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Mr. Walsh embarked in the loan and insurance business in 1879. He was elected Justice of the Peace in Clear Creek Township, in November, 1878, immediately after becoming a citizen, and held that office unti! November, 1888. In 1889, he engaged with James M. Walsh in the lumber. coal, grain and stock business, in which they are transacting a thriving trade. He was elected Jus- tice the first time on the People's ticket, and was subsequently retained by common consent. He is an ardent temperance man, courteous in his de- meanor, and a general favorite both in the business and social circles of his community.
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On the 11th of February, 1868. Mr. Walsh was married in Staffordshire, England, to Miss Eliza- beth Thompson, who was born of Irish parents at Brierly Hill, Staffordshire, England. They have thirteen children, all living. The father of our subject was Michael Henry Walsh, also a native of County Mayo, a farmer by occupation, and who, after spending a quiet and uneventful life, died in his native Ireland. in January, 1865, in the fiftieth year of his age. The maiden name of the mother was Sarah O'Mally. She was born in Westport, County Mayo, and is still living, making her home in that county. The parental family consisted of six children, five of whom lived to mature years. Michael J. is the only representative of his family in this State. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh became the parents of eleven children, three of whom are de- ceased. Their names are as follows: Sarah M., Joseph M., John ( 1st), Mary, James, Lizzie, Annie, Katie, Maggie, John (2d), and Theressa. Of these, Sarah M., John and James are deceased.
M OODY B. POWERS. One of the finest estates in Pottawatomie County belongs to the subject of this notice. It addition to a well-developed homestead, where he has a fine residence, two stories in height and built of stone, his sons also own a whole seetion of pasture land in the southwest part of Riley County, Kan. His career has been marked by great industry and perseverance, and his undertakings have usually been crowned with success.
A native of the Pine Tree State, Mr. Powers was born April 5, 1822, at Deer Isle, Hancock County, and on his father's side traces liis ancestry to Capt. Peter Powers, who was sent by the Governor of the Colony of New Hampshire to explore the Con- nectieut Valley on the north, in Vermont. Peter Powers, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Hollis, N. II., and was a minister of the Congregational Church. He was the first man to preach the Gospel in the Vermont Colony, and was there at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Being an ardent patriot in a tory section, lie was obliged to leave. Prior to this be had been
married, in Massachusetts, to a Miss Hale, and when driven from Vermont he returned to the Bay State, but stayed there only a short time. There being then a settlement on Deer Isle in need of a minister, he went to that place and sojourned there carrying on his ministerial labors until his death. His three eldest children remained in Vermont, joining the patriot band known as the "Green Mountain boys."
Among the sons of Peter Powers was Moody, the father of our subject, who was a lad of twelve years when the family removed to Deer Isle. There he was reared and educated and became a physi- cian, following the practice of his profession in Deer Isle the remainder of his life. He died there about 1851, being then over eighty years old. The mother, Mrs. Elizabeth (Eaton) Powers, passed away in 1869, being then ninety five years old. There had been born to them the following chil- dren, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Hannah, died in the winter of 1888-89, at the age of eighty- six years, in Deer Isle. She was married to Amos Howard, also deceased several years ago, and left three daughters and one son, the latter of whom is a seafaring man. Hale lives on a farm near Deer Isle; Jonathan died in 1885, in Vermont; he married Electa Powers and followed his trade of a tailor dur- ing his younger years, afterward taking up farming; he was the father of one boy and two girls. Elizabeth was twice married and died in 1879, leaving two children by her first husband, Capt. Tyler; Saralı married John Parker, deceased, and died at Mt. Desert, Me., in 1887; she had one daughter and three sons. Peter is a seafaring man, having his home on Long Island; William is the father of a large family and makes his home at Deer Isle; Lucy was married and died at Deer Isle when twenty-eight years old, leaving two children; Sam- nel is married and living on a farm on Deer Isle; Moody B. was the youngest born.
Upon coming to Kansas in 1854 Mr. Powers en- tered 160 acres of land on the Elbow Bend of the Blue River, comprising the northwest quarter of section 10, Blue Township. Ilis entire moneyed capital when he began his career in Kansas was twenty-five cents. Ile had a hard struggle during the earlier years, and hauled all his supplies over
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land from Leavenworth and Kansas City. Provi- dence, however, had blessed him with a stout heart and a rugged frame. and he persevered through every difficulty, finally coming off with flying colors. He had been married in Deer Isle, Me., Dec. 27, 1842, to Miss Abigail Mason. This lady was born in Deer Isle in 1824, and was the daugh- ter of Willoughby and Louisa (Holden) Mason, who spent their entire lives in their native place, Deer Isle.
