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ENRY YATES. Among the successful men of this county. is he whose name heads our sketch, a gentleman who, having secured a competence by honest industry, has now retired from the active pursuit of business to a quiet life in Home City. Mr. Yates is a native of England, having first seen the light in Hereford- shire, Nov. 17. 1835, and is the son of George and Janc (Hall) Yates, also natives of England. Ile was reared to manhood in his native country, and
continued to live there until 1857, when, coming to America, he settled in Nemaba County. Neb., where he resided for three years. He then came to this county, settling in Franklin Township, and in the spring of 1889 moved to Home City, where he erected a small, but attractive house. He still owns a farm on section 4, Franklin Township, compris- ing 160 acres of well-cultivated land, but rents it to other parties, and is not actively engaged in its operation.
Mr. Yates was married, in England, Oct. 10. 1853, to Mrs. Mary Ann Dunn, widow of Charles Dunn. She was a native of Oxfordshire, England. and was born Oct. 20, 1836, her maiden name be- ing Edginton. She had two children by her first marriage, named respectively Jane and Richard. The daughter is the wife of James Gallagher. and resides in Minden, Iowa. Richard is married. and is a farmer in Oketo Township. By her marriage with Mr. Yates she became the mother of six chil- dren: Emma, Mrs. George Munson; George, Will- iam. Thomas. Alice and Rosina. The sons are carrying on the home farm for Mr. Yates.
Mr. Yates is a believer in and supporter of the principles of the Republican party. in the interests of which he never fails to cast lis vote. His wife is a member of the Christian Church, of which he is also an attendant, and to the support of which he is a very willing and liberal contributor. A view of the farm owned by our subject, and oper- ated by his sons. is presented on another page of this ALBUM.
OSEPH M. ELLIOTT. Marshall County has been exceptionally fortunate in the char- acter of most of the citizens who have set- tled within its boundary, as they are of a law-abiding, honorable disposition, energetic and prosperous, and aim, in every way possible, to ad- vance the interests of their chosen home. Foremost among them may be mentioned him with whose name we head this biographical sketch.
A resident of Marshall County for nearly twenty years, Mr. Elliott is entitled to a prominent men- tion in a volume designed to perpetuate the lives
RESIDENCE OF HENRY YATES, SEC. 4. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.
RESIDENCE OF J. M. ELLIOTT, SEC'S. 7 .- 18. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.
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and names of its most influential citizens. He now owns 160 acres of land which he has cultivated and improved, erecting commodious farm build- ings, and having a fine, large barn, together with other outbuildings necessary to a well-conducted estate. In his labors he has been aided by his wife, to whom he was united in marriage Nov. 24, 1857, in Bradford County, Pa. Mrs. Elliott was in youth Miss Helen Shaw, the daughter of llarry and Polly (Snyder) Shaw, who passed the greater portion of their lives in that county, where they also died. That same county was the birthplace of Mrs. Elliott, and the date of her birth was May 11. 1840. She is a woman universally respected, and enjoys the esteem of all who have the pleasure of her acquaintance.
The parents of Mr. Elliott were Joseph S. and Jemima (Horton) Elliott, the former a native of Dutchess County, N. Y., and born May 17, 1798, while the latter was born in Bradford County, Pa., Sept. 13, 1802. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Elliott settled in Bradford County, Pa., and made it their home for many years. In 1871 they removed to Kansas, locating on section 18, Franklin Township, Marshall County, where the father died on the 1st of June, 1875. The mother still survives, and although her eyes are dimmed with age, and her hair whitened with the snows of many winters, she still retains the blessings of a contented mind and a cheerful heart. Unto her and her husband were born nine children, three of whom died young ; six, however, lived to be men and women.
