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"The search of the house for the money is being conducted by Coroner Wysong, who has charge of the effects until the administrator is given charge. Doctor Wysong is assisted in the search by constable Willis Grimes and J. A. Land, the brother-in-law of Badgley's, who came here from Illinois. The search the first day, Tuesday, resulted in $1,001.10 being found in the small coins. A peck of nickels was in a 50-pound flour sack, and there was half a sack of pennies. Wednesday, $1,082.24 was found. The currency was part of this amount. Two hundred dollars was in cigar boxes. The total found up to Wednesday evening was $2,186.40. The search will be kept up and the walls and attic and the ground under- neath the floors be examined. Badgley had about $150 deposited in a
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bank. The money was taken to the Citizens Bank, where it is counted. The coins are rapidly run through a counting machine.
"Since so much money has been found, some people think that the motor thieves had heard reports he kept a great deal of money about the place and may have intended robbing him, but Kennedy coming up frus- trated their plans. Anyhow, they knew where Badgley's store was and that gasoline could be had. They located it before. Badgley always had plenty of change when customers were buying from him, but it was never talked around that he probably kept so much money hid in his store.
"The post mortem was held Tuesday by Coroner Wysong and the bullet was found "floating" in the lower part of the body. It was a 38- caliber automatic revolver.
"The body was shipped to Illinois, Wednesday night and accompanied by Mr. Land, the brother-in-law, who came here. The funeral will be held at Belleville, Illinois, and the burial be near there.
"C C. Moore, whose Essex car was stolen at the Springs, resulting in the murder, sent a nice floral offering. The car has been kept here since recovered by officer Kennedy until after the inquest.
"Mr. Land will return here to look after the business affairs of the estate. The inquest was held Thursday afternoon. The house Badgley occupied was rented of Mrs. Myall."
CHAPTER XXIX
OFFICIALS FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF CLAY COUNTY.
CONVENTION DELEGATES - STATE SENATORS - REPRESENTATIVES - CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES-PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS JUDGES OF PROBATE-COUNTY COURT JUDGES-COUNTY CLERKS SHERIFFS CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS COLLECTORS OF COUNTY REVENUE-COUNTY ASSESSORS-COUNTY TREAS- URERS-COUNTY SURVEYORS -- RECORDERS OF DEEDS-COUNTY COMMISSION - ERS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS-CORONERS-RESIDENT ATTORNEYS-EARLY LAWYERS.
Convention Delegates.
1845. Daniel Branstetter, of Ray.
1865. Alex. W. Doniphan, of Clay.
1845. John E. Pitt, of Platte. 1865. James H. Moss, of Clay.
1845. Thompson Ward, of Platte. 1865. Elijah H. Norton, of Platte.
1845. Brown, of Platte.
1875. Elijah H. Norton, of Platte.
1865. Dr. Wm. A. Morton, of Clay. 1875. DeWitt C. Allen, of Clay.
1865. Samuel A. Gilbert, of Platte.
State Senators.
1822-1826. Duff Green, of Howard. 1834-1842. J. T. V. Thompson, of 1826-1828. Martin Parmer, of Clay. Clay.
1823-1830. Lilburn W. Boggs, of
Jackson.
Linville, of Clay.
1838-1842. Cornelius Gilliam. of Platte.
1842-1846.
Andrew Johnson, of 1830-1834. Richard
Platte.
1842-1846. Wm. R. Blythe, of Ray.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
1846-1850. John G. Price, of Clay. 1846-1850. Lewis Burnes, of Platte.
1850-1854. Dr. Joseph Chew, of Ray.
1854-1858. Dr. A. M. Robinson, of
Platte.
1858-1862. J. T. V. Thompson, of Clay.
1862-1866. John Doniphan,
of
Platte.
1866-1868. George W. Park, of Platte.
1868-1872. James H. Birch, Jr., of Clinton.
1872-1873. Thomas McCarty, of Clay.
1873-1876. John R. Keller, of
Clay.
1876-1880. R. P. C. Wilson, of Platte. 1880-1884. Wm. W. Bland, of Clinton. 1884-1888. H. F. Simrall, of Clay. 1888-1892. Norton B. Anderson, of Platte. 1892-1896. Theodore K. Gash, of Clay. 1896-1900. Francis M. Wilson, of Platte.
