A Biographical history of Nodaway and Atchison counties, Missouri : compendium of national biography, Part 81

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Publication date: 1901
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Mrs. Michael Kime. The children of the parents of our subject were William, Leora. David. James .A., the subject of this sketch, Mrs. Adelia Holliday and Mrs. Lillian Mor- row, the latter being twins.

James A. Kime took advantage of such means for education as were afforded by the district schools and remained with his father until he had attained his majority. At that time he decided to see something of the work for himself, going to Oklahoma and to western Kansas ; but this flight only resulted in his return to the oldl home, firm in the conviction that AAtchison county held just as good opportunities for a young man as any other section and' no more fertile land could be found further west. Hle engaged in farming on the homestead. in July. 1896. was married, and in 1900 bought the fine homestead farm where he now resides. Mr. Kime is following in his father's footsteps int the improvement of the farm, which shows the attention that has made the wild prairie land of pioneer days change into the highly productive and cultivated tract of the present.

Mr. Kime married Miss Roxanna Clark, who was born in Vernon county, Missouri, August 30, 1876, and was the daughter of Carlos and Louisea ( Hill ) Clark, who were married in Ohio and removed to Missouri in the early part of 1876, where they engaged in farming and where Mr. Clark died Oc- tober 1. 1800. He served in the Civil war in the Union army and suffered a long im- prisonment in Libby prison. The govern- ment awarded him a pension for his faith- fil service. Mrs. Clark subsequently mar- ried Albert Mitts and now resides in Schell City, Missouri. Her children are : Roxanna, the wife of our subject: James, who lives at the Clark homestead: and two children

that died in infancy. Mr. Clark had been a valued member of the Methodist church. while the mother of Mrs. Kime is a strict adherent of the Christian church. The chil- dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Kime are the fol- fowing : Klenlen, who was born July 14, 1897. and Leora, who was born November 26, 1898,-both interesting, beautiful chil- dren. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kime are highly regarded in the Christian church, where they are consistent members, and the family is one much respected' in the neighborhood. The family was one of the first to make a home in the wilderness of AAtchison county and will be remembered in every record made of its progress.

JAMES K. BRUMBACK.

According to Rupp's "Pennsylvania Families." Johan Henrich Brumback ar- rived in Philadelphia September 30. 1754. on the ship Neptune, which it is thought sailed from Holland. With his widowed mother and four sisters he made his way from the Tulpehocken region in Pennsyl- vania to the valley of Virginia and settled on the south branch of the Shenandoah river, just above Bixler's ferry and three miles northwest of Luray. He was born Febru- ary 4, 1739. and called the "First Henry." He was twice married, his first wife being Anna Kauffman, a daughter of Martin Kauffman, to whom he was married Sep- tember 18. 1761. The following children were born unto them: Barbara in 1762; Johannas, in 1764: Anna, in 1706; Henry, March 5. 1769 ; Elizabeth, in 1771 ; David. in 1774: and Susan, July 3. 1776. On the 22d of September. 1778, the wife and mother, Anna Kauffman Brumback, died, and' on the 17th of April. 1779. Henry Brumback was

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again married, his second union being with Anna Stickler. The following children were born unto them : Joseph, February 11, 1780; Maria, December 19, 1782: Jacob, February 2, 1785; Samuel. November 17, 1786; and David, in January, 1789. They had three other sons-Christian, Tobias and Mathias- whose names are not on the old record. Christian removed to Mississippi and John once owned the Spring farm near Luray, Virginia, but afterward removed' to Ohio, as did also Daniel and Tobias.

