Ray County, Missouri - The whole text, 1881 (part 21 of 23)

William M, Quarles was born in Wilson county, Tennessee, on the 19th day of September, 1810, and lived there until he was eleven years of age. He then came with his father in March, 1851, to Ray county, Missouri, and has lived here ever since. His father received the appointment of postmaster at Richmond, and lived there until the outbreak of the civil war, conducting a small farm half a mile from town, in connection with the postoffice. Our subject worked on this farm during summer, and attended Richmond College in winter. He received the greater part of his education at this school. In the year 1856, he began clerking in the dry goods store of Hughes, Wasson & Stewart, at Richmond, and continued with them for two years. Becoming imbued with the determination to fit himself for the practice of medicine, he entered the drug store of Dr. Mosby, and remaining with him two years, devoted the time to studying his chosen profession. At the beginning of the civil war he espoused the cause of the south, and responded promptly to Governor Jackson's call for volunteers by enlisting in the 1st Missouri cavalry. At the expiration of the time, six months, for which he had enlisted in the state guards, he entered the regular Confederate service for three years, in Colonel Reeves' 3d Missouri regiment of volunteers. In the spring of

1862 he was sergeant and ensign, and afterwards was promoted to a first lieutenantcy. He served with great credit throughout the entire war, and was paroled after the surrender, on the 16th day of May, 1865. He at once returned to his home in Richmond, Missouri, and again entered Dr. Mosby's drug store as clerk, and resumed the study of medicine. By close economy he after awhile, saved money enough from his salary to defray the expense of a course of lectures. He accordingly entered the St. Louis Medical College for the term of 1866-7. At the expiration of the lecture course in the spring of 1867, he went to Millville, Ray county, and began the practice of his profession with such success that in about a year and a half he had secured means enough to return to college, which he did, graduating in the spring of 1869, from the St. Louis Medical College with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Quarles was married on the 17th day of March, 1868, to Miss Octavia Fowler, daughter of T. B. Fowler, Esq. Five children have been born of this union, two sons and three daughters. Their first son and one daughter, died in infancy, the others are living at this time, April, 1881. In 1874 Dr. Quarles engaged in partnership with his father-in-law, in the dry goods business at Millville. He employed a clerk in the store to enable him to give his individual attention to his professional labors. Mr. Fowler was soon after elected to the office of county collector, and they sold the dry goods store to John P. Grimes. Dr. Quarles then went to Richmond, and engaged in the drug business with Dr. Holman, in connection with the practice of his profession. This partnership was broken up by the election of Dr. Holman county treasurer, and Dr. Quarles returned to Millville. Here he now enjoys a large and remunerative practice.

Ami Hughes

The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is a native of Ray county, Missouri, and was born on the old homestead of the Hughes family, June 5, 1857. He laid the foundation of his education in the common schools of his neighborhood, and then entered Richmond College, from which institution he graduated, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, on his birthday, 1877. He spent the first year after leaving college, at home with his father, in Richmond, occasionally assisting with work on the farm in the county. In March, 1879, then in his twenty-second year, was given the entire management and control of the large farm owned by his father, Mr. James S. Hughes, of Richmond. He conducted the business of this place alone, until his brother, Allen, who had been doing busines in St. Louis, came to his assistance, and they now operate the farm together. This place, consisting of 880 acres of excellent land, is situated eight miles northeast of the town of Richmond. In fertility of soil* abundance of water, woodland and pasture, it is not surpassed by any in the county. It is well improved, having a commodious and handsome brick, dwelling house, a large, roomy and conveniently constructed barn, and a fine, thrifty bearing orchard. Mr. Hughes and his brother are devoting special attention to stock raising, and have now some of the best varieties of fine-bred stock upon their farm. Mr. Hughes, though young in years, is a practical farmer, and bids fair to gain, in after years, wealth, and a position of great usefulness in the community. He is a courteous, affable gentleman, and highly esteemed by all who know him, for his many excellent qualities of head and heart.

Julius A. Maddux

Julius Augustus Maddux was born in Ray county, Missouri, three miles southeast of Millville. His father had been a farmer in Ray county some forty-four years at the time of his death. Mr. Maddux was educated in the district schools and grew up on his father's farm, and has ever since followed the business of farming. He was married in the year 1860, to Miss Mary Fields. The issue of this union was one child^ Nancy W., now the wife of Mr. John Manley. Mrs. Maddux died when her child was but ten days old, and, in the spring of 1863, Mr. Maddux was married to Martha J. Turnadge, daughter of John Turnadge. They became the parents of seven children, five of whom, one girl and four boys, are living at this time, April, 1881. Four years after his marriage, Mr. Maddux bought a farm on Crooked river, and lived upon it three years. He then traded it for a place near where he was born. After living there for about three years, he removed to his present location, sections fifteen and twenty-two, township fifty-three, range twentyeight. Mr. Maddux is a member of Charter Oak Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and also of the Farmers' Club. He is a practical farmer, and takes great interest in everything pertaining to agriculture.

Robert B. Ellis was born in Sussex county, Virginia, December 4, 1812. When but six years old his father removed with him to Kentucky. Here he was educated, chiefly in Transylvania University, at Lexington, from the literary and classical department of which institution he graduated with high honor. After leaving college he began the study of medicine, with the distinguished Doctor Benjamin Dudley for preceptor. He subsequently went through the usual course of instruction, and received the degree of doctor of medicine from the Pennsylvania Medical College. He soon after began to practice the healing art. Doctor Ellis came'to Ray county in the year 1837, and, locating at Richmond, opened his doctor's office there. Here he soon made a host of friends, and rapidly built up a good practice. His success as a physician was such that he gained the confidence of the people all over the county, and his services were in almost constant demand. He possessed the happy faculty of making himself pleasant and agreeable to all classes, and rapidly rose in the popular esteem in consequence. His fame as a physician spread throughout the state, and the extent of his practice was not excelled, perhaps, by that of any physician, at that time, in Missouri. After staying at Richmond for four years, Doctor Ellis removed to the suburbs of the town of Gallatin, Missouri, at that time just being built up, and improving a fine farm, established his home upon it, and always afterward, during his residence in northwest Missouri, though frequently away traveling with his wife for the benefit of her health, he kept his home upon this farm. Doctor Ellis was twice elected to the higher branch of the general assembly of Missouri, and was a member of the national democratic convention that nominated James K. Polk for the presidency, at Baltimore, in 1844. His first wife died at Jefferson City, in 1842, whither she had accompanied her husband, who was there in attendance, as a member, upon the session of the state senate. During his second term as state senator, Doctor Ellis was married again, at Jefferson City. The lady becoming his wife this time, was a daughter of Hiram P. Goodrich, D. D., a distinguished educator and divine of Missouri. After the expiration of the senatorial session, Dr. Ellis returned, with his bride, to his home at Gallatin. Here he remained for one year, and then moved to St. Louis, and practiced his profession in that city for some time. During his residence there, he delivered a course of lectures to the students of the McDowell Medical College, upon "Cholera; its Origin, Progress, and Treatment," with particular reference to its ravages, at that time, in this country. These lectures were delivered during the years 1848-9. As an evidence of appreciation of his valuable services, the college conferred the honorary degree of M. D. upon Doctor E., already a graduate of two popular institutions. In 1849 he went to California, and pursued the practice of medicine at the city of Sacramento. Here the second Mrs. Ellis died. The doctor remained at Sacramento until about the year 1860. During this time he was married again, to Miss Sarah J. Buckner. About the year 1860, Doctor Ellis removed from Sacramento to Carson City, Nevada. Here, eight years after her marriage, the third Mrs. Ellis died, and her husband was again left alone, and remained unmarried until his death. He was a member of the California legislature, and, at one time, was president of the medical university of that state. The issue of his first marriage was three children: Robert H., Mar}r E., and Adrian C; of his second, two: Sallie and Rosa G.; and of the third, four: Paris B., Ada M., John G., and William W. Dr. R. B. Ellis died at Carson City, Nevada, in the month of January, 1873, and was buried with Masonic honors, and the legislature adjourned out of respect

Robert H. Ellis

Is the eldest son of Doctor R. B. Ellis, whose biography appears in this work, and was born near Paris, in Bourbon count}-, Kentucky, January 8, 1836. His father removed with him to Missouri in 1837, and he received his early education at the towns of Richmond and Gallatin. When his father went to live in St. Louis, he was placed under the charge and instruction of Doctor Goodrich, then a prominent educator of that city. In 1850 he accompanied his father to California, and there finished his education. After spending seven years in the state of California, he returned to Richmond, Missouri, and engaged in merchandising until the war began, in 1861. He enlisted under the first call of Governor C. F. Jackson, and remained as long as General Sterling Price was in Missouri, though he did not, after the state guard was disbanded enter the regular Confederate service. In 1860 Captain Ellis was a candidate on the Breckenridge democratic ticket for representative of Ray county in the general assembly, and was defeated by a majority of only thirty-five votes. Except four years spent in the state of California, Mr. Ellis has lived continuously, since the war, in Ray county. In 1860 he was married to Miss Emma Mansur, daughter of Charles Mansur, Esq., of Ray county. Five children are the result of this union, all of whom are now living. Mr. Ellis was admitted to practice law at the bar of Richmond in 1867, and pursued the legal calling for about two years, but preferring a farmer's life, he quit the law and became a tiller of the soil. Captain Ellis is descended from one of the best of old Virginia's families, and is a gentleman in every way worthy of his ancestry.

