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GEORGE C. CADE.
George C. Cade, a retired agric unit living in Abbyville, was born in Lancaster. shire. England. on the 21-1 f Angu-t. 1837. a som of Levis Cade, who was torn :n Wales, in Soo, and died in Com), Penn- sylvania, in 1856. The latter we
David Cade allaa native of Wales. itis death occurred in Lancaster fire Brand. when he was about sixty-six years having reared Bean and for dancers. He was one of the vo manty of England. and inth he and his who were of Which de- scent. The mother of our select fare the maiden name of lane thered. : native of England cool :'
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Plevna township, and he also owns another farm of one hundred and sixty acres in the same township. In January, 1893, Mr. Cade put aside the active duties of farm la- bor and removed to the beautiful home which he now occupies, located on section 16, Westminster township, one-half a mile west of Abbyville, where he has a modern two- story frame residence, which is surrounded by five acres of rich and fertile land. When Mr. Cade arrived in the Sunflower state his landed possessions consisted of two horses and a wagon and one hundred and fifty dol- name introduces this review ; Elizabeth, the lars in money, and all that he now owns is the result of his own well directed efforts. He has fought the battle of life earnestly and energetically, and by indomitable cour- age and integrity has achieved both charac- ter and fortune.
was united in marriage to Lewis Cade. The latter was employed as a mull spinner in a cotton factory in England. In May, 1854, he left the land of his birth and crossed the briny deep to America, locating in Up- land. Pennsylvania, where he entered the employ of John P. Crosier, a prominent manufacturer of that place. In August, 1854, his family also left the old world for the new, spending forty-two days on the voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Cade reared four children, namely: George C., whose ' wife of William Tate, a resident of Living- | ston county, Illinois ; Jane, who became the wife of Isaac McIver, but both are now de- ceased, leaving five children, most of whom reside in this county ; and Samuel, who fol- lowed agricultural pursuits in Adams coun- ty. Nebraska, where his death occurred on the 27th of May, 1876, and during the Civil war he was a gallant soldier for six months. At his death he left one son and one daugh- ter.
George C. Cade entered upon his busi- ness career at the early age of eight years, becoming a piecer in the cotton factory in which his father was employed. In 1854 he accompanied his mother on her removal to the United States, and after his arrival in this country he entered a factory in Up- land, Pennsylvania, where he had charge of two spinning jennies. He left the factory in 1861, and in September. 1864, he became a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting from Dixon, Illinois, in Battery G. Second Illi- nois Light Artillery. He remained in sery- ice until August, 1865, when he received an honorable discharge and returned to his home. For the past ten years he has re- ceived a pension in compensation for his services during that memorable struggle. In October, 1873. Mr. Cade came from Philadelphia. where he had resided for six months, to Reno county, Kansas, where he homesteaded a quarter section of land in Westminster township, on section 18, and his son now owns and occupies that proper- tv. In 1881 our subject secured a tree claim of a quarter section on section 24.
On the 19th of July, 1858. Mr. Cade was united in marriage to Miss Emily S. Chal- fant, who was born in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, on the 17th of August, 1837, just four days before her husband opened his eyes to the light of day. She is a daughter of Robert G. and Sarah ( Worthington) Chalfant, natives also of Delaware county. The father was a wheelwright by occupa- tion. Of their eight children, six daughters and two sons, all grew to years of matu- rity and were married. The eldest son, William S. Chalfant, who was a sailor, was buried at sea, leaving a wife to mourn his loss. The second son, Jefferson W .. was born in 1849, and his death occurred in 1893, leaving an only daughter. He was employed as a policeman in Upland. Penn- sylvania. Mrs. Cade now has three sisters living. Her mother died when she had reached the age of sixty-five years, and in 1889 her father died in his eighty-first year. Unto our subject and wife have been born twelve children, six of whom grew to years of maturity. The eldest. Robert L .. was born July 23. 1864, in Lee county, Illinois, and is now engaged in agricultural pursuits near his father's farm. He has a wife and one son. Edwin C. was born on the 17th of August. 1866, and is engaged in farming in Woods county, Oklahoma. He has a wife and one daughter. John A., who was
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born March 28, 1868, met with a sad acci- dent, having accidentally shot himself, his denth recurring on the 31st of May. 1991. in the thirty-fourth year of his age. He was a farmer by occupation and made his home with his parents. . Sarah J. is the wife of James Gagnebin, Jr., a farmer of Reno coan- ty. and they have one son. She was here on the 14th of February, 1870. Margaret MI., who was born May 3. 1872, is the wife of Irvin Marteney, also of Oklahoma, and they have three sons. Amelia W .. the young- est child. was born April 23, 1876. She is the wife of Samuel A. Birket, and they make their home with her parents. All of the children were born in Lee county, Illi- neis, with the exception of the youngest. who claims Reno county, Kansas, as the place of her nativity.