A record of the youth of Joseph M. Elliott would not differ, materially, from that of other boys of his day and circumstances. Born in Brad- ford County, Pa., April 23, 1834, he was the sev- enth child, in order of birth, born to Joseph S. Elliott and his wife, and grew to years of maturity upon his father's farm. When he became a man,
he was engaged in various occupations, at one time being traveling salesman for a hardware firm, and at another time engaged to some extent in flat- boating on the Susquehanna River. In March, 1865. he enlisted in the army, in the Quartermaster's De- partment, and was for a time in Nashville, Tenn. When the war closed, he returned to Bradford
County, Pa., where his family were residing, and remained amid the familiar scenes and faees until 1871, when he followed the tide of emigration westward, and located in Marshall County, Kan. Since that date he has been a resident of Franklin Township, on section 18. He has given his atten- tion wholly to agriculture and stock-raising, and makes a specialty of Norman horses, Short-horn cattle and Poland hogs. Although mainly inter- ested in farming, he is ever ready to forward the interests of church and county by any financial assistance he can bestow, and, as a representative citizen of Marshall County, is one who enjoys the esteem and confidence of all who know him. In politics, he is a member of the Union Labor party, and has held various school offices.
In the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott there have been born seven children, whose happy faces and merry hearts added much to the domestic happiness. They are Adelia, wife of R. M. Chaffee; Frank. who died in infancy; Myrtie (Mrs. F. L. Horton ) ; Ruth, wife of C. L. Chaffee; Mahlon, Mary and Joseph. All the family reside in Marshall County.
We invite the attention of our numerous readers to a fine lithographie view of the home and sur- roundings on the farm of Mr. Elliott, on another page.
AMES A. THOMPSON, formerly a promi- nent business man of Waterville Township, and now deceased, was born in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., Nov, 10, 1833. His par- ents, who were natives of Ireland, emigrated to America at an early day, and settled in Philadelphia, Pa., where they lived for many years. Later they removed to Illinois and remained residents of that State until 1876, when they came to Kansas and located in Waterville Township, where he died in April, 1885.
The parental family included eight children, of whom James A. was the third in order of birth. He was reared and educated in the City of Broth- erly Love, and accompanied his parents to Illinois and subsequently came to this county. Early in life lie worked on his father's farm, and afterward
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engaged in the real-estate and grain business at Morris, Ill .. until coming to this county in 1876.
Mr. Thompson now engaged in the loan and real-estate business. He was successful as a money getter and became the owner of a large extent of land. At the time of his death he was considered one of the wealthiest men of Marshall County. He started in life with nothing, but was possessed of unusual business qualifications, and everything seemed to prosper at his hands. He occupied a high position in his community, and was prominent in the Masonic fraternity in which he attained to the higher degrees.
On the 2d of October, 1862, occurred the mar- riage of .James A. Thompson with Miss Sarah Leech, of Lisbon, Ill. Mrs. Thompson was born May 26, 1843, in that place, and is the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Bagshaw) Leech, who were natives of England. They emigrated to America about 1841 and settled in Lisbon, Ill., where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are the parents of one child, a daughter. Olive A.
P HILIP DAILY, a well-known resident of Waterville, furnishes another illustration of what a man may accomplish. by begin- ning in life without means and pursuing a steady course of industry. Mr. Daily possesses in a marked degree those qualities which form the basis of all good society, and are the most essential in the building np of a community. He was born in Jackson County, Ind., Feb. 21, 1837. and is the son of Eli W. Daily, a native of Germany.
Judge of the Circuit Court in the district where he lived, in lowa, for several years. He accumulated a good property, including a valuable farm which he carried on in connection with his law practice, making a specialty of live-stock. He became con- nected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, when a youth of eighteen years, and for many years later in life, labored as a local preacher, giving much of his time gratuitously to the Master's cause. He was a Mason of high standing, and politically, an active member of the Republican party. He contributed liberally to charitable purposes, and the needy were never turned empty from his door.
The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Mary R. Tewl. She was a native of Virginia and died in Iowa. The parental household included twelve children, of whom Philip, our subject, was the eldest. He remained a resident of his native county until a lad of fourteen years, then removed with his parents to Tama County, Iowa, where he was reared to man's estate, and followed farming until 1871. Then repairing to Washington, he sojourned there until 1874. Next we find him in Boulder City, Col., and in 1875 or 1876 he moved to Ellsworth County, this State. In 1877 he went to the Black Hills, but only remained there a short time. Ile subsequently resided in Butler and Davis counties, Kan., until 1880, during which year le established himself on a farm in Waterville Township, this county. Ilere he has since been a resident and followed agricultural pursuits.
