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of the best testimonials the writer ever had the opportunity of reading.
Our subject was married December 20, 1894, to Miss Nellie Parks of Salisbury, daughter of George Parks, a prominent Chariton county citizen. Mrs. Osborn was born December 30, 1876, and spent the greater portion of her life in Salisbury.
Our subject is a member of Oustonic Lodge No. 6, I. O. O. F. of Birmingham, Connecticut, and is a Chapter Mason of Caldwell Lodge No. 53, A. F. & A. M. of Kirksville, also a member of the Presby- terian church. He located in Salisbury in July, 1896, where he has since been practicing Osteopathy.
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1. LEDRU BARNES. 2. JAMES PARKS.
3. HARDY SEARS.
4. SAMUEL EDWARDS.
5. GEORGE IRELAND.
The above illustration is a faithful likeness of five of Salisbury's most energetic, enterprising and intelligent young gentlemen, who
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are meeting with commendable success in their various avocations of life. Being strictly honest, thoroughly industrious, and of a social and courteous disposition, they make friends as they increase their acquaintance, and enjoy the confidence and respect of all who know them. Mr. Barnes is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Barnes, and is at present engaged in teaching a very successful term of school at Lowery district, north of Keytesville. Mr. Parks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Parks and is employed upon the typographical force engaged in setting up this PORTRAIT and BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of Chariton county. Mr. Scars was born near Clifton Hill, but is now employed as pharmacist in the drug establishment of W. R. Sweeney. Mr. Edward, by birth is a native of Pennesylvania, but is now a fixture in Salisbury business circles as the proprietor of a first class tonsorial parlor. Mr. Ireland was reared in this county, and now has a lucra- tive position as weigh master in the large milling establishment of his brothers, in this city.
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The above is an illustration of the Blacksmith and Wagon manu- facturing establishment of M. Weien, one of Salisbury's most enter- prising and progressive business men, located on West Second street.
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RESIDENCE OF W. R. MCNABB, SALISBURY, MO.
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ENDON, another of Chariton county's beautiful little villages, was laid out by Christopher Shupe in 1871. It was, however, a good business point several years before the plat of the town was filed. The first business house was put up by Bastich & Eastman, which was used in the capacity of a general merchandise establishment. In 1871 a business house was put up by Keith Brothers. These were the only business houses erected prior to 1880, when Charles Welling erected a business house. In 1881 Dr. Morgan erected a house which he used as a drug store. Since that time the town has prospered and grown until at the present time it has a population of about seven or eight hundred energetie, enterprising and worthy citizens.
The town of Mendon is situated on a beautiful prairie overlooking thousands of acres of as fine land as can be found anywhere in the county, and is surrounded by prosperous farmers who believe in keep- ing up their end of the row in the way of building up this beautiful little city.
Mendon has nice churches, a first class public school and several secret orders, among which are the Knights of Pythias, Masonic and A. O. U. W. each of which has a good membership. This little vil- lage will continue to prosper and will in a few years be the best point for business in that section of the county. Located on the Santa Fee.
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son - OHN P. WINN is the name of the distinguished gentleman who is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Buffalo Lick town- ship, which is now Salisbury township, April 2, 1837, and was the of James and Rebecca (Parks) Winn. The former was born in North Carolina in 1791 and came to Missouri in 1819. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and for his ser- vices received a landscript for part of the land where the city of Salisbury now stands. Ile died in 1864 at the ripe old age of 73 years. The latter, Mrs. Rebecca Winn, was a half sister to Mr. and Mrs. Peterson Parks, two of the first settlers of Chariton coun- ty, yet Mr. Parks and wife were in no wise related to each other before marriage. Mrs. Winn's marriage was the fifth one now on record in Chari- ton county. After her husband's death she made her home with her son, our subject, up to the time of her death, in 1887, at the age of 78 years.
