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Judge Henry died in 1920, and is buried in Packard Cemetery. His widow now lives in an attractive cottage built by Mr. Henry in 1915. It adjoins their former home in Cameron. Mrs. Henry has a fine library in her home, and spends much of her time reading. She is an interesting woman with a pleasing personality.
Judge Henry was a Democrat in his political views and was a great admirer of Henry Clay. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, and
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belonged to the Presbyterian Church. He was one of Clinton County's most honored citizens.
J. H. McAdoo, owner and proprietor of the Cameron Battery Service Station, at Cameron, is one of the progressive and enterprising business men of Clinton County. Mr. McAdoo was born in August, 1897, and is a son of Lawrence and Nettie (Anderson) McAdoo.
Lawrence McAdoo is a native of Hamilton, where he has lived during his entire life. He has been engaged in the grocery business for the past 30 years in Hamilton, and is one of the successful business men of that city. He is a son of Dr. James A. McAdoo, who is one of the oldest and most prominent physicians in the vicinity of Hamilton. Dr. McAdoo is a veteran of the Civil War, having served throughout the war in the medical department. He is now living retired in Hamilton. To Lawrence and Nettie (Anderson) McAdoo .the following children were born: J. H., the subject of this sketch; L. A., residing in Hamilton; Ellice, residing in Hamilton; and Mary K., also residing in Hamilton.
J. H. McAdoo grew to manhood in Hamilton and received his educa- tion in the public and high schools, from which he was graduated in 1916. Mr. McAdoo has specialized in the study of electrical work. For several years he was manager of the light plant in Hamilton, and he also had an electrical store in Hamilton. In January, 1922, Mr. McAdoo came to Cameron, where he is now located. He handles Willard Storage Batteries and has been very successful thus far in his new location.
Mr. McAdoo is a member of the Masonic Lodge. He is well and favor- ably known in Clinton County.
Fred E. Luce, the well known photographer of Cameron, was born in Van Buren County, Mich., Dec. 19, 1876. He is a son of Joseph W. and Martha C. (Richmond) Luce.
Joseph W. Luce was a native of Michigan. During the Civil War he enlisted in Company C, 3rd Michigan Cavalry, and was discharged after one year of service on account of disability. Mr. Luce is now deceased and is buried in Dwight, Kan. His widow is now living in Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Luce were the parents of four children as follows: Charles E., St. Joseph, Mich .; Imogene, resides in Colorado; Fred E., the subject of this sketch; and Inez Wood, residing in Dwight, Kan.
Fred E. Luce was reared in Michigan and received his education in the public schools there. At the age of 17 years he left Michigan and located near Bentonville, Ark. Later, Mr. Luce moved to Kansas, where
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he remained for seven years. In 1904 he became engaged in business with the P. Setzler & Sons Soda Water Manufacturing Company of Kansas City. While living in Kansas City, Mr. Luce took up the study of photo- graphy, and after leaving Kansas City, he studied at the Southern School of Photography in McMinnville, Tenn. Mr. Luce has been engaged in photography in Cameron for the past six years, and his place of business is located in the Dr. Shaw building.
On Dec. 28, 1904, Mr. Luce married Rudolphiena Liebig, a daughter of Fred and Elizabeth Liebig, natives of Wetmore, Kan. To this union one child has been born, Claire A., now 10 years of age.
Mr. Luce is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a progressive and enterprising citizen and one of the leading business men of Cameron.
George W. Taylor, a leading business man of Cameron, is a native of Cameron. He was born April 2, 1870, a son of Alphonso and Mary (Ma- loney) Taylor.
Alphonso Taylor was born in New York. He settled in DeKalb County after the close of the Civil War. Mr. Taylor was a carpenter by trade, but was engaged in farming for several years. He later came to Cameron, where he became. engaged in the mercantile business for many years. Stratz and Taylor was the first firm name, and later Henderson and Taylor. Mr. Ed Harris purchased Mr. Henderson's interest in the store and later he also purchased Mr. Taylor's interest. Mr. Taylor was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted from New York. He served for three years, and was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Taylor died in 1906 and his wife died in 1903. They are buried in Evergreen Ceme- tery. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were the parents of four children, as follows: Della, the widow of Jerry Coon, residing in California; Sarah, the wife of P. W. Hamilton, Glenwood, Ark .; Ida, the wife of Jefferson Jones, Kansas City, Mo .; and George W., the subject of this sketch.
