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A. G. Dick was born in Ohio August 6, 1877, the son of Anton and Anna (Thielmann) Dick, both natives of Germany. Anton Dick was born in Germany in 1852 and came to the United States in 1866. He settled in Ohio, where he farmed until 1884, when he purchased land near Monroe, Michigan. He identified himself as a successful farmer and stockman. He was a member of the school board for a number of years. His wife, Anna (Thielmann) Dick, was born in Germany in 1851 and they were married in Ohio in 1874.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Dick were the parents of three children, as follows: Charles, residing in Michigan; A. G., the subject of this review; William, residing in Michigan. Anton and Anna (Thielmann) Dick still reside in Michigan.
Reverend Dick received his education in the public schools of Michi- gan and later at the Concordia College at Fort Wayne, Indiana and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at St. Louis, Missouri. After the com- pletion of his course he was placed in charge of a church at Blackwell, Oklahoma, and in 1908 he moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he has remained an efficient and capable pastor of his flock.
In 1905 A. G. Dick and Ottille Kamprith were united in marriage at Monroe, Michigan. They have two children, Herbert, born in 1908, and Edgar, born in 1912.
The St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, under the leadership of its pastor, Reverend Dick, was aggressive and in the lead in its war work. Forty-six boys and one Red Cross nurse were sent to the front. All of them returned with one exception, Carl Schwandt, whose body rests across the seas.
Charles R. Barrett, a progressive and well known grocer located at 319 North Fourth Street, is a native son of Kansas. He was born on a farm in Douglas County, Kansas, November 23, 1862, the son of John E. and Eliza E. (Boggs) Barrett. John E. Barrett was born in Ohio and came to Missouri when a young man, where he conducted a stationary
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engine saw mill for some time. He later moved to Douglas County, Kan- sas, where he established his saw mill on the LeCompton road. In this mill the large trees were turned into lumber, used by the pioneers for their homes, also for the Union Pacific Railroad and other industries in need of the lumber. He purchased a farm of 160 acres in Leavenworth County and until 1870 conducted his farming operations in conjunction with his sawmill. At this date he disposed of his farm to a Mr. Mc- Gonical. Mr. Barrett then established a saw mill in Leavenworth County, Kansas. He was located near the Leavenworth road until 1900, when he retired to his home in Kansas City, Kansas. He is now buried in the Argentine Cemetery. His wife, Eliza (Boggs) Barrett, was born in Kentucky in 1833 and died in 1895. They were the parents of six chil- dren, as follows: John, deceased; Anna, Mrs. John Ryan, Kansas City, Kansas; Charles R., the subject of this sketch; Tom, living in Kansas City, Missouri ; Ella and Mollie, deceased.
Charles R. Barrett was educated in the district school known as the "Timber Ridge School" of Leavenworth County, Kansas. He remained with his parents on the farm until twenty-one years of age. He learned the carpenter's trade in Leavenworth, Kansas, under Mckinney and Ralph, old time contractors and builders, who built many an edifice in Leaven- worth County. For three years he was employed by them and then he worked for the Union Pacific for three years in their bridge and build- ing department. He then moved to Winchester, Kansas, where he was engaged in farming for four years. Then he came to Leavenworth, where he worked as a carpenter, then as janitor of Oak Street School for seven years, then on the police force for fourteen years. He was special officer for the Santa Fe Railroad for one year and three months, but his health failing he discontinued the work. In 1911 Mr. Barrett opened his grocery and confectionery business, in which he has made a success and many business friends.
Charles R. Barrett was married to Libbie Housh in Winchester, Kan- sas. To this union one child was born, Nina, who married Gene Kudder and who now lives in Parsons, Kansas. Later Mrs. Libbie (Housh) Bar- rett died and was buried at Winchester, Kansas.
In 1893 Charles R. Barrett and Helen Bernine were married. She is the daughter of Frank and Caroline (Reese) Bernine. Frank Bernine was born in Germany and when he came to the United States he settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where he followed his trade of tailor. Between
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the years of 1864 and 1867 he established a tailor shop in Leavenworth, Kansas, and conducted the two shops for many years. He died in 1910 at the advanced age of eighty-two years. . His wife, Caroline (Reese) Bernine, was born in Ohio and they were married in St. Louis, Missouri. She died in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1886. Eleven children were born to Frank and Caroline (Reese) Bernine, as follows: Anton, Joseph, Mary and George, all deceased; Helen, Mrs. Charles Barrett; Caroline, deceased ; Frank; Henry J., at St. Louis, Missouri ; Joseph, deceased; Clara, wife of Dr. Claude Baker, of Wichita, Kansas, and Edward, deceased.
