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Gc 977.801 J63co Cockrell, Ewing History of Johnson County, Missouri
Ewing Cockrell
HISTORY
OF
JOHNSON COUNTY MISSOURI
BY
EWING COCKRELL
ILLUSTRATED
HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, TOPEKA CLEVELAND 1918
THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED TO THE MEM- ORY OF SENATOR FRANCIS M. COCKRELL. THE AUTHOR.
PREFACE. 1333126
Men come and go. They perform their allotted work upon this earth and then depart. Others follow to take up the work left unfinished by those who have preceded them. It was ordained by an omnipotent and omniscient Providence that it should be the task of His creatures here below to go forth into, subdue, and people the waste places of the earth, the forests, and the plains ; to change the wide spaces of land into fertile areas so as to pro- vide sustenance for mankind. The vanguard were the pioneers, men and women accustomed to simple methods of living, inured to hardships, bred to a life which required that they wrest a livelihood from the soil, and im- bued with the spirit of generations of pioneers. They accomplished their self-imposed task and subdued the prairie lands of what is now known as Johnson county. They paved the pathway for others who followed to re- sume the task of making a happy and prosperous community. Their work was well and faithfully done and this volume of Johnson county history might fittingly be dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women.
Lest we forget, lest the children of today and of the tomorrows know not the deeds of their progenitors, this history has been written and pub- lished-affording an authentic and readable record for all time to come, the story of the settlement and upbuilding of Johnson county.
History has been and is now being made. The great task of founding and creating an important section of the great commonwealth of Missouri has been accomplished. The future will bring forth still greater develop- ment. That this is possible is due to the bravery and hardihood of that noble race who have preceded the present citizenry and who lie sleeping peacefully beneath the sod they loved so well.
The following pages present a true and accurate history of Johnson county, based upon personal narratives, research, compilation, and official records. Inasmuch as history in the aggregate is a record of the composite achievements of all the people in a community during a course of many years, it is necessary to present much personal history in a work of this kind.
True history is based upon personal achievement. True history, then, in its wider sense is but biography. . The biographical department of this
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history of Johnson county, therefore, is important, as presenting a record of the leading families of Johnson county and recording the personal achievements of the men and women who have made Johnson county what it is today. In the publishing of this important department which is destined for the enlightenment of the present and future generations as to the best information available concerning their forebears, the publishers desire to state that no effort has been spared to insure accuracy without exaggeration, to produce a department which is readable and interesting from the stand- points of both the student and the reader.
Thanks and appreciation are due the people of Johnson county for the excellent patronage afforded this worthy project. This book is truly and sincerely a Johnson county project, made for and by the people of this county.
THE PUBLISHERS.
Warrensburg, Missouri, May 1, 1918.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Adams, John
584
Adams, Susan E. (Marshall) 584
Anderson, Dr. James I
464
Behm, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
640
Bell, Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
752
Boyles, Charles A.
856
Bush, Andrew Jackson
592
Bush, Mary (Fuller)
592
Caldwell, William E., and Family.
792
Cockrell, Ewing
Frontispiece
Cockrell, Senator Francis M.
317
Court House, Johnson County
65
Crissey, William E.
448
Davis, W. O.
616
Dawson, J. T.
744
Dawson, Luther W. 744
Des Combes, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
L., and Family
496
Doak, Mr. and Mrs. John A.
488
Draper, M. C.
728
Draper, Mrs. M. C.
728
Fewel, Henry E.
512
Fickas, John L., and Wife
800
Fitch, Albert Crawford, and Family_ 696
Fulkerson, Dr. James Monroe
268
Fulkerson, Mrs. James Monroe.
268
Gillilan, Mr. and Mrs. John M
504
Hall, J. E.
688
Halsey, Thomas Jefferson
528
Hanthorn, Isaac W.
624
Hering, James H.
560
Home, Johnson County
153
House, First
Built
in
Johnson
County
266
Houx, George W.
552
Houx, Reverend J. H.
472
Howerton, Dr. R. H.
600
Hunter, Samuel F.
648
Hutchinson, James E. 608
Hutchinson, Mary
608
Kauffman, Isaac
632
Kimzey, Judge T. L., and Wife
656
Littlefield, E. C.
664
McDougal, W. Clark
1136
Mayes, Wm. J.
441
Morton, H. C.
736
Morton, Mrs. H. C.
736
Ozias, Elmer J.
536
Patterson, Minerva (Poindexter)
568
Patterson, Thomas Alexander, Sr.
