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Robert McCreery was a farmer, and fol- lowed that occupation all his life; he was over eighty years of age at the time of his death. He was united in marriage with Nancy Du- Shane, who now resides in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, at the age of eighty-six years. They reared the following children: Will- iam, a resident of Loveland, Colorado; Isaac N., a lumber dealer, of St. Louis, Missouri; James, who resides at Fort Collins, Colorado; John, who resides in Clearfield county, Penn- sylvania; Ebenezer H,; Frank. who lives in Colorado; and Robert, who resides in Jeffer- son county, Pennsylvania.
Ebenezer H. McCreery attended the schools of his native county, and at an early age took up the trade of a carpenter, which he followed until 1884. He located in Parsons, Kansas, in 1880, and in 1884 engaged in the lumber business with his brother, Isaac N. This busi- ness was established, in 1881, by Lee Clark and Isaac N. McCreery. The former sold out in 1884, and shortly afterward the subject hereof bought an interest in the business. The brothers continued to conduct this business un- til 1890, when they sold the concern to L. B. Graves, and moved to St. Louis, Missouri. There they were again engaged in the lumber business together until 1899, when Ebenezer H. McCreery disposed of his interest to his brother and returned to Parsons, Kansas. He then purchased the yard and business in which he had formerly been interested, and has op- erated it since. He has a very large trade and is one of the substantial business men of the city of Parsons.
In 1890 Mr. McCreery was united in mar- riage with Nellie Wilson, who died in 1892, leaving one daughter, Margaret. In 1894. Jennie McClung became his wife, and they have one daughter, Katherine. He is a mem-
ber of the Missouri and Kansas Association of Lumber Dealers. Politically, he is unswerv- ing in his support of the Republican party.
6 EORGE W. HAWK, cashier and man- ager of the Parsons Commercial Bank, has served in that capacity since 1878, and is one of the fore- most business men of the city of Parsons, La- bette county, Kansas.
Mr. Hawk was born in Fayette county, Ohio, in 1843, and was six years of age when taken by his parents to Illinois, in 1849. He was reared in Champaign county, Illinois, and in 1861 enlisted in Company I, 25th Reg., Ill. Vol. Inf. He first served in the Army of the Cumberland,-participating in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge,- and was with General Sherman from Chattanooga to Atlanta; later he was in the Army of the Southwest. His military service- lasted thirty-nine months, and he bore through- out an honorable record. After the close of the war he attended school for one year, ill Chicago, and subsequently taught school for a year. He was then employed as deputy county treasurer of Champaign county for three years. He next entered the First National Bank of Champaign, where he was engaged for two years, after which he removed to Parsons, Kansas. In 1872 he entered the First National Bank of Parsons, and continued with that institution until 1878. having worked his way up to the position of assistant cashier. The Parsons Com- mercial Bank was reorganized in 1878, and E. H. Edwards was made president ; H. A. Wade, vice-president; and George W. Hawk, cashier and manager. The bank was
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formerly known as the Parsons Savings Bank, and was organized, in 1874, by J. J. Pierson, H. A. Wade and others. The capital stock was fixed at $50.000 and still remains át that figure, with a surplus of $30,000. Mr. Hawk has continued as cashier and manager since its reorganization, and much credit is due. to him for its present prosperous condition, which stamps it as one of the most stable banks of the county.
Mr. Hawk was united in marriage, in 1875, to Linna J. Hodges, of Parsons. Fra- ternally, he is a member of the Masonic order. and has taken the Knight Templar's degree. He is a Republican, in politics, and was city treasurer from 1886 to 1901, and treasurer of the board of education from 1883 to 1901. He is an enterprising and progressive citizen, and has been active in his support of many en- terprises tending to develop the city.
m ARTIN VAN BUREN HOOVER, a gentleman of great prominence in Labette county, Kansas, is lo- cated on a farm near the town of Chetopa. He has been engaged in the stock business in connection with his brother, Will- iam G. Hoover, since 1866, and has made a grand success of it. He was born in Logan county, Ohio, in 1841, and is a son of George W. Hoover.