1909-1904. Frank Costello, of De- kalb. 1904-1908. Thos. J. Wornall, Sr., of Clay. 1902-1920. George W. Glick, of Holt.
Representatives.
1822-1824.
Simon Cockrell.
1844-1846.
Thomas C. Gordon.
1824-1830. John Thornton.
1844-1846.
Coleman Younger.
1830-1832. Andrew Robertson. 1846-1848.
Henry Owens.
1832-1834.
Woodson J. Moss.
1848-1852.
Thomas T. Sweatman.
1834-1836.
David R. Atchison.
1852-1854.
James H. Moss.
1834-1836.
Thomas C. Gordon.
1852-1854.
Nathaniel Vincent.
1836-1838.
John Thornton.
1854-1856.
Alex. W. Doniphan.
1836-1838.
Alex. W. Doniphan.
1856-1858.
Joel Turnham, Sr.
1838-1840.
David R. Atchison.
1853-1861.
Benjamin Lampton.
1838-1840.
James M. Hughes.
1861-1864.
Luke W. Burris.
1838-1840.
Jesse Moran, of Platte. Wm. T. Wood.
1866-1868.
Robert McMillen.
1840-1842.
John Dougherty.
1863-1870.
Wm. G. Garth.
1840-1842.
Alex. W. Doniphan.
1870-1872.
Henry Smith.
1842-1844.
Dr. Woodson J. Moss.
1872-1874.
John T. Chandler.
1842-1844.
Merritt Tillery.
1874-1876.
James M. Bohart.
1864-1806.
Oliver P. Moss.
1840-1842.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
1876-1878. James E. Lincoln.
1898-1900. I. B. Thompson.
1878-1880. Wm. W. Dougherty.
1900-1902.
John Williams.
1880-1882. I. B. Thompson.
1902-1904.
Elmer L. Riley.
1882-1884. C. M. Sweatman.
1904-1906.
Frank H. Trimble.
1884-1886. Dr. J. M. Allen.
1906-1908.
Theodore Emerson.
1886-1888.
John H. Dunn.
1908-1910.
Theodore Emerson.
1888-1890. Theodore K. Gash.
1910-1912.
D. A. Sharp.
1890-1892. John M. Harrel.
1912-1914.
B. T. Gordon.
1892-1894. John M. Harrel.
1914-1916.
B. T. Gordon.
189 1-1896. John B. Gill.
1918-1920.
Willard P. Hall, Jr.
1896-1898.
John M. Harrel.
Circuit Court Judges.
1822-1831. David Todd.
1874-1886.
George W. Dunn.
1831-1837. John F. Ryland.
1886-1892.
James M. Sandusky.
1837-1845. Austin A. King. 1892-1900.
Elbridge J. Broadhurst.
1848-1862. George W. Dunn.
1900-1907.
Joshua W. Alexander.
1862-1863. Austin A. King.
1907-1912.
Frank H. Trimble.
1863-1865. George W. Dunn.
1912-1919.
Frank P. Divelbiss.
1867-1874.
Philander Lucas.
Prosecuting Attorneys.
1822-1824.
Hamilton R. Gamble.
1852-1856.
Christopher T. Garner.
1824-1826. Abiel Leonard.
1856-1860.
Aaron H. Conrow.
1826-1827. Charles French.
1860-1862.
DeWitt C. Allen.
1827-1828.
Robert W. Wells.
1862-1864.
David P. Whitmer.
1828-1829. John Wilson, acting.
1864-1865.
Wm. A. Donaldson.
1829-1831.
Amos hees, acting.
1865-1868.
Elijah Esteb.
1831-1834.
Amos Rees.
1863-1872.
John G. Woods.
1831-1837.
Thos. C. Burch.
1872-1874.
James E. Lincoln.
1837-1840. Wm. T. Wood.
18744-1876.
Horatio F. Simrall.
1840-1841. Peter H. Burnett.
1876-1878.
William H. Woodson.
1841-1848. George W. Dunn.
1878-1880. William H. Woodson.
1848-1849. Charles J. Hughes.
1880-1882.
James M. Sandusky.
1849-1852.
Mordecai Oliver.
1882-1884.
James M. Sandusky.
1865-1867. Walter King.
1919-1920.
Ralph Hughes.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
1884-1886. Lamce W. Newman.
1902-1904.
Ralph Hughes.
1886-1887. James L. Sheetz.
1904-1906.