568
Pemberton, H. L.
544
Pemberton, L. W.
544
Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Behm
640
Rigg, Mrs. T. E.
760
Rigg, T. E.
760
Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. 720
Sanders, S. Y.
776
Senior, John Granderson
576
Senior, Mrs. John Granderson
576
Sprague, William Truman
784
Stillwell, Orl
816
Summers, Judge B. F.
824
Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
520
Theiss, Peter, Residence of.
832
Tompkins, Stephen E., and Family.
768
Tracy, E. F.
456
Williams, Thomas Eugene, and Fam- ily 672
Young, Elijah W., and Family
704
Youngs, Mr. and Mrs. George
712
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I-GEOLOGY.
FORMATION-GEOLOGICAL DIVISIONS-DRILLINGS IN JOHNSON COUNTY-SHAFT AT SUTHERLAND, JOHNSON COUNTY-PLEASANTON FORMATION IN JOHNSON, CASS AND JACKSON COUNTIES-THE WARRENSBURG SANDSTONE-GEOLOGY AND SOIL-AUTHORITIES PAGES 65-72
CHAPTER II .- INDIANS.
THE COUNTRY OF THE OSAGES-EARLY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE WHITE SET- TLERS AND THE INDIANS-TREATY OF NOVEMBER, 1808-PURCHASE PRICE OF JOHNSON COUNTY-CHARACTER OF OSAGES-THE INDIANS' YEARLY PAGES 73-76 CIRCLE
CHAPTER III .- TRAILS AND ROADS.
ORIGIN OF TRAILS AND ROADS-INDIAN TRAILS-THE OLD INDIAN TRAIL-EARLY ROADS-FIRST PUBLIC ROADS-STAGE COACHES-ROAD DEVELOPMENT- ROADS TODAY-ROAD CONDITIONS IN GENERAL-ROAD IMPROVEMENTS- COUNTY GRADES-INTER-COUNTYSEAT HIGHWAYS-CONCRETE CULVERTS- STEEL BRIDGES-INTEREST IN ROAD WORK PAGES 77-84
CHAPTER IV .- EARLY SETTLEMENTS.
PRIMITIVE MODES OF TRAVEL-SANTA FE TRAIL-EXTRACT FROM "PIONEER FAMILIES OF MISSOURI"-FIRST SETTLEMENTS IN JOHNSON COUNTY -- PLEASANT RICE-NICHOLAS HOUX-JOHN H. INGRAM-JONATHAN AND BALDWIN FINE- WILLIAM CHEEK - WILLIAM NORRIS-JUDGE HARVEY HARRISON-STEPHEN BLEVINS-LIST OF HEADS OF FAMILIES IN MARCH, 1831-REMINISCENCES-CHILHOWEE OLD SETTLERS' REUNION __ PAGES 85-91
CHAPTER V .- ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS.
TERRITORY-STATE-COUNTY-TOWNSHIPS-COUNTY COURT BUSINESS-COUNTY SEAT-CIRCUIT CLERKS-CIRCUIT JUDGES-COMMON PLEAS JUDGES-CRIM- INAL JUDGES-COUNTY COURT JUDGES-SUPERVISORS AND JUSTICES- JUDGES-COLLECTORS-COUNTY CLERKS-CORONERS - PROSECUTING AT- TORNEYS - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS - PROBATE JUDGES - RECORDERS- REPRESENTATIVES - SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS - SHERIFFS -STATE SENA- TORS FROM JOHNSON COUNTY-SURVEYORS-TREASURERS-COUNTY OFFI- CERS' SALARIES OR FEES PAGES 92-10I
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER VI .- RAILROADS.
RELATION OF RAILROADS TO DEVELOPMENT OF WEST-CONSERVATISM OF A CENTURY AGO-RAILROAD CONVENTION AT ST. LOUIS IN 1836-ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AFFECTING JOHNSON COUNTY-FIRST LOCOMOTIVE ON PACIFIC RAILROAD-FIRST RAILROADS IN MISSOURI-LEGISLATION AFFECT- ING JOHNSON COUNTY IN 1852-EXTENSION OF PACIFIC RAILROAD IN 1865- OPPOSITION-INFLUENCE OF COLONEL B. W. GROVER, MAJOR N. B. HOLDEN, AND W. H. ANDERSON-BONDS-"THE QUARRY SWITCH"-ST. LOUIS & SANTA FE-ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO-MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS-CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC-"WILD-CATTING"-PROPOSED ROAD FROM WAR- RENSBURG TO MARSHALL PAGES 102-105
CHAPTER VII .- MILITARY.
