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On Feb. 16, 1898, Judge Hartigan married Mary E. Wilhoit, a daugh- ter of H. E. and Margaret (McCaskey) Wilhoit. Mr. Wilhoit was a native of Clinton County, and his wife was born in Columbiana County, Ohio. Mr. Wilhoit crossed the plains several times, and walked from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Missouri. His wife died Nov. 12, 1912, and he died July 29, 1915. They are both buried in Deer Creek Cemetery. To Judge Michael E. and Mary E. (Wilhoit) Hartigan two daughters have been born, as follows: Margaret, and Mary. They both attended Kidder Institute for
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three years and were graduated from Cameron High School in 1921. They now attend Missouri Wesleyan College, in Cameron. Mrs. Hartigan attended Kidder Institute, and taught school for 11 years in Caldwell and Clinton Counties.
In the early days James Hartigan, the father of Judge Hartigan, used to carry merchandise from Lexington Junction to Mirabile. In those days deer, prairie chickens, and wild geese were plentiful. When Judge Hartigan was a boy he often chased wild geese from the wheat fields.
Judge Hartigan is a substantial and reliable citizen of his com- munity, one who merits the high esteem in which he is held.
Harry E. Tunison, a successful young business man of Cameron, is a native of Harlan County, Nebraska, born April 1, 1896, a son of Abe and Lovana (Townsend) Tunison.
Abe Tunison is a native of Nebraska. He built the first sod house in Phelps County, Nebraska, on his claim there. Mr. Tunison is engaged in farming. Abe and Lovana (Townsend) Tunison are the parents of five children, as follows: Abe, deceased; Fannie, the wife of Lorana Bunney, Harlan County, Nebraska ; Sylvia, the wife of Carl Plum, Blackfoot, Idaho; and Mary, the wife of Walter Parker, Holdridge, Neb .; and Harry E., the subject of this sketch.
Harry E. Tunison was reared in Nebraska and received his education in the public and high schools of Atlanta, Neb. At the age of 12 years he learned the shoe business from his grandfather, Robert Bergdoll, in Mc- Cook, Neb. He learned to make shoes by hand, and worked at this trade until 16 years of age. Mr. Tunison then worked for four years in the W. L. Douglass Shoe Factory, at Brockton, Mass. He then returned to Ne- braska and worked on the railroad for one year, after which he enlisted in the navy. Mr. Tunison enlisted five days after war was declared with Germany, and was stationed with the Great Lakes Training Station, in Chicago, Ill. He was then assigned to service on the destroyer Cleveland, and made 19 trips across the ocean on this ship, and two trips on the Kearsage. Later he was transferred to the battleship Pennsylvania, and was on that ship when former President Wilson crossed the ocean. After two years and five months of service, Mr. Tunison was discharged in New York City. He then returned to Missouri and was engaged with the Star Shoe Shop, in St. Joseph, later coming to Cameron, where he worked for 13 months before opening his shop in March, 1922. It is known as Tunison's Rapid Shoe Shop.
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In February, 1921, Harry E. Tunison married Flossie Harris, a native of Cameron, and a daughter of O. D. and Maude Harris. To this union one child has been born, .Virginia Lee Tunison.
Mr. Tunison makes special shoes for deformed feet. He also does repair work of all kinds, and his shop is modern in every respect, being equipped with electrical machinery. He is a substantial and enterprising young man, and promises to be a leading business man of his community.
C. D. Sweem, a well-known citizen and business man of Cameron, was born in Ray County, Feb. 22, 1863, a son of David and Betsey Sweem.
David Sweem was a native of Virginia, as also was his wife. They went to Iowa and then came to Missouri, settling in Ray County, in the early fifties. During the Civil War Mr. Sweem served in the Missouri State Militia. He was a millwright, and he and his father, David Sweem, Sr., built several water mills in Iowa and Missouri, including the old mill at Gentryville, in Gentry County, one of the first mills in that part of the country. David Sweem, Jr., died in Ray County in 1876, and his wife died in 1869. They are buried in Knoxville Cemetery. All of the Sweem children are deceased, with the exception of C. D., the subject of this sketch.