Henry Brumback, a member of this fam- ily and the grandfather of our subject, was born in Virginia, made farming his life work and for a long period carried on that occupation in the Old Dominion, where his death occurred. He wedded Mary Grove, a daughter of Mareus Grove, of Virginia, who was married twice. His first wife was a daughter of John Rhoades, who with some of his family was killed by the Indians in 1765 on a farm three miles northwest of Luray, Virginia, where George Bauserman now resides. Two children were born un- to them,-David and Barbara. After the death of the wife and mother the little daughter Barbara was sent to live with her mother's people, the Rhoades family, until her father married again. When she had reached womanhood she became the wife of Chrisley Bumgardner and was the mother of Joseph Bumgardner, who died several years ago, at the very advanced age of ninety- four. After the death of his first wife Mar- cus Grove went to Pennsylvania, where he met Mary Grove, whom he soon afterward married. Several children were born unto them, among whom were Martin, John and Samuel, who removed to Ohio. One daugh- ter. Mary, became the wife of Henry Brum- back, and they were the grandparents of our

subject. She was two or three years his senior. They were married May 27, 1794, and their children were as follows: John, born October 29, 1795 : Susanna, March 23, 1797; Anna, December 19, 1798; Barbara, May 15. 1800; Samuel, July 22, 1802; Daniel, December 26, 1804 ; Elizabeth, April 19, 1807; Jacob, in 1809; Joseph, October 4, 1810; Polly, August 12, 1812; Francis, in 1813; and Henry, November 4, 1816.

Samuel Brumback, the father of our sub- ject, was born in Virginia, July 22, 1802, and was there reared to manhood. He wedded Catherine Grove, also a native of the same state. He was a prominent farm- er and slave-owner and' operated quite an ex- tensive plantation. In business affairs he was a man of sterling integrity and honor who carefully conducted his farming inter- ests, winning an untarnished name as the re- sult of his fidelity to manly principles. Both he and his wife were members of the Primitive Baptist church, and at their death they left a comfortable estate to their chil- dren. He died January 5. 1850, but his wife survived him some time, passing away in 1891, at a very advanced age. They became the parents of eight children : William H., who is yet living in Virginia; Mary S., who died at the age of twenty-two years; Isaac N., who was killed in the Confederate serv- ice: Barbara A., the wife of J. W. Deal; Joseph, who served throughout the Civil war in the Confederate army and is now living in Virginia; Samuel, who died at the age of three and a half years; James K., of this review; and George, a mechanic in St. Joseph, Missouri.

James K. Brumback pursued his edu- cation in the common schools and continued an inmate of his parental home, remaining with his widowed mother until 1864, when,

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at the age of eighteen years he entered the Confederate service, true to his loved south- land and to the principles which had been instilled in him from early boyhood. The company to which he belonged was attached to Bird's battalion. R. E. Lee's army. Hle served through the first winter on picket duty and the following spring the war closed. He then returned to his mother's home. continuing upon the old homestead until twenty-three years of age, for by the war the servants had all been liberated and his mother needed his service in the cultivation of her land. In 1870. however, he deter- mined to try his fortune in the west and first located in Cass county, Missouri, where he was employed as a farm hand. He also sold nursery stock, but the same year left Cass county and removed to Hancock county, Illinios, where he engaged in farming for two years. Subsequently he went to Ne- vada, where he was employed as a farm hand until the fall of 1873. when he took up his abode in Atchison county, having since been numbered among its reliable citizens. For a year he was located near Phelps City and then took up his abode north of Tarkio. where he rented a farm for a year. With the capital he had then acquired through his own efforts he purchased forty acres of land, improved it through the succeeding season and then exchanged it for a fruit farm one mile north of Hamburg. lowa, oc- copying that place until 1878, when he pur- chased his present property near Tarkio, in Atchison county. Of this eighty acres was fenced and a small house had been erected on the place. He has since erected a commo- dions residence, built all necessary outbuild ings and has also built many rods of fencing. whereby the place is divided into fields of convenient size for cultivation. He planted

an orchard, set out groves of ornamental and forest trees and has a beautiful home and good farm that in all its accessories and conveniences is modern in equipment and attractive in appearance. His fields are well tilled and he raises stock of good grade, and his farm work has brought to him an excellent financial result.

