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JOHN R. KERBY,
born May 27, 1845, in Saline County, Missouri; son of Overton J. and Ann E. Kerby. John Moved to Carroll county, in company with his par- ents in 1849, and was educated in Carrollton. When nine years old he entered the county clerk's office and assisted his father, who was then
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county clerk. In 1860 he was engaged in the office of register of lands at Jefferson City. In 1861, at the outbreak of the war, he returned home and was appointed clerk of the probate court. He went to Alexandria, Missouri, in 1864, and there was engaged in the drug business until Janu- ary, 1867, when he went to Dewitt and followed the same business. In 1871 he returned to Carrollton and was appointed deputy county clerk under Col. Howard T. Combs. In 1874 he was elected county clerk and reelected in 1878. He is at present serving his second term, and having spent almost his entire life in the office he has become familiar with its work, and fills the office to the satisfaction of his constituents. He is a member of I. O. O. F. Mr. Kerby was married June 12, 1867, to Miss Eliza A. Vanhoak of Carroll county. They have three children, deceased. He is also an officer in the A. K. M. C.
OVERTON J. KERBY,
born April 4, 1817, in Albemarle county, Virginia; was educated in the com- mon schools of the county of his birth. In 1836 he moved in company with his parents to Saline county, Missouri, where he was engaged in teach- ing school for eleven years. Mr. Kerby was married March 19, 1839, to Miss Ann E. Cheatham, daughter of James Cheatham, native of Vir- ginia. In the spring of 1847 he removed to .Dewitt, Carroll county, Missouri, and taught school until May, 1848, when he was appointed, on petition of four hundred citizens, to fill the office of county surveyor, made vacant by his predecessor's resigning. In October, 1851, he was elected clerk of the county court to fill the unexpired term of John M. Howel. He was re-elected in August, 1853, and continued to hold office until 1860. In April, 1862, Mr. Kerby bought a half interest in the Car- rollton Democrat, now fournal, and owned an interest in it during the war, at the time the press was thrown out of the office window, and the office demolished. He was appointed deputy county clerk in 1875, by his son John R. Kerby, and still holds that position. Mr. Kerby's first wife died April 22, 1852, and he was again married May 23, 1855, to Miss Damaris E. Young, of Virginia parentage. She died March 26, 1867. It can be seen in the sketch of Mr. Kerby's life . that he has served the people of Carroll county officially, almost constantly since he has been a citizen of the county, and is a gentleman highly honored and respected by the county which he has served. He also owns, in partnership with Mr. Dan R. Brand, a complete set of abstracts of Carroll county, Mis- souri.
ROBERT LEMONS,
was born February 11, 1845, at Warren's Point, Ireland; is a son of Joseph Lemons; a native of Ireland, who came to America with his
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his family. in 1850, and located in Springfield, Illinois, and died there in 1852. Robert's mother died two hours after their arrival in Spring- field. Robert was accordingly thrown among strangers to work for himself when quite young. When eighteen years old he engaged in the hardware and pump business. He removed to Carrollton, Mis- souri, in 1865, and still continued in the same business, and also han- dled lightning rods. In July, 1875, Mr. Lemons took hold of the insur- ance business and has since been engaged in it. He confines himself to but one company The Old Reliable Phchix of Brooklyn. Mr. Lemons was married November 17, 1869, to Miss Emma Booth of Carrollton, a native of Ohio, and daughter of Orville Booth of Wayne county, Iowa. They have two children living: Leslie L. and Laura V. Mr. Lemons is a member of Oriental Lodge, A. K. M. C.
AARON LEVY.
born In Riedseltz, Elsass, Germany; son of Lehman and Esther Levy. Aaron .came to America in 1868, locating in Carrollton, Carroll county, Missouri, and was engaged as salesman soon after his arrival in the store of Baum & David. In 1880 he was admitted as a partner in the firm of Baum, David & Co., one of the leading dry goods houses in this part of the state, and one that would do credit to a much larger city. Mr. Levy was married May 8, 1881, to Miss Clara David of Chicago, a native of. Germany. Mr. Levy is a member of the Oriental Lodge, A. K. M. C.
