Clinton Township

Patrick Courtney

farmer and stock raiser, section 5, post office Plattsburg. The subject of this sketch is a nati\'e of IreLind, and was born on St. Patrick's da\-, March 17, 1S22, and in honor of the da}- he was named Patrick. At the age of 28, he emigrated to this country, settling- in Kentuck}-, and after remaining there about three years, he moved to Indiana, where he made his home for five years. In 1S59, he again came west, and settled in Kansas, where he remained about six years, and, in 1866, emigrated to lilts »_uuiii.v', seLLiing w iiere he now resides. Mr. C. has had varied changes in life, but this has enabled him to proiit by his own, as well as the experience ot others. He is one of our successful farmers, and an honest and affable gentleman. He was married in the fall of 1852, to Miss PLUen Burns. The result of this union was six children : John, now deceased ; Ellen, now deceased ; Bridget, now deceased ; Mollie, now deceased ; William P. and Mary A. Three died in infancy. They are members of the Catholic Church.

farmer and stock raiser, section 1 1, post office Plattsburg, although not one of the oldest pioneers, is, nevertheless, a man who has figured conspicuously in the agricultural and stock raising interests of Northwest Missouri. He i-; a native of Bourbon County. Kentucky, and was born October 7, 1S33. He was raised in the occupation he now follows, and received a good public school education. At the age of twent\--three, he emigrated to Missouri, settling in Clay County, in 1S65, from whence he removed to this county, and located where he now resides. He has a fine residence on his place, and his farm consists of 1,090 acres of some of the best land that the county contains, most of it being in a high state of cultivation. As a stock raiser, he is widely known. He has a herd of short horns second to none in this district. He has done much towards raising the grade of stock generalh". Mr. D. was married June 17, 1856, to Miss Georgia McCoun. They ha\e had seven children : Mary L., AUie O. ^'deceased}, Carrie P., John L., George C, James P.

and Sallie H. Mr D. is a member of the Masonic fraternit\-. and aUo bclonLjs to the Christian Church, and is one of the oricjinal members of Fair\'ie\v Church, of this township.

A. S. Fry

eldest son of Solomon Fr\-, a distinguished pioneer of th.e count}-, and of Susan, his wife, was born in Clay Count)-, Missouri, January 29, iS2'). The first school he attended was tauc^ht b\- Colonel W'inslow Turner, on Rush Creek, in Clay Count}-, near the town of Libert}-. He afterwards attended a school taught in a building erected b}- his father, for that purpose, in Hardin Township, Clinton Count}-, throe mile^ southeast of the village of Bainbridge, his last scholastic instruction he receixed from a private teacher in his father's famil}-. Mr. Fr}- is a man of enlarged views, and has traveled considerabl}- o\-er the continent. Among other excursions he made, with a part}- of friends, a pleasure trip to the Rocky Mountains, in 1S75. His farm of 400 acres, six miles south of Plattsburg, is one o( the best conducted in the count}-. He i= p breeder of cattle, atv.i was among the first to introduce stall feeding into the count}-. .Mr. Fr}- has supplied the market with more first class cattle than an}- other man in the township. His uniform success in this department of enterprise, prompted him lo attempt the short horn cattle business, in which he has made a successful start with specimens of the Josephine, Young Mar}- and Rose of Sharon, families which he imported from Kentuck}-. For one Rose of Sharon cow and calf he paid. $i.iOO. Mr. Fr}- is not a member of any religious organization. He is, however, a Master Mason, and was made such in Plattsburg Lodge, A. F. and A. M., in 1875. He has been three times married; first, in 1S56, to 3.1iss Emma Bland, formerl}- of Clay County. She died in 1858, leaving no children. In 1859, he married Miss Alice Lindsay, originall}- from Kentuck}-. He had b}- this union one child, a son. Perry P'ry, now a clerk in a drug store in Plattsburg. Mrs. Fr}- died in i860. In 1S61, A. S. P>y married his third wife, ]\Iiss Emma Simpson, a native of Kentuck}-. The}- ha\e four children : Cora. Emma, Albert and Mary.

section 6, post office Plattsburg. a prominent farmer and stock raiser of this district, is a native of Clark Count}-, Kentuck}-, and was born Januar}- II, 1832. He moved from there at an early age to Buchanan Count}-. Missouri, but remained onl}- a few years, when he came to this count}- and settled where he now resides. W. R.. the father of the subject of this sketch, was a pioneer 'of Virginia, and closely identified with the agricultural interests of that state. He was born April r, 1791. and died ill 1870, at tlic ad\anccd :\'^c of ciL;ht_\--ei;^dU )'cars. W. M. has o\-cr sc\"ciit_\--two acres of good land, all of which is in a high state of cultivation, lie was married in 1852 to Rosana Cassity, a very estimable lady. The result of their union is three children : Martin J., Arena S. and Gessella N. They are both members of the Christian Church.

fi^^irmer and stock raiser, section 2, post office Plattsburg, is a native of Missouri, and was born March 2, 1837. He was raised and educated in this county, and iiioved to his present location in 1861. William, the father of the subject of this sketch, was an old pioneer of this county, and a man who was closelj' identified with its earlier development ; his death occurred in 1840. G. 'M. Hiett has 163 acres of good land, all of which he cultivates, and upon which is an excellent residence, and his improvements generally, denote the progressive and successful farmer. Mr. IT. was married May 17, 1866, to ^liss Caroline Shaver, a lady of refined taste and genial habits, and a daughter of an old pioneer of this district. They have, from this happy union, four children: William B., Isaac i\., busan J., and Charlie S. 'I'hey are members of the Christian Church. - ^ ,

(deceased) was among the oldest settlers of this district. He was a native of Virginia and was born in 17S1. He was there raised to manhood, and at an early day emigrated to Kentucky, where he remained following the occupation of farming for about twenty years. In 1830. he emigrated to this state and settled in Clay County, where he resided about si.x years, after which time he removed to this county and located on section 2, where his son now resides. He was married January, 1S23, to Miss Emma Xash, a lad}- who is still li\"ing at the ad\'anced age of eighty-eight. They had si.x children - Sallie, George M., Galatin S., John P.. Willian H. and Winston T. Mr. H.'s death occured April 8, 1861.

