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PURNELL HILL
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Chillicothe).
In enumerating the enterprising and progressive agriculturists and stock men of this township, Mr. Hill must not be overlooked. He owes his nativity to Monongalia county, (now ) W. Va., where he was born July 7, 1814, of Irish and English origin, and the eldest of seven children in the family of his parents, Joseph and Sarah Hill ( whose maiden name was Houston). The others were George W., of Barton county, Mo .; Elizabeth Robinson, in Monongalia county, W. Va. ; Alex. C., also of that county ; Sophia, living at Morgan, W. Va .; Joseph Liston, residing near the State line between Pennsylvania and Virginia ; Mary, wife of John Van Gilder, of Morgantown, Va. Purnell Hill was 23 years of age when he went to Henry county, Ind., and after remaining there one year he came to Cooper county, Mo., returning to West Virginia in the fall of 1841. In September, 1849, he went to Hancock county, IHl., and in the spring of 1856 he became permanently located in this county, where he has since resided. June 7, 1843, Mr. Hill was married to Miss Bush, eldest daughter of M. G. and Margaret (Wilson ) Bush, both Virginians by birth ; she was born January 21, 1824, in Lewis county, W. Va., and had the follow- ing brothers and sisters : Jane, wife of Geo. S. Holden ; George W., now deceased ; Samuel M., of Nevada, Vernon county, Mo. ; Ira, now deceased ; Bercinna, also deceased, and Fernando, living in Texas. M. G. Bush was again married in September, 1845, Miss Amelia Bailey becoming his wife, and to them three children were given : Margaret, now dead; Elizabeth, wife of Albert Rogers, of Collins- ville, Texas ; and Annie, now deceased, who married Dr. Buster.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hill have six children : Bercinna, born June 24, 1844, first married to G. F. May and afterwards to Charles P. Fisher ; Sarah L., born December 24, 1846, wife of Thurston Belcher ; Orlando, born February 19, 1849; Roxanna, born December 31, 1852; Florence Jane, born March 28, 1862, now Mrs. Eli Gregg, of Grundy county, Mo., and George Lee, born November 26, 1866. Bv trade Mr. Hill is a carpenter, an occupation which he learned him- self, and in which, by his own experience, he became well versed. At this he worked until 1858, but since then he has turned his attention solely to agricultural pursuits. In his operations he is meeting with that success which only comes of industry, economy and wise, judicial management.
SOLOMON R. HOOKER (Deceased).
For some forty years or from an early period in the county's his- tory Solomon R. Hooker gave to Livingston county the best energies of his life, as one of its most worthy and respected citizens ; and to the community and all among whom he lived the example of a life well and usefully spent and the influence of a character without stain. He came of a family well known in recent years, an own cousin of his being Gen. Joseph Hooker, of military fame. His father was a son of John Hooker, of English and Scotch descent, who came from Scot- land in the early settlement of Vermont and located in Windham county, and there it was that Solomon R. was born November 20, 1805, also being reared in that locality. When quite a boy he worked in a bleaching factory and afterwards was engaged in running a hotel a number of years in Boston, Mass., subsequently returning to his old home at Londonderry, and purchasing a tract of land. In February, 1830, he married Miss Rebecca, only daughter of Robert Parks, a woman of sincere piety and superior literary attainments, and soon after they moved to Tazewell county, Ill., where Mrs. H. died during the summer following. Bowed down with anguish he again went back to Vermont but did not remain long. Upon remov- ing to Ohio he was married in September, 1838, to Miss Lucinda M., daughter of John and Hannah Webber, an own cousin of his first wife, and a lineal descendant of King William IV., of Holland ; she was possessed of an excellent education, having taught in various public schools throughout the State, and especially was she well versed in the Scriptures, religion being the guiding principle of her life. She deeply appreciated the value of classical culture. In June, 1839, Mr. and Mrs. Hooker came to this county, locating four miles north of Chillicothe, but this Mr. H. sold in the spring of 1850 intend- ing to go to California ; on account of cholera he abandoned this project and bought a place four miles north of his other one, which he culti- vated and improved to good advantage. Determination was a marked trait of his character and so was his Christian fortitude and charity, always being willing to help the needy. For 15 years before the breaking out of the war he was postmaster at Grassy Creek. His