Ralph Hughes.
1887-1889. James L. Sheetz.
1906-1908.
W. A. Craven.
1890-1892. John Dougherty.
1908-1910.
William H. Woodson.
1892-1894. John Dougherty.
1910-1912.
James S. Simrall.
1894-1896.
William H. Woodson.
1912-1914.
James S. Simrall.
1896-1898.
William H. Woodson.
1914-1916. Ernest G. Simrall.
1898-1900.
Frank H. Trimble.
1916-1918. Ernest G. Simrall.
1900-1902.
Frank H. Trimble.
1918-1920.
Claude Coppinger.
Judges of Probate.
1825.
Elisha Canron. Ap- 1886-1890.
William H. Woodson.
pointed.
1890-1894. William E. Fowler.
1825-1827.
Wm. L. Smith.
1894-1898.
William E. Fowler.
1827-1859. The County Court 1898-1902.
William E. Fowler.
Judges.
1902-1906.
Lewis G. Hopkins.
1859-1860.
Henry L. Routt.
1906-1910.
Lewis G. Hopkins.
1860-1861.
James C. Vertrees.
1910-1914.
Lewis G. Hopkins.
1861-1877. County Court Judges.
1914-
Frances Hopkins.
1877-1884. James E. Lincoln.
1914-1918.
Ben A. Reed.
1884-1886.
William H. Woodson.
1918-1922.
Ben A. Reed.
Appointed by governor.
County Court Judges.
1822-1824. John Thornton.
1827-1830. Joel Turnham.
1822-1825. Elisha Camron.
1830-1834.
J. T. V. Thompson.
1822-1825. James Gilmer.
1830-1831.
James Duncan.
1824-1825. Zadoc Martin, Sr.
1831-1832.
Archibald McIlvain.
1825-1827. George Burnet.
1831-1832.
Shuabel Allen.
1825-1826. Sebron G. Sneed.
1832-1838.
Elisha Camron.
1825-1826. George Huffaker.
1834-1838.
John Bird.
1825-1827.
Howard Averett.
1834-1838.
Peter Rogers.
1826-1827. Eppe Tillery.
1838-1844.
Joel Turnham.
1826-1827.
James Gilmer.
1838-1840.
James Kuykendall.
1827-1831. Elisha Camron.
1838-1842.
Meritt Tillery.
1827-1831.
Samuel Tillery.
1840-1846.
Elisha Camron.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
1842-1850. Nathaniel Vincent.
1878-1886. Wm. B. Morris.
1844-1850. Robert Adkins.
1878-1882.
Thos. J. Gunn.
1846-1853. Benj. Ricketts. 1880-1884.
James M. Gow.
1850-1858.
Wm. V. Hodges.
1882-1886.
John Broadhurst.
1853-1854.
Edw. M. Samuel.
1884-1886.
Harrison Chambers.
1854-1856.
Joel Turnham.
1886-1888.
Jas. M. Bernard.
1854-1858.
Joseph Thorp.
1891-1893.
Jas. M. Gow.
1856-1862.
Thomas M. Chevis.
1894-1896.
Wm. H. Atkins.
1858-1865.
Alva Maret.
1894-1898.
Wm. J. Francis.
1853-1865.
Isaac Wood.
1896-1898.
George W. Sexton.
1862-1865.
James M. Jones.
1896-1898.
T. R. Shouse.
1865-1866.
Joseph T. Field.
1898-1902.
A. W. Gross.
1865-1866.
Milliner Haynes.
1898-1902.
John C. Cooper.
1865-1866.
John Chrisman.
1900-1904.
Handel Vance.
1866-1867.
Wm. T. Davis.
1902-1906.
A. W. Gross.
1866-1868.
James Henshaw.
1904-1906.
John L. Hodges.
1866-1872.
Anderson B. Everett.
1904-1906.
R. H. Connell.
1866-1874.
Thomas M. Wilson.
1906-1910.
John W. Karr.
1868-1869.
Gabriel T. Hughes.
1908-1912.
James S. Robb.
1868-1870.
Franklin Graves.
1906-1910.
John L. Hodges.
1870-1872.
Isaac Wood.
1910-1914.
Joseph R. Thompson.
1870-1871.
Thomas J. Gunn.
1912-1916.
Josiah B. Waller.
1872-1876.
Em. H. Lane.
1914-1920.
Jacob B. Minter.
