USA > Missouri > Buchanan County > St Joseph > History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. : from the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1915 biographical sketches of noted citizens, living and dead > Part 33
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50
bracing the various Patee additions, the price of the land being $13 per acre. He built the Patee House, after he had platted his ground into city lots, and donated terminals to the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, his belief being that the business of the city would center about his hotel. Patee Park is a monument to this pub- lic spirited pioneer. He died Febru- ary 14, 1868, possessed of property, the taxable value of which was $350,- 000, and which is today worth several millions.
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
311
GEORGE ELERINGER, grain and fuel dealer, 326 West Missouri avenue is a native of Kansas. He was born in Doniphan County, March 26, 1873. He came to St. Joseph with his par- ents at the age of eight years. He was educated in the schools of this city and in 1900 began his present business. By the faithful application of the principle that honesty and square dealing is the best policy Mr. Eleringer has built up a business of
politician, was one of the most force- ful men in the Democratic party in Northwest Missouri. Mr. Young was born in Bath County, Ky., in 1843 and came with his parents to Buchanan County in 1851, settling near Easton. He served on the Confederate side during the rebellion, and after the war studied law, graduating at Louisville in 1870. He was private secretary to Governor Woodson, and then repre- sented this district in the state Sen-
GEORGE ELERINGER
which any man might well feel proud. He is accredited as being one of the most successful men in his line in St. Joseph. He has an eleva- tor with a capacity of 25,000 bushels of grain and his facilities for hand- ling other branches of his business are on a corresponding scale. He was married to Miss Pearl Culver of St. Joseph in 1900. Fraternally Mr. Eleringer is a K. of P.
WALLER YOUNG, lawyer and
ate, and subsequently in the legisla- ture. He was also a member of the Board of Asylum Managers and presi- dent of the St. Joseph School Board and to his energies are due many im- provements and conveniences at the Asylum and in the school system of the city. He was appointed County Clerk by Governor Stone upon the death of T. Ed. Campbell and filled out the unexpired term. Mr. Young died Nov. 17, 1896.
312
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
GEORGE G. STARMER, real estate man, at 6208 King Hill avenue, is a native of Missouri and was born near Rushville, May 9, 1871. He was edu- cated in his native county. In 1892 he was appointed by President Cleve- land as United States Deputy Mar- shall for the western district of Okla- homa and served four years. He re-
DR. EDMOND A. DONELAN was born at Ogdensburg, N. Y., April 25, 1824; graduated from Ohio Medical College in 1852; located at Platts- mouth, Neb., and was a member of Nebraska territorial legislature; came to St. Joseph in 1860; took a post- graduate course in Bellevue Medical College in New York city in 1870-71;
GEORGE G. STARMER
turned to St. Joseph in 1898 and served as Deputy Game and Fish Warden for the Fourth Congressional District 1905-1907. He was appointed Deputy State Factory Inspector by Governor Folk in 1907, which position he resigned to accept the superin- tendency of the Detention Home in St. Joseph. He remained in this position until 1909 when he organized the Starmer Land Company, in con- nection with Nate Block and Simon Binswanger, in which business he is still engaged. He was married to Miss Eliza E. Harman of Daviess County, Mo., January 7, 1897. Their family consists of two sons. Mr. Starmer is a Mason.
.
represented Buchanan county in the legislatures in 1877, 1881, 1885, 1887 and 1891 as a Democrat. He was a member of the School Board for a number of years which position he held at the time of his death.
WILLIAM RIDENBAUGH, pioneer newspaper publisher, and founder of the Gazette, was born in Bedford, Pa., on Feb. 19, 1821, and learned the printer's trade. He came to St. Jo- seph in the spring of 1845 and estab- lished the Gazette. He was a Demo- crat and prominent in political af- fairs. From 1852 to 1864 he was clerk of the circuit court. In 1870 he was again elected to this office, which he held at the time of his death, Octo- ber 18, 1874.
313
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
MRS. ISABELLE CLARK, one of St. Joseph's interesting old ladies, was born at Grayson Court House, Wythe County, Virginia, May 10, 1831. At the age of ten years she came with her parents to Missouri. There were eight families in the party, and the trip overland was made with ox teams. They settled near Columbia. Mrs.