In political matters Mr. Cade affiliates with the Republican party, and for three years be served as township trustee, was also a justice of the peace for many years, and several times has been elected to the office (it waship clerk. being the present incum- bent of that office. He has also served as a member of the schel board, the cause of education ever finding in him a warm friend. Beth be and his wife are members of the First Baptist church of Abbyville. His life has been a busy, useful and bear rabile one. and all who know him esteem him highly for bis sterling werth.
DANIEL TUTTLE.
One of the well known citizens of Center township. Rice county, is Daniel Tuttle, an honored veteran of the Civil war and a valued and enterprising citizen. now actively connected with agricultural interests in the Sunflower state. He is among the residents of Kansas that West Virginia has furnishe I to Rice county, for his birth oc- curred in Monongahela county, in that state. Đơn the yth of October. 1845 His father, Daniel Tuttle, was born in the same county. while the grandfather. Fel Tuttle, was a native . i New York an ! representel one of
the old families there. Jesse Tuttle served as an officer in the way of isis. The fa- ther of our subject. hanwe arrived at ver's of maturity, was united in marriage to Miss Fame Stilles, who was born in Viagra and died at the age of twenty seven children, namely : Casa who was a sicher of the Twins first Mlis- seri Infantry under commad 1 Man: Stein: Parmelia; Dani : ( bry : Brice, deceased; and Mar wie of William Jours. vi Centre De. father had one son. Ezra, who is now living in Bate- county, Miss ari. Dasie: 1 6 Sr. died in Butler, Bates county. A.SauTi. vote his life to farm work, and in prison faith was a Republican.
Daniel Tuttle, whose name introduce- this record, was reared in West Virginia and Missouri, spending his 1 Ah and youth in those two states. In 1858 he re- moved to Missouri and at the age of twenty- one years was united in marriage to Miss Abigail Sweet, wie wat Len Jane 2. 4. in Low's county. Miss ari. a daughter Frank Sweet, whose birth occurred in New York and who died in Lewis county. Mis- souri, at the age of seventy seven years. He was a farmer by occupation, following that pursuit in order to provide for his family. He married Miss Podle Morten. born in Ohio and died at the age of twenty years, leaving one child. Mrs. Tuttle. The father was again married, and ly that union had seven children, namely: Jeremiah, Mar- tha. Mary. James, John, Jacob and Etta. His third wife bore him seven children, namely: Joseph, George, Daniel. Ellen, William. Elsie and Katie.
It was not long after his marriage that Daniel Tuttle entered the service di hi- em- try as a defender of the Union cause. He became a member of Company H. Thirty- ninth Missouri Volunteer Infantry. under Cob nel Kouchner, while his company was commanded by Captain Adam Tice. He
served for eleven mosits an
good ree al ir mary and fidelity : During most of the time he
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being stationed at different parts of the state in order to maintain quiet, law and order in Missouri against the rebels, guerrillas and bushwhackers. With his command he par- ticipated in a number of skirmishes and smaller engagements. On one occasion the regiment was engaged in a fight with the troops of Colonel Bill Anderson, a noted bushwhacker and guerrilla. At Centralia, Boone county, Missouri, the Union regi- ment went in with one hundred and fifty men, and of that number one hundred and twenty five were killed or wounded. Com- pany H lost twenty-five men, Captain Tice being the only officer who escaped, and many of the men were killed or massacred after the troops had surrendered to Bill Anderson. Mr. Tuttle was honorably discharged in 1865 and made his way to St. Louis, Mis- souri, and returned to his home, where he took up farming. Prior to his marriage he engaged in agricultural pursuits upon a farm of seventy acres in Schuyler county, but after a time he disposed of that property and purchased his pres- ent farm. which he bought in 1897. It is known as the Lehman Wright place, and comprises one hundred and sixty acres of the best land in the Kansas. It is pleasantly located five miles from Alden and eight miles from Lyons and the improvements which Mr. Tuttle has placed upon it con- stitute it a valuable and desirable property. In politics he is a Republican and is a mem- ber of Lancaster Post, No. 92. G. A. R. He likewise belongs to the Christian church, and in all respects his life is such as to com- mend him to the respect and regard of all who know him.