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political proelivities were the cause of his removal from the Post-office. On the night of June 17, 1863, his house was burned by a band of murderous outlaws who had but just shot him ; however, he was not killed outright but survived until February 4, 1879, the Masonic fraternity, to which he belonged, conducting his burial. His com- panion, who had been born in Hampshire county, Mass., November 20, 1815, survived three years, dying February 11, 1882. Three children are now living of this union, George W., Z. Taylor and Hattie E. These children now occupy the homestead, which contains 320 acres, and everything surrounding the place indicates thrift, pros- perity and comfort. It is but the truth to say that nowhere in Living- ston county are there to be found persons who are held in higher esteem or better beloved than these two brothers and their sister. Mr. George W. Hooker has made two trips to the Rocky mountains, first in 1863, returning in 1866, and the other in 1882; he came back much improved in health the same year. Solomon R. Hooker and his brother-in-law, Mr. Warren Wate, erected the first frame dwelling in Chillicothe. John E. Hooker, a second son, went to Montana in the spring of 1864, contracted the mountain fever and died September 15th of the same year and was buried near Nevada City, Montana. Mrs. Lucinda M. Hooker was a niece of Col. Weller, who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
HENRY MACE
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Cream Ridge).
The subject of this sketch owes his nativity to Meigs county, O., where he was born March 10, 1811, one of 11 children in the family of his parents, Jeremiah and Rhoda ( Whit) Mace, both originally from West Virginia, who first settled in Ohio in 1808, remaining there some 13 years. After a subsequent residence in their native State of 19 years they returned to Ohio and there died, the father in 1841 and his worthy companion in 1855. Seven of their children are still liv- ing: Elihu and Isaac, living near Burlington, O. ; William, in West Virginia ; one brother lives in Linn county, Mo .; Mary, wife of Richard Stolnecker, of West Virginia, and Martha is now Mrs. Elihu Mclaughlin, of Ohio. Henry remained with his parents until 24 years of age, his only educational advantages being such as the mea- ger schools of a pioneer day afforded. In 1835, Mr. Mace married Miss Harriet Clementine Gibson, daughter of John and Nancy Gibson, née Harris, born February 5, 1811, in Nicholas county, Va. After this event Mr. Mace began life for himself as a farmer in Virginia,. subsequently removed into Charleston, and engaged in boat building. In 1843 with his wife and four children he came to Missouri, settling in this county in December of that year on a claim which he worked for two years and then sold. Buying land in Sullivan county, he lived upon it some 15 years, but then returned to Livingston county. After two years spent upon the old Bell farm near Chillicothe he pur- chased the farm where he now lives, nine miles north of town, com-
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mencing the erection of a house and the improvement of his land. This place has long been considered one of the representative homesteads in this portion of the county, its surroundings being in full keeping with the enterprise and progressive spirit of its esteemed owner. Mr. Mace has been school director in his district for several terms. For 50 years he has been with his wife a member of the Christian Church, striving to live as near as possible to the tenets of that denomination. Mrs. Mace was one of seven children, the others being Henry and Alexander, now deceased ; Elliott and James. in West Virginia ; Louisa, wife of John Frame, and Sarah Ann, widow of David Beal, now living in West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. M. have seven children in their family : Oliver Perry, born October 17, 1835, first married to Barbara Allen, and after her death to a Mrs. Elswick ; Benjamin F., born September 5, 1837, married Caroline Perkins ; Felix, born March 19, 1839, married Mary E. Cloudas ; Elizabeth Sarah, born December 23, 1842; James W., born January 27, 1844, died in infancy ; John W., born June 2, 1847, married Emaline Gibson ; Henry G., born February 16, 1851, married Elizabeth Bryan, and William E., born October 18, 1853, married Mary E. Towel.
