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For fifty-eight years this worthy couple traveled life's journey together, sharing its joys and sorrows, its adversity and pros- perity. They celebrated the fiftieth anni- versary of their marriage in 1869, at which time were present all their living children and grandchildren. It was a happy occa- sion, not only for the old people, but also for their many friends who gathered with" words of congratulation and best wishes to commemorate the day when young in years they started out together to meet whatever the future had in store for them. Eight sons and two daughters came to bless their home, of which number of children eight reached years of maturity, namely: Joseph W., John T., William A., James A., Arti- mesia, Mary E., Andrew and Charles G. James and Abraham died in infancy.
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Mrs. Hamilton, who was born June 9, 1804, passed away on the 18th of July, 1877, at the age of seventy-three years. On the 15th of September of the same year Mr. Hamilton closed his eyes in death, being then ninety-one years of age; and the two, who were so long loving companions on this earth, were united once more in the home beyond, where all separations are over. They were members of the pioneer Baptist church, at Buckner, their names appearing on the church charter, and in the work of the congregation they were most active and faithful.
a HARLES G. HAMILTON .- It is interesting to know that the old Hamilton homestead is still in possession of a member of the fam- ily and that the representative who occupies the place wears worthily the honored name he bears and is accounted one of the lead- ing and most esteemed citizens of the com- munity. Only five years of age when he. came to Jackson county, his entire life, almost, has been passed here, and with its agricultural interests he is prominently iden- tified.
Charles G. Hamilton was born in Boyle county, Kentucky, on the 15th of July, 1844, and in 1849 was brought by his par- ents to Fort Osage township. He was reared to the labors of farm life and has always been engaged in the tilling of the soil and the other duties which fall to those who follow this honorable calling. He ac- quired his education in the common schools of the neighborhood and assisted his father in the cultivation of the fields until after he had attained his majority. He lived here through the period of the civil war, and re-
tains a vivid impression of the horrors insep- arable from warfare.
On the 12th of October, 1869, Mr. Hamilton was united in marriage to Miss Mollie Hall, a daughter of T. G. Hall, of Fort Osage township; and a lady of many excellencies of character that endeared her to a large circle of friends. They began their domestic life on the old home place, dear to our subject from the associations of his boyhood and the abode of his parents; but after a few years, thinking to improve his financial condition, Mr. Hamilton re- moved with his family to Texas, where for three years he engaged in stock-raising. He afterward followed the same pursuit in Dade county, Missouri, for two years, and then returned to his present farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton became the par- ents of two children: Christine, who was born December 30, 1871, and is now the wife of Cornelius Childs; and Andrew M., born May 25, 1874. The son is still with his father, whom he ably assists in the work of the farm. A dark and heavy shadow fell over the household in 1876, for on the first of September the wife and mother de- parted this life. She was a woman of many noble qualities, a member of the Baptist church, and to those who knew her best, especially to husband and children, her loss was irreparable.
Mr. Hamilton still resides on the farm, which is one of the best in the county. His home is a large brick residence situated on a hill and thus commanding an excellent view of the surrounding country. His barns and outbuildings are models of convenience and the neat and thrifty appearance of everything about the place indicates the careful and intelligent supervision of the owner. He also raises a high grade of
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stock and his excellent business ability and enterprise have brought to him success in his undertakings. This place is indeed " home, sweet home" to Mr. Hamilton. Here he worked and played as a boy, to this abode he brought his bride and now it is hallowed to him on account of the many memories which cluster around it, memories of his kind parents, his loved wife and of his chil- dren.
Religiously he is connected with the Baptist church of Buckner, while in politics he is a stalwart democrat. Those who know him best are numbered among his warmest friends, - a fact which indicates a well spent life; and the name of Charles G. Hamilton, like that of his parents, is well deserving a place on the pages of the his- tory of his adopted county.