WILLIAM P. HINDES.
The unostentatious routine of private life, although of vast importance to the welfare of the community, has not figured to any great extent in the pages of history. But the names of men who have distin- guished themselves by the possession of those qualities of character which mainly contribute to the success of private life and
to the public stability, and who have en- joyed the respect and confidence of those around them should not be permitted to perish. Their example is more valuable to the majority of readers than that of heroes, statesmen and writers, . as they furnish means of subsistence for the multitude whom they in their useful careers have employed. Such are the thoughts that involuntarily come to our minds when we consider the life of him whose name initiates this sketch.
Born near Waukesha, Wisconsin, Sep- tember 27, 1856, William P. Hindes was reared to the honest toil of the farm, but by his industry and enterprise has won a prominent place for himself in business cir- cles, being now the principal lumber dealer and general merchant of Mitchell, Rice county, Kansas. He is a son of Francis G. and Eliza (Smith) Hindes, the former a descendant of one of the honored New England families. He was born in Ver- mont and came to Wisconsin when thir- teen years of age with a sister and grew to manhood there, where he married and en- gaged in farming. He was a self-made man, starting out in life a poor boy and depending entirely upon his own efforts, and by hard work and honest dealing was successful and accumulated a fine property. He remained in Wisconsin until after his children were born and then sold out and moved to western Kansas, settling in Chey- enne county, where he engaged in farming and stock-raising, but the crops were short and the crash in the cattle trade of 1894 was disastrous to his finances and he lost heavily, becoming so discouraged that he disposed of his interests in western Kansas and in the spring of 1895 moved to Mitchell, where he acted as salesman in his son's store until his death, which occurred on the 29th of October, 1898. He served as a soldier in the Civil war, received an hon- orable discharge and later in his life re- ceived a small pension for his services from the government. His brothers and sisters were: Hiram, John and Robert, who also served in the Civil War; and Jane, now Mrs. Thomas. He married Miss Eliza Smith, a native of England, and the daughter of William Smith, a wagon-
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maker by trade, who spent his last days with his daughter in Wisconsin. He had three children: John C., of Lincoln, Ne- braska : William, who remained in Eng- land: and Eliza, the mother of our subject. The marriage of Francis G. and Eliza (Smith ) Hindes was blessed with five chil- dren. namely: Sarah. now Mrs. Rosier; William P .. our subject; Mary, now de- ceasel. who married Mr. Weaver: Ellen, the wife of William C. Hiden; and Kate. who became the wife of E. T. Fraker.
William P. Hindes, the subject of this review, was reared in Wisconsin, his native state, and remained under the parental roof until he grew to manhood, acquiring a gal olucation in the common schools. In 18-7 he went to Missouri, locating at St. Joseph, where he engaged in the dairy business and married, remaining there un- til 1885, when he moved to western Kan- sas, where he homesteaded a land claim and als pre-empted a claim. These he under: . k to improve and cultivate, but the crops in that section of the country at that early day were often almost a total fail- ure anl he. as well as his neighbors, lost heavily. Becoming discouraged he moved to Mitchell, where he still makes his home. He there engaged in the hardware business, including farm implements, meeting with gond success, and in 1895 he added lumber, opening an extensive lumber yard and fur- nishing everything in building material that is needed. In 1900 he erected a large stone block, fifty by eighty feet, with a good basement, and in this commodious business block he now carries a full line of hardware. tinware, harness, lumber, furni- ture. farming implements and in fact nearly every article needed by farmers except dry- goods and groceries. Since coming to cen- tral Kansas he has been very successful in his business, owing to his energy, enter- prise and fine business ability. His resi- dence is large and commodious, containing all the modern conveniences and improve- ments.