In 1876 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Brumback and Miss Ella R. Bunn, a lady of intelligence and culture, who was born in Muskingum county, Ohio. Febru- ary 26, 1858. her parents being E. R. and Dorcas ( Crumrine ) Bunn, both of whom were natives of Ohio. The former was born November 23. 1817, the latter on May 12. 1823, and their marriage was celebrated March 1, 1849. in Ohio, where their chil- dren were born. The father was a son of Raymond Bunn, of Pennsylvania, who was of German lineage. He was a carpenter by trade and with his family removed to Mus- kingum county, Ohio, where he followed the building business and also purchased and conducted a farm. In the Methodist church he held membership. Both he and his wife died in Ohio. In their family were three children,-Reed. Elizabeth and E. R.,-the last named being the father of Mrs. Brum- back. E. R. Bunn spent the days of his boy- hood and youth in the Buckeye state, where he followed carpentering, which he learned under his father's direction. Subsequently he made his way to Illinois, where he was married, and later he returned to Ohio, where he again worked at his trade. lle resided at various points in that state. in- cluding some years spent in Zanesville. Ilis last place of residence in Ohio was at Nashport, where he owned a good home. fle exchanged this for land in Atchison conny, Missouri, becoming the owner of

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three hundred and twenty acres. In 1871 he took up his abode on that property, im- proved a large farm, spent many years there, and his attention was given to general farming and stock-raising, his efforts being attended with gratifying success. In his methods he was very practical and progres- sive and his correet business habits and enter- prise enabled him to gain prosperity. In 1882 his wife died, and several years later he divided his farm among his sons, while he now makes his home with his youngest son. He has reached the ripe old age of eighty- three years. After leaving the old homestead lie spent a few years in Tarkio, but is now comfortably situated' in the home of his youngeest son, and from those who know him he receives the respect and veneration which should ever be accorded to advanced years. Through a long period he and his wife were members of the Methodist church and he held many offices therein, doing mueh to promote its growth and secure the adoption of its principles. Ilis political affiliation in former years was with the Republican party, but now his sympathy is with the Populist party. His children are : Walter, of Westboro; Edward, of Colorado; Ella R., now Mrs. Brumback; Elnathan, a farmer residing near Tarkio; and Webster, who died in childhood.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Brumback has been blessed with seven children, as fol- lows: Their first born died in infancy: Cle- tus, who was born June 30, 1879, and is at home; Homer, born November 6, 1882; Lena, born August 27th, 1886, who died De- cember 11, 1894, at the age of eight years ; Georgia, who was born March 12, 1889; May, born May 20, 1891 ; and Paul, born July 28, 1895. Mr. Brumback now gives his political support to the men and meas-

ures of the Populist party, but was formerly identified with the Democratic party. The honors or emoluments of office have had no attraction for him, as he preferred to con- tinue in the line of legitimate business and advance in the financial world by earnest et- fort, indefatigable energy and capable man- agement. He now has a very desirable farm, which, with its many improvements, is a monument to the enterprise and diligence of the owner.

J. B. JONES, M. D.

One of the unusually succesful. expe- rienced and prominent physicians of Atch- ison county, Missouri, is Dr. J. B. Jones, who is located near Lenora and Watson, and who is the subject of this sketch. IIe was born in Greenville, Tennessee, January 18, 1834. and was a son of William and Martha (Armitage) Jones, the former of whom was a planter of Tennessee and a son of William Jones, a native of Sussex county, Virginia, of Scotch and Irish ancestry. Some of the early members of the family in Amer- iea took part in the war of the Revolution. The mother of our subject was a daughter of one of the most prominent families of Tennessee. The parents of Dr. Jones had six children, but the survivors are : Newton, who is a merchant at Centralia, Washington; a sister of our subject, who lives in Fuller- ton, Nebraska; and J. B., who is our sub- jeet.

Dr. Jones received a good education in the schools of his locality, and engaged in teaching for some time, with marked suc- cess.

His natural inclination being in the di- rection of medical seience, he early began to read every thing bearing upon his favorite

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study, later entering the office of a well- known physician of Greenville, Texas, where he remained two and a half years, following this with a course in general study, at a med- ical college, in Greenville. This was sup- plemented by another year of reading. under Dr. Coventry, of that town, at which time he returned to Tennessee, where he engaged in the practice of his profession.