ESTERN DENTAL COLLEGE. -- In 1890 the Western Dental College was established, begin- ning its existence with a faculty that included some of the foremost dentists and physicians of Kansas City. There is probably not a school of the kind in the country that is a parallel for its successful career. It entered upon its first year with sixty students and in 1895 two hundred and twenty-eight students matriculated! All of the modern appliances of dentistry are used in the lectures and the courses of study. The management of the college is now com- pleting a chemical laboratory to accommo- date a hundred students, and is establishing a dental library to be used for purposes of reference by the students and dentists in general. There is now at the college a valuable and interesting collection of speci- mens, showing the diseases to which the
teeth are subject and also many interesting specimens of dental work done by students, demonstrating their proficiency in the me- chanical part of the professional labor.
The rapid growth of this school has necessitated a change of quarters, and plans are now being perfected for the construction of a larger college building to accommodate the increasing membership. The course of study is such that whether in lectures, operatives or medical dentistry, the student has every advantage known to modern den- tal science to fully equip him for practice, and the diploma of this school enables the graduates to practice anywhere in America. The Western Dental College became a member of the National Association of Den- tal Faculties in the United States in 1894. This school is conducted under the coeduca- tional system, and many ladies are included among its students.
The faculty for the year 1895 is as fol- lows: D. J. McMillen, D. D. S., dean and professor of operative dentistry, crown and bridge work; George Halley, M. D., pro- fessor of oral surgery; Robert L. Green, M. D., and C. E. Wilson, M. D., associate professors of anatomy; J. M. Allen, A. B., M. D., and A. M. Wilson, A. M., M. D., associate professors of materia medica, gen- eral pathology and therapeutics; R. R. Hun - ter, M. D., Ph. G., professor of chemistry; W. F. Kuhn, A. M., M. D., professor of physiology; J. H. Thompson, M. D., pro- fessor of histology; John Punton, M. D., professor of neurology; John H. Johnson, M. D., professor of hygiene and clinical professor of the eye and ear; J. M. Gross; D. D. S., and T. H. Cunningham, D. D. S., associate professors of dental pathology and therapeutics; K. P. Ashley, D. D. S., professor of prosthetic dentistry; Edward
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Bumgardner, D. D. S., professor of metal- lurgy and demonstrator of histology; and William J. Brady, D. D. S., professor of orthodontia and dental technics. In addi- tion there is a large corps of special lec- turers and demonstrators on the clinical staff.
To Dr. McMillen, who has served as dean of the institution from the beginning, the success of the college is largely due, and he certainly deserves great credit for the es- tablishment of a school in the west that is the peer of any long established dental col- lege in the east.
ATTHEW WILLIAM ANDER- SON, president of the First Na- tional Bank, of Independence, Missouri, is a familiar figure on the streets of this city and has long been a prominent factor in its affairs. A sketch of his life cannot fail to be of interest here; in- deed, without more than a passing mention of him a work which purported to review the lives of the representative men and women of Jackson county, would be in- complete.
Mr. Anderson is a native of the "Penn- sylvania of the West," being born in Jackson county, Missouri, December 20, 1836, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Anderson, one of a family of eight children, -- four sons and four daughters,-he being the eldest son. His father, who was a carpenter by trade, but whose chief occupation was that of farming, died in Blue township, this county, in the year 1859. His mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Stewart, survived her hus- band some years, her death occurring early in the 'Sos.
Matthew W. continued to reside on the
home farm with his parents until he attained his twenty-second year. His educational advantages were limited to those of the common schools. He, however, made the best of his early opportunities, and by read- ing and close observation in later years has acquired a range of knowledge equal to, if not surpassing that of the majority of busi- ness men. While yet a member of the home circle he served two years as deputy tax collector. In 1860 he was elected town- ship constable and held that position about one year and a half, after which he went to Mexico, remaining there until 1864. That year he returned to his native place and en- gaged in farming, to which occupation he gave his attention until 1868, when he was appointed deputy sheriff of Jackson county, under Charles Dougherty, and held that position four years. In 1872 he was elected revenue collector of the county, and the next four years he spent as the incumbent of this office, performing faithful and efficient service. About this time he became inter- ested in the banking house of Brown, Hughes & Company, which was later incorporated under the name of Anderson, Chiles & Com- pany, he being chosen its president. Still later it was changed to the First National Bank, and again he was honored with the presidency of the institution, which position he still ably and acceptably fills.
