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CHAPTER XVI.
ROCKFORD TOWNSHIP.
Description - Streams -- The Flat Rock Ford - A Pre-historic Indian Battle - Early History - First Land Entries-First Settlers After the Mormons - Items -- Organization - Christian Union Church - Biographical.
POSITION AND DESCRIPTION.
Rockford is the southwest township of Caldwell county, bounded by Ray county on the south, Clinton on the west, and comprising Con- gressional township No. 55, range 29. It contains some very excel- lent land and many fine farms. The southern portion of the township, and along Crooked river, may be described as timber land, but by far the greater portion of the township is rolling prairie.
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Crooked river runs across the southwest corner of the township, and Log creek heads in the eastern part, and runs northeast for about two miles, leaving the township in the northeastern part of section 18. Other smaller streams and branches are to be found in different portions of the township. Crooked river is a considerable stream for this section of the country, but is easily crossed in almost any season at any one of the numerous fords. The famous Flat Rock ford over Crooked river, in section 33, about one mile northwest of Lisbonville, is an interesting locality, and from it the township took its name. Here the Mormons crossed when they came up into the county in 1836 from Clay, and the crossing was widely known for many years in the early settlement of the country as the Rock ford of Crooked river.
A tradition is extant that a great Indian battle was fought near the Rock ford, more than a hundred years ago, between the Missouris, who were the natural inhabitants of this county, and some of the fierce Northern tribes, who made a predatory incursion into this quarter. In early days, fifty years ago, traces and evidences of the conflict - human bones, weapons, etc. - were plain to be seen.
EARLY HISTORY.
The early history of Rockford township is identical with that of the northwestern portion of Ray county. As early as 1825 John Fields,
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from Kentucky, settled two miles southwest of where Lisbonville now stands, and in what is Polk township, Ray county (section 11, town- ship 54, range 29), and in 1830 Samuel K. McGee, a Tennesseean, came to the same neighborhood. In October, 1832, McGee entered the ne. 1/4 sw. 1/4 of section 27, about one mile due north of Lisbon- ville, and it is believed he built a cabin and made a settlement there about the same time.
The first land entries were made as follows : -
Name.
Description.
Date.
Wesley Hines
e. ¿ ne. sec. 2
Ang. 26, 1836
Joseph Woods .
e. ¿ sw. sec. 2
Feb. 24, 1834
Samuel K. McGee .
w. ¿ nw. sec. 28
Dec. 7, 1833
Robert Murray .
nw. nw. sec. 32 Jan. 13, 1834 Jan. 2, 1835
John Crowley .
e. ¿ se. sec. 31
Hiram Crowley
ne. sw. sec. 32
Nov. 11, 1834
Samuel Whitaker .
nw. se. sec. 32
Sept. 25, 1832
James Crowley .
se. ne. sec. 32
Jan. 20, 1833
Jeremiah McDonald .
w. ¿ ne. sec. 34 .
April 11, 1832
Jeremiah McDonald never became an actual settler. He lived at the foot of the Devil's Backbone, in Ray county, and died there after the civil war. He owned hundreds of acres of land, nearly a hundred slaves, and was very wealthy, yet he lived a life of extreme economy and frugality. He was the father of Randolph McDonald, who, though living just across the line in Ray, is well known in this town- ship.
In 1836-37 nearly all of the tillable land was entered by the Mor- mons and much of it settled upon. Considerable improvements were made in some quarters, and much land was opened to cultivation. With the expulsion of the Mormons, however, these improvements were much impaired. A few Mormon houses were burned and fences destroyed, and in some instances fields grew up in weeds and under- brush and in twenty years were covered with tall saplings.
The following entries of land were made after the Mormons had left : John C. Lillard entered se. 1/4 of nw. 1/4 of section 1, July 15, 1839, and the same date Wm. L. Butts entered the nw. 1/4 of the nw. 1/4 of same section. August 2, 1839, Randolph McDonald entered the se. 1/4 of the nw. 1/4 of section 35.
Stephen Sloan came from Ohio in the spring of 1840, and May 26 entered the sw. of section 14 where he settled. A Mormon, named Walter Selvey, had previously lived in the neighborhood.
Soon after the Mormons left, Wesley Hine, and James Wallace set- tled in the northern part of the township. Wallace is still here.
In the spring of 1837 Thomas Crandall settled in the northern part
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of section 30, half a mile west of Crooked river, and May 3 entered the ne. 1/4 of the nw. 1/4. Willis Creason afterwards lived here.