George W. Hoover was born in Virginia, in 1810, and when a boy moved to Ohio, with his parents. In 1830, he was united in mar- riage with Pamelia Rosier, and they had five children, two of whom, the subject hereof and William G., are prominent men of Labette county. His wife died, and he married a sec- ond wife,-Mary Swallow, in 1846, and then
moved to Iowa, where he accumulated a large property by investing in government lands. In 1852 he moved to Texas, and located 15 miles from Fort Worth, in Tarrant county, on the Clear Fork of the Trinity river. There he witnessed the betting of a negro child on a horse race, and this caused him to change his politics from Democratic to Republican, as he could not support the party that tolerated such diabolical traffic. He was against secession, and about 30 men came to his ranch to take him dead or alive, but he found safety in a panther's den, where he lay forty days,-food being taken him by the subject hereof. He escaped through Mexico, carrying with him several hundred dollars in gold to Iowa. where he remained until the close of the war, which conflict caused him enormous losses. He then returned to Texas, but not finding it pleas- ant to live there, he journeyed to Chetopa, Kansas, in February, 1867, where he lived un- til his death, January 19. 1878. He was a Methodist, and helped to build the church at Chetopa.
Martin V. Hoover remained at home until he reached the age of nineteen years, and then engaged for himself in the cattle business, which has constituted his life occupation. In 1861 he moved with his cattle to Shackelford county, Texas, and remained there until 1866. He was there during the stirring scenes of the war, and his ranch was also raided, as was that of his brother. He was imprisoned for some days, but his brother, being the assessor, escaped imprisonment, although he also was arrested. They now have a horse ranch in Haskell county, Texas, and among the horses is a car-load of standard-bred Clydesdale horses which they shipped there. In 1866 the partnership of W. G. Hoover & Brother began, and has since continued .- the business being
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very extensive. In 1880 the subject hereof decided to locate in Labette county, and pur- chased his present home property in Richland township, just south of Chetopa,-comprising the northeast quarter of section 9, township 35, range 21,-which he has finely improved. He completed his handsome II-room house in 1887, and his it equipped with bath rooms and other modern conveniences. He has a tele- phone connecting him with his brother's house, and with Chetopa and all adjacent towns. He now handles about 200 head of cattle, cultivates II3 acres, has an excellent orchard of eight acres, 15 acres in meadow, and the rest is in blue grass and clover. His property is well equipped for successfully carrying on his busi- ness, having large barns, granaries and wind- mills. He and his brother own about twenty farms in Labette and Cherokee counties.
Mr. Hoover was married, on January 14, 1875, in Shackelford county, Texas, to Martha A. Mathews, who was born in Stephens county, Texas, in 1860, and is a daughter of J. B. and Caroline (Spears) Mathews, formerly from Alabama. Her father died in 1895, aged sev- enty-two years. Her mother still lives in Shackelford county, Texas, and is seventy years of age. Her great-grandmother lived to reach the wonderful age of one hundred and four years. Mr. and Mrs. Mathews were par- ents of the following children : Elizabeth, wife of G. T. Reynolds, president of the First National Bank of Albany, the county seat of Shackelford county, Texas, and also the owner of large stock and land interests; John A., of Albany, Texas, a member of the firm of Mathews & Blanton (the latter being an at- torney), who deal in lands, loans and live stock and do a general insurance business; Mary (Brown), who is a widow, of Albany, and has three children; Martha A., wife of the
subject hereof ; Susie, wife of W. D. Reynolds, vice-president of the First National Bank of Albany, Texas, and an extensive stock dealer ; Ella (Conrad), a widow, of Albany, Texas; and Joseph, who died in Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover became the parents of seven children, as follows : Caroline Leona, born October 2, 1876; George William, born July 22, 1879, who is in the grocery business at Coffeyville, Kansas ; Joseph Alexander, born November 20, 1880, who is in school at Sher- man, Texas; Wilfred M., born October 19, 1881, who is in school at Chetopa; Manor, born September 30, 1888; Mathews Valentine, born February 14, 1891 ; and Martin R., born August 9, 1894. Politically, the subject of this sketch is a Republican and has been a member of the school board in District No. 61. Fraternally, he is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, of Chetopa. In religious belief, lie is a Methodist.
D. SHELBURN, a successful and well known farmer of North town- ship, Labette county, Kansas, liv- ing on the east half of the south- east quarter of section 23. is a native of Sullivan county, Indiana, and was born in 1838. His father. C. Shelburn, who was born in Spencer county, Kentucky, married Cass- andra Bennett ; they had sevein children, name- ly : Barthadia ; Melissa; M. D .; Curtis; Mary : Melsina; and Cassandra.