JAMES HENRY MARSALL
(Farmer and Cattle and Sheep-raiser, Post-office, Cream Ridge).
On his present homestead of 175 acres situated one and a half miles north of Cottonwood Grove, in this township, Mr. Marshall is actively engaged in stock raising in connection with farming, besides giving considerable attention to sheep husbandry. His farm is well adapted to the stock business and is under good cultivation with excel- lent buildings and other necessary conveniences. Mr. M. was born May 14, 1826, in Westchester county, N. Y., the son of Moses Mar- shall, his father having been a native of Westchester county, born August 28, 1792. He (Moses) followed farming in connection with his trade of harness making, and in 1835 he went to Enfield, Tomp- kins county, N. Y., accompanied by James H., then a lad of nine years. August 25, 1813, he had married Miss Lavinia Haight who was born March 7, 1792, and she died February 22, 1874 ; Mr. M. died February 9, 1854, and their bodies now rest in Union Cemetery, at Enfield Center, N. Y. Five sons and four daughters blessed their happy married life : William resides in Tompkins county, N. Y. ; Moses H. is a citizen of Lockport, N. Y, ; John H. is now decased and so is David Lewis ; Abigail J. died in infancy ; Caroline E. is now Mrs. Jno. H. Willis, of Enfield, N. Y. ; Charlotte A. is the wife of Wm. M. Fisher, and Emily married John Halleck, of Spencer, N. Y. James H. was obliged to leave school in boyhood on account of ill health and upon entering a mercantile establishment as clerk he remained there two years, or until 18 years of age, then commencing farming. April 18, 1860, he married Miss Mary A., eldest daughter of Andrew Marshall and Mary Cox, the former of Dutchess and the latter of Westchester county, N. Y. They were a family of Hicksite
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Quakers, and the parents of five children: Major, now deceased ; Wellington died in the Union army during the war; Mary A. was born May 11, 1835 ; Elizabeth C. first married David Marshall and afterwards Nelson Kellogg. A year after his marriage Mr. Marshall left his father's farm and engaged in the mercantile business at En- field Center, N. Y., where he remained until the fall of 1868, then coming to Missouri. A few days after his arrival at Chillicothe he purchased his present place mentioned above. During the first six years of his residense in the township he served as director and clerk of his school district ; in 1875 and 1876 he was township clerk, and after having served as township treasurer one term he was elected to that office in 1883 by a vote highly complimentary to his personal popularity. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall are members of the M. E. Church at Cream Ridge. They have four children living : Annie Augusta, Arthur G., James H, and Albert Haight. Three are deceased, Min- nie, Stephen B. and Mary L.
NATHAN MORRISON MARTIN
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Cream Ridge).