THE MORMON WAR-THE CIVIL WAR-TWO PHASES OF THE MILITARY HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY: (1) JOHNSON COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE MAIN UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES-THE FIRST COMPANIES-CON- FEDERATE ORGANIZATIONS-UNION ORGANIZATIONS-(2) THE WAR IN JOHNSON COUNTY-BLACKENED POST MARKS FOUR SOLDIERS' GRAVES- SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR PAGES 106-118
CHAPTER VIII .- REIGN OF TERROR.
JOHNSON COUNTY THE SCENE OF LAWLESSNESS AND ORGANIZED CRIME-GEN- ERAL FRANK P. BLAIR -. MEETING ON JUNE 1, 1866-"OLD BILL STEVENS"- MURDER OF DAVID SWEITZER-CALL MEETING AT COUNTY COURT HOUSE -ADDRESSES BY PROFESSOR BIGGER AND REVEREND J. W. NEWCOMB- COMMITTEE APPOINTED-ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS-THE VIGILANTES AT WORK-"DICK" SANDERS-"BILL" STEVENS-"JEFF" COLLINS-THOMAS STEVENS-"MORG" ANDREWS-HALL-THOMAS W. LITTLE-JAMES M. SIMS -THE COMMITTEE'S WORK ENDED PAGES 119-127
CHAPTER IX .- PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT OF JOHNSON COUNTY-EARLY SCHOOLS-EARLY STUDIES AND METHODS OF TEACHING-PRESENT STUDIES AND METHODS-RESULTS OF EARLY AND PRESENT EDUCATION - SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOLS - RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS-THE ELM HIGH SCHOOL-FARMERS' (FAYETTEVILLE) HIGH SCHOOL-THE FIRST SCHOOL BOARD OF FAYETTEVILLE-THE JOHN- SON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TODAY PAGES 128-141
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER X .- STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. District No. 2.
EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH NORMAL SCHOOLS IN MISSOURI-ORIGIN OF THE WAR- RENSBURG STATE NORMAL SCHOOL-HOW THE NORMAL SCHOOL OPENED- THE NORMAL SCHOOL SINCE THE FIRE-OUTLINE OF COURSE IN DIDACTICS BY PRESIDENT BEARD: CULTURE, INSTRUCTION, MANAGEMENT-TRAINING SCHOOL-SUMMER SCHOOL - ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT - TECHNICAL DE- PARTMENT PAGES 142-150
CHAPTER XI .- COUNTY FINANCES.
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT-UNSETTLED CONDITIONS DUE TO CIVIL WAR- SMALL EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE IN EARLY DAYS-DEBTS DUE JOHN- SON COUNTY-INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT FUND-BONDS-COURT HOUSE- COUNTY HOME-COUNTY REVENUE-DISBURSEMENTS-SPECIAL ACCOUNTS -VALUATIONS AND TAX RATES PAGES 151-155
CHAPTER XII .- WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
LOCATION, ORGANIZATION, NAMING-GEOGRAPHY AND SOILS-THE KNOBS- EARLY SETTLEMENTS-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY SCHOOLS-JUSTICES- COUNTY OFFICERS-POPULATION-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS- COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-ORGANIZATIONS-KNOB NOSTER
PAGES 156-163
CHAPTER XIII .- JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
DESCRIPTION, ORGANIZATION, NAMING-GEOGRAPHY AND SOIL-EARLY SETTLE- MENTS-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS-EARLY TEACHERS-EARLY STORES AND POSTOFFICES-JUSTICES-COUNTY OFFI- CERS-POPULATION, PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS - ORGANIZA- TIONS PAGES 164-169
CHAPTER XIV .- MADISON TOWNSHIP.
DESCRIPTION, ORGANIZATION, NAMING-GEOGRAPHY-SOILS-EARLY SETTLE- MENTS-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY SCHOOLS-JUSTICES-COUNTY OFFI- CERS-POPULATION-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS-COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-ORGANIZATIONS PAGES 170-176
CHAPTER XV .- HOLDEN.