C. D. Sweem was reared in Ray County, and attended the district schools. He learned the blacksmith trade with his uncle, John Smith, serving an apprenticeship for seven years. At the age of 22 years Mr. Sweem was married and then became engaged in farming in Ray and Caldwell Counties. In 1897 he moved to Cameron, where he has since resided. For the past eight years Mr. Sweem has operated and owned a blacksmith shop in Cameron. It is modern, and is equipped with electrical machinery. He does general blacksmithing and horseshoeing.
Mr. Sweem learned the blacksmith trade in a log shop in Tatesville. He learned the wagon making trade thoroughly, being able to make every part of a wagon. The hubs were the most difficult part to make. After the trees were cut, hubs were shaped and greased, and then laid away to dry and season before using. Mr. Sweem's father owned a large wagon with wooden wheels. When a wheel broke, they had great difficulty in finding a tree with sufficient diameter to make another wheel.
In October, 1885, C. D. Sweem married Cynthia Stanfill, a native of Kentucky and a daughter of Letcher and Esther Stanfill. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stanfill are deceased, and are buried at Mirabile. To C. D. and Cynthia (Stanfill) Sweem six children have been born, as follows: John,
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a blacksmith, Hamilton; David, farmer, Caldwell; Rufus, deceased ; Floyd, blacksmith, Hamilton; Myrtle, the wife of Joseph Flanders, Cameron; and Irvin, a graduate of Cameron High School in the class of 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Sweem have eight grandchildren, as follows: John, Hazel, Goldie, Zelma, Olin, Edna Pearl, Gertrude, and Bernice Sweem.
Mr. Sweem is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is one of the substantial and highly respected citizens of Clinton County.
Richard L. Hudson, Civil War veteran, and prominent farmer and stockman of Cameron, is a native of Ohio. He was born in Wyandotte County, Ohio, April 13, 1835, the son of Bribner and Jane (Caswell) Hudson.
Bribner Hudson was born in New York in 1798, and his wife was born in Canada in 1802. They came to Ohio, where they lived during the remainder of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have three surviving children, as follows: Richard L., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Susan Caughey, Sycamore, Ohio; and Robert Caswell, Hudson, Ohio.
Richard L. Hudson was reared in Ohio and attended the district schools. During the Civil War he enlisted at Tiffin City, Ohio, in Company G, 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served for three years. Mr. Hudson. took part in many important battles of the war, including the battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, and the Atlanta campaign. He was engaged in about 20 battles, and was wounded. The 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry lost more men in the service than any other Ohio regiment. In October, 1864, Mr. Hudson was mustered out of service at Chattanooga, Tenn. He then returned to his home in Ohio, and was married. In February, 1867, he moved to Missouri, settling in Mirabile Township, Caldwell County, where he purchased 160 acres of land. Mr. Hudson became a leading farmer and stockman of the county, and was a successful breeder of high- grade cattle. He sold his farm in 1900, and moved to Cameron, where he now resides.
On Oct. 20, 1864, Richard L. Hudson married Sarah E. Boroff, a daughter of Jacob and Fannie (Downs) Boroff, natives of Virginia and pioneer settlers of Ohio. Mrs. Hudson has one sister living, Frances Stoker, Hancock County, Ohio. To Richard L. and Sarah (Boroff) Hudson six children were born, as follows: Elvie, the wife of J. K. McBeath, Caldwell County; Lorena Martin, deceased, was the wife of William Mar- tin; Hawley, married Laura Hooper, Omaha, Neb .; Hayes, deceased;
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Olivia, the wife of Thomas Boner, Cameron; and Gretta, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have 13 grandchildren, as follows: Melvin McBeath; Robert McBeath, Kerr, Mo .; Earl Hudson, Grace Boner, Lynds Boner, Vera Boner, Floyd Boner, Sarah Boner, Mary Boner, Armour Boner, Colene Boner, Hudson Boner, Bertha Martin.