Mr. Hindes was united in marriage. in Illinois, to Miss Ida MI. Christopher, whi .. was born in Jersey county, Illinois. Fel - ruary 24, 1863, and is a daughter of
Jacob and Sarah (Fisher) Christopher, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of New Jersey, and they were married in Illinois. He was a farmer by occupation and moved from Illinois to Kansas in 1891. locating at Chase, where for a time he clerked in a store, and later moved to Mitchell, where he and his wife now reside and he is conducting the postoffice there. Their children are as follows: Mary, who married W. H. Beatty : Frances, now the wife of C. W. Minor; George C., of Kan- sas: Ida MI., the wife of our subject; Ada. who became the wife of E. J. Huff ; and J. J., of Chase, Rice county, Kansas.
The marriage of our subject and his wife has been blessed with two interesting children, Ada, born November 6, 1842, and Sarah E., born September 7, 1896. Mrs. Hindes, who before her marriage was a successful school teacher and bookkeeper, is a bright and capable business woman. and is now assisting her husband in his business by acting as his secretary and bookkeeper. She is an active worker in all charitable enterprises and is a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Hindes was formerly a Demeerat in his political affiliations, but is now a stanch Republican, and by that party was nominat- edl and elected in 1893 to the position of township clerk, which position he filled with credit to himself and to the entire satis- faction of his fellow citizens. Early in 1890 he was' made deputy postmaster .i Mitchell and soon after received the ap- pointment of postmaster, which position ke still holds. Socially he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen organizations. 1v demeanor he is quiet and unostentatious. in manner he is pleasant aand genial .- Sontleman who
the friend "ship of a st quaintances.
DOUGLASS E. TEDROW. M. D.
Prominent among the spee! rivers of Barber county, Kas. bered the gentleman whose name in:
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this sketch, his home being in Medicine Lodge. In his career he has shown that he has the ability to plan wisely and execute with energy a combination which, when pos- sessed by men in any walk of life, never fails to effect notable results.
Dr. Tedrow was born in Athens county, Ohio, November 23, 1842, and comes of a good family. His paternal grandfather, Reu- ben Tedrow, was born in Pennsylvania of Scotch and Dutch ancestry. The Keystone state was also the birthplace of Alex. Ted- row. the father of our subject. His early life was spent in Pennsylvania and Ohio. and on reaching manhood he was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Savage, a na- tive of Guernsey county, Ohio. Unto them were born thirteen children, seven sons and six daughters, of whom seven are still liv- ing. namely: Maggie; Elias; James and Charles, twins : William ; Meda ; and Doug- lass E .. our subject. In politics the father was a Jacksonian Democrat, and by occu- pation was both a miller and farmer. He clied at the age of forty-eight years, and the mother passed away at the age of fifty- eight. She was an earnest and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and both were highly respected and es- teemed by all who knew them.
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On the old home farm in Athens county, Ohio, Dr. Tedrow passed the days of his boyhood and youth, learning lessons of hon- esty and industry. His literary education was acquired in the neighboring schools. which he attended until sixteen years of age. When the country became involved in civil war he enlisted, in 1861, in Company D. Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, un- der Captain William F. Metcalf and Colonel McClain, of Dayton, Ohio. He participated in engagements at Cedar Mountain, Chan- tilly and Winchester. He was all through the Shenandoah campaign, fighting against Stonewall Jackson's troops most of the time. and was in the engagement at Cross Keys and many other skirmishes. During the bat- tle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863, he was three times wounded-in the left leg. the right arm and the right leg. The last was ni such a serious nature that the limb had to
be amputated. He was taken prisoner and conveyed to the field hospital, where he re- mained thirteen days before he was able to be removed. He was cared for by a Union surgeon, Dr. Myers, of the Twenty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who performed the operation. Our subject was at length transferred to the hospital at Potomac Bay, above Washington, D. C., and was later a patient in the West End Hospital at Phila- delphia. Pennsylvania, where he remained until receiving his discharge from the serv- ice. He then returned to his home in Ath- ens county, Ohio.
