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Mr. Bailey was born October 28, 1845, his parents being James and Nancy ( Wil- son ) Bailey, the former a native of Tennes- see and the latter of Kentucky. They were married in Kentucky and came to Missouri, spending the winter in Ray county, whence they came to Atchison county and located near the present site of the town of Tarkio. Much of the land was still in the possession of the government, which offered it at a low price to the settlers who would reclaim it for purposes of civilization. The father of our subject entered two hundred and forty acres and developed and improved a good
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farm, upon which he spent his remaining days. He came to the county as did most of the pioneers, with limited means, having all to make and nothing to lose. He found an undeveloped region with good soil and excellent natural advantages, although there were many hardships and trials to undergo. such as are incident to pioneer life. Many rough bands of Indians still visited the neighborhood and deer and other wild game was to be found in the county, together with wild animals that preyed upon the stock pons. Mr. Bailey was particularly fond of hunting and therefore had ample opportunity to indulge in that sport. The neighbors lived miles apart and all were farming peo- ple who developed their land and cultivated their fields according to the primitive man- ner of the times. Mr. Bailey was broad- minded. charitable and hospitable, and al- ways enjoyed the visits of his neighbors and his house became a place of entertain- ment for the wayfaring men who visited the neighborhood. He became widely and favorably known and commanded the re- spect of all who knew him as a man bi sterling integrity and honor. Early in life he became a member of the Primitive Bap- tist church, but later he united with the Methodist Episcopal church and continued his identification therewith until his death. His vote supported the Democratic men and measures. In 1855 his first wife died and lic afterward married again. IF's first union was with Nancy Wilson, a daughter of Eli Wilson, of Kentucky. He became one of the early settlers of Missouri, spend- ing his last days in the home of his dangh- ter. Virs. Bailey. His wife survived him and afterward returned to Ray county. Missouri, where she died, at the very ad vanced age of ninety six years.
Unto the parents of our subject were born eleven children: Catherine, the wife of A. Ripley: Mrs. Jane Cooley; Martha, the wife of D. James: Mrs. Mary Caudle ; Sarah: Anna, the wife of S. Ballard: Eli. of Tarkio; Louis, James and Ezekiel, all deceased ; and John G., whose name intro- duces this review. The mother of our sub- ject belonged to the Baptist church in early life. but afterward became united with the Methodist denomination.
In his parents' home John G. Bailey spent his boyhood. taking his place in the feld as soon as he was okl enough to man- age a plow. There he worked from the time of early spring planting until the crops were harvested in the autumn, and in the winter season he entered the public schools and there continued his education for some years. In 1862 his patriotic spirit was so aroused by the attempt of the south to over- throw the Union that he enlisted with Com- pany F of the Fifth Missouri Cavalry. Ilis regiment was consigned to the western de- partment of the army and he saw some hard service while pursuing Quantrell. The regiment had many encounters with the guerrillas, and in addition to the shirmishes he was in the hotly contested battle of Glas- gow, where Mr. Bailey had his left instep broken. His services were confined to Mis- souri and he traveled all over the state and was discharged, in 1863. on account of the injury he sustained, and his discharge was honorable, on account of the fidelity of his services.
Mr. Bailey immediately returned to his home and when able engaged in farming. In 1806 he was married, and located on his farm near the present site of Tarkio, where he remained four years, when he sold that property and removed to Page county, lowa.
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where he continued for ten years. On the expiration of that period he purchased his present farm of one hundred and seven acres, to which he has since added eighty acres. When it came into his possession it was a tract of unbroken prairie, on which he erected a house and then began the work of developing his land. The prairie had to be broken and prepared for the plow, for hitherto it was uncultivated. As the years passed, however, he placed acre after acre under cultivation and now has a splendidly developed farm, the well tilled fields yield- ing to him an excellent tribute in return for his care and cultivation. He also has a good orchard on the place, substantial barns and outbuildings and a commodious residence. He raises stock, whereby his income is ma- terially increased, and his business efforts have been so discerningly directed along well defined lines of labor that he has come into the possession of a comfortable com- petence.