Our subject received his education in the public schools in this county and at Mount Pleasant College of Huntsville. He returned home and continued farming until 1886 on the farm where he was born, six miles south of Salisbury. He served on the Confederate side of the late war from start to finish under the command of Capt. Thos. Walton, who surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana, March 10, 1865. Our subject was married to Miss Julia Brown Nov. 23, 1863, who was the daughter of Thomas and Amelia (Esther) Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were Kentuckians and settled here about 1860. The subject of this sketch and wife were the parents of twelve children- one dead-as follows: Gertie K., now Mrs. R. B. Crowder, of Salis- bury; Bettie, now Mrs. Iglehart, of Macon City; Robert Lee; Omilia; Minnie; Lucy; Jefferson; Bessie; Erma; Russel V .; and Lessie.
In 1886 Mr. Winn came to Salisbury and entered into the real estate business, where he has enjoyed a good trade in his line ever since. He is a first water democrat and has spent much of his time in the cause of his party. Religiously, he has been a member of the Baptist church since he was fifteen years of age.
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OHN M. FOLEY. One among our young men of prominence, is the subject of this sketch, and was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, Oct. 16, 1875. He is the son of Rev. W. H. Foley, a Baptist minister, who was born in Russel county, Kentucky, in 1851 and was married to the mother of our subject, Miss Sarah J. Rexroat, of which union eleven children were born, of which our subject is the fourth child. In 1889 our subject came to Missouri with his parents and settled in Howard county at Armstrong where he remained four years. When our subject left Armstrong he located at Clinton, Mo., where he conducted a restaurant for one year before removing to Salis- bury, where he entered the barber shop of his brother and learned that trade. He worked faith- fully for three years and purchased a half interest in the shop where he has remained ever since.
On Oct. 16, 1894, our subject was married to Miss Lutie D. Wilkinson, who was born and reared in Salisbury, and received her education in the pub- lie schools and colleges of that city. She was the eldest of three children, two boys and girl, the children of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wilkinson. The father was born in 1849 and the mother in 1853, and the wife of our subject was born in 1877.
Mr. Foley and wife are the parents of a fine boy, Verle Vivien, who was born March 11, 1896, and is the pride of a happy household. Our subject is a pleasant and accommodating young man of thorough business qualifications, and as a consequence is enjoying a good trade. Politically, our subject is a democrat and loyally supports the prini- ciples of his party. Religiously, he affiliates with the Baptist church.
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RVEN HORTON. The accompanying illustration is an excellent reproduction of a photograph of Master Irven Horton, a Salis- bury youth, who by his unceasing energy, industry and manly conduct, has won for himself the esteem and admiration of a very large circle of friends and acquaintances in Salisbury and vicinity. His birth occurred December 3, 1881, the son of A. JJ. and Amler Horton. Upon the death of the father, August 9, 1893, the re- sponsibilities of providing the nec- essaries and comforts of life for the family devolved upon our sub- ject and a brother, a few years his senior, and the manner in which they have met and performed their duties, demand the commendation of all.
In May of 1894 Irven selected the profession of a "typo" as a suitable field for occupation, and securing a position in the compos- ing rooms of the PRESS-SPECTATOR diligently began the mastery of his profession, in which he has been eminently successful. Irven still holds his "cases" and his ser- vices are justly appreciated by his employer.
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USSELFORK, perhaps better known as Pee Dee, as a trading point was begun in 1877, when a store building was erected by the Grangers, the upper story being used by them for a hall, and the ground floor by Pound & Welch for mercantile pur- poses. The town is located about twelve miles north and east of Keytesville and has become an excellent trading point. It has daily mail facilities and a number of creditable mercantile and business establishments. It's citizens are enterprising and progressive and are thoroughly alive to the needs and interests of their community, and will always be found ready and willing to support any effort tending towards the upbuilding and improvment of the social, moral and intellectual development of their neighborhood.
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NDREW BROWN. The subject of this sketch is a native of Ireland and was born April 30, 1827, and was the youngest of a family of six children, five boys and one girl, the children of Alexander Brown and wife, formerly Miss Dorothy Ringland. In 1854, Mr. Brown was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Sarah Hughes, of county of Down, of his own native country. Mr. Brown remained on Erin's Green Isle over two years after his mar- riage, but prompted by the conviction that he could do better in the New World, he sailed for America, October 23, 1856, but did not bring his family with him until he could provide a suitable place for them on this side of the briney deep. Mr. Brown located near Salis- bury, where he engaged in farming and stock raising.