There he was married. in 1867, to Miss Elizabeth Tiffie, who was born in Coshoc- ton county, Ohio, but was reared and edu- cated in Athens county. Her parents were Uriah and Leah (Cox) Tiffie. also natives of the Buckeye state. Her father was a stanch supporter of the Repubican party, and throughout life followed the occupation of farming. Both he and his wife died at the age of seventy-five years, honored and respected by all who knew them. Eighteen children were born to them, and of this num- ber three sons were soldiers of the Civil war, namely: James, a member of the Fortieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry ; John, a member of the Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry ; and Ma- rion, also a member of an Ohio regiment. Unto Dr. and Mrs. Tedrow were born eight children, but Herbert died at the age of fifteen years. Those living are Mrs. Ellen Dearth, a resident of Syracuse, Kansas ; Emma, who is married and resides in Medi- cine Lodge: H. A. and Lewis L., who are engaged in farming and the cattle business in Barber county, being associated with their father: Mrs. Eva McClary, of Kansas City, Missouri ; Mrs. Grace Ireland, of Kio- wa. Kansas : and Ernest, at home.
While residing in Ohio Dr. Tedrow took up the study of medicine and attended lec- tures at the Columbus Medical College, in 1871 and 1872, graduating in the latter year. He then engaged in practice in that state antil ises, when he came to Kansas and opened an office in Garden City. Finney county. where he followed his chosen pro- fossi a for some time. Since 1889 he has
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made his home in Medicine Lodge, and is to-day extensively engaged in the cattle business with his sons. They have a large. well stocked ranch of twelve hundred acres in the western part of Barber county, and are meeting with most excellent success in business affairs.
The Doctor and his wife are both mem- bers of the Christian church, and he also be- Ings to the Grand Army Post. No. 174, of Medicine Lodge. Politically he is identified with the Republican party. He is a man of fine physique, being six feet in Height and weighing two hundred and ten pounds. Well informed and of a jovial, genial nature, he makes many friends, and is held in high regard by all with whom he is brought in contact either in business or social life. As a citizen he has always been found true to every trust reposed in him, so that his loy- alty is above question, and is manifested in days of peace as well as when he fought for the old flag and the cause it represented. . \s an honored pioneer and highly respected citizen he is certainly deserving of honora- ble mention in the history of his adopted County.
JOHN S. LIGGETT.
Among the successful and enterprising citizens of Spivey, Kingman county. Kan- sas. is John S. Liggett, whose residence in this county dates from 1881. For the past twenty years he has been identified with its business interests and enterprises and has been no small factor in its development.
The early life of John S. Liggett was spent in Upshur county, West Virginia, where he was born in 1859. Although he was of southern birth, he was of northern parentage. his family having long been prom- inent in the state of Pennsylvania. His pa- rents were Shields and Elizabeth ( Simonds) Liggett, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. After their marriage they moved to Upshur county, West Virginia. and there they reared a family of ten chil- dren. eight sons and two daughters. their names being as follows: James. Maria.
Charles, George. John S., William. Grant, Mary, Adolphus and Bruce. gett was a man .f 2-1.08 which made him prominent and useful in 1
ity. He lived to the age of eighty. and his death was uniformly mourned and neighbors. The bel vel y :1 subject survived her seventieth wat tos! was a woman of lovely Christian character, leaving an impress upon her childre recall her example and her admite or their welfare.
Although his parents were in comfort- able circumstances, Mr. Liggett of this sketch, was early taught to be industrious. and this habit has always clung to him, en- alling him to accomplish more work when many men finish in a whole lifetime. His early education was obtained in the schools of his native locality, and this be te supplie- mented by a life crowded with experiences. In 1879 Mr. Liggett came to the western country and took an extended par. ever- ing the states of Colorado. Nebraska, Mis- souri and Texas. He then returned to the east, where he remained two years, and in 1881 came west again, taking up his resi- dence in Kingman county, Kansas. He opened a land office in Cleveland. handling property in both Richland and Belmont townships, and was also engaged in large operations in farming and the raising of stock. He built a large grain elevater in Cleveland and kept a general store in that place, in addition to dealing in grain. Dur- ing his years of large dealing in horses and cattle he made many overland trip to Texas and he was one of the first men to bring droves of Texas horses across the plains.
Mr. Liggett is now engaged more per- ticularly in the real estate business in Spi- ver. where he located in 1898. He owns a large acreage of property in this county, in- cluiding a handsome town residence. and a stock farm of four hundred acres which is well stocked with valuable cattle and free and in other localities he has large images interests, notably in Wichita. Kansas, and in Texas. Mr. Liggett handles man stock farms and grazing lands. improves prop-
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