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· WILLIAM SILAS SHIRLEY,
born December 26, 1843, in Carroll county, where he grew to manhood, and lived here until the beginning of the late war. In 1862, he enlisted in the federal army, company K, 23d Missouri regiment infantry. He enlisted as a private and was mustered out as 1st lieutenant, July 1865, having served about 33 months. He was in the battle of Jonesborough and with Sherman on his march to the sea. After returning home he was salesman and bookkeeper for Baum & David of Carrollton, for sev- eral years. In 1873, he was appointed deputy circuit clerk, and served in this capacity until the fall of 1878, when he was elected circuit clerk. He is now serving out his term. Mr. Shirley was married February 16, 1879, to Lucy. Folger, a native of Carrollton, and a daughter of Dr. G. W. Folger, deceased, one of the first settlers of Carroll county. Mr. Shirley is a man who enjoys the confidence and respect of all who know him.
GEORGE R. STARNES,
born in 1851, in Coffee county, Tennessee; son of James M. and Jane Starnes, natives of Tennessee. George came to Carroll county, Missouri, in 1859, and after becoming of age he engaged in farming, which pursuit he followed for four years, and then moved in to Carrollton, where he
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engaged in the transfer business, handling stock at the same time. In 1879 he, in partnership with A. M. Perkins, purchased a livery stable in Carrollton and was connected with it for two years. In the mean time he visited Texas, where he remained but a short time.' He is at present engaged in buying and selling horses and mules. Mr. Starnes was mar- ried in 1871; to Miss Mary L. Gentry, of Carroll county. They have one child, Sonora Gertrude, born December 9, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Starnes are members of the M .. E. church, south.
WINFIELD S. TIMMONS.
Mr. Timmons was born in Pickaway county, Ohio; son of Jackson and Elizabeth Timmons, natives of Ohio. Winfield was raised on a farm and educated in Carrollton, Missouri, and at the state university at Col- umbia, graduating from there in the college course in the class of 1875, and in 1878 from the same institution in the law department. After returning from school he was engaged in the probate judge's office until Jan. 1881, when he formed a partnership with Charles R. Patterson, opened a law office in Carrollton, where they are engaged in the practice of their profession, and are meeting with good success.
CALVIN W. TROTTER,
born July 27, 1842, in Carroll county, Mo. He is the second child of Judge James Trotter. Calvin W. was raised a farmer. In 1863 he went to California and remained 3 years. After he returned he was engaged in farming until 1872, when he became engaged in the livery business. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. He was married in 1868 to Miss Mat- tie F. Gentry, of Texas. They have three childred living: E. A., James F., and Lilia.
DR. LITTLETON. TULL.
Dr. Tull was born February 7, 1821, in Nicholas county, Kentucky. His father, John Tull, with his family, emigrated to Carroll county, Mis- souri, in 1836, settling near Carrollton, in which town the subject of this sketch has since resided. He is a graduate of the medical department of the state university. He commenced the practice of medicine in 1848, and has practiced continually since. He is the oldest practicing physician in the town. He was married in 1852 to Miss Ruth Clinkscales, a native of Virginia. Dr. Tull and wife are members of the Christian church.
GEORGE THOMAS,
born in June, 1838, in Carroll county, Missouri. He is a son of Rudolph M. and Mary Thomas, who located in Carroll county in 1835. George was raised and educated in Carroll county. After he arrived at man-
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hood he learned the carpenter's trade. He was engaged in the grocery business from 1865 to. 1879, when he took charge of the county col- lector's office, having been elected the fall previous. He was re-elected in the fall of 1880, and.is at present serving out his second term. He was married in 1866 to Miss Emma Hostetter, of Carroll county. They have three children living-Rollie G., Herman W. and Hattie M. Mr. Thomas and wife are members of the M. E. church. He is a member of the masonic fraternity, and his wife is a member of the Vesper Chapter, order of the Eastern Star.
DR. WILLIAM A. TULL,
born December 20, 1831, in Nicholas county, Kentucky. He is a son of Jesse and Lucretia Tull, natives of Kentucky. He was raised in Mis- souri, and educated in Carrollton seminary. In 1858 he began the study of medicine by reading under his uncle, Dr. L. Tull, of Carrollton. He graduated in 1860 at the McDowell medical college, of St. Louis, and commenced practicing immediately after, and now has a good practice in Carrollton and vicinity. He was married in January, 1861, to. Miss Har- riet F. Newman, of Carroll county, a native of Kentucky. Dr. Tull and wife are members of the Catholic church.