Of this union there were born twelve children; the eldest, Augusta, married John Heintz, and they reside on a farm along Bear Creek near Evergreen, Colo .; they are the parents of two daughters. Elmira is the wife of Frank Ingraham, a lawyer of Colorado City, and they have two sons and two daughters ; Moody died when a lad of thirteen years ; Milton married Miss Sarah Holton, and lives on Deep Creek, Riley County ; they have two children. Mor- rill is unmarried and lives at home ; Abigail married John Holton, a farmer, living near Evergreen, Colo., and they have four children; Betsy C. mar- ried Thomas Pearson. a farmer near Evergreen, Colo., and they have two sons and one daughter; Charles S. is unmarried and at home; Jessie married J. D. Foureaker, a lawyer of Dallas, Tex., and they have four children; Benjamin F., Mary and Maude, are at home with their father. Mrs. Abigail Pow- ers departed this life at the homestead in Blue Township in November, 1878, at the age of fifty- two years. Mr. Powers, in July, 1880, was married to Miss Emma Haskins. This lady was born Feb. 8, 1851, in Gallia County, Ohio. Politically, Mr. Powers is an uncompromising Democrat, and has been somewhat prominent in his party, frequently serving as a delegate to the county conventions.
ENRY HAUB. This gentleman is one of the early settlers in Whiting Township, Jack- son County, and his life record is one of usefulness and integrity, showing him to be a worthy descendant of an honorable ancestry. A citizen interested in all that pertains to the ad- vancement of the country and its inhabitants, a well-read and intelligent man, he wins the respect
and good will of all with whom he comes in con- tact.
Mr. Haub was born in the Duchy of Nassau, Germany, Oct. 8, 1829, and was reared in Wiesba- den under the best of home surroundings and home care. The Haub family were all of Nassau, and ranked with its most honored inhabitants. The father of our subject was George Haub, and his father, another George. His mother bore the maiden name of Margaret Smith, and was a lady of fine education. who, while single, served as a saleslady in a store thirteen years. Her brother, John Smith, was an engraver, and for fifty years worked in one . factory, at Hanan. When he re- tired from active work, he was given a banquet by the citizens of the town. who presented him with a gold goblet as a token of their appreciation of his professional ability and honorable character.
At the age of fourteen, he of whom we write be- gan to acquire the trade of a silversmith, which he finished five years later, and then came to America, working about a year after his landing, in New York City. He then went to Massachusetts and took up a line of work in boot and shoe manufac- turing, continuing thus employed about four years. Then coming West as far as Cincinnati, he noticed an advertisement of W. S. Rosencrans, who was then a topographical engineer, in which he stated that he would furnish plats of land in Southern In- diana, and our subject therefore obtaining the necessary information, entered some land in Mon- roe County, Ind., under the Graduation Law. There he lived for twelve years, opening up a farm of 220 acres and bringing it to a fine state of cul- tivation.
In 1866 he sold his lands in the Hoosier State and came to look at the West, deciding to purchase land in this county. He bought 200 acres, a quar- ter-section being prairie and the balance timber land, just north of town-the quarter-section ad- joining that on which he supposed the station would be built, as land had been reserved for that purpose, and several thousand ties lay on the ground. Mr. Hanb was the first man in Whiting Township, and his dwelling, a frame structure, 14x18 feet, was the first one 'built in the town. The first neighbor was Mr. Hendricks, whose fam-
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ily staid with Mr. Haub while their home was being erected. The latter was within a short dis- tance of that of our subject, and cost $3,000, its owner failing immediately after its erection. Mr. Haub's post-office was at Eureka, on the Parallel Road, several miles distant, and about two and a half miles south of where Netawaka now stands. In the fall of 1869 an office was established at Whiting, one and one-half miles from his residence.
Mr. Haub now owns about 900 acres of land in this county, all of which he has improved. He has several miles of hedge, which is kept neatly trim- med, and on his home place are over 500 healthy, bearing apple trees. He also has quite a forest about the place, which twenty years ago was but a bleak prairie, six acres being occupied by the trees, which consist of walnut, soft maple, ash, cotton wood, catalpa and Scotch pine. There are some fine specimens among them, particularly of the soft maple and cottonwood species. His resi- dence is a double house, now 30x39 feet in dimen- sions, with a porch on the east side, and is well furnished, containing, among other indications of the culture of its inmates, a fine library, which in- cludes a complete set of Chamber's Encyclopedia, and other valuable volumes. A barn, 32x60 feet, and a number of other outbuildings, including a shop, granaries, corn cribs, etc., furnish comfortable housing for stock, machinery and grain. A 37- foot well, the water from which is raised by a windmill, furnishes an inexhanstible supply, suf- cient for the use of the family in their various needs, and for the 200 head of stock which is kept upon the place.
