Lathrop Township

Lathrop Township

retired merchant, was born in Frederick County. Maryland. June 6. 18 16. and in 1824. removed to Virginia, and afterwards to Kentucky, where he remained a short time. In 1837, he came to Buchanan County. Missouri, then attached to Clinton County, and located a claim near the head of Bee Creek, where he improved a farm. He married Miss Catharine Cogdill. daughter of Jacob Cogdill, August 26. 1S3S. Their family consisted of eicTht children: James M, Jacob C. WiUard H.. William A..

Sarah, Kiiulinc, l"li/.ahcth and CMirista Ann. ami he has taken j;rcat pain.s in their education. He has been a h'irL,^e Tarmer, merciiant and stock dealer, and was cxtensi\cl\' eiic^aged in hemj) raising. In 1S63, he .sold lus farni. and moved to Nebraska City, where he encjaged in niercliandisin;^. He erected sev(;ral lai'^e stC)res, and tor,k a li\e interest in other enterprises c>f tlie cit>'. in i^Cij, lie- sold out, and returned to Worth Count)-. Missouri, and there he was ent^ai,fed in farming and dealing in stock until 187;. In 1^79. after closing up his large business, he mo\ed to Lathrop. Clinton Count)-, where he settled, purchasing a good home, and assisting his bo\ s in their enterprises. He built a fine brick sture building, one of the first erected. Mrs. Hohart died Xo\ember 1 5. 1876. in Worth Count)-. Missouri. She was a woman of strong mind and great vill power, and did much to aid her husband in accumulating his fine propert)-. In June, iS.Si, .Mr. ]'>. was again married to ?\Irs. Sail)- Laughlin. daughter of lulward Lindsa)-, of Clinton CouiU\-, Missfiin-i.

Jamks M. Boh Art

banker, was born in IJucb.anan Count)-, Missouri, in 1 841. He was raised on a farm and recei\ed a good education in the schools of Andrew Count)% and for several \-ears v/as engaged in teaching. When the war broke out, he entered the CtMifederate ser\ice, and commanded a companv. He was with Price. Bragg and Johnson for four years, participating in the battles, and sharing all the hardships and deprivations incident to a soldier's life. In 1S66, he engaged in the hardware business in Clay Count)-, and continued in it for some \-ears, with satisfactor)- success. In 1875, he was elected to the State Legislature, and made a diligent and worth)- representative, securing a h.igh reputation for his fidelity to his constituents, for his liberality, and for the courtes)- extended to all who approached him. In 1879, he became a resident of Lathrop. and engaged in the banking business with his brother, W . H. The firm has also a bank at Kingston, Caldwell Count)'. As a business man. proinpt and energetic, upright in all his dealings, he has secured the esteem of all with whom he has had to do. As a citizen, he has taken an active interest in whate\er promises to be of permanent benefit to the city, and in educational matters, he has been prompt to act. and efficient to work. He has been twice married : first, to Miss Maggie L. Elliott, of Woodford CouiU)-, Kentuck)-. She died in 1S70. leaving one daughter. Sallie A. He married for his second Avife, Miss Ada P'ield. in 1871. Their fimiil)- b)- this union is composed of four children: Jacob Field. Nellie, Shannoi^ Cla)- and Susie. Mrs. Bohart is a daughter of Jacob Field, Esq., of Libert)-, Cla)- County, and is a lad)- whose graces ot mind and person have eni^leared her to all wln^ enjo)- her acquaintance. She was educated at the female seminar)- of her native place, and at the St. There-a Seminar\-. Kansj^ Cit\-.

of the brinkirii;; firm of \V. H. & }^>. M. Hohart, of this city, was born in liuchanan Cruuity, Mo., May 6, 1S50. He was raised a farmer until fifti-cn years old, receiving his primary education in a common school. He afterward attended the William Jewell College for three years, after wh!v.h he was enj^'aged in teaching eleven years at the Clay P'emale Semin.ir\- at Liberty, the Female Orphan School at Camden Point and other place-<, I where he gained an enviable reputation as a successful instructor. Forming a preference for a business life, in August, 1879, he formed a partnership with his brother James in the banking business in Lathrop, and ai the same time started a sin^ilar institution at Kingston, Missouri. TIkfirm have the entire confidence of the conimunity as correct, honest and straightforward business men. He married Miss Margaret E. Pi.xler. eldest daughter of Major P. E. Pixler, of Clay Count)-, in October, iSi'xj. They have two children, Janus Edwin and liirdie Pixler. Mr. liohart is an acti\e member of the Christian Church, and takes a deep interest in the educatic^nal matters of the city.

carpenter and builder, was born in Bucks Count}-, Pennsylvania, juiw 2i^. 1 8 18. His educational advantages were limited, yet by his ow-n exertions he has become a good business man. He learned the carpenter's trade in Philadelphia, serving an apprenticeship of four \-ears, and afterwards became a competent builder. He erected many buildings iii PennsyKania, and, in 1856, moved to Illinois, and there he engaged in building. In 1868, came to Lathrop, Missouri, at the time that the te)wn was started. Here he has built may of its best structures, among which is the ^L E. Church, of which he is an active member. Mr. C. has a fine residence, and ten acres, just outside of the city corporation. His fir-t wife was Miss Catharine Laj-man, whom he married in Philadelphia'. By this marriage they had two children, Lewis and Emma. He was again married, to Miss Ann Perrigo, in Iriquois County, Illinois, June 24, 18O3. They have b)- this marriage two daughters, Minnie L. and Susan Louisa. He is a member of the Lathrop Masonic Lodge, and lovco to live by the precepts the order teaches.

I Robert E. Choxstaxt

Kingston Sentinel, wliore he learned tlic jirintcrs' trade. He has worked at that business in St. Joseph, Davenport (lowaj. New York, Philadelphia, and St. Louis, and has became a proficient workman. In 1S74. he bought the Caldwell Citizen of Kingston and published it for three years. In 1S77, after selling out. he took charge of a drug store for eighteen months. During all these years he had been reading law at his leisv'.re ho'irs, and in the fall of 1S78 he entered the law oftice of Chapman & Hoskinson, when he studied hard for two years and in 1880 was admitted to practice b)- Judge Hroudders, of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. In April, 1880, after being admitted, he went to Lathrop, Clinton Count}-, and started the Lathrop Ilerakl, in the jjublication of which he has done a successful business, and secured a large circulation. In Tune, 1880, he was appointed one of the census enumerators for this count}-, and received the diploma offered for the most correct, s\-stematic. and neatly executed returns of the seventh supervisor's district of the state, consisting of 304 enumeration districts.

farmer and stock feeder, section 31, post office Lathrop. The subject of this sketch is a native of Michigan, and was born on a farm on the 2d day of August, 1832. He received a good common school education, and. at the age of eighteen, went to California, where he spent two years, and then returned to his home and made his parents a visit of several months. He next removed to Minnesota, and farmed for ten years. Closing out business, he located at Rockford, near Grand Rapids, ^lichigan, de\oting his time to the grocery business, in connection with farming. This he continued for twel\-e }-ears, when he closed out and went to Sherman, Texas, entering into the hotel and grocer}- busines.^. After som.e two years, he unfortunately lost by fire property to the amount of $6,000, including all household and personal effects. Remo\'- ing to P2mporia, Kansas, he remained two }-ears, and there gave his children a good education. He then moved to Clinton County in 1880, where he now resides, owning a fine farm of lOO acres, v.-ell improxed. Mr. C. was united in marriage, on the i8th da}- of August, 1857, with Miss Laura Scorell, a native of Schuyler County, New York. The family consists of five children : Fred, Mary J., John L., Eva G. and Xcllie.

farmer, section 36, is a native of North Carolina, and was born May 17, 1820, and came to Missouri in 1844. His farm consists of 230 acres of land in a good state of cultivation, and he has pro\ed himself a successful acrriculturist. Political]}', he is a staunch Republican, and during the late war was a member of Capt. Ro^jers' company of militia. As a citizen he has been upric;ht. reliable, and honorable, and has secured in ,iij eminent de:^n-ee tlu- re-^pect of hi-, feliow-nien. In his relii^nous prcfiences he is a Presbj-terian, and he is an active member and liberal cuii*. tributor t<^ that society. He married Miss Ann Pincy, a native of N-.rtS Carolina, in Jul>-, 1S47. They have a family <jf nine childr-n, M.uy .M (now Mrs. II. Hick), Martha (now Mrs. \Vm. Lankford), John \V., Su-^.i:i E. (now Mrs. J. W. DouL,dass), Celia A., Jeanette (now Mrs. James I)'..u^- las^), W'm. S., and IJora J. Mr. C. has taken j^reat intere-^t in the improvement of his stock, and his herds will equal any in this district.