DR. EDWARD A. WAGGENER,
born in 1844 in Greene county, Kentucky. He is a son of Thomas M. and Mary P. Waggener. Dr. Waggener was raised on a farm. At the age of seventeen, and in the year of 1861, he entered the confederate army under Breckenridge's command, as drummer boy. At the battle of Shiloh he shouldered his gun and was captured. After having been paroled he re-entered the army, joining Morgan's command, and served until captured on a raid into Ohio. He was then kept prisoner until the close of the war. After the war was over he spent two years as book- keeper in Louisville, Kentucky, and commenced the study of medicine. He attended the medical university at Louisville, and graduated in 1871. He afterward attended the Bellevue medical college of New York city, and graduated there in 1873. He then took a special course in the Belle- vue hospital. He has practiced with good success in Bowling Green and Mumfordsville, Kentucky. Since he has been in Carrollton he has had an extensive practice, and is giving special attention to surgery. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and the A. O. U. W., and the Knights of Honor. He was married January 20, 1874, to Miss Bettie L. Brown, a native of Kentucky. They have two children-Kate C. and Hugh B.
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WILLIAM STANDLEY,
son of James and grandson of John Standley, one of the first settlers of the county, was born January 29th, 1822, in .what is now the corporate limits of Carrollton. Mr. Standley's mother dying when he was but five days old, he was taken by his grandfather, who raised him until he was fifteen years old. He then went about two miles east of town, and in 1848 went to the bottom. At early life he engaged in farming, his principal crop being hemp. He also in early life commenced raising stock, continuing this vocation until 1863, except stock raising which he quit in 1857. Since the war his principal crop is corn and the smaller grains, and feeding and shipping stock, being one of the heaviest stock dealers in the county. In March, 1845, he married Miss Sarah Maggard, by whom there are six chil- dren living, namely, John H., James H., May, B. Y., P. B., and Robt. Lee. Mr. Standley's schooling was confined to the limited facilities of frontier life, being one of the very few, if not the only pupil living of a school taught by Mrs. Folger, afterwards graduating under Henry. B. Roy. In 1850 Mr. Standley went to California, remaining about eighteen months. He is a gentleman of sound practical sense, a shrewd trader, and has by industry acquired a large landed estate in and around Carrollton, the county seat, near where he resides on one of the finest of the many fine farms in the Wakanda bottoms.
JESSE MORROW,
son of Jesse and Lucinda Morrow, was born in Logan county, Kentucky, on the 27th day of October, A. D., 1839, and is therefore in the 42d year of his age. He left his native state in 1855, and came direct to this state arriving in Carroll county in the summer of that year. In 1860 he com- menced butchering and with the exception of about four months he spent in the army, he followed that vocation until the close of the war. On the 18th day of January, 1861, he married Miss Charlotte Brock, by whom there were two children, only one of whom survives, Emma. On the 10th of September, 1867, he again married, leading to the altar Miss Lovinia Runnels, no children blessing this second union. Losing both his former wives, he again formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Ophelia Miles on the 11th day .of June, 1874, which alliance up to the present time has not been blessed with issue. In the spring of 1867, Capt. Roberts, then Sheriff of the county, appointed Mr. Morrow acting deputy sheriff, which posi- tion he held under Roberts, Wm. Goodson, J. W. Clinkscales, G. L. Winfrey, and is still holding under the present sheriff, Mr. John Camp- bell, a period of over fourteen years. This extended term is an evidence of the ability and honesty of Mr. Morrow. Mr. Morrow is a consistent member and a trustee of the second Baptist church, Carrollton.
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LESLIE TOWNSHIP.
ALBERT BENSON,
born in Fulton county, Ills.,. March 8th, 1835. He is a son of Thomas and Mary A. Benson, natives of North Carolina and Tennessee. Albert remained at home until twenty-one years of age; his education was as good as could be obtained from common schools. In 1857 he went to California, and was employed as overseer of a ranche until 1860, when he returned to New York and finally located near Quincy, Ills .; and com- menced farming; he was married February 18th, 1861, to Miss Nancy J. Woollames, of Pike county, Ills. They moved to Carroll county, Mo., in 1869, and have since made their home in this county. They have nine children living: Mary E., Charles A., Julia A., James A., John P., Lettie G., William M., Minnie M. and Della R. Mr. Benson owns 70 acres of good land, on which is a fine orchard and other improvements; he takes delight in raising fine horses and all kinds of fine live stock.