Mr. Anderson has always taken a deep interest in political affairs and especially those of a local nature, and has ever exerted an influence that has been felt for good. He has been a member of the city council of Independence for many years, has been a stanch advocate of all substantial public im- provements, and is highly appreciated as a citizen of sterling worth. He is the owner of valuable farms in Jackson county, com-
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prising some 1,000 acres, and has for years been largely interested in agricultural pur- suits; and he has also been engaged in the cattle business for some years, not only in this county but also in Colorado and Texas.
Mr. Anderson is a man of family. He was first married in the year 1861 to Miss Julia Daniles, by whom he had two children, Katie B., now the wife of Robert Turner; and Miss Nellie. Mrs. Julia Anderson de- parted this life in August, 1886. The pres- ent Mrs. Anderson was formerly Miss Mary W. Erwin. Her father, Colonel Eugene Erwin, was an officer in the Confederate army and was killed in the engagement at Vicksburg. . Colonel Erwin's mother was a daughter of the Hon. Henry Clay, the dis- tinguished statesman. By his union with Miss Erwin, Mr. Anderson has two sons, Henry Clay and Matthew William, Jr.
Not only in business and political circles, but also in those fraternal and religious; do we find Mr. Anderson an honored and in- fluential member. He has been identified with the Masonic order since he was initiated into its mysteries in 1865, and is a charter member of McDonough lodge, of Independ- ence. Also he is a Knight of Pythias and a member of the grand lodge of the state of Missouri. The church of his choice is the Episcopal, of which he is a stanch and con- sistent member.
INVILLE HAYES has for fifty- three years resided upon his farm in Westport township, Jackson county. The family located in Missouri when it was a wild and desolate region, there be- ing few settlements west of St. Louis. For miles stretched uncultivated prairies and unbroken forests, which served as hunting
grounds for the Indians, while the timbered regions were the haunts of many wild ani- mals, native to this clime.
Mr. Hayes is a descendant from a family of pioneers. His paternal grandmother was a daughter of Daniel Boone, the explorer who first made his way into the wilderness of Kentucky, traveling over the "dark and bloody ground" before another white man had set foot upon the soil of that now rich and populous state. His daughter and two girls of the name of Calloway were captured by the Indians, but a party soon started in pursuit and they were retaken. The grand- parents were married in Kentucky, and the grandfather was killed there. A large family was born of their union, including Boone Hayes, father of our subject, who was the oldest. After the death of his father, he went to live with his grandfather, Daniel Boone, and with him came to Missouri, lo- cating in St. Charles county.
After he had arrived at man's estate he returned to Kentucky, where he married Lydia Shull, a native of that state and a rep- resentative of one of its old families. He then took his bride to his home in St. Charles county, and about 1820 removed to Calla- way county. In March, 1837, he became a resident of Jackson county, where he pur- chased 160 acres of land owned by Daniel Boone, Jr. Twelve acres of this tract was fenced, while the remainder was in its prim- itive condition. The locality was indeed sparsely settled, the Indians being far more in numbers than their white neighbors. The father also purchased 120 acres of land from Governor Boggs and improved his property, transforming it into a fine farm. In 1849, after the discovery of gold on the Pacific siope, he crossed the plains to Cali- fornia, accompanied by his three sons, Ama-
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zon, Linville and Upton. After a three- months journey with ox teams they reached Sacramento. At Weaverville, California, then called Hangtown, the father established a boarding-house, which he conducted for several years. His death occurred there, while his wife died in this county, about 1840, and was laid to rest in the family cemetery. He was a typical pioneer, fear- less and undaunted and honorable in all things. Before removing to Missouri he served in an Indian war.