In 1866 occurred the marriage of Mr. Bailey and Miss Mary E. Daniel, who was born in 1851 on the old family homestead in this county. Her parents were William and Margaret ( Mulkey ) Daniel, honored pioneer people, the former a native of Ala- bama and the latter of Louisville, Kentucky. In that city they were married and soon afterward came to Missouri, casting in their lot with the pioneer settlers of Atchison county. They located in Lincoln township and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land. A mile from their home was the only settler who lived in this portion of the county. A small log cabin afforded them shelter in the pioneer days and Mr. Daniel began plying his ax and following the plow, thus continuing the work of improving the farm upon which he spent many years. He
also added to his property and became the owner of large tracts of land, being known as one of the most successful, prominent and influential farmers in the county. He carried on the cultivation of his fields. to- gether with raising and feeding cattle and hogs for the market, and his carefully di- rected business affairs made him one of the well-to-do men of his community.
On coming to Missouri he found many Indians, but they were always friendly to him, for he had had experience in dealing with them in Alabama and Florida and knew how to treat them. He always won their tinst and friendship. He secured his first team from the Indians and never found them disagreeable or revengeful, as many of the settlers did. All kinds of game were plentiful in the forests and wild animals roamed all over the country, and the Indians supplied him with venison and all the game of other kinds that he wished for. His po- litical support was given to the Republican party, but office had no attraction for him. He had a high standard of integrity and honor. He was broad-minded, intelligent, and a very hospitable man .- the latchstring of his cabin door always hanging out. He became thoroughly acquainted with the country, and thus proved of great assistance to emigrants in settling up this section of the state. He deserves honor for his charity and kindliness, and all who knew him re- spected him for his sterling characteristics. About 1890 he retired from his homestead farm to Westboro, where his wife died De- cember 25. 1894, while his death occurred on the 25th of April, 1900. Both were de- voted members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Early in life Mr. Daniel served through the Seminole war in Florida and for this service he received a pension. During
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the Civil war. although he was reared in the south, he sympathized strongly with the Union and was a member of home guards. After the close of hostilities and during the period of reconstruction he had no difficulties with the rebels. The children born into Mr. and Mrs. Daniel are as follows: Will- jam .A .. of Kansas: Mrs. Jane Sawyer: James a farmer : Mary E., now Mrs. Bailey : Mrs. Belle Litle : Andrew J., of Salem, Ore- gon: George W., who owns the old home- stead : Absalom, who died and left two chil- dren: and Mrs. Margaret Bowers.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bailey were born three children, but the first two died in in- fancy. The surviving son, William W., was Lorn April 3. 1871. and now resides in Westboro. He is married and has one son. Grant. Of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Mr. Bailey is a member and has filled all the chairs. He belongs to Gettys- burg Post. No. 24. G. A. R., of Northboro, Jowa, and he has the esteem and confidence of his brethren in these fraternities. Ilis entire life has been passed in the community where he still makes his home, and that many of his friends are numbered among those who have known hum from boyhood is an indication that his career has ever been upright and honorable.
F. M. RYAN, M. D.
Dr. F. M. Ryan, of Quitman, Missouri, . man of ability, character and resources. Devoting his time and efforts to the study of medicine, and of the diseases to which the human system is susceptible and liable. He Has achieved success. Viter graduating at the Ensworth Medical College of St. Joseph, Missouri, in the class of 1802. vi which he was, on the first ballot, elected val-
edictorian of his class, he established him- self in Quitman, where he has since been suc- cessfully engaged in the practice of his pro- fession. In 1894 he took a post-graduate course in New York city.
lle is a native of Ohio, born in Adams county, near West Union. October 9. 1870, and is the son of Charles Ryan, a farmer, living near Craig, Holt county, Missouri. His mother's maiden name was Sarah Ma- theny. His parents had six children,-three sons and three daughters.
When eight years of age the subject of this sketch was brought by his father to AAtchison county, Missouri, where he grew up on the farm, developing his muscular strength by hard work and improving his mind by a thorough course of study at the Stanbury normal school. In 1889 he began reading medicine, under the instruction of Dr. Ernest Kaltenbach, a successful and lead- ing physician of Craig. Holt county, and later entered Ensworth Medical College at St. Joseph, at which he graduated in 182. Since this time he has had much experience, has made a thorough study of his profession, thus adding greatly to his knowledge gained at the medical college, and giving him a reputation as a most successful physician and siirgeo11.