At the residence of Squire Riley Combs, of Jack- son County, Ind., Dec. 9, 1855, the rites of wed- lock were celebrated between Mr. Ilaub and Miss Sarah Combs. Riley Combs and his wife, Lucinda, were natives of Kentucky, and had become resi- dents of the Hoosier State prior to the birth of their daughter, Sarah, who grew to womanhood in her native State, under the careful training of her worthy parents. Mr. and Mrs. Haub are the par- ents of eleven children, all living. Margaret is the wife of Frank Collier, a shoe merchant in Netawaka, and has borne him one child; Lucy is a young lady, living at home. Phoebe married Stephen
Hayes, and has two children; they now live at Horton, where Mr. Hayes owns a farm, and is en- gaged in stone quarrying. John lives on his father's place in Soldier Township, this county, is married, but has no children. Alice married New- ton Ball, of West Virginia, and they now live in Soldier Township; they have one child. Elien, a young lady at home, is educated for a teacher, and holds a good certificate; Laura is still a school girl; Hattie and Harrie (twins) ; Herbert and May complete the family eircle. Mr. Haub has had very little sickness in his family, no deaths, and has had very little to do with doctors.
While not an active politieian, Mr. Haub is very decided in his views, and is a conscientious advocate of the principles of the Republican party. He has been Treasurer of the School District of the town of Whiting, for nearly the twenty years of his resi- dence here, with the exception of one year. Part of the time he has served on the Town Board, where he has done signal service. The family be- longs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Our sub- ject, while encouraging by word and deed church work, is not a member of any church organization.
SAAC HOOVER is the owner and occupant of the fine estate known as "Mar's Hill" in Neta- waka Township, Jackson County, and which is regarded as one of the finest rural homes in the county. This has been the abode of Mr. Hoover for a score of years, having been purchased by him in July, 1869, when the only improvements upon it were an old log cabin and thirty acres of broken ground. The large residence and its adequate ac- companiments of outbuildings, with the immense number of fruit and forest trees that adorn the place, prove an attractive feature in the landscape, and the fine order in which the entire estate is kept and the air of freshness that a frequent supply of paint gives to the buildings, indicate the thrift and good taste of the owner.
The subject of this biography is a son of John and Mary (Harmon) Hoover, and a grandson of Jacob Hoover. all of Pennsylvania. His birth took place in Northumberland County of that State, Feb.
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10, 1836, and he had but meager advantages in the way of schooling. He was reared on a farm, which he left at the age of eighteen to begin learning the carpenter's trade in the town of Shobokan. There he worked for four years and then went to the vicin- ity of Sandusky, Ohio, where for a time he engaged in farming. Selling out he subsequently went to Bushnell, Ill., and sojourned there about eighteen months, when, fitting out for a life in the West, he took up his line of march to this county.
On arriving here Mr. Hoover bought a quarter of section 33, to which he subsequently added an- other quarter-section, and has been engaged in raising and feeding stock extensively, finding it necessary to buy several thousand bushels of corn each year for feed. The estate is divided into fields of from twelve to forty acres each. the boundary lines making up about four and a half miles of hedge. About 1,300 apple trees have been set out, many pears, peaches and grapes, and a variety of other fruits. The grapes prove a very successful crop, and of the pears, the Bartlett is the best. The residence is a large and well-designed frame structure, 33x33 feet, and two stories high in the main. It and the barn, cribs, sheds, etc., are kept well painted, and are in consequence more of an ornament to the place than are many farm buildings.
Mr. Hoover was married on the 8th of Decem- ber, 1859, to Miss Elmyram, daughter of John D. Wolverton, of Erie County, Ohio. Four children were born to this happy union, three now surviv- ing. Mrs. Hoover was removed from her family by death, Ang. 16, 1881, and after remaining a widower for some time, Mr. Hoover took a second companion in the person of Mrs. Mary Myers, widow of John Myers, and daughter of Robert Lit- tle, formerly of Hendricks County, Ind., and who had come to this State in 1860. The second Mrs. Hoover has two living children by her first mar- riage: The eldest, Carvasso, was graduated at Phil- adelphia, Pa., as a pharmacist and now carries on a drug business in Centralia, Kan .; John D. is at. tending the Baker University at Baldwin, Kan., and will probably graduate from that institution; another son had been born to Mrs. Myers, Burton, who died at the age of four years, and who lies
buried in Circleville, Kan.
