Carlow, Ireland, and was born in 1818. He came to America in 1848, and the same year settled in Randolph County, near Roanoke, and a few years later, he removed to a farm north of Huntsville. Here he resided until 1860, when he came to the vicinity of what is now the city of Moberly, and during the Civil War he cultivated a portion of the present site of Moberly, and lived at what was known as old Allen, and after the war when the railroad was being built the railroad company offered Mr. Lynch and others an amount of land in Moberly equal to that which they owned at old Allen. Mr. Lynch was the first to accept the proposition and moved his residence to Moberly. The original town site of Moberly consisted of 40 acres of land, and was bounded on the east by Morley street, on the south by Wightman street, on the west by the alley between Clark and Williams street, and on the north by Union avenue. Mr. Lynch's house was located on block No. 12, and his bam was located on block No. 7, where the Merchants Hotel now stands. After the Wabaash shops were built, Patrick Lynch was employed by that company, and spent the remainder of his life in Moberly. He died in 1883. Amanda (Stevens) Lynch, wife of Patrick Lynch was a native of Virginia. She died at the age of 68 years, and her remains and those of her husband are buried in St. Johns cemetery.

The children born to Patrick Lynch and wife are as follow: Thomas Allen, was an engineer on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and was killed in a wreck at Centralia, Wash.; Richard Moberly, died in infancy; John E., the subject of this sketch, and James C, Omaha, Neb.

John E. Lynch bears the distinction of being the oldest living resident of the city of Moberly from the standpoint of continuous residence here. He came here with his parents when a child, and here grew to manhood, and since that time he has been closely identified with the growth and development of this city in many ways. He received his education in such public schools as the town afforded in the early days of its existence. When a boy his first work was driving team at the constraction of the Wabash shops here. He received $5.00 per week for his labor. After that, he worked in the shops for three years, and then was a fireman for three years. In 1880, he was elected chief of police of Moberly and served in that capacity for three years. This was an early day in the history of Moberly, and like other new towns of that epoch, the limited police force found itself confronted frequentl}'' by duties that were difficult to perform. Mr. Lynch met all these conditions and by his courage and capabilities always succeeded in maintaining law and order. After having served three years as chief of police, he was engaged by the city to run the city fire engine for two years, when he was re-elected to the office of chief of police and held this position until 1894. He was then appointed United States marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri by President Cleveland, and capably discharged the duties of that office for a period of four years. At the expiration of that time Mr. Lynch began operating as a construction contractor, arid specialized in paving and sewer construction, and was successfully engaged in this line of work until Aug. 15, 1914, when he was appointed United States marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri by President Wilson, and at the expiration of his four years' term in that office, he was reappointed and holds that position at the present time.

Mr. Lynch was elected president of the Bank of Moberly in February, 1916, and since that time has held that position, and in the capacity of chief executive officer of this well known and substantial financial institution, Mr.' Lynch has evinced the same keen foresight and clear judgment that has characterized his successful career in other fields of endeavor.

My Lynch was united in marriage in 1882 with Miss Mary A. Hall of Truesdale, Warren County, Mo. She is a daughter of Denny and Elizabeth Hall of that county. To Mr. and Mrs. Lynch have been born the following children: George, chief deputy United States marshal, St. Louis, Mo.; John E., Jr., of the Lynch-McDonald Construction Company, of Moberly; Nellie, Grace, Frank, Lucille and James Robert. The latter served in the United States navy during the World War.

Mr. Lynch is a Democrat and for years has been active in the councils of his party in Randolph County and Missouri. He has served two terms as a member of the state legislature. He was a delegate to Democratic National Convention at Baltimore, which nominated Woodrow Wilson for president, and. is recognized as one of the leading Democrats of the state. He has an extensive acquaintance and many friends, not only in Randolph County, but throughout the state and country.

Owen Redick O'Bryian, a well known and successful attorney of Moberly and a veteran of the World War, is a native of Randolph County and a member of one of the pioneer families of this section of Missouri. Mr. O'Bryan was born in a one room log cabin, three miles southwest of Huntsville. Mo., on the old O'Bryan homestead in Salt Spring township. He is the son of James T. and Jennie Lee (Bagby) O'Bryan.