J. A. LINDSAY,
born May 4th, 1836, in St. Charles county, Mo. His father was a Scotch- man by birth, but came to America, at an early age, and settled in Missouri. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Lindsay remained in St. Charles county, engaged in the avocation of farming, until he accum- ulated fine property on the bottom lands, when he sold out, and removed to Carroll county, Mo., and purchased what is known as the Jesse Tull farm, three miles north of Carrollton. He has since added to this pur- chase, and now owns 500 acres of choice land. Mr. Lindsay deals exten- sively in live stock, and keeps nearly all of his land in pasturage and meadows. He was married in 1861, to Miss Mary L. Cunningham, sis- ter of Judge Cunningham, of the Probate Court of Carroll county. They have two children living, one of whom is fifteen years old and as helpless as an infant, and has been an invalid from the day of his birth.
THOMAS W. McGUIRE,
born August 17th, 1845, in Independence, Arkansas, son of E. S. and Catherine E. McGuire, natives of North Carolina and Virginia. Thomas came to Missouri when eight years old, and was raised by his uncle S. S.
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Watson. He was educated at Jefferson College, Pa., and was admitted to the bar as practicing attorney, about January 1st, 1868, in which year he came to Carrollton, and has ever since been engaged in the practice of his profession. During this time he has served ten or twelve years, as Magistrate of Carrollton Township, and is the present incumbent of that office. He was married in May, 1873, to Miss Virginia Austin, daughter of William W. Austin, one of the early settlers of Carroll county. They have one child, Leonora A.
RICHARD P. McGEE,
born in 1833, in Robinson county, Tennessee. His parents were natives of North Carolina. Mr. McGee was raised on a farm. He became very successful as a farmer, and accumulated handsome property. In Octo- ber, 1879, he became engaged with C. W. Trotter in the Livery business, in which he still continues. He was married in 1857, to Miss Rebecca Williams, a native of Kentucky. They have three children living, Fan- nie, Minnie, and Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. McGee, are members of the Baptist Church.
LEVI M. METTLER,
born August 4th, 1850, in New Jersey. Son of Samuel and Allen Mett- ler natives of New Jersey. Levi left home when seven years old and worked at farming and various kinds of work until 13 years of age when he returned home and commenced learning the foundry business. After having served his apprenticeship of four years, he left home and spent the next five years in working at his trade, and running on the railroad. During that time he also learned telegraphy and had charge of the three shops at Cardington, Ohio, Greensburg Pa., and Middleport N. Y. In 1872 he began working for a car manufacturing company, in Adrain Michigan, and remained with the company for two years, after which time he worked in various places and spent one year at Evan's commercial college in Adrian Mich. He also worked at his trade for awhile in Kansas City and it was while here that parties from Carrollton became acquainted with him and induced him to locate in Carrollton in 1879. Since his arrival in Carrollton he has not only built new and extensive shops, but is doing a thriving business. Mr. Mettler was married April 18th, 1872 to Miss Mary E. Moore of Adrian Mich. They have four children: Jessie L., Clyde M., Byron L. and Haskell J.
WILLIAM B. MINNIS,
born in 1830 in Howard county, Mo. He moved with his father to Car- rollton when but 3 years old, and here he grew to manhood and has since resided. His father . Thomas Minnis and his mother who was Pamela
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Warren were natives of Tennessee. They moved to Howard county in 1820. In 1850 William B. went to California and remained one year. After his return he was engaged as salesman with R. G. Martin and has been constantly in the dry goods business ever since, a period of 29 years. He has always been a successful merchant and has acquired handsome property. He was married in 1860 to Miss Lena Hulse of Howard county, Missouri. They have four children, all living, names are: Edward, Rector B., Luther and Katie. Mr. Minnis and wife are both members of the M. E. church. He acted as county Treasurer for four years during the war, when to hold such a position was considered hazardous. He served one term without filing any bond. At one time he carried $40,000 in his saddle bags on horseback to Chillicothe and there expressed it to St. Louis; otherwise it would have been lost during the time that raids were so common in this section of the country. He is now a member of the firm of Painter, Minnis and Shahklin, Carrollton, Missouri.