The children whom the first Mrs. Hoover bore to her husband are, Harmon, Carrie M. and William B. Harmon belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has adopted the ministry as his profes- sion. He is now attending lectures in the Theo- logical school in Boston, Mass., and is regarded as a young man of great promise for future usefulness in the cause of Christianity: Carrie M. is now at- tending the Baldwin City (Kan.) Seminary, and will be graduated the coming .June; William B. is is a school hoy ten years of age.
Mr. Hoover is independent in his political views and never holds office, except that of school di- rector. Taking a deep interest in educational affairs, he is willing to use his judgment in endeavoring to serve the people in that capacity. He and his wife belong to the Methodist Church. He is not a member of any social order, though of a friendly nature and hospitable spirit, finding his recreation in his home and among his friends in a less public manner, and deriving much enjoyment from the care and oversight of his beautiful home. His up- right and useful life and his intelligent work as an agrienlturist and horticulturist give him a high standing among the citizens of the county.
AMES S. ST. JOHN. Second only to the parental influence is that exerted by the school-teacher, and it is a pleasure to chron- icle the leading events in the life of one who has proved his fitness for the work of training the minds and cultivating the morals of the rising generation. The gentleman whose name initiates this sketch has the skill in exponnding principles. the tact in gaining the attention and good-will, and the decision of character combined with kindness and keen judgment, that are necessary in a success- ful instructor. During ten consecutive years, his talents were given to the common schools of Pot- tawatomie County, and his influence will long be felt.
Mr.'St. John belongs to a fine family, and numbers among his relatives ex-Gov. St. John, whose name is so well known in this State and throughout the
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nation. James St. John, father of our subjeet, was born in Ohio, but became an inhabitant of Marion County, Ind., when two years old, and in the Hoosier State grew to manhood, married and eon- tinued to reside until 1868, when he eame to Kan- sas and settled three miles west of Wamego. There he lived for seven years, and then bought a farm in Pottawatomie County on the Indian Reserva- tion, where he and his wife still live. He married Miss Ann C. Lingeman. a native of IIesse-Cassel, Germany, who bore him eleven children, of whom nine now survive.
The subject of this biography was the fifth in the parental family, and was born in Hendricks County, Ind., May 7, 1858. Though he attended only the common schools, he was a thorough student, and at the age of sixteen obtained a teacher's certificate. At the age of nineteen he began life for himself, and his labors in the field of pedagogy have already been noted. In addition to the duties of that profession he has always done farm work, and has carried on an estate during the summers. He owns 137 acres of improved land on section 25, Lonis- ville Township, which has the deep and fertile soil of the bottom, and in addition to the erops culti- vated upon it, Mr. St. John raises horses, cattle and hogs.
On Sept. 5, 1882, the gentleman of whom we write was united in marriage with Miss Lizzie F., daughter of Robert C. and Harriet B. (Cox) Peddi- cord. The estimable wife was born in Sangamon County, Ill., and received a good common-school education, and is possessed of many womanly qual- ities. Her parents were natives of Kentucky, and were married in Illinois, where they lived until 1869, when they settled in Wamego Township, Pottawatomie County, and there they now reside. They had four children, Mrs. St. John being the third in order of birth. To Mr. and Mrs. St. John two children have been born: Allie M., Nov. 9, 1883, and Albert W., June 2, 1886. The latter was drowned in Rock Creek Dec. 12, 1889.
Mr. St. John is a member of Rose Lodge, No. 122, I. O, O. F., of Louisville. Several years since he held office of Township Clerk, and in the fall of 1889 he was elected Trustee of his township. IIe has filed his bond and assumed the duties of the office, which
he will no doubt fulfill in as able a manner as he has done other duties in life. He takes an active interest in polities, and always votes the Repub- lican tieket. For the past two years he has been the representative of the township in the County Central Committee. Besides his other special busi- ness, Mr. St. John has been agent for Thos. Kane & Co., dealers in school furniture, in this township.
OSEPH B. GARDINER is prosperously con- ducting the grocery business in Holton. with John Kaul. He is a man of wide and varied experience, and is a fine example of our self-made men, as he has successfully made his own way in the world from an early age. The son of one of the earliest pioneers of Kansas, our sub- jeet has witnessed its entire development from its original wild, uninhabited condition to a powerful and wealthy State, and it may well be his pride that he is doing his part toward maintaining its prosperity. During the late war he took his place in the ranks when a youth of but eighteen years, and as a faithful, courageous, loyal soldier, did his share of fighting for the Union cause.