For nine months Dr. Jones was located at Cumberland Gap. as post surgeon. Ho came to Atchison county, Missouri, it. 1867. settling near the towns of Watson and Le- nora, he being one of the first physicians located in this neighborhood. For the thirty- two succeeding years he has resided in his present home, and has a wide and lucrative practice.

llis marriage to Miss Drusilla S. Ilill took place in this county, the lady being the estimable daughter of the well-known Her- vey and Charlotte Hill, okl settlers of the county, who come from Tennessee. One son has been born of this union, Bernard, now a young man of eighteen.

In politics Dr. Jones votes with the Dem- ocratie party, and for forty years has been a consistent member of the Cumberland I resbyterian church, in which he is an elder. Since 1863 he has been a citizen of Atchison county, in all these years giving his in- fluence in the direction of education and tem- perance. Ile has been called upon to render n edical attention in many grave cases, where only skill and comprehensive knowledge preserved the patient.

ADAMATNER JOHNSON.

The able and honorable family physician is perhaps in closer touch with his fellow citizens than any man in any other walk of

life. To most families the time of serious illness is "the hour of trouble," and' in such trouble they turn to the general medical practitioner who has long been their neigh- boring friend with a degree of confidence that makes the relations between the physician and his patrons more intimate and delicate than those which exist between other men and those upon whom they depend for the business out of which they make their liv- ing; and thus it is that the family physician in a country town is not simply a doctor of medicine but a guide and counselor in many important affairs. To be such, however, he must be not only a skillful physician but a man sympathetic, honorable and trust- worthy. Such an ideal family physician is Dr. Adamatner Johnson, of Watson, Atchi- son county, Missouri.

Dr. Johnson was born at Brunswick, Chariton county, Missouri, January 21. 1851. a son of Adamatner and Rebecca (Ca- bell) Johnson. His father, who was a son of Major Mathew and Elizabeth ( Jones ) John- son, was born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, and was during the war engaged heavily in the tobacco business at St. Louis, Missouri. Later he was for many years a banker and general business man, but is now living in retirement. Major Mathew Johnson, the grandfather of the subect of this sketch, was long one of the most prominent men in Lin- coln county, Kentucky. Dr. Johnson's mother, Rebecca Cabell. was a daughter of E. B. and Harriet ( Monroe ) Cabell, and her father was for thirty-two years the coun- ty clerk of Chariton county, Missouri. She died at the age of fifty-one and is remem- bered as a loving wife and indulgent mother and as a neighbor whose sympathetic char- ity endeared her to the whole community in which she lived. Mr. Johnson is now sev-

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enty-seven years old. They had five sons and three daughters, and three of their sons, Adamatner, Jr., of Watson, Missouri, and E. C. and R. F., of De Queen, Arkansas, be- came physicians.

Dr. Adamatner Johnson received a good English and classical education, and after finishing his studies at the Brunswick univer- sity, studied medicine under the preceptor- ship of Dr. Julian Bates, of St. Louis, and Dr. W. M. Johnson, of Rothville, Missouri. He was graduated with honor at the St. Louis Medical College, with the class of 1874. Ile practiced his profession in Char- iton and' Grundy counties, Missouri, at Dub- lin, Erath county, Texas, and after that in Burleson county, that state, until 1881, when he came to Watson, Atchison county, Mis- souri, where he arrived June 17, and where he has since practiced successfully. He has acquired membership in different medical societies and is the author of papers which have won the commendation of leading members of his profession. While giving his attention to general medical practice he has given special attention to surgery and is frequently called for consultation and in surgical cases to distant points.

In 1871 Dr. Johnson was married, at Rothville, Missouri, to Nannie Maria An- derson, who was born at Lynchburg, Vir- ginia, a daughter of Thomas O. Anderson. She died in Grundy county, Missouri, in 1875, leaving a son and daughter, John Ca- bell Johnson, of Maryville, Missouri, who is in railroad business, and Mattie Maud, who is her father's housekeeper. Subse- quently Dr. Johnson married Miss Delia Jane Brainard, a daughter of Jesse Brainard, of Grundy county, Missouri, who died May 3, 1883, leaving a son, Brainerd Johnson, who was born June 14, 1873.

Politically Dr. Johnson is a Democrat, and, though not a practical politician or an office-seeker, he exerts a recognized influence in his party. He is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows and popular in social circles.