REV. JOHN D. MURPHY,
born in 1835, in Franklin county, Missouri. Son of: William and Isabella (Williams) Murphy. Mr. Murphy was licensed to preach in 1853. He was on missionary work in his native county for five years. In 1859 he removed to Saline county and was pastor of the Zoar church, at Jones- boro for seven years. After the war he went to Rocheport, Boone county, and was pastor of the Walnut church for six years. He moved to Audrain county in 1870 and had charge of the Mexico Baptist church for five years. He removed to Texas in 1875, on account of his son's health and remained two years. He returned in 1878 to Missouri and took charge of the Carrollton Baptist church, of which he is still the highly esteemed pastor. Mr. Murphy is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, Knights Templar and Knights of Honor. He was married in 1858 to Miss Calpurnia Rogers, daughter of Russell Rogers a native of Virginia. To this union were born three children, two of whom still live-Fannie; H. and Harper C.
THOMAS ORCHARD, .
born in 1830 in Cornwall, England. . He is the seventh son of Thomas and Elizabeth Orchard who emigrated from England to Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Orchard's father died one month after landing in this country. Soon after his father's death he with his mother and the family moved to To -: ronto, Canada, and settled in the county of Gray. Here he grew to man- hood and engaged in mercantile pursuits in the town of Paisley, where he was made justice of the peace and postmaster for sixteen years. He also. furnished means to run a foundry and woolen factory. It was here in. his various pursuits that he so rapidly amassed a handsome fortune. In 1849
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he came to Carrollton and opened the store in which he is at present engaged in selling goods, He is doing an extensive business; he owns a farm of three hundred acres of land besides a beutiful residence in town, with twenty acres of land in the suburbs, a vineyard of three acres, and considerable other property. He has been a member of the school board for six or seven years and has been alderman of the town. He was mar- ried November 13, 1850 to Miss Christina Brown, a native of Scotland. They have eleven children all living-Christina, (the wife of T. T. Lus- comb,) Elizabeth, 'wife of G. W. Stebbins,) Jennie, Mary, Maggie, (wife of Lewis Trotter,) Agnes, Robert, Charlotte,,Sarah, Anna and Thomas. Mr. Orchard is an elder in the Presbyterian church; his wife is a member of the same church.
SAMUEL L. PAINTER,
born in Virginia where he grew to manhood. In 1857 he moved to Car- rollton. He is the oldest son of Abram and Mary Painter, natives of Virginia. When Mr. Painter first came to Carrollton he engaged in the dry-goods trade, the firm then being Shanklin & Painter. They continued together until 1862, when they closed on account of the war. He was engaged in the tobacco business for two years and spent one year in Illi- nois. In 1865 he went to Saline county and remained until 1870, when he returned to Carrollton and was with L. B. Ely & Bro. until 1876, when the firm of Painter, Minnis & Shanklin was organized and he has been a member of that firm ever since. He was married in 1860 to Miss Sallie A. Rock, of Carrollton. They have one child living, Willie R., who is assayer and engineer at Gold Park, Colorado. Mr Painter has two child- ren deceased. His wife died in Saline county in 1869.