proprietor of the L.athroi) House, was born in Grafton County. Xe .v Hampshire, May 17, 1829. When he was twenty-one years old he went to Boston, Massachusetts, and obtained the position of ba^^^ragc master on the Boston and Fitchburg Railroad, where he remained three year^. dischargini^ the duties in a satisfactor)' manner. He then came t.) Indianapolis. Indiana, and accepted the position of conductor on the Indianapolis and Lafayette Railroad, and remained with them for five years, when he accepted a similar position on the Illinois Central, and remained eight }-ears. In 1863. he started a lu n > yard at Odin, Illinois, and lived there three years. After the completion of the Hannib.i! and St. Joseph Railroad, in November, 1867, he came to Lathrop ar.-l opened a lumber yard, and was the first settler in the town. (See History of Lathrop.) He has been engaged in many enterprises here, a!! having an influence to build up Lathrop. He purchased several lots and improved them w ith good substantial residences. He had the contract for building the brick school building, which is an ornament to the city. He published the Lathrop Monitor, which did much to bring the eastern part of Clinton County into the notice of actual settlers. In 1877, he purchased the Lathrop House, which he has since kept, and it is not saying too much to state that no hotel in the county is more favorably known or more deserving of popular favor, it being the cheerful home >n the weary traveler. In 1S80, he was appointed land agent of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, having charge of their lands and lots. Uc represents several of the best insurance companies, and does a largo amount of the insurance business. He has always taken a deep interest in educational enterprises, and has been and is now one of the school board. Has been liberal in contributing to every enterprise which goes to build up the city. He married Miss Julia H. Xowland. in St. L(nn-. Missouri, in March. 1866. They have si.K children: Frank Xowland, Ann May, Kate Raymond, Hattie Bell, Charles B. and John Newton.

extensive farmer, .stock raiser and dealer, was born in Clinton County. Ohio, Au;.^ust 23. 1H23, and. in 1837, came to Clinton Count)-. Missouri, >cttlin;j^ whore !ie now lives. He received no education to speak of, and worked for a brother fwc years, but received no compensation, and. at the A'/e of nineteen years, he bou:4ht 120 acres of land on credit. lie then commenced life's striiL,^L,des alone, first engaj^in^^ in the rai-,in^^ of hemp and tobacco. Having been blessed with good crops, and receiving g(jod prices for them, he was soon able to pay for his land. In 1X50. he went to California, and remained two years, when he returned home and continued his farming. He bought land as opportunity presented itself, near jiim. until he now has one of the largest, and among the best, farms in the count}-. His estate embraces i.OOO acres of land, v.-hich is contained in ^ections 27, 28, }}, 34 and 35. In 1866, he made a kiln of bricks, and built a fine residence in the center of his farm. He has about 300 head of horses, mules and cattle, the raising of u hich he makes a specialty. He is a leading and active member of the Christian Church, and has contributed largely towards building a fine house of worship, on the corner of his farm, called the Hethel Church. This v.-as erected in 1S78. The society had previously made use of the Ikooking school liouse, for twenty years. Mr. D.'s great success in life is due to his untiring energy, economy and honesty in his dealings, and the care with which he has watched o\'er his transactions. He married Mary Ann Brown, ot this county, October, 1S46. They have had ten children : Jessie B., John William, Jemima Ellen. James A., Thomson McGee, Stephen A., George B. and Doc. Sherman ; Anna and Mollie died while young.

farmer, stock feeder and dealer, is the owner of 320 acres of land in section 35. He was born in Lathrop Township, Clinton County, Missouri, December, 1849, and there received a good common school education. He then attended the State L^niversity at Columbia, Missouri, where he prepared himself for a useful business life. He was married to Miss Susan Cooper in June, 1874. She was the daughter of E. W. Cooper. Esq., a pioneer and a respected citi/.en of Lathrop. They have three children, Dorsey, Elgi, and William. The subject of this sketch is a son of John Douglass, among the earliest and now one of the most prosperous farmers in the county. The early training which he received at home has greatly enabled him to conduct his large farm and stock business in a profitable and economical manner. His land is stocked with good herds, he having from fifty to 150 head of cattle, besides a lar^'e number of hogs. He bought his larm of the railroad company, it then being; a part of the company's addition to the city of Lathrop. Mr. Douglass firsl settled on eight)- acres just south of the city, where he set out one of the most beautiful orchards in the county. Both of the railroads ran through the farm, and on that account he. sold it.

grain dealer, was born in Burlington Count}-, New Jersc)-, in 1834, and came to Missouri in 1853. De obtained an excellent education, and was engaged in teaching school for se\eral years. He commenced the study of medicine and continued it f'.»r a time, but never practiced it with the idea of making it a profession. Having a great desire fc)r commercial pursuits, he learned telegraphy in 1859, and was soon engaged by the Hannibal 6c St. Jo.-^cph Railroad Company. He wa> the first telegraph operator and agent at Hamilton station east of Cameron, and was connected with that road in various positions for eighteen years. He built a store and elevator, and wa^ the first man to start business at Turney. and for several years did a very large business. In 1S79, Mr. D. moved to Lathrop, transferred his grain business and built a large elevator there. Since that time he has been doing an extended business, having handled during the past }-ear I20,ODO bushels of grain for himself, besides 50,CXX) bushels for other parties. Dr. Dudley was married to Miss Clementine Langdon, of Caldwell Count)-, Missouri, in 1S59. ^^Y this union they have eight children, Charles E., \Vm. C. Walter H.> Daniel Drew, Tolman, Flora, Ada, and Birta. Among the enterprising and leading business men of Lathrop Mr. D. ranks as one of the first. He is thoroughly posted upon all the leading topics of the day, is a fluent conversationalist and an honored member of society.

Hon. Jacob Estep

section 26, post office Cameron, a farmer by calling, a blacksmith by trade, I and, although without political aspiration, he has nevertheless been frequently honored preferment to places of public trust. Mr. Estep is a native of Mar)-land, and was born in Frederick (now Carroll; I County, November 23, 1823. In 1834, his parents moved to Seneca

county, as a carriage and wagon manufaciurer, conducting the same successfull)- for seven )-ears. July 25, 1S50. Miss M. J. Culver became his wife. She was born in Seneca Count)-. Ohio, June 14. 1829. In i857«

Air. K. left Ohio, came to Missouri, and ->etllecl where lie now Vwc>, having purchased the lam! the >xar previous, throuL^h Go\ernor Sniilh. He now owns 950 acres of land. After iiis coming; lierc, lie opened a shop, and, .it the same time, carried on his farmin;^ operations. Duriiv^ the late war hi> symi)ath:cs were with tin- I'ederal cause, and he was commissioned by Governor Hall a lieutenant. particii)atincj in many of the engagements connected with the camjjaign in Missouri. In 1864, he was honored b\' (lovernor IHetcher with the appointment of county judge, serving with Judges Kstes and Cooj^er. In 1865. he was selected b\- the Republicans as their .><tandard bearer for the State Legislature. Resigning his position as judge, he made a thorough canvass of liis district, and was elected b)' a large majorit)-. Mis course at the capital fully sustained tile expectation of his friends, and as a representative he has, aside from his acti\'e particii)ation in matters of general legislation, been a watchful and conscientious guardian of the interests of his immediate constituencv-, whose claim to consideration he has never failed to present. Through his labors and instrumentality largely, was the change made in the school bill, whereb}' six months of school instead of three, were held, although Mr. E. was an advocate of seven months. His family consists of six children : Emmet H.. born May iS. 1S51 : Ida E., born January 31, 1S55 ; Clara B., born April 29. 1S58; Minnie E.. born February 16, 1863; Nettie M., born October 12, 186S; Charles S., born April 18, 1S74.