Two years ago she celebrated her birthday by giving a real Virginia din- ner for her friends. It consisted largely of bacon, corn "pone" and the like, and Mrs. Clark superintended the cooking herself, for which she was liberally praised by her guests. Mrs. Clark's ancestors were noted for their longevity. Of her eight brothers and
MRS. ISABELLE CLARK
Clark's father, whose name was Stone, entered a homstead there and pros- pered as a farmer for many years. The subject of this sketch was mar- ried to M. B. Clark, who for many years was engaged in the real estate business in St. Joseph. He has been dead about twenty-five years. They came to the city from Maysville in 1867. Mrs. Clark has lived in one house, 2025 Jones street, for forty-four years, and despite her eighty-four years, she looks after the details of the household with as much vim and enthusiasm as many younger persons.
six sisters none died under the age of seventy years, except one who was killed in the Mexican war. One mem- ber of this family lived to be more than ninety years old. Mrs. Clark is the mother of seven children, Mrs. Eliza Violett of Worth County, Mo .; Mrs. Kate Kearby of Savannah, Mo .; Mrs. Belle Myers, 2025 Jones street, St. Joseph; John D. Clark, well known in St. Joseph politics; James G. Clark, Los Angeles, Calif., a Baptist minis- ter; Mrs. Alice Buckner of Blooming- ton, Ill., and Albert M. Clark of St. Joseph.
314
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
DR. LOUIS F. BODE was born in Hassen, Germany, June 30, 1870. When he was two years old his mother died and at the age of six years he was doubly orphaned by the death of his father. In 1878 his older brother, the late W. F. Bode, a resident of St. Jo- seph, sent for him and his brother,
by being devoted to his profession and true to his friends, for it can be said of him he is no 'fairweather friend.'
JOHN TOWNSEND, of the firm of Townsend & Wyatt, is a native of Mc- Lean County, Ill., where he was born
DR. LOUIS F. CODE -Photo by Mulvane.
Henry, two years older, to come to America to make their home with him, so the two children made the ocean trip alone to this country, and of course not being able to speak a word of English, but everybody was kind to the two little German boys during the voyage. Dr. Bode attended the public schools of St. Joseph and is a graduate of Chapmans Business College. He attended Central Medi- cal College four years, graduating in 1903. In the practice of medicine he is known as being thoroughly reliable and honorable both as man and as physician, and his sturdy German an- cestry is shown in his every day life,
in 1837. In 1841, with his father's family he came to Buchanan County, and worked on a farm until fifteen years of age, getting such schooling as the country schools offered. He then began clerking in a dry goods store and was connected with several large houses. In 1866 he embarked in business, having several partners, until 1877, when he organized the firm of Townsend, Wyatt & Co., which now operates one of the finest department houses in the West. He is also in- terested in several other enterprises. He was married in 1863 to Miss An- nie R. Banes of this city.
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
315
CLAYTON D. RADFORD, Council- man, was born in Winnebago City,. Minn., May 24, 1874. At the age of seven years he moved with his par- ents to Eureka, Ill., where he received his education. Early in life he dem- onstrated marked ability as a sales-
important matters are under consid- eration. He was married to Miss Mar- garet Long of Carmi, Ill., December 22, 1895. He was exalted ruler of the Elks lodge, 1914-1915. He is also a member of the Moose, Eagles, M. W. A. and Turnverein.
-
CLAYTON D. RADFORD
-Photo by Mulvane.
man, and for ten years traveled for Chicago and Dayton, Ohio, firms. In 1889 he went to Louisville, Ky., where he engaged in the pursuit of traveling salesman. In 1905 he came to St. Joseph to become a salesman for the Olney Music Company, which position he still holds. In 1910 he was ap- pointed by Mayor Clayton to fill the unexpired term of J. C. Wyatt, a mem- ber of the city council, who died that year. In 1914 Mr. Radford was elected to this position after making a fast race on the Democratic ticket. He takes a live interest in politics and ' 1862 to Miss sits in the councils of his party when
JOSEPH A. PINER, ex-mayor of St. Joseph, and member of the Missouri legislature, was born in Boone county, Ky., August 13, 1830; came to St. Jo- seph in 1862, and had a general store at Eleventh and Penn streets, which burned; ran a saw mill at Lake Con- trary for twelve years, and then en- gaged in the omnibus business with Colonel Gates. Was mayor four years, and originated the city scrip. Was married in 1851 to Miss Eliza- beth Maine, who died in 1861, and in Sophie Bennett, who died in 1890. Mr. Piner died in 1905.