Thomas Yoho came from Ohio in 1843, and in 1848 settled in sec- tion 27, on land afterwards owned by Nelson J. Beckett. Fred Heck, also from Ohio, located on the nw. 1/4 of section 31, in the southwest corner of the township, in 1840; land entered by Henry Caffey and J. C. Clark, in 1836-37.
A. P. Free and Jesse Bartlett entered the nw. of section 21 in 1840, but a Mormon named Tidwell had previously lived there. This land afterwards formed a part of the O. M. Stofel estate.
H. P. Clark, a Tennesseean, settled in Clay county in 1830 ; in 1839 he removed to Mirabile township, and in the spring of 1846 settled on the se. 1/4 of section 4, in this township. The land had previously been entered by Justus Morse and Joseph Hartshorn, two Mormons, in 1836.
Joseph Free, a Mormon, settled on the sw. 1/4 of section 21 in 1837. The land was entered by his brother, A. P. Free. William King came to it from Illinois in 1850. John Free located on the western part of section 16 and the eastern part of section 17, in 1836. Joseph Karr afterwards owned the land.
Henry Ross came from Illinois in 1840 and located on Crooked river, in the center of section 19, half a mile from the Clinton line. The sw. 1/4 of this section was entered by J. C. Clark, in December, 1835.
Mr. Thompson, Henry Swiggert, and two other men named Mans- field and Dunlap, bought several hundred acres of Mormon lands in sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, and sold them to Anthony Kerns. Dr. W. H. Crawford afterward owned them. Joseph Karr owned 560 acres in this township at one time, 400 in section 16, and 160 in section 17.
More modern settlers in this township were John O. Sloan, who settled on and entered the ne. 1/4 of section 21, in 1851, and Samuel R. Bay, who entered the ne. 1/4 of section 8, in 1856, near school- house No. 2, long ago known as the Bay school-house. Both Sloan and Bay were from Ohio.
ITEMS.
There are no towns or villages in Rockford township, but Lisbon- ville, Ray county, is on the southern line, about midway from east to west, and Mirabile is on the north line, six miles nearly due north of Lisbonville. Lawson, Ray county, is the nearest railroad station for the people of the southern portion of the township, and Kidder is generally resorted to by the people of the northern part.
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During the civil war Rockford was emphatically loyal, and furn- ished scores of men for the Union service. Sheriff John Myers, Judge James Steele, Rev. Frazee, and Henry D. Whiteneck, all Con- federate sympathizers, and all residents of this township, were killed by the militia, as noted elsewhere.
ORGANIZATION.
About 1860 Rockford was first organized as a municipal township, and then comprised all of range 29, or what is now Rockford, Mirabile and Kidder townships. In May, 1867, the township was disorganized and called Mirabile and Kidder, but in May, 1870, it was recreated as at present. Since the last township organization the municipal officers of the township have been as follows : -
1881 - Trustee, John Shepard ; collector, Alvin Karr ; clerk, Noah T. Frederick ; justices of the peace, John F. Hines, Jeff. Brelsford ; constable, William King, Jr.
1883 - Trustee, John Shepard ; collector, William M. Campbell ; clerk, Jesse F. Parman; justices of the peace, John F. Hines, Andrew D. Elliott ; constable, William C. Pollard.
1885 - Trustee, John Shepard; collector, William M. Campbell ; clerk, Milton Brelsford ; justices of the peace, C. H. Sturgis, George W. Arey ; constable, John H. Hickman.
CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH.
The only church organization owning a house of worship in Rockford township is Prairie Ridge congregation of the Christian Union. The church building, a frame, stands on section 15, and was completed April 28, 1885. The organization was effected December 2, 1876, with the following members : D. H. Ward, Aaron Ward, William Henry, Naomi Ward, Harriet J. Ward, Angeline Ward, Mary A. Smith, Hannah Henry, Luella Brelsford, and Liza Jones. The present membership is 161, and the church is in a highly pros- perous condition. Its pastors have been Revs. Andrew Arnott, J. W. Mitchell, Wesley Harder, and J. V. B. Flack.
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HISTORY OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
GEORGE W. AREY
(Justice of the Peace and Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Mirabile).