Boone and Lydia Hayes were the parents of ten children who grew to maturity. Alfred, the eldest, died in 1838. Louisa became the wife of Thomas Krump, and both are now deceased. They had three sons: Henry, of Independence, Missouri; Richard, who is living in Clay county, Texas; and Daniel, a resident of Saline county, Missouri. Shrelda became the wife of James McMurtrie and they also have passed away. Their children were Levi, who is living in Wichita Falls, Texas; James, of California, and Samuel, who was killed in the civil war. Eleanor mar- ried Francis Chick, and they also have de- parted this life, leaving two living children: Martha, of Callaway county; and Lydia, who is living in northern Missouri. Fannie Robinson, living in western Kansas. Ama- zon married Agnes McMurtrie, who died leaving one son, James, who is now county judge of Bates county, Missouri. After the death of his first wife he wedded Mary Berry, and they have three daughters: Sophie, widow of John Booth, who is serv- ing as postmistress of Westport; Fannie, wife of Teson Howell, of Paola, Kansas; and Anna, wife of Green Bates, also of Paola. Linville is the next in order of birth. Samuel, deceased, married Rebecca
Berry, who has also passed away, and the members of their family are as follows: Mary Lob; Robert, of California, who mar- ried Miss Muir, now deceased; Jennie, wife of Foster Asbury, of Westport town- ship, by whom she has one daughter, Mary Agnes; Lou, deceased; Fred, the wife of William Smith, of Independence, Missouri; R. F. Hayes, who is living in Las Vegas, New Mexico; Amazon, of California; Up- ton, who resides in Las Vegas, New Mexico; and Ella, deceased. Miriam, the eighth member of the Hayes family, became the wife of David McMurtrie, and both have passed away. They had two children: Mary Agnes Utz, of California; and Calvin, of Callaway county, Missouri, who married Lizzie McCubbin. Mary wedded Amstead Hughes, and they died leaving three chil- dren: Reece, of Callaway county, Missouri; Linville and Laura Peters, who were also living in the same place. Upton, now de- ceased, married Miss Margaret Watts, and had four children: John N., who married Lillie Mills and lives in California; Bettie, wife of Thomas Mutrey, of California; Fleeda, wife of Tim Epperson, of Califor- nia; and Jenup, wife of Joseph Whitesides, of California. Two sons of this family were soldiers in the civil war.
Upton raised a regiment for the Confed- erate service and was commissioned colonel. His command was attached to the army of General Joseph Shelby, and he was a brave and able officer, beloved throughout the regiment. He was shot through the head at the battle of Newtonia, and was buried on the field. His remains were afterward transferred to the Confederate cemetery in Kansas City in 1871, and now rest in For- est Hill cemetery. His memory is still green in the hearts of those who knew him.
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Linville Hayes, whose name introduces this review, was born in Callaway county, Missouri, October 20, 1821, and was a youth of sixteen years when he came with his father to Jackson county. He remained under the parental roof until twenty-one years of age, and in 1842, having married, located on the farm which is still his home. It was covered with a dense growth of timber, but entering the forest he cut down the trees, prepared the inaterial and built a hewed-log cabin. There was no one then between him and the vast. Indian country to the west. Tree after tree fell before his ax and the bright sun streamed down upon the cleared land, ripening the grain planted there. Mr. Hayes continued to improve and cultivate his farm until 1849, when he went to the gold mines of California, in connec- tion with his father and others, and after spending twenty months there arrived at his home on the 28th of December, 1850.
In June, 1842, Mr. Hayes was united in marriage with Miss Lorinda W. Halloway, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of James A. Halloway, one of the early settlers of the county. She was born April 21, 1827, and died August 13, 1890, after a happy married life of nearly half a century. To her husband she had been a faithful com- panion and helpmeet, ably seconding his efforts in all possible ways. By her mar- riage she became the mother of eleven chil- dren, and in their youth surrounded them with loving care and attention. Eliza Ann, the eldest, born September 12, 1844, be- came the wife of Henry C. Rout, who was killed during the war. They had one child, James H., now of Westport. Mrs. Rout afterward became the wife of Joel Franklin Thomas, now deceased, who served as a lieutenant in Colonel Hayes' regiment. She
died March 24, 1881, leaving one child, Effie, wife of Charles Ellis, of Westport. Alfred, the second of the family, born Sep- tember 11, 1846, now lives in California. He married Mattie Collins, and their chil- dren were Barbara, Oletta, Maggie, Will- iam and James. Fannie E., born October 22, 1848, died four days later. Isaac T., born September 22, 1851, died April 5, 1852. Van D., born January 20, 1853, lives in Texas. Temperance J., born Jan- uary 20, 1856, is the wife of James Foster, and their children are Lillie, Benjamin, Edwin, Harry, Carrie and John. Eugene E., born March 1I, 1858, died February 1, 1861. Henry Upton, born August 14, 1860, died August 14, 1866. Linville Wiley, born January 7, 1862, is married and lives in Texas, and has one child, Harry. Benja- min T., born October 23, 1868, died Octo- ber 6, 1869. James M., born May 19, 1871, completes the family.