James T. O'Bryan was born in Chariton County, Mo. in 1860 and removed to Randolph County with his parents who settled in Salt Spring township when he" was three years old. He was a son of Redick O'Bryan who was born in Kentucky in 1820. Redick O'Bryan was prominent in the early day affairs of Randolph County and served as justice of the peace of Salt Spring township for many years. He was a deacon in the Mt. Salem Baptist church. He died Dec. 25, 1893 and his remains are buried in the O'Bryan cemetery which is located on the old O'Bryan place.

James T. O'Bryan was well educated, having graduated from Mt. Pleasant College' in the class of 1881. He followed farming in Silver Creek township from 1892 until 1902, and for six years of the time was justice of the peace of that township. He was solicitor for the Farmers Mutual

Insurance Company and after moving to Huntsville in 1902, devoted himself to the interest of that company. In 1906, he was a candidate for nomination for the office of probate judge of Randolph County but was defeated by the narrow margin of 28 votes. Ke stood high in the community and had a wide acquaintance in Randolph County. He died Nov. 15, 1907, and his remains are buried in the Huntsville cemetery. James T. O'Bryan was married to Jennie Lee Bagby, Dec. 29, 1887. She wa« born in Moniteau township, Randolph County, above five miles northwest of Higbee, and was a daughter of Owen H. and Maria (Yager) Bagby who were pioneer settlers of Silver Creek township. Jennie Lee (Bagby) O'Bryan was one of ten children born to her parents, the others being as follow: Thomas J., WiUiam H., deceased; Zebulon P., Mrs. Mary Jackson, deceased ; Mrs. Korine Shipp, deceased ; James W., Warsaw, Mo. ; Benjamin F. and Walter H. The Bagby family was one of the very early pioneer families of central Missouri. Owen H. Bagby was bom in Kentucky and came to Missouri with his parents who settled near Roanoke, Silver Creek township in 1827. He was a son of John Bagby. Maria (Yager) Bagby, wife of Owen H. Bagby, was born at Hampton Roads, Va. and came here with her parents at an early day and settled on the place where Thomas J. Bagby now lives. To John T. O'Bryan and wife were born the following children: Owen Redick, the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Mary Lee O'Conner, Huntsville, Mo. and Zebulon D., known as "Jack" of Huntsville, Mo.

Redick O'Bryan, grandfather of Owen Redick O'Bryan, of this review, was three times married and to his first marriage were born the following children: Rev. William F., deceased; Mrs. Flora Bradley, Yates, Mo., and Mrs. Adaline Randecker, of Booneville, Mo. After the death of his first wife, he married Mary Dennis who was the seventh of 19 children of Harrison Dennis and the following children were born to that marriage : Cornelia O'Biyan, deceased; James T. O'Bryan, deceased and Ma tie O'Bryan, deceased. To Redick O'Bryan's third marriage with Mrs. Eliza Dameron who was the mother of two children by her former marriage, William H. Dameron, deceased and Mrs. Julia D. Minor of St. Louis, were bom the following children: John, deceased; Minnie, married Hon. William T. Heathman, a former representative from Randolph County ; Milton S. O'Bryan, manager of the Harlan Tobacco Store, Moberly.

Owen Redick O'Bryan, the subject of this sketch was born June 12, 1890 and attended the White school district in Silver Creek township until he was 12 years old when he entered the Huntsville grade school and was graduated. Later, he took a course in the Moberly Commercial College and was graduated in 1908. He then entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company and the Express Company and one year later entered the Kansas City School of Law and also served a clerkship in Kansas City law offices and was admitted to the bar to practice in the state courts June 2, 1913, and admitted to the Federal courts May 19, 1914. Shortly afterwards, he made the race for the nomination for prosecuting attorney of Randolph County against Jerry M. Jeffries and F. E. Murrell. He carried every township in the county outside of Moberly, except Cairo, and was defeated by eight votes. In 1916, he made a second race for the^ nomination of prosecuting attorney and during that campaign he made the promise that if the United States should become involved in the World War he would enlist. He had an opportunity to make his word good and he did, enlisting at Sedalia, Mo., May 13, 1917 and resigned his position as claim agent for the M. K. and T. railroad in order to enlist. After enlisting, he was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri and assigned to the 16th Infantry and from there entrained to El Paso, Texas, but was ordered overseas before reaching his destination. He was reassigned to Company A, 34th