AARON QUICK,
born in 1835 in St. Louis county, Mo. He is the second child of Jacob E. and Sophia Quick. His grandfather, Aaron Quick, was a native of Mary- land, and moved to St. Louis county, Mo., in about 1802 in company with Daniel Boone. Aaron, the subject of this sketch, was raised principally in Linn county, Mo. When seventeen years old he wasenaged as a clerk at Linneus, Mo. In 1855 he went to Laclede and clerked for four years. In 1863 he traveled for a wholesale dry-goods house, in Quincy, Ill. In 1865 he returned to Linneus and went into partnership with a Mr. Birford. They moved to Jackson, Tenn., in 1867 and were engaged in business to- gether; in1868 Mr. Quick traveled for a short .whilefor a St. Louis house. He 'moved to Carrollton in the fall of 1868 and engaged in the grocery busi- ness, and has since remained in this place. In December, 1855 he married Miss Elizabeth McPherson, of Mason county, Missouri, a native of Ralls .county, Mo. They have two children, William E. and Eugene M. They
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are in business with their father. Mr. and Mrs. Quick are both members of the M. E. church, south.
LEONIDAS QUISENBERRY,
born November 23, 1849 in Saline county, Mo., son of Richard H. Quis- enberry, native of Richmond, Va. Leonidas attended the Kirks- ville normal school and afterwards . attended the Jones' commercial college in 1873. He studied law with Hale & Eads of Carrollton, Mo., and was admitted to the bar in 1874; he continued with Hale & Eads until 1876; he then practiced law until 1879, when he and L. A. Holliday formed a partnership ... He is also engaged in the abstract business. Mr. Quisenberry was married April 23, 1879 to Miss Anna M. Ray, daughter of Judge R. D. Ray, judge of the supreme court.
JUDGE EDMUND J. REA,
born August 5, 1802, in Henry county, Virginia. He was raised in the county of his birth. In 1837, he moved to Carroll county, Missouri, this being soon after the county was organized, and engaged in farming and dealing in stock. In 1838 he was elected judge of the county court, and served until 1846. He was married in 1829, to Miss Parmelia J. Clinkscales, a native of Amherst county, Virginia, who was born August 25, 1810, and is still living on the old homestead, where she and her hus- band settled in 1837. Judge Rea died in June, 1855. They had eight children born to them: James M., Joseph H., Mary A., Peter H., Edmund J., Robert D., Nancy J., and John H. James M. and Nancy J. are deceased. Judge Rea owned a large tract of land in Carroll county, and was a man who was highly esteemed by, all, and possessed the confi- dence of the entire community.
EDMUND J. REA,
born in 1842, in Carroll county. He is the fourth child of Judge Edmund J. and Parmelia J. Rea. The subject of this sketch was raised in Carroll county, and educated in Carrollton. In 1859-60 he sold goods in Lexing- ton, Missouri. In 1865 he went to Montana, and spent one or two years, and then returned to Carrollton, and went into the tobacco trade, in which business he is still interested, although, since 1870, he has given his per- sonal attention to the banking business .. He is at present cashier of the Exchange Bank of Carrollton. Mr. Rea owns a small farm near Carroll- ton. . He was married in 1868, to Theodocia Martin, a native of Carroll county. They have three children living: Minnie J. Robert M., and Kittie M.
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ELSBURY W. REYNOLDS,
born April 5, 1817, in Queen Anne county, Maryland. Son of James B. 'and. Eliza Reynolds, natives of Maryland. Elsbury was raised on a farm, and with the exception of a short time that he was engaged in the mer- cantile and hotel business, he has followed farming all his life. He was raised in Fayette county, Indiana, and married his first wife there. In 1841 he moved to Iowa, and remained until after the war, in 1865 he moved to Carroll county, Missouri, where he has since resided. He owns at present about 400 acres of improved land, three miles from town, and handsome property in the town of Carrollton. . Mr. Reynolds was mar- ried, August 10, 1837, to Miss Sarah A. Berkley, of Kentucky. Seven children were born to this union: James H., George J., Ezra M., Hannah (wife of John Pewthers), Martha J. (wife of James McCall), Amanda (wife of Ray Ingram), and Minnie (wife of Henry Reynolds). Mrs. Rey- nolds died May 23, 1856, and Mr. Reynolds was again married August 9, 1857, to Miss M. C. Smock, of Indiana. They are the parents of six chil- dren: Ettie (wife ot John Ingram), Oma, Mac, Hattie, Elsbury, and Eva. Mr. Elsbury's two oldest sons, James H. and George J., were soldiers in the union army of the late war, in company D, 15th Iowa infantry. George J. was wounded in one arm, and taken ·prisoner at the battle of Atlanta, but soon escaped, and, in going back to his regiment, found Gen. McPherson in a dying condition. He remained by him until he died, and rescued his body, for which he received a gold medal, with the general's name on one side and his own on the other, which treasure he still keeps.