LOCATION AND NAMING-FIRST BUILDINGS-ORGANIZATION-FIRST SCHOOLS- FIRST POSTOFFICE - EARLY CEMETERY - EARLY CHURCHES - BANKS HOLDEN TODAY-MAYORS-COUNCILMEN - ATTORNEYS - CLERKS - MAR- SHALS-TREASURERS-STREET COMMISSIONERS-POLICE JUDGES-ASSESS- ORS-COLLECTORS PAGES 177-184
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XVI .- JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
DESCRIPTION, LOCATION, ORGANIZATION-NAMING - GEOGRAPHY - SOIL - EARLY SETTLEMENTS-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS -EARLY TEACHERS-FIRST POSTOFFICE-OFFICIAL RECORDS AND STA- TISTICS, JUSTICES-COUNTY OFFICERS-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PROD- UCTS -- ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-POPULATION-ORGANIZATIONS-PITTS- VILLE PAGES 185-191
CHAPTER XVII .- WARRENSBURG TOWNSHIP.
ORGANIZATION, NAMING-GEOGRAPHY-SOIL-EARLY SETTLEMENTS-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY SCHOOLS-PERTLE SPRINGS-WARRENSBURG QUAR- RIES-JUSTICES-COUNTY OFFICERS-POPULATION-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS-COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-ORGANIZATIONS
PAGES 192-200
CHAPTER XVIII .- WARRENSBURG.
"OLD WARRENSBURG" (By Mel. P. Moody)-DESCRIPTION, NAMING-EARLY ESTAB- LISHMENTS-MARTIN WARREN'S LOG HOUSE-FIRES OF DECEMBER 24, 1866, AND NOVEMBER 29, 1873-EARLY HOTELS-EARLY SCHOOLS-AFTER THE CIVIL WAR-CHURCHES-CEMETERIES-SCHOOLS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR-MILLS-OLD MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES-POSTOFFICE-INCORPOR- ATION - MAYORS - COUNCILMEN - ASSESSORS - ATTORNEYS - CLERKS -COLLECTORS-ENGINEERS-MARSHALS-ASSISTANT MARSHALS - POLICE JUDGES-SEXTONS-STREET COMMISSIONERS-TREASURERS - EARLY MEN AND THINGS OF WARRENSBURG IN EXISTENCE TODAY: BUILDINGS, MEN, WOMEN - POPULATION - WARRENSBURG, 1910: (Sex, Color, and Nativity), DWELLINGS AND FAMILIES, ILLITERACY, SCHOOL AGE AND ATTENDANCE, -MALES OF VOTING AGE-THE WARRENSBURG COMMERCIAL CLUB.
PAGES 201-223
CHAPTER XIX .- POST OAK TOWNSHIP.
ORGANIZATION, LOCATION, NAMING-GEOGRAPHY-SOIL-EARLY SETTLEMENTS -MILLS-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS-EARLY POSTOFFICES-JUSTICES-COUNTY OFFICERS - POPULATION - PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-ORGANIZA- TIONS-LEETON PAGES 224-231
CHAPTER XX .- HAZEL HILL TOWNSHIP.
DESCRIPTION, ORGANIZATION, NAMING-GEOGRAPHY AND SOILS-EARLY SET- TLEMENTS - EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS- TEACHERS-EARLY POSTOFFICE-JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-COUNTY OFFI- CERS-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS-COUNTY ROAD IMPROVE- MENTS-POPULATION-ORGANIZATIONS PAGES 232-238
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXI .- CHILHOWEE TOWNSHIP.
LOCATION, ORGANIZATION, NAMING - GEOGRAPHY -SOILS -INDIAN MOUNDS- EARLY SETTLEMENTS - EARLY PHYSICIANS - EARLY CHURCHES - CEME- TERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS-OFFICIAL RECORDS, STATISTICS-JUSTICES- COUNTY OFFICERS-POPULATION-PERSONAL PROPERTY, EARLY PRODUCTS -ROAD IMPROVEMENTS -ORGANIZATIONS -CHILHOWEE VILLAGE - CHIL- HOWEE TOWN-MAGNOLIA-DENTON PAGES 239-247
CHAPTER XXII .- GROVER TOWNSHIP.
LOCATION, ORGANIZATION, DESCRIPTION-ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESENT BOUND- ARIES - NAMING - GEOGRAPHY -SOILS - EARLY SETTLEMENTS - EARLY PHYSICIANS-POSTOFFICE AND POSTMASTERS-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS-TEACHERS-OFFICIAL RECORDS - STATIS- TICS, JUSTICES-PERSONAL PROPERTY, PRODUCTS-ROAD IMPROVEMENTS -POPULATION-ORGANIZATIONS PAGES 248-255
CHAPTER XXIII .- ROSE HILL TOWNSHIP.