Infantry and after a brief period of training at Port Bliss he was detailed to district headquarters in July, 1917. Later he was given a furlough and returned home and on Oct. 4, 1917 he addressed the Old Settlers Reunion and on October 7th he argued a case in the Kansas Court of Appeals, being the first lawyer to appear before that court in uniform. December 13th he was transferred as battalion sergeant to headquarters of third division Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C. He left Charlotte, March 7, 1918 and arrived at Camp Merritt the next day and embarked at Hoboken, N. J. on an old Austrian steamer which had been renamed "Martha Washington". He was then regimental sergeant major and commander of the guard every other day. At 12 o'clock on April 4th in the Bay of Biscay the convoy was attacked by German submarines and a running fight between the submarines and the United States chasers and convoys took place until the submarines were destroyed. The American fleet landed at Bordeaux, France, on April 4th. The third division then went into training quarters at Chateau Villian, 16 miles south of .Chaumont, the A. E. F. Headquarters. On May 27th, the division was entrained under secret orders for the front lines and arrived at the Marne where they occupied 22 kilometers of front line to Ballou Woods on the left and extending to Charteves Sector which was being pressed by a minor German offensive which extended from Soissons to Reims. On July 14th the Germans launched their last offensive which continued for four days and gained an entrance south of the river. On July 20th the United States army started an offensive and drove the Germans back to the Vesle River. The third division was relieved August 14th and transferred to a recoupment area. This division lost 60 per cent of their men in the above engagement. Later they were ordered to the St. Mihiel salient, Sept. 5, 1918, and arrived in support of the 89th division. Sept. 13, Mr. O'Bryan was transferred to the 89th division headquarters which was relieved Oct. 6th and on Oct. 11th took a position in the Argonne Forest. After 30 days of hard fighting they were on the Meuse River, Nov. 11th when the armistice was signed. They then crossed Belgium and Luxemburg on the heels of the retreating German army. They remained there until May 13, 1918 when they entrained at Erodorf , Germany, for Brest, France and embarked for America by way of Plymouth, England and reached port at New York. Mr. O'Bryan was discharged at Camp Funston, Kan. June 13, 1919.

and has a wide acquaintance in Mobeily and Randolph County and stands high in the community. In addition to his general practice he is also assistant prosecuting attorney of Randolph County.

Mr. O'Bryan is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and holds membership in the first Baptist church at El Paso, Texas.

John R. Martin, better known as "Little Dick," president and founder of the Little Dick Clothing Company, which gets its title from Mr. Martin's nickname, is one of Moberly's enterprising and successful business men and a descendant of one of Randolph Counl^'s honored pioneer families.

Mr. Martin has had a varied and successful career in the mercantile business. After obtaining a good education in the public schools of Randolph County, he began as a clerk in the employ of Mitchell and Moppin, of Renick, Mo. Later he clerked for Clack and Parrish, Nevada, Mo. He was next employed by Donihue Brothers, Kirksville, Mo. He was then- in the employ of O. J. Townsend, Unionville, Mo., for a time when he returned to Kirksville and took charge of the clothing department of the Sam Fickler Store. From there he came to Moberly and engaged in business, becoming the junior member of the firm of Burkholder and Sol Martin. Shortly afterwards he sold his interest in that firm and entered the employ of Frank B. Forney and later was employed by Henry Levy and Company. In 1897 he engaged in the clothing business under the firm name of the Little Dick Clothing Company and was the sole owner and proprietor of that business until 1911 when he sold a half interest to his brother, Forrest Martin, and since that time they have conducted the business under the original firm name and have met with success, and rank as one of the leading mercantile establishments of Moberly and Randolph County. They carry a full line of men's and boy's clothing and furnishings and in the range of quality and price they rank with the leading retailers of the country. TPiey carry a large stock and in the matter of style they are ready to meet the demands of their customers from the conservative to the most fastidious.

Mr. Martin was married November 9, 1893, to Miss Josie Jamison, of Kirksville, Mo. She is a daughter of Joseph G. Jamison, who is now deceased.