Nathan M. Martin, a native of Wasington county, Ind., was born May 23, 1838, of Kentucky lineage, his parents, Nathan and Sarah Martin, née Trimble, originally from the Blue Grass State, having accompanied their respective families to Indiana, where their mar- riage occurred in 1829. They were both active members of the Pres- byterian Church. Politically Mr. Martin was formerly a Whig but afterwards became a Republican in his views. He died in Republic county, Kan., in 1872, his wife having preceded him to the grave in 1861. Ten children were in their family ; of these four are deceased : George I., Sarah J. E. (Stone), Amazetta Z. (Benson) and Hen- rietta C. Of those living John S. resides in Geneseo, Ill., and mar- ried Miss Dovey Hamilton; Enoch M. is a citizen of Fairfield, Ia .; Achsa A., wife of Mr. D. W. Hamilton, lives in Republic county, Kan. ; James A. married Jennie Gooch and is now a railroad man stationed at Atlantic, Ia .; Mary C. (Hadaway) makes her home in Whiteside county, Ill. Nathan M., the sixth child, while still a boy received his primary education in the common schools in the vicinity of his birthplace, growing up on his father's farm until his twenty-sixth year. In July, 1864, he volunteered his services in the 8th Illinois cavalry and remained in the army until the close of the war, having been in the reserve in the Loudoun Valley, and on several occasions he was in engagements with Mosby's guerrillas. After his discharge in June, 1865, Mr. Martin was interested in railro iding as brakeman and conductor until 1875, when he was married to the fourth daugh- ter of Jacob and Sarah (Young) Bolger, one of eight children. The oldest child living, Susan (Benson ), resides in Illinois, and the other members of the family live with the mother in Guthrie county, Ia. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have five children : Mand, born September 25, 1876 ; Sylvia S., born April 18, 1878; Guy, born May 18, 1880;
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Agnes K., born February 17, 1882, and Hugh M., born June 20, 1884. For something over 10 years Mr. Martin has been located in this county, having come here in 1875 and settled on the place which he still occupies. This contains 240 acres and the progress and enter- prise shown in its conduct, together with the surroundings about the place, indicate without question the abode of one advanced in his chosen calling and one whose labors are meeting with success.
JAMES MAY
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Cream Ridge).
Mr. May is a typical Missouri citizen, substantial, enterprising and progressive, and such a man as wields no small influence in the com- munity where he makes his home. He came originally from the " Kingdom of Callaway," so-called, one of the best counties in Cen- tral Missouri, where he was born February 27, 1826. Gabriel May, his father, was a Kentuckian by birth, born August 2, 1800, a son of Henry May, of Virginia nativity. The wife of the latter was Nancy Martin, also of Virginia. In 1823 Gabriel May married Elizabeth Craghead, daughter of Robert Craghead, a planter of Bedford county, Va. Five of their 13 children are now living : Sarah, now of Calla- way county, widow of Thos. L. Burdette ; Nancy, Mrs. Wm. A. B. Craghead ; Josephine, now living in Washington Territory, widow of Valentine Bradley ; William R. S., married to Mollie Kemp, of Calla- way county, and James. The latter removed with his parents to this county in 1848, and here he has since remained. October 27, 1850, he was married to Miss Nancy C. Craghead, daughter of William Crag- head, formerly from Virginia, who had five children that are now living : Sarah Jane, residing with Mr. May ; Robert P., married to Nancy Hall ; Nancy C., born April 9, 1831, wife of Mr. May ; Ben- jamin W. L. C., first married to Margaret Douglass and after her death in 1874 to Mrs. Jennie Sugget, and Nicholas R., who married in 1870 Annie Debo. The latter was a Confederate soldier under Price, was wounded at Wilson Creek, and after recovering served with Hood until his capture ; was subsequently paroled and then returned to Callaway county, where he now makes his home. Mr. and Mrs. May have had 11 children, nine of whom are living : William R., born September 4, 1851, married Miss Amanda M. Clow ; Mary Ann, born July 30, 1853, married ; John J., born February 9, 1855, mar- ried Lillah C. Davis; Henry G., born November 25, 1856, now of New Mexico ; Nancy E., at home, born May 22, 1858 ; Thomas J., born January 18, 1860; Jennie, born January 23, 1862, wife of Charles B. Wallace (she died June 30, 1885) ; Hattie F., born Janu- ary 1, 1864, died October 27, 1865 ; Charles E., born October 30, 1865 ; Katie, born February 26, 1868; Ionie, born April 13, 1870. Mr. May's farm is a superior one of 300 acres, well improved and stocked with cattle, horses and sheep. For 12 years past he has been public administrator of the county and has also held the position of justice of the peace, besides being road overseer. His farming oper-
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ations are conducted in an intelligent manner. He belongs to Friendship Lodge No. 89, A. F. and A. M., was formerly a Democrat of the Jefferson type, but in late years has voted the Greenback ticket. In educational and all other worthy movements he takes com- mendable interest.