ADDISON BOTTS,
born Sept. 23d, 1822, in Boone county, Ky. He is a son of William and Catharine Botts, natives of Virginia, and early pioneer settlers of Ken- tucky. . Addison received only a common school education. At the age of twenty years he was married to Miss Martha A. Warden, of Howard county, Mo. Mr. Botts remained in Howard county for two years after their marriage and then moved to Saline county. After living there for fifteen years he moved to Carroll county; this was in 1860, and he has since made his home in this county. Mr. and. Mrs. Botts are the parents of eleven children living: Mary E. (wife of G. W. Smith), Sarah E. (wife of Cyrus T. Louis), John W., Tabitha C. (wife of Wm. Busnell), Thomas M., Susan J. (wife of T. F. Hay), Robert H., Martha A. (wife of James Elder), Emma F., Luella B. and Adda L. Robert H., is the inventor of the Invincible washing machine. Mr. Botts and family are members of the Missionary. Baptist Church.
JACOB J. BLOCK,
born October 1st, 1852, in Russia. He is a son of Marcus and Basha Block, natives of Russia-Poland. At the age of fourteen years Jacob J., left his father's home and went to England, and followed the painter's and glazier's trade; he left England in 1869, on board the steamship Moravia, of the Cunard line, and landed in America, July 1st,. 1869; he worked on a farm for a short while after landing'in this country, but soon managed to save enough to buy him enough notions to fill his "pack," and com- menced peddling through the country. In June, 1871, he went to Den-
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ver and clerked for his brother, Simon Block, for three years. He was afterwards a partner of Charles Baldwin's, in the mercantile business in Denver, Col .; he came to Carroll county, Mo., and married.Mrs. Mary F. Dodson, widow of Robert Dodson, in August, 1875. Mrs. Dodson had two children when he married her; three children have been born to Mr. Block's marriage, Samuel J., Ida and Eva. Mr. Block's step-children are named Elizabeth U. and John W. Dodson.
MOSES M. BLOCK,
was born in Russia, October 3d, 1850; a son of Marcus and Basha C. Block, natives of Russia-Poland. Moses M., left his home when fifteen years old and went to Paris, France, where he obtained a clerkship. In 1866 he started on board a vessel from Havre for America, and landed in this country the 15th day of April .. He came west to Illinois, stopped at La Harpe a short time, and then went to Quincy and fitted out a 'pack' of notions and peddled them through the state; he continued peddling in the states of Illinois and Missouri until 1867, when he visited Denver, and returned to Missouri in 1870, and located in Mandeville; here he and his brother, Wolf Block, were engaged in the dry goods business; in 1874 he opened a store five and one-half miles south-west of Mandeville, at a place called Cross Lanes. The year following he sold out his stock of goods to his brother, and went in his brother's store as clerk. In 1875 he went to Philadelphia and attended a course of lectures at the Jefferson Medical College. In 1876 he opened a drug store in Mandeville, and is still engaged in business there. He was married to Miss Mary A. Harford. May 4th, 1881; her parents are natives of Kentucky. Mr. Block was made a mason in 1874, and has filled various positions in the lodge; he is also a member of Independent Order of Good Templars.
NATHAN E. CANADAY,
was born September 8, 1850, in Henry county, Indiana. He is the son of Charles C. and Jane Canaday, natives of Tennessee and Indiana. . Natlian received a common school education, but made his principal study veter- inary surgery. He studied in that branch under Prof. Dodd and Prof. Clark. In 1872 he was married to Miss Celia L. Glaze, daughter of Mat- thias and Elizabeth Glaze, natives of Tennessee. They are the parents of four children living: Henry E., Leora E., Martha J. and Matthias R. Mr. Canaday came to Carroll county in company with his parents in 1870. Mr. Canaday's home is on section 21, in Leslie township. He and wife are members of the Christian church.
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GEORGE W. COLLINS,
was born December 28, 1850, in Logan county, Illinois. He is the son of Joseph and Phebe Collins. His parents died when he was so young that he has no recollection of them. He lived with his sister when thirteen years old, and worked for Peter Buckles in McLean county, Illinois, until he was twenty-one years old. He was married to Miss Mary E. Wright, April 4, 1872. Mr. Collins worked on the farm in Illinois, until 1879, when he moved to Carroll county, Missouri. He at first rented, but soon . bought him a home. He is a very hard working man. Since January, 1880, he has cleared off 15 acres of land that stood thick with brush and tim- ber. He has four children: George W., Emma E., Phebe E. and Ella.
