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career as a successful business man and far- mer began that year. He owned a span of mules and one horse, but the county clerk loaned him a horse to complete his second team, and with these two teams he made his first money, pursuing agriculture on a rent- ed farm.
One of his friends advised him at that time that if he would save his money he could be worth five thousand dollars in ten years, as times were then good and everything sold at a high price. Cattle were particularly high and the industry was most attractive to Mr. Jones. In order to secure funds with which to buy his first lot of calves he worked on the county ditch and grade of the "Q" railway, in its construction, and laid out all his earnings in the manner mentioned. When his first three years had passed he sold his stock, for more than four thousand dollars. and removed to Worth county, Missouri, where he purchased a farm, the first he ever owned. Upon that farm he resided three years and then moved over into Nodaway county, where he purchasel a farm of two hundred and six acres, giving a mortgage thereon for one thousand dollars, the balance of the purchase money. This being his first mortgage, and in fact his only one, he felt so restless under its burden that he paid it off during his first year on the farm. His advancement from 1875 has been most re- markable, of rapid strides, of great successes and few reverses. Little else than cattle and the farm have attracted his attention. and as the years have passed he has added acres to his farm, and numbers to his herds. At the present time his farm contains four thousand, three hundred and forty acres, and a thousand head of cattle and hogs are fed and marketed annually by him.
When Mr. Jones settled on his present
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homestead his nearest postoffice was Defi- ance, seven miles away. At that time there was but little pretense to improvement in the country round about, but in 1887 the Great Western engineers located their line and the station of Parnell on Mr. Jones' land. Being thus made one of the founders of the town he has ever since been one of its chief promoters and supporters, and has done much in the way of building up the place. He erected some of the best buildings in the town, donated lots to each of the churches. aided them in the erection of their houses of worship, and in many other ways has I shown his appreciation for Parnell and his determination that it should be a prosper- ous place.
Mr. Jones was married first. in lowa, to Miss Ellen Cotter, a daughter of William Cotter, by which marriage he had the follow- ing children : Ed H. Jones; Austin G. Jones, who died in 1809 : and Matie C. who mar- ried George 1. Felton, one of the principal farmers of Independence township. The mother of these children died in 1879, and Mr. Jones, in 1882, married Miss Julia L. Allyn, a daughter of Austin Allyn. To this second marriage there have been born two children, viz .; Benjamin A. and Bessie M.
In politics Mr. Jones espouses the prin- ciples of modern Democracy, but usually takes but little interest in politics, especial- ly so far as office-holding is concerned. Though while satisfied to attend mainly to his own private business yet the good of his party he has always at heart, and does his part toward its success as a private citizen. Ile became a Mason at Gaynor City, and belongs to the Maryville chapter, command- ery and council, and is also a member of Moilah Temple, of St. Joseph, Missouri. Thus it will be seen that Mr. Jones is in many
respects one of the most prominent, success- ful and useful of the citizens of Nodaway county, and he is in every way worthy of the esteem in which he is held.
JAMES E. IRVIN.
The career of the subject of this sketch is that of a self made man, who with a de- termination to succeed has overcome obsta- cles and pressed forward with mantul per. severance to a good position in the business world. James E. Irvin. the manager and agent for the Standard Oil Company, at Tarkio, Atchison county, Missouri, is of an old Tennessee family, who inherited cour- age and a disposition to industry and hon+ esty from many generations of Scotch an- cestors.
Mr. Irvin was born in Anderson county, Tennessee, June 14, 1845, a son of John and Rachel ( Coy ) Irvin, both of whom were natives of that county. James E., was little more than a child when his father died, in middle life. In 1852 the family removed to Page county, lowa, where they were among pioneers, as for some time afterward there was not a mile of railroad in the state. There Mrs. Irvin died, leaving her son fully orphaned. The boy obtained some educa- tion from teachers who wielded "the hick+ ory" in log school-houses and grew up a strong, healthy young man, well informed as to all the mysteries of farming in that part of the country.
July 4, 1861, he enlisted for three years' service in the Civil war, in the Twenty-third Regiment, lowa Volunteer Infantry, com- manded by Colonel Dewey, until that officer's death in 1863, and after that by Colonel Kinsman, until he was killed at Black River bridge and succeeded by Colonel S. L. Glass-
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cow. The first captain of his company was C. G. George and he was succeeded by Cap- tain J. Il. Walker, whose successor was Cap! tain Rawlings, who is now living in Page county, lowa. The regiment made a highly creditable record at the siege of Vicksburg, in Banks's Red river campaign and in Texas. Mr. Irvin was a victim of sunstroke, which caused his confinement in hospital for soinc time. He was honorably discharged from the service July 6, 1865, a boy of twenty years, with more than four years' exper- ience as a soldier.