For many years, or since his location in this county, the reputation which Mr. Arey has enjoyed has been not only that of a substantial and progressive farmer, but of an intelligent and thoroughly posted man in all public affairs. His military career forms no uneventful portion of his life in more recent years and is worthy of mention in this connection. Entering as a soldier into the Confederate army, he participated in some of the most severe engagements of the war, among them the battles of Chancellorsville, Richmond, Seven Days' fight at Gettysburg, Winchester, Union Church, Port Republic and others. Besides a flesh wound in the shoulder he had a forefinger shot off at Gettysburg. Five times he was taken prisoner but as often escaped from his captors. At the close of hostilities he laid down the weapons of warfare and, returning home, again took up the imple- ments of peace and resumed farming. Born in Rockingham county, Va., July 2, 1833, he grew up there, giving some attention to the trade of farming in connection with rural pursuits. He left Virginia in 1871 and since that time has been identified with the interests of Caldwell county in more ways than one. His possessions aggregate 400 acres of land well improved, and managed in a manner which indicates the successful tiller of the soil. Mr. Arey's parents were both Virginians by birth, the father, John Arey, born in Rockingham county in 1800, and the mother in Rockbridge county, in 1805. Her maiden name was Carr. This family traces their lineage to Ireland and Scotland. In February, 1871, Mr. Arey was married in this county to Miss Elizabeth Carr, born in Miami county, Ind., in 1847. She was the daughter of David and Elizabeth ( Hines ) Carr. Mr. and Mrs. A. have three children : George C., born October 6, 1872; John D., born November 25, 1876, and Samuel, born January 21, 1879. Mr. Arey has been honored by the citizens of this community with the position of justice of the peace, which office he is now filling. Politically he is a Democrat.
EDWARD P. CARTER
!(Farmer, Section 19, Post-office, Mirabile).
Although no children have brightened the otherwise happy married life of Mr. and Mrs. Carter, they have not been without the care and responsibility of youth resting upon them ; for more than one person can bear testimony to the kindness and almost parental love which Mr. C. and his good wife have bestowed upon them. Several children
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of their relatives and friends have been brought up, cared for, and subsequently started well in life through the assistance of this worthy couple. Surely such actions will not fail of being rewarded at the last great day. Edward P. Carter was born in Preble county, O., June 20, 1829, and was of Kentucky antecedents. His parents, Walter B. and Louisa (Dameron ) Carter, were born in the Blue Grass State, though their ancestors came originally from Virginia. Like many of the better class of citizens of this county young Carter grew to man- hood on a farm, attending when possible the common schools of his native county. In 1838 he accompanied his father to Cass county, Ind., but in the fall of 1856 took up his residence in Champaign county, Ill., where he continued to make his home until some ten years later. Moving westward in 1866, he became located in Ray county, Mo., on January 1st, of that year, and in March, 1867, Rock- ford township, Caldwell county, claimed him as one of her residents. Here he has since been intimately associated with its agricultural affairs. His farm embraces eighty acres of land under good improve- ment. Mr. Carter was married in Cass county, Ind., March 6, 1850, to Miss Lacky Black, born in Clarke county, O. , January 16, 1820. Her parents were from Montgomery county, Va., the father, Samuel, born September 13, 1794, and the mother, Belinda, nee Mitchell, born November 2, 1794. Mr. and Mrs. Carter are members of the M. E. Church at Mirabile.
SAMUEL DIVINIA
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Section 8, Post-office, Mirabile).
Mr. Divinia, who has a good farm of 170 acres of excellent land well improved in all respects, has been engaged in the raising of stock in connection with following agricultural pursuits all his life, and for the past 28 years has contributed no small share to the devel- opment and progress of his chosen calling in this county. His father, James Divinia, was born in North Carolina, as was also the mother, formerly Polly Wood, and they reared their son to the life of a farmer. Samuel's birth occurred in Guilford county, N. C., March 15, 1815, and though now above the age of 70 years, it might he men- tioned that he comes of a long-lived family, for his grandfather was 101 years old at the time of his death ; he had been one of the very first settlers in Guilford county. Upon leaving North Carolina after growing up there Mr. Divinia came to Clinton, Mo., settling there in the spring of 1846, and some 11 years later, as remarked before, this county became his home. In January, 1835, before leaving his native State, he had married Miss Charity Staley, of Randolph county, N. C. She subsequently died after having borne her husband four children : John, Margaret, Sam and Eliza. Mr. D.'s second wife's name was Martha Douglass. Her birth occurred September 4, 1821, and by this union there are four children : Belle, James, George and Will. During the late Civil War Mr. Divinia had two sons in the Federal army, John and Sam. The former was in the 44th regi-
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ment Missouri volunteer infantry, and was in the battle of Franklin, Tenn., against Gen. Hood. Sam Divinia was under Gen. Sher- man, in Gen. Peabody's command, participating in the battle of Shiloh among others. He served under Sherman until the close of the war.