GEORGE W. OTIS.

The horologe, of time has marked off many years since George W. Otis first came to Nodaway county, and thirty-five years have been added to the cycle of the centuries since his arrival in this section of the state. He is numbered among the esteemed and valued citizens of Union township, and as one of the leading representatives of the agricultural interests of Missouri he well de- serves mention in this volume. His home is five miles south of Hopkins, and there he is successfully conducting the operation of liis farm and raising cattle for the market, his well directed efforts bringing to him a handsome financial return.

Mr. Otis is a native of the Buckeye state, his birth having occurred in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, on the 10th of September, 1856. The ancestry of the family can be traced back in Germany to 1129. The fam- ily name was originally Otho, but eventually assumed the Latinized form of Otis. Rep- resentatives of the name removed to. Eng- land in 1195, and the first American ancestor came from the Merrie Isle to this country in 1664, settling at Hingham, Massachusetts. His son returned to England' to educate his children, but his eldest son, Robert, again came to America, at the age of fifteen years. He was eighty years of age at the time the Revolutionary war was inaugurated, but not- withstanding his advanced age he joined the

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army and served in various capacities until the independence of the nation was achieved. He died at the extremely old age of one hundred and fifteen years. His son, John Otis, also entered the army and died of small-pox during the war. The latter's son. Edward Otis, became a member of the Colo- nial army when sixteen years of age and was wounded and discharged. His papers of discharge, as well as pension papers, are now in the possession of H. W. Otis, of Red Oak, lowa. Edward Otis died in La Porte county, Indiana, in 1852. at the age of eighty-seven. His son Ezekiel enlisted for service in the war of 1812 and was with Commodore Perry at the time of the bril- liant naval victory on Lake Erie, in 1813. His death occurred in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. There have been many distinguished representatives of the Otis family, including James Otis, Major Stephen Otis, Mersey Warren and many others prominent in the history of the early days. Colonel Stephen Flwell Otis, who won fame in Manila and was one of the most gallant and distin- guished officers in the American army, was also of the same family.

Merrill Otis, a son of Ezekiel Otis and the father of our subject, was a native of Ohio, and became a resident of Nodaway county, Missouri, about 1804. his death oc- curring here about 1890. on the old family homestead. He married Miss Tamer Myers, of Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and two of their sons, Edward and Jasper Newton, are yet residents of Nodaway county, while Reisin Otis resides in the Black Hills near Custer City, South Dakota. Another son is Absalom Otis, of Rapid City. South Da- kota. There were also two daughters in the family.

George W. Otis accompanied his parents on their removal to Missouri in his early boyhood. They located near Maryville prior to the Civil war, and during the period of hostilities between the north and the south maintained their residence in lowa; but when the trouble was over they returned to Mis- souri, locating on the farm which is now oc- cupied by Mr. Otis of this review. Through- out his life he has been identified with ag- ricultural pursuits. lle early became fa- miliar with the work of the fields and garden and his practical experience has so enabled him to prosecute his labors that he has won substantial and gratifying success. Prior to his marriage he spent some time in the Black Ilills, Dakota, prospecting and min- ing. and he still owns some promising claims in that rich country. After his mar- riage he engaged in the livery business in Maryville for a short time and then disposed of that enterprise, returning to the okl home farm in Union township. Here he carries on general farming and is also engaged in the raising and sale of cattle.

In 1895. while on a visit to Indiana, Mr. Otis was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Raichart, and to them have been born three interesting little children, Charles K., Labell Marrie and Flossie. Their pleas- ant home is celebrated for its generous hos- pitality, which is freely extended to and greatly enjoyed by their large circle of friends. Mr. Otis is widely and favorably known in Nodaway county. His interest in everyti:ing which affects the welfare of the people aleng industrial, intellectual and mor- al lines is deep and abiding, and as a citizen he is respected by all who have knowledge of his straightforward methods and upright- ness of character.

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A Biographical history of Nodaway and Atchison counties, Missouri : compendium of national biography, Part 81

Author: Publication date: 1901 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 726

Author:
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 726