M. D. Shelburn was reared and educated in his native state, and lived there until he reached the age of nineteen years. He learned farming when a youth, and has followed that occupation all his life. In 1857 he went to Edgar county, Illinois, where he was engaged
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in agricultural pursuits for ten years, and at the end of that period moved to Labette coun- ty, Kansas. He bought his present farm and has successfully cultivated it ever since. He keeps abreast of the times, and uses modern implements to assist him in his toil. He has always been a hard working man, and success has come entirely through his own efforts.
Mr. Shelburn married Deborah Branam, who was born in Monroe county, Indiana, in 1840. Her parents, who were James and Nancy (Griffith) Branam, reared the follow- ing offspring: Jonathan; Deborah; Louis; Franklin ; Mary E .; and Ellen. Mr. Shelburn and his wife have two children, Charles E. and Mary. The subject of this sketch is a member of the Christian church. Politically, he belongs to the People's party.
E LISHA H. WELLS, a justice of the peace, and a well known farmer, in North township, Labette county, Kansas, has for many years been one of that county's most active workers. He was born in Edgar county, Illinois, in 1842, and is a son of E. and Jane ( Elledge) Wells.
E. Wells, the father of Elisha H., was born in Kentucky, in 1807, and his wife was born in that state in 1811. They reared the follow- ing children, namely: Albert; Riley; Ange- line; Clarissa; John; Elisha H .; Isabel; Mar- tha; and Elijah.
Elisha H. Wells was reared and schooled in his native county, and at an early age began to learn farming. He left Illinois when he was twenty-four years old, and moved to La- bette county, Kansas, where he settled in Neosho township. There he farmed until 1872, when he moved to North township, and bought his present home, the west half of the
southwest quarter of section 36. There he has carried on general farming ever since. He is a thorough, conscientious worker, and has been very successful in his occupation. He is well informed on all matters pertaining to agricul- ture and his advice is often sought in regard to such subjects.
Mr. Wells was united in marriage with Mary Slane, who was born in Cincinnati, in 1850. She is a daughter of A. and Mary ( Bradford) Slane. Mr. Wells and his wife have been blessed with the following children : Ida, deceased; Edgar, a mailing clerk at Par- sons, Kansas; Bertha; John; Anna; Ethel; Leon; and Ray. Edgar attended the normal school at Fort Scott for three years.
Mr. Wells is a stanch Democrat, in poli- tics. He has been trustee of Neosho township two terms, and is at present a justice of the peace. He ran for the district clerkship on the first Democratic ticket voted in Labette county, which was in 1866. He belongs to Parsons Lodge, No. 48, Modern Tontines. Religiously, he is a member of the Christian church.
RED B. CAMPBELL, a prosperous and highly respected farmer residing in section 14, Mount Pleasant town- ship, Labette county, Kansas, is a na- tive of Jackson county, Missouri, and was born in 1861. He is a son of William and Eliza- beth ( Babbitt ) Campbell.
William Campbell was born in Brockton, Canada, in 1833, and was engaged in mercan- tile pursuits for a number of years. He died in Denison, Texas, in 1883. His wife bore him four children, namely: Fred B .; Anna ( Park), of Princeton, Illinois; William, of Whatcom, Washington; and Lizzie ( Porter), of Great Bend, Kansas.
HEZEKIAH A. WADE.
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Fred B. Campbell lived in Jackson county, Missouri, but a few months, when his parents moved to Champaign, Illinois, where they re- mained until 1866. His parents then moved to Clinton, Canada, in 1869, and later to Sedalia, Missouri. In 1871, they located at Chetopa, Kansas. In 1873, his parents moved to Deni- son, Texas, where Mr. Campbell was employed in the postoffice. He started as mailing clerk, and filled all positions up to assistant post- master. He left Denison in 1884, and located in Larned, Kansas, where he worked in the postoffice one year. He was then employed on the road as postal clerk for a year, and after- ward embarked in the stationery business. Subsequently, Mr. Campbell sold out that con- cern and went to Port Townsend, Washing- ton, where he was engaged in the hotel busi- ness for six months. He next moved to Ta- coma, where he again engaged in the station- ery business. From Tacoma, he went to Wichita Falls, Texas, where he was employed as chief clerk in the freight offices of the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway. In 1892, he returned to Kansas, and settled in Edwards county, where he remained for a period of two years. In 1894, he located in Labette county, Kansas, where he bought and settled on the farm where he now resides. He is engaged in general farming and stock raising, and has been very successful. He has a neat and at- tractive farm, which is always kept in good condition.