Charles R. Barrett and Helen (Bernine) Barrett have no children. Mr. Barrett is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and is a Democrat.
Richard E. Becker, the well known and successful upholsterer, located at 223 Delaware Street, is a native of Germany. He was born in Trier, Germany, February 2, 1859, the son of Joseph F. and Hegner (Kunigunde) Becker. Joseph F. Becker was born in Trier, Germany. He was a tailor in his native city for many years until he went to Brazil, where he fol- lowed his trade for twenty-two years. He returned to Trier, Germany, where he died in 1884, at the age of seventy-two years. Hegner (Kuni- gunde) Becker was born in Saarburg, Germany, in 1835. She died in Trier, Germany, in 1914. Joseph Becker and Hegner Kunigunde were married in Saarburg, Germany, and they were the parents of eight chil- dren, as follows: George F., deceased; Richard E., the subject of this sketch; Joseph F., living in St. Louis, Missouri; Gertrude, a widow living ยท in Trier, Germany; Mary, Trier, Germany; Anna, Victor and Anna, de- ceased.
Richard Becker received his education in the schools of Trier, Ger- inany, later taking one year at college and one year at a boarding school. He was apprenticed to an upholsterer, where he worked for three years without any compensation, his course costing him $159.00. After he finished his apprenticeship he traveled over Germany and Austria, plying his trade in many different places. In 1881 he decided to embark for the United States. He took ship at Antwerp, crossing to England. He traveled across England by rail and embarked at Liverpool for the United States. He landed in New York, where he remained two days, taking passage for St. Mary's, Kansas, where he arrived December 15, 1881. He left there March 15, 1882, for Leavenworth, Kansas.
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He was employed by Rischter and McCracken, furniture and uphol- sterers, for one year. For five years he was employed by the firm of Helmers and Parmelee and then one year by Mr. Helmer. With this firm he was the foreman of the upholstery department. May 1, 1888, he opened up a furniture business and upholstering at 408-410 South Fifth Street, where he successfully conducted his business until 1895, when he moved to Third and Delaware streets. At this place he remained for one year, moving to the present place in 1897. He has discontinued his furni- ture business and confines his efforts to the upholstery work.
Richard E. Becker and Lena Hellar were united in marriage in Leav- enworth, Kansas, in May, 1883, and they have six children, as follows: Annette, now Mrs. Frank Miller, Leavenworth, Kansas; Richard H., Los Angeles, California; George, Leavenworth; Lena, a sister.in a convent; Mary, now Mrs. A. L. Sumpter, Leavenworth; and Joseph F., of Leavenworth.
Richard Becker has been a successful business man of Leavenworth many years and has always been interested in the welfare and growth of his adopted city. He is a member, with his family, of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and in politics is independent.
Mrs. Cora Adelia Wellhouse Bullard who has been a member of the Kansas State School Book Commission since that body was created in 1912, is one of the widely known and capable women of the State. Mrs. Bullard is a native of Leavenworth County. She was born in Salt Creek Valley, Kickapoo Township, January 25, 1863, a daughter of Frederick Wellhouse, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.
Mrs. Bullard received her education in the public schools of Leaven- worth, and the Wesleyan College at Warrenton, Missouri, and received her business training under the capable direction of her father and her brother, Walter. She has always taken a deep interest in all vital public questions, and was active in the women's suffrage movement before women were given the vote in Kansas.
In 1912 Mrs. Bullard was appointed a member of the State School Book Commission by Governor Hodges, and was reappointed to that posi- tion by Governor Capper in 1916, and is now the senior member of the Commission, serving her fifth term. She is a member of the State Live- stock Association, and is the only woman in the United States who is a
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member of such an organization. She is one of the directors of the Kansas State Historical Society, and a member of Native Daughters of Kansas. During the World War, Mrs. Bullard was active in war work. She was a member of the Council of Defense and vice-president of the First Congres- sional District, and a member of the Committee on Agricultural Produc- tion. She is an honorary member of the State Board of Agriculture and a life member of the State Historical Society.
The Bullard farm home which is located two and one-half miles northeast of Tonganoxie, Kansas, is one of the splendid places of Leaven- worth County. The residence, which was built a few years ago, was planned by Mrs. Bullard, and constructed under her personal supervision. It is a handsome residence, artistically designed, finished and furnished. A wide, comfortable porch extends on three sides of the house, and the place presents a pretty appearance. This is one of the places of which Leavenworth County is especially proud.