Richard L. Hudson is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and belongs to the Masonic Lodge, having joined the Eden Lodge No. 310 at Melmore, Ohio, in 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have celebrated their fifty-seventh wedding anniversary and have lived in Missouri for 55 years. Mr. Hudson visited his old home in Ohio a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are among the highly respected pioneers of Missouri and they are widely known in Caldwell and Clinton Counties.
Judge E. L. Shoemaker is a leading and representative citizen of Plattsburg. He was born .Jan. 10, 1866, in Concord Township, Clinton County, the son of Joseph and Margaret (Young) Shoemaker.
Joseph Shoemaker was a native of Pennsylvania and his wife was born in Missouri. In 1847, Mr. Shoemaker came to Missouri, settling in Clin- ton County, where he engaged in farming and stock raising. He died April 18, 1893, and his wife died in November, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker were the parents of eight children, as follows: John T., mar- ried Flora Bowers; Mary Frances, deceased ; Anna Fenton, deceased, was the wife of F. J. Weckman; George L., married Vina Eller ; Harriet Luella, deceased; E. L., the subject of this sketch; Joseph M., married Cora Wil- son; and Lanius R., married Ella Hoover, Concord Township, Clinton County.
Judge E. L. Shoemaker was reared on his father's farm and attended the public schools. He followed farming and stock raising until 1921 on the home place, which he had purchased. In 1921 he purchased the Clin- ton County Coal Company, which was organized June 1, 1921, by Mr. Shoemaker, Judge G. A. Shepard, E. Mohler, and E. C. Hartell. The com- pany was operated by these men until May 1, 1922, when Mr. Shoemaker purchased their interests. Mines of the company are located at Vibbard, Mo. The Clinton County Coal Company is one of the dependable business concerns of Plattsburg, and Mr. Shoemaker is building up a good business.
On March 6, 1890, Judge Shoemaker married Miss Annie Laurie Wolf, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of W. C. and B. A. (Miller) Wolf. Mrs. Shoemaker came to Missouri at the age of four and one-half years. To E. L. and Annie Laurie (Wolf) Shoemaker four children have
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been born, as follows: Howard Lee, married Elizabeth Henderson; Wil- liam Floyd, married Maud Kelly; Flora Ruth, teacher of domestic science ; Anna B., died April 12, 1915.
Mr. Shoemaker was elected district judge in 1914, and re-elected in 1916. In 1918, he was elected to the legislature as a representative from Clinton County, on the Democratic ticket, and was re-elected in 1920. Mr. Shoemaker served as a member of the 50th and 51st General Assemblies; also serving in one special session in the 50th and two in the 51st Assem- blies. He is a member of the Brethren Church. Mr. Shoemaker is well known in the county and is one of the progressive and energetic citizens of Plattsburg.
Herbert Marvin Packard, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Shoal Township, was born in the township where he now resides, on July 18, 1867. He is a son of O. C. and Sophia (Dean) Packard.
O. C. Packard was a native of Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was born July 27, 1835. He was educated in the public schools and later learned the carpenter trade, which he followed for several years, also teaching school in Massachusetts. In 1863 Mr. Packard married Sophia Dean, a native of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. She was born April 10, 1840. In 1865 the Packards came to Missouri, settling in Clinton County, where they purchased a farm, now owned by their only child, Herbert Marvin Packard, the subject of this sketch. O. C. Packard owned 138 acres of land in Clinton County, and 50 acres in DeKalb County. He became a leading farmer and dairyman of the state, and was very suc- cessful. Mr. Packard died Jan. 12, 1907, and his wife died Aug. 20, 1920. They are buried in the old Packard Cemetery. O. C. Packard's brother, C. E. Packard, is living in Kansas City, and is 85 years of age. He was the first station agent at Cameron for the old Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. Another brother, Clifford Packard, of DeKalb County, and later of Fort Smith, Ark., died recently at the age of 87 years. C. E. Packard came to Clinton County in 1863, and is connected with the early growth of Cameron.
Herbert Marvin Packard grew up on his father's farm, in Shoal Town- ship. He owns 172 acres of well improved lands in Sections 24, 25 and 26, in Shoal Township, which is located about two miles southeast of Cameron. Eight towns can be seen from the Packard Farm, which was originally known as the Old Clover Hill Farm. Mr. Packard has followed farming and the dairy business during his entire life. He breeds and raises Hol-
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stein cattle, and has shipped cattle to various parts of the United States and Mexico.