Dr. Ryan was married, in 1895, to Miss Katie Costello, a daughter of J. G. Costello. a prominent citizen of Nodaway county. who died November 16, 1900. Mrs. Ryan received her education at the Maryville Sem- inary, and is a lady of superior intelligence and refinement. Dr. and Mrs. Ryan have one child. John Harold, now three years of age.
Politically Dr. Ryan is a strong Demo- crat, but has never been in any sense of the term an office-seeker. He is a member of
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Quitman Lodge, No. 284. I. O. O. F .; of the Maryville ( Missouri) Lodge, K. of P .; and of the Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. 2434. Of the latter he is the examining physician, and he holds the same connection with the New York Life Insur- ance Company and with the Mutual Life Insurance Company. The Doctor is a man of strong character and influence, always active in the cause of right and progress, fa- voring churches and schools and all institu- tions and establishments calculated to ad- vance the material and moral interests of the people. He is a public-spirited man, highly regarded by all that know him.
JAMES A. FRIEND.
The Holland Dutch blood which early became so important an element in our na- tional life has never lost its vitality, and to this day descendants of Hollanders in all parts of our country exhibit the same sturdy traits, honesty, industry, patriotism and re- liability which made the race such a valuable factor in our primitive steps toward en- lightenment, emancipation and civil, polit- ical and material prosperity.
James A. Friend was born in Washing- ton county, Illinois, in a settlement then known as Belleville, March 13, 1840. He grew to manhood on a farm in Montgomery county, Illinois, and was educated in the public schools near his home. The family of Friend, of which he was a member, is of Dutch extraction, and he traces his ancestry to Holland. His father, George Friend, was born in Kentucky and married Mary Thompson, also born in Kentucky, who was reared and educated partly in Kentucky and partly in Illinois.
George and Mary (Thompson) Friend
had children named as follows: Maria, Winnie, Adaline, Calvin, Ira Alian, Eliza- beth. James A., William and John. The son last mentioned was a soldier in the Union service in the war of the Rebellion, in which he fought as a member of a vol- unteer regiment from Illinois. George Friend, who was a lifelong farmer and Dem- ocrat, died aged sixty years ; his wife passed away at forty-eight.
In 1860, at the age of twenty. James A. Friend went to Missouri to work on a farm, and he was there when the Civil war broke out. July 16, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Eighteenth Regiment, Missouri Volun- teer Infantry, which was recruited at Union- ville, Putnam county, Missouri, and was un- der the command of Colonel Morgan. Com- pany E was led early in the war by Captain Clark, who was killed at Shiloh. Mr. Friend was in the engagements at Island No. 10, Shiloh and Corinth, and was after- ward taken sick and sent to a general hos- pital at St. Louis. He was honorably dis- charged from the service February 27. 1863, and returned to Missouri, weakened and af- flicted by a combination of diseases from which he has never recovered. He was mar- ried, in Putnam county, in 1864, to Miss Sarah C. Dunlap, a daughter of Captain William C. Dunlap, an officer in the Missouri state militia. Captain Dunlap married Dol- lie Webb. IIe died in St. Joseph, Missouri, and his wife in Nodaway county. Mr. and Mrs. Friend have had fifteen children, named as follows: William, James (dead), Winnie, Dora, Willard, Martha (dead), Wade (dead), Silas, Belle and Zada (twins), Etheldred, Laura, Otis and Sophia (twins), and Gertrude.
In 18So Mr. Friend removed with his family from Putnam county to Nodaway
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county, where he engaged in farming. and for some years past he has lived at Dawson. where the family has been active in the Methodist church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Friend and several of their children are members. Mrs. Friend and some of her daughters are identified with the Epworth League and with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and with other church and reformatory organizations. Mr. Friend is an influential Republican and has an abid- ing faith in the mission of his party, but is not so partisan as not to favor the best man for the office when township affairs are un- der consideration. He has in many ways shown that he is public-spirited. and he is highly regarded as a useful citizen and a good and helpful neighbor.
LEWIS C. RAY.
The prominent citizen of Lincoln town- ship. Nodaway county, Missouri, named above enjoys the distinction of having been one of the youngest soldiers of the Civil war who served two years or, in fact, dur- ing any protracted period of the internecine struggle. His military history will be found interesting, and that portion of this notice devoted to his civil life will be found to re- count the principal events in a career which has made Mr. Ray honored by all who have known him.