GEORGE J. REYNOLDS,
was born in Fayette county, Indiana, April 11, 1841. His father, E. W. Reynolds, removed to Davis county, Iowa, when he (George) was but a few months old. It was here that he was reared and educated. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted at Ottumwa, January 31, 1862, in the 15th lowa infantry, and served in the army of the Tennessee during the war. He was in most of the engagements of the west-Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, second battle of Corinth, Kennesaw Mountain, Nigger Jack, and Atlanta. Mr. Reynolds distinguished himself at Atlanta, by his brave efforts in recovering the body of Gen. J. B. McPherson, who was killed there July 22, 1864. He was with McPherson when he breathed his last and though severely wounded in the arm, he secured an ambulance and removed McPherson's body from the battle ground. For this act Mr. Reynolds received the thanks of the commanding officers, and was pre- sented with a gold medal. He also received a certificate given under the order of Gen. Frank P. Blair, and presented by Gen. Belknap. The following is the copy of the order: "General order No. 8. During
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the bloody battle of the 22d inst., in which this corps was engaged, Private George J. Reynolds, company D, 15th Iowa infantry volun- teers, was, while in the performance of his duty on the skirmish line, severely wounded in the arm; in attempting to evade capture, he came to the spot where the late beloved and gallant commander of this army, Maj .- Gen. McPherson was lying mortally wounded. . Forgetting all considera- tion of self, Private Reynolds clung to his old commander, and amid the roar of battle and storm of bullets, administered to the wants of his gallant chieftain,quenching his dying thirst, and affording him such comfort as lay in his power. After Gen. McPherson had breathed his last, Private Rey- nolds was chiefly instrumental in securing his body, going with two of his staff officers, pointing out the body and assisting in putting it in an ambu- lance, under a heavy fire from the enemy, while his wound was still uncared for. The noble and devoted conduct of this soldier cannot be too highly praised, and is commended to the consideration of the officers and men of. this command." Mr. Reynolds was mustered out of service upon a special order from the war department. He was married September 25, 1873, to Miss Harriet E. Gibbs, daughter of S. V. Gibbs. Mr. Reynolds is at present residing in Carrollton township, Carroll county, Missouri, and has a comfortable home and receives a pension from the government. Hehas two children living.
SOLOMON· ROSENSTOCK,
was born in 1858, in Frederick City, Maryland. Son of Joseph and Attle- hite (Levistein) Rosenstock, natives of Germany. Solomon was raised in Frederick City, and completed his education in the high school at Ports- mouth, Ohio. In 1877 he went to Missouri, and clerked for his brother in Huntsville, for a short while, and then removed to Carrollton, and after clerking for two years, was admitted as a partner, with his brother-in-law, K. Birkenwald, in the clothing and dry goods business. They have a. large and elegant store filled with everything usually found in a first-class. clothing and dry goods store. Mr. Rosenstock is a member of the I. O. O.F. and Knights of Pythias.
JOSEPH L. ROY,
was born in 1838, in Cabell county, West Virginia. Son of Henry B. and Mary M. (Segar) Roy, natives of Virginia, who immigrated to Carroll connty, Missouri, in 1840. In 1857 Joseph began clerking in Carrollton, and in . 1863 he engaged in the mercantile business for himself, which he followed until 1870, when he embarked in the lumber trade. In 1878 he formed a partnership with Wm. F. Creel and opened an extensive lumber yard. He was married October 17, 1867, to Miss Mary C. Benton, of
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Lafayette county, Missouri, a native of Kentucky, and daughter of Levi Benton. They have four children living: Harry B., Hattie L., William, and Wiley. Mr. Roy is a member of the Baptist church, and his wife of the Christian church.