For some time after the war Mr. Irvin was engaged in farming and stock-raising in Page county, Iowa, whence he removed in1 1885 to Sherman county, Kansas, where he was a farmer and stock-raiser until in 1890, when he took up his residence at Tar- kio, Atchison county, Missouri, where for the past six years he has been the local man- ager and agent for the Standard Oil Com- pany, his territory including Tarkio, Mis- souri, and Blanchard and Hamburg, Iowa, and intermediate points. Some idea of the extent of his business will be afforded by the statement that he handles two hundred and forty thousand gallons of oil per an- num. His upright character and good butsi- ness methods have commended him to the good opinion of the people of his district, who hold him in the highest esteem. He is exceptionally well informed in a political way and is an ardent Republi- can and an active worker for the success of his party; and, though he is not an aspirant for office, he has served the people of his ward for four years, with much credit and honor, as a member of the board of aldermen of the city of Tarkio. In religius affiliation he is a Methodist and he keeps alive memor- 29
ies and associations of the Civil war by mem- bership in the Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr. Irvin was married, in Page county, Iowa, April 19, 1866, when he was twenty- one years old, to Alletha J. Chesshire, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth ( Whit- ten) Chesshire. Her mother died April 15, 1900, while her father is now a resi- dent of Tarkio. Mrs. Irvin was born in Tennessee and reared and educated in Iowa, and is a woman of many graces and accom- plishments. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin had four daughters and four sons, and three of their children died in infancy and childhood. Their son Charles C. Irvin is the agent for the Standard Oil Company, at Beloit, Kan- sas, and is making a splendid record as a business man. He is married. Nettie is the wife of S. B. Francis. Ida Belle is a member of her father's household. Tenitia E. married T. C. Charlsworth and died in 1900, leaving a son.
T. M. S. WEATHERMON.
Thomas M. S. Weathermon, identified with the growth, settlement and development of Nodaway county, being one of the promi- nent influential farmers, was born June 29, 1838, in Surry, now Yadkin, county, North Carolina. He was a son of Christopher and Martha ( Vestel) Weathermon, both natives of North Carolina.
Christopher Weathermon was of Irish descent, his father being a native of Ireland, and his mother was a native of Germany. They had five children, as follows : Corne- litts ; William ; Samuel ; Christopher, the fa- ther of our subject ; and Elizabeth. Christo- pher Weathermon was reared in North Car- olina, where he farmed until 1843, when he
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moved with his family to AAndrew county, Missouri. He remained there two years, and then entered some land in Nodaway county, where he built a log house, and later a frame dwelling, and began farming. Hle made many improvements on the place, and raised stock and farm products. At his death, which occurred in March. 1890. he left a good estate. Ile was a Whig in early life. and later a Republican, exerting his influence with telling effect. He was a member of the Methodist church. He married Martha Ves- tel, the daughter of a North Carolina minis- ter, who had one other child, Nancy. They were the parents of the following children : Isaac, who died and left seven children : Je- rusha, who married H. Elliott : William, (leceased, who left four children; James W., deceased, who left seven children : John V., a farmer of this county Jesse, a soldier of Company G. Fourth Missouri Cavalry, for the Union, and was killed; Thomas M. S .. the subject of this sketch: Harriet; Miles. deceased, who left five children : Solomon. of Montana : and Nathan, of Colorado.
Thomas M. S. Wethermon, the subject of this ketch, was educated in the common schools of his native county, and in 1861 en- listed in the state militia, where he had some rough experience looking after bushw hack- ers and property. He continued in service during the war, and has not yet received his discharge. In 1864 he married, but did not get settled until after the close of the war. when he went to live at old Guilford. Ile then bought sixty-two acres of farm land and twenty acres of timber, and has since added to this until he now owns three hun- dred acres. He built a two-story house, a large barn and several other outbuildings. put out an orchard, and beautified the place in general, until he now has one of the most
attractive farms in the county. When he first settled on his farm in Missouri, his near- est neighbor was two miles away, and the prairie was open, the grass fine and game of all kinds in abundance. Mr. Wethermon was an artist before he married. taking pic- tures for several years. He is a Republican.