was born in Clinton County, Missouri, October 12, 1849. He early manifested a desire for a profession, and with this end in view, went to the common school of his district for a while, after which he entered Westminster College, at Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri. He spent six years of hard stud\-, and was graduated with honor from that institution in 1875. Dr. E. afterwards taught two years, but was obliged to give up that profession on account of failing health. On this account he took a trip to Colorado, spending some time in that vicinit}-, and after regaining his health, he returned home and entered the office of Dr. June, of Lawson, where he took a thorough course ot study in medicine. He then took the prescribed course at the Missouri Medical College, of St. Louis, graduating in the spring of 1879. He immediately located at Turney. Clinton County, where he erected a house and settled down permanently. He married Miss .Maggie Green, a daughter of Cyrus Green, of Jackson, in September, 1879. The result of this marriage was Forest Leon, born July 8, 1880. The Doctor is a great scholar, deeply investigating things of importance which come under his observation, and endeavors to the best of his ability to discover and understand cause and effect. He is well aware that he re[)resent.s an ancient and hoiujtable profession, and his ambition is to make himself a proficient follower thereof and to give dii^mity to his position. He has devoted much of his time and thouj^ht to suri^^ery, and in his practice is very succe^sful. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. William H. Kstill, father of Dr.- Instill, came from Kentucky at a very early di\y, and settled in Jackson Township, near Harnesville. His first wife was Elizabeth Hubbard, daughter of Colonel Hubbard, of Clay County, whom he married in iH^6. They had seven children : John. Mar\-, Moses, James T., Erasmus, Alice and Lucy. Mrs. E. died in 1856. His second wife was Miss Mary Jane Denny, and to her he was married in [858. By this union there were two children : Willie and Rufus. Mr. E. is one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church in l^arnesville, in which he is very active. Having been among the first settlers here, he has always taken an interest in enterprises which were calculated to advance its growth.

farmer, section 20, was born September 7, 1814, in Dorchester Count)-, Maryland. After receiving a limited education he learned the carriage trimmers' trade, and worked at it in several different States. In 1837 he was located at Charleston, South Carolina, when the city was nearly destroyed by fire. In the fall of 1844, he came to Clinton County, Missouri, where he bought a farm near Hainesxille^ and worked it for five years. Then sold out and lived for a time in the states of atid North Carolina. Upon coming again to Hainesville Mr. E. hired out at seventy-five cents a day for a year. He also worked at his trade for several years, and then opened a boot and shoe store. Subsequentl}- he acted as a clerk for a dry goods house. In 1855, he resumed his trade, and was engaged in operating a saddle and harness shop until 1875, having been \ery successful. In 1S69, he bought 270 acres of land, where his son now lives. He also has 480 acres in Arkansas, near the Capital. In September, 1S80, Mr. E. moved to his beautiful farm near Lathrop, where he had previously built and made substantial improvements. He owns 480 acres of choice land in his home farm. He has set out ten miles of hedge on the farm, and this divides his three-quarters of a section into forty acre lots. Mr. Evans, married Mary Eliza Hoggard. of North Carolina, February 8, 1844. They have three children: Mary Frances, (who married Mr. Frank Collins, a son of J. W. Collins, Register of Clay County, ^Missouri, and they live with Mr. Evans on the farm); John Henry, (was married August n. 1877, at Hainesville) ; and William James, (who was born August 2C), 1848, and married Caroline Gow, a daughter of Arthur Gow, of Clay County, in November, 1875). Mr. Evans was among the first settlers of

Hainesville, and was otie of its most substantial business men. lie operateil a carding machine, bouc^ht stock, and was a <;eneral dealer for a lon^ time. He is one of the respected citizens of Clinton County; is an honored member of the Christian Churcli, and is fully alive to its spiritual and temporal interests.

the subject of this sketch, was born in Scott County, Kentucky, September 15, 1839, and in 1844 lie came to Clay County, Missouri, where he received a f^ood education. Havini^ Ion? cherished a desire to become a physician, with tiiat end in view, he entered the office of Dr. Bernard, of Hainesville, one oC the most able physicians of the county, and pursued a thorough course of stud)', and in 1872 he <j^raduated at the St. Louis Medical College. He at once commenced the practice of his profession in Lathrop, where he has gained an enviable reputation, not only as a successful practitioner, but as one of the most enterprising and intelligent citizens of the city. He married Miss Sarah Keilc Baker, of Clay County, in April, 1859, ^^^^ by this union they have one daughter, Lizzie ^L, a cultured and refined young lady, who graduated at the Central Female College, at Le.xington, Missouri, in the spring of 18S1. The doctor is a leading and exemplary member of the ^L K. Church, south. He is the president of the school board, and is foremost in promoting the interests of education and in the general improvements of the city. He has a fine residence, and has erected a good brick store building, in he has his office and a well selected library. He is the counseling phvsician for miles around, is an eminent and successful surgeon, and his natural instinct and lo\'e for his profession render him an able practitioner. In iSSi, he was elected president of the District Medical Society at Kansas .City.

Herman Heck

farmer and dealer in stock, was born in Baden, German)-. November 8, 1829, and came to this country in 184S, settling in New York, where he remained until 1851. He then started for California, but abandoned that idea upon reaching St. Joseph, Missouri, and there went to work at the carpenter's trade. After following this trade for awhile, he came to Hainesville, and there helped to build a house, continuing his chosen calling, buying and selling stock and land, until the war broke out. Mr. H. then enlisted in the Sixth Missouri Infantry, and remained in the service one year and a half, when he was wounded, and in consequence thereof was discharged, and returned to Leavenworth. Kansas. After the war closed, he came to Clinton County, and again resumed his former business, which he has followed principally all his life, and in which he has been \'er)- successful. Mr. Heck has, by his own cner^^y and pcr.-.everance, made a p^ood competency, havinLj a splendid farm, lar^^c herds of fine cattle and hoj^^s, and is buildiiv^ a fine brick store in Latiirop. Ills great success is due to his fair dealing, econom\' and good judgmcni. lie married Miss Moll>- M. Coo[)er, daughter of K. W. Cooper, of this to'vnship, May i, 1870. They have five children : William Henry and Herman B., twins, born January 14, 1S72 ; Orland O., born in 1874; Klmer C, born January, 1876, ami Adrienne A. His landed interests embrace 455 acres of land in sections 35 and 36, in this township, and 160 acres in section 9, of Jackson Township.

John C. Hollaxd

farmer and stock- raiser, section 33. post office Turney, is a native of Sevier Count}-, Tennessee, and was born near Sevierville on the -28th day of June, 1820, is the son and fifth child of Benjamin Holland, a native of Tennessee, v\ ho was born in Cocke Count)-, in the year 1794. He emigrated to Cla}- County, Missouri, in 1833, and. with his famil}-, in 1S35, moved to Platte Count)-. He was a resident of Andrew County at the tinic o'" his tleath, having been murdered on account of his religious principles, on the Stli day of June, 1856. John C. began business for himself when twent)'-one )-ears of age. In 1841, he entered eight)' acres of land in Platte County, which he improved, and, in 1S46. enlisted in Company F., Second Regiment Missouri X'olunteers, under Sterling Price He served for fifteen months, then returned, commenced farming, and, in 1850, came to Clinton Count)-, settling where he now resides. Heowns a farm of 120 acres, well improved. Mr. Holland is a kind and generous citizen, and has always been actuated by the best and purest of motives. He is an active church member, and his heart and hand are in all good works, and his name is greatly revered by all. He has reared his family about a family altar, and made a pleasant and happ)- home amid the companionship of others, and is known b)' old and )-oung, throughout the count)-, as " Uncle John." As a business man, beginning without capital, other than his own native abilities, and prompted by the ambition to become known as an upright, honorable and influential man, he has graduall)' risen to his present position. Mr. H. was married, August 4, 1848, to Miss Jane St. John. Their family consist> of Mary C, Margaret L.. Ben F.. William f.. Andrew J.. John H.. Minnie A., living, and L)-da J. and T)-afena B., deceased. The)* worshii) with the M. E. denomination.