George W. Taylor was educated in the public schools of Cameron. Shortly after completing his education, Mr. Taylor became engaged in the bakery business with W. T. Elliot, a pioneer baker of Cameron. After several years, Mr. Taylor went into business for himself at Maysville. He has worked in bakeries at Hamilton, Chillicothe, Mound City, Tarkio and Lathrop. About 25 years ago, Mr. Taylor returned to Cameron and opened a bakery, which now operates. He has been in the same location for the past 22 years and owns the building he occupies, as well as an adjoining
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lot. For some time, Mr. Taylor did an extensive wholesale business, but lately he has catered to local trade exclusively.
George W. Taylor was married in St. Joseph on Jan. 15, 1891, to Belle Graham, a native of Clay County, and to this union one child was born, Clyde A. Taylor. Clyde A. Taylor is now located in Denver, Colo., where he has a clothing store. He married Anna Franklin, a native of Kansas City, Mo. They have one child, Clyde.
George W. Taylor is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. His wife belongs to the Rebecca Lodge and the Pythian Sisters. Mr. Taylor is a reliable and progressive citizen, who has been successful in his work.
The Cousins Lumber Company, located in Cameron, is one of the most modern and up-to-date lumber yards in the country. It is operated by the five Cousins brothers, and was established in Cameron in March, 1921. The Cousins Lumber Company carries a full line of building material, and occupies a space of half a block.
The Cousins brothers are as follows: Claude H., manager of the wholesale office in St. Joseph; Ray, manager of the yard at Laredo; Roy, manager of the Cameron yard, and subject of this sketch ; Owen, manager of the yard at Albany; and Joseph, now a student at Princeton. They are the sons of J. M. and Buna Cousins.
J. M. Cousins is a native of Missouri, and prominent farmer and Stockman of Princeton. Mr. and Mrs. Cousins also have the following daughters: Anna McCulley, Princeton; Merle Coker, Princeton; Opal, Princeton; and Ruby, Princeton.
Roy Cousins was born in Princeton, and received his education in Kirksville. He also attended school in Princeton. Mr. Cousins has been engaged in the lumber business for the past ten years, coming to Cam- eron from St. Joseph.
Mr. Cousins married Mary Frances Hunt, a daughter of Mrs. Stella Hunt of Gallatin. Mrs. Cousins is a native of Gallatin and a graduate of Howard Payne College at Fayette. To Roy and Mary F. (Hunt) Cousins one daughter has been born, Carolyn Frances.
During the World War, Mr. Cousins enlisted from St. Louis with Ambulance Company No. 42, and was in service overseas for 17 months. He was dicharged from service April 29, 1919. Mr. Cousins is a member of the Masonic Lodge, and is one of the progressive and successful young business men of the county.
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Mr. Homer Meade of Trenton, and George Poage of Trenton, are also interested in the Cousins Lumber Company. This company has lumber yards in the following cities: Cameron, Albany, Trenton, Darlington, Helena, Cosby, Weatherby, Laredo, and headquarters in St. Joseph. The five Cousins brothers are among the most prominent and successful busi- ness men of the state, and are all under 35 years of age.
J. R. Harter, successful manager of the McFarland Motor Company, of Cameron, was born in Linn County, Feb. 19, 1879, a son of John F. and Sarah J. (Lisenby) Harter.
John F. Harter was a native of Kidder, where he lived during nis entire life. He has been dead about 30 years. Mrs. Harter now resides in Kidder.
J. R. Harter was reared in Missouri and received his education in the schools of Kidder. For a few years he was engaged in farming, after which he moved to Altamont, where he was in the mercantile business for 17 years. On Aug. 1, 1921, Mr. Harter's store in Altmont was destroyed by fire and his loss in stock amounted to $25,000. Mr. Harter still owns several residences in Altmont, as well as the store now occu- pied by W. L. Roberts there. In November, 1921, Mr. Harter moved to Cameron, and became the manager of the McFarland Motor Company. His son is associated in business with him.
On Jan. 25, 1905, J. R. Harter married Mamie O. McFarland, a native of Kidder. By a former marriage, Mrs. Harter has a son, Fred C. McFar- land, who is associated with the McFarland Motor Company.
While a resident of Altamont, Mr. Harter was elected mayor of that city for five terms. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Altamont, and Encampment at Cameron.
The McFarland Motor Company handles Nash automobiles and a com- plete line of accessories. It is located just north of the depot. Mr. Har- ter is building up an excellent business in his new location, and is well and favorably known in Cameron and throughout the county.
M. P. and C. E. Rutledge are among the leading business men of Mis- souri. They are the owners of the largest wholesale produce house in northern Missouri and handle butter, cream and eggs. They do business throughout Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, having cream stations in all these states.