LOCATION, ORGANIZATION, NAMING-GEOGRAPHY-SOILS-EARLY SETTLEMENTS -FIRST MILLS-FIRST ENTERPRISES-FIRST SETTLEMENT-FIRST POST- OFFICE - EARLY TOWNS - EARLY CHURCHES - EARLY CEMETERIES- EARLY SCHOOLS-JUSTICES-COUNTY OFFICERS-POPULATION-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS-COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-ORGANIZA- TIONS PAGES 256-264
CHAPTER XXIV .- COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP.
DESCRIPTION, ORGANIZATION-GEOGRAPHY AND SOILS-FIRST SETTLERS-FIRST MILL-EARLY PHYSICIANS -FIRST COURT - FIRST POSTOFFICE - FIRST STORE-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS-JUS- TICES-COUNTY OFFICERS-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS-COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-POPULATION-ORGANIZATIONS PAGES 265-273
CHAPTER XXV .- KINGSVILLE TOWNSHIP.
ORGANIZATION. NAMING-GEOGRAPHY AND SOIL-EARLY SETTLEMENTS-FIRST POSTOFFICE-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS- EARLY TEACHERS-JUSTICES-COUNTY OFFICERS-POPULATION-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS-COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-ORGANIZA- TIONS-KINGSVILLE PAGES 274-279
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXVI .- CENTERVIEW TOWNSHIP.
ORGANIZATION AND NAMING-GEOGRAPHY, SOILS-EARLY SETTLERS-EARLY
. SCHOOLS-EARLY CHURCHES-OFFICIAL RECORDS, STATISTICS-JUSTICES- COUNTY OFFICERS-POPULATION-PERSONAL PROPERTY-ROAD IMPROVE- MENTS-ORGANIZATIONS-CENTERVIEW TOWN PAGES 280-286
CHAPTER XXVII .- SIMPSON TOWNSHIP.
ORGANIZATION, NAMING-GEOGRAPHY-SOIL -EARLY SETTLEMENTS - EARLY PHYSICIANS-EARLY POSTOFFICES-EARLY SCHOOLS-EARLY CEMETERIES -EARLY CHURCHES-JUSTICES -COUNTY OFFICERS - POPULATION - PER- SONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS-COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-OR- GANIZATIONS PAGES 287-294
CHAPTER XXVIII .- MONTSERRAT TOWNSHIP.
ORGANIZATION-GEOGRAPHY-SOIL-EARLY SETTLEMENTS-EARLY CHURCHES . -EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY MILL: GALLAHER'S MILL-EARLY SCHOOLS -JUSTICES-COUNTY OFFICERS-POPULATION-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS - COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-ORGANIZATION-MONTSER- RAT PAGES 295-300
CHAPTER XXIX .- POLITICAL.
POLITICAL TEMPERATURE OF JOHNSON COUNTY-BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR- CIVIL WAR-AFTER THE CIVIL WAR-SPECIAL SERVICE-DEVELOP- MENT PAGES 301-303
CHAPTER XXX .- MEDICINE.
WORK OF PHYSICIANS IN DEVELOPMENT OF JOHNSON COUNTY-CHANGES IN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PRACTICES SINCE 1834-NEW METHODS OF COM- BATING DISEASES-EARLY PHYSICIANS-THE JOHNSON COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION-HOSPITALS-OSTEOPATHY PAGES 304-312
CHAPTER XXXI .- BENCH AND BAR.
FIRST SESSION OF CIRCUIT COURT-FIRST RECORDS-FIRST CASE-FIRST AR- REST-FIRST SESSIONS AT WARRENSBURG-JOHN F. RYLAND - RUSSELL HICKS-FIRST LAWYERS FEW RESIDENT LAWYERS IN EARLY DAYS- LEGAL BUSINESS BEFORE CIVIL WAR-SAVING RECORDS DURING . WAR- LEGAL BUSINESS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR-PERSONNEL OF LOCAL BAR IN ANTE-BELLUM PERIOD-GENERATIONS OF ATTORNEYS-PRACTICING ATTOR- NEYS OF JOHNSON COUNTY-COURT STENOGRAPHERS-LITIGATION SINCE 1865-"THE OLD COURT HOUSE" (By Mel. P. Moody)-THE TRUE STORY OF "OLD DRUM" PAGES 313-327
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXXII .- BANKS AND BANKING.