316
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
WILLIAM E. BOWEN, banker and real estate man, is a native of Bu- chanan County, the date of his birth being March 5, 1866. At the age of 26 years he began teaching school, which profession he followed for five
don, of Easton, December 23, 1903. Their family consists of Virginia, age 10; Helen, 8; Dorothea, 3 and Wil- liam E. Jr., 6 years.
MAJOR T. J. CHEW, capitalist and loan broker, was born in Columbus,
4
WILLIAM E. BOWEN
...
-Photo by Mulvane.
years. In 1903 he engaged in the fire insurance business, writing business principally among the farmers. He discontinued his efforts in this dir- ection in 1903, when he came to St. Joseph and formed a partnership with W. A. Boyer, now a banker of Savan- nah, and engaged in the real estate and insurance business. They were in active business for five years and still are interested together. In 1914 Mr. Bowen bought an interest in the Security Bank and was made presi- dent. He has an interest in the First National Bank of Savannah, Mo., also. He was married to Miss Emma Gor-
O., in 1838. He received his educa- tion at the best schools of Cincinnati. After a brief stay in Iowa, he went to New York, and from 1858 till 1861, was in the insurance business there. He located in St. Joseph in 1861, and was in the wholesale grocery trade till 1874, when he engaged in the brokerage business. £
Major Chew
served during the war, on the staff of General Willard P. Hall, and was quartermaster of the department of St. Joseph. From 1872 to 1873, he was president of the board of trade. Major Chew married Miss K. M. Forbes in 1861. Mr. Chew died April 20, 1900.
BUCHANAN COUNTY
WALTER L. MACK, the well known real estate man, whose office is at the corner of Lake and Illinois ave- nues is a native of Kansas and was born in Pottawatomie County, Octo- ber 25, 1875. He was educated in the
AND ST. JOSEPH
317
BENJAMIN F. LOAN, ex-Congress- man, was born at Hardensburg, Ky., in 1819, and came to Buchanan County in 1838. He was a lawyer of reputa- tion and high character and was iden- tified with the history of St. Joseph
WALTER L. MACK
schools of his native county. He came to St. Joseph in 1898 and en- gaged in the barber business, which pursuit he followed for twelve years. He was a member of the Barbers' State Board of Examiners from July 7, 1906 to October 4, 1909. He sold his shop on New Years' Eve, 1910 and at once engaged in the real estate business. He is the sole agent for
Klepper's Addition, secretary and treasurer of the Mack Land and In- vestment Company. He was married to Miss Daisy Tolliver, of Lucas, Kan., July 29, 1897. They have two children, both daughters. Mr. Mack is an active member of the Masonic order.
from the beginning up to the time of his death, which occurred March 28, 1881. In 1861 he was appointed brigadier general. In 1862 he was elected to Congress and served six years, after which he resumed the practice of law in this city.
STEPHEN S. BROWN, attorney, was born February 14, 1846, in St. Lawrence County, N. Y. Mr. Brown went to DeKalb County, Mo., in 1869, where he practiced his profession un- til June 1, 1882, when he came to St. Joseph. He has successfully con- ducted many of the most difficult cases tried in the courts of the dis- trict and state.