Leonidas Duvall

Is descended from the early French settlers of the "Old Dominion state." He was born in Culpepper county, Virginia, on the 26th day of September, 1838. His father, Isaac Duvall, removed with him to Ray county, Missouri, in the fall of 1814. He received his early education at the common schools, attending, as was the custom of the boys of the neighborhood, during the winter months, and assisting his father on the farm through the summer. In 1859, he entered the new college at the town of Richmond, and here completed his education. Mr. Duvall was married on the 26th day of November, 1865, to Mrs. Mary Gross, a widow lady, whose maiden name was Nuckols. She only lived about a year, and in September, 1871, Mr. Duvall was again married to Miss Virginia M. Payne, of Clinton county, Missouri. Of this union two children, twins, were born, on the 9th day of February, 1877. They were named respectively:

Albert Payne and Willie Payne, in honor of their grandfather. Mr. Duvall owns a fine farm of 200 acres of good, fertile, land, chiefly devoted to growing grass, and raising cattle and fine stock. He has been a trader in mules since 1860, and in this business has accumulated the principal part of his property. He owns the fine draft stallion, Loch Fergus Chief, of the celebrated Clydesdale stock, imported from Scotland in 1879, at a cost of more than a thousand dollars, and also is the owner of the large black jack, Bourbon Chief, purchased in Kentucky, at a cost of one thousand dollars. Mr. Duvall is making laudable efforts for the improvement of the live stock of the county. Mr. DuvalPs farm lies near the old oil wells of the St. Louis Petroleum Company, and the entire place and adjacent lands were pronounced by Prof. Swallow, then state geologist, to be underlaid with coal. He is a member in good standing of the Richmpnd Lodge, of the order of Free Masons, and one of Ray's most progressive, practical and successful farmers, and occupies an enviable position in the respect of the good people of the section in which he resides.

Was born in Culpepper county, Virginia, on the 20th day of February, 1840. He came to Missouri with his father who immigrated to Ray county in the year 1844. Mr. Duvall obtained the greater part of his education in the common schools of his neighborhood; he did, however, attend the college at Richmond for the space of eighteen months. After leaving this institution, Mr. Duvall began working at the saddle-maker's trade at Richmond, and continued in this work for four years. At the outbreak of the great civil war, he responded to the first call of Governor Jackson for volunteers, and when the six months for which he joined the state guards had expired, he entered the regular Confederate army for the war, in the Third regiment of Missouri infantry. He fought in every battle in which his regiment was engaged, except two. After the surrender of the Confederate army in 1865, Mr. Duvall returned to Ray county and resumed work on the farm with his father, until he was married. His marriage to Miss Kate Forbes, daughter of John Forbes, Esq., of Ray county, Missouri, took place on the 20th of February, 1873. Of this union three children, Isaac, Fannie and Bettie, have been born to them. Mr. Duvall occupies and owns a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, all in an excellent state of cultivation, except about twenty acres of woodland. He is also a stock raiser and takes great pride in his good breed of live stock, more especially of hogs and cattle. He is not a member of any religious denomination, but he belongs to the brotherhood of A. F. & A. M. He has held the position of worshipful master of his lodge at Millville for some years. Mrs. Duvall belongs to the congregation of the Mount Hope M. E. Church. Mr. Duvall is a prosperous farmer, a highly respected citizen, a kind neighbor and an honorable gentleman.

Andrew Wells

A native of Ray county, Missouri, was born six miles south of the town of Richmond, on the 10th day of November, 1833. He lived here and continued at work on the farm with his father until the outbreak of the gold fever, and consequent rush to California. Our subject left home in 1853, and went to the gold fields of the great west. In California, Mr. Wells was chiefly engaged in mining, though he also operated a saw mill and possessed a hog ranch while there. He returned home in 1857, having been so successful in his quest of wealth as to enable him to buy a comfortable home. On the 9th day of December of the same year, he was married to Miss Susan F. Endsley, a daughter of Mr. John Endsley, of Ray county. Mr. Wells remained on his farm in Ray county until 1864, when he removed to Virginia City, Montana territory. While there he engaged in a trade in flour during the winter season, and mined in summer. Mrs. Wells accompanied him in his travels through the west, and they finally returned to Ray county and spent some months at the home of her father, after which they again took possession of their old home near Millville. Mr. Wells has been a member of the A. F. & A. M. Lodge at Millville since 1870. He is a highly respected citizen, and a good, practical farmer.

J. H. Haynes was born in Ray county, Missouri, five miles north of Richmond, August 29, 1849. He is a son of J. P. Haynes, Esq., whose biography we give elsewhere in this work. Mr. Haynes received his education, chiefly, in the common schools of his native county. In 1872, Mr. Haynes was married to Miss Sophronia E. McCuistion, daughter of William McCuistion, Esq., of Ray county. She was born upon the place where they now reside, in 1856. Their union has been blessed by the birth of two children : Bessie Ethel and William Elbert. Mr. Haynes is a member of Crooked River Grange, No. 1005, Patrons of Husbandry, and has given his lifelong attention to agricultural pursuits. He is engaged to a considerable extent in raising fine stock. He feeds and ships to market large numbers of hogs and cattle. Mrs. Haynes is a consistent member of the Christian Church, and of the order of Patrons of Husbandry. She was elected to the office of " Ceres " in the grange to which she belongs, a year ago, and yet, April, 1881, occupies that position. Mr. Haynes has been very fortunate and successful in his business affairs, and to-day is in a highly prosperous condition. His excellent farm is well supplied with everything necessary to his comfort and happiness, and he is highly respected and esteemed by his fellow citizens.

H. C. Smith

Henry Clay Smith is a native of Kentucky, born in Woodford county, on the 14th day of October, 1820. His father emigrated from Maryland to Kentucky at an early day. He died soon after the birth of our subject, leaving his widow, with seven young children, in very straitened circumstances. Henry's advantages for obtaining an education were, in consequence of his father's death and the family's poverty, quite limited. He remained with his mother, working for the common support of the family, until his twenty-first year, when the whole family removed to Ray county, Missouri, and stopped for about a year on a farm near Richmond. This was in 1841. In 1842 Mr. Smith and his brother, B. F., bought a tract of land near the town of Millville. This land was in a wild state, covered with dense forest and underbrush. # By their indomitable industry the brothers cleared and improved this place, and made a living for themselves and their mother's family. They continued to clear and improve the place until, in 1849, Henry bought out the interest of his brother, and thus gained entire control of the place. His mother continued to reside with him until her death, which occurred in 1859. Mr. Smith was married in the autumn of 1870 to Miss Cynthia A. Smith, daughter of Peyton T. Smith, a prominent farmer of Ray county. Though their names were the same, they are not in anyway related to one another by ties of consanguinity. Two children were born of this union: Nora Belle and Lucy Rachel. Mr. Smith still resides on the farm which himself and brother improved. He has added to it from time to time until it now comprises some four hundred and forty acres. His residence, a large and handsome frame building, occupies a conspicuous location near the point where the Richmond, Russellville, Millville, and Tinney's Point roads intersect one another. Since the wrar Mr. Smith has turned his attention mostly to the raising of stock. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Millville M. E. Church. Mr. Smith is a self-made man, and one of the most properous and successful farmers in the county.

Jeptha S. Mathena was born in Ray county, Missouri, on the 17th of September, 1847. His father was Robert Mathena, a native of Kentucky, who had emigrated to Missouri in the early history of Ray county. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Ray county. Mr. Mathena was married on the eighth day of February, 1877, to Miss Mollie Hutchinson, daughter of William J. Hutchinson, of Ray county. The issue of this union is one child, Eva, born November 25, 1878. He is not a member of any church or secret organization except the Patrons of Husbandry, which order he joined in January, 1874. Mrs. Mathena is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, which worships at Liberty school house. Mr. Mathena is a thriving, prosperous young farmer, and contemplates soon the purchase of an addition to his already valuable farm, from a neighbor. He is a good, kind-hearted, accommodating neighbor, and a highly esteemed citizen of Grape Grove township.