Mr. Weathermon married Anna Reece, a daughter of Jonathan Reece, a well known farmer of Indiana who moved to Andrew county, Missouri, where he died. His chil- dren were: James; Anna, the wife of our subject; and Wesley. After Mr. Reece's death the mother married William Camp- bell, by whom she had two children, Jose- phine and Frank. Mrs. Campbell died in No- daway county. She was one of six children : AAdam: John: William: Carlisle: Rebecca : and Elizabeth. Mr. Weathermon had five children by his first marriage, namely : Laura, the wife of C. E. Calkins, of Mon- tana; James, of Montana: Grant, at Nome. Alaska, in the mines; Frank, of Montana; and Minnie, the wife of E. Nash. Mrs. Weathermon died in April. 1875.
Mr. Weathermon married Caroline Bell in 1876. She was born in Andrew county. Missouri, June 13. 1853. a daughter of Thomas and Sarah ( Colburn ) Bell. Thomas Bell was a Kentucky farmer, and moved to Doniphan county, Kansas, when Kansas was a territory. He served in the first legislature of the territory, and as a compensation re- ceived two lots in Topeka. Being a free- state man, it required all his ability and exer- tion to keep his farm, as everything was done to get him out of the county. During the Civil war he went to Hinois, after which he returned to Andrew county, Missouri. where he died. His wife survived him, and she was the mother of two children by a previous marriage .- D. L., and Richard
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Houston. The Bell children were: Caro- line, the wife of our subject : Eliza, the wife of I. Jackson: Elizabeth: John: and Fanny. who married C. Holland, of Nebraska.
Mr. Weathermon and his wife have eight children, namely: Albert, Eva, George C., Cora, Roy V., Grace J., Carl R. and Della. Mr. Weathermon is a member of the I. O. O. F., Lodge No. 219.
JAMES M. THRASHER.
James Madison Thrasher, a prominent and successful farmer of Nodaway county. Missouri, and a loyal and honest citizen of the town of Barnard, is a native of Monroe county, Indiana, born August 7, 1858. Ile is a son of Joel and Orlena (Carroll) Thrasher, both natives of Pennsylvania. Joel Thrasher settled in Monroe county, In- diana, in early life, where he was an honest. quiet farmer. He died on the homestead and his wife remained at home until 1877, when she went to Missouri and made her home with her son James, the subject of this sketch. She died there in 1895. Both she and her husband were members of the Christian church, in which they were active workers. Their children were: Mary, deceased, who married Mr. Campbell: John, who died in Oklahoma, July 4, 1900, leaving a wife and six children : Mrs. Christa Worley, deceased ; Mrs. Kate Hazelwood: Jason N., who lives in Indiana: Mrs. Sallie . Blair: James, the father of our subject; and Rolla, who is a grocer at Barnard.
James M. Thrasher, whose name heads this brief sketch, was educated in the com - mon schools of his county, where he re- mained until he reached the age of fifteen years. He then moved to Illinois, where he was employed as a farm hand for two years,
and in 1875 he went to Missouri, where he was employed as a farm hand for one year. He then rented a farm of forty acres, which he afterward bought, and gradually increased until he had a farm of two hundred acres, his present possession. It is in a high state of cultivation, and is one of the neat and attractive farms so often seen in that section of the country. Mr. Thrasher also raises considerable stock. He married Kate Al- kire, who was born in Illinois, July 8, 1864. a daughter of David and Ann Alkire.
David Alkire settled in White Cloud township in 1877, where he remained a num- ber of years. He then moved to Maryville. He lost his first wife in Illinois. Ilis chil- dren are: Charles, deceased; Benjamin; Lydia, the wife of E. II. Goff ; Chance; Will- iam, of Maryville; Kate, the wife of our subject, and Timothy. His wife was a member of the Christian church. He reared the following children by his second wife : Mrs. Cally Campbell ; John, of California; Nancy; Lily, the wife of J. Goff; Milem, of Stanberry; and Elizabeth, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Thrasher are both members of the Christian church.
Our subject. James M. Thrasher, has been blessed with eight children, namely : .Edna, born May 9, 1884; Christa, May 24. 1886; Allie, September 29, 1888; David R .. December 14, 1889: Joel R., December 14. 18889: Jimnie E., May 19, 1892 : Elmar R., January 29, 1896; and Irene, December 4. 1898. The parents attend the Christian church.
THOMAS R. HUBBELL.