On Feb. 26, 1890, Herbert Marvin Packard married Mary Frances Witt, a daughter of T. J. and Margaret (Durbin) Witt, both natives of Kentucky, and pioneer settlers of Caldwell County. Mr. Witt was killed on the railroad in 1880, while employed by the Rock Island Railroad at Cameron Junction. His widow now resides in Cameron, and is 72 years of age. To Herbert Marvin and Mary Frances (Witt) Packard four chil- dren have been born, as follows: James A., expert cement worker, Kansas City ; H. D., further mention of whom is made below; Herbert T., at home ; and Lester Orion, at home. H. D. Packard enlisted during the World War in the 313th Engineers, 88th Division, and served overseas for 10 months. He is now employed in Kansas City, as an expert cement worker.
Herbert Marvin Packard is a member of the Christian Church, and has been a deacon for the past 20 years. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias. He is connected with the Farmers Bank of Cameron, his uncle, C. I. Ford, having been one of its organizers and served as president many years. Mr. Packard is a Republican. He is one of the well-known citizens of Clinton County, and is progressive and enterprising.
The Packard Cemetery was originally owned by C. E. Packard, and an effort is now being made to raise an endowment fund to take care of the cemetery. Herbert Marvin Packard is at the head of this plan. He is the only member of the Packard family now living in this community.
Judge Edwin S. Steele, a prominent farmer and stockman, and the owner of 170 acres of well improved land in Shoal Township, is a native of Missouri. He was born July 26, 1853, in Caldwell County, and is a son of James R. and Rebecca (McCartney) Steele.
James R. Steele was born in 1825 in Virginia. His wife was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McCartney, and she was born March 17, 1830, in Hamsburg, Va. James R. Steele came to Missouri with his parents, settling in Caldwell County. Mr. Steele became a prominent citizen of the county, and served as county judge prior to the Civil War. During the war he enlisted in the Confederate Army. While on a fur- lough at home he died, in 1862. He is buried in Kingston Cemetery. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Steele made her home with her two brothers, Hiram H. and John P. McCartney, pioneer settlers of Clinton County. Hiram H. McCartney died in 1879, and John P. McCartney died Jan. 24, 1897. To James R. and Rebecca (McCartney) Steele six children
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were born, as follows: Florence Medora, the widow of J. J. Osborn, Estes Park, Colo .; Edwin S., the subject of this sketch; Ira Oliver, Excelsior Springs, Mo .; Hugh Alexander, Des Moines, Iowa; Louis L., Hiwasse, Ark .; and J. B., Twin Falls, Idaho. Rebecca (McCartney) Steele died Oct. 23, 1921, at the age of 91 years, and she is buried in Packard Cemetery.
Judge Edwin S. Steele was reared in Clinton County and attended the district schools. He has lived on his present farm in Shoal Township, Clinton County, since he was eight years of age, and is one of the leading stockmen of northern Missouri. Judge Steele is widely known as a breeder of Guernsey cattle and other high-grade stock. His farm is located two and one-half miles southeast of Cameron, and is one of the finest stock farms of the county.
On May 12, 1880, Judge Edwin S. Steele married Elizabeth Frame, a daughter of James and Mary (Fleming) Frame, natives of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Frame came to this country from Scotland after their marriage, settling first in Iowa, and later in Marion County, Missouri, where Mrs. Steele was born, Sept. 27, 1858. Both Mr. and Mrs. Frame are deceased. James Frame died in 1868, and his widow later married John Livingston, who is also deceased. To Judge Edwin S. and Elizabeth (Frame) Steele two sons have been born: Clyde C., conductor for the Union Pacific Rail- road, residing in Los Angeles, Cal .; and James Livingston Steele, at home. James Livingston Steele was graduated from Cameron High School in 1914, and since that time he has been engaged in farming and stock raising. He specializes in the breeding of registered Duroc Jersey hogs, and has won many premiums at the fairs in Bethany, Hamilton, Pattons- burg, Sedalia and northwest Missouri.