iS^7 located a claim of 200 acres in Tlittc County, an-l thus became one of the ori-inal settlers of the Tlatte Purchase. He was a Methodist in his rcli«,Mo"us preferences, and his home was often the abode of the carJy ministe'rs; the first preachin- in the Platte Purchase was held m his house, and also the first ciuarterly nieetin-. He was a leader in religious matters, always outspoken and honest, and loved the old tlajr of his forefathers. After the M. K. Church South was formed, he still continued his connection and love for the old church, and on that account was persecuted on every hand ; in like manner was his pastor, the Rev. \Vm. Sellers, now of the Missouri conference of the M. K. Churchy treated. In March, 1856. in the villa-e of Rochester, near his home, the latter was tarred by a mob and insulted in various ways, and Mr. Holland was .shot and killed while sitting on the counter of a store. From these circumstances his son, the subject of this sketch, received his early impressions of right and wrong. The treatment and death of his sainted father will be something never to be forgotten by him. So he has grown to be a man positive in his conviction, doing what he knows to be right with all his might, and opi)Osing wrong with the same earnest zeal. Mr. Holland received a good common school education in his youth, has always been a great reader, and now is among the best informed men of the county. His mother was the daughter of Colonel Warner, of Tennessee, who fought so nobly in the Revolutionary war. Mr. H. taught school'one year in Andrew County, and in 1855 he settled in Nebraska City, where he engaged in trade. In 1859, he returned to Rock Port, Atchison County, Missouri, there buying a home. He remained there for two years, and in the fall of i860 came to this county and located in Shoal Township. He bought a good farm, paying $3,000 for it, commenced work, and at once took a front rank among our best farmers. In 186 1, the Union men of his community formed a company of home guards in Mirabile, Caldwell County, remaining organized for six months. He then enlisted in the Sixth Missouri State Cavalry of the United States service, o( which he was a member for over three years. On the Jth of April, 1S64, on account of sickness he was mustered out, receiving an honorable discharge. He sold his farm and moved to Plattsburg. where he was engaged in trade until 1867, when he bought the farm on which he has since resided, and which embraces 160 acre^s of land. He has made many valuable improvements, and now has one of the most desirable homes in the vicinity. Mr. Holland is a leadin<- Republican, and in 1869 was one of the eleven voters in the county for Lincoln - Mr. H. and his brother. Judge Estep, N. Potter, John R. Stevens and others. He has never been an office seeker, but has frequently been a delegate to conventions, and is a member of the county central committee. He was active in organizing the Garfield Club, which did so much for the Republican cause in the campaign. Pie mar- ricd Miss Sarah Flciidix. of low a,, in March, 1839. They have ciiL^ht children, Florence, Winn. GertrL^e Iv, Willis Z., luidie J., Albert Kiiijrsie\*, Rosa Mar\', and lUirk. I*'our arc deceased.

The subject of this sketch was born in reiinsyhania. in Sei^tcniber. i83<S, and came to Missouri, with his father, in 1S46. Upon resolving on tile practice of medicine as his piofession, he commenced reading; in Jaynesville, and. at the same time. tanL,dit school to pay his way. He graduated from Milton Collet;e in iS6[, aad, after becoming a thorou;.,di student, he attended the Bennett Medical Collei^e, of Chicago, fron) which institution he was graduated in 1867. After practicing three years, in Illinois, he came to Turne\-, Clinton County, Missouri, in 1S70, and here has built up an excellent practice. Me is of the eclectic school, a good student, and keeps pace with the progress of the eclectical world, and is a liberal subscriber to the leading journals. He is Cfustantl)- making himself fiimiliar with new and progressive ideas. He is the oldest physician of the town, and has gained the confidence of a large circle bf acquaintances. Dr. L. married Miss Mary Eliza Alloway, of Clinton County, Ma\- 18, 1871. They have had three children : Jim Forscutt, John Fred and Alice Lenor. The doctor is a member of the . Church of the Latter Da\- Saints, and a gentleman whom one meet> onl}- to wish for a more extended acquaintance.

farmer, section 24. was born in South Carolina. September 15. 1814. and came to this county in 1S66. He married Miss Nancy McCuller, in South Carolina, October 13. 1835. Ten children, the result of this marriage, are now living: Celia, Anne Elizabeth, John T.. Benjamin B., ^Lar\- Eliza, William J., Nimrod S., Samuel A., Nancy J. and ^Lattie. Mr. Lord located on his farm when it was almost a prairie. He has worked hard to make the good improvements which it now contains, and now has a beautiful home, his estate embracing 160 acres adjoining the cit\- corporation. Upon it is a fine old orchard of 200 trees, and two living springs. Mrs. Lord, his loving Christian companion, died February 16. 1S80. Mr. L., now at an advanced age in life, is an active and industrious man. and has long been a faithful and efficient overseer of highways. He is a leading and consistent member of the M. E. Church, and takes an active interest in its meetings, contributing liberally to its support.

MeatUillt;, ]Vnns\lvania. At the aL;c of t\vciU)'-t\vo he canic west, and spent two vears in teaclunc; and traveling. His first school was at lireckenritl'j^e. Caldwell Count)-, Missouri. He bou,L,dit the first lot in that town after it was survc>'ed, and in 1861, entered the Twelfth Peni^ s\-lvania Reserves, under Colonel TaL^L^^art. The)' were assiL,Mied to the Army of the Potomac, and ()articiixited in man)' of its battles. Mr. L. recei\'ed a commission, u hich he hoiicjred, always di:-.charginif his duties promptl)' and to the L^reat satisfaction of his superior officers. At the close of the war he returned home, bought a farm and worked it until 1S69, when, having business in California, he went there and remained for six months. Me then returned to Pcnns)'l\'ania. sold his farm, and came to Lathrop. January 1, 1870, here purchasing a drug store, which he continued to conduct until P'ebruar)-." 1871. He then received an offer of a position in the railwa)- postal service, which he accepted, and by his faithfulness, honesty and strict attention to its requirements and duties, has performed since. He has had many escapes, having been wrecked, turned over, and smashed up, but has alwa)'s come out unharmed. Mr. L. is the owner of a fine farm of 200 acres, one mile from town. He also has some excellent city propert)-, a good residence, and bur5iness houses. His resources were limited when he came here, but having been judicious in his transactions and economical, has now laid the foundation of a competency. He married Miss Hattie E. Lowe, of Baltimore. MarN'land, in 1858. Theyha\e fi\'e children: Clyde B. and Gu)- B., (who are mining in Colorado, and doing wellj, Roy E., Blanche E. and Fred. Mc.

farmer, section 11, was born in Orange Count)*, Xorth Carolina, in June, 1808, and came to Cla)- County, Missouri, in the fall of 1840, here bu)-- ing a farm. He remained upon it for twenty-eight )-ears. and in the fall of 1868. he came to Clinton Count)", and bought the place where he now resides, containing eight)- acres of good land. He married Miss Sail)' Prather (who was a sister of Mrs. Austin R. King), in Xorth Carolina, in August, 1S37. They have ten children living: John, Thomas, Austin T., Marticia Esteline, Elosia Madeline, Mary A., Susan M., P^mery Francis, Nannie Kate and Joseph \'. Mr. and Mrs. McR. are members of the Cumberland Presb)-terian Church, and are universally respected by all vvho know them. The)- have raised a large family of children, ^\ho are nearl)- all married and settled in e\er)- part of the countr)-. Mr. and Mrs. McK.. in their declining years, can look back over their hardships, and trials, and successes, with pleasure, and are made to rejoice that their li\es ha\-e not been failures.

was born in Winchester. Kentucky. October 4, 1847, and came to thi« city in December. iSSo. He received a c;ood education in Kentucky, and studied medicine under the tutorship of A. S. Allen, M. D., of Winchester. Kentuck}-. in 1864. Subsequently, he attended lectures at Jefierson Colle^^e.'in Philadelphia, from which institution he was graduated in March. 1S67. He practiced in Louisville. Kentucky, for two years, but on account of the poor health of his wife, he moved to Heattyville, Kentucky, and there resumed the practice of his profession until 1875. Dr. M. again attended a course of lectures at his old Alma Mater, and in the summer of 1876. he returned to his home in Winchester, and entered into active practice with Dr. Sympson. There they were very successful for some four years. After stopping in Hamilton, Ohio, for a few months, Dr. Martin having a desire for the western country, came to this city and opened an office, and is now receiving a very liberal and satisfactory patronage. He is a physician of undoubted skill, and occupies a prominent place in the estimation of his brother practitioners. He married Miss Mattie Hampton, of Winchester, Kentucky, in 1867. He is fast gaining the confidence and respect of the people.