Thomas R. Hubbell, a pioneer settler and prominent farmer of Nodaway county. Missouri, has been identified with the growth
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and settlement of this county. A native of Henry county, Indiana, he was born Octo- ber 13. 1824. a son of Samuel and Mary ( Rumley ) Ihubbell.
Two of the Hubbell brothers came from England in the early colonial days, serving in the war of the Revolution. John Hub- bell, the grandfather of our subject, was body guard to George Washington for six months. He settled in Ohio, where he mar- ried a Miss Robinson, of New Jersey. He was a farmer by occupation. Politically, he was a Democrat. Ile attended the New Light church, and his death occurred in Ilen- ry county. Indiana. The children born to this couple were: John: Isaac: Daniel; Ehigh; Sally : Anna ; and Samuel, the father of our subject. Samuel Hubbell was born in Ohio in 1799, and there grew to manhood. He moved to Indiana, where he bought some timber land and later sold this farm to his father, and moved to Michigan, where he entered land and improved a farm near Pot- tawatomy, an Indian reservation, near Niles. In 1839. he sold this farm and returned to Indiana, spending the winter in Henry coun- ty. He then bought a farm in Johnson coun- ty, remaining there three or four years, after which he sold out and again went to Michi- gan. Later he returned to Johnson county, where he bought a farm and remained sey- eral years. Then his wife died. He then bought a home in Vigo county, where he moved, and re married. He was a fairly sucessful farmer, and his death occurrel in 1882. Politically he was a Whig, and later a Republican. He married Mary Rumley, a daughter of Thomas Rumley. Thomas Rumley was a native of North Carolina and one of the early settlers of Indiana. He was a tanner and shoemaker by trade. lle moved to Kosciusko county, Indiana, where
he died some years later. His children were : Mary .A., the mother of our subject : John; Habicook ; Betsy ; and Louisa. Samuel Hub- bell and his wife were the parents of seven children, namely: Thomas R., whose name heads this sketch; Tabitha, the wife of R. Ross: Rachael, the wife of J. Eastburn ; Sa- rah, deceased : Samuel S., of Iowa ; and Will- iam, who died at the age of nineteen years.
Thomas R. Hubbell, the subject of this personal biography, made many moves with his father in his boyhood days, and after growing to manhood, he married and settled in Indiana, where he bought a farm in John- son county. Ile remained there a number of years, and then went to Vigo county, living there until 1856. He then sold his farm and returned to Johnson county, where he rented a farm for four years, after which time he moved to lowa in 1860, remaining one year in that state. He then bought the land in Nodaway county on which he now lives, and in 1861 moved' with his family to this farm. It was but a farm with forty acres rudely broken, and with no buildings, save a small cabin. Mr. Hubbell made many permanent improve- ments, and now has one of the most attrac- tive little farms in the county. There is a large house, several substantial outbuildings, and an orchard, while the land is in a splen- did state of cultivation. During his early days in Missouri the war was raging, and often times Mr. Hubbell was in danger of his life, as he was a U'non man and a mem- ber of the state militia. He helped elect many good men to the township offices, and was a firm and strong Republican. He never cared to serve in office, and was at one time elect- ed justice of the peace, but refused to serve. Mr. Hubbell married Perlina Kinnick, who was born in North Carolina. February
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14, 1826. She was a daughter of John and Peggy (Eckles) Kinnick. The Kinnick family were prominent in North Carolina. but John moved to Indiana in 1836, settling in Johnson county, where he bought some timber land, which he improved and there carried on farming. He was the father of the following children : Eliza ; Nancy ; Will- iam; Henry: Minerva; Perlina, the wife of our subject : Emily; Mary ; James. The pa- rents were both Methodists.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubbell have been blessed with nine children, namely : Mary E., who married J. Somer; Sarah I., the wife of .1. Roberts; Martha A., wife of M. Peterson : Charlotte, who married H. Atkinson ; John, a farmer; Samuel, of Indian Territory; In- dustry, the wife of George Thompson : James. a farmer; and Albert, at home. Albert is the only unmarried one in the family. Mar- tha A. was a natural artist, and many of her paintings adorn the walls of Mrs. Ilubbell's home. Martha died in 1892, leaving two sons. Our subject and his wife are well known in the county and in Carwood, where they have many friends.
JOHN WENDLE.