On the 9th of September, 1861. a few months after the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Daily enlisted in Company D, 10th Iowa Infantry, and served until January, 1862. Then on account of failing health he was obliged to accept his honora- ble discharge. He was incapacitated for hard labor for several years thereafter, and has spent consid- erable time traveling, endeavoring to find a local- ity best suited for his recovery. He was married, Aug. 25, 1857, to Miss Eliza Harris, of Tama County, Iowa. Of this union there were born three children-Martin. Cora E. and Amos G. Mrs. Eliza Daily departed this life at her home in Tama County, Iowa. Our subject, in 1868, contracted a second marriage with Miss Lucetta Stevens, of
The father of our subject came with his parents when a mere child to America, they settling first in Clark County, Ind. Subsequently they removed to .Jackson County. that State, where they lived until 1851. That year they changed their residence to Tama County, Iowa, and the father died there in 1860. The elder Daily in carly life fitted himself for the practice of law, and followed his profession very successfully both in Indiana and Illinois. He was exceedingly popular and efficient, and became | Tama County, Iowa. This lady died in 1869. His
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present wife, to whom he was married in 1871, was formerly Miss Fannie Arbuthnot, of the above- named county, and they have one child, a son. Charles J. Mr. Daily, politically, is a straight Repub- lican, and belongs to Waterville Post, G. A. R.
E LI MATITIAS MCATEE, a farmer residing on section 11, in Blue Rapids City Town- ship, has been a resident of this county for about thirty years, and has not only been a witness of its development, but an active participant in pioneer work here. Ile has by his own exertions become the owner of 300 acres of fine land, which is thoroughly cultivated and supplied with ade- quate and substantial buildings.
M1. McAtee was born in Buchanan County, Mo., May 20, 1845. Both his parents were natives of Virginia, the paternal ancestry having been Scotch- Irish, and the mother tracing her descent from German stock. James McAtce, the father of our subject, died when his son was about five years old. The widow, Eliza J. McAtee, married James
Waller, and with her second husband and children, moved to this county in 1859, being among the earliest settlers in this township. They pre-empted land on section 2, where our subject's mother con- tinued to reside until a few years ago. She then removed to Marysville, where she is now living. Her third husband was Peter Gift, who is also dead.
Mr. and Mrs. James McAtee were the parents of nine children. Those still living are: William J. and Rufus J. in Brown County, this State; John A. in Wells Township; George W. in Arkansas; our subject; Abraham C. and James R. in this county.
Eli M. McAtee received his early education mainly in the district schools of this county. Through his own efforts he was enabled afterward to attend the Irving, Kan., Seminary for a year, and still later spent a year at the State Agricultural College at Manhattan. He adopted the profession of teaching and during a period of eight years was a snecessful instructor in district schools. In the fall of 1877. he settled on his present farm, which he has ever since made his home, and where he is
successfully carryingCon agricultural work. As an incident of the early life in this new country, Mr. McAtee states that the first wheat the family raised after their settlement here was in 1861, when the grain was hauled to Atchison, a distance of 100 miles, the trip consuming more than a week's time.
On Nov. 29, 1877. Mr. McAtee celebrated his marriage with Mary E. Hammett, daughter of Joseph and Rachael M. (Frazier) Hammett, who was born in Marshall County, Ill., July 23, 1858. (For: further paternal history see biography of Joseph IIammett.) The union has been blessed by the birth of four children : Eli D., deceased; Jesse E., Chester Earl, and Olive V. Mr. McAtee is a Republican in politics. He has been solicited to accept important offices of trust but has preferred not to do so. ITe is interested in the advancement of the cause of education, and his experience in the school room, gives him an unusual fitness for the office of School Director, which he is now fill- ing. As one of the men longest resident in this part of the county, he is included among the repre- sentative pioneers. and holds membership in the Old Settlers Society of the county. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. They take an active interest in the social matters of the township, where they are justly respected and cs- teemed for their useful and upright lives.
S FRANK PAUL, school teacher, and farmer and stock-raiser, on section 25, Blue Rapids City Township, is one of the prominent young men of the township in which he has resided since his third year, and of whose growth and development he has been an eye witness. He is a native of Rock Island County, Ill., born Jan. 28, 1856, and is the son of William Paul, de- ceased, and Eliza (Walker) Paul.