Daniel Miller

lumber merchant, was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, ^larch 13, 1 852, and was brought up with a mercantile experience, receiving a good business education. He embarked in business in Green Springs. Pennsylvania, where he continued until 1S61, when he sold out and entered the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Foster. He was quarter master and commissary of the regiment, and, after serving for two and a half years, he received an honorable discharge. He then returned to Pennsylvania, and in 1870, came to this county, buying a farm near this city, upon which he remained until 1873, when he came to Lathrop. In 1879, he took charge of the lumber business of Harriman & Waples. The old yard of O. M. Comfert & Co. was purchased by the present firni in 1878. From a small beginning, this yard has increased with the growth of the city, until now it is selling over $50,000 worth of lumber annually. They keep a full stock of sash, doors, blinds, etc. Mr. Miller ;> well known, and his manner of doing business calls forth the admiration of all. He married Miss Salina C. Wagoner, in Pennsylvania, in 1858. They have two children, Alfred and Mer\'in. Alfred is a carpenter by trade, and Mervin is clerking in a store. Mr. Miller is one of the leading business men here, full of enterprise and energy. He has been a member of the school board for some time.

Abraham Xhklv

a son of Abraham N'eely and Hannah, iitc Dill, was born on the 3i5t clay of March, 1S09, on a fiirm, near Little I-'lats, Herkimer County, Xe\v ^'o^k, and, with his parents, moved to the western part of the state, in 1825. After acquii inLj a common school education, in iSji.he entered Lawn Seminar)-, at Walnut Hill, Cincinnati. Ohio, in which he remained for two \-ears. In 1S33, he and sixty others left the institution on account of the anti-slavery question. He then entered Oberlin Colle^'c, in Lorain County, remainint^ as a student till 1834. He theii spent some two years at the Utica Institute, New York, and afterwards returned to Oberlin College, and continued therein for one year. Going to Galesburg, Illinois, Mr. N. engaged in the door and sash business, and, in 1S70, came to Clinton County, Missouri, and purchased his present farm, consisting of eighty acres of finely improved land, surrounded by an osage hedge. He was married, on the 15th day of June. 1836. to Miss Charlotte Johnson, a native of New York, born October 4, 1815. She died October 3, 1S42. leaving three children : Kdwin, Charlotte and Ann M. Mr. N.'s second marriage occurred the 23d day of April, 1843, to Miss Eliza Pratt, a native of ^Lassachusetts, who was born February II. 1809. She died on the 7th day of March. 1881, leaving two children, Sarah P. and Eliza Julia. All of the family are church members.

Albert J. Orem

druggist and Mayor of Lathrop. Among the many worthy citizens of this city, none are entitled to more respect than the subject of this sketch. He was born in Porter County, Indiana, March 2, 185 1, and received his early training on a farm. He acquired a good education, mainly by his own exertions, and when only fifteen years old commenced teaching. He afterwards took a regular course at the State Normal School, which further qualified him for a successful instructor. He was afterward employed in teaching for ten years, always commanding the best schools and the largest compensation. His father, Joshua Orem. moved with his family to Caldwell County, Missouri, in 1858, and fs now one of the old and respected citizens of that locality, where he is engaged in general merchandising. In 1S75, Albert J. came to this place, then a small town, and in 1876, embarked in the drug business. He now carries a complete stock, and is in possession of a liberal patronage, which he justly merits. When the city was organized, in April. 1881. he was unanimously elected the first mayor. In politics he is a staunch Republican. As mayor he endeavors to do his whole dut\-. carefull\- noticing that just ordinances are enacted and that they are respected. Mr. O. married

Miss Martha A. Lcalcr. of Raj- County, Missouri, in July, 1872. \W tlii^ union tiic^- have three sons : Walter C, Frank M. antl Archie C IIl 1.-, an acti\e member of the l^aptist Church.

Rufus Patch

is a native of Groton, Mas-,achusetts. Jli-, early home was in tiie ncar neighborhood of the battlefields of Lexinj^^on and Concord, and in the same county as Hunker Hill and tht: city of Lowell. Wachusett and Monadnoch Mountains were in the di.^tan.t horizon, and Lawrence Academy was a source of culture within easy reach. At the age of seven years, he was left an orphan, and found a home for the next eiL,dit years in the families of neighboring farmers. At Randolph Academy, C)range County, Vermont, he began his course of instruction in the Latin and Greek languages, and entered Western Reserve College, near Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of eighteen years. After graduation, in 1841, he taught a year in the institution, and soon after found his way to Marshall, Michigan, where he had charge of the preparatory department of Marshall College for nearly tv.o years. In 1844, he was called to the principal-hip of La Grange Collegiate Institute, in La Grange County, Indiana, a situation which he held during nearly twent\--eight )-ears, not including absences at different times, aggregating six years. In 1857-8. he spent a year at Lane Theological Seminary, near Cincinnati, Ohio, and subsequently was pastor of churches at Centralia and Concord, Illinois. His connection with La Grange Collegiate Institute was finally closed in April, 1878. For a third of a century the institution had been to the neighboring counties a nursery of teachers for the public schools the first teachers' institute in the state having been held in its school room in 1846. and conducted by its principal. Under its influence the public school system came to the front, established its own institutes and Normal schools, and in process of time, it closed all the private institutions within a radius of forty miles, recognizing this to the last, as an illustration of "the survival of the fittest." It survived the business prosperit>- of the village, on the borders of which it was located, and closed its work only when its mission was manifestly completed. Removing to Lathrop in May, 1878. Mr.Tatch purchased the Monitor in the following November, and has been its proprietor and editor for over three years. In February, 18S0. he became pastor of the Plymouth Church, in Lathrop. an-d for the last nine months has held a similar relation to the Congregational Church, at Kingston. Caldwell County. For a term of six years, he was a member of the board of visitors of the Congregational Theological Seminary, at Chicago. In November last, by special appointment, he preached the annual sermon before the State Association of Congregational Churches, at their meeting in Brookfield. He has one ot the farmer and stock dealer, section 26. was born in Columbus, Ohio, June 15. 1830. }le recei\ed a good common education, and, with the familw to Illinois in 1842, and in 1858, he settled in Leavenworth Kansas. He first engaged in the li\'cr\- business, which he carried on for several \-ears, in the mean time, building a store. He next embarked in merchandising. Full of enterprise, and anxious for goverment work, he purchased teams and outfits.' and engaged in government trans{)ortation to Deiuer. Fort Laramie and Salt Lake Cit\-, continuing this until 1S61, when he took a contract, from the government, to supply horses and mules to Fort Leavenworth. He thus continued through the war, after he at once commenced freighting on a large scale. In 1866, he started. v\ith a train of supplies, for Salt Lake. Arri\ing at Fort Casper^ on the North Platte, his whole train was pressed into government ser- \-ice, his wagons were used for lumber, and he also lost lOO head of cattle of his train, and was left in this crippled condition in that far C)ti region. For this loss. Mr. P. has a just claim now before congress. In 1862. he bought a steamboat and commenced in the cotton trade. fro.m Meiriphis. down the river. After making several successful trij^s, his boat was taken b}' the L'nited States officers, and sunk. Previous to this, in 1S59. he had taken the first train load of goods to Denver Cit\-. then a small town of three or four houses, which he sold out in two Aveeks. to the miners, and returned home. In 1S67, with two other gentlemen, he bought the Planters Hotel, in Leavenworth, Kansas, paying for it, $[OO.ooo. In 1868, he bid off the go\-ernment contract to deliver , 25,000 head of beef cattle for the northern supph". The contract was declared his, \et. b\' some technicalit}-. was not allowed. His hotel proved to be a serious loss, financially, as the town grew awa\- from it^ and other hotels were erected. Mr. P. became convinced, by this time, that a good farm in Clinton Count)- was better, to depend upon, than an)' speculation. Consequentl)-, he settled on the old Tiller)" farm, the second iarm opened on the prairie, and one of the best located, as it adjoins Lathrop on the west, alon;^ tlie Pleasant Rid<^^c. He has now 240 acres under fence and well cultivated, and is an extensive dealer in stock, makinij it a specialty. He also feeds lOO head of cattle a year, antl in this important branch has been \ery fortunate. Mr. Pleas' life has been an eventful one, and, although liavin^j met with many losses, he has, during later years, prospered, and is now one of the solid men of the count}-. He married Miss A. Gordon, of Clay Count)', in 1862. They have eiyht children : Carrie Mary. Willie, Walter, Lela, Freddie, Darzey, Sally and Eddie. Mrs. Pleas' father, the Hon. Thomas Gordon, of Clay Count}-, Missouri, was born in Kentuckv', and came to Clay Count)- in an earl)- da)-. He was a large tlealer and raiser of stock. He took an active part in politics, was a member of the legislature for three years, and manifested great interest in its deliberations. He was one of Clay Count)"s most wealth)- and honored men, and died during the session of the legislature, in 1S70. Mrs. Pleas received her education at Camden Point, where she was graduated.