IN EARLY DAYS-EARLY WARRENSBURG BANKS-EARLY KNOB NOSTER BANKS -EARLY HOLDEN BANKS-BANKS TODAY-BANK OF HOLDEN-BANK OF KNOB NOSTER-FARMERS & COMMERCIAL BANK-CITIZENS BANK-BANK OF KINGSVILLE-BANK OF CENTERVIEW-PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK-BANK OF LATOUR-BANK OF LEETON-COMMERCIAL BANK-CHILHOWEE BANK- BANK OF MAGNOLIA-FARMERS BANK OF CHILHOWEE-AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY-PEOPLES STATE BANK-FARMERS BANK OF LEETON - FIRST NATIONAL BANK-SUMMARY PAGES 328-336
CHAPTER XXXIII .- JOHNSON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS. (By Mel. P. Moody.)
FIRST ATTEMPTS AT JOURNALISM IN JOHNSON COUNTY-"STANDARD-HERALD", 1865-"STAR JOURNAL", 1865-"HOLDEN ENTERPRISE", 1867-"KNOB NOSTER GEM", 1878-"CHILHOWEE BLADE", 1894-"LEETON TIMES", 1897-"HOLDEN PROGRESS", 1903-"NORMAL STUDENT", 1911-"JOHNSON COUNTY DEMO- CRAT", 1913-JOHNSON COUNTY NEWSPAPER FILES-OLD PAPERS.
PAGES 337-342
CHAPTER XXXIV .- AGRICULTURE.
CLIMATE-WEATHER-METHODS OF SOIL CULTIVATION DETERMINED BY EARLY CONDITIONS-ADAPTATION TO NEW CONDITIONS-RELATION OF STOCK RAISING TO GRAIN PRODUCTION - CORN-WHEAT-OATS-RYE-HAY-AL- FALFA-SWEET CLOVER-SORGHUM-TOBACCO-FRUIT-NUTS -IRISH PO- TATOES, STRAWBERRIES, ONIONS, TOMATOES-LIVE STOCK-CREAMERIES -HORSES AND MULES-HOGS-SHEEP-POULTRY-PREVAILING SYSTEM OF LAND TENURE-DAMS AND TILE DRAINS-AVERAGE SIZE AND VALUE OF FARMS-FARM LABOR - GENERAL PROSPERITY-CO-OPERATION-DATA ON AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS IN 1910-EXPORTS-HORTICULTURE
PAGES 343-357
CHAPTER XXXV .- LIVE STOCK.
DEVELOPMENT OF LIVE STOCK INTERESTS-REGISTERED LIVE STOCK BREED- ERS' ASSOCIATION-NUMBER OF BREEDERS AND POULTRYMEN-MEMBER- SHIP AND OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION-SHORTHORNS-HEREFORDS-PO- LAND CHINAS-BREEDING IN JOHNSON COUNTY-MULES-JACKS.
PAGES 358-364
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXXVI .- SOILS.
GENERAL GEOGRAPHY -CLASSIFICATION OF SOILS- AREAS OF DIFFERENT SOILS-SUMMIT SILT LOAM-SUMMIT SILTY CLAY LOAM-PETTIS SERIES- PETTIS SILT LOAM-CRAWFORD SERIES-CRAWFORD SILT LOAM-CRAW- FORD STONY LOAM-BOONE SERIES - BOONE SILT LOAM - BOONE FINE SANDY LOAM-BOONE GRAVELLY LOAM-BATES SERIES-BATES SILT LOAM -OSWEGO SILT LOAM-CHEROKEE SILT LOAM-OSAGE SERIES-OSAGE SILT LOAM -- OSAGE SILTY CLAY LOAM-OSAGE CLAY-CHARITON SILT LOAM- ROBERTSVILLE SILT LOAM PAGES 365-375
CHAPTER XXXVII .- CHURCHES.
CHRISTIAN-BAPTIST-METHODIST EPISCOPAL-BRETHREN-THE REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS-CUMBERLAND PRES- BYTERIAN-PRESBYTERIAN-METHODIST EPISCOPAL, SOUTH-CATHOLIC- MISCELLANEOUS-GERMAN LUTHERAN-NEGRO. PAGES 376-414
CHAPTER XXXVIII-LODGES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
MASONS- ORDER OF EASTERN STAR-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-MODERN WOOD- MEN OF AMERICA-THE ROYAL NEIGHBORS-ODD FELLOWS-REBEKAHS- THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS-OTHER FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS-WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION-CIVIL WAR ORGANIZATIONS PAGES 415-426
CHAPTER XXXIX .- MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
THE HOME MAKERS' CLUBS-FARMERS' ORGANIZATIONS-JOHNSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU-COMMUNITY WORK CLUBS PAGES 427-432
CHAPTER XL .- THE WORLD WAR.