Judge Edwin S. Steele served as county judge of the Second District from 1902 to 1904. During his term as judge the present Court House was erected. Judge Steele is a public spirited man and one of the leading citizens of Clinton County. He is a Democrat and member of the Presby- terian Church.
C. E. Watson, an enterprising farmer and stockman of Shoal Town- ship, was born in Lathrop Township, Clinton County, May 30, 1872. He is a son of Abraham and Mary E. (Wilhoit) Watson.
Abraham Watson was a prominent farmer and stockman of Lathrop Township for many years. He owned 440 acres of well improved land, and was widely known as a breeder of high-grade stock. He also taught school for several years. To Abraham and Mary E. (Wilhoit) Watson
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eight children were born, as follows: Mrs. Nannie Bowman, Lathrop Township; Mrs. Belle Bowman, deceased; Mrs. Carrie Divinia, Cameron; William O., Shoal Township, Clinton County; C. E., the subject of this sketch; Evlyn S., Shoal Township, Clinton County; Mrs. Blanche Brown- ing, Avalon; and Christine Chenoweth, the widow of Frank Chenoweth. Both Mr. and Mrs. Watson are deceased, and they are buried in Packard Cemetery.
C. E. Watson was reared on his father's farm and has followed farm- ing during his entire life. He purchased his present farm in 1906, which was formerly the Polk Hauger farm, and later the Ulrich farm. It is well improved and contains 134 acres. Mr. Watson also owns land in Lathrop Township, Clinton County. The Shoal Valley Farm, as Mr. Watson's farm is called, is located on the Sulpho Saline route to Excelsior Springs, and is five miles south of Cameron. Mr. Watson is a successful feeder of hogs, shipping three or four car loads per year. He specializes in the breeding of Duroc hogs.
C. E. Watson was married Oct. 25, 1904, to Catherine E. Watkins, a daughter of Samuel H. and Mary Ellen (Harne) Watkins. Both Mr. and Mr. Watkins were natives of Ohio, who came to Missouri in 1881, settling in Caldwell County. They later moved to Cameron. Mr. Watkins traveled for the Watkins Medical Company of Winona, Minn. Both Mr. and Mrs. Watkins are deceased and are buried in Packard Cemetery. Mrs. Watson was born in Warren County, Ohio, and received her education there. She has a brother, Wilbert Winton Watkins, who is at the head of the labora- tory department of the Watkins Medical Company. To C. E. and Catherine E. (Watkins) Watson a daughter has been born, Mary Frances Watson.
C. E. Watson is a reliable and substantial member of his community, a man known for his integrity and progressive ideals.
A. B. Hale, a substantial farmer and stockman, and the owner of Sunnyside Stock Farm, in Shoal Township, was born in Platte Township, Clinton County, March 21, 1861. He is a son of Ewen C. and Sarah A. Hale.
Ewen C. Hale was a native of Kentucky, as also was his wife. When a young man he came to Missouri, settling in Clay County, where he mar- ried. Later, in the early fifties, Mr. Hale moved to Clinton County, where he became a prominent farmer and stockman. He owned 480 acres of good farm land and was very successful in the breeding of high-grade stock. Mr. Hale sold his farm a few years before his death, and moved to Turney,
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where he remained a short time, after which he moved to Edmond, Okla., where he died in 1908. Mrs. Hale died in 1903, while the Hale family was located in Turney. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hale are buried in Round Prairie Cemetery. To Ewen C. and Sarah A. Hale ten children were born, as follows: Ewen C., Jr., Shattuck, Okla .; Mrs. Alice Burr, deceased; George, deceased; William, deceased; Mrs. Roberta Bowles, deceased ; Frank, Guthrie, Okla .; Allen, McAllen, Texas; A. B., the subject of this sketch ; Ella, the wife of James A. Scruggs, Turney ; and Agnes D. Hunt, Edmond, Okla.