1872-1878.
John Broadhurst.
1916-1920.
Zarious W. Huntington.
1874-1880.
Linneus B. Sublette.
1918-1920.
Robert L. Ferril.
1870-1882.
Wm. F. Gordon.
County Clerks.
1822-1831.
Wm. L. Smith.
1865-1870.
William Brining.
1831-1835. Wm. T. Wood.
1870-1894.
Luke W. Burris.
1835-1848. Abraham Shafer.
1894-1898.
James L. Thompson.
1848-1853. Greenup Bird.
1898-1906.
Lee B. Soper.
1853-1859. Thomas McCarty.
1906-1914.
Thos. C. Stean.
1859-1865.
Ephraim D. Murray.
1914-1922.
Edgar Archer.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
Sheriffs.
1822-1826. John Harris.
1865-1866.
James M. Jones.
1826-1830. Shubael Allen.
1866-1868.
Joseph H. Rickards.
1830-1834. Cornelius Gilliam.
1868-1872.
Oliver P. Moss.
1834-1838.
John Baxter.
1872-1874.
George E. Patton.
1838-1842.
Samuel Hadley.
1874-1878.
John S. Groom.
1848-1850.
Oliver P. Moss.
1878-1882.
James R. Timberlake.
1850-1854.
Samuel Hadley.
1882-1886.
James F. Reed.
1854-1854.
Winfrey E. Price.
1886-1892.
Oscar Thomason.
185.1-1856.
Trigg T. Allen.
1892-1896.
Ninian Letton.
1856-1858.
Samuel Hadley.
1896-1900.
Jacob H. Hymer.
1858-1862.
Richard A. Neeley.
1900-1904.
John King.
1862-1862.
R. W. Fleming, coroner.
1904-1908.
Andrew P. Wymore.
1862-1863.
Southard W. Long.
1908-1912.
William H. Thomason.
1863-1865.
Francis R. Long.
1912-1916.
Seth H. White.
1865-1866.
Darius Gittings.
1916-1920.
Lonzo P. Sissom.
Circuit Court Clerks.
1822-1831.
Wm. L. Smith.
1878-1886. Sidney G. Sandusky.
1831-1854.
Samuel Tillery.
1886-1898.
James F. Reed.
1854-1865. Alex. J. Calhoun.
1898-1906.
Chas. A. Newlee, Jr.
1865-1866. James Love.
1906-1914.
Andrew C. Holt.
1866-1870. Bishop A. Bailey.
1914-1921. Robert DonCarlos.
1870-1874. Edwin G. Hamilton.
1878-1920. Dan. S. Bradley, dep-
1874-1878.
Alex. J. Calhoun.
uty 42 years.
Janitor of Court House for thirty-one years, Steve Swader (colored).
Collectors of County Revenue.
1822-1823. Jesse Gilliam.
1833-1835. Samuel Hadley.
1823-1825. Timothy Bancroft.
1835-1837. Jacob P. Hymer.
1825-1827. Thornton Strother. 1837-1872.
The Sheriffs.
1827-1830. Leonard Searcey.
1872-1878.
J. J. Moore.
1830-1831. Merit Tillery.
1878-1882. John S. Groom.
1831-1832. John D. Hall.
1882-1886. Clint Tillery.
1832-1833. Lewis Scott.
1886-1894. James A. Gillispie.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
1894-1896. Thos. J. Keller.
1906-1910. Fred Zaiss.
1896-1904. Chas. H. Scott.
1910-1918. Soper J. Taul.
1904-1906. Geo. C. Waller.
1918-1920. Matt. D. Logan.
County Assessors.
1822-1823. William Hall. for Gal- latin township.
1858-Range 32. James H. Comp-
1822-1823. Joshua Adams, for
1858-Range 33. Benj. F. Wood.
Fishing River township.
1823-1824. Joshua Adams.
1824-1826.
Eppe Tillery.
ford.
1826-1827.
Reuben Tillery.
1859-Range 32. John S. Groom.
1859-Range 33. Wm. T. Graham.
1829-1830. John Thorp.
1860.
Robert W. Fleming.
1830-1831. J. T. V. Thompson.
1860-1862.
John S. Groom.
1831-1832.
Solomon Kinsey.
1862-1863.
James Burns.
1832-1833. Geo. Huffaker.
1863-1866.
Timothy R. Dale.