M. P. Rutledge was born in 1867, in Bushnell, McDonough County, Ill., and his brother, C. E., was born in 1859, in the same city. They are sons
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of Josiah and Christina (Mullinix) Rutledge. Both M. P. and C. E. Rut- ledge were reared on a farm, and were engaged in farming for 30 years, before going into their present business. They engaged in the creamery business in Chicago, where M. P. Rutledge now has his office at 1113 Fulton street. The Missouri volume of business is centered at Cameron, and the plant occupies one-half block of the business district. It has switch facilities for loading and unloading ten cars at one time. Mr. C. E. Rut- ledge is manager of this plant, which position he has held since 1912, when the plant was established. The firm ships approximately 400 cars of produce annually. Other branches are in Lawson and Clarksdale, the latter being in charge of Raymond Rutledge, a son of C. E. Rutledge.
In 1891, C. E. Rutledge was married in Chillicothe to Dora D. Wolf, a native of that city. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge were graduated from the Chillicothe high school in the class of 1889. They are the parents of six children, as follows: Raymond, Clarksdale; Charles Elden, foreman of the Cameron branch; Chester, in charge of the cream department in Cameron; Reta, a teacher of domestic science in the state university at Morgantown, W. Va .; Carl, at home; and Donald, at home. They also had one daughter, Irene, deceased, was the wife of Bert Cooper.
Arthur Rutledge, a brother of M. P. and C. E., resides in Chicago, Ill., where he is employed by the Western Weighing Association.
Both M. P. and C. E. Rutledge are members of the Masonic Lodge. They are the progressive and successful men of affairs in northern Mis-' souri, and the Rutledge family ranks among the leading people of Clin- ton County.
James M. Pringle, well known agent for the Rock Island Railroad at Cameron, was born in South Charleston, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1864. He is a son of William D. and Rachael W. (Maxon) Pringle.
William D. Pringle was a native of Ohio. When a young man he moved to Fairfield, Iowa, with his family, and later settled on a farm near Birmingham, Iowa, where he remained until the time of his death, July 30, 1896. His wife then moved to Trenton, where she lived until her death, Sept. 8, 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Pringle were the parents of the follow- ing children: W. S., deceased; D. E., resides in Tulsa, Okla .; O. J., farmer, southern Missouri; James M., the subject of this sketch; Dick, deceased; Mrs. Anna Dalzelle, Newton, Iowa; Sypressa, deceased; Edna, deceased; and Mrs. J. C. Thompson, Pickering, Mo.
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James M. Pringle was reared on his father's farm in Iowa, and attended the public schools of Fairfield and Birmingham, completing his education at the Western Normal College at Shenandoah, Iowa. He then entered the service of the Rock Island Railroad at Fairfield, Iowa, and later came to Plattsburg, Mo., where he learned telegraphy. Mr. Pringle has been with the Rock Island Railroad for 35 years, and has a splendid record for his service. He has been stationed in Cameron for 32 years, and is well known.
On Sept. 20, 1894, Mr. Pringle married Effie B. Wood, a native of Cameron and a daughter of James and Martha A. (Osborn) Wood. To James M. and Effie B. (Wood) Pringle two daughters have been born, as follows: Lavrla B., a teacher at Pawnee City, Neb .; and LaRue N., the wife of Wiley A. Shewey, Cameron, Mo.
Mrs. Pringle's mother, Martha A. (Osborn) Wood, was a daughter of John and Rachael (Lemon) Osborn, pioneer settlers of Colfax Town- ship, Daviess County, Mo. Mrs. Wood was born on a farm which is now a part of the town of Columbia, Mo., in 1834. Both Mr. and Mrs. Osborn were natives of Virginia. They died in the early sixties and are buried in the Black Cemetery, near Winston, Mo. Mrs. Wood died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Doctor Clagett, at Winston, July 30, 1920, age 86 years. She was reared in Daviess County. Mr. Pringle is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America of Cameron. He is a progressive, enterprising and one of the dependable citizens of Cameron.
Benjamin M. Seaton, who is successfully engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Cameron, was born nine miles south of Cameron, June 27, 1859. He is a son of John R. and Elizabeth (Roberts) Seaton.
John R. Seaton was a son of Solomon Seaton, a pioneer settler of Mis- souri. In 1844 Solomon Seaton came to Missouri from Tennessee, and settled in Platte County, where he remained for two years, when he pur- chased 160 acres of land three miles northeast of Lathrop, where he lived until the time of his death. Mr. Seaton was 92 years of age. John R. Seaton was reared on his father's farm and was a carpenter and cabinet maker by trade. He was also a preacher in the Methodist Church. Mr. seaton was a veteran of the Civil War. He was wounded while in camp at Lexington, and was discharged there afterward. Mr. Seaton died at the age of 76 years and is buried at Deer Creek Cemetery. His wife died 10 years later. Mr. and Mrs. Seaton were the parents of nine children,
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as follows: two died in infancy; Thomas B., Cameron; Benjamin M., the subject of this sketch; J. M., farmer, DeKalb County; Margaret I., de- ceased, was the wife of A. D. Walker; Sylvester E., resides in Chicago, Ill .; Carrie, the wife of Marion Campbell, Cameron; and John R., Chicago.