318
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
DR. GEORGE W. NORTHWOOD, dentist, 520 Edmond street, is a native of Canada. He was born in Ontario, April 12, 1865. He was educated in his native province. At the age of 18 years his father bound him out to a dentist of Chatham, Ontario, for a term of three years. He started with- out pay and in addition his father paid $300 for the privilege of learning the profession. When he had finished his apprenticeship he came to the United States and entered the Pennsylvania
DR. F. KEMPER WESTFALL, 600412 King Hill avenue comes from the state of Illinois. He was born at Prairie City, McDonough . County, January 21, 1880. He was educated in the schools of his native city. In 1899 he became a student in the Ens- worth Medical College and the follow- ing year maticulated in the Hahne- marrn Medical College of Chicago, from which institution he was gradu- ated in 1903. After graduating he
DR. GEORGE W. NORTHWOOD
Dental College at Philadelphia, where he remained for a year. After receiv- ing his diploma he practiced in Jersey City, N. J., Rochester, N. Y., Detroit, Mich., and Elkhart, Ind. He came to St. Joseph in September, 1889, and was with Dr. J. J. Newell three years and Dr. C. S. Grant one year. In 1894 he opened his present office. He was married to Miss Rillie Bostwick of Columbus, Ohio, March 9, 1890. They have one daughter, Irene.
went to MaComb, Ill., where he prac- ticed for five years. During the time he was in Macomb he held the chair of Diseases of Children in the Marietta Hospital there. He opened his present office in St. Joseph in 1908. He was married to Miss Dixie Hyde of St. Joseph in September, 1904. Fraternally Dr. Westfall is a Mason. He comes from a family of physicians, his father and grandfather having been successful practitioners.
BUCHANAN COUNTY
AND ST. JOSEPH
319
Maternal Brockett Lineage.
Eunice Todd, born June 1, 1786, died March 1, 1831.
1. Eunice Todd Brockett, Grand-
mother.
2. Thaddeus
Todd, Great Grand- father.
3. Jonah Todd, Great Great Grand- father.
Stephen Todd, married Lydia Ives.
Jonah Todd, married Lowly Harri- son.
Thaddeus Todd, married Permelia Brockett, Dec. 4, 1783.
Thaddeus Todd enlisted in the 6th Continental Formation, Col. Douglass, April 16, 1777-1781, War of Revolu- tion.
-
1
shultz
JUSTUS W. BROCKETT
4. Stephen Todd, Great Great Great Grandfather.
5. Samuel Todd, 2nd, Great Great Great Great Grandfather.
6. Samuel Todd, 1st, Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather.
7. Christopher
Todd,
Great
Great
Great Great Great Great Grandfather. Christopher Todd and his wife, Grace, were of the original New Haven colonists, 1638. The ship Hec- tor.
Samuel Todd 1st, married Mary Bradley.
Samuel Todd 2nd, married Susanna Tuttle.
Thaddeus Todd was a blacksmith. His shop was on his farm near Mt. Carmel north of New Haven. This farm had been in the Todd family for many generations. The farm passed to Eunice Todd, who married Justus Brockett, one of Justus Brockett's children. Justus Franklin Brockett. inherited the farm and his son, Ernest. Ransom Brockett, now 1909, owns and lives on the farm. Tradition in the family relates that on the forge of Thaddeus Todd, a part of the chain that was made and placed across the Hudson, to prevent the British ships from ascending the river was ham-
320
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
mered out by Thaddeus Todd. Parts of the chain may now be seen at New- burg and West Point. Many iron relics may be dug out from the old forge stand now.
GENEALOGY JUSTUS W. BROCKETT
Brockett Lineage, Grandfather.
Brockett book, page 23. John Brockett, 1st generation in America. Born, Herts, England, 1609, emigrated to America with the New Haven col- ony, 1637. Was civil engineer of the colony, 1638 to 1680. Died March 12, 1690. Interment, Montowesse ceme- tery, headstone, near New Haven. Surveyed and platted the City of Elms, New Haven, Conn., 1638.
Brockett book,
page 30.
John Brockett, 2nd generation, eldest son of John Brockett 1st, was born in New Haven, 1624. Died in New Haven at Muddy River, 1720. Interment, Mont- oweese cemetery, headstone. Edu- cated, England, Oxford. Education, medical and mechanical. Was physi-
cian and civil engineer. In his will, mention is made of his surveyor's in- struments. He married Elizabeth Doolittle.