1833-1834.
John Hendley.
1866-1868.
Chas. J. J. Leopold.
1834-1835.
Solomon Kinsey.
1868-1872.
Thos. A. Harsel.
1835-1836.
James Dagley.
: 1872-1874.
John Collins.
1836-1838.
Samuel Hadley.
1874-1876.
Wm. L. Thompson.
1838-1841.
James Dagley.
1876-1880.
D. Stout.
1841-1842.
Jacob P. Hymer.
1880-1882.
Augustus W. Thom-
1842-1843.
Simeon Wilhoite.
ason.
Larz A. Logan.
1849-1853. Mabry Mitchell.
1884-1892.
Thos. B. Rogers.
1853-1858. Greenup P. Collier.
1892-1896.
John W. Wilkerson.
1853-Range 30. James Dagley.
1896-1904.
R. P. Chanslor.
1858-Range 31. Jacob P. Hymer.
1904-1912.
John T. North.
1912-1920.
Walter Manly.
County Treasurers.
1822-1825. The County Clerks.
1836-1838. James M. Hughes.
1825-1826. Ware S. May.
1838-1853. Graham L. Hughes.
1826-1833. The County Clerks.
1853-1853. Madison Miller.
1833-1836. Hirach Rich.
1853-1859. Ephraim D. Murray.
ton.
1859-Range 30. James Dagley.
1859-Range 31. Ryland Shackel-
1827-1829.
Michael Arthur.
1843-1849. Thos. T. Sweatman.
1882-1884.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
1859-1860. Stephen R. Shrader.
1886-1890. J. D. Ford.
1860-1864. Benj. F. Tillery.
1890-1892.
James T. Riley.
1864-1866. David S. Miller. 1892-1898.
Chas. A. Newlee, Jr.
1866-1868. Joseph T. Field.
1898-1902.
Presley D. Anderson.
1868-1874. Trigg T. Allen.
1902-1906.
Jacob H. Hymer.
1874-1876. Lewis B. Dougherty.
1906-1908. O. F. Tomlinson.
1876-1882. Clint Tillery.
1908-1918. David C. Roberts.
1882-1886. John J. Stogdale.
1918-1920. Mrs. Fanny Roberts.
County Surveyors.
1822-1829. David Manchester.
1883-1900. Chas. L. Leitch.
1829-1835. George Withers.
1900-1908. Edgar Main.
1835-1859. Timothy R. Dale.
1908-1910.
Edgar Main, County
1859-1861. Wm. L. Thompson.
Engineer.
1863-1868. Timothy k. Dale.
1908-1916. Win. E. Barnes.
1868-1880. Thos. B. Rogers.
1916-1920. Earl Denny.
1880 1888. Reuben J. Stepp.
Recorders of Deeds.
1822-1869. The Circuit Clerks.
1890-1898. James D. Ford.
1869-1870. Edwin G. Hamilton.
1898 1906. Wm. C. Cravens.
1870-1878. Sidney G. Sandusky.
1906-1914. John Will Hall.
1878-1882. John W. Collins.
1914-1922. Nicholas Mosby.
1882-1890.
Wm. A. Morton.
County Commissioners of Public Schools.
1853-1854. Alexander W. Doni- 1901 1905. E. J. Scott.
phan.
1905-1909. Chas. S. Storms.
1854-1882. George Hughes.
1908-1909. James N. Hawthorne.
1885-1897. John H. Perkins.
1909-1913.
James A. Robeson.
1897-1902. V. E. Holcomb.
1913-1920.
E. L. Black.
1902-1904. Benj. F. Brown.
Coroners.
1878-1882. Wm. B. Arnold.
1882-1986. Napoleon B. Bush.
1882-1882. Robertson C. Ewing.
1886-1892. John H. Rothwell.
vacancy.
1892-1891. Henry A. Cox.
.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
1894-1898. Robert E. Sevier.
1906-1912. Wm. N. Cuthbertson.
1898-1900. Frank D. Rowell.
1912-1916. Wm. H. Goodson.
1900-1902. Geo. P. Lingenfelter.
1902-1904. Robert C. Black.
1913-1920. W. L. Wysong.
Resident Attorneys to 1920.
Gen. David R. Atchison.
Amos Rees.
Gov. Peter H. Burnett.
Gen. Alexander W. Doniphan.
Frederick Gwinner.