JOHN C. RAINBOLT
¿(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Cream Ridge).
On the 15th of June, 1840, in Hamilton county, Ill., there was born to Joseph and Nancy ( Gray ) Rainbolt, a son, whom we now take as the subject of this sketch, the fifth child and second boy of 13 children. The parents were originally from Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively, and at an early date settled in Illinois, going thence to Indiana, and in the spring of 1850 to Schuyler county, Mo., where John C. passed his youth, being favored with but limited chances for acquiring an education. The following are his 12 brothers and sisters : Hamilton, in Schuyler county ; Martha Jane, wife of Osey Harris, of McPherson county, Kan. ; Sarilda, Mrs. Noah Bradwell, of Davis county, Ia. ; Mary Ann, wife of Chas. Layton, of Schuyler county ; Cordelia, of the same locality, now Mrs. Chas. Murry ; Jesse, in the Western Territories ; Garrison, who died in November, 1883, in Jack- son county, Mo .; William, married Jane Botts and lives in Schuyler county, as does also Elisha ; Susan is the wife of James Stratton, and Sylvester married Annie Kane, all now residents of Schuyler county ; one child, Irena, died in infancy. March 8, 1862, Mr. Rainbolt enlisted under Capt. Edwards in Co. B, 2d Missouri cavalry, and served until March, 1865, most of the time under Gen. McNeal, taking part in the engagements at Cape Girardeau, Kirksville, Mooresville, and many others of no less importance. The war over he returned home and began farming and dealing in stock, also conducting a mill for some time. Since his residence in this county he has become well established as an agriculturist, his valuable farm of 140 acres being conducted in a manner indicating a thorough knowledge of farm labor. His stock interests, too, are bringing him good results. In March, 1867, Mr. Rainbolt was married to Miss Missouri Moreland, who was born December 3, 1851, the second daughter of Daniel and Catherine Moreland, in whose family there were four other children : Mary L., wife of Austin Shelton; Nancy L., now Mrs. William Stratton ; Will- iam, married Clara Bosier, and Lillie O. Mr. and Mrs. Rainbolt have had five children : Lizzie, born September 23, 1878 ; William, born January 5, 1880 ; Nancy, born December 25, 1882, and the last two were born two years apart, though on the same day of the month, one February 26, 1884, and the other February 26, 1886.
TRUMAN STOWELL
(Farmer, Stock-raiser and Dairyman, Post-office, Cream Ridge).
One of the neatest and most homelike places in this township is that owned by Mr. Stowell, containing 170 acres, well improved,
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in the center of which is a newly erected and imposing dwelling, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country. In connection with general farming and the raising of graded and blooded stock, he is also engaged to some extent in the dairy business, in which he is meeting with good success, as indeed he is in all of his transactions. Originally from Madison county, N. Y., he was born May 24, 1824. Lester and Hannah Stowell ( formerly Pryor), his parents, were natives of Connecticut, but in about 1790 located in New York and commenced farming. Subsequently the father began the manufacture of potash, marketing this product at Albany, ninety-six miles distant. Truman was the oldest of nine children in their family : of these Charles lives in Dakota, and Andrew in Florida ; John was killed at the battle of Gettysburg; Lucinda died in Michigan ; Elinor lives in Chillicothe ; Emily died in Iowa, and Charlotte lives in Kansas, and Hannah lives in New York. Truman's early life was passed at the carpenter's trade in company with his father, and when 23 years of age he removed to Wis- consin in 1846, following his trade for several years, or until enabled to purchase a farm and commence agricultural pursuits. July 20, 1847, he married a daughter of Sylvester Ketchum, Miss Eunice Ketchum, the youngest of nine children in the family. Five of these are deceased : Richard, William ( who died in the army ), Fannie, Lucinda and Abigail. S. W., Levi and Mary are living. Mrs. Stowell was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., May 8, 1831. In October, 1869, Mr. Stowell came to this county, and has continued to be associated with its interests and welfare. Half of the time since then he has been school director, a position which he also held for eleven years in Wisconsin. He and his wife have twelve children : Lester, born June 22, 1848, and married to Sarah Clark; Charles, born August 4, 1850, his wife, Minnie Wate, now being deceased ; Emery, born June 25, 1858 ; John, born June 19, 1862; Willie, born . October 13, 1872; Lavantia, born May 31, 1853, wife of James Souter ; Ida, born May 14, 1856, now Mrs. Andrew J. Parkhurst; Alice, born December 1, 1860, wife of William Parkhurst; Kitty, born April 10, 1864; Ella, born March 4, 1866 ; Hattie, born Nov- ember 23, 1867 ; Flora, born December 18, 1869, and Milton Her- bert, born July 23, 1875, and died in infancy.
WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOR
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Farmersville) .
One of the most important periods in the life of Mr. Taylor was that passed while in the army. In April, 1861, when about 24 years of age, he enlisted in Co. C, 24th New York infantry, commanded by Capt. Frank Miller, and subsequently took part in a number of severe engagements ; space forbids a detailed account of the movements of this command, but suffice it to say that they were never found want- ing in the discharge of their duty, and at the second battle of Bull Run out of the regiment of 1,000 men only 120 remained uninjured.
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On August 14, 1862, at South Mountain, Mr. Taylor received a bullet wound, the ball entering through the left lung and lodging in front of the lungs, where it still remains, an evidence of his loyalty to his country. On account of this injury he was sent to the hospital, subse- quently receiving an honorable discharge, but afterwards he so far recovered as to be able to accept the position of first sergeant in Co. I, 184th New York infantry in the fall of 1864, a command with which he remained until his final discharge in June, 1865 ; during the last year of the war he was on garrison duty at Wilson's and Harrison's landings. Mr. T. now returned to his native State, New York, but on January 8, 1866, came to this State with his wife, whom he had previously married, Miss Sarah E. Calkins, the eldest daughter of Sidney Calkins, now a resident of the vicinity of Chillicothe, Mo. Mrs. Taylor now has one sister, Mrs. John Barker, in Washington Territory, and another, the youngest in the family, remains at home. After locating in Missouri Mr. T. opened out a stock of goods at Alpha, Grundy county, but in August, 1866, he was robbed of nearly his entire property ; with what was left he purchased land in this county, where he now resides, 13 miles from Chillicothe, his farm embracing 120 acres, well improved, with necessary buildings, orchard, etc. He has ever taken a warm interest in schools, churches, etc., and is a warm advocate of the temperance cause. Himself and wife have three children: Sidney W., born July 9, 1866 ; Nellie G., born August 26, 1868, and Albert H., born July 2, 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are members of the M. E. Church. The former is now only a little past the age of 50 years, having been born October 5, 1835, in Jefferson county, N. Y., of the marriage of his parents, Albert and Hannah ( Wardwell ) Taylor, also of the Empire State. The former was a tanner and currier by trade and was twice married, his first wife at her death leaving two children, Wm. H. and Hannah C. Taylor ; his second wife was also a widow with one child, Frances Salisbury, now Frances Overton. William's two half-sisters, Hannah (Root) and Mary (Brown), live in New York, and his two half- brothers, E. A. and Adolphus M., are located in Colorado. His step- sister, Frances (Overton), resides at Big Rapids, Mich. In youth Mr. Taylor received his early education in the district schools and afterwards attended the Mexico Academy, in New York, from which he graduated at the age of 20 years; he then taught a term of school in Oswego county, N. Y., and afterwards in Whiteside county, Ill., after which he traveled over a large part of Illinois as a book agent. Subsequently his military record as stated was commeneed.
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