John Wendle, who is one of the well known farmers residing in Grant township. Nodaway county, Missouri, and one of the early settlers of that county, was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, February 17. 1833. He was the son of William and Mary (Critzinger ) Wendle, both of Virginia. George Wendle, the grandfather of our sub- ject, was a native of Germany and a wagon- maker by trade. He married Sally Bording, of Virginia, and they were the parents of the following children: William, the father of our subject; Samuel B .; Margaret, now
Mrs. Dull; Amos; Richard ; Beant : George; Elizabeth; Joseph, who lives in Virginia. The family attended the Lutheran church.
William Wendle was reared and edu- cated in Virginia. He married Mary Critzinger, who died in 1875. She was one of a large number of children, the others being : Elizabeth, now Mrs. Taman : Michela, now Mrs. Wiseman; Lydia Hammond ; Peggy Hatter; Rachel, now Mrs. Orndorf; Dilita, John, Joseph, Samuel, George, Lewis, Isaac. Samuel and Isaac,-the two last mentioned being ministers. William Wendle moved to Illinois in 1855, where he rented a farm, and later bought land, on which he followed agriculture the remainder of his life. He died in 1879, and his death was deeply felt in the community, as he had been a loyal and faithful citizen and had won many friends during his residence in that county. In politics he was a strong Democrat, and religiously a member of the Lutheran church. His children were : John. the subject of this sketch; Cornelius, of Iowa : Lydia, now Mrs. C. Baker ; Margaret, now Mrs. Kemp: George, of Illinois: Will- iam, of Nebraska: Joseph. of Nebraska ; Washington, of Illinois; Jackson, of Ne- braska; and Isaiah, of Cameron, Missouri.
John Wendle, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in Virginia. In 1855 he moved to Illinois, locating in Ogle county, where he worked out as a farm hand. Later his father settled in this coun- ty, whom he assisted in farming. Mr. Wendle returned to Virginia in 1858. where he was united in marriage with Mary Copp, a native of that state. He did not return west until after the rebellion. but enlisted in the Confederate service, serving as a substitute for six months, under Stonewall Jackson. He was in reality in sympathy with
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the Union men, but was compelled to join the Confederate service. He was in several skirmishes but in no regular battles. He re- : ardent Democrat. mained in Virginia until 1864. when with his family he returned to Illinois. He bought a farm in that state, but sold out in 1878 and moved to Missouri, locating in Nodaway county, remaining here two years. He then bought a farm north of Maryville, and after living on it for four years soll it and moved to Kansas. In 1884 he returned to Nodaway county, where he bought a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, which he has greatly improved and remodeled. It viekls a splendid crop each year, and is one of the finest farms in the county. He also gives much time and work to stock-raising. in which he has been very successful.
Mr. Wendle's wife. Mary Copp Wendle, was born May 17. 1833. in Virginia, and was a member of one of the old and respect- ed families of the Shenandoah Valley. Iler father, Samuel Copp. was a prominent farm- er in his county, and attained a ripe old age. Hle and his wife were the parents of five chil- dren, namely: Rebecca : Eliza; Mary, the wife of our subject ; Philip and Lydia. Our subject and his wife are the parents of seven children : Laura, born November 21, 1859. now the wife of F. Beaver; Caroline E., born February 5. 1862. now the wife of C. Hayward : Mary A., born March 13. 1865, now the wife of 11. Wamsley: Martha, born November 12, 1866, now the wife of a Mr. 1 Snively; Ada M., born December 15. 1868, now the wife of D. Snodgrass; William, born June 23. 1871 ; and Lee, born November 19. 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Wendle are raising an orphan, Grace New combe, whose mother ched when she was but two years old. Our subject and his wife have many warm friends
in the community, and are highly respected by all who know them. Mr. Wendle is an
JAMES F. LOG.IN.
James F. Logan is one of the prominent and representative citizens of Tarkio. Atchi- son county, and has been a resident of this locality since 1872. He was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania. near the city of West- chester, on the 3d of September. 1850, and is a son of the Rev. William P. Logan, who was born in Pennsylvania. The grandfa- ther. William Logan, Sr., was also a native of the Keystone state and was of English and Welsh lineage. He married Miss Phebe Pyle, also a native of Pennsylvania. and both died in that state. The father of our subject was reared and married in Pennsyl- vania, Miss Sarah J. McComb becoming his wife. She was a daughter of the Rev. James T. McComb, the blind preacher. His marriage occurred when he was twenty-one years of age and he reared a family but never saw them. Hle devoted much of his life to the ministry and for some time en- gaged in preaching to the penitentiary con- victs in Fort Madison, lowa. Ile was of Scotch-Irish descent. His wife bore the maiden name of Hannah Cowden and both she and her husband have now passed away.
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