Judge Wm. T. Wood.
Ben. Hays
Gen. Andrew S. Hughes.
Sebron C. Sneed.
Abraham Shafer.
Col. DeWitt C. Allen.
Judge James E. Lincoln.
Horatio F. Simrall.
James C. Murray.
John Y. Rucker.
Sidney G. Sandusky.
Claude Hardwicke.
Doc. Worthington.
William M. Burris.
Theodore Emerson.
Job South.
James L. Sheetz.
George S. Withers.
James Fraher.
Henry Smith.
Robt. Emmet Ward.
James S. Simrall.
Wm. J. Courtney.
James C. Davis.
Ernest G. Simrall.
Judge Ralph Hughes.
Martin E. Lawson.
Chas. H. Coppinger.
W. A. Craven.
Capt. Harris L. Moore.
Leslie E. Bates.
Judge Wm. E. Fowler.
Claude Coppinger.
Robert T. Stephens.
Samuel J. Rowell.
Richard I. Bruce.
Bayless T. Gordon.
Louis R. Bever.
Gen. Bela M. Hughes.
Gen. John Loughborough.
Lewis Ramage.
Capt. Thomas McCarty.
Col. James H. Moss.
Col. Henry L. Routt.
Samuel Hardwicke.
Maj. Milton R. Singleton.
Col. Wm. H. Woodson.
Judge James M. Sandusky.
M. L. Swanner.
Judge Ben A. Reed. Alan Wherritt.
Francis G. Hale.
1916-1918. Burton Maltby.
1904-1906. John P. Wilson.
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HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY
Early Lawyers.
The only attorneys in active practice of law in Clay County in 1835 were Gen. David R. Atchison, Gen. Alexander W. Doniphan, Gov. Peter H. Burnett, Judge Wm. T. Wood and Amos Rees, each of whom, after- ward rose to eminence and great distinction. Gen. Atchison became a circuit judge, United States Senator, an acting vice-president, and, for one day, was President of the United States, a like honor never before, nor since, bestowed upon any other man in the history of this country. General Doniphan became the most noted and successful criminal lawyer in the western states and achieved great celebrity in leading his regi- ment in its march from Fort Leavenworth to the City of Mexico, during the war between the United States and Mexico, an expedition without a parallel in the history of the world. Governor Burnett led a caravan of emigrants from Clay and Jackson Counties to Oregon during the early settlement of that country, became a prominent citizen of that territory and after a few years removed to California, where his talents and worth soon won for him the honor of becoming its first governor. Judge Wood, after many years of practicing law, was elected circuit judge of a circuit, of which Lafayette County was a part and until a very old age, dis- charged the duties of that office with credit to himself, with great satis- faction to his contituency and the bar of his district and state. About, or just before Kansas was admitted into the Union, as a state, Amos Rees located in Leavenworth and began the practice of law. Soon, very soon, he was recognized as one of the leading lawyers of the state, and, long before his death, the bar of the state proclaimed him one of the most eminent men of their profession in the state of Kansas.
CHAPTER XXX
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Dr. David Jones Evans, president of William Jewell College, of Lib- erty, Missouri, is one of the widely known ministers and educators of the Middle West. He is a native of South Wales, born May 10, 1875, and is a son of William J. and Ann (Jones) Evans, both natives of Wales.
William J. Evans came to America with his family in 1881 when David Jones Evans, of this review, was about six years old. They settled in Carroll County, Missouri, where they remained until 1884, when they re- turned to Wales. However, they came to America again in 1887, and the mother died in this country the following year. In 1893 the father re- turned to Wales again, remaining that time until 1906, when he came to America and after a short time returned to his native land where he died in 1907. During his active career he was engaged in dairy farm- ing.
To William J. and Ann (Jones) Evans were born the following chil- dren: Sarah, married Joseph Hughes; Dr. David Jones Evans, the subject of this sketch; and William T. Evans, a hardware merchant at Calcutta Indian. He served as lieutenant in the British army during the World War and was a member of the famous Cold Stream Guards. He was severely wounded in France in 1918, but recovered sufficiently to train troops, although he was unable to return to the front.