Lewis C. Ray was born in Illinois May 1. 18.17. a son of Daniel and Louisa "George) Kay. Daniel Ray was a son of Daniel Ray, Sr., who was of German an- cestry and was born in Pennsylvania. There al- , Daniel Ray, Jr., was born. Daniel Ray, Sr .. and his wife Rebecca lived out their day - in the Keystone state, and while yet a young man Daniel Ray, Jr., who had learned
the carpenter's trade, came "west" to Illi- nois, and there married Louisa George, a native of Tennessee, whose father, Reuben George, also a Tennesseean by birth, had removed with his family to the Prairie state.
Daniel Ray, Jr., and his wife. Louisa (George ) Ray, had eight children : Ruben was the eldest; Down was a soklier in the federal army in the Civil war. a member of the Twenty-fifth Regiment. Missouri Vol- unteer Infantry, and now lives in Nebraska ; Lewis C. is the immediate subject of this sketch; Ruben and Charles are citizens of Lincoln township. Nodaway county ; Orlena married Martin Brott and lives in Nebraska : and Ishmael and John are dead. Daniel Ray died in Fulton county, Illinois, aged fifty years, after having devoted himself to car- pentering and building from early manhood. His widow died in Missouri, aged seventy. Mrs. Ray was a woman of strong character, a good wife and mother and a devoted mem- ber of the Baptist church.
Lewis C. Ray was brought up in Illinois and attended the public schools there until he was fourteen. He then went to Tecum- sch. Johnson county, Nebraska, and was there employed and continued his studies un- til .August, 1863, when he enlisted. at the age of sixteen years and three months, in Company H. Fourteenth Regiment Kansas Cavalry, and organization commanded by Colonel Frank P. Blair, which made a great record during the war for activity and effi- ciency as scouts and rough riders. For some timetime the regiment was stationed at Fort Scott, Kansas, and later it was stationed at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Its operations against guerrillas and bushwhackers and against Generals Price and Marmaduke, of the Con- federate army, gave it a place of honor in the history of the Civil war. It was for a
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time in the command of General Thayer, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and took part in the fighting under General Steele, in Arkansas and contiguous territory. It also accom- panied General Banks on his Red river ex- pedition and was in the Camden raid when one of the hardest forced marches of the war was made. This movement resulted in the death of many of the soldiers from dis- eases superinduced by hardship and fatigue. Later, for a time the regiment was stationed at Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Ray was for some months in a hospital at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a sufferer from bilious fever, kid- ney disease, rheumatism and a complication of kindred diseases from which he has never wholly recovered. He was honorably dis- charged from the service at Little Rock, Arkansas, and returned to Johnson county, Nebraska, where he made his home seven or eight years thereafter.
In 1868 Mr. Ray married Mary A. Richardson, in Johnson county, mentioned. She was a daughter of James and Rebecca (Blosser) Richardson, was born in Ilan- cock county, Ohio, and reared in Indiana and in Schuyler and Mason counties, Illi- nois, and removed while yet young to Nebraska. James and Rebecca ( Blosser) Richardson had three children : James W., of Ness county, Kansas: Michael, de- ceased ; and Mrs. Ray. Mrs. Richardson died in Ohio; Mr. Richardson is living in Ness county, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Ray have had ten children : Minnie Alice, Mrs. Gilbert Green: George W .: Charles Will- iam, living in Colorado; Cora, Mrs. Ferd Beasley, also in Colorado; Marion P., of Colorado; Elmer J., of Nodaway county, Missouri : Maud Belle and Edgar: Clara, who died when two years old ; and Hattie, who died at the age of seven months.
Mr. Ray has lived in Nodaway county twenty years, following agricultural pursuits, most of the time in Lincoln township, and is well known as a worthy citizen and a man of high honor and the best principles. He is a Democrat of considerable influence in his party.
JAMES W. SMITH.