Benjamin M. Seaton was reared on a farm and attended the public schools. He studied the scientific methods of farming long before the days of the schools of agriculture. He won prizes on his products from DeKalb County for the World Fair at St. Louis, including corn and tim- othy heads, longest 12 inches long. He was also proficient in music. After completing his education, Mr. Seaton became engaged in farming near Lathrop, and he later owned a farm in Kidder Township, Caldwell County. After leaving the farm in 1908 he took a commercial course in real estate and commercial law at Chicago, receiving his diploma Jan. 8, 1908. The Seaton family are all gifted musicians. About 13 years ago, he sold his farm and moved to Lathrop where he remained for two years, after which he came to Cameron. Mr. Seaton has been engaged in the real estate and loan business in Cameron for the past 13 years, and is very successful. During the World War, he had charge of the home gardens for two years. He understands agriculture thoroughly, and keeps in touch with advanced methods. In 1904, Mr. Seaton took the premium at Maysville, DeKalb County, for yellow corn. He had studied one strain of corn for 22 years, which is now known the "Seaton Favorite." He also won the prize at the World Fair for the best ten ears of corn raised in DeKalb County. In 1905, Mr. Seaton took first prize on corn, second prize on pumpkins, and third prize on millet in Caldwell County. He also won second prize on Shorthorn cattle.
On Jan. 13, 1880, Mr. Seaton married Alice Bennett, a daughter of B. H. and Mary A. (Sutter) Bennett, natives of Clay County, Missouri, and Virginia. To Mr. and Mrs. Seaton ten children have been born, as follows: Elmer B., Wellington, Kan .; Frank R., Kidder; Ada, the wife of L. V. Hunt, Chanute, Kan .; Ruby, the wife of Roy L. Blair, Kansas City ; May, the wife of Walter E. Rock, Argentine, Kan .; Grace, the wife of John Zimmerman, Cameron; Blanche, the wife of Fred H. Cross, Kan- sas City ; Louis, further mention of whom is made below; Mary, the wife of Enoch Shreve, DeKalb County ; and Idris, the wife of Alvin H. Jenkins, Cameron; Louis Seaton enlisted during the World War in the Marine Corps, and was ready to sail for France when the armistice was signed.
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He was in service for 10 months. He is now located in Evansville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Seaton have 12 grandchildren.
Mr. Seaton is secretary of the Joe Hooker Post, Sons of Veterans. He is a member of the Methodist Church, having been teacher of the boys' class for the past 10 years. He is a progressive and enterprising citizen and one of the leading business men of Cameron.
Thomas A. Reed, for more than half a century a prominent farmer near Cameron, DeKalb County, was born near Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, on Dec. 10, 1851, the son of George W. and Mary Jane (Woods) Reed.
George W. Reed was born in Bourbon County, Ky., and went to Iili- nois when a young man; later he went to Texas with Harvey Woods, Mrs. Reed's father. About 1852 George W. Reed, with his wife and three chil- dren, went to DeKalb County, Mo., and shortly afterward returned to Texas. In 1860 they returned to DeKalb County.
George W. Reed brought the first osage orange seeds to this part of the country from Texas in the fifties, and one of the prized relics belong- ing to Thomas Reed is a cane made of osage orange hedge in Texas and later brought to Missouri. In 1859, George W. Reed entered land in De Kalb County. The deed to this land, made out to Mr. Reed by Edward Smith, is now held by Thomas Reed. A tract of 80 acres of land entered about the same time by Alpheus Reed, an uncle of Thomas Reed, is now owned by Thomas Reed. George W. Reed was killed in the Boston Moun- tains of Texas in 1865. He was on his way through the mountains with William Gibson, who was also killed. Mary Jane (Woods) Reed died near Cameron at the home of her daughter in 1906, and her remains are buried in Packard Cemetery.
To the union of George W. and Mary Jane (Woods) Reed the follow- ing children were born: Mary E., now deceased, was the wife of John Hainline; Amanda, married to J. D. Ward of Santa Rosa, Mo .; Thomas A., the subject of this review; Emma, married John Thrush of Osborn; Sarah, the wife of Samuel Smart, a Methodist minister; and Jennie, mar- ried to James Stewart of Cameron.