Mr. Campbell was united in marriage with Lillian Sunderland, of Bloomington, Illinois. She was born in 1870, and a daughter of Al- fred and Sarah (Lamme) Sunderland, of Blue Mound, Kansas, Mr. Sunderland was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1842, and his wife was, also, a native of that city, where she was born in 1845. They reared three children, namely : 27
Della, a resident of Larned, Kansas; Nellie, living at Blue Mound, Kansas; and Lillian, the wife of Mr. Campbell. The subject of this sketch and his wife are the parents of seven children, as follows: Ethel; Blanche; Win- field; Alfred ; Richard ; Howard, deceased ; and Nathaniel.
5 EZEKIAH A. WADE, vice-president of the Parsons Commercial Bank, whose portrait is herewith shown, has been living a retired life in the city of Parsons, Labette county, Kansas, since 1890. He was a bricklayer by trade, and built many of the first brick buildings of the community.
Mr. Wade was born in Bedford county, Virginia, in 1828, and is a son of Alexander Wade. He was reared and schooled in his native county, and early in life began to learn the trade of a brick-mason. He served his ap- prenticeship in Campbell county, Virginia, and afterward went to Richmond, Virginia, where he lived a few years and plied his trade. He then moved to Petersburg, Virginia, and re- sided there until 1869, when he moved to Kansas, locating at Chetopa, Labette county. He remained there but one year, after which he settled in Parsons, where he has since re- sided. He laid the first brick in the city of Parsons,-which was in the old Belmont Ho- tel chimneys,-and has also built many of the best business houses which are still standing,- including the opera house, Masonic Temple, and Third Ward school building. He was engaged actively at his trade until 1890, and in these years of industry put by a handsome competency,-enabling him to retire and en- joy the comforts of life in his declining years. He was one of the original stockholders, and a director of the Parsons Savings Bank, or-
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ganized by Joshua Hill in 1874, and was one of the incorporators of the Parsons Commer- cial Bank, in 1878. He has since served as vice-president and director of the latter insti- tution. Politically, he is a stanch supporter of Democratic principles. Fraternally, he is a Mason, and has risen to the rank of Knight Templar.
OHN W. PARK. This gentleman, liv- ing in the southwest quarter of section 4, is one of the prominent farmers of Oswego township, Labette county. Kansas, and is highly respected by all in the community. He was born in Monroe county, Ohio, in 1841, and is a son of Walter Park.
Walter Park was a native of Scotland, and was born in 1798. He came to America in 1833, and settled in Monroe county, Ohio, where he died in 1863. He was a tanner by trade, and followed that occupation all his life. He was the father of the following children, namely : Nicholas and James L., deceased ; Janet ; James N .; John W .; Eliza J; William S .; and Mary A.
John W. Park received his mental training in the common schools of Monroe county, Ohio, and lived there until 1864, assisting on the farm. Two years of this time were spent in New York City, where he was engaged as a florist. In 1864 he moved to Douglas coun- ty, Kansas, where he remained until 1867, when he came to Labette county, and settled in Fairview township. In 1882 Mr. Park was obliged to go to Arkansas for his health; after remaining there one year he returned to Kansas. He then bought the southwest quar- ter of section 4, in Oswego township, Labette county, and since that time has engaged in farming and stock raising. He has been very
successful, and is well known in the county.
Mr. Park was united in marriage with Elizabeth Barnard, in 1871. She was born in Porter county, Indiana, in 1842, and is a daughter of William Barnard. William Bar- nard was born in Surry county, North Caro- lina, in 1803, and died in 1887. He reared the following children, namely: Oliver; Nelson; Milo, deceased ; Polly; Clinton; Rhoda; Uriah ; Elizabeth; Job; Rachael, deceased; and Mil- ton. Mrs. Park left Indiana in 1870, in order to join her brother, who had previously lo- cated in Labette county, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Park are the parents of the following children : William B., deceased; Clara; Wal- ter; Edna; and Mabel. Mr. Park is a strong Prohibitionist. He is a member of the Meth- odist church.
HOMAS N. SEDGWICK, who is a prominent member of the legal pro- fession, located at Parsons, Kansas, is general attorney for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, an office he has filled in a most capable manner since 1889.