The gold excitement in the west soon influenced him to turn his attention to the mountainous region where he remained only a short time, before returning to Missouri a poorer but wiser man. He had $5,000 in cash when he left his native country, but that soon vanished when he went west. When he returned to Missouri he went to work with energy and the hope to soon regain the loss he had suffeerd on his western tour.
Eight years elapsed from the time of his leaving Ireland before he was able to send for the family he had left behind. In 1864 he sent them the means for transportation, and met them in New York on their arrival and brought them at once to their new home in Chariton, Co. He continued to prosper steadily with a worthy family of chil- dren growing up around him. In 1873 his first wife died, which is the heaviest loss that man can have. He was again married to Miss Bessie Skellon, also native of Ireland, who still lives to brighten and com- fort his happy home. Of this last union was born one child, Annie, and is the cherished idol of the household. Mr. Brown had never seen his present wife from the time he knew her in Ireland before his de- parture for this county until he met her at the depot at Salisbury to be married to her. He knew her in early life and after his first wife's death, began corresponding with her, which resulted in her coming to this country to become his wife. Mr. Brown is one of the enterprising and thriving founders of Salisbury township.
HARITON COUNTY FAIRS. The first fair held in Chariton county was held at Keytesville in October of 1858; was organ- ized by stock company and run by a board of directors, of whom Sterling Price was president. The last fair was held in 1873.
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Four years later William E. Hill purchased the grounds and im- provements and continued holding fairs annually until 1893, when they were discontinued.
In 1868 a fair was organized at Salisbury and the first meeting held on the 11th and 15th inclusive of October of that year. JJudge Lucius Salisbury was president of the board of directors of this organ- ization. The premiums given at the first session amounted to $2,500 while the total receipts were only $1,300. On the 11th of June, 1872, a tornado visited the vicinity of Salisbury and completely destroyed the amphitheatre and all other buildings, which had been erected at a cost of $8,000. Due to the fact that the fair had failed to prove a success, financially, that and debts, including interest, had accumu- lated to the amount of $6,000, it was deemed advisable not to rebuild, and thus ended Salisbury's fair.
The third and last fair organized in Chariton county was started at Brunswick in 1891, fairs being held the three following years, since when they have been discontinued.
ACK T. LAMKIN, a gentleman of a progressive, energetic mind and untiring industry, held in the highest esteem by his many friends and acquaintances throughout the county, was born in Linn county, Missouri, October 18, 1859. Robert H. Lamkin, the father, was born in Kentucky, and moved to Missouri sometime in the 30's, where his death occurred in 1872. The mother was a native of the state of Virginia and in her maidenhood was a Miss Pennilia A. Phillips. Her death occurred in 1869. Z. T. Lamkin, our subject, was the eldest of three children, all living, and was reared upon a farm, near Bucklin, attending the public school in winter and assisting in the farm duties in the summer. In 1880, Mr. Lamkin accepted a a clerical position at Shannondale, this county, in a co-operative store under the management of Mr. F. M. Meyer. After one year our subject was promoted to the management of the business in which capacity he remained until 1886, when he went to Forrest Green and accepted a position with Horton and Fristoc. He remained but a short short time before purchasing the interest of Mr. Horton, the style of the firm changing to Fristoe & Lamkin. These gentleman are still engaged in business at Forrest Green and carry one of the best selected stocks of general merchandise found in the rural destricts of Chariton county.
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On January 7, 1896, occurred the marriage of our subject to Miss Jennie Binks, formerly a resident of Ohio, but for a number of years past of Chariton county, a daughter of John and Mary Binks, the father now deceased. At Forrest Green, Mrs. Lamkin, with the assistance of her husband, performs the duties of Postmistress, Wabash Agent and Telegraph Operator.
Politically, our subject is a democrat and has always loyally sup- ported the principles of his party. Religiously, he affiliates with the the Raptist church. Socially, he is a prominent and influential men- ber of Salisbury Lodge, White Stone Royal Arch Chapter, No. 57 and of Salisbury Lodge No. 208, A. F. & A. M., having been honored with all the offices. At present he is D. D. G. L. & D. D. G. M .: also, a member of Cloudine Lodge No. 179, Knights of Pythias.