REV. ALFRED T. COOPER,
was born February 21, 1816, in Hancock county, Georgia. He is a son of John and Sarah Cooper, natives of Virginia .- In 1836 he moved with his mother to .Carroll county, Missouri. Alfred's chances for attending schools were few and he may be justly considered a self-educated man. He was married June 31, 1836, to Miss Micah Gentry, daughter of Robert and Guly Gentry, natives of Kentucky. Mr. Cooper's first mar- riage was blessed with ten children, nine of whom are living: John. W., Guly A., Francis M., Sarah J., deceased; Robert G., Alfred T., Reu- ben B., Abbott H., Micah E. and Parthenia S. Mrs. Cooper died in July, 1873, after an illness of phthisic, for many years. Mr. Cooper prepared himself for the ministry, by studying at the plow and by the light made by shellbark of hickory. He entered the ministry in 1846, and preached his first sermon at Stokes mound. He was married the second time, August 29, 1875, to. Mrs. Laura Braden, relict of Jeremiah Braden, and daughter of John and Hannah Harthcott, natives of Virginia. She was the mother of eight children when Mr. Cooper married' her: Elizabeth F., George W., America, Malinda, Harriet E., Walter F., Charles H. and Emily A. Mr. Cooper owns seventy acres of land on which is a nice little home. It is located on section 2 of Leslie township. Mr. Cooper is a Cumberland Presbyterian, and is also a member of the masonic fra- ternity.
FRANCIS N. DODDS, ·
born October 8th, 1822 in Caldwell county, Kentucky. He is a son of Gilbert and Mary Dodds. When 3 years old his father emigrated to Sangamon county, Illinois. Here he grew to manhood and endured the hardships of pioneer life. In 1846 he was mustered into the U. S. service at Springfield to serve in the Mexican war, in company D. 4th Illinois vol- unteer infantry under Col. E. D. Baker. He was taken sick and only remained with his command 3 months, when he was discharged for dis-
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ability. In 1849 he went to California and worked in the mines for seven years, enduring many hardships. In 1856 he returned to his home in Illi- nois. Mr. Dodds was married to Margaret E. Brady, December 9th, 1857. One child a daughter was born to this union. Mrs. Dodds died in 1866, when they were living in Kansas. Mr. Dodds was again married to Miss Mary C. Pedige, Nov. 6th, 1867. They have five children living, Chas. E., Mary A., Cora B., Sarah L. and Ira C. Mr. Dodds has a good home located on 150 acres of land in section 14 Leslie township. He and his wife are church members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
JOHN A. GIVENS,
born June 23d; 1854 in McDonough county, Illinois. Son of John B. and Martha E. Givens natives of Indiana. . He commenced life for himself at the age of 19 having acquired only a limited education. His parents emi- grated to Carroll county, Missouri, in 1865. In 1873 John A. went to Nevada and remained two years. He returned to Carroll county and was married February 18th, 1875, to Miss Susan L. Sharp, daughter of Thomas and Nancy J. Sharp, natives of Missouri and Tennessee. They are the parents of two children, James B. and Frederick. Mr. Givens made his second visit to Nevada in 1877 and remained two years. He now resides in Leslie township section 26. .
MATTHIAS . H. GLAZE,
born March 2d, 1810, in Rutherford county, Tennessee. Son of John and Nancy Glaze, natives of Pennsylvania. He was raised on the farm and received a common school education. He was married August 7th, 1835, to Miss Elizabeth Hoover, daughter of Martin and Sarah Hoover. Mr. Glaze moved to Carroll county, Missouri, in 1836, and located 6 miles north-west of Carrollton. In 1844 he started to Texas but did not com- plete his trip. He returned to Carroll county and purchased a farm of 240 acres 8 miles west of Carrollton. Is now located in Leslie township in section 22, where he now resides. His farm consists of 380 acres of nearly all improved land. Mrs. Glaze died Sept. 4th 1876, leaving a family of six children living: William E., Reuben M., Doctor H., Celia A., Huldah E., and Matthias R. Mr. Glaze has six children dead. Mr. Glaze came to Carroll county in its pioneer days, when there were but 80 voters in the county, and the grand jury transacted its business under an oak tree that stood on the corner of the present square of Carrollton. He and his brother helped to raise the first house and built the 2d one in the county.
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PERRAGRAN C. HARTIS,
born July 24th, 1829, in Macklenburg county, North Carolina. Son of John and Sarah Hartis. His father was killed by a crazy man when Perragran was but a year old. His mother married again and he lived with his stepfather until 15 years of age, and after that with his brother until he went out to gain a livelihood for himself. In October, 1852, he married Martha V. Grow, daughter of Jacob and Mary Grow, natives of Virginia. Mr. Hartis moved to Carroll county, Missouri, in 1852, and located in section 27, where he now lives. Mr. Hartis has 2 children liv- ing, John W., and Izora L. John W. is living at home and takes care of his parents in their old age. John was made a mason in August 1880 at the Mandeville Lodge No. 373 and is a master mason. He also belongs to the Good Templars of Mandeville Lodge No. 54.