A. B. Hale was reared on a farm and attended the district schools. He has followed farming and stock raising in Clinton and Daviess Counties since boyhood. Eighteen years ago he purchased his father's farm, in Shoal Township, where he now resides. It has been improved extensively, and contains fine buildings and equipment. Mr. Hale is widely known as a successfud breeder of Poland China hogs and Shorthorn cattle. His farm contains 120 acres of land and is located two and one-half miles northwest of Turney.
On Oct. 3, 1883, A. B. Hale married Katie Adams, a daughter of Arch and Emma Adams, now residing in Columbus, Kan. They settled in Kansas in 1878, moving from Clinton County. Mrs. Hale was born west of Plattsburg. To A. B. and Katie (Adams) Hale five children have been born, as follows: Iola Lee, the wife of W. Glenn Smith, Gallatin; Minnie B., the wife of Warren Vandegrift, Richfield, Utah; Dorothy Hale, a stenographer, Tulsa, Okla .; and Arthur B. and Allene Maud, twins, living at home.
The products of Sunnyside Stock Farm are well known, and it is one of the attractive farms of the county. Mr. Hale is an enterprising man who has made his success in life entirely by his own efforts. Such men are always an asset to a community which they have helped build up.
Bernice M. Hicks, a prominent business man of Hamilton, was born in New York Township, Caldwell County, Oct. 10, 1871, and is a son of Benjamin C. and Salinda (Dunning) Hicks.
Benjamin C. Hicks was born in Switzerland County, Indiana, April 5, 1832, the son of Stephen and Lucinda V. (Carll) Hicks, natives of Ver- mont and Maine, respectively. Stephen Hicks was the son of Solomon Hicks, a native of Vermont, who moved to Indiana in 1815, bringing his family, and locating in what is now known as Switzerland County. Dur- ing the War of 1812 Solomon Hicks enlisted in the army and took part in
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the battle of Sacketts Harbor. Benjamin Hicks was reared on the farm and attended the pioneer schools of his days. At the age of 20 years he began life as a flatboatman on the Ohio River. After three years he learned the carpenter trade. On Nov. 10, 1859, he married Salinda Dun- ning, also a native of Switzerland County, Indiana, and to this union three children were born, as follows: Stephen P., Lucy J., and Bernice M., the subject of this sketch. Benjamin C. Hicks served during the Civil War, after which he came to Caldwell County, in 1866. He settled in New York Township, Caldwell County, and became a prominent and influential citizen. He served as township trustee, and occupied the bench as judge of the county court. In 1884 he was elected to the office of treasurer of Caldwell County. His farm consisted of 200 acres of well improved land. Mr. Hicks died in April, 1899, and his wife died in April, 1914. They are buried at Kingston.
Bernice M. Hicks was reared in Caldwell County, and received his education in the district schools. He then became engaged in farming, which he followed until he was 35 years of age, after which he moved to Cowgill, buying out Brewen Brothers, dealers in furniture, and also en- gaged in the undertaking business. Mr. Hicks remained there until 1915, when he came to Hamilton, opening a furniture store there, which he now operates. He has an undertaking establishment in connection with his furniture business.
On Jan. 1, 1892, Bernice M. Hicks married Addie May Puckett, a native of New York Township, Caldwell County, and a daughter of Thomas J. and Sarah Ellen (Bridgewater) Puckett. Mrs. Puckett was born in Scott County, Indiana, in 1853, and died at the age of 35 years. Her hus- band was a native of North Carolina, born in 1848. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Company H, 4th Missouri Infantry. Mr. Puckett now resides in Maryville. To Bernice M. and Addie May (Puckett) Hicks 13 children have been born, as follows: Thomas Carll, further mention of whom is made below; Cecile, the wife of R. D. Hoover, Eldorado, Kan .; Fern, a trained nurse, now the supervisor of the operating rooms of St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City; Ethel, employed by the Anderson Giddings Dry Goods Store, Hamilton; Bettie L., a graduate of Hamilton High School, and now employed by the Baker Drug Store, Hamilton; Irene, at home; Florence, at home; Helen, at home; Herbert Hadley, at home; Hilda, died Oct. 9, 1922; Louise, at home; Leta Lynn, at home; and Addie May, at home. Thomas Carll is associated with the Richardson Whole-
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