EFFECTIVE WORK DONE IN JOHNSON COUNTY-REGISTRATION BOARD-COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE-THIRD LIBERTY LOAN ORGANIZATION-SPEAKERS' ORGANIZATIONS-THE HOME GUARDS-AMERICAN RED CROSS-JUNIOR RED CROSS-WORK OF THE RED CROSS IN JOHNSON COUNTY PAGES 433-440
CHAPTER XLI .- BIOGRAPHICAL.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
Aber, M. D. 451
Adams, George 1074
Adams, John 584
Adams John A. 970
Adams, J. W.
636
Alexander, Patrick H. 848
Allen, Dr. Forrest 914
Ames, Frank N. 840
Anderson, Dr. James I.
464
Anderson, Dr. John T.
997
Andruss, Dr. Edward
625
Atkins, Judge Charles C.
756
Atkins, R. T. 940
Ayler, John P. 962
Ayler, William H. 962
Ayres, Jacob 1000
Baile, Cliff A. 884
Baird, John B. 556
Baird, Mrs. Hannah (Broyles) 555
Baker, Charles A. 990
Baker, Charles A.
1030
Baker, John F.
1013
Baldwin, T. S. 725
Ball, Frank D. 604
Bank of Holden 1015
Barnett, Lee
1023
Beall, Charles H. 810
Beard, Noah
706
Behm, Frank 640
Bell, D. L.
752
Belt, S. F. 1003
Bills, Dr. R. L. 774
Blacksten, Eli
822
Blevins, Ezekiel 1066
Boisseau, Oscar Gilliland
1017
Boosinger, Samuel Dudley 1002
Bozarth, G. B. 650
Bradbury, T. J. 1113
Bradley, Dr. T. L. 461
Bradley, James H. 981
Bradley, R. D. 960
Bradley, R. J. 960
Bridges, Charles R. 599
Boone, Robert F. 892
Bowman, John W. 588
Boyd, George M. 596
Boyles, Charles A. 856
Brown, R. L. 910
Browning, W. T. 955
Burford, Humphrey M. 987
Buente, H. B. 1121
Bunn, Mrs. Mary J. (Mints) 1027
Bunn, Thomas J. 1028
Burkarth, G. F. 573
Burns, W. F. 1124
Burris, Charles T. 1142
Burris, Lewis L. 845
Burriss, Warrick P. 825
Bush, Oren J.
592
Byram, T. C.
751
Caldwell, Joseph W. 710
Caldwell, William E. 792
Campbell, James J. 924
Carpenter, J. L.
738
Carter, L. H.
063
Chapman, Nelson
743
Cheatham, Thomas E.
1050
Christian, Col. S. M. 1061
Clark, Harry T. 535
Clark, H. F. 509
Clark, W. S. 539
Coats, Riley 837
Cockefair, William R. 581
Coleman, J. E. 1103
Collins, C. R. 1122
Collins, P. B. 818
Colster, Jolın
1111
Cooper, A. D. 701
Cooper, George 879
Cooper, J. L. 685
Cooper, R. C. 1085
Corum, D. D. 578
Corum, Mrs. Della B. (Smith) 580
Craig, A. M.
646
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
Crissey, William E. 448
Crossley, Wallace 137
Crutcher, James, Jr. 598
Culp, Jesse J.
517
Culp, Peter Howell 906
Curnutt, C. A. 923
Dalhouse, Samuel M. 814
Dalton, J. F. 844
Davis, Holt
801
Davis, J. J.
1021
Davis, M. H.
963
Davis. W. O.
616
Dawson, Luther W. 744
Dennis, W. S. 1087
Des Combes, John L. 901
Des Combes, Lonna L.
895
Des Combes, Thomas L. 496
Dixon, Charles W.
1037
Dixon, Mrs. Ella (Duffield) 1038
Doak, John A. 488
Dofflemyer, John T. 969
Douglass, Granville A.
873
Douglass, Pulaski N.
722
Draper, Mrs. M. C.