Doctor Evans was educated in the National Schools of Wales and the public schools of Carroll County, Missouri, and later attended a private normal school at Chillicothe, Missouri. In 1895 he entered William Jewell College where he was graduated in the class of 1900, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in 1901 took his Masters degree at that institution. He then took the course at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he was given his degree of Doctor of Theology in 1905. He served as pastor of the West Park Baptist Church, St. Louis, Missouri, until the fall of 1906, when he came to William Jewell College as professor of Biblical Literature. In 1908 Doctor Evans was made Dean of the
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Bible School. In 1909 he made the trip to Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Southern Europe with the Travel Study Class of Chicago University. In 1919 he became vice president of William Jewell College and succeeded to the presidency of that institution January 1, 1920.
In addition to his labors in the field of higher education Doctor Evans is ever active in the ministry. He has served as pastor of churches at Polo, Caldwell County, Missouri, and the Baptist Church at Kearney for seven years, and has served as supply pastor for a number of Baptist Churches in Kansas City, including the Bales Avenue Church, Westport, First Baptist Church and Calvary Baptist Church and for the Second and Third Baptist Churches of St. Louis, Missouri. He served as president of the Baptist Young People's Union of America during the years 1919 and 1920.
Dr. David Jones Evans was united in marriage, December 21, 1897, with Miss Eva Anne Lewis, of Dawn, Livingston County, Missouri. She is a daughter of D. W. and Anne (Jones) Lewis, the former of whom is deceased and the mother resides with Doctor and Mrs. Evans at Liberty. To Doctor and Mrs. Evans have been born one son, David Price Evans, born in 1907.
John Sleet Major, president of the First National Bank of Liberty, is one of the well-known and successful bankers and men of affairs in Clay County. Ile is a member of one of the honored pioneer families of this county and was born near the present site of Kearney, February 22, 1852. He is a son of Dr. Hermon S. Major and Mary L. (Swearingen) Major, a biography of whom appears in this volume.
John Sleet Major attended the primary school at Mt. Gilead, near his home, and later he was a student in the Kentucky Military Institute and William Jewell College. Mr. Major engaged in farming and stock raising in early life, in which he was successful and in 1882 he assisted in the organization of the Kearney Bank, an institution which had a pros- perous career from the beginning. In 1887, Mr. Major sold his Clay County farm and banking interest here and removed to Arkansas, where he was engaged in the lumber business until 1896. He then returned to Clay County and settled at Liberty. In 1897, he bought an interest in the First National Bank here and was elected president of this bank and has served in that capacity to the present time. This is one of the substantial institutions of Clay County, further mention of which is made elsewhere in this volume.
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October 3, 1876, John Sleet Major was married to Miss Virginia Anderson, a daughter of Joseph D. and Mary A. Anderson, both mem- bers of early pioneer families of this county. To Mr. and Mrs. Major have been born four sons, three of whom died in childhood, the surviving son being Dr. Ralph Hermon Major, further mention of whom is made in this volume.
Mr. and Mrs. Major have lived in Clay County all of their lives, except eight years, and during the last twenty-three years Liberty has been their home and they are widely known and highly respected in Liberty and Clay County. Mr. Major is a deacon in the Second Baptist Church of Liberty and president of the board of trustees of William Jewell Col- lege. He is progressive and public spirited and one of the substantial citizens of Clay County.
John M. Newlee, vice-president of the Citizens Bank of Liberty, Mis- souri, is one of the widely known and successful men in the practical field of finance of western Missouri. He is a native of Clay County and was born at Liberty, February 24, 1861, a son of C. A. and Mary (Huff) Newlee.
C. A. Newlee was a native of Virginia, born at Christainsburg and his wife was born at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. They were married in Tennessee and in 1856 came to Clay County, Missouri, and settled at Liberty. C. A. Newlee was a merchant tailor and was engaged in that business at Liberty for over forty years. He took a prominent part in local affairs and was a man of high standing in the community. He was city councilman for several terms and also served as mayor of Liberty. He died in 1903. His wife died in 1895 and their remains are buried in Fairview cemetery.
To C. A. and Mary (Huff) Newlee were born the following children : W. H. Newlee was engaged in the drug business in Liberty for many years and also served as councilman and mayor of Liberty, is deceased; R. G. Newlee was engaged in the grocery business here for twenty-five years or more, is deceased; C. A. Newlee, Jr., served as county treasurer of Clay County two terms and clerk of the circuit court, is deceased ; John M. Newlee, the subject of this sketch; and O. D. Newlee, who is engaged in the wholesale dry goods business in Kansas City, Missouri.
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