The Martin family is one of the pioneer families of Randolph County. John R., the subject of this sketch was born in Prairie township and is the son of Bailey and Martha Ellen (Davis) Martin, both natives of Randolph County, the former of whom is now deceased and the latter resides on the old Martin homestead in Prairie township. A more extensive history of this pioneer Randolph County family and its various members appears in connection with the sketch of Forrest Martin in this volume.

John R. Martin has in his possession an interesting volume which is devoted to the history of the Martin family which was written by his , brother, Prof. W. H. Martin, on the occasion of the golden wedding anniversary of their parents. This event took place Feb. 18, 1902. Professor Martin presents the story of the Martin family and pays tribute to the worthy parents of this large family of thirteen children in a most able manner, which was read at the wedding anniversary. In this article he narrates the various characteristics of the thirteen children of Bailey Martin and in which he evinces unusually keen observation and a clear understanding of the individual traits of each, member of the family.

The Martin family is one of the interesting pioneer families of Randolph County and every member is a worthy descendant of worthy ancestors.

Omar Martin, manager of the shoe department of the Wolff-Berger Company, has been identified with the commercial life of Moberly for the past 25 years and has an extensive acquaintance throughout Randolph County from his many years of dealing with the public.

Mr. Martin is a native son of this county and was born in Prairie township. He is a son of Bailey and Martha Ellen (Davis) Martin. The Martin family is one of the prominent pioneer families of Randolph County, a more complete history of which will be found in connection with the biographical sketches of John R. Martin and Forrest Martin, which appears in this volume.

Omar Martin was reared on the old Martin homestead in Prairie township and attended the public schools of Prairie township and the Moberly High School. After leaving school he entered t?-e employ of the Feldenheimer Dry Goods Company of Moberly and for 23 years was in the employ of that firm. In 1917 the Feldenheimer Dry Goods Company was succeeded by the Wolff-Berger Company and since that time Mr. Martin has been manager of the shoe department.

Mr. Martin was united in marriage Sept. 11, 1900, with Miss Lucretia Grimes, of Moberly. She is a daughter of Washington and Virginia Grimes, pioneer settlers of Moberly, both of whom are now deceased. Washington Grimes settled here about the time that the town of Moberly was founded and spent the remainder of his life in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Martin now resifle in the old Martin home at 319 Union avenue, where the Grimes family lived for many years and where Mrs. Martin was bom.

To Mr. and Mrs. Omar Martin have been born two children: Bailey, who was named after his paternal grandfather, is now a student in the Moberly High School and Virginia, who bears the name of her maternal grandmother, is at home with her parents.

Jos«ph Davis Martin, of the Little Dick Clothing Company, Moberly, Mo., is a native of Randolph County. He was born in Prairie township, Feb. 23, 1868, and is the son of Bailey and Martha Ellen (Davis) Martin. A more detailed history of the Martin family appears in the sketches of John R. Martin and Forrest Martin, which will be found in this volume.

Joseph Davis Martin was reared to manhood on the Martin home farm in Prairie township and received his education in the public schools. He remained on the home farm, engaged in farming and stock raising until 1905, when he came to Moberly and since that time has been identified with the Little Dick Clothing Company.

Mr. Martin was united in marriage June 6, 1899, with Eureth J. Wirt, a daughter of James and Sallie (Hendrex) Wirt, of Prairie township. James Wirt and his wife were pioneer settlers of Randolph County. Mr. Wirt was an early day plainsman, crossing the plains with ox teams in 1854. He kept in his possession during his lifetime a souvenir, a hunting horn, which he made from a horn of one of the oxen which he drove on his trip to California. It is artistically designed and upon it is carved the figure of a dog. This heirloom is in Mr. Martin's possession and is prized very highly. James Wirt and his wife are both deceased.

Mr. Martin is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and is a Randolph County citizen of real worth. The Martin family home is at 900 Williams street, Moberly.

Henry R. Terrill, of the firm of Terrill Brothers, which is composed of Henry R. and Vincent C. Terrill, is one of the well known and reliable retail shoe establishments in the city of Moberly and has an extensive patronage. The Terrill Brothers have been engaged in business here for a number of years.

The Terrill family is one of the old substantial pioneer families of Randolph County and the various members of this family have been identified with the growth and development of this county for considerably more than half a century.