Brockett book, page 36. Samuel Brockett, 3d generation in America. The ninth child of John and Elizabeth (Doolittle) Brockett. Born at Muddy River, Nov. 8, 1691. Died March 3, 1775. Married Mehitabel Hill, Aug. 5, 1712. Interment, Montowesse ceme- tery, headstone.
Brockett book, page 45. Enos Brockett, 4th generation in America. The fourth child
of Samuel and Mehitabel (Hill) Brockett. Born
in New Haven, Dec. 28, 1719. Died later than 1790, exact date not known. Married Mariam Bradley, May 15, 1745, who was born in 1720 and died Jan. 12, 1809. Interment Montoweese cemetery, no headstone. In the Conn. Historical Society collections, Vol. 7, p. 220, Isaac, Munson, John, Enos and Jacob Brockett signed an agreement as volunteers in Benjamin Trum- bull's Co. and enlisted for three months or longer. Original agree- ment in possession of Joseph Torry, Hartford.
Brockett book, page 67. Enos 2nd, 5th generation in America. The 4th child of Enos and Mariam (Bradley)
1828. Married Hannah Jacobs, who died Feb. 7, 1802. Interment, Monto- weese cemetery, headstone. Enos 2nd was also a soldier in the Revolution- ery war as well as was his father. Enos Brockett 2nd was mustered out of service, Feb. 17. 1777. He also served in war of 1812.
Brocket book, page
98. Justus Brockett, 6th generation in America. The sixth child of Enos 2nd and Han- nah Jacobs Brockett. Born Dec. 23, 1790. Died May 3, 1877. He married Eunice Todd, who was born June 1, 1786. Died, March 1, 1831. She was a daughter of Thaddeus Todd, a sol- ier of the Revolution. Interment of Justus and Eunice (Todd) Brockett, North Haven cemetery, headstone.
Brocket book, page 141. Elam
Enos Brockett, 7th generation in America. The fifth child of Justus and Eunice (Todd) Brockett. Born Feb. 4, 1818, New Haven, Conn., Mar- ried Jane Bradley of Cheshire and New Haven, Oct. 2, 1846. Died at Uniontown, Kansas, Jan. 25, 1872. His widow married Capt. John L. Vidal. Elam Enos Brockett was edu-
cated in the best schools of New Haven, was a graduate, civil and nau- tical engineer. He made several voy- ages to Liverpool, South Africa, China and Japan. Interment at Uniontown, Kansas, headstone. Elam Enos and Jane E. (Bradley) Brockett had four children.
Justus Winfield Brockett, New Haven, Conn. Born, Oct. 2, 1848. Married to Catharine Vidal, daughter of Capt. John L. Vidal.
Frank Leslie Brockett, New Haven, Conn. Born, April 5, 1850. Married to Sophia Viual, daughter of Capt. John L. Vidal.
Mary Jane. Born in Hamden, Dec. 18, 1852. Died, Davenport, 1854.
Eleanor Jane. Born in Davenport, April 24, 1862. Married James B. Townsend, Davenport.
Jane E. Bradley, wife of Elam Enos Brockett, was the daughter of Sybil (Doolittle) Bradley. She married for her second husband, Capt. John L. Vidal, another seaman, voyager and soldier, Capt. Co. A, 16 Wis. Vol., war 1861. Interment, both, Mt. Ayr., Iowa, headstone.
Justus Winfield Brockett, lawyer and civil engineer, St. Joseph, Mis- souri, born New Haven, Conn., Oct. 2, Brockett. Born, Jan. 4, 1755. Died,1848. His line of descent.
321
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
1. Elam Enos Brockett, Father.
2. Justus Brockett, Grandfather.
3. Enos Brockett 2nd, Great Grand- father.
4. Enos Brockett 1st, Great Great Grandfather.
5. Samuel Brockett, Great Great Great Grandfather.
6. John Brockett 2nd, Great Great Great Great Grandfather.
north Missouri, and of the entire building of the line from Pattonsburg to Trenton, Mo. He has located and engineered many miles of railway in north Missouri and in Illinois. He en- gineered much of the river and harbor work in front of the city of St. Joseph. He is still engaged in many con- structive enterprises in and about St. Joseph.