William Paul was a native of County Antrim, Ireland, from which he emigrated to America when about seventeen years of age. He first settled in Quebec, Canada, and after a short residence there removed to New York State. Sometime afterward
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he came as far West as Rock Island County, III .. where he was a resident for a number of years. There he was married in 1853 to Miss Eliza Walker, a native of that State. She hore him five children, all living in this county. They are: Martha, wife of T. B. Short; S. Frank, of whom we write; Sadie, wife of J. N. Wannamaker; Clara, wife of Wesley Miller, and William F.
In 1859 William Paul emigrated to Marshall Connty. Kan., settling on section 26, Blue Rapids City Township. There he took up Government land, being one of the earliest settlers of that part of the county. Ile endured the usual hardships incident to the cultivation of raw prairie. and life on the frontier, but was successful in the accumu- lation of valuable property. He had in his youth received but limited educational advantages, but made good use of the opportunities afforded to a reader and was well posted on general topics and current events. He served as Justice of the Peace with judgment and discretion. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in which he had officiated as Steward. During the Civil War he had served some time as a soldier, and was a member of the G. A. R. Post at Blue Rapids. He died Aug. 12, 1889, regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the county. His widow still survives, and resides upon the home farm, and is classed among the earliest pio- neers now living in the locality. (The sketch of Mrs. Paul occupies another page in this work ).
S. Frank Paul was educated in the public schools of this county, and supplemented this instruction by an attendance of one year at the State Agricul- tural College, at Manhattan, Kan. Hle subsequently tanght school some nine years. In 1887 he settled upon the place where he now resides. where he carries on general farming and raises thoroughbred Hereford cattle. He owns 160 acres of well-im- proved land, and is proving as successful in his present occupation, as he was in charge of the school room.
March 3, 1885, Mr. Paul was united in marriage with Miss Clara Dunlap. a native of West Virginia. Her parents, James and Mary Dunlap, are now re- siding in Axtell, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Paul have been blessed by the birth of three children: Clar-
ence, born Dec. 7, 1885; Pauline, April 1, 1887; and Sarah, Nov. 15. 1888.
Mr. Paul is a member of the Sons of Veterans. Ile is a believer in and supporter of the principles of the Republican party. As a citizen and a man he is following worthily in the footsteps of his la- mented father.
HRISTIAN MOHRBACHER, one of the most prominent farmers and stock-raisers of Marshall County, is pleasantly located on section 16, Franklin Township, where he has a well- improved farm of 400 acres. devoted to the raising of grain, and pasturing of stock, making in the lat- ter a specialty of Short-horn cattle, and having at the present time about sixty head of that breed.
The parents of him of whom we write, were na- tives of Germany, by name Jacob and Elizabeth (Latterner) Mohrbacher. In their large family of eleven children, our subject was the second in or- der of birth. Elsewhere in the ALBUM appears a sketch of his brother, Jacob, who is a leading resi- dent of Elm Creek Township, Marshall County. Christian Mohrbacher was born in Bavaria, Ger- many. Oct. 30, 1838, and remembers the exciting journey across the Atlantic, when, with the eager- ness and interest natural to a child of six years, he first beheld the wonders of the ocean. and experi- enced the dangers of the deep. The family. after their arrival in this country, first located in Wis- consin. and in May, 1860, came to Marshall County, Kan., where our subject continued for a few years to reside with his parents.
Preparatory to establishing home ties of his own, Mr. Mohrbacher was married in Marshall County, Kan .. May 18. 1864, to Miss Martha E. Tanner, a native of Ironton. Ohio. She was born May 14, 1840. to the late George and Elizabeth Tanner, who in 1857 left their home in lowa, to face the perils of the farther West, and coming toward the setting sun, located in Pawnee County. Neb., where they passed the remainder of their lives.
After this important event in the life of Mr. Christian Mohrbacher and his wife. they came to
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make their home in Elm Creek Township, and pur- chased a farm. upon which they lived until the death of the wife, August 30, 1871, at her home. There had been born to them five children, namely : Alexander, Hettie E., Edwin, Thomas, and Chris- topher J. Hettie is the wife of J. E. McMann, of Franklin Township, and the brothers are in Kansas and Missouri; Edwin and Christopher have received a good education, having graduated from Ritner's Commercial College, at St. Joseph. Mo. Edwin is a teacher, and Christopher is in the mercantile busi- ness in Summerfield, Kan. After the death of the wife and mother, Mr. Mohrbacher sold his farm, and in 1873 bought his present estate, comprising 400 acres on section 16, Franklin Township.