Lewis Jackson Rogers

farmer, section 26. was born in Clay Count)-. East Tennessee, October 24, 1S03, and came to this state in 1841. Uncle Lew., as he is familiarK' called, is one of those genial old gentlemen who are appreciated in e\-er.)' localit)-. Honest, high minded and noble, disdaining a mean act. he lives, in his e.xtreme age, enjoying the result of the principles he has ever lived to maintain. His father was a preacher, and presiding elder of the M. E. Church and a warm friend of Geneial Jackson, and was his chaplain and spiritual adviser all through his campaigns. He died in 1836. Lewis J. bought his father's farm, on which he remained until he came west. He settled first in Platte County, and fix'c years later on account of sickness in his famil)-, he located in Lathrop Township, where he improved a fine farm and reared his famil)-. His estate embraces 240 acres of good land. Mr. Rogers married Elizabeth Carr. of Claiborne Count)-, Tennessee, November 6. 1S24. Twelve children were the result of this marriage, si.x of whom are livinir : William, David, Rueben, Sarah, John C, and Mary. Sarah was rnarried to James Strickland August 23, 1861, and they have five children. Molly, James, Ida, Emma, and Andrew J. Mrs. L. J. Rogers died February 8, 1868. aged sixty-two years. His son, John C. Rogers, was born June 19, 1841, in Tennessee, and received a good education at the William Jewell College. He settled in Beaver Head County. Montana, where is one of the leading men of the territory. He was elected senator in the Icirislature. and has ever taken a deep interest in the improvements of the territory. Mr. Lewis Rogers is a lineal descendant of John Rogers, who was burned at the stake. Like him, he has alua\-s bcei\ a positive Christian, and a nieinhcr of the M. 1^. Church. He has taken a great interest in promotinj^ tlie advancement of reli_L,Mon, and now his main comfort is livinj^ after the principle inherited from his fiither.

farmer and cattle feeder, section 14, post office Lathrop, i.s a native of Knoxville, Claiborne County, Tennessee, ^nd was born on the 29th dajof October, 1832. When ten )-ears of aj^^e he, with liis parents, moved to Platte County, Missouri, in 1S42, and remained there till 1848, when he came to Clinton County, settling in section 25. Here he assisted on the farm till about 1S6S. When sixteen years of age he Had begun speculating on his own account, and before becoming of age had done much business in this line, principally in the northern counties of Missouri. In

1862, engaged in the cattle trade quite extensi\-ely. During the rebellion he was an active politician, being a staunch Republican. He is a good illustration of what econom}- and perseverance can accomplish ; having began in life with small means, and having been prudent in his expenditures, he richly merits the success \\hich has attended his career. He found a wife in the person of Miss Xanna Allnut, whom he married in October, 1872. Their family consists of six children: Minnie, Dai>-}'. Maggie, Richard, Hllen and Willard.

section 13, post office Lathrop, was born in Scott County, Kentucky, and was raised at Warsaw, Gallatin County, some seven miles from Georgetown. He received an excellent education, and is a master of the Latin and German languages. Having long had a taste for the medical profession, he commenced reading in 1S48 with Drs. Chambers and Baldwin, of Georgetown. Kentucky, with whom he continued until 185 1. In the winter of 185 1-2 he attended lectures at Jefferson College, Philadelphia, PennsyK'ania, and there continueci reading, in 1858. moving to Greenville, Clay Count}-, Missouri. He u as there engaged in the practice of his profession till the summer of i860, when he returned to Kentucky and graduated from the Kentucky State Medical University in 1861. Upon coming to Missouri, he located at Hainesville, Clinton Count\'. and. devoted his time to his chosen profession, and in 1870 moved to Kearney, Clay Count}-, where he practiced till 18S0. At that time Dr. Scruggs moved to his present place of abode. He was united in marriage in Februar\-. 18^2. to Miss H. S. Frank, a native of Ken- tucky, born on the 23lh of Marcli, 1832. They have two ciuldren, C. \)., and Jennie V. The family are members of the Christian Church. Their estate consists of 100 acres of well improved land, situated within onehalf mile of the city of Lathrop.

William A. Slatox

farmer and stock raisr-r, section iS, post office Lathrop, is one amoncr the leading farmers of Clinton County. He is a native of Tennessee, and was born on the 15th day of November. 1833. He resided in his native state until the a-e of nine years, when, with hi-, parents, he moved to Daviess County, Missouri, in 1842, and there remained till 1843. Ikthen settled in Platte County, and in 1851, moved to Clinton County, where he assisted his parents in cultivatinc,^ the farm till 1855. when he apprenticed himself to Thomas Palmer, for the purpose of learn ini,^ the carpenter's trade. After working some six months under that gentleman, he entered into partnership with him, they continuing as a firm for three years. Into whatever Mr. Seaton undertakes, he throws his whole energy, and to this end his success may be largely attributed. ^ On the nth day of April, 1858, he was married to Miss Tabitha Ann St. John. After his marriage, Mr. Seaton purchased a farm, and has devoted his time to improving it. His estate comprises 250 acres of land, the result of his own industry and good management. Mr. and Mrs. S. have a family of eight children : Thomas I., Nancy J., Francis ^L, William IL, Solomon I.. Adelia M.. Lulu B. and Charles G. They are members of the M. E. Church.

farmer and stock raiser, section 4. post ofiice Lathrop, is a native ot W^arren County, Kentucky, and was born on the 3d day of January. 1844. He lived in that county until the age of si.xteen years. His father having died, when Monroe was two years old, in 1859, with his mother, he came to Clinton County. Missouri, and settled where he now resides, purchasing a farm, which he improved. Mrs. Simpson here reared her family, and deserves great credit for the manner in which she brought them up, giving them the benefits X>( a good education. Mr. Monroe Simpson is a man of good moral principles, industrious and an excellent manager. He is very positive in character and possesses indomitable will a^nd energy, which never yields even to the most adverse circumstances. He was married on the 4th day of January, 1872, to^Mis-^ Telitha J. Walker, who was born on the 6th day of March, JS48. She is a native' of Clinton County, Missouri. Their family consists of two children : Albert D.. born March 2, 1874: and Williard M., born March 17, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson are both church members.

A. C. Smith

farmer and stock raider, tlie oldest s(jii of ex-Governor Geor»;e Sniitii, i> a nati\'e of Columbiana, (3hio, and was born in 1836, on a farm. At the age of nine years, he, wich his parents, moved to Caldwell Count)'. Missouri, fn 1845, settling on a farm. A. C. attended school during the winters, and assisted his father on the farm in the summer months. At the age of twenty-two he entered the Hclectic College, at Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, in which institution he remained, diligently pursuing his studies, for one )'ear. Returning to Missouri, he was engaged in farming until 1861, when he enlisted in Company A, Sixth Missouri \'olunteer Infantry, and served for thirteen months. He was also a member of the Thirteenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, with which regiment he served one year. In 1S66, he was united in marriage with Miss Jennie J. Smaly, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have seven children : William C, Edwin M., Blanch I., Llewellyn, George L., Clara B. and Roy. Mr. and Mrs. Smith arc both church members.

farmer, stock raiser and dealer, section i, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, June 30, 1S36. His father moved to [Michigan, where he lived for several years, and then took up his abode with his familj', in Indiana, where he died, in 1844. In 1834, the subject of this sketch went to California, remaining until 1861, when he returned to Indiana. In 1S68, he came to Clinton County, Missouri. Here he bought a portion of the farm he now owns, and has been adding to it, from-tim.e to time, until it now embraces 367 acres. He has been a hard working man. has dealt largely in stock, and in feeding the same has succeeded beyond his most sanguine hopes. Mr. S. is one of the thorough, substantial farmers in the township, and has done much towards its improvement. His farm land is stocked with the best of blooded cattle and hogs. He married ]\Iiss V. A. F'oodray, of Fulton County, Indiana, in 1866. The\' have three children, Willie C, Eda O., Malta Laverna. Mr. S. and his brother-in-law, Simon Bickle, who died some time since, both settled on section i, of this township, at one time owning nearly all of that section. The latter was one of the most enterprising men in this vicinity.