HENRY A. SAEGER,
born in 1859, in St. Louis, Missouri. Son of Henry and Caroline Saeger, natives of Hanover, Germany. His father has been a teacher in St. Louis for about fifty years. Henry was raised and educated in St. Louis. In 1867 he engaged with a wholesale harness house in St. Louis, and remained with it until 1879, when he removed to Carrollton, Missouri, and opened the shop which he now owns. He carries a large stock of harness and saddlery, and has four men constantly employed in his shop. Mr. Saeger was married in 1879 to Miss Lidia Cramer, daughter of William Cramer, of St. Louis.
CHARLES A. SCOTT,
born in 1844, in Crawford county, Indiana. Son of Calvin and Sarah A. Scott, natives of Virginia. His father died in 1857, and his mother now lives with her son in Carrollton. Charles was raised on a farm. He came to Dewitt, Carroll county, Missouri, in 1866, and was engaged there in buying and shipping grain until 1869, when he removed to Battsville, Car- roll county, and engaged in merchandising until . 1872. In that year he came to Carrolton and opened a grocery store, and is still engaged in the grocery business. In 1878 he, in connection with James F. Lawton, pur- chased what is known as. the " Moss Creek " mill, and in 1880 he, in part- nership with Lewis Blakely, bought the Wakanda mill, five miles east of Carrollton. It is run by both water and steam. Mr. Scott was married in June, 1867, to Miss Sarah A. Winfree, daughter of Charles Winfree, one of the early settlers of Carroll county, a native of Virginia. They have five children living: Lula, Lewis A., Stella, Charles A. and Herbert. Mr. Scott owns, in addition to his grocery store in Carrollton and an interest in the Wakanda mill, a'store in Wakanda, a half interest in a store in Keytes- ville, (name of firm, C. A. Scott & Co.), and a farm of 600 acres in Carroll county, and is also engaged in feeding cattle, usually feeding about 100 head of cattle and 200 head of hogs'per year. Mr. Scott is a member of the Masonic Fraternity.
JAMES W. SEBREE,
born in 1844, in Scott county, Kentucky. Son of Wesley and Malvina Sebree, natives of Kentucky. James was educated in Frankfort, Ken- tucky. After completing his collegiate course, he began to study law under the Hon. Thomas W. Linsey and Gen. D. W. Linsey of Frankfort,
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Kentucky. In June, 1869, he graduated at Transyvania University, and in the fall of the same year he removed to. Carrollton, Mo., and engaged in the practice of law, in which he has been eminently successful. Mr. Sebree was married September 29, 1868, to Miss W. R. Black, daughter of Yates Black, of Scott county, Kentucky. They are the parents of three children: Julia H., Lilian P. and Mary " Centennial." Mr. Sebree and wife are members of the Baptist church. Mrs. Sebree is a graduate of the William Castle Female Seminary, of Georgetown, Kentucky.
WESLEY D. SHANKLIN,
born November 27, 1827, in Montgomery county, Virginia, where he grew to manhood. He is the youngest of nine children of Samuel and Jennie Shanklin, native Virginians. Wesley D. Shanklin came to Carrollton in the fall of 1857, and has since made his home here, being engaged in the dry goods business constantly, except a few years during the war. The firm of Painter, Minnis & Shanklin, of which he is a member, carry a large and complete stock of goods, a stock, in fact, that would do credit to a much larger city. Their store house is a fine large brick on the northeast corner of square, under the City Opera Hall. Mr. Shanklin was married February 19, 1861, to Miss Lockie A. Arnold, of Carroll county. They have three children: William A., Fannie and Arnold. Mr. Shanklin and wife are members of the Baptist church.
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