The present wife of Mr. Mohrbacher, to whom he was married in Milwaukee County, Wis., Feb. 11, 1873, was Miss Caroline Koch. daughter of the late Albert and Sophia Koch, natives of Hanover, Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Koch were attracted to the fertile soil of the New World, by the reports of its wondrous wealth, and sought its shores, hop- ing to obtain a competence for their declining years, and for their children. There were seven in the fan- ily, Mrs. Mohrbacher being the fourth in order of birth. It was in 1842 that they came to America, and settled in Milwaukee County, Wis., where the father passed to his final rest in 1857, while the inother still survives. Mrs. Mohrbacher was born in Milwaukee County, Wis., Ocet. 30, 1847, and was a loving member of her father's household until she removed to one of her own. By her union with Mr. Mohrbacher, she has become the mother of four children, who are: Matilda E., George T., Cora E., Frances K. These children are receiving good educations in the district schools, and are bright, active, and energetic, taking pleasure in the sports of youth, and also becoming proficient in book lore. The father is a School Director, in which capacity he has served for many years, and has helped to elevate the grade of the schools, and the instruction therein obtained is now imparted by competent teachers, fully prepared for the im- portant positions to which they are appointed.
The political sympathies of our subject were with the Republican party for many years, but recently he has changed in his opinions, and now votes with
the Democratic party. He and his wife and fam- ily are members of St. Gregory's Catholic Church, of which Rev. M. J. Schmickler is pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Mohrbacher have many friends among the people in their community, whom they welcome into their pleasant home with ever cheer- ful hospitality. They enjoy the universal esteem of the people with whom they have for so many years associated. A fine view of their commodious residence will be welcomed by their many friends.
NTON HUBER. Were it possible to live in a condition of perfect contentment on earth, the acme of human longings would seem to be reached, and the limit of mor- tal ambitions to be attained, when one, after a life of honorable labor, prepares to spend the remain- ing time allowed him on earth, in the midst of a loving family, surrounded by the comforts of a pleasant home, and in the enjoyment of good health. The possessor of 480 acres of well-im- proved and fertile land, with a worthy and amia- ble wife, and bright and intelligent children. the recipient of the respect of all who know him, the subject of this biographical review is surely in an enviable position with reference to the good things of this existence.
A native of Germany, and born March 31, 1825, to Eknaz and Mary Huber, our subject was reared to manhood in the Fatherland, and like all boys of that wonderful country was early made useful around the parental homestead. Ilis educational facilities were limited, but this deficiency has been compensated for by a thorough, systematic course of reading, so that he has gained an excellent knowledge of topics of general interest. In the home of his boyhood Mr. Huber resided until the spring of 1859. In the meantime he had chosen a life partner, Miss Julia Richard. to whom he was married, in Germany, in 1857. She is the daugh- ter of John and Lizzie Richard, and was, like her husband, a native of Germany, the date of her birthi being Feb. 21, 1831. During all the years of trial
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and labor that have ensued since they were united in marriage, Mrs. Iluber has been a faithful com- panion to him, with whom she has shared sorrows and joys. pleasures and pains, ever a solace in dis- appointment. and a refuge in trouble, and in sick- ness has ministered untiringly to the wants of those dear unto her.
Attracted to the shores of the New World, Mr. Huber, accompanied by his wife, eame, in 1857, to seek the El Dorado of the West, offering opportu- nities to the denizens of small crowded tenement houses of great cities, as well as to the overtaxed and underpaid workers in all departments of labor, a home, and a chance for their children to become useful and honored citizens, and prosperous men and women. Thirty-nine days were consumed in crossing the ocean, and after landing in New York they came directly to Peru, LaSalle Co .. Ill .. where Mr. Huber was for thirteen years employed at various occupations. Once more he prepared to make a home in a strange land and accordingly. in 1870, left those who had become endeared to him by ties of friendship, and came to Marshall County, Kan. Ile has since been a resident of sec- tion 6, Franklin Township, where, as above stated, he owns 480 acres of fine farming land, embellished with good buildings, and well improved.
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