SAMUEL ECKELBERY
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Section 2, Post-office, Mirabile).
On arriving at the age when it became necessary for him to engage in some occupation in life, Mr. Eckelbery was led to adopt farming as the calling to which he would ever after devote himself. A glance at his present homestead of 200 acres will convince the observer that only a thorough, constant and laborious application to the cultivation of his farm could give this place the wide reputation which it enjoys. Truly, industry has rewarded this representative tiller of the soil. Upon this land is one of the best residences in the county, and a fine house is also on the eastern part of the farm. His entire improve- ments are in full keeping with those of the better class of agriculturists in the county. In a word, he has few peers in this community. Mr. E. is a native of Muskingum county, O., born April 18, 1832. His education was acquired in that vicinity and the most of his time passed there until 1883, when he came to this county. His purpose is to have a model stock farm here, and to this end all his endeavors are being put forth. He is a married man, Miss Charity Ellen Elsou, of the same county as himself, having become his wife May 15, 1855. This union has been blessed with nine children, five of whom survive : Willis L., who married Lottie Sprague ; Angeline, wife of Joseph Clark, of this township ; Effie L., wife of John Sprague, also of this township ; Hannah E. and Oren Elson. The four deceased were named Loren, Sarah A., Clayton and Amos M. Mr. and Mrs. Eckel- bery are prominently connected with the M. P. Church. Mr. Eckel- bery's parents were George and Martha E. Eckelbery, the former of whom was a farmer in Guernsey county, O. He died at the age of 85 years. His widow still survives and is 76 years old. Mr. E. has three brothers : John E., William E. and George W. E.
ZACHARY TAYLOR GRANT
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Section 4, Post-office, Mirabile).
Mr. Grant, though still comparatively a young man, has already had an active career in agricultural pursuits and one that bids fair to place him in a still more prominent place among the farmers of this community than he now occupies, though this is by no means an ordinary one. He was born in Hampshire county, W. Va., March 24, 1849, a son of George W. and Elizabeth ( Fouty ) Grant, both of whom were also natives of the same county. The former was born April 11, 1823, and the date of the birth of the latter was March 29, 1832. As far as is now known, the ancestors of Mr. Grant were Vir- ginians by birth. Zachary continued to live upon the old homestead
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until the spring of 1855 when the family removed to Missouri and settled in Caldwell county. This has since been his home, and here he has given his entire time to farming and sundry pursuits. In the man- agement of his agricultural affairs he has displayed great energy and good judgment, the result of which is now seen in the pleasant estate of 105 acres which he owns. This is in cultivation. Mr. Grant was united in marriage in this county August 29, 1870, to Miss Mary E. Lankford, a native of Kentucky, born August 13, 1847. Her parents were Elias Lankford, of Wayne county, Ky., born August 25, 1825, and Elizabeth, née Barnes, of the same county, born June 20, 1823. Elias Lankford left Kentucky in the spring of 1857 and settled in Daviess county, Mo., coming thence to Caldwell county. He was in . Co. B, 6th regiment of the State militia during the war and for some time was captain of Co. B. He participated in the battle of Lone Jack, where he received a gun-shot wound in the hip. He was connected with the Masonic Order at Mirabile and also belonged to the Presbyterian Church as did his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Grant have five children : Ulysses, born July 16, 1871 ; John W., born July 10, 1873 ; Charles M., born August 20, 1877; Elmer O., born August 29, 1879; and Mary E., born April 23, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. G. are members of the Methodist Church.
JOHN B. HUTCHINGS
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Section 19, Post-offiee, Mirabile).
Among the early settlers of Caldwell county who have for many years occupied a position of respect and influence in agricultural centers, though perhaps quietly and unostentatiously, is Mr. Hutch- ings. He is a worthy son of Missouri, having been born in the county of Clay on November 29, 1836, and from his very first recollections has been engaged in the peaceful pursuit of farming, steadily but noiselessly pursuing his way in life, and to good advantage. Upon leaving the home of his birth he went to Ray county, in 1841, and farmed there until going to Holt county in 1843. From there he removed to this county, settling where he now lives in 1849. Here he is now giving his attention to the cultivation of his farm, of 120 acres, land well adapted to general farming purposes. Mr. Hutchings was married August 13, 1857, to Miss Eliza J. Funnel, whose parents were James M. and Catherine ( Houston ) Funnel ; the former was born in 1813, and is still living, and the mother was born in 1816, but died at the age of 66 years. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hutchings consists of the following children : William S., born June 7, 1858, died Sep- tember 15, 1859 ; John, born November 23, 1859, died Jannary 19, 1860 ; Marshall, born November 2, 1860, died December 15, 1863; Allen I., born November 1, 1862 ; James, born February 20, 1864 ; Leon, born September 4, 1868; Samuel, born October 20, 1870 ; Charles, born June 23, 1873, and Lena, born June 8, 1877. Mr. Hutchings has been connected with the Christian Church for 30 years. Politically he is Democratic. His grandparents were of
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English extraction, and his father, David L. Hutchings, was born in Cocke county, Tenn., October 31, 1808. The maiden name of his mother was Rebecca Fulkerson, of West Virginia, born in 1811.