DR. EDWARD HESSE,
born November 24, 1820, in Muehlhausen, in Saxony, Prussia. Son of Ernest and Anna M. Hesse. He attended the high schools of his native town, and then entered Madgeburgh Medical College, and completed the course when 21 years of age. Dr. Hesse entered the army as surgeon in 1841, and served eight years and seven months. He also attended the Berlin Medical College, and passed the examination for accaucher and chinergus.' In 1849 he commenced practicing in Ummendorp in Prussia. He was married January 27, 1850, to Miss Maria Dorothea John, native of Saxony. In 1853 he immigrated to America, landing in Baltimore, and soon after his arrival there, moved to Washington county, Wisconsin, and practiced medicine there for twelve years. He lived a while in New- burgh, Wisconsin, and in 1868 removed to Carroll county to devote his time to farming. Mr. Hesse's marriage was blessed with eight children: Edmond R., William E., Clara H., A. Olivia, Emma D., M. Clemintina, E. Egathe, and E. Emil. Mr. Hesse is a member of the A. F. and A. M. . and the I. O. O. F. He owns 160 acres of land in section 35, and has his place well improved. He is a brother of Herman Hesse who was colonel of the 2d Missouri cavalry, known as "Benton Hussars" in the union army:
WILLIAM BROWN.
It is not alone among military heroes, nor in the cabinet, nor among the luminaries of literature, of science, or of art, that we are to look for great and good men. There is another and larger class of citizens, not so daz- zling to be sure, whose fame is indeed circumscribed; who have never been renowned for achievements in war, nor for eloquence, learning or statesmanship, but who are nevertheless entitled to grateful recognition for the parts they have taken in sustaining and promoting good society,
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morals, religion, and the economy of government, and who are' really more useful to the world than many whose fame has extended far and wide. Such men as quietly pursue the various necessary vocations of life; who live honorably, discharge the duties of citizenship, and by liberality, Christian deportment, and individual. effort, contribute to the happiness of all. To this class belonged the subject of our sketch. Wil- liam Brown, son of Thomas B. and Elizabeth Brown, nee Allison, born October 6, A. D. 1809, in the state of South Carolina, and came to Mis- souri with his parents in the year 1829, and settled in the county of Ray near Richmond, where he lived several years, and on the 2d day of December, 1832, was married to Miss Sarah Ralph, daughter of Roland Ralph, which marriage was blessed with five sons and two daughters, to- wit: James H., who died in Oregon, John C., formerly sheriff of Ray county, Missouri, now in the mercantile business in Richmond, Missouri, Isaac R., late clerk of the circuit court of Carroll county, now of the dry goods firm of Ely & Brown, Carrollton, Missouri, Thomas Brown, who died in infancy, Mary F., who died September 21, 1864, Sarah J., who married S. V. Endsley, of Ray county, Charles W., of the dry goods firm of Brown & Bro., Morton. Ray county. Mr. Brown began life as a poor boy, by energy and rigid economy he acquired a good and pleasant home surrounded by the comforts of life, where he devoted his time to farming and raising stock. Forever enjoying the confidence, love and respect of his brethren and of the people, his high moral character, devotion to duty, gentlemanly bearing, and sterling worth as a member of society, challenge the respect and admiration of all. He professed faith in Christ in the early part of his life and joined the regular Baptist church, and lived a consistent life as a Christian professor, until the day of his death, .October 6, 1879. He was ready to meet the summons and sank to sleep firm in the belief of a future full of peace. His memory will linger with us, while we appreciate sterling worth and chivalric manhood. His wife .survives him and is living with her daughter, S. V. Endsly, in Ray county.
RICHARD T. HOLLIDAY,
born in Shelby county, Mo., July 19th, 1840. He is the son of E. L. and E. A. Holliday, natives of West Virginia. Richard had fair advantages for obtaining an education. He attended the Shelby High School for several years. In 1877 he went to Chariton county, where he married to Miss Eliza A. Allega, on Sept. 28, 1871, who died February 21, 1872. While in Chariton county, Mr. Holliday was engaged in farming and teaching. In 1877, he went to Clinton, Henry county, and became engaged in the mercantile business with Mr. Vandever. In 1879 he made a short visit to Idaho, and upon his return located in Chariton county. Mr. Holliday was married the second time on the 25th of April, 1880, to Miss
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Minnie S. Powers, daughter of Dr. Chas. W. and Alice Powers. Mr. Holliday is at present engaged in selling drugs and general merchandise in Mandeville, Carroll county, Mo.
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