After his return from California, Mr. Hayes engaged in freighting across the plains for the government, making trips from Kansas City and Leavenworth to Fort Union, Fort Laramie and Fort Craig on the Rio Grande river. In 1864 he joined the army, was elected first lieutenant of Captain Milton Shull's company and commanded the com- pany until the close of the war. He went with Colonel Williams' regiment to Texas and Louisiana and participated in a number of engagements, including those at Little Blue, Big Blue, and Byram Ford. He was the first to cross the Big Blue in the face of the federals and acted as guide to General Shull all through that district of the country.
Mr. Hayes remained in Texas until the fall of 1865, and after the war resumed freighting. He served as wagon-master of a train going from Kansas City to old Fort
Ancel Collins.
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Kearney and to Julesburg. Their route lay by way of Fort Laramie, Fort Reno and Fort Smith, and on the way they had a bat- tle with the Indians and remained at Fort Smith until a company of United States soldiers arrived to guard them on their trip. Mr. Hayes afterward made another trip to Fort Craig on the Rio Grande. His life since has been devoted to the more quiet pursuits of agriculture, and he still makes his home upon the farm which has been his place of abode for fifty-three years. In politics he is a democrat and since 1856 has been a member of the Baptist church of Westport. A worthy representative of one of the most honored pioneer families of Jackson county, no one is more worthy of representation in this volume than Linville Hayes.
NCEL COLLINS is numbered among the progressive real-estate. dealers of Kansas City. He now resides at No. 4800 Independence avenue, on what was a part of the old fam- ily homestead. Here he has lived for more than sixty years, and has therefore witnessed the entire growth and development of Kansas City, watching its transformation from a mere hamnlet to one of the import- ant cities of the west. He well deserves mention among the honored class that opened the way to civilization in this region and made its development and progress possible.
Mr. Collins was born in Estill county, Kentucky, October 26, 1826, and was only in his eighth year when, in April, 1834, his parents came to Missouri. His father, Michael Collins, was a native of Virginia, and his mother, who bore the maiden name
of Rebecca Noland, was born in Kentucky. They settled on a farm which embraced the present home of our subject, sixty-one years ago, and at different times Mr. Collins entered land from the government until he had become the owner of 300 acres. He was a general farmer, an industrious man and extensively carried on that business, cultivating his land with the aid of slave labor. The old family homestead was lo- cated on what is now Twelfth street, and near by he erected a mill, which was oper- ated by horse power, and which was one of the first built in this section of the state. He was prominently identified with the pioneer history of Jackson county, and largely aided in its early development. His death occurred on the 12th of May, 1850, at the age of fifty-eight years, and his wife survived him about twelve years.
In the family of this worthy couple were nine children, four of whom are living at this writing, namely: Sarah, the widow of Miletus Brown, of Kansas City; John, who resides in Oregon county, Missouri; Gabriel F., who is living with Mrs. Brown on the old farm; and Ancel, of this review.
Few residents of Kansas City can boast of having so long made their home here as our subject. In the days when all the region round about was a wild and unim- proved tract of land, he aided his father in the development of the farm. The family had many of the usual experiences and hardships of pioneer life, but as the years passed their labors were crowned with pros- perity, and the rapidly increasing popula- tion of Kansas City caused a corresponding rise in land values. Mr. Collins continued to work on the farm until 1857, when he began business on his own account, having inherited a part of the old homestead, and
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for some years did an excellent business as a market gardener and general farmer. He still owns about sixty-eight acres of the old homestead. Of this about one-half has has been platted, and, lying just outside the city limits, forms an excellent suburban property. For several years past he has been engaged in the real-estate business, buying and selling property, much of which he has highly improved. He now owns realty of various descriptions in the various sections of the city, and by his foresight, well-directed efforts, sagacity and sound business judgment has succeeded in accumu- lating a handsome property.
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