The gentleman whose name heads this article is a representative, in the best sense, of a large class of men who have done much, in every conceivable way, to advance the interests of their county and state, and evi- dences of whose prosperity are visible on every side-the enterprising farmers and stockmen who are making Missouri "bloom like the rose" and who form the solid foun- dation of the public prosperity. Mr. Smith's "Riverside farm," in Green township, Nod- away county, not far from Burlington Junc- tion, which is Mr. Smith's postoffice point, is one of the finest in that part of the coun- ty. Everything about it bespeaks the pro- gressiveness and able management of its proprietor. He has for years been a leading raiser of shorthorn cattle and has a good herd of Herefords, and he gives much at- tention to horses, both for draught and driving purposes.
Mr. Smith was born at Guilford, Noda- way county, January 9, 1842, and is a na- tive of the soil who comes from an old and good family. His father, Sammel Smith, was one of the first settlers in this vicinity. He was a son of Ahi Smith, a pioneer in Tennessee, and was born in that state. He passed his early years there and was educated as completely as was possible in the time and locality. Ilis family emigrated to Missouri and settled in Clay county, and in 1841,
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about a year before the birth of the subject of this sketch, Samuel Smith came to Noda- way county. Tle had married Mrs. Sarah ( Grooms) Boone, whose deceased first hus- band was a relative of the celebrated Daniel Boone and whose daughters Sarah and Cas- sandra went with their husbands overland te Oregon and to Washington, respectively. in 1854. Mrs. Smith died in 1855, Mr. Smith in 18 00). Samuel Smith was a small and slightly built man, measuring only five feet and six inches, but he was extraordi- marily strong and active, and a Democrat prominent in the local affairs of the day. This worthy couple had five children, who may be referred to as follows in the order of their nativity : James W., the immediate subject of this notice : Amos W., a Wyoming cattle-man: G. W., who is a cattle-man in Wyoming : and two daughters, deceased.
James W. Smith was brought upon the farm and was taught industry and honesty and given some book learning as well. In ISOT he enlisted in the Confederate army and saw much dangerous and arduous serv- ice, and was wounded, taken prisoner and confined at Camp Chase, Ohio. His service covered almost the entire period of the war. He was in General Cockerell's command and participated under General Beauregard. in the battle of Corinth, and fought in Geor- gia under General "Joe" Johnston. He was disabled and made a prisoner of war by the federals at Franklin, Tennessee.
After the war Mr. Smith returned to Nonlaway coupy. Missouri, and devoted himself to farming and stock-raising, and became a popular and influential citizen. "Riverside farm." containing eight hundred and fifty acres, is one of the most beautiful rural homes imaginable. It consists of al- Invial bottom land and rich upland and af-
fords blue-grass pasturage rivaling any in Kentucky. Its residence, barns and out- buildings are first class in every detail, and it embraces orchards in which native fruit is grown in abundance.
Mr. Smith was married, in 1870, to Miss Adeline Johnston, a daughter of Ephraim Johnston, a well known citizen of this township, a biographical sketch of whom appears in this work. Mrs. Smith was born in Ohio and came with her family to this county, where she grew to womanhood and was educated. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three daughters: Eva, the eldest, who is the wife of Professor 1. W. Jenkins, a mem- ber of the faculty of Lawrence University, at Appleton, Wisconsin, and one of the prominent educators of that state; Anna, who graduated at Drake University, Des Moines, lowa, in 1899; and Edna, a mem- ber of her parents' household. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are helpful members of the Christian church and Mr. Smith is a Dem- ocrat influential in home politics, and "home" has a claim even stronger as the birthplace of politics than of charity, He is public-spirited as a citizen and has al- ways favored and done all in his power to advance every movement which in his judg- ment has tended to the enhancement of the public good, and in the special labor of his life, as a farmer and stockman, he is pointed to as a leader whose methods are worthy of imitation by those who would strive intelli- gently for success.
WILLIAM WORKM.A.N.
The wisdom of those who came into Nodaway county, Missouri, in the day of sinall things and bere planted the seeds of thrift and industry has been demonstrated
WILLIAM WORKMAN
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throughout the period of the country's de- as is a "crown to her husband." In 1859 he velopment down to the present time. Little | came with his father and their families to patches of woodland remote from civiliza- tion have been made into farms large and valuable, and civilization, following in the footsteps of the pioneer, has advanced and embraced them within its borders. Among those of such far-seeing pioneers the name of Workman was prominent, and during all the years of the history of the county since it has been one of the foremost, standing for education, improvement and general progress.
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