RIPLETT is located on the northwestern division of the Wabash railroad, seven miles northwest of Brunswick. The town was laid out in June, 1870 by H. A. Cooper and John E. Triplett. Mr. Triplett built the first house in the town, which he used as a resi- dence. The first merchants of this little village were Jackson Alson and Johnson M. Reed. The first blacksmith was Wm. Usher and the first physician in the place was Doctor Ashbren and George Blake was the first carpenter. Triplett is located on a beautiful level scope of country about six miles from Grand river and is surrounded by the richest and the most fertile soil in the county, which is noted for producing more cereal products per acre than any other portion of the county.
There are three churches and seven secret orders in the town, which have prospered ever since they were founded. Its population is made up of some of the best people of Chariton county, who are ever ready to push forward any movement that is for the best inter- ests of their town and community.
Brunswick.
RUNSWICK, the second town in Chariton county, in point of population and age, was laid out on section 11, township 53, range 20, in 1836, by James Keyte, the founder of Keytesville, and by whom it was named after Brunswick (Tennis) near Manchester, England, Mr. Keyte being an Englishman. When the town was originally laid out, it was located on the bank of the Missouri river, and about five hundred yards south of the present site. Due to the mad whirl-pools and insidious eddies of that treacherous stream, nothing of the old site now remains.
Some twenty years after the location of the city, the few business houses and residences left standing, were removed to the base of the bluffs, at the present site.
The first house put up was a log building and was occupied by James Keyte, for mercantile purposes. About the same time Mr. Keyte started a saw mill, which was the first mill of the kind ever started in the township. Soon after the town was laid out, Peter T. Abell, and two men by the name of Perkins and Conwell located at Brunswick and opened general stores. About the same time John Basey opened the first hotel. Capt. James Usher and E. B. Clements were the pioneer dram shop keepers. With perhaps two or three exceptions, the above named gentlemen transacted the business of the village until 1840. The growth of the town was very slow during the first four years of its existence, its total population only being about 125 in 1840. James Keyte was the first postmaster of the place and continued until his death, which occurred in the fall of 1844. In the spring of 1840 quite a number of people located in the village and the growth of the town increased quite rapidly.
Among others who located at Brunswick during that year were Doctor M. C. Spencer and a gentleman named Threldkill who engaged in the hotel business; a wagon maker named Elliott; also Moses and Elhanen Short, who manufactured brick. Among the early and most prominent physicians of Brunswick was Doctor Edwin Price, a brother
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of General Sterling Price. Doctor Price continued to reside at Bruns- wick until his death. From 1838-40, pork packing was considerable of an industry of Brunswick, and among those who engaged in the business were Peter T. Abell, Pugh Price, also a brother of the Gen- eral and Perkins & Gates.
Broady Barrett, George Dupey and R. G. Beazley were early cit- izens of the town and engaged in the purchase and shipping of tobacco, while Thomas E. Gilliam and A. Johnson engaged in the manufacture of chewing tobacco. Joseph Caton, at present a citizen of Salisbury, was the pioneer tailor and Nathan Harry the first saddler. Colonel Peter T. Abell and Colonel C. W. Bell, the latter now a resident of Salisbury, were the first attorneys to practice law in the town. The late Judge John M. Davis was the pioneer school teacher of Brunswick, he opening a five month's term, June 19, 1840, with about thirty-five students in attendance. The building was of log structure and stood south of where the Grand river now runs. Brunswick had no grist mill previous to the civil war of '61. Soon after that however, Patrick Smith erected a steam flouring mill and carding machine.
Brunswick's first bank was opened in 1856 and was a branch of the Merchants' Bank of St. Louis. It was controlled by a president and board of directors. Adamantine Johnson was president; G. W. Outealt, cashier and William C. Applegate, clerk. During the war, in 1861, it suspended operation. The second bank was a private institu- tion and was opened in the fall of 1865 by W. H. Plunkett. This in- stitution was succeeded by the Chariton County Exchange Bank.