JACOB ROSENTHAL
7. John Brockett 1st, Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather.
John Brockett, 1st, civil engineer, surveyed and platted the most beauti- ful city in the United States, New Haven. The college campus of Yale College is his work.
Mr. Brockett's family in America has furnished a number of artists, civil engineers and builders. Mr. Brockett, a civil engineer and lawyer has been connected with several im- portant constructive works in the state of Missouri. In St. Joseph The Union Terminal Ry., the engineering and maintenance of way for several years of the O. K. line of railroad in
-Photo by Mulvane.
JACOB ROSENTHAL, furniture dealer at 307-9-11 South Sixth street, is a native of Russia and was born December 3, 1866. He was educated in his native country. In 1890
he came to America, coming direct to St. Joseph. He engaged in the furniture business in 1891 and has been in this field of commercial activity ever since. He was married to Miss Dora Rosen- thal of Russia in 1887. They have three children-William, age twenty- five; Harry, age twenty-four, and Mar- cus, age eight. Mr. Rosenthal has been exceptionally successful in business and enjoys the respect and esteem of everyone who knows him.
322
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
GEORGE W. HINTON was the first white child born in Quindaro, Kas. Up to the time of his birth (April 23, 1857), Wyandotte papooses were the only babies born there.
He was brought by his parents to Missouri in 1860; lived on farms in the neighborhood of Horse-shoe Lake until 1868, and then in Wathena, Kas.
ing Co., of which Frank Posegate : John W. Johnson were president a secretary, respectively.
He says he owes much of his tistic ability and success, as an ill trator to the kind instructions in & given him by Herman Gerlach a William T. Keller, during a numl of the many years he engraved at 1
GEORGE W. HINTON
-Photo by Mulvane.
one year, where he got his first les- sons in woolen mill work.
He came to St. Joseph in 1869 and worked for a while in the old Buell woolen mill, on North Third street, after which he attended the old Washington school. Miss Nye (now Mrs. Bartlett), was his teacher, while Julia Comstock (now Mrs. Eugene Field), and many who are now St. Jo- seph's best citizens were fellow stud- ents. He graduated in 1873, and im- mediately commenced the trade of wood engraving under Joseph W. Haines, at the St. Joseph Steam Print-
printing house, while they execute some of the world's best lithograp work.
Hinton has executed much credit: ble work, such as catalogue cuts, ca toons for our papers, buildings, mi chinery, and even mamoth posters, th number of all running far into th thousands and is doing engraving no" (1915), at 11212 South Fourth stree
During these years he also mad large numbers of patent office draw ings and wrote up descriptions of ir vention for the procuring of patent:
1
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
323
This part of his work grew to. such roportions, that about 12 years ago, e legally qualified at Washington nd became a registered patent attor- ey.
Fenner, over the basement at the cor- ner of Fifth and Edmond streets, was a fimiliar sign at the junction. These gentlemen remained partners until 1901, when the business was incorpo-
HERMAN C. FENNER -Photo by Mulvanc.
Genial, friendly, communicative, and versatile genius, he makes his work pleasure to himself and to the ones serves.
HERMAN C. FENNER, ex-manager of the Western Dairy Company, was native of Germany. He was born n Holstein, June 19, 1867. He re- ceived his education in his native etcountry and came to America in 1882, droming direct to St. Joseph. In 1884 me formed a partnership with John ¡Hannefin in the milk business and for the long time the sign of Hannefin &
rated under the name of the Western Dairy Company. Herman Fenner was elected president and held that im- portant office until his death July 7, 1913. He is credited with having been the most important factor in building up the business of the Western Dairy Company, now the largest manufactur- ers of ice cream in the city. He was married to Miss Minnie Haas of St. Joseph in 1892. Two sons and three daughters were born to them. Mr. Fenner held membership in the Odd Fellows, Woodmen, Knights and Lad- ies of Security and A. O. U. W.
te p
524
BUCHANAN COUNTY AND ST. JOSEPH
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.