Thomas A. Reed attended a subscription school at Cameron, and has been a farmer and stock raiser all his life. His father left a farm of 150 acres, and Mr. Reed, being the only son, remained on the farm with his mother. He bought the home place from the other heirs and then added 160 acres to his holdings. The farm lies two and one-half miles
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northwest of Cameron and is well improved. Mr. Reed raised horses, cattle, and hogs and was one of the successful farmers of the county. For 54 years he lived on the farm, tilling the soil, and harvesting the crops. To such men, whose labor means the food supply of the entire country, much praise is due. In 1913, Mr. Reed moved to Cameron and bought a three acre tract of land in the north part of the city.
Thomas A. Reed was married the first time on Oct. 14, 1880, to Miss Julia Hainline. Mrs. Reed died on Jan. 11, 1891, leaving a daughter, Anna, now the wife of Wesley Livers of Cameron.
On June 16, 1892, Mr. Reed was married to Mrs. Laura Belle (Shreve) Edie, a native of Wayne County, Ohio. By her first marriage, Mrs. Reed had two daughters: Pearl, married to Willard Redd of DeKalb County, with one daughter, Ruth, now a student in the Cameron High School; and Lennie, now the wife of Norman Sears in the life insurance busi- ness in Kansas City, Mo. She has three children: Charles, Louise, and Dorothy.
The parents of Laura Belle (Shreve) Reed were Enoch J. and Ruth (McFarland) Shreve, both natives of Ohio. Mr. Shreve was born on Dec. 7, 1835. He and his wife came to Missouri in 1868 and settled in DeKalb County near Cameron. Mr. Shreve died on Nov. 8, 1914, and Mrs. Shreve, now in her 83rd year, lives at Cameron. Mrs. Reed has a sister, Ella, the wife of William Green of Cameron, and a brother, William, living at Cam- eron. One of the interesting Shreve family relics is a valentine presented to Mrs. Reed's grandmother on Valentine Day, 1824. It is an elaborate piece of paper cutting done by the donor.
Thomas A. Reed is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows at Cameron. He and Mrs. Reed are identified with the Christian Church and are Democrats in their political views. Mr. Reed is a stock- holder in The Farmers Bank and also in The First National Bank of Cam- eron. In his youth, Mr. Reed learned habits of thrift and these, added to his industry and good management, have made him successful in his under- takings. He is a man of the highest integrity and both he and his wife are held in high regard in Cameron and their old neighborhood.
F. C. Brooks, a veteran of the Civil War, now living retired in Cam- eron, is a pioneer settler of Missouri. He was born Aug. 1, 1845, in Colum- biana County, Ohio, and is the only child of John and Susan Brooks.
John Brooks was a native of Ohio and moved to Shoal Township, Clinton County, where he became engaged in farming. Mr. Brooks left
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on a trip to California in 1857, and is supposed to have died there. Mrs. Brooks later married John Sturges, and to this union five children were born, as follows: George, Lawson; Ben, Mirabile; John, Mirabile; Wil- liam, address unknown; and Samuel, Oklahoma City, Okla. Mrs. Sturges died in 1910 in Mirabile.
F. C. Brooks was reared in Clinton County. During the Civil War he enlisted at Mirabile in the James' Battalion, which was known as the home guards. He enlisted Oct. 12, 1861, and the following March was stationed with the Missouri State Cavalary and in the Veteran Volunteer Cavalry at Springfield during the winter of 1863. Mr. Brooks served in the army until May 12, 1866, which was four years and three months. At the time of his discharge from the army he went to Caldwell County, where he farmed until 1873, when he moved to Cameron. Mr. Brooks was engaged in carpenter work for 20 years, and was also a rural mail carrier for about 13 years out of Cameron. He built his present home in 1889, which is located at the corner of Eighth street and North Nettleton avenue.
In 1868 Mr. Brooks married Mary Jane Yoho, who died two years after her marriage. Mr. Brooks later, in March, 1873, was married to Catherine E. Shanks, and to this union a daughter was born, Ora Pearl, now the wife of O. M. Stafford, Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Stafford have three children, as follows: Zelpha, Marlow B., and Kenneth D.
When Mr. Brooks enlisted in the war he was practically uneducated. While stationed in Greenfield he learned to write. Mrs. Julia P. Martin of Greenfield taught him to write, and he has never forgotten her kind- ness. Mr. Brooks has studied considerably and is an interesting and intelligent man. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, of Cameron, and is a substantial citizen of Clinton County, where he is widely and favorably known.
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