John Guy

This gentleman, one of the most successful farmers and stock-raisers of his neighborhood, was born in Anderson county, Kentucky, in the year 1829. When he was but ten years old his father moved to Missouri, and settled in Ray county, and two years later died, leaving a widow and seven children. John continued living with his mother for about two 3rears after his father's death, and then he began to work for one John McGhee, for the purpose of learning the tinner's trade. McGhee subsequently failed, and young Guy was thrown out of work. In his nineteenth year he commenced to learn the trade of a blacksmith, under John Lightner, at Richmond. He mastered this trade, and in the year 1850, went with Mr. Lightner to the state of California. Here Mr. Guy mined for a short time, and then, going to Sacramento City, he again engaged at his trade, and continued it during the remainder of his sojourn in the Golden State. Having accumulated some money, he returned in 1858, to Richmond, Rav county, and entered the seminary to finish his education. Leaving school he opened a shop in the town of Richmond, and worked at his trade for about a year. He then moved upon a farm in the county, near Liberty school house, and erecting a shop continued the work of a neighborhood blacksmith, with farming. Here he lived until 1863, when, to avoid the war troubles with which the country was at that time rife, he went to Colorado, where he worked for a while at his trade, and then commenced freighting with wagons between Atchison, Kansas, and Denver, Colorado. This business was very remunerative, but Mr. Guy was compelled to abandon it on account of the hostility of Indians. He sold his wagons and teams at a very handsome profit over the amount paid for them, and returning to Ray county, bought a farm with the proceeds of his labors in the west. Mr. Guy was married in the month of March, 1853, to Miss Susan B. Mizner, daughter of Jerry Mizner, Esq., formerly of Ray county, now deceased. Nine children were born of this union, seven of whom are still living. Mrs. Guy died from the result of injuries received by a fall through a bridge over a small stream near Millville. Mrs. Guy was in a wagon with seven other persons, and as they were crossing the bridge, it gave way, precipitating the wagon and its load of human freight to the bottom of the stream. Several of the party were severely injured, though none mortally but the wife of Mr. Guy. This accident occurred on the 4th of August, 1874. Mr. Guy was married again, April . 30, 1878, to Miss Susan C. Mathena. By her he has one child, an infant son. Mr. Guy has been a consistent member of the M. E. Church South, for about six years, and the present Mrs. Guy for twelve years. Mr. Guy has a good farm, and is pleasantly and happily situated to enjoy a long life and green old age.

W. H. Bright

William H. Bright was born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, October 10, 1839. His father was a farmer, and young Bright was reared on a farm and taught to work. His education was acquired in the manner common with so man)' farmers' sons, by attending school during the winter and working on the farm in the summer. When he reached his twenty-first year, Mr. Bright left Kentucky, in company with two brothers and a number of other persons, to come to Missouri. They came overland with a train of wagons direct to Ray county, and here our subject commenced farming for himself. Mr. Bright was not engaged on either side during the war of the rebellion. He was drafted for the Union service just before the close of the war, but was never ordered out for duty. He was married in the year 1864, to Miss Nannie Frazier, daughter of Mr. James Frazier, a resident of Ray count}-. The issue of this union was seven children, five of whom, four girls and one boy, are now living. Mr. Bright and his excellent lady are both worthy members, and have been for many years, of the Christian Church. Mr. Bright is a good, practical, intelligent, and industrious farmer, and has done much toward the improvement of that branch of industry to which he belongs.

Isaiah Mansur

This gentleman is one of the largest land owners, and was one of the earliest settlers of this county. He was born in Ludlow, Windsor county, Vermont, February 19, 1815. His father, Stephen Mansur, was a native of New Hampshire, born December 18, 1773. The grandfather of our subject was a soldier in the old French and Indian wars, and also the war of the Revolution, entering the latter war with the battle of Lexington, and fighting until peace was declared and the freedom of the American states established. The maiden name of Isaiah Mansur's mother was Miss Hannah Felt. His parents were of Scotch-English descent, and their family consisted of eight sons and four daughters, whose names with dates of birth follow: Stephen, born August 25, 1799; Alvah, born March 25, 1801; J. T. Gilman, March 12, 1803; Charles, November 24, 1805, Moody, February 3, 1808; Harriet Augusta, May 22, 1811; Isaiah,

February 19, 1815; Mary Catherine, June 12, 1817; Stilman January 17, 1820; Porter, April 4, 1822, and Harriet Newell, August 17, 1826. Five only of these are now (April, 1881) living, of whom Dr. Moody Mansur is the oldest. Isaiah Mansur received his education in the country schools of Vermont and New Hampshire. He removed to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1836, and for about one year was in charge of his brother Charles' drug store there. This was the first drug store opened on Third street, in that city. The business was very prosperous under Mr. Mansur's management, but the brothers, preferring life in the country, sold out their business in St. Louis, and removing to Ray county, began merchandising in a country store, located upon what is now known as the " old Nuckols place. " The brothers continued this business till 1 842, when they dissolved partnership, and divided the lands, which they had entered, and purchased during their association in business. To Isaiah's share, fell chiefly, the unimproved lands, and he was compelled to clear the timber and brush away, in order to make fields, and build a home. Mr. Mansur farmed until about the year 1849, when he again opened a store on the farm now owned by Mr. R. H. Ellis. He conducted this store until 1852 when he built a store house in the town of Millville, and removed his stock of goods to it. This store he operated until the war, keeping a clerk in the store, while he remained on the farm. During the war, Mr. Mansur was a Union man, and voted for delegates to the Union convention held at Jefferson City. Though strongly opposed to the rebellion, he took no active part in the war, and did all in his power to preserve peace and harmony among his neighbors and friends, and keep them out of difficulties arising from their strong partisans feelings and sentiments. Mr. Mansur was married, first, in the year 1844, in Ray county, Missouri, to Miss Susan Smith. They became the parents of seven children, four sons and three daughters, six of whom are still living, and all but one married. Mrs. Mansur died on the first day of June, 1856, and Mr. Mansur was married again, on the 3d day of January, 1871, to Miss Mary E. Lane, of Atchison, Kansas. By her he is the father of three children, Julia, Harriet and Isaiah. Mr. Mansur has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the space of thirty-five years. His first wife also belonged to that church. The present Mrs. Mansur belongs to the Episcopal Church. Mr. Mansur is a prominent citizen of his community, a successful business man, and is highlv esteemed for his good qualities as a neighbor and a gentleman.

Ralph Oliphant

A native of Ray county, Missouri, was born on the 20th day of September, 1840. He is of Scotch-Irish extraction, his father having been born in Scotland and his mother in Ireland. His father, Alexander Oliphant, came to Rav county in the year 1838. His business in the Old World not paying as he desired, he resolved to emigrate to the United States. Landing at New Orleans, he at once turned his face toward the great northwest, and coming to Ray county bought the farm upon which our subject at this time resides. Here he planted a vineyard which was the second in the county, only one having been previously planted within its borders Upon this farm Mr. Alexander Oliphant died, in the year 1878, and his son, Ralph, who had finished his education and been for some vears in charge of the place, succeeded him as its owner. Here he still continues to reside, cultivating and improving his fine place of four hundred acres. Mr. Oliphant was married on the 7th day of December, 1869, to Miss Catharine Mansur, daughter of Isaiah Mansur, a prominent farmer of the county. The result of this marriage has been four children, two boys and two girls. Their parents take great pride in these children, and intend having them well educated and trained, especiallv in that much neglected accomplishment, the knowledge of music. Mr. Oliphant's aged mother resides with her son upon the old homestead. He is one of Ray's most sterling citizens, and a successful, prosperous farmer, blessed with a promising happy family, and a handsome, comfortable home.

Michael W. Crispin

Was born in Fayette county, Ohio, September 4, 1844. His father removed, when he was five years of age, to Highland county, in the same state, and engaged there in farming and operating a distillery. In this part of the state Mr. Crispin acquired his education in the common schools. At the age of fifteen years our subject began the battle of life for himself, working for various farmers until the beginning of the war of the rebellion. In 1863 he enlisted in the 2d Ohio regiment of Union troops, Colonel Gibson commanding, and served until after the surrender of the Confederate armies. After the war he again returned to Ohio, and continued farming. Mr. Crispin was married on the 14th day of February, 1867, to Miss Eliza E. White, daughter of Mr. Joseph L. White, of Highland county, Ohio. Determined to try his fortune in the new country west of the Mississippi river, Mr. Crispin, immediately after his marriage, started with his bride to Missouri. He landed from a steamboat at Lexington, Missouri, and rented a farm about seven miles northeast of Richmond, in Ray county. The following summer he bought land on the road from Richmond to Utica, which he soon after sold and purchased the place upon which he now resides, two and a half miles southeast of the town of Millville. This place Mr. Crispin has improved until it is one of the best farms and most pleasant and comfortable homes in the county. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Crispin, three of each sex, all now living. Mr. Crispin was one of the charter members of the Ray Grange, P. of H., which was afterward consolidated with Crooked River and Morton Granges. Mrs. Crispin is a worth v member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Crispin owns three hundred acres of wellimproved land, and is one of the most energetic, industrious, and successful farmers and stock-raisers in Grape Grove township. He is also a practical and experienced trader and dealer in live stock.

Charles F. Bates, Sr

The subject of the following sketch was born in Halifax county, Virginia, on the 6th day of June, 1830. His father died when Charles was but four years of age, and in 1838, the whole family removed Missouri, settling in Ray county, where his mother purchased a farm, three and a half miles west of Richmond. This farm young Charles and his brothers worked, maintaining the family. Their mother died here about 1847, and the brothers continued to conduct the place and support the family for about two years longer, when our subject went to live with a brotherin-law. Himself and this brother-in-law, Mr. Henry E. Owen, purchased the old homestead and farmed there, in partnership, until Mr. Bates was married. His marriage took place November IS, 1852, Miss Melissa A. Elliott, daughter of Richard S. Elliott, of Ray county, becoming his bride. He remained on the old homestead one year after marriage, and then selling his interest to Mr. Owen, he rented a farm for one year. At the expiration of this time he purchased and improved the place upon which he has since lived. This farm is seven miles north of Richmond. Mrs. Bates, after becoming the mother of three children, died in 1868, and Mr. Bates was subsequently married to Miss Mary V. Lamar, by whom he is the father of three children. Mr. and Mrs. Bates are both members of the M. E. Church South. When he was nineteen years old Mr. Bates gave ten dollars, half of all he had in the world, to help in building Todd's Chapel. Mr. Bates has been a hard worker, and justly merits the success in his business that he has achieved. He is a kind husband and an indulgent parent, greatly interested in the education of his children, to whom it is his chief desire to leave the priceless inheritance of a thorough education.