Ebenezer Steel

farmer, section 2, was born in Green County, Ohio, April 6, 1821. He received a good education and was brought up as a farmer, after which he bought the old homestead, there living for fifty years. In 1876, he exchanged the old farm for his home in Clinton County, Missouri. upon which he immediately moved. This he has greatly improved, and nou- owns 2S0 acres of land. As a stc^k farm it is unsurpas.-,cd by an\- in the county. Mr. Steel, although not an old settler in the county, ha^ iiKule many friends here by his steady habits and oblij^ing nature. Ikmarried Miss Catharine Shirey in Warren County, Ohio, May 19. 1S42. They have five children living, Menry E., Joseph Granville, Warren l-.i:tkr, Kbcnczer C, and Oliver P. Morton. Five died while in infancy. John W., his eldest son, was a member of Company K, Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He passed through nine hard fought battle>, and during the last one, which was at Buzzard's Roost, he fell bravely defending the old flag. Melvin D.. aged twenty-four, died in this county in August, 1S76. Mr. Steel has belonged to the German Reformed Church for forty years. He is a consistent Christian and a liberal supporter to its treasury. In politics he has always been a republican.

was born in Montgomers' County, Kentucky, February 6, 180 [. His paternal grandfather and parents moved from Mrginia to Kentuck\- m 1791. His father, John Summers, volunteered in the patriot army at the age of sixteen, and was present at the surrender of Cornvvallis. His grandfather died, in Kentucky, at the advanced age of one hundred and nineteen vears. At the age of one hundred and ten years, he voted at an election in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky. Mason was the eighth of a family of twelve children, seven sons and fi\e daughters. The two eldest were born in Virginia ; the others in Kentucky. He left May's Lick, Mason County, his hom.e in Kentucky, on the 8th of September, 1836, and reached Clay County, Missouri, October 15, following. He continued to reside there till the spring of 1849, when he mo\ed to a locality in Clinton Count}-, within two and a halt miles of what is now the town of Lathrop, \\\ere he owned a farm of 1. 1 20 acres. He continued to farm there, on a large scale, for the period of seven years. In 1S56, he moved to Hainesville, in Jackson Township, where, in partnership with James P. Gee, he opened the large-t stock of goods ever offered for sale in the place. They continued t'> operate till the civil v/ar compelled them to suspend and wrecked thenfortunes. In the spring of 1875, he moved to Lathrop, where he ha> since continued to reside. December 4, 1S23, he was married to Miss Maria Bell, a daughter of Daniel Bell, of Virginia. They had ten children, four sons and six daughters. Of these (in 1881) tw-o sons, James iMason and John T., and two daughters, Mrs. Matilda Peters and Laura Summers, survive. One "son, Aaron M. Summers, a youth of rare gifts of intellect, w-as graduated in liethany College with high honors in the class of 1S57, and died shortly after from the effects ot intense mental applica- tion. In K'-'J.S. .Mr. Suiniviors unitct.1 with llic Hai>ti>t C'inirch at .^^ay's Lick. Kcnlucky. lie was ainoiiLj the earliest t<; unite with the Christian Church, of which he ha.s ever since ccMUinued to be an active iv^d zeak)us meniber, and a i)roniinent and liberal su[>[)orter. In his generation one of the wealthiest :n<\\ in this section of countr}'. in the closin;.;' days of his advanced a^e ho bears the reverses of fortune with a cheerful resignation.

John Thomas Summkrs

was born in Clay County. Missouri, November 34, 1S42. At the aL;;e of eight years he came to Clinton Count\\ Missouri, with his father. Mason Summers. He obtained a good business education, chietly by his own exertions, and at the age of seventeen he enlisted in the Confederate army, ser\'ing until the close of the \var. He participated in several hard fought battles ; was ])romoted to lieutenant for meritorious conduct ; afterwards coninianded a coni[)an)'. and \\as a general favorite with all the men of his regiiiient. He received a wound at the battle of Blakely. Mr. S. is entitled to great credit for the care with which he has watched over his aged parents, his father now bein;.; in his eighty-first }x-ar. John remains unmarried.

saddle and harness maker, was born in Kay Count}-. Miss<:)uri. June 10. 1S49, and when four )ears of age his father moved to Hainesville, Clinton County. At the age of fourteen, he was apprenticed to James W. Evans, of Hainesville, to learn the saddle and harness trade, with whom he remained for six xears, learm'ng the business tlmroughl)-. In 1S71 and 1872, he worked for Israel Landis, proprietor of the oldest establishment of that kind in St. Joseph, and in 1879, -"started his shop in Lathroj), where he has founded his business on a firm basis. His great success in life is due to his industry, integrit)' and economy. His is a good illustration for young men to stud}-, who are just starting out in life with limited means. He has accunuilated a good house, and recent!}- jnirchased a fine business lot. Mr. S. is an e.xemplary member of the Christian Church, and also belongs to the Masonic Lodge. He married Miss Lizzie Reeil, Januar}' 28, 1875. She was froni I'ike C(nmt}-, Mi>.-oiiri. They ha\-e two children, Allie and Ered.

Harlan P. Thompson

was b(^rn in Chenango Coimt}-, New \'ork, Septemb^.-r 20, 1S41. lie was brought u[) on a farm, rece!\-ing a good education, and in 1861. at the breaking out of the rebellion, he enlisted as a private, in September, in

ConipaiiN' A, 'IViitli New \'(irk Cawili}-, ami .-.civud uiuli-r Sheridan ; In; w.is pnnntjlcd to liLiiteiianl, and for nierilorii >iis coiuluct was brcvi lu.-d captain. In a terrible eni;aifi;nient on the J.[th of June, 1S64, he received a severe woinul in Ills hip, which has since troubleil him more or less, lie received .m honorable clischarL^e, after uliich, in lS6'^, he came to Kidder, Caldwell Count)', Missouri, where he settled and en^a;.;ed in farmitiL^ and t'ne nursery business. Iir the spring; of 1S77, Mr. T. came Uj Lathrop and eUL^ai^ed in workin;.; with CieorL;e l^atch, who was station agent at this city. After beiuL;" emphncd in the defjot for three years. he commenced bu>ine.-s with Messrs. Mu.it vS: lientoi^ liver)- and sale stable, as their superintendent, ha\'ing full charge of their livery business. Mis well known business qualities and his familiarity with thi.s calling renders him a desirable man for the position he occupies.

farmer and stock grower, section 26, was born in Woodfijrd Count)-, Kentucky, Jul)- 3d, 1S18, and can\e to Cla)- Count)-, Mis'^i^uri. in i.S-Ji, with his father, James Tiller)-, they settling in that locality. In KS44. young Tames came to Clinton Count)-, and bought his claim on w-hich lie has since resided, and which contains 180 acres of land. He married Mi.-.s Julia Ann Carter, of this count)-, but formerly of Kentucky, in 1846. They have three children living : Mar)-, John P. and William. When Mr. T. commenced business his pro[)ert)- consisted of nothing but a pon\-. Possessed of a determination and will that knew no failing, he ^\ orked liard, made needed improvements, and soon was blessed w-ith the necessar)- comforts of life. He now has a good farm, raises considerable erain and some stock. He w-as brought up in the faith of a I^aptist, and now has two brothers Baptist preachers, and one a Methodist preacher. Mr. T. is universallv respected, and has always endeavored to make himself usefld and set before the )-oung a good example. The years 1842 and 1843 he spent in the Rocky Mountains, for his health, hunting most of the time. Having regained his health, he returned, and is as active as most young men. His daughter is married, and his tw-o sons are living on the home farm.