Henry Shelby Bullard, a prominent farmer and stockman of Leaven- worth County, is a native of Illinois. He was born in Sangamon County, that State, March 18, 1858, a son of John and Sarah (Fallis) Bullard and the youngest of eleven children born to them. John Bullard and his wife were natives of Kentucky, the former from Shelby and the latter from Henry County from which counties the subject of this sketch was named. John Bullard and his wife rode on horseback from Kentucky to Illinois about 1839; this was their wedding tour. They spent their lives in San- gamon County, Illinois.
Henry Shelby Bullard was reared in Sangamon County, Illinois, and attended the district schools and later took the regular course at the Kemper Military College at Boonville, Missouri, where he was graduated. He then returned to Illinois where he remained until the death of his father. He saw much of the early day life on the plains. At a very early date he hauled passengers and freight between Harper and Anthony, Kansas, at a time when that section was wild and unsettled and Indians were numerous and Mr. Bullard had many experiences with them. After spending about three years here, Mr. Bullard returned to Illinois. Five years later he came back to Kansas and engaged in the dry goods business at Lawrence. He conducted that business for three years and sold out and went to Iowa where he bought and sold cattle until 1888 when he re- turned to Kansas.
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On June 26, 1889, Mr. Bullard was united in marriage with Cora Adelia Wellhouse, further mention of whom is made in this volume. She is a daughter of Frederick Wellhouse, a sketch of whom also appears in this volume.
After his marriage, Mr. Bullard clerked for a time in a dry goods store in Lawrence, Kansas. In 1891 he entered into partnership with his father-in-law, Mr. Wellhouse, in the operation of the Wellhouse farm which consists of 700 acres and is located in Stranger Township, Leavenworth County. This arrangement continued until the death of Mr. Wellhouse in 1911 and since that time Mr. and Mrs. Bullard have been engaged in farm- ing and stock raising here. It is a well-improved place and one of the splendid farms of Leavenworth County.
Mr. Bullard is a republican and a member of the Methodist Church.
William Becher, the owner of the Soda Water Works, Leavenworth, Kansas, is a native of Germany. The home farm on which he was born has been in the family for six generations. He was born August 5, 1857, in Wissen, Coblinz, Germany, the son of John and Christine (Hombach) Becher. John Becher was also born on this selfsame farm, the son of Pether Becher, born 1785. Pether Becher was a farmer and stockman and during the Napoleonic wars he fought under Napoleon, in Russia. John Becher was born in 1820 and at first rented land from Feerst Van Hartzfeld, later owning his own farm. He died in 1890. Christine (Hom- bach) Becher was born on the neighboring farm in 1823, and was married to John Becher in 1848. She died in 1876. Seven children were born to John and Christine (Hombach) Becher, as follows: John, Mary Ann, Catherine and Peter, all deceased; William, the subject of this sketch; John and Henry, living in Germany.
William Becher went to the public schools of his day and received an eighth grade education. He remained at home and worked on the farm until he was twenty-six years of age. He sailed from Bremen, Germany, May 14, 1884, and landed in Baltimore, Maryland, May 28, 1884. He located at Leavenworth, Kansas, working for the city for eighteen days, then was employed at the brewery. August 1 he was employed at the Soda Water Works and continued with them for four years. In 1892 Mr. Becher started his own factory for the making of all kinds of soda water, pops and ginger ales. He built a building sixty by thirty feet of brick
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and installed the most modern machinery. He has kept his factory up to the highest efficiency all of these years, replacing outworn and old fashioned machinery with the newest and best. He is able to make 300 cases a day with his equipment.
William Becher has made two trips to his native land since coming to America, the first trip from December 15, 1888, to March 3, 1889, and again from June 28, 1900, to October 1, 1900. He stopped at Paris to visit the World's Fair on his second trip.
William Becher and Frances Riepenkrooger were married in Leaven- worth, Kansas, May 15, 1888. Mrs. Becher's father with his two brothers came to the United States, landing at New Orleans, and made their way to St. Louis, where they remained for one year. They were shoemakers and in 1857 they came to Leavenworth, where they plied their trade. Mrs. Becher's father died at Leavenworth in 1902. His wife also died the same year and they are both buried at Leavenworth. They were the parents of eleven children.