Perhaps Brunswick's greatest growth was experienced between the year 1840 and 1856, its population during the latter year being nearly, if not quite, as large as it has ever had since. During and pre- vious to that time the counties of Grundy, Sullivan, Livingston, Linn, Mercer and a part of Carroll were without railroad shipping facilities and consequently citizens of those counties were compelled to haul their products to Brunswick where they were transported to the east- ern markets by steamboats. They also received their'supplies at the Brunswick warehouse. Thus it was that Brunswick soon became quite a commercial centre for a very large and fertile territory. At that time a good ferry was operated across the Missouri and consider- able trade came from Saline county.
BRUNSWICK OF TO-DAY.
Brunswick of to-day has a population of about 2,200 moral, intel- ligent, refined and progressive citizens, whose unstinted hospitality
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has never failed to make a favorable and lasting impression upon the stranger within her gates. Situated in the western part of the county, at the Junction point of the Omaha & Council Bluffs division of the main line of the Wabash railroad, it has an excellent location as a trading point, In days past the Missouri flowed immediately in front of the town, but its channel changed and now flows about two miles south. Grand river now occupies the channel bed of the former mentioned stream. The Chariton Courier in speaking of this town, in
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a special issue, dated May 29, 1896, says: "Its immediate site is the gently sloping hills and level second bottoms that line the north bank of Grand river about two miles above its confluence with the Missouri.
The business portion of the city is situated on the level land at the base of the above mentioned hills, while the residence part lies on their summits, from which a wonderful and beautiful view can be had
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of the magnificent Missouri valley with its wealth of fertile fields in- terspersed with luxuriant forest growths, and far in the distance the mighty river itself glitters in the sunlight like pure silver.
The city is lighted by electricity, both the arc and incandescent systems being used. It also has an excellent stand pipe system of water works which afford an ample protection against fire. Bruns- wick is an incorporated city of the fourth-class and is divided into three wards. The present mayor is Judge J. E. Perkinson, while the first ward is represented in the city council by Messrs. James Smith and Louis Zinser; the aldermen from the second ward are Messrs. Henry Strube and H. Freeman, and those from the third ward are Messrs. S. E. Everly and I. X. Mitchell.
Brunswick's especial pride is its public school building, consist- ing of an elegant new brick structure which was recently erected at a cost of $12,500, and together with expenditures for the grounds make a total cost of $16,000. The school contains six grades in the primary, intermediate and grammar department, and a very complete system of high school work, all of which is under the supervision of a very competent corps of teachers, seven in number. There is also a good colored school employing three teachers, and the interests of both in- stitutions are looked after by a board of directors composed of the following gentlemen: Messrs. L. H. Herring, president; John Knap- penberger, secretary; Capt. Louis Benecke, Joseph Gross, John Ran- dolph and Doctor W. T. Magruder.
The benevolent and secret societies represented here are: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ancient Order United Workmen, Knights of Honor, Knights of Py- thias, Modern Woodmen, Grand Army of the Republic and Knights of the Maccabees.
The church organizations are eight in number representing the Christian, Baptist, Methodist Episcopal (South), Episcopal, Presbyte- rian, Catholic and colored Methodist and Baptist. Thus it will be seen that there is no lack of educational or social advantages or religious influence to make Brunswick all that could be desired in these partic- ulars.
The shipping facilities of Brunswick are excellent, it being con- nected by rail with all the principal market. A large shipment of stock, grain and tobacco is made from this point annually.
The many neat and elegant residences show the thrift and pros- perity of their occupants. The various business interests that go to
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make up the average western city are well represented here and many of the manufacturing industries would do credit to a much larger place.
ENRY F. LINCOLN, editor and proprietor of the Chariton County News, a republican paper published at Brunswick, Mo., was born in Flushing, L. I., "Greater New York," March 6, 1843. He is a son of the late C. R. Lincoln, publisher to the Greek Mission of the Episcopal church in Syra, Greece, 1838, and founder of the Flushing Journal, 1843. Mr. H. F. Lincoln is a descendant of the Lincoln family founded in Hingbarn, Mass., 1635-36, and is a great granuson : f Abiel Lincoln, of Norton, Mass., and an officer of the Revolutionary War, and on account of said service our subject holds a duly authenticated certificate as a member of the Society of Sons of the Revolution.
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