728
Drinkwater, William Henry 1072
Drummond, James Theodore
478
Dudley, Thomas D.
980
Duffey, James
1094
Dutcher, Charles Henry 828
Dyer, Alex J. 911
Early, W. S. 741
Eldredge, E. A. 1004
Elliott, Hubert 747
Elliott, J. B.
546
Elliott, John Frizzell
571
Eppright, Charles S.
727
Eppright, G. W.
1096
Eppright, Mrs. Mary Jane (Stone)_ 740
Farnsworth, C. L. 762
Farnsworth, R. A. 945
Farnsworth, W. R. 764
Fewel, Henry E. 512
Fickas, Adam
808
Fickas, John L. 800
Fitch, Albert Crawford 696
Fulkerson, Honorable Reuben B. 806
Fulkerson, Nicholas Houx. 789
Garrett, W. A. 691
Garrison, H. R. 839
Garvey, John M. 904
Gibson, S. P. 622
Gibson, W. T. 684
Gillilan, C. L. 454
Gillilan, J. G. 139
Gillilan, John M. 504
Gilbert, G. Allen 894
Gilkeson, John M. 916
Golladay, M. L.
610
Goodnight, Charles G. 450
Goodwin, W. F. 689
Gore, L. C., Jr. 927
Graham, George B. 772
Graham, John S.
865
Graves, Thomas
974
Gray, Charles A.
1030
Greenlee, Mary C. (Divers) 514
Greenwell, C. G. 1045
Greenwell, Mrs. Nancy (Williams) 1047
Greenwell, Robert W.
1048
Greenwood, J. W.
634
Gregg, L. L.
134
Greim, Barbara (Brunner) 534
Greim, James B. 533
Greim, John K. 882
Greim, Walter R.
458
Grinstead, J. Ransom 462
Hall. Dr. O. B. 669
Hall, J. E.
688
Haller, James A. 1100
Halley, W. P.
958
Halsey, Thomas Jefferson
528
Hamisfar, Dr. M. D. 670
Hamisfar, James M. 585
Hammond, Wyatt H.
630
Hanthorn, Isaac W.
624
Harmon, Bradford
606
Harris, A. B.
718
Harris, C. H., Jr.
Harris, J. C.
949
Harrison, C. H.
893
Harrison, J. Wesley 468
Hartnell, William G. 1019
Harwood, Walter S.
993
Hatfield, Robert E. L.
875
Heberling, Jacob
486
948
Harrison, Charles Andrew
851
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
Hedges. W. L., M. D. 491
Heizer, David E. 819
Helderbrand, G. W. 1091
Henderson, Thomas 842
Hering, James H.
560
Herndon, W. T. 1084
Heuerman, J. W. 1126
Hickman, Mrs. Mollie M. (Tyler) 889
Hilke. Otto 999
Hobbs, Millard 798
Hodges, Reverend J. S.
769
Hoefner, Dr. J. H. B. 674
Holden Milling & Elevator Co., The 575
Holloway, Reverend J. T. 1108
Houts, Mrs. Fanita (Baldwin) 899
Houx, Charles 480
Houx, George W. 552
Houx, Mrs. J. H. 472
Howard, Robert L.
453
Howerton, J. B. H.
600
Hull, Calvin T. 668
Hull, Mrs. Margaret (Clifton) 1105
Hull, R. C. 1104
Hunt, William P. 730
Hunter, Mrs. Belle A. (Post) 648
Hunter, Z. B.
791
Hume, J. T. 707
Hussey, R. D. 1097
Hutchinson, James E.
608
Hyer, William L.
1129
Irwin, Mrs. Maude ( Maxwell)
498
Jacoby, Isaiah 907
Jacoby, Levi 929
James, Elbert S. 991
Jennings, Edwin
1058
Johnson, Christopher 891
Johnson, William E., M. D. 487
Jones, Will R. 925
Jordan, J. W. 888
Kauffman, Isaac 632
Kendrick, E. F. 665
Kern, Stever Y. 734
Kimzey, Judge T. L. 656
Kinney, Ivan J.
986
Kitterman, Z. T.
934
Knaus, John 931
Lamb, Thomas C. 913
Lampkin, James Harvey 594
Lazenby. William 507
Lee, John A. 1015
Lee, John J. 717
Lemley. John 709
Lewis, E. E. 1008
Lewis, Simeon Thomas 1006
Little, Edwin B. 746
Littlefield, E. C.
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