Nine children have been born to William and Frances (Riepenkrooger) Becher, as follows: William, at Chicago, Illinois; Mary, Atchison, Kansas; Henry, Leavenworth; Joseph, John, Leona, Francis, Angela, Alois and Peter. The last two were twins. Peter is deceased. The others live in Leavenworth.
William Becher and family are members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He is also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and is a Republican.
Lee Bond, a well known lawyer of Leavenworth, Kansas, and United States commissioner, was born March 21, 1873, in Leavenworth, Kansas. He is the son of William and Josephine (Fisher) Bond. William Bond is a descendant of Joseph Bond, a Quaker who came to the United States in 1720.
William Bond was born in Weston, Missouri, July 19, 1840. In 1865 he came to Leavenworth, when he was engaged in the wholesale grocery business. In 1872 William Bond was elected to the State Legislature, serving one term. Upon his return, in 1874, he was elected county sheriff, which position he held until 1878. He served on the council of the second ward and was United States commissioner until 1907. At this time he retired from active business and is now making his home with his daugh- ter, Mrs. Thomas Quigley, Monrovia, California.
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William Bond and Josephine Fisher were united in marriage April 21, 1862, at St. Louis, Missouri. Josephine (Fisher) Bond was born in 1847 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died March 17, 1907. To this union were born four children, as follows: Ada, born in 1864, is Mrs. Thomas Quigley, of Monrovia, California; William Q., born June 11, 1867, died December 31, 1872; Estella May, born June 9, 1869, is Mrs. Herbert Minn, Salem, Oregon; Lee, the subject of this sketch.
Lee Bond received his education in the public schools of Leavenworth, Kansas. He graduated from the Washington University of Law and the Law School of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1897 Lee Bond started the practice of law with the law firm of Baker, Hook and Atwood. This partnership being dissolved, he became a member of the law firm, Atwood, Bond and Harper. From 1905 to 1913 he was county attorney of Leavenworth County. After his father discontinued his work as United States com- missioner, in 1907, Lee Bond was appointed to the place, which position he still holds.
September 27, 1899, in Leavenworth, Kansas, Mr. Bond was married to Veva Atchison. No children have been born to this union.
Lee Bond is a member of the legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks, the Modern Woodmen of America and. is also the president of the Leavenworth Country Club. He is a Repub- lican and a successful lawyer, having an extensive practice in this section of the state.
McGuire Brothers Clothing Company, located at 411 Delaware Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, is one of the finest and most progressive clothing companies of Leavenworth. This firm is owned by Clarence and Shirley McGuire, both natives of Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Clarence McGuire was born July 14, 1878. He received his education in the Kansas schools and started his first clothing business in Leavenworth in February, 1912. This was located in the 300 block on Delaware Street. In 1913 his brother, Shirley McGuire, became a partner in the business and the store was moved to its present location, 411 Delaware Street. The McGuire brothers have an interest in various business projects of Leavenworth. They also have a clothing store at Atchison, Kansas.
January 1, 1904, Clarence McGuire and Effie Hudson were married at Arkansas City, Kansas. They are the parents of two children, as follows: Clarence J., born August 15, 1906, and Hudson Lee, born October 19, 1909.
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Clarence McGuire is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and a member of the Shrine by York route. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and various local orders.
Shirley McGuire, the junior member of the McGuire Clothing Com- pany, was born December 8, 1881, in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He at- tended the schools of Kansas and since 1918 has been actively engaged with his brother, Clarence McGuire, in the clothing business. He became a business partner in the firm in 1913.
Shirley McGuire and Charlotte McCartney were married at Okla- homa City, Oklahoma, May 26, 1915. Shirley McGuire is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and a Shriner by York. He be- longs also to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and to various local orders.
The McGuire brothers are well known, wide awake business men, who save neither time nor expense in making their business the very best in quality and esteem. They are extensive advertisers and carry an excep- tionally fine line of goods.
George Beal, president and manager of the Consumers Ice Company, Leavenworth, Kansas, is a native of England. He was born May 11, 1855, in London, England, the son of Thomas and Ann (Gibson) Beal. Thomas Beal was born in 1831 in Wallcott, England, and came to the United States in 1871. He landed in New York, taking passage for Lawrence, Kansas, where he was engaged in the livery business until his death in 1895. Ann (Gibson) Beal was born in 1830 in Wallcott, England, and died at Law- rence, Kansas. Thomas and Ann (Gibson) Beal were the parents of nine children, all of whom are dead with the exception of Thomas A., living at Davenport, Iowa, and George, the subject of this sketch.