Winston T. Hanks

is a native of Missouri, and was born No\'ember 16, 1840. He was raised in the occupation he now follows, and is a successful and enterprising young farmer. He has 164 acres of good land, most of which he cultivates. He was married Januar\- 1 i. 1881, to Miss Gennetta A Broce.

C. C. Miller

<Tratecl with the famih- to Missouri. His father, Daniel, who was an oM pioneer of this state, was a ci\'il enc^incer, aiul one of the cori)s who surveyed the greater part of Missouri and Arkansas. They moved from this county to California in 1S50. and he there died, June 9, 1853. In 1S69, C. C. Miller again returned to his native state, where he has since reside(i. He owns 180 acres of good land, most of which is under cultivation. Mr. ?kliller is a practical farmer and stock raiser, and a man of honest worth in the communit)- in which he resides. He was inarric<l April 28, 1872, to Miss Mooney, a lady worth)- in every particular of him. They have four children: Floyd K., Lena B., Nellie F. and C. C. They are members of the Christian Church and contribute liberally to its support.

Judgf B. Shaver

section 26, post office Plattsburg, an old settler, a large and successful farmer and stock raiser of this district, and one who has been closely identified with the interests of the county almost from its organization, is a native of Virginia, and was born D>;cember 30. 1822. He was raised and educated in his native state, and in 1847, emigrated to Missouri settling in Clay Count)-, where he remained for one year. After this, he moved to Clinton County, and located where he now resides. He has 1,320 acres of good land, most of w-hich is under cultivation. Judge S. was married in 1S45, to Miss Susan Trout. They have, from this union, six children : Carrie, Jacob H., George \V., Julia A., John W. and Charles P. Mr. S. was the people's choice for county judge, in iS78.and was elected to that position, the duties of which he continued to faithfully discharge until the expiration of his term. He is at present (18S1) school director of his district. Both Judge and Mrs. S. are members of the Christian Church.

farmer and stock raiser, section 1 1, post office Plattsburg. although among the younger class of farmers, is, nevertheless, one of the most successful men in the county. He is a native of ^Missouri, and w-as born October II, 1854. He was raised in the occupation he now follows and received the advantages of a good education. He was married March 4, 1880, to Miss Mollie Bo)-dston, an estimable lady of refined taste, and one who makes home happy. He ha5 120 acres of good land, nearly all of w-hich is under a good state of cultivation. He has, where he lives, a good residence, well located. Mr. S. is a member of the Protective Association, and, also, belongs to the Christian Church, and contributes liberally towards its support.

farmer and stock raiser, sections 17 and 20, post office Plattsburg, is a native of Woodford County, Kentucky. lie was born June 25, 1816. He received a iinn'ted education in the cornnion schools of that da)' and learned the trade of brid^_^t; buildin^^ which he followed for a number of 5-ears. In 1S36 he emii^rated to Jackson County, Missouri, and while there he worked as foreman, and afterward as assistant sujjerintendent, of the Hannibal iSc St. Joseph Railroad bridi^e at Kansas Cit}-. He was a pioneer o( that city, and was prominent!)- identified with the mechanical interests in that place. He was at different times in the emplo)' of the Carter Bridge Company, of St. Louis, and worked ujjon the Fishing River bridge, Dixie Creek bridge, and man\- others. . In the winter of 1 87 1 he removed to this county, where he has since resided, and has been activel)- engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which he has been ver)- successful. He was married September 9, 1845, to Miss Rebecca Forbes. The result of this union was : Lycurgus, Pienry, Joseph and Richard. ]\Ir. and Mrs. S. are both members of the Christian Church. Mr. S.'s estate consists of eighty acres of good land, all of -which he cultivates.

Josiah Stoutimore,'

farmer and stock raiser, sections 14 and 15, post office Plattsburg, is a native of the state of \^irginia, having been born in Roanoke Count)', on the 22d of April, 1S18. He was raised there and received his education and made it his home until 1S41, when he removed to Clay County, ISIissouri. In 1844, he took up his residence in Buchanan County, and in ]\Iarch of the year following (1845) came to Clinton County. Mr. S. is the owner of 450 acres of fine land, most of which is under cultivatioji. He was a member of Colonel Hughes' regiment of the Confederate arm\- during the late war, in which he did efficient service for about eight months. IMr. Stmitimore has been twice married. First, in 1843. to Miss xAmanda Lincoln. The result of this union was five children: Fann)- (wife of Captain Baker) Da\-id L.. Isaac Newton, William H., and John D. His second marriage was in 1S66, to Ellen J. Clark. They have had one child : Maggie L. The subject of this sketch served as justice of the peace from about 1850 to 1861. He lias been one of the foremost in promoting the interests, educational, financial and otherwise, of this township, and is one who occupies a prominent position in the estimation of all who enjo)- his acquaintance.