Mr. Sedgwick was born in Shelby county, Illinois, in 1848, and was reared and schooled in Moultrie county. He taught school a few years, and in 1870 located in Emporia, Kan- sas. He began the study of law, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1873. He then followed a general practice in Emporia, with such suc- cess that the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail- way Company tendered him the position of general attorney of the road, which he accepted January 1, 1889. During his practice at Em- poria, he was first associated with C. N. Sterry, who is now general attorney for the Santa Fe
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Pacific Railroad Company, and later, with Hon. L. B. Kellogg, formerly attorney gen- eral of the state of Kansas. Mr. Sedgwick took up his residence in Parsons in 1896, al- though he has maintained his office in the city since 1891. He is very prominent among the members of the legal profession of Labette county, and is held in high esteem by the citi- zens of Parsons.
In 1880, Mr. Sedgwick was united in mar- riage with Flora Frederick, by whom he has three children, as follows: Edith P., who is studying music in Chicago, Illinois; Fred S., a student; and Mary Alma. Politically, the subject of this sketch is a Republican, and while engaged in general practice took an active part in politics. He served as county attorney of Lyon county for six years.
D R. J. STANLEY TINDER. Among the prominent druggists and physi- cians of Parsons, Kansas, is the gen- tleman whose name appears at the opening of this sketch. For many years he has been one of Parsons' leading pharmacists, and is a specialist in hair, skin and scalp dis- eases. Naturally of a studious turn of mind, he has spent years in study and preparation for his profession, and is thoroughly competent to handle the large clientele which it is his good fortune to have. Dr. Tinder was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, in 1861.
Dr. Tinder received his primary education in his native county, and later attended the Danville Normal School,-graduating with the class of 1882. During the time he attended school, he was also clerk in a drug store. In 1882, Dr. Tinder went to Indianapolis, Indi- ana, where he worked as clerk in a drug store
for two years, and in 1884 attended Central College of Physicians and Surgeons. He then went to Parsons, Kansas, where he was em- ployed as drug clerk, for three years. In 1888, he started in business for himself, and has con- důcted a drug store ever since. In 1897, Dr. Tinder took a special course at the Indiana Medical College, at Indianapolis, and a second course at the Chicago Physio-Medical Col- lege,-graduating with the class of 1898. He followed a general practice in connection with his drug business, but only for a short time. He then turned his attention to the specialty of hair, skin and scalp diseases, in which he has been very successful. He is a young man, and a bright future awaits him.
Dr. Tinder was united in marriage with Ella Ray, in 1886, and they have three chil- dren : Ray, Loyall, and Gail. Dr. Tinder is a member of the lodges of the A. O. U. W., Select Friends, and also of the Knights of the Maccabees, of which he is commander. He is a Democrat, in politics, and has served on the school board for three years, and on the board of health for two years. He is a very popular man in Parsons, and commands the respect of all who know him.
D R. JOHN W. TINDER, a distin- guished member of the medical pro- fession at Parsons, Kansas, was for many years engaged in general prac- tice, but in more recent years has made a spe- cialty of the treatment of diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat. He was born at Dan- ville, Hendricks county, Indiana, in 1864, and . is a son of William Tinder, and grandson of Joel Tinder.
Joel Tinder was born in Virginia and there
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married Martha Johnson, a cousin of Presi- dent Andrew Johnson. They moved to Shelby county, Kentucky, and lived there until 1830, when they moved to Hendricks county, Indi- ana, where both died.
William Tinder was born June II, 1821, in Kentucky, and died in Indiana, in March. 1884. He located on a farm in Hendricks county, Indiana, which his father had entered as government land; and there he lived the re- mainder of his days. He married Catherine Kennedy, a native of Kentucky, and a daugh- ter of Jesse Kennedy, who was a native of England. In politics, he was a Democrat. The mother of Dr. Tinder still resides in Dan- ville, Indiana. They reared a family of 12 children, II of whom reached maturity, and Io of whom are now living.
Dr. John W. Tinder received his mental training in the district schools, and in Danville Normal School. He engaged in teaching for a period of four years, during which time he also pursued the study of medicine. He took a course of lectures at the Indiana Medical College, in Indianapolis, and graduated withı the class of 1892. He spent the summer of 1889 and 1890 in Parsons, Kansas, where, after his graduation in 1892, he located per- manently. Until 1895 he followed a general practice, and then took a post-graduate course in New York City. Since that time he has been a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, and has acquired a remunera- tive practice. In September. 1899, he estab- lished the Parsons School of Suggestive Therapeutics. The purpose of this institution is to instruct physicians, dentists, lawyers, clergymen, teachers, trained nurses and other well educated people, in the science and art of Suggestive Therapeutics. A complete ex- position of psychological medicine is given as
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