Mr. Gardiner was born, Nov. 28, 1844, seven miles west of Liberty, Clay Co., Mo. His father, James Gardiner, was a Virginian by birth, and a son of William R. Gardiner, whose place of nativity is unknown, although he is said to have descended from one of three brothers who came from their home in England to America in the early settle- ment of the country. He spent his last years in Virginia. The father of our subject was reared in his native State, and when quite a young man he went to Kentucky, and became a pioneer of Rolls County. He took up a traet of land in the forest wilds, and devoted a part of each year to its clear- ance, his time being occupied the remainder of the year in teaching, as he was a very good scholar, and had quite an education for those times. In 1817 he started Westward with a team for the Ter- ritory of Missouri, and was a pioneer of that part of the country, and as soon as the Platte Purchase was opened for settlement, he removed there and was an early settler of Clay County. He made a
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claim there and built a log house, the same in which our subject was born. He superintended the improvement of his farm while he engaged in teaching. In the year 1854 he sold his property and removed to Jefferson County, Kan., and was one of the first pioneers to settle in that State. There were no railways anywhere west of the Mississippi in those days, and Platte City and Weston were the depots for supplies for a time, all traffic being by the river. The land in Jefferson County had not been surveyed at the time of his settlement. He made his claim in the summer, and built a log cabin, splitting and hewing puncheon for the floor and clapboards for the roof, and in the month of December the family moved into that rnde habita. tion. Deer, antelopes and other wild animals were plentiful, and roamed at will over the broad prai- ries. Mr. Gardiner entered his land from the Gov- ernment, and resided on it till 1857. when he dis- posed of it at a good price, and came to that part of Calhoun County now included in Jackson County, and settled in what is now Garfield Town- ship. Ile made a claim to a tract. of Government land, which he entered in the land office at Ozaw- kie. He built a log house to shelter his family, and immediately entered upon the laborious task of improving a farm. He lived there until his house was burned, and then removed back to Jefferson County, where he lived retired in the home of his son, William R., until he passed away from the scenes of earth. He was a man of exceeding prob- ity of character, intelligent and well informed, and of a truly religious nature and both he and his wife were worthy members of the Christian Church. Her maiden name was Sarah Tremble, Kentucky the place of her birth, and her death occurred in Jefferson County, this State. She and her husband were the parents of thirteen chil- dren, eleven of whom were reared to maturity.
Joseph B. was the next to the youngest child of the family, and he was but ten years old when he ac- companied his father and mother to this State. He attended the pioneer schools of Jackson and Jeffer- son counties, that were held in rudely constructed log houses, and provided with home-made furniture, the seats being made of puncheon, with wooden pegs for legs, and wooden pegs were driven into
the wall to support a board which served as a desk for the pupils to write upon. In the fall of 1860 he started for the Rocky Mountains, making the journey across the desolate plains intervening with teams, and the party encountered numerous large herds of buffaloes on the way. Mr. Gardiner re- turned in the same fall, and in the spring of 1861 repeated the trip, and was engaged in mining near Central City till 1862. In September, of that year, when scarcely more than a lad, though manly and experienced beyond his years, he enlisted to take part in the great war that was then raging and threatened to destroy the Union. He be- came a member of Company E, 2d Colorado In- fantry, and served in Colorado till the spring of 1863, and was then ordered with his regiment to Arkansas and Texas. In 1864 the regiment was mounted, and his company was called Company C, and was engaged thereafter in Arkansas, Texas and Missouri, fighting guerillas and bush whackers. They took an active part in the battles which drove the rebel general, Price, with his command from Kan- sas and Western Missouri, and had several lively engagements with Quantrel's troops, and were pres- ent when Marmaduke was captured. Mr. Gardiner remained with his regiment till after the close of the war, and was honorably discharged at Ft. Ri- ley, in June, 1865. He returned to Jefferson County, and farmed, and in winter devoted his time to his studies and attended school. In 1867 he commenced to learn the trade of a blacksmith, and worked at it there till 1870, and then we hear of him in Nodaway County, Mo., where he carried on blacksmithing till 1875, when he established himself in the hardware business in Graham, con- tinuing there until 1877. His next removal, after selling out his stock there, was to Beloit, Mitchell County, then a small place, with no railways near. He there plied his trade two years, and at the end of that time went into the grocery business, con- tinuing there till 1881. He then returned to Kan- sas, and with Mr. C. A. Walker bought an interest in a hardware store in Holton, which they carried on till 1883, then sold, as our subject was obliged to retire from active business for a while on account of ill-health. In 1884 he went to Kansas City to engage in the wholesale commission business, which
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