attorne)- at law-, was born in Sumner Count)-, Tennessee, October 14. 1833. His father. Samuel R. Turner, w-as a native of X'irginia. and moved to Cla)- Count)-. Missouri, in 1S33. settling near Libert)-, where he bought a large farm, and also 700 acres in Jackson County. Young Thomas w as there raised and received a common education, after which he took a regular course at the William Jewell College. This he comt >,. .^T.'f-.- plL'tcd in 1S55 and then canu; l<iClintf)n C'ountv. opcnini^^ tin- fust school taiu;ht in the l).ile school liouse. He has follou'cd tcachinc^ in tliis count)' for ciyhtei-n years, and has had experience for about eij:jht )'ears in the mercantile trade in Missouri, Illinois and Kentuck>'. In 1.S69, he returnetl to tliis locality and resumed teachin;^. Me studietl law uhile at colIet;e and was admitted to practice in 1867 at Owenton, Kentucky, lie was there cn!^ac:^ed in the j)ractice of his profession for two \-ears. Since 1S72, he has taucdit school. {)racticed law, etc., in Latlirop, and is now (1881) ac^^ent fc^r the Racine School Furnitinx' Compan>-, of Chica^^o. Mr. T. has been twice married. His first wife dietl in 185S, leavini^ two soils, Samuel K. and Thomas J. His second wife was Laura H. Brooking, to whom he was marrieti in Jul\', 1859. 1 lie-y had three daughters. Li;^7.ic, Gertrude, and Rosie. Mrs. Turner died Juh' 15, 1879. Mr. T. is an active member of the Christian Church. In his law practice he lias an enviable record. His arguments are sharj) and to the point, and lie occupies a protnincnt position among liis fellow practitioners.

farmer, stock raiser and dealer, is the owner of 500 acres of land, a portion of which, together with his residence, is on section 26. He was born in Jefferson County, New York, August 25, 1830, and came west in 1852, .stopping at Kansas City and Westport for two years. He then removed to Kansas, being one of the early settlers of tliat state, and was a resident at Coon Point in 1854, and of Lecompton in 1855. During this time he was in various branches of business, his health not permitting him to engage actively in any one calling. In 1858, he came to riattsburg, although he had prcviousl\- been there in 1855. with the intention of making it his home. In iS6r, he started in the livery business on a large scale, which he continued until 1868. Avhen he sold out. Mr. Waful was the first one to run a hack, and to carry the mail and express from Plattsburg to Kathrnp. This business he followed until the railroad was finished in 1S61. In i860, he went to Colorado for his health, roughing it for si.x months, when he returned. He was county assessor of Clinton County for the years 1871 2, discharging the duties of that office with ability, ami to the satisfaction of all. In 1868, he bought his present farm of Jack Summers, of Cla\- Count}-, which he immediate!)- commenced culti\-ating. making needed improvements, such as bu)-ing stock, farming iniplements, etc. He has farmed on an extensive scale, has fed large herds ot cattle and hogs, and in all his undertakings he has been very fortunate. His residence is one of the best in the count\-. He is a deniocrat in politics, but has never been an office seeker. He has been a Mason and ( >dd l-'ellow for man)- )-ears. Mr. W. married Miss Kmcline I'owell. Januar)- [8. 1866. The)- have eight children: farnu-r ami stock raiser, section 25, i)ost offici: Mirabiic. 1 he subject of this sketch. \sas born on the 5th cla\' of Jul;.'. i*^.>3. <»n a farm. ;\fter compietini^ his common school studies, he receivid the athanlaL^es of .1 i^ood academic. il education, at Republic. He afterwards tauL;ht for a nuniber of >ears, and, durin;^ that time, earned an excellent rcjMitation as a thoroui;h ami com])^tent instructor. In 1S78, he j)urchascd his present farm of 220 acres of land, which is well improved. I lew as married on the 20th da\- of Xo\ember, 1S62. to Miss Mar\- \\. W'ilhiti;. .1 dauL'.hter of Samuel Whilhite, an old j)ioneer of Clinton County. Their famih- consists of Mamie VI., Mar\- 15., Carrie 1).. William ( ).. (Clinton Evell}-n S., Blanche and Christina L.

farmer and cattle feeder, section 29, post ofhce Lathrop, is a nati\-e of Crawford Coun.t\-, Ohio, and was born on a farm, on the 15th da}- of March. 1834. He receivetl a ^ood education, and spent his early life in assistini^ his t.itlur to dri\e cattle over the mountains to Philadelphia markets. .Vt the age of twenty-one years he bet^an business for himself b}' engaq;in_!.^ in farmini^- and stock speculations. In US58, he closed out his affairs in C^hio, and mcn-ed to Knox Count}-, Illinois, locating near Galesburg, where he purchased 160 acres of unimproved land. This he continued to culti\ate. in connection with the stock business, until 1.S6S. when he disposed of liis propert}-, and came to Clinton Count}', Missouri. He settled wh.erc he now resides, and is the owner of about 400 acres of well improved land. He is popular and agreeable with all ; is quiet and unostentatious, and in business matters he stands prominent for his unswerving integrity and stabilit}-. Mr. Welsh was married on the i>t da}' of March, 1853. to Miss Margaret Stucke}-. a native of Bedfonl County, Penns^-lvania. Their famil}- consists of Anna. George S.. Harr}- M.. xVlbert and Margaret, living, and Alice K., Jane and Emma, deceased.

lumber merchant, was born in Logan County, Illinois, in 1833. The elder Wilson came to Grundy County, Missouri, while his family were young, and bought a farm on which the}- were reared and educatetL After receiving an excellent education, J. S. Wilson entered a store, as clerk, where he received a good business experience. He oi)ened an establishment at Spring Hill. Livingston Countv". where he remained for six years. In the sprint: of 1X69, lie came to tlii-> cit\-. en-ai;in^^ in tinlumber business, and has built up a trade uliicli, thou-h con-^tantly increasini:, has kept pace with the i^rowth of the town, and the demands of the people. Mr. \V. ha-, been a member of the school board for tu(. \ears. and has been <^r,-eatly interested in buildin;.: up the schools of the cit)-. To him much credit is due for the cnction of the beautiful scho.,1 buildiuL;, win. h is the pri.le of the cit>-. Havini; been an early settler, he has done much to >hap.- t!ie enterprises of the city. His business has thrown till it is one of the lar^^a-st and most important in Lathro]). r,y his strai-htforuard dealin;.:, he has -aine.l the confidence of the communitN-. and has become- one of its honored citizens. lie marric-d Miss Mary !-:. Miller, in l.ivin;4ston Count;-, in 1S5S. They have five children: Walter Scott. Lizzie. Leon, ^b.llie and Lena.

Addenda Thomas G. Barton

Thomas G. l>artop., the fourlli son of Dennis and Catherine l^arton, was born in Listo\\el. Ireland, on the 2d day of December, i.'^43. His father emigrated to America, in 1S48, and located in Bourbon County. Kentucky. He resided there till November, [S54, when he moved to La Salle County. Illinois. Thomas attended the public school at La Salle until the age of eighteen years, when he entered St. \'incent's College, at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where he remained three years. Upon leaving college, his intention was to go to Kan.sas and follow agricultural pursuits, but, visiting Clinton County, in the spring of 1S6S. he concluded to sojourn, for a time, with friends. He was finally persuaded to become a resident of the count}-, and, soon after his arrival, taught one of the pul^lic schools for a period of nine months. In i5'70, he became a candidate for circuit clerk, which position he filled for four years in a creditable manner to himself, and with great acceptai^.ce to the people. In October. iS~4., he married Miss Clara A., daughter of David Holladay. of Weston. Platte County, ^Missouri. By this union the}- have had three children, two of whom, Maud Anna and Benjamin, are now li\"ing. Dax'id Dennis d}-ing when about eighteen m<^nths <^Id. After his marriage, Mr. Barton turned his attention to speculating in real estate. In October, 1S78, he opened a grocery store in Plattsburg, and continued in that business until April. 18S0. In Januar}*, [880. he began. the publication of the Purifier, a weekh' newspaper, at Plattsburg. u ith C. J. Nesbitt, withdrawing fVom the firm about August following. In May, 1 88 1, he accepted a position as traveling salesman for James Walsh & Co., wholesale liquor dealers, at St. Joseph. Missouri. He is at this time (1881) still in their emplo}-. Mr. Barton is a genial, liberal-hearted man. his unsuspecting and confiding nature sometimes causing him to lose sight of his own interest, in his desire to assist friends.