George Beal was educated in London, England, and came with his parents to Lawrence, Kansas, at the age of sixteen. He remained with his parents until twenty years of age, when he was employed by an up- holsterer at Lawrence, Kansas. In 1887 George Beal and John Brandon opened up a brewery at Second and Kickapoo streets. In 1913 they pur- chased the present property, formerly a packing house and ice plant. They continued the brewery business until the breweries closed in 1919. They then converted their business into an ice plant. The Consumers Ice Company was incorporated in 1913 and George Beal was made president and manager.
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George Beal was married November 29, 1883 to Adalade Walruff, at Lawrence, Kansas. They are the parents of three children, as follows: Lena, widow of Sam Patterson, deceased, is at home with her parents; Gertrude, wife of W. R. Crandell, Leavenworth; and August, chief en- gineer of the ice plant.
George Beal is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mrs. Beal is a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. Beal has built up a substantial business.
Rev. Father Bernard S. Kelly, the rector of the Cathedral of Leaven- worth, Kansas, is a native of Illinois and a descendant of an old family living in Ireland. Father Kelly was born December 24, 1866, in Brinfield, Illinois, the son of William Edward and Catherine (Dowd) Kelly. Wil- lian Edward Kelly was born December 4, 1837, in County Galloway, Thuam, Ireland. He was the son of Michael and Margaret (McCugh) Kelly, the former a farmer and the postmaster at Thuam, Ireland, for many years. His grandson is the postmaster at the same place now. Michael Kelly was born in 1795 and died in Thuam, Galloway County, Ire- land, in 1902, at the advanced age of 107 years.
William Edward Kelly came to the United States when he was nine years old and settled in Middletown, Ohio. In 1856 he moved to Illinois, where he was engaged in farming. March 11, 1857, William Edward Kelly and Catherine Dowd were married. She was born January 30, 1838, in Carrick on Shannon, Ireland, the daughter of Patrick and Mary (Dolan) Dowd. They were both natives of Ireland and died in their native land. In 1870 William and Catherine (Dowd) Kelly moved to Johnson County, Kansas, where they engaged in farming near Olathe, Kansas. For many years William Kelly was county commissioner of Johnson County. In the fall of 1898 he retired from active work. To Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly sixteen children were born, as follows: William H., Edgerton, Kan- sas; Mary J., Mrs. William Hindricks, of Kansas City, Missouri; John D., .. contractor of Kansas City, Missouri; Thomas T., ex-treasurer of Kansas, lives at Paola. Kansas; Margaret, Mrs. William Sherr, deceased; Edward E., deceased; Martin J., banker at St. Paul, Kansas; Bernard S., the sub- ject of this review; Helen C., Mrs. Martin Gear, Thompson, Utah; Sarah J., Sister Marion at St. Mary's Academy; Joseph A., real estate and in- surance, Kansas City, Missouri; Francis Z., Gardner, Kansas; Martha Ann,
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Mrs. A. J. Marshall, Gardner, Kansas; Charles M., Gardner, Kansas, on the old homestead. The other three died in infancy.
Father Bernard Kelly was educated in the public schools of Johnson County, Kansas, and the high school of Olathe, Kansas. For five years he attended the St. Benedictine College at Atchison, Kansas, and St. Mary's Seminary at Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ordained a priest June 21, 1899, and organized the Blessed Sacrament Parish at Kansas City, Kan- sas. At this place he did some great work in organizing and building up the parish. He remained in this parish for eight years and then organized what is now St. Peter's Parish at Kansas City, Kansas, where he also built up the parish in numbers and spirituality. June 3, 1909, Father Kelly took up his work at Leavenworth, Kansas. Since his coming he has spent $250,000 in improving the various buildings of the church and parochial school. He organized the Catholic High School, which has grown until it now numbers 100 pupils.
Dr. Timothy D. Seeley, a retired veterinarian and postmaster of Ton- ganoxie, Kansas, was born in Hudson, Wisconsin, in 1860. He is the son of Isaac and Irine (Day) Seeley, both natives of New York. Isaac Seeley was born in Handlesville, New York, and was engaged in the mercantile business before he moved to Hudson, Wisconsin. He was eighty-five years old at the time of his death at Hudson, Wisconsin, March 11, 1887. His wife, Irine (Day) Seeley, was born in New York where she was also married to Isaac Seeley. They had seven children born to them as fol- lows: Katherine, Mary, Emma, William, Bell Gertie and Timothy. With the exception of Dr. Seeley, the subject of this sketch, the children are deceased.
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