JESSE F. PARMAN
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Section 20, Post-office, Mirabile).
Like a large portion of the people of Caldwell county, and especially of this vicinity, Mr. Parman is of Kentucky antecedents. His ances- try, however, on his father's side, dates back to England during the early part of the eighteenth century. His grandmother came origin- ally from New Jersey. Jesse's parents were Frethias and Elizabeth (Curtis ) Parman, both of Kentucky birth, the former born in 1797, and the latter March 29, 1809, in Knox county. The subject of this sketch was himself born in Kentucky, in Laurel county, July 15, 1840. The first ten years of his life were passed in the Blue Grass State. Early taught to know that honest labor was the surest course to rely upon in life, he did such duties on the farm as he was able, and in 1850 accompanied the family to Ray county, Mo. Some sev- enteen years later, or in 1867, he became located in this township, upon his present homestead, and here he has continued to adhere to the principles inculcated in him so long ago. Upon his farm of 180 acres he is engaged actively and industriously in raising grain, etc., and also gives considerable attention to the stock business. While living in Ray connty, Mr. Parman was married, Miss Louisa Keeling becoming his wife April 12, 1863. Her birthplace and date of birth were in Todd county, Ky., in October, 1843. She was the daughter of Fleamar Keeling, born December 17, 1801, in Virginia, and Jane, née Starker, born March 11, 1811. They have seven children: Lillie May, born September 1, 1868 ; John, born July 4, 1873 ; Mary, born October 9, 1875; Emma, born April 12, 1877; Jesse, born March 29, 1879; William, born February 6, 1881 ; and Oliver, born August 5, 1883. Mr. Parman has occupied several positions of trust during his location here. For some time he held the position of justice of the peace by appointment and has also been assessor of this township. He is a member of the Christian Church, while his wife is connected with the same denomination. Politically he is a Greenbacker.
WILLIAM C. POLLARD
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Section 24, Post-office, Polo).
The parents of Mr. Pollard were each Kentuckians by birth, Thomas W. Pollard, his father, having been born April 6, 1818 ; his wife whose maiden name was Anna E. Ireland, first saw the light July 16, 1818. The death of the former occurred in Bourbon county, Ky. Will- iam C., one of their family of children, came originally from Wash- ington county, Arkansas, March 4, 1847, being the date of his birth. His parents had for some time previous to this been located in that
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State and continued to remain there until about 1854. The son was brought up as a hard working, industrious youth, not unfamiliar with the avocation of farming, making his home in his native State until coming to Lafayette county, Mo., in 1854. Two years later, or in 1856, he moved to Caldwell county. In August, 1864, Mr. Pollard offered his services as a soldier in the Federal army, and was on active duty until the close of the war. The company with which he had associated himself was engaged in a battle against Gen. Hood at Franklin and also at Nashville Tenn., carrying the day at the latter engagement. Returning to his home in this county, Mr. Pollard resumed farming and stock raising, but in 1878, commenced conducting a drug store at Polo. Two years later he withdrew from this business, disposing of his interest to a Mr. Farber, and has since remained occupied in the channels of farm life. While relying upon his own exertions .for support he has not been disappointed in the accumula- tion of a comfortable competence, for he owns a well improved place of 100 acres, in good cultivation. March 8, 1866, he was married to Miss Sarah F. Mumpower, born in Caldwell county, January 22, 1850. She was daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gray ) Mumpower, Vir- ginians by birth. The names and births of the children of Mr. and Mrs. P. are Anna E., May 4, 1867; Wade Jacob, July 2, 1870; Silas Woodson, July 16, 1872; Benjamin F., September 14, 1874; Pearl, August 27, 1876 ; Maud, March 2, 1878 ; Nellie, February 3, 1880 ; and Mary, July 29, 1882. Mr. P. is a member of the Masonic order at Polo. He and his wife are members of the Christian Union Church. In politics he is a Democrat.
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