Kedar Wall

An old settler and prominent farmer of Ray county. Was born in Anderson county, Kentucky, on the 26th of July, 1830. His father, who was a farmer, sold his property and removed to Ray county, Missouri, in 1833, and settled on a farm two miles and a half northeast of Richmond. Here he lived for about two years, and then removed to the farm upon which Kedar Wall now lives, seven miles northeast of Richmond. Mr. Wall enjoyed such opportunities as the schools of the neighborhood at that time afforded, for acquiring an education. He inherited the old homestead at his mother's death, and has worked industriously to improve it, and to enhance its value. The original tract contained about fwo hundred and forty acres, but he has continued to extend it by purchasing additional land from time to time,. and it now comprises about four hundred acres of most excellent farming lands. In December, 1855, .Mr. Wall was married to Miss Sarah E. Pugh, a daughter of Henry H. Pugh, Esq., of Ray county. Of this union eleven children have been born, only seven of whom are now living. The eldest child, Henry, is now in his twenty-third year Mr. Wall was one of the charter members of the Millville Lodge, No. 338, of the order of A. F. and A. M. Mrs. Wall is a very worthy member of the M. E. Church South, and worships with the congregation at Liberty school house. Mr. Wall has never taken much interest or a prominent part in politics, preferring to live quietly in the discharge of his domestic duties.

Ambrose Young was born in Ray county, Missouri, on the 16th day of May, 1831, and has always been a resident of his native county. He was educated in the common schools, often walking the distance of four or five miles to reach the school-house, and frequently not reaching home on his return until long after dark. Mr. Young lived on the place that his father settled until his marriage. He was married on the 29th day of September, 1853, to Miss Frances Graham, daughter of William Graham, Esq., a resident of Carroll county. Five children were born to bless this union; three boys and one girl are yet living. Odus G. Young, the eldest son, is a practicing attorney-at-law in Carrollton, Missouri, and Alonzo F., the second son, is in charge of his father's farm, both doing well. Mr. Young is a member- of the A. F. & A. M. Lodge at Millville, and both himself and his wife are members of the M. E. Church South at that place. He was for three years postmaster at Millville, and was also, during the same time, engaged with Fletcher Graham in- merchandising there. His fine farm of three hundred acres of good land lies two and a half miles south of Millville, on the Richmond road.

Sebron S. Young

This gentleman was born in Ray county, Missouri, on the Sth day of February, 1829, about two miles from the present town of Morton. Soon after his birth his father entered a large tract of land, something over eleven hundred acres, eight miles north of the town of Richmond, and moved upon it. Mr. Young received his education in the log schoolhouses of that primitive time in the manner common with the sons of farmers. He spent about sixteen years on the farm with his father, and then went to Richmond and began clerking in the dry goods store of J. S. Lightner. He remained in this position about three years, and then, in 1849, he went with a party of gold hunters to California. He lived in California only about a year, and then returned home to Ray county. His father and Isaiah Mansur formed apartnership about this time, and began selling goods at Millville, and he was employed as clerk in their store. At this business he continued for about three years, and until the death of his father, when he gave his attention to farming, and this has been his principal occupation ever since. He has taught school some during the winter in connection with his farming. Mr. Young was married on the 16th of November, 1851, at Millville, to Miss Catherine C. Rainwater, daughter of Rev. Moses F. Rainwater, now of St. Louis. They became the parents of ten children, all but one of whom still live. He is a member of the order of Free Masons, and both himself and Mrs. Young belong to the M. E. Church South, at Millville. In 1862 he took the contract for carrying the mails between Richmond and Utica, which was, on account of the war troubles, a perilous undertaking, but Mr. Young accomplished the task, and discharged every duty in a manner highly satisfactory to the officials of the national postal service. Since the war Mr. Young has given his undivided attention to farming, and is to-day a prosperous business man and a useful citizen.

John Taylor Young

Although the gentleman whose name heads this page has been dead for nearlv twentv-seven years, the part that he so well performed in the early settlement and improvement of the county, justly claims a place in her history. John Taylor Young was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, January 12, 1800, and lived in his native state until he was about twentyseven years of age, when he resolved to seek a home in Missouri, at that time comparatively a new state. He rirst came to Independence, in Jackson county, and remained there for about a year, when he removed to the Ray county bottom, and entering a small body of land, improved it and established his home, for a short time, upon it, In 1829, he removed about eight miles north of Richmond to a tract of about eleven hundred and sixty acres of land which he had acquired by entry and purchase. Here, after greatly improving his farm, Mr. Young continued to reside until the time of his death. He was married on the 10th day of May, 1828, to Miss Louisa, daughter of John Sneed, Esq., of Clay county. Eight children were born to them, but only four are now living: Sebron, Ambrose, Eliza, wife of H. C. Kell, and Warren, who lives with his family on the old homestead. Mr. Young was, for a number of years prior to his death, a consistent and worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died on the 7th of August, 1851, loved and honored by his children, and respected by his neighbors and friends.

Marion M. Crithfield

Is a native of Tennessee, born in Claiborne county, on the hth day of August, 1827. His father, Joshua Crithfield, removed to Ray county, Missouri, in the year 1844, and settled on a farm about three miles west of Millville. Mr. Crithfield received only limited opportunities for obtaining an education, being compelled, as soon as he was large enough, to work upon the farm. When the storm of civil war broke over the land Mr. Crithfield left home to espouse the cause of the land of his birth. He enlisted in the 11th Missouri regiment of Confederate infantry, and fought throughout the entire war. After peace was declared he returned to his old home in Ray county. In the month of February, 1870, Mr. Crithfield was married to Miss Lizzie J. Hanna. Three children were born from this union, only one of whom, a bright little girl of eight years, named Ruth Ezzado, now lives. Immediately after his marriage Mr. Crithfield removed with his bride to a place he had purchased, one mile from Millville, and here he has made his home ever since. Mrs. Crithfield lived only five years after her marriage, dying May 12, 1875, and Mr. Crithfield has never married again. His sister, Mrs. Schooler, lives with and keeps house for him. She and her brother are both members of the M. E. Church South. Mr. Crithfield, like many another of Ray's best citizens, has, by his own efforts and industry, acquired a good home, and everything necessary to spending his life in comfort, and with the esteem and respect of his neighbors.

Nathan H. Schooler

A prominent farmer and old settler of this county. Was born in Bedford count v, Tennessee, on the 31st day of March, 1828. Eight years afterward his father, Nathan H. Schooler, Sr., emigrated from Tennessee to Missouri, locating on a farm one mile and a half west of Millville, Ray county. Upon this farm our subject spent the time until the year 1850, when, fired by the gold excitement, he went to California. Here and in

Oregon, together, he spent about two years, and then returned to his father's farm in Ray county, where he lived until the death of his father, which occurred in the month of July, 1854. In November, of the same year, Mr. Schooler was united in marriage with Miss Sarah, daughter of Henry F. Graham, Esq., of Ray county. The issue of this marriage was four children : Luther Scott, Altie, Addie, and Ella. The last named died in infancy. The others are yet living, and all of them are married. Mrs. Schooler died on the 17th of July, 1861, and the war being then in progress, Mr. Schooler determined to drown the poignancy of his grief for her loss in the activity and excitement of the soldier's life. He joined the Confederate army, and remained in the war until its close, receiving a wound, the effects of which he stiil feels at times. After the surrender of the southern forces Mr. Schooler returned to Ray county, and resumed the management of his farm. Mr. Schooler is a member of the order of Patrons of Husbandry, and also a Good Templar. He continues to reside upon and superintend operations upon his farm, which he has finely improved and stocked with everything necessary to successful farming. He enjoys the esteem and respect of his neighbors, and is a good citizen, and an honorable, upright gentleman.

Warren Young

Warren Young is the youngest living son of John T. Young, a pioneer settler of Ray county, whose biography is given upon another page of this work. He was born in Ray county, Missouri, on the 22d day of September, 1838, and received such an education as the schools of the times afforded. He early began work on his father's large farm, about eight miles north of Richmond, and has been all his life engaged in the same occupation. Mr. Young was married November 26, 1865, to Miss Harriet, daughter of Mr. William Foushee, now a resident of Richmond. The issue of this marriage was seven children, all of whom are now, April, 1881, living. Mr. Young's mother, now quite old, resides with her son on the old homestead, which he inherited from his father's estate. Mr. Young has been in every way successful in the management of his business affairs, and is doing a good work for the advancement and improvement of the agricultural interests of the grand old county of Ray.

Robert A. Wood

The subject of this sketch is a Kentuckian. He was born in Woodford county on the 26th da)' of September, L821. I lis father was Edward B. Wood, an extensive farmer and slave owner, who had emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky. He acquired his education in the schools of his native state. His father died while he was a small boy, and after his death our subject resided upon the plantation, assisting his mother in its management until her death in 1836. Then when but seventeen years of age, with the consent of his guardian and his relatives who were interested, he rented the homestead from the other heirs, and began its management for himself. When he attained his majority, Mr. Wood purchased several of the interests of his brothers and sisters, and thus gained control of the estate and greatly improved and beautified his home. Mr. Wood inherited a number of slaves from his father's estate, and purchased others whom he brought with him when he came to Missouri, and of course lost them, with the exception of a few who died, and some sold under the amnesty proclamation of 1863. Mr. Wood was married on the loth day of October, 1844, to Miss Sarah A., daughter of James L. Keas, Esq., of Clark county, Kentucky. Twelve children were born of this marriage, five sons and seven daughters, all now living. Four daughters and two sons are married, and Mr. Wood is the happy grandfather of some twelve children, the issue of their marriages. In the spring of 1852, Mr. Wood came to Missouri on a visit and prospecting tour, and he was so well pleased with what he saw of the country, especially of Ray count}-, that on his return to Kentucky he closed up his business there, and the following summer removed with his family and slaves to this county. He rented land when he first came while looking around for a suitable and available place to buy. His wife's health failing she grew dissatisfied and despondent, and longed for a return to the old Kentucky home, and Mr. Wood after having been but about a year here, returned to Kentucky. But his heart was fixed upon making his home in Missouri, and in the autumn following his return to Kentucky, Mrs. Wood having recovered her wonted health and strength, Mr. Wood came again with his family to Ray county, and purchased the farm upon which he has ever since resided. This farm approaches within less than a mile of Millville on the west, and comprises five hundred and eighty acres, all inone body, of as fine, fertile, rolling upland as can be found any where else in the county. Since losing his slaves, Mr. Wood has turned his attention chiefly to stockraising, and has converted his farm mostly into pasture lands. Mr. Wood is assisted in the management and direction of his large estate by his eldest son, James E., a well educated and intelligent young gentleman. Mr. Wood made a trip to the state of Texas, in 1879, on business connected with some land which his brother, Edward B., formerly a soldier of the Mexican war, now a prominent lawyer of Kentucky, possessed there. Both Mr. and Mrs. Woods were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, before leaving Kentucky, and although they have never transferred their membership to any church here, they still cling firmly to the tenets of that denomination. Mr. Wood is one of the largest and most successful farmers and stock raisers in the county. Untiring industry and energy, unimpeachable honesty and veracity, boundless hospitality and generosity, have characterized his life and made the name of John A. Wood to be honored among his fellow men.

Jacob Stanley

Jacob Stanley was born in Campbell county, East Tennessee, September 15, 1806, and was educated in the schools of that state. His occupation has always been farming. Mr. Stanley was married in his native state, in his twenty-fifth year, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Moad, Esq., a near neighbor of Mr. Stanley's father. Soon after his marriage, our subject, in company with his father and father-in-law's families, removed to Ray county, Missouri, first stopping during the summer about two miles west of Richmond. Then he removed to a small farm two miles southwest of Millville. He has since greatly improved and extended his place by entry and purchase, until it now numbers some five hundred ?and twenty acres. Upon this farm Mr. Stanley lived until the day of his death, June 22, 1879. Eleven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, six sons and five daughters, who are all living except one son, the eldest, and two daughters; and all but Thomas M. and Henry J. are married. Thomas M., the elder of the unmarried sons, has the management of the old homestead, and lives upon it with his mother. Mr. Stanley, at the time of his death, had been twenty-two years a consistent member of the M. E. Church South. He was a kind-hearted man, a good neighbor, and an upright, fair-minded, honest man.

John S. Flournoy

Well and prominently known throughout Ray county. Is of Scotch- Irish descent, his ancestors having emigrated from Scotland to America at a very early day. His father, James Flournoy, was a native of Mercer county, Kentucky, and a large farmer and slave-owner of that state. John S. Flournoy was born in Washington county, Kentucky, April 25, 1823. The foundation of his education was laid in the common schools of his father's neighborhood, though he afterwards received the advantages of the more extended course taught at St. Mary's College, a Catholic institutition of Marion county. Mr. Flournoy's mind was early trained to receive the Protestant faith and religion, and he imbibed no Casholic doctrines from his attendance upon their school. Mr. Flournoy's mother, whose maiden name was Martha O. Halloway, was a native of Jessamine county, Kentucky. She had been, at the time of her death, a devout Methodist for half a century. This excellent lady, who lived to the advanced age of eighty years, always exercised the greatest care in the intellectual and moral training of her children. To this early training of his mother, John S. Flournoy is indebted for the foundation of that ster- ling character, which, in after years, won for him the respect and support of his fellow citizens. After leaving college, Mr. F. taught school for several years during the winter months, and assisted upon the farm in summer. On the 28th day of February, 1851, John S. Flournoy was united in marriage to Miss Nancy C. M., daughter of Mr. James Keel, of Warren county, Kentucky, a lady of intelligence, culture and elegant taste. Two months after his marriage Mr. Flournoy removed, with his father-in-law, to Missouri, stopping temporarily in Clay county, but in the following October came to Ray county, and, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Mr. H. C. Keel, purchased what was known as Carpenter's mill, and farm consisting of 360 acres of land, situated on the east fork of Crooked river. Mr. Flournoy soon became possessed of the whole tract, by the purchase of his brother-in-law's interest, and subsequently selling 100 acres of the north part of the farm, reduced its size to 260 acres, which he soon improved into a productive and valuable farm, where he has since made his home. In 1858 Mr. Flournoy was appointed by the county court of Ray county, to assess range No. 27. This duty he discharged in a very acceptable manner, and also made a perfect plat of the congressional townships in his territory, range 27. Mr. A. Spencer appointed him deputy assessor, and he assessed and made a plat, the first of the entire county. He afterwards served as deputy assessor for Lilburn McLaughlin, and also for A. P. Craven. In 1S71 he was a candidate before the democratic convention for the office of county assessor, but was defeated by Mr. Craven. Nothing daunted he ran again in 1876, and was elected. Bringing years of ripe experience to the discharge of the duties of the office, his official service met with universal satisfaction and approbation from his constituents and he was re-elected by a large majority. At the close of his second term the county official newspaper closed a very complimentary article upon him and his services with these words: " He retires with honors justly deserved." Mr. and Mrs. Flournoy became the parents of ten children, all living but one, who died in infancy. Their son, Thomas M. is now, April, 1881, deputy county clerk, in the office at Richmond. Two daughters and the oldest son are married. John S. Flournoy is a model farmer, a devoted father, a firm friend and a highly respected and valuable citizen.

Alexander Maitland

Was born in Toronto, now Ontario, Canada, June 13, 1839. He is of Scotch extraction, both of his parents being natives of Scotland. His father, Alexander, sen., came first to the United States in the year 1835, but remaining only two years, returned to Canada. Here he was married to Miss Helen Skirring, about the year 1830. Our subject was the second child and oldest son of this union. He received his education in the excellent schools of Canada, finishing at Knox College, Toronto, with the exception of a short time he attended school at St. Louis, after coming to Missouri. In 1852 Mr. Maitland accompanied his father to the United States, and made his home for about a year in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The next year his father moved to Ray county, and was employed for a year as business manager by Colonel William Moore. Colonel Moore died in 1854, and Mr. Maitland and J. Lightner, of Lexington, Missouri, rented his property and continued the business for another year. He then rented a farm in the Ray county bottom, upon which he resided with his family until the year 1860. In that year Alexander, Jr., left home and began life for himself. Going to the mountains of Colorado, he engaged in gold mining for about six months, but not meeting with encouraging "luck," he left off mining and returned to Ray county. Not having been naturalized, he was yet a British subject, and in consequence, did not suffer molestation from any source during the stormy times after his return, until 1865. On the 4th day of March, 1865, Mr. Maitland was married to Miss Mary G. Oliphant, daughter of Alexander Oliphant, deceased, formerly of Ray county. Mr. Maitland continued the occupation of farming after his marriage, and has not since engaged in any other business. In 1867 he built a house upon a tract of land belonging to his wife, and, improving it also otherwise, made his residence upon it. To this tract he has continued to add purchases from time to time, until now his farm includes three hundred and twentv acres of excellent and very valuable land. Mr. Maitland is one of the leading stockmen of his section of the county, paying considerable attention to the breeding and raising of the better grades of live stock. He has some very fine pedigreed young heifers, and his Cotswold sheep are among the best in that locality. Mr. Maitland and wife have seven children, the eldest, a boy of fifteen years, the youngest an infant. All are bright, intelligent and promising children, and their parents are exercising great care and pains to have them properly and well educated. Though raised a Presbyterian, Mr. Maitland is now a Methodist in religious belief. He is a genial, courteous, hospitable gentleman, a successful, prosperous business man and a good citizen.

Daniel Cramer

A native of Germany, was born near the village of Geharde, in Hanover, May 16, 1817. His father was a farmer of that province and with him our subject lived, working on the farm, until he was about eighteen years of age. A short time previous his brother had gone to America, and wrote back such glowing accounts of the new world beyond the great waters, that young Daniel determined to go and try his fortune there, and at the same time escape military service in his native country.

He sailed from Bremen in the month of April, 1835, and the following June landed on the American shore at Baltimore, where he worked in a cotton factory for two years. He then went to Pennsylvania and was employed on a boat plying the Schuylkill river, until the year 1S44. In the spring of that }rear he came to Ray county, Missouri, and entering one hundred and sixty acres, two miles northwest of Millville, established his home there and has never removed from it, but has bought and improved more land, from time to time, until now he has a large farm of four hundred acres of very fertile land. Mr. Cramer was married in Pennsylvania, on the 19th day of December, 1841, to Miss Louisa Litzenger. They became the parents of five children, three girls and two boys. All are married except Frank, the youngest, now business partner of J. P. Grimes, at Millville. The voungest daughter, who was the wife of Mr. Owen, is dead, and her three boys live with their grandfather, Mr. Cramer. Our subject took no part in the war of the rebellion, and was bitterly opposed to it. He has always been a good, loyal citizen of his adopted country. In 1864 Mr. Cramer was appointed justice of the peace by the county court, and served till 1866, when he was elected to that office, and discharged its duties until 1868, when he resigned to qualify for the office of judge of the countv court, to which he had been elected by his fellow citizens. Mr. Cramer was reared in the faith of the Lutheran Church, but as there has been no organization of that denomination in his locality, has never connected himself with the church here. Mrs. Cramer is a worthy member of the M. E. Church at Millville. Mr. Cramer is a prosperous farmer, a good neighbor, and an honorable and a valuable citizen of his adopted county.

James Vanbebber

This gentleman was born in East Tennessee, and spent the earlier part of his life in that state. Here he was engaged extensively in farming, and that was his lifelong occupation. When about twenty-five years of age he was married to Miss Elizabeth Yocum, daughter of Isaac Yocum, Esq., of Tennessee. Ten children, five of each sex, were born of this union. Eight of them are now living. In the vear 1834, Mr. Vanbebber moved from Tennessee to Missouri, and settled in Ray county, in the river bottom near the present town of Hardin. Here he lived for about two years, and then buying and entering some two hundred acres of land thirteen miles north of Richmond, removed with his family to it, and lived there for the space of twenty-five years. He then sold his farm and removed to Caldwell county, Missouri, where he died in 1874. His widow is still living with her son in Caldwell county. The oldest son, William H. Vanbebber, is now living a short distance south of the place his father settled in Ray county. He has a good farm, a neat residence, and is

Richie Kincaid

Was born in Ray county, Missouri, on the 15th day of March, 1839. He was educated in the common schools of his native county, and has always been, since leaving school, engaged in farming. He was married first on the 16th day of December, 1860. His wife, after becoming the mother of nine children, six boys and three girls, died August 4, 1879. Mr. Kincaid was married the second time, October 13, 1880, to Mrs. Elizabeth Wild, widow of Henry W. Wild, deceased. The present Mrs. Kincaid is a member of the Christian Church. The former wife was a Methodist. Mr. Kincaid owns a good farm of one hundred and four acres, with a neat, comfortable home, and is doing well in his business.

James Kincaid

James Kincaid was born in Greenbrier county, Virginia, on the 28th day of August, 1804. His father removed to Campbell county, East Tennessee, when he was but eight years old. Here he was educated, and worked with his father on the farm until he was twenty-four years of age. In the year 1828 he was married to Miss Sarah Craven, daughter of Richard Craven, Sr., and two years later he removed to Missouri, and settled in Ray county, four miles west of the town of Richmond. Entering one hundred and sixty acres, eleven miles north of Richmond, he removed upon it the next year, and lived there until the time of his death. He subsequently purchased more land, and increased the size of his place to six hundred and forty acres. Grain and hemp were the principal products of his farm. He lost several valuable slaves by the war. Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid were the parents of fourteen children, nine of whom, eight boys and one girl, are yet living. Mr. Kincaid, in religious belief, inclined to Methodism, though he was not a member of any church. He died December 14, 1868, deeply lamented by his family, and respected by all who had known him.

Alfred C. Kincaid

Was born in Ray county, Missouri, December 31, 1843, and educated and reared here. He began work on his father's farm early in life, and has followed farming ever since as the chosen calling of his life. He served thirteen months in the Federal army during the civil war, under compulsion, having been drafted. Alfred C. Kincaid was married on the 16th day of April, 1866, to Miss Rachel Grimes. They became the parents of six children, only two. of whom, both girls, are now living.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, at Millville. He is also a member of the King Hiram Lod^e. A. F. & A. M., at Knoxville.

James N. Grimes

This gentleman is the son of Henry C. Grimes, and brother of J. P. Grimes, of Millville. He was born in Campbell county, Tennessee. He left his native state when eleven years old, and came to Ray county, Missouri, where he was married, on the 2d day of September, 1862, to Miss Abigail Stemley. The issue of this union was live children. Ten years after her marriage Mrs. Grimes died, and Mr. Grimes was married again, in January, 1873, to Miss Sophronia Magill, of Ray county. By her he has three children. Mr. Grimes belongs to the M. E. Church South, as did his former wife, and also his present lady. He is also a member of the Millville Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He was engaged for two years, 1873-4, in merchandising, at Millville. Mr. Grimes has always been a farmer, in which occupation he has been very successful.

Joseph Pettus

Was born in the state of Virginia. When still a small boy, his parents removed to Lincoln county, Kentucky, and here Joseph grew up, working on his father's farm. He was married in the month of October, 1829, to Miss Mar)' Ann Hamilton, daughter of Thomas Hamilton, Esq., now deceased. They became the parents of sixteen children, ten sons and six daughters, fourteen of them, nine sons and five daughters, still survive. In October, 1833, Mr. Pettus left Kentucky and came to Ray county, Missouri, settling one and a half miles southeast of Elkhorn, in the then almost unbroken wilderness, where he had entered three hundred and sixty acres of land. He afterward bought eighty acres more, making in all four hundred and forty acres of rich land. Here he lived until the time of his death, 1857. He was occupied with his business, and took no active part in politics. In religion, both himself and his wife were what have been termed Kellyites. Mr. Pettus' remains were interred upon his farm. He was successful with his business, because he was industrious and economical. All that he acquired of wealth he made by his own indomitable pluck, perseverance, and unremitting labor. His efforts were accredited their due measure of approbation, and he was greatly respected by his neighbors.

John H. Cramer

This gentleman was born near the town of Geharde, in the province of Hanover, Germany, on the 15th day of May, 1810. He was educated at the schools of Geharde. His father was a farmer, and in the choice of a calling, the son followed his example. In 1834 our subject immigrated to the United States, landing at the port of Baltimore, in the month of May. In this city he remained eleven years, employed in a commission house. Here he was married the same year of his arrival, to Miss Ann A. Strodtmann. Of this union one son was born, John Henry, now a practicing physician of Mandeville, in Carroll count)-, Missouri. Mr. Cramer came to Ray county in June, 1845, first landing at the town of Camden. Ten days after his arrival he bought the same farm upon which he now lives, except that he has since enlarged it by additional purchases. It numbers now five hundred and forty acres, with good, comfortable, and roomshouse, large, substantial barn, and other necessary out-buildings, and a tine orchard. Mrs. Cramer died June 18, 1858, and Mr. Cramer was subsequently married to Miss Ruth E. Crithtield. Six children were the result of this union, but three of whom are now living with their father, the others having died. In religion, Mr. Cramer is a Lutheran, but as there has been no church convenient, he has never connected himself with his brethren in this county. Mrs. Cramer is a member of the M. E. Church South, at Knoxville. All his children are educated in English, and his eldest son, Doctor Cramer, in both German and English. Mr. Cramer is a successful farmer, a kind-hearted neighbor, and a good citizen of the countv of Ray.

William M. Schooler

Was born in the state of Tennessee, on the 2d day of January, 1818. During his infancy his parents removed to Madison county, Kentucky. Here our subject received his education, and learned the carpentering trade. In the year 1843 our subject made a tour of inspection through the state of Missouri, in search of a place to make his home. While in Chariton, Missouri, he met and wooed and won for his bride Miss Mildred Gooch, daughter of Gideon Gooch, Esq., a resident of that place. They were married, and Mr. Schooler took his bride back with him to Kentucky. But he was so well pleased with what he had seen of Missouri that he could not content himself to remain in Kentucky, and his wife was continually pining for her Missouri home. So, the very next year, Mr. Schooler removed to Missouri, settling, when he first came, in Linn county, about nine miles from the town of Linneus, on the Chillieotluroad. Here he continued to reside until the year 1847, when he came to Ray county, and located on a place about three miles west of Millville. Here Mr. Schooler continued to reside until his death. Thirteen children were born to Mr. Schooler and wife. Nine of them are now living, and five are married. Mr. John A. Schooler, who is yet unmarried, conducts the old homestead for his mother, the widow of our subject. Mrs. Cramer is a consistent and worthy member of the Christian Church, and most of the children belong to that church. One of the daughters is a regular Baptist. Mr. Cramer died January 22, 1869, and is buried in the cemetery near his old home, and men remember him as an upright, honorable man, a good neighbor, and an orderly citizen.

Rev. James Duval

James Duval was born in Culpepper county, Virginia, on the 8th day of March, 1804. He was the second son and fourth child of a large family. He was educated in the schools of his native state, and was an apt and industrious pupil. Always passionately fond of books, and of research for knowledge, he never ceased, to the day of his death, being a hard student. Early in life Mr. Duval was converted to the Christian religion, and connected himself with the Old School Baptist Church. The conviction that it was his duty to "go into all the world and preach the gospel," was so strong upon him, that he, soon after his conversion, was ordained to the work of the gospel ministry, and gave his lifelong service to it. Mr. Duval was married in the month of November, 1836, to Miss Lydia Russell, of Frederick county, Virginia, and in the autumn of 1848, removed with his family to Missouri. He located in Ray county, six miles north of Richmond, where he purchased, and entered together, more than seven hundred acres of land, and when not engaged in his ministerial labors, Mr. Duval devoted his time to the successful management of his large farm. Mr. Duval was an inveterate reader, and possessed a remarkable memory. He never forgot what he read, and was regarded as the best informed man in his section of the county. Eight children were born of his union with Miss Russell, seven sons and one daughter. Three sons were killed in battling for the south. Lieutenant William Duval was killed at Corinth, Mississippi, while gallantly planting the Confederate flag on the Union breastworks. He was the third man killed while trying to plant the southern colors on the defenses of the "boys in blue" in that sanguinary struggle. Thomas and Henderson were killed at the battle of Baker's Creek, Mississippi. Mr. Duval lost his wife in September, 1874. She was an excellent lady, and a fitting companion for her husband. Her death was deeply mourned by her many friends. James Duval died on the 6th day of April, 1881, after having been pastor of Marion Church, near Knoxville, for more than thirty years. His loss was greatly lamented by his congregation, and his memory is honored and revered by the entire community. He was a kind-hearted, modest, pious and godly man, generous and charitable to the erring. His death leaves a void in the ministry and in the community not easy to be filled.

Isaac Duval

Was a native of Virginia. He was born in Culpepper county, that state, July 16, 1806. Received the advantages of such schools as the times afforded, and was reared to be a farmer, and always pursued that calling. Isaac Duval was married in his native county, on the 6th day of November, 1837, to Miss Sarah M. Jeffreys. The issue of this marriage was three boys and one girl. He moved to Ray county, Missouri, in the vear 1844, and settled in Richmond township. His wife died July 3, 1S45, and he was was afterwards married to Mrs. Rebecca Mausur, relict of Charles Mausur, Senior. Mr. Duval removed about the year 1849, to Grape Grove township, and purchased the farm upon which he lived at the time of his death. He was inclined to Lutheranism in religious views, though he was not a member of any denomination. He was a member of the Millville Lodge of A. F. & A. M. Isaac Duval died, November 17, 1879, highly respected by all who knew him. A good man and valuable citizen is gone.

Hiram P. Settle

Is a Virginian. He was born in Fauquier county, Virginia. When he was three months old his father died. His mother subsequently married and went to Ohio, and he was left to the care of his grandfather's family, by whom he was raised. After leaving school, at the age of about fourteen years, he began to learn the trade of a tailor, at Fairfax, in Culpepper county. He served out his apprenticeship, and at the age of twentyone commenced business for himself, and continued for a year or so working at his trade, and then gave up tailoring for the more congenial occupation of farming, and has never since engaged in any other calling. Hiram P. Settle was married in the year 1834, to Miss Juliet A. DuvaL They became the parents of seven children, three only of whom, two sons and a daughter, survive. The latter, Elizabeth S., is now the wife of D. C. Allen, Esq., of Liberty, Missouri. In the year 1844 Mr. Settle came to Missouri in company with Isaac Duval, Esq. He first located near Richmond, and remained there about one year. In the month of March, 1846, he purchased part of the farm where he now lives, six miles northeast from Richmond, and moved his family to it. He extended this farm by entry and purchase, from time to time, until now it comprises five hundred and twenty acres of excellent land in a high state of cultivation, and well improved. Mr. Settle is in the front ranks of successful, prominent farmers and stock-raisers of Ray county. He claims to have raised the fastest horse ever bred in the county. This horse was sold and taken to New Mexico in the year 1878. Mr. Settle has now (April, 1881,) as fine a herd of blooded cattle as can be found in the county. Red Duke, a thoroughbred bull, stands at the head of the herd. He is also largely engaged in breeding fine hogs and sheep. Of the latter he keeps the long wool Cotswold and Southdown varieties. His hogs are mostly of the Poland-China breed. For the trouble and expense he incurs in his laudable efforts to improve the stock of the county, great credit is due Mr. Settle. Hiram P. Settle is truly a self-made man. When he began life he had nothing, now he is the possessor of a competence, and continually growing wealthier. By his untiring energy and industry he has accomplished it all. His example should be a valuable lesson to the youth of the land. For ten years prior to the civil war, Mr. Settle was one of the board of directors of the Ray county agricultural and mechanical association. He is a member of the Richmond Lodge of A. F. & A. M. As a citizen and a farmer, Hiram P. Settle stands among the foremost of those interested in the development and progress of Ray county. He, the architect of his own fortune and character, truly builded well.

David A. Thompson

Was born in Russell county, Virginia, on the 25th day of February, 1821. He was the voungest son of a family of nine children. His father, Richard Thompson, was an extensive property holder and farmer of his native county. But before our subject was grown his father was entirely ruined financially, bv the payment of large sums of money to discharge debts of some friends for whom he was security. When young Thompson was eighteen years old, his father removed from Virginia with the hope of reviving his shattered fortunes in Missouri. He settled in Ray county, where he entered a tract of land. David A. Thompson soon after left home and began for himself the hard struggle of a poor boy for a livelihood. He first hired to chop wood in the river bottom opposite Lexington. He was economical and saved his wages so well that when he arrived at the age of twenty-two years, he had the neat sum of two hundred dollars. Young calves were cheap and Mr. Thompson invested the whole sum in them, buying fifty-two. He placed his calves upon good pasturage and allowed them to grow until they were three years old, and then sold them at a large profit and invested the proceeds of their sale in land. He continued at intervals to enter land until his farm now includes three hundred and seventy-four acres of valuable land. Mr. Thompson's early history teaches practically, how important it is to economize in small matters, and what good results may come from the judicious investment of even a small sum of money. David A. Thompson was married in the year 1854, to Miss Eveline Mayberry, of Ray county. Of this union one son was born: George W., yet living. Mrs. Thompson died about three years after her marriage, and Mr. Thompson was afterward married to Miss M. J. Lozier, of Ray county. By her he became the father of eleven children, seven boys and four girls. Two, George W., and David R., are married. Mr. Thompson is a worthy member of the Old School Baptist Church, as is the present Mrs. T.; his former wife was a Presbyterian. David A. Thompson has made all that he has, arid accomplished all that he is, by his own efforts. Iron will, indomitable pluck, and ceaseless industry, have characterized his life work. He is highly respected for his many excellent qualities by his fellow citizens.

Lorenzo S. Magill

Son of Judge L. H. Magill, was born April 2, 1856, and raised in Ray county, Missouri, near the town of Knoxville, on his father's farm. He finished his education at the Richmond College, and at the age of eighteen years engaged in teaching school for about three years, after which he went to farming. Mr. Magill was married on the 5th day of October, 1880, to Miss Emma Dale, daughter of M. G. Dale, of Ray count)'. She was born in October, 1863. He and his father-in-law have recently purchased a farm of one hundred and seventy acres, about eight miles north of Richmond, and known as the Anderson place. Here Mr. Magill has established himself with his fair young bride, and here he will doubtless make a successful farmer and a valuable citizen, c

James W. C. Wilson, Sr., was born in Campbell county, Tennessee, on the 16th day of February, 1808. His father, Levi Wilson, Esq., was a prominent farmer and large land owner of that state. Mr. Isaac Wilson, uncle of our subject, was one of Ray county's earliest pioneers, having come to the county more than sixty years ago. The subject of this article was reared and educated in his native state. In the year 1829, his father removed to Ray county, Missouri, but remaining then only temporarily, went to Clay county and remained there for about four years. He then returned to Ray county and lived here, the remainder of his life. Mr. James W. C. Wilson has never had his home changed from Ray county since he first came here, at the age of twenty-two years, except during the year 1830, when he lived in Clay county, Missouri. When Mr. Wilson commenced life for himself, he had not a dollar in the world. He hired to work on the farm of William Carlisle, of Ray county, for ten dollars per month; at that time considered high wages, and only paid to the very best farm hands. At the end of two years Mr. Wilson had saved from his wages the sum of one hundred and one dollars. Of this sum he paid one hundred dollars, half its price, for a farm of eighty acres, for which he had bargained, the remaining one hundred dollars of the price of the farm, to be paid in less than eleven months from the time of the first payment. He now had just one dollar left. He possessed besides, five acres of corn, which he had grown in Clay county, and from the sale of it realized the sum of fifty dollars, selling at seventeen and a half cents per bushel of corn and fifty cents per hundred bundles for the fodder. This sum he also paid upon the price of the farm, and in consideration of paying in advance, of the stipulated time, received credit for sixty instead of fifty dollars. Mr. Wilson worked until he had the remaining forty dollars, and then paying the balance due on the place, received a deed to it. Thus he first became a land-holder, and laid the foundation for his future success and usefulness. He now owns a farm of 895 acres, ten miles north of Richmond, on the Kingston road; 800 acres of this place are under fence, about 340 acres of pasture lands, and 4-60 acres in a high state of cultivation. This is the largest and most valuable farm in the township. Mr. Wilson has always been a Benton democrat, and formerly took considerable interest in politics. He has repeatedly been a delegate to the democratic convention of his county and congressional district. He has never sought or desired office at the hands of his party, though he has never failed to support the nominees of both state and national conventions, except the nomination of Horace Greeley for the presidency, in 1872. Mr. Wilson did not regard him as a proper choice for a democratic convention to make, and did not support him. Mr. Wilson has never married, and his mother, now ninety -four years of age, lives with him, and despite her son's efforts to restrain her from attempting any household cares, she insists still upon superintending the domestic affairs of the house. Her health is good, and for one so old, she is remarkably strong and active. Mr. Wilson is one of Ray county's most substantial farmers and best citizens, and the perusal of his life's history should inspire the poor youth of the county to emulate his example in the acquisition of property.

John C. Garner

John Campbell Garner was born in Clarke county, Kentucky, January 21, 1811. His father, Colonel Jesse W. Garner, was a carpenter, architect and draughtsman, and is known here as the original contractor and builder of the Missouri penitentiary at Jefferson City. His father came to Missouri some years before the subject of this article, and young John was reared by his uncle, John Campbell, after whom he was named. John Campbell was a revolutionary soldier and served through the entire war. He held the rank of lieutenant. Mr. Garner's uncle left his nephew, at his death, a handsome legacy, by will, of one hundred and sixty acres of land, and two valuable slaves. After the death of his uncle he took charge of the farm for his aunt. This aunt was the sister of Governor Clark, of Kentucky. Mr. Garner never married, and his aunt and a cousin were his housekeepers, until 1854, when the former died. He then sold his farm for seventy-five dollars per acre, and the next year came to Missouri. He had been very successful in dealing in horses, mules and cattle, in Kentuckv, and he brought about twenty-five thousand dollars away with him from that state. After coming to Missouri he first stopped near Morton, in Ray count)-, but remaining there only a few months, he removed, in March, 1857, to the place where he now resides, on the Kingston road, nine miles north of Richmond. Here he purchased six hundred and fort}' acres of land, and at once began improving it by fencing and building a dwelling house and barn. Mr. Garner had just gotten his place improved, and was ready to commence business in earnest, when the war came and his slaves were taken from him. Mr. Garner spent most of his time during the war in Richmond. He has never engaged in any but agricultural pursuits, and owns now about nine hundred and thirty-eight acres of excellent land, all lying near his homestead. Though Mr. Garner has never been a candidate for office, he has always taken a great interest, and kept himself well informed in political affairs. While he was living in Kentucky he organized the second Know-nothing council in Clarke county. Formerly he was a whig, but since dissolution of that party he has acted with the democracy. He has been, for a number of years, a member of the M. E. Church South, at Richmond. Although Mr. Garner did not enjoy many advantages for getting an education in his youth, he has read so much and so diligently and attentively, that his vigorous and retentive memory is well stored with valuable knowledge. His health has not been good for some time, and he is kept much indoors. This gives him a better opportunity to indulge his taste for reading. Mrs. Smith, his sister, keeps house for him. John C. Garner has been very successful as a farmer and stock raiser; he is an obliging neighbor, an honorable gentleman, and a highly respected citizen of the county of Ray.

A. D. Clark, M.D.

The subject of this sketch was born in Clay county, Kentucky, on the 7th day of February, 1827. When he was four years of age his father removed to Ray county, Missouri, and he received his education partly in the common schools and partly at Richmond College. He began the study cf medicine in the office of his father, Doctor Hiram Clark, at the age of nineteen years. Four years later, 1851, at the age of twentythree, he began to practice his profession in Knoxville township. The next year he bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, about a mile and three-quarters north of Knoxville, where he resided until 1859. Then he moved a short distance south of his former home, to a farm he had purchased, and there he has since resided. This farm now comprises 420 acres. Dr. Clark was married in August, 1852, to Miss Amanda Jones, daughter of Solomon Jones, Esq., of Ray county. The issue of this union was seven children, only three of whom, one son and two daughters, are now living. The son and one daughter are mar.ried; the other still lives with her father. Mrs. Clark is a member of the M. E. Church South, at Knoxville. Doctor Clark is a member of the order of A. F. & A. M., and was one ot the charter members of King Hiram Lodge No. 309, of Knoxville. He continues to live upon his farm and superintend its management in connection with the practice of his profession. He is a very successful and popular physician, and enjoys a large practice.

Hiram J. Clark

Was born in Ray county, Missouri, on the farm where he now resides in the year 1813. His father wras Dr. Hiram Clark, a practicing physician of Knoxville, and the father of a family of five children, of whom our subject is the youngest. Mr. Clark received his education in the schools of Ray county. His father having died, he bought the interests of the other heirs, and became the sole possessor of the old homestead at the age of nineteen years. Soon after, in 1862, he started west and went to Oregon, where he remained about five months, and then came back as far as Idaho territory. Here he lived about the same length of time as in Oregon, and then returned to Ray county. During the first year after his return he was engaged very profitably, trading in cattle. The next year he took possession of his farm, and has made his home there ever since. Mr. Clark was married on the 28th day of June, 1865, to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of Mr. John Thomas, a resident of Rav county. Seven children were bore to them, five boys and two girls, all now living. Since the war, Mr. Clark has prospered greatly with his farming, and has extended his landed possessions, until now he is the owner of the north half of section one, township 53, range twenty-eight, He is a member ot the old school Baptist Church, and also of lodge No. 309, A. F. & A. M., at Knoxville.

Jacob T. Craven

Is a native of North Carolina. He was born in Randolph county, that state, in the month of May, 1831. He was educated in the district schools of his father's neighborhood, and, after leaving school, began the work of farming, and this has been his chief occupation. In 1853 Mr. Craven was married to Miss Sarah Wright, also of Randolph county, North Carolina. They became the parents of four children, all now living, and two married. Three years after his marriage he removed to Nodaway county, Missouri, and entering and improving & farm there, lived upon it till the outbreak of the great civil war. Mr. Craven was among the first to respond to Governor Jackson's call for state troops, and, when the time for which he had enlisted in the Missouri guard had expired, he joined the regular Confederate army, and went to the war with Colonel Gates' first regiment of Missouri cavalry. He was in every battle and skirmish in which his regiment was engaged, till he was wounded at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, in 1803. After the fight of Pea Ridge his brigade was transferred to the department of war east of the Mississippi, and here Mr. Craven followed all the movements of the army. He was twice wounded and once taken prisoner. When the war was over, Mr. Craven went to the state of Illinois, where his wife joined him, and lived there for four years. In 1869, having sold his farm in Nodaway count)', Missouri, he came to Ray county, and has ever since lived here, upon a farm he bought, south of the town of Knoxville. Mr. Craven is a member of Marion (Baptist) Church, and also a member of the Masonic Lodge, at Knoxville, which he joined by demit from the lodge of which he had been a member, in North Carolina. Mr. Craven was a brave soldier, has been a successful farmer, and is now a useful and highly respected citizen of the community in which he lives.

Jeremiah Campbell

Was born in Campbell county, Tennessee, in the year 1802. He received the advantages of such schools as his native county at that time afforded. He was married at about the age of twenty-two years, to Miss Elizabeth Vanderpool. Eight children were born to them as the result of this union, four of each sex. Five of them are still living. Jeremiah Campbell was a soldier in the Black Hawk war. He removed from Tennessee to Ray county, Missouri, in the year, 1836, and settled about ten miles northeast of Richmond. Both Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were consistent members of the "old school" Baptist Church. Mr. Campbell died in July, 1875. In life he was greatly respected by all who knew him.

James G. Collier

J. G. Collier was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, March 1841. Here he received the principal part of his education. When he was fourteen years of age, his parents came to Missouri and located, for a time, in Saline county, where he engaged in farming. He went into the Confederate army from Saline county, with General Marmaduke, in the autumn of 1864. He was at the battle of Independence, Missouri, and also engaged in several minor battles during the war. He received his discharge from the army at Shreveport, Louisiana, and returned to farming, in Saline county, Missouri. He was, at one time, the owner of the " Bruce farm, " one of the best in the county of Saline. Moved to Carroll county, in 1876, and remained one year there. Then he came to Ray county, and has ever since lived here. Mr. Collier was married on the 14th day of May, 1871, to Miss Kate Miles, of Ray county. They became the parents of four children, John U., William K., Lizzie and an infant, which has not yet (April, 1881) been named. He owns a fine farm, of rich land, well improved. His residence is a brick house, distinguished from the fact of its being the only one of that character in Crooked River township. He is a practical, successful